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."
!