THE MORNING ORECOXIAX, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1923
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Better Citizenship Goal of
Washington Meeting.
HIGHER STANDARDS AIM
Secretary Weeks Tells Educators
System of Physical Training ,
Will Correct Many Evils.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 16.
Under leadership of the war depart
ment, representatives of American
schools, colleers and organizations
dealins with the mental and physical j
betterment of the race, went into
conference here today in the hope
that a systematic method of develop
ing young Americans to better citi
zenship could be evolved. As a basis
from which, to proceed, the confer
ence was told by Secretary Weeks
that statistics of the war-time draft
system showed 50 per cent of the
men called for examination to be
physically subnormal and disclosed
a deplorable percentage of illiteracy.
Mr. Weeks and General Pershing
and Krieadier-General William L.as
siter. addressing the conference, laid
stress on the fact that war experi
ence had demonstrated that a great
proportion of the physical defects
disclosed could he corrected by
proper systems of physical train
ing and development beginning in
schools. Mr. Weeks pointed out that
good physical condition among the
children would mater'ally aid in
their mental development and of
such ideals of citizenship as would
go far to offset waves of popular un-
rest and the work of un-American
. agitators.
Wnr Department Co-operates.
All information gained by the war
department from several years of
study of draft statistics in connec
tion with actual war experience was
placed at the disposal of the con
ference which divided itself into
sub-committees, which will report
at a general session of the confer
ence Saturday.
General Lassiter cfeclared that the
flraft had shown that only one
third of the men who claimed to be
skilled in their trades actually
' possessed a degree of skill to war
rant a rating of journeymen.
To meet the army's need for
technical skill of this character, he
said, it was necessary during the
war to give training to approxi
mately 1,250.000 men
"Our industrial requirements are
becoming aware of the necessity of
definite preparation of young men
to be skilled workers and some of
them are. establishing their own
schools for providing such train
ing, " General Lassiter said, "but
there is little co-operation between
the industries and the schools of
the country looking toward an in
creased output of technically skilled
- men. '
Higher Standard Wanted.
"It does not appear that there are
any generally accepted specifica
tions, aptitude tests or tests of ef
ficiency to guide schools in training
young men in accordance with their
aptitudes. The lack of such definite
means for the adjustment of the
youth to his task in life and the lack
of equally well defined terminology
for classifying men with respect to
physique, skill and knowledge were
among the most serious causes of
delay in mobilizing for the world
war. Consequently from the point
of view, both of preparation and
citizenship and of preparation for
national defense, it would appear
that it is still necessary to make a
w-ell co-ordinated drive toward rtie
establishment of definite standard
of achievements for traning young
nwu for their occupations in life."
General Pershing told the confer
ence he believed the hope of all
1 thinking men wa-s "that out of this
conference may come some sugges
tions, plans or systems which can
be applied throughout our public
schools, whereby tne lessons of pa
triotism and the obligation to the
country and those things that go to
-make up good citizenship may be
taught effectively and which may
be adopted as a general procedure
throughout the country."
keen their interest In political life,
they do not appear to be in the mood
to elect women to parliament, only
Lady Astor and Mrs. Wintringham,
already-in the house, being returned.
F.stimatea Differ Somewhat.
Estimates on the present distribu
tion of parties in the house of com
mons differ somewhat, owing Jo a
certain confusion in party bounda
ries and the number of isolated
members represtning independent
groups, such a "Co-operators." In
cluded in the conservative group
are 13 UlsteT conservatives. '
There are still ten seats, the re
sults of which will not be announced
tonight, namely, some of the uni
versities and distant scattered Scot
tish constituencies, from which the
results may not be available before
Saturday.
There have been many noteworthy
casualities among all the parties,
the most striking perhaps being the
defeat of Arthur Henderson, labor
leader, and Winston Churchill, for
mer colonial secretary, and the over
throw of five members of the new
administration, for whom safe seats
will somehow have to be found.
The defeats of Mr. Churchill, Sir
Hamar Greenwood, ex-chief secre
tary for Ireland, and Frederick C.
Kellaway, ex - postmaster - general,
were severe blows to Mr. Lloyd
George, who, however, had the sat
isfaction of seeing his son returned
by a big majority, while both his
TWO CADETS APPOINTED
PORTLAND BOYS TO GO TO
MILITARY ACADEMY.
Representative McArthur An
nounces Selection df Lynn M.
Iteed and Clarence S. Howe.
Representative McArthur yester
day announced the appointment of
Lynn M. Reed and Clarence S. Howe,
both of this city, as cadets fromthe
third- Oregon district to the United
States Military academy in lieu of
Carter B. Magruder and George C.
Margens, both of Portland, who are
to be graduated in June, 1923.
Lynn M. Reed resides at 248 Kil
lingsworth avenue and is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Reed. He at
tended the Lincoln high school for
one year and spent four terms at the
Oregon Institute of Technology. He
is now employed by The Oregonian,
continuing his studies in addition to
his other work. He was born at
Drummond. Wis., January 20, 1904.
Clarence S. Howe was born at Ely,
Minn- July 13, 1902. He has at
tended both the Lincoln high school
and the Oregon Institute of Tech-
PORTLAND YOUTHS APPOINTED TO WEST. POINT.
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Lynn M. Reed.
secretaries. Sir Edward M. Grigg
and G. H. Shakespeare, were elected.
Numerous defeats were due to
three-cornered contests. Labor suf
fered a bad one in the loss of Arthur
Henderson, but on the other hand
J. Ramsey Macdonald, Philip Snow
den, Sydney Webb, chairman of the
independent labor party, and other
labor stalwarts have been returned.
A notable feature was the change
in the attitude of the country to
ward men of pacifist persuasions
who were rejected in the patriotic
war wave in 1918. Among these sue-'
cessful candidates are Ramsey Mac
donald, Snowden. Arthur Ponsonby,
Charle3 P. Trevelyan, Noel Buxton
and George Lansbury, former editor
of the Daily Herald.
Mr. Lloyd George said tonight that
he was "quite satisfied" with the re
sults, "but declined to be interviewed.
Mr. Asquith declined to express any
opinion on the results now.
Manifesto Is iHsued.
The labor party Issued a mani
festo stating that they find "abun
dant reasons for satisfaction" in
their success and their gains at the
expense of both liberalism and con
servatism and declared that their
party will constitute the most vig
orous and efficient opposition that
the house of commons has seen for
many years. At labor headquarters
the opinion was expressed that
everything points to a labor govern
ment soon.
Labor's success was believed to be
largely attributable to Sydney Webb,
who has been in great measure re
sponsible for the campaign organi
zation of the party for the last 30
years.
nology. Howe also has a record
of service in the regular army prob
ably une?ualed by any other man
of his age in the country. He served
more than a 'ear in France with
company G of the 167th infantry,
and was many times under fire. The
company of which he is a member
held a high efficiency record, having
taken all honors at the last encamp
ment held at Camp Lewis. Howe is
the son of B. S. Howe, Morton apart
ments 697 Washington street.
Mr. McArthur appointed- Jerry
Brandon, 1085 East Alder street, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brandon, as
first alternate to Reed, and C. Wil
lard Leihy, 690 Clackamas street,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Leihy, as
first alternate to Howe.
SCULLING CHIEF BLAMED
B0MAR LAW IN CONTROL
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take the advice of some of his well
wishers and retire temporarily al
together from the -political stage.
The Aequithian liberals lately im
proved their position, rising from 34
in the old parliament to 62 in the
new, but they did not do so well as
labor, although it failed to fulfill
seats. It is generally believed that
at the dissolution, has done exceed
ingly well, rising from 76 to 136
they expected. On the other hand,
the high hopes the party entertained
labor would have done far better
but for the tactical mistake in its
advocacy of a capital levy.
Labor Party Growth Shown.
While the strength of conserva
tism in the country is a matter of
surprise, perhaps the keynote of the
elections is the decline of liberalism
and the growth of the labor party.
This seems to show that henceforth
the struggle will be between the
conservatives' and the labor party.
The position is that labor is the
second strongest party in the house
and, in what looks as the improbable
event of the present government
suffering defeat in parliament, it
would be to the labor party that the
king would naturally turn for a
new premier.
Another striking feature of the
elections is that the women voters
ha taken an unexpectedly strong
Ji." West in the struggle, their par
ticipation probably accounting mor
than anything else for the exceed
ingly heavy polling. But, however
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Walter Hoover Charged With
Manslaughter In Auto Crash.
DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 16. Walter
Hoover, world's amateur sculling
champion, was arrested here today
on a charge of manslaughter in con
nection with the death in an auto
mobile accident of Herbert Seely, 55,
of Madison, Wis.
Hoover was released on his own
recognizance pending arrival of Mad
ison authorities who preferred the
charge.
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Graham, Illinois, Spends , No
Mohey, but Files XJnique lteport.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 16.
Representative Graham, republican
Illinois, did not spend any money
in his campaign for re-election and
he so stated in a report filed today
with the clerk of the house. But
he added this, said to be different
from anything ever put in an ex
pense report before:
"Owing to the fact that the
senators from my state have ab
sorbed all the federal patronage and
owing to the further lamentable
fact that the durn fool alleged civil
service order of the president has
prevented me from naming post
masters, wliile it makes me respon
sible for these appointments, I have
thought it the better part of dis
cretion to promise nobody anything
and hence, I am as virtuous as a
new-born babe, as far as promises
are concerned. I have made none."
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Major-General Davis, adjutant-genera)
of the army, to all commanding
officers of corps, directed them to
hold all motor vehicles, "not ac
tually needed for military purposes"
for the use of the postoffice authorities.
MIL PARTY TIES TRIP
EXPERTS AND ATTORNEYS
. GOING TO WASHINGTON.
Army to Aid Postofrice.
WASHINGTON, D. Q., Nov. 16.
The usual congestion of mail facil
ities experienced by the postoffice
department throughout the country
at Christmas time will be relieved
this year insofar as the war de
partment can make its machinery
effective. Orders issued today by
Men to Have Part in Hearing on
Southern Pacific's Request
lor Central Pacific Lease.
Portland railroad men, traffic ex
perts and attorney.s interested in the
Southern Pacific company's applica
tion for a lease of the Central Pacif
ic lines departed yesterday morning
for Washington, where they will
participate In a hearing which opens
Tuesday. The men were divided into
two groups, one representing the
Southern Pacific and the other the
Union Pacific.
Those in the Union Pacific party
were: Arthur C. Spencer, general
attorney for the O.-W. R. & N.;
H. E. Loun&bury, general freight
agent; J. W. Morrow, tax and right-of-way
agent; Oswald West and
A. M. Geary, special attorneys; John
H. Lothrop and, F. G. Donaldson,
traffic experts.
In the Southern Pacific party
were: Ben C. Dey, attorney for the
lines in , Oregon; H. F. Craig, his
secretary; George B. McLeod of the
, Hammond Lumber company and spe
cial representative or tne Astoria
chamber of commerce; W. W. Calk
ins, president of the Eugene cham
ber of commerce, and O. S. Blanch
ard, president of the Commerciaj
club of Grants Passr
When they arrive in Washington
the delegations will be joined by
representatives of the two compa
nies from other sections of the
country.
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Portland Flouring Mills
Reorganization
Of the $3,000,000 par value of Portland
Flouring Mills First Mortgage 8 Bonds ,
outstanding there had 'been deposited at
the close of business on November 14, 1922,
$2,911,000 par value, -or approximately
97, thus making the reorganization plan
effective. The right to deposit bonds under
the terms of the bondholders' 'protective
agreement, dated July 24, 1922, and as
further defined in the report of the
bondholders' protective committee dated
September 22, 1922, expires on November .
22, 1922. Non-depositing and non-assenting
bondholders will, receive in cash only
the proportionate amount they are entitled
to by the purchase price at foreclosure sale,
which is now pending. '
. In order to secure advantage of the re
organization plan it is essential that those
bondholders who have not deposited their
bonds and signed the assent to the pro
posed plan do so before November 22, 1922.
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PORTLAND FLOURING MILLS FIRST
MORTGAGE 8 BQNDS v
Allen Chickering - - - Chairman
Wallace McCamant
Dean Witter David Babcock
contained in an indictment returned
by the grand jury here Tuesday.
Editor Dies After Scuffle.
BUTTE, Mont Nov. 16. Jam;s F.
Melvin, 62, editor of the Salmon,
Idaho. Recorder, d'ed Saturday in
his office following a scuffle with
a committee1 of ex-service men who
visited him after he had refused to
join the Red Cross. In the scuffle
Melvin's coat was torn, but no blows
were struck. He escaped from the
committee and ran to his off'ce
where he expired shortly afterward.
A coroner's jury found that his
death -had been, caused by the ex
citement and over-exertion.
S. & H. green stamps for cash.
Holman Fuel Co., coal and wood.
Broadway 6353. 560-21. Adv.
Peacock Rock Springs Coal. Dia
mond Coal Co. Bdwy. 3037. Adv.
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court today to the charge of bribery
Bribery Charge Denied.
BUTTE, Mont., Nov. 16. O. H. P.
Sheliey, former state prohibition
director for Montana, pleaded not
guilty In the United States district
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Ne5y Notes Regarding T&ins
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Today at LipmanAvblfels
Portland's Finest Showing of
En gland's Smartest Sweaters
Rich English sweaters the smartest in Portland;
bought in England, personally selected, by Lipman,
Wolfe & po.'s representave. . Soft, downy yarns,
delicate new shades, and perfect styling make, these
sweater jackets unbeatable. Every man should have
one for sport wear.
Camel, pearl gray, soft brown, oxford gray, mottled
shades, and new heather mixtures in new plaids, block
patterns and solid colors. Not only the finest in Port
land, but a collection that's unequaled on the Pacific
coast.
On the First Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Novel Wool Golf Hose
That Are Here From London
Straight from London they, came imported direct
by Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Soft heather mixtures, Scotch
.woolens, sporty shades hose that unquestionably stride
ahead of any others shown hereabouts.
, At $2.50 a group that embraces many of the better
woolen hose and $2.50 a price that makes them
important values. Others priced to $12.50.
On the First Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co,
Men's Silk Dressing Robes
and Lounging Pajamas
From London and from Paris came these colorful
silk robes and lounge pajamas-v-here a display that
should suggest to every woman at least one man who'd
Appreciate a gift as distinctive as one of these new
garments.
Colors, patterns and fabrics that vary in pleasing
range and pricing that's of interest.
On the Fifth Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Men's Slippers Added -to
Our Footwear Stocks
Knowing that women will be wanting them for
gifts, we've anticipated Christmas wants by arranging
for the sale of men's house slippers in our shoe depart
ment, and now announce a showing embracing distinct
ive and serviceable house slippers at prices made notable
by the better values they create.
Black and brown kid house slippers, with wide toe,
light, pliable some with .turned soles. Sizes 6 to 11,
priced $2.50,' $2.75.-$4.50 and $4.75.
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