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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1911)
TWO SCHOOL ACTS DEEMED SALUTARY Huntington Act for Rural Classes, Hawley Bill Raises Teachers' Standard. COUNTY BOARD PROVIDED Slate Superintendent Believe Kffl clrnry Avitl Be Increased 100 Per Cent When Measure Are In I'orce. . exI-ZM. Or, Fab. (Speelal.V What ara considered by Btate Superin tendent Alderman as two highly Import ant and mrttorku pleres of school la 1Utlon were puiH by the Legislature Just rloee1. These are tha Huntington and Hawley arts, the Huntington blU Improving rural schools and the Hawley bill aim In tn raise the standard of the teach in profession throughout the state. lnler the Huntington act every ooun rr In the state having more than 8 s.-hool districts ehall create a County Kducatlonal Hoard without compensation to consist of four membera to be ap pointed by the County Buperlntendent and the Superintendent Is to art as an I -officio member as well. All the school districts in the county are to be divided Into suvervlsory dis tricts by this Hoard, which la to meet the first Monday In June. Under the a-t no supervl;oiy district la to contain ksa than Z9 nor more than 60 school districts. Women May Serve. For every one of the supervleory dis tricts the Board la to name a supervisor, who Is to work under the direction of the County School Superintendent. Hoth mn and women rosy serve on the B"-d and It Is the Intent of the act to have aueh men and women appointed who are representative of the county and who are thorouahlv Interested In the welfare of the schools. It la believed bv the State Superin tendent that the efficiency of the schools will be Increased by at least 100 per cent under the working of tola act during tte next two year. New S j stem Explained. Concerning the Hawley act. providing for certification of teachers and stand ardisation of schools. Superintendent Alderman said: The certificate law places a premium upoa thereash preparation and special traln lr. yet denies bo one the opportunity te take aa asamlnation for a certificate. The graduate of a standard normal school will nrTt .from the state department, without laml&atloa. a certificate to teach In the elementary schools, the one-rear, two-year and tbree-rrar h.h so hoc Is of this state. Tne graduate ef a standard college or uni versity will receive rrora the etate depart ment, without esamlnalloa. a certificate to tearh In anv of the high schools of this state. A plan Is also provided whereby a teacher mar secure a certificate throuah the examination method. runt certificates are abolished and all examinations will be conducted by the Atafe tepertment. An examination equivalent to fie preeent eev-ond-srade county certificate will be given for a one-rear state certificate. This payer Is renewed once. Examinations for a five-year stete certificate wui be the same aa the preseat life paper with the addition of three subjects geology. American literature and hletory of educa ion. This will raise the life paper to the standard of any ether paper la the United elates. The flve-yeer state certificate secured through examination may be renewed wbea the holder haa attended an Insttltutlon of btgbsr educatloa for 33 conseoutUe weeks aUhttt six rears of date of Issue of such certificate, or may be renewed by taking the same examination. This new certificate law has the advantage of giving to the teecher when she has once held a certifi cate the right to teacb la any part of the etate without having to take another ex amination every time ahe crosses a county line. It la a. so In conformity with an asreemnt reached by a conference of the Mete School Superintendents, who met at Ku city In November, 1 111 ft. and In accordance with thla agreement the holder of a state certificate secured under the pro visions of this law will be entitled te teacb In any state la the Union. It Is expected thst this plan will do more thaa any ether one thing that could be dons to raise the standard of the teaching profession. One other estimable feature of tne law Is that It tlves to any four-year high school in the stste the privilege of edging a teachers' training roorse. and graduates from this teachers training roeree will be entitled to a one-year state certificate For a school to tske advantage of this law. It must provide one teacher a ho shall dsvote not less thaa four hours each day 13 the training course, and such teacher shall be a graduate of a standard normal school or Its equivalent. For the a ork done In this teachers' training course, three credits are given on the basis of 1 credits required for graduation In the hlgn acbooU VARSITY STXDEXTS COXCER-YED Seniors Prolrlng to Teacb Mast Now Clian;-e Their Courses. rNTVERSITY OF OREGON. Feb. n. fSpeclaD The rassag of the Hawley educational bill In the recent session of the Legislature haa caused some diffi culty for the senior studrnta of tha uni versity who are Intending to teach. They have foitiul that they will be obliged to make sweeping changer) In their courses If they would be eligible under the new enactment. Under th new law graduates from tha orlverxlty who desire to teach In the high schools of the state must hare made 1 credtta in the educational department. To secure the necessary number of cred its b-fore graduation many of the seniors have been obliged to change their courses for the second semester and take nearly all of their work In the educational de partment. flveral others will not be able to fulfill the requlrementa In one semester and will be obliged to take supplementary work In tb Summer arhooL The difficulty wilt not extend peat tha present senior class, however, at the student In the lower clasees will have ample time to readjust their courses and bring their credlta un to the new re quirements before graduation. FARMERS ATTACK MEASURE Batchetder Croew-Kxa mined as to Pacts by Stone. WASHINGTON. Feb. tl. Farmers registered protests against the Canadian Ileclproclty agreement In th hearng today before th Senate committee on finance. Kx-Goremor N. J. Baehelder of New Hampshire. Master of th National Grange, made th opening argument and was followed by Masters of Stat Granges. In the openlnr statement. Mr. Bach elder asserted that six million farmers were united In opposition to th agree ment, and he said h voiced their pro tests against free trade In farm pro sVucts while protection was continued ea manufactured articles, which th farmers are compelled to buy. He declared Canada was tha only country which th farmers had to fear, and that free trad with that country meant that the farmers would derlv no benefit whatever from the tariff law. He denied that cheap food' would result from the consummation of th agree ment. According to Mr. Baclielder. Canada haa rheaDer land, lower taxes, virgin soli, which does not need fertlllxlng. . . . . -A 1 and cnespey laoor tr.au -.an In the I'nlted Statea. He said wheat already had been forced down six or seven cents a bushel on th proapect of fr trad with Canada. Me Cumber Interjected that In the North western markets tha decline bad been at least IS cents. "If this Is an honest bill, let It In clude free trade with Great Britain." said Mr. Baehelder. Uy questions. Stone developed that Mr. Batchetder was not really In favor of fre trade with Great Bri tain and that h had no personal knowledge of the difference In the val ue of lands, the price of labor or the amount of taxes paid In Canada and the United States. During this Interchange Mr. Baeh elder suggested that the only fair way for fre trade to be established would be to let th Stars and Stripes float ovey Canada. "That la a species of Jlngolom talked about recently." said Stone. "I don't believe It Is within the rang of pos sibility." T. C Laylin. master of th Ohio Stat Orange, declared the only protection left to th farmer Is that on wool: and It won't b long before that la re moved." In prompt chorus Senators Smoot and MrCumbcr asserted that It had gone already. "Under this agreement." said Mc Cumber. "you can drive live sheep from Canada, shear them In this country, sell th wool and drive th sheep back again." President Taft had been Informed by the secretary of the American Manu facturers' Association that about 81 per cent of the members of th organisa tion In a letter ballot have voted In favor of Canadian reciprocity. BECIPRIM IS OPPOSED LCMBCRMKX PECLARE AGAI.VST TAFTS TARIFF POLICY. Convention Advocates Mixed Carloads and Standard Site or Lumber for AU America. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. I15clar Ing y resolution against Canadian rec- ItiMiitltv aticl roe tha adnntion of mixed cars In handling Coast lumber products. th standardisation or sues inrougn out th entire country and decrying th tendency on th part of Congress to effoct legislation which la Inclined to hamper tha retail lumber business, th members of the Western Retail Lum bermen's Association closed their two days' convention at th Falaca Hotel today with th annual election of of ficers and decided upon Seattle aa th next convention place. Modern methods of rutting and ship ping lumber were advocated bv F. Dean Prescott. of Fresno. Cat. In a pa per on "Clear Merchantable Slabs." Ben H. Yard man. of Des Moines, dlscuseed "The Art of Making a Sale." Other speakera were George F. Merrill, of bait Lake, vice-president of th Ameri can Lumber Tradea Congress, who w. .v.. l Vthlc " and W. O. Hollls. of Minneapolis, whose sub ject was uur -uuiua j a A resolution congratulating Pan Francisco on Ita enterprise In securing the Panama-Faclflc International Ex position was adopted. Th following officers wer elected: President. J. U. Martin, of Fresno; vice-president. J. Fy Lane, of Lewis ton. Idaho; secretary, A. L. Porter, In cumbent. Directors: L P. Aldrlch. Ulackfoot. Idaho; J. F. Mullen, of Los Angelea; John Hunter. American Fork, Utah; P. C. Palmer. North Yakima, Wain.; H. M. Taw. Great Falls. Mont. Th election closed the proceedings of th convention. The annual meeting of th Lumbermen's Society will open Its sosslon tomorrow. The Concaten ated Hoo Hoo held their jinks at B'nal BTIth hall tonight, ending with a roof garden party at midnight Peter Payne, J. L. Wentworth. A. L. Portor nd J. O. Martin wer th speakers. FLEEING MAN IS CAUGHT JAIL-BREAKER AT COLFAX IS REARRESTED. Desperate Criminal. Chanced WIU Shooting. Portland Man, Is Taken at Falonaw City. WALLA WALLA. WaeVt, Feb. a. Word was received here Oilsi evenlnf that John W. Burn, alias Grover Hill, th prisoner, charged with the ehootlng of Conductor D. J. Reader. Portland, of th Oregon Washington Railway A. Navigation Com pany, at Lewlston Junction, a week ago, who escaped from the Whitman County Jail In Colfax last nlrht. was rearrested by railroad offlcera at Palous City this afternoon at : o'clock. In hi escape Burnet compelled several of the nln prisoner In the jail to help him dig through the brick wall in the corridor, using a caae knife and a can opener. The opening was leas than a foot aquar and came Just between the Iron gTates In the wall. Burns had planned to 1:111 Deputy Sheriff William Cole as he entered the Jail to lock them up for the night. He waa planning to use a brick taken from the wall, wrapped In his coat-sleeve. Th prisoners would not stand for th murder of Col and. a a compromise, helped him through the wall. Th men state that Burns was des perate and that they feared him. giving this aa their reason for not giving Jailer George Corner the tip. Burns stated several times that If he could break Into a hardware atore after get ting out. he would arm himself so they would never get him alive. He begged Lester Blaine,, convicted of killing J. O. Sylvia, at Palouse. to escape with hlra snd stated that If he could reach the Indian reservation they could get f rotection. Burns being a quarter-blood Ddtan. Bums ate all the supper he could get. th prisoners donating their share of bread and eatables, which he put in his pockets. Some of the prlaonera ar3 known to hare aided Burns and gave him a description of th Palouse country, as he la known to be a stranger. The physicians at Walla Walla are hopeful of Reader's recovery. Peter Itnsnkos Leaves for Rowbarf. Peter Buxukos. claimant of the light weight championship of th world, whfv wrestled two hours and 45 minutes to a draw with a 160-round Hindu here Mon day night, left this morning for Rose- I burg, where he has a handicap match J with Carl Buacb Thursday night. Buxu- koe. on hi return from the South, will " challenge the Hindu for a finish match . with a aid bet. ; BESTOWAL OF 34 PLI Republican Legislature Puts Many Positions in Demo crat's Hands. ONE PLACE PAYS $3000 New Port of Tortland Commiwlon, Parcbasin; Secretary, lorestry, Game, Judicial and Nurses' Boards to lie Named. SALEM. Or.. Feb. Jl. (Special.) B for adjourning Oregon's lat Republi can Legislature created not leaa than 34 appointive positions to be filled by a Democratic Governor. This number, however, while not Including members . . i . r ,.. ntimarAlM County Fair Associations established turoUK-i legislative enactment, uii-iuui-s not more than one really desirable JoD to which remunerative salaries attach. That position la secretary to the Stat Purchasing Board, composed of th Gov ernor. Secretary of State and Stat Treasurer. This position pays .3000 an nually. It is not known who Is elated for th secretaryship of the State Pur chasing Board. Candidates for this po sition thus far have not come out in the open, while Governor West declines to divulge who the men are who really want th place. Port Commission Provided. Seven of th arpolntiv positions to b filled by the Governor are the mmbers of tb Port of Portland Commission, as It was recognised by th Legislature. Six of the seven members, however, are to be named by the Governor. thra each on the recommendation of th Portland Chamber of Commerce and the committee of fifty. The seventh mem ber la to be of the Governor's choosing. Under Buchanan's bill, a State Board of Forestry of seven members Is pro vided. Of this board the Governor and tne acting head of the School of For estry In th Oregon Agricultural Col lege are to be members. The other fiv members are to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the following organisations, one each to be appointed from each organiza tion: Oregon State Grange, th Ore iron Forest Fire Association. the Ore gon and Washington Lumber Manu facturers' Association. the United States Forest Service and the Oregon Stat Woolgrowers" Association. The members of tha board are not entitled to any compensation and will receive only their actual expenses j hlle en gaKcd In the work of the board. Th bill of Representative Hollls, cre ating a State Board of Fish and Gam Commissioners, provides for a board of five members, one of whom shall be the president of the Oregon Agricul tural College, and not more than two of th other four to be named from the same political parties. George W. Putnam, of Medford, probably will be one of the members. Through th enactment of Represen tative Cole's bilk the Governor Is em powered to appoint a commission of seven members to revise the Judicial system of the state. One member of this commission, whose expenditures are limited to $1000. undoubtedly will be Senator McColtoeh, of Baker. It la provided In the act as It passed the Legislature that a majority of tb member of this board shall bo lawyers. Chapman May Get Plain. C. C. Chapman, publicity manager of th Portland Chamber of Commerce, most likely will be designated by the Governor as State Immigration Agent, provided for In Representative Ab bott's bill. This piece of legislation provides for the appointment of a representative of the state to direct official publicity work In the Interest of th state. It provides no salary for such an official, but provides an appro priation of 120.000 for the ensuing two yeara In exploiting th atat and Its resources. While the bill haa not yet received Governor West's approval he Is ex pected to sign the measure creating the State Highway Board and providing- for the appointment of a Highway Commissioner. The Highway Board la to consist of three members who are to serve without compensation.. They will be paid only their actual expenses while engaged in the work for which they were chosen. Th three probable commissioners will be J H. Albert, of Salem; C. S. Jackson, snd ex-Judge Lionel R. Webster, of Portland. Xurses to .Be Named. Through other legislation Governor West la authorized in Senator Locke's bill to appoint a commission of three members to examine and register grad uate nurse. These appointees by the Governor are to consist of three nurses selected from a list of five names sub mitted by the Oregon State Association of Graduate Nurses. This commission Is directed to employ a secretary, at a salary of not to exceed J300 per annum. The members of the commission will be paid M a day for the time they are actually employed. Senator Dlmlck a bill, appropriating $1260 for preserving th McLoughlln home at Oregon CIVy, also authorises the Governor to appoint a bpard of trustees of three members to direct the expendi ture of the appropriation. The trustees to be named by the Governor probably will bo K. G. Caufleld. Father A. Hllde brand and J. E. Hedges or G. A. Hard Ins;, all of Oregon City. These gentlemen took an active hand in assisting the passas of the Dlniick bill through both houses of the Legislature. Most of the appointments are to be . , . i r-r n t within 30 clavs mean oy . . .. , - after the final adjournment of the Leg islature, in a few Instances the Gov ernor Is allowed 60 days In which to make h!s selections; INVESTIGATING BODY ABOUT Stat Treasurer Is Asked for Docu ments by Legislators. 8ALEM. Or., Feb. n. (Special.) Already Representative utmnu . . . . . i enm Ktata rreaKlirer KtT miormsuuu - leading up to the Investigation to be made or accounts in me uihots m p Treasurer. Secretary of State and of the , . . institutions aa nrovlded in various -ii7 . . a Howe resolution adopted. Members of the Investigating committee are repre sentatives jones, uitiiis, v-icMwo, . . A T2-1 tJUC K ICJ uiu Ir. Clemens failed to Inform state Treasurer Kay wnetner tne com mi tw in tended to make a personal inspection or merely so over the report. That the . - wltl he taken I luriirpd latter eoui-v - " . rrom the fact that Clemens aaked for the aubmlerton of certain document from the Treasurer s onice. State Treasurer Kay says he hopes that i .. wttl mt e t to make a tne cuiiiiihhww - personal Investigation, aa ha Is desirous IMS WITH WEST ! Toll & GiKfos, MCo Mrrison at A Furniture and Homefurnishing Service That Meets Well Every Demand. Liberal Credit Terms to Homefurnishers. Mail and Phone Orders Given Prompt and Careful Attention "ivhfj -"iff J. If! ' points in its favor than it would be possible for us to mention here. Mrs. Redding will be pleased to advise you and give you her personal attention. Tn tria "Pinal Clearance of Women's and Misses' Wool Tailored Suits Are Worth-While Savings for Season Fnf Buvers TSpedal Groups. $25, $29.50, $32.50 and $35 Suits Now $12.50. $40, $45, $47.50 and $49 50 Suits Now $15. $50, $60, $65, $75 and $85 Suits Now $20. Good Assortment of Styles and Materials. ' Good Range of Sizes. 7Qc ILtooleornWalll Be Laid for 54c yd. A midweek special that should inter est ' home-furnishers whoso kitchen or bathroom floor covering needs renewing. At this price the carpet store offers a de pendable quality of linoleum in two good patterns and desirable colorings. On sale at the lowered price today and tomor row, only. Boyle's Old English Floor Wax The Best for Hardwood Floors. Linoleum Brightener Preserves and Brightens Your Linoleum. of having the books of his offlco one over thoroughly at thla time. J 4-HOUR BILLi IS LACKING Railroad Measure Omits G"-iuse Con. cernlng- Dispatchers. . . i.-i r j-w rvK H 3neMaD -It hSS been discovered In the Governors office that MoCollocn a i-nour uui .. i w-4 1. 1 1 1 t .nmnsreH with the Federal statute, of which It la supposed to be a copy, oy tne omissmo ui re tain clsuse which exempts dispatchers and towermen from the 14-hour restrlo- t!t' waa the Intention of the act to make the same provisions that now apply to Intel state railroads to apply to inter state lines, snd to a certain extent the act as it atands does so. but the omis sion of the one clause, not more than 30 word long, eliminates those for whom the act was principally Intended. SENATE CLERKS PACIFIED Two Revise Journal, but Colonel Mercer Takes No Part. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 21 (Special) To a certain extent Chief Clerk Flagg and Assistant Chief Clerk Hunt have settled their difficulties and today were working side by side on the revision of the Benate Journal, but Colonel Mercer haa dropped out and refuses to act longer. Hunt says he was authorized by the Senate resolution to do the work and he Intends to abide by the resolution. Inasmuch as the injunction obtained by r"lagg was merely for the purpose of pre venting Mercer and Hunt from revising the Journal exclusively and cutting Flagg out of the work. Hunt believes he Is In duty bound under the terms of the reso lution to remain the ten days and do his hare of the work. SEATTLE'S VOTE IS SMALL Primary Election Counting .Slow;' Details Issued Today. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. II. The vote east In the elimination primary election to discard 50 of the 68 candidates for Council seats was unexpectedly small. Owing to the length of the ballot and the fact that the candidates' names wera printed so as to give each a chance to head the list, the count of the ballots Is alow, and the names of the successful 18 will not be known until tomorrow. Each elector today voted for nine candidates. On March 7 nine of the 18 successful today will be chosen to gov ern the city In co-operation with the Mayor and other city officials now In office. PROMPT REFUND SOUGHT City Attorney Is Asked If Water Board May Take Mains Now. City Auditor Barburyesterday asked City Attorney Grant for an opinion as to whether the Water Board is empow ered now to take over mains laid under the old law of taxing the cost to abut ting property, if the mains are paying at least 8 per cent on the cost of In stallation. I believe." said Mr. Barbur. "that much trouble and expense can be saved Every Woman Can Wear Modart Corsets "The Improved Front Laced" Now Being Demonstrated by Mrs. L. C. Redding, of New York, Special Corsetiere They are cut along new lines and, with the flexible boning, lace into all figures in a way that has never be fore been possible in other corsets. The straight lines from the waist over the hips show how . cleverly these new models introduce the latest idea in corseting. The slightly accentuated curves at the waist also 6how successful appreciation of the essentials of 6tyle, and to absolute ease and comfort in every poise of the figure. Modart Corsets, in fact, fit the figure so smoothly . and so evenly that the objectionable features of many front-laced corsets are all notably eliminated. A few moments spent in trying on a Modart will suggest more These Bargains So Office Desks Of Interest to Those Who Will Soon Occupy New Offices or Who Con template Changes $33 Roll-Top Desk for S24.50 In golden oak, with sanitary base. lias 12 pigeonholes. $48 Roll-Top Desk for $29.75 In golden oak and 54 inches long. lias six pigeonhole boxes and letter file. $53 Standing Desk for $31.50-7-0f all quarter-sawed golden oak and eight feet Ion sr. Has four drawers. $80 Typewriter Desk for $59.75 Roll-top Typewriter Desk in best stock of golden oak, 60 inches long. Moon construction. $99 Bookkeeper's Desk for $59.75 In golden oak, finest selected stock, eight feet long. Made by Derby. If the Water Board refunds the sums paid out for water mains under the old law right now, rather than to wait until people bond the property for the mains. I have therefore asked Mr. Grant for an opinion as to whether the. board has the power to do so." Primary Report Referred. HELENA, Mont., Feb. 21. The re port of the conference committee on the primary measure was presente! to day to both houses of the Montana Assembly and finally referred to the committee on privileges and elections. to Ttie We Buy seventh ToM Mid-Week Bargain News of - Waists For That $5.95, $4.75, $4.50, $3.75, $3.50. Opportunity for many women in these Waists of soft India linen, mull, batiste and dimity. One model has small cluster tucks over shoulders and front panel of eyelet embroidery and fine lace. Plain dimity Waists with fine plaited ruffle, which is detachable. Also beautiful hand-embroidered mull waists with fine tucked box plaits down front. "Waists of extra fine quality mull, combined with fine tucks and Val. lace insertions. Sizes range from 38 to 44. A Few Notes of Thin gs New in the Neckwear Section Pretty Jabots in clever black and white effects. Velvet novelties in black and also in colors, and the new "Madame Sherry" Maline Bows, in colors, they're charming accessories to the new dress models that will be worn this season. 35S 50 and 75. New Imported Novelties in Elastic Belts at $1.50 to $2.50. in Their j-resent urnismngs. The majority report provides for nom ination of Senatorial candidates and the signing of the so-called Oregon statements by legislative candidates. The minority report would b'nd t.ie legislators to vote for the candidate of his party receiving the highest vote. Presbyterian Brotherhood Meets. BT. LOUIS. Feb. 21. The fourth na tional convention of the Presbyterian brotherhood of America began here to day with a meeting of the executive council. The four branches of the Pree byterlan Church have delegates at- IGHT now, while the prices pick out your Burlingame Build. till the prices are three and lour times wnat iney are at present. There is no better place in the City of Portland to build your home. Burlingame is to be the finest and best residence section of the city no excep tions. Those beautiful sloping hillsides which are situ ated at the south end of the West Side are named GO OUT there the very first opportunity you have. Take car at Front and Jefferson. Ride out as far as Fulton Station. A 14-minutes ride, and five-cent fare. . This carline is rapidly being extended down Tenth street. No doubt you have seen the rails being laid. Your Burlingame home will have excellent car service. No bridges to cross. Nothing to inter fere with a quick journey both to and from the downtown, section. Home sites are selling now for from $700 to $100010 per cent down and 2 per cent per month. Visit the property first, then come to the office in the Madison building,. Third and Madison Phones A 4747 and Marshall 980. stSIei Gibfos, Inc. Waist's Weretfk $3.95, 50 Tvnewriter Desk for S39.75 Roll-top style, in golden oak, 45 inches long. Moon construction. $80 Roll-Top Desk for $52.50 Of mahogany, with paneled sides and back. 60 inches long. $90 Roll-Top Desk for $57.50 In golden oak, of all quarter-sawed stock, and full paneled ends and back ; 66 inches wide. Portland Agency for the Leopold Desks tending. William J. Bryan will sneak tomorrow night and Governor Chase S. Osborn, of Michigan, Thursday night. Special trains carrying delegates from New York, Chicago and the West ar rived this morning. The opening sermon was delivered by Rev. William Hiram Foulkes, of Port land. Deaf Mutes ' Win Game. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 21. (Spe cial.) The State School for the Deaf yesterday defeated the TUlicum Club at basketball. 23 to 1. ' a oome are low is the time to nome site, jjon t wait e Company