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iHlIi OCTOON CDTY ENTEKPKISE IPsj ..Ming County. .,m.L.1 roHTV IIOHTM YEAR-No. II. OltWJON CITY, OUKCJON, KIM DAY, Aroi'ST 21, KM!. P fill KILLED ftCHNSTHAINSIRKT HIMM K PRE 10 COUNCIL MY MID SKNED By 44 G0UNIY CRAVEL PUS five REASONS ARC GIVEN SIGNERS Of PROTEST-IMPORTANT SEWER WORK COMES UP Bt FORI COUNCIL. DV 4 SIGNERS OF REMONI8TRANCE Mrs A. Warner. W. It. ai. Sophia MihmIv. Joanna K. Sainoti, I -mi a A. ('barman. KmlUe Knapp, V. llarrla. i. Krelwald f"r U A. Nobel, Chaa. II. Caufleld. Tha Hank or Oregon t'lty. Geo. A. Harding. Harlow David, Jennie l. Harding. Arrh latioi Christie by A. IIHIelirand, Mary M. Char- 4 man. T. I.. ('barman, II. I.. U 4 ( lark. A. I.. I(l( hanliMin liy II. I.. I., ( lark. A. ('. A. Hare-lay. J. M. Tracy. K A. Hrady. A. II. Hi h ram iruitce, J. II. Walker lrutee, Mr Kinina McDonald. Ir. 0. V. Arnl- rin. ('. II. Jeremiah. Mary A Jeremiah, J. J. Toliln, Mult no- trmti Ionise Nil. I, A K. A A. M , . W. II llowfll ami wife. Maggie K. . Ilutim. C. W. Kcltv. Mra. II. . SMUT by A. W. Miller. 81. Paul's V'.'l'"l'al Chun h. Estate of Mn- tt Wdnliard deceased ly T. I.. Cbirtiuin. Ilaptlst Church dy J. I. llinnrr trustee, Kalatu if ('. V ri'.y ('. W. Pap, (iarnlirlii. u iri'lriK Co. Geo. l.tilhoff mgr., CufitrvKntliiiial Church by M. M. ('hariiuin, Mary K. Kt'vrm, W. A. Whit., ami ('. II Pc Y C. Oailko. V. ('. Gadke. Mary E. Stevens, Merile Stevens. 1 4 i .- -t 4- Tim Portland llallaav. I tr hi ft I'i.h er company hi( the spur between We I Ui . line ami I lie Hurioii araii I (ill lulu niH-iailuii al owe, hi inai inn ampinem hi Hratvi tioiu li I'lm.l by rail ran L. lii within a almrl urn... flarlnv In llm U. L i,l I Kra lilanl liaa lil Itrt u nut Into u llir nirrailiin a rnl vrral rtiaiiKa wrr rnailf miliar Id iuim rtlnlmi r l(al y.trnn-r Hi, limn. 1m ui hu Ian liiihki-ra, into ty I hi- rlvr In lake ravc from Imala ami ihn ntln-r in ior ilia iriMlin l aflcr II hai liaaarrl lliroiiull llm lilanl. 1 lin rnniiri una link w licit flrl liiilll, aa a r of hurkola lnil t It I at haa lircn rliariRril In an rmlli aa In ll Id Imri-aaa In rarrylni rapai liy. REMONSTRANCE I O ND H E PETITIONERS LOSE OUT IN LAST APPEAL BY MARGIN OVER ONE PER CENT OFFICIAL CHECKING IS COMPLETED No Namta Rultd Out Bui City Alton nay Schuthal Bclltvti Many Ar Not Quallfitd to Sign Protttt TliB linprovpiiirtit of Main alrrt't na iCIril fllny nl: lit whrn a rcinon- iranoa, alKtiml liy ii ironrly owncra ali'iia- thai atrt or Ihnlr axi'nla, waa pri Ki'iili it to tlm city rounrll at a api rial mi'i'tliiK. Five ri'niioiia nrc Kl'fn In tlie ri'mnti utrnnrn for ili pnitrat bkiiIiihI tho M-r iimnrnt iln cl, na follow a: "l-lriit: Tim pnipoard linprovi'ini'iit ilni a not Invltn rouiH'tlv( IiUIh for IHIM'tlK'lttR l'(IUllly na kooiI utul h'na iiIhIvh. "Si-oihI: Only n few Mocks nro In n wry Imil romlllloti nnil tliu Hlroot (nun Scrond to H'Vinlh Hlrt-t-la run Ih .l;u ril In gooil repair for very llttlo ex- pl-llHO. 'Tlilnl: Any Iniprovrmcnt nt thla Int.- iiuif will run Into tho rnlny ii'A- huh and inuao niiiiPfcHHiiry dolny nnd make a poor a'rci'l. Tim rroaa aivprn fliniilil flrat ti laid and tlu atront nl-loHi-il to aiMtlo liofore nny Iniprovo nii'iit Ik mailo. "I'ourili: Owlim to tlio fliinnrlul iiriiiKHicy, lilph Inxca nnd di'proBed Miiiliiloiia K'ui-rnlly, It would lin un Iki to expend n luru mini on nny ex iilmlve ImproVPinent. "Hflli: Wo Ixdlevo, nnd nro rell nlily Informed, that tho afreet rnn bo repaired with n better quality of hrlok iiiiin Ik now on llio alreet for nliout two dnlliirH per aiiuiirn yard nnd It Iuir I n i'llimiteil that Ii'hh thiin 1000 .variln would put tho at rent In Kood r pair for evernl yenra to como nnd "eii un v now Improvement wna do. "tiled ii poii l ho hrlok would still have mime viiIiip." Templeton Remark!. The reinmiHirnnro waa received by ine eomietl with but few reninrks "omiellman Templeton proloHted nwiliiNt the second and fifth "roaaon" In llio ri'iiiiinHinuioo nnd BHkod that tlm elniiHo "only a few block nro In a very bad condition," bo chniiKed to "mily n fow blocks nre not In a very liinl condition," Ho then turnoxl around Qiilckly to T. Ii. Chnrmiin, who was Bit tlnK In comer of the council cham ber and asked: "That Is what you meant, is It not, Mr. ('hiirmnn?" Mr. ('barman smiled, then Templeton llrnd another question nt him: "You Kill up this remonstrance, did you not, Mr. Clmrmnn?" m... itr T .11.1 ...1,1. :j llio rei'iy wiih; ich, i uiu, won (lie Uliili of nn attorney." Templeton sat nn, snllilflvd. Improvement Brocked. tV Temonstrnnc.o, to nil prnc.tlcal i""'i)im,i ,iocks the Improvcmunt or r'Wlr ot t,e Btn-et. Tho property ow,ierB tl),ury gll0W0(, th(,lr gtim(1 , "I" rpiiinimrnnco nKninst nny perina ""ITovfinent. They state at tho ''KinmiK of their protest Mint they bo '"'vo "'"I HiIb Is not the time for a W'votnent l0 ia,i Bt ti,r own cx. PMI80. it )rom,0 timt Mieso samo woiinrly owners, led by tho same man T men wlm clrculnlvrl thin nnlltlnn. Main alreet will m Improved. Thla waa aaaiired Molidny eveiiiliK when the rherklliK of I hr reuioiinlrunee waa riimpleieil and It waa found that It r.-preai'iiled Oi l of Ilia property aloliK (lie aliret and not fit) 2 3 per rent aa la required by the charter. One more Inner would probably have inailo un the lieccnaury fraction over one per cent wlili h the remiiiialruiice lucka to In dine effective. No names have been ruled out by City Attorney Hchuebel although he la of the opinion Hint several names would not count If the nine was con tented before a court. The charter pro vldea that only rvaldent property own- 1 era can bIkii a remonairanco w hich would cancel the representation of tho Welnhard estate, C, Krelwald and the (iambrlniia Hrewlnn company from the list, accordltiK to the city attorney. If thla opinion of Mr. Hchuebel waa sus tained, ihn percent nan of property rep reaenled would be cut down and the now small "ninrKln of safety" consid erably Increased. T. I.. Chiiruian, who has been lead Iiik Mid flKht OKiilnst a permnuent liu provement at the expetiHe of the prop erty owners, suld Monday evenliiK that he and the faction behind him would Im represented nt the next council meetliiK. "There Is a block between Second and Third streets which mus". be repaired by the street enr company under the terms, of tho franchise," he said. "Property owners along this block did not slun the remonstrance I nuse they thnuKht they had no In terest In tho matter ns they would not have to pay tho bills. 1 know the own- ers of tho woolen mills would bIkii the remonstrance If It wcro not for that." When nskel If ho would seek to secure an Injunction If all attempts to stop the work by rcmoiiHtranco were use less, Mr. Chnrman refused to nnswer. A special council mnetiiiK will be held either Wednesday or Friday of this week at which time the remon strnnce will be referred back from tho city recorder's office. COUNTY'S CROPS IN NEED OF RAIN IN OVER TWO MONTHS TOTAL RAINFALL HAS BEEN J02 Of AN INCH HOP YIELD IS SERIOUSLY AffECIED Wlnur Oats UnffUd But Spring Planting It Cut 40 Par Cant, According to Fruit In spector Freyteg onid hikii a remonstrance aKalnut any -'"I T romi f,r ninrnvn,n,.l I, rneiiii money from their pockets, ic! ,0 "le K"1"rul 0l,lnlon I" tlio On the olh!r mind rpnar of the 'reel n liiuinouii,i nPHi '"""'"i" miui'i rxiniiiiK D rtlininces On Beptomber 5. 1912, the Z ?i J n B,r"'t wa8 8t,t Bt rcom bL 1 1 1' niul a" re'mlr Bt tlle ex tul tho nl fund after that was prohibited, in order to patch Zl . Bre"t ns ,H requested In the re "I'lnstranen U i.,..ij i. . frn-,,1 .. . iuihu no iiKccBHnry 10 In ,u or,nanco and the feellnn " "ie council Is clearly against such e?i?he1UI.e- The rfimark- "We w111 exnoLPa'nh up that Btrept the city's ..; was mnle by several coun:ii- n 48 the meeting broke up. MAIN STREET PAVING IS PUT OFF AGAIN COUNCIL WILL NOT PASS ON RE MONSTRANCE UNTIL NEXT REGULAR 8E8SION Tho Improvement of Mnln street re- celvod a severe setback Wedncsdnv nlitht when tho city council delayed rinai action on tho remonstrance until September 2, when the regular meet ing of that month will be held. It whs planned to dispose of the ro- iiionsirnnce wcuncsuny evening so Mint tho council could advertise for bids nt once nnd work could be begun tiy ooptemDer l. Representatives of Portland paving companies have stnlcd that the work could be dotio In 30 days, so Mint If the paving began September i u would ue completed by tho first of tiio month following. If the Improve ment Is mndo It ennnot now begin he fore the middle of September, owing to mo council s action, V. Harris and T. L. Chnrman were at the council meeting and tho latter nil vised tho council to patch up the street with "a few loads of crushed rock." Ho said that tho Btreet was becoming Impassable and that some action from the council townrd a repair was neces sary. He also advised the council to patch Uie street with brick. A motion to adjourn was made as soon as Mr. Chnrnmn finished his talk and the council did not tnko any action of his recommendations. Clackamas rounty, llk the r-at of the Wlllauieiia valley. Is aulfnrliiK fri'iu Mm niift dry spell which haa hit OreKon In 29 years and herds rain badly, according to O. K. r'reytn. oimty fruit Inspector. Prom July and to dale lh rain has totaled only .02 of an tin h and there la no evidence In Ik'iI of a rhaiiKe. The weather, however, has been (leal for harvesting the grain and clo ver aeed cropa In th? county, and the ylelr In these products In all parts of he county has hern reported as cx- ellent. The hop crop will be one of tho worse sufferem and It Is expected that the I'JH yield will be cut dowu from one fourth lo one fifth of laat year's output. Thla Is the estimate of con. -native growers In the southern part of the counly. The hops are small and show poor growth. Claekamss rounty ranks first In the production of gratx-s In the state and a one of the most profitable crops for he speciality farmer, but tnls year he yield will represent a loss unless here Is rain In the next few weeks. While the yield of winter oats will tm heavy, from present Indications, the crop of spring oats will be only about IK per rem of lunt year, according to Mr. Kreylag. In some sections of the county there has not been a rain since the crop of spring oats was planted. Truck product also feels Mm efrect of the dry weather. Many of the lurge Hardens, which supply Portland and Oregon ( liy with vegetables, are not irrigated and are suffering from the luck of rain. The tomato crr.p Is al most a failure and the onion crop will be reduced unless there Is rain before the end of the month, says Mr. Kreytug. The effect on the potato yield Is un certain, Some claiming that It Is great ly affected while others tnalutaln that thit effect Is not material. "One of the greatest dangers at the present tlmo Is tho cold nights," said Mr. Freytng. "A little later In the year the. farmers hod better look out for frost for I find thnt frost comes early after a summer liko this. Cnptnln W. H. Pope, a pioneer river pilot, says thnt In tho summer of 1S83 the conditions were very similar to those nt present. Smoke from forest fires wns even thicker In the city then than It Is now. The records of tho weather bureau bear out Captain Pope, showing that there wns a stretch of 66 days during the summer of 1SSI when no rain fell In the northern part of tho valley. This arid period wns from June 6 to August 1, Inclusive. Showers following brought about a rainfall for August of .19 of nn Inch. In June of that year tho precipitation was .OS of an Inch. From September 1, the beginning of tho weather bureau's year, there has been a deficiency In tho precipitation nt Portland of 0.80 Inches. Tho temperatures also have been av eraging well the last fow days with any of tho hot spells during the corre sponding period of other stMisons. LOCK DEED AT CAPITAL - WAHIIIN'iT'iN. A'i IS -TU (Wd lo Ihn Orrxmi City i he l.aa i-eeu reiei iy II. war i)e. parttnriit hi b pruiiiiit a lo a I r no M "I'll m greaoai ii'imo iprdltlott. DEED TO LOCKS IS SENT TO CAPITAL DOCUMENT It MOOIFIEO AND IS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH OFFICIAL APPROVAL 1'OHTI.ANI), Ore, Aug. If Con- tabling charges which It Is believed will obviate tha objections of the t'hlted Htata attorney general, the deed conveying the Oregon City locks snd canal to lh federal government was sent by Lieutenant Colonel Charles II. McKlnstry, corps of engi neers. V. 8. A., to the chief of engineers Wednesday evening. The chief will ra ter It lo the department of Justice for approval. Thla Is the third time the deed, (wire In altered form or wording, has passed between Portland and Waahlngion, I). C. The part covering water rights was not looked upon with favor by the Vnlted States attorney g.-neral. If the present form of the a In tract should be approved. Colonel McKlnstry Is ex pected to be notified and the toll sys tem of the locka will be eliminated. Jointly the state of Oregon and the federal government purchased the locks and canal from the Portland Rail way, Light ft Power company, each paying something like 1350.000, or a total of 1700,000. On the approval of the deed th property will be under the direct operation of the United States engineers. Vnder private owershlp a toll of about 25 cents a ton was collected on freight passing through the locks. A less sum was collected on livestock carried by the steamers. The agita tion started several years ago for the acquisition of the proprty by the Unit ed Stales, so that It might be made free to the passage of Joss. CITY TO AID IN j CONTRACT LET FOR LIBRARY CONTROL MAVOR MADE MEMBER OF BOARD AT SPECIAL COUNCIL MEET ING WEDNESDAY ACTION HADE AT BOARD'S REQUEST Amusement Company Asks to Stage Carnival Here Complaint Comst From Families Ntar Tennis Court NOT GUILTY IS PLEA OF MANAGER TEVIS OFFICIAL OF MENEFEE LUMBER COMPANY WILL BE TRIED AUGUST 28 BOYS 8WIM OVER RAPIDS JoBoph Miller, Donald Sllcox. Ilert Igesou and Ted Shcahan, local boys had a narrow escape from denth Fri day aftcnoon, while shooting the swimming In the Clackamas near Glad stone, when they started to wade across the rlvor. When they reached the middle of the stream the current wns too strong for them, and they were carried over Mie rapids. They managed to swim to safety. S. C. Tevls, of Portland, vlce presi dent nnd general manager ot the L. I). Menefee Lumber company, uppenred before Justice of the Peace Slevers Wednesday and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge made by the state labor department of not making cer tain changes in he Mllwnukle mill as tho department had ordered. The trial was set for August 28. In a statement to Justice Slevers the defendant said that the changes in tho machinery, which are snld to have been ordered, were not mndo because of a misunderstanding. Several mills of the Menofee Lumber company were In spected by tho labor commissioners, but a board of arbitration afterwards held that the Milwaukle mill was safe, declares attorneys for Tevls. Tho state charges that the plant wns In spected' Juno 10 by the state officials nnd It was found Mint certain chnnges snouui ue mndo to protect the health of the employes. August 1 was Bet as the time for the changes to be made, claims tho state, but the work was never done. H, N. Hicks, In the absence og District Attorney Hedges, Is repre senting the state. ING WIDE VARIETY 0F.PR0DUCE COOKED CRAWFISH, GRAPE JUICE HONEY, PLUMS. APPLES, ALL FOR SALE Market day Friday was decidedly better than a week ago and nearly all tho farmers sold out and went home by II o clock. T. Hownrd had a fine lot of craw fish cooked, spiced, ready for eating, nnd will be on hnnd regularly as long as they can be caught. Mr. Christen- son, of Mt. Pleasant, had plenty of his famous grape Juice on hnnd, neatly put up In pints nnd quarts at 15 nnd 25c. O. Schmlaer hnd excellent honey In the comb at 15c a box. J. T. Boyd had a fine quality of plums at 40c per box and will bo In with fine potatoes and fruit next week. N. Klchner made a decided hit w'lth his fine Gravensteln npplcs, nicely sorted and boxed. Maple Lane was well represented by G. F. Mlghclls who had fine peaches nt COc, eggs at 2 dozen for 65c, and sweet corn at 12 nnd 15 cents. Many others were present with a good assort ment of vegetables and farm produce. Many farmers will deliver the heavier produce after Belling hours. N1CTI0N HALTS WORK OF W. V. S. RIGHT TO BUILD LINE ON WATER STREET IS CONTESTED BY GEORGE GRIFFITH HOURS OF FARM LABORERS WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. IS. The farm laborers of Oregon work on nn average of 9 hours and 44 minutes per day, according to a report which has Just been Issued by the United States department of agriculture. More thun 27,000 laborers are employed on tho farms of Oregon and the average monthly compensation Is $31,00 with board and H4.50 If the laborer boards himself. These figures relate to the; year 1913. Tho average wage for farm labor In Continental United States Is $13.85 per month with board and S19.9. without board. A temporary Injunction restraining the Willamette Valley Southern from constructing Its line on Water street, has been secured by George Griffith, who owns water front property, from Circuit Judge Campbell. Tha injunc tion is based largely on a technical point. The city council has granted a franchise to the railway company to operate on Water street. For a part of the way the track would rest on a trestle in the river and the complaint alleges thnt at these points there is no street and tho council had no right to grant a franchise. This is the second injunction se cured by property owners along the river bank to stop the construction of tha Willamette Valley Southern but each are based on a differeut theory. When the first temporary injunction was instituted by C. T. Tooze the com pany moved its pile driver and other equipment to other parts of the line. Recently the work ot assembling the equipment was begun and it was plan ned to complete the track up Water street when this second Injunction was secured. The permanent Injunction will be argued before Judge Campbell at the next regular session of the cir cuit court. The entrance of the city Into the af fairs of tha library board waa marked Wednesday night when at the r"qu"t of (he hoard the council appointed the mayor aa member of that body. May or Linn K. Jones will be the fust man to repreaent the council In the ruling body of the city library. There has been a feeling among the members of he library board for some time that there should be some con necting link between the council and the library board. An amendment to (be city charter provides that a spe cial tax shall be levied each year to help pay Uie expenses of operating the tn at It ut Ion and the building Is located ou municipal property but until the move Wednesday night the city council bad no representation on the board. To what extent the Influence of the city will be felt In Mie affairs of the board Is not certain at the present time and at the session of the council Wed nesday night no views wero expressed In this regard by the councllmen. The action probably follows the published Interview of Secretary J. E. Hedges In which be advocated city representation In the board. Through the fire department the Arnold Amusement company applied for permission to operate their street carnival here (September 9, 10, 11 and 12. under the auspices of the firemen. A certain percentage of the gross re ceipts will be turned over to the treas ury of the fire department The mat ter was left with Mayor Jones who will work with the committee on fire and police and members ot the fire com panies. Councilman Templeton said that he had heard complaint from families liv ing near the city's tennis court on the library block bat there was too much noise from the court early In the morn ing. The matter was referred to the street committee to prepare a set ot rules for tho court The crossing of the Southern Pa clflo on Eleventh street was reported aa In a bad condition, due to certain changes which the railway company had been making In the track. The street committee will take up the mat ter with the company. A telephone was ordered placed In the city Jail for the use of the police. AlitOHA, Ore, An. U The con- irm t for the new concrete building fur Kraua ft Hon has been let lo Contract or Klnriear, of I'or'land. The price Is aid to be In the nelrhhorli'x! of f 10,. iihi) Work will begin next week. In connection wl h this contract Mr. Kraua had grave) from the bed of Pud ding river analysed and found that It Is especially well adapted to use In con rrete work. I' an of his material will mean saving of several hundred dol lars In the ronatructlon of the pew building. Tl Is gravel contains only 2 per rent o' Impurities, It Is claimed. It has been used In roadmaklng to a slight extent In the surrounding road dla -let and has made smooth, bsrd roa1 wherever used. CITY WINS CASE FROf IS HA E JUDGE CAMPBELL SUSTAINS DE MURRER FILEO AGAINST INJUNCTION SUIT ESTABLISHED 1MI DEATH OF POPE TFUFnDVUJ II HS JILUUI HI EXHORTATION TO CATHOLICS OF WORLD TO PRAY FOR PEACE ALMOST LAST ACT CRISIS DtWOPES VERY WJDLIf Sudden Collapse Attributed to Age and Gouty Affection Combined With Catarrh Old Af fllctlon Recurs CRISIS COMES IN COMPROMISE PLAN Action Is Forced Within This Week by Work on High Street Attorney Hedges Would Fight Decision $69.80 RAISED Oregon City merchants and several residents living south of twon sub scribed a total of $69.80 for a new wooden walk at Twilight. It connects with the walk at Twilight schoolhouse and will extend westerly along the county road. HIGH COST OF FOOD TO BE PROBED BY U. S. WASHINGTON, Auk. 13. President Wilson today personally wrote to At torney General McReynolds asking him to Investigate the apparently ab normal Inflation ot food prices and as certain whether there was any con spiracy to boost prices. The department of Justice started an Investigation Into the cause for the sudden rise ot foodstuffs prices imme diately upon receipt today of Presi dent Wilson's letter. The president tills afternoon asked the department of commerce to aid the department of justice In its investigation. President Wilson's letter to Attor ney General McReynolds follows: The rapid and unwarranted increase in the prices of foodstuffs In this coun try on the pretext of conditions exist ing in Europe is bo serious and vital a mntter thnt I tnke the liberty of calling your attention to it. I would be great ly obliged If you would advise me whether, under existing laws, there is any action the department ot justice could take by way of investigation or legal process, and what federal legisla tion, if any, In your Judgment, is jus tifiable under tho circumstances." FOOD PRICES STILL i I PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 17. Prices on commodities are still rising fast. The war influence was more than ever apparent in Oregon with the opening of the new week yesterday. There were two important advances Circuit Judge Campbell sustained a demurrer Monday filed by the city against an Injunction suit filed recently by Mrs. Sarah Chase to prevent the city from going on her property on the buff. The demurrer alleged that the complaint did rot state facts suf ficient to constitute a cause of action. Judge Campbell gave Mrs. Chase 10 days In which to prepare an amended complaint and Attorney J. E. Hedges, who with C. D. Latourette, represents Mrs. Chase, said Monday evening that they would fight the decision to Mie supreme court. That the time had come tor an end to the long litigation over the prop erty and the city's project should be finished at once was the statement of Judge Campbell, according to City At torney Schuebel. It is expected that the fate of the proposed compromise will be decided sometime this week. The city offt cluls are known to favor the plan and Mr. Schuebel said Monday he would recommend the plan to the council at any time. Mrs. Chase has not made public ber views In the matter and the success or failure of the plan rest large ly wnn ner. The location of the sidewalk on High street enters into the compromise plan largely and the concrete gang of Con tractor thea Is nearlng her property so that it a favorable decision Is not reached In a few days, It will be too late, according to the opinion of city officials. Mrs. Chase asks that the parking be placed next to her property line so thnt the foundation to her home may be thoroughly braced. 1 HELP MOVE ELEVATOR OFFER MADE TO PAY LARGE PART OF EXPENSES FOR ITS REMOVAL in foodstuffs. One was in sugar, which at $S.05 a hundred, a rise of 60 cents.Jments filed by the city against the last An offer of Mrs. Sarah Chase to Day a large part of the expense of moving the seventh Btreet elevator to some other street has been made. In a statement Issued Saturday even ing, Mr. Gilbert Hedges said: "Mrs. S. A. Chase has told me that she would be willing to pay a considerable por tion or tne expense of moving the ele vator to another Btreet in order to pre vent the ruin of her home site. This would save the city nearly $2000 which would otherwise be expended if the elevator were completed where It now stands. I have talked to a number of leading citizens on this matter and they think that such a change would benefit all concerned, especially the taxpayers." Mr. Gilbert Hedges is not an attorney for Mrs. Chase. "Impossible," was the word used by City Attorney Schuebel when told of the offer. He believes that such a move would be illegal after a special district assessment had been collected to pay for the structure. Circuit Judge Campbell will come in from ilhoit Monday to hear the argu- touched a new high mark, topping by halt a cent a pound the previous high figure In the local market, attained in 1911. Dealers say that the three prin cipal factors in this heavy Increase are the heavy foreign demand, the 7 per cent exacted for war risks and the high cost of exchange In addlttou to the fact that sugar Is hard to get at any price. The other large advance was In oat meal. It had gone up 60 cents a bar rel last week, but yesterday a further rise of 25 cents was quoted. SUES TO QUIET TITLE J. G. Mumpower has brought a suit in the circuit court ngalnst F. M. Hailey et al. to quiet title to property In section 13, township two south, range two east. VALUABLE DOG POISONED Oswald West, the Scotch Collie be longing to Miss Edith Smith of Glad stone, was poisoned last Saturday. Miss Smith says she has good evidence of the guilty persons and expects to prosecute the parties. injunction suit of Mrs. Chase. The de murrer alleges that the complaint for the Injunction suit does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause. AT As a part of the series of live prohi bition campaign meetings being held in every part of the county, George C. Urownell will talk Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Clarks Grange hall. His subject will be "Should Oregon go Dry In November?" The Alldredge quartette will furnish music for the meeting. Mr. Urownell has appeared before large audiences at Canby and MolaUa, where rousing meeting were held. Au gust 30 he will maka his fourth address In the Logan Grange hall, taking the same sucgeci ror nis topic. ROME, Aug. 10 Pope Plus X died at 1:20 o'clock this morning. He bad been 111 for several days, but alarming symptoms did not develop until Wed nesday morning. Throughout the day Drs. Marchuv fava and Amlrl devoted their utmost energies to stimulating their patient and keeping blm alive. The cardinals wre Informed of the pope's grave con dition and some of Uiem who entered the sick room describe the Impressive scenes, especially when the pontiff, rousing himself from time to time, spoke. "In ancient times the pope by a word might have stayed the slaughter, but now he Is Impotent," he said once. Prayers were said by thousands and the bells of the churches sounded when the sacrament was exposed upon all the altars. When the court learned of the pope's condition there was the deepest concern. King Victor Emman uel personally Informed Queen Helena and the news was communicated to the queen mother. Extreme unction was administered by Monslgnor Zamplnl, sacristan to His Holiness. The sisters of he pope and his niece were overcome with grief. Cardinal Merry del Vol knelt by the side of his bed, where n'er er dlnals Joined In, the mrislvn of the household intoning prayers. The dying pope, in a moment of lucidity, aa!d: "Now I begin to think as the end Is approaching that the Almighty In his Inexhaustible goodness wishes to spare me the horrors Europe Is undergoing." On Tuesday Dr. March lafava an nounced that the pope was suffering from a simple cold and Miat possibly complete rest for a week would re store him to his usual health. The bronlchlal condition spread, however, and on Wednesday It was announced that the pope's condition was serious. A bulletin Issued at 3 o clock Wed nesday afternoon, Bigned by Doctors iMarchlafava and Amici, gave the fol lowing explanation: "The pope's condition grew worse during the night. This was due to the diffusion of the bronchitis to the lower lobe of the 'eft lung. Symptoms of heart weakness became so threatening at 10:30 o'clock this morning that It was believed the pontiffs life was en dangered. At 10:30 p. m., the symp toms were slightly Improved, but still grave. The temperature is now 103.1; pulse uneven at 130; respiration 50." BIG FORTS AT LIEGE HEAVY ARTILLERY OF INVADERS IS NOW PUT TO USE BRUS SELS EXPECTS CAPTURE MAASTRICHT. Holland, Aug. 19. Germany's heavy artillery is in action at Liege, and the booming of big guna is loud in Maastricht. Each of the kaiser's siege guns re quires 12 horses to draw it, and the discharge of these terrible weapons- causes the houses in Maastricht, 19 miles from Liege, to shake to their foundations. Fugitives from the region of Liege report that some of the small er forts have fallen, but that the prin cipal ones are Intact. Front Liege to the Dutch border the air is foul with the stench ot decom posing bodies ot horses and men. The dead, when buried at all, are only light ly covered with earth. Carcasses of cattle and horses lie everywhere in the fields. It also is said that there are many dead in the houses left standing on or near the scenes of conflict. LONDON, Aug. 19. An American military expert, reviewing the situa tion in Belgium, said tonight: "I left Brussels today. There was a good deal of agitation there, as the people thought the Germans were near, and there had been fighting at Tlrele- mont. A good many refugees are com ing from Tirelemont and Louvain. "The people kept quiet, though they were filled with suspense, owing to the numerous rumors. The Impression was that the Germans, after making recon naissances tn force and scouting the country to the north ot Brussels with cavalry, were about to advance in force on Brussels. The population had been told by the burgomaster Uiat if the Germans came, they should remain in doors and go on as far as possible with, their usual vocations. L AT PANAMA IS OPEN TO THE WORLD PANAMA, Aug. 15. The Panama ca nal is open to the commerce of the world. Henceforth ships may pass to and fro through the great waterway which establishes a new ocean high way tor trade. The steamship Ancon, owned by the United States war department, with tnnay notables on board, made the of ifcal passage today which signalized the opening of the canal. She left Crls tobal at 7 oc'.ock this orning and reached Balboa, on the Pacific end, at 4 o'clock this afternoon, having navi gated tha waterway In nine hours. I