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"' H . w - -WS ' " 1 ' ' GULL SMALL VOICE smm Cheep of Richard Williams Finally,. Solves the Mystery of ' Adoption'of the Merit System Inffstablishing the Pay r of Teachers in Portland's Public Schools. ; l OPPOSED IT BUT VOTED FOFV IT," SAYS WILLIAMS : , . f ;: r) i ; ' w ', . 7 . v v ' No Better1 Plan Offered," His' Explanation of His Anomalous Po ;v' " sition Taxpayers, by Dint of Continued Question-; V V ing, Get at Facts in ; ' '' t "' Under steady fire of pointed questions ; 'Richard William admitted laat night 'that although he opposed the merit aya- . tem for establishing the grace ana py " mt lorhi-ra In Portland's public achoola. he had voted la favor of it, aa no better i lan had been offered. This nappenca .' .'at an one meeting of the board Of chool directors-laat night ' ' ' i .Mrs. L, W. Sltton opposed the merit ". system. "Both Mr. Beach, and I op- oal IL" aa!d Richard Williams. J. V. ' , Wh uM he voted scalnst It These "2' -were th statements made at the begin nine of the meeting of the board. That left three of the f lvs members opposed ' to It. yet the merit system was adopted '' kf vote at three to two. On "the' face of this - showing only ''' R. K. Warren and Herman Wittenberg favored the plan, and the taxpayers . present began to question each other J " how the merit system could have been . " xientaA when three members of the tmard oniMmed and only two favored it. Even the members of the board becan ."to- look uneasy when they saw that un less some explanation was mad they would be placed in a very moarraaain ' ' position ' ' v" '- lf Directors Beach 'and Williams Voted against this motion, how couiU it .Jiave carried, with Mrs. Sltton, the , chairman, oppoaed to itf queried J, N. Teal. "Mr. Williams has told mo he did not vote for Hf " .'' " -Neither Mr. Beach nor I favored It," replied Mr. Williams. . - ; "If three of you opposed it, and there are only flv of you, jiow did it carry?" insisted Mr Tl i""!"1 ' ; ' . . . Thsy 9iA X. WOUMma. '-p , v "Mr. ; Beach and I did. not wa in favor of it; yon three did." replied Mr. William. pointing ftp th other three "I did Hot, Mr. . Williams; I was not in favor of the merit system."-Quickly ; replied- Mrs, Sittoa. . ; : ' v f .. Things were getting warm, irsctor L" Wittenberg became restless. The tax . payers were delving too dseply into to '' 'proceedings of tha secret' .meeting at which the. plan was adopted to gtv him ' much - sleasur.TT . . - "The vot was taken and the motion sarried,". said h. - "There seams to be- some questioner '' garding this matter. You are far from being ananlmoge on Xh plan. Why do yon not reconsider - it and adopt a plan ' jthat will bo more acceptable inquired '"llrTeaV -r ' ., - ' ' -. ""-.-'a do not i Ilka to be whipped Into 7! thia. The erlt 1 system was conaid- ered, and w finally decided, to adopt tt. - I beUeve we should try It befor we f condemn It.- as have the nwspapsrs," t explain ea Mr. wmtnoenj. : -- - "But you do not mnderstand the mertt system jroui nave asopteo." inaistea Mr. - Teal. , 'H ; . .. ,:u . . . "Tea. w'do."-was the poaltlv reply of Mr. -WHtenberg.- He-thcnl attempted to etplan Uj merit system. .He stated . .that at- the -end of thiW'yoar the - 'teacher would be raised f S a month, at the end of four year IS mora, and at the end of five years third II, after which sh might be placed on the merit list to get another advance, j Toted Without VBdenaaadlag. . ' "Is that the way you understand UT" - queried J. N. Teal of Mr. William. , "No. sir," Williams replied. , . ;"And you, Mr. BeachT S "No, sir, I do not" . , .' , ..... "Mr. Teal is here only to make'con fualon." pok up Mr. Wllliama. : - It ws finally explained that .there wa 5 arbitrary advance In salaries all through the grades, and after the . teacher had been in the department si . years, if she were traced on the merit .list she would receive IS additional. ' W. P. Olds.B. Lee Paget, Samuel Coa nell. W. 8. Dunlway and J. N. Teal api , Beared before the beard in the Interest of the teachers who opposed the merit ' system'. . . -. !... .. GOVERNOR ISSUES Louis Lauer, Now Under Arrest at Pendleton, Wanted in the State of Ohio. 4 ' ' EX-CONVICT CHARGED ;v WITH LARCENY OF COW ,'. i t ' ' ' " ' Passage of Irrigation Bill Brings V Flood of Applications for J Engineer. RtQU ,; - a' ; ; ' 1 ; '(Rpedat Mepatrh to The Journal.) . i- ' i Salem, Or., reb. . Cpon the requlsl tion of Governor Myron T. Herrlck, of l , - Ohlo,-Oovernor rhamberlaln yesterday Baliinf Ponder WITHOUT A PEER vNOvOtber bakirio; powder com bines all the perfection. 'Insist upon gtttinf it if 700 want purity, hesJtMulneti, effoctirenen, econo my and reliability. , 23C:n::3f:x2CCCs:h THE 7 the School Board Myste7 ; ; Mr. Old stated that th board had not followed the wishes of the taxpeyera in distributing the money given them to increase he salaries, lit Biaiea mat the 130.000 was .voted for the teachers next year. '....;.' ', ' "All the discussion at the taxpayer' meeting," said Samuel Connsll. -wa about increasing the aalarlea of the grade teachers. Almost within an hoar the merit system sprang up. It is glv. Ing much dissatisfaction.". .,' . . Oeaeral SlsaaUafaqMoa. - . .t "Where did you - hear thl dissatis faction T' queried Wittenberg. "Through the preaa, partly,'' was the reply. "But I do not depend on tbs press for all my information. Teachers have com to m about It' They are much dissatisfied. - Tou do not car to hear this matter discussed,' and to have it considered. Tou folk may . think you are ending this, matter, but you are nly beginning- -If - "If you' would study thl plan you would approve it", said Wittenberg, a little mora demurely. "I am positive of it Thl talk ia all moonshine." Mr. .ConnslI insisted-that the merit system wss Inopportune . and .would maks trouble. - ' - Director Wittenberg questioned Mr. Olds If teachers were not receiving a fair salary compared to hi women Clerk. Mr. Old replied that there could be no compsjrUon between the two. ..' He stated that' women in charge of a de partment whoae experience might ' be compared with the training Of. a school teacher received about 1900 . a year, whlrh' ta considerably mora than a poacher 'reoeived. , ;, -A' Merit lysteaa Vol the Sort, " Mir. 'Teal Insisted that ths teacher could not be compared wits clerk la stores." .. ...... - .-, When you ask Mr. Old how much he pays his help." said he, fit Is his business,, but -when,, we ask you how much you pay the school teachers, that's our business Just -ds. much- aa yourr-for-4t Is our jnoDCywtmwhlch they are paid.. - - . "This merit system is not the proper thing. Tou may think It 1 all right but these principals on the commission win nave too' mucn to say. snout it. Tou have placed this whole thing In the hands of a board, which will dominate he teachers. There will be much dis satisfaction. Whan on teacher get on amount, and another,' another, .you wilt have trouble. - Fix your salary so that every teacher who possesses cer tain requirements will receive that sal ary, aXter-b has taught a osrtain number of years. Do away with the commission. If yOu do that all will b satisfied. Let tart - Tight W. 8. Dunlway eould not coneillai tb statement that three members of the board wers opposed to the merit system, with the ether that It bad paaaed. .......... ' WOliams Confess sa. ; Mr. Williams Anally enlightened those present by stating that he been op posed to it but as no better plan had been suggested, he had voted in favor of it . --.- O. B. Bishop and a large delegation Of east side residents asked that a dis cussion of a art for ths proposed east side high school pe held, but the re quest was refused, because Mr. Wit tenberg said he did not car to taka up the question at that time. A delegation of Williams avenue school patrons, headed by 4. C. Jame son, petitioned the board tn enlarge the Williams 1 avenu school -They stated that eight largo rooms could be secured .by building additions en two side. They also asked that- a. portable building be erected on the ground to relieve the crowded condition of ths school The petition was placed on, file. ; . t Issued ft requisition for Louis Lauer. now under arrest at Pendleton and wanted I Ohio to face the charge of "writing, a letter .with. Intent to do fraud." . It is alleged that Lauer wrote to Will iam H. Williams of Buffalo, represent ing that he had eight carload of cattle which he. intended to shin to WUllama. and asked for an advance of 11,000. As soon as the money was in hia possession, however, he ws seised with a desire to eom west-.. . Charged With taseeay. Arthur Freel, a young -' ex-convlct charged with the larceny of a cow from Deputy Warden J. 8. Smith of the peni tentiary, was today given a preliminary hearing and bound . over to await the action of the circuit court under a 1100 bond, 'In dcfaait of which he Is now languishing In. the county, JaiL v . . Maa AppUoaMoa. - Cole's 'irrigation bill, which success fully run the gauntlet of both houses snd ths terrible veto, has brought to the governor a flood of applications for the position of engineer provided for In the bill- , s j An a matter of fact tha annofSfment n only be made upon reWmmerxiatlArt et tne united Htates geological survey commlst!on snd ap'plUiatlen should be made direct tjj.at bodyyv ; OLD OREGON RESIDENT i i' EXPIRES AT TURNER . WawsBSeeBBwssB, (Speelal Diapataa. ts Tbe 'ieersaLI ' Balem. Dt Feb. 21. Hon. B. A. Wlt- tel. sn old pioneer of this state and county, and a prominent cltlsen of the state, died at his home In Turner last aignt-of senile exhsustlon. . Although he was more thaa II years of age, he had been hale and hearty until a few days ago. Ho cam from Georgia to Oregon la lilt, and settle.! in Msrlon county, where he has -since resided.. In the early history ef the state he took an active part In politics ana waa elected a Republican member of the Oregon legislature for the term of ill.. , - . ......... Ha is survived, by four . sons John. j a race, Robert and William. - - ' . oobsajto onro to itaxy. : Deputy Sheriff John Cordano has been granted two months' leave of absence to visit Italy, his native land, where his mother l said to be dangerously sick. VOTEAYE" OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. TUESDAY CLEAN HEALTH DILL, ...... . mm i With Governor Rests Law Com pelling; Propif Sanitation in vi MODELED AFTER MEASURE SUCCESSFUL IN THE EAST Statto :foaixl ; &i Havo Absolute j Control of Matters Pertain- ,r ing to Public Welfare. If Governor Chamberlain signs the bill Oregon will have a law that will permit the Introduction or modern scientific processes In compelling proper sanlta Uon In every county of the state.' A measurs dealgned for this purpose waa passed by both houses at the lata ses sion, and cow awaits th signature of the chief executive. It Is believed the governor win offer no objection to th new law. j By thl measure protection will be afforded to the pubilo health according to the nrovlalona of the laws . of Michigan and llllnola, which are said to be tha most advanced of all statutes ia the United States. Ths Oregon measure la modeled after the laws of those slate. A distinction Is drawn betweeisv"tha power of th a tats health board and thoss ef the food land dairy commis sioner, which offlc is now held by. J. W. Bailey, and who has Jurisdiction over commercial foods. His powers ar not abridged by the new law; on tha con- trary, th appropriation bill passed at the laat session contains provision Jor ths expense of prosecuting a vigorous campaign by the food commissioner, who win do able nereafter to employ all means necessary to accomplish the end for- which hi office was created. The stats health board., of which Mr. Woods Hutchinson Is secretary, l given absolute control ef the machinery of the government relating to all matters in volving .the pubilo health, and county neaun omcere and Physicians are ex pected to -co-operate with the board In bringing to .pass;-more ideal conditions than hava.ob.talned heretofore. ' in the event the. new law be ap proved by. Governor Chamberlain, the atata health board will at. once (Inau gurate a system of thorough' inspection that will enablr the early discovery of unsanitary' conditions and the . appli cation of remedial; measure "Especially to Bacteriological aiseases does the new law apply.. '-' Inasmuch a th new law- has not yet been approved," said Dr. Huchin son, today, the state health boardJUs not ready to take action oonalatent with Its provision. A soon as it shall have been filed, doubtleaa thnboard wllf meet to arrange tor -its ainct aniorcement. The desirability of having' such a- law Is apparent It" Is Ifl liner wfth accepted tenets of science, and la framed after the most approved measures In the east those of Illinois and Michigan. , which I helieve are admitted to have achieved the acme of success in . handling dis eases , and condition that effect-th nubile health... r- '.-. - The proposea arrangement wm l properly distinguish between the pow ers of. the health board and those of the food commissioner, and meet needa that have been obvious lor many rears here in Orsgon." , -" s-.l ..if "Will' the new law, if signed, b rig idly enforced?' was aaked. "I certainly will- be -enforced." an- swered T)r. Hutchinson., "It wiU be an- forced without fear or favor," ' - The scope of the law is kuch'as to give to the Stat board control of 'the la4 ' tKm -Mltv nf BnrtlMir. It is the intention, so it is understood, to have cordial' oe-operation between the board and the County health authen tic, Dudley Evans representing - th latter. Meat market will be compelled to observe striot regulations and. If it be found that dalriea in thl county are not conforming to it provialona. the law will be Invoked to force perfect sanitation in their management- Far reaching reform are said to be prom ised. , v . - . -. . , i ; PREPARING TO LAUNCH CRUISER WASHINGTON iJoaraal BBeeUl aerr!ee.) Waahlncton. D. C Feb. . The navy department has received word from the New York Shipbuilding company at Camden, N. that, the armored cruiser Waahlncton will be ready ' to launch three weeks fromnext Saturday, and, this, date has been definitely fixed for the event It waa originally intended to hsvs the launching on Washington's birthday, with Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt as the sponsor, but the state or waan Ington. for .whom the cruiser Is named, would not forego its rights. The legis lature of Washington will adjourn next week, and It is expectea mat many members of that body, together with the governor and other state officials, 111 attend the launching. The cruiser Washington is designed to be one of thej fsstest and most for midable vessels of her type in the new navy. In nearly every respect aba will be an exact counterpart of th Weat Virginia.- With a displacement of 14.- 100 ton and a speed of zz Knots, sns will be armed with four 10-lnch breech loading rifles and II 1-Inch rapid-fire guns in addition to a ' supplementary battery of smaller weapons. The navy department expects her to.be ready to go Into commission within a year. t nrmBiTtwo stjtt pksMTSWP. The suit of the Last Chance Mining company vs. the Tyler Mining company and the several promlnerit stockholders of ths latter concern, has been com p ra ml diet ised and dismissed from tb federal strict court ' 1 1 . This wss the suit filed some time ago in which the Lt Chance owners sought to recover from th stockholder of the Tyler company th amount of a Judg ment obtained against the company in the state circuit courts. . ". Dismissal of the action does not gfve opportunity to determine the liability of holder of subscribed but unpaid capital stock. UBU EaMAaS UIU. (Joersal Speelal gervlaa.) London, Feb. t. The White Star liner Teutonic, whlch-aalled today for New York, has among her passengers Rider Hsggard. the author; who ha been ap pointed a eommlssloner-to inquire Into ths conditions snd ehsrsctsr pf the agri cultural and industrial land settlements organised la' America, by th Salvation Army. . ' reeoliar Plsappsaraaes. ' J. tX Runyan. Of Buttevllle, O., laid th. peculiar disappearance ef his pain ful symptoms of Indigestion snd bilious nees to Dr. King's New Ufa PHI a He says: 'They are a perfect remedy, for rilsslneas.'Sour stomach, headache, con stipation, ' etc"'S . Ousrsnteed St Red Cross Pharmacy. Sixth and Osk streets, an ths way to tne poatoaee. JPrics) iee. IEASURE la.' iskv rmm.0r m, r?a eVf ticipritidn of their visit to Hi MB: I coyers the whole Pacific Cda 1 p lge)r 1 lpefi i siecuredby W- sign, plerrty pf window lights i and a few arcs in the store will i 7 give your business a boom. f W top - S : " Aiii:'-''-r ' ;' l' :- " : ' : ',v ':" v 1 ' v '-r-v,:.':: ' lXr ; .. - ' -. 1... - . : m - ' - - 57':.' aijtisisitassi EVENING, FEBRUARY 3. ItCX - S -. --. " T" -TF-V'--"-- ' "":A ' III win leave ia a few daya, . - . M " t ' ' ' .'.'" '"' ' V- . -" .... i. 9Ro
