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.0I?K(10N CITY KNTKUPRTRE. Fill I )AY, NOVEMBER 21, 1013. LARSEN & CO. WlIOLKSALli AND RETAIL v Groceries, Produce and Commission The largest and moit complete stock in our lino in CUckamai County. WE PAY CASH For country produce. AH good 0'd on Money-Back Guarantee. Ve k'ivc frX Crccn Trading Stamps .1001-1003 Main St. Oregon City, Ore. LOCAL UmEPS g g j I t 1 1 I T , VtUKl f M,,ta""' rr,VC,, '" Te '" "r N"1"11"' ,p""1 W'"' l, ,,, ,. muni? !. A l'n" r. 'f Hmnty. was l ,! Thur-.iy - Friday. ""'"J, of Maniiiam, spent KnZu lull. "I I'nrlow. ha. been ". .. n... I., of Volutin, wit In Hit. . ,i... i..nr n n r I of Ilia twili ,. r . Hmlili. or Heaver " rrr. w.. Mr , J. Knell, WHO "vrB Hrlin;"'r ilrotn Hint i" n; Tumlay, iih.fl I'ratl. 'II snown Stock tils Iioina III -i.-. hit. riliiiiiTi " . i .. I.I I. -- HutilMnl. HlKhland. r"'' !'" ' County rl VIdiirJV Mr. nJ Arthur (iruimin. or fntiy, lh" "' ' county seal. II, i;rninlll.-r. of Heaver I reek. tu In H" i'"'"'1)' ,,Bl ,,r'' l""1 K, x, rrli'll. of Aurora, was In lb rouiiiy sent Hi" miuuio pari 01 ttirtik .TleliillllK IU imiuiu'". mm- l.rt. Mart lil- ''' III 'rom th Okie Jtuunlkln initii Hi lorn purl or in .. Ili niul Joliu Fain-lough will riurn WnliK ulii) J, 8chwrl. of ilm grocery firm of gch.artf Hum. near HeilUinil. at-1,1,-1' d 1" bu.lnc.s mutter lu tilt toaniy seat Tuodiiy. Cuiriii' lin-cor. Mint llolen I'U'p- Ut. mil Mm. Vuriii'D mm) H Iha trlv iron )n'im CHy lo their borne In MdUIU by ' Thursday. Nn. K. J Tlmirh'-r, who llvt near ihi dir. i"iii Weiltii'tiliiy In Port bud. vii-Imiik lit Ilm home of bvr liner. Mm. I., ri. Humui'U. Wllllnm II I t In. of Anlorlo, hn rriunii'il In lil liomn rlly kflrr upmul' Iti i.'n-nil ! lih ri'intlvrt In llili m-tlun of rin kntiini county. R. It. Hmlili, a fiirmrr from Nw hrn furnA ihrniirh thl rlly on ri-tiini inp from Si .1 i It i) m . Ho vlnltKd nimiy local frit-mi" 'I liumilny sftiTiioim. Mr. A. Vuilnwiirth CikmI, who linn bun vl.-Hlht lu Kt. I'nul, Mtnu.. Id thin rlly linn wi-i-k at tho gui'il o( Iff Iiit, Mm. Frank Moon, r Gnuiuliil. Mr ami Mr. T, J. Clifford. ho llvnnwir Ml. "l'lrniilit, jmmu'd ihruuich ihU rlly .Monility on thrlr tir in Kiirrrton birB thuy ill iiwod tli nk. , Wllllum liiiuri-r, a farmer frtim thn BmriT Cri'i k illittrlrt pamind throuuh till rlly Sntnnlny on till way to He mic, h.-rc li will vinlt bla inotliiT, Mri. U I). )inmr. Mlti Ci rtnnlii llolilna la nlannliiit trip In Sn. in mill Kiikkiic, whii'b will lt tho rriiiii-r nart of Doromber. She mill iirnlialily alurt aoma tlma In th (urn part of tli month. rtinrlrt Hiii-nliy. a well known con- creio rimtnuiiir, li.ft Friday uiornlii (in buxlni-.'H rp to Walla Wulls, wn , Li'ttisiiin. Iilnho. and otntir NniK. Hi. u in m anno aevi-rul I). C llnliliiK. of th Oronon Com- nliolun niiMiiuiiy, la 111 at bis bourn Ilk a ttp'tirlii'd liiirk. He allniinil Baiiinlny hi miloiidlnR bay nd In n tllorl in ri'Kiiln hla footlnit twlHted di' iiai k. Jotlah (Inrbi't hna reoontlv " our- chnii'd a fi im miirn fniin kn inmlfrn Origin riuu-hiT. Th animal U nboiit three ynirn old and la cmialdorod mi ilranm pi.rfm t )(K-lmon of horaa- IWtB. Camllln mill llnih Bimirlo thn rhll- Iri'D or Mr. nml Mr. I H Rum In. of bin city. r,. in i hi) local hoKpltnl with '.'iininii. Thn ruan la far advancia Ul Hifl ilnnnnr la thomht to be PmbimI. Mm 1 ' r u'a.i..ii r..i.. n.n. y ' IIIIH III Ml . lOWIl. lit . trni.flt tt ham lUlnp. Mr.. H- H. Cnrwcll, who Uvea aoutb of Rfdmond. Mm WpikIhII will rturn her homo in the emit the Uttor part this mouth. wlni! to the fact that their old home mi Miiln street la to bo torn j unwn In mnllA mr.v fnr thn tinw nn.t- o'tlre, Sheriff and Mrs. Ernest Mass v been forced to move Into their home on High streot. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Perry, well llown HrltlHh fnlnnilila nennln. have old their 25-arre farm on the Aber "'thy lo Victor T. Neal. of Portland. r. and Mra. Porry are In the city at is present time and Intend to locate nere. SALESMAN HAS BROKEN 8KULL FROM HIS FALL Word has been reclved In this city "t John Costollo, salesman for the iason Ki man company who Is well '"own ii, thla city, foil down a flight oi steps n Portland, and Is suffering irotn a fractured aknll a reault At " present time he Is In the St. Vln- r"" nwpltal, and hovering between onii aenth. He has traveled through this terrl "T for some time and Is well known nere among the merchants and store "wpcrs of Clackamas county. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, ST!!,!7 m mt dwtref is UlnS "S'Wr -rmnW um whow wyum ! 2 Oiiwaa ua araami. mrluM SufS i-il"""1 tiW r"l - ."p"uhl ptirarl.ni, m IM .man ur nn tJJ; "" r pi"r T l I T.l- Hn i ckurrk tun, mul.etun it?' iiT"" 00 - TnMm O . mun. mrf u talu fcumdir. Mit airir Vi,h. "4 tnxmm Kirl.eM at th na. I. OmT, ' lm .innillT, u4 to iL r.' r-nt Co. TiuiKmlrt In. B.n V1"1 ert. th,. fr, blMtM. a ruu mMip.tHK. (Adv.) WILLAMETTE GETS NEW CHARTER VOTE IS CLOSE OUT THE AFTER NOON BALLOTS SAVE THE DAY MUNICIPAL IMPHEMENIS START Flr Station and City Hall Soon to h Under Conttructlon on Wttt Sldf of tin River Cal ibration Htld Wlllatnettn Uitopli-d lla rhurti-r Mon day at a n'(i.il i'li-ilon dy the -Iho iniirclii of 17 vuli- (Inn liiimlriil fifty anviMi vuti'H wi-re cii.t, whli h In uiiti of tho lurni'.t niiinliiT pnlli'd tltu'o the town wua firm urKiuil.i.il. Thn volii iiHd K7 for and 70 iiitnM Hie tiiarli r. At flrnl ll a. iIioiikIiI Hint Hie m-w rliurliT na iliii-iili'd. Tin vuli ciim III III" llliirillllK HI VI. tllOKK II Kill lint I lu-IH-XV n.t of a a liirni' iiiajnrlly lull the llll.'IIKMili voti-r ilimiKi'il Hie liny. Tim eli'iilou nut only il-rlilrl tin fjiii-Nllon of the ihnrliT hut a I bo didT mlni'il III" fri-rlli.il uf thn in w fire hoiiHK and rlly hull, nllhoiiuh IIiIh lul ter l.hiiii wan Indirect. Ki tcrul of the rliltciia plt'dKi-il i-iioiikIi mnne) lo liiiike the eri'i-tlon of tln IiiiIIiIIiir a rerlalnly. provlili'il the iliurti-r cur ried. Conatructlon will prohuhly bo atarted In a abort tluui. A la run rrowil waliiied oiiIhIiIh of the Mil In K plui-e where the liallolii were helui( coiiiileit and wulleil for Ilm return. ileHplle I he fiui that dark clouiN tlireateiied ruin. When the work n flnlHlmil and there was no doulit hut that the rtiarler cairled, an Impromptu riunuilltee found kuiik flreworka and a Kcnerul iM-liiirallon ii. held In front of I.elHhiiinn'a lore ou Main turret. OREGON CITY HAN Word hua beeu received here that a former Oregon City mun.. C. F. W. Stoevnr. Ima been reelected for the elKlttb time pre.lilent of H Kiik ll.h conference of 1'a'iflc Synod of the Kvanitellral Uithernn church, which wua held at The Kill lea this week. Mr. Ttoever waa reared In thla sec tion and hla parenta and other rela tives live lu OrcKon CUy "ml the r rouiiillnit country. On Tuesday, tho first day of the conference, he deliver ed the conference sermon. Wi pres ent home Is In Tacoma. ELKS MEMORIAL IS PLANNED BY L Pinna are being made for the Elks' Memorial service at the Oregon City Indue which will bo held on Decem ber 7. The services are nnllonul In character, every lodge In tho entire . ii.rllelnnlllie at the sAine """"" " I. hour and on the same uay, u Rundnv In December. Itev C. W. Koblnson, pastor of the Episcopal church of Oregon I Ity. wiu j..h... ii, iiloirv and Charles Callo way of Salem, will give an address. Thn'Oreaon Mnlo Qunrtette has Been .n.,.,A f..r the services. The per sonal of the quartette Is the same as It was nine years ago when first or ganised. J. W. Alstock. M. J. Renting. J. A. Tauscber and A. w. ueuour,. ftTEFANI 8AWMILL ARISES FROM ASHES Three weeks ago the Btefanl saw- mill at Canby was compiem u?", "a V. fir-. Today It will start saw In. The plant has not only been en Irely rebuilt, but It has been fitted up with new machinery and w have H,.hl the capacity former mill had. Since buying the Canby Lumber company. Mr. Stefanr. business has grown by leaps and bounds and the Increased capacity of tho new mill Is '" h.n,n it. During the ih. mill was out of commls- ion. It was found necessary to order lumber from Portwno 07 in" ,U hits. CLOSED BY SCARE n.u. Thnola have been closed all the past week on account of one of .. . . 1.... tiln diDineri " ma iomi"1" -..-,.1 others being subject to con . im.. niv.mlrtfl and Brown lagiou. 1 liI. worn also closed. iti rtaneer of an epidemic Is said to be passed, due to the Pull0.n Uken by local authorities. Mis. Ma bel Knight, the teacher who was 111. Is reported much better. FATHER MUST PAY ALIMONY JUDGE MEFU8ES TO GIVE CHIL DREN TO HIM AND AS SESSES COSTS AS GOES BLIND Drlnya Suit for Separation and Fol lows by an Action for the Cuttody of Minors Re qutit Not Allowed A rtliur Hi hiii'lder was foiled by -lililK" f lillipliell In his alteilllil to get in. rmmr.'ii nun was ukhi-hhiiI u on. hi lily sum of $2 which la to be sent to Ilm county clerk ntid given by hi in to Anna I,. Hehneliler for the support of t)ie minors. The plaintiff wns divorced from his wife JiiHt us she was louring her eye .liiit and the decree was grunted shortly uiler she bad become uliimst totally blind. From that lime, she has been growing wow, lu sidle if riorls, anil her condition has h.-htmI limes uroiiwd tint people of the city to arrange benefit performances fur ln-r support. Following closely on the heels of hla divorce from the woman ciimn his application for the custody (J the blldreii. After bearing the case, the otirt Friday refused to ullow the ap- plli-atlou and gave the chldlren lo the blind mother anil an order for (13 a month for thrlr inii'Mrininre. Mrs. Sihneliler Is well known through the city. Home time ago the l-oyal Order of Moose and the Wo men's club gave her a benefit at the Hell Theater and another one Is cofc- teuiilalei by the inanageuient for next Huml.ty. D AND DECREES FILED H ii It for divorce was filed In the In ull court of the county by Kath Tine Arronowsky against her bus- laiid. Solomon, on the grounds o: ruelty and iiihuiiiiin treatment. She recites thai they were-married ll llerlln. lierinnny, aeptemner m. l'.0T. and asks for an allow mice or moiilhly from his earnings and for he cure of the minor children. The following divorces were grant ed by Juilg Cnmpbell during the day: Victor O. Fly, aguiust Jessie Hy: An nie Millar against William Millar: Anna M. Halo ngulnst Charles C; John K. Connolly ngalnst Marie; lluby Albertson ugalnst John; Myrtle Hollsworth ugalnst Kdley W . and (lla 11. I'rnnz against Michael. DRY QUESTION IS IN December 29" will see the new city 011 the west sldo in activity the new charter being up for adoption or rejection on that dale. As In the rase of Oregon I ity s last election the Interest that Is be ing shown the most la by the liquor men who see a mecca for tncir lost trade lii the neighboring city. "Mnnv stories are aflont that tne new charier. If adopted, will mako the cltv dry for all time. This Is only possible by the people voting dry ev- vr time the mntler may oe on me ballot. "If nt any time It is considered wise to make the city a harbor tor ine linunr business, all the poeplo need I. to use the Initiative and refer endum, nut the matter on tne uauoi and vote wet. Tim new charter has been care fully drawn by a select committee or ten from all parts of the city and With the aid of two of Oregon City's best attorneys. The committee wus uuuur .,,,1, ,. in lt adoi) on ana tne cu ennncll was ununlmouB in placing 11 on file to be voted upon uy tne peo ple. No one is being hureniy aeau with and at anytime on vote 01 tne ,,i,.,i, in th charter can be amended. This statement was made by H. T. Mc- itnlu of the charter committee, No vember 13. to The Enterprise. AT wnru for the debating team at the Orgeon City High school Is prof"1"- Ing rapidly ana tne iry-ouw " " held Monday. The subject Is: Re solved. That a Single House Legisla ture Should be Established for Ore- .. j.t ha. A state wiae ueimuuis been formed and the local school is a member. According to this plan the state Is divided Into districts and each school is enrolled into a district and ..h itutrirt la acaln divided Into groups of three. Each school turns out two teams, an affirmative and a negative. The af firmative remains "at nome mm negatatlve "travels." For Instance the Oregon City negative team will go to Salem the Salem negative to Woodburn, and the Woodburn nega tive to Oregon City. From this group of three the winner will be chosen and then the winner of the a'st"" Th winners of the various districts will thi compete until the state-wide championship la decided. Strengthen Weak Kidneys. Don't suffer longer with neys. You can get prompt relief by i.kinr Electric Dltters, tnat wonaer- ful remedy praised by women every where. Start witn a ooum " will soon feel like a new woman with ambition to work, without tear oi pm. ... th- rviwiintr. of San Francisco, writes: "Gratitude for the wonder ful effect ot Electric whhi ini. -hi. it cored my wife when all else, failed.- Good for th. llT.r welL Nothing better for indiges tion or biliousness. Price 50c and $1. ti.,.it Rroa Co- Oregon City. Hubbard and Canby. (Adv.) Oregon City Babies . No. 7 f '( 51 '1 .v t EDWARD RECKNER, JR. Born in Oregon City, October S, 1908. Music Lovers Get Treat At Methodist Church Mrs. Imogen Harding Brodie and Luclen E. Becker Charm the Large Audience (By Meta Finley Thayer) rr he organ recital at the Metho- Idlst Episcopal church Wednes day evening was the most no table of the season's musical offerings and was largely attended. Mr. Lu clen E. Hecker, who Is one of the best known organists In the West, gave a well balanced program w hich showed to advantage not only the tone colors of the organ, but bis own technical equipment. The numbers which seemed to most please the auuience were I he melodious ones, but the poly honlc compositions of llach and Halph Kinder received their full share of ami ausn. For an encore Air. Hecker played Schubert s berenaae, Mrs. Imogen Hiirdlng-liroaie na not been henrd In Oregon City recent ly, and her welcome was practically an ovation, 'lllessed with great per sonal charm and' abounding spirits which never fall to attract, Mrs lirodle bus never been beard here to better advantaKe. The progran showed her amazing versatility and brought out the full velvety tones ot her contralto voice. For encores Mrs llroilin sane Kate Vannah s "Uillnby and by way of contrast, "Three Little liieHllillls. Particularly well received was tne duet. "Oh! That We Two were May ing," by Mrs. Ilrodle and Mrs. Meia llnrlow-Lawrence, whose voices blend In a remarkable manner. Mrs. Law rence Is also a favorite In Oregon City where she Is heard but too seldom. The musclanly accompaniments of Miss Sadye Evelyn Ford were of great assistance to the Bingers. The program was varied enough to please eferyonc, and the audience wns sent away In a happy mood by Mr. Pecker's "American Fantasy." In which were played some of the best known American airs. . TO TAKE STAND LABOR SECRETARY COMPLAINS OF 8ILENCE ON ALL VITAL QUESTIONS GOOD INFLUENCE SHOULD BE USED Thinks Power of Organization Is to Be Important Factor in Set tlement of Disputes With Capital The silence of the church In mat ters that effect capital and labor was the theme of an address before the Congregational Urotherhood Tuesday night, by William McKeniie, of Port land, secretary of the stationary en gineers' union. He declared that the alienation of labor from the church Is due to the fact that the representatives of capi tal are leaders of the church work and have an influence In the position that It takes. He read the principles of the American Federation of Labor and pointed out that they were for a hiirhnr moral position. Labor is not opposed to the teaching of Christ, ho said. He believed that the country needs a physical revival more than a spiritual one. He declared that the church should take a stand In labor questions and use Its influence for the right side. He did not believe that the churches .mi v f f!. A. In Portland for ln- tanc. were fair to laDpr oecause ihov diii not employe union men. Former Councilman aicuuire, in Portland believed that the stand of labor in the state will hereafter be against the saloon and he flilnks that workers generally would support a .tat-wld Drohlbltion movement. He went into the situation In dry towns .nnUn nf the many commercialised places of amusement In Portland giv ing figures and facts with which he waa ai-nlialnted. Gilbert Hedges, J.' O. Staats, Rob ert Warner, Max Telford and George N. Edwards and otner spose. CASTOR I A lor In&nti and CUldien, Hit M Yoa BanAtafsBssgM Bignavarw n It's np to a young man to give a girl a few aamole lessons before asking her If ah thinks she could learn to lore him. CHURCHES OUGHT CLUB HOME HAS WEAK SUPPORTS CITY ENGINEER SAYS PLANS ARE NOT RIGHT AND THE STRUCTURE FRAGILE WASHES HIS HANDS OF THE AFFAIR Protest Arouses Official and he Pro poses to Keep Off After Proper Guarantee Is Posted With Neighbors Charles Noble, city engineer, bus washed his hands of the commercial club building, and says that he will no longer lie responsible for Its con struction or the material that Is put Into It. On an Inspection trip, the city engi neer discovered that the foundations of the building were In such a condi tion as to Justify his condemnation of the plans, he says. He Instructed the architect that the foundations would have to be strengthened or he would not permit further work upon It. Minor changes were made that some what improved conditions and a guar antee was given to the neighboring owners that whatever damage ensued from the erection of the building would be met. The engineer does not believe that the walls are within the specifications reoulred by city ordinances ana de clared that they are not fireproof In any way. He says the supports are wood with brick coatings and that the back wall is but eight Instead of 12 Inches ot brick. As any Interference 00 the part of the city engineer would prevent the tenants from occupying the place when they expected to do so, the en gineer promised that be would keep his hands off If the guarantee of pro tection Is made and would not longer hold blmsclf responsible for the work. TRADE NOT M Receipts for the week at Portland stock vards have been: l ame na. calves 1. hogs 2727. sheep 2429. rttl liouidation has been some what lens this week than it was a week aeo. but the arrivals did not fur nish every large number of prime head. Killers are not very keen for the half-fat grade, and prices are gen erally lower on this class; $7.25 to I7.S0 was biiT for tne lew cnoice cars of steers offering the early part of the week with the bulk top at 7.4l). six tpen head of steers sold Friday morn Ine for 17.60 the extreme top for the week. Much ,of the stuff arriving shows shrinkage In transit from betns ted short grass. Butcher stock was In !a!r demand during the entire session. Cow stuff was the only kind to suffer price de clines, and this occurred only when quality averaged poor; $6.50 was bid freely for smooth fat she stuff, but tho was a short supply. Bulls and stags held steady at firm prices. Swine values lowered 20 cents from the old Drice Monday. The first half nf the week furnished big receipts, Monday having one of its largest to tals on record. Quality of stock has been generally good and pork Is being finished more carefully; $8.00 as a light hog quotatolon has stoop the test right through the week. Good demand prevailed at the lowered prices, mar ket closing steady. to firm. shn hniisn business was one of the most active of the year. A plenti ful supply of choice lambc ana million . offered the buyers, who have hoon nhort handed for some time. Thov advanced prices Monday, but later receded, and the close was about where it was seven aays ago, dui is steady. Prices on best graces are an follows: Yearlings, $4.75 to $4.90; old sheep, $4.25 to $4.50; ewes, $3.90 to $4.00; lambs, $5.50 to $5.75. FOWL SlThAS Aithmieh the local market for tur keys and ducks Is unsettled. It Is'prob able that Oregon City people will pay about 26 or 27 cents for their Thanks giving bird. Merchants here are pay ing around 20 cents for turkeys alive. There Is considerable call for heavy hens but the market for small chick ens is weak. Live ducks are selling at wholsesale 13 cents and live geese 12 cents. i?vorvttnr noints to a large supply of turkeys for the Thanksgiving trade Requests are coming in irom mr country asking what price dealers will pay for the festive birds and In almost every case the same price Is quoted. IS SATISFACTORY BASIS Conditions In the hop Market are one asatisiaciory dbi. v steady and a good demand. There has been some Increase In orders this wub- and It would occasion no sur prise If the second hair or tne monm were decidedly active. Enough or ders are coming in to absorb all the offerlnas of good hops between an and 23 V. cents. A part of the business passing Is for export account, but. as has been the case tor tne paai ion nthL the bulk of the trading is east- em hnalness. There is still a con .lderable short Interest outstanding, and covering operations are a feature of current trade, with crowera refusing to make con cessions, the market is in shape to re nnnit nnlrblv to aDT advance that may take place In distant markets. As the undertone Is gradually hardening, some of the dealers are In expecta tion of a 25-cent quotation before tie month la over. FLOW, Direct from the mill to the consumer at mill prices. . Special prices in 5 and 10 barrel lots. OREGON COMMISSION CO. DISTRIBUTORS OF Steam Dried Beet Pulp 11TI1 AND MAIN STS. OREGON CITY SOCIAL LIFE THE VARIOUS WOMEN'S CLUBS TEDIUM OF TROPICAL DAYS Ry WILLIS J. ABBOT, Author of "Panama and the Canal in Picture and rrose Copyright, 1913. Syndicate Publishing i Co.. New York. All rlgnts reserveu. Social" life on the Zone is rather complex At the apex, or course, are the commissioners and their families. The presence of an Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States In Panama City adds aonther factor to the always vexed question of precedence, while the maintenance of a military posi wuh full regiment, and a marine camp with a battalion does not help to sim plify matters. Social artinations among those not In the Commission or the Army are based with primitive simplicity upon the amount of the hus band's earning. One aavanuige oi this Bvstem Is that it Is based upon perfectly accurate Information, for ev erybody on the Zone works for the Commission and the payrolls are peri odical published. But it Jnrs the In genious outside to have a woman, ap parently without a trace of snobbery, remark casually to another, "Well, we don't seo much of her. Her husband Is In the $2,000 class, you know. Social life is further complicated by the fact that the people of the Zone came from all parts of the united States, with a few from Europe, l ney have no common home asociations. When the settlement of the Zone first began the women were dismally lone ly, and the Commission canen in a nrofessional organizer of women s clubs to get them together. Clubs are organized from Ancon to Cristobal and federated with Mrs. Goethals for President and Mrs. Gorgas for Vice president. Culebra entertained C.or gona with tea and Tolstoe, and Em pire challenged Corozal to an Inter change of views on eugenics over the coffee cups and wafers. In a recent number of The Canal Record, the of ficial paper of the Zone, I find nearly a page given over to an account of the activitie sof the womeu's societies and church work. It appears that there were In April, 1913, twenty-five societies of various sorts existing among the women on the Zone. The Canal Zone Federation of Women's Clubs had five subsidiary clubs, with a membership of fifty-eight. There were twelve church organizations, with a membership ot 239. Nearly 290 women were enrolled In auxiliar ies to men's organizations. But these nnrnntzAtions were rapidly breaking up even then, ana tne compieuou oi the Canal will witness their general disintegration They served their purpose. Only a mma tnai couiu mi the ideal with the practical could have foreseen that discussions of the Ba conian Cipher, or the phllisophy of Nietzsche might have a bearing ou the 1oh of digging a canal, but whoever conceived tne laea was num. The same clear foresight that led Recorder Forgets To Register For City Election Though he had registered hundreds of voters In Gladstone for the comlng- clty election, John N. Seivers, justice of the peace, attorney at law and city recorder for the city of Gladstone, forgot to register hfmself. For the past few weeks. Justice Seivers has done little but Impress upoto the voters of Gladstone the nec essity of registering for the election and point out to them the nwful calamity that would happen to the city if the voters did not register heavily. As a result, he has secured the names of nearly all of the persons In the city who are entitled to a vote at the forthcoming election. But the city recorder himself will have to garner In a few accommodating free holders to swear in pis voie wnea ne wants to cast a ballot for the new city officers. BY Turkeys are In demand through all the valley markets and the re porst have shown a higher and more firm tone In the quotations the past few days. The shipments will be lib eral from all of the country points but there will be a smaller percentage of the first class birds than usual. Chickens are somewhat better In demand than they have been through the trade has been rather sluggish. Grapefruit baa come In from southern points. ft-. ON THE ZONE AND THE Y. M. C. A. DIVERT THE the Commission to encourage the es tablishment of women's clubs caused the installation of the Y. M. C. A. ou the IsthmiiB. where it has become per haps the dominating social force. With a host of young bachelors employed far away from home there was need of social meeting places other than the saloons of Panama and Colon, ana the less attractive drinking places per mitted on the Zone as a concession to the foreign element among the work ers. Many schemes were suggested before it was determined to turn over the whole organization of social clubs to the governing body of the Y. M. C. A. Two criticisms are heard of this action. One is the broad general ob jection to committing the function of entertainment to a purely religious organization a sort of union of church and State, so to speak. The other Is that the code of the organ- -Ization is against Sunday sports, so that on this one holiday the worker Is prohibited from playing games In his club. There were at the period of the greatest activity on the Zone seven Y. M C. A. clubs, located at Cristobal, Gatuh, Porto Bello, Gorgona, Empire, Culebra and Corozal. The buildings also are used for moving picture shows, concerts and lectures. The Superintendent of Club Houses, Mr. A. B. Dickson, acts as a sort of impres sario, but the task of filling dates with desirable attractions Is rather a com plicated one 2,000 miles away from the lyceum bureaus of New York. The service of the Y. M. C. A. Is not gratuitous. Members pay an an nual fee of $10 each. This, however does not wholly meet the cost of maintenance and the deficit is taken care of by the Commlslon, which built the club houses at the outset. That the service of the organization Is use ful is shown by the fact that Col. Goethals has recommended the erec tion of a concrete club house to cost $52,500, In the permanent town of Balboa. are spacious, and, as shown by tho Illustration, of pleasing architectural reading-room and library, pool and stvle. On the first floor are a lobby, billiard room, bowling alley, a business-like bar which serves only soft drinks, a quick lunch counter, and In some case a barber shop and baths. On the second floor is always a large assembly-room used for entertain ments and dances. This matter of dancing was at first embarrassing to th Y. M. C. A., for at home this or ganization does not waltz, and I am quite sure frowns disencourage dreamy mazes of the approvingly on the swaying tango nnd the terrible turkey trot But conditions on the Isthnr.8 were different, and though the organization does not itself give dances, it permits the use or us nans by other clubs which do. The halls Six Pound Potato Raised In County Farmer's Soil Not content with having a hen that can lay record breaking eggs, Clack amas county has produced a potato that weighs over six pounds, U. G. Schafer, a farmer of WUson vllle, raised the freak and has since been spending his time trying to fig ure how many men it would feed or how many bushels to the acre be could raise of the same species. The farmer discovered It while digging hla crop during tho past few days and has brought It into the city to place on exhibition aa the largest potato ever raised In the state. TWO SACHS SPUDS TO ACRE IS RESULT "Five acres of land planted in po tatoes and ten sacks of spuds" la the message sent by George Kerns, a fonnor resident of this section In a letter to an Oregon City friend In de scribing his eastern Oregon ranch at Powell Butte near Crook county. Thla has a remarkable comparison with Clackamas county land which will produce arouud 200 sacka of po tatoes to the acre. It means that soil In this county will produce about 100 tlmea the crop than the Crook county land. It la not known whether Mr. Kerns will return to the Willamette valley or not but his friends are said to be mak ing aa earnest effort to bring the straying on back to th land of "plenty, prosperity, and payrolL"