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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1920)
' It. BAKER CITES U PORTLAND GIRL DANCING HER WAY TO FAME ON BROADWAY RECORD OF RESULTS Owena Wolcott, Now Known as Ona Munson, Has Few Rivals on Stage Changed Name in Fear of Failure. 51 Achievements on List Cov ering Term in Office. TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAND, OCTOBER 10, 1920 0 G I LISH C v I i ,;;;.' SET 7r Hi MANY PROBLEMS SOLVED 'S1 4 -5!. J Difficulties Averted In Advance of Disaster, Iladicallsm Prevented, Advancement Encouraged. A comprehensive summary of the work and accomplishments and the multiplicity of emergencies and seri ous problems that have confronted Mayor Baker during" his term as the city's chief executive has just been completed. This summary shows a most re markable record on the part of Mayor Baker in meeting problems and dif ficulties in advance of disaster. The report outlines the work of the mayor during: the war period and during1 the period of reconstruction op to the present time, showing his action In connection with the "wn t he-war" programme, the prevention of radicalism and disorder and the handling of municipal and civil af fairs and problems for .the growth and upbu'lding of the city. The report shows that the three and one-half years he has been mayor have been beset with more problems and emergencies than probably any like period in the city's history. Fol lowing is the record: Baker In Office tn 1917. Took office of mayor July 3, 1917, soon after the United States entered the war. Began, forthwith, to organize to put Portland In the lead of all cities In war work. Aided in organization of home guards fnr protection of water system, docks and all public property. Organized comprehenplve plan whereby entertainments were given and 112,000 jalsed and placed with all groups of Ore gon soldiers for emergency use. Took leading part In organizing; bene fits whereby relief organizations raised funds for their part of the war work. Organized committee and personally handled farewell dinners and entertain ments and parades for all groups of sol diers leaving for service after troop move ments were allowed made public by the government. Launched plan for full co-operation of eity with the army in protection of sol diers and sailors from social diseases and liquor. Inaugurated plan still in effect licensing rooming houses and hotels and enabling city council to put them out of business for permitting bad conditions. 52 Rooming Houses Ousted. Gathered information and ousted 52 houses as first result of licensing plan. Established law requiring reporting of all cases of social disease. Established permanent detention home for women where they are treated for so cial diseases. Received official commendations from war department and other official sources for record in making Portland safe for soldiers. - Established medical examination for all persons handling food. Established clinics for treatment of men afflicted with social diseases. Fathered state conference of mayors and city attorneys for purpose of getting state wide co-operation in fight against social diseases. Co-operated In getting shipbuilding plants started by vacating unused river front streets. j Inaugurated plan to conserve all possi ble public money and manpower by dis continuing public improvements during the war. Tay Rise for City Help. G trove for increasea pay for municipal employes in effort to keep efficient men. Established Portland boxing commission to have charge of all boxing exhibitions, eliminating varlouu athletic clubs and fly toy -nights and providing that all money derived from exhibitions be applied to pa triotic or charitable causes. Inaugurated war-garden campaign. Stopped the burning of food at crema tory for purpose of holding prices up. Established war emergency council to co-ordinate activities of various war-work bodies. Started fight on rent, food and fuel profiteering at its outset in 118 and con tinued fight until price control was as sumed by federal government. Maintained "fair-rental" bureau to pre vent rent Increases against dependents of soldiers. Inaugurated campaign for home build ing, resulting in erection of hundreds of bouses to relieve house -shortage problem. Inaugurated "own-your-home" cam paign. Honse Shortage Tackled. Established committee to meet house shortage problem by locating and listing vacant houses, rooms, etc. Presented plan for survey of city on a soiling basis for purpose of protecting home owners against invasion of their neighborhoode by undesirable factories, etc. Enforced to the letter the orders of the state board of health to quarantine the city and close all theaters, meetings, etc.. curing ini tuenza epidemic. Personally attended to the establishment f influenza emergency hospital at public auditorium to take overflow from other hospitals. This hospital was established and fully equipped and the first patients were taken In 114 hours after It had first been decided to use the auditorium for this purpose. Inaugurated campaign against apart ment houses, hotels, etc., adding to sick sets by falling to provide sufficient heat. Yankee Drive Celebrated Organized and conducted monster street celebration on day of the first great Xankee drive in f ranee. Organized Armistice day celebration. Appointed committee to investigate juvenile delinquency. Upon signing of armistice laid plans at once for reconstruction period. Called state convention of all business Interests in January, 191i, and formulated plan for return or soiuiers to industry. Took loo per cent American stand against radical element, breaking up the beginning the assembling of such forces as disrupted Seattle, Tacoma and other cities. Enforced the state criminal syndicalism Time devoted to War Work. Participated as speaker and worker in every patriotic drive held during the war. Took btand against plans for reduction or wages before cost of living dropped. Organized committee and personally conducted entertainment for homecoming groups oi soiuiers. aauors and marines. Established employment bureau for sol diers and aided In getting pat-sage of measure tor relief or soldiers and their d pendents. Established policy of recruiting depleted city service from the ranks of returned tolniers. was one or committee that won the bnnne convention lor Portland. During tnree and one-half years has Deen canea upon to make speeches, .ipjwiintMi u rreamcni nson a mem ber of the federal electric railway com mission. Land Owners Taxed. Inaugurated comprehensive plan to re qui re owners or large tracts of vacan property to pay delinquent street and sew ftp assessments that had been carried by tne city ior years. Elected chairman of national conference of mayors ana governors of the United States at meeting caned in W ashlngton, j. c. oy r-resiuent wnson. Took active part in right to preserv Portland's shipping by keeping this port from Deing made suDject to Seattle. Appointed committee of 15 to formulate efmite plan and policy for port develop men i. Personally raised fund to send Grand Army drum corps of Portland to national encampment as advertising for Portland, w hich won national encampment. Represented Portland at trade confer ence at Kan Francisco, which resulted In Increased shipping for Porfand. f -i -V I us? 1 1 sr f Iff. Wtt A U py tlx. a X 9 Y- 0 A T- s m y a - Ji v a. 1 i! ' it ONA MUXSOX B RIN'GIKG news at first hand from a former Portland girl, who Is dancins her way to the top of the ladder. Miss Angela Mac Queen has returned to Portland from New York, where she was the guest of Mrs. O. P. Wolcott. her life-long friend. Mrs. Wolcott's 17-year-old daughter. Owena Wolcott. who went to New York from Portland a few years ago. is achieving phenomenal success in the musical-comedy field, and her only dance rival in New York is Ann Pennington, so reviews say. Miss Wolcott's stage name is Ona Munson. She made the change "when she first tried out," said Miss MacQueen, "and gave as her reason that if she proved a failure, none of her Portland friends would know of it. But she proved a very big suc cess and has more offers for en gagements than she could fill In a lifetime. She kept -the name Ona Munson after she had made good by that the name, for the managers would not allow her to change it. She is lust the same sweet, gentle-na tured and lovable young girl her Portland friends knew her to be. All the adulation and theatrical atmos phere has left her unspoiled and un assuming. Her mother is her constant companion, going to the theater with Ona and on tour with her. They have a cosy apartment in New York and are always glad to see people from Portland. This season Ona is fea tured with Charlie King in "Love Let ters." The company is in New York now, but is going on the road soon and Ona writes that some time after Christmas ehe will visit her home town." IOWA ROSES RECEIVED AMERICAN" BEAUTIES SEXT TO MRS. EKED E. TAYLOR. Portland Realtor Speaks to Many Members of Profession on Eastern Trip. Three dozen American Beauty roses were received last week by Mrs. Kred H. Taylor at 270 Shenandoah terrace. Wcstover. from the realty board of Council Bluffs, la., following a visit paid that organization by Mr. Taylor, who is president of the national asso ciation of real estate boards. The roses were accompanied by friendly greetings and words of appreciation. The letter, written by Robert B. Wallace, mentioned the delightful visit which the Council Bluffs realtors had enjoyed with "our president and your husband, who is the salt of the earth," and asked Mrs. Taylor to ac cept the "Beauties from Iowa" as. an acknowledgment of her sacrifice in letting Mr. Taylor make the eastern rip. Since his departure from Portland nearly a month ago Mr. Taylor, who expected home Tuesday, has deliv ered addresses before realty men and chambers of commerce in Boise, Den ver, Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago, Pittsburg, Indianapolis, Detroit. Rock ford, 111.; Canton, O., and a number of other cities where meetings of local realty boards and state associations were held in Mr. Taylor's honor. The meetings of the executive com mittee of the national association were held in Denver while Chicago was the scene of important confer ences having to do with the next an nual convention of realty men Jnd with plans for enlarging the scope of the national association. Phon your wrnit ads to The Orego niau. Alain. 070, Automatic 60-35, Salem, North Willamette Valley Mer chants' association, Astoria Chamber of Commerce (retail section). Coos County Business Men's association Bend Merchants' association. Hood River County Merchants' association Lane County Credit association. Rose burg and Douglas-County Merchants' association, Washington County Mer chants' association, Yamhill County Merchants' association and the Til lamook County Merchants' Credit as sociation. "From this it will be plain th our state organization is not merely all that Its name implies, but it will be evident that it must voice the sen timents of those merchants who are closest to the farmer most -depend ent on the prosperity of the farme for theis own prosperity and at th same time most intelligently informed concerning the real wants and needs of the farmer. ijnder the circumstances it mug be plain that the opposition ofou state organization to the state mar ket commission bill was not inspired by any lack of genuine interest in the farmer's problems and his wel fare. "Mr. Wenger"s blunder in regard to this bill is a common blunder. H seems to suppose this bill necessar for the development of co-operativ marketing by farmers. That is an ab solute mistake. The way Is wide ope right now for co-operative market ing enterprises. Not only Is the way open, out we alrea,dy have them mis marKet commission bill prom ised any real benefit to the farmers of Oregon our state organization would be strong for it. The reaso we opposed it was because the best analysis our people could make of it was that it was simply a political scheme for a few more soft jobs at tne expense of tle taxpayers, OREGON CITY HOTEL SOLD Important Real Estate Deal Sees Hostelry Change Hands OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 9. (Spe IS A. MacLEAX DEFENDS AT TACK OX MARKET BILL. Risrht of State Organization to Speak for Merchants Is In sisted On in Reply Explanation of the attitude of the Oregon Retail Merchants' association on the state market commission bill was made yesterday by the secretary, Edward A. MacLean, who incidentally took a fling at Jared Wenger, secre tary of the Greater Portland associa tion, for his criticisms of the State- Merchants' association. Mr. Wenger's criticisms were published several days ago and Mr. MacLean explained that he had been out of the city on organization work and his attention had only just been called to the mat ter. "Mr. Wenger makes as loud a noise as he can." said Mr. MacLean, "to the general effect that the farmers' prosperity should be advanced by co-operative marketing. Incidentally he undertakes to convey the impres sion that the Oregon State Retail Merchants' association is not proper ly qualified to speak for the mer chants of the state. "Mr. Wenger's assertion is about as ridiculous as an assertion he made one day before the city council that the average loss of retail merchants on bad accounts was 5 per cent of their sales Any man whose Ignorance of retail business is such that he could make a statement of that kind has a nerve to attempt to speak for retail merchants at all. 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