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TWO NEWC1TY DADS PHIESTER AND MASON WILL OCCUPY SEATS IN COUNCIL WEDNESDAY. CouacUmea Albri(bt and Francis Retire Mayor Dlailck'f Appointment Reviewed City Treaurer Meyer'i Report Where Will Committee Placet Oo? The first meeting in the new year of the city council will be held next Wednesday evening when the newly elected councilmen, Samuel Phiester from ward two and C. M. Mason from ward three will succeed Charles Al bright and Samuel Francis, res- spectively. While it is usual for the committee announcements to be made at the first meeting in January there is a possibility that they will not be made Wednesday evening. The mayor is a busy man these days and is giving careful consideration to his committees. He is doing nothing in haste. It is almosKt safe to say that the present municipal appointees will be reappointed. They are City Attor ney A. S. Dresser, City Engineer Ernest Rands, Suieriiitendont of Streets John Green,' Chief of Police Charles E. Bums and Night-watchman Ed L. Shaw. The city recorder is elected by the council and Bruce C. Curry will succeed himself. His knowledge of the affairs of the office makes him an extremely valuable man and Mayor Dimick said this morning that he hoped the council would re-elect him. The present council committees are: Z FINANCED. Koreuer, J. W. Pow eel, C. O. Huntley. STREETS AND PUBLIC PROP ERTY Willliam Sheahun, E. F. Story, E. W. Scott. FIRE AND WATER S. V. Fran cis, E. D. Kelly, C. G. Huntley. HEALTH AND POLICE-J. W. Powell, Charles Albright, R. Koer ner. CEMETERY-E. F. Story, E. D. Kelly, Chus. Albright. . Councilman Albright's retirement makes vacancies in the health and police and cemetery committees. Councilman Francis was chairman of the committee on fire and water. Councilman Sheahun will be retained as chairman of the committee on streets and public property in rocogni tion of the good work the committee has done in the past year under his diroctiou. Just what committee places will bo assigned to the new council men is hard to to ttU. As there are two councilmen from the third ward on the committee on streets and public property, Councilman Scott may be transferred to another com mittee and in that event Councilman Powell would probably bo given the place on the street committee, which is a coveted plum, but the second ward has a man on that committee now and Mr. limit ley's ambitions may have to give place to circum stances. City Recorder Curry is hard at work on his reMrt and City Treasurer Myers has filed his report for the last three months of 11)02. There is a balance of $:115 70 in the cemetery fund. From the road fund there was expended $1148 14 and the fund has been overdrawn It! cents. This is partly duo to the fact that money has been takeu from the road fund and transferred to the general fund. There was expended from the general fund during the three months past $3(108 80, and there is a balance in the fund of $(1342 79. Receipts from the water fund were $327(1 34, and a balance is left of $2402 Hi). CHURCH ELECTIONS. Baptist and Congregaliunalhit Choose Offi cer For Another Year. Tho annual meeting of the members of the Baptist Church was held Wednesday, commencing at 8 P. M. and continuing until ft, when lunch eon was served and the business meet ing was resumed, lasting until 9 o'clock. W. W. Marrs and D. C. Lat ourette were re-elected trustees and A. S. Dresser was named as a trustee to succeed W. Carey Johnson, who has bcou a trustee continuously for a quarter of a century, and resigned localise of a change of residence. The following were re-elected deacons: J. D. Reuner, D. C. Latourette, James Ward, John Wise, J. J. Burgess. Other officers elected were: John W. Lodcr, treasurer ; Ralph Parker, finan cial sccrctury ; Mrs. William Beach, clerk ; Mrs. Carrie Parker, assistant clerk ; A. S. Dresser, choirister ; Miss Veda Willaimas, organist. The Sun day school officers are: Mrs. A. S. Dresser, superintendent ; George T. Howard, assistant superintendent ; Ella Dempster, secretary; Lillie Har greaves, treasurer ; Veda Williams, or ganist ; George T. Howard, choirister. The following vcre elected officers of the Young Peoples' Society: Mary Persifull, president j Dollie Cross, vice-president; Mrs. William Beach, secretary; Lizaie Roose treasurer. Mr. Thomas Guult was elected super intendent of the juniors. Church ush er for the new year are : William Beach, Chris Fisher, Oben Topkin, Will Peters, Archie Story, Ralph Parker. Baptismal, financial, charity and soliciting committee were ap pointed. The Baptist church com mence the year 1903 with its debt practically wiped ont. . The annual business meeting of the Congregational church was held on Tuesday, evening. Fourteen reports from as many department were read. The financial reports were especially satisfactory. Over $fI00 was paid dur ing the year for the final liquidation of the church debt. In the various treasuries, after all obligation were met, there was surplus of nearly $150. The resident membership has also ma terially increased. The officers whose terms had expired were all re-elected and are Mrs. F. F. White, clerk ; Mrs. T. L. Charman, treasurer; C. H. Dye and Mrs. H. C. Stevens, trustees. The Sunday School having recommended C. H. Dye for it superintendent he was re-elected for his sixth year. A thorough canvass is being made for all the expenses of the new year, and the board of trustees will give the complete result of the canvass to the annual roll call meeting next Thurs day evening. The pastor, Rev. E. S. Bollinger, will soon enter upon his fifth year of service and all relations in the church are most happy and harmonious. LOCAL TEAM WINS. Oregon City Beat Chehalls and Sunnyside at Basket Ball. The Chehalis basketball team was defeated at the Young Men's Christ ian Association gymnasium Wednesday night by the Y. M. C. A. team by a scure of 84 to 12. Tho visitors were outplayed at every point. The junior basketball game was more closely con tested and was ,won by the Oregon City Y. M . C. A. team from the Boys' Brigade team of Sunnyside The score was 11 to 9. Following the game was a literary program. Recitations were given by Miss Bessie Grant and Miss Bessie Woods and a solo was rendered by Rev. Frank H. Mixsel. The Presbyterian Church quintette, composed of Rev. F. H. Mixsel, Chester Muir, George Califf, Owen and David Thomas, sang, after which supper was served. The even ing closed with a watch meeting prayer service, conducted by General Secretary Seth Leavens. v Tho next meeting of the Teachers' Association will be held at New Era, the last Saturday of January, at which time we Bhall expect to hear the re port of a committee who are to ar rango a schedule of premiums in con nee tion with the proixsed exhibit of manual training or industrial work to be done in the schools. A full at tendance is esixwially desired. The ladies of New Era will serve luncheon. School Opened this Morning. Tho public schools opened this morning after a two weeks' holiday vacation. Tho teachers and pupils, as a class, are glad to resume work. The non-resident pupils, about 85, are all in attendance. The total enroll ment is now (188. Tho present school mouth ends Jnauary Kith. The first term ends February 18th, and tho new term of five mouths begins February Kith. School will close alout the middle of June. All the departments of the public schools are in a very prosperous condition. A. 0. U. W. Installation. Tho Ancient Order of United Work men held its installation last Satur day night in tho A. O. U. W. hall, and alsmt 70 members were present. Addresses were made by Judge T. F. Ryan, Jugde G. E. Hayes, and Hon. A. S. Dresser, and also by the incom ing Master Workman and Foreman. Charles H. Dye gave a historical sketch of the order, and instrument al music was rendered by A. S. Dresser. Samuel Roake sang a solo, and a very enjoyable evening closed with lunch and cigars. The newly elected overseer, J. H. Martin, was visiting a sick brother and was unable to bo present, and his installation will take place at the "next regular meting. The officers installed were Livy Stipp, master workman ; James Kdmiuds, past master; C. Schuebel, foreman; Joseph Beaulieu, guide; Samuel Roake, inside watchman ; Hauiue Godfrey, outside watchman; C. O, T. Williams, financier; O. II. Dye.receiver; H. J. Harding, recorder. Royal Arcanluns lo (Jo lo Portland, The officers and offlcers-eluet and the memliers of Clackamas council No. 2007, Royal Arcanum, will go to Portland tomorrow, leaving Oregon City at 7 p. m. , to join the Oregon Council and Willamette council in the installation of officers, which will be conducted by Deputy Supreme Re gent W. S. S;eneer, under special dispensation of the supreme regent. A program for entertainment has been prepared and a fine class for in itiation and refreshments will be features of the occasion. Howard and Jack Latourette and Don Meldrum Jeft on this morning's train for Eugene, to resume their studies at the state university, after a fortnight's vacation with their fam ilies in this city. TROUBLE IN UNION PAINTERS ARE AFTER THE SCA!JS OF - JOHNSON & ANDREWS. Carpenter Union Defend the Contractor and the Whole Matter WUI Be Investi gated at Ton!bt' Meeting of Federal Labor Union lolerested Parties Will Be Present The action of the painter' union, the textile workers' union and the federal labor union in declaring John son & Andrews, a local contracting firm, unfair, ha brought forth a storm of protests from individual mem bers of the carpenters' union, of which Johnson & Andrew are mem bers, and from non-union painter who have signed a petition to the head of the brotherhood of painters, asking that the books of the local union be investigated. It has been several month since Johnson & Andrews, who hold the office of secretary and treasurer in the carpenters' union, took the con tract for the construction of the Garde building and sublet the painting con tract to S. S. Mohler. There were several bidders for the painting, among whom were Messrs. Justin, Marrow, and Reddaway, all members in good standing of the union of painters. Mohler' s bid was the lowest and he was awarded the contract. This ac tion on the part of Johnson & An drews aroused the ire of the painters union and they immediately filed a protest against the contractors, takiug the ground that as union men John sou & Andrew had no right to let a contract to a non-union man, other wise Mr. Mohler. This protest was presented to the carpenters' union, which tabled it by a vote of 7 to 1. The dissenting vote was cast by A. J. Mayville, president-elect of the car penters' union and presidont of fed eral labor union. Johnson & An drews suy that the members of the carpenters' union understand the true situation, which they present iu the following way: It is not denied by them that Moh ler is a non-union painter; In fact he cannot be considered anything else. It seems that he joined the paint errs' union and agreed to abide by a schedule of prices fixed for contract work. Ho say he continued to abide by this scale until he found that other members of tho union were taking contracts for figures away under the scale. He protested without avail and finally withdrew from the union. He offered to resign but was not al lowed to do so and at times since his withdrawal has had the opportunity of reinstatement upon payment of de linquent dues and the opportunity is still open to him but he takes the po sition that the painters' union is not conducted ou union briuciples and so has no inclination or desire to affili. ate with the union. Mohler allege that he is a contractor pure and sim ple and that he is not a journeyman. Tho painters' union says that Mohler has been doing jounrcyman's work, and seemingly the whole matter is a very bad muddle and one of those things that cannot be explained. Secretary J. H. Howard, of federal labor union, makes the statement that after Mohler's withdrawal from tho painters' union, that body agreed to abolish the contracting scale ex cept as a gluide for which to base a figure ou contracts. After tho refusal of the carpenter's union to endorse the charges of the painters, the knights of the brusli went quietly to work and secured tho endorsement of the charges by federal labor union and the textile union. The plea was sot up by John sou & Andrews that tho action of fed eral labor union had been taken with out proper investigation. In order to give all sides a hearing federal labor union has invited Mr. Mohler, the carpenter's union and the painters un ion to bo present at its meeting to be held this evening, when the whole matter will be considered according to its lights. It will certainly be a very wise thing if tho contending par ties come to an understadiug, and it is to be hoped, though from past events, not to be expected, that an amicable adjustment will be reached. Mr. Mohler thinks he has been treated unfairly by tho painters' un. ion. When awarded the contract for painting the Garde building he tried to secure puiutevs from unlou rank at union wages and union hours, but with one exception the union paiutrs refusd to work for him. Heuce he was compelled to hire non-union men, to whom he paid less than the union scale. The painters' union is determined to push the matter and exptct to carry the trouble to the state federa tion of labor after the endorsement of tho local clerk's union and the typ ographical union is obtained. Mohler says he will send the follow ing document to the executive board of the brotherhood of painters and decorators of America : "We, the undersigned winters and paper hangers of Oregon City and vi cinity, who believe in unionism in the fullest sense, and knowing that union rio. 483 t not run on union principle, but to the detriment of un ionism, beg your honorable body to can in tne dookb, so you can see some of the irregularities of tfie organiza tion here. (Signed) S. S. Mohler. A. E. LaRose, E. E. G. Seol, William Khode, h. H. Vonderehe, R. E. Wodward, David Canfield, D. J. S lo ver, D. C. Richardson, E. S. Califf, A. H. Myer, T. A, Bacon, E. J. French, Charles Kair. " This i the statement that Mr. Mohler make for publication : "The facts in the case are simply these. In the first place there was a contract between tlie painter to maintain a schedule that was gotten up by the union, and there was not one of them that would live up to it, but would go out and contract and not make over one dollar a day, when they demanded of me three dollar for nine hour labor, and wanted me to furnish them with tool. I wanted them to take my tools and material off my hands and I would go to work for them a a journeyman and thev stay in the union. But they woi Id not, or would not put up a bond or forfeit. So I was compelled to go out of the union. They filled charges against Johnson & Andrews forgiving me the contract, and the carpenters' union investigated and found out that the painters' union had been working for from one to two dollars per day and had broken their contract on every crook and turn, and were com pelled to turn them down. Now about the other unions. A member of the textile workers' union came to me and wanted to work for me a a scab painter, and because I would not hire him he went to get the textile work ers union to endorse the action of the painters union, which he succeeded in doing. The grievance committee of federal labor union went to work and endorsed the action of the painters' union without making any investiga tion, which they acknowledged them selves. They did not come to me or did not consult Johnson & Andrews or any of their employes. So the pub lic can see the way they run unions here on union principles." Boylan Family Reunion. A big reunion of the Boylan family was held at the home of Will Green last Tuesday evening. Forty-five member of the family were present, and some of them had not met to gether in eleven years. The evening was passed in reminiscent conversa tion, interspersed with vocal and in strumental music. Six violinists were there to aid in the merry mak ing, and late in the evening a de licious supper ' was served! Those preseut were Will Greeu and family, Thos. Boylan and family, Joseph Stuart and family, Mrs. S. Surfus and family, George Boylan and family, Nels Boylan and family, Asa Boylan and family, Ben Doolittle and family, Delbert Boylan and family, John Sur fus and family, Charles Boylan and family, Joseph Aldredge and family, Lon Aldredge and family, Frank Al dredge and family, Gar Howell and family, Alec Cannon and family, Mr. Page and family, Mrs. Minnie Will iams and Dave Cotta. On Wednesday night at the resi deuce of Joseph Stuart the brother? and sisters met with their father, John Boylan, who was unable to be present at the reunion of the night be fore. A bountiful lunch was spread and enjoyed, Thomas Boylan and fam ily, who oarae down from the Palouse eouiitrry, Wash., to attend the reunion, left for home last Thursday after noon. The body of Charles McCune Foutp, who died of heart disease at the Dalles Friday, was brought to this city Sunday and was interred iu Can emah cemetery. Funeral services were held Sunday at 1.80 P. M. in St. Paul' Episcopal Church, Rev. P. K. Hammond officiating. Mr. Fonts was born in McConnellsville, Ohio, Dec ember ft, 1849 and was agod 56 years and 20 days. He crossed the plains with his parents in 1852, settling at Canemah, which was then one of the best known towns in Oregon, be ing a steamboat landing above the Falls before the days of the locks. It was directly in front of the Font home that a steamer blew up, over 20 persons being killed. About 22 years ago Mr. Fonts went to The Dalles and resided there up to his death. He is survived by his two daughters, Frances and Alberta Fonts. He has two brothers, Judge T. W. Fouts, of this city, and William Henry Harrison Fouts, of Dayton, Wash. The latter came down from Dayton Saturday, ac coinpanicd by his son, Will H. Fouts, to remain until after the funeraL Burglary Last Night, A robbery occurred last night from the house ou the hill, occupied by Rev. George Yung. Betweeu the hour of 8 and 9 o'clock while Mr. Yung was holding service in his church, someone entered his home and got away with abuot $t0. ' There 1b no clue to the perpetrator of the crime, but officers are keeping a sharp lookout. E. C. Clement, special agent and examiner of the rural free delivery service, will hold an examiation in this city January 7 for the appoint ment of a carrier and the establish ment of an eligible register for filling future vacancies in the service. The examination will be held at 8 p. m., and is opeu to any over 21 year of age. It is proposed to establish a free delivery route from Oregon City to the souoqjru end of Clackamas County. NOT ABLE TO AGREE CHAUTAUQUA STOCKHOLDERS AND A REORGANIZATION PLAN. Next Year' Assembly WUI Be Conducted Along Present Line But la Time Affair WUI ' Have to Be Adjusted Why Reorgaalia tioa I Necessary. The failure of the stockholder of the Willllamette Valley Chautauqua Association to agree upon a plan of re organization at its recent meeting will result in next year' assembly being conducted along present lines, not withstanding the fact that the direct or of the association are practically unanimous in the belief that reor ganization should be effected, and had agreed upon a plan. At the close of the assembly iu 1901 the associa tion was in debt about $600 and to protect the association the directors went on a note as individuals. Five hundred dollar was advanced by Hon. Thomas F. Ryan, treasurer of the association, and on this note $200 is still due. A floating debt of $100 was paid. The success attending the assembly of 1901 paid off much of the debt of the association, but the direct or are still on a note, on which there is a balance due of $200. There is an existing feeling that some plan of reorganization should be effected to place at least $1000 in the bank to the credit of the associa tion as against a bad year. The di rectors feel that without a reserve fund the shave is a desperate one and the receipt and expenses are too close together. The plan of the di rectors in substance was to dissolve the incorporation and reorganize with a capital stock of $-5000 at $20 per share, and take up the old stock, which is now rated at $5 per share, could pay up gradually. This ar rangement, it was thought, would place the management of the associa tion in the hand of friends,. As it is now, many stockholder have no interest whatever in the success of the Chautauqua; except the fact that one share of stock entitles the holder to free admission to the assembly every year. Before each assembly a number of people purchase one share of stock with the sole idea of obtain ing free admission for year to come a id a repetition of this is just what the directors want to guard against. It is quite true that holders of one share, for which they have paid $5, have been attending assemblies for eight years past, and so have really received $12 in dividends. This is hardly a businesslike way of conduct ing the association, and the directors realize the fact. Another bad foature of the low val uation of the share of stock is its scattered condition. People have pur chased one share and have gone away, some of them to far eastern states, and besides this, dozens of people liv ing in various part of Oregon, hold shares. This feature is presented in it worst light whenever stockhold ers meeting is called. An incident may be cited in the case of the last assembly, when a stockholders' meeting was called to meet at its close, and less than a majority of the stock was represented, making it nec essary to call another meeting and send out blank proxies before a major ity of the stock could be got together. It is said that while many of the lit tle stockholders are in favor of reor- granizatou, they cannot lose sight of the fact that their expenditure of $5 is a free admission ticket to them and would like to see matters stay in their present condition if it is possible to do so. But the directors say that re organization must come sooner or later, the law provides that a ma jority of the stock must be repre sented at a meeting of the stockhold ers, and with the present valuation of the shares the time is not far distant when it will be impossible to obtain a majority. The argument is pre sented that if shares are worth $25, when a stockholder moves away he will take enough interest to dispose of his stock, while uudor existing con ditions ho take no interest, except when able to attend the asssembly and that interest is merely au interest that give him a ticket. On the Pacific, coast there are four Chautauqua associations, at Gladstone Park, Ashland, Pacific Grove, out from Del Monte, Cat, and at Long Beach, near Log Angeles. A meeting of the representatives, of these four as sociations will be held in San Fran cisco on the 14th of this month. Har vey E. Cross, of the Willamette Val ley Chautauqua Association, will at tend. The object of the meeting is to kagree ou talent and dates, so that lie same talent may be utilized at all four of the assemblies, and the date may not conflict. Democrats to Meet A call has been issued by Chairman R. B. Beatie of the Democratic county central committee, for a meet, ing of the eexecutive committee to be held in this city next Friday, Jan nary 9th, PERSONAL MENTION. Mis Alice Lewthwaite is visiting Miss Grace Tillard at Heppuer. David Long, of Oswego, was in town on legal business last Monday. Alfred Luelliug, ex-county treas urer, was a visitor in Salem last Fri day. Prof. Mark Waddell, of Portland, visited friend in this city the first of the week. J. H. Turney went to Salem this morning ou a business trip, and will return tonight. Mark Baker, Charles Thompson and George Elligson, of Stafford, were iu the city Monday. Harry Young, of Portland, repre senting the California Ink Company, was in town Monday. Frank Confer left this morning for Albany and will work the valley in the interest of the Order of Peudo. Miss Bessie Kelly, who has been at tending the state university, at Eu gene, since September, will not return to schooL Mr. D. H. Glass, Mrs. Fullerton, Cornelia Glass and Waldo Caufleld re turned Saturday from a week's visit in Corvallis. Miss Rebecca T. Smith, principal of the Eastham school, returned Sat urday from Salem, wliroe her vaca tion was spent. Mis Gertrude Moores and Merrill M oore left for Corvallis this morn ing to take up their work at the ag ricultural college. Miss Myrtle Shoukwiler, teacher of the fourth grade, Eastham school, returned Saturday from Salem, where she spent her vacation. Miss Addie E. Clark,, principal of the Barclay High school, returned Saturday from a holiday tour iu northeastern Washington. Miss Frances Myers returned Satur day afternoon from Portland and For est Grove, where she spent her Christ inas and New Year vacation. Mrs. William Philipps and son Wil liam, of Albany, are visiting Mrs. Philipps' daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Caufleld, and will leave for home in a few days. Miss Nellie Swafford returned to Salem this morning to resume her studies 'at the university, atter tho holiday vacation spent at her homo in this city. Miss Sade Chase, who has been spending her vacation with her fam ily in this city, left last night for Portland, to resume hor duties in tho Sunnyside school. Miss Julia Prentiss, who has boon spending her holiday vacation at Sun nyside, returned Saturday to resume her duties as teacher of the sixth grade in the Eastham school. Miss Ethel Caufleld, who has been stenographer for "the United States fish commission for the past threo months, has returned to her former position with U'Reu & Schuebel. Miss Antoinette Walden, who has been very ill with pleurisy compli cations for the past month, resumed her position in the Barclay school this morning. During her illness her place was filled by Mrs. L. E. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lewis, of San Jose, Cal. , are t in the city visiting Mrs. Lewis' sister, Mrs. J. E. Hedges. They arrived here Saturday 'after a visit in Seattle with Mrs. Lewis' par ents and left today for home, via Southern Pacific. William Kuntz, who recently pur chased 985 acres of the Buruey and Draper land on the Abernethy, was in town on business Monday. The land was sold by the state land agent, and is very valuable. It is especially adapted to the raising of hay and dairying. Mr. Kuntz will raise stock on tho place. The sheriff' office force is hard at work making out tax deeds for prop erty recently" disposed of at the junk sale of land from the delinquent tax roll of 1898. Something like $1000 was realized from the sale, and of this amount over $400 was realized from the Gladstone Real Estate Asso ciation's property and $175 from an other tract assessed to Joseph Simon. In some instances the pieces of prop erty sold for more than the tax as sessed against them and in some cases for less. In both instances tho amount will have to be apportioned to the various funds, among which are the school, special' school, county and road. A the state tax has already been paid it will not be necessary to segregate that portion. There are over 100 school districts in the county and about one-quarter of them made a levy last year, but the sheriff will have to go over the books to determii e the levies for 1898. The county contains 36 road districts and the road money must be apportioned aaccordiugly. A suit to recover $375 ou promissory notes was filed in the Circuit Court Monday of last week by Perry Cr;u vs. Grover & Goger, who operate a sawmill near CottrelL Sheriff Sha ver levied au attachment on the property. The plaintiff is represented by Attorney Frank S. Grant, ot Portland.