f t OKEdOX (MTV KXTKIMMifSK. KIMDAV. XOVKMl.KU o. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE'pJIPER SHORTAGE III HST MORE SERIOUS Publlnhne Ivtry Friday. NOOIE. Hilar 4 Publlahar. Eatcred at Orto City, Orgo roetofflre at ooad class waiter. ubacnptlan Raise: JIM 71 Oae ysar Ii Wontha Trial ftubacrlptlon. Too Months " Bubaertbare will find la data of aiplratloa atampad ea laolr papart fol Wwlag their nam. If last paymsat It aot credited, klodtj aollfr ua. ao4 (ha Matter will receive our atwatloo. Advertising Ratee oa application. VJNHIARD OF ICOfcOMKt PAIL TO BRING DIMANO DOWN to iupplv ron viar. TEACHERS ADM fi! ONCC IN M YEARS. Only on o- In half a century doea the I nitial States witness an election auch at waa hold Tuesday. In thrill Int tlramatlf qualities, II doea not have lit equal in the lnt .'.0 years of American history. The election ol 1916 will be pointed to by hlstorlana ! oa one of the most interesting chap ters In the history of the nation. In the course of the evening, lie publicans were certain that their mini, inee for the presidency waa victorious New York, Illinois. Pcnnsly vanla. In i (liana and the other big atatea that were expected to awing the election went for him. Kven Kentui ky, almost In the aolid aouth, was giving liughca the edge on the vote. Kansas, Win I NEW YiSltK. Nov 7-He.vnt de I lnttii'til In the ablle paper mar ket Indicate that the ihiitge which' jt pirdl.led early Ihla rar, la an 'aitual condition and that the proa IT ESTACAOI MEETING OREGON CITV MAN TELLE IN' TNUCTORE TO LOOK PON GOOD IN HUMAN LIPE. STONE THE ONLV MEMBER COUNTY TICKET DEPEATED( 1W are not i n. .mraglng In Hie pub- ; liher. (Continued from page l j jn0 njniiy of print paper has In - ii,,, . (,, ,.,. caused the news full rental land tat. Biitlcoiiiulir ; pm,,.,, t inaiitute economics lillheiin vaccination, anu aoaoiuie pnuuoniou. , , ,hl, ,ninea ami ui looa The vole on president, mngrvaauian. i tri,ni fr additional inclhotls of ion aivretnry of atate and the consult! j rMllK i,e im k In hand. Even al tlonal amendments in tnis county ioi , 4 ,ra,,,. reduction liv con lows: sumption next year. ep-tts point out Prmdtnt ...,'lhat the supply will not mine up to iiugnes i the ilonuiid. The public. H aa sam. Wilson 4N"'nmt realize tint snu'ler nespN'ta IM' Hanly Ik'inwm .... Congreaa man llawley ins Weatherford Klchards Secretary of Stats Cull noli cousin and other stales wens showing oleott Itcpubllcan leanings. Smgit Ittm Veto Tho V Vnrlr IJ..mM ltt l'hlril " llenild, the Portland Journal mid other newapapera supporting the pres-' v !no 1272 M.'j are due The situation hss become so scrl oiis that a dii"'it different fi'in.l s le been advocated and adopiel riv ceiitly. CilltllK don the lie ol tn paH-r or the adtertisinc Is onl cue of these. Ital'llii! the price ol the newspaper and watchlnc to de'.n t tbe in.illct .ile of iipae are olh.'i le l.e. ;,u;j MoPt of the null owners nalue that Ship Tas Escinption lte priori lll wlix' out me "r he pupil Hurt a Ixuk act omit. as much of the salary ihk pollin and ihe h sparltitly. Ihla waa ona of the Minta broiiaht out by I'ltf Hrh.Hil HutNrluleiideiit V. . Tixxe, of Orraon City, at a meeting of the teachrra of the eatein part ol fat Lamas county at Klacada rlstur day 1 he tubb-cl of his lalk was Tie tvntina IHt Tlirouah Kmened In School I tulles" Huierlnlendent Tooie adtUrd the lea. hers to ksep In l onalant touch llh the inm btMika of the iliy, and to iv ad as ninth aa poille. laxik for the good In Itunian life, not for the had." he said. "II therrful. and dou'l worry" t K. Wells, asaliaiit alale super- llllell.lelll of public iliitlructlon, dl iiic( "The I'reparallon of the l.es n." I'tmr prepaiaii.ui, he said, waa due In Indefinite asUiiineuts, failure to tell the puplla how to study, the ani-unineiit of lenaotia whlth were tmi long and Insufficient effort on the part T NATIONAL ADVERTIIINQ CAM PAION PLANNED PROMI NENT MEN TO MAKE TRIP Ident Issued extras announilnK U''' the same outward faith In the final outcome, were on the verge of abso lulo dispulr. to mention Hie f.ut that It l.i.es up piMXiinalel) two years to dewhp-wa U2;l Kin.iller ciinlotnera by tne mure. ri c :.m;s fially in the niral ditruts. and the) election of lliighea. Many IVmocrallc j Negro and Mulatto Suffrage are moderate In their demands, t ut lenders, while they professed to have Yes "' -N A cenete mere y,, 3;isr. are other manufacturers w no are n'e- Land Tas and Loan Amendment Ine all the traffic ill bear, te.r-l Yos 1.":'1 oi fiilure developments. v, C.- in .If i.r the ln.itnil.o line. it Hundreds of thousands of voters. , Pendleton Normal i, ,)(,)M,.d out that little new :.'':i- anxious watcher of election bulletins ; yM ' n.vo ,, , ,,ri,v fr U-i aiiM of t' e throughout the nation, went homo' vo 479.". (,,t ( installing; new machinery, not early In the evening, confident tha J Anti-Compulsory Vaccination Hughes w as the w inner. Yes I Then came .he .wine KeniiicWc ! No ' ' ZS0S ' power for new plant , ... i Repeal Sunday Closing Law uitii Its decided early majority, swunj yfJ J;.. back In the DeiniKratic line. I'tah. 1 ' ;,i which both parties hud believed would Brewers' Amendment bo Republican, wont Democratic by a Yes 3.1T3 lundllde; New Hampshire, one of the No Jj'!:' Kcpublican New- Kn;land states a! : Prohibition, m:lt -hilm,.,l l,v thul mrir l,iin..l Yt'S l-'j'l the dotihtful column. Stales that had Nl ' 4 4"il Rural Credits Yes t-M'i LITTLE MISS No s::s; Tax Limitation County School Hui'erliitendent Cal- avail made a short la'k lucleiueiit weather rut the attendance, allhough whtMds of every it of the e .intern half of the county were represenleil III the abaenie of Mix Anibronilne Murphy, who waa to di u.a meth.Mli I 'ember 10 and 12. til secure neater papers III written CIIICAliO. III. No, a.-rormsl an nouniemeiit nimln (,.r r delalletl plans for the edetii lour of prominent vasletn luiulief inaliufai Inters, under Hie auplces of the Na llonal LuiiiIht Mstiufacturers' auocl allon. The Irlp will bo by d!nliiia oi ins national auuH lallon lo V.li Ington, Oregon and California, and la Intended In aecura u.igeatloua fur the improvement of preaent plans for the national rampalgii for the pioimithm of llm u.e of lumber, both through ed uratluiial t hanuels and by iiiagalui' and lievtkpaper puhlli lty. All of III 0.0 making the trip are mauiifacliirers ho have learnetl from etperlence the value of newapaMr advertising II hsa long been fe't that the coant Uianulai turera should be able to give valuable suggeatluna from llielr wide evperlcnce. on he.t itielhola of pro- moling (he ue of wood, and the Irlp of the eaatern dim tors of the llalloll I With the two objetts of gel ling lhce siiggesllotia and of tell lug the weternera what Is already bo lug aecomplliihiHl The achedule of Vw Irlp follows: Hpokatie Moiulay and Tuesday, No vember 13 and II. Healtle VYednemlay and Tliuraday NovemlM'r 15 and 111. Tai-nma Friday and Saturday, N i veniher I? and IK I'ortland - Monday and Tueaday. No- Which Do You Prefer? It Is imjxuliint fur rcu:um.i of Jiralth and prnctlcnl economy f.r every lioasekeeprr t ask herself this question: "Do I prefer n pure baking powder like Koynl, mado of creiun of tartar derived from grapes, or am I willing to use a baking powder made of alum or phosphate, both derived from mineral sources ? ' The names of the ingredients printed on the label show whether the kind you nre now using or any brand, new or old, that may be offered Is a genuine cream of turtar powder, or merely a pljonphate or alum compound. Royal Baking Powder contains no alum nor phosphate. ROYAL BAKING POWDKR CO. New York TOO UNIVERSITIES AT EUGENE BATTLE TO A Kan Kranclaco- Thumday and Frl te.ts and essays, the .uhjet t was dls i'1'- November 21 and "1 cussed by the teacher Several of the t.a.'hera vlltei the Kiver mill plant of the I'orijaiid ll.il!way. I.kht It power company. PARENT-TEACHER CLUB AT GLADSTONE IS ALIVE The first day of each day'a slay In a city will be devoted to confer emeu, the aecoud day to completion ol thene confcn ni e and to the Innp-v lion of logiilng and manufacturing in each lot allly. AUGUST PERRY. PAROLED THE DOLLAR LOSES 31 CENTS IN LAST YEAR MUCH PUNTINO FEATURES CON TEST BETWEEN OREGON ANO WASHINGTON ELEVENS Kl tlKNK. Ore . Nov. I - Oregon and Waithlligtoii battled In i Oil tie this afternoon In a game that ran the grid FIVE CENTS APIECE FOR EGOS 50 CENTS A POUND FOR OUT TER FORESEEN. CIIU'AUO, Nov. I -The Amerliaii dol'ar has Ion! 31 cents llipun hanliig power III the lant year. One dollar I een considered safo for Hughes io'ned the Democratic column and swuiir bark again. One candidate -cit i-.head one minute to lose his j y,.s place the next minute. : j Ii Wilson Is re-elected to the presi-, demy, the Democrats ill have broken I llielr own reconl. Not once since the SEES ADVENTURE ON CITY STREETS FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY. DOT ROBBER. IS TAKEN TO STATE PENITENTIARY 3ISI REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. days of Jackson has that party been I The follow ins real elate transfers w re flleil In the nffiro nf Coiintv lie- able to give one of its presidents Kor,lvr pedman Wednesday: second successive term. Not sine' ... ., , . . . ,. . -.. ranees atulermeer to Ava t). Marr the election of Hayes has the eleo- ,and ,n aa, kamas toim,v; $10. linn noon en m'wh in ilniiht jonn r. ami Alice ti. Aimswortn. in bhortlv before 7 o clock tins morning. Hughes will probably receive a vllfW 0f lad In section 22. township, The tt,e ,r, ,, wUhotlt Jonty of the popular votes, whether, 2 south, range 1 east; lo. : fmM c,.pllR for 8l)me Iliu..pkln pie elected or not. He has carried Newj Thomas J. Johnston to Nellie White, and apples, since Monday noon. Tne York and other large states by good 3 atres of section I, township I south. an,i apples were served as refresh majorities and Wilson states have range 1 east; $10. ments at u Y. W. C. A. Hallowe'en joined the Democratic ranks by small! John V. and Antonia Johnston to party that she surreptitiously uttend margins. Again the need of direct ' Nellie White. 3 acres of section 1, ed Tuesday night, mingling iiniiotlcco election of presidents has been demon-' township 4 south, ran'e 1 east; 1 10. with some other little girls of her own strutcd. J Wood R. Johnston and Dela John- age. ; ston to Nellie White 3 arres of section ; Me'vin Stroiip. II years old. a boy ! 4. township I south, range I east; J10 : s,.f,ut who resides at MISSING OPPORTUNITIES ; " F. Johnson to Charles K. Wills street, found the girl. He was taklu a short cut across the ASSOCIATION SERVES SOUP TO PUPILS. FORMS SEWING CLUB, HOLDS SOCIAL MEETINGS. j The Parent Teachera' association of (ladstotic. urgunlicd one 111 on ill ago j Is making great progress, with a mem-1 hershlp of over SO. which Is evpeitedj to Increase to too before the next' nic-tlni Miullni. Km lii.l.l i.n lli.ii .. ... .1. i- , . i as taken to the slate penitentiary ing under the step of lleth Israel syn-1 ,, am ,. ,,. ,r ttl)M. Halimlay by iM.puly Sheriff Krosl. f,l- ii in 1111111 inn ui I'liiini-. 1 1 1 ulll serve u neiiteiue of from 2 to .1 yeuts. rtlKTLWD. Ure.. Nov. ;-Kather-Ine K'iabelh IK)le. 10-year-old school girl, whose disappearance Monday uf ttrnoon caused fears that she might have been kidnapped, was found slce- VOUTH IMPLICATED IN SERIES OF CRIMES WILL SERVE 2 TO S YEARS. August Perry, confessed boy robber. Iron gamut from mud to inetllm rlty goes 110 further than li cents went a and back to mud again. Close to I'.onu year ago when Used In buying of food. siei talors braved the wintry weather! according In all Investigation vvhl'h to wiluciis the big football game of Hie has been made by district secretaries coast. , f the l ulled Churllles. The liive.tl- The open style of play-forward ' gallon began with the comparson of and double Mssng was hardly j the government table of food values tout bed, ami oil the few occasions the In calories, a table prepared by si leu rlvul strategists Mllellipted something : lists of the I tilverslly of Chicago, and fancy; Imagine a flying fish trying t i another table worked out by the sink a battleship and you hava the j 1'nltcd Charities pb tunv I 1'ivp tt-nls apiece for eggs mid Till Anulv tb ally speaking! there was 111 , cents a Miiiiid for butter lievt month Is ugogue. ai ivie.uu aim ..iau. u ,M,, f ,. nienib.T.t Is held oil the, evening of ihe fourth Friday evenings : K. S. Kinlcy. of Portland, will talk at j the next evening session on the "Hints of the Northwest " Mr. Plnley is well knouti throughout the northwest us being the be-t posted man on this suhjei t. He will appear November 21. This association has arranged to serve soup at ill" (lladsloiie school Perry was arrested early last sum mer by Sheriff Wilson und Deputy rosl along with Kdgar Coiiboy and Hay Pietold, following a series of robberies through the northern part of the county. They enti-red n plea ol guilty before Circuit Judge Ciimpbell, wero senteiued und paroled. This week Perry was Implicated In 11 Port- ean nay. .vionuay. ine nrsi nay 011 i;i ri,i,... ,.,.1U.,. 1... n, r.l's Twelfth which soup was served. 51 pupils of ,,., ,' Unit city and tur I the l.ladstotie school partook of tlic ,-1.,,. ,,, comer thi. 1 luncheon. A iharge of two cents Is I -ri 1 ..r 1.1- 1.... 1... 1.... 1 1 lit- i'.i .in 111 inn iiiiii iii'i mi iiiii'ini-i no avail be- ; morning and happened lo see the little made for the howl of soup unit crack-1 .ra f1)r ,r lv W(.ro f Kirl under the stops. She was sleep- ,.r. Mst f tht undents bring their fri ,, ,.r,.,,t Vourt. ' 0.1.I 1,-ilf ..f l..r 11 Plii.,liiirf ,.l,l,i;.,i, Report of the department of com-j1(j mene shows that before the war, George H. Carieo to Rena Calico to " - ami Nettie n. unssei. lann in ing. I luncheon, ami Hie serving the hot 21 per cent, llriti.sh 29. Japanese 31. Palmer's addition to Poring Junction: ytroilp asU.(, ,a,r what fhe was (lo ! so,, u a Kr..,a l onvt. ,1(0 ,,, nie Vp to the time of the recent pur-' ll'JO. mR thm uni, wh() sht, was The girl students. chase by the Pacific mail of throe L. A. Harms to Ada C Harms, lots Kave t.VBllho rlllit.Si ,, hc ,,,, 1 (.arri, ,() ,wo ,)f u Japanese tonnage had increased to r,r 6 and . of block 'A ilsonville; $1. l0 ttait. n a few minutes he relumed members' are sele, ted each week to per cent 01 tne total, going up in the; ".' u,,u "o"""' ,d took her to his home in the I la'.-- prepare find son., tho soup. Those aggravate to 155.000 tons, surpassing ' r I'"'n"er- 'Iiram Straight I) ,h()rnc a,)ar(In(.nt.s. While she was having .barge of this week's menu s. surpaS3ins:M. lternier. land in Hiram Straight IV thorne al)artIn(.nt.s. Wt.lle she was l,avi,g .barge of this w Iiritlsh. , v. m iu..s...p - suutu, ,...me . , ,,a;.(.rlv cl,ns,iK a generous break- are Mrs. W. Iv llonipsteu The European war and the U Foil-' 1 Villiam M. Hn.ce to Roy X. I.at- '"i S"",m"""" M"lvi"''! cttc shipping bill presented an unpar-i hom, ,all(, , claekamas countv; $1. ! moln,'r"irrlw alelled opportunity to Japan and thevi j,,,, Cliri(.tt0 an,i oiovanna Cur- Fatrolmen Kllngensmith and itus- are improving It. j lotto, 30 acres in Clackamas county; t,,ok '"'r " aeadriuarters in the Tho Japanese pursue a national pol-' $W. 1',,,1!re t0'";i",K c"r; ''-' '"' ',t-'' icy as a sea-faring people and are re-' Sabrina J. Hendel et al to J. W.:" w ' '' h"'- fu"";r- fuaing all orders to build ships for ' Galium. .89 acres of section 2S. town Fear of another scolding such as the other countries i K,lip 3 B0'"11' rjnKe 1 wtst; ; one Klvcn M'm,li,' '"rnln 1"-'fr,! h'- I). II. and Martha S. Heck to A. , lft for school induced Kutlieriue to Their shipyards are working day ! Moser, 131 acres of D L. C. of Wil'iani run away, she said. She is the daugh and night constructing hundreds of Stricklen, township 4 south range 4 t'-'r of Mr. and Mrs. Milts J. Doyle tie to choose between the two elevens It was a tie game-a game of much punting, and that's all anybody could make out of II. SCHOOL AT WILLAMETTE IS IN STANDARD LIST the prediction of Ji.iues K. Werti. a Chicago produce dealer, who Is reputed to be the biases! owner of eggs III the world. NEPHEW OF GLADSTONE F. 8. linker, of tihidstolie, received K. K. Cnriion. asslstiuil superintend enl of public instruction, visited the Wll'iunelte at bind r'rlday. and found I "r,l Hunday Ihut his nephew. Arthur that the school met the state slainl- j Stephens, iige.l 2d years, a member of nrdlzntlon requirements. He said huil(, funn,iau army lighting In France. wsmu.l, pleiised wllhtheschotilandl h ( n(.(ii1 Mf H ,,, Its eipilppinent. The duyshed. cost ing lluon, has just been com .1. ,r,,m , ''l. go-'bec, and I bis year's attendance ut the Wlllain-j was fighting w ith Ihe Allies a voar otto school shows a good Increase, j alld a half before he was killed. He While last year the largest atleudaiico , , f ,., n(, ,. ,, Mr was l.'i.'i. thin vear It numbers over 200, , . . ... 1 ,1 ' 1 . . .,. A. Stevens. Mr. linker docs not know with II daily lltteliilaiice of over I '.!. Nine n are enrolled In the fresbineu clr. iimslune.-s surrounding the class, und fiv e In tho senior .class. dealh of his nephew . mpstead und Mrs. Foishner. ami next week Mrs. Harry Paddoi k and .Mis. II. Dixon. This association lias nrgaui.ed a Kir's" sewing club which has a mem bership of twelve members. Tho offi cers are: President, Miss Norma l.ecte; secretary, Miss Wlllu Jones vessels for their merchant marine and eact; $10 5S9 East Pine street. the yellow flag navy. Instead of restrictive legislation dictated by Gompcrs, Fureseth et al, the American congress should have liisen mis Historical opportunity, mat 1 9 township C Bouth range may never come again, to plant our j $2340. nag 011 tne seven seas. Med ford Large sawmill wilt be. built here to operate about February 1, when electric line will tap large timber tract on Jackson creek. Kstacada State bank to IlerthaKra-1 Normally the little girl is pretty and ley, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, lfi, 17, IS, j bright looking, but !ihe was too ex 19. 20. block 1, Estaeada Heights; $l.hausted to keep her eyes open at po G. W. McRoberts to Henry V and : lice headquarters this morning and Vida G. Asboe, 42 acres of sec. 4 and ii(;r face was haggard from the hunger 1 east; and hardships she had undergone Monday night and Tuesday night, she Helen M. I. Thomas and Edwin E. said, she slept In a half enclosed room Thomas, all of lot 2, tract 61 and j on the back porch of a vacant houss south half of lot 3 tract 55, First sub-near Twelfth and Main streets. She division of a portion of Oak Grove; $10 suffered much from the cold all three Emma A. Hoi ton to Justin Faivre, land in section 32, township 4 south range 4 east; $100. nights, she said, and her only covering outside of the simple school dress was the long blue coat. She wore no hat. Her face was soiled and the light brown hair hung in two ropes. Be a Leader Be a Builder Be a man with an account in this bank, even if you have build it up a dollar at a time. It's the man with the bank account who can do things. The Bank of Oregon City Oldest bank in clackamas county THAT HE IS NOT DEAD BODY FOUND ON COUNTY ROAD IS NOT THAT OF CORVALLIS PRINTER. The body of the suicide found on the county road near Canby last week was not that of Chester Mason, Cor vallls and Salem printer and news paperman. Monday Coroner Hemp- ' stead received the following message on a postcard: "Portland, Oregon. My old friend W. W. Graham has another guess com ing. Chester Mason." Mr. Graham, of Oregon City, thought the body that of Chester Mason, his boyhood friend. Coroner Hempstead also received Monday a letter from Mrs. J. Mason, mother of Chester Mason, asking for a complete description of the body. Portland Contracts for construc tion of six wooden motorships have been awarded to American Ship Rulld Ing company. It Is the Intention of having an ex hibit of their needlework In tho early spring. The officers of the Parent-Teachers' association are: President, Mrs. Harry Paddock; vlcc-presldont, Mrs. William Hammond; Mrs. F. Os wald. secretary; Mrs. Edward Hunch. treasurer. The next ineetiTg will be held on Friday of this week, when Mrs. Fred Patterson, of Portlund, will be In at tendance, and give a talk on "Hot Lunches," and a musical program will be given by the pupl's of the Glad stone ui boot, to which all patrons of the school are extended un Invita tion. A prize is being offered by the asso ciation to the room Inducing the lar gest number of parents to attend these meetings, the prize offered is a handsome picture. A Hoys' Snout organization has been formed by Professor W. C. McNillty, which will co-operate with the Parent-Teachers' association and the girls' sewing club. The following officers were elected: Scout Master, W. C. McNnlty; senior patrol leader, Roy Nicklln; leader of fox patro. Clinton Warren; assistant leader fox patrol, Lyc. Hardy; leader of beaver patrol, William Rutherford; assistant leader beaver patrol, Eldon Schooley; scout scribe, Woodson Smith. The trial of Julius Wllhur, proprie tor of the Friars' club, charged with violating the prohibition law, will be tried December 8 Instead of today anil his three aides, Casey Jones, Tommy Nlsholka and Louis Roscnfold, charged on a separate Indictment with violat ing the dry statute, will be tried Dec ember 9. The dates for the cases were postponed on the motion of C. W. Fulton, attorney for Wilbur, Ilosen feld, Jones and Nlsholka. Mil FEATURES OF RECENT DEMO CRATIC PARADE BROUGHT OUT LAST NIGHT. Review of Initiative and Referendum The atiieiiiliiient Incorporating tho i Ihe Htiito vt l.lt measures votoo.l upon Currying out his pre-election threat that ho would parade Main street on the same donkey on which he rode during tlie Democratic parade In cam paign days, Ernest T. Mass, ex-sheriff and would he postmaster of recent years, now restaurant and hotel pro prietor, rode the beast down Main street Wednesday night, gaily be decked with tho national colors. A crowd of a hundred hoys und a few men followed Mass and the don key, yelling delbince at all Hughes supporters. They probably did not know that Just at that tlino returns were being compiled in California und Minnesota, which might have taken Wilson's much nuede.l eluctorial votes und given the presidency to Hughes. They slopped in front of the Enter prise office and with waving arms, happy smiles anil loud words ex pressed their contempt for all Repub licans nnd their support of every thing Wllsonlan. In the pre-election parade the only bit of national colors curried by Muss und his mount was u scrap of bunting tied around the animal's neck. I-ust night the donkey was decorated in fitting style with streams and bunting, In strange contrast with the manner in which the animal trav cled two weeks ago. "The farmer brings his grain to mar ket and the dealer grades it. He may grade It No. 1 and give the farmer top price; then again he may ghade It No. 2 or No. 3 or No. 4 and the farmer gets a still smaller price, or he may grade It bo low that the farmer gets only chicken-feed price for it. He has no appeal. If be doesn't like It he can take his grain back home." Noami Armstrong has been elected president of the senior class of the Oregon City high school. Othor offi cers are: Vice-president, Leonard Trlompson: secretary-treasurer, Alta Russell; editor, Earl Paddock, and son geant-at-arms, I-estor Halley. The Jun ior class haa elected the following offl cers: President, Arthur McDonald; vice-president, Helen Matt'cy; secretary-treasurer, Conrad Vlorhus; edi tor, Ethel Younger, and sergeant-at-arms, Merle Dingham. The advisors of the Junior class are Miss Urown, Mr. Waggoner and Miss Todd, all member of the faculty. Initiative and referendum Into the Oregon constitution was adopted by the electorate of the state 011 June 1!MI2. Its first exercise was lit the gen eral election on June i, l'.KU. when only three measures were submitted by Initiative petition mid all three car ried. At Ihu next election, thai of Juno 4, 19011,, ten measures were sub mitted by Initiative petition, seven carrying; onn measure was held up under the referendum and upprnved by the people. Two years later tit the election hold 011 Juno 1, 190S, four measures wero submitted by Inltlatlvo petition, eight thoiu currying; eleven measures were submitted by initiative uotltlon, eight currying; four inensiiros wero hold upi under the referendum, the voters up proving two of them. At the next election, that of November 8, 1910, the legislature submitted six meas ures., only tine receiving n majority; twenty-five meuHiircs were submitted by petition, eight of them passing; tho electorate falling to approve the one measure hold up under the refer endum, In the next election, that of Nov ember Ii, 1912 tho leglnlntiira sub mitted six measures of which two car rind; twenty-eight measures were sub mitted upon petition, eight passing; of the three measures hold up by rel cromlum tho voters approved one of them. At (ho speclul referendum election held on November 4, 111 1.1, five measures wore hold up under tho referendum, four of them being up proved by tho voters of the Htuto. At a general election held on Nov ember 3, 1911, the legislature submit ted ten measures, of which the poo pie approved two; nineteen measures were submitted by petition and tho stamp of approval placed on only two. On the ballot to be voted upon on November 7, 1916 will be found three proposed constitutional amendments submitted by the legislature. In ad dition there ure eight measures pro posed by petition. To recapitulate: measures Appvd 1904 190(1 1908 1910 1912 1913 1914 1916 . 3 ,. 11 .. 19 ,. 32 ,. 37 .. 5 ,. 29 136 ,. 11 3 8 12 9 11 4 4 CI DIsappvd. 0 3 7 23 26 1 2r, 85 The above table only enumerates SUCCESS. 11I the general elections mid does not Include many local measures which were voted upon by the voters of less than the whole stale. II will thus bo seen t tut t lo .Into, (he ele. I.iinti. of Oregon has considered Hit: merits and demerits of 'Kit! meas ures, disapproving s.'i and approving M of them. The hlghwater murk was reiiclnsl in V.H2 with thirty-seven measures; the number was slightly reduced two years later und the bal lot for 1DI6 of eleven measures seems to augur that u more conservative era Is dawning. In theory the Initiative should only lie used when tho legislature bus re timed to enact 11 meritorious hill anil thu referendum, to prevent the legis lature from putting Into forco and ef fect 1111 inliiillous one. Occuslonu'ly It has been mado an Instrument of spile, und attempts made to enact leg islullou especially harmful to some particular business ami sometimes meritorious measures have been held up by the referendum. Then again, many of the measures have been local mutters and should Hover huvo been placed upon the ballot. The voters have generally followed the Hound ud vice: WHEN IN DOUIIT VOTE NO. Tho present syetem of having run ners go about tho streets and byways securing signatures Is not tho best In the world und Is a regular nulsanco to tho biiHy man of today. It would be better If some nddillonal restriction should ho placed upon such petitions nnd It might even be advisable to fllo them with some public official such na the county clerk or precinct registrar and have those Interested in the men sure affix their signatures before "uch officer. It would do uwuy with ficti tious signatures and tend to a purer ballot. The principle upon which tho liiia tlve und referendum Is uuf.od la sound nnd the amendment will never bo ropealed In Oregon. It Is based upon the theory, a self evident fact, that you run trust the pnoplo. Tho people will genornlly leglslute for their own welfnro and should decide the question for themselves. We are all human and liable to err; we wl". to commit a mistake, it Is our privilege and later we will rectify the error and be the Winer because of the experiment. It is encouraging to know and fool that after fourteen yeara of experi ment, the conclusion must be reached that the Inltlatlvo and referendum, In spite of a few imperfections, la a