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OHKdON ClTYKNTKHlMtlHK. KIMIiAV. HKI'TKMllKli 'A Mil. LARSEN & CO. . WIlOLKSAI.i: AND KKTAIL Groceries, Produce and Commission Th Urfcjeit and mot complete itock in our line in Clackamas County. WE PAY CASH For countrr produce. All food told on Money-Back Guarantee. We k'lve &C Crccn Trading Stamps 1001-1003 Main St. 4 Oregon City, Ore. 'J LOCAL BOYS TAKE HONORS AT U. OF 0 JOE SHEAHAN IS PRESIDENT Of SOPHOMORE AND KENT WIL SON HEADS FRESHMEN I LOCAL URICPS ll,,r Tf Hi'f. r Mniuila, In ,,,iMriIHt.irday. j,,r. idnl'h, of (ireahain, In iiin tir "" 1 " '" X. I WHI'T. of IIimmI River, spent Xur.Jtf ni Wcdtieaday Kh friend la IhH my- Mr. Maudn I'aco iitidcraent alight ) l ( ( tha Oregon, ( li r hopltl Jrl-I) morning. Mi-. Uiretis HrkUf, of Canity, ha iw-rn brought in orcgou City lo re ninlli treatment. Arthur Jniii. and Craig mid Harold Is.liii.n, of Clackainaa atatlon, r t tending I tin lixal high achool. II. J. Her. f Harlow, apent Ilia lut irr part of tli week lu Hie county t attending lu bliallicaa inultera. 51. Aim-rlua haa returned lu III home In thla city after, apciidiiig a week on lil ranch In the 8prlngater dlatrlct M ('. Hpragu. or lliii Molalla dl trlc l. attended lo bualiiea matter lu Ilia run nly at-at Ilia latter prt of Ilia Wrek. V. A. Iirrk ami J. M. Tullver, of Hi Molalla dlatrlcl apui Wodnvaday evening and a part of Tliuriday lu th iiMinly aeat. (1. K. Ilollowell. of (iladalona. left Hunday for Conallla, where be will ra- unie till tudlc at tho Oregou Agrl ulur collig. Mla Kdlth Wanke. who llvra In tha MaiilK Una dlatrlct, liaa loft fur Mon i.uiiilli. hrrn will attend Ilia Htat Normal achool. Mn. M. U Hevler. of lha Viola, dla trlct. la upending verl weeka with her daughter, Mr a. William Hlclnbolb am, of Bherldan. Waller and Charles (lay liava re turned lo their homn In Portland after pending three week In Union llty tad Canliy, with relative., lira. Jatnt'i Jonr left Wednesday A the ra.l. Una will vlall relallvea ta Kail City and Nebraska and will Murn in about four weeka. Mr. and Mra. I.. II. onnlcl and their l.iiiKliier, Mlaa Murlon Daniel, have n iurned lo tlielr homo In rortlund aft' r oeiiilliiK four weekt vUHIiik III Col ton and Heaver Creek. Mr. and Mra. Alfrod T. Yeoman, who liava l.en vlltln In tha N"dy coun try for aevcral wek. hava rnturnnd lo 11...1 i...ii.ii In Heaillo. Waah. Thy u.ut Friday and Saturday In tlila city, neonra K. Donaldmiu, formerly f. inner near Kurliixwater but now an vaalern OreKon rancher, la mndliiK a few duyt with friends near hla former noma. Carl Heratrom. of Colton, n In town recently and IxiiiKlit Htoek for th Krocery atom which lin will aixm open up In tho Colton dim riot from ItotiilK A MiuiKuin. Ha rnmn to Orenon about u year hko from MIcIiIkrii. Ceoritit Hi'oiiton, ami of Mr. and Mra. K. M. Hcoutoii of Mounlalii View, who npeiit the summer iiioiiiIih In Hcnttlo vl Hit Iiik relntlvra returned to IiIh hnmo Tliurxiliiy and will resume til atudlea ut tliu OreKon City IiIkIi achool. Counly Trenaurer J. A. Tufta, who Niidilenly lieciiiiui very III In IiIh office ut the court Iioiihii nt C o'clock Sotur day nfternoon, allowed hIkiih of Im provement Mondiiy at Ilia home, ill tlimiKh ho In confined to IiIh lied. Mr. mill Mra. (!eorK J. Krncal, of Wiitertown, N. V.. wero In Oregon City Wediifniliiy. They lire makliiK un ' trlihlve wi-Hlern tour and uro HpeudlnK aevernl weeka lu tho threo I'nrlflc count Mlatos. They hnvo a few frlclidn here, Mr. and Mm. ThomnH II. Kiimpnoii, who have lived for the hiHt eluht monlliH nnir Uiirlow, left Oreison City .Monday fer Centriilln, where tho (or uier'a mother, Mrn. Nancy SampHon, Ih Herlotmly III. They probably will not return to Clackamiis county for bcvitiiI wneliH. Mra. J. II. Kelp, who .petit Ih aiimiiier with her Proiher, Nih Htlnn ley. of KaKl Cn-ek. liaa returned lo her limn In ihla i lly, Hli. .pent nv. ral daya with her daufhter, Mra. Krd Hhaiiiuui al 0iK', and Mr. Kel l'K'a lo arruiidJ rlilldren, Marlon and Ji'Miieitn rlhuiiiioii, ar Vl.llliiK Mra. K' lh'KK here. ('mil Krhixk, of K.tacada, who liaa Inen employed u aeveral aei tloii til Ihn county, left tlifl first of Ihn week lor Hrecklnrldxe, Coin., wher tin will l employed u ronatructloii work. H. ('. Iliil.d, who waa In rhario of Ih up. Ier dam on lha Clm kama durliiK eiiiiairui'tlon, I aiiperlnteudeiit i( th work In Hrix kliirliUu. MANYLOCAL STUDENTS ARE PLEDGED Eugsn Guard Command on Cholc of rirat Yt.r CI. .a Many rrom Clackama County AlUnd Stat Unlvrly COUNTY STATISTICS HIIAItrKWIIITK-Krma N. Hharpa andn Norman ( , hi in, or l.aknvP'W ero (ranted a niarrlmta llceiisa hy iM'piity County Clerk Kmiim Cjulmi, Monday. Al.llltlCIIT AHIIOi: Vlda Alhrlitht and Henry (). Aalxm, of Ihu Mar ipiain dlatrlct, have received a mar rlaK llvn from the office of the county clerk. KONHCIIAK;illM-Kmma Konachnk and Allison II. Cnm, or Aurora, re reived a marrta: license at the of fice of the county clerk here. IH)ltN to Mr. and Mr. Herman W. Conway, of Clackamas station, a ion, Hepteinher 21. lioltN to Mr. and Mr. A. Zirbet. of West l.lnn, a son, weighing 11 pounds, Hcptember 20. MoltN to Mr. auJ Mr. Itoy U Thomas, of ('larks, a daughter, Hcptember 1C. SAYS 8IE .IS SORRY MOTHER PRAYS FOR FORGIVE NESS, BUT SHEDS NO TEARS FOR KILLING CHILDREN Mrs. Florence Bonn, or the lloono'a ferry dlatrlct, who allot and killed her wo chldlren Tuesday morning and then turned the gnu on herself, wa weaker Thursday than the day before and the aertonannaa of her act had txauu to dawn on her. Tha funeral or the two hahlea. Dorothy and Huy mond, wa held Thursday and Inter nnnt wna In tho lliittevlllo cemetery, at to the mother request. Dr. Clear, of Aurora, has been In close touch with Mr. Solm since slio Injured herself. Ho said Thursday evening: "I saw Mrs. Solm this morning and I notice that ahe I weak er. The two bullets In her breast cause her much pnln and her chance of recovery oro lessened. I loft word with the mimes that lu enso ahe sud denly grow weaker to call me and n I hnve received no word since my visit, I conclude that ahe la about the mine. "Mrs. Solm l not as talkative today as she was ycHtcrday. I asked her to day If she was happy and she said: 'How could I bo happy?' Further than this alio would not talk except to say that blip had pniyed for her forgive. iiohh ami she thought now that every thing was nlrluht. However, ttho shed no tear and those with her hio'b that nt no tlmo has hIio showed any emotion." Although lha hoo year at Hie I'nl verally of Oregon haa Juat begun, Ore gon City and Clarkama county are well represented In I lie artlvltle of the school. Of the four classes, local hoy hiad two a president while other hold minor office.. Kent U lloii iaa been elected ureal d. nt of the freshman class over all hi opponent by a wide mnrgln. He wa opposed by two but oled a vole larger than (he combined vote of those against him. The Kugeim (luard, In speaking of Km elrtlon aaya: ' Kent It. Wilson, of Oregon City, graduate of the Washington high school at Cortland, wa elected presl dent or the freshmnn clas or Ihn unl verally. Ills home la lu Oregon City, Till office by tradition ha become one much sought by the student faction and politic are always rife. It I usually won by a Kugene boy." Kent Wilson la the son of Mr. and Mr. J. W. Wilson and during hi at tendance both at the local and at the I'ortland achool wasknown a an athlete. The other Oregon City boya to cap ture honor at the date university I Joe Bheahan who wa elected presl dent of the sophomore class Tuesday. Tho contint was close between the lo cal student and hi rivals. l'ledgliig haa been going on at full blase among the Oregon City fresh men. The following have been pledged: Kappa Plgina Alex llowen, son of Iter, and Mr, llowen, formerly or tbi city, now or I'ortland. lleta Theta I'l Ilenncth Ilartlett, or r.atacadn. Alpha Tau Omcgn Kent It. Wilson, this city. I'hl Gamma Delta Joe Hedge, this city. I'hl Delta Theta Robert Morton. Krtncniln. Chi Omega Mis Marie Shcahun, (hi city. Alpha Tau Omega Harry liar- greaves, tbl city. GOLF CLUB PROTESTS I The county board ot equalization ha I received during the week 18 protests RHmnm Kwnniii-pip ui mars. i no board Is composed or County Judge Anderson, County Assessor Jack and County Clerk Mulvey. Tho Waverly (iolf club Is the largest taxpayer to protest against an asiess ment. The club I assessed (or $'.'0!', 975, excluding a small strip or lard on the east aide or the I'ortland Hallway i.lKht & rower company s track near the Multnomah county Hue. COLTON SCHOOL ONE OF BEST IN STATE BUILDING. NOW COMPLETED, CON TAINS FOUR ROOMS ALL IS MOOERN Willi the completion i,t tha new vr room one story bud bulb'irg i l ot ton, that thriving CU kaina county comiiiuiilly baa on of n ino.t m,d 'ni r.ir.l at liiMd bulldliii; In ll state li e ru' iiire .taiid. mi 4 am I hill bi .ble. the i bun li and tomiuaiids a view ut a large .Iredli the sur- rouiiilliig country. Ida style ul anbl lector whlcli fairly common In California I new to tlila statu. Th building llie.'ifc ,y li fet and contain four (ls n'ima, a rest room, a principal' room, and other of fices. A full baeiii-M n me of the feature of the building wbbli U un- urusl lor a rural hol a m elnrn healing apiaratus has been lnUIi-l In !lio basement. Km h rxnn haa a separate cloak room with ay ac:. to ibe main hall, The unilateral sl in ot Hrlitliig I used which comliW-d easy on th eye of tha pupil.. eiiillntlon ll ty mean or an aspirating flue, tho ar rangement being suh that em h clas room I connected direct with Ihe Hue. A tower In the front of the li illdllig or colonial design and ran bo used for an open air class r-xmi. iuownn and Forbes are the ar hltocti. COMPLAINT HADE AGAINST STREET C. I. STAFFORD STATES HIGH THOROUGHFARE NOT CON STRUCTED PROPERLY C. H. WHLABT WOULD FUN E1EVAT0R Flr.t Application for Position on Mu n'dptl Hoit I FH.d With Council and Ten Laid n Tbl RECALL Of SCHOOL JENNINGS LODGE FACES FACTION AL FIGHT OVEft TUITION FOR STUOENTS EC. IS GIVEN HIGH POST LOCAL MAN, RECOGNIZED ABLE CAMPAIGNER, TO SIT IN HIS PARTY'S COUNCIL MOLALLA FARMER PASSES MOII.LA, Oro., Sept. 17. Death. duo to Injury to his knee, caused by a Hplko from a teiitpoln Intit June, enmo thin wck to Levi I.nnl!!, well-known Molnlhi iirmer. llurlnl took pluc nt the Zloti cemetery, near llulilmnl. LOS ANtiKI.KS, Sept. 18. Kxumln- lug a revolver offered a pledge, Uio Cohen, a secoml hnnd dealer, was son oiiHly wounded when ii was accident ally (HschnrKod. The owner fled. Bill Abolishing Death Penalty A Constitutional Amenilmnit initiated by J'aul Tuiiut, 563 Fourth Street, Portland, Orison. AMOI.ISIIING DEATH I'ENALTV. lt. purpose is to abolish the dVath pi'tialty lor murder committed in the slate ol Orcon and fixing life impi'i.-.oiunent as the maximuni punishment fur any crime. It repeals all provisions of the Constitution and laws in conflict with the same. The ballot numbers arc 334 and 335. SUIT TO KILL LEASE ChorgiiiK that ho wng forced to sign n contract while ho was ill and was unable, to read Its proviuions, William Jennings, of Jennings Lodgo, has filed a suit in tho circuit court here praying that n 1c:ihu of his farm to F. M. Og- den, Sr., bo cancelled and ho be award ed S.'iOO damages. Tho plaintiff charges that previous to April 20, 19H, ho nn.l Ogden hna ne gotiated for the louse of tins property which wns known as tlio Jointings place. While Jointings was 111, the complaint charges, Ogden prepared a contract, misrepresented it to Jen nlngs. who signed It. According to the plaintiff tho terms in the contract and In tho negotiations do not In several important respects agree. DECREES SIGNED The rollowlng divorce decrees have been signed by Circuit Judge Camp' boll: T. W. Andrews from Joslo Au- drows, Adtdo Katherino Caldwell from li.uih l T. I'.oyle, Daisy F. Lelsy rrom I'errv l.olsv and Dolores E. Fcrondes from Jess 11. Fernndes. SUIT FILED TO QUIET TITLE Affirmative Argument It (loos not prevent crime and does linitall.o noddy WlHcoitblu never Wj an execution. Malno restored tho dentil penalty ami iigaln aliollslicd it h worse than uoleHH. ("apllal pun ishment dors not oxlHt In Washing ton, Mlclilgnn, Hliodo Island, Kansas, Colorado, nor In Italy, Holglunt, Hol land, Sweden, Denmark, or Switzer land. Severity of punishment bits no ef fect In provent lug crime This Is ad mitted by every writer on crime, liurglnry, robbery, larceny above the value of llvo HhiillngH, and ntnnv other crimes used to lie pnnlHlinblo with death. Society Is belter for tho nbol iHhment or tho death penalty In these cases. Murder alone remains and Is supported by, First, Fear and hcllof that hanging will pro von t minder. It never h:m. Second, Revenge- -uliicli Is barbarous. The statu knows no hat red. Hotter turn tho prisoner over to hlfl victim's family to bo killed, If it Is to be rovenge. Abolish this last relic or a barbarous age. If you believe In hanging ror the gooa or society, look Bt Wisconsin. If you believe In it to kill another mnn, would you be willing to have It In the public Bquara and you yourself spring the trap? i( not, why notT Negative Argument. As surely as tho rains In winter or the sun in summer Is thd return of the bill abolishing capital punishment at every initiative election and as sure is Its defeat nt tho hands of tho vot ers. Tho measuro Is brought up iigaln this yenr In tha same form as before and lis opponents lire so eonlldetit of Its defeat that they tiro not fighting it. Murder. In tho eyes of tho law. Is tho gravest of crimes and murder should bo punished with tho most sevc.ro pun ishment. Tho act of taking the life of a human is bo much more serious than any other crlmo that It Is only right that lis punishment bo by far more dreadful than tho punishment for any other crime If capital pun ishment is abolished then the only punishment left will be Imprisonment which Is now used for a hundred crimes. Another point which the supporters of this bill have overlooked Is tho In creased cost of llfo imprisonment. The state at the present time Is put to enough expense to dispose of these per sons who take Ihe lives or their rollow men and tliero is no reason why they should be given tho protection and a free living at state Institutions at the expense ot every taxpayer In the state. i Tho Lawyers' Title A- Trust company has filed a suit lu tho circuit court here against W. G. and Edna M. Hohn to quiet title to the northern half of t no northwest one quarter of section 6, township 2 south, of range three east of the WllhumHte meridian. Tho Sun proposes a summer White House near Medfortl. Here Is the al luring inducement: "A shack, a good ciunpflre, a fishing rod, a .30-30, a Bide of bacor, and a bubbling spring-what more Ideal place for our highest Am erican official, not only to renew the pristine- energy and rugged strength which the effete east so pitilessly de mands, but to Bonso th amazing re sources of a country which the ma chinery of development has scarcely approached." W. II BIG SERIES OCTOBER 8. CHICAGO, Sept. 22. Hay In the world's championship baseball series probably will stnrt on October 8, one day after the American and National league seasons ore brought to a close, according to President II. B. Johnson of the American league and member of the National Baseball commission. Tresldent Johnson asserted today there was no truth In reports that Oc tober 10 had been decided on as the dato for starting the series. "It is our a'm to stnrt end finish the series as easly as possible," Johnson said. "I believe we can arrange to olay the first game on October 8. There Is no reason for delay." Georxe C. lirownell, of this city, has ben appointed members or th Re publican State Executive committee to take charge or the Republican state campalKn In this Kate. Mr. lirownell ha been recognlied for year as one of the beat political campaigner In Oregon. He baa host of friend throughout this county and in other parts or the state. In hi candidacy fur governor be made no campaign and polled splendid vote. Ho ha held many Important po Itlon In the Hate, having been Hate senator tor many years, was prvildent ot the state senate, was selected by unanimous vote of both houses or the glslature In 1903, to deliver the ad- reus of welcome to President Roose velt when he came to this coast. He was mayor or Oregon City and In ev ery position which he has held, he has held It with credit to hcmseir and to he people or the state. mm WHITE AND HISS SHAM ID Monday evening the marriage or Miss Krma Sharps, or Lakevlew, Ore., and Norman C. White, son or Mr. and Mrs. V. A. White, or this city, was solemnized at 6:45 o'clock or the groom's parents. Rev, Feese, or Lake- view, officiated at the ceremony. The room In which the ring wedding service took place, was decorated with ferns, carnitions, lavender and white asters. An arch of flowers and vines was formed near which the bridal party stood. Miss Florence White was bridesmaid and Mr. Harold Swafford best man. The bride is a well known young woman of Lakevlew and have a host ot friends there. Mr. White formerly re sided in this city but for the last five years has been doing forestry work In Lake county. He Is well known In this city and county. After the ceremony a wedding sup per was served to the guests, who were only relatives and close friends. Mr. and Mrs. hlte left by train for a short trip, and on their return will tnke up their residence here for a short time, after which they will leave for thoir home In Lakevlew, A roinplalnl against Ih way rrualmd rock Is being laid on High a 'reft madM lo Ibe council at apeclal (next li.K Wednesday nlflit by C. I. Htafford Mr. lHafford statra that lha largn ald crunhed rock I not brrtng rolled a th apM'Iflcailon provlda and ! alatu that fine rock blh form Ihe top drrialng la being applied on tha loot rock. J. W. Hhes I the contra' fur, Tb matter wa rfrrd to lh tret roliimllleo, which will, with Ihe Id of city Kurineer NoM. luolt Into tha dilution. The cour.rll !ntructed Ilia committee on atresia and public property lo keep In rloaa touch with the Improvement or Hkb trt. Although the Hoventb stri-t eleva tor I not roinplated and with a stub born water board, th day when It will be put Into ox-ratlon at tha pr-aetit time aeems far sway, an application waa riled with the council Wednesday night by C. II. Wlllaby. It Is tb firm application ror the poaltlon which has b-en received by the city and It wa laid on tha table with but little com ment from the councllmen. A complicated (juration Involving the strx-t saament or tha property belonging to the Cbliallan Hclrnre church was brought up at tba meet' Ing and referred to Ihe afreet commu te. The matter will ba taken up by Chairman Tenipleton before the end of the week. Slgna on public property were dls- cuaaed by tha council and tba city father allowed alrong dlafavor toward tigti along the street especially to- word thoae whlcn had teen erected with no consent of the city uthoiitl. Ordinance 213 make It unlawful to post ilgn without tjie approval or the council. The treet committee made It report on the bid for tha f ifteenth tret ewer which will drain the Kansas City dlatrlct. A tniataka of over S1S00 was round lu the bid or tba Oregon Engineering L Construction company whose estimate was the lowest which placed their bid within a hundred dol lars ol the next bidder. Definite ac tion will not be taken In the matter un til the next meeting. The bond or Contractor J. W. Shea ror the improvement or Division street was accepted. An ordinance appropriating $225 to huy an adding machine passed first reading. WILSONVILLE BOY TO BE GUEST OE COLLEGE Paul Jaeger, of Wilsonvllle, will spend a wet-k at the state fair at Sa lem as a guest of the Oregon Agrlcul- ure college because of the quality or work ho entered In the juvenile de partment ot the county exhibition. His entries included work In the manuol arts and gardening classes. The state agriculture college Is se lecting the best exhibitors In the juve nile departments of all the county fairs in tho stnte iuhI Is paying all expenses of a week's visit at Salem. During the time spent there the college will give instruction in milk testing, stock Judg ing and other branches of farm work. Each of tho boys who spend a week at the fair, will be supplied with a kalkl uniform. CLAUS WON DIES AT Clans C. Clausen, who has liver near Canby for the last 14 years, died nt his home Sunday after a long illucs. . He Is survived by his wife, ono son, Carroll Clausen, and two daughters, Mrs. John Samuesson and Mrs. C. B. Sannes. The funeral will be held at o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Canby Lutheran church and Interment will be In Zion cemetery. He was born CG years ago In Norway and came to this country when a young man.. FISHER ARRESTED A petition for writ of uiandanma a fll'd In Ibe circuit court tt'f KM day by Ales (jlll, lo compel lh whoo! board lo poat notice for aprUI re call eli lion and rn ognli re all pe tition lil'b preaoftted lo III board lat July. Judif Campbell iKiit-d an order for a writ of man- dainu commanding lb board ti In- airuct lbs rlera lo pot tha notice and pain lha data ror the alecllon or apixrar befor th court within 14 day and atate reason why tha aleclli q bo'ild not ba bold. The laaue In lha right ll tuition f ir high 'hool pupil attending In Ore gon City. Tbl year btwwn 12 and 15 (tudent will attend the Oregon Cny high achool and William Jacob and V. K. Hmlth rormid a majority or th board In favor or paying tuition. Tha barker of tba recall maintain that three four' b of the voter In (he dla trlct oppoaa tba plan and war.t a re call. Th laaue, came to lha front for the flrat lima laat spring when the petition a circulated. It wa preauntid lo tha board In July but that body rifiiMj to rocognlm It and the nutter dropped during lha tummer until th time came recently to make provision for high achool atudents from tha dis trict to attend this fall. COMPROMISE CHASE CASE READY STIPULATION WILL BE IIGNEO BY END OP WEEK, SAYI MAYOR JONEt APPROACHES ARE Ml UNDER WAY With Argrmnt Rachd, Erictlon of Bridg Will b Bgun In fw Day Survey Hold Sttlmnt Back GAME BIRD SEASON . CLOSED BY BOARD The Kate board of flab and game commlaatoner has suspended the open eaon on California (valley or little blue) quail In Multnomah, Clackama. Washington. Yamhill. Polk, Marion. Itenton, Linn and Lane conntles from October 1 to October 31. 19M. Public notice to this effect has been given In the different counties, so that any per son killing any of tbse birds Is sub ject to fine or Imprisonment. This ac tion was taken because the Willam ette valley has been stocked with these birds during the past two years way, and it is desired to give the birds er ery opportunity to Increase. Tha open season has also been sus pended rrom October 1 to October 31, 1914, on Chinese pheasants In Clatsop and Tillamook counties. Very tew of these bird were found In those local ities, so a number have lately been Introduced from the state game farm. MONTREAL, Sept. 22. Nineteen thousand more Canadian troops will he ready to sail ror Europe November 1, it was announced here today. A stipulation between (ba city and Mra. Ha rah Chase to end tha content which ha been fought through tha circuit snd luprom courts for tb last year will probably be ilgned before tha end of lha week. Tbl announcement wa midfl Wedneaday evening by Mayor June who ha been In clone touch with tba compromise alnce It wa rirat inggeiled to the city author. Itle. Tha only itep which 1 now delaying tha signing or Ih compromise Is tha legal description or tha land which will ba used tor approaches although the city employee are now working on tha ground. City Enlngeer Nobel, who will prepare tha description, has been ruahed with other Important work during tha laat few days and has been unable to take up the Chase caaa. Tba compromise as agreed to be tween tha city authorities and Mrs. Chase's attorneys, provides thst tha rlty shall pay Mrs. Chase I! COO for tho land but that the walk shall be only ! eight feet wide Instead or 12 reat. The city shall protect certain historic, rocks snd trees on the edge of the blufr. A durable fence shall be erect ed on both side or the walk but Mrs. Chase shall have the right to Install gates at any point. In case the su preme court upholds the decision of Circuit Judea Benson, who ruled that the race or the bluff was the property or Mrs. Chase, the city shall pay ber damages, the amount to be determined by the circuit judge ot Clackamas county ror the right or erecting the bridge over the bluff. Men hare been working on the ap proaches to the elovator landing for some time and the work Is well under- The approaches cannot be com pleted until the elevation ot the ele vator landing Is known. As soon as the stipulation I signed, work can be gin on the bridge from the tower to the top of the blutf and the contractors say that the connecting link can be In stalled In two weeks. Admitting that the wheat and other grain will show a handsome profit this year, the La Grande Observer still thinks dairy cows for the Grande Ronde valley will eventually be the safe resource. I MISS HAZEL COLE TAKES ROY LA DOUIX INTO CUSTODY FOR ASSAULTING BOY $1,500 Tax Exemption Bill j While Sheriff Mass and Constable Frost were hunting through the north ern part of the county for Roy La- Douix, charged with assaulting Arthur McKlunts, Miss Hazel Cole, steno grapher In the office of Justice Slevers arrested the roan Wednesday shortly before noon and kept him a prisoner in the office until the arrival of the officials. It was the first arrest made by Miss Cole. LaDouix will have his hearing Thursday. George McKlnnls, father of George McKinnls, Bwore out the complaint Wednesday morning before Justice Sievers, charging LaDouix with whip ping his son Tuesday afternoon. Sher iff Mass and Constable Frost left at once In an automobile in an effort to catch the man who was thought to have been near Pnrkplnce or Glad stone. The two officers thoroughly covered the ground north of this city and after a vain search returned to Oregon City, only to find their man in the office of Justice Slevers, a pris oner of Miss Cole. LaDouix wandered into the building and tho stenographer recognized him. Justice Slevers was not in his office at the time of the ar rest. Initiated by W. S. U'Ren, Oregon City, Oregon, G. M. Orton, 82 1-2 Front street, I'ortland, Oregon, W. H. Daly, City Hall, Portland, Oregon, H. D. Wagnon, Worcester Block, Portland, Oregon, A. D. Cridge, 954 E. 22nd street, Portland, Oregon, Fred Peterson, Klamath Falls, Oregon, E. J. Stack, 162 Second street, Portland, Oregon, C. Schuebel, Oregon City, Oregon. Its purpose is to exempt from assesment and taxation, dwelling houses, household furniture, livestock, machinery, orchard trees, vines, bushes, shrubs, nursery stock, merchandise, buildings and other improvements on, in and under lands made by clearing, ditching and draiig, but not to exempt the land; it is intended to exempt up to $1,500, all kinds jjf personal property and land improvements of all kinds, but the land itself 'shall be assessed. AT E Miss Annie J. Stroup died at tho home of her brother, Robert Stroup, in the Greenwood district, at 8:45 o'clock Wednesday morning after a long ill ness. The lunerai will he neia at i o'clock this afternoon from Holmau's chiipel, Rev. G. N. Edwards officiating. Interment will be In Mountain View cemetery. Miss Stroup was born In Blair coun ty, Penn., 56 years ago and came to the coast about twelve years ago with her brother. She was never married and has lived most of her life with hor brother. BOY'S FUNERAL SUNDAY G. Davison, of Idaho, was arrested ere Tuesday morning by Deputy Game Warden Ervin on a charge of fishing without a license. He was tak en before Justice of the Peace Sievers where he enterd a plea of guilty and as fined J2o, but the fine was re re mitted. Te funeral of William H. W'edder, the sou of Mrs. Lillian Webber, who died Saturday, was held Sunday after noon at the Clitf House and interment was In Mountain View cemetery. The boy, who was born in Massachusetts, dlod after an illness of several months. CASTOR I A lor Iafanti and Children. The Kind Yon Hava Always Bought Bear the Signatareof LONDON, Sept. 22. The Australian navy has captured the German Island of Nauru and destroyed the German wireless station. Affirmative Argument Partly by law and partly by custom of the assessors and property owners, the following property is now exempt from tax In Oregon: Nearly all money, accounts, notes, mortgages, and city, county, district and government bonds and warrants; all household furniture, fixtures, clothes, diamonds, jewelry and similar personal property In actual use. Wa ter powers are very lightly assessed and taxed. To the extent that this property is exempt from tax, the own ers enjoy an advantage over other tax payers. This amendment would give the lit tle homemaker a little of the relief now enjoyed by the owners ot money, bonds and diamonds. It would repeal the exemption of more than $1,500 of household furniture and Jewelry for any person. Every person will save a little by this exemption so long as he has not more than $5 of land value for one dollar ot the kind of land Improvement, and personal property that is exempt No corporation gets any exemption. No land value Is exempt. The larger his proportion of exempt property, up to $1,500, the more he will save. What the homemakers save will be made good by those whose assessment is greater than $6,000. If this amendment is approved this year, the secretary of state must sub mit it to the people at the general elec tion in 1916 without the filing of a petition or any action of the legisla ture. If the small farmers and home own ers and other workers find that the effects of $1,500 tax exampion Is not eood for them, It will certainly be re pealed at the second submission, if not at the first. Against this measure statements are made by opponents for the most part in such publications and under such circumstances as give no opportunity for reply. They are in brief: (1) Would exempt an enormous proportion of the assessed property ot the state. (2) Would increase taxes on the man just starting a home. (3) Would de patriotlze the workingman, because leaving him no taxes to pay. (1) No facts or official figures are given with this statement. Just an iudefintte appeal to Imagination and prejudice. Negative Argument How many times must the people ot Oregon say they don't want Single Tax? They have been saying it for six years and yet again Mr. U'Ren, "champion of the people's rights" re fuses to obey the will of the people, expressed by the ballot In 1908 and 1912. Never forget that tax exemption does not reduce the cost of running the gov ernment, which Is what determines the amount ot taxation. Taking a tax oft one thing places an increased tax on another. Exempting personal proper ty means Increasing the tax on real property land. This should be sufficient to show the end in view, viz: take off $1,500 from personal property this year, then make it $3,000 two years from now and then take it all off everything but land tax land so high nobody can pay it, then the state taxes the land aud the single taxes has his final wish the end has been achieved. Mr. U'Ren has promised us It we will only elect him governor, he will for the time being restrain his single tax tendencies and will agree to urge no other single tax measure than this $1,500 exemption. But what of the bill Itself? It pre tends to take part ot the burden of the expense of government off the should ers of some people and put it on oth ers. It it does this, it pauperizes some of us to that extent. We certainly do not wish others to pay our just debts. As a matter of fact, the bill actually reduces nobody's tax, for we will pay taxes whether we know It or not. We pay rent or board bills, we buy food and clothing, we ride on cars, we do the thousand and one things of life, ror all of which we have to pay the price and that price depends upon the expense of production which al ways Includes taxes. Such Is the case relative to the in direct tax we all pay. How will this exemption affect some of us In our direct tax? How many or us have bought a small piece of land, hoping some day to build on it? What is to be the Increase on our lot when we ex clude from personal tax $150,000,000 worth of taxable property? Don't we pay enough taxes now on that lot? Remember, this bill not not exempt $1,500 on land only on improvements, (21 No man within a year who so tnat ll you own a rarm you win pay starts a home but will have more than probably no tax on the house and barn. one-sixth of its total assessed values in property this measure would ex empt. (3) How touching Is the solicitude of our great land owners and benefic iaries ot special privileges, lest the workingman be de-patriotized. If Ore gon will encourage, instead of penal izing homes, our worklngmen will be able to secure and retain and own more homes and thereby In greatly In creased numbers become direct tax payers on lots and fields. but a whole lot more tax on the land. because some other fellow Is making you pay his proper Bhare ot the total sum needed. One of the worst features of this de ceptive bill. Is that while It doesn't actually reduce anybody's taxes. It does create a large body of voters who think they pay no taxes and who will consequently be ready to vote tor free lunches and feather beds, because they think the other fellow has to pay the bllL