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News from Jennings JENNINGS LODGE. The annual ramp nioctinR and con ventions "of the Kvangellcal Aocla tlon at the River View drove at thia place on July 30th. Already people are beginning to arrive and thle place puta on a very busy appearance. The dates of the conventions and camp meeting are July 3oth to August 8th. A epeolal program for the conven tlona la aa follows: 8 1 M. on Jnly SO, opening of the ramp meeting, by the Presiding Elder Rev. Hornachuh. Wednesday, July 3110 A. M, "Monusnlsm In the Light of Gori Word." W. K. aimpaon: 2 30, Sermon. H. C. Roloff; 7:30 P. M., Sermon. 8. Conklln. Thursday, August 1210 A. M.. Spiritism In the Light of Coda Word.- 8. A. Slewert: 2:30 P. Mor mon. C. 8. Hergstresser; 7:30 P. M., icrmon, M. Heverllng. Fridav. August 210 A. M, "Kddy., Ism In the Light of God Word." E. Radohaugh; 1:45 P. M., "Woman's Missionary Society program: Devo tions." Mrs. H. Albright: 'The Chil dren's Work." Mr. C, S. Hrndford; Chorus. Ladles of W. M. S.;Tlthlng. Mrs. Nettle Myers: Reading, "Doro thy's Nero." Kathryn Voegelein; "Glimpses of Our Missionaries," Mrs. N. Shnpp; Duet. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Bradford; Address. Mrs. Banks, re turned missionary from Africa; 7:30 P. M-, sermon, H. R, Geil. Saturday, August 310 A. M... Round Table; Cenlng of Question Box; 2:30 P. M.. sermon. H. Schuk necht; 7:30 P. M, sermon. K. Murer. Sunday. August 49:45, Children's service, superintended by the League President: 10:45 A. M.. sermon, by N. Shupp; 2 P. M.. German sermon, Otto Schulu; 7:30, sermon, F. W. Launer. Mrs. Slmones, of Texas, will visit with her sister, Mrs. Ross, and also her mother at Beaverton. Mrs. Si mones expects to spend a year In Or egon. On Wednesday evening a social will be given at the Jennings Lodge school bouse, A literary program has been arranged and cake and Ice cream will be served, the proceeds to be given to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Card, whose home was recently destroyed by fire. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, of Chittam. Oregon, have visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Shenefield for a Rev. Heverllng. of Everett, Wash ington, and Rev. F. W. Culver, of Portland, were callers at the Hugh Pnhjkrta hfirno on Friday. Mrs, Morgan, of Forest Grove, who camped at the Chautauqua, visnea ai the home of Mrs. Tabor on Saturday last The Morgans' and Tabors' were Iowa friends. Mrs. Anna Stover, wjfe of our Lodge groceryman, won a prize in the potato race at the grocers picnic at Bonneville on Wednesday last The nriu ruse of canned fruits. The II. C. Palnton home and the general store at thia place are Having naw rnnta of fiaint Mr. and Mrs. Ltwnsdowne have re turned home, after a two weeks' slay in Portland, where they were enter taining Seattle friends. Charles Truscott has returned home after an enjoyable trip to the Potlatch in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Webb were over night visitors at the home of the for mer's sister, Mrs. Chas. Redmond, on Tuesday last Mrs. Hurley, a former resident of Risley, but now of San Diego, will leave by steamer on Tuesday of this week to make an Indefinite visit wftn her daughter, Mrs. Labonwlch, of Ris ley. Mrs. Hurley is an Oregon pio neer, and is well known both at Or egon City and this place. The many friends of Mrs. Minnie Terry were sorry to hear of her con tinued illness, having been laid up for some time with wrenched should ers. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Terry are trying ranch life a few miles from San Diego, California. H. C. Painton has completed a drill ed well for Mr. Tabor near Meldrum. Elmer Boardman, of Aurora, a for mer resident of thlg place, was in this vicinity on Monday to hire hop pick ers. Mr. Boardman reports he has the best crop of hops he has tever ra'sed at his yards near Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McGovern, of Milwaukie, and Miss Leah McGovern of Waitesburg, Washington, Mr. and Mtb. Marritt and children, of Port land have been recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Redmond. Itev. Noah Shupp and wife, of Taco ma, will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Roberts this week. Mrs. Stover, of Burlington, enter tained with a dinner party on Sunday in honor of her daughter's birthday, and her son's wedding anniversary. The guests number fourteen and Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Stover, of this place, attended. A petition for a county bridge to cross the Clackamas near its mouth is being circulated at this place with about seventy signers. MiHS Gertrude Merritt, of Dubuque, Iowa, arrived on Tuesday for a visit with Miss Mable Morse. J. E. Cody, who left Oregon City to try to swim to Portland was watched by a number of interested persons from the l.anka of the Willamette on Saturday. The sw'm was the longest ever attempted in Portland. David LaCure, has returned from the encampment In Washington, be TW& lad Playing lefti FIELD MUST SE fl8lE, K ON ft L.O(S3-tLY (AND &E.T UNDER. IT IT HE-HASTbRUrs A Ml j Lodge and Oak Grove ing a member of Company E. of Portland. Shelby Shaver Is enjoying an out ing with the Boy Scouts at Oswego Uke. A number of our little folks are afflicted with the whooping Cough. The Children's Day program was enjoyed by enough people to comfort ably fill the Chapel on Sunday after toon, The program consists of songs by the avhool; lxrd'a prayer, by pu pils; "Children's Day." Evelyn Pax ton; dialogue, Mary Palnton. Etta Strain, Elisabeth Bruechert aud Alice MacFarlane; recitation. "If I Only Knew," Bessie Roberts; recitation. What the Daisy Told." Doris Paln ton; solo, "If 1 Were a Star," Wtlma Bruechert; recitation. "Just Where You Are." Francis Sandstrom; reci tation "The Happy Violet," Ruth Cook; song, school; inotatlons from Isaiah by the Sharpe Brothers; reci tation. "O Boy's Trouble," Newton Strain; "In a House of Trouble," Leo Cook; reading. Helen Palnton: reci tation, "Thistle and the Rose," Mary Bruiebert: recitation, "When I Get Grown Vp," Naomi Wilcox; recitation. Elizabeth Bruechert: closing songs and remarks, the pastor. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Strain will move onto the Schubel farm near Highland Thursday. We Do Not Recommend Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve for anything but the eyes. It Is a speedy and harmless cure for granu lated lids, scrofulous, sore eyes, styes, weak eyes and dimness of vision. Sold by Harding's Drug Store. 25c. OAK GROVE. Mrs. Isabel Hilton Is quite til at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. McArthur, on Railroad Ave. Mrs. L. E. Bentley and two daugh ters returned home Monday, after a trip of ten days' visiting relatives at Woodburn and other Oregon towns. Mrs. M. M. Hall, of Portland, spent the day Friday with Mrs. Mary War ren and family on the Oatfleid road. H. E. Werner and family expect to move back to their home In Wlllam ette in a few days. Mr. Werner has decided not to go into business here again. Carl Nehren's new house Is nearlng completion, and the carpenters will put on the finishings this next month Carl and his mother will occupy the house when completed. A new well has been dug on the school grounds to supply water for the new system the school board is putting In this summer. The drug store will probably be re opened in a few days by a compe tent druggist with a full line of drugs and stationery. James Bunnell met with a palnfu' accident In Washington a few days ago and Is In the hospital In a critl cal condition. His father, C. B. Bun nell received the news Tuesday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Gladall are building a pretty bungalow on their lots in the Bunnell tract CLACKAMAS After three weeks' pleasant outing at Alpine Farm, near Carus, Mr. and Mrs. Hayward are at home again. The new building south of the Rifle Range, owned by J. H. Johnson, though not fully completed, was open ed to the public last Sunday as an Ice cream and confectionary parlor. The new light suspended In front of A. Mather's store Is a pleasure and convenience to our citizens, especial ly when alighting from or boardings late train on a dark night J. L. Ashton, principal of the Clack amas school for the ensuing year, and family have taken up their residence in the cottage Mr. Ashton recently bought of H. T. Latham. J. Pitman has sold his strawberry ranch to ft'. B. Reynolds and son. Mr. Pitman and family are making ar rangements to return to their former home in Texas. We are sorry to lose such pleasant neighbors and good citi zens. Mr. and Mre. A. O. Hayward, Mrs. J. Pitman and little daughters. Mrs. Frye and two children, Mrs. Stanley Rayner and Bon. Virchard, of Clack amas. Mrs. Hubbard and friend, from Sunn3lde. all went up to New Era Sunday to attend the Spiritualist camp meeting. Some fine instru mental music, two addresses by Mr. and Mrs. Bledsoe, and messages from the spirit world through the latter me dium, made an interesting program for the day. W. W. Smith Tuesday closed a two years' contract with Broughton and Wisgins, of Portland, for piling. Mr. Smith has sent out about 32 carloads of pllini; under said contract A. Mather and W. W. Smith re cently purchased 80 acres of timber 8 miles up the Clackamas river, across from Barton. They will go up. this week to look over the situation and make arrangements to start a piling camp, etc. After the Chautauqua vacation, Rev. J. L. Jones resumed preaching serv ices here last Sunday evening. He will preach again next Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. Other services will be ag usual. A petition for a saloon In this town is in circulation. At least thirty, names have been secured. 7 NOW XOURLE- A Left fielded rAHDlM Tq bat OUT A .SKYSCRAPER. J ' 2v I ) -ISSa-i OPvEGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY. AIUUT8T 2, 1012 Canbyand South Clackamas CANBY. Mr. and Mrs. V. U Mack, of Aurora were In Canby Friday on business, aud while there called on relatives. lieorge Spencer aud family have moved to Portland. The llrosa Construction Co., of Portland, were the succesaful bidders for the contract for the new school, which was let Wednesday night They aKk for 90 days In which to complete the building. The amouut of the suc cessful bid was $16,74$. Edna Hutchinson, who has been vlaltlng her cousin. Mrs. II. Jaspers, of Kelso, Washington, has returned home. Joseph Johnson, Miss Counle John eon and Mrs. Wornock and children left Tuesday for a few day to be spent in the mountains fishing and hunting. Henry Logan Wolford, who died In Portland. Oregon, at his home, S47 E. Stark St, Sunday night of heart fail ure, formerly lived near Canby. Mr. ulf,r,l 44 veara of age. and his death was a great shock to his rela tives and friends, as be was In goon hAntfh II nill a short time before his death. Three brothers and one sister survive him. C. F. Wolford. of Hub bard. J. S. Wolford. of Portland. Jake Wolford. of Oregon City, and Mrs. Smith of Oklahoma. The remains mm thinned from Portland Wednes day and buried In the Zlon Cemetery at Canby by the Gladstone Odd rei lows' lodge. Several of the Canby Odd Fellows were present at the burial. H. A. Lee. Ora Lee. Mrs, Epsle Shields and little daughter, and M. J. Lee autoed to Wllholt Friday. Mr. Tire la on the sick list this week. Miss Hattle Hutchinson Is staying with her. George Kesselring was a Portland visitor Monday. Mrs. D. B. Pope, of New Era, was a Canby shopper Tuesday. Mrs. Lee Eckerson and little oaugn ter left for Newport for a ten days' vacation; Mr. Eckerson will go next Thursday to Join them. - Mrs. George Kesselring Is quite sick this week. M. T. Mack Is recovering from an attack of the mumps. The Band Boys rendered some nne music to the public Monday night In front of Doc Sailor's. The boys are loing fine. Canby his one of the fin est bands In the county. There will be preaching In the Scan llnavlan Lutheran church next Sun lay In Canby. Mr. Schaubel has moved Into the Spencer house. L. E. Grazier was In Canby Tues iay. W. H. Druschel has moved his fam ily to Portland. Mr snd Mrs. M. T. Mack and son, Kieth, were shopping In Oregon City 'ast week. Charlie Haucham is hauling brick and lumber for the new school house. A gang of railroad workers passed through Canby last week enroute to Sllverton to work on the streets. There were about 30 or 40 teams. scrapers and wagons. A SQUARE DEAL Huntley Bros. Co. Back Up Their Claims With a Guarantee We say to you that In our estima tion there is no better nerve and blood tonic nor one better able to bring the greatest relief In the short est time than Rexall Celery and Iron Tonic. We have had ample opportunity to note the varying degrees of success attained by different preparations with this class of ailments. We feel that we are qualified to Judge. On the other hand, we have a rep utation to sustain, and could not af ford to recommend an article In which we did not have positive faith. Hut we do more than recommend Rex all Celery and Iron Tonic. With ev ery bottle we guarantee satisfaction or your money back. Warm weather is less bracing than the cold, and decreaseg the powers of resistance to disease. You become fatigued with less exertion, and ordi nary work or pleasures are a much greater drain on your resources. As a result some part of the sygtem breaks down, and refuses to do Its work. You don't feel good. Some thing is wrong. You are depressed, easily tired, lose your appetite, lose flesh, your complexion Is bad, your heart "thumps' 'too easily any one of these symptoms Is a danger signal you can't afford to Ignore. You need something to repair that nervous system, to tone up that stomach, and cleanse that blood. We believe Rexall Celery and Iron Tonic will help to do It. P. Is a specialized food and body builder that, through Its action on the nerves and blood, aids In restoring them to perfect health that develops an appetite and assists In converting the food into rich, red blood, and blood Into brawn and brain. Price, $1.00. Sold In this community only at our store. The Rexall Store. Huntley Bros. Co. "Were all medicines as meritorious as Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aiftl Diarrhoea Remedy the world would be much better off and the percentage of suffering greatly decreased." writes Lindsay Scott, of Temple, Ind. For sale by Huntley Bros. Co., Oregon City, Hubbard, Molalla and Canby. QoiNCr- You REG - ULflf TWILIGHT. Mrs. Hcheer has returned to her home In Portland, after au extended visit with her sou, Henry Hcheer. Mrs. Koler and daughter, of Canby. .were Sunday guests of Mrs. Mler. they are old time friends aud had I not met In 14 years so It was a Joyful ' meeting. K. A. Klnkle, of Portland, was a din ner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Harvey. Twilight school will commence the nrst Monday In October, with Miss Kamsby as Instructor. Miss Bertha Uullard has returned home after an extended visit with rel atives In Portland. Miss McNaughton, of Seattle lu en joying her vacation with her friend. Miss Marie Harvey. Fred J. Molndl. of Sollwood. visited at Mountain Ash Farm Sunday. He was accompanied here by his son, I zelle, who has been making his grandparenta a visit. Mr. and Mrs. lieorge Laselle. Mr. and Mrs. George Laselle, W. A. Dodde and Miss Lessle McDouaia at tended the Grange at New Era Satur day. The meeting wa very Interest ing. On account of the busy season there was not a very large attendance, but those attending felt well paid. BEAVER CREEK Everybody la busy harvesting In our little burg. Otto Moehenke was baling hay for ill. Hallinan Tuesday. This Is the first time that thoy have baled this year. ' Mrs. D. W. Thomas snd daughter, Blodmen, have gono for a mouth's vacation to Auburn, Washington, to visit with relative Mies Leora Bennett, of Orenco, was calling on some of the Beaver Creek people last week. A number from here attended the camp meeting at New Era. We are glad to learn that Miss Lena 8tuderman Is Improving from her Ill ness. Mrs. Daud Heart Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stelner, who have been In the country for some time, have returned to their home In Portland. Mr. Ab Thomas Is working at the Harris' old mill, which Is known as the Detrich Brothers mill. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spangle called on the Spence family Sunday. Mrs. T. H. Davies made a trip to Beaver Creek Monday. Ted Hughes who is working at Chin ook spent Sunday with his family. Mrs. Fred Stelner called on Mrs. Henry Hollman Tuesday. Miss Hazel Mills, who has been vis iting at Cams, was also visiting with Miss Echo Spence and Miss Mary Par ry, of Beaver Creek. Herman Schmlt, a hop grower of Needy, who passed through this burg one day this week looking for hop pickers, says the hops are in good con dition this year. A vast amount of ill health Is due to I m pa red digestion. Wheu the stom ach falls to perform Its functions properly tne whole system becomes de ranged. A few doses of Chamber Iain's Tablets Is all you need. They will strengthen your digestion. Invig orate your liver, and regulate your bowels, entirely doing away with that miserable feeling due to faulty diges tion. Try It Many others have been permanently cured why not you? For sale by Huntley Bros. Co., Ore gon City, Hubbard, Molnlla and Canby. CAM MARKET The Portland Union Stock Yards Company reports as follows: Receipts for the week have been: cattle li80; calves 163; hogs 1808; sheep 2'M; horses 41. There was no appreciable change In the cattle market and the receipts did not give buyers an opportunity to have much to say about the prices. There was active competition for any thing that was offered and the mar ket reporters are constantly directing attentlin to the great difference be tween the cattle prices on this market and similar market centers at East ern points. This mlnlnformatlon has no influence with the regular patrons of this market who have hen coming regularly since It was established but country buyers use this in keeping shippers away from Portland. As a matter of fact, quality considered the average cost of cattle droves pur chased by packers and killers on this market are higher than at any other point In the United States. It must be borne In mind that an exceptionally low price does not constitute the mar ket. The bulk of the sales made con stitutes the market. For Instance, the top stesa sold for $7; the bulk of the sales were around $6.75 for grass fed cattle. The hog market took an npword turn and tops sold at 10c above the high point of the week previous. The bulk of the sales were around $8.33 to $8.40. The sheep market was a trifle eas- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ler. Tho average quality of tns oner- lugs were not as good as the week before, but even at that there was a lower tons throughout Tim weakness at nresent In the po tato trade is probably the greatest ev er known lu this section. Hull. nf fiuu'V stuff of the now crop r.. li.ilnu inuiln aa low as title tier cent al In Portland and no producers are asking more than 7oo for quality, ai tho latter price there Is scarcely any movement and the lower figure falls to enthuse buyers to auy extent ,,Hiv of arrivals la rather Kod it wilt nut ba Ions before outside shipment can be safely made. I'ntll this Is possible the maraoi cbhiioi uo .iii.,rvU ihmi a nominal affair bo- cause of the peddling from sfors to store by nearby producers. Quite a fair suply of old potatoes ..,. i... Hntiin nf these havu come forward from the Hood Hlver section. Receivers are unable to move inem r.. ih imhtn reason that all buyers have more than their requirements aud aro not speculating, u is uiou that one big lot from the apple sec ti.. h.a h.un eiiI nit begging at 25o a cental, but up to this time no sales of consequence have been mane, ii la stated that growers of this stock were freely offered 11.50 per cental Inst fall but wanted more money. Therefore they are cotnpolled to stand the loss. AGAINST HOP SALES n.. n,nrki rnntliiues of steady character with some contracts still being taken by short interests a si to 21 Jc a pound. While theso re ,nm ... .intii.ul hr operator who are working together with the foreign bears, confirmation comes from the country points where the actual busi ness has passed. Outside of this business the mar v., ! itnl I sml stagnant all over the world. Weather conditions have been against the sale of beer and for that reason brewers have not been Inclined to take on additional hop contracts unless some concession In the price was made. This growers are unwill ing to accept Weather conditions are generally faorable throughout the world's hop districts but In this state more beat Is needed. Prevailing Oregon City prices are as follows: DRIED FRUITS (Buying), Trunes on basis 4 to 8 cents. HIDES (Buying). Green hides 6c to 7c; salters 7c; dry hides 11 e to 14c; sheep pelts 30c to 85c each. EGGS Oregon ranch eggs, 23c case count: 23c candeled. FEED (SelllngJ.Shorts $25; bran $28; process barley $40 per ton. FLOUR $4.60 to 6.60. POTATOES New, about lo per lb. POULTRY (Buying). Hens 11c to 13c; spring 17c to 20c, and roosters 8c; stags 11c. HAY (Buying), Timothy out of Market; clover at $8; oat hay, best $10; mixed $9 to $11; alfalfa $16 to $16.50. OATS (Buying), $30.00 to $30.50, wheat 90c bu.; oil meal, selling about $48.00; Shay Brook dairy feed $1.30 per hundred pounds. Butter, Poultry, Eggs. BUTTER ( Buying), Ordinary coun try butter 20c to 25c; fancy dairy 60c roll. Livestock, Meats. BEEF (Live Weight), Steers 5 1 2c and 6 l-4r; cows 4 l-2c: hulls 3 l-2c. MUTTON Sheep 3c to 3 l-2c VEAL Calves 10c to 12c dressed, according to grado. MOHAIR 33c to 3Dc. HEARD IN OREGON CITY Bad Backs Made Strong Kidney Ills Corrected. All over Oregon City you hear It. Doan's Kidney Pills are keeping up the good work, curing weuk kidney, driving away backache, correcting urinary ills. Oregon City People are telling about It telling of bad hacks made sound ngnin. You ran believe the testimony of your own townspeo ple. They tell It for tho benefit of you who are suffering. If your hack ache, If you feel Inmo, sore and miserable, If the kidneys act too frequently, or pasaages are painful, scanty and off color, use Doan's Kidney Pills, tho remedy that has helped so many of your friends nnd neighbors. Follow this Oregon City citizen's advice and glvo Doan's a chance to do tho same for you. L. Nable, 714 Main St., Oregon City, Ore., says "Doan's Kidney pill have been used In my home and I am glnd to say that they are a good medicine for kidney trouble.". For gale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllliurn Co., Buffalo, New York, solo agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. AGED WOMAN IS LEADER IN FIGHT MRS. MATT MITCHELL, OF, COVI. IS UNAFRAID. Union County Lady Work! Vigo'"1 to Down "Wolf In Sheep's Garb" Single Tai Dlitlktd. Although an old woman, Mrs. Malt Mllehnll. who lives at Cove, Oregon, ays she Is never afraid I" work when I he cause Is good. Mrs. Mitchells hiuiii' In l'tls County, hIih bids. Is one nf IhoM llirenlenrd by the Hlngle Tner wllh their Single Tax propaganda. Aroused bv the efforts nf what she descrlhrs as "U'ltcn aud bin Hk" and their "false trash." Mrs. Mitchell has gone Into the field herself. Modern Joan of Arc. Like s modern but K''d J"" Are. this old lady organised them against Single Tax. At her own ex pense she received b'k on the sub ject of the fight agiilimt Hlngle Tnx and she distributed 200 nf these her self over the great rminly In whii-ll she lives. "It Is people who own no re.il estate." said Mrs. Mitchell, the other day, "who are In favor nf Single Tax, also the Ignorant rln. and thosn who take no newspaper at all. It Is a shame thai such im-n are allowed to vote at all nn anything pertaining to taxation, while thousand of In telligent people, who are heavy tax payers, must have their home taed away from them by such Ignorant person. ' Whole Section In Arms. 1'nlun County I one of the coun- !!,. selected hv lhat wolf III sheep clothing,' I' lten. so we will all hsv to help lu the fight. I am an old woman, but not loo old to work In a good cause." Mrs Mill-hell sava that the whole of her section I up In arms. Every iiroiu-rlv owner In r.astern Oregon, frjiin the man or wfl'twin who own s mall lot to the wheat lSrmer. I riL-litlnc wlmt Is known lo be a con flm-atlon of their home, declare this old woman fighter for the cnumum good." Ballot Number Told. Mr. Mitchell, d.-splte her year, worked arduously In (he cimiMtgn against Single Tat She i-!.-culMed petitions, distributed 2n0 book, circu lated curds and gave her til freely. In addition, she expomled h-i wu money In the fight. And when a x-rson I wlU.l g to I-iid real money In a fight for a vital principle It miml be c.incei'ed there I real nnlhuslnsin for what she know to bo right. The ballot number which will liar Single Tax from Oregon are 304, 3o and 308. ATWELL DISLIKES SINGLE TAX. 11. C. Atwell, president of tho Ore gon State Horticultural Society, who live nt Forest drove, declare that ho I bitterly upMised to the Single Tax propaganda. "I thall be glad to talk against Single Tax whenever I have tho opportunity," commented President Atwell. Mr. Atwell Is one of the moat prominent farmer In the Stale nf Oregon and III view are considered valuable by many Orego nlnns. TEAMSTER DOES GOOD WOHK. Traveling the whole extent nf the country north of tho John Day River, C. llonliaiii Is milking an ardent volunteer fight against what ho feels to be the doctrines of Single Tax. Mr. llonliaiii make his henilipiarters at Canyon City. Ore. "Although I don't get my mall regularly," said Mr. Dunham, "I inn doing all I rnn In the good work. My friend, Phil Metschan, can tell you nf the extent nf the country over which I travel." Mr. llonliaiii distributed .over 200 copies of "Single Tax Exposed." a work by Charles II. Shield-!, secretary of the Oregon Equal Taxation league. This book should be read by every voter In tho State of Oregon. It prove conclusively that Slnglo Tnx I not a system of taxation at all, but a means to destroy prlvato ownership nf land. GARDINER, ORE., MAN IS GLAD. "I am glad to note tho steps be ing taken," remarked Krod Asen helmer, a confectioner of Gardiner, Ore., the other day, "to stamp out such an unjust law as Slnglo Tax." While Mr. Assenhelmer would benefit personally undor Single Tbx by re duced taxation, he declared that he did not consider It fnlr that he should escape whllo his fnrmer friends were taxed out of existence. "I am glad there are notsmany Single Tax people around here," he told an Interviewer. OPENING OF CANAL BE PRESIDENT TAT SAYS ATTL TUDI OF CONGRI6H II NOT ENCOURAQINQ ENGINEERS CAN FINISH WORK SOON Queitlon Of Tolls Is Csu.lna Much Trouble And It Is Feared Will Not Ds Settled In Tims For Opening WASIItNilTON. July Jl.-l'lilo Congress al thl session provides for die operation of the Panama t anal, President Taft and Secretary Hllmou believe U H ' Virtually ImpoB.lblo for the Army engineers lo keep their promise lo open Urn big dlli b 10 Ills ship nf th world next year. According to Information brought to. Hie White House ldy. the prospect of action at thl session Is growing dimmer. .... Mr. Htlimon a understood to be llrve there Is IHtle contention over lbs priind administration and opera tion of the canal, but the questions of lull snd of railroad owned steam ship have stirred up controversy In both Houses and today ueltber the president nor hi Secretary of War was hopeful of settllug It The Panama bill was put aalds again in the Henale today after Hen stor Hrande.ee, w ho I guiding It said .hat adjournment probably would be hastened If H were considered In the Senate while the Postotrice bill was in conference, but the only ray of com fori thai frittered through to the White House wss the news lhat Hep. res.ntatlve Adamaaun. of lleorgla. , halrm.n of the llou.e committee on Interstate commerce, waa considering the Introduction of a Joint resolution providing lor tne nw"" - ministration and operation of tha ca nal Mr. Adamon was uminii be ready to bring lu such a resolution - i.....r ii im-ou.e ntnwreut there I no t hance for a compromise. Prevalent Tail wa mum ..u.-.-ed liMbiy over the prospect of a de lay In the opening of the canal. In many H-.i hrs be b predicted that the Atlantic and tho Pacific would be Joined el Panama In 1913, and at one time the president believ ed he would bo able to aleam through Hie canal on the old battleship Ore gon, when the formal opening wss celebrated, during bis present " the While House. When he broke ground at Han Fran cisco Inst October for the Panama-Pa-clllc Kxposttlon, he practically prom ised lb people of tho roast to have the canal ready next year: spoke of the Or-gon as the ship that should first cleave Its waters snd made It clear that he would like to be on hor bridge when the trip began. So far the President has refused lo wrllo a special message lo Con gres on the subject of the canal. tt wa ald tonight, however, he might send In a special niege. SEVEN STRIKERS SHOT IN BIG LONDON RIOT ' LONDON. July 31. Seven strikers were shot, one of litem dying later In a hospital, and 20 others serlouly wounded today by stick or stones, ss the result of rioting at Victoria and other dock In loudon. The iblef encounter occurred at tha Victoria docks, where 2000 of the la borer who had been on strike for nioro than 20 weeks, appeared at the iIih ks In cniniillnnce with the manifes to or the Docker' Federation ordering Ihem to resume work. They found their former place occupied by non unionists, taken nn during the strike, who defied the union men to eject Ihem. A severe light ensued. Pullets bricks nnd stones (lew In all direction, ' Tho police, of whom only about a doxen were present, were taken by surprlsn and were powerleas to sup press the dUturbaiito. Another hot fight centered around tin- steamship City of Columbia, which wa being loaded nt one of the wharv es. I'nlonlst worker tried to board her but wero repelled by the nonun Innlst with revolvers, bottles nnd be loving pins. Many of the men were Injured here, some of them with bul let. Large reserves of police were call ed and finally succeeded (n quelling tho disturbance. 3 KILLED IN WRECK PI'KIILO, Colo.. July 31. The death list In the wreck of the Chicago-bound Itock Island train here last night was Im-rensed to three today, when In vestigation wa tnndo by the wreck ing crews. The bodies have not been recovered from the Fountain Hlver. James Duncan, the colored porter, rejmrted as among the dead, was res cued thl morning after being pinned In one of the cars for about 10 hours, when he managed to crawl to the top of It. MAY DELAYED