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TEACHERS TO GET
SALARY INCREASES
the present system of government In
all nations and that when the war is
over the people will be so tired of suf
fering and misery and so burdened
with debt that they will assert their
equal rights with the kings and poten
tates and turn things more or less for
the benefit of everybody.
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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917.
4 1
14 Per Cent General Rise Is
Recommended by Finance
Committee.
BOARD ACTION NECESSARY
New Schedule, Pro-riding Substan
tial Adrances for Blajority of
Grade and nigh Instructors,,
Is In Answer to Petition.
The new term of school win begin
with a general Increase of 14 per cent
In the salaries of Portland teachers,
meeting- their demands made by peti
tion to the School Board, and placing
the district on a par with other Pa
cific Coast schedules.
The new schedule was indorsed last
night at a meeting of the finance com
mittee and the committee of the whole,
with Directors Sommer, Drake and Pike
present, and will be referred to the
School Board for ratification, probably
at a special session to be called before
September 4, the date of school opening.
Inasmuch as it already has the ap
proval of a majority of the board, by
committee action, it is believed to be
assured of passage.
9177,638 Added to Payroll.
The new schedule will create an In
crease of f 177,638 in the payroll, which,
for the present schedule, stood at 1,
179,974.50. It will affect fully 80 per
cent of the teachers of Portland by
material Increases, and will not fail
to increase, though in lesser degree,
teachers of shorter experience.
By the new schedule salaries paid
teachers of from two to eight years'
experience are In most cases less than
, the salaries now In vogue. After the
. eighth year the Increases occur. But
the lesser salaries will apply only to
teachers who are entering the Portland
service, and in no case will there be
a reduction in the salary now paid to
any teacher.
Revision Answer to Demand.
On the contrary, all teachers not af
fected by the new schedule will receive
an increase of $50, provided that no
such increase will be allowed on pre
vailing salaries of more than J1800.
As most of Portland's teachers have
been In the employ of the district for
a number of years, they will receive
direct increases from the new schedule.
The schedule is in answer to the peti
tions of the various teachers' organ
izations for a revision upward. Re
cently a. different schedule was devised
and tentatively adopted, only to be
dropped for the construction of the one
which now will be enacted by the
board.
The proposed schedule follows:
Elementary, Grades One. Two and Three.
- Present Pro
Experience. 1. 2 and 8. posed.
i Two years ITS S 725 I BOO
Three years. ....... 8'J5 773 650
Four years 900 8o0 700
Klve years lotto ims 7"j0
tlx years 10.".0 10O0 800
Seven years 1000 1000 000
Eight years. 10.10 10oo looo
Nine years 10."0 1000 1100
Ten years. 1000 1000 1200
Grades Four to Ela-ht.
Two years 825 S 700
Three years.. ............... .. 875 7."i0
Four years. 950 800
Five years 1050 S.'io
Six years .................. 1100 900
f-ven y r it r.. ............ ...... 1100 looo
Elrhtyears ...1100 1100
-lno vrara... ................. 1100 1200
Ten years 1100 1300
Senior Teachers
Two or three rooms, above schedule. ......$ no
Four, live or six rooms, above schedule.... 100
Principals.
Average number pupils beloag-ing: preceding
year, seven rooms and over;
20O J12S0 S1600
800 1550 1SU0
4O0 1700 2000
600 2000 2-'00
600 and up 2150 2400
Special Elementary Teachers.
Tears In Portland. Present. Proposed.
f irst S 950 X BOO
econd 1100 looo
' Third llOO 1100
Fourth lion 12n0
Fifth. 1100 1300
Manual Training.
Tears in Portland.
First 1 900 - $lino
Pecond 1000 1200
Third 1100 1300
Fourth 1200 1400
High Schools.
Experience.
Two years J11S0 $1000
Three years..... 1200 1050
Four years 1250 1100
Five years lsoo 1150
fix years 1350 1200
Seven years. ................ . 1350 1300
Klehtyears 1350 1400
Nine years 1350 15O0
Ten years 1350 inoo
Head of department 1600 1S00
High School Principals.
Average number of pupils belonging; preceding-
year:
600 and below. ..$3000 $2no
BOO to 1000 3000 300O
1000 and over 8000 8500
0. SC. TUXES 10 BE PAID
GOVERMET WILL SETTLE WHAT
RAILROAD OWED UP TO 1916.
Counties Are Notified, However, That
Ko Fnrtner RJsbta In Premises Will
Be Recognized as Existing.
Any of the 18 Western Oregon coun
ties containing Oregon & California
grant lands is authorized, under a rul
ing; of the Federal Department of the
Interior, to accept payment of taxes
due on those lands at the time the
Chamberlain-Ferris bill was passed
without prejudicing; their rights for
the further collection of taxes, penal
ties and interest.
Advice to this effect was received
here yesterday by ex-Governor Oswald
West who has classified the lands for
taxation purposes and who asked the
department if this could not oe cone.
The reply says:
"This department sees no objection to the
course suggested, provided, however, that It
be made plain that by entering into such a
stipulation the Government in no way rec
ognizes that the counties have any further
rights in the premises. In other words,
while it Is entirely satisfactory that the
counties may expressly reserve such rights
as they have, by agreeing to that, the Gov
ernment does not concede that any such
rights exist."
VALUE AFFECTS FREIGHT
Commerce Commission Authorizes
Special Rates on Ore.
WASHINGTON, As(. 10. Kates de
termined upon the value of the prod
uct transported, as well as the distance,
were ordered today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the case of
zinc ores and concentrates from points
In Montana and Idaho to Kansas, Mis
souri, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Based on a valuation not to exceed
$100 a ton. rates of from $9.65 to $9.85
were authorized, according; to the dis
tance of the haul.
The Commission also authorized a
rate of 76 cents a ton on chrome and
manganese ore from Waters Creek. Or,
to Grants Pass Or, on shipments des
tined to points east of Chicago, where
the value of the ore does not exceed
$25 a ton.
OIL LAND TITLES ARE LOST
Government Beaten on Appeal In
First Billion-Dollar Cases.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug:. 20. The
Government lost claim to thousands of
acres of oil lands In the Midway fields
in Kern County, held by the Consoli
dated Mutual and the North American
Consolidated companies and others. In
an opinion handed down today by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
here, reversing judgment f the lower
court.
The opinion, written by United States
circuit Judge i.oss, will affect other
suits brought by the Government in
its so-called "billion dollar" oil cases
to recover title o these lands, it was
said. The opinion held that those In
i.. -.session of the lands have legal right
to the oil contained.
WHEAT RUNS 63 BUSHELS
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New Record Established In Sheridan
District.
SHERIDAN, Or, Aug;. 10. (Special.)
The record wheat yield for this sec
tion In several years was announced
today, when three acres of Fall-sown
grain on the J. A. Girshberger place,
in the Harmony district, yielded 63
bushels to the acre.
Spring oats qn the E. Arndt place,
south of Sheridan, proved the season's
exception in Spring grain, when" 20
acres threshed out 38 bushels to the
acre, On the J. H. Stupf el . farm at
Bellevue, east of Sheridan, 50 acres of
Fall wheat went 30 bushels to the acre,
and it is reported that the entire Belle
vue section will average between 25
and 30 bushels.
WAR'S EFFECTS DISCUSSED
New York Attorney Says System of
Government Will Change.
Judge J. F. Rutherford, a New York
attorney, who now Is head of the In
ternational Bible Students' Association,
spoke at the Lincoln High School last
nisrht- His subject was. "Are We at
.the End of the World?" and his answer
was in the affirmative.
He did not refer to the end of the
world in a literal way, but rather in a
. figurative sense. He declared that the
present , world war Is the great climax
that la to bring about the collapse of
MAIL MUST BE SPECIFIC
Company or Regiment Address Are
Required on Letters to Men.
WASHINGTON, Augr. 20. Mall for
American soldiers in France will not
be forwarded unless the addresses show
the company and regiment or the name
of the separate unit to which the sol
dier belongs.
Postmaster-General Burleson direct
ed postmasters today to return to send
ers all mail not addressed In that man
ner. The American postal agency in
France has been swamped with" mail
bearing such addresses as "somewhere
in France." "care the American ex
peditionary forces," etc.
Postal authorities in France. Enar-
land and Canada have taken similar ac
tion.
MISS MACMASTER HOSTESS
Portland Girl to Take Charge of X.
W. C. A. Bungalow at Camp.
TACOMA, Wash.. Auet'20. fSneclal.l
Miss Maisle MacMaster. daughter of
air. ana Airs, vv uiiam MacMaster. of
Portland, has been appointed official
hostess at the Y. W. C. A. bungalow
at Camp Lewis. American Lake. Miss
MacMaster and her mother will ar
rive here in a day or two to confer
with the Taeoma officials of the society.
Miss MacMaster has spent the last
year in training for the special war
work of the y. W. C. A. She was
named by the National War Council to
serve at the first official hostess house
at Plattsburg, N. Y. This new work
is In line with the recreational plans
for soldiers.
LABOR QUIZ2 PROTESTED
Miners' Head Denies Right of Colo
rado Commission to Investigate.
- DENVER, Aug. 20 James F. Moran,
president of District No. 15, United
Mine Workers of America, appearing
before the State Industrial Commis
sion today, denied the right of that
body to take testimony In the hearing
it is conducting In an effort to settle
the difficulties between the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company and its union
employes.
He refused to answer several ques
tions, on the ground that the law es
tablishing the Commission la unconsti
tutional. He was ordered to appear
before the Commission again when the
hearing Is resumed tomorrow.
BARRY AIDES PROMOTED
Captain Fitch Named Ileutenant
Colonel and Will Be Chief of Staff.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. Promotions were
announced today for two men who have
served for some time under Major
General Thomas H. Barry, until re
cently commander of the Central De
partment of the United States Army.
Captain William Bryden, aide to Gen
eral Barry, was made a Major, with
orders to report at Camp Fort Dodge,
R. 8. Fitch was named a
Lieutenant-Colonel and will be chief of
staff to General Barry when the latter
assumes his duties as commandant at
the Rockford, 111., cantonment.
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CITY PLAY PLANNED
Annual Tourney to Start at
Laurelhurst Saturday.
ALL AMATEURS ELIGIBLE
RUSS DELEGATES NAMED
Plana for New National Government
to Be Considered August 25-2 7.
LONDON. Aug. 20. The conference
to be held at Moscow August 25-27 to
consider plans for the new national
government, an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Petrograd says, will be
composed as follows:
Petrograd and Moscow town coun
cils, 15 delegates each; other large
towns, seven each; Council of Soldiers'
and Workmen's delegates, 100; peas
ants, 100; town semstvos. 400; co-operative
societies, 800; industry. 120;
agricultural societies, 100; represent
atives of science. 100; Duma. 400.
Net Proceeds of Tournament and
Dance to Be Given to Ambu
lance Fund Entries Close
at 6 P. M. Friday.
The annual city tennis tournament,
which will be held on the Laurelhurst
Club courts, will start next Saturday
and will close on Monday with a dan
cing party, during which the winners
of the different events will be an
nounced. The events this year will be as fol
lows: Men's singles, men's doubles, women's
singles, women's doubles and mixed
doubles.
' Entries are open to any amateur ten
nis player of the city or within 12
miles of the Courthouse of Multnomah
County. Entry fees are 50 cents for
each event entered, the player furnish
ing his or her own balls for all events
except finals.
Play to Be Patriotic.
This year's tournament will be con
ducted as a patriotio event, the net
proceeds of the tournament and tennis
dance will be turned over to the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa
tion to apply on its ambulance-purchasing
fund, and a large entry list is
expected. It Is expected that all the
tennis players of Portland, will take
part and In this way show their pa'
triotism and interest In the game.
This is the Laurelhurst Club's first
venture as host to Portland tennis
players. The club is well equipped for
handling the tournament, having ample
grandstand accommodations and five
of the best clay courts In the city.
The committee in charge hopes to
get the first two rounds off before the
third day, and as the tournament starts
on Saturday it is believed there should
be no trouble experienced In doing this.
and It will be possible in nearly all
cases to arrange play at the time most
convenient to the players.
dabs Are Co-operatlnsT.
The Laurelhurst Club is noi accept
ing entries and players are asked to
sign up early. For the convenience of
players, arrangements have been made
to accept telephone, entries at the
Laurelhurst Club. Other clubs of the
city taking an interest In tennis are
supplied with blanks and will turn In
players' names. Entries close on Fri
day at 6 P. M.. at which time the draw
lng will take place.
The tournament will be in charge of
the Laurelhurst Club tennis committee,
assisted by the officers of the Portland
Lawn Tennis Association.
The members of the Laurelhurst ten
nis committee are: S. B. Cooke, chair
man; Leonard C. Wilson, Harold M.
West, E. Burslem Thomsen, Miss Ada
Miriam Sinclair, Miss Ml.ldred Wilson.
The Portland Lawn Tennis Associa
tion officers are: A. B. McAlpln, presi
dent; A. D. Morris, Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club; Walter A. G-oss, Irving
ton Tennis Club; Prescott Coo'klngham,
Waverley Country Club; S. B. Cooke,
Laurelhurst Club; Clifford C. Harrison,
secretary-treasurer.
YOUTHS DOUBLES WINNERS
Phil Neer and Paul Steffen Laurel
hurst Champions.
Phil Neer and Paul Steffen gathered
another victory to their present long
list of conquerings by winning the
men's doubles of tho Laurelhurst Intra
Club tennis tournament yesterday, de
feating C. C. Harrison and E. P. Steln-
metz.
To say these two won the men's
doubles speaks well of their playing
when the combined ages of the two is
only. 35 years.
Ne-r and Steffen won in a four-set
match, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 8-6. Playing a
short and deep lobbing game and then
switching to a driving game made the
win easy for the victors.
The new champions will hold posses
sion of the doubles trophy until next
season, when it will be put up for
competition. It must be won twice to
become the permanent possession of
the players.
ST. JjOUIS RECALLS FDfCHER
Tobln, of Bees, and Murray, of Oaks,
Also Wanted by Fielder Jones.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 20. The Na
tional Baseball Commission today Is
sued its annual lists of options exer
cised by major league clubs upon play
ers with minor league clubB.
The list Includes: By Detroit, from
San Francisco, Baker; by St. Louis,
from Salt Lake, Tobln; Portland,
Fincher; Oakland, Murray; Omaha,
Miller. Park. Yardley.
National League By Brooklyn from
Spokane, Fitzsimmons; by Chicago,
from Los Angeles, Seaton.
The commission also issued a sup
plemental list of optional agreements
entered into by major and minor league
clubs. It follows:
National League By Chicago to Los
Angeles, Seaton.
Rain Halts Bout.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 20. The 10
round. no-declsion fight between Peter
Herman, claimant to the bantamweight
championship of the world, and Jack
Douglas, of San Francisco, set for to
night in a n open-air arena, was. post
poned until tomorrow, morning on ac
count of rain.
What Ex-Coasters Did in the
Majors Yesterday.
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Murdock Appointment Confirmed.
N WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Without
opposition the Senate today confirmed
nominations or ex-rtepresentative vie
tor Murdock,' of Kansas, to the Federal
Trade Commission and all except two
of the nearly 200 Malor-Generals and
Brigadier-Generals recently named by
President Wilson.
HtJCK" WARD, ex-Beaver, made
two errors and failed to hit for
the Pirates.
Schmidt went hltless.
"Bullet" Miller shut out Brooklyn
with three hits in 10 innings.
Ivan Olson, ex-Beaver, failed to hit
for Brooklyn.
Jimmy Johnston. ex-Oak, went hit
less for the Dodgers.
Cutshaw, ex-Oak. doubled for Brook
lyn. "Ping" Bodle, er-SeaL got two sin
gles for the Athletics.
Ray Bates, ex-Beaver, failed to hit
for Connie Mack.
Jack Graney, ex-Beaver, failed to hit,
made an error and scored for Cleve
land. Joe Evans, another ex-Beaver,
was out of the line-up.
Rodger Pecklnpaugh, ex-Beaver,
went hltless for the Yanks.
Oscar Vitt, ex-Seal, failed to hit for
Detroit.
Harry Hellmann, ex-Seal and ex-Colt,
made two singles for the Tigers.
"Pep" - Young failed to help Detroit
with his hitting.
"Rowdy" Elliott, ex-Oak, made two
hits for the Cubs.
Dave Bancrofts ex-Beaver, got two
bJts for the Phillies.
Cravath doubled for the Phillies.
Agnew singled and stole for the Red
Sox.
McMullin got three hits and stole for
the White Sox.
"Swede" Rlsberg. ex-Tiger, singled
for the White Sox.
"Chick" Grandil tripled and got two
slnsrles In the first game for the White
Sox. He was blanked In the second
game.
W.
BLOCK IS FLY-CASTER
Summer Disorders
Often Come From
Impurities in the Blood
Get in condition for perfect
health.
So many people drag through the
Summer season with that worn-down
tired-out feeling, that almost entirely
unfits them for their daily tasks, with
out knowing Just what the cause is.
It is Just now that a few bottles of
S. S. S. will prove Its great worth.
This great blood remedy is a wonder
ful purifier, and promptly cleanses the
blood of all impurities, renewing the
vitality that comes with a restored ap
petite. It i absolutely without an
equal as a tonic and system builder.
S. S. S. has been on the market for
more than fifty years, and Is sold by
druggists everywhere, who will tell
you that it is thoroughly reliable.
Write today for Important literature,
and free medical advice from our med
ical director. Address Swift Specific
Co, Dept. T209, Atlanta. Ga. Adv.
Anglers' Club Member Takes Honors
in Tourney Sunday.
W. C. Block received more than his
share of the honors at the Multnomah
Anglers' Club fly and bait-casting
tournament Sunday. He won four
firsts and one second place, breaking
all club records for distance half-ounce
bait casting.
The results:
Distance bait cast, one-fourth-ounee W.
C. Block. 132 4-5 feet; w. F. Backus. 80
feet: Dr. E. C. McFarland. 06 1-6 feet
Distance bait cast, one-half-ounce W. C.
Block. 193 2-5 feet; W. F. Backus, 131 S-B
feet; A. K. Burghduff, 145 feet.
Distance bait, three-quarter-ounce, 8-pound
test line Jack Herman, 128 2-6 feet; A. T.
Grlbble, 123 3-6 feet; W. Applesate, 99 4-5
feet.
Accuracy bait, one-fourth-ounee W. c.
Block, la demerits; Dr. El. C. McFarland, 25
demerits; W. F. Backus, 2T demerits.
Fisherman's accuracy bait casting, using
regulation tackle and bass lure (unknown
distances) A. E. Burghduff. 11 t .merits: W.
Applegate, 14 demerits; K. C. McFarland, 10
demerits.
Distance fly casting, light rod Warren
Cornell. 105 feet: W. C. Block. 100 feet; W.
E. Carlon, 91 feet.
Dry-fly accuracy W. F. Backus. 10 de
merits: W. c. Block. 15 demerits; Dr. E. C.
McFarland, A. K. Burghduff. W. E. Car
lon. Ray C. Winter tied for third. In cast
off Burghduff won.
2 ARMY MULES CAUSE WOE
Beasts Responsible for Making Most
of San Diego Dry.
SAN DIEGO, CaL, Aug. 20. Two
mules will make most of San Diego
"dry" at midnight tomorrow. The sale
of liquor at all places within one-half
mile of the aviation school barracks
has been ordered discontinued. Later
this ruling was interpreted to apply
also to a stable of the quartermaster
corps, where two Army mules are quar
tered. The half-mile zone from this
stable includes all the principal ho
tels and cafes.
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is a most enjoyable and sue
cessful way of really getting
"Back to Nature"
This great national playground is
for all the people. 191 7 season
will soon be gone. We will be
delighted to perfect plans for
Yellowstone Trips on short
notice. Remember the new and
popular route is
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