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mm oumoN city entekp RISE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR No. SO. OUEQON CITY, OREGON, Fit IDA Y, JULY 20, 1912 ESTABLISHED ISM REPORT OF RAILROAD ESTACADA FROIT IS TO BE CONSIDERED T EVER HELD silfiw " SUESFOR$20,000 HOUSE CAUCUS IS CHAUTAUQUA ORGANCE AGAIHSTWARSHIPS 0 ES CLUB BE CANDIDATE AVERS REPUBLICA TION OF ADVERTISEMENT WAS UNNECESSARY SUPPLEMENTAL COMPLAINT FILED Newspaper Simply Printed Copies Of Plaintiff's Own Court Papsrs Which Art Publlo Documents Chris Hchuohel, who U iuIiik the MuniliiK Enterprise and Weekly En terprise fur alleged libel for Publish Iiik au advertisement of Uustnv Hehiioerr, Prealtlfiit of the Deutsche Vori'ln In Clackamas County, and Vli'e -I'rvMlilwut of tha German Hoclo Ilea hi Oregon, Tuesday filed tha fol lowing supplemental roiuilalnt: Supplemental Complaint III Ilia Circuit Court of tha Blato or Oregon, for tha County of Clacks- lima. C. Bchuebel, plaintiff, va. OrrRon CHy Enterprise, Defendant The iilnliitlff fur lila supplemental complaint herein served undur and pursuant to an order of aald Court mads and dated July 2u. 1UII to which reference la hereby made, alleges: Tim plaintiff re-Iterates and avers tha tru'b of each and every allegation ronlnlned In hla amended complaint on Ills herein and hereby adopts and makes llio said severul alienations of said amended complaint part and par oel of thla hla supplemental com plaint. I 'lit in 1 1 fT furthermore alleges that slnre the nilnii of the original rom plnlnt In this action the defendant most wantonly and maliciously and with Intent to Injur the Rood name and fame of the plaintiff aa an at torneyallnw and aa a candidate for tha election to the legislature of thla slate and to humllinte and disgrace the plaintiff, did on the 9th day of Ju ly. 1913, and on the 10th dny of July. 1UI2. and on lb 2 lot duy of July 1913. In Ita aald Pally Morning Enterprise and on the U'th dny of July, 1W12. and on the 9(h day of July, 1012, In the Weekly Kdltlon or the Oregon City Kutxrprlae, print, republish, recircu late and deliver to and amongst Its ninny subscribers and the general rending public of the county and etate aforesaid tha libelous matter com plained of, to-wlt' "Neither run 1 understand how a person tmeanliiR plaintiff) ran afford to spend hundreds of dollars for the mull recompensntlon he ran honest ly get If elected to the leKlstlature." "Mr. Schuebcl, (meanliiR plaintiff) trlea to make hla audience believe Hint th-i Interest' or certain partlea have 'bought' mo. He not deceived! Not I but he has been bought. If signs fall not, and because he la uaed to being bought and being eo!d, aa every body knowa. he mnde an effort to buy me In my own house. This happened March 31, 19(2. "Whether they want politicians and demagogues (meaning plaintiff) who seek only their own honor and wel fare, who trample on the rlgth and honor of their fellowmen and who are the causo that our political life la aa corrupt aa It la." , That aald several republications were made by defendant aa aforesaid, of and concerning plaintiff and wore then and there false and defamatory and were made maliciously and with out cause, provocation or excuse, and aggravated the wrong done to the plalntift and augmented the damage done him to the extent of $10,000. Wherefore, plaintiff prays for judge ment against defendant for the sum of (20,000 damages and for hla costs and dlsburaements herein. C. D. ft IX C. LATOl'MCTTE ft W. 8. U'KKN, Attorneya for riaintirr. OAKLAND GIRL NOT STOLEN; SHE ELOPED ASTORIA. Or., July $3. Ethel Met ralf, who disappeared from Oakland, Or., June 26, In company with a man by the name of George Gray, waa lo cated Inst night by Police Olllcer Bry ant In a lodging house near the Ham mond mill. They had been living aa man and wife under the name of 8L Clair for nearly a month. According to a statement made by Miss Metculf to local officers, ber peo ple knew of her leaving Oakland with Gray. She says they left on a freight train for Hoselmrg, Intending to go to Los Angeles, where they Intended to be married. Owing to a landslide the train waa delayed and they hired a horse and buggy and went to Roae burg, and thence by train to Portland. After staying In Portland a couple of days they were dissuaded from aecur lag a license because of the publicity given the rase, and came on to As toria, Intending to remain until the thing blew over and then go to Cali fornia by eteamer. She had known the man with whom ahe eloped only about two days. t She la rather a pretty girl and be lieves the man Intended to treat her fairly and marry her. She claims to be over IS, and blames the woman for whom ahe waa working, who, she tatea, had been In the habit or ar ranging for gtrla In her employ to vis It the rooms of travelling men and . others In the house. However, she claims she refused all such requeata Mlaa Metcalfe parenta realde at Oakland, Or., and a reward or $150 baa been offered for the capture of the runaways. The sheriff at Rose burg ban been notified and will leave at once for Astoria to take them back. A committee representing the Ore gon City Comerclul Club will leave this city Thursday morning for logan, to meet with a club of that place to consider tbo matter of built iiik a bridge across the Clacks urns river either Ml Barton or at Kugln Creek. These places will be visited by the committee and clnli. At noon flie wo men of Uigiin will servo dinner. The committee representing the Oregon City Commercial Club will be composed of C. O. MUlor, II. T. Mo- Main, president of tho Commercial Club; T. W. Hulllvnii, I.. Adams, M.I). Utourette, Prank itusch, Sr., W. A. Huntley, O. It. Kby, J. W. lxdr, A, A. Price, William Hammond, Dr. U I,. Pickens, O. K. Freytag, F. A. Olm stead and K. E. Hrodle. TEACHERS' QUIZ COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT GARY RECEIVES LIST OP THOSE WHO PASSED NUMBER SMALLER THAN LAST YEAR Miss Harding Gets Certificate To Tsach For Life In Primary Class Miss Wood Make Fine Showing . Thirty-nine applicants for teachers' certificates, who recently stood the ex amination under the supervision of County School Superintendent Gary In thla city, were auccessful. The State Examining Hoard will notify Mr. Gary In a few days of the applicants who received life certificates to teach In any of the schools. Miss luta R. Wood received a certificate to teach fur five years and Miss Nleta Hard ing a life certificate to teach In the primary schools. The following were the successful applicants: Gertrude T. Hargreavea, Clara A. Wlevesslck, David K. McArthur. Harry E. Hargreavea, Nellie Richardson, Ot to V. Pureed, Susie Scott, Ulndya Dun ton, llertha C. Whltcomb, John O. Lag er. Inxn R. Wood, Nleta Harding, Elis abeth Faulkner, Annlo l.unt, Ethel A. Park, Amy E. Whipple, Nellie May Roach, Isabelle T. Mann, Hilda Muen derfl Ktsle Schults. Alta May Ramaby, Jane II. Harnett, Vera G. Knotts, Ola Scott, J. E. Cnlavnn, Charles II. Lewis Flossie Pierce, Myrtle Lay. Margaret F. Hates, Ella I). Dahtstrom, Clemen tina Ilrndford, Nellie G. Rlebhotf, Es tella Salisbury, Echo Olthens, (Ilna Malar, Munda A. Rccke. Bessie M. Lewis, Anna McDonald, Pearl A. Chlnn. The number of those who stood the examination thla year waa smaller than last, which la due to the change In the system. TO SETTLE CAR VICTIM'S ESTATE County Judge Ileatle Monday ap imlnted August Fischer administrator of the estate of Adolph Fischer, who died from Injuries received In a street rar accident The estate, which Is composed entirely of personality. Is valued at $5,000. Fischer while try ing to board a car in thla city last Sunday night two weeks ago fell un der It, hla right leg being aevered at the knee. Ho died two daya later In the Oregon City Hospital, ills home was In Portland. ADOLPH FISCHER, CAR VICTIM - HAD $5,000 ESTATE Tho estate of Adolph Fischer, who died aa the reault of Injuries received by being run over by a street car last Sunday night was filed for probate Friday. Judge Ileatle appointed Her man Fischer administrator. The estate is valued at $5,000. T SECESSION FILED O. E. Freytag, manager of the Pro motion Department or the Commercial Club, Monday filed in 8nlem the pe tition algned by several hundred vo ters In the county opposing a divi sion of the county. The petition re cites that realdenta or Estacada are advocating a division or the county so aa to form a new one In the Eastern section to be known aa Cascade County. This plsn Is opposed on the ground that It would not only be det rimental to the county as a whole but would be detrimental trj the portion that desires to secede. Mr. Freytag reached Salem Juat In time to file the petition. Estate Filed For Probata The estate of Jofen Cottee, valued at $1,600 baa been Bled for probate. Eliza Dickinson hss been named executrix. 39 SUCCESSFUL IN RAILWAY OFFICIAL SAYS ORE GON CITY IS TO BE FAVORED PROTEST CHANCES TO RATIFICATION Supsrlntsndent Campbell Dsolsres Company Will Spend Millions Of DoKars In County General Superlntendunt Campbell, of tho Southern Pacific Railroad, at a meeting of the Commercial Club, Tuesday evening, declared that the railroad waa doing everything in Its power to advance the Interests of Ore gon City. He said that the rumor the compnfly Intended routing Ita fast trulns over tbo proposed west side line wss unfounded, at least for the present. The meeting was held to pruleat aKalnst rumored change which It waa declared, would be injurious to the city. . Mr. Csmpbell said the company In tended to build an electric road from Oswego to Harlow to connect with the Salem line. He aald that for the pres ent the line would be double tracked, but the rights of way had been ask ed for four tracks. "The new electric line will not in any way affect the O. W. P. system at present," said the speaker. "We are trying to upbuild Oregon City, (live ua time. We have more in eight for Oregon City than you anticipate, .t he Southern "Pacific has set sside f.ooo,)uo fur an electric system a large part of: which ill be expended on the line between egon City and Cunby. Hefore Christmas an electric system will beoperated Out of Port land, and In One year the line will be In operation to Oregon City." II. L. Moody. Manager of the Moody I-and Company which recently acquir ed the Interest of the Portland Rail wajr. Light A Power Company In property on the West Bide, declared that the proposed Improvement of the Southern Pall tic would be the great est boon Oregon City had ever had. He aald his company would be the means of tstahllshliig great industries and evoitually Portland realdenta would have their home on the west bank of the river at Oregon City. A motion thnt the meeting be chang ed from one of protest regarding the pro;oaed action of the Southern Pa cific to a ratlllcatlon waa carried. Votes of thanka were exteuded Campbell and Moody. O. D. Eby explained that a petition opposing the division of the county had been tiled In Salem. He declar ed that the petition was signed by 217 persons living In the section which de sired to secede. The question of ti tle for the locks on the west side was argued, but no deflnlte decision was reached. COUNTY GETS RARE County Judge Ileatle Thursday awarded the contract for supplying sixty cords of wood tor the courthouse to W. S. Jubb, of Uwton Heights. The wood Is to be the best second growth and the price will be $2.98 a cord. There were nine bids, the lowest be ing accepted. The bids were examin ed at a recent meeting of the court and the other members .Thursday not ified Judge Ileatle that they favored giving Mr. Jubb the contract. Judge Ileatle aald the contract would be signed Monday. The court la being congratulated on the bargain It ob tained. 2 KILLED, 5 HURT AS AUTO HITS TREE PORTLAND, July 23. Rertrand E. Flake, an optician with offices in the Macleay building and residing at 668 Spring street, and Mlsa Elizabeth Toohlg, of San Francisco, who is visit ing the family of John F. D. Martin, Jr., at 861 Frances avenue, were In stantly killed at 10 o'clock tonight when the touring car owned and driv en by Mr. Fiske left the Base Line road while rounding a curve on the J north side of Mount Tabor at a rate or probamy io mites an nour. Five other persons were in the car with them, but none of them waa seri ously hurt. Among them, it Is re ported were P. F. Munsell, brother of Mrs. Fiske and John F. D. Martin, an optician employed by A. C. Felden helmer. ESTACADA KAN LOSES LIFE WHILE FISHING Dan Haahbnrger was drowned near Caxadero shortly before noon Friday. He was fishing in the Clackamas riv er, and suddenly disappeared. Glen Henthorn and Carl Kimmel were fish ing with Hunhburger. It Is supposed cramps caused death. Hash burger Tame to Estacada from the east last year. He waa forty-two years of age. He was unmarried. Grant II. Dlmlck, secretary of the Cluckamaa Southern lUillroad, em phatically denied a report Thursday that the railroad had been sued by a contractor for $35,000, The absurdity of he report is spparcnt when It Is considered that only about $4,000 of work has been done by a contractor, the remainder of the work having been dune under the supervision of the officers. Judge Dlmlck is of the opinion thnt the report wss circulat ed by enemies of the company, who are worklng-ln the Interests of anoth er line. Tbe company has paid cash for the grading and other work, and the officers declare has no Indebtedness. PLAN ORGANIZATION Sawmill owners In Oregon and Wash ington catering to the foreign trade are at work on the organization of a large central selling agency throub which It Is planned to handle the bus iness now done Individually and throuh brokers. It will be organized along lines similar to those of selling agencies handling rail business, of which there Is one In Portland, the Douglas lV Sales company with of fices In the Yeon building Portland. O. M. Clark, of the Clark ft Wilson Lumber company Is chairman of a temiiomry organization effected a few days o at a meeting In Tacoma and another meeting will be held there to morrow to further discuss tbe mapped out plans and If possible perfect the organization. As the plans are yet tentntive, the question of headquarters baa not been decided, but one of the principal lumber shipping ports in one of the two states will be selected, and It Is understood that local branches probably will also be maintained. Tbe agency will have representatives In all of tbe principal lumber markets in the world where Pscitlc northwest lumber finds a sale: and it Is hoped also that new markets may be developed by co operation and concerted actio". Oregon and Wa'htnalon annually seud sway mlillous or feel or lumoer, the preponderlng percentage ot-wblch la Louglaa fir, aand the marketing cost Is suld to be a very material item of expense. Uy centralising the busi ness It is believed, too, that orders can by filled to better advantage as one calling for Immediate delivery may be divided among a number of mills af filiated with the agency. This is be ing done to a certain extent by the brokers now, but by organization the mills will be In a position to handle a larger volume of business direct. "Plans are yet tentative," said Mr. Clark when asked for an outline of the project, "but we expect to hold a meeting tomorrow and then It will probably be possible to make a more deflnlte announcement" CANAL BILL ARGUED WASHINGTON, July 23. The Pan ama Canal administration bill held the door of the Senate long enough today for Senator Percy, of Mississippi, to make a speech against remission of tolls to American shipping. The meas ure then gave way to the sundry civil appropriation bill, which has puBhed it aside for several daya. BASEBALL TO FINANCE E II ESTACADA, Or., July 17.-Partly Mr the campaign fund for Cascade Coun ty, a division project on which the voters are to pass at the coming elec tion, business men of Eatacada have organized two ball teams, the Fata and the Leans who are to play Satur day. Included In the lineup are some prominent citizens. Tbe rat conting ent Includes Mayor Reed, Banker, Jel lison, A. E. Sparks, William Under wood, William Jayne, T. F. Murry, C. W. Wlsneh, R. P. Parker and Q. Sut terfleld. Among the leans in UK. Hclflls, Warren Barr, JuBttce Batest John Tracey, J. R. McCu-dy, A. Q. Am es , L. S. Lallatt, R. M. Standish, John Osborne and A. R. Hawkins. L AND KILLS HIMSELF KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 24. Mrs. Mamie Gary and Frank Faulken, a boarder at her home, were sitting on her front porch with her 12-year-old son today when Simon Gary, husband of Mrs. Gary, from whom she had been separated, approached them. "Hello, everybody," aald Gary, as he kissed his wife and shook handa with Faulkner. "Wife, .get me a drink of water; and ton, hurry In the house and get ready to go to a picture show." After the woman and boy left the porch Ave shots rang out In quick suc cession. Two wounded Faulkner, two went wild and the last entered Gary's neart. killing hom instantly. Letters found In Gary's pocket, charging Faulkner with destroying his home, indicated Gary Intended to kill Faulkner and commit suicide. Faulk ner, It waa said, will recover. Gary was 35 years old, his wife Is 33 and Faulkner la 30. CAMPERS LEAVE FOR HOMES AFTER HAVING MOST DE LIGHTFUL SESSION RAIN INTERFERES SOME LAST DAY Dr. Spurgeon, of London, Endears Self To Crowd And Is Glvsn Grsnd Chautauqua Salute The Willamette Valley Chautauqua Assembly closed Its session for 1912 Sunday with the finest program In the history of the assembly. While the attendance probably was not as large as it was last year, due to the Elks' convention, and other counter attrac tions. Interest was keen throughout, and tbe patrons were more than pleas ed. Th campers Monday began mov ing their tents and before night beautiful Gladstone Park, which bod been a scene of animation for more than two weekswas deserted. Tbe Portland Railway, Light ft Power Company operated cars to and from the grounds all day Monday, and tbe Southern Pacific Railway stopped Us cars near the grounds so tbe campers could move their effects. While tbe attendance 8ucday was not aa large as waa expected, owing to tbe inclement weather, at least 2. 500 persons were on tbe grounds to hear the Rev. William Spurgeon, the noted London Clergyman, In the aft ernoon. He spoke on, "Moses, tbe Hero of the eDsert" The lecture-sermon was one of the best addresses of the meeting snd Dr. Spurgeon waa complimented by scores of persons af ter be spoke. He also waa given the Chautauqua Salute, which waa a sig nal compliment. Rev. McGaw, Sec retary of the National Christian Move ment Association, spoke In the even ing upon tbe work of the association. Chapman's Orcheatra rendered sever al sacred concerts In the afternoon. The chautauqua chorus delighted the crowd with several numbers. The chautauqua management has been congratulated by hundreds of persons this season upon the excel lence of the program and tbe manage ment la pleased over the results. WHEAT GROWER SEEKS TO HAVE TITLE QUIETED Thomas J. Robinson, an extensive grower of wheat of South Dakota, Has Died suit in the circuit court of Clack amas County to quiet title to 160 acres of land in section 28. township 6 south, range 1 east Tbe defendants are S. D. Doores and Ada Doores, et al. Dimick ft Dlmlck, attorneys for plaintiff. JENNINGS LODGE The home of J. Card at Jennings Lodge was destroyed by fire Saturday night Mr. Card discovered the blaze soon after It started and he and his family, consisting of his wife and two children escaped. Neighbors soon arrived on the scene snd the most of the furniture was saved. The fire caught from a match which was carlessly dropped on the floor In a room on the second floor. The fire caused much excitement and for a time it was thought that It wouldY communltcate to other buildings. BY FIRE IN STORE A destructive fire which originated from an unknown cause, for a time threatened the entire village of Oak Grove Station Thursday morning. The grocery and feed Btore of H. E. Wern er, In which the Are started, and the two frame buildings It occupied, were completely destroyed. The stock In voiced $4200, and the buildings were valued at about $3000. They were owned by Paul Wesslnger. The oil house waa only 10 feet from the biasing buildings, and citizens, af er much difficulty, succeeded in get ting a 100-gallon tank of gasoline out and .rolled It to a safe place. Tha trouble crew of the electric line had to be called out to save the high-power wires or the company, which run along the street next to tha burned stores. BIG AUTO RACE TO BE HELD THIS WEEK M. J. Lee and Grant White, well known residents ot Canby, have agreed to rare from Canby to Molalla In automobiles, IjM will use a Ford machine, while White will ride In a Mitchell machine. A prominent man Is holding the stakes of $100. Much interest la being manifested In the race, which will be held this week. Both men are confident that their machines will win. ESTACADA, Or., July 18. At a meeting of the new board of directors the Incorporation and organization of the Estacada Fruit Growers' Associa tion was perfected Tuesday evening at the home of Jerome M. Shultz, of Gar field. The association elected tbe fol lowing ofllcers: A. O. Whltcomb, pres ident; A. W. Hotkln first vice-president; Thomas Yocum second vice president; R. M. 8tandlah secretary; Jerome M. Schults treasurer. The as soclatlon Is formed along the same line as the Hood River Associa tion. The directors appointed a com mittee to arrange for the purchase of a site for a packing and storagfj plant in Estacada. on the new switch now being Installed by the Portland Rail way, Light and Power Company. STEFFEfIS TELLS MAGAZINE WRITER SAYS AR RANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR PLEAS OF McNAMARAS DARROW WITNESS GIVES LECTURE Agreement Reached, He Declares, Be fore Exposure Christianity And Anarchy Are Com pared LOS ANGELES, July 10. Lincoln Steffens and District Attorney Fred ericks faced each other as antagon ists nearly four hours today In the bribery trial of Clarence S. Darrow. The question of the rightfulness of the doctrines expounded by Steffens that what be designated as social crimes as dynamiting ahould be treat ed Instead, subordinated the question of the guilt or innocence ot Darrow. Introduced by himself at the very beginning of hla cross-examination as "worse then 'an avowed anarchist a man who believed in Christianity, Steffens discussed his economic be liefs, often disregarding the object tions of the defense's attorneys aahe did the pointed thrusts of the prose cutor. Asked in redirect examination what he meant by hia reply as to hla be liefs, Steffens declared that he waa worse than an anarchist In the sense that he waa more radical, for while anarchy demanded justice, Christian ity demanded love and charity in ad dition. Lincoln Steffens, magazine writer, continued on the witness stand In the Darrow trial today, Earl Rogers, chief counsel for the defense, directing his examination. Steffens' testimony throughout out lined his personal efforts to secure an agreement that would end the trial ot the McNamara brothers for dynamit ing the Los Angeles Times building. He explained the connection of Clar ence Darrow with the negotiations for the conclusion of the case; told of his interviews with leading business men ot Los Angeles to secure their consent to a plan for the brothers to plead guilty, and recounted Darrow'a Insistence thrnghout the entire ne gotiations that both men, if possible should be saved from the gallows, ar guing that one "victim" to the state was sufficient Steffens' testimony furnished one of the most dramatic recitals ot the tralL He was permitted to tell his story with few Interruptions, Judge Hutton, however, explaining that certain por tions ot the testimony must be re garded as hearsay. Steffens declared that after working for days along Darrow' demand that no one be "killed," he received lnfor (Continued on page 4) POST IS REVISED IN BILL WASHINGTON, JoiIy 13. The post office appropriation Dills, shorn of the good roads provision proposed by the House and embracing a revised par cels' post system, with charges based on xones ot distance, was reported to the Senate today by the postofflce committee. The total opropriatlons proposed which carried approximately $260,000,000. One of the principal In creases is the pay of railroads for transporting malls, the Senate com mittee adding more than $2,500,000. In striking out the Shackleford good roads feature, which provided for Federal Improvement ot highways, the committee recomends an In vestigation by a special Congression al committee and provides for no highway Improvements until this com mission has reported. The Earnhardt amendment In the house bill for the regular publication of the namea of stockholders of news papers and periodicals is changed to provide for publication once a year. Tbe parcels' post section of the House bill provided a flat rate of pos tage for all distances. The Senate provision is that of tha Bourne bill, slightly modified. 8enator Bourne recommends that third and fourth-class mail matter be combined for the parcels post service but the bill makes the parcels post apply only to fourth-class matter. DRAMATIC STORY DEMOCRATS DETERMINED THAT NOT ONE DREADNAUGHT 8HALL BE BUILT LONG DEADLOCK TO BE RESULT Senate Committed To Two Battleship Program, Willing To Com promise On Ons House Is Obstinate WASHINGTON, July 24. Demo crats of the House In caucus voted to night, 7 to 62, not to recede from their "no battleship" program In tbe naval appropriation bill. A determined ef fort waa made to have the caucus ap prove a compromise with tbe 8enate. whereby the House would sgree to the construction of one sea-fighter. Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropriation committee, led the opposition to the proposal on the ground of economy. Tbe action of the caucus further complicates the adjournment plans of the leaders of both the Senate and House. The naval appropriation bill Is in conference, and today's caucus was ordered in an effort to break a deadlock, that has prevailed for some time with no apparent chance that It could be broken. The Senate, committed to a two-bat-tlesblp building program, was willing to compromise on one vessel this year. It has expressed Its determination not to recede further. "What will be the effect of today s action?" Chairman Padgett, of the Houae naval affairs committee and leader of tbe House conferees, waa asked when the caucus adjourned. "Heaven alone knows," he answer ed. "I'm just going to 'sit on tbe log,' and I don't know what the outcome will be. However, we'll probably be here until frost arrives." Representative Sulzer, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, offered a resolution that two battleships be provided, snd that objections to the Senate amendment be withdrawn. Al though Mr. Sulzer had several sup porters. Chairman Padgett moved to amend this proposition by substitut ing one such vessel, which would be the "last word" in naval construction. Majority leader Vnderwood, Repre sentatives Murray of Massachusetts and Pou of North Carolina, with sev era! others, supported Mr. Padgett's suggestion. Mr. Murray, who repre sents the district in which the Charles town Navy-yard is situated, confessed he was in favor of the big fighting craft, but that. In the present temper of the two Houses of Congress, he be lieved a compromise waa necessary to expedita public business. The debate was growing acrimoni ous when Representative Burnett, ot Alabama, moved that the entire sub ject be tabled. There Immediately en sued a scene of confusion, but the de mand for a roll call on the proposal was carried, with the result that the caucus voted to stand by Its previous decision. Several Ineffectual attempts were made to have the caucus vote fo re lease Its members from the pledge ex acted by the previous caucus not to vote for battleships this year. T ELECTS TEACHERS The ..Mount Pleasant school board at a recent meeting elected the follow ing teachers for the fall school term: Professor F. G. Buchanan, principal; Miss Thena Draper, intermediate grades and Miss Florence E. Howett, primary. Miss Draper taught at Oak Greve Inst year. Miss Howett. who had charge ot the primary grades of the Mount Pleasant school last year, was re-elected. The school term will commence early In September. The school board wtll bold another meet ing Monday evening to transact gen eral business. . OF 0. TO TEACH EUGENE, July 22. Twenty mem bers ot the graduating class ot the University of Oregon, have already ac cepted positions as teachers in tha high schools of the state at salaries varying from $75 to $120 a month. All of the embryo teachers, besides their theoretical work in the Department of Education have had several months of practice teaching In the Eugene and the Springfield high school. The students who have accepted po sitions as teachers with the names ot tbe schools in which they are to ployod follow: Rachel E. Applegateot Klamath Falls. Coquille; Annie Berg man of Astoria, Elgin; William E. St. John of Springfield, Ashland; T. Ra phael Gelsler of Portland, Baker; Lex le Strachem ot Portland, Joseph High school; Alice Larsen Oregon City, Ore gan City High School; Celle V. Hager of Eugene, Hood River; Mildred Bag ley of Salem, Eugene; Forest E. Dun ton ot Molalla, Lakevlew; Cbarlea A. Guerne of Turner, Athena; R. Imo gens McKown, Eugene; Beulah Brid ges of Portland. Nehalem; Birdie Wine of Astoria, Astoria: Roy Fitch of Sherwood, Portland Y. M. C. A.; Em ma Lenore BIate of The Dalles, Baa don; Grace M. Adams of Eugene, Clat skanle; Melissa M. Marin, school near Albany; Mrs. Edna Prescott Dotaon Eugene; J. M. Howard ot Portland, Enterprise, and Francis Toung, Eu gene.