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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1916.
TEACHING PLAN HIT
Manual Training as Now Con
ducted Is Criticised.
SESSIONS WILL END TODAY
Tr. Suzzallo Points Oat That Local
Needs Are ot Prime Educational
Importance Dr. Carroll
Pearse Also Heard.
fContlnu.d From First Past.)
efficiency in the University of Wash
ington. We shall not try to Imitate
any of the older or larger colleges, but
what the state needs most is the test
Cor us in our educational work.
Precedence Given State Needs.
"How many words a man uses In
his vocabulary will, for example, de
termine the size of the spelling- list.
Why should he learn to spell 12,000
words when all he will -use In his
lifetime Is 3000? In this way more
thorough education can be given as the
teachers will not be rushed with their
work.
"Probably the most remarkable rev
olution in things educational is the In
creasing marketing efficiency of educa
tion. We are engaged in a spiritual
work, but at the same time conditions
obtain as in any other building or
making process.
"Forestly schools are not prominent
In the Eastern colleges. Yet In Wash
ington forestly ought to be next In
Importance to agriculture, and we are
going to have the best forestry school
In this country. In the making and
marketing of men we are taking Into
account our own social, economic and
Industrial needs. This means an ex
tension of courses and of details in the
courses, too.
Co-operation Is trged.
"Higher education must be co-operative
Instead of competitive and include
the endowed Institutions. The tax for
education is paid by the Legislature
on one hand and by the religious and
academic corporations on the other.
Each does what it can do best and for
the first time In our state they are on
good terms. Our complete university
system has five parts, three normal
schools, the State College and the State
University. Recently a survey was made
by experts of the United States Bureau
of Education under the supervision of
a legislative commission to determine
the function of each Institution on a
social-efficiency basis, in order to omit
useless duplication. Every gathering
of this kind brings the message of
social efficiency to education."
Dr. Suzzallo spoke yesterday morn
ing at the general assembly and later
In the day he went to Vancouver.
Wash., where he visited the State
School for the Deaf. He was down for
a talk at 1:30 In the afternoon, but
he did not know he was scheduled
and did not return until late in the
day.
Climatic Indolence Noted.
Dr. Carroll G. Pearse spoke yesterday
morning from the topic, "That Thy
Days May Be Long in the Land." and
he referred to the realm of pedagogy.
In a brief dissertation on "What Is the
Matter With Oregon," Dr. Pearse de
clared nature has done so much for
Oregon that; living is too easy here,
one gets into habits of indolence and
the need does not arise for one to do
his best.
Yesterday afternoon Dr. PeaTee
spoke before the department of city
superintendents at the Lincoln High
School. He took as his subject, "Lag
gards in the School." He delved into
the causes for retardation In the class
room, assigning health reasons as
probably the first cause for slow prog
ress. Hearing, nutrition and eyesight
were given as important. The way out
of the difficulty, he said, was the use
of the ungraded room, with a teacher
trained in that line. Incidentally. Su
perintendent Alderman, of the Portland
schools, has applied just this solution
to the difficulty here.
Columbia Highway Praised.
After his address la the afternoon.
Dr. Pearse went for a drive over the
Columbia River Highway, and upon his
return was enthusiastic over the beauty
of the trip.
He Is prominent in the National Edu
cation Association, and expressed him
self yesterday as being assured the
annual convention here next July will
mean much to the advancement of edu
cation in the state and throughout the
Pacific Northwest. The inspiration de
rived from such a gathering, he de
clared, is very great.
Late yesterday afternoon Portland
teachers held a reception for visiting
teachers at the Lincoln High School
and last night at 8 o'clock the Mothers'
Congress and Parent-Teacher Aseocla-
tion held an informal reception for
teachers at the Chamber of Commerce.
Both were largely attended.
The programme for the general as
sembly this afternoon at the Lincoln
High School is as follows: 1:30 P. M.,
music, followed by a business meeting.
Dr. Carroll V. Pearse will speak at
2 P. M. on "School Dividends." At the
conclusion of this address there will
be music and Dr. Suzzallo will speak
at 3 o'clock.
CLASSIFICATION IS DISCUSSED
'Drawing, Language or Art" Sub
ject of Fred C. Ayer.
"Drawing and language, like the let
ters of the English alphabet, are so
habitually presented to the senses that
few realize the essential history and
significance underlying either." said
Fred C. Ayer, professor of education at
the University of Oregon, in his dis
course, "The Psychology of Drawing."
in the art division of the Oregon State
Teachers' Association at the Lincoln
HiKh hchool yesterday afternoon.
"The question whether drawing Is a
language or an art may best be studied
by an examination of the simpler be
ginnings of the two types of expres
sion, is exhibited among primitive peo
ples in cmlarjen. he said.
"Language serves the human race at
its present stage of development in
four different ways: First, It serves as
a method of communication of simple
or complex Ideas between different In
dividuals of the same race. Second,
a means t through writing) of record
ing and dlstrihuting information; third.
as an aid to memory and the basis of
abstract thinking. Fourth, as a social
Institution which circumscribes the ed
ucation of the child.
"Drawing offers both parallels and
contrasts to the four language func
tion. The pictorial writing of the
American Indian illustrates the use of
drawing as a means of communication
Charts and mechanical drawings illus
trate the u.se of drawing as a mean:
of recording information. Type and
symbolic drawings serve as an aid to
memory and u tool of generalization
The study of children's drawings indi
cates that the use of drawing as
means of Information precedes its use
as visual representation.
"On the other hand, drawing always
presents a striking contrast to lan
guage, for It presents the concrete
rather than the abstract. This may
b.- ,-hown by a study of the develop
ment of pictorial signs in the evolution
of writing, in which signs, at first pre
renting pictures, have gradually given
away to symbols devoid of Pictorial
DISTINGUISHED VISITING EDUCATORS AND OREGON PEDAGOGUES
ASSOCIATION CONVENTION.
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1 Dr. Carroll G. Pearse, President, Milwaukee, Wis., Normal School. 2 Dr. Henry
Washington. 3 C. W. Boettlcher, Superintendent of Albany Schools. 4 A, R.
Corvallia Schools. S It. W. Kirk. City Superintendent of Tillamook Schools,
High School.
value. Drawing uses the medium of
form, in contrast to the medium of
sound used tiv laniruaee. The vocal
cords have been' more highly developed
as a means of expression than have the
brush and crayon. As a tool of artistic
expression, drawing supplants language
In the field of form.
"The availability of drawing as a
medium of expression in the province
usually covered by language Is much
greater than commonly supposed. The
methods by which it may be more high
ly developed are: By the narrative
stimulus for children's drawings: by
developing an elemental graphic vo
cabulary; by encouraging the study of
the means of pictorial expression used
by others, and by teachers drawing for
and with pupils."
VOCATIONAL METHODS .ARE HIT
Professor Ressler Speaks on Pro
posed Federal Aid Plan.
Too much of the teaching in
secondary schools Is theoretical. The
fault is either because instructors are
lacking in pedagogical ability or in
practical experience, or both. If Ore
gon schools decide to limit Industrial
Instruction to pupils directly prepar
ing for a vocation many of the teach
ers in the state will find themselves
out of a Job.
These assertions were included in a
talk given yesterday by Professor E.
D. Ressler, of the Oregon Agricultural
College, when he spoke on "Oregon'
Interest in National Aid for Industrial
Education in Secondary Schools."
Prefacing his remarks with a brief
outline of the Hughes-Smith bill, the
"pet measure of President ilson.
Professor Ressler proceeded to cite
figures to prove his contention that
hardly any of the schools of the state
could benefit by the provisions of
the bill were they to remain in the
condition In which they now are found
Here is what Professor Ressler
advises:
"If Oregon is to receive any beenefit
from the proposed National appropria
tion a law must be passed by the State
Legislature accepting the conditions
and providing for meeting the National
grant dollar for dollar. This will re
quire only $15,000 a year for the first
few vears. since the federal sunsiay
begins with small appropriations.
gradually increasing to a maximum
ithin ten years. At the end of that
period, if Oregon's population has the
same relative percentage, her minimum
from the National Government will be
$30,000.
Professor Ressler s remarks were
voiced before the department of voca
tional training in connection with the
programme of the Oregon State Teach
ers' Association convention.
THREE SPEAKERS ARE HEARD
Home Economics, Manual Training,
and English Teaching, Topics.
"The United States has always been
among the first to adopt new ideas,
but in feeding her children, she has
been last," declared Miss Alice Butler,
of the faculty of the Pendleton High
School, in her discussion of the sub
ject, "The Home Economics Teacher
and the Lunch Room," before the home
economics division of the Oregon
Teachers' Association convention at the
Lincoln High School yesterday after
noon. "Sweden, Germany and England
realized this need long before our
country," she said.
That the periodicals and the big
dallies of recognized standing are a
valuable medium of instruction and are
playing an important part in teaching
the mother tongue to the Btudents of
the high schools of the state, was as
serted by Professor Frederick Berch
told. of the University of Oregon, in
speaking before the council of English
teachers" division at the Lincoln High
School yesterday afternoon.
The use of the newspaper and the
periodical has proved effective, accord
ing to Professor Berchtold. In re
awakening interest in the study and
mastery of English in the particular
cases of students who find their In
terest waning through the application
of the old methods of teaching.
"Practically all of the manual train
ing, teachers of this state meet, or
should meet, the need of adapting his
manual training to the needs of an
agricultural community," said Professor
R. E. Chloupek, of the Pendleton High
School, In discussing the topic. "Manual
Trajnjng Adapted to the Community,"
before the manual tralnng department
of the teachers' convention at the
Lincoln High School yesterday after
noon. .
"Only 50 per cent of the schools that
offer manual training meet this need
by offering subjects closely allied to
farm work," he said, adding, "only a
few of these offer complete courses.
Half of the schools of the state, In
other words, are trying to make
cabinetmakers and draftsmen out of
boj's, most of whom will eventually
take up some kind of farm work."
VOCATIONAL TRAINING TOPIC
Some Forms of Manual Instruction
Condemned by D. L. Robey.
That vocational work in the ele
mentary schools must be prevocatlonal
in nature was the assertion ot Donald
L. Robey, of the department of indus
trial arts of the Eugene public schools,
who spoke on the topic, "Manual Train
ing versus Prevocatlonal Training," be
fore the manual training division of the
Oregon State Teachers' Association at
the Lincoln High School yesterday aft
ernoon. Professor Robey is a strong
advocate of the teaching of practical
vocational work in the public schools
and bitterly derided the so-called man
uel training courses of many of the
schools as being nothing short of a
makeshift and a pretense in tilling the
actual need along that line. He said:
"Owing to the general confusion on
the terminology of the terms manual
training, provpcational training, voca
tional training and Industrial arts. 1
think It Is advisable to clearly define
these In the beginning of my talk. To
do this I have drawn freely from the
writings of the leading educators of
the country and from which It Is de
ducted that manual training is any
form of constructive work that serves
to develop the powers of the pupil,
through spontaneous and Intelligent
self-activity; prevocatlonal training Is
that form of vocational education which
gives children an elementary acquaint
ance with the different activities and
occupations and prepares them better
to make an intelligent choice of a vo
cation. "The shop work taught In many of
the schools is not manual training. I
know of a shop In the state of Wash
ington In which manual training was
supposed to be taught that was any
thing but expressive of actual shop
conditions. It had an equipment for
12 tools, and bench accommodations
for twice that number. The classes in
the grades ranged from 15 to 24 in
number. The time allotted to each class
was one per week of 45 minutes' dura
tion. Deducting the time lost for ex
amination days and for holidays, the
actual time put in In the shop did not
total much more than 10 hours during
a whole semester. Practically one full
working day. This work could not be
truly called manual training. There
are schools in Oregon teaching so
called manual training that are not
teaching manual training, prevoca
tlonal training, or anything else."
ENTHUSIASM CAUSE OF PRAISE
State Superintendent Says Sessions
Are Best on Record.
"I have attended every session of
the Oregon Teachers' Association for
a number of years and the present
session is the largest and by far the
most representative gathering ever
known in the history of the associa
tion." said J. A. Churchill. State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction, last
night. "The most pleasing and en
couraging feature of fhe convention,
to my mind, aside from the splendid
attendance, la the spirit of good will
and earnestness everywhere manifest
anT the large apnount of good, pro
gressive work that is being accom
plished. "Heretofore, sessions of the conven
tion have been marked to a greater
or lesser degree by apathy. This year,
however, the delegates, present from
all parts of the state, have been de
voted to sober and serious discussions
I of the subjects in hand and 1 feel that
a tremendous amount of genuine prog
ress is being made. The association
Is certainly doing itself proud and there
is much of encouragement in the pres
ent advancement and the prospect for
general educational development in
this state."
"The manner in which the delegates
are taking hold of the weighty prob
lems with which this year's session
has lu coye and Ine general -piilt ol
ATTENDING STATE TEACHERS'
Suzzallo, President University ot
Nichols. Director Manual Training of
a J. I'. Elton, Principal of Astoria
ambition to accomplish great things
toward the educational advancement of
the state is the source of much grati
fication to me, and I certainly feel that
I will have occasion to look back upon
the experience with a feeling of pride
in having had the honor to preside
over such a hard-working and earnest
thinking assemblage of the best educa
tional talent of the Pacific North
west." said E. F. Carleton. president
of the Oregon Teachers Association,
last night.
"The gathering is a notable one.
mentally as well as geographically,"
he continued, "and the spirit of co
operation which prevails through all
our deliberations Is refreshing and en
couraging. Our discussions have been
marked by a much higher plane of
progressiveness in thought and action
than ever before and I feel that a great
amount or good is being accomplished
that will redound to the benefit of
the entire educational system of the
state.
"I am more than thankful for the
great assistance that has been given
me oy an concerned In the work, and
the 1916 convention of the association
has certainly set a lively pace for fu
ture gatherings of this body. It marks
tne neginning of a new era of ad
vancement throughout the educational
system of the state."
TRAINING FRENCH'S SUBJECT
Address Is Made Before Division of
History.
"Can we consciously and purposefully
train a democratic type of citizen?'
was the question put by Professor A. N
French, of the University of Oregon
In his address, "Community Civics as a
Perquisite to the Social Studies," at
L.incoin High School yesterdav after
noon. He spoke before the division of
nistory or tne state Teachers' Associa
tion. In opening his -address Professor
French quoted from the writings of
uavio. oneacien, or Columbia College, as
edited by Charles H. Johnston 1 19141
from "The Modern High' School" in
wnicn tne term "Education" is thus de
fined: "Education variously called
moral, ethical, civic or social education
and appropriate to the demands of a
democratic civilization lnsnired with a
scientific attitude toward life has not
yet rouna aerinite development any
where."
His paper was supported and sunnle-
mented by the latest bulletin of the
i nitea states department of education
on the Social Studies of Secondary
E-aucation, a six-year programme
aaapted Doth to the 6-3-3 and the 8-4
plans of organizations, bv Arthur W.
Dunn, being a book on social studies
by Clarence D. Kingsley. chairman of
tne rsationa! Education Association, on
the reorganization of secondary educa
tion and contains a programme "con
sciously and puVpoeefully adjusted" to
training for citizenship which he rec
ommended to the careful study and
analysis of the teachers of Oregon.
PUPILS' HEALTH IS PUT FIRST
Serious Neglect Is Charged Against
Small Centers.
"The health of the pupils of our
public schools is the first consideration
in the great scheme of education," as
serted R. H. Dunbar, City School Su
perintendent of Klamath Falls. In ad
dressing the department of city super
intendents yesterday in the Lincoln
High School
"Though of vital Importance." con
tinued Mr. Dunbar, "it has been seri
ously neglected. This has been true
especially in the smaller centers. The
patrons, teachers and school officials
have not yet awakened to the full real
ization of this most vital feature of
educational activity.
"More attention on the part of teach
ers should be given to food and cloth
ing of the pupils under our care. This
may seem just a little far-fetched, but
we believe that the duty of the teacher
extends beyond the mere Instructing of
pupils, that her duty is unlimited, in
that it consists in bringing to bear at
all times everything that will In any
way tend to bring about the one great
end sought the education of the child
for citizenship.
"The physical condition of a child is
so vital to his progress and bears such
close relationship to Ins march toward
citizenship that the great state of Ore
gon must needs awaken to this phase
of iu reiuonjibiUty In its uever-ceas-
injr struggle to raise the .itandard of
its citizenship. We hold that drastic
legislation pertaining to physical ex
aminations by reputable physicians in
all public schools of the state should
be had. No doubt much of the retarda
tions Is due to poor physical condition
of pupils and. under the present sys
tem, many of our pupils, and especially
boys, reach the age limit long before
they reach arrades seven or eight, and
more is the tendency to drop out of
school. No doubt this would raise no
little opposition front patrons of the
schools, but to one who has spent years
In the service it Is very apparent that
something should and must be done."
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE URGED
Dean Bexell, of O. A. C. School of
Commerce, Gives Talk.
"In the preparation of courses of
study the aim should be primarily vo
cational guidance, rather than the
preparation for college.
"The highest aim of education is
public service and social uplift.
"Three parties interested in the high
schools are calling for help from the
higher Institutions of learning; the
school authorities, the teacher and the
pupil."
These were a few of the pertinent
points touched upon by J. A. Bexell.
dean of the school of commerce of Ore
gon Agricultural College, yesterday. He
used as his theme, " How Can the High
er Schools of Commerce Best Serve
the High Schools."
In elaborating the theme of his dis
cussion Dean Bexell asserted that the
"teachers can be served most effect
ively by a thorough preparation, by
reading and correspondence courses,
preparation of bibliography In import
ant branches, and by assisting both
schools and teachers in making desired
changes.
"My observation," said Dean Bexell,
"has been that the average applicant for
a high school position is deficient In
one or more of the three fundamental
requisites; Intensive training In a
specialty such as accounting, office
training, stenography, business law or
economics; insufficient fundamental
training in English, mathematics and
science; insufficient training in student
activities and leadership.
"If the colleges .and universities
gave more serious thought to the study
of the prospective candidate before he
leaves the high school, rather than
during hi college course, there would
be far less educational and vocational
misfits."
TALK ON COMMERCE HEARD
Need of Return Cargoes Impressed
on Teachers.
The importance of the return cargo
was emphasized by Secretary W D. B.
Dodson, of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, In his address before the
general assembly of the Portland
Teachers' Association convention at the
Lincoln High School yesterday Mr
Dodson said that unless the people of
the city awake to fhe Importance of
providing a market for the products of
Alaska. Australia and British Colum
bia, they cannot hope to expand largely
In a commercial sense and furnish a
big outlet for the big raw products of
Oregon.
"In the past our people have not
worked along the lines of sufficient
understanding of the necessity for com
mercial and industrial development.
said Mr. Dodson. "We have gone Into
the field at various times to exteml
our commerce. We have also done
desultory work in regard to the de
velopment of our industries. We have
never co-ordinated these efforts so as
to get the best results from either.
"If we offer Australia a shipload of
lumber, it Is going to be imperative in
the future, under the sharply compet
itive conditions certain to arise, that
we take from Australia some kind of
trade in return. We cannot get the
rate from the steamship for the lum
ber needed to secure the business un
less we are able to furnish that steam
ship some kind of return cargo that
would be received at this point.
"The return cargo problem, with its
collateral industrial development, is
also presented in the West Coast trade
of South America. When we study the
Alaska trade the same problem is pre
sented.
GIFT OF THIS AGE IS TOLD
University Dean Says It Is Creation
and Distribution of Wcultli.
The creation and the distribution of
wealth must be the result of the vast
activities of this generation and will
be the gift of this age to posterity
is the opinion of H. B. Millef. dean of
the school of commerce of the Lnlver
sity of Oregon, as expressed before the
commercial division yesterday In the
Lincoln High School.
Dr. Miller reviewed the achievements
of past generations, taking up each era
in world history from the early Greek
period to the present time. He ex
plained what each era had contributed
toward tne perfection or numan lire.
To Greece ho attributed excellence
in art and oratory. To the Romans he
gave the laying of the foundation of
jurisprudence. To the era of Spanish
ascendency he credited the perfection
of navigation, and to the early English
people the extension of commerce.
After asserting that the present era
must work out the problem of the crea
tion and distribution of wealth, Dr,
Miller said in conclusion:
"The thing for our students to do
Is to get themselves in harmony with
the spirit and purpose of the age, and
to give their best talents and energies
to solving that greatest problem."
PORTL AN D TEACHERS HOSTS
Delegates to State Convention Are
Guests at Entertainment.
The six educational associations of
the city combined yesterday to enter
tain informaly the several hundred vis
itlng teachers attending the convention
of the State Teachers' Association. The
reception was held In the gymnasium
of Lincoln High School Jrom 4 until
O O ClOCK.
Tea and wafers were served, an or
chestra provided dance music and a
good chance for Portland teachers to
become acquainted with those teaching
in all parts of the state was offered.
Miss Viola Ortschild, president of the
Portland Grade Teachers' Association
was general chairman of the commit
tee that planned the reception. The
other educational organizations and
their representatives who served on
the general committee were: Portland
Principals Association, v . r. Fletcher
High School Teachers' Association. Miss
Vera Darling; Manual Training Teach
ers' Association, William Hood; Port
land Educational Association, Fred Gro
shong: Home Economics Association.
Miss Lora Hendershott.
CLASSICS SUBJECT or TALKS
Correlation of Latin With Other
Languages Discussed.
Yesterday morning a number of
teachers of classical languages assem
bled in the Lincoln High School to hear
a number of papers read on the educa
tional value of Latin and Its cnrrela
Hon "with other languages. The meet
ing of the Classical Association was
held In conjunction with the foreign
language department of the Oregon
State Teachers Association conven
tion.
Professor W. E. Kirk, of Willamette
University; Miss Leida TT. Mills, of Lin
coin High School: .1.. Leona L. Lar
rabee, of Lincoln High School, and Pro
fessor Thomas K. Sidney, of the Uni
versity of Washington, wero the speak
ers
INRRFASFn RATFR
llIUMLttULU IIMIUU
TO GO INTO EFFECT
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Denies Plea for De
ferring Time Further.
DATE SET IS DECEMBER 30
Shipbuilding Concerns Have Made
Special Appeal for Stay on Iron
and Steel Tariff, Which la
Equivalent to Penalty.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion has denied the application of ship
pers from all over the country, those
from Portland and other Northwestern
points being especially Interested, to
suspend increases In westbound trans
continental freight rates.
unless enjoined by the Federal Court.
these Increases will be put into effect
by the railroads at once.
Information of the Commission's
action was received yesterday by J. H.
Lothrop, of the Traffic and Transpor
tation Association, In the following
telegram from G. B. McOinty. secre
tary of the Commission, at Washing
ton:
"Commission declined to suspend In
creased westbound rates effective De
cember 30."
With this action by the Commission.
shippers are greatly interested in the
outcome of the application by several
Northwestern Arms for a temporary
injunction against the proposed in
creases in the rate for iron and steel.
which Is now pending before the Fed
eral Court in Portland.
This application has been set for
hearing at 10 o'clock this morning be
fore three Federal Judges: Judge Gil
bert, of the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals, and Judges Wolverton and
Bean, of the United States District
Court.
Portland Firms Complain.
The firms joining In the application
for relief against the proposed freight
increases on iron and steel, which total
$2 a ton. are the Skinner & Eddy Cor
poration, of Seattle: the Northwest
Steel Company, of Portland; the Wil
lamette Iron & Steel Company, of Port
land: the Columbia Shipbuilding Cor
poration, of Portland, and the Smith A.
Watson Iron Works.' of Portland.
These firms have a number of steel
ships building or under contract to
build, and the increase of $2 a ton on
iron and steel articles consequently
amounts to a direct penalty against
them of that amount on every such
ship for which they have contracted.
The new transcontinental freight
schedules that are to .become effective
December 30 are revisions of new
tariffs submitted by the railroads last
June after the Interstate Commerce
Commission gave permission for the
railroads to increase their freight
rates.
Date Once Deferred.
The tariffs submitted at that time
showed large increases In the rates
both to the Pacific Coast and to inter
mediate pointa These rates were to
have become effective September 30.
Upon the protest of many shippers
from all over the country, these pro
posed Increases were suspended by the
Commission. Subsequently the tariffs
were withdrawn voluntarily by the
railroads, with the authority of the
Commission, and In lieu of them an
other schedule of rates was filed car
rying advances, generally speaking, of
10 cents on 100 pounds In carload iots
and 25 cents on less than carload lots.
The commodities on which the pro
posed advances will be made are
known to shippers as schedule C
articles.
On the ground that any advances in
rates to terminals are unlawful at this
time, the present rates having been
made to meet water competition, pro
tests upon the proposed advances were
tiled with the Commission by various
shippers throughout the country, in
cluding Portland.
Water Competition Inane.
The application of these shippers for
suspension of the new rates is the one
that has Just been denied by the Com
mission. "The law provides that rates once
reduced to meet water competition."
said Mr. Lothrop yesterday, "cannot be
again advanced except after full hear
ing upon a showing that the proposed
Increases rest on other grounds than
the elimination of water competition."
Should the firms who have applied Co
the Federal Court for relief against
the proposed increases on iron and
steel articles obtain an Injunction
against these Increases, the Injunction
would apply only to rates on iron and
steel and not to rates on other com
modities included in the advances.
MRS. M. E. OLDS IS DEAD
Quarter Century Resident, Mother of
Eleven, Succumbs.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Pec. 28. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. M. K. Olds, a resident of
Oregon City for more than a quarter
of a century, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. P. Ketchem, in Pow
ell River, B. C, Wednesday, according
to word received here today, iihe had
been ill for about a year.
She was born 80 years ago In Vir
ginia and came to Oregon City in 1S91.
Of 11 children born to her, the follow
ing survive: Mrs. C. H. Warthen. of
Oregon City; S. P. Ballard, of Glad
stone; Mrs. Millie Ilitt, of California;
Mrs. Annie Partch, of Outlook, Wash. :
wi
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FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens Up Those Stiff
Joints Drives Out Pain
You'll know why thousands use Mus
terole once you experience the glad re
lief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug More. It is a clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. Better
than a mustard plaster and does not
blister. Brings ease and comfort while
it is being rubbed on ! r
Musterole is recommended by many
doctor and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for bronchitis, croup, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu
matism, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
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IBRUAMaS
Mrs. S. P. Bowman, or Oregon City:
C 11. Olds, of Goldfield, Nev.; Grant
Olds, of Gladstone; Mrs. Cozie Brown
son, of Nebraska; Mrs. Ketchem. of
Powell River, and George Ballard, of
Virginia. Her husband, David Olds,
died in this city two years ago.
VANCOUVER HERMIT DEAD
Body of Edwaril Hat. 1'iiund by
Mun Who Befriended Him.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) Edward ilatz, about 70 years
old, riving in a cabin on the place of
Olof Ohlson. on Kauffman Avenue Ex
tension, was found dead on his bed at
noon today by Mr. Ohlson, who had
been looking after him for several
days. This morning he built a fire for
him and when he returned Mr. U&tz
was on his bed. dead.
No relatives are known, but a friend.
John Erickson, Is supposed to live In
Rockwood. Or., and Victor H. Limber.
County Coroner, is trying to locate
him.
COLLEGE STUDENTS WED
Blckleton Voting People Married at
Vancouver Home.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 28. (Spe
eial.) Two college students were mar
ried here today at the home of the
young man's grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Lloyd, of 2014 Railroad
avenue. C. C. Brockman. a student of
the School of Mines, of Boulder Co'",
and Miss Mary Hanson, of Blckleton.
Wash., were the contracting persons.
After the first of the year they will
be at home to their friends in Bickleton.
Wash., where Mr. Brockman Is in busi
ness with his father. Dr. A. F. Brock
man. France Buys Locomotive.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 28. A con
tract for 100 heavy freight locomatives
from the Paris, Lyons & Mediterranean
closed today by the Baldwin Locomo
tive Works, of this city. The order,
according to the announcement,
amounts to about $4,000,000, and is
supplementary to the contract for 40
locomotives placed by the same rail
road a few weeks ago.
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