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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, IMS. 14 DISSnWM RULES TEACHERS Said to Be Ready to Fight for Full 20 Per Cent Increase in Their Salaries. MAY TRY TO PACK MEETING Annual Taxpayers Oallncrlnjf Mon day Xljrht May Be Stormy Board Thinks IS Per Cent Raise Given Should Satisfy Them. Dissatisfied with the decision of the Board of Kilucntlon proposing an aver age, advance of 15 p-r cent in their wages. The teachers- employed in the Portland public schools threaten to take their case before the annual taxpayers' meet ing next Monday night and Insist that their petition for a 2 per cent increase in salaries be Indorsed. While the mem bers of the committee representing the teachers in their negotiations with the Board would not admit it last night, tl.e fact developed yesterday that a movement had been started by which the teachers and their friends expect to ,ack Monday night's meeting. The pro gramme contemplates- a rejection of the recommendations of the Hoard of Edu cation and the indorsement by the meet ing of tho application of the teachers fo.' their full L1 per cent advance as origi nally petitioned for. ('. M. Kiggins, president of the Prin cipals' Association, and chairman of the committee that appeared before the Board of rklucation, declared last night that so far as he knew there was no organized effort on the part of ?the teachers to take any part in the tax payers' meeting. He admitted tliiit many of the teachers were not satisfied with the salary adjustment proposed by the directors. Directors Opposed to Fight. Professor T. T. Davis, of the High P'-hoo!. professed to know of no such In tention on the part of tho teachers, who. J:o i-ald, had not held a meeting since tho Board had formulated Its recom mendations. The other members of the ttachers' committee appearing before the l sectors were: Mrs. Lillle B. Thomas, Miss. Verdle E. Fraser and Mrs. Kate i. Lighter. Rumor of the threatened coup by the teachers reached the ears of members of the Board of Education yesterday. Jtaving recommended an increase of 15 jver cent, while the teachers only asked for 20 per cent increase, the directors feel that the teachers are entirely out of their sphere In further prosecuting their demands. Furthermore, even should 'the teachers be successful in carrying out their programme and secure the in- ' dorsoment of the taxpayers for a 20 per . cent Increase in wages, they will no, l.ave gained anything. The action of the taxpayers' meeting serves only as a . recommendation to the Board of Educa ' tlon. which Is the final arbiter and can Comply with the suggestions of the an nual meeting or not. as It may elect. For that reason further agitation of the ' salary controversy by tho teachers may react against them, for it is still within the power of the directors to maintain the .present ssilary schedule. Taxpayer'4 Must Jo to Meeting. "It is up to the taxpayers of the dis trict as to what action yill be taken at the annual meeting." said Herman Wit tenberg, clialrman of the Board of EJu vation last night. "Of course, if the taxpayers remain at'Tiome It will be pos sible for th teachers and their friends to oreanize the meeting and control Its : proceedings. But if any such thing is undertaken, then members of the board yill eee to It that only those qualified to vote will he permitted to take part in the liroceertings. Xon-taxpaycrs are not en titled to vote at the annual school meet ing and any person that so votes is liable to a penalty, including both fine and im prisonment. My position on the question of teach ers salaries has been micrypresented or nt leat misunderstood. Although I voted . wgainst the recommendations of the Board of Elucation. I am not opposed to a reasonable arvance in these wages. I am in favor of making a reasonable in crease amounting probably to $100 per annum for the heads of departments and JIM or more to principals of schools. But what 1 object to In the decision of the hoard is that teachers In the.sixth. sev enth, eiglli and ninth grades should re ceive on increase of J1'J5 per annum, while teachers in the lower Trades get an ad vance of only $5o. ; Should Advance AM Along. "The cost of living, the issue on which these wage are to be advanced, is the same to tho layer grade teachers as It is to those in the tiper grades. I would favor an average increase of 10 per cent In the existing schedule all along the line." ,T. X. CTclsehner, another member of the board, expressed considerable surprise ', when apprised yesterday of the promised itetion of the etachers. He regarded that In view of tho time the board had given to fixing the advances that have been recommended and which are only i per cent less than those requested, the teachers should stand by the directors ' and approve their wory. He Intimated that In his opoinion the teachers were in judiciously agitnting a matter that should be considered settled. Besides. Mr. FVIschner Insists that the prosecution by the teachers of their proposed plan can ,erve only unnecessarily to antagonize the employe with his employer. New Bills Open at the Vaudeville Houses. , Orpheum. BT ARTHCR A. GRH7ENE. T is a matter of tradition that the act I which opens a vaudeville show Is ln- ferior to the others which constitute the Mil. and there are tales of dissensions among the vaudeville stars because none wants to start the proceedings. Strangely enough tills week the Orphcum offering Is so well balanced that the opening act tinder ordinary circumstances would bo featured as a top-line event. A quartet of French girls, assisted and abetted by a young man of some ability, do a singing turn that is calculated to arouse the inter est of anyone who U regular In his pa tronage of the vaudeville and , conse quently hard to please. The girls exe cute some difficult steps, and introduce some acrobatic novelties that lift their performance away above the average. The costuming of the act is especially attractive, which helps vastly to center the attention. Far out of the ordinary on the vaude ville stage is the series of views of South west scenery, commencing with the Royal Gorge of Colorado and including the Grand Canyon, the Navajo country and other localities on the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, and ending with the palm groves and big trees of California. The sketch offered by Miss Emerln Campbell, Aubrey Yates -and Jules Ruby is quite an attractive rural comedy in tabloid form. It should be known that the costumes and scenery for the act were sidetracked in some manner in transit and the clever performers of the skit were forced to appear in make shift clothes and house scenery. Even so. there was no cause for finding fault with their work. The Rooney Sisters are famous in more than one country. In fact there are few dancers in the business who can equal these two attractive sisters in the art of terpslcore. In addition they possess per sonal magnetism to a remarkable degree, which makes their singing a delight, in spite of the fact that neither of them Is a vocal genius. They do not pretend to be; that's the best part of it, and merely talk their scags, but when it comes to dancing, the shades of all other merry trippers take their hats off. It is seldom that even so excellent a management as that which controls the destinies of the Orpheum circuit brings us a playlet that is the equal of "What Will Happen Next?" in which Wilfred Clarke and his company appear for 15 minutes. If I'm not mistaken Mr. Clarke is a son of John Sleeper Clarke, the dis tinguished literateur. but whether he Is or not he's a capital comedian and makes himself a continual delight by his hu morous efforts In connection with Eleanor de Mott, Archie Gillies and Janet Bayes, who assist him. It Is difficult definitely to place Edwin Latell. who is known for his efficacious endeavors to banish dull care. Latell Is hardly a monologist, nor yet could his act be termed a musical one. He's Just Latell. the different kind of comedian, and he is distinctly funny ever? moment he's on the stage. His banjo and bell playing is also notable. If you haven't seen La tell you have missed something good. One of the most mystifying illusion acts ever imported to this far clime is that presented by De Biere, a wizard of sur passing talents, lately brought from the Alhambra, in London. His cabinet tricks are more remarkable than those of Her mann and besides he has a delightful way of introducing his stunts. He carries three or four people with him and. his stage settings are lavish. Grand. BT LEOXE CASS BAER. ONH might go a long way and not fifid a better bill than the Grand is running for this Christmas week. The top-liners are Mr. and Mrs. Edwarde Esmonde, who present a dramatic play let, called "A Soldier of Propville," that for genuine pathos would be hard to beat. Fortunately every weep is fol lowed by a laugh, or we'd all be sniffling. Old Jim the soldier of Propville. a pa thetic figure, is most capably sustained by Esmonde, while his wife takes the part. of Veritas Quill, a newspaper cor respondent. If you've never seen a typical English comedian, with all the frills and trim mings, go at once and throw your peep ers on Herbert Cyril, the London John nie, an attenuated individual, who talks some ditties never heard before in Port land. They are good, too, the one en titled "That's the Worst of Being So Beastly Well Connected," is particularly so. The Zello troupe, which consists of live men, gives a laughable comedy act. One of the best stunts is that given by Alice De Garmo. late of the New York Hippodrome. Her assistant. H. J. Keough. who is mostly abdomen, sup ports an aerial ladder on the said abdo men, while Alice gayly flits about on the top round, up in the flies, and hangs by her teeth while she disrobes, which is not as bad as it sounds. Then she proceeds to make the atmosphere hum, with the acrobatic feats she per forms, and is well worth seeing. We've had such a run of modern songs, with Indian rags, impossible plots and worse words, that it did my soul good to hear that dear old ballad, "When- Tou and I Were Toung, Maggie." It is sung by Fred Bauer to the accompaniment of colored pictures. Old songs like old; friends, old books and old wines, are always the best. Blocksom and 'Burns, two black-face comedians, recently with Dockstader's minstrels, are laughable. Their burlesque on equllibrism. is original and one of the really funny things that we can all see through without reading labels. Pantages. BT LEOXE CASS BAER. PANTAGES Theater has an Interesting bill to proffer its patrons during the holiday week. One of the best things on the cast are the four Johnson Students, billed as "Club Maniacs," who present one of the best juggling acts ever seen on the Coast. Besides being adepts at straight and legitimate juggling, they have a lot of clever, original stuff that Interests. Another act that pleases the audience is the World's Comedy Four, who wear dress suits and are billed as singers and comedians. Well, they sing, when they do it in a bunch but they are not strong at "comeding." One of them, a great big man with a wee little tenor voice, ought never to sing by himself, but the others are great, the basso especially so. A team of clever youngsters are the Bernsteins. who give a clean singing and dancing act. They work hard and their act is full of new steps. Martelli and Rossi are Italian operet tlsts who operate on "Oh, Joy! He is saved!" from "II Trovatore." At least that is what an obliging man in front of me told me. Personally I didn't know what it was all about, and I think about 99 of every 100 in the audience who seemed so absorbed were with me In ignorant bliss. My Idea of a hypocrite is one who pretends he understands and appreciates Italian grand opera when he can't even spell spaghetti. The lady in this act wears a beautiful gown and sings well, and the man shows his buxom figure to advantage in a white doublet and hose ancTwears a plumed lid. Silent Talt is an interesting individual. who. assisted by a damsel in a klmona. glves'a ludicrous performance with bur lesque magic and comedy Juggling that is very good. A playlet called "The Doings of Dr. Ijouder" is presented by a trio. Conn. Downey and Willard. The play revolves itself around McGuire. from the Klondike, Dr. Louder, a deaf physician, and a stammering office maid. It's a clean little comedy and pleases everybody. Jean Wilson never sang better than he does this week, "With Yon in Eternity." The girl behind me said they had it at home on the phonograph. GLOVEJSALE. Best $1.50 French kid gloves, all colors. two-clasp style. Sue a pair. Best J1.75 qual ity, tl. 38 a pair. $3.50 long kid gloves, J3.C3 a pair. Gloves bearing our stamp, like everything else that comes from this store, is sufficient guarantee of merit. Glove orders Issued. McAllen r McDon nell, Third and Morrison. TOBACCO JARS. Newest designs in Cut Glass. Colonial Brass. Royal Doulton. Slg Sichel A Co., 92 Third street and two branches Christmas handbags and purses at Erse'l's. 2S! Morrison, between Fourth and Fifth streets. ITER RATES NOT TO BE REDUCED Council Will Go, Against Pro posed Action of Water Board for Next Year. CHARTER REVISION SOUGHT If Plan of Iaylng Mains Is Changed Council Committee Fears Water Board "Would Be Without Funds if Reduction Made. There will be no reduction of water rates in Portland for 1909, notwithstand ing the previous announcement of the Water Board that the prevailing rates can be cut one-half and still bring in suf ficient revenue to maintain the depart ment and pay all expenses. This unexpected development cane as a complete surprise when the matter was considered yesterday afternoon by the Ways Rid Means Committee of the City Council. The Council has power to In crease, but not to lower the schedule, and Intends to exercise its authority over the Water Board to the extent of continuing In force the same schedule that is now in effect. This is because, as stated, there is very likely to be an amendment to the charter, materially changing the present law relative to the laying of new mains, so that. If the price is lowered, there will be a shortage of finances with which to carry on this Important branch of the municipality. The whole affair was referred to Councilman Rushlight, chairman of the committee, for a report. Board Recommended Reduction. The Water Board, at its last session. adopted a new schedule, making a reduc tion of 50 per cent in the rates Tor 1VU9. This was done because the existing laws are such that the Board is relieved of the great burden formerly laid upon it of paying for new mains out of the funds paid in for water consumption. An amendment to tne charter makes it the duty of abutting property-owners to bear the expense of these extensions, and also makes it obligatory upon tne council to pay the Water Board $50,000 a year for the use of water by the municipality, it was therefore the decision of the mem bers of the Board that the best action would be to reduce the rates one-half, as this would yield ample revenue to carry on the operations of the depart ment during the year. Everv member of the W ays and Means Committee yesterday, however, strongly favored maintaining the present rates, and several members -of the Council not on the committee expressed themselves likewise. After long discussion, in which R. B. Lamson. representing the Board. participated, the whole matter was turned over to Chairman Kusnngnt ror a report. He announced that he will not recom mend any decrease in the rates. Rushlight Wants Charter Changed. Mr. Rushlight Is active In a movement to submit a charter amendment to the people at the next election, changing the present law which levies upon abut ting property-owners the assessment for new mains. He sjys it throws upon the residents of the suburbs a greater bur den, for most of the large mains in the down-town districts were laid during the long period when the work was paid out of the receipts for the watear fund. City Attorney Kavanaugh took a deep interest in the proceedings of the com mittee, and declared that it is very im portant that the water rates be made sufficiently high to yield revenue for the maintenance of the department and the continuation of Improvements, in case the charter should be amended so as to lay upon the water receipts the burden of payment for extensions. It would be a very bad error, he said, to reduce the rates and leave the department open to the danger of being out of funds to carry on its work. That there must be some change from the present manner of lay ing mains, he said, is apparent, for he said he sees nothing ahead but intermin able litigation under this system. Councilman Wallace expressed the be lief that it would be well if some ordi nance could be passed which would make it obligatory upon owners of vacant property to pay into the water fund a certain sum for tho maintenance of the department, the same as though they were using water and had their property all covered with houses. This idea was approved by several members of the com mittee, and Mr. Lamson, of the Water Board, also said he believed it would be well if some such law were to be enacted. Hindus for Cotton-Fields. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 21. D. C. I I THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S WHISKEY IS THE TITLE BY WHICH I i A par excellent table d'hote dinner served at the Perkins Grill Christmas, 6 to 8:30. Reserve your tables. BALTIMORE i mil i i IS MOST FAVORABLY KNOWN SoM at all flmt ctasn rf-a and br Jobber. WM. LA5AHAX SON, Baltimore, ad. RELIABLE GOODS AND RIGHT PRICES Makes ours the most satisfactory in the city for Christmas Shopping. Special for Today 25 per cent off on all sterling silver Mani cure and Desk Pieces and Sets. VINCENT'S 142 Fifth Street Between Alder and Morrison Streets. Crawford, a capitalist of 2028 Summit avenue. Pasadena, Cal., arrived in Se attle this morning from Vancouver, B. C. where he conferred with Tejah Singh, Hindu leader, to bring 10,000 Sikh labor ers to. work on the cotton plantations in Louisiana. Crawford intends to begin hi3 invasion of the United States with Hin dus about May 1. THE DEADLY REVOLVER Xo Doubt the State Has Power to Regulate Carrying of Firearms. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 20. (To the Editor.) Will you please allow me the privilege of offering ft few suggestion In reference to the measure I proposed concerning the ne cessity of regulating- the carrying of danger ous weapons. The Constitutional provisions you quote, which declare that the right of the people to keep end bear arms shall not be in fringed, do not. in my opinion, prevent the regulation thereof by the state. In the first place those provisions had reference to the people as a whole or as a military power, rather than to the Individual. This Is shown by the language used. The provision quoted from the National Constitution says: A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Jt implies that the right to bear arms belonged to members of a well regulated militia and that this right shouLd not be infringed. The provision of our State Constitution is similar. It pays: "The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defense of them selves and the state, but the military shall be kept In Btrict subordination to the civil power." That., as I think, exprewiy provides that the state shall have the right to place any reasonable restrictions upon the right to bear arms, having in view the -welfare of the people. The authors of both provisions seem to have had- In mind the people as a whole or as a military power. It should be borne. In mind that when these provisions were adopted the deadly pistol as we know It did .not exist. Especially Is that true of the one quoted from the National convention. The pistol at that time had but one shot. It was a muzzle loader. After that was dis charged It would take a man five minutes to ret It ready to use again. Hence the dangers that arise from carrying dangerous weapons now did not then exist. I think the courts today would and do take that view of it. The law today prohib its the carrying of concealed weapons. The provisions quoted make no such provision unless the view I taxe is tne correct one that the state has the right to adopt any reasonable regulation having in view the welfare of the people. The state also pro hibits the bearing of arms by. inmates of the penitentiary and persons under arrest for the commission of crime. I suppose that it would not even be contended that a child five years of age could not he prevented from carrying a loaded pistol by his parents on the ground that such prevention would be in violation of his Constitutional right, as ono of the people, to bear arms. There is no intention by the provisions of the law I suggested to deprive any peace able person of his Constitutional right to bear arms, but the aim Is to place It out of the power of every thief, thug and mur derer In the state, to carry, own or possess any dnngprous weapon in this state who in What Shall Your Christmas Gift Be? To HimToHerTo Them? SOMETHING that -will outlive the day and the season; something useful; something beautiful. What else, indeed, but something from GILL 's the store that is ready for any test you may give it the store that offers you a variety of holiday gifts the equal of which cannot be found elsewhere in Portland? A visit to this store means the correct solving of the gift problem. Hun dreds of excellent presents are displayed in every department hints for new, acceptable and ap propriate "ifts. Every help we can give you, we offer ftiost heartily and cheerfully. Hero are just six of thousands of suggestions at PORTLAND'S IDEAL GIFT STORE: CALENDARS 10c to $3.00 "We have Calendars in hundreds of styles and sizes the products of the most noted artists. Come in and see the ar tistic and unique designs we are showing; you'll surely be delighted with the variety we now of fer. Among others we suggest : Life, Christy, Gibson and Fisher crea tions, each $2. Also, just received the well-known Church Kalendar, 75c. GIFT BOOKS AVe are amply ready to supply gift seekers with books that will make the most suitable v gifts, at prices consid erably below those you are usually asked. We have books of every char acter, and every price; unquestionably the best selection to choose from in Portland. There is a book for you to give to any relative or friend noth ing is so much appreciated, nothing gives as great and as lasting a pleas ure. You will find it a pleasant shop ping tour to inspect ours, Portland's oldest, Largest and Best Bookstore. PAPS 25c to $7.00 A vast assortment of Correspondence Papers, specially boxed for Xniiis. (lifts can be found here, and courte nous salespeople will cheerfully assist you in selecting an attractively designed box, with paper of the finest quality. Here's just one of the many excellent styles: Hurd's Trianon Note, in (i specially designed bor ders, price hut 75c. Pearl Handle Pen Hold'rs Ex c e 1 1 e n t as Christmas Gifts, and- especially for "her." The prices r a n e from $1.50 to $5. tela- vw-jf-js. -r"- if- rrnii nil DontTcad5Gryoarilrearl? ' fVR Tragic . laead Eo;unMjpi: pen The QueJGtjfjGif t diffrynxsM Call and inspect aura, the largest stock In Portland. Courteous attendants Till help yon choose an appropriate style. The prlcea range from 2.50 to f30. Gold Pens for Gifts Ideal- otft tilec for the peraon who enjoys a good tv r 1 1 1 n a, stylish nen. Prices from Jl to J4.nO. PORTLAND'S IDEAL GIFT STORE THE J. K. GILL CO. Booksellers and Stationers THIRD AND ALDER STREETS OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL XMAS golrtff atout armed to the teeth and murder ing anyone who happens to cross hia pur pogen. While some of them mlrht siifpecd in obtaining" a license, yet mOst of them could not. Besides, the measure I suggest Kives the officer facilities t. kep trak rif every deadly weapon in the st.ite. which would he an efficient means of tracing the TTMirrlror. X XX WATCHES SOLID GOLD WATCHES $20 to $125 R.E4-I7 m CHRISTMAS GOLD FILLED WATCHES $14 to 3SO If- if. Pearl Sunburst Set, with 108 real pearls and one fine Vi-karat diamond $100.00 70 pearls, with V4-karat diamond $86.00 Solitaire and Cluster Rings, from $10 to $1500 Fine stock of Jewelry, latest designs; new and fresh. 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It mean the constant ex erclne of expert discrimination and the pnyinsout of more money in ntj-le-hulldlne than other manufacturers think necessary, but we have built up the , enormous "CRAflFOHD" business in just that wa. Tou will find more genuine shoe style at the CRAWFORD SHOE STORE at reasonable prices than In any other stores In PORTLAND at any prices. No matter what your preference is. in shape, In oattern, in material or in weight, you can find it here. We fit shoes carefully and guarantee them as liberally as honest business methods will permit. We have satisfied mlllions we can satisfy you. $3.50 $4.00 $5.00 R$4 mi k