THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND,
id ay, june ic, . i::o.
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SPEi! DATES
f.lAKIHG RACE FOR
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Seven candidates are striving for
- election to the two vacancies upon
the board -of director of 'Portland
school district No.'l. Six "are men;
one is a woman. All are well known
in the city. Voters of the district
will make their selections Saturday
next when the polls will open at 12
-o'clock noon, and close at 8 o'clock
in the evening. At", the ' same time
they will either approve or reject ik
proposed special tax levy . of three
mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the district which levy
would realize some $$50,000 to be
used in school house construction
Slid the purchase of ground. '- !
William F. Woodard.- first to "an
nounce his candidacy, is a well known
pioneer business man 'of the city, being
half owner of the Woodard. Clarke &
, Co. drug; business. He has been a. res
ident, and has been engaged in business
in Portland since his early manhood, and
las always taken a close and personal
.Interest in the conduct of the "public
schools of the district, havlnf? sent four
children through the local -schools. He
has. been, and is. -prominent in various
ctvic activities, being a member of the
library board, of the Oregon Social Hy-
.gtene society, of the state board of con
ciliation and federal director for Oregon
of the national council of defease, -"
OWE WOMA9 CANDIDATE ' I 1
Mrs. Francis A. Sherman, the one
- woman candidate in the group of seven,
is well knqwn in school circles in the
city. 8he served, following' the Spanish
American war. as bead of the public
school system in the southern srchlpel
ago of the Philippine islands. She has
four children, now attending the Port
land schools, and has herself been en
gaged as a teacher here for- several
years. She is a linguist and has served
as an Instructor In languages In the
Americanization schools qf the city. She
is. also, the owner of a large cocoanut
plantation In the Philippine islands.
O. M. Plummer Is seeking reelection,
' now. being a member of the board. He Is
the general manager of the Pacific International-Livestock
association and for
' a long time has been connected with the
: livestock industry' In Portland and the
Northwest. "
j. N.- Pearcy. another of the can
didates, has been a practicing attorney
in Portland for' many years. He was
-born in Multnomah county, attended the
Portland schools, entering the old Central
school In 1869 and graduating from the
- high school In 1879. His children at
tended the Shattuck school and the Lin
coln high, four of them afterwsrds finish
ing collegiate courses. The fifth Is now
a student at Reed college. Three were
in the service during the war. - ;
Arthur W. Jones is well known In the
city and' was a candidate for county
clerk at the recent primary election. He
was director of the municipal employ-
ment bureau and has been a resident
1 of the city for a number of years.
8. A. Murhard has been a -general
builder and sanitary engineer of -the city
for a long time - and is well , known , in
building circles in tne city., T
Aside from the election of two direct
ors the voters will also be called upon
to determine whether, a special tax levy
- Of S mills shall be granted on - Saturday
HOUSTON KIWANIAN SINGERS SCHEDULED
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those who make up the" membership of
the Kiwanis club of our great interna
tional brotherhood of nations, and our
reward will come' if-you find your few
days here filled with their due of pleas
ure and happiness. . . , t . :, , '
"Oregon .has iany men who are con
scientiously endeavoring to live up to
the prospects for which your organiza
tion stands. -We have our proportion of
those who cannot be so enumerated. But
I do know that many of our very best
citUens hold membership in the Kiwanis
club, " and from my knowledge of them
I know your organization is not only
founded upon right and sound principles,
but is a living example of what' honest
minded men may-do In an honest en
deavor ; to , carry: : out - such f principles.
Such organizations as yours clearly dis
prove the oft-heard assertion that the
world is growing no better., '
"lurtng the war' trie Klwanlans we,nt
on the - map uv Portland for their un
selfish energy and devotion -to the na
tional cause," s&id Mayor Baker, -after
relating something of the growth of the
club. . , ' . - . .-
; "When the club" was formed. I, told
them at their irst- meeting that- there
was room In Portland for a live- organ
isation, - and their existence has been
more than justified. I advised them to
do more than merely resolve on -, this
and that issue ; that they must accomp
lish, things by their own efforts, and
this they have done many, many times.".
Commenting on the pronouncement of
the American- Federation of Labor at
Montreal against the- Russian soviet
form of - government. Mayor Baker
warned the clubmen that they must help
carry on the fight unceasingly against
radicalism."--':
In the pause that followed President
Elliott's response. Colonel Al Fair
brother of Greenboro. S. C. presented
the- president with an oaken gavel,
moulded from the Guilford battleground,
where General Green of Revolutionary
fame defeated Com wallls.
President Elliott's "kynote' " address
followed. and in it he explained the pur
poses, and thought of the movement and
what accomplishments were sought for
tn'this convention and the year to come.
problems for analysis of the readjust
ment period following the war were put
in three classifications, the need of In
ternational confidence, : the quest for
Industrial peace and the r"' f ry n!-1
vation of all life. The-e were, anuZvi
at length in the addrens.
This afternoon the first buslne-s se?
sion Is occurring with J. Mercer liarnctt
of Birmingham, Ala., first vice . presi
dent, in the chair. Art addrofi on '"The
Kiwanis Spirit, a -World Need." was
given by M. A. McDonald. -attorney.-of
Vancouver. B. C sfter which O. Sam
uel Cummlngs. Internstiotial secretary
of Chicago, gave his report. ,
- In the rfleantime women Kiwanlans
are guests of the local club at an Or
pheum matinee. 4 "
. Tonight will be the first convention
social function at' the MultnomaK hotel,
with a concert by the' Kosarlsn bund,
dancing, a muslcale and an exhibition
of Oregon scenery.
In front Director Van Hoose; irom left to rlglit, first row, Henry Therrien, John Morrlssey, Frank
James, John Marshall and Ralph Deets. Second row i. E. Norton, Vincent Chlodo, J. A.' Rcdfleld,
'. D. V. Kr&he and J. R. Melne. 4 Third row r-II. It. Meljean, B. T. Perkins, Glen Stables and E. A.
Perkins. Fourth row J. W. Inglis, C. E. Girten, T. J. Joiner Jr Frank Smltn and" Dr. William States
'Jacobs.' v . i - v , ".",
Headed by Ellison Van Hpose - for
merly tenor 'with the Metropolitan
Grand Opera- company and concertlst
with Madame Melba the Houston
(Texas) Kiwanis glee club will be chief
feature of the ' entertainment of the
delegates to the International conven
tion. - :
The Kiwanis glee club of Houston.
Texas. Is booked to sing at most of the
meetings of the International convention,
being held in Portland this week. De
layed by railroad tieups, the singers will
not arrive with members of the Texas
and Oklahoma delegations until : Wed
nesday. -
The club was organized . last Septem
ber . from among the best male . vocal
talent In Houston. Twenty of the - 80
members are - making the trip to Port
land. Ellison Van Hoose, : the" director,
has sung In Portland a number of times
in concert. He "was Madame - Melba's
leading tenor Tor five years and sang
last in Portland during the Rose Festival
In 1914. ..,.,
' Of the glee club; the Houston Chroni
cle has this to say : -
"if the Kiwanis club had done noth
ing else : for the " city the fact : It baa
produced the :Klwanis glee club would
entitle It to the thanks of the com
munity. Under the able direction of
Ellison Van Hoose, the glee club has
made such wonderful progress that the
entire city is proud of Its" accomplish
ments. , ' .
"The olub not onrystngs compositions
of the standard, composers, but also the
songs of the people." . '
next 5 The tevyhas been submitted to
the electorate : for its approval or re
jection by the school board, which In
sists that it is necessary to care for the,
building needs ' of the district. It is
pointed out -that the district lacks 166
rooms of having enough to care for the
present: school population. The" $950,
000 that would be provided by the levy
to be used in purchasing a site for a
new high school, probably in the James
Johns section, where the present high
school building would be used as an ele
mentary school. A new. high school
building would be : constructed on the
site purchased.- In addition to this im
nroveraent. It ' is .planned to complete
i buildings now under course of construc-
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It is urgently desired by all those hav
ing the interest of the- Portland schools
at heart that a full vote be recorded
Saturday, both as -to the directors and
s
ivemtaally-
as to the tax levy. In this connection
it is well to remember that all persons
possessing the voting qualifications per
mitting them to cast a ballot at any
primary or general election, . under the
state law governing those elections, can
vote for school director. In other words,
if the person is a citizen of voting age,
has lived In the state six months and
in the district 30 days,- Is registered, or
will take the trouble to swear his votfe
In' at the polls, then he can vote - for
director.; - .
A different rule applies to those vot
ing for or against . the- tax levy, Here
the voter must not, only possess the
qualifications of. a . genersl voter, , but
he must also be a taxpayer'of the dis
trict 'Carried on .ttie -current assessment
roUs.
You will buy an Oregon Life
Policy. Why not ' today? Phone
Main 447 or write P. O. Drawer
727, Portland,! for full particulars
regarding our; new low-cost En
dowment Policy. .
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In sur an ce Company
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Home Office
A. U MILLS, Pres.
COHBETT BT7ILDIKO
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C. S. SAMUEL, Gen. Mgr. , -
f t Portland, Ore.
E.In. STRONG, Asst. Mgr.
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To the biggest thing in men's clothes that has struck
Portland since before the var--the THIRD OFF safe of
-400 new "SOCIETY BRAND" suits for young men and
men who stay young at MEIER & FRANK'S tomorrow.
Talk about suiV sales! Wait till you see this one. " -
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( - Men's Store (Main and Third Floors) .opens
at 8 a. m. tomorrow for master sales of men's
suits at 33 -3 off and ties at HALF PRtCE:
Voice of Melba Is :,
Wafted 1000 Milesi
By Wireless Phone
London, June )6. (U. P.) Music au
thorities and wireless enthusiasts ' to
day expressed keen satisfaction at the
I results of the first wireless concert held
at the Chelmsford Marconi station, when
Madame Melba sang into a wireless tele
phone, her voice being heard full and
mellow over a radius of 1000 miles.
Reports today indicated that wireless
stations . at Rerlln. The Hacue. Chrla-
Itiania and Warsaw had heard the con
oert quite clearly. At Paris ' a phono
. graph record was made of Melba's
I voice oer the wireless telephone.
iTTAl
Receives Favorable
Comment in Germany
; Berlin, June-16. (L N. S.) "Senator
Harding's election would not be unfavor
able to Germany." said the Berliner
Tageblatt in commenting today upon the
result of the Republican national con
vention at Chlcfego. - ,
"In any other country . Governor
Coolidge would have been nominated for
presidOTit and Senator Harding for vice
president, said the Preussische" Zeitung.
It added : -4 -
"But-it -Is apparent that since Presi
dent Wilson has been in power America
has developed . anupatny against a presi
dent of superior intelligence. .
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Mental Defect Is ;
Pleaded in Defense
Of Larceny Charge
Hoquiam. Wash., June 16. Mental ir
responsibility is the defense set up by
Ray Waxbom of Coemopolls, on trial on
a charge of stealing an automobile from
Deputy, Sheriff Hamm of Grays Harbor
county, : with which he made-a record
breaking trip from Aberdeen to Fait
Lake City, bent, he says, on committing
suicide : in the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado. , . --
Waxbom asserts his mental coftdttlon
Is due to a motorcycle accident at the
ape of 14 years, in which his head was
injured. Despite this Injury he purports
to be a war hero, claiming to have won
the Croix de Guerre and to have been
recorated by the British. ,
WJiMm's father, said to be a prom
inent business mayt of Columbus, Ohio,
Is en route here to aid his -son. -
Koreans Battle With
Japanese; 102 Killed
London. June' 16. (TJV P.) Sixty
Japanese and 42 Koreans were killed in
a battle between the Japanese garrison
on the Tumen river, near Seoul, and
zuuo Korein outlaws, according to a
dispatch received here from Tokio today.
Two Licenses Issued .
Oregon' City, June 18. Mary E,. Boone
and Dale D. - Probst, Gladstone, ' and
Martha May Uvry wd Joseph J.
Swaner, Canemah, were licensed to wed
. KIWAXIS PROGRAM!
Wednesday Afternoon - '
. 2:15 p- m. Matinee party at the
Orpheum . for visiting , women.
2 :80 p. - m. First business session.
Elks temple, J. Mercer Barnett, Bir
mingham, Ala., presiding; report of
international secretary. ' ?
: -8 "p.. m. Concert, dance and mus
sicale, - Multnomah hotel. - - -
Thursday .
: ' 10 a. m. Second business session,
report of International , treasurer,
finance committee, district governors;
.address by J. Berg Esenwein, Spring
field,. Mass. " - -
18:30 p. m. Luncheon and style
show ' for visiting"" women, ' Benson
hotel. - -,
2 ;30 p. m. Third business session,
constitutional amendments, resolu
tions; address. Dr. M.. S. Barnwell,
Birmingham, Ala. .
$ p. m. Auto tour west side parks,
dinner and dancing at Council Crest
under auspices Progressive Business
Men's club.
KPANIANS WELCOMED
BY GOVERNOR OLCOtf
' . (Continued From Par One.)
while." said Governor Ben W. Olcott, in
his address of welcome, after he had
been introduced by President Ernest R.
Wiggins of the Portland club. "We cer
tainly appreciate the visit of the thou
sands of citizens of the high type of
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