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