ATTRACTION
FURNITURE EXHIBIT
GREAT
FOR BUYERS WEEK
With at least 300 furniture buyers
from Pacific coast states in the city
for Buyers' week, sessions of the
Northwest Furniture Iealer ; aaso
elation have aseumed larger propor
tions this year than ever before.
There are several hundred, visitors
also. Indirectly; or, partially Inter
ested in furniture buying. ,
The exhibit arranged in the Morgan
Atchley building at Grand avenue and
L'ait Star It street ' by Northwestern job
bers and furniture manufacturers has
been attracting a-j great amount of at
. tentionu 1 Some of the furniture buyers
spent practically' the entire day at the
exhibit Tuesday..;
TO BANQUET A5D DAXCE
Luncheons; arranged in the Arcadian
gardens of the Multnomah hotel con
tinued Wednesday. Another luncheon
will be held Thursday noon and Thurs
day evening the annua! banquet and
dance, of the furniture dealers will be
held in the grand ball room of the hotel.
AIfflot BO manufacturers and jobbers
Of furniture have: joined in the exhibit
and I special entertainment features for
the visitors have i been arranged - by a
committee in charge of the furniture
buyers. This committee is headed by
W A. Healy. ,-
Hastening to the furniture dealers'
convention. J. J. Carr.one of the lead
ing members of the organisation, came
10 j ortiana ty airplane irom ms nome
in Ia l Grande. Tuesday afternoon.- Carr
arrived at Lewis & Clark field at 1:10
o'clock with Frank Hilton, a Ford dealer
Of La Grande. ;'The plane was piloted
by B. M. Rechstetner and made the trip
in 111 minutes. The visitors were met
by a reception committee at the landing
field and from there went to headquar
ters in the exhibit building, to register.
SHOE SCALERS TO MEET s
Inj connection with Buyers week ani
other convention is being planned by the
Retail Shoe Dealers' association of the
coast, which - has a membership of
about 200. i ,
Flans for the convention of shoemeri
will be announced following a luncheon
which will be held In the Chamber of
Commerce dining- room Thursday noon.
JV O. Caldwell has Issued the call for
the luncheon. Caldwell Is secretary treas
urer of the Oregon branch of the Na
tional Association; of Ehoemen.
uUWIoluGAIN
IN TENNESSEE TEST
(Coatinawi Prom Pass One.) ; "
egraphed Miss Chart WUliams. chair
man of the .Democratic woman's steering
committee, inac ne wiabed she "would
emphatically state to Democratic mem
bers of the senate and house the great
interest that the national committee, re
flecting the sentiment of the democracy
ef the nation, has Jn the result of the
vote of ratification by your state of the
nineteenth amendment." at
In event the Tennessee legislature rati
fied .the amendment a. legal contest will
ensue, according-; to , announcement of
Judge Joseph Higgins of Nashville, presi
dent of the Tennessee Constitutional
league, a recently organized association
of lawyers, opposed to suffrage.
MAYS URGES TENNESSEE v
G. O. P. TO HELP SUFFRAGE
- By J. Bart Campbell
MarlOn. Ohio, !Aug. 11. (L N. S.)
republican National Chairman Will H.
Hays struck hard today for ratification
of the national woman suffrage amend
ment by the Tennessee legislature.
Following a conference here with Sen
ator Warren Gw Harding, ; Republican
nominee for president. Hays dispatched
a long telegram to ' Republican legis
lators atlisashville in which he urged
"immediate action as a measure of sim
ple justice to American women. '
. Asserting that "oresent - unrest la in
a large measure dua to the fact that so
many vital questions are clamoring for
simultaneous decision," Hays, declared
mat one of these was the suffrage ques'
uon mat -can be settled Immediately
by the Tennessee legislature."
"Lurge ratification first m the hope
or thereby- clearing the political atmos
phere : second, in - the belief ; that the
suppression of affective opinion -works
i n hols body. politic ; and.
... uw vunviciion mat we owe
immediate, action as a simple measure of
justice to American Women." ' -
SHOE VENDERS FEATURE ATTENDANCE OF BUYERS
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Amone visitors In the footwear trade attcndlne the blc business Catherine are. from left FTank C. Pnrslev of Coouille: N. D,
Mnrmrpt Shrunk nf Dlvmnlu V..h t n W 11 MKa Af Vila- fliii W M.iriln n Elli !Tt.. tlr II . . -E-nnicio. Panl TWl. ICOrding tO WOrd received here - tOAAY.
Hrfas of Portland i Mrs. George W. Hyatt of Enterprise; John E. Chappll of Goldendale, Wash.; J. D. Bobberoff of portlanu; T., W. Galls. iSd 3,- d 7vra
ciier or NCison, li. C, and J. A. Caldwell of Portland, socretary-treasurer of the Oregon Retail Shoe Xeal crs aMsocv'tlon,
son-in-law's arrest was communicated to
her Wednesday. The family appeared
not to be In want when the mother vis
ited at San Piego.-.
i The-younr woman's father, manager
pf the G. & R. Machinery company. 503
Gerllnger building, had heard nothing
of bis daughter's fate, but following a
telephone call from Mrs- Riner Wednes
day rooming he pieced together a story
Of peesibiliUes that led him Jo fear the
worst. .
"Until a week or so aeo." Rlner said.
we had been reeelvlag hand - written
letters from Flash every one of them so
licitous of the health of hie wife. He
suddenly changed to typewriting, -and
that: must have been the time of hia
arrest. , r , - ; 'V -
. "He wrote such splendid letters, and
especially so within the last month. - It
was early In July he ewrete that Edna's
health required that he send her to
Arisona.f where a sister - would cars fox
her during a., season tn a hospital there.
"Immediately thereafter we were told
(hat we -could not reach Edna -by mail,
but should address our letters to him
and he would transfer them to her.: Put
ting these facts together I have this
.morning woven the story carried on The
Journal' wires. .,'(. .
"Edna had been, "married to Flash
about four " years.' By a former - marr
rlage she had a son whom we haVe
raised here In Portland a boy about
14 years old. " -v --:-K ':'.;;.;;v-!'
'I knew that their financial condiUon
was not the best, but I believe thereH.aa
no actual privation.' -. . -
One of the last letters we had from
Edna before her husband wrote that he
was sending her-, to a. hospital, she said
she was planning a trip home- There
after her letters stopped and all we
heard was through her husband."
Fire Threatens Town
Victoria, B. C. Aug. 10. (L N.
OVER
CIVIL ENGINEERS
IN CONTEST
'AFFILIATION ISSUE
Whether the 'American Society of
Civil Engineers affiliate wjth the re
cently organized National Engineer
ing Council will depend upon ita in
dlviddal members. ; a motion having;
passed at the fiftieth annual con
vention Tuesday at the Multnomah
hotel to submit the question' to the
members by ballot.- ; j
The- lesue was -hotly contested, . the
chief opposition resting with the - New
York delegation, which - maintained the
organization would lose its prestige .by
such affiliation. .- The- union; of all the
national engineering societies, ttwas ar
gued, -would result In a broader scope of
actlvltlea along the lines of civic and
welfare work.,...: ... .! - , .-
. Fourteen amendments to the constitu
tion were considered. Part Of these, be
cause , f inability to agree at the con
vention, will be carried over until the
next meeting in January. Those .which
passed provide for the cutting of New
York's representation of six directors
In half and the organization- of local sec
tions In each district which will take
part In selecting members and will send
representatives to nominate officers ia
place of the nominating committee,
The engineers are spending Wednes
day going over the Columbia river high
way, stopping st Esgle Creek for lunch
eon. Wednesday night a smoker will
be given in the grand ballroom at which
the women are expected to be present.
Frank Branch Riley will give .an illus
trated talk on the scenery of the North-
Thursday will be Spent in inspection
and sight-seeing trips.
Druggists of Oregon
Picnic at The Oaks
More than 300 druggists of Oregon
and their wives, in Portland attending
the four day convention of the State
Pharmaceutical association, spent
Wednesday at the Oaks where a picnic
was In progress during the afternoon and
evening for their entertainment. Busi
ness Missions will be resumed Thorsday
at the Multnomah hotel and a dance will
be given in the evening on th floating
pavilion Swan.; ,
Si-
Five hundred miners and other .resi
dents are fighting a brush fire that
Cool of Drain: sion. seven miles ' from Nanairao, ac-
dencea. have been burned.
LAUN - DRY - ETTE
- WASHES AND DRIES WITHOUT A WRINGER
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See demonstration in our store, or phone us for-demonstration in
your home. j - .
Sold on Easy Terms
ELECTRIC MAID SHOP
"133 Tenth Street -V: Hkv Broadway 40 2
"Let the Electric Maid do your work."
CENTRALIA GREETS
LEADER OF LEGION
Centralla, Wash., Aug. 11. Stand
ing with ; head bared at the graves
of Warren, O. Orimmi Dale Hubbard,
Arthur, McElfresh and Ben Cassa
granda. victims of the Centralla 'Ar
mistice day massacre. National Com
mander Franklin D'Olier . paid a
beautiful tribute to the men who
gave their , lives to the cause of
awakening America to the menace of
the radical element, '
.11 come to Centralia today in a double
role," he said, "as national commander
of the American Legion and also as a
plain American citizen, but with the
single purpose of paying homage to the
memory, of four men who died as truly
in the service of their country as though
they had actually fallen on the battle
fields of France. -
Officially,1 I came here as to the
shrine bf the American Legion, hallowed
by our) first inartyra. because Centralia
many of his friends were Indignant over
tthe affair. ,
-.No vote may be expected this week.
In viw nf ImiIm
APPEALS TO DEMOCRATS
George White, chairman of the Dunn.
cratio . national i committee has tel4-will mean:to,the Legion what Bunker
iiui, -uettysourg, cnateau-Tbierry mean
to our (nation. At these places the spirit
of , America ,! met the enemy and tri
umphed. Here in "Centralia the spirit of
the American Legion likewise met the
enemy '.of our nation and triumphed.'"
- D'Olier also addressed the Rotary plub
Tuesday and. he and Mrs. D'Olier were
entertained by members of the local
Legion post and their ladies.
VISITORS
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pour into 'the city from Southern Cali
fornia land the district in the vicinity of
Los Angeles has a heavier representa
tion this year than came from the en
tire state in 1319. . ;
George B. Coleanen of the Coleaher
Furniture & Undertaking company Tegls
tered Wednesday morning from Arroyo
Grande, Cal., thus taking the record of
coming from the farthest southern point
to attend the buyers sessions. ' ' .
Morris Schnall of Tillamook registered
at headquarters Wednesday morning
after having been to the Buyers week
sessions being held in Seattle this week.
Schnall said .that ..the gathering In the
Lfuget ' Sound city had fallen rather flat
COJf S-AST ATTEXDA3TT . -Interested
In. the growth of the num
ber of registrants. James H. Wheeler A
president of me wneeier trug; ft jew
elry company of Petersburg,5 Alaska, was
at headquarters early Wednesday morn
ing. heeler has not missed; any. of
the eight Buyers' weeks and is as inter
ested In the success of the session as
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Smallpox Scare
Follows Kissing
Bee; Isolate Boy
Wilmington. DeU. Aug. It itTJ. P.)
An outbreak of smallpox; in Lewes.
Del., has occasioned considerable
worry in that section, especially
among the sub-debs. H rs
One of the patients, a 17-year-old
boy from Dover, is the cause Of the
trouble. , He attended a j party . in
which kissing games were Indulged
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The following day he, was sent to
the isolation hospital. - j
Doctors are 'vaccinating' many
young ladies. I
any member of the executlv committee.
"MerchanU in Alaska feel friendlier
toward Portland than they j do toward
Seattie and would do morel trading In
this "city If satisfactory shipping ar
rangements could be made, said
Wheeler..' ;- -.j - "
"GoSds now routed to Alaska are
usually undeterminately delayed In Seat
tle because Seattle ahlppersl have their
representatives right there o see that
space Is arranged for their! shipments.
Portland -goods cannot obtain-apace for
shipment until they have laid on the
docks for a discouraging: period.
"Portland should have a traffic rep
resentaUve in Seattle to arrange for
space for shipments which are made in
heavy amounts by the local merchants."
T18IT AVIATIOX FIELD
At noon over 10O0 of the visitors were
transported to the Lewis U Clark avia
tion neld where a cafeteria luncheon had
been prepared. Automobiles left the Ore
gon building at 11 :10 o'clock land whirled
the visitors to the. Guilds lake landing
field. ; 4 i - r:i
The visitors were .given a' demonstra
tion of military ' flight formation . by a
squadron of the Oregon, Washington ft
Idaho airplanes. Prise rides were of
fered and the request of Mrai L. W. Rob
bins of the Kobbina general, store of Mo
laHa for a flight was granted.
" The luncheon was served. in cafeteria
style and plenty of seats were provided
for .the; visitors. - The " luncheon was
planned : by a - committee j headed by
Henry J. Frank and composed of M.
Conner, P. C Patterson. M. I Kline.
Ira L. Riggs. E. J. Cashing S. Hirschj
Louis Rosummy. G.: E. Johnson. W. J.
Mitchell, S- E. Rasmusseii.i S. E.:Hol
comb, J. L. Bowman, G. A. Wilson, J. D.
Kenworthy, T. P. Tebbettsi J. S. BaU
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8MOKEE IS SUCCESS
The. first big feature of Buyers week
was held Tuesday evening at the Oreron
building when 'the men gathered oh the
seventh -floor-for the annual "Hi Jinx
and smoker. The room was crowded te
capacity. It being estimated that about
700 visitors were present, j " !
, Tables had been arranged! in the room
and these were crowded with soft drinks
donated by Lang ft Co. and eats pro
vided by Armour - ft Co., Tru-Btu Bis
cuit company, the United -States bakery,
Portland Flouring mills and the Knight
racking company. . cigareittea and to t
bacco . had been provided In abundance
by Jenkins ft Co.. Blumauer-Frank Drug
company. ftosenieid-Smith Cigar com
pany, the Coast Cigar company. Mason,
Khrman & Co., and Allen ft Lewis.
A stage had been 'erected at one end
of the room and about seven vaudeville
acts were provided from local theatres
and by. local talent.
ATTEND THEATRE
" While the -men were enjoying the eve
ning of entertainment at the Oregon
building their wives and visiting women
buyers were entertained at a theatre
party with Mrs. W. F. Norman and Mrs.
W. P. McWaters as hostesses, i , , -?
At S o'clock Wednesday' evening the
visitors will gather at the Baker theatre
for the annual vaudeville show. This year
the vaudeville arrangement haa been aug
mented by a window trimmers' contest.,
Window trimmers from all: the local de
partment store will participate In the
contest, draping lrve models with uncut
gOOds. ,- , .i . ' : . I', i
The committee in charge iof the vaude
ville is composed of H. Ci Huntlngdonj
chairman ; R. E. G. Cornish. A- G. FindJ
lay, M. Goodman. S. Weinstein. John
M. Sinclair. Sig Llpman. J. C. English,
R. M. Heath. C & Unna. R. A. S pro use,
F. E. Bleecher James H. Bilte, L. Lan
decker. Arthur Senders. E. W. Barlow;
E. Le Vinson, M. H. Wasserman, L. Shi
rek and Alax Weinstein. : i .i
FINED FOR FAILURE
TO KILL THISTLES
Oregon City, Aug- 11 In Justice
Stipp's court Wednesday morning
Fred Myers of Maruam was fined
$25 on a charge of violation of the
state law which . requires destruc
tion of Canada thistles, i
, The case is the first In the county and
probably, the first in the state in which
the law has been tested. Myers ap
pealed and his bond Was fixed at $100.
Myers also must face -a charge of assault
and battery, the result of an encounter
with Weed Officer Scott, iwhen the lat
ter arrested him on the thistle charge.
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LONELY GRAVE GIVES
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nothing of her daughter's fate. Mrs.
Flash had not been in Portland for about
10 years, although the mother had vis
ited her at Ban Diego, Cal.. last March.
MOTHER 8ATS PAIB HAPPY
Mrs. Flash, according to her mother,
was 28 years old and had lived at, San
Diego ' only about & year. Her health
there had not been good, the mother re
ports, but otherwise conditions seemed
to bo very congenial, and the young peo
ple were very happy. , There were no
children, .she said. .' " 'i . f
"We met Flash at San Diego In March,
and he impressed us as" a very splendid
young man. He was math interested in
his home, and everything appeared to be
very happy. . -1 understood he is a chem
ist in the navy, and therefore has been
absent front home frequently.:
WROTE FEW AYS iGO
"Only, a few days ago we had a letter
from him, in which he mentioned Edna
endearingly." , ; . r '4 '
Mrs.- Riner was not advised of her
daughter's death, although word of her
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