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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 24, 1922
PIERCE PICT
i STIRS POLITICIANS
Ben Dorris of Eugene Also
Looms as Big Element.
PARLEYS ARE VEILED
Complete 1'nderstanding Said to
' Have Been Readied Between
Governor-Elect and Solon.
What Walter M. Pierce, governor
elect, said to Charles Hall, who
wanted to be governor, and what
Senator Hall said to Mr. Pierce, is
worrying a lot of persons In po-J
lincai circles at present, since tne
conference between these two be
came known there has been endless
and unprofitable speculation as to
the nature of the meeting.
; The belief which comes most per
sistently to the surface is that Mr.
Pierce and Mr. Hall had a complete
"understanding." That is an elastic
word and covers a great many
things.
Mr. Dorris Also Confers.
"'About the time that Mr. Hall had
his talk, Ben Dorris1 of Eugene also
was closeted with Mr. Pierce. It
was Dorris who held the Pierce
statement on the school, bill and it
was Iorris who released this state
ment for publication immediately
after Hall had announced that he
would be an independent candidate
for governor, using the school bill
as an issue.
-Publication of the Pierce state
ment caused the withdrawal from
the race of Hall, and Pierce's ad
visors said at the time that the
statement was the price Pierce paid
to keep Hall out so that he could
'have a clear field against Ben W.
Olcott, republican nominee.
Votes Also Are Delivered.
Also it was Dorris who delivered
the vote of Fred Fiske, senator for
Iane and Linn counties, to Jay
Upton for president of the senate,
Senator Upton having the influence
of Pierce back of him.
. When Hall eliminated, himself as
an independent candidate and thus
prevented a split in the votes of
the federation of patriotic societies
audi the Ku Klux Klan, this vote
then went solid to Pierce. There
were rumors at the time that be
cause of his action Hall would be
recognized in due season, and suit
ably, should Pierce defeat Olcott in
the November election. What the
recognition would be ranged from
appointment on the state highway
commission, to United, States senator
In the event of a vacancy.
Highway Job for Hall.
Current gossip now is that Pierce
will appoint Hall to a place on the
highway commission as the suc
cessor to Robert A. Booth, for Hall
comes from the same district as
Booth. The forecast is that the ap
pointment will be made in March or
April, as Pierce does not vwant to
make appointments during the leg
islative session, and' Booth's resig
nation will be in Pierce's hands, on
January 8,' to take effect at the gov
ernor's option any time within three
months.
,'. Although formerly Hall would
have liked appointment on the com
mission and was almost selected
by the late Governor Withycombe
ho has said, recently that he does not
want to serve if there is no salary,
explaining that he cannot afford to
take it as a non-salaried' job.
; ' Salary Proposal Follows.
; This dovetails in with Pierce's an
nouncement that he will have a bill
introduced in the legislature to pro
vide a salary for the three mem
bers of the highway commission.
Should the salary 'bill carry, it will
be an easier matter for Hall to
accept, if the place is offered.
Before a bill to pay the highway
officers $3000 or J4000, or any other
Bum a year, passes, it wild have to
overcome' vigorous opposition. Mr.
Pierce is supposed to have the nouse
and! senate organization back of him
on his programme, but there are
members of the house and' senate
organizations who object to creat
ing more salaried jobs.
- In the preliminary negotiations
between Hall and. the eastern Ore
gon senate bloc, the senator from
Coos and Curry counties indicated
that he wanted to be chairman of
the committee on roads andl high
iwaysv Aspirations Not ' Encouraged.
This did not meet with encourage
ment, for. several of the eastern
Oregon men expressed dissatisfac
tion. with the way Hall handled the
roadi committee when he was chair
man of it In the regular session of
1921. At the time Hall and his fol
lowing" went Into the Upton- camp
on the senate organization, Hall was
promised appointment as chairman
of the committee on ways and
means. Subsequently Hall released
Upton from this promise when it
was thought that this chairmanship
might be used to advantage in get.
ting another vote in the presidency
contest.
There Is a possibility that Upton
irjax place Hall at the head of the
road committee in the senate, where
Hall would be in a commanding
position to steer the Pierce highway
programme in that branch of the
legislature.
Committee Can Be Stacked.
By adding three other senators
friendly to Pierce, Upton can, stack
the committee so that the governor's
pet road legislation will have easy
Galling, so far as the committee is
concerned.
Inasmuch as Hall stepped aside
for Pierce because of the latter's
championship of the compulsory
school bill, and two or three re
ligious measures are said to be in
the making, backed by the elements
which were behind Hall and
switched to Pierce, gossip also con
jectures that the senator and the
governor-elect had something to
say regarding a programme along
this line.
SCHOOL TO GET ADDITION
Board Plans to Relieve Conges
tion at Milwankie. . '
Plans for an addition to the Mil
waukie grammar school are under
consideration by the members of the
bchool board who have taken cog
nizance of the p-esent congestion
caused by the increased number of
etudeflts. The proposed improve
ment will care for the overflow in
the high school and the grammar
school.
It is probable that two rooms will
be added for recitation and study
in the high school, and one or two
in the grammar school. The build
ing committee of ' the board has
taken the matter up with several
consulting architects and expects to
have specifications ready at an
early meeting of the directors.
Bead The Oregonian classified ads.
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WISE BE MISSED BY SANTA CLAUS.
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NEWSPAPER REFUSES TO BE
PUT OUT OP BUSINESS.
Arrangements Completed for ReS'
toriilion of Old Quarters
Within Next 40 Days.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.)
The Astonan newspaper has com
pleted arrangements for the restora
tion of its old quarters, devastated
bv the recent fire, and will be at
home there again within the next 40
days, according to indications. Mean
while the Astorian is getting out a
bigger-than-average newspaper
every weekday in its makeshift tem
porary headquarters and is going
strong with a heavy patronage.
The Astorian furnishes a good ex
ample of the indomitable spirit of
the average Astoria business con
cern as manifested In the recent
crisis.
It was caught with the power off
just as the Friday paper was r;o
lng to press on the day of the fire
and so missed that issue.. Later Fri
day morning the fire, by a surpris
ing spurt under one of the hollow
sireets, caught the organization by
surprise. The emploves managed to
haul two of the oldest linotypes
about four feet outside the door be
fore their coat tails were singed.
Friday night the news and mechani
cal forces tunned to at the shop of
the Toveri, a local foreign-language
newspaper, and with the typewriters
on packing cases parked between
the linotypes, the men turned out
four pages in time to catch the morn
ing mail and delivery. Jt was a case
of 44 hours without sleep for the
whole bunch. Sunday morning and
again Tuesday the force turned out
six pages and since that time the As
torian has published one eight-page
paper and the remainder ten or
twelve. A week ago Tuesday Mr.
Dellinger, publisher of the paper,
tented a garage showroom on Astor
street. The force ran its burned
linotypes into this place and fixed
them up in a way. They then left
the Toveri composing room, as they
were badly crowded with their own
work and moved to the garage. They
now have another machine In place
and going but still rely on the cour
tesy of the Toveri owners for the
press work. The Astorian now has
three linotypes, two new job presses,
make-up stones, news office and
business offices in a 30-by-40 show
room. Presses, additional machinery
and other material have been or
dered. The Astorian news force has
averaged about 15 hours of work a
day since the fire.
EMBEZZLER I S PUNISHED
Ex-Postmaster Gets 15 Months;
Fine Is $2155.51.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 23. Francis
M. Glenn, confessed embezzler of
government funds while postmaster
at Willapa, Wash., was yesterday
sentenced to 15 months at the Mc
Neil island federal penitentiary and
fined 2155j51 by Federal Judge Ed
ward E. Cushman.
Glenn's wife, at one time Willapa
postmistress, also was found guilty
of a shortage in postal accounts.
In her case Judge Cushman impose
a sentence of six months in the
county Jail and suspended it.
Rains Raise Hood River. .
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) Heavy rains, accompanied by
a thaw, extending into forested
highlands around Mount Hood, to
day raised Hood river several feet.
The Phoenix Utility company feared
destruction of a temporary bridge
placed the past summer in construc
tion of a large plant for the Pacific"
Power & Light company.
The deluge of rain and haw of
snow in streets rendered Christmas
shopping disagreeable.
It is not uncommon for glass
blowers to drink 25 to 30 quarts of
water in a day's work.
LEBANON COUPLE WEDDED FOR HALF A CENTURY.
MR. AND MRS. E. W. POWERS. .
LEBANON, Or., Dec, 23. (Special.) The golden, wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Powers of Lebanon was celebrated in this city
December 11 at the home of Mrs. Powers' sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Sim.pson.
E. W. Powers and Mary Millsap were married at Fairfield, In Marion
county, December 11, 1872, and for 60 years they have made their home
In Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Powers have three children, all of whom were
present. These are W, W. Powers and Mrs, Laura Dalaba .of Kenneth,
Cal., and Eugene Powers of Lebanon. Other members of the family and
relatives present were Mayor and Mrs. Byron Millsap of Lebanon,- Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. MiUsap, Lebanon, and a sister, Mrs. Simpson, -
, ti ' - ' $ n - V
Above Scene lnsiae citadel yesterday afternoon with army officials dis
pensing Christmas cheer. Below The twins In the perambulator will
be all the happier because of the basket they are taking home.
$262
FINES COLLECTED
COURT FOR SHOW.
IN
"Judge" Tetu Takes Bench, Fines
Sell and Others for Benefit
of "A Night in Paris." ,
No crowd of traffic violators ever
paid fines more cheerfully than did
approximately one hundred citizens
who were gathered before Judge
Ekwall yesterday afternoon. They
entered the court room somewhat
disturbed at the thought that war
rants had taken them away from
their business or their Christmas
shopping. They went away happy
because of the fact that the fines
they paid were donated to the
American Legion as a part of the
"A Night in Paris" show, which is
to be given at the auditorium on
the night of December 30.
"These- men," declared Captain
Lewis, as he surveyed the crowd
gathered before the municipal bench,
"have been gross violators qf traffic
laws. Time and again they have
been arrested for double parking,
for cutting corners and for other
offenses. We are bringing them in
now to give them one more warn
ing. It may be necessary for your
honor to throw the book at them.
If such be the case I sincerely hope
you do not hesitate."
Deputy City Attorney Terry
backed up the statement of the po
lice officer.
"Gentlemen, I have very little time
to devote to your cases," declared
Judge Ekwall, "so let's hurry. I
must attend a meeting of thejAmerl
can Legion."
"Your honor," declared A. L. Tetu,
potentate of Al Kader temple of the
Shrine, "the mention of the Ameri
can Legion gives me an idea. Why
not devote the fines paid here this
afternoon to the "A Night in Paris"
show which is to be given by the
legion." - .
There was a murmur of agree
ment through the ranks of the law
violators who stood before the
bench.
"In order not to embarrass the
judge I would suggest that Al-Tetu
take the bench and impose what
judgment he see fit," suggested Fred
Wagner, who was one of the of
fenders. This met with approval and Mr.
Tetu took the bench. Before he had
St
completed his task every man in
the room and one woman, Mrs
Charles Rudeen, had been fined at
least J2 or two tickets to the "A
Night In Paris."
Some were not fortirtiate when
they stood before "Judge" Tetu and
were fined as follows: A. L. Tetu
$10 (self-imposed); William Foy $3,
William Goldman $5, Joseph Keller
$3, W. W. Ely fS, George B. Mac
donald $10, Fred Wagner $10, Har
vey Wells $10, Mrs. Charles Rudeen
$10, Count Senosky $10, Herman von
Borstel $5, Thomas. Swivel $10,
"Sandy" Sanderson $10, K. K. Kubll
$7, Dr. E. C. McFarland $5 and
Frank E. Watkins $10.
A total of $262 was collected In
fines.
WET TOWN NOW IS SAD
Two .of Skamokawa's Cheer Dis
pensers Are in Jail. -Tuletide
joy is gone out of Ska-
mokawa and desolation, born of the
recently acquired knowledge that
America is now dry, rules the little
river town. Two of Skamokawa's
leading dispensers of Christmas
cheer are in the county jail at Van
couver, awaiting transportation to
Tacoma, where they will face a fed
eral court. All this because of a
posse of prohibition agents, headed
by General "Agent ' Hurlburt, who
descended on the hamlet late Friday
and gave the natives the startling
information that there is now an
18th amendment to the federal con
stitution. ,
The two victims of the dry era-
are John O'Brien, proprietor of the
Skamokawa pool hall, and Harry
Slade, the owner, manager and op
erating force of Slade's hotel.
The two sold liquor to the pro
hibition agents, sold freely and
without any aparent fear of the
consequences. In, the search of their
establishments which followed, Ska
mokawa's stock of bottled Christ
mas cheer was uncovered and con
fiscated by the government agents.
Because the offenses were com
mitted in the state of Washington
and under the jurisdiction of the
federal court at -Tacoma, the two
prisoners were brought through
Portland to Vancouver and there ar
raigned, before a Unltea States com
missioner on charges of possessing
intoxicating liquors.
"They never knew there was any
prohibition law in Skamokawa,"
said Agent Hurlburt. "Things were
running wide open, just as in the
old days. All a stranger had to do
was to walk into the pool hall or
the Jiotel and order what he wanted.
Gur raid was the greatest surprise
and thrill the little town has had
for months."
Skamokawa, on the Washington
side of the Columbia, is off all
beaten paths of travel. It has no
wagon road or railroad connections
with the outside world, and depends
on the river as a means of trans
portation. Kelso's First Mayor 93 Yclrs Old.
KELSO, Wash., Dec. 3. (Spe
cial;) Tomorrow will be the 94d
birthday anniversary of Kelso's
first mayor, J. G. Jones, who also
has the distinction of being the old
est citizen of this city. He came
here from Kansas nearly 60 years
ago and has resided ever since in
Kelso. Until a year ago Mr. Jones
conducted a. store in Front street,
but last winter suffered from a
severe cold and closed his store.
Recently he returned to Kelso from
an extended visit in Oklahoma. He
Is unusually vigorous for one of his
years.
Medford Pastor to Retire.
MEDPORD, Or Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) D. E. Millard, who has been
the pastor here of the First Chris
tian church for the last four years,
and under whose 1 pastorate : the
mortgage on the church edifice has
been paid off and the membership
largely increased, has just' an
nounced that he has decided to give
us the ministry temporarily because
of ill health, March 1 next. Mr. and
Mrs. Millard will continue to live in
Medford. - - ; - ......,
181NTHHE!
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Deportation to Rumania to
Follow Prison Service.
LONG FIGHT IS ENDED
Drug- Dealer to Be Sentenced.by
Judge Bean Later on Two
Other Indictments.
Dave Lightner, drug dealer, pro
fessional informer and an outstand
ing figure of Portland's underworld,
was sentenced to 18 months' Impris
onment in the federal penitentiary
at McNeil island by Federal Judge
Dietrich yesterday morning. Depor
tation to Rumania will follow the
completion of the sentence. Light
ner .was sentenced on two of the
verdicts brought against him in re
cent conspiracy charges. He is still
to receive further punishment on
charges for which he was convicted
a month ago.
Never was the truth of the old
saying- "hoist with his own petard"
better exemplified than in the mat
ter of Lightner's deportation. Fed
eral authorities had considered him
an American, but during the course
nf his desDerate battle to evade pun
ishment he advanced the absurd
claim that, as he was born in Can
ada, he was Immune from prosecu
tion. Investigation showed that
Lighlner was born in Canada soon
after his parents had landed from
Roumania. As Canada will not re
ceive him, Lightner will be sent
back ,to the home ofhis ancestors,
Rumania, when he finishes his term
in the federal prison.
Ceremonies Are Brief.
The ceremonies connected with
Lightner's consignment to prison
were short and brief. He made his
usual- and expected attempt to
wriggle out of the net the law had
woven about him, but failed. At
torney Charles Garland, represent
ing the prisoner, painted Lightner
as an honest and ambitious young
newsboy, who had been corrupted
and turned into a stool pigeon by
association with the police and fed
eral authorities. United States At
torney Humphrey, though, took an
opposite stand, and declared' that
Lightner was a crook of long stand
ing, a persistent dealer in drugs.
Judge Dietrich, in pronouncing
judgment, stated that the sentence
was light, but that if a more severe
penalty were needed, Judcrc Bean,
who is to sentence Light later
on two other indictments, juld im
pose it. Judge Dietrich a. so com
mented on the fact that deportation
to Rumania will be additional .pun
ishment. Long; Fight Is Knded.
The' sentencing of Lightner to the
penitentiary marks the end, of a
lone man's attempts to array him
self against all the forces of the
law and the majesty of the federal
government. The case of the drug
dealer was a notorious and a sensa
tional one; it opened in Portland
with Lightner's arrest after he had
attempted to "double cross" a Jap
anese in a narcotics deal; it came to
the front, a few months later, while
Lightner, out on bail, staged a fake
raid on a Japanese steamer and se
cured a supply of drugs and liquor.
The scene shifted to the high seas
when Lightner jumped bond and
fled to Canada. Several acts were
staged at Shanghai, China, where
Lightner was arrested and later
sawed his way out of jail. The lo
cale shifted back to the seas again,
wnere uie lugitlve, caught as a
stowaway aboard an American ves
sel, defied the master and brought
down on his head some of those
punishments which fill the pages of
gory sea tales.
At Los Angeles other chapters
were enacted the chapter which
will mean Lightner's banishment to
Rumania. , There it was that he
objected to removal to Portland on
the ground that he was not an
American citizen and not subject to
trial.
Lightner's case, during the three
months that he has been awaitin
trial here, has been marked with
delays, innumerable attempts to es
cape punishment on technical
grounds and a general mud-slinging
campaign against all officialdom.
E. A. Brown, who assisted Light
ner in the fake raid on the Japanese
steamer, was sentenced to 10 months
in jail and a fine of $500.
GUERNSEY GAIETIES SET
Clackamas County Breeders Will
Hold Annual Event June 20.
The Guernsey breeders of Clacka
mas county met in Oregon City De
cember 16 to discuss matters per
taining to their association.
Clyde. Ringo, the president, re
viewed the work of the club and
emphasized the need of closer co
operation among the members. Much
time was taken, up in discussing
plans for the third annual Oregon
Guernsey gaieties to- be held in
Clarkamas county this year. The
date for the event was fixed for
June 20. It was also voted to in
vite the Guernsey breeders of Ore
gon to hold a sale in Oregon City
following the gaiety. The dates for
other meetings were fixed as fol
lows: March 4, June 20, September
20 and December 12, 1923. All of
these meetings will be held in the.
Commercial club rooms -in Oregon
City unless otherwise announced
later.
The meeting was well attended by
representatives from various parts
of the county.
COLLEGE LUNCHEON SET
Portland Club of Contains Alumni
Sponsors Annual Reunion.
The annual Oregon, Agricultural
college luncheon, honoring the col
lege graduates and friends attend
ing the state teachers' meeting, will
be held in the rose room of the Ben
son hotel at 12:15 P. M. next Thurs
day. The Portland Oregon. Agricultural
College club is sponsoring this
luncheon, and Harold Readen, presi
dent, will preside. It is expected
that many of the faculty, students
and alumni will be present. Presi
dent Kerr, who has Just returned
from an extended trip in the east,
including visits at Washington, D.
C, New York, city afld Boston, will
speak at the luncheon.
CHEST WORK SUSPENDED
Campaigners Postpone Drive Un
til After Holidays.
Community Chest campaigners
will take time out of their endea.-
vor to observe the holidays. Then,
In February, after the excitement
incident to the season has subsided,
the drive will be resumed in the en
deavor to collect about $150,000 still
needed to complete the budget for
the year 1923. '
Chest officials are busy right now
on the problem of caring for the
city's needy. Various agencies that
extend material relief are unusually
active, due to the growing demands
of the winter season, when unem
ployment reaches its maximum and
there fs more want than at other
times.
A central clearing house for the
aid of those out of work will be es
tablished, with the co-operation of
Mayor Baker, and in this way it is
expected to meet all demands of tne
cold weather period. The various
agencies dealing with unemploy
ment problems have reported an in
crease in the number of persons
applying for relief and from now
until spring comes and the pres
sure is lessened by reason of the
reopening of added . employment
avenues, the various agencies of the
chest will be extremely busy.
ORTHOPEDIC CILMC HERE
FOR CHILDREX PLANNED. ,
Establishment to Be Conducted by
Free Dispensary In Conjunc
tion With People's Institute.
The restoration of sick and
orippled children of Oregon through
support of an orthopedic clinic to be
conducted atthe Portland free dis
pensary in co-operation with the
People's institute, under the direc
tion of Dr. Richard Dlllehunt, dean
of the school of. medicine of the Uni
versity of Oregon, Is the task to
which the 125 members of the
Junior League of Portland have as
signed themselves. Mrs. Reade M.
Ireland is the president of the
league.
A careful survey or the state re
veals the fact that no greater need
exists than for clinical facilities to
provide care for children suffering
from correctible deformity or dis
ease, but whose parents are unable
to provide it, hence the decision of
the league to. concentrate all future
effort In this work and to purchase
at once the necessary equipment for
the clinic. - Individual members of
the league will co-operate in the
transportation ol children to and
from the clinic and in providing
supplies and maintenance.
The establishing of an orthopedic
clinic is looked upon 'by the medical
profession and social workers as the
first step toward what will ulti
mately result in a hospital for sick
and crippled children affiliated with
the medical school of the University
of Oregon. In the event of such a
hospital the clinic and the Junior
league - physiotherapy work would
continue to be operated and sup
ported by the league. '
In the clinic of the medical school
during the past two years 80 chil
dren from various -parts of" the state
were cared for in the hospitals and
many more received treatment in
the clinic who did not require hos
pital care or surgical operations.
Under the crippled children's law of
the state any county judge is au
thorized to commit to the medical
school any child under 16 years of
age suffering from correctable dis
ease or deformity, whose parents
are unable to provide proper atten
tion. -
LATE TEACHER LAUDED
Life of Miss Christina MacConnell
Inspiration to All.
Resolutions of regret for the
death of Miss Christina MacConnell,
Portland teacher, were adopted, at
the meeting yesterday of the Fed
erated Teachers' council of Portland.
The resolutions declare that Hiss
MacConnell's service will be ever
an. inspiration and encouragement
to teachers and others of the com
munity. "Our teaching body feels an. in
tense pride in the professional
achievements of one whose, death
brings to a close a useful life," con
tinued the resolutions. "In the
death of Miss MacConnell Portland
has lost a worthy citizen and com
munity leader who, prior to her
resignation from Lincoln high
school, had for more than two-score
years cheerfully guided and earn
estly stimulated the intellect of our
youth."
Sympathy for Miss MacConnell's
relatives is also expressed.
The resolutions are signed by Miss
Julia Spooner, Mrs. Anna React and
W. V. Green.
WOMAN SEEKS DAMAGES
Two Suits Following Automobile
Accidents Aggregate $532 7.
Lillian Kosky wants $5327.75 from
Oscar Oinonen, in one of two dam
age suits growing out . of careless
automobile driving, filed yesterday
in circuit court. The woman alleges
that Oinonen forced her own car
over an embanlftnent, just east of
Astoria, August 26. She says she
was cut by flying glass, the more
serious gash severing muscles of
her left eye.
Isabel A, Nustel, as a pedestrian,
was injured on the hip and thigh
and her collarbone was broken
when she was struck by a car
driven by S. P -Hoaser, her com
plaint alleges. The accident oc
curred on Terwilliger boulevard,
November 12. C. H. Corbett is
made co-defendant with-Houser.
it being charged that careless driv
ing on his part caused tiouser to
swing his car in such fashicjn as to
strike the complainant. Minor dam
ages of $185 and general damages
of J2000 are sought.
ASTORIA AID PRESSED1
Chamber ' Urges. Support of
, $1,200,000 Appropriation.
The Oregon representatives in
congress and other Interests in
Washington, D. C, have been asked
to support the war department's
recommendation of a $1, 200, 000 ap
propriation for Astoria, in telegrams
sent out yesterday by the Portland
Chamber of Commerce.
W. D. B. X)odson, general manager
of the Chamber, said that every
thing would be done. to obtain the
passage of the appropriation, so
the business portion of which was
recently burned.
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Pay Telephone Robbed.
-ABERDEEN," Wash., Deo. 2.
(Special.) The cash drawer of ai
pay telephone in the baggage room)
of the union railway station here j
was robbed ofbetweent J25 and 30
Wednesday night, during the ab
sence of the" baggage man from the
depot. The robber cut the wires
leading to the telephone, and the
theft was not discovered until yes
terday morning. Receipts from the
station pay booth were to be col
lected today, the thief getting a
month's revenue from the drawer.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS'
IISPECT1B1ED
Portland Board Has Not
Power of Regulation.
VISITS NOT AUTHORIZED
Attorney-General Holds Only Leg
islature Can Delve Into In
stitution's Affairs.
That neither the Portland school
board nor Its officers has any au
thority to inspect, supervise or regu
late any private school of the city
is the substance of an opinion given
by I. H. Van Winkle, attorney-general,
at the request of local school
authorities. The opinion defines the
legal status of private schools un
der the present compulsory educa
tion law (not the one passed at the
last election) as well as under other
school laws.
The attorney-general said that
there are few decisions upon the
power of the state to regulate pri
vate schools and that it appears to
be the rule that the power to regu
late such institutions is subject to
the same lim'tationa as the power
to regulate private property rights
in general.
State's Power Lacking.
"While the legislature, under the
police power, has authority to regu
late education in many respects in
private schools" he said in his
opinion, "I am unable to find "any
statute authorizing or empowering
the school board of the city of Port
land to visit, inspect or supervise
the private schools in the city of
Portland."
The opinion refers to the section
of the compulsory education law
providing- that a child- shall attend
the public schools or a private or
parochial school teaching similar
subjects and for a like period of
time as the public schools.
"This section does not give the
board any right to dictate the
course of study used, the number
of hours of study, the books used,
or the qualifications of the teacher,"
continued the opinion. "The only
thing this section gives Is the right
to ascertain whether ' a child, for
whom exemption from the provi
sions of the compulsory education
law is claimed, has actually ac
quired such knowledge or not, and
it is left entirely to the discretion
of the school board in charge of the
public school of such district to
ascertain this result by examina
tion or such other means as t'hey
shall see fit to adopt. There is no
provision in the compulsory educa
tion law, for inspection of private
schools by any person or officer."
Visits IVot Authorized.
Mr. Van Winkle in his opinion
cites subdivision 4, section 4918,
Oregon laws, section 4 of the school
laws, which provides for the super
intendent of public Instruction visit
ing chartered educational institu
tions of the state for the purpose of
securing statistical information rel
ative to number of students, teach
ers, values of property, libraries,
salaries and courses of study as he
may deem advisable for the ad
vancement of education and for the
Information of the legislature,
The opinion expressed the belief
that this -statute does not authorize
the superintendent of public in
struction to visit a private school,
which Sias not been granted a char
ter by the state, nor to perform any
acts looking to the direction or reg
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ulation of such institution, but only
to obtain information to be sub
mitted to the legislature.
Mr. Van Winkle also expressed
the belief in his, opinion that there
is no law which directly requires a
report by private schools to the cif;?
school officials or - county school
superintendent on attendance oj
courses of study.
Woman's Research Club
Enjoys Programme-
Prominent Business Men of Ctvto
Organizations Are Present
MEMBERS of the Portland Wom
an's Research, club enjoyed an,
unusually Interesting and delight
ful programme at the regular meet
ing last Monday at the Multnomah
hotel. Mrs. E. G. Leihy, presided
as chairman and the speakers on the
programme were John DougalL rep
resenting the Chamber of Com
merce; Marshall Dana of the Ad
club; Judge Stapleton, Progressive
Business Men's club; L. P. Hewitt
of the Kiwanis club; Dr. Hill, Ro
tary club; Mr. Beck with of the
Realty board; J. P. Jaeger; One Hun
dred Per Cent club; A. C. JfewilL
Oregon Civic league; Lloyd Bates,
Lions club, and E. T. Misch. of the
City club.
The musical programme offered a
rare treat for the organization. The
Orpheus male chorus gave two num
bers and Miss Llna Dressel sang two
solos.
PHILANTHROPIST IS DEAD
Portland Woman Receives Word
of Mr. Asher's Demise.
Mrs. Ed Koehler of 390 Fourth
street, has received word of the
death at Freeport, 111., of William
Asher, known throughout the mid
dle west for his ph'.lanthropic giv
ing. The death occurred Decem
ber 15.
Mr. Asher made his money in the
contracting business and built many
of the paved streets and highways
of his section. He was 71 years of
age. - He annually played Santa
Claus to many of the children ot
his section ofthe country, according
to Mrs. Koehler.
PROFESSOR , TO MARRY
School Teacher Living at Shcdd
Will Become Bride.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa
lem, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.) The
engagement of Miss Estelle Satch
well of Shedd, Or., to Professor
Gratke, was announced last evening
at the home of Professor Ellen
Pierce.
Professor Gratke is an instructor
in history at Willamette university.
Miss Satchwell is a Willamette grad
uate and is now holding a position
as instructor in English in Walker
high school.
The wedding is planned to take
place at the end of the school
year.
NEW KIND OF LIGHT
Inventor Discovers Way of Produc
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From Kerosene Oil.
A new lamp has recently been
invented which burns common kero
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light said to be even better than
electric or gas. Tests by the Gov
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prove this new light is superior to
ten ordinary oil lamps. It burns
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simple and economical, requires no
pumping up and has been approved
by the Underwriters for insurance.
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Box 38, Portland. Ore., is offering
to send one of these new lamps on
ten days' free trial, or even give
one to the first. user in each locality
who will help him introduce it.
Write him today for particulars.
Also ask him to explain his agency
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