MORNING ENTERPRISE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1913
READING MESSAGE
Continued from page 1)
inV the sole purpose for which Con
gress was called In extraordinary
session.
Official Washington was prepared
for the event with a feeling more of
curiosity than of criticism. Senators
and Representatives acknowledged
the constitutional right of the Pres
ident to read his own message, and
by concurrent resolution arranged to
gather in the Senate chamber at 1
o'clock. The President's message was
about 1200 words long when he first
prepared it, but in view of the chang
ed circumstances, he has added a
preface.
The President had several engage
ments and a Cabinet meeting to oc
cupy him before his departure for
the Capitol.
Secretaries Lane, McAdoo Daniels,
and Garrison took seats in the execu
tive gallery of the House for tiem
selves and families to hear the mes
sage. Secretary Bryan said he had
another engagement for the same
hour and could not go.
The House galleries were packed
with the wives, families and friends
of Senators and Representatives two
hours before the- President was sched
uled to appear.
Admiral Dewey was escorted to a
seat on the floor of the House, tak
ing advantage for the first time of
the privilege extended him by Con
gress when he returned triumphant
ly from Manily bay in 1898. He call
ed on Speaker Clark and was cheer
ed as he entered the chamber.
Three-fourths of the privileged
thousands in the galleries were wo
men. Speaker Clark had among his
guests in the Speaker's gallery Mrs.
Victor Mfrirdock, wife of the new
Progressive leader in the House; Mrs.
A. M. Palmer and Mrs. Pitser, sister
of Mrs. Clark and her daughter.
After the House had been called
to order, Speaker Clark announced
that the President would be received
by a committee of three and would
enter the House chamber by the rear
door at the left of the Speaker's ta
ble. He appointed Representatives
Underwood, Palmer and Mann.
The message dealt almost entirely
with a downward revision of thj tar
iff. It was short.
EFFORT TO EVEN
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(Continued from page 1)
phones on four party lines and con
trary to the. provisions of said Act,
defendant corporation, since, the first
day of January, 1911, raised the price
of the rental of said telephones on
four party lines to $1.50 per month,
for all new subscribers, or those who
signed contracts with defendant cor
poration for the installation of tele
phones on four party lines, since the
first day of January, 1911.
That the aforesaid rates and charg
es are by reason of the foregoing
matters and things, unreasonable, un
just and discriminatory in the re
spects complained of.
Wherefore plaintiff prays that de
fendant corporation be required to
answer the charges herein, and that
after due hearing and investigation
an order be made commanding de
fendant corporation to cease and de
sist from said violation of law here
in complained of, and that the said
Commission shall fix and order es
tablished such rate or rates, prices,
charges or collections, as it shall de
termine to be just and reasonable
and which shall be charged, impos
ed and followed In the future in lieu
of that found to be unreasonable and
unjust and discriminatory, and for
such other and further relief as the
Commission may deem necessary
and proper in the premises.
Dated at Oregon City, Or., this 8
day of April, 1913.
WEST SIDE WALK
FAVORED BY CLUB
At a special meeting of the Mount
Pleasant Improvement Club Tuesday
evening it was decided that the walk
from this city to that industrious com
munity shall be on the west side of
the road. A delegation, headed by T.
W. Merredith, who urged that the
walk be located on the east side,
made a hasd fight. Those wishing the
walk on the west side of the road
were mostly the old settlers. The
walk has been on the west side for
about thirty-five years. The meeting
was largely attended. Eight new mem
bers were elected. The club is one of
the most progressive civic organiza
tions in the country.
BROTHERHOOD HAS
An interesting meeting of the Meth
odist Brotherhood was held in the
Woodman Hall Tuesday evening. The
-meeting was the second of the newly
organized brotherhood and plans for
the future work of the brotherhood
were discussed by a number of the
men present. The mutual helpfullness
and civic righteousness of men were
brought out by the speakers, who were
G. L. Snidow, of Willamette; L. P.
Horton, A. C. Miller. Prof. J. R. Bol
land, Richard Harrison, Captain
Phillips and Dr. T. B. Ford. A ban
quet was served by the women of the
church. The Alldredge Quartet sang
several numbers which were much
appreciated. "
Rev. Smith to SPeak.
Rev. E. A. Smith will preach at
Highland Sunday morning and will
be at Alberta in the afternoon. In
the evening he will preach at Hen
ricl school.
A small classified itd win rant that
vacant room. '
FREE UMBRELLAS FOR BASE-
BALL FANS IN EROOKLYN. J
2 "Baseball is the puDllc's lux-
ury." declares Charley Kbbets.
president of the Brooklyn club.
In line' witb this idea it is an-
a nounced that a novelty of bis
new baseball stadium will be an
"umbrella room," where the
management will provide sev- J
eral thousand umbrellas, which
will be loaned to patrons on J
rainy days. Ebbets says he is
willing to try this experiment if J
only to learn bow many persons
J will forget to bring the umbrel- 2
las back.
LAJ0IE HAS LARGEST GLOVE.
Cleveland's Great Second Sacker Says
It Will Help His Fielding Average.
Lurry Lajoie, the Cleveland Ameri
cans' great second baseman, has bought
a new glove, which Is considerably lar
ger than those be has formerly used.
Nap says be has lost some of his speed
Photo by American Press Association.
LAJOIE n DEEP THOUGHT. , '
so that he covers less ground by fully
half an inch, so he got the big glove
to overcome his deficiency.
Aside from this small innovation, the
Cleveland veteran will go along about
as usual, hitting around .350 and de
moralizing young pitchers.
AUSTRALIAN TENNIS TEAM.
Wilding, Doust and Jones to Play In
Davis Cup Trials.
The Lawn Tennis association has se
lected Anthony F. Wildings S. N. Doust
and M. R. Jones as the Australasian
players to compete in the preliminary
matches for the selection of a chal
lenging team for the Dwight F. Davis
lawn tennis trophy. The trophy is held
in England. Norman E. Brooks, the
veteran player, will not be able to
make the trip this year with the Aus
tralasian team.
The Lawn Tennis association is en
deavoring to have the preliminary con
test between the Australasian and
American teams played in England.
These countries were pitted against
each other in the draw which took
place In Loudon recently.
Seven nations have entered teams
for the elimination contests the Unit
ed States, Australia, Germany, France,
Canada. South Africa and Belgium.
PRO. SCULLING REVIVAL.
First Big Race Will Take Place at
Syracuse This Summer.
There probably will be a revival of
professional sculling the coming sea
son in England, Australia and Amer
ica aifch as has not been seen for a
quarter of a century. The fun will be
gin at Syracuse in a match for the
championship of America and stakes
of $1,000 a side between Eddie Dur
nan of Toronto, the American title
holder, and Frank B. Greer of Boston,
who holds the championship of the
United States.
Through the efforts of the veteran
oarsman, James A. Ten Eyck. coach
of Syracuse university crews, a new
backer has been secured for Greer
and stands ready to match him against
Durnan. If Greer wins he Is willing
to take the Bostonian across the wa
ter and challenge the winner of the
Barry-Pearce match to be rowed on
the Thames in July. -
SKYSCRAPER BASEBALL
Teams Play Game at Noon Hour on
Roof of Building.
Skyscraper baseball 200 feet above
the street level is played by employ
ees in the main building of the Chi
cago Telephone eompany with the
coming of mild weather.
A baseball diamond has been laid out
on the roof and two teams organized.
Every day at noon the teams play a
few innings. The diamond is inclosed
by a six foot wall, and the roof Is so
large that no one has yet been able
to hat the indoor ball out of the
"grounds." . -
Walsh Teaching Johnson the Spitter.
' Ed Walsh is teaching Chief Johnson,
the Chicago White Sox Indian, how to
throw a spitball.
The Adder.
; A full grown adder may measure two
feet in length and about six inches
around the thickest part of its body.
Its movements are sluggish, and, of
course, the idea that it is capable of
transferring its head from one extrem
ity to the other every six months is
due simply to superstition. The fact is
that the tail of this snake does not ter
minate in a point, as with ophidians
generally., but is stumpy and resem
bles the head so much that it is diffi
cult for an observer situated at a dis
tance of a few yards to distinguish the
one from the other; hence the story of
its being two headed, the fallacy of
which no Intelligent observer could fail,
to detect.
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF CLACKAMAS
COUNTY, OREGON.
Showing the amount of claims allowed, on what account, and the amount
of warrants drawn for the six months preceeding the 31st day of March,
1913. , .
County Court and Commissioners 1,006.00
Juvenile Courf 161.04
Circuit Court 3,283.83
Justices' Court '. w.... 973.70
Sheriff's Office 2,189.74
Collections of Taxes . ". . . . ., 639.45
Clerk's office 2 067 48
Extending Rolls
Recorder's office
Treasurer's office
Coroner's office
School Superintendent
Assessor's office
Tax Rebate
Current Expenses ....
Court House Expenses
Jail
County Poor, Care of .
Indigent Soldier ......
Insane
Election Expenses
Wild Animal Bounty
Printing and Advertising -.
(Surveyor and Road Surveys
Fruit Inspector ... . .
Board of Health
Armory Rent
Road Damages
County Veterinarian
Timber Cruising
Portland Land Show
State Fair
Total General Fund Wa rrants
Total Road Warrants issued
Total Warrants, issued 106,010.24
I, W. L. Mulvey, County Clerk of Clackamas County,. do hereby certify
that the foregoin statement is true and correct. -
Witness my . hand and the seal of the County Court of Clackamas
County, Oregon, this 31st day of March, 1913
W. L. MULVEY,
County Clerk
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Of the County Treasurer of Clackamas County, Oregon, for the six
months ending on the 31st day of March, -A. D., 1913, of money received
and paid out, from whom received and what source, and on what account
paid out.
- Special School Fund. . .
To amount on hand from last report -r; 5,928.98
To amount received from delinquent taxes...... 572.32
To amounts received from 1911 taxes 8,798.54
To amount received from 1912 taxes.... .':,... 81,314.96
To amount paid out from Special
Balance on hand...
96,614.80
Special City Fund.
To amount on hand from last report., i-... ? 664.49
To amounts received from delinquent taxes . 139.58
To amounts received from 1911 taxes 1,751.99
To amounts received from 1912 taxes 26,87-2.48
Amounts paid out from Special
Balance on hand
' 29.42B.54
General Fund. ,
To amount on hand from last report.. ... ...$ 53,807.39
To amounts received from delinquent taxes....... 1,333.06
To amounts received from 1911 taxes.... 12,328.14
To amounts received from 1912 taxes. . . 95,769.84
Received from W. L. Mulvey, survey of road t 48.50
Received from Louis Noble in lieu of over draft 15.15
Received from unclaimed estates 32.05
Received from H. H. McDonald, bill of groceries. 8.30
Received from J. Hansen, lot in cemetery . 5.00
Received from County Clerk's fees 3,967.75
Received from County Sheriff's fees r .". 338.45
Received from County Recorder's fees : - 4,127.38
Received from Fines 782.30
, $172,573.31
Amounts paid out in County Warrants J 44,338.17
Amounts paid out to informants of violation of game laws.. 140.0)
-Amounts paid out to Thos. B. Kay for State Taxes 72,827.75
Amounts paid out to Thos. B. Kay for Home of Feeble-Minded 251.67
Amounts paid out to Thos. Kay for one-half of fines for viola-
tion of game laws V. 115.00
Balance on hand.. 54,900.72
. . $172,573.31
County School Fund.
To" amount on -hand from last report $ 27,785.79
Amounts received from delinquent taxes - 722.43
To amounts received from 1911 taxes 6,870.71
To amounts received from 1912 taxes .. 70,786.85
To amounts received from Fines 15.00
To amounts received from U. S. Forest Reserve Rentals....... 752.84
$106,933.62
Amounts paid out in County School Warrants... $ 31,017.35
Amounts paid out to Oregon State Library Commission... 1,012.13
Balance on hand 74,904.14
District Road Fund
To amount on hand from last report
To amount received from delinquent
To amounts received from 1911 taxes
To amounts received from 1912 taxes.... 209,257.48
To amounts received from Fines' 15.00
To amounts received from returned cement sacks....... 331.20
To amounts received from W. L. Mulvey for road districts Nos.
30 and 37 1,000.00
To amount received from W. L. Mulvey f6r road district No. 33 7.00
To amount received from warrant issued by road dist. No. 31 190.50
To amount received from warrant issued by road dist. No. 34 5.62
To amounts received from sales of cement and gravel 126.25
To amounts received from TJ. S. Forest Reserve Rentals 752.85
$264,207.94
Amounts paid out in road warrants....... $123,142.84
Balance on hand 141,065.10
$264,207.94
Stat School Fund.
To amount on hand from last report... $ 20,253.54
Amounts paid out in State School
Balance on hand .
Institute
To amount on hand from last report
Balance on hand .
Indigent Soldier Fund
To amount on hand from last report
Balance on hand.
Library
Balance on hand from last report..
Amounts paid out to Oregon State
$ 143.17
STATE OF OREGON, County of Clackamas, ss.
I, J. A. Tufts, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
statement of the amounts received, paid out and remaining on hand, in
the County Treasury of said County for the six months ending on the 31st
day of March, A. D., 1913. ,.,,
Witness my hand and seal this 5th day of April, A. D., 1913.
J. A. TUFTS,
. County Treasurer.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF BUSINESS OF SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CLACK
AMAS COUNTY, STATE OF OREGON, FROM OCTOBER
1st, 1912 to (MARCH 31st, 1913, both inclusive.
Cash on hand Oct. 1st, 1912. ................. 83-47
Tax collections prior to 1912 roll.......... 29,594.69
Tax sales 5,301.73
Tax collections, current year.-. 626,643.55
605.14
2,133.95
741.02
. 358.15
3,393.53
1,580.34
344.62
428.27
1,554.09
736.10
4,054.32
..... 120.00
102.50
3,298.01
...i 196.00
2,22.97
1,262.60
57.10
743.58
150.00
25.00
217.82
9,662.29
176.00
285.09
issued 44,669.80
61,340.44
96,614.80
School Fund $ 46,721.06
49,893.74
$ 29,428.54
City Fund..... $ 23,665.72
5,762.82
$106,933.62
and Special Fund
$ 28,140.56
taxes..... 2,106.97
22,274.51
$ 20,253.54
Warrants $ 20,242.38
11.16
$ 20,253.54
Fund.
$ 171.02
$ 171.02
171.02
$ 171.02
.98
.98
.98
.98
Fund
.$ 143.17
$ 143.17
Library Commission $ 143.17
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Beaver Building, Main Street
Fees collected
TOTAL CASH COLL7CTED , $561,961.89
Paid County Treasurer, account Tax Sales $ 5,316.95
Paid County Treasurer, account collections prior to 1912 29,182.20
Paid County Treasurer, account collections current year 520,729.25
Paid County Treasurer, account fees collected 338.45
Cash on hand April 1st, 1913
I hereby certify that the above
.
better Have Been Silent.
. "If you will pardon me for saying
.to, you liMik este-i;itiy charming-to-nhtht.
.Miss I'lyte." said young Brown,
in a pause of the dance. ?
"Why, that was exactly what Mr.
While lolrt me ;i lit tie wliiie :io."
"Oil. uidei-dl" rejoined Brown as he
heard of his h:ited rival's remark.
"But surely you riun'l believe what
that idiot says?'-I.ippincotfs
VETS WILL HAVE CALL
Few Recruits Able to Break Into St.
Louis Browns' Lineup.
George Stovall is already in a posi
tion to pick out his St. Louis Browns.
The infield will consist of Stovnll.
Pratt, Wallace and Austin. There were
several recruit candidates for infield
positions, but none of the youngsters
was able to show more ability than
last year's quartet. Brief will under
study for Stovall, while Walsh will be
Bobby Wallace's sub.
Shorten and Williams look like cer
tainties in the outfield, with Compton,
Bonin, Sloan. Walker and Johnston
fighting for the other berth. Compton
has the call now, but Bonin is expect
ed to come fast when he gets into con
dition. Baumgartner, Wellemann, Hamilton,
Allison and Mitchell are considered the
regular hurlers. Of the recruits. Na
pier and Adams look the best The
catchers will be Agnew, Alexander and
Crossin. with McAllister yet to be con
sidered. HOLD 1920 OLYMPIAD IN ROME
International Committee Promises Big
Meeting to Italians.
The Italians virtually have the prom
ise of the powers In the international
Olympic committee that the 1920
Olympian will be held in Rome. This
Information comes direct from Count
Brunetta of Italy, who is the general
secretary of the in'eniational Olympic
committee.
Of course 1I12H is n long way off, but
the fact remains that the Italians are
already making plans fn-the Olympiad
that will follow Merlin. They will not
do anything about building a stadium
until after the !VriU games in 1916.
Boston to Hold Rowing Regatta.
Boston will he the scene of the na
tional amateur regatta this year. Mem
bers of the executive i oMimittoe of the
National Asso-fatioii of Amateur Oars
men h.:rl a ine firg in the New York
Athletic chih recently, and after a
short discussion it was announced that
the next, regatta will be held in Boston
on A tig. 7 H and !). on the Charles
river.
Cornell-to Number Footballers.
Coach Albert H. Sharpe of Cornell
university football team will number
bis eleven In the preliminary workouts
against the freshmen.
The Superiority of ElectricToast
to the charred, or brittle, or soggy, kind made in the
tedious old-fashioned way, is relatively the same as the
superiority cf grilled steak to fried steak.
For one-tenth of a cent a slice the General
Electric Radiant Toaster makes Perfect Toast faster
than you can eat it. It is Perfect Toast because the
radiant heat forces the necessary chemical change
in the bread. This insures delicious golden Toast that
fairly melts in your mouth.
You can operate the General Electric Radiant Toaster on the
finest damask table cloth. ' Its neat porcelain base and cheerful
glowing coils add grace and charm to any table.
This little toaster is on display at our store in the Bea
ver Building on Main Street.
338.45
6,395.04
1561,961.89
report is correct.
E. T. MASS,
Sheriff of Clackamas County, Ore.
Famous Collection ot Antlers.
Of the famous collections of antlers
formed in the seventeenth century only
two or three have escaped the general
fate of conflagrations, sieges and pil
lage. One of these Is in Moritzburg, the
king of Saxony's historical hunting
castle, near Dresden. The great ban
queting hall of the castle of Moritz
burg is a chamber of noble proportions
sixty-six feet long by thirty-four wide
and thirty-eight feet high. On its oth
erwise unadorned white walls hang
seventy-one pairs of magnificent ant
lers, which one may describe as the
most famous of their kind in the "world..
Not a single one carries less than
twenty-four tines or is less than 200
years old.
Rock Cannon.
When the island of Malta was under
the rule of the Knights of St John
they defended their fortifications with
cannon bored in the living rock. Each
one of these strange weapons contain
ed an entire barrel of powder, and as
it was not possible to vary the aim of
these cannon fifty were, made ready,
facing various directions from which
the enemy might approach. When the
fame of these arms of defense became
known to the world the idea was taken
up of transporting rocks to summits to
serve the same purpose, but it was
soon recognized to be impracticable,
and the cannon of Malta, bored in solid
rock, have passed into history as the
sole weapons of the kind ever known.
Kindergarten Criticism.
The other night a pantomime come
dian was in the course of delivering !
one of the long and not always uni
formly funny soliloquies for which he
is famed when there came in a lull an
unexpected comment from the stalls.
It was in the high treble voice of a
girl child, and the, words, audible on
stage and in several parts of the audi
torium, were. "Mummy. I wouldn't
mind if they pulled down the blind
now." It was dramatic criticism of a
dramatic kind, and perhaps the out
spoken child was not the only person
In the house who would have had no
objection to a dropping of the curtain.
Glasgow News.
rerrect onronometers.
The French watchmaker, notwith
standing years of trial, is not yet able
to rival ' the Swiss, nor is he able to
manufacture chronometers equal to
those made in Geneva. The chrono
metrical observatory of Besancon has
interesting records on this subject
This observatory subjected watches to
severe tests under a great variety of
conditions before formulating the rule
that a watch to be perfect must meet
with not less than 300 requirements.
Judging by this hard and fast rule,
there are no perfect watches in the
world, yet certain pocket chronometers
have covered over 263 of the points laid
down by the observatory. Harper's.
JUSTICE HOLDS HAN
ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
Justice of the Peace Sievers Tues
day held to answer to the grand jury
Bruce Combs, accused of shooting J.
W. Lingle. The complainant allege!
that wiiile he was on his way home
from this cijty two men climbed in
the rear of iiis wagon. Hs jumped out
and one of the men pursued him.ti
nally shooting him in the side. Jus
tice of the Peace SSievars fixed the
man's bonds at $750 which he gav3.
Constable Frost made the arrest.
Lingle lives near Sycamore.
PLAN LONG YACHT RACE.
Nine Hundred Mile Jaunt For Boats on
the Great Lakes.
A 900 mile yacht race frem Chicago
to Duluth is being considered by Com
modore James O. Heywortb of the Chi
cago Yacht club. This race, the most
adventurous held by any fresh water
yacht club in the world, is made pos
sible by the large number of big sail-
ing vessels which bave been purchased
or built for the Chicago fleet this year.
Commodore Heywortb would like to
put the race on the schedule this sum
mer, but until more of the boat owners
are beard from the date will be held
in abeyance. It is regarded as a cer
tainty for next year.
International Soccer at The Hague.
The amateur international soccer
match between England and Holland
will be played at The Hague on April
24. There are nororamodations for 25,-
000 spectators. The stadium which is
now being built at Amsterdam will not
be -completed until after May: other
wise it would have been used for the
contest Tt will accommodate 35.000
and will cost upward of $150,000.
Explosive.
Miss Caustique You shouldn't smile
so much, my dear. It Is dangerous.
Miss Passay Dangerous 5 Miss Caus
tique Yes. . When a smile lights np
your face It might set off the powder."
Magazine of Fun. .- .
Cutting.
Sapleigb It gives one a shock, don't
yon know, to realize that one has made
an ass of himself.
Miss Keen - Yon should be quite used
to that by this time. Mr. Sapleigb.
Boston Transcript.
Misinterpreted.-
"I understand that the young man In
the bouse next to you is a finished cor
netist." "Gee: Is he? I was just screwing
up my courage to finish him myself!
Who did It?" Houston Post.
Unjust.
. Fluffy Young Thing (at the play) 1!
believe this man -in front of us is try-j
ing to hear what we're saying. Man ;
In Front (turning around) You do mej
an injustice, young lady. 1 am trying
not to hear it Chicago Tribune. j
Extremes.
"1 ran out with my new machine."
"What happened?"
"1 got run in."-Baltimore American.
Wire Fences. ,
Wire fences grounded at about every
fifth post will be practically proof
ermine- hnrm lv Hihfrnine.