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.4 - ETON city en th label. mil any number. 4 S P 1 ' 1 Attend to It nov new. 4 t J VMtt-M--M OUEOON CITY, OREGON,' FRIDAY, OCTOHKIl 20, 1911. FORTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 42. ESTABLISHED 1861 EkPK INDEMNITIES A I L P. R., L. & P. CO. ASKS $2,194,000 AND HAWLEY PAPER COM. PANY 11,10,000. ENGINEERS ESTIMATE DAMAGES County Road And Elactrlo Railway To Canemah Would Buffer From Floodi, It le Asserted. If tho Indemnities asked by tli Portland Railway, Ught & Power ('omi)iiny und tliu llawley 1'ulp k Tap er Cotuiiuiiy are- coimldured unyttiliiK likn reasonable It In virtually aHHiirod llml the riiiml mid locks at tho Falls uf the Wlllu tto will not he liullt on lh earn sldo. Tim Portland Hull way, Unlit t Power Company will auk l2.rJt.iiuo und tint paper company ban written to J. F. Mclndoe, Major, Corps, I'nlted Mates engineers, In charge of tin) proponed work, that It will he damaged to tho extent of f I, iHio.oim. 1 ho fitllowliiK In a part of the letter of I'reHldelit Muwley to Ma jor Mclndoe: "Thai the construction of proponed ranal und lock No. 1 would complete ly annihilate our phmt und Involve damage to our company to the extent of one million dollars; that the con struction of propoKed ennui und lock No. 2 would destroy our pulp plant and make the value of tho entire plant worthier and Involve duiniiKe In the amount uf utio mlllon dollars; that, hmIiIo froiif llilit, the Kovernmenl should alHo Indemnify our company uKuliiHt all dauuiKca that would bo rlalmeJ by the Portland Hallway, Ught power Company against ua, arlMliiK from r Inability to take water power for the ensuing forty five yeara under existing leases; for which the llawley Coinpuny would convey to the government H title held by It by deed, lease, or otherwise, In and to tho laud embraced wltnln the aide lines of plan No. 1 or plau No. 2. ua shown on blue print sub mitted; Water Would Be Shut Off. "That the plan No. 1 would com pletely hhut off the water supply to our power wheel and appropriate th basin, which we need for water craft and aa booming ground for logs, be sides, appropriating land owned and leased by us, thereby at solutoly des troying our business. "That tho plan No. 2 would appro priate the bind leased by us from tho I'. It., U & P. Company for a new tmiii mill hIi. iiiioii which we are ob liged for forty live years, to pay a heavy annual reui.il fur power, and would appropriate our wharf and oth er groiindH leased by ua for a like period und would otherwise damugu uh so fix to prevent a continuation of our buHliioxs." Hydraulic engineers who huve been going over the proponed routes on the east side, at the request of interested Ihthoiih, have lnnde a report of the amount of the damages which may be uxked in raxo the canal Is built. They May the building of tho canal virtually would annihilate the water power of tho llawley Pulp & Paper Company und the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Pap er Company, aa well as tbo enjoyment and exercise of their rights and privi leges obtained from tho Portland Hall way, Light & Power Coinpuny under their louses, covering a long term of yearB, ending December 31, 1951, with right of renewal of the rights and privileges for a further term of years. The engineers any the plans guaran tee no protection to Oregon City, tho mills and other property, including the county road und the electric railway between Cnnemah and Oregon City. It Is said all will Buffer damngo by freHhets und floods. Navigation Is Threatened. "This damage," said one engineer, "will bo caused by the flood level being carred down Into the canal and buHln Inside the high cribbing. This cribbing forms nn outside wall to nmko navigation possible during high water by keeping the cnnal level with tbo river above; otherwise navigation would be Impossible during high wa ter. Aa no guard lock Is provided, It follows that the upper river freshet will find Its way Into the canal and basin, along tho county road and elec tric railway from Oregon City to Canemah, and at the mills and the lower end of Main street, doing great damage to all property. On the other hand, should the plans be modified and a guard lock bo built to protect ugalnHt freshets und flood water, the guard must connect with the shore and In doing so will cut of! all water supply, except for the operation of navigation." With regard to the right-of-way the 'engineers declare that the one pro poned cannot be deeded to anyone ex cept subject to the leasehold rights of the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper Company and the Hawley Pulp & Paper Company. These corporations hold both rights to property and wa ter uxe from the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, under leases, which, It Is said, will be seriously af fected by the canal, If built. SAWMILL WORKER INJURED. J. Putz Sustains Fracture of Arm And Fingers Are Mangled. Willie working at the Dick sawmill Thursday afternoon J- Put was ser iously Injured; His right wrist was broken and two Angers were badly mangled, amputation being necessary. He was brought to this city where he was given medical aid by Dr. Hugh 8. Mount. The injured man Is at the Wlldwood Hospital. Two Couples Granted Llcenwe. Marriage licenses have been Issued to Amelia Legard and I'. C. West, and Grace V. Ruhle and C. O. Merrill. AL ANA T 10 BIG STOREROOM There was something doing nt tho Court House last night. Not that there Is not always something doing In this temple of justice, but there was more uctlvlly on the night of this particular "Friday tho Thirteenth,' I ban there ever wui on the night of "Friday the Thirteenth" before, The following are some of the things that wore done: Sheriff's office moved to Ihe llttlo office formerly occupied by County Judge 'lleutle. County Clerk's office moved to the County Court room. County Court headquarters moved to storeroom of Clarence Simmons on Main street, near Ninth. Tim work of tearing away the Inter ior uf Ihe building In order to en large the offices of the sheriff, county clerk and other departments will be begun today. Work was begun some time ago on the rearrangement of the second fii.or and repairing the tower. Work also Is progressing rujildly on the addition to the building In the rear. PROPERTY VALUES UP HALF MILLION CLACKAMAS COUNTY SHOWS RE MARKABLE CAIN 8INCE 1910 SUMMARY. BOARD Gf 'EQUALIZATION TO MEET Railroad, Telegraph and Telephone Line Fixed By State at H.153, 617 Valuation of Tillable Land $5,759,470. The summary of the assessment roll of Clackamas county, mude public Sat urday by County Assessor J. E. Jack, show an Increased valuation over 1910 of $550,400. The groBS value of all property Is $21,030,510, and In 1910 it was $21,080,400. The report $bowa that there are 97,211.49 acres of tilla ble land and 52S.OC3.15 acres of non tillable land In the state. The County Hoard. of Equalisation, consisting of the County Judge, the County Clerk and the County Assessor will hold its first session tomorrow to hear complaints against asxeHsnients. The board will be In session one month. Following are the valuations of tho assessor: Acres of tillable land 97,- 211.49 $ 5,759,470 Acres of non-tillable lands 628,OC,3.15 7,891,730 Improvements on deoued or patented lands 1,714,075 Town mid city lots and plat- ted ncreuge 2,809.545 Improvements on town and city lots Miles of railroad bed, "log ging road," 1.60 Stationary engines, manu facturing machinery Merchandise and stock In trade Farming Implements, wag ons, carriages, etc Money, notes and accounts. Shares of stock C40I) Household furniture, watch eB, Jewelry, etc Horses Btul Mules, No. C9C1 Cattle No. 12,041, Sheep and goats, No. 13.777 Swine, No. 5I8(! Dogs, No. 1947 1,084,630 4.000 733,31 474,85 15O,3a0 49.81..) C3.750 iaG,385 3N9,31; 201,145 21,085 25,435 11,505 dross value of all propery $21,630,5 iO Gross value of a., property for 1910 $21,080,400 Increase valuation for 1911 assessment $ 650,400 Railroads, rolling stock, telegrapu and telephone lines are not Included In the list. Tho assessment on tills class of property for 1910 as made by tho state tax commissioners was $3. 153.G17. Li OVER CANAL ROUTES ColoncJ FX Hoger, editor and owner of the Cunlta! Journal, of Salem, made an examination Saturday of the pro posed east Bide routes Tor the canal around the Falls. He will make a report to the Salem Hoard of Trade whloh Is Interested in having free locks. After his investigation he said that the property Interests at stake were nn luren that he could not un derstand how the residents of Oregon City could even contemplate having the canal and locks on this side. J Argument In the suit of Miss Blue, a Potland nurse, against the Portland Railway, Light ft Power Company was held In Salem Wednesday before the Supreme Court, Judge Grant B. Dimick appearing for the claimant, who was awarded $22,500 in the Multnomah County Circuit Court. This Is said to be one of the largest verdicts ever given in a damage case In this state. Miss Blue was Injured by a street car in Portland. IS TEN INITIAL AFFAIR OF WINTER SEA BON ATTENDED BY NEARLY . ALL THE MEMBERS. SPEAKERS GIVE STIRRING TALKS The Value of The Organization, The Good It Has Accomplished, And The Work oT Be Cone In Future Are Outlined. If Wednesday night's jinks at the Commmerclul Club quarters Is to be ac cepted a a criterion, the smokers to be given during the coming winter by the Club will be largely attended, as the affair was most enjoyable throughout. Near ly nil of the members and a number of Invited guests were present, the best of fellng rolgned, and good fel lowship was much In evidence during the session. Joseph K. Hedges, president of the club, who acted as chairman, took oc casion in calling the meeting to ord er, to point out some of the good things the club has brought about for Oregon City. The publicity depart merit, he said by the true character thereof, has done much for the ad vancement of the city and county by publishing only the truth. "And In this Instance, he said, "The truth is big enough." In a special way. ac cording to tho speaker, a better feel ing has been manifested In the city since the organization of the club, especially among the business and professional men, and he strongly urg ed those who are not members to af filiate themselves with the club as soon as possible. Captain James P. Shaw, of Mllwau kle, sMke of tbe conditions existing In Oregon City when he came here In 1889, and of the wonderful Improve ment which has taken place since the Commercial Club sprang Into exist ence. He lauded the work of the club In all Its undertakings, especially In regard to Its publicity department. "Oregon against the world," exclaim ed the captain, ' has always been my motto, and I always take occasion to add, 'Clackamas county against the state.'" During his address, Captain Shaw related many amusing anecdotes of the early days here. "All we wish to do is to tell the truth," was the gist of a short, but Interesting talk by Gilbert L. Hedges, when called upon to speak In behalf of the publicity work of the club. He (Continued on page 4) STATE BOARD Wilt INSPECT LOCKS SITE SALEM, Oct. 16. Unless present plans fall members of the State Board will probably make an official trip to Oregon City next month o Inspect conditions there relative to the pro posed free locks. The state has made an appropriation of $300,000, payable $100,000 annually, to be used in con nection with a similar appropriation from the government for tho estab lishment of such locks. The agitation in Oregon City for locks on the East Side of tho river will meet with the opposition of the State Board, according to the present outlook, and It Is to investigate per sonally this question of right of way that tho board wishes to examine the situation. Under an opinion of the Supreme Court, handed down a number of years ago, the state has a proprietary In terest In the present locks on the West Side of tbe river, amounting to $200,000. Should the course of the locks be transferred to the East Side It would result In the state's interest in the locks becoming pactically worthless, it is said. CLUB SMOKER MOS JOYABLE FILES DEED OF TRUST The Clackamas Southern Railway Company, which Is constructing a railroad Into the rich Molalla Valley Wednesday filed a deed of trust to the Merchants Savings & Trust Com pany, of Portland. This company Is the trustee of $300,000 bond Issue for the purchase of rails and (oiling stock. Sufficient money for grading and building trestles has been raised through stock subscriptions. Much of the grading has been done, and work on the big trestle In this city has been started. The bonds will be Issued in denomination! of $100, $500 and $1,000. It Is believed that moxt of them will be bought by residents of this county. At a recent meeting more than $20, 000 stock was sold in less than twenty minutes. Tbe road Is negotiating with a millionaire Portland man, who owns large forest lands on tbe railway for the hauling of twenty cars of timber dally for twenty years. MOUNT PLEASANT FARMER IS KICKED ON FOREHEAD WHILE FEEDING HORSES. PIECES OF BONE TAKEN FROM INJURY Wife And Daughter Find Him In An Unconscious Condition Near Animal Recovery Is Probable. W. B. Stafford, a well-known farmer of Mount Pleasant, Is In a critical con dition as a result of having been kicked by a horse. His physician, Dr. C. H. Melssner aaid Thursday night that he thought Mr. Stafford was grad ually recovering 'consciousness. His skull was fractured and tbe physician has removed several pieces of the bone. Shortly after supper Wednesday evening Mr. Swafford went to tbe barn to feed, and bis wife and daughter be coming: planned when he did not re turn to tbe bouse, went to the barn and found him in an unconscious con dition. He was lying near one of the horses ,and they at once surmised that be had been, kicked by the ani mal. There was a long gash on his forehead. Mr. Stafford was removed to tbe house and the physician was summoned. It was at first thought he was dying, but after the injury was treated his condition showed Im provement. Mr. Stafford is about fifty-seven years of age, and came to Oregon City twenty-years ago. He conducted a hotel here several years, and then moved to the Mount Pleasant ranch. He is one of the most successful far mers in the county, and sells most of his produce In this city. His daugh ter. Miss Roma Stafford, Is a teacher In the Oregon City schools. His son, Roy Stafford, Is an engineer. BABY, PRONOUNCED DEAD, CRIES AT UNDERTAKER'S EVERETT, Wash., Oct 14. After two doctors had pronounced the child dead and It bad been conveyed by an undertaker In bis basket to his shop with little to keep It warm, Mrs. Maulsby, who happened In, noticed that the child moved, and called her husband's attention to it Soon the child started to cry and In a short time was very much alive. "WELL, I'LL BE JIGGERED!" W.B.STAFFORD IS DANGEROUSLY HURT SAILOR NOT SLAYER JURORS OF HILL FAMILY BOYS ADMIT CONCOCTING STORY IN HOPE OF OBTAIN ING REWARD. MASS SKEPTICAL FROM BEGINNING Hobo Lads When Subjected To Searching Examination Become Confused, and Finally Reveal Conspiracy. Sheriff Mais, who returned from Portland late Saturday night, said that the case against Richard Leopold Holmberg, tbe Swedish sailor, the sus pect In tbe Hill tragedy bad fallen flat It Is believed that the boy hobos, James Hawkins and Harry Howard, the accusers, concocted tbe story that led to Holmberg's arrest In order to get tbe reward offered for the capture of the slayer of the Hills. Sheriff Mass bas never believed the tale told by the boya. District Attorney Stipp, of Clacka mas county, who accompanied tbe boys on tbe trip to Ardenwald and listened to an extended cross-examination of Howard, said no complaint would be Issued against Holmberg, as tie agrees with the officers that tbe story of the boys Is a "frame-up." Detective L. L Levlngs conducted tbe examination of Howard, and tbe seventeen-year-old hobo quickly fell into a mass of contradictions, strange forgetfulnesg and manifest falsehood that all hope of solving tbe atrocious crime at Ardenwald through Howard and his companion, Hawkins, became a joke. Although pretending to have lived la Portland nearly all the time for tbe greater part of four years, Howard was unable to give a single address of places where be has stayed or where he has' worked. Nor could he remember tbe name of the town in New Jersey where he says he was reared by an old man and woman who taught him to steal He could not re member their names. In Portland be stopped for a month or two on tbe East Side with a Mrs. Schmidt, be said, but he did not know tbe street Howard, who is not so intelligent as Hawkins, freely admitted that be and Hawkins bad planned to deliver Holm berg to the officers and divide tbe reward. He said he was going to put his part of tbe money in tbe govern ment savings bank at Albany, Or., and keen it there until be was twenty-one, when he would buy a cattle and dairy farm and lead an honest life. EQUAUZAI HAS FEW COMPLAINTS Fewer remonstrances than ever be fore on the first day were received Dy the Board of Equalization, which con vened Monday. The board consists of County Judge Beatie, chairman; County Clerk Mulvey, clerK, and Counts- Assessor Jack. The board will be in session one month. It is believed that the assessments this year are more nearly correct than ever before, and that complaints will be much fewer. Assessor Jack and his assis tants have done everything possible m nreverit makine- mistakes, and. it Is thought, they have made few if any. The gross value of all property In the county Is $21,030,510, which is an increase over 1910 of $550,400. NEWBURGH, N. Y., Oct. 16. Per sistent reports that Harry Thaw's re lease from the Matteawan Asylum Is expected within three months are de nied by Dr. James V. May, superin tendent of the institution. "I can say most positively that Thaw will not be released before January 1, or for some time after," said Dr. May. T County Clerk Mulvey has authoriz ed Sheriff Mass to summon the fol lowing for Jury service In the Circuit Court at tbe term which begins November 6: W. S. Tull, Barlow; Julius Paulsen, George; A. M. Klrchem, Viola; W. A. Bard. Sprlngwater; Silas Wright, Mo lalla; C. C. Borland, Oswego; C. Krlg baum, Estacada; Harry Rastall, Mo lalla; J. P. Cook, Oswego; J. S. Ow Ings, Klllln; Charles SharnKe, Cas cade; W. M. Stuwe, Needy; Carl Wolfhagen, Damascus; O. P. Rotb, Oak Grove; Nat Scribner, Highland; B. F. Linn, Oregon City; P. J. Winkle, West Oregon City; T. J. Wlrtz, High land; W. H. Heater, Maple Lane; Fred Gage, Sunnyside; A. Bremer, West Oregon City; O. A. Marquam, Mar-quu.-a; C D. F. Wilson, Union; A, M. Vlnyarc-, Canby; Marlon Young, Pleas ant HI!.; W. H. Bonney, Harding; E. P. Elliott, Oreg.-.n City; R. D-A'u!, Tualatin; R. W. Porter, Abernathy; Walter Fred Lehman, Milwauk't and John Talbert, Clackamas. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING PROP OSITION TO RAISE $20,000,000 IS ADOPTED. HIGHWAYS TO MARKETS ADVOCATED Pomona Grange Not In Favor Of Build ing Trunk Roads With Public Funds At Thia Time. Resolutions opposing Governor West's road policy were adopted at a meeting of tbe Pomona Grange which met Wednesday with Maple Lane Grange. Tbe Invitation to Pomona Grange by Harding Grange at Logan to meet witb It the second Wednesday in Jan uary .was accepted. Changes in the State Grange by-laws were discussed. Three resolutions pertaining to the road. question were introduced by F. M. GilL They were warmly supported by State Master C. E. Spence. After thorough discussion they were adopt ed without opposition. The resolu tions are as fol'ows: "Be it resolved by tbe Clackamas County District Pomona Grange that we favor good roads; but that we wish these roads constructed from the market places to the farmer's homes. "Be Is resolved, that we are opposed to the program of Governor West's Road Commission in recommending a bonded indebtedness of $20,000,000 and recommencing a one and two-tentns mill tax for providing a fund to estab lish state aid. "We are opposed to the construc tion of the Paciflc Highway or other trunk highways with the public funds at this time excepting such funds as may belong to road districts through which these roads run or special taxes voted in these districts for use upon the road." FISHING PARTY HAS LUCK. Three Deer, One Bear And Plenty Fish Are Result. A fishing party composed of Ralph Keibauer and son, Irvln, of Gresham; Walter St John, of Bull Run; William Dickinson, of Boring; Harry Ram shaw, of Bull Run; Jim Gardner, who went to Sugar Loaf Mountain near the Toll Gate, a few weeks ago, bas re turned. The party brought back three deer, one black bear and plenty of trout. An accident befell Irvin Neibauer while on the trip. He step ped on a pitchfork, which penetrated bis foot and be was found after tbe accident happened by Gardner, and brought to camp. Jim was called the nurse of the camp as well as the cook. BACK AFTER LONG Bert Staats, son of Chief Deputy Sheriff J. O. Staats, has returned from a 1.250 mile trip horseback through Oregon and Washington. The young man was gone five months and he saw the territory traversed by him thoroughly. He earned enough work ing for farmers to pay all his ex penses. Mr. Staats declares that he had a delightful time, and he is plan ning taking a similar trip next year. LAND HELD 40 YEARS YIELDS BIG RETURN An illustration of how land values have increased in Clackamas county is the sale by George A. Harding of forty acres of timber land near High land, w hich he paid $50 for forty years ago, for $1,800. The purchase price was $1,25 an acre and the selling price $15 an acre. The land was bought by Eugene Cumins. Tbe taxes and otner expenses on the land have been small, and, although Mr. Harding had bis money tied up for a long time tbe in vestment was a One one. GRANGE OPPOSES ROAD FUND m PLEADS FOR FREE CANAL LOCK8 WILL BE BUILT ON EAST 8IDE OR NOT AT ALL, HE DECLARES. OBJECTIONS ARE OFFERED TOO LATE President of Commercial Club Saya Persons Opposing Engineer's Report Virtually Oppose Free Locks. Declaring that unless the free locks and canal were built on the east side of tho river, as proposed by the gov ernment engineers, tbey would not be built at all, J. E. Hedges, at a meeting of the Live Wires of the Com mercial Club, Tuesday, made an elo quent and forceful appeal to all the residents of the city for united action. He declared that the locks and canal on the east side would not injure tbe manufacturing Interests and would be of Incalculable benefit to tbe city and the Willamette Valley. A resolution authorizing the Main Trunk, Grant B. Dlmlck, to urge tbe representatives In Congress and tbe Senate to hasten tbe beginning of the work, and to ob tain a larger government appropria tion, was adopted. 'Mr. Hedges said In part: "For as many years as I have lived we have been hoping for an open river and for many year,? we have been promised by our -representatives that we would have free locks and the rapids below tbe city would be re moved. Four years ago the present agitation began, and these agitations were like tides, rising and falling when the bill wag Introduced In the legis lature to appropriate $300,000 for building or purchasing free locks; that since that time we have agitated free locks and for tbe last two years the practically universal setlment has been against tbe purchase of the old canal and locks and for tbe construc tion of new ones. "Not the Time to Switch." "We have had our representatives In Congress in the Commercial Club rooms and at public meetings urged them to work for the construction of new locks, and asserted that we op posed the purchase of tbe old locks. Tbe engineers have made surreys and have reported favorably upon tbe con struction of locks on the east side. Now just aa we seem about to reap the harvest of our work and to ob tain the locks tbe controversy has been raised as to whether we want what for these four years, and espec ially tbe last two, we have so vehe mently asserted we wanted. The point I here make Is that this Is not the time for us to switch and ask for that which we have labored against, in lieu of that which all of us have work ed so hard to obtain. The inevitable result will be a failure to get any thing. .And I believe those who are now urging the purchase of tbe west side locks are effectually working against free locks. "The government does Its work In a thorough manner. Instead of the locks costing $700,000 I am of the opinion that before completion they will cost $2,ooo,ooo or $3, 000,000. They will not be constructed in two years, but it will probably take four. They will be built for centuries to come and not the present The ad vantage to the state and especially to the Willamette Valley will be so great that the share of Oregon City in it will be much greater than any loss which It can possibly sustain. Nor do I believe there will be any loss or disadvantage. I see no reason why if we take away by the construc tion of the locks a foundation for a mill the mill may not be constructed on that portion of Oregon City be tween the present basin and Seventh street It is not necessary in order to obtain power that the mill be on the crest of the falls. Will Mean Open River. "Again, an Inevitable result that will follow the construction of new locks by tbe government will be that work which is necessary to make au open river to the sea. I am of tbe opinion it will not be very difficult, if the locks are constructed, to Induce tbe government to make an additional appropriation to clean out the channel from Oregon City to Portland and especially to remove the rapids below Oregon City. Again, as the govern ment builds permanently, and tbe engineers have had all the data neces sary In making their report, including the lines of highwater heretofore, and the probability of floods hereafter, the locks will be so constructed with a wall outside to keep them from the overflow and to protect the city as it never has been protected of danger from washout "I am told that in tbe 1890 flood. If it bad not been for a jam of logs accumulated at tbe south end of the woolen mills, the building of the Ore gon City Manufacturing Company would have been destroyed, and we all know that as the valley is cleared of timber the freshets will become larger and the floods more dangerous so that we may expect floods far greater than that of 1890 any winter when the conditions are ripe. The Oregon City Manufacturing Company, I am told, would construct another large building to take care of its great business were it not for the fact that as winter approaches they fear for their buildings. By the construction of such an addition as that one com pany would make perhaps 150 persons would obtain employment . That en largement probably never will be made nnlpss protection Is afforded to make the Buildings of tbe company safe. "If the locks on tbe west aide were purchased it would be necessary In order to make them adequate either to condemn some of the plant of the largest of the corporations here the (Continued on page 4.) HEDGES