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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. JANUARY 4, 1920. CPS TO SELECT ,OT TEXTBOOKS rietendent H. Grout's erfte Adopted by Board. "iSJRUCTORS RESIGN n:iMlowed Janitor Held He- siUljs for Freezing of Pipes; Retroactive Pay Voted. 25 -hv.S Instead of officials this Ujrieleet the new textbooks to id-Kin the schools of Portland, lng'-to a plan worked out and t('fc to the directors for ap atZesterday's board meeting-. chme. originated by Superin- t - trout, met with much favor rii-.-ctors. It is believed unique ooCgystems of this country, ritsrof companies bidding- will thft wares to the teachers and n coe best use of the books, -All w-01 be done outside of "school anctthe instructors will te pre tj?rvote on the books needed ir-KAvn grades. session was given over largely r5'51 discussion of school prob-w-M. Plummer. who on the f iSe year became chairman of WJ outlined some or his poll hiiit among them the abolition irrrinee work and moving it Into irr;rit.hly conference meetings. Bsrd Chaiure Advocated. rfSed for consideration a pro th5.a bill be brought before the 1 rsssion of . the legislature bijjjpthe present school laws so oraland's succession of directors oHie more placed on the five irh.J;!, with a new member each Irs plan was that in the case members were elected in pairs istew years, these should be ertJS on the number of votes or-tbem and the one with the strcsllot at the time of ele'tftlon i iS2ve an extra year. He said y-ping this he could step out d ixplration of his three-year lJfj E- A. Sommer -.could serve vests and quit in I9zi instead 13X George B. Thomas could p-rSext in order, then George r5j finally A. C. Newill, who hSSe served his full five years. lujTrmer's main arguments in of.Xtie plan were that the rest sCtCe Is working under a hanrll- tthshe three-year term and that putura or two directors at one rvnts a continuation of board . TS"hile other - directors ex d tK( least partial approval no taken. tther Limit AVuntrd. tlrr piece of legislation sug- 1 u a bill removing the -$10,000 tien-to the expenses of Portland Ikuidefgartens. In order that litflll. be placed In the Holman tocare" for orphan children at ritSle home In the neighbor measure had already been 1 for the board by DeDutv ctftttorney Pierce, but the 11- s JJvclined to back It unless the XTolief society, which first pe djyor the kindergarten, would t 'tm. r4k. is allowed five kinder- Jiss-fat at the present time is i -to mntain four within the ) Hmltation. All board members dt'.having more funds for this, eltt it was not their place to e3n movement and left it up lirjjL,. Meier, who sponsored the inJEto take it up IX he saw fit. iwjji Z, Ralph, janitor at the - jaa-hool, was allowed a hearing ''fiJSf his .retirement from his of Ralph was held responsible el&i-eezing of pipes in the school .- ffte storm and which cost the tb'out $600 to repair. He was -t&i to resign and the board erf, to go over the authority of chairman appointed a. commit- risiatlng of Pr. E. A,' Sommer eiJJ-Ke B. Thomas to investigate wMnjr needs of the Shrine con n.next summer, when It was std that It may be necessary to extemporary beds in the school n.sjB. jer cent increase over present e.Wor the use of school build- irjother than school purposes deigned. This is designed to pre cunpetltlon with other public nJ at about one-half the usual rjptendent Grout and any mem he board who desires to at h' Vocational Educational con id.it Chicago and the superin- t5, convention. In Cleveland as 23 to 28 were authorized to the expense of the district. nwctive salary increases for I fibrarlans were voted to meet ii.se granted by the library as tin. - The increase dates from nbpr 1. ;"teachers tendered resignations day: Myrtle E. G-ause of Olen . -Thomas M. Henley of Jeffer igh and Catherine E. Hlbbs of i'sical training department. this is the best time to reach fungus pests. Whether the flowers will bloom early this coming season de pends on the weather, and the Port lander must be prepared for frost In May. TWO BURIED ALIVE SOUGHT Men Believed read Under Juneau, Alaska, Landslide. . JUNEAU. Alaska, Jan. a. Volun teers searched today for bodies of Henry Jaeger, Nome pioneer,, and Laurie Oaks, miner, who, it is be lieved, were killed when a landslide yesterday wrecked a boarding- house In which they were living here. An drw Walling, fellow boarder, received injuries from which he died four hours after the slide. Eight others were injured, two probably fatally. - . - H. W. BERG DIES ON CAR Authorites Unable to locate Rela tives of Stricken Man. Harry William Berg died on Mis-lssippl-avenue street car at Broad way and Washington streets, about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Folic Sergeant Bunn was notified by the SEATTLE M11CPA L ROADS SHOW 1 Profit of $10,659.38 Made in First Seven Months. HIGHER WAGES ARE PAID Increased Expenditures- for Added Service and Property Rehabil itation Reported. ' SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 3. (Spe cial.) Seattle's street railways under the first seven months of municipal Ownership were operated at a net gain of $10,669.28, according to the PIONEERS WEDDED MORE THAN HALF CENTURY DIE WITHIN FEW HOURS OF EACH OTHER. i"l -t -1 i : :vv ---A: ''av--v"'--' ; ' , X. ? ; fill SZZJg,JJ& - r l - Jul - -tA : ; ' I . HI"' 1 ' , : J. w. ZLXX A. BELIEU. MR, AND MRS, After more than half a century of wedded union, the life chapters of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. A. Belieu, well-known Oregon pioneers, were closed on December 29 and 30, just 36 hours apart. Practically their entire lives were spent in Oregon. Mr. Belieu was born In Missouri In 1841 and crossed the plains with his parents when 3 years of age. His wife was born Ip Connecti cut in 1848 and cajne to Oregon by the route around Cape Horn, spending 18 months on the water, arriving in Orejion when 2 years old. The first part of their lives were spent in Linn county. They were married at Diamond Hill, Or., 66 years ago, moving to Portland 36 years ago, where they had made, their home until their death. Six children, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive them. Mr. and Mrs. Belieu had been members of the Memorial Evangelical church for many years. The funeral services were read Thursday, January 1, at Miller & Tracey'n chapel by the Rev. John BoWersox, and interment was at Troutdale. conductor of the car and the body was turned over to DepufyvCoroner Leo Goetsch. j.. An autopsy will be ,helK,today to determine the cause of .design. The coroner's office was also endeavoring to secure more information relative to the man. Deputy Coroner Calkins was advised last night that the man had a brother in Montana. - Berg's ad dress or the place where he had been employed was not learned. SCHOOL HEADS GATHER ; I-wr AWAYS ARE REPORTED i STouths Who Left Home Be lieved Seen at Albany. -EM, Or.. Jan. 3. (Special.) irst clew to the whereabouts of Carker, 14, and Freddie Ward, -rr-disappeared from their homes Wednesday night, reached the today in the form of a telegram Albany to the effect that a man - Chls name as Browne had 1 Ji check at a restaurant there dy bearing the purported slg- t I. W. Parker. At the time erk was cashed Browne is said "i been accompanied by a boy rjjig young Parker's descrlp- County Superintendents Ask More Pay for State Official. . SALEM, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.) Members of the Oregon County School Superintendents' association In ses sion here today indorsed the resolu tions adopted at the recent meeting of the State Teachers' association in Portland and went on record favoring an increase in the salary of the state superintendent of public instruction commensurate with his duties and the dignity of his office. Featuring today's sessions of the association were addresses by B. F. Irvine, Portland newspaper man, and J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of public instruction. The convention of the superintend ents will continue until Wednesday, with election of officers for the en suing year scheduled for next Monday. annual report or Thomas F. Murphlne, superintendent of the public utilities department. filed Saturday with Mayor Fitzgerald ami the city council. From April 1, 1919, to November 1, 1919, the period covered by the re port, the revenue of the street rail ways from all sources were $4,177,- 365.33, an increase of $384,620.85 over the corresponding period for the pre vious year of the Puget Sound Light at Power company. The total known operating expenses were $2,649,481.73 as compared with a total of $1,989,327.60 for the corre sponding period of last year. This increase of $660,154.13 in operating expenses, according to Superintendent Murphlne, Is due principally to three causes: increases tn wages of ap proximately 33 per cent, increase In service of approximately 21 per cent and an Increase in maintenance costs due to the desire of the department to rehabilitate as soon as possible the trackage and rolling stock of the railways. According to Mr. Murphine, the city has expended for the purpose of re habilitating trackage and rolling stock $257,126.97 in excess of the amount expended by the combined lines for the previous year. The $10,659.38 net profit shown is the only fund toward a payment of $1,000,000 on April I to the former owners of the line. of 81. the community lost an Oregon pioneer of 1863. Born in Pennsylvania in 1838, she emigrated to Missouri with her fam ily, crossing the plains to Oregon 12 years later, first settling in Aurora. Marlon county. She married Andrew J. Purvine in 1867. Her husband died in 1908. Surviving children are Mrs. Percy Willis of Boston, Albert Purvine. Mrs. E. T. Prescott, Mrs. J. A. Remington Monroe and Fred Purvine, all of Salem. Th A funeral wn nlH Wpilnaolav the Rev. Mr. Lovell conducting- the J services. - William Beaman of Scottsburg, Or.. died at the home of his. daughter, Mrs. C, J. Alexander of Portland. In terment will be in the Scottsburg cem etery by the side of his wife, who passed away two years ago. He leaves eight children, as follows: P. A. Bea man of Grants Pass, Mrs. C. E. Smith of Parkplace, Or.; W. H. Beaman of North Bend, Or.; Mrs. C. J. Alexander of Portland. Mrs. W. K. Lytle. also of Portland: Mrs. C. E. Ingle of The Dalles, C. A. and Perry F. Beaman, both of Scottsburg, Or. ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.) -Mrs. Anna Hutchlngs, aged 62, wife of James Hutchings, proprietor of a large bakery in this city, died at the family home today following a linger ing illness. The family came to Rose- burg in 1914, but have lived In Ore gon since 1904. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 3. (Special.) Mrs. Mary Walters, resident of Al bany for 25 years, died last night at her home here, aged 73 years. She was a native of Missouri. She is sur vived by her widower, D. M. Walters, and two daughters who reside In the state of Washington. PEPPER WORRIES PICKETS WOMEN ACCUSE CONTRACTOR, WHO IS ARRESTED. Phegley & Calender COR. FOURTH AND ALDER STS. Good Style ! Good Quality ! Good Value ! KIRSCHBAUM OVERCOATS ULSTERS ULSTERETTES DRESS COATS Sneezing Women Gain Sympathy of Passersby Until Tliey Find Out Canse of Chorus. "Ker-choo!" "Ker-chool Ker-choo!" "Ker-choo!" Three women, pickets on duty be fore a barber shop at Second and Salmon strets at 6 o'clock last night were sneezing in chorus. Pedestrians looked at them sympathetically and remarked that It was pretty tough for a woman to have to earn a living on the picket line In winter. The women recovered their poise and laid hold of a man who was loitering in the vicinity. They called for police. "He threw red pepper In the air!" they wailed between sneezes. Patrolman Barbur arrested the ac cused on a charge of disorderly con duct. The prisoner was R. T. Deck erson, a contractor. 44 years old. He asserted that ne Knew nothing about the pepper, but the women said he had played the same trick on them in front of another barber shop at First and Madison streets. Mr. Deckerson was released on his own recognizance, and the case will be tried in the municipal court to morrow. The three complainants, Mrs. Mary Neuer, Mrs. S. P. Miller and Mrs. Pomeroy, promised to appear as witnesses against him. 0. A. C. GIRLS HEAR CHEF Henry Thiele Gives Talk and Gets Home-Cooked Luncheon. . Henry Thiele, chef at the Benson hotel, imparted to students in the home economics class at the Oregon Agricultural . college some of the secrets of-French cookery during the past week. While he was Jn Corval lis to lecture the girls in the cooking department under the direction of Mrs. S. W. Prentiss, instructor in do mestic science, served him a home cooked luncheon. In his talk Mr. Thiele pointed out roads to economy in the kitchen, suggesting that little extras, put on the table just because one person asks for them, be cut out. He gave recipes and told of the methods of cooking on a large scale. to For this winter, Kirschbaum overcoats are hard to get. For every coat made, there are three men who want it. Yet we can fit you out in a great, ankle-length storm coat a - town ulster a double-breasted dress coat a box coat any type of Kirschbaum overcoat you may prefer. !. W. W. AID'S IN CONTEMPT Drastic Rnllng Made by Superior Judge in Spokane. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 3. Under provision of a permanent Injunction issued by Superior Judge R. M. Web ster here today, it will become con tempt of court to advocate or to teach the principles of the I. W. W., to be affiliated with it or to post in any place anything which will advertise the organization. The order was Issued at the con clusion of the court's" arraignment of John Grady, alleged secretary of the L W. W. defense fund, and three score other alleged I. W. W., now serving sentences in the county jalL The order affects not only the defendants named, but all others who may here after become known in connection with the Industrial Workers of the World. Probate of Estate Asked. SALEM. Or., Jan. 3. (Special.) Relatives of T. E. Lambert, who dis appeared 25 years ago while en route from his home at Stayton to an east ern city, where he had accepted em ployment, today petitioned the countv court here to admit his estate to pro- it Parker left his home here he bate. He left property in Marion coun. ty valued at approximately $1800.: In the petition to the county court the relatives allege thoy have made every effort to locate Mr. Lambert, but without success. suits of clothes, his father's '. -containing $135 and several & WARNING IS GIVEN Advises That Pruning of L5feshes Walt Till March. i'C prune rose hedges until fTh!s is the warning that goes om iiorists and rose fanciers to who wonder what to do with iSiies frozen during the starm. e A. Currey, one of the city's ifties on this subject, said yes he docs not believe It best to lie bushes until March 6 on Sfchs and March 10 in the lower o the city. Many branches rCliy the weight Qf the snow efound and these he said should t-.below the breaking point, as ses will not be injured and fresh s will spring from the roots, trong spray should be used on bushes and ground In February Phone your want ads to The OregO' .n. Main 7070. A B095. DEMOCRAT BANQUET SPLIT Jackson Day Affair to Be Held at Two Separate Hotels. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Owing to the demand for. places at the Jackson day banquet here January 8, Homer S. Cummings, chairman of the demo cratic national committee, announced today that the dinner would be held In two groups simultaneously at two hotels. School Vacations End. Touth of the city today are bidding farewell to school vacations of any length until next summer, for the 12 day holiday recess draws to an end 1 SEE OUR STORE WINDOWS today and the youngsters are to report back at their work tomorrow morn ing. There are four weeks more of school before the end of the first semester. CHICKEN HAWK IS LARGE Woman Captures Bird Measuring 3 Feet 10 Inches, Tip to Tip. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 3. (Special.) A chicken hawk which measured three feet ten inches from tip to tip of Its wings was captured bare hand ed by Mrs. Gerda Llndstrom, resid ing' near Albany, this week. Mrs. Llndstrom saw the large bird fly into the door of her chicken house and heard a disturbance among the hens. She ran into the chicken house and. though she had no weapon, tackled the bis bird and caught it. She even carried it half a mile to the home of a neighbor, who killed it for her. $L & H. Green stamps for cash. Holman .Fuel Co. Main 353. 660-21. Adv. Obituary. SALEM, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.) Mrs. Helen M. Fields, wife of L. D. Fields, 1057 South Thirteenth street. died last night after an illness of a year. She had resided in Salem for nearly 25 years, previously having been employed as an instructor in the public schools of Portland. Besides her husband. Mrs. Fields is survived by two daughters. 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