THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1923 ' ' " : ' : : : : 1 1 II.. U I I LL STHRTS1I Publicity r.ten of Chamber of - Commerce to Tell People , of School Needs, v Working In : close harmony -with the Salem school board, the com mittee on, 'school 'publicity from the Salem Chamber -of Commerce has set. valiantly, to, work to' pat before the . people the actual con ditions of the Salem schools. The schools- are i educationally ana financially away obore par; they rank, at the very top, of all the schools in 'Oregon in general ef ficiency,.. in, desirability n. econ omical - maintenance: as- shown, by the exhaastive studies of the wumujmoo. iui taey;- are grossly overcrowded,, and r with no build ing for the past seven years,; save one or' two grotesque little "port- lJoyip-joossip ; , . . - r 't -.. ' - Ha rely hasTEIje "screen -presented a picture with so many points of universal- appeal, as . are pos sessed by "The1 Silent Call," the Laurence ' Trimble-Jane Murfln production presented by H. O. Da vis through' Associated First Na tional l Picturesque.,? at the Bligh today.j The picture ' has drama galore several thrilling- punch scenes) -the beantif ulnatural back ground of the, high Sierras a su perlative castof players and a remarkable y dog Earned ' Strong heart, wia is the real hero of the story,', .-' TTIlliam S.: Hart's Paramount picture, "Three f Word. Brand," "which will be shown at the Bligh theater next Friday and .Saturday is "notable in many ways,: one of the most Interesting - features be ing that Jane Novak . is leading woman.,' Hiss Novak -has appeared opposite; the western star before; but never to better, v advantage than in this instance. - rA'll'l'Mli 'resn 1 : . : . it . Popular L t Prices ' i ;' ;Sat. Mat. 2 p. m. 25c '. '. Other Shows " ' 25c and SSe ' IV - - 2 Shnw nilv - ft 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. V Full Orchestra! 8 Artists r Starts Saturday f t ococrao V -jf able"., schools, the crowding - has reached the point of inefficiency and even danger, '. ' Issued for Ten Years The . program now Deing pro posed tcf come before the voters on March 13 calls for a bond Issue of 1500,000 , for building pur poses.; This money will be auth orized, but ,fHl not be spent un til the program calls for-4ts use; some . of this issue might not be spent, for four or, five years. The bonds will not draw interest un til they are actually sold for im medlate needs. It has been fig ured that the present city bonding limit for school purposes is a Ht Ub more than $500,000. The pro gram . to , be adopted calls for 'a steady building growth to keep pace with the city's growth, and is estimated to covet every pos sible need up to 1930. "r - - , The bonds are to be issued for 10r yearsrronr date of issue and sale, which may be this year br five years from ..now, depending on the immediate needs, and they are to be paid from a sinking fund that will actually retire them all at the end; of. their allotted ten years. In the , past 1 there have been many bonds refunded. Only ,a few weeks ago the school board cleaned up at $10,000 bond issue that has come down for 35 years. No further refunding and pyra miding of bonds is to be allowed under the new program.. f : Circular Sent Out The committee on publicity has Issued and spread broadcast an informative circular regarding the Salem . school conditions that can not well, be further abbreviated without falling to tell the whole story. ' It is here given In full: Salem Schools ; Enrollineqit Feb. 1 1. J919 . 2548 nrollnient Feb.jl. 1923 3908 Increase in four year. .1 1...1460 Increg in iour yer , 34.7 Estimated hy 1930, 7779- 57.0 ' Taking Salem a n edmcational center, it U the largest ia the state, with no state-aided institution. Coonting - enroll. ment Febnisry 1, 1923, of pnblio schools, Willamette nnivariity. 43alem Besiness eoIWe, and three private denominational schools. Salem had 5 15 5 students. Thi does net include Salem Indian training school at Chemawa. or state schools for . defectives. totalling nearly 10OO. Invest ment ia the above educations! equipment is estimated at $2,500,000. Number of teachers and employes, 250, with monthly payroll of 127,675. Estimated investment required by pnblia and private schools by 1930, for new buildings and equip ment, S2.500.000'. Total expenditures at present for salaries, equipment, fuel, sup plies repairs, water, insurance, etc., $SOOr 000 per annum, or f 25 per capita based on population of 20,000. This money is practically all spent acain in this com munity. ; -. Hotulnc Providad - " Salem public school requirements have been out grown and sto at present not provided for. Following temporary hous ing ha beea provided. . " -. v , i . Pupils One portable school in East Salem 55 Office , of : principal at Park school ' used for classes ,,;,. 20 Basement Garfield vchool seating--. 40 Assembly room at Highland seating 102 High school using former manual training space for .... ...... 100 Public school children . attending , -fiaered. Heart academy . 50 ..Total nrnnber Salem school eMK drea only temporarily provided with housing -r . 8fl7i The number " sttending Sacret TTert TODAY nssrlYusxisrkTTBACPotf A story tliat drifts from tropic isles to 'Friscors underworld. It's full of action. . ; . ; : ; Lf 1 U.w 1 Us 0M OREGON (253 9 a'liiu.'Ty' tCr IKrfflfffi sMfc $JiiBL -v. ;v: '.:. i fT VICTOR IN ' WILL CONTEST. -dSWMiesaMaMSh - " js"" " ' ' - . ir- iu I ?, . I I; " , m I - . : 4 I - - 1 & 1 1 , I,, . 11 1 -v Mrs. Reginald Bell, wife of Reginald Belt, - San Francisco v broker, who has succeeded ; in i breaking the will of his mother, : who "disinherited her five chil dren and left $850,000, to I friends.; The mother was ad - judged--insane by ,a jury, who heard the case. - academy is estimated by the city super intendent, 'j- . - ' t v ' Plnancial Management Sound . I The records of high schools in the stste show that Salem district has had sound and conservative r management ever a period of years, " and only nine high schools in the state pay salaries as low aa Balera, while the tenure of teachers Is above the state average. Salem pays aa average wage -of $1333 for high- school teachers aad $1065. for. grades. - Salem pays only $910 a Tear, for janitors, while the rest of the state paya $1020 a year, the average wages. Six cities, pay' higher salaries . for superintendent thsa Salem, not ' considering Portland -Salem paying $3600. Only two other schools ia the state show a lower per capita espense for students than Salem. For the whole etate. high school budgets show $104 per student ia high schools, and, $58 fer students in grades. Salem-shows $93 for high, school and $50 for grades. Kor. 1, 1921, Salem district had warrants outstanding $75,OQ0 Nov. .1. 1933, no warrants out. aad cash oa hand .i. 47.000 Feb. 1, 1923, total bonded debt, : Issued 80 years ago......: 95,000 Assessed valuation district , ' 1921 - 112.853,581 Other cities show: Albsny, $180,000; Astoria, $277,500; Baker, $174,000; Send, $207,500; Corvallis, S105.00O; Eugene, $200,000; Hood River, $114,000; 1 Grande, $170.0005 OiSpon City, $128,000; Pendleton, $160,000; The Dalles $183,000 as the total debts of other firnt elass districts. Salem's per capita debt is tha lowest of any. Salem tax levy for school . purposes, 1922-23. 10 mills. Other first class dis tricts show: . Albany 12, Ashland 18.9, Astoria 13. Baker 11.6, Bend 88.8, Cor vallia 16, Dallas 12.6, Eugene 15, Grants Pass ' 20.1, Hood Bivtr 25, la Grande 14.1 "McMinnville 25, Harshfield 15, Medford 20.4, North Bead 24.2, Oregon City 13.6. Pendleton 11, Boseburg 12.9, Silvertoa 20.5. The Daa lies 16 J. Salem has the lowest levy ia the tste. Proposed Bonding Plan . . - Tha $500,000 ten-year . serial ; bonds to be issued to build two wings ; to blgn school, permanent units at .Grant Wash iagten and Laaeoln. and additions and improvements at other schools. Bonds to be issued as used, and levy for iaterest and sinking fufid to rpar off same each year. Bond to be completely paid at matoritv. Special election called for '"March 12..-VoU yea or no oa bond issue. ELMO 'WHITE, Chairman. ; - , C. E. WTTSOX, i s ! E. HOrER, - -' f Committee : oa Publicity, Salem ; Chamber of Commerce. CUT THIS OUT IT IS WORTH :r. MONEY . Cut out this slip, enclose; with 5c and mail it to. Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield ATe., Chicago, IU.,- writing ?. your . name and add rest clearly.? You will receiTe in re turn a 'trial package containing Foley's Honey and ar. Compound for coughs, colds andJ croup; Fo ley Kidney Pills for pains in sides and back; rheumatism, backache. kidney and bladder ailments; ana Foley Cathartic, Tabjets a whole some and - thoroughly -' cleansing cathartic for constipation .bilious ness, headaches and sluggish Dow els. Sold eTerywherel -AdT. . The WondeJ . Dog ''Strongheart In ' "The Silent Call" . . Comedy . u "i l i I I i i - I is NOW PLAYING rvr) .i ,1 - . m t, - t lUaaULAJCr Klainc's Greatest Opportun ityand She Blakcs the . Most of It. I ,.t.stliisius.tftf nvn. , V 0f iHttf w. Hff aWawwsfcsssj nm MJ A ;i una in THE YHR 1053 The -Writer Was in Polk County and the Recip ient Was in Missouri . "Splg, Valley, Polk County, Oregon Territory, Feb. 15th, 1853 ""Dear Sir: I embrace this op portunity of Informing you tha we are all well at present, hoping these lines may find you enjoying the (ame , blessings. I received the letter that you remailed to me from Mr. Ellis, which gave us rpnsiderable satisXaction ' to hear that he was' well, and, able to learn his postof f ice address,. I have written to him and shall di- rect his letter to you, and-, shall j send yours and It together, and you will, oblige me by tearing off the envelope of his and directing; the v letter to him. I, pursue this course from the fact that I be-1 lieve that he will be more likely I to get it, for before it reaches ; there he may change his location, and you will - be most likely, to ; know It. I received another let ter from your father at the same time that I got yours, giving us six weeks later news from yon all. I am vp ry much pleased, with father's promptness in writing, and if, you will write with the same promptness we will keep, well posted "up with - news from, you. It is very heart" cheering to us to often hear from those who are near and dear to us, by the ties of relationship., You wl be informed before this reaches you (ii the last letter to father) of the death of John Pigg, whq died - the fifth day of November last, leaving a wife and one child, a 'girl whom he called Martha Eleanor. I do not know, that I hate any news of importance further to communicate that you will not learn in the letter thai I sent to father not long . since. Adallne is quite well now, and have got my new house up and the roof . almost on. As soon a$ I finish shingling I shall stop' the work on my house -for want of seasoned lumber, and do some fencing and sow some oats,- for as 5 yet I have 'done no farming except raising a garden last sun mer. This has been the hardest winter tever experienced In; Prer gon, on account of the snow storm In the ' fore part of . the winter, and, the scarcity of breadstuffs, yet flour is falling. It is now only ' worth sixteen dollans pr hundred, when some ' few weeks ago it was worth twenty-four dol lars per hundred. Sereral Tear sels have already arrived with flour, and more are expected shortly, although the weather since the, storm has been very good (for the time of the year.) The stock are very poor; the snow storms and rains have so bleach ed the grass that, there is scarce ly any nutriment In It, and the ' weather has been just cold enough to keep the young' grass , from coming; Beef will be very high until May or June. Beef is worth eleven cents per pound. All this difficulty arises out of a neglect of the farming community in not saving their, straw to feed their cattle through; such storms, and the scarcity of bread tor want of putting the grain in the ground, for it Is the best farming country I ever saw, and I consider It, a far healthier country than ; that, for , good constitutions. I am much . pleased with - the country In many respects, yet I have some objections to it. Adallne is not pleased with thev country, but that can be easily accounted for. : 1 have not decided in my own mind that I will stay here many yeaTs. Eleanor's health is very'poor this winter. Reuben and . Henry are weH." Henry is - a remarkably stout boy, but Reuben is rather delicate. I want you. to write when you r receive this.". , Ie us hear, often . from each other, and tell Andrew to. write likewise, and any. other connections, as it is the only means at present that I have forming ; an acquaintance' with newly acquired, and I promise, to answer promptly every; line yo write, besides it is a source of much gratification to me. I think if the' Lord spares our 'lives that we will see you yet in the flesh, for If I continue, to reside in Ore. gon. we will visit the East la about two or three years. Give my -best respects . to all the con nection and tell them to write to us. Nothing- more, but remain your most obedient servant, 1 VGEORGE W. GREER." lxpjanatbry.. The above Is a copy of an old letter written Feb. ISth, 1853. a Spring Valley, Polk county, Or., by. Dr. George W. Greer, to Field ing Belt of : Dover. Lafayette county, ; Mo. The paper used in the original letter was of a light blue ' color. 8 by 10 inches, un ruled, and: sent to its' destina tion sealed with a wafer, Enve lopes at that time had not been used rery extensively. This let ter was copied lor The Oregon Statesman (for publication) from the-original letter by permission of the present owner, a lady by the name of Booth, of Santa Barbara, Cal., by courtesy of Reuben R. Graves of 9alem, Ore gon,; and H a ; i step-grandson of George W. Greer.. The original letter: for several .years- has been In possession, o Hrs, Booth, a relative of Fielding Belt, (the re cipient ob said' -letter), who -obtained possession of the, letter from amongst some of ' the old family' effects, and has retained it as a keepsake for several years. Many of the early settlers of the Willamette valley (especially a few who 5 still '. live here), who lived in Polk, Yamhill and Marion counties years ago, by reading this letterj will recall to the memory the old acquaintance of Dr. George W. Greer, an prob ably many of their other old as sociates who have long ' since passed to the great beyond. John Pigg, and also Reuben and Henry whom George W. Greer mentions in his letter, were his ' step-sons, and' Adallne his wife, and Elean or, of whim he spoke In his let ter as having very poor health that; winter was the" daughter of JohnPIgg.' whom they called Martha Eleanor, and she died In her girlhood days. Adallne (Mrs. George W. Greer) was Interred many years ago at Jacksonville. Oregon,, on her way, I believe, to California.' Although they had a family cemetery on their old: do nation land claim at' the time of her death, she was ; Interred . at Jacksonville, on account of be ing so far away from her home, and there were no railroads or other ' modern means of transpor tation, as ' we have today, ' Their old family' cemetery is still visible on the old donation land claim, about "two miles southeast of Mc Coy, Polk; county. ' The j Spring Valley postoff ice at the. time the old letter . was written,; I believe is what is now known jas Lincoln, about eight miles north, of Salem; on t.he west bank' of the Willamette river, a prosperous little town of the early steamboat ' da,ys ' that has since died, as its ; steamboat patronage did at the adrent ol the . present, day railroads, etc. ' Reuben R. Graves. ' The j Alaska mountains have taken to smoking. So has .- Joe Cannon. 1 THE REMARKABLE SAVINGS : Accounts for the heavy sales on Suits and Overcoats. Equally attract : ive reductions prevail on Men's Shoes and Furnishing Goods, worthy of BUI NOr-FQR-.TBE COMING Bed Blankets .: OUR THREE. DAYS SALE Of All Virgin Wool Blan kets direct frqm our mills, begins this THURSDAY MORIfING See Our Windows Yph HsW7 f 'wp Selection Frota 75 Men's "Overcoats Medium and Jaght Weights AH Pure WoolPlain or V - ; Relied; Single or Double Breasted $30.00 1 ' - . " " $35.00 v (J00 Suitable, for Late Winter- ulZwues s;and, Earir Spring : Wear f gMen's Hats, "T" Entire'Stock on- Sale Reg. $4.00 to $10.00 Less 20 Per Cent Corduroy and Moleskin Work Pants K M II M Regular f3.50to $5.0p $235 1 BISHOP S- CLOTHMG & WOOLEN ri El BILL IS UP TODAY Measure to Put Salaries ' Back to 1919 Level Will Get Third Reading. - The Carsner salary reduction bill, Intended to put all;' salaries of state employes back to ' the 1919 level, reduce the salaries of employes of school districts, . port and drainage districts, and take f ro"m"i the hands of the boards of regents of the state institutions of higher education, the power to fix salaries of the faculties, will be ud for third reading and final passage tomorrow -without recon- menaauon ;irom me noose com mittee' on salaries and public Of ficials. ; ' ;;.;.',:- j. "Little Hope Held ' It appears that there is slight Dossibilitv of the bill passing in view of the fact that the commit tee did not endorse it even after a large number of amendments had been made. ' Something of the ef fectof the passage ,- of the bill, which would cut the salaries of the presidents RHEUMATISM 1 -CANNOT EXIST In th, bnman 'bedy If you will tise Trunk's Prescription; ia fsct, it is a shame to suffer with inflammatory, trui cular, sciatie r any form oi-rhvotnstism. Trunk's Preacriptioa DOES NOT depress the heart, it DOES NOT-ruin! the a bom, sch. Est all the meat and good food yoa wish. It does mot contain any barmfnl dnit or . narcotic hot positively over. eoTnea rheumatism and root. ' WHAT if ORE DO YO WANT! There is noth jts better. It is also an excellent -Liver Medicine and the greatest Uric Acid sol vent known. Trunk's Prescription arils for $1.75 or S for only $5.00 at Perry's Dtuk Store. the Resell - dracxist, Salem, Ore.. -: i, - , . -yr . ... ; your consideration Undoubtedly the Best Buy of Years 300 Men's AlUWool Suits Made of fine All Wool Materials; Tailored by Amer ica's Best Known Manufacturers $30.00 sw $35.00 C? Models for Men and $40.00 ejjAifij) Young Men . $45.0a Values av AI1 sizes 35 to 46 ' Every; Boy of School Age Should See Our 75 BOY'S MKERUTTS . . ' Of All Wool Materials, ages 6 to 18 Years : Regular . $10.00 RfRri Cassimeres $12.50 Values tj4 Tweeds $15.00 , yJ. and Blue, Serges . Boys Knicker Pants ' Regular $2.50 to $3.75 $10 to $2.35 .MiyLS: otOAC and the University of Ore gon to 5000. each per year ana that of the governor to a. like .figure,, wASexplained to the com mittee ; yesterday by representa tives of the two !scnools. B. F,.' Irvine, a member.of the board of regents or ftie college; J. K.. Weatherford, president of the board of regents; President P. L. Campbell of the University of Oregon, and 0. C. Colt,. a member of the board of regents, addressed the committee. ; Student Cost Shown . ' " The fact that the college and university are forced to. compete In the open market with other in stitutions and private corpora tions who are willing to pay In creased salaries, was pointed out by President Campbell 'and' the other speakers, , ''The increase in the production of eggs in the state, due to the T .10 We are moving nejft door (the same bz:l:rz) We are giving cp the corner store rcc.TV Buy your Dry Goods, Men's and Women's Furnishings, Hosiery, Millinery, etc., at Closing Out Prices. - : " '.--,,-. - Counters, show cases and all kinds cf features for GALE & . . Commercial and Court Street s AFFORDED ON CLOTHING AT You'll Be Surprised at this Line of 100 Suits &Q ver coatc In One Lot. Broken lines, mostly large sizes. A snap . if your size is here , $1475 $20.00 - . $25.00 Values $30.00 Boys' Blu& - Chambray Shirts Size3 12 to 44. 50cl STORE work of Professor Dryden of t! agricultural college, would I , the cost of operating the sebe from its beginning .until nor," according to Irvine. . . It was shown that the aver&fs cost for educating a student 1 . the Oregon university is $21:, while the average per capita c: throughout the nation Is ,350 t $400. ' - ' ' More life insurance was ec i last year than ever before. As the street traffic leaves us &z"j with : less insurance of life tLa drift toward life insurance seeri perfectly natural. TOO LATE TO CLAGS'rV WANTED, MAN FOR LIGHT janitor work. Call between ll and ' 12, 475 north Summer street. IIS FOB sale. ft I I i i a 4 s C 1 I t t f . t t 4 ff i ft M :". a i ' i ' I I 9 r ; SPH! Men's SI10 23 Black and Brown SHOES and OXFORDS - Practically Alf Sixes $7.50 to $10 $10 to $15 $345 $SJ95 V" i Staple Models Good Styles - Exceptional Values Men's Underwear - 4 ' mm . at . , . ! 3 I ) a 4 ra7cra Cotton Ribbed 55c woor 75c Sweater Vectc ; Pla;n and Heather Mixtures. , Regular. $7.00 $435 . .. r - ... J a a a 9 a . ft $ it t i 9 ft ft t ft ft 9 ft 9 " ft a a t a ft ft i a c t ft f c & ft i ft ... s a . as a mm SP 4'