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tiic onucofi daily jouuriAL, roiaxAND. f::iday i:vi:iiu:v,, juni: to, 1013. I'd firyfi'o 'Hi ape liUIiIUi 0 I LflUL mi nnimni nninn UNMIUMM DISCUSSED Leading Men of Portland and Women Express Opinions 'Some Favor Men While Others Hold Opposite View. In view of the fact that ttiers are one man and two women candidate for the . Voard of education at the forthcoming tchool election, there la much interest in the question of s. woman's place on such 1 1 board, or .whether the board should consist- wholly of men. . A number of , men and women of the city have been nked for their opinions In thla conneo . lion. They follow: . Mrs. W. J. Hawkins, for many years president of the Portland Council Con gresa yf Mothers and Parent- Teacners associations: ' liver since 1 can reraem ber I have been most heartily in favor of the identification of women with our nubile school system in all capacities, providing, of course, that the right women are selected. Women have more time and thought to give to matters per ' tatnlnv tn thlr children and the elec- tinn nf the rlcht woman on our school , board could not fail to b a valued ac uulsitlon to our system'. Mrs. Rose Belling, president of the Portland Council of Jewish Women: thlnlr t Vi .r. ahrttlM tlA a. wAmin An All? aobool board as, most of our teachers are women, hence their needs and the - needs' of the children can better be ex plained to woman than to a man. "Women Should Bar Voloe." R. W. Montague, attorney: "There should be a woman on the board, if . they can get the right one, and Mrs. Kerr is the right one." Mrs. B. W. French, vice president of the Woman's club: "I think that women should be represented on the board. 6Ince the women of Oregon have had the ballot they have given every evi dence of their seriousness of purpose in all matters of publlo . welfare, hence . . . w- 1 I t .Win mey snoum u given m iu very important department of publlo service,"'. . . Mrs. Lora C. Little, special writer on health topics: "1 am heartily In favor of a woman on the board. I was present at a meeting recently where Mrs. Kerr spoke and was much impressed with the freedom, with which th mothers ais cussed questions that eould hardly have been discussed with men." C. W. King, of the firm of Olds, Wortman & King: "There should be a woman on the, board if the right one can be found one that Is easy to get alone-isvlth. aftd -Is willing to work." .Mrs. M. t T. Hidden, president of the Coterie:. "Generally speaking, I think there should be a woman on the board; however. Just at this time, there are conditions to be met which require a man's hand." Man Preferred at This Time, Mrs. Thomas Hawkes: "Generally speaking, J I should say that we should have a woman on the board, but whether this is the time or not is a question. While I am In no way personally op posed to Mrs. Kerr, I do feel that Mr. Plummer Is peculiarly fitted for the place t ,'this tlmb and I feel that his election could not be other than a bene fit to our educational system." Dr. John 1L Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian church: "I would say most emphatically that women should be represented on the school board. They hare shown by their study of and Inter est in publlo matters, that they are en titled to a place on our boards of con trol." Mrs. Alien Todd, president of the Shakespeare club: "There should be a woman, a motner or grown cnnaren, on our school board. They naturally take more interest In the matters pertaining to their children's education than the father. There is great need for a worn an on the board here where young peo ple, in order to graduate, are obliged to take certain atudies for which they will never hava the least use. It is such a Waste of time and I surely think that a mother , on the board would do some thing to help remedy this condition." Understand Children's Heeds. Mrs.' E. L. Moses, regent of the Daugh ters of the Confederacy: "Since we have been given the ballot I think we should be represented in all governing bodies. There should be one or two women on the school board, for they understand hsnareirantneir-mrorietter-then any man possibly could." T. M. C. A.: 'The choice of members on our school board should be a matter of individuals rather than sex. The per son best fitted for the place should be elected. Granting that the candidates are of equal fitness I should say that there is a place for a woman on the board." Mrs. C, IL Farrington, teacher of the Montessorl method: . "I am most em phatically in favor of women on school boards. , The mother instinct which every normal woman has, cannot fail to help in the right solving of problems connected with the children and young people In the school room." Mrs. Anton Glebisch: - "Women not only have more time to devote to the welfare of their children but they also have a natural inclination and -instincts which peculiarly fit them for govern ing the Child. With women the child and its welfare comes first as it should; with men. business Is usually the first ennfifriAratlnn " ' ' , "Proves Self Competent." W. L. Brewster, commissioner: "There should be a woman on the board. Mrs. Kerr has proved herself fully competent and I hope ahe will be continued." Mrs. E. W. Redd; "If the right wom an is found t think women have a place IlL C1ILITARY GRADUATES GIVEl Till DIPLOMAS Till Ff PEOPLE TO ASSERT RIGHTS TO PHI! Ten Students Finish in Class Apathy of 50 Years Should Be of 1913; Medals Awarded; Thrown Aside Immediately, Names of Winners Are An nounced. Declares J. B. Zeigler. DOil'TSiffiEJT IS REALLY EASY Word Is a New One but There Is at Least One Way, to -Get' Around It. Hill Military academy completed the current school 1 year - last' night when Vice Principal Joseph Adams Hill pre sented 10 diplomas to as many cadets of the 'It class. The commencement was held In the spacious academy ar mory. where a large number of parents and friends had gathered to witness the solemn graduation of the cadets. The 'II class of the 10 cadets presented a stirring sight . as the seniors proudly filed into the armory amid thunderous applause, and faced the rostrum for the last time. The graduating class com' prised, the following cadets: "' List, of Graduates. Major Wlllard II. Martin, of Carson, Wash.; Captain Iloyt Lindsay Benton, Portland; Lieutenant Kdmond . Boyd Arthur, Vancouver, Wash.; Lieutenant Harvey Qulnton Dungan, Spokane; Lieu tenant Charles .Aldrlch Robinson. New York City, N. Y.; Sergeant Major Frank Lewis Clark. Portland; First Sergeant Oswald Newton Day. , Portland; First Sergeant John George Day, Portland; Cadet Richard Grant, Portland, and Ca det Eldon Paul King, Portland. The exercises were brief but lmpres slve and conaisted of the following pro- aram: The vice presidents report; aaaress to the graduating class by Allan Ells worth an alumnus of the academy and manager of the Portland Flouring Mills; presentation of diplomas to the. graduat ing cadets; presentation of medals to the honor cadets: individual compeu tlve drills for gold and sliver medals, and an informal closing hop. Xedals Are Awarded. The gold eagle, the highest medal of honor which the academy bestows upon cadets that throughout the entire school year have maintained an average in studies of at least 90 per cent and in deportment of 100 per cent, was awarded to Cadet Major Wliiara St. juarun, oi Carson. Wash., and to Cadet Corporal Harold Wilder Williams, of Portland, Or. Tha silver eagle, a medal of honor given by the academy to cadets that have mantalned an average of at least 90 per cent in studies and of 100 per cent In deportment for one school term, was awarded to the following cadets: For the second term Cadet First Lieuten ant Krrol Chandler Brlggs. or new Westminster, B. C; Cadet Corporal Wal Una T Cannon, of Roseburg:, O-I Ca del Percv Alexander Ball, of Portland, and Cadet Cheslelgh Oswell Moore, of 'rlnre Runert. B. C. The silver eagles or the first term were iwon by Cadet Maior Wlllard St. Martin, or uarson, Wash., and Cadet Harold wilder wii llama of Portland. , The sold medal for members or a and ft conman es was won toy caaex Sergeant James Jones, of Ontario, Or, The silver medal for members of A and B company was won by Cadet Sergeant Robert Klnson, of Portland. The gold medal for members of C company was won by Cadet Corporal William Blrchall, of Portland.1 The silver medal for mem- By J. B. Zlegler. Economic necesalty drives the public to take possession of its long neglected port properties- no law-stands oeiween, No court decision has denied the public right, save that of Judge Morrow in the present case. ,- , i Then what is the difficulty? It merely this: 'Public apathy fer. (0 years has left the Drouoitfes Th ill ad' vlsod private possession. Tlie time has come to take them back. The edict for publlo use has gone forth and prlvato occupants, always loth to let go vaiu able properties, have hoped ' that with a solid front, and the great weight of their political influence, activity and heavy retention of legal advisers, ..that they might bold on or unload at enor mously profitable prices. ' In railroad parlance, they propoae to cut a melon. Under the Dressure of the nubllo need appraisements have been made of $2000 per front foot in sworn testimony. Un sworn appraisements requested by the dock commission have' gone even high er. The value of water front about the present railroad terminal yards, with a monopoly of adequate rail con nectlon, experta have stated it Is impos slble to compute. The O.-W. R, & N, In the hearing before the railroad pom mission for common user rlghtsovef Its private rights of way has appraised land about the west end of the O.-W. bridge at $3.60 per square foot That is, silver half dollars can be placed con tlguously In lines a foot apart all over the land and it will about represent its value. II becomes evident, does It not, that here' is the reason these properties are in danger of slipping away from the public? This is the reason, Is It not, that the policy of encroaching upon the harbor area by fills and dikes to Induce natural accretions has been so steadily and insidiously pursued for yeara? Publlo Title Is All Hlght. The public title is all right. Never un? til the creation of the dock commission has anyone been On guard, and sliver dollars do not He around on the banks of the rivers without a guard over them In the hearing on the proposed dock bill last winter before the legislative committee, when Messrs. Fenton and Fulton denounced it as an attempt at legalised robbery, and such an outcry went up of the desolated fortunes and confiscated earnings of the poor water front owners, it was forgotten that the publlo la an honest, patient, plodding, good natured, forbearing, broad backed animal, slow to anger or resentment, with no disposition to rob anybody, but content w1thalajr opportunity to work in peace free from the injustice of In dividual aggression. The objectors to that bill overlooked the fact that the commission which framed It offered the Elevator company twice the assessed value, about $185, 000, or $50,000 more than the company paid for it two or three years ago. Any confiscation about that? Especially for a property under the. strict application of the law a public property, on which the only claim held by the Elevator bera of C company was won by Cadet company was a wharf right 60 years of George Hartness, of Portland However, it is sex that should on the school board, people rather than count." Mrs. Helen Miller Senn: "A woman knowa more about a child in a minute than a man does in a week, so why shouldn't she be on the school board? A mother with the real mother Instinct could not do other than mother the whole school system of our city." Mrs. W. B. Hlnson: "There should be a woman on the board by all means, We have so many women teachers, that surely a woman would be able to work with more efficiency than a board com posed wholly of. men." A. E. Gebhardt: "I think it is a good thing to have wonWn on the school board: perhaps not a majority, but they Should be represented." Mra. Sarah A. Short, president of the Woman's Political Science club: "As a rule there should be a woman on a school board; perhaps several women, but they should be chosen very care fully. - Their stand on all questions and their understandtag-ef -eeheol matters! deeksA-e-ehewiee age and stttt -unused! The weakness of triecAsB Bfthese riparian owners appear in court, not only in the absence of any basis in law, but In the attitude with which their at torneys approach the testimony, In reporting the testimony, I havo called attention to the aversion for and evasion of exact testimony as to stages of water, and elevation of land, the shunning of official records, the re liance on indefinite statements of wit- pesses, many of them Interested, of Impressions received concerning these things years ago. This attitude Is manifest continuous ly. Attorney General Crawford, after a tour of Inspection of the fill on the East ern & Western Lumber , company's prop erty, states: i Many Transfers Made. "Some time ago the company built a dike or levee along what is praetlcally low water mark at a distance of over 500 feet beyond the ordinary high water mark where vegetation ceases, but has not Improved or occupied the said land in any other way, by building wharves, should be ascertained before making a choice." Rev. Benjamin Young, pastor of the First M. E. church: "I do not think that sex should enter into the matter. The person best fitted, should be chosen regardless of whether the person is a man or a woman." Mra Julia C. LaBarre: "I think there should be one and perhaps two women on our school board, inasmuch as the larger proportion of the members of the schools are women and girls." EUGENE RADIATORS DRAWING ATTENTION u The Eugene ' Radiators, a marching club of 60 members, led by , Colonel John Williams, are attracting much at tention by their natty appearance and rine - marching rormation. They - ap peared in the ."Night in Rosarla" pa rade Wednesday night, and again in the big horse and vehicle parade yes terday afternoon. : The Radiators' wear a uniform con sisting of white straw hat with red name band, double breasted gray coat and trousers, and tan shoes, and each man carries a black cane. The ma terial, for their .gray suits was all made in Eugene. ... Entertain Your Friends With a Bottle of the Pure, Sparkling mtmtmm Thcrt Is No Beer as Refreshing ORDER A CASE Porllarid-BrcwinoCOr PHONE YOUR ORlJER IJUsS' LblRraJ I have spoken of the disappearance of the old maps showing the ordinary high water mark from the records. I ask now of what benefit to navigation and in what way was the building of this dike a compliance with the wharf act? Why is it stated that the dike was built practically on low water line when in fact at that time at the low water stage it was Trom 3 to 15 feet deep there? Why is that word practically interpolated concerning the low water line which they claim to be the boun dary line between such valuable private and public properties? Two thousand dollars per front foot would justify a exactness. The attorney general goes on to say: "Whether the grant of such land con tained in the act of 1874 is a valid grant is a question wnicn nas neverl been decided by the court" (To the contrary see the cases of Andrus vs. Knott, Johnson vs. Knott. Bowlby vs. Shively, Lewis vs. Portland, Montgom ery vs. Shaver, State vs. Portland Gen eral Electric company quoted in my last letter).' The attorney general further (Says, "The state has recognized the- right of the shore owner to occupy these lands under the act of 1862 and has acqul eaced in the claims of the shore owner to the title thereof under tha acts of 1874 and 1878. Relying on these two acts of 1862 and 1874, property has been bought and sold, and rights presumably acquired by such purchasers. Whether the state under these circumstances can reassert its title to said premises at this time in derogation of the rights claimed by the shore owners, is a ques tion which I un unable to find that the supreme court of this state has ever passed upon, and I believe 1t has not done so." See the cases quoted and the act of 1878 repealing the acts of 1874 and 1876. That was certainly a reas sertion rather than'-acqulescence. Prob ably as Justice Thayer had said the leg islature found that the act was liable to misconstruction so as to apply to the foreshor and consequently repealed It. . , . .,,.; ... P. Here Is an old word which Js new Squaccol Squacco is a combination of letters which even experts on English are eas ily stumped. ,v , Nevertheless it was once a part and parcel of our tongue and is found in a copy of Webster's dictionary published in 1806. . And the book Is a wonder. The title page bears this legend: "Com pendious Dictionary of the English Language." In its definitions . the little volume shines. ' Home of them are gems, for Instance. Suuacco is defined as a large ' and fierce bird. Evidently any large bird with a temper an eagle, condors, hawks are sauuecos. .. Despite the fact that there are black swans, the swan Is given as a "large white bird"; s JlbOya as an "American sement with hlo sout" ' Here Is another choice one: Skunk Is defined as "a quadruped remarkable for its smell." , . Just how far the compiling, of die tlonarles has nroirresHed since then readily appreciated by a comparison With this old word book and the. new modern Illustrated' dictionary which The Journal is giving away to Its read ers In exchange for ' six certificates clipped from consecutive issues of the paper and accompanied by a small casn bonus to pay necessary expenses such as Decking and clerk hire. Here is a 1300 page book containing 50.000 words and definitions, and in ad dltion beautifully colored illustrations a treasury of fscts for ready refer ence, and arlossarles on aviation, base' ball, football and golf. The census of the United States, by states and coun ties, tables of weights and measures, charts showing the relative strength of armies and navies of the civilized coun tries of the world and many other things are Included in the word book. Call and examine one or the diction arles and then start clipping. TTT) for .v.. Mover's Greatest Sale gives you the opportunity--verything that a man or a boy can wear may be bought now at a price that gives you a profit, for everything is wonderfully reduced from the normal price. Come in tomorrow and look around- you'll find an abundant stock from which to choose. EACH FILES UN Fl OR A NEW HEARING Two motions for a new trial in the Robert Wakefield & Co. case were filed yesterday, one by the company and the other by the city. The company claims that the verdict for $148,602.52 award ed by the jury May 10 Is inadequate. according to the evidence, as the com pany proved that a balance of 1 408,- 875.06 was due the company on the construction of the two Mount Tabor reservoirs which were Involved in the suit It is claimed that no evidence that the reservoirs were worth $868, 296.71 was submitted by the city, and that this Is the amount which the com pany claimed the big basins cost Misconduct on the part or the city s attorney, Deputy H. M. Tomllnson, is also claimed as the basis tor tne re quest for a new trial. Attorney Thomas Mannlx, for tne company, in an affidavit supporting the motion of the company, said that Tomllnsoa caused a blackboard which -jontained written statement or the city s claims snd which had never been admitted in evidence, to be sent to the juryroom, and that this" blackboard was in the Juryroom while the Jury deliberated. An affidavit signed by W. H. Davis, a Juror in the case, substantiates this charge, and Mr. Davis said that the flicures on the blackboard were used In arriving at the verdict. Insufficient evidence Is also claimed by the city In the motion for a new trial filed by Deputy Tomllnson. Both sides claim errors in the trial and ex ceptions taken at the time as further basis for the granting of thfi motions DETECTIVE SERGEAN T REDUCED TO RANKS promotion the police Only $6.50 for Men's $10.00 Suits Only $10.50 for Men's $15.00 Suits Only,$14.50 for Men's $20.00 Suits Only $16.50 fqr Men's $25.00 Suits Boys' $2.50 Knicker Suits Only $1.50 Boys' $2.95 Knicker Suits Only $1.90 1 Boys' $3.95 Knicker Suits Only $2.50 Boys' $5.00 Knicker Suits Only $3.50 Shoes, Hats, Furnishings and Underwear All Reduced When You See It in Our Ad, It's So Sale at 87-89 Third St Only MOUSES .- .JW' ;e, .... Sale at 87-89 Third SL Only j ' m-im mp.. lkm .... ,m.mu. ut.. m iwssiFawwrsnraasTsssrTsranrTsnsjBssnsmmwisisisii r i m s i ni . n'luimmiiu inisr'n"! H-f' .g.r'JHTg :HEB) Auto Bargain Directory Ttifra nra manv whn wh tn mKnoKa 6t their automobiles and to do so, offer them at a bargain. The Journal's an-tomobtie-'emumrr-contatns-today-mBnr auto opportunities, perhaps the car you want 1 listed today. If you are in the market for a slightly used automobilo and looking for a snap, don't fail to read the automobile column In The Jour nai f classified section Four policemen received yesterday at the hands of committee oflhacity executive beard and a detective sergeant was reduced to the ranks. The man reduced is B. F. Smith. . , ' Tom Bwennes, who has been a plain clothes operator on the pickpocket as signment was promoted to the vacancy caused by the drop of Smith. Patrolmen Thatcher, rressey ana sor- enson were promoted to patrol sergeant cies for meritorious service. The committee postponed the hearings of Mrs. Isabel Simmons, Miss Belle Reed and Patrolman Bakcsy. The two former are charged with having failed to take proper care of merchandise enr trusted to the keeping of Mrs. Sim mons, who Is matron at the city Jail. Bakcsy has to face charges of brutal conduct. '' The committee rejected bids for the cell work to be. done on the new Jail building at Second and Oak streets. The fund raised by bond issue and by ap propriations from the fire and police tax levies has been practically exhaust ed and there is not enough money left to provide for the installation of cells. Mayor Rushlight had planned to raise the money necessary for this purpose from bridge tolls to be paid by the streetcar companies, but as the present administration has only two weeks more of existence the completion of the Jail structure will be left to the new com mission which takes, office July 1. IN HEAVY BAND0N VOTE . 7 PROPOSALS DEFEATED . Bandon, Or.. June 13. In the city special election, out of the 10 ordinan ces submitted to the people, seven met defeat. Two of these were proposals J for amendment to the city charter, one for the Issuing of bonds to-pay 16000 indebtedness of the city on the city park, one relating to the purchase f of fire apparatus, another 'to the pur chase of lots for the use of the city in building a city hall, the one mill tax asked for the support of the publlo library, and the purchase by the city of the water works for $62,000. the livestock ordinance, providing for shut ting cows' and other livestock off the streets, carried by a majority of. IB. An ordinance providing for the issueand sale of bond. to pay- indebtedness' of the city to the amount of $15,000 was carried. The other Successful issue re lated to change in the method of elect- "trig 1 uoufii'lliTiii" stiQ "'was1 Hot" lm 1 portent. A total of 669 votes was cast. This was within a very few of the total number registered.. 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