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SALARIES HARD
TO DECIDE ON
School Board Wrestles With
Question at Meeting Last
Night I
The greater part, of the school
board session last night was devoted
to a canvass of the teaching corps In
an endeavor to adjust salaries in
keeping with the schedule as adopted
at the last meeting and at the name
time satisfy all teachers. Various
questions of delicate diplomacy
cropped out In Individual cases
where there ' were real or fancied
causes for dissatisfaction.
One knotty subject was the cases
of .teachers who wished to be re
flected to their Jpreqent positions
with the proviso that they, be given
until the first of September to de
cide definitely whether they wanted
to bind themselves by contract.
t While there Is something to be said
on the teacher side of this propo
sition. It was considered by some
members of the board to be unfair
to the board. Viewed from the out
side, there Is apparent evidence of a
tendency on the part of the b6ard to
be liberal and j considerate of the
teaching force, even In cases where
there are grounds for criticism of
a teacher's record. While the new
schedule may not place some of the
force In as good position financially
as they might i find in government
work or In other vocations, It Is
claimed that It compares favorably
with schedules In other parts of the
west. : i'. .
Janitor Vt'lthln Ijmv.
The mooted question as to whether
"school Janitors came within the
erope of the eight-hour law was
again before the beard, and a cita
tion or. the point, submitted by the
attorney general, was read. As a
Dorothy Phillips
. "BROADWAY
LOVE"
IT'S A BLUEBIRD
FEATURE
; ": also :
current events
' AND A
2 BEEL ;
COMEDY
. TODAY
T0M0BB0W
LIBERTY
NOTICE!
No More Free Deliveries
Effective Monday,April 29,1918
In conformity with the Government's general re
Attest to CONSERVE and save all unnecessary expense
thus keeping down price to consumer. ; j -
WE HAVE SUSPENDED OUR FREE DELIVERY
SERVICE
We believe it only consistent that every effort be
made to WIN THE WAR and conserve the manhood of
. our nation. : ' c : . .
We Need Your Co-operation.
BE A PATRIOT
By doing your part in carrying your, purchases and
make our decision successful
Fo such of our patrons who are not wifling to do
this, a Cost Delivery System has been provided and
purchases may be ordered sent home at a cost of 5c for
each delivery.
ALSO owing to the constantly advancing price of
all grades of Livestock we are compelled to increase
price of Beef 2c to 6c per pound; according to quality
and various kinds of cuts. j. j;
HOWEVER, you may rely on our giving you the
lowest possible prices at all times.v
Steiislof f Bros;, Inc.
t ; Court and Liberty Streets
'PHONE 1528 Salem, Oregon
means of finally disposing of the
matter the clerk was Instructed to
Inform Labor Commissioner Hoff
that in the opinion of the board the
schools were conforming to the law
In the respect that janitors were not
compelled to do more than eight
hours of actual labor in the course
(Of their working day.
Although there was some question
as "to the advisability of allowing
two half holidays, so near together.
it was finally decided that not only
the senior .high school but all the
grades should be allowed a half holi
day Friday of this week in order
that they might witness the May day
exercises on Willamette university
campus this being with the proviso
that weather or other conditions do
not alter the plans of the university
students.
Meld Meet, May 10.
A half holiday was also granted
on May 10. which is the day of the
annual field meet.
Among matters of routine busi
ness was the allowance of sundry
bills, ratifying the action of the sup
plies committee in the purchase of
sixty-five cords of wood, agreement
on the matter of paying 2 M per cent
interest on warrants to the amount
of 117,000, the Improvement of
grounds at the Lincoln school and
the installing of additional fire
alarm equipment at Washington
school ' i
(
Cupper Goes to Imped
Water Rights Adjudication
Fercy A. Cupper, assistant state
engineer, left yesterday to Inspect
the work being done by the state
engineer's office In connection with
the adjudication of water right on
Fifteen Mile creek and White river
in Wasco county, l
A survey is being made 4f these
streams preparatory to the deter
mination of the rights by the Super
intendent of water division No. 2.
Maps are prepared showing all irri
gated land, ditches, streams, etc. All
dUches are measured and the amount
or water used on the land as well
as the amount available for 'use.
This information is compiled and
forms the basis for a Judicial de
ted m (nation iby the State Water
Hoard of all water rights on the
streams. Having such Information
available eliminates- the necessity-of
taking thousands of page of testi
mony and greatly decreases the cost
to the Irrigators. Thls work of the
state engineer's office, which for a
number of years has been under Mr.
Cooper's immediate: supervision, has
proven very successful and Is being
adopted by other states. ,
Governor Has Letter From
Lieutenant Paul Wallace
American troops in France are
adopting British methods, according!
to a letter that has been received by
Governor Withycombe from Lieuten
ant Paul B. Wallace of Salem, who
is with Company L of the 162 Unit
ed States infantry. It is presumed
that the officer refers to British
methods of warfare., since in the
same letter he praises strongly the
condition and morale of the British
army aa a fighting force. Lieuten
ant Wallace predicts .that If the Ger
mans are held in the present strug
gle on the western front the war will
be over in a year.
Dr. It: E. Lee Steiner has received
a letter from Captain, James R. Neer
of Company M, the Salem conting
ent in the 462 infantry, in which the
officer ays the Oregon troops are
well provided with food and clothing
and other comforts . that lighten the
hardship of soldiering.
HOLMES SAVES
MUCH TROUBLE
V
Fuel Consumers of Oregon
Need Not Make Written
' Applications
PORTLAND. ORE., April 2. As
a result of strong representations by
Fuel Administrator Holmes of Ore
gon, fuel consumers of the state will
not be compelled to make written ap
plication for wood and coal supplies,
as previously announced.
Holmrr took the stand that Ore
gonlans are bing, encouraged to lay
in ample supplies early, and he con
sidered that enforcement of the ap
plication blank order was an unnec
essary inconvenience to the public
and a useless expense to fuel dealers.
He laid his case before the na
tional fuel administration and has
Just received a wire from Washing
ton stating that a special ruling will
be made for Oregon, although the
regulation will be enforced in all
other states, saving poasibljt other
Northwestern states.
Advices from Washington to
Holmes indicates that -conditions
point to another fuel shortage this
coming winter unless consumers lav
In their supplies now. The congested
condition of the transportation sys
tems is compelling sloV movement in
this regard. -
Eight Hundred Children
Now in Fourth Regiment
- State School Superintendent
Churchill has now enrolled 800
names for the fourth Junior Rain
bow regiment. The. names of the
eighth hundred are:
Caryl Svlveiter. Clackamas: Maud
Graham. Forest Grove: Jenlvr Lan
sing. Mildred Tucker, Jennie Two'o-i
ny. tmeua ia.ii. an, jassamine
Hrown, Edward Payne, Mary Cana
poroll, Helen Ricen, Mildred Carlson,
John Sten. Nora Hascel, Rene De Vln.
Louise Ketel, Thomas Ketel, Carl
Tucker, Annabelle Isbtster. , Helen
Klblan, Leila Harrison. Geraldine
Ketel, Marloa Sten, Johnnie Mace,
Hilda Karth, St: Helens: Ronnie
Ksta nrugger, Mayger; Ella Coch
ran, Vlrgtl Parks. Leonard Donald-
urin. Vrani-M Kltrht Ktrt Ct.tlr.
er. Prairie City; Lavona IJeverldse. '
Grande: Sadie Malloy. Gertrude'
Wpod, The Dalles; Wil ninth Gibson,!
Hood River; Elbert Relts. Dorothy j
Redfield, Pendleton; Wayne Cron, J
Lostlne: Frederick Elsmsn. Rnjj.i '
Kiver; Hruee Putnam. Medford;
Doris Grabner, Frank Mittauer, Hel
en Pea rce, Israel Sacks, Marguerite
Edwards, ' George Mittauer, Earl
Cranston. Ralph Glass, Resale Sacks,
Ma Ryland. Malcolm Ryland. Har
old Murray, David Hunt. Johnnie
Mattes, t Ocla Moody. Jean Horton.
Donald McGIU. Victor Hart; Alice
Tuthill, Page Weetwood, Aurilla
iiarson. Ruby Parson. Raker: Myra
King, Harrishurg; Edwin Parker,
Catherine Coates. Nellie Burns. Ar
low Hildebrand, Albany: Helen
Knott. Glendale; Heston Grieve,
Prospect; , Basil Brown, Klamath
Falls' Harold Hathorn . Laurel:
Amanda Graue. Sherwood: ItivmnnH
Walker, Grants PasV; Eunice Har
mon. Elmer C. Hafmon, Ruth
Moore. Helen Walcher. Salem; Bev
erly Thomas, Klamath Falls; Jack
Dennis, Mildred Murry. Elma Qss
ley, Lester .Conley, Goldie Ford,
rnyus scranton, Donald Rohn, Ella
Neiderer, Elma Bay, La Grande;
Francis Ott. Eulah Ott. Leila Ott.
Alice Ott. Rex Ott; Fritz Ott. Ray-
mona Monroe, Summerville; Melissa
uonaidson. Austin;- lsa!el Babcoek,
Edna Miller. Thelma Butts. Mav-
belle Bramlette, Roy Munger, Amello
Kosa, xne Dalies, i
Prison Bloodhounds Are
Wanted to Hunt for Man
An aUDeal was reeeiverl of tha
atate penitentiary last night from
uiatsaanie ror the nrionn t.iwwi.
hounds to trace a young man who
was saia to have disappeared from
that Place. His n am was not rlvon
The telephone message said that the
zuiiuk man, wno was oi araii age,
apparcntlly had disappeared in the
woods. A mysterious gunshot, heard
In the neighborhood, was suspected
to have something to do with his dis
appearance. Whether the dogs
would bo sent was not decided last
night.
Celebration Proposed In
Unfurling Liberty Flags
The two liberty flags awarded to
Salem and Marlon county In view of
their success in the liberty loan cam
paign, have arrived, and It is now
proposed that their public unfurling
be marked with ' appropriate cere
mony. A committee will be appointed
from the commercial club to take this
matter up at an early date, and In
the meantime the club will welcome
suggestions from interested citizens
to the best means of celebrating the
event.
In the opinion of those at the bead
of the bond campaign the occasion
Is of sufficient Importance to war
rant an elaborate program or music
and oratory. It is also suggested
that the neighboring towns and rural
centers be asked to Join with Salem
In an occasion that will be of mutual
interest and", enjoyment
Why America Fights -
Germany Summarized
WASHINGTON. li a. April 29.
'If Democracy is conqured in this
war, all free peoples must either 'sub
mit to Germany's domination or else
give up a part of their democracy in
order to resist her. We must fight
Germany in Europe with help that
we may not have to fight her here
la America without helD"
In a booklet entltled."Why Ameri
ca Fights Germany." Issued by the
Committee on Public information to
Stanford University, thus sets forth
the, fundamental reason for our par
ticipation In the war. lie shows how
Germany . has drowned our citizens,
sunk bur ships, intrigued against us,
and outraged our sentiments of right
and humanity by her unspeakable
outrages in Belgium , and France,
founded as they are on deliberate
principle and precept. He adds, "If
we had not fought Germany after
her false and burtal conduct, we
should have been despised by all the
world, including the Germans."
The publication may be obtained
free by writing to the Committee on
Public Information at 8 Jackson
Place, Washington, D. C.
Steel Work Is Ready to
Begin on Big Salem Bridge
Construction workers on the Will
amette river bridge are ready to be
gin the steel work and have finish
ed concrete work on the last of the
big piers. The concrete retaining
wall at the west approach to the
bridge has been started.
. Plans are completed for the light
ing of the bridge. Along the drive
way will be placed thirteen lamp
posts and under the bridge will be
placed two red and7 one green light
as guides to navigation. The lamp
posts are to be painted grey. Bids
for. furnishing the posts will be call
ed for in a few days and also the
globes.
Glasses from the engineering de
partment at Oregon Agricultural col
lege have been observing the work
recently, particularly the process of
laying concrete undr water.
Instructor Gives L W. W. 1
' Literatures to Clashes
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. Fol
lowing charges that he refused to
realsfr for elective drart, Ferdi
nand Varrelman, Instructor in lang
uages at the Lowell High school,
was taken into custody late today
by the police and department of
Justice officials. , He will be given a
physical examination and inducted
Into the military service at once.
Varrlman, when told thathe was
to ber arrested, returned to his class
room and distributed Industrial
Workers of the Werld literature to
Ms tupll, school authorities said atr
ter his pri-est.
Varrelman came to Farf Francisco
"t September from ReJIlngham.
Wash., where he h'd ben a high
schorl instructor, erboo! authorities
here said tonight.
FRENCH HEROES. ARRIVE
! (Contiued from page 1)
ment from the New York state guard.
the veterans nany of them mere
youths swung up the thoroughfore
with licht step, notwithstanding the
heavy weight of their full equipment,
wearing their ated tench hats.
The French appeared at liberty
loan committee headquarters on low
er Broadway after having traveler
through Fifth avenue and several
downtown streets on autobuses from
the steamship pier. Their reception
was only exceeded by that accorded
Pershing's veterans.
The "poilus" with their smart uni
forms and th tant o'shanter of the
Alpine corps, made a dashing appear
ance as they drew up In company
formation before the liberty loan
headquarter and roirch Into the
building to be photographed and in
terviewed as a preliminary step in
their er forts to aid in the liberty
loan.. At the headquarters thev met
some of the American heroes and tho
meeting was the signal for. a demon
stration that lasted several minutes
and included vigorous handshakes,
congratulations and expressions of
admiration in French and English.
1 All Men Drcomted.
Every man in the. French c on
tingent had won one or more decor
ations for extraordinary bravery and
virtually all had seen continuous ser
vice si ace the outbreak of the war.
All of thvm also had been wounded,
most of them several times a few
its many as eight times'. They were
welcomed to America by Ernest Guv.
1-ep resent I Kb Andre Tardleu, French
high commissioner V the Pnlted
States, and Guy Eroertton of the lib
erty loan c.nir.lttee. '
Tonight the poilus were formally
Introduced to General Pershlng'a vet
erans at a dinner given in their hon
or at liberty loan exhibit, where tho
France-Amcrlean amity .reached its
height. James W. Gerard, former
American ambassador to German,
was the principal speaker.
The Americans were disbanded to
night as a unit. Sixteen of them will
remain here to work for the llberfv
loan, while the olueis will go to oth-
ojrHHeoranPjij
LONGER TERMS
URGED IN BILL
Initiative Would Have Sheriff,
Clerk and Others Hold
Four Years
Portland citizens yesterday filed at
the ofqce of the secretary of state
an Initiative bill for an amendment
to the state constitntion drafted with
the intention of giving to incorporat
ed cities tof Oregon the , power now
held by the state to make, modify- or
annul franchises to . public utility
concerns and to regulate rates and
tolls charged for public service. The
bill, which is an outgrowth of the 6
cent fare controversy, is Initiated by
Josephine R. Sharp. Eleanor Florence
Baldwin, C. W. Barzee and Joseph
R. Sbalen, all of Portland.
Another bill filed yesterday by R.
P. Rasmussen of Portland and A. S.
Milne or The Daller proposes a con
stltutlonal ameYQment changing the
terms of offleeJ 4f county clerk,
sheriffs, treasurers, coroners and
surveyors f torn two . to four . years.
Both bills have been referred to At
torney General Brown for ballot
title.
The franchise bill filed yesterday
reads as follows:
The measure changing the tenure
of county offices follows:
"A Bill For ax amendment to
Article III of the constitution of the
state of Oreton.
"Be it enacted by the people of
the state of Oregon:
That Article HI of the consti
tution of the State o'f Oregon shall
be an hereby is, amended by adding
the following section after Section I
of said Aatlcle II. which added sec
tion shall be designated as Section
2 of said Article III.
- ARTICLE III.
"Section t. There Is hereby grant
ed, relinquished and delegated to and
Invested in alL Incorporated cities
within the Stato of Oregon the power
and authority to exercise, during and
for the period of twenty-five years,
within the corporate limits of such
cities, all governmental and legisla
tive rwwnr n nil authority. includinE
th. nollee nowers. now reserved to.
Invested In, retained or possessed bXf"' etc'
or inherent In the State of Oregon
or any -department thereof as a sov
ereign, relating to the government,
control and regulation of public util
ities and publio service corporations,
and relating to the making, annull
ing, enacting or modifying of munici
pal franchises and contracts with pub
lie utilities and public service cor
porations, and providing the terms
and conditions thereof, and relatinr
to the regulations, fixing and control
of rates of toll, fares ana charges to
be collected charged or received by
such public utilities for public serv
ice. The provisions of the constitu
tion and laws of Oregon In conflict
with-thls amendment are hereby re
pealed in so far only as they conflict
herewith. The provisions of this
amendment shall be self-enacting
and shall take effect and be in opera
tion immediately upon the adoption
and approval, thereof by the people
of the State of Oregon."
The bill pioposlng to change the
tenure of eounty offices follows:
"Section 6 of Article VI of the
constitution of the state of Oregon
shall be and hereby Is amended to
read as follows:
"Section . county officers:
There shall be elected in each
countr by the qualified electors
thereof at the time of holding gener
al elections, a county clerk," treasur
er, sheriff, governor ana suiveyor.
who shall severally, hold their offices
for the term of four years.
The provisions of this section, fix
ing the term of office for four years.
Is self-enacting and shall become ef
fective on the first Monday of aJn
uary, 1915, when said county of
ficers, elected at the regular Novem
ber, 1918 election, shall qualify."
For this measure Attorney General
Brown has prepared the following
ballot title:
Initiative Bill Proposed by In
itiative petition. . 7
"Initiated by R.P. Rasmussen.
Corbett. Oregon.ttnd A.- 8. Milne,
The Dalles. Oregon. '
'Constitutional Amendment Fixing
Term of Certain County Orficrs.
Purpose: To provide for the election
of a county clerk, treasurer, aherlff.
coroner and surveyor, who shall sev
erally hold their offices Tor the term
of four years Instead of two, as now
provided by law. The amendment
become effective on the first Mon
day of January, 1919, when the said
county officers elected at the regular
November, 1918 election, ahall quali
fy." Illndenbiirg hesitates, and Fo'h
will fool or foil him. .
Wm.N. Sclig's Half-a-Million-BolIar Produc
tion of Robert HiEchcns'World-Famous
Novel and Play oi the Same Name
wiin HtLLN
Best Characterization
BLIGH THEATRE
3 PAYS
3c1r V STARTS TO-DAY
C3i
What Does L.J.Simpson Stand For?
"Your
Kind
of
Man
for
Oovernor"
For Americanism,
For Republican principles.
For patriotic support of nation's war activities.
For the development of Oygon vast resource an!
the encouragement of agriculture.
For good, roads. .
For rild law enforcement.
For nation-wide prohibition and women's suffrage. :
For patriotic co-operation between employer and ecf
ploye. For national; universal eight-hour day, excepting ag
riculture. For better working and living conditions for the thou
sands of workers and laborers throughout the aUt
For the greatest possible : moral, social and economic
advancement of all citizens of the state.
For an efficient state educational system."
For a clean, impartial, businesslike administration.
"Policies backed by twenty years of practice."
"Your kind of a man for Governor" is
L.J.Simpson
(Republican) -
Uaurd by Slnjpfn for Governor
belting: Hid.. 1'ortUnd. Oregon.
1
Trlmary
Fit I DAY
MAY 17th
I'ld Ad.
MUCH INTEREST
IN RURAL WORK
Hundreds of Boys and. Girls
Are Enlisted in Club '
Activities
County Superintendent Smith re
turned Saturday from a tour of the
schools of the county, having visit
ed jteventy-flve schools in the inter
est of the Rural Life week program,
looking after club work ,and speak
ing In the Interest of war saving
stamps and food conservation. He
found lu the majority of caes a live
ly enthusiasm on the part of the
young people In the practical work
Instituted in tlrfs propaganda soil
tests, seed tests, farm surveys, build-
lng plans, piwluctlon cost and tU-
There isno Question he says, that
the common round of farm toll will
mean more to many a boy and girl,
and that they will enter into tbelr
tasks with a greater ' test because
of the light that has been thrown
upon these operations during tho past
Mr. Smith was gratified to find the
heartiest co-operation on the part of
the rural teachers, and much of the
credit for the success of the effort
la due to them. Many of them will
continue something of the line of
rtudy through the school year, adapt
ing the object lessons to the needs
and opportunities of their particular
field. f.
The farm boys are especially en
thused over the lines of animal and
pounltry husbandy as taken up in the
clubs. There are now about 140U
boys and girls enlisted in clubs in
the county, all engaged in some line
of production or conservation of
food. A large number of pig clubs
have been organized and theic. activ
ity promises much to the future of
the stock industry.
' The final wind-up of the week for
Mr. Smith was in Rural School day
at Woodburn, where about twenty
schools were represented by direct
ors, teachers and parents of the child
ren. A very interesting program was
carried out there, one of the feat
ures being spreading contest by both
elementary and advanced grades.
Silver medals were offered as prizes.
one of them being won by Juanita
Inman, of Butteville. and another by
Alvin Halvorsen, of Evans Valley.
Another feature was an lnter-school
singing contest, in which the prize
5-Cent Delivery
Beginning with Monday, April 20th we will make no rhora
free deliveriei. . ,
Meats of all kind have taken a decided jump but in order
to keep them a low at possible we have adopted the "Na
delivery system" being used by other markets in different
cities and in accordance with that recommended by the United
States Government. However, for the convenience of those
who may wish it we will for the present maintain one delivery
car and make your delivery the same as usual lot the nominal
charge of 5 cents.
E. C. Cross & Son
, s "Meats of Quality and Flavor"
WARE in Her
first and foremost.
LtaguO in
a handsome silk pennant went b
the White school, near Hubbard.
"Last Da9 Programs llz:i
Be Patriotic in Udzit
In "last day of school" etterU.
ments in Oicgon this year the ret.
Silar run of comic dialogues
tableaux will give place to patrt.',.:?
programs. Many Oregon teaf-i
have written to State Librarian C -.
nrlla Marvin for the ordinary ct-r t
selections, but Mlsa Marvin 1 rf-.u
lng to rend these out and has :
out letters requesting that pitriv. .;
programs be prepared instead.
Miss Marvin has prepared a Kit t!
patriotic theme for .commence?:.?;:
orations and these and hundreds tf
Oregon students are availing u-a.
eelves eagerly of th list.
- For gneral patriotic Ingtrnet!
Miss Marvin has listed the betlbooki
in patriotic literature, both for ch";.
ren and" for adults and is urglnr tt::
the books be placed on the ahehti
of all school an public Lbrarlei la
the state.
HIPPODROME
Road Show
LT
THE SWIFTEST
' EEVTJE
IN VAUDEVILLE
"GOOD
BYE
BROADWAY
25 PEOPLE n
9 SCENES j .
JOEEOBEETS
AND A
WONDERFUL
DANCING CHOBUS
GRAND THEATRE
Matinee and Evening1
SUNDAY MAY 5)
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day, rrofessor J. S. P. Tatlock, of
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