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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE $ritit iit t.f1 luix are rsnJ.Jite (or Mnitniuru when llie holuU) I UTMtPilAUD TAV i rt. f. I. enOOif li t' 4 Pvfch.K.r. fcur4 M OiiH I'll, t .'. 'M(u8U M fcj4l bllf. yVritiUcn )!: Oa r , O Ml itottka ' Trtl htArft(ilki&. T Uublk Mutant will b4 4i tf ii.iiiU. ni( ea thnr lpr M loaltf tbttr fttiiw. II UM tu.fcl U BH c rallied, al4iy otfy at, sad Ik (Bkllrr l I rwl out kUea'lua. ASrU)af IUi e iiullrallu. Pa SHAKILY DUH U1NT THFOKI.'S vt rntrruoej r Unlrn ami other financial nvi) M the efKt ( the ir on utrs of intrrol UiJ if prr of wvurliVv A t'rst ituny (i!fftfii argu He The -nlnt' of the e pie are lirinjj nunntrj into Mirji (r Jot r . .'iijj property. A c,r-it iiuny people ( 1 unpe Hul l,jie In wn.l ihrsf .mrikn J ttj home, M rie nwmer in I'uf the Hr J.an. To tti' imny liolm, anj prtVu!ir!y bri,lrr hIki hue wvuriliV In kII, trply lie A the wir pnTcJ, it i s "i ' !Uf 1 u" ln nte'it urn nxne haarjuut. TVr enrrrpric are Hrin,; tri.!.!y ctipplej or Hotrmr J. Amrri. tn rcuritic on the contrary ate at wiunj a erf. A" fnre'i;n imeior lilirt fr wfrfy will prefer American anj Kuul, wlu'ch hi'II l-e in cmtrr ddii.uij than err. Tlrre i nne truili in N.th M- nt the armnrtit. There i hmrtrr a ihirJ ciiiM.lcriii'.in worth l!ir attention of eerv prrHi in tlii country luv ini; tn.iiiry to iiirf. AnJ tliat i tlut tij:'"iul wnt.'ment anj limne Ioa!t will Ic-u! tlie prv.ple i.f the I'litoprjii nationt t ti"J by their iwn Imnr Cfttripiix- anJ iiveftunent. It a nietnitirnt lrr, fun.!. it will apical to the pat'H.ti'in nt it ul'irvt, H iving a ar Nunl ill 1 nrt t' C""'i: I" the fr.Hit a a !.! rr. M.t rT-e 't wealth vi!l reponj t tlt.'i appeal, ami ttry Mill ril their I'nitrJ tatr Strrl anJ t'm'on 1'a.iIic t' do it. I'tkr of tU an.l ln.! in the Awian tiurirt are a!iwmui!y Io to.!ay. Hut let t!ie little wi!!y lamS lc4te: It a unK' av t Tippe rs r ! It prniiUM tn W nuny ithii brt'ote the war i Kmlit to a lmih. Uilli.ii ( money nmt ra.w,!. an J the Ameiuan people tinut buy l'ak their own rai!roa.!. mines anj taitorir. in otJer t let Turop pay for it cartuje. It i a' i;iJ time lor inetnient, but a rr time for peculat!nn. urtuille prople nule a pretty pott) utt tif the iiik llief liu) tle the tit of ot'y (ill that urre nvoie or r4 unnnevury. (lie I'hoxit inJiUUiial rutf out neeJlei piexnti Inmi )ear tn yar. II I P'ett) nrJ oivr) he-;ou4 theer of the trtutn jutt a well at K't (aviii( no pihiKal lie tut imtini ne tfolUn, rtrtynne coikTi'ifJ it le(ter ofl Pve reiipient a phtvj unJer no ooerout oUiition. I'roiile ol l.ute uy it it not ey to finj atttfctue orJt. 'Ilioc (hit date !rat.'ri tentiiiiriitt nuy lie ntih in color. Car nuy le nrat in tpi tfraphy anj color, anj )rt have flat entiiiieiiit apparently wiitirn hy th rrintet t tlrnl. I lie creat nuitrit o ixxtty anJ pnne oni )i a wealt!) til tjimlationt fnml wliiih inj'ir 1114J inrMj'r can le wlectej. Jut how inuili teal triitinvrnt there it khiiul all the canlt that wfik' J in the nuil lu H011IJ he luiJ to ay. I"rn the kullrtt hue their t chai,'r of carJt noa.li, ami your Jauhter of 10 nuv hate loin; litt to l trlrttrJ anj a.lJrrweJ. llie inert tenn to care little a!mt thete te 1 . 1 i.-.i. mrintirarkr. W.Hncn are more oix-n to llie apial o teniiinnit, ano eten two cent car J may teem pletle that a former tie of fiietnlthip it yrt t'toiii? anj itil. 'Hie Salettt Capital lournal reinaiL: "Hie (iiht f-r iraUrhip of the lower hmi of the t iein (Mature it Jrtelopirii; inlo a trial of tt length Ixtweert the I'ortlaiiil tin aiul the people of the ttatt at lau'e. Alniott all the iinlrpenJrnt p.ipftt of the ttate, Krpuhlkan ami I)rni tatic ahle, ate haAirii; Faton in hit I'ht an J will tay with him to the m.l. They Irel that he iepreent a principle an.l that if the people ate to tnure l-etter tiling at the hanj of the lrilator the ih'titinatin power of M.iltiioni.ih count) mutt he ctiuheJ not." 'ITie Salnn paprr i riht. It it ivthiin; mote than . 1 .1 . 1 .1 . a cotitrt retwern I urtiait.l and iie rei ti me ttate. A nun in an eastern city hat filej a wit aaint a ttreet car companv for two cent, allege.! to le. due on ai oetchaii;e. llie company, in turn t it f.lr.l a counter tuit for 8 crntt. ltoth tlnl.tte that thev ate actuij; 111 matter of principle anj tli.it they will liht the cae to the lii.ith. The mi mi Iftween Orejon Citv council and the water board it a.moit 111 t tie tame I at. tTfHE nt'SISFSS MF.N'S I)I:IT:G.TI0N from Multnomah county II ha been holding try. inn twke a week for a month trying to map ien uch a ttep it taken. Tlo MiKijiiLie council hat iniureJ the reputation of that town an.l o.imarJ the county in refuting to cIikc the Hotel Belle l.ir. A conviction in a circuit court, public wntimrnt througliout thi part of the ttate, an.l the pinion of county otluial who have investigated' the retort are a.l forgotten out a retrenchment program that thall cut oft at lejtt a million dollar They find thenitelvct be.ieged by all the Kardt and commit-ion anJ eert Khiie that hate been created in the pat to hold their tott job and even demand for new tinevure and new appropriation. An Dliin hreuer ha failed for S 12.000.000. The drv wave i blamed for the failure by the owner of the plant, yet anti-prohihitionitt, wiooii owner, and other joined before the recent ttate election in thouting to the The Multnomah huinetmien in the houe and enate thi time ee-n vtrrt that there i a much liipmr contumed m dry territory a in wet. m.r to be the regulation A. B, P delegation, but are hew irg out a ttiff program that once put on the tkid w ill be hard to intercept. Five important coiwdidation bill to cut out at Ieat a million dollar of fixed charge are being framed and will be put up to the legitlatute with the option to pat them or have them initiated. One will put all the ariou land and water board and engineering and iir eying projects under one head. Another will consolidate the various labor and compensation boards and commotion into one department. A third w ill consolidate all the domestic animal and veterinary functions under one head or board. A fourth w ill unite the various- medical and health boards into a single function or health department. Tlie fifth will consolidate five or six higher educational boards and com missions into a board of three. These bill will be constructed to simply service, eliminate duplication and reduce expense. Pacific Coast Manujticturtr. No doubt but that there are a few of u who swore oft' swearing off io that there will he no broken resolution during the coming week. .-Anyway, August, Devcmbcr or March present just a good a time for reform a January I. RpallAT HL'SINESS IS BETTER and that it will continue to im prove during the spring is the general opinion of all w ho have w atched " the news of the last few months. The war in Europe is now keeping scores of factories in the east bu-y in making supplies for the countries at war. Other business houses are en deavoring to develop commerce with the South American republics and other countries that have been shut off from a source of supplies by the conflict in Europe. The coast states are not manufacturing states as the ones in the east, but from other causes it is safe to predict that the year 1915 will be a better business year than 1914. The two expositions in California will draw- thousands of tourists to the coast who will visit Oregon and Washington as well as the southern state. The opening of the canal, the expansion of commerce and other commercial developments point to better conditions along the coast. In Oregon City, there is not much doubt but that money will be easier and business better within the next few months. The consolidation of the Crown Columbia Paper company and the Willamette Pulp and Paper com pany, the completion of the Willamette Valley Southern and transfer of the Jocks from private ownership to government control, all indicate that 1915 will mean growth and prosperity for this town. Oregon City needs a spirit of optimism as well as signs of material progress to insure improved business conditions. If the town is to receive it? just dues, its citizens must encourage growth by boosting in every pos sible way. SIERKS OW SAYS PENDER MAY BE CLEARED CONFESSION OF JOHN G. H. SIERKS BY NE OF THE BIGGEST ITEMS in the post office clerk's job is handling the Christmas card traffic A glance over the ordinary mantel piece at this time of year is apt to show from a dozen to twenty Christmas cards there displayed. This represents an absolute in crease in postal traffic. Probably not more than one or two of these dozen to twenty people used to write any Christmas letters. No wonder that the MAKE USE OF OUR CONVENIENCES In the belief that a banking institution should be prepared to do more than receive and disburse monies for its patrons, this bank has been for some time past perfecting its system of correspondence and tenders to its depositors the use cf these facilities in carry ing out important deals, closing and deliver ing contracts, making collections, and in the handling 'of matters of consequence in any part of the world. The Bank of Oregon City 33 YEARS IN BUSINESS PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 4. Ht-KarJ-less of th truth or untnitli ot tlio al-h-RfJ conf'ilou of John fi. H. Slerka that It was ho who niurdorfd Mrs. Frank Wchrman and her little son the night of September 4. 1911 offletr who Investigated the ease still believe John Arthur PcndiT should not yet be given his cl -an bill of Innocence. That the confession may be a true statement of the facts Is admitted, but of Itself It has no bearing unless It can be verified by closest nnnlysis. L. It Levlnss. the detective whose Investlcatlons were largely responsible for the conviction of Pender, declared today that on the face of the confess ion, many discrepancies appear. In the first place, ho hold3 It would be almost physically Impossible for him to have left the Hlllsboro ranch where he was employed at 7:30 p. m. and to have reach the Wchrman cabin and re turned In the time limit he himself set. Greatest of all the doubts Mr. Lev Ings easts upon the confession, how" ever. Is the fact that It was made by a maniac. "If this Btory Is true, Pender's own defense falls to the ground," declared Levlngs. "I venture to say I could go to Salem, get In close touch with Sierks and get him to confess to the Hill murders or any other murder; you could name." N STORY WAS FALSE S.VI.KM, Ore.. J.in. C John V,. II. Sierks. Insane asylum Inmate, today r'pmliutcd his eonffs-'l-'li that he had killed Mrs. Palsy Wehrman and her child, but his father, while saying he is positive of the young man's Imio eenov of this particular t-rlino. admit ted that the young rosn was capable of committing such a murder. The parent told of numerous In stances In which Sierks hnd thn-nt-eried the lives of members of his fam ily, nnd read letters substantiating what he said. It was because of theHe threats nnd for tho protection of his family that Sierks was put In the In sane asylum. Investigators say that tho repudia tion of the confession which Sierks now says is a fanciful yarn does not cfrhr Sierks of the Whermnn crlmo os evidence obtained here today and a letter written by Sierks last night to his father add more to tho mystery of the crime, nnd make It more than ever Incumbent upon the authorities to sift the case to the bottom. Hit INTim TTK f I :'. ' Willis1 Jujube Tree HCIVAK0 MJlMCKUhO llo,ml Sutherland, ri'l'irnniitlK- at lnre from Went VlUltiU U one of thf Iti-pul'lh an ton (men who Mill remain In nfllt-x for the nrvt toe,ir III the f Ji e of cop polltlm! lUIlt III Ills lioiue dilrlt. ll r'-eloli"! Ill NovemN-r by S.rit plurality over bl Iieiiiix r.ill- opponent. IVutn n man Sutherland lives at KiUiin, W. Va. I CoDtlnuiMl from page 1) SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 4. Superintend ent Stelncr of the Oregon hospital for the Insane declared today that there was absolutely no doubt in his mind that John G. H. Sierks, a patient con fined In the asylum, was the slayer of Mrs. DalBy Wehrman and her son of Columbia county September 4, 1911, for which crime John I'end'-r was sen tenced to hang. Pend-r's sentence was commuted to life Imprisonment last month by Governor Went, who be lieved that there was doubt as to his guilt. FOR OREGON BISHOP SIX HIGH ATE IN CHURCHMEN OFFICI CEREMONY IN CHI CAGO CATHEDRAL. PROOFS SOUGH T OF SIEifS STORY SALEM, Or., Jan. 5. To determine whether the man told the truth or faked his confession Governor West announced tonight that he would bav-2 Superintendent Lawson, of the State Penitentiary, and probably another state employe, to go with John II. Sierks, Inmate of the Insane asylum, who says he killed Mrs. Daisy Wehr man and child over the ground the alleged slayer declares he traversed the night of the crime. "If the confession of Sierks Is true," said the Governor, "Pender has a right to demand his release at the earliest possible moment. We shall have a thorough Investigation and If the story of 8ierks Is true, Pender will be let go." Plans and estimates of cost of Irri gating 200,000 acres of land in the Upper Deschutes River basin are be ing considered by the government es timated cost $2,929,000. CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 6. In the conse cration this morning of Dean Walter Taylor Sumner as Episcopal bishop of Oregon six bishops offlelnted, assist ed by numerous clergymen. It was the most brilliant ceremony of Its kind that has taken pl ice In this city In some years and the Cathedral of SS PetT and Paul, nf which the newly created bishop had been dean for nine years, was thronged to Its capacity. Many who desired to witness the sol emn nnd Imposing rites were unable to enter the cathedral, but remained out side nnd greeted Illshop Sumner as he emerged in his episcopal robes sur rounded by tho other prelates. Tho consecrators were tho IU. Ilev, C. P. Anderson bls;hoD of Chicago; the Rt. Rev. W. A. Leonard, bishop of Ohio, and the Rt. Rev. I. H. White, blnhop of Michigan City; the presenters, the Rt. Rev. T. N. Morrison, bishop of Iowa, and the Rt. Rev. W. E. Toll, suffragan bishop of Chicago, and the attending presbyters were the Rev. H. M. Ram sey, of Portland, Ore., and the Rev. Herman Page of Chicago. The conse cration sermon was preached by the Rt. Rev. T. I. Reese, bishop coadjutor of southern Ohio. ' The new lilshop, who succeeds the late lilshop Seaddlng of Oregon, was born In Manchester, N. IL. In 1873, and was educated at Dartmouth College. He came to Chicago seventeen years ago, and finished his ecclesiastical studies at the Western Theological Seminary. clothe the board of hralth with jxiwer to rriiiov an officer In the r of a mlolake or a dl"aitrismeiit In a dlag noMs to illx-ovcr a conUi:loii dl'eanii Where authority I conf.-rre.l upon a 1-onrd In remove a public officer, the rrH-eedlni; munt If strictly purnm-d. nnd whero an officer Is nppoiut-'d for term Im cannot be removed inoepl by i-tprrn nufinrlty." Long Struggle Ended. The diH-inloii a-iiila a struggle with l)r Van linikle ami the county court one side and the nljit.t tonril of iillli nnd Im nl pliyMi lnnii on the oi l Klnrh lias been fouKht through ard he.irlncs nnd ur lion 11 In both the circuit and thi- miprcme courts. Oregon Citv physicians hnvo opimsed Dr. Van llrakle since the latter wu appointed count v benlih officer In Sc. ti-nilier. I'.'U. KolloKlug his upimliit inent, the doctors nf the Vregulsr" school banded tll-lllBelven together un der the name. "The ( larkatnas County Medical association," which bus been instrumental In all net Ions against tlie osteopnth. Cluckniun.i county can lay claim to having the only osteopath county health officer In the t'nlted States, as nearly as can l teamed. Dr. Van llrnkle's position has attracted at ten tion in every part of the country as Is shown by his numerous Invitations to talk before osteopathic associations and his address heforv the national convention last fall. Osteopath Tell Hla Story. When lold of his victory In the state supreme court, Dr. Van llrakle snld: "This gratifying decision Is the cul minating factor In a struggle which has now lasted for nlmost a year nnd a half. It Is an nddltloual point of con siderable value which fortifies mo In the stand that I I jok In accepting the appointment. Tho courts have sue eesslvely. and without a single failure decided In my favor. "At first hampered by the refusal of some of the physicians to report, the work was especially hard, but for ev ery case unreported by the physician In chnrge, three or four neighbors usu ally took up that duty, and so I was nble to keep track of conditions. Lnt eraly, force of circumstances has urged upon the physicians of the county the need of getting In ull reports. No physician likes to see enso after enso which ho failed to report, gathered In and prepared as evidence of his wilful disobedience of the law. "Kor the rest of my term I Intend to see thnt the law Is carried out strictly to the letter. I shall co-operate with every physician who gives me even a fair chtineo to do so in seeing that In fectious diseases throughout the coun ty are properly controlled. In fairness to tho state bonrd of health, I will stnte that whllo they havo fought me bitterly In an effort to hnvo mo re moved, at no time have they denied me the fullest iibo of the laboratory whenever It could bo used In the In terests of tho protection of tho health of the community." All hall our Km Jujul.a ti. Wild luvrly pr ( llriii! W ar fUt h iau I t ! t, t . W i!Mtl up Ibis lniin t'lmitrrt Willi. Willi, nh oh, nb! Hilling In th crtf. Call ill all til .U l"im, Ju.l Ilk hi frleiid-'Jiia Hunier W Imp folba iiii'I I )elou quit. Ami rals!ilay gn In lurinliis', If Willi e(. Ill glti l.xilgtil, i'r 1 It la I lil Iioum arriiing t mulct a Willi Willi oh. oh. tin! Hilling In I tm (oimr. (llig a! III pin . no. Ju.t Ilk hi friend -JJi k Homer"! Wa'r glad friend Will hi a bu. In II we lak grt-al prM, lr. Tim oi l i tin Inline, I. hut thi mi I Mm h finer fur a bii.ln, irt C lient! H Willi Willis oh. oh. ho1 Mlilng In llie miner; Krftlug all hi pin al tin. Ju-t llkn III III. 11. 1 Jji oi,er' ttlu-n W PU' happy bride arrive, Alld e lllll lea leepll.lt, Shell wi'li-oihit lln-nn JiiJiU gill To aid tlieiti In ,ou kn ping CllOltlS Willi Willi . oh, Im1 Hep out nf Hut comer, Gel llle nln In klurn )nlir pin, Alld don't U. lk 'Jack Honor'' M. N. II CAOUTCHOUC 18 100 w HOT A Mf MM P) A Bit" TO tflll WOMO AT IPtLlINd If I TUIIOAV NOON, COAST LEAGUE WILL PLAY f IfMT GAME MARCH 30. FAX nt.WCISCU Jan, S-Wlon the meeting nf Ihn Count I., .ikuu ill rector was called yesterday It wa discovered Hint only f.uir of the l cltle In the circuit were repre -lit'll Ve.llher IM M.ller nor ll-ip HoK.lll, nf enice. wer aiun in (. present, ami tniiien aluil any M. II. Kvaii. (lie Halt Ijvke rrpr-seiit.' at Uii wired that he had hern luketi III while en route, and II too Into Co end 'another representative. The otb.-r members of the director nte went Into -atoll, mid decided to i hnlik-n Hip opening date In Murcti SO, one week Inter ttiun had been Inti-nded originally. This I on account nf open lug at Salt l-altn Itmt. ml nf Siu ruuieii to, where there U a belter climate early In the canon. This will bring Hie (l.mllig Ial on October II A coinmltten couslntlng nf W. W McCredle. of Portland, president A T. Iwiuiii and John P. Cook, of OuU hum, were nppoinrcii io draw up a schedule, which was submitted to day. Ileslde the formal nieeplnn. v of Salt Lake Into (lie league, little real business was ncvotnpllnhed. As the Vciileo representative were not here, no riinvo toward placing the club tuck at Vernon again was made. Those present at today's meeting were President Itaiim, Henry llerry, San Priuiclsco; frank W. In-avltt and John P. Cook, Oakland; Tom Hto phen. I.n Angeles, and W. W. Me Credla. Portland. I'aiHili bone Ilia woid wMiq if in. in Ur of th III Wlr biislil In wll si th Hiiig Im lilih hell after Hi lui.iliMin Tu.dy n.'ii. CHy Hi hd HuMTliilrnii. nt Ti'i Mh Hire Mrh hH. l u1 r. f vlall r the wire arid iinl-r th dirxlloa of Mr 1i" allotting; l.e was nr- gnled 1tl word r"Ul Ionic wa pii.iii.iiii. e.l ami rry I. It Wlr w!m Ml Uiolllig w.lil down In fnW II Ui,i. of Ilia hUh llml I-")! was alii In (pell Ihn wold I. Adam M l I lnureii ami Je lUiell werx n..liiled a I mil mill In lie In ariaii an enliaiign of trnnf. r l-el nern Hi Portland Hall war I Uii I mnl -nir nuiip.nr ami ' Dm III inn lie Valley H-'iiIln ru llial I n iigi ra on Ihn hew Hue (mild i aally ii Io I tin lnii.im !-. linn nf in. J ii .It'.. i;i.nit II. luiniik an al lb I nn I. mn ami said Ibal Hi" matter had boil auitiii ted al a dln tor meeting ami llml II i niild pml al.ly Ihi woiki I nut .in In. liiH" w Clnlll I liowder lt't el Im ning llrowii i;ivy ll.l.lie.l lr.ll I'oluloe II. .1 Itoll C lery peai In and Cn am , Cakn Cofftw NAMES OF CRIPPLED II PHILADKLPIIIA. Jun 2. An opin ion denying the government's petition for dissolution of the Keystono W'ntch Case compnny ns a true, for alleged violation of the Sherman law, was handed down hero today by I'nlted States District Judge Mcpherson. County FuM-rlni ndent Calavan ha received nn appeal from Hie Oregon Slat.t Ki deration nf Women' I'luba, aklng lilin to tell their hoaplul 10111- rlppled (lill.lt- 11 III till count v who could l aided by a liilnwldn urganlfalloti to furnish frcn im . lli al tr. utiiii'iit of t Im most modern aeleiitltli- kind In all i nea wher Ihn family incoino I not auffli leiil for ev- pensive I ulliillllllliill with apeclallsts. Ihn Kederiitlon, whlih lucluite a liiiiidr.il women' i liiba In all part nf th-. state, ask anyone who knuwa nf a little victim of an accident, of spinal liicnlhk-ltla, nf Infalillln pnrnlv!. of tubenuloal III Ihn bone or Joint" or any other crippling cause, to writ" the detail of the ins,. Io Mrs Millie It. Trumbull. Secretary Child Welfnrn C01111nlssl1.il, ::,o' Third Hire-1, Port land, Oregon, MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE MEETS I.ANSINd, Jan. 6 TJio Michigan legislature met and organized for Its biennial Mslon today, with tho Re publican In control of both h"tie. A reform of Ihn stntn prlmnry law la in of the big thing nn the cul tuliir for the ai'sslon. Tim lawmakers also am i.pectiHl to give their attention lo proposed amendmeiit to strengthen the corrupt practice act and Ihn mort gage lux law, and nn effort probably will be made to pass a new "bluo aky" law that will bo able to stand the test of the courts. ('has. Putney nf California Is paring to manufacture, a patent dow ventilator at Kugeiie. pro-will- Notable Wedding In New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Tho first not able wedding of the new year In New York society took place In the Church of the Heavenly Rest this afternoon, when Miss Hopo Hamilton, only daughter of Mrs. William A. Hamil ton, was married to Harry Livingston Kaufman of Cleveland. The Rev. Her bert Shlpman, rector of the church, of ficiated at the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. Ernest E. Matthews, former ly rector of All Saints' Memorial Church at Lakewood, N. J. Among the bridal attendants were Mrs. An thony J. Drexel, Jr., and Miss Gloria Gould, daughters of Mrs. Georgo J, Gould. Following the ceremony at the church there was a reception at the town house of Mrs. George J. Gould, who Is a cousin of the bride. No. 8550 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The First National Bank of Oregon City nt Oregon City, in tlie State of Oregon, at the close of business, December 3lt, 1914. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts - $ 92,119.8.1 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured . 1,745. IJ U. S. Honds to secure circulation 12,500.00 Other bonds to secure Postal Saving 40,000.00 Bonds, Securities, etc. (other than Stocks) r 57,388.62 Stock in Federal Reserve Hank 583.3.1 Bankinf; House, Furniture nnd Fixtures 15,000.00 Due from National Banks (not reserve am'tits) 3,864.79 Due from State and Private Banks rind Bankers, Trust Coin- panics, nnd Savings 628.60 Due from approved Reserve Agents in Central Reserve Cities, $4,231.09; in other Reserve Cities, $16,685.61 20,916.70 Checks and other Cash Items 1,719.99 Notes of other National Banks 1,110.00 Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels, and Cents 1,051.98 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: . Specie $27,080.95 Legal-tender notes 15.00 27,095.95 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 625.00 "One of tne most Important epochs in the history of the Rogue River val ley." say the Gold Hill News, "is well under way. It Is the beginning of an era of cheap motive power one of the greatest factors in the development of any section or country." GEORGIA HAS LABOR LAW ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 31. Georgia Is no longer to bear the unenviable dis tinction of being one of the worBt states In regards to the conditions of child labor. Under a new state Inw which went Into effect today children under fourteen years old are prohibit ed from working In any manufacturing plant, laundry or place of amusement. Exceptions are made In the cases of orphans dependent upon their labor for support and the children of dependent widows. Total $278,349.92 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 8,015.20 Undivided Profits, less Expenses nnd Taxes paid 2,525.36 National Bank Notes outstanding 12,500.00 Individual deposits subject to check 167,547.15 Demand certificates of deposit 10,526.90 Time certificates of deposit payable after 30 days or after notice of 30 days or longer 3,751.60 Postal Savings deposits 23,483.71 Total $278,349.92 State of Oregon, County of Clackamas, ss: I, F. J. Meyer, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. J. MEYER, Cashier.' Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th day of January, 1915. E. C. LATOURETTE, Notary Public." (SEAL) Correct Attest: i D. C LATOURETTE, C D. LATOURETTE, M. D. LATOURETTE, Directors. Next nday evening m tne Metnomstj