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' ' , 1 , '.-"V , - t ' , TE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1915. 13 I OJAIAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED DURING THE . WEEK TO THE STATE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Total Was 136, Sawmill Leading in Number of Mishaps Logging Second, Railroads Third and Con struction Fourth on the' List. baric Injured, logging. Jotma. arm and flnffef Salem, Or., Sept. IX. There were re ported to the state industrial accident commission during: the week a total of 136 accidents, of which two were fatal. The victims of the fatal mishaps were Harry Young of Astoria, who met death while .engaged in dredging:, and A. L. Rees of The Dulles, who was Killed while employed in logging opera tions. Of the total reported, 85 were sub Jeot to the act, 21 were from public utility corporations, 19 were from firms and corporations which had re jected the act and one was from a firm not employing labor in a haz ardous occupation. Sawmills led in the number of ac cidents with 33, logging came , next with 80, railroad operations third with 18, and construction fourth with It. Following Is the complete list of accidents: Brt Caell. Portland, oye Injured, ateel work. Crunk Baaa. Lynn, Frank Kgerr, Nt. lnlurel, rontrnetIon. J. H. YVIJaun Jr.. CorTallla, knee Inhired. i-onrrr mixer. Andrvw kiriuode, Portland, flngrr maslied. lamidrr. Urorg Aiurelos, I'rDdletOQ. band bruin, d. woolen mlllx. C. K. Knrlnnd. Portland, ankle aprained. transportation company. F. A. Brown. Portland. apllnter In arm, Mh and door maniifarturltiK company. rt. K. Iloltnan, Pallai. foot maatied. rock crusher. Walter Clyma. Columbia rirer, ankle tea Id d a tea in boating. Peter Manolaa, Linn ton, finger masned, w mlll. John Fajar, Ltnnton, toe nibed. sawmill. C. Bayer, Portland, band cut, meat pack- K.. K. awnalll J. H. Bajburo, Portland, arm cut. meat parking. Alfred Melgren. Alpine, ankle brulxed, aaw. mill. . A. Outrldir. Sumptrr; ere InJ'ired. mining. Moyti Kitding. Gold Hill. bck sprained, (Xmer nrnpony. Oltko 1VkI. Hoakini, finger maabed, rail roiid funatrnctlon. K. K. Joam. Portland, fincer inailaM, aaw--Uiill. I'ete Brg. Boiirne, ankle Injured, minlns. Karl Itiilde, Mllverton. flupfr rut. Man-mill. I. . M. prewer, Athena, ankle apru'.ned, build' Ing construction. Gertrude Abrainaon, i'ltrtland. finder stuck on pin. department stove. M. o. I.amh, Portlund, knee strained, rail road operation. A. W. Hawk. Portland, body nrulwed, tele plionc llaeman. I. H Holme. Xulcui, lea broken, tele phone lineman. II. M. lllttnd, KiHtehiirg. fn-e burned, rail road oieratitn. Caapvr Helm. Portland, foot cut, railroad operation. s .liunea Htunrt, Wolf Creek, ribs broken, rail road opera tun. 1. M. 1'bandler, Woodburn. flugera nrulsed, railroad pasafinrsr. XV. Kiwct, Albany, bead bruiaed, railroad operation. V. TVganiir. Albany, bead and body brained, rallroiiU opcratiou. )-;. 8. Chapman, Huminltt, bead bruiaed; rail road operation. Idhn C. Wallner. Portland, fiugera bruised. raJIri.Hd operation Albia KM-ne. Wbllexon, foot bruised, rail road operation. . H. K. Mlonka. Ashland, hand Injured, rail road operation. A. Saiitli. Aahland. thumb cut, railroad operation. M. I.. William. Ofclt, ankle fraetun-d. railroad operation. trunk HnllTic. I'ortimiu, lingers iuiuei, fingers cut, paper- McKceTer, Klnmntb Falls, knee cut. M. J, O'Rourke. Portland, finger cut off ( publlablng company. Fred Sterna. Oregon City, wrist apraised. papermlll. J. Ourley, Oregon City mill. W. H. McMabon, Oregon City, knee bruiaed. pa Derm IU- J. K. Xlango, Pendletdn, Injury unknown, rotitractlnif . H. Culbertaon, Portland, wrist borned. dock in. ireorge Oearmon. Vincent, les maaced, log glnir. K. C. Matberra. Vincent, knee eat. locslnir. A.m. Lsnee. Medford. nail In foot, plumb ing. Jarre DeChsIne. Klatnatli Kalis. arm aprained, aawmlll. A. J. Ward, liakpr, arm burned, conatme tion. BIdkhi Kramenbury, Baker, band cruabed, aawmil!. II. C. Darke. Deer Island, alirer In finger, loading. Maurice O'Coonell, Portland, back aprained, meat packiog. J; A. Hooper, Corrallia, back uprained, aaw. mill. Harry Young. Astoria, fatal. dred?In. W. J, Iinsh, Deer Inland, band cut, logging. V llfred Plait. Oawego, leg fractured, Iron works. John A. Mergeri. sprained foot, oawmill. Mike Kretger, l'ortiand. tbnaib Injured, itaw mlll. lack Ciinulngbnm. Matjei. rib fractured, log gl"g. 'I. Takacl. Wextport. to brnlyed. loain. Michel Conlndnll. Mabel, hernia, logging. Claude inith, Mill City, foot brtiled. ui-mill. Tony Mateaon. Portland, toe mashed, box factory. Jolm Munslgner. Nehalern. wrlat apralntd. aawmlll. Anguat Beckmaa, Portland, bernla, con tracting. Oeorga Schmidt. Portlaod. blp brnlaed, meat packing. Rdward F. Hllaabeck, Bearer ton, aokle frac tured, logging. Albert Hoffander, Westporf, acalp wound, logging. Augnat Nelaon. Scappoaae, finger burned, logging. Jolni Dtike. Porlland. thumb Inured, ateel Worta. 7 8. S. Peteraon. Portland, fractured shoulder. carjenfer. Verne Hogue, Portland, knee Injured, log ging. Frank Cheralll. Portlatjd. elbow injured, aawmiil. ieorge Plonk. Burton, ls cnt. sawmill. 0Hirce I.arxcu. Portland, finger cut. bridge conatnictlon. Jobn Welinan, Porllnnd, rib bruiaed, elec tric worlr. August Bruater. Portland, shoulder atralned. ditching. Oacnr Oatllng. Portland, leg fractnred. eon-tractlng. tilwnec Difk. gin. W. C. Dull Is. King. Nick Cheroff, at ruction. tieorgH Murray. cinatructlon. II. L. Mllla. (irantu mushed. HiKL'inZ. Kred KinslMnd. ktahel. arm In lured, lorsrlnc. I:rnft Nkllling. l'ortiand. bruised, painting. Kdnarfl Klynn. Springfield, leg cut. sawmill. C. Slr'":c ItuxW.M. lumd cut, sawmill. Ram Kullch. Portland, too mashed, con Htructlon. 1.. J. Pnrmetihajren. Warrendsle, back In jured, construction. II J. Parker. Portland, nail In foot, barge operation. Mill City, ankle broken, log Black Rock, eye injured, loa Portlund, band Infected, cm- Clatskanle, foot mashed. Pans, bajid cut and Oacar Full. Black Rock, back broken, log ging. Charles Martinson. Portland, aboulder dia located, carpenter. George HauKun, Portlaod, arm Injured, aaw miil. K. ScbnelL PoTtland. noae bruiaed. aawmiil. Carl Blemanu. Oregon City, leg cut, paper mllU. L. J. Labreck, Klamath Falla, thumb mashed, aawmiil. Adolph Olacn, Klamath Falls, Injured finger, aawmiil. Frank Mctilniey. Portland, knee injured, auto works. Oscar Llnd. Portland, finger mashed, aaw miil. lamea Adams, Portland, band Injured, coo struction. Jack Coleman. Pendleton, back iniored. con struction.. 1. K. Hiaey, Carlton, knee braised, imp la ments. bill Apostolas. St. Helens, toe braised, aawmiil. Frank Cole, Portland, ankle sprained, aaw miil. C. W. gpeucer. Warren.' finger maabed, law mill. Lewis gc-honlngsr. Corbet t. finger maabed. rock crusher. , W. l. brown, Portland, eye lojlred, meat packing. Bill Shapes, Portland. . finger cat. steel works. Andrew Jobnson, Garibaldi, leg braised, rock quarry. J. K. Iwaklns. Carlton, back Injured, tele phone linraan. K. B. lngraham, Portland, eye injured. Iron worka. Matt Peterson, Klamath Fall, aboulder est, snwnitll. Fi-ank Boebel, Silrerton. leg cut. logging. Harry Thompson, Seaside, teg broken, tele phone messenger. ' Prunes of State in Need of Water Oregon Agricultural Colege, Corral lis, SepL 11. That many prune trees in different parts of Oregon are suffer ing from the long continued drought of this season followed by the un usually long dry spell last year is the information received by the plant pathology department of the agricul tural college. Defoliation is occurring in numerous instances, affecting both young trees and trees in bearing. 'With the bearing trees there Is considerable danger that this defoliation will in fluence unfavorably next season's fruit crop. There seems to be a rather close re lation between the unusually large number of shrunken and imperfectly developed fruits present On the) trees this summer and the curling and drop ping of leaves. Although some shrunken fruit is found1 on trees not thus affected, much more is present on the injured trees. Richland Valley Exhibits Resources Richland. Wash., Sept 11. With the choicest products of the fertile soil of the Richland valley in varied and at tractive displays, the Industries and resources of the community repre sented, and nearly the entire popula tion of the valley in holiday resalia and, spirits, the second annual Rich land Valley festival was held here Thursday and Friday. The display of fruits, grasses, grains, and other agricultural pro ducts, according to the agriculturists present, was the finest ever seen here. Professor O. M. Morrison. Washington Mate college, Judged the fruit and vegetable exhibits. CONDON GIRLS TOOK HIKE ISisters of Charity I I , X' Members of the happy outing party. From left to right, back row Addie Hollen, Hazel Schott, Rose Pullen, Noba Sayre, Cella Kins ley. Left to right, front row Winona Hamni, Genevieve Strick land, Lncile Hawson, Elsie Fitzmaurice, Katherine Clarke, Gladys Ilamin, Tula Kinsley. Condon, Or., Sept. 11 Tanned by sun and wind and reporting a splendid time the 12 Gilliam county girls who spent a week on a camping trip, have returned to Condon. Members of the party were: Misses Addie Hollen, Noba Sayre, Genevieve Strickland, Gladys Iiamm, Winona Hamm, Tula Kinsley, Cella Kinsley, Katherine Clarke, Itose Pullen. Lucila Hawson, Hazel Schott and Elsie Fitzmaurice. The spot chosen for the outing was The Notch, so-called because of a de aecided notch in the Blue Mountain foothills. The Notch is 34 miles from Condon, and the trip was made by auto. The girls spent the time In hunting; grouse, quail and prairie chickens be ing plentiful. A phonograph provided music for the ever-popular one-step. A feature of the trip was a "hike" to Wineland lake, a 10 mile tramp easily made in about five hours. Some of the girls took a dip in the water, while others whot ducks, which are numerous even thus early in the tea son. Mary Had Regular Lamb According to '" Mrs. Nephew, Who Saw Wool and School Mary had a little lamb. She put it on a shelf. And everv time it wagged its tail. It spanked its littlo self. Old Jingle- Newberg, Or., Sept. 11 Now comes Mrs. Frank Nephew of this city and declares, on her personal knowledge and belief, that there was a Mary who owned a lamb, and that the lamb really accompanied Mary to school, and got the teacher and children all fussed up, as set forth in the more polite version of the old nursery rhyme. "I knew the?e was such a girl and such a lamb," says Mrs. Nephew. "I have seen some of the wool that came from the lamb, and I have sat on the steps of the schoolhouse back in Mas sachusetts, that figures in the rhyme.'' According to Mrs. Nephew, Mary became the owner of the lamb when she (Mary) was eight years old, and the two became the closest kind of friends. This was more than 100 years ago. Mary's mother knit for the child a pair of stockings from the wool of the sheep and these stockings, which Sue the Irwins X. CSC. WUsoz Also nil sTnit, Both Oasat Orowiag Out of AttsaUOS Given '.Member of tha Company. Vancourvier, Wash., Sept. 11. Two suits have , been filed In the superior court against the Irwin Brothers, one by the Sisters of Charity of the House of Providence) and the other by Dr. C. C Wilcox. Tha complaints allege that there Is money due each of the plaintiffs for services rendered to Maurice CasUeman, a member of the show, from September 7, 1914, to Octo ber 31, 1914. It is claimed that th services were rendered at the request of C. B. Irwin, who telegraphed A. J. Dorland of this city to spare no expense with Castle roan, who was seriously 111. The sis ters are suing for $181.80 and Dr. Wil cox for $150. The Clarke County Fair association is named as garnishee defendant. DEER SWAM OUT TO SEA 1 : Largest Transcript Filed, Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 11. A tran script of the defendant's proposed statement of ffacts. In the case of L. T. Dietderlch against J. A. Richmond, was filed in the superior court today in preparation for an appeal to the state supreme court. The transcript Is the largest of its kind ever ffled in the county clerk's office and contains 1187 typewritten pages. The suit Is the result of a controversy over a proposed exchange of land in Clarke county, Washington, and Gilliam county. Oregon. JETTY WORK PROGRESSES AT BANDON ralirradL0pertkn. ' Purl land. Tifiil and neck ankle sprained, Hiiliort t'rauiM. lwtlsnd ru4. rnllriiHil tri"spni.M"r AW L. Mnrzlvi-. mlh-oail otifi-attfn. B. II. Hnrtiin. INiri lmnl. hip liriilseil, rail nnwl inwrathm. (iioriti C.iMlfrj, nllln. ankle sprained, railroad opwstlmi. A. I.. Iters, 'i'lie Dalle, ratal, railroad op eration. Charlr I'hu.'', Powers, leg bruised, loa lt. otto Men ill. Powers, back bruised, pile driving. J. L. Spotts, Portland, scalp wound, con struction. T, P. Erana, Portland, ankle aprained, con arrnct Ion. (harlea Kurnian, Portland, fnot burned, steel n-nrk 0rne!l Mlllliiffton. Portland, eye Injured, lanndrr. Itnliert Hamilton, St. Helens, ankle Injured, s:i mill. Kred tirlnoldi. Marslifleld, toea bruhn?d. saw mill. .1. It. Heaten. MarMiTleld. Trxit Injured, saw mill. .1. B. Brookler. Marshflcld. wrist atralned, sawmill. I-'.dnard Nelson. Towers, ankle sprained, lCKln i. V. Mlllane, Hi lda I Veil, flnser broken, construction. Arthur Milne. Porlland. ringer Injured, con st ruction. M. H. Xniniiklna.' Carlhnldl. toe muslted, railroad opera t ion. K. N . I'lsuei. North Ilend, bruised Internal ly. i.atviiiil. 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Money was then being raised to aid the Old South Church society of Boston, and Mrs. Tyler had the stockings cut up into short nieces of yarn. To these were attached by blue ribbon cards in scribe! "Wool from Mary's Lamb." These met with a ready sale at 25 cents apiece, Mrs. Nephew says, and J .'00 was thus realized. Chelan County Is Asking New Roads Wenatchee, Wash., Sept. 11. Chelan county Is no exception to the general rule of all counties in the state. The preliminary estimate of the county commissioners for expenditures during 1916 is $270,469, or an increase of $29,145 over that of the previous year. The gross, total of the estimate of the current expense fund is slightly larger, the estimates of the county officers being the same, but increased on account of the added item of $6000 for elections. The bigi, Increase can he attributed ts the general cry for better roads snd bridges. The general road and bridge fund was placed this year at $76,000 as against $50,000 last year. Road district N'o. 2 was increased $5H00, the remaining five districts being slightly decreased. ' f: Photograph of deer seeking safety In surf on Oregon coast. SMM-S . . Southwestern Coast Town Is Receiving $102,000 in Harbor Improvements, .r 'f - -i tjli ti lI it . s : Banrton. Or.. Sept. 11. The sum of $101,000 la being spent on harbor im provement at Bandon. Nlhety-thnux-and dollars of this is for shoreward extension of the north Jetty and $11', 000 for maintenance, principally dredging. Because tha Coouiile river took a notion to change from its ancient cir cuitous course to a straighter and Shorter course all this expense was made necessary. Vor considerable distance the parallel-running river Is separated from the ocean only by an exceedingly narrow peninsula of sand. Blvsr Alters Its Course. Last Winter the river tnade soc ceNSful attempt to shoot across this peninsula, breaking over the low hin drance of the Inner Jetty end and flow ing in a double current on each ske of the lighthouse. But the 200u feet of shoreward extension now being w www " ' I W'ofxlland Iload Finished. Woodland. Wash., Sept- 11. The or, and one half miles of hard surfaced road immediately north of town, under contract to Messrs. Jeffries A- Buffton, of Portland, was completed Thursday, with the exception of the shouldering up, which will be finished in the next week. The completion of this work will give Woodland about three miles of hard surface pavement, and with tho new work on the road from Woodland to Portland over the Pacific highway will enable motorists to negotiate tho hills. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. Vancouver. Wash., Sept. 11. Mar riage licenses were issued today at the office of the county auditor to the following persona: William A. Lee, of Portland, and Miss Genevieve I Robinson, of Seaitle; Dave L. Gershon and Mrs. Grace L. Gershon, both of Portland: Lester H. Crosby, of Port land, and Miss Olga E. Carlson, of Garden Home, Or.; Samuel Weiss and Miss Kelle Jones, both of Portland: Frank T. Parslow and Miss Neddie Harris, both of Portland: William -M. Sheppard and Miss Nettie Allen, both of Newark, Ohio; Flmer L. Beach and Miss Lois M. Dalaha. both of Corval lis. Or.: J. K. McQulddy and Miss Bert A Moser, both of Vancouver; Arby C. r. and Mrs. Marie Smith, both of Portland; Frank J. Wills and Mrs. Kmma J. Beck, both of Portland: Joe T? Svnhndu and Miss T,ydia K. liOU- r.uo . bntb of Portland: Oscar Mc Millan, of Spokane, and Mrs. HBtinan Ralphson, of Portland; winiam j. .Tones and Miss Edna at. rranKiin, both of Portland. Plan Jetty on Cowlitz. Centralis, Wash.. Sept. 11. The Lewis countv commissioners have In structed A. L.. Preston, a local bridge contractor, to begin work at once on the construction of a 1etty on the Cow litz river, above Toledo. The river during its high stages has gradually cut away the bank, and has several times threatened to Inundate the entire section near there. The farmers have repeatedly petitioned the commissioners to order the Improve ment, but It could not be done without the permission of the federal govern ment, which has Just been received. Mr. Preston has also been Instructed to repair the bridge at Harmony, which is In a condition bordering on the dan gerous. Yamhill Delegates Named. ' MeMinnville. Or.. Sept. ll.-i-Tho Yamniu county roun nos huihvc vi following delegates to the Oregon and, California land grant conference, to be j held in Salem. September 16. George W. Briedwell. of Amity: Jesse Edwards, I of Newberg: Harry Gist, of Tamhlll; Roy Graves, of Sheridan, and County Judge J. B. Dodson. Eugene, Or., Sept. 11. Miss Hlldrod Inman of this city recently took a re markable photograph of a deer In the surf of the Pacific ocean. " Miss Inman in company with her father, I. P. Inman, a clerk in the Eugene postoffice, and Miss Marie DePew of Springfield was walkina- down rfie beach from Newport to Flor ence. They were a. short distance from Heceta Head lighthouse when they saw the deer coming down the beach. At the same time a party of three men approached from the other slds and when the deer was opposite them fired at It with a revolver. The deer was startled by the report and stopped for a moment giving an opportunity to photograph It. A dog that accom panied the three men gave chase to the animal and it took to the water, swimming through the surf and' out to sea. A report from here later stated that the deer eventually turned tack and was killed. M. E. Evangelist Joins the Baptists Hood. River. Or.. Sept. 11. W. S. Nichol, formerly a physician and at one time one of Hood River's leading real estate dealers, who Joined the ranks of the Methodist Episcopal clergy and for several years has been serving in the capacity of an evan gelist, has forsaken the Methodist fold and Joined the Baptist fraternity, hav ing been ordained as a Baptist min ister In the local Baptist church last Sunday. Dr. Nichol says that he will have more freedom as an evangelist under the Baptist regime than be had while serving the Methodist brethren, because In the latter denomination he would hav to secure the consent of "higher upa" before holding an evan gelistic meeting In a city or town where there was a Methodist clergy man. Students9 Special Train from Tennessee Called Them. Milton, Or., Sept. 11. Rev. S. G. and Mrs. Rogers have gone to Tennessee, where they expect to remain for a year. Mr. Rogers was the pastor of the Fair Street M. E. church for the past four years. Mrs. S Land and Miss Emma Heater also left for Ten nessee for a visit with friends. Corvallis Fire Department Is Held in High Regard by People of That City Small Fire Loss in Recent Years Considered in Part Due to Effi ciency of Fire Fighting Organization. Above Quarry from which rock Is taken for Bandon Jetty, lielow, left to right North jetty in the making; loading rock for north Jetty. built will save the lighthouse from complete Isolation and will keep the bar thundering in the same old place. l!.d the liver been allowed to take its new course unhindered It would not have been long until Bandon would have been left high and dry. The new contract for improvement scalls for the placing of 40,000 tons of rock. The Jetty extension begins at a point a little west of the lighthouse and extends shoreward to a point al most opposite the Batidon wharves, al together a distance of 2000 feet. About a fourth of te rock has already been placed. Work to quire Seat of Tear. The quarry from whicti the reek is taken is on the south side of the river. The rock must therefore be taken across the river in a scow, necessitat ing a double handling. la the former work of jetty building rock was quar ried from Tiipper Rock, a mountain ous boulder, but as this has been shelled down to the surface, the pres ent'supply is taken from a uwrry just southof Tupper Rock where consid erable excavation is necessary. About ZSft tons of rock are got out each day. Fifty men are regularly employed on the work. "Spek"' Patterson, who had charge of construction at the Sluslaw Jetty, la foreman of construction. C. R. Wright is fnited States junior engi neer in charge. Preparation for the work began last February and rock began to be placed In June. "The work will be finished by the first of the year," naye Engi neer Wright. The equipment used was brought down from the Dalles-Celilo project. Corvallis. Or., Sept. 11. The victory of the Corvallis team over the Oregon City team In the firemen's tournament nt the latter place Tuesday means increased pride in the fire department by the citizens here, wlioae loyal sup port inspires excellent service by the firemen and vice versa. DusJng the past seven years irt which the fire department has been under Its present organisation, the city has not suffered heavy fire: in fact every con flagration has been confined to the building in which It originated and ex tinguished before it could spread. This condition of affairs was. in part, responsible for the authorization of a 2 mill ta levy for the support of the fire department nt a recent city election. The women of the city give evidence Of tholt- Interest in the de partment by a coffee club, which has committees to see that coffee aifd oth er refreshments are available for 'the firemen after a period of strenuous service. Assist JTelgibonng City. When Albany wrs threatened by fire not long ago. the Corvallis department lt-aded Its equipment Into automobiles and had a stream of water playing on the flames in the neighboring Ity Within 28 mtnutes afteV the call was rielve.d. The firemen also have given valuable assistance in searching for drowned bodies, and recently arlded a pul motor to their equipment for firs aid Accident emergencies. The Corvallis fire department was Organised In 1875. An early chief, !eorge P. VVrenn. lost his life in fight ing fire in a grain warehouse. Among the early pieces of equipment was an engine known as "the big six," that nas Secured from the Sen Francisco fire department. Later the engine was returned to f?an Francisco, where Jt was wanted for sentimental reasons since It had come around the Horn and was the first engine of its kind on the Pacific coast. t-evefl years sgo the Corvallis de partment was reorganized. At a citl ens" mass meeting public support was pledged for the maintenance of a fire fighting force. T. H. Graham, the present chief, was chosen to head the department at that time, and his ef ficiency has been established in the subsequent record. There are six other officers. Hew Equipment Acquired. New equipment has been acquired, until now the the department owns $15,000 worth of fire fighting ap paratus. The department includes 112 men. to of whom are paid drivers, who are on continual aervle and who keep the equipment In repair At all times. In addition, ten other men have sleeping quarters In the fire hall tc facilitate answering night alarms. Other members of the department are promptly Informed by telephone of the location of fires. During 1914 64 alarms were answered, the fire loss being $8000, a little over $1 per capita. Thus far in 1S15 84 calls have been answered. The department maintains a unl fofmed brass band. This department also was instrumental . in organizing the Willamette Valley Firemen's as sociation in 1911 for the purpose of holding annual tournaments. Several meets were held in Corvallis. In 1914 tho tournament went St. Johns, and this year to Oregon City. Portland to Eugene To accommodate Students who desire to enroll at the opening of the University of Oregon on Monday, Sept. 13 th, a Special Train will leave Sunday, Sept 12th, at 3:30 P. M. (Arrive at Eufene 7:30 P. M.) Stops will be made to pick up and discharge passengers at Oregon City, Woodburn, Salem and Albany. Full particulars at City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth street, Cor. Oak, Union Depot or East Morrison-St. Depot. Telephone Broadway 2760, A-6704 SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Penger Agent, Portland. Cotillion Dancing Academy toOpen Sept. 13 Devotees of dancing will be Interested in the! announcement that ' Prof. M. M. Ring- ; 1 e r inaugurates , the season of his ' dancing classes . Monday evening, ; Sept. 13, at Co tillion hall, 14tu street, off V,'ah Ington. The large ballroom will be used for the as sembly clasa and after the instruc tion hour general oancing win be indulged in. A feature to be given more atten-' tion than ever this season will be the j pYivate and class lessons given dally. ! Classes are now forming and applies-1 tfons hare been such as to expect a most successful beginning of the sea sun, j Standardized Dancing Taught EaroUman irew Open. Phoae Mam 3330. Cotillion Hall and Ballroom Vow Open for lessen Tatnr Round-trip excurion fare still in ef fect daily to September 30, to Minne aoolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Superior, Winnipeg:, Sioux City, Omaha, Kan sas City. RY. An Exceedingly Low Rate Stop-overs permitted en rdute, and return limit October 31. Like reduction from regular round-trip ares are in effect to points in Middle Western and Lastern States and Eastern Canada. Ask now about these SUMMER EXCURSION FARES via the "Great, Big Baked Potato Route" NORTHERN PACIFIC Two 72-Hour Trains Daily from Portland to Chicago, each with Observation Car, Coaches, Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars, Din ing Cars. One Daily to St. Louis Via St. Joe and Kansas City YELLOWSTONE PARK Open. Until September IS Go in at Gardiner, the northern and original entrance, and see it all. TICKETS . , Sleeping-Car Berths, Information, 255 Morrison Street Phone. Main 244, A-1244 A. D.. Chariton, A. C. P. A., Portlan!, Or. W0 'i