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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1915)
11 PUPILS SPLASH If F1RSTSCHQ0LP00LS SCENES THAT MARKED THE OPENING OF SWIMMING TANKS AT- NEW COUCH AND SHATTUCK SCHOOLS YESTERDAY. Auerbach's Rheumatic Tablets on Sale Drug Dept, 1st Floor Gymnasium Suits and Shoes in Sporting Goods Dept. on Fourth Floor Olds, Wor itnan c Shattuck and Couch Swimming : Classes Will Begin With Practical Instruction. Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Pacific Phone Marshall 4800 Home Phone A 6231 DOUELETrading Stamps NEARBY DISTRICTS BENEFIT THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TTITJR SD AT, SEPTEMBER 16. 1915 r King i Hours Are Set Aside for Alternate Use by Girls and Boys Mr. Baker to Aid Plan to Open v Tanks to Public. - Fifty boys, pupils at Couch School, leaped like frogs into the white tile tank at that model institution yester day at 1 o'clock in the inauguration of the new departure in Portland public school education. An hour later an equal number of girls christened the new tank at Shattuck School. It is said there is nothing like Port land's new swimming course elsewhere In the Pacific Northwest or. for that matter, on the entire Pacific Coast. The classes in swimming are handled under the direction of Robert Krohn, physical director of the Portland schools. Trofessor Krohn personally super vised tire opening of the new tanks. Superintendent Alderman. Assistant Su perintendents Rice and Grout, School Directors Plummer and Lockwood, School Clerk Thomas, School Architect Narramore, Principal A. M. Cannon,-of Couch; Principal A. R. Draper, of Shat tuck, and teachers were present, al though no formal ceremonymarked the first swim. Mr. Baker to Aid Public lse Plan. City Commissioner Baker will co operate with the School Board In ar ranging the proposed opening of the school tanks on Saturdays and at night to the use of the public. Harry McKay is swimming instructor for the boys and Miss Millie Schloth, assisted by Miss Lueile Bronaugh, will direct the lessons of the girls. Professor Krohn has arranged that each of the new tanks be used by boys and girls for alternate half weeks and Instructors will alternate between , the two schools. Next Monday at Couch School the girls will start their swimming lessons and will continue them until Wednes day noon, the boys, meanwhile, having the use of the tank at Shattuck School for a like period. Then the classes will change and this system will be kept up throughout the school year. Practical "Work to Be Emphasized. "Practical work will be emphasized," said Professor Krohn in telling of what Is proposed In the new course. "Boys and girls will be taught to swim for endurance, for this means exercise. The short distance swim and fancy diving will not be emphasized, although this will become a part of the work as the young swimmers develop. "We will place importance or life saving and the resuscitation of drowning persons. We will begin with giving instruction in the dog paddle to lend confidence to the young swimmer while in the water and then the other strokes will be developed. 'The two tanks are of white tile, of graduated depth, 75 by 30 feet in size, filled with sterilized water kept con stantly flowing. Every ten days the tanks will be cleaned thoroughly. "The new course will also be" open to pupils of other nearby schools from 3:30 to 5 P. M. It is the plan to have the pupils at Ladd, Holman and Failing schools go to Shattuck for their swim ming lessons and students at Chapman and Davis schools will be instructed at Couch." JOMELLI TO STAY LONGER Majestic Retains Diva and Offers Betty ansen In Film.- Madame Jeanne Jomelli, the famous prima donna, is still at the Majestic Theater and will remain there the rest of the week, according to the an nouncement from the management yesterday. Madame JomelU and her songs have been attracting capacity houses all week. She has made a place for her self obviously in the hearts of Port landers, who have flocked to hear her since it was first announced that she would sing in a picture theater. Besides Madame Jomelli, the Majes tic is offering another attraction, Betty Nansen. The great Danish actress la appear ing in a five-part Fox production, "The Song of Hate," adapted from Sar dou's opera, "La Tosca." Miss Nansen is ably supported by Claire Hutney, Dorothy Bernard and Arthur Hoops, who make the picture an unusual attraction. A snappy comedy, "Over and Back," nd a reel of news add ginger to the bill. Y. M. C. A. LEADERS MEET Winter Schedule to Be Planned at Sunday Conference. All sectional leaders of the Y. M. C. A. will gather at the afinual "setting up conference" at the Portland Heights Club Sunday afternoon for a five-hour session, to outline the programme of activities for the Winter at the asso ciation. Association directors, committee men, educational and Bible class teach ers, gymnasium leaders and club lead ers will be present. A special car fx-om Fifth and Taylor streets will carry the officials to the clubhouse. W. M. Ladd president of the Y. M. C. A., will pre side and will make a short talk at the close of the session, giving final in structions to the leaders for the year's work. There will be sectional conferences and the regular meeting of the board cf directors. CLASSES AT REED ELECT Juniors and Sophomores Xume Offi cers for Ensuing Vear. Members of the junior and sopho more classes of Reed College elected officers yesterday. Gunther F. Krause was elected president of the junior class, Doris Foresman, vice-president; Kthel Bond, secretary, and Edward A. Boyrie, treasurer. The juniors also elected Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Morgan honorary members of the class, as the former- honorary members, Dr. and Mrs. Compton, have gone to Princeton. The sophomores elected James B. Rogers class president, Harriet Forest, Vice-president; Cora Howes, secretary. and John I. Dambach. treasurer. Pres dent Rogers appointed a committee to make arrangements for the annual reception foe the freshmen. MERIT SYSTEM IS HIT Proposal to Amend City's Effi ciency Code Deferred. MR. DALY FAVORS CHANGE Heated Debate Provoked In Council. Mr. Baker Advocates Entire Elim ination and Disapproves of Demerit Sclieme. Hot words and personalities flew thick and. fast yesterday when Com missioner Daly urged the " Council to adopt his proposed ordinance eliminat ing the merit and demerit parts of the city's efficiency code. The move once more met with temporary defeat, action being deferred for ten days during which time the Commissioners "will think "it over." Mr. Daly Bald the system, is a failure In his department and. an expense. "It means such great expense." said Mr. Daly, "that we haven't even tried to work it out. ' "That's Just It," retorted Commis sioner Dieck, "Mr. Daly hasn't tried it and he don't know whether It will work or not. It has workod in my department and has had a steadying effect on the men." Mr. Baker Dlsllkea System. "It doesn't look good to me," said Commissioner Baker. "This business of sneaklns- around and watching men and handing them demerit marks for little slips which any human being might make at any time. Isn't my iaea 01 im proving the service. It's all wrong to have stool pigeons and secret agents out trumping up reasons for handing men demerits." "It has had a fine effect on my de partment," said Mr. Dleck. "It keeps the men on their toes." "Yes," said Mr. Baker, "I've heard about some of the effects." William McKenzle representing the steam engineers union flayed Com missioner Daly for not having given the system a tryout. Me said the union has attempted to get him to put it into operation in the Water Bureau but he has either refused or failed to do so. "You put the system into effect and automatically cut wages of many employes," said Mr. McKenzle. "Now you want to remove their chances of getting back or getting ahead without political manipulation. It's wrong for you to abolish this system now that you have gone so far with It." Mayor Defends Code. Mayor Albee Insisted that the system has done good in his department and he suggested that the departments favoring it be permitted to retain it. Other Commissioners were In favor of cutting out the system as far as it applies to laborers. Commissioner Baker said cut it all out. "I have found in 15 years of experience in employing men that the best efficiency is obtained by making men part of the business or the system, rather than hounding them by spending a lot of time trumping up demerits on trivial grounds." he said. "If a man Is not efficient there is a way to get rid of him." The Council decided to consider the proposition for a week. PERSON ALMEIITI0N. E. Sullivan, of Astoria, is at the Mult nomah. C. M. Seeley. of Seattle, is at the Mult. nomah. T. L. Lillis, of Spokane, is at the Portland. . E. E. Kiddle, of Island City. Is at the Imperial. ' Charles Frank, of The Dalles, is at the Perkins. Agnes C. Carter, of McMinnville, Is at the Oregon. Fisher C. Logan, of Barnes, Or., is at the Perkins, y E. J. Brown and Perry Blackburn, : -"-'7 -i&r'- - K - v I P cattlemen of Baker, are at the Imper ial. Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Stuart, of Eugene, are the Multnomah. John D. Waterhouse, of Victoria, B. C. Is at the Portland. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hudemann, of Pendle ton, are at the Oregon. C. Stanton, of Roseburg, arrived at the Perkins yesterday. T. W. Robinson,- of Olney, registered at the Perkins yesterday. Mayor James Kyle, of Stanfield, Is registered at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Klinger, of Mount Angel, are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. L. King, of Astoria, are registered at the Cornelius. Walter J. Ball, of Seattle registered at the Multnomah yesterday. Dr. J. C. Woodward, of Payette, Idaho, Is a guest at the Seward. George W. Holmes, of Astoria, reg istered at the Oregon yesterday. C. Catto, of Knappton, Wash., regis tered at the Cornelius yesterday. Hugh McClaln, of Marshfield, reg istered at the Imperial yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Williams, of Salem, are registered at the Oregon. Samuel Perkins, publisher of the Ta coma Ledger, Is registered at the Port land. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Lemmon, of Hood River, are at the Seward on thir wedding trip. Professor and Mrs. James Dryden, of Corvallis, where Mr. Dryden is head of tha department of poultry husbandry in the Oregon Agricultural College, are registered at the Seward. PLUMBERS ARGUE LAW COUNCIL DEFERS ACTIO.V OJf II LEG ISLATION TILL SEPTEMBER 24. Bis Contractors Cnaree Inferior Work to Others and Reply Is Efficient Men Are Let Go. Plumbers bis and plumbers little contended one against the other yes terday over the ordinance proposed by Commissioner. Baker to license the men doing plumbing work. The Coun cil, after hearing arguments for about half an hour decided that certain changes are needed in the ordinance as proposed and accordingly deferred action to September 2. The big plumbers declared that It Is hard for them to do first-class work and at the same time bid against the prices of "carpet-baggers" who do in ferior work. The little plumbers said it is necessary for them to go Into the contracting business Individually be cause the big plumber has discharged hie competent Journeymen and put boys in their places. The details of these two arguments were the subject of lively discussion. J. R. Widmer andsT. J. Rowe spoke for the "big" plumbers and John Hanaford for the "little fellows." The ordinance as proposed called for a license fee of $60 a year and a bond for all contractors. The Council de cided that a small bond should be re quired and a system of registration should be established. It was held that the city's only interest In the proposition Is the obtaining of safe work in connection with city water mains. Before the question is up again a new measure will have been pre pared by City Attorney LaRoche. MARKET DANGER DOUBTED City Attorney Thinks Lightly Grocers' Threat to Sue. ot Threats of members of the Retail Grocers' Association to take legal steps to force abolition of the Yamhill Street Public Market, are not taken seriously by City Attorney La Roche. He says there is no reasonable legal grounds upon which the market plan can be fought. The only ways the market can be attacked, Mr. LaRoche says, is on the ground that It is illegal use of the streets, or that the city has no legal right to conduct a market. Similar questions have been tried out in other states and the markets invariably have been upheld, he says. DOLLAR DAY DRAWS Bargain Plan Creates Interest All Over State. UNUSUAL VALUE PROMISED Committees to Greet Visiting Buyers and Give Aid j Handling-Bundles. Participants to Fly Chamber Pennants Next Thursday.- Just because Uncle Sam's big iron dollar has become the standard for the world's finances is no reason for it to cease performing its proper and ac customed functions in ordinary domes tic transactions. On the other hand, the contrary is true. And, by way of proving it, the retail merchants of Portland have pro posed to demonstrate next Thursday Just how great the buying power .of the American dollar is. Next Thursday is Dollar day, and on that day will be offered unusual values for the usual dollar. The merchants do not intend to con vey the impression that anyone is going to get "something lor nothing." but they are emphatic in their promises mas purcuasers will get more lor a dollar than they ever got before. Committee Meets AVltn Success. An active committee, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, has -been at Work for two- or three weeks inducing the retail merchants to join in the Dollar-day movement. They have met with unquestioned success. From now on the merchants who are Urging their competitors to Join the movement are going to' be busy ar ranging their owa bargains. Down at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday the greatest optimism pre vailed regarding the success of the movement. Dollar day la exciting great curiosity among shoppers everywhere and every mail brings letters of in quiry from all over the state. Eugene is lining up a great bargain sale for the same day, while Forest Grove will be in line soon. Participants to Fly Pennants. The committee of the Chamber Is making it plain that all a merchant is required to do is to purchase a pen nant, agree to offer some real bargains on Dollar day and pay the small fee charged to cover the expenses of the day. The houses that are participating under the1 auspices of the Chamber of Commerce will be flying the red and white pennants that are being issued, and inside there will be a "greeters" " committee to assist shoppers. The "glad-hand" committee will be at the depots to meet suburban shoppers and to help them with their bundles when they leave. IDAHO OFFICIALS COMING Governor Alexander Leads Party on Way to San Francisco. A score or mare of the most promi nent residents ofIdaho will be in Port land next Thursday. September 23, on their way to the World's Fair at San Francisco, where, on September 80. they wilt participate In the "Idaho Day" festivities. At the head of the party will be Governor Alexander and Mrs. Alexan der. Others will include George H. Barker, Secretary of State, and Mrs. Barker; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hitt, Jr, Mrs. Theresa M. Graham, E. W. Bow man, Adjutant-Generalj Crowe. A. M. Wilson and son, Woodson Jeffries, El mer Syms, J. B. Lenz, J. L. Priest and inn and several others. Pendleton has invited the party to the Roundup. 1 $150 Fancy gufcg gc On Sale Center Circle, 1st Floor v Rich novelty Silks for dresses, -waists, petticoats, linings, fancywork, etc., odd lines from our regular stock priced for quick selling. In the assortment are Fancy Foulards in many dainty patterns and colors Printed Taffetas in assorted designs and colors Natural Pongees Fancy Kimono Silks in desirable patterns- Brocade Satins Beautiful two-tone Suiting Silks and 36-inch Chiffon Taffetas in blackQOn and colors. Standard $1.25 and SPECIAL SALE OF MJllLPZZ&tZ ILPM ddld Women K-')n.L-e short ga- colors, mm wm 35c Fancy Voiles Ai We Bargain Circle, 1st Floor 1000 yards new curtain Voile with dainty lace edge, ready to hang, attractive patterns, 35c "f Q grade, special yard, at - 45c SCRIMS 24c Fancy new figured, curtain Scrims with col ored borders, neat and very ef fective hangings. Regular 45c quality on sale today at O Jig special price of, yard"" REMNANTS of Drapery Goods, Scrims, Swisses, Marquisettes, Silkolines marked at 2 PRICE. III iL CHURCHMEN PLAN TRIP PORTLAND METHODISTS TO ATTEND ROSF.BIKG COSFERESCE. Mayor of City and Resident Pastors W ill Deliver Addresses Wel comlnE Visitors. a ,.mhr of Portland Methodists are ni.nnin.n- in nitrrnl the 63d session of the Oregon annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Churcn wnicn win open in Itoseburg on September 21. and will continue until aepitmuci Bishop R. J. Cooke will preside at the meetings. , ifininm T?i1v Jrfrev. Jr.. pastor of the hostess church, is chair man of the programme tommnut. ue conference will open on Tuesday night with a reception at which Rev. H. J. Van Fessen will preside. Napoleon Rice Mayor of Roseburg-. and the pastors of the various churches of Roseburg will give welcoming ad dresses. t i Tir T n r, a r rl TV T fif TTSr Methodist Church of Seattle, will he one of the speaaer. ir. uunsru is being mentioned by his friends as a possible bishop. His candidacy will probably be urged before the general conference which will take place in Saratoga. N. V.. next May. Another. "Westerner mentioned for the high office is Dr. Charles Edward Locke, former pastor of the First Methodist Church of Portland and now of Los Angeles. At the general con ference of 1912 he received many votes which would give him strength, it is stated, at the meeting next year. Among those who will speak at the meeting 1 Roeeburg next week, will On Entire Third Floor DOUBLE TRADING STAMPS will be given with all cash pur chases made Thurslay on the entire Third Floor. This includes the following departments : Cut Glass, Dinnerware, Hardware, Kitchen Furnishings, Silverware, Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Beds, Bedding, Draperies, Couch Covers, etc. Now is the time to supply the needed articles and get Double Trading Stamps. OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF FURNITURE ON SALE AT REDUCED PRICES. Thursday Coffee Day Grocery Dept., 4th Floor No deliveries of these specials except with other pur chases made in Grocery Department. O. W. K. Imperial Coffee Reg.Q- 40c quality, special, pound O. W. K. Tea English Breakfast Ceylon or uncolored Japan, regular O Q 50c grades on sale at, pound OSC $1.50 Silks offered today, at'-' Famous "Double Service" Styles Are Included Dept, 2d Floor Three extra special offerings s House Dresses various styles in each group; extra well made; best of materials. House Dresses Now 98c Second Fir. Women's House Dresses in many attractive styles. Low necks and sleeves. Made from excellent crarla nfS percales, ginghams and chambrays. Plain stripes and checks. "Double Serv ice ' styles also included in this ot-OQ Priced special for today only nt&OC House Dresses at $1.19 Second- Fir. Women's House Dresses in "Double Service" and other neat styles. Round or square yokes with new roll or sailor collars! - Long or short sleeves. Best grade chambrays, ginghams and percales in light and dark colors. Full fi Q range sizes. Priced special at P - House Dresses at $1.49 Second Fir. Great variety of pretty styles in this assortment. Striped rippelettes, striped and plain ginghams, striped percales in light and dark colorings. Low necks and short sleeves, trimmed with jj " yj Q piping and embroideries. Now V-- $5Lamps$2.98 New Umbrella Shades Third Floor The very latest novelty in Reading Lamps. Attractive de sign with shade which opens and closes like an umbrella. Shade made from cretonne in various patterns and colors. Reg. $5.00 Lamps Qft introduction PW.70 OUR ENTIRE STOCK SEMI- PORCELAIN DINNER SETS NOW ON SALE AT REDUCED PRICES Double Stamps with all Cash Purchases on Third Floor Today. be. . Rev. Carl G. Doney. president of Willamette University. Philip Deschner. Rev. J. X. Talbott, Robert H. Hughes, Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, Rev. M. S. Marble, of Marion, Ind.; Rev. Clarence True Wilson, Mrs. T. W. Lane and raany others well known here. Morton. Highway Opening to Wait. MORTON, Wash., Sept. 15 (Special.) At the regular quarterly meeting of the Citizens' League, of Eastern Lewis County on Saturday, September 18, the official opening of the National Park Safe Home Remedy for Skin Troubles Eczema, ringworm and other Itching, burning skin eruptions are so easily made worse by Improper treatment that one has to be very careful. There is one method, however, that you need never hesitate to use, even on a baby'a tender skin that is the res Inol treatment. Resl nol is the prescrip tion of a Baltimore doctor, put up in the form of resinol ointment and resiirol soap. This proved so remarkably suc cessful that thousands of other physi cians have prescribed it constantly for over twenty years. " Resinol stops Itching Instantly, and almost always heals the eruption quick ly and at litjle cost. Resinol ointment and resinol soap can be bought at any druggists. Write for free samples. DcpU 3-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Another Shipment of EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITATIVE STYLES IN THE New Fall ats Have Arrived WONDERFUL STYLES In large, medium and small hats made of handsome material. This showing is by far the best display we have ever made so early in the season Exquisite models for street and dress wear in black and full range of the popular colors. Exceptional Offerings At $5, $7.5 O $1Q,$12,$15 Everyone feels like wearing a new Hat now Don't buy yours until you have seen these smartA flats which have just arrived in the Millinery Salons on the Sec ond Floor. New Velvet Hats $1.98 to $1Q Smart untrimmed styles in a great variety of new Fall shapes; large, small and medium. Dept. 3d Floor Lamp Highway into Norton will be post poned, as the recent heavy rains have made the road almost impassable in places. TODAY'S BEAUTY HINTS . i $2.98 To whiten and beautify the complex ion permanently m-o have found no bet ter preparation than a lotion made by dissolving four ounces ot spurmax In a half pint of hot water, then adding two teaspoonfuls glycerin. This re moves any pimples, shiny, muddy or sallow appearance, and will make any one's skin clear, smooth and velvety. It does not show or rub off like pow der; in fact, it seems a part of the skin; and for removing tan and freck les Is unequaled. , I It is necessary to shampoo more fre quently in the warmer weather because or excessive dust and the fact that tha head perspires more and is usually more exposed to tho weather. The easiest to use and quickest drying shampoo that we can frcommenj to our readers can be prepared very cheaply by dissolving a teaspoonful of can throx. obtained from your druggist, in a cup of hot water. This -tubbed Into the scalp creates a thick lather, sooth ing and cooling in its action, as well as very beneficial to scalp and hair. After rinsing the scalp Is fresh and clean, while the hair dries quickly and evenly, developing a bright luster and a soft flutfiness that makes it seem. uvery heavy. Adv. Goiters, Tumors and Rheumatism. Latest and oest methods. No Operations, no Medic in. Consultation and Examination Fre. 8X2 Swetla&d Bid. Phano Main 5574.