THE MORNIXG OREGONIAW. TUESDAY, M&BCH SO, .1915.
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EX-TEACHER'S SUIT
AGIST
BOARD
Plaintiffs Counsel Argues
That Marriage Clause in
Contracts Is Illegal."
MARRIED WOMEN. TESTIFY
Court Declares Ban on Matrimony
. Due to Belief That Cares of
Home Detract From Effi-
eiency In Schoolroom.
Married women do not make the
best teachers. The moment a teacher
consents to set married she proposes
to become the center of a home. She
transfers her chief attentions from the
school to the nome."
It. II. Thomas, School Clerk, sat on
lh witness stand in Circuit Judge
Morrow's court yesterday and gave this
&s the "theory and fact" of the School
Hoard's rule that no married teachers
.hall be employed in the public scnoois
of Portland. He was testifying- in the
tuit brought against the School Board
by Mrs. Maud L. Kiehards, who was
aummarily dismissed as a teacher be
cause she married Oren R. Richards,
an attorney, on January 4.
'Of course," continued Mr. Thomas,
'"there are exceptions to all rules.
Sometimes after the honeymoon has
worn off, a married woman can go
YarU to school and be a good teacher,
but that's not the experience of the
Board as a general rule. Married
women do not devote the eamo atten
tion and care to their school duties,
because they have a home which re
quires much of their attention."
Married Teacher Witnesses.
Mrs. Richards, formerly Miss Maud
I Marsh, was a teacher of high school
Knglish in the School of Trades when
he was married. She appeared at the
Kchool on the morning following her
marriage and was told that she could
teach no more. Subsequently, through
lier husband, she applied for a writ
t mandamus, ordering the School
Hoard to show cause why she should
not be reinstated.
Yesterday Mrs. Kiehards appeared in
court, accompanied by her sister. Miss
Kt'uel Marsh. Knglish teacher in the
Lincoln High School. A platoon of
married school teacheres, subpenaed by
Mr. Kiehards. occupied seats in the
courtroom and waited to be called to
the witness stand.
Coy Burnett, acting with Mr. Rich
ards as counsel for the discharged
teacher, made a long opening statement
to the court explaining the legal
Kiounds on which the action had been
brought.
Mrs. Richards had become a perma
nent teacher under the school laws of
1913. he explained. No permanent teach
er can be c'.scharged by the Board un
less charges are formally brought
gainst her. said Mr. Burnett. The
contract which Mrs. Richards signed
In 191J was for onjy one year and, al
though it contained the antl-marrlage
clause, the cotnract itself was void
before she was married, he declared.
Story of Dismissal Told.
When she was called to the witness
Hand Mrs. Richards was a", first a little
nervous, but as the trial progressed
she regained some of her composure.
Answering questions by Mr. Burnett.
he told the story of her dismissal and
her subsequent efforts for reinstate
ment. Jav Bowerman, counsel for the School
Board, objected when Mr. Burnett
3ked Mrs. Richards if any other mar
ried women were employed as teachert
in the public schools.
The married teachers were called to
the witness stand one by one. liach
Mid she was married, or had been, but
not one of those citlled said she kept
house. Tho.se called were Mrs. Kunice
Psjc, sewing teacher in the School of
Trades: Mis. Lucy Thomas, domestic
Keience teacher; Mrs. H. B. Plough, sub.
stitute teacher: Mrs. Estella Charker.
sewin teacher: Mrs. Nellie Bailey,
Vailing school: Mrs. Laura G. Fisher,
night school teacher: Mrs. Helen Work
man. Aileta School: Mrs. . D. 'Warner,
and Mrs. Ksther Kane.
Then Mr. Thomas was called to the
witness stand. He said he had been
connected with the public schools in
Portland for 20 years, and for seven
jears had been clerk of the Board.
"Prosperity Affecln Slatrliuony."
"About how many teachers marry off
ach year?" lie was asked.
"That's pretty hard to say," replied
Mr. Thomas. "About seven or eight
a year, 1 should siiy. More of them
are married in hard times than when
things are -prosperous. Heretofore all
if the teachers liavo given up their
employment when they were married.
Jf any of them didn't then they kept
their m;trriage secret."
"Have any of them kept their mar
riage secret and got by with it?" asked
Mt Bowerman.
"I think-so," replied Mr. Thomas. "1
recall one teacher who was married six
months before we found it out. Then
we learned about it and sho was asked
to resign."
"Have any teachers been re-employed
after, as you say. their honeymoon had
worn off ami their minds might be back
on this line of business?" asked Mr.
Bowerman.
"I don't recall any. I'd have to look
up the records on that."
City Superintendent Alderman fol
lowed Mr. Thomas on the stand and
told the court that he had dismissed
Mrs. Richards because it was a rule
f the Hoard that no married teachers
should be employed.
Immedlnte lCiMlon I'nllkely.
Mr. Bowerman, in outlining his case
to Judge Morrow, said that tiie contract
chich Mrs. Richards, had signed, and
the rule of the School Hoard, justified
Mr. Aldermans action in dismissing
her when she was married. Mrs. Rich
ards has taken the stand that since the
passage of the tenure-ip-of fi.-e law. the
Hoard has no right to discharge a
teacher without a hearing, and has no
right to make a rule like the one en
forced against her.
The case will be argued before Judge
Morrow today. The judge intimated that
tie would not decide the case immedi
ately, but would take it under advise
ment. Some fine legal points are in
volved, he said, and he will take time
probably to go over the law on the
eubject.
OFFICER OBJECTS TO FILM
f-cr ncs Showing Bluejacket on ijircc
Cut lYom Pietnrc at Star.
Declaring th3t portions of "The Hu
man Menace." a picture at the Star
Theater. Teticcted upon the moral char
acter of men of the Navy. Lieutenant
Tl. K. Smith, of the Naval Recruiting
Station, protested to Mrs. V.. V. Colwcll.
chairman cf the Censor Board, yester
day. Lieutenant Smith asked to have
the scenes ahowing the bluejackets In
a drunken condition eliminated and
asked also that portions 'showing the
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Tut Quality' store op Portland
nruv.auct(v.Tiu"Hi. '
Thousands Upon Thousands
Are Talcing Advantage of Our
Great Easter Apparel Offerings
Tut Quality Store .op Portland
Out-of-Town
Mail Orders
Filled From This and All
Our Ads
If Received Within Three
Days of Date of Publication
We give our out-of-town customers the same privi
lege of buying from our daily advertisements as
those who live in the city. Moreover, our method
is not a "mail-order system," it is, rather, a sys
tematized shopping service which gives the personal
attention of a trained shopper to the filling of every
mail order.
Your order is studied and promptly filled with
as much "intelligent interest" as if you were here
yourself. Should you come in person we will be glad,
upon request, to have one of our experienced shop
pers assist and conduct you to as many of the 75
different departments as you choose. There is no
charge.
Ever Changing Styles in These
"Wirthmor"
Waists at $1
They are made up in the prettiest
and most fashionable fabrics in style
effects that are right up to the minute.
Best of All $1 Waists
Always "Wirthmor" and sold here exclu
sively. The new models go on sale today. We
picture three of them. -Fifth Floor, sixth-st. nidc.
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Introducing Today A Special Showing of
2W SILK SUITS
That Rank High in Favor This Season
In Our Garment Salons
The Illustration on the
Left $45
Shows a very attractive two-piece suit
made of battleship gray faille and lined
with Colonial figured silk. As you will
see, the lines are graceful and it's a most
practical suit, with it's jaunty belt, acorn
shape, self-button trimming and box
pleated skirt. ;
It has been years since silk suits
were as popular as they are this
year. And the styles now in vogue
lend themselves beautifully to
these fabrics, which include chif
fon taffetas, silk poplins and faille
silks.
Illustration on Right $48.50
Shows a black silk poplin suit, lined
with Colonial figured satin. The blouse,
Eton style, is particularly becoming to
many women. The vest is charmingly
embroidered in- pink and green on white,
and the lingerie collar and cuffs show
touches of the pink. A very pleasing
model.
Other Silk Suits are shown at
25, $37.50, $40, $57.50 to $125.
' Garment Salons. Fourth Floor, Sluh-St. Blag.
The Idaho Souvenir Teaspoons
Are on Sale Today
and four other states, each priced at
California
Oregon
10c
Washington
Missouri
Each spoon sold with R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co.'s written
guarantee. Get at least six each of these beautiful Spoons as
p-ifts or for home use. More states will follow.
B First Floor, Sllth-St. Bids.
Today's the Day!
That Easter Hat
for Your Boy
Buy it now. Our stocks are the largest and finest
we've ever had.
Wash Hats 50c, $1.00, $1.50
In oval, telescope, Rah-Rah and square-crown
shapes, made of poplin, crash, duck, pique, ratine
and silks, all colors and combinations, sizes 6!4 to 7.
Straw Hats 50c to $5
In new shapes that include the Rah-Rah, oval,
middy and diamond crown in dozens of color com
binations. Sizes 614 to 7.'
New Caps 50c to $1.00
In all worsted materials to match the suits. Sizes
S9i to 7U.
-Temporary tori, Krrond Floor.
For Every Woman in Portland A
New Easter Hat
awaits at least that is what we have
tried to provide in this great showing
of hundreds of new Spring trimmed
styles at prices of
$5, $7.50, $10. $12.50,
$15. $20, $25. $30
or ud to $75. All with that ultra smartness
and best quality of materials and workman
ship.
Second Floor, Slith-M. BIOS.
Yes I You Surely Want ISlew
Easter Gloves
And here are two very exceptional offerings at gen
erous price lessenings.
Women's $1.25
Suede Gloves at
89c
Suede duplex
Gloves, the very
best. quality, shown
m white, natural
and brown. Imported washable
pique glove, made of the finest Sea
Island yarn, sizes 5 to 8V6 the
pair 890.
Women's $1.25
$1.50 Gloves at
75c
High - grade kid
Gloves, Trefousse
and "M. & F. Spe
cial" included. Bro
ken lines of sizes and colors, in
cluding black, tans, -white, brown,
mode and champagne; not every
size in every color.
These Glov es Will Not Be Sent C.O.D.nor Exchanged
First Floor, Slxtb-St. Bids.
"Yeloban" Milk
Case for $3.09
This is just one of the many splendid offerings in our big
Canned Goods Sale. The price on this Milk is less than
wholesale and we must reserve the right to limit quantities.
DRIED FRUIT SPECIALS
Fancy Peaches, large I Choice Peaches, fine I Dried Apricots, rich
yellow fruit, 30C. fruit, 4 pounds OP golden fruit, 4 1 C
pounds for....3C thin - skinned lbs., 500; lb. liC
Black Figs, Calif orniaOC- 1 Dried Apples, fresh cutngg
',,., i rings, inree ids. iur
cooking, four lbs. for.
Snow White Flour $1.65
Today this low price on "Snow White" per sack.
Jersey Buter, per roll -60d
Freshly-made butter; a very satisfactory brand.
Pure Food Grocery, Basement, Slxth-St. Bide.
Reduced Prices On
Ribbons for Easter
Today and all this week, these great specials:
Velvet Ribbons Black and Colors
Sc No. 1 width, yard. ...56 1 12c No. 2 width, yard . . . 9
in. n. 1 V. width, vard. .7c 17c No. 3 width, yard.. .ZC
Seven Other Big Specials
50c French Faille Ribbons, o
7-inch width, yard '...'
85c Heavy Silk Ribbon, CQ-
85c
95c
25
plain or moire, yard.
$1.25 Imported Faille Rib-fip5c
Soft taffeta silk ribbon, 9
inch width, yard
35c to 75c Ribbons at 19c
. Wide moire silk, fancy stripes, ombre effects and Drcsdcns m great
variety of colors and patterns, 5 to 8-inch.
$1.50 Imported Ribbon,
satin and moire, 7V4 inches
in width; the yard at only
25c Silk Ribbons, fancy
Dresden or plain colors, the 1 Q
yard for only .7V
35c Taffeta, moire or Dres
den Ribbons, yard
iar a
The Qjuality' Store or Portland
flrtH, SixUvTIorrisor, Akhr 3ts.
And the Great Bedding Sale Now
in Progress. Beds, Mattresses,
Springs, Shee ts. Blankets Reduced
The QuAUTTr'STOrTor Portland
?12 Brass Bed, satin finish, guar
anteed best English QC!
?1 J
$17 Brass Bed. satin finish, guar
anteed best English lacquer, your
choice of 3-6 or 4-6 size tfQ Of
f is
$11.00 Bed, both white enamel and
Vernis Martin finish, continuous 2
inch posts with malleable rail
joints. 4-6 and 3-6
sizes
$4.25
$10.00 White Enamel Beds, 4-6 size,
now on sale for the low dQ Cfl
price of pa-.wvr
Sheets, Pillow Cases and
Bed Spreads
60c Muslin OQp
Sheets, Each J
. Extra good quality, welded
seam in center, . 76x90-inch size,
each 39?.
$1.00 Sheets, 7Cp
Special at.... J"
Very best quality, torn before
hemming, 90x90-inch size, while
any remain, each, 75?.
20c Pillow -I 01p
Cases, Each 4
Scalloped edge, 42x36-inch size,
each 12.
$2.50 Bed Q HO
Spreads at ip-vJU
Honeycomb Bed Spreads,
fringed and cut corners, full size,
reduced to $2.00.
25c Pillow - rZ
Cases, Each -L J-'
Scalloped edge, 45x36 -inch
size, each, 15?.
$2.50 Bed rjf
Spreads at P J- J
Honeycomb Bed Spreads, are
fringed, with cut corners', three
quarter size, now $1.75.
$2.65 Bed Q - C
Spreads at P--LJ
Honeycomb Bed Spreads, ex-,
tra heavy, hemmed ends, cut cor
ners, full size, now $2.15.
$1.85 Bed
Spreads at
Bed Spreads, with
end3 and cut corners,
now art $1.50..
Third Floor, Slxth-St. Bide.
$1.50
hemmed
f ull bed
size,
$65.00 Poster Bed, W. K. Cowan
make. Made of solid figured Cu
ban mahogany, full and
twin sizes, now
CMC
$7.50 "Solid Comfort" Mattresses,
layer cotton felt filled, imperial
roll edge, art ticking covered,
weight 40 pounds, re- CC OC
....
duced to only.
fail
$r7.30 Englandcr Tatrnt Couch
Bed, makes a bed with one motion,
including large cot-t1 1 7C
ton-felt mattress V
$1.50 Steel Springs, Venus Martin
finish, galvanized non- d0 7E
rust fabric. All sizes Pa-
$2.25 "Yum Yum" Springs, in all
sizes, your choice now J1 ?Q
for only pl.Ui7
Furniture Ilrp't. Temporary Aanrx
mm i i..
ii ai oniv
men pursuing immoral women also be
taken out of the film.
Lieutenant Smith pointed to the
oins down of the F-4 as a true test
nf the moral strength of the American
1 IA that IflPA. OI
men who had plven their lives for the
country was a better representation of
the naval recruit of today than the
dissolute one aepiciea in me .......
Colwell made the eliminations sug
gested by the officer last night and
the poster showing objectionable scenes
was confiscated by the police.
BAD CHARACTERS JAILED
Activities of Karl Stclnons and Sven
Palandcr Investigated.
Karl Stelnotis, alias Helbren, alias
Matson, alias Hansen, was arrested by
City Detectives Swennes and Maloney
yesterday and is being held In the City
Jail n-hile his local career Is being
investigated. Pteinous has a bad rec
ord, and it is thought may be respon
sible for some local thefts.
The prisoner recently served a 30
day sentence in Astoria for carrying
concealed weapons, and has been ar
rested In Portland and Eeattle both for
burglary and "strong-arm" feats. He
was with Sven Palander when arrested.
rai.nd im hlncr hMd also, be
cause of his evil associations, while
his record is looked into.
Coast Loggers' Jurisdiction Grows.
The jurisdiction of the Pacific Coast
Loggers' Association has been extended
to British Columbia, and the next meet
ing of the association will be held in
Vancouver. B. C, May 2. J. G. Benthey,
vice-president, will be the representa
tive of that district in the executive
body of the association. G. W. Johnson
was elected president at the annunl
meeting at the Multnomah Hotel. Other
officers are: Secretary. K. S. Grammar;
treasurer. B. P. Blafcov vice-presidents.
Puget Sound district. E. G. Englih. of
Mount Vernon: Grays Harbor. A. U
Callow of Hoqulam. and Columbia
River district, J. S. O Gorman, of Portland.
HORLICK'S
The Original
MALTED MILK
Union you say "HORLIOK'S"
you may got m Substitute.