OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27. 3913.
L HEAD TO BE
TRIED FOR GRAFT
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 26. Indict
ments, charging crimes of which one
carries a maximum penalty of 15 years
in the pentientiary, were returned by
the grand jury yesterday against A. P.
Armstrong, county, superintendent of
schools. The basis of the charges is
the al'eged acceptance of $20 from C.
B. Klingensmith, as a bribe to render
a favorable rating in his examination
for appointment to the police force.
Mr. Armstrong being at the time of
city civil service commissioner.
The action of tae jury concluded an
Investigation of several weeks, begin
ning with the official conduct of the
commissioner, but ramifying . into
many channels of municipal affairs.
, The probe started when ths district
attorney was informed that there had
been a system of barter and sale of
positions in the city civil service.
Examination of 1912 Probed.
All the rumors pointed to one group
of officers who took Ian examination
in February, 1912. The district attor
ney stane-a uy suiiimumiig tiie eucire
list, consisting of George T. Teeters,
John S. Thompson, William F. Maas,
M. D. We'ls, A. F. Gordon, Eugene
Schiller, Harry H. Holland, Christ
Johnson, William J. Dillon. John N.
Cordes and C. E. Klingensmith. Mlany
of these were eliminated immediately
by their positive denials that they had
been approached in any way.
Teeters. Thompson, Schillar and
riOUS LieglecB Ul UCgULlflLlUU, nil 111.11-
ing a basis for further inquiry. Thomp
son said he was "felt out," but no
money proposal was mads. Teeters
testified he was asked to contribute,
but ' postponed his decision. Schiller
said he was asked to contribute, but
returned a defiant answer.
Cremationists to Organize
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 26. The first,
national convention of cremationists
of America is to meet at the cremator
ium in this city tomorrow for a ses
sion of two days. Steps will be taken
at the meeting to form a national or
ganization, similar to the Cremation
Society of England.
POWER BOAT RACES
ON KEOKUK LAKES
KEOKUK, la., Aug. 26. It is gen
erally predicted that new world s rec
ords will be established here this week
at the annual regatta of the Mississip
pi Valley Power Boat association. The
regatta was formally opened today
and will be continued until Friday.
Among the coutestants are two new
boats entered by Commodore Black
ton of the Motor Boat Club of Am
erica, whose "Baby Reliance III."
broke all existing world's records at
the association regatta at Davenport
last year. The new boats were de
signed to pass the sixty-mile-an-hour
mark. Whether this will be accomp
lished remains to be seen, but the ex
perts who have seen the craft on trial
spins are of the opinion that they will
turn out to be world-beaters.
Another notable entry in the regatta
is- "Disturber III." owned by Commo
dore James A. Pugh, of Chicago. . This
is a big forty-foot hydroplane with the
most powerful engine ever placed in
an American racing hull.
The scene of the regatta is Lake
Cooper, the big sheet of water formed
in the Mississippi river above the
great Keokuk power dam which was
dedicated today. The lake was named
in honor of Hugh L. Cooper, the engi
neer who designed and built the dam.
SWEDISH SERVICE
There will be service in the Swed
ish language at the Methodist church
tomorrow, Thursday, August 28, at 8
p. m. Good songs and music will be
rendered. All are most cordially invit
ed to attend.
NEW YORK CUTS ITS
INFANT DEATH RATE
NEW YORK, Aug. 26. The years of
determined effort on the part of the
health authorities, several charitable
organizations and a number of local
philanthropists, to improve the hy
iri?nic conditions surrounding infant
life in this city are beginning to hear
fruit. During the last few years the
mortality among infants in Greater
New York has shown a fairly steady
decline, even during the most unfavor
able weather conditions of the sum
mer and the improvement seams to
continue. -According to the report
just published by the health depart
ment. New York was the only large
city in th? country -to show a decrease
in the average death rate for infants
in the first six months of 1913.
For many vears, longer, in fact,
than any resident of the city can re
member, certain of the poorer sections
of New York have been infested and
made unsafe by the presence of or,-
eanizd eanss of men. unscrupulous,
brutal, cowardly and steeped into ev
ery vice, capable of any crime. In the
hands of Tammanv these gangs were
valuable tools and weapons against
their political opponents, and. in con
sideration for their services at pri
maries and elections the mpmhers of
these gangs enioved practical imnun
itv from police interference and other
privileges.
T Oust Gano
The brutal killing of Rosenthal hv
members of one of the lower East
- Side eangs and a number of othr
murders committed since t.hfn.
hroueht matters to a climav and the
decent and law-abiding citizens nrade
a. powerful demand for the supnrs
Rlon and extermination of these erfji??
Notwithstanding the disgraceful ex
posure of police corruption whMi re
sulted from the Rosenthal murd- in
vestigation, the police were either
powerless or unwilling to make deter
mined war against the gangsters and
. th citizens finally reached the con
clusion that. If they wished the gangs
driven out. the would have to do the
driving themselves. The other d'ly
the citizens of the lower East Side
held a mass meeting in which the situ
atldh was thoroughly discussed and
termined effort to rid the East Side of
the numerous gangs which infest it.
The citizens decided to make a joint
effort with a view of making things
unpleasant for the gangsters and
reached the unanimous decision not
to depend upon the assistance of the
police authorities In their efforts.
GERMANS TO USE NEW
AEROPLANES IN TESTS
BERLIN, Aug. 26. As a preliminary
to the most imposing and extensive
German army maneuvers in years, the
Kaiser today held an inspection of the
Fifth Army Corps at Breslau.
Later in the week his majesty will
inspect the Sixth Army Corps at Po
sen. These two army corps are to
formthe opposing forces in the great
maneuvers to be held nearly next,
month. The scene of the maneuvers
will be the historic plains of Prussian
Silesia. This year aeroplanes and
dirigibles are to be used to a greater
extent than ever before, and every
available military flier in Germany
will be at the diposition of the two
commanders-in-chief of the opposing
armies.
The areoplanes will be employed as
swift dispatch bearers and for recon
noitering purposes, the dirigibles to
were parades on both sides of the
manders to their officers.
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To Welcome Lord Haldane
NEW YORK, Aug. 25. Elavorate
preparations are being made for the
reception and entertainment of Vis
count Haldane, the Lord High Chan
cellor of Great Britain, during his
brief visit in New York the latter
part of next week. Lord . Haldane
sails from England today and will
probably arive here next Friday. While
in the city he will stay atthe Plaza
Hotel. On Saturday morning he will
go up the Hudson river on tfie late
T Piprnnnt Morsan's vacht Corsair,
and inspect the United States Military
Academy at West Point. Alter a re
view of the battalion a special train
furnished by the Canadian government
will take him' and the reception com
mittee to Montreal. On the Monday
following he will address the Ameri
can Rar association, being introduced
by Chief Justice White of the Supreme
court of the United states, jne win
leave Montreal in time to sal from
Pnrlj- nn Tnesrtnv Lord Haldane
has been overwhelmed with invita
tions, both from, the United States and
r'oTiQw-lQ Vint hA is understood to have
resolved to decline all expect from the
bar association and to coniine nis visu
to America to five days.
SOW THISTLE CAN
BE EASILY KILLED
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, CORVALLIS, Ore., Aug. 26.
"As the sow thistle, the weed so com
mon along roadsides and in waste
places, is an annual, it may be destroy
ed merely by preventing it from going
to seed," says Professor H. D. Scud
der, head of the department of Agron
omy, Oregon Agricultural College. "If
the land can be put into cultivated
crops,1' continued Professor Scudder,
"there should be no difficulty in get
ting rid of the thistle.
"Then after the crop is harvested
and the weeds begin to appear in the
fall, the ground should be disked, and
the disking repeated in the spring.
This will cause the seeds to germin-.
ate and the plants may be completely
destroyed by the plowing or cultiva
tion that follows.
"In badly infested fields, the land
cannot be entirely cleaned of this
weed until cultivated in row crops. If
this does not seem possible, the fields
should be disked after harvest, and
again as soon as the young sedlings
have started to grow. Then, early in
the fall, use the disk plow, set deep,
and sow the field thickly to vetch and
oats or vetch and rye.
If this crop is seeded early in Sep
tember and gets thistle and most oth
er annual weeds. It can then be cut
early in the spring for soiling, or
plowed under as green manure.
"Where the sow thistle appears in
pastures, sheep are very effective in
keeping it down. In any case, it
should not be allowed to go to seed, as
as it can propogate itself in no other
way.
"The weed is especially liable to ac
cumulate along the road side and in
waste places. Here the best method is
to clip such areas before the seeds
form, and follow by thorough burning.
If possible, these waste places should
be plawed and seeded to some such
grass as perennial rye, which will
crowd out most of the weeds. The
grass may later be cut for hay or pas
tured off with sheep."
. Fifty-Second Annual
Oregon State
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Sept 29 to Oct. 4, 1913
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Poultry, Textile and other ex
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and Ogle's One Ring Circus.
Free Camp Grounds. You are
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POR SALE BY
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FOR YOUG FOLKS
Patriotic Young Germans In
itary Pose and Attire.
SALUTE FOR KAISER WILHELM
Many Things of Interest to Boys and
Girls A Mystifying Trick With Fig
ures Bits of Useful Information.
Riddles to Puzzle and Amuse.
In Germany, as In most European na
tions, militarism is very much more In
evidence than fn our own land of the
free. In all the larger cities there are
constantly to be seen soldiers In the
uniforms of their respective arms of
the service. Parades are a matter of
by American Press Association.
BOY SALUTING THE KAISER.
everyday occurrence, and It is there
fore not surprising that the German lit
tle folks, especially the boys, should
become inbued with the military spirit.
When the kaiser turns out at a review
of troops there is always a large crowd
to cheer him and bis gaudily attired
soldiers. At the recent Potsdam re
view the camera mak snapped a couple
of boys perched on a window ledge just
as they were saluting the kaiser in true
military fashion. One Is in the uni
form of a naval officer and the other
in the gorgeous uniform of the royal
hussars. '
A Trick With Figures.
Desire a person to think of a number.
Tell him to triple it and take the exact
half of that
Triple that half if the number is
even, if odd multiply the larger half
by three. Then ask bim how many
times that answer contains nine, for
the answer will contain the double of
that number of nines and one more if
it be odd.
Thus, if the number thought of Is
Ave its triple will be fifteen. wbicH can
not be devided by two without a re
mainder. The greater half of fifteen
is eight. If we multiply this by three
we have twenty-four, which contains
nine twice. So we shall have 2 plus
2 plus 1 equals 5, the number first
thought of.
Game of Mosaic
A writing game for any number.
Each writes a word on a slip of paper,
and after the slips are mixed one of
the players draws and reads them
aloud in the order in which be draws
them, and each player must write them
down in the same order. Then each
one must write a little story or para
graph, using the words In the same
order. The. game may be made more
difficult by requiring the story to be
of a specified length or written within
a certain time, or it may be made easier
by allowing the players to use the
words in any order they please.
A Water Experiment.
Procure two pieces of glass about six
inches square, join any two of their
sides and separate the opposite sides
with a piece of wax so that their sur
faces may be at a slight angle. Im
merse this apparatus about an inch in
a basin of water, and the water will
rise between the plates and form a
beautiful geometrical figure called a
hyperbola. 4
A Proverb.
"Haste makes waste." the sages say.
It's a proverb old. yet true each day.
f our work is done with haste
Something will surely go to waste.
Careful movements are what telL
A hurried task is ne'er done well.
Let's read the proverb another way:
"Make haste! Don't wastte!" it seem to
say.
Make haste to do whate'er is right.
Don't waste the precious moments bright.
Read either way, the words are true.
They're worth a trial, 1 think. Don't yout
Youth's Companion-
Worth Knowing.
A few minced dates added to fudge
as it comes from the stove will make
a novel and dainty confection.
In cooking peas and beans the water
should be allowed to boil away to al
most nothing. When the seasoning Is
put in this makes a delicious juice.
If the clothes boiler leaks while In
use the bole may be temporarily stop
ped up by putting a handful of com
meal into the water. It will fill the
bole. '
Stale macaroons, which can be
bought cheap at the baker's, make the
most delicious addition to pudding and
custards if pulverized and sprink'ed
over the top.
Oh, You Bathing Girl of 1913! With Socks and
Bonnet She Breaks Hearts of Summer Men.
nniMHn,
Photo by American Press Association. ,
The bathing girl of 1913 is now counting over her conquests of the bold hearts of men. She was some girl, as
this typical picture of two of her will attest. Her newest fad in her beach maneuvers was wearing the sock bathing
costume, just as yon see here. Of course mere summer man long ago learned not to be surprised by what the bath
ing beach girl does in the way of costuming. It's her privilege. The 1913 bathing girl also improved on' her luoks
bv wenrine the bathing honiiet. It's a safe bet that very few such 1913 bathing girls got their hair wet.
AT KEOKUK IS
DEDICATED TOR USE
KEOKUK, la., Aug. 26. A marvel
ous engineering achievement was turn
ed over to the world today when th
great Mississippi river dam and power
plant were formally dedicated. The
dam extends across the Mississippi
River from Keokuk, la., to Hamilton,
111., and is almost a mile long. Its
construction occupied nearly three
years and its total cost exceeded $25,
000,000. The dam is to be used for
the generation of electricity which is
to be supplied for lighting and indus
trial purposes throughout the greater
parts of Illinois, Iowa and MBssouri.
The dedication was made an occa
sion for interesting ceremonies. There
were parades ond both sides of the
river, followed by a program of speech
maKing. An immense fleet of river
craft in gala dress added to the gayety
of the scene. It is estimated that a
quarter of a million persons witnessed
somje portion of the day's program.
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TRUE MEASURE OF CIVILIZA
TION. I warn my countrymen that
the great recent progress made
in city life is not a full meas
ure of our civilization, for our
civilization rests at bottom on
the wholesomeness. the attrac
tiveness and the completeness,
as well as the prosperity of life
in the country. The men and
women on the farms stand for
what is fundamentally best and
most needed in our American
life. Upon the development of
country life rests ultimately our
' ability, by methods requiring the
highest intelligence, to continue
to feed and clothe the hungry
nation; to supply the city with
fresh blood, clean bodies and
clear brains that can endure the
terrific strain of modern life.
We need the development of
raentn the open country who
will be in the future as in the
past the stay and strength of
the nation. Theodore Roosevelt
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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
Headquarjers for
Loose Leaf Systems
Akron to Vote on Cimmossion Plan
Akron to Vote on Commission Plan
and opponents of the proposed new
charter for Akron are warming up to
a spirited campaign with the near ap
proach of the special election at whici
the fate of the proposal to change the
form of municipal government will be
decided. The election will be held
Thursday. If the charter is adopted
the control of the entire municipal
government will be invested in a
commission of three, composed of a
mayor and two commissioners. The
mayor will receive a salary of $4,00
a year and the two commissioners
$3,600 a year each.
GENERAL TONE Or
MARKET IS WEAK
Prices may drop on the chicken mar
ket now that the demand has weaken
ed, though no change has yet taken
V
place, i Eggs are firmer than beforo
with tb-3 prices higher. . The water-"
melon trade is slow with the demand
in favor of the local product. The
California fruit is not in demand be
cause of its inferior quality. :
Pears are down again, with the de
mand weak and the prices showing a
slight slump. Peaches, on the other
hand, are steady in quotations and the
demand strong enough to handle the
supply. The . general tone of the
fruit market is weak with prices show
ing a tendency to drop because of the
importation of a large supply of the
local products. " -
. Livestock, Meats.
BEEF (Live weight) steers 7 and
8c; cows 6 and 7c. bulls 4 to c.
MUTTON Sheep 5 to 6i lambs
6 to 644c. . "
Poultry (buying) Hens 11 to 12c;
stags slow at 10c; old roosters 8c;
broilers 20 to 21c.
WEINIES 15c lb; sauage, 15c lb. .
PORK 9 and 10c. ' .
VEAL rfl:ves 12c t0 loc dressed,
according to grade.
Fruits.
APPLES 50c and $1.
DRIED FRUITS (buying) Prunes
on- basis 4 fr 35 to 40c
ONIONS $1.00 per saok.
.POTATOES Nothing d0ing.
BUTTER (buying) Ordinary
country butter 23 to 25c.
EGGS Oregon ranch, case count
26c; Oregon ranch candled 27c.
Prevailing Oregon City prices are
as follows:
HIDES (buying) Green saled, Sc
MOHAIR 28c.
CORN Whole c0rn, $32.
to 10c; sheep pelts 75c to $1.50 each.
WOOL 15 to 16c.
FEED (Selling)-ShortB $28; barn
$26; process barley, $30.50 o $31.60
per ton. .
FLOUR $4.50 to $5.
HAY (buying) Clover at $8 and
$9; 0at kay best $11 and $12; mixed
$9 to $11; Idaho and Eastern Oregon
timothy selling $20.50 to $23; valley
timothy, $12 to $15.
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