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t "v (TX CDTY ENTE SErr The Enterprise enly Claokamas Newspaper that all H tha nawa gnswlna County. ical 0Cl ,abL net m4M any or our nawa numaara. f Attand ta It now. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1911. ESTABLISHED 1M FORTY-FIFTH YIAR-No. 46 ETON MO HOFFAn SCORES WEST SIDE LOCKS CONTRACTOR DECLARES CITY LOSES $100,000 ANNUALLY THROUGH THEM. E6Y CRITICIZES COLONEL HOEER Adam Suggtit That Council MtKa Eighth Street Dock Praa Conatructlon of Armory la Dicud, Declaring that Oregon City lo $100,000 every year because of tha condition of tha Went Side locka and for tha additional reason that the ('luckama Rapid are a bar to navi gation and retard the Krowth and pro gro of Oregon City, John W. Moffatt, prNldiiit of the Oregon Kngluuerlng A Conduction Company, created a mild onatlon Tueaday at the weekly luncheon of tha IJve Wire of the Com mm rial Club, and hi atrlclur on exlntlng condition were reponl bio for the appointment of a commit ttte, with direction to submit a re port to the War Department on gon-t-nl condition, with apeclftc refer ence to the physical value of the (M-k. Mr. Moffutt wa connected with the Willamette Pulp ft Paper Company for many year and ho I familiar with the obstacle that pre vail over navigable problem. He atated moat emphatically that the nav igation question for Oregon City would be aolved only with the removal of the CUckama Itapld, and declared that tha Portland Railway, Ught ft - Power Company had neglected to Im prove Ita canal and lock on the West tilde for the reunon that the Govern ment would pay no more for the Im proved property than for the lock In their present condition. The commit tee consist of Mr. Moffatt, L. Stlpp. J. E. Hedge, II. T. Mcllaln and Fred J. 8. Tooze. O. D. Kby alao threw a fuse Into the luncheon boom In a crltlrUm of Col onel K. llofor, who made an Investi gation of Willamette Fall and the canal and lock matter for the Salem Uoard of Trade. Since Mr. Hofer waa here aeveral Commercial bodlca of the Willamette Valley cltle have Intlmnt ed that Oregon City 1 blocking the construction of new locka by Insist ing that the canal be built on the Emit Side or the river, and Mr. Eby aay that th publication of theo report la unfair to Oregon City, which aeek flrat of all to have lock constructed on the Enst Side, If practicable, but If thl route la Impracticable, then Oregon City favora the establishment of the route In whatever place the War Department may determine. Mr. Eby, Gilbert K Hedge nnd Llvy Stlpp were appointed a committee to pre pare a statement of the position of the Live Wlrea on the New Locka question, so aa to art forever at rest the report that are In circulation to the effect that the attitude of the Ore gon City Commercial Club I a stumbl ing block In the construction of new lock. B. T. McBaln, mill manager of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Compnny, was appointed to represent the Com mercial Club nnd the IJve Wlrea at the rtt'o hearing at Salem before the State Railroad Commission Wednes day. The rubllo Dock matter again en gaged the attention of the Live Wires at Tuesday's luncheon, but no definite action was taken. L. Adams has a plun to nsk the council to make the present Eighth street dock free, on tha ground that It Is more contrally located than the proposed site at Eleventh street. Mr. Adams said the Oregon C'ty Transportation Compnny Is paying the city u monthly rental of only $750, for the use of the Eighth street wharf, and he was Informed that the transportation company Ih willing to share the dock with other (Continued on page 4.) WEST WANTS WORK ON LUCKS HUSHED SALEM, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.) The attitude of the State Hoard of Cunal Commissioners, Including the Governor, Secretary of State nnJ State Treasurer, toward the situation at Oregon City relative to the Willa mette locks, was expressed today In a formal statement Issued from the office of Governor West. He declares that the Government and the State Board are of one mind relative to the construction of the locks and that aa soon as negotiations for equitable, valuation of property rights are set tled to the satlsfactin of the Govern ment and the State Board and -subsequent recommendation of the en gineers have been approved by the department the work on the project will be begun. "Aside from the first cost of secur ing right-of-way, either on the west side or the east side of the river, there are no obstacles lu the way of the construction of the canal and the establishment of free Jocks. Both the east and west routes are feasible," says the Governor In the letter. Sue For Divorce. , Gensaku Somekawa Tuesday 'sued lazuml Somekawa for a divorce. They were married hi Seattle January 30, 1904. Desertion is the allegation. COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP Secretary Utourette, of the Com mercial Club, announced Tuesday that the nmmberHhlp of the organization had been lurguly Increased alnce the announcement of the temporary re duction of the fee. He ld that virtually every buslne house In the city wn reprcvented In the club. The reduced f for resident member I 110 and for nonresident $5. The old feeawllt bo restored December IS and It behoove all who contemplute be coming member to file their appllca tlon at once. A big entertalnmotit ha been planned for the evening of December 15. ' MASS DISCREDITS HILL CRIME CLUE SHERIFF DOCS NOT THINK SLAY ER IS MAN SOUGHT IN COLORADO. STEVENS MAKING INVESTIGATION Similarity of Murdar Lead To Re port That Sam Person I Slayar of Svral Famlllaa. Sheriff Stevens, of Multnomah county, I In Colorado Springs mak ing an Investigation Into the murder there of the Ilurnham and Wayne fumlllei. He think that the man probably I the lame one who killed the Hill family at Ardenwald Station. Sheriff Ma. however, who ha been In charge of tho each for the alay er of tho Hill auld lat night that he did not think the crime were committed by the same person "Mr. Steven la on hi way home from the Eaat," said Mr. Mass, "and stopped at Denver, no doubt, to rest. If the slayer of the families at Col orado Springs Is the man wanted here Mr. Steven. I believe, will soon get all the Information he de sires. 1 am convinced, however, that the murderer of the Hill la not as far away aa Colorado Springs." The Ardenwald crime was commit ted In'June, those at Colorado Spring September 17. After that there were similar murders at Monmouth, III., where three membera of the Dawson family were killed with an ax. Then Ave members of a family were killed In a similar manner at Ellsworth, Kan., October 15. The similarity of the murdors led to the report that the crimes were committed by the Bame man, DAIRYMEN TO MEET IN PORTLAND nieeRBiiiakers anrf dairymen of Ore gon aro preparing for a big gathering in Portland on the occasion of the annual Joint convention of the Oregon Butter and Choesemakers' Association nnd the Oregon Dairymen's Assocla- tlon, which will be held uecemuer 5 to 8. A lint of the nremlums being offer ed for exhibits of creamery butter, dairy butter and American cheese has been printed and issued. Tho prin cipal prizes, most of which are oi- fered by manufacturing and business concerns, nre the following: Sweepstakes $250 silver cup, to ro moln In possession of Oregon Buttoi and Cheoce Makers' Association until wnn threo times hv individual maker; $100 sliver cup, to remain In posses sion of Oregon Butter ann . neese Makers' Association until won twice hv 4nrll vlrtiml tinker. Name of eacn winner to be engraved upon cup; $2' sliver cup, to be awarded to mo com petitor making highest average scove In three consecutive contests. Highest Scoring Creamery Buteer $50 gold watch; socond highest scor ing crnamerv butter. i25 silver cup; third highest scoring creamery butter, parlor clock. Special To the six highest Bcnrlng anti'lna nf crnftnierv butter bv butter makers in attendance at the conven tion there will be awarded cream sep arators offered as follows: No. 12 De Laval separator 500 pound Elgin separator, No. 1 "B" Em pire separator, 400 pound Internal Ion-, al sonarator. No. 3 Sharpies Tubular separator, No. 17 U. S. separator.. Highest scoring dairy butter (not less than 4 pounds In plain wrappers) Registered Jersey bull calf, valued at $100. , Socond highest scoring dairy but ter 500 pound Reld cream separator, value $80.' Third highest scoring dairy butter 30 pound milk scale, value $4.50. Fourth highest scoring dairy but terChoice of two bottle Bibcock tester or Champion, Jr., cream cooler, value $4. Best average score $20 in gold: second best averaeg score, $10 In gold, - NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, Nov. 14. After a hearing lasting two hours, John Bozyk, was committed for trial for having In his possession a portion of the money .stolen from the Bank of Montreal on the morning of Septem ber J5. BROTHERS III LEGAL EIGHT FOR LAUD PROPERTY THOUGHT VALUELESS FEW YEARS AGO NOW WORTH FORTUNC i PUBLISHER AND PREACHER IN SUIT Scion Of Old Maryland Family Battle For Real Eitat Mad Valuable By Raltroad. A tract of IflO acre of land In thru county, which a few yean ago waa considered of little or no value, I today the bone of contention of scion of an old Maryland family, and $17. fion Iihm linnti offered for the orooertr. The tract la Involved in the ault at It. Edgar Beall, a publisher of Phila delphia, against John W. Beall and hi brother and sisters, which I being heard by Judge Campbell In tho Circuit Court The cae la being liliterlv contested and la another In- itance of property estranging mem ber or a ramliy. It also reveaia me rapidly enhancing land value In thl county. The father of the lltlganta obtained a deed to the land which I In section 24 south, township 4, range 5 eaat. In 1897. When he died the property was of little value, and for aeveral vun an llitu 'attention waa tiven it thut the taxea were not even paid. The plaintiff wa made administrator nil It I alleged was Indebted to the estate. He gave a deed conveying the land to the otner neira, wun me exception of John W. Beall, In con alderatlon of their executing a re lease so far aa concerned toe plain tiff's Indebtedness to the estate. John W. Beall refused to enter Into the An HaM-lnrlnv that tha Indebtedness of the admlnlatrator wa much larger than the value of the property. There after all the others, excepting the plaintiff, gave to Jonn w. ueau a Aand r-nnvKVlna- the nronertv to him. Owing to the building of a railroad near It the property waa vaiuea in 1909 at $15,000 and John W. Beall wa preparing to sell It when his lu-nther R Kduar Beall. filed suit. alleging that the deed granted by him in uavun nf the heir was a mort gage. It, however, waa In the form of a deed. He declared that he waa the owner of the property and not John W. Beall. John W. Beall filed an answer de nying the allegations of hi brother, and declaring that he is the owner of the property. J. E. Hodges, or tnia city, ana w. a. Peery, or Portland, represent the de fendants and Wilson & Neal, of.Port land, represent the plaintiff. John W. Beall, who Is here. Is a minister, and lives near the old home In Mary land. The plaintiff and another broth er, Juspur Beall, of Ohio, also are at tending the trial. BURGLAR EATS HE BOLD THIEF AFTER PARTAKING OF MEAL CACHES LUNCH IN YARD. DRGPS TROUSERS CONTAINING GOLD Mrs. W. W. Laurie Detects Man In Her Room And Awaken Husband Who Give Pursuit. Stories of housebreakers deliberate ly preparing meals and eating them in the house entered are legion, but the first instance hi Oregon City of a burglar preparing a meal and caching a lunch in the yard before ransacking the house was reported to Chief of Police Shaw Tuesday. Mrs. VV. W. Laurie, of 212 Eighteenth street, was awakened Monday night by someone In the room. She called her husband, who seized a pistol and pursued tho Intruder. The burglar had Mr. Laurie's coat, walBtcoat, and trousers, but in his hurry dropped the trousers, In a pocket of which was a $10 gold piece. After the man had escaped an In vestigation was made and it was found that he had eaten the meal In the kitchen and made away with a watch, chain and hat besides the coat and waistcoat. The lunch, which he had carefully wrapped In a newspaper, was found In the yard Tuesday morn ing. ' v The housebreaker wore a light ov ercoat, a brown hot and was tall and slender. Chief Shaw thinks that he was a tramp looking for something to eat. The chief thinks that the Idea to rob the house was evolved by the thief after he had satisfied his appe tite. "He was about the boldest and nerviest housebreaker we' have been scked to seek," said the chief. Catches 62 Pound Salmon. .Johnathan Humphry had on exhi bition at his fish market Saturday a Chinook salmon, weighing sixty-two pounds. It was four feet long. The fish was one of the largest ever caught In the Clackamag river. The salmon, whteh attracted much atten tion, was caught by'Henry Hlmler, of Parkplace. HOSE ROBS POSTAL BONDS TO BE Yl The following Information regard ing poMtal bank ha been received at the local postofflce. Deposit may be exchanged Janu ary 1 for United SUtea registered or coupon bond, denomination $20, $100 and $500, bearing interest of two and one-balf per cent annually. The bond are exempt from taxation. Application for conversion of deposit Into bonds muit be mude before De cember 15. Ther i no limit to the amount of bond allowed one deposi tor. Bonds will ii'ic be slsued to non depositor. Bond ' may be sold or assigned to any person, however, by the bolder, and when a registered bond I assigned a new bond will be Issued In the name of the owner. . The deK)ltor' application must In dicate whether bond are desired In registered or coupon form. Coupon bond are preferable for a depositor who Intend to hold them for a short time only and who ha ample facilities for their aafekeeplng. These bond are payable to bearer, and the title will pass by delivery without Indorse ment. Interest on coupon bond I collected by mean of interest cou pons, which are detached by the hol der a they become due. JAIL MILL MAN AS SHOPLIFTER FREDERICK MANTHEY ACCUSED BY MERCHANTS OF WHOLE SALE ROBBERIES. GREATER PART OF LOOT RECOVERED Suit of Clothing,' Hat, Shoe, Pins and Neckties Among Articles Stolen U Adams Is Biggest Loser, Frederick Manthey, a mill worker of thl city, la under arrest on a charge of wholesah stealing from store.' Articles said to have been stolen, found In his room, are valued at between $250 and $:100. The victims of the alleged shoplifter are L. Adams Burmelster ft Andresen, Huntley Brothers Company and a five and ten cents' store. Manthey. who the police say has confessed. Is said to have robbed local stores for about two years. L. Adams, the heaviest sufferer, was robbed of more than $200 worth of goods, which consisted of suits of clothing, under clothing, shoes, hats, hose, neckties and buttons. One article found In Manthey's room at the Electric Hotel was an oil stove, when he declares he bought at the L. Adams store. Wil liam Andresen, of Burmelster & And resen, jewelers, identified six stock pins, with small diamond settings found In Manthey's room. Mr. And resen said he saw Manthey acting suspiciously in his store two weeks ago, and the pins were missing after the man had gone. Monthey also had In his possession chest protectors, books and carbon paper which were Identified by members of Huntley Brothers Company as having been taken from that store. Twelve suits of clothing which Mr. Adams said were taken from his store were found In the man's room. He had at least forty neckties and about ten pairs of new Bhoes. Manthey was detected in the act of stealing underwear at the store of L. Adams by two women Saturday night. He left the store and wnen Chief of Police Shaw arrived at the hotel he had fled, having told a friend that the police were after lilm and he Intended to Jump into the river., , Hla arrest followed a telephone communication he had Sunday with .1. J. Tobln, proprietor of the Electric Hotel. He gave a fictitious name and asked the hotel man If anything had been heard of Manthey, who he said he understood, had jumped Into the river. He further said that an Inves tigation should be made, as Manthey was wealthy and had large property Interests In Tacoma. Mr. Tobln recognized Manthey's voice. "Where are you Fred?" asked Mr. Tobln. "You guessed right," was the reply. "I'm in Aurora, and the police will never find me." The telephone operator said the call had come from the Belvedere Hotel in Portland. The police there were notified and Manthey was arrested and brought to this city by Chief Shaw. Manthey came here four years ago from Tacoma. SHOPLIFTER i HELD TO Frederick Manthey, the alleged shoplifter, has been held over to the erand Jury In $1,000 ball by Justice of the Peace Samson. According to Mr. Samson the prisoner said that he de sired to plead guilty, but he was not allowed to do so. He was transferred from the city to the county jail. Chief of Police Shaw Tuesday said that he had found ho other victims of the mill-worker. The loot that was found In his room has been returned to the stores from which It was taken. - ' , SCHOONER SAVED AS IT HEARS ROCKS TUG BRAVES RAGING SEA AND RESCUES VESSEL, WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. PASSENGERS CHEER LITTLE , CRAFT Disabled Washington Facing Destruc tion When Aid Reach Hr Crew pralced For Herolam. ASTORIA, Or., Nor. 13. (Special). After passing twenty-four hour helplessly In the wild nd wlrllng wa ters inst off North Head, the (team chooner Washington wa towed In on the hawser or the ea tug Tatoosh, shortly arter dark tonight, with all hand saved, after the vessel had been given up for lost. The Washington wa like a iblp that wa gone to her destruction, and when her crew and passengers were landed at Callender' dock, they were greeted and cheered like men who had come back from the dead. The rescue was daringly accom plished by the tug Tatoosh,'wlth Cap tan "Buck" Bailey In command, while scores of men and women stood on the' wind-swept shore and cheered. Everv one of the twenty-six pas sengers and twenty-two members of the steamer Is well and not a single life was iust or a person Injured, not withstanding their nerve-racking ex periences during the twenty-six hours that they were slowly drifting toward what was apparently their doom on the rocky beach. The Joy of the passengers on reach ing the wharf here waa great and they all gathered on deck and gave three hearty cheers in successon for the crew of the Washington, for Captain Wlnkel and then for the tug Tatoosh and Captain Bailey. The rescue of the Washington was as pretty a piece of seamanship as is often seen and to those who witness ed It from the vantage of McKenzie Head and North Head, It was a sight that will long be remembered. Since shortly after 1 o'clock Sun day afternoon the unfortunate craft had hwn slowW dragging her two anchors, with the sea continually washing over her until the doors and windows in her house were smashed in and the entire vessel flooded, and, carried by the fierce gale and cur rent she was this' afternoon an eighth of a mile off North Head. fiinca earlv morning the Cape Dl appointment, Point Adams and Ilwaco Beach lire-saving crews naa Deen on tha olmf and had their eaulDment on hand ready to shoot a line over the craft as soon as she came near en ough, as the Beas were too rough for Avon a lifeboat to live in them. The crew of the Washington was praised for Its valiant work. 63 WRITE TO GIRL ENTERPRISE DOES ITS SHARE IN OBTAINING MATE FOR FAIR GOTHAM LASS. POSTAL RECEIPTS TAKE BIG JUMP Marguerite Britt, of New York, Ex pected To Come To Clackamas County Soon And Charge Her Name. The Doatal receipts in Oregon City have Increased considerably since the Morning Enterprise published a let ter from Marguerite Brltt. of 1524 Madison avenue, New York City, to Postm-ister Randall asking him to find her a husband. Mr. Randall did not give out the information, nor yd that sixty-three letters for the young any of his assistants, but it Is known woman have been posted In the Ore gon City office. Her letter, which was dated October 24, was as follows: ! nm vmme ladv of twenty-one, .with fair complexion. Am looking for a nice young man. vvouiq db gma io hear from him soon. I am, "MARGUERITE BRITT. "1521 Madison avenue, New York City." Mr Panrinll llllOn reCeil)t Of the letter was just as busy as he could be establishing a postal bank, and, although he regetted It a greal deal, h naiit frnnkiv that be did not have the time to seek a hMpmate for the young woman. So he turnea me lei tpr over in tho Morning Enterprise with the request that it be published. The sixty-three responses mruiou proof, non eBt dlsputandum, that the Morning Enterprise is a good adver tising medium, no matter what one's quest may be. ' And here is hoping that somewhere in that mass of letters the fair Mar guerite will find one just to her lik rtshin mav be short. and that ere the Ides of March she is the keeper of a cozy borne in Clnrkamaa county. Mav she emerge from that "Lone, lorn' creeture" stage "with whom everytnina goes con trary" just as soon as possible. - SEEKING HUSBAND FREYTAG APPOINTED FRUIT INSPECTOR O. E. Freytag ha been appointed by County Judge Beat! fruit Inspec tor of Clackamas county. A. J. Lewis, who was fruit Inspector for several year, recently resigned the position, a hi dutle on hi farm at Mount Pleasant would not permit him to act In the capacity of Inspector any lon ger. Mr, Lewis has visited many of the' farms and Inspected the fruit tree, and much good wa accomplish ed by hi visit. Mr. Freytag was formerly a farmer, and thoroughly understand the busi ness. He had charge of the horticul tural exhibit at the State Fair, which wa one of the best exhibits at the fair. DEFENSELESS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BUTCHERED BY IMPERIAL ARMY. REVOLUTIONISTS RENEW STRUGGLE Nanking Burned And Hundreds Art Buried Under Ruins of Houses Thousands Homeless. ' m NANKING. Nov. 11. More than 8000 native Chinese men, women and children are dead and 75,000 others are homeless as a result1 of the wan ton slaughter today In this city by the Imperialist army, me ouicnery Is still going on. Reinforcements arrived today and joined the rebels and the attack upon the Imperialists was resumed. Arous ed Into a frenzy of rage against their enemies for the massacre of defense less Chinese the rebels fought desper- Ia1v frir VAnffeance. Hundreds of bodies lie among the suiokinc ruins of dwellings. The property of the Chinese was first loot r) fhon flnwl. A lurid glow hung over the city during the night, lighting up the en trenchments on Purple hill, behind which the Imperial soldiers awaited tho rinv nnH tha rnWprl assault of the rebels. The muzzles of artillery planted along tbe nm or tne eartn works and the moving of the sentries could plainly be seen In the red glare of the fires. Panic reigned among the survivors of the massacred; no attempt was made to bury the headless dead that filled the street U REN WOULD HAVE FUN AS DELEGATE W. S. U'Ren may be a dele gate to the next Republican national convention, and take a hand there in the fight for a progressive platform. Including such planks as the election of United States senators by direct vote, the presidential preference pri mary, and indorsement of the initia tive, referendum and recall, says the Portland Journal. Mr. U'Ren says he has not yet de cided whether he will be a candidate fnr deleeate. but admitted that the job would be to hla liking. He says he Is now well overloaded with worn in the promotion of certain ideas for aiihmiasinn to Oreeon voters, but if he can find time he will be a candi date for the honor of sitting in tne next national convention. "While" a progressive selected for the resolutions committee would be tout ntr the subcommittee to draft tha niatfnrm." said Mr. U'Ren. In dis cussing what may happen, "he could offer an amendment m tne run com mittee and make himself a nuisance, vnteri down he could submit a minority report to the convention. There Jie would be suppressed again. But this would be only tbe start ot the fight." Them seems little doubt that If Mr. U'Ren wants to be a delegate he pan ha phnsen. Under the BVStem of election required by the presidential primary law, each voter will vote for only one candidate for delegate out of ten to be chosen, and any candi date with a personal roilowing equal to one tenth of the total Republican vote will be assured of selection. It there are many candidates and the vote is scattered, much less than one tenth will be enough. Tho nnsslhle sendlne- nf Mr. IT'Ren to the convention will excite interest throughout the country. It would rep resent a challenge hy the. Oreeon Dro- gresslves In the caBtle of the enemy, and mark the opening of the fight for the principles ot tne Oregon sys tem In the national councils of the party. Suits To Collect On Notes. Mary L. Drlggs Monday filed suit against H. Stelner M. Stelner and W. Jasper for $275, said to be due on a promissory note. F. F. Johnson sued Silas S. Bontz and Mrs. S. 8. Bontz for $125 alleged to be due on a prom issory note executed by the defen dants to C. D. Johnson, March 15, 1911. The note was assigned to the plaintiffs. 8,000 CHINESE ARE SLAUGHTERED LIVE WIRES URGE POSTAL BUILDIuG SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN TO BE ASKED TO WORK FOR APPROPRIATION. , PRESENT FACILITIES INADEQUATE Potmatr Randall Draft Resolu tion Calling Attention to Grow ing Busin, And Cramp- ; sd Quarter. The Live Wire at their weekly luncheon Tuesday adopted a resolu tion having for its object tbe erection of a postal building by the Govern ment In this city as soon as possible. Oregon City has been In need of a public building for several years and efforts hare been made to obtain an appropriation for one. The Live wii win ask tha Oregon Senators and Congressmen to urge the appro priation a"t the next session of Con gress. T. P. Randall. Postmaster, who was . appointed a committee to draft a res niutinn roeardlnf the building, report ed the following, which was adopted: Orarnn fltv. Or.. Nor. 14. 1911. To the Main Trunk and Live Wires of the Live Wire organization oi Oregon City, Or. Gentlemen : Your Committee to whom was re ferred the matter of drafting resolu tions urging Congress to make an appropriation for the purchase of a aite and the erection of a public build ing to be used for a Postofflce In and for Oregon City, Oregon, beg to sub mit tbe following: wwrreaS. The postal business of Oregon City, Oregon, has outgrown h nresent room and facilities for handling and expediting the business pertaining to this orrice. ana WHEREAS, The Postal Savings Bank, having been Inaugurated and requiring space for the proper con ducting of that branch of the Poat offlce Department, added to the busi ness of the Postofflce, has helped to congest the already congested condU tions, and WHEREAS, Thft Postofflce Depart ment Is the greatest' institution of these United States in serving and being In touch with all classes of its one hundred millions of people, and WHEREAS, We believe it is the in tention and desire of this Government to continue giving the best mall ser vice that Ingenuity can provide, and WHEREAS, Other cities, in the state of Oregon, of equal size and postal revenues, have been provided with public buildings for postofflce use, and WHEREAS, The present postofflce is located on the lower floor of a hniMine- nnon which floor and same la located a real eBtate office and transfer company whose offices occupy the entire front of said floor and subjected to poor ventilation, poor and inadequate Ilgnt. ana me general public have difficulty in locating the postoffice, therefore be it . RESOLVED, That this organization of Live Wires, composed of the lead ing citizens and business men of Ore gon City, Oregon, do earnestly re quest our Senators and representa tives in Congress to urge and insist upon an adequate appropriation, at the coming session of Congress to convene in December, 1911, for the nrrpose of a site and the erection of a suitable public building, to be lo-, cated in Oregon City, Oregon, and, to be used for a Postofflce. In si bmitttlng the foregoing resolu tion, yur committee now suggests that the same be adopted and that copies be sent to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Respectfully, TOM P. RANDALL, Committee. PULITZER WILLED U NEW YORK, Nov. 13. The terms of the will of Joseph Pulitzer, which is to be filed for probate tomorrow, were made public tonight. Its conspicuous , features are the ratification of the gift of $1,000,000 to Columbia University for the estab lishment of a school of journalism and also the ratification of an additional $1,000,000, subject to certain condi tions, which If not complied with by Columbia before the amount is paid over, will result in the sum going to Harvard University, one-half of it for a school of journalism and one-half for many usual prizes and scholar ship as set forth in the will. l,t addition to outlining at length tht, school of Journalism plan, the do cument sets forth a large number of Interesting bequests not previously known. Among these Is $250,000 for a scholarship fund at Columbia Uni versity; $500,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Arts; $500,000 to the Phil harmonic Society of New York; $100, 000 to Mr. Pulitzer's faithful valet, James Cunningham; $100,000 to be distributed by the executors among his personal secretaries, readers and companions and certain editorial writ ers employed on the World; $25,000 for the erection of a statue of Thomas Jefferson in New York City and some minor bequests. The capital stock of his two news mum the New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch, are left in trust for bis sons, and their male issue during the live of the two younger sons."