iHlIi OCTOON CDTY ENTEKPKISE IPsj
..Ming County. .,m.L.1
roHTV IIOHTM YEAR-No. II.
OltWJON CITY, OUKCJON, KIM DAY, Aroi'ST 21, KM!.
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KILLED
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HIMM K PRE
10 COUNCIL MY
MID SKNED By 44
G0UNIY CRAVEL PUS
five REASONS ARC GIVEN
SIGNERS Of PROTEST-IMPORTANT
SEWER WORK
COMES UP Bt
FORI COUNCIL.
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SIGNERS OF REMONI8TRANCE
Mrs A. Warner. W. It. ai.
Sophia MihmIv. Joanna K. Sainoti,
I -mi a A. ('barman. KmlUe Knapp,
V. llarrla. i. Krelwald f"r U A.
Nobel, Chaa. II. Caufleld. Tha
Hank or Oregon t'lty. Geo. A.
Harding. Harlow David, Jennie
l. Harding. Arrh latioi Christie
by A. IIHIelirand, Mary M. Char- 4
man. T. I.. ('barman, II. I.. U 4
( lark. A. I.. I(l( hanliMin liy II. I..
I., ( lark. A. ('. A. Hare-lay. J. M.
Tracy. K A. Hrady. A. II. Hi h ram
iruitce, J. II. Walker lrutee,
Mr Kinina McDonald. Ir. 0. V.
Arnl- rin. ('. II. Jeremiah. Mary
A Jeremiah, J. J. Toliln, Mult no-
trmti Ionise Nil. I, A K. A A. M ,
. W. II llowfll ami wife. Maggie K.
. Ilutim. C. W. Kcltv. Mra. II.
. SMUT by A. W. Miller. 81. Paul's
V'.'l'"l'al Chun h. Estate of Mn-
tt Wdnliard deceased ly T. I..
Cbirtiuin. Ilaptlst Church dy J. I.
llinnrr trustee, Kalatu if ('.
V ri'.y ('. W. Pap, (iarnlirlii.
u iri'lriK Co. Geo. l.tilhoff mgr.,
CufitrvKntliiiial Church by M. M.
('hariiuin, Mary K. Kt'vrm, W. A.
Whit., ami ('. II Pc Y C. Oailko.
V. ('. Gadke. Mary E. Stevens,
Merile Stevens.
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4 i .- -t 4-
Tim Portland llallaav. I tr hi ft I'i.h
er company hi( the spur between
We I Ui . line ami I lie Hurioii
araii I (ill lulu niH-iailuii al owe, hi
inai inn ampinem hi Hratvi tioiu li
I'lm.l by rail ran L. lii within a almrl
urn...
flarlnv In llm U. L i,l I
Kra lilanl liaa lil Itrt u nut Into u llir
nirrailiin a rnl vrral rtiaiiKa wrr
rnailf miliar Id iuim rtlnlmi r l(al
y.trnn-r Hi, limn. 1m ui hu Ian
liiihki-ra, into ty I hi- rlvr In lake ravc
from Imala ami ihn ntln-r in ior ilia
iriMlin l aflcr II hai liaaarrl lliroiiull llm
lilanl. 1 lin rnniiri una link w licit flrl
liiilll, aa a r of hurkola lnil t It I at
haa lircn rliariRril In an rmlli aa In ll Id
Imri-aaa In rarrylni rapai liy.
REMONSTRANCE
I O ND H E
PETITIONERS LOSE OUT IN LAST
APPEAL BY MARGIN OVER
ONE PER CENT
OFFICIAL CHECKING IS COMPLETED
No Namta Rultd Out Bui City Alton
nay Schuthal Bclltvti Many
Ar Not Quallfitd to
Sign Protttt
TliB linprovpiiirtit of Main alrrt't na
iCIril fllny nl: lit whrn a rcinon-
iranoa, alKtiml liy ii ironrly owncra
ali'iia- thai atrt or Ihnlr axi'nla, waa
pri Ki'iili it to tlm city rounrll at a api
rial mi'i'tliiK.
Five ri'niioiia nrc Kl'fn In tlie ri'mnti
utrnnrn for ili pnitrat bkiiIiihI tho M-r
iimnrnt iln cl, na follow a:
"l-lriit: Tim pnipoard linprovi'ini'iit
ilni a not Invltn rouiH'tlv( IiUIh for
IHIM'tlK'lttR l'(IUllly na kooiI utul h'na
iiIhIvh.
"Si-oihI: Only n few Mocks nro In
n wry Imil romlllloti nnil tliu Hlroot
(nun Scrond to H'Vinlh Hlrt-t-la run Ih
.l;u ril In gooil repair for very llttlo ex-
pl-llHO.
'Tlilnl: Any Iniprovrmcnt nt thla
Int.- iiuif will run Into tho rnlny ii'A-
huh and inuao niiiiPfcHHiiry dolny nnd
make a poor a'rci'l. Tim rroaa aivprn
fliniilil flrat ti laid and tlu atront nl-loHi-il
to aiMtlo liofore nny Iniprovo
nii'iit Ik mailo.
"I'ourili: Owlim to tlio fliinnrlul
iiriiiKHicy, lilph Inxca nnd di'proBed
Miiiliiloiia K'ui-rnlly, It would lin un
Iki to expend n luru mini on nny ex
iilmlve ImproVPinent.
"Hflli: Wo Ixdlevo, nnd nro rell
nlily Informed, that tho afreet rnn bo
repaired with n better quality of hrlok
iiiiin Ik now on llio alreet for nliout
two dnlliirH per aiiuiirn yard nnd It Iuir
I n i'llimiteil that Ii'hh thiin 1000
.variln would put tho at rent In Kood r
pair for evernl yenra to como nnd
"eii un v now Improvement wna do.
"tiled ii poii l ho hrlok would still have
mime viiIiip."
Templeton Remark!.
The reinmiHirnnro waa received by
ine eomietl with but few reninrks
"omiellman Templeton proloHted
nwiliiNt the second and fifth "roaaon"
In llio ri'iiiiinHinuioo nnd BHkod that
tlm elniiHo "only a few block nro In a
very bad condition," bo chniiKed to
"mily n fow blocks nre not In a very
liinl condition," Ho then turnoxl around
Qiilckly to T. Ii. Chnrmiin, who was
Bit tlnK In comer of the council cham
ber and asked: "That Is what you
meant, is It not, Mr. ('hiirmnn?"
Mr. ('barman smiled, then Templeton
llrnd another question nt him: "You
Kill up this remonstrance, did you not,
Mr. Clmrmnn?"
m... itr T .11.1 ...1,1.
:j llio rei'iy wiih; ich, i uiu, won (lie
Uliili of nn attorney." Templeton sat
nn, snllilflvd.
Improvement Brocked.
tV Temonstrnnc.o, to nil prnc.tlcal
i""'i)im,i ,iocks the Improvcmunt or
r'Wlr ot t,e Btn-et. Tho property
ow,ierB tl),ury gll0W0(, th(,lr gtim(1 ,
"I" rpiiinimrnnco nKninst nny perina
""ITovfinent. They state at tho
''KinmiK of their protest Mint they bo
'"'vo "'"I HiIb Is not the time for a
W'votnent l0 ia,i Bt ti,r own cx.
PMI80. it )rom,0 timt Mieso samo
woiinrly owners, led by tho same man
T men wlm clrculnlvrl thin nnlltlnn.
Main alreet will m Improved.
Thla waa aaaiired Molidny eveiiiliK
when the rherklliK of I hr reuioiinlrunee
waa riimpleieil and It waa found that It
r.-preai'iiled Oi l of Ilia property aloliK
(lie aliret and not fit) 2 3 per rent aa la
required by the charter. One more
Inner would probably have inailo un
the lieccnaury fraction over one per
cent wlili h the remiiiialruiice lucka to
In dine effective.
No names have been ruled out by
City Attorney Hchuebel although he
la of the opinion Hint several names
would not count If the nine was con
tented before a court. The charter pro
vldea that only rvaldent property own-
1 era can bIkii a remonairanco w hich
would cancel the representation of tho
Welnhard estate, C, Krelwald and the
(iambrlniia Hrewlnn company from the
list, accordltiK to the city attorney. If
thla opinion of Mr. Hchuebel waa sus
tained, ihn percent nan of property rep
reaenled would be cut down and the
now small "ninrKln of safety" consid
erably Increased.
T. I.. Chiiruian, who has been lead
Iiik Mid flKht OKiilnst a permnuent liu
provement at the expetiHe of the prop
erty owners, suld Monday evenliiK that
he and the faction behind him would
Im represented nt the next council
meetliiK. "There Is a block between
Second and Third streets which mus".
be repaired by the street enr company
under the terms, of tho franchise," he
said. "Property owners along this
block did not slun the remonstrance
I nuse they thnuKht they had no In
terest In tho matter ns they would not
have to pay tho bills. 1 know the own-
ers of tho woolen mills would bIkii the
remonstrance If It wcro not for that."
When nskel If ho would seek to secure
an Injunction If all attempts to stop
the work by rcmoiiHtranco were use
less, Mr. Chnrman refused to nnswer.
A special council mnetiiiK will be
held either Wednesday or Friday of
this week at which time the remon
strnnce will be referred back from
tho city recorder's office.
COUNTY'S CROPS
IN NEED OF RAIN
IN OVER TWO MONTHS TOTAL
RAINFALL HAS BEEN J02
Of AN INCH
HOP YIELD IS SERIOUSLY AffECIED
Wlnur Oats UnffUd But Spring
Planting It Cut 40 Par Cant,
According to Fruit In
spector Freyteg
onid
hikii a remonstrance aKalnut any
-'"I T romi f,r ninrnvn,n,.l I,
rneiiii money from their pockets,
ic! ,0 "le K"1"rul 0l,lnlon I" tlio
On the olh!r mind rpnar of the
'reel n liiuinouii,i
nPHi '"""'"i" miui'i rxiniiiiK
D rtlininces On Beptomber 5. 1912, the
Z ?i J n B,r"'t wa8 8t,t Bt rcom
bL 1 1 1' niul a" re'mlr Bt tlle ex
tul tho nl fund after that
was prohibited, in order to patch
Zl . Bre"t ns ,H requested In the re
"I'lnstranen U i.,..ij i. .
frn-,,1 .. . iuihu no iiKccBHnry 10
In ,u or,nanco and the feellnn
" "ie council Is clearly against such
e?i?he1UI.e- The rfimark- "We w111
exnoLPa'nh up that Btrept the city's
..; was mnle by several coun:ii-
n 48 the meeting broke up.
MAIN STREET PAVING
IS PUT OFF AGAIN
COUNCIL WILL NOT PASS ON RE
MONSTRANCE UNTIL NEXT
REGULAR 8E8SION
Tho Improvement of Mnln street re-
celvod a severe setback Wedncsdnv
nlitht when tho city council delayed
rinai action on tho remonstrance until
September 2, when the regular meet
ing of that month will be held.
It whs planned to dispose of the ro-
iiionsirnnce wcuncsuny evening so
Mint tho council could advertise for
bids nt once nnd work could be begun
tiy ooptemDer l. Representatives of
Portland paving companies have stnlcd
that the work could be dotio In 30 days,
so Mint If the paving began September
i u would ue completed by tho first of
tiio month following. If the Improve
ment Is mndo It ennnot now begin he
fore the middle of September, owing to
mo council s action,
V. Harris and T. L. Chnrman were at
the council meeting and tho latter nil
vised tho council to patch up the street
with "a few loads of crushed rock."
Ho said that tho Btreet was becoming
Impassable and that some action from
the council townrd a repair was neces
sary. He also advised the council to
patch Uie street with brick. A motion
to adjourn was made as soon as Mr.
Chnrnmn finished his talk and the
council did not tnko any action of his
recommendations.
Clackamas rounty, llk the r-at of
the Wlllauieiia valley. Is aulfnrliiK
fri'iu Mm niift dry spell which haa
hit OreKon In 29 years and herds rain
badly, according to O. K. r'reytn.
oimty fruit Inspector. Prom July and
to dale lh rain has totaled only .02 of
an tin h and there la no evidence In
Ik'iI of a rhaiiKe.
The weather, however, has been
(leal for harvesting the grain and clo
ver aeed cropa In th? county, and the
ylelr In these products In all parts of
he county has hern reported as cx-
ellent.
The hop crop will be one of tho
worse sufferem and It Is expected that
the I'JH yield will be cut dowu from
one fourth lo one fifth of laat year's
output. Thla Is the estimate of con.
-native growers In the southern part
of the counly. The hops are small
and show poor growth.
Claekamss rounty ranks first In the
production of gratx-s In the state and
a one of the most profitable crops for
he speciality farmer, but tnls year
he yield will represent a loss unless
here Is rain In the next few weeks.
While the yield of winter oats will tm
heavy, from present Indications, the
crop of spring oats will be only about
IK per rem of lunt year, according to
Mr. Kreylag. In some sections of the
county there has not been a rain since
the crop of spring oats was planted.
Truck product also feels Mm efrect
of the dry weather. Many of the lurge
Hardens, which supply Portland and
Oregon ( liy with vegetables, are not
irrigated and are suffering from the
luck of rain. The tomato crr.p Is al
most a failure and the onion crop will
be reduced unless there Is rain before
the end of the month, says Mr. Kreytug.
The effect on the potato yield Is un
certain, Some claiming that It Is great
ly affected while others tnalutaln that
thit effect Is not material.
"One of the greatest dangers at the
present tlmo Is tho cold nights," said
Mr. Freytng. "A little later In the year
the. farmers hod better look out for
frost for I find thnt frost comes early
after a summer liko this.
Cnptnln W. H. Pope, a pioneer river
pilot, says thnt In tho summer of 1S83
the conditions were very similar to
those nt present. Smoke from forest
fires wns even thicker In the city then
than It Is now. The records of tho
weather bureau bear out Captain Pope,
showing that there wns a stretch of 66
days during the summer of 1SSI when
no rain fell In the northern part of tho
valley. This arid period wns from
June 6 to August 1, Inclusive. Showers
following brought about a rainfall for
August of .19 of nn Inch. In June of
that year tho precipitation was .OS of
an Inch.
From September 1, the beginning of
tho weather bureau's year, there has
been a deficiency In tho precipitation
nt Portland of 0.80 Inches.
Tho temperatures also have been av
eraging well the last fow days with any
of tho hot spells during the corre
sponding period of other stMisons.
LOCK DEED AT CAPITAL -
WAHIIIN'iT'iN. A'i IS -TU
(Wd lo Ihn Orrxmi City i he
l.aa i-eeu reiei iy II. war i)e.
parttnriit hi b pruiiiiit a lo a I
r no M "I'll m greaoai ii'imo
iprdltlott.
DEED TO LOCKS IS
SENT TO CAPITAL
DOCUMENT It MOOIFIEO AND IS
EXPECTED TO MEET WITH
OFFICIAL APPROVAL
1'OHTI.ANI), Ore, Aug. If Con-
tabling charges which It Is believed
will obviate tha objections of the
t'hlted Htata attorney general, the
deed conveying the Oregon City locks
snd canal to lh federal government
was sent by Lieutenant Colonel
Charles II. McKlnstry, corps of engi
neers. V. 8. A., to the chief of engineers
Wednesday evening. The chief will ra
ter It lo the department of Justice for
approval.
Thla Is the third time the deed, (wire
In altered form or wording, has passed
between Portland and Waahlngion, I).
C. The part covering water rights was
not looked upon with favor by the
Vnlted States attorney g.-neral. If the
present form of the a In tract should be
approved. Colonel McKlnstry Is ex
pected to be notified and the toll sys
tem of the locka will be eliminated.
Jointly the state of Oregon and the
federal government purchased the
locks and canal from the Portland Rail
way, Light ft Power company, each
paying something like 1350.000, or a
total of 1700,000. On the approval of
the deed th property will be under the
direct operation of the United States
engineers.
Vnder private owershlp a toll of
about 25 cents a ton was collected on
freight passing through the locks. A
less sum was collected on livestock
carried by the steamers. The agita
tion started several years ago for the
acquisition of the proprty by the Unit
ed Stales, so that It might be made
free to the passage of Joss.
CITY TO AID IN j CONTRACT LET FOR
LIBRARY CONTROL
MAVOR MADE MEMBER OF BOARD
AT SPECIAL COUNCIL MEET
ING WEDNESDAY
ACTION HADE AT BOARD'S REQUEST
Amusement Company Asks to Stage
Carnival Here Complaint
Comst From Families
Ntar Tennis Court
NOT GUILTY IS PLEA
OF MANAGER TEVIS
OFFICIAL OF MENEFEE LUMBER
COMPANY WILL BE TRIED
AUGUST 28
BOYS 8WIM OVER RAPIDS
JoBoph Miller, Donald Sllcox. Ilert
Igesou and Ted Shcahan, local boys
had a narrow escape from denth Fri
day aftcnoon, while shooting the
swimming In the Clackamas near Glad
stone, when they started to wade
across the rlvor. When they reached
the middle of the stream the current
wns too strong for them, and they
were carried over Mie rapids. They
managed to swim to safety.
S. C. Tevls, of Portland, vlce presi
dent nnd general manager ot the L. I).
Menefee Lumber company, uppenred
before Justice of the Peace Slevers
Wednesday and entered a plea of not
guilty to the charge made by the state
labor department of not making cer
tain changes in he Mllwnukle mill as
tho department had ordered. The trial
was set for August 28.
In a statement to Justice Slevers the
defendant said that the changes in tho
machinery, which are snld to have been
ordered, were not mndo because of a
misunderstanding. Several mills of the
Menofee Lumber company were In
spected by tho labor commissioners,
but a board of arbitration afterwards
held that the Milwaukle mill was safe,
declares attorneys for Tevls. Tho
state charges that the plant wns In
spected' Juno 10 by the state officials
nnd It was found Mint certain chnnges
snouui ue mndo to protect the health
of the employes. August 1 was Bet as
the time for the changes to be made,
claims tho state, but the work was
never done. H, N. Hicks, In the absence
og District Attorney Hedges, Is repre
senting the state.
ING WIDE
VARIETY 0F.PR0DUCE
COOKED CRAWFISH, GRAPE JUICE
HONEY, PLUMS. APPLES,
ALL FOR SALE
Market day Friday was decidedly
better than a week ago and nearly all
tho farmers sold out and went home by
II o clock.
T. Hownrd had a fine lot of craw
fish cooked, spiced, ready for eating,
nnd will be on hnnd regularly as long
as they can be caught. Mr. Christen-
son, of Mt. Pleasant, had plenty of his
famous grape Juice on hnnd, neatly put
up In pints nnd quarts at 15 nnd 25c.
O. Schmlaer hnd excellent honey In the
comb at 15c a box. J. T. Boyd had a
fine quality of plums at 40c per box
and will bo In with fine potatoes and
fruit next week. N. Klchner made a
decided hit w'lth his fine Gravensteln
npplcs, nicely sorted and boxed.
Maple Lane was well represented by
G. F. Mlghclls who had fine peaches
nt COc, eggs at 2 dozen for 65c, and
sweet corn at 12 nnd 15 cents. Many
others were present with a good assort
ment of vegetables and farm produce.
Many farmers will deliver the
heavier produce after Belling hours.
N1CTI0N HALTS
WORK OF W. V. S.
RIGHT TO BUILD LINE ON WATER
STREET IS CONTESTED BY
GEORGE GRIFFITH
HOURS OF FARM LABORERS
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. IS. The
farm laborers of Oregon work on nn
average of 9 hours and 44 minutes per
day, according to a report which has
Just been Issued by the United States
department of agriculture. More thun
27,000 laborers are employed on tho
farms of Oregon and the average
monthly compensation Is $31,00 with
board and H4.50 If the laborer boards
himself. These figures relate to the;
year 1913. Tho average wage for farm
labor In Continental United States Is
$13.85 per month with board and S19.9.
without board.
A temporary Injunction restraining
the Willamette Valley Southern from
constructing Its line on Water street,
has been secured by George Griffith,
who owns water front property, from
Circuit Judge Campbell. Tha injunc
tion is based largely on a technical
point.
The city council has granted a
franchise to the railway company to
operate on Water street. For a part
of the way the track would rest on a
trestle in the river and the complaint
alleges thnt at these points there is
no street and tho council had no right
to grant a franchise.
This is the second injunction se
cured by property owners along the
river bank to stop the construction of
tha Willamette Valley Southern but
each are based on a differeut theory.
When the first temporary injunction
was instituted by C. T. Tooze the com
pany moved its pile driver and other
equipment to other parts of the line.
Recently the work ot assembling the
equipment was begun and it was plan
ned to complete the track up Water
street when this second Injunction was
secured. The permanent Injunction
will be argued before Judge Campbell
at the next regular session of the cir
cuit court.
The entrance of the city Into the af
fairs of tha library board waa marked
Wednesday night when at the r"qu"t
of (he hoard the council appointed the
mayor aa member of that body. May
or Linn K. Jones will be the fust man
to repreaent the council In the ruling
body of the city library.
There has been a feeling among the
members of he library board for some
time that there should be some con
necting link between the council and
the library board. An amendment to
(be city charter provides that a spe
cial tax shall be levied each year to
help pay Uie expenses of operating the
tn at It ut Ion and the building Is located
ou municipal property but until the
move Wednesday night the city council
bad no representation on the board.
To what extent the Influence of the
city will be felt In Mie affairs of the
board Is not certain at the present time
and at the session of the council Wed
nesday night no views wero expressed
In this regard by the councllmen. The
action probably follows the published
Interview of Secretary J. E. Hedges In
which be advocated city representation
In the board.
Through the fire department the
Arnold Amusement company applied
for permission to operate their street
carnival here (September 9, 10, 11 and
12. under the auspices of the firemen.
A certain percentage of the gross re
ceipts will be turned over to the treas
ury of the fire department The mat
ter was left with Mayor Jones who will
work with the committee on fire and
police and members ot the fire com
panies. Councilman Templeton said that he
had heard complaint from families liv
ing near the city's tennis court on the
library block bat there was too much
noise from the court early In the morn
ing. The matter was referred to the
street committee to prepare a set ot
rules for tho court
The crossing of the Southern Pa
clflo on Eleventh street was reported
aa In a bad condition, due to certain
changes which the railway company
had been making In the track. The
street committee will take up the mat
ter with the company.
A telephone was ordered placed In
the city Jail for the use of the police.
AlitOHA, Ore, An. U The con-
irm t for the new concrete building fur
Kraua ft Hon has been let lo Contract
or Klnriear, of I'or'land. The price Is
aid to be In the nelrhhorli'x! of f 10,.
iihi) Work will begin next week.
In connection wl h this contract Mr.
Kraua had grave) from the bed of Pud
ding river analysed and found that It Is
especially well adapted to use In con
rrete work. I' an of his material will
mean saving of several hundred dol
lars In the ronatructlon of the pew
building. Tl Is gravel contains only
2 per rent o' Impurities, It Is claimed.
It has been used In roadmaklng to a
slight extent In the surrounding road
dla -let and has made smooth, bsrd
roa1 wherever used.
CITY WINS CASE
FROf
IS
HA
E
JUDGE CAMPBELL SUSTAINS DE
MURRER FILEO AGAINST
INJUNCTION SUIT
ESTABLISHED 1MI
DEATH OF POPE
TFUFnDVUJ
II
HS
JILUUI HI
EXHORTATION TO CATHOLICS OF
WORLD TO PRAY FOR PEACE
ALMOST LAST ACT
CRISIS DtWOPES VERY WJDLIf
Sudden Collapse Attributed to Age and
Gouty Affection Combined
With Catarrh Old Af
fllctlon Recurs
CRISIS COMES IN COMPROMISE PLAN
Action Is Forced Within This Week by
Work on High Street Attorney
Hedges Would Fight
Decision
$69.80 RAISED
Oregon City merchants and several
residents living south of twon sub
scribed a total of $69.80 for a new
wooden walk at Twilight. It connects
with the walk at Twilight schoolhouse
and will extend westerly along the
county road.
HIGH COST OF FOOD
TO BE PROBED BY U. S.
WASHINGTON, Auk. 13. President
Wilson today personally wrote to At
torney General McReynolds asking
him to Investigate the apparently ab
normal Inflation ot food prices and as
certain whether there was any con
spiracy to boost prices.
The department of Justice started an
Investigation Into the cause for the
sudden rise ot foodstuffs prices imme
diately upon receipt today of Presi
dent Wilson's letter. The president
tills afternoon asked the department
of commerce to aid the department of
justice In its investigation.
President Wilson's letter to Attor
ney General McReynolds follows:
The rapid and unwarranted increase
in the prices of foodstuffs In this coun
try on the pretext of conditions exist
ing in Europe is bo serious and vital a
mntter thnt I tnke the liberty of calling
your attention to it. I would be great
ly obliged If you would advise me
whether, under existing laws, there is
any action the department ot justice
could take by way of investigation or
legal process, and what federal legisla
tion, if any, In your Judgment, is jus
tifiable under tho circumstances."
FOOD PRICES STILL
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 17. Prices
on commodities are still rising fast.
The war influence was more than ever
apparent in Oregon with the opening
of the new week yesterday.
There were two important advances
Circuit Judge Campbell sustained a
demurrer Monday filed by the city
against an Injunction suit filed recently
by Mrs. Sarah Chase to prevent the
city from going on her property on
the buff. The demurrer alleged that
the complaint did rot state facts suf
ficient to constitute a cause of action.
Judge Campbell gave Mrs. Chase 10
days In which to prepare an amended
complaint and Attorney J. E. Hedges,
who with C. D. Latourette, represents
Mrs. Chase, said Monday evening that
they would fight the decision to Mie
supreme court.
That the time had come tor an end
to the long litigation over the prop
erty and the city's project should be
finished at once was the statement of
Judge Campbell, according to City At
torney Schuebel.
It is expected that the fate of the
proposed compromise will be decided
sometime this week. The city offt
cluls are known to favor the plan and
Mr. Schuebel said Monday he would
recommend the plan to the council at
any time. Mrs. Chase has not made
public ber views In the matter and the
success or failure of the plan rest large
ly wnn ner.
The location of the sidewalk on High
street enters into the compromise plan
largely and the concrete gang of Con
tractor thea Is nearlng her property
so that it a favorable decision Is not
reached In a few days, It will be too
late, according to the opinion of city
officials. Mrs. Chase asks that the
parking be placed next to her property
line so thnt the foundation to her home
may be thoroughly braced.
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HELP MOVE ELEVATOR
OFFER MADE TO PAY LARGE PART
OF EXPENSES FOR ITS
REMOVAL
in foodstuffs. One was in sugar, which
at $S.05 a hundred, a rise of 60 cents.Jments filed by the city against the last
An offer of Mrs. Sarah Chase to Day
a large part of the expense of moving
the seventh Btreet elevator to some
other street has been made.
In a statement Issued Saturday even
ing, Mr. Gilbert Hedges said: "Mrs.
S. A. Chase has told me that she would
be willing to pay a considerable por
tion or tne expense of moving the ele
vator to another Btreet in order to pre
vent the ruin of her home site. This
would save the city nearly $2000 which
would otherwise be expended if the
elevator were completed where It now
stands. I have talked to a number of
leading citizens on this matter and
they think that such a change would
benefit all concerned, especially the
taxpayers." Mr. Gilbert Hedges is not
an attorney for Mrs. Chase.
"Impossible," was the word used by
City Attorney Schuebel when told of
the offer. He believes that such a
move would be illegal after a special
district assessment had been collected
to pay for the structure.
Circuit Judge Campbell will come in
from ilhoit Monday to hear the argu-
touched a new high mark, topping by
halt a cent a pound the previous high
figure In the local market, attained in
1911. Dealers say that the three prin
cipal factors in this heavy Increase are
the heavy foreign demand, the 7 per
cent exacted for war risks and the high
cost of exchange In addlttou to the
fact that sugar Is hard to get at any
price.
The other large advance was In oat
meal. It had gone up 60 cents a bar
rel last week, but yesterday a further
rise of 25 cents was quoted.
SUES TO QUIET TITLE
J. G. Mumpower has brought a suit
in the circuit court ngalnst F. M.
Hailey et al. to quiet title to property
In section 13, township two south,
range two east.
VALUABLE DOG POISONED
Oswald West, the Scotch Collie be
longing to Miss Edith Smith of Glad
stone, was poisoned last Saturday.
Miss Smith says she has good evidence
of the guilty persons and expects to
prosecute the parties.
injunction suit of Mrs. Chase. The de
murrer alleges that the complaint for
the Injunction suit does not state facts
sufficient to constitute a cause.
AT
As a part of the series of live prohi
bition campaign meetings being held
in every part of the county, George C.
Urownell will talk Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the Clarks Grange hall.
His subject will be "Should Oregon go
Dry In November?" The Alldredge
quartette will furnish music for the
meeting.
Mr. Urownell has appeared before
large audiences at Canby and MolaUa,
where rousing meeting were held. Au
gust 30 he will maka his fourth address
In the Logan Grange hall, taking the
same sucgeci ror nis topic.
ROME, Aug. 10 Pope Plus X died
at 1:20 o'clock this morning. He bad
been 111 for several days, but alarming
symptoms did not develop until Wed
nesday morning.
Throughout the day Drs. Marchuv
fava and Amlrl devoted their utmost
energies to stimulating their patient
and keeping blm alive. The cardinals
wre Informed of the pope's grave con
dition and some of Uiem who entered
the sick room describe the Impressive
scenes, especially when the pontiff,
rousing himself from time to time,
spoke.
"In ancient times the pope by a word
might have stayed the slaughter, but
now he Is Impotent," he said once.
Prayers were said by thousands and
the bells of the churches sounded when
the sacrament was exposed upon all
the altars. When the court learned of
the pope's condition there was the
deepest concern. King Victor Emman
uel personally Informed Queen Helena
and the news was communicated to the
queen mother.
Extreme unction was administered
by Monslgnor Zamplnl, sacristan to
His Holiness. The sisters of he pope
and his niece were overcome with
grief. Cardinal Merry del Vol knelt
by the side of his bed, where n'er er
dlnals Joined In, the mrislvn of the
household intoning prayers.
The dying pope, in a moment of
lucidity, aa!d:
"Now I begin to think as the end Is
approaching that the Almighty In his
Inexhaustible goodness wishes to spare
me the horrors Europe Is undergoing."
On Tuesday Dr. March lafava an
nounced that the pope was suffering
from a simple cold and Miat possibly
complete rest for a week would re
store him to his usual health. The
bronlchlal condition spread, however,
and on Wednesday It was announced
that the pope's condition was serious.
A bulletin Issued at 3 o clock Wed
nesday afternoon, Bigned by Doctors
iMarchlafava and Amici, gave the fol
lowing explanation:
"The pope's condition grew worse
during the night. This was due to the
diffusion of the bronchitis to the lower
lobe of the 'eft lung. Symptoms of
heart weakness became so threatening
at 10:30 o'clock this morning that It
was believed the pontiffs life was en
dangered. At 10:30 p. m., the symp
toms were slightly Improved, but still
grave. The temperature is now 103.1;
pulse uneven at 130; respiration 50."
BIG FORTS AT LIEGE
HEAVY ARTILLERY OF INVADERS
IS NOW PUT TO USE BRUS
SELS EXPECTS CAPTURE
MAASTRICHT. Holland, Aug. 19.
Germany's heavy artillery is in action
at Liege, and the booming of big guna
is loud in Maastricht.
Each of the kaiser's siege guns re
quires 12 horses to draw it, and the
discharge of these terrible weapons-
causes the houses in Maastricht, 19
miles from Liege, to shake to their
foundations. Fugitives from the region
of Liege report that some of the small
er forts have fallen, but that the prin
cipal ones are Intact.
Front Liege to the Dutch border the
air is foul with the stench ot decom
posing bodies ot horses and men. The
dead, when buried at all, are only light
ly covered with earth. Carcasses of
cattle and horses lie everywhere in the
fields. It also is said that there are
many dead in the houses left standing
on or near the scenes of conflict.
LONDON, Aug. 19. An American
military expert, reviewing the situa
tion in Belgium, said tonight:
"I left Brussels today. There was a
good deal of agitation there, as the
people thought the Germans were near,
and there had been fighting at Tlrele-
mont. A good many refugees are com
ing from Tirelemont and Louvain.
"The people kept quiet, though they
were filled with suspense, owing to the
numerous rumors. The Impression was
that the Germans, after making recon
naissances tn force and scouting the
country to the north ot Brussels with
cavalry, were about to advance in force
on Brussels. The population had been
told by the burgomaster Uiat if the
Germans came, they should remain in
doors and go on as far as possible with,
their usual vocations.
L AT PANAMA IS
OPEN TO THE WORLD
PANAMA, Aug. 15. The Panama ca
nal is open to the commerce of the
world. Henceforth ships may pass to
and fro through the great waterway
which establishes a new ocean high
way tor trade.
The steamship Ancon, owned by the
United States war department, with
tnnay notables on board, made the of
ifcal passage today which signalized
the opening of the canal. She left Crls
tobal at 7 oc'.ock this orning and
reached Balboa, on the Pacific end, at
4 o'clock this afternoon, having navi
gated tha waterway In nine hours.
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