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14 THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 2, S9T9' PARKS FOR SCHOOLS, in nil Tinnnnr ni mi Id oALI llVlunt rLA vl Breathing 'Spots About Build ings Community Centers. (INDUSTRIAL MEN APPROVE Success of Scheme Recounted in The Survey, Magazine Given to lictterment Work. NEW YORK. Baltimore seems about to make a distinctive contribution to the servK-e of democratic education. Incidentally her new mayor, William '. Broening. has begun hia term of of fice auspiciously by making a good etart toward carrying out two o ftbe school policies on which be made his campaign: placing; public schools in public parks and making schoolhouses community centers, Public school 76, in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, has already come to be widely known as an effective com munity center in what its supporters regard as a . very fundamental way. The Parents and Teachers' club, de veloping Its theory of unity, or neigh borhood homogeneity, has given some remarkable demonstrations of what these two groups working together can do; it had devised definite plans for a (ystem of education suited to the com munity and which would include adults well as children. By a peculiar combination of circum stances it has fallen to the scholo to be the first to which Mayor Broening's Ideas should bo applied, says the sur vey. Recernly the building was parly consumed by fire. It had already out grown its. classroom housing capacity and lacked sufficient playground' room. "Land adjoining, treeless and beautyless, was needed for housing the growing ! Industrial district of Locust Point. A block away lay a ten-acre park, with tennis courts, swings, sand piles, wad ing pool, field track and ball grounds- si charming spot already used by the children of the community. The first quflioit that confronted the school board, ilierefore. was: Did the situation warrant abandoning the old Bite at some financial loss to the city Knd erecting a modern building in the park? At this point the plans of the Parents and Teachers club entered into the situation. These plans in cluded: 1. Putting the school in the park, where it would strengthen every use f the park: and 3. Making a civic center. Including (a) The public school, which should "house shops 5000 parents signed for them gymnasium, auditorium, mess hall. bank, voting booths, all open-air rooms, etc. (b) A wing to house public baths and laundry. (c) A public health wing. Including a waiting room with dental, general, sur frical, tuberculosis and baby dispensa ries. The club had made a practice of exe cuting its plans through committees, hut a change of site and a new school building presented difficulties. So it appointed Mrs. William Beuernschmidt to carry the matter to the owners of the industries on the Point, explaining its plans and asking these men to carry the matter to the school board for ap proval and to the board of estimates for the money. She appealed to these men as a part of the community and asked them to use the same interest and skill they would in their own af- Xairs. The owners of Industries went into the matter carefully, studied and ap proved the plans and then accepted the responsibility for carrying them through. Led by the heads of the Bal timore Ohio railroad, the Baltimore Drydock company and the Robert Ram say company and with Robert Ramsay as chairman, the matter was at once brought to the attention of the mayor, who recognized the thoroughness of the proposal. Here was a section geographically isolated, extremely important Indus trlally. whose public school had been a community center in a very real sense. He realized that practically all the parents and teachers were asking now was a chance to organize these activities more fully and .extend them. They wanted a plant through which to work. He also realized the unusual- ness of the heads of great corporations u.-ung their knowledge and initiative. and the machinery of their organiza tions, to further plans made by the patrons of a public school. Still he must be assured that the plans were good ones. And here Mayor Broening took the step for which every big daily paper In the city commended Ihm next day he asked the Lnited States com missioner of education. P. P. Claxton, to advise him and summoned the school board to be present at the hearing when Mr. Ramsay s committee present ed its case to the boar dof estimates. Commissioner Claxton promptly ap proved the community's plans, saying that if they weer carried out fully they would make Locust Point one of the best-known places, educationallq, in the country.' The following day the school board recommended that the school be moved to a site In the park and that the money be asked for to erect an entirely new building. preparing buildings haa been in .prog ress for several weeks. Mr. Grout reports no shortage of teachers, all vacancies having been filled. The corps of city teachers will be somewhat larger than last year, due to normal growth of the schools, but all positions will be provided for on the opening day. "We expect nearly 34,000 pupils in the Portland schools this year," said Super intendent Grout Sunday. "To house these, we have 37 new temporary build ings, giving us a total of approximately 100. Indications are that all will be well filled. Everything. Is in readiness the buildings and teachers await only the hour of opening. The youngsters, probably, are not quite so ready." It has been announced that the an nual book exchange will take place this afternoon. This is in accord ance with the usual custom by whic advancing students are enabled to dis pose of their old books and in turn pur chase second-hand books from those in the grade ahead. Solicitation for funds of various kinds, such as was permitted during the war. will be eliminated dur Ing the coming school year, accordln to announcement, no funds being asked of pupils for any purpose. The annual meeting of teachers the Portland public schools will be held Saturday, September 6, at 10 o clock A. M.. according to announcement made recently, this being a change from the programme of other years, when the annual meeting was scheduled for the Saturday preceding the opening of the school year. There was an influx yesterday o teachers and vacationists in preparation for the school year. Every incoming train carried its capacity of human freight. From the mountains, the beaches and pleasure resorts in various parts of the west they came, tired, dusty and glad that vacation days were over. The wet weather of Sunday, com bined with the near-approach of school days, served to break up small towns that had come into exie ence at the beaches. Auto traffic from these near by points was the heaviest ever seen on Oregon roads, it as said. A special train will be run today from the coist for accommodation of those who decided to spend Labor day by the sea and it is expected that the 1919 season will come to an end automatically with the re turn of the scores who are called home by the ringing of the school bell. V IS WRECKED AS CUR HITS AUTO Entire Bridal Party Goes to Emergency Hospital. ROME LOOTED 6Y ROBBERS RESIDENCE OF W. II. McCCIRE IS THOROUGHLY RANSACKED. Several Hundred Dollars' Worth of Jewelry and Women's Ap parel Is Stolen. W. H. McGulre. 627 East Forty-third street north, reported to police Sunday night that his house had been robbed of several hundred dollars' worth of Jewelry and women's apparel during his absence from home. Police believe the burglars were watching the house when Mr. McGuire left, because the whole building was ransacked. Mr. McGuire was absent only half an hour. The loot consisted of several Shriner and Knights Templar pins, diamond stickpins, and other articles, including mink muff and neckpiece. George Goit. 390 Russell street, re ported that burglars had stolen a gold bracelet, a diamond stickpin, a moss agate stickpin, a gold locket set with a ruby, a gold locket set with five sapphires, a watch, and a pair of pearl. earrings from his home. inspectors Gordon and Wright and Hellyer and Leonard are investigating the two crimes. Dr. H. B. Garrison reported to police Monday .morning that his home had been ransacked. Police obtained no list of the missing property. LIVELY DAY IN CHICAGO Summer . Speeders Grow Careless and Spill People All Over Peace ful City Landscape. L BELLS TO DREAD DECREE SAYS RETURN TO BOOKS TODAY. fCity Superintendent Looks for En rollment of Nearly 34.00 in Lo cal Schools This Year. Swimmin' holes in Portland and vicin ity promise to be strangely silent and deserted this weeK. The dreaded decree, calling for the opening of school, has been Issued, and the shadow of gloom that has hovered over rendezvous of sunburned youths for two weeks past Is deepening. Today the youths who have splashed, dived and learned to swim will take up tneir books, though hardly with the seal that cnaracterized their maneuvers in the water. The school year will open officially this morning and although little class work will be done it will mark the end of vacation days. Assignment of pupils to their classes, issuance of book lists and registration will keep instructors engaged during the fore noon and after these details have been arranged pupils will be dismissed, until Wednesday morning. This is the only ray of sunshine now penetrating the gloom. Estimates prepared by City Superin tendent Grout are that 3000 more pupils may register this year than were shown in last year's - records, when 30.700 names were placed on the rolls on the opening day. This is .expected to tax the capacity of 'permanent and tem porary buildings in which classes will b conducted. . although the work of 'ALIMONY GLUB IS HISTORY NEW YORK HUSBANDS AGAIN FACE JAIL TERMS. Immunity From Payments Won in . Prison, But New Law Pro Tides More Penalties. NEW YORK. Sept. 1. New York's famous "alimony club" passed into his tory at midnight last night and thou sands of "slacker" husbands, who fan cied themselves immunized from ali mony payments by a sojourn at the "club" in Ludlow street jail, again face possibility of imprisonment. The "alimony club" was made pos sible by a law providing that when a man refused to pay alimony he should be committed to jail for a period of not more than six months. Thereafter he was immune from further payments or molestation. Under an amendment to the code of civil procedure, however, effective at midnight last night, delinquent hus bands may be Jailed for contempt of court for every failure to pay install ments as ordered by court. They may be punished for contempt time arter time until they die or reform. LIQUOR SUSPECTS TAKEN Bottles in Prisoners' Pockets Seized as Evidence. Patrolmen Meehan and Simpkins Sunday night arrested four men at Fourth and Everett streets and charged them with violating the prohibition law.. A small quantity of liquor, which police say was found in bottles in the prisoners' pockets, was seized as evi dence. Those arrested were: John Palo, Le- ander Pantill, Felix Kaegelane and John Johnson. PLANE TO BLAZE AIR LINE 2 6-Passcncer Machine Goes From Chicago to Toledo. CHICAGO. Sept. 1. A 26-passenger twin-motored airplane for which a transcontinental airline blazing flight from New York is planned, flew to Toledo yesterday on the second leg of its eastern voyage, covering the dis tance of 240 miles In three hours and 43 minutes, according to advices re ceived here. It carried nine passengers. CHICAGO. A wedding party came to grief here when a Forty-third-street car crashed broadside into an auto mobile at Wabash avenue. In the auto were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schienmann, 6451 South May street, the bride and bridegroom, who were on their way to a photographer's at Thirty-ninth street and Cottage Grove avenue. With them were their wed ding attendants, Walter Klinger, Mrs. Louis Schmidt, 6831 South Racine ave nue; William Lee, 5025 South Dearborn street, and John Thompson, 809 East Seventy-fifth street. Thompson, who was driving, was the most seriously injured. He suffered a broken collar bone and bruises. All the others were more or less shaken up and received minor bruises. . All were taken to the Englewood hospital by the Wabash-avenue police and later went home. Enniton Woman Injured. Mrs. Edith Manke, wife of A. F. Manke. 2428 Grant street, Evanston, was slightly Injured on the head yes terday when her automobile crashed Into another car driven by J. P. Hale, 1908 Dewey avenue, Evanston, at Har row avenue and Church street. Hale was arrested. Frank M. Humphrey, 22 West Seven tieth street, a milk wagon driver, was seriously injured when he stepped In front of an auto at West Sixty-fourth street Just after alighting from a Western avenue car. He was taken to a hospital by Englewood police and it was said his skull probably had been fractured. The driver of the auto moblne, P. J. Lasco, 1S00 Garden ave nue, Chicago Heights, was arrested. With him was P. J. McGiane, 1558 Schilling avenue, Chicago Heights. Six Others Injured. Two other automobile accidents brought injuries to six persons, Mon day one of whom may die. William Pottker, Oak Park police man, was standing in the street ques- i ning P. C. Hicklin, 215 Western ave nue, and A. Lawrence, 102 Home ave nue. Oak Park, occupants of two col liding automobiles. A third car driven by Leo Spaetgens. 1414 Rascher ave- ue, came speeding down the street and truck Pottker, throwing him 15 feet and inflicting Internal injuries which may prove fatal. Girl In Anto Released. Spaetgens was arrested, charged with peeding. Miss Margaret Carberry, 640 West Chicago avenue, who was in Spaetgens' car, was not detained. Pott er was taken to the West Suburban ospital. Mrs. Margaret Mullin, 1950 Ogden . avenue, was injured seriously and four companions received minor injuries when an automobile in which they were riding turned over in the street, throw ing all the occupants to the pavement, under the Kinzie street viaduct in North Cicero avenue. Mrs. Mullin was taken to St. Anne's hospital with a broken rib and internal Injuries. Her companions were her husband, Howard Mullin, Miss Gertrude Brown, 1907 Warren avenue; Frank Farrell, 2942 West Monroe street, and Albert Sinhold. Whitney, Ind. Farrell, who was driving, told the police he lost control of the ear when he attempted to swing out of the ear tracks. to withdraw from the national emer gency convention of the socialist party and join the communists. A national meeting of the communists opens here today. At several conferences the radi cals discussed their situation following yesterday's turmoil in the convention, when several left wing delegates were ejected by police after conservative delegates had charged that the radicals were attempting to "pack" the conven tion. Conservative leaders declared their Indifference to the course pursued by the left wing. Officers of the convention' said that the conservatives were in full con trol of the meeting. NATIONAL BAR WILL MEET . ANNUAL SESSION AT BOSTON IS TO OPEN WEDNESDAY. Report of Committee Investigating! Courts-Martial Expected to' Arouse Wide Comment. BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 1. Law yers in every section of the country are Interested in the plans for the an nual meeting of the American Bar association, which will be held at Bos ton, Mass., on September 3, 4 and 5. The association has just been advised that Lord Flnlay, the distinguished tiritisn jurist, formerly Lord Chan cellor of England, has accepted an in vitation to attend the meeting. Lord Finlay's presence will doubtless attract much attention, because of the fact that it has been reported that he may preside at the proposed trial of the former kaiser of Germany. The report of the association's epe. cial committee to investigate courts' martial is expected to arouse nation wide comment, because of the wide spread interest in that subject. The report will be made the subject of dis cussion at one of the sessions. The latest addition to the list of prominent speakers who will address the lawyers is Judge Elbert H. Gary, head of the steel corporation, whose subject will be "Reconstruction and Readjustment." Among others who will speak are Secretary of State Rob ert Lansing, on "Some Questions of the Peace Conference"; Dr. David Jayne Hill, former ambassador to Germany; Judge Robert Lynn Batts of Texas and Albert C. Ritchie, attorney-general of Maryland, and ex-counsel to the war in. dustries board. Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massa chusetts, and Judge George T. Page, president of the association, will ad dress the first session of the meeting. SS life 5 ; ics1 . JsLsii i pi $ r vested can t 1 t . imriii n nm-'-i"k-,iiiiii7 .. .- . .. . I WORKMEN IN CONTROL OF ARSENAL SHOPS LABOR TO SET OWN WAGE SCALE; APPOINT FOREMEN. Higher Eficlency Attained at -Rock . Island Plant, Asserts Sec retary Baker. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. Actual control of the production activities of the Rock Island arsenal harness shops, including appointment of foremen and the determination of prices to be paid workmen, has been turned over to committees of the employes. This be came known yesterday when Secretary CALDER ANSWERS PALMER Baker made public correspondence be lwwsu inc nai uc; i- - FIRES THREATEN TOWNS Residents Take Refuge on Beach at French Resorts. TOULON, Sept. 1. Vast forest fires are ravaging the region between Tou Ion and Cannes. The fire has reached the seashore resorts around Calaire bay and persons in the hotels and restaurants were compelled to evacu ate and take refuge on the beach. According to latest advices the flames are assuming alarming propor tions and threatening the towns of Grasse and Antibe. Despatches from Sardinia say that between 18 and 20 villages are sur rounded by fires. Aid is being rushed to threatened points. FAST TRAIN IS WRECKED Twentieth Century Limited Runs into Two Freight Cars. CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 1. Two cars of an eastbound freight train buckled on an adjoining track to that on which the eastbound Twentieth Century Lim ited was running east of Painesville, 26 miles east of this city, at 9 o'clock last night. They landed directly in front of the Incoming passenger train. The locomotive of the Twentieth Cen tury Limited was derailed and its engi neer killed. The passenger cars re mained on the tracks and no passen gers, according to reports to the rail road officials, were injured. AFRICA SEEKS NEW CABINET Death of Premier Botha Necessitates Reorganization. JOHANNESBURG. Sept, 1. Lieuten ant-General Jan Christian Smuts has accepted the invitation of Count Bux ton, governor-general of the union ol South Africa, to form a new cabinet. This is made necessary by the recent death of Premier Louis Botha. Bend Postal Business Heavy. BEND, Or.. Sept. 1. (Special.) More than 110.000 worth of money orders are purchased at the Bend post office monthly, ft was learned yester day. These represent approximately 1200 orders Issued by postoffice offi cials. UNION CALLS FOR PROBE Killing of Aged Man and Woman by Guards Reported to Wilson. WASHINGTON. Sept. . 1. President Wilson has been asked by the United Mine Workers of America to order a federal investigation of the alleged murder" August 26 of an aged man and a woman at the Allegheny Steel company's plant at Breckinridge, Pa., by the company's mine guards "dis guised as deputies." The guards were placed there during a strike which began six weeks ago in connection with an attempt to unionize the mine. PREMIER IS TOLD TO QUIT Allies Demand Friedrlch's Resigna tion, But Result Is in Donbt. LONDON, Sept. 1. Reports have reached London from Vienna and Ber lin that the allies presented an ulti matum to Premier Friedrich of Hun gary demanding his resignation. One report says Friedrich declined to acquiesce and another report asserts that he resigned and that a new list of ministers has been presented to the allies. Neither report has been confirmed. RADICAL SOCIALISTS ANGRY Party Delegates Threaten to Join Communists. CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Left wing or radical delegates yesterday threatened Senator, Says Ue Championed Ger man Poeple, Not Nation. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. In reply to charges made by Attorney-General A. Mitchell Palmer that his activity in seeking an investigation of the alien property custodian's office, formerly held by Mr. Palmer, was 'pleasing Ger many" Senator William M. balder said that "if what he says is true, it is because I have insisted, as President Wilson had insisted, on a square deal with the German people, as distin guished from the German nation. 'Mr. Palmer has been dealing. the Rtatement continues "not with the can- deDartments .of the KocK lsiana arse ital of the German nation, but with pri. nal and if found successful, wouia De vate capital invested In this country." placed in operation in all United states arsenals. Development of the new system, the IS 1 DP CI trTRflPIITtv; TlAfl announcement said, grew out or tn v lilt iwwu i t-j wlsituation immediately following the signing of the armistice, when It be sentatlves of the employes. In carrying out the new plan wnicn is characterized in the correspondence as the "first recognition of tne prin ciple of democracy as applied to the manufacturing Industry," an arsenal order branch has been established in the ordnance department here to ob tain orders from other governmental agencies. Official renorts to Secretary tsaner assert that the result has been not only greatly increased efficiency and con tentment among the men, but a radical reduction in manufacturing costs. Tt was learned last night that tne system soon would be extended to other Farmers Killed Instantly in Attempt to Remove Line. that the operating reduced for lack of came apparent force would be work. In a letter to Secretary Bakr, P.. L. Cornick and James L. McCort, employes' representatives on the arsenal orders branch, summarize the result as follows: 'Primarily the employes feel .that they no longer are like mere employes simply bent on holding down a job, quite apart from their conception or life, for no other purpose than the earning of wages, the only crude means available to them for securing the nec essary and perhaps a little the better things of life. They are beginning to aa that thnv are, nn their wav towards DIPLOMATS MAY BE SENT becoming partners in a large enterprise Bttl lO 1I11.I1U1J.LU1 l"t WSJ-. V"i"t5-J SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 1. Hans Korsboen, aged 65, and Arthur A. Jack, aged 30, farmers residing about four miles from Palouse, were electro cuted early Sunday morning when they attempted to tear down a live wire running into their home. During a heavy wind storm, a tele phone wire had been torn from an in sulator, crossing a high tension wire of the Washington Water Power com pany. The two men in attempting to remove it were instantly killed. England and France Discuss Re suming Relations With Foe. PARIS. Sept. 1. There has been much talk recently about resumption of diplomatic relations between the allied powers and Germany. La LlDerte says: "The English seem inclined, so soon as the treaty is ratified, to send, not a charge d'affaires, but an ambassador to Germany. France naturally will do the same. Paul Dutasta has been per sistently mentioned for the post." M. Dutasta was secretary to the peace conference. their government.' MRS. MICHAEL CUDAHY DIES American, Countess by Papal Decree, Succumbs at Age of 7 7. CHICAGO, Sept. l.-j-Mrs. Michael Cudahy, widow of the late Michael Cudahy. one of the pioneers in the packing industry, who. was one of the last two American women made coun tesses by papal decree, died today, aged 77 years. She was born in Ire land. In recognition of the Cudahy family s inHNSON TELLS OF KILLING enerosity to tne Roman catholic JUnWOUIV ILLLO ur rllUlll . h Mrs. Cudahv received the title of countess by Pope Benedict XV in For Hot-Day Lunches Serve crisp, cool lettuce leaves with mayonnaise between thin slices Franz' Butternut Bread. But ternut has such delicious flavor it's so whole some and good. Your family will be delighted. Franz' Butternut is baked by master bakers in Port land's finest bakery. Mod ern machinery and scien tific methods produce a loaf of uniform quality. No guesswork. Ask your grocer for FRANZ' BUTTERNUT The Incomparable Loaf r-S'SC, , , -..ID day attending church at St. Bartholomew's. Three Caught in Police Raid Police Sunday night raided a lodging house at 280 First street and arrested Mark Stark, the proprietor, on a charge of conducting a disorderly house. Mrs. Stark was arrested on a charge of dis orderly conduct, and Mena .Martin, a waitress, 23, was charged 'with va Soldier Reported Killed Returns. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Sept. 1. (Special.) A pleasant surprise was sprung upon friends last week when Sam E. Pleasant arrived home from overseas to disprove the report that he had been killed in Russia. Pleasant was in France during the war. Liberty Bond Theft Charged. Patrolmen Nelson and Foster Sunday night arrested Archie Ednor at the Portland swimming baths. Fourth and Tamhill streets, on a charge of steal ing a J50 liberty bond from one of fhe lockers. Ed Reed, manager of the baths, was the complainant. V'A (JIhiwu jiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiilll liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM ASK FOR and GET IKSoeiick's The Original Malted Milk For Infants and Invalid Avoid Imitations and Substitutes Details Given at Nome of Murder of Portland Woman. NOME, Alaska, Sept. 1. Clarence Johnson, alias Harry Burns, arrested here on description furnished by the Portland police, for the murder or Mrs. Eunice Freeman in Portland, August 15 made a confession yesterday giving the details of the killing. Johnson as serted that he robbed a Seattle man the night before departing for Nome. He was seeking employment in tne local coast guard when arrested. Drum Corps Thanks The Dalles. THE DALLES, Or., Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) J. M. Patterson has received letter from T. M. Kellogg, secretary of the veteran fife and drum corps of Portland, expressing the thanks cl the corps for the .contribution from The Dalles toward defraying the expenses of the corns on its trip to the G. A. R. encampment at Columbus, Ohio. Antos Collide; Woman Hurt. Mrs. A. Greco. 668 Clinton street. was iniured Sunday night In collision of an automobile dTiven by S. Navarra, 643 Clinton street, with one driven by M. B. Coad, of Oswego, at Milwaukee and Division streets. Mrs. Greco was riding with Mr. Navarra, who is her son-in-law. She was taken to ner home. 1917. PRINCE GUEST IN OTTAWA Cornerstone for Peace Tower to Be Laid in Labor-Day Programme. OTTAWA. Ont. Sept. 1. Laying of the cornerstone of the peace tower on the new parliament building, with programme similar to that followed when his grandfather placed the origi nal cornerstone of the main building in 1860, will be the principal event on the Labor day schedule of the Prince of Wales here today. The prince spent a quiet day yester EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED It's a distinct aid to any housekeeper who desires ' to economize, and at the same time have appetizing-, nourishing and sat isfactory cooking at every meal. 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