TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 191Q.
8
OPINION CHANGES
ON VISITING WEST
Once Radical Conservationist
Now Believes in Develop
ing Resources.
INDIANA MAN GIVES VIEWS
Xf, Taylor, ci-Attomrj-icneral.
Believes if More. Eastern People
'Would Study Situation Opin
ion Woo Id Changes
WTlltam I Taylor. ex-Attorney -Oeneral
ef Indiana. Is one at the big politicians
ef the EM who ha changed his opinion
on the conservation policy of Gifford IHn
choi. Mr. and Mm Taylor are slaying at
the Portland Hitcl. and It 1 this trip
through the West that has caused the es
Attorney-Gen.-raI or the Hoosier state
to view the predicament of the West in
ma entirely different llrht from that en
tertained before he made a personal In
vestigation of condition in the Pacific
wtate
-This is my lire trip through the
West." said Mr. Taylor, "and it only
requires a glance to grasp the situa
tion. I have an entirely different view of
naervatlon than when 1 left Indiana.
The power stored in your mountain
streams can hardly be realised. True con
servation would be to develop thin Im
mense power Instead of keeping; it locked
up. Of counse. laws should be passed
that this great power should not come
Into the possession of a few corporations
or Individuals, but the barring; out of
everyone la not the remedy. 1 believe
there would be little difficulty In drafting
a law that will allow these magnificent
power sites to be developed and at the
same time prevent them from being gob
bled up by gigantic corporations."
Two Extremes Opposed.
Jlr. Taylor, who Is apt at giving Illus
tration, sise up the situation thus:
Take for Instanoe. the granting of a
street railway franchise In a city. A
street railway with good service Is neces
sary for the welfare of any city. That
does not mean a franchise shall be given
to a corporation that will not respect the
tights of cltixeria. Neither does It mean
that exactions should be made that will
prevent the buildlnr of streetcar lines.
A franchise may be granted so that a
atreetoar system will be remunerative to
the corporation owning it. and at the
same time, the rights of the people for
adequate service wlU be recognised and
granted.
"There la always a dividing line be
tween the two extremes. It mould be of
no benefit to prohibit the building- of
streetcar lines by extreme conservation
of the people's rights, and it would not
be right to exclude the people's rights
la favor of a grasping corporation. So
It Is with the conservation of natural
resources. A law should be passed that
will allow your immense water power to
be developed, and at the same time, pro
teat the people. That la conservation of
the natural resources.
"T believe that If every man In the
East who favors radical conservation
should rlstt the West and study the situa
tion as I have done, would change his
views. We In the East do not com
prehend the vast resources of the West.
This trip has been a revelation to me
and such a trip would be a revelation to
every other man In the East who has
not seen the West as I have seen It. I
am convinced that the West should have
something to suy about a conservation
policy."
Berrrldge's Chances Hotter.
Regarding politics In Indiana Mr.
Taylor said there Is no doubt In his
mind that Senator BevertJge will be
re-elected.
"The Republicans In Indiana are har
monious." said Mr. Taylor. They are
not split up like they are In Kansas.
Iowa and Ohio. Senator Beveridge is
classed as an Insurgent, but he la not
radical. There was some opposition In
the party because he voted against
the Fayne-Aldrloh tarrif bill.
He favored a tarrif commission that
would Inquire into all conditions and
prepare a schedule that would be In
the best interests of alt concerned. He
Is not opposed to President Taft and
the state convention did not refuse to
Indorse the Administration, as the con
vention did In Iowa. Ueverldge la very
popular In Indiana, he Is a poor man
and his name has never been linked
with any of the Investigations and
scandal. The sentiment against him
Is disappearing as the campaign con
tinues, and when election time comes
there will be no division in the Repub
lican party.
"The Iemocrats are. more spilt up
than we are. Torn Tags-art ar : Kern are
friendly, as they always have,been. but
Taa-gsrt's friends are not an friendly
with Kern. Taeeart' was associated
with the liquor interests In Indiana In
justness and became an Inttmate friend
rf Crawford Fairbanks, of Terre Haute.
Fairbanks was responsible for the turn
ing down of Kern for the Senate be
fore, and the election of Benjamin
Schtvelv. There appears to be no com
promise In favor of Kern.
"It was simply one of those landslides
that sometimes happens that caused
Indiana to go Democratic and elect 11
ent of IS Congressmen. Fut conditions
are different this year snd Indiana will
be back. In the Republican column."
MORE BOYS GO MONDAY
Y. I. C,. A. Camp Will Remain Open
Cntll September 3.
So many boys have expressed a desire
to visit the tiumnier camp of the Port
land Young Mens Christian Associa
tion at Spirit l.nke that it has been de
cided to keep f i open until 2-aturaay. .
Feptember t. one week K-neer than had .
been Intenoea. j. riarn. Doys sec
retary of the association, will retnrn to
Portland today, and Harold Round, the
new assistant secretary. wl;l go out
next Monday to have charge of the
camp until it closes.
Six boys from the Sunday school of
the First Congregational Church will
leave Portland today for the camp,
where they will Join other members of
the same Sunday school who went out
last Monday. It Is expected that quite
a number of boys will accompany Mr.
Rounds next Monday. Over 190 boys
have already -11ted the "plrlt Lake
camp and the outing there has been the
most successful ever conducted by the
local T. M- C A-
OVERTIME ONLY OPTIONAL
Heni- Theater Contractor Says Men
"o Compelled to Work Overtime.
an. - a us e.ts-es amnlnrsi1 nrt frisk
e?awj JUa; floauf, m evenU strecJ
were not at any time compelled to work
12 hours s day by the United Engineer
ing A Construction Company was the
statement made yesterday by W. E Por
ter. In charge of the work. When the
building was begun several months ago
it was arranged to have two shifts ot
eight hours each.
The first shift began work at 4 A. M.,
quitting at noon. As the construction com
pany was unable to secure the neces
sary number of men lor two shifts. It
gave the carpenters the option of work
ing an additional four hours. The men
mere not in the least obliged to work this
extra time. Mr. Porter said. Only the
services of the more efficient men were
desired. It was Immaterial whether the
less efficient carpenters worked or not.
"These men worked because they want
ed to,'" said Mr. Porter, "and not be
cause they were obliged to. If the extra
men had been available, wa would not
have made any effort to have a man work
overtime. Under the circumstances,
however. It would have been extremely
rnolioh for us to say that a man should
not work longer than eight hours. We
have never operated two shifts of lath
ers. tilastcrers and bricklayers. Everyone
mnloved on the building has received
union wages. We do not yet know why
the men were called off.
DECISION fiOl'l SOUGHT
DELAY IX CHOOSrXG SITE rOR
POSTOFFICE VEXATIOUS.
Policy of Government May Be to
Select location Near Terminal
Stations of Railways.
With the purpose of quieting rumors
that - proposed and offered postof f Ice
sites are being secretly Investigated by
the Department of the Treasury, and
to relieve property from existing op
tions as soon as possible, the Treasury
Department has been requested to send
an Inspector to Portland without more
delay.
The bids submitted In accordance
with the request of the chief architect
of the treasury were opened on
August 1. and the promise was made
that Immediate action would be had.
It was believed by the bidders tha:
they could safely tie up their properties
for a short time, the offers being op
tions st which the Oovernment has the
right to take over any of the proposed
sites.
Ko agent of the chief architect has
made hi presence known to any one
of the bidders or to Postmaster Mer
rick. Collector of Internal Revenue
David M. Dunne, or any other treas
ury official in the city. It has been
rumored that a secret Investigation as
to values is being carried forward.
W. S. McGlnnls. assistant superin
tendent of the railway mall service,
was In Portland yesterday on his an
nual tour of inspection, and talked
freely of the policy now in vogue of lo
cating postofflces for the lsrger cities
near the terminal stations of the rail
roads. "In Chicago the uptown office will
be abandoned to the uses or the oov
ernment departments which are pay
ing rent." said Mr. McGlnnlss, "and
a new building will be erected adjoin
ing; the new Union Station. That is
true of Washington, Toledo, St. Louis
and several other large cities. The old
buildings house the office of the Post
master and contain stations.
"In the larger cities the railway
mail clerks largely work the mail for
delivery. It Is thrown for city routes,
large stores, newspapers, hotels and
numerous large receivers of mail mat
ter. When the pouches reach the post-
office the packages are handed to the
carriers and they get out on their
routes as soon as possible. The object
ot locating the postofflce buildings
near the depot are to save the time
necessary to haul the malls back, and
forth.
There Is nothing saved by that lo
cation in the way of expense of de
livery from the railroad to the post
office. If the postofflce Is within a
quarter of a mile of the station the
mail contract requires that the rail
road deliver the mail and the railroad
receives mileage for so doing. We get
out of that in all large cities by de
ducting that haul from the pay of the
railroads and hauling it ourselves. The
reason Is that we can do it with much
greater safety by employing the screen
w axons.
"Several of the larger offices In the
United States are now equipped with
the pneumatic tube service, by wheh
the letter mall is delivered from the
postofflce to the mailing room In the
depot. That, however, is a part of the
building plans, and is not Interesting
your people as much as a site."
Should the policy announced have
become find, it is believed that Block
It. bounded by Glisan and Hoyt, Sixth
and Seventh streets. w4U be considered
seriously. It has been offered by the
owners snd Is well within the $300,000
limit fixed by the appropriation bill.
Its selection Is believed to depend to
a large extent on the uses to be made
of the blocks Intervening between that
point and the old depot. These are
said to be Intended for occupancy by
the new Grand Central Station.
FENDER 10 BE SELECTED
DEFINITE ACTION" BY COMMIT
TEE EXPECTED TODAY.
Type In-vented by Workmen for
Hallway Company Favored.
City's Liability Is Lessened.
Again the question of fenders for Port
land streetcars Is up for action and it
looks a If the special committee will
recommend, with Mayor Blmon's appro
val, the type of device Invented by work
men for the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company.
A meeting of the committee has been
called for next Tuesday afternoon In the
Council chamber, when, it Is believed.
Councilmea Lombard and Ellis, consti
tuting a majority, will adopt a report
favoring the trip device exhibited by the
company at recent tests.
"1 feci that whatever style of fender
the streetcar company recommends should
be adopted by the Council." said the
Mayor. "It Is the company which must
pay all damages in cases of accidents or
deaths not the city. Therefore. I would
favor whatever fender is regarded by
the company as best for the require
ments. '
The question of liability In case of the
approval by the City Council of any par
ticular type of tender has been raised,
but It seems to be the general opinion
that. If the city adopts a fender that
meets the spproval of the streetcar com
pany, the city will not be liable; if. how
ever, the Council should force the com
pany to use a type not approved by the
corporation officials, the city would be
liable for any damages that might be
sustained by passengers thereby.
When the committee meets next Tues
day the members will probably take up
bther subjects pertaining to streetcar
service.
If your liver Is sluggish and out ot
tone, and you feel dull, bilious, consti
pated, take a dose of Chamberlain's
stomach and Liver Tablets tonight be
fore retiring and you will feel all rtf-tit
In Ihn pi"'""! Bold tx. U dalnr,i.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
TO BE FIREPROOF
Board Crders Work Started,
Leaving Completion to
Future Action.
STUDY COURSE CHANGES
Work Adopted to Meet Requirements
of All Classes of Students
Greek May Be Placed in
New Academic Curricula.
Portland Is to have one of the most
modern -equipped fireproof high school
buildings In the Northwest.
The School Board yesterday decided
upon such a course in instructing Whlte
honse & Foullboux, architects, to pre
pare and submit without delay to the
board plans and specifications for the
structure. Rut as the building must com
ply with the new building ordinance
which becomes effective January L 19U.
snd provides that all public buildings
In future must be absolutely fireproof,
the sum of ttOO.000 appropriated for the
building will not be sufficient to complete
the structure. The board must therefore
proceed with the building In accordance
with the terms of the ordinance and the
funds available for construction.
Such trifling matters as Ironclad codes
and lack of money, however, are not
going to stand In the road with the plans
of the School Board, and It was decided
to prepare for the actual construction at
once. J. N. Flelschner said that the
building had been delayed long enough.
snd suggested that Inasmuch as the pres
ent funds would not be sufficient to com
plete the building, the exterior could be
built and a large part of the interior
finished. The auditorium, art rooms and
rear section could be completed at a
later time, he said, when additional funds
would be appropriated. This Idea was
incorporated Into a motion which received
tha unanimous sanction ot the board.
Architectural Award Attacked.
Prior to acting on the matter, a com
munication from the Affiliated Improve
ment Clubs of Portland was read. The
letter was couched in such language that
some of the members of the board looked
upon It as a reflection upon their integ
rity, holding that It bore insinuations
that some of the matters pertaining to
the proposed building had been held from
the public Competitive bids were asked
for and In the event the request was not
granted, the letter said that the taxpay
ers would be urged to disapprove the
action of the board In awarding the archi
tectural work to Whltebouse Foullhoux
snd that It would demand the books and
records of the board be examined and
exported.
No action was taken In regard to the
communication, as it was pointed out
that the records of the office are always
open for public Inspection and the letter
was considered uncalled for and ill-advised.
In addition to better school buildings
for the fut. ire. marked changes are to
be made in the curricula of the Port
land high schools if the recommendations
made to the board receive favorable ac
tion. The modification of the courses as
outlined by City Superintendent of
Schools Frank Rigler caused considerable
discussion, and while the majority of
the board seemed to favor the changes,
it was decided to defer the matter until
the next meeting when final action will
be taken. The report Is as follows:
"The courses offered to students of the
Portland high schools may be divided
Into three groups, as follows: (1) cul
tural. (2) vocational. (3) preparatory.
"(D Tha cultural courses are for pupils
who expect to leave school upon gradua
tion from the high school and then to
learn some vocation. They are (a) Eng
lish, (b) Latin, (c) German, (d scientific,
(e) domestic science, and (f) manual
training.
Language Courses Minimized.
"In none of these is more than one for
eign language taken (unless as an extra),
and that Is continued through the four
years of the course. The general prin
ciple Is fewer studies and more time de
voted to each than is permitted by tne
usual requirements of college admission.
In the domestloSsclence and manual train
ing courses there is a tendency towards
vocational training as well as towards
that species of culture which comes from
movement controlled by sense impression
or, as it is usually put, a co-operation of
the hand with the mind. Not being
strictly vocational. I have here classified
them as cultural.
"(2) The commercial course and the
dressmaking course are called vocational
because on the completion or either ot
them the pupil is prepared to make a
living. Along with this training he has
also received considerable culture of the
kind which makes for good citizenship
and higher living.
t mug .
of such studies as best prepare the stu
dent to enter a normal school or training
iss and there learn the vocation of
teaching. Its peculiar feature Is that for
two years pedagogy Is a required study.
Greek May Be Taught.
"The college preparatory course is an
attempt to meet the requirements for ad
mission ot the standard colleges snd uni
versities of the country. Since many of
these require two foreign languages, this
course provides three years work In
Latin and two years in German. Pro
fessor A. P. McKinley. of the Lincoln
High School, has recently requested that
he be permitted to offer two years work
In Greek, either as an optional substi
tute for German, or as an extra. Inas
much as Princeton still requires Greek
for admission, this modification would
prepare out students for any university
whatever.
"It has slso been suggested by the
principals of the various high schools '
that French should be given a place in
our curricula on the same footing as
German. If this should be done it would
be taken In the college preparatory course
In place of German or Greek, or in- a
modern language course in place of Ger
man, or as an extra in any course what
ever." Fuel Delivery Backward.
The question of fuel sppply bobbed up
again at the meeting, and the contractors
who were to supply wood for the various
city schools seemed to be as derelict ss
they were two weeks ago. Representa
tives of the Oregon Fuel Comapny. the
concern having the contract, advised the
board that they were ready to proceed
with the fulfillment of the contract and
would be able to have the 1000 cords de
livered by the time the schools open on
September 12. Commissioner Sabin held
that tha company had already violated
the terms of the contract as the wood
was to be delivered by August 1. Upon
a motion made by him. It was decided
to employ every means to secure the ;
wood without delay, and if found neces
sary to charge the expense of hauling
th. Afwi in the contractlnar company.
Mrs. I. N. Allhead was voted a life I tender the widow of the deceased our
crUlostliv4he-clty, schools of PoTjlMd.JLbartD5tt rpnpsA&E to tec sad, toereavs.
LOST MKN SOUGHT
Sheridan Merchant Disap
pears Leaving Many Debts.
CREDITORS BEGIN ACTION
Samuel Oldstein. Believed to Have
Thrown Up Hands in Despair in
Face of Obligations) Wife Last
Saw Him on July 31,
Samuel Oldstein, well known merchant
at Sheridan, has mysteriously disap
peared, and creditors yesterday began
proceedings in the United States courts
to secure possession of the stock of goods
by Involuntary bankrupt proceedings.
Oldstein hss not been beard from since
about July 30, when he locked up his
store. Mrs. Oldstein Is with her father,
X. Tolpoler, at Oregon City, bat has not
been able to be of any assistance in lo
cating her absent husband.
It Is not believed that uiastein nas met
with accident or death, but the theory
Is favored that he has preferred to drop
out of sight rather than face a number
of creditors whose accounts he is said to
be unable to meet.
Attorney Philip Hers, representing tne
Merchants' Protective Association, has
had the case In charge since news of the
absence of Oldstein reached Portland, and
after an Investigation of the affairs of
the missing man announced that so far
as he could ascertain there was no reason
for the man running away. The attor
ney' did not charge any criminal action,
and said that he knew of none under
consideration.
"Oldstein appears to have thrown up
his hands and quit," said Mr. Hers. "His
wife was asked for his address so that
we might get personal service and save
the time required to advertise the pro
ceedings we are forced to take. The
United States Marshal will be requested
to drop the hunt for Oldstein."
Among the larger creditors of the Sheri
dan merchant were Flelschner. Mayer &
Co. and Krause Bros. The amount .of
the Indebtedness has not been ascer
tained. Livestock Men Mourn Zimmerman.
At a special meeting 'of the Portland
Livestock Exchange yesterday morning
the following resolutions were adopted:
"Be it resolved that in the death of
Louis Zimmerman we have lost a dear
friend and agreeable associate in busi
ness and further be it resolved that we
I o noouie m
or not to "hobble"
EVERY conservative, -well-dressed American woman is wondering how this
very straight, very scant, very French skirt has been received over here.
Grace Margaret Gould shows in the September number of the Woman's Home
Companion a modified " hobble. " Perhaps it is just what you are looking for
the French idea made possible here by a practical American touch or two.
In this same practical and interesting way the department of fashions answers
in advance what every woman wants to know regarding correct costuming for the
Fall and Winter. There are thirty pages of helpful and authoritative fashion infor
mation, profusely illustrated, with several pages in color. This information is right;
it is furnished by clever people who know and who are able to present it accurately,
clearly and in an interesting way. Get the
Advance Fashion Number
WOMAN'S HOME
COMPANION
MADISON SOUAREVKSW YORK.
ment and direct the secretary of this ex
change to spread these resolutions on
the minute book and present a copy of
them to Mrs. Zimmerman."
RECKLESS AUTOIST FINED
Justice Says He Would Like to Send
Speeders to Rockpile.
"If I were on the municipal bench,
most of these automobile speeders
would get sentence on the rockpile,"
said Justice Olson yesterday in pass
ing sentence upon Q. C Smith, charged
with running over a valuable dog
owned by F. A. Buncshcuh. Smith ad
mitted that he was exceeding the speed
limit, and it was shown that after
running over the dog he did not stop
to ascertain the damage. Justice Ol
son lamented that the state law gives
him authority to impose only a fine
in such cases, and pointed out that
the automobile, recklessly handled. Is
a weapon more deadly than a loaded
revolver. '
Harry P. Jahn. a contractor, was ar
rested at Grand avenue and Oregon
'street yesterday afternoon by Patrol
man Evans, on a charge of speeding.
Evans also arrested John O. Elrod, a
merchant, at Eleventh street and Haw
thorne avenue on a similar charge.
IX E. knight Is Bead.
SALEM, Or, Aug. 19 (Special.) D.
E. Knight, a prominent pioneer of the
Willamette Valley, died today at Salem
Hospital. He was born -In New Tork In
1832. moving across the contlntnt, stop-
wisely directed, wDl cause her to
give to her little ones only tne mosi
wholesome and beneficial remedies
and only when actually needed, and
the well-informed mother uses only
the pleasant and gentle laxative rem
edySyrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna when a laxative is required,
as it is wholly free from all objec
tionable substances. To get its ben
pfimnl effects alwavs buv the Penn
ine, manufactured by the California
Fir Syrup Co.
ping In Michigan, and finally locating
at Silver Creek Fans, where he en
gaged In the logging business. Among
his survivors Is a daughter, Mrs. R. D.
Allen, wife of Marion County's Clerk,
and a brother, J. A. Knight, City Re
corder of Woodbum. The body will be
SUMMER
-TO
DELIGHTFUL DAYLIGHT TEIP DOWN THE COLUMBIA
On
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co's
POPULAR STEAMER
T.J.POTTER
Leaving Ash-street dock duririj the week at 8:30 A. M. On Sat
urday at 1 P. M. No Sunday trip. Connects at Megler with Dwaco
Railroad trains for all North Beach points.
The steamer HASSALO also leaves Portland daily, except Sunday,
from Ash-street dock, for Astoria at 8 P. M. (Saturdays 10 P. M.),
and touches at Megler at 7:30 A. M. daily except Monday.
Sunday visitors to the Beach who may not be able to take the
Potter at 1 P. M. Saturday can leave on the Hassalo at 10 P. M, and
reach destination Sunday forenoon. Return trip on the Potter Sun
day night, arriving Portland early Monday morning. This convenient
arrangement affords nine hours at the Beach without loss of time
from business. "
Send for beautifully illustrated booklets, "Outings in Oregon,"
and "North Beach," telling all about the Beach resorts.
Round Trip Tickets from Portland, good six months SS4.0O
Three-Day Saturday to Monday Tickets .....,.......;..$3.0O
- Low fares from all O. R. & N. and S. P. points.
Baggage for steamer Potter must be delivered at Ash-street dock
at least thirty minutes before leaving time.
For further particulars, reservations, etc., call on our City Ticket
Agent, Third and Washington streets, Portland, Oregon, or write to
WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent
On all News-stand
removed to Sliver Creek, where funeral
services will take place.
A Frenchman has Invented a process fol
distilling gutta percha from the leavss ol
the Malay tree of that nam, savins th
trees from the damage caused by tapping
SERVICE
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