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Ilil OREGON CITY ENTEKPKISE rORTYllVtNTM YIAR-No. 44. GLVf PROBLEM WITH HOIS COMPANY MAV BE FORMED TO ircct houbii for men and their families DRAW LABOR 10 DISTRICT Mirrlid OnM Art Prfrrd-Rtport , New Supply Soon to bt Ready Eltvator Citi Into Ditcuaalon Ubi luay f'TiiiwI l riwt lntnti JJ,, ),,. hera men with fnmlllaa nil llm and irh III the mill- TbK """" ",ntl" ' rrllnl ' 'ha '' w'r,, Tuoaday h-41 lli' question ,nlK"' "lr ,,111, u Injected Into Hi" dlacuaalnii. Tbe appalllnii lr" ,,r houae n"" tKf rl'r ha" ' " ,,rw '"""'a tha ability ot Hi'- mill 0 a""1 labor. ht( r,Milril omrn and girl froin nuii latlowork in the garment fertorla, iJ haa a.rlouely baiidlcapiied the jnxlii Industrie of the city. Mtrrli d On Prtftrrtd. Hrrrarirr. married mm with fam din (III I'" alcu preference al tlic nllli Tha I'll" ' providing home lor f iria Ho arn mill worker on Ilia line o( Ui Portland Woman' I'nlim in diK'nm-d li( Hi l-l'o Wlrr Ui,Kijiit tli" i i' of a number of naw komKi would iw better fur llm city til touhl )ut a effectively aolra lb labor problem 'i'T. Miml of thi sowi would ' trom ttoO In suo. Dr. U A M'irria dix'Urvd tbal t re sort on II"" rout of plpo Una to tha Mitb fork i'f Hi" Clnrkama could t upM-Ird within th next week or 10 lira aa II A. Iluiida, the engineer, tuuld be ha. k by that IIiiik and a cow (Ml repolt auhuilltad. Took Gala Rtport. rVd 8 J. loom anld that ho had fill h-r.-li.-il a slalemunl from tlio ftmliiul n'MiMiinliiiirra aa to thn coat a( the proposed Hull Hun walrr aupply bat that ho did no! balleva In making t puWIo until liia complete ruirt waa rtadr. Iln r'i"'ti'd hla belief that t ahmild hold up all report until totf time aa hr rould make a com , 'A lurvcy of the work dona. Tbo iirmrnt would inrluda Ihrea prop oaliknui, Hull Hun, tbo Can by walla, and the un tha KiiKlabraclit irtrt. IU aim urci'd tlio oonafnl of the fropla lr tlio puri haaa of llm tract ti t ptililli' uruinida for public pur li al a ri or :;iki. Tb nmttvr till x iiI.iiiIii.mI i Hh. poopln al thn Hwrmlwr rlivllon, fiir(i llninlII allrrt-d tha nn'otlng ilih Iho rtotaior quratlon whan ha onimJnl Hut llm propoaal to rbaitRa III lora.liiji na and la and alwaya till Ik fm.luhni.aa and that tha only (linn. t on H.'V. iiili atriit. U AJimi did not like tha allocation Ibtl It W oim. , l( KlKliih atriH't and litt tbo ri'iuirt ahould ko nut Ibat a public affair of Hint kind faced on awk allry nf ih cltr for Ita D pia.hfa hlla ollnra olijfrtod lo Ik- bi totTMi to pan. tha city Jail lo to II followitm la tlio iiu of iho lunch- oa: lllpo Ollva Rnatl Perk Cratibt-rry Jdly Muhinl 1'iitatut-a llrown Gravy Klim-d Tolllllloca Hot Holla Mrlmp 8,,i Mayonnalao IHvaalh Aipl I'lo Hh Whlipml Croam Coff.-e HE IIP TRANSFER Tb mnltor of I bo pun-haan of Him OrMHon Clly I.n ka la In Hi.. iui, tlin fadoral offrla In W'n.lil,,,;!,,,, ho ara atrulKl Iiik out the ilHulla of tha IrNiiaactlon pn'panilory to com plctlti thn cloalii of thn aula and tbo actual trananlcr of tlio property. Tbo local orrli lnla of llm I'nrllund Hallway, I 'ibl I'owcr Co. rM (' lo rt-clva no; ca any dny of Ihr ibuiiKn and liialru.ll. ma lo aiirrandcr Ilia liH'ka to Iho aoviTiiiiii'iilnl riK' n'a Tlia anlo wua arrniiKi-d for laat "prlna: but tha nai l aanry ,'r d Ihii" on tha part of tin. Koti rnuiwit baa do layd Ilia rhaiiKltiK of tlm ronlrol. Tha Kincriim.-iil i,,kc mien. al clianitca and lniprovcmi-nla In llm canal and c ka which ll muk th-iu UKHli-ru and upliMlnio in rvcry ro M'ct, Thcaa liiiiiriKriiionta will n- tond ovar a pirlml of 0 r mora ycr, ai ror.lliia lo tin- pri-ai nt plmia. and coat actrral hiindrrd tbouamul dollara. 'CITY.JDREOQN, FRIDAY, OCTOIJKK 31, 1913. WORK SITED Thlt la cur weekly edl- tlon rnd contain a very complete report of the new of the entire coun- ty for the buay farmer. f ESTABLISHED 1866 ROAD SHOPS PORTLAND, BEGINS EUGENE EASTERN CONSTRUCTION STRANGER USES GUN ENDS LIFE OF ITS TERMINUS FORCE OF MEN IS BUSY ON LAND Line Between Willamette Fall Sta tion and Oawego la 8oon to Ot Graded and Blda Art Received RISE TO LIGHT FIRE ON A RANCH BUT GOES TO THE WOODSHED; DIES FAMILY HEAR FATAL SHOT FIRED Laboitr Hat No Relatione, But Card Show H Had Been III and Coniulttd Doctor In Portland Before I PRISONER ABOARD VESSEL Charlra IIi IihImtk. am-d 3d year, blaw tha top of hla head off Krlday monilii at th h a of J. M Hullo- wall In tilndatona. noar (In-nou City. I If caum to the IIhIIowHI ranch and accurrd work, and Thirraday nlnht wan ln-.inni.-d to s.-t uti at 6 o'clock and light lb kllchrn firo. Hallow ell left hla liomn licfora dny Itcht for I'ortlund with a load of fnrm producta. and alwut 6 o'clock Helm bcru aroaa and placed paper and klndltnaa In tlm atova. but did not Hclil tha flra. He look a abut kiiii and a alnila nlmll from a corner of tha kitchen and went nut Into the wiKidbhed and rnded hla life. Tlm allot wna h.urd by Mr. Ilallowell't ton and dauchtcr, who found tha body. Ilelmberx ha no re'.illon ao fnr aa known and hue cvlil.-nily been workkHt; aa a luUirer In OrKon and WaihlnRlon for aevaral your. A iMWk In hla mh ket abow that bo ba bot-u employed by tha Southern I'aclflc company al point on the Weat Hide division durlnit tha laat year, and tluil ha worked for tha Wheeler I.iiiiiIht Co. HelmlixrK waa five feet nine lochia tall and nelKhed 175 pounds Ha had co.nplelned of not f.-ellm wall and had a card from lltnK ChonK. a Portland Chlnraa doctor In hla Ikk ket Coroner Wilson made an In voatlcatlon and will bury tha man In tha county cemetery Haturday. At bM aetlvn work Inn been alurted mi Ilia l.K i'.jrl lit n i, Kuiieni Kaati-ru cur ahoia Un the went aide oi tne riM'r. At pnauit a force of men la ut work cbarlnir tlm tract of lund on which llm in. n,nirr i,,, 1U, Already Dir. -.. acrea of land have b.-.-n prenred and It la tl k tit by the con- trncior. I-:. . Iterdlne. that wltliln a month the briiHli and troea on the tract will haw ln-en all cut down and burned. Aa a. ion aa Ihla la rinlh,.,l ucilvf work will be alarted on grub bliiK out the itumpa. Kiaclly how larxo Iho Hhoa will ba or how many men will b mnployed hna not yet 1,,-i-n announced by the oftlrlula of thn new road. However, It la almoat certain t!. tbla Induatry will be one of thn principal euiHir:a of tbo new city of Weat l.lnn. Another ttcp In the bull. linn of the new road la thn gradlnit of tlm line be tween the ppiwnt terminus of the Willamette Kail line and Oiwi'uo. Sealed proposal were received by tha company al Ha office! n Portland for Ihla contract but the aueccastul bid der has not yet been announced. The bulliliiiK of these new shopa by the P., K. k K. I conalderad by lomv ua nsherliiK a new era of prosperity to Or.-Kim City and Clnckamu county In (fineral. Several hundred men will probably b employed, when the Industry becomea firmly rHtabllahed, and In Ihla way the pay roll of thiJ sect lou greally Increased. JURY LISTS HAVE The city council of Willamette meet In a a.ieclal meeting Monday and el November 17 at the ditto of the elec tlon to vote on their new charter. There bua been coiislderable nilx-up for the putt year In rcnard to the cilv charter, and it ha been decided lo aeltlu the discuaslou by puttlnR up an entirely new cl'-arter befor the pev pie. In most reaped the new charter la tlio same aa the old, excepting In rexiird to the tax limit. Cnder tlm old charter the limit waa placed at l.r. mills while under the new It la placed at tnree. The present tax essci anient of Wil lamette la three mlMa which la one of the lowest In the county. CLEVER THIEVES GET PLUNDER SERIE8 OF ROBBERIES AT THE MILLS AROUSE POLICE AND DETECTIVES . TWO SUSPECTS LAND IN BASTILE Officer Think They Have Part of Gang That Ha Been at Work on Wattr Front For Several Week. TO UNITE FOR 1915 appeals to America for aid ut fin08 he is greatly restricted BELOW THE DECKS Cm. wk to Gunntrt On Warthlp n Mutt Be Subject to Cer- tln Rulet and Regula tions Annoyed. i'lnn. now w ."'rl,'"n ""l"hli Iiilalanu, ,lt, ,",I"J' '! the privilege, of mi a bniil,.,),!,, rrrM wlth " n real rl,-, lo,,, IIot mi,kB ,,rK. Cs ""n"- "y "r,1,,r "f Admiral CT. r.e.,erH pruttll.ltd "mnnlmii,,,, w(n ,nvone 'Mlon Trlll,',u' '" -l'lral'. per- Di'a. . ,lmlr 0 given Gnn icJ. ' '""'""land that ucb 29.-(ltneral a rcfiiue- no hoard reed rlgldlr. Um !' of fh" Mur, Mlut- W," "' hrn M Wht hr,,,,m w"" u DlJ "b"rd' """I ht .J .' B"','' to b an- mlrn hi a tiitinn. " E0 BOY IMPROVED A monster campaign la being or- ganlxed that will extend from one end of the atnta lo the other, for thn pur- Mieo of bringing all the rommcr lnl clubs and other booater bodlea togelh rr o that Oregon may reno tha full tieneflla of Iho vaat crowda which will come Weat to visit the Panama Pacific exposition. It la thought that with the proper publicity and organlrntlon work. Unit great number of people can lie In ditced to visit Ibis slate and aee Ita resources. Home plans as adopting a mlpan and pduclug permanent exbHilt at va rloua rltiea through the stale are tin dor consideration by thoso In charge of the prellmlniiry work. VOTERS GET LETTERS BY THE T Mora thnn O.noO letter have been sent out to the voter of Cbickamna county aetllng forth amie reason for voting for a county library. The argu ment la aubmllted by about gevenly well known people of the county, In cluding C. K. Hpence. master of tlio atnta grange and Kniiiklln T. firifrith. prealdent of the P. H., I.. A P. Co. The anvelopea have neeii addressed and filled at the library building by Tolunteers aervlng without pay. For the first lime In several year, almost every one of the member of the Jury that have been aiunmoned for the November term of the circuit court luve answered the chII without personal summon and have signified their willingness to appear. Following are the names from which the list of grand Jurors and '.rial Jurors will be drawn: F. K. Fish, Hubbard, farmer; John Hurgoyne, New Era, farmer; W. A. Proctor, Handy, lumberman; Kred Maiihle. Oregon Clly, farmer; N. A. Itodlun. (iresham. farmer; W. F. Hlrk ner, Oawego, merchant; M. E. Dunn, Oregon Cliv, merchant; V. Hohlander, Oregon City, farmer; H. T. Melvln, Harlow, tln'd; E. 8. Wumer, Ksta cada. newspaperman; A. MrCnnnell, Aurora, farmer; Charles W. Kelley, Oregon City, clerk; tlllhert Jonsrud, Horlug. nilllmun: II. M. Hobblns, Ore gon City, fanner; lirant linker, Mil waukie; H. S. Palishury, Gladstone, plumber: Frank K. Davidson, Oswego, farmer; W. F. Young, Sherwood, farm er; K. J. Dtiulton, Oregon City, mill superintendent; N. M. Crisell, Aurora, farmer; 8. P. Davis. Oregon City, ab stractor; J, F.. Mnrquam, merchant; J .A. Rlchey, Itoring, furmer; II. D. Say, Hherwood, farmer; E. F. Veteto, New Era. farmer; fed Smith, Aurora, farmer; W. F. Harris, Oregon City, lumberman; Oust Knglehrerht, Ore gon City, dairy; Frank Tallied, Clack amas, farmer; Fred Una, George, farmer; John Stornier, Sprlngwater. ' A theft, which bay prove to be but one of a series of systematic watei front robberies, was cojnmltted Thurs day night when 4M) pounds of brass, valued at about 15".. waa taken from the plant of the Crown-Columbia Pulp Ac I'ap.-r company. For several months there has been strange disappearances of tool and other articles about the mill on the weat aide of the river. Despite efforts on the part of the sheriff and tbe lo cal chief of police these mysterious disappearances have continued. Tbe police and constable! were at a loss to explain the thefts so the mill owners senl out private men to look Into the aituation and these, too, were I no more successful than the officers. It waa not until this last crime was committed that enough of a clue was left for the police to use to advantage Chief of Police Ed. Shaw is In rv rge of the Investigation of the work, lle cause of his efforts two arrests were made, which according to the police are the men who committed the thleft. After spending a food part of the duy quietly Investigating the affair, the chief arrested J. R. LeDoux and Jim McDonald. They are both young men. the former lieing about 23 years of age while the latter Is a year younger. According to the police they have confessed to the Wednesday night af fair. They will probably be brought up before Judge John Setvera Friday morning. WE DON'T WANT MORE TERRITORY, 8AYS WILSON MOIUI.E. Ala., OcL 27. Declaratlou that the I'nited States never would seek another foot of territory In con quest waa voiced today by President Woodrow Wilson In opening the Southern Commercial congress here "And the United States," he con tinued, "must see to It that no other nut Ion gains any territory on this hemisphere." President Wilson hailed the comple tion of the Panama canal as "the emancipation of the Latin-American slates from foreign control." .lem? POST OFFICE PLANS READY; CLASSIC DESIGN ADOPTED TROOPS FILLING UP THEIR RANKS LOCAL COMPANY GET8 STRANGE ORDERS FROM THE DEPART MENT AT WASHINGTON CRISIS THOUGHT NEAR IN MEXICO Forces Are Held In Readiness to Meet Emergencies in the Southern Reprublio Whtn They Arise Captain I,. E. lilanrbard, command er of the Oregon City company of the Oregon National (juard, has received a "hint' that It would be a good Idea to increase the enrollment of the lo cal organization by (0 men or to war strength. Captain Illanrhard admitted Wed nesday that this waa part of a nation-wide movemeAt to bring all the national guard companies up to their full serength. All through the state (he local commanders are enlisting more men; from one side of the country to the other the companies of the national guard are swelling their ranks until this great array shall be filled to Its "war serength." All this has been done In the past month. The agents of tbe war de partment are working quietly. Tbey leave almost no track save In tbe ef fect of their "visits" on tbe companies. Inspection Held. Inspection are conducted under tbe supervision of army officers. Orders! are Issued from the beads in Wash ington to the various ''commanders that grow more and more strict with each message. Tbe National guard la being changed, according to tbe lo cal officers. No longer 1 It merely a local organization with no authority existing outside of Its own elected of fleers. Even the state has lost much of Its authority with the organization. Now it may almost be considered a part of the national army. Orders are IsBiied from the army headquarters at the nations capital and the govern ment officials Inspect the various bodies personally. , Not Alarming. Captain Itlanchard will not deny that the Increase Is due to the alarm ing situation In Mexico. He states that no orders were given to him by the department In Washington rela tive to the Mexican situation. He claims that this nation-wide move ment In the guard companies has no deflnll ) connection with the crisis In the southern republic. The situation In Mexico has reach ed a critical stage. Presidential can didates and revolutionists are filling the country with terror. The time for action on the part of the United States ha arrived, in tbe opinion of many Americana. The great coun tries of Europe have Intrusted the delicate arranging of affairs to this country, and the time for action is thought to be near at hand. Many think that this Is the cause of the activity on the part of the war department and that the heads of this vast organisation have this one thought In mind In preparing for act ual work on the field. ATTORNEY GENERAL RENDERS OPINION DOCTOR BAB By OSTEOPATHS MEMBER OF 8TATE BOARD HAS DECLARED HIS STAND IN LOCAL CONTROVERSY HEALTH OFFICER IS QUALIFIED Believes Present Official Can Hold Place Under State Laws and ' Ha Paiaed Through Ordeal Himself ERANGHISES RUSHED T L ""l" dilh.m"nn' h" Jnjure.fi b J 'V rh n""1" of his 1 at. V oeiier. H wna J ! I h'. r nor!,e "ro-'y I :.lj'"r. '"'""Hied to death. He ' m ''' nilnor bruise. MILWAUKIB ALSO TO GET NEW P08TOFFICE HOME MILWAUKIB. Ore.. Oct. 27 A Joint etork company will be formed here to erect a 1 1000 fireproof build ing on Monroe near Front street to ha occupied by the Mllwaukle poatof flee December 1. Tbe land I a single lot 80x100 feat located on the west Ida of the bank building on which ten-year laaae waa made with the owner. Work on the building will he started at once. An appropriation of $1S00 ha been provided to get modern furniture for the office. Automatic l.wk boxe will he used. About 300 will be Installed. Mllwaukle will have one of the bst poatofflces of any small town In tbe state. TETTj LL L5J ! 1 LJTiiTI ML I- -' - 'ieft-L J--hrP C (UW. k.M.IU Gladstone has passed through the first readings two telephone fran chises in the shortest session of the city council on record. That city has established a record for quick work in Its council meetings and transacted some of the most im portant business that has come before the city fathers there in exactly one minute and thirty seconds after the minutes had been read and approved. The application for franchises made by the Home Telephone company and the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company were passed through the first reading and will come up again for final consideration on the second Tuesday In November. Under the terms of the franchise, one per rent of the gross receipts will be turned over to the city. In addi tion, the city will receive the use and benefit of all of the free telephone bit vice that It may need. Already the pinna and specifications driven Into the ground within tha have been placed In the hands of the we't' . a iti.1. .v. t f.. The p ana have been In tbe hands contractor, and within the next few o dflprtment offfcta for Kmt days the work will begin on the new llme Tne gtructure , t0 De , one- $12,000 postofflre for Oregon City. story fire-proof structure of a classic During the past few davs. the rom- design and modern In every respect, merrlal club building has been moved It will have all of the up-to-date equip over to ihe corner of the alley to mako pmrnt of the larger postofflces and room for Ihe construction of the post- will draw a yearly rental from the gov office and the first shovel will be ernment of 11920. HAVANA fTRH WOULD DEAL WITH OREGON The Oregon City Commercial club has received a letter from a Havana ' firm asking for the names of com panies In the city that have an evpor tntion business and that might possi bly have some relations with the busi ness houses of Cuba. The firm wants to widen Its busi ness field and to undertake the tran saction of mora business deals with the clubs and firms of tbe United Stntes. To that end, it has asked the club here to do all that It can to as sist It In getting the names of sev eral large exporters of Oregon fruits and other products. MAYOR'S BODY 18 FOUND IN BAY MARSHFIELD, Ore., OcL 27. Tbe body of S. C. E. Jordan, 69 years old, mayor of Eastside, with the feet tied together, was found in the bay this morning, a short distance from bis home. Every indication Is that Jor dan committed suicide, and bis act is ascribed to worry over the disappear ance from the city hall safe at East side of $3100 of city funds, a loss dis covered about a wv o, while Re corder Leaton, who had the custody of tbe money wis In the hospital. Until the court ot last resort in the state has declared against him, Dr. J. A. VanBrakle, the osteopathic health officer of the county, will hold his position in the county service. 1 he doctor plans to fight every step that the regulars make and he has tbe support and cooperation of the society to which be belongs In the state. Until, however, an effort is made by tbe old line physicians to oust him from office and he has to take a stand In defense of his posi tion, be will continue to perform" the duties of county health officer here. Dr. F. E. Moore, one of the mem bers of the state board of medical ex aminers, sold over long distance phone in Portland yesterday: "In the absence of a decision from the su preme court of the state. Dr. Van Urakle will continue In bis present position. The opinion of the attorney general Is simply an opinion at best. Is Qualified. "The doctor is fully qualified to per form the duties that devolve upon a county health officer In this state. I have been on the state board of medi cal examiners and have examined the doctors of the state for the past six years. I have had reason to compare the requirements that are held against the medical men and against the oste opaths. I know that the requirements of the osteopath do not suffer by. the comparison. "Too Dr. Van Brakle is particularly well qualified for the position that be holds and has bad the training that makes him thoroughly capable of fill ing the place under the county court. I was back at the American School of Osteopathy during the time that he was taking his training there, and I there became acquainted with him and had the opportunity to observe the work that he was doing. Thorough Education. "He has had a thorough medical ed ucation and his training has been such that I feel no court after It has gone Into the subject thoroughly would oust him from office. The require ments for medical practice are more severe in tha case of osteopaths than they are in regard to the regular physicians. Under the law any man on the street who happens to want to become a doctor can take the examin ation and force this board to give It to him. If he successfully passes It. he can practice medicine as well as can any of those who have had their training In a medical college. Must Have Diploma. "On the other hand, an osteopath cannot even take the examination un til he has shown a diploma from a recognized school of osteopathy. The course itself covers every feature that the regular doctors get In their course of study with the exception of materia medica, c-r the mixture and use of drugs. It Includes surgery and the use of the knife which is a well estab lished feature of the course. Old Decision. "The decisions that the doctors have evidently submitted to tbe at torney general are antiquated deci sions. They have come from courts during the early history of the pro fession when it was not on nearly as firm a footing as it is now and when every step of the way bad to be fought through the courts for the rec ognition that we now have in every state of tbe union. "If they had submitted tho recent decisions of the courts where osteo pathy has had a better chance to show Its worth, the result might have been different. The newer decisions, thoso handed down in recent years are favorable. The original ones are more or less against the profession. The only decisions that they can of fer are the ones that were given by the courts years ago and that can now have no bearing upon the case at issue in Clackamas county." J Attorney General A. M. Crawford has decided against Dr. J. A. Van Urakle In the first step of a fight between the schools of medical prac tice that threatens to become state wide. In an opinion that has been received here from the attorney general, he holds that the osteopath now lii the office of county health officer is not qualified under the slate law for the place and that he cannot legally per form the duties of the position. The decision goes on to say why and points out numerous decisions of courts all over the country against iha contention that an osteopath Is capa ble of performing the functions of the officer in charge of the county health affairs. As a matter of fact, this decision from the attorney general by no means determlnes-the case and mere ly adds to the ammunition of the reg ular physicians In their fight against the doctor who belongs to another school. An opinion from the department of the attorney general is merely sug gestive in its nature and does not fi nally determine the law Involved. It Is presumed that the'society to which the county health officer belongs will take the case to the supreme court of the state for a final decree. Tbe opinion follows: "Dear Sir: "You have requested the opinion of this office as to whether an osteopath physician duly licensed by the State Hoard of Medical Examiners may be appointed county health officer under the provisions of Section 4695 of Lord's Oregon Laws. "Would say in reply thereto that I do not think an osteopath is eligible to such office. Said section reads In parts, as follows: "'They shall elect a secretary who shall be the health officer of the ap pointing board and he shall be a grad uate of a reputable medical college and shall be in possession of a license issued by the Oregon State Board of Medical Examiners, and if such ap pointee is not already Informed In hy giene and sanitary science, shall Im mediately so inform himself according to the requirements of the state board of health.' "This section requires of the coun ty health officer two things: First, he shall be a graduate of a reputable medical college; second, he shall be in possession of a license issued by the State Hoard of Medical Examin ers. An osteopath complies with the second requirement. Inasmuch as be fore being permitted to practice In Oregon, he must secure a license from the medical board. He does not, how ever, meet the first requirement in that be Is not a graduate of a 'reput able' medical college' within the gen eral meaning of the statutes. 'Medical College," in Kentucky statutes. P. 2613: Requiring the state board of health to issue a certificate to any reputable physician who has a diplo ma from a reputable medical college. refers to those schools of learning teaching medicine in its different branches at which physicians are edu cated. At such an institution an es sential part of the instruction Is In teaching the nature and efforts of medicines, how to combine and ad minister them, and for what maladies they are to be used. In such institu tions also surgery is an essential part of the instruction. The term does not include a school for teaching oste opathy, which neither teaches thera peutics, materia medica, or surgery.' "Volume 5, Words 4 Phrases, P. 4466: Osteopathy teaches neither thera peutics, materia medica, nor surgery and ignores bacteriology. It adminis- ers no drugs; it uses no knife. A school which does none of these things cannot be regarded as a medi cal college in the popular sense.' (Nel. son vs. State Board ot Health. 103 Ky., 769. "This case and otners cited In ap proval Vol. 1, Witthaus & Becker Medical Jurisprudence, page 278. "The practicing of osteopathy is held not to be the practice of medi cine in ten states: it is held to be the practice of medicine In three states. It seems to me that the ma jority is the reasonable way to look upon the question In this case, In that the county heatlh offioer should be a person qualified ty study and train ing to ascertain that conditions, sani tary, etc., are conducive to ill health, which is not ordinarily a part of the training of an osteopath. "Therefore, as before stated, I do not think that an osteopath, unless he has graduated from a college which has in its course of instruction the study of therapeutics, materia medica. etc, can qualify as county health of ficer under Section 4695 of Lord's Oregon Laws. "Yours very truly. "A. M. CRAWFORD. "Attorney General" MEDICS FIRE FIRST GUN OF BITTER WAR The first determined step in the fight between the Clackamas County Medical society an dDr. J. A. Van Brakle, to oust the latter from office was taken Saturday. E. B. Tongue, district attorney for the fifth Judicial district, filed an in formation through his deputy, Llvy Stlpp, in the circuit court of the coun ty alleging that Dr. VanBrakle was pot qualified for tbe position that he holds and asking the circuit court to remove him and assess against him a fine for illegally holding an office in the county. The complaint recites the appoint ment of the osteopath on September 13 aiid the subsequent oath of offir that was administered to him by the coi.nty clerk. It points ont that he took the position and signed tbe oath (Continued on page S )