Morning Oregonian., December 21, 1917, Page 7, Image 7

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1917
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PARENTS Will POINT
French Will Be Taught, at lr
vington Grade School.
DR. DRAKE IS OVERRULED
Kew Rales to Govern Special Teach,
crs and General Supervisors in
Order to Keep Check on Their
WorkFive Granted Iaves.
French will bo taueht in the Irvine;.
ton School, beginning with the Spring
term, which opens January 28. The
plan was approved by the educational
committee of the School Board and
City Superintendent of Schools Alder
man and was authorized by the votes
of Directors Smith, Plummer and Pike
at a meeting of the board yesterday.
Dr. J. F. Drake opposed introducing
the study of modern language in one
school to the exclusion of the others.
Dr. E. A. Sommer, the fifth member
of the board, did not attend the meet
ing.
Dr. Drake explained his opposition
by saying he did not believe in favor
ing one section over another and for
the further reasons . that the plan
would make necessary the employment
of an additional teacher and, unless
the school day was lengthened, would
take time that should be devoted more
beneficially to the study of the funda
mental branches embraced in the
course of study.
Hotfera Lasrsaffe Indorsed.
Directors Plummer and Pike argued
that the introduction of modern lan
guages into the schools, even if it in
curred additional cost and the employ
ment of a competent instructor, was a
good investment from an educational
consideration, especially when It was
desired by the patrons of the Irving
ton School. They also made the point
that the value of modern languages
would be particularly applicable fol
lowing the war.
On the recommendation of the edu
cational committee, the board also
adopted rules by which it is proposed
to keep a check on teachers of spe
cial subjects and general supervisors
In the schools. The presentation of
these rules by Dr. Drake was sug
gested by complaints he said had
reached him to the effect that some
of these employes 'were not devoting
their full time to the duties with which
they were charged. The rules adopted
yesterday provide as follows:
Teachers of spectal aubjecta will be paid
for auch time . of aervice aa may be ahown
on their teacher'a reglater Blip by aignaturea
of the varloua principals at whole bulldinsa
theae teachera are aasigned.
Ueneral auperviaors will hand in to the
Clerka office a teacher'a refftater Blip at the
ad of each achool month, ahowine; the
choola and time they vlaited the varloua
achoola.
Alma Thelander Resists.
General aupervlaora will be paid for auch
time of aervice aa may be ahown by their
signatures in the offlcea of the various prtn-
purpoae, which register the principals of
the various achoola will file with their
payroll reports at the end of each school
month.
Differences between the board and
the Frieberg-McLennan Company, ag
gregating $2629.78, resulting from the
performance of contract work, will be
submitted for settlement to a board of
arbitration. N. G. Pike, superintendent
of buildings and grounds for the board,
was yesterday designated as its repre
sentative on the arbitration committee.
Varying leaves of absence were
granted- the following instructors: J.
G. Dewey, Lillian M. Downing, Mary
Kavanaugh, Marie Madden and Jea
nette F. Park. The resignation of
Alma Thelander, of the Highland
school, was accepted.
Claims aggregating $168,734.01 were
' ordered paid.
WAR HALTS CITIZENSHIP
British Subjects Enlist Before Final
Papers Are Granted.
When the names of Thomas Alexan
der Dickson a native of Ireland, and
Ralph R. Henderson, a British subject,
born in Canada, both applicants for
final citizenship papers, were called in
Federal Court yesterday it was learned
that they had enlisted and gone to the
front for the allies. United States
Judge Bean promptly directed that
their cases be continued indefinitely,
with the understanding that the ap
plications be taken ftp on their re
turn and full citizenship conferred.
The applications of Martin Jaeger
and Paul Noska, both Austrians, were
continued until after the war.
Judge Bean yesterday admitted the
following aliens to full citizenship:
Schuyler C. McPherson, George A.
Havill and Edwin B. Lockhart. natives
of Canada; James Barlow and William
Wright, of England; Casper Zoller, of
Switzerland; Selma Ahonen, of Fin
land: Laurlts A. Larsen, Norway; Peter
S. Kaadt, Denmark; Herman A. Ahl
quist, Sweden; Malcolm Grler and Rob
ert S. M. Nicholson. Scotland.
BAKER TRIES TO EXPLAIN
HARDSHIPS IMPOSED OX OREGON
TROOPS TO SAVE EXPENSE.
Camp Mills Not Permanent and Some
Contractor Failed to Get Other
Camp Ready Before Winter.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec 20. A letter received to
day by Senator Chamberlain from the
Secretary of War explains that the
War Department, in ordering the Forty-first
Army Division, including the
Oregon regiment, from Charlotte to
the vicinity of New Tork, had Jntended
to quarter It in a permanent camp
rather than at Camp Mills. But the
Secretary omits to say that the con
tractor putting up the other camp, the
name of which is not permitted by the
censor to be used in print, fell down
on his job, with the result . that the
Northwest troops had to go to Camp
Mills and occupy the old tents left
Btandlng by the Rainbow division
when It sailed for France.
It was this failure of contractor,
coupled with the unwillingness of the
War Department to spend money to
make the troops comfortable, which
imposed such hardships on the Oregon
troops while at Camp Mills.
In his letter Secretary Baker says:
"As it had been the intention of the
War Department during the past
months to transfer troops front Camp
Mills to another camp, it was not
thought best to authorize any addi
tional work at Camp Mills, thus cre
ating additional expense, and for this
reason conditions existing at Camp
Mills were at a standstill awaiting the
transfer of all troops from there."
SALES ARE INCREASING
LIXGOLX HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
TURX IX ABOUT 1143.
Receipts From Sale of Real Cross Seals
at Postoffice Booth Yesterday
Netted 66.78.
"One of the most noteworthy ac
complishments of the Red Cross
Christmas seal campaign is its disclo
sure of people afflicted with tuber
culosis, who had heretofore not known
of the Oregon Association for the Pre
vention of Tuberculosis," said Mrs.
Sadie Orr-Dunbar, executive secretary
of the association. "Our mission is
three-fold, relief, preventive and edu
cational, and through the publicity we
have received throughout the city and
state, people who had never heard of
us before have learned of our work and
have called in person and written us
letters."
Lincoln High School closed its cam
paign yesterday and sent in its final
returns, $143.76, a remarkable showing
for which the association is grateful.
Other schools making complete returns
are: Davis. S16.09; Failing, 10; Hol
man, $9.88. Other schools have made
partial returns, some of them as much
as 840, and are still at work.
The returns from the booth sale yes
terday netted $150, with one booth yet
to report. The banner sale was made
at the Postoffice, where Mrs. Alice M.
McNaught, president of the Progressive
Woman's Club, assisted by. Mrs. Ralph
Percival, Mrs. George E. Trimble, Mrs.
R. Graham and Mrs. George Sturgess,
sold 866. 78 worth of seals, and 18 mem
berships In the American Red Cross.
Today the seals will be sold by Mult
nomah Chapter, Daughters of the
.American Revolution, and the East Side
Central Women's Christian Temperance
Union.
Morris Chair
Made of Solid Quartered Oak, Upholstered in Leatherette
What could be more appreciated for
Xmas? A real luxury for years to
come, to be enjoyed by every member
of the family. Easy terms if desired.
We show a large assortment of up-to-date
Rockers and Davenports most ap
propriate for family gifts.
Timely
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Fooiraat Slide
Back oof of A;2.nt
Every home in every state has some one who
would appreciate a piece of furniture more
than any present you could give. Furniture is
an everlasting tribute to the recipient a daily
reminder of the giver. If you haven't enough
ready cash we will be pleased to arrange credit
terms to suit.
Ivory Dressing Ta
bles, Desks, Music
Cabinets, Pathe Pa
thephones. A new
Rug or Linoleum,
Aluminum Roaster
or Percolator, a new
Range, Silverware,
Electric Reading
Lamps. Come to our
store today and let
us help you to select
a gift that will be
appreciated.
F'FTH
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Two and One-Half Blocks North of Washington St.
BARS
T SEES PLENTY
Refiner Predicts Sugar Supply
in 1918 Will Be Adequate.
1917 SHORTAGE EXPLAINED
Famine Stories Spread Broadcast
Early in Year Started Hoarding.
Situation Then Aggravated by
Unavoidable Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. A plentiful
supply of sugar for the American peo
ple during the coming year was pre
dicted today by Karl . Babst, presi
dent of the American Sugar Refining
Company, testifying before the Senate
investigating committee. He opposed
placing a limit on domestic consump
tion, contending that such a plan would
result in a larger surplus than the
tonnage shortage would permit to be
shipped abroad.
Half of the world's sugar crop out
side of the central powers. Mr. Babst
said, is produced in the United States,
its territories and Cuba, and if proper
ly distributed this production is more
than enough to meet domestic demands
as well as supply all that can be
shipped to the allies.
Of this- year's shortage, Mr. Babst
said it had its inception in unwarranted
famine stories rpread broadcast early
in the year which resulted in hoarding,
and has been aggravated by a series of
unavoidable conditions. When people
began to hoard the refineries held large
stocks, but soon these were materially
reduced because of strikes fomented by
the Industrial Workers of the World.
Then came an unprecedented demand,
he said, because of the Food Adminis
tration's canning campaign. The pinch
came a little earlier than might have
been expected because England took
200,000 tons of the Cuban crop, which
normally comes to this country, and
when the late beet crop came ou the
railroads were unable to transport it
East.
George M. Rolph, director of the
Food Administration sugar bureau, fol
lowed Mr. Babst on the stand. He
answered critics of the Food Adminis
tration, who maintain that the price of
7.25 cents a pound set for beet sugar
was too high, by saying that had not
the price been set sugar prices now
would be 20 to 25 cents a pound where
available. The beet sugar growers who
met here to arrange for the price
wanted much more, he asserted. Mr.
Rolph stated that the beet price was
arranged in an effort to stop the
mounting of prices of cane sugar, par
ticularly in the East.
Food Administrator Hoover may be
called late tomorrow.
British Casualties for Week Heavy.
LONDON, Dec 18. British casualties
reported In the week ended today to
taled 17,976 officers, and men as fol
lows: Officers killed or died of wounds,
331; men, 3181. Officers wounded or
missing, 1039; men, 13,425.
Only One "BROMO QCIJS'fjiE
To get the genuine, call for futl name. LAX
ATIVE BROMO QUININ1S. Look for lna
tun of E. w. GROVE. Cum a Cold In On
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A Man's Store Filled With
The Best of Everything That Men Prefer
Buy From the Specialty Store
Where He'd Buy for Himself
House Coats You'll Be Proud to Give
Special 25 Off
Two Big Specials in Lounging Robes
Exceptional Values at $4.85 and $6
Tub Silk Shirts at $3.95 You
can't duplicate for less than $5.
A Box of 6 Pairs of Interwoven
Fine Lisle Hose A very ap-7
propriate gift, $2.
Our 50c Neckwear Unequaled
Beautiful new patterns, big
wide ends.
A "Multnomah" Hat at $3 The
pride of our store.
Plain Pure Linen Handkerchiefs
25c, 35c, 50 and 75c each.
Canes
Umbrellas
Suspenders
Union Suits
Arm Bands
Garters
Cuff Links
Stick Pins
Box of Collars
Shirts
Collar Bags
Gloves
Silk Reefers for the Young Fel
low A big assortment of knit
and silk patterns. You'll have
to see them to appreciate their
values. $1 and up to $10.
Men's Handkerchiefs Best of
qualities, plain or initial, in
boxes of 3 and 6, 75c, $1 and
$1.50 per box.
Men's Fine Silk Neckwear, $1
. and up to $3.50.
Dent's Cape Gloves, New
Stock, $2, and dozens of
other appropriate gifts.
Holeproof Hose
Interwoven Silk Hose
Pajamas
Night Gowns
Stetson Hats and Caps
Suitcases, Handbags
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Suits and Overcoats
Store Open to 9 o'Clock Evenings Until Christmas
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
Southeast Corner Fifth and Alder
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Take
the Finest Family
Christmas Gift!
A five dollar bill NO Wand the balance
at convenient times during the year
Will open up before your family on
Christmas Day the whole dazzling NEW
world of music that revolves around
The Patbephone
and Pathe Records.
The Pathe phone is not only the gift greatest in
artistic excellence but in convenience as well
No needles to change!
THE PATHE SAPPHIRE BALL takes the place
of needles. And it is permanent. It never wears out.
Path Records play 1000 times
They're guaranteed. Read the Pathe Record guar
antee printed at the upper right hand corner of
this page.
And now let your eye travel down to the mes
sage under the Pathephone No. 75 illustrated.
You haven't much time to decide, so don't
take the time now to think it over. Let a demon
stration of Pathephone decide for you!
1 7JVV PSF!
The Pathe Sapphire Ball
(greatly enlarged), which
never has to be changed,
which takes the place of sharp
needles and makes possible
the extraordinary
Path OiuvsntB
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ttmt with the P.th5 Sapphire Ball
without impairing the unexcelled
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price, plays ALL makes 01 rec
ords, as well as Pathe Records
one thing alone that would
make it the biggest value there
at xts price.
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Pianos and Player Pianos,
Typewriters, Ice Chests,
Chairs, Desks, Tables,
Music Boxes Take an Aw
ful Tumble, Just Before
Xmas.
A Year's End Clean-up of all
storage, left on sale and returned
pianos. We must close out at
once a large number of very good
pianos, used ones, to be sure, but
all of them standard makes
carrying well-known names made
famous by intrinsic value, and
at the prices we are sacrificing
them they will be found to repre
sent the greatest values ever
known.
Some Came From the Very Best
Homes
In this stock will be found
many that could not be told from
new. Others, of course, are
older models and show usage.
Each piano will be put in thor
ough tune and will be sold ex
actly as it is.
See ear beautiful
toned Behainc I'p
rlajrht. coat, wheal
b e w. S375, boot
cota for COO.
T ot o Eaeritii
P I a o i, w e et
ton ed, durable
will take SllO
lor the larare one
and S85 for the
amalier lse.
SeTCril Fiacher
P 1 a a o a, the one
marked to to for
St8 la a OToader
ful anap.
A Colonial Model
M a h o srany Kim
ball, next to the
moat e x p e n a Ive
atyle made by
Kimball. Will
take $160.00
for Immediate aale
Mahogany
Hardman, a
good-toned
piano,
$120.00
Many other pianos
to be eloaed out.
See the CHICK
F.HING, S T E I N
mi:', STEUER,
HAINES, I. Inter,
A r matrons; and
others.
Oak
Ice Chest
$4.50
Typewriter
$28
Mnsle Box, lots of
records, $2-4. Just
dandy for the kid
dies or old f o 1 k a
for Christmas.
Upright
Practice
Piano
$61
Angelus
Piano
Player
$22
II a r dm a ii Grand,
ease quite badly
marred ; will ac
cept any reason
able offer.
Oak Cabinet for
talking - machine
records. Just the
thine for Xmas
present $3.75.
See the Beautiful
Mahogany Player
Piano looks like
new, $195 50
rolls of music and
bench toea with it.
Not an old
square piano
in the lot.
Pianola Piano
Player
very cheap
I.srae Size Fancy
Mnhocany Piano,
one or best-knoOTa
makes, 873.
Open nights
until
9 P. M.
Your credit is
good on any '
piano over $75.
Will accept Liberty Bonds at these
low prices. Come at once, make a de
posit of a few dollars, then we will
hold the instrument for you, free of
storage charge, and deliver whenever
wanted.
An appropriate piano stool with the
less expensive styles, and an appro
priate piano bench with the more
costly styles, is included at the price
named- When sent out of town pianos
will be boxed free of charge, but a
charge of $3.75 to cover the expense
of the box will be made. Pianos will
be taken to the depot or steamboat
landing free of charge. Will give
time on all sales over $75.
Storage and Forwarding
Department
153 Fourth St. and 215 Morrison St.
4 FACTS. ISO. 228.
a cry for :
r MORE I
Every section of the state where
roads have been partially hard
surfaced a cry has gone up for
the same character of improve
ment throughout its entire
length. It is evident that the
people have awakened to the fact
that to receive the full benefit
of a road it must be paved with
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