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THTS OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,; PORTLAND. .. SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 31, 1911. JERSEY GOVERNOR AGAINST THE FIELD FOR NOMINATION Pnlitirnl flhsnrvprs flnrpo That fi nemnnratifi Finht Ha Rp- solved Into Struggle of Pro gressives vs. Conservatives (Wmihlngton Itiirenn of The Journal.) Washington, Deo. 29. Wilson against the field that Is now agreed upon by most observers as the status of the Democratic presidential nomination con test for 1912. That the fight has resolved Into one between the rationally progressive Dem ocrats supporting Wilson and the con servative or reactionary Democrats sup porting the other candidates. Is prob ably the concensus of opinion here, wlt'h a mixture of.the.two elements In some stances, and particularly In Hearst's Sua May Boom Underwood. Within a week definite determination has been reached to pusn the candidacy of Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, leader of the Democrats In the house, and It Is understood here that the pur chase of the New York Sun by Wil liam Reick Is partly, at least. In the Underwood Interest It Is claimed by Informed men that the same capital ' that backs the New York Times has . yfcought the Sun; and that the Times will to Doom Harmon, while the Keep alive the Underwood M continue t 7- Sun will (T movement. I Auxiliary to these chief features of tho situation Is the plan to bring out favorite sons In all states where they can be successfully groomed. In Mis- ouuri, me imiuiuticy or Dye&Ker namp f Clark will be encouraged; In Virginia iiico id a. iiiuvciiini niiiviig uie ma chine Democrats to elect a delegation to vote In the national convention for Senator Thomas Martin, head of the or ganization in that state. Other Booms Part of Flan. The Kern and Marshall booms In In diana are part of the general plan of favorite eon out-bringing, the purpose being to divide the field between as many antl-WUson candidates as possi ble, and thus prevent the naming of the New Jersey governor on the first ballot With this In mind, encouragement Is being lent to Governor Foes of Massa chusetts, Mayor Gaynor of New York is hearing suggestions that he might prove finally to be the man of the hour, and Governor Dix also hears the same hints. The list, then, lengthens to Harmon, Underwood, Clark, Marshall. Kern, Fobs, Gaynor and Dlx. It Is being said In Washington that some of these men, when they discover that they cannot land the nomination, will turn to Wilson. It Is at least true that some of the states with favorite sons In this list will go to Wilson so soon as they learn that their own can didate is out of the running. Some of the favorite son candidates, it Is expect ed, will withdraw before the convention. Alabama Strong for Wilson. The chief Underwood boomer, Wilson Brown of Birmingham, Ala., who has been In New York, conferring with big business men, has told them that that state cannot be held away from Wil son, when Underwood Is out of the raoe, as It Is the confident expectation he will be. Virginia sentiment is for Wil son, with Fobs out. New England. It is bolleved, would supply many If not most of its delegates to Wilsoh. Champ Clark is now recognized as one of the active anti-Wilson talkers. In so for as U can be Judged by the atmos phere of his office here, where his sec reVury. Wallace D. Ltassford, has for many months lost no opportunity to cite fartb and alleged facts unfriendly to Wilson. The result of these developments has been to single out the New Jersey man an tln-rcby proven to be the leading candidate, with the whole field against him. New Yorkers for Underwood. The rejuvenation of the Underwood buom, recently referred to In dispatches from this bureau, was still further ac celerated by the visit to Washington last week of a prominent man who brought word to the Alabama man that the Influential men In New York were K veiling ,ivibi j ldency. Up to that tlmo, Mr. Under wood had Indicated a design to remain wav from th reennt dlnnnr- of the Southern society In New York, but upon receiving Information that encouraged him, ha reversed his decision, and did attend the dinner. He went as a more than receptive candidate for the presidency and his speech was prepared with the intention of not Injuring whatever boom might be growing for him In the north. Rent a New Piano New pianos to rent at $4 per month; rent allowed on purchase. The Wiley B. Allen Co., corner 7th and Morrison streets. NEW YORKERS MAD ABOUT BAY CITY'S Model Rural School in Polk County Country School Which Dates Back to 1855 lias Modern Equipment and Course of Study Especially Fitted to Needs of the Farming Districts. n DANCE Dancing Master for "Swells" Says "Grizzly Bear" Is Perfectly All Right if Not Overplayed. Journal Want Ada bring results. New York, Deo. 80. Can you dance the grlzxly bear? If you can't you must realize that there Is a serious defect in your educa tion. Becauss, In society, polite and otherwise, the grizzly bear is making the turkey trot look as prim and old fashioned as a square dance. The ether nifrht the first Junior cotil lon took place at Sherry's, but the man ner of Its happening was "Hamlet" with Hamlet left out For no cotillon was danced because of the almost universal desire of the younger set to danoe the grizzly bear. To be sure Mayor Fitzgerald of Bos ton, recently announced that If the grizzly bear were danced in any of the halls of that city it would be sufficient warrant for a revocation of the license of the place In which It was allowed. However, Mayor Fitzgerald's words are flung In his teeth by no less a per son than Alvlene, Frank Gould's old dancing master, and the instructor of many young men and women In the four hundred. Alvlene declares the grizzly bear Is a perfectly nice, tuneful, enjoyable dance, only like other good things.. It may be abused. Delightful In Its Correct Form. "In Its correct form it Is quite simple and delightful," he explained. "It be gins, with one two step measure, danced to one side, and a second two step measure danced to the other. Then, clasped with uplifted hands, the dancers take four half time steps In a circle. It Is this move of the dance which is Its distinguishing featirfe and from which the name was derived, for the motion combined with the uplifted arms reminds one of the pictures of a grizzly bear rearing up and advancing to meet Its enemy. After the half time steps the two step measures follow afiain, and then the grizzly bear motion is repeated. "Personally I do not think the dnnce particularly pretty or graceful. But, like the Boston and other reent favor ites, it lends Itself to freedom of move ment and a certain romping tendency common among young people. However, when it is properly danced, there Is nothing offensive to modesty." Admits Unseemly Possibilities. But there are plenty of unseemly pos sibilities in the grizzly bear. Improperly danced, and Alvlene Is quick to admit that. "In certain circles even the name Is not understood." he declared. "It is thought to" mean that the dancers must stand extraordinarily close together. In Imitation of the grizzly bear hug. That Is why spectators have sometimes as serted that it resembled a hugging match. In this undignified and Improper position the man extends his arms straightforward, resting each hand un der the girl's arms. The girl puts her arms directly around the shoulders of the man, and they are as close together as they can be and move. "Another vulgar variation of the way of holding a partner Is shown when the dancers both crook their elbows out at the side holding them at stiff right angles to the body. Their hands meet in the middle, and the elbows of one partner rest lightly on the elbows of the other. Again the two are drawn close together In an undecorous as well as ungraceful position. Most Offensive Feature of Danes. "But the most offensive feature ever seen in the grizzly bear dance consists of the body movements. These made up the re-1 reason the turkey trot was so severely condemned and they have been transferred without pallid tlnn to the new dance. They include a sldpwlse swaying motion of the hips and a thrusting forward of torso or abdomen beyond the normal position. "Needless to say, all these motions are not (mly ugly, but offensive to re fined taste. They were originally copied from the most depraved stage dances, such as no decent person would prac tice, even professionally. But they cer tainly are an accepted part of the grizzly bear, as it is now and then danced. They are not confined to the lowest class of dance halls either for reckless gayety gets the upper hand of social decorum more often than Is generally thought. "Properly danced, the grizzly bear dance Is all right; abused, it Is not fit to be mentioned In the presence of ladles." Deplores Eoolety's Example. The grizzly bear Is one of the dances Included under the ban of the commit tee on amusements and vacation re- j sources of working girls, of which Mrs. Charles H. Israels Is chairman. "I think It Is a great pity that so ciety women should take up this dis graceful dance, even If they stick to a mild and refined version of it," says Mrs. Israels. "Their Influence Is so wide and far reaching. When the news papers chronicle that Mrs. Somebody of 1 ft Ar &A Rv -. ' " $JM(l "Y T5 1 IV' 1 u I vii llAUl 1 w, .... TTHSSirr SUM SKIRTS MAY SET MEN HO Parisian Workers Foment Over Great Decrease in Amount of Cloth Used. By Paul Vllllers., (Publisher!' lJr tanned W,ire.) Paris, Deo. JO. If there should be demonstrations against the fashionable Parisian dressmakers It would cause no great aurprlse, for thousands of workmen have been deprived of their means of livelihood, throughout France, because of tho decrees of Dame Fash ion In the matter of woman's dress, and when the French workman is deprived of work and feels aggrieved, his first thought is to "demonstrate" and tear things up. Hence It need cause no sur prise If an army of the unemployed marches on Paris from Roubalx, center of the dress fabric Industry, and breaks a few windows displaying hobble skirts and the like. I have written at times about how the new styles have caused much dis tress In the fabric manufacturing; dis tricts. The whole cause of the trouble lies In the fact that, whereas In ordi nary times eight yards of material were needed for the making of dress, three or four yards now suffice "to envelope a body, however amply framed." The chairman of the manufacturers' syndi cate of Roubalx explains that the tex tile industry of the town has never known such a crisis. As only half the usual quantity Is required, production has decreased In proportion, and there Is no exaggeration in saying that 20,000 men and women at Roubalx have been compelled to remain Idle. The money thus lost to earners the last year must amount to something like $4,000,000. Tariff Problem.1 Another trouble is that of late a num ber of foreign markets have been closetf to this trade owing to the rise In cus toms tariffs, and with regard to this point the chairman of the local Cham ber of Commerce adds that the tariffs In the United States and Spain, which were formerly excellent customers are now virtually prohibitive. He Is In clined to make the "vulgarization of sports" responsible for these new fash Ions. As women now go In much more for physical exercise, they want to dress like men or as nearly so as pos sible. This accounts for the taste of the tailor-made costume and for the adoption through exaggeration of the tight skirt, "in which women can neither Jump nor walk, aor la t wort) move shout" - ' . . - . . ,.' v:v - Then, as ths hobbs skirt neoeesl tates the suppression of ths pettlooat, which hai not been worn for two years, there has been a decline In ths manufacture of this "accessory." and It "further aggravates ths crisis of the dress." Another authority on this delteat matter, namely, the chairman-of ths Syndicate of ths Dealers In Textiles, says: , ' .. - "Today in order to make ths sack that serves as a skirt, one yard of ma terial Is enough. Instead of several yards, as was formerly the rule. The parsimony In material has also spread to the corsage, with short sleeves called a Itlmono. A Square yard of material, Instead of two, as heretofore. Is utilized." It would be sheer waste of tlms to moralize, as fashion Is' inexorable, whether Its victims are poor work peo ple, beasts that is to say, members of the so-called brute creation or Inno cent birds; but this review of the ois tress at Roubalx shows that it can condemn thousands to semt-starvatlon, while fantastic sums are lavished oil costumes by women, who, If they only knew It, looked much better in simple attire. An electrical elevator In a New York office building that travels to a height of 685 feet on each trip Is believed to hold the world's record. Top New Bethel High School. Center, left to right W. A. Johnson, principal; Miss Eva Darr, Miss Florence Donohoe, teachers. Lower Old Bethel Institute. fSpeclnl to Thi Jfvnm0 Falls City, Or.. Dec. SO. Polk County bears the distinction of having located within its limits "the modol rural 1 school of Oregon." This honor was bes towed on Bethel school by State Sup erintendent of Public Instruction Alder- ' man. This school Is in the eastern part i of tho county and has, undoubtedly, thn best rural school course of any school I In the state. The building Is situated about one mile and a half from McCoy, a small village. To the visitor this school seems like an oasis In the desert, yet It has a his tory which dates back for 66 years. Some-of the most prominent men In the state hove had association with this school, which was first called the Bethel institute and later the Campbellite 'academy. The school was founded 'March 3. 1855. It was granted a charter by the Territorial legislature January 8, 1856. The first board of trustees was composed of A. H. Farrar, president; S. O. Burnett, secretary; John H. Robb, treasurer; Snnford Watson, William L. Adams, Amos Harvey, and John E. Mur phy. Funds for the erection of the first building were furnished by the do nation of 100 acres of land by O. O. Bur nett and the donation of 160 acres by Amos Harvey. Money, material and la bor were furnished by others. The land donations except 10 acres have been sold. The returns from the sala of this land, which amounted to' $3,200 were used for the maintenance of the present Institution. This school Is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the state and some of the grad uates are numbered amon" Oregon's best known citizens. Some of the earlier teachers were: Dr. N. Hudson, I L. Rowland, who was the first state superintendent, and T. R. Harrison. The late teachers were Judge W. Tennitt, B. F. Mulkey, an attorney of Jacksonville, T. O. Hutchinson, L. P.oyal, W. O. 81ms, W. C. Bryant, School superintendent of Sherman county and a member of the state board of normal regents, A. C. Hampton, A. O. Freel, Freeman Chute and E3. M. Smith, present clerk of this county. The attendance of the academy de creased with the development of higher seats cf learning and finally It was con verted Into a public shoo, but the citi zens manifested tho same persistent spirit which the founders of the Insti tution had shown, and under seemingly insurmountable difficulties built a school which is a credit to advanced civilization. In 1910 the district erected a three room building, with a large li brary compartment and also a spacious hall, and a full concrete basement. The school has the full twelve year course and has been accredited by tho Univer sity of Oregon. A special feature of the course is the manual training, which consists of burnt wood, hardanger, stencil painting and carpentering. The present teacher are: Professor W. A. Johnson, principal; Professor Carl Stewart, assistant prin cipal; Miss Florence Donahue, primary, and Miss Eva Dorr, Intermediate. The board of directors consists of: S. I Stewart, chairman; George Richards, T. J. Graves; J. P. Bears, clerk. Mr. Graves is a native of Oregon and has served on the school board for the Bethel dis trict continuously for 16 years. There are 22 students In the primary classes, 18 in the Intermediate and 27 In the high school. Z23BSBE3BI The Most in Value The Best in Quality tiiyi "l - w Our Great Annual January Clearance Sale Starts Tuesday, January 2nd. 1012 Our store will remain closed all day Monday, New Year's Day, anil we take this opportunity to wish one and all Newport Introduced and danced the grizzly bear at her ball it is only to be expected that young people seeking to be socially correct should Imitate. "How can we expect to arrive at a decent standard for dancing when we have continually to fight the assertion that suggestive dances are taking placo In the homes of the leaders of society?" A A STORE WHERE LADIES CAN TRADE NATIONAL WINE CO. FAMILY LIQUOR STORE HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS We have no swelled head on account of the superiority of our goods or the smallness of our prices. In these days of keen compe tition every merchant has to exert himself strenuously to get and keep trade. That we do this is proof of our earnest efforts to do so. And we are going to continue to give the public the best money value and the best treatment, confident that this plan will always ffcecive the reward of increased patronage. For the benefit of our belated customers, we will keep our store open all day New Years, and make deliveries up to Six o'clock. ' Parties who have' received letters in regard to "Old Smuggler Scotch Whiskey" kindly call at our store for samples. NATIONAL WINE CO. FIFTH AND STARK STREETS, PORTLAND; OREGON. , ' PHONES! MAIN 6499, A-4499. , '.. ' "WOODEN SUBJECT" TO HIRES BOYS TO PAINT HOUSE VITH EGGS S NEW S fi. YEAR Jil, DISCUSSED BY CLUB A program different from any that the Ad club has ever had Is announced for the luncheon In tho Hotel Port land next Wednesday. "It will be a kind of a wooden sub ject ,nd all the more Interesting at thct," .iald R. W. Raymond last night. Mr. Rnymond has consented to act as chairman of the day. "Logged Off Land Day" expresses the general idea of the luncheon. N. B. Coffman. president of the First Nation al bank of Chehalis, also president of the Southwest Washington Logged-off Land association, also chairman of the executive committee of the Southwest Washington Development association, will speak on "The War Against the Stumps." "No other man In the northwest has studied quite so deeply or to such result Into the problems of utilizing logged-off tabids," said Mr. Raymond. "The first wealth of the new land Is Its timber, but the wealth that will come from tilling it Is Just being found to be the greater and the more per manent to the builders of homes." Lloyd J. Wentworth, general manager of the Portland Lumber company, will speak in particular reference to thl problem as It relates to the state of Oregon, discussing the quantity, avail ability and proximity of transportation. A. W. Hendrlck, former dean of Whit man college, will speak to the Ad cluo on "The Solution of the Problem," with particular reference to the Interesting of eastern capital In clearing up ' the lands of the Pacific northwest. This Is to be the first meeting of ths Ad club for 1912. An ancient emerald mine In Colombia, lost for nearly s centuryV recently was rediscovered by a native, guided by an oia epanisn parchment mi Weren't Any Too Youthful at That, So Everybody Got Arrested. Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Deo. SO. Eggs In Swoyerville borough, near here, are at a premium elnoe Steven Copak dis covered a new method of Increasing the cost of living for the borough folk. Copak had a grievance against William Lavek. a neighbor, and In order to give vent to his wrath In the manner that would hurt, he bought all of the avail able eggs in that section. He hired 11 boys for a penny each and ordered them to pelt the house oc cupied by Lavek. They pelted for an hour before the supply of eggs gave out. The house was covered from top to bottom with the scrambled eggs. In hia haste to secure the eggs, Copak was not discriminating and found the bad eggs cheaper. The odor was such that It was difficult to approach the house. Copak and tho 11 boys were arrested charged with trespass and were given a hearing before Squire Miller of Swoy erville. Copak was fined $7.50 and costs. He told the Justice that he had spent all of tbd money for eggs and could not pay up. He was committed to Jail for 10 days. The boys were severely reprimanded.' Every Article in the Store Contract Goods Excepted k Notv on Sale at Reduced Prices That's the keynote of the values in this sale. The money-savings would not be desirable, no matter how great, unless the right kind of quality were offered with it. Every merchant tries to have a policy of money-making, but time has proven that the broad-gauge policy of both money-making and value-giving, which from the first has made this "Portland's Fastest-Growing Store," is the best and surest way. What we say in our advertisements about values is absolutely true and can always be depended upon. Our values are often sur prising, but always reliable and never fail to meet competition. stSSSBS 3tJ To the Point. Prom the Housekeeper. A little girl received an Invitation to a party which s friend was about to give. . The Invitation had been written by the small hostess. After surveying the note with delight for a few minutes ths recipient said: Taps, I wonder If it's a birthday party 7" "Let me see the Invitation." After a brief Inspection he said: "Yes, it must be a birthday party. It begins: Tour presents Is desired.' i, Journal Want Ada bring results. SINGER'S NEW STORE S. S. Sigel, Agt. Moved From 335 Morrison St. To 383 Alder St. Will Close Out All Used Machines at Cost-Other Make3 of New Machines $20 and Up. 383 Alder St. T I .,:...