6 TI1E MORMNG OREGONIAX, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1920 SchooT Board Wifl Submit Bill to Legislature. COMMISSION ABOLISHED NEW BILLS AT THE THEATERS tndcr Proposed Measure Teachers Could Be Dismissed by Vote of Majority or Four. A bill providing for changes in the present tenure of office law for teachers was presented to the school board at its meeting yesterday and approved by. the board. The measure, which was prepared as a report by Frank L. Shull, director, at the re quest of the other directors, will be submitted at the next session of the legislature. W. F. Woodward was the only member of the board who voted against the changes in tenure. He did so because he said he was "firm ly convinced that the tenure was born of a dire need." He asserted that he did not care to vote for any modifications of any kind- in the present tenure unless he knew there were inefficient teachers in the sys tem at present who could not be re moved under the rulings provided by the law now in operation. Board Vested Witb Authority. The bill approved by the board -would abolish ' the commission of three, . designed to act in cases of dismissals of teachers as the body of final authority. The new bill would give the board final authority to act in such cases, with the vote of four members of the board neces sary to dismiss a teacher. The majority of the board members was favored by Mr. Shull" in his re port as the necessary number to dismiss, but Chairman Orton pre ferred that a larger vote be required, so it was changed to make four necessary. The principals, in their report submitted, some time ago to the board, favored a unanimous vote of the full board for dismissal. The federated teachers' council, represented both the grade and high school teachers, favors no changes in the tenure at the present time. Experts Disapprove Measure. "Two sets of disinterested experts have passed upon our tenure and both have disapproved of it," stated A. C. Newill, director. "One group reported that it was vicious legisla tion and the other said it hampered the efficiency of the teachers. I think this expert advice is good." When Mr. Grout was asked if it were possible to remove teachers un der the present tenure, he said "a trial, such as is required at present, is too great a price to pay to remove a teacher. We had better suffer her to remain in the system, even if in efficient, than submit to the expense, trouble and publicity of such trials." "My idea is to eliminate the com mission," said Chairman Orton, "and go before the legislature and ask it to assist us." l.uvv Prevails Only In Oregon. "There is nowhere in the United States such a tenure law as we have here in Oregon," declared Director Shull. "Our law is not recommended by other authorities I could find." "1 want to offer the teachers as much protection as is necessary, of course." said Chairman Orton: where upon the other members of the board said, "That's what we all want to do." R.' H. Thomas, school clerk, was asked to reply to a letter received from the child welfare commission, asking particulars of the Incident in volving 11-year-old Pearl Bngle and his teacher, Francis Myers, of the Shattuck school. "No complaints have been received against Miss Myers by any of us," said Mr. Woodward, "so it is not necessary to take any formal action xonerating Miss Myers." Question Hns Been Dropped. Clerk Thomas was asked to explain the matter to the commission and in form them that the question had been dropped. The commission also asked the mat ter of establishing more ungraded rooms to accommodate retarded chil dren and of giving psychological and physiological tests to all school chil dren, be considered. The question was referred to D. A. Grout, city superintendent of schools. The building programme for the coming year will be discussed at a special conference Tuesday- evening when the needed buildings in their relative importance will be consid ered and the approximate amounts to be required for each. School Extension Requested. A delegation from the Capitol Hill school district asked the board for additions to the school to relieve crowded conditions. The matter was referred to the buildings and grounds committee. Leaves of absence were granted Miss Geraldine Cartwell and Miss Jessica Karnham. Heilig. THET have said of George White's "Scandals of 1919," which opened last night at the Heilig. that it "out follies the Follies," and to appreciate the aptness of this tribute one should turn to Noah Webster's celebrated handbook, pursuing the superlative to it? source. It does, indeed. Gorgeous in setting and -costuming, wild with gay songs and dances and dowered with both characters and chorus of unusual attainments 60-50, as it were the "Scandals" is as joyously irre sponsible and hectic as Broadway it self would be were the highball to return. There is fancy in the conception of the scenes, with a tropical taste for color and the audience is entirely will, ing to forgive the reckless absence of plot for the spontaneity of the mirth ful situations into which the cast is whirled from Mars and the some what diaphanous draperies of the comely immortals to Broadway and more earthly revels. Blackface has seldom risen to the heights of buffoonery upon which "Duke" Rogers perches as the scandal monger, and the absurdity of Victor Came is a rare gift. Helen Wilson, leading lady. Jack Edwards, the danc ing leading man, and Blanche Boone, the prima donna, are favorities in songs and dances alike new. And Dorothy Posty, pretty soubrette, has a way with her that wins hearts in the audience while she breaks them on the stage. Grace Cameron, off stage the considerably better-half of "Duke" Rogers, is inimitable in char acter, roles. There are a variety of scenes bur lesqued from phases of modern pleas ure that are only too easily recog nized and occasionally mourned from the "Three-Mile Limit Cafe," in its setting of paint and canvas breakers, to the courtroom act where in the sharpshooting .wife, Dorothy Posty, is arraigned for the casual murder of her husband. Never a note of seriousness mars the perfect folly of the scene yet one cannot but fancy that the librettist threw in that marital assassination in satirical spirit, as it were. They had quarreled about who should put out the cat, the flirtatious wife or the intriguing husband; and the melodramatic finis to their bickering " carried a thrust that was absurd, of course, but com mon. It is in the courtroom scene, with the stern judge depicted by Fred Cady, and the fair defendant lavishly displaying J18 openwork silk hosiery, that Helen Wilson rises from the witness stand to demonstrate before a jury of pretty chorus girls that she is the original jazz baby, patent applied for and all rights reserved. Queen Jazz herself, when the pyra mids were graven plans on brick, never danced with more captivating nonchalence and easy certainty than does the jazz baby of the scandals. Perhaps the biggest scene in color effects and fancy is that which in troduces the chorus and Blanche Boone in the breezy song, "Peacock Alley." In gold andi purple gowns, flecks of brilliance against the royal, the girls are grouped in the vanity of a huge and very realistic peacock and the scene and song are but introductory to the overcrowded hotel farce, wherein the accommodating clerk, Wally Sharpies, demonstrates his painless nirvana for captious guests. And in this scene the Grace Cameron specialty, a country gossip, birdcage, bonnet and shrewishness, is drawn so cleverly with chatter and song that the audience rises to it with roars of mirth. "Duke" Rogers and even Al Jol son himself might stand in the wings for a time meets his friends of the audience with an assumption of con fidential familiarity that is most compelling and that displays in nuendo andi tattling as exceptional enterprises, saved from malice by their mirth. Not at all a show to wrinkle the brow with deep, eight-gauge thought, is the "Scandals of 1919," for never was there a musical comedy revue launched with that purpose. But the fact is that, aimed- at laughter, num bers of brilliant arrows fall far from the mark while this one goes true to the center of the target. "Scandals of 1919" will complete the week at the Heilig, with a Saturday matinee for goodi measure. The cast is as follows: Helen Wilson... The Little Leading Lady Blanche Boone ...The Little Prima Donna Grace Cameron. .The Woman of Character Elizabeth Hopkins The Soubrette Dorothy Posty Another Soubrette Jack Edwards. .The Dancing- Leading Man Duke Sogers The Scandal Monger Fred Cady The Fat Comedian Victor. Carne The Little Comedian Ed Bisland The Singing Juvenile White Way Trio ....The Singers Wally Sharpies The Juvenile Comedian James Buckley The Character Man Hippodrome. THE comedy stunts and the clever sayings of Jimmie Barr and Bobbie Hagen make "Rival Artists." which opened at the Hippodrome yes terday, a real treat. The rest of. the act is of the ordinary musical revue type with pretty girls in attractive costumes, who sing well and dance almost as well. The audience appreciated the com edy best of all, however. The artists have a way of gazing at the audience in perfect silence and causing gales of laughter. They do it merely by looking foolish or by reciting bits of nonsense or by keeping their mouths open too long, just apparent nothings which really delight the onlookers. Ethel Hagen makes a pretty lead for the chorus. The scenes are laid in- the studio and at the beach and there, is a meager plot, which is en tirely sufficient, however, for its pur pose of aiding in the comedy situa tions. Joe Tilyou and George Rogers, who present a novelty act, "Show Me." are so well liked that they are called back to do another turn. They come out as two old men and maintain their characters throughout, except that for their age they do a most amazing variety of stunts. Both are experts in turning all sorts of handsprings and somersaults and undertake strange and unex pected twists. They can dance, too. but their unique way of presenting their original stunts pleased the audi ences most. ; Raye Dawn. California's famous girl-whistler, has a splendid oppor tunity to show her talent In "Shadow land," in which she appears with Bea trice McKenzie, comic opera prima donna. Raye can whistle with gay little trills and bird-like notes and in three solos she gives an excellent demonstration of her art. Miss Mc Kenzie wears some gorgeous gowns and the duet in the finale of this act is a harmonious and fitting conclu sion. Charles Smith and Grace Inman in "Sally's Visit," present what starts out to be a comedy playlet and ends in an exhibition of tight rope walk ing. They have many good jokes and both sing pleasantly. Grace is grace ful on the tight rope, which she makes out of an old clothes line, which starts out as part of the scen ery. Will Dunlay and Bessie Merrill in "Much Ado About Nothing," have an array of patter that is apparently without end and an interesting song, which forms the basis of their number. US. I UP $2,272,000,000 Loss of 74 in Million-a-Year Class Not Felt. 4,425,114 MAKE RETURNS Engraved Christmas Cards Let us show you our wonderful as- lO sortment and have you place your g order while the selection is complete. I - Stationery Dept. Main Floor, j Woodard,Gatte&,Ga ALDEB STEEET AT WEST PARK. 1 Present this COUPON Friday or Satur- day. November 19 or 20, and ..(ir I 7: sn . . I with first $1 of your purchase! land double stamps with, the itji I balance of purchase. Reports of $500,000 to $1,000, 000 Are 3Iade by 178 Persons. 35,942 Wives : Pay Taxes. WASHINGTON. ..ICov. , 18. Despite the loss of 74 members of the coun try's million-a-year income class, the taxable income of the United States increased in 1918 by more than 82.272,000,000 as compared with 1917. according to income statistics issued tonight by the bureau of internal rev enue. Income reported - for 1918 amounted to 815,924, 639.355 agatnt 813,700,000,000 in 1917, though 141 persons filed returns for incomes of 81,000,000 or more In 1917 and only 67 in 1918. " Personal -returns riled during 1918 numbered. 4,425,114 and the tax, both normal and surtax, amounted to 81,127,721,835. The average tax for each individual was 8254.85. As com pared with 1917, a growtn ot saz, 234 was shown in the number of re turns filed.' The increase in the total tax was 8434,228,881. . 178 Incomes Pass 500,000. Returns for incomes of from 8500.- 000-to 11.000.000 were filed by 178 persons, while 1,516,933 persons filed returns for income from $ieuu to 82000. Incomes from 82000 to 83000 were shown on 1,496,878 returns, and from 83000 to 84000 on 610,095 re turns. For incomes of 85000 to 810. 000, there were 319.356 , returns and for incomes of 810,000 to 815.000, 69, 992 returns, jlore than 30,000 persons made returns on incomes from 815, 000 to 820.000, and 16,000 on incomes from 820,000 to 825,000, while 9996 persons reported incomes of from 850,000 to 8100,000, and 2358 made re turns for incomes between 8100,000 and 8150,000. 9147,428.653 Largest Tax. The largest tax amounting to $147,- 428,655, was collected on incomes from 850,000 to 8100.000. with 8142,448,679 collected on incomes from 810,000 to 825.000 next. Incomes between 81000 and 82000 paid 826,481.000. The number of wives filing sepa rate returns from their husbands was 35,942, the income reported be ing 8333,218,749. Of the industrial groups from which income was derived, agricultural and related industrials led with 372.336 returns' reDresentinsr a total net in come of 81, 122, 32,163. Income derived from investments for the year was 84,847,914.000. Rents and royalties paid 8975,679,666, in terest on bonds, notes, etc., includ ing fiduciaries and foreign sources 81,403.485,691, and dividends 82,468,- 749,244. EXTORTION ALSO CHARGED LABOR LEADER ACCrSBD OF GETTING $48,000. Contractor on Stand Testifies He Gave Brindell $25,000 Xp Stop "Walkout. NEW YORK, Nov. 18. While the joint legislative committee investigat ing the "buildinfr trust" was hear ing further testimony today regard ing graft payments to Robert P. Brindell. president of the building trades council, the grand 'jury strengthened its indictment of yes terday and added another, charging the labor leader with extortion. After pleading not guilty to the amended indictment alleging attempt ed extortion of 825,000 and the new charge. Brindell was granted his lib erty in 8100.000 bail. The new indictment charged Brind ell with extortion in that he received $500 from Louis J. Cohen, a house wrecker, on July 15, in connection with a demolition job. The legislative committee heard witnesses testify to the payment of more than $48,000 to the labor leader for wrecking jobs and protection against labor troubles. Albert Hierskowitz, one of the wit nesses, declared he paid fzo.OOO to Brindell to prevent a "rumored CHARITY BOARD TO MEET Members or Veteran Organization to Celebrate Birthday. In the church where it was orcan- lied 32 years ago, the public welfare bureau next Tuesday night is to celebrate its birthday with a dinner and programme. The organization which is the city's largest non-sec tarian, non-political charity, came into being as the city board of char ities. Its first meeting was held in the First Congregational church, the scene of the forthcoming party. It has grown to such an extent that last year it served more than 1200 fam Uies. The programme for Tuesday will include dinner at 6:30 and addresses by past presidents at 7:30. The speak ers are to be Thomas N. Strong, L N. 1'leischner and Ben Selling, past pres idents, and Bishop Sumner, who is to discuss the present situation. Din Tier reservations ehould be made through headquarters in the jcourt- house. ' Wool Producers Meet Today. Wool producers of Oregon will meet at 10 o'clock this morning to discuss relief measures for their industry which they declare is in serious dan ger. An emergency tariff or embargo on wool will be urged in congress when it convenes in December, ac cording to officials of the Oregon Wool Growers association, who have Issued the call for the meeting, and it is hoped to have the state congres sional delegation on hand for a study of the proposed legislation. . Workman Kails 1'rom Scaffold. U. N. Limbille, -aged 28. of 429U Sixth street, was hurt about the head yesterday when he fell from a scaf fold while at work at the plant of the Northwest Brides & Iron com pany. He was removed to Good Sa luaritan hospital. - strike." George Atwell, one of the city's largest demolition contractors, said he had paid $17,120 for jobs and protection. Nieman Klomhoss, house wrecker, testified to giving Brindell $1000 for "getting me men" and ar ranged for "protection from trouble" of Frank Milton, another contractor, which he said cost $1500. He said he also paid $200 for "privilege cards" in order that his men could work. J. M. Goldblatt. building and sheet metal contractor, testified he paid $2000 to Brindell's agents at the re quest of the labor leader to have a strike called off on an alteration job. When he said he threatened to fight the Brindell men. Goldblatt declared, Mr. Pike, a walking delegate, said, "Go as far as you like. We have the district attorney and police force with us." " "Why, my dear boy," he says," con tinued Goldblatt. "'your amount is so small it cannot be seen. What are you barking about? he says. 'We have about 50 on the list, ranging from $20,000 to $50,000, and nobody makes a howl like you did to give up. We are sorry we ever tackled you.' " Widow of Hcdcrly Files Suit. Another echo of the shooting of Robert W. Hedderly by federal and police officers was heard yesterday in the circuit court when his widow filed suits to recover a total of $9500 damages. Two actions were begun one against Policemen William E. Morris and Earl M. Jackson and the American Surety company for $2000, and the other for 87500 against Fed eral Officers William R. Wood, James J. Biegin and Delazon Smith. MAIL ROMANCE UPSET Wife Wooed by Correspondence Finds Simple Life Irksome. AIRAXY, Or., Nov. 18. (Special.) Bessie R. Oakley, the wife be won through correspondence, preferred life n a city to that on the fain so she eft, John W. Oakley of Lebanon test ified in the state circuit court here yesterday. He proved that she de serted him a yar ago last August and Judgre Kelly granted the divorce. Oakley said he and his wife were married Tiere in 1917 after they had corresponded a year and a half. They went to his farm home near Lebanon he said, his wife was not used to farm life and was dissatisfied. After she left Oakley bought a home in Lebanon so that they might live in town but his wife, ho told the court, refused to return. PATENT MEDICINES CLA-WOOD Hair Treatment.1.00 Lilly's Milk Magnesia 50 Eagle Milk 25 Jad Salts 75 Benetol 25$ ' Lanes Tea 55 Horlick's Malted Milk 85 L'ydia Pinkham Compound. . .$1.10 Syrup Figs 55 Nuxated Iron 76. Liquid Arvon 98 Sal Hepatica 600 Swamp Root $1.00 White Vaseline 100 Chase's Vermifuge 300 . Bell's Instant Hair Dye. $1.00 MINERO Is a food substance recommended for Pyorrhea, loose and decaying teeth. ' $1.00 Prepaid DRUG DEPARTMENT RUSSIAN OIL For Constipation We have now received a shipment of the genuine RUSSIAN OIL. Pint Bottle $1.00 x : Agar Agar, Cut, 1 lb $1.50 Castor Oil, 6 oz 400 Glycerine and Rose Water, 6 oz 250 F. E. 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The minimum wage scale of .the oper ators at present calls for $4.40 a day for common labor, but the majority of the firms have been paying in excess of this rate. The bond of the East Oregon Lumber company of Entei prise, covering their membership in the Jegion, was declared forfeited and the company was notified that its membership had been cancelled on ac count of its recent action in cutting the scale below the set rate. Buy Your CHRISTMAS GIFTS at This o llill Price Revisions have been made where possible all through our store, and we purpose doing our full share in the readjust ments so necessary to general prosperity. Present quotations are far below those probable for next spring, as prices for stocks already made up have been cut far below replacement values. If in need of a new Suit or Overcoat and you wish QUALITY garments, we can interest you. SPECIAL VALUES AT 50, S55, S60 "Manhattan,". "Arrow" and "E. & W." Shirts at 30 discount. Winthrop Hammond Co. 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