Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1923)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1923 SI IK Prof." Nelson Raps Present - Day Tendency Regarding High School System MAY feE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO GERMAN CAPITAL That the tendencies to make the school an arena for the distribu tion, of propaganda and that the high, schools are, being regarded as a refuge for social privileges are the greatest menaces of the present day were the opinions expressed- by J. C. Nelson, principal of the Salem high school, in speaking at the Kiwanls club luncheon Tuesday noon. ' , j "Though ' the propaganda may be good, worthy men seek to take up the time of the schools and the attention of the students to spread their, doctrines." declared Prof. Kelson. "Teachers are engaged to prepare tht minds of the young sters to enable them to solve pro blems when the time comes. They are not called upon to live mature lives until they are mature, and it is not the purpose of the schools to spread doctrines. Parents should resent any, effort along this line. During the war, in a time of emergency, it was necessary. to let loose a flood of propaganda. The' average Btudent is not suf ficiently ' mature' to . select right from wrong and the legitimate .work of the schools is being dis rupted. The safest thing is to keep out propaganda of various, though worthy causes, altogether." . ' An even greater danger in this country Is that the high school is being regarded as a refuge of so- mm! sr CL Used, New Shop worn and" Non-Stock Pianoiimd 1 Players We 1 fcrir cldsinsr but ' over fiftv hiarh jrrade pianos at rock bottom prices many new, some siiopworn ana a big variety' of used pianos in first class condition. Emerson Piano In gt condtibni fine tone, good action, old style case, but a real piano, $95. Terms only ?6 down, Jfco a monin. Kimball Piano Upright- leased m 'good Con dition and a real buy at $1?5, Terms $6 a prioron.. ' Behnning Piano" In fine 'totidiflbh, beautiful deep rich tone and a snap at $175. ..i''T: tTwo Ludwigs Both like ntew at a 'real discount . and on terms of only ..$7 .monthly.' .1 Player Can hardly" be "told' from new. for $565. Terms $10 .monthly. - Good Grand In good condition, fine tone, $355. ; 5850 Baby Grand Used less than six months ; very latest thing,. $695. lerms $12 a month. $600 Hallet & Davis Used less than one year, $4(55. . 5 ... We have over forty other high grade makes on sale. don't fail to see them ; they are going fast. Goo. C. Will Sir Horace Rumbold. Sir Horace Rumbold. now acting as British high commissoner in in London as the probable succes sor to Baron d'Abemon as British ambassador to Berlin. The baron plans to retire from the diplomatic service soon. It is said. e'ial privileges,! tlie speaker said. The high " school is regarded In many instances as a step toward preparation for college in erolu- tion of social standing and the drawing of social lines. The ten dency of the less-favored people is to regard this more seriously than other classes. Prof. Nelson said, and the true spirit of democracy is decreasing. "The time has come for a closer definition of democracy," ' Prof. Nelson continued, "Do you think democracy has Improved? Did we accomplish our aims in making the world Bafer for democracy? Germany is not the only example of a nation where democracy has failed to triumph." 1 "Democracy should mean that every individual in every state is equal to every other individual in the matter of every type of oppor tunity. Do you think; this spirit has increased or decreased? Or is it being' limited? - It may V be one of the natural results of the war. Writers of " the Declaration of Independence had a clear con ception of the meaning of the term democracy. Shall I teach young people that the words 'All men are created equal or shall I use a qualifying, term of 'certain men are created equal?' Are the words to be translated literally or as far as the school is concerned thail it stand for the words of the constitution In their exact mean ings? Gentlemen, I ask Irou to think it over." ' f '-- "We must either install the love of the truth in the students or else that propaganda which meets with your approval," declared ; Prof. Nelson in closing. "Reformers are not looking toward the j ad vancement of the republic nearly as much as they are toward ad vancing their own prestige." ; In prefacing his remarks, Prof. Nelson said he was glad that the public attitude toward the teach er and the profession had greatly changed in the last 20 years, ; and that the teacher, the male teacher in particular, was no longer re garded as a freak or a man who had proved himself unsuccessful in other lines of activities and had taken up teaching as a last re source. A long indenture, executed In the" "month of the end of Kaiser Hill I and the en trance of Income Tax mil' cov ering the coming golf tournament between Bert Ford and fJ. Cooke Patton ; brought forth much mer riment. The contest will be stag ed Sunday morning at -9:30 o'clock, the loser to furnish; the dessert at the next meeting of the Kiwanls club, the nature of the dessert to be dictated by the win ner. D. D. Socolof sky presented the resolution recently passed bys the Realtors concerning: improvements of the auto camp grounds, urging that now was the time for action as all tourists were gone! The attendance prize offered by Dan J." Fry, Jr., was won by Tommy Roberts. The . giver stipulated that no one who had previously won the prize? was to receive u. Roberts was the third man after ihe regular seventh, the ' other two having acknowledged received the prize at a prior date. WORTHLESS MARK MAY, BE REPLACED BY "RENTENMARK" WE PAY CASH FOR YOUR FunniTurtE AND TOOlS C- Capital Hardware & Furniture Co.. Best Prices Paid . 285 N. Com'l St. Phone 047 Sale Pap m er Mill 8 Preferred Stock For Sale at 105 This is a J 7.62 per ce n tb investment Inquire at any Sa lem ; bank, or call 8 13. ; i 4 - . ; Dr. Lentza. The Berlin government is plan- ninar to demonetize the now worth. less German mark and retlac it with the "rentenmark," or German dollar gold loan notes. The new, rentenbank" is to open in Berlin tnis month under the presidency of Dr. Lentse, it is said. It is estimated that investors in the U. S.. have lost between $500,000.- 000 and ! $750,000,000 on German marks. - sneu LOSER . 1 STAGE FIGHT Justice Rand Decides Con troversy Jn Favor of J. W. Parker, Owner ' Cities and towns are prohibited from enacting or enforcing ordi nances that conflict with the state traffic regulations, according to an opinion written -by Justice Rand and handed down by the Oregon supreme court here Tues day. The opinion affirmed Judge George G. Bingham in the case brought by J. W. Parker, owner of a number of stages operating out of this city, to test the validity of an ordinance passed by the City of SllTerton in which it was attempted to further regulate for- hire carriers within the boundaries of that municipality. ,:!., .The ordinance attacked by Mr. Parker provided that stage opera tors seeking to conduct their busi ness in the ; City ' of, Silverton should pay a license fee of $75 annually for each stage in serv ice, together with providing term! nal facilities. ) Further provision was made in the ordinance that stages should not pick up or un load passengers in the streets of the municipality. ; . ' ' ! It was contended by Mr. Park' er that the ordinance was in direct violation of the state traffic regu lations, and . consequently was void. It was held by the supreme court that the state laws fix the license fees to be charged' stage lines, and that the' streets of any city or town are a part of the pub lic highway, system of the state and belong to the whole people.. The municipalities, according to the opinion, possess no Jegislative power over the public streets with in their "corporate limits unless conferred by some enactment of the legislature. It is. within the legislative power, however, the opinion saidtno delegate to mu nicipalities the sole power to reg ulate and control the streets with in their corporate limits and to withdraw this delegation of power. Other opinions : handed down follow: f i . . Grace. JJ. : Anderson, appellant. vs. Ef.'e. Hurlburt and Olive R. E. Kurlburt, appeal from Multnomah county; action to recover money. Opinion by Justice Bean. Judge J, P. Kavanaugh affirmed, f C. Overturf vs. J. Howard Car roll, et al,' appellants; appeal from Clatsop county;", appeal by garn ishee from judgment rendered. Opinion by Justice Harris. Judge J. A. Akin affirmed. V C. F. Senter vs. Peninsula Lum ber company, appellant; appeal from Multnomah county; action for damages; Opinion by Justice McCourt. Judge Robert Tucker affirmed. ' i P. E. Hicks vs. Peninsula Lum ber company, appellant; appeal from Multnomah county; action for damages. . Opinion by Justice McCourt. Judge G. W. Stapleton affirmed. .:. The .former director declared the first thing he did with re spect to hospital- contracts after congress .made the money ""avail able was to confer with the engin eering departments j of the army and navy. v ' ,- . . . , Tho Witness testified that plans and specifications for the three hospital under discussion had been prepared, by either the navy or war departments and that he had followed recommendations of those- departments in awarding contracts. As to the purchase of the Liver more site, Forbes declared he had refused to consider a prko of either $150,000 or $112,000 and finally had made the purchase at $105,000 after he had succeeded in having included in the site val uable water rights and easements on the county roads. He denied that he had written a letter to Secretary Mellon, recommending purchase at $150,000. A carbon copy of a letter purporting to have been written by Forbes was placed in evidence some time ago, but it developed todav that Sec retary Mellon has since reported that the original of such. a letter was not to be found in the treas ury files. Harding Xot Iiicensl, Employment of a local architect to'.asaist. w'ith the Livermore plans was suggested by President Hard ing, Forbes testified,' and O'Brien was hired on the strength of en dorsements which he brought to Washington, among which were those of. the two senators from California and the entire delega tion from that state, in the house of representatives. . Describing Perryville as "the best junk pie" tho - government ever had, Forbes said he was for closing it, but that there was "a desire and a political one" keep going. The former direct or told . of several conferences with -President Harding about the sale of Perry ville supplies, but denied that the president was incensed or indig nant as Dr. Sawyer had testified. He said at one, time the president had seemed , interested "in some towels" and another time "ip sheets" that were being-shipped out. His testimony also was that 1, m Iff ) i $ Extra Special A Delayed Shipment of 1 LADIES' DRESSES f Has Just Arrived W Not wishing jto return them to the factory we are placing t- them on sale begihning tomorrow morning Every dress is new Pq A and up to date. Materials are canton crepes, flat crepes, satins, ac etc. ; : ' Nk , V Extra Special 512.75 and 14.90 ' I t Retiring From Business: Commercial and Court Sts. mM- - - Mr. iarding in stopping the sale J he cars then loaded to move. Dr. finally had given permission f or Sawyer testified that it was for Jetting out these cars that Forbes was dismissed. ; Test Oil Well's Flow Makes Sudden Increase FORT COLLINS. Colo!, Nov. 13.- The fow of gas struck Sun day morning in a test well of the Union Oil company, 14 miles north of here, at 4 o'clock this afternoon suddenly increased to a flow estimated at 15,000,000 su mi - feet a day. The well blew itself in with a roar that could be, heard for miles and tonight the roar of the escaping gas can be heard for five miles. The gas flow is tinged with color, presag ing a possible flow of oil within the,. next 24 hours.- The well was drilled in Sunday morning and the gas sand pro duced an initial flow of 100,000 cubic feet a day, which increased steadily until this morning a maximum flow of 1,500,000 feet was registered, which held until the well "blew in" this afternoon. The well was down 4,285. feet when the gas bearing sand was encountered. BOLD DEFENSE MADE BY CHARLES FORBES (Continued from page 1.) DOUGHTON & MARCUS t .... ' ! HARDWARE are again open for business at their old location 286 N. Com'l. where they have a complete new stock of hard ware, paints, and oils. .. . . . f1 '. , - . I . - : i J Everything in the store is clean and new and they will be glad to have both old and new customers call and inspect the store whether you buy or not. ' It isn't a bit too early to start thinking of Christmas . nection : with contracts for veter ans' bureau hospitals. Big Crowd Present The former director denied he had discussed such contracts with Mortimer. Appearing' at his own request, Forbea was on the stand for four and one-half hours today and it appeared that his examination, direct and cross, probably would not be concluded for at least two days. He began by reading into the record a long prepared state ment and then was examined by his counsel, James S. Easby Smith. : The former director, who has been ill for some months, ap peared to stand the strain well un til late into the day when several times his counsel cautioned him not to over-excite himself. Forbes testimony was heard by the largest crowd that has yet at tended the hearings. The awarding of contracts on hospitals at Northampton, Mass., T,upperlake, New . York and Am erican Lake, Wash., which figured largely In Mortimer's testimony, the purchase of the Livermore, Cal., hospital site; the employ ment of Matthew O'Brien, a San Francisco : architect, to prepare plans for the Livermore hospital and the Perryville sale were the principal subjects touched on to day by Forbes. CHICHESTER S PILLS 14 OUR FALL RAINS ARE NOW HERE; IT IS TIME TO BUY SHOES i . ... Offers the opportunity to save mone on high grade dependable Footwear, the best that money can buy. That the second week will prove even better than the first I 1ts Bony G$(&iy ladies' high Ladies' Pumps and Sport boys shoes CUT DRESS OxfdrdS Fo&re.. or .chool SHOE1S Black, brown, J. Ooze and tan calf, low , heels, all styles. Regular 39 and S10 . Wear Black and brown, values f Sizes 82 to V2 lace and button, .high 5(f5 iChC -- ------ --S3.35 or low heels. Regular Sizes 12 to 2 .$3 95 vaie. t6 siooo Ladies' Pumps and Strap Sil!s212,0 : . $4.95 ;i SKppers $3.95 : Patent, Vici, Suede and Satin High, Ba- . onw, o,m c, by Louis and low heels. Regular $10 MEN'S KID aKwwoow d.w-- .;.:. SLIPPERS - SHHE5 S8.95 I Leather soles, all Black and brown, j styles and sizes, regu- Iace, low heels, broad Meil S DreSS; SllOeS and lar $3, $4 and $5 tees, sizes 2 to 7. Oxfords $1.95; $2.95 37.00 values. New styles, latest lasts in black and ' - and $4 nr brown, all sizes. Regular values 37.00. . 4.95 Special $3.95 WOMEN'S ; MEN'S WORK oxfords Men's High ferade Dress 1 shoes , Brown, black and SllOeS Heavy Brown Blu- grey,' low heels, reg- Staple lasts, new toes in black and ch lace, Mishko ' brown calf. These fare our regular 59 soles. The best work ular 57.00 seUers j shoe made. Special .95 : $65. S4.95 THE PRICE SHOE CO., S ALEM ' ............ - . - v " 'r i I'll! la R4 ud ti.14 bmu2M 432 State St. 1 4 Pi ! AtttorC liI- lf.-Tre HMin.Tirw.t;iie.Ai-.B.-ii-hi .... ? i 7