SAYS TEACHERS
HIS BUSINESS MARRYING WIDOWS
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ARE WELL PAID
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Chairman Wittenberg of the
School Board Opposes
Salary Increase.
I am not In favor of a 20 per cent
increase in the salaries of school teach
ers." declared Herman Wittenberg-,
chairman of the ichool board yssterday
afternoon. "We are overwhelmed with
. i Km viail to work a
leacners w u-j
present prices. It's a question of sup
ply and demand. Why, to carry out
the Increase on the scale fuss.e
pendlture of $100,000. We can't do it.
We've pot to put up more bulldlnes.
inKFaua recommended oy me n- i
nance committee averaged about 1 per
cent, teachers with the most experience ,
bt"nk the recipients of the largest in-;
creases. The maximum increase .u.
grade teachers was placed at $160 and
VhM ..inlmum susrresteJ by the finance
mm(t' renort was $50: for teacn
.rs with two years experienc; ,50 three
rears " -."-- - ,
n mnm Ki hooli to receive $150 , in
iu room racui .cv.. .
crease, those st the head of more than
10 rooms $200. high school Principals
J0O, all high school teachers of 10 to
It years' experience $250.
The report cf the finance committee
was laid over wnn , -
h it will come before the board at a
special session for final consideration
Most of the members of the board ad
vocate an increase in salaries, but there
is some difference of opinion as to the
exact amount of the raise. The spe
cial session is necessitated Because tna
report must be acted upon in time for
- the annual taxpayer
The report of the building committee
with regara to me uropum
High scImjoI will also be submitted at
the meeting Friday. Chairman Camp
bell of this committee would give no
Inkling WMl inim I bvvh v
It is understood that the estimate made
on tna original pnn !" w i,mv
so that the taxpayers will only have to
produce about $60,000 above me izou,
Ann hnnil tflfiuft.
The bids of scavengers to remove
garbage from school buildings and
on supplies. The clerk was Instructed
to accept the orrer or an eastern roun
taln company to install a fountain in
one of the schools free of charge.
Miss Elisabeth Norcross, Mrs. Harriet
McArthur and H. M. Ksterly of the
Juvenile Improvement association sant
a tetter to the board in which they
state that 78 children belong to the
organization and are anxious to, have
It in operation again. They ask the
use of one of the school buildings Sat
urday afternoons. This the board
granted.
The matter of sending a school ex
hibit to the fair at-Seattle next year
COMEDY GILL
AT ORPHEUf.1
George C. Thompson of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., who made it his busi
ness to marry widows, obtain their money and then disappear. He
is 74 years old. He was recently placed under arrest.
WOMAN'S CLUB ADVOCATES
MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS
Most people love a clown anyway and
nave at one time or another longed to
get close to one and watch him. unin
terrupted by trapes or chariot race or
performing seals. Probably the funniest
clown stunt the circus ever Invented is
the famous baseball game as played bv
"Slivers," -who is at the Orpheom this
week. "Silvers'" real name is aFrank
Oakley. He kept the audience in an up
roar. - " v
William Tompkins made a hit as a
monologist and impromptu poet Sev
eral of his local hits were good. Miss
Bertie Fowler also got several curtain
cans in uer monologue act.
Bert Howard and Effie Lawrence pre-
. sented the only playlet "The Stago
Manager." Those who bad but recently
been learning from the Saturday Even-
. lng Post how an actress had to meekly
consult her manager before she could
so much as wink an eyelash on the
stage, were agreeably surprized to learn
that the stage manager is even meeker
than the Post said the actors ought to
be. And as the program says that,
"this act depicts an actual scene which
takes place in a theatre," it must be all
true. Mr. Howard did some clever imi
tations at the piano.
Gus Edwards "School Days," billed as
a young comic opera is one act turned
out to be more of a bunch cf horse
play. There were- five pretty girls In
it anyway, and Lillian Gohn. as Sassy
Little, is as dainty and pretty as many
a comic opera star. Maybelle and Nel
lie Fonda and Bert Dell did some In
tricate club manlnulatlnr
M. Cllvette The Man in Black and
the Veiled Prophetess gave an interest
ing performance of the medium who
f;uesses the number in watches afid
he color of the Jewels in a ring. etc.
The Veiled Prophetess is said to be
the "only living exponent" of psycho
astralism, but its the same old thing
under a slightly different name. As
the V P. weighs about 211 pounds she
looked more like an exponent of good
living than nf "psypho-astralism," but
one cannot alwavs tell.
Reforms In the conduct of th Port
land public schools are advocated In a
statement Issued by the Portland
Woman's club. Among other changes
recommenaea Dy the ciud is mat tne
teachers salaries ue raised at least su
per cent They also recommend that
rlvll service he aonlied to the school
system, that new buildings De Detter
and more sanitarily arranged, that high
school fraternities be ubousnea ana
that the courses be so arranged as to
allow graduates from the local high
schools to enter the stats university
without deficiencies.
The resolutions adopted by the mem
bers of the club are as follows:
;'We, the Portland Woman's club, do
hereby Indorse the recommendation of
the school board, that the salaries of
the teachers of the Portland public
schools be raised not less than 20 per
cent. There Is no place where the em
ployment of the best will bring better
returns to the state than In Its teach
ing force. Expenses of living have
largely Increased. As a matter of Jus
tice and to secure efficiency of services
the salaries of the teachers ought to be
increased.
"Civil Service We also recommend
that civil service rules be Inaugurated
as a part of our public school system
regulating the selection and terms of
office of teachers.
"Rest Rooms We recommend that
rest rooms be provided in each building
and that one on each floor of every new
building hereafter be constructed
Such rooms should be supplied to give
privacy and rest to teachers in the noon
hour, and for the benefit of pupils in
cane of Illness.
"We also recommend that In all new
buildings hereafter constructed, the toi
lets of rest rooms have direct connec
tion with outside air and be no part
of said rooms. (Rest room East Bide
high school.)
T'Courses of Study In High School
We recommend that the college prepara
tory course be made to conform to the
conditions for entry into the state uni
versity so pupils may enter without de
ficiency In any branch. Also that tho
science of music be taught in the. hlgn
school, and that a course in forestry
be Incorporated In the grammar grade.
"Drinking Fountains We 'recommend
that sanitary drinking fountains like the
one used in the city hall be plaoed in
each school building.
"Fraternities We recommend that no
member of the high school be permitted
to Deiong to rraternities. as tney tena
to dissipation and class distinction,
'Trades Schools We heartily Indorse
the work being done by the trades
school, and recommend Its extension as
fast as possible It is a grand work
in the right direction and must commend
Itself to every person.
Kespectrully submitted,
"THE PORTLAND WOMAN'S CLUB."
RAINIER MAN HAS COPIES OF ALL
ISSUES OF HARPER'S MAGAZINE
AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFI
CATION UNDER THE NA
TIONAL PURE FOOD LAW
No. 12279
WAS GIVEN TO
asm
BALTIMORE
UNDER WHICH THE
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ANTEE IT TO BE AN
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PURE
RYE WHISKEY
RIPE, REPINED INE
QUALITY AND MELLOW
IN TONE
L. S. Thomas, manager of the Halnler
Soap factory, who is at the Hotel Port
land, has every copy of Harper's Maga-
rine that was ever Issued. The collec
tion Is now at -Rainier, where Mr.
Thomas has made his home during the
pat five years.
The collection was started In 1850.
the year the first Harper's Magazine
was issued, by Mrs. Thomas' mother.
The books have all been bound, with
the exception of the Issues of the last
year, and all together the st Is worth
several thousand dollars. Bibliomaniacs
frequently come hundreds of miles to
look over Mr. Tlmniaa' collection.
The magazines Issued during the
Civil war are particularly valuable, as
they contain detailed descriptions and
Illustrations of all of the principal bat
tles which took place during the sev
eral years of the siege between the
people of the north and south. Many
of these magazines are worth several
hundred dollars each.
Mr. Thomas has received flattering
offers from librarians and collectors of
rare books for the Harper, but has
decided to keep the Issues and continue
the collection for the future genera
tions of the Thomas family. This is
one of the few complete collections of
Harper's Magazines In existence.
GEORGIA
GIRL
'S
GRID
E
Miss Ethel Warren Huff to
Wed Lieutenant Chaffee
at Fort Riley.
(Special Diipstch to The Joorail.)
Fort Riley. Kan., Dec. 15. Many
prominent visitors from various parts
of the country have arrived here to at
tend the wedding of Miss Ethel War
ren Huff of Georgia and Lieutenant
Artna Romania Chaffee of the Fifteenth
rav-ilry, son of General A. R. Chaffee,
chief of staff, U. 8. A., retired, which
will take place at the post chapel this
evening. The wedding promises to be
an unusually brilliant social event even
for a military wedding and will be at
tended by hundreds of the friends and
acquaintances of the two families. After
the marriage ceremony there will be a
reception at the home of the bride's
aunt and uncle. Captain and Mrs. A. K.
Kennlngton, to which many hundreds of
invitations have been Issued.
Ming Huff lived in Atlanta for a num
ber of years and was a great favorite
in social circles there. IJer maid of
Sn?r win n Atlanta girl. Miss
Gladys Levin. Mrs. John Howard, who
was Miss Helen Chaffee before her wed
ding on December t. of this year, will
be matron of honor.
Lieutenant J. W. Riley will b best
man and the other attendants will be
mi " lir Fickson of New Orleans,
Miss .Christine Ouilfoyle, the daughter
Sfi .h rllu.,en,uU colonel of the post;
Miss May Ward, daughter of the com
manding colonel of Fort RJIey; Miss
Katherfno Rockwell of Kansas City;
Vlnla Hockwell of Junctlen
yt?l-K,";; Mr- Bertrand Clarke of
i52ff ktfl and lieutenants Long.
Hoyle, Williams, Martin. Pops and
regram.
Little Miss Nporothy Kennlngton and
Jfi ' Mr Avirill will be the tiny
flower girls andthe young ribbon bear
ere will be . Reed Roberts and John
Hinds. The chapel win be decorated
with yellow chrysanthemums. The
brides gown.wUl.bs aa .ejiavicUfl -cxe
stion In white satin fashioned on dl
rectoire lines, and trimmed with seed
pearls. Her tulle veil will be worn
under one of rare old Honltan lace,
which is an heirloom In Miss Huff's
family.
3IRS. SAHIC DECLARES
HUSBAND IS MISER
Although Martin Sarlo has over 12000
hidden away somewhere, and has never
repaid $500 that he borrowed from her
10 years ago, he is too close fisted and
cruel to provide cash enough for his
wife and children to eat. accord ins- to
an answer filed by Ana Baric to her nus
band's suit for divorce in the circuit
court. Mrs. Baric asks for a divorce
on her own account, for the return of
her J600, for $260 suit money and tem
porary alimony, for $40 per month per
manent alimony and fof the custody of
me cnuaren.
Mrs. Sarlc denies that she threw
stones at her ' husband when he came
near the house, as h alleged In his
complaint. She says his mind is im
bued with the old world Idea that the
women should do the drudgery, and ever
since they were married in Austria In
18KI she has had to endure cuff, blows
and curses.
Revenue Service Cases.
(Suited Press Leased Wire,)
Port Townsend, Dec. 15. A revenue
cutter service courtmarttal ' to try
charges against Boatswain William
Griep of the cutter Thetis, convened
today.' The charges against Urtep al
lege absence from duty without leave
for three days, since the cutter's ar
rival here from the Arctic. The same
court is now completing the details of
the courtmarttal trial of Lieutenant M,
8. Hay and will today report the find
ings to th Washington officials.
Marked for Death.
"Thre year ago I wa marked for
death. -A graveyard cougFwas tearing
my lungs to pieces. ' Doctors failed to
help me, and nope had fled, when my
husband got Pr. King's New Discov
ery," says Mrs. A. C Williams, of
Bac, Ky. ."The first dose helped me and
Improvement kept oh until I had gained
B pounds in weight and my health
was fully restered." This medicine
holds the world' heal In e. record for
coughs and colds land lung and throat
oi sease. it prevents pneumonia. Bold
under guarantee at Woodard, Clarke A
Co.'s dnir Hwil .l0o ml tl. .Trial
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