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e THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1923 SCHOOLS iOT SHUT TO EX-M'S TALKS Either Side May Use Build ings, Board Decides. CATHOLIC PROTESTS READ Recommendation for Purchase of Glencoo Playground Tract Adopted by ' Meeting. So far as the gehool board is con cerned and It is really the court of last resort Sister Lucretia, the ex-nun who has attacked St. Vin cent's hospital In public addresses, may resume her discourses In any school structure after complying with the requirements specified for public entertainments thereili, which concern rental and janitorial fees. This attitude of the school board, or a majority of its members, was clearly evidenced Thursday whne the directorate listened to the read ing of three or four letters of pro test against such practices. The correspondents drew the attention of the board to the fact that Sister Lucretia had bitterly and outrage ously aspersed the Catholic charac ter, and respectfully petitioned the board to have in mind its duty toward the interdenominational pub lic which supports and patronizes the Portland schools. Among the letters were protests signed by Mrs. Edith Knight Hill, John J. Lane, president of the Catholic Civic Rights association, and Mary ilur-, phy. Director Thomas defended the policy of the board. I,ecturea Are Criticised, "These people," he-said, with a wave of a fat cigar, "won't play fair Thfy wunt to muzzle those who Are against them. I'm for let ting them have the schools when they want 'em, and the Protestants when they want era." Clerk Fulton, having completed the reading of the communications which prompted this vociferation, turned to the missive of Mary Mur phy, who said, in part; "Catholics pay taxes and a goodly number of their children attend these public schools. I maintain these lectures are not educational in any way, and our schools should be put to a better purpose than to open them to people of this sort, who villify and con demn many of our finest and best citizens." , Director Thomas grinned. "And the same goes for Mary Murphy," said he. referring to his previous declaration. . Director Shull Kiujsetti. The chairman, Director Shull, was fidgeting. He said that he had not voted for the resolution which opened the schools to Sister Lucretia - as a lecture platform, and that for his negative attitude in the matter he had scant regret, inasmuch as he had since perused one of the ex nun's addresses. "I have seen," said Chairman Shull, "what purported to be a sten ographic copy of one of her talks. I will say that It is the most filthy .and disgusting address that I have ever read or heard." Complete silence ensued, until the board, with evident relief, filed the letters and turned to other business. Throughout the discussion there had been no interruption or expression from the sparse audience. The board adopted a reobmmenda tiorf of the special committee which advised consideration of the pur chase of the Birchler plot, to afford playground facilities for Glencoe school. This action wa3 understood to be merely an authority for nego tiation. The price asked for the plot is $8500. Another prospective deal in dis trict real estate came to -an em phatic focus when Director Eisman moved that the district submit a certified check for $10(J0 in part pay ment for the area in the Goldsmith addition desired for grounds for the projected Chapman school, to be purchased at the board's tender of $60,000. The proposal carried the provision that unless the offer is accepted within ten days condemna tion proceedings shall be instituted. The property was first off ered at $71,000 and is now held at $67,000. BRIGGE FILMS SLATED TRAFFIC CONGESTION VIEWS ARE BALLOT ARGUMENT. Pictures of Delays to Be Shown In All Downtown Theaters Oct. 28 to Nov. 4. Motion pictures of traffic con. gestion on the various bridge ap proaches in the city as an afbuTnent for construction of the Ross island bridge will be shown in all of the large downtown picture theaters, October 28 to November 4. accord ing to A. G. Johnson, in charge of the campaign. The same pictures will be shown in the suburban houses in two-night stands until all of the theaters have been covered. Mr. Johnson also announced that arrangements had been completed with the Portland Railway, Light & Power company for the carrying of front-end cards on all street cars in the interest of the proposed Ross island bridge and the rebuilding of the Burnside bridge. The cards will carry the ballot numbers of the two bridge proposals 14 and 16. "The railway Company realizes that the new bridges will greatly facilitate the movement of its cars tor all parts of the city," said Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson spoke before the East Side Business Men's club Thursday in favor of ths Ross island bridge proposal and at noon Thursday he addressed the city druggists' asso ciation. Speaking dates by the score have been arranged for "min ute men" in the bridge campaign. Harriet Leach inFineVoics Wins Big Audience. Admirers Shower Flowers on Coloratura Soprano. THE song recital of Harriet Leach, coloratura soprano, Thursday right in the public auditorium, was greeted by a large audience of her admirers, who supported her with ' their interest and showered her with lovely blossoms which overflowed the stage. The evening was a real f.-lumph for Miss Leach, who was In f'ne voice and sang with the full consciousness that her bearers were as happy over her concert as she ' herself seemed to be. On the stage where one beheld her Nirough partially dimmed lights, tl.e singer was lovely, a slim, girlish fi!,e iClahJ"hCLalith "ffm" I Her voice was clear and like a bell and the numbers most liked were accompanied by the flute, played by Icilio Miocoli. The concert opened wfth Bem bsrs's "Love Me Well." followed by "A Summer Song" (D'Hardelot), "The t Hose Cup", (Ward-Stephens) and I esc l, nistoire Amoureuse ' rrom the opera "Manon Lescaut" (Auber). The last was a gem, bright and sparkling, with lovely tone quality and & dramatic air. The singer's pcise was perfect and her manner gracious. The melodious "II Bacio"' intro duced the second group and was fol lowed by "To Be , Sung on the Waters" (Schubert) and "The Wren" .RfirtftdlnM with fluta nhliirnfn Leach's cadenzas were clear and bird-like, rivaling the flute in their true sweetness. ' . ". "The Cross" (Ware), dusky and thoughtful, opened the second group. supplying a contrast for the balance ; cf the programme and revealing deep coloratura tones, i Following were "Niemand Hats Gesehn" (Loewe), "Pale Moon" (Lofean) and "Summertime" (Ward-Stephens). Quite the loveliest number of the entire programme concluded the singer's last group. This was "By the Waters of Minnetonka" (Lieurance), often sung but seldom sung so beau tifully, .and the beauty . of Miss Leach's . voice was enhanced by tre flute obligato. The storm of ap plause did pot quiet until the num ber was repeated and armsful of gorgeous flowers rewarded her. The final number, ''Je Suis. Titania" (Thomas) from the opera "Mig non," was large and dramatic. Miss Leach received splendid sup port from her accompanist. May Van Dyke Hardwiek, and from Mr. Mic coli. Two flute solos were given, by Mr. Micuoii, "Airs de Ballet d'As canio" (Saint Satins) and, "Allegret to" (Godard) He responded to en core with "Scherzino" (Anderson). MAYORURSES PROGRESS TAX REDTJCTIOX DECLARED DISASTROUS PROPOSAL. Future of Portland and Oregon Lies With Greater Population That Exposition Assures. Defying any candidate to cut a nickel from the taxes of the people of the stala. under what they were last year, or to attempt to cut the present curtailed service of the city of Portland, nnd yet deliver effici ency in city government, Mayor Baker made a strong appeal for a greater future population as the logical relief plan through the ex ploitation of the state's resources In the 1927 exposition, in an ad dress before the East Side Business Men's club Thursday. The mayor was the principal speaker of the pre-election dinner meeting of the club, and presented some interest ing comparative facts of the popu lation of the state and the under development of the resources and the scenic wonders here, State measures, including the com pulsory education bill, county and city measures and the platforms of candidates came in for discussion. Of the 15 candidates for city com missioner, 11 were present, and candidates for the legislature en livened the programme- with a di version from the platforms, of the city candidates. Two minutes was allowed each of the aspiring office seekers by Chairman Lepper to tell the club members why he should be elected. W. P. Woodward, arguing for the passage of the compulsory educa tion bUl, and James P. Stapleton, speaking against the bill, presented some interesting facts in the jcon troversy. A talk on fire preven tion by Fire Marshal Grenfel and Commissioner Bigelow closed the evening programme. Several mu sical numbers were provided and dancing followed the business ses sion of the club. -. DEATH PENALTY IS FACED Punishment of Wilson and Pal for Broak May Be Asked. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Oct. 19. The death penalty may be asked in the cases of Herbert Wilson and Adam Blaszyk, convicted murderers and under life sentences, who with Guido' Splgnola, alleged robber, es caped from the county jail here Tuesday and were recaptured Wed nesday. The announcement came late to day from the district attorney's of fice where section 246 of the penal code was quoted as ground for the possible action. That section pro vides that any person under, sen tence for life In a state prison, who, with malice aforethought, assaults a prison officer, may be punished by death. The three men, in making their escape, assaulted and painfully if not seriously injured Henry Purrier, deputy sheriff and turnkey. Other .officials declared the law was not applicable to Wilson and Blaszyk as they rere in a county jail and not a state prison at the time of the attack. NEW SPAN HAS PLATE Work on. Oregon City Bridge Is Progressing Rapidly. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 19. (Special.) A handsome brass plate now adorns the entrance of -the new suspension bridge now under con struction in this city. This plate, prettily engraved,' is placed at the right and reads as follows: ' "Willamette River. Oregon State Highway Commission. A. Qnthrie & Company, Inc., Constructed 1922." The plate has attracted unusual attention of those passing along Seventh and Main streets. The work of the bridge is being pushed rapidly. The artistic railing Is about completed. Blood Test Demanded. 1 ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct.. 19. (By the Associated Press.) A blood test to determine the paternity of a son born to the divorced wife of Her man Henry Laumeier, wealthy local clubman and real estate dealer, will be sought, Randolph Laughlln, counsel for Laumeier, said today. Laumeier yesterday filed a motion asking the circuit court to ascertain the paternity of tho child, declaring the boy was born 23 months after his separation from his ex-wife. Central Presbyterian Men Meet. The Men's club of the Central Presbyterian church met at the Failing school Thursday night, W. F. Woodward, the chief speaker, giving his reasons for advocating the com pulsory education bill. I. L. Imlay, in costume, sang a number of ; Scotch songs, 1927 FAiH IS INDORSED STKAW BALLOT -OF ' CREDIT 3IEX IS 97 TO 26. Politics Mixed With Business at Session Representative Mc Arthur Hakes Address. . Portland's credit men. in an offi cial meeting of their organization, the Portland Association of Credit Men, held Thursday at the Benson hotel, went on record as favoring ths 1927 exposition. A straw vote on the question resulted -In 97 of the members declaring their support of the coming exposition while 26 op posed it. Politics was mixed with Dusiness and after several prominent mem bers of the association. B. K. Knapp, G R. Grayson, ,E. C. Libby and Charles M. Morgan, had spoken on credit questions C. N. McArthur, Oregon representative who is seek ing re-election, was given the floor. Mr. McArthur discussed govern-Kit-nt. finances in detail and ex plained the operation of the budget law. He told what congress has die in the last- two years in the way of passing tax measures, good roads legislation, arm; and navy bills, and made a plea for better co-operation between the national lawmaking bodies and the business men of the ccuntry. "The tendency on the part of dem agogues," said the speaker, "to hamstring legitimate business' is most deplorable. The successful op eration of legitimate business is the keynote to prosperity in this day of unrest and readjustment. The stabilizing and fostering of ITuslness results not only in benefit to the men who risk their money in va rious enterprises, but also to the worker, the farmer and the pro ducer. ', "Intelligent members of congress are always glad to listen to prac tical recommendations as to new legislation, whether these come from business interests, farmers or la borers. "The, term of a' representative . should be lengthened, though I will not say how much. The present condition produce's too muoh poli tics and not enough serious atten tion to the welfare of the country. A long term would enable ths. In cumbent to get his bearings, vir upon a programme and carry it to a definite conclusion without1 - the periodic necessity of looking to his political fences." ' About 200 members of the organi zation attended the meeting, which was the regular monthly dinner of the association. FORMER FUN GUEST ARTHUR B. BOJfNER OF AL HAMBRA, CAL., HERE. Visitor Touring Pacific Coast Cities in Behalf of Red Cross Life -Saving Work. ' While in Portland on his "tour of Pacific coast cities fn behalf of the Red Cross llfesaving work, Arthur 3. Bonner, former Portland fire man, now at Alhambra, Cal., Thurs day, expressed earnest desire to Bee in Portland a greater interest in modern llfesaving methods as sponsored by the Pacific coast direc tor of Red Cross first aid, Dr. A, L. Richardson of San Francisco, who Is now In Washington asking for national supervision of the organ tzatlon. ' - Mr. Bonner has consulted with va rious officials in' the city in regard to organizing llfesaving work, in eluding M. A. Orphan of the local li M. C. A., where a class in life saving is being considered. Thursday Mr. Bonner visited old cronies at the fire stations and gave r, llfesaving demonstration. He visits this city after an absence of 20 years and, though astonished at the municipal growth and improvements, r-e exprraseu nimaen as gnevea id find that his friend Mayor Baker. whom he remembers as councilman, had abandoned his theater, the Baker, where several now famous theatrical stars, including BiUi Burke, made their debuts. - David Campbell Gives Fine Piano Recital. Brahms Rhapsody Played Richly and Forcefully. - - fTIHE piano recital qf David Camp X bell Thursday at the auditorium of the Woman's building was an ex position of crisp, virile technic. The Brahms rhapsody -was played richly and forcefully. The Beethoven son ata, . written i In : Beethoven's early manner, brought rounds of aplause. LThe toccata, Op. 7, written by SChU- mauu mien a. vci j jvung mail, is full of the live ajuality of youth and sheer delight of motion. Mr. Camp bell put Into it a joyous outdoor mood. The two Chopin numbers, an etude, and a ballad, were vigorously and brilliantly played. This group was warmly applauded, and Mr. Campbell played "The Butterfly" etude of Chopin as an encore. Re called again and again, he repeated the encore. The next group, Ganz and Ma';- Dowell, was brilliantly modernistic, "The Heldengrab," somber as befits the subject, has the usual self-conscious mood noticeable in all the music of the world war. . It was heroic in manner, and full of the new harmony values. In the Kries- A tested skin treatment If yon want a remedy lor akin trouble whose value lias been proven by many years of successful use, if you wan treatment that thousands of doctors and druggists are daily pre scribing because they know its bene ficial results, youwill find it in Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. Why not take tbs cm mbimd advica of alt these wisa medical man, aa! Ut Reaaol maka raurtkiaweil? Aa aWgaX, Resinol ler-Ganz the tune wandered In a maze of difficulties appalling to a lesser technic than Mr. Campbell's. The "Improvisation" and "March Wind" were very much in the Mae Dowell mood, and beautifully played. A veritable storm of applause fol lowed. But . the demands upon the soloist had been tremendous,, and he wisely refused the encore. ' ' The concluding number, a concert paraphrase on the main airs of Bu gen Onegin, is a stupendous yrbrk for the urintc of any pianist, be he Padsrewski, David Campbell, or any one else. It sounded the depths and heights of planistic difficulties from beginning to end. Like, most tran scriptions, it consisted of floridities. One might guess the transcriptor's favorite composer to be Liszt, for, it drew much from Liszt's mc-des. It had some commonplace moments, however. : when one-wondered why Tsqhaikowsky wrote such ordinary tunes perhaps he was relieved to ret them out of his system! But the technical demands upon the solo ist never ceased, either In this or-In the encore, another transcription, "Der Liebstod," Wagner-Liszt. In addition to the "amazing technical Intricacies, these two compositions seemed to exhaust the tonal re sources of the instrument. Mr. Campbell played them, as all the rest of the programme, with ease and fluency. MASONS ATTEND DINNER Past Masters of Lodges Here Are Guests of Lodge Officials. All past masters of Masonic lodges in the' Portland jurisdiction were guests of the master and war dens of the Sunnyside lodge at, their temple at, East Thirty-ninth street and Hawthorne avenue at dinner Thursday night. Following the din ner the Master Mason degree was conferred upon a candidate. J. H. Rankin, worshipful master of the Sunnyside lodge, was in charge of the arrangements atjd provided a sumptuous dinner and" entertaining programme for the benefit of the guests: ' The gathering and dinner were for the purpose of effecting a closer relationship and more concerted f- fort by insnring the co-operative effort of the past masters .in fra ternal affairs connected with the Masonic lodge. Present masters of Portland lodges were also present at the gartering. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. : j pL K " v; pi " ' ALSO '.anuria. Jiu. ii, ii nai f uiimmamif Vi.i!.w.r uum j n im m ' '.luiMim.wigaswpiinnB) n ,, ?(r; .. , - ; 4' "i vwl.;f4 tmAmlF ... T;.sj . roars i s vyr&gL I , 1 yJ : -v Y.-jjJ screams i ! ' rnmm : larry I fs-V r V r-,. -t WyS . ' , ; .. In His Latest Screen -: 'fell.' : MOUSE MtSXffiW ss JiW "THEATER ! i I IllSCilm Z-Sr i CureduithoutSurgery . 'W cv V JT - EXTRA N itimmm l tr VA 1 attraction V, . ;fM W. "THE r ?V . - " , CHANNEL ; I T'f l Vi l RAIDERS" I. vSsir y 'KM : ; . ; by jack r A ' ' . London : i ! " v . ' , . ' A two-act playlet ' J Xclc 1 MULHALL I f .'hii-i i' yaaaaaaj f ssaa. iWllSjaaaMaaala saaa KEWS WEEKXT SSSS' ",A ijf Direction of Jensen and on Herbert fr ;M CLUBWOMEN FOB FAIR PLANS AFOOT FOR DEMON STRATION OCT. 28. 192 7 Exposition Stickers Given to Oil Companies for Distribu tion; Caravan Tomorrow. Clubwomen of Portland are ar ranging to stage one of the largest demonstrations ever seen ia- this city in the interest of any etvlo or state event. It is to be In the nature of a luncheon at the Multnomah hotel, Saturday, October 28, and will be a 1917 exposition rally. Mrs. F. O. Northrup is chairman of the committee on arrangements and . is supported in the-movement by the entire club membership of Portland. Representatives of various organ izations met at the new clubhouse Thursday and outlined plans for the luncheon. Reports indicated that the women of the city are enthus iastically for the 'exposition and the belief was expressed that outside of Portland the vote in November will be strong for the fair. The luncheon will not be exclusive ly for women. An effort will be made to bring out as many men as possible. The services of the Knights of Pythias band have been engaged and a male Quartet will sing. The dining room will be elaborately dec orated and several speakers will htalk on why there should be a great indorsement of the exposition at tne November 7 election. Fifteen -thousand stickers herald ing the 1927 exposition were placed in the hands of the Standard Oil company ' Thursday. These will be distributed among the company's filling stations in Portland and vicinity to be plaoed on the wind shields of automobiles. At the same time 5000 stickers were sent to the Union Oil company and 6000 to ths Associated Oil company for the same purpose. There Is a large sup ply of these stickers at exposition headquarters in the Pittock block and they will be sent to automobile owners upon request. . Twenty-five automobiles ha,d been registered Thursday night for the 1927 automobile caravan that leaves this morning for lower Colum bia river cities in the interest of the exposition. It 1s expected that there, will be 40 cars to make the trip or not less than 160 passengers. William P.. Merry announced that the caravan would leave Sixth' and Morrison streets promptly it 8 A.M. He urges the excursionists to be on hand at 7:30 so that their automo biles may be properly , decorated with 1927 banners. ' NEW APPRAISERS NAMED Deschutes Men Appointed to Suc ceed Those Removed. SALEM, Or., Oct. 19. (Special.) 'The world war veterans' state aid commission tonight announced the. appointment of J. A. Estes of Bend, Frank H. May of BendV and W. E. Van Allen of Redmond as appraisers for Deschutes county. The men will succeed H. A. Over tuff of Bend, O. B. Hardy of Red mond and F. N. Wallace of Tumalo. Overtuff and Hardy recently were removed by the commission which charged them with padding values of real estate offered as security for veterans loans. Mr. Wallace previously had resigned. Adjutant-General White Is yet In Deschutes county investigating, members of the commission said. The commission today approved 152 new loans aggregating $275,000 and passed for payment 50 loans already approved. Warrants for these, aggregating $125,000, will be drawn tomorrow. Thirty new cash claims were allowed, - aggregating J7200. WIFE'S SUIT ANSWERED Husband Counters ..With Infi delity Charge; VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 19. (Special.) In the divorce suit of Ida Johnson against Henry Johnson the defendant today filed a cross-complaint and asked for the decree, as well as the custody of three minor children, now with the mother, and, that he be declared the owner of the community property for the support of the children. Mr. Johnson alleged that his wife "has conducted herself in a scandal ous manner, allowing herself to be seen at all hours of the day and night with a certain married man, which has caused talk and gossip among the neighbors." The couple were married in 1894 and have seven children. LOSES CUT JOB MARRIED TELEPHOXE OP ERATOR OUSTED. Mrs. Augusta King Pavblik Said to Have Obtained Place by - ' Talse Pretenses. August King Pavblik, who for a number of years has been engaged by the city as a tlpuAi operator at the police station, must seek a new position. The municipal civil service bureau has ousted her from the city service on the grounds that she obtained her position under false pretenses. It was declared that although Mrs. Pavblick was married at the time she took a civil service examination in November. 1919, she gave her name as Augusta King and declared that she was single. Records jn the police bureau showed that Mrs. Pavblik was un usually efficient, and members of the civil service board were reluc tant to discharge her, but held that under the rules of the board and in fairness to other persons on the civil service list as eligibles for the position, no other course could be pursued. MRS. DORKS DIVORCED: Wife of ex-Pastor of Salem Gets Custody of Her Son. SALEM, Or., Oct. 19. (Special.) Mrs. Hannah Dorks of Salem, who charged her husband, Harry Dorks, ex-pastor of the United Brethren church in both Salem and Eugene, with Improper relationship with Alice Simmons, ex-Sunday school worker at Eugene, today was granted a divorce by Circuit Judge G. G. Bingham. Dorks served as pastor in Salem and, subsequently, in Eugene, for some time. Later he worked in the advertising department of a Eugene newspaper. Mrs. Dorks was awarded the cus tody of her son. 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