THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY," HJSIEJIBEK 17, xvxs.
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INSURANCE MAY GO
Multnomah County Considers
Canceling AH Policies.
- TOO MANY ASK FOR SHAR
E.pert Clemens, Who Adjusted Rate
and Amounts, Asks to Cnderwrite
Large Tart of $3430, to Be
Paid Annually.
Multnomah County may cancel all in
surance policies and carry its own fire
risks as is done by many large private
corporations.
Commissioner Holman, chairman of
the County Board, stated yesterday
that he Is considering? seriously sub'
mlttlng such a proposition to the board.
partly because he is inclined to believe
It a good business proposition and
partly because of the action of a score
or more insurance agents who went
before the County Commissioners yes
terday demanding a share of the
county business.
"In several years the county, as
nearly as I can ascertain, has had only
one fire and that a comparatively small
one on the ferry Mason about a year
ago,"-said Commissioner Holman. Be
fore deciding to have the county in
surance policies experted by W. J,
Clemens the board considered seriously
the question of carrying no Insurance
and I would not be surprised if this
plan were adopted."
The visit of the insurance men "to
the Courthouse yesterday morning was
occasioned by the fact that W. J. Clem
ens, appointed to expert the policies
covering county property wltn a view
to getting uniformity, better rates and
proper amounts, made a distribution of
the business in which companies rep
resented by himself would have re
ceived $2294.60 out of a total of $3430.82
to be paid by the county In premiums.
As a result cf the protests of other
insurance men a committee consisting
of Mr. Clemens, Henry Hewett and
Herman von Borstel was appointed, one
being selected by each member of the
County Board yesterday to make a new
distribution and report within the next
10 nays.
"The profits out of $2300 in pre
miums to be made by the companies
Mr. Clemens represents would not be
sufficient to compensate him for his
work and that of his assistants for the
county," said Mr. Holman. "Mr. Clem
ens had arranged to increase the
amount of insurance carried by the
county from $149,000, roughly speak
ing, to $248,000, at a cost of Mily $91.92
additional to the county each year in
premiums. This required a lot of work
and figuring and the employment of
experts."
PROSECUTION MONEY GONE
Governor West Asks Meeting of
Emergency Board, as Funds.
SALEM. Or., Sept 16. (Special.)
Governor West In a letter to Secre
tary of State Olcott asked that a
meeting of the emergency board be
called to consider the advisability of
granting the executive the rht to in
cur exn.nes for making prosecutions
throughout the state through special
officers.
The Governor calls attention to sec
tlon 10 of article S of the constitution,
which says: "The Governor shall tak
care that the laws be faithfully ex
ecuted." He says the $1000 approprlat
ed at the last session of the Legislature
has been exhausted.
CHURCHILL STARTS TOUR
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Busy Till December.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Churchill left today to attend a teach
ers' Institute at Heppner. He will
leave there September 19 and attend
institutes as follows:
Seotrmber 22. 23. 24. Crook County,
Prlneville. September 29, 30, October 1, 2,
3. State Fair, fialem. October 6. 7. S, Grant
County, John vay. October o, 7, a, uoinw
9r.MI-"VILLE MAX JOINS
STATE ACRICI'LTIRAL
COLLEGB FACULTY.
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I.yle V. Hendricks.
OREGON' AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE, Corvallis, Sept. 16.
(Special.) Lyle V. Hendricks, of
McMinnville, a former student
of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, and recently returned from
Philadelphia, where he has
taken advanced work in the Phil
adelphia College of Pharmacy,
will Join the Agricultural Col
lege faculty as instructor in
pharmacy. '
Mr. Hendricks completed his
four-year course in pharmacy at
the college in 1910, taking his B.
S. degree. He followed this with
graduate work at the Philadel
phia College and earned the de
gree of doctor of pharmacy In
1912.
Waaco and Sherman, The Dalles. October
. 10. Harney County, Burns. October
13, 14, 15, Lake County, Lakevlew. October
15, 16, 17, Klamath County, Klamath
Falls. October 20, 21, 22. (joint) Jackson
na Josephine, Grants rass. October 22, Js,
4. Douclas County. Roseburs. October
22, 23, 24, Umatilla County, Pendleton: Oc
tober 27. 2S. 29. Lane County. Eugene. Oc
tober 29, 80. 31. Marlon County, Salem. Oc
tober 29, 20, 31, Polk County, Dallas. No
vember 8. V S. (Joint) Gilliam and Wheeler,
Condon. November 5, 0. 7, Hood River
County, Hood River. November 10, 11, 12.
Washington County, Hillsboro. November
12. 13, 14. Tillamook County, Tillamook.
November 17, 18, 19. Clatsop County, Astoria.
November 19. 20, 21, Columbia County, St.
Helens. November 24, 25. 28. (Joint) Linn
nd Benton. Albany. November 24. 23, 20,
nlon. Baker and Wallowa Countlea Jointly
lth the eastern division of the State
Teachers Association, l.a Grande. I
BONDS
AT
PRE IU
Small Investors Bid Low and
Get Few.City Securities.
$259,388 IS AMOUNT SOLD
Banks Heavy Buyers and Prices Run
as High as 5 Per Cent Above Par
at First Sale Under Pop
ular Issue System.
Premiums running all the way from
2.63 per cent to 6 per cent above par
were received for ten-year 6 per cent
municipal improvement bonds yester
day at the first sale of the bonds under
the popular issue plan devised by City
Commissioner BigeloW. A total of
t2S9.388.25 worth of Donas were soia
to the highest bidders. Of the bidders
si4la.ll investors got but a compara
tlvely. small amount, the bulk being
sold to banking institutions ana large
bnnd buvers.
Low bids on the part of smalt in
veators was the cause of the bond
going to companies. Forty-six bids
for sniall amounts failed to secure any
uart of the issue because the premium
offered was much below the premium
offered by bond buying institutions.
Manv of the small bidders submitted
tenders of 1 per cent above par, and
one even went 5 per cent below par.
The average successful bid in the sale
carried a premium of 3 per cent above
oar.
The highest bid was suDmiitea Dy
P. Henry Thias, who secured ten iui
bonds at a premium of 6 per cent. The
lowest successful bidder was me &e
curity Savings & Trust Company, which
secured $9988.25 of the bonds at z.bj
per cent above par. The remainder of
the issue sold as follows:
Th nanlf of California. ore-
mlum of 3 per cent lor a
Edward Hoffman, premium ot A
ur cent for 000.00
F. Henry Thlaa, premium of 6 par
cent for 1,000.00
Security Savings ft Trust com-
nan v nremium ox a.uo Tier cent
for ... 8,983.25
T.nriH A THton. nremium. of 3.50
per cent for xo.uuu.uv
W. carutnera, premium oi -oo
ner rent for ' 10.000.00
W. F. White, premium of 8.1 per
cent for 100,000.00
W. F. White, premium oi 2.78 per
cent ior ....................... jw.vw.w
C w Ti-nud. nremium of 2 ner
cent for 600.00
O. E. Welters, premium of 8 per
cent ior ow.w
H. Graf, premium of 3 per cent
for 1,500.00
Kettle Crogster, premium ot 3 per
cent lor iuv.uu
ugust Paulson, premium of 3 per
cent for 500.00
Portland Trust Company, pre
mium of 814 per cent for , -,- 500.00
Mary 1. Norton, premium of 3
cent tor ouo.w
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DAMAGE VERDICT UPHELD
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Supreme Court Affirms Case From
Multnomah County.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 16. (Special.)
A verdict or $12,485 fof the plaintiff In
the case of William Gynther against
Brown & McCabe, appealed from-. Mult
nomah County, was affirmed today by
the Supreme Court, Justice McNary
writing- the opinion. The plaintiff In
May, 1911, was employed by defendants
in storing1 lumber in the hold of the
steamship Marechal de castris at Linn
ton, when & heavy timber fell on him,
Negligence on the part of fellow-work
men was alleged. Other decisions by
the Supreme Court are as follows:
W. C. Thienea, appellant, a&ainst J. M.
Francis and A- M. Brewer, appealed fron
Lane County; motion ior dismissal ot ap
oeal denied.
A. C. Iewls, doing- business under the
rirm name or tne wonarcn urocery com
pany, appellant, against George C. Clark
and J. E. Stauffer. appealed from Klamath
County, affirmed.
John B. Coffey, administrator of the es
tate of Grant Scott, against Eliza J. Scott,
appellant, appealed from Grant County;
sutt dismissed.
M. R. Doty against Klamath Lake Nav
igation Company, appellant, appealed from
Klamath county, anirmed.
J. G. Sbebley. appellant, ana Inst A. H.
Quatman and J. K. Kendrick, appealed
xrom jacjsBon Louniy, aiiirmea.
J. G. Shebley and others, appellants,
agaiaet A. G. Rose and others, appealed
irom jacKson touniy, moauiea.
Pacific Bridge Company against Oregon
Hasaam Paving- Company, appellant, ap
pealed from Multnomah County, reversed.
KAY RAIDS FOR WEST
MITCHELL, AD 1X3&SILL VISITED
BY GOVERNOR'S AGENT.
Proprietors of Drugstore, Pool Hall,
L,iverjr Barn and Other Places
Brought Before Court.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 16. Speclal.)
Following; raids.: on drugstores, pool
halls, livery barns and other places In
Mitchell . and Fossil, Tom Kay, Gov
ernor West's special agent, returned to
Salem Monday to make his report. The
raids were the result of letters re
ceived from residents of the towns by
the Governor. Mr. Kay reported that
in Mitchell he and his assistant, C. G,
Glautz, arrested L. F. Christianson,
owner of a drugstore, on a charge of
dispensing; alcoholic beverages. The
man pleaded guilty, Mr. Kay says, and
was fined $200.
Robert Johnson, proprietor of a
barber shop, in which it is declared
beer was dispensed and gambling; was
allowed, was bound over to the grand
Jury. W. C. Vaughan, ex-Recorder and
ex-postmaster, was bound over to the
grand Jury on a charge of giving
liquor to minors. A complaint charg-
ng T. Hensley, proprietor of a livery
barn, with allowing boys to enter his
stable to drink and gamble, was made,
Complaint was made against Lamb's
drugstore at Fossil, it being alleged
that blackberry brandy was being dis
pensed there. The proprietor denied
the charge, and Mr. Kay brought a
sample of the alleged brandy here to
have It tested. Henry Reed pleaded
guilty to allowing minors in his pool
hall. Chester Gllliland was charged
with selling cigarettes to minors.
FRESHMAN CLASS RECORD
State University Enrollment First
Bay Totals 272.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) The first
day's enrollment at the University of
Oregon was 272, an increase of 10 per
cent over the first day of last year.
Probably two-thirds of those register
ing are freshmen, which indicates a
record-breaking entering class this
year.
The most encouraging part, accord
ing to university authorities, is the
fact that many of the new students
are from the rural sections of the
state, where union rural high schools
have been established and are now
minor out their first classes.
GIVE us your idea on
the kind of suit; you
want this Fall we will show you
the suit. We're prepared to give
you the right service ; leave it to us and
sve ,will take care of you.
Hart Schaffner
& Marx
Suits are ready-made; they're ready
for you. Don't get the mistaken idea
that you can be fitted without special
making; at least, satisfy yourself with
a glance over our stock; try our service.
Suits for You at
$20 to $40
Extremely good values at $25.00.
Sam'l Rosenblatt
&Co.
The Men's Shop for Quality and Service
Northwest Corner Third and Morrison
Copyright Htrt Schaffner & Mars
WOMAN LOSES IN COURT
CAUSE FOR ACTION" IS DENIED
BY SUPREME TRIBUNAL.
Mortgage Given to Cover Shortage
of Husband Is Declared
Legal and Proper.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 16 (Special.)
The Supreme Court today. Justice
Eakin writing the opinion, affirmed the
decision of the Marion County Court
holding that Olive E. Hunt has no
cause for action against her husband,
Spencer S. Hunt, and F. 'W. Spencer, a
hardware merchant of this city, on a
mortgage issued by Hunt and signed
by his wife for $1700, half of a sum
which the husband is alleged to have
embezzled from Spencer,
Mrs. Hunt alleges that she signed
the mortgage with the understanding
that the money was to be used by her
nusoana in a business venture, and
sougnt to have it canceled.
Hunt as an employe of Spencer from
iNovemDer i, lsio, until November 14
1911, systematically embezzled from his
employer, and was finally taken into
custody by the Sheriff. He confessed
his peculations and agreed with Spen
cer to repay the money. He paid $1700
cash and gave the mortgage for the
balance. Th. plaintiff alleged that the
property mortgaged was the homestead
of herself and husband, and that on
January 15, 1912, her husband conveyed
the property to her. The court says:
ino proposition of reDayment came
from Hunt, and Spencer had a rierht to
accept it, if it was not offered or ac
cepted under any agreement to dismiss
the criminal charge. Nor was the plain
tiff induced to sign the mortgage bv
reason of threats or duress against her
husband. In fact, she says she knew
nothing of the charge against him.
Therefore, the settlement with Hunt
was legitimate and proper."
Centralis Paving Begins.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. 16. (Spe-
cial.) Alfred & James have coi-
menced the improvement of Maple
street from Tower avenue to Gold
street, this being the last paving to
be started by the City Commission this
year. Wood block will be used, and
if it proves satisfactory there probably
will be a new Industry launched In the
city, as any of the local mills can man
ufacture the blocks as a side Issue.
A. L. McLeod Buys Orchard.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.) A. L. McLeod, of Portland, lias
purchased from J. J. Forman his 40-
acre apple ranch In the Summit dis
trict. Mr. and Mrs. McLeod have been
here spending the week looking over
their new purchase, where they plan
to make their home next Summer. Mr.
and Mrs. Forman have returned to
Cleveland, O.
Centrulia Enrollment Grows.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Sept. 16. (Spe
cial.) According to figures announced
by Superintendent Layhue, the enroll
ment in the local schools on the open
ing day of school showed an increase
of 40 over last year in the high school
and about 160 in the grade schools.
THE I0LALLA COMMERCIAL CLUB j
Requests the Pleasure of Entertaining:
The Business Men of Portland
AT MOLALLA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19; 13
! At the Celebration of the
jjj Completion of the Line of the J
I .PortlaiicL Eugene & Easiere Railway
"WILLAMETTE VALLEY LINE" .
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The Tie That Binds lOO Square Miles of
New and Undeveloped Territory to Portland
W I SUNSET 1
lOCDENaSrlASTAI
SPECIAL TRAIN FROM UNION DEPOT, 8:35 A.M.
Returning, Arrives 6:00 P. M. Round-Trip Fare, $1.50
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"THE EXPOSITION LINE 1915"
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