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6 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON WEDXESDAT MORNING. SEPTEMBER'S, 1921 THE SECRETARY Of STAWS QFFICE , AS CONDUCTED IN STATE OF OREGON Series cf Three Articles by Sam A. Kozer, Incmnbent ' Article Ncv-Many Bided Work of .Becretary of Staie ; All measures- or : - Amendments Witfch"niay5 be" referred by the leg- 'siatarg $0 the people veil, as those, upon which jibe referendum iimV-bd Invoked, of tlxose Which may b Initiated- by 'petition ot the people tatUtfbe' printed, and, cop ies, witn any atnrmative or nega tive arguments, .printed and' mail ed tri ill registered Voter 'of' the state? "'AtHblsP time; there- re 13 0.0. registered i voters fa Ore-- gyn, andj (Uric.e du rip g an ejection year niuct' 'sorrie' ' pamphlet 1 be . maflied' td1 each' on' 'of "the" regis tered' voterg.) During: the current mr; the, secretary qJ iState .has mailed j? fie registered voters" of Oregon, more '-than4" 1.00r,000 pamphlets reterlng-either tb the candidate, tit jmeas.vTeg. which the people .yoted, upon, at, the elections t 'loitUit'lve'nd llfferfhclum: j' .U7ViUiht.be well 'lo' make borne comment tipon Ihe ' dumber' of measures , which have been refer red a the people since' t adbp lion 01 me initiative ana referen dum ?prdvjslbh 6t our constitution IXi WotP Prior JtO "thatrtime.''ln tJrdefY.that the people might have an opportunity to amend the con stitution, it was necessary that an amendment be 'proposed In either branch of the legislature, that It be agreed to by' a majority ot all the members elected to each of . the two' Houses, and that: If then be referred 'to the' legislative fessem bly to be chosen at the next gen eral election, ahd in the leglsJa tire Assembly so next chosen, that ttte gropdsed. .amendment should be agreed to by a majority of all members elected to each house, Jt thereupon beomin8tb.--duty ot the l?Elslative assembly to submit the -same to.the eleciorg .of the- n iow, anoen oyr t constitution amendments1, may be "proposed1 by the legislative assembly, -or by the .people upon Initiative TetrUop. f he action of one legislative as sembly does not "need" to liave the approval of a subsequent assent bly. . The Initiative and rereren dum being' adopted In - 1902,' of course, no measures could be sub mitted before i the - next ensuing 'general election, k which, at that time was neia in June; 1904. iTftereat, ' the local option liquor law and tbe . direct primary' nomi nating . elections law ' 'both "of wBiichrwere proposed by in It,latlve Pinion, were enacten by the peo ple.. ;-"-: ; ."-vtfr-.-1rY--t; . ;,: . Host Mpasurs tcject)a Since the initiative an3 referen- dusirt has been in force,5 rconBtl- tutloaal 1 amendments and 112 measures have been : proposed, making a total ol , 203 amend ments and measures . which . . the people have been, called upon at various elections . since" 1904" to approve or., reject. ,A .total of l constitutional -f amendments' and measures' have been s adopted by thtsn and '112 amendments and met en res ( have been "rejected. Of the 91 proposed ' "Cohstltntional amindments' submitted,'" 38 wer,e appred.v ,:"'i- v" t-' -;.-. Tg JadopUopi of ttiie InitlatiYe and! rcfercndum; ;the;:.ai.re(itpr maryf nominating .law, and the corrupt practices act, have great ly latreased the -work pf the'state department fn connection with the' condact of the" 'elections1. Trior' to the enactment o( this modern election machinery and ' kafe guards, l. was' necesarj;. for the secretary pf state i file hlr the certtfScate of jiomijnatlon -ol the candidates, of the ' various , politi cal parties "and furnish " to the county clerks thenatneg ot , tu candidates for the ballots and the usuafc election poll books. ,taUy sheets, law etc. Now. "with the addition of the primarv . elect n and the Pnbli9a,ti9nnnj dUtXlbu tion jof thgirjaniplet8,i s.oi ;oiknV addea duties have been - Imposed that tit is scarcely possible ' to make any real comparison" of the volume of the w-efkv wn.' tv.'. Foflbwlrig the jirlm'ary and Ue general elections, the official c4n vass iof the vote primarily " ,de volvee upon the' secretary of state. It lathfougn nis otfice that the entire vote is Compiled and tabu lated and the results declared of-. i irvv ll Si.!. iJ aw iiviiij. ua auuie applies ip ,ine canlraE3 of thevote' Svlth regard to ary measures' fcefejrred to ;the peopU. ;;It a n6t an exaggerated 8tater.sent when I. ay, that scarce ly Is "1 the "business relating- to ' a general election closed k before It is necessary o start in with, the preliminaries 'for the 'next' ens'i, ing primary election'. It is more 1 luaa : f year fiovf uia unit iuj work bpens nip on a primary 31 1 ffvpU CANT ENJOY LITE isi fovrce of buii. nnun panij bliuDj, dozinm aaj Jiead The pmbn with a bad gtomacb aW4 li sttitfiej wkh gouung em tKa pcnMBcoC luting reSeL J Tim right tenedy will gdupaatLg EainjJ Iof the ttomach, enrich the blood, akl Wcaibng out th caUnKal poitoat sal strengthen every bodily roactxia. . , J T Urge aatabct of people who 11 1 Kane gefxenhilly Dr. HutMa'a fanou merfirme. recommeoded (or 0 caUnhal coadilioiu, offer the stroogcajl poeuble endoctement (or ; - . i ";; rUteEWTTTEXiSf - Tt-trrsc ur-'!; ecld rvn'yv :- '' (! 'I election until ' the - close of the Work upon a general election.. AiklreAMTM )Iachln 'Written " In keeping. with the require ments of'1 the A Corrupt ( practices act, it becomes 'necessary that a properly Indexed list Of .the reg irtrationg , by- political ' patties be maintained, so a promptly and with .facility ? to forward to "each bf them any pamphlet so author ized1, under any 'of- the laws' of this state. These ' lists are . In Ceted on metal plates, from which thb addresses; of the respective yotergiareobtained' by mechani-car-ptocesg at . the rate of T,DJ0 per hour. J;. : While the matter of direcfjeg Islatlon has been" mentioned. It might not i inopportune to call attention 'to the 'great volume of legislation psuallyj ' before the regular triennial t-sessions of the legislative tassemhly. i In. Oregon, the legi$lati,vel 'assembly , consists of 30 member of the senate and 60 membefs of the, bouse of rep resentatltes.', ) tTe sUte, is divid ed into 24 senatorial districts and 29 representative' districts.? Upon, comparing' the number lu the leg islative body of pregon with the number of rn embers in the legis lative bodies of the other states, we find that its total membership is much less than the. average, i. In the state of New Hampshire, with a population in '1910 of slightly over -430,000, and an area In square miles of 9,141, with an assessed valuation of less than $500,000,000, we find. there are 24 senators, and apportioned to the 10 counties of that .state are 100 ttemberr Of "tie-ttousff Dt rep resentatives. . In the state -of, Massachusetts, with a population Irf;i910 Pft3ff,00 and an. as sessed vajuaUoa Pf'over $4,500.- llAlt nliA V J uvv,wuv, uu iiu area in square miles of '7,76, there are 40 sen ators and '240 members of the house of representatives. Ti w lork' Figures GiWn r In the state of New Yorfc w hich is the greatest in assessed yai nation, nearly $12,600,000, 000, and also the largest in popula tion,' having over ' 9,000,000 ito-; habitants and an area in square miles of. .4901,. the. senate con sists of - 51"- members - and the hotrse oif represmtatiyes of 1 4 9 members. In thesma,U,$tate.tf Delaware, while not . the smallest in area, there are ?1 7 senators and members ';0 : te lower; house; and itf the" state of Rhode l8taTid.hic1t ns-tliff-Tinialieir in area there areT39 ZteaiXots and: 100 members of the house of. rep resentatives. , ;,These 'figures . are f rven merely, to show that the membership, of ; the lesrislative body .of this state: ta a 1 matter solely of Us owtf determination;3 and not based upon its area, pod elation or wealth. 'v w oivu ui lud urcgoq log- iMatore are1 extremely busy ones. This is evidenced ,when we take hme or' t usinsi which ; presents; itself to each ot these bodies dur ing the period of their bienniil sessions Going back to 'the first regular, session of the Oregon leg islature wjilch convened Septem- per JL0.A8R0, thre was a total of 120! bills Introduced In both the senate and houje. Of this number t5 rere "enacted into law. In ad dition there were 27 house and senate Joint resolutions, of which II were adopted and three house amf "senate joint memorials which weje44ppted. In the senate tpere were five senate resolutions arid lnTtha house 29 honse resolu tions. , Eah of the bills and the various resolutions require more or less ume ior consi aeration. Taking up thd session of 1870 we find a total tiZ 190 Dills lntro- "atfce'aVqi. ."wiich 74 were enacted into law. oeveniy-iwo joini reso Iutions of the house and senate were introduced and 52 of them Adopted, and 10 joint memorials ot w uicn mn9 were aaopiea. m the, senate., there were 27 separ ate i senate resolutions of which numner-1 were adopted. ., At . the. session of 1880 there wak a total of 2CS bills Introduced of which but 61 were enacted In to laW, -which' is -t probably the smallest number, of laws enacted of-the number cf bills Introduced There was a total of 12 senate and hoftse-Joint resolutions of which seven were adopted. J3 7 senate and houSa "concurrent resolutions ot which 2 i 'were adopted. 20 senate and house Joint .' memorials ot (Continued on page 8) BROWN JS HELD l ; IN LOCAL JAIL (C,ontinoed from page 1.) , ! eharge, but wag cleared by a trial Jury. "V -. : J; Fprpxer JjAtUe Itecaljed . J Browp. together with B. F. Mills and Jesse Fox. was arrested In a raid made by Sheriff Orr ah deputies Chase 'and' French on' 3 still In Ihe : VIclnUyot-Buena--Tl8-ta The still end alarge quanti ty. bfnaia8uvere" UltetfatnTtlie men were captutd after a. chase by the officers during which the officers claim that shots were fired at them by'the-moonshinera. Fox' wag thd only onebf thf gfcng found, guilty and served liig'.gen teuce of CQ dJys jall He was pardoned by Governor Olcott af ter a petition bad been signed by a number of prominent Polk rnnnlir "nfflrfalrf In ? ! v f inn. f a 1 ftA 'Miusi'agiuu uircuuiT Abont"two days after his par don' Mills was caught with 'ai quan tity gtimoonahice-ln his car and was flnedl$S00 and glvfa i "slg mon'hs in Jail, nis" sentence-was cat down by Justice of the. Peace Baker of Independence if ' ae would pay his fine'r within- 10 days which he did.. At that time Brown was bellfvedfo be Impli cated in the tna'vtng or the moon shine caught on Mills but fig evi dence could be obtained that would Justify his arrest. Polk county officials' etated todaylhat at Browns arrest. , I(- ! I Orr Beitfvi Tip r -7 ; " The ilrft-oj Ill's, Wtek, Sheriff Qrr received a . ip", that there wasa quantity tot boo tI to be nioved alonf ' the ' river '-but np posed it was m' the! folki county side;r He believed that be .same gang that ran into the Marion county officers was the one for which - he, and h:s deputies , ha? been " hunting- for the past rew days. If f;,-':.r rj YOUNGER MEN OF CITY ARE GATHERED IN r -IContiniied, from page 1.) organization of business and pro fessional met! who have taken an tctiye. part, in the welfare of their community. The dbject -of the club i to dissemiiiaVeitthe prin ciplerf af ' Mir" dealing and -the practice ' ofgthe Golden Rule in generat.in bhsines3 as "well as in private life. Kiwanis in no way conflicts with the Rotary club, although it has for its object many of the desirable features of Rotary. This 1 3, that all members shall bold themselves. in readinesa.:to, work for the welfare of tbeir commun ity and stand for all that is best in human fellowship. ' ; FEDERAL COUtlT WILL TRY MRS. WURTZBERG AR ! (Continued from page 1.) ? ' " ter," though he laughed as he re peated what he had told her, and said "of cours-3 1 didn't mean a word of It.! r 'r 'iV. l Woodward Utnrd With Pair Woodward tto- dinner at the Wurtzbergnr home' One day last week, and says the family rela, ttGun appeared, to he. cordial. The two attended a, dance at Chemawa. Saturday night, and Wurtzbergar was buying lc9 cream and other -customary ; favors for he5. v 1 Before her marriage to Wurtz bergar. the woman wag for a time an employe at the state school for the. , feeble-minded, where sh met Gallagher, the ; man 1 whose nme has figured prominently in the controversy over a reason for the killing of Wurtzbergar. .An other, employe, who was there at the t'me. says: ... "Gallagher was the cook, and he wag a mighty poor one'.J'stdoa it as -long as I could, and then said one day at the tabre. 'I wish that cook was back whsre he' came from, where all $0911 poor cooks ou&ht to be.' Some 6ne asked me where he 'did come 'from,; and 1 said, 'He came from the big stone house, of course.' I wen tj to the superintendent fj complain! of the cooking,' and1 Mrs. ' Wuttzbergar did the same.' ' You "cPUld have knocked fne over 'with a feather when ' I : afterwarlg' learned that she and Gallagher had "become friends. She ' seemed ' a very at tractive woman, and was we(l lilted. Tfi 1 1 '!-; j v Man Hard Worker! VvVurtzbefgar the feputa tibn Of being a hard, conscientious worker. He was employed at tt naper mill last -winter, taklne the night shift, taking tim Off for two" hours one night In December for his. Initiation into the unueo Spanish Wat Veterans' camp." He has never been a regular attend ant, as he soon afterwards went out to Chemawa. ; f; AVartzbergar was born in Illinois.- one of a family of ! eight children, six of ' whom still live. The fam'ly has owned some 'In diana ' oil ' stock for "many f years, on - which regnlar monthly ' divi dends have bee-i paid. His checks, according to his first wife; "have run as high as $60 a month. One nncashed check was found among his effects when the coroner went through his belongings. u Manager Hayes of Senators : Replies To Accusation From Linn County "Harriaburgh nas been given a chance to play the Salem Sena tors," was the statement yester day of Manager Jack Hayes of the local baseball eiub when shown an article appearing in the Albany Democrat carrying a date line from HarrUburg In which the Salem Senators were charged with cowardice because ' they had fail ed to answer -imoiediately the let ter of the Harrisburg ball duo manager asking for a game.. , "The reason that they were not offered a date sooner was because the Senators had a schedule which -extended far into the season and did pot leave a nate op?n' Haya says. ''" "The slur , that . the Salem club 5 "lias evaded names: with stronger teams' 1? untrue and Sa lem will meet any team as soon as arrangements can be made for it. ? ' j ; ' t. --.tf.-. ' A letter containing an offer of a game on the "winner take all financial basis was sent1 to 'the Harrisburg manager early yester day rjMrtfnffr"'''' tr' wThe Salem manager. vis eon strained to smite on the statement made- in the Albany papr that .'sotne time ago when Cottage Grove was considered' the best amateur team n the valley Its manager challencged Salem who refused to make a date for a game. Over three weeks ago. Manager Hayes. says, an offer of a game Ijras gent to that city with the game financial proposal f upon which' the Harrisburg team is of fered a game that the winner should take all of the gate re ceipts. Evidently, he says. Cot tage Grove was not confident en ough of itsteam to send It, here on' that basis, for no reply has been received. Ix - ,, ,IIayes most important restrict ion In his letter to Harrisburg is that the game be played either in Salem orJn Portland. . He says he will not take his team to play on the Albany Held which la rated ,as one.pf the.wpyst ia thstate they fWej-e T not fserprrsed H CBE SELLS FIDTO IS : fiflMIHIR to inn Wednesday, Sept, 21 Is Date Set For Visitation of f - Big' Circus ; Dust off the- peanuts, get ready for the pink lemonade, for Sells- FUto. the second: largest circus fa the world, i coming to Salem on Wednesday, September, 21, ex actly as it will appear in Port land on the Monday and Tues day of the same week. ' Sella-Flotb circus ht3 not been to the eoust for" three years, and fclnce that time has made equally as good a name as It always had out here. Three rings and two stages with: 75.' big headline cts, five herds' of elephants; 50-odd Cowps; 'and; a s-,?e menagerie than was ever seen here.' is what this big show will offer. Heading Ibe list of big act will be found the Riding Hanne fords. with Poodles the bareback riding clown, who were secured by Sells-Floto from the New York hippodrome, where they played for 13 solid months. There will be two perform ances, matinee and evening, and a two-mile Btreet parade at . li o'clock.' " Widely Known-Dallas Man Pneumonia Victim, gerved ' Jn-Legislature ... , DALLAS, Or., Sept. 7. (Spe cial to The Statesman) Dr, B. H. McCallon, one of the best known men. in Polk county and a physi cian in this city for the past 20 years, passed away, at his homq In this city early Tuesday morning, following an illness of pneu monia. ' , Dr. McCallon was a native ot Tennessee and came with his fam ily to. Oregon in the latter part ot the nineties arid settled in Dallas. After a few ; yeru s residence, here the family moved back to Tennes see and afterwards returned to this city where they have since lived. ' ' Dr. McCallon had always been prominent in all matters educa tional and- ervrd Dallas several years as a member of Its school board. He was an earnest work er for the upbnildlns of tha.'bai mnnitv and has ever Wert'ehlnd any movement that wis. or' ttre upbuilding of Dallas .aid PolK eounty. He has been, a --great booster of goo'd road'and durinB the road campai53, m this couiv ty-has given -his 4(ime freely ror tneir support- Dr. McCallon was elected by the people of Polk county to the stale legislature in the year 1909 and served with distinction during the cession.1 He yas a member of the Odd Fellows and Masonic lodgfs and took active part In theh work In these fraternal, organ'tations until a few years agp when his age prevented aim from undertak ing any duties other than his practice He leaves perhaps a larger number of friends in both the city and "county than &ny man who has passed away hers in the past 25 years. He :s survived by his wife and the following children! Mrs. Flora Lowe or Portland, Mrs. Paul Skeels of .Uamook. and Er nest McCallon of this city. Dr. McCallon's Body To v Be Placed In Mausoleum DALLAS, Or.,";Sept. 7. (Spe cial 16 The Statesman) Funeral services over the remains of the late Dr. B. "H. McCallon. one ot ihis cMy's most prominent citizens who passea away at nis nome on Church " street early Tneaday morhlng. will be held Thursday afternoon at the Cahpnian chapel at 1 -o'clock. The body will be taken to Mount Crest Abbey Mau soleum at Salem for interment. , The- funeral services will , oe conducted by Jenninss lodge A. F. & A. M. of .this, city and will be attended by the Odd Fellow, Woodmen of the World and other orpan'jationa of which he was an active ' members ' All business houses will be closed during the services In honor of Dr. McCallon who took such an active- part la the welfare of the community. Past 1 Week One I of - ' Warm Days And Cool Nights, ( , jSays .Fedefaf Report;"- The past weejc was pne of warm days and cool nights,- ac cording to the weekly report of the weather bureau of Portland. Some heavy frosts occurred in the highlands; but with ' no serious damage.. f -?r ': v ? Some wheat remains to da har vested. : Plowing is under wav in some counties, and in Wasco seed ing has begun Irrigated corn is maturing; but the onirrigated has suffered from the drought. , Fruit. Peaches continue fair ly Plentiful. Plcklnsi a of nears continues. ? Picking-of prunes fqr drying will begin . in the Willam ette yalley this week.-Applies are maturing weu ?, canning; ox "er-" K low FROSTS ergreen -blackberries 'continues. -Meadows, Pastures and ; Live stock. -Meadows and pastures bare been revived by rain in plaees. Cutting f the third crop of alfalfa Is beginning in eastern counties, while in central coun ties "cutting of the second erop is under way. Cutting of alfalfa and clover for seed is making good progress. Feed on moun tain ranges is holding out well, tut lower ranges are very dry. Stock is in excellent condition. Miscellaneous. -i-Potatoes are generally poor except 'where ir rigated. Digging in parts of Mal meur county is Hearing comple tion. Tomatoes and melons are plentiful. Hop picking continues, with conditions generally favorable. DALLBS PEHM.TY Lee Construction Firm As sessed 125 Daily for Fail ure To Finish Work DALLAS, Ore., Sept 7. (Spe cial to The Statesman) Last eight's meeting of the city council was about the most interesting of any held for some time. A rep resentative of the bonding com pany that is surety for the Lee contracting firm that has the con tract for paving several streets in' Dallas made a strong appeal fol lowing the reading of a letter from the contractors asking for a month's extension pf time on its contract, but the members of the council made it plain that they, were not in favor of granting one day's extension., The contract ex pired Saturday night, September 3 and the contractors will be pen alized $25 for each day until the streets are finished. The Dennis Construction com pany that has charge of building the Cherry street macadam road and the Hayter and Ellis street improvements was. also notified that the council was tired of fool ing with the concern and that the firm would be charged the rate specified in the contract for every day's work unfinished after Sep tember 15, at which time their contract expires. The Dennis peo ple have been holding up the Job on account .of not wanting to bring the grade of the streets down to the established city grade. City Engineer Himes, who has charge of rebuilding the side walks, rejected on the Pugh & Sauer contract of last year, has been ordered to delay the tearing out of the damaged walks until ftfter the suit filed by the con tractors is decided. It will in all probability- be heard some time this month. i Marriages Overbalance Sep i arations In Marion County I By Big Margin ; Divorces In Marion county are playing a mighty poor second to the number of marriage licenses Issued, according 5 to the records of Grant Boyer, county clerk. During the year 1915 the coun ty clerk Issued 345 marriage li censes. Yet during the same year only 99 divorce cases were filed, and of this number 81 were granted. Of ' the divorce cases were dismissed. Hence, for 1915; marriage licenses were 264 more than divorces granted.' Tor the 1916 year, 342 mar riage licenses were issued in Ma rion county. That year only 82 divorces were granted, with 15 dismissed. Thug, for 19,16, mar riage licenses won 'by a majority of 260 over divorces. Business in marriage linceses continued up to standing in 1917, the year the Vnited States went into the great : war. That year. 361 marriage licenses were grant ed in Marion county, and only 53 divorces, although 17 cases were dismissed. Thus for 1917, mar riage licenses won by the big ma jority of 308 over divorces. Now for the year 1918, the marriage bureau found that many young men were in camp. Only 242 marriage licenses were is sued that year. The divorces were 54, while 25 couples who wanted to get separated were de nied that privilege. . Hence for 1918 marriage licenses won by 188 majority over dlvorees. py 1919, things began, to be normal, . and many ot the boys bad returned from war. The marriage licenses jumped to 368, breaking all past records. While 84 ' copies applied for divorces, only 64 were granted. Thus in 1919 the marriage . license rec ord won by 204 'majority. By 1920. all, the soldier boys bad arrived home and old , ac quaintances renewed. Business was better than ever at the mar riage lincese counter, with a grand total - of 434 licenses is sued. Divorces that year num bered only 61. although .19 other counples knocked in vain for a reparation. -Thus for 1920 -the marriage record won by the hand some majority of 873.. Last of 1920 Prunes ; Are On Their Way East The last prunes of last geason's crop remaining in the hands of the Oregon Growers?' association are on their way to eastern markets. A car of Uistland prunes which left early this? week cleaned np the last ot the stock: in the Salem ' SIoPliCE warehouse and a, cat leaving Dalr I las yesterday will carry the last 1920 Mistland ' prune from the state. One car goes to Chicago and the otheir to New York. It is expected that stock amounting to nearly three-quarters of a million pounds held by the association on eastern markets will clean up rapidly on account of the strong demand tor dried prunes at the, present time. Dr. Fulkerson To Speak At West Salem Church Dr. E. It. : Fulkerson. ex-vice-consul to Japan during-' the Roo.oe velt administration, will speak at the Weit Salein Methodist church Friday night,1, September 9, at 7:30 o'clock. ! Dr. Fulkerson ha spent 20 years In the far east, xtnd Is thoroughly familiar with life in all its aspects in that coun try. ; During his travels in the east ern countries,; he has traveled through Japan-. China. Kora. Philippine Islands, and India. His topics include "The Tragedy -of Civilization," The Rise and Me nace of Bolshevism,"' "The Cri ris," "Present .World Movement from a .Missionary Standpoint," "The New Orient." "Japan, an Asset or Liability to Civilization" and "The Yellow Peril.' On the same evening Dr. E. E. Gilbert will preside at the fourth quarterly conference of the church. Graves Canning Plant At Sheridan Is Busy SHERIDAN. Or.. Sept. 7. (Special to The Statesman.)- About ' 75 women and girls are employed at the Graves Canning company, which is running at a capacity rate ou pears and ever green berries. Nearly" 500 bush els of pears are canned daily. Most of the fruit is .coming from districts about here, although some has been shipped from near Wood burn, and five carloads have come from Prosser, Wash. The average wage received by employes is $2.75 for an eight hour day. Apple canning will start in about 10 days. Two Farm Transfers Are Reported At Sheridan SHERIDAN, Or., Sept. 7. (Special to The Statesman) The latest of a eries of rear es tate deals consummated here this week were announced yesterday. One was the salt of an 11-acre pear and apple orchard north ot town to G. W. Aaron of Sheri dan, was made known. Jesse L. Hines, the former owner, is a' res ident of Dubuque. Ia., and was W Sheridan this week on a "visit. Possession will be given Immed iately. . The second-deal announced yes terday was the sale of an 87-acre farm near Otis, Lincoln - county, to Augustus Ford of . Grande Ronde. Stephen Baxter to whom the place belonged, is reported to have received ;-4000 for the pro perty. Two large business buildings here have also changed hands this week. Date Fixed For Y-M-C.. Setting Up Conference The board of directors of the Y.M.C.A. is planning to hold its setting up conference Sunday aft ernoon, September 18 at the 'Wal lace farm. During the afternoon, the men of the various boards of the Y. M.' C. A. will meet and discuss plan for the winter. At the same time, the women of the Y.W.C.A.. with Mrs. J. B. Littler as chairman of the committee, will disCusS the women activities for the winter. ' At 6 o'clock dinner will be served in the open. If weather per mits. If not, it' will be served In one of the buildings at the Wal lace farm. ! This annual, setting up confer ence Is prepatory to the -active work of the YJd.C.A. for the com ing year, and especially early fall and winter. , Next Sunday, September 11, Eugene will hold Its Y.M.C.A. setting up conference. Among those who will attend from, Salem are C. A. Kells, general secretary; R. R. Boardman. in' charge of boys work; Dr. C. w. Sonthwortn, Dr. Frank Brown and J. H. Albert. The meeting will be held on the McKenzie highway, about six miles out of Eugene. Big Wage Reductions Announced By Landis CHICAGO. Sept. 7. Wage re ductions from 10 to 33 per cent for many classes of construction workers in Chicago were made to day by Judge Landis in a decision which it wag believed, would end the controversy aud open the way for projects valued at $50 n00. 000. .The old pay was $1.25 an hour. Considering the elimination of all restrictions -on labor savins machinery and materials save prison made, Jndge Landis esti mated the saving in actual cost of building would be about 20 per cent. ' ' SrLVERTQX. Or,, Sept- 7. (Special to The Statesman.) -Ral)t Adams lias" returned from an ouUng at Newport. While there be had, a break-down with his I car and was forced ' to send to" Corral lis for1 repair parts. B. Hi Conkle bag gone to "Hood. River, where he W principal of the high school for the ensuing year. C. B; McElhoney, P. Lt Brown; I. f. Lukins and JRay Ch,arJea4 worth, have been drawn as jurors for ? the September ' term of the circuits court. , ; .; :.. -fi . l Walter Toft haa accepted po sition at the N. DIgyiness store. : ; Hiss Lenora Sin ess of Portland trftotored to Silverton Sunday to spend a few days as guest of Miss Merle Bowen. " Miss - Sinkg and 1 it-. y '-:.-, ..S ,r.:l 1 I !- ' tkiinri nf thm 1Tn.TriTi-r.inan Debs ia jaU art given by:Mr;'Shar, this season, or any other season, m. bit ot Shavian humor, a Piace of t American Policy In World Plan discussed -AC , Geneva f Session it; GENEVA, Sept. 7. The Mon roe -doctrin'e and" the competency of, the League1 of ' Nation? in American' questions and in ,cae.s where' one .party, to d treaty a'sk intervention : to ' secure revi$(jri were 'principal subjects of discus sion in ' and out of the , aseWJl' today. " The dimensions were pro voked by Bolivia's demand that the assembly put on -the agenda the proposed. revision of the Tac-na-Arica treaty of 1904 between Chile and Bolivia. " , . , Debate Is Long The debate began at the morn ing session; A canvass" of ' the principal delegation ' ""sad wsa large-TnaJcrttygaftfSt' esTaTWsh Ingf a prf cedent that the-League tay 1 interfeirg tei reylse treaUes.' carticularly treaties of peace. I There also is a strong feeling that it. is dangerous .for the'pres tige of the league not to be able, to consider'-questions such as rais ed by"B61IvIaT.Tn which,' there are features ' that in the. opinion .of Some of the delegates would seeni to justify , arbitration; .. Besides most delegates 'are 'disinclined to Welcome at this time a debate in Which the Monroe doctrine is in yoked in a manner which virtual ly calls .for ant Interpretation of the league's incompetencyJu mat ters supposed to be covered by that ..d99.trtPfiv-,.--- Kdwarus Gives, Views : Augustln Edwards, " represent ing Chile, argued that Tm-Ar- Ica was nnrelv an Americaiii af fair and that tha . Moproe doctrlhe applied in no vsnse to-ETiri)peanj iaieB uur cuurj lue league OI ni tlons Interfere. Senor Aramayo, for Bolivia, in formed the Associated 'Press that the chancellory , ef . .the, Unltei States had been .consulted regard tng Bollvia'sNapplteation to the league before lit was snbmitte and bad decided mediation by the r-agui- "as uui lUCOinpaUDie V113 the Monroe dectriner --r- A." J. Balfour Of Great Britain. Ird.RohertUecli of South africa. tna f resident Van Karnebeek, failed to keep the debate oft the floor j they succeeded only -in se- enrmg the consent of the Bolivian and Chilean delegation to let the matter rest alter persen tat ion of their cases until the delegates couia study the documents. - Committee Kits JJaily ; The committees cf the nssern bly began work today at noon and will sit daily. The first act of the; committee on amendments was to reject the amendment pro posed y mrgenuna thatran sotm ereign states should fce membere ot. the. League unless they yolun larilV abntainoil f mm : mcmhur. Ship. It was on this question that the ' Argentine delegation: ' wlfb drew from the first assembly; S3 Bowen leave Friday for Baker1, where they will teach dur-s t,ng the coming. year. . J ' Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hall en teatalned at a dinner Sundayj Those present were .Mr.-" and. Mm p. Olsen and family, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Hall, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Torvind." ." ; Jonas Klopfensteln, who has been spending his vacation with friends - in South Silverton, - has Returned to - bis Portland horned fir, Klopfensteln is desk sergeant it, the Portland police departs rent. - . ' Word has been received by Sll-f-erton . friends that a . baby girl Was $01-9' 0j Mr, and Mrs, Charles Bentson at their Montana' home. Mr. and Mrs. Bentson are former SIlYefo'n ,'fsiaeirtS.'",- V V LEAGUE ISSUE .Ml it-. -T -V 1 . i; .A : ' , . . , t ' . i Fho ma KaratOM. aiwt ftia Iditit'nf totnlTi r TSnraina' V a reasons wfcy he will not visit ua Hut perhaps he '-was only Indulging ia Navy .VVarje Decrease Has : r?. Appr5yal of Mr. Renby WASniNOTQN. jSept 72 Th( tlev -navy. wage. 6calo,:decreaalug by 10 to 20: per Cent' the pay of bout?58,00e i-civilian mployeg, was approved by" Secretary Deti by iodayr' f i :-"--. .n ' ? In eneralwthe jew scale, effect tive Septemcer 15. is! made uni form tor similar' work Un kli pavyi yards.,' -'According to the report fit the'departmenUl wage board of rJ.vie.w,,the tevt3?d.sch.eduje4 wjij bo"4 cents an hour less than pre vailing wages for railroad trade and f cent,s t per hour lest rthatt iboso in shipbuilding trades,' " . IT T. 4 if At Dt ropfl- ltselt "Without A " I I rcmovmf :;tlic; Mack Aimop.bia' for r fkfA w-ltK the AutoSirei' rJ's-H Cnsrsatccj fo ivf 5UU . cUsg. . juJ comrortsblg shaves. I . Borrow a AutoStro'Raxor for .' i-ri and "iotp An offer ot vLts LtaJ -Lag turn tnsds t eoniuction WitV- say tLcr razor and u mora convincing preo) tt tn mrit ol t)ni Auio5trei Rmsf . " f F -I ' itll.,, . . than gar argument yr gould prcscst. 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