CITY HOLDS LURE;
COUNTRY IS TAME,
DECLARES U MAN
SUFFRAGETTE
SHOE SHINER
USES SILK SOX
Eusrene. Or., Jan. 14. (U. .)!
The drift of population from the
farm, to the city will continue unless
countr life Is made more inviting
and profitable, according to Dr. J.
H. Gilbert, head of the- department
of; economics at the University of
Oregon. :f- ',"'
Commenting today on the report of the
federal" censu bureau, showing that for
... . ' . . i i . i nnnl in
ine nrsi lime in ni'ij - -
the United States live in cities than to
the country. Professor Gilbert recom
mended, as a remedy, the extension or
arable land, the improvement of farm
cri-ditB and the encouragement of. ocUi
and educational centers in. the rural dis
tricts. orponttMTr bkckojs
Th. ritnrral causes for the drift of
population to the cities are more numer
ous and varied opportunities for the am
bitious: in the cities, and the expansion
of manufacture, trade and transporta
tion as compared with agriculture
causes .which were accounted by the
war," Dr. Gilbert declared.'
' "vn..r.r men who entered war service
uaw the excitement of the bis cities at
bme and abroad, and they tarry in the
cities "h cause country life is considered
tame. Unfortunately, many of them
drift Into idleness and crime. -
, . . . . i - - m 1 ., rt malicg p n -
' " i net nign priuo oi - -
trance Unto agriculture difficult. The
situation in the I'acific Northwest how-
i . .urna Ti absence of for
ever, l ivi
elan populations and slum conditions
.' , , ...u.rv ,Tndltlons sat-
Keeps raor iu .
infactory.
KIEfeAL,AIl ITRGEIT
"TheKOvernment. however. sHould ex
tend aid to irrigation, drainage and land
clearing, improve rarm crrui
chinery for marketing, build better high-
' .niat enters and eauai-
ize educational opportunities as between
rural and urban districts. rBr....R
lands should be relieved from the exces
sive, burden of taxation now suatalned
under the general property tax. In a
word, extend the area of arable land and
. ' ufm mom attractive, and
mine "v , . i,ki
agriculture more certain and profitable, j
OtherwlHe the drift will continue and
moral and sanitary evils, due to the con
gestion, will arise, and the problem of
the hijrh cost of living will be Increas
ingly more serious."
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COUNTRY -IS BKIIIXD CITIES
FOR FIRST T1MK W CENSUS
" By John Glelaer
United New Stiff Correspondent,
Washington. Jan: 14. Historians will
- record 1920 as the year that marked the
complete transition of America from a
nation of farmers and small artisans to
a nation engaged principally 4n manu
facturing. The Change, of course, was gradual,
but official recognition of the fact is
contained In records of the census tou-
. - a.iViin , n rriA mimic
reau. now mo nwcooiu. -
for the first time.
The bureau discovered this: For the
first time more persons, were dwelling
' in urban territory than rural. By urban
territory Is meant cities and Incorporat
J4 placies o more thari 2500 Inhabitant.
JUCKaTO THE FARM ,J.
? Of l05.7$S,771 peraotia residing hi con
tlhenta United States. 54.S18.032, or 61.4
per cent, 'dwell in cities. -ray-thro
years ago only 45.8 per cent lived In
the cities. Thus the gain for the cities
was &. per cent.
. i cr. tVi.ua dlsDatches re
-i ouniw ma -
j . j .-.v-i .imirbint rhanae. It was
stated then that the drift from the
. "(. ,i,i fi.inrln marked a als-
lnct turning point for the American race
arirt h beginning . of a. new .economic
The problem is considered fundamental
by students of the department of agri
culture They are .engaged In a survey
. . - w r oabinr -causes and
wiin iuo uujo" " -
. ji tt Km njir-ertained that
thra is need for remedy. .Cooperating
with cpllegcs of agriculture, historical
.oivtuiil ktudies have been made
. j.i,mii, hv the migration to the
cities continually gains momentum and
l.ow a sufficient number or. peopie miBm.
le kept on farms to make .secure the
future of agriculture. ...
'I'M REE STATES EXCEPTIONS
rrv.. ...riitinm in different communl-
. i ..i.i..k u fnnnitMt nn different tyies
LlfTS - " -
rialfv E-ra.ln and truck
farming are being scrutinised. Whether
tha peple dl?rer accoraing w.uw ijrv
f.rminr' will be determined, it la
" honed. ' . f
a.' tii...fr...t,in nf hA Industries ab
All "
,..ku un.u.ra from farms is furnished
. i - .
ibfiohiiran wkich showed the largest
gains tti city population during: the-last
10 years. . Tnere me increaoe ; ui ui
from 47.2 to 61.1 per cent.
- Michigan has many factories. Its in
jn.i.ui iif msnilMl with the world
'war. Texas, Indiana, Ohio. Florida and
Oklahoma also show considerable tn-
, ini4in Wvnminir snd Montana alone
show increases in rural populations This
is because unaeveiopea country irc
relatively fa3ter : than the cities, whose
businea it is to supply those in. the
country! with manufactured products anJ
professional .services. ; '
REVOtUTIOX STARTED IT
' ' tvAnisniict, ttrA fnnil of datinar an eco
nomic rrevolution" from the war of the
rebeilioii. They use that conflict as the
beginning of consolidated manufacturing
on a large scale, the time that capital
labor problems were born, and methods
'of production changed through many In
vention. . ; ' ''
The world war, no less, may mark for
' future chroniclers another "period." The
drift from farms ro cities was expedited,
r,rrn jf7iMnrv was increased, many new
inunfiAn to lncnit nroduction 'with
fewer men were born, foreign trade
- .rw ' mrrhnt marine came Into be
ing, cltles,became congested, discontent
among the workers grew.:
VIOCRES FOR STATES
The post war readjustment,, now lln
progress, must, be completed before a
chart ot the period may be drawn, j But
the fundamental fact is the Internal
sceial organization of the country, which.
the census bureau announces, . is
changed. : '; '
prlana that rutndiiliim mav iwlnr the
other direction. A columnist wrote that
ijiiimmimiiiimiiiiiimmimiuumuH
1 I Musical 1
I Instruments
I bacririced
V. rftKE LESSONS OIVKN
REMOVAL SALE
1 McDougall Music Co. 1
E BETWEEN SIXTH AND BROADWAY 5
iTiininiiiniiiiuiiiniiuuiiiiiiuiiiniiH
(By Untmrsal ark ;
Washinirton, ; Jait. . ! MIb
Julia Emery shakes a snappy silk
stocking and wants eTcryone u
know It. ' ; v.- 1 ;
Althongb this starts out like a
press agent story for a musical
oome'djr It is merely a. press agent
story for Washington's leading
lady bootblack. v -
Miss Emery, who enjoys tuc
distinction of having been arrest
ed 84 times for piekeUngi the
White House In the" interest of
woman suffrage, has opened a
shoe shining parlor at the head
quarters of the Rational Woman's
party, where she shines 'cm up
for all comers at 10 cents per
ami tips absolutely refused, j And
instead of the flannel cloth used
by King Constantlne's subjects in
Washington she uses a discarded
silk stocking, j
'The silk stocking polish Is the
finest -in the world," she volun
teered today, fit is brilliant and
It is lasting. I discovered it my
self." ; !
Members of the local bootblack
trust are wearing a worried look
URGES
SEATTLE TO
the song "How You Gonna Keep 'Em
Down on the Farm", has been changed
to "How can we stay in the city and
eat?"'
In 1880. the percentage of country
dwellers was 70.5; in 1890 it was 63.9;
in 1900, 59.5, and in 1910 it was 54.2.
Oregon's city population Is 391,019.
Its rural. 392.370. .
. Urban. Rural.
Arizona 117,527 216,37
California ... 2.331.729 l.jjUS
Colorado 453.259 486,370
Idaho ........ 119.037 317.827
Montana ..... 172.011 3J6-?J8
Nevada ...... -15.254 62.153
New Mexico.. 64.960 295,390
New York 8.589.844 1,759,985
Oregon ...... 391,019 392,370
Utah v zis.Ds- ioa.oi
Washington .. 748,735 607,888 i
Wyoming .... .57,348 137i054
Pet.
35.
68.Q
48.2
27.6
31.3
19.7
18.0
82.7
49.9
48.0
55.2
29.5
Workers to Form
Bank to Combat
Open Shop Plans
txroshlnirtnn. Jan 14. fIT. T Th6
International Association of Machinists
to onino (nln th bankiner ruiRlnpHR n. a n
effort to control shops and factories
which refuse to meet its conditions,
Secretary O. E. Davidson announced to
day. ; .' '
nnvlilann Airnlalned that the union ex
pected its policy to be a riowerful wea
i tha flht nn thA n rt n ' shnn nian
put forward by employers and declared
that the union already had won a vic
tory in Norfolk va. . ,
- "W nm now investi&ratinc Txssibilitv
of starting a bank In San -Francisco,"
laid jjaviason. r
Fred E. Taylor and
Other Delegates on
Trip Over Florida
Atlanta: Ga.. Jan. 14. I. .!N. S.) Busi
ness meetings of the executive commit
tee, of .the National Association or Jtteai
close the threeday meeting here of the
leading realtors of the nation.! This eve-
n nr nartv or tne real estate men ana
their wives, headed - by , Frfd ; E. Taylor
of Portland, or,, national presiaeni, ana
Tom Ingersoll, national secretary, leave
in special cars lor a j tour pi x loriaa.
Many will prolong the journey to Havana
before returning to tneir nomes.
7000 Acres of Fir
In Clatsop Is Sold
, , ," c . i
lainria Tin 1 4 Th M innnotjk' and
day sold to the Crossett Timber company !
of Iowa, a tract or more man tvvv acres
nt fir timber' In sections 3 to 10. IS to 22
and 30 of township C north, range 6 :
west. In Clatsop county. The considera- j
Uon was $1,200,000. i The property is lo
cated close ; to - tne eastern line oi ine
countv and in what is known as the
Vesper district - I i
Senate Passes Bill
For. Nitrate! Plant
FIGHT FOR PORT
r , Bt tTnlMl Serriee) - !
Seattle, Waah Jan; 14. To make
Seattle a free port was the -declaration
of Dr. W." TZ CThristensen the
new president of the port commis
sion, in a mllitait announcement for
he restoration ; of , thU ! port to : Its
former ;, Importance j as a wippmS
point . . ; '' ' " - ;
Favoring the ellmlnationlof the assess
ment of any and all terminal charges
against the snipper,-ne eaia:
"We-are waging a greati battle for the
trade supremacy of the Pacific Seattle
for years stood as the. supreme port t
the Pacific coast of North America. We
lost that great position chiefly as a re
sult of the practice here of assessing
excessive charges - against the shipper.
Let us free Seattle completely from, the
shackles represented by these 5 charges
Ao-aint th Bhinner. Once- freed of them
the port will again fcegvn going zorwara.
"The railroads . and i steamships could
absorb all the handling charges and the
wharfage cnarges in oeanie. ine aqu
ation is such jtha al of us have to make
concessions. I '
Man's Wife Acted; ; ' j
- As Sisters Broker
Sues For $26,500
Son Vinnf la -.Tan. 14. (1. N. S.I -
Sidney Davenport, said to be a wealthy
Chicago comrnission broker, late today
filed suit in superior court here seeking
to recover $26,500 from Helen and Jean
Vacheron of l this city, and thereby re
vealed a blasted romance wnicn Degan
in France. j
Tn tha fnmnlaint filr! i in t Vl Courts
Davenport alleges that , (he wai intro
duced to Helen, by Jean; who ciatmea
the young woman was his sister. This
was at Bordeaux, France, where Dav
AnnA,t vL-sk an nfflnr with the A. E F
Davenport fell in love with the young
woman and lavished gifts iupon her, the
complaint says. Then he learned that
Helen and Jean were mart and wife. -
Judge Sites Editors
1 For Criticizing His
Alleged Leniency
trvnn ri .Ian. 14. Judge Herbert
F. Briggs today brought suit for $150,000
Homoo-oa atrainat l.pnrM n fl i;nariea .
Osbom, proprietors and editors of the
Fresno Herald and itepuDiican ana tne
Praann Tllh!lRh i nir RtlMianV.
The action is based on auegea iiDeious
matter appearing in recent editorials
criticizing the conduct of the police
mnrt nvw which Judee Briees oresides.
Tne ealtoriais compiameu oi upprarcu
in tha T-Torald'nnd charred alleged laxitv
of the court in sentencing violators of
the prohibition law.
Psychic Address Tonight
At a maptinc tnnlirht of the Portland
pev.-hi,' liiK in room F. Central librarv:
the Rev. John G. Iata will repeat his
address given berore tne umisn isociety
for t'acric esearcn in .tanaun. j
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WashintrtonJ Jari. 44. fU. P.) The
snate 'today passed the .Mussel Shoals
nitrate Mil. l ne diii creates CTrpor-
atinn to nnerate the nitrate plant at .
Mussel Shoals located at Sheffield, and
appropriates iiz,500.wo as capital siock
to pay ror putting tne plant -into nse as
producers of nitrate for fertiliser and
for war munitions. The vote was 34 "to
J9. ;(
e Oregon
(Brill
BROAD WAX AT STABK
Aj dinner at "Ye Oregon" is a de
light' yo I'll love to share with your
family and your friends.'
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Dine here today, or any day this
week, and ejijoy the best at a mod
erate price.
Noon Lunches
'; .-'i Dinners ";
After-Theatre Suppers
Only a step from the street, yet re
mote , from its noise a distin
guished dining place patronized
oy me oesi peopie.
Music and Dancng
DUEI5B BI5XER and 8UFPEE
HOCKS f -
Swindle in German
Marks! Uncovered
Rrwton. Jan. 14. (1. N. S.I A drive
against a nation-wide swindle In Ger
man marks, in which millions of dollars
have been taken from Investors, a ma-
4rt.itv of . thm .f . nman ' hM been
launrhaH with th arrest of three men
connected with the firm of Rothschild &
Campbell Co.. Jbtd.. foreign exchange
brokers. .Assistant Attorney uenerai Al
bert Hurwttx announced mis anernoon.
Britain's Debt Is
- 7 Billion Pounds
London, Jan. 14. (I. N. S.) England's
debt is now T, 831, 744,300 pounds sterling.
1 it was revealed bv a government "white
paper" today. The pre-war value of the
i English pound was 14.86. At the present ,
I rate of exchange ! the English pound Is
worth $3.72 In United States money.
Refined Sugar Is at
7 3-4 Cents Found
X-.w Tnrli . Jan. 14. ft. JC. S.1 The
price of refined sugar has been reduced
to 7i cents a pound by tne American
! Sugar Refining, Company, the ; National
Sugar Refining company and,. thaAr
buckle Sugar company. : :
George Oisen's
j Orchestra
Snaday Service
P. M. Only
WEAVER TIRE CO.
Sole Distributor
FEDERAL TIRES
i ': ;;j Mala Store f. t j ,
333-SSi iBarssIde at Broadway
' East Side Brasek
East Broadway at Williams Ave.
YrtCASIZIXG TLXXT
AT BOTH STOBES
PIANOS
REDUCED
PAYMENTS ARRANGED
There are some splendid piano
bargains in Baby irands,
Players and Uprights on sale
this month on our seventh
floor. - . . :
Our Upstairs Plan Has
Been Vindicated Once Again
By simply employing proper merchandising methods and without
need of a "sale," we have been privileged, once again, to solve the
clothes problem for hundreds of men and young men in the North
west. We are happy to announce,) therefore, that
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Thousands o
Suits and Overcoats
Out
ial
m well
ml Upstairs
$os
Eight Years
Just eight years ago we
started business in a little
back room UPSTAIRS. We
bought right and sold right.
The result is that today we
are the largest exclusive
men's clothiers- in this part
of" the country, V operating
three great men's clothin g
stores -all upstairs i and
doing millions 1 of dollars'
worth of business! every
I year. . 'v..- ,1.-. ...
fU Save
How CaniWe
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When you save better than $4,000 every month on rent alone,
you can afford to sell clothes cheaper. That's what we have
done and are doing right now. For example, you can choose
any one of thousands of high class, all THIS season's.
models,
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Suits and Overcoats $30
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No cheaply made ciothes for cheap selling here. We guar
antee a saving of AT LEAST $10 on every one of our gai
ments. . j - j ; ,
Our prices remain on a rock-bottom level ALL the time-
no price juggling. j
Alterations Free f . Fit-Guaranteed
Satisfaction or Your Money Back
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Sixth and Washington
Fahey-Brockman BIdg., and Arcade Bldg., Seattle
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(1) Low ., Rents
(2) Plain Stores ,
(3) Volume? Buy- ;
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(4) No Credit
Losses . . .
(5) Rock-Bottom
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