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THE LONG DELAYED MAGAZINE AND COMIC SECTION IS AT LAST HERE.' WATCH ThE CIRCULATION MOUNT UP. WE KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES AS ALL KNOW y cour: OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. 24th YEAR. 6 1907 No 3- OREGON G JDK 1 X MISSING MAN IS LOCATED E. D. Kinney Disappears From Barton Wood Camp IS HEARD FROM AT LAST Statement of Dr. J. W. Norris Exonerates Roy Springer, -Suspected of Crime. Dr. J. W. Norris has come forth with relative to the disappearance of E. D. Kinney, who left the woodcamp near Barton during the latter .part of Feb ruary under rather mysterious cir cumstances. The man was in the of fice of Dr. Norris since he left the camp and the statement of the phy sician clears up the mystery. Kinney went to the camp Fehruary 15, being sent there by A. M. Wills, of Sellwood, and was assigned to a cabin along with Roy Springer, a young man of Sellwood. They two could not get along and on the Sunday morning fol lowing his arrival at the place Kinney left, saying he was going to see Wills at Sellwood and get a new partner. Less than a half hour after his. de parture Springer appeared at the camp where the woodchoppers were congregated carrying Kinney's Win chester rifle on his shoulder and want ing to leave the gun there, as he fear ed that Kinney would return and do him bodily Injury. The men advised Springer to take the gun back to the cabin of its owner, and this Is just what Springer says he did, but, the fact of his leaving the camp soon after gave rise to the belief that he might have had something to do with the disappearance of his partner. Springer was brought here and closely ques tioned by the officials of the District Attorney's office, but while contradict ing himself In many particulars, he told a fairly straight story and was released. It was feared that harm had come to Kinney, as he was a man well along In years, but nothing had been heard of him up to Monday when Dr. Norris, after seeing the report of Kinney's disappearance In the news papers, went to the Sheriff's office and told all he knew. Kinney came in here late In Febru ary, with 10 cents in his pocket, and going to the office of Dr. Norris, who la county physician, applied for treat ment. He said he came from a wood camp at Barton and that he had had trouble with his partner and was leav ing. Kinney told Dr. Norris that ho wanted to go to Portland, where he had friends and he could secure work there as a woodchopper. The doctor gave him 25 cents to pay his car fare and it is presumed that he went Into Portland. Kinney had been drinking Gives More Light Gem High Efficiency High Candle Power Electric Lamp THIS NEW LINE OF HIGH CANDLE- POWER LAMPS SIGNALIZES AN IMPORTANT DEVELO PMENT IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT, AND MARKS A NOTABLE ADVANCE IN THE BET TERMENT OF ILLUMINATION. THE ACTUAL GAIN IS 20 PER CENT BETTER EFFICIENCY THAN IS AT PRESENT OBTAINED FROM THE HIGH-EST EFFICIENCY INCANDESCENT LAMPS. High Efficiency Lamp with Distributing Holophone Reflector APPRECIATING THE GREAT GAIN IN LIGHTING SECURED BY THE USE OF PROPER RE FLECTORS, THERE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR USE WITH THE NEW LAMPS A SPECIAL LINE OF HOLOPHANE BAGODA 8HADES, WHICH, WHEN USED WITH THE NEW LAMPS FORM A BRIL LIANT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE LIGHTING COMBINATION. TWO STYLES OF REFLECTORS ARE PROVIDED, THE DISTRIBUTING OR "D" FORM WHICH IS SHOWN ABOVE, AND WHICH IS RECOMMENDED WHERE WIDE AREAS ARE TO BE ILLUMI NATED, AND THE CONCENTRATING OR "C" FORM OF REFLECTOR WHICH IS ADMIRABLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN SHOW-WINDOW LIGHTING OR WHEREVER A CONCENTRATION OF LIGHT IS DESIRABLE. THE GEM LAMP WITH ITS HOLOPHANE GLASS REFLECTOR FORMS A BRILLIANT LIGHT ING COMBINATION AND MERITS THE ATTENTION OF STORE KEEPERS AND ALL THOSE IN TERESTED IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIGHTING FACILITIES. ON EXHIBITION AT THE COMPANY'8 OFFICE, 609 MAIN STREET. Portland Railway Light & Power Co. C. G. MILLER., - - Contract Manager for Oregon City CALL TELEPHONE MAIN 1081 FOR INFORMATION. and was excessively nervous. He told Dr. Norris his name and his appear ance corresponds closely with that given by his mates at Barton. Kinney has not returned to the camp for his personal belongings. DEADLY STRAWBERRYPEST. Worm Destroying Vines In Clackamas and Multnomah Counties. The strawberry growers of Multno mah and Clackamas Counties are again confronting the .probable de struction of a considerable portion of their vines and crops by the reappear ance of a small worm that eats away the heart of the vines. Richard Dolch, Fruit Inspector for Multnomah County, has made an inspection of the strawberry tracts at Mount Tabor and Russellvllle, and' says that theyre all more or less In the grasp of this pest, with the prospects that the crop will be very short. He Is not able to suggest a remedy, and no one else has yet been able to tell how to extermi nate the pest. It is not a new pest. It appeared three years ago, but not so extensively as now, and It was then predicted that it would sweep away many of the strawberry tracts. Appeal was made to the Oregon agricultural experiment station for some way to combat the pest, but no effective remedy was found. Professor A. B. Cordley, In his ad dress before the Evening Star Grange Fair, held In the hall on Section Line road three years ago, was asked for a remedy, says the Oregonian, but ad mitted that he could suggest no other way than to pull up the vines In fields affected and burn them, and then re set with new vinos. Many of the growers did this, but the pest has taken a fresh grip on the vines and Is causing greater havoc than ever. The worm seems to come from the ground and eats out the crown of the vines, killing them. It appears that spray ing the vines will not rout the pest. Inspector Deich made examination :f destroyed vines and found a small worm, not the ordinary cutworm, but list as deadly in its work. That Is why he thinks the strawberry crop will be short this year. New Buildings On Main Street. Wallace Cole is planning the erec tion of g. two story brick building on the property he purchased from B. E. Linn on Main street, between Sev enth and Eighth streets adjoining the land acquired by Multnomah Lodge, A. P. & A. M. fromthe Barclay es tate. The piece has a depth of 105 feet and a frontage of 31 feet. Harry Jones, who has the contract for the excavallon of the Masonic property, wilr also do the excavating for Mr. Cole, who will have a party wall with the Masons, who are going to put up a three and one-half story brick. Mr. Cole paid $1500 for -the property. Johnson and Stratton's barber shop will be moved to face Seventh street in the rear of the Barclay Building. Commissioner Thomas B. Killen, who sold his farm at Killen several months ago is arranging to move to Canby in a short time. He will de vote his attention to the breeding of fine horses. A T: ORGANIZATION FINALLY MADE National Guard Company Is Formed In This City. ( FIFTY-THREE MEN ENLIST Military Body cf ' Infantry Will Be Mustered Into Service With Least '. Possible Delay. The organization of a military com pany for Oregon City Is now assured and 53 men have agreed to enlist. The necessary number was obtained Mon day night at a smoker in Armory Hall and the medical examinations were made by Dr. C. H. Meissner. The af fair was pleasant and great enthusi asm was displayed. Refreshments were served, good old fashioned corn cob pipes were smoked, the piano was brought Into requisition and games on the floor were a feature of the even ing. The men will be mustered In without delay. There are still a few vacancies, as the full strength of a company of Infantry Is 61 men, and those desiring to enter will have to got in on the ground floor and be ex amined. The men who have signified their Intention of affiliating with the organization are: Harry White, Reginald P. Famell, Peter M. Younger, Roy C. Woodward, Charles White, Julius C. Spagle, Clyde Smith, Joseph J. Pacheo, Martin Otto Slier, Joseph George Bancke, Harry E. Slier, Breford Samuel Califf, Melvin Frank Young, Clifford King, Wallace W. Burnett, William Jackson, Lester C. Miller, Lowell E. Blanchard, D. J. Knowland, Harry L, Andrews, Frank lin A. Loomis, William R. Logus, Carl S. Moore, Eber Arno Chapman, Wal lace Jerome McCord, Donald C. Shaw, Louis G. Criteser, Harry I. Price, George W. Miles, Robert L. Maxle, Martin E. Siler, Earl C. Wink, Martin G. Sumner, William R. Haskell, Gay lord Geraldn Godfrey, R. Jack Miles, Clint Chappell.. William Gardner Mc Donald, Arthur Leonard Kuehl, Charles E. Burns, Jr., Albert Merrill Scripture, Jeston Lee Boylan, William Penn Chapman, Frank E. McArthur, Charles I. Baker, Ernest Perkins, Dav id Fancher, Glenn Mills, George W. Clark, Albert Clare Cox, August Dow Winsett, Olrin Irvin Price, Robert A. Sawyer. Melliens Are Coming Home. The five year old daughter, Wanda, of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mellien, Is dangerously ill with pneumonia and the parents, who are working in a woolen mill at Berkeley, Cal., ' have been wired and left for Oregon City Tuesday. Mrs. Mellien, who was ac- cused of deserting her hu.sband and running off with a boy, returned to this city after an absence of about one week, and denied that she had been with the man in the case. Mel lien went to San Francisco to look for his wife after her disappearance, and later she went to California and Join ed him: DEATH OF PIONEER WOMAN. Mrs. Sarah Jane Daly, of Macksburg, Passes Away. Died, April 18, of cancer, Mis. Sar ah Jane, wife of John H. Daly, and the remains were Interred In the I. O. O. F. cemetery near Aurora, April 20. John P. Cole conducted the services at the grave. Two hundred-people paid their tribute to the remains of a dutiful wife and a faithful mother. De ceased leaves to mourn her, a hits- band, ' one daughter, seven brothers and two sisters, besides a host of frineds. Mrs. Daly was born on the Little Blue River in Kansas, and cros sed the Plains with her folks in early life, and was married to John H. Daly October 30, 1870. Her maiden name was Graves. She was aged 57 years, 10 months and 27 days. BIG MORTGAGE FILED. Instrument Carries $15,000,000 and Cost $100 to Record. The biggest mortgage ever filed in Clackamas County was put on record Tuesday. The document is a trust deed for $15,000,000, made out in favor of the Trust Company of North America, covering all the properties of the Portland Railway Light & Pow er Company. The amount of the mort gage is half the value of the proper ties owned by the company. The trust deed as filed is a printed book of 123 pages. Sixteen pages are required to describe the property of the company covered by the mortgage. The fee for filing it was $100, the largest fee for tlibysevvicveeer largest fee for this Service ever charg ed in Clackamas County. The document Is signed by C. M. Clark, the new president of the Port land Railway, Light & Power Comany, and A. A. Stull, president of the Trust Company of North America. The in strument is datel September 1, i0b, and was delivered to the Trust Com pany on April 24, 1907. 'The purpose of the trust deed Is two-fold. First it will provide for taking up underlying bond Issues against subsidiary corporations owned by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, and will also pro vide for extensions and improvements. The filing of this mortgage does not mean that all bonds previously issued by the corporations held by the com pany will be retired, but this mort gage provides a fund for this purpose when It seems desirable. The trust deed provides for the Issue of bonds of the denomination of $1000 at 5 per cent. The chief purpose of the mortgage is to provide funds for the large im provements and extensions already planned. Money for this purpose can not, of course, be taken from the earn ings, as large sums must be Immedi ately available. It is the purpose of the company to spend $1,250,000 this year on im provements of various kinds. The second Cazadoro power plant is pro vided for in the big mortgage. Club houses to be built for the employes of the company are to be built this summer and will cost $40,000 more. New cars and electric locomotives are planned for this year's delivery to cost more than $1100,000. MOLALLA RAILROAD PROSPECTS. Possibility of Meeting with Farmers At Beaver Creek. It is possiple that a meeting will be held at Beaver Creek next Saturday between the farmers of .that section and the promoters of the Oregon City, Beaver Creek & Molalla Railway to explain to the people in the country that the objects and Intentions of those who are endeavoftng to connect Oregon City and the country districts with bands of steel is in order to build up both the city and the country. Actual construction of the line as far as Beaver Creek by next spring or summer is Indicated, and eventually the railway will be extended through the Clarkes, Highland and Milk Creek secions to Molalla and WUhoit Springs. The support of the people living along the line of the poposed route is desHed by County Judge G. B. Dimick, Judge Thomas F. Ryan, E. G. Caufield, John Adams and J. W. Sherwood, who have Incorporated the railway, and these men believe that the construc tion of ths road will be the commence ment of an era of prosperity such as Oregon City has never known. The natural market for the country around about Is here, but at the present time much of the trade goes elsewhere through lack of transportation facili ties. The country through which the road will be built Is admirably adapted to a railway line, and the grade from Oregon City to Beaver Creek will average one and one-eighth tenths to a mile, with the exception of the can yon leading out of the city, where the raise will be 201 feet In 16,040. The survey will be completed this sum mer and the right of way will be se cured about the same time, 7 1. 'mme J JOHN A. LENTZ WAS THE FIRST Seven Years Ahead of Teddy and Clyde G. Huntley OGLE TELLS ABOUT IT Says Ohio Democratic Con gressman Originated Idea of . Government Paying Campaign Expense. Molalla, April 30. Editor of The Courier. Since Teddy Is destined to be robbed of the glory of originating the government payment of candi dates' expense idea it is no more than justice to give credit where credit is due. John G. Lenta, Democratic con gressman from Ohio, advocated this novel doctrine at the National Anti Trust conference, held In Chicago, on Fehruary 12-13-14 and 15, 1900. In the portion of his speech to be found on page 322 of the official report of the conference is the following lang uage: "If you In the State of Illinois want to begin, If we in the State of Ohio become intelligent enough, or In the State of Indiana, or Iowa, to put upon our statute books a law which will make it a crime to solicit or contribute campaign funds, which will -make it an absolute crime for a dollar to be spent by any individual for an office or by the friends of any Individual who Is seeking an office, you will begin at the bottom and you will begin where Solomon taught that the love of money Is the root of all evil. You say this is visionary. It is visionary? Don t you pay your Judge on the bench? Don't you pay your court? Don't you pay your Jury In most of the States? Why isu t this a part of the system of free govern ment? Why shouldn't the State pay all the expenses of the election? It now pays for the Judges in Ohio, pays for the clerks, pays for the printing of the ballots, It pays for the voting booth. What more Is there needed for an honest man to cast his vote? YVhv should not the Btate out of its treasury pay, and each county by the county commissioners, pay a reason able sum for the printing or literature on the part of either party and im mediately make it a crime for any in dividual to contribute a dollar. Then your City Council and your Board of Aldermen would not be owned by your - municipal trusts; then your State Legislatures wouia not ue own ed by your State trust; then your National Legislature would be under no obligations to your national trusts. And when you begin at this infernal almighty dollar, the love of which is the root of all evil; when you elimin ate the privilege of spending a dollar for any purpose by a private individ ual seeking office, you will remove one of the greatest sources of crime in American politics today. This is not visionary." It may be true, of course, that Lenta in his turn borrowed the Idea from some one else, but that the prin ciple does not down but keeps coming to the front In various forms proves that the trend of the times is toward radical ideas. Innovations which ten years ago were stamped as "revolu tionary" and "anarchlstis" are now "good conservative politics. I lie world moves anil "the demons of our sires become the gods whom wo adore." GEO. OGLE. LODGING HOUSE RAIDED. Quartette Hauled Up Short and Just- Ice Is Meted Out. In n r nlrl Mnndav nluht on the Thornton lodging house at Twelfth and Main Btreets, by Chief of Police Burns, and Night Officers E. L. Shaw and Henry Cooke, four people were captured and landed in the city Jail on a serious charge. Mrs. Rosey 10. Fisher was found in a room with James Ostium and In another room the officers found Lillian C. Bell and R. H. Littlefleld. The Information of the criminal relations of the quar tolio wns tinned off to the officials by Mrs. Sarah Jane Bell, the mother of the two women, who came uown irom Eugene and swore out a complaint bo fore City Recorder Walter A. Dlmlck. She stated that the men and her daughters have been In Washington, h,,t uiio rHfoivil word that thev came here about ten days ago. The husband of Mrs. Fisher Is empiyoed In the paper mills at West Oregon uny. Littlefleld and the Bell gin were mnrrlnri Tnnsdav morning by Circuit Judge McBrlde and an information waa rfitnrnpf liv the district attorney's office against Mrs. Fisher and 0hum, who pleaded guilty. UHiiurn was mi nd and sentence In the case of Mrs. Fisher was suspended. Smith Case Under Advisement. The case of William Smith vs. inn W Dixon, editor of the Cunby TrihnnA to recover $250 was argued and submitted before Judge McBride Tuesday. Smith is a farmer and went Into the real estate business with Dix on, who sold a farm, receiving a com mission of $500. which he declined to divide with Smith. The testimony was heard at the November term or uourt. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. Mount Pleasant People Will Ask the County court For Better Koaaa. A very enthusiastic meeting was held by the Mount Pleasant Civic Im provement Association in the assemb ly hall of the school house Tuesday night. There were 30 members en rolled at this meeting, and all are tak ing -a great interest In the work that is planned. Two committees were appointed executive and a committee to go be fore the county court to ask for aid In the Improvement of the Mount Pleas 1 ant road, which Is In a bad condition. 1 A vice-president was also elected, the other officers being elected at the previous meeting. Bert Clark was elected vice-president. I The meotlngs of the association will be held the first Tuesday In each month, in the assembly room of the school house. The following officers have been elected: President, F. R. Andrews; secretary, S. T. Roman; treasurer, Mrs. Olive Warner. HIMLER FOUND GUILTY. Violated Close Season By Fishing In Clackamas River. Ed Illmler, commonly known as "Peanut," was Friday found guilty of Illegal fishing and was fined $50 and costs. Hlmler alleged .that he had followed the custom of trying his net and his attorney, George C. Brownell, placed Nick Story on the stand as an expert witness, but District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges secured an admis sion from Story that he had paid a fine of $50 for the same offense last year. The Jury was composed of Sam Roake, J. M. Ware, William McLarty, John C. Bradley and J. W. Aldredgo. Mr. Brownell filed a bond and may ap peal the case, but In this event, the trial before the Circuit Court will not be disposed of at this term. In passing sentence Justice Stipp took occasion to pass severe strictures on the conduct of the defendant, for whom, he said, there could be no ex cuse or sympathy. The court stated that whether the defendant was fish ing during the close season, or was merely trying his net, the fish ward ens had a right to presume that he was fishing and that they could not know that he was merely setting out the net for the purpose of ascertain ing whether or not It was in good order. IMPROVE CITY PARKS. Mayor Caufield Says They Can Be Made Garden Spots. Mayor Caufield has expressed a de sire to see the parks owned by the city placed in a beautified condition. The city Is the owner of several parks that could easily be made garden spots, among them the property eaBt of the EaBtham school building, land in the rear of the Barclay school bulki ng, the park block between Sixth and Seventh streets and Adams and Jeff erson streets, the McLoughlin prom enade along the bluff, which Is 100 feet In width in places, and the block at the top of the overhead steel steps. This latter tract Is being improved and the credit Is largely due to Coun cilman Knapp, who, at his own re quest, was made a committee of one to have shade trees planted and pro tected. This has been done, and on the land will be set out rose bushes and shrubbery. It Is likely that a movement will be made when tho new city charter is drawn to provide for a levy for the Improvement and nialntalnence of the city parks, and such action should have the support of every resident of the city. Michigan Man Buys Timber, Elmer J. Cornwell, of Saginaw, Mich., has recorded deeds to timber lands in the Molalla country. The Cornwell Lumber Company has rapid ly acquired valuable lands In that action. The deeds that have just been filed are 40 acres from Lars G. Larson, $550; 42.5 acres from Albert and Nancy J. Engle, $000; 40 acres from Oscar L. and Katy Soderberg, $100, In the Engle transfer only the timber is sold from 2.5 acres, the land remaining In control of the grantees. Peter Rlnearson, of Gladstone, was taken to a Portland hospital to under go an operation Wednesday. Ws COURIERj BICYCLE FREE! IRQUOIS STANDARD $50 BICYCLE to the person who secures the largest num ber of votes before Saturday, June 29, 1907, at 5 o'clock P. M. A A A A HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CET YTk T T A FINE HIGH CRADE WHEEL 1 IX ILlls ONE VOTE CIVEN FOR EVERT CENT PAID ON SUBSCRIPTION. Send for sample copies and go to work. OREGON CITY COURIER. BIKE CONTEST STARTS WELL Waldo Caufield Leads Race For Wheel In OTHERS FOLLOW CLOSE Courier Machine Ordered and Will Be Given Away On Saturday, June 29. Waldo Caufield 600 John Busch 525 Don McGlashan 450 John Beatie 300 Edmond Bollack 450 Instantaneous success has greeted our offer of a fine Irquols Standard $50 bicycle to ttie person who receives the largest number of votes up to 5 o'clock on the afternoon of June 29, 1907. The boys, especially, are gett ing busy and are asking their friends to become subscribers to the best newspaper In Clackamas County and so obtain one vote for every cent paid on subscription, whether new or re newal. The bicycle Is on its way from the East to Oregon City and will arrive In a few weeks, when It will be placed on exhibition so that ail can see what a really good wheel It is. We are not offering anything cheap, that is not our custom, but the machine is with out exception the very finest $50 bicy cle ever produced. The Irquols Stand ard is designed for that class of rlderB who desire a good, strong, well built, easy running bicycle for business pur poses and for every-day use. The wheel is equipped with Hedgethorn puncture-proof tires, full adjustable handle bars, Garford padded hygcnlc saddle, Irquols one piece hanger, dia mond chains and premier pedals. We are going to have this machine here ready for delivery to the winner the instant the contest is concluded. The lucky person will not have to wait a minute. Saturday, June 29, at 5 o'clock In the afternoon Is the time and if you want this wheel you should go to work and make a try for It, and have In mind a Sunday ride on June 30. The comic colored magazine sec tion that we Introduce this week, and which will be a permanent feature of The Courier will be a great advantage to those interested in this contest. Everybody likes a colored funny sec tion. The Courier has obtained a high class magazine section at con siderable cost, believing that the men. women and children in Clackamas County are interested in the support of a really good county paper. The vote in the contest will be announced each week. Watch for your name and the votes you have and don't let the other fellow get too far ahead. Palmer Is Satisfied. Eugene P. Palmer, of Albany, was In the city Tuesday for a short time and went on to his home. He Is cir culating petitions in an effort to se cure the referendum on the appropria tion for the state university and left papers In the hands of C. E. Spence, of Beaver Creek, and George Ogle, of Molalla. Mr. Palmer says he is sat isfied with the prospects and he be lieves he will obtain a sufficient num ber of signatures to the petitions. is offering a fine
