THE SUNDAY OREGO"TA PORTLAND, JANUARY 16, 1 13 CITIZEN TARS 1ST TAKE UP STUDIES Men Who Will Handle Marble head, to Be Prepared for Duties of Stations. COURSES ARE. TECHNICAL Vest Side Anchorage for Cruiser Is Sought Vessel Goes to Mare Inland for Overhauling Be fore Coming Here. tith the acquisition of the Marble head. a third-class cruiser, to replace the cruiser Boston as a training; ship for the Oregon Naval Militia, plans are being made by Lieutenant-Commander C. F. Blair, of the Oregon Naval Militia, to prepare special instruction for the first and engineering divisions of the Naval Militia, so that when the Sum mer comes and the men of the Naval Militia are called on to man the vessel almost completely for their annual cruise, every man will be accustomed to his particular station. During past year the cruise has been taken upon vessels that have been in full commission and carrying at least a third of their complement of reg ulars. As the Marblehead will be used as the cruising ship, and as she will be manned by about only 25 regulars, most of the stations will be filled by men from the Naval Militia. Classes to Brglo. Organization of classes for the pur pose of making the men proficient in the ratings they will hold when the time for the cruise comes will begin January 13. Examinations will be held in April, and the results of that ex amination will decide whether the en listed men are to retain their ratings or be advanced to higher ratings. In the engineering division will be taught machine-shop practice, equip ment and use: care of tools and ma chines; chipping and filing: work on the lathe: planer and drill press; emery wheels: drawing and tempering: construction of simple ship equipment; mechanical drawinsr. sketching, pro jections, sections, detail drawings and tracings. Jn the electrical department of the engineering division will deal with electricity and magnetism aboard ship, electrical machinery and ap pliances, ship light and power circuits, direct and alternating current ma chinery, switchboards, batteries, elec trical signal system, operation, repairs, tests, armatures, wiring and wireless. Engine-Room la Stady. Complete details of the fire and en. rine-room will be studied, including stowing and trimming boilers, handling material, coaling ship, cleaning sta tions, firing, coal analysis, cleaning boilers, construction of boilers, gauges and indicators, repairs and breakdowns, fire-room efficiency, pump construc tion and operation, condensers, auxil iary machinery, marking and tracing piping, valves and oiling. All these details of every depart ment of the engineering division will be covered in the examinations that are planned for April. Lieutenant-Commander Bassett, of the Navy Department, yesterday sent word that the Marblehead would go to the Mare Island Navy-yard and be over hauled before beinic sent to Portland. Officers of the Oregon Naval Militia arc looking for a suitable West Side anchorage for the Marblehead. as the present location of the Boston is rather inconvenient. The first cruise on the Marblehead probably will be taken by the men of the Oregon Naval Militia as soon as they become accustomed to their sta tions. SLOGAN CONTEST ENDS IIORE THAN 13.000 COXTRIBITIOSS SUBMITTED THIS YEAR. Meeting of Committee to Be Called This Week, to Devise Way to Judge lannsually Large List. , More than 11.000 slogans have been submitted in the Rose Festival Slocan contest which closed last night. This is twice as many as were sent in last year. Yesterday especially was a big day for slogans and a continual stream of visitors came into the headquarters of the Festival to deposit their slogans. Is this where you leave the winning slogan?" Here is a slogan that my wife (a friend, my little girD, asked me to leave with you." These remarks were repeated hun dreds of times during the day. Nearly everyone who submitted a slogan either introduced it as the winner or tried to deny the authorship by saying that someone elso bad asked them to submit it. Posters, fearfully and wonderfully wrought, acrostics and freak slogans of all kinds were among the entries re ceived while the contest was on. A few ideas were repeated hundreds of times In different slogans. "North. South. Kast. West: Portland roses are the best." was sent in prob ably a thousand different contributions. "Columbia Highway" was another feature that was rung in with innumer able changes. There are hundreds of facetious slogans referring to the fact that the state is dry. Tho snow provoked some hundreds of other cynical slogans, such as: "See our frozen roses: Holy smoking Moses"; "The Portland rose is surely froze." et cetera. S. C. Bratton. chairman of the pub licity committee, will call a meeting early this week and devise a method if judging the unexpectedly large list of slogans. The winner will be an nounced probably before the end of this week. PEPPERY BIRD FOOD URGED Mixture of Meal Is Declared Best Kind of Nourishment. Feeding the birds during the cold weather is proving an enjoyable outlet for philanthropy of Portland people. But in what manner best to feed the birds is a problem. Many give the birds dry meals of grain and bread, but some are advocating a bit of cayenne pepper and a measure of corn meal well mixed with boiling water poured over it. After the meal has been allowed to swell and is quite cool it may be fed to the birds. The cayenne papper. wnich Is regularly fed to canary birds, gives beat and energy and benefits a bird's Momach. A number of Portland bird lovers are feeding this mixture to the Jiirds with great success. , OREGON MILITARY TOURNAMENT IS MOST PRETENTIOUS OF NORTHWEST Living Picture of Methods of National Defense Given iu Three Nights of Maneuvers at Armory, An Details of Army Life 3eing Demonstrated in Realistic Manner. .it . A v v 5e vju : ?t . ) THE most pretentious military tour nament ever held In the North west, depicting vividly every de tail of military life, including coast and field artillery, infantry, cavalry and naval militia, drew entnusiasiic hnncu when it was held at the Ar mory Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day nights of last week. Tienas ana ..uiiv.. nf those men and officers participating lined the gallery and ap plauded the work of the aurereni at tachments of Oregon National Guard. ' The tournament, presenting a living picture of methods of National defense, waa viv.n fnr n. nurnose that of in stilling into the hearts of champions of preparedness the need ol supporting militia, organizations that have grown strong through faithful drill. , . One of the most spectacular and thrilling of the events staged was an extended order drill given by a de tachment from Company F, Third In . xi..ni,inir t the fmasrinarv field, the men made an attack upon the invisible enemy, aavanceu. by squad, toward the enemy's line and the sanitary troops cared for those theoretically wounded. A section of battery A, Field Artil .nnirihniiiH in interesting detail of military maneuvering by demon strating" wnat tneir ouues w . the event of a real attack. Absolute precision characterized the work of the detachment of Company . . mki i t .. f . in ft execution of o' client manual, a drill with the rifle containing ls movements. Physical exercises were given oy a f.nm th. machine EUD com. panv. and Swedish movements, another physical exercise, was the contribution of the Oregon Naval Militia. Both these organizations were composed mainly of high school students, the machine gun company recruimiK . 'Mm i.ffArtinn and the detach ment from the Oregon Naval Militia being composed mainly of Washington High School boys. i!el camD life in the array was in jected into the drill given by a de tachment from company n. x no mcu in . ; . .i ..... -,v. m .... nlteheri their tents. 111IS UCl.ll. I gathered around the campfire and sang, went to their quarters at the sound of the reveille and later, upon the call to arms, protected their camp from an imaginary scouting party of the enemy. Tl ..r.nn.t nf an nttncV fill A btllld- ing and the passing of the men over the wall, was a ieature contriouieu by a detachment from Company E. that particularly interested the spectators. interesting, uwa'e h mmim- TEAM MAKES IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT PUBLIC INSTALLATION OF FRATERNAL DRILL 1 fi .eh Row ,Le K..bD. Cra bin, Olga Kek. KMtt The dril, team of the Portland the week. The team put on the i j js A .. ;t-..v t B O s 7'ichinj? S7ie7ler r7 Tent CLarnjD l v f .... v :...- . ness. was the drill in close order given by the Oregon National Guard, Junior, composed of boys barely able to carry rifles, whose tender years keep them from becoming enlisted in the ranks of the regular militia. The junior mi litia was . formed in February, 1913, and although for a time it was threat ened with extinction, it soon became active and its membership has been enlarged until it now contains two bat talions. The boys received their first instruction from Sergeant Hathaway. A drill in double time was given by a detachment from Company B, and another detachment from Company E contributed a physical exercise with the rifle, known as Butts Manual. A close-order drill was the event staged by a part of Eighth Company. Coast Artillery, and Troop A, Cavalry, SEWING TEACHER WRITES Supervisor Explains System in Re ply to "Scissors" Editorial. PORTLAND, Jan. 15. (To the Edi tor.) An editorial appeared in The Morning Oregonian, of recent date, en titled "Scissors," in which the sewing department of our school was placed in a rather false light. There are nine sewing teachers in the high schools, none of whom are supervisors, but all teach sewing the full day. Of tho nine, four have been dressmakers. These four have been carefully and wisely selected, having had years ot practical experience, also experience in teaching private classes. Of the others, one has been an honored teacher in the upper grades of our schools for years. For this special work she has taken a course in a pri vate school and finally took a course at Columbia University. New York, the domestic art department of which ranks first in the United States. An other, on completing high school work, devoted two years at college, a year and a halt at a university, taught grade work for several years, and then took a complete" course of sewing in a private school,, preparatory to teach ing. A third, graduating from high school and normal school, and having taught grade work for several years, took the complete domestic art course in a university, where she afterwards taught the same work, before coming to Portland. And so on. through the entire corps, of whom none are inex perienced or uneducated as has been implied. There were eight sewing teachers in the grades when I was supervisor of both the grades and the high schools, all of whom still retain their positions. BROTHEKHOUU AJVtJs. r! .L - f Pre..dent, Mr. M-rrny. ChHatensen, Leo LsTtalrt. JZLXTS llV complete ritualistic work. y , " v w I ' - 3? U "ASM. VMje--rW s. presented a saber drill. This last unit, at last Summer's encampment at Mon terey, Cal., gained the hearty commen dation of Army officers from the Tre sldio at San Francisco. To demonstrate what skill may be acquired with the bayonet, a detach ment from Company B, Third Infantry, gave a drill with the bayonet. All the 13 numbers on the programme were weir executed and those attend ing the performances went home real izing the potency of the Oregon Na tional Guard as a military unit. Music was furnished by the Third Infantry band, the Coast Artillery band and the hand of the Oregon Naval Mi litia, lately recruited from the ranks of the Portland Postoffice clerks and letter carriers. Dancing concluded each night's entertainment. They have made special preparation for this work supplementary to their gen eral education, which, in all cases, is equal to that of the average grade teacher. The grade sewing teacher has the most difficult position of all. She has supervision of all the sewing in several schools. .Because or trie num ber of schools and the number of classes in each school, it is impossible for her to teach more than one or every three or four lessons given to each class, the intervening lessons be ing taught by the regular grade teach er. The grade sewing teacher not only prepares and teaches her own lessons, but outlines the lessons that the regu lar teachers are to give between her visits. She is held responsible not only for her own work, but also that which is done in her absence. She must be tactful, as she has so many pupils, teachers, principals, and parents with whom to deal. She pays from 3 to J5 of her salary, each month, for carfare in going from school to school. The salaries of the sewing teachers of Portland are less than those paid for the same work in several other coast cities. For instance, one teacher left our schools last year, at a salary of ?115 a month, for the position in the same department in a Los Angeles school, at a monthly salary of $155. The salary of the sewing supervisor. In this city, is from MOO to 800 a year less than that paid in other cities. We think there is much to be said both for and against every subject taught in our schools, but we believe all objec tions and difficulties are being met as judiciously as possible by the Board of Education, teachers and supervis ors. All new ventures in educational expansion are widely criticised, often by, those who understand them the least, and sewing is one of the least understood of these. The above mentioned article. "Scis sors," spoke of the expense of supplies. " "SJUT'E "Si B m and especially of the amount spent for scissors. I introduced the sewing into the Portland schools, and, until a year and a half ago. when the grade work was placed under a separate head. 1 had supervision of both grade and high school work. No scissors have ever been furnished to the nign schools. The last order for scissors was submitted in August, 1913. and amounted to $51.80. These scissors were distributed among the grade teachers, not grade Bowing teachers, who taught sewing. A few orders were given previous to this, but never for more than six dozen pairs at a time, nor more than one order a year. 1 think $150 would cover the entire cost of scissors for the sewing department since its introduction. The $2300 and $600 mentioned In the article as having been paid for scis sors were not for the sewing depart ment. Teachers and pupils furnish their own scissors and all personal equipment. The pupils furnish their. own material for the garments. In the high schools the pupils are assessed 25 cents or 30 cents a term, which is used to purchase pins, needles, thread, bias-tape. and. in fact, all the little necessities which must be kept in sup ply. The assessment seldom covers the actual cost of the supplies required, the teacher making up the balance. Each high school teacher Is allowed two fashion books a term. If more are needed, they are furnished at the teacher's expense. The following Is a list of supplies furnished to this de partment in each high school, and only the amount needed each year is ordered. Drafting paper, machine oil. machine needles, 20 yards of un bleached muslin, for shrinking cloths, at 10c a yard; 10 yards of padding for ironing boards, at 30c a yard; there are two small laundry bills, annually, of not more than 50c each. The pupils who are not In need of the garments themselves, often make them for other members of the family, of if not qble to furnish the material, make them for some customer, receiv ing a small compensation for their work. Many of the girls have paid partly their way through high school in this manner, and some are planning to meet their college expenses likewise. Our domestic art course not only em braces the mere knowledge of sewing, but also textile study. The pupils are taught to recognize all materials and to be able to detect adulterations. They are taught the value of appropriate adaption of styles and materials for every occasion; also, to modify styles, lines, and colors, for individual require ments. They are given" a much better understanding of the expenditure of money and a training especially suit able for home life. We have a sewing course of which we are proud and are willing to com pare it with any other school in the United States. Our exhibit has re turned from the San Francisco Fair and we hope to. have it arranged for public inspection soon. It shows the work in the order it is taught: the household sewing,- underwear, house dresses, woolen dresses, afternoon and evening gowns, graduating frocks, and tailored suits. Do not fail to see the display and then ask yourselves these questions: "Is this work of any value to our girls? Shall we or shall we not eliminate sewing from our schools?" We are willing to leave the decision to the mothers of Portland, most of whom are taxpayers and voters. MRS. A. A. SANBORN. Supervisor of High School Sewing. Efl WRIGHT MIOATE fOlSTr CLERK OF CXIOV HAS HIGHER ASPIRATIONS. Republican Nomination for Pnblic Service Commissioner From East ern Oregon Is Hope. ' Ed Wright, of La Grande, County Clerk o Union County for the past eight years, formally has announced his Kd. WriKht, of I .a Grande, Conn-t-r Clerk of Inlon County, wl Has Announced His Candidacy for Pnblic Service lomrois i i.'.m. VBal.nl Orenron. i.l candidacy for the Republican nomina tion for Public Service Commissioner from Eastern Oregon. He is a son of the late John T. Wright, an Oregon pioneer of 18T.2. and has been a resident of Eastern Oregon all his life. Mr. Wright is 38 years old. Twelve years ago he became deputy in the County Clerk's office, and four years later was elected County Clerk. He has been re-elected three times. Prior to going into politics Mr. Wright was a farmer and stockman. He gained in that capacity a knowl edge of shipping and railroad con ditions east of the mountains, and be came interested in the subject of rail road rates. He has been a close stu dent of railroad conditions ever since, particularly from the viewpoint of the shipper. During his incumbency in the County Clerk's office Mr. Wright has devoted himself to the study or law. annougn he has not taken the examinations for admittance to the bar. 2-STREET FRANCHISE GOES Car Company Formally Accepts Law Discontinuing Service Unit. mi l Tlailu'HV T.lETht A POWeT Company yesterday filed formal ac ceptance of the provisions of the ordi nance passed by "the City Council re cently permitting the company to dis continue operauun wi wai 1 -' 1 lines on Burns.de street from Fifth to Washington and on Maryland avenue from Shaver street to Prescott. The company's franchise on the two streets has been given up. A,. tlMA .......A nnaratd a ntlibR ine i u unco and were said by the company to be unprofitable inasmuch as they were not patronized. Minnesota Society lias Meeting. The Minnesota State Society held its regular monthly meeting j nursaay night at the commercial uun ouiiauis. mar the retrular business was trans acted a luncheon was served. The so ciety -meew the second Thursday ia I ' jt CONCERT BY SHRINERS TO BE SATURDAY NIGHT AI Kader Temple Arranges Programme for Musical Entertainment All Members of Order and Their Families Are Invited Band Will Play. vJ v AL KADER TEMPLE, Mystic Shrine, will give a complimentary concert next Saturday night at the temple. West Park and Yamhill streets, to all Shriners and the mem bers of their families. Many musical features, both solo and ensemble num bers, are on the programme. W. E. Grace, potentate: A. B. uott- schalk, Douglas Taylor, Dr. J. F. Drake and J. K. Martin are the members of the committee who have arranged the concert. Following is the programme each month, and has obtained a large room on the fifth floor of the Com mercial Club building as regular head quarters. The programme last week was arranged by L. W. O'Rourke, Samuel Olson and Mark Petersen. CENSOR LIST GIVEN OUT Board ot 4 1 Women and 4 Men to View Films Next 6 Months. The official list of men and women to view motion pictures for the Board of Motion-Picture Censors during the . .nnfrV.a li-l D u ,1 .1 n 1 1 Tl (' H VPRter- day by Mrs. E. B. Colwell, secretary or the .tsoara. ine ust niuiuura ij. women and four men. '7- v . . 1 .1.. . . wl n-e. 'VI r a TTrfc!erli:lc Menke, Mrs. James B. Kerr, Mrs. Julia De -Witt, .Mrs. lloya resile, jirs. nenry W. Metzger, Mrs. G. E. Watts. Mrs. S. w r nrYtimor Mrs. John Besson. Mrs. Percy Smith, Mrs. George Reed, Mrs. Frank Glover, airs, jonn eu mont, Mrs. A. C. Hallam. Mrs. J. W. ... i , . .. . ....alia Tnvlnr. Mrs. 1.11- ther R. Dyott. Mrs. R. F. Jenkins, Mrs. Harold Sawyer, Mrs. w. j. ciune, juio. W. A. Seitz, Mrs. A. E. Ryan, Mrs. H. tj ...i.hAr -Mf r c. Moore. Mrs. 1. W. Cole, Mrs. George Loewenson, Mrs. Charles Marcnana, ivuss ijuuiuo Mrs. Mary I. Steele, Mrs. E. A. Potter, Toiicnn Mi Rtith Beach. Miss miaa . Mary Long, John P. WTeston,Miss Ailsa MacMaster, Miss tiretcnen Aiostenniin, W. M. Jackson. Miss Gertrude Talbot, Miss Helen McCusker, T. C. Lewis, Miss Helen Whitney. L. D. Bosley and Miss Laura Bradley. W. H. GELL SUCCUMBS AT 61 Body of AVagonmaker Is Sent to Vancouver for Burial. ... . r .l.n marie Ilia hoUlfl at Cathlamet, Wash., for many years, died In Portland Friday, January 14. after an illness of several months. He was 61 years of age. t. .ao hnm in Galena. 111., May 31. 1S54. When a boy he moved With his parents to Iowa by ox team, settling near Arlington. When about 20 years of age ne leu. iur mo fornia goldfields, staying about four rears at a place called Iowa Falls. In ;TJ BJ IH Sarah Olive BrOOkS. Two vears later he moved to Vancou ver Wash- taking up a homestead near Brush Prairie. Mr. Gell was a wagon maker. Mr. Gell leaves widow, five children and six grandchtldren. The bodv was sent to Vancouver, Wash., for burial. PROPERTY BRINGS $27,000 Fred A. Jacobs Company Handles Two Cash Deals. . . j . t v, rAmnonv vesterday completed a cash transaction involving $27,000 in tne xransier m i .-- properties in the Inner district of the citv. The corner of Eightenth and Hoyt streets, formerly owned by W. E. Walker, of Los Angeles, was sold to L. M. Phillips for $18,000. The Property contains a four-story apartment build ing and four six-room uaia. f stnnr and Madison streets, consisting of a lot and a flat - tt ... - ..i suites, was sold to T. S. Toyn. for V. Kolb, for $9000. Mr. Jacobs announces mu sales handled by his company since the first of the year total $45,000, and pre dicts a lively year in reai .a.. CITY WILL PAY PLAN FEE Drawings for Proposed Detention Home for Women Cost ? 300. . in A. E Dovle. ar- raymeni wi J " . , chitect. for the preparation of plans for the proposed detention home for lor im. V ?v j- ...v h the women win oe - City Council and will wind up the ex- penditures to oai. "I 'Cl . . hsinff broutrht un to the which Aiu .-o : point of starting construction, has been dropped ior tne iirarem ov n. " th home, cost $8000 and the architect's fees, counting the $300 to be paid this week, amount to $S00. The Council after making these expen- ., j . l. nluna fn. financial reasons. The building may be erected some time, nut not unim .v. 4 . ' ' : , , ' . . $ 1 : : ' : . - - ?fl!-yi.l - yt' 1. 1.-1 ; ' '' i Ai 1 ) - i f March. "Old Berks." (Althouao) : grand lection. "Martha" (Klotow). Al Ksder Shrine Band. Frank Lucas, director; selection. Mrs. Grace A. Ettlnger, Mrs. Warren H. Ander son, accompanist; "The Mill in the Forest" (Eilenberg-), Al Kader shrine Band: "Invic tus" (Bruno Huhn), Georg-o Seymour L,enox. William It. Boone, accompanist; "Kileau Patrol" (Miller), A Kader Shrine Band; "Once" (Hervey). Mrs. Charles H. Henney. Mr. Charles II. Henney. euphonium oblla-ato; descriptive suite. "AtlantU" (Safranck). Al Kader Hhrino Band: (a) "My Dreams" (Tosti). (b) "Absence" (Little), (c) "She Is Innocent" (Lecoque), Mr. Lenox; Chilian dance, "Manana" (Missud), Al Kader Slrrlna Band. . LEAGUE VIEWS SCHOOLS MR. ALDERMAN EXPLAINS WORK INGS OF HIGH-RANKING SYSTEM. Stereoptlcon ' Lecture Is Accompanied by Great Volume ot Striking Information on Classes. Portland's public schools were viewed by the Civic League at its luncheom at the Multnomah Hotel yesterday in a personally conducted trip via stereop tlcon slides, under the leadership of Superintendent L. It. Alderman. Superintendent Alderman gave a great volume of striking information about the enviable position Portland holds In the ranking of schools in the United States. " "What Portland already is doing in her schools for the unusual or back ward pupil is held up as the model of what all the other vchools ot the United States should do." he said. "Our report on this phase of the work bo fore tho National Educational Associa tion was taken entire and turned back to the association in the form of a resolution recommending the course other schools should take." The Multnomah County Library, which works in close co-operation with the public schools, came in also for some high praise. Mr. Alderman quoted Dr. Cubberly. who made the survey of the Portland schools a few years ago. as declaring that the library here and one in Maryland are the two most ef fective libraries in the United States. Portland schools hold a high record for continuous attendance of pupils. Last year in all the schools, which are attended by some 30.000 pupils, only five pupils dropped out permanently. 5fan Hurt In Leap to Car. W. S. Townsend, 5418 Forty-first ave nue Southeast, attempted to board a Mount Scott streetcar, coming down town yesterday morning, and lit on his face. It was severely cut, necessitating attention at the Good Samaritan Hos pital, but his injuries were not serious. William Johnson, of tho Globe Hotel, a laborer employed on the Columbia Highway, was run over by tho Eaton Hotel 'bus shortly before 11 o'clock Fri day night, but was not seriously hurt. Victor Foster was driving the machine. Thompson's Deep- Curve Kryptok Lenses Are Better. You Can Safely Rely upon our ability to give you eye glasses or spectacles that will bene fit your sight, at absolutely fair prices. The strongest possible recom mendation is the voluntary testi monials of satisfied patrons a very large share of our business comes to us through the recom mendations of the thousands we have served in this vicinity. No matter what you pay here for glasses $2, $3, $5 or more you may rely upon getting full value. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 CORBETT BUILDING, FIFTH AND MORRISON.