THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. "FEBRUARY 21, 1915.
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OREGON CIVIC LEAGUE
SESSION FEATURED BY
INTERESTING TALKS
Legislative Work Reviewed
f and Federal Employment
Bureau Is Considered,
WOMAN HITS LAWMAKERS
Session Just Ended Sat Sown Hard
Upon Interests of Women sad
i "Coildren, Slie Declared.
'"For its clean streets, good
lighting, beautiful environment
and hi tli standard of citizen
ship, Portland is distinctive
among all the cities of this
country," declared ex-Mayor
Lew Shank of Indianapolis in
an address yesterday afternoon
before the Oregon Civic league.
"When I left Indianapolis I
thought It was the best city in
the United States. Now I have
to modify my idea and say it
is the best city east of the Mis
sissippi river. If any Port
lander is dissatisfied with his
town listen to me let him go
over to Indianapolis and he will
judge by comparison that this
Is a wonderful place to live in."
4 . A review of the legislature's work.
discussion of the recently organized
.federal employment bureau, and an ad-
l Cress by Lew Shank, .ex-mayor of In
Clanapolis, constituted the program of
; the Oregon Civic league luncheon in
th Multnomah hotel yesterday after
boon. The meeting gave opportunity for
the expression Of a woman citizen's
', Viewpoint of the legislature.
' "The 1915 legislature wits governed
Hot by economical but - political, mo
tives," declared Miss Nettle Rankin.
m. teacher in the Portland public
Schools, who attended a number of
legislative sessions in the interests of
" the Orade Teachers' association.
"Th 1915" legislature sat down harder
on the interests of women and children
. -sand the welfare of the people than any
( other leiflslature in the history of Ore
gon. .
"Tha legislature transferred the
' . Juvenile court work to the county
eourt. .Practically every legislator
'prefaced his remarks with tribute to
the wisdom. Justice and efficiency of
" . Judge Gatens of the Juvenile court,
; but said in the interests of economy
he must forget friendship and vote
for the change. In their votes they
forgot friendship and they forgot, also,
the welfare of the boys and girls of
-, Multnomah county. They voted not
for economical, bvt for political rea
sons, the Republican legislature re
memhpring that the Juvenile Judge,
who happens to be a remoerat, might
pome day be promoted by the people
to an even higher position.
On Kan Lauded.
"Time and again a legislator in vot
Mtig would say : 'The majoilty of the
Multnomah delegation favors0 this,
. ' therefores I vote aye.'
"A. more Intelligent vote was that
f of a man who said: "Becauso a ma
" Jority . 6f the Multnomah delegation
" favors this, I vote no.'
"A woman member of the . legisla
: ture offered -a resolution. Senator
Bingham said: 'I am not responsible
for your being here nor for your
actions." For this utterance he was
, tinrebuked. although this woman was
elected by the people, by the votes.
r both of men and women, and even
; more truly represented the people than
he did.
"The women of Oregon owe nothing
to the 1916 legislature and will hold
much against its members."
Processor dives View.
) Profensor William FleldingOgburn
of Reed college, who had made per
- (tonal and exhaustive study of the lts-
lslative session, reported that legis
lators as a rule determined their at-
tltude toward measures not by their
tudy of those measures but by what
J they heard naid about the incisures
.from sources that influenced them.
His discussion gave to a person who
had never at tend. il a legislative ses
sion u view of its proceedings the
senate chamber on one side, the house
n the otiier and between, in full view
through the glass doors, the wide
lobby with i(s assemblage of per-
uu, ri'ttiHiiv iBit'ii'Mru Ul ICJlsia
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f o
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When travelers
enter The Portland
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A; FINE ORCHESTRA FURNISHES MUSIC FOR
OOR GUESTS AND FOR VISITORS.
. GEO. C. OBER, Manager. .
tiimnBimuimjmmiMiunnfliwmnuinaw
tion, with whom -legislators frequent
ly mingled and conferred la low and
confidential tones.
"The 1913 legislature, explained Pro
fessor Ogburn, made a great record for
constructive legislation in the public
Interest. The 1915 legislature, he
averred, went to the other extreme,
leaving little by way of laws enacted
to forward the constructive activities
or the public interests of Oregon's peo
ple, and adopting this policy in the
name of economy, ;
Professor Ogburn had analyzed the
votes cast by individual legislators on
many measures, and this information
he filed for the benefit of league mem
bers la connection with future cam
pafgna and legislative sessions. He
said that from discoverable sentiment
there can be no doabtthat the people
will be called upon, In the near future,
to vote on a commission form of state
government-
During his address, ex-IUayor Shank
discussed the high cost of living. He
aaid that as long as the middleman la
able to control the supply through
cold atorage and other methods. Just
so long tnust the producer expect low
prices for his products. Just so long
must the 50-mer expect to pay ex
cessive vices, and Just so long will
the hlgH tost of living remain a deter
rent to?Ahe general Welfare in this
country.
Wessons Are Drawn
"If a man in Yamhill county wants
a farm hand who. speaks, say, tier
man, and the fare from Portland U
his station is $2, he can send a money
order for the railroad fare to the post
master in Portland. Through the
agency of the federal employment bu
reau, the man who wants that Job can
be found. He will not be given the $2
to buy a railroad ticket, but the ticket
will be bought for him and he can use
it only In going to his work.
"Any man who wants work can ob
tain a blank from the postoff ice or any
city or rural carrier and send it post
age free to the Information bureau of
the Immigration service in Portland,
and when the bureau learns of a Job
for him. he will be notified."
In this way Postmaster F. S. Myers,
in his address before the league, de
scribed the workings of the new fed
eral employment plan.
Zone System Described,
He was followed by John H. Barbour,
United States Immigration service, who
tald how the ambition, la to give na
tionally disseminated information
about "manlesa Jobs and Jobless men."
SO that thev mav be bromrht tnih.
He described the zone system of carry
ing on me work, and concluded with
the assertion that; as people use this
new service which the department of
labor and Immigration offers free, it
will become valuable in solving 'the
problem of unemployment.
At the conclusion of tho mitinr a
C. Newlll, chairman of the program
committee, announced that effort
would be made to have Senator I. N.
Day, "boss" of the senate, and ex-Governor
Oswald WeBt make addresses at
next Saturday's noon meeting In the
Multnomah hotel.
Painless Parker
Makes Complaint
Dentist Says Sis Witnesses In Dam
age Suits Aggregating $60,000 are
Being- Influenced.
E. R. Parker, or "Painless Parker"
as he is best known, who has been
sued In a number of cases for alleged
malpractice aggregating in amount
$60,000 charges that his witnesses are
being influenced. He said last night.
"I subpenaed as a witness G. H.
Fee. an Invpstfffafni' nrKia t . "
now disclaiming admissions formerly
'""' ne was employed by the
dentaj trust to gather evidence against
me.
"When Fee was subpenaed he
signed a written statement admitting
that during last October he. Fee. was
employed as an Investigator for the
dental association, receiving therefor
as compensation for his services the
sum of J47.50 per week.
"Fee admitted that in the course of
his employment he had directed a
woman who had been to my office
and there treated professionally to, go
to the office of a dentist opposed to
me and that he had sent other people
to this same offics. Foe also admit
ted telling of his employment to five
people whom he remembered by name
and to many others whose names he
could not recall during November and
October last when I was making my
crusade against the dental trust In
this city.
"Fee now asserts that all those
statements he admits having made are
not tgue although he is still .investi
gating for persons whose identity he
refuses to disclose.
"I have had the same fight in New
York and California during the past
twenty years. I have been sued over
a hundred times and have only ap
peared in court once. That waa in
California last October."
For motorists there has been In
vented a cloth lined rubber rail that
folds flat when not in use.
nmutuiuitta3
seiuiliiilfiStiiiiiifiueBi
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they're "at home
-The greeting here is one that is
Jn keeping with the best tradi
tions of this great hotel kindly,
refined, hospitable.
Whether world-traveler or citi
zen you can entertain and be en
tertained at The Portland in an
environment that pleases.
Every choice viand may be
served to you in dining room or
grill; Thev Portland's cuisine is
of the highest excellence.
Charges are moderate.
Alderman Talks
On. Portland Schools
Superintendent Telia Wiutt the City
Schools Are Doing Professor Og
bura "Will Lecntrs om Economics.
Lents. Feb. 20. City Superintendent
of Schools L. R. Alderman delivered
an address on "What the Portland
Schools Are Doing," illustrated by
stereopticon views of Portland school
products, before a large audience at
the regular meeting of the Lents
Parent-Teacher association at' Lents
school assembly hall last night. A
program of vocal and instrumental
music was rendered.
Professor William Ogburn. of Reed
college, will lecture on "Social Econ
omics" at a public meeting ot the
Mt. Scott W. C. T. U. at Lents Friends'
church Tuesday afternoon. The semi
monthly business meeting will pre
cede the lecture.
PARISHIONERS WILL
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
OF GEO. WASHINGTON
Patriotic Concert Will Be
Held at Madeleine Church;
Wheelwright Speaker.
t I
William D. Wheelwright.
Tomorrow evening the parishioners
of the Madeleine churcn in Irvlngtoa
will celebrate Washington's birthday
with a patriotio concert and lecture,
the occasion also being the third an
niversary of the dedication of the
church. William D. Wheelwright will
be the speaker of the evening nd ha
chosen for hla subject, "Europe's Con
flict and Its Lessons for America."
Rev. Father George F. Thompson,
pastor of the church, and Rev. Father
George J. Campbell, hla assistant,
will be assisted by the men and women
of the parish in receiving the guests.
The affair is planned aa a benefit for
the parochial school. Refreshment!
will be served after the program,
which will be given under he direc
tion of Frederick W. Goodrich aa fol
lows: "America," by Madeleine choir and
audience; flag drill by boys of Made
leine school; "Just Uefore the Bat
tle Mother," Arthur Harbaugh; reci
tation. Adel Jones; "Maryland, My
Maryland." Mi's. Mitchell: minuet In
costume by eight boys and girls of
Madeleine school; "Columbia the Gem
of the Ocean," Miss Nona Lawler; ad
dress, "The War and Its Lessons for
America," William 1). Wheelwright;
"The ftar Spangled Banner" (solo by
Misa Nona Lawler), choir and audi
ence. After the program refresh
ments will be served, during' which
selections of patriotic music will be
rendered by Miss Marie Chapman
(violin) a:-d Frederick W. Goodrich
(piano;. Rev. George Thompson will
preside.
Sermons Based on
Gospel of John
Betlwood, Feb. 20. Luring th' Lent
en season. Rev. J. 15. Touel, pastor, IB
preaching a series of sermons on suc
cessive Sunday evenings in his series
"Along the Way With Jesus," dealing
with those portions of tha gospel of
John relating to Passion Week. To
morrow evening he will take for hla
.fieme "Jesus Wrestling With the Ter
rible Burden of Men." Christ's exper
ience In the garden of Oethsemane.
Next Sunday evening he will take
for hla theme "Christ Before Pilate";
on March 31 "The Crucifixion"; on
March 2 8 "Jesus In the Tomb of Joseph
of Arlmathea." and on Faster Sunday
"The Resurrection."
The Women's Missionary society of
this church held a stiver tea yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. M.
Kelly, 1432 Bast Thirteenth street
"Korea was discuased by Mrs. L N.
Ptftne. Mr. R. E. Eisert spoke on
"The American Indiana,- and Mrs. J.
II. Mallett spoke on "Tha Alaskan In
dians." City Superintendent of Schools 1 R.
Alderman will deliver an Illustrated
address on "What Bell wood People
; Can Do for This Community" at Sell-
wood school at 8 O'clock Monday night
si - - I " ' " .
Revivals at Lents
Commence Today
Series of Speolal Keetlaga Will Be
Held In tents Baptist Churcn To
morrow Morning.
Iients. Feb. 20.- Rev. W. J. Beaan,
of the Third Baptist church, ana Rev.
; F. H. Mayes, of Sellwood Baptist
j church, will commence a series of spe-
cail revival . services at Lents Baptist
. church tomorrow morning. Rev. Mr.
; Hayes will preach tomorrow morning
on "Lost Opportunities." The revival
services will be held every evanlng
until March 5. There will be special
music. Ryv. J. M. NelsOn Is pastor Of
the Lents churrh.
The Lents Baptist Tounrf People's
I ITnion held its regular quarterly so
' eial, arranged by the social committee,
' Tuesday evening at the Home of Mr.
and Mrs, R. O. Horning, Woodmere.
Games were played and a program of
vocal and instrumental music was ren
dered. Refreshments were served.
Richard , J- Tussey, of Lents, and.
EFFECT OF FEDERAL
RESERVE BANKS ON
T
Portland Bankers Find Value
in the -Suggestions of
Cashier McKee, California,
HOW RELIEF IS EXTENDED
Pull and Frank Talk "With Each of tha
Borrowers May Get Results,
Zt Is Declared.
Will the federal reserve svstem
help the country banks?
From the beginning it has been rec
ognised that a "yes" answer to this
question would realize more than
through any other channel the pre
dicted benefits of the federal reserve
law to agricultural interests and crop
movements..
Portland bankers, therefore, have
found value In suggestions offered by
H. 8. McKee, cashier of the National
Bank of California,
"It Is probably true." he says, "that
bankers are inclined to conservatism,
and conservatism In understood to
mean a preference for the established
order and opposition to any change;
especially any oh&nge proposed by
someone else. The federal reserve
act has made many changes in the
banking business and will lead to
many more.
Pair Hearing Asked.
Consequently human nature itself
tends to plant In the banking mind a
alight prejudice against, or at least
a lack of enthusiasm for, these
changes. Simple fairness, therefore,
as well as a selfish desire to realize
a substantial benefit, suggests that
we lay aside any preconceived un
friendliness to the federal reserve
bank, and try to give it the help and
co-operation each of us would give If
he had been the one who proposed it
In the first place. If this is not the
proper attitude to assume toward the
new system what attitude would be
better, and to what would it lead?
"The reserve bank is . not Itself a
remedy for the long standing defects
In our banking system and customs,
but Is, instead, really a device by the
use of which we can remedy them for
ourselves.
"Some of us are going to do this,
and do it energetically and with great
resultant benefit. A few of us are
probably going to make no effort at
all, but be content with criticism, and
expect the reserve bank to come in
side our very doors and force relief
.upon us.
Kay Make Own Choice.
"In other words, the federal re
serve bank is an instrument which- the
member banks may use or not, as
they severally elect. The fact of the
matter is, nearly all of the relief the
reserve bank will afford must orlgi
nate right in the member banks them
selves, and the benefit to any member
bank will be much or little. Just as It
snail, itseir. decide.
"Let us assume the "case of n. tra
leal bank In a small town where the
president says the reserve bank does
him no good, for he has no eligible
paper. There are two courses open
to him: One is to take no action ex
cept to complain, and the other is to
set about accumulating a line of ellr-
lble paper. How much will he need?
It la believed to be a fair assump
tion to say that if he had 10 per cent of
hla loans in form eligible for redis
count, he would have enough to give
nim as run a discount privilege with
the reserve bank as he would be
likely to make use of. How. then,
shall the banker put 10 per cent
of his paper in eligible form? It
seems a sufficient answer to say that,
as he makes the loans himself, he
ought to be able to get at least 10 per
cent of them to suit him. The real an
swer is, by gradually forming new
practices and habits among his bor
rowers and in himself. To be more
definite: A careful study of every
note In the loan pouch will disclose,
even in the deadestr poiuch. many notes
that can be made eligible for redis
count; that is, notes whose makers are
engaged in Industrial, commercial or
agricultural pursuits and who actually
used the money borrowed in one of
these pursuits, and who are produc
ing something they will turn into
money wherewith to pay the note.
Must Report In Full.
"It Is believed that a full and
frank talk with each one of the bor
rowers Of this class will result in
many of them replacing their present
notes with new ones for either all or,
at any rate, part of the Indebtedness,
from which new notes can be made,
both In form and spirit, eligible for
rediscount."'
To accomplish this the borrower
must give a full report of his busi
ness and condition, continues the
statement, so that the new notes, fall
ing within the rules of the federal re
serve bank, may be strictly negotiable.
The borrower may figure out a date
when he Is morally certain he will
have the money to meet the . note.
Ioans,. large and small, may be thus
handled. Ultimately the character of
bank loans will be raised.
Will Read Paper on
Abraham Lincoln
President Peter Kama of the Bank
of Sellwood to Present Paper at
Meeting of tke Sellwood V. M. C. A.
Sellwood. Feb. 20. President Petr
Hume of the Bank Of Sellwood. will
read a paper on "Lincoln." at the
regular monthly meeting of the La
dles' Auxiliary of Sellwood Y. M. C.
A. at the association building Wednes
day afternoon. Piano solos will be
rendered by Mrs. L. J. Easum and
Mrs. F. II. Hayes and vocal soloa
will be contributed by Mrs. Ernest
Charters and Mrs. M. E. Orlder. A
business session will be held at 2:80
o'clock. .The program will be fol
lowed by a social hour. Refreshments
will be served.
The hostess will be Mrs. C. L.
Whipple, Mrs. J. G. McDougall. Mrs.
IT. T, Capell, Mrs. A. A. Cairnes,
Mrs. L. B. Pearl and Mrs. C T. Price.
The reception committee is composed
of Mrs. William Strahlman, Mrs. R.
Kelland, Mrs. B. B. Wlr.i? and Mrs.
W. r. Palmer, president Miss
Blanche Payne and Mrs. Stanley Jew
ett will have Charge Of the decorating.
The sick and visiting committee of
tha auxiliary for this month ia com
posed of Mrs. James B. Renner, chair
man, and Mrs. F. Meindl.
Mrs. tocla W. Smith, of Gilbert sta
tion, were xnarrled Wednesday after
noon at Lents Baptist Church, RcV.J.
M. Nelson officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
Tussey i will make their home at Gil
bert station.
COUNTRY
BANKS
01
Concert to Be Held J
At Gresham Library
Third of Series Zs Set for Vest trtv
day; Injured Boy 1m Slightly Zm
proved; Mrs. Wire Better.
Gresham, Or., Feb. 20. The third
of the free monthly victrola concerts
of worth-while muslo will be held at
Gresham library February 28. The
public is invited to attend.
Slight improvement was reported
from Good Samaritan hospital tonight
in the condition of Enos Volbrecht,
the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S
Volbrecht,"who suffered a badly frac
tured skull when struck by an auto
mobile at Gresham last Saturday?
Mrs. Melville T. Wire, wife of the
pastor of the Llnneman Memorial
church, was reported from Good Sa
maritan hospital tonight as Improving
rapidly.
VENERABLE PORTLAND
RESIDENT IS DEAD
Henry D. Slater.
Another venerable eitlxen of Port
land who passed to the beyond recent
ly was Henry D. Slater who died at
his home. 894 Simpson street, January
28, from dilation of the heart
Impressive funeral services were
held at the Portland Crematorium Sun
day, January 81, F. Elmo Robinson of
the First Christian Science church,
conducting the service which was con
cluded by the ceremony of Oregon
lodge. No. 1. A. F. and A. M., of which
he was a member.
Mr. Slater was born in Vermillion,
La Salle county, Illinois, October 10.
1847, and was married in 1868 to Miss
Mary E. Geer who survives. Also
surviving Is one son, C. F. Slater, who
lives in the south and a granddaughter,
Miss Eva M. Slater. Three daughters
born of the union died before Mr.
Slater's death.
Liquor in Oregon City,
Oregon City, Or., Feb. 2. Raiding
a house within 80 feet of the city
Jail, Constable Frost and Deputy Grif
fith arrested Claude Krone, B. A.
Churchill and" Frank Smalley on a
charge of selling whiskey.
William Lawrence of Molalla came
down for the Willamette Southern
Railway celebration.xand brought two
quart bottles of "red .liquor." He
was arrested.
. Nothing to Cook With.
St Louis Globe.
He (describing his war experiences)
Just then the enemy got our range.
She You poor fellow: And you had
to go without your dinner.
Grips to be strapped to the hands
and feet have been invented to aid a
man to climb ropes.
Faces As Fair
As An Orchid
Are Possible When Stuart's Calcium
Wafers Are Used After Meals to
Clean Up 4 Skin Eruption
. and Discolorations.
Whn a face is covered with blotches,
Uver spots, pimples, blackheads, etc.,
Stuart's Calcium Wafers will act like
some magical charm. However, there
is nothing magical about them. They
are nature's own way of cleansing the
human blood and preventing it from
filling the surface of the body the
skin with pimples and little skin
eruptions. '
I I
"With a Face as Fair as a Say In
June."
The abolishing of all skin disorders
must begin with the blood. Lotions,
salves, cosmetics, etc., will do no ma
terial good. The trouble comes from
within and there the remedy must tie
applied.
If you really desire quick action and
at the same time a common sense, nat
ural, harmless blood purifier, then
Stuart's Calcium Wafers is this rem
edy. The Correct and best blood purifier
known to science is Calcium Sulpnide.
This great cleanser is contained .In
proper quantities in Stuart's Calcium
Wafers and that is why all blood trou
bles and skin blemishes rapidly disap
pear after their use.
Art unsightly and pimply face due to
impure blood is one of the most dis
gusting siahts one can see, and yet all
about us, upon the street. In the thea
tre, when traveling, etc.. we see these
horrible results. ;
There is no need for this condition
if you will take Stuart's Calcium Wa
fers daily aud keep all salves, lotions,
cosmetics and other harmful prepara
tions from clogging the pores.
Every first-class druggist in this
country carries Htuart's Calcium Wa
fers, which are pleasant to take, harm
lesa, and may ha obtained for 60 cent
a box. A small sample package will
be mailed free by addressing F, A,
Stuart Co 115 Stuart Bldg Marshall,
Mich. (Adv.)
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WHIRLWIND FIGHT .
FOR NEW MEMBERS
PLAN FOR Y. M. C. A.
Promoters; to Enlist Thou
sands of Young Men In
14 Hour Campaign,
1000 NEW MEMBERS GOAL
Competition with tha Seattle Institu
tion Will Be One of Hals Fea
tures of Campaign.
Four thousand five hundred Port
land young men will be invited to Join
the Young Men's Christian association
during 14 hours of- the most sensa
tional membership campaign that the
association has had in its history.
From February 23 to March 2. 224 of
Portland's most prominent business
and professional men,, organized into
teams and commanded by officers who
have mapped out the campaign with
Demitaj
.717-71
.Dei
Every dentist, who appeared in
Salem before the legislature last
week as an advocate of cocaine
and arsenic is a Trust dentist.
The very Trustites who have
I - Si.
f I been claiming tb
ians of the health of the dear peo
ple" in Oregon, when faced with a
law which would stop the usof
these poisons, joined the "poison
squad" and said the bill should be
defeated.
X I have torn the mask of hypocrisy from
the faces of these Trustites, so that tlie peq-
pie of Oregon who entrust their health and
life in the hands of the Dental Trust may
know them as t4iey are.
By their actions in this matter they have
shown that they would see Americans be
come a race of "dope fiends," rather than
admit that any measures proposed by Pain
less Parker were for the public good.
Rather, than give up some of the ill-gotten
gains extorted from the public by special
legislation these Trustites also opposed a
measure requiring a dental nurse, because
they will not pay a living wage to nurse
girls.
These representatives of the Dental
Trust who appeared before the legisla
tive committee at Salem said that ray two
bills were an insult to the dentists of the
state. The greatest authorities on dent
istry in this country and Europe say I am
right. They condemn the use of cocaine
and recommend a nurse in dental offices.
Professor Dr. Guido Fischer, director of
the Royal Dental Institute of the Univer
sity of Marburg, recognized as a world-wide
authority, in his recent book, "Local Anaes
thesia in Dentistry," says : ' .
"The presence of a third person, an assistant
or a woman attendant, is recommendable for so
cial reasons. Several cases of sexual hallucina
tions following the injection of cocaine solutions
locally in extractions have been ' reported, in
which the operator had difficulty in clearing; him
self owing to the absence of a third person, who
could easily have testified to his innocence."
Professor Dr. Kurt Hermann Thoma,
Harvard university, in his book, "Local
Anaesthesia in the Oral Cavity," says :
"It has therefore been established as a general
rule that neither the physician nor the dentist,
without urgent reasons, should induce anesthesia
when alone, but that a medical assistant, or at
least another person, should be present.
Professor Dr. Heinrich Braun, Director
of the Royal Hospital of Zwickau, Germany,
says: "In surgery cocaine has become obso
lete and is no longer used."
Fischer, in speaking of cocaine, says : "It
possesses, however, such a-great many dis
advantages, especially a specifically high
toxicity, that its employment
more and, more, greatly
suffering humanity."
KorneT says: "It is a fact, known to the
physician and dentist alike, that all anaes
thetics may produce erotic dreams. This is
true, not only of the agents employed in
general anaesthesia, but, according to pub
lished records and my own experience, also
of local anaesthetics, especially cocaine."
Dorn says: "A girl, aged 20 years, short
ly after an operation under cocaine, lapsed
into a condition of tremendous excitement,
respiration being considerably accelerated,
pulse 102, and made voluptuous motions
with her Mps, without notably reacting upon
PAINLESS PARKER, Dentist SH&
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Bakerfi-ld, Oakland, Brooklyn, New York.
the precision of modern military move
ments, will attempt to gather Into the
association 1000 new members.
For weeks, E. L. Thompson of the
Hartman & Thompson bank, J. D.
Goodell. Northwest Industrial Y. M. 3.
A. secretary, and IL W. Stone, general
secretary of the Portland association,
have been planning for the work of
the seven days that soon will be under
way. Pour divisions, each commanded
by a colonel, ' divide the activities of
the workers who are again divided
into teams, with eight teams and team
captains to each division.
Competition with Seattle.
Competition with the Seattle Y. M.
C A. will be one of, the big features
of the campaign. Each association
has taken one race in membership and
this one will decide the honors of the
series. Daily reports will be made on
the progress of the competition and
luncheons will be called at 12:15 each
day when these reports will be made.
On the stroke of 10 o'clock every
morning, the teams will start from
headquarters in the association for two
hours of work. Cards will be given
to the team commanders who will dis
tribute them to his men and the work
ers will be allowed to see only those
who have been named in the list.
Promiscuous soliciting for members
will not be tolerated and a binding set
of rules and regulations has been
drawn up and agreed upon with the
Seattle association. - -
Commanding Officers Named.
With 4320 members on its books,
Portland ranks seventh among the as
sociations of North America. The
standings are: Boston 6487, New York
Anil
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be the "guard
the patient committed suicide by shooting,
after having written to the assistant that
she intended to take heMife unless she re
ceived a" reply. It was ascertained after
ward that the woman was engaged to some
other man."
Fischer says: "It is imperative not to
leave in the waiting-room by themselves
or without supervision, locally anaesthetired
patients tyho have to wait for some time
before operation, but to observe them con
tinually. The following alarming case has
been reported to the writer: After inject
ing, the operator left the surgery for- the
laboratory. Upon returning, after not more
than one minute, he saw, to his astonish
ment, the patient in a helpless condition,
having fallen' back in chair and being
wedged between seat, armrest and back.
The head was deeply reclined, respiration
was difficult and slow, the pupils dilated, the
facial color cyanotic ; in short, all symptoms
typical of approaching asphyxia were pres
ent. With great effort he lifted the entirely
insensible patient from tlje chair, and laid
iicr on the floor. Respiration ceased, and
artificial respiration was induced, which
proved successful after about two minutes.
Tbc patient recovered relatively quickly
after cold clolhs, fresh air, and amyl nitrite,
had been applied, and -despite the serious
character of the. collapse was able to be cnt
home by carriage after one hour. This Oc
cident is a further proof of the necessity of
having a third person present far assistance
in every case of local anaesthesia."
Fischer recounts another case, and then
, adds: "This again justifies the demand that
not only during general, but also during
local anaesthesia, a third person should be
present to avoid all risks of suspicion."
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I challenge the Dental Trait to pro
duce one single authority of the past 10
years advocating the use of cocaine and ,
condemning the presence of a dental
nurse. If I have insulted the dental pro
fession of Oregon, then it has also-been
insulted by all the greatest authorities ;
known in dentistry.
Dr. Jene Cline, member of-the? Oregon
Board of Dental Examiners, said before the
is being limited
to the benem o
V
for these
West Side eiSO, Loif Angeles ft 02 9, De- .
trolt 6039. Chicago Central 6017. Port- '
land 4320. Seattla 4185. . , .
Tha commanding officers of the :-
campaign are: E. I Thompson, gen
eral commanding; John t. Goodell, '
Northwest Industrial Y. M. C A. secre- ,
tary, general coach; Colonel W. M.
Umbdenstock. -coach A, M.. Grllley; Cow
onel L C. Cunningham, coach 1, B.
Rhodes; Colonel R, D. Carpenter, coach
R. E. Randall; Colonel E. B. Mac
Naughton, coach A. J. Robinson.
At the same time, the boys' depart
ment of the association will make spe- ,
olal effort to Increase its membership,
200 lads being organized 'Into teams ;
to scour In search of boys to take part
in the work of the clubs, teams and
varied activities of the department.
Points Jn-the final returns "will be
based on: 200 points for each senior
or junior member or renewal and -10U.
points for each dollar paid' In during
Lights for Rldgef leld.
Rldgefleld, Wash., Feb. 20. Mondsy,"
February 22. Washington's birthday.
Rldgefleld will have electric lights for
the first- time, providing everything
works out according to schedule of
the owners. The franchise for ' thev
lighting system was recently granted
to the Bratlle-McClelland Mllf com.
pany, which operate a large shingle
mill on the waterfront here. . Louis
Meeker will be line maintainer.
' The crater of an ancient volcano,,
in which there are numerous hut
springs, is utilised as a sanatorium In
Japan.
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being spoken- to. After having remained in
this condition of mental distraction and,
great excitement, for about 10 minutes, she
gradually regained consciousness, and 'ex-
plained that she had dreamed of her fiance.".
Hentze says: "A young woman had a
tooth extracted in the clinic under local
anaesthesia. She showed symptoms of co
caine1 intoxication and hysterical fits, but
soon recovered and returned home. Soon
afterward the assistant, who had been pres
ent at the operation, and whom she hadenot
known even by name, received love letters
from the woman, which remained unan
swered: Three days following the operation
committee hearing that there was no neces-
laws. He knew, or'should
know, that the above authorities cannot be
'denied. He said dentists seldom used arsenic
and the danger in cocaine is largely imagina
tive. Dr. Guy S, MiHbury, who belongs to
the trust in California, where I have pre
sented these same bills to the legislature,
stated before the legislative committee hear
ing there that arsenic was absolutely es
sential in the practice of dentistry and had.
been used for 2000 years. f
I would suggest that if these Trustites
are going to try and fo6l the people of these"
two states that they get together on their
statements.
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