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X- THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, FORTLAND, KRIDAY." MAY 5. 1911 r . .V KERCHEN'S DEFENSE j prince of wales welcomes Serbian crown prince to London SCORES HEAVILY IN HEARING YESTERDAY Reed College Professor One , of Witnesses Who Deny Many of the Charges. TESTIMONY OF TEACHERS Manual Training Supervisor Bald to Be Good Mecbanlo and Generally ' Efficient In Work. J. r. KTi-lifii. on trial for hln job a supervisor of manual training In & the Portland . pulillc nchoolH, Kcored ieavily just nlKlit at the tirnriiiK before V the b'-ard of education, ll is charged by teachers nndr him with mtrny of .'fenKVH, Including uitra-progrcsslve tdeaH, unusual views on reHglo'jfi and :" economic wulJ-l, with attfrnptlnu to '.,1 Inject SoclHlJHtlc and anarchistic Ideas ''Into his learning Ktaff, causing- tur moil in hi department and advancing teachers hpcuse of their concurrence with his ideas rather than because of ability. Wltneffne' tcntifying for Kerchen ,, last night denied many of the -;iarges brought by the prosecution, declaring KerCnenl a good mechanic, a good J draught Hman and with being generally efficient. Biological Training Indorsed. "No teacher ought properly to be .'Without a reasonable elementary " Knowledge of evolution. It is highly 'desirable that manual training teach- (ri b more or leu biologically trained, 'j They, like physical training in.struc . tors, come in contact with the hlologl- . cal problems In tiie lives of children. .'If any teacher is trying to impart ' knowledge of this mibjert to the In tructors under him, I should nay that j he 1 doing a. very riVsirable thing." Called uh a witness for the Offense, -Dr. H. B. Torrey, professor of niology at Reed college, made the above Ktate i Went In li 1m testimony. Jt was in an- fcwer to a charge that Kerchen wasted the time of teachers in his department 'by giving them lectured on evolution. ' heredity and kindred subjects, at .teacbeis' mi't'llncs1 held after school Hours. Other witnesses last night weie II. ' V". Travis and II. It. Murphy, manual '' training teachers In the Hose C'.ty Park land Fulling schools, respectively. ' "Kerchen Not Unrefined." They ugieed that Kerchen la not un refined in his ntnguaKe, that he "un ' ! deratu ikIm hLs business," that lie is pretty much of a pacificist, that he promotes subordinates according to their ability and not because of their . views on religious, political and so i clal questions, that he demands obedi ( ence, that he favors the Hoy scout movement heartllv. with the extrptkn of its militaristic phase, that they never heard him advocate sabotage. J that he refefred to Kiiima (Joldman merely as a very Intellectual jvoman. and that the only trouble he bus en- r-OOUntered has-been from teachers who set thcmsev'H firmly against his pro gressive Pleas. They denied that he has kept his department in a state of .- turmoil. Regarding the drawings he hi'd fur- ' Wished, they sai tl'.et tliey showed good d rau ght smunsh i p, and ''aat the L..- . . wAvw-wAVYyw.-erAVT, . fi i m-rvy-fn CHANGE IN SYSTEM OF FEEDING COUNTY PRISONERS URGED HODSON CANDIDATE FOR OREGON SENATE Amendment Designed to Have Work Done at Cost Ad-! vocated, STOTT GIVES HIS VIEW Candidate for tegrielature Favors an Amendment to the Present Law Covering the Case. Tills pfiotograph shows the Prince of Wales conducting the "Prince without a country" to Bucking ham palace when the latter recently visited London. Prince Alexander is the second son of the aged King Peter. The first son, Cieorge, renounced his right to the throne of the little mountain kingdom in lOOO, and King Peter, because of protracted ill healtli, delegated royal authority to Prince Alexander. THIEVES STEAL FIVE OIL PAINTINGS FROM did not affect the value of the draw ings worth mentioning. A. K. Trenholme of the Washington High staff said that the "Socialistic" organization Kerchen addressed was an Intercollegiate society, and he did not talk on Socialism. This socletv lias been addressed on economic questions by many prominent professional men of Portland, he testified. lie also In dorsed ICerchen'fc ability as a draughts man. It was again brought out that teach ers' work was Included in the San rrancisco exhibit in accordance with , . ,. , i i n ' a a letter from the director in 'charge. Mt. rOOd and Ml, HamieT Afe statliiR that it need not neoessar'ly be all pupils' w rk, as what was desired wat to show the work taught here. I,ast ntght'fs witnesses, however, cred ited most of It to the students. SUNNYS D E CHURCH paintings huner In the church, and the loss of the Barchus oils was not dis covered for some time, as the theft was evidently made with a. view to conceal ing it as long as possibleA The canvases were removed from the stretcher frames, and about a week, ago the frames were found hidden in an obscure corner of the furnace-room. Two of the canvases are of exceptional merit, one being of Mount Hood and Plowden Stott, a member of the Multnomah house delegation In the 1915 legislature and a candidate for re election, will, if re-elected, urge at the next session an amendment to the pris- v. oner-feeding law by which prisoners In county jails will be fed at actual cost to the counties and without profit to the sheriffs, and by which the general funds of the counties, and not the sher iffs, will receive whatever profit there may be in the bearding and keeping of federal prisoners in county Jails. The sheriff of Multnomah county during the past year has received a profit of approximately $4000 for feed ing county and federal prisoners con fined in the Multnomah county jail. Big From Results. This is over and above his annual salary of $4500 and represents a profit of approximately $ltro from the board of county prisoners and $2400 from the board and keep of federal prisoners. It is probable that the profit made dur ing the past year is less than that made in preceding years because of smaller prison population and increased cost of food supplies. It is estimated by Sheirff Hurlburt that the average cost to him of the meals served in the Multnomah county jail is from 10 to 11 cents. For these meals he is allowed 12 cents by stat ute. Under the arrangement that now prevails, and for a long time has pre vailed, between the United States gov ernment and the county, the sheriff is paid 00 cents per day for the board and keep of federal prisoners. This money goes to the sheriff by virtue of statute, irrespective of the fact that the county provides the Jail, the guards, the bed ding, light, heat and all other things incident to the care and custody of the prisoners. It is Mr. Stott's idea that the countv sheriffs should serve simply as the . . v, 'I - v jr " If J 1 4 "if - 'v" Yi 1 1 I p C. V. Hodon (.'. W. Hodson, formerly a niemler of the senate from Multnomah county, is a candidate for nomination on the Re publican ticket for the senate. Mr. Hodson has been engaged In business in Portland for many years and is Women Object to The "Scandal Sheet" University of Orttfon Xieagrae Asks That Another Candidate Be Nomi nated as Manager of Emerald. University of Oregon, Kugene, Or., May 5. Student body" elections are scheduled for next Wednesday. At the nominations yesterdy afternoon three ni n entered the lists for the presl dtney Robert McMurray of Portland. Martin Nelson of Astoria, ami Xicho- Kmerald editorship two are entered Harold Hamstreet of Sheridan, who at present managing editor of the student body publication, and Milton Stoddard of La Grande, editor of the uregana, the college annual. The Woman's league, representing the women in all campus activities, parsed a resolution recommending that another candidate be put into the fight for the Emerald business mana ger. At present the one candidate in the field for the position is Howard McCullock pf Portland, who figured prominently in the spring vacation scandal sheet, which created such a furore in faculty circles. The action of the league is openly admitted to be the women's expression of disfavor to that publication: It is said that the action originated In the suggestion or on. of the women on the faculty. The position of secretary ht the student body, which is the highest of women's positions in the student bodv politic, is also drawing a spirited po litical battle between Echo Zahl and Jennie Hugglns, both of Portland. comiseb arr orrcm " OR TOVB OEMXAL WOBX Go to -ny dental otficw In Port land, get their prices and advice and then come to me and learn niy prices and wnat i can do for you. Examina personal aueuuuB vt all work. - ! DK H. R NEWTON, Manager. Plates IB.60 Gold Crowns.... S.GQ Oold Fillings.... 1.60 Bridge Work.... -6t Painless Extract'n .to Boston Dentists 386 H Wash. UU, Bet. 4tn an A Itfc. m . . . . i widely known among- business and com mercial men of the city and state. I n -k niir Arrow COLLARspring Style, in two height CLUtTT.PEABOPV trCO. INCAVtKtHM the other of Mount Rainier. Each was ' agent of the county in the boarding and valued at $100. The other three were smaller paintings of Pacific coast scen ery, each valued at $2b. Rev. J. J. Staub. pastor of the omissions were only minor an1 such -Ss any draughtsman, however compe tent, was lhthle to be guilty of. Travis J mentioned that the (leneral Klectrlc ! company of Schnectady, N. Y., always Jhas the work of Its draughtsmen . checked. Kerchen's omissions, he said. Wa Fake Olive Oil. Tocoma, Wash., May .'. (P. N. S. ) Three big cases of "olive oil" received at the Pacific Coast Steamship com pany's dock and consigned to three old Tacoma Austrlans, is today Held by the county officers, who exa.nlned the cases and found that. Instead of olive oil, the cases contained nl.ohoi and a decoction that, added to the alcohol, gives It the flavor ami appear ance of whiskey. A novel feature of ships which are being built .for the National Steam Navigation company, of Greece, is a little church which will be fitted on board each vessel. Carried Away With Smaller Canvases, Five oil paintings of Pacific coast scenery, the work of Mrs. Eliza R. Barchus, have been stolen from the auditorium, the study, and other rooms of the Sunnyside Congregational church. East Thirty-second and Tay lor streets. The thefts occurred probably dur ing the first week in April, but report to the police detect ivie department was not made till yesterday. During the first week In April Dr. A. C. Gaebeleln of New York, delivered a series of Hibl lectures, afternoons and evenings at the church, ami the building was necessarily open practic ally ail the time. It Is now believed they were taken at that time. There are some "4 oil chu rch, theft- informed' the police of the Would Know Reason Discussion Is Denied ZfOa Angeles Council Asks Civil Service Commission Why Discussion of Pol itics by City Employes Prohibited. T.os Angeles. May 5. (P. N. S.) The city council today put up to the civil service commission the question of whether employes of the cuy will be permitted to discuss politics. The council asks that either t lie :nen be allowed to talk politics or the commis sion give its reason for refusing such llbertv. llll fill II II II V'lUT 11 11 natrium msujirAvrs XJ KIJ cf2 nA' W . "So B. & O. T. SERVICE surely 'Takes the Trouble Out of Traveling." If more people realized what a conven ience it is how much worry and responsibility it takes off one's shoulders they would check the B. & O. T. way every time. B. & O. T. Company originated the system under which trunks are checked direct from your home to destination. All over America it has been adopted to, make traveling eas ier. We are the only company in Portland licensed Vy the railroads to do this. can check your trunk direct to residence address or hotel in all prin cipal cities. When checking your baggage to Portland from other points, ask baggage company or railroad for "Special Delivery" tag. Your trunk will be delivered by us immediately upon its arrival here. No worry of going through baggage rooms to identify your trunk. No extra storage charges to pay because you forget. Lots of times your bag gage will be waiting for you when you get there. Charges are no high er often less. Our new Booklet, 'Taking the Trouble Out of Traveling," con tains valuable information. Fully explains B. Sc. O. T. Serv ice and Checking Trunks from Home. Write for copy, FREE. B. & O. T. COMPANY 55 North Park Street Telephones Broadway 1000, A-3322 '" ' ' " " I i r . r t t'Er . - jFMri I I A-3522 I Spent Money in Saloons. L.os Angeles. May 5. (IT. P.t Many a man would envy that man's stomach. Decree Is granted." That is what Judge J. P. Wood eald today when he granted an interlocu tory decree of divorce to Mrs. Anna Diedrichs from "Willy DIedrtchs. on the grounds of desertion and non-support. JJiednchs drank every dav," a wit ness testified. "He often treated bis friends and spent much time in the saloons of San Bernardino, where he was living at the time. He spent as much as $4 a day." 0. A. C. Students Put Candidates Forward keep of county and federal prisoners that the first class should be handled at actual cost, and that the county should reap the profit from federal prisoners and that the sheriffs should be compensated by their statutory sal ary and that alone. Would Feed at Coat. "I do not believe that the sheriff of I Multnomah countv should rjrofit from the board of prisoners confined at the county jail and for boarding prisoners "Worked on the county roads or on ether public works. I believe that Alultnoinah county through the sheriff and under the direction of' the county commissioners, should feed its pris oners at actual cost. "The present law pertaining to the keeping of federal prisoners should be amended. .Section 1061 of Lord's Ore ton Laws, an ancient staute enacted in 1 S G 1' . sa s, among other things 'He tthe sheriff) may also receive for his own use the sum payable by the United States for the use of the jail.' The federal prisoners receive the same board as the county prisoners, and if the meals cost the sheriff 12 Vi cents each he would still make a profit of ICS cents a day on each federal prisoner. The taxpayers of Mult nomah county paid to construct its jail, and now pay to light, heat, guard and maintain it, and should receive any profits made on this contract with the United States government, "I understand that both of the can didates on the Republican ticket for the office of sherifr of Multnomah county agree that the laws pertaining to feeding of prisont's should be amended, and 1 do not want 'o be understood as criticising the present sheriff of Multnomah county or his predecessors, for they have only car ried out the provisions of the law which defines what they- shall do and what they shall not do." SATURDAY! Boys' Norfolk Suits with Extra Knickers Hat and Belt to Match $4.3 The greatest boys' special I have ever offered. Snappy fabrics in fancy grays, tans, browns and shepherd plaids. All ages from 5 to 1 8 years. Complete outfit tomorrow $4.35. 4 A F , .y v- . n FBI BEN SELLIN Morrison at Fourth J. Sonrlaa McKay of Portland im One of Two NorrJnee for President Game With Nebraska In Fall. Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lis, Or.. May 5. Nominations for stu dent body officers at the Oregon Agri cultural college for next year were made at a regular' student asserr.blv meeting. Charles A. Fertig of Hood River and J. Douglas McKay of Port land, were the sole nominees for president of the student body. Paul E. Doty of Pasadena, Cal., and W. J. O'Neill of Chippewa Falls, Wis., were nominated for editor of the Barometer, the official college publication. Other nominees and the positions they were nominated for are as fol lows: First vice president of the student body W. A. Bailey of Ash land and Phillip Sessions of Portland; second vice president, Kric Englund of Portland and Martin Kurtz of Corval lis: third vice president, Marshall Wright of Sierra Madre. Cal.; Charles Ahlson of Hillsdale; George Schwarz of Portland; and K. P. Frink of New berg; secretary of student body, Grace Kinnison of Monterey, Cal.; and Alary Currln of Heppner, Or. Editor-in-chief of Barometer W. J. O'Neill of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Paul E. Doty, of Pasadena, Cal.; man ager of Barometer, B. F. Rush of Elgin; L. K, Jones of Seattle, Wash., and Phillip Sessions of Portland; auditor of athletics, Lewis Johnson of Portland and Adolph Sieberts of Port land; senior member board of control. Ralph Lowry of Corvallis; president oratory and debate, Paul T. Von Schooley, .Santa Anna, Cal., and R. R. Reichart of Corvallis; secretary ora tory and debate, Gerald Bath of Ta coma, Wash., and H. V. Hansen, Cor vallis; treasurer oratory and debate, A. O, Leech of Corvallis and Ralph Bayley of Pittsworth; manager of Lyceum course, Winfried Arens, New York. Official orange "O" letters and sweaters were presented to the mem bers of the 'varsity wrestling team at the same meeting. Those receiving sweaters and letters were: D. C. Mos- by. Corvallis; AV. II. Watters, Port land; Russell Haverstick, Cashmere, Wash.: Francis Bolin. Portland; Paul Amort, Corvallis; George Hardman, Ontario, Or.; and J. C. Hawkins, Kan kakee. A resolution to cancel the football game already scheduled." with the Uni versity of Nebraska to be played In Portland next Tall was defeated. . At a voltage of 78,000 a Swedish hy droelectric eompanvy will transmit l.-io.- dlstance of 150 miles emi horsepower a Fishermen Read the telegraphic bul letin at the 0-W.R.R.&N. City Ticket Office Third and Washington T9" HURRY HURRYJ before you 0 fishing:. Fine catches being made daily from Deschutes and Hood Rivers. Trout now taking flies! 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