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(SON OTY KPKIS T Clskma County Fair Ct will fci gar and fcatUf inn ir hl ytar. OUKdON CITY, ORKOON, FIMDAY, JULY 21, 1fI I. ESTASLISMSO IMS ENTE fONTr f IOMTM YSAR-N. . FRIARS TO HOVE fl OLD MlLWAUKII TAVERN MAV II THANSrORMlO INTO A CON VAlCftCINT HOME I tmViOUlDtSCKPlLOCALOrflCIAIS jrtj tano'ard for Entranc HilttJ Appeal Htrt Mel Prohibit That the Friar' rlu I), lh manager of hit li tro convicted on a charge of riling liquor lo minor, would prob ably r-i'l Ihelr bulldluf un the batik of llii rlrr nar Ml'waukla lu Kev. frrJi-rl' k K. Howard, city inlatlonary af the Kilw'pallan rluirrh In Portland, fur b.'inn fr ronnliKfiit. and would o-d Ihelr rliib In new building on Iti rixr tauk Jual serosa Ilia county id lu Multtioiiiah county the atatntifiit of John Dllrhburu, prc. anl and attorney of lha rlub her Frl itj afternoon. Mr. IHtrhburn alao aild that ttip club would lia reorgati Urd anil (ha mcmbcrablp cul down lo about 160. Rev. Howard Aetlva. IM. Howard haa B'ado arvrral trip to Oregon City lo et If arrangemiiuta roul'l be timet lo Wit Ilia building fur l roiivulix't'iil homo. 1 ho building la otKl lr Isaac (irnttuti and ced tin drrt live yrnr contract by F-rneat 1I1 l.ttr and Wilbur at monthly rmt.'l of li:' for Ilia flrat two ycare and ll'.'i f'r th Inat three. Mr. (Iral tun tai'l Friday afternoon that ha ha heard if tin plan of turning lbs old Uvrrn building Into wnvalrarrnt home but no on had sen blm. Mr. luti btiurn, when asked why the otlirrn of th club denlred to move, aaid: "I'r mining lha club to Multuo ih rounly wa ran bo among our o VcovW, In th" aatna county In which our nmWn live, and away from theae Clarliimu otfU lata and the atrong pub (lo arotlmrpl which rklata In I'lacka Dm county agalnat ua." Mtmbcrchlp Now 610. The work of rfiliirlng th member- auilp bai already begun. Several week no the total enrollment waa over 800 (wrKini and at the present time the orrirula any that the number baa been Mured to 610. The work will con Uim until only 250 of I hone who are totildered moat worthy of member re eft on th booka. John IMtrhburn who waa elected Mrly In the aprlna to take the nr.nl drnry of the club, aald that an election to chooae a new act of officer will be held within the next few daya. Tha atundard of membership will b mlHed, according to Mr. Dltchburn. "In tlu pat a peraon would bo admitted uxin tlio recommendation of thive BiiMiibora and the payment of an In Illation fe of $1." he aald. "Hut from now one we will raise the standard We will require more than merely a favnrublo recommendation from other ni'iuliem of Ihe club." Appeal Not Probable. No npieul will probnlily be taken from tlio verdict reached In the clr- rult court, but If any further action Is commenced It will bo baaed on Ihu point that the circuit court hud no Jur Imllctlon where martini luw waa In force, according to the attorney "There Ik no reason why we ahoitld fit a new trial. The onsleat thing to to l to pity what flno may be Imposed mi open tlio now club, aald Mr. Milium. Officer of tho club bitterly denounce tne uitltiide taken by Governor Weal itid miilntnln (hut they tiro Innocent of iiy of the chargea which have been broiiKht ngutnsl them. Governor Crltlclied. 'In llio cam of tho Kovernor I nee 1'crnon who could not stand tlio pro lire of Authority. When he was In AMorln mid n cIoho friend of Mr. WH 'mr. Mr. Went never dlHiilnyed tho tin controluhln toniper which be now hna." "wrteil Mr. Dltchburn. "In AHtorln Mr. Wlllmr ulded Mr. WohI out of many troubles and tho two men woro iru-nds, but when West was elected inventor IiIh nutiire seems lo have thaniwd." EXPERT IS PROVIDED BEST SESSION OF II) AID lilt FAro- ASSEMBLY END s Ilia rortlaml Hallway, l.lclit k I'ower company haa rrsalnl an agrl rullural drpartmntil. In charge of II. K. Croaa, of lireahatii. Mr. Croaa haa ben llivrellgallng IIm kalarada iiiuiitry and arranging for periiiaiH-nt rthllilla for line at the Can by fair, lha Kalarada fair snd at Ihe I'ortlaiid show. It la the Intention of the railway company to furnleli farm. era In this eecllon with Ihe proper In formation r-ganllng the raining of feed fur bog and rattle raining. Tbla line of work Is almllar to that Mug done by the Mill and Hotithrrn I'aclfk' lift - In the other weetrrn polnta. : lackainaa county ai pat-la lo be wd rrprpM-atml this fall with rthllilla al the Portland ahow, lealdea making a good showing at their two local falra, lo be held III Candy and Ketacada. BU00IT RtMAlNI IN TRCAIUP.V AT END OF 11 DAY ASSEMBLY WEATHER AIDS W BRINGING CROWDS 1000 Persona Enjoy Idtal Camolno Conditlona rt Big Crove Sun day Program Drawa Ovir JVX) GRAVEL PLANES NOW OPERATING MATERIAL FROM BARTON AND NEW ERA TO BE USED ON COUNTY ROADS PRODUCT CONSIDERED HIGH CRADE Jrrtu UNABLE TO AGREE JUDGE CAMPBELL DISMI83E8 JURY AFTER 10 HOURS OF DEMBERATiON wr,0Vl"' hours of jlolllxirntlon, to a "lu olr(!lllt curt wob ttimhlo eiiTri r!lon a vt",tll(;t ORHlnst Slri Lor In ni;M0L?.''lmrKed wlll B8n,lt with i111' Frank Krvln. of Mil mi 8,f'i,, v J- u' Camplwll dls- evlnl' 1W! Bt 8:35 O'clo,;k Frl(1,iy The trini r. . and i.n.r "'" "" innrsuny niorninR ' contlnti,., to about 4'.'tn 't,.nC kle to Itl "ln(1 a ,rl t0 M"wa- "Into vii BCOno or l"o allcgod rirnr.,1 .. i y '""""fiB tno caae wns ent to tho Jury at 10:30 Lack of Available Ttama Provte to be Strlous Drawback to Operation of Plant at Ntw Era on Rlvsr Bank ibe two uew county gravel pita, completed within the laal week at a coat of several thoumtud dollars, are now operating at full capacity. The plant at New Kra, unlng gravel lakeu from Ihe bed of the nvvr, opened Hal urday, and the Hartou plant began operations Monday. The two plants combined will give (he county all Ihe gravel needed for yeara to coma. At both plants tha ma Uriel la of a hub grade and well adapted lo road work. The material at New Kra la the beet grade of river gravel and la hard and poaaeascs a atrong resistance lo wear. The prod uct of tha llarton plant Is cement gravl and will bind Itself Into a good wearing surface when placed on road. Tha gravel at the New Kra plant la aecured from the bed of the Wlllani otte by the ue of dredtres. A Irani' way carries the material from the Cliautauijiit rimed Hun day evening, and following Ihe recital of 'The Dl vine Tragedy," by Mrs. Mattle llardv alike Jonce, Ihe curtain waa drawn upon one of the moat eurceaaful as semblies In the 1 years of Gladstone fhsutauijua history Not aloiid was Ihe program one of irlnl merit with a general feeling of as'lufiictlon on every hand, but Treasurer Cautleld Monday reported reported A neat little budget on hand In the chautauqua treaaury. The eg' act amount will not be known for atv. eru I days until all outstanding lulls are pnld, but It la almost certain that the balnnc will be larger than for aevcral years On every hand are heard words of praise over this year's assembly, and the splendid suco aa la a fine tribute to the untiring work of the directors. The lectures, the music, and Ihe sum mer school work, the three big fea- (urea of the progrum, were better than ever In the enllmutlnn of the thousands who lulled the grounds. Perfect weather, combined with the harmony and lack of disturbance which comes with smooth running msnngement, make tha camp life pleasunt for the 1000 persons, the rec ord number, who were camped on the K rounds. flundny everything was In keeping with the standard of the former daya. A sermon by Dr. W. II. Hlnson at I o'clock was listened to attentively by 3500 people. Dr. Hlnion'e talk was a heart-to-heart sermon. At 4 o'clock Profeasor Cowen, oT Portlnnd, won great applause by his presentation of Gaul's oratorio, "The Holy City." The following musicians' were heard In the aolo rolea: Stuart McGulre. Mra. Pauline Mlller-Chnp man, Mra. 8. V. Hutchinson, C. E. Pat terson and Kdwln Nyden. Mrs. K'del liert Vsn Ilraklo was accompanist. The Hunnysfde Congregational choir, of Portland, member of Oregon City and Gladstone choirs, and the musical 20 CORDS OF DESTROYED BY FIRE HOHINfJ, Ore.. July M.-nre, start ing from some mysterious ramie on lha site of an old sawmill In this plarw early yesterday morning, for a lime menaced a portion of tills place, but the puople baatened to (be ecene In the early atagea of the fire and, forming a bucket brigade, fought the flames ucceanfully until Ihe arrival of the fire fighting car of the electric com pany, when the flames were soon 'lUewhed. The damage done was con fined lo 20 cords of wood belonging to O. A. Palmer. The fire started at 6.30 o'clock yesterday rnnrolng and by 8 o'clock waa thoroughly under control. E OUT BIG SURPRISE WILSON GIVES PARDON TO "LO- CAOR" WHO CONFESSED TO OFFICIALS SUCCESS Of HART FORCES CHANCES TEN FEET WILL BE ADDED TO RACKS ALONG SOUTH 8I0E OF FIFTH STREET IWICE-A WEEK MARKET IS PROPOSED III OF REVIEW IS Variety of Produce Is Wide, But AH Sella Mora ftrmtr and Buy ers Than Before Art Prteent A 6RAKEE ASKS POKTLA.VD, Ore., July 18. The fact that Henry J. Harper, a Tacoma barber who aerved 30 days for fraud u lent use of the malls, has a full pardon from President Wilson, restoring his civil rights, first became public today in the t nlted Htatea district court with udKO llean sitting, while Harper was on the witness stand as a witness KliiHt W. P. Mlnurd, of Portland, and . W. Logan and K. J. Kellers, of Ta coma, accused of the same offense. Harper was a member of the so- called "Seattle group" alleged fake bind locators, of which Minard, I-okrd and Kellers are alleged by the govern ment to have been members also. These men, the government alleges, conspired and used the malls In fur therance of the conspiracy to get pep sons to buy worthless "locations" from them on timber lands within the Ore gon A California railroad land grant In Oregon. This alleged fraud was country-wide, and the federal author ities estimate that Its operators ob tained at least $1,600,000 by this means. river Bide to the cruahlna anil acntvn. lug plant from which It goes Into the fnPra at Chautauqua made up the bunkers. Tbeao are pluced besldo the ul corns. track of the Southern Pacific so that I Mrs. Jones' recital Sunday night was the grave) can be hnuled by Iruln with-1 the closing feature of the chautauqua. ma minimum or trouble. The county i lie auditorium waa rilled court has been able to aocure a spe- Parson's orchestra aecomnanied Mra. I.. I 1. a . - . I. . s mi iroiKiu rqio on Kravui irom una iJonnn. in hop ran tn i - - . UlllUl. ' I At the prcaent time the New Era plant Is merely operating to fill the bunkers. Owing to the number of teams now In use In the hay fields. Itoud Engineer Hobson hns boon un- abla to sectiro teams to distribute tho gravel. At the present time tho llarton plant running at capacity, but a Becond set of bunkers Is being plunnod on a pur of tho Portlnnd Kullwny, Light 'ower company. The cement gravel from this pit is being used lu tho Kuitle reek, .Harton, and llorlng road dis tricts. The county hns secured the consent of tho railway company to uso OSWEGO BRUSH FIRE IS CHARLES ANDERSON GETS $225 VERDICT CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES UNTIL OCTOBER AT CALL OF JUDGE CAMPBELL So firmly has the succeas of 'he mar ket day been established, Ihe Ikard of Trade committee has determined to In crease the length of the racks from fcO to K0 feet, and the plan of making mar ket day twice a w-ek Is considered more favorably than before, although this last change may not be made for sou time. This was the statement of J. Tobln Friday evening. The variety of farm produce brought j In at the second market day Friday. I ATTORNEYS PREPARE I.. Kllpp, representing County Ileal! Officer Van Hrakle, filed a pctnioo for a writ of review In Ihe circuit court Mondny, aaklng that Ihe evidence. which waa used by Ibe sla'o board In attempting to remove Dr. Van Urakl be reviewed by the court to find out If the hoard haa the power to remove hint. The p-'lllcn eta August 3 a the time lo file an answer. The action of Dr. Van Hrakle de notea a change of attitude on the part or Dr. van nraki. iwora the writ waa prepared, he Ignored Ihe attempla or the atate board lo remove him. but now he wanta to l-at out the power of that body and find out If the courts will auataln him In the position he has taken. FORCOIJRTDECREE DEFENSE TRIES TO COUNSEL FOR "LOCATOR9" PUTS WITNESS ON STAND TO SHOW 8ELLERS INNOCENT F, te.an'111- L,H'"r,l,:n "rvln Prinr-in,,! ., V. 1 ,U1U i-omnxo wcro the cordlnc in . RHes ln 1110 ei"'0' Ac mctal h.i?,',,orr,oW h the (HIM 'or Z Z ' u"Ited to arrest Lorenio tor di 1 1 , , .?. "U"K """"a when tlalma i, ul """'Kun on him. Ervln rwttl..n as 4VltJIIAU II . m blr(ls when tho lat- field hut . ,lmcked off R('ross tho """an whT.n Knn t0 "PProach the Xi Th?nr,,ed out a re- ""itv;?1" ?('fnn,,e. contrndlcted al " n"! , "!1 the warden was atanclat Z m ?" ,Mui;? clr- U1rlct Atin. WHB introduced. be'thed8Vnulantan1 U'Ren & Schue- Tho bruHh fire which has been burn ing In the vicinity of Oswego since Inst Saturday was reported Wednes day night by Hugh Henry, of the Ore gon Forest Fire nnsoclatlon, to be well under control. Mr. Henry was at the Ihe spur from Hnrton station on the scene of, tho flro all day Wednesday, htilncadn line to tho pit to haul gravel, having taken five men from Portland early in tho morning to help those on tho ground. These five men worked under A. H. Whlto, one of tho county road super visors for Multnomah county at the north end of the blnso. Thirteen oth er men under l.oo M. Martin, who has been deputized by State Forester El liott to talio charge of the fire fight ing, devoted their enemies to keeping the buue from spreading. Ah a further precaution Thursday, a fow more men from Oswego will be added to the force on the ground.' It has been decided to dig a trench around the fire nrea to guard agnhist HIIV nOKHlbllitV nf ltn trentlnir ncnln 1m. I'UKiLANU, uro.. jttiy zi. Krrorts yond control nnd spreading, to impcucn me testimony or itonry j. llnrper, who wns Indicted with four others on the charge of innklng fraudu lent u ho of the malls In connection Ith locating applicants on lands In the Oregon & California railroad grant, was tho first movo of the defense this morning In the trial of E. J. Sellers ml J. W. Logan of Tacoma nnd W. Mlmird of Portland. This move was taken In connection with tho dnfpnso of Sellers, who short ly before the noon recess wad put on tho witness stand In Ills own dofonse. E. O. MeUiue. a Tacoma lawyer. was tho chief witness. His testimony wns Intended to show that whllo Sol- lers nnd Hitrpor offlcod together. Hol lers had no part ln the land locnllng operations of Harper. Mobile's knowledge of the affairs of the two men, he snld, came through hg Burvlng Harper In the capnclty of notary pub lic. " lint before United States District At torney C. U Itenmos got through with the witness on crosB-oxamlnatlon the evidence Indicated that McLnno wns closely allied with tho operations of tho two men as the author of a lettor addressed to Messrs Harper & Sellers, Instructing them to raise the price of locations, nnd ns a party to an agree ment whereby Melnne wns to accept power of attorney for applications. Much ot the testimony of the morn ing revolved around this letter, which described the desirability of the claims upon which locations could be made In me vicinity of the Coqullle river. Mc-I-nne said he wrate "the lettor at tho renuest of Harper, who was contem plating a trip caBt. McLane denied thnt he was a "boster" for the lo cators. The letter was Introduced as evidence by Reames to Impeach the j credibility of McUne as a witness. PORTLAND. Ore. July 22. Inves tigation of the management of the Equity Warehouse company, a. Port land corncern that buys and soil farm produce, Is bolng curried on by the district attorney's office. Warrants have been aBked from the district at torney charging the officers of the company with embezzlement and an Inquiry is being carried on to learn If (here Is evidence to support au indict ment. The complaint charging embezzle mont wns fllod by Attorney Pagtte ln the Interests of a number of farmers who shipped potatoes to the company aggregating $1031 ln value last March, on W4iicn it is said they got no returns. Warrants for the arrest of the follow ing directors are asked: F. K. King, presldont, Clackamas county; T. A. Harper, ex-presldont, Dundee: John Schmidke, Hanks; J. L. Kmse, Sher wood; J. M. Stretcher, Hlllsboro. and A. R. Lyman, Greshnm. 'A Jury In the circuit court returned a verdict of $220 for the plaintiff In the nun ui manes o. Anuerson against ii F. Retherford, N. Q. Hedin and A. G I lor berg, at 5 o'clock Saturday after noon. Anderson charged that on July 9. 1913, Retherford and Anderson swore out a complaint apalnst him before A. Horberg, justice of the peace at Boring, for his arrest on a charge of larceny for the purpose of compelling him to release a certain lien which he held against the property of Rether ford and Hodln. Anderson testified that ho waa arrested, taken before Jus tice Horberg, and his bail was placed at $100. but that then when the money was offered to the Justice In the form of a check It was refused and he was competed to stay ln jail. During the time he was In the cus tody, Anderson charged, Retherford and Hedin came to Anderson and of fered to drop all charges If. he would release the loin, and Horberg, as jus tice, advised Andnrson to accept the compromise which was done. The amount of the suit was $500. The Jury was out less than an hour. This will be the last session of the circuit court In Clackamas county un til October, unless Judge Campbell sees -fit to call the court Into session before thnt date. The jury consists of: H. G. Starkweather, C. R. Hunt er, Charles Linker, Charles Llvesay, Jncob Grossmlllor, David Homer, Wil liam Schatu, John Mullenhoff, L. N. Duffy, E. W. Smith, C. W. Owings, W. E. Ilonney, H. N. Hnrtnell, H. A. Kruse and H. N. Everhnrt. BIO FIRE REPORTED OLYMPIA, WaBh., July 22. A re port wns received at the Btate forestry office lute tonight from Oscar Sword, county fire warden of Kitsap county, that a forest fire of threatening pro portions was burning back of Ilremcr- ton and that the Puget Sound navy yard powder magazine waa in danger. $85,000 IS EOST IN HOT PORTEAND FIRE PORTLAND, Ore., July 22. Fire storting nt 3:15 o'clock this afternoon ln the factory of tho King-Fisher Mat tress compnny, Goldsmith street and Albina avenue, completely destroyed the matress plant, the Freelnnd Furni ture oompnny, the Eastern & Western Ulowpipe company, the stables of the Star Transfer company and the Henderson-Finch company and the room ing house of C. L. Coonrod. The cause of the fire is unknown. Sweeping through he highly Inflam mable materials stored In the mattress plant the flames made such rapid head way that the buildings were al ablaze before the fire department arrived. All horses In the barns were taken to safe ty, however, and the blaze was fully undor control by 4 o'clock. The loss on all the property Is esti mated at about $S5,000. The rooming house run by Coonrod was Insured Just half an hour before the fire, by its owner. WOULD HURRY RED TAPE $ WASHINGTON. D. C C. G. -S Woodruff, chairman of the trans- r portatlon commute of the Cham- S ber of Commerce, has wired Sen- S $ ator Lane, asking him to urge the $ S attorney general to evpedlate the i examination of the deed for the 3 Oregon City locks. $$$$&&$$$$$$$$$$ was just as varied as on the week pre ceding. More farmers and more buy' era were present and Ihe market from tho lime the flrat trade was made un til the bulk of the farmers had left. showed more Hie than at the first day. The first wagon arrived about 8 o'clock and by 11:30 o'clock the bulk of the trading was completed. The busiest tlmo at the market waa from 9 to 10:30 o'clock when the sidewalk was crowded with buyers and the greatest number of sales were made. All the produce which was brought Ik, excepting a few articles which were not staples, were sold. Grocery store men, hotel men, and restaurant pro prietors visited the market late in the morning and bought produce which re mained unsold. The market baa passed the evperl- mental stage and reached the place where It Is recognized a factor ln the weekly life of the town, according to Mr. Tobln, who Is chairman of the Hoard of Trade committee, and who baa alwaya been active ln the projocL The success of, the venture Is so marked that tbe committee finds that the present equlppment of racks Is not able to accommodate the fanners as it should and that an addition will have lo be made. Tbe canopy, which was used for the first time, proved to be a big aid In th market. Although the temperature ture did not reach the highest point or tbe day, 95 degrees, until tbe mid die of the afternoon, the canopy pro tected tbe produce from the glaring rays of the aim as well as tbe buyer and the seller, In discussing the proposed plan of making Tuesday a market day as well aa Friday, Mr. Tobln said: "We have been enquiring of the farmers and tbe customers whether they would favor making the market twice a week, and we find that the plan meets with fa vor. At the present time, however. the farmers are busy with their hay and In a short time the harvest will be going at full blast, so that I believe that it would be better to postpone the plan for a few weeks, although I am still In favor of It." WRIT OF REVIEW WHICH WILL PROB ABLY BE FILED MONDAY COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER CONFIDENT County Court Sends Letter to SUtt Board of Health Which Clearly Defines Position of Local Authority TRAIN! The program for the teachers' train ing school, which will be held ln Glad stone Chautauqua park August 10 to 28 under the direction of County Su perintendent Calavan, hns been com pleted. All teachers who expect to teach In this county and have not had 7 months of teaching experience, in cluding eight in this state, are re quired to attend by law. Superintendent Calavan expects that nt least 100 teachers will attend, and he has made preparations for that number. The faculty of the school in cludes T. J. Gary, formerly county su perintendent; M. S. Lovelace, the new supervisor; E. K. Mathews, Ilrenton Vedder and Mrs. M. L. Fulkerson, who will be in charge of the primary de partment. A series of lectures have been arranged, six by representatives of the Btate department of public in struction, the University of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural college and the state normal school and one by Dr. Clyde Mount. The dally program of the advanced division follows: 8:30, opening exercises, 30 minutes; 9:00, reading, T. J. Gary, 45 mlnuthes; 9:45, history and civics, M. S. Love lace, 45 minutes; 10:30, Intermission. 10:40, methology, E. K. Mathews, 30 minutes; 11:10, arithmetic, Brenton Vedder, 30 minutes; 11:40, Intermis sion. 1:00, opening exercises; 1:15, lecture or geography, 45 minutes; 2:00, langunge, T. J. Gary, 40 minutes; 2:40, intermission. 2:50, child stud and applied psychology, E. K. Mathews, 30 minutes; 3:20, writing. Brenton Vedder, 40 minutes. T THREATS AS W. S. U'Ren, Prohibition nominee for governor, and Circuit Judge Camp bell had an exchange of words Thurs day in the trial of Slri Lorenzo, charg ed with assault, which ended by Judge Campbell declaring to the attorney that If he repeated his statement be would be landed behind the bars. U'Ren criticized a ruling of Judge Campbell and wanted to argue tbe question with the judge. Judge Camp bell stood by his decision and U'Ren declared that the court was not fair. Thursday evening Mr. U'Ren said that be felt that he was correct in his con tention, but that he was too quick in retorting to statements made by Judge Campbell. That his attorneys bad prepared a writ of review so that tbe circuit court could pass upon tbe legality of the state board of health In attempting to remove him aa county health officer. was tbe statement of Dr. J. A- Van Brakle late Saturday night Dr. Van Brakle said that the paper had been prepared Saturday and would probably be filed here in the circuit court Mon day. All the evidence which the state board examined will be taken before the circuit court. If tbe plans of the acting health officer are carried out. in an effort to determine whether or not tne board exceeded Its authority In us action. Dr. Van Brakle said that he was con fident of the outcome of any actions which be might begin In tbe circuit court. "The actions of the state board have crossed and recrossed until they form a tangle wblch Is almost Impos sible to straighten out There Is no doubt ln my mind as to the decision which will result," Dr. Van Brakle said Saturday even ing that tbe county court stood behind him as firmly as at any time in the contest between him and the state board. Several conferences have been held since the last eoustlng" of the board and It Is understood that every move made by Dr. Van Brakle is ar provea Dy tne court. It became known Saturday afternoon that County Judge Anderson sent a let ter to the state board of health In reply to the one which he received after the recent meeting of the board at which it was determined that Dr. Van Brakle was not health officer. It is said that the court told the state board that the court had seen nothing to cause It to change its mind and that the same policy would be followed in the future as in the past. The incident in the circuit court recently where the oppon ents of Dr. Van Brakle dropped an ac tion against him when it was in the court is said to have been cited in the letter. CHASE DECISION Ifl FAVOR- OF CITY SUPREME COURT MAKES RULISO. IN SEVENTH STREET ELE VATOR TANGLE APPEAL CASE IS KOI KENTIONED Attorney en Both Sidta Claim Opin ion of Court Is Victory Writ of Rtvlew Is Buggtattd by Jurat L. Stipp, John S levers and U'Ren & Schuebel represent Dr. Van Brakle. CHASE APPEAL CASE IS ARCUEDjT SALEM DECISION OF COURT WILL BE AN NOUNCED IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS SCHUEBEL The appeal case from Judge Ben son's decision that the land between the west line of block 34 and the South ern Pacific right-of-way was the prop erty of Mrs. Sarah Chase, wbb argued Derore tne supreme court Friday after noon by Attorneys J. E. Hedges and Latourette, representing Mrs. Chase, and C. Schuebel and L. Stipp, repre senting the city. Mr. Schuebel said on his return that he expected that the court would render its verdict in about two weeks. The same ground was covered In the arguments Friday as were gone over early in the spring before Judge Ben son. The claim of the city Is that the land Is street property because the Preston map, made from the McLough lln survey, does not show the land as Included in any block. The attorneys on the other side of the case contend that the property belongs to Mrs. Chase because of two deeds which she holds from the heirs of Dr. McLough ltn. The case has a vitul bearing on the "elevator case." If the city can prove to the court that the land in dispute is municipal property, an outlet from the elevator landing can be secured to Sixth street without any further legal actions. The appeal was made from a deci sion ot Judge Benson which enbraced two points: the first that the elevator was not a nuisance, and the second that tbe land between the west side of block 34 and the Southern Pacific right-of-way belonged to Mrs. Chase. SU.hM. Ore.. July tl -Tbe city of Oregon City haa won an apprarant vie tory In the proceeding brought for oiiletnpt of court by Mr. Harah ('haa by a deciaion handed don by the Uta auprrme court today. The court had not made a deceialun In regard to the pprai from Judge Onaon. which was argued before the court a week ago. During the year 1912 the city of Ore gon City waa authored to construct passenger elevator to transport pa- sengera from the buplneaa portion of he city to an elevation of about loo feet up the bluff In tne residence por tion of the city, and then commenced work to locate the bridge or trralle from the top of the elevator ahafl onto the bluff. The plaintiff wa awarded IISOO a damace by viewer and appealed lo the circuit court. wh re ihe wa awaH- $K00 rnl coats. On October 15. 191.1, fhe atnr'ed itilt to enjoin tbe city nd it offl -er from proceeding with the ilevatnr and bridge, maintaining hut the erection of the bridge and ele vator would mean a contlnuou tre pasa and nuliance. This case waa argued before Judge Benson and he ruled that the elevator waa not a nuiaance, but also made the point that the property between the eat line or block 34 and the rlght-of-ay of the Southern Pacific wa tbe property of Mrs. Chase. After this ruling was made, the city claimed that tbe condemnation proceedings were le gal and that, after a warrant for $1600 bad been tendered, tbe city coudt right fully go upon tbe land. At this point ill city employees were arrested, charged with contempt of court ln going upon the land after tbe decree of Judge Benaon that the land waa tbe property of Mrs. Chose, and that all city employee would be bar red from going on tbe property for the purpose or constructing tbe elevator. Tbe contempt proceedings were argued before the court lost week and tbe de cision today covers that pNnt alone. One of the point made by Mrs. Chase's attorney was that tbe de scription of the property In the con demnation proceedings was Indefinite and that It was not a correct and legal description. The court holds that the description was clear and sufficient Judge Benson decreed that no city employee should go upon the property ror the purpose or constructing the elevator or the elevator bridge or land- ing. ana tne city claimed that the six men arrested were merely opening up street, in this contention the court sustained the city, although attornteys for Mrs. Chas9 argued that the street was to be as an elevator approach alone. The court also gave as Its onlnlon thnt the proceedings should be tried out by writ of review or some direct proceedings for the purpose of testing out their regularity. Jtujlge Eakln wrote the opinion. That as he understood the decision.. he ruling made by the state supreme court ln the "elevator case" was not a substantial victory for the city, but expressed the convictions of the law- ers for Mrs. Sarah Chase, was the statement of J. E. Hedges, attorney for Mrs. Chase, Tuesday afternoon. , According to my understanding of the case the court holds that the remi- lnrity of the condemnation proceedings should be tested out by a writ of re view or some direct proceedings for that purpose," said Mr. Hedges this evening. "Such a decision, as I un derstand the court has handed down, is merely a declaration that It has no jurisdiction In the matter, as we argued before the court." L. Stipp. who with Citv Attornev C. Schuebel, represented the city, said Tuesday evening that from what. h had heard of the decision it favored the city. He cited the stand taken by the court deciding against Mrs. Chase in her contention that the boundaries . were indefinite, and that the decree of Judge Benson would prevent city employees from going on the property to construct a street. HON HIGH SCHOOL PLAN AT OAK GROVc The newest proposed union high school in Clackamas county is at Oak Grove. The Oak Grove Parent-Teach ers' association has taken a stand ln favor of a high school in which Oak Grove, Jennings Lodge and Concord. would be interested. A committee composed of Mrs. Anna Kornbrodt, Mrs. Emerald Waldrum and Mrs. Netta Evans, has been ap pointed by the association to discuss the plan with the school boards of the districts. The Social Service club oZ Oak Grove will give a social, with a literary pro gram, at the home of B. Lee Paget at Park Grove on the evening of July 23. The club gave a picnic last Thursday at the Riverside home of Mrs. Frank Dayton, Courtney station. ESTATE PROBATED The estate of Kate Friedrick has been filed in the probate court of Clackamas county. Attorney J. E. Hedges filed the papers ln the case and asked that Julius Friedrick be ap pointed administrator.