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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1925)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1925 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON PAGE THREE FEW CHANGES IN TEXT BOOKS FOR But few censes in the texts al ready use. I in tho public schools of Oregon were niario oy tho state textbook commission which met for it final session hero yestenlny ana let contracts for two-thirds of the books to bo used during the coining year. Prices, however, will raiiKo from 10 to 70 per cent higher for tho samo texts. Records of tho state superinten dent show that most of tho book) adopted aro already embodied In tho stato cour.40 of Instruction which means that In thousands of cases pupils of tho public schools will not bo required to buy new texts. Indicative of the high prices of fered to tho commission for now contracts was the New World spell ers published by tho World Hook company. In 11)19 the book was contracted nt 'i'J cents while this year tho publishers demanded 6 cents, The prices secured by the commission, It is said, are no low er than publishers offered to the etato department of instruction Severn t weeks ago and before the governor oruered tho special ses sion of tho textbook commission Whether court action will be taken to contest the act of the com mission is problematical. The com mission met contrary to the ruling of tho slate ittorney-general who held that tho body did not have legal authority to meet ai any oth er than tho trtes specified by law, tho next one of which would have been In November, 1926. Tho com mission proceeded to meet nnd adopt tho books, however, under an opinion written for them by Watson and Wilson, Portland law firm, in which it was held that the code permitted and authorized emergency meetings of tho board. Throughout the two-day session hero, Chairman Mlltor A. Miller was tho exponent of many changes and was supported by Mrs. Mar Jorio Newbury. They were over ruled, however, by tho votes of R. R. Turner, A. C. Hampton and Georgo W. Hug, all school men, who opposed changes on tho ground that tho extra expense which would result to school pat rons from the discard of old books was not Justified by tho slight Im provements offered in tho new tex,s. More than forty representatives of publishing firms were present and were allotted five minutes each tor argument in favor of their texts. Tho increase In prices wno Justified by them with the plea that materials and labor used In book manufacture had increas ed proportionate since tho last adoption in 1919. The textbooks adopted, together with comparative prices follows: Kleiiieiitiiry ToxlhnoliB 1919 Hamilton; Essentials of Arithmetic American Book Co.: Hook 1 X -53 Hook 2 Gordy ; Stories of Am erican History Chnn. Sciibners Potter, .lesohke & Gil lette, Oral and Writ ten Bnglish book Ginn & Co., Kngllsh Book 2 Progressive Music Series (Silver-Burden): Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 4 Now World Speller World Book Co.: Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 No dictionaries adopted. Iliisli School Tesiliooka Miner & Khvell; Princi ples of Bookkeeping (Glnn &, Co.) $1.30 $1.48 Ward; sentence and theme (Scott Forse- man 86 1.16 Cllppinger; wrlum and spoken Englifih (Sil-ver-Burdett) 1.28 Payne; American liter ary readings with In troductory (Hand, Mc Nally) 2.00 Payne; American liter ary readings (Rand, McNally) Long; English literature (Ginn & Co.).... Waters; Essentials of agriculture (Ginn & Co.) New rational typewriter (Gregg Pub. Co.) 1.00 No adoption made in domestic science for high schools for com merclal arithmetic and general cience for Junior high schools. Textbooks adopted for A period of four yenra together with com pnrntivo prices follow: Klemcntnry Trxlbooks No adoption in drawing text books for pupils. Carpenter: Stories pictures tell, rec om mended for teachers. (Rand, 1.00 1.40 1.18 1.20 192& .50 .7fi .84 .76 1.12 .DC .80 .C8 .84 .36 .40 .44 .64 .36 .36 .36 .72 .76 1.0S 1.48 1.40 1.D2 1.60 1.68 1.60 1.20 McNally company.) Book 1 $ -35 $ .65 Book 2 - .35 '6 Book 3 .40 -3 Book 4 - .40 .70 Book 6 - Book 6 - .40 .80 Book 7 - 45 .85 Book 8 BO .90. Wimdow. Healthy Living. (Merrill Co.) Book 1 62 .70! Book 2 4 .88 1 High SWmol Textbooks Gregon; Shorthand Man unl( The Gregg Pub lishing Co.) 1.60 8pfed studies 1.00 No adoption on household ministration, domestic art or man unl training. Smith; Elementary Lat in (Allyn & Bacon) . 1.00 Kelsey; Caesars Com mentaries, (Allyn ft Bacon) 1.60 Gunnison A Hfirlty; Cic ero's orations (Silver Burdett) 1.11 Fatrclough A Brown; Virgil Aeneld (Ben. 1.60 1.20 ad- 1.25 1.00 1.14 Sanborn) 1.56 Bennett; new Latin gra miner (Allyn & Bacon) 1.00 Wells & Hart; new high school algebra (D. C. Heath & Co.) 1.20 Wells & Hart; modern first year algebra (D. C. Heath & Co.) Wells & Hart; modern second course In alge bra D. C. Heath & Co.) - Durell & Arnold; plnno nnd solid geometry (Charles E. Merrill & Co.) 1.40 Durell & Arnold; new. plane geometry (Charley E. Merrill Co.) 1.32 Durell & Arnold; now solid geometry (Chas. E. Merrill & Co.) 1.17 Botany Bergen & Caldwell; practical botany (Ginn & Co.) 1.52 1.72 Textbooks adopted for four years High School Textbooks Mcpherson & Hender son, First Course In Chemistry (Glnn & Co.) 1.40 1.00 Mllllkan & Gale, first Course in Physics (Ginn & Co.) 1.40 Milllkan, Galo and Pyle, Practical Phys ics (Glnn & Co.) 1.64 Conn & Budlngton, Ad v a n c e d Physiology Physiology and Hy giene (Silver - Bur- dette) 1.28 1.66 Robinson, Commercial Geography (Rand Mc Nally & Co.) 1.25 2.00 The meeting of thi commission Friday was called by the governor after textbook publishers had re fused to extend expired contracts at tho old prices as contemplated under the act of 1923, which pro vided tor the adoption of one third of the text books every two years. One-htird of the books wcro adopted by the commission last November with the two-thirds remaining unprotected by con tracts. To meet this situation tho 1925 legislature passed a law authoriz ing the state board of education to purchase the textbooks at the best prices obtainable. On the ground that the taw "played Into the hands of tho book trust" tho bill was ve toed by the governor. To seek a way out of this tangle the question was referred to the .ttorney-general of whether the textbook commission could meet In special session at this time. His opinion declared against the com mission, but backed by nn opinion from the Portland law firm, the commission met and proceeded to do its business. Council Fails to Reach Decision On Special Election Although the council spent more than two hours In discussion at a special meeting last night, it is still problematical what measure will be submitted to the voters in the special city election to tie held In October. A motion last night to restrict the ballot to the questions of the appropriation of money for street repair, new fire equipment, and new bridges was permitted to die without action before adjourn ment. From the discussion last night It was indicated that unless prelim inary plans for tho introduction of municipal ownership of tho city water system becomu more clearly defined this subject will not come up for the ratification of voters at tho special election. Firm op post tion was given to a proposal to sub mlt the question to the people In October, chiefly on the grounds that there was nothing definite to submit to them, Tho sentiment of the council general was sounded in a speech by Alderman Dancy In which he declared, "We are up against stono wall. Wo must have the money for new fire equipment, we must repair our streets, and we must have new bridges, but It seems that we will have a mighty hard fight to get tho money. I think that the only thing we can do Is to put the whole thing up to the people and let them decide. If they don't give us the appropria tions then they will have the res ponsibility for what happens and not we." Under the belief that if all three measures were submitted at one election defeat of all of them might follow, part of the session was an attempt to compromise on one or two. As committee chalrmens presented tho needs of their departments, how ever. It became Increasing appar ent that all three would have to have a hearing before the people and the meeting adjourned with fairly general Idea among council members that these, and possibly a fourth Involving the water ques tion, would go on the ticket. "Personally. I am satisfied that If wo load down tho ballot wo will lose all along the line," Mayor Geisy declare5 in his opening stato mcnt. "I am still convinced that the mont Important thing before tho city now is the water question." Should the three measures alone go on the ballot they will probably provide for a one and one-half mill tax levy for street repair, a s ond mill and a half levy for the construction of bridges, and an ap proprlatlon l either $17,000 oi $30,000 for the purchase of addi tional fire equipment. ACCOMPLISH CAPTURE BY CLEVER RUSE (Continued irom Page One.) some old clothes hastily gotten to gether at police headquarters. Murray donned the clothes car ried by the officer and with Car son and the policeman began plan ning the holdup of some road house nearby. Puling and Carson again left the room, telling Murray they dlscussvon during the first would go out and engage a taxi- Ladd & Bush Bankers ESTABLISHED 18t8 General Banking Business Office Hours from 10 a. m. to 3. p. m. 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In the meantime Chief of Po lice Compton, Policeman Robert Stratton and Deputy Sheriffs Her ford and Hawkins took up their station about the hotel. , Orson and Pilling nrcaln went to Murray s room uud told him all wis' ready fur the holdup. As tiie three came down the hotel steps, Patrolman Pilling su.l denly grabbed Aijurray about the oociy, pinnmg mm until the other officers closed in. "Tho jig's up! I'm Murray," said the prieone- with a smile. He was put into Mayor Barrier's cm and rushed to the police station cliwiily biiardcd. At 3 o'clock Murray was placed on the train and started for Salem under guard of the mayor, chief of police and the other office who made the capture. The story of the capture, told by Carson follows: I had been arrested ln Port land and was charged with 1 granoy in police court. They gave me uu days but suspended sent ence in order that I might get out of town and stay out. I went across the Columbia to Vancouv er, Wash. There I met Tom Mur ray. I was in the railroad yards where Murray was about to board the 6:45 p. m. fast freight for Centralia. Murray told me who he was and asked me to help him get nway. We plar.ned to go to Tacoma nnd 6tnge a etickup. While we were on the way here Murray told mc that after he, Willos and Kelly arrived In Port land shortly before 10 o'clock Monday night they immediately drove in an automobile to The Dalle and croesed over to White Salmon, where they have .been hiding since in the woods anil brush. Jelly Beans Special For Saturday Only 18c lb. 2 lbs. for 35c. Limit 2 lbs. to Customer. chaefer's Drug Store Yellow Front Phone 197 135 N. Commercial St. The Penslar Store "At about 3 o'clock yesterday (Friday) afternoon Murray and Willos had a fight. There was an old baggage car near the eta tion there and Willos wanted to get Into It and get some clothes. 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