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THE OREGON DAILY. . JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, . DECI :liUSISIEO Outdoor Swimming Champion and Mermen . Who Took Part in Annual Swim PUBLIC UTILITIES CODY CAN STILL' SPEND COIN ' (Salem JSureaa of The JournL) v Salem. Or., Dec. 26. - The attorney placed on the law, does not lapse with the expiration of . the biennial1 period for which the appropriation was made. He held that the amount appropriated was available to the commission until it was-expended. The purpose of that $1 cookbook sal" is excellent and it may be safefy guar anteed that the cookbook is so boo. n lira general has given an opinion to the ef fect that the $35,000 appropriated for the Publio Utilities commission, which FILTHY PRISONS was held up owing to the referendum DSN Huddled Together by the Score in Cramped, Ill-Ventilated Quarters, and ,Do!ed Out Rations Unfit to Eat. (Colted Pmn Lmn4 Wire.) Lisbon, Pec 26. The terrible state . of affair In the prisons of Portugal, de tails of which are Just beginning to leak out here, has induced moderate Re- publicans to start a crusade for better treatment' for political prisoners.' Thou sands of royalists and others charged with conspiring against the republic are lying in. prisons all over the country, 1 untried, ' neglected and left to suffer horrible privation. - , ' In i the Lymclero." Lisbon's 'biggest prison, there are hundreds of wretched creatures, who have been awaiting trial for more than a year, huddled together ' as many as 40 In a cell. A majority of , them have to sleep on cold, damp floors, iwith only a coarse rug to cover them. The food supplied Is usually uneatable, and they are even denied the privilege, . established by law, in the case of polit- ; leal prisoners, of procuring clothing and food from the outside, : , la the castle of St George the pris oners are herded in damp, underground cells, where but little air filters in from small upper windows, while those pos sessing windows are drenched when it rains, owing to the absence of case ments. , There- la a otal absence of or dinary sanitary arrangements, and it is stated that there has not been such overcrowding and horrible conditions for centuries. f The government defends itself by say Jng that the prisons are the same as those used by the royalist government for the- Incarceration of Republican prisoners, and that they ought to be good enough for monarchists. The lat ter, however, '-retort that the monarchy at least fed Its (prisoners properly end allowed them to provide themselves with clothing and other comforts.1 Many of the prisoners are men of birth and culture, nd it is understood that Great Britain and the other powers Intended " making friendly representations in .their; favor, but for the outbreak Of the Bal kan war. which gave them something more Important to think about . SCHOOL REFORMS ) TO BE DISCUSSED BY ABLE TEACHERS ." " ''''!"' ".. (Continued From Page One.) . President C A, : Rica of Portland pre-; elding..,, :.?;:;; i;,i ."..'' . , Befoms Ara Advocated. Some reforms in the method of choos ing public school text books in Oregon were advocated by L. R. Alderman, state superintendent, in his opening address this afternoon. . The t present six year text book contract for the schools ex pires In . June,- and with a prospective upheaval and change of books, all tho way down the list, Mr. Alderman pro posed to mend the laws so that here after th text book commission shall meet every two. instead of every six years and select only a part of the books at any one meeting. , . - As it is, the members of the commis sion complain that the work involved in an entire change cannot be done satis-' factorlly in the short time allotted to them by law," he said. "Each book company has its claims and its. books, and the general rush to finish, a com promise is made. Again, it is found almost impossible for the publishers and dealers to furnish the , text books in time for the opening of school in Sep- te mber. . "But perhaps ! the most serious evil a ttendant upon the present system la that the teacher is not given time to be come familiar with the texts before at , tempting to teach them, nor can there , bo any . adequate course of study pre pared between the time of adoption and the beginning of school." , Discussing the advisability of abso rb Jute uniformity in text books for coun try and , city . schools,. Mr-Alderman questioned whether the text suitable for the count is always best for the city school. : He declared, however, that the adoption of .one -next - text for all schools, a book on citizenship, Is very Important, and advocated the ellmina ' tlon of the Fifth reader and. the ad , vanced geography text from the cur riculum, if necessary, - to make room for it ; : , Citiaenship Text Book Urged. "As all our citlxens are now givn the right to vote." be said, "it seems highly Important that we have a text In clti reiiHhlp." , Taking a stand that should earn him the lasting gratitude . of . eighth, grade luuenis, Mr. Alderman recommended that hereafter eighth grade examina tion be made optional with the teacher instead of compulsory. The uniform compulsory examinations, he said, have unified instruction, ' but have served meir purpose. Turning then to the results of rural v;uuvi aupervision under the present law, the state superintendent declared that short as its trial has been, super- noivo an unqualified suoDort. In some counties, he said, it has already jiuproveo. ine schools 100 per cent lie told his audience of educators that hn country over only $13 is spent for the uumiiry cnna s eaucation to $3i for that of the city child. In Oregon, be aaid, - rural supervision Is costing only one fifth to one half that of supervision in me cuy scnoois. . "The country school needs all the time this conference can give It for our peo io vuusutnuy leaving tne country ur oener. scnool advantages," he ummea up, "County school SUDDdrf fnr chip TiAyv1 is inadequate; In my opinion, we should have state support It is a matter of ""i"" uu we wouia rind, as most states have, that develonm.nt comes more uniformly with state sup port of schools. How can a district with an enrollment or out 16 pupils and a valuation of $25,000 have a good school under oue present system?" An appeal for united effort not only by all religious organisations, but by the state press and officers of the law to enforce strictly tho anti-cigarette law for boya was made by the superintend ent -: ;. ,-v.-, Zffect of Smoking considered. , Na matter what may be said of smoking for adults," he aaid. "all au thorities agree that smoking injures the adolescent mind and body. By taking a decided stand in this matter, I am sure we cin lessen the evil" Following Mr. Alderman's address, the various department, which will trans act much of the business of the confer ence, went into session. Speaking be fore the rural school supervisors and county superintendents. M. ttmlth, - MBrtwrontlty superintendent llkH nn IUult of the Induatilal Movement In If Oregon," and J., Percy Wells, Jackson' 4 . I? X - W. V-i. . V ' V -.'V !. 'V"SN4ix. A X Jo ) ' Hi A , - -j : ; : : -'A M " zi"" v 1 fei clounty superintendent, discussed "Needed School Legislation"; Dr. Joseph Bliafer of the University of Oregon spoke on "The Legitimate Spheres of Influence for the University of Oregon in Educa tion," before the college and normal de partment; William M. Proctor, superin tendent at Forest Grove, discussed Utilizing the Instincts in Elementary Education" ' before the elementary school department; Edward A. Thurber, professor of rhetoric .f and American literature at the University of Oregon. addressed the secondary education de partment, and J. A. Churchill, superin tendent at Baker, spoke on "The City Superintendent's Relation to the Re ligious and Reform Work of Ills Com munity" before the department of city sueperlntendents. - - . At tonight's session of the general conference, beginning, at 7:45 o'clock in the assembly hall, Henry Turner Bailey, a noted eastern educator of North Scltuate, Mass., will deliver an illus trated address , on "The School Room Beautiful." Following this will be a recentlon to the visiting educators from throughout the state by tho combined Teachers' and Principals assocatlon of Portland. OREGON CITY GENEROUS TO THE LESSJ-ORTUNATE ' , (Sperlal to The Journal) v . Oregon City, Or., Deo. 26-Oregon City ran a close second to Portland in Christ- maaharlty work this year. Approxi mately 200 of Oregon City's poor were given.' a genuine Christmas, including dinner, by the Episcopalians, and many other kindnesses. Inspired on the mo ment have been brought to nttice. While the Episcopalian work was under the - direction of the Brotherhood of St Andrew, a large part of th dona tions came from merchants not con nected with the church. A . local merchant called Secretary Hammond to his place Tuesday, and after pledging him to secrecy; told Mr. Hammond to help himself to anything in tne store, f our famines were at tended to through the kindness of this merchant, who gave each one of his em ployes a $2.60 gold piece. . Ninety-four youngsters at the St Ai nu baby home enjoyed about 70 pounds or cnicKen ana turkey, with the compli ments of "Jim" Potty. The babes also enjoyed a massive Christmas tree under supervision of the Sisters of Mercy. Henry W. Streibtg found a youngster on the street attempting to aell bottles that te- might have a few Christmas pennies. Strelblg relieved the youngster of his bottles, and taking him to a local clothing store, purchased a com plete outfit for him, without even ask ing his name. Each employe of the Willamette Puln & Paper company was given a check for $2.t0 by the mill men. The Hawley Pulp St Paper company remembered its employes by -giving the married men each a big fat turkey, and the bachelors each a box of cigars. Court house deputies all received lit. tie remembrances in great numbers. Th clerk and recorder's office resembled a conrectionery store tnis morning. Coun ty uienc juuivey, wno has been down with typhoid fever for the past three weeks, remembered his deputies with two dozen beautiful carnations. 0LDTIME LUMBERMAN OF OREGON IS DEAD '(Special to The Joqrniil.) Seattle, Wash., . Dec. 26. John C. Campbell, 80 years old, who had been a resident of Seattle for nearly 30 years, died suddenly at his home yesterday. Mr. Campbell was a retired lumber deal er. He came to Seattle In 1884 from Portland, where he had large property Interests. He leaves three sons, WIN bcrt M. Campbell, Dr. Donald B. Camp bell and James Howard Campbell, and a brother, James Campbell, all of Seat tle. For many years he was widely known as a successful lumber and ttm ber operator. Professor 3. Blanchard, of Chicago, is visiting his son at 231 Fifth street He will leave for Los Angeles the first of the year. : Resolved To open a savings account on or before January 2, 1913. ; Money deposited in our Savings Department' on or before January 2nd will draw interest from that date.. . " ' , ? ' One dollar is enough to open an account. SECURITY SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY Fifth and Morrison Streets - . N Capital -and -Surplus""" Johnny McMarray, the young Portland boy who broke the world's outdoor swimming record for 100 yards by . nearly two seconds in the cold water of the Willamette river In thq wonderful time of 56 1-5 seconds with the current, Is seen In the large picture on the left. , He' won by yards, but It Is not known whether 1 the Amateur Athletic union will accept the record owing to the current. The others, from Jeft to rlghl, are Chester Wheeler, who finished fifth; Colllster Wheeler fourth; Norman, Ross, third, and Don Tick ers, second. All of the boys live In Portland except Vlckers, who swam under the colors of the Eugene Y. M.' C. A.'' Below Is a scene snapped during the progress of the race, . ' -.. ' (Special to Tb Journal) ' Cottage Grove, Or., Dec. 26. Living aldne on his J60-acro ranch a few miloB from ' Lor&ine in : the Bluslaw. valley. Captain John O'Brien, & veteran of the Civil war, 73 years old and still hale and hearty does his own farm work. He, harvests his own props, disdaining the assistance of neighbors. This fad ho harvested 125 bushels of potatoes and a cellar of apples. The captain docs not look his age. His blBe eyes we still clear, be is only Dartly bald, and he weara a full mili tary beard, slightly gray. His appetite is in keeping with his activities. For Thanksgiving dinner ho cooked himself two full sised roosters, v t Tho captain has a wife,' a son and four daughters, but they live in Port land, Mrs. O'Brien spending the summer months on the ranch, "when the com. missary department is turned over to her. Captain O'Brien was born September 18, 1840, in tho province of Connaught, Ireland. Ho landed in New York with his parents the Sunday before Christ mas, in tho year 1817, at six years of age. He spent his younger years in Connecticut, entering a New Haven printing office as apprentice at 16, and working at that trade until the news of the fall of Fort Sumter. That night he and a number of friends rushed to the armory to Join the so called 90-day's picnic, and enlisted in First regiment Connecticut-NVolunteers, heavy artillery. His regiment was one of those sent to the Potomac to capture Richmond. He was promoted regularly until when mustered out' September 2b, 1865, one week after his 26th anni versary, he had risen to the rank of captain. ' His regiment was engaged in' hand to hand conflicts at Hannibal court house and White Oak Swamp in June, 1862, and had a similar experience at Fort Stadhem tti March, 1865. After tho war tho captain moved to Montana, and in 1872 cams to Oregon and took a soldier's homestead on the land which be now occupies.- He still serves as school clerk and Justice of the peace. - Spending Baldwin's Money. (United Pre Lcawd Wirt.) San Francisco, Dec. 26. After several months spent in Chicago and New York, Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker, one of the two daughters who inherited the $25,- 000,006 estate of tho late "Lucky" Bald win is today en rout here in her $40, 000 private car to stay an indefinite period, Mrs. Stocker, who has been busily spending $1,000,000, will bring with ner tho results of her labor, In eluding: Diamonds, $250,000: silver ware, $20,000; automobiles, $20,000, and many valuable art treasures. No Clue to Chicago JMurderer. . . Cnl4nl Pre Iyaal M'lr) Chicago, 111., Dec. 2 a. Police and de tectives here who since the gagged and tortured body of J. V. Logne, diamond dealer, was found In his office in Mo Vickcr's theatre building, have been at work on the case, admitted today that they are completely baffled. All theories which seemed to lead toward the slayer have been- -disproved and not a single clue remains to the fiendish slayer. Journal Want Ads bring results. T" "$1366,000 VETERAN 2 YEARS OLD HARVESTS 01 CROP Scandals Due to Lax Banking j v Laws Have Aroused Pub lic Sentiment. Chicago, Dec. 26. A law abolishing private banks probably will be one of the first measures passed by the next general assembly, and a race already is on among various members-elect of the house and senate to see who Is to have the credit for originating the measure. -vudiic sentiment -has been aroused to such a pitch by recent scandals in various private banking institutions tnat the legislators realize that tho man whose name is attached to a bill to prevent tho reckless handlinr of th da. posuors- money .will have a big political assets -" -1 :-:. - ,, ...t The sensational collapse of Willi an Mason's bank in Ravenswood aoma months ago and tho present investiga tion of tho affairs of Dr. Klrby'a South Side Institution are among the events which framers of anti-private bank leg- lniauun reiy on 10 procure hasty pas-' sage 01 one or more or tne measures. Representative Joseph C. Blaha of the Nineteenth senatorial district was first in tho field with an announcement of a bill directed against private banks. He has prepared one which he says will be introduced at the first, roll calL It provides, for forbidding any person or corporation from doing a banking busl, ness without first being incorporated ana complying with the banking laws of the state. , V Senator Samuel A. Ettleson is another who will present an anti-private bank bill. - , Mr. Ettleson's bill would put all pri vate banks under practically tho same restrictions as state banks. ' It would require owners of such Institutions to obtain certificates from the state audi tor and to permit state bank examiners to Investigate their affairs at stated periods. , " - -. Tho bill would require a minimum capital of $50,000 and would penalize any, individual or corporation $100 a day for operating as a bank without complying with the provisions of the proposed act . In addition there will be the bill of tho Dawes committee of 'the Illinois State Bank association, which proposes regulation of the private banks. - - Tho , Progressive platform also calls for the supervision of state bankSj The distinguishing feature of a new French aeroplane ia a control that will enable the machine tb be driven at re duced as well as full speed. - Journal Want Ads bring results. PHONE Your Want Ads to The Journal Main 7173 A-6051 ftMj I U)read--YOU NEVER TIRE OF It O U R. AN NUAL' GL EARANCE SALE Begins today and continues through the Month of January . . . Every Piece of Furniture at a Noteworthy Reduction 4 Carpets and Rugs (with the exception of a few Contract ; - .Goods) also at'4Z!onspicuous Reductions. . j Drapery and Upholstery Fabrics, Decorative Materials, Lace Curtains and Curtain Materials, Etc., all Show . . Substantial Reductions . , ' v Watch for Announcement , of Qeararice Sale Prices; from" , : ' Every. Department J. G. 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