OUEOON CITY ENTERPRISE, KJUDAY, MAY 12, 1911. 3 c 5 w a Silence! Tb inallnol ol modctty saturat te avary womae It nllee frat hindianca to Ih aura ol womanly diMi. Wortin hruik (mm ilia perional quatdoat ol (lia Itioil pliviician hah Main Indalicata, , Tin thouiit ol aiaminilion it ah barrrnl lu lliain, anil o lhy aadura in ulanoa a condition I tfittaia which turcly profreiMt Irum bad lo worn It haa baam Dr. Plaraa'a prltllti to euro a trial many aroma who kitta found a ratuia lor muilaaty ta A7a otlar ol I'HliB aoaaulla tloa by Icitar. All aorraapondanaa la paid aa aaeradly aoalldaailal. Uddraaa Dr. H. V. Plana, llultalo, N. 1. Df Piarra'a I'avorila I'raaoripllon railoraa and rafulafaa tli womanly Itinclioni, ahnlialiaa pain and builda up and puli Ilia fin kliini loucli ol lieallli on avary waak woman ibo givtt ll a fair trial. It MstkcH Weak Women Strong, Sick Women Well. Yaa aan'l afford lo aorapl a ttcril nualrun aa a uha'lliila lor Ihu niin-almiholio niejii'ln im non coMrumio. Mm 10 CLIMB INTO WftCO.1 (Continued from page 1.) with Dm auction projected between I It'll it Creek H lid that il'i. Al umni enough Iiiih already boon aub- Hcrltu'll II) Complete tint ki u'llHK I" Mullii'i. Mullno la MllKhtly over Inilf way between MoInIIh nml I louver Creek Tlio rouil will undoubtedly lie eiiiniileteil within the year wow Hint the Mnlnllii peoplo urn liroumid lo the fact tluit nil they lilivo to ilo la help tlioniM'lveii. Thn director uro ilellKliied with tin proMTt nml urn mora t tin n satls II imI wllh Dm way people are lukliiK holi n the ii'iiHiHlllnn. TO HEAR PROTEST AT AT A LATE DATE ; HEARING OF CHARGES DEBATE CASE TO BE POSTPONED. IN 'I lie illieclniH or I lie (iackaiuaa Ciintity Si'IhmiI league will not hour the tinned! of Clly Superintendent Tiui. fipiliiHt the ad Ion of 1 'rt lid ia I II M J.niieN. ii iXiicadn, In fititit tliiK mil Hie (lienor City lilKh Hi'hool debut I ii as team from un nppoi tunlty to try (ill I lie championship of the league. Tlx re Ik ii local teurhcra' institute ut MnrMiuiK, Sniiiidiiy, mid iniiiiy of the directors of the league decide to mieiid, unci the homing mi (ha pro- Scene On IYlolalla Railroad ( Ml ay V ...... SHOWING WORKMEN LEVELING D OWN THE GRADE. I. hi ha. been KiBiponed uiilil a later dm. The limine of Clly Huperlnteii dei.t TiMie thut Mr. Jamea Called off the ilehate between OreRon City and Khtiicadii, l hereby completely alumina, off the fonner team Ih tlatly denied by Mi. .liiiniK, who come very cloao to npplylnii the hIioii and uly word In Mh denial. It In very probable that the fur will fly when the lieaillix la Anally held ami no doubt the truth of tho contro versy will be bioiiRht out. lineal edu cators mo Inclined to Bymputhl.e with the orevon Clly pediiKOKiie, aa hl team ha had no opportunity to do nate wlih 1'nrkplace, which U credit ed wllh holdliiK the debating chum ploto-hlp of the county. p. C. LATOURKTTE, IToaldont. The First National Bank of Oregon City, Oregon CAPITAL, $50,000 00. Transact a General Banking Bulne. Open from 9 A. M. to 3 P. Dements Best FLOUR $1.45 PER SACK AT ALL GROCERS. Careful of Your Property j One of the secrets of our success in the Baggage r.d Transfer Business Safes, Pianos and Furniture Moving Williams Bros. Transfer Co. Phones, Office 50, Residence 1562 612 Main Street Office Both Phone. 22 Re.ldeace Phow Main 2624 Pioneer Transfer Co. KHt.bllshed U6S Suce-or to C. N. Crewman rtTRNITURE. SAFES AND PIANOS MOVED BY EXPERIENCED HELP PROMPT AND RELIABLE SERVICE. SAND, GRAVEL AND BRICK Rate Reasonable. BBg Stored 3 Day. Free of Charg Agency for the celebrated MT. HOOD BEER m Wj CORDOVA ALASKA MOB SEIZES COAL PEEVED, MEN DUMP HUNDREDS OF TONS OF COAL OFF OF DOCKS. PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT SOUCHT Al'ix Steamship Company la Loaar Whan Moo Spirit Break SEATTLE. May 4 -Emulating tne revolutionary patriot who formed the " Huston Tea Party " In 1773, a iimh of three tiundred men, went onto Hie dxk of the Alaska Steamship Company nt Cordova, Alaska, today ii nil began dumping Into the sea three : hiindreil ton of Canadian coal stored there. The pile of coal uUuckod by the mull Is valued at $,noo, and I part of the stock kept on hand by the Alimkii Steamship Company and th Copper River & Northwestern Rail road Company. New received here toi.iglu b tile Mask S.c.mmhlp ('(iiiipiiny In a calilcKram from it. J Harry, koihthI aKeiit for the company iii Cordova. ' Koellnu here Intenae over coal mutter," It say. " Mob of more than :iou men now on the dock dumping Nunalmo coal Into the bay. Author! He here kwii'Ichh. Mayor callliiK on (iovernor for help. No feeling HKiiliiHt company. It 1 against Gov urnment account 'reM)rt that no ac tion would be taken on being land." It Ih said here that un appeal Iiiih been sent to President Taft to end troops to the acene. T. J. MEYER, Cashier M SAGE Or CORNERS TALKS NEW LAWS COUNTRY JUSTICE DISCUSSES MODERN METHODi IN AN OLD-FASHIONED WAY. TUB SHOULD STAND ON OWN BOTTOM Writer Say If Talk Elect Crooked Politicians to Make Laws, It Because They Ar Too Laiy to Select Good Men (OrcKouiim). CI.ACK AM COUNKKH, April 2C (To the Kdltoii. A near a I tun make out, the Oregon Idea, a preucu cd and practiced by the pure patriots who patented It, la that the people haven't got gumption enough lo elect the right men to tnuke right law, ho they nnift make the law thomHolve. having plenty of gumption to do that. Thut what Aimer lleppner ay, and he say ho knows because (j'Hen told him so. Mebbe ho. mchbe ho. Hut it Httlkea me that If I had a new barn to build I wouldn't be Hhowln' much Judg ment to tackle the Job myself becauHC I wus ulruld I hudn'l Iiohs senso enough lo hire a good carpenter. Hocm to me thut plckln' out a good luwyer or a good doctor, or a good blacksmith, or a good hired man, when you've got u Job In one of them lines to do, and the money to pay for it, takes a .heap less general education, so to Hienk, than It would to do the Job' yourself. ' ... My experience in life has made mo believe that there are a heap more good citizens than bad one ay where you go. There's bllck fellow In town that sell brass brick to greedy fool who think somebody Is going to give them gold for hHlf the price the Jewel er around tne corner win pay; aim there's farmers that aln t alxive put- tin' all the little potatoes In the bot tom of the sack a seilln' a blind hosi for the price of a good one to some Innocent who don't know enough to fan his hat In front of a new hoss's eyes; but most men In town are ready to give a customer one hundred cents' worth of honest goods for a noiiur, and moat farmers deal pretty much on the squure. If folks elect crooked politicians to make laws, It's Just because they ttrf too lazy and care less to take the trouble to pick out honest and good men; and If they are too lazy and careless to do that, how are they going to be busy and cure tul enough lo make the wise laws for llieliiHelves? I've heard the parson say that intra e ceased wav back in lllblo times, and I'm pretty certain they ain't be ing worked no great extent just ai present. Hut Abner lleppner says ihero ain't nothing' Impossible with (iod and W. S. C'lten. He says Ken sold u halt u law practice that wasnt workln' to a Philadelphia man lor $2,500 u year, and Abner say that If imikln' n Philadelphia lawyer out of a sonp-mnn in the twlnklln' of an eye aln t II miracle, men lie ain i no jieis of miracles. . SometluieH I go to Portland. and nimble around amouc the eommlsslot merchants. The last time I was there I found notntoos selling wholesale at $2.50 a hundred pounds, and carloads ronilng In from the East. es, sir, and onions at $3.50 a hundred pounds, and being shipped In from benighted sections w hore they aln t never neara of the Initiative and referendum. And ii eiunmlsHlon man told me that tiO per cent of the vegetables eaten in Portland were shipped In from other states. He was a profane, careless- speakln' cuss and he ald he thought It would be a dnmslte bettor Oregon Idea to raise half as much political hell nnd twice as much potatoes and bi'iitiH and CHhbage. I'm a kind of old-fashioned Ameri can m ill and u whole lot of a believer In a tub Ktandin' on Its own bottom. I believe tlmt a boy or a girl who Is taught to be self-reliant and to take and give hard knocks makes a better man or woman than one who la per petually molly-coddled. And I believe that whut is good or bad for the indi vidual is good or bad for a whole peo ple. Now-a-dayg the principal occupa tion of half the population seems to be thinking up new laws to take cure of the other half. Even the length of the sheets on a bed, the drinkln' cups lu public places, and the number of monsters that may be kept in the chlckenyard without offending the senslbllillcs of the Lady Secretaryess of the Society for tho Prevention of Improper Practices among Poultry. are all subjects of new laws. I'nruly children must not be spank ed with anything harder than a roll of cotton batting. Nude works of art must be put in overalls. The peo ple's habits, amusements, health, hours of work, drinking and about all their individual concerns must be re gulated by a lot of laws. About the only part of the Lord's Prayer tne.-.e folks seem to know Is "Lead us not Into temptation," and that's the only part of that inayer that makes a real man feel kind of sneakln" when he re peats It. Hut Abner lleppner says ne Know that mckln' laws is a citizen nrst ihity, and he's going to circulate a pe tition for a hog-law that win mane Hill Sykes clean up bis pen once In while, if he has to hire a man to help Mrs. Hoppner moke tne crops this year and next. 9 I'm not against government In rea sonable amounts, and I believe every man fit to live in a free country ought to take his fair share of interest In holpln' to see it run right. But I be lieve that the man who attends to hU own business first and look after his neighbor's next Is liable to vote with more sense than a fellow who holds down a cracker-barrel all day and lays out plans for the runnln' of the uni verse, while his children go to school with their toes stickln' out of their shoes at one end of their little bodies and their hair comin' out of the holes In thfTtf hats at the other end. The Oregon Idea that strikes me as about right Is more Initiative behind the plow-handles and less referendum at the corner grocery; more chickens, eggs, pigs, potatoes, cabbages, beans and onions and fewer petitions and amendments; more stump-pulling and less stump-speaking. Put Abner Heppner says be would rather hear U'R" or KKleton or CrldKn aavn the country than to pull a aturnp anylay, il say It g only a (jiiohIIom of lime Ho the Initiative and referendum will make the stump pull theiMMelvo out. Hut the country ha to he saved ilKht uwuy. And people around hern do nay thai Ahner I a smart man. A. MOHHHACK, . ; FINE WESLEY M. WIRE. CF NEWBERG ELECTED PRE8IDENT OF DISTRICT. KORKHT (iROVK, May 9-(Hpe-cUI.) The recent Salem District Con vention at Forest Grove of the Ep worth League was one of the most siicceMiifiil ever held. The meeting be gan with a reception given by tne local chapter to visiting delegates and was greatly enjoyed liy all. After devotions on Saturday morning led by Rev. T. U Jones a profitable half hour was spent -In the discussion by the several chapter of the primary' Purpose of the Epworth league. At the close of this discussion pa pers were read on subjects vital to the development of the League. After the reading of the papers of ficers of the district made their re ports. The reports called attention to the negligence of some of the chap ters In not sending In their monthly roiMirt so that the district officers tould make complete reports. The president of the Pacific Univer sity gave- the delegates an urgent In volution to visit the University. Near ly all took advantage of the oppor tunity. The following officers were elected: Wesley M. Wire, of Newberg, presi dent; John Woodfln, of Oregon City, second vice president; Mrs. R. L. Ijinsdowne, of Gresham, third vice president;' Miss Violet Taylor, of Hills Imro. fourth vice president; Mlsa Ro tulg. of Newberg, secertary; L. E. Judson, of Salem, treasurer; Mrs. Gardner, of Forest Grove, superintend ent Junior L. I-slle Chapter, Salem, Invited the league to hold Its next convention with It. The invitation was accepted. Rev. Hopkins, of Dallas, was one of the speakers. A sunrise prayer meet ing was conducted by President Wes ley M. Wire. He ad onished the Leaguers to sot a hlch Ideal and live up to this standard fur it was quality and not quantity of service that builds christian character. President Homan of Willamette I'lilverhliy delivered a sermon which was well received. DUtrict Superintendent Moore at H::;o o'clock Sunday administered the communion service. The Leaguer met at G:I5 In their regular devotionul meeting wllh President Taylor of the Forest Grove Chapter as leader. At this service Harold A. Swafford. of Oregon City Choptar, distinguished himself n one of his whlstlli? solo accompanied on tho organ by Miss Moreita Hickman. Just before the ev etilng sermon Supt. Moore installed the new officers. Of. Curon of First M. E. Church, Salem, delivered the address of the evening. He Is a new man in the con- feretice. having come here the past year from the Minnesota conference Forest Grove residents did them selves proud as to entertainment. They served the dinner and supper at the church In their new, large, spacious dining room and breakfast was had at the lodging place of the many dele gates. DECORATIONS FOR BUSINESS H9USES TO SPEND A FORTUNE IN DRESSING UP ESTABLISHMENTS. I Portland. Or., May 9 (Special) Dec orations for Portland's annual Rose Festival, June 5-10, will be more elab orate than ever before, according to plans being made by the business houses for brightening up the down town streets. The Festival colors are leaf green and petal pink, but this year the national colors, will be used extensively as well. Several of the larger business houses on the line of the parados have already made ar rangements to have their places deco rated elaborately, and some of them will spend several hundred dollars in dressing up their establishments. One department store will convert an entire block Into a temporary rose garden. Large vases or jardinieres will be placed at short intervals along the curb entirely around the block and blooming rose bushes will be placed In them for the entire week. Ixxlges and various Interests will have special designs, the Elks are planning to weave the royal purple of Elkdom Into the color scheme, while the Lum-j herman'8 Hullding will feature the de signs of tho Hoo Hoos. There will be sharp rivalry between the business houses of Sixth and Sev enth streets as to which will have the more beautiful decorations, the vari ous establishments vielng with each- other in producing the best effects. CASTOR I A For Infant &nd Children. Kind Yea Hare Always Bought Bear the Signature WILL INVESTIGATE SUGAR. WASHINGTON. May 4 Investiga tion, not alone of the sugar trust, but of all branches of the sugar industry, was provided for today by the house rules committee, which appointed Lenroot (Republican, Wis.); Pou (Democrat, N. C), and Hardwick (Democrat, Ga ). a sub-committee o redraft Hardwick's resolution of yes terday, which was aimed sole" against the sugar tmst. T MEET AT ASTORIA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS OF THE NORTHWEST WILL COMPLETE. .HICH SCHOOL RELAY WILL BE HIT Team Going East From All Club Will Return In Tim to Taka Part In the Big Contest. . ASTORIA, Or., May 5. What promises to be the greatest track meet ever held under the auspices of the Pacific Northwest Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, is billed for the Astoria Centennial Celebration, when the annual championships are decided durlrrjf the last week In August, most likely August 20. At least 50 of the best athlete In the Northwest will lie present from the various clubs, while a relay race open to every high school In the state I planned by the Centennial Athletic Committee, a handsome silver cup be ing given as the prize. Gold and sil ver medal will be allotted the win ners In the various field and track events in the amateur championships. T. Morris Dunne, secretary of the P. N. A., who reside In Portland, 1 doing much to help along the Centen nial meet. Originally It wa planned to held the annual athletic champion ships on Multnomah field In Portland, hut that was found impracticable on account of the recent fire, which de stroyed the club house and grand stand. Multnomah, very generously turned the meeting over to the Astoria Amateur Athletic Club, which will be responsible for Its success this year. Secretary A. Guillume of the Astoria Club Is co-operating with Mr. Dunne In securing the best athletes in the northwest to attend. The Seattle Athletic Club, according to Captain Brailey Glsh, Is preparing to send a team of eight men to the National Championships at Pittsburg in June, and will return this team to Astoria intac for the August meeting. Glsh Informed Mr. Dimne that Seattle would help make the Astoria celebra tion famous. The Spokane Athletic Club will of from eight to twelve .on nnd the Vancouver. R. C Athle- tic Club will be represented by Its famous all-round athlete. Gillis, and a team of its best men. GIIHs competed egalnst the world champion, Martin Sherid'in, of New York, and was bare ly beaten out. He alone will be a big drawing card. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club will send a full team and in ad- dition to Dan Kelley, holder of the j world's 100 and 200 yard champion j ships In the sprints and a broad jura- j A ER RACK per who represented America at tne London Olympic games in 1908, wHIIrev. CHARLES F. AKED aUo secure the attendance of the : woild famous Forrest Smithson, the, only man who ever topped the 12'-! yard hurdles In less than 15 seconds. ; Captain Jack Hiekson of the Multno-; man Ciuo. is aneaay assurea 01 ivci lev In the hroad iumD and feels rea sonably sure that he can induce Smith, who is now in California, to return and run for the club In the hurdles. The high school relay promises to be a big hit with a tour-man team ted to deliver two arternoon lectures from each high school in the state.,,, the July session of the Willamette from each nigh scnooi in tne siaie- . Athletics In the various high schools ( has grown wonderfully in the past five; veais and there is not a school of any . .. . . .. J pretension in tne .onuweai iuai uwo not boast of a school track team. Each year the big colleges, the State Uni - versity at Eugene, and the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis, sponsor meets at which the state championship are held for high school boys, paying the expense of a six-man team. This has fostered an athletic spirit such as no other thing is capable of doing, and when the crowds gather In the old baseball grounds in Astoria, which have been .. I .. . .... lixtfi an n n-to-date field. thpv will witness the best efforts of the best type of Oregon boy, While the date has not been de- flnlielv arranged, it is very likely that August 26. which falls on Saturday, will be finally selected. O'BRIEN ANDERSON AND DAN FIGHT 15 FAST ROUNDS AND DRAW RESULTS. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 6 Not withstanding the arrest of the parti cipants in tne matches at Vancouver Friday night and the placing of the men under bonds ranging from 1250 to $500, the bouts scheduled under the auspices of the Vancouver Athle tic Association were pulled oft before a packed house. The seating capacity or 2500 was taxed to overflowing and the S- R- O. sign standing out before the bouts began. ihe fiist event on the program was a wrestling match between Clyde Treser, of Vancouver, and Walter 1 Arndt. of Portland. Treser won first tall in 4 minutes, 7 seconds. Second uu aggressiveness after 15 minutes. His work was clean and pretty ! throughout. Arndt is the man who ihiew Auk Smith, the Oregon City bov recently. Two soldiers from the Barracks furnished the next. Privates Egan and Hinds. Both men scaled 158 j pounds. This go ended suddenly in I the III st round, Egan landing a dream-, land tablet on Hinds' Jaw, putting him , out for several minutes. I Kid Exposito aud "Yankee" Alley1 furnished six rounds of comedy. One j was afraid and the other dasent. Al len was the most aggressive and re received the decision. Danny O Brien entered the ring at 10:05, and was followed by Bud An derson five minute later. From the tap of the gemg the fan were treated to as pretty an exhibition of clean clever milling as ever seen around! this part of the country. O'Brien out- ( weighed Anderson several pounds and , has more reach. His punches were more effective but Anderson outshlnod him In footwork. Hud carried the fighting to Danny throughout the 15 round, demonstrat ing hi ability to take punishment and hi willingness to mix. Both boy brought blood and both were on the edge of the' land of hod at time. A draw .t a fair decision. Jlmtnia Manning und Willie C'onroy, of Han Francisco, challenged the win ner before the bout. Jack Barry, of the Portland ball team, was among those in O'Brien's corner. It Is to be hoped that the manage ment of the association will be ahlo to pull off their card regularly. The crowd was most orderly, no drinking or gambling of any kind een. Neither wa there any profanity. Several women were present. BAILEY'S REMOVAL IS ASKED BY GRANGERS RESOLUTION INTRODUCED OP POSING REFERENDUM IN SCHOOL MONEY. CORVALUS, Or., May 10. (Spe cial.) Multnomah County delegate offered a resolution today at the con vention of the State Grange looking to the removal of State Dairy Commis sioner Bailey. In case be fall to re sign the Governor Is asked to remove him. The Granger were entertained at the college for luncheon and din ner. Columbia county introduced a ring ing resolution opposing the referen dum on the educational appropriations and another opposing the appropria tion of money to defray expenses of an ambassador to the coronation of King George. Douglas county presented a resolu tion favoring a key to the unwritten work. Lane county presented a re quest for information relative to co operation. Delegate from Linn county favored more stringent laws relative to tuber cular livestock and the spread of the disease. I Following the report of the commit I tee on credentials and other prellmin j ary work, several committee to take ' charge of routine work of the four ! day' session were named. Mayor C. V. Johnson delivered the address of ; welcome from the city, and Professor I W. F- Gasklns welcomed the visitor . In behalf of the Commercial Club, of I which he is president. C. E. Spence, master of the State Grange, respond ed for the visitors. An address was given by President W. J. Kerr of the ! college, who spoke on "The Place of ; the Agricultural College in Education." E IS COMI WILL TALK TWICE BEFORE CHAUTAUQUA. Rev. Charles F. Aked. the man who, - ; resinned the pastor or tne KocKe i feller Bapist Church in New York ; pIVi to become pastor of the First ' conereKattonal Church in San Fran- Cisco, refusing an Increase of $10,000 j ! annum in his salary, has consen - ut the July session or me wuiameue valley Chautauqua Assembly In Glad- 8tone park. His dates are Thursday and Fridav. July 13 and 14. He is . . . . ........ . i one 0j me ongciesi men in iuu y"' - ! pit n the country and the Cbautau - 1 qua management expects him to Pck luc auuiivnuiu MRS. KERSH KITCHEN WORKER. Or., May 5. Mrs. Carrie SALEM Kersh, who was sentenced to the penitentiary to serve 15 years for manslaughter, and w ho was received at the prison a week ago, has been j transferred to the State Insane Asy lum, w here she Is now employed as a trusty. Her removal from prison con finement was due to the recommenda tion of Sheriff Stevens and the Gover nor's new plan of reducing the cost of operating not enly the asylum but all other state institutions by using convict labor. Mrs. Kersh was as signed to kitchen duty at the asy lum. Useless Light Turned Off. i SALEM, Or., May 10. In order to j reduce the current expenses of the Capitol building, secretary ot iaie Olcott issued orders to the Janitor that hereafter no lights be allowed to burn during the daytime in the lobbies on any of the floors and that all lights in the Senate and Representative chambers must be kept turned off at all times. For the past few years hundreds of lights have been allowed to burn day and night In the lobby on the second floor, and In the rotunda. ELLIOTT & PARK Garage and Repair Shop 5th Street Between Main and S. P. R. R. AGENTS FOR The Regal Car as Well as the Ford AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE DAY OR NIGHT Gun and Locksmiths, General Repairing, Brazing and Repairing. ACENTS FOR Colombia, Hartford and Flyer Bicycles Repair Work Guaranteed. Pacific Phone 3672, Home A 72 APPORT I0HT NOT REASSURING CITIES ARE ATTRACTING MORI THAN RIGHT PROPORTION OF SETTLERS. RURAL DISTRICTS FALLING BEHIND Only 88,000 of the 260,239 Po pie Arriving In Oregon Ih Lat T.n Year On Farm. PORTLAND, Or.. May 3 (Special) Analysl of the recent censu figure by the Commercial Club, a rogaro the growth of Oregon rural popu lation In the past decade, I not reas suring. The cltle are attracting three people for every one that goes to the country. During the past ten years the cities have Increased In population 101 per cent, while the rural district show a gain of only 29 per cent. The proportion between town and country population In thl tate ha entirely changed In the past decade. Ten year ago Oregon people were about evenly distributed between town and country, the latter leading by 31,573. This margin has not out: been wiped out by the fast growing cities, but they have plied more than 100.000 on top of this gain, while the rural population has increased over the total of ten year ago- by but 65,759. The state as a whole ha gained 2C0,2-'!9 people in the past ten-year period, an Increase of over 62 per cent. Less than 66.000 of tbl new population has gone to the country, while almost 200,000 people have Bet tied In the cltle. Three people have gone to the cities for every one that has settled in the country. " We are facing the gravest problem of the generation." said Manager C. C. Chapman, of the Commercial Club, " for If we can get more people on the soil, many of our other troubles will settle themselves. How to get the, landless man on the manlese land Is the great work to which the Oregon Development League and the Port land Commercial Club have aet them selves. The figures show there 1 dire need of it. The man who can devise a way to offset the lure of the white lights of the city and get men to set their feet on the ground instead of treading asphalt all their lives, de serves well of hla country." RUSHUlrslS AT SEA FOR MANY CITIZENS URGED TO MAKE RACE FOR MAYOR BUT DECLINE. PORTLAND, Or.. May 10.-(Spc- ciai.i ine oppouemo ui . u. nuu- light are having a difficult time find ing a man to oppose him on an lnde- pendent ticket. Since the nomination j for mayor of Mr. Rushlight by the Republicans last saiuraay every euo" has been made to find a man to run i has been made to find a man I h without succej , " Exactly 10 day remain in wb success. bich to ..v v. .1-1,1 ,lA IHan in ho nusu me njui nu.vi - 1 the independent, and the searching . f h h th are several. will continue their Investigations up io the last minute, If necessary. A dozen suitable citizens who would fill 1 the bill are adamant In their refusal to enter tne pouucai race, wuiuu is quite satisfactory to Rushlight and equally satisfactory to Thomas, the Democratic nominee, who contends that for an independent to come out will split the vote and allow Rushlight to win. Mayor Simon la Btlll considering; John F. O'Shea positively balks; John Burgard says his business won't let him; John M. Gearln declines with thanks;' Tom Word is digesting the situation, and so on down the line. Ex-Mayor Rowe is being boome In some quarters, C. W". Hodson'a name Is being talked of, but so far as known the proposition has not been put to him. In the Sixth Ward, the Insurgent Republicans are camping on the trail of Councilman Belding, and predict they will defeat hjm with John Mon- ; tag. Democrat, In June. There is also talk of an Independent against Coun oilman Kubli in the Eighth Ward. Dr. Edward Locke, who served - In th3 State Senate last session, Dr. J. E. Josephl and Richard Delch are men tioned as possible material with which to defeat Kubli. i