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“ WW w W.W w w w w w w w w J W. OFFERS Á MARKET I STATE NEWS $The Secret of Being PORTLAND FOR YOUR PRODUCE Barbara LaMarr You Will Feel ! IN BRIEF, NORTONIA HOTEL Right at Home Here Z a a A a a a AAa a sj a Convincing Talker SAFE AND CENTRAL— REASONABLE RATES Excellent Cafe 'Special Weekly Rates Bus Meets All Trains Sheridan. — A slogan for Sheridan How I Learned It in One Evening. 11th and Stark, Portland, Ore. By GEORGE RAYMOND adopted by the Boosters’ club and “ Have you heard the news about Frank I found that there was a right way and a ■ Portland, Oregon Jordan?” The question quickly brought me wrong way to present complaints, to give esti VAUDEVILLE PHOTO-PLAYS which will be printed in large letters to the little group which had gathered in mates, and to issue orders. “I picked up some wonderful pointers about Complete Change Saturday. Adults, Matinee, 20c: on arches over the city’s streets is: the center of the office. Jordan and I had Evenings, 39c. Continuous 1 to 11 p. m. Children started with the Great Eastern Machinery how to give my opinions, about how to answer 10 cents all times. “ You name it, we grow it.” Company, within a month of each other, four complaints, about how to ask the bank for a years ago. A year ago, Jordan was taken loan, about how to ask for extensions. Another will make Silos, Granaries, Basements, etc., Water into the accounting division and I was sent thing that struck me forcibly was that in MEDUSA proof, Rotproof, Ratproof and Fireproof. Hood River.—Allotment of refriger out as salesman. Neither of us was blessed stead of antagonizing people when I didn’t Medusa Waterproofed White Portland Cement Is ator cars here now average 50 a day, with an unusual amount of brilliancy, but we agree with them, I learned how to bring them Waterproofed the best for Stucco Plaster on outside for Bunga “ got by” in our new jobs well enough to around to my way of thinking in the most lows—Does not stain and dirt can be hosed off. and shippers are promised that the hold them. pleasant sort of way.Then, of course, along Write for Literature. Sold by A . McMILLAN Sc CO., Imagine my amazement, then, when I heard: with those lessons there were chapters on CEMENT 340-350 East Ankeny Street, Corner Second, Portland. allocation of equipment will continue “ Jordan’s just been made Treasurer of the speaking before large audiences, how to find at this rate. It is expected that hack Company I ” material for talking and speaking, how to talk HEMSTITCHING AND PLEATING. I could hardly believe my ears. But there, to friends, how to talk to servants, and how Buttonholing — Buttons — Plaiting — Tucking and Chainstitching orders will be cleared up and the con was the “Notice to Employees” on the bul to talk to children. All Mail Orders given careful and prompt attention gestion of warehouses will be relieved letin board, telling about Jordan’s good for “ Why I got the secret the very first even ELITE SHOP, 128J Tenth near Washington. __________ tune. ing and it was only a short time before I was by the holidays. Now I knew that Jordan was a capable able to apply all of the principles and found F> A Ty>O D 77 O ' T ’ A T 773 A A good place to Eat'and Live Well, that my words were beginning to have an f j f\ # / A i J f\/ A j \ m Remarkable 40c luncheon at noon. fellow, quiet, and unassuming, but I never A Æ. A M. a -/ a W M.J. ¥ ± Opon 7 a. m. to 2 a. m., 326 Stark St. would have picked him for any such sudden almost magical effect upon everybody to whom Pendleton.—Adoption of the Umatil rise. I knew, too, that the Treasurer of the I spoke. It seemed that I got things done la county market road programme will Great Eastern had to be a big man, and I instantly, where formerly, as you know, what I We Pay Highest F r ees for wondered how in the world Jordan landed said ‘ went in one ear and out the other.’ I PORTLAND HIDE & WOOL GO. HIDES, PELTS, WOOL, MOHAIR, take place at the December meeting the place. began to acquire an executive ability that sur 105 UNION AVENUE NORTH, PORTLAND, OREGON. CASCARA BARK. The first chance I got, I walked into Jordan’s prised me. I smoothed out difficulties like Write for Prices and Shipping Tags Address Department B of the county court. Already there new office and after cpngratulating him warm a true diplomat. In my talks with the chief are more requests for market roads ly, I asked him to let me “ in’ - on the details I spoke clearly, simply, convincingly. Then of how he jumped ahead so quickly. His story came my first promotion since I entered the The Phonograph Known for Tone than there is money available to build is so intensely interesting that I am going accounting department. ' I was given the job ia 1923. to repeat it as closely as I remember. of answering complaints, and I made good. Agents wanted. Order direct from factory. 330 East “ I ’ll tell you just how it happened, George, From that I was given the job of making Morrison St., Portland, Oregon. because you may pick up a pointer or two collections. When Mr. Buckley joined the ® SIradivaramow« roa ve«« STRADIVARA PHONOGRAPH CO. Barbara La Marr finds in acting the Silverton.— The Silverton city en that will help you. Officers’ Training Camp, I was made Treasurer. gineer reported that 17,771 square “You remember how scared I used to be Between you and me, George, my salary is third career which she has followed whenever I had to talk to the chief? You now $7,500 a year and I expect it will be W E W AN T with distinction and success. First as yards of street paving were built at remember how you used to tell' me that every more from the first of the year. a dancer, she began her career at the Silverton during 1922. This made time I opened my mouth I put my foot into it, “ And I 'want to tell you sincerely, that I P a g e Tutkeys and Fresh Eggs meaning of course that every time I spoke I got attribute my success solely to the fact that I & Son learned how to talk to people.” Write for Prices age of seven, continuing on up until about 1% miles of paving. Silverton into trouble ? You remember when Ralph Portland, Oregon Sinton left to take charge of the Western of When Jordan finished, I asked him for the she was ranked high as an interpretive is said to be one of the best paved fice and I was asked to present him with the address of the publishers of Dr. ¿Law’s course dancer at the age- of seventeen. She cities in the United States for its size. loving cup the boys gave him, how flustered and he gave it to me. I sent for it and found Piano3 and Phonographs sold on installment I,was and how I couldn’t say a word because it to be exactly as he had stated. After study plan. then took to writing, and produced six ing the eight simple lessons I began to* sell to ■ McCORMICK MUSIC CO. - Albany.—Linn county’s roadbuilding there were people around? You remember how -Oregon Distributors novels which were converted into mo confused I used to be every time I met new people who had previously, refused to listen to KIMBALL people? I couldn’t say what I wanted to say me at all. After four months of record-break 429-431 Washington Street, Portland, Oregon tion pictures. It was another step for programme for 1920-22 will cost $1,579,- when I wanted to say it; and I determined ing sales during the dullest season of the ward when she decided to try her skill 972.41 by the end of this year, creating that if there was any possible chance to learn year, I received... a wire from the chief asking at acting. Miss La Marr is a native of how to talk I was going to do it. me to return to the home office. We had quite Fur Skins WEBER TANNING CO. a $223,853.65 deficit and exceeding the “The first thing I did was to buy a num a long talk in which I explained how I was of all kinds Portland, Ore., 1710 Macadam Road. Dept. A. California. She is of medium height constitutional limitations, according to ber of books on public speaking, but theyable to break sales records— and I was ap Write for prices, and shipping tags. - and has dark hair and dark eyes. seemed to he meant'' for those who wanted pointed Sales Manager at almost twice my TANNED Portland’s Pipneer Tannery, Established 1889 the report for the state highway com to become orators, whereas what I wanted former salary. I know that there was noth O-—— mission completed Saturday by R. M. to learn was not only how to speak in public ing in me that had changed except that I had W/WWVWWWWVWWWWW but how to speak to individuals under various acquired the ability to talk where formerly Russell, county clerk.