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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1907.
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CLINBTOTHREER'S
SftYS THIS CRITIC
Public Schools of Portland Shy
at Modern Methods,
Writer Declares.
INNOVATIONS ARE FEARED
Xo Place for "Time-Wasting Sub
jects," Such as Tsature Study,
Morals, Child Study, Music -and
the Handicraft Arts.
THIRD ARTICLE.
The friends of the present regime
boast loud and long of Portland's
course of study being? free from all
fads. They glory In" the fact that the
historic "Three R's" are being taught
religiously to the exclusion of such
time-wasting subjects as nature study,
morals, child study, music, and most
of the handicraft arts. It Is worth
while to discover first whether na
ture study deserves a place in school
courses, and second, whether the lone
some position which our city occupies
In not teaching this subject Is a mark
of superiority.
As the man who loves not music Is
lit for treason, so Is he fitted for a
narrowed life to ,whom the secrets of
the animate world never appeal; to
whom germinology, growth and dif
ferentiation are a sealed book. Burns,
mourning the life of the upturned
daisy, is a better , type of man than him
who lives to see nothing to be admired
and loved in nature's manifold expres
sions. The child or the man who is
led to see nothing but dollarsMn seeds,
and profit In flowers, who cannot see
the woods for the trees, is to be pitied
rather than applauded.
Commercialism runs riot and our schools
are becoming exponents of this pervading
evil. If only the warm-blooded personality
of our teachers could be persuading our
boys and girls to stay by the school
room till some depth of culture Is at
tained, we would not be apologizing
for the size of our grammar and high
school grades. Tacoma and Spokane
cities of less than half our size, hold
as many boys and girls through these
courses as Portland. The fault Is
not in our boys and girls, stars that
they are growing up to be, underlings
dwarfed and narrowed In vision, but
rather does the fault lie at the door
of parents and teachers who allow the
dollar to get so close to the eye that
a fair education is lost and the boy
grows up a roustabout Instead of a
master.
Benefits of Nature Study.
If only our boys and girls could learn
some of the A, B, C's of plant
culture, the getting of new fruits
by seedlings, pollenlzing and grafting
in root and bud and less of "piesectors
and partition," which even some of our
teachers see through as In a glass
dimly, they would somehow know bet
ter that toucn ot nature wnicn manes
all the world kin.' Next to the warm
blooded sympathy and the under
standing of boy nature by a strong
teacher, two factors which work
mightily in tiding the boy over his age
of unrest and change, is the grammar
grade attraction held out by a well
balanced course In nature study. The
concrete arouses activity of mind, the
abstract dull the edge of Interest. The
boy Is being normally educated who is
brought In contact with things. State
ments of fact as such are dry bones.
Things seen, things tasted, things smelled,
things heard and things felt, strike deep
Into consciousness. They are the basis of
growth and Judgment.
No child knows germinology, plant
growth and fruitage adequately for
self-enjoyment and culture who bas
not actually come into living con
tact with these things. He may be
a worthy citizen and be totally ignorant
of Nature's great storehouse of knowl
edge, but a vastly better one if his life
has more in it than the menial round of
mere physical existence. The time was C
when readln , wrltin and rithmetlc were
thought to be all a child needed to know,
but the world's thought has changed. Ed
ucators now demand that the whole boy
shall be sent to school, mind, soul and
body.
Portland schools are not in line with
this best 'thought in education. The
boy who enters business with little more
than the ability to cast up accounts, may
possibly have large accounts to cast up,
but he will be a plodder in the marts of
life and always move in narrowed limits
of Influence and enjoyment. Nature
study. In some form, long ago found a
permanent place In tvery city the size of
ours, but Portland, alas, hears not nor
cares how the children of other cities,
calling for bread, are being fed, and not
given a stone. When our high schools be
come a part of an organized system, when
we have more grammar-grade teachers
that know boys and girls during that crit
ical age of passing into a larger physical
life; when we begin feeding them with
some of the real things of nature, then
will our citizenship be recruited with
men and women with their eyes on the
hills rather than on the ground, like "the
man with the hoe." In a former article,
reference was made to the un-American
attitude of those supervising our schools
in the matter of not recognizing Chris
tianity as the basic element of good citi
zenship. Need of Teaching of Morals.
Not a word can be found in our
course of study about the teaching
of morals, not a word even about the
teaching of those much-needed civilities
which go so far to offset the boorishness
which boy and girl alike absorb from
the street. Instead of seme of the dis
courses to teachers on the course of
itudy, including "piesectors and parti
tion" and many other such weighty things
of the law. a few words from our Super
intendent about the inculcating of good
morals would have been delightfully re
freshing, so It is reported. During the
past three years, so far as we can learn,
not a word has been spoken in all the
teachers' meetings along the line of moral
teaching. Thanks to a good number of
our faithful teachers, our schools are
not wholly left without some moral teach
ing by precept and by example. Our
schools cannot be classed as immoral
but rather as unmoral: exerting little
positive influence in this much-desired
field. At the recent National Educational
Association, held in Los Angeles, as well
as at many other conventions, prominent
place was given to topics discussing the
teachings of morals In the public schools.
It Is doubtful If another school manual
of a city approaching the size of ours can
be found which Is wholly silent on this
all-Important subject.
Any one who has given the profession
of teaching serious thought admits that
every child is a study, calling for peculiar
skill and patience If he is to be brought
to his best. That teachers should be
readers of human nature, that they should
treat each child as a unit and not the
school as a lump, goes without saying,
but so far as we can learn, Portland is
again unique In having no organized ef
fort to rear the teacher to greater effU
ciency along this line. A little more child
study and a little less plesector and par
tition study would bring about a much
needed reformation. Far too many boys
are roaming our streets because their
teachers have driven them from school by
repressing their Individuality rather than
leading them on and out into lines of
conquest and growth. Child study teaches
the. doctrine of individuality. A machine
will turn out hoe handles and toothpicks,
but a school should turn out Individual
personalities. Most children are born
short and have little or no aptitude for
some one or more school subjects. The
shame is that those children who have
no aptitude for arithmetic should be com
pelled to "do time" on this subject and at
last be driven from school because a
machine teacher must teach the course
of study even If she knows it is the un
doing of the child and wishes to do other
wise. Principals Weak on Discipline.
Among the factors which lessen the
efficiency of our school system not the
least is the fact that many principals do
not hold up the hands of teachers in mat
ters of discipline, especially in cases
where Impartial treatment -of violations of
school regulations would threaten to
loosen their hold upon their positions. To
wink at misdemeanors when to punish
the offender would endanger the cordial
relations between himself and his board
members' friends is the matter of cur
rent remark. Here again appears that
lack of spinal column which is the sub
ject of constant remark in connection
with the evident lack of Individuality in
our various schools. This lack of Initi
ative and individuality is best seen by
contrast.
The visitor to the Kansas City, Los
Angeles or Seattle schools calls upon the
superintendent to Inquire where he can
find the best exponent of the city's ef
ficiency In teaching language. He is di
rected to a certain school, with the re
mark, "You will find in Mr. and his
plan, which, by the way, he has worked
out for himself, probably the best that
we are accomplishing along this line. He
is enthusiastic on this subject and I prize
his work very highly. When I find a
principal of his power I give him all the
liberty possible. Results are what we
want. Cut and dried methods have no
place with us. A principal who Is not a
student, a man of research habits, is not
wanted here." Another visitor calls. "I
want to see some, of your best history
work in upper grades. Where shall I go?"
Again comes the reply: "Why, in history
we believe Mr. , of School, is the
man you want to meet. He somehow
makes his teachers and children live over
the periods they are studying. Some way
he just gets his children to see and feel
the underlying springs of action. He Is
a genius in this line. I let him alone so
long as he gets a fair measure of results
for our school yardstick Is pretty flex
ible." Where Individuality Is Encouraged.
Thus it appears that Kansas Cltv -for
this city is taken as ts-pical of scores
of others allows and encourages Indi
viduality. No circumscribed "thus salth
the course of study." but life, freedom,
thought, action, results these are rated
the prime essentials. In supervision of
school systems as in the managements
of business enterprises, when personality
is discounted machine routine becomes a
deadening force. The letter of the law
kills, but the spirit of freedom under law
gives life. If we have one school In Port
land so pre-eminent along one line that
school masters are coming from near or
far to study the genius of Its success we
have not heard of it. Why not have them?
We pay enough to have this kind. Port
land neecia men to man our school system
who are in the forefront of the foremost
educational thought; not faddists, but
students, men of thought and men of
action. Not slaves to a system, but men
who can and will blaze trails for others
to follow. Let us have more teachers'
conferences, where men and women
wrestle with the problems of life and not
mere meetings where methods are dis
pensed only to be taken and blindly
worked out. If this prayer be not found
in our book of common prayer, via.:
from the sin of being neither hot nor cold,
good Lord, deliver us, then let it be
added speedily.
California frequently sends to Wash
ington and lays hands on one of her
schoolmasters and compels him- to come
down to her educational conventions to
bring them inspiration and power. Ore
gon Is rarely called upon to give such
service. Would that she wre! Indeed,
we seem to have few men who are equal
to lead in Inspirational discussions, our
conventions taking the nature of exposi
tions of our "courses of study." The
shop talk of which our teachers are
heartily tired. Perhaps no Incident will
serve to illustrate the pronounced nature
of our school men better than one report
ed to the writer some months ago.
Criticism by Sir. Winshlp.
B. A. Winship, of Boston, the editor
of the New England Journal of Educa
tion, a man of international reputation as
an educator, was tendered a banquet by
the Schoolmasters' Club, of Portland, on
the occasion of a recent State Educa
tional Association. Local educators In
responding to the various toasts took
up their time In exploiting the natural
wonders of Oregon. One man Is reported
to have regaled the company with
a harangue that savored much of
some of the rhetoric used to induce the
East to come West. The number of feet
of lumber in his section was set forth
to a nicety. Not one but every local
speaker harped upon this one chord, un
til another guest of the club, an educator
from California, was called out. He Is
reported to have given a most researchful
report of our relations to the Orient and
through Japan we have stirred old China
into action, so that she is adopting our
normal training of teachers, employing
Americans in large numbers, but making
all haste to prepare her own students to
fit themselves to lead In this reformation.
From beginning to end It was the address
of a man of keen thought and mature
study.
Mr. Winship close dthe evening's feast
of reason with language robbed of
rhetoric. He deplored the habit with
which the previous speakers had spent
all their force upon the glories of moun
tain and forest, with whose every beauty
he was very familiar, and said nothing
of how they were endeavoring to solve
the knotty problems of a higher educa
tion. His provoked criticism was as keen
as It was surprising. I set It be under
stood that this visit of Mr. Winship was
the last of a series covering many years
of Western lecture tours.
His criticism was offered in a most
kindly spirit, and what with many other
spicy reminiscences and valuable sugges
tions he closed. Oregon was offended.
Her school men coolly retired and left
their visitor from the Bay State to find
his way back to his hotel alone, as best
he could. The duty of courtesy even to
an enemy within the gates should hare
prompted better treatment. The time
was when Oregon might have been ex
cused for all this provincialism, but today
it Ill-becomes the educators of a great
commonwealth to sit so closely under
their own vines and prune trees as not
to be a part of the great body of educa
tors delving into the yet unsolved propo
sitions of an adequate educational system.
Fruit-raising, mining and Irrigated farm
ing has called out men of skill. We trust
our Board of Education discerns the dif
ference between skilled service and medi
ocrity, and will work to the best Interests
of our city and govern their actions ac
cordingly. It Is high time the procrustan
bed of one man power was broken down
and that liberty was Installed which is
warm with the llfeblood of growth.
SIGNS
TWO
CRACKS
McCredie Gets an Outfielder
and a Shortstop.
BOTH FROM CHARLESTON
Thomas Raftery Is Said to Be a Fast
Fielder and Heavy Hitter Ote
Johnson Is Clever at Short
and at the Bat.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Within the month Thomas
Raftery and Ote Johnson, crack players
of the Charleston baseball club, will
join the Portlands In all probability, a
deal having been consummated for
these valuable athletes. They will
strengthen the Portland team all right.
Raftery is the fleetest, surest out
fielder in the South Atlantic, conceded
to be the fastest circuit in class C.
He is a premier batter and on the
paths is very swift. He is a .300 bat
ter. His record shows that he has
made 106 basehits, crossed the plate
for tallies on 55 times and stolen 60
bases.. His- sensational catches of dif
ficult flies after long runs are no
longer uncommon.
Johnson is an inflelder and pitcher.
At shortstop he not only covers much
territory, but he takes every chance
on hard balls. He Is known as the
premier long-distance hitter of the cir
cuit, having to his credit 23 two-baggers,
four three-baggers and six home
runs, the latter being all of the over-the-fence
variety. Hfs batting average
is over .265. He is good on the paths,
too. As a pitcher Johnson has won
five and lost three. He has not been
used in the box because of his value
in the short field.
To Johnson's and Raftery's batting
and fielding is largely due Charleston's
hold on the pinnacle, for these ath
letes have had a conspicuous part in
winning many games. Both are great
favorites with the fans and both have
received money and other presents for
fine work.
The foregoing dispatch indicates that
Walter McCredie has commenced his
work of strengthening up for next sea
son. Raftery and Johnson have been
secured by Portland by purchase, for
the drafting season is not yet opened,
and by the time the season is ended the
fans will hear of the addition of sev
eral more players who have made ex
cellent records in the leagues of lesser
class than that of the Pacific Coast
organization.
According to Reach's statistics. Raf
tery 1? a splendid fielder, for during
the season of 1906 he participated In
104 games and made but five errors,
which is quite a remarkable showing
for any player.
ENTRIES TO BREAK RECORDS
Great Interest In Coming Tennis
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Matches at Irvington.
The third annual handicap tennis
tournament of the Irvington Tennis Club
will begin at the club's courts next
Saturday. It Is expected to be the most
satisfactory and best attended tourney in
the history of the organization.
R. R. Benham, the president, expects
the number of entries to break all records.
Last year the club had 125 entries at
the commencement of the meet, and the
present list promises to be even larger
by the time the entries close Thursday
elTP. M.
In addition to the open tournaments for
which there are many entries, there will
be play from scratch for the club cham
pionships In the men's and women's
singles. These are for Irvington members
only. The men's contests will be so ar
ranged that they will be played after
4 P. M. each day, except on Saturdays.
As far as practicable the women's
matches will be played in the mornings.
SPORT AT ST. JOHNS SUNDAY
Club Provides Trophies and Purses
. for Big Tourney.
The crack trap-shooters of Portland and
vicinity will have a chance next Sunday
to compete at a tournament arranged by
the St. Johns Rod and Gun Club, for
which several handsome trophies have
been offered.
The meet will be a 150-blrd contest, and
will comprise six ten-bird events and an
equal number of 15-bird events. An en
trance fee of 10 cents a bird will be
charged and the money will be divided
at the ratio of 40, 30, 20 and 10 between
the first four winners. One hundred dol
lars has been added to the purses. The
St. Johns club now numbers some 150
members, some of whom formerly be
longed to the Multnomah Rod and Gun
Club.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Games.
Chicago, 4: Philadelphia, 1.
Cleveland, 3; Washington, 0.
St. Louis, 8; New York, 6.
Detroit, 3; Boston, 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Games.
New Tork, 2; Chicago, 8.
Boston, 8; Pittsburg, 8.
Brooklyn, 9: Cincinnati. 8.
Philadelphia, 1: St. Louis, 3.
NORMALS WITHOUT FUNDS
(Continued from Klrst Page.)
liabilities to exceed at any time. In the
aggregate, the amount of money which has
been apprcprlated under the provisions of
law."
Powers Conferred on the Board.
Among the powers conferred upon the
board by section 11 of said act are the. fol
lowing: "1. To make rules, regulations and by
laws for the good government and man
agement of tha same and each department
thereof.
"2. To rppolnt a president and assistants
and such other teachers and officers, and to
employ such other persons as may be re
quired for each of Laid schools; to fix the
salary of each person so appointed or em
ployed, and to prescribe their several duties.
"3. To remove at pleasure any president,
assistant or other officer or person from
any office or employment in connection with
any such school.
"4. To purchase any needful and proper
apparatus, books or articles to assist n
Instruction, and to provide for all neces
sary fuel or supplies for the conduct oik
such schools.
It In apparent from this legislation 1)
that so far as the state Is concerned, the
control of Its normal schools is vested tn
the board of regents; (2) that the funds
subject to the control of the board are to
be deposited In the state treasury and dis
bursed as provided In the act; and (3) that
no indebtedness or liability shall be Incurred
tn excess of what has been appropriated un
der the provisions of law, any expenditures
In excess of such appropriation being de
clared void and constituting , malfeasance
on the part of the hoard Justifying their
removal.
These provisions clearly indicate that the
Legislature Intended that the board should
not directly or indirectly obligate the state
In any way for any Indebtedness not fully
covered by existing appropriations and
should not lend their support to anything
which might subject the state to obligation
not already provided for. ,
The only reference to donations in the act
is to be found in section 9, which provides
that no warrant shall Issue for any part of
a donation unless the sums donated shall
have been paid Into the state treasury.
It is an axiomatic rule of construction of
statutes that the words are to be given
their ordinary signification and meaning
unless the intention to the contrary is clear.
In this case the words "donation" and "do
nated" as used In the act are to be inter
preted In their ordinary sense. There Is m
possible excuse for giving them any other
meaning. When this is. done. It will be
seen that these proposed so-called "dona
tions" are not such within the ordinary
meaning of that term.
Here follow various legal citations
as to the meaning of "donation."
These authorities clearly establish that
a repayment or reimbursement is wholly in
consistent with a donation; and It Is mani
fest that these so-called donations are not
In fact such. They are not gratuitous gifts,
but are, rather. In the nature of loans or
advances to the state, repayment of which
is to be made at some future time.
Regents Must Not Incur Debts.
The regents are agents of the state,
charged with an important duty. The act
creating them defines their powers. These
powers they cannot exceed ; and one of
the limitations expressly imposed upon them
was that they should not create or incur
obligations or debts la excess of the ap
propriations. All money expended by them as a board
is to pass through the state treasury to be
disbursed as provided in the act. The dona
tions contemplated by the act are absolute
gifts, unqualified by any agreement, ar
rangement or understanding as to repay
ment. The moneys furnished In the manner
proposed would not be "donations' within
either the purview of the statute or the or
dinary meaning of that term. And If the
board, as agents of the Btate, and having
notice of the terms upon which the money
was provided, should deliberately accept
and use such money, they would seem to be
parties to an attempt to create a debt or
liability on the part of the state which the
Legislature would be under more or less
obligation to discharge. .
"Under these conditions the donors might
and probably would urge that good faith re
quired the Legislature to reimburse them
and might, with propriety, call upon the
board to assist them In their efforts to
obtain relief. We do not believe that the
regents have any right to place the state
or Legislature In such - an embarrassing
position. On the .contrary. It seems to us
that It Is their duty bb agents of the state
to prevent, if possible, any such complica
tion; and our opinion is that the acceptance
and us of the moneys to be furnished in
the manner proposed is contrary to the let
ter and spirit of the act of 1007.
Tt may be a misfortune that the appropri
ations for the Drain and Monmouth nor
mal schools failed to become operative, but
that is something with which neither we
nor the board of regents at this time have
any concern. We are to construe the law as
It stands, and the board Is to follow thn
directions of the law. The Intention of the
Legislature, evidenced by the passage of
the bill making the appropriations and tho
possible attitude of that body upon the
Governor's veto, are entirely outside of the
consideration. The act failed to become a
law, and, on the other hand, the act creat
ing the board of regents is clear and man
datory in its terms.
Very truly yours,
DOLPH. MALLOHY, SIMON & OEARIN.
WILLIAMS, WOOD & L1NTHICUM.
Arts and Crafts Society to
Be Formed in Portland
BY LILIAN TINGLE.
TV SMALL but interesting exhibit of
representative work from Eastern
Arts and Crafts Societies has Just been
placed in one of the rooms of the Wom
an's Exchange, 131 Tenth street. The
articles shown include some attractive
rings, "necklets, buckles and plna; hand
wrought silver and pewter tableware and
candlesticks, bowls and other decorative
and useful things tn copper and enamel;
and some good examples of Marblehead
pottery. The enamelled Jewelry of Miss
Margaret Haydoc and the silver work of
Arthur Stone, the well-known Boston
craftsman, are of special Interest. There
are some examples of basketry and
leather work by local designers.. This
exhibit is one of the preliminary steps
towards the formation of an Arts and'
Crafts Society In Portland. Many promin
ent people are Interested in the movement,
which has for Its aim the fostering of
the beet In design and hand workmanship,
and which. In the words of William
Morris, "calls special attention to the most
Important side of art the decoration of
utilities by furnishing them with genuine
artistic finish In place of trade finish."
Full Information in regard to the new
society can be obtained at the Art Institute.
Potter Schedule for Beach.
The steamer Potter will sail from Port
land, Ash-street dock, Wednesday, 1 P.
M.; Thursday. 6:30 A. M.; Saturday, 7:30
A. M. Get tickets and make reservations
at city ticket office. Third and Washing
ton streets. C. W. Stinger, olty ticket
agent.
( NEW PROCESS GAS RANGES $1.QQ DOWN, $1.00 A WEEK
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OUR EXCHANGE DEPT.
Offers you an unusual opportunity of disposing of your
old furnishings at a value that you could not hope to receive
for them elsewhereTWe will accept old stoves, furniture,
etc., in part payment for newer goods, and will make a most
liberal allowance for them. The following are a few of the
many interesting bargains displayed in this department:
Full size Iron Beds in two designs; special $2.50
Parlor Cabinets, in mahogany finish, beveled plate mirror
(see cut); regular price $9.50; special $6.35-
Dining Table in the golden oak; regular price $25.00;
special ... . . . . $18.00
Golden oak China Closet; regular price $70.00; spc'l.$50.00
Weathered oak Buffet; regular price $75.00; spe'l. .$50.00
Roll-top Desk; regular price $80.00; special $62.50
i Three-piece Dining Set in solid oak table buffet and china
closet; regular price $150; special $75.00
SALE OF SUMMER FURNITURE
$ 2.50 Old Hickory Stool; special $ 1
$ 3.00 Camp or Yacht Chair; special $ 1
$ 6.50 Linen Fiber Stool; special .$ 2
$ 6.75 Linen Fiber Stool; special $ 2
$ 6.00 Solid Oak Chair in the green finish;
cial $ 3
$10.00 Linen Fiber Chair in the green finish ;
cial $ 3
$10.50 Linen Fiber Chair in the green finish;
cial $ 4
$ 8.75 5-ft. Garden Bench in the red; spc'l.$ 5
$13.50 Arm Chair in the moss green finish ;
cial ,. S 8
$14.00 Solid Oak Settee in the green finish;
cial $ 9
$15.00 Garden Swing; special $ 9
$16.00 Garden Swing; special $10
S21.00 Teakwood Settee; special... Sll
$30.00 Malacca Fiber Settee; special $19
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SALE of THE
SEASON'S
GO-CARTS
AUTOS TO LEAVE FOR COAST
PORTLAND PARTY TO VISIT
TILLAMOOK FAIR.
Inspection of Proposed Automobile
Road One Object of Trip to Be
Begun Tomorrow.,
Dr. C. B. Brown, secretary of the
Portland Automobile Club, has prac
tically completed all arrangements for
the business men'a excursion to Tilla
mook City, where the party Is to at
tend the Tillamook fair, which opens
this week. The party will make the
trip to the seaboard In automobiles,
and already owners of six machines
have positively assured the committee
that they will go, while two more are
expected today to announce their de
termination to make the trip. T.ie
entire party will leave Portland to
morrow morning and will reach Tilla
mook In the evening.
The participants In the excursion are
going for the two-fold purpose of visit
ing the fair and examining the route
over which the proposed automobile
road is to be built. This route will
take the party via the White House
road, through Fulton, past the Red
House and thence to Tlgardvllle, Rex,
Newberg, Lafayette, JIcMlnnvtlle,
Sheridan and Wlllamlna. From "Wil
lamtna the machines will travel over
what Is known as the Sheridan road
through the Grand Ronde reserva
tion, and over the Coast Range on an
easy grade Into Tillamook City:
The scenery along this route Is mag
nificent, and on that account many
automobllists are anxious to make the
trip. So1 far the owners of machines
Indicating their intention of Joining
the party are: Henry Wemme, W. J.
Clemene, R. D. Inman, J. B. ,Yeon, G.
"W. Kleiser, F. A. Nitchy and Dr. C.
B. Brown.
The start will be from In front of
the City Hall at about 9 o'clock to
morrow morning. Some machines may
not be able to get away before after
noon, but these will be furnished with
maps of the route and Instructions aa
to where Inquiries should be made
while climbing the mountains.
PERSONALMENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nixon have re
turned from Europe and are at the
Hobart-Curtis. Mrs. Nixon is much Im
proved In health.
tj r Omlth CVnAif rwmntv CViuntv Clerk
in the Circuit Court department, haa re
turned from a vacation trip to Long
Beach, Improved In health, and is again
at his desk, as brown as the proverbial
berry.
NEW TORK, Aug. 20. (Special.) North
west people registered at New York
hotels :
From Portland M. C. Grlswold, at the
Breslin; C. H. Korell and wife, at the
New Amsterdam; I. Labo witch, at the
Albert.
From Seattle J. N. Thuness, at the
Albany; B. L. Hogan, O. P. Oliver, at the
Herald Square; T. S. Ross at the Astor;
W. P. Hoffman, at the Continental: E.
1 Smith and wife, at the Murray Hill:
W. J. Loomls and wife, at the Grand
Union; M. E. Sullivan, at the Wolcott; C.
M. Best and wife, at the Fifth Avenue.
From Tacoma E. M. Sherwood, at the
Pork Avenue.
Checking Up Defaulter.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 20.
(Special.) Attorney G. G. Lee has been
employed by the board of education of
Toppenish to check up the defalcation of
ex-Clerk W. R. Laidler. The approx
imate shortage is $6000. It Is necessary to
have the defalcations checked In order
that the fraudulent warrants may be de
clared null and void by the courts.
Hit your sbstraeta made by tb 8ourItr
Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commsres.
ASTORIA 1 A
iHEGATTM
This thirteenth annual aqnatio OTent will be the
most spectacular ever held in the Northwest.
SEPTEMBER 2, 3 &, 4
Sailing Race. Land Sport. Country Fair. Viking
Pageantry. Norsemen will revWe their moat ancient
traditions In sweet song and heroio deeds ot valor.
$5,000.00 in eanh prizes. Ten Thousand Norwegians
will present their world famous
AUQ. 31 AMD SEPT. 1A2
Low rates on all rati and steamboat lines
ASTORIA, OREGON
Mil
THIS WEEK AT J. M. ACHESON CP'S
All Our High-Grade Summer Skirts Will Goat De
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Skirts
That sold up to $25, fine taf
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French voiles, at P
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Now being shown. All the
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style features for the com
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Long Fall Coats
New Fall Coat samples.
Values up fc7
to $25.00.. V O
WHOLESALE
AND RETAIL
Skirts
That sold up to $10, Pana
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"We've grouped many odd
lots and broken styles of
Elegant Waists
In desirable patterns. Have
been selling in regular way
up to $5.00 on bafgain table
today
$1.49
Bathing Suits
$10.00 values $3.75
$ 7.50 values $2.75
$ 6.50 values .$2.25
$ 5.00 values $1.75
' All Summer
Apparel Must Go
Shirtwaist Suits, QC
worth up to $15.,Pt''
Shirtwaist and Princess
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up to $37.50 pi. iJ
See the largest and most
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Fall Suits.
New Fall Coats
Select your Fall and Win
ter Coat from the largest
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FIFTH AND
ALDER STS.