The Sunday Oregonian., June 18, 1916, Section One, Page 12, Image 12

THE SUNDAY OEEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 18, 1910.
KERCHEN CASE HELD
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WED JUNE 26 AT CONCLAVE IN LOS ANGELES.
Mid -Year Model
All New Cars in One
$1325 f. o. b. Racine
Mr. Bate's 17th Model
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Mrs. W. K. Newill, at Luncheon
of Civic League, Says Pub
. lie Opinion Is Ignored.
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PRESENT SYSTEM DISLIKED
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expediency Declared Reason for Dis
missal of Teacber and Criticism
Is Made Because Com
plainants Are Kept.
"The Kerchen case has shown one
thing: particularly and that is that the
School Board has power to dismiss
teachers, utterly regardless of public
opinion." said Mrs. W. K. Newill. at the
Civic League luncheon at the Oregon
building- yesterday, at which the pro
gramme was devoted tto a review of
Mr. Kerchen'a hearing:.
"If nothing else, this case ought to
bring out some movement to provide a
method of setting: the opinion of the
public in such cases so that It would
be taken into consideration . in the
actions of the School Board.
"It is most objectionable that in the
dismissal of Mr. Kerchen. the Board
has fastened upon the school system
the four teachers who brought the
charges against him and from their
character as shown in their testimony
in the hearings, I do not believe that
they can be regarded as the best type,
of teachers with whom to intrust the
training of our future citizens in the
schools."
"Expediency' Believed Reason.
It was intimated by all of the speak
ers that Mr. Kerchen'a dismissal was a
matter of expediency on, the part of the
Board, rather than to go to the trouble
of the extended hearings that would
have been necessary in case they had
decided to dismiss the teachers who
brought the charges Instead.
C. E. S. Wood declared the existing
system under which teachers hold their
posit'ons a failure and said that the
dismissal of Mr. Kerchen showed that
far more harm could be done under the
present system than if the power of
arbitrary dismissal without extended
hearings were -given the Board.
"With the head of the teaching force
should lie the power of selection,
maintenance and dismissal from the
teaching force. The responsibility
would then be upon him and where the
responsibility lies, there should be
placed the power.
"In the case we are considering, not
only was Mr. Kerchen ousted as effec
tively as if arbitrary power of dis
missal had been given the Board, but.
what is worse for a teacher, he left
the service with his character under
the unavoidable cloud that was cast
upon it in the so-called trial which
was eiven him."
Committee to Investigate.
Miss Gertrude Talbot and Professor
H. B. Torrey, were the other speakers
of the day.
As a result of the meeting held at
the Library recently, Mrs. Newill has
procured the services of the following
to act on a committee to make further
investigation of the Kerchen case and
make a report to the public: R. W.
Montague. Jonah B. Wise. Robert
fcitrong, W. F. Ogburn, Mrs. Frances S.
Burke, Mrs. Julia Markham, William
Mackenzie and B. J. Stack. Other rep
resentative citizens will be requested
also to act upon the committee. As
soon as the committee is completed a
date for a public hearing will be
designated and the witnesses in the
previous hearings will be asked to ap
pear. The meeting of the Civic League yes
terday was the final one for the Sum
mer. Unless special occasions arise in
the Summer, when meetings will be
called by the chairman of the League,
the next session will be on the first
Saturday in September.
FLOWER SHOW IS BILLED
PORTLAND HEIGHTS DISTRICT TO
HAVE TWO-DAY EXHIBIT.
As Gardens "Were Not Ready for
Festival Display Public la
Invited Free of Charge.
The annual flower show of the Port-
land Heights district will be held at
the Portland Heights Club next Tues
day and Wednesday. For several years
past this district has carried off the
honors in Portland's annual Rose Fes
tival, but owing to the weather condi
tion this year not a single garden from
Portland Heights was represented
either in the rose show or the Festival
Center. Next week the gardens on the
heights will be at their best and this
show has been arranged so the entire
ctty can enjoy the beautiful blooms.
The show will open each afternoon at
3 o'clock and the public is invited to
attend. There will be no charge.
me snows given In past -years on
Portland HeiKhts have been noted not
only for the beautiful flowers, but also
for the artistic arrangements. A num
ber of the young people of the heights
have volunteered their services and
they are introducing new ideas. Prac
tically every garden in the district will
be represented and notable' displays are
expected from such well-known gardens
as those of Mrs. F. I. Fuller, Mrs.
Fletcher Linn, A. B. Slauson, Mrs. Jay
Smith. Mrs. A. D. Charlton, J. A. Cur
rey. E. A. Stevens, Mrs. Fred H. Page,
John A. Keating. Mrs. I. B. Menefee,
Mrs. James W. Cook, Dr. William Jones,
A. Lang, Blaise Labbe. Mrs. James B.
Kerr and others. A feature of the show
will be a large display of peonies by
H. E. Weed and several other gardens
which make this flower a feature.
Leonard Lundgren, District Engineer
of the United States Forest Service, left
CONTEST INTEREST HIGH
Prize Winners for Week In Water
Color Competition to lie Xamcd.
The prize-winners for last week In
the Water Color Contest which - The
Oregonian is running will be published
tomorrow morning.
S-ne participation in the contest has
been enthusiastic, and there are all
indications of entry by a still greater
number of children in the competition
the coming week.
Every child who enters the contest
can Snd a great amount of amusement
In it, besides the excellent chance that
is open for a child of ingenuity and
industry to win a prize.
Eastern Star to Entertain.
Men of Friendship Chapter Order of
Eastern Star, Vincent Hall. Forty-third
and Sandy boulevard, will entertain
with a literary and musical programme
Monday night. All members asked to
be present. A. S. Autherson is chair
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yesterday morning on the Great iiorth
ern steamship to be married during the
triennial conclave of the Knights Tem
plar at Los Angeles. The bride-elect
is Miss Elizabeth V. Brady, of Oakland,
Cal. She is a popular member of the
younger set in Oakland society and is
of New England stock. Sne is greatly
interested in athletics and takes an
active part in the "doings" of the Sierra
Club, of San Francisco.
-Mr. Lundgren is a member of the
Knights Templar drill team and Shrine
patrol. He is commanding officer of
the Eighth Company. Coast Artillery
Corps. Oregon National Guard, and is
a member of the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club, the Rotary Club, the
American Society of Civil Engineers
and the Society for the Promotion of
Engineering Education. Mr. Lundgren
and his bride will pass their honey
moon in Alaska, where Mr. Lundgren
will be engaged on water-power inves
tigations for the Forest Service.
BISHOP HOGHES SPEAKS
METHODIST CLERGY HEAR WITTY
BUT SERIOUS TALK.
Pleasure Expressed That Northwest Is
Field "Where History Can Be
Made Ideas Not Formed.
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Bishop Matthew Simpson Hughes, D.
D made his first address as a bishop
among his clergy yesterday at a lunch
eon given by the Portland Methodist
Ministerial Association in the Chamber
of Commerce. The bishop was in turn
witty and grave. He termed bishops as
little better than 'ecclesiastical Weary-
Willies' far away from home, most of
the time, wandering from place to
place."
Bishop Hughes spoke . optimistically
of the ouflook. for Methodism in the
Northwest. He urged continued loyal
ty aod co-operation among the clergy
and members and pledged them his
best effort for the upbuilding of the
church in the Northwest.
T am glad to be here: glad that I
had the unanimous support of all the
delegation," said the bishop. "I'd rather
set the pace in a place where history
is in the making than take an old-established
field and have to live up to
the traditions of the past.
New bishops and near-bishops are
often indifferent as to their territory.
Any place looks good to them. They
remind me of the colored girl who,
when called up by phone and proposed
to, answered. 'Yes, sah, I'll marry you;
but who is it?' "
No programme will be made by the
bishop until he knows his field and the
men with whom he is to work. He
declared that to come with ready-made
ideas as to what he would do would
be a great mistake. "Mine is a new
job, and I want to make good," said the
bishop.
Dr. T. W. Lane, president of the as
sociation, presided and Dr. J. W. Mc
Dougall Introduced the new bishop. Dr.
Lane, as head of the ministers organ
ization, pledged the bishop his support.
Dr. McDougall predicted a successful
administration.
The bishop will go to his home in
Pasadena early this week and will re
turn with his family to make his home
here early in July.
BECOMES AGRICULTURIST
X. S. Ttobb Assumes New Duties In
Lane County. i
EUGENE, Or., June 17. (Special.)
N. S. Robb today began his official
duties as County Agriculturist in Lane
County, succeeding R. B. CogLan, who
several months ago accepted, a position
as a state supervisor of agriculturists
in Washington, with headquarters at
Pullman. During the interval in terms
of office, J. M. Alcorn, of the Oregon
Agricultural College, had been acting
County Agriculturist.
Mr. Robb comes to Lane County from
the University of Idaho, where he was
employed as an instructor in -the farm
crop department three years.
Murder Trial Begins Monday.
NAMPA, Idaho, June, 17. (Special.)
The trial of Ernest"' Hardenburg.
charged with the murder of Sam
Richardson last March, will begin at
Caldwell Monday. Rumors say the de
fense will offer sensational testimony
of Richardson's alleged relations with
the woman who was later Mrs. Rich
ardson at the time she was married to
Hardenburg.
MEMBERS OF GRADUATING CLASS OF SYLVAN SCHOOL RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS.
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Standlntr Fwin TLeft to rlcht Krnrat Cooke. Annie Pntney, Knrt Bute. Mar
inirrtte Xtate. Albert TinpM and Anna Bens. Sitting- From left to
rtjttrt Dnwkr Hcinukn, Pctmefpal Floyd D. Moore. Anna Beam and Jo
seph Bats ImoC mml).
The public school of Sylvan closed June 6, with graduating exercises in
the assembly hall, at which a class of nine received public school diplomas.
ot tnis numDer eignt will continue school work, the majority naving ex
pressed their intention of attending Portland high 'schools.
Professor Elmer S. McCormick, of Gresham, delivered the commence
ment address and presented the diplomas. Two years of successful work by
Principal Lloyd D. Moore, who will attend Oregon Normal next year, are
closed.-
The school has made some progressive strides the past two years. An
assembly hall has been built, the school standardized and a large indus
trial club organized, also the Parent-Teacher Association has grown to help
ful proportions, bavins added many attractive features, t
$2,000,000 in Extras
This is Why Others Omit Them
In this Mid -Year Mitchell you see at one glance how
much efficiency means. You see 26 extras things you
want- paid for by factory savings. They would never
be here, at the Mitchell price, save for John W. Bate.
Many men ask, when they see Mitchell
extras "Why do not others include
them?"
The reason is the cost.
One extra, perhaps, costs $10. That
seems a small sum per car. But it means
a big sum on a whole season's output.
We could save about $2,000,000 this
year'if we omitted our 26 extras.
Why We Give Them
We add these extras to help impress
you with how much we save by efficiency.
We quote you a price which is much
below other cars of thi3 size, tirade and
power. Then we add these many costly
features. The total result reveals Mr.
Bate's genius in a most dramatic way.
All this extra value is due to this model
efficiency plant which Mr. Bate created.
The Inside Extras
But the visible extras are not all you
get. For a number of years Mr. Bate
and his staff have worked on the car it
self. They have made hundreds of im
provements. m
Countless castings have beendisplaced
by steel of trebled strength. There are
440 parts in this New Mitchell which are
either drop forged or steel stamped.
There are big margins of safety. There
is much Chrome -Vanadium steel. There
are cantilever springs, of which not one
has ever yet been broken.
Mr. Bate has aimed at a lifetime car.
Six of his Mitchells have already aver
aged 164,372 miles each. That's more
than 30 years of ordinary service.
Extra Luxuries
You will find extra finish a lustrous,
durable, 22-coat finish.
There is French-finished leather, there
are 10-inch springs. There's a light in
the tonne au, a locked compartment for
valuables. There's an engine-driven
tire pump.
We examined 2S7 this-year models be
fore completing this Mid -Year Mitchell.
Then we combined in this one car all the
$1325
F. o. b.
Racine
For 5-Passenger Touring Car
or 3-Passenger Roadster
7-FiueoKtr Towing Body, $35 Extra
HIeh-epeed economkil Six 48 honepomr
127-inch whcelbue. Completo equipment, including-
26 extra feature.. '
best new-style conceptions. That's an
other example of Bate-method efficiency.
The Mitchell Creed
We believe that efficiency is going to
decide the cars that rule Motordom. We
have believed it for many years.
We induced John W. Bate, the effi
ciency engineer, to join us for that
reason. And we gave him free hand in
this plant and this car.
This year, for the first time, we an
nounce the result. Mr. Bate's work is
now done. He has created a car which
the greatest engineers applaud. Dozens
of them men of nation-wide fame
have bought it for themselves. He has
cut our factory costs in two.
When you see the results of other
men's efforts, come and see Mr. Bate's.
See what efficiency, when made a fine
art, means in a motor car.
Nothing you like in other cars is found
lacking in a Mitchell Many things yon
want are found here alone.
Come and confirm this. See if we
are wrong or right. The verdict will
be left to you when you investigate.
MITCHELL-LEWIS MOTOR CO.'
Racine, Wis., U. S. A,
Mitchell, Lewis &. Staver Co.
East Morrison and First Sts. Portland, Oregon
Phone East 72T2
BANKERS FAVOR HUGHES
RALPH W. HOYT SAYS SENTIMENT
IS STRONG IX EASTERN CITIES.
Oresron Delegate Expresses Surprise at
Rapidity "With Wmlch Rook
velt Supporter Cbanare.
"Sentiment among: bankers and busi
ness men with whom I talked in Chi
cago. St. Paul and Spokane, is strongly
in favor of Hughes, and the general
impression Is that he will certainly be
elected," said Ralph W. Hoyt, dele
gate from the Third District to the
Republican National convention, who
arrived home Friday night.
Mr. Hoyt remained in Chicago a cou
ple of days after the adjournment of
the convention visiting friends. He
also stayed a day in St. Paul and made
a brief stop in Spokane.
"I was especially desirous of learning
how Mr. Hughes' nomination was re
garded in the East," said Mr. Hoyt.
"Rather to my surprise, many Chicago
bankers had been Roosevelt supporters,
but without exception those with whom
I talked expressed themselves as great
ly pleased with the way things turned
out. Even the Roosevelt men, after
they had thought it over for a day or
two, agreed that Hughes was the
strongest man who could have been
nominated.
Hughes talk Is In the air. There Is
a general feeling that the Republican
party should be In power when the
European war ends, that we may have
tariff protection against the invasion
of cheap European products that will
flood the country."
Mr. Hoyt met Representative McAr
thur In Chicago. Mr. McArthur, he
said, does not expect to. return to Port
land until September, as he Is very
busy in Washington. He has missed
only one roll call since, the present
Congress has been In session. Mr. Mc
Arthur Is planning to conduct only a
short campaign for re-election."
LAST BRIDGE SPAN BEGUN
Columbia Interstate Span Is Ap
proaching Completion.
VAN.CODVER. Wash.. June 17. Spe
eial.).CoBstrucUon pi. tba laat sw X
the Columbia River Interstate bridge
was begun this morning and will be
completed in less than two weeks. The
last four spans will then be completed,
ready to float Into position.
Work on the towers is making rapid
progress. .The towers must be built
and the draw spaa ready to raise and
lower before the last spans can be
floated in. so traffic on the Columbia
River will not be Interfered with.
Paving of six spans on the Oregon
side has about been completed, and the
paving of the girder spans across Co
lumbia Slough has begun.
Gresham Chaotaoqna Closes.
GRESHAM, Or., June 17. (Special.)
The Gresham Chautauqua, was closed
last night with the musical entertain
ment by the Hawaiian quintet, after a
week of lectures and muelcal numbers.
Cards were passed around and more
than $450 worth of season tickets were
pledged in a few minutes.
POWDER
US WE
IN SHOES
LL AS GUNS
Foot Ease to Be Added to Equip
ment of Hospital Corps
at Fort Wayne.
Under the above heading the Detroit
Free I've, among other things sayst
"The theory is that soldiers whose feet
are in good condition can walk farther
and faster than soldiers who have corns
and bunions incased in rawhide.
The Government's foot powder order is
regarded as the last word in the scientifio
outfitting of the defenders of the nag.
The English, French and Allied Troops
constantly make use of Allen's Foot Ease.
It takes the friotion from the shoe and
rests the feet. Foot Powder, shaken
into the shoes of soldiers, has long been
in use in the German army, and Uncle
Sam's adoption of this form of treating
and easing the feet,- emphasizes the testi
mony of the millions of people the world
over, who are shaking Allen's Foot Ease,
the antiseptic powder, into their shoes,
and using it in the foot bath, as the only
practical and lasting treatment to ease
and prevent sore feet. Sold by Drug
and Department stores everywhere, 25s.
Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted. Lo Box, fr'.Y., P. 6. A.
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Miss O. M. asks: "I have pimples, oily
skin, and suffer from constipation,
headache, and never feel strong and
well. Please prescribe for roe."
Answer: Tou should overcome consti
pation and cleanse the system of accu
mulated poisons by taking three-grain
sulpherb tablets (not sulphur) for sev
eral weeks or more. These tablets are
very beneficial, especially- in hot
weather, as they have a tendency to
cool the blood and improve its quality.
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"Poorly" writes: "Being past middle
age and observing that my nervous
system is in bad shape. I write for a
prescription. I do not gain strength
from my food, am weak, listless, for
getful, sleepless at times, tired and un
able to act the part of a strong man
of health, such as 1 was at one time.;
Answer: Get from a well - stocked
pharmacy a sealed tube of three-grain
cadomene tablets, which are especially
made for those needing a strong, harm
less, rejuvenating tonic. Astonishing
and pleasing results follow and life
and hope are renewed.
...
"A Fat Woman" asks: "Would you
please prescribe a safe reducing remedy
for too much fat?"
Answer: At this season many fat
people suffer greatly as you do. and to
all I recommend that they reduce with
five-era in arbolone tablets, the most
ucc4eui aoid convenient vrcscripUou
The questions answered below are
general in character, the symptoms or
diseases are given and the answers
will apply in any case or simxjar na
ture. Those wishing further advice, free,
may address Or. Lewis Raker, College
Bidg., College-EUwood Sts.. Dayton. O..
enclosing self - addressed stamped en
velopes for reply, full name and ad
dress must be given, but only initials
or fictitious name will be used in my
answers. The prescriptions can be
Tilled at any well-stocked drug store.
Any druggist can order oi wholesaler.
I know of. Druggists supply In sealed
tubes, with full directions.
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Miss C. W. R. asks: "I have tried
for two years to diet so as to increase
my weight and improve the quality of
my blood, but in vain. Please prescribe
for me?"
Answer: Thin, scrawny, bloodless
people need assistance in absorbing
nutrition from the food eaten, and for
this particular purpose I always pre
scribe three-grain hypo-nuclane tablets,
a most effective preparation if regular
ly and persistently used, as it seems to
increase the red and white corpuscles
of the blood, thus affording health,
strength and Increased weight,
M. J. B. asks: "My hair is too oily
and my scalp itches with dandruff, and
of late it is combing out too much.
What is a good treatment?
Answer: Obtain plain yellow mlnyol
from your druggist in 4-oz. jars and
apply as per directions. This cleans,
purifies, cools and invigorates the hair
and scalp, thus stopping the death of
the hair. Dandruff and itching are at
once relieved. Men and women all over
the country now use it regularly.
...
"Essex writes: "What should I do
to relieve a severe case of kidney and
bladder disease? Urine Is dark, foul of
odor, and passage is irregular, painful,
etc. Have depression, fever, chills,
pains like rheumatism, and soreness in
region of bladder.
Answer: For such symptoms as you
describe I prescribe my favorite
formula under the name of balmwort
tablets. This is a splendidly efficacious
remedy for such abnormal conditions.
Bps: in their use as per directions on
each sealed tube. Adv.
man, of the committee la charge,
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