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OBIEtGON- QTY ENTEM1SE fKl T th Enterprise - I th J .n)y ciackc-ma. County I III of th l"1" I arowlni County. .. ; rOHTVBlVENTH YIAR No. 22. JEW LAW COSTS $4,000 A YEAR ..nnW'l PENSIONS IPPICTIVt JUNe (I, WILL PROVI HEAVY DRAIN ON PUNDS APPLICANTS BESIEGE JUVENILE JIM 'ciackamas MU Lightly Compared lo O.nton, Wtro Outlay Wy 8rlouily Crlpplo Flnaa elil liability u.,im county li worrying (bout lha widow'i penalon law, passed by lha lat legislature, and whlok toe luio effect on Juno . mutton coun t. offlc lain havo It figured out tbat Ik new law will coal tbo tai payers from mo t H.OOO per month, and frar that It will bankrupt tha county. Clu-kntnita county, oo lha other hand, U nut o l4ty fi. tha supply of de pendent widow with minor children la ihiilr keeping ti'Miif not o great la thMo parta. Ilowrter. there are enough worn, en who will have to tx cared for by lha county under tho now law to make a algeabla bnla In lb district finances Juvenile Judge Itealle, un der abiwn Jurlsldlclliin applicants for lala ri-ll'-f come, rat (wales roughtly that II will coat Clackamas county ba", twwn J i.oiio and IH.O'iO a year to ful fill th requirement of tha now mea sure, but aaya that a part of tbla noncr m take thn plac of fun da bow rii'iiili-d through tba pauper fund Thn county at present ta pay ing lA.wni annually for tba nr of pauH-ni, hut wllh tba becoming effoc lira uf tin' whlow'a penalon law, a part of t il expenditure will be' il t tried lo ihn other fund. Jult;e Ik-atla wilt bold special ees Ion of iIik Juvenile court J una 1 and S, lo rwln appllrallona for rall"f under Hip Hi. law. Hoveral duseit women bnve already applied to tha county court fur Information In re lard to the working of Hie law, and Her having been given a copy of Ita Iirovlnii.il have lnen lold lo make their regular application upon tho two il.i ai-t tortb above. Th Inw provides that any widow who la entirely dependent may draw from Urn nmiity funila tho auui of $10 a month If she baa on calld to support lor each additional rhlld an h nll.iwed $7.60 per month. Thn a di'iM-iiiii-nt widow with ten chil dren would draw a penalon from the county of $77. iO per month. Widow wno are Hide to work, and wboao rm ploynn'iit itlvra them a certain In come, ,-nu procure a leaa amount for rare of tlielr children, tho law pro viding a graduated acalu. Moat of taoae who have already applied to lie county court for relief have no means of support at all, and ara now dependent iixa tha county. In connection with tha law, It la Interne, in to nolo that Senator V. A. IHmiIck, of tbla county, waa one of m iwi men who voted against lha Mil In the upper honae of tha legla- wiure inn hill waa generally atip ported lu iHitb houaea mainly from pora iiiirn-r' aeutlmenta. Under in provlnlotis It la imaalble for a widow. If the ko deitlrea. to obtain practically all the m.ite aid for beraelf, for If nrr minor children ara working and ara gaining sufficient Incoma to nro- vlde for their own aupport, there la no means or regulating the amount tha widow atiall axnd .upon toe "home.1 provided ahe beraelf doea not receive part of the children"! wage LOCAL MUM) KOT AFTER LAND OREQON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1913 ESTABLISHED FIELD DAY CUP WILL STAY HERE "Ihteresllng If tnia, but not a word of truth In It," la tha way Oram It. Dlmlck, aiw retary of the Clack aniaa Houthern railroad, commented uiion the reKirt In the Oregon Dally Journal, of Cortland, to the effect that the Clackamaa. Bouthern waa peeking a franrhlaa through the city of Mllwaukla. The article want on at conalderable length to Inform tha public that the railroad wanted Ha tracka on Front at reel. Mllwaukla, but that city offlctala oVelred them on Main at reel, "The Clackamaa Buutbern haa no Immediate Intention of eitendlna Ita Hue beyond Oregon Clly," continued Mr. Uliiilck. "We are going to de vote all our attention to building lb line to the eaat, aa originally out- lluad, and we have all the trade and traffic that we can accomodate wait ing for in aa the ralla are extended. I'vrhapa after the line la comoletad. and the country la developed and ent iled, we will want our own In lot lo flaturdiv. tho. m-.irin ..,,...1 l...l.l -. . I " r iuiiihiih, uMt m uiseiii we ere ut lafied to make Oregon City the term inal of tha line ." OREGON CITy GET! PERMANENT OWNERSHIP OP COUNTY TROPHY AT MEET BARCLAY CAPK GRADE HONORS Gladstone Glrla Win Baaaballl Game from Oak Qreva, While Taach ara and Puplli Tie Score by Pour-bagger Oregon City high achool won iat Clackamaa County School league tro phy for the third conaecutlve time at the big field meet at Gladstone part OVER $3 A SQUARE POOT POR DOWNTOWN TRACT IS OREGON CITY PRICE ' Ten thouKHnd dollara waa ( paid ' for leaa than half a lot or Ore- gon City bualneae property thla week, when J. W. Cole and wife aold lo Klchard Petrold tbe north- erly II foet of lot 4, block , to- gttlber wltn the one-etory bulld- lug thereon and an Intereet In the party wall between tbe property and the Masonic temple, for that sum. Tbe lot Itself la by 105 feet, so the part sold is less than one-half. Tbe property la lamproved by the building occupied br John- ' aon'a barber shop and the Falla reataurant. The buy, even at tbe ' ' price named in the deed, la con- sldered a good one by local realty men. Mr. Dlmlck would not haizard a tueea aa lo wbat line. If any. waa aeeklng a franchise In Mllwaukla. Other people, familiar with railroad plana In Ibis section, aald that If any tine at all waa negotiating for a fran rhlaa In Mllwaukla might be tha right to the valuable prise; the gram mar achool cup waa captured by liar- clay achool; Gladstone glrla won the baseball game with Oak Grove, and the ball game between tbe acbool boya and their teachers came out a tie. Ruch, In a nutshell, la the story of the great annual track meet for the year 1913. To thla must be add projected Kast Rkle line of tbe Hill led the fact that there waa a tremen eyelem. which It la believed will be loua and enthusiastic crowd on band, built from Knat l"ort!and through Mil- that everybody bad a good time, and waukle or Woodstock, and thence up that the affair waa aa big a aucceei tbe Clackamaa valley on Ibe north- aa the day waa fulr and bright. ern aide of tbe stream. No announce ment of thla work has yet been mads by ('resident Young of tbe Hill Unee In Oregon, however. JEWELRY STOLEN AT VILSONVILI HONOR WOLALLA STUDENTS Personal merit and fltneaa for of fice In the student body at tho Ore gon Agricultural College ruled the prtn election, barring polltlca. The offlcers nr. J'realilent. C. A. Dickey. MohtlU, Barometer editor. A. F. Mo on, i'nsadena. Cel.; Haroraeter man K'r, I. J. Allen. Cove; prealdent of oratory and debate. C. U Hill, llorea, Ky ; Hccretiiry of oratory and debate, . It. Iliynee, i'aaadena. Cel.; 1st vice president, R. M. Howard, Cor "IH"; 2nd. Otto liallhorn. Ham moml, ;ird. V. McCabe, Portland; eec "'nry, Katherlue Warner. Portland; thletln auditor. Everett May, Salem; "nlor on buard of adhlotic control. James Evendon. Warronton. and trcHsiirer, L. p. Cnnibee, CorvaJlla. GOODS VALUED AT' ,200 TAKEN PROM ADEN'S STORE BE FORE DAWN MONDAY MYSTERY IS FEATURErOF CRIME Two Door Forced by Thltvea In En taring Building, But Work Dots Not Appear to be . "Professional" Considerable mystery aurrounla the robbery of Adon's store at Wll- aonvll e Monday night, when $2)0 worth of Jewelry disappeared from a showcase In the center of the estab lishment. Tbe robbery waa reported to Hherlff E. T. Ma Tuesday morn- In the high school gamel of the track meet, Oregon City hal but one competitor. th team from Estacadit high achool. When the acorea for tbe several events bad been tallied up, It was found that Oregon City had 72 points to the 23 gained by Esta cada; and wtlb thla victory the coun ty trophy that they have held tenta tively fur tbe past two pears became theirs "for keeps." When the reault waa announced, pandemonium, broke loose, and tbe Oregon City cohort went wild. ' The baseball game between the teachers and the students waa the las) feature of the day, and waa worth waiting for. Iloth aldea went In -to the aport with blood In their eyes, and many on old acore waa re called aa the conteslanta lined up against each other. Tbe teachers proved of better metnl than the boys bad etported. however, and managed to bold the youngster Just about aa wefl In band on the diamond as they bad done throughout the year In tho classrooma. In fact the teachers had a allghr the better of It, and ben I'mfrasor Vedder, of the Gladstone school, rapped out a home run and tied the acore 6 to 6, both . aides agreed to call It off. The team tbat the teachers put In ih field follows: -ralcher. GaulC of Gladstone; pitcher, Mulkey, of Slab town; flrat base, Adler, of Oak Grove; second base. Cross, of Green-1 poln; suortstop, "the Portland mystery,-'' third baee, Supt, Gary; right field, Searle, of Molalla: center field Freel. of Oregon City; left field. Ved der. of Gladstone. Opposed to them waa practically tho regular team or COUNTY'S CROISE SHOWING PROEI T INCREASED TAXES ON NEW AS SESSMENT WILL PAY MORE THAN COMPLETE COST 9000 ACRES CIYE 300 PERCENT GAIN Preliminary Flgurte Submitted Aseeeeor Jack Are Surprlae to Even Moat Hopeful Boosters of Plan to U.K. and with deputies he went up to 0nt ctT hlgh ichool, MHIW VI" RIUUI1U vv"i. The theft waa evidently committed by some person familiar wllh the In aide arrangement of the atore. which la a general emporium for the town. Entrance wua apparently gained by the forcing of two doors; an outside eliding door which waa lifted from Ita rollera after the narrow atrip or wooa on ton of the runway had been re- The glrla' baaeball game between Gladstone and Oak Grove waa a rev elatlou The Gladstone laasies put It all over their rivala, winning by a acore of 20 to 9. The Gladstonlennea stood up stiffly to the game, ahowed no fear of the ball, aud put over many trick playe. They played snappy game of excellent form throughout, and never for a moment was the result In doubt. They have moved, and an Inner door tbat was . ,ii. r.itr,.iiv far th enn. oiened by removing the pins from to)tt for ,he paBt MTaral weekii and the hlngve. Thla gave acccsa to tne main nart of (lie atore. and the thief or thlevee went directly to the Jewel ry ehowcaee and took practically all the better grade of stuff in atoca. No traces of marauder were dis covered outBlde the building, nod did any people living nenrby bear auch a noise aa would be apt to nave Deon made by driving out the hinge pins or Drying off the guard over tne roii era of the outaldo door. Tho robber waa committed sometime between ton Sunday night and four o clock Mon t morn In. It la suggested that nnaalbly aomebody who went lo wu onvllle with the crowd of motorbont piped ine allowed an amount of team work and understanding of the fine polnta of tbe game that would be a credit to any nine. Results of the main events are at follows: 60-ynrd dnsh, (grammar grade- Won by 8tlneger of Molalla, Settle field of EaBtham, second. Moody of Harclas third. High school event taken by Ncleon, Oregon City. 220-yard dash, (grammar) Won by Stroneman of Easthnm, Hesey and Flnecuan of Ilnrclay following. High achool event won by Oregon City 440-yard dash, (grammar) Won bv Cross of Harelay. High school enthusiasts may have place off Sunday, and then returned even won by Oregon Clt7, later to commit the burglary. . (Kr.mmar) w'on by Sheriff Masa and hi depute.- are r 0 oiadatone. Hrand of East- working on the case. Tbey douiit ham 2nd. Tucker of Harclay 3rd. H very much that the crime waa com- g even won Djr o. C. niltted by an exporlenoeo ourgiir, shot.mlt (mmmar) Centerflckl and aay that the work bear the ear noriia nf e ther an amateur or holm. ARCHBISHOP PRAISES CIVIL WAR'S HEROES AT HEIIOJIAL SERVICES OF MEADE POSTI ! l.iririK that while warfare was a allocking waate of human life and energy, miino ware were necessary to !vniirn the scheme of the world, the toHt liiverend Alexander Christie. "rclibiKiiop of the diocese of Oregon Wty, delivered a atlrrlng addros o members nf Mjn.la ln.t nan anil the Meiul8 Uni.f Corp, who attended "t. John' Catholic church In a body "undiiy for memorial aervlce. The PJ'M liirned out or the ceremony iiout fio Btrong, and waa acortod to church by children of the Mc 'nglHin Instltite and a detachment , !hH Catholic Knight of America. H gh masa waa ung for the mem 'ervloe, and apeclal mualc waa fidered by the choir under the di ction of B. T. Mcllaln. The church fittingly decorated, and through out the service thn honored battle " ,M "f M"1e Post were held by tbe "ior bearers. Archbishop ChrlaMe'a discourse on. ,?ol",n ft by thoee present aa or the fineat euloglea of the "ijer ever pronounced In thla city. a?m?1 war ln th abstract, the jJibi-drop nevertheleaa cited eer " ware that bad been Juatlfled by of Molalla first, Hrand of Eastham 2nd. Relay race, (grammar) won by Itarclay. High achool by uregon City. ttalf-mlle Cros of Dnrclay 1st, Johnke Harclay 2nd, Venderahe Eaat ham 3rd; time 2:32. Half mile, high school Evan Ea tacada Ut, Halesten O. O. 2nd, Woodle Estacada 3rd. In the high school broad Jump their noble purpoae. and apoke of the Dumbach eetabllBhed a mark or li Civil War a auch a conflict a war feei 2 lnchea. that had apparently been he only . ,h KrRmmar school division means or preserving mo umuu the teams finished In tne rouowing and which, In Ita Inter reBUiia. nau order; U8Pclay( Eastham. Molalla, cemented still more firmly the bonds EsUca(af i the minor event other of brotherhood and patriotism be- hoog were represented. The girls' t..n the north and the south. Fol lowing this opening HI Reverence k. t h hemic deed of the war, of the elf-sacrlflce of the men and women who heard their country' cal nd who fought and atrove for what they believed to be the right Tuesday afternoon member of Meade Poall will vlalt Mclaughlin In atltute. where Comrade Cline will be the chief apeaker of the day. recount ing for the children the tory of the great battle of Vlckeburg, and telling them the lessons of patrlotlam tought by the war. The other featurea of the achool visit will be the recitation of war-lime poema by member of the post, and tlrrlng martial music by the drum corpa. Owing to the remodelling of St John church, masse will be held thi week every morning except Tues day at :30 a. m, so that workmen may have a chance to commence their actiritlea on time. 1 relay wa won eaBlly by Oiadatone. YOUTH'S HAND CAUGHT ' IN SAW AT REDLAND While working on a saw In the Kil mer ft K inset sawmill ai neumuu Thursday afternoon. Clyde Warren. 17 yean old, got hi left hand lu some manner entangled ln the ma chinery, and suffered the erloti lac eration of all the four fingers. Th9 lad's screams called mill hands to his rescue, and be was hastily carried procured, and the Injured boy was runhd to Oregon City, where he was given surgical care by the Dra. Mount After the hand waa dressed the young man returned to his borne. The surgeons hope to be able to aavs the entire hand, though the member is badly cut Returns upon 9.690 acre or timber land In the county, a part of tbat o far crulaed under direction of the county court, have been made to County Assessor Jack, and have been shown to have a valuation of $314,480. This same property was assessed In 1912 at $13275. . Thus tbe county cruise ahowa an increase of valua tion of $182,105. The tax levy this year' will be the same as last 16 mills. On this basis the timber land ln thla aectlon crula ed will yield an Increase, In taxation of $2,013.68. At the rate tbe county la paying for the cruise, eight centa an acre, thi Increase la sufficient to pay for the cruising of 36,421 acres. From these flgurea County Assessor Jack concludes that the Increased as sessment tbls year, and the Increase In taxes resulting, will more than pay for the total cost of the cruising. The timber Included ln the 9,890 acres upon .which these figures are based is merely average, and does not. Include the "record'' timber of the county, where the Increase ln valuation aas run, in some aecuou.-i, aa high aa 500 percent From the result so far obtained and tabulated, county officials are much elated; and declare that the cruise Is more han proving Its worth. It is believed that the final flgurea will of themselves be sufficient to still all complaint that haa been made In regard to the cruise; and that It will also reveal the resource of the county on an entirely new scale. T'ta cruise will be the first adequate ac counting citizens of Clackamas conn- ty have had of the standing timber, and will also show comprehensively the exact condition of tbe vast stretches of almost unexplored terri tory In the heart ot the district OLDS ON GRILL AT NEEDY MEET COUNTY COURT RECALL AGITA- tor turns ranchers Against plot SPEAKER'S RECORD BROUGHT TO LIGHT Farmers Ask to Have Name Remov ed from Petition Effort of" Aide to Calm Revolt. End In Trouble AUTO; BREAKS LEG Hastening across the street to pro cure change for some gasoline be bad I nut sold. Edward Hugbea. an em ployee of the Pacific Highway Gar age, ran Into the automobile being driven by Dr. M. C. Strickland Wed ne9day afternoon, and falling under the machine sustained a broken leg. Dr. Strickland at once took the man to his office where he reset the limb, and later will remove him to the Ore gon City hospital for further care. Hughes says that the physician was In no way to blame for the accident and that he bad neglected to look ahead to see If the street was clear before leaviug the curb. The accident occurred on Muln street, Just below Eleventh; as was witnessed by many people. Dr. Strickland was returning from Glad stone, where he had been on a pro fessional call. An auto was standing at the curb In front ot the garage, having loet taken 'on some gasoline. Just as Or. Strickland came along aa lnterurban train passed down the center of the street, and in order to Dasa between thla and the standing auto, the doctor alowed down to walk ing speed. It waa while he wa thus steering the auto carefully aiong that Hughea rushed ln front ot the machine. There was no room for the physician to turn out, and though be applied nis emergency Draae ai once, tbe garage man dashed Into the heavy machine full tilt. HuKhea Is reported to be getting along comfortably, and It Is expected that the bones will knit satisfactorily. and that he will soon be again at his work. Interesting light was thrown upon the agitation for tbe recall of the county court at a meeting held this week at Needy, In the southwestern corner of the county, when E. D. Olds one of tbe star witnesses of tbe fam ous "committee of three" report con damning the commissioner became "rattled" by queation shot at him from the audience, and left anything but a desirable impression with those tbat beard him. In fact at tbe close of the meeting, which waa called to boost tbe recall movement, several farmers and others who had signed tbe recall petition came forward and told Old that tbey wanted lo with draw their name from the petition, a they had become satisified that the whole thing was a meas of polltl cal poltage. The fireworks began after Mr. Old bad made hi speech, ln which he re peated tbe now time-worn allegation against tbe county court. When he bad concluded somebody ln the hall asked If be was not the same OUs that had built tbe Canby brldgs. Olds said he was, and aeemed proud of It And after you had completed the bridge and got your money, didn't you find It necessary to go back aix weeks later and tighten up the bolts, and didn't you charge the county $7) for thla work," persisted bis Inter rogator. Mr. Olds refused to answer tbe queation. . Do you think tbat is the way to build a bridge, or to charge the coun ty, ' somebody else fired at the speak er. Olds, It Is reported, then lost his bead, and broke out Into a -torrent of words, the main purport of which was that those present were not supposed to be trying him, but were - to con sider tbe faulta of the county court Olda was "Jollied" . pretty" generally by the people ln the audience, and it waa broadly hinted that under the circumstances he was hardly the man to bring charges against tbe county commissioners. George Oglesby, former road super visor, rose to spread oil upon the troubled waters, and started in finely. ; "I used to believe that Judge Oeatie was an honest man, said Oglesby, He got no further, tor somebody rose and shouted: "When did you change your mind, George!" Before Oglesby could answer, an other man In the audience shouted out: "It was Just about the time you weren't reappointed road supervisor that you changed your mind, wasn't It George?" This brought out a burst ot laugh ter, and after that the meeting was anybody s. In the following confus ion one ot the recall boosters still fur ther gave away plans by saying that "after the recall the next road super visor In this district is going to be Jim Smith, ot Macksburg." Smith baa been industriously circulating re call petitions, and it was alleged at the meeting tbat the agitators for the recall had promised to use their in fluence to gain political Jobs for ev eryone who would undertake to cir culate a petition. Following the meeting sentiment wag strong against the recall. The charge was openly made that the whole thing was a bit of politics, to gain places for those now not in power; and a number ot farmers wbo had signed petitions requested that their names be stricken. "If you've once signed, you can't get your name off." screamed Olda, in reply to these request.. Rancher ln the Needy district say that if Olds only holds a few more meetings be will kill the recall entirely. !!E 01 GRAVEL PIT 80 a to obtain street paving mater ial at the most economical rate, tha city of Gladstone ha purchased a gravel pit four and a half acres In ex tent Just across the Clackamaa river from tbe main part of tbe town, and will haul material from It for grad ing, cement work and other purposes at an approximate cost of 60 cents a cubic yard. Tbe purchase price of the pit waa $1,500. Street Improvement work la being hastened In the city, and residents are proud of tbe fact that Oiadatone Is being developed and bettered at a faster rate than any olber city in tbe state. This week lumber wa pur chased for the sidewalklog on Dart mouth street from Yale avenue 'jo Gladstone park, and the grading ot Portland avenue will soon be put un oer way. While tbe city recently Installed a water system at a coat of $20,000, consideration Is now being given the plan to add hydrant to tbe aervlce lines for fire protection, and to our chase a bose cart Some of tbe cit izens, however, feel that It would be better to let tbe hydrants wait for the time being, and to purchase chemical fire engine Instead. They feel that perhaps more damage might be done in tbe case of incipient fires by the too enthusiastic use of water from a regular fire hose than would result from tbe blaze itself. IA JLLU I 1 NHIH AS USES 11 MRS. COOK, OP BEAVER CREEK, SHOCKINGLY INJURED IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT TWO KILLED ON 8HIP SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 23. Two men were instantly killed today when tbe head of a high pressure cyllnJer on tbe torpedo boat destroyer Stew art blew out during a speed trial. One other man was so seriously Injured by the flying metal that be will prob ably die. MLLOIIS FLOW FROM TEST WELL GREAT VOLUME OP WATER HIT AFTER DRILL REACHES FIRST ROCK LAYER BORING TO CONTINUE TO 250 FEET Underground Stream Tapped at foot Level Under Stratum of Basalt-Councll Pleas ed at Progress 65- BORING PASTOR RESIGNS Rev W. L. Wilson has realgned from he Joint pastorship of the Bor Inc and Pleasant Home Methodist charges, which he has served since last October. HI home Is at Laurel wood. Portland. Rev. Mr. Moore, district superintendent will proviae a supply until the meeting of tbe conference. H. Ootedal. of North Plains, has made arrangements to stprt the erec tion of a building for a drug tore and residence In Pleasant Home at once. TONE HOUSE IS SCENE OE BLAZE Gladstone's need of a fire depart ment was again demonstrated Wed nesday afternoon, when the residence of W. R. Dann caught fire from a de fective flue. Neighbors saw the roof blazing, and a bucket and ladder bri gade waa hastily formed, doing such excellent work that the fire was soon put under control, and was finally ex tinguished before much damage had been done. This is the second time recently ln which serious damage to Gladstone buildings has been averted through the quick work of citizens, who have happened to be at their homes when fire broke out Both the fire in the Dann residence, and the former blax? ln the Miller block, occurred in the neighborhood of the noon hour, when men of the community were at home for dinner. This made It possible for quick aid to be given ln each in stance. Gladstone ha a water system, but no fire dydrant have been Installed, so work with a hose of sufficient size for fire fighting purposes Is out of the -question. An effort will be made to get the city to purchase a chemical extinguisher, and to have hydrants placed at least ln the more thickly settled residence districts, where If a bad fire once got nnder way, seri ous damage would result Now that the streets are being gradd and im proved, the uae of a chemical wagon would be perfectly practical, and it is believed by many of the citizens that one ought to be purchased. Reports made to tbe special pure water committee of the city council from the crew boring a test well on the Ladd tract at Mount Pleasant ar to the effect that a heavy flow of wa ter baa been struck at a depth of 65 feet Drilling will be continued un til a dpth of 250 feet has been reached, unless such a heavy flow is struck before then that further drill ing will be useless. The strike of water was made Sat urday morning, when the drill was started up again after a breakdown in tbe pipe-line on Friday. Actual drilling was started last Thursday time previous to this being consum ed ln erecting tbe scaffolding and tower for the drill outfit and in con necting up the machinery which de livers a blow of 45,000 pounds force upon the drill point The first 14 feet cut was in earth, and following this a stratum of 61 feet of black basaltic rock was encountered. It was In driving through this that the drill was temporarily put out ot com mission. Saturday morning, when operations were resumed, water was struck, and made its presence apparent by gush ing out through the drill tubing.. Tht diamond-point was at once withdrawn and the water alowed to surge to the surface. While the force was '' not sufficient to make a "gusher," the wa ter nevertheless showed at the top of the pipe in a volume of flow of 75 gallons per minute. It appeared to be clear and pure, and tests of its purity will be made. Drilling will be resumed Monday. Tbe special water committee of the council is much pleased at the show ing so far made, and especially with the expedition ot the drillers in get ting down to the 65-foot level wth so little delay, considering the rock en countered. If the same speed is con tinued throughout operations, the full depth of the test ought to be reached In snort order, and the avail ability of the section for a source of supply determined. LITTLE GIRL ESCAPES MIRACULOUSLY Tom Daviea Dragged 300 Feet In Ef fort to 8top Plunging Steed on Molalla Avenu In Evening In a disastrous runaway accident on the Beaver Creek-Oregon City road late Tuesday evening Tom Davie, of Beaver Creek was dragged about 200 feet by tbe maddened horses, Mr. Cook, his housekeeper, wa severly injured and will be confined In the hospital for several weeks; Mrs. Evans, a sister of Mr. Daviea was bad ly shaken up and shocked, and Mr. Daviea' eight-year-old daughter bad a miraculous escape from barm. The accident occurred Just at the city limits, and owing to this fact aid was quickly given the unfortunate mem bers of the party. Mr. Daviea and his party bad stop ped on the road while he left tbe team in charge of the women and went to a nearby store. One of the horses, but little more than a colt, shook its bridle free, and made a break, frightening the other horse in to a mad race by its side. Davies beard the team starting and rushed out to stop them, but succeeded only ln grasping tne reins, unable to stop tbe horses, he hung on grlml7. and was dragged 300 feet before ha was forced to let go. The horses plunged on about a hundred feet fur ther, when the wagon struck a rough place In tbe road, precipitating tbe women ln tbe party to toe highway. Mrs. Cook was thrown nnder the ve hicle, and was also struck by the hoofs of one of the horses, it is be lieved. She sustained severe lacera tions of the forehead and scalp, a dangerous cut over the eyes, a dislo cated shoulder and two broken ribs, and was rendered unconscious by the force of tbe blows rained upon her. She was picked up from the roadway -and taken into the home of Council man William Beard, where Dr. Mbunt was summoned to treat her. Her in juries were found to be so severo that the physician took her to the Oregon City hospital, where at a late hour It was said that she was resting comfortably as could be expected. but tbat she was still in a critical con dition. Mrs. Evans wa tnrown from the wagon and severely bruised and shocked, but otherwise was unhurt. The little Davies girl escaped from the accident without a scratch. Mr. Davies was considerably mauled by being dragged by the team along the rough roadway. After the occupants of the vehicle had been thrown out the team con tinued on its mad run until stopped by Henry Hennessy. He climbed on- ' to the driver's seat and started back along the road, looking for the ill- fated passengers. Later in the even ing Mr. Davies and his sister and daughter pluckily drove the team to their home at Beaver Creek. Not withstanding the violence ot the horses, neither steeds nor wagon aeemed to have suffered in the ac cident DAVIDSON INSTALLS NEW PRESIDENT DAVIDSON. N. C, May 28. The commencement week programme at Davidson College culminated today In the annual graduation exercises. Added interest and importance wan given to the occasion by the formal inauguration of Dr. William Joseph Martin aa president of the college. Tbe presidents or other represent atives of many ofthe leading educa tional institutions of tbe south took part in the programme. OPEN SEASON FOR PESTS O. E. Freytag, county fruit Inspect or, spent Friday in the neighborhood of Wilsonville, pursuing the Californ ia scale, the wooly aphis and the coddling moth through tbe orchards. Saturday he goes to Sunnyside on a similar chase, and while there will deliver a talk to farmer upon the best ways of ridding trees of pests. BOYS PLACE DYNAMITE CAPS IN FIRE; ONE SERIOUSLY HURT Roy Marsh was probably fatally in lured, and hi brother, Lawrence Marsh, was seriously bourt Tuesday afternoon by the explosion of dyna mite caps ln the cook stove at the home of U H. Marsh, on Washington atreet, Milwaukie. Both lads were rushed to St Vincent's hospital. Port land, for surgical care, following the accident and are reported to be in a precarious condition. The explosion waa brought about by the desire of the boys to experi ment with caps, which tbey procured in the railroad yards. Roy, wbo is six years old, is reported to have found the dangeroua explosives, -nd with his four-year old brother to have taken them home. There the two little fellows played with tnem for sometime, and finally poked them In the stove to pieces, set) fire to the the stove to see wht would happen. The resulting explosion nearly blew Marsh home, and blew pieces of the stove lids and grate all over the kitchen. Roy Marsh sustained inter nal Injuries, as well as having right arm mangled and bis face ter ribly lacerated. Lawrence, not so near the stove, escaped with lesser Injuries, though his body is badly cut and bruised by flying pieces of iron, and burned by coals. Neighbors rushed to the family's assistance, and extinguished the fire in the kitchen before it gained good headway. Dr. Taylor, of Milwaukie, gave first aid treatment to the two lads, stanching the flow of blood from their more serious wounds, and ac companied the two little fellows to the hospital In the automobile am bulance, which made a record run to and from tbe scene of the explosion. MILWAUKIE BOY DIES OP EXPLOSION HURTS PORTLAND, Ore, May 28. Roy harsh, the 6-year-old son of L. H. Marsh, who waa injured in an explo sion of dynamite cap at his borne ln Milwaukie Tuesday, died in St V lu ll Is cent' hospital this morning.