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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1916. 13 ATTORNEY GENERAL IN OPiNlON GOES 110 STATE FLAX CONTRACT - Declares & Terms Have Been K Substantially Fulfilled the t Board Must Harvest Crop, PROBLEM IS NOT SETTLED Oovernov Tells Tanners Xe Xs morltr an &ef ers Toem to Other Members for gsttlemsat. Balem, Or., Auk. 5-If there has bean a substantial performance of the terms of the contract between the state and flax growers, the state board of control cannot refuse to harvest and accept the crop. Attorney General Brown said In an opinion for the board Saturday afternoon. A controversy hat arisen between the farmers and the board of control over the refusal of the board to accept certain fields ,, because' of weeds, and the farmers re tained counsel to look after their in terest. In the absence of Governor Wlthy Combe and Secretary of State Olcott, State Treasurer Kay left the settle ment of the problem in abeyance. . "There beinr a marked absence of special provisions and conditions to your contract, only a substantial per formance of the covenant of the grower would bo required and that per- formance only with such ordinary skill and capacity as the usual farmer could employ," says Brown In his opinion. : "I would hence advise you that If the board Is confident that the facts or the case show that the grower has sub stantially failed through his own fault to sow and tend the flax with such or dinary skill as the ordinary farmer would employ, so that the object would be. defeated or rendered unattainable, your board would be justified In refus ing to pull, tie and shock the same. Otherwise the board should proceed In accordance with the terms of the con tract.". Governor Wlthycornbe told a delega tion of diSKruntled farmers who visited him this week that he was the minor ity member of the board atul that they would have to see Kay ar)d Olrott, who had overruled his wishes and dismissed Cady as superintendent and hired tem porarily Robert Crawford. ; In view of the action taken by Kay And Olcott, the governor took the stand tnat they had assumed responsibility for the harvesting and manufacture of this year's flax crop. New Incorporations Filed. Salem, Or., Auk. 5. Articles of In corporation of the Motor I'arts Manu facturing company. $20,000, Portland, W. H. Chambers, J. O. Oilier and G. N. 'Smith, were fried with Corporation Commissioner Schulderman Saturday. : Excuse DWn't Work, i 8alem, Or., Aug. C. H. A. Bennett's explanation to the police that he car Mad a revolver for a man who had taken his wife from him, as a means .of self-protection, failed to clear him at carrying concealed weapons here nd he was fined 25. Miss Kramer Resigns. Salem, Or., Aug. 6. After teaching in the Salem schools for 22 years, Miss Emma Kramer, principal of the Mc JClnley school, resigned and her resig nation was reluctantly accepted by the board of education Friday night. Captain Williams Issues Call for Medical Officers Camp Wlthycornbe. Or., Aug. 6. Captain Kenneth P. Wil- K Hams wishes to get Into 1m mediate touch with all medical officers of the reserve corps, Oregon militia, with a view to assigning such of them as may be-available to duty. It is likely that several will be sent to the border on the troop train to leave the coming week, and Mft several, will also be found available otherwise. Captain Williams states that the call is urgent. He can be called by telephone or addressed at Camp jjt Wlthycornbe. t We Will Fix Up Your Whole Mouth for Very Little Money and Insure 81. K. O. ATTSPtTJlfD. ISO. Mr Practice Zs XJinUed to HUfh-Clasa Dentistry Only. Flesh-Colored Plates Good Plates, Ordinary Rubber Porcelain Crowns Cold Fillings from 22k Gold Crowns 22k Cold Bridg Extracting ite are always busy, because our success Is due to tbe fact that we do the very best at very lowest prices. Electro -Painless Dentists In the Two-Story Building . Corner of Sixth, and Washington Street, Portland, Or Camas Club Is For Good Roads Camas, Wash., Aug. 8. Camas Com mercial club has at last found cooper atlon the secret of success. At a spec ial meeting last evening, called to dis cuss the Grass Valley road. Commis sioner Rawson was present and ex plained the difference in road building now and a few years ago. He also promised to rock the road from where work stopped to the turn which will amount to about $300. The Commercial club voted to raise 100 to complete the road, $100 of which la to cbme from the club. The farmers In that vicin ity have done considerable work and expect to complete the grading at once so the work can proceed. EDITORS OF STATE AT MEDFORD HAVE THE E OF ALL TIMES E. E, Brodie, Oregon City, President Again; Resolu tion Says Session Is Best, Medford. Or., Aug-. 5. With elec tion of officers tonight. E. E. Brodie of the Enterprise. Oregon City, being re-elected president, the annual ses sion of the Oregon 8tate Editorial as sociation, closed after a most success ful session. Other offlrers elected are: A. E. Voorhies, Rogue River Courier, Grants Psss, vice president; Phil 8. Bates, Pa cific Northwest, Portland, secretary and treasurer; E, V. Aldrich. East Ore gonlan, PendletAn, member of execu tive committee for three years. Pendleton and Eugene are striving for the next meeting. Pendleton will probably get It. Resolutions were passed declaring that the Medford session Is the "red letter-' session In the history df the as sociation; co'mmending the work of the University of Oregon school of Jour nalism; recommending that University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural col lege combine and furnish to the news papers of the state a "ready print" service without address at a price over cost, and recommending the for mation of a Tri-State Newspaper asso ciation to meet in 1918. While the editors were holding an Interesting session this afternoon ti e women members of the party were b ly ing entertained with a motor ride through the valley :y the College Women', club and the Greater Med ford club. Among the speakers this day were J. K. Gratke, Rudftet, Astoria, on guar anteed advertising; C. E. Ingalls, Oa- rette-Tlnies, Corvallts, on the party label; Colonel E. Hofer, Salem, who offered a resolution against Estate printing and printing at the state uni versity and the Oregon Agricultural college at the expense of the state. No action was taken on this reso lution. The following committee was formed to work against the government prac tice of selling printed envelopes at cost, President Brodie maintaining; that this was an injustice to the legitimate printing business; Charles H. Fisher. Salem; &ric W. Allen, Eugene; Elbert Bede, Cottage Grove. ' Committee on professional education to work with school of Journalism at Eugene was appointed as follows: Edgar B. Piper, J. E. Gratke. C.ark Wood. A visit to Crater Lake is among the pleasure features. NORTHWEST IN BRIEF Xew Office for Klamath. Klamath Falls, Or., Aug. 6. A re- uiwivcu t-unv-icic uiiiiumg is Buun io ue erected by the Wells Fargo Express company near the Southern Pacific depot In this city. The new structure, which will be commenced August 10. will be 24 by 38 feet, affording amplo orrice accommoaations, storage room and space for 10 loaded trucks. The increasing business of the company here has made the new building neces sary. Auto Hit Pole. Lebanon, Or.. Aug. 5. The new Studebaker six owned by Banker J. C. Mayer collided with a telephone pole at the corner of Ash and Main streets Thursday. Little damage was done. M,rs. Mayer was driving. Honor Guard at Dallas. Dallas. Or., Aug. 6. A branch of the Girls' Honor Guard of America was organized here this week by Mrs. It For 15 Years "Life Is Not an Uphill Proposition for the Fellow on the Level" Try My Painless Methods My Scientific Work My Very Reasonable Fees Dentist coma and go, but tha Old Reliable ELECTRO PAINLESS is always with you. Don't forget that. $10.00 $5.00 $3.50 to" $5.00 $1.00 $3.50 to $5.00 $3.50 to $5.00 50c m Open Nights RIVER IS ALIVE TO OF PUBLIC DOCK Public-Spirited Citizens Act on Initiative of Oregon Journal and Things Move, CENTRAL SITE IS NEEDED Weed Xs for TaolUties That Will Ac commodate Both TXaderwood, Whits Salmon, Sections Across Hirer. Hood River, Or., Aug. 6. A central dock for Hood River on the Columbia river that will accommodate both t'je I Underwood and White salmon sec tlons is a leading topic for the citizens of the city of Hood River and county and a live committee of the Commer cial club baa the matter In hand, and promises that the season will not pass without establishing a public dock at Hood River. Ex-Governor Oswald West, repre senting The Oregon Journal, who was in Hood River recently studying the dock situation, as a part of the vol unteer work that The Journal has of fered to the Columbia river points to assist them In the establishing of pub lic docks, secured much valuable in formation while here, which was sub mitted to The Journal, and upon which C. S. Jackson outlined a feasalle course to pursue in order to secure the most available site and proceed in the construction of toe dock. Oouasel Zs Offered. The Journal has offered to render available Its legal counsel to assist in securing title to the necessary site for the construction of the dock and to provide citizens with plans and specifications gratis. The committee is planning to secure a competent engineer to make a thor ough survey of the premises as soon as the water' in the Columbia recedes sufficiently to render possible a sur vey. The Journal has offered the services of engineer of the Portland Public Dock commission In this con nection and the committee will avail itself of the offer. It is believed that the majority of the citizens will favor a dock due north of the city that will be midwey between I'nderwood and White Sal mon and that will be in sight of the city of Hood River the year around. .The present low water landing is about one mile east of the city and hidden by a large forest of trees and in a very inconvenient place. Stoma Filing necessary. . It will necessitate about one-half mil of piling to place the dock duu north of the city where it will ac commodate both the Underwood and White .Salmon ferry lines, and while it is urged that this will necessitate a greater expense in construction, it is urged that the end will fully Justify the means. It is expected that after the matter has been reported upon by the surveyor and the cost of each terminal estimated, that the matter of location will be left to a vote of the citizens. When the steamers can land at the high water landing near the city, lie freight tonnage carried In and out bound is over 100 per cent greater than when the steamers landWit tho present old landing east of tnv city and at the end of a poorly constructed road. Davidson Goes East. Hood River, Or.. Aug. 6. H. F, Davidson, president of the Davidson Fruit company and "formerly president of the North Pacific Fruit Distribut ors and Northwest Fruit Shippers council, left baturday afternoon for NewYork city where he will regain during the fruit shipping season to I imnuie me nooa itiver valley pear and apple crop for the New York and I export trade. Mr. Davidson spent last year in New Yorlc in the same capao- 'ty. j George T. Gerlinger, regent of the Uni versity of Oregon. Miss Almeda Fuiler was elected president; Maude Barnes, vice-president, and Hallie Smith, sec retary-treasurer. Knocked From Hay. Goldendale, Wash Aug. 6. W. L. Harris, one of the leading grain grow ers in the Klickitat valley residing near the Twin buttes east of Goiden dale, was seriously Injured, in a har vest accident. Harris was knocked off the top of a large load of hay by swinging derrick fork, and his shoul der was broken. Preparing for Conference. Roseburg, Or., Aug. 6. Arrange ments are being made for the annual conference and camp meeting of the southern Oregon conference of Seventh Day Adventists, to be held in this city August 17 to 27. Elder I. H. Evans president of the North American dl vision of the general . conference, will be here from Washington. D. C. An other prominent visitor will be Bide E. E. Andross, president of the Call fotnla union. Dallas Woman Goes East. Dallas, Or., Aug. 5. Miss Pauline Van Orsdel, daughter of former Mayor J. O. Van Orsdel of this city, and graduate of the University of Oregon has closed a two year contract to teach in the high schools of Omaha, Neb., and will leave for that cUy Accident Awards Made. ! Salem, Or., Aug. 6. The state in I dustrlal accident commission's report ' for the month ending July 31 shows that 88 non-fatal and six fatal accl ! dents were reported. Final settle ments were made in 66S cases. Awards were made and amounts set aside In frYe fatal cases. Twenty-seven csHes were rejected for cause. First ' aid : was paid In 201 cases in which no tlm ' was lost. The balance In the fund was S217.882. White Salmon Home Burns. White Salmon. Wash.. Aug. 6. At 2:30 o'clock this morning, the beauti f ul homo of J. P. MAclnnls on the bluff overlooking the Columbia was entire' ly destroyed by fire. The home and all its furnishings is a total -ruin. The loss is partially covered by insurance. A force of men worked for hours keeping the fire from surrounding dwellings, which were threatened by the fierce flames. Hood Granges Will Meet. Hood River, Or., Au. 5. The rrsng-es of Hood River county are pre paring for their annual grange en campment next week to be held at Parkdale. The encampment wilt open 1 Wednesday aoorniog with s. closed ses sion of ths rraate and continue over HOOD OPPORTUNITY HAVNG OREGON WOMEN HOSTESSES' if-. jsv.1,,.. ,, a i 4 io Xo. 1, Mabel Roberts, past grand .o::.-,v.V land, past grand chief, (Photo by Bnshnell) ; No. 3, Laura Hoogli kirk, Ilainier, supreme representative ; Xo. 4, Lilly B. Brock, Hood River, past supreme representative; Xo. 5, X6ra AV. Barnett, Port land, past grand chief, (Photo by Grove); Xo. 6, Susie E. Parmen ter, Salem, past supreme representative, (Photo by Grove) ; Xo. 7, Mildred Bright, The Dalles, past supreme representative, (Photo by Grove); Xo. 8, Hannah Vincent, Portland, past grand,, chief, (Photo by Grove); Xo. O, Mary Littlefield, Portland, past grand chief, (Photo by Grove); Xo. 10, Sarah Hochstedlter, Portland, past supreme representative and first Pythian sister of Oregon, (Photo by Grove); Xo. 11, Miriam B. Brooke, Portland, past supremo representative and chairman of entertainment committee, (Photo by prove). SEASIDE WILL STAGE .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Combination of Climatic Conditions Makes for Flowers of Beauty, Size, Seaside. Or.. Aug. 5. Seaside's Eighth Annual Dahlia show, a civic ftatura the like of which can orly be seen at this Oregon beach resort, will be a 'particularly attractive ercnt of seashore life this week. The dates are August 10 and 11. The spirit of the occasion Is summed up in tne slogan omciauy auopieu and composed by J. A. Brailier, Justice of the peace, it follows: 'Seaside for pleasure, rest and repose. For you in Seaside a dahlia grows. Conditions Just Sight. The peculiar combination of heavy dews and cool sunny breezes combine to make the Clateop beach and par ticularly Seaside, a place where aahlias grow profusely, with colorings deeper and petals better conditioned than any where else. The natural trend of the flower to do better here than anywhere else has been augmented by the Seaside home owners who have studied the flower and have become specialists in procur ing, the richest and biggest blooms. The different classes of competition this year will be as follows: Classes to Be Entered. The cactus type, a heavy flower, rich in deep colors and ehades; the best collection of cactus types; the deco rative type; the beet collection of deco rative type In one vase; show and fancy -types; largest bloom In the show and best general collection of blooms. A feature of great Interest will be lodge emblems worked out with the many colored dahlias. The people of Seaside are taking more interest than ever in this their annual flower show and the waim weather of the part few days has greatly Improved the flowers. Elma Will Have Big Annual Fair Elma, Wash., Aug. 6. September 6 the sixth annual fair of Grays Harbor county will open for one of the beBt fairs ever staged in the southwest part of the state. The fair this year lasts five days. J. B. Kirkaldie, mayor of Elma and also county commissioner, is manager of the fair for this season and tilr of ficials feel that they have a good live man back of ths great undertaking. One of the main features of this years fair will te the four days' rac ing program which In former years has been confined to three days. Run ning races will be held every day and harness races for three days. Convict Are Seen Albany, Or.. Aug. 5. Three of the six convicts who escaped from the penitentiary flax fields near Salem this week were seen by Mrs. J. C. Oeisendorfer, Friday evening, as they passed through Cascadia. .A. posse of guards from the' state prison passed Cascadia Saturday afternoon on the trail of the convicts, and another posse is coming to meet them from Prineville. The other three convicts have stolen an autqmobiie and are thought to b the ones who robbed a store at Coburg Friday night. . Goes to New position. Transfer of F. O. Donaldson, now traffic manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's association, to a similar post with the Willamette Valley Lum ber association, became known yester day, when Donaldson tendered his res ignation to the West Coast, officers. W S. Mclntyre, formerly In ths- traf fic department of the St. Paul railroad, is to succeed Donaldson. ANNUAL DAHLIA SHOW f :. F I tv 4 TvM 1 -4 11 chief; Xo. 2, May Gevurtz, Port BOARD OF CENSORS AT MlNfMLLE TAKING REST DURING Said That Persons Who Itever Attend Shows Were Organizers of Movement. McMinnvIlle, Or., Aug. 5. nocause most members of the- censorship board are away on vacation, the films run at the local moving picture shows will not be censored during the morlh of August. McMinnville is one of the few cities having censorship boards. The movement for censorship, man agers maintain, came from peopic who seldom attend picture ehows and whft secured their ideas of the films most ly from the glaring posters which the theatre managers placed in ront of the theatres. City School Superintendent George W. Hug has tendered his resigr.d lion as a member of the board. It Is un derstood that it is difficult for the mayor to fill the vacancy. The censorship question was agi tated by members of the Civic Im provement club, and before a com:nit tee appointed to look into the mattor had made its report th council passed an ordinance creating a bokrd of censors. Canners Are Active. McMinnville, Or., Aug. .". The Equity Queen Canning company, a co operative cannery operated b;' farm era affiliated with the Farmers' So ciety of Equity, will this year put up a carload of canned peaches to be shipped east. The concern, which was started last year in a small way, ,has a larger equipment this year and will also can three or four carloads of blackberries, including everijveens. which grow prolificly. It h.is Juet finished the canning of loganlierrles and along with the C. McCrady can nery, east cf here, will ehip a bi car load of canned loganberries to Wis consin. It is understood that the selling end of the business Isattended to by the Society of Equity." The stuff is put up under the brand Equity Queen. The plant will also put up vegetables, peas. beans and corn. Jamison in Business. McMinnville, Or., Aug. 5. Parper Jamieon, formerly an instructo in a Portland high school, has purchased one-half Interest in the Hembrej oook store here. Invoicing is beinn done this week. Mr. Jamison formerly was a member of the high school staff here. His wife Is a McMinnville girl, the daughter of Mrs. Morgan B iKer. J. -W. Weddle of Sunnyside Dies Was JTative of XnHiana, Bora in 1862; Survived by Wife and Five Child ren ; Buried Friday Afternoon. Freewater,, Or., Aug! 6. I. W. Wed dle, a well knowft rancher living In the Sunnyside neighborhood, died Thursday evening after a short Ill ness. The cause of his death was autotoxln. Mr. Weddle was born m 1842 in Indiana, He leaves his wife and five children. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the family residence. Rev. C. E. Cline of the Baptist church having charge. In terment was in the 1. O. O. . ceme tery at Milton. Father Operates on Daughter. Milton. Or.. Aug. 6. Miss Rowena Thomas, daughter of Dr. . W Thomas of Milton, underwent an op eration Thursday for appendicitis, in the Walla Walla hospital. Her father, assisted by Dr. Cropp of Walla Walla, performed the operation. Dewberries Are Ripe, Milton. Or., Aug. 6. A. G. Nagel'of North Mil ton has picked 15 crates of dewberries this season from Of bushes ISO feet lOQf. row ' - ft. Kg r . MONTH DESCENDANTS OF THE BLAIR AT BIG ANNUAL Program of Field Sports Was! Feature, Married and Sin gle Playing Ball. GATHERED ! AT CAMAS Some of Original yioaeers,. Who Cams West in, 1872, Arc tiTing! 135 Are Present. Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 6. About 135 of about 200 descendants of the original Blair families gathered at Camas yesterday for the third annual reunion of the Blair association. A program of field sports was carried out, including a baseball game be tween the married members and the single members. The married men proved to be th best players and won the game by the close .score of 11 to 10. As early as 1 872 five of the Blair families migrated west from Missouri and were followed 'a short time later by seven, more 'families. Of those coming here in early time only three of the original heads of families ara dead. Children on Outing. Vat'"ouer. Wash.. Aug. 6. Two au tomobile loads of children from the children's home at Ues Moines, Wash., passed through Vancouver yesterday en route to Portland. A concert was given hero by the juvenile band of th institution. H. M. Draper is superintendent and there are now 37 children under him. The home is located between Sent tie and Tacoma and the property consists ! of 12 lots, the home building, a print ing office and opera house. All of th children enrolled are taught music, both vocal and Instrumental, in addi tion to being given a regular school education. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. Vancouver, Wash.. Aug. 5. Mar riage licenses were Issued here today by the county auditor to the following persons: Will A. Khowalter, II, of Independence. Or., and Miss Gertrude Clemens Martinson, Z0, of Portland; Raymond Madsen, 19, and Miss Mae Smith, 16, both of Portland; Earnest Hoecker, 2i, and Miss Grace Mara beta. 18, both of Portland; Don M. Linville, 22, and Miss Alice M. John pon. 18, both of Portland; Henry Wymote, 26. and Miss Muriel Ki lls. 19; both of Portland: Frank C. Hall, 43, and Mrs. Myrtle R. Cava naugh, 29, both of Oregon City, Or.; Klbert C. Huntington, 45, and Miss Virginia M. Archbold, 36, both of Port land; John Swint, 25. and Miss Hulda Nelson. 26. both of Portland; John S. Crowley. 37. and Mrs. Helen Glazik. 33, both of Portland. Jennie Xagel Buried. Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 5. The fu neral fif .Tpnnip Ma v.. x:.. ....1 . i 1 1 w ""p.- i , nnu ueu at St .losenh'n - l 'P..,.-i held at 2 o'clock today and interment I was in Parkhill cemetery. Funeral services wore conducted by Rev. R. H. Sawyer. Mrs. S'agel was 41 year J old and came here recently with her husband from Iowa to make their homo at Lake Shore. The husband and six children survive. Mrs. Mason Asks Divorce. ancouver, Wash.. Aug. F.. Suit for divorce has been filed In the sunerlor Jones Family Goes East. Vancouver. Wash., Aug. 5. Ir. and Mrs. E. 1,. Jones and familv nf Thirty-eighth and Harney streets left touay for isconsin to spend about a mntli visiting in various sections. William Emrick, who has been a guest of his mother, Mrs. John Duck ett, 3209 W street, left last ev.mlno- for Los Ajigeles, Cal., to resume his position with the board of education. lie was accompanied to Portland hv his mother and Miss Rose Rubish. Kattei field Will Speak. Vancouver, Wash., Aug. 5. -L, E. Katterfield, Socialist candidate fori governor of Washington, will speak I at the Palace theatre Monday evening I at 8 o'clock. His subject will be The Dawn of Plenty." JJ.r. Katter-! rieia is a resident of Everett and was former state secretary of the Socialist party. The public is invlteJ to attend. Roderick Macleay Is Bound Over President of the Wedderburn Trading- Company Charged by OUlaetters With Setting Seine Before 6. Marshfleld, Or., Aug. 6. The case of Roderick L. Macleay of Portland. president of the Wedderburn Trading company, charged with allowing his! seine to be set five minutes before 6 o'clock last 8unday evening, ' came up toaay at ooia neacn. ana Aiacieay was bound over to the grand ury and gave bond in the sum of $500. Jacob Johns and 14 other fishermen secured a change of venue to Justice Miller's court at Eucher creek. Macleay at the time of his arrest at the instigation of gillnetters, claimed that his net was -jot set until 6 o'oclock, according to his time, which he says was correct, and that there is a difference of time on Rogue river, and no standard to go by. Broughton's Leg Amputated. Marshfleld, Or., Aug. 5. Attending surgeons report this evening that Bridge Engineer C. R. Broughton is surviving the shock of amputation of FAMILIES REUNION s.nsi josepn not possess these qualifications, and U v n i 7 t", 8" m-ed at Brady- Ms a well known fact that the home a ' in, ,r;iJneC,;m T1" 2; ,f98' ruel Uteaders. at least in nearly every case, Ti'.i v ) i , r -e" u . A8 alleged- were for Irrigation, if this contention his right leg, made necessary by the) accident yesterday when his foot wail cut off when he was run down by ti train while riding his speeder through! a tunnel. The injured . man was so1 long-without attention, and loss of blood was so great that he could not stand amputation until today. It is be lieved he will recover. Frank Lane, the. assistant, who was on the speeder with Broughton, Is re - i ported much improved today. His con dition is not danger.ous. Made Special Ageata. Balem, Or., Aug. $. W. A. Groce and Fred W. Roberts, both of Portland, have been appointed special agents. i without compensation, by Governor I Wlthycornbe. , , Marion Veterans Meet at Silverton Silverton, Or., Aug. &.--The Marlon County Veteran's association met in the city park at Silverton August 3. The Woman's Relief Corps served a sumptuous dinner to the visiting vet erans and their families. The program was as follows: Star Spangled Banner: Invocation, Rev. J. II. Irvine; address of welcome, Mayor Potter; song, Pa triotic Medley. Ladies Quartet, Mrs. Pearl Blackerb, Mrs. Wolcott, Miss Grace Wolcott. Mrs. Gil Benson; chorus; Miss Riches' class, fifth grade; solo. Claude P. Slade; solo. Miss Vio let Olson; address, I J. Adams; tfuar tet, Mrs. Hyatt. $lrs. Gil Benson, Mrs. J. M. Smith, Mr. Cor house; address, Department -Commander HalL Im promtu adress. Judge Galloway. ONE OF THE LARGEST, TAKEN INTO COURTS Landowners Who Opposed Creation of " District Or ganize to Oppose Action. Culver, Or., Aug. C. A prolonged le gal contest over the organization of the North Unit irrigation district is in i sight The big landowners within the limits of the project who opposed the creation oS. the district at the election have organfVed and employed Attorney Claude McColloch, of Portland, to con test the validity of the election. Last Monday testimony was taken here before Judge Duffy and a crowd ed courtroom of pro and anti-irrlga tionists. Attorney McColloch repre eented the contesting landowners with District Attorney W. P. Myers and At- torney W. II. Wilson, of The Dalles. assisting local attorney In defense of the district. Other Cases Pending. This Is but one of several cases which it is said will be brought, and a final decision Is not expected for a long time, as it Is understood now the landowners opposing the district will carry the cases through every court before giving up. The North Unit irrigation district Is one of the largest districts ever organ ized anywhere in the United States. It comprises nearly 100,000 acres of land, and would cost to construct betweeen $5,000,000 and 16,000,000. This would mean a water charge of approximately S60 per acre. Those opposing the dis trict say the land would not stand such a high cost for water, while the irriga tion supporters claim water will bo a great boon to the country, even though it does come high. Tho large wheat ranches, they say, will bo broken up into many homes, and smaller hay and dairying ranches will take the place of the present large lnd holdings. Qualification Is Issue. The chief point jof contest waged jover the ejection 1 the proper qualifi cation of voters at an irrigation dls j trlct election. Tbe county court and 'all those interested In the district elec tion considered that h!1 landowners .(, hl .Yviuun the district, including home steaders with an uncompleted entry, were entitled to vote, and so Instructed the election officials. Attorney Mc Colloch, however, contends that, under the Oregon district law. as .t was amended in 1915, only those may vote who own land and whose names ap peared on the last assessme-t roll pre ceding the election, and, as fo home steaders, they may only vote after they ,.. .m).i.m .ovoi As nearly 100 of, those who voted did is upheld by the courts, th validity of i a 1 an-t rT mn v lw TMit In lAnna r1 v Ithis is the first time, it is eald. that the auallf icatlons of an elector under 'th Oregon irrigation district law have been contested in the courts. Kerbs Are Sued. Oregon City, Or., Aug. 5. Frederick H. Wheeler of Portland today filed a suit against Henry Kerbs and John Doe 1 Kerbs, doing business as Kerbs & Son, to collect on the following assigned claims: Columbia Milling company. $51.27; Albers Brothers Milling com pany. $26.98; J. R. Smith Clgsr com pany, $7.70; Knight Par-king company, $32; and Blumauer & Hoch, $7.60. Oxygen apparatus that can be car ried in a man's pocket has been in vented ih France for reviving gas victims. r" " NK PIE i Qijli"imiiM Prices Materially Reduced throughout our repre$entitive showing of Berkey & Gay FURNITURE for the bedroom and dining-room. Ec!usiva patterns,' every one of them, In the distin guished Post and Scroll Colonial, the Sheraton and tbe Adam periods, in the finest selected mahogany. A num ber of these suites in the enamel. A Dining Suite in the Knole Oak. You'll be interested in both the display and the prices. WHITTALL'S and BIGELOW - HARTFORD WILTON RUGS are faithful reproductions of Oriental masterpieces. The best of them displayed here. Our Low-Rent Location is Worthy of Consideration J. G. MACK & CO. Furniture and Interior Decorations FIFTH ST., Bet. OAK and PINE NEW MUNICIPAL HALL i . FOR OREGON CITY IS UNDER CONSIDERATION .Sale of Property in Heart of Business District One Fea ture of Plan. MORE EQUIPMENT WANTED riramen at One Salsa Objeotloa When zt Becomes Known That They Kay os Their Quarters. Oregon City. Or., Aug. 6. The sals Of valuable city property on Main, street in the heart of the business district, the erection of a new city. hall on the hill and the purchase of moro modern fire fighting apparatus, probably a motor truck, will probably be discussed at a meeting of the city council at an early date. A meetlnir was called for this afternoon but a quorum was not present. Mayor Hackett suggested last Wed nesday night that the city rebuild lbs city hall on Main street between Sev enth and Eighth so as to rent' the lower floor lor a 'storeroom. The nex.t day a Portland merchant came to Oregon City, offering to rent he room if tho plan whs carried out. But now comes tho members of the Volunteer fire department who declare that if they are forced out of the lower floor of the city hall they may disband. "They are not going to force us out of our quarters without hearing from us," said L. R. Noble, ex-asslstant flro chief of the depart ment and a member of the Fountain company this afternoon. Some members of the city council are or the opinion that the city hall could not be remodeled without great expense, and that it would be much more satisfactory to bU the property. At present the city Is compelled to rent office rooms for the recorder and the pity engineer. A building which would house theno departments, a modern council chamber and a City hall, is proposed. 1 Several sites on the hill have boen suggested, one meeting with much favor being McLoughlln Turk. (iiinrdlanslilj Is Asked. Oregon City, Or.. Aug. 6. A petition for the appointment of u guardian for Josephine Johnson, an Insane person, was filed in the probate department of the county court today byVnna Shaw, her winter. The t!to Ptonslsts of $400 worth of property, and the peti tion asks for the appointment of Wil liam Hammond, of this city, as guar dian. Oregon City License. Oregon City, Or., Aug. 5. County Clerk lva Harrington today Issued marriage licenses to Stella Blanche Fynn and llfrman Rape, of Tarkplaoe, and Llllle T Johnson and Nile Nor quist of Molalla. Cruelty Is Charged. Oregon City. Or.. Aug. 6. Upon com plaint of Mrs. Tony Galer, Eleventh and Polk streets. Juvenile Officer Frost and the district attorney's of fice are investigating the report that children In the J. W. Lamp family re cently cut the feet off a cat. The cat died. One boy In ho Lamp family" was sent to tho state training school for boys recently and returned to his home here with the dei larullon of of ficials of the Mate school that his mentality was too low for admittance. The state hospital for the feeble minded 1m jiow overcrowded, accord ing to Information received over the telephone today by local authorities, who have not decided what they will do In the case. New Schedule on W.-P. Marshfleld, Or.. Aug; 5. A new time card on the Willamette-Pacific goes into effect tomorrow. The train from the north will arrive one hour earlier, reaching Marshfleld at 2:30 In the aft- ' ernoon. It will remain here half an hour and leave for Powers at 8. Train north from Mnrshrield will leave an hour later. Early morning mixed train from Marshfleld to Coqullle val ley points will leave at ft Instead of 7:30, and will return to Marshfleld at 4:46 in the afternoon. Under the new schedule, trains from here will run through to Eugene Intact without transfer at the L'mpqua river, and trains from the north will likewise come right through. This will be ths first regular service across the Ump qua brldg.