The Oregon daily journal., February 13, 1914, Page 4, Image 4

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13. 1914.
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DEFENSE OF LAWYERS
AND LAWS IN CASE
- OF CRAWFORD'S LOT
G, A. Benedict Undertakes to
Put Full Burden of. Respon
sibility on Hapless Victim.
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS REVERE NAME OF LINCOLN
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Portland. Feb. 13. To the Editor ot
Tha Journal In your Issue of Janu
ary 26 jroo published an editorial on
titled "An Outrage." which dealt with
.the troubles of one 8. D. Crawford, of
McMinuville. It was on of many in
which you have paid your respect. In
term not to be mistaken, to the law,
and. especially, to the lawyers. , The
aentlal injustlrs of your article; an.i
more particularly, of the attitude and
viewpoint therein shown, move me ta
a renDonse thereto.
Do not mistake me. I hold no hrlef
for the lawyers, as a whole. The pro
fession, in Tortland, Ih In a deplorable
state.i embracing within Us personnel
many members who are a disgrace not
only, to the profession, but to the city,
and to society, as well. A spirit of
fair play, howerer. prompts this reply.
"What had tha lawyers to do with the
' wrongs ' which befell Mr. Crawford?
Nothing- whatever. What had the pro
cesses of the law, so much railed
against, to do with It? Such a situ
ation as that described could result
only from the operation of the me
chanic's lleni law. And the lien law Is
supposedly a beneficent enactment,
adopted for the benefit of labor, and of
the material men, and with the Intent
that he; whose material, or whose
. labor, enriches, or Improves the prop
erty of another, shall receive com
pensation therefor. It Is axiomatic,
known to everybodyJ.hat the enforce-
' mcnt of any law; made for the bene
fit of the many, works occasional hard
ship to the individual or to the few.
Surely The Journal does not Intend to
. be understood as opposing such legis
lation as the law allowing to labor a
mechanic's Hen! Material men. and
laborers, no matter what The Journal
may think of lawyers, are presumably
. worthy members of society.
The "Shoestring" Element.
The article' in question mentions a's
a shoestring proposition the attempt
bL the purchaser from Mr. Crawford
to build without sufficient funds. A
similar, error by Mr. Crawford himself,
'was responsible for the very troubles
of which The Journal complains. . In
selling his property for $25 cash pay
ment. Mr. Crawford sold on a "shoe-
strlng" proposition, indeed.
Had he sold it and made out a dead
to one to whom he extended credit, and
the purchaser failed, Mr. Crawford
would have lost his lot just as effect
ually; and neither the processes of the
law, nor the lawyers . would have had'
a thing to do with the matter. What
be did do was equally lacking In busi
ness foresight. He sold the lot on con
tract, to an irresponsible who could
not pay for It. And thereby Mr. Craw
ford clothed his purchaser with the
powers of an agent, gave to the latter
the status and standing of a property
owner, and made it possible for him
to purchase material and to employ
labor, for the purpose of building
house on the lot. Would It have been
anyHnore pleasing to The Journal that
the; artisans who performed the labor,
and; the men who furnished the mater
lalsi for the house, should have gone
entirely without remuneration," when
, the purchaser and builder failed?
When Oae of Two Must Suffer.
r It is an ancient doctrine of the law
that when one of two equally innocent
' men must suffer through the fraud,
negligence, or wrong of a third, he,
who made the fraud ' or wrong possi
ble, shall be the one to suffer. Is there
anything wrong with such a doctrine?
When Mr. Crawford sold his lot to the
purchaser, thereby enabling the latter
, to buy materials and supplies, and to
employ labor, and thereafter said pur-
chaser failed, either Mr. Crawford, or
the laborers and the material men,
must suffer loss. And it was Mr.
Crawford, who made such a state of af
fairs possible, who suffered.
. Yet again, the materials furnished
and the labor employed must have been
efpended and used on the lot.. If they
were not, no lien could have been en
forced against him, for them. They
; were presumably worth what they cost
sna aaaea tnai mucn ot value to tho
Mr. Crawford could have saved
lot, and avoided all his troubles bv
paying the material men for their sup
plies and the laborers for their labor.
at their face value alone, and not one
.cent would have gone to the lawyers.
nor would the processes of the law
have been invoked.
; "Wo Fault With the Law."
Much as we deplore Mr.' Crawford'
anxiety to sell, his overconfldence In
his fellowman, his lack of business
sagacity, which resulted Jn the loss of
. nis property, we can find no fault with
the-processes or principles of the law
which permitted it, and certainly none
wun the lawyers.
in general, and despite a wldelx
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fit-uu ufiici io ine contrary, tne law
is rounded on reason and good sense
and an analysis of the real situation.
in instances like .this one, will show
such to be the fact. Articles such as
this give misleading Impressions to
. tne punuc. and are to be decried. Let
The Journal devote Us usually excel
lent and well taken criticisms to points
in wjucn.inere is real room for re
form. O. A. BENrcmrrr
Crawford, who. lives at McMinnville,
nought a lot in Portland. It was worth
aoout iuo. He advertised it for sale
A buyer appeared and Daid Crawfnrr
agent $25 toward purchase, and on the
receipt for the money was a. rnnditinn
which made the transaction subject to
the approval of the. owner.
Crawford was notiffed and came to
Portland. To his surprise, when he
visited the lot, a partly completed
uweiung was on the premises. Be
cause he failed to post a notice, he be
came responsible for material liens
.-and In. the litigation that ensued, he
,; lost Ms lot by a court decision. He re
ceived nothing - but the $25. It is
V uch & transaction that Mr. Benedict
defends. The Journal makes no apol
fogy for its position. The connection
. of .the lawyers with the business is
. that most of the legislation in every
'. state, is made by thimblerigging law-
yers. A sample is J. Uoton of th
session, who was in evidence in th
proceedings of that session more than
: almost any other member. The court
; processes are also made . by lawyers
i and of these processes Ohari vr'
, Carey of Portland, recently saUrfo'an
r Miemoiy or lawyers: "They make jus
i i tvf a secondary consideration." The
tipshot of it all Is that Crawford lost
', bis lot -In much the same manner that
; a lone traveler loses his purse to hieh-
i waymen. and it was done in the . name
j, or me law wnien Mr. Benedict defends.
Meanwhile there are manv sniemtirt
' men in the legal profession and it is
j nos io inem that these remarks apply.!
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PLANS OUTLINED FOR
BURNSIDE EXTENSION
East Side Project Discussed
at Luncheon by Pommis
sioner Dieck.
Veterans forming in front of courthouse to march to meeting at Armory.
Paying its meed of respect to Abra
ham Lincoln, Portland yesterday held
the most elaborate Lincoln day cele
bration in its hlstery. It was a full
day. from fhe forenoon when volunteer
speakers addressed, the children of
every public school in the city, to
late la the evening when the banquets
and dances came, to a close.
The most impressive function of the
day was the general Lincoln day pro
gram given in the afternoon at the
Armory. Marching behind the drums
of the Sons of Spanish War Veterans,
members of the G. A. 'R., Women's
Relief Corps, Lincoln Memorial soci
ety, Spanish War Veterans and national
guard paraded from the courthouse to
the Armory at Tenth ! and Davis
streets, there to he escorted to seats
of honor in the big drill hall.
Judge Guy C. G. Corliss, former
member of the supreme . court of
North Dakota, delivered the address of
the afternoon, taking several of Lin
coin's outstanding cnarac ten sties as
his theme. He decried the present day
tendency toward pure intelleotualism
and stated there was a danger of tha
nation squandering its ideals. "Great
ness is not learning," hfe said; "re
member Lincoln and be warned."
J. D. Lee, as president of the Lin
coln Memorial society, under the aus
pices of which the meeting was held,
presided and explained the purposes of!
the society. ( '
The most impressive numbers on the
program were those in which old vet
erans took part. The veteran quartet
was called back again and again to.
sing the old songs, while the campfire
talk with its personal reminiscences
of Lincoln told in quavering Tolces
brought mist to many an eye. Tha
quartet was composed of J. ,N. Morse.
Dr. E. J. Hall A. W, Mills and Pro
fessor Z. M. Parvin. Prof essor Wneeler
played the accompaniments.
During the coursa of tha campf Ira
those who had erer seen Lincoln
were asked to stand: Fully half a
hundred gray haired veterans rose In
their, places, j
One had heard him sneak, another
had been stationed at a fort he in
spected, one had known hint in Illinois
and another Worked with him on the
Saginaw river.i The Rev. W. T. Kerr
presided at the campfire. Among
those who spoke wera Levi W. Meyers,
A. E. Borthwick. Professor M. L.
Pratt, H. S. Fargo, Joseph Buchtel,
V. M. Teets, John Barton, 8. A. Creech
and Oscar Pelton.
Captain J. P. Shaw read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address, while vocal soloa
by Arthur Harbaugh and the singing
of "The Star Spangled Banner" by
Miss Grace Dawson were other fea
tures of the program. Martial musio
was furnished by the Musloians nnlon
volunteer band led by G. Tigano,
The program was eonoluded by the
distribution of prises among1 winners
in the Lincoln prize essay contests
held In the public schools. A. L
Barbur, city auditor, made the presentations.
Messages were read during the
course of the afternoon irom Mrs.
Sarah Todd of Eugene, 10S years old
and sister-in-law of the martyred
president, and the Honorable B. L,
Smith of Hood River, who attended
the convention of 1$60 at which un-
coln was first nominated.
At the banquet of the Lincoln Me
morial society held "at the Multnomah
hotel last night I D. Mahone pre
sided. Speeches were made by coionei
Robert A, Miller, J. D. Lee, Captain
James P. Shaw, who spoke of the
Gettysburg reunion last summer; Mrs.
Abigail Scott Duniway, A. tt. arns,
Hamilton Johnstone, Gua C. Moser,
Mrs. Julia C. La Barre, Conrad P.
Olson and Seid Back Jr.
.William D. Wheelwright gave the
address of the evening at the banquet
and dance of the Progressive Business
Men's club held at the Multnomah
hotel. Mr. Wheelwright spoke of Lin
coln's mission and the lessons he had
banded to posterity. Jacob Kanzler,
president of the club, presided.
Dances 6f fraternal orders and the
Jackson olub luncheon yesterday noon,
aa well as many smaller functions
were also held yesterday in way of
Lincoln day celebrations.
GUN TOTER IS GIVEN
ROCKPILE SENTENCE
lot.
his
One hundred days on the rock pile
waa the sentence Municipal Judge
Stevenson yesterday afternoon gave
Thomas O'Brien for carrying a loaded
revolver. - Patrolman Scbad arrested
the man Tuesday night. O'Brien of
fered no excuse for carrying the wea
pon. Ha recently came from New
York, he says, and is 30 years old.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
Commissioner Dieck has ordered
plans made for the establishment cf
a special assessment district for East
Burnslde street east from East Forty
third street, and property-owners in
volved will be informed later of the
assessments and their consent secured
before actual proceedings are started.
He made a brief talk at the lunch
eon of the East Burnslde District Im
provement club yesterday at the
Grand Union grill, explaining that this
method had been pursued successfully
in regard to the improvement of East
Thirty-eighth and East Forty-seventh
streets and the extension of East
Fifty-second street. Where this
method has not been followed, dissat
isfied property-owners have in several
instances gotten up remonstrances
and blocked the work, causing a loss
of time, effort and money.
Present at the luncheon were also
Commissioner Bigelow. City Engineer
'Dater and City Attorney lj Roche.
who explained the legal steps neces
sary for street - extensions. J, J.
Oeder presided and later acted as con
ductor of tha entire party on an au
tomobile trip over East Burnslde
street, when the closed portions were
pointed out.
The club seeks to have the street
opened from East Forty-third to East
Fifty-third street. When this Is se
cured and one additional short stretch
is opened. - East Burnslde street will
connect with the Base Line road at
Mount Tabor, via East Sixty-third.
Establishment of a uniform width on
the street from the east end of Lau
relhurst to the city limits is also
sought.
Crooked River Hearing.
Salem. Or., Feb. IS. The state water
board has filed its decree in the adju
d lea t ion of water rights of Crooked
river In crook county involving $600
acres of land, and a hearing will be had
before the Crook county circuit court.
March 9. There are 250 claimants in
terested.
Over 2000 Fairs of Slioes
For Women, Misses, Children and Boys
Will Be Found in tHe Great Sale
From the Standpoint of Price A Most Unusual Sale
From the Viewpoint of Style A Magnificent Display
Never has such an opportunity presented itself for you to buy the highest
character shoes at these prices.'
-More different kinds of the smartest midseason styles in shoes are in this sale than can
be seen anywhere else outside of a special exhibition. Quality, correctness, style, work
manship these are the material things j that make our shoes good shoes, and that you
will find in every pair. of shoes in this sale.
Women's $10 Button Boots$5l95 Women's $7 Walk'g Boots $5.95
Of black satin, hand-turned soles, Louie heels.
For Hosiery and Knit Underwear
No Store Is as Satisfactory as This Store
Decided Reductions on Wanted Weights
Women's Knit Underwear
Saturday
Offering's
From tHe
Boys'
Store
Boys $8 One and Two-Pants Suits, Spec. $5
In fancy mixtures, diagonals, herringbones and checks.
Also plain navy blue serges and corduroys. They are in
Norfolk and sack styles, the Norfolk coming in two models,
one with box pleats and the other with knife pleats.
To $9.50 Boys' Suits. Special $6.50
Included in this assortment are light and dark;. mixtures,
checks and diagonals. Also the new spring weights in fancy
stripes and "mixtures. Made in sack or Norfolk styles, in
knife and box-pleated models. Sizes 6 to 18 years.
$2.25 and $2.50 Rain Capes. Special J$ 1.7 9
Heavy black rubber capes, with storm collar and arm
slits. In sizes 5 to 10 years. f,
$1.00 Boys' Blouses and Shirts, Special 75c
.Fancy striped percales and madras, with attached golf
collar. Blouses come in sizes 6 to 14 years. Shirts in sizes
12 to 14. Fourth Floor
Merchandise
Women's $7.50 But. Boots $5i95
Of black buckskin in two models, with tip or
plain toes and hand-sewed soles.
Fbr Growing Girls and Misses
Choice grade of high-cut shoes of dull calf,
button style, just the shoe for school wear.
$4.50 Models, Special, $3.65
$4.00 Models, Special, $2.85
$3.00 Models, Special, $2.45 j
For Misses and Children
Button shoes of patent colt and gunmetaV calf,
in foot-form shapes and welt soles. .
$3.00 Sizes, Special, $2.15
$2.50 Sizes, Special, $1.95
$2.00 Sizes, Special, $1.45
Boys' $2.75 Dress Shoes $1
Of patent colt and gunmetal calf, blucher
and Jacetyle, medium high toe with tips.
.95
style
Best Quality Boy Loggers 1
Tan grain, full double sole, wide toe model,
nauea ana sewea.
$5.50 Grade, Special, $4.65
$4.50 Grade, Special, $3.95
- $3.50 Grade, Special, $2.95
Custom made, of tan Russian and demi-calf,
lace style.vjnedium round toe and tip.
Women's $5 Button Boots $3.95
Of patent colt, dull calf, black suede, velvets,
satins. Choice models, with tips and tops of cloth
or kid.
For Growing Girls and Misses
Tan grain, high-cut shoes, in lace style, with
buckle at the top and full round toe.
$5.50 Models, Special, $4.45
$4.50 Models, Special, $3.45
$3.00 Models, Special, $2.45
For Misses and Children
Patent colt shoes and dull calf button shoes,
with McKay sewed soles. Shoes that are made
for service. Wide toe models.
$2.50 Sizes, Special, $1.95
$2.00 Sizes, Special, $1.75
$1JT5 Sizes, Special, $1.45
Medium Quality Tan Loggers
$3.50 Grade, Special, $2.95
$3.00 Grade, Special, $2.45
Boys' Shoes, Special, $2.45 .
Of gunmetal and box calf, blucher
lace styles, with double sole and wide
toe.
lasemsnt
18c Vests, Special 12V2c
Vests of white cotton, round
neck, sleeveless, prettily trim'd.
20c Vests, Special 15c
Of pure white cotton, made
' in the round low-neck style, with
shield or V-neck, sleeveless
style. ' v
35c - Vests, Special, 23c
White, fine ribbed cotton
vests, with mercerized tape and
trimming. Made in the pretty
round low-neck style and sleeve
less. 25c Large Size Vests,
Special 18c I
Extra size vests of white cot
ton, full in size and length.
Round low neck, sleeveless, or
with short sleeves.
Women's Hosiery
25c and 35c Stockings,
t Special 18c-
Silk, plaited boot stockings in
fast black, seamless, medium
weights. Have cotton tops, elas
tic throughout.
35c and 50c Stockings,
Special 24c
Of full fashioned silk lisle,
light or medium weight. Black,
tan or pure white.
50c Hose, Special 35c
Stockings made of pure thread
silk mixed with artificial silk for
weight, wear and economy. Fast
black. Made with double gar
ter tops, soles and extra toes.
$1 and $1.25 Stockings,
Special 69c
Thread silk stockings in fine
gauge.. Strong and serviceable,
In black, white and colors. Splen
did qualities at the little price.
35c Underwear, Sp'l. 25c
Vests of medium weight white
cotton. Dutch neck, elbow
sleeves. Knee-length tights to
match.
65c Union Suits, Sp'l. 43c
Union suits of fine ribbed
white cotton, perfect fitting, low
neck, sleeveless, knee Ingth.
Mercerized tape and trimming.
$1 Union Suits, Sp'l. 50c
Of white cottosur light weight.
Mercerized tape and trimming.
Long sleeves, ankle length.
$1 Union Suits, Sp'l. 69c .
Fine ribbed white lisle union
suits, low neck, sleeveless, with
pretty beaded edging around
neck. Fourth Floor
These Splendid New Waists af$l .39
Are Made in a Number of Effective Styles
You will certainly have no trouble in selecting one of
these waists, for there is a large variety to choose from.
They, are fashioned from fine voile and lingerie, having
long sleeves, tucked and lace trimmed, and witty either low
or high collars. Some are trimmed with pleated fjrills around
the neck and down the front, while others hive , turned
down collars. They also come with fancy yoke&of lace in
sertion and panels of dainty embroidery. hird ,Floor
FOR CHILDREN
25c Stockings, Special 17c
Silk plated stockings for chil
dren to 4 years, in white, pink,
sky, cardinal and tan. Also pure
wool with silk heel and toe, in
white, pink, sky or tan.
Wearwell Stockings, Spe
cial 25c
Lipman - Wolfe "Wearwell,"
the best stocking made at this
price. Boys' or girls fine ribbed. .
cotton in black, tan or white. .
Ages 4 to 17 years. Boys' heav
ier weight in black.
18c Stockings, Special at
12Vc
Of fast black cotton, medium
weight, fine ribbed. Seamless,
durable and elastic. For boys
or girls.
Children's Stockings, 50c
Pure silk, fine ribbed, seam
less, in black, for ages 4 to 16
years. Main Floor
e"Mcrclwneliso of c Merit On!J -1
k Hair. Goods
of the Finest Qualities
At Prices That Spell Economy
$5-$6 Transformations. Sd'I $3.45
Transformations of natural, long, wavy
be washed and combed. A t boon to women
whose hair is thin.
f. $7.50 Switches, Special $5.95
30-inch, switches of natural wavy hair, mounted on short
stems. All long hair. Three separate mountings.
. 20c Real Hair Netsi Special 2 for 25c
For all over the head, in all shades excepting gray.
Silk Hair Nets, Special 3 for 10c
With or without rubber, in all shades.
lfenanlae Tloor
Saturday Sales for
Juniors, Girls and Children
That Means Much
Economy to Mothers
Who Want Their
Daughters Well Clothed
Juniors $12.50 Serge
Dresses, Special
$7.95 -
Navy blue serge and combination
serge and black and white checked
dresses for girls from 15 to 19 years,
in one or two-piece effects. Some
" made in belted style with deep drop
yoke and shoulder, collar and cuffs of
satin. Others with peplum and belted
at waist, trimmed with black and
whit checked collar, cuffs and but-
b
tons. s
75c-85c Children Wash Dresses, Spec. 59c
Made of chambray or striped and check gingham, in pink,
blue and white. Made in straight or waisted styles, with
pleated skirts, others hanging straight from the shoulder,
with wide belts of material either stitched or loose. They
are trimmed with embroidery edging or with bias bandings"
and pipings in contrastingjcolors.
$7.50 to $9.50 Serge and Challie Dresses
for Children. Special $4.95 -
They are made in a variety of attractive styles lor, girls from 6
to 14 years of age. 4 i
$1.75 Rain Capes for Children. Special $1.25
Striped rubber rain capes. Sizes 6 to 14 years.
$12,50 to $20 Sport Coats and 3-45oats for
. Juniors. Special $6.95 to $ 1 2J9S
Children's Coats Specially Priced Frcfm $3.75
to $18.50
Ages 8 to 14 years I
Junior Girls $25 and $30 Party Dresses
Special $19.00 and $22.50 - ';
Made of plain and Dresden chiffon and fancy brocaded silks, with
round or square neck and elbow or short sleeves. With high or
medium waistline. Skirts are draped and have little Onsets of lace
or are trimmed with tiny frillings of the material. Clors are blue,
pink jand white. For girls from 13 to 15 years.
Children's Colored Coats
S1.25. $3.75 io $15.00
. r- -
1 Sizes 2 to 6 years V
Our entire stock ot coats in ugni ana aarx coiors,sucn wn,
blue, rose, red black, green and fancy mixtures- Qfrme in plain
box 'style with large collar and cuffs of plush or self-trimmed. Also ;
in belted styles with deep low belt. Some trimmed with velvet
ribbons and buttons. We also have them in corduroy, velvet and ,
plush. ' .
Oddt and ends of corduroy and felt hais for chil
dren, priced regularly to $1.75. Special 59c. -
i - -tronrta Tloe
acne ne realizes what an aching
'MercKonJi'o of '
Merit CVU
eJMereksniJa of J Merit Onl?
yr- -s.
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