.0I?K(10N CITY KNTKUPRTRE. Fill I )AY, NOVEMBER 21, 1013.
LARSEN & CO.
WlIOLKSALli AND RETAIL
v
Groceries, Produce and Commission
The largest and moit complete stock in
our lino in CUckamai County.
WE PAY CASH For country produce.
AH good 0'd on Money-Back Guarantee.
Ve k'ivc frX Crccn Trading Stamps
.1001-1003 Main St. Oregon City, Ore.
LOCAL UmEPS
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A l'n" r. 'f Hmnty. was l
,! Thur-.iy - Friday.
""'"J, of Maniiiam, spent
KnZu lull. "I I'nrlow. ha. been
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of Volutin, wit In Hit.
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r . Hmlili. or Heaver " rrr. w..
Mr
, J. Knell, WHO "vrB
Hrlin;"'r
ilrotn Hint i" n;
Tumlay,
iih.fl I'ratl. 'II snown
Stock
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HutilMnl.
HlKhland. r"'' !'" ' County rl
VIdiirJV
Mr. nJ Arthur (iruimin. or
fntiy, lh" "' '
county seal.
II, i;rninlll.-r. of Heaver I reek.
tu In H" i'"'"'1)' ,,Bl ,,r'' l""1
K, x, rrli'll. of Aurora, was In
lb rouiiiy sent Hi" miuuio pari 01
ttirtik .TleliillllK IU imiuiu'". mm-
l.rt.
Mart lil- ''' III 'rom th Okie
Jtuunlkln initii Hi lorn purl or in
.. Ili niul Joliu Fain-lough will
riurn WnliK ulii)
J, 8chwrl. of ilm grocery firm of
gch.artf Hum. near HeilUinil. at-1,1,-1'
d 1" bu.lnc.s mutter lu tilt
toaniy seat Tuodiiy.
Cuiriii' lin-cor. Mint llolen I'U'p-
Ut. mil Mm. Vuriii'D mm) H Iha trlv
iron )n'im CHy lo their borne In
MdUIU by ' Thursday.
Nn. K. J Tlmirh'-r, who llvt near
ihi dir. i"iii Weiltii'tiliiy In Port
bud. vii-Imiik lit Ilm home of bvr
liner. Mm. I., ri. Humui'U.
Wllllnm II I t In. of Anlorlo, hn
rriunii'il In lil liomn rlly kflrr upmul'
Iti i.'n-nil ! lih ri'intlvrt In llili
m-tlun of rin kntiini county.
R. It. Hmlili, a fiirmrr from Nw hrn
furnA ihrniirh thl rlly on ri-tiini
inp from Si .1 i It i) m . Ho vlnltKd nimiy
local frit-mi" 'I liumilny sftiTiioim.
Mr. A. Vuilnwiirth CikmI, who linn
bun vl.-Hlht lu Kt. I'nul, Mtnu..
Id thin rlly linn wi-i-k at tho gui'il o(
Iff Iiit, Mm. Frank Moon, r
Gnuiuliil.
Mr ami Mr. T, J. Clifford. ho
llvnnwir Ml. "l'lrniilit, jmmu'd
ihruuich ihU rlly .Monility on thrlr
tir in Kiirrrton birB thuy ill
iiwod tli nk. ,
Wllllum liiiuri-r, a farmer frtim thn
BmriT Cri'i k illittrlrt pamind throuuh
till rlly Sntnnlny on till way to He
mic, h.-rc li will vinlt bla inotliiT,
Mri. U I). )inmr.
Mlti Ci rtnnlii llolilna la nlannliiit
trip In Sn. in mill Kiikkiic, whii'b will
lt tho rriiiii-r nart of Doromber.
She mill iirnlialily alurt aoma tlma In
th (urn part of tli month.
rtinrlrt Hiii-nliy. a well known con-
creio rimtnuiiir, li.ft Friday uiornlii
(in buxlni-.'H rp to Walla Wulls,
wn , Li'ttisiiin. Iilnho. and otntir
NniK. Hi. u in m anno aevi-rul
I). C llnliliiK. of th Oronon Com-
nliolun niiMiiuiiy, la 111 at bis bourn
Ilk a ttp'tirlii'd liiirk. He allniinil
Baiiinlny hi miloiidlnR bay nd In
n tllorl in ri'Kiiln hla footlnit twlHted
di' iiai k.
Jotlah (Inrbi't hna reoontlv " our-
chnii'd a fi im miirn fniin kn inmlfrn
Origin riuu-hiT. Th animal U nboiit
three ynirn old and la cmialdorod mi
ilranm pi.rfm t )(K-lmon of horaa-
IWtB.
Camllln mill llnih Bimirlo thn rhll-
Iri'D or Mr. nml Mr. I H Rum In. of
bin city. r,. in i hi) local hoKpltnl with
'.'iininii. Thn ruan la far advancia
Ul Hifl ilnnnnr la thomht to be
PmbimI.
Mm 1 ' r u'a.i..ii r..i.. n.n.
y ' IIIIH III Ml .
lOWIl. lit . trni.flt tt ham lUlnp. Mr..
H- H. Cnrwcll, who Uvea aoutb of
Rfdmond. Mm WpikIhII will rturn
her homo in the emit the Uttor part
this mouth.
wlni! to the fact that their old
home
mi Miiln street la to bo torn
j
unwn In mnllA mr.v fnr thn tinw nn.t-
o'tlre, Sheriff and Mrs. Ernest Mass
v been forced to move Into their
home on High streot.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Perry, well
llown HrltlHh fnlnnilila nennln. have
old their 25-arre farm on the Aber
"'thy lo Victor T. Neal. of Portland.
r. and Mra. Porry are In the city at
is present time and Intend to locate
nere.
SALESMAN HAS BROKEN
8KULL FROM HIS FALL
Word has been reclved In this city
"t John Costollo, salesman for the
iason Ki man company who Is well
'"own ii, thla city, foil down a flight
oi steps n Portland, and Is suffering
irotn a fractured aknll a reault At
" present time he Is In the St. Vln-
r"" nwpltal, and hovering between
onii aenth.
He has traveled through this terrl
"T for some time and Is well known
nere among the merchants and store
"wpcrs of Clackamas county.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,
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u talu fcumdir. Mit airir
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B.n V1"1 ert. th,. fr, blMtM.
a ruu mMip.tHK.
(Adv.)
WILLAMETTE GETS
NEW
CHARTER
VOTE IS CLOSE OUT THE AFTER
NOON BALLOTS SAVE
THE DAY
MUNICIPAL IMPHEMENIS START
Flr Station and City Hall Soon to
h Under Conttructlon on Wttt
Sldf of tin River Cal
ibration Htld
Wlllatnettn Uitopli-d lla rhurti-r Mon
day at a n'(i.il i'li-ilon dy the -Iho
iniirclii of 17 vuli- (Inn liiimlriil
fifty anviMi vuti'H wi-re cii.t, whli h In
uiiti of tho lurni'.t niiinliiT pnlli'd
tltu'o the town wua firm urKiuil.i.il.
Thn volii iiHd K7 for and 70 iiitnM
Hie tiiarli r.
At flrnl ll a. iIioiikIiI Hint Hie m-w
rliurliT na iliii-iili'd. Tin vuli ciim
III III" llliirillllK HI VI. tllOKK II Kill lint I lu-IH-XV
n.t of a a liirni' iiiajnrlly lull
the llll.'IIKMili voti-r ilimiKi'il Hie liny.
Tim eli'iilou nut only il-rlilrl tin
fjiii-Nllon of the ihnrliT hut a I bo didT
mlni'il III" fri-rlli.il uf thn in w fire
hoiiHK and rlly hull, nllhoiiuh IIiIh lul
ter l.hiiii wan Indirect. Ki tcrul of
the rliltciia plt'dKi-il i-iioiikIi mnne)
lo liiiike the eri'i-tlon of tln IiiiIIiIIiir
a rerlalnly. provlili'il the iliurti-r cur
ried. Conatructlon will prohuhly bo
atarted In a abort tluui.
A la run rrowil waliiied oiiIhIiIh of
the Mil In K plui-e where the liallolii
were helui( coiiiileit and wulleil for
Ilm return. ileHplle I he fiui that dark
clouiN tlireateiied ruin. When the
work n flnlHlmil and there was no
doulit hut that the rtiarler cairled, an
Impromptu riunuilltee found kuiik
flreworka and a Kcnerul iM-liiirallon
ii. held In front of I.elHhiiinn'a
lore ou Main turret.
OREGON CITY HAN
Word hua beeu received here that
a former Oregon City mun.. C. F. W.
Stoevnr. Ima been reelected for the
elKlttb time pre.lilent of H Kiik
ll.h conference of 1'a'iflc Synod of
the Kvanitellral Uithernn church,
which wua held at The Kill lea this
week.
Mr. Ttoever waa reared In thla sec
tion and hla parenta and other rela
tives live lu OrcKon CUy "ml the r
rouiiillnit country. On Tuesday, tho
first day of the conference, he deliver
ed the conference sermon. Wi pres
ent home Is In Tacoma.
ELKS MEMORIAL IS
PLANNED BY L
Pinna are being made for the Elks'
Memorial service at the Oregon City
Indue which will bo held on Decem
ber 7. The services are nnllonul In
character, every lodge In tho entire
. ii.rllelnnlllie at the sAine
""""" " I.
hour and on the same uay, u
Rundnv In December.
Itev C. W. Koblnson, pastor of the
Episcopal church of Oregon I Ity. wiu
j..h... ii, iiloirv and Charles Callo
way of Salem, will give an address.
Thn'Oreaon Mnlo Qunrtette has Been
.n.,.,A f..r the services. The per
sonal of the quartette Is the same as
It was nine years ago when first or
ganised. J. W. Alstock. M. J. Renting.
J. A. Tauscber and A. w. ueuour,.
ftTEFANI 8AWMILL
ARISES FROM ASHES
Three weeks ago the Btefanl saw-
mill at Canby was compiem u?",
"a V. fir-. Today It will start saw
In. The plant has not only been en
Irely rebuilt, but It has been fitted
up with new machinery and w have
H,.hl the capacity former mill had.
Since buying the Canby Lumber
company. Mr. Stefanr. business has
grown by leaps and bounds and the
Increased capacity of tho new mill Is
'" h.n,n it. During the
ih. mill was out of commls-
ion. It was found necessary to order
lumber from Portwno 07 in"
,U hits.
CLOSED BY SCARE
n.u. Thnola have been closed all
the past week on account of one of
.. . . 1.... tiln diDineri "
ma iomi"1"
-..-,.1 others being subject to con
. im.. niv.mlrtfl and Brown
lagiou. 1
liI. worn also closed.
iti rtaneer of an epidemic Is said
to be passed, due to the Pull0.n
Uken by local authorities. Mis. Ma
bel Knight, the teacher who was 111.
Is reported much better.
FATHER MUST
PAY ALIMONY
JUDGE MEFU8ES TO GIVE CHIL
DREN TO HIM AND AS
SESSES COSTS
AS
GOES BLIND
Drlnya Suit for Separation and Fol
lows by an Action for the
Cuttody of Minors Re
qutit Not Allowed
A rtliur Hi hiii'lder was foiled by
-lililK" f lillipliell In his alteilllil to get
in. rmmr.'ii nun was ukhi-hhiiI u
on. hi lily sum of $2 which la to be
sent to Ilm county clerk ntid given
by hi in to Anna I,. Hehneliler for the
support of t)ie minors.
The plaintiff wns divorced from his
wife JiiHt us she was louring her eye
.liiit and the decree was grunted
shortly uiler she bad become uliimst
totally blind. From that lime, she
has been growing wow, lu sidle if
riorls, anil her condition has h.-htmI
limes uroiiwd tint people of the city
to arrange benefit performances fur
ln-r support.
Following closely on the heels of
hla divorce from the woman ciimn
his application for the custody (J the
blldreii. After bearing the case, the
otirt Friday refused to ullow the ap-
plli-atlou and gave the chldlren lo the
blind mother anil an order for (13 a
month for thrlr inii'Mrininre.
Mrs. Sihneliler Is well known
through the city. Home time ago the
l-oyal Order of Moose and the Wo
men's club gave her a benefit at the
Hell Theater and another one Is cofc-
teuiilalei by the inanageuient for
next Huml.ty.
D
AND DECREES FILED
H ii It for divorce was filed In the
In ull court of the county by Kath
Tine Arronowsky against her bus-
laiid. Solomon, on the grounds o:
ruelty and iiihuiiiiin treatment.
She recites thai they were-married
ll llerlln. lierinnny, aeptemner m.
l'.0T. and asks for an allow mice or
moiilhly from his earnings and for
he cure of the minor children.
The following divorces were grant
ed by Juilg Cnmpbell during the day:
Victor O. Fly, aguiust Jessie Hy: An
nie Millar against William Millar:
Anna M. Halo ngulnst Charles C;
John K. Connolly ngalnst Marie;
lluby Albertson ugalnst John; Myrtle
Hollsworth ugalnst Kdley W .
and
(lla 11. I'rnnz against Michael.
DRY QUESTION IS IN
December 29" will see the new city
011 the west sldo in activity the
new charter being up for adoption or
rejection on that dale.
As In the rase of Oregon I ity s
last election the Interest that Is be
ing shown the most la by the liquor
men who see a mecca for tncir lost
trade lii the neighboring city.
"Mnnv stories are aflont that tne
new charier. If adopted, will mako the
cltv dry for all time. This Is only
possible by the people voting dry ev-
vr time the mntler may oe on me
ballot.
"If nt any time It is considered wise
to make the city a harbor tor ine
linunr business, all the poeplo need
I. to use the Initiative and refer
endum, nut the matter on tne uauoi
and vote wet.
Tim new charter has been care
fully drawn by a select committee or
ten from all parts of the city and With
the aid of two of Oregon City's best
attorneys. The committee wus uuuur
.,,,1, ,. in lt adoi) on ana tne cu
ennncll was ununlmouB in placing 11
on file to be voted upon uy tne peo
ple. No one is being hureniy aeau
with and at anytime on vote 01 tne
,,i,.,i, in th charter can be amended.
This statement was made by H. T. Mc-
itnlu of the charter committee, No
vember 13. to The Enterprise.
AT
wnru for the debating team at the
Orgeon City High school Is prof"1"-
Ing rapidly ana tne iry-ouw " "
held Monday. The subject Is: Re
solved. That a Single House Legisla
ture Should be Established for Ore-
.. j.t ha.
A state wiae ueimuuis
been formed and the local school is a
member. According to this plan the
state Is divided Into districts and each
school is enrolled into a district and
..h itutrirt la acaln divided Into
groups of three.
Each school turns out two teams, an
affirmative and a negative. The af
firmative remains "at nome mm
negatatlve "travels." For Instance
the Oregon City negative team will
go to Salem the Salem negative to
Woodburn, and the Woodburn nega
tive to Oregon City. From this group
of three the winner will be chosen
and then the winner of the a'st""
Th winners of the various districts
will thi compete until the state-wide
championship la decided.
Strengthen Weak Kidneys.
Don't suffer longer with
neys. You can get prompt relief by
i.kinr Electric Dltters, tnat wonaer-
ful remedy praised by women every
where. Start witn a ooum "
will soon feel like a new woman with
ambition to work, without tear oi pm.
... th- rviwiintr. of San Francisco,
writes: "Gratitude for the wonder
ful effect ot Electric whhi ini.
-hi. it cored my wife when
all else, failed.- Good for th. llT.r
welL Nothing better for indiges
tion or biliousness. Price 50c and $1.
ti.,.it Rroa Co- Oregon City.
Hubbard and Canby. (Adv.)
Oregon City Babies
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EDWARD RECKNER, JR.
Born in Oregon City, October S, 1908.
Music Lovers Get Treat
At Methodist Church
Mrs. Imogen Harding Brodie and
Luclen E. Becker Charm
the Large Audience
(By Meta Finley Thayer)
rr he organ recital at the Metho-
Idlst Episcopal church Wednes
day evening was the most no
table of the season's musical offerings
and was largely attended. Mr. Lu
clen E. Hecker, who Is one of the best
known organists In the West, gave a
well balanced program w hich showed
to advantage not only the tone colors
of the organ, but bis own technical
equipment. The numbers which
seemed to most please the auuience
were I he melodious ones, but the poly
honlc compositions of llach and
Halph Kinder received their full share
of ami ausn. For an encore Air.
Hecker played Schubert s berenaae,
Mrs. Imogen Hiirdlng-liroaie na
not been henrd In Oregon City recent
ly, and her welcome was practically
an ovation, 'lllessed with great per
sonal charm and' abounding spirits
which never fall to attract, Mrs
lirodle bus never been beard here to
better advantaKe. The progran
showed her amazing versatility and
brought out the full velvety tones ot
her contralto voice. For encores Mrs
llroilin sane Kate Vannah s "Uillnby
and by way of contrast, "Three Little
liieHllillls.
Particularly well received was tne
duet. "Oh! That We Two were May
ing," by Mrs. Ilrodle and Mrs. Meia
llnrlow-Lawrence, whose voices blend
In a remarkable manner. Mrs. Law
rence Is also a favorite In Oregon City
where she Is heard but too seldom.
The musclanly accompaniments of
Miss Sadye Evelyn Ford were of
great assistance to the Bingers.
The program was varied enough to
please eferyonc, and the audience
wns sent away In a happy mood by Mr.
Pecker's "American Fantasy." In
which were played some of the best
known American airs. .
TO TAKE STAND
LABOR SECRETARY COMPLAINS
OF 8ILENCE ON ALL VITAL
QUESTIONS
GOOD INFLUENCE SHOULD BE USED
Thinks Power of Organization Is to
Be Important Factor in Set
tlement of Disputes
With Capital
The silence of the church In mat
ters that effect capital and labor was
the theme of an address before the
Congregational Urotherhood Tuesday
night, by William McKeniie, of Port
land, secretary of the stationary en
gineers' union.
He declared that the alienation of
labor from the church Is due to the
fact that the representatives of capi
tal are leaders of the church work and
have an influence In the position that
It takes. He read the principles of
the American Federation of Labor
and pointed out that they were for a
hiirhnr moral position. Labor is not
opposed to the teaching of Christ, ho
said. He believed that the country
needs a physical revival more than a
spiritual one.
He declared that the church should
take a stand In labor questions and
use Its influence for the right side.
He did not believe that the churches
.mi v f f!. A. In Portland for ln-
tanc. were fair to laDpr oecause
ihov diii not employe union men.
Former Councilman aicuuire, in
Portland believed that the stand of
labor in the state will hereafter be
against the saloon and he flilnks that
workers generally would support a
.tat-wld Drohlbltion movement. He
went into the situation In dry towns
.nnUn nf the many commercialised
places of amusement In Portland giv
ing figures and facts with which he
waa ai-nlialnted.
Gilbert Hedges, J.' O. Staats, Rob
ert Warner, Max Telford and George
N. Edwards and otner spose.
CASTOR I A
lor In&nti and CUldien,
Hit M Yoa BanAtafsBssgM
Bignavarw n
It's np to a young man to give a girl
a few aamole lessons before asking
her If ah thinks she could learn to
lore him.
CHURCHES OUGHT
CLUB HOME HAS
WEAK SUPPORTS
CITY ENGINEER SAYS PLANS ARE
NOT RIGHT AND THE
STRUCTURE FRAGILE
WASHES HIS HANDS OF THE AFFAIR
Protest Arouses Official and he Pro
poses to Keep Off After Proper
Guarantee Is Posted
With Neighbors
Charles Noble, city engineer, bus
washed his hands of the commercial
club building, and says that he will
no longer lie responsible for Its con
struction or the material that Is put
Into It.
On an Inspection trip, the city engi
neer discovered that the foundations
of the building were In such a condi
tion as to Justify his condemnation of
the plans, he says. He Instructed the
architect that the foundations would
have to be strengthened or he would
not permit further work upon It.
Minor changes were made that some
what improved conditions and a guar
antee was given to the neighboring
owners that whatever damage ensued
from the erection of the building
would be met.
The engineer does not believe that
the walls are within the specifications
reoulred by city ordinances ana de
clared that they are not fireproof In
any way. He says the supports are
wood with brick coatings and that the
back wall is but eight Instead of 12
Inches ot brick.
As any Interference 00 the part of
the city engineer would prevent the
tenants from occupying the place
when they expected to do so, the en
gineer promised that be would keep
his hands off If the guarantee of pro
tection Is made and would not longer
hold blmsclf responsible for the work.
TRADE NOT M
Receipts for the week at Portland
stock vards have been: l ame na.
calves 1. hogs 2727. sheep 2429.
rttl liouidation has been some
what lens this week than it was a
week aeo. but the arrivals did not fur
nish every large number of prime
head. Killers are not very keen for
the half-fat grade, and prices are gen
erally lower on this class; $7.25 to
I7.S0 was biiT for tne lew cnoice cars
of steers offering the early part of the
week with the bulk top at 7.4l). six
tpen head of steers sold Friday morn
Ine for 17.60 the extreme top for the
week. Much ,of the stuff arriving
shows shrinkage In transit from betns
ted short grass.
Butcher stock was In !a!r demand
during the entire session. Cow stuff
was the only kind to suffer price de
clines, and this occurred only when
quality averaged poor; $6.50 was bid
freely for smooth fat she stuff, but
tho was a short supply. Bulls and
stags held steady at firm prices.
Swine values lowered 20 cents from
the old Drice Monday. The first half
nf the week furnished big receipts,
Monday having one of its largest to
tals on record. Quality of stock has
been generally good and pork Is being
finished more carefully; $8.00 as a
light hog quotatolon has stoop the test
right through the week. Good demand
prevailed at the lowered prices, mar
ket closing steady. to firm.
shn hniisn business was one of
the most active of the year. A plenti
ful supply of choice lambc ana million
. offered the buyers, who have
hoon nhort handed for some time.
Thov advanced prices Monday, but
later receded, and the close was about
where it was seven aays ago, dui is
steady. Prices on best graces are an
follows: Yearlings, $4.75 to $4.90;
old sheep, $4.25 to $4.50; ewes, $3.90
to $4.00; lambs, $5.50 to $5.75.
FOWL SlThAS
Aithmieh the local market for tur
keys and ducks Is unsettled. It Is'prob
able that Oregon City people will pay
about 26 or 27 cents for their Thanks
giving bird. Merchants here are pay
ing around 20 cents for turkeys alive.
There Is considerable call for heavy
hens but the market for small chick
ens is weak. Live ducks are selling
at wholsesale 13 cents and live geese
12 cents.
i?vorvttnr noints to a large supply
of turkeys for the Thanksgiving trade
Requests are coming in irom mr
country asking what price dealers
will pay for the festive birds and In
almost every case the same price Is
quoted.
IS
SATISFACTORY BASIS
Conditions In the hop Market are
one asatisiaciory dbi. v
steady and a good demand. There
has been some Increase In orders this
wub- and It would occasion no sur
prise If the second hair or tne monm
were decidedly active. Enough or
ders are coming in to absorb all the
offerlnas of good hops between an
and 23 V. cents. A part of the business
passing Is for export account, but. as
has been the case tor tne paai ion
nthL the bulk of the trading is east-
em hnalness. There is still a con
.lderable short Interest outstanding,
and covering operations are a feature
of current trade,
with crowera refusing to make con
cessions, the market is in shape to re
nnnit nnlrblv to aDT advance that
may take place In distant markets. As
the undertone Is gradually hardening,
some of the dealers are In expecta
tion of a 25-cent quotation before tie
month la over.
FLOW,
Direct from the mill to the
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SOCIAL LIFE
THE VARIOUS WOMEN'S CLUBS
TEDIUM OF TROPICAL DAYS
Ry WILLIS J. ABBOT, Author of "Panama and the Canal in Picture and
rrose
Copyright, 1913. Syndicate Publishing i
Co.. New York. All rlgnts reserveu.
Social" life on the Zone is rather
complex At the apex, or course, are
the commissioners and their families.
The presence of an Envoy Extraordi
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States In Panama City adds
aonther factor to the always vexed
question of precedence, while the
maintenance of a military posi wuh
full regiment, and a marine camp
with a battalion does not help to sim
plify matters. Social artinations
among those not In the Commission
or the Army are based with primitive
simplicity upon the amount of the hus
band's earning. One aavanuige oi
this Bvstem Is that it Is based upon
perfectly accurate Information, for ev
erybody on the Zone works for the
Commission and the payrolls are peri
odical published. But it Jnrs the In
genious outside to have a woman, ap
parently without a trace of snobbery,
remark casually to another, "Well, we
don't seo much of her. Her husband
Is In the $2,000 class, you know.
Social life is further complicated by
the fact that the people of the Zone
came from all parts of the united
States, with a few from Europe, l ney
have no common home asociations.
When the settlement of the Zone first
began the women were dismally lone
ly, and the Commission canen in a
nrofessional organizer of women s
clubs to get them together. Clubs are
organized from Ancon to Cristobal
and federated with Mrs. Goethals for
President and Mrs. Gorgas for Vice
president. Culebra entertained C.or
gona with tea and Tolstoe, and Em
pire challenged Corozal to an Inter
change of views on eugenics over the
coffee cups and wafers. In a recent
number of The Canal Record, the of
ficial paper of the Zone, I find nearly
a page given over to an account of
the activitie sof the womeu's societies
and church work. It appears that
there were In April, 1913, twenty-five
societies of various sorts existing
among the women on the Zone. The
Canal Zone Federation of Women's
Clubs had five subsidiary clubs, with
a membership of fifty-eight. There
were twelve church organizations,
with a membership ot 239. Nearly
290 women were enrolled In auxiliar
ies to men's organizations. But these
nnrnntzAtions were rapidly breaking
up even then, ana tne compieuou oi
the Canal will witness their general
disintegration They served their
purpose. Only a mma tnai couiu mi
the ideal with the practical could have
foreseen that discussions of the Ba
conian Cipher, or the phllisophy of
Nietzsche might have a bearing ou the
1oh of digging a canal, but whoever
conceived tne laea was num.
The same clear foresight that led
Recorder Forgets
To Register For
City Election
Though he had registered hundreds
of voters In Gladstone for the comlng-
clty election, John N. Seivers, justice
of the peace, attorney at law and city
recorder for the city of Gladstone,
forgot to register hfmself.
For the past few weeks. Justice
Seivers has done little but Impress
upoto the voters of Gladstone the nec
essity of registering for the election
and point out to them the nwful
calamity that would happen to the city
if the voters did not register heavily.
As a result, he has secured the
names of nearly all of the persons In
the city who are entitled to a vote at
the forthcoming election. But the
city recorder himself will have to
garner In a few accommodating free
holders to swear in pis voie wnea ne
wants to cast a ballot for the new city
officers.
BY
Turkeys are In demand through
all the valley markets and the re
porst have shown a higher and more
firm tone In the quotations the past
few days. The shipments will be lib
eral from all of the country points but
there will be a smaller percentage of
the first class birds than usual.
Chickens are somewhat better In
demand than they have been through
the trade has been rather sluggish.
Grapefruit baa come In from southern
points.
ft-.
ON THE ZONE
AND THE Y. M. C. A. DIVERT THE
the Commission to encourage the es
tablishment of women's clubs caused
the installation of the Y. M. C. A. ou
the IsthmiiB. where it has become per
haps the dominating social force. With
a host of young bachelors employed
far away from home there was need
of social meeting places other than
the saloons of Panama and Colon, ana
the less attractive drinking places per
mitted on the Zone as a concession to
the foreign element among the work
ers. Many schemes were suggested
before it was determined to turn over
the whole organization of social clubs
to the governing body of the Y. M. C.
A. Two criticisms are heard of this
action. One is the broad general ob
jection to committing the function of
entertainment to a purely religious
organization a sort of union of
church and State, so to speak. The
other Is that the code of the organ- -Ization
is against Sunday sports, so
that on this one holiday the worker Is
prohibited from playing games In his
club. There were at the period of the
greatest activity on the Zone seven
Y. M C. A. clubs, located at Cristobal,
Gatuh, Porto Bello, Gorgona, Empire,
Culebra and Corozal. The buildings
also are used for moving picture
shows, concerts and lectures. The
Superintendent of Club Houses, Mr. A.
B. Dickson, acts as a sort of impres
sario, but the task of filling dates with
desirable attractions Is rather a com
plicated one 2,000 miles away from
the lyceum bureaus of New York.
The service of the Y. M. C. A. Is
not gratuitous. Members pay an an
nual fee of $10 each. This, however
does not wholly meet the cost of
maintenance and the deficit is taken
care of by the Commlslon, which built
the club houses at the outset. That
the service of the organization Is use
ful is shown by the fact that Col.
Goethals has recommended the erec
tion of a concrete club house to cost
$52,500, In the permanent town of
Balboa.
are spacious, and, as shown by tho
Illustration, of pleasing architectural
reading-room and library, pool and
stvle. On the first floor are a lobby,
billiard room, bowling alley, a business-like
bar which serves only soft
drinks, a quick lunch counter, and In
some case a barber shop and baths.
On the second floor is always a large
assembly-room used for entertain
ments and dances. This matter of
dancing was at first embarrassing to
th Y. M. C. A., for at home this or
ganization does not waltz, and I am
quite sure frowns disencourage
dreamy mazes of the approvingly on
the swaying tango nnd the terrible
turkey trot But conditions on the
Isthnr.8 were different, and though the
organization does not itself give
dances, it permits the use or us nans
by other clubs which do. The halls
Six Pound Potato
Raised In County
Farmer's Soil
Not content with having a hen that
can lay record breaking eggs, Clack
amas county has produced a potato
that weighs over six pounds,
U. G. Schafer, a farmer of WUson
vllle, raised the freak and has since
been spending his time trying to fig
ure how many men it would feed or
how many bushels to the acre be
could raise of the same species. The
farmer discovered It while digging hla
crop during tho past few days and
has brought It into the city to place
on exhibition aa the largest potato
ever raised In the state.
TWO SACHS SPUDS
TO ACRE IS RESULT
"Five acres of land planted in po
tatoes and ten sacks of spuds" la the
message sent by George Kerns, a
fonnor resident of this section In a
letter to an Oregon City friend In de
scribing his eastern Oregon ranch at
Powell Butte near Crook county.
Thla has a remarkable comparison
with Clackamas county land which
will produce arouud 200 sacka of po
tatoes to the acre. It means that soil
In this county will produce about 100
tlmea the crop than the Crook county
land.
It la not known whether Mr. Kerns
will return to the Willamette valley or
not but his friends are said to be mak
ing aa earnest effort to bring the
straying on back to th land of
"plenty, prosperity, and payrolL"