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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, 3IAT 13, 1917.
BAKER'S RECORD OF
TWO YEARS SHOWN
MERRY LITTLE ENTERTAINERS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN BENEFIT PERFORMANCE TUESDAY AT
SHATTUCK SCHOOL.
Long List of Improvements
Result From Careful Atten
tion of Commissioner.
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CONSISTENCY IS NOTABLE
Stand Taken In Behalf of Union
Labor and for Establishment
of Parks and Playgrounds.
Economy Never Overlooked. .
Two years ago when George L. Baker
took the office of City Commissioner
he started to pound the Job on the
nose, to use one of his pet expressions.
He put "pep" ana lot of big-, new
Ideas to work, with the result that
the publlo now ha an array of inter
esting results. It is on these results
that he Is basing his candidacy for
Mayor at the city election June 4.
Mr. Baker has been Commissioner of
Publlo Affairs, and as such has had
charge of the city's park system, the
employment and unemployment prob
lem, the City Hall, the Public Audito
rium construction and a string of other
smaller divisions of the city govern
ment. On top of these he has had a
voles In the general administration,
and legislation for the entire city.
Here are some of the things he has
stood for and some of the things that
"pounding his Job on the nose" has
brought about in the way of results:
Picked the Public Auditorium out of
a. chloroformed condition, brought the
building to contract at an unprecedent
ed y low figure, kept the work moving
through all kinds of difficulties, finan
cial and otherwise, experienced by the
contractors, and will have the structure
ready for occupancy July 1.
Jitney Stand Shown.
Insisted on provisions in Auditorium
contract calling for established union
wages and the eight-hour day for
workmen.
Made rough drawings for the build
ing, which, when finished, will be one
of the finest structures of the - kind
In the United States.
Voted consistently In the Council for
the regulation of Jitneys in accordance
with the will of the people expressed
at the election in June, 1916, by a
vote of 21,093 for regulation and 14,069
against.
On the day be took office put Rus
sell Chamberlain, aged City Hall Jan
itor and Civil War veteran, who had
been discharged, back to work and
ordered dismissal of appeal proceedings
which were pending to put Chamber
lain out. Chamberlain is still -working.
Led fight in the Council during bud
get sessions of 1916 and 1916 for econ
omy in city administration.
Reorganized employment bureau for
working people and established new
bureau In conjunction with Federal
Government, extending work to cover
the entire state, thus opening the way
for work for thousands of people with
out fee.
Unemployment Problem Tackled.
Took charge of unsolved unemploy
ment problem In Winter of 1915 and
1916 and gave work to thousands of
Idle men on permanent park Improve
ments. Devoted every cent of money
spent for unemployed to permanent im
provements. Including construction of
drives in Mount Tabor and Washington
parks.
In Winter of 1916 personally took
charge of snow blockade that had tied
up city, and by use of unemployed
men opened up traffic following fail
ure of other officials having that duty
to accomplish results. Headed off
repetition of street slush troubles In
business section following storms by
cleaning off snow quickly.
Consistently opposed the purchase of
water meters after the voters had
voted overwhelmingly against them at
cltv election in June, 1915.
Brought about establishment of play
ground for children In Alberta dis
trict. Took up and won fight of residents
of Sellwood against proposed tubercu
losis sanitarium In that district against
which there was protest.
Playground Fight Recalled.
Investigated unhealthy conditions In
Marquam Gulch in South Portland, and
in Summer of 1916 inaugurated definite
plan for establishment of playground.
Fought for appropriation from the
Council in 1916, but was defeated.
Formulated plans and obtained small
appropriation to build first unit of new
zoo in Washington Park, eliminating
Insanitary cages and conditions.
Established new community building
s-t small cost at Bellwood.
Established free community gym
nasium classes in 13 schools for benefit
of men and women throughout the city,
directing former Idle time of regular
park Instructors to instruction of these
classes. Classes had attendance in
March of 12,413 persons and cost only
$400.
Was asked by employes of shipbuild
ing plants to take hand In settling
shipbuilding strikes and in a few days
of night and day labor brought about
a, conference between employers and
enrployes that terminated strikes.
Park Activities Increased.
Greatly Increased activities in parks,
but due to careful management has
held down cost. Park tax levy for
1917 is lowest in recent years yet
work much greater and materials
greatly increased in price.
Has installed lighting systems in
HoUaday, Sellwood, Laurelhurst and
Mount Tabor parks. (Mount Tabor not
yet entirely completed.)
Has established many new play
grounds for children including grounds
at Arleta, Forestry building. Laurel
hurst Park and Vernon, and has en
larged and improved others.
Has made many park improvements,
including comprehensive plan for de
velopment of unused area of Washing
ton Park.
Inaugurated the campaign which re
sulted in Portland- being selected by
the National Rose Society as the of
ficial rose test garden city of the
Northwest.
Developed baseball fields for ama
teur teams on various vacant tracts
without rental or cost.
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1 n Dutch Song and Uance.
LITTLE FOLK HOSTS
Aleck and Rerhurt iflllrAn .Trhn "R
J Strang and William Wright. They were
all British subjects and considered that
their duty was to help out the allies at
this time. Mr. Wright tried to Join
the American Army in the officers'
reserve.
Children of South Portland Will
Entertain Tuesday.
TICKETS ARE IN DEMAND
Benefit at Shattuck School la In
Connection With Playground
Agitation and Plan to Clean
Marquam Gulch.
Because the little people of South
Portland are interested heart and soul
in getting Marquam Gulch cleaned up
and because they want a playground
and fresh air breathing place, they are
working for the success of an enter
tainment to be given on Tuesday night
in the Shattuck School under the
auspices of the Shattuck Parent
Teacher Association.
Songs, dances, choruses, patriotic ex
ercises and specialties will be presented
by clever young people of the school.
An energetic committee is at work and
the tickets are "going like hot cakes."
An attraction in addition to the num
bers by the children will be the song
by Miss Dagmar Inez Kelly and the
violin selection by Miss Marie Chapman.
Following will be the programme for
the evening:
"Soldiers' Chorus." eighth and ninth
gradea; patriotic exercises, primary class;
recitation, "Your Flag and My Flag,"
Haines Hall: the Overall Soys' Hrigade. sec
ond grade; original poem. "Spring." Mar
garet Peck; Swing Song and Apple Blos
som Song," second grade; "The Spanish
Dance," Ruth Bromberg; "Polka Fantastic."
Bessie Bromberg; patriotic song and reci
tation, first grade; vocal solo. "Cradle Song."
Norma Nelly; "The Daisy Song," girls'
chorus; the little boys mobilize (song and
drill), third grade; "Petit Coquette Uance."
Irene Watson; "Sailor Boys' Chorus." char
acter song. Miss Eugenia Craig; chorus, sixth
grade, ta) "The iiue Mird," D) "Santa
ljucia": lutch song and dance, Clara Taa
kar. Hans Nordmark; tencr solo. Vaughn
Benarrel; violin selection. Miss Marie Chap
man; solo dance, "The Imp, Helen Diet-
rick: vocal solo. Miss Dagmar Kelly. Miss
Sophie H.ochfeld will be piano accompanist.
ENGINEERS UNIT POPULAR
Mechanics Also Being Recruited for
Oregon Guard Battalion.
Engineers and mechanics are being
recruited by the Oregon National Guard
at the enlistment headquarters, 106
Fifth street, to form the first com
pany of a battalion of engineers ever
formed in this state. The company
will be brought up to a war strength
of 164 men.
W. C Parrish is organizing the unit.
Engineers and mechanics of all kinds
are wanted to enlist in the company
and rapid progress is being made in
enrolling men. Already this company
is proving popular and enlistments are
Increasing in tee engineers unit dally,
Five Go to Join Canadian Army.
Five Scotch boys left Portland Tues"
day night for Vancouver, B. C, to Join
the Canadian army, enlisting in the
Koyal Engineers. They were: George,
COUNTY FIGHT MAY REVIVE
Estacada Will Try to Form Cascade
Ont of Cli-kamas, Is View.
OREGON CTTT. Or., May 13. That
the people of Estacada are waiting
only until next year to resume their
efforts to obtain the crnation of Cas
cade County out of Clackamas was
indicated today by Noah Stingley, of
Eagle Creek, a. consistent opponent of
the plan.
If the pan-handle. In which are
located the towns of Boring and Sandy,
is not Included in the proposed new
county's boundaries, a fight will be
waged against the plan along geo
graphical as well as along economic
lines, and if this territory is included,
the residents themselves probably will
put up a stiff fight to prevent their
being taken into a ne-w county, with
Estacada as the county seat.
OFFICERS ARE CRITICISED
SEATTLE MAN IS HELD
K. II. LLOYD ACCUSED OF DRIVING
8TOLEV AUTO HERE.
Men Accused of Minor Offenses Fit
for Service, Says Judge.
NEW YORK, May 9. Army and Navy
officers' protests against police mag
istrates requesting persons brought
before them for minor offenses to en
list in the country's service or go to
Jail was criticised In a statement issued
here tonight by Chief Magistrate Will
iam McAdoo.
"The Army and the Navy do not dis
charge men simply because of breaches
of discipline in minor matters," de
clared Magistrate McAdoo. "They do
not use the discharge except for gross
cases involving moral turpitude. Why
is it. then, that this attitude is as
sumed against those who have com
mitted slight offenses against the law?"
Town Plowmen In Demand.
LEBANON, Or., May 12. (Special.)
Vacant-lot farming in this city is hav
ing a considerable setback by the
scarcity of teams to do the plowing
of the land. Anyone having a lot too
large to be worked by hand or spaded
up can hardly find anyone to plow the
land. Most of the town teams have
gone to the country, where they have
steady work all the time without look
ing for it, and those that remain have
more work than they can do.
PRINCIPALS IN GOLDEN WEDDING AT CORNELIUS.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Fairchild celebrated their golden wedding at the rar.i
ily home in Cornelius, Or., May 5. They were pleasantly surprised by rela
tives and friends with well-filled baskets. Supper was served to IS. Lester
Moberry, principal of the Cornelius public school, rendered several piano se
lections. The couple was married In Vancouver, Wash., in 1867. Mr. Fairchild Is
84 years of age, while Mrs. Fairchild is 78. Eight of the nine children c ' Mr.
and Mrs. Fairchild are living. Mr. Fairchild was born in Ash County, North
Carolina, and Mrs. Fairchild Is a native of Noble County, Indiana. Mr. Fair
child enlisted in Company H, First Washington Volunteers, in San 'Francisco
in 1862.
He was sent to Vancouver, Wash., and was honorably discharged after
serving two years and ten months. His only regret is that he cannot recall
enough years to go with the first batch of Americans to the trenches.
Son of Apartmrnt-Ilouae Owner Pro
testa Innocence and Will Be Taken
Back to Face Charge.
E. H. Lloyd Is held at the City Jail
for Seattle authorities on a charge of
grand larceny.
Lloyd, whose mother Is the owner
and operator of a large apartment
house in Seattle, is accused of the
theft of an automobile from a Seattle
man. It is said that he brought the
machine to Portland, destroyed the
number on the engine and made it
practically Impossible for officers seek
ing the stolen machine to recognixe It.
Lloyd was arrested on May 7 and
drew a continued sentence for disor
derly conduct. It was then that officers
were acquainted with the fact he was
wanted in Seattle.
Not until Detectives Craddock and
Smith told him yesterday did Lloyd
Know tnat the machine he Is said to
have stolen had been identified as one
taken from Seattle. Officers called
Seattle men who were acquainted with
the machine to come to Portland and
identify the car.
Lloyd was held at the City Jail
without bail. Judge Stevenson refus
ing to set bail until a formal charge
was filed against the prisoner. Lloyd's
attorney made arrangements for the
ball set by the Superior Court of Seat
tle, $2000, to be put up there, so he
would not have to remain In Jail.
Detectives are also looking for a
middle-aged man who is supposed to
have been with Lloyd when he brought
the car from Seattle to Portland. His
description tallies with that of a man
who operated with Claude Smith, who
was convicted of the theft of an auto
mobile belonging to M. D. Mulloy.
When arrested, Lloyd protested that
the machine brought from Seattle was
his own and said that he had a bill of
sale for the car. He waived extradi
tion and will probably be taken back
to Seattle Monday.
PEARY LECTURE MAY 24
Admiral Will Speak at University
Club on Defense Programme.
Admiral Kobert E. Peary, lecturing
on the defense programme f or the
United States, with particular refer
ence to the aerial service, will be in
Portland Thursday, May 24, and will
make an address at the University Club
a a dinner to be given in his honor.
This will be the only appearance
of Admiral Peary in Portland this time.
R. T. Piatt, president of the Univer
sity Club, received a telegram yester
day announcing the date set for the
Admiral's coming. He was in San Fran
cisco recently, but was called back to
Washington before he could finish his
Western tour. On this return engage
ment he will speak at Spokane, Tacoma,
ceatiio ana fortiana.
Programme at Resort Planned.
Miller Murdock will be the speaker
at the Men's Resort service Sunday
night. Music will be furnished by the
Amphion male chorus and young peo
ple from the San Grael Christian
Ende-vor Society with Lillian Dates
man at the piano.
BIG PROFITS IN HELPING UNCLE SAM
FEED THE WORLD!
Boy Wheat Land
High Price of Great Food Staple, Will Put
Wheat Areas at Premium for
Years to Come.
TWO SPECIAL
BUYS
Near Warden. Wsusn.
On Choice Section
(640 acres) at $10 per
acre adjoining lands
selling at $20 per acre.
Quarter section (160
acres) for $1000. Easily
worth $3000.
THESE ARE
REAL SNAPS
Act quickly.
Write
land.:
AMERICA is planning to meet history's great
est demand for food.
With high wheat prices established in Liver-
Eool for the next six years, this assures not only
ig profits for the man who has wheat to sell,
but places an extra premium on every acre of
wheat land.
Wheat and wheat land are going to be the
money-makers for years to come.
Are you alive to the true situation? Can you
afford to let this opportunity pass?
Fine Wheat Land
In Grant and Adams Counties (Washington)
S6.00 TO S22.00 PER ACRE
NOW for literature and appointment to see the
For sale in 80-acre (and up) tracts.
ESTABLISHED
1888
U.S.A.
SUMMER GLASS JUNE 18
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL EXPECTS
ATTENDANCE OF 10O0.
Changes In Faculty mt Monmouth Also
Are Announced Wsr lt to
interrupt Session.
OREGON NORMAL. SCHOOL. Mon
mouth. May 12. (Special.) Changes In
the personnel of the faculty, added
equipment and the forecast that the
attendance will reach 1000 are features
of the announcement of the 1917 Sum
mer session of the Oregon Normal
School, which opens June 18.
William H. Burton. Columbia Uni
versity. New York, has bene engaged
for the session to teach "special meth
ods." He Is an Oregon Normal and
University of Oregon graduate. An
other special teacher will be Mrs. Jean
McCracken, of Portland.
Miss Nell Sullivan, now head of the
music department . of Eugene High
School, will take the place of Miss Mary
Hoham as music instructor. Miss
Hoham will spend the Summer with
her mother. Miss Myra Butler will go
to Veimont. and Miss Laura Kennon, of
the English department, will reside in
Baker, Or.
The war will have no effect on the
Summer session's work, according to
President Ackerman. Hundreds of Ore
gon public school teachers have de
cided definitely to continue their pro
fessional training, and younger stu
dents will be here to carry the teacher
training course. Last Summer the en
rollment ran to 827.
Arrangements will be made to have
the county teachers" examinations giv
en at the high school In Monmouth in
stead of at the county seat, owing to
the large number to be accommodated
by such a changa.
Station Agent Resigns.
MOUNT ANGEL. Or., May 12. (Spe
cial.) Charles Scharback. one of the
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New
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old residents of Mount Angel, has re
signed his position as assistant sta
tion agent at the Southern Pacific
depot and has been appointed by the
Willamette Valley Southern agent at
Mollala. Mr. facharback has lived in
Mount Angel for many years, and was
at one time the star twirler of the
Mount Angel baseball team.
The 1.000,000.000 raised for the Brit
ish war loan, if assembled in 1 notes
laid end to end. would stretch four
times around the earth near the
equator.
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