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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' SUNDAY MORNING,' MAY 16, 1920. CLEM E SNOW IS SPECIAL NEED IN CITY OF ROSES Coming of Thousands of Visitors Should Findj Portland Spick and Span in jEverything. 1 The - census ijhla year shows It great growth li population, espe cially in the towns and cities. We know; frohi the bank statis tics and from many other sources, that the Unltedj States has grown tremendously In "wealth. The people have more savings deposits, more bonds and stocks, j more life insur ance and more of everything that shows great material prosperity. Prices are all Ilgh, but moat peo ple seem to . be able to pay them and have a surplus. Now, also we re riven figures to how we have more people. Our cities are growing at a trapld rate, so far as population and wealth are concerned. Is that the only way a city should grow? Should It-not grow in beauty, in the things that-irnake life more worth living, in coiwenleinces for recreation, in social activities. In those things which uplift the spirit and especially should It not grow in the promotion of health and the reduction ot the death rate? BETTER THINGS WANTED The spirit of the times is not alone for" bigger things land more things, but 'it is especially far better things. That really is "the great unrest." The peo- .i. vtrav ftilnn htfr llvlnff and growing conditions. They are not satis fied merely to see their city grow large in population and! business. They want it to grow, also n those things' which make life more pfleasant and more free from sickness ahd , from the distress caused by loss of employment through 'disease and epidemic Everywhere thre is. this demand for these better ! liviig conditions. People, are reaching out? for them, blindly in most cases, because they do not know what to do to get them. They do not realize that they jean produce these con ditions for themsfelvea," if they will only work together td get them. Any city can be healthful and beautiful and a de sirable place; to hive in, if Its citizens will pull togetheif to j make it so. There Is no need to make a commotion, to tear things to pieces.Mo i set one portion of the community against another. What is needed Is cooperation and unity of effort on the part of all in the following ef some particular and "practical plan. Then the thing Is done. This plan exists. It has been worked with great success for a number of years in many American cities. It can be worked this year more successfully than ever, every cnyg wnere 11 nag ueen iricu la a better, morej healthful and a pleas ; anter city to llvje inj because of it. This plan, which literally transforms ciues is uie ciesn-up ana paini-up cam paign, wnicn is aauon-wiae m its scope. and which this year is doing its work in thousands ofl cities and towns. It cleans the streets, j cleans the alleva. cleans the back yards and basements, cuts the weeds and carta away the cans and refuse from vacant lots, fills up or drains stagnant ponds, stops the strewing around fof -.garbage, clears away fly breeds and tfre ponds where the ma laria mosquito propagates, makes thrift boxes, keeps lgwns neat, plants and - trims trees, enforces the milk and food laws, and paints up fences, garages, v porches and house a All these things create more sanitary and health ; ful conditions, . reduce sickness and loss because of more beautiful surroundings, Increase the vafue of property, reduce fire losses and insurance premiums, cre ate new pride Ini the city and a new civic 8T)frit whinh ,aa tn.fnrthA, nlvin .1 . . prises,; and Imparts to both " old and young new Interest and activity in all municipal affairs. . ; W05DERFrL Kvar wnitir - i j- . We did wonderful things in the war, wonderful as a nation and specially won derful in the spirit and deeds of our sol diers. Probably our nation has now more vigor and initiative and recreative power among Its .people than ever be fore. Now" let us turn this great Torce Into making Irving conditions better throughout the ration, in making life pleasanter and )freer from sickness and , sorror. If we put into this effort but City Officials Urge Clean-Up Acting Mayor BigelowSpeaks PORTLAND CLUBS CAN DO MUCH TO The spirit of: civic pride and duty should appeal to every man, woman and child In Portland to cooperate to the fullest extent In cleaning up the city between May 19-22." . This is the statement of Acting Mayor Bigelow, who has full charge of the bureau of fire. He characterises the possible results of the city-wide clean-up and palnt-up campaign as "one of the biggest assets that Portland can offer to her visitors a spotless and cleanly city."; . ; -" t . , "Cooperation from every organisation and individual In the city will be the real agency I to make certain the success of the campaign," continued Bigelow. "From the tiny child to the head of the family there must be a desire to clean up the city; fiot alone the yards, but basements, i alleys, walks and garrets should be made spotless. I hope that no citizen will take advantage of those who are working to put over the campaign by placing i rubbish and tin cans on neighbors property. Such action would only defeat the campaign. WILL SEE FAULTS . "The eyes of close to 75.000 visitors will be on 1 Portland in June. Those eyes will readily see our faults as well as our virtues. If the city is cleanly and orderly that impression will be car ried to the- far corners of the country by those who visit us. A dirty city would be a death blow to us a clean city will advertise us all over the coun try.. ;. j "As acting mayor of the. city during Mayor Baker's absence, 1 earnestly ap peal to all residents and citizens of Portland to back this campaign to the limit. It cannot fall if the heart and action of every citizen is behind the movement, which means so much to ua." Fire Marshal Edward Grenfell. under whose direction first details of the plan were worked out, looks upon the cam paign as a wonderful fire prevention measure. 1 "Cleanliness means the prevention of fjre." said I OrenfelL "In my long ex perience the cases of fires breaking out in cleanly basements, buildings and al leys are almost negligible. Rubbish breeds fires. The orderly, well kept basement' free from : scattered papers, excelsior and other Inflammables, is a half the zeal and determination, but half the patriotic spirit that we de voted to making the world a fit place to live in."i we shall soon have the most beautiful' and healthful cities in the world. 1 . We ought to have them. We have the moneyj the intelligence, the love for good things. All we need is the coopera tive spirit.: the ability to work together democratically and loyally for the com mon good, j With this spirit the clean-up and paint-up campaign can be made a wonderful success, the city can be made more- beautiful and prosperous, the amount of sickness and death rate can be appreciably reduced and everyone can be happier in the fuller enjoyment of his life and ' work. Chain Drug Stores Viewed as Menace By Smaller Firms j , : . ' I B United New.) Washington, May 15. Independent re tail druggists consider chain drug store systems have possibilities of disaster for tbem, they said in convention here. Means -of competition, with powerful chain drug concerns was one of the chief topics discussed - by speakers before the American Pharmaceutical association. Already There are 315 corporations op erating 1565 stores and doing 20 per cent of the drug business of the country, according to Clyde I. Eddy of New York. "Three out of every 100 drug stores in the country are chain drug stores and the movement is in its infancy," he de clared. "Twenty years ago there were less than i 25 chafn drug stores. It is likely that there will be as many as 000 in the country before another dec ade has passed and what that will mean to the independent retailer I need not say." i . The largest Of the drug corporations are extremely wealthy and well equipped tc drive small stores to the wall. Twenty-one of the largest corporations, oper ating 545 j stores, sell 576,000.000 worth of merchandise each year, speakers said. for street railways, consisting of a frame to be mounted In JTront of a ear, equipped with - scrapers that fit over the tops of the rails. . ' . . , .: ilii III -s ;jj5p ii 111 , Jj What Does YOUR Garden Need? We have the garden tools that will put and keep it inlvelvety condition. Plain and ball bearing lawn mowers to shave it smooth. Garden hose to keep it frjsh and grVn. Hoes, spadesj scythes rakes to takej care of borders, flower and vegetable beds. Also;, a full line of carpenters' tools for those needed repairs to the house. i - t :; CHOWN HARDWARE CO. Headquarters for Sporting Goods" splendid protection for any home against fire." - "KEEP IT UP i "Clean up, paint tip and keep It up," is the slogan appearing on ; four page pamphlets that during the past few days have found their way to every home in the city. ' . I ' j ! Grenfell. in asking the cooperation of everyone in the city, points out .that the 400 or more firemen in the city have volunteered' their services during off time hours in any capacity they are needed. ' This alone will mean a saving of thousands of dollars, he says. Boy Scouts will aid all week in the campaign. School children over the ; city will be given half-day holidays i on days In which their districts are being cleaned! j Saturday, May 22, has been designated as burn-up day. Permits to burn rub bish in vacant lots will not be required during the entire clean-up week, says Grenfell. Junk will be purchased at each fire station at . market price on Satur day,. May 22. : -u ENRICH THE CITY Cleanup Activities of Community I Organization Can Be Made Power' for Much Civic Good. The fine spirit , of community in terest and pride and cooperation which is created by the national clean-up and paint-up campaign has no better permanent result than attained by the formation of neigh borhood improvement clubs. ; In this way all that: the campaign seeks to do at one season of the year is made permanent or continuous and the nighborhood ; which has such a club gets sustained value from it. Such clubs, of which there are a number In Port land, can get results that no mere neigh borhood sentiment could secure. The mere existence of the club prompts all property owners and residents to ' do something - to make their places look better, even If they db not become mem bers of the club Itself. With such a club organized and com mittees appointed onj all the different lines of activity it can become a power ful ' force in the neighbo.rbood. There should be a' clean-up committee, to have supervision of the cleaning of streets, alleys, j vacant lots, etf., during the regu lar campaign, and to; see that they are kept clean afterwards. - There should be a paint-up committee, to do what it can' to Induce property owners to paint buildings. There should be a committee on shade trees, flowers and , thrift gar dens. Especially there should be some committee to promote neighborhood so ciability, group entertainments, picnics, etc, and above ' all it could create and supervise' playgrounds for the children, using the various vacant lots for that purpose. i. . .- ' Such: a committee could conduct ath letic contests among the children of the members of the club. There is plenty of time for such games on Saturday afternoons and even; during the long summer evenings, especially where the daylight saving system is in operation. In winter community j singing and other forms, of entertainment could be prompt ed by the. club. ) v ',. ;:!' A neighborhood dub la one of the fin est : tilings for the promotion of home life and neighborhood good ; will, health, beauty and improvement of the value of all property that can be imagined. Fire Hazards Will Be Reduced During Clean-Uppampaign One of the bis features of Clean Up " and Paint Up week to be ob served ; In Portland this week, will be Fire Marshal GrenfelTs campaign for making the city ' safe against fire. v.. ;?- .', Amoeg the greatest fire hazards In residences is .a basement full ,of rub bish, or a wood lift littered with- paper and bits of kindling and a closet harbor ing oily rags and waste. . Clean . all such places out is the fire marshal's plea. . , : '."''-y'-. If you need advice as to how best to pcftect your home against fire, the fire department will give it to you gratia Clean up your premises. Have' every thing spick and span for fire inspection. It is essential and must be-done. . The fire losses of the ; United States run intd the hundreds of millions every year, about J250.000.000 In fact. Some body loses this money, even though the insurance companies pay the owners for the loss ; for they must collect In pre miums more than they pay out in losses or they "would go' out of business. KEEP YOUR LAWN BEAUTIFUL 14 Inch Ball Bearing Lawn Mowers With 8 Inch Wheel mower: $9.50 to $23 LAWN HOSE 50 Ft. Guaranteed Hose , $6.00 to $12.00 273 MORRISON ST. T !r &k blue E nee m eQRTLAND must Paint Up! All America will be our guests this summer and we must " show bur city at its best. Paint will do it Paint will make the homes more attract ivewill make our city even more beautiful.. TheiBeebe Company has long sold Preservative Guaranteed Paints to" the large steamship companies. It has been given the severest test that paint could be subjected toi Salt spray, extremes of hot and cold and constant washing with strong soap suds have tested this paint and it has made good. Today, Preservative Guaranteed Paints are used by the big ocean-going boats that ply from the port of Portland. f And you can buy this same paint for Your Home an buy it at prices .that mean a real saving in price because the Beebe Company is determined to do its utmost to break the rising cost of Cleaning Up by offering this Guaranteed Paint at these smashing prices for a limited period only. i , P. faction e wmmmt V ! 6 A - t -. - . oi Won Get eed- Paints Your- Money Mdckt Mead Tliem Pricey I Preservative Guaranteed Utility Paint J5 Solely for the purpose of introducing Preservative "Guar anteed Paints and doing our bit to help make Portland more attractive during the 'coming .season, the following prices will hold for a limited time only. Preservative Utility Paints are the identical products that have been sold for years by the Beebe Company to ship owners, and which is now standard marine paint in the North Pacific. Intro ductory price, in colors Quarts in colors, $1.00. 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Youneed only clip and sign the coupon and the can is yours, but, come early. 2lA I Tine T". Bslb CoinniT Exclusive Distributors of Preservative Paints . Cor. First and Washington Streets, Old I First ; National Bank Building FREE COUPON ! Clip this coupon, sign' your name and address. Bring it to The Beebe Company Store, comer First and Washington sts. You will receive a regular 35c can of Preservative RENEW SINK absolutely FREE,for trial in your home. Name Street ! I! t 223 Morrison St., Near First Main 1731