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SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 2S. 1020 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON. i i BOYSBEGIN COMPETITION Sixteen Clubs at Christian Association Are Now Fully Organized Athletic Association Wins Silverton Game The 16 cjnbs of the A. have completed organization and will begin interclub competition Monday, according to a -statement made by L. A. Pickett, boys' sec retary. r ' . Competition Is based, upon points In leadership. Points are awarded on the basis of, attend ance, five points; Bible study x class, 10; participation in game tournaments, fire; athletics, five; other club activities, five,. and in dividual club activities, five. At the end of the year -the club hav- ins the largest number of points Is" to be given a banquet by the Each club has had at least one - meeting. Each has elected its of ficers and its representative to the boys' department council. ' The names which have been chosen for the clubs are: Seniors, Pirates; Intermediates. Cougars; Manitous, Beavers; Jun iors, Torpedoes, Dreadnaugbts, Destroyers; 'employed boys, -Ava lanches; cadets, Trojans, Pan thers, High Flyers; preps, Sioux, Mohawks, Appaches; beginners. Chargers, warriors. The Boys' council is composed of rone -representative from each ciuh. The council will hold its first 'meeting -next Wednesday at 6 o'clock, when it meets with the leaders corps for a banquet. SILVERTON. Ore., Nov. 27. Silvertdn .opened -its . basketball season Wednesday night; with a game between two local teams. The one was made up of 'former high school boys, those playing on this team being Alfred Olsen, Do O'Kane, Sylvan McCleary. John Hollingsworth and Sidney Morley. Those on the other team were Herman Small, Frank Aim, Otto Aim, Paul Wray and Witburn Scott. The last named are all members of a club recently start ed in Silverton which is known as the Silverton" Atheietic associa tion. The score was 25 to 9 In favor of the elub boys. j of the light at (location Inserted in Jetterirand ask you to cal'j phone 55 and let us know when i does Tiot burn?" Accompanying the letter is postal card which the'person re ceiving the letter is expectea to mail back to the company indicat ing whether, he will be custodian of the light. ' -' Manager W. M. Hamilton of the company says the company is re ceiving fine co-operation from large majority, ofi the persons t whom the letter has oeen sent, but that som- are slow about return ing the information whether thev v, ill watch the lights. People of City Asked to be Light Custodians To assure the best street light ing service possible in Salem, the local office. of the Portland Rait way, Light &' Power company ha hit upon the plan of making some resident of the city custodian o each light. This person, of course, is to be 'someone living near the lamp and bis duty wil1 be to inform the company, by tel ephoning .55, when the light fails to burn. The eomoanr is sending out over 200 letters that read as fol lows: "We want to keep as many o the street lights burning every night as possible. We must de pend to a large extent upon the public -to let us know wflen the lights do not burn. "What is everybody's business is nobody's business. Hence fre quently we are not advised when lamps are out. "May we appoint you custodian Rurke and on Washington's fort; yard line. The last wore w; made on a series or line smasiu following a successful aerial at tack. Perfect foot twill weather fa vored both tpams. S'SCHOOLLAWS OUTLIVED USE Dartmouth Takes 28 to 7 Contest From Washington WASHINGTON FIELD. Seattle, Nov. 27 Washington University's football warriors were unable to solve the brilliant passing of Dart mouth college in their game here today and lost to the easterners by a core of 28 to 7. One of the largest crowds ever assembled for an athletic event in the city, es timated at 30,000, witnessed the contest. Washington went into the con test; with a rush and after a few minutes of play in the first period, in which scant yardage was made by either, side except in the punts. Abel blocked Robertson's punt and raced fifty yards through the field fo ra touchdown. : Dartmouth failed in several at tempts to pass in this period but in the succeeding quarters got her aerial program into operation and smothered the Sun Dodgers. Three "Dartmouth touchdowns werermade by passing. .The first was made by Crisp who carried the ball over after Lynch had picked out a thirty-eight yard -pass from Mythical Football Squad is Chosen SrOKANE. Wash.. Nov. 27. Five of the eleven places on the mythical ail-Pacific coast confer ence football team chosen by George M. Varnell, conference ref eree this season are awarded to the I'niversity of California. Wash ington State College, with three places is next in order, the Uni versity of Oregon obtained two players and Stanford one, Oregon Agricultural college and Wash ington got no representation. The selections were announced here to day. On the second team Washington gets four positions. California three, Oregon Agricultural college two and Oregon and Stanford one each. California men named on the first team include Muller, end; Majors, guard: McMillan, tackle; Berkey. end, and Sprott, halfback. Washington state is represented by Dunlap. center; Hamilton, guard. and Gillis, fullback. - Oregon men are Leslie, tackle; and Steers, quarterback, and Stan ford's representative is Temple ton. at halfback. The second team includes: Rose, O. A. C.,end; Clark, Washington. tackle; Mautz, Oregon, guard; Smith. Washington, center; Crau mer, California, guard; Pershing. Stanford, tackle; Faulk, Washing ton, end; Erb, California, quar terback; Toomey. California, half back; Kckman. Washington, half back; Kasberger, O. A. C, full back. . . - ecial SI f lis H Do not' hesitate too long, as the stock is fast becoming I depleted and the wonderful prices can not last much longer. vHANAN'S SHOES ON - SALE FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU CAN SELECT .-ANY- PAIR OF HANAN SHOES FROM OUR STOCK, IN BLACK OR BROWN, ANY LAST OR STYLE, MEN'S OR WOMEN'S REGULAR $20, j; A AC - GO AT V. ...$liT.yd , These Shoes will only be on-gala a short time and we would suggest that if yon want a pair of these shoes to secure them at once. HANAN'S PUMPS AND OXFORDS for Women, in all lasts and styles, tan, calf, brown-kid and black calf and kid, all the new creations, regularly sold at $16.50, while they last, go at ......... $10.95 Children's Shoes -all to be completely closed -out at $295 $395 F-' $4.95 High. Grade Repair Work ; done at reasonable -prices. Rubber heel day -each Wednesday. - We put on ' regular 60c rubber heels at Halt 91 Price 6uC Complete line of Men1 and "Women's House Slippers rjust arrived. Every known style; -every pair to be sold at REDUCED PRICES. 'Women's Shoes EXTRA SPECIAL -Boys Shoes bought in job-lot prices ; ; the newest Brown ind Black English last, Goodyear weltsalso dozens of other good lasts reg ularly sold at $8.00, $9.00 and $10.00.......$4.95 Men's Brown Work Shoes, a very cheap value at S6. A short line, to close out. while they last . ..$3.95 FjXTRA SPECIAL Wo men's Brown and Black Cu ban Heel Walking Shoes, in the newest lasts, just ar rived. Regular $10 values, iro at;-S6.gS Men's 12-Inch Loggers in French Kip Vamp, a high grade, 116.00 Mft QC Loggers go at. . ? Men's 10-inch Loggers; a high grade grain leather boot, regular Menvs $4 Light Work Shoe. brown and black. go at Men's Shoes i Women's high grade Black Kid Shoes, regularly sold at $15.00. to McJose out ... $10.95 Women's 17.00 and 'SS.00 Black Kid Comfort Shoes, in , all lasts and sizes, while they last, , .go at ........ $10.95 S4.95 Women's odd lots of 110.00 "and $12.00 Brown Kid and 'Black "Shoes to -completely 'close out ; I'at, ........ Men's Edmonds Shoes, brown, in English and wider lasts. regularly sold at $14, go at ... Men's Black calf shoes, Blucher lace, regular $10 values, an extra good fitting Qf last, ta close .... ; . ?DD $12.00, go at.... O.JJ $2.65 Men's good grade. Knee Rubber Boots others -sell them for $5.00; CO QC our price ....... vf D Boys' Shoes Boys' High Top Shoes, both Brown and Black, best of leather, most all sizes, $7.00 to $8.00 values, $7.95 ; Women's Witch Elk Shoes, in Brown, and Smoke, regu lar $13 grades, all sizes. to go 4at .......... CTHEFIUCL SHOE $9.95 Women's Comfort Shoes. In " all the best styles and sizes, regular $5.00 and $7.00, nt. $3.95 AND $4.95 Sel&YSbae fa Pup . cot BegtuBocis fid&ad&xts Boys' $7.00 Korey Krome Goodyear Welt Shoes. Blucher lace, all qf sizes, to go at....43) Boys' Brown and Black English double sole grain leather school shoe, the best $S.00 shoe ever y QC old, to go at 343) 300 Pairs Children's Shoes, Brown, Black and Smoke, all sizes, up to $5.00 grades i $2.95 " 3oys Heary. Shoes, sizes 2 to 6, beat J 6.00 grades to be - . closed mi . e r EDUCATION IS NATIONAL NEED Coolidge Declares Religion and Education Are Source of Civilization Washington Proposes Big Changes in Educational System NF,W YORK. Not. 27. Vice President-elect Coolidge, speaking in behalf of higher education here today, declared there is need "not only of patriotic ideals and a trained intelligence in our econ omic life" but also of a "deep un derstanding or men and his re lationship to the physical universe and to his fellow men,. 'Declar ing there has always been evil in the world, the goveror-added: "There are evil forees at work now. They are ancarentlt orean ized and reek disintegration of society. They can almost .always be recognized by a direct appeal to selfishness.' They deny that the present relationship of meu has any sound basis for its ex istence. "They point out to men with untrained minds thatJU.ta.kea ef fort to maintain themselves and support government and clald that they ought to exist without effort on the accumulations tst others and the denial that men Lave any obligations toward each otner. The answer to this lies in a knowledge of past human experience and a realization of what man is." The sources of the state of mind which supports civilisation. he said, are education and relig ion, wmcn ne declared is denen- Ll.v.. -J At '-' vent jii uigucr cuucanoa. We hold by the modern' stan dards of society." he declared. "We believe in maintaining mod ern civilization for tho nrotectlon and support of free government and the development of economic welfare. We claim they are sound and minister In the best -way to human welfare. The great test 01 an institution la its ability to perpetuate itself, it seems fair iy plain that these institutions can survive with the aid of high er education. Without it thev have not the slightest chance. We justify the greater and great er accumulations of capital be cause we believe that therefrom flows the support of all science. an, learning and the charities which minister to the humanities of life, all carrying their benefi cient effects to the neonl n whole. "Unless this is measurably true our system of civilization ought to nmiia conaemned." Governor Coolidge announced that Senator Harding "had invited him to confer with him at Mar ion, Ohio, in December. Philippine Exports For Year Are $148,72394 MANILA, p. I., xov. 28. Ex ports from the Philippine Islands amount to $148,723,394 for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1920 and the imports for the same peri od to $123,132,111, showing a balance of trade in favor of the islands of $25,390,283, according to a report of the collector of cus toms just made public. This shows an increase of $30,567,050 in ex ports and $15,337,848 In imports over 1919. Of the Imports $80,374,530 came from the United States and $83,677,776 of the exports went to that country. Janan was sec ond with imports and exports of $12,649,716 and $10,833,374 re spectively. British ships brought $50,470,- vvv oi tne imports and carried away $45,553,000 of the exports. American bottoms brought into me rnmppines only $.43,711,000 worth of goods, but carried out of the- islands $70,000,000 in pro ducts, during the fiscal year end ed June 30, 1920. Ol.YMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 27. Sweeping change in the school lawn or the Mate of Washington with the oaject of removing th administration of schools fron politics and of redistributin ' school funds on wlut it charac terized as a more eiaitat bais are recommended in the prelim inary report of the slate piiblN school administrative cod- coin mbsion submitted to Governor Louis V. Hart and made public the governor tonight. The present system of schoo' administration iu Washington, a well us the method of raising and apportioning fund for the main tenance of education is declare' in the reports to have outiivt-d It usefulness and to be Inadequate to the conditions of ireent-d;iv education. The financial reor ganization is necessary: the com mission declares, in order that the cost of education may be equal ized as Ik-t ween th uealthy dis trict and the district with lw property valuation, and so tha equality of oDnortnnilv in educa tion may be insured to all child ren of the state, leirardiess o their geographical situation. To effect the reorganization recommended, one amendment t the state constitution would l required, tire commUsion reports Otherwjse it lie within the pow er of the state legislature to rem edy the evils complained of. and bills to this end are to.be submit ted, by the commission at a later time. As a means of removing man agement of school affairs froi the Influence of politics, the com mission proposes that county su nerintendents of schools shall b appointed by county boards o education, whose member are to be elected by popular vote. In like mannrr the state superinten dent of public instruction would be appointed by a state board ol education. The state board, which would supplant the present board of like description, would consist of "sev en lay members to be appointed by the governor for terms of sev en years." This board would have "legislative and Judicial powers in educational matters. Appointment of the state superin tendent, the plan provides, woul" be "without restriction as it. place of residence or political af filiation and for such term and a such salary as the board may de termine." It is this provision o the proposed reorganization that would require an amendment to the state constitution. The present salary of $3000 for the state superintendent i de clared to be inadequate. ' The plan of organizing the in dividual districts is based on system of county units, under which each county in the state outside of districts containing cit ies of the first, second -or third class (population over 1500) would be organized for educa tional purposes as a single unit to be known as the county school dis trict. Districts containing citle over 1500 population would be first class districts, with the op tion of becoming a part of the county school district. ' Presiding over the affairs o each county district would be county board of education of five members, elected from as man sections of the county, with pow er to appoint a county superinten dent of schools who also would be the county superintendent of the county school district. Kach o the present districts would be con stituted a sub-district, with one elected trustee "with certain well defined powers. Regarded as an Important feat' are of the proposed plan of finan cial support for the schools of the state is a provision that the state and county school funds be appor tioned, not as at present entirely on a basis of the school attend' ance, but two-thirds on this basi and one-third on the basis of the number of teachers in the district ' Raising of a larger proportion of the cost of common school educa tion by a statewide tax also is rec otoimendd. Of the present system of sup porting the schools the report says: "Cnder the present system of taxation there are school district whicn, either because of larger amount of wealth or extent of ter ritory within their boundaries- are enabled to provide modern buildings, pay good salaries and maintain efficient schools, and ye escape with little or no local ta ievy, while adjoining district' wUhont Hils wealth and propertv must tax themselves to the ut most limit and then can only in adequately provide for the child ren of their districts. The report cites Instances of disparity in valuation and schoo' attendance as between district and mentions district 86 in Adam county with a valuation of $286. 440 and an average daily attend ance for four pupils, compared with district 69 in Cowlitz coun ty, where the valuation Is onlv $21,940 and the average daily at tendance is 24. Under the pres ent system, -69 districts of the state levy not more than two mill tax, while ISO levy 20 mills or over, it is declared. ih1o the head euJ of hi train1 frm Woodbura to On niawa. and. after !eavitg Wuodburn. had nt ronvetKilion ai;U UU rear brke mun. lite protection to iejr of hi train beinu Iff! entirely to I'ear Itrakeman Christian. Kirr-tii-iN Stay With KngirM "II further d-vtluped that at the lime No. 221 apiroarfcrd th rear of No. 22. that Hear (Irakenian Chtitian had not pro ceeded l- He rear more than 3 l. too feet, and further, did not light fuee until No. 221 w clone iii-oii kim. In nothing ted fu he tefon enrnerieneed haprlne declared. Into that effort the 7.innit or lat month and tfce government teemed to W f . catabltoteed la eoatrt 1 v ionization of America poured all Kamchatka peninsula, its slrt-nrth and whenever thei The Japanese Had tluty .nt olitleal d!opinent v'!arhip In Petfotk.vk tlj th uovemit from 1914 to April j mi an a.vOS ton traarptrt. y iJ2 hall le told, v nnUr.ted nUipa. t w stated oal4 rr ' praise will le glvm to President the all winter. Oiler j1PiJ Vodmw Wilson."' j varshtsn. Including a MaawT Mr. de llja continued, tourh- j!rtn yr are scattered ak ,Z. Pl!tine: "The appolntnnt of Kir llef Irrt Santuf-I as liish rn.-nrnjion-' IUletine was in the eye er to engineer oa .No. 2nd 231 r-r (l,n4. eieu xnorf aigcificant knoletltel. brakes were appii-' than the fUn Uemo dcriciua. and and li.imeiiuteiy thereafter he(l,re pWnty ot evWence that i.arfcers f No. 227 cahoot, lirllort hl brought a n.-w I.Miriel n, in log. at wnicu mo-, . . p3i.cii., and ha made a holeouie readjustment Knsiner .Parker. Itrakeman lai' and Hmith. and Conductor Strang juuijel. Fireman McUer remaining ith the engine. "InuiM-diate relief was given t the injured partl.v by trespass-re on N-. 227. and inrnilers or crew on No. 22". as.lsteJ by nun and r.ttfiidants' irom Chemawa In dian school. , Shortly after the collision' lire broke out near the deinol i:hd caboose, which we conclude was from fire iu caboose stove acd whlcli 'luateri illy aild.d ! damage t. property and d"lay In clearing track. Train No. 2nd 221 arrived Woodl.uii; it i2:f" s. m., and after .i king np .eveo cars. mad the plug test, and rinding brake operative throughout the; train departed at"! a. m.. making or ual run with no stops between Wodburn and point of ctilllsion Tliey encountered two torpdoe near east switch at tlfrvaia and airain near east switch at Hrooks- both of which were acknowl edged. No futees -were encount ered between Woodburn and poln of are (dent- Invest IgF tion als dvelopa that No. 2nd 221 en countered fog conditions com mencing at a point approximate ly one mile west of Hrooks. In creasing in denflty as train ap proached Lake LaMsh bottom at which point den?e fog pre vailed at time or accident. ItesKndhility He. "Track approachlnc point of ac cident 1 tangent for one-naif ril!e. and is on a 1.2 per cent de rrending grade. Collision ocenr red on ascending grade. Pro liles and plans attached show in detail the alignment, grade, etc.. of track east and west of joint of collision. Track i laW with 1. o-pound rail and ballasted with gravel. Track, is protected by slow board, restricting speed of passenger, trains to 25 miles per hour, and freight trains to 20 miles per hour. ol forces. One great chance baa rvldently come over Palestine, and that Is that the Arab pro 1 in has dwindled to its natural proportion. But while th politi cal problem haa become simpler. tje problem of the general de velopment of Palestine still awaits upon the aettlemeM or the north ern and eastern boundaries, a prnlileta that Is bring settled onl ride of Pah-fttice. and the meth ods to be pursued in the actual development of the homeland as a huni'-lar.d. tnuct. fn ronIdrabl measure, await until the league of nations has approved the trrms of the mandate 'which are still in the making." According to Ur. de Haas re port, the American organization i paying from 7 to no per cent cf the budgets of the entire move ment, from September. 1919. to July, 192 a. the American organi sation paid out $7 -"..000 a month .to the international organization, including the cot of maintaining in Palestine the American Zionist Medical unit la conjunction with the joint distribatlon committee. Since July the commitments have Leen changed so that the Inter national organization receives $23.ooa a month trad the medical unit $25,000. Kamchatka coa.t. rmteetta, .r Jjpanewe rotrein. the mw tie Hewder Km, reported. After the first vhMl to Peijv pavlovtk the -achAooer Kt:iiVMi north along the Urieg Se of Liberia, tradlag at the vEtlo, aid outputs for fart aa4 e;t product . fh arrived at A . July 15. Wlag the ftrst ve,:. the year to pnt htto ta stead. Front Anadyr tba Z-S . Uroa. rarrled efrtt 'RsC refogeea to Nome and rhe i , for the 'Arctic ocean, (catv , the rraire. Palestine as Jewish Homeland is Planned M'FFALO. Nov. 26. Jacob d? Haas, executive secretary of Ibe Zlonlft organization of America, told the members of that organi zation -in their convention here today that Ireldent Wilson, the members or his cabinet and or ficiala of the United States gov ernment seconded every f effort the Zionists made to save Pales tine as a Jewish homeland. When the San Kemo conference wrote the Balfour-declaration Into the Turkish treaty, "black despair was turned Into a new and never Ship That Always Comes Back" in Seattle Harbor SEATTLE. Wash- Nov. 27. The power schooner Bender Bros.. known as' the "ahlp that always I comes back.". Is In port now be ing overhauled in preparation for a voyage next year to the Arctic regions. She haa Just returned from a 16.000 mile voyage that began In middle ct last April and took her along the Siberian coast from Petropavlovsk to Anadyr, thence to Ncme where lee condi tions halted her xf forts to get in to the Arctic. The vessel Is nsed as a trader by ai Seattle firm and departed northward April 14. The Bolshe vik! had control of the Kamchatka port at that time and two red guards boarde dthe Bender Bros. and remained cn the vessel for several wee.ka. Then a Russian volunteer fleet steamship arrived from Vladivo stok with, representatives ot the Vladivostok government who oted the Teds from control and took over the port. On the way hrfme 'frorie Bering- -Strait the Bender Bros, made a second call at Petropavlovsk. arriving there Method of Smtltlzg hcz From Volcanic Send CI: TOKJO. Nov. 26. A tsv: whereby Ire a may be smelted f volcanic iron oxide mand. l fcre regarded aa wholly rt':i baa been reported by rieati:e , periineators working Tor tie department. While' the 'clccv csnnot be employed as yt c rr.ercially. the root of the Irci obtained being too high t f. pet- "with Iron smelted frora the value of the process to Jr from a military ataadpoiat Is t to.be great. Inasmarh aa It thU country In an tndpadet: t Mtloa so far as l:s sappTy ef i for military and naval aset b r cemeJ. J a pun. like every other Vi! eoanrry. Is rlch'in dpm!u ef . oiMm 4A -statement of-tk- v office yesterday says: "The recurrent anti-Jiji-mo re men ts in dlffervats pari the Chinese republic tkit l been pronounced since tb -, conference at Parts. det- the-Japaneae governtneDt effort for the discovery cf means to ensure a steel c;p j . equate enougn tor aomecue t snmptloa. In anticipation ct a slb'.e future suspension cf imports. The experiiuBU year hate now been crotei i tolerable succeta. They tt far been made chiefly wr.k i military necessity In view mzl i with the object of makiag xi ; existing shortage ta the ires , plies. The advantages. wkUa iu success Is limited to that sup producing Iron-aand blocks t'. i may with advantage t Uet: ' with the ordinary plg Ires -la T -duciag steeL" ... . . TRY THIS A prominent tradessaa evr so. the East Side exposraltted vrt'.i i gang of road repairers rti :x a small monntatn of wood b!yJ.i dumped In front of his prrmlMa The protest being Ir&ortd. 1 surreptitiously stuck a care, bear ing the Inscription. "Pleaaa talt one.- cn the cffendleg heay. The philanthropic nicest was quickly acted on by paascrv by, and mere than half cf U. blocks cad disappeared bc'n a, vjrilant policeman removtS ti. car.' ' ! "Mr. and Mrs. Slocum seem to be an ideal couple. Last night I noticed how their thoughts al ways coincided." "Yes, but did you observe ajso that it was always the ladr who .thought Irrst?" Columbia State. BRAKEMAN AND CONDUCTOR BLAMED (Continued from page 1) matlon that the crew of No. 227 bad that accident had occurred, was when trespasser, who ' had been riding on their train, ran np near station and informed them that there was something wrong to the rear of their train. It was further developed that all mem bers ot No. 227's crew, including Rear Brakeman .Christian, knew that No. 2nd 221 was following, but regardless, evidence fails to develop that any fusses were drop ped off between a point east of Gervais and scene of accident, and further, that Conductor. Record T I :Bedr6.ck" .'Price On Suits and Overcoats Oar recent redactions in the price oi suit and overcoats is brmgiaz largest volume of patronage we have ever enjoyed and our customers are very appreciative and enthusiastic at out the superb quality of our woolens and the reasonableness of our prices' for the finished garments. Ordering Holiday Suits Many people have already ordered their suits and overcoats for the Holiday Season, and you may have yours, too, in plenty of time, if you come in tH week and let us take your measure. Don't delay, for if you do not place your order this week, it will be impos sible for us to make your garments for you in time for Christmas. 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