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13 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, , PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1310. Wkm UN DDOVNAT E SCHOOL MEETING (Continued from Page One.) levy, together with a 150,000 bond Issue for fire proof buildings. Mr. Haak desired to present a set of resolutions which had been approved by the civic council. . He ' declared last right that although he sought recogni- 8tate tax an the director, reCommend tlon from the chair at a time when noia bond issue ot $150,000 additional Ae- omer Business was Daiore rne meeung. i cording to the figures 'before m the he was not noticed, while a motion 101 cost of the schools In 190S for 13,080 adjourn, made and seconded Informally j pupils Was about $600,000.: The coming "Buildings of the class described may be best In certain sections, but I doubt very much If the taxpayers generally think it necessary to. build every build ing of fireproof construction. I believe a discussion would have resulted in a resolution asking the council to amend this ordinance, and that : the . council would have given serious consideration to this request'.-;.-.;' :..;;,;. . rrhere were other matters of import ance which could have no doubt been satisfactorily explained, and It would have been better for the schools and all concerned if they had been. ' Comparison la Table. "The special lev fixed this year is 6.3 mills. This- alone is ,3 of a mill more than la levied for all- other muni clpal purposes. In addition to this the schools receive their proportion of the ers are now the best paid public school teachers In the world, taking into con sideration the cost of living in Portland as' against the cost of living In the be proven as being unworthy of the ex penaitureT "These are some- of the matters that it was hoped could be talked about In the taxpayers' meeting, and were shut citte,wher higher or similar salaries 0t bT tM mh haste and too little , juu. ( s thought In the Interest of the tax. Tor instance, in Seattle the cost of after he had attempted to gala the floor, was given speedy attention and vote- It was also stated by Mr. Eaak that at least 75 per cent of the audience was composed of school teachers, principally women, and no evidence was given to ahow that they or any other person, at tending the meeting was a taxpayer. Weald Abolish Meeting. The civic council, said Mr. Haak, will lead a movement to abolish the so year, with an attendance of 19,836 ot the present time, the estimate is about $2,120,000. ., - ij, . , ,- The following table shows the In crease in the assessed valuation, levy. cost of schools and attendance for the years 1900 and 1911: - Cost of Atten- 1900.,,$ 29.500,000 4.8 $ 294.210 9,203 1911;.. 278.000.000 6.3 2. 130.000 19.826 There are, of course, a number of per. called taxpayers' meeting and substitute tectly legitimate reasons why the cost a method of passing upon the school the schools has Increased faster than budget which shall bring to the at- attendance. But certainly this was tentlon and vote of every taxpayer., a, PW'ectly germane subject for discus Increased salaries for teachers, cost f!0" and vlf of th. ! Interest of fireproof Ing new buildings and need " J,"" from a fr Minm :..N aifi h, nHPlb" of standpoints it was not dls- 3U W. Sitton, chalririan of last night's I wi- meeting, as chief causes for Increased school expenditure. The total of $2, 122,100 was to be raised, by' a levy of 6 3 mills on all assessable property In school district No. 1 to produce $1,661,- 700, by $315,000 from the county school fond, by $75,000 from the state school fond. $700 tuition fees, $87,000 cash on band and $2700 Interest. t The , levy which the board first an nounced would De laid was . 6.7 mills. Following the discovery v of Assessor attle was twelfth, Los Angeles thirtieth. SIgler that the board had overlooked the 1 Denver thirty-eighth and no other city i: There seems to be an idea somewhat prevalent that our schools are poorly supported. ? This is not the case if of ficial government figures have any val ue. According to the United States cen sus bulletin f 1906, entitled 'Statistics of Cities Having a Population of Over 30,000, General Table No. 32 Portland stood seventh in the percentage of the amount o& money devoted to schools out or the total municipal expenditure. Se- $22,000,000 valuation on railroads and public service corporations which th ctate railroad commission is expected to eport, the levy was reduced to the pres ent figure. . Asks Greatest Xnorease. on this, coast In the list which quoted the standing of 53 cities. 1 have no desire to criticise the ac tion of public officials doing their best to serve the public, but it is a kindness to them and not a burden to bave the This levy, Mr. SIgler has pointed out. Uriaiii a t.,n,.... L. i la the greatest Increase every asked by know this. I believe the report pro- the board, and is not in proportion with sented, if made upon a comparative bos- the growth of ihe city or the Increase is, would be far more satisfactory than In school population, The levy Is' laid merely to present estimates for a com- en the assessed -valuation of about ing year. I also believe if more st- $279,000,000 taxable property in school tistical information was furnished It district No. 1. . I would aid materially 4n understanding , The budget thus secured le to be ap-1 th wtuation. portioned as r follows: Teacher's sal- v i Everyone reels Burden, irics, $900,000; school building, $550,- 'The burden of taxation is of course 000; repairs and sanitation, $61,000; library, 110,000; fut.1, $30,000; 'improve- menr or grounds, $160,000; itnerest on bonds, $46,000; Streets and sewers. $25. 000; remainder apportioned for general felt by everyone, but it is not the so' called Tieavy taxpayer who should re ceive the most consideration. . It Is the people on whom the payment of taxes is a real burdeny those whose purchasing and miscellaneous Axpense of : various power,s reUy affected 'by every dollar natures. The adoption of the report was moved oy w. P. Olds and seconded by Judge J. P. Kavanaugh, ' An amendement moved by Herman Wittenberg to consider ap proval of the budget item by item was declared ' lost by Mrs, Sitton and the original motion carried. Mrs. Sitton they expend. It is certain they as well as others want to know where their money goes and why It Is expended, and such people will not view with satisfaction meetings involving the expenditure of millions of dollars' such as was held last evening. "Personally, I have no more interest in the subject than any other person, said following the meeting that she did bit I do take a totirMtTn toe not know who made the motion to ad- preservation of the ordinary rights of journ which was recognized by her, nor every cltixen to be heard as a right and viu suv uiuw waa eeconaea it. Judge Worthnp Made Motion. R. It Thomas, school clerk, stated that the motion was made by Judge H, . woruiupji The session was called to gether again by John H. Haak for the purpose of submitting resolutions, but living is fully 25 per eent greater than in Portland, la San FTancisco. it is fully 831-3 per cent greater. Any in dividual earning $75 per month in Port land can make "Just-as great a saving and live just aa well as an individual in Seattle earning $100 per month. This can be fprOven beyond a question of a doubt, as It has bean thoroughly in- veeugateo. ,. ' ..... . "I do. not think it was In very good taste for teachers, who receive their salaries from the district," to pack the meeting and vote for the increase. I do not think It was in' good taste for parent, e who had a teacher In the schools and who was interested In the salaries, to make a motion to adjourn to avoid a possible change.1- , ' -V "I am, reliably informed that teach ers were. Invited to pack the meeting and were told how they could get into the building after 6 o'clock In the even- ing. ;V ... '-,fy;f k v -i' ' ; .K-f."i- Wot AU Were Voters. ' "I am satisfied that out of the crowd that voted for the passage of the : re port of the directors,, less than 25 per cent were legal voters. This all go ing to prove that oar method of tax payers' meetings for the school district Is. nothing more or leas than a farce. I am satisfied that had there been no request for an increase in salaries, theref would not have been 50 people present at the taxpayers' meeting. So mucih for that part of the meeting. . "The next Item of Interest, ' which was the reason for prominent taxpayers being present,: was to try and pass a resolution to ask the' city council to repeal the ordinance in so far as fire proof school buildings are concerned. In my opinion, the building of fireproof school houses is unfair to the taxpay ers of the district for several reasons: The most Important one being the ex cessive cost. - . . Opposes rireproof Buildings. "If the ordinance that is now In ef fect were repealed and conditions were as they had been before such ordinance was enacted, a saving of th 1.3 mills could be made to' the taxpayers In the levy. In other words, five mills would take care of all the buildings and the increase in teachers' salaries, and the entire items as made by the board of directors were this ordinance out of the way. i And that is one of the im portant matters that it was intended to discuss at the meeting, but It was squelched. ' ,- . . ' ; "One strong argument against the building of fireproof Bchoolhouses is the great loss entailed to the taxpayers in districts where commercial business encroaches and there are no children to send to the school in that district, Take, for Instance, the Stephens echooL Busi ness is gradually, crowding around it to such an extent that the building will soon be empty in so far as the attend ance oj children is concerned. v., ; Fnpila Are Safe. -;? ; -;V;; VSupposlng.that this were a fireproof building.. It would cost the district about $150,000 or more,, and It would be absolutely worthless as an investment of any kind. Being that it is built of wood, the loss is not riearly so great and payers. - Should Xdmlt Zrftvy. "I am not seriously criticising the directors, I know their duties ar many from my own experience; I know it is a thankless task; I know they are bon orable and honest in all of their mo tives, and their only thought ta to best serve the interest of the taxpayers, and I am sure, as stated before, they have I done so with the best of intentions. But. If they would consider ' that the district has now reached a point where over $2,000,000 is annually expended, really as much as the expenses of the entire affairs of the city of Portland. ! believe they would have given a little more consideration to the requests of the taxpayers to express an opinion tie fore being asked to vote on -their recom mendation, ' ; "' ' ,-. "I believe the, time has come when it would be better to limit the amount of the levy for school purposes in this city, which is the same as is done with other levies in this city. - c "I am a believer in good schools; the beat In the world, if yon please, with good salaries for our teachers.' But I do not believe In making them the best paid teachers In the world, far above that received by individuals" In other wains ' of life; bat that we should be beyond the limit of other cities, under similar conditions, is unfair and un just to the taxpayers..:.? v.;o Beoommends ' . law Changes. ; , . Resolutions submitted by the cl vid council last night are said to contain in substance the, revision of school laws which will be asked of the legislature at its next meeting. The resolutions read: "Be it resolved, by the legal rotors of School District No. 1, Multnomah coun ty, state of Oregon, In annual ' public meeting assembled, that we recommend a change of the school laws of this state in the following respects, to-wlt: . 4 "First That this school . district be Don't Be Bald Almost Anyone May Secure a j Splendid Growth of Hair: You can easily find out' for yourself If your hal needs nourishment, if it is thinning, getting dry, harsh and brit tle, or splitting at the ends. Too simply bave to pull a hair from the top of your head and closely examine its root r U the bulb is plump and rosy it Is all' right; if it is white and shrunken your hair is diseased and needs nourishment. We have a remedy .for hair troubles that cannot be surpassed. It has a rec ord of growing hair and curing baldness in 93 out of , 100 oases where , used ac cording to directions for a reasonable length of time. It will even graw hair on bald heads if the scalp is not glazed and shiny, v That may seem like a strong statement rit Is, and w mean It to be, and no one shoud doubt it until they have put our claims to an actual test. We are so sure v that Bexall ' "93" Hair ; Tonic; will completely eradicate dandruff, i prevent baldness, stimulate .... .. umcpenncBi or me county scnool sys tem; and t that the boundaries of the district be co-extensive With the city of Portland and extensions thereof. "Second That this district be gov erned by a board of education, consisting of 12 members to be elected from dlf ferent sections of the city. ., "Third That such board be author ised to make the annual school levy and that the annual taxpayers meetings V9 aiBconunuea. ; "Fourth That members of the school board ' shall be elected annually, and such elections shall be held at the same time, in the same - place, and ; in the same manner as city elections. ."Fifth That plans and aoeclfleatlon ror new school buildings be selected bv competitive methods. "Sixth Thatt the erection of bnildlnrs and additions' and the purchase of sup plies oe awaraed to the lowest responsi ble bidder. y"r-:,:-jy-:j w i..V:, ':' "Seventh That ' a detailed financial and statistical statement be' published annually at the end of the school year, giving full information of expenditures of money, and matters of Interest to the general public - ' , "Eighth That civil service rules be applied to teachers and principals of schools. ' "Ninth That stricter provisions be made against any member of the board, or officer, or employe being in anywise directly or indirectly Interested In any sen ooi contract ' Tenth-ZThat the grand lurr be given ample power to expert the accounts of publlo officers. , , , , 'EleventhThat a budget of the needs of the board of education for the ensu ing year be published at least - two weeks before the tax levy is made.'' 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Take a teaspoonful every one, two or three hours. - : It -Is a 'splendid remedy. , too, for hoarseness, asthma, cheat pains, etc, Pinex is . the most vaauaoie concen trated compound of Norway white pine extract s rich in guiaicol and all , the healing pine elements. ' No other prep aration will work in this formula. This recipe for making cough rem edy with Pinex and Sugar Syrup is now used and prized in thousands of homes in the United States and Can ada, - The plan has often been Imitated but never successfully. - - Some of the best known Portland druggists, such as LueDavis Drug Co., (distributors) and others, think so well of the above recipe that they guarantee it to give satisfaction or refund the pur chase price. ;! -v., -,-'' ., not as a favor on any public question in which he is concerned. 'The meeting was called to fonlW the reports of the directors, etc. It has ' been held and adjourned.; All Should Be Heard. 'Immediate adjournment was so nee the disorder in the room was so ereat essary that a taxpayer was not even inai no aermite action could - be re-1 ",owe nTuege or maKing me us corded. Mr. Haak said that he had ual motion 'or the appointment of an uwen inrormea Dy a crlnclnal of the I v.uuno. high school, that instructions had been eent to the teachers, first to come early and pack last night's meeting If they desired to see the Increase of salary carried; seconi , that the Fifteenth "It can hardly; be -said that this method, of treating publid business Is prudent to say the least I submit that at a meeting of this character taxpay ers have a right to be heard and it 4s not a matter of grace and such action TXZt - tT u,d,t,Pen tnem at does not tend to good results. When IL.Ik Vf saw confronted a the taxpayers in March, 1911, find they ifh l, . V1 ecnocl DOar yeoterday hav.e largely Increased taxes to pay, it with this information, and It was not oenjea.; The Uncoln high school audi torium was crowded by, ? o'clock, al- uougn me meeting was not called to convene until o clock. t J. N. TeaL A, H. Devera is not Improbable that they will remem ber they were not; even given an oppor tunity to suggest methods by which they might have them reduced." Says Meeting Packed. - A.' H. Devera declared today that last Wittenberg, with othjirs, formed a ques-1 night's meeting was "packed." He said tionlng group around school board mem- I indignantly: t " , - V- -JTWv. bers after the meeting was over. While I The school meeting last nigbf ; was angry Uxpayers over ths room could be I oertalnly a farce if , the object of a Heard calling the meeting a "farce," Mr cbool meeting be to discuss matters Teal said that be had desired to Inquire Prtalllln to the schools of the district Just why the school bndjret ta five and th taxes necessary to sustain them. ucreasea rrora $600,000 to more than 2.O00,000. Mr. Teal said todar "In an editorial to last eTentngs Jour nal headed 'A Publhj Duty,' cltlsens were BJw attend the school meeting where a budget for schools involving the ex penditure of mora than $2,000,000 was 40 b netted, j The editorial said. aT-eakmg of taxpayers shifting their public responsibUities: ; . V111,5 J to exercise an mfluenoe ? r . th money properly expended teto Je at the meeting and there pre ent hi views and hla vote.'. Qrtm Sarcasm. ' '.Ta view of what tTnmtT T"" enmmest kind of sarcasm. 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Ret i mora fronv your druggujt at to 'cents a "ox! snd be mire you get what you ask for Simply fill out free coupon; below and mall today Save yourself from the sur d" hi blfl 118 torturs th doctor The meeting was packed, and a tax. payer had absolutely no opportunity to say a word about anything.- Evi dently there was a fear that, some tax payers might object to the Increase In salaries, but personally I don't think there was anybody there who objected to the Increase In teachers' salaries; but there were some other; vital and Im portant things that should have-been discussed at the meeting, but debate on these waa absolutely and positively shut off and no opportunity given the actual Uxpayers who took the trouble to attend the meeting to express their views on any subject whatever. the W QISCUSS anything, althourh thennnl cower to livv n tar an4 k rMmnnnlhl, aome most Important matters In the re- to nobody or, if the present school port and the meeting was called to con- meeting Is to be continued, an oppor- SlJ?L,D?1 .or " directors,' eto.1 tunity should be given to Intelligently . ACOOralng tO the rmnrt HhinlH.4 l I HtimiM trmtm ,m k August last the council passed an or-j to the'tax paying public" rwnurmg every school building ' Taxpayers Ignored. tio afSr7Jauyf ThcLSr:1!??: "A a taxpayer and a citizen I am . 'ouary. ino directors evl- I Btifns ti muti. i-- .iw - u Herman Wittenberg, former member of the school board, today. ; , i -To think that after a call for all taxpayers to attend, that they should nave been cut off without beinir 'given a chance to be heard is certainly to be regret tea. l am satisfied, in so far as the directors were concerned. Including I the chairman, that this was not done iniennonauy, du m w rim place, jn my opinion, the meeting was packed by teachers and their friends, whose only object was to crowd through the Increase in salary.. That really beln their-only object of being at the meet ing. , "When Mr. Olds nut the motion. which he has done each time that an Increase has been taken up, whether by concerted action, or not,; I am not pre pared to say, the motion was quickly seconded and an effort to divide the motion waa unavailing, -. . i l teachers Well Paid. 1 am satisfied Mr. Olds felt iht he was acting .for the best Interests of! an concerned, out X believe that Mr, Olds would agree with me that were it a matter of his own private business no wouia noi bo quicKiy have granted ! the increase. I do not believe that I there is an industry or a department I store or any? mercantile enterprise that I has increased their salaries 30 per cent ' during the past, five years. And if it i cannot be done in private enterprises ! why should it be done in public? Of! course the good will of possibly 900 i Jromeftlcachera. may h grthnj em to any mercantile institution who stands as their -champion. Whether this is the reason or not I do not know. If so, it is a very selfish one., - "Bo far as teachers' salaries are con cerned, X can state , that these teach- the scalp and hair roots, stop falling It can, possibly, be utilised finally f or J r grow new hair, that we per some other purpose even at a sacrifice, iaonally . give our .positive , guarantee, to which would not compare with that of ! refund every penny paid us for Rexall a fireproof structure. v "93" Hair Tonic in every instance where "This Is pne of the strongest argu- it does not do as we claim or. fails to ments against building fireproof schools, j give entire satisfaction to the user., especially grammar schools in the dis-j Rexall "93" Hair Tonio is as pleaa-trict- viz, - the changeable ; conditions, ! ant to use as clear spring water, i It is ...wt .. ,,01U1J wipe oat rne use- perfumed with a pleasant odor, and does " .I?8!, "chool building. ., v not grease or gum the hair. 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Are they not ' far more' unsafe In their home building at night than In the present schooihouses during ' roe oay time, wnere mere is a principal and a corps of teachers and a Janitor on duty at all times to watch over their welfare and where exits of escape are many, where fire drills are held every wek and where, by weekly experience, it has been shown that the schools can be emptied in less than 60 seconds? "Why should the Uxpayers of this district be compelled to pay their good money for a fad or a theory that can - . ( i i The Best Doctor "I believe that the best doctor la, the one who knows the worthless ness of most medicines." Dr.: Wm. Osier in an address to physicians. At last-some of our eminent phy sicians are beginning to i tell the truth about drugs. . They have de ceived the people Just about as long as they can, unless they check the advance of science, it id science that has "shown them up." .It has proved that electricity is the basis of all life. 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Cures all in ternal, external and e r u p t Ive .diseases of men, women and children. If you can't call, write and get diagnosis and . remedies. .-. , 2TBKB '- '. ' CoBioitation, - 301H rirst St Bortland, Ox. 8.- REU4BIE m DOHEjt the. eondlUona, causes, treatment and cure of these disorders. COKSPLTATrOK.- either in person or by letter, PRKE. . Avail yourself NOW of the ADVICES snd COUNSEL of the BUST SCIENTIFIC SPECIAL ISTS IN MEN'S DISORD1SRS la the- Northwest Un doubtedly I have the largest specialty practice, have treated more eases and CURED more people than any '. man I ever heard ef.. Then why delay? Men Don't Give Up l am Bestoeinr Suffering Km Bveer Bay te bast Xealta. Many of Them, s Boast Were Knoh Lower ta Strength Than Tea, .Tou may have been unfortunate in selecting a doc tor to treat you, or you may not have given yourself the attention whloh your disorder demands. . Tou know that every day you put the matter eff you are getting worse and worse. life does net possess for you the pleasures it did. Would you aot give mueh to pos ; sees that robust health, vim and vigor that was yours before the ravages of disorder attacked your system? Now, if you do really have this desire to be strong, call at my institute at once and consult the RELIABLE SPECIALISTS, who have restored hundreds of men to health, many of whom, perhaps, were In worse condi tion than you are. Is a short, time after ; the-- treat ment is begun, decided improvement ' Is noticed,, and when diemiesed they go out from under my oars re stored to the health nature intended should be theirs. ery ease undemken, or money refunded. I want noth ing I do not honestly earn, , and if I fall te cure yva I -do not want your money. - You Who Are Sufierlng With Impaired Vitality ' ' MT METHOD OF TREATMENT ean oure you sad make a man of you. Under its Influence the brain be- V comes active, the nerves become strong as steel, so that nervousness, baahfulness and despondency disan pear, the eyes become bright, the face full and clear, fS1"?: "l to the body, and the moral, physical and vital systems are invigorated, I invite all the af nicted to conmilt me personally or by letter. , Walls the Ordtnary Boetor Is Bxperlmentinr and Kak- uiir wnun, a aooompusa unxes. Bee K Bow. ' w Eve MARVEL Whirling Spray" The new TaalniU Sninirn. Is mterated and tbmild . know about the wonderfnl n.,t Molt fionvenlanL stasuy. t voup c It. If hecannolsoDnlt the MARVEL, accent :. nnnthAT.but Mnd Rtamn . for niutnted book aealed. : riT foil ptrtlculari anddireo Uons invaluable to ladles. laru oa, m iMt tM m. nw JT J Skldmore ' Drag Co., ' . C'rk Co. and Une-Dnrli Drug 0. Woods td, -6 1 tore. $3.50 T VBZCBS ABB AZ.WATB TSB XOWt BST, no matter where you go. There Is a reason my practice Is the largest, my offices are the largest I am nre- pared to treat the largest numbers. Therefore, I can cure you the cheapest Having the most . experience and best scientific treatment to be had, I can cure you the quickest If you have any trouble whatever, come to m. I cure disorders as low as JS.50, If you cannot eaJl. write. Out-of-town men invited te calL Come for .pi.e day. Tou ean go back on the next train.1 IV T? f T F 1 yon a book on men's all- k iments which gives instructions on how men are suosessf ally cured at home, Write. NOW for book and senf examination blank. sir t vm&ni uhl i (Dr. banderson s Compound! Savin and Cotton Root- Pills,! 'the best and only reliable rem-i edy for TEMALE TBOrrBI.ES ABB rEBEOULAKITESS. Cure ma mnmr rthnt nat. .......i. q W', Pr,tc. 2 per box, or 3 for 1 rftii"2i,,n.J'la"1 wrapper.-Auuress T. J. PIERCE. 31 Alisky Bldg Portland, Medicines - furnished from my own laboratory for the convenience and privacy of my patienU, . from $1.80 to Ss.fiO a course. . . v - Hoars a. m. to 8 p. nu Bandars from 10 to U FT) U Con suits tlon ,. end 1 examination. 1.' Hi Ej a. m. to p. aa. aaUy. iTn7"Tr fii 230V2"YaiaIiiirSI." j PORTLAND, ORE. a I . 1 5 51