The Sunday Oregonian., March 15, 1908, SECTION THREE, Image 34

XIIK. SUNDAY OKEGOTS1AX, PORTLAND, MARCH 15. 1908.
ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF WORK OF PUPILS OF
EUGENE SCHOOLS SHOWS GOOD PROGRESS
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EU'GKNE, Or.. March 14. (Special.)
The annual exhibit of the work of the
pupils of the Eugene public schools, just
closed waa the most successful ever
given by the children of the grades. The
exhibition consisted of the written wjrk
of the pupils as set down each day In
their notebooks; drawing and painting,
with papcr-outtlr.iSf and moleding; sewing
and cooking by the girls principally, and
manual training work by the boys.
There were 130t) notebooks on display,
all of them containing the written record
of each day's work since the opening of
school. The value of this showing lay In
the fact that the work had not been prc
parpd for exhibition purposes, but was
rather an exhibition of the every-day hc
onipllshnients of tho 3300 pupils of the
graded.
This is the second year of training in
th arts for the children of the schools,
and tho showing was so satisfactory that
thft department will be made a permanent
one in the lower grades, a well as t lie
High School. The work consisted largely
of drawing, painting, - cut and tear work
in paper, and stencilling, with exercises in
the combining of colors and some work in
illuminating.
A new .department for this year is that
of domestic sciences, the beginnings of
which are marked by work in sewing and
cooking. In the sewing work most of the
examples were of plain sewing, but un
usual skill and neatness marked the pieces
shown by the pupils of the fourth grades
up. Such work is taught as will make the
pupils able to do tho ordinary sewing to
be done about the home, and later more
of a variety will be taught.
The work in cooking has so far been
confined to tho making of bread, with
the result that there are scores of girls
and boys under V2 years of age. as well
as over, who can make excellent bread
and who exhibited hundreds of loavfs of
ail stzs and shapes at this first opportu
nity. The first prise for breadmakers over
l'Z years of age went to Mary Baker, of
the Geary School., and the first prize for
breadmakers went to a boy, Douglass
Pinkerton, of the Central School.
Perhaps the most interesting part of
the whole exhibit, certainly the feature
which caused the greatest competition
among the children, was the birdhouse
building, principally engaged in by boys.
Over 40 birdhouses of every conceivable
description, and then some more, were on
exhibition, and four rooms were required
to contain the many bird habitations
brought out by the interested boys and
girls. Prizes were given for the best
work, and the matter of deciding was a
difficult one. Many of the Nouses were of
excellent workmanship. This feature of
the exhibit was so strong that it Is certain
manual training has come to the Eugene
schools to stay.
The Transvaal government has derided to
reconsider its attitude toward Asiatics with
a view to finding a lees objectionable regis
tration systom. It is under&tood that a
judicial invent cat ion of the ub.1ect will be
instituted, pendlnr which all prosecutions
for violation oi tne present law will be
dropped.
TAKE MOUNT SCOTT CAR FOR
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The beautiful new addition on the Mount Scott carline to be closed out
immediately at lowest prices to first comers. Go out and see it Today.
The lots won t last long at these prices.
FOR AN INVESTMENT
ALTOONA PARK lots can't be
equaled in Portland or elsewhere;
similar values are selling at twice the
price! Their value is in their location.
the way they lie high and sightly,
yet perfectly smooth; their proximity
to car lines (another car line will go
past them soon); the desirability of
the neighborhood for homes; the fact
that residence Portland is building
tliis wav; all of which will make them
in demand by the class of home build
ers who are always glad to pay a good
price for just the right location. You
can purchase now, at our low price,
hold a short time and sell at a profit.
You have no improvements to make;
nothing to pav but the purchase price
FOR A HOME
You can begin building at once; ey-.
erything is ready. Streets are laid
out 60 feet wide, sidewalks ten feet
wide, water mains are in, there are
gravel walks with parking, and just
enough lovely fir trees for the right
tree setting so much desired. It will
make a delightful home this Summer;
roses and garden can be put in imme
diately. Elegant residences are all
around and beyond this sightly strip,
schools, churches, etc., are as access
ible as in any residence district of
Portland; a twenty-five minute car
ride takes you dowai town. Xo build
ing restrictions to hamper the man of
limited means. Lots 40x100 feet.
PRICES: $200 and up; 10 Per Gent down and $10 a month
J. H. SMITH. OWNER
LARGEST DIAMOND CLEFT
"KIXG'S DIAMOND" IS NOW
READY FOR CUTTING.
This Process Will Take a Year.
Great Precautions Observed for
the Safety of the Stone.
LONDON, March 7. The King's dia
mond, the largest in the world, has
been cleft in Amsterdam by Joseph
Asscher with .complete success.
Cleaving, is the preliminary' to the
cutting of the Cullinan gem, and was
accomplished in the following manner.
The diamond was embedded in cement,
and the sharpest diamonds available
were bought to make the first incision.
The making of the incision took sev
eral days. Next a specially made knife
blade of finest steel was fitted into the
incision, and then Mr. Asscher struck
a terrific blow on the knife blade with
a thick steel bar. This cut the stone
in twain.
The next process is the cut. which
will be entrusted to Henri Koe, who
will work for a whole year in a locked
rodm with three assistants. His daily
hours of labor will be from 7 in the
morning until 9 o'clock at night. A
watchman will keep guard outside the
door of the room, and two other watch
men will always be on guard in the
building.
The diamond will be cut by being
pressed against a disk oiled with a
mixture of diamond dust and oil, and
revolving 2400 times per minute. At
night the great gem will be placed in
a special safe in a strong room with
walls of iron and cement two and one-
fourth feet thick. The head of the
Asscher firm, armed with a revolver
and accompanied by ten of his staff.
places the gem in the sale ana taices
it out night and morning.
The diamond, which is worth in
trinsically $2,500,000. now weighs about
a pound and a half, and will when cut
weigh about a pound.
PIONEER WOMAN IS BURIED
Tribute' Paid to Memory of Mrs.
Peter Taylor.
The last kindly offices that loving hands
could minister to the remains of the late
Mrs. Peter Taylor, one of the splendid
pioneer women of early Portland, were
performed la6t Wednesday afternoon.
Friends generally called at the residence
during the fore part of the day. At 1:30
o'clock the casket was taken to the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, First and
Glbbs streets, of which Mrs. Taylor had
been a member for many years.
The services were conducted by Rev.
John R. Welch, the pastor, and his
scripture readings were the 14th chapter
of the Gospjl of John and the 33d Psalm,
both having been favorite selections of
Mrs. Taylor. The brief address was a
most fitting tribute. Reference was made
to the testimony of the husband to the
devotedncss of the wife to high ideals
and to her sincerity of life and the re
sulting influence upon his own life.
The music was selected and effectively
rendered in the spirit of the occasion
by Mrs. J. E. Wertein, with Miss Hilde
garde Plummer at the organ. The pall
bearers were: George A. Luke, tieorge
W. Gordon, George W. Ogden, J. E.
Weriein, member of Mrs. Taylor's home
church: Thomas A. Jordan, long an as
sociate of Mr. Taylor's in the Portland
Volunteer Fire Department, and George
H. Himes1 an intimate friend of the
family since lioT. The burial was at
Riverview. in the family plot, one of the
most lovely spots in that cemetery.
Bryan to Give Press Dinner.
t,lNCOlN. Neb., March 14. W. J.
Bryan will give a dinner to the members
of the Nebraska Democratic Press Associ
ation on the evening of March 31, in Lin
coln following a session of the organiza
tion called for that date.
Perfect fitting glasses 1 atM. '.zger's.
THE GROWTH OF ROSE CITY PARK
Haa been magical. There is not a residence section of
Portland, on the market for a year, that can hold a candle
. to the things that have been done in Rose City Park.
Streets have been graded, cement walks and curbs have
been laid, water-mains have been installed, and people
happy people are living in Rose City Park, in their own
homes. The advancement of Rose City Park
HAS EXCEEDED THE REST OF THE CITY
' In more ways than one. People are residing in fine homes
where men have never lived before. Wrested from Nature,
turned over to the necessities of a growing city, this great,
natural, beautiful park, once the loved haunt of the pic
nicker and Nature-lover, has been consecrated to the
greater needs of the man who seeks a real home. It is
pleasant for the owners to recollect that they are
CARRYING OUT EVERY PROMISE
They have made to turn Rose City Park into an excellent
residence section. Not a stone has been left unturned by
the wealthy syndicate to make rapid progress in develop
ing Rose City Park. Improvement work has been carried
on with vigor and energy, at great expense; miles of street
and sidewalk wprk have been completed, and this work is
being prosecuted more vigorously now than at any pre
vious time. Rose City Park has been
MAKING GOOD AT EVERY POINT
If you visited Rose City Park last Summer, and will take
the trouble to visit it again today, you will not recognize
the place. As you approach the big addition you will see
homes a dozen within' a stone's throw of one another.
Ride up to The Alameda; tell the conductor to stop there;
get off and walk around. You will see other homes here.
And that's the way it goes. Over 40 people are now figur
ing on building at once in Rose City Park. It's easy;
we'll show you.
GO OUT TODAY SEE IT YOURSELF
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HARTMAN & THOMPSON
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DR. C0BURN AT Y. M. C. A.
New York Clergyman Will Address
Men's Meeting Today.
Dr. William F. Coburn, of New York
City, who is holding special meeting's at
the Taylor-Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, and who is speaking every day
at noon at the T. SI. C A., will address
the men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A. this
afternoon. His subject is "An Out and
Outer."
Dr. Coburn is a man, who in his early
ltfr hao sfn mnch of the seamy side of
life. He knows how. to sympathize with
men who are in need and who are down
and out. All men are invited to hear him
in this special address at the Y. M. C. A.
this afternoon.
Lay Programme Before Evans.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14. Bearing
a draft of a tentative programme for the
reception and entertainment of tho bat
tleship fleet at San Francisco, Frank J.
Symes, chairman of the committee on re
ception and parade, will start next Tues
day for Magdalena Bay, where he will
submit the programme to Admiral Ev
ans. Until Symmes returns many of the
details of the entertainment and the
dates on which the various receptions'
and parades will .take place will be left
open.
Russia Menaces Turkey. -
ST. PETERSBURG, March 14. A ru
mor has reached this city by way of
Vienna that two Turkish steamers, with
arms and ammunition on board, have
been seized in the Black Sea by Rus
sian warships. No confirmation of this
report could be had at cither the For
eign office or the Admiralty.
Hanan shoes fit the feet. Rosenthal's.
OFFICE ON THE GROUND
Take Mcoat Scott Cmr nm Flrat and Alder;
set eff at Tremoat Statiom.
Lots, Blocks and Acre Tracts ALL PARTS OF THE HEIGHTS.
We have sold more property on the HEIGHTS the past thirty
days than has been sold in any other section of the city. We have
some choice locations, with exceptionally fine views, close to the
carline, which we will sell very reasonable. Terms, if desired.
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L Keasey
EXCLUSIVE DEALERS IN HEIGHTS PROPERTY.
Phone A 1574. Office on the Heights.
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