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-
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cab.
They returned to the police sta
tion. Mayor George Darner, in hie
own car nnd posing as the taxi
driver, tooii Pilling and Carson to
the hotel.
Hotel Surrounded.
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.
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"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.
Murray objected, but Willos an
old railroad man, got In just the
same and when he left the car
Murray demanded tu know 'what
the hell you went ln there tor'
and Willos replied 'to hell with
you.' There was some more words
and then the three agreed to
split. Murray was to go east and
Willos and Kelly were to stay at
(Continued on Page Four)
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