Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, March 30, 1906, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON CITY' COURIER FRIDAY; MARCH 30, -1906- 10 BENEFITS OF HIGH SCHOOLS L. A. Read Points Out a Gap In Our Public System. IS IT TIME FOR A CHANGE? Voters Will Decide at June Election Whether County High School Shall Be Established.' (Tills Is Ihe first of a series of articles,, written by Prof L. A. Read, ot Hark Place School, on the Benefits and Advantages to be Derived from the Establishment of a County High School,) The question of a county high school is now before the people. More than enough aiguers have been secured to a "petition requesting the county court to place it upon the official bal lot June 4. It is only proper, there fore, for those who are in favor or are opposed to the measure to let their riews be known in order tha others may judge as to the proper action to In' this, the first of a series of pa pers on the subject, we shall treat of the question, "Has the time come when we should try to give onr chil dren a high school education?" Evi dently this is the first question to be Bottled. It we think the time has not come, then we are not in favor of any kind of high sohuol whatever ; if, on the other baud we think it has, then the question, j'Is the County high school the best means of securing a higher edcuation for all the children of the county V" will have to be an swered. This latter topio will be disonssed at another time. As an answer to the Bobjeot under disoussion, Jet us find out what the tendeuoy is throughout the United States. If we find a strong and in creasing desire for a higher education than the publio school, then we may safely sonclude that there is a neces sity for some aotion in this direction, since a large body of people will not continue a demand througn a long pe riod of years unleBB some benefit is to be gained thereby. 1 During the school year 1881-83 there was in attendance in both publio and private high schools in the United States, 116.754 pupils Jin 1890-91, 809, 996 pupils; an inorease of 18S.243 or 157 per Joeut in the ten years. By 1000-01, the last year in which statis tics are available, the attendance iiad reached Cfi5,!i01, an inorease of 845,305 or 111 per cent in the laNt eleven yearB. This' increase has been steady and gmdnal, as is shown by the following table: Vear. Attendance. 1890-01 ... - 809,!)!)6 181)1-93 - - 840,295 1893- 98 .... 85(1,898 1898-94 .... 407,919 1894- 95 .... 487,147 1895- 5)0 .... 517.0(16 1S9H-97 I 554,827 1897- 98 .... 580,065 1898- 99 ' - 080,048 1899- 1800 . - 649,951 1900- 01 .... 655,301 The same ratio holds from 1881 to 1891. Thus during a period of twenty years the attendance hns increased over livo fold. Apparently tlio time has come when more attontion should 6e given to secondary education. During these same years, Oregon has been improving her publio sohool flystoai and her universities. There are at presont in advanoe of the high s'ohools and are fairly well developed. No one can now enter the uuivofsity who has not had four years' work above the grammar grades. Thus there is a gnu in oni pubno school system which p few districts are u dunvoring to fill by establishing dis triot high schools. Whether this is the host method for Clackamas oounty will he disoussod elsewhere. A further domaud for higher educa tion is created by the tendency to ask more iinl more ot the people in gov erns g themselves. The movement is from delegated authority to direct government. The row JJprimary law places the nomination ot candidates m the hands of tho pnoplo, while the initiative mid referendum allowsthem to articipate directly in ktho making of laws. At the nrosGut oleotiou there will bo twelve meafuroB submitted to the people; oue is the appropriation bill; five are coustiutioual amend nieiiis; lour are laws proposed by ini tiative, and oue tho county high lohnol. All these require study and many men feel the need of a better education either to understand tho subjects better, or to state their views couet'tuing them more clearly. There are very few with a high shool educa tion who regret having 'acquired it, whili many feel that they are hin dered by the laok or are toreed to la bor harder to make op any deficiency. An historical exampio of tho bene fits of high schools may be drawu from khose "sections of onr country ti::ii ti'lv gave their attention to such euuetiuou. Massachusetts, lor ni si nine, in 1636, only eovn years after tin founding ot the colony, estab lish' d a coll 'go (about the same as our high schools of tooay) which was aft. i ward called Harvard, in lienor of man w ho gavo his library and momy to it. Other New Knglaud col. uies followed tha lead of Masaa clu S"tts." The nieu who at that tinio Cv.i.....ted to.givo their money for the niii'iitentiuce of these schools hud be fore them a future which gave but litre promise for the use of that edu atii n. How much brighter is the out Inn' tor Oregon I Yet, surrounded as were, they beiieveu tutu a her education was ueeetsHiy mi own good government and lor "vpretation or tnoso principles which rhey were to be Raided in .. oiiniiuet toward Uod and man. I L iter histor, has proved the wisdom of tmiir action. This eariy attention to education gave to the New Kuglaud states an advantage which has hot . . . . m i I 3 1 lately been overoome. xue wauen m political'and educational affair? during our early history came largely from these states. There was the first posi tive resistance to the tyranny ot Eng land. From there came such men as the three Adamses and Hancock in politics; Putnam, Warren and Pres oott, !as warriors; Bryant, Emerson, Lowell, Holmes, Whittler and Long fellow, in literature; Horace Mann, in education, and a host of others of leBser note. Hence, whether considering the les sons of history or the tendencies of the times, the apparent conclusion is that a high sohool eduoation is be coming necessary. If the world is progressing, the education whioh was good enough for ub is not goodenough for our ohildren. Therefore, let us see what is the best, method of provid ing the required instruction. L. A. READ. M liv r ,v ! Friend of the Railroads. Continued From First Paee. fountain head of free passes for the railroad companies in this county for years. He has for years either been a member of or appointed the committee on railroads in the state senate and in this capaoity what harm has he ever done the railroads or what good has he ever done the people? Brownell is the friend of the rail road corporations and whon the inter ests of the people and the corporations oonfiict, he has always exerted every effort to fool the people, because he couldn't and wouldn't fool the cor porations. The corporations have for years been extremely lucky in having a friend in control of the politics of Clackamas county and what has oeen the result? The corporations have fastened their talons upon Oregon City and Glacka mis county with an iron grip and our children's children may never loosen them. t- Why are the corporations bo anxious for the nomination of Brownell and why so opposed to the selection.' of Porter? This is a question which will furnish food for thought. BRUCE O. OURRY. th. th. t: by tin Oregon City to Blame. Continued From First Page hV Onnrcrn fl. at the Brvnn stronghold of Molalla. Those theories that he once condemned as me vag aries of Pnnnliflin.' were now Dure quill. Something was also said of corrupt use or money oy a. w. bett, but nothing of pledging him self to vote for Oorbett, taking Cor bett'B money, giving a note for same, uinlakintr hia :lilfldies ftH to Voting and settling his.note .at fli'ty cents on the dollar, xne nature to auuee iu ui was undoubtedly an oversight. GEO. OGLE, HISTORY OF THE FRANCHISE. In the early part of laHt fall the Oregon Water Power & Railway Com pany had quietly iound place on its pay roll for four members out of nine of tha Oregon City couuoil. The com pany was then prepared to spring the little gaino for which it had been making preparation many mouths pricr to that time. The first plan was to support the pre-arranged scheme of the council with the sem blance of an approval by the people of Oregon City. The oounoil called a mass meeting of oitizeus and a nintinn una nindn BUtilOriziUQ tll6 appointment ot a committee to arrange a . tranohise suitame to me peopie oi Oregon City and acceptable to the poilwav nntnniinv. Oll6 Of tll6 citizens moved an amendment to the last motion requiring the cnairmab to include on the committee three members ironi a list of well known and reliable taxpayers and citizens ot Oregon City. The amendment oar iiorl onrl tha nnniiiiittne of five had to have three members that, as was well known, the railway oonipauy could not use against the interests of the town. Mr. Morris, the head of the O. W. P. & K. Oo. , refused to meet with the AnmniniB oitMiiir n8 his rflftBOU the fact that Ed Caufield was a member of it. This was failure numbor oue. Then the council appointed a com mittee to fix np the railway franchise. This committee ana Mr, nuinu " no trouble in agreeing and after the miiltar lnwl hnttll nl 1(1 Wed tO BleeD quietly for a few months it was sud denly spruug. The oounoil aeciureu its intention to Blide the franchise throagh. Thou it wavered and a minority m that body stood out Btub- bornly to have the matter suonnneu to a voto of the people of Oregon City. Ti.r. raiiwnir iwnnln. onntiiient of their strength, and not wishing to arouse nnhlin rminiou. oou 'luded to lot the question go before tha people. The people voted rue iranoiuse down, throe to one. Thou tho com- Ya it tr nnr nil f it u-liiii and the council in the face of a terrible protest, as ex- pressed bv tne people a uauuts, iu the franchise. Then came the long litigatiou, with the citizens of Ore gon City on oue side and the citv couuoil, representing the interests of the railway oonipauy, . ou the other. Iu the litigatiou the railway com pany wou every tiuio. Then cine a publio remonstrance against tho trauchise that represented about nine-tenths of the voting pop ulation ot Oregon City. This argu mmit QivtiuHnrt M'wnr 'Soninipr aud lie vetoed the ordiuanco, and this was failure number two. t nlftv ' is to come, If it gets tho Claokamas county legislative delegation in me snaps u had the Oregon City oounoil the game will be easy aud beyond an appeal of the people. Atter the tight, Mr. Morris, ncan 01 tl.n l" W P AV 1!t- dr annnnnced publicly that it was no part of the company b plan ana naa never noon, to build south from Oregon City. Hid luuivinu Irua r hi ifihnH ill tllfl Evening Telegram and was read by so mauy, that any oue must lie siupiu, inrinnrl wlm nttmnnta t.n niHttA cam paign material out of the Oregon City franchise fight. Mr. Brownell. in attempting to m ke tho people in tn j Bowncrn enn 01 too county w Inira tliut liu.l lu. ami Mm (1 W. P. Co. had their way, those people would hntA a ruilrna.1 iancanmina tlmfc thA people iu the south end are ignorant STRONG Again is whit Mrs. Luc Stova!UfTilton,Ga said after taking Kodol Dyspepsia Curs. ' Hundreds -1 -.1 T- women are being re stored to perfect health by this rem dy. YOU may b well if you will talc Jy Indigestion causes nearly all the sick ness that women bava. It deprives the system of nourish ment and the delicate organs peculiar to women suffer weaken, and becomt diseased. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure enables the stomach and digestive organs to digest and assimilate all of the whole some food that may be eaten. It nourishes the body, and rebuilds the weak organs, restoring health and strength. Kodol cures Indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia, sour risings, belching.heartburn and all stomach disorders. Ditfests What You Eat it i tullMkottliholdilH timet aa mack, at tha trial. r 60 ont ill Tnpudat tha tab- I oratorrotS.O.OaWltt oo., qnicago, u.b.m Sold by G. A. Harding and dsnsely stupid. Ho undoubtedly read Mr. Morris' publio Btatement and he is mistaken in assuming that Southern Clackamas is in the back woods or that the people there are not posted. Mr. Brownell manipulated tne fran chise fight for the O. W. P. Co. from start to finish. ' The publio for once had the good judgment to turn him down. Now he hopes to divide the publio and swing half of it on the side of himself and the rail roads. That is all there is to his little game. A healthy man is a king in his own right; an uuhealt v man is an tin happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds up sound health keeps you well. SMITH WINS FROM JACKSON. Portland Wrestler Gets Second and Third Falls From Heavier Man. Robert Jackson, of this oity, was Monday night defeated in the Armory a. a wrestling bout by Charles (Strangler) Smith, of Portland. Ed Ueohner was the referee. Smith weighed in at 154 pounds, aud Jackson at 1Y0. Two hundred people witnessed the contes whioh was preceded by a two-round boxing contest by looal lads. The first fall went to Jackson in 18 minutes. Smith taking the second iu six rninntes and the third in two minutes. The contest was for the best two in three falls for a side bet of 100, and the gate receipts. After the bout, Simth issued a chal lenge to Jackson, argeeing to sign ar ticles for any amount to throw him five times within an hour or forfeit the purse. He acoepted the challenge of Conductor Simmons, of Milwankie, Or., and W. A. Gordon of North Yakima. BLOWN INTO FRAGMENTS. Two Japanese Killed While Thawing Dynamite. As a result of attempting to thaw dynamite in a stove Saturday, a Jap anese namt d K. Omura is dead and a fellow conntrymau named S. Fnra was so badly mangled that he died while being tal en to a hospital. The accident occurred near GreBharu shortly after 7 o'clock. The Japanese had leased land aud were engaged cleariug the tract for a garden. They oconpied a frame Duuaing, wnion was completely wrecked by the explosion. Tne news or tne aisaster was bronght to Portland by W. J. Lake, who lives a short distance from the plaoe where the. explosion ocourred. "1 was at home when I heard the explosion," saiu Mr. Lake, "aud paid little attention to tne souun, uiiukiuk that some one was blowing up a stump. When I was told that the house occupied by the Japanese had been wrecked, I hurried to the scene. "Sitting at the edge of the debris I found S. Fura, with his leg cut off, and such an exhibition of nerve it has never been my lot to witness, ihe niBU had his right leg out off below the knee, aud with the exception of a shoe ou the uninjured foot he was starkmiked. "All along his body there were pieces OI morrar ana itick mm had been blown into hia flesh by the toroe of the explosion. But he sat there aud told me the story of the ex plosion and never a moan escaped from his lips. "When neighbors arrivea we were uot long in finding his partner. Om ura had both hands blown off and he was horribly mangled. Not a stitoh of clothiug remained ou Omura. "Fura said they had placed several sticks of dynamite in the oveu of a hot stove to thaw the explosive. He dicl uot know how lie managed to get clear from the debris, but supposed that he uinst have been blown there by the force of the explosion." No other buildiugs in the vioiuity were damaged by the force of the ex plosion, but a great hole was torn in tho gronna wnere rne ouiintiiK sitoi. Coroner K. L. Holuian was notified bv phone and after hearing the parti culars of the accident, decided that an inquest was not necessary. PORTLAND'S FASTEST GROWING STORE Vafoes fcy1 Values ' New Spring Styles m Women's Suits, Coats and Wearing Apparel. All recent arrivals carrying the tone and character that emphasize the season's leading models. We cannot be too emphatic on this subject, nor too enthusiastic in speaking of the new, swell styles and elegant materials. We have nevtr given more time and thought to this department, and the result is most convincingly shown in the vast range of styles atid satisfactory array of new spring fabrics in all the new shadings. Women's Coats A collection that embraces positively the greatest value in the country absolutely the newest and most approved styles styles that have proved themselves right. Shrewd buying and small profits enables us to offer values that you cannot get else where. Short and Jaunty Jackets, in tight fitting or box back style, made of black broadcloth and tan covert cloth at $3.90, $4.50, 5.50, 6.50, $7.50, $10.50 : $12.50 50-inch Coats, in novelty plaid, mixtures and tan covert at-jS8 50, $10.50, $12.50, $15.00 and $16.50 A splendid value in Woman's Cravenette Coat. No well dressed woman's outfit is complete without a reliable Rainproof Coat. That's the kind1 we're going to sell this week. A full lenpth mannish coat of dark mateiials and cravenetfed, patch pockets, plaited or loose back, belted or loose styles; actual ly recognized everywhere as $16.50 valuts, for $12.50 New Skts Paris Novelties American Creations London Effects. The great variety of the ideas, the choiceness of the fabrics and the. superior quality of the tailoring warrant us in saying they are the best skirts of any shown in the city at the price. Circular and box pleat skirts in the new bias plaids and mixtures Panamas in plain gray and staple colors, also voiles and mohairs in cream, black, brown, navy and green. Priced $2.50, $3.50, $4.50, $5.50, $6.50 $7.50 and $10.50 Silk Petticoats, $5.90 Silk Petticoats made of the best rustling taffeta, w.th dust ruffle, black and every desirable color. Our Spring Collection of Waists are here. Note the styles and low prices. A collection that w 11 hold the attention of those who appre ciate snappy styles. Every new idea for spring and summer wear in white is ready for you here, and priced below our usual low prices, that have always proved so very attractive to the prudent women of Portland. Japanese Silk Waists at $2.5o, $2.90, $3,50 anJ..... ..f $4.50 White Lawn Waists with pleats, tucks and em broidered at 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.90 2.25 and $2.50 Si:k Waists of Taffeta, in black and colors $3.50, $4.50 and... $5.50 Net and Lace Waists, $6.50 and $8.50 New choice styles in Baby Irish Lace and Nov elty Net Waists, ea.h a dollar or two or three lower than you will find them elsewhere. Tailored Suits for $2.50 Beautiful new Eton effects in gray and mixtures, splendidly tailored; the jackets are satin lined. A small price indeed for such stylish, dependable suitb; styles that may be shown by others, but the prices Roberts prices stand pre-eminent as the values in Portland. Tailored Suits for $16.50 New, nobby, charming spring styles, Eton and Pony effects, splendidly trimmed, jackets silk or satin lined. These suits are made from broad cloths and Panamas in gray, greens, navy, black and fancy mixtures. Graceful garments that compare favorably with those shown elsewhere at $25.00 to $30.00. Torture By Savages. "Speaking of the torture to which some of the savage tribes in the Phil ippines subject their captives, reminds me of the intense suffering 1 endured tor three nioutl s from inflammation of the kidneys," &ays W. M. Sherman, of Gushing, Me., "Nothing helped me until I tried Eleotric Bitfers, three bottles of which completely cur d rue. " Cures liver complaint, dyspep sia, blood disorders and malaria, ana restores the weak aud nervous to ro hust health. Guaranteed by Howell & Jones, Druggists. Price.550 cents. Lee Caufield Entertains. Lee Caufield entertained a number of friends at his home Monday even ing in honor of Rea Williamg, a stu dent at Pacific University The prizes ati"500" and "fruit b skit" were won by Miss Nellie Cautield, Rea Williams aud Oden Roberts. Those present were Vera Phillips, Dollie Pratt, Nellie Caufieln, Kthel Park, Dedonia Shaw, Earle" Latourefte, Oden Robeitts. Percy Canfleld. Rea Wil liams, Allen Adams, Lee Caufield. lilt. Hood CfllB... WHY GO TO THE COST To bathe when you can have one of these fine bath tubs put rlRht In your residence for less man half the cost of a trip to the t-oast. We have muv.o ir our new building, between Ninth and Tenth, and are now prepared to do all kinds of plumping and attend to all f'our wantsbetter than ever before. Call and see ns n our new qua-ters DIO; Mln S"t. F. C. OADKE Having purchased the MT. HOOD CAFE, we will in future conduct a first-class gentleman's resort. We will keep in stock the best WINES, LIQUORS and OIGARS. HOT LUNCHES will be served as usual. We will be glad to meet all old patrons and new ones as well. Oomfortalla rooms for tran si cuts in connection. JUSTIN & MEINDL, Preps Duncan-Hunnlcutt. Miss Lessie Hutiicntt and James W. Duncau, of North Yamhill, stole a march on "tlieir friends Tuesday aud came to Oregon City, where they were quietlymarriod in the office of Coun ty Judge Thomas F. Kyan by Rev. F. It. Hammond, rector ot St. Paul's Episcopal church. Mrs. Belle A. sleight, deputy county clerk, and Miss Louisa Cochran, stenographer, were the witnesses to the ceremouv. Mr. Duncau jis well known in Cane mah, where he formerly resided. URIC ACID b the blood ausesRheu matian,Sdatia,Lumbago, Neuralgia and Gout You can remove the cause by wearing one of our REX RHEUMATIC RINGS ' JUanrfactnred by th Rtx RhenmatU King Co.. Hartfoad. Connecticut. Prick $2.00 tourn Burmeister & Andresen, Oregon City, Ore, 1 ; . . 1 hi- ,mmmmmm0ZZ!?mmi ' Z' l' Cash Meat Markct j Richard Petzoli Proa. 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BEST FOR CHILDREN Mra Mnd Adrims, Goldthwatte, Tet., wrttes:-'I have used BallarflJ BorehounJ Syrup and find II theBEST? medicine for croup, conghi and cold My children use It and it Is pleasant to take and quloklj cure." SAFE AND SURE Three Sizes, 25c, 50c, $L00 The ChUdran'a Faverlte Bemady Every lottla Guaranteed Ballard Snow Liniment C I )., St, Louis, noy SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY Cbarman & Co., City Drug Store