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1 - 4 l'AOE 10 ORF.fSOX CITY KXTEKPRISK. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1917. Consider Means to Block German Plan WAhlllSOTON, Pill. 1J Berlin' format announcement It. at th Urn Uum expired for all exception la the iani.rn of ruthleamcaa. tura.-d at teilloii here Monday to the question hlb confront tho American arorueiit In whatever pitl ip may he taken to uiti the situation. ITc.lJtnt Wlhu-n abandoned hit usual nmrnlnf gam of golf nil re mained tt work In htt study. In the afternoon the cabinet met and went ou r the aituatiou. Among tha qiiratlnn now being irfuly uuuldered are: Tha propuaed conference of nru lr..l to outline tha tikhlt of tha na tlooa not rngar.ed In war. Thlt ha not taken d.-flnite form ted Itt ti act tutua hrva nut been divulged: nevertbcles It tt known the Idet bat not bes-n abandoned. leaning gunt fr tha arming ol American nierihant hl. The pr pinderan if opinion timing offlciala ho have adUsed, the president on Ihle point favor hating the titty furnish the guns. Action on AutrU situation In the nr iamvalga The r am baasador. Count Tarnowtkl. tllll ! ailing to prei-nt hit credential. A reply to Mexico' ufretun fur pmliariiiM' on fosl and ammunition In the bclltgerenla. Any or all theae qurallon ara ex pected to be decided In the near fu ture. While It wat reiterated today that the president would not be ruhe Into war. It vat plain that all offl clalt readied that the much feared overt act might coma at any time. AMERICAN IRK S 1KERS ARE TOLD TO GO ONLY A FEW OF COMMISSION AL LOWED TO REMAIN IN DEVAS TATED COUNTRY. ERANT WHITIOCK KAY STAY BUT I IS CPiLN HO DIPLOMATIC STANDING Automobllft nd Other Meant of Com- munictllon Otnltd to The Wha Hav Tried te AlUvl. ate Suffering. Belgians Are Made to Fix Barbed Wire in German Trenches AT PRESENT RATES UBS WOULD DESTROY EVERY WASHINGTON. Frb. I Germany 'i ruthlr (ubmartrne warfare continued with the tucceat of the patt three dtyt would destroy within a ahort time a great part of the world merchant ton nage. Official here estimated today on record for three dayt tlnce expiration of the time allowed In the German proclamation for thlpt at aea on Feb ruary 1 to get Into port that vessels were being tunk at the rate of nearly a million tona a month, the amount German naval authoritiet K'l aa neoe- eary to ttarre the British Islet. Would Take Four Ytara. At that rate It would take Juat four year to dettroy the tonnage of the entire world 4S.OOO.O00 ton If all the world's thlpt ventured into the war zone. Uoyd't puta tonnage mink Fv binary 5. 6. and 7 at about Si.000 torn. The world turned out In 1916 le than 2,000,000 tonnage of merchant vessels. During tbe year the German tunk a trifle more than that, making; the net lost In world's shipping about one and one-half per cent. Nine Sunk Yesterday. The day'a submarine victims follow: British Turino, steamer, 1702 tons. threa of the crew (one an American) k (lied; Hollinslde. steamer, 26S2 tons: Boynecastle, 245 tout; Saxonlan. tank steamer; Vedamore, 4122 tons; Daunt less, two killed, captain wounded. French Yvonne, trawler. Russian Bongpuhl, schooner. PROMISED TO RELEASE IIMUJN. Frb. 11. Foreign Secre lary Zimmermann today stated thtt be had requested the Swiss govern ment to make Inquiry In Washington retarding tbe atalut of the crews of Interned German ships In American port.. Fending an answer the 7! Amerl cans taken by the German raider and brought In by the Yarrowdale. whose release had been agreed to, are being held In Germany, the foreign secre tary ttated. During the week recurring rumora have reached Berlin by way of 1-ondon In which it was announced that the I'nlted States government had sequestered the German ships and Interned their crow. No definite official denial htvlng been received, the government wa prompted to ask the government of Switzerland to ob tain specific Information. FOR PEACH LEAF CURL GIVE EARLY SPRUE LONDON Feb. 12 The American commlaslon fur relief In Belgium has officially notified the German authori ties that th American will withdraw from participation in' the relief work In Ilelglum and Northern France. This step waa taken In reply to an order from lb German authorities that Americans must withdraw from the province of Ilelglum and Northern France, leaving only a few of their representative, beaded by Brand Whltlock. American minister to Ilel glum. In Bruel. The action of the commission It explained In a formal statement which wat given out Mon day by director of the commission In London. Rtstrictlon en Americans. IIAKVK. France, rVb. I!-The llel glnn gotrrnment aaya II hai learned tint li.tort-r at Unigea ar-i being ar tested In the street by Centum and Immediately cent to tli" German frout along the Yaer. where they are forced to do military woik, auib aa pulling up barbed wit) feme and digging Irriu bra. It I aerted that "J r cent of the men who war cumprllrd to present llu-liiM-lie to the iiillllaiy aiithorlllv have bern taken for work Tlieae men are between the age i'f II and 46 They leave their homo Monday and return Saturday. On their nrrltal home they are de tared to be greatly da prvaaed becauae of Inauffb lent nour Uhmeiil. which ronalata of a quarter of a loaf of war bread In the morning and fruit soup made of ai'pt nnd prune at noon. This 1 said to be all the men receive. THOSE FIGHT! DOTS HAVE VERY LITTLE SENATE REPORT FOR SIX MONTHS II GENERAL TRAINING ALL BOYS OF NINETEEN WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SERVE SIX MONTHS IN CAMP. I 1 I'FKIN, Feb. -,(lelrr.l) -Tli ChliH't caliinet ha lluloiauil tha American, action agnlnal (lerntany on the submarine campaign. The cabi net hat tasiired lb Afiiarliwn aMiilsler Dr. I'tul H Itelnaik that China ao 01 H RELATIOf IS rlnlet Itself firmly with the I'nllad rjliile. Thv Clilnea giivetniiiutil hat ad vlaed (he German government that China will brvak off Millions if the new submarine mtweurva are pursued. CONGRESS MAY NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER BtTORE END OF SESSION Army Offlcar Say Thtt Ystr Neceatary to Instruct Recruit In the Rudiment of Warefar. - Is WASHINGTON. Fvb. IJ-tSpeclal) IH you belong to tha Smith family? It you do your prolific kindred are the moat widely represented .'.unlly In tbe ranks of I'ncle Ham's fighting men, ac cording to statistics recently compiled by the I'nlted Slate marines. Of the Wi Smiths who have recent ly enlisted In tbe I'nlted States marine corps there are 18i Frank Hi John : i i .- . w -v 1 1 . .. i u'iih..... were advised February 1! oy . of Irish descent with 3Z2. and among the llebrewa, who contrary to gen eral belief are first-class fighting men, 123 Cohens stand bravely to the fore. The term 'Tommy Atkins" applied to the English soldier gained Its popu larity by the large number of that name In tbe Hrltlsh army, and tho I'nitd States marines point to "Frank Smith" aa being the logical sobriquet of the American military man. Swedish Varins, tons. steamer. 2296 N AND D THEAE LOW ATVALLEY1EA T LOCAL FARMERS MAY BE FORCED j TO TAKE LOWER PRICES IF MADE PERMANENT. OREGON" AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis. Feb. 12 All Oregon peach growers should complete spray ing for peach leaf curl before the end of February, says H. P. Harss, plant pathologist of the O- A. C. experiment station. "To delay the spraying till the buds ar comlns ont may result In failure.," sad he. "Failure is due as a geucral thing to applying the spray too late or without the necessary thorough ness. All the buds must be covered completely, and to tips of every twig reached in order to get perfect con trol, look over the trees as the spray dries and see whether you are succeed ing In doing this as well as you sup posed." The best material Is Bordeaux mix ture 6-6-50. but lime-sulphur I S is good, and besides will keep down San Jose scale. Growers are Invited to write to the college for spraying directions. Strong protests against the affirma-1 tion of tbe ULative grain standards udnpted by the department of agricul ture is expected from Willamette val ley farmers at the field hearing sched uled to take place in Portland Wed nesday and Thursday. The sessions will ba in the Mult nomah hotvl and wi'l begin tit 9:30 o'clock ea'b morinj. Th standards w'akli tne department proposes to adopt are very unfavorable to Willamette valley wbuat. Tbuy are basd on the Montana and Dakota wheats and, if adopted, v.ltll probably rank all local what beneath first claBfl. "This will mean that seveni! cents a bushel less can be paid for Willam ette valley whertt," explained A. L. Heatie, of tbe Oregon Commission company Monday." For milling pur poses the Montana and Dakota prades are superior to anything grown even In eastern Oregon and eastern Oregon wheat is better than our local wheat. It is therefore necessary for our farm- NITIATIVEABUSE GETS CHECK AS FRAUD IAS R E PASSES SENATE NO LONGER WILL JOHN DOE AND KINDRED SIGN ANY PETITION THEY FEEL LIKE. SALEM. Or., Feb. 14. Important safeguards of the honesty of Initiative petitions are contained In a measure by Representative Herbert Gordon, house bill 67, that passed the Benate by unanimous vote today. It had pre viously passed tlio bouse. Ic will virtually restrict the slgna- ers to atwna mese nieeimBS mm o- ture on initiative petitions to those Ml a vigorous kick agaiiiBi. mo uuuji tion of these unfavorable standards, unless tbey are willing to receive less money for their wheat." According to a bulletin sent out by the grain department of Iialfour Uutr erie & company, the grading is "very severe.". - . . The hearing in Portland will be one of 14 such Investigations throughout the United States. of registered voters, thus doing away with wholesale signatures by "float erg" that have been so prolific a source ul frvid in tbe past. At the same time the bill does not take away the right of legal voters v.bo are not registered to sign peti tions, fief cr they can sign the peti tions, however, they must make oath to their qualifications before a notary public. All signntiire must be checked up by the county clerk. Director Warren C. Gregory from llrusscts that Iiaron von d-r Lrnckcn, civil governor of Hruasclt. had noti fied him American rltiiens could no longer occupy poaitlons In connection with the commlaslon In the occupied territory of France and Ilelglum." says the statement, "but that a few Ameri can, among them Urand fthltlocK, might reside In Urusscl and rxerclan p-nerul tupervlslon over the work. Mr. Whltlock, however, wat to have no diplomatic standing. Further, automo- lles and other meant of communlca tion would be denied American. : "After earnet conlderation with Ambassador Page, the director of the commission In London, acting In ac- ord with Herbert C. Hoover, chair man of the commission. Instructed Mr. Gregory to Inform the German authori tiet thnt in view of their order that tbe Americans could no long.-r exer cise their function In the occupied territory and that as under theso con ditions the American members of the commission could no lonr.-r carry out their responsibilities and undertaking to other interested governments and fulfill their duties toward the peoples of Belgium and Northern Franco, the Americans would officially withdraw from participation in the work of re lief in the occupied districts. Most Americans to Go. ' Mr. Cregory was advised to ar range for all his men to leave Belgium Immediately, except a few who are to closo the commission's sffuirs and tako steps to see that there be no Interrup tion in the service, pending tha reor ganization of the work." GERMANY MOVES FOR PEACE BUT DOES NOT Boy and Girl. The dlffereuoc i apparent early: A boy has as much fun in stoning a est as a girl bus In bunting for violets. A boy's curiosity U directed to the ice box: a girl wuulil like to sco what Is In the tup bureau ilnmer. A clrl can give the Impression when i away from borne that her parents aro ncen revealed wealthy; a boy i-niinot. . Every boy is old enough to be wel come to sit In the nelnhbor girl's par lor many yours before bis sister thinks be Is old enough to sit in the parlor at home. A girl Is never so young that she will reveal to guests at a party Ibat tbo spoons are borrowed; a boy child never grows so old that be falls to. Give the boy a dollar and be will eat it; give his sister one and she will wear it A brother and sister may have hair of tbe same shnilc. but tbo boy's is called red and tlio girl's unburn. When brothers tight It Is over the larger share of pie; when sisters quar rel one has worn something belonging to the other without asking permis sion. Youth's Companion. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 G rmnny hat taken step to open a discussion with the I'nlted States of means of preventing war between them. In seeking an exchamvt of view on the subject, however. It is not under stood thnt the Berlin government has proposed any modification of its ruth ess submarine campaign and officials here say th?y cannot enter upon tuch discussion while vrstclg continue to be destroyed in violation of the Interna- tion law. The new move Is understood to bo predicted upon a willingness on Ger many's part to discuss especially the safeguarding of American ships and American lives on the seas and backed by a renewed expretFlon of the d -sire of tho German government to prevent tho diplomatic breach from lending to actual hostilities. Just bow A merle an Interests aro to be safeguarded if the German war sone proclamation Is to stand however, aud whether any specific means of preserv Ins pet-ce bi'tween the two nations Is Included In the communication has not Funnel of Patrol Boats Forms Channel for Ships to Reach England Safely WASHINGTON. Feb. 10-Th senate military rominlttr rvivorted favorably a bill framed by a aulM-ommlttee creat ing a military and naval cltlienahlp force baaed on universal training and service. While tbe committee report doe not Indicate any belief that con grea will act on the measure at this eaclon. tha bill bring to .a definite head tbe ublveraal service dlacuaalun of the lat few month and offer a (pa cific plan on which public icntlment can cryitallie. Big Months Rqulrd. The bill require id month' train ing without pay for alt youth during their 19th year. Exemption are con fined to tha member of the regular army and navy, tboae pnyalrally unfit, thoae who are tole support of depend ent relative and thoae affllated with rellglou creed a which forbid them to bear arm. The latter claa are liable, however, for training In tbe non-combatant branrhe of the army. It I estimated tho bill would pro vide for the training of GOO. 000 boy annu.-.lly, each of whom would be fur loughed Into a reserve fur nine year after hi training period. With allowances for shrinkage o( classes dua to vnrloua cause aa tha J years pas, thlt plan would give a total force of 3.I6J.0OO in -n who bud all mnntht' training, at the end of tha first nine-year cycle, all subject to rail for service only In the event of a "de fensive" war or tho Imminence thereof Cutt Army Tim. The bill disagrees with the theory of the army general staff at to the amount of training neeeaaary to make a soldier lit to go on the battlo lines, although It contemplate about th total strength proposed by staff offi cers. A year of Intensive Instruction has been declared by .tJor-Gcneral Scott, the chief of staff, to bu tho mini mum of safety for (he training of even defensive soldiers. A universal training bill carrying tho Indorsement of vlrtnullj tho entire membership of tho general staff and based on a year's training, It almost ready for flnul submission to Secretary Baker and the president. Neither offi cial has committed himself on tho prin ciple of universal training. GERMANY'S OFFER THROUGH SWISS IS TURNED DOWN S. WILL NOT DISCUSS MATTER UNTIL SUSSEX PLEDOES ARC FULFILLED. WAHIILSXITON. Feb, II The ttat department today made public memorandum preaotitad by Dr. Paul Killer, the Kwla mlulater. acting (or Germany, promising a dlacuaalon with tha I'nlted State over tho new submarine campaign. Germany prolines to negotiate for tha anfi'ty of American shipping pro vided the "roiiiinrrelal blockade" of Kng'and I not Interfered with. Th American government hat re plied Hint It cannot enter Into nego tiation! unless Germany restore tha Sussex pledge and withdraw tha proclamation of uureatrlrted lubma rlne warfare. Official are Inclined to regard Germany's latest offer to discuss mean of preventing actual war only a an effort to rait on tha United State the appearance of being belli berent. ' GERMAN PLUNGER GETS PAST BLOCKADE AND SHELLS FRENCH COAST PARIS, Feb. 13. A submarine yes terday attacked tho French const at tho mouth of the Adour River, in tho extreme southwestern section, but did no groat damage. At tho first shot tho submarlno dived quickly. Five persons were wounded one seriously. Tho muterlul damage was Insignificant. OREGON CITY GIRL WINS PLACE AMONG SELECT OF MARK ANO DAGGER CORVALLIS. Ore, Feb. 10 (Spec lull Miss Kvadne Harrison, of Op' goti City, wu recently elm-ted a mem ber of tho Maik and Dagger, Ilia dra matic club of tho Oregon Agricultural college. Mia Harrison, who Is a soph omoro In tho home economics depart ment Is one of 15 uccMfi candidate who tried out for plnre In the club. Tho membership I limited to forty, and only those who show evidence of dramatic ability at tho try-out held t the beginning of each s 'mentor are accepted. Miss Harrison gavo Scene i 1, Act IV from King John. D MEXICANS LEAVE BODIES STREWN PATH YEN BO! THEY CERTAINLY DID BIFF THAT OLD PILL BACK IN YE OLDEN DAYS EL PAHO. Tex , Feb. II Threo Mormon wem killed by Mexican band It, believed to ba Vllllila. who creased tha international boundary IS mile aiiulhwcat of Iluelilta, N. M . to day and raided the "Corner Ham h." Andrew Peterson, aiiottn-r Mormon, wa held prisoner. This Information wa received lata tonight from Colum bus, N. M., by private advice. II- H. Stephenson, general manager of tha Palonma IjiiiiI Cattle com pany, ald he bad received a report from hi wagon bos at llachlla that three American and seven Mexicans wero captured and 10 American horae and mule and 11500 worth of atippllo taken away. Hit rcort made no reference to any loss of Ufa. Cowboy Bind Mig. The Drat menage wa received from Bob Morehead, foreman of th Alamo llueeo ranch, any Ing the "corner ranch" which I on th American line, waa raided by armed and mounted Mxxlran. Among tbe property taken wa 33 mule. $11.00 In commissary itorr and other ranch stock. Two Mexican famllle were aald to have been forced to accompany tha mill In addition to tho Mexican ranch hnnd. according to hi tele gram. Anotli-r raid on the Nogale ranch, which I located 40 mile from the bor der In Mexico and 100 mile from llui-hlta, N. M.. occurred on February 10, according to the message received here. Ntwt I Msager. At far a ha been learned here no one wa killed during tlio first raid; al though only thn moat meaner detail havo been received from the "Corner Ranch" and tho Nogulet Ranch be cause of their Isolated positions. Tha Mormons living in the section were laid by a leud -r of tha Mormon church here to be John Pierce, Mile Pierre. Andrew Peterson, Jr.. two brother named Jensen and a young man named Adam. (r- Don't Cough All Night It wean flown your (treogtb, rcas your nerves, keep yourself and all tbe family horn sleeping. Besides, you caa easily atop it with . Foley's Honey, and Tar. A standard family madicine of many years standing for Uir.ppt and bronchial aoulhj and colds, tickling throat, hoarse Bess, atuffr, wheezy breathing and for croup and whooping cough. It effect on tb is darned lining of the throat and ail pasisg-i is quickly felt and very soothing. tUxHtMrt. 'soli. Ia4.. writes: "leeMW caaMMllr aaal a aate coM fcsrdlr tar't Homt aaal Tir rtl md aa fcaoJ saras) air caatf eacmir. JURY SAYS M'CALL IS GUILTY OF MURDERING Wing Effect Graceful. Wing effects at the back of evening dresses are distinctive. They are gen erally produced by tulle draperies, snd PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 9. Marcus I these are often garnished with metal H. McCall was found guilty of murder-threads. Tbey float gracefully about Tha Famous Moslem Kaaba. It Is a curious diet Hint the kunbu. which Is one of the great attractions to the pilgrims who ko to .Mecca mid Mo- illiiii. antedates Mohammed s on In stitution and consequently is of pngun origin. It Is a small building, in one wall of which Is Net the famous black stone, probubly n meteorite, which tbe pilgrims all seek to kiss. The structure has actually been rebuilt more than unco since Mobumuied, but Its old pa gan form has been preserved. It was originally a bouillon temple, of such stnuiling uinniig the Arabs that Mo bammed felt compelled In adopt it into his new religion lind oven to permit the continuance of undent customs oonccrnlug It. lie did destroy the Idols It contained, but be made a great con cession to the old prejudices of bis converts by making the observance of an old puguu feast of Mecca one of tbe five great precepts of the new faith. A Misfit. "Ills wife made lilra." "Good gracious! ' Where did she ever get tbe pattern?"-Exchange. shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday af ternoon, his Insanity detense having fplled to convince the Jury that he did not know what he was doing nor that his act was wrong when he stiot down William A. Shatter In cold blood last I Christmas. tbe arms and also fall over the train at tbe back. On a large ocean liner the amount of coal used per 61 varies from 800 to 1.2)0 tons, according to the speed of -lie Iwiit NEW YORK, Fob. 13. A funnel shaped sea lane of armed patrol ships which extends 300 miles from.the Brit ish isIeB westward has been estab lished by the British .irmlnilty, accord ing to passengers arriving hero on the Cunard line tearm;lilp Andunla from Liverpool. Light cruisers, patrol b"ota and p.rrned trawlers lit'irally lined the course taken by the Andanln from Fast net jintil Bhi was si'.foly out of tho war zone, It was said. The patrol boats were- at times so close to tho Anilanla that her passen gers mild they appeared to be separ ated by loss than half a mile of sea- At tho western sea end of the lane of safe ty, however, the pasn ngers said they learned from the officers of the An ilanla the guarding craft were spread out in such a manner as to be invisi ble from tho britlgi .'. the Andanla. Insomnia Only a Habit. One of the reii..ni,s why Insomnia Is so much dreaded h io.it it Is wrongly conceived by ninny f the laity to be a disease. There Is no snob disease, and In Its simple form, where there Is no positive disease In the background, It Is merely a bud coll habit, kept alive by some fuult in Hie manner of living, some breach of brain discipline or some disturbance In the functions of A Daring Voyag. The smallest hum to cross the Allan tic under her own sail war suited by Captuln Andrews.- This craft was but fourteen feet long, but In It Captain Andrew crossed the ocean In IHbl. landing at Pubis. Spain, tic. traveled about Kurope exhibiting bis bout until tbe World's fair In Chicago, when be returned to this country and pluced it on view there. He hud previously made two unsuccessful attempts to cross the ocean. A Good Motto. "We've got a good motto for our pa per, said Kidder. "Wb 'fc is it?" usked bis acquaintance.. "'What we have we hold.'" "Oh, I sec! deferring to your circu lation. By the wuy. I didn't know you wero a publisher." "We're not; we manufacture fly pa-per."-Cblcago News The Siamese have n deep rooted su perstition about odd numbers, and In building their bouses tboy strive to have an even number of windows and doors. i r Mines of some sort are found in twenty-six of the thirty-one states and territories In Mexico, and mining Is the most productive industry of the country. Itegularlons of tbe (Jolted States steamboat Insiiectlon service require ma, an I . turalllv.illa I'AUM ntl tiA. the body that result In Insistent mes- I - --Vr cble, sages being sent to Hie brain centers i during sleep or while v.e are trying to sleep. Trying to sleep Is a pathetic and futile task, and much better results usually can be obtained by not trying to sleep. World s Work. Good Night, He Let me siuy uu hour more, dear. Just an hour by the clock. 8be BuL BUlie, the clock doesn't need compauy. -Peun Froth. Th Silkworm. The silkworm Is three Inches long and Is well provided with legs, having no less than sixteen of them. englueerx. Hawks can see such a long way tie cause they have a special eye muscle by which they can alter tbc-lr sight to long distances. Feminine Fashion Note. If your Jaws have a lung stroke don't'wesr a tight veil when you chew gum. Dal las (Tex.) News. There are so many differing opinions! A young married woman's Idea of an Important news Item la tbe nam ah baa given to ber baby. During the summer of 1877 Oregon City had two of the beat baseball teams ever organized In tho city by the Falls. It played a number of Port land teams among others, and won most of tho games by a good score. In tho Clackamas Buseboll team wero W. E. Pratt, Charles Duhcock. II. E. Cross, Thomas Brown. "Pnte" Hatch, William Whltlock, F.d P. Carter, Ja Kershaw, W. D. Dedmond, while tho Accidentals was composed of Joseph Andrews, an Indlun known aa'Susap," Charles Athoy, ' "Mil" Cross,- Petor Nehron, John Jennings, James Dolun, I,oonard Chnrman. Tho umpire tor tho former team was Elmer Chnrman, now deceased, and the scorer, Wheeler Church, also deceased, while tha um pire for the Accidentals was Charles W. Kolly, and Wnyno Howard was Bcorcr. Mount Pleasant had Its team, and there wero somo excellent players on It who mado the Oregon City players sit up and take notlco when the two aggregations tangled. Tho Mount Pleasant team was composed of Thorn ton Williams, E. P. Carter, who also played with Oregon City toums when not playing with his own team at Mount Pleasant, Wnllneo Wllllnms, Churlcs Cnrtor, James Partlow, M. Buyer, Thomas Chamberlain, liMwnrd Holmes and William Howell. II. 13. Cross was umpire, while Klmer 12. Chnrmnn was scorer. Tho oarly plonoors of 1877 well re member the games thnt woro played on tho baseball grounds whero the Oro City library now r.tunris. The names of these pluyers woro glvon by L. Chnrman, who was a member of the Oregon City tonm, and who still pos sesses the score sheet of each game played. Mr. Chnrmnn states that these gam ob drew great crowds, spec tators were always very enthusiastic, which sonllvoned the gamo from be ginning to end. DISTRIBUTION OF SEED DY U. S. WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. (Sporlul) Senator Georgo W. Norrls of Nebras ka hus started a movement to stop what ho terms tho annual waste In the free distribution (if government seeds. An amendment which tin has proposed to tho nrrtcultural appropriation bill would rut the appropriation for that purpose from over L' 10,01)0 to I'iO.OOO, and provide that tho seeds shall b sent only to thoso who mnko applica tion for them. The senator claims that whero the Beeds are sent broadcast over tho country, without regard to whether they nro desired or not, many of them aro wilfully destroyed, and hut Tow nro ever planted and grow. Senator Norrls Is an Influential mem ber of thn commlttno on ngrlculturo find It is snfti to any that when tho bill Is taken up his proposition will bo very curofully considered. ' llllam Vuughnn, well known farm er of Molalla, was In Oregon City, Tuesday, J M'LUHLIN SAILED NOW PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14. Linking Oregon and Washington with bands or steel, the great interstate bridge, spanning the Columbia river, was offi cially opened a few minutes past noon Wednesdny. Traffic Is now flowing north and south streetcars, pedestrians auto mobiles and other vehicular traffic. Tomorrow the tariff of tolls becomes operative. Weak Women! An Ore fori Woman Testifies Lents, Oregon. "Whn I was (jolnR through the critical time of middle liln, I took several bottles of J)r. Pierce's Favorite Proscription and it helped mo wonderfully. I cannot say enough In favor of tins medicine Have also used tho ' Golden Medical Discovery' in my homo for many years for many different ailments." Mrs, Eli.a Hakoi.d. Lents, Oregon. At the first symptoms of any de rnngnmotit of tlin foniinino organism at any period of life, the one safe, really helpful remedy is Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription. ' Tons of thousands if women have tnkon it witli unfailing success for diseases of a womanly nature. Dr. Pieroe's Favorito Prescription is a true friend to wonion in times of trial and at times of pain when the orgnns nro not performing their In no tions. For liendacho, backache, hot flashes, catarrhal condition, bearing down sensation, mental depression, dizziness, fainting- spells, lassitude ana exhaustion, women should never fail to take tliis tried and true medicine. Prepared from nature's roots and herbs, it oontuins no alcohol or nar cotio, nor any harmful ingredient. Sold in either tablet or liquid form. If yonr denier doejt net keep the sugar coated tablets, send fifty cents (in stamps) for small box, or $1.00 in currnticy for a large box. Write Doctor Pierce, Invalids Hotel,' Buffalo, N. Y., to-day. 13d page book on woman's diseaaet tent fret. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellet art tha original little Liver Pill. These tiny, ngar-coated, anl-bilions grannies tha smallest and tha easiest to take. Ona little Pellet lor laxative three for a cathartic