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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1913)
1013. man m MM COOL IllOi! HEEisiwiiiGo;; A CHURCHTHAT ministers to its people seven days of the week Attorney Esterly Buys Rcsl Postmaster General Is Gencr-j ally Busy, Very Busy Inf . Fact, and His Outer Office! Is Spacious, Comfortable.' , denco From B. M. Lombard .Eight Lots. In Sunrise, Park Change Hands; Realty Notes Tin: onixoir cuijday journal', Portland, Sunday morning, june RESIDENCE SOLD SALES ARE BRIS f Attorney Henry M. Eaterly haa pur- abased from B, M. Lombard a mosern and attractive residenoe In Olmatead Parle The property la described aa lota 1 and 1. In block 11, and la located In tha moat elevated portion of the aubdl Yialon. Tha consideration Involved In , the deal waa 16000. .'". The Alameda Land Co. haa aold to Lll Han O. Reed lot IS, block 28, and lot II block II,., in Alameda Park, for $110 The lota were bought for Improvement JT. Durkhetmer haa surchased from ' ' Xasson Smith a house and lot In Penln- aula addition for 15000. Anton Meyer haa aold to M. Q. Watson a block of eight lota located in Sunrise Park, east of Montavilla. for 14300. A new cottage In Roae City Park waa purchased for a Home laat week by wal ter B. MoGulre. The property la de scribed aa lot II, tn blook 146, and waa sold ty w. j. Dunlap for 11400. . A quarter block tn Banaon Second ad dition, a central eaat aide addition, haa been eoldby George Porgea to 8. Solo- tnon for 18609. , L W. Gilbert haa aold to Walter M. Taylor a fractional lot and eottage In the replat of Parkvlewi oonalderatloa ssnoo; Thomaa M. Oeorgheban haa taken tl tie to lot 4, In block 13, North Irvlnaw - "ion, wmczrwas sow ty p. w. Bennett for a eonalderatlon of 11400. Edward Hughea haa purohaaed a new houee In Anabel from Elsie M. Mark Weill eonalderatlon 12600, NEW OKU SH PHON HAS NOSE PIEC E E.1 I (Br flte International Newe Service.) London, June 21. The admiralty haa Ordered a number of megaphones fitted With the new transmitted, deaigned prt rnarlly by Dr. Julea Glover for the tele phone. The apeaklng-plece of Dr. Glover's Instrument ia made up of two parts, one for the mouth and the other for the nose. It la claimed that a megaphone half the uaual alxe will give superior resulta with the new attach ment "An Instrument transmitting nasal as well aa throat sounds," aaya a tele phone official, "will facilitate the hear ing of number such aa 'five' and "nine,' which are often confused, and of euch words aa 'Wembley and Bromley." .LlJlSM itaPuli ' Portland haa the distinction of being the only city in the northwest having an institutional church. January 1. 1913, the church having been remodeled to make It possible to minister to people seven days In the week Instead of one, the Marshall Street Presbyterian church opened Its doora tx the people of Portland for Institutional work. The great interest manifested from the very beginning particularly among people outside of the church, the rapidity with which the class enroll ments Increased and the splendid qual ity of work done, are a few of the many things that bear testimony to the fact that the Marshall atret church la doing moat commendable and Christian work In Its Institutional activities. The domestlo science department proved very pepular from the beginning, and at the close of the term, June 1, there were SO girls enrolled In the two classes, the senior and Junior:" A regu lar course In cooking waa offered. Mlaa Berga Anderson, who was in charge of this department waa not only highly ef ficient but very popular with the girls, and aha haa been engaged for the aame work next year. Excellent work waa also dome in the sewing classes under the teaching of Mrs. Mary Grant who had 11 enrolled In the senior clasa and 24 In the junior class. The regular sewing eonrse was given, beginning with the plainest of stitches and ending with dressmaking. Many of the girls were the proud pos sessors of pretty frocka fashioned by REVISED ASSESSMENT METHODS NEEDED BCK Zflv AOKR I STO N ST. BLOCK 179 7145,000 .val-H $,90iOOQ (J ZSjOOOJMF??.. WAIT" SJMO N 4INVEST. jS&L - ;t - . F - - - 1 1 j iff lioy ;'ti55.ooo " J ta 3 FIELDS - ... j i 3' sJL '5 1 EXEMPT FROM. . 'I ASSESSABLE - " 0 to . 6 wV vtoTj - Q-ccr I0" s-vc .4 BCKft&O aaiiiJiJUJJJJfJJiJ ' - ib EXEMP; " FROM TAXATION 3 V; BY LAWT y,,. c - NOT'; ASSfSSABJLE; i j : their own hands, by tha close of term. ' The kindergarten waa opened March 1 under the supervision of Miss Elizabeth K. Matthews, with Miss Jane Samson In charge, the object being the develop ment of the child In a normal manner under the guidance of one carrying out the Froebellan principles of education. These principles Include the guiding of the child through his own self-activity to see and act from hla own point of view; In short, making the external in ternal, and the Internal external, and thus developing a self-controlled Indi vidual. Gardening, house building and furnishing were some of the occupa tions carried, into effect with natural study, by means of excursions, color, clay and free hand paper cutting, exter nalizing the thought. In the, mind of each child. There waa no more enthuslastle de partmeirt than the Boys' Brigade, this being the Third Portland, Or., com pany, which bad a large membership, and did most excellent work. The In apectlon at the close of the school term was the moat Important event of the year. The "march in" having taken place. the Lord's Prayer offered and the flag saluted, military drill and figure march lng were gone through and the young lads showed remarkable steadiness In the ranks and accuracy of movement A 'horse" was next put in position on the floor supported by a spring board on one side and mattresses on the other and the boys engaged In a series of hand springs, vaults and other exercises over the horse which astonished the audi ence. . The email boys in the crowd cauaed considerable laughter through their endeavors to get over "the steed. Exercises on the parallel bars were fine ly done, and showed good muscular de velopment on the part of the boys. A boxing exhibition was followea by a wrestling match, and thereafter a mgn Jump competition. In which a Jump of five feet 3 Inches was accomplished by one of the boys. A tug of war caused considerable excitement when for four Practical church work. Top, left to right Domestic science class; visiting nurse room. Below, left to right Members of the -boys' brigade; Rev. W. O. Spire; sewing class. but aa long aa the work la self-sustain ing lt'a mission in that direction will have been filled. (Tbe total recelpta of the year were $200. Although not atarted with a view to Increasing the membership or attend ance of the church, but rather of ex tending the helping hand to those who on account of prohibitive prices and the fact that they are employed during the day, would otherwise be unable to Im prove themselves and learn these neces sary branches; the attendance at the church has Increased very materially, the evening attendance now being larger 1 than the morning, a very unusual condi tion in Portland. For the Inauguration of this special work and ita great auccesa much credit ia due the pastor, Rev. W. J. Spire, who combines exceptional executive ability, fine tact splendid enthusiasm and a good working knowledge of the work, he having had extensive experience in Insti tution work in the east Rev. Mr. Spire claims that the work could not possibly have been so successful except for the splendid foundation laid by the many years as pastor, of Rev. C. w. Hayes, now Sunday school missionary of the Portland Presbytery, whom he (Rev. Mr. Spire) succeeded April 1, 191 J. BOW GETS FAIR PLACE mrA ai tial mlnntaai rtA.thf atMai rAIlM t puiied over the Hne. and n waa only BerKeiev Man 10 nave unarge n f " I w when the chaplain "gave his right hand' that the contest was decided. During the evening the company was addressed by the Rev Dr. John H. Boyd, and also by the chaplain. Rev. W. J. Spire, and was complimented on its fine appearance, and the coys were encour aged to continue in this work and to de velop themselves not only physically but mentally and spiritually. Prices were then awarded to those who obtained the highest marks In gym nastics, high-jump, essays and the high lest award of the company was presented to the boy whose attendance was perfect and conduct most exemplary throughout the year. Prizes were taken aa roiiowa: senior, C. Spire and Clyde Hoggatt; Junior, Glen Gaither and HJalma Nelson. Gym nastics and regular attendance: Senior, Daniel Rowland, C. Spire; special. J. Inglls; Junior, B. Easthara and L. Koeh ler. Essays: Senior, D. Rowland, J. Inglls. Regular attendance with most exemnlarv conduct: Daniel Rowland. of Department of Education. education and for securing; better ten ure, better salaries and better working eonditlona generally for the teachers of California. San Francisco, June 21. James A. Barr, of Berkeley, for the past year manager of the bureau of conventions and societies, has been appointed chief of the department of education of the Panama- Paclflo International Exposi tion. Education as expressed both through exhibits and through congresses and meetings of scientific and learned societies will be the keynote of the exposition. Both exhibits and individual congresses will mark a distinct educa tional advance over anything attempted at previous expositions. The new chief of education is the only executive connected with the expo sition having charge of two depart ments. He has already definitely ar ranged for 110 congresses and conven- DID CAPTAIN MURRAY GET BUMPED HIMSELF? (By tb International News Berrtee.) London, june zi. captain Murray, a member of the house of commons, has aaked the president of the local govern ment board If he could make any state ment on the prohibition of dazzling headlights on motor cars in well-lighted streets. Mr. Burns replied that he had ar ranged for an Investigation on the sub ject by the national physical laboratory. He was also considering the question of uniformity of warning sounds. Journal Want Ads bring resulta. . fWiihlnctnn Bant a of Tb Joirnnl.t Washington, June 31 Just now there la no man who seems to be more sought) or who is harder to see, than Postmaa-j ter General Albert Burleon, of Texas, j Every day the anteroom to the post-; master general's private 'office is filled' with congressmen who are seeking to' interest the dispenser of patronaxc, and I with candidates from various distant! cities who would fain be given some of, that patronage. This outer, office Is a, very spacloua apartment.. The few clerks ( In It aeem to occupy but an Inconsld-' arable fraction of the space, being on1, one side near the windows, and sepa-1 rated from the casual visitors by a mas-1 alve brass railing. The room is luxuriously fitted up. r In the center is a round, mahogany, - I table littered usually with hats, ana newspapers which fnere is plenty of1 ' time to read. There are deep sofsa and1 huge arm chairs upholstered in Russia ; leather of a rich, deep red. . v Congressmen Are Dogged. Tha heavy red carpet mufflea the foot falls, and the visiting congressmen set., tie back In the comfortable chalra. and smoke and linger hour after hour, wait ing while the big clock on the wall tlcka off the seconds. Occasionally "Ed"'' Smith, polite, gentle, sympathetic and solicitous, assures some Impatient Vlsl-1 tor that he will get Into the inner sanc tum In "a few minutes," or with great frankness tells him that the postmaster, general la excedtngly busy and that It would be well to come the next day. But mostly the congressmen wait with' dogged patience, occasionally visiting' the water cooler that stands beside the empty grate with Its suggestion of win ter cheer, and imbibing the aqua pura from a massive cut glass goblet The gray walls are decorated with great oil . portraits of former postmaster generals, and while waiting these are much' studied, but usually the callers finally go away and come again on the mor-t row, and again on the day after, andi perhaps again when occasion permits, and finally, it may be, they are con-. strained to tell their woea to the polite' and solicitous little private secretary' who promises faithfully to have the . matter attended to unless it reajly IS' -aomethlng that no one but the P. M. G. himself can handle. . Zawlay Za Historian. ' The Oregon congressmen and even the senators from that state have had ex., peiiences like this and they all admit that the postmaster 'general Is a very.- very busy man. No doubt too, they feel a sympathy ror mm wun me insistent demands being mads on him for offices., from every congressional district in the country. In fact, he finds it hard to give any time to other things which must necessarily come before him, but he somehow does so and It must remain; a marvel how he succeeds in doing alb . the things which demand action from him. Representative Hawley la aomethlng, , of a historian, among other things, and his fame Is spreading in this locality. Last Sunday evening by special request he addressed the good people of the Bap-: . tlst church at Falls Church, Vs., the' , quaint little village on the other side, of the Potomao river, on biblical history.. Mrs. Hawley accompanied the represent ative to Falls Church. The village has an ancient church where Washington la said to have been an occasional attend ant The village it-elf. like so many places in the south, lives very largely In the past and It seems scarcely touched by the progress of modern life. HOME ECONOMICS TAUGHT AT TALENT (Salem Boreas of The Jnnrnat.J Aehland. Or., June 21. At the Farm ers' institute which closed at Talent Friday evening, the attendance at after noon and evening sessions far exceeded that of the forenoon. Mrs. Calvin Dean of the department of domestic science at O. A. C. addressed the institute on , Home Economies." urging the need of proper systematic and sclentlflo traln-lna- of airls in maintaining the home and economically buying and using the products of their purchases. Ninety-five ner cent of the ultimate spending is done by women and they have practi cally no training along these lines, she ' said. Prof. Kent spoke at the afternoon session on the testing of dairy cows and dairy products, also on the problems to be met In organizing a co-operative creamery. Proressor Hysiop, proressor of agronomy at O. A. C, was the speak er of the evening, discussing crop rota tion for dairy purposes, also manures and their constituents. tions to be held In' San Francisco dur Nearly all of the boys enrolled in the lng the exposition period, with the cer- brlcade are members or me eunaay lainty mat mis number win De mater T L. O R SX Map shows four central city blocks and the assessment of ground and Improvement values. Comparing the assessed values of blocks 17S, 180, 210 and 211, as shown in the above drawing, it will be readily seen that the science of assessing land and improvement values in Portland is not yet perfected. : One of the manifest errors in the as sessment of these blocks is the assump tion that Sixth street frontage between Morrison and .Taylor, la more valuable than frontager Broadway between the aama streets. This waa true two yeara ago, but eonditlona have changed. Aa an Instance, the Alnsworth quarter block at -filxth and Yamhill la assessed for $133,000, ground value, while The Jour nal quarter at Broadway and Tamhtll la assessed at $133,000. Three years ago The Journal site was sold, for 1-200,000, today It is probably worth 1225,000. The assessed value of 122,000 Is about SO per cent of its earnIngrarkerVaIue."while If32.- OOj) for the Alnsworth property If sult- abiy improved, is fully 70 per cent and probably 16 per "cent of its value, i The most flagrant injustice In assessing ground values as shown in these blocks la tha assessment placed on tha Port- land Hotel property. Here the assessed value of the land is 1839,000. Com paring the location, the use to which the property is put. and the use to which it might be put if differently improved, with the block across Broadway, the ho tel blook is over-assessed fully $150, 000; it should not be overlooked that the post office and Jthe blocks .to the south which are utilized Tor residence purposes would have the effect of -reducing the earning power of the hotel block if it were utilised for mercantile and office building purposes. Again, the hotel building,, Is assessed all out of proportion to Its value; In stead of $208,000, the amount it ia as sessed for, $100,000 would be a nearer aproach to its true value. .In propor tion to the value given the hotel the assessment of the Charles Sweeny build ing (theformer Tull Y GIbbs' corner) Is far too low. The present earning of the Sweeny" lanJTjpldlnfcs Is .much "great;: er than that of the hotej, lnplte of the fact that the Sweeny property embraces three lots and the hotel building eight yet the hotel assessment is more than four times that of the Sweeny build In' ' : ' ' L ' '.. . ." ' 1 The Portland hotel la 25 yeara old, and win soon be thrown away, yet the owners are forced to pay taxes on a sum equal to 60 per cent of the cost of such a structure at thia time. It may be worth knowing that the unitarian church property, not assessed, is worth $225,000. If this corner were taxed It, , would yield to school and Christian Endeavor 01 me church. Classes In gymnasium work for Loth bovs and airls have been carried on throughout the winter with much ben efit and enjoyment to the young people. The Junior class of girls alone had an enrollment of 25 at the close of the term. Th classes met once each ween. Still i another phase of institutional work- was that conducted tnrougn tne Visiting .Nurse association, me worm Portland branch of the association being housed in the church, where a nurse was lally Increased before the opening of the exposition on February 20, 1915 Mr. Barr Is best known to the educa tional world through his work In Stock ton, California, where he was city sup erlntendent of schools for 80 years. For some three months he had charge of the California educational exhibit at the St Louis exposition, where he made a comparative study of the educational exhibits and congresses. One of the most studied educational exhibits at St Louis was that from Stockton pre pared under Mr. Barr's direction. The central feature of the exhibit was 92 Bvvciiuuaui , noi ibbi man IZ.7BO a year, yet the church continues to use I pie of the community, help, advice and it , for church purposes when a much mniiclna waa riven and much humane In charge every day from 11 to 13. From monographs written by grade and high JV1 ..'te the slckMo. aeboor teachers Illustrating fully the cneaper lot further removed from the business center would better answer the purpose. ' As it Is now utilized the com munity la being deprived of the use of a valuable business corner and a-overn ment la being deprived of ita rightful taxea It la an economic waste that methoda followed In each subject for each; grade throughout the schools. These monographs' have , , since been used as the basis for a volume on edu cational methods known as "Methods in Teaching, beingthe Stockton Methods In Elementary Schools:' For the past two years Mr. Barr has work accomplished. With all these ac tlvltles there were three meetings held in the church every Thursday evening, two meetings every . Tuesday ; evening, four'everr Wednesday and every morn ing the kindergarten was held, and the been secretary of the California Teach ougnt xo ne corrected. The same thing U V. .v.. ..ii., I c-rr r.iii rational -M.m,. vr. . 1 . . . Drtnco VI iUttl MWI-MVU. . 1 1 . . rr wv.AW Tha cost of eauipplng the enurcn for oui a pian ny wnicn ine-vanoua teacn- m- .nriai werli-wee-eaUrel-berie-by 1 ergT. associaUonaJa. Calif orxUA,Wftre-af- ,.n m.n ho ara not members of the I filiated and the, entire management Z;ri,' " .'.V - .rrV "I ? -v.:.; r .k. ni..a. and Amru Piacea unoer me guiaance of a central .:r-V. ?T"r"l L 1 .i.ir.tjn cra"i mprtmouug in various organ 01 rorwana ia 'pretty wen covered. The l""r"f'T"' "TL. .i izatlona. The association now haa 1000 assessed valuee of the ground and lm-i nd atthe close of tl jimr wit ha, bl- membera. haa been Incorporated, owna provemente will be given and a com-lance of $1.80 on the right aide or, the ,t, maraxin an i. wnrkirr parlaoa-cf the asaesmentg made, i ledger not a large balance, to ba sure, j definite lines la lie a4vjinmnx of may be said of the half block owned by the Ti M C. A, and Y. W. C ' A. trTfie"Joufnarwni hereafterruXaTnap" every eunaay or rour or more cltm HAVE YOU VISITED EAWEAN Don't neglect this beautiful re sort in your summer vacation plans. Fast afternoon train leaves Union Depot every day at 1 P. M. begin- tagJMoilday.3 Low round trip season tickets.