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r TEACHERS' COTTAGES SOLVE PROBLEM IN WASHINGTON RURAL DISTRICTS House Built on School Property Prove Attractive Educators Freed of Many Trials Only Homes in Many Places Which Will Take Teachers Are Those Not Desirable Cottage Plan Gives Teachers Rest Alone. ft tSH A I I " (. ! $' ! kV ' Sv - ' ' " J i j " " pS ' " - - (, - li 1 : 1 4 Te&cAcr's CoZ,&3c BT C. C. THOMASON. , WITH 99 rural districts furnishing bouses for their teachers to live In. the State of Washington Is credited with leading all the states in the Union in this modern effort to solve that most vexing problem the teach ers' boarding place. It is generally ad mitted that no other condition drives mo many good teacners out of the rural schools as poor living arrangements. A complete survey of the teachers' cot tage situation in Washington has Just been completed and it shows that the one cause for the building of every cot tage has been the difficulty encoun tered by the rural teacher in finding a boarding place. Other living conditions, or inconveniences Buffered by rural teachers, that have Influenced school boards to build cottages are given by the teachers themselves as follows: 1 Sitting until bed Urn la sa overheated room: then icolng to bed la the nevej beated northeast corner room. 2. No place to study snd write evenings In preparation for th next day's work. 8. Fishing fat pork out of oceans of grease. 4 Strained relations with hostess when change ol boarding places becomes neces- 5. " Having to get up at 5 o'clock in the inornlr.fr. tf Having to dLscuss district troubles with family and frequently be accused of favoring faction with which teacher was boarding. 1. Feollnp teacher's presence an imposi tion especially where all families In . dis trict are well-to-do and do not really want to board the teacher. Maoy School Boards Active. But there are many school boards who have not only looked at these hardeihips of teachers, but have taken more constructive causes into consider ation They have conceived the school house and grounds as a "school plant" which should contribute to the social life of the entire community. This has led them to build homes for the teachers near the school, that the teacher might become a more integral part of the community. As a result, he has been present at the schoolhouse to light up and to fire up for community meetings. Harvey L. Rowley, teacher at Snoquai mie. Wash., writes: "We have entertained the pupils of the high school and the eighth grade. Including others outside of the school. This we could not 'have afforded to do If we had to pay high rents. The pupils have been made to feel that the cottage was their home also. When they desire a place for their parties they come to us and we give them privilege to use the cottage under our direction. They drop in evenings and play on the piano and sing. We try to make the cottage a social center and the pupils are coming to look on it in that way." Better Protection Afforded. TheVe are, also, boards that have suf fered losses of school property and that have seen in the teachers' cottage and the teachers' living on the grounds a saving in this way. By living at the choolhouse the teacher has had over sight of the Janitor work and has pro- tected the property from animals and mischievous gangs. In style and elaborate plans the 99 cottages in the State of Washington vary from the portable cottage In Franklin County, a which is modeled after the harvest cookhouse, to the modern cottage complete in all its ap pointments like the cottage at Amber In Spokane County or Eureka in Walla Walla County. The personal leadership in this move ment Is ascribed to State Superintend ent Josephine Preston, who began her work for teachers' cottages whan she was assistant county superintendent in Walla Walla County, and she is still In this "constructive frame of mind " In the fall of 1904. the Saturday be fore the opening of her. school. Miss Cassandree Messegee. an able young woman, came into Mrs. Preston's office In Walla Walla. - "It is out of the question," aid Bhe; "I can't find any place to board in my district." "That's strange," replied Mrs. Pres ton, "for yours is a wealthy community and has several of the nicest homes In the state in it." Mtnatloa Put 1st New Uicfct. "That's it," replied Miss Messegee. "they are. so well-to-do that they don't want to fee bothered with, the teacher. The one family that always has had to take the teacher has moved to the city." " Mrs. Treston went out at one with the teacher to help her get a location. C.oing to the home of a district direc tor, a man with a large and comfort able home, she asked why he would not take the teacher te board. The reply was that he didn't want a stranger around him and his family evenings for nine months of the. year. "But you have big house." sug srested Mrs. Preston, "and I'm sure the teacher would be more than glad if you would furnish her one of the upper rooms, where she could stay evenings and at tiroes when she wag not ai me schoolhouse." The director looked at Mrs. Preston with indignation and replied hotly: "If a teacher comes to my house and feels herself too good to sit with my family, she can pack her trunk and get out." Caught In a hopeless dilemma by this director's reasoning. Mrs. Preston set about helping with the solution of the vexing problem. In a nearby farmyard stooa a coos house that had done duty in the har vest fields for several seasons. This crude shack on wheels was moved to the school yard, fitted up with plain furniture, and became the homeof Miss Messegee. Second Cottage Is Built. Just after a small cottage had been completed at Lamar In Walla Walla County, in the Summer of 1910, a young man came to Mrs. Preston's office and applied for the school. "I should De giaa lo nave you icatji the school." said Mrs. Preston, "but 1 really feel that men with families should have first chance at the cottage districts. Besides I am not sure that the district would like to have a man batching" in such a neat little house." KTit th vounsr anolicant insisted and got the school, after promising to hold his cottage open for inspection at all times. When Mrs. Preston appeared for her first inspection a few weeks after school opened she was surprised to nna a charming young bride doing the housekeeping. "If you had confided In me. a llttl sooner," Mrs. Preston told the young man. "I would have had the cottage made large enough for your bride's grand piano, " but as it iB you will be punished by having to leave her piano at home all this year and have an up right Instead. By the next year an adjoining dis trict sot the Idea and built a much larger cottage and took the Lamar teacher and his bride away. This young man has written of his new cottage at Eureka as follows: "It is a well-built, modern structure of the bungalow type, and contains eight rooms besides the bath. It is double house, one side being an exact duplicate of the other. Mrs. Dunning and I occupy one siae ana my two as sistants keep house together in the other half. The two living-rooms are connected by double doors, so that they may be thrown together into one large social hall." (Continued From Page 8.) - as chairman of the musical committee from the faculty. Dr. Cushlng was born In Bangor, Me., in 1886, and grad uated from Bowdoin College in 1909. He is a member of Phi Beta. Kappa. For two years' after his graduation from Bowdoin he was Instructor in tngtisn and college organist at Robert College, Constantinople. "fe has studied at the T'nlversitv of Lausanne, in Switzerland, and has traveled in Greece, Egypt. Asia Minor, Russia and Western Kurope. ne has taSen graduate work irr Columbia University, receiving the degree oi aoc tor of Dhllosophy last year upon the completion of his thesis. Dr. Cushrag, while at Bowdoin uoiiege, serveu u college organist and was organist at the Central Congregational Church in Rath. Me. He studied under and was assistant to Alfred Brinkler, F. A G. O., organist at St. Lukes cathedral in. Portland, Me. He also served as assist ant organist in Holy Trinity. East Eiehtv-elghth street. New York City, and as organist at St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University. AS cnairman or the musical committee at Reed College, Dr. Cushing has had much- of the re sponsibility with the plans for the rnnatruction and Installation of the new pipe organ, which has been given to the college by w.i-. wtas. .. Miss Genevieve Clancy, soprano, was one of ' the soloists at the Knights of Columbus banquet, Corvallis. . A sacred concert will be rendered by St Francis 'Catholic Church .choir to night at 7:30 o cloett, under ine airec tlon of M. J. Keating. This is the sec ond of a recent series of free concerts at this church, given to stimulate a greater appreciation ot sacrea music . When Madame Melba reaches Eng land in May she will immediately be gin a series of concerts in London and the British provinces for the benefit of the Red Cross. Her concerts during the past Winter for the cause In Australia have netted close to J50.000 and she expects to realize at least double that amount In England. The entire pro ceeds of her English tour are : to be devoted to Red Cross work. . . 4 Miss Mabel Bernlce Warren will pre sent seven of her students in piano recital 'Friday night, April 16. at 8:15 o'clock at Eilers', Hall, Miss Warren will be' assisted by Miss Mabel Orton, contralto soloist, and Miss Elsie Lewis, violinist. The students taking part are: Annabelle Bates. Jean Kitts, Edna Ho grefe. Dorothy Younger. Emma Petri, Edna Krahmer an Master Galen Hord. Frits Kretsler has every reason to be pleased with the response the pub lic has made thia Winter to his appeal for money to help destitute musicians and their families who are in Vienna. The condition of the-musicians and mu sic teachers in Vienna the past Winter has been unutterably bad. . Suffering among them has been really acute. It was Mrs. Kreisler, who is an Amer ican woman, who planned that Mr. Kreisler sell autographed photographs of himself at $1 each, the entire pro ceeds to be devoted : to this worthy cause. As a result of this, Mr. Kreisler has been able already to send several thou, sand dollars to the committee in Vi enna which has charge of this work and in addition to this, money he has sent a considerable part of his own earnings. It is interesting to know that some of the recipients of this re lief .are American music students who have been unable to get home and whose funds have been held up for one reason or another. .... '". Charles A. Ellis, of Boston, who will direct the concert tour of Geraldine Farrar in the United States In the sea son of .1915-16, announces that this brilliant American artist will appear in Chicago next November and December with the Chicago Opera Company. The personnel of the Chicago Opera Com pany for next season will be now enor mously strengthened. Miss Farrar's en gagement is limited, inasmuch as she Intends to devote the major part of her time next season to concert work. Miss Farrar will be heard in Chicago in operas which" have come to be most closely identified with her. ...... . Harold . Hurlbut, of this city, who has been engaged as soloist for the Upper .Manhattan property owners' banquet. New York City, is asked to be soloibt at the Spring banquet of the Cham,inade Jlub, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and engaged, to sing under the di rection of the welMinown organist, Arthur Leonard, at Dover, N. J, Mr. Hurlbut is passing the Spring and Sum mer in New York studying with emi nent vocal masters. f Arkady Bourstin, the Russian violin ist, enjoys the distinction of having an excellent tour booked for next season. For a young musician who has been in America such a short time, this is a remarkable record. Without an addi tional date, he will play twice a week for 30 weeks,' beginning September 15, 115. -' Through pubic subscription in San Francisco, grand opera, at popular prices, will be played. '-'he People's San Francisco Opera Association, which is an evolved organization, rooted in the Feople's Philharmonic Orchestra Association, is to try the experiment tomorrow night at Scottish Rite Audi torium, San Francisco. The stars of the organization will be mainly from the Bevant Grand Opera Company,- and in this number will-be found Miss Alice Gentle and Johanna Kristoffy. Bizet's "Carmen" will be the initial offering, and Miss Gentle will appear as the al luring Spanish heart-breaker. Josiah Zuro will be the conductor and Louis Raybaut the stage director. The former is busy rehearsing a . cnoms com prised of San Fr&ncisco singers, and is enthusiastic over the material at hand. One item of expense in the presentation of grand opera is the matter of royalties. On all the Puccini operas, for instance, the Italian pub lishers demand a heavy payment or a bond before releasing any or tne Puc cini works. For the time being the new opera association does not expect to present any of these, but it is to be hoped that in a brief time the sub scriptions will amount to enough to permit the presentation of "Madame Butterfly," "La Boheme," ' "La Tosca" and other Puccini operas. m m ' In honor of two exceptionally talent a littiA nianieta Mini Esther and Miss Liza Elman, of London, sisters of Mis- cha Elman. the famous violinist, miss Anita Lachmund gave a muslo party to 24 of her little New York and Yonk- .ianfta nn RnturriBLV Afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. s-f 1 Tr t .i.mi,n nf v I c n f i ii Lane. South Yonkers. N..' Y. Unhappily, little Esther was ill in Dea tmu t. be present. Her sister, who is, 12 years nlonoH Chnriin'R A flat valse and the first movement of Mendels sohn's difficult G minor concerto iron memory, and the enthusiastic applause ...... fniinwn nnh nf these numbers showed that her clean-cut and brilliant style was well appreciated, miss aun Lachmund, who Is also a precocious 1. .v, enTTiA npp then srave an- other valse of Chopin's and Godard s vi vacious "En Couranv ; wmcn muw piece she played at remarKaoie speeu. i I-., I- full tha honors of her little London friend. On account of the war in Europe, the Elman family is spend ing the Winter and Spring in New York, while the great violinist is rest ing for a year. ' 1 I- Hct.hat TVTntpr" will be ren- dered tonight by an augmented choir at the Churcn or me su"":""". .17 Twenty-third and Siskiyou streets. All . . . n 1 ... 1. mhur nt this beauti- xne weii"jvwwu " ful work will be included on the pro gramme. The soloists win u Nona Lawler, Mrs. M. C. Mitchell, Ar thur Harbaugh and Victor Cullen. Mrs. Ruth Donnerberg. organist of the church, will play the accompaniments, and Frederick W. Goodrich will d jrect the programme. The concert will be free to the public. The church is reached by "Broadway" car to Siskiyou street. ... Dr. Clement B. Shaw gave his Illus trated lecture on "Tannhauser" at the First Methodist Church last Wednesday night. Strictly speaking, it was not a lecture on the work, but an original translation in prose and verse. Dr. Shaw's work bears the stamp of schol arly study and the occasion proved in teresting and instructive. At the Northwestern School of Music, i:-.. xiTApriann atrAAt. An interesting Juvenile recital took place Thursday, when 20 students of Mrs. E. L. Bacon, Ted W. Bacon and Helen E. Bauer took part in the programme, tne primjipm i . -,w.h urn a "The Comoral's icaiui u j . .. ....... - - Guard," played by the Juvenile orches tra. Those who took part: Alta Guthrie, Margaret wuey, tnai" Orelda Erickson; Marie Weiss, Alden -m-o,.. jink(l Roy McCon- nell, William Peebler, David Webber. Irwin Jonason, Elizabeth Vance, Gladys Bomsartner, Wilma Anderson, Vivian Julian, Norma Wilson, Bruno Korhonen, Frank Koehler and Martin Katske. April 20 advanced students of Ted W. Bacon will be heard in orchestra con cert at the First Christian Church, Co lumbia and Park streets. ' Dr. Clement B. Shaw will lecture on the opera "Pagliaccl" (PuccinU at the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium tomorrow night, M. . A Goodnough, pianist, assisting: .. . in tho Pnrific . -rne nrsi peiiuiiiiou ... --- Northwest of Montani's Miss Solemnis ("Te Deum Lauaamus ; was 8i St. Mary's Cathedral Easter Sunday at the solemn pontifical mass, -celebrated by Archbishop Christie. This fine work 1. t noteworthy contribution, to Cath olic church music. It is built upon Gregorian themes ana mucn 01 nc narmony w v. no . 1. ....ll.ntlv miner bv the 1 ne worn. , cathedral choir, solo parts being pro- duced oy mrs. '"" , , T y and Misses Grace Dawson, Tini Led widge and Golda Goulet. Other music at the ceremony included Elgar's "Ecce . tr t Rtpwart s aceraua .' , . . "Victimae Paschali" and Giorza s Regl- na Coeli." The organ preiuuo w "Concert Overture in E Flat" (William Faulkes) and Svensden's "Coronation March" was played, at the conclusion. Frederick W. Goodrich was organist and director.- w w . -M-onxrllKr Chlireh choir Of 1 1 tnaanh A FinlfiV directing. George D.' Hieb accompanying, will give an hour vesper service hi. me ,.v,uu lawn Meftodist Episcopal Church, ... .... . n.an.i. TTio-nln.nd streets, this afternoon- at 5 o'clock, when much of the Easter music sung last Sunday at Centenary will be sung. The numbers will be "The Palms" (Faure-Bruche), by. ther' combined choirs of the Cen tenary ana wooaiawn auiuui churches;. "God Hath Appointed a Day" You Can Play the Piano as Easily as You Read Print Think what you would miss if your parents had neglected to teach you to read. Just bo much pleasure you miss now because they did neglect to teach you music. But you can play artistically all the music of all the world if you have a Checkering Player Piano. Leading musicians ' all over the country concede the superiority of the Chickering Player Piano over all others. As a piano, it is true-toned and resonant, with a beautifully sympathetic touch. As a Player Piano it is instantly responsive, easy of treadle action, splendidly durable.. v The Chickering Player Piano makes no demands on you for practice, yet brings to you the technique of the expert. The pleasure for the expert, in play ing, is in making music the expression of himself and that is easily obtainable by anyone with a Chick ering Player Piano. The reproduction of notes with the new hand-played music roll is faultless the expression control complete. . With these wonderful rolls you really duplicate the master's playing. The Chickering Player Piano is the best and "chummiest" friend in all the world outside of those nearest and dearest members of your family. It always responds to your moods with perfect sym pathy Play something of quiet sentiment and the music will seem to be the very echo of your thoughts. It is superb to have a piano which you ean "dream" wjth and hear your dreams set to music pgi:li&ffiS't ;l 1 iff Have You Heard Tnat Gatchy Music You , Heard the Other Night? Our Music Roll stock contains the best music recorded. The variety of classes and complete ness of selections in each "class afford an unrastricted choice. Ask to hear the new Eythmodik or Solostyle hand-played rolls, which give an exact in terpretation by the leading artists of your favorite selection on the piano, exactly the same as a record would on a talking machine. They are wonderful. Special Bargains in Player 'Music For this week we offer at a great reduction a fine assortment of new player music, classi cal and popular. This is a supply which we have overstocked and in order to turn it we will sell any selection in this lot for .25 per cent off. Call and hear this today, as there are many fine pieces in the lot. : . . iA . .. We will be glad to have you play over any music you want to hear. Our suggestions may - be helpful., ' Slightly Used Players Attractively Priced We are offering this'week several slightly used player pianos, some that have been out in the hands of agents and others that have been used for demonstration purposes. Several have been rented to tourists passing through the city while stopping at the prominent hotels, and others have been taken in exchange as part payment on the latest improved Chickering Electric and Autopiano Player Pianos. These instruments are guaranteed to be in perfect condition and are positively the very latest type of 88-note players. A high-class assortment music and a handsome player Dencn is mciuaea witn eacn piajer. They are especially priced at $198, $290, $318, $465, $498, $485 and upwards. We ask you to call and let us demonstrate them. Drop in this afternoon while you are downtown shopping, and hear some good music. : . SIX-TEAR-OLD GIRL WHO SPOKE AT CORNERSTONE LAYING OF COUCH SCHOOL Kyjssisssssj. j m.si A't gffimji mums '4U fell i shl 1 . .v. . .li -v; y. v.-. 1 1 Zelma Aileen Williams. The. recent laying of the cor nerstone of the new Couch School at Twentieth and Glisan streets marked another link in the his tory of the-public school educa tion in Portland. At that time each and every class in the school was represented by a speaker. Little Zelma Aileen Williams," aged 6 years, took the burden of handling the first B and sec ond A class parts of the enter tainment. She said, "We. the boys and girls of the first B and second A, promise to do our hon est part, by keeping the new Couch School clean and beautiful. We further promise to work hard''" and make our school the best in Portland." Miss Bertha Reed is the teacher. tTr:S "iTnna" fGranier). "ChrlBt Our Passover" (Schnecker) and "Our Lord Is Risen From the Dead" (Snhneckert. consisting or cnoruseo. women's voice trios and solos; "On That First Easter Morning" (Spence), .....i.i hxr Arias Merle Wooddy, so prano; Miss Clara Wuest, contralto; Jo seph A Flnley, tenor, ana n. vo baritone: "Rejoice Greatly," from Han del's "Messiah," sung by Mrs. M. Gabriel-Pullin, soprano soloist ai r-n- grim Congregational (jnurcn; uuu Shall Wipe Away All rears r rum 1 Byes" (Sullivan), sung by Miss Clara m t onrt "Awake Trium phant Morn" (Schnecker), Walter Holt. George D. Heib, organist ai (,iu', will be accompanist. . rm.1.1 jmipohia nm?Tftnime was . ren dered recently in Little Theater, New York City, by Miss A.amieen uawni, soprano, assisted by Jean Verd, pianist: "Se tu M'ami Sospir" (Pergolesi); "Chi ir..l Is 71ncrroll" fPaisiello) : "Voci di. Primevera" (Strauss); "Immer lelser Wird mein Schlummer loranmw, "Standchen" (Brahms): "Mondnacht" (Schumann): "Auf dem Wasser zu Sing en" (Schubert); "Clair de Lune" (Dot bussy): "Legend of St. Francois de Paule Walking on the Waves" (Liszt), Mr. Verd; "Ariettes Oubliees" (0ebus: sy), "C'est l'extase," "II Pleure dahs Mon Coeur." "L'Ombre des Arbres dans la Riviere"; "Green" (Debussy); "Vil i Tail A"minV "The Crvinsr of Water" (Campbell-Tipton): "Rhapsodie" (Campbell -.Tipton); -atar irysu (Marion Bauer); "The Morning Wind (Gena Branscombe). A programme of an admirable song recital by Tom Dobson, of this city, at the Punch and Judy Theater, New York City, recently: "Au Clair de la Lune" (Lull) ; "L'Orage" (D'Eglantine) ; "Long, Long Ago" (Old English); "My Mother and Father Were Irish" (Hughes); "Lucia" (Luzzi); ' "Offrande" (Hahn); Tin Organetto" (Sibella) ; "Mit Einer Wasserlilie" (Grieg); . "Geschieden (Grieg); "Schifferliedchen" (weingart ner); "An Old Song Resung" (Dobson); t n -1. t TVoa nna n nrl Twntvr (Dob- son) ; "The Dead Young Girl" (Heyman) ; "My Love Is Dark" (nugnes;; tar rnnhonn "Tmnrovine Songs for Anxious Children" (Carpenter); "Cau tionary Songs" (Lenmannj; -n. rat i-u Feller" fGordon). ai Pon-TT Ml Anlr Association col lege fete last Friday night at Cotillion Hall Miss Dagmer Inez iteiiy sang sev eral enjoyable and sparkling selections. " -EMfcl- UfAthnrliRt' EDiscODal Church tonight Mrs. Elizabeth Hamil ton Stowers. contralto, win sing tne uiu "Give Alms of Thy Goods" (Bontemes), with a cello obligato played by Charles Duncan Raff. "I told you to take the bill up to room 12." "Well,. did." "Impossible; I hear the. gentleman still singing." Man Lacht. Musician What's the rent of this room, including the use of the piano? Landlady I can't say offhand. You must nlay me something first. London Opinion. - - OUTOF-ORDINARY ITEMS IN OREGON NEWSPAPERS SOUND TIMBERMEN BUSY Contemplated 50,000,0fr0 Fet Or- der From France Means Much. WENATCHEE, Wash.. April 10. (Special.) According to H. Lansdowne, of the Lansdowne Lumber Company, of Everett, Pu.?et Sound lumbermen are much excited over the prospective order fn snn noo.ooo feet of lumber to be placed with the Coast mills for delivery within a year. jku. whisuuwhc here yesterday in connection with Man ager George Strevel, of the Interna tional Brokerage Company. This order is contemplated by the French govern ment and already negotiations are in progress. . Mr. Lansdowne says that it will take the capacity of all the mills of the und and British Columbia to fill the order and will have a wonderful ef fect in the revival of business. Experts of the government already are inves tigating the effect of the big order on the advance of lumber and also the depletion of the timber supply of the Coast. As ft is, a great many mills on the Sound are shut down. APOSTOFFICE inspector may en ter the new postoffice building at any time during the day; go all about; watch every one of the employes at work and make his report and the clerks will be none the wiser, says the Albany Herald. This is because the building is equipped with an ingenious system of secret passages that extend over tne entire structure. Both up and down they are nothing but little alley-ways barely large enough for a man's body to pass through. Iron ladders are used in the perpendicular passages" and at various intervals little platforms are provided and peekholes are so arranged that the inspector may look down on the workers without being seen. Fence to Be 15 Miles Long. W. H. Post, who with J. J. Price has the contrcct for the construction or 15 miles of drift fence for the Horse heaven Horse & Cattle Association, was fn Prineville recently buying supplies for the construction of the fence, says the Prineville Journal. A carload of smooth, twisted wire has been ordered for the job, and this will be stretched on posts 16 feet. apart. Wor'- will be commenced on the fence soon. and . Mr.. Post figures that about 75 days will be required to finish the work. !'... Wuoppisg 'Trout Cnnsrht. - , Lou Bradburn holds the medal as champion angler in this section, says the Pilot Rock Record. One Sunday re cently Lou meandered down the stream (or up. whichever it was) and hooked a rainbow trout which measured 17 V4 inches in length and tipped the scales at an even 4 Dounds. Woman's Assnllant Becomes Escort. Althou rh practically sure, of the identity of the man who assailed her at night recently, Mrs. C. O. Kiggins in formed Chi ;f of Police Jackson that she would prefer no charge, says the Baker Herald. She said that she was on her way home when she was accosted by the man. Although acquainted with him she di(' not care for his company and on his forcing himself upon her, she threw a rock at him, hitting him on the head. He retaliated by blacking her eye and knocking her down, after which the two walked on home to gether. Pupil Not Late Despite Distance. Miss -Gertrude Cliff, of Silver Lake school, has Just received a teacher's certificate, says the Silver Lake Lead er. Miss Cliff deserves great praise as she has ridden more than five miles to and from school, and has not missed a dy in the last two years. Duftir Man Does Fancy Work. While most of the men who find time hanging heavily on their hands in the Winter months R. C. (Bob) Yonce is different, says the Dufur , Dispatch. During the past Winter he has been working at fancy work, something the ladies call "tatting," and has completed three collars and three sets of cuffs, all for ladirs' dresses, and experts who have examined the work say It would do credit to an expert needlewoman. Whether Bob has serious Intentions on his mind or not or whefher he was do ins the work for some lady relative is not stated. Indian Has Too Many Wives. Gilbert Hinthorn. called by some the most picturesque Indian on the reser vation, is too much of a ladies' man, according to the Federal authorities. and the Federal grand Jury accordingly indicted him on a charge of polygamy, says the East Oregonlan. He was ar rested by Police Chief Kearney recently and gave $500 bonds. While being taken to the police station he extracted a Dot tle of whisky from his pocket and dropped it upon the walk, his intention being to ridjumseir or any evidence that mlrht get him into trouble. The I bottle broke and he was fined J8 by Judge Fitzgerald for breaking glass upon the streets. j Nails Taken From Broken Leg. The attending physician recently took two six-penny finishing nails from the leg of Ole Tufte, of Deerhorn, says the Eugene Register. It was necessary to drive the nails through the broken I bones of the leg In order that the pieces might knit together. This was about a year ago. The nails seemed to be giving some pain and an operation for their removal was performed. V Baby Weighs 12 Poands. A 12 -pound baby girl was born ai. the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Du Puis on the Lowell Rogers farm near Adams recently, says the Pendleton Tribune. Dr. J. A. Best, who attended, says the child was the largest at birth he has seen In many years. Oats Taken From Nalled-t.'p Shark. Recently L. Schlffman, of Bay City, left a ton of oats at the Maine house near Willard Johnson's, says the Tilla mook Herald. He nailed and wired the shack up thinking the oats would be safe. However, when he went after them they were gone. Ptrsl' Cleared Tom Sawyer Style. Ole Feigum, of Sweet Home, has adopted an ideal method of clearing his land, says the Lebanon Express. He gives all the wood for the cutting, pro vided the brush is all plied and burned. Most of his farm Is now cleared and will soon be ready for pasture. Cook Who Can Split Wood Wanted. Hank Flsk says that he and Bolles Newby are badly In need of a good husky female cook she must be able to give the best of references as to her ability to split wood, says the Joseph Heraljl. . - ' . I. L. M'BEE KNOWN HERE Death of Pioneer of 1852 Ends Acx tlve Career in West. Isaiah L. McBee, who died on bis farm near St. Helens last week, was well known In Portland, where he had lived for many years. ' Mr. McBee was a pioneer of 1852, and was 78 years old at the time of his death. He came-to Portland from Missouri and first found employment at King's Tannery, along Tanner'sCreek. He later went to Van couver, Wash., and from there Into Eastern Oregon. . ' After a year's residence In the coun try Mr. McBee removed to a big ranch in Klickitat, near Goldendale. He lived there for nearly 30 years, and then came to Portland again. About two years ago he left this city for Ills farm near St. Helens. Mr. McBee was engaged as a black smith during the time he lived near Goldendale, but was primarily Inter ested In wheat farming. His property in Oregon and Washington, Including some residence property in Portland, Is valued around $150,000. He never married. Mrs. B. A. Chambreau, of Long Beach, Wash., mother of C. H. Chambreau. of Portland, was a sister of Mr. McBee. STREETCAR PAPER NAMED "Wp,tts Watt" Selected In Contest In Which E. F. Dodson Wins. Bill Strandborg, publicity agent for the Portland Railway. Light Power Company, at last has found a name for his Infant publication, and has Christ ened it accordingly. "Watts Watt" Is the name, and E. r . Dodson, of 863 Clinton street, is the chap who selected it. Incidentally ho received a cash prize of lib lor his genius. When Bin started printing a papor his imagination ran short of names, or produced so many good ones 'that ne didn't know which one to select so he conducted a contest. Thousands ot an swers came In. - Besides the winner, the following suggestions were awarded prises: Second prize. 10 "BHwwn Us," R. 'A Montgomery, 324 Et Fifty-sixth strsrt. Third prise, $3 "Shake!" C. A. Jacobson, 180 Hhaver street. Special prise, fS "The Pup," J. W. Beckett. 187 Klickitat street. Special prise, $10 (Sketch) MI Char lotte P. MIkb. lOs Council Crest Drivs. Over 27,000 titles were submitted.