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ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1908.
NO. 16
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WHY WERE THEY HELD UP?
Louie Richards, the Notorious Saloon Keeper, Es
capes with a Ridiculously Light Fine
At last week's meeting of the city I To one who looks at it from this
council the city recorder reported end it seems to be the rottcnest
the manipulation of the matters piece of work ever perpetrated by
relative to the L. Richards case any county official and unless the
about as follows: At the time he clerk of the circuit court will exon
crate himself by discharging the
employe or employes guilty of this
piece of work he should receive the
censure of every decent man in the
county and if ever he comes before
the people for any public favor
should be turned down. An offi-
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lm tiinrtrd In n nrlmlfinl ricn nt fl.ta
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kind is as contemptible as the crim
inal he should assist in bringing to
justice. We arc delighted that
Mr. Esson located the blame where
it belongs, for had he not done so
wc would have been obliged to
censure him as severely as the
contemptible puppy who was
instrumental in defeating justice.
Wc may be wrong, and if we urc,
wc arc willing to make any amends;
but this is our view of the matter
nnd if wc arc wrong it is up to the
clerk to show us, and our columns
arc open for anything he has to say.
K. OF P. HAVE A LIVELY TIME
made up the papers in tlie case
sent thciii to the office of the coun
ty clerk of Multnomah county by
the hands of Chas. Freeman of the
Irwln-Hodson liook Co., taking
his receipt for the same. Mr. Free-
in ttmtif llrMlt. tn ttit. nflff-f nf
the clerk of the circuit court and cial
delivered the papers which were in
an envelope plainly marked so that
the contents would be known with
out the trouble of opening the en
velope to Clerk Smith. Mr. Free
man requested a receipt, but Mr.
Smith remarked that it was not
necessary, that if he stopped to
give receipts for every paper that
was handed in he would have time
to do nothing else. Mr. Freeman
did not insist and when the case
came up for trial the papers could
not be found. The people in the
clerk's office denied that the papers
had been left there and Mr. Esson
experiencing about the tern-
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was
pcraturc of a Turkish bath tor a
few days, and when the trial was
called the contemptible cur, Rich
ards, who should have served a
term in the pen was permitted to
plead guilty and escape with the
light flue ol $100. Recorder Esson
however, did not permit things to
stand in this way, but hunted up
the man he delivered the papers to,
took him to the clerk's office, had
him identify the man to whom he
had delivered the papers, who had
but a faint recollection of having
received them and while they were
talking Clerk Rcid left his desk
without a word and produced the
papers. This was after the trial
and would do the city no good,
and the evident purpose for which
the papers had besn held up by
these employes of the clerk's office
had been accomplished.
To Keep Out (he Bums.
The city council granted per
mission last week for the regular
shippers to lock the city dock when
there is freight in there to prevent
the goods being stolen by bums
and others so inclined. One key
will be left at the Marine Iron
works nnd another at the Portland
Manufacturing company plant. A
key will be furnished to regular
shippers and to the boats which
stop ut this dock regularly.
Stanford University has sounded
the doom of booze fighters there.
It is either cut the booze or quit
the university. It is a wise move;
for a booze fighter, his wits befud
dled with liquor would make a
rotten record for the institution as
well as for himself.
The Brave Knights and Pythian Systers Hold a Royal Jubilee
in Which Governor Chamberlain Participates
A double celebration was the
occasion of n most delightful time
with the Knights of Pythias and
Pythian sisters with their friends
last Friday night.
Ou that occasion they celebrated
the 44th anniversary of the order
of Knights of Pythias and the sec
ond anniversary with the annual
roll call of the local lodge.
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nnriy in me cvcuinc uie kuicuis
and ladies with their friends gath
ered in the Odd Fellows hall where
there was a season of visiting, mak
ing new acquaintances and greeting
old ones.
About 8 o'clock the meeting was
called to order by Chancellor Com
mander George R. Black who stat
ed the object of the gathering nnd
remarked that 44 years ngo the
order was originated by Justus II.
Kathbonc in Washington D. C. in
those trying times of the great re
bellion and that from that little
very strenuous time nearly break
ing his neck, the pain awakening
him. He found when he opened
his eyes that he had reversed his
position in the bed, his head was
hanging over the footboard and the
weight of it was almost uujoiiitiug
his neck.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Dunning, G.
C. of the Pythian Sisters spoke a
few words of encouragement and
appreciation of the order and then
the chairman invited the members
of the two societies and their
friends to the banquet hall. There
they found the tables well spread
with the good things of the laud
to which one and nil did full justice
and there was an abundance left.
Adam Kacmleiu and his committee
on refreshments certainly deserve
nil kinds of praise for the manner
in which they managed their part
of the entertainment.
After the supper came the ml-
body the order had grown to the dresses of the different distinguished
enormous proportion of 700,000 guests, Grand Chancellor John M.
members and there had been added Hull leading with a very interesting
an nuxillnry which was a most
valuable asset to the order. Ho
said too that two years ago the
local lodge was instituted with 23
members and that this lodge had
now a membership of about 100.
He then turned the meeting over
to the keeper of records and seals,
J. II. Hluck, who conducted the
remainder of the exercises of
evening.
1 he nroirraui was oncned bv F.
W. Coffyn witli a song. He was
followed by the ladies quartette,
Mcsdamcs Lyons, Vincent, Hartel
and Nelson, who sang ' 'Sleep Ken-
(f(tiirnl Mini
Holmes lodge in particular declar
ing that since he had assisted in
the institution of the lodge two
years ago this lodge had borne a
very high place in his esteem, that
there was hardly a month in the
year that he had not received letters
from the lodge stating that they
the were making new knights nnd that
I in growth and work hi the lodge,
Holmes lodge 101 was the banner
lodge of the state, and that not
only in the order of the K. of P.
but in alt fraternal societies this
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lodue was in the lead in growth.
tucky Babe," in n most' charming1 Then GovernorOcorgc E. Cham
manner and elicited a prolonged berlaiu occupied the attention of
encore. Miss Nettie Marcy was the assembly. He expressed his
the next on the program and told delight at being invited to this
of the wonderful things that hap- meeting and his pleasure in ad-
pencd "When my paw was a boy." dressing the knights and ladies;
Miss Marcy is perfection itself in said that he had 110 set speech, as
delineating the character of a boy he had had 110 time at all to pre-
and really she must be something , pare one, but, continuing he paid
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ot n "tomuoy ucrselt to be so
true to life. The "he-quartet"
was the next mid closing number
of the program. The gentlemen
composing this bunch were D. F.
Horsman, W. A. Storr, J. H.
Black and I,. F. Clark. They
sang "there were three crows
upon a tree," in such a manner us
to bring down the house. Then
the roll was called and the knight
answered to his name if present
and if absent with the exception of
one or two the keeper of record
and seals stated the cause of their
absence, either sickness or business
of importance keeping them away.
Messrs. K. C. Couch, W. W.
Raser and II. B. Sibray responded
with a story at the call of their
names. Mr. Couch told of a pre
initiative dream he experienced 21
years ago where he thought the
boys were giving him the high
bumper degree and were having a
a high tribute to the sisters, and
praised the hospitality ot the peo
ple of St. Johns which he declared
was becoming noted all over the
state. The governor is a fine story
teller and gave two or throe excru
ciatingly funny ones.
The governor was followed by
Gus C. Moser, Grand Vice Chan
cellor from Portland who said that
he could attest to the truth of the
governor's statement that he had
no set speech because at the gover
nor's request he had written the
speech just delivered. This shows
the governor's good nature, for he
never even intimated that Gus
would be held to answer to the
charge of libel. Mr. Moser re
ferred to the meeting lust year nt
which he was n guest uud spoke ut
some length 011 the principles of
the order. He was followed by
Grand Keejer of Records and
Seals I R. Stiuson of Salem, who
spoke of the growth of the order,
beginning with n little obscute
organization in Washington, D. C.
44 years ago to the wonderful or
ganization of today extending over
every state in the union, every
province in Canada, Mexico Porto
Kico, New Zealand, Honolulu, Phil
ippine Islands, and will be instituted
inShanghai, China, during this
mouth, the anniversary month of
the 44th year of the order. As
had already been stated the mem
bership is represented by the great
number 700.000 and in the state
of Oregon, 6000 and was never in
n better condition than at the pres
ent moment. He congratulated
Holmes lodge on their progress
and enthusiasm and the personnel
of its membership.
judge Robert G. Morrow of
Portland, chairman of the judiciary
committee was the next speaker
and said that he was very much
gratified to note the progress of the
lodge, that he was present two
years ago when the lodge was in
stituted, that he had the time of
his life ut that meeting, that he
had heard all kinds of good ac
counts of the lodge, and owed it an
apology for not attending the meet
ing a year ago, and declared that
he was himself the greater loser by
his failure. He also retold one of
the Governor's stories about his
mother-in-law in a way that brought
down the house.
Grand Master of Exchequer
J. W. Maloney of Pendleton, spoke
very hrielly. He declared that his
invitation did not include n sccch
and had not expected or prepared
to make an address. He expressed
his gratification ut the universal
prosperity of the order us manifest
ed the past three or four years and
particularly of Holmes lodge since
its institution. He also tendered
Holmes lodge his sincere thanks
for kindness shown a member of
Pendleton lodge recently.
The hour was growing late and
just before time for the last car E.
11. Hawkins, superintendent of the
insurance department for Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, spoke for
a moment. He said that he was
situated n good deal like the little
boy who was trying his best to
reach a door bell about two inches
too high for him when a preacher
came along and very kindly touched
the button for him uud asked what
more he could do. "Well," re
plied the little fellow, "You'd bet
ter run like hell, that is what I am
going to do;" and Mr. Hawkins
thought if he did not do the same
the last car for the night would
leave him. Brother Hawkins is u
good speaker, very enthusiastic in
his work in all the departments of
the order, and we have a particu
larly wurm place in our heart for
him because he was the royal per
sonage who made of us a brave
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LEAGUE FAVORS BRIDGE
The Peninsula Improvement Association Discussed
the Project at Length Thursday Evening
The meeting of the Peninsula Im
provement League nt St. Johns
Thursday last week was the means
of giving the improvement clubs
of that district n clearer insight
ing 90 feet of water nt this point
in low water and it would be ex
ceedingly expensive. A subway
has also been given up as unfeas
ible ou account of the extreme
into the reasons for locating the, lencth of the approaches.
proposed high bridge across the Two approaches to the cast end
river at Hancock street. Judge ( are contemplated, one from I.ower
M. G. Munly addressed the Jeanne, , Albina and the other from Williams
telling why he thought Hancock avenue. A bridge at this point
street the best and most available would, so Tudire Munlv said, short-
location, the main reason advanced en by ten blocks the distance from
being the grade obtainable nt this Russell street to Third and Glisan.
point nnd the fact that the west Among the interesting statistics
approach could be built across the presented was the fact that 1000
terminal yards nnd the plaza blocks ' cars daily pass over the steel bridge
thus obviating the condemnation and an equal number over the
of property. Judge Munly said he ( Burnside structure, making n total
had consulted with the terminal of two and one-half miles of cars,
officials and that he believed they i if placed end to end. They carry
would pay a portion of the cost of 43,000 passengers daily. In addi
tht bridge in order to keep traffic : lion n simile file of foot tiassemrers
out of the yards. He also called 1 35 miles in length uud 11 file of
attention to the fact that the first J vehicles five miles long cross these
bridge across the river was built
3 1 years ago and the last one near
ly 15 years ago.
It is now proposed to build 11
bridges.
The figures presented showing
the population mid growth of the
Iuist bide are surprising. Out of
susicnsion bridge 1.15 feet above .11,000 school children. 2.1.000 live
low water, us it is thought this dn the Ivust Side and eight out of
would be fully as cheap us a draw- ten buildimr permits are taken for
bridge 60 feet above low water, as homes on the East Side. Also five
the pier for the draw rest would out of the eight are for homes
have to be 150 feel high, there be- north of Sullivan's Gulch.
knight (?). The entire member
ship regretted sincerely that he
found it necessary to cut his speech
short and that Laurel M, lloyt,
brigadier general of the uniform
rank of Oregon from Hillsboro and
Mrs. Sarah Hochstedler of Port
laud, first past grand chief, and
present grand trustee of Oregon
Pythian sisters did not have an
opportunity to address the meeting
There were over 200 present nnd
il was declared to have been the
largest and best meeting of the
knights since its institution here
two years ngo.
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New Hotel Management.
The old Willamette hotel has
been renovated, refitted and opens
this week for business under n new
management, mid the new name
Hotel Burlington. Mr. mid Mrs.
John McKee have charge of the
hotel and will be glad to meet the
old patrons of this place and all
new ones. The house will be kept
in first class shape and the comfort
of its patrons well looked after.
Those who are looking for n good
place to stop will do well to call at
the Hotel Burlington.
Watch St. Johns grow this year.
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C. H. IJAILUV .
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$ Boulevard, which for a short time only will be sold at
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Sonic fine residence lots still ou sale.
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