FALLS CITY NEWS
F A L L A C IT Y . O R E G O N , S A T U R D A Y . A P R IL 10, 1915 I
VOL. X I
The People Have Spoken '■ c* c. c h a ir m a n
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Large Vote Polled at City Election Monday. Op
position to Proposed Amendments Respon­
New Head of Body Personally
sible for Heavy Vote
Investigates Accidents.
The city election Monday sound­
ed the death knell to any more
long-drawn «Kit amendments to the
Charter. With the exception «if
.'{00, changing the date o f the elec­
tion from April to the first Mon­
day in December, they were all
snowed under Rood and plenty.
In some o f the amendments
there was so many provisions the
average jierson was in alxiut the
same fix as the boy with his first
pants, couldn't tell whether he
M'ing to school or coming home.
The general impression was that
they were "loaded.”
The race between Aurland and
Murphy for murshul was the most
exciting. During the count, first
one and then the other was in the
lead and only as the last ballot
was counted c«>uld the result be
even guessed at, Murphy winning
by only one vote. A fte r the first
fifty votes were counted there
was little room for doubt as to the
final count with the other candi-
dates. Below is the official count.
For Mayor
H. J. Griffin
J. C. Talbott
Albert Teal
R. Vandenbosh
F. K. Hubbard
Bill T;i\ lor
150
74
19
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G. O. Clement
C. E. McPherren
S. R. Skeela
76
206
22
For Marshal
O. Aurland
F. L. Martin
L T. Murphy
Bert Webb
W. P. Lewis
LED IN NEW HAVEN PROBE.
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YES
NO
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88
185
804
YES
.
79
806
Nn
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195
306
;;o7
YES
N< »
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79
192
F o r C ou n ciln ien
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C. J. B r a d le y
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F. D ro ege
C. L . H o p k in s
I. G. S in g le to n
W. B. Stevens
II. A. B o w m a n
300
301
YES
NO
302
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FURNISHINGS
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COME IN AND SLIDE INTO ONE OF OUR NEW
SPRING SUITS. AND VOU WILL SAY TO US. T M
SORRY I’UE NEUER BOUGHT MY CLOTHES FROM
YOU BEFORE.”
CLOTHES TH A T LOOK WELL BEFORE YOU TR Y
THEM ON MAY NOT FIT WELL NOR WEAR W ELL
OUR CLOTHES FIT AND WEAR.
SO 00 OUR FURNISHING GOODS.
DRESS WELL: IT PAYS.
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30 310
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FALLS C ITY D E P A R T M E N T S TO R E
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191
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197
Ileueu Chi, the student Inventor, dem­
ons! rati il the method by which (he
machine worked.
lie conceived tbe
Idea that a typewriter could be made
to write Chlncso while lie wus at his
home In southern China three years
ago. lie said, lie began a study of
the Chinese dictionary at once to Iso­
late the "radical" or base characters
of the words. In most cases one char­
acter represents a whole word In Chi­
nese, though, accordlug to Ileueu Chi,
Photo by American Press Association.
tAousunds o f these characters are
C B AB LK S a M CUOBD.
made up o f simpler characters which
New Yora.—Stenographers tuny bo alone represent words themselves, lie
commission
authority and power to
Interested to lonrti that there Is a new contluued studying the forms o f the
sort o f typewriter which has Just been language durlug a year and a half he regulate the railroads o f that state.
This was at a time when the uu
Invented by a young student In the en­ spent at Loudon university aiid began
precedential excitement aud passion
gineering department of Now York work on his typewriter
university. The machine Is different
lleuen came to this country as a existed In Kentucky, which resulted tn
the assassination of Governor Goebel
from the typewriters familiar to the government
student
mid
on
tho
average person In several res|iects. For prompting o f Chinese officials who had and forced the legislature to remove
lnstnuce. the "standard" keyboard lias become Interested in Ills scheme took Its sittings from Frankfort to Louis
twenty six letters and tn most cases up (he study of engineering at New ville.
Since be has been a member o f the
a twilit ii dozen keys devoted to figures York university and continued to work
and punctuation marks, while the new on the Invention,
lie completed tbe Interstate commerce commission he has
muehiue has 4.IIOO characters In all uud model a short time ago aud has patent­ reorganized uud systematized tbe safe­
only three keys.
ed it In this country. China aud Japan, ty work o f the commission Into what
One o f the three keys Is a back for It nlso writes Japanese, which, be Is now known as the division o f safety,
all o f whose work has been under bis
spacer, another the space key and the said. Is similar to Chinese.
supervision.
Railroad accidents are
tiilrd Is the key with which the 4.200
now made tbe subject o f thorough in­
characters are struck. It Is possible,
FRANCE IMPROVES MATCHES. vestigation, nnd Mr. McChord person­
according to the Inventor, to rr.ako
ally holds tho hearings In tbe most Im­
more than 4.200 characters by combi­
Had Long Bsen the Worst In ths portant cases. Kxamiuatlon Is made
nations o f "radicals," or buse charac­
World, but No One Complained.
under his direction of new inventions
ters About 80.000 combinations can be
Tarts.—For forty years France has covering the Held o f block signals, au­
made by the machine, the Inventor
endured the worst matches In the world tomatic tralu control and safety de­
said.
That stenographers nmbltlous to op­ uncomplainingly because the govern­ vices o f like character. In fact, every
erate the new typewriter will Hnd at ment took tbe mono|s)ly. manufactur- \ factor which euters Into the problem
first their tank a little difficult, at least, lug cheap and selling dear, as one j o f making railroad travel more safe Is
was Indicated by the fact that It re­ means o f paying the German war debt. | given consideration and study by the
Now, however, big. cheap wooden division o f safety.
quired tw o hours to write the first let­
He personally examines each in­
ter typed by the machine. This letter matches, easy to strike, have replaced
contained approximately 100 words, the sulphur tipped splinters that nearly stance o f vlolutiou o f the hours o f serv­
choked
unwary
smokers
or
obstinately
ice act nnd tbe safety appliance act
but the operator was unfamiliar with
the 4,200 characters. Stenographers o f refused to light.
which are reported each yenr by the
The newspapers do not chronicle the Inspectors o f the commission nnd au­
this city who do not work tn export
reform
or
Its
reason.
thorizes and supervises their prosecu­
or Import houses dealing with China,
4,200 CHARACTERS
ON NEW TYPEWRITER
Chinese Machine Has Three Keys
With 50,000 Combinations.
however, nre not apt to lie called on
to memorize the new keyboard for
some time.
The machine Is said to lie the first
Ch'neso typewriter ever Invented.
SUP INTO
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ISJEVY
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Mr. McChord W . i For T w . l v . Y o « r .
an A ctiva Member of tha Kantuoky
State Railroad Commiaaion— Oe.crib-
ad aa W e ll Informed and Courageoue.
Aided In tha Regulation of Rataa.
Washington. — Charles C. McChord.
who I ih h Just b M D elected chairman o f
tho Interstate commerce commission,
brings to lila new office the knowledge
o f alfalra gained from a wide Held of
personal and official experience. I’re
vlous to becoming a member of that
body four year» ago be bad twelve
year»* active experience aa railroad
couimlaaloner o f Kentucky.
Soon after admission to tbe bar of
201
Kentucky lie wua elected prosecuting
170 attorney o f Washington county and
207 was twice re-elected. During his eu
227 tire tw elve years' service on the Ken
tucky railroad commiaaion be was Its
23 chairman.
1 The associated railroad commission
era o f (he United Stales twice elected
him president o f that body.
151
He carried through to enactment his
1331 bill conferring upon the Kentucky
308 YE S
30 9NO
For Councilman-at-Large
R. M. Wonderly
W. T. Grier
W. B. McKown
For Auditor and Police Judge
No. 32
Now that the IVinz Eitel has
interned the five battle ships that
have been laying in wait o f that
little schooner can now go play.
tion. He prepared nil analysis o f the
causes o f delay’ to trains on all rail­
roads of the United States so that any
railroad manager could determine the
subjects requiring attention In order to
Drlng about efficiency In operation. As
a result In one year tbe reduction of
train delays a ad excess service was
nearly 60 per cent
To him largely Is due the fact that
the attitude o f leading railroad man­
agers toward this branch o f the work
of the commission has changed In a
marked degree.
Mr McChord was selected by the
commission to preside during the in­
vestigation into the financial wrecking
of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company.
In the
report made to the senate on the sub­
ject Commissioner McCbord called at­
tention to tbe obligation resting upon
the directors o f railroads lo keep them­
selves Informed o f the financial <>|>era
tlons o f the systems with which they
are connected and insisted that the
primary duty to regulate a railroad
rests upon the directors.
Mr. McChord's part o f the work ot
the commission In the regulation of
rates has lieen generally recognized as
strong, fair and Impartial. He is the
author o f some o f the must Important
opinions In the rate cases decided by
the commission during tbe past four
years.
City Loses In Supreme Court
Because the City o f Salem,
through its officials, was careless
and neglected to follow the proper
methods in making street improve­
ments on South High street, Judge
Galloway, in the circuit court
Monday decided in favor o f the
plaintiffs in the paving case of
Dan J. Fry and Hettie E. Fry,
Juliet Lord and Montague Lord
and John A. Carson against the
city.
The amount involved is $18,500,
this sum being assessments against
the plaintiffs’ property. Judge
Galloway scored the defendant for
its alleged careless business me­
thods and unfair discriminations.
He also held that inasmuch as the
notices of improvements were in­
definite the city had no jurisdic­
tion technically.
The city, represented by W. H.
THE WEEK IN HISTORY
Trindle, served notice that the
Monday, 5.—Gibra'ter ceded to case will be carried to the supreme
England, 1713 New York cham­ court.—Messenger.
ber commerce established 1768.
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP AND
Tuesday. 6, —Peary (?)diseovered
MANAGEMENT
the north pole, 1909.
First G.
A. R. post organized 1866.
As required by the Act o f Aug­
Wednesday, 7— Webster's dic­ ust 24, 1912 o f the Falls City News,
tionary printed, 1828. Bacon’s published weekly at Falls City,
rebellion, 1676.
Oregon. Editor, D. L. Wood;
Thursday, 8. —Mcrgenthaler Lin­ Publishers, D. L. Wood & Son.
otype patented, 1890.
Known bondholders, mortgages,
Friday, 9. —Lee surrendered to and other security holders, hold­
Gen. Grant, 1865.
Death of ing 1 per cent or more o f total
Lord Byron, 1626.
amount of bonds, or other secur­
Saturday, 10.—Peace o f Utrecht, ities, none.
1713. Brigham Young resigned
D. L WOOD, Editor.
1873.
Subscribed and sworn to before
Sunday, 11, — Napoleonabdicated, me this 3rd day o f April, 1915.
1813. Edward Everett born 1794
Ira C. Mehrling. Postmaster.