THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1019.
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FRICTION III SCHOOL
15 TIEN TO
Attack Made on Principal in
Vernon District.
FRAMEUP IS SUGGESTED
Ulterior Designs Declared Back of
Protest Against Punishment
Administered to Boy.
Warfare of an organized faction in
Vernon school district against Will
iam Parker, who for 12 yers has been
principal of the school, came to a head
yesterday at the school board meeting
when a delegation of seven parents
protested against corporal punish
nient administered to a pupil.
Because the charges were not made
in writing the school board declined
to hear complaints which had already
been presented to Superintendent
Grout. Mrs. Susan M. Works, presi
dent of the Parent-Teacher associa
tion and apparently leader of the pro
test delegation, promised to put her
objections in the proper form and said
later when questioned that a meet
ing of parents probably would be
called to take action.
Mrs. Works' only statement to the
board concerned the regulations as to
corporal punishment in the schools.
She declared that a boy at the Vernon
building bore stripes three days after
punishment administered by the prin
cipal. James riakkenson of the Ver
non delegation inquired as to the pay
of substitute teachers, implying that
some of the disturbance was due to the
replacement of Mrs. H. O. Frazer. a
substitute teacher, by a permanent
one.
'Strike' Hrines Trouble.
The boy who precipitated the latest
distil rbanee in the peaceful adminis
tration of the school is Herman Olson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson. He was
one of the children involved in last
week's so-called strike, protesting the
removal of Mrs. Frazer.
"When the boy carne back to
school," said Mr. Parker yesterday,
"liis actions were intolerable. He is
not ordinarily a disobedient boy, but
lie refused to obey at this time and
it was in the course of events that
he should be punished. The stick I
nsert was one that I keep on hand for
this purpose. It was a pine paddle
ol t a t ruit box.
"When I attempted to administer
punishment Tuesday the boy resisted
and instead of being struck where the
pain would be only temporary he was
hit on the shoulder two or three
times. This was unfortunate. 1 ad
mit. I think the stick did leave a
mark.
"The boys' parents are with me in
the matter and Herman admitted to
me and the teachers that the punish
ment was justified and that he got all
that was coming to him."
IVrighborM Take l' Cane.
Superintendent Grout said it was
not unusual for corporal punishment
t be administered in the schools, but
that each case should be reported to
hi office.
"The first I heard of the affair was
when I saw Mr. Parker's report and I
tiumght nothing more of it." he said.
"A delegation consisting of Mr. Bak
kenson, Frank t'ook and two women,
who aiil they did not belong to the
committee, called at my office this
morning. This was the first time
any parents in the district had ap
proached me. They said they wanted
the principal prosecuted.
"It is not the bovs" parents that are
pushing the case. The neighbors have
taken it up. The boy told us he de
si rvecl the punishment. He had told
Mr. Parker :n order to check the
whipping that he hart a boil on his
shoulder. We examined his shoulder
ai:d found none, so Herman said he
hud faked it in order to stop the pun
ishment. Mr. Grout Sees Boy.
"I asked the committee this morn
ing why they are pressing the mat
ter since the parents seem to be with
the principal, and in answer they
said they intended 'to get Parker.'
-nd so I regard it as simply an ef
fort to hang something on the princi
pal. However, I have given the mat
ter personal attention and yesterday
went out to the school and talked
v ilh the boy."
The objectionable paddle used in
this case. Assistant Superintendent
Uice said, is about three-eighths of an
inch thick, two inches wide and prob
nbly 15 inches long. Records at the
school show that, so far as the
"strike" was concerned, Mrs. Works'
f.n was out the first day, and on the
second day remained home on account
of illness. The Bakkenson and Cook
children did not slrike.
Mrs. Works declined to make any
statement "until the matter is in
proper form."
"It is too bad.' she continued, "that
Mrs. Frazer should be involved."
Recent Threat Hrcnlled.
Parker claims that Mrs. Works is
a personal friend of Mrs. Frazer and
that an attempt is being made to
place blame for her removal upon
him, whereas the change was a part
of routine school business. Mrs.
Works implied yesterday that she
supposed when a substitute had
taught 20 successive days in one place
she received the usual regular teach
ers' salary.
The genera understanding in edu
cational circles familiar with the
Vernon trouble Is that some of the
people in the district are trying to
make good a threat that if Mrs. Fra
zer was not retained the principal
would get into trouble.
"It seems," said Mr. Parker, "that
they have taken the first opportunity.
Boys may have borne marks. of whin-
pings before, but I have never before
heara any complaint.
LOSS OF NETS PROBED
l.aue Grand Jury to Investigate
Fishermen's Strike.
FL'GEXE, Or.. Dec. 4. (Special.)
The Lane county grand jury will in
quire into the destruction of fish nets
on the Siuslaw river during the sal
mon fishermen's strike in October, ac
cording to Sheriff Fred O. Stickels
and District Attorney L. L. Ray, who
returned to Eugene yesterday after
noon from Cushman and Florence,
where they had investigated the al
leged crime.
During the strike seins valued at
several hundred dollars were de
stroyed with sulphuric acid.
RARE PAINTING EXHIBITED
Soldier, Dead,
Christ Xear,
With Figure
'Never Alone."
of
.V painting of international renown.
Never Alone." by Herbert de Mareau.
is on exhibition on the seventh floor
of the Meier & Frank store and is at-
trading the attention of hundreds of
Portlanders who appreciate the best
in art.
The painting depicts a French sol
dier dead upon the ground where he
tetl, probably as a result of battle
wor.nds or after having been the
target for some German sniper. The
dank marshes are all about the dead
man and the matted grasses are
brownish and dead, too. Mists hover
over the land and the patches of
water, so cold in appearance, are in
tensely realistic. But through the
mists the sun shines, a ball of fire,
and with outstretched hands the
figure of the Christ appears near the
soldier and he is not "alone." The
artist ably has painted the sky, giving
to the clouds a semblance of floating
vapors and to the blue above the mist
an effect of the real sky. distance
and boundless space.
The picture is set in a deep recess
of black, lighted skillfully to bring
out its many good points and should
be seen, by all who are interested in
art.
DRIVE FOR TEACHERS ON
ORMAL SCHOOIi STUDENTS TO
CARRY OX CAMPAIGN.
Alumni Association, to Join in Ef
fort to Obtain Recruits for
Monmouth Campus.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon
mouth, Dec. 6. (Special.) "Every
student a booster for the Oregon Nor
mal School" will be the slogan of
a campaign to cover the entire state
which will be launched at a rousing
meeting of the student body early this
month, it was announced this week by
President J. H. Ackerman. The pur
pose of the drive will be to enlist
students for the normal school in all
high schools, because of the ever-increasing
demand for teachers.
The student speakers will depict the
growing need for trained normal
school teachers and will recite the ad
vantages offered by the state school
at Monmouth.
The alumni association of the Ore
gon normal school, of which there are
several thousand members, has prom
ised co-operation in the movement.
Members of the faculty are lecur
ing and teaching in various institutes.
Definite arrangements were made in
the schedule of visits by faculty mem
bers to assist in the Oregon institute
programme and every detail is being
carried out.
W. C. Bagley, noted educator of the
department of institutes, Columbia
university, will visit the normal school
this month in the .interests of better
facilities for training teachera in the
northwest. Professor Bagley is coming
west at the invitation of President
Ackerman, in co-operation with the
state normal schools of Washington.
SPEAKERS OPEN CAMPAIGN
Addresses on Armistice Day Mur
der Given iif Tacoma.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Dec. 4. (Spe
cial.) Last night at the armory in
Tacoma, before a crowd of about 1000,
Rev. H. W. Thompson and H. E.
Veness of this city opened a speaking?
campaign on the Armistice day mur
der of four Centralia war veterans, a
campaign that will take them to prac
tically every large city In the United
States. The speakers were well re
ceived last night, being repeatedly in
terrupted with applause. A concert
by the Third Washington infantry
band preceded the address.
Tomorrow night Mr. Veness will
speak in Kent, under-the auspices of
the American Legion post there. Sat
urday both speakers will appear in
Portland, and Sunday night they will
deliver addresses in Seattle.
Rev. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Veness
were accompanied to Tacoma last
night by Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Titus,
J. E. Moran, C. A. Armentrout, A- F.
Cormier and Mrs. Katherine Robinson,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, INDIAN LANDS ARE SOLD
Fort Lapnai Sale Brings About
$60 an Acre.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Dee. 4. (Spe
cial.) Yesterday the Indian agency
at Fort Lapwai sold 2500 acres of In
dian lands at a price averaging $60
an acre. The total sum received for
this acreage was $155,526.40, which
was within $6000 of the appraised val
uation. Dr. Jacob Breid, superintendent of
the agency, states that the sale was
successful, although some 16 tracts
were not sold.
Some of the larger buyers were
Ralph Bernard of Lewiston, who se
cured 160 acres for $14,054; Arthur C.
Chace, who bought 80 acres for
$5655.60: T. H. High, Lewiston, pur
chased 80 acres for $5255; H. L. Hub
bard, Lapwai, purchased 120 acres for
$9140; Ole Thompson, Nez Perce, pur
chased 80 acres for $6510; Robert
Dunlap, Ho, purchased 80 acres for
$S506; Elmer Lentz, Ho, purchased 80
acres for $6500; Antoine Sarbacker,
Ferdinand, purchased 80 acres for
$6750; Hampton and Driscoll. Genesee,
purchased 80 acres for $9150.
FARM UNIT TO ORGANISE
District 3 to Be Formed at Klamath
Falls Saturday.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Dec. 4.
(Special.) An organization meeting
of district No. 3 of the county farm
bureau, consisting of Klamath Falls,
Algoma and Summer school districts,
will bs held here Saturday. Since
the county bureau was organized,
early in October, practically every ag
ricultural section of the county has
formed units. The plan of E. F.
Thomas, county agricultural agent,
was to organize the remote districts
first before bad weather set in. The
local meeting will be one of the last
tor organization.
The county-wide meeting for the
election of officers and transaction of
general business will be held here
Wednesday. December 10. A full rep
resentation of all stock-raising and
agricultural sections of the county is
expected.
GIRLS' ABDUCTORS JAILED
Youths Sentenced at Lewiston for
Tampering With Witnesses.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Dec 4. (Spe
ciaL) Millard Price and Steve Hal
verson, the youths who attempted
abduction of two girls from a local
hospital wrhere they were being de
tained in connection with a statutory
case, have been sentenced to serve
five months in the county jail.
The two youths, who give Moscow
as their home, pleaded guilty to the
charge of conspiracy to prevent and
dissuade two witnesses from appear
ing at the trial of Matt Dowd. who
recently forfeited his bonds by fail
ing to appear before the district court
to answer the charge preferred
against him after the confession of
the two girls.
The girls live in Clarkston. The
mother of one assisted the officers in
preventing the abduction.
PROSECUTORS TO MEET
STATE SESSION TO OPEX
SALEM DECEMBER 11.
District Attorneys Association to
Hold 3-Day Meeting Radicals
to Be Discussed.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 4. Special.)
Prosecuting- officers " from almost
every section of Oregon will gather
in Salem December 11, when the Dis
trict Attorney's association will enter
upon its annual three-day cessions.
Programmes for the conference have
been completed ana are being sent
out to all district attorney in the
state. Because of the many impor
tant after-war matters scheduled for
consideration it is believed the at
tendance at this year's session will
be larger than ever.
Prominent among the subjects to
be discussed is the plan of co-opera
tion and co-ordination of all state
officers in subduing: radical activities
and teaching- Americanism. The 36
district attorneys of the state, at
torney-general, governor, justices of
the supreme court and 25 circuit
judges of Oregon have been invited
to attend the dinner.
The programme follows:
December 11 10 A. M. Registration.
Salem Commercial club; 1:30 P. M.. dis
trict attorneys, accompanied by Governor
Olcott and George M. Brown, attorney
general, will Inspect state institutions, in
eluding Oregon state penitentiary, state
hospital for the insane. Oregon state train
ing school for boys, state industrial school
for girls, home for the feeble minripd. tu
bercular hospital, school for the blind and
state scnool lor dear mute?.
December 1 2 9 :30 A. M. Address of
welcome, Governor Ben Olcott; address,
'Divorces and the District Attorney."
Judge G. G. Bingham: address. "Leaves
rom a District Attorney s Diary." b
Thomas A. McBride. chief justice of the
Oregon supxeme court. 1:30 P. M. Ad
dress, "Law Enforcement, by George M
Brown, attorney-general: address. "Re
vision of the Criminal Code. by J. S.
Hodgin; address. "The Psychology of
Crime and Criminals, by W. H. Evans,
district attorney of Multnomah county: ad
dress. "The Duties and Responsibilities ol
a District Attorney," by George Neuner.
district attorney of Douglas county. 6:30
Dinner at Hotel Marion.
December, 13 10:3O A. M. Paper. "Ju
venile Court Laws." by Gilbert L. Hedees.
district attorney of Clackamas county; pa
per, "County Tax Foreclosures." by George
juci iusKye; paper, j tie .Parole system
R. W. Swagler, district attorney; address.
"National Prohibition Enforcement," by
Milton A. Miller, collector or internal reve
Due. 1:30 P. M. Election of officers.
GOLD HILL CROP MOVED
Sixty
Carloads Arc Sent Out
Growers of District.
GOLD HILL, Or., Dec. 4. (Special.)
The packing and shipping of the
apple and pear crop in the Gold Hill
district, which has been hampered by
the car shortage, box shortage and
scarcity of help, is just coming to a
close for the season. Sixty carloads
is the season's record, with several
cars yet to be shipped.
The Rogue River Fruit and Produce
association, with head offices a.t Med
ford and warehouses at Gold Hill, was
the heaviest shipper, while the larg
est individual shipper was Duel &
Weeks of the Del Kio orchards, two
miles below Gold Hill, with a record
of 30 carloads. The shipping cull,
formerly sold to the local consumer at
from 25 to 50 cents, were not avail
able this year, causing a scarcity.
The whole of this output was taken
over by the canneries and preserving
plants at fancy prices.
MINUTE WOMEN TO HELP
Aid in Stamping Out Anarchy Is
Pledged to Legion.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 4. (Spe
cial.) Following a meeting held in
Centralia yesterday by the executive
board of the Lewis County Minute
Women's association the following
telegram was forwarded to all posts
of the American Legion in the county:
"The Lewis county minute women
offer their services to the American
Legion as an organization to assist in
the work of stamping out treason.
anarchy and bolshevism and bringing
to a speedy justice the murderers who
massacred our soldiers on Armistice
day."
It was decided also to Invite every
women s organization in the county
to co-ooerate with the minute women
in baoking the American Legion. The
organization also voted to make a
donation to the American Legion fund.
CAPTAIN BEEBE HONORED
Ex-University Student Is Sow
Stationed at Brest.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu
gene, Dec 4. especial.) captain
Lewis Beebe, ex-student in the school
of journalism of the University of
Oregon, is perhaps the only man from
this university to receive the triple
honor of the French croix de guerre
with palm, distinguished service cross
and a citation in division general or
ders. Information regarding Captain
Beebe's military record comes in a
letter just received at the office of
President Campbell.
The university man was with the
30th infantry regiment, a part of the
3d division. He served as platoon
commander, company commander, bat
talion adjutant, regimental adjutant,
and is at present base adjutant at
Brest, France. Beebe expects to re
main in the army.
DEBATE SERIES SOUGHT
18 Women of Oregon University
Out to Participate.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Dec 4. (Special.) Women debaters
of the University of Oregon, through
their, inter-society forensic league,
are asking for two intercollegiate
women's debating series this year for
the first time. Eighteen women de
clared their intention, at the last
meeting of the league, to go out for
intercollegiate debate this year.
The two series w-anted by the wom
en are one with Oregon Agricultural
college and Washington State college,
and another with Washington and
Stanford.
Officers of the Women's Forensic
league are Ethel Wakefield, of Long
Beach, Cal., president; Laura Rand
Portland, vice-president; Doris Pit
tinger of Portland, secretary-treas
urer.
SIUSLAW LOSS IS SMALL
Forest Fires in 1919 Cause Dam
age of Only $2 71.16.
EUGENE. Or., Dec 4. (Special.)
The loss by fires in the Siuslaw na
tional forest during the past summer
was only $271.16, according to a re
port just made out by R. E. Vincent,
deputy supervisor of this forest.
Twenty-one fires occurred in the ter
ritory of the forest while only 15 oc
curred within its actual boundaries,
says the report.
The 21 fires covered 1617 acres. 578
acres of which were timber land. The
report shows that the amount ex
pended in fighting the fires during
the entire season was only fiZZ.Vn.
000
GO
SUN SPOT FEAR SCOUTED
DISASTER FORECAST BELIT
TLED BY ASTRONOMER.
Professor McAlister at 'Cniversity
Declares Situation December 17
Will Not Damage Earth.
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON. Eu
gene. Dec 4. (Special.) Predictions
of disaster and even destruction of
the earth as a result of the planetary
disturbance about December 17 have
failed to create a ripple of excitement
in the mind of the University of Ore
gon astronomer. Professor E. H. Mc
Alister, head of the department of me
chanics and astronomy.
"These scares appear ever so often,"
said Professor McAlister commenting:
on Professor Porta's prediction of dis
aster to follow in the wake of sun
spots caused by the juxtaposition of
all the larger planets on the same side
of the eun.
"Earthquakes, volcanic disturbances,
floods and electric storms have been
predicted as a result of the peculiar
gravitational pull caused by the un
usual situation of the planets.
"There are always spots present on
the eun," Professor McAlister con
tinued, "ana, aitnougrn it is true that
the planets will be in the specified
poaition this month, it is doubtful if
any serious disturbances will be oc
casioned on the earth as a result."
Railway Span Use by Autos TTrged
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec 4.
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(Special.) City Commissioner Dice
has suggested to the commercial club
the use of railroad bridges across the
Columbia river for autos. The ques
tion will be taken up with railroad
heads. Commissioner Dice investigat
ed this matter while east this sum
mer and found the plan used in many
places.
APPLE INSPECTION RIGID
Shipment of Damaged Fruit From
Hood River to Be Prevented.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec 4. (Spe
cial.) While complaints have come
"BAYER CROSS" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety Bayer Cross." Always buy an
unbroken Bayer package which con
tains proper directions to safely re
lieve Headache. Toothache, Earache.
Neuralgia, Colds and pain. Handy tin
boxes of 12 tablets cost but a few
cents at driyg stores larger packages
also. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester
ol Salicylicacid. Adv.
BOYS'
irownsville Woolen
There Is No Clothing Famine at the
Big Brownsville Establishment
Making Our Own Clothing, in Our Own Tailoring Shops on
the upper floor of the Woolen Mill Building at Third and
Morrison streets, we can supply
Your clothing needs with Oregon made Clothing, made of Pure Oregon
Wool, superior in quality, superior in tailoring, design and workmanship
to clothing made anywhere else in the world.
We Invite Comparison
Manufacturing our own clothing in every style and pattern, and selling
it direct to the consumer Mill-to-Man, eliminating middlemen, we are
able to sell superior clothing at prices so reasonable that the consumer
is able to save $10 to $15 on each suit.
For young men the bright, snappy styles of the hour, for more conserva
tive men the plain, staple conservative styles they demand.
Sold at Mill-to-Man Money-Saving Prices, Men's
$30, $35, $40, $45, $50
Boys' Suits
$15, $16, $16.50, $17.50, $18.50, $20
Boys' Suits $10
Try on Your Made-in-Oregon Wool Suit Today
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Woolen Mills Store
Mill-to-Man Clothiers
THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS
Do your Christmas
shopping early at stores
displaying this sign.
from railway administration inspec
tors here that- independent shippers
are routing out apples badly dam
aged by frost, Walter Woolpert, of
Dan Wullle & Co., British importers,
says that his concern has instituted
a rigid inspection to prevent shipment
of damaged apples.
".As soon as the damage from frost
became apparent," says Mr. Woolpert,
"we immediately sent out circulars to
our growers urging them to beware
of packing fruit that would dete
riorate. Indeed, as our apples will
Have you noticed the rugged, healthy complexion of our soldiers and
sailors their elastic step and strong, manly bearing? This condition
Is due to outdoor life, plenty of exercise, regular habits and whole
some food.
Tour responsibilities may not permit you to work, live and play
outdoors. Tou may have to grind away at a machine, a desk or other
employment, until your condition becomes stale. INDIGESTION, CON
STIPATION, HEADACHES and GENERAL DEBILITY FOLLOW. Tour
liver and kidneys fail to act properly, and your blood becomes poor and
sluggish. Don't be a health-slacker. Take Bliss Native Herb Tablets.
They will relieve CONSTIPATION, remove INDIGESTION, help to
prevent RHEUMATISM and make you fit. Look for the trade mark.
The original Bliss Native Herb Tablets have photograph of Alonzo O.
Bliss and picture of National Capitol on every box, which also -
shows blue label containing signature or Alonzo J. tsnss. uur M
money back guarantee on every
Sold by leading druggists and
Alonzo O. Bliss Co, Washington,
sun
TODAY!
at the
go chiefly to export, allowing the
fruit if frosted to spoil before deliv
ery, there is no incentive to our grow
ers to deliver damaged apples."
Chehalis Cannery Pays More.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec 4. (Spe
cial.) Patrons of the Chehalis con
denser of the Carnation Milk Prod
ucts company, will receive $3.40 per
hundred for milk during the first half
of December, as against a price of
$3.25 paid during the latter half of
November.
NATIVE
HERBS
in Tablet Form
box. Two sizes,
Due ana ii.uu.
local agents everywhere.
D. C
Made by
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Suits
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets
are a Harmless Substitute
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets the sub
stitute for calomel are a mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. These little olive
colored tablets are the result of Dn .
Edwards determination not to treat
fiver and bowel complaints with calomel.
The pleasant little tablets do the
good that calomel does, but have no
bad after effects. They don't injure the
teeth like strong liquids or calomel.
They take hold of the trouble and
quickly correct it. Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teeth? Calomel
sometimes plays havoc with the gums
So do strong liquids. It is best not t '
take calomel Let Dr. Edwards' Oiiv
Tablets take its plaa
Headaches, "dullness and thai lazj
feeling come from constipation and a
disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets when xu feel logy" and
"heavy." They "cJ tr" clouded brain
and "perk up" the so-its- 10c and 25c
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