WEDNESDAY. MAY 2, 1917.
TWO PORTLAND GIRLS WHO WILL GIVE SMILES AWAY TODAY WHEN SELLING SEATS FOR GIRLS' I
NATIONAL HONOR GUARD BENEFIT.
IN ALEXANDER CASE
Supreme Court Holds Transfer
of Teacher Not in Violation
of Law of 1913.
BOARD'S RULES TO PREVAIL
THE MORNING OREGOXTAN,
SCHOOL BOARD WINS
"Plaintiff Has No Title to Any Par
tioular Position In Schools of De
fendant .District," Says Opin
ion of Justice Burnett. .
BALiEM. Or., May 1, (Special.) The
ease of Alevta Alexander, school teach
er in the Portland school district.
against School District No. 1, of Mult
nomah County, was reversed and re
mended by the Supreme Court today
in an opinion by 'Justice Burnett. Judge
Gantenbeln sat on the case In the lower
court.
It Is held that the writ of mandamus
be dismissed. By this writ Mrs. Alex
ander, who had been transferred from
the position of principal to that of
teacher, at a lower salary, asked that
she be returned to her old position, or
one equally as good. The writ showed
that she had been continuoBly em
ployed for eight years as teacher, and
for the preceding six years had oo-
oupled the position of principal, but on
August 17, 1916, she was transferred
by the School Board to the station of
assistant teacher, where she was re
quired to teach history. She alleged
that this action was taken without
notice to her and without her consent.
and that she demanded restoration, but
was refused.
No Pntereaee Ol-ven.
' The act of 1913, the court holds, does
not give any rank or preference to
teachers. "Principals, instructors and
supervisors are all Included within the
term teachers." states Justice Burnett
In the opinion. "They are on a com
mon level, without distinction or
precedence, under the enactment. They
have the privilege of serving until dis
missed or discontinued subject to the
rules of the Board concerning suspen
sions; but, on the other hand, when
employed by the Board or when au
tomatically installed as permanent em
ployes, they assume the burden im
posed by the statute of 'serving in
. such position and shall be subject to
such, assignments and transfer as the
Board may from time to time deter
mine, or as may be provided for in its
rules.' This is not a case of dismissal,
discontinuance or suspension, which
must be preceded by notice and an op
portunity to be heard."
The Board is still supreme in mat
ters pertaining to the management of
the affairs of the district, the court
holds. The court also oltes a statute
of 191T as being in the nature of a
legislative construction of the statute
, of 1913. The 1917 statute requires no
tice and hearing for the transfer of a
teacher to another position in the
schools of the same district, and, states
the court: "If the position assumed by
the plaintiff is correct under the stat
ute of 1913, the legislation of 1917 on
the same subject would be superflous.
Employ to Obey Roles.
In brief, the plaintiff has no title
to any particular position in the schools
of the defendant district to which she
may be restored as to an office. She
showed herself to be an employe who
Is bound by the law of her employment
to serve where she is directed."
Other opinions today were as fol
lows: W. t. Shank, appellant, vs. A. Battaglla;
appealed from Multnomah; action to recover
the purchase prioa of potatoes; opinion by
Chief Justice MaBrlde; Circuit Judo's" Davis
reversed.
James S. Hart et al., vs. City of Inde
pendence, appellant; appealed from Polk;
suit to enjoin defendant from Improvlns
Main street; opinion by Chief Justice Mo
iBrlde; Circuit Judge Belt affrmed.
A. J. Mlshler vs. J. M. Bdmunson. appel
lant; appealed from Lane; replevin proceed
ings to recover property; opinion by Justice
Burnett; Circuit Judge Hamilton reversed.
J. C. Gregory vs. Oregon Fruit Juice Com
pany, appellant; appealed from Marlon; ac
tion to recover damages; opinion by Justice
iMcCamant: Circuit Judge Kelly reversed.
Wilbur Hayden et al., appellants, vs. City
ef Astoria; appealed from Clatsop; action to
recover for excavation work; opinion by Jus
tice McCamant; Judgment of Circuit Judge
Campbell modified.
Peerless Tire St Robber Company vs. T. E.
Clark et al., appellants; appealed from Mult
noraahi suit to foreclose a Hen; opinion by
Justice Moore J Circuit Judge Morrow af
firmed. Leila Knighton vs. I. O. Herrold. appel
lant; appealed from Marlon: suit to foreclose
"mortgage; opinion by Justice Moore; former
Circuit Judge Galloway affirmed.
Xnla R. White, administratrix of estate of
James R- White, vs. East Bide Mill A Lum
ber Company, appellant; appealed from Mult
nomah; action to reoover damages for death
of plaintiffs husband; opinion by Justice
Bean; former Circuit Judge McGinn af
firmed. Daniel J. Fry t al. vc. City of Salem,
appellant; appealed from Marlon; suit In
volving validity of assessment for street Im
provement toplnlon by Justice Bean; former
Circuit Judge Galloway affirmed.
Helen F. Carson vs. City of Salem, and
Juliet M. Lord et al. vs. City of Balem, in
whtch city appealed In both cases and In
volving same Issues as In case of Fry vs.
Salem; opinions by Justice Bean; former Clr
cut Judge Galloway affirmed.
Alios McCoy .appellant, vs. B. A Thomp
son; appealed from Marlon; suit to enjoin
enclosing of strip of land; opinion by Jua
tlos "Marrls; former Circuit Judge Galloway
reversed.
James L. Sumpter vs. et. Helens Creosotlng
Company, appellant; appealed from Colum
bia; suit to recover mono ydue for labor)
opinion by Justice Benson; Circuit Judge
&akln reversed.
Etrike Causes Mill to Shut Down.
PORT ANGELES. Wash.. May 1. Five
hundred men employed at the. lumber
and shingle mills of the Pugot Sound
Mills A Timber Company walked out
this morning, following a strike of
sorting table men, who demanded an
Increase of wages to S3 a day. The
strikers are unorganized. The mills
are entirely closed down.
Be Careful in Using
Spap on Your Hair
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which Is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is Just plain
mulslfled cocoanut oil. for it is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all to rieces. Tou can
get this at any drug store, and a few
ouncea will last the whole family for
months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it In, about a teaspoonful la all
that 1 required. It makes an abun
dance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses
thoroughly, and rinses out eeslly. The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and Is
soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy,
and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens
and taf?s out every particle of dust,
dirt an t dandruff. Adv.
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FOOD MEASURES
TO BE SPEEDED UP
$25,000,000 Appropriation for
Seeding Supervision Ex
pected to Pass Soon.
PRICE FIXING IS INTENDED
Proposed Control of Storage and
Distribution Is Likely to Meet
With Opposition Trade Com
mission, Holds Hearings.
WASHINGTON, May 1. To make
available quickly an appropriation for
a food survey, tne Department of Ag
riculture today asked and the Senate
and House agricultural committees
agreed to have the food control legis
lation reintroduced in Congress in sep
arate bills.
One measure, expected to pass with
out delay, will carry a $23,000,000 ap
propriation for the survey and will pro
vide for enlarging the department's
etaff to permit supervision of seeding
operations; another will Include provi
sions for licensing and controlling stor
age and distributing concerns. The lat
ter probably will meet with consider
able opposition.
Both the House and Senate commit
tees continued hearings today. Secre
tary Houston, before the House com
mittee, outlined the Governments
prloe-flxing measures to be written
later.
Governor Frailer, of North Dakota,
told the Senate committee he believed
farmers of his state would not oppose
minimum price fixing. Prices have been
set by gamblers, he said, and farmers.
he thought, would not object to the
Government fixing them if prices are
made fair and equitable.
Middlemen Are Blamed.
The Federal Trade Commission again
today heard representatives of state
food boards on food conditions through
out the country. Most of the delegates
blamed high prices on middlemen. Some
said a labor shortage had much to do
with short crops and suggestions were
made that Orientals be Imported for
farm labor.
Food problems will be taken up to
morrow at a conference with represen
tatives of state defense councils with
the National Defense Council.
"The farmer," Governor Frazler said,
"has produced less In the last few years
because he has not been getting a liv
ing wage and he has often sold his
product at a loss."
Preevntlng speculation, he said, was
not easy, but he believed CongTesa
might do it
"It is too far," said the Governor,
"from the consumer to the producer.
There is no reason why a car of wheat
should pass through four or five hands
from the farmer to the miller and a
car of flour through four or five from
the miller to the consumer."
Unreasonable Profits Opposed.
The Governor agreed with Senator
Wadsworth there should be some agen
cy to create a market for the farmer
and with Senator Kenyon that It might
be possible to declare It a crime for
any person to buy food products to
hold "for an unreasonable profit."
"Do you think the Chicago Board of
Trade ever did anybody, any good?"
asked Senator Kenyon.
"Sometimes It has and sometimes It
has not," replied the Governor.
Secretary Houston told the commit
tee that in a bill to be Introduced this
week he would propose the broadest
posbslble .plenary powers for the Coun
cil of National Defense to cover, regu
lation of storage of food, release of
food held in unwarranted amounts, con
trol of transportation of - foodstuffs
throughout the country so as to give
preferential shipments to meet speolfio
needs; minimum and maximum prices,
regulation of lquor trafflo and licens
ing arrangements.
WATER PROVIDED GARDENS
Rogue River Company Donates 2 0,
000 Cublo Feet a Month.
GRANTS PABH, Or, May . 1. (Spe
cial.) The Kog-ue River Water Com-
mt. :.-r:-:v:
JZi's- Sr-erns: ZJoeTir
pany, of Grants Pass, has agreed to do
nate to the Patriotic Service League
20.000 cubic feet of water per month
for each of the months of June. July,
August and September, this year, to be
used under the league's direction In
irrigating vacant-lot gardens In this
city. This will suffice for about 35
gardens.
Plows are at work preparing a seven
acre tract adjacent to the city limits
for use by the Boy Scouts in gardens.
The land is donated by the California
& Oregon Coast Railway. Plantings
will run largely to beans and corn.
TIMBERMAN IS SOUGHT
SEARCH MADE FOR II. WILCOX,
WHO WAIfDERED FROM HOSPITAL.
J. B. Wilcox, of Kansas) City, la Look
ing for Brother Whose Mind Was
I'paet by Accident.
Search is being made throughout
Oregon for H. "Wilcox, a tlmberman,
who wandered from a hospital at
Treka, Cal., on April 15 while suffer
ing a temporary mental lapse, and com
pletely disappeared.
J. B. Wilcox, of Kansas City, Mo.,
brother of the missing man, had not
heard from him for several years until
the news of his disappearance reached
him. Mr. Wilcox came at once to Port
land to institute search for his brother.
During the Winter the tlmberman
became lost in the dense Siskiyou for
est and sustained frozen feet before
he reached safety. He was taken to
the hospital, where the agony of his
injury caused him to become Irrational
at times. He escaped from the hos
pital and no trace of him has since
been found. ,
It is thought that he may have trav
eled northward into Oregon In search
of employment In the lumber woods.
He Is 44 years old, has dark blue eyes,
dark hair, heavy dark eyebrows and
mustache, height 5 feet 10 Inches,
weight about 170 pounds. He is lame
from the effects of freezing.
Information concerning him should
be reported to his brother, J. B. Wil
cox, addressing either the Holland Ho
tel, Medford, Or., or 704 Broadway
building, Portland.
CHARLES SLADEH ROAMS
FAMILY BELIEVES GLADSTONE BOY
HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Mother Is Asked About Dinner After
Moralnr' Work, and Then Lad
Varnishes From Home.
ORRBGOX CITT, Or.. May 1. (Spe
cial.) After going Into the house and
asking his mother if dinner was ready
at noon Thursday, Charles Sladen, aged
20, of Gladstone, disappeared from his
home and has not been seen since.
Members of his family fear that he
has committed suicide. They say that
he had threatened to Jump into the
river during despondent spells which
had been coming upon him at times
previous to his disappearance.
Since Thursday young Bladen's ab
sence has been kept a secret by the
family, although a search was insti
tuted. Sladen Is of medium height and
weighs 145 pounds. Complexion is light.
When last seen he was dressed In a
Jumper and gray overalls.
The day he disappeared he had spent
the morning plowing. He was last seen
by Glen Mumpower, ot Gladstone, who
talked to him for a short time,
F. E. Goodman, of Gladstone, also
saw him crossing the rield Just prior
to his disappearance.
His mother is Mrs. Nellie Sladen,- of
Gladstone,
Rev, A, A. Morrison, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, left yesterday for
Seattle to speak last night at the an
nual parish meeting of St. Mark's
Church, heid last night.
BENEFIT SALE IS Oil
Charming Maids to Beguile
Dollars for Honor Guard. :
PLA T0 BE GIVEN MAY 10
ProfT': mie at ITelligr Will Comprise
Best or Talent From Vaudeville
Houses and Some Skits by
Society Entertainers.
This Is the day they give smiles
away "they" being a number of
Portland's best-looking girls, who are
going to sell tickets for the benefit
to be given at the Helllg Theater on
the night of May 10 by the Girls' Na
tional Honor Guard, when professional
acts from the Orpheum and Pantages
theaters and some didos from Port
land's performing social set will make
up the programme.
At 10 o'clock this morning the seat
sale will begin. The centers of ao
tlvity will be at the Meier & Frank,
Llpman, Wolfe & Co. and Olds, Wort
man & King stores, and the following
hotels: Portland, Multnomah, Benson
and Imperial.
In charge of the seat sale will be
Miss Shirley Kastham, chairman; Miss
Irene Daly, Miss Kate Brasel and Miss
Gretchen Klosterman. With every pair
of seats a smile an assurance of a good
time will be handed out. Miss Claire
Wilcox and Miss Meta Rupp have al
ready disposed of almost all of the
boxes at a patriotic premium and the
general seat sale is expected to start
with a rush.
The programme" is promising. The
professional acts will speak for them
selves, as It is proposed to pick the
most popular from the bills of the week.
Among the local talent will be asort
of "four hundred frolic" of songs and
dancing numbers by Miss Harriet dim
ming and I. Lee Menefee,1 accompanied
by the Jazz Band, comprising Alan
Green, MacCormac Snow and Prescott
Cookingham. who have already started
to make life miserable In their respec
tive neighborhoods, where they are re
hearsing. Katherine Laldlaw will contribute an
Oriental dancing number and G. Kirk
ham Smith, who has also won laurels
In the past by his performances for
charity, will out-Lauder Harry Lauder
In a repertory of Scotch songs.
What promises to be another "best
dreBsed. act In vaudeville' will be con
tributed by a chorus of Portland so
ciety girls. It Is being planned by
Qprothy Strowbridge, and if the mys
tery which surrounds it lives through
the next ten days, it will be a surprise
number. There will be an abundance
of music, contributed by some of the
foremost musicians, vocal and Instru
mental. In the city.
All of the fun will not be on the
stage, either. There will be attrac
tions In number in the pit, and anyone
who evades a candy selling girl will
be t tyrant Indeed. Mrs. Donald Green
Is In charge of the candy selling plans.
The general committee Is composed
of Mamie Helen Flyn, Jean Morrison,
Helen Ladd, Alice Gllman and Hazel
B. Lltt.
ASTORIA NETTERS BUSY
High Prices-or Fish Attract Much
Larger Ifu ruber Tlian TJsaal.
ASTORIA, Or., May 1. (Special.)
The fishing season opened at noon to
day and hundreds of gtll-netters began
operations in the various sections of
the river. On account of the high prices
of fish the number of men who are
out Is much larger than Is customary
on the opening day, Some large deliv
eries are expected tomorrow morning.
but two or three days will elapse be
fore definite stimate can be mad. of
th ajucunt of fish In the river, -
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UNION LEVEE BREAKS
Grande Ronde Tributary Car
ries Away Bridges.
SNOW CONTINUES DANGER
Fields Under Water and Farmers
Do Not Ixk kfor Improvement
for oMntli Fall Grain
Must lie Replanted.
TJNIOX. Or.. May 1. (Special) Sev
eral thousand acres of th. most pro
ductive land of this section of the
Grande Ronde Valley are under water
as a result of th. steady rising of
Catherine Creek and the smaller
streams In this vicinity. -' Several
bridges have been swept away by the
floods and barns and houses along the
river are In danger.
A huge levee on the Hutchinson place
about five miles from this city broke
yesterday and men and teams have
been constantly at work to repair the
break, but to no avail. Caterpillar
engines are being used to haul dirt
and gravel. Along the Grande Ronde,
the river is reported higher than It
has ever been and Is steadily rising.
A cold wave today may stop the
rise for a short time, but owing to the
extremely late Spring it Is expected
that the water will get much higher.
It la also thought that the water
will prevent sowing of grain In many
fields along the river as It will make
It too late to harvest, this will mean a
loss of many thousands of dollars.
farmers in the flooded district do
not predict that the condition will bs
much better for a month or more as
there is still several feet of snow in
the hills. Land which was sowed to
fall grain along the river will have to
be replanted. Residents along the river
ar moving thlr houshold ffcts.
BANDAGE MAKERS TO START
Red Cross Will Open Its Workroom
Here on May 7.
To the great number of women who
have been inquiring as to when they
could begin making hospital supplies,
Portland chapter of the American Red
Cross announces that Its workroom on
the eighth floor of Llpman & Wolfe's
will be opened on Monday, May 7, and
that a large force of Instructors will
be available to conduct the work, and
keep it standardized, according to Red
Cross specifications.
Mrs. Thomas D. Ilonej-man. clialr-
C ASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over SO Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
"WBINIf AMD PLtM-IT
HERE SINCJEI J862.
Portland, Oregon
man of the committee, urges that all
those who Intend giving time, to this
activity register at once.
Deer Travel lit Large Bands.
BAKER, Or.. May 1. (Special.)
That deer are traveling In large bands
Is the reports of hunters In' Grant
County. They say that some bands of
25 to 30 have been seen in ther lower
Beech Creek country. It Is believed
that the deer hav joined In the long
Winter to forage food together and to
keep warm. Other wild animals have
been driven to ram-hes in quest of food.
t'onsolldatlon Is Proposed.
CHEHALIS. Trash.. May 1. (Special.)
Petitions are In circulation to con
solidate srhool districts 67 and 85 with
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Hairs can be easily banished from
the skin by this quick. painless
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