Section One
Pages 1 to 20
1Q2 Pages
Nine Sections
VflT VT.T Xfl Uli Entered at Ptrtltil lOrann
V 1 Alii .U. OO p.,of'lc. u Mnl-t'iH V,rt..-.
PORTLAXD, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RDAD5 UD LABOR
OIL REFINERY BLAST
INJURES SEVEN MEN
McCORMICK-KREMM
JILTED DANCER ASKS
E
MR. LLOYD GEORGE RIIVFR Kfl
lAii i nccv THDICC UUI Lllu UU
WEDDING EXPECTED
$1,000,000 DAMAGES
GIRL-MOTHER SUES . FOR
WILL ULri IUIXILO
IN SECRET PARLEY
GIVES HIM WORRY
. OREGON'S GUEST
AFTER BIG WEEK
I.OS ANGELES PLANT SCENE
OF MYSTERY EXPLOSION.
RUMORS OF ANOTHER BCD
DING ROMANCE RENEWED.
INCOME FROM BOOKS OPSINS
BREACH OF PROMISE.
WAY TO RETIREMENT.
1
RECORD
1
01
Executives Confer With
Non-Strikers.
MEDIATION EFFORT SCENTED
President's Hand Is Seen in
New Conference. .
COMPROMISE IS SOUGHT
Secretary Davis Irsonc Said
to Add Importance to Sleet
ing; leaders Met.
WASHINGTON. D. O. Anf. 13.
CBj the AnocUIed Press.) Repre
tentative of tha association of rail
way executives and leaders of the
non-striking railroad labor org
nlxallona met In a suddenly sum
moned and secret conference tonight
which was understood to have been
the result ot President Hardtng'a re
newed effort to mediate between the
carriers and their shopcraft em
ployes.
In view of the announcement from
the brotherhood chiefs that during
their conference at the White House
today they had promised to use their
food offices to find a basis for set-
tlinr the strike, it was assumed that
the meeting was designed to find a
compromise ground which offered
the possibility of acceptance by both
sides.
Davla Reported at BeaaloB.
Tha reported presence of Secre
tary of Labor Darts and of a prac
tically solid representation from the
leadership of tha brotherhoods gave
additional Importance to the meet
ing which was not entirely unex
pected. Early In the day there were
intimations from official circles that
President Harding would seek to
bring the labor and management
groups together.
The continuation of President
Harding's attempt to mediate re
sulted from persons! conferences
with the executive officers and ad
ministration leaders, the chosen
committee of all the railroad exec
utives, and officials of railroad
labor organizations.
Texts at Replies 'Withheld.
Tha text of responses from both
sides to President Hsrding'a offer
of a basis for a settlement, and all
statements, which might widen the
breach between the railroad man
agements and their striking em
ployes were withheld from publica
tion and both the railroad union
chiefs and the executives' committee
were held here for further confer
ence with the president.
It was understood that the presi
dent proposed to maintain negotia
tions between the two groups and
to keep them separate while certain
propositions were raised and con
sidered nntJl some basia of possible
agreement developed.
Meanwhile it became evident the
administration had dropped any In
tention It may have held of appeal
ing to congress for legislation that
might bear upon the subject. Sen
ators close to the president were
given to understand that no re
quests for congressional action
would be forthcoming and that no
presidential message to congress af
fecting the strike would be trans
mitted or delivered.
Medlattoa Be Paste
The department of justice took
cognizance today of the action of
train 'service employes of the Atchi
son. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad,
which had led to the "stalling" of
important through trains, by order
ing the federal district attorney tn
southern California to Investigate
whether such "abandonment" of
trains constituted a conspiracy to
hamper Interstate commerce. If suf
ficient evidence wss found the mes
aare ordered it presented to a grand
Jury for finding of an indictment.
The president's determination to
ConciuUe4 on P.e 2. Coluina 1. I greee. She died two hours later. I (Concluded cm Pax 3. Column i t "lure. I Tuesday. . ' I (Concluded on Page 4, Column 3.) I may die. I (Concluded on Page 10, Column 2 )
NEWS EVENTS OF WEEK AS DEPICTED BY CARTOONIST PERRY.
CHCVe. CvF! CHAVS Tife OUV TO ?Ur 1 0WiWb- KNOWN .J.W.W. MALE.qUTE'r ' ' i l l
VUCA CHIt BUSINESS GLfHUfVUta N WUSSlA . i ' 1
(- H r ! 1 1 ! !
Laborer Blows t'p Powder Mag
azine at Benlcla Arsenal
While Handling Shrapnel.
LOS ANGELES. CaL, Aug. 12. An
explosion of unknown origin at the
refinery of the Union OH company,
located In the harbor district, today
seriously Injured Bine workmen, one
of them probably fatally.
The explosion occurred in the still
plant of the refinery and was fol
lowed by a fire, which was ex
tlng-ulahed with but alight damage
to the plant.
BENTCIA, CaL. Aag. 11. One of
the three powder jnagaxlnea at the
Benicla arsenal was destroyed and
considerable old ammunition in open
dumps exploded today In a fire and
explosion believed to have been
caused by the accidental discharge
of a shrapnel.
A Mexican laborer unloading a
ahrspnel shell struck It against
piece of iron, causing a spark that
touched off the black powder. Jt was
reported here. Sixteen men work
Ing close by ran for aafety and nar
rowly escaped being hit by flying
shrapnel bullets.
Explosions of ammunition which
was being salvaged by the Columbia
Salvage company of New York fol
lowed and powder magaxine No. 1
blew up also.
The fire waa reported here to have
been gotten under control during
the afternoon. It started shortly
before noon.
LOSS BY FIRE $50,000
e
Prlnevllle Garage Gutted and 30
Antos and Trucks Destroyed.
PRI -NEVILLE, Or.. Aug. 11. (Spe-
claL Fire starting In the repair
ahop shortly before midnight de-
troyed the garage of the Service
Motor Sales, operated by George A.
Holmes, with a loss of more than
30.000. More than1 10 cars and
rucks are a total lose. The building
waa practically gutted. II is owned
by Roy Newell of Madras and is
only partially insured.
The number of cara owned by pa-
rons of the garage, which were In
he fire, is exceptionally large. Pre
ure from the flames prevented the
opening of doors when the fire was
Iscovered and virtually nothing
waa saved.
GLAND HOSPITAL BANNED
Massachusetts Town Takes Action
Following Ieath of Patient.
WEST DENNIS. Mass.. Aug. 12
y a vote of 79 to 7 thla town de
elded last night to ban gland bos
pitala within its borders. The pet I
tlon of Dr. J. Leon Hanson that his
gland farm" be allowed to continue
n operation waa denied.
Attention waa attracted to this
hospital a few days ago when
patient in whose body glanda of a
bull had been grafted died. Rest
dents of the town protested vigor
ously against the Institution, which.
It was said, had been established
without the consent of the town
authorities.
EARTHQUAKES RECORDED
Shocks 5500 Mllea From Wash
ington Last 4 8 Minutes.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 11. An
earthquake of "moderate Intensity"
waa recorded tonight on the seismo
graph instruments at Georgetown
university. The shocks began at
7:32 P. M. and continued for 4S
minutes.
It waa estimated that the disturb
ance was centered sbout 6500 miles
from Wsshlngton.
MOSQUITO KILLS INFANT
New Jersey Innect Deals Death
With Bite Cpon Nose.
ATLANTIC CITT. N. J.. Aug. 11.
A -baby's death, aaid to have been
caused by a mosquito bite on the
nose, wss reported from the Atlan
tic City hospital today.
The Infant. Jsnet Brown of Mar
gate. 10 months old. waa received
at the Institution yesterday after
noon with a temperature of 106 de
grees. She died two hours later.
Senator in Anomalous
Position for Primary.
HARDING KEEPING HANDS OFF
Administration Careful
Avoid Taking Sides.
to
ELECTION IS AUGUST 29
Johnson Leaves Washington, D
C, for California to Make
' Race With Uneasy Mind.
BT MARK SULLIVAN.
(CopyrlghN by the New Tork Evening
i'ol. rabiisbed by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. It.
(Special.) The next senatorial pri
mary likely to have anything ap
proaching the publlo interest that
Reed's recent run In Missouri had
wtll be the candidacy of Hiram
Johnson to get a renominatlon in
California on October 29.
Here In Washington our keen in
terest In Johnson's campaign for
renomlnation rests on more than
one of Its aspects. One of the most
conspicuous Is the pointed care
which the administration seems to
be exercising, not only to avoid
taking sides, but to avoid the ap
pearance of taking sides. Hard
ing has tried to practice thia de
tachment with regard to all the
primaries this summer. To keep
clear of any appearance of parti
sanship in advance of a primary or
convention is the first command
ment of political conduct, as Hard
ing sees it. From his point of view,
what the republican party does in
any primary or convention- la the
wtll of the party, and that settles
It. To try to Influence the out
come in advance is repugnant not
only to his political code but to
his temperament. ' Harding has
tried to follow this rule in all the
primaries; but all the care he took
did not prevent the newspapers from
reading meanings affecting Harding
Into each of the primaries as they
come along.
Aatl-Tallt la Hears.
When Harding's personal friend.
Senator New, was defeated in the
Indiana primaries by Beverldge, the
newspapers quite generally de
scribed it as a rebuke to the ad
ministration. When Pinchot won
against the regular organization in
Pennsylvania, the same thing hap
pened. When Brookhart won in
Iowa, the same interpretation was
put on the event. Again, when
Howell won the senatorial nomina
tion in Nebraska on a platform
which Included government owner
ship of the mercantile marine Jn
stead of Harding's plan for a ship
subsidy, that again waa talked about
as an antl-adminlstratton victory. .
Because of all these unsought
and actually unfair experiences. It
has been easy to observe a rein
forced metlculousness on the part
of the administration to avoid do
ing anything whatever which might
seem to align the administration
either against Johnson or in favor
of Johnson's opponent. It has been
clear from many evidences that I
Harding has powerfully wished, and J
punctiliously taken pains, to pre
vent anything being said after the
California primaries on August 29,
similar to what was said after the
other primaries.
DlffleaH Altsmtloa Pi seated.
Johnson's case presented a par
ticularly difficult situation to the
administration. If Harding had been
any other president In recent years.
he probably would have taken sides
sgainst Johnson. If Johnson had
had the same relation to Wilson and
Wilson's cabinet that he has to
Harding and Harding's cabinet, Wil
son would undoubtedly have writ
ten the same sort of letters about
Johnson that ne did write about
Jim Reed and various others. Room- i
Daughter of John D. Rockefeller
Won't Be Interviewed About
Swiss Architect.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12 (By the Asso
ciated Presr ' g With Harold F. Mc-
Cormlck ir led to Mme. Ganna
Walaka a J n route to Switzerland
on his jymoen ana witn miss
MathileV jCormick. hla 17-year-old
daugnr already in Switzerland,
when -c s reported she will shortly
wed n - Oser. elderly proprietor of
a r' o g academy, Chicago turned
tor v. to rumors of another budding
r . ace In the McCormlck family.
(L Jinors which have been current
tor .months that Mrs. Edith Rocke
feller McCormlck. divorced wife of
tne lormer president oi tne inter
national Harvester, company, and
the daughter of John D. Rockefeller
Sr., will marry Edward Kremm, 28-
year-old Swiss architect and land
scape gardener, have been revived
a result of the McCormick-Wal-
ska nuptials In Paria
While society circles have gos
siped over the reported romance of
the oil king's daughter and the
young Swiss architect and the
newspapers have been filled with
rumors. Mrs. McCormick herself has
declined to be interviewed.
'Mrs. McCormlck." her secretary
told an Associated Press reporter
today, will have nothing to say for
the present."
Mr. Kremm came to America with
Mrs. McCormlck's party last fall
when ahe returned from eight years'
residence In Switzerland. Since then
he haa occupied himself with re
modeling her Lako Forest country
home.
If Mrs. McCormick does decide to
remarry, ine ceremony cannot take
place until a year has elapsed from
he time of her divorce December 28
last. The Illinois law does not per
mit the remarriage of divorced per
sons within one year if they con
Inue to reside in this state.
FRENCH EXPEL GERMANS
Alsace-Lorraine Agitators and
Their Families Banished.
STRASSBOURG, Aug. 12. (By the
Associated Press.) Expulsion from
Alsace-Lorraine of 1500 Germans
including the wives and children of
the married men, began today In
compliance with the order isued
yesterday by the commissary-gen
eral. The married men were allowed
to take SS pounds of baggage and
10,000 marks each, and the single
men were allowed one-half of this
sum.
The list of 600 Germans who were
served with expulsion notices yes
terday comprises persons known to
have ben outspoken in their anti
French attitude, agitators and other
undesirables, it was announced.
They have been permitted to dispose
of their property or transfer it Jo
other persons.
Simultaneously the sequestration
of the accounts of Germans in
Alsace-Lorraine banks went into ef
feet.
METEORS HIT IN NEVADA
Town of Wlnnemucra Is Shaken
by Impact With Earth.
WINNEMUCCA, Nev., Aug. 12.
A meteor fell north of Wlnnemucca
at 1 45 A. M. today, shaking all the
frame houses In town and awaken
ing many persons, the impact sound
ing nice a murriea explosion in a
mine. A party of young folk re
turning from a dance at Golconda
saw the meteor, which is believed
to have) fallen about a mile from
town.
"Several meteors, large and small,
ware observed earlier in -4he night.
RAIN ON, WEEK'S SLATE
i
Local. Showers in Oregon
and
Washington Forecast.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 12.
Weather outlook for the week be
ginning Monday:
Pacific states Generally fair in
California: local rains in Washing
ton and Oregon; normal temperature.
Evan Burrows Fontaine Accuses
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney of Violating Pledge.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. V.. Aug.
12. One million dollars damage is
sought by Evan Burrowes Fontaine
a dancer, in a suit for breach of
promise against Cornelius Vander
bilt Whitney, son of Harry Payne
Whitney, according to the statement
of Miss Fontaine's attorney, Charles
Firestone, during the argument of
a motion In the case before Justice
Henry V. Borst. here today.
In hla argument Attorney Fire-
atone states that on October 26,
1920, Whitney promised to marry
Miss Fontaine after a courtship
which commenced about May 25,
1919. The wedding day, he said, was
fixed for October 31, three days
after the alleged promise was made,
but the marriage never took place.
These statements were contained
tn a manuscript presented to Judge
Borst by Miss Fontaine's attorney.
with the sole remark, "This Is our
complaint. The complaint was not
read verbally in court nor were eth
er than the written statements made.
During the time of the alleged
courtship, said the attorney. Whit
ney repeatedly promised to marry
Miss Fontaine, who, he said, later
gave birth to a son. Miss Fontaine
is still willing to marry Whitney, he
said. He told the court the case was
started a year ago, but no attempt
was made to serve the papers until
recently, when the defendant re
fused service.
Judge Borst made no decision, but
gave attorneys until September 9
to file additional affidavits.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 12.
Miss Evan Burrowes Fontaine,
dancer, who is rehearsinghere for
a 'play In which she is to appear,
said today she knew a breach of
promise suit brought In her name
against 'Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
ney was in contemplation, but she
did not know it had actually been
filed.
"I wanted to drop the case en
tirely," Miss Fontaine said. "But
my attorney advised against that.
He said if I dropped the suit it
would indicate to most people that
I couldn't do what I set out to do.'
Mrs. Florence F-ontaine, mother of
Evan, was scheduled to arrive here
today over the Union Pacific rail
road, bringing with, her Evan's
child, but the train on which they
were reported to be traveling was
stalled by the railroad walkout on
the Nevada desert.
ASTORIA MAN ELECTED
C.E. Foster Vice-President of
Fire Chiefs' Association.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12. J. R.
Scott, chief of the Los Angeles fire
department, was elected president of
the Pacific coast association of fire
chiefs in annual convention here to
day. Other officers elected were
Chief C. E. Foster. Astoria, Or., vice
president; Jay W. Stevens, member
board of fire underwriters, San
Francisco, secretary.
The final speaker was President
John G. Gamble of the International
Association of Fire Chiefs and state
fire marshal of Illinois, who eald
that many incendiary fires were due
to "over-insurance."
'The number of incendiary fires
has increased from 2 per cent to 25
per cent in a few years," he said.
The insurance companies should be
censured for allowing excessive in
surance and states and cities should
legislate against this evil."
CLATSOP SHERIFF LOSES
Unofficial Returns Show Harley
J. Slasher Elected.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
Complete unofficial returns from
all precincts in Clatsop county, with
one exception, show that at yester
day's special election Sheriff Nelson
was recalled by a majority of 21.
Harley J. Slusher . was elected
sheriff by a majority of 438 to serve
during the remainder of- the term
which will expire January 1, 1925.
The total vote cast in the sheriff
contest was 45S2, practically equal
to that for governor at the primary
election. The official count will be
made Monday and it is expected that
Slusher will assume office on next
Tuesday.
Vice-President Gets
Ovations on Way.
WIFE AND 2 SONS IN PARTY
Trip Through Country
Is
Rest From Labors.
MR. McCAMANT IS HOST
Portlander Who Nominated Hard
ing's Running Mate to Enter-,
tain Daring Stay in City.
Calvin Coolidge, vice-president of
the United States,. with Mrs.
Coolidge, their two boys and a small
party of friends, was the guest of
Oregon yesterday.
Reaching the state line in the
early morning, en route from San
Francisco to Portland, he was met
with successive ovations at cities
along the way and last night was
welcomed to Portland upon the ar
rival of the Shasta, which brought
the distinguished party to the rose
city.
Greeted at the union station, the
vice-president and his party were
welcomed briefly by prominent citi
zens and escorted to the Hotel Port
land, where he occupies the presi
dential suite during the stay in the
city.
Rest Taken Prom Labor..
Vice-President Coolidge is making
the trip through the country to rest
from his labors at Washington. He
is much fatigued after the prolonged
sessions of the senate, over which
it is his duty to preside. The heat
of -Washington during the summer
has been most oppressive. It was
because of his desire for a complete
change and rest that he asked for
the very minimum of entertainment
in Portland.
Wallace McCamant. prominent
Portland citisen. whose nomination
of Mr. Coolidge at the Chicago con
vention as the running mate for Mr.
Harding on the republican ticket
won the honor for the Massachusetts
governor, is host to the visitor dur
ing his stay in the city. Plans are
for a very quiet sojourn here until
Wednesday, when the vice-president
and his party will leave for Puget
sound and their return to Washing
ton.
Plans for entertainment of the
distinguished visitor here include
attendance at church service this
morning, a quiet dinner at the Mc
Camant home tonight, A-ith an au
tomobile ride this afternoon, if
weather conditions are oropitious
Highway Trip Scheduled.
A highway trip has been put on
the programme for tomorrow, with
luncheon scheduled at the Columbia
Gorge hotel. Tomorrow nijrht ' the
visitors will be honor fetietts at a
dinner at the horns of Earnest W.
Hardy, 709 East Twenty-ninth
street. Mr. Hardy was a classmate
of the vice-president at Amherst.
A luncheon will be given at the
Arlington club Tuesday for the vice
presidential party to which Justices
cf the Oregon supreme court and
delegates to the Chicago convention
liave been invited.
At the same time a luncheon will
be given honoring Mrs. Coolidge and
omen members of the visiting
party at the Hotel Portland.
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Vice-President Coolidge will take
part in a ground-breaking ceremony
for the Roosevelt statue In the park
blocks. The same afternoon from
4 to 6 Mrs. McCamant will hold a
reception honoring Mrs. Coolidge
at the McCamant home. .
. Tuesday night Vice - President
Coolidge will make his only public
address while here at the Auditor
ium. .
ROSE BURG, Or.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Vice - President and Mrs.
Resignation Next Fail Forecast,
but Premier Is Expected to
Return to Power in Year.
BY JOHN STEELE.
(Chicago Tribune Foreign News Service
Copyright, 1922, by the Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON, Aug. 12. (By Tribune
Wireless.) The sale of Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George's book, of which
the Tribune has bought the Ameri
can rights, may have a far-reaching
effect on British politics. Mr. Lloyd
George Is a poor man and Is de
pendent on his office for a living.
He will realize, about 100,000 pounds
(about $445,000) by the sale of the
book.
He will be able, therefore, to take
a more Independent line, and it is
said that he proposes doing so when
the reorganization of the cabinet
comes, in the fall and the torles in
sist, as they intend to do, on a larger
representation.
Mr. Lloyd George then will be able
to tell them to take over the gov
ernment themselves and retire until
circumstances are more favorable
to his resumption of power. I am
told by his closest friends that this
is his plan.
Austen Chamberlain likely will
succeed him as conservative pre
mier, but it is not thought that his
administration will last long. It is
predicted that the country will be
recalling Mr. Lloyd George within
a year.
I am told that the first chapter
of his book opens with the fateful
cabinet meeting at which war was
decided, and the book will be an
intimate history of Mr. Lloyd
George's part in the war.
TWO POOLS TO BE HELD
Oregon Growers Prepare to Han
dle Early Apples.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
Handling of the fruit crop this
year was discussed at a meeting of
the directors of the Oregon Growers'
Co-operative ' association held here
today.
As the early varieties of apples
demand higher prices than the late
apples it was decided to form two
separate pools for the handling of
this fruit. Similar action probably
will be taken later with relation to
pears and other fruits. The asso
ciation will ship . its first carload
of dried loganberries for the 1922
season next Monday. The berries
will be consigned to the Chicago
markets. Picking of early apples
will start next week, members of
the association reported.
The directors authorized the filing
of a 'suit against C. A. Meyers of
Medford for the non-delivery of
fruit contracted to the association.
BRIDGE TO BE REPLACED
Steel
Structure Over Deschutes
River Will Be Built.
THE DALLES, Or.. Aug. 12. (Spe-cial.)--Sherar's
bridge,- which has
withstood the elements for nearly
50 years, both as toll bridge and a
free crossing over the Deschutes
river, is to be replaced by a modern
steel structure, 1t was announced
by the county court today. The
bridge was one of the first to epan
the Deschutes river and is about 40
miles from The Dalles in southern
Wasco county. Over it passed much
of the travel of eastern Oregon in
pioneer days. The Deschutes is at
its narrowest at Sherar's bridge and
the new span will not be more than
70 feet in length. -Plans
for the new bridge are be
ing drawn by the state highway de
partment, together with plans of a
new bridge across White river, on
The Dalles-California highway south
of Tygh valley. ,
BABY ELEPHANT IS SICK
Too Much Hardware Fed Animal,
: Says Veterinarian.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 12. The
public has been feeding Wide
Awake, the Seattle children's baby
elephant, razor blades and broken
umbrella staves, said Dr. Gust
Knutsen, veterinarian at the zoo in
Woodland park.
He called a consultation of veter
inarians when Wide Awake became
ill yesterday. He ears the animal
may die.
Event Is . Tremendous
Success, Say AIL
GOOD TIME APPRECIATED
Figures Not Yet Ready orr
Size of Business Done.
ABOUT 1725 IN CITY
Many to Rest at Seashore or in
Mountains Before Return-.
Ing to "Work Again.
Portland's tenth annual Buyers'
week is ended. The affair, hailed
as one of the greatest of its kind
ever held in the United States, was
concluded yesterday afternoon, when
those buyers remaining In the city
were guests at a baseball game
between Portland and Vernon.
Hundreds of the visitors left the
city yesterday - for the Oregon sea-
ehore and mountain resorts, where
they will pass their vacations be
fore returning home. Before leav
ing Portland however, they ex
pressed their great appreciation for
the treatment accorded them and
declared the week a tremendous
success from all standpoints.
Sixteen ' western states were rep
resented by the 1725 buyers who
attended the festivities of the week.
Return Is Promised.
"Many of those who were here
for the first time said that they
had never realized that Portland was
such a market center," E. N. Wein-
baum, secretary of the week, said
following the closing of headquar
ters at noon yesterday. "Not only
did these promise to return next
year, but they said they were going
to tell their neighboring buyers of
the Portland market and bring them
back with them for Buyers' week
in 1923."
The week was by far the biggest
in the history of Portland's Buyers'
weeks. Despite the fact that busi
ness conditions generally through
out the west are not of the best, it
was estimated that the buyers had
brought more than $1,000,000 into
the city in orders and in personal
expenditures.
Committee Is Delighted.
Members of the executive com
mittee expressed themselves as de
lighted with the outcome of the
week..
"It has been most successful,"
Frank A. Spencer, chairman of the
executive committee, declared. "The
outstanding feature has been the
attendance of buyers from distant
points. The number of buyers from
Idaho, Wyoming, Montana. Utah and
other comparatively distant states
has been astounding. It is proof of
the fact that Portland's trade field
is extending.
The attendance was so big this
year that it confronts us with a
new problem how to care for the
visitors in future years if the pres
ent growth continues.
Sales Flsrnres Not Compiled.
"I can't say what the sales have
amounted to, because the figures
have not been compiled and it will
be Impossible to obtain them for a
week or 10 days, but I shall be
very much disappointed if the sales
fall below $1,000,000. v
"I do not like to mention Seattle,
but Seattle put on its Buyers' week
a week ahead of ours, and compari
sons might be interesting. While
the attendance at Seattle was large,
the sales were very much, less than
those obtained here. Seattle spe
cializes In a big industrial exhibit,
wnile our plan is to have the buyers
visit our establishments and con
duct their business through personal
contact."
Werk Held Great Success.
"The week was a great success,"
declared W. H. Beharrel. "There