i -- ' THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, " PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, - 1915. EXCELLENT PROGRESS IS MADE BY PUPILS IN PORTLAND'S SCHOOLS Reports of Principals Indipate Over 70 Per Cent of Grad uates Enter High School,' MORE WORK ON THREE R'S Superintendent Alderman Also Has In troduced Innovations In Shape of Industrial Study Reports from principals and teach ers show that Portland's public schools have made excellent progress during tli past six months These re ports show that vpry ew pupils dropped out of the grammar grades during the half year. Between 70 and 80 per fent, a total of over 700, gram- mar school graduates will enter high school tomorrow. The percentage of grammar .school graduates entering high school la increasing, and the pro portion of pupils dropping out of tht lower grades in decreasing. The result of efforts to keep chil dren In schol ia illustrated by what has been done In the Woodstock school. In his report to Superintendent AlUer tnan, A. J. 1'iideaux. principal, ays: "During the year eight pupils left school-five boys and three girls. Two Of them, brother and Bister, entered gain tills fall, having gone into the country for berry picking with their raientK. Of the other tOx, three ob tained employment and were 16 or had terniits. More Work on "3 "One of the tsix waa withdrawn by his father and put to work to avoid suspension; one was (suspended for re peated truancy, as ho had been the year before at a" neighboring 'school, s.cd one wan withdrawn by her par ents tinder a misapprehension. This was detected this fall, and the girl is now in school. "Five of the eight, then, stopped their school life during the year. Of the 464 different pupils we had tor the '. year, this makes 1.08 per cent, which la slightly hotter than the average of th preceding 'years. 1 believe that more vocational work would have have saved three and possibly four of theso five for- a longer school life." Principals report that more work has been placed on the essentials the "three It's," reading, writing and arith metic. But -fciuperintendent Alderman says these are not the only essentials. Under his direction a number of new activities have been introduced Into the schools. Industrial Study Is Made. Vocational guidance in the grades is on of these innovations. During the past six months an industrial study of the pupils has been made The pur rose of this Is to learn what the chil , dren want to do when they leave school, what they are especially fitted for, and " after that is determined to fit the school course to the child's needs. In connection with this study of the pupil's individual needs an observa tion chart is kept. This chart, one being used for each pupil, will give the teacher"s marking on the follow ing points: Posture, voice, state of health;'' industry, leadership, co-operation. Judgment, politeness, home work and, scholarship. Foreign languages have been intro- cured in the grades. French, German r. ' r T:u7 Z Y r'''U.terested in modern taxation methods i.x,.... IClUS 1JIHT the "principals show that the pupils are making progress in studies which once were available only to those entering the high schools. t. Another change of the past six months Is a plan by which the teacher follows her pupils. Under this system the primary teacher does not advance, but a teacher in the second grade will follow her pupils into the third, a teacher in the fourth will stay with her pupJls through the fifth and sixth grades, and the seventh grade teacher will accompany her pupils through the eighth and ninth. Visual Education Introduced. " Under this system, a pupil need have but four teachers, from the time of be ginning school in the primary grade until graduation from the . grammar school. Credits for' home "work are being gradually introduced in the schools. These credits include work that boys and girls can do around their homes. They also include things relating to health and morals, such as bathing, brushing the teeth, sleeping with open windows,, going to bed before 9 o'clock nd attending church or Sunday school. Visual education has become a part Of the Portland school system. During We are Closing Out Our Delicious and Fancy Stock ! of Wines and t the Lowest Prices and With the Quickest Dispatch Now is Your Time to Make Ready for the Dry Period High-Grade Whiskies Full Monogram . . . ' bottle Old Kentucky ; bottle Cream Rye . . bottle Sunny Trail, "rich and mellow" bottle King Hill, 8 years old, bottled in bond bottle Prince Albert, smooth as. velvet ..bottle Monogram; elsewhere $3.00; our price gallon Old Kentucky gallon Sunny Trail, rich and mellow gallon King Hill, Pride of Kentucky gallon Prince Albert, a $6 whisky gallon Pure California Wines Imperial, elsewhere $1.50; our price.. Old Vintage, a $2 wine Cream of California, "oldest and best". Above Wines Include Port, Sherry, Angelica, Muscatel, Claret, Xlnfan del. Burgundy, Stealing and Santera. Spring Valley Wine Co Second and Yamhill Main 589, A-1117 BUILDING AN I , . . ssi " I i the past six months use has been made of lantern slides in many of the schools and principals report that the pictures have been especially useful in teaching Oregon geography and the state's re sources. Assessor Reed's Booklet Praised Two Eastern Writers Send Letters Complimenting Oregon Official on Description and Factors for Building High praise of the methods employed by Assessor Henry E. Reed in making assessments and interest In a booklet entitled "Factors of Value of New Buildings and Explanation of Land Value Maps." describing Multnomah county methods, comes from two East ern sources. Lawson Purdy, president of the Board of Taxes and Assesments of New York City, wrote a follows to Mr. Reed: "I have looked over your factors of value of new buildings with much Interest. I congratulate you on the carefully worked out descripfons and factors for new buildings." - From Cyrup Foss, private secretary to x.layor Blankenberg, of Philadelphia, camera letter asking for copies of the book for persons in Philadelphia in- . T 1 .. 1 l,Ut H1 I available and may be secured by com municating with his office. Mount Lassen Puts On Regular Show After Being Bidden by Clouds for 10 Says the California volcano, Snow Covered, Gives 2-Hour Performance. Redding. Cal., Feb. 6. Mount Las sen deserves to be called "Old Faith ful" after being obscured by clouds for 10 days, the volcano, snow-capped from the recent Btorm, stood out brightly In sunlight this morning, robed in pure white. About noon an eruption occurred that lasted for two hours, changing the northern and western slopes into a dtngy black with ashes. This is eruption No. 76, accord ing to the count kept at Redding, though others have doubtless occurred jnseen during the storm lasting much more than a week. French Oceana has 3500 persons en gaged in diving for pearls. Quarts 65? 75 79c 90c $1.05 S1.15 $2.25 $2.45 S3.25 $3.45 $3.85 .gallon 85c .gallon S1.15 .gallon $1.45 EMPIRE; hTHE TALE OF : . I ' AS BEAUTY SPOT OF WONDERFUL CLIMATE Remarkable Trip Is Promised Those Who Join Special Excursion, The arrival of a great steamer In port is always an impressive sight, but r.one is more Impressive nor more 'interesting than the . approach and landing at Honolulu. Those who take the special excur sion of the steamer Great Northern to the Hawaiian islands the middle of this month will find the arrival at their destination, Honolulu, one of the most pleasurable experiences of their lives. After four days on the mild Pacific four days of rest and recreation on the cleanest of ships, for the Great Northern burns oil the great liner will come in sight of Molokai, a long, low island that lies to the southeast of Oahu, upon which the city of Hono lulu is located. It will barely be dis tinguishable, but its sight will an nounce that' the first leg of the Jour ney is over. , Then the bare coast of the Island of Oahu itself will come Into view, first the lighthouse on Koko head, from which the vessels coming to the island are sighted and the news flashed by telephone to the capital. Extinct Volcano in Sight. Diamond Head next appears, an ex tinct volcano that shelters the harbor of the city, and then the harbor it self full of, ships from every quarter of the globe, merchantmen, tramps and sailers yachts, native outriggers and mail steamers coaling and provision ing for the voyage on east to the orient or for the last lap to the states. Having entered the harbor the ves sel is boarded by the pilot who guides her to the dock. He will bring the morning papers and messages that have been addressed to passengers In care of the ship. After the health of ficer has made his examination of the ship's company, the boat will proceed to her dock. As she slows down a horde of Ha waiian boys clad only 4n breach cfbuts will leap into the water and swim vigorously toward the steamer, each yelling and shrieking and vlelng with the others ito reach the vessel first- Passengers are expected to throw small coins overboard, the lads diving like fish beneath the 'Surface of the blue water and returning with the prizes in uieir moutns. , If ative Bands Bender Music. And as the boat makes fast to the dock a native band will strike up a song of welcome and visitors will step on shore to one of the most hospitable greetings in the world. The departure, however, is even more impressive. Eugene C. Horton of th United States lighthouse service, who spent six years in the islands, says of this partingf "The departure of 'a vessel from. Honolulu lives in my memory as one of the1 most impressive sights I nave ever witnessed. Tttere is some thing almost haunting about it The leave taking of friends Is a beautiful ceremony. ; Those who remain place leis or garlands of flowers around tne necks of those who must leave. The band plays, the pathetic Aloha Oe, the ship- slowly leaves the dock to the waving of; handkerchiefs and hands, and those on ship board take the leis from their necks and throw them to their friends on shore. There is no leave taking like It anywhere In ' the world." i Floral Parade Wonderful. Great Northern passengers arrive in Honolulu the day, of the annual floral parade and of this beautiful pageant Mr. Horton says: "The ) number and beauty of j flowers employed ' la Inde scribable, i There are wonderful floats of many colored blooms. The native flowers 'and bright-hued foliage turn the city into a garden. "I saw one parade in which the most beautiful float was composed entirely of wonderful gray flowers picked from the crater of the great extinct volcano, Haleakala, the largest extinct volcano In the world. Haleakala is on the island of Waul but these blooms were brought all the way to Hono lulu and Used to decorate this float" The special excursion of the Great Northern leaving San Francisco Feb ruary 1 and Los Angeles (San -perirn-k February s 17 may be taken at a mini HONOLULU DESCRIBED TWO ROADS mum cost of $150 with the side trip to tlie active volcano Kilauea some $10 extra. In addition to this remarkably low rate an allowance is made on the rail fare from Northwestern Pacific points, j Full information may be obtained from -agents of the S. P. & S., Great Northern and Northern Paclflo rail roads. Methodist Pastor Accused of Fraud African Zlon Church Resists Attempt of W. W. Mathews to Collect Note, Charging Misrepresentation Used. Answering the suit of W. W. Math ews to collect a note, the First African M. K. Zion church yesterday alleged that Mathews, who was pastor of the church until October 15, 1912, secured the note through fraud. The answer alleges that Mathews domineered the congregation through education and a strong personality, and November 1, 1911, appointed a committee to fix his salary for the coming year. It is charged that he induced the committee to name $100 a month as his salary on representation - that in lieu thereof he would accept voluntary offerings and would secure the re mainder through subscriptions. Be fore that he was paid $700 a year. It is charged that prior to his removal to San Francisco he mismanaged the af fairs of the church and corruptly placed the finances in a desperate con dition. The answer charges that he repre sented the finances to be In good con dition and that the church property at Thirteenth and Main streets could be sold for $22,000, and Induced the church officials to sign the note that he might secure $200 to pay his trans portation to San Francisco. He se cured the money. It Is alleged, and has failed to repay it. It is asserted that the church has been compelled to pay $427.58 In bills he contracted. The church alleges that no back salary Is due Mathews. Will of John Wood ' Filed for Probate Estate Is Valued c 13,5C0 According to Petition of Widow for Probate of Document. A value of $13,600 was put upon the estate left by John Wood, president of the John Wood Iron Works, who died January 12, in the petition of Mary C Wood, his widow, for probate of the will and appointment as executrix. The will, however, appears to show a larger valuation. , The will provides that to each of the five daughters, Louise A. Wood, Margaret Bchmeer, Gwendolen Nelson, Ada Weiss and Elizabeth Ewing, $1000 shall be paid from- dividends of the company as soon as possible with a further $1000 to each from the divi dends two years hence. Mrs. Wood 1 left 40 per cent of the stock in the iron works, Edward H. Weiss, son-in-law, is left two shares of the stock and the remainder is left to Jonn Wood, Jr., fhe only son. The Wood residence, 603 Holly street, with contents and all life insurance, was left to Mrs. Wood. The remainder of the estate is divided In eq.ua! shares among the daughters. Tax Payments Not Equal JLast Year's During rtrst Six Days of Period Bet for Collection $76,408.91 Cam Into Coffers of County. Tax collections for the first six days of the present year's par men ts were almost. $40,000 less than for the first six days of 1914. Last week H,408.91 zras collected, compared with $116, 618.S7 for 1914. An even 1400 persons paid in full or half payments last week, compared with 1937 during the corresponding week of 1914. The majority of taxpayers are mak ing full payments this year, as it is becoming known that the decision of Judge Cleeton last year does not ap ply to this year's tax collections. All taxes unpaid March 81 will be assessed 1 per cent interest a month until paid as late as August 31. After the latter Cate all unpaid will be sub ject to 10 per cent penalty and 12 per cent annual Interest, Taxpayers may save time by writing to tax collector John M, Lewis for statements giving number and description of property On which they desire to pay taxes. : ! USEF CHILDREN IS DONE BY SAMUEL HILL Illustrated Lectures Given Daily Were to Provide Knowledge of State, FIELD GROWS LARGER Purpose Is to Snow That There Is Something; More In Xdfe Than Money. If you look in the list of teachers of the Portland public schools you will not find his name, but nevertheless In the 'past two months there has not been a teacher in Portland who has done a more useful work of education than Samuel Hill. During the past few weeks he has been giving daily illus trated lectures to the Portland school children, giving them a knowledge of their own state and the world that cannot be found in any textbook. He has been giving the lectures at 9:30 and 10:45 in the morning and 2:30 ana 5 p. m., frequently giving a lecture in the evening. "I have been talking on an 'average of about five hours a. day," said Mi". Hill, "and I have addressed practically 15,000 school children, teachers and parents in the past few months. The pran of giving the illustrated lectures to the school children occurred to me through having invited the board of education to see my views Qf the Co lumbia highway and hear a talk on roads. "They were so enthusiastic and felt it would be of such benefit to the nrhonl fYiWArcn 1 f thpr 1 Kfl fOUM See the pictures, that I arranged to let ! every school child in the grade schools from 10 years up to high school age see the pictures and I also planned to give them a short talk on their own state. Work Gets Larger. j "The work grew before I knew it i and resulted in my showing not only the pictures of Oregon and its roads but in taking the children by means of my colored slides on a trip around, the world showing them the roads in Europe and giving them an idea of the national life, customs and products of other countries as compared with Oregon. "I found this led to a still larger work, the showing one of my large ( globes and telling the pupils a number ; of interesting facts in connection with It that are not found in their geogra- j phies. ' "Next Monday night at the library I ; am going to give a talk to the parents , of the children. Through Archbishop Christie 1 also extended an Invitation to the students of all of the parochial schools and they came to see the pic tures and hear the lecture. In addi tion to the grade schools and the paro chial schools the business colleges also had their students come and a number of the high school students also came. Something More Than Money. "What I tried to do In my lecture was to show the children that there is something in life worth far more than the mere making of money and that is serving the public and making the world a better place for their having lived in It. I told them how men like JcSin B. Teon and Simon Benson were giving their time,- their money and their ability withoat financial reward for the betterment of the state. "In other words, I tried to show them that while in school they should build character and that the cure for AMERICAN WIZARD'S LATEST TRIUMPH Years of Continuous Research and Intense Application by the World's Greatest Inventor Are Rewarded. THOMAS A. ESXSOX. In 1878 Thomas A. Edison brought out the first phonograph. So wonder ful was thlg machine that reproduced the human voice that it was taken about the country for exhibition. The records were made from specially pre pared tin foil, and the exhibition In cluded both the making and the re production of the record. Everyone knows how rapidly the talking machine has advanced since its introduction nearly everyone be elng satisfied that the talking ma chine had reached the stage of ," per fection. One exception ' was Edison, the original inventor. He believed that a more perfect instrument could be made and after four years of continuous study and "research he gives the public his Diamond Disc Phonograph, the Instrument he con siders perfect Edison's new repro ducer Is fitted with a genuine dia mond ground and polished tc fit the exact groove of the" record. This re producer and the new Indestructible records bring out" tones so sweet and clear, and the beauties of the over tones, hitherto entirely lost in the process of reproduction. To fully describe this truly won derful Instrument would require too much time and space. Come to . the Eilers Talking Machine Company, cor ner Broadway at Alder street and hear it for yourself. "We have an unusually large display of these won derful Phonograph Jn every variety of style and finish, and we will be glad to play i your favorite music, and tell you about the prices and the easy terms of purchase. (Adv.) Is.1, f -:-.--r---r. . "-- .-: L-r'i-fe-f -fJ:-"!'". ' - - r - . . '"i1 Q many of our social ills lies In their hands, as they are the future citizens and will have to work out the prob lems that now confront us. "I tried to ehow them what a won derful' state they had and to impress them with the fact that the time would come when the country between Eu gene and Vancouver, B. C. would be the most densely populated section of the globe on account of its great fer tility. Its mild climate and also because It- lies along the Pacific, where the commerce of the "world will be devel oped. , - Gave Talk to' Principals. "I took the principals of all of the schools to lunch at the University club and there I gave them a little talk that I believe will be helpful to them and to other teachers and pupils. One fact brought out In my lecture that 1 found greatly interested the pupils was the wide diversity of products in a 100 mile circle of which Portland is the center. Some of the children were sur prised to know that in this 100 mile circle we had turkeys and, cranberries, salmon and oysters, almonds and apri cots, figs, peanuts and sweet potatoes, apples and alfalfa, as well as all of the fruits and vegetables that grow in the temperate zone. "Another thing that greatly inter ested the children was a comparison of our own times with those of 100 years ago. I showed them how in 1815 there I were only four stage coaches plying between Philadelphia and New York, with a total capacity of 28 passengers a day. How latqjftfor $10 passengers could go in 16 hours by boat and how in those days there were only 12 fac tories in the United States making cotton cloth, since 85 per-cent of all of the cloth worn was made at the fire side by the housewives. Told of Commerce's Origin. "I took them on until the stage coach was superseded by 'Puffing Billie,' the first locomotive, carried them forward to the days of rapid transit by railroad and then on to the present day of self-controlled vehicles operating on high-class highways, and then I showed them how the prosper ity of the future is linked with the de velopment of highways which will be used by auto trucks in connection with Tomorrow Our Women s Shop Will Offer All Winter Suits at Prices Which Should Clear Them in One Day 21 Fancy Suits, every one of which is a moclel of this season, regularly selling at $29.50 to $44.50. Finely tailored from gabardines, broad cloths, French serges, tricots and wide-wale serges. Your choice while they last 27 Serge Suits in blue or black, with plain tai lored coats. All are this season's models, many of them being made from the famous "King" serge; tailored by some of America's best garment-makers. 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Ask for it! : ""' Ty:-..-' Phones Mala the waterways to bring the products of t the producer inio the handa of the consumer wjthoui ' any , exorbitant charges for transportation. .', "I showed them how commerce orig inated with the Phoenicians, had gone to Venice, where it had remained for 1400 years, had then gone to the low lands, Holland and the Netherlands, and finally had gone to England, nd, by the by, it Is am interesting fact not known by many people that the pounds, shillings. and pence sign of the English currency, L I.. comes from ;the Venetian currency, the L standing f o librae, the S standing for solidl and the D standing for denarii. "Cramming' Hot Education. "To my mind the school that "merely crams information Into a child's bead is injuring the child more than, help ing him. The teacher who teaches the child to think and to reason is the one who is fulfilling his highest mission. for he is preparing the child not for a quarterly examination, but for life. "I believe the children who, have seen the pictures of Oregon roads and have, realized what good roads mean to Ore gon will be willing to do more for Ore gon's improvement when tbey become voters than the citizen of today who does not realize how vital ia the need for. getting producers on the land to maintain our prosperity and to im prove .the quality of our citizenship." LOGGERS HOIO MEETING The Columbia River Loggers' asso ciation held its annual 'meeting here yesterday afternoon, reelected its offi cers and discussed conditions affecting the logging industry. While the out look for business this spring is bright er than it has been for several months, it is said that little real activity may be looked for in the logging camps the next 30 days. As for fir logs there are said to be. enough available to meet the demands for that period of time. Red cedar logs, however, are reported scarce. The officers reelected are: J. S. 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Bloedel of BeUlngham, Wirt, , Elected- President by the Board of : Trustees. ' The newly elected trustees .of, the West Coast; Lumber Manufacturers association elected at the annual meet ing at Tacoma January 29, held their first meeting here yesterday at, the Benson- hotel and elected . off leers for the ensuing year. i The new officers are: ' President, J. H. Bloedel .of the Hloedel-Donovan Lumber Co.. Bellingham. Wash.: vice president- for Oregon, A.: C. Ulxon, Booth-Kelly Lnmbsr Co., Eugene. Or.; vice president for Washington, A. W. Middlctou, of the Anderrfon-Mlddleton Lumber Co.. Aberdeen. Wash.; secre tary. Thorp Babcock,, Tacoma. reelect ed; treasurer, J. J. Dempsey. oC the J. J. Dempsey Lumber Co., 'lacoma. Other members of the board are IT. Kirk, Beaver Lumber Co., Portland; El B. Haaen, Bridal Veil Lumbering Co., Portland; R. 8. Shaw, Hammond Lumber Co., Astoria; E. L uauaene. South Bend Mills & Timber Co., South Bend, 'Wash.; A. N. Kiggs. McCortrick Lumber Co., McCormick, Wash.: C. Bronson, Day Lumber Co., Seattle; E. J. Palmer, , British Columbia. . Put lTnler ' Peace Bonds. . Sam Albert,, brother of Wax Albert, who was recently Involved pn the arson cases, and Victor Goldstein, the prin cipal witness for the state ia these cases, were 'each bound over In the sum of $200 to keep the peace by Mu nicipal Judge Stevenson yesterday. Since the investigation - in the - arson cases started, there has been much bad blood between the Alberta and Goldstein, and Wednesday night Sam Albert Is said to have waylaid arid given Goldstein a thrashing. An Jectrically operated machine sharpens safety rasor blades by sub jecting their cutting edges to 1200 feet of stropping leather a minute. Morrison at Fourth BSX-'f Vines Trees Perennials "Bverythiag for the Garden" field-grown plants. VINES AND SHRUBS FOR IMMEDIATE PLANTING Clematis, in leading varie ties -.....,,..350 to mi ?sto Ivy nfiO Virginia Creeper .....3S Wistaria, purple, white and E?nK. v 60s ' to 7ne English Ivy ...... Trumpet Vine J. ...... &Oe Japanese Maple (dwarf,) assorted varieties 75 to Ml.SO Japaaese Maple, grafter, 4 to varieties.. 750 1 Asalea Mollis, selected, well-budded stock. Red, orange, white or yellow... 75 to 01.5O TOM otz: TVTO QXaxijtA- Tzoars Quality Seeds, and Masts Diamond Trees Pea pur- have aided in beautifying Portland homes. Back of everything we sell is our de-' termination to make your pur chase satisfactory and pleas ing to you. We want an op portunity to deserve your busi ness. Front and Yamhill Street 1 L r -fTij $S 1