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BEAVER STATE HER/'D Subscription, $1.00 a Year. LENTS. MULTNOMAH CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24 1913. TOO MUCH BOOZE CHRISTAIN CITIZEN GAUSt FAMILY ROW SHIP CONEERENCE WHAT HE EXPECTED AND WHAT HE GOT. Jno. Carpnlireanl Held Over To To Be Held In Portland June 29 to July 6. Some of The Most Noted Grand Jury For Severely Beating Speakers In,The World Will De His Wile. Fight Also Starts liver Addresses At Skating Rink The Executive Committee of the I Th« |«it weak ha« Ixwui a busy one in I .ent« fur peace offioers and law break- National Relorrn A ■■ oc i t a t i on, era. Thursday night «as made notori- 1 which is arranging for tbe second <>u« by tlie activities of John Capritiri- j world'* chrislain citizensnip confer ant of Haviuaw Height«, lie came ( ence. Portland, Oregon, June 29 o July home In the evening, well aupplled ft, 11*13, reports a rapidil developing i with liquor and a family row waa mtereet In thia .world assembly. Al alerted It la variously claimed that be attacked hi« wife with a bottle, and ready lire interest is such a« to make that her father attempted to aaaiat her. ne.esaery the holding of simultaneous r He then l>eat the old man up pretty ! sectional conference* the forenoon of bad lie claims that he did not atrike each day. Ten such conference« have them with the bottle, that lie used hi« to date been decided upon, on tbe fol bands. Any way the wife la in a dan- , lowing theme»; The family, (includ-' genius condition. She ha« been under ' the doctors' care aince, and John waa ing marriage anti divorce,) Mormonism, taken before the juatice for preliminary. •octal purity, intemperance prison re* Tbe re ult waa that he waa held over i form, capital and tel>or, immigration to meet the grand jury. In default of and emigration, peace, the ssbbath. ball, he Ilea in tbe county jail. The Christianity and public eduction. At i arrest at Saginaw Height« waa made by least two, possibly three or four, such deputy sheriff Mack, from Kellys Butte. conferences are tu lie held each day. Some of tbe neiglibora attempted to Governor West of Oregon is to be in a««i»t tbe wife ami father, but Caprft- charge of the conference on prison re iriant offered them tight. Theron the form, Hr Thomas Addison of Kan neighlaor attempted to dotend himself Francisco in charge of that on capital —Bsrryman in Washington Star. with hi« revolver, but missed tire three and labor, Hr. Thomas W. Cochran of Philadelpi ia in charge of that on pub time«. Geo. Morri« of l.ilierty Height* made lic education. Dr. 8. A. Stewart of himself notorious aliout a week ago by Seattle in charge of that on social puri beating tip hi« wife. He was held for ty. Bishop Charles Kcadding of Port tbe offenee but the wile refu«e<l to laud in charge of that on intemper prosecute and inatead joined him in ance. Other* specially qualified, have leaving town. It waa not the first time been chosen to have in charge the oth either that he bad uaeti violence and it er conference*. ! public office for lack of txecutive train Continued from last week.) appeara that «he concluded that it la | Addresses on subjects of public inter ing The Galveston plan was hewn in tbe better to be aubaervianl to a brute of a est with which tbe government is con bvsixes * iwizzct huabaml than be a widow. stantly dealing, will be given each af rough Wiiie application has shown A most striking feature of this move- The week ba» been rendered etill ternoon and evening in tbe auditorium that certain adjustments mint be made | ment is the vigor with which it has blacker by a fellow near I .ent* Junction by eminent *j>eakere from this and oth in localities to make tbe instrument I been smitten of some of the favorite tradi- beating Ida wife. The day.waa set for er countries. Those listed to »peak : lions of American political thought. trial, but she refused to appear. or at from abroad are: Dr. Robert J. (Catch- thoroughly responsive to tbe will of the Theorists have, in fact, furnished less least did not appear so It is pre«umable my-Pal) Patterson, Belfast. Ireland, people. Here is a rather fine question ‘ resistance to the spread of tbe plan fir John 1 Amo nd of Edinburg. Scot in social psychology: How to arrange than any party to its discussion; and that the caae waa <lrop|ied. It would not lie « bad idea lor the land; Dr. Charles Merle d Anbigne of the popular selection of the elective the enemy has rested lees upon theo juatice to take some initiative on hi* Paris, France; Prof. Tlieophil Minn <4 body in *uch a way that every member retical objection* than in any prominent own jiart to bring these offender« to Germany; Prof. F. De Rougemont of of it shall receive such adequate scrutiny constructive political movement in the juatice. It la not enough to leave the Switzerland; Prof. Signor Davide Bosio as to secure hi* full responsibility to the past. Thus the theory of separation of aettlemvni of atlch vicious quarrel* to j of Rome. Italy; Dr. Armenag Haigazi- votsrsofthe city. In Wichita tbe mayor powers, familiarly known as "checks persona interested. They uaually drop, an of Turkey; Ng Poon Chew of China, was separately designated on tbe liallot, and balance*," has come in for some the case* a* all are probably involved. 1 and Dr*. K Ibuka and S. Motoda of i. e . voted for a* mayor, although heavy hammering. The old style of Some one will lie killed if the matter ia j Tokyo, Japan. Among the Canadian under the Kansas law he is no more city government was devisedly complex, *l>e»ker» are Dr. T. Albert Moore and important than any of hi* confreres. studiously “checked,“ and ingeniously allowed to continue. Friday night wae further notable for, Editor James A. Macdona! of Toronto. But tbe people thought be was tn< re l>al*mt-d. But the commission plan a row that might have terminated eeri- i Heading tlie list of speakers in tbi* important, with tbe result that the in rudely brushes the theory of separation otialv. at the skating rink. One young' country are: President Woodrow Wil terest in tbe Wichita elections ha* been [ of powers aside. fellow who baa alvaya borne a reputa son and Ex. I'nited State* Vice Preei centered on tlie mayor, at tbe exi en-e The fruit1 of this iconoclasm is tion for amarine** au<l vicious tenden dent. Charles W Fairbank«. A t tai of the other commissioners. To rerne ly reasonably inferable from the mass of cies found sport in tripping up one or ot fifty or more «jx-aker* arc listed (or tins defect, a radical step ha* I... n testimony to tbe business efficiency of two individual* on Ibe tLxir. He final addressee. Christum, moral reform taken in New Jersey an I Nebraska: a i tbe si stem. Tbe won! “mass" is used ly tackled the wrong peraon and waa ami patriotic organizations generally commission of five is elected by the advisedly, for, in view of the variations getting a ptimmeling when hi* father are appointing delegates to attend tbe j»eople ami from their own number the of tl e individual charters, any deduc alipjied up and atrnct hi* opponent in Conference. Thousand* .tave already Commissioners select a mayor. Thu* tion* in support of the essential com the bar k of ttie head with a pair of lieen appointed and the number is be every candidate for commissioner mission type mifi-t lie comprelrensive in skate*. The ease haa uot been settle«! ing constantly increased. elect«*! is, potentially, tbe bead of the scope. These are some of the results re Commissions are being appointed city government, and, presumably, re ported ; yet, hut a ca«e of tbi* *ort deserves specially to investig te and report on ceive* a corresponding share of atten more than passing notice. Dallas. Tex. A deficiency of $290,t*O each of the above named topic* or tion at the hands of th«- elector* wiped out anil a credit balance estate theme* for tlie sectional conference*. Ttie Sacramento. Cal., charter, which ¡ lished in two year*. Topeka. Kan. Municipal bonds sold These reports are to )>e prepared from was vote«! on November 7, lull, i* a re at private sale at a higher rate than a world view point and are exjiected to markable one in several re*p«*ets: the under the old administration. * 'age*t world remedies. A commission Board of Education is wiped out and its Burlington, Iowa. Tbe ol«l city debt is at work on the («reparation of a prac fuction* vested in tlie City Council, one refunde*! in -erial bonds liearing 4V„ per tical, workable plan for tlie solution of of whom will tie Commissioner of Edu- cent, interest instead of 6 per cent, as loruierlv. those moral problem* with winch the caiton ; the Commissioner* will be elect- Columbia 8. C. Extensive reduction government of every country is dealing «•d in rotation, one every year the . in tAidget for corresi ending items under The game on Sunday between the and of necessity must continue to deal. Short Ballot idea reduced to its lowest the old administration. Portland Colt* waa one of the beat yet This |>lan is to lie submitted for adop Hutchinson, Kan. Bonds selling at a term«( ; the system of Recall is unusal lower rate than ever before. pulled off. Peraon* who were present tion by tbe world asnembly, which m and almost unique. Cherryvale, Kan. The bonds of the say it was a great game and that Lenta to be a conference for tbe comparison Perhaps the moat radical proposal of citv selling at par for the first time should be proud that they can see such of views and tlie mutual exchange of Corpus Christi, Tex Extensive im any is that which ba*lieen made by the a game right at home The pitchi ig of practical ideas. Since “idea* lule tlie provements in streets and sidewalks, Board of Trade of Lw-kport. New York, etc; property values greatly increased. Boland and Tucker was especially no world," it can scarcely be js>s*ible but in It* bill which it introduced in tlie Chattanooga, Tenn. Bonds of the city table, and the work of Wank and Mc that carefully prepared and well ex- last session of the legislature. Under selling at a le tter premium than for Farland for the Colts drew much com pressed ideas of a hundred among tbe this proposal, the short-ballot feature merly. ment and was one of the main features leading thinker* of tbe world will crys Bartlesville, Okla. City warrant* is retained; i. e., the five elective offic worth ;>ar and city deposits now bear of the game. The game resulted 4 to 3 tallise a public opinion m tbe face of ial* are responsible for tbe entire con ing interest. in favor of the Giants. which no nation cun tlv The deliver duct of tin- city's affair*. But the coun Hou ton, Texas. The credit of the ances <4 thia world'* conference, while cil (commission I is a regulative l ody city restored from eighty cents on the of coruse not binding upon any nation oniy, like a lioard of director*. Tlie in dollar to par. and the tax rate reduced ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS FOR or community, will n-verltiele *s of dividual members would have no -pedal fr.nu *2.00 to $1.70 on the same vaina- INDUSTRIAL CONTEST ¡ lion. necessity create such a public senti administrative duties and responsi Leavenworth, Kan. Bondetl indebt- ment that all nation* and cvuin.nnitit s bilities as in Des Moines. Tbe admin ness reUuced by $112,000 in three years Additional prise* are being offered ! will be compelled to note and at least istrative work would lie conducted under while the tax rate remain«*! stationary. for the children'* industrial contest to j measurably lieed. Haverhill, Mass. A saving of *97,900 the’direetion of an appointive expert to effected by the first year’s administra lie hehl in connection with the Htate I lie known as the city manager, who tion. Fair. Sum* of money formerly offered would have full powers of appoint This evidence, of course, is ex parte. No More Sunday Skating. are being augmented by attractive pre ment and removal. The arrangement Not every commission has realized tbe Com|daint having been made, the mium* that will no doubt induce many would give a type of government exact hopes of the dreamers; not all of the adderl exhibits. A lilt of prize* will ' skating rink will not be open for bus noon be i*«ueri and circulated by theI iness on Sunday afternoon after this. ly parallel to that of a private business cities have reduced the tax rate,—Oak- corporation. It is also a close approxi land, Cal., for example, has materially office of Superintendent Aiderman of I There is too much noise and rowdyism mation to the German type of city gov i raised hers. But this fact is unimport connected with the place to make it a the Department of Public Instruction. , ernment, in which the Burgoineieter ant; for efficiency has a wider mean desirable pleasure resort on Sunday. plays the part of manager. The advo ing in that, while some cities have a Roundup Starts Sept 11. cates of this scheme point out the diffi constituency demanding retrenchment, Big Profits in Logan-Berries. culties, which have arisen under the more often the demand is for expan Date* for the Pendleton Roundup From Independence comes the report I'»» Moines type, of eecnring the i.roj»er sion. The significant thing is this: have lieen fixed definitely for Heptemb er 11, 1913. The former *ucce**e* of of big profits in logan berries. One kind of men to perform administrative Supporting the activities of every city this typically western »how are expect grower state* that he received *296 from work by popular election. They also is an undercurrent of popular optimism ed to be repeated, or even outdone, one-half an acre last season Whiles claim that this plan afford* a better op and hope, if not actual satisfaction. ■ince greater preparation* are lieing new industry, Polk county people are portunity for representation for the Even in Spokane, Wash., where the marie for the coming event than ever going into the business of growing different interests in the population, selection of commissioners is said tn logan-berriea extensively. since no man would lie excluded from (continued on last page) before. COMMISSION GOVERNMENT IN AMERICAN CITIES LtNTS BALL TLAM CONTINUES TO WIN This Thursday evening, April 24, at 8 o’clock will be tlie first regular nwHing of tlie Iz-nte Commercial Club. The Club will meet at Seward's Hall. Hie aati*fartory meeting which resulted from the call two weeks ago will warrant tlie expectation of a full houae at this meet ing and Nome important work is on hand The committee on rule* and by laws will I*- ready to report and other matter* of boafaMS importance have i«*-n iimler consideration for some time. Additional children’s jdaygrounda for the lente schools, free mail delivery, and a dozen other thing* are likely to come up. A considerable number have already en rolled themselves a* members, and it is hoped to include in the list all tlie pro gressive workers of the town. Vol. 11. No. 17 COOPERATIVE PROMOTERS SUED Further Direct Information Relative to Defunct Corporation. Damas cus Man Badly Treated, Sues to Retain His Rijhts. Tliere ia anotlier ease in Clackamas County Circuit Conrt that would not be there if we Iiad hail a blue sky law in this state last year. The Co-Operative Supply House of Portland. Oregon, was incorporate«! in Salem on the 29th .lay of April, 1912, with a capital stock of *3,000.000, one half of which was sub scribed by three or four “bunco ar tists.” They were incorporated for tlie sole purpose of fleecing the farmers of this state out of their hani earnerl cash, and they sncceede«] in selling in the neighborhood of 17000 siiares at *10. per share, 12000 of which was »old for cash, and the bsdance were sold for notes and some farmers even g»ve mort Portland, Ore, Apr. 15 (Special) gages on tlieir homes for shares in the Since last August not a bog has been cotn|>any. The concern worked a goo<! imported into this state This is tbe deal on the same plan as the Columbia encouraging news made public tbe past Orchards Co., which went bankrupt and week by C. C. Colt, bead of the Union left so many farmers in the lurch. They Meat Co., Portland, who says Oregon sold their stock to farmers principally at farmer* are going extensively into the a par value of *10. per share and repre business of live-stock raising. sented that on the first of Dec. the During 1911, more than half the total shares woald tie worth *12.50 and they number of hogs received at tbe Port would advance to *15.00 on the first of land market came from Nebeaska. January 1913. They also represented lA*t year, this number decreased to a that they could anti would pay dividends remarkable extent and now it appears on tlieir stock by the first of May 1913 that Oregon will not need to import any amounting to 12>» or 15 per cent as they more pork in order to feeil its own said about November 1st. that their jieople. On the other hand, we may sales amounted to over *1000, per .lay. soon be in position to make substantial The agents of the Co-Operative Supply shipments outside tbe state. House represented to the farmers that Mr. Colt submitted figures showing tliey owned the Large four story eoncrete that tbe livestock industry in Oregon is building at East 1st. an.l Madison Ste. five times greater than fruit growing which tliey used as a warehouse, and and greater than wheat, wool and dairy that they owned al) of tne goods, wares, products combined. merchandise and machinery containixl ____ in the building and that they owned tbe lan<i on which the boilding stood, as well as the vacant lots adjoining.’ On Feb. 20, 1913 tbe Co-Operative Supply Houw was declared insolvent and R. L. Sabin, secretary of the Mer A Young man living east on Gilbert chants Protective Association, was ap Road was going home th«- other night pointed Receiver. On March Nth a when, in the vicinity of the prune or- meeting of the stock holders was called chard he beard a peculiar noise an«i de and a great many “suckers" attende«!, cided lie iiad met a cougar. It was too only to learn that tliey had lieen “bun dark too see aiqj too dangerous to make coed", some of them to the tune of a careful investigation. So he raced I *5000. The so call«jd "suckers” then )«ck to the Fowler home and called the ‘ appointe«! a committee of three to in ford of that ranch to his awistance, de vestigate the books of the «xunpany, and claring it was a cougar and that it had they learned that the Co-Op'» never hi*s«*l at him. Fowler pr<x’ee<ie<! to in owne.i more than one half of th ■ stock vestigate. Sure enough there was ■ ofgiwMls on hand, anil had only One something there. Fowler return«*! for year's leas«- on tlie buildingan.l grounds. a lantern. Tbe boy called tip a neigh | There was about 14 car loads of cannel lor. asking the loan of his gun. After goods, unlab«*led, in the building which tlie neighlsir got tlie sl«*‘p out of his ey«-e belonged to several of th«1 leading whole he drawled out that he had a cow ti«?d sale and packing houses, and “loaned” out there somew here. The hunt entled I to the Co-Ojierative Supply Hmw for right tla-re. ' the purpose of inducing the farmers to j bite. H. T. Mellien and F. E. Mellien I of Daniascn-, ' 'regon. who run a small merchan«iise store at that place were in duce«! by one G. Emery, one of the Co-< Iberutive agents, to turn over their stock of goods to the company and they Miss Hazel Thomas took first prize in receive«! in return 276 shares of the cap district three last week and captured ital stock of said company but they the five dollars in gold for the w«>ek’s never gave poeseerion of said good» to contest. Geo Wrisley took first place in the company as tlie company’s agents district Two. and so is entitle«! to the agre»*l to sell 7-> share« of Mellitm’s stock gold there. There were forty two sub an.l turn the money over to them, that scriptions turn«*! in. eighteen of which they may pay up their creditors and clear the title to the goods, but the com- were for two years. j.any or its agents failed to sell the shares. PROGRAM FOR REED COLLEGE R. L. Sabin has now taken posst-ssion BEING MADE READY of th«* goods, as w«.|| a* the building to which he has no claim, by writ of reple Tbe program is being made np for the vin, and th«1 ease will be threshed out in conference on human life, its waste and Judge Campbell’s Circuit Court in Ore conservation, at Ree«i college. May !», gon City on Friday, Muy 2, 1913. Tlie 10, 11. It includes speakers and scient promoters of the conqiany were one ists of note. Many exhibits "will be in named MoeeBe, Pres., and K. Irby stalled by societies co-operating in the Knox. Vi«v Pres . and one name.I Al work of the conference and other states len, Secy., and Trea*. These thnv men have skipped tlie will send many delt-gates a.* well as their be»1, authorities on tbe subject of country and left in their place*, G. J. Hodder. Pres., an.l P. J. Darsche secy., human welfare. treasurer. OREGON Al LAST PRO DUCES ITS OWN PORK GILBERT ROAD PEOPLE SEE MONSTER COUGAR DINNERS IN THE FIVE DOLLAR CONTEST A comprehensive showing of exhibits by many societies and organizations, highly instructive in character, will be seen at the conference on human life, ite waste anti conservation, to tie hehl at Reed college, Portland, May 9, 11. Of ficers of the conference are in touch with over 1W different institutions that probably will be represented. Inter st in this gathering is wide-spread and the attendence promises to be large. BURNS HAS FORMED AGRICULTURAL CLUB An agricultnral club ha* been formed at Burns, the first organization of the kind in that part of Oragon. The club will discuss agricultural subjects, en courage modern farming methods and afford an opportunity fir the exchange of ideas among farmers as well as among the students of the agricultural department of th • Harney county high Horse Show at Stayton school. One of its objects is to secure Stayton will have a show of ___ fine horses on Saturday of this week Prize* for Harney county the benefit of ths are offered in all cla*ses and there will farm demonstration work provided for be sports and games. by the last session of the legislature.