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THE SUNDAY OHEGOXIAN. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1923 FREE TEXT BOOKS H TO BE ISSUE Broadcasfe froiaK6V Plenty of Fights Are Prom ised Legislature. SCHOOL BfLL IS FACTOR Salary-Slashing Measures Also to Come Before Session, Which Opens in Four Weeks. 14. J Pow Oil Sale!.,- I I I I-' .i aH hill J v ' 1 si MyS i 7 Supplemental legislation to the so-called complusory school bill; revival and passage of the "garb" bill; resurrection of the free text book bill; amendments to the direct primary law and salary slashing are some of the measures which will command the attention of the legis lature, which meets - four weeks from tomorrow at Salem. There will also be a freshet of bills dealing with taxes. Because of the bitter controversy over the school bill, which was car ried in the November general elec tion by 11,821 votes, anything af fecting it, one way or another, will attract interest from every resi dent in Oregon. Salary Cvtn Opposed. Likewise there are people who consider the direct primary sacro sanct and will view with holy horror any attempt, even by its friends, to alter one jot or tittle. Then there are the deserving democrats, antici pating jobs on the state payroll under the new governor, who do not believe that the campaign cry of "tax reduction" means "salary re duction." Viewing the approaching session by and large, there are enough con troversial measures in sight to keep ail active members on their toes and wish that they had not aspired to be a member of the Oregon legislature In the year of grace 1923. An un pleasant time may be had by all. School Bill Fight Likely. As enacted by the people through the initiative, the school bill will put out of business all private echools on September 1. 1926. Begin ning with that date all children be tween 8 and 16 years are by law compelled to attend the public schools. This nails the doors of every pilvate school which teaches pupils in the elementary grades. The legislature will probably be requested to amend the law to the extent of harrying up the period of operation. It is said that an amend ment will be introduced placing the date of sending all children in Ore gon in the elementary grades to public schools beginning September 1, 1923. This would be the opening of the term after the vacation period next summer. Back of this amendment is said to be a desire to hasten the testing of the coiistitutibtjality of the law. As matters stand there is one opinion that the question of whether or not the law is constitutional cannot be ascertained until the law takes ef fect and a test case can be started, which would be in September, 1926. Lawyers disagree as to the con stitutionality of the law, and It will go eventually Into the supreme court of the United States, the court of last resort. Seeret Socletle Bny. "Whether the people financially Interested in the private schools welcome changing the date to next September is not known, but some at least would welcome such amendment so as to expedite the matter and enable them that much sooner to learn their fate. An early date would lessen the period of sus pense and likewise shorten the period of uncertainty as to what they can or cannot do in educa tional lines. The secret societies which fos tered the school bill may vigor ously oppose any haste In determin ing the constitutionality. Rumor has it that a programme is under way to try to have a similar meas ure adopted in many other states, using Oregon as a precedent. To have the law operative next Sep tember and thus have the constitu tional question settled three years earlier than the original bill calls for might dynamite the plan for soliciting other states to follow Oregon's lead. If the law should be declared unconstitutional the propaganda now being started in other states would be wasted. The bill to prohibit teachers in public schools wearing a religious garb is to be introduced, according to a report, and if so it is likely to be passed without opposition. The measure was defeated in' 1921. Free Book Bill Reviewed. Along with the movement to com pel all children In the elementary grades to attend public schools comes another revival of the free school book bill. This measure has always been defeated in the past be cause of the increase in taxation it would involve. Members of the 1923 session of the legislature are op posed to the free school book bill being enacted by that body, and they take the position that as the sub ject is one of adding a further bur den upon taxpayers, the proper course to take is for the measure, if it comes up, to be referred to the people for adoption or rejection. AVith a general demand for reduc tion in taxes, legislators contend that if the people want free school books and increased taxes, the re sponsibility should be assumed by the electorate and not by the house and senate. Amendments to the direct primary lnw will be offered, but what these suggested improvements will be like is not yet known. ' The direct pri mary nominations league, which drafted the primary law originally, raid tho money to initiate it and saw that it was placed on the stat ute books, is taking an interest in the matter. 130 in Original Leajrne, The orig-inai league consisted of iibout 130 members and of this num ber 40 are either dead or out of the stale. A. L. Mills, president, and W. S U'Ren, secretary, of the league, have issued a letter to the old leacue members askine if they have any suggestions to offer for im proving the law. The suggestions are to be compiled and all members given an opportunity to study them and give an expression and it is ex pected that out of the suggestions will come some concrete ideas in tended to make the primary law function as it was originally intend ed to. Eighteen years have passed since the members of . the league brought about the adoption of the direct primary law. Being the sponsors of the measure they are of the opinion that if the law is to be improved the amendments should come from its friends. Outside of the league there are individuals who have designs on amending the primary law. It Is al most a foregone conclusion that an amendmeut will be introduced at galem authorizing the holding of ia- TRIJTITY CHURCH QUARTET GIVES CONCERT TONIGHT. (Broadcasting on 400 meters) Tenor solo, "Seek Ye the Lord" (Roberts), Harvey Hud son and quartet. Ihiet, "My Faith Looks Tip to Thee" (Bassford), Mrs. Gabriel Pullln, soprano and Alice Price Moore, contralto. Contralto solo, "Hark, Hark, My Soul" (Shelly), Alice Price Moore and quartet. Baritone solo, "Consider and Hear Me" (Wooler), Lawrence Woodf in. Duet, "Love Divine" (Stam er), Mrs. Gabriel Pullin, so prano, and Harvey Hudson, tenor. Baritone solo, "Let the Peo ple Praise Thee" (Costa), Law rence Woodfin and quartet. Tenor solo, "Hark, the Glad Sound" (Hall), Harvey Hud Bon and quartet. ' Quartet, 'The Radiant Morn Has Passed Away" (Woodward). Photos by Fink. Two pianists who have assisted in recent OreKonlan radio programmer Nettie Leona Foy and Miss Helen Barlow. Francesco Longo, noted pianist, oc cupied one of the quiet hours. The Oregonian felt that ' such an opportunity could not reasonably be denied radio listeners so long as no actual laws were being violated, and inasmuch as Thursday night was the only time it was possible to have Seidel and Longo play, the concert was held on Thursday night during a quiet period. Several days before this -notable programme it was an nounced in The Oregonian that the quiet hour was to be so utilized and at that time it was stated that broadcasting would not ordinarily take place during such periods un less the offering was of such merit as to warrant a departure from the adopted policy. The response received from the Seidel-Longo concert from radio listeners near and far has fully jus tified The Oregonian in its action. Never has such a complete musical triumph been achieved through the medium of any broadcasting station in the whole Pacific northwest Letters containing messages of the highest praise to the artists and to the management have fairly flooded the radio staff of The Oregonian. Thousands of persons who would never have had an opportunity to listen to these two great musicians have expressed profuse thanks and commended The Oregonian for its work, showing beyond a doubt that it would have been pure selfishness and a breach of publio dnity to have denied the radio audience such a treat by conforming to an arbi trary rule . v The concert of sacred miiKta tn be broadcast from The. Oregonian tower tonight will introduce to the radio audience four singers of acknowledged reputation. These are the members of the Trinity church quartet: Mrs. Gabriel Pullin, so prano; Alice Price Moore, contralto; Harvey Hudson, tenor, and Law rence Woodfin, baritone. Fred Brainerd, director of Trinity choir, will play the accompaniments. The programme includes eight numbers of beautiful music, embracing solos by each member of the quartet and much quartet music It will be broadcast between 7 and 8 o'clock. . The programme for Monday night will likewise be a notable event in radio land. On this will be pre sented Maude Earle, prima donna soprano, coming to the Pantages theater this week, Alice Genevieve Smith, harpist, Miss Sylvia Wein stein, violinist, and Wilford Keeler, operatic baritone. WIETHER or not The Orego nian intends to broadcast from its radio station, KGW, during listening hours and other specified quiet hours on the broad casting schedule arranged by local radio organizations, is a question that has been received from several sources. In spite of the fact that the class "B" license granted such stations' as , The Oregonian's permits broadcast- , ing at any time during the 2 hours of the day, regardless of the sched ule of smaller stations, providing only that a regular schedule is maintained by the station. The Ore gonian has, in the spirit of co-opera tion, adopted the policy of remain ing within the schedule arranged between local broadcasting stations so as to give the public anppor tunity to hear distant stations. The Oregonian will continue to give four high-class musical programmes each week, and a series of after noon broadcasts is now being ar ranged and to be started in the near future. The Oregonian's formal dedication last Thursday night, when it was able to afford the radio audience an opportunity to hear Toscha Seidel, the celebrated violinist, and dorsing or recommending, conven- ti ritQin tho nrierinal fathers of the direct primary law are now holding" such views wmie umcio ae determined that there should be no convention held before the primaries, albeit willing to con sider a convention before the gen eral .election. BAND ON RECORD TOUR Canadian Northwest Organization Will Appear in Portland. To tour the United States for Aio-ht months will cost the famous Canadian northwest military band or Eamonion, &x berta, nearly $225,000, without including the cost of hotels and board. There are musicians in the party, all of whom are paid according to the scale of wages as laid down by the American Federa tion of Musicians, but there are sev eral members who are paid greatly In excess of the scale, according to C. W. Niemeyer. manager of . the organization, who is in Portland. ' When the conductor asks for the "ticket" he is handed something that looks like a telephone direc tory. From Portland on, the band will have its own car, which will be completely equipped for cooking and all requisites for living on the road. No .other organization fever has made at one trip such a lengthy tour. Forty-five states and 183 cities will b visited. Afterward the band will tour Australia and New Zealand, after a stopover of a week in Hawaii. In 1924 the band will take part in the official Cana dian government exhibits at the British Empire exhibition in ,Lon don. It will play next Sunday after noon at 2:15 o'clock and evening at 8:15 o'clock at the public audito rium, Portland. k -r 3 k 'x a received word from Miss Bess Mc Crea, who had been engaged in library work in Los Angeles, an nouncing that .she had left for Hon olulu, where she will be head of the island department of the Library of Hawaii. Miss McCrea was formerly in the Portland library. During the war she was en-gaged in library work with the expeditionary army in France. She is a sister of Fred F. McCrea, rancher of Prineville. The family resided here a number of years, having been engaged in orcharding. CO-EDS REGULATE DRESS Simplicity to Be Keynote of All Costumes at Pullman. "WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, Fuliman, Dec. 9. (Special.) "Sim plicity, economy and suitability" in the purchasing of clothes is the motto that has been adopted by the women at the state college of Wash ington at the meeting of the Wom en's league yesterday. The league, which includes all college women, also adopted 'the following resolu tions relative to the mode of dress. ' Sport suits, woolen dresses and skirts and middles are considered as the most suitable for college wear. Put yourself in this picture TTTE CAN help you do it. A small payment now and a little each month will put one of these Won derful Instruments in your home on' some models payments as low as $10 dowp, $10 monthly. EDISON "Tht Pkuutratk with a Sew" May be had in beautiful cabinet models at S145. $200. $295 and in the extremely popular Console models at $175, $295. $325. Your old phono graph taken as part payment. CALL, WRITE OR PHONE REED-FRENCH PIANO CO. . BIG -CORNER STORE WASHINGTON AT 12TH With this style of dress low shoes or oxfords are worn. High-heeled shoes or pumps are not considered good taste when worn on the cam pus. "Young women who come to col lege should recognize the value of a good impression. An exaggerated hair dress, over abundant jewelry (earrings, beads, etc.) and the ex cessive use of cosmetics does not give the desired impression upon the campus. "Evening dresses are not to be elaborate or expensive. One eve ning dress is sufficient. Afternoon dresses are to be worn to informal dances, parties and teas. These are generally of silk. Suits are also worn to teas. The co-operation of every woman on .the campus has been pledged to carry out these ideals." to co-operate . with the insurance adjusters in order that losses may be established a.s accurately and as speeauy as possible. ASTORIA IS THANKFUL Merchants Appreciate Extra Time for Paying Bills. ' The policy of opposition to any precipitate action looking to collect ing amounts due from Astoria mer chants affected by the fire, adopted Friday by the Portland Association of Credit Men, met with hearty ap preciation on the part of merchants of the' stricken city, it was an nounced at the headquarters of the Portland association yesterday. The gTand jury room of the court house has been set aside for the association headquarters at Astoria, with G. W. Ingram and M. D. Mun son in charge. Direct telephone connections with Portland are be ing arranged for to that room. The association also is arranging Out-of-Town Business Solicited Ex-Portland Librarian Leaves. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 9. (Spe cial. 1 Hood River friends have just SWEDISH INVENTOR HAS NEW OIL LIGHT Claims Whiter and Much Cheaper Light Than levtric or Gas. Edison enabled us to enjoy th bene fits ot electric light. Count "Welsbach'H mantle made it possible to have the in candescent gras light, but it remained for a Swedish engineer named Johnson, now living in Chicago, to devise a lamp that would burn ordinary, everyday kerosene oil and produce a light said by . the many scientists who have seen it to be whiter than electric. The lamp Is aa bimple to operate as the old style oil amp, burns without odor, smoke or noise and is proving a sensation where oil light Is needed. Mr. Johnson offers to send a 'amp oa ten days' tree trial and will even give one to the first user in each locality who will help introduce it. A letter ad dressed to V. C. Johnson, P. O. Box 3S, Portland, Ore., will bring full par ticulars about this wonderful new lamp, lie has &u interes;in agency olfer, too,, Adv. . Private Offices. Business Confidential e Buy Diamonds! This is an extraordinary opportunity for those who want to sell or otherwise dispose of their diamonds while the present market value is high. Diamonds lying idle in safe or deposit vault can be turned into ready money. You can use them or their equivalent to great ad vantage just now. You can feel sure of realizing their full value if you sell them to us. Kelso lodge Instituted. KELSO. Wash., Dec. 9. (Special.) Kelso lodge. No. 192, Knights of Pythias, was instituted vesterflsv afternoon and last night with a large class. Degree work was put on in the first and second degrees in the afternoon by the Castie Rock lodge and at night by the Vancou ver and a mixed lodge. About 90 candidates were received. A ban quet was served at 6:30 o'clock un der the supervision of Mrs. P. H. Oatman, Mrs. Fred Hess. Mrs. Eu gene Wilson. Mrs. Frank J. Wolf. Mrs. R. W. Hubbel, Mrs. Clarence Berg and Mrs. P. J. Bragg. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. All its readers are intejr-1 esteq m The classified columns. 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There's a world of comfort in clothes that really Fit you Oscar M. Smith, Manager 385 Washington St., Pittock Block New Year's Oregonian Annual Number January 1, 1923 ' You will want to send copies to your friends in the east. Order now for delivery on January 1. Single copy 5c; postage, 6c in United States and possessions; foreign 12c. Fill out blank form and send to Oregonian Office, Sixth and Alder. , NAME ' STREET TOWN STATE ''' t THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen: Enclosed find ...... .... ., for which mail The Ore gonian's New Year's Annual to each of the above addresses. (In close 11c for each address in United States or Possessions, 17c for each foreign address.) I ;