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3 OREGON CITY Probably fair; S
southerly winds.
S Oregdn Generally fair, cooler
east portion; 'variable winds.
4 Washington Generally fair ex-
cept showers near the coast, prob- 3
ably cooler in east portion. $
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CAN BY, OR.
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VOL. 'VI. No. 50.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913.
Per Week, Ten Gents.
CASES
'INCREASE
RAIN STOPS
Electric Towing Engines at Panama Canal Locks
Make Old Towpath Mules Look Out of Date.
ARE GRANTED
OF THRESHERS
X-RAY SKIRTS
TYPHOID
MANY
DIVORCES
HUN
MAYOR
DUES
MORE ARE REPORTED TO DOC
TORS EACH DAY ONLY ONE
DEATH FROM DISEASE
SOURCE REMAINS DEEP MYSTERY
State Board Reveals no Secrets and
Local Physicians Can Not
Explain Cause of the
Contagion
Forty-four cases of tyhoid fever
have been reported in the cir.y and
county since the epidemic first began
to gain headway against the efforts
of the health authorities. The number
seems to b3 steadily increasing, from
the reports, as the figures that are
now in the hands of the physicians
are an increase over thos of a few
days ago.
Out of this number, only one death
has been reported to the officials, that
of Victor Justin, a 12-year-old news
boy. To determine the cause and primary
source of the epidemic that has spread
so rapidly through the community,
the state health board has placed a
man in charge of the investigations
and has had him in conference with
the physicians for the last 10 days
studying the cases that have come to
their attention. By an investigation
into the causes for each of the cases
V.nn rnn ronnrtoH the hnfl Tri
LUai lidVO UCVIl ivfuiouu, v
hopes to gain information that will
lead to a common source and that will
give it 'the data that it needs in con
ducting a campaign against the origin
of the epidemic.
Water at Dairy Bad
Several of the cases now on the of
ficial list were caused, according to
the doctors, by the water that was
used in cleansing the cans at the Star
Dairy. Along tne route of the milk
wagons from that dairy, a number of
cases have been reported although an
investigation into the milk showed
that it was pure and free from typhoid
haccili. The water in which the cans
were cleansed, however, came from a
well belonging to the company and
the doctors who examined the source
declared thay had found the baccilli
present in it.
While some of the cases may have
originated in this way, there are oth
ers for which the physicians who are
giving the epidemic particular study
can find no cause. It was at first be
lieved that the wells in an about the
city were contaminated and that to
,U . nMA V.-. innnA n 1 q r-cro. nrnnnT.
tion of the cases otherwise unaccount
ed for on the list.
Some Wells Pass
Two samples of well water that
have been sent to the state board of
health, have, however, passed the ex
amination and have been declared free
from the presence of the typhoid bac
cilli that caused the disease. Five
wells that have failed to pass through
tha tcof ciihiattoH tn tha camnlpa 111
the state health laboratory, as far a3
is reporiea, ana one is ius oiar umry.
Tests made of the city water from
samples taken at various points on
the mains and hyrants have been de
clared pure and free from germs by
the state board. The bottles have been
sent (to Portland twice every week
since' December 15 and no reports of
baccilli have been received from the
state authorities. In every case, tne
water has been - declared free from
organisms that could be held respon
sible for the epidemic.
Experts Check Each Other
In order to have authorities that
check each other, the city has sent out
Its samples 10 me uresuii Agriuuuur
al college, to the university, to the
state board, and to Dr. Hampton, of
Portland. Every one of the doctors
Tin TirniHsscirs wmj nave ueii cairriu
lion itir I rni II extt.ui iiiclliuiih ill
water and have noted the exceptional-
y few organisms or any Kind that are
ouiiu uiiuei Liiu iitiuiusuuut;.
Dr. Harms has been delegated by
he state authorities to eet to the bot-
UIll 01 Lilt; iiiv sin . jvcij saui nc
hat he has taken, however, during the
im np uhh linen H.L wuih uaet
moid.
Still a Mystery
The sources of the disease still re-
nalw a mystery. In the meantime,
he tvDhoid cases are reported trorn
av to dav. The investigation is at a
tand-still until the representatives of
he state board return to the city and
ake up again the work where the7
eft off several days ago. The local
nctors seem to nave no idea of tne
ause for the many cases that have
nan nntoH onn trio otato hnnrH 1q an.
The- epidemic is here, but none of
he health authorities who have inves
igated thus far, have been able to
race it to its source. The tests of
he city water and many of the wells
. ij .v. . : i
ave enmiiiaLeu luudb ijaiuuuidi
oints as the responsible agents for
een tested and it is considered pos
ible that some of the disease may he
lid there." It is also considered pos
ible that some cases may be' charged
i the Star Dairy. But the physicians
o not believe that all or tne cases
an De laia at tnose aoors, ana mar.
nr. vet been found to which the eDi-
emic is directly due. What that
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,J I, U X. 1.1. A 1. i . ." .. -
rst took hold of the investieation
At a Stand Still
Until the doctors of the state board
....... .t : . i . . .
ieir work, matters will be at mora
r less oi a siana sun. ine cuy coun-
1 has called upon the board for a. re-
brt of some kind, believing that it
hs now data enough to locate a prob
1)1 e cause, at least, for the rapid
read of the contagion. It Is possible
(at the authorities will furnish some
rt of a report within the next few
COURT HANDS DOWN DECREES
IN SEVERAL CASES THAT
ARS HEARD
HUSBAND OBJECTS TO JOY RIDES
Charges Wife With Desertion and As
sociation With Other Men
Protested Each Time in
Vain to Woman
Six divorce cases were either filed
or granted in the circuit court of
C'ackamas county Thursday. E. H.
Vonderahe brought suit against Mary
J., his wife, on the grounds of deser
tion and association with other men.
In the complaint, he alleges that she
went on "joy rides" with men whom
he does not name, and that she often
spent her nights elsewhere than at
home. He claims that he remonstrat
ed with her many times for her asso
ciation with men and that he protest
ed whenever she went on one of the
rides to Portland that finally estrang
ed them and resulted in the suit for
the severance of the marriage ties.
Did Not Return ;
He says she left on the night of Feb.
1, 1913, and that she did not return
to the home and has ever since refus
ed to return and live with him. They
were married in Oregon City, Decem
ber 9, 1912.
Ella Nissonger received a decree
from Judge E. A. Eakin Thursday in
which ha gives her a part of the prop
erty owned by her and her husband,
Walter E. Nissonger.
Helen G. Phillips received her di
vorce from George E. Phillips - on
the ground of desertion and failure
to provide for the common necessities
of life. They were married in Port
land December 22, 1911.
The court granted a decree to Nel
lie Winkler against Albert Winkler
on the grounds of cruelty and inhuman
treatment. They were married in
Portland May 15, 1912.
Deserts Wife
Ruth Mills was divorced by a judi
cial decree Thursday from Sidney
Mills on her proof of desertion. The
marriage ceremony was performed at
The Dalles, March 29, 1912, and she
is given the custody of the minor
child, Dorothy Mills.
Frances Ml Thompson brought an
action and secured a decree against
Howard A. Thompson on tbe.grounds
of desertion. The marriage was cele
brated at Portland August 26, 1909. A
daughter. Marion A .Thompson, has
been born as tha result o' the mar
riage. Emma M. Baldwin charged -ier hus
band, Oscar Baldwin, with cruelty and
inhuman treatment and was granted
the decree that dissolved the marriage
ties. The ceremony was performed
at Cornelius, Ore., March 1, 1899.
REP. TIMOTHY T. ANSBERRY
COPV MIGHT HARRIS A EwtfW WASH.
Of Ohio, member of the ways and
means committee of the 63rd congress.
Senator Newlands 65 Years Old
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 28.
Senator Francis G. Newlands, one of
the veterans of congress in point of
service, attained ais sixty-fifth birth-1
day anniversary today. He is now in
his tenth year as a member of the sen
ate, to which body he was elected af
ter a service of ten years in the
house. When Nevada first sent him to
the senate there was but one other
democrat from the West in the upper
house. Senator Newlands has estab
lished a reputation as being one of the
broadest-minded men in public life and
one of the most versatile. He has
been identified with a wide variety of
measures for the public good, ranging
from the establishment of an art commission-to
supervise monument and
public buildings to the reclamation
law which bears his name.
Russia. Remembers Tolstoi
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 28. Not
withstanding the frowns of the govern
ment officials and the protests of the
reactionary bureaucratic element, all
Russians belonging to the educated
and progressive class joined today in
some form of observance of the eighty-
fifth anniversary of the birth of Count
Deo Tolstoi. In some localities the
celebrations were reluctantly abandon
ed, but in nearly all the principal cit
ies of the empire and at all the univer
sities the. programs were carried out
with every evidence of enthusiasm and
admiration, for the memory of the
great "Apostle of Liberty." During
the week hundreds of pilgrims have
visited Tolstoi's old home and burial
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Photo by American Press Association.
The principal point of interest nbout this illustration, one of the latest from the almost completed Panama canal,
is the electric towpath, shown at the right of the picture. Everybody Is familiar with the old mule towpath border
ing little, old fashioned canals. But here is something right up to the minute. Running along the side of the great
locks of Uncle Sam's big ditch are eU-ctric towing engines. In the picture this electric towpnth is shown at the
great Miraflores lock. The engine goes up the incline at the end of the lock to reach the next highest level. The
Brent gates of the lock are also shown to cood advantage This lock will be ready for use in October
A new Swedish Methodist Episcopal
church has been organized in the city
by Rev. John Ovall, of Portland, the
missionary among the Scandinavians
of Oregon and southern Washington
A considerable number of the Swed
ish population in Oregon City and the
surrounding towns have joined the
new church as its charter members.
A ladies' aid society has also been
formed with its officers and a program
of work has been outlined. The offi
cers of the society are Mrs. G. O. Mo
lin, president; Mrs. G. A. Lisberg, sec
retary; Mrs. Fred Ericksen, treas
urer. The church services will be held at
the First Methodist chruch on the
first Sunday in each month at 3
o'clock and the last Thursday evening
of the month. The meeting of the so
ciety will be held monthly.
RETAIL DRUGGISTS
HAVE BIG PICNIC
Most of the members of the Port
land Retail Druggists' association
went to Crystal Lake park Thursday
night for an outing and basket picnic.
The association contains represen
tatives from all of the drug firms of
Portland and has quite a large mem
bership. After the picnic, a dance
had been scheduled on the program
for the rest of the evening.
The outing Thursday nieht is one
of several that the association has
had through the summer and others
have been planned for the remaining
weeks before the approach of weather
that will prevent the open air excur
sions. READY FOR ELGIN ROAD RACES
ELGIN. 111.. Aug. 28. The Chicago
Automobile club and the Elgin Racing
association today nut the finishin
touches to the preparations for the
annual renewal of the Elgin road
races. The races will begin tomorrow
and continue over Saturday. With
the nick of America's star drivers en
tered and the leading American and
European machines represented, the
meet promises to ho n "riu' -v-t.
Tomorrow the 305-mile race for the
Chicago automobile trophy, formerly
the Cobe cup, will be mn. Th rice
will be for cars under 300 cubic inch'5
piston displacement. The meet will
conclude Saturday with the great race
for the Elgin national trophy and a
S2,50o purse. Ralph DePalma, Ralph
Mulford, Theodore Pilette, Joe Daw
son, Srencer Wishart and a number of
other drivers of note will take part.
GAME IS CALLED
Portland S. Sacramento 2 (5 innings).
San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 2.
Oakland 2, Venice 1,
Coast League Standings
Portland .566.
Sacramento SO
Venice 497
Los Angeles 4SR
San Francisco : 479
Oakland ...V. 473
Chinese Students to Meet
URBANA, 111., Aug: 28. Chinese
students in middle western universit
ies are gathering for their annual con
ference, which will he opened at thf
University of Illinois tomorrow and
continued until September 5. About
150 students, including fifteen girls,
will attend. Chang-Ying-Tang, the
Chinese ambassador to the United
States, is expected to be the principal
DOCTOR THANKS HIS
FRIENDS FOR HORSE
Surprised by their friends wich a
present of a new horse to take the
place of the one that was lost in the
recent stable fire, Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Norris have, through J. E. Hedges, ex
pressed their appreciation of the token
of friendship that was sent to them.
Folowing are the letters that passed
between Mr. Hedges and Dr. Norris
when the token was sent:
August 16, 1913.
Dr. J. W. Norris. City.
Dear Sir: I am enclosing herewith
the amount that has been voluntarily
tendered by friends, who asked me to
present the amount to you. These
people realize that you and your wife
have for a long period devoted much
time to the public and its interest,
and upon learning of your loss at the
recent fire, in order to express in a
material way the appreciation of what
you have both done, suggested that
this amount be presented to you.
I beg to- say further that the original
suggestion was not mine, but that of
another friend of yours, and while I
am pleased that I may be the agent by
whom this is sent, I do not wish to
take unto miyself the credit for hav
ing suggested this act.
Hoping that you may accept this
and thereby please greatly your
friends, I am,
Yours sincerely,
JOS. E. HEDGES.
Oregon City, Ore., Aug.
19,
1913 j
' I
Mr: J. E. Hedges,
My Dear Sir: Your note of yester
day with it very valuable enclosure
is received. I in the delivery of a number of histori?
Miy surprise is excelled only by my cal and patriotic speeches by distin
pleasure with the very kindly senti- guished orators from this and other
ments expressed. Your words of ap- states, honoring the memory of Dan
preciation for the efforts of myself lei. Webster and expressing satisfac
and Mrs. Norris in this community tion over the preservation and restora
are highly prized by us. Permit us to tion of the great statesman's birth
thank you, and through you the kind place.
friends, unknown to us, who parcici-l Sees Many Changes
pated in this testimonial. j When Daniel Webster was born on
We accent it. as to do otherwise ; January 18, 1782, the humble house in
would be to prove false to our sense
of gratitude for your kindness.
Yours very truly,
DR. AND MRS. J. W. NORRIS.
REP. WILLIAM G. BROWN
COPYRIGHT HARRIS A CWINO. WASH,
Of West Vireinia. member
of thai
house committee on banking and cur-
E
L
- The funeral of the late Mrs. Rose
Mautz, who died at her home in Maple
Lane Wednesday, was held at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon from the
family rpsidence, the interment being
in the Mountain View cemetery. The
services were in charge of Maple Lane
Grange, of which Mrs. Mautz had long
been a prominent member.
Mrs. Mautz was victim of typhoid
fever in the epidemic last fall and
never fully recovered. She has been
ill for seven months. She was born
in Morgan county, Ohio, Mliy 12, 1845,
and came to Oregon in 1876, residing
here until her death. She is survived
by her husband, August Mautz, three
sons and four daughter; Lawrence,
George and Albert Mautz, and Mrs. J.
K. Morris, all of Oregon City; Mrs.
George Hyatt, of Goldendale, Wash.,
Mrs. Walter Richards, of Tacoma, and
Mrs. R. Bryant, of Portland.
T
WEBSTER'S MEMORY
FRANKLIN, N. H., Aug. 28. Sev
eral citizens of this state and hun
dreds of prominent visitors from other
states attended the patriotic exer
cises held here today to celebrate the
! completion and dedication of the Web-
ster Memorial House, which is really
the restored birthplace of Daniel Web-
i ster.
The exercises were held at the old
Webster house and consisted mainlv
which he first saw the light of day,
was in Salisbury, now a part of Frank
lin. When Franklin, became a town,
in 1828, it took parts of Salisbury,
; Northfield, Andover and Sanbornton
, into its tetrritory. Tradition says
j that when Daniel Webster was born
i the clearing around his father's cabin
j was the furtherest north in New
j Hampshire.
; There was only a' bridle path to the
j place, and the house was located so
as to face an old mill in the hollow.
I Trees that have stood for centuries
j are still there, hut nothing remains of
j the old mill but the dam. When Dan
i iel Webster was three years 'of age,
i his father, Capt. Ezekiel Webster.
; moved to what is known as the Elm
i Farm at Webster Place.
This is now a part of the New
j Hampshire Orphans' Home, the exter-
ior and interior having been preserved
i intact. Abigail Chapter, D. A. R., has
i had installed in front of the house a
bowlder with a bronze marker.
International Congress of Students
ITHACA, N. Y., Aug. 28. Delegates
from thft IpnHino- nTiii70Y.aiti.aa rff V,o
T T . 1 1 A C- 1 J .T 1 .
uncu ciaies anu banana ana iroin
similar institutions in Europe and
South America are. here in readiness
for the opening tomorrow of the eighth
international Congress of Students.
i Cornell University is to act as host to
! the congress. The objects of the gath
! ering are to create a closer interna
tional understanding- among students
ot an nations and to consider the prob
lems common to students In every
country. Following the close of 'the
sessions here the delegates will make
a two weeks' tour of the eastern states
Frank Sheridan is booked to open
his season In Baltimore in a playlet
j by Richard.
Harding Davis,- called
MEN RETURN TO CITY UNTIL
SHOWERS BLOW OVER TO
RETURN SOON
EXTRA HEAVY CROP IS PREDICTED
Reports From all Sections Show Yield
Will be Bigger Than Had
Been Anticipated This -Season
Threshers in many parts of the
county are returning to the city be
cause of the rain. The showers Thurs
day stopped the work on a great many
farms through the valley and the men
who were threshing the grain returned
until after the rain has blown over.
All reports that have been received
show the county will produce bumper
crops this year and that the yield will
be heavier than in a long time. There
will be at least two weeks more of
threshing before all of the grain is
harvested in the county, according to
the best estimates, with a maximum
yi-ld.
Crops that would do the heart of a
publicity man good are reported from
several of the districts. On one place,
the farmer used 5o pounds of twine to
bundle the yield from 13 acres of his
land that had been planted to oats. On
the Mary Lee estate near Clarke, the
record yield reported is 65 bushels of
oats to the acre.
The prime crop will be heavy thi3
year, according to the figures, and the
quality good. The barns will be well
filled with hay as a bumper crop is
expected from all of the sections of
the valley.
An especially heavy grain crop is
reported from every farming district
and the prospects are now that the
valley will have an unusually heavy
supply of nearly all of Its products
this year.
LAW'S TECHNICALITY
SAVES FRUIT DEALER
That he did not run a commission
house in violation of the state law and
that he bought his goods outright and
sold them on whatever margin he
could make, was the testimony of B.
Goldberg In the justice court before
Judge John Sievers Thursday.
The case came before the court on
two 'complaints sworn to by L. Vierhus
who charged Goldberg with running a
commission house, when he had no li
cense from the state and with the lar
ceny of 10 centaloupes. The second
charge was not pressed. The defend
ant showed that he bought and sold
fruit and vegetables, but that he did
not do it on a commission basis.
The counter action of Goldberg
against Vierhus for $104 was settled
by a compromise judgment of $20, the
amount for which Goldberg had be
fore offered to settle the claim.
Fire Losses Paid
July 18th Sheridan suffered a fire loss of
with only about $88,145.00 insurance.
The following losses were paid within 43 hours after, the fire:
Concordia Fire Insurance Co. - - $17,600.00
Pacific States Fire Ins. Co. 8,000.00
DILLMAN & HOWLAND
Resident Agents
EXTRAORDINARY SALE
Of Couches
I!!!!!
4.95
5.95
6.95
7.50
Owing to an overstock of
high-grade couches, we are
going to sell them at a
great sacrifice
FV sur&k
: 11th and
WANTS DEMONSTRATION BEFORE
PLACING BAN ON NEW
DRESSES
PLANS TO STUDY SUBJECT MORE
Question of New Styles Has Been
Presented to Executive for
Ruling Police to Wait
Decision
Mayor Jones of Oregon City wants
to see the "X-ray" skirt demonstrated.
His experience with X-ray skirts has
been so limited that he has not been
able to determine whether he should
instruct his police force to bar them
from the streets or not.
The mayor admits, however, that
the skirts that he has seen, or rather
those that he has seen through, have
interested him mightly and have rath
er given an impetus than otherwise to
his zeal for a careful study of the
subject. He thinks that it would prob
ably take him some time and would
include several demonstrations before
he could determine whether or not
the effect of the skirt was such that
it ought not to be permitted on the
streets.
Mayor Likes Idea
From his own view point, the mayor
can see no harm in the X-ray idea. In
fact, he rather likes it. The few that
he has seen have interested him in
others. ' But, whether as the guardian
of the city's welfare he would feel call
ed upon to follow the example' of the
Portland mayor and prohibit it on the
streets of the city, he cannot say.
Thus far, Oregon City has had but
few of the new skirts. Occasionally,
however, they may be seen on the
streets and in the stores and have at
tracted some, attention. The question
of -whether they should be allowed on
the streets has been presented to tho
mayor but he has not yet made up his
mind on the subject.
To Gather Data
At any rate, before he has to decide
the subject and to take a stand one
way or the other, the mayor proposes
to go into the question thoroughly and
to study it from every angle. It would
probably make some difference, too,
with the mayor as to the woman .who
was wearing the skirt. Some women,
he feels, should receive a special per
mit to wear them, even if such an or
der were issued, because they look so .
well in them.
The mayor says he has "taken the
subject under advisement" until his
studies give him enough data upon
which to determine the action that he
will later take.
Sauerkraut for the Multitude
ACKLEY, la., Aug. 28. Ten thous
and visitors came to Ackley today to
join in the annual celebration of
"Sauerkraut Day." This is the banner
sauerkraut-making sectic'h of the en
tire country and the annual festival is
held to attract public attention to the
product. The feature of today's cele
bration was a great dinner served free
to the visitors. Fifteen barrels of
sauerkraut and more than 1,000
pounds of wiennerwursts were con
sumed by the multitude.
Within 48 Hours
about $250,000.00
4.95
5.95
6.95
7.50
Up to $15
OnjLScIh.
Main Streets v '
pys. ..: f
place In Tula.
speaker.
rency. . - , "Blackmail