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OEEGOIsr CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1913. -
Per Week, Ten Cents.
RECALL BALLOT
CAST AUGUST 16
Mrs. Stetson Announces Self
Spiritual Head of X-Scientists
HILLSIDE TORN
OUT BY BLAST
What Will the Suffragettes Do
After They Stop Plying Torch?
LAW VIOLATIO
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CHANGE
AVOIDS
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COUNTY CLERK SAYS ELECTION
WILL PROBABLY BE UPON
THAT DATE
MANY WOULD REMOVE SIGNATURES
Voters Who Signed Petitions Under
Wrong Impression Seek to
Remedy Mistake No -Changes
Possible
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County Clerk Mulvey spent consid
erable time Monday going over the
recall petitions submitted by Ed.
Olds and W. H. Hagemann, calling for
the dragging down .irom office of
County Judge R. B. Reatis and Coun
ty Commissioner N. B!air. As far as
he has gone the petitions seem to be
as required by law. Whether or not
all those signing the petitions are
qualified voters or not the county
clerk has no means of knowing; but
he will rely upon the oaths of the cir
culators in this matter. If later it is
found that some of the petitions are
fraudulent, the circulators will have
to stand the penalty.
Five days are allowed the county
clerk for an examination of the peti
tions, and at the end of this time, un
less startling discrepancies are found,
Mr. Mulvey will issue a call for a re
call election. The date of this elec
tion will be August 16, and it will be
held under the general provisions of
the election laws.
In checking over the requirements
for the recall, County Clerk Mulvey
has found that according to the
statutes 1,546 signatures are needed
on the petitions. As it is said that
there are 1,748 names on one peti
tion and 1,720 names on the other, it
is evident that there are enough
names. Many signers of the petitoins
are complaining that they place!
their signatures upon them under a
misrepresentation of the facts, and
have asked to have them removed;
but there appears to be way in which
such removals can be effected. Sign
ers of the petitions who do no' desire
the recall only remedy their plight by
voting for the retention of the county
officers at the election.
In spite of denials by the recall
backers that there have been no re
quests made for the removal of names
letters have been received asking
that such action be taken. O'la such
letter, from East Mt. Scott, after set
ting forth that eight signers in that
precinct desired to withdraw their
names, continues as follows:
"I was requested and authorized to
urge you to use your best efforts to
have their names withdrawn from the
recall petition aganist County Judge
Beatie and Commissioner Blair, as
the qusstoni was misrepresented to
them (the signers) and they now eee
their msta!:e."
This particular letter is signed by
C. T. Zinser, of Lents, and the names
referred to are those of Charles Reb
stach, Prank Voll, L. C. Becker, Jo
seph Rushford, George Brookman,
Otto Brookman, Frank Krause, ana
John Bauer all of East Mt. Scott.
itegistraton ior tue recall election
will cease July 31, and that there
will be a heavy vote cast in the mat
ter is Indicated from the rush of vot
ers to the county clerk's office to get
their names upon the rolls. Regis
trars in the different precincts are
also reporting a heavy registration.
SOCIAL HYGIENE
EXHIBIT IS READY
The exhibit of the Oregon Social
Hygiene society which has attracted
much attention throughout this state
and Washington, will be open to the
public in Oregon City Thursday, Fri
day ad Saturday. Wednesday night
it was installed in the store room in
the rear of the light department of
fices of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power company, on Main street,
and the public will be welocmed there
afternoon and evening on the exhibi
tion days.
Throughout the local display repre
sentatives of either the state or the
Clackamas county society will be on
hand to explain its points to residents
of the county. There will be no
charge for admission. Children will
not be allowed in the exhibit unless
accompanied by parents or guard
ians. The exhibit has been highly
praised wherever it has been shown,
and is regarded as. one of the best
moves towards a realization of the
ravages oi me rea peril bo xar ae
vised. LAWN SOCIAL PLANNEED '
BY BOBBIE BURNS CLUB
Scotch yarns, haggis a wee bit o'
guld cauld pastie and other things of
like ilk will be features of a lawn so
cial to be given next Monday evennig
by the Bobbie Burns club at the resi
dence of William McLarty, chief of
the clan, at Sixteenth and Washing
ton street. All members and friends
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one hand.
Former arrangements for the gath-
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ne piaiia nan ueeu uemusu ueai. a
1 i a J l 4. A
ntfiprlnff at thfl rrlfnrrt hnmft will DP
t is expected mat an me iaus - ana
assies attending will have a good
ime.
POPE FIRES THREE GUARDS
ROME, July 23. The three Swiss
t the Vatican were discharged todav
sj Pope Pius, and ordered to leave
mmediately. The other 72 guards
emaining under old conditions.
Enterprise advertising pays.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS have something new and at the same time old
to discuss in Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson. The New York woman has an
nounced in her book Just out that she is the rightful spiritual head of
the Christian Scientist church, succeeding Mrs. Eddy. Despite the
fact that she was repudiated and expelled from the church by the people in
control at Boston after Mrs. Eddy died, still she now sets up her claims nd Is
said to have some following. Orthodox Christian Scientists will likely not ac
cept Mrs. Stetson's way ef looking at things. Her attitude is stamped by some
as mere pretension, signifying nothing. Mrs. Stetson has long been on the
forum of Christian Scientist discussion.
.UNION TO
CLOSE JULY 31ST
There is going to be some carnival i
of elections in Clackamas county inj
the near future, and as a result Coun- '
ty Clerk Mfulvey is preparing for a i
busy time with the registration books. !
Among the elections scheduled are i
the following.
Stock running at large, Sunnyside,
July 28.
Incorporation, West Oregon City,
August 14.
Incorporation, Molalla, August 15.
Recall on county officials," August
16.
Referendum election, Day bill No
vember 5.
Registration books for the county
will close on the last day of July, pre
liminary to the recall election, the
general election law providing that
there can be no registration within
15 day of ballotting. It therefore de
volves upon all citizens who desire to
vote at the recall to register at once.
Women are qualified voters in the
county now, and should register be
fore July 31 if they desire to vote at
the recall election. Qualified"voters
desiring to register may do so either
.Giving Service
' In these little talks on advertis
ing it is our main purpose to
point out to our readers the bene
fits to be gained from the careful
reading of our advertising col
umns. We have called attention . to
the economy of well-planned and
intelligent shopping and also to
the surprising fund of useful in
formation and education contain
ed in advertisments.
In presenting this subject to our
readers, our aim is to be of serv
ice to help every one to get the
most possible good from his
newspaper.
Likewise, from an intimate
knowledge of the interests and
purposes of our advertisers, this
idea of serving their patrons is a
controlling one with them.
The most prominent advertis
ers of the day manage their busi
ness and plan their advertising
from the standpoint of helping
their patrons. ,
Comfort, convenience and intel
ligent store arrangement go hand
in hand and are advertised to
gether with fashions and values.
Successful advertisers give
service as well as values.
Motorcyclists at Denver
DENVER, Colo., July 23. The old
days when thousands of cyclists from
all parts of the country were wont to
gather each year for the national as
sembly of the league . of American
Wheelmen have been recalled by the
present influx of motorcyclists for
the annual convention and race meet
ing of the Federation of American
Motorcyclists. The gathering' was
formally opened today with hundreds
of devotees of the "chug-chug" ma
chines in attendance. -.-
at t-ie county clerk's office or with
the registrars appointed in the outly
ing precincts.
There has been a pretty steady
rush of citizens to register the last
Jew days at the court house and it
is now expected that the rush will in
crease. Under the present provisions
of the law, it takes, about eight min
utes to register, carls having to be
myide out in trplicate. Citizens who
have already registered once this year
do not have to register specially for
the recall election; but those who are
in any way uncertain as to whether
they are registered or not had better
travel to the courthouse and make
sure.
In registering it is necessary to
swear that one has been a resident
of the state for a year and that one
will be a resident of the county fot
six months prior to the actual date
of the " election. Party designation
will be taken as a convenience for
the primary elections, but 'as there
will be no primary in either any of
the forthcoming elect'ons this need
not worry voters.
The chief duty of every citizen at
this time is to register, and as the
time remaining is short, the sooner
this is done the better will it be for
all concerned.
BEAVERS BEAT SENATORS
Portland 5, Sacramento 2. '
Venice 2, Oakland 0.
Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 1.
KING SEES FRENC
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King George V. and the Prince of Wales on their way to Victoria Sta
tion to bid farewell cc M. Poincare, president of France, following his
first official visit to Great Britain.. The King and the Prince are seen sa
luting the crowds that cheered them on the way to the station.
' M. Poincare was accompanied by M. Pinchon, French minister for
foreign affairs, which position M. Poincare once occupied himself. Mvme.
Poincare did not accompany her husband on the English visit.: .
WATER COMMISSIONERS FORE
STALL WARNING FROjM
LABOR CHIEF
INCREASED RATES MAY BE RESULT
Employment of Extra Men Upon Fil'
tration Plant Force Will Mean
Heavy Addition to An
nual Expenditures
State Labor Commissioner Hoff has
written to Chairman J. E. Hedges, of
the Oregon City water commissioners
warning them jhat they were violat
ing the ten-hour labor law at the fil
tration plant, and pointing out to
them the necessity of taking steps to
remedy the violation. The letter was
received Wednesday, when the com
missioners wera in session,-and caus
ed considerable discussion.
The water commissioners, in their
efforts to comply witn the eight-hour
law, which applies to municipalities
antttiranches of municipal work, have
been endeavoring for sometime past
to work" out a schedule for the em-
poly ees at the filtration plant, where-
by no man would be called upon to
work more than 48 hours a week.
After much consideration it . was
found impossible to formulate a
schedule that would make it possible
to comply with the law with the pres
ent water force, and at the last meet
ing the hiring of- two additional filter
tenders was authorized.
The employment of two extra men
will not only provide that no em
ployee shall work more than 48 hours
a weak, but will practically establish
a six-hour day at the plant. Whether
or not the expense of the two extra
men will make it ecessary to raise
the water rates has not been deter
mined, but the employment of the
extra hands will mean an increase in
the water payroll of about $1,100 per
year. There is grave doubt upon the
part of the commissioners as to
whether this can be borne by the
present revenues.
In replying to Labor " Commission
er Hoff's letter, the commissioners
have informed -the head of the state
department that a change in the
working schedule has been made
which will probably meet with hfs ap
proval. As the ten-hour law applies
only to factories'iaills and manufact
ories, it is believed that a clerical er
ror in the labor commissioner's of
fice was responsible for the letter be
ing sent in the form given.
MEXICANS TO GET
NO FURTHER AID
WASHINGTON, July 23 Presi
dent Wilson has determnied that no
faction of the Mlexican revolution
shall obtain arms or ammunition
from the United States, and that
neutrality must be observed in its
strictest sense.
This was the interpretation of the
neutrality laws decided upon today
after conferences with Senator Bacon
and Representative Flood, chairman
of the two congressional committees
on foreign relations.
While the Mexican rebels have
been gettng no arms heretofore, to
day's developments mean that the
Huerta administration will be depriv
ed of th3 privilege previously given
the former Madero government, and
the United States will treat all sides
alike in the present dispute.
Coast League Standings
Portland 549
Los Angeles 519
Sacramento 505
Venice 486
H PRESIDENT OFF
Photo by American Press Association.
EVERY. day almost one reads of arsonette outrages in England. Only
the other day the arson squad of the militant suffragettes burned
down Ballikinrain castle, in Scotland, a half a million 100 room man
sion, unoccupied at the time. Before that they bad burned down the
grandstand at the Hurst park race track. The ruins of this fire are here pic
tured. "Fighting for the vote by the firebrand seems to be the present status
of the woman movement In England. Americans wonder when the "wild
women" will take up the rifle. That seems to be the next logical step since
they hate previously tried the bomb. s
FOR POOR
PROVIDED 1N WILL
BOSTON, Mass., July 23. One of
the oldest wills that has ever come
before the Essex county probate court
was brought up for hearing at Salem
today. The will is that of Thomas
W. Sweetser, who died about sixty
years ago. The unique feature of the
will is a provision for furnishing the
poor of Salem with cook stoves.
It is stipulated that $10,000 be paid
to tfiie city of Salem, that this be put
on interestat 6 per cent, forever, and
that $600 be spent annually in buying
stoves and utensils for the poor. Why
this odd provision of the will has not
been carried out during the sixty
years that elapsed since the testa
tor's death is expected to be made
plain at the present hearing before
the court.
POLITICS GENTLE
IN OLD DOMINION
RICHMOND, Va., July 23. The
present week witnesses the opening
of the campaign in Virginia for the
governorship and other state offices
to be filled at the election next No
vember. The activities of the cam
paign are confined almost wholly to
the Democrats who will name their
candidates at a stiate primary . one
weekfrom next Tuesday.
The present outlook is for one of
the tamest campaigns the Old Do
minion has seen in years. On the
Democratic side there are contests
for only half of the -places on the
s'ate ticket. The fact that the farm
ers are busy with their record-breaking
crops is also detracting from pub
lic interest in the campaign.
Henry C. Stuart of Russell, will re
ceive the Democratic nomination for
governor without opposition. B. O.
James for secretary of state, A. W.
Harmon, Jr., for state treasurer, and
R. C. Stearnes for superintendent of
public instruction ,are also unopposed
for the nominations.
J. Taylor Ellyson, of Richmond, the
present lieutenant governorr is a can
didate for renominatlion. Opposing
him in the contest for second place
on the Democratic ticket are Lewis
H. Macben and Alexander J. Wedder-burn,-both
residents of Aelxandria.
For the nomination for attorney
general the rival candidates are S.
Gordon Cumming, of Hampton, John
Garland Pollard, of Henrico, . and
Samuel W. Williams, of Wythe.
Nuns Leave for Leper Colony
VICTORIA, B. C-., July 23. Among
the passengers sailing for the Orient
today were three nuns who have vol
unteered to spend tiie remainder of
their lives working in the leper set
tlement on Sheeklung " Island, near
Canton, China: Al three come from
Montreal or its vicinity. " :,
- Wisconsin Municipal League
NEENAH, Wis., July 23. A wide
variety of municipal problems - "are
scheduled for discussion at the an
nual meetSng of the Wisconsin Lea
gue of Municipalities, which assem
bled here today for a three days' ses
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SEE NO PROFITS
CHICAGO, 111., July 23. With the
baseball season half over, outward
and visable signs are abundant that
the year 1913 is not likely to establish
a high record for prosperity among
the minor leagues. The larger organ
izations are reported to be coming
along nicely, but many of the small
er ones are finding it hard going.
Several threw up the sponge before
the season was many weeks old.
Some are endeavoring to weather the
storm by shortening or otherwise
changing their circuits, while others
are believed to be very close to the
rocks.
The United States league quit busi
ness before it got fairly started and
the "Mink" league also succumbed
early in the season.
The Int erstate -league, which started
the season with eight clubs, is ex
pecting to finish with its circuit cut
in half. Steubenville, Columbus,
Zanesville and Canton were dropped
from the circuit.
- The Illinois-Missouri league has
dropped Pekin and Canton from the
circuit and the Western Tri-State has
shortened sail by dropping LaGrande
and Baker.
The Kansas league is another of
the minor organizations that has
shortened its circuit because of poor
support. Manhattan and Junction
City were the place3 dropped.
WITH THE BOXERS
Artie Simms ,the Akron lightweight
has been committed to an insane
asylum. ' - '
Joe Rivers still thinlts he can defeat
Willie Ritchie and is after the cham
pion for a return bout.
Waterbury and Hartford, Conn.,
have been running summer boxing
shows and have met witli cosiderable
success.
Bil Beynon, the new bantam cham
pion of England, hopes to arrange
bouts with some of our little fellows
when he comes over next month.
Charley Ledoux, the FrFench ban
tam, is satisfied that he must learn
more about boxing in order to ho'.d
his end up against the American
fighters. He made a poor showing in
his recent bouts with "Kid" Williams
and Eddie CampL "
MARRIAGE LICENSES
. County . Clerk Mtil vey has issued
marriage licenses to Lilah Duston and
Albert- Sydney Newton, and to Lula
Forsythe and Albert P, W. Keil, all
of Oregon City.
16,000 YARDS OF ROCK CUT AWAY
BY TON AND A HALF OF
HIGH EXPLOSIVE
MUCH PAVING MATERIAL SECURED
Oregon Engineering & Construction
Company Gets Supply for Over
Three Miles of Street
Surfacing Work
Sixteen thousand yards of rock, suf
ficient when crushed to pave over
three miles of streets, was hurled
from the surface of the bluff at Fair
view late Wednesday afternoon by a
blast set off by toe Oregon Engineer
ing & Construction company. Prep
arations for this blast have been go
ing one for the past month, and the
success of the blast proves that ev
erything had been caulculated to a
nicety.
A ton and a half of black powder
was used to send the rock hurtling
down to the yards of the company be
low the bluff, the explosive being set
off by an intricate wiring system, so
that all the shots would go off at
once. When tha boss powderman
pressed the button there was a slight
tremor of the earth, and then the
whole face of the cliff bellied outward
and collapsing on itself crashed down
to the bottom in a cloud of dust.
Above the debris a great plume of
greyish "smoke rose and slowly float
ed off in the evening sky.
The mass of jumbled boulders will
be cleared away near the crusher
first and the ponderous machinery
win be started Thursday noon grind
ing up the huge fragment into street
surfacing. Enough rock has been
brought down to pave 60 blocks of
full-width street according to Oregon
City specifications, which call for a
center depth of nine inches. This
rock will be crushed near the base of
tae bluff, and will be stacked in bins
to await call.
The blast was set off from interior
galleries cut fifty feet back from the
face of the bluif. In order to form
these a tunnel was driven straight in
50 feet, and then T-cutting" was re
sorted to at the head, 15 feet of gal
lery being drilled one way, and 35
feet the other way. : From this lateral
gallery, which ran parallel with the
face of the cliff, powder, holes were
drilled up an down, charged, wired
and sealed, and then the electrical
connections were carried out to a
safe point in front of the bluff.
Charles Parker and Jack Moffatt, of
the Oregon Engineering & Construc
tion company, supervised the blast,
and ducked behind a shelter just as
the plunger in the battery box was
pressed down. A rain of derbis flew
over and around them, but nobody
was hit by the flying missiles. A
similar blast at the quarry, about a
year ago, brough down 15,000 yards
of rock, part of which fell on the
crusher, putting it out of gear for
some days.
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BY STATE BOARD
Members of the oounty court were
notified Wednesday that the state
board of health, at a epecail meeting
held Tuesday, had determined to re
move Dr. J. W. Norris from the post
of county health officer. The letter
in which notice of this action was re
ceived informed the court that - it
would be their duty to "appoint some
one in his place to gather vital sta
tistics and supervise epidemic and
contagious diseases."
It was left optional with Ihe county
court to continue Dr. Norris as coun
ty - physician in care of the indigent
and county poor. ,
This acdon on the part of the state
board of health is the first definite
movement that body has taken in re
gard to complaints in regard to the
manner in which Dr. Norris has con-
Uiucted his office.- The board has giv-
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en several Hearings to uie suujeut um
not until Tuesday did it reach any
definite action on th.3 matter.
The notification from the state
board of health arrived one day after
the adjourament of the July term of
the county court, and no action to
wards appointing a successor to Dr.
Norris will be taken until the court
convenes for the August term.
Steubenville Celebrates.
STEUBENVILLE, O., July 23. Mil
itary organizations and guests of
prominence from many sections of
the country gathered here today for
the opening of a three days' celebra
tion of commemorate important
events relating to the history of Steu
benville. . The event3 to be commem
orated include the George Rogers
Clarlc expedition and the explorations
and military achievements of Baron
von Steuben, the eminent German
tactician who aided the American col
onies in the revolution and in whose
honor the city of Steubenville was
named.
Sanitary Floor Covering
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Matting to cover the floors in
your tent, sleeping porch, bed
rooms, etc.,
1 0 CENTS PER YD.