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8 TTTK SUNDAY OKEGOXTAX, PORTLAND, AXTJARY 14, 1912. . 1 ' - - 1 Mp GIRLS AS ESCORTS bols, Mrs. E. E. Beard. Mrs. S. W. Thompson. Mrs. Arthur H. Fletcher and Sirs. Charles A. Kirch. The members of the Carmenclta club sr Misses Clara Bllnn. Mildred Hen thorne, Ruth McCown. Adeline Shane. Mollis Clancy. Bess McCarty. Alice Tooley. Vida Tooley. Jessie ATann. Elisabeth Tates. Frances Lackaff and Mrs. Florence Heavren. RECALL CHARGES. FILED ON SEYMOUR to be removed, and provided by article vl of the city charter, adopted Octo- Dtrr la, i?v7i 19 lue cuuuiuuiuB j menu 'U' FACULTY OPENS COURSE 1 ' CHARMING SAY MEN Leap Year Dance in Vancouver Is Declared Success by Fortunate Guests. HOSTESSES ARE CLEVER i'oans Blades Who Made Boasts That They Would Receive Many Invitations Are Target for Gentler Scorn. A 11 KOXACC CHAPTER i- Bachelor coy Pintle life. Heifl& boy Gts no wile. CHAPTER II. Enter sweet Ieap Year Miss. Now he knows . Harried Vlaa. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 1J. (Spe cial.) The widely-heralded 11S leap vear dance, riven by the Carmencuas in Columbia Hall last night. Is pleasant history, and each and every one or me 100 men .who was taken to the hall by his sweetheart, wife, or some other's wife, declare that no greater success could have been attained. It was pleas, ure unalloyed, unique, novel and alto gether funny. "Head caps," which so much resem ble a night cap. a bathlns; cap. a sweeping cap. or a retiring cap were worn by many of the girls and many splendid evening gowns were worn. As the members of the club stepped Into the ballroom with their bashful wains, who felt rather embarrassed when their partners paid II and re ceived in chance 2 pennies, the eya was attracted by the bargain-counter sign. "Admission marked down from I1.00." Deeoratloaa Are I alejae. The hall was decorated with thou sands of hearts strung on red strings and festooned from the side of the walls to the center chandelier. Around the walls were neatly marked signs which were Intended to encourage the poor men. who took the part of girls and women for the evening. "Well, howdy do. Don't look so blue; She may ask you In a minute or two." The Carmenclta slogsn waa painted in bold letters where all eyes could see: "We are all leap year girls. On the Job rain or shine. And this Is our slogan. 'A husband for mine!' " The manner of the girls asking those whom they desired to go to the dance was varied In as many ways aa there were girls to go. On tactful miss, meeting the young man. said: "Are you going to the Carmenclta leap year dance?" "Well. I was thinking about lt" "Now if I ask you to go with me to- the dance, will you refuser And aa he answered. "No," she said: "May I have the pleasure of your company to the dancer She waa ac cepted on the spot. Several married men said their wives would not listen to a refusal when the dance waa mentioned. Mew Mass Be Obedleat. It was an especially hard night for the men who usually go to a ball and, after dancing two or three) numbers, retire to smoke or rest- The girls got busy early In the evening and had every man'a programme Ulled. except one young man. who had openly boasted that he would no doubt have half a dozen or more Invitations to go to the dance. He waa permitted to remain a wall flower during the greater part of the evening. Aa th men's programmes were filled, they were compelled to remain In the ballroom, and had to dance every dance. Joseph Carter, exalted ruler of the lo cal lodge of Elks, said he lost 14 pounds luring the dance, and M. 8. Cohen said lie lost eight- The fat men Just suf fered, that's all there was to it, and the girls laughed at them. The members of the club hired auto mobiles and cabs to call for their com pany earlier In the evening. It waa arrangrd with the cab drivers to call lor the different girls. They were told where to drive, and while the girls held the lines, th- cabby was sent Into the house to get the young men who were to go. This saved the embarrass ment of having the girl go to tha door and auk. "Is Mr. Blank in?" (Iris Pay for Sapper. After the ball the girls took their partners to a grill, where arrangementa ' had been made to serve an oyster sup per, which the leap year girls freely paid for. Quite often a girl, after asking a man for the next dance, would sit down and not until after the music had started several minutes would she think to go after her partner. Several of the men thus forgotten stood on their chairs so that the girls could easily find them. And the girls lost their programme so often. Th leader of the orchestra would blow a bugle call, talking would cease, and th an nouncement would be made that a pro gramme had been lost by Miss So-and-so, and It waa usually restored. Everything was Informal and th greatest of good fellowship prevailed, though the men admitted that It seemed rather funny to have the girls offer them a box of candy or a boquet of flowers, as was done In many Instances. Several young men tried to defeat the purpose of th leap year spirit and tola girl friends to tell the girls they wanted to take that they wanted to ask them to go. Several wer "stung" for their pains. When asked how they had Invited tt rlr partners to the dance, soma of the girls said: "Why. I don't know. I was so excited that I forgot what I said. I was simply scared to death. It waa not so easy as I thought It waa going to be." "What Joy, what rapture, A man to capture." Ti ls sign, though It reads snsppy. a:i rigr-.t, aia not accurately express ti e emotions of some of the girls who were at the dance. "W Leap Tear girls Art not so shy. We want to get A man or die." Wl.lre this verse Is true of some of th members, it Is not true of all of them. It Is true, however, that two of the members of th Carmencltaa have been married since th club waa or rar.itrd last year, and It la rumored that there are several others who will do likewise. Today th talk of the town Is th success of the Carmenclta danc. and the members are being showered on ail si-lea wita a flood of compliments. Tte patronesses of the evening wer Mrs. W. P. Connaway, Mrs. Lloyd Du- : TRADE FREEDOM IS NEEDED Lumberman Tells of Obstacle Con fronting Industry. LITTLE FALLS. Wash., Jan. 1J. (To th Editor.) Th lumber associations of th Pacific Northwest are consider ing ways and meana of circumventing the middlemen who handle their prod uct. It la claimed that the lumber yards of th Middle West will not han dle a car of lumber unless they can make at least $10 a thousand profit. Sometimes the only handling they do is to handle the waybills and other pa pers through their offices, while the car of lumber goes direct to the con suming contractor. Still th middle man gets hla f 10 profit a thousand feet, more than the manufacturer may make for all his operations, from trees stand ing in a distant forest to lumber packed in a car. A carload consists of 30.000 feet or more. It would appear that th way to make money In tha lumber Industry on this Coast Is to I run a retail yard In th Mtddla West. I SOME OF THE VANCOUVER CARMENCITAS, WHOSE LEAP-YEAR PARTY PROVED BIG SUCCESS. --'N . waa : VV ' and the lumber associations may adopt thla plan. I read recently in The Oregonlan of effort by producers and consumers to break away from the strangle hold of the middlemen In th plumbing line. Statistics show that th farmers get about one-half of what th consumers pay for their products and the middle men, not th railroads, get th lion's share of the other half. It seems strange to a man standing on th side lines to see th middleman retain such a hold on every business and reap so much where be haa sown so little. But if farmers decide to send their produce to soma friend In th city to be dis tributed by htm. they find a govern ment restriction. Only those who have paid certain licenses can carry on this business. The lumberman, if he at tempts to distribute his product In some Middle West market, finds that Ilk licenses and taaes stand between him and th consumer. Our local governments farm out the right of doing business to commission men. who. on payment of the tax, are given th chance to squeeze all they can from th people, much aa a similar privilege waa farmed out to the Koman taxa-atherer. Thua a system of gov ernment-made monopoly exists In every market and the middleman nourtsnes and advises still heavier fees for doing biinlncn. Th lumbermen nave in choice between combining to fight thla government-made monopoly ana oi noma- nut In the penitentiary by tha Bherman act or of landing In the bank ruptcy court without combination. The Government useii snouia ui put In th penitentiary for doing so much in restraint of trade. There la too much m-..t in retting producer and con sumer together and the first step should ba not the exacting of runner restric tions, but th general repeal of present restrictions. Not until then can the law of adjustment ellmlnat wast and come Into Its most active and beneficial working. A new birth of freedom In trad and a far-rachlng reform of lo cal taxation ar needed. Th same logic of events that demanded freedom of speech and religion demands free dom to buy and sell. DICK SOWERBT. WASHINGTON GETS BUSY Road Work In County to Cost Xear $200,000 Mark. uii t anriRft Or Jan. 1J. (Special.) The January session of county oom- . . h.lri here, and d- miBEluncra - Journed today, marka a now epoch In .... . i .. . .m.ih rt the administration , v- greatest Iroportano was the tax levy. . , .ha artm nf 1191. S00 for wmca pni - " building of brWges and permanent road work along mewsra h"" "'- ....I. ed miles of rock roads be fore th season shall close. The total tax levy is over rain., .-j . oii.o.tlon of I3S0.784. The distribution of this sum Is as follows: State tax, fixed by the stat board. : 1J: school levy, fixed by law. $61.-144- library, legal. $74; Courthouse building fund, $1.2S0; county general. $41,000; county bridge and macadam roads. $11.600. This gives a grand total of $390.7S4, the largest levy mad in tha history of Washington County. The court has architects working on plans for the new Courthouse Improve ments, and reports will be received at the next session. Road supervisors were appointed for the St districts, snd the court has made an order that every dollar expended by supervisors shall be reported each month. Several thousand dollars will be ex pended this season In the purehas of road and rock machinery. Ashland Man Die at 81. ASHLAND. Or.. Jan. IS. (Special.) News has been received her of th death on January at Oakland. CaL. of John a Eubanks. Sr. He was 81 years old. Mr. Eubanks was a pioneer black smith of Ashland and one of Its lead ing cttlxens in Its village days. A son. a a. Eubanks. Is cashier of a bank In Ashland. Another son. J. Cal Eubanks. is one of the well-known commercial travelers of th Pacific Coast. Thrw sons and two daughters reside In Port land and a daughter In Southern Cali fornia. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our gratitude for the flowers sent, and the sympathy eix lended to us In our recent bereavement. MRS At.KX. CHI KCHILL W. H. CHURCHILL ASD FAMILY. Spoils System Alleged to Have Been Mayor's Political Play in Office. APRIL 2 SET FOR ELECTION Light and Water Commissioner Also Involved In Action Taken at Body Politic and Good Govern ment League Meeting. TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 13. Recall charges against Mayor W. W. Seymour were filed with thevClty Clerk today --vi J 'V ." V by Herman Martin and Thomas A. Tel ford. The filing of th charges has been timed o th recall election may. be held at th same time as the pri maries of the general municipal elec tion on April 2. Th filing of these charges Is taken to mean that charges will also be filed against Commissioner Benjamin J. Weeks, of tha department of light and water. Among other things it Is alleged the Executive devotes his time to private business and has played the city under the old spoils system and that hla elec tion was Illegal. Deelslosi Mad at Meeting. The Seymour recall was decided on last night at a Joint meeting of the Body Politic and Good Government League at Maccabee Hail. Martin and Telford were authorized to draw up the petition and file it. Those Interested refuse to tell who or bow many were at the meeting. Th Body Politic was formed six months ago. with Attorney A. H. Gar retson. president, and P. B. Egbert, sec retary. B. B. Huson heads the Good Government Leagua. Garretaon and Martin were leaders In the fight In be half of Mayor Fawcett. who was re called last Spring, and th Seymour movemenfls a Fawcett scheme, accord ing to city hall talk. Mayor Seymour Is critically 111 at home with pneumonia, and attending physicians will allow no one to see him. and state that he has not been told of the recall move. Th charges against Mayor Seymour, filed today with the City Clerk, ar as fol lows: Charges Are Voiced. "First That said W. W. Seymour has shown himself to be Incompetent to . , , . ..i. - "Second That he haa again estab lished the old spoils system in the con duct of official business. a) By mak ing th Civil Service Commission a part of th political machine, by appointing men to said Commission who have In terests In city contracts: (b) By voting to create new place for hla political followers: (c) By voting to Increase salaries for political followers. "Third That he has opposed the Com missioner of Publlo Safety in the en forcement of laws that were adopted by the people and have the same val idity aa the charter Itself, thus violat ing th charter of the city. "Fourth That he has voted to place and keep Irresponsible men in charge of the construction of the Green River gravity water system, and making continual changes In the work, so that the cost of said system is now vastly greater than the original estimate. Duties Neglected, Is Alleged. "Fifth That the said W. W. Sey mour passes most of his time and what little energy he has In his own private business, and has neglected the duties of his office by long and frequent ab sences from th city and from his of fice In the city halL "Sixth That by reason of alliances made In order to get the office of Mayor of said city, he has again placed In power th old political boss, with all tha "evils that follow boss rule in cities. "Seventh That In harmony with boss government, he has established star ohamber proceedings by conducting th public business behind closed doors In his private office, contrary to th sptrit and letter of the city charter and tha commission form of govern ment. "Eighth That the recall petition of ex-Mayor A. V. Fawcett was Insuffi cient to effect a recall, never having been signed by 2S per cent of the qual ified electors of Tacoma. as provided by the charter, and which was wrong fully certified to by the then City Clerk. "We, the undersigned, demand that an election b ordered to elect a suc cessor to said W. W. Seymour, sought ' e ! Those Who Intend to Specialize In School Work to Be Given Chance. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON,. Eugene. Jan. 13. (Special.) At the recent faculty meeting a provision was in stituted whereby students In the de partment of education who expect to follow school work when they leave the university may make their major in physical education and receive a regular A. B. degree. The course will be open to both men and women. Thirty hours of technical training will be required for graduation in this branch Involving playground work, theory of gymnastics, applied and hu man anatomy, kinesiology, anthropo metry, hygiene and theory of games. In addition Swedish gymnastics, various kinds of floor drill and both light and heavy apparatus work will be com pulsory. Prerequisite training must be had be fore graduation in biology, physiology, sociology, genetic soclollgy, chemistry, physics, bacteriology and sanitary hygiene. Students registered in the other branches will be allowed to minor In this department, which is to be under the direction of Dr. Bertha Stuart, M. D.. A. B., at the University of Michi gan. FIVE IN RACE FOR MAYOR Two Socialists File on Ticket for Mayoralty at Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 13. With the filing of the nomination petitions of three candidates today there are now five men in the race for Mayor, two of whom are Socialists. The men who filed today are ex-State Senator George F. Cotterill, a Democrat; Dr. Edwin J. Brown, a dentist and Socialist leader, and Hulet. M. Webb, a clerk In the city light department and editor of a Social ist paper. The other candidates are ex-Mayor Hiram C. Gill, who was re called last Winter, and Thomas A. Parish, State Tax Commissioner, who It Is believed, will have the support of the Republican organization. The municipal election is conducted on non-partisan lines and at the pri mary next month all but two of the candidates will be eliminated, the two having the highest vote appearing on the ballot at the general election In March. The Socialists will hold a con vention tomorrow night, when they will direct which of their candidates to sup port. 600 YAMHILL ACRES SOLD lows Man Pays $60,000 for Two Farms Near Amity. AMITY. Or, Jan. 18. (Special.) A real estate deal was closed here Fri day that adds another to the large sales of Yamhill County lands to Middle West men. A. C. McKlnnon sold his 400-acre ranch and th iOO acres belonging to William Nichols adjoining it on the north, to William D. Wilson, of Iowa. The farms are among the best In this part of the county and lie directly west of the Yamhill River, about four miles from town. More than 600 acres are under cultivation, it all being well fenced and each place has a good house, barn and other necessary build ings. The sale price was $100 an acre, or $60,000 for the two farms. The farms are under lease until next October, when It la understood Mr. Wilson will take personal charge of the land and operate It as one large farm. BIG CANNERY TO BE BUILT Salem Frnit Cnlon to Further De velop Industry fn Section. SALEM, Or., Jan. 13 (Special.) That the work of the Salem Fruit Union, in developing the fruit Industry In this section of the Willamette Val ley, has been eminently successful, was demonstrated today at the union's an nual meeting, when It was decided to construct a large cannery In connection with the union. Charles L. McNary was re-elected president; E. C. Armstrong, vice-president; W. S. Walton, secretary; Joseph Baumgartner, treasurer, and C. L. Dick, manager. Phillip Gilbert and Andrew Vercler were elected directors. Klamath Chamber Xsmes Committee KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) The new administration of the. Klamath Chamber of Commerce has named Its committees as follows: Transportation and membership, S. R. Reames, W. Paul Johnson, C. T. Oliver, Mayor F. T. Sanderson. Frank Ira White. W. S. Fish. Jamea A. Maddox; Immigration. C T. Oliver. R. H. Dun bar. W. H. Dolbeor; advertising and ex hibits, Claude H. Daggett. Freak Ira White, W. a Fish; pamphlets. Claude H. Daggett, W. S. Fish. Frank Ira White. Jamea A. Maddox; public im provements, E. M. Chllcote, Alexander Martin, Jr., George T. Baldwin; agricul ture and horticultures Claud H. Dag gett. Fred Houston. J. Frank Adams, Ezell Bros.; manufacturing and sites, Charles 8. Moore, W. A, Dolzell, D. B. Campbell. North Dakotan Is Anxious. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. 1$. (Special.) If all the prospective set- i r Humphreys' Seventy-Seven Breaks up Grip and Jumping Up &nd Down. VTe who live in a climate where the temperature is jumping up and down must be on guard against taking Grip, Coughs and Colds "Seventy-seven" is The best protector. The best preventive. The best remedy. It goes direct to the sick spot, with out disturbing the rest of the system A small vial of pleasant pellets, fits the vest pocket At Drugstores, 25c, or mailed. Humphrey"" Homeo. Medicine Col, Cor. WUllam aad Asa Streets, lias York. n ripMi -a audi 0 let G ill's, Portland's Big Office Supply and Furniture Store, help by showing you progressive business and professional men the most modern time- and money-saving Devices and Necessities invented, perfected and manufactured in the Twentieth Century The illustration gives but a slight conception of what you will find here Desks, Chairs, Filing Cabinets in wood and steel, Sec tional Bookcases, Directors' Tables, Rebuilt Type writers, Safes, Hat Racks, Steel Lockers, and a hundred and one Office Devices from the every day Pen and Pencil to the modern, mechanical (and even electrical, if you please) Duplicating and Addressing Machines, and the very latest productions in Loose-Leaf Devices. Busy men like you have no time to read long, albeit important, announcements, so we shall avoid details, but wish to remind old Port landers and advise new arrivals that for nearly forty -six years since 1867 the name "GILL'S" has been synonymous with "BOOKS, STATIONERY, OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FUR NITURE." And by carefully studying the re quirements and needs of the people of the est THIRD AND ALDER tiers from the East desirous of learn ing what the West offers were as par ticular as J. D. Bonsack, of Rock Lake, N. Dak., showed himself to be in a let ter which he wrote to Secretary Oliver, Hannn..flDaD2BnDnflnn gii&MlM ? jssrf.icBiffiai rah- Mm & E3 E3 Laurelhurst is building up faster and with a finer class of houses than any other high-grade g residence property in Portland. Nearly $1,000,000 ta was invested in new homes in Laurelhurst last H year, and of all the houses erected there for sale lia by builders, all are sold except six. Responsible builders have not made such a ei record anywhere else in Portland. The indications H are for a stronger market for 1912. EJ " One reason why Laurelhurst is building up so U rapidly is the fact that we help people build homes ca there. We will help YOU build a home in Laurelhurst. We ia have worked out a plan whereby a man with about as much a money on hand as he pays for the rent of the house he lives in m can eet a home of Ms own; and the best feature of our plan is KM . ei ej m , J .11. ! Jl 1 J. K that he can pay tor nis check. One oi tne iirst m ra E3 should own his home. he have a Dlace where and there. " 'neath his by his loved ones, he play. Think of it for home in Laurelhurst, that you can pay for Ei money any more tnan In Laurelhurst you fa that civilized man requires. All there now, ready for you. Not promised H at some future and unknown date. p Come in and let us explain our plan for .helping home - builders. It la will interest you intensely, if you are a renter. j MEAD & MURPHY, Sales Agents Phones: Main 1503, A eery Office at Tract Phone East 989. gasg ibflanKDcacaszEsESM Systematizers, Office Supplies And Furniture Books, Mathematical Goods, Social Stationery, etc. of the Chamber of Commerce, they would have a great deal less to find out on landing in the great welcoming spaces of Oregon. Mr. Bonsack asked questions about weather, soil, products. new nome oy tne monin witn laws oi numan nature is mat, a man The very instincts of man demand that he mav eo when the day's work own vine and fig tree," surrounded may pass the hours allotted to $400 to $500 cash you can get a $4000 the finest residence district in Portland, in small installments and not miss the you now miss your nouse rent. will have everything in the way of improvements 1515 522-6 COKUJUTT JJUllOJlJNix Ask Make It Your i Banner Year! in general and this City in particular, we have justly earned the title, "Gill's Portland's Big Office Supply and Furniture Store." Come, see for yourself; this an nouncement is intended as an invitation to you to call at our store. Come; the visit may give you a light on the newest and best time, temper and money-saving office "tools" manufactured to day. Call any time courteous and well informed salesmen will gladly demonstrate any device you may find of interest ; or we will send a representative to your office if you so desire. Of course, no obligations will be in ferred from any inquiry you wish to make; we just want you to come and get acquainted, and inspect these Twentieth Century devices, and the modern office furniture. asa CLOe THIRD AND ALDER schools, etc., numbering just foul dozen. Secretary Oliver answered them all, and says he's going to land Bonsack as a Klamath County settlei If It is possible to do so. IP! ms rem. is over, rest and e-3 ra r-3 n V S""3 . SSI easel r.'Uaiaiil for Salesman 3 rnrn sr in . ca few;V5W':r? ' ' "J I" El yiu:;r' J g iJJrrrTT-vA , Ei , . v tea A T m w 1) Ji tea m 3 E3 EJ C3 E3 E3 m ci 3 Ef m m 13 m es ta V