CITY GO
28th YEAR.
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 29. .1910
No. 8
OREGON CITY
BAD WRECK ON
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OREGON
R
ER
MYSTERY IN
GIRLS DEATH
Vera Hall Dies on Oper
ating Table in Port
land Sunday.
DOCTOR DIFFICULTY
Beautiful Oregon City Girl is
Victim of Alleged Probable
Careless Use of Anesthetic
WELCOMES
ELECTRIC LINE
Cars Near Boring Come
California Excursionists
Who Arrive by Special
Train
Together Heavily IN
Smash up
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ADMIRE THE OLD CITY
Citizens Present bach Visitor
With Souvenir Weaves
From Oregon City
Woolen Mills
About oue hundred citizens gathered
at the Southern Pacific station Thurs
day inorning to weloouie the train
load of California excursionists who
passed through this city enroute in a
personally conducted tour. from south
ern cities to the American Andes, the
Canadian Rockies in western British
Columbia. There were forty or fifty
in the train and they were Riven an
opportunity to take a hurried glance
at the town, and expressed themselves
as highlv pleased with its appearance.
The citizens served ice cold butter
milk and presented each with souve
nir weaves from the Oregon City
Woolen Mills and quantities of liteia
tnre giving theni a good idea of the
oity and Clackamas county.
It was planned to take the guests on
a tour about t'ie city and to the sus
pension bridge, where an address of
welcome could better be given, but
the short time allotted necessitated a
hurried departure and the tim was de
voted to greetings and welcomes at the
station.
It does Oregon City good to have
such events and as well gives the peo
ple who are looking for attractive
home plao s an opportunity to take a
peep at one of the grandest home sites
in the West.
Oregon City has long been kuo'vn as
the most picturesque spot on the Paci
fic coast, and if we could but ac
quaint others of this fact, there would
be an inflow of home seekers that
would put us in the lead in the Will
amette valley in population.
Advertised Letters
List of unclaimed letters at the Ore
gon Oity postoftice for the week end
ins July 29, 1910:
Woman's List Boswell, Mrs. j Lane,
Mrs. Kittle (2); Loser, Mrs. Will;
Marlboro, Ms. ChaB. (2) ; Morrljon,
'Mrs. Laura; Simpson, Mrs. Myrtle
(2) ; Strong, Mrs. G. E. j Wilson,
Irene; Wheeler. Mrs. Ida (2)
Men's List Beetsch, Geo. ; Delany,
T. P.; Dorotich, Nick; Gauoheff,
Kolin (8); Lawreuoe, Wm. ; Nikcloff,
Rosto; Miller, Will V., (8); Ray, O.
A.; Richards, Walter; Smith, Mr.
(Boat house) ; Toncheff, George; Ton
cheff, Angil; Wilson, Bert.
WASHING
Time and Labof
Cost Btit a Few Cents Per Wash
To Operate
And
ELECTRIC STORE
PORTLAND RAILWAY
Light & Power Company
NO DEATHS RESULT
Eighteen Injured When Work
Car Dsshes into Cazadera
Train.-Many Near
Death
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock i
work car crai lied into a standing east
bound Estacada oar GOO yards east nt
Boring. "Eighteen reopie wore iu-
jurei, but not seriously. It is thought
that carelessness on tlie part or Motor
man Joseph Fields, of the work car,
was the cause of the accident.
hospital car was madtt up ut Portland
and Dr. Hockey and Trafflo Manager
Hunt proceeded to the s'-oi. A record
run was made and Boring was reached
in slightly over au hour from the time
of the collision.
Following i the list of injured :
Baby Fordney, 4-year-old danshter
of John Fordney, 400 East Thirtv
seventh street, Portland, knee dislo
cated.
Nicholas younger, motornian on the
Uazarle.ro ca head bruised and body
injured.
Mrs. Manuering, Estacada, ankle
sprained.
Mrs. A. Miller, Dover, Clackamas
county, leg injured, bach sprained.
Frank Perkins, of Evening Telegram
staff, cut about head.
Mrs. E. A. Alspaugh, Alspaugh,
Or., cut about the faoe and head.
Mrs. F. Ii. Hnilman, Estacada, leg
injured.
Mrs. J. E. Bonrbonia, Estacada. leg
injured and back badly bruised.
Gus Mi lot, Estacada, slightly
bruised.
Frank Kernau. Estacada. braised.
J. T. Aleer, Estacada, skin scraped.
Bister Berg, Barton, Or., bruised
on limbs.
Mrs. Borrnba, Montana, leg and
back bruised.
A. Uropafs, Italian laborer, crushed
about the body.
Gus Madia, Italian lalborer, bruised.
The two last mentioned are em
ployes of the Western eleotrio plant,
near Estcada. The injured were all
sent to their homes.
According to the statements of those
on the Estacada car, the line car was
observed ascending a slight grade at a
fiistance of about 150 feet. Motornian
Younger on the Cazadero car, prompt
ly threw on the brakes and reversed,
and, although the wheels ground and
shrieked against the rails, the car
stopped with the oncoming line car
still 60 or 70 feet distant.
To the surprise of those on the sta-
ELECTRIC
MACHINES
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Particulars, Call
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Seventh and Alder Street
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General View of the Manufacturing District of Oregon City
Showing the Oregon City Woolen Mills, three immense Paper Mills and smaller industries, together with the Falls
of Willamette, supplying power for Northwest Oregon, as viewed by the California Excursionists during
eir short visit to Oregon City Thursday Morning
tionarv car, the line car coi-tinnea on
ward and it is laid Motormau Fields
made no attempt to shut off his
power, although the Cazadero car was
easily visible. In a few moments the
line car craBlied into the vestibule of
the Cazadero car.
Broken glass flew all around, llie
seats telesooped and the limbs or
many of those sitting down were
pinned. Seeing the danger ot the
collision a number of the passengers
were rushing to the rear. Before
they could reach the rear vestibule
the crash ocenrred and they were
thrown headlong.
Immediately after the collision a
panio was imminent. R. L Withrow,
a newspaper man, who was uninjured,
jumped to the ground and shouted to
those in the car that assistance was at
hand, that there was no further dan
ger. In this way he curbed confusion
that might have caused more" poople
to be hurt.
Active at 87
This would not be unusual news if
men and women would keep them
selves free from rheumatism and all
aches and pains as well as keeping
their muscles and joints limber with
Ballard's Snow Liniment. Sold by
Jones Drug Co.
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CIT03, DESIRE
PUBLICITY WORK
New Commit ee Very Success
ful in Starting Funds for
Another Year
Alter a year of unprecedented re
suits, due in a large measure to the
work of the publicity committe ot the
Commeroml Club of Uregon City our
citizens and business men hare decid
ed to entrust their interests to the
new publicity committee recently ap
pointed by said club. This committee
has found with but one exception so
far in its work that there is a unani
mous feeling for mon "boosting and
publicity" aud are subscribing ao
cordinglv.
The publicity committee, oomposud
of Harvey E. Cross, chairman ; U. D.
Eby, secretary; Linn . Jones, Frank
Busch and B. T. McBain, have been
up and about their end of the busi
ness; have over 12000 subscribed to
date; have contracted for a large
amount of literature second to none
iRfsnnri liv nnmmnrftial bodies in nnr
state anil are now soliciting the aid of
the-citizens for names and addresses
of relatives and friends .whom they
think would like to come to Oregon
and would make good Uregonians.
They are about to Bend to 1000 ad
dresses personal appeals for this aid,
enclosing with each and every one
thereof a return addressed and
stamped postal card for said informa
tion with the request that the matter
be given prompt and careful attention.
With the co-operation of our city peo
ple the committee is sure to be able to
supply the kind of people deBired.
It is the desire of the committee
that each one understand that while
homesteaders and real settlors are
wanted, family men desiring regular
employment in the mills and factories
about the falls are especially desired,
over 100 being able to find such em
ployment at the present time at good
wages.
The committee has arranged for the
services of a working secretary, Mr.
Marshall J. Laze lie, who can be fonnd
at all times in the olub rooms to an
swer all questions.
The following people and business
houses have subscribed to date: The
First National Bank, llawley Pulp &
Paper Co., Oregon City Manufactur
ing Co., The Bank of Oregon City,
Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper Co.,
Willamette Pulp & Paper Co., Bur
meister & Andresen, Huntley Bros.
Co., George A. Harding, H. K. Cross,
O. D. Eby, Joues Drug Co., Thos. F.
Ryan, John W. Loder, Geo. O. Brow
nell, Pope & Co. , II. A. Brightbill,
W. A. Holmes, Oharman & Oo.. T. P.
Randall, F. T. Barlow, W. B. Eddy &
Son, J. J. Tobin, Wilson & Cooke,
W. H. Siloox.
DAIRY DEPARTMENT
AT COUNTY FAIR
Probably one of the most important
industries in this country is dairying.
In view ot this fact the management
will make the dairy department at the
Cbckamas County Fair this tall, Sep
tember 20 to October 1, an important
feature and one that will be beneficial
to those who care to learn.
The dairy cow contest which the
dairymen are very mnch interested in
will be well worth watching. Mr.
M. S. Shrock, state deputy dairy
commissioner, will have charge of
this department and will test the milk
in the department to that all may
have the opportunity of watching the
method of using the Babcock test.
The results of the tests and the stand
ing of the cows will each day be
posted on the bulletin board. The
interest in this test is manifested by
the offerings. J. W. Bailley, state
dairy commissioner, lias offered $20
and the Association has offered a like
amount and Monroe & Crmell of Port
land make up the t-jO offered on this
dairy contest. The farmers over the
county are becoming interested and
there is no doubt of this being a big
feature this fall at the fair.
Butter exhibits will be made by the
creameriM of this county as well as
from others. The separator com
panies will be in evidence and the
patrons of the fair will have the op
portunity of seing modern machinery.
Some power separators will be in mo
tion and various demonstrations will
be given in tuif .department.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF
THOMAS DAWSON
Oregon City Young Man Ac
cidentalty Killed While
Working in a Lum
ber Camp
The sudden (loath of Thomas Daw
sou was a shock to his family and
friends. He was working in a lum
ber camp at Wrights, Kliokitat coun
ty, and was accidentally killed. Mr,
Dawson was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Dawson of Oregon Oity. He
was bof.'i in Michigan ; died at the age
of 21. His body was brought here for
burial. . The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at the home of his parents
at 608 John Adams street, Rev. T. F.
Bowen officiating. . Interment was
made at Mountain View cemetery.
Deceased was a member of the Epis
copal church aud was a man of excel
lent character. Besides Ins parents
he leaves four brothers, Arthur, liv
ing iu Sheboygon, Michigan; Oarl,
who was working with him at the
time of his death ; Kenneth, Howard
and a baby brother ; also five Bisters,
Edith, Bernice, Rhoda, Alice and
Mabel, all of Oregon Oity. The fam
ily have the sympathy of the com
munity in their late bereavement. 21
Red Men at Astoria
At the State Great Council, Im
proved Order of Red Men, whioh has
been in session thie week at Astoria,
officers were elected WedueBday. to
serve during the ensuing year, among
which was Ureat Prophot W. h. Lit
tle of Oregon City. Mr. Little was
also chosen representative to the great
oonncil of the United States.
Salem Fair, September 12 to 17
Dairymou and farmers will find
an added interest at the forty-ninth
annual Oregon State Fair that will be
held in Salem September 13 to 17.
Through tiie efforts Jof Paul V. Maris,
superintendent ot the dairy exhibit
and the co-operation of the board of
directors, a model dairy barn has been
constructed which includes all the
features of conservation of space,
draiuage, ventilation aud light tiiat
lave proven of worth in the housing
of milch cows by successful dairymen
who have made these features a study.
At tins time when thn dairying in
dustry has b"en awakened to the great
possibilities iu Oregon, and the primiQ
tive manner in whioh the business is
conducted has been brought to light
through the visit to this state of the
great Danish dairy expert, Dr. Ber
nard Boeggild, of Copenhagen, Don
mark, the announcement that a model
dairy barn will be one nf the atract
ions at Oregon's 1910 show is most
gratifying to every one, botii dairy
men and the whole community who
depend on the now for a part nourish
ment to life, for every modern method
known will be embodied in the new
barn, and a competent expert will
handle the exhibit to thoroughly ex
plain the up-to-date mothods used in
the bulling of barn and the care of
the animals.
EAGLE CREEK
Mrs. Viola Douglass and daughter,
Miss Bina, were iu Portland last
Thursday and also attended Chautau
qua. Miss Meda Murphy wj a Chautau
qua visitor last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howlctt spent the day
with Mr. and Mrs. Huntington last
Friday.
J.'D. Norman of Lents was in the
neighborhood Sunday, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. How let t. He preached
at the school in, use about noon to a
small audience.
Will Douglass sold all his cows to
Mr. Taylor, Monday. He also sold
his separator to his mother and has
gone entirely out ot the dairy busi
ness. Walter Douglass left Monday for
eastern Oregon, where he will work
through harvest.
John Crawford purchased Walter
Duglasa' driving horse Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Woodle were
over from Estacada Sunday visiting
witb relatives.
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CHAUTAUQUA
SEASON CLOSED
Lare Attendance and Good
Programs Make Session
Successful
Snnday, July 84th. closed one of the
most successful years of the Willam
ette Valley Chautaunua AdHfimMv
Perfect weather prevailed during the
13 days' session. The attrantivennRu
or uiaastone Park as a camping plaoe
was more fully appreciated this year
than ever before, campers coming
from all parts of Oregon to enjoy the
restfulnosn amoug the trees and liBten
to the programmes whioh have been
entertaining and instructive through
ont the entire season.
MANY CANDIDATES
IN THE FIELD
Fall Election Attracting Much
Attention in Political
Affairs
Tuesday John Lewellen, oounty
commissioner of Clackamas oooutv,
made formal announcement of his can
didaoy for the Republican nomination
for oounty judge. John F. Clark, an
Oregon Oity attorney is expected to
me i.is initiative petition this week.
Captain John T. Apperson of Park
plaoe will probably be a candidate for
the Republican nomination, and
George L. Story and W. W. H. Sam
son, of this city, and Charles T. Tooze
of Gladstone, have also been mention
ed. The Democratio nominee will be
R. B. Beatie, whose second term in
the sheriff's olllco expires January
next
Iu the senatorial fight It looks as
if George O. Brownell would have no
opposition for the nomination.
The terms of two Democratio office
holders will expire. State Senator J.
E. Hndges aud Sheriff R. B. Boatio.
Ernost Mass of Willamette will be the
Democarutio candidate for sheriff, and
the Republican aspirants so far an
nounced are D. It. Diuiick of Canby
and E. O. Hackett of Stone, hut it
will depend just where the last two
stand as to the assembly with refer
ence to support.
Several Republicans have been men
tinned for county commissioner. J.
J. Mallatt of Mnliuo is already in the
field for the nomination. A. W. Cook
of Damascus, W. P. Klrchem of
Logan, R. S. Coe of Canby, Bud
Thompson "of Needy and Nicholas
Blair of Killin.
So far there are a few candidates
for the legislature. Walter A. Dim
ick has excellent prospects of succeed
ing himself aud Linn E. Joues may
also conclude to run tor another term.
Both are staunch adherents of the dir
ect primary law aud Statement No. 1,
and it will be almost a walkaway with
them against any assembly fellows. J.
O. Paddock, the preseut county treas
urer, is expeoted to seek the Repub
lioan nomination. J. L. Krose of
Wilsonville 'and ,E. D. Olds of Oak
Grove have been talked of.
W. L. Mulvey of Oregon Oity and
0. M. Lake of Boring are in the race,
for county 'clerk with Mulvey far in
the lead. The only man in the Held
for treasurer is J. A. Tufts. E. P
Dedman of Clackamas and L. E. Wil
liams of Oregon City are seoking the
nomination for recorder. Mr. Ded
man was a candidate four years ago
and nearly secured the nomination.
Mr. Williams is thn present deputy
recorder of conveyances.
Neithfr an assessor nor a county
school superintendent will be elected
hern this year.
There are three aspirants for the
Republican nomination for surveyor,
Thomas Meldrum, a son of Judge
John W. Meldrum. F. M. Roth of
Canby, and H. II. Johnson.
Frank Brownell, ite and three
children of Schenectady, N. Y.. are
guests of Geo. 0. Brownell in this
city. It was indeed a very happy re
union, as Mr. Brownell had not seen
his brother for about thirty year.
Miss Vera Belle Hall a young lady
18 years of age who lived with, her
parents on the corner of Molalla Av
enue and Division street, Oregon
Oity, Suuday went to Portland to
visit friends, where she met Elmer
EriotBon, who with his brother ope
rates a pool hall in Portland. Erick
son lias been attentive to Miss Hall
for the last two years. They were to
gether during the day Sunday and late
iu the afternoon the young girl wag
ill Hor escort went with her to the
office of Dr. Rosenberg. Mr. Enok
son and Miss Hall went to Dr. Rosen
berg last week and lie said :
"After questioning her at length I
adviBed her to go to a hospital for an
operation. They left and she re.
turuud with Eriokton Sunday and
aBked me to perform the oparation. I
arranged to have another physician
present when the anesthetic was sir
en, but he did not come and I had
&riokBon and one ot my friends as
witnesses I saturated a suonsa with
ohloroform and, following the nsnal
precautions in eivins the drnir. I an.
plied it to the girl's nostrils. She
gasped and I removed the snonon.
After another gasp or two she died. I
turned to flnokson and said. ' Voar
wife is dead.' Then he broke down
and admitted she was not his wife. I
proposed tnen to notify the coroner,
but he asked me first to oall the girl's
mother from Oreiron Oitv. 1 wu
greatly agitated myself, and thought
it would be best to get her here. She
oame on the first oar after being
oalled, aud I agreed to remove the
body to the girl's home and present
the death certificate in Oregon Oity.
We left about 9:80 Sunday night and
went to the Hall residence, where 1
left the body aud returned to the
oity."
When the subject of an autopsy was
brought up, the mother and brother of
Miss Hall at tirst refused to consent.
They were then told that if they did
not permit the autopsy to be made In
Clackamas county the body would be
taken, back to Portland where death ,
had taken place and where the post
mortem examination oould be legally
held. At a late hour the family con
sented to the autopsy.
The autopsy was performed Tuesday
morning by Dr. E. A. Sommer, of
Portland, 'representing the Mnlfnnmnh
oounty district attorney's office, and
Dr. Hugh S. Mount" of this oitv.
whioh revealed that no oneratlnn hnA
been accomplished.
"While the autonsv failed tn ahnv
that a oriminal operation had been
performed," said Deputy Distriot At
torney Fitzgerald, "we are not W.
satisfied that the investigation should
be dropped. If any criminal aotion
was.in course of beincr nnrfnrmail mil
the girl died, I believe that a oliarge
of manslaughter would stand."
The case is olosed so far mi tha
Olaokamas county authorities are con
cerned. The burial of the nnfortn
nate girl took plaoe Wednesday morn
ing, aud the funeral was held from
the family residenoe in Orwmn fii
at 10 o'olook. '
Chief of Police Burns, nf
Oity, received a request from Captain
Moore, of Portland, to take Elmer
Erickson into custody. Burns passed
the matter up to the sheriff's offloe,
but as Erlokson was believed to be" at
the home of Mrs. Hall, in the oity
limits of Oregon City, Sheriff Beatie
put it np to the oity polioe. In the
meantime Dr. Rosenbern had hxnn
released, and the case against Erick
son was dropiied.
Although the autopsy iu the cam nf
Vera Hall did not show that an
criminal operation had been commit
ted, the authorities are still working
on the theory that one was contem
plated. Ihey give weiaht to thn onn.
sideration that, while Dr. Rosenberg
says that the Hall girl, attended by
Elmer Erickson, rame to his office
without pre-arrangement he had
made, prior to the time of their .
rival, arrangements with another sur
geon to assist at the administration of
an anestlmtio in a case of similar na
ture.
Considerable weiirht is also eiven to
tiie consideration that, while the com
ing of Erickson and the girl to Rosen
berg's of Hoe is said by him to have
been purely fortuitous, the office is in
a remote part of the city and it is
doubted whether it would be visited
by a ohauce comer to the oity unless
some previous arrangements bad been
made. The revelation of the autopsy
that a condition existed which would
give a motive for an operation, coo
pled with those unexplained circum
stances, places Dr. Rosenberg in such
a position that the district attorney's
office will pursue the investigation to
the limit.
Camp Meeting Program
Program for Friday, Saturday and
Sunday at Now Era camp meeting is
as follows :
Friday, Jnly 29: i
2:30 p. in. Message meeting.
7:80 p. m. Address, Mr. Hall (Se
attle). Messages, Mrs. Finnican.
Saturday, July SO:
10:80 a. m. Address, Mrs. M. A.
Congdon. ,
Sunday, July 81 :
10:00 a. m. Orchestral to alio.
3ong, congregation. Ten minute
talks, Mrs. M. A. Congdon, Mr. Ira
Taylor, Mr. T. J. Allen, Mr. J. H.
Lucas, Mr. Eugene Barton. Orlgiual
poem,, Mrs. Nora Armstrong. Vocal
solo, Mrs. E. M. Campbell Mes
sages, Mrs. Ladd Finnican.
1:00 p. m. Instrumental music
Lecture, MrHodge, Messages, Mrs,
Cobb.
7:00 p. m. Lecture,