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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 10. 1928 .. ( CfllU TH IERS in viy New, Organization At McKin ley School Carried On With Enthusiasm "l thing being a Pathfinder Is T- wonderful. It help you to find -; the better path of life. . "My mother said that she had found a great difference in me. t . i nat i W9i mora enrriii and 'k-- A m.nM. ...... . K .. . 'I I "Sometimes when I do some thing I don't like to do. I try to smile and it makes me like to do It." "I find what you say about - -cheerfulness Is true. Every time I lose anything or something goes wrong, I think about the lesson on cheerfulness. Iemile and it seems I get out of troubles a great deal; quicker." All of which means little to the reader until the who and what and where and why and when are' . explained. . The above are excerpts from let ters written to Dean Roy K. Hew itt of. Willamette university by the sixth grade pupils of the-McKin-ley school to tell him. what they jare getting from lectures he de irvers to them In their new vuuiac, rsiuiiuuiuK. Pathfinding isn't a regular pre scribed course at the school. In Xact. judging from the way the students are taking it up, it will rank above the three R's and ota- ;;'(Jer book subjects. It's a character 'builder, or what the originator t&T. "calls "human engineering." , And that brings us to Just how r::it comes about that the very first "Pathfinder council In Oregon has - been formed at McKinley school.. Last December W. A. Davenj port, principal of the school, chanced to read in Good House keeping an article. "As A Man Thlnketh," by Albert E. Wiggam in which character building was dominant, and in the disruption of which was mentioned the Path- f'nding courses of one J. Frank lin Wright, originated and- widely iii practiced in Detroit The principal was Btruck by the liea; It sounded mighty good and here was a chance to instill in a pleasurable way some of thoee things little boys and girls soma- times aon t get at home nowa days, at least, when the schools are often depended upon to be mother, father, and teacher all in one Investigation quickly followed and with the assistance of D. W Eyre of the United States National bank, who generously finaucer the undertaking, and Dean Hewitt who gives the 66 pupils a short lecture each month, the course was started. Teachers of the stu dent Pathfinders, for that Is what they, are proud to call themselves are Miss Clarice Ritchie and Mrs nerma busier, ana to tnem nt little extra work falls in helping to carry out the Pathfindtng les sons. But for their share, they . find adequate compensation in the manner in which their pupils are ' taking hold and becoming trur - Pathfinders. f "It H a fine thing and teacher the children better -control of their Impulses," Mrs. Pfister said and stressed the pojnt that she be lieved It was bringing out real cit izenship already. The children's Pathfinding course Is designed for children irom ine iourtn grade and up through high school and requires v. a two-year period for comoletion The triple aspect of the lessons a lecture, student council and the letters written by the pupils serves to keep it constantly before the youngsters. Once a month. Dean Hewitt de livers a lecture on the subject of that month's Pathfinding lesson. His talk is short and pithy and presented in such a manner the students not only do, but are anxious to, continue the month'? program on their own behalf. Following the talk, each pupil is given a mineographed copy of a short lesson sent from the Path finding headquarters upon the month's subject. This he reads at home once a day, and that the student really reads them ie evl dent from the "pick-v" In mental hygiene or health habits. Each morning the teachers find nearly every hand up when they ask about the previous day's reading Sometime after the preliminary lecture, the students hold theii own council for discussion or the subject, a special period being used for this purpose. The Path finding council has the following oficers: Geotfe Grabenhorst, pres ident; Marjaret Hauser, secre tary, and Wendell Husky, treasur er. The teachers and Drincinal are present at council meetings to aid when asked, but in the main the entire discussion is carried on by the children and the ideas and thoughts expressed in these ses s'ons would do credit to an older group. What's more, there Is de- Sally's Sallies hub U a thea aSe WONT PAY; COUNCIL FACES JAIL i-CYi mJ&M mm mt mz Village council of Bremen. O., which facet a 80-day Jail sentence because the town has no money to pay a court order on sewer im provement damages, the council, therefore, having been found in contempt of court. The council consists of, above, Councilmen Perry Strum, C. W. Kerr-and J. C Shaw; below, F. C. Wehr. Eli Ruff and Dr. W. W. Kemper. termination not to slip back intc the old habit ruts. The last stage in the physica execution of the lesson cornea fol lowing the council meeting when each student writes a note to Dean Hewitt telling of- the good derived from the lesson. A perusal of the 66 letters writ ten following each- subject show: few students who have not beer encouraged to do some added good or to break some old habit. Some children find it a pleasur able task to split wood for the lone lady next door and with .smile refuse the silver usually preferred; others learn to be more cheerful about helping at home; some help the aged and Infirm across the street; there are those who see occasion now, where they didn't before, . to help their dis tressed playmates, or smaller chil drert , ' And why; shouldn't they with such subjects" as cheerfulness (that covered by their first lea son) and helpfulness (the next lesson) presented to them in form anything but "preachy"? Some one has said children are as malle able as warm metals; cheerful ness, helpfulness and ambition the latter the lesson they will have for this month, are a few of these blazes which help to mould Children in the right forms. An Idea of the lecBon content may e gained from this little poem, at the end of the 400-word paper on helpfulness: It I, can stop one heart from breaking. I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching. Or cool one pain. Or help one fainting robin. Into his nest again. If I can ease one life the aching. I shall not live in vain. The students will learn. In their lecture this week, that there Is ambition and ambition, but that as ratnnnaers tneir present am bition should be to do their best in school; to be honest, kind and helpfuL Pathfinding objectives are cor related with the etndy of hygiene. the teachers often finding It ban dy to ; relate the discussion of physical or health habits to the mental habits. While the lessons have been in progress only two monins, Mr Davenport and the teachers fee assured of their success and be lieve them a wonderful thing. The principal holds that the "school b failure as Us falls on the char icter deal." and that Pathfinding essons are a double assurance that the child will more than book knowledge. ; The sixth grade pupils at Mc Kinley are no little angels; there ire problems there as with al! roups of children. But there k noticeable lack of "roughness nd rowdyism and an Improved dependable conduct when, for In nance, the teacher leaves the oom. The students are really trying to find some place to be sealthful and cheerful, as the in structors put it. With the introduction of Path .'inding there has appeared among the girls a more democratic splrfl and less of a tendency to run in cliques, the teachers observe. And strangely, the one or two children who at first disdained the lessons are now most enthusiastic. These young Pathfinders have a motto, and many of them wear the little blue, white and gold buttons on which tt is inscribed: "Krrow the Law and live the life of serv ice to mankind." And that Is a somewhat lengthy fntrod action to Salem and Ore gon's ! first organised group of Pathftndera. 1 REVOLT CRUSHED CARACAS. Yenesvela,' Apr. 1. (AP) A military revolt occurred in the Venezuelan capital Satur day. : It was speedily suppressed. but with some casualties. WOMAN BADLY HURT MARSIiriKLD. Ore.. Apr. t (AP) Mrs. Myra Hanson, f 1. wsa near death la a hospital here today with a tract a red skull and broken Wp. suffsred when ran over by a car here Saturday night. The driver, Oeorge Tealor, was un der $S00 ball en a traffie charge. ": t PTOSKKR MASSES MAR8HFIELD. Apr. (AP) John A, Walker, pioneer painter ant i manaf actnrer - et i p let are rrames. tiled of heart dlseaee while sweeping a cottage east of Coos Bay. Banday. He was TI. ... His brother died at .Seattle the same Iay.: r : -. , V ;v:. v - , E Wall Street Quotations Show New Gains In Many ' of Stocks BY STANLEY PRESXOIL Associated Press Financial Editor NEW YORK. Apr. 9. (AP) Wall street brokers and speculat ors, refreshed by the three day sus pension of business on the New York stock exchange, started an other wild buying movement today which carried more than three score issues to record high levele before tt was checked by profit taking. Final quotations disclosed some Irregularity but gains which ranged from 1 to SI 8 a share again predominated. Total sales crossed the 4,000.000 share mark for the sixth time In history and 767 Individual Issues were traded in. a new high record for all time. Unfavorable week-end credit and trade derlopments were gain disregarded as powerful pools 3wung into action and bid up a wide variety of stocks with almost reckless abandon. So great was the volume of or ders was poured onto the fldor of the stock exchange that the ticker at one time fell more than half an hour behind the market, causing wiaespreaa confusion In broker age houses which were aa-ain thronged with excited customers. United States Cast Iron Pipe was the sensational individual ner- tormer on tne exchange, soarlnr aeany sib a share to a new high record at S3 00, dipping to 1265 on the next sale and then rebounding o ssis.vb. PENDLETON BEATS HEPPNEIt PENDLETON. Anr. 9 (KV Pendleton's Buckaroos of the Blue mountain baseball circuit defeated Heppner yesterday v afternoon , at Heppner in a practice game. IS to i. ine uucks rarnered 2S hits during the melee, while Heppner was neia to six safeties by three renaieion curlers. ACCIDENT DE LUXE CHARREMONT. Mass. Luck was not all against Carl And row when a train hit his auto. He was thrown through the air, but a seat cushion landed beneath him fnat In time to soften his fall. He was not badly hurt. MILLER TURXED DOWN WASHINGTON. Apr. 9. (AP) The supreme court trutaw fused to review the conviction ol Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, on char-.. r conspiracy to defraud the govern- WILD BUYING MOV HITS Mil 1 BLANKS THAT ARE LEGAL ' - :-; ' i-r-'?; "Vr':- . 4 1 ." We carry in stock orer 115 leal blanks suited to moat any business transitions. We may have just the form you are looking for at a big savin as compared to made to order forms. Some of the forms: Contract of Sale, Road Notice, Win Forms, Assign Srf -Sir oti rtW forms. Quit Claim Deeds, Abstract forma, BUI of Sals, Building Contract, Pmmlsaory Notes, Instalment Notes, General Lease, Power of Attorney, Prune Books and Pads, Seals Re ceipts, etc .These forms are carefully prepared for the courts and private use. Price on forms rang from 4 cents to 16 cento apiece, and on note books from 25 to 69 cents, , ; . ; P1UNTE3 AND POU SALE BY ' The Statesman Publishing Co. ' LEGAL BLANK nEADQUAOTERS ' : ' 'At lousiness Of flee. Ground Floor; : " ' FOllI BILLBOARDS WAY PROBLEM Stand Ip Way of Beautifying Salem-Dallas Route, Says Oscar Hayter Billboards present the principal problem at present In the program of beautirying the Salem-Dallas highway. It was declared by Oscar Hayter. Dallas attorney, who was the principal speaker among the Dallas chamber of commerce rep resentatives at the Salem chamber of commerce luncheon Monday. The legislature turned down a bill at Its last session which would have eliminated billboards close to highways, but the time will come when the public will be educated to a point where such a law Is in evitable. Hayter said. considering that the tourist crop Is Oregon's second birrest and that scenery is the thing tour ists come to see, this problem la a serious one, the speaker empha sized. J. K. uecx, folk county agri culturist, stressed the relation be tween city ana country, and point ed out two ways in which the Dal las chamber of commerce Is aiding this relationship; through the cup which it is offering for the bpt alfalfa field, and through aiding in the farmers' economic Burvey. Robert Kreson, president of the Dallas chamber, recalled some in cidents of his residence here many years ago. Earle Richardson, editor of the Itemizer-Observer, discussed the prune growers' plight, and urged the efforts of the local chamber In seeking to find a solution. Prune growing Is as big a gamble now ar hop growing ever was. he said ana unaer present conditions, all efforts at cooperative marketing oh a di& scaie are doomed to failure. The secretary of the D&lla; chamber. Mrs. Charles Bilyeu, in troduced the chairman, R.' R. Turner, superintendent of schools! INSTITUTE PEOPLE ROSEDALE, April 9. fSDee tai.) A group of students of North Pacific Evangelist institute of Portland conducted services at the Rosedale Friends church on Easter Sunday. At the Sunday school hour a program was given by the children of the Sundav 3Chool. Dr. Mott. president of the ichool. and father of Mrs. Holiday, wife of the Rosedale pastor, had, charge of the morning serrice. ' At noon a basket dinner was served under the direction of Mra. D. S. Pearson. Mrs. C. A. Cola and Mrs. O. H. Blnghelmer. In the afternoon the students held a "platform meeting," va rious ones speaking and singing. Mrs. Kunlon, teacher of music. had charge of the evening service. The boys' Sunday school class had a party at the woods Satur day afternoon. Those present were Paul Commack. Ernest Pearson, Alexander Potter. Mil ton Blnghelmer, Harold Jones, El- vln Trick, and their teacher, Mrs. Mary Cammack. A number of people attended the party Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 81ms. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen and fam ily of Hood River, have moved to the Armstrong place. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong have ' moved to Portland. Mrs. Blinston, who has been 111 for a number of years, has taken a turn for the. worse. Miss Mildred Detroit Sunday. Cannoy went to I1CT SERVICES OREGON Today Fate of British Oil Ship Still Remains Mystery 1 HONOLULU. Apr. 9. (AP) The Pacific ocean continued today to hold the secret of the fate of the British freighter Asiatic Prince jnd the British Hussar, a British oil carrier. -The three American warships which hare been searching since Saturday for the Asiatic Prince ap proximately TOO miles northwest of the Hawaiian . Islands were un successful today. There were dis patched In the belief that a radioed call of distress heard indistinctly March J 4 might have been sent by the Asiatic Prince rather than by the British Huesar, whose radio station signal Is similar. The Asia- tie Prince is several days overdue at Yokohama. Previously search by warships southwest of the islands for the British Hussar had failed. McLoughiin School Club Completes Work, Report OREGON STATE AGRICUL TURAL COLLEGE. April. 9. (Special) "The cooking club of McLoughiin school In Marlon coun ty is one of the three Oregon clubs which has finished its work 100' per cent complete, reports the ex tension department at Oregon State College. Miss Emma J. Overes is the lo cal leader of this club, and the members are Harold Sjovangen. president; Charles Peek, vice-president; Vlrgle ' Steifer, - secretary. Frederick Dahl, James Down, Lily Peek, James and RalphSJovangen. "Only the more alert clubs com plete -their work this early In the ear." says H. C. Seymour, state :lub leader. Old Man Near Death As Result of Rescue Tries KLAMATH FALLS. . Apr. 9. (AP) That strange human quirk which, in time of fire, will lead a person to risk his life time and again to save valueless belongings led Sherman Green, aged 65. twice into a burning house last night in Klamath Falls. The first time he tottered out, his arms laden with scorched and burned clothing. He staggered back up the stairs pf,the rooming house and into the wall of flames Inside and failed to return. Some time later firemen return ed and found the elderly man. un conscious on the floor. The floor was on fire 'and his clothing in flames. Suffering from terrible burns over his entire body, little hope for the man was held out by medi cal authorities today. The house was badly damaged. Tame Coyote Makes Raid Among Grants Pass Sheep GRANTS PASS. Apr. 9. (AP) A coyote, raiding the fields of L. F. Kbereln, a farmer near thli dty, killed six sheep, three ewes and three lambs Saturday night. Poison was placed, in the carcass of one of the lambs. The next morning, a coyote was found dead a few feet from the lamb. The coyote -had a large chain around its' neck and was evidently a pet which had escaped from a nearby farm. Now Mr. Eberein is wonder ing If be can collect damages as he could If the sheep had been killed by a dog. LUNATIC TAKEN R08EBURO, 1 Apr. 9. (AP) A man giving the name of Law rence Kalipodlc was arrested a Canyon vllle last night and is being held In the county Jail. He is said to have escaped from the Insane asylum at Tacoma. The initials e. g. stand for the Latin words exempli gratia (which means "for example"), according to an answered Question In Lib erty Magazine. ! Cautious Poet V.S;-:V if I ASBESTOS EDITION mu i nil rw tmc UoNwwlty CMtip Library tkt Jilt glUf f ttU Lewis McKenxie Turner, poet jester of Baltimore, Md., Is a cau tious man, youH hare to admit After writing a poem caricatur ing "Big Bill" Thompson, anti British mayor of Chicago, he in cluded It in an asbestos-bound collection to insure it against de struction. ' Construction of Hospital At Dalles To Start Soon Construction of the new east- irn Oregon tuberculosis hospital xlll get under way within the next 90 days, according to members of the state board of control who returned here late last week from The Dalles. The Initial unit of the plant wl" be. located on a site a short dis tance west of The Dalles over looking the Columbia river. The cost of the administration building has been limited to $100,000, including the furnish ings and equipment. U. 8. TREASURER QUITS WASHINGTON. Apr. 9. (AP) -Frank W. White, treasurer of the United States, today presented his . resignation to President Coo- lidge effective May yl. to become president of the Southern Mort gage Guaranty corporation of Chatanooga. Tena. LONG If AIR FILLS PURSE ALBIA, Iowa An Albia youth, 21, has Just been to the barber for the first time. As a child he had beautiful hair, and his brother so admired It that he promised the lad $1,000 if he left It uncut until he was 21. He got the $1,000. jyi e $TrAin)AiBin) ARJia GOES tPASTTtEUi TTIHlAfJ Afttt car turjnjEia loooo lOinesiteele Motor Co TELEPHONE 423 Tune in on KGW for Dodtro Broth ers Radio Pro fram. erirj Thursday. nigh,t at 9-9:S0 p. m. thru WEAP NBC , Red Net work. o AUO THl.TICTOKT SIX MM STRUCK Br MM EI W I Giant United . States Liner Limps Into Port After . Mishap At Sea NEW YORK. Apr. 9. (AP) The United States liner Leviathan steamed into port today, bearing scars Inflicted by a single blow from an angry sea. Four days out of New York, the big ship smashed heac-ou -uto a giant comber, which reached up 85 feet to wreck a searchlight high on the foremast, twisted steel stanchions like hairpins, crumpled life boats and then raced aft to shatter win dows along the promenade deck. A score of sleepers below deck were drenched by a cataract of salt water pouring through a wrecked ventilator. First class passengers watching a motion pic ture in an after salon felt the liner quivver as she took the blow. Once the towering wave bad passed there was comparative calm. Passengers In the partly flooded third irass compartment" were moved to other quarters. No one was Injured and the damage did not extend to any vital part of the ship. Some of those aboard believed the big comber was a tidal wave but Commander Cunningham said it was only an. unusually large wave which had struck the ship at an unfortunate moment when she was at the bottom of a downward pitch. PADIXCK RIGHT SUSTAINED WASHINGTON. Apr. 9. (AP) The right to padlock in prohi bition cases, even after the premis es have been ridden of the offend ing tenants, was upheld today by the supreme court In a case from Detroit. BATHIXO STARTS MARSH FIELD, Apr. 9. (AP) cjoos county batnlng season opened yesterday when hundreds bathed in the surf at Sunset, Bas- tendorf and Bandon beaches, tern perature was 80 degrees. ITALY STAMPS MARBLE CARRARA. Italy. The Roman wheel is to be stamped on every block of marble Quarried here ae a government guarantee. HOSPITALITY'S DIVIDENDS RAPID CITY. S. D. Tourists will spend $15,000,000 in the Black Hills this summer, in large part as a result of President Cool idge's vacation here last summer, rail officials estimate. -o I LISTEN IN TUESDAY MOKirnra 8:00 9:00 KXL (220). Xarly Riser pro gram. 9 00 10:00 KEX (278). Pattie Cooke. 9:00-10:00 KTBR (329). Housewife's program. 9:00 10:00 KXL. Portland Early Birds. 9:40-12:00 KOIX (819). Houaewlfe'a program. 10:00 11:80 KOW (492). Household helpa and musie; PCN programs. 10:00 12:00 KXL. Lire Wire and our teay programs. TUESDAY ATTEUTOOH 13:00 1:00 KFEC (214). Weather re port and muito. TTME S3GSG Flashing suddenly into the American market, a ' the Dodge Standard Six has swept instantly forward to spectacular success Not alone because it is the fastest Six in the world selling below $1000, but also because it possesses more style, luxury and roominess. And because it is Dodge-staunch and Dodge dependable; built to carry one horsepower '-" for every 47 pounds of car weight! A fact that explains its' amazing speed, pick-up and power on the hills. Drive this remarkable car today, and you will understand why its performance is the . talk of the country. COUPE f. o. be Dottoic 104 TO $1179 AND TH1 tINIOK SIX 13T0 TO 177 Orra leastrt. " Concert!. Af traoon Brasaat 1:00-1:15 KOIX. F.na flmtf i-nn.9-in vm r if...:. 1 oo-fi no ru jV ntni roMKL 2:30 End KTBR. Bbll pUy by plJ 3 00 OO KiIIV K.a nd mulic 4:00-5:00 KITC. " Concert. Jf& 5:15-6:00 KOIX. Topy-TTTf Tim TTJT.nAV NIGHT j;00-6:S0 KIX (279). AounnnU 8:00-6:80 ROW 493. Coaert trio. 5:00 7:00 -KXL (220). CUlHy sad or- g an concert. 6:00-7 00 KTBR Pinnw concert 6:00-7:00 KFEC (214). Wthr report .and muaie. 6:00-7:00 KOIX (81). Orfn eonceri. .-O0-7:0O KWJJ (2SO). Dinner concert. 6:00-8:00 KWBS (200). Concert. 6:80-7:00 KEX. Children 'a hoar. 6:80-7:00 KOW. I'onrteiy concert. 7:OO-S:0O KTir (22W. Grade achool geography program. 7:OU 7;u n.uw. concert trio and to- catiats 7:00-8 :O0 KEX. 7:00-8:80 KXL. 7:30 8:80 KOW. Oaare concert. Courtesy program. Program from KFOA. Gardening talk. PCX programa. Varied program. Studio program. Concert. Studio program. 8:00-8:15 KTBR. 3:00-9.00 KOW. 8:00 9:30 KOIX. S 00-10:00 KEX. j. 00 10:00 KWJJ. d:00-ll :00-rKWBS 30 9:00 KXL. Spaniia leiaoa. Orcaaatie and a!o- Muairal features. Male quartet. PCX dance orches- :00-10:00 KUW. iat. :00 13:00 KXL. j:25-10 00 KOl.V 10:00 11:00 -KOW, tra. 10:00-12:00 KEX. 3:00-1:00 KXL. PCX 10:80-11 :1.V Dance frolic. Musical features. Trarelof and ruena nints; Memory I. an; 8-8:30, Salon orrhestra; 8:30-9, orchestra and rioliu; 10 11, dance music. K"0O Oakland (384). 6, 6:80, PCX; 7. concert; 8. PCX; u, Pilgrims. KK1 l.os ADgeles (468). 6. 7. detectiT stories, tenor; 7:30, comedian; 8, PCX; 9, 10. PCX. KFOA Seattle (447). 6. 6:30. PCX; 7. 8, PCX ; 9, orrhestra-and aoloiats; 10. KPO San Francisco (422). 6, musie. 6:80. orchestra: 8. PCX; 9, 10-13, dance orcheotra. KJR Smttle (848). 6. 6:30. concert; 7:30. tenor; 8, 9. orchestra; 10, dance music. KritC San Francisco (454). . 6:S0, sports talk; 7, 8, musie; 9, three piano; 10-12. dance orchestra. KHJ Los Angel (400). 6. doings; 6:15. music: 6:45. news; 7, 8, orches tra: 9. mixed quartet; 10-13, dance or chestra. KYO San Francisco (422). S. 7, songs; 8. 9, music; 10, jaazapatora. KHQ 8pokan (870. 6, ercheslra; 6:15, travelog; 7. 8, PCX; 9, orches tra; 10-1,2, danoe mastic. KOMO Seattle. (809). 6, orchestra; 7, orcheatra; 8, PCX; 9. male quartet: 10. PCX; 11 12:30, mala quartet an soloist. CNRV Vancouver, B. C. (391). 9, or chestra; 11:45, organ. KOAC Corrallia (270). 6:80, music an markets; 7, literature; 7:20, farm top ics. KUO Tacoma (254). 6, 6:30. music; 1 varied; 8, muaic; 9-12:30, varied. news &o Cocx red? 1 TO BE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY GIESE-POIVERS Furniture Company 474 SO. COMMERCIAL tt:0O-l:00 KOIX. 12:00:00 KEX. 13:00-6:00 KXL. tion. C f J