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. HIE OnEGQN STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
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New, Law, Passed by Legis
lature at theast Session, 1
. . Now in Effect-'
'.. .When school reopens In Salem
omorrow, a new law authorizing
, physical ' examination of school
children Is to be enforced here for
ihe first" time. ;. It was enacted by
the , 1925; legislature ' and .affects
all state schools. ; It does not ftp
ply, however," to high, schools ; on-
Jy to the elementary grades.' ;
School authorities, in ' coosiera
tlon .with health officers and pars
es, Jiaive, heretofore acquiesced . in
. the .examination of school .child-!
. r.en, to some extent .In he Interest
of pqbllc health and. welfare, but
this Is the .first time physical ex
amination has - .been specifically
: authorized. by Ja w,other,tha'n su'q'h
? I'-nsonable .examination's ,m" may
5 haye been .necessary, oir advisable
to guard against .the spreading of
: contagion. ;.:'-:v... '
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4 i The new law. limits ihe examin
ation to a inore of less superficial
frnc. The purpose, as stated la
4 he act. Is "Of determining defects
Pf vision, hearjng:," breathing, den
, tltlon or other external obvious
physical defdcls which will prevent
or interfere' wlthithe'no'fmal. edu-i
cation, of, theichlld, . It Is not to
. be. - medical' examination, nor la
It .to .be made' by k' school nurse
'or doctor, the act prescribing that
'the examination shall be made bj;
th4asperintendeht,f principal, ,,oj
.' teacher" ''and made during .the
first month of the school year.V f
iiny defect is obser'ye'd'.'the .teach
er shall report it.'to the parent O
' : guaVdian, but . there 'is tobthlng In
Jhe" '.act to g,ive grounds forcom-?
.plaint that Individual ; liberty . is
being interfered with, nor to au
' thorize the suggestion "ot medical
'or Lvrgical treatment, or any par
t!cular remedy, for thp reporting
1 of the defects to the parents "shall
yilhouf .further direction, simply
iptate that such" defects are appar
ent" Vi; 'If-:.1' -:-- ".
tv : J Protected ( ,
The rights of a,parent or guard-
ilan who may object to such an ex
amination are amply protected 'by
.an exemption clause, and a simp-
ly wooded statement , of one's ob?
ejection 'in' writing, .addressed to
nnd filed with the superintendent,
principal or teacher, will; exempt
the pupil, "from any examination
or test, for or, on account of any
' physical defect or non-contagious
disease."
The "following is a copy of the
new law,' which is known as Chap
ter 27, General Iaws of Oregon,
1325; - ; ; . ;.' ' ;
. Section 1 -The state superin
tendent of public instruction shall
provide, prepare, or. cause to bs
prepared blanks or other supplies
for the examination of all children
, attending the elementary jrohllc
schools' of the state of Oregon,
; ' . for the purpose of determining de
, fects of vision, hearing, breathing,
dontltlon or other external obvious
- physical detects v which will pre
, -vent or Interfere with the normal
education -of the child. lie" shall
v ; provide, prepare or cause to be
; ; prepared necessary Instruction for
, the nee of the tests, blanks, rec
. ords, and other supplies and shall
1 - furnish same to .the 'elementary
schools tpf the state. . , "'" , .
i. Section 2-j-The superintendent,
. ' principal , or teacher: in every eler
mentary public school of .the state
, shall, during tho first month ot the
- schooioear make the examinations
i or tests provided for in section 4
: of tbJiact iq auch manner a jshal
' 'be TonMlredirby the state superin
irinlcnfc. of public instruction' and
' prepay thcssame upon the blanks
- furnished iflnd make a written re-
, fcrt thereof to the state superin
tendent of public-- Instruction.
Section 3 Xhe superintendent.
principal or teacher shall report
any physical defects of ;any' child
under his supervision to tbe parent
or guardian as soon as such de
defect or defects are apparent to
observation; or revealed' "by ex
amination or test; proytdf, that
any blank, .record pr other form
or method employed to communi
cate knowledge of any defects to
any parent or guardian . shall,
without further direction, 'simply
sfate that such defects a"re appar
ent. -7''-. ' ' r: I - i j - i . i -
Sectioh 4 -Any parent or guar
dian may object in irrlting to the
superintendent," principal or teach
er, against the examination of his
or her child or ward and such pu
pil shall be exempt from any, ex
amination' or test for or on ac
count of any physical defect or
noncontagious disease. : ! ..
Oregon -Is in thei vanguard of
states in the . safeguarding of , the
rights of the "Individual, as well as
In public health activities. There
is no form of treatment, medical
or otherwise, compulsory in this
state. The rights or, the individ
ual to employ. : the physician or
mode of treatment of hi choice Is
fullyrecognised" In !thj revised
health code jassed l4 119. J
Operations Optional .
Surgicaloperations, such as the
removal of adenoids or tonsils, are
cot compulsory, neither is vaccina
tion or other inoculation, of vac
cines' and serums in cases; of small
pox,' diphtheria ' or ' scarlet fever,
Some medical authorities approve
and urge, the so-called T'Schlck'
and "Dick" tests for .the purpose
of lmmnnlzing childrenj against
diphtheria and scarlet fever, but
not such tests are compulsory.
The ' laws or Oregon leave the
individual free' to make use ot
rach tests or not as personal pref
erence may'dictate. Section 8j18
of Oregon laws jeads ;as follows
fPSecttOtt" 8 S18.T Oregon .' - laws,
K'othing in this act jshali be , con
strued to empower 'Or authorize
the tate bpard ' pt . health or. its
representatives, . pr any, county
board of health or its representa
tives, or any city board f "health
af 'its representatives,! to lnterfere
In any 'manner with .the, Individ?
ual's. right ' to select the 'J physic
ion' or mode of treatment of his
choice. nor interfere' ith the
practice, of any person whose re
lixion treats or adnUnlsters to the
sick or suffering by purely apirit-
ual . means; providing, however.
that sanitary laws,, rules jand reg
ulations are complied with. 5
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'IS LIS GSI
Graduate In Class of 1915
Has an Enviable Record
of Good Work -
Pennoyer F. Knirtlsh,' oldest son
of Mr, and Mrs. Frank A. English,
2680 Cherry avenue, , Salem, a
graduate of the Salem high school
ciass of 1916. is making rapid
progress in the educational field.
Alter graduating from high school
Mr. English entered tie Oreron
Agricultural college, graduating
withthe clas3 of 119. He was
Instructor in the department of
roology and physiology at'O. Ai
C. during the years 1919-1921. In
1921, he accepted the assistant
professorship of biology at the
Agricultural .and 'Mechanical Col
lege of Texas, which position he
held for three, years, and in"-1924
he accepted the professorship and
head ot the department of biology
at the College of Saint Teresa,
Winona, Minnesota, which position
he now holds. ' -.u
, The past summer Mr. English
completed the xeaulrements .for
and received the master ot science
degree from the A. & M. college
?? Texas. . His thesis, "Ah Ecolog
ical Study of the Dusky-Footed
Wood Rat, Netona Fusclpes," was
published. In the Journal ot Mam
malogy, official publication of the
American Society of MammalogUts
of which Mr. English is a member.
He Is also a fellow in the Amer
ican Association for the Advance
i. eat ,of Science; a .member of the
Ecological Society of America;
American J Association of" Univer
sity Professors and. the Nature.As
sociatlon. Mr. , English Is also a
member of the Phi Sigma Kappa
fraternity and an honorary mem
ber of Pi Gamma Mu, national so
cial science honor society.
LINEN CENTER FORECAST
WILIaAMETTE valley ideal
POIl FLAX, KAY KAYS .
EUGEXE. Sept. IS Thomas B.
Kay, state treasurer, told 100 Eu
gene citizens at the luncheon of
the Chamber of Commerce yester
day that the Willamette Valley U
destined toJecome the linen man
ufacturing "center ot the Utlled
States. - -; . " '
. JdrrKay wks brought here by
I the, Chamber of Commerce to tell
something of flat growing ana
linen manufacturing - In as much
as there a proposition before
the people of Eugene to establish
a linen mill here, employing 300
people. Mr. Kay declared that
there is no other section fh tbe
United States so well suited . to
flax culture as the-: Willamette
Valley. 1 . 1 .
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. Mr. and : Mrs. Al Krause . and
eon, Johnnie, are spending the
week-end in Portland.
. : -Wishing a
Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous
New Year To All
.We wi
ill be clcd Saturdayand Sunday on account
;' of Jewish "iear
CAPITAL BARGAIN HOUSE
PAPITALT1IIEMFG.CO.
H. Steinbock, Proprietor
LA.FPLLETTE OPPONENTS
UNABLE TO WIN SUPPORT
- ' tContinned front ps !) '
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the field, Jt. does not, seem wise
to put another candidatje ' in the
final election as an Independent.
"For that reason t have decided
to withdraw from the frace leaving
the field openjfor Mr. piAmar.!'
-Almost immediately; after Wood
ward's statement. . C. -D. Lewis,
representing the Ku Hluxj Klan in
Wisconsin, - issued ; the following
statement: c , . . , i j
"Daniel Woodward will not be
a candidate at the general! election.
and so far as the Kit K
Is concerned, its purpose
ux Klan
lias been
accomplished. In the: recent elec
tion It has been clearly demon
strated that If Wisconsin Is to be
redeemed, Jt will not be through
a rank 'reactionary "of; the type of
Royal Wilcox. While mahy klans
men in the state voted for Robert
M. La Follette as a protest against
Wilcox, the klan is just las much
opposed to the radical land nn
American principles of 4 Governor
Blaine as it ever . was, and will
continue until ultimate victory
5rowns our efforts, but we are not
going to be fooled Into support of
the reactionary element represent
1y. Wilcox. The klan 1s not for
X- j" 1 1 y . i;
;' The friends .of 'Mr.i A.I J. Paris
will lo sorry to learn that he Is
confined at, his .home with .a' siege
of pneumonia, having taken ill
month ago; - ' I j
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Smart "New Raiiicoiits
' r-'j-l;ui: - nV l: jn in r
The 'New
Collegiate
Oil
-Slicliers
The Latest
Made of Oilskin
cloth. Colors are
bright yellow.
good looking. Coat has
green, blue and red; thcy'ro
'standing collar, lined with rorduroy, and is finished with
- leather strap drawn through loops.
FcrC
J7ith Ca?t to Hatch, $7.95
Fcfj;::::3c-.iWc"$7J5,49.75,$l"9.50
4 "I--State
Can find Dd" :
Portland gilk She?
CS3 Alder -Street :
Street
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IN THE LOWER.CONOMY FLOOR
SHINOLA
Black or
Brown
Can 5c
Solid Leather Half Soles, pair.q
Shoe Laces, , specially, priced, pair : :..
:3c
IN THE LOWER; ECONOMY FL06fe
Ginghams and Percales
A .good .range of desirable .; v : v - - Or- j
patterns, now going at per yard.. '.'.:..L xC i
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House Lining, extra special per j ard .. '. 4 c J
Novelty Dress Goods, $1.25 values, yard .:.:..A9c '
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
Sewing Thread
Comes in black or white, v O g
an. exceptional value at per spooL... '..L aiC
Ladies' Fibre Silk Hose, double heel and
.toe's, exceptional big value at per pair.-....
39c
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
Heavy Galvanized 10 qrt tuck a,
fail selling chrnpairrn, cach.L..-
Large size Galvanked Wash
19c
rd Wash ' v AO
Tubs, mow specially-priced. at.li,j uOQ
ueguiar i&c inma.t;ups and saucers
po at the extremeV low price of .UJ....... JL
Fancy imported Slarket Baskets, regular' ' lf
$1.00 value priced for this selling: .Ul7C
9c
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
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Broken .lots of all high grade brands thai sold up to
$2.00 now piled in one big - . no
group af per pair ......-... . OC
Men's Reclaimed Army Blouses 25c r
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR;
Aluminuriiware
All large .pieces, including Dish Pans, Percolators,
Roasters, Milk and Water Buckets, Berlin Kettles,
Stew Pans, Water Pitchers, etci Good firmly 7Q
made ware that1 sold to $1.75, howl.. 1 iC
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IN THE.LOWER ECOKOMY.FLO OR
. Coys M C::?Er Jop Slices
Solid cnthcr throughout, in fact the best. QO. QO
v'rt the marlict, Vi7.es 9 to 2, resrular 55, pair vvO ;
frch stock rubber boots, i"r.. $2.0S
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Participates Very Heavily during This
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iHer-lov ncinocir:WanBe Found Sdall tfWt' Are Unmis(ikably;
tthe Greateitt)Ffering Eve? Conceived Here VVill'iBe Fd-Sayincs That "Every;
Thoughtful Adult taiinot Afford Tb Pass By Price ; ReciuclioQS that Are So Timely
That They Will Make Your Buying a Real Pleasure as You fote Uie Extreme Values.
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
Men's Raintest Slicker Iants and jackets f A A
go during this seuing at each.J IL. .J. yl
Mcna $80 all wool double stag shirts i $4.69
lens genuine army shoes will sell at per palr...'.$2.69
Men's hats and caps, values to.$i, billot, each.w98c
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
Boys and Girls' UaincoaU that usually J I QO
sell to $4.50, now priced V X Z'O
Women's KhaXi-Covaralls will sell at.
.49c
Boys FLinnel ShifbC regular $1.50. 12V, to 14 f j. 89c
Children's fast color wash suits 1 to .6 years. SSc
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
Extra Special Values
In. broken lines, odds and ends and other various
items of merchandise such as hats and caps for men,
.boys and girls ladies 'high heel shoes men s Ar
row a,nd Triangle collars - , s
men's Sidley garters, etc, choice.........: i.
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IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
. Boys Knicker School Suits ,
Made of strong serviceable fabrics, an
exceptional value at this low price... . vOwO
Women's and girls low.heel hoes,' just the kind of j
footwear for the coming winter rains," Af
jegular. values to $5.00, now per pair... OlO 1
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
. Boys' and Button Shoes -
Hundreds of pairs solid leather, a footwear suitable
fordress or school wear, shoes that sold ' QT ?Q
79 c.
regularly to $3.75, at per pair..
Children's red or blue all leather sandals,
double scles, while they, last, pair.. ;.
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY JFLOOR
u CKMr&'s Shoes and Slippers ::
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Here will be found a big variety of wonderful values -in
this lot a Basement special that will ' AO '.f
well reward you for the comingpair .' J O C
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JN THE LOWER ECbNOMV FLOOR
. vomens Very line Footwear 1
In Slippers, Pumps, Oxfords, kid or pat, .M QQ
values that sold es'iilar .(b.$5pairj:::. v O.
Big table of iwexuen't; flippers,' puinps, oxfords and.
shoes a)w;do fbleetion of choice footwear; Cl Q
that sold to'$4.50, at per, pairv....;r..:v;. .y 1 ;
lU THE LOWER ECONOMY Fib OR )
Ladies' High Top SIio e's
Broken lines of. course, but wonderful alus-for
itiokc still ,wea ring high top footwear. ,H ; oh-
Your unrestricted choice, pair . :.. C
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IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FJLQQR
Lien's Fine Oxfords arid Shoes
All high grade solid foottyear in. the season's very
best styles, practically aSJ sizes in the AQ
lot, $6 to $7 values," per pair.......J... ;V)4j
Irfants soft soVshoesi big lot, at per 'palr......15c
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY TLOOIV
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Ladies' Sf om HutB
For high heel shoes, fresh new stock 1 f'
just unpack'edrextra special payr..;...:,. .,1 o C
Ladies and rnisseV padded sole, fine felt fV
slippers,. all goM" colors, at' per pair ; .!U C
IN THE LOWER ECONOMY FLOOR
Boys' and Girls' Gymnasium Shoes
Witjt,heavy rubber soles, OR'
special, per pair..,.r. . i............ y O C
j Boys' Solid Leather Shops v;
Water proof soles, a real school shoe, ' Ai
Fall selling campaign price, per pair ... Qu.zJ
IN THF I niVPF? .Prnvn iv n nnn
Misses EbddCidcrd
JThe latest style in ti
durable, a regular $13 vabe, "p
k or russet, vcrv r o'
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Children's two tone oxfords and chssy
j strap slippers, reguhr S2.05, r3ir.......'.
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Here wnl bc.rrjund 5o!id all,lrr.lhcr fontwr
priced nt less than at broken Ir.c'to ! c
movlly all sizes will be found in '
the lot. Special per riir....
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