A iML Subscription, $1.50 a Year COMMUNITY WORK PROPOSED FOR BOYS Heralh ... LENTS STATION, PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1919 CITY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE HIGHER SCALE OF WAGES 0 Library VOL. XVII. No. 19 GUY SWITZER KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT I When the firemen responded to a call to extinguish a roof fire dlacov- This subject has been in the minds An automobile accident which of a number of people of this district ered by a passerby at 10003 Fifty­ proved fatal to Guy Switzer and *e- for the last four or five weeks. The eighth avenue Saturday morning riously injured Lloyd Jones, both of That V has l»ccn lost out of the[ After 9 years’ experience, monthly Janitor «3.75 per day. question that naturully arises is: they discovered a distillery in full Lents, occurred Friday afternoon »91.67, daily »3.53. Elevatorman «3.75 per day. "What is Y. M. C. A. Community Boys teacher's dollar since 1916, and the operation. U is thought that at- just off Foster road about a mile After 10 years’ experience, month­ Auto painter «4.40 per day. Work?" In answer, Mr. Paul L. New- teacher will be lost out of the Port­ tempts to hurry the distillation and from Linneman Junction. Jones is ly «100.00, daily »3.«ft Auto mechanic «4.40 per day. myer, the State Boys Work secretary, land schools unless It is put back. consequent overheating of the flue said to have been driving at an ex­ IV Grade and above— * Blacksmith's helper «4.30 per day. who is assisting the Portland associa­ Here's how it happened: A "liv­ After 2 year«’ experience, monthly Helpers in city park «4.00 per day. leading (torn the still hail caused the cessive rate of speed and in turning tion in this field, makes the following ing wage" scale for teachers WHI »75.00, daily «2.89. the corner onto Foster road the ma­ Many other similar examples fire. statement: The distillery was one of the most chine turned completely over, killing After 3 years' experience, monthly could he given. scheduled in 1914. In 1916 the pur- “Community Boys Work is that complete ever found in Portland and Statistics showing table of school Mr. Switzer instantly. Jones was form of i. M. C. A. organization which i chasing power of a dollar dropped «45.00, daily «2.89. was capable of making five gallons After 4 years ’ experience, monthly taxes in nine different cities of Ore ­ pinned under the car and it was only secures n specially trainer! leader who 25 per cent. The teacher’s zulury gon, places Portland as the lowest of liquor a day, which, owing to the through quick work by witnesses that has personality, character, leadership was not raised. In 1917 thu dollar «75.00, daily «2.89. After 5 years’ experience, monthly with a school tax of 6.5 mills while present h. c. 1. would amount to his life was saved. He is recovering ability, initiative, judgment and good dropped 35 per cent ami teachers’ «75.00, daily «2.89. that of Bend being the highest with about «300 per day. The moonshin- and will be out of the hospital soon. horse sense, and turns him loose in a suluries were raised 15 per cent, giv­ After 6 years* experience, monthly 25.3 mills. Surely this is not a thing er* made their Ifet-away before the They were out looking at some acre­ community to work out u constructive officers arrived but returned S"nday ing them an 80-cent dollur us com­ »75.00, dully »2.89. for Portland to be proud of. age where Mr. Switzer and his program which will meet the needs of morning, it is said, and loaded a pared with the wages of 1914. In After 7 years' experience, monthly Portland's School Tax Levy has mother were expecting to move. the boys in -. Calif.. 32.5 per cent; Los Angeles, Baptist church, preaching the ser­ ing profession without a living -loo oo. means that there are many hundred wage. Portland's School Taxes have After 7 years'experience, monthly Calif., 31.9 per cent; Rutte, Mont., mon. Mrs. A. E. Kenworthy sang boys not reached by any constructive decreused 16 per cent since 1913. »108.33, daily »4.16. 31.6 per cent; SpokanC, Wash.. 29.7 “Abide With Me’’ and “Beautiful Isle agency. Surely they can stand tile slight in­ After 8 years'experience, monthly pcr cent; and Portland, Ore., 26.7 of Somewhere." Interment took place The securing oi a trained leader, crease from their present level in «116.67, 1 pcr cent. i »116.67, daily »4.49. at Mt. Scott Park cemetery. who will cooperate with the home, the 1920 to provide salaries which will After 9 years’ experience, monthly church, the schools, the Scouts and any enable us to relain our teachers. It's »125.00, daily »4.81. other constructive agency touching a matter of plain justice. It's a mat­ After 10 years' experience, month­ Argument* that Led the United States boy life, will mean the carrying out of ter of business judgment What value ly »133.33, daily «5.13. i Senate to Vote Raise in Basic Sal­ The following interesting letter was n principle which has bi-en proven in are school buildings if we cannot aries of Washington School received by The Herald Monday from The figures are based on 26 days I dozens of communities to be the most keep teachers in them? And we will to a month ami 12 months to the. Mrs. Pearl Freeburg, a well-known Teachers. satisfactory way of putting on a pro­ not be able to keep teachers in them, year. Lents woman who recently left on a 1. The future of America de- gram to interest the boys. who lire qualified to teach, unless trip to Alaska: Food prices have increased 47 per ] pends upon efficient education. Following is a letter from J. J. Many people feel it Is necessary to we provide for the payment of those I cent in two years. The following, Ketchikan, Alaska, April 28, 1919. have a central meeting place, such as teachers, with wages us good as they figures are issued by the Bradstreet I 2 Teachers earn higher salaries Rader of Emmett, Idaho, which will ML Scott Herald: At last I have be of interest to ML Scott people and u community house, with gymnasium can get at unskilled labor, in other Company in their national weekly than they are receiving. arrived at my destination, and you and swimming pool, etc., and cannot professions or in leaching in other bulletin: 3. Teachers should he self-sup- particularly Mr. Rader’s Many friends may change my address from 407 here: see the value of having a leader who cities. porting. ' Guild street to Ketchikan, Alaska. Cost of L>;>d, 31 basic articles— Emmett, Idaho, April 30, 1919. is constantly out among the boys. In Go to the noils Saturday, Muy 10, This is a miniature Astoria, the 4. Other more remunerative oc- Mr. Scott Herald: Enclosed please whole town being built either on piling maintaining a building it would re­ and vote for the teachers’ salary January 12, 1917, «3.32; April 5, 1 • *icupations are depleting the teacher find subscription for your paper for a or on the steen hillside. There are quire the services of several men and measure. Tell other taxpayers to go. 1919, «4 88. training schools and drawing from year. Received pa’-er from a friend about 2000 persons here, many of them Wearing apparel has increased 50 they would be tied to a regular sched­ It’s going to need the vote of every the rank and file of trained teachers. yesterday, with the death notice of Indians who have totem poles erected ule and would need to be at the build­ one of you who is eligible to vote to per cent in two years. These per 5. Men are not attraeteli to the Mr. Holliday, our nearest neighbor cents were obtained by striking the ing when boys were there. By work­ carry this election. in their yards. when there. We moved away from ; ing through the schools and play­ It is raining here and has rained Taxpayers whose names appear average of reports furnished by the . Teachers have always been there last March, after a residence of every day since 1 came, though the sun grounds, the district leader comes in on the assessment roll, members of buyers of local stores upon personal I underpaid. 14 years, and came to Idaho. W'e like shone a little while several afternoons. contact with a much larger number of corporations or organisation* that interview: 7. Even raising salaries 190 per it here just fine and have done well, boys than would ever come to a central pay tuxes and have the name of the Between 1917 and 1919 the in­ One man told me it rained 99 days out building. The experience of other com­ organization on the assessment roll, crease in dress goods was 35 per cent would not pay for value re­ and the crops this year are much bet­ of each 100, and another that they had ter as we have Ijad no frost and the 13 days each year on which the sun munities where very elaborate and ex­ arc eligible to vote, provided they cent; dresses and suits, 50 per cent; ceived. fruit is loaded down. Everything looks shone. pensive buildings and equipment have are citizens or have filed their fir*/ Shoes, 40 per cent; underwear, 50 Teachers Deaerve Not Only a “Living prosperous. Hope this reaches you in i>een provided, where formerly the papers. per cent and hosiery, 80 per cent. On the boat they told me that a mis­ non-equipment type of work existed, time for the next issue. Sincerely sionary came here to preach to the Wage," but a “ Thrift Wage. ” The polls open at noon and re­ Rents have increased 33 1-3 per shows that the boys do not keep up yours, J. J. RADER. Indians, and that on one occasion he main open until 8 o’clock Saturday cent in two years. A study of local They must be able to make some their interest in the building unless was telling of Noah and the great night. May 10. conditions shows that rent on provision for their declining years. the other work is done as before, but flood, when the interpreter failed to The entire public is not informed houses, apartments and flats has in­ P. P. Claxton, U. S. Commissioner of their own accord have come to the interpret. Upon being asked why, he as to what the wage scale of the creased from 25 to 50 per cent since of Education—Teachers are now director and asked to go back to the answered that he did not believe the Portland teachers actually is. There January. 1917. An average increase paid less for their work than any old basis. Many communities have story and neither would the Indians. are a number who possess about this of 33 1-3 per cent is a conservative Other class of workmen, and the in­ found that after erecting an expensive The missionary reminded him the much information, as shown by a figure. crease in their pay in the last few building it has proven to be a white story was in the good book and had to certain taxpayer when he was ap ­ years has in nowise been in keeping elephant, as the money could not be More than half of Portland's The May day program at the be true. He thereupon asked the in­ proached to support the measure with the increase in the cost of liv ­ raised for the maintenance and it had Lents school auditorium last Friday and refused with some demonstra­ teachers have dependents. ing. While the cost of living has afternoon and evening was a decided terpreter why he did not believe the to be closed or sacrificed because it story and was told that he had lived Teachers' hours are long, when tion, saying: “The teachers of Port­ increased approximately 80 per cent could not be kept up. land are paid enough." Upon being the work which they do outside of —food, 85 per cent; clothing, 106 success. Both afternoon and evening here in this town 40 years, and that A committee has been selected of asked what they were paid, he re­ entertainments were well attended. it had rained every day and every representative men and women of the plied, "I don’t know, hut they are the class room is taken into uccount. per cent; drugs, 103 per cent; fuel, In the evening Judge Stevenson night, and there had never been any district who are meeting regularly to paid enough.” Another said, "If the The total amount asked for will 53 per cent; and house furnishing spoke on the Victory loan and E. A. flood yet. work out plans for the organization of teachers are getting «120 a month he used for teachers' salaries only. goods, 75 per cent—the salaries of Whitney, assistant superintendent of Coming up on the boat 1 met Mr. teachers have increased only about this district. The Y. M. C. A. offers for 12 months in the year and work If your lux this year wqs «15.40 12 per cent. The purchasing power Portland schools, talked on the teach­ and Mrs. Earnest Ends, who formerly the district the benefit of years of only 5 days a week, that is a ers’ wage increase question. lived on Eighty-fourth street, and experience in working out these prob­ plenty." These above remarks are it will be increased «.85 by the pro­ of the salary of the teacher in our A beautiful cake donated by a pa­ whose destination was the same as public schools is, therefore, only lems, will help to organize the com­ fair illustrations of information posed levy. about 62 per cent of what it was tron of the school was auctioned off mine, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McDon­ munity and also assist in the securing some of us possess. Here is the and brought «7, Mr. Coulter being ald and son Arnold, whose home is at of a trained leader. The money which schedule of salaries and the require­ City Employe»* Paid Much Better four years ago. Mail carriers, police­ the lucky bidder. Altogether about 6329 Sixty-first street S. E., and who men, unskilled laborers, cooks, tele ­ will be needed to cover the budget of ment-made to fill these possitions. Wages Than Teachers. graph messengers are paid much «160 was realised from all sources, were on their way to I-ake Bay, Alaska. a director will be raised in the district. Please note the requirement. I do not expect to be here longer Compare the teacher's daily wage higher wages than are teachers. As which will be used to entertain the The work will be directed by the com­ than until July 1, and will let you returned soldier members of the Portland Teacher’s requirements with these figures taken from the a result, many of the better teachers mittee of management. A resident of know where I go next. the l^nts school alumni some time in anil Salaries Grade Teacher's re­ City Payroll. are leaving the schools and their the district will act as treasurer and The scenery here is beautiful and near future. quirements: 6 years preparation be­ places are taken by men and women No common laborer receives less be responsible for the care of the the town is an interesting one to me. yond the common schools (normal than «3.75 per day. of less native ability, less education finances and will pay out the money N MRS. PEARL V. FREEBERG. graduate), and two years exper­ and culture, and less training and Street Cleaning Dept.— on the order of the district committee. ience. experience. Many of the places are Blacksmiths «5.00 per day. Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Atwood took a The activities of the director will be not filled at all. As an inevitable Repairman «4.25 per day. Sunday afternoon stroll up on Mt. centered in and around the boy life of Grade Teache •iTSnlaries, I. 11. HI Auto truck drivers «5.00 and «4.00 result the character of the schools Scott last Sunday to get a view of this section of the city, and the entire «2.56. •> v is being lowered just at a time when per day. the city, and discovered a Maxwell benefit will be right here at home. The Herald’s Special one Grades, average monthly and daily: it ought to be raised to a much Hostler «3.75 per day. cached in the brush by the side of After 2 years’ experience, monthly Supt. of Garbage Dept., «142 per higher standard. year for 60c will close May the road, which had been completely Earl H. Walker, youngest son of «66.67, daily «2.56. ♦ month. Students now entering the normal stripped of its fittings. Dr. Atwood Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Walker, 6415 17. Those who are in ar ­ After 3 years’ exiy^jence, monthly Chief Engineer Garbage Dept., schools to prepare for teaching are notified the authorities and the owner Ninety-fifth street S. E., and brother «66.67, daily «2^» «137 per month. not of as good quality as they were rears can renew by paying was soon found who went up and of Lieutenant Arthur C. Walker, has After 4 years’ ejH'tjjcnce, monthly Teamster Garbage Dept., «3.75 per formerly, which means that the identified the car. Monday the doc­ just arrived at Newport News, Va.. «66.67, daily »2.36. back subscriptions at the day. standards of the schools must con­ tor received a check for a neat sum after nearly a year in France. He After 5 year^’ experftu^yc, monthly Fireman Garbage Dept., «4.00 per tinue to fall, in some normal schools rate of 50c per year. After for his trouble. was with the 69th balloon company «66.67, daily »2.56. day. the enrollment is far less than in but his last engagement was with After 6 years’ experience, monthly Blacksmith's helper «4.30 per day. former years. the above date the price Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Blair and Mr. the machine gun corps in the St. «66.67, daily «2.56. Stenographers «100 to «115 per The only remedy is larger pay for and Mrs. H. C. Bowerman have com­ will be $1.50 per year in Mihiel-Argonne drives. He is ex­ After 7 years' experience, monthly month. teachers. menced the evangelistic meetings at pected home in about a week and «75.00, daily »2.89. Truck Drivers «4.25 per day. advance. 5814 Ninety-second street. Every- will be pleased to meet old friends After 8 years' experience, monthly Chauffer «115 per month. Don’t forget the Myrtle club dance i body is cordially invited to attend. and acquaintances. «83.34, daily »3.21. Carwasher «103 per month. at (.range hall Monday evening. MRS. HILDA MILLER PASSED AWAY SATURDAY, MAY 3 MRS. FREEBURG WRITES LETTER FROM ALASKA MT. scon MAN WRITES FROM NEW HOME IN IOAHO LENTS SCHOOL MAY DAY PR06RAM DECIDED SUCCESS NOTICE! I