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OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 3, 1919
Number 16'
DUNCAN McNICOL!
MURDERED SUNDAY
PROMINENT FARMER & STOCK
MAN SHOT THROUGH
HEAD AT RANCH
Duncan M. McNkoll, for the' past
25 years residing on what is known
as the McNicoll Corners farm, on the
82nd street road near here, was mur
dered some time during Sunday
night. Evidently he had been shot
in the doorway of his house by the
murderer, and was found lying on
the floor of the home early Monday
morning, when a neighbor called to
transact some business with him. A
32-calibre revolver was used, the bul
let entering his head over the right
eye and passing through the back
of his brain. According to the phy
sician accompanying the coroner to
the scene of the crime Tuesday, the
man had been dead many hours, and
death had been instantaneous.
The murdered man was a bachelor,
and was engaged in stock raising on
the farm. He was last seen about 7
o'clock Sunday evening on his pla,ce.
When the body was discovered by
Otto Berner, a neighbor, who called
early Monday morning at the McNic
oll farm, it was found lying on the
floor of tho house in a pool of blood,
the front door to the house was open,
and the unfortunate man's feet were
lying in the entrance to the home.
Upon discovering the body, Berner
immediately notified the neighbors In
that section, and Sheriff Wilson and
the owner of the McNicoll farm, D. B.
McBride, who resides in Portland,
were telephoned to come out immed
iately. Upon investigation by the sheriff,
it was found McNicoll had just fin
ished milking Sunday night, milk be
ing found upon the table in the room
unstrained. A lantern, which the
murdered man had used to see his
way about the farm, was 'found in
the room still burning, as also was
the lamp on the table, and two
chairs were in place, which had evi
dently been used by McNicoll and
some other party. 'A pipe, owned by
the dead man, was found alongside
of the body, and in the opinion of
the officials on the case, McNicoll had
been smoking when shot in the door
way. . . ,
Deputy Snyder of Molalla was call
ed in on the case by the Sheriff, and
Snyder arrived on the scene Monday
afternoon and brought his ' blood
hound in hopes that he could get
trace of the murderer. The dog was
unable to pick up a scent, as so
many of the neighbors in that sec
tion had rumaged around the room
before the arrival of the deputy and
the hound. An Italian, who worked
for McNicoll several months ago, and
whom, it is reported to have had
trouble with McNicoll, is now being
looked for by the officials.
The dead man was about 60 years
of age. He was a native of Scot
land, and was a .boyhood friend of
McBride, the owner of the place.
McNkoll always carried from $200
to $1800 upon his person, according
to the report of his friends, and the
officials claim that robbery was prob
ably the motive for the crime. A
pocket-book, or wallet, which a neigh
bor claimed wds always carried by
McNicoll, has not been found, al
though the dead man had $55 in gold
in his pocket when the body was dis
covered. According to Mr. McBride,
owner of the farm, McNicoll was not
a drinking man, and was always con
sidered a hard working and -thrifty
farmer.
The bullet, which entered the dead
man's head, was found, and it had
glanced into the door, which was
open, falling to the floor. It is a
question whether McNicoll was shot
from the outside of the house when
he opened the door, or from the in
side, as he could have turned his
head just as he opened the door,
which would explain the bullet glanc
ing into the door at an angle.
Sheriff Wilson and deputies are
working hard in an effort to locate
the murderer. Sheriff Wilson ran
onto a clue Tuesday, which he believ
es will help lead to the finding of
the guilty party. Jt has been dis
covered that the dead man had a
wide acquaintance with horse trad
ers and stock men of Portland.
The Italian who was employed
some time ago by McNicoll, has not
been located as yet, and when found
the officials are in the hopes that he
can throw some light 'upon the habits
of the murdered man, and his deal
ings with different parties during the
time the Italian was employed on
the McNicoll farm.
A coroner's inquest was held by
Coroner Johnson Tuesday, and the
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oll died from a gun shot wound in
flicted by the hand of some person or
persons unknown.
Funeral services were held from
Clackamas station Tuesday after
noon, and interment took place in the
Clackamas cemetery. The murdered
man leaves no relatives so far as can
be learned.
Mrs. Hickey Sues
Mary Hickey has entered suit for
divorce against James Hickey, alleg
ing in her complaint desertion. The
couple was married August 12, 1901,
in Portland. She asks for a com
plete divorce and to be allowed to
use her maiden name.
Courier and Farmer 41.00 year
DANCE AND SOCIAL
TO END CAMPAIGN
SALVATION ARMY FUND TO
BE RAISED TONIGHT AT
' BIG AFFAIR
Starting off with a big parade
Wednesday evening on the Main
street of this city, the Elks of the
county made a final effort to raise
the prescribed quota for Clackamas
county for the Salvation Army fund.
A dance and basket social is to be
given here tonight (Thursdays, in
the Moose hall, when lunch baskets
prepared by the ladies will be auc
tioned off to the highest bidder, and
the' proceeds from the dance and
auction will go toward the Salva
tion Army fund. The best "Jazz" or
chestra has ' been secured for the
evening, and a "rtp-roarin' " time is
in store for those who attend. Every
one is invited, and the committee in
charge promises that several original
and novel stunts will be pulted off at
the social.
Although Oregon City is over the
top with its quota, the balance of the
county is behind, and the drive for
funds has been continued all this
week. It is expected that several
hundred dollars will be taken in at
the dance and social, whjh will com
plete the quota alloted for Clacka
mas county for the Salvation Army
Home Service fund.
"A man may be down, but he's
never out," is one of the truest pro
verbs on earth when it applies to
the Salvation army workers. Come
out, attend the dance, and help a de
serving organization with its home
work. .
PROMINENT PIONEER PASSES
AWAY HERE WEDNESDAY
G. R. H. Miller, prominent citizen
and pioneer of this city and county,
passed away last night (Wednesday),
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.
E. Jack, at Ninth and Washington
streets, here. Deceased had been ill
for some time with heart trouble,
and during the past week became'
very ill, the disease causing his
death.
Mr. Miller was 87 years of age,
and had resided in Oregon City .for
over half a century. He was very
well known throughout the county,
and was an active worker in public
affairs and civic improvements. He
was a member of the Oregon City
council,' and a prominent member in
several local lodges. Arrangements
for the funeral have not been made
as yet.
RUNAWAY TEAM AT PARK-
PLACE CAUSES EXCITEMENT
A runaway team caused consider
able excitement Wednesday after
noon in Parkplace, when the horses
became frightened and started to
run with a heavy wagon through the
main street of that place. The jini
mals ran down a steep bank with the
wagon, where the front wheels stuck
in the bank on the opposite side. The
team broke loose, running several
miles into the country before they
were caught. The tongue .of the
wagon was broken, and the harness
damaged, and in running into the
country, the team crashed into a new
automobile owned by a local party,
damaging the auto considerably. The
team was owned by a Mr. Rose.
DEED FOR SEVENTH STREET
CORNER IS FILED HERE
A deed was filed Monday with Re
corder Noe for the property situated
on the corner of Seventh and Main
streets of this city, formerly" owned
by the Frank Jaggar estate, the pur
chasers of the block being Hugh
Mount, George H. Brown and W. F.
Harris. The consideration for the
site was $49,000, and the land will be
used for the new quarters of the
Bank of Commerce of this city. The
bank will erect an office building on
the corner, and will use the lower
floor of the proposed building for
the home of the Bank of Commerce.
It is considered one of the most val
uable pieces of property in Oregon
City.
PICKENS JOINS SERVICE
AGAIN; SAW FIGHTING
Guy R. Pickens, of this city, form
erly a member of the famous 91st
Division, (Wild West) of the U. S.
Army, re-enlisted in the new army
from the local recruiting station here
Saturday. Pickens distinguished
himself in the service before and
was in the battle of the Argonne
wood, from which he merged with
a gunshot wound on September 28,
after twelve days of terrible fighting.
He is pleased with the service, and
considers the army a means of ob
taining a valuable education. He
will continue his vocational training
under the terms of the new enlist
ment.
Married
Two marriage licenses were issued
Friday by County Clerk Miller to
Florence A. Stromgren, 20, and
Charles N. Harlow, 26, both of this
city; Cora E. Wilmot, 41, and Onn
C. Davidson, 38, both of Oswego.
CHAUTAUQUA TO
13-DAY
Sergeant Arthur Gibbons, of the
First Canadian Expeditionary Force,
was in service when the war -was
young. He went through the fires
of hell in those first awful days when
a thin but heroic Canadian and Brit
ish line was all that saved the Chan
nel ports, and perhaps all that saved
the war for the Allies. He sailed
from Canada with the first contin
gent, .was member of a "sacrifice"
company at Ypres from which only
two returned ' alive, was severely
wounded, left on the battlefield for
four days and finally taken behind
the German lines as a prisoner. He
was given brutal hospital care and
then removed to the prison camp at
Giessen. By feigning insanity and
passing the grilling examinations of
a dozen German doctors, he was
placed on the exchange list after sev
en months. After several operations
to overcome the effects of the mal-
SERGEANT GIBBONS JV 'j. ' ' . .i -r-Famous
Canadian Author and Lcfurer. .'tthq.JSpwitKveii Months in
German Prison Camps Comes to Chautauqua 6ii SMondDSj-''"
practice of the German surgeons he
was returned to Canada.
Sergeant. Gibbons' record of serv
ice since his . return is one oT the
most notable ones of the present day.
In Canada he secured over 1200 en
listments alone. In special service
in the United States for the Speak
ers' Bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment, he has sold over $7,000,000 in
Liberty Bonds from the platform,
raising half a million for the Red
Cross and has been of great assist
ance in the War Work drives.
Sergeant Gibbons is a splendid
speaker and his story is a thrilling
and soul-stirring tale of facts. His
subject, "A Guest of the Kaiser," is
taken from his book of the same
name, which has become one of the
largest selling war stories of the
present day. Th Overseas Quartet
will prelude Sergeant Gibbons with
a stirring group of dough-boy songs.
The Willamette Valley Chautau
qua opens its twenty-sixth annual
session at Gladstone park Tuesday,
July 8th, at 1:30 p. m.
The International Trio, a splendid
musical company composed of Kath
leen Harrison (English), pianist and
reader, Gertrude Hober (Alsatian),
violinist and mezzo-soprano, and
Fredrick De Bruin (Hollander), bari
tone, give the first concert.
Kathleen Harrison is a former
Oregon City girl now using her tal
ent as a concert pianist of exception
al ability, and a reader of charming
and delightful personality, to please
Chautauqua audiences scattered over
most of the western states. Ger-
NEW AUTO SALES CO.
OPENS BUSINESS HERE
The Farley Automobile Sales com
pany has leased the southern end of
the Moose building in this city
and will establish a garage and sales
agency in this city immediately. The
new firm is composed of J. H, Far
ley, of Ontario, Oregon, and F. W.
Morgan, the tetter's son-in-law, who
will assume the active management
of the business. Charles Nelson,
formerly with the Independent ga
rage, and who has been in California
for the past several months,
will be the chief service man
of the company. Mr. and Mrs. Far
ley and daughter, Opal, will arrive
in this city soon to tak e up their
permanent residence here. Later,
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and son, Farly,
will also move to Oregon City, where
they will reside. The business which
will open soon, is backed by years of
experience in the auto business by
all concerned in the company, and
they expect to offer Clackamas coun
ty citizens excellent service and re
pair work on automobiles. -
FOUND
Chain of Rose Beads, with emblems
attached; owner call at Courier of
fice and receive chain. . , " '
SESSION
trude Hober is a brilliant violinist
and possesses a very pleasing mezzo
soprano voice. Frederick De Bruin
is a concert, oratorio and opera sing
er of merit. This gfoup of talented
musicians .should start off the as
sembly with a splendid program.
Following the afternoon program
there will be a good snappy ball
game and a symposium- for those
whose appetites do not relish the
national game.
At 7:30 in the evening the Inter
national Trio will give a second
short concert, following which Julius
Caesar Nayphe will present a most
unique lecture entertainment and
present an oriental pageant of royal
brilliancy. Nayphe is a young
Athenian, educated in Palestine and
the Universities of England and
America. He will tell of the Holy
Land, where customs of a thousand
years ago are still in vogue; of the
Oriental people,' their, -lives and
habiu. .With him be" brings-the
wonderfully gorgVoiis costumes of the
Syrians, the Greeks nnd Armenians,
which he wears aud, agisted by six
girls, presents a spectacular pageant
of the Orient.
The Willamette Valley Chautauqua,
organized in 1893, has developed in
to one of the institutions of which
the county is jusJy proud. The big
shady, seventy-five-acre park, donat
ed to the use of the chautauqua for
fifty years by Harvey Cross, lies
two miles north of Oregon City in
the corporate limits of the town of
Gladstone, is now probably the best
chautauqua park on the Pacific coast.
The new auditorium was completed
two years ago. This year two thou
sand dollars have been expended in
making the sanitary conditions first
class, and no expense is being spar
ed to make the affair a first rate
success.
Numbers of campers who own their
own tents, will be on hand to enjoy
the" fine outing and recreation that
the place and program afford.
Never before have prospects look
ed brighter. Every mail brings to
the secretary's desk large numbers of
inquiries and requests for programs.
Tent reservations have so exceeded
the expectations that the association
has found it necessary to greatly in
crease its equipment. Vice President
Lew Adams and Secretary Arthur
Beattie made a trip to Vancouver
and purchased a large number of
the popular sized 16x16 army tents
to accomodate the campers. These
are going fast and more tents will
SHERIFF AND DEPUTIES FAIL
TO DISCOVER "MOONSHINE"
"When they got there, the cup
board was bare" ought to be the title
of a thrilling "booze" raid which
took place : in this county Fri
day morning, when Sheriff Wil
son, Deputy Meades, Constable For
tune, Deputy Hughes and a revenue
man from the Portland office, left
Oregon City for "parts unkonwn" to
capture a "still" and a bootlegger.
Citizens on the street at the time
of the official departure of the cars,
were somewwhat startled to see so
many officers leaving town, and be
fore long it was rumored that they
were "on their ' way to bust up a
whiskey still." They left about 11
o'clock, and by 12 o'clock, the party
arrived back in Oregon City with
nothing but dust on the autos, and
minus one perfectly good bootlegger.
"He was a little too smooth for us,"
remarked one deputy, and he began
brushing the dust out of his clothing.
"Someone must have squealed," re
marked another, and the party went
up the courthouse steps to talk it
over in the sheriff', office.
In the Lower Highland district, the
apple crop this year will be the best
for many seasons. Strawberries
have been excellent also this year.
OPEN
TUESDAY
be rented from Portland tent com
panies.
The program headed by W. J. Bry
an, Ida Tarbell, Private Peat, Cime
ra's Czecho-Slovak Band and Castel
lucci's Concert Band, appears to be a
rarely strong and interesting affair.
In addition to the entertainment
features the local and state organiza
tions are planning some good addi
tional , features.
Grange Day, July 16th, The Clack
amas County Grange organization
will have a big basket dinner at noon
arid at six o'clock National Grange
lecturer John C. Ketchem will be one
of the speakers of the day.
Tuesday, July 15th, is University
Day. Oregon University and Reed
college will be represented by speak
ers at the Forum hour and Pacific
University will have a reunion of
students and alumni at a picnic
lunch under the great trees in Glad
stone Park. Other colleges have
been invited and it is hoped all the
Oregon higher educational institu
tions will be represented.
Pennsylvania Day comes July 17th,
when former residents of the Quaker
state will gather at Chautauqua , to
honor theirlellow citizen, Ida Tar
bell. There will be a "Labor Day," July
12th, when E. J. Stack, of the Fed
eration of Labor, will speak in the
morning, and labor people will be in
vited to plan a big picnic. Other or
ganizations which have prominent
places on the program are the W. C.
T. U., State Board of Health, State
Social Hygiene Society, Federation
of Woman's Clubs, Red Cross nurs
es, Mother's Club, State Sunday
School Association and the G. A. R.
The base ball teams for the daily
games are all signed and the schedule
promises some real games. The fol
lowing five teams will play, Oregon
City, Portland Kirkpatrick team,
Oswego, West Linn, and Estacada.
Each team will play four games,
making ten games in all. On July
19th the two teams having the high
est .average, will play off the tie.
Secretary Beattie will try to arrange
a prize for the successful team.
:?ifiW!.:..
Arthur G. Beattie, Secretary of the
Gladstone Chautauqua
Arthur G. Beattie, secretary of the
Gladstone Chautauqua, came to Ore
gon City from Topeka, Kans., the
first of May. He -has had much ex
perience in chautauqua work, having
been connected with three different
companies in capacity of superin
tendent or field manager.
Mr. Beattie is a graduate of
Washburn College at Topeka, Kans.,
and was admitted to the bar in that
state. He enlisted in the army in
the first part of the war and served
nearly two years. After his dis
charge he became field superintend
ent for a chautauqua company at
Topeka, Kans., which position he re
signed in order to take up the prac
tice of law again. He was admitted
to the bar in this state last month
and will practice .in Oregon City,
wnicn place he will make his home,
JOS. HEDGES RE-ELECTED
CHAIRMAN OF SCHOOL BOARD
Joseph E. Hedges, re-elected a
week ago to serve again as director
on the Oregon City school board, was
elected by the board Monday night
as chairman of that body, to -sue
ceed himself. At the meeting of the
board Monday night, it was decided
to open the schools for the fall
term September 22, and provision
was made for the two weeks' holiday
vacation at Christmas and New
Years. The following teachers have
been elected to teach for the com-
ing term: Grace Tiffany, Eugene,
high school; Esther Traffc, Linton,
grades; Almeda Smith, Portland,
primary; Fern Parr, Portland, high
school; Esther L. Johnson, Portland,
high school; Hazel Kerr, Oregon
City, grades; Mrs. Aura D. Jackson,
Sherwood, grades; Gertrude R.
Chambers, Portland, grades.
The fruit crop in this county is
good, although the birds are causing
the fruit farmers no end of worry.
Every known means have been tak.
en to scare away the birds from the
trees, and in some sections it is al
most impossible to eliminate the
pest
Don't fail to read "Slat's Diary"
COUNTY GUERNSEY
PICNIC IS SUCCESS
FINE PROGRAM AND STOCK
EXHIBIT FEATURES OF
THE DAY
. The picnic held by the Clackamas
County Guernsey Breeders' associa
tion on the Charles Wagner farm
near here Saturday, was' a decided
success. Quite a number of regis
tered head of stock were exhibited
at the affair, and the meeting was
presided over by Octave Voget, of
Hubbard. Many prominent men
over the state took part in the pro
gram, and Professor E. B. Fitts, of
the O. A. C, spoke on the value of
good breeding. He was followed by
N. C. Jamison, county agent for
Washington county, whose subject
was "The Value of Testing for Ad
vanced Registry."
Mrs. A. I. Hughes, the only wom
an in this part of the country who
has made a success out of the blood
ed stock business, told the audience
some of the opportunities of selling
both grade and registered Guernsey
cattle. Mrs. Hughes has attracted
considerable attention over the Pa
cific coast by her methods in rais
ing registered Guernseys, and the
breed is making . Clackamas county
famous over the coast for its fine
cattle.
R. G. Scott, county agent for
Clackamas, spoke on "Community
Breeding," and O. M. Plummer, man
ager of the Pacific Livestock Exposi
tion, gave a talk in which he boost
ed the exposition to be held in Port
land in November.
TWILIGHT CLUB BUILDING TO
BE DEDICATED TONIGHT
"The Twilight Entertainment club
elected officers of the organization
Tuesday night, and William McCord,
well known Oregon pioneer, was
elected president. A new club house
was recently erected in the Twilight
neighborhood, and the grand open
ing of the building will take place
tonight (Thursday), July 3, when a
fine program, arranged for the occa
sion, will be given. In addition to
the program, a dance will be given,
to which everyone is invited. The
speaker on the program will be the
Hon. Grant B. Dimick, who will de
liver a patriotic address.-4 " ' '
A scenic stage, painted and dec'
orated by Mr. Jenson, will be on ex
hibit tonight in the building, and the
great war map, recently exhibited in
this city, will be viewed by the audi
ence. A large attendance is expect
ed at the dedication of the building.
JUNK DEALER SUES FOR
$3000 DAMAGES HERE
Morris Goldman entered suit here
against E. Hoeslech for $3000 dam
ages, which the plaintiff alleges that
he suffered in business caused by his
arrest by Hoeslech. Last Friday
Hoeslech had Goldman arrested, al
leging that he was insane, and upon
being examined, the authorities found
that Goldman was O. K. mentally.
They are in the junk business
here, and have had considerable
trouble during the past two weeks.
Goldman claims that he has Buffered
in business because people think he
is crazy, and that Hoeslech is re
sponsible for the report. He aks the
court to allow him $3000 as damages
resulting from his arrest and exami
nation as to his mental condition.
M. J. BROWN PLEASED
WITH CHICKEN RANCH
M. J. Brown, former editor and
owner of the Oregon City, left here
for his home in Corvallis after
spending the last few days with rel
atives and friends. Brown, who is
a very good newspaper man, has
gone into the chicken business near
Corvallis, and has over 3000 hens on
his ranch, and. when asked how he
liked it said, "It's the only life. Talk
about the banking business it's got
it beat a mile." Mr. Brown claims
that he refuses to consider the
newspaper business as the means to
fame and fortune from now on, and
that he is perfectly satisfied on his
little ranch in the foothills of the
Corvallis country.
SURFUS ARRESTS TWO
MEN HERE SUNDAY
Two men from Portland, who gave
their names as Bill Smith and Hanry
Brown, were arrested in this city
"Sunday evening for disorderly con
duct.- The two toien came here with
a crowd from Portland, and stopped
at a restaurant, where they indulg
ed in loud talk and became noisy in
general. Officer Surfus , followed
them into the restaurant, and while
standing near watching the crowd,
one of the men called the officer a
name. Surfus started toward the
table, and as he neared the men, one
of them jumped up and asked Officer
Surfus not to hit his companion.
Surfus arrested both men, who were
released on ball to appear for trial
later.
A new store has been opened up
in the Viola neighborhood. The own
ers are M. Evans, Lee Bronson and
Harry Reed, all of Estacada.
COUNCIL MEETS AND
TRANSACTS BUSINESS
ELEVATOR TO BE RUN ON NEW
FIVE-MINUTE INTERVAL
SCHEDULE
The regular weekly meeting of the
Oregon City council took place Wed
nesday night in the city hall. Rou
tine business was disposed of in
quick time. ,
The lower floor of the hall was
leased to Frank Busch of this city as
a show room for lurmture, ana an
ordinance authorising the sale of lot
6, block 138, to W. J. Wilson, was
ssed. William H. Howell, newly
elected water commissioner, was ,
present at the session, and indicated
his willingness to work in harmony
with the city fathers. He made a
suggestion to the council that dur
ing the low water in the city reser
voir, that the municipal elevator be
shut down to five-minute intervals
except during the rush hours in the
day. He also advocated the elimina
tion of flushing the streets with the ,
city water, as he considers it a waste
of needed water. The council voted
to have a call bell installed at the
bottom of the big lift for the use of
passengers, so that unecessary trips
of the big car could be done away
with.
A report' on the progress of the
new pavement on 14th was made by
Councilman Tobin, who reported that
the work was going on satisfactorily.
Councilman Kelley in an address to
the council, said that he hoped he
would see the day when every prin
cipal street in Oregon City would be
paved. It was decided to lay a new
sidewalk on Linn Avenue 1900 feet In
length, which is the old Fifth street
road. Property owners have contrib
uted about $135 toward the project
on this stseet.
The-'City Recorder was notified by
the council to notify the Southern Pa
cific company to plank their railroad
crossing at the foot of Singer hill on
Tenth street. Improvement of the
Mt. Pleasant-to-Molalla-avenue road
was discussed by the "city dads," and
an arrangement decided upon under
which the county is to do the work,
and the county, city and property
owners along the route to pay one
third of the cost respectively. The
improvement will cost in the JfcJigh
borhood of $3500.
Permission was granted to the new
Farley Auto company to install a
gasoline filling station in front of
their business proiVrty at the Moose
building. The total receipts of the
water commission was $17,127.74 for
six months, and the disbursements
were $15,654.75 for the same period.
The next regular meeting of the
council will take place next Wednes
day evening.
SCHUEBEL CLAIMS OFFICERS
ARE OVERLOOKING NEW LAW
Representative Schuebel, of Clack
amas county, in an announcement
Wednesday, claimed that he has writ
te members of the conciliation board
of the state, to make use of the law
enacted at the last legislature, with
reference to the present telephone
strike. Mr. Schuebel claims that
Chapter 178, page 252, in the Btate
statute, provides a remedy in all
such cases as the present trouble be
tween the electrical workers and the
telephone and telegraph companies,
and that the matter should be acted
upon at once, and find out .where the
trouble lies in the strike, according
to the wording of the law. Mr.
Schuebel claimB that the general
public is more interested in the
strike and its outcome than those
concerned in the trouble, and that
the conciliation board should settle
the strike according to the reading
of the new law provided for such
cases. Mr. Schuebel was sponsor
for the recently enacted legislation
at the last meeting of the Btate leg
islature. MECHANICS IN LOCAL PHONE
OFFICE JOIN OTHER STRIKERS
Three electrical mechanics from
the Pacific Telephoffe & Telegraph
company of Oregon City Tuesday,
stopped work and joined in the strike
of electrical workers in this state.
This leaves the local telephone of
fice without a single electrical me
chanic in case of trouble. Most of
the telephone operators here do not
belong to the union, and not one has
quit work so far in sympathy with
the strikers.
WOOLEN MILL EMPLOYES
TO PICNIC AT MILWAUKIE
On next Saturday, the employes of
the Oregon City Woolen Mills will
hold a big picnic at Crystal Lake
park at Milwaukie.- Great prepara
tions on the part of the mill man
agement are under way, and the
picnic will be similar to that held
last year at the same place. " '
' A special electric train will leave
here Saturday morning to take the
several hundred employes to the
scene of the festivities, and the mill
employers promise great surprises
in store for the workers on that day.
The train will bring the workers back
to this city late the same evening.
1 Courier and Farmer $1.00 year.