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mffinRFiiON GTY ENTEKPKISE IPS Browing County. - B-weSBBi "-a- . FORTY SIXTH VEAR-No. 20 OKEGON CITY, OREQON, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1912. -TABLISHiD 1M POLITICSBACKOF TY MAN IS IT, SAYS BROWNELL CONFIDENT CLIENT WILL WIN CASE "TIM I HAS COMB," DECLARE! LAWYER, "WHEN REPUB LICANS SHOULD QUIT NONSENSE AND LAY ASIDE JEAL ' OUSIES" Churned with ii violation of Section 3M! of (tin atiitutr relating (o elec lion, Uutsav Hchnuerr, Itepuhllraii liotnlnmt (or representative, rrmldmit of the lutiio Vereln or Clackamas County, unit Vic President at Oio Consolidated German Hmletles of Ore roii, Mm arraigned Hnturdny More JiiiIko Campbell, given until Juno 3 to plead it ii J rvlcuni'd uiMin his own re cognUame. Thin H'elfio charge U f-rliiilnallv llhitlliiir t'. Behtlebel. of the law nrm, of I' lli-n Hchuebwl. , Messrs. Hrhuelwl and Hiliniierr wer candidates for ilia Republican nom ination for representative at Iho re cent primary and lioth wer mirn ful. Mr. HtliunM Ii n'ruifd of hav t n k innita attacks upon Hchnoerr, charging lilin with being a roriKinitlon candidate. Bchniierr retaliated by pub lishing an advertisement In the Morn Inn Knterprlao, of Oregon City, In rt, aa follw: "Mr. Kchuobel trlci lo make bl aud Initio Mleve that the 'Interest' or certain partle hav bought' me. Bo not deceived; not I. Iiut lis ba been bought. If lgn full not. and because ho la used to being bought and anld, at everyone knows, lie made an effort to buy in In my own house. Tlila hap pened on March SI. 11 13." The Indlrtment of Mr. Rchnoerr bis friends any. will react on the person who fought lilin. Although the Indict ment aa returned aeveral day ago Judge Campbell ordered It ke tec-; ret until Mr. Hchnoerr with hla at torney. George C. Urownell. went to court to plend Saturday morning. W. H. ll'lten. who aided In drafting the Corrupt Tractlrea Act, appeared be foro the (irand Jury aa private prose cutor. Mr. U Ren declare that tho Hchnoerr advertisement u gross violation of tho act. Tula la tho first prosecution In thl county under tho eectlon of tho ia tiite relating to elections. Mr. Prownell, attorney for Mr. Bchnoerr when aaked what ho thought of tho Indictment, laughed and aald It waa a "foolish piece of business, orgt natliig through the Influence of politi cal enemlea. and for the purposo of endeavoring to dlacredlt Mr. Hchnoerr. who la one of tho leading German American rltlsena and a man who ba readied hero alnco m and baa been recognlned and respected by all wo-t-lo aa a good, clean, honest tralgnl forward man by tho peoplo of CMact aniaa County. , There la aliaolntely no violation or the corrupt practlcea art," continued Mr. Urownell. "upon the port of Mr. Hchnoerr. but there undoubtedly tin lieen a unite- numr-rou violation or the corrupt prnrtlcea act by vnrloua political candtdatea and manager In hla county, and elsewhere during tho lato campaign. In fact It la a niutter of roiiimon knowledge that there la more money being used In MMIr.ln the alftte of Oregon, and haa been uaed In the Inat four or five years, than any other time In tho political hl.tory of thla atnte for twenlyflv year. Of course thla will b. no ex. i-uae for Mr. Hchnoerr. If lio bna vi olated the law, but ho haa not violat ed It In any war. tow guilty of any olTrnae. and will not be convicted be fore any Intelligent or fiilr-mlnded jury In ClackaiBua County. -The people will aeo between the llnea that thla I. almply J"""'" or the purpoae of endeavoring to atlr , , fee"l.,g Inaldo tho Hepubllcn party '' into county, and at tho aame time, a done for tho purpoae of In.ulllng ho Herman-American votera of Cluckanma County, among whom Mr 8 "hn" rr I. recognised . leader, and I .incerely hope that tho aerm.n. American Republican., aa well a. the (iermnn-Amerlcan Dcmmrat. of thla out" y. will inveatlgnto tbl proceed ng aitiiln.t Mr. Hchnoerr, nnd If they do they will nnd that thl. I. move, nit. largely engineered by c n DrmiHrallc leader. In "'n" Couuty. for the purpoae of trying to m" up ho courthouae with nemix rat. 2nd .mnahlng the flepubllcnn ticket generally- Mr. Jack wa. Hepubllcan votea. .nd he I. U.m neraf Mr. Mna. wa. elected by Re p , mini . volea. .nd ho I-J Oemocra fH,.h7ko thenuielve. df ,0 to 700 vote., and thl. can bo done a,op their nonaenao and 11'e. t o Jealoualea .nd conclude that a stood .verago nepuhllcan candidate I. Tgood . man for tho people. W good .verago Democrat that over lived." 1MRLER LOSES DAMAGE AMBLER -8U(T AQA1N8T MOTT A Jury Friday In Judge Ctipbell'. Court returned a verdict In favor of the defendant In tho caao 0 . . ' Ambler agalnat Fred Mott. Ambler alleged that he wa. attacked and aer- louaiy beaten oy mo v;: obert 1. 109. Ho .ued for $l.8 .0. Mott Mid tho plaintiff treapaaaed upon hla land and when be remonatrated with bim Ambler .truck him with a h.mmer Croo Hammond repro aented the defendant LIVE STOCK SKIPPER UNION HTOCK YAHDH. Portland, May II. Tho week cloaea with a gen erality firm feeling In tho llveatock market, and with the outlook for tho future In all line, favorable to pro ducer.. There waa no trade of any aort during the liiilf dny aaalon of tho etchange today, tho lateat receipt be ing held over for lieit week', mar ket. The arrlvula were SD2 aheepand XI) huge, C. K. I.ucke, of Canity, and J, K. IhhIhoh, of llroadncrea, being the ahliiera. The week wa. a fairly anllaftictory one In the enttlo market. Tho beat ateer. .old brought $7.25, which I. counted a very good figure for thla time of the year, and prima cow. Bold at 11 'o fiU.'i. Iienlera Incline to tho belief that cattle valuea hnvo about reached the high level for tho .eaaon, but (lie market remain. In a .teady poalllon. PAPER WORKERS TO OBSERVE 4TH WILLAMETTE COMPANY EM PLOYES AND FAMILIES WILL CELEBRATE MIL TO DEFRAY ALL EXPENSES Philharmonic Band Engaged And Old Time Barbecue Will Bo Feature Of Ex orela. Arrangement, have been complet ed for one of the flneat Fourth of July celebration, over held In Clackamaa County, the acene of acllvltli-a to bo Hchnoerr'. Park at Wlllametto. Will lain Hhcahan, Ruperlntendent, John lwthwalie and II. T. Mclialn. Man nvn if tha Willamette Pulu & Pa per Company, will act a. director, of the affair with three men irom mo nillla to complete board of U. Ther-j will bo no expenao whatever on tho part of tha men, tho whole af fair being ono proceed by Mr. Me Haln for tho good of tho work. There are (150 men employed In the nillla of the Willamette Company and It la aafe to ear 1.500 will participate In the celebration, ticket, being la eued to all member, of employe." fumlllea. Tha rhUliarmoiilr Tlaud. with R. V. n. Johnaton aa direc tor, will dlacoume mualc Irom 10 a. m. unuilineamigni there will be a barbecue of tho old. faehloned kind, a whole ateer to be offered on tho ' Altar of Freedom." ..... mi rni-M will bo a nort of tho duy'a .port, tho prUe. to bo caah of fered by vartou. director. i me iw pany. rim rntlre affair will .land In a claaa by llaelf, unlea. the weather man .hould take a h.nd. wnen. oi courao. tho out of door part would have to be omitted. The Wlllametto Falla lino of tho Portlanl Railway. Light Powr itl rrv tha cueata of the company.' the ticket, to the ground. to contain carraro coujiona. ti,,,. .ni i.a fir a work. In tho ev ening but none will U allowed on tho groundi by ludlvldual. mia pan oi the program will be handled by ex perta ao there will bo no chance of accident. The mtlla will cloao at 6 P. M. July 3 and the employe will bo off duty until 7 A. M. July 5, o everyone will bo In condition for a (irund and IMor loua Fourth of July. SINGLE TAXILOSES IN HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE Probably tho moat aucceaaful de bate ever held by high achool pupila In thla city wa. won Monday night by the Junior claa. team, but tho op poalng team, repreaentlug the Hopbo moro Clnaa made . fine allowing, and It waa with aomo heaitatlon that tho Judge, decided In favor of tho higher clnaa repreaentHtlvea. The .ubject waa, "Should Hlngle Tax bo adopted In Oregon?" The Sophomore team, which championed tha theory of Hen ry George, W. 8. U'Ren et al. waa comnoeed of Charle. Holme., Alice Downer, Lylo Kellogg, Charle. Heatlo and Jowph- Hedgea. and the Junior team, which had tho negative aide, waa compoaed of Carmen Schmitlll, Klale Telford, Shelly Shaver, Mario Sheahan and Ixniiae Huntley. Tho Judge, were Colonel E. Hofer. of Sa lem; I. M. Walker, of Portland and the Rev. J. II. Landaborough. Tho winning team waa given a prize of $5 and tho Sophomore team a prlro of $2.60, donated by Siiperlntcndentof City 8uhool. Tooto and J. B. Hedge, a whool director. Mr. Tooio preald ed. and Mr. Hedgea preaented tho prtoe. An Intereatlng feature of tho exerclaea waa tho preaentatlon by the Sophomore and Junior Claaaea of a handaomely llluatrated volume of a.i'. i .w nl tha like to Mr. II. H. Cartlldge, tho efficient and popular teacher of Engllan nieraiure. n waa largely through tho untiring and cap able work of Mr. Cartlldge that tho debate waa so aucceaaful. Tho a. aembly room waa crowded with repro acntatlvo clttoen. Mr. McMillan Got. Divorce Judge Campbell Monday granted Tteaale R McMillan a divorce from Daniel W. McMillan. Tho plaintiff waa awarded tho cuatody of their child and $30 a month alimony. RATE DEMANDS MADE IN VERSE CANEMAH BARD TELLS RAILWAY MAGNATES IN POETRY WHAT IS WANTED JOSSELYN TO CIVE FINAL DECISION Official Given To Underdand Unlea Relief I Granted Commlaalon And Court Will B Invoked TIM FINNEGAN'S LAY The beat thing to do I to lie p down In ubuillon 4- And eek our redreaa from tho ll.tllniad Commlaalon; fc If they want to light, we're the boy who can do It, - I'll give llild to Mclialn and I'll mix It with Hewitt; I'll put Oiiltlth with Jenningtand Franklin with Croaa, i Hut wburo to put Hunt I'M atlll l at a loaa; liy golly l ve got It, wall make blm referee, That la, If you gentlemen all wltl asreo; 4 Tl Mid be' forgetful, and of t- that I'M awre, l For a conductor be never doe ring up the fare. I'll agllale, kick, I'll wboop and , I'll Iwill-r Till wo get our old rate, thirty 4 ride for a dollar; Hut I II never bo aatlaflod, never content v Til the ruter are reduced to ono e mile for a cent. Tliu Iliinegan, the Caneniaa bard, luJwted a barrel of fun Into what wa. probably tho Dual conference between the committee of tho commercial or- fai.lvarluna nf rirncnn CltV. Oladatone. Canumuh and Jennlnga Lodge and the otlklala of tho Portlaud Railway Light l-ower Company held rr!ciay mgni at tho Commcn-lal Club. Mr. Flnne- ran recital put everybody in gooa humor and Immortallxed the meeting. There wa some neoitancy on me part o' General Manager unci wnen he demand of the committee were preaented. and bo aald ha would have to take them higher up to Prealdent Joaaclyn. Thla la true of tho attitude of the company uward tho poeelblllty of aecurtng a 6-cotit faro between Ore gon City and Jennlng 1-odge through the medium or me buto nauroau Commlaalon. Thl matter waa put cimireiy up to Mr. Hlld by Charle Redmond, who aaaea me uenerai Malinger If the company would object in ih r. .nl fnra If It ahould be ord ered by the Commlaalon and Mr. Red mond wanted to know If tno company would aiitBKonlxe aucU a request on the part of the committee. Mr Hlld thought there woum do no auiasuu lam. Mr. Finnognn followed up hla dog r..l with i ha nnatlon of the attitude of the company toward a requeat to the Rn road Commlaalon to maao a 20-cent faro between Canemah and Portland. Mr. Hlld an!d ho would Dave .f.. il.ia in Xlr. Joaaelvn alBO. but he explained that the eatabllablnx of a 20ent rate between ineae poiuie wmiiH nmhalilv nacpaaltate a change of ratea along the entire Oregon City and Siiringwater dlvlalona to avoiu dlecritnlnatlon. 8. U Steven. pcak- lim for Canemah. promlaod that It cara were operated to Cnueuwh at night, a during the day, mere woum bo no demand from hla peoplo for a 20-ceut faro to Portland or a 4i cent book rate to Oregon City. It wa uggeted. though not by a i.,.ninii i.miir rpaldenL that the at.- tlon for that plnce might bo moved about Sr.O font Soum or It preaeni 10 ..nnn in nmr to rot Into the ft-ceut r.ona. and Traffic Mnnager Hunt ox- plained that thl could be done, dui the Jennlng Ixxlgo people present ctt ed the fact that the atore, poatofflce, freight houao and general town ceuter are located at or near tho preeent tatlon. Mr. Hunt aUo Btntod the grant of 6-cent faro between Jen nlg Lodge and Oregon City would mean a reduction of 6 cent In tho faro between Oregon City and Oak Grove, Rupert and Rlaley. P. D. Newell made a humoroua talk about onea and finally evolved the atatement that "xonea are eatabltohed on the baal of the rate fixed per mile and mileaga la governed .by xone." Mr. Redmond agreed that If a 6-cent faro wa given Jennlng Ixidge, there would bo no demand for 4) cent book rate. The um total, of tho committee' requeat embrace for Jennlng Lodge a S-cent caah faro to Oregon City and a 4-cent book rate; a 10-rtde book to Portland, lnateaa or mo zu-nao now In uae, which tho company I dlapoed to grant; 3,-cent achool rate, which wa refuaed. a wa a re queat to toauo tranafer at tho Port land end on commutation book tlck- "ciadstone aked for a 4-cent book rate to Oregon City and this will no doubt bo given; a Sl-cent whool rate, which wa turned down on tho ground that there la not aumclent denlty of h an Innovation. which la ald to be foreign to lnter- urban ytem and unprontaDio on city line; 10-ride Portland book a, which will bo toBued. If tho ame privt i... i. in Jannlnc 1-OdgO. in fact the aame privilege would bo com mon to all point on tno line u given to one; another top at Hereford treat, and this I a matter that tho company 1 willing to leave to tho pat rona of tho lino, and not to tho real denta of Gladatono alone, tho position of tho railway being that tho vote ehould be taken all along tho ytera from Canemah to Golf Llnka. on tht haal of service. .The company de (Contlnued on page 4) IS TO BE I KB MO IN KB, May H. Declaring that Colonel Hoovelt hu "atolen lolltlcal old clothe which William J, Ury.n ba used for year, and dl- guliied In theae, eem likely to .tarn pede hU party," tbo Iowa Hryan Ua- guo today laaued a call for a maa meeting of Hryan Democrat to be Latest Photograph of W. J. Bryan, Who It la Declared, Would Accept Democratle Nomination for Presi dent. hpM In rtiirllneton tomorrow, the day before the elate convention. "The standpatters aay: 'Nominate tlrvnn anil wa wilt vntA fnp him ' aay the call for the meeting. " while the Harmon aupporten concede the necessity of running the N'ebraskan against Roosevelt If the party would win. "fli-van la tha nna ninn who has liaon alronlhened hv defeata. and if uivan a chance will ill from 500.000 to 1.000.000 moro voTea than any oth er Presidential nominee, lie la win ing and anxloua to accept the nomi nation if it I offered him under the right condition, conclude the can. NEW ORLEANS. I.. May 15. Two masked men held up tho New Orleans-New York limited train No. 2,' northbound ,on the New Oreleon k Northeastern Railroad, eight mile from Hattleaburg, Miss., ihortly after midngiht thl morning, and after dynamiting the safe In tho express car, ecaped on horse with one bund le containing about $110,000. Five chargea of dynamite were ex ploded In the express car, nearly de mollHhing 1L A through aafe destin ed from New Orlean to Eastern points, anld to contain possibly 1 1 50. 0(i0. moBt of v. tilth was Government funda. waa blown open. The contenta were taken. After the guard and messenger had disembarked .the robber guard ing the crew sent one of them back Ibroiiph the coaches with Instruc tion, to inform the passengers the train waa being held "for a certain purpose and they were safe aa long aa they remained Inside the car." The passengers were not molested and no one waa hurt. The train pro ceeded to Hattlesburg, where the city and county ollldals were notified. Posse formed, and, mounted on horses, started in pursuit of tbo rob bors, who. It is said, took a north easterly direction, evidently heading for the Alabama state line. I t , 'V, ( - K ' I i V " : U 5 ' -v y V Congressmen Fight For Construction of Roads WASHINGTON, May . Because of the extended debate in the proposi tion to extend federal aid to tho con struction of state roads, there ba been talk of having meeting, of the House of Representative at night In order that" the business before It might be finished so that an adjourn ment could be taken before the Na tional convetions are held. However, Mr. Mann of Illinois asserted that there would be no trouble In getting way by June 1st if the Senate wohld but get It work done. Nevertheless tho da'e when Congress will adjourn seems to bo as much in doubt now a It haa been at any time during the ses sion. Talking about appropriation, for roads, the House bad a long debate over the question. Mr. Mann of Illi nois said he recognized the fact that probably tho time had come when the National Government in aome form or other would give aid out of the Fed eral treasury for the construction of roada. and he believed that whether the Shackelford bill would Involve a present expense of $10,000,000 or $20 000.000 a year, the expense would amount ultimately to hundreda of mlllloni of dollar. So desirous were the gentlemen of proving their devotion to tho farm era, who had previously shown their disposition to "meddle" In national af fair, by kicking about to Canadian reciprocity, commenting on tho "free list" and asking for protection to their products a well ss to the product of other classe of laborers, that thre L QUAKE , SAYS WEST GOVERNOR TELLS GRANGERS HE FAVORS COMPROMISE ROAD BILL EXPOSE Of WASTE IS PROMISED Executive Would Initiate Measur Pledging Support To Plan Of Letting Peoplo Local Thoroughfare ROHEIiURG, Or., May 16. Propos ing a compiamlse measure take the place of the two opposing good roads bills. Governor West wa accorded a hearing before the State Grange In 0en session here today. He explained the difference between the slate-aid bill and the Grange measure, the principal difference be ing bow roads shall bo located under the two bill. The Grange fear the construction of trunk line and de mand the lateral first lioth bills provide for bond. The Grange baa been firm in It contention, and the first advance for a compromise came from the Govern or, who asserted that a silent Influence 1 at work Inimical to the Interests of the farmers, and that a petition I now being prepared for an amendment to the .tate constitution which bo said i. wrong and crooked aa It as serts to be anti-singe tax In It na ture, but In effect 1 a nieaaure to protect capital agalnat the interests of the people. The Governor promised that there would be a slight .bock of political earthquake coming oon. He ay there I going to be firework from the start when be publishes some atatement a to where the public money ba been going, and says be la assuming all responalblity. The Governor' proposition I to In itiate another bill pledging support to the plan of giving power to the peo ple to locate the roads, allowing Dom ing to the Highway Commission. He promised to veto all legislative bills bearing on the subject his proposi tion wa opiiosed by the Grange, and the matter was referred to the good roads and executive committee of the State Grange, who retired with the Governor for a conference la an effort to promulgate a nev bill to take the place or all other bill. The result will bo reported to the Grange tomorrow, and If an agree ment to reached It will mean that the present Initiative billa will be called off and a new measure Initiated in their place. TO SAVE CHILDREN As a result of the recent drowning of Paul Piatt, eight year of age, eon of O. F. Piatt who fell from the cane mah walk Into the basin near the Fall of the Willamette, the April Grand Jury Thursday made the follow ing recommendation to prevent sim ilar accidents: "We recommend that there shall be a plank 2 by 6 on each aide of the suspension bridge across the river be tween the hub board and the deck for the protection of pedestrian. "We have Investigated the public highway on the eaat aide of the river between Oregon City end Canemah and recommend that a plank 2 by 6 be put along the railing between the hub board and the deck. "We have Inspected the courthouse and recommend that there be better mean of ventilation in the county jail, also, that there shall be a pad ded cell for violent Insane, and a cell for female prisoners." was some comment by men who want ed, Mr. Mann, bf Illinois, and Mr. Fitzgerald of New York, to ask where their constituents came In. Fitzger ald favored the Madden amendment which, he said, would result In equal ity of treatment for urban and rural communities. Mr. Sim of Tennessee wanted to use Federal money to im prove rural mail routes. Mr. lea of Texa aaked Mr. Prouty of Iowa If he did not think It would amount to getting money for road by "Indirect system of tariff taxation" and Mr. Prouty said it would. Just like con structing postofflces In Texas waa, but he tought the expenditure pro posed would be "fair to the people who pav It Mr. Madden thought too much consideration was being shown ror tho farmer and not -enough for the city dweller. Still, with all the debate and discussion, it look a If the country wa to embark on a very extensive plan of road developement Tho movement for good roada throughout the United State la being encouraged by the automobile Inter ests which are doing praiseworthy missionary work of this character. It is due In part to the automobile en thusiast and partly to natural condi tion, that In California the road are generally very excellent In many caae tho natural soil 1 a decomposed granite which pack well, and with the Bdditlon of a top dreasing of crude petroleum It giveo a smooth but re aillent urface. Ideal for any but the heaviest traffic. In and around the city of 8an Diego thi condition pro vail to a great extent PUT WORKERS ACTIVE The Oregon City Commercial Club entered enthusiastically Into the Good Road Day work, and the desired num ber of ilgnature to the pet! ton wer receive J several days ago and for warded to C. T. Prall, Herretary of the Oregoo I-eague for Highway Im provement Mr. Prall wrote O. D. Eby, who had charge of circulating the petitions, that the result were gratifying. However, the work did not atop with the obtaining of signa tures, and the members of the club Haturday Impressed upon their friends the desirability of having the road measures initiated. No meeting were held here, but the result have been Just a gratifying as In other coun ties where there were enthusiastic ones. HOME RULE BILL LARGE GAIN ON SECOND READ ING IS CAUSE OF GREAT RE JOICING PRIME MINISTER CIYEN OVATION Liberal-Unionists And Conservatives Agree On Fusion Of Parti Opposition la Still ' Bitter LONDON, May 9. The Government carried the borne rule bill on it sec ond reading In the House of Commons tonight by a majority of 101, as against 94 for the first reading. The rote was 372 to 271. It was tho most largely attended house of the present parliament Uoth sldea had done their utmost to se cure every available vote. Mr. Bal four, former opposition leader, and Mr. Churchill, first Lord of the Ad miralty, returned from Weymouth to bo present ' Tho announcement of the figure howlng an Increased majority oc casion el enthusiastic demonstrations on the government aide and the Prime Minister received a great ovation on leaving the house with hi wife and daughter, from tho crowd that as sembled outside. The bill wa referred to a commit tee of the whole House, but a. home rule and Welsh dlsesteablishment are being taken concurrently. It will now be the turn of the Welsh bill. The committee stage of the homo rule bill Is not expected to be reached until Whitsuntide, and probably will oc cupy a couple of months, even with liberal application of the closure rule, ns the opposition i preparing an end less list of amendments and will adopt every possible means to obscure the measure. Curiously, the second reading of the home rule bill coincides with the dis appearance of the word conservative as the official designation of the Tory party. A conference of the Liberal Unionists and Conservative today finally resolved on a fusion of the two parties under the title of "National Unionists Association." Thua the Liberal-Unionist who seceded from Gladstone on hi espousal of home rule now become part and parcel of the Tory party. SEASIDE WILL BE AT ASTORIA, Or., May 15. At a meet ing of the City Council of Seaside Mavor Alex Gilbert, Sr., and a com mittee of 'relief was appointed, the duties of which will be to relieve those who are In need and to see to the safety of property. Clark Strat um wis appointed chairman of this committee. Mr. Stratum was also apKlnted chief of five special depu ties appointed by Sheriff Burns. Mayor H. L. Henderson and Sheriff J. V. Burns, of Astoria, went to Sea side yesteday and did all in their power to assist In bringing order out of the chaotic conditions which exist ed. The general feeling Is one of confidence and many prominent citi zens have signified their intention to begin Immediately the erection of fireproof building to replace those de stroyed by the fire. County Commis sioner Fred Moore, In whose building the firm of Dresser ft Cheney wa lo cated, I one of these. The council paased a resolution granting privilege, to erect tempor ary structure which shall only be al lowed to remain on the atreet. for a period of six months and must thenj be replaced by .tructure. oi concrete brick or other fireproof materiaL An other matter of Interest to the entire city of Seaside, that of adjusting the squabble which ha. existed for some time with regard to widening the street of the town, wa taken up by the council and will undoubtedly be settled before any permanent build in es are erected. Necanicum Lodge No. 88, Knight of Pythlaa, wa. In session at the time the fire broke out The evening be ing very warm nearly all of tho mem ber present were In their shirtsleev es. When the alarm sounded all of them left the hall to render what as sistance they could, leaving their coats and hate, and In many cases valuable and money I amounting In the aggregate to a considerable sum. which was all destroyed within a few minute after they left the building. HAS BIG MAJORITY PEOPLE WILL VOTE I COUNCIL FAVORS RAISING MON EY FOR EXEVATOR, DOCK AND PLAYGROUNOS M'BAIN SUBMITS PLAN TOR LIFT Old Building In Southern End Of City Ar Called Fir Traps Street Grade ' Ordered A communication wa. received from B. T. Mclialn at the meeting of the City Council Friday evening with re ference to tho proposed public eleva tor which will probably be an Issue of the next election. Tho proposed plan calls for a tunnel to run imdr the Southern Pacific track, thl tun nel to extend directly to the bluff. The elevator haft will be built di rectly Into the aide of the bluff and sufficiently large to accommodate an elevator having a capacity of twenty persona. At tno top of the bluff twelve foot concrete walk will be built to Seventh and Sixth (treeta. The carrying out of thi plan would cover a portion of tho Chase proper ly, ana in consideration of giving thl land to tho city Mr. Chase ask that the alley through her property be closed, and a fifteen foot atrip on High street be deeded to her. Thi com munication wa referred to the Com mittee on Btreet and Public Prop-" rty. To thi. committee also wa re ferred a report of the City Engineer to the effect that the George Redda way atore at Seventh and Monroe waa out of line and on part of Monroe Street Notice wa given that tha appraise ment and aasessment. for the Four teenth street improvement has been made and the property holder will be given till February 22 to file any ob-. Jectlon to these assessments. The question of changing the grade of certain portion of J. Q. Adam street teceived considerable discus sion and several interested property holders were present to present their views. Thl matter waa gone over at the last council meeting but no con clusion waa reached, and it waa ex pected that the grade question would be settled at Friday night' meeting, but notniny definite wa decided a the Interested property holder could not come to a definite conclusion. A resolution changing the grade of Main atreet from Moss atreet to the Abernetby Bridge to conform to the present level of the stret was read and parsed. A resolution was unanimously adop ted which will give the voter of thi city, at the special election. July 8, the opportunity to rote on the ques tion of Issuing bonds to run from 6 to 20 years for the purpose of building and maintaining a public elevator. dock and play grounds. Tho issue ot the bond to be for $16,000 and to draw 6 per cent Interest payable semi annually. An ordinance covering this matter waa introduced, the same ord ered advertised and will come up for final passage at the next regular coun cil meeting. The existence of a number of old shack, in the south end of town came in for a general criticism by the dif ferent member, ot the council. Some of these old building are in a deplor able coudition and are vertible fire traps and steps will probably be taken shortly with a view of either repair ing these houses or bearing them, down. Notice was given that the P. R. L. & P. Co. I placing grooved rail on their switch on Main street between Fourteenth and Twelfth streets and the City Recorder was instructed to order the company to place a differ ent type of rail, provided this matter is covered by the city charter. Refuse cans for the Seventh Street and Twelfth Street Park were order ed. An ordinance providing for the ap propriation of $1,800 or such amount as necessary for oiling the city streets received first reading. It Is the In tention of the council to have this work done as soon a. practicable. The chief of police was ordered to Instruct the tenant of the fourth lot from the bridge, on the east side of Monroe street between Thirteenth; and Fourteenth streets to Immediate ly Improve the existing sanitary con ditions or be subject to arrest at the expiration of five days.- The counctlmen present were Roake, Burk, Tooxe. Meyer and Pope. CLUB STARTS WAR ON The Mount Pleasant Civic Improve ment Club met at the Mount Pleas ant school house Tuesday evening, acd bmong the matters that were dis cussed was the dumping ground. There are several teamsters it I re ported who are guilty of dumping old cans, boxes, etc., on the picturesque spot near the foot bridge at tho head of Fifth Street The club has offer ed a reward for the apprehension of the guilty men. The Civic Improve ment Club has taken much Interest In the appearance of the roadway lead ing from this city to Mount Pleasant It was also decided to hnve a straw berry festival instead ot the annual banquet this year. The festival wtll be given In June, the exact date of which haa not yet been et A novel affair I being planned by tho mem bers. The committee for the feast will be appointed at the next meeting of the club, which will be held in June BOND SSE