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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1907. ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL NEEDED Appropriation for a New One May Be Included in Next Year's Budget. TRUANT OFFICERS ABROAD New Oregon School Laws Regarding Compulsory Attendance to Be Strictly Knforced Pupils to Receive Medical Inspection. Included among the appropriations for the maintenance of the Portland public schools for the year 190S will undoubtedly be an Item for another high school. City Superintendent Rlg ler. at a regular meeting of the Board of Education last night, reported that the capacity of the East and West Side High Schools would be exhausted by next February and he said that addi tional accommodations ' must be pro vided. There was recorded yesterday a total enrollment of 1S96 pupils In the high schools, as compared with 1236 at the corresponding time last year. The West Side building is crowded to over flowing, and at the present rate of In crease in attendance, all of the rooms In the East Side building will be filled not later than February. There exists a congested condition In many of the grammar schools that can only be re lieved when the additions to these buildings have been completed and the enlarged quarters are ready for occu pnncy. Supervising Architect Jones was directed to prepare plans and specifications for a 12-room school building at Richmond, also for an ad dition of four rooms to the Vernon building. These Improvements are badly needed to provide needed accom modations in those sections of the city. Increase Is Remarkable. TV.e enrollment in the public schools, aride from the high schools, yesterday was 17,593, or an increase of 2147 over that same time last year, when the school attendance was 1 5.448. This increase of nearly 13 per cent in school attendance Is remarkable In the his tory of the Pacific Coast cities, while It is far In excess of the growth of -the schools in many of the largest cities In the country. The Vernon, Ports mouth. Montavilla. Arleta. Creston and TerwiP.iger Schools are still unfinished, and It Is altogether Indefinite when they can be occupied. It is possible the Vernon School can be occupied next Monday, If no further delay is experi enced in the Improvement work. The application of the people of Rose City Park for a teacher on half pay for the- school year was referred to City Superintendent Rigler with power to act. The petitioners say there are 15 pupils in that district eligible to the lower grades, who cannot conven iently attend the more distantly-removed schools. The district owns a good school building in this addition, and the members of the Board wer in favor of granting the request. Director Flelschner, of the committee on supplies, reported that In response to an advertisement for bids for shades for the East Side High School, but one pro posal had been received, I. Gevurta & Sons submitting the 'only proposal. Evidences of a Combine. "Your committee considers this bid too high and recommends that It be re jected," said Mr. Flelschner. "It seems strange that but one firm should submit a bid in response to our advertisement. There is every Indication that the com bine of these dealers to maintain prices Is still In existence notwithstanding the re cent disruption of the trust and the fin ing of Its members. Purposely I inquired of another dealer in this city why he had not submitted a bid and he explained It by saying that he had not seen the advertisement and at the s'ame time In dicated great eagerness to compete for this business if we would advise him when we wished proposals on such sup piles." The report of the committee having been accepted, Mr. Flelschner was suc cessful in a motion instructing the clerk to readvertise for bids. In the same con nection the clerk was directed to Bend a circular letter to every dealer In the supplies being advertised advising them of the supplies wanted and the date when the bids would be considered. Dr. Esther Pohl. City Health Officer, addressed the members of the Board on the advisability of introducing a med ical Inspection service in the public schools of the city as a preventive to the spread of Infectious diseases. Dr. Pohl assured the directors that she had been promised the assistance of a num ber of the physicians of the city in main taining the service, which would not cost either the school district or the Health Board anything. Mrs. Trumbull also vol unteered the gratuitous services of nurses to assist the doctors making the Inspec tion, and at the same time assist in carry ing out their, instructions when a case of Infection was discovered among the pupils. On motion the Board authorized the inspection of t..e schools to be con ducted under the direction of the City Health Board. The plan proposes a thor ough Inspection of every school In the city at least once a week. Domestic Science Postponed. The plan to install a course of domestic science in the curriculum of the high schools was again called before the Board by Its champion, Mr. Fleischner, but It was decided to defer taking any action until City Superlntenlent Rigler returns from his proposed Eastern trip, where he will Investigate this department as it is the Inspection of the schools to be con larger cities. The Oregon school laws were amend ed at the last session of the State Leg islature so as to make the sending of children to the public schools com pulsory on the part of parents and guardians. Parents, guardians and others having control of children are required to send to school every child between the ages of 6 and 14 and all between 14 and 16 who are not regu larly, engaged in any useful employ ment. Children who are physically un able to attend school must have a cer tificate to that effect from a competent physician. A fine of from $5 to fia and from two to ten days' Imprison ment in the City or County Jail Is the penalty provided for parents who dis regard this provision of the law. The same law requires teachers, principals and all school officers to re port tn the truant officer all Informa tion they have regarding any violation of the school law and particularly all cases of children who do not attend school. For a failure to comply with the law a fine of from So to $20 for ench offense Is the penalty. S. D. White, truant officer of the Juvenile Court, Is making his rounds of the city for the purpose of remind ing careless parents of their liability to a fine and Imprisonment for failure to send their children to school. At the Theaters Wfcat th Ttmm Aaata Bay. JKSSIE BUSLEY TONIGHT. Charming Year's Actress Triumph Repeats Last at Hellig. Last niffnt at the Heilix Theater Mts Jessie. Bus ley scored the same bis hit In the Intensely interesting drama, "In the Bishop's Carriage," a" she did last season, when an extra night was added to accom modate people who were desirous of seeing this charming actress. This season the en gagement has been extended to an entire week, with a special-price matinee Satur day. Llebler A Co., who are presenting tnis excellent attraction, have won the confi dence of Portland theater-goars, and they feel positive of witnessing a finished per formance. Seats are selling for the entire engage ment at the box office of the theater. "FATIXITZA" BY CALIFORXIANS Company Excels in Suppe's Famous Comic Opera Success. Those who attended the Marquam last night were delighted with the rendition glx-en by the Callfornlans of that beautiful and popular comic opera hit, "Fatinttza," which has been a favorite with music-lovers VER 100 OF BUNDS ARE TAKEN Many of Bank's Depositors Willing to Accept Tele phone Securities. MORE MUST SUBSCRIBE About $785,000 of the Paper Re mains to Be Signed For to In sure Success of Reorgan ization Plan. Encouragement is being given the reorganization movement by depositors in the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank. : 1 : : building. Sixth and Washington, daily from 9 A. M. until 9 P. M.. to meet de positors and aid them to bring about the happy consummation of the rehabilitation plan as early as practicable. I must, how ever, be supported In my efforts by all those Interested. No one regarding their own Interests and the Interests of . their fellow sufferers should hold aloof for a single moment. I am sanguine of success and shall strive to accomplish the end which will be a credjt to all concerned." As announced last Saturday night. It Is planned to pay off the claims of small depositors having less than $25 in the benk Just as soon as the reorganization scheme is complete. There are 5058 ac counts of this size in the bank, the total of deposits under $& being $22,255. A. J. McCabe. a local dealer In railway equipment, whose name appears among those having overdrafts in Receiver Dev lin's report, should not have appeared in the overdraft list. He deposited $375 with Receiver Devlin on August 81. This more than met his overdraft, which is given at $338 in the receivers report. FUNERAL OF M0NTEITH To Be Held Tomorrow Many Mes sages of Condolence Received. The funeral of Walter I. Montelth, who died In this city Sunday afternoon, will be held tomorrow afternoon at Holman's undertaking parlors. The WELGOMEANDFFSET Tillman Says His People Prefer Japanese to Negroes. JOHNSON MAY BE NOMINEE Says Minnesota Governor May Be Just the Man the .Democratic Party Wants Declares Bryan Must Be Reckoned With. Brandishing his pitchfork and declaring for "'White man's rule in a white man's country," Senator Ben Tillman, of South Carolina, passed last night in Portland. He leaves this morning for Seattle where he will speak on his well-worn topic of race supremacy. Senator Tillman, has no particular love for the Japanese In America. He evaded. TUBERS GROW TO LARGE SIZE IN SELLWOOD BACK LOTS SOMK l'OTATOKS. GROWS BY M!tS. II. G. lX'C'AS. OF 1603 KAST NINETEENTH STREET. Mrs. H. G. Lucas, of 1003 East Nineteenth street. Sell wood, has raised a record-breaking ' crop of large potatoes on a vacant lot. back or her home. Mrs. Lucas raised the potatoes without any extra care; In fact, a little less than the ordinary amount of work was done on the patch. The potatoes were not hoed often, and weeded only twice since planted. However, Mrs. Lucas often Irrigated the patch with waste water from the kitchen. Nearly all the rest of the potatoes In the patch are of Ilka size. for some years. Lucille Saunders. Cecilia Rhoda, Zoe Barnett. Harry Cash man and Richie Ling were seen In congenial roles in which they each made the most favorable Impression. "A STKANGEK IX NFAV YORK" Iloyfs .Screaming Musical Farce Presented by Raker Company. Th 1b week Baker patrons are enjoying their first Hoyt show of the season. This ia "A Stranger In New Yok." covering the ad ventures of a sprightly young man In "real society" as he found it in the treat city. The piece is a satire on so-called New York society, and Is full of laughs. Many special ties ara Introduced. Matinee Tomorrow at the Knipire. "For Mother's Pake" at the Empire this week I an ideal matinee play, being always a favorite with ladles and children, hence the Wednesday and Saturday " matinees of this week should be overcrowdea. Tne pTay Is this season as great, if not better than ever. Little Pearl Holding has the famous role originated by Marie Heaths Star Matinee Today. This afternoon the R. E- French Stock Company will present "The King of the Desert" at the Star Theater. This famous Oriental comedy drama has never been played before at popular prices. Manager French giving the play a spectacular pro duction which Is gorgeous considering the small price of admission. "The King of th Desert" Is out fr a record this week. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Next Week at the Star. Commencing with next Sunday matinee the R. E. French Company will present Dean Woo ley s sensational melodrama, 'Slaves of Russia." New scenery and effect will be used and Mr. French will spare no expense In bringing the play up to his usual standard. WHERE THE SALMON LIVE C. A. Linn Thinks He Has Solved the Problem. The mystery of the Ashen, or -where do the salmon go? C. A. Linn, street lecturer and philosopher according; to his own school, thinks he has solved the problem. He holds that when not running In the Columbia River, they are Inside the earth. According to Linn's physical geogra phy, the earth Is a shell with openings at the poles. The oceans flow over the rim of this shell and form seas on the Inside surface. The temperature in that region Is mild, and vegetable and animal life exist. Hence its se lection by the salmon for a feeding place. These theories were advanced by Linn at a street meeting at the corner of Washington and Sixth streets last night. A colored chart Illustrating this undiscovered country aids the listener in grasping the speaker's peculiar views. Llnn is about 50 years of age. of ordinary intelligence, but very much In earnest. No collection Is solicited, the purpose of the speaker being, as he says, merely to educate the public. Find New Coal Mines. ORTING, Wash., Sept. 23. (Special.) Cropplngs of coal have been acci dentally discovered in the timbered hills near Ortlng, which will probably lead to the opening of a rich mine. The 38x40 foundation of the new home of A. K. Van Emmon, of the Pa cific Coast Biscuit Company, Is com pleted and work Is being rushed on the framework, a considerable portion of which Is already in place. This handsome residence In Rose City Park is being built on Carvel avenue. Watches cleaned, $1, at Metzger'a Officers of the Depositors' Association emphasize the fact, however, that this response must continue until about 75 ppr cent of the deposits in the bank when it closed are pledged for the pur chase of telephone bonds or stock In the new bank. To date, without count ing the $103,000 bonds of the Pacific & Eastern Railway, which will be taken up by the company, over $100,000 has been subscribed for telephone bonds. About $7S5,000 remains to be sub scribed. Stock in the new bank has been subscribed to the amount of $25, 000. Additional subscriptions of bank, stock to the amount of $125,000 must be mnde. President Day and Secretary Rich mond, of the Depositors' Association, were busy yesterday in their headquar ters In rooms over the bank taking sub scriptions. There was a constant stream of people going and coming and many df the smaller depositors signed up for a large part of their claims. There was a large mail list also, and many subscriptions came in in this way. The offices will be open today from 9 A. M. until 9 P. M. President J. L. Day, of the Deposit ors' Association, gave the following reasons last night why depositors should take Home Telephone bonds, with 50 per cent stock bonus, -in lieu of a part or all their claims against the bank: Klrst. herauae thpy have cost the deposi tors 100 cents on the dollar. Second, they pay 5 per cent Interest, which is guaranteed. Third, the stock In a growing? and neces sary public utility always increases In value.' Fourth, if the receiver places I1.O0O.O0O In bonds on the market he wli! have to sell our dollars for about rtO cents eecn. and. pay himself out of that for selling them. Fifth, by subscribing for all the bonds th. depositors do away with' the expense of tne receivership, which Is estimated at about $SOrto per month, all of which they must pay. Sixth, by so doing, the bank will reopen upon a firm basis with a board of directors selected from among the leading business men and the fair name ' of the eltv will receive a boost In the commercial and financial world unequaled In its history. Secretary Richmond's Views. . Secretary A. Richmond, of the Deposi tors' Organization, says everything looks favorable for a reorganization and the reopening of the bank, not later than January 1. He says It can undoubted ly be brought about earlier If depositors will not be Indifferent, but will come to the front. "It may as well be understodd," said he, "that every depositor with an account of over $100 is expected to subscribe for his pro rata in telephone bonds or bank stock to enable us to carry out our part of the compact. It Is useless to hesitate and cause unnecessary delay. There Is only one plan whereby the depositors can receive dollar for dollar, and that is the the rehabilitation plan. That fact has been made clear and nobody can argue against it. "Since our meeting last Saturady. at the Armory, the price of Home Tele phone securities nas been soaring. A large amount of bonds was in demand today, 95 cents having been offered, and none could be secured at that figure. This shows forcibly that the depositors will make no mistake in exchanging part of their account for this class of secur ities at par; particularly when 50 per cent stock is thrown in as a bonus. - he depositors will obtain this advantage be cause the bank secured the bonds . on favorable terms. The stock, which is given as a bonus, will in a short time be worth much more than par. "In 15 cities in Michigan the Home Tele phone Companies' dividends range from 8 to 33V4 per cent; In seven out of the 15 cities the dividends are 32 per cent an nually. In the State of Iowa they are flourishing Just as rapidly. I would re quest the depositors to ascertain these things and then they will be convinced it will be to their advantage to obtain a reasonable amount of their accounts in that gilt-edged security, which can read ily be converted Into money whenever desired. "I shall hold the fort in the Lafayette body will be shipped to Albany on Thursday, where the interment will be made In the family plot. The widow, Mrs. Amy Monteith, of San Francisco, will roach Portland tonight and will be accompanied by her brother. Messagea,of condolence have been re ceived from James J. Jeffries, Cy Myrick and Mayor Harper, of Los Angeles, all of whom were members of various shooting parties conducted through the wilds of Oregon by the de ceased. The members of the St. John WHS j The iJlte "Watt" Montelth. f A Rod and Gun Club, formerly the Mult nomah Rod and Gun Club, of which the deceased was a member, have also sent condolences and will be represent ed at the funeral. TALMUD T0RAH PROSPERS Congregation Elects Officers for the Year Plans New Synagogue. At a meeting of the Talmud Torah Congregation held Sunday afternoon last, at the synagogue at the corner of Sixth and Hall streets, the following officers were elected to serve during the ensuing year: David Nemero'vsky, president; I. Lavcansky. vice-president; I. 'Friedman, treasurer; Ben Dublver, secretary, and Dr. George Rubenstein, recording secretary. Mr. Nemerovsky begins his fourth term as president of the congregation. In addition to the officers the fol lowing trustees were chosen: I. Brom berg, William Barde, L. Shank, H. Gold stein and H. Rosencrantz. - A report covering the affairs of the congregation during the fiscal year just ended was read by President Nemerovsky, which shows that the congregation has made substantial gains in that time. Through the ef forts of Rabbi H. N. Heller, the mem bership of the congregation has In creased to such an extent that the capacity of the present edifice is en tirely Inadequate. Plans are now be ing made for the erection of a more commodious structure on the site of the present synagogue at Sixth and Hall streets. NERVOUS WOMEN Take Horsford's Arid Fhosphate It quiets the nerves, relieve, nausea and sick headache and Induces refreshing sleep. JOSE VILA awarded gold medal over all competitors. Tampa Exposition. however, a solution of the problem. "I have a great admiration for the Japanese as a people In Japan." he said. ' "The Japs have a sbrt of moral obliquity; they are not to be classed with the Chinese. We In our state would welcome anyone anywhere near approaching a white man as an offset to the negro. If the Japs got too strenuous there, we would prob ably object to them as you do here. "We can get no amelioration of the conditions which exist In the South until we disenfranchise the negro. We must repeal the Fifteenth amendment. We should allow each state to settle the situ ation according to ' environment and local conditions. I have arrived at no definite idea of what the end will te. It is a vexing question. Sentiment Changed Toward Negroes "I have noticed a great change In the North on the negro question. I notice that the North Is coming to regard it as a problem. The people are Interested In the subject. This Is shown by the fact that my audiences, when I speak on this question, are large In the Northern cities." Senator Tillman toured the Pacific Northwest in 1896 in the interests of William J. Bryan. When asked if he was still a staunch supporter of the silver champion, he said: "I do not like his government-ownership Ideas, but I have a great admira tion for Bryan and for his statesman ship. I know that Bryan will be an influence In the coming campaign. Whether he will be the dominant In fluence or not, I do not know. With his two defeats, nothing could recom mend him except his clean life and per fect honesty of purpose. In view of these things, the public Is compelled to consider him as a candidate. "We have no others. The Democratic party Is In a strange condition, for just now It has no candidates at all. The North seems to have lost the seed corn of grent Democrats. We have no such men today In the North as Hen dricks, Eaton, McDonald and a host of others such as we had In the old days. The South, It is true, has some good men. but the South is uneasy over the dread that sectionalism will be sprung In a political campaign." "How about Governor Johnson, of Minnesota?" Johnson May Be the Man Needed. "Johnson may be just the man we are looking for. We seem to be hunt ing for somebody. I have seen nothing from him on the great issues of the day. Perhaps he or his friends have cautioned him against coming out on these things. Johnson Is practically an unknown quantity, except that he car ried Minnesota twice by big majorities on the Democratic ticket and. was elected Governor. "I find a disposition over the coun try to drop partisanship In politics, and this is the most hopeful sign I have discovered." Senator Tillman says he cannot understand the equable climate of the Pacific Coast. He says that while the Atlantic Coast has Its Gulf Stream, It cannot grow oranges In the same lati tude as the Sacramento Valley. He thinks the change In climatic condi tions must be due to the lack of mois ture In the California climate and the excess of this element on the Atlantic Coast. HURT BY RUNAWAY TRAIN Frank Alger and R. D. Wise Injured in Logging Camp. Frank Alger and D. Wise were brought to Portland on the steamer Tele graph last night and were taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital in a seriously wounded condition. The former, who Is the son of Hollis Alger, owner of the Alger Logging Company, is so badly in jured that he may succumb to the shock 7 STORES AND STILL GROWING H San Francisco Portland Seattle f New Gloves Stylish Gloves Durable Gloves We are showing the greatest variety of the best Gloves ever displayed in Portland All the new styles and shades are here All kinds and makes of Gloves, whether for men, women or children All kind3 .of leather and fabric Gloves for all occasions and for all purposes Gloves for dress, street, riding, driving, motoring and working Make Lennon's your headquarters for Gloves and learn the advantages of trading at a specialty Glove store Gloves expertly fitted We fit the hard to fit. Special Glove Bargains For Tuesday and Wednesday WOMEN'S GLOVES Elbow length, "Lennon's" " superior quality, fine kid, regular $3.50 value; sale 2 Q 16-bntton length, pure silk, heavy quality, white and black, sizes 5 to 6V2. 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The accident which resulted in the in jury of the two men occurred at the logging camp back of Skamokawa. Wash., yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The logging train on which the men were rid ing and of which Wise was in control suffered a break In .the steering apparatus and ran away. The imperiled men were unable to assist themselves and were forced to cling to the flying train in its mad flight down the mountain side. As it approached level ground the cars left the track and the passengers were hurled In every direction. Alger was struck by a flying log and crushed to the earth. Both legs were horribly mangled. An op eration will be undertaken as soon as the injured man is believed able to stand the shock. Wise was injured about the hips and right thigh, and complains of Internal Injuries. He Is the lesser injured of the two, and has an excellent chance of recovery. Eric Berg, a third member of the crew of The logging train, sustained only superficial injuries and was not brought to Portland. The men were met at the Alder-street dock by ambulances and tiiken ax speed ily as possible to the hospital, where they were attended by Dr. E. H. Parker. Hol lis Alger, father of one of the men, and PYank R. Wilcox accompanied the suf ferers on the boat and arrangud for their relief at the hospital. State Fair Itecelpta $30,000. SALEM. Or., Sept. 23. The total gate receipts for the State Pair. President W. U. Downing announced this morning, amount to T20.000 approximately, as against J1S.000 last year, or an Increase of $2000. This is exclusive of the receipts from concessions and ' grandstand, which were also large, and will bring the grand total nearly J30.000. . Metzger & Co., headquarters Brauer's hand-painted art china. 342 Wash, st For the strong that they may keep their strength. For the weak that they may regain their strength. 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