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OCTOBER 27. 1914. " LEADERS' STRIKE AT OLD SCHOOL WAYS Fourteenth State Teachers' Association Conclave at Baker Hears Criticism. 450 INSTRUCTORS ATTEND the man who is said to have made mil lions through mining swindles declared he did not care to fight conviction any longer. When Justice Davis told him to consider his action carefully, be replied: I have considered. I have spent all the money I made in trying to get out of being obliged to do what X now do voluntarily." Justice Davis, while accepting tne plea of guilty, appointed counsel for the aged man. and advised him to con sult with the lawyer before being ar raigned for sentence. Dr. Flower was indicted on five counts by a grand jury in New Tork in 1903, when he was charged with the larceny of various sums from women whom he induced to invest in his mining enter prises. He forfeited his bail, as he had done twice before when arrested in Terre Haute and in Galveston, and as he did again when arrested in Philadel phia in 1907. After that he is said to have wandered about North, and South America until arrested in Toronto by a New Tork detective. New Methods, Store Industrial "Work, Less Archaism, Better Tu- tors and Bolstering of Rural Schools Urged 1y Speakers. BAKER, Or.. Oct 26. (Special.) Hew methods of education, progress and breaking of the fetters of archaism In education were the topics which crept forth in the addresses of almost every one'of the speakers at the open Ing sessions of the fourteenth State Teachers' Association, Eastern Divi sion, which convened In Baker today. For three days the institute will be in cession. More than 450 teachers are la Baker today, while noted educators from over all the state are taking part in the discussions. The principal address of the day was the opening lecture this morning by Professor J. A. Churchill, State Super lntendent of Public Instruction, who took as his topic, "The Weakest Link." Mr. Churchill upoke of conditions in the country schools, which he declared to be the weakest link in the present educational system. He said that while many of the country schools were ef ficient, the majority were woefully in efficient. Country System Criticised. The needs of the country schools, he aid, were greater attention to indus trial work, better school spirit, better school support, better trained teachers and better appreciation in many places of the value of the schools. He spoke at some length on plans for the fu ture, for raising the standard and ef ficiency of the country schools by In cluding manual training, household arts, nature study and agriculture in the new curriculum and he declared that these subjects would be included. Superintendent Churchill also de clared that a change was needed in the system of organization. He declared that the system of making the district a unit as the basis of organization must cease, and spoke in favor of the coun try unit, which, he said, would produce better supervision' and obtain the placing of better trained teachers in the rural schools. To Do and to Earn, First Lessons. The first speaker at the afternoon cession was Professor J. H. Ackerman, f ormer"State Superintendent of Schools and now president of the Oregon State Normal School, who took as his topic, "Four Present Day Educational De mands." Professor Ackerman carried out his topic forcefully. He declared that, first, the child should be taught to do, therein Including modern meth ods of education which include work with the hands, to tell the truth, to be on time, to attend to the smaller de-1 tails which go to form character. His second demand was that the child should be taught to earn. He laid stress ron this part of educational work and insisted that teachers should keep driving home the thought that chil dren should put aside a certain por tion of their earnings. Third, he said, the child should be taught to live, with all the ideas of clean living, etc., and, fourth, that they should be taught to serve. -This last he held to be the most important and he pointed out that the teachers were the best examples of those who give their lives to service, with but small hope of financial reward, but with an idea of doing a duty well for the good of humanity. . Seattle Superintendent Heard. Frank B. Cooper, superintendent of the Seattle schools, spoke on "The Ed ucational Outlook." He pointed out the former methods of education which, he said, were based on academic lines. That the trend of modern thought in all lines is lodVlng in practical lines, he declared, and he said education must and is following this trend. That edu cation has found that there is more to Itself than books and schools, he said, was the basis of the new idea and new educational curricula are being basea on the many things outside of books which mean so much to the future of the child's life. That present conditions take from many the chance for development at home he declared to be a fact, and said It was a part of the present and fu ture plan to make up for this defect. The final speaker of the afternoon was Maynard Le Daggy, of the Lyceum platform, who spoke on "The Utiliza tion of the Dramatic Instinct." Mr. Daggy spoke again tonight on "The Gospel of the Commonplace. Following the speaking this after noon the visiting teachers were the guests of the Commercial Club, whose members supplied automobiles for the visitors and gave them a r.lde around the city. LANE CANVASS IS DUE BOOTH SPEAKERS REACH EVERY SECTIOX OF COUNTY. Parties of Five to 60 Persona Will Make Addresses and Canvass Territory for Favorite Son. SPRINGFIELD, Or, Oct. 26. Every part of Lane County is to be visited in the Interests of R. A. Booth for Senator by groups of his friends in Eugene, making the last week of the campaign one of greatest activity. Plans for the week were announced today by Secretary Immel, of the Lane County Booth committee, through W. A. Dill, of this place, recently appointed official reporter of the many meetings that are to be held. Parties of from five to 60 persons are to be made up for the proposed trips, which will be devoted to addresses and personal canvass. A male quartet will accompany some of the parties. A great deal of enthusiasm for Mr. Booth has been manifested in Lane County, especially at the big meetings in Eugene and Coburg. To spread the same enthusiasm to other portions of the county is the purpose' of the com mittee. E. J. Adams and F. C. Bean leave tomorrow for Mapleton, at head of tide water on the Siuslaw, ' for a meeting Monday night, and will go to Florence for a second meeting next day. Tuesday evening at 7:30 L N. Ed wards, of Junction City, and other speakers will talk at Alvadore and at Elmira at 8 o'clock. ' A. T. Cockerline goes to Mabel Wednesday and Walter Griffin and George McMorran to Marcola, points in the Mohawk Valley, for campaign work there. There will be a meeting at Coburg Wednesday night. A strong Booth club has been formed there. A. C. Dixon, manager of the Booth-Kelly Company, and M. J. Skinner, former log-driver for the Booth-Kelly Company, will make addresses. A party will be made up Thursday afternoon to go to Creswell, where O. H. Foster will speak in the afternoon, and will go on to Cottage Grove, where Grant B. Dimick, Mr. Booth's cam paign manager, will speak at night. A trip will be made to Pleasant Hill Friday by a speaker not assigned yet A final Booth rally will be heM in Eugene Saturday, with music in the afternoon and speaking at night. WILD DOGS ON RAMPAGE mcs riUIIC BELIEVED TO HAVE REACHED LAKE COUNTY. CLAGSTONE CAMPAIGN ON Progressive Candidate Begins Meet ings in Southern Idaho. LEWISTOX, Idaho, Oct. 26. ( Spe cial.) Paul Clagstone. Progressive can didate for tho united States Senate, was here Sunday en route to Twin Kails, where he opened his South Ida ho campaign last night. Mr. Clagstone stated that they have been addressin rallies twice daily during their recent trip and expressed his surprise at the apparent strength of the progressive movement in the nearby counties. In opening the North Idaho cam paign." said Mr. Clasrstone, "I am aware that there is strong progressive sentiment in Bonner and Latah coun ties, but am not informed as to tne situation in the rest of the Panhandle. When campaigning in Kootenai and Shoshone counties we found that the Progressives are equally strong: in those sections. We have no county ticket in Lewis, Clearwater or Idaho coun ties and I was, therefore, agreeably surprised by the splendid attendance at our meetings there. 11 -YEAR FUGITIVE CAUGHT Dr. K. C. Flower, Aged and Pennl less. Admits Mining-Fraud Guilt. NEW TORK. Oct. 26 Dr. Richard C Flower, promoter of mining enterprises, who. after being indicted here on a charge of larceny growing out of his transactions, evaded arrest from 1903 until he was caught in Toronto last Wednesday, pleaded guilty in the Su preme Court today to two indictments charging him with grand larceny. He was remanded until October 29 for sen tence. Broken. in health, old and penniless, Stockmen, r'neasy. Adopt Precautions to Protect Herds From Hydro phobia Victims. ' SILVER LAKE. Or.. Oct. 26. fSn cial.) That the rabies epidemic has reached the coyotes of Lake County, is the belief of several persons who have Killed or picked up the carcasses of wild dogs recently in the vicinity of Silver Lake. At least three coyotes tnougnt to be afflicted with hydroDho bia have been killed within a few miles 01 mis town, and the carcass of an. other was found in the road between silver Lake and the head of the lake. Andrew Canterbury was in a duck oiind on the aO ranch when a snarl Ing coyote emerged from the sagebrush a few yards away and headed directly for the hunter. Although Mr. Canter bury discharged six shots at close range at the head of the animal, the coyote did not swerve from its course. The nunter then freed his dog and fled. lao aog won a hard fight, but sua tained several bites and gashes. W. 1 Brown and Charles Wilson each have shot what they believe to be mad cov- otes within the past week. Mr. Brown and .Daniel McLennon picked up the carcass of another on the road. This animal apparently had fallen dead. Mr. McLennon, who Is an oidtime trapper, says there is no doubt the coyote was made, as its mouth and nose were full of porcupine quills, and no coyote "In its right mind" will attack a porcupine. Ranchers llvinsr on the road that skirts Summer Lake to the west this week fired a fusillade of shots at a coyote that romped for miles along the nignway. 'ine animal appeared to be bullet and shot proof and refused to be turned from, his course. As soon as it would pass one farmhouse the resi dents thereof would telephone to the nearest neighbor along the wild dog's route, and thus the coyote's little jaunt was made to resemble a Fourth of July celebration. At the Robinett place a small dog took up the chase and the coyote disappeared into the. hills. Although no livestock, with the ex ception of the Canterbury and Robi nett dogs, is believed to have been bit ten, stockmen are extremely uneasv and are adopting every precaution to proieci tneir nerds. ASOTIN TO SHOW POULTRY Handsome Trophies Orfered and Prize Winning Entries Promised. CLARKSTOX, Wash.. Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) The eighth annual show of the Asotin County Poultry Association will be held December 1-4, incusive. the week of the Lewiston livestock show. Oscar Xelson, poultryman, of Coeur d'Alene, will act as judge. Small pet animals, such as guinea pigs, rabbits, cats and dogs, will be on display also, and some handsome tro phies will be awarded. Assurances have been received from Walla Walla- Spokane and surrounding towns that prizewinners will be sent from their shows. "You can sell any thing, any tii sell it cheap enough if you time, $52,500 " off W esfcover old Yesterday! We believe this is the biggest single day's selling record ever known in the history of Portland residential property! Think what this means 17V2 beautiful Westover lots were selected on the first day of this unparalleled sale. Our offices hadn't been opened ten minutes Monday morning before a lot was sold! All day long substantial business men of Portland came to our offices with their selections on Westover already made and their checks written out. This is only the beginning when the owners of, Westover call a halt on. this great sacrifice of any lot in the property at $3000, we will have behind us the greatest selling record of high-class property ever recorded in the Northwest. Here Are Some of the People Who Bought in Vestover Yesterday W. D. SCOTT, Jr 2 lots Northwest Manager Meihle Printing Press Co. DR. S. H. SHELDON 2 Lots Selling Building ALEXRAE.. 2 Lots Public Accountant, Yeon Building. A. J. WHITMAN. Investor I Lot T. A. JOHNSTON . . . 1 Lot Superior Creamery Co. M. V. HUNT . ............. . . 2 Lots Portland Flouring Mills CHAS. E. MORGAN 1 Lot Morgan & Smith, Insurance, Railway Exchange Bldg. Remainder of yesterday's purchasers, whose names are on file at our offices 5 J2 Lots. Remember, this sale at $3000 is for your unrestricted choice on any of the magnificent Westover view lots! Lots with an area of 5000 to 8000 square feet lots with fixed, absolute value of $4000, $5000, $6000, $7000, $7200 and even $9000. Act quick act now act before this opportunity is gone! Phone for our representative, or come to the office. F. N. CLARK & CO. F. R. COOK 1 Lot Commerce Safe Deposit & Mortgage Co. Selling; Agents Second Floor Title & Trust Bldg. 89 Fourth Street Main 5423 A 7617 DAM SHE IS VIEWED State Investigating Irrigation Possibilities. ENGINEERING TASK IS EASY $750,00 0 Ix-ft to University. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Berkeley, Oct. 26. (Special.) The University of California will receive $760,000 from the estate of E. V. Cow ell, 'SO, In spite of the will contest be ing: carried on by hia widow, accord ing- to the residuary legatees of the estate. The money will be divided into three equal portions, to be spent for a stadium, built on the present Call fornla Field, a gymnasium, and a hos pltaL This is the first great bequest to the university from an alumnus. Thompson Valley May Be Slade Large Reservoir, and Water From Sican River Brought to Iands in Silver Ivake District. SILVER LAKE. Or., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) Engineers in the employment of the state and Government again are investigating: the feasibility of irri gating that part of Silver Lake Valley, not already under aitcnes. vv. rt. rarn hill, assistant state engineer, of Port land, is directing the investigation. Ac companying Mr. Parkhlll are C. Jessup and Benjamin Force, both of Portland: H. K Minor, of Bend, and T. G. Becker. of Laid law. This party is camping in Thompson Valley and the work will be carried on from that point for the next three or four weeks. Mr. Parkhill has visited Slcan River andx Sican Marsh, and before making his report to the state will follow the various ditch survey lines that have been made through Silver Lake Valley into the Fort Rock, and Fremont country. Englneerlnc Task Emmy, From an engineering standpoint the work of irrigating Silver Lake Valley is one of the easiest in Oregon, says Mr. Parkhill. Thompson Valley is a natural reservoir and would impound sufficent water to irrigate between 75,000 and 100,000 acres. By cutting a new channel four miles long for Slcan River and by building approximately one mile of rock wall Sican River and Sican Marsh could be drained directly into Thompson Valley and from there ditched to the sagebrush land sur rounding Silver Lake. As virtually one-half of Silver Lake Valley is under ditch already not more than half the water available would be needed in this section. The surplus could be carried around Table Mountain and along the foothills to Fort Rock and Fremont. Government engineers several years ago investigated the Thompson Valley- Sican River irrigation possibilities and reported that the project was feasible. That is as far as the Government went. Extension Refused Worlc Stops. Several corporations and individuals since have taken up the project, but each time something has blocked the way. Creed McK.iodre and S. A. Mushem. of Lakeview, backed by Henry Hewitt. Jr., of Tacoma, were the last to attempt to promote the scheme. They went so far as to file on Thompson Valley as a reservoir site. survey their ditch lines and prepare to start building tne dams and chang ing the channel of Sican River. Then came a tightening cf The money market. and work stopped. Governor West re fused to grant an extension of time and the project was abandoned. There are enough farmers in Silver Lake Valley ready to contract for water to make the project pay from the beginning, it is asserted. FUND SHORTAGE TRACED IDAHO LEAK SAID TO . EXTEND BEYOND FIRST OF" THIS YEAR. Alleged Trespassers Arrested. . VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. 26 (Spe cial.) Four young men were arrested in this county today for trespassing upon the property of Hugh Mulligan, who has a ranch near the head of Van- couver Lake. The arrests were made by John M. Hoff, game warden, who took tneir guns and game and released them upon their parents' recognisance to appear for hearing before G. L. Da vis. The alleged trespassers were Cleo Dudley, streetcar conductor: Walter Rice, William Johnson and Wilbur Mills. A soldier was arrested for kill ing two Hungarian pheasants near Ha- seldell. Tbe LaQlander who marries a s-lrl against th wishes ox her uarenta. mar be severely pumsued. the machine, named "Dynamite," to full speed. The car has a seven-horsepower mo tor and has room for two to ride side by side. All of the equipment of a big machine has been idded. except a self starter Mr. Komm says he will enter this car In the cycle class at the Montamara Festo. races in Tacoma next year. Check Through State and County Records Blames Tkeft of $03,000 . to o. V. Allen. BOISE. Idaho, Oct. 2. (Special.) The systematic embezzlement of state funds In the Treasury Department so far discovered run back to .January, during which 93.000 is unaccounted for. the bulk being charged to the de faulting State Treasurer. O. V. Allen, now serving an Indeterminate sentence of from five to ten years in the peni tentiary. It now practically is certain the shortages out-date even this. Examiner Axel P. Ramstedt, In charge of the probe, has been in structed by Governor Haines to carry his Investigations in every state de partment and ferret out all of the facts: It will take some time to get to the other departments. It may be necessary to investigate the records of many of the counties of the state. The National Surety Company, surety on the Treasurer's bond, may take action to protect itself and may pro ceed under warrants, according to a reliable report here tonight. Governor Haines has decided to leave the Treasurership vacant until after election and then appoint the Treasurer-elect. Fred Coleman, al leged defaulting Deputy State Treas urer, will be arraigned tomorrow. NEW CYCLE CAR IS BUILT Vancouver Inventor Turns Out Ma chine Making 60 Miles in Test. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Oct. 26 (Spe cial.) Emit Komm, a young inventor of Vancouver, has Just completed a cyclecar from motorcycle engine and wheals and in a trial today he made 60 miles an hour and had not then opened INSPECTION DELAYS HERD Beeves En Route to Portland Yards Await Health Certificate. SILVER LAKE; Or. Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) Because Portland cattlebuyera forgot to have their purchases ex amined and branded "sanitary," in ac cordance with the stock inspection laws, 700 beeves en route from Silver Lake Valley to Bend were delayed two days at La Pine this week until A. B. Schroder, state inspector for this dis trict, could overtake the herd and put a health stamp on each steer. The beeves were destined for the Portland stockyards, but could not be loaded on cars at Bend until inspected. For the first time Silver Lake cattle men are shipping- their stock this- year to the Portland yards. Formerly all of the beef from Lake County went to Lakeview and thence to California yards. ELMA WORKS FOR LIBRARY Carnegie Building of $5000 Prom ised if $500 Pledged for rpkeep. ELMA. Wash.. Oct. 26. (Special.) At the last meeting of the City Council a petition was presented asking for an election to give the voters a chance to authorize the appropriation of $300 a year towards the maintenance of a pub lic library. No action was taken, but it is understood the Counctl will call the election. The library board has been assured of a $5000 Carnegie library building if a maintenance fund of $500 a year can be raised. The board will raise $200 and asks the Council for the remainder. SALT RHEUM ITCHED AND BURNED On Face, Neck and Hands. Scratching Irritated. Face Disfigured, Could Not! Put Hands in Water. Cuti cura Soap and Ointment Healed. Boyne City, Mich. " I had salt rheum on my face, neck and hands and it got so bad that the least itching on my hands would start them to bleed ing. It broke out in pimples which had the appearance of small blisters and Itched and burned so' I would scratch and irritate them. At the time my face was dlsflgured. My face, hands and neck were one burning, itching sore and I was troubled that way for several years. It would go away for a while then come back again. I could not put my hands in water and could not rest at night. "I used remedies but none of them did any good until 1 tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment. First before retiring for the night I bathed my neck, face and bands with Cutlrura Soap and after do ing well I then used the Cuticura Ointment. I kept this up every nfcht for two weeks and then twice a week and I am cured." (Signed) Mrs. Pearl Sutton. March 21. 1914. Samples Free by Mail If you vub a skin clear of pimplas and blackheads, hands soft and white, hair live and glossy', and scalp free from dandruff and itching, begin today the regular use of Cu ticura soap for the toilet, bath and shampoo, assisted by an occasional light application of Cuticura Ointment. Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold everywhere, a sample of each with 32-p. Skin Book will be sent free upon request. Address post card: "CuUcura, Dept. T. Boston." !