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OKKfiON PITT KNTKIMMMSK. K1MIAV. UVA'VM UVM '21, l!M V OREGON CITY TAX REVENUE WILL BE UNDER ESTIMATE ASSESSED VALUATION MAKES BIG DROP OWINQ TO COMMIS ION'S NEW RULINO. MILWAUKIE HAN IS HELD IN PORTLAND ! BASEBALL WAR IS ENDED AND PEACE A. BOTT ALLECtO TO HAVE Hlf. PCO HOOt TO MARKET WHICH HAO OlIO Of CHOLERA. PACT IS SIGNED IMi ROAD IM ALSO WILL Thousand Dollar It Lott to General Fund ad About l&JOO to Roid Find West Linn Bene Mi by Chang. After a week of map lion among Ida h( rmn br of Multnomah and n rich hot in. cuniir. I'uy iicaity Offi cer Martt-llu hd Market lll.pnloi Melton of Portland Friday artcitcd A Ikitl on charge of having sold li lbe Portland matltrl hogs wbith Ult J from t holer, lie was taken lo tin" Portland city jail Friday morning and reh--d on l.'uO bond. tl la alli-crd thai Mr. Ikitt. who rie hog on Hi" lltg.intihm (arm on Mil "ankle road. lil-d to the fun talilliie iiiatkrt In Portland number of bog which dud from .ty!-t or Were suffering (to in tho'cra anil lliat liiullar lHi'iiiiil were made toother ; dealer. Th Coii-Untlne shipment ; turned down at that market and FEOERAL LEAGUE WILL QUIT BUSINESS ENTIRELY ANO PLAYERS REINSTATED. H1LD SCRAMBLE FOR STARS OF OUFLAWS ALRFADV HAS BEGUN CANBY QUINTET IS DEFEATED BY O.C.H.S. LOCALS TAKE FIRST HOME GAME WITH SCORE STANDING Jt TO 1 PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL EXTENDING WAR TAX 1 YEAR A reduction of about $Hnsj In tV,,,. hralh o!T,, .uu forthwith started general and alwut 1-luO In the road on , uunt ,lir , ,,, .m,.j M u0 fund of the city In wer dlacoiervd , MlJ mm. o ,lllL Thursday after a carrful study of no- ,n m,lr tetTih of Burkrlg thr h.-ailtb tlce of aemcnt received by Coun- f.,unJ hi.r hoc at a Mil ly Aaec.aor J-k from lb state i klt rtad uirket hwb I said to r,1" nd all "ilnor luguv conducted roinnillonnd an attempt to estimate h . aunvriii from cholera and I u,,,1r supenUlon of th national com- Weegnnan Take Ovr Cuba and Phil Ball Gall Brown Agreement la Reached After Long 0a cuaaion ef Term. Cincinnati, ivc. :;.-Tn -uw- ball war'" tilth for more ttian too rur baa been In prvgrea between the Federal league and orsanlied base ball, thp National and American fir the effect of th taxpayer' meeting lavat Tuesday In Oregon City. la alleged alo to bate rome from the lUitt place. The hii:a hlicd to Mr. Tb budp t IH be moai anecn-o oy (,, lne ,j that gblpiwd to the the reduction in tne renerai tunu. u1,,ut, -hn ere condemned and A year axo the atate tai rommlulon. vblrb aaekaeaa!l rorHratlon and pub lic aervlce property, did not a.criitati the valuation of the water poarr at the falla of the Willamette and the mllon and the National Aimxlutlou of Minor leaue. end-d tonight. Hhurt ly before S o clu. k inemU'r of both or sanl.'attona !ciirj the H'ace protocol after anmlea mere taken at ettdenrv I hrought to an end the career of ere at.lpi.ed to a areaae-rvmlcrttnc j t'nl league aa an active bane- .,i .,, I nan oncamiauon anu rexureu narmony It la aaaerted by Health Officer Mar 'n n'Jor nnkt. eellua tlut meat .hlitied bv Mr. Hott t'harl.-a VeKhman. ho haa been loer hou on the et bank of the nif bt.rn t0j(.,m.j 0H lBrw 0(h,.r ' pre.ldent of ttia fhlcauo rVderal leasue rucr, auu A"ivr v myvt itvM. j occacion. the aaaensmrnis 01 tne power ncnia. ond tbe power house between Oregon City and Wet Linn. i New Syatem Cuta 0. C.'a Shara. I Coder this arrangement. Oregon City collected taiea on f 111.000, tbe as- aensed valuation of thla town'a (bare of the power rlchts. Hut thl year a new itc m baa been adopted. The genvratlne plaut of tbe 1'ortland Railway Lighta t Power com pany la separated from the power rcnii ?' ,he fall n1 Wel Linn will collect taxes on Its asHessed valuation. All tbe water power at the falls U appraised at 1316,100 by the st uiission and Assessor Jack la Instruct ed to divide tbe assessment between Oregon City and West Linn according to the amount of power develoed to tach town LA GRIPPE ADDS TO TROUBLES OF PEACE PILGRIMS MR. FORD HIMSELF IS UNABLE TO APPEAR AT BIG MASS MEETING. Cpon th truest of Assessor JsCw. fUnCT1UM rHIFFlV fl!PI(1H5 fiulllvan. hrdraullc enclneer of . WlfllOllrUtlrl VUILILI vwiuwuu T. W the Portland Railway Uuht & Tower company, Thursday reported that Z ler cent of the power at the falla was developed In West Unn and 2S per cent in Oregon City. This gives West Linn ( Twenty Member Art III and One Man, fii90S of the assessed valuation oi the water power and Oregon City c'lili. will ptirrhase the controlling In terest In the Chlcaeo National league team from Charles I. Taft, of Cincin nati. I'h!l Hull and his associates, who were connected with the St. Louis Fed eral league team, gains control of the St. Units American league club from RoUTt HeiUn, John K. Hruce and others, who have long been connected with major league circuits. j The uKroeniciit gives Immunity to all men who have Jumped their contracts from both ttie tnalor and mfnor lejitii.u j of organized baseball as well as all oth ' federal league players. ..... . That t!ler- wili be wild scramble 1 fl'r some few of the best of the Federal league players was clearly indicated I by a provision In the treaty thai (' Federal league, as a leagilO. and which I insofar as actuul buelu'l playing Is "concerned ceases to exist, w ilt assume all of the c Titracta of Federal league players. Two hundred and fifty Oiegoit 'ity ba.kell.a'l (ana Friday tilit had the ple.taiite of walibliiH Ibelr home high liool quintet w in the flrl game of tbe aeaaon plavrtl on the Oregon City floor The store, of the ieloiy for Oregon City was 3 to lit and the name of the lon-rs Is the Canby tilth at hmd. A rn- turn gam will pruhably be pUrd at an early date. Although the score was ils Ule. the game was fast and both Cuiiby and On soil City showed up well. The gatiiel j,nl( Hl( was piaveti in the armor) nml the pro cceds will Ih ued to meet the recently loiupleled repair on l'ie building. A grniidntund baa been built a n-a one end of tbe b ill. Clrl of the high school sold candy during the game. They were: Fieali men. Krneatlue Hart. Kulh Hawkins, Margaret lleatln and Lillian Harris sophomore. Helen liaMer, Helen Mutt ley, Anna Frederlch; Juniors, Klla Hux ter. (icnevlev llrren, Florence Strom grvn; senior. Myrtle Young. Margaret Thompson. I'ansy iswalil CONGRESS THEN TAKES CHRIST MASS RECESS; FISCAL POL ICY IS DEBATED. ADMINISTRATION'S SCHEME fOR DEFENSE DELAYED 'Till 1916 and General Policies of Party In Lively Debate on Tariff Power Bond lasuo Propo sal Will De Opposed. Ilowtutid; post graduules, Ada l-ouglcy iirace Spider and (Jliol lin-eh. The lineup follow : Cunby Forwards. Wulte and Sklv inton; center. Kendel; guards, IVeH and Ilrown. Oregon City Forwards. Miller and Mllllken. renter, CreHii; guards, Kliii und Kouke. Sub put In the game by Oregon City were Mas for Miller, Hyatt for ltoak. and Furr for King. WASHIXtlTON. He,-. 7.-Congrvss adjourned tonight for the Chrlstuiaa holidays after the senate had adopted Ilia Joint rewilullou which pacd Ibc boue yesterday extending the emer gency revenue law one year, or until IH'cemher 31, 111 111. . The senate adopt ed the resolution after a lively partisan Fraud debute, by a vole of i to :S. Democrat KNEW ALL THI.T TRICKS. Frederick the Crest Provsd It Hie C'valry O'lcers. lientlcuieli." sill. I 1'ieilerb k Die (rvut ufter-u rerleu of bis triHips, "I am entirely lbuii.s;lcd with (tie cav alry. The "requiem are coinjdelely I Iff urgumrnt. It0iiililii-una assalliiiK the out or bund. fUcre no arcurucy, no I mlcrwood law as Inndoiiuiito ami con suiiportlng It solidly and Republicans unanimously opposing II. ('resident Wilson signed the measure lonlght. I loth bonnes will reconvene ut noon Tuesday. January 4, when the admin istration program. Including the plans for national defense, w ill be undertak en In earnest. hiring the two weeks of the session the only Important legislation was tbe extension of the wur tax. Thla was done to prevent a lupse of (Jie luw. In cember 31. next, with the understand lug that the law would be taken up for amendment, to Increase the revenues a soon utter the holiday as possible. On adjournment tonight there waa a general exodus of member for their homes. iMscusslon of war revenue revision In lite senate resolved Itself liili.i n u., Most Eminent Medical Authorities Endorse It. IV. Ftwrl ami Ir. riralihwalus a Well a lr. Hlmori all ilistinguisbej ullxir agre thai whatever may I tlio diaease, Ilia Urine aeldom (ails In lurnlsliliig us with rlu bi lb prinel. rle utMin wblcli It Is l.i U lrvatl. ml accural knowlntgn cHim-eriilng lb ralur ol ilisra ran lime IwoIiUiiimL If barkai bs, M'aldiu; Urtn or frmjuenl urination bother or diMmta you, or If uric add In lb IiInk baa causnl rhen in si ism, fail or scttica or you imhv kidney or bladder truiibl but writ lr, IVrtval lliahurglcal lualilule, llullalo, N.Y. aend sample of tirina ami do acrlli eviiiploina. You w ill receive free) medical advice after Pr.lVnV ebemiai liu oiaminetl lb tirina Uii will lx carefully ibm without rbr(n and you will bo under no obligation, I r. I'irre during; many year of ierlmeiiialiou lias discovrrnl a new remeily wbkli lis dud Is Uilrtr-wvnn time more p-iwrr-(ul Uian lltbla In removing tine aid from Hie lyileui. I( jroii are luffi-ring from tiackacb or Ilia palna of rlieuma- tmu, to your liet druggUt and ak for oO-eelil bg of "Laurie" put tip by lr, I'letc. lr. 1'irrro'i favontu reacrllillon lor weak Woiiien and Or. J'lerce'a tloldeii Mclicnl llimsivrrv for Hie blood bavs Ihvii favorably known for III past forty year and more. Thre ar eUndant nuneilip wlav a well Iorbir llerca'a I'leassiil IVIIeU for Uio Hvrr and bowel. Yoii can art a ampl of any one of t.'ieoo reuiedlee) PJT w rtuug Vt. Fierce. MANILLEDIN A BATTEECAUSED BY FAMILY FEUD KLAMATH DUTHICT IS SCENE OF "WAR" BROUGHT ON BV QUAR REL OVER PROPERTV. WITE'S AIM IS DEADLY WHEN HER HUSBAND IS ATIACKfD Guy Hunter Wounded by Andrew Kuehn While Driving to Water -Gun Used Freely and Latter1 Mother Shot. Doctor Plenx'l Telle! are. unemialeJ a Liver Till. (Hm ttnv, Su-coatl iVW Axe. Curo Kick lleadwbe, llill.u.a II. .1.1.. 111.. I . . livw.w, I'lllllHlB, voiiaii tin, Indigiwuon, lllllous Attack, and II drrangeiuoul of lb Liver, bkuuach aud UowcU. io ss mm m mmis!isrvsi I be seen on the New York Anierlcun I I.. . ..!... i leuKiie ciuu. Wri'khmsn and lla'l will be penult I ted to keep whut pluyers they desire of the Federal league clubs in Chicago ' and St. I-ouis. i The announcement concerning the t reimbursement of the Ward interests In the Urooklyn Federal league club CHRISTIAN'IA. Norway. IX-c. 22. was short. It was: j Fines has added to the trouble of the i VThe Ward Interests w ill be relm- Delegate from New York, I Dead Result of Pneumonia At tackDeparture Delayed. as j;29.;92. j Change Cuts Assessment H 11.000. i A year ago Oregon City collected j uxe on IU1.000 of the water power, valuation, making the reduction S151.- However, an Increase in the assessed , ford peace party. Even the leader of valuation of the town totaling $12,000. tne expt.ndltion himself is In poor cut the net decrease down to $lu9.00u. health. Uoyd .M. lllngham. the New Assessor Jack has not set tbe valuation j york theatrical manager, died toduy of on the property of the Portland Gas & Coke company, which w ill probably re duce the net decrease in the assessed valuation of the town down to about $100,000. Oregon City's loss has been West Linn gain in this case for tbe assess-! pneumonia. There are 20 cases of grippe among the expeditlonaries. Henry Ford was unable to attend a peace meeting last night because grippe is still keeping him confined to his bed. About 1000 Norwegians attended the ment taken irom me creuu oi uregon j meetlng. which was held at Mission's City Is added to the town across the; ha and wag B,ijregged by members of river. The increase In the taxable! the yord nart.. ilthouch the sneeches. property In West Linn, due to the shift ing of tbe assessment of tbe water In English, were translated by an Inter preter, the proceedings obviously power wiU not make up for the loss of; bored tne .Norwegians, who were keen taxable property in that town owing to the change of tbe ownership of the locks from a private corporation to ly disappointed because Mr. Ford was not presenL The only enthusiasm dlspluycd at the government and to the dismantling;. lhe met.tlng was by ,ne speakers them- of the old Crown Columbia paper mill School District Affected. As the shifting of the assessment of tbe water fights cut down Oregon City's municipal income. It will in the same manner Blice about $600 from tbe revenue of the school district next year. The taxpayers last Tuesday by cut ling the general road levy down to five mills from eight, as In former years, also cut into the revenue of this city during 1916. Tbe city is entitled to 70 per cent of the general road money collected within the city limits. In case of an eight mill levy this would be about $1C,800, but with the five mill levy which has been adopted the city will receive only $10,500, or $M00 less than was estimated. This money is used on streets and roads In the city and will probably mean that the city will be forced to reduce the amount of its maintenance work that much. selves. The Norwegians began to slip away before the meeting was over, and the hull, which would hold three times the number present, began to look almost empty. Norway continues to regard the peace pilgrimage with some suspicion, although Christiaiiia Is friendly to Mr. Ford in a personal sort of way. There still is a general disposition to view Frau Roslka Schwimmcr, a Hungarian, as the representative of a belligerent power. It might be added that the only real enthusiasm shown in Christianla over the Ford party has been displayed by the botelkeepers, taxicag drivers and washerwomen. No prominent Norwe gian has had anything to do with the party. bursed. both major leagues assuming this resiionsiblllty.' No announcement of any figures was given in respect to this, but It is un officially, though authoritatively, stated It would b $100,000, payable at the rate of $20,000 a year. These five principal conditions took little of the time of the meeting, which extended over two days. fflQDK SUSPECT BRANCH OF W.V.S.TO ROAD IS NOW ACQUIRING RIGHTS OF WAY FOR EXTENSION AC CORDING TO REPORTS. SILVERTON, Or., Dec. 16. Among Two Children Had Croup. The two children of J. W. Nix, mer chant, Cleveland, Ga., had croup last winter. One was a boy of 6, the oth er a girl of 8 years. Mr. Nix writes: "Uoth got so choked up they could hardly breathe and couldn't talk. I gave them Foley's Honey and Tar and nothing else and It entirely cured them." Thh reliable medicine should be in every home for It gives imme diate relief from colds, coughs and croup, heals raw Inflamed throat and loosens phlegm. Jones Drug Co. (Adv.J NINETEEN DROWN ON BARGE NEW YORK, Dac. 17. Nineteen persons are reported miHBlng from a Our Jitney Offer Tnl and 5c. DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out thla slip, enclose with r,c and mull it to Foley & Co., Chicago, III., writing your name and address clearly. You afl! rpr0lvo tn rotucn a .l,.l nn,.Ir that this route haa been given up andage contanins F0c.y-g jjonejr a,la- xar of the horses were drow ned. 'il.arirp U'blch cu'.iKlzffl :n,l HnnU nf tlio the probable railroad developments in foot 0, Twenty.f0urth street here to- Silverton during tne cany spring is ine dav The bar(;e .vag ,oa(Jed vith (;ij0 proposed extension of tbe Willamette: nrs(,s intended for the allies. The Valley Southern electric line lrombarge turne( ovef whch tne horHRg Mount Angel to this city. For rlg!'t;Btampeud and ran t0 one de. n0Bt of way, several options aireauy nave been purchased. It Is believed that construction work will begin within a few months. . Strong inducements have been of fered the company for the extension of ihe road to Salem by way of North Howell, but from late reports it seems PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 16. Photo graphs of William F. Smyth, tlio cook under arrest at Cheyenne, Wyo., on suspicion of being George Ilartholo mew, wanted here for the murder of John Llnnd on November 19, were de clared this morning by those who know Ilatholomew not be the much wanted man with the double chin. Detective Captain Italy wired to Po lice Chief Embrey of Cheyenne at noon today to release Smyth, who has stead fastly maintained bis innocence. The photographs .were received by Police Chief Clark early this morning by specll delivery. Three In all were sent. One showed a full face, the sec ond a side view and the third a full length. They were turned over at once to Detectives Tlebenor und John Ma- loney. The detectives took them first to Mrs. Anna De Corsey. Mrs. Dc Cor se rented the room at 407 Stark stree to llurtholomew and Llnnd a few days before llartholomew nwrdcrcd his com panion and packed the body in a trunk, which he later tried to sink In the Wil lamette. Mrs. De Corsey could not stand the associations after the mur der had been discovered" and moved to 347 Thirteenth street. She declared at once that the picture was not one of iiartholomew. that Silverton will be reached before going to Salem, Mrs. Jasper Wilkins, of Portland, .-i-ftprf friends and relatives in Oregon nvn.v Mrs. Wilkins will be ii.l..,.. . t.n.t trtf -nniltinutlin Klllf.itanr.ca Miss iHary o. iinnunii uiaiut., u.,,Vuo.or,, Compound, for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and back, rheumatism, back ache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole some and" thoroughly cleansing ca- rcmembered aa Cauce of the Coolness. "It would please me very much. Alliw Stout." Hiild Air. Alugley. "If you would go to the thriller wiib me Ibis even ln" "Have you secured the scuts?" In quired .Miss Vein Stout. "Oh. come mnv." he protested; "you're not so Linvy as till that!" London Trlrirniph WAR UPOn'pAIN! Pain is a visitor to every home and usually it comes quite unexpectedly, Hut you are prepared for every em ergency if you keep a small bottle of Sloan's Liniment handy. It Is the greatest pain killer ever discovered Simply laid on the skin no rubbing required It drives the pain away. II is really wonderful. Mervln H. Bolster, Berkeley, Cal., writes: "Last Saturday, after tramping around the Panama Exposition' with wet feet, I came home with my neck so stiff that I couldn't turn. I applied Sloan's Liniment freely and went to bed. To my surprise, next morning the stiffness had almost disappeared, four hours after the second application I -.i n-, n-: rr.r. M-,rrli I'.l- order The men ride like tailor. ties t lint tills liuiv uot occur a-nl that eaeli it )UU Villi pjj Tooie alteu tb'u to bin duty, but 1 know bow thing go ou. You tbluk I am not up to your dodges, but I know them all and will recapitulate tliem. "When the seasou for riding drill come ou tbe caplulu sends for tbe sergeant major aud says: '1 have an appointment thla morning at . Tell tbe llrst lleuteuant to take tbe rides.' So the sergeunt major goes to the eiiior siituiitern and give hi m tbe message, and tbe bitter suys: 'Whut: Tbe cupula will be anyi Then I am off hunt Ink' Tell the m-vond lleuteuant to tuke tbe men.' And tbe second lieu tenant, who Is probably still lu bed. ays: 'What, both of them away r Then I will stay where I am. I was up till 3 this uioniltik' nt a dance. Tell tlio cornet I am 111 und bo must Ink the rides.' Finally tbe comet remarks 'Look here. Serjeant major, what Is the good of my standing out there In the cold? You know all about It much better than 1 do .You go aud take t hem.' And so It goes, and what must be (be cud of It all What can I bone to do with such cuviilry before the cue mvr -"Ilistonr of Frederick tb (ireot" ONE OF SARNUM'S FREAKS demnlng the general fiscal policy tbe admin'sfraiinn Kotiato- wood, of AUbuliia, 111 ill firat somite speech, vigorously upheld the luw which bear hi nuiiie and cbullenged Republicans to compare It with the Payne Aldrlch turllf. Senator Simmons, chairman of the fltiunce committee. In response to que Hons from the Republicans, said understood it to be the udminlstra Don's plan to propose further revenue legis'ation ufter Ihe holidays and (hat his Impression was there would I mi no Issuunee of bonds to defray Increiisi expense of the government. Including the preparedness program How th Showman Pictured th Queer Animal to Hi Friend. When P. T. Huruuui was In the mu scum business in New York one of bl most Jovial friends was Onylord Clark, a famous lltteruleur In the duys of our fathers. Tbcy were a well matched pair of practical Jokers. Ouo day when Mr. Clark dropped lu at tbe museum, as wns bis custom. Mr. Hurnum; appar ently much excited, hurried 111 friend Into tbe private otllce and said: "Gay- lord. 1 wus about to seud for you. want your advice. I bnve chance to nun-base the most wonderful of all etiological freaks. It' at first a per fect fish, then It change to a four It-trued land animal, then It climbs trees uud" "linh! You're Joking." interjected Mr. Clark. "Ou my honor I nm not.' Impres sively rcnlled the showman. "But the expense!" t "Oh. hung the exiienseT Interrupted Mr. Clark, brimful of enthusiasm over tlio business project of bis friend. "If you can get itny such freak as that your fortune's made. Hut wbut g tbe thins called?" "Well." replied Air. Biiinutn. with Just the falnlest suggestion of a twinkle In bis left eye. "It belongs lu tbe bntra chlnn family of nnlmuls and in the veniaculiii Is culled the-the-todpole! Tho Old Time Surgeon. Before ntiestiietics were known the surgeon's only expedient wus to abridge his piitieni'h sufferings by working rap idly. In llii-t Hie oltl lime surgeons did wonders One tlnv I lie c;lebrled Mlir pun Mals'imienve bad Id amputate the : of a pom- devil, who began to bowl hi advance. "I ll eve you my wntell, suid .4lie stirgi'tiii, "If the operation Ik-us 'more than u iiilnule." The man u.-ct-ptisj the offer, bul was obliged to forego ihe Iiuiidsume wnlch. lis the op erullon took less lime tliuu II requires to tleserilie I'n nuipuliire mi urm flt the shoulder Is a ni'Ml dlllicult opera tion. Dr. I.aii-enbeek of tiennany did It in two inlii'iies. A yoi'iis physician who ciime to see 1:1 in perform tbe op erntl"ii adjusted bis spectacle to his nov mo as not to lose n single move ment,, but when lhe spectacle were lu place tbe opcr;illoii wus over. MISFORTUNES. J. Bear your awn misfortunes with half the resignation that you bear other people's and you will be happy. It is easy to tell other people how to be heroic and to difficult to be cou.-arjeous ourtelvcs. F. PRINCIPAL OF WILLAMETTE 8CHOOL IS THIRD TO BECOME CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE. Charles F. Uonilg, principal of the Willamette school, I the latest aspir ant for the Republican nomination for county assessor. He Is preparing bis petitions for circulation und expects to make a campaign for the nomination. Mr. Romlg was for several years principal of the Cunby schools and was later In the commission business Oregon City. He Is the third man to enter the nice on the Republican ticket, tho others being W. W. Everhnrt, mayor or Mo lallu, and H. E. Woodward, of Oregon City. R. I- Ilo'mun and C. I. Stafford of Oregon City, are also considering entering the race. The Democratic candidate will bo either J. O. Staats or O. F. Johnson both deputies In the office of County Assessor Jack, who Is not a candidate for reelection. NOT ONE PERSON IS KILLED ON CARS RECORDS OF P. R. L. A P. SHOW 732,000 PERSON8 CARRIED IN NINE YEARS. The records of Ihe Portland Railway Light & Power company show thnt not a single passenger has lost his life on board one of the company's curs. This annlles not only to the 35 Portlund system lines but to the Interurbun trolley lines as well. The following statistics cover tho period from January 1, 1907, shortly after tho company acquired the varl ous electric railway properties operat ing In and around Portland, up to and Including November 30, 1915: Total passengers carried by calendar years: 1907 60,093,139 1908 65.195,914 1909 . 77,019,803 1910 88,310,850 1911 -t.... 91,600,993 1912 94,125,464 1913 93,908,891 1914 89,800,788 1915 72,152,608 Total .732,208,450 January 1 to November 30. These figures aggregate a total near- ly equal to half the population of the globe. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Tull have re turned from a wedding trip to Cali fornia. They are at homo to their friends at 611 East Thirty-seventh street, north. Portland. Mrs. Tull was KLAMATH FU.1.8. (lie. Ihf. .0 -One woliiMll I dead au 1 another I I) Jail a Hie ouli-oi-.e of a (cad of Ion landing titer Ira onellili id a pic- v of proper!)' nrtiplri! by i onletolliis t lalliianla. lilt li Han d out Into pltt heil t.at'ie with rillea, lilguiia .ml plulola be'wien two families at nmi Hollo, about :.' mite aoiitbit of Ibis i ll), this morning. On .lie shin Mr Aim Kin line l dead. On the other. Guy Hunter i l the lllai kbiirn hoapllul lore with a liubel wound through his aim Hun lei's wife, A Kttlot Ijiwrellte and An drew Kuebiie, ton of tbe dad woman, 4i held lu re pending ImrntUallnU. According to the story told berr, the trouble tirlginuti d utcr a xiiiall ti-'t of land, the uwncrablp of which I e'uluietl by both Ijtwreiice aud Mra. Kiiehne The affair Ibis morning I , said In be llii slier ninth of Ijiwremra trial lust week on arson iburgea. in CLAIRE MILLER IS ELECTED MAN-! li'' " i"Y dli-ajiee l. : There it re two liousc on tho dla- puled property, a large ocr, ixrnplrif by ljtrn- ami lhe Hunter family. nml the small one, Into which the i Kilt lines moved lat week while jt renin ws on trial The Hunters at ilege the Km linen cut off the wtitrr Hl idv ' the big house, net t-.IUtUi,; PAST WEEK WAS BUSY ONE AT HIGH SCHOOL! ACER OF QUINTET HCV. J. K. HAWKINS SPEAKS. (H Alls Florence Hit-minim i At the Inst meeting tif Hie athletic association. Clare Miller was elected manager of the boy' basketball teitin. ami John lleulle wua elected manager of the play In be given by Hie athletic unnin IHi I' '. Ill iiif inl iiniiiv. ,. i , I. I. . . . I. u I .... , irespaa tig lm. wlilt h, lie a. hn, I Tbe basketball girl met Monday !! 1 , . , ... ' .. . .Miss Host b e room and discussed lb water In log hauled from a distance Tills morning, according to Hunter' alory, lie stiirted to drive out for wa ter, win n lie t in (iimiared n ter.il ' Nil l.i .1 games to be plavcd soon. The orchestra held a buslneni meet Ing uud voted again for the pianist to accompany the orchestra. Carol F.bv wua elected. The basketbull boy cleaned up the old urmory hull Monduy night and ure now using it for prucilelng. The tryout for the slate debaters wa held In the high school auditor- .,. W...I,,., .,,.1 TI,r.,l,.V nm ..r n-i ..I.. i - ... i... . I Willi ..i. eiKiu ttere i uoseii uy urn jutixt-n. who were Mis llnstb, Mis Todd. Alls Wlnclicll. Alls Harding and Mrs. Curt lldge. Rev. J. K. Iluwslns wus present at tbe tryout cdncsduy ami upon request by Mr. Tooe, gave a very interesting talk conccrnli':; debuting and oratory. Ethel llenrltl. Frances Cross, Clin ton Griffin and Aldu ( lark all were visitors during Ihe week. Among those atlendlug the funeral of Arthur Frcese from Oregon City high school were: Bessie Saunders, Acliillnn Currun, Ethel Alldredge, Krinu Culavim, Mary Ferguson, I'miitlllu John, Vera Howell, Hessle Davis, Maliel Morgan, Florence lllermnnn, Gladys Hitler. Delias Armstrong, .Mitch ell Story, Harold Nash, John llayl and Wtllium Etrhlson. The domestic science girls sold In'. 11 plm rd alsmt tne prellilsea night by )ouug Km hue. As be puetl through a gutr near the ' Kiiehne housit Andrew Kuebiie opened I fire upon blm, wounding Hunter In tbe farm. Ihe lulter whipped up bla teiilll and lleil. Young Kui biie emptied ! ' maguilliK plslols after, bullets I it fill-1 - dig slight wounds upon Ihe borne 1 Drawn by the nrlng. l-awrente. II Is j alleged, t ame lo tbe door of the Hun ler bouse and fired twice at Kuehiin a shotgun, ami Ho n opened flm iiKin him with a 30 calibre rifle. Mrs. Alma Kiiehne, Andrew Kuebiie a moth er, rumo to her son' asslstunce with a rllle nml fired at l-aw rcitre. Airs. Hunter then Joined In the af fray, firing from lhe window W. V. S. ASKED TO E HAI.KAI. Ore, Dec. .1-CltUoiis of Monitor toduy Joined with members of the Molullu Grange In asking tho Ore gon Public Service commission to or der (he Southern Puclflc company and the Willamette Valley Southern rail- pumpkin and cranberry pies to thewuy t0 make physical connection of students of Ihe high school. Tho limn y received wus used to purchase some llverwnre to be used when serving their banquets. The football team gave a party ut the homo of John Matheson Friday night. The orchestra met for practice Wednesday after school. Professor Fletehner Is the leader of the orches tra. BALF.M, Are., Dec. 20. Thn sluto board of health, at its annual meeting here today, elected Dr. W. II. Morse, of Salem, president for 191(1, He suc ceeds Dr. K. A. Pierce, of Portlund. Dr. A. 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