THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1917.
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KNOTTY PROBLEMS
E FROM SCHOOL
BOARD TENURE LAW
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All of Them Have Been Put
Up to Attorney General
Brown to Be Unraveled,
PURPOSE OF ACT OBSCURE
Steal Object of ! filiation la to Give
Opponents Iirveraga to Oust
Superintendent Alderman,
SfUem, Or., May 24. Complications
In the working of chapter 281, laws of
1917, which Is the new school board
tenure In office law, have arisen and
some knotty questions have been put
to the attorney general for answer.
This is the law which it is generally
asserted was put through the legisla
ture at th 'behest of those who are
seeking some means to elect a board of
school directors In Portland who will
oust Superintendent Alderman. It is
the law against which petitions were
circulated to Invoke the referendum
and a number of the petitions disap
peared tho last night for filing them,
making it impossible to apply the ref
erendum. Purpose of Liw Explained.
The evident purpose of the law is to
reduce the term of school directors in
districts of the first class from five
to three years. Section 4U96, as
amended In the law, provides that
when the school population of any dis
trict reaches 1000 or more it becomes
a district of the first class and two di
rectors. Instead of one, will be elected
at the next annual school election. Dis
tricts of the second class have but
three directors, and, it is pointed out,
; the term of one of them expires each
year. Bo when a district changes from
, the second to the first class, the term
of one director expires and two direc
. lora are to be elected for a term of two
years. Thia would give a district only
; four directors, it is pointed out.
FuxsUng Questions Unanswered.
The attorney general is asked what
u would a district do in that event.
If the law should be interpreted that
the lirector whose term expires should
: hold over or that three should be
; elected instead of two, so there would
- be five members on the board, then the
provision in the law for the succeed
ing election offers further complica
l tions.
Section 4097, as amended, provides
that after the first election under this
act, there shall be elected two di
; rectors, and at the next election there
: after one director. But, it has been
pointed out to the attorney general,
"'the term of only one director wlll ex
". plre when the act provides for the
: election of two. , If two are elected
' there would be six members on the
I board instead of five.
The attorney general Is asked what
, a school district would do In that
: event. He nays he has not found the
answers to the questions as yet.
Home-Made Brewery
Cause of $30 Fine
CoTrallla Blacksmith Brews His Own
Beer and aires Some to Meads;
Sheriff Seizes Quantity of Boer.
Corvallis, Or, May 24. Mlies Phil
lips of this city thought he had a rigrht
to run a family brewery. Chief of Po
lice Wells thought he hadn't. Justice
Black sustained Wells' decision and
Phillips got off with a fine of $30.
Phillips is a blacksmith who lives
alone. He took hops, yeast, syrup and
other Ingredients and brewed them
Into a fairly good counterfeit of lager.
He was -generous with it and let
in some of his friends. The marshal
got a search warrant. The raid dis
closed 24 quarts of the fully finished
article and eeveral quarts In the mak
ing.
Taken before Justice Black Tuesday,
Phillips confessed to making the beer,
but countered with the defense that he
thought ha had a right to steep malt,
hops, yeast, etc., on his own stove In
his own apartments and to drink the
product after he had so steeped It.
FOOD DIRECTOR ASKS
Girls in Harrisburg
Are Busily Training
Harrisburg, Or May 24. The Har
risburg Honor Guard, divided Into
three courses. Is training on Monday
and Tuesday evenings of each week.
Dr. P. E. Adams of the Harrisburg
general hospital gives lectures in first
aid. Monday nights military drills
are held by E. E. Carroll of the local
rifle company and Tuesday evening
automobile Instruction is given by
George O. Gorham. A large class Is
enrolled in each department.
Two Portland Boys
Going to West Point
Robert W. Montague and John W.
Sheeny, Students at University of
Oregon, Sotlfled. of Appointments.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Or..
May 24. Robert W. Montague and
John W. Sheehy, two students of the
university registered from Portland,
received word from their homes Wed
nesday of their appointment for en
trance into West Point military acad
emy. Another former student of Ore
gon, Ellis Williamson, a sophomore
from La Grande who left school last
semester, also received his appoint
ment. All three men are due to arrive
In New York on or before June 14.
Montague is a freshman in college
and a member of the Delta Tau Delta
fraternity, as Is Williamson. Montague
left college today to spend a few days
with his parents prior to his departure
for the east. Sheehy is a sophomore
in the department of mathematics and
is a member of the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity. He will leave for Port
land Thursday evening.
Wtoen wrttlngto or tailing on idrrrt
pica mention Tne Journal.
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Graduation Date at
0. A. G. Advanced Day
Exerdsem Will Be Held Tana 4k Instead
or 7ume 6; Class Stunners 860, of
Whom 81 Are Women.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval
lis, Or.. May 24. The O. A. C. com
mencement exercises will be held Mon
day, June 4, instead of Tuesday, jJne
b, as originally scheduled. K. S. Sls
ron, comrcissloi.ar of education of
Idaho, will dJlivtr the commencement
sddrese. Rev. Joshua Stansfleld of
Portland will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday. June 3.
The graduating class this year num
bers 260, of whom SI are women.
Nearly tve -thirds of the seniors have
left to enter thj military service or
the industrial field.
Nine of the graduates will receive
their master of science 'degrees, 215
will take their bachelor degrees, eight
will receive two-year certificates in
pharmacy, 20 will receive vocational
certificates and two will graduate in
music.
Classified as tj courses, the gradu
ates ar as follows: Agriculture. 93:
home economics. 69; industrial arts.
i0; loggintr engineering and forestry,
18: civil er.glneering.4: electrical a
irineering, 10; irrigation engineering, JV
mechanical engineering, 13: mininj
engineering, 5; chemical engineering..
4; commerce, 24; pharmacy, S, and WXi
sic, 2. i r
Dr. Montgomery Called." f '-
North Bend, Or., May 24. Dr. Mont-'
goinery, dentist, of North Bend, wha
recently apjlled for service In the
navy, has received orders to proceed
to Fort Flagler. Wash. He will have
the rank cf First lieutenant. Dr. Mont
gomery has lived In North Bend tares
I years. '
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BRING YOUR BROKEN CLASSES TO DR. DALLAS, SECOND FLOOR".
OREGON TO COOPERATE
NAHM
PROJECT
Herbert C. Hoover Asks Gov
ernor to Furnish Outline of
State's Attitude on Subject
Dank Deposits Part of Estate.
Salem, Or., May 24. When W. M.
Barnett, private banker at Wasco, died
recently the deposits in his bank
passed to his estate as assets and the
deposit liabilities of Mr. Barnett, liv
ing, passed to his estate upon his
death, according to an opinion given
by the, attorney general to the state
superintendent of banks. In the course
of administering the estate the ques
tion arose as to whether deposits in
a private bank were to be Considered
as a part cf the estate.
Governor Comes to Portland.
; Salem, Or., May 24. Governor
Wlthycombe- was out of town Wednes
5 day. spending the day in Portland.
I "Sewer Rat" Tries to
Escape Once More
Leavenworth, Kan., May 24. (I, N.
V S.) Clyde Stratton, known a-8 the
1 "Sewer Rat," following hla sensational
J escape from the federal penitentiary
here in 1912, when he crawled TOO
yards through a sewer, again attempt-
ed to escape in a load of cinders at
the prison Friday, aK became known
; 4vfe today. The attempt was unsuc
1 cessful. Stratton was sentenced to
J srve 18 years in the Illinois! state pen-
Itentiary following his escape here,
J fcut escaped from the prison and was
jjj later returned to Leavenworth.
Salem, Or., May 24. State problems
in connection with the regulation and
control of food, distribution under
Herbert C. Hoover, as food director for
the nation, will be handled through
state organizations, according to a tel
egram received Wednesday afternoon
from Mr. Hoover by Governor Withy-
combe. Mr. Hoover asks for a state
ment of the situation In Oregon.
In reply, the governor informed him
that the work can well be handled
through the state council of defense,
with the cooperation of the governor's
office and various patriotic organiza
tions. Mr. Hoover s telegram is as
follows:
Text of Mr. Hoover's Telegram.
"Referring to the president's an
nouncement of his appointment of my
s-elf as head of the new United States
food administration and his recommen
datlon for congressional authority for
the creation of this department as em
bodied in the Lever bill, and in order
that we may have as little delay as
possible in formulating plans follow
ing congressional action, I would be
glad to know if I may depend on your
assistance and cooperation in handling
the 'various problems that will arise.
"It is my view to decentralise this
work into the state administrations ut
every point possible and this is es
pecially desirable for handling local
problems as distinguished from inter
state problems and that a definite or
ganization should be established by
each state with which we can cooper
ate. I would greatly appreciate your
views on the whole question and a
short statement of the actual official
organization existing in the state deal
ing with questions of food production.
consumption and distribution, and thoir
powers."
Beply of Governor Zs Bent.
Governor Wlthycombe replied as
follows:
"Replying to your telegram to this
office, the entire state machinery and
citizenship of Oregon stand ready to
cooperate with you to our utmost abil
ity. Regarding your suggestion that
local problems be handled through the
state administration, Oregon is pre
pared to follow this plan, which should
prove most efficient. I have appointed
a state council of defense of seven
members which is acting as official
clearing house for all wartime work,
cooperating with the federal council.
An efficient organization under the dl
rectlon of the Oregon Agricultural col
lege is cooperating with the state coun
cil in handling agricultural problems.
such as increasing food supply, distri
bution of labor, etc The state coun
cil can also utilize volunteer services
of other organizations which are now
working with It. Also we have many
individual offers from volunteers. As
the legislature had adjourned prior to
the war no state laws were passed, of
ficial powers given or funds provided
I suggest, that for Oregon you work
through the state council of defense,
with which this office will cooperate,
and the state council will utilize the
services of patriotic organizations with
a view to maximum efficiency."
No comparative prices! -
We believe they are always misleading and often un
true I You'll be pleasantly surprised with all the mer
chandise listed in this advertisement!
3inanw otic & Co
- "Merchandise of cJ Merit Only"
Buy a Liberty Loan Bond!
It's good for payment on merchandise in this store at
any time the same as cash. For sale Seventh floor, Lip
man, Wolfe & Co.
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Friday only! serge, jersey and silk SUITS $15
Try them all,
and then !
well, you'll be
satisfied with
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That friendly drink, the
master brew of the
Portland Brewing Co.
For sale everywhere in
. the Northwest.
And now we want you to do more than
listen we want you to come see the suits
that are in one of our windows tonight!
There are not many suits included, so we want to
urge you to come right at store opening 10 suits
like these at $15.00 won't last much longer than
would a snowball on a bright summer day
There are SERGE SUITS POPLIN SUITS
PONGEE SUITS and WOOL JERSEY SUITS in
black navy pongee and in many of the bright new
sports colorings!
Many of the pongee suits are silk trimmed.
Third Floor, Lipman, Wolfe Sc Co.
Friday only stamped
CENTER PIECES 49c
For Friday we've arranged a sale of exceptional yard
wide centerpieces of white art needleweave with insets of
filet lace medallions. All round stamped with beautiful
designs for embroidery. 5th Fir., Lipman, Wolfe Sc Co.
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A remarkable sample
line of over 200
French ivory
Hair brushes
to be sold at HALF, and less
$1.29
Main floor, Lipman, Wolfe St Co.
The king
is coming
Even in these days,
when democracy is on
the ascent, THIS king
will be assured a
mighty welcome.
Long live
the king!
"WHERE YOU SPEND THE LEAST AND GET THE MOST FOR IT"-
Friday is to be a great day in the Basement!
Just 100
Mahogany
Bud vases
29c ea.
We'll wager it will be
many a long day before
you'll find other such solid
mahogany vases for 20c ea.
There are 4 kinds to choose
from. And in order to make
the 100 go as far as possible,
we will accept no phone nor
C O. D. orders, and make no
deliveries.
Sixth Floor,
Lipman, Wolfe St Co.
J'
few
1000 yards
bordered curtain
SCRIMS
24c yd.
Fancy bordered scrims
and Marquisettes white,
cream and ecru. They're
very remarkable values at
24c and 1000 yards won't
last all day long!
Fifth Floor,
Lipman, Wolfe St Co.
lUSt c
Think of it!
Black SILK COATS
$ 1 5.00
They're made of splendid quality black
taffeta such taffeta as you would expect to
find only in coats costing a great deal more.
They are the very newest styles, too, with
big collars, belts and cuffs.
Economy Basement.
Mill Remnants of
Table DAMASK 48c Yd.
They're mill ends from 2 to 9 yards long
that's why we got them to sell for such a low
price. We cut them any length you call for.
All extra quality highly finished and a big
selection of designs. Economy Basement.
of the splendid items are listed here!
A 1
lean-up sale!
TRIMMED HATS
$1.95
Every trimmed hat in the Basement Millinery Sec
tion will be marked $1.95 for this sale! This is ab
solutely without regard for former price for we've
decided that no trimmed hat shall be left in the Base
ment after Friday ! All of them are good style, good
quality, practical hats well made and beautifully
trimmed. You had best come early to get your hat,
when hats like these are selling for $1.95.
Economy Basement.
A big assortment of
WASH SILK 98c yd.
It's such remarkable silk that people are
going to buy enough for all their summer
needs at this special price. It wears excel
lently, looks as pretty as taffeta, and laun
ders perfectly. Comes in white or colors. A
yard wide. Economy Basement.
Here's
a low price
CRETONNES 19c yd.
Folks are going to wonder where we
got such beautiful flowered and figured
cretonnes in such variety to sell at 19c
a yard. You'd best pick out the kind you
like and buy a plenty at this price.
:onomy Basement.
C. B. La Spirite Sample
CORSETS 89c
Women will be enthusiastic when they
hear that they can buy these famous cor
sets for only 89c! There are models for
every style of figure all made of good qual
ity coutil or batiste prettily trimmed.
Economy Basement.
WASH FABRICS 19c yd. Boys' SUITS $3.95
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Feminalls $1.00
They're already, famous
and Justly so as a work-a-day
garment. Made of plain
blue or tan fabrics that wear.
F ourth Floor,
7 bars of Cascade
or Crystal White
SOAP for 25c
No phone orders limit of 7 bars and none
will be delivered except with other merchandise
purchased in the household department.
-A very special lot of white voiles and lawns both
plain and fancy ones the kind that make up so easily
and daintily into waists dresses children's dresses,
etc. They're specially priced at 19c a yard.
WHITE GOODS 12c yard
A remarkable offering for Friday's sale. They are
lawns, stripes, crossbars and many other all-white ef
fects. Economy Basement.
'Sheer lawn
HANDKERCHIEFS 5c
Dainty colored borders or all white you'll want
to buy a supply at 5 c each. Economy Basement.
Little girls'
MIDDIES and DRESSES
98
Girls will be happy when they see what Splendid middles and
one-piece dresses these are! Middies are regulation, slip-over
style and the dresses are in too many styles to mention.
Economy Basement.
Every suit with 2 pairs of
pantst Extra pants mean a
whole lot added to the wear
ing power of a boy's suit
any time especially In the
summer when boys are
bound to shed their coats
and wear Just pants and
blouse.
These suits are so strongly built
of sturdy gray. and brown mixtures as
to be almost boy-proof. They're all
new models, too the best of styles.
Sizes 6 to 17 years.
Wool mixed PANTS 89c
89c Is less than cost for trousers
like these! They're extra strong full
lined and made of very good materi
als. Sizes 6 to 16 years.
Black sateen blouses 48c
Made of extra heavy sateen.
Boys' wash hats, 23 c.
Boys' wash suits, 59c.
Economy Basement.
2 quart aluminum
DOUBLE BOILER $1.69
"Aladdin" alumi
num is the very best
aluminum ware we
have ever seen and
these big, heavy han
dled "Aladdin" dou
ble boilers are much
under price at 51.69.
Basement,
Lipman, Wolfe St Co.
Special
RIBBONS 19c yard
4 J-4 and S-inch ribbons
novelty taffetas and warp prints.
Many colors.
conomy Basement.
Hexagon mesh
VEILING 25c
Yard lengths in fine and me
dium mesh brown, navy,
taupe, black and white.
Economy Basement.
5c sale of
NOTIONS
Shell hair plna, box of S 5
Pearl buttons. 2 cards 5
White blaa seam tape. 6
yards 54
White or black l-t In. elas
tic, yard --.54
Hygienic sanitary napklna,
2 for 64
Wire asst. hair pin cabl
netn 5
Wire hair plna, "Pink Pa
pra, t for .Raj
Wooden coat h'nars, 2 for &i
Skirt and trouser bang
54
Black, white belting, yd. tie
-Zoomomy Baeemaat.
STOCKING SALE
Women' eamless stockings 15c
With Maco soles or all black ribbed tops. All
sizes.
Women's fine cotton stockings 25c
Black or white all seamless.
Children's stockings 17c
Ribbed cotton stockings for kiddies up to
size 10. Triple knee with thread heels and toes.
9
Boys' heavy stockings 19c
Just about as strong and wear-proof as boys'
stockings can be .made. Sizes to 9.
:onomy Basement.
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