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5 T ittirfi?Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii?inTiiiMiMiiiiMfiiTMttutiiiii?tiTiMitiiiiiTiTiiiniiifttiiiMinmfMim iimmiiimmimmmiimiimnmif iiuiiiiiiiiiHtiiiiiiiiiuiiiuinniiiii1LJ OREGON POLITICAL GOSSIP itiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiitiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiJUiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiitiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiitiiiiiu J.L Three Days, Starting Today Charles B. Moores Returns From Campaign Trip Through Eastern Oregon. Women Ask Candidates for Delegate to Line Up on Woman Suffrage Plank Other Political News. I. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916. CHARGES AGANS KERGHEN A RED School Board Investigates Plaint That Fair Exhibits . Were Not by Pupils. TESTIMONY IS STARTLING i:iiiuiuation of Witm-, Who Jc flares Instructor Said School Clerk Iictatel to Mr. Aldcr 4 man, lrags Four Hours. The rharjrr.s against -I. Kerchen, eupcrvitor of manual training in the T'ortiand school.s, were heard by the Hoard of Education yesterday. Mr. Kerchen is rharged with entertaining anarchistic, immoral and revolutionary principles and of spreading his views j'-gardinrr the same to the detriment of the schools and of the teachers under his supervision. Twenty specific charges were read by B. U. Skulason, attorney for J. W. A. Mancur, V. E. Christiansen. I, eon I -a Fursft and Andrew Ru;K. who filed the charges March l.". Jiarh charge was denied through the attorney for Mr. Kerchen. Isaac Swett. and then the .: ' w .. . 53 t 1 J. L. Krrrhrn, Manual Training; Saprnlior, Center of Intrrmt In School Board Hearing. .... first witness and the only one examined lurinir the day was called. He was on the stand for four hours. Mr. Mancur admitted that there was Fome animus between him and Mr. Kerchen and that he (Mr. Mancur) did expect the appointment to Franklin High School as manual training in-f-tructor. He also admitted that he had been a "medium" personal friend of Mr. Kerchen and that the birth of the animus was -ome time around his fail ure to get the Franklin appointment. "In rrf ord LuDKaaKr" Allegced. The use of "unrefined language" was one of the first charges named in the complaint, and when asked to specify the use of any "unrefined language" by Mr. Kerchen, Mr. flaneur answered tfiat he had heard another of the man ual training instructors characterized as a "jackass" by Mr. Kerchen. The vital point on which the charges em to hinge and the most serious, ac cording to O. M. I'lummer, a. member of the Hoard, is. that which declares that the exhibits at the Panama-Pacific Ex position, at the Meier & Frank exhibi tion and at the Honeyman Hardware Company were the work of the teachers and not the work of the pupils. The exhibition from the Portland manual training schools was collected by Mr. Kerchen and it is his conten tion that Director Pope, of the Kan Francisco exposition, who had charge of the manual training exhibit, wanted a display merely for the purpose of showing what the course of study con tained. Nedigenee Alxo ( barged. Mr. Mancur offered numberless prod ucts of the shop to endeavor to show that the display from the sixth grade was not even that which was included in the course of study. He had two ets of material, that which represent ed the course of study and that which had been sent to San Francisco. Mr. Mancur cited many instances in which he had heard Mr. Kerchen had "forced on his teachers" many philo sophic and religious discussions "when there was business to do and the teach ers did not wish to hear him." He said that he had heard Mr. Ker chen declare that a belief in Ood "was tommyrot. and any one who held such beliefs was going to seed." On cross examination of the witness, however, ome of the charges fell down fiat. Mr. Kerchen was also charged with the declaration that America was "not one of the best countries of the earth." We Give Trading Stamps. It Pays to Buy the Best Rosenthal's Sole Agents 129 10th St., Near Wash. No Branch Stores mi CHARLES B. MOORES has returned from his campaign trip through Eastern Oregon, confident that his nomination for Secretary of State in the Republican primaries Is assured. Commenting on Mr. Moores' candi dacy. The Dalles Chronicle says: "Dur ing the two campaigns in which Mr. Moores has been chairman of the state Republican committee he has rendered great service to the Republican party and is recognized as probably the best' posted man on public affairs in the state, and remarkably well qualified to fill with credit the post to which he aspires." The Pendleton Tribune, ir its local story of Mr. Moores' visit to Pendleton said: "Mr. Moores is well and favorably known in Umatilla County, and was able to greet many of his old ffiends during his brief stay here. He was given much encouragement, and indi cations point to the fact that Mr. Moores will receive a handsome major ity in the primaries next month. "The Republican central committee has indorsed Mr. Moores. and will work diligently toward his nomination. Mr. Moores predicts a. great Repub lican victory throughout the Nation this year." A committee of three Portland women representing the National American Suffrage Association, the members of the committee being Mrs. Frederick Kggert, Republican: Mrs. Esther Pohl I.ovejoy. Democrat, and Mrs. David L. l'ovey. Progressive, is endeavoring to commit all candidates for delegate to the National convention of the three parties to work for a plank declaring for the extension of suffrage to women throughout the-United States. The following letter was sent out yesterday to all Democratic candidates for delegate: "The National American Woman Suf frage Association (a non-partisan or ganization, not to be confused with the Congressional Union), will request the dominant political parties in their National conventions this year to in dorse the principle of woman suffrage. The Democratic party will be asked to include in its platform the following plank: " 'Relieving that in a true democracy governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, we acknowledge the right of women to participate in government, and favor their enfranchisement.' "The undersigned committee, acting in conjunction with Mrs. Carrie Chap man a.tt. president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, respectfully requests you to state, for the benefit of Oregon women, whether, if elected a delegate to the St. Louis convention, you will support the above, or a similar measure, provided such a measure is reported to the convention by the resolutions committee." The plank Republican candidates for delegate are asked to support reads as follows: "The Republican party, reaffirming its faith in government of the people, by the people, for the people, as a measure of justice to one-half the adult people of this country, favors the extension of suffrage to women." Progressive candidates are told that "the Progressive party will be asked to reaHirtn its suffrage plank of 1912." and are asked if they will support a woman suffrage resolution. The Cliff R. Meloney Booster Club has been organized In behalf of the .... ? ( " V ' J! : - " ! ! V - - - it I - ' f . - it I'red It. Salwa.v. Candidate for Representative In Legislature. III ''H if jrfi ' it ?e I 1 OLD F MAR OR SIAGE An Exposure of Modern Conditions Which Rival the Infamous Slave Marts of Babylon, Featuring; LILLIAN GISH EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION CECIL LEAN AND CLEO MAYFIELD NOW PLAYING IN THE BLUE PARADISE, IN A NOVELTY COMEDY candidacy of Cliff R. Meloney for Rep resentative in the Legislature from Multnomah County. H. C. Craner is president and Ernest J. Magius, Jr., is secretary. District Attorney Evans announced yesterday that at the request of C. N. McArthur, Representative in Congress from the Third District, he would pre sent evidence of an alleged violation of the corrupt practices act by offi cials of the Anti-Saloon League of Ore gon through the distribution of a dodger attacking Mr. McArthur, to the grand Jury. Representative McArthur has instructed H. S. McCutchan, his campaign manager, to institute a civil action for $50,000 damages against those responsible for the publication and circulation of the dodger. Candidates for Republican nomina tions for county offices have been in vited to make brief talks at tonight's meeting ,of the Lincoln. Republican Club in the assembly hall of the Cen tral Library. There will also be a musical programme. The meeting is to begin at 8 o'clock. Fred R. Salway. candidate for Rep resentative in the Legislature subject to the Republican primary, is librarian of the Multnomah law library. Prior to coming to Portland he was a farmer. business man and college professor. He declares himself, opposed to any at tempt to repeal laws passed by the people, and in favor of ''an open public method of selecting the jury list." Claude McColloch, Democrat and ex- State Senator, spoke on "The West and Woodrow Wilson." at a meeting last night of the Woodrow Wilson League of Portland, held in the Central Library. Senator McColloch reviewed acts of the . Wilson Administration which he said had benefited the West and spoke in favor of the Ferris bill. He termed those who oppose the measure on the ground that it is an in fringement of state's rights as "bogus state's righters." Thomas C. Burke, Collector of Customs, presided. The charge was filed on the ground that Mr. Kerchen had openly expressed a high regard for the Oerman system. Substantiating the charge that he held principles that favored the I. W. V.. Mr. Mancur stated that he had heard Mr. Kerchen say that "Onward. Christian Soldiers." and "The Son of Ood Goes Fortii to War." were children of the brain of the capitalistic class, composed to affect in an insidious man ner the judgment of even professed Christians. Startling: Xeatlmony Given. Another of the startling bits of tes timony offered by Mr. Mancur was the statement that Mr. Kerchen had ad vised his teachers to "stand in well with It. H. Thomas (school clerk), be cause he was one of the biggest men, and even the superintendent of schools ( U It. Alderman) took hia orders from Mr. Thomas." Before the hearing began, the Board adopted the report of the buildings and grounds committee and awarded the contract for letting the general con struction work on the Capitol Hill school to Anton Teller for J10.088. Two other reports of the same committee were also adopted and contracts were awarded to J. F. Shea for furnishing the heating and ventilating for the second unit of the Franklin High School for J30.686. and to Fullman & Walker for putting in the plumbing for $11,079. The repairs and supplies committee recommended that L. A. Freeland be given the contract for furnishing one half of the teachers' desks and the Parelius Manufacutring Company the other half. The report was adopted. The hearing will be continued to night at 7:30. FOUNDERS' DAY PLANNED OHKCiOX l.MVERSITV TO HAVE ROOIVi; rOMMEXCEMEM. Kxaminationa Will Come Later m aa to Have All Slndenta Present for Bis Celebration. UNIVERSITY" OF OREGON. Eugene, April 26. (Special.) Plans for a rous ing commencement as fitting the cele bration of the 40th anniversary of the University are being promulgated by the faculty. So that all the students may be here to participate, examina tions this year will be after commence ment week, rather- than before. This excepts the senior, who will take their examinations the last of May. The programme adopted follows: Friday. June 2 Evening. outdoor production of "The Comedy of Errors." Saturday. June 3 Alumni day. fore noon, business meeting: noon. Univer sity dinner: afternoon, faculty baseball. Oregon Agricultural College vs. Uni versity of Oregon, followed by presi dent's reception; evening, alumni ball. Sunday. June 4 Baccalaureate ser mon and faculty sacred concert. Monday, June 5 Forenoon, class day and commencement programme: after noon, 40th anniversary celebration founders' day. laying of cornerstone of new educational building. Evening, flower and fern procession, and Fail ing and Beekman prize orations. Survey of Kates to lie Made. SALEM. Or.. April 26. (Special.) Upon request of residents of Eugene, the Oregon Public Service Commission will make an Investigation and survey of the rates and service of the Eu gene Light & Water plant, a munici pal . corporation, with a view of de termining what rates are equitable and reasonable. The request for a survey was made Jointly by the City Water Board. City Council. Chamber of Com merce. Fortnightly Club and Automo bile Club. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. SHIP TRUST BOUGHT Mercantile Marine Acquired in Open Market. A BATH. HOU LUNDER i Two Reels of Keystone Hysterics, High Dives and Hilarity WAR ENDS BANKRUPTCY Corporation That Went Into lteceiv orship Year Ago With Heavy Obligations Now Is Beginning to Accumulate Surplus. NEW YORK, April 26. Control of the -International Mercantile Marine Company, commonly known at the time of its formation by J. P. Morgan & Co., almost 15 years ago, as the "Shipping Trust," and now in the hands of a re ceiver, has been acquired by the Amer ican International Corporation, a 150, 000.000 organization, it was authorita tively learned today. The American International Corpora tion, formed by the National City Bank and. allied interests a few months ago, has for its main object the promotion of American trade in foreign fields. It already owns the Pacific Mail Steam, ship Company by outright purchase from the Southern Pacific Company early in the present year. Virtual Control Obtained. It is understood that the American International Corporation obtained vir tual control of the International Mer cantile Marine by purchase of pre ferred and common shares in open market. While the holdings acquired do not constitute a majority interest. It is understood that they are suffi ciently large to give the owners a dominant voice in Its management, which, it is said, the Morgan interests are ready to relinquish. International Mercantile Marine owns upward of 100 vessels, exclusive of those in course of construction. These vessels, together with those al ready under its ownership, will make the American International Corpora tion the most powerful factor among steamship companies in the world. The ships of the International Mer cantile Marine are operated by the White Star, Red Star. Dominion and Leyland lines under the English flag and by the American and Atlantic transport lines under the American flag. War Savea Bankruptcy. International Mercantile Marine went into receivership about a year ago, after showing heavy liabilities to its bondholders as well as other creditors. From its bankrupt condition in the early months of the war the company began to increase its business because of the scarcity of ships and recent re ports show that its earnings in the past year have been more than suffi cient to pay the bonded debt, as well as a large part of the back dividends on the preferred stock, amounting to more than 80 per cent. The preferred arnj, common shares of the Mercantile Maritie Company have been the most active features of the stock market of recent months. The preferred rose from its low price of S3 a share in 1915 to $85 early In the present year. Board Klects Teachers. JUNCTION CITV. Or.. April 26. (Special.) The School Board has elected the teaching staff for next year. Superintendent C. 11. McICnight was retained. It will be his fourth Jewell Carroll Candidate for Rose Queen, will appear in person at each perform ance tonight. Votes given with each ticket after 6 P. M. 3 THEATER C v -" jit S t j I iHs I: -. i m 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n n n i m i n 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n ' 1 1 n 1 1 1 r n 1 1 1 1 1 1 n i u 1 1 1 n n t 1 1 1 1 1 1 m i n 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 m i m n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 m n 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 m 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ti u 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m i m 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 it m n ; 1 1 1 it m i ? r Laaailiilllll llllllllllllllllllllllillllllillllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIUIilllllllllllllllllllllillllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINllllllllllllll lllllllllllllimiHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIimiillllllllll'r- MtitalaaagKBaa I - . i IIIIIIIHIiillllllllllilllllllilllllllllllilllllllillllllillillliliii.LJ year. Principal C. II. Oberteuffer has resigned to take a position in McMinn ville High School. F. McKee, manual training instructor, goes East. Other assignments are as follows: Ellen Van Volkinb-urgh. English and German: Careen Hansen, domestic science and art; Myrilla Hurlburt, Gladys Wagner, Annis Love. Fern Holcomb, Ivy Hol comb, Florence Hansen, Mable Hayes. Maud Hayes, grade teachers. TOURING BUREAU FORMED Corporation Will Gather and CJive lload Information to Autoists. SALEM. Or., ApriJ 26. (Special.) To gather and disseminate road in formation, place sign boards and other markings of general information con cerning cities and distances on the highways of the state for the guidance of autoists and pedestrians, the Auto Touring Bureau of Oregon, with head quarters in Portland, .has been formed. Articles of incorporation were filed today with Corporation Commissioner Schulderman by the. "touring commit tee" of the new bureau.- The com mittee is. composed of W. J. Clemens, Frank Robertson and Phillip Buebke, of Portland. According to the information con tained in the articles of incorporation, the bureau will work to encourage the making of new roads and to maintain those now constructed. CANDIDATE NOT ON BALLOT Secretary of State Rules That Death Eliminates One From Race. SALEM. Or., April 26. (Special.) Secretary of State Olcott was notified todav that A. C. Palmer, candidate for the Republican nomination for District Attorney in Wheeler County, had died. County Clerk Sasser was in doubt whether to place his name on the bal lot and the Secretary advised him that under the law he was authorized to omit the name. By the death of Mr. Palmer, only two Republicans are in the race in Wheeler County, J. K. Starr, incum bent, and Leland J. Knox. No one is running for the Democratic nomination for District Attorney in Wheeler County. W. H. PAINEPASSES AWAY Father of Mrs. B. O. Coffey, of Port land, Closes JLong-, Useful Life. SALEM. Or.. April 26. (Special.) W. H. Paine died at his home here yester day after a short illness. Mr. Paine came to Salem eight years ago from Canon City. Colo. He was 63 years old. and is survived by his wife and daugh ter. Mrs. B. O. Coffey, of Portland; also a brother, George W. Paine, and sisters. Mrs. Carrie Burmingham, of Elsie, Mich, and Mrs. F. C. Richie, of De troit. The funeral will be held from Rigdon & Richardson's undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock tomorrow, Thursday. liaurelhurst Folk -to Dance. Members of the Laurelhursr, Club will entertain their friends at an Easter dance in Cotillion Hall, Fourteenth and Washington streets, tomorrow evening. The event is scheduled to be "formal and informal." The club orchestra ot 18 pieces, under direction of J. C. Boyer. will furnish the music. This is expect ed to be one of the biggest dances ever given by- the club. On account of the limited capacity of their own club house, the Laurelhurst people arranged to provide the entertainment in Cotil lion hall. Oregon City Storm Fierce. OREGON CITY. Or., April 26. (Spe cial.) Business was suspended for a few minutes this afternoon when hail, driven before a fierce wind, fell in torrents. In the Circuit Court, where the trial of Mrs. Mary C. Wells was in progress, the crowd started to stam pede toward the door. Local weather prophets say that the storm was the worst in many years. The hail fell for only a few minutes, and was fol lowed by a heavy rain. PRESIDENT IN HYMN Mr. Wilson Hears Laymen Pray for His Guidance. AMERICA'S DUTY IS CITED to move its tracks inland if the sea wall fails to hold, the present site was considered inadvisable. The proposed building will be 16 feet wide and 60 feet long, with a driveway in the rear and a wide platform In front. John IS. Mott Declares Criticism From Other Countries Only Jus tifies Course Picture of Suffering Is Drawn. WASHINGTON, April 26. President Wilson sat with bowed head on the platform of Continental Memorial Hall tonight and with a thousand men and women delegates gathered from all parts of the country for the opening session of the National Missionary Con gress of the Laymen's Missionary Movement listened to a prayer for blessings upon "our President for his patience, self-restraint and strength during this time of trouble." The voices of the host of church workers were swelling the chorus of the hymn "Jesus Shall Reign," when the President stepped on the platform. At the conclusion of the singing the President took a chair in front of a large American flag. He remained throughout the session, following every word of the speakers and joining in the singing of the hymns which in terspersed the addresses. A graphic picture of what he termed "suffering Europe stretched on a cross" was presented by John R. Mott, chairman of the Edinburgh conference continuation committee. Mr. Mott pointed out the added missionary re sponsibility that has fallen to Chris tian -Americans because of the Euro pean war. He brought the congress into long applause whe"n he declared that "America has been criticised by other countries, but this criticism only illustrates the wisdom of the way we have been guided." Mr. Mott, who has been in the wear swept sections of Europe, told of "un ending rows of graves," of "five mil lion men stretched on hospital beds of pain," and of the enormous expendi tures of the belligerents. With Europe putting all her money and energies into warfare, he said, it was America's duty to use "our unspent energies to carry out the task of extending civi lization." The congress, is the climax of a series of 69 conventions held in vari ous sections of the country since last October, closing Sunday in Brooklyn, N. Y. The movement is a country-wide campaign to bring the church and lay men together on a common ground in an effort to place the church on a bet ter business basis. The problem of advancing religion in face of the Euro pean conflict is one of the chief topics for discussion Delegates to the congress were ap pointed by local conventions. They include n.en prominent in business and professional life and clergymen. Prom inent missionaries who have seen serv ice in many lands will be among the speakers. RAGS WORTH BIG MONEY Federal Commerce Secretary Urges Students to Save All Waste. SALEM, Or.. April 26. (Special.) In a letter to J. A. Churchill, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Secretary Redfield, of the Department of Commerce, has requested the De partment of Education to urge stu dents in all schools of the state to save waste paper and rags, as there now exists a serious shortage in the raw materials for the manufacture of paper in the United States. In" the past year State Printer Law rence said that the cost of book paper in carload lots had risen from $4.02 per hundredweight to $7.49. Figures show that 15,000 tons of paper are manufactured daily in the United States. Mrs. George N. Jewell Buried. BROWNSVILLE, Or.. April 26. (Spe cial.) The funeral of Mrs. George N. Jewell was held at the Baptist Church today. Rev. W. P. Elmore officiating. Interment was in the Masonic Cem etery. Mrs. Jewell died of hemorrhage of the lungs Monday. She had been ill for some time. BAR VIEW DEPOT PLANNED Citizens Hold Conference With Rail way 3Ian and Commissioner. BAR VIEW, Or., April 26. (Special.) A mass meeting of citizens was held here Monday in conference with Thomas K. Campbell, of the State Public Serv ice Commission, and H. A. Hampton, of the maintenance of way department of the Southern Pacific, in regard to the proposed site for the new Bar View depot. The Commission had been peti tioned by a number of the Bar View residents to have the structure built about two blocks north of its present location, and it was decided yesterday that this was perhaps the best place. On account of the new bulkhead and the probability of the company having Catholics Secure Church. JUNCTION CITY, Or.. April 26. (Special.) The Catholic Church has secured a place of worship here. The Methodist Church South - will be re modeled at once. Father Hampson, of Monroe, will conduct services here and at Harrisburg. WIDOWS' APPEALS WIN TWELVI-! WOMKX WILL SKCCRK I'KNSIOXS IV MARION. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. PleaM Rejected in Juvenile and County Court Succeed llefore Circuit Judfce Galloway. SALEM, Or., April 26. (Special.)- Twelve of 16 widows whose applica tions for pensions were rejected by the Marion County Juvenile Court today were declared to be entitled to relief under the widows' pension law passed by the 1913 Legislature, by Circuit Judge Galloway, to whom the cases were appealed. The 16 widows made application for aid to the Marion County Court in the Spring of 1913, but the court took no action. Last September the appli cants instituted mandamus proceedings against the coun to require action. The. claims then were fiirmally rejected after an investigation, in which all were held not meritorious. Appeal was then taken. In his decision Judge Galloway al lows the women the amount provided for in the act from September 7, 1915. the date the applications were rejected by the court. Those declared entitled to pensions are: Lelitia. Yalio, three children; Martha R. Ector, two children; Alice Rryngelson, two children; Ellen M. Tucker, two children; Eva M. Wolfe, four children; Zora E. 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