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25th YEAR.
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRDAY. AUGUST 9 1907
No 13
OREGO
HALF OF STOCK
IS SUBSCRIBED
County Fair Association to Be
Organized Tuesday.
WILL ELECT- DIRECTORS
Willamette League Offers
Fine Site For Permanent
Heme of Clackamas
County Fair.
There is no chance of failure of the
Clackamas County Fair Association,
for 175 shares of stock have been sub
scribed. The jiecessary number is
201, and it is expected that this
amount will be subscribed by the mid
dle of next week. The capital stock
is $2000, and 210 shares will bring the
fund to $1005.' This will give the as
sociation an opportunity to go ahead
and make arrangements for the first
fair, which take place in Gladstone
Park, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, October 9, 10 and 11. , ..
The Willamette Development
League is ready to make an offer of
a permanent site for the County Fair,
and C. A. Miller, superintendent of
the Willamette Falls Railway, says
there is ample space along the Wil
lamette River frontage for a mile cir
cular race track. The mammoth
springs at Willamette are well known
and -the grove is a beautiful - spot,
where many picnics are held every
Summer. It Is argued that the astib-.
lishment of the fair site at Willam-.
ette would tend to solidify the inter
ests of the county, and bring the west
side into closer touch with the county
seat. -The trade of the Wilsonville and
Stafford country goes to Portland at
the present time, or at least most of
it does. The officers of the Willam
ette Development League say that the
location of the Fair site at their town
ivt-iild have a tendency to bring exhi
bits from farmers along the river, who
would have easy access by steamer to
the fair grounds. It is not likely,
however, that this matter will be
finally determined for several months.
The first fair will be held in Glad
stone Park, which was offered fo the
purpose by H. E. Cross, of the Glad
stone Real Estate Association and
the Willamette Valley Chautauqua As
sembly. There is little question but
that other sites will be offered and
that the most suitable one will be
tal- en for the permanent home.
Stockholders Meet Tuesday.
The first meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Fair Association will be - hospital in Portland, where he Is rest
held In the county courtroom on Tues- ing easily. Mr. Cole is about 33 years
day of next week, at 2 o'clock in the old, and has a wife and four small
afternoon. This meeting has just children. '.
SEND IN YOUR COUPONS
FOR ELECTRIC FLATIRONS
Save Your Time
Save Your Health
Save Weary Steps
Save Your Money
Save Your Clothes
Save Your Temper
Save Your Complexion
Fitt in cotipoo and mail to us Tke iton will be de
livered, with all necessary equipment, absolutely free
of charge.
CUT OUT COUPON and MAIL TO US TODAY
DEPT. O. C
If THE THIRTY DAYS' TRIAL OFFER APPLIES ONLY TO CON
SUMERS OF OUR CURRENT. ' ;
been called by Captain James P.
Shaw, chairman of the committee on
organization, for the purpose of elect
ing directors and for the transaction
of such other business as may arise.
It Is confidently anticipated that hy
next Tuesday a majority of the stock
of $2000 will have been subscribed as
this is actually necessary for, organi
zation, and in order to secure a quo
rum for the transaction of business
It is important that all stockholders
should be present, -either in person
or by proxy. Proxies may be sent to
Captain'Shaw by any other holder of
stock. ,i -; ,. ., - i ..,
MR. LINDEN APPROVES,
Thanks the Press for Its Great Work
Along Publlo Lines.
OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 4. Dear
Mr. Brodie: I write to tell you that
the people whom I serve in Oregon
City appreciate very much -the fear
less stand the papers, which you repre
sent, have taken in reference to the
closing of the notorious Milwaukie
Club.- - . ' v.- - . .i
' If it were not for the publicity these
papers have given to the affair, we
doubt if so speedy a victory had been
won.. .. .-
Personally, ! am glad to have these
papers come into my home and I am
sure their stand has won many
friends. Very cordially yours,
- JOHN M. LINDEN,
Pastor First Baptist Church- of Ore
gon City. "
MONSTER LOG DRIVE.
Twelve Million Feet of Lumber Com
ing to Oregon City.
A large log drive containing 12,T
000,000 feet of lumber is en route to
Oregon City from near Eugene
At the present time the raft is
drifting down the Wlllamete between
' Corvallis and Albany and will arrive
in the upper river at Oregon City on
or about September 20 . .
This huge raft with a complement
of 30 men and 8 horses,, was cut and
constructed by the Spaulding Log-
ging Company of Newberg; the logs
will be used by the Crown- Columbia
Paper company and the Willamette
Pulp and Paper Company in the man
ufacture of paper at .the West Side
mills. .
The Spaulding icompany has saw
mills at Salem and Newberg. , It
handles red and. yellow fir and hem
lock principally, and the parer mills
here have been large buyers from the
Spaulding company for years.
TIMBERS CRUSHED HIS THIGH.
David Cole Seriously ' Injured While
Working Near Wilsonville.
-David Cole, who resides near Wil
sonville, met with an accident Thurs
day, which nearly cost him his life.
While working among some logs he
was caught by the heavy timbers roll
ing on him, crushing his thigh in' a
frightful manner. He was taken to a
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT. POWER CO.
C. C. MILLER, Agent Oregon '.City, Oregon
Gentlemen You may deliver 'to me one Electric Flatiron,
which I agree to try, and if unsatisfactory to me, to return to you
within 30 days from date, of delivery. If I do not return it at that
time you may charge same to my account at $4.00. It is understood
that no charge will be made for the iron.if I return it within 30 day.
Name . .
Address ,
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Falls the Willamette,
Portland
BUILDING BOOM
IN OREGON CITY
Extensive Imyrovements Are
Now Under Way.
NEW BRICK STRUCTURES
Portland Railway Light and
Power Company Planning
, to Construct Huge
Power Plant. ,
Improvement Is the order of the age
and busy scenes are dally tielng enact
ed in this city. The work that will
mean the 'most to Oregon City is that
of the Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er Company,' which is spending about
$100,000 this Summer. Early In April
soundings were taken and a flood wall
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Increased Power from which
Railway, Light and Power
of concrete is being placed across the
head of the basin, which , will be
closed as far as old Station A This
will be used for a coffer dam when
the construction commences on the
new high power station, which will
be built in section The company has
had employed about 150 men this sum
mer. Its ultimate intention Is to con
struct heavy concrete piers on the
west side of the river and these will
be utilized to support a drift boom,
whose purpose is to divert drifts
from Station B pond. Extensive re
pairs will be made to the canal and
locks and it is expected to complete
this work before October 1. Excava
tion has been in progress for the new
power plant on the east side and
the rock from the excavation is being
used for the concrete work. Prob
ably by jiext Spring the actual con
struction of the new plant will com
mence. This high power plant will
be built in 10,000 horse power sec
tions, with three units to the section.
Multnomah Lodge, A. F. ft A, M., is
erecting a new temple on Main street,
between Seventh and Eighth, streets
and the walls are sow going up.
This will be the largest brick building
in the city, with the exception of the
mills and factories. It will be three
and one-half stories in heighth and
will cover about -one-eighth of a
block. Adjoining this building, will
be erected a two story brick struc
ture by J. Wallace Cole. The Mason
ic Temple will probably be ready for
occupancy by the late Fall.
.The Dr. John McLoughlln Institute
on the property of St John's Church
is nearing completion. The exterior
is finished and workmen are now busy
getting the interior in readiness for
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WILLAMETTE RITER SCENE
Millions of Feet of Logs are Being Received and Will be Made into Thousands of
Tons of Paper
the opening of school in September.
This will be a three story building,
with a large annex, and will replace
the present St. John's Parochial and
High School.
On Main street north of Eleventh,
Frank Busch is erecting a large store
and warehouse and expects to move
in about October 1. The building has
a frontage of 5 feet, and a depth of
105 feet. The lower floor under the
raised street will be utilized for a
warehouse and three upper floors for
furniture salesrooms. -
Judge T. F. Ryan Is having his
home at Gladstone renovated, and
when all the repairs are finished will
be one of the finest country homes in
Clackamas. The house is situated
on a sightly place over the mouth of
the Clackamas river and overlooking
the Willamette. The house is of col
onial architecture ,and has seventeen
rooms. The veranda, which is ten
feet wide. Hi 160 feet in length, with
twenty colonial pillars, and In the
Summer months the east veranda will
be used as a dining room, while the
one on the west side of the house will
be used as a sitting room. The roof
on the rear of the house has been
raised and this will be used as a
nursery, making a room 24x28 feet
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HEDGES CLOSES
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FOUR COUNTIES
Stops Gambling Throughout
His Entire District.
ACTS WITHOUT PRESSURE
District Attorney Cleans Out
Evil . In Clackamas, ;
Columbia, Clatsop and
Washington.
Gambling has been closed by Dls
trlct Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges in
Astoria, the city by the sea, and in
every one of the four counties in the
fifth Judicial district Clatsop, Clack'
amas, Columbia and Washington. The
district attorney said two weeks ago
when he closed the saloons on Sun
days in these counties that he would
act locally relative to the enforcement
of the state laws and his action on
Tuesday proves his statement correct.
It was not the Intention of Mr.
Hedges to close gambling in. his dis-
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trlct at this time. He believed the
time was not yet ripe for such a move
and stated that whenever he acted he
expected opposition and wanted to
be assured that the local authorities
in the several counties, but In Astoria
particularly, would stand behind him.
This desired assurance came sooner
than he expectedy and Tuesday there
came to him from Astoria the know
ledge that both the county and city
officials of that city would enter no
bar to his progress along reform lines.
Late Tuesday afternoon he sent the
following order to his deputies, John
C. McCue, of Astoria, Clatsop County;
John M. Wall, of Hillsboro, Washing
ton County, and W. H. Powell, of St.
Helens, Columbia County: '
To whom It may concern: I call
attention to Section 1944 of Bellinger
& Cotton's Annotated Code and Stat
utes of Oregon, which reads as fol
lows: "Gambling Unlawful. Each and
every person who shall deal, play or
carry on, open or cause to be opened,
or who sTiall conduct either as own
er, proprietor, or employe, whether
for hire or not, any game of faro,
monte, roulette, rouge et nolr, lanqiie
net, ronod, vingtun (or twenty-one),
poker, draw-poker, brags, bluff, thaw,
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Imilmaukie den
CLOSED TIGHT
Hedges and Beatie Force
Down the Lid.
ORDER WAS KEPT SECRET
Notorious Club Was Ordered
Suppressed Before City
Churches Had Begun
An Agitation. ' '
District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges
is authority for the statement that the
Mllwaukle Country Club will stay
closed, and that there will be no re
laxation on the part of the Clackamas
County officials. Mr. Hedges says
that he hoped the closing of the club
would have been kept from the public
until the Oregon City churches would
have had an opportunity to meet to
gether and pass some more resolu
tions. .
"It Is very strange to me," said he,
that not a member of an Oregon
City Church came to me and asked
what my intentions and plans were.
It may be that they did not want to
know. I am here in my office all
the time, except when I am absent
from the city on of fical business. . I
am an approachable man, anybody
can talk to me, but instead dot calling
on me, the church people waited un
til I was out of the city, and took a
time when Deputy District Attorney
O. D. Eby was also absent and passed
a set of resolutions and gave them to
the press. They were not even hand
ed to me in person, but sent through
the mail. Their actions are surpris
ing.
"As a matter of fact Sheriff Beatie
and myself conferred over the ques
tion of closing the Milwaukie Club as
early as two weeks ago, and agreed
that the place must be suppressed.
We did not Bhout our intentions from
the housetops, but on Saturday of
last week Sheriff Beatie quietly noti
fied the promoters of the place that
they must close, and he gave them
one week's grace, which they used,
and It has been seen that his orders
were obeyed. The following day I
went to St. Helens to conduct a mur
der trial, and did not return until last
Thursday. Mr. Eby was in Nevada on
business, and Sheriff Beatie was left
alone and unsupported by any author
ized officer of the District Attorney's
office. If he had yielded to the
clamor of the newspapers and arrest
ed the Milwaukie gamblers, he would
have had no support. There was no
reason why we should have informed
everybody that the place had been or
dered closed. We knew that we had
done our whole duty, but during the
last week we have been vllllfled and
abused through the public press, and
never given a chance to carry out our
plans without interference.
It is not my policy to say what i am
going to do, but to simply go ahead
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and do it after my plans have been
matured. I did not expect to have the
churches rise up and call me blosspd,
but I did hope to have fair treatment
and conduct my office unhampered
by the press and resolutions of the
clergy and their congregations. Two
weeks ago I announced that the Sun
day closing law would be strictly en
forced in Clackamas, Clatsop, Colum
bia and Washington counties, and the
saloons have been closed tight on
Sundays. Not a single Oregon City
minister has in any manner communi
cated to me his approbation of my
couhse In so ding. All of the As
torla ministers have. . ,
There is no love lost, and extereme'
ly strained relations exist between
the ministers of the Congregational,
Presbyterian and Methodist Churches
and District Attorney Hedges and
Sheriff Beatie. Rev. J. R. Landsbor-
ough, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, wants to know why the Sher
iff did not sleze the paraphernalia and
arrest the gamblers for violating the
law. Beyond a simple announcement
that the Country Club had been closed
Mr. Landsborotigh made no comments
from his pulpit. Rev. John M. Linden,
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
said he was glad to announce that
the club was closed, and stated that
the officials had acted only under
pressure, after having been spurred
to their duty. , He intimated that the
District Attorney and Sheriff had
been reading the code and statutes of
Oregon, where penalty is provided in
the event of officers falling to per-
form their sworn duty.
"While this vile den has been
closed," said Mr. Linden, "vigilance
should still be: the order and watch
word of the supporters of law enforce
ment. We do not know how long this
new condition will, last." , He express
ed the feeling that the people of Mult
nomah and Clackamas Counties ought
to feel grateful-over the attitude of
the press. . ,. ti . ... ...
Rev. E. Clarence Oakley, pastor of
the First Congregational Church, went,
into the .whole matter In detail dur
ing hia sermon In the morning, and
said the closing of the Country Club
had the appearance of an agreement
between the District Attorney and the
Sheriff, and he fears that the suppres
sion of the club will only be tempora
ry. . Mr. Oakley feels personally that
the accomplishment of the purposes .
initiated by the churches of Oregon
City is due to the press, and that the.
people owe a debt of gratitude to the
newspapers. The church committee
that was appointed to communicate
with the officers will stand in the an
ticipation of future difficulty. ,
PAST HISTORY OF THE CLUB.
Grand Jury Two Year Ago Made Re-:
quest for More Power. ; .
Mr. Hedges was appointed to the
office he now holds only six months
ago and during that time he has been
unusually busy over routine court
matters. He has -had two murder
trials that have caused him many days
of study and he has won victories in
both of the cases. His attitude on
the question of law enforcement was :
clearly outlined when he closed every
saloon In Clackamas, Clatsop, Colum-'
bia and Washington Counties on Sunr
days, i No pressure . was brought to
bear upon him, but he saw his duty
and-did it.
Search among the records of the .
Clackamas County "courthouse dis
closed the report of the last grand
Jury that was impaneled In November,
1905.. This jury was- composed of a
representative body if Clackamas ;
farmers and they were N. H. Darn
all, J. C. Elliott, I. D. Larkins, Henry
Gans, Frank Zollner, O. F. Zinser and
S.. Thomas, After being in session for :
several days and being assisted in
their investigations - by Dmtrlct . At
torney Harrison Allen and his deputy, ;
Christopher Sohuobel, they handed
down the following report:
We have diligently investigated all
charges of violation of the gambling
laws.. and have returned certain in--.
dictments which have- been reported '
to the Court.) We think, however,
that it Is extremely difficult to sup
press gambling for the reason that
the authority of the state officers to
forcibly close and keep closed places
where gambling is carried on, and to
Incur expenses for such purposes, is
questionable, and without such au-
thority It Is almost Impossible for the
state officers to supress gambling and
pool rooms. .
' We therefore. Buggest the enact
ment of laws by the state legislature .
giving the sheriff power to summarily
and forcibly close and keep closed all
places where gambling Is carried on,
Including pool rooms, and providing
means for the expenses incurred in
so doing... , . . ( ...
The Investigation was mainly due to
the actiqn of the local authorities of
the town of Milwaukie, which receives ,
a license fee of $1200 per annum from ,
the Mllwaukle Country Club. On the
night or August o, l05, a constable
and his deputies entered the club
house with warrants for the arrest
of . Fred Bennett John Brown and
Peter St. Marie,, and. others whom ,
they might find engaged In gambling. ;
These men were arrested and released
upon deposit of $200 to appear before .
Justice Grasle, who bound them over
in sums of $300 each to come before t
the November term of the Circuit
Court. , Mllwaukle citizens also ob
tained a warrant for the arrest of
Jesise Keck, city recorder of Mllwau
kle, charging hlra with wilful neglect
In not informing against and prosecut
ing certain persons whom he had
reason to believe were guilty of
gambling, He was also bound over
to the Circuit Court. . The sureties
for these, men were Isaac Gratton, ,
whose occupation was given in the
bond as a "sawmill man," and I L.
Hlldenbrand, a "capitalist." Gratton
and M. G. Nease were also arrested
and the grand Jury Indicted Gratton
on a charge of gambling and returned
Indictments against both Nease and
Gratton for committing an act 'that
disturbed the public peace. The case
was quietly conducted, Gratton and
Nease pleaded guilty to the charges'
and paid fines of $100 each. The other
cases came up from the Milwaukie
Justice Court and were dismissed, and-
that was the last of the Mllwaukle
Country Club prosecution. "
Carl Stelnblcker, with more money
than brains, fell Into the hands of
the clubmen last Winter, and was
skinned. He brought suit May 16 of
this year, against the club and Grat
ton to recover. $1400, alleging that he
had lost half of that amount while
playing faro at the resort. This case
Is still pending on an unlimited num
ber of demurrers, answers and other
legal obstacles.
BUSY BEE HUMS.
Milwaukie Paper Takes a Poke at Or
gon City People.
The Milwaukie Bee, that is furnish-,
ed a building,, rent free, by the Mll
waukle Club spouts the following:-
And along with our other troubles
comes the desire of some of our
straight-laced citizens of tht uounty
to close the Milwaukie Country Club.
The church people la Oregon City,
who are not concerned in the matter
one lota, and are not harmed by It a
particle, think the proper thing to do
is to pull the mote out of Milwaukle's
eye, when perhaps a saw log Is In
their own eye. Oregon City would
think the Bee was very Impudent if
we . were to go to asking questions
about the money they received from
their saloons, etc. The people who
are so worked up ovor seeing a house
by the slue of the railroad track as
they pass by, might look the other
way and they wouldn't see anything
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