Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, October 14, 1910, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texti3 OREGON 1TY COURI 28th YEAR. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14. 1910 No. 19 ER MEASURE NOT SUCCESSFUL County Division Taken Up .By Local Business Men DIRECTORS ORGANIZED Majority of Portland and Clack amas Folk-Object to the County Division .5 r At a meeting of the citizens of Claokauias ubuut$ ho r'lftntarested in the movement to cuMrfis county in small bits and annex to-Multnomah, whicli was held in the parlorB of the Cointueroial Olnb in this city Friday evening, a committee or board of di motors was elected with George La zelle as president, who will bave foil charce of the work of properly put ting tlie matter before the people of the state. Steps will De taneu im mediately to get the subject before the voters in a true ana unDiaseu licht. A committee of three, oom posed of A. L. Beatie, W. A. Hnntley and M. D. Latourette, was aproiuted to solicit fundsud they have been termed the "Live WireB." Sufficient fands will be placed in the hands of the board of directors and President Lazelle. who will enter the fight with the aid of the county folk at large back of them and a determination lo let Clackamas county remain 111 its present geographical state. Attorney Frans. B. Itiloy, of Port laud, who is very familiar with the scheme, was present aud had much to say upon the subject. "It means a less eifective improve ment of what we have already. They attempt to make the couter Hue of the Clackamas river the new southern boundary of Multnomah. That stream is not navigable, has no center line, hut has a channel that shifts and as an attempted boundary would prove a source of endless and vexatious dis pute and eontentious litigation be tween the two jurisdictions," he said. "The sins that Butte oreek has to answer for as a boundary line between Marion and Multnomah counties should prove a warning for all time to come. Multnomah is jnst discov ering, too, that she will have to seg regate, copy, compare, certify and record one-half of all the Clackamas records, which, by the way are the oldest and most voluminous in Ore gon, save those of Multnomah. The magnitude aud the cost of this labor by experts to be paid for by Multno mah and the attending confnBion in titles is booomiiig apparont. Inciden tally the Multuomah taxpayer also notes that he is to assume and liqui date a big proportion of the present indebtedness of Clackamas. "The fact that the voter in the Des chutes aud in Tillamook City has a vote of equal value to yours aud mine on this question affecting only our two counties is another surprising lectric Toaster Will Make Toast Hot Cakes m Boil Wate ot Make Coffee and Petfotm Mtich Othe Useful Service ELECTRIC STORE ALDER STREET AT SEVENTH PORTLAND RAILWAY Light & Power Company DEUTSCHER VEREIN TO ERECT BUILDING Local German Society Have Pleasant Social Meeting and Plan for Home The Deutscher Verein held a large and enthusiastic meeting at Enapp's hall Sunday afternoon. President Ous Schnoor in the ohair. The Oregon Home Rule proposition was warmly discussed, but the discussion was all on the afflrmative side, the Verein beincr unanimous for its adoption. Pres. Schnoor delivered aud able, eloquent and interesting address on "Amerinan Freedom from a German American Citizen's Standpoint" in which the doctrine of prohibition was handled without gloves. He also dwelt upon the flourishing condition of German societies in this country, predicting a future of unbounded prosperity. He was followed by Vice President D. M. Klemsen, who spoke along the same lines. Owing to the office ot state president or the jn scion al ABsooiation of German Societies being vacant, Mr. Schnoor being vice president, succeeds to the presiuenoy. Followins the speeches were vocal boIob by Miss Minnie Klemsen and Messrs. Frank Rotter, Wm. Winkle and Rudolph Schafor, and a vocal duet.by Matt and Chris Michaels. At the olose of the exercises all ad joornod to the dining room, where a German dinner was spread to wnion all did full justice. After dinner a sooial hour was pleasantly passed id games aud, German songs. The Verein is in a flourishing condition and the members expect to erect a substantial building in the near fu ture, for both business and sooial pur poses. Death of Mrs. Rupert The death of Mrs. Laura 0. Rupert oocurred early ThruHday morning at her home on upper 11th street, one had been ill for two months. Mrs. Rupert was born in March, 1857, in Pennsylvania aud nas uvea in uregon City for eome time past. She is sur vived by her husband aud two sons, the elder, C. J. Rupert, being a mem ber of the Portland police foroa. The funeral was held thiB morning at 10 o'clock from Holinau's undertaking establishment. thing. No wonder the Multnomah voter is staggered with tha cool pro nncnl hv tha DlApkAmAR annexation ists, not to mention those of the Wash- inotnn nrnwH whn want, t(l ftlill Over another 112 square miles, aud no won der that the senitmeut is everywhere growing for a negative vote on all these couutv division schemes because submitted on a wrong and uufair principle." Spoeches were made by W. S. U'Ren, Judge J. U. Campbell, Dr. A. i. tseatie, u. u. any, u. w. aasmaiu, R HoHq Donrcro Rnnrinll. 1). O. Eiy and others, and it was the seuti- mnnt. nf Mm mftnfiniy that the nronOSfid measure does not prosent the senti ments oi tne councv or inose nviug iu Multnomah, and tluit it shonjd not be passed by the people. :$6.oo: TWO ARE INJURED AT FREIGHT DEPOT Conductor and Brakeman Get Bad Squeeze by Elictric Locomotive John Erb; brakeman, and G. L, Hyde, conductor on the freight train of the O. W. P. that runs into this city at about 9:45 in the evening, were very severely injured last Monday night in the freight depot in this city. while attempting to alight from the front steps of the locomotive as it entered the shed. The two men were riding on the step and as the engine rounded the ourve where the track en ters the shed attempted to alight and were caught between the frame of the electric locomotive and the high platform and were very badly crushed about the hips or lower limbs. The men were taken on the first car to Portland, the ambulanoe meeting them at the corner of East Morrison aud Water street, where Mr. Hale was taken to the hospital. Mr, Erb at this point had decided that he would go to his home at Sell wood and an auto was pressed into servioe and the unfortunate man was hurried borne. It is not known at the present time just how badly they were injured, but they were unable to move ironi stretches and it was thought by local physicians that it would be found that bones were broken about the hips. PROF. WEGNER. Great, Evangelist- Singer, beard nigltly at Tabernacle Stoves ' I mi - i I ' ' V r J - s: ' '-'-t UA i k t ' t I 1 i f SJl " " r ! COMMITTEE GIVE AID Assist Gov't Engi neers on Riyer Work. DATA SECURED Communication to Major Mclndoe of Great Value to tne Willamette Valley. The work of the Open River Asso ciation in getting the people of the Willamotte valley iuto the harness and securing results toward the open iug of the Willamette river iB daily being manifested, and following the working of the government engineers about the locks and the preliminary work on seouring data concerning the deepening ot the channel from this city to Portland, the committee from the Commercial Olub in this oity have collected considerable data to assist in bringing about the desired results. This committee is composed of Judge Thomas F. Ryan, J. E. Hedges and J. W. Moffatt, appointed by the Com mercial Club to furnish the Uuiled States engineora with material rela tive to the present commerce of the Willamette river, .its charaoter, amount and valuo; future commerce due in part to an improved waterway; present navigation, kind of boats, draft, etc. ; wharves aud wharf area, and utilization of water power whioh would be developed by improved waterway, together with the opinion of the business men of the oity as to t' e nature of the improvement re quired. The committee has just for warded a communication to Major J. F. Moludoe, of the United States Eneineer Department at Portland, containing the following information : "The present commorce as we find it consists of merchandise, building material, raw material, wool, aye- stuffs, pine, woolen foods, machinery, lumber, shingles, leather, farm and orchard products, pulp, paper, logs, etc. (annually), as follows: Willamette Puln & Paper Co , 281 900 tons; Crown Paper Co., 49,800 tons : Hawlev Paoer & Pulp Co., 49, 700 tons: Oreeon City Woolen Manu facturing Co., 1000 tons; P. F. Mills Co., 8(100 tons; foundiy, machine shop, etc, 0000 tons; merchandise, 25,250 tons; building material, ce ment, etc, 4100 tons; produce, stock, etc, 11, o00 tons; miscellaneous, 1000 tons; total tonnage per annum, 482,950. "The obstructions to the navigation of the river at Clackamas Rapids re quires the shipment by rail at certain seasons of the year oi nearly the en tire tonnage above let out, and proba bly makes necessary the shipment of more than 60 per cent of the entire tonnage per year, as contracts are necessarily made in many instances for the eutire year, and not for the periods when the river is closed, and also has in many instances prevented the increasing of the capacity of es tablishments. 'Second. The future commeroe tributary to the river with an im proved waterway of a minimum depth of 8 to 10 feet between tlie two cities in the opinion of the manufacturers, business men and property owners interviewed by your committee would be greatly increased, as under such an assured condition of water trans portation, it would not be many years until both banks of tlie river between Uregon City and Portland would be thickly lined and studded with manu facturing establishments and splendid suburban homes, whioh added to the enlarged manufacturing industries of Uregon Oity, whioh jvould most surely result from such favorable con ditions for shipping in and out and increased water power, and the in creasing productiveness of lands trib utary to this shipping point, cannot fail to make the future commeroe of this oity aud points between here and Portland many hundred per cent greater than the commerce of today. "Thirtl. The present navigation of the river is very unsatisfactory, as owing to the obstructions at the Clackamas rapids, it is confined to boats of small draft, slow speed and limited tonnage, and at present is rep resented by the three stern wheelers : Oregona, 14-inch draft, 150 tons ; Huth 28-inch draft, 175 tons and the N. R. Lang, 24-inch draft. 250 tons. These steamers, with the assistance of barg es for oil, cement, gravel, etc, and the occasional service of a few other steamers, take care of nearly all the present river traffic of consequents. There are a few gasoline launches and boats in use, but the condition at the rapids does not invite the placing of any of them in actual commission between the two oitiei, and makes their usage practicable only between points below the mouth of the Clack amas and Portland. "Formerly much of the passenger travel between Oregon Oity and Port land was by river bouts, .amounting in the years 1891 and 1892 to more than 125,000 persons anually, 90,000 of whom were carried by the regular Oregon Oity boats and 85,000 by the O. K. & N. Company and independent boats. As no reliance could be placed upon the schedule time between the two cities, owing to the fact that fre quently the boats were detained for hours trying to overcome tlie rapids, the tralllo and travel was diverted to the railways, aud the passenger traffic is now confined to touristB and those who live along the banks of the river. It is tlie opinion of all whom your committe bave interviewed upon this phase of the question that an im proved waterway with a minimum depth of eight feet, would result in the placing upon this route larger and swifter boats, and the passenger tra vel would be many times the 125,000 annaully of 20 years ago between these two cities, added to which would be the travel of the many thousands we hope and believe under SAWMILL BURNS ON RIVER BRINK Chas. Moehnke's Mill Total Loss Last Week Thursday night between 12 :80 and 1:30 the lumber mill belonging to diaries Moennke, about one mile above the falls, on the bank of the Willamette river, was completely de molished by fire, whioh started in the engine room. The amount of the loss is $10,000, a large amount of finished lumber being destroyed. Before the Oregon City fire department arrived the plant was entirely destroyed, Mr. Moehnke has-been in the lumber busi ness in the same location for a num ber of years, the name of the firm being Tlie Oregon City .Lumber Uo. Young Man Razor Thief Constable Miles returned from Port land Thursday afternoon with John Allen, alias J. W. Wood, who after liberally supplying himself with razors, etc, from the shop of Fred Miller and skipping his board bill at the Kelly restaurant, Sunday, left for Vanoonver, returning to Portland Monday, where he stayed until taken into custody by Officer Miles and placed in the county jail. Allen is between fifteen and eighteen years of age. lie was given a bearing in tne afternoon and fined ten dollars. Upon his inability to pay the fine he was remanded to the oounty jail tor a per iod of ten days. TAYLOR. THE EVANGELIST heard Every .Night at. Big Tabernacle such a condition would be living along the river bewteen here ana Portland. "Fourth. In the matter of wharves and wharf areas, your committee finds a well developed sentiment in favor of the construction of publio docks,' pro vided the river be Improved so that the use of the same could be continu ous and reliable; at the present time three are docks here used and owned by the W. P. & P. Oo., the Crown Paper Mill and the Haw ley Paper & Pulp Company. There is alno tlie dock and wharf ereoted hy the O. O. Transportation Company upon laud rented from the corporation of Oregon City; Frank liusoh, a prominent merchant and shipper, proposos to erect a dock in front of hit property at or between Eleventh and Twelfth streets ; there are a number of places where publio docks could be plaoed upon property under control of the corporation of Oregon City, and in the event of the improvement of the river as outlined heretofore, there is but little doubt that publio sentiment wonld demand that the oity ereot and maintain docks for publio usage. "Fifth. In the matter ot reliable information concerning the increased water cower that would be developed by suoii an improved waterway, we feel that yon are in position to know the ezaot condition that the lowering of the water by the removal ot tlie ob struction or dam at th Clackamas rapids will cause as it will probably increase the bead at the iaiis irom two to three feet, whiuh now developing horsepower. of 10,000 under about 40-f t head at low' water, would be quite ma terially inoreased by tlie addition of several feet more head. 'We trust you will excuse us fortius lengthy letter, and in conclusion will simply call your attention to the great handicap plaoed upon the manuafao turing establishments of Oregon. City by the present condition of tlie river at the Clackamas rapids. Thousands of tons of logs are taken from the low er river, placed on cars, conveyed by rail from two to six miles and then returned to the water in the upper riv- er.iinoreasing the cost of getting them into thelmillsneanly $20,000 per year. In addition to this, during the sum mer months the said mills are compel led to load more than 250 tons a day upon their boats, taking the same ac ross the upper river to a landing upon the Southern Paciflo Railway, and there unload and again ship the same bv rail, making a double handling, and then shipping at many times the cottt of river transportation, as well as much loss of time. At the present time one of the said mills is about to construct a railway of some five miles in length in order to transport their logs around the rapids, kwmon with such an improved waterway as contemplated would have enabled them to bring their logs right up to their mills at a fraction ot tlie expense now required. "The businessmen, property owners and manufacturers of Oregon Cy are a unit in the belief that with an improved waterway between Oregon City and Portland, assuring a depth at low water of eight feet, and with a new and up-to-date system of locks between the upper and lower river, BROTHERHOOD AFTER MEMBERS Fifty dollar Diamond Ring the f me tor Greatest Number me f raternal .Brotherhood held a special meeting Friday evening in Kuapp's hall in honor of State Presi dent M. O. O'Malley. The following program was rendered : Address of welcome, A. M. Sinnott; response. State President O'Malley; vocal seleo tions, Canemah Quartette; instrunien tal selections, Farmer's Orchestra, At the olose of the exercises coffee, cake aud pie were served to all pres ent and after tlie lunch several of tlie oonples danced until tlie midnight hour. A campaign for new members was opened and a diamond ring oi 50 value will be awarded to the member bringing in the greatest number of new members into the lodge from.now to ueo. i, ituu. MRS. LAT0URETTE ENTERTAINS CLUB Mrs. Mortimer Latourette enter tained the members of the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club, with a few friends, at her home on lower Main street, Wednesday atferuoon. Tlie house wax decorated with nastur tiums. The prizes were awarded Miss .Nellie Uauneld and Mrs. Ed Baker. Mrs. Latourette served delicious re freshments to the following guests: Mrs. O. W. Eastham, Mrs. Lin wood Jones, Mrs. Neita Barlow Lawrence, Mrs. John Humphrys, Mrs. Edward Fields, Mrs. Theodore Omond, Mrs. Frank Fosburg, Mrs. O. H. Meissner, Mrs. John Lewthwaite, Mrs. JU U Porter. Mrs. Max Bollack, Mrs. Charles D. Latourette, Mrs. Louis Morris, Mrs. Hugh Mount, Mrs. W. A. Shewman, Mrs. Ed Baker, MrB. H. O'Malley, Mrs. Lena Oharman, Mrs. W. S. U'Ren. Mus Mary L. Uolmes. Miss Marjorie Oaulield and Miss Nel lie Uaulield. - Death of Former Resident E. H. Cooper has returned from Filer, Idaho, where he was called by the death of his brother, Preston H. Cooper. The latter had not been in good health for six weeks, but was seriously ill only three days, when deatli called him. He left Oregon Oity last March for Idaho. When here he was foreman in tlie spool room at the Willammette Pulp & Pa. pre Co. 's mill aud was. well known lere, coming to Oregon Oity in Sep tember, 1890. Mr. Cooper was 88 years of age at the time of his death, which ocourred October 80th. lie leaves a wife and two ohildren. Mrs. Oooper is a daughter of Wiley May, an old pioneer of Elyville, this oity. The funeral of Mr. Oooper was hold Sunday, Oct. 2nd. He leaves besides his family, his father, R. M. Cooper of Portland ; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Willet of Barlow and Mrs. Zena Eaton of Fayette, Idaho; four broth ers, D. E. Oooper ot Portland, Arch ie Oooper of Pilot Rook, Ore., MUo Oooper of Kansas and E. H. Oooper of Oregon City. Vandals' Work Some unknown nnrsnna with nvtl designs have torn down the card signs that were taoked up along Seventh street advertising tlie tabernaole meet ings iu this city. t This disreputable work ooourred Friday and Saturday nights. Whoever these base and un principled beings are, they will un doubtedly regret their acts ot vandal ism in short order, as the city author ities have been notified aud. efforts are being made to spot them out. Such work as this is only the greater assis tance to the evangelistic) work that is teiug carried on with great foroe in this oity. O. W. P. Car Derailed The six-thirty elootrio car out of Portland on the O. W. P. Ry., Thurs day evening oollided with a horse, on a short trestle just north of Glad stone, derailing tlie front trucks of the car, and shaking up the passen gers oonsidorably, but causing no fur ther damage except the killing of the animal. Trains were 1 delayed for aboutfthree hours and passengers were transferred around the wreck. It is undertsood that the headlight of the dorailod car was.not in good trim and iiad been out a portion of tlie way from Portland, aud that the roadbed was in darkness at that point. There is a very sharp ourve at this point and had it not been for the trailer whiuh was attached to the rear, and which acted as a drag, the head car would liavo been thrown over into the ditoh with probable ser ious results. Oregon Oity Commission Co. has a carload of Mundota Lump ooal duo. Will make speoial prioes in ton lots whon delivered from oar. WOODEN AWNINGS MUST COME DOWN The old wooden awnings that have been stretohing out over the sidewalks throughout this oity must come down and that before Ootober 18th, is the edict given out by the oounoil at a speoial meeting held Wednesday night, and Ulaot ot Police Burns made the rounds of the oity notifying all who might be interested in the ordinance. The ordinance also oalls for the taking down of all signs that protrudo out over the walks, and these are ordered to be plaoed fiat against the buildings. This ordinance is meating with the approval of all the oitizens, as it is another step towards the city beautiful. whereby larger boats could go in the minimum of time from below to above the falls, the prestige of this great Willamette river would be as sured, not only as a regulator of tralllo but also as a factor in the develop ment of the Willamette valley that would induce capital Ito seek it, and thus assist in making it the queen valley of the Northwest." GRANGE AGAINST CUTTINGCOUNTY Detriment to People- of County Says Pomonas OFFICERS ELECTED Rousing Meeting Call for Intel ligent Voting Against County Division Measure The Clackamas Oounty Distriot Po mona Orange met at Mullno on last Wednesday with Molalla kQrange No. 40. The attendance was good as usual aud the farmers were not baokward about accepting the good tilings to eat that were provided by Molalla Orange. The main issue of the day was the election of offloers for the ensuing two years whioh resulted aa follows :; Mas ter, J. D. Ohitwood, Damascus ; overseer, W. W. Everhart, Molalla; leoturer, Mrs. A. J. Lewis,' Maple Lane, (Oregon Oity) ; steward, Pieroe Wright, Mulino; assistant steward, M. J. Layzelle, Oregon Oity; chap lain, T. K. A. Sellwood, Milwaukie; secretary, J. W. Thomas, Molalla; gate keper, Robta. Linn, Oregon Oity ; Cere's, Eolio Spenoe, Oarus ; Pomona, Miss M. A. Gill, Logan; Flora, Anna Everhart, Molalla: treasurer. B. A. Right. Mulino; lady assistant Mrs. L. Mautz, Maple Lane; execu tive committee, O. E. Spenoe, Wm. Grisenthwaite, A. J. Lewis, J. D. Ohitwood, J. W. Thomass. In the afternoon the meeting was used for resolutions and disoussions. The question of most importance was that of Olackamas-Multnoman annexa tion. One noticeable feature was the faot that tlie Grangers from the north of the Clackamas were opposed to an nexation and helped to pass the fol lowing resolution : "Be it resolved that the Olaokamas Oounty Distriot Pomona Grange does hereby appeal to the voters of the county to cast an intelligent vote upon the .proposed' Olaokamas -Multnomah annexation at the, November election ; believing that the failure to vote may allow tlie passage of this annexation Boheme to the detriment of the people of this oounty. " In view of the faot that the en dorsement of the State Grange of tlie amendment pertaining to the restric tions on the amount of Indebtedness a oounty may incur for road building, was uuianieu uuunr quesuouauie oiroumstanoes, the Olaokamas County Pomona Orange passed resolutions disfavoring this act. Also the Webstar road bill whioh provides Jot the building of roads by the people with no limit as to the expense that may be Incurred. Twenty candidates were initiated in tha a.aninn In hn fifth Aartraa after whioh tlie worthy leoturer pre sented a good literary program. ThiB Pomona inoludes eighteen Granges of some 1200 -members and is of muoh importance to the farmers and consequently the 'aotion of this body upon poliltioal fsues is of im portance to the vote ot olaokamas oounty. Water Service Being Made Better ' The City Water. Board are laying water mains on 12th andjWashington tsreets and are establishing fire hy drants in that locality at the north end of the town .on 12th and 11th streets. The Board have ordered sanitary drinking fountain at the south end of the town near the water works. The fountain will be four feet .one :.inoh high and .three feet aoross. There will also be four san itary German silver cups. VOTE DOWN COUNTY DIVISION SCHEMES Details Involved in Formation of New Counties Unknown to Voters. Voters cannot Inform themselves on the many local details Involved and accordingly It will be their general decision to vote "No" on the entira list. Tuis Is the opinion of the Morn ing Oregonlan In Its issue or June 2, aa follows: "Nine county division schemes ara bidding for enactment under the Init iative, in imitation of Hood River county's Buccess two years ago, and the end Is not yet. Here is direct leg islation gone to seed and disseminat ing trouble through the fair expanse of Oregon. "Latest is Deschutes county, pre senting a petition to the secretary of state and asking to be carved out of the northwest part of Crook county. Umpqua, Williams and Nesmlth, with overlapping boundaries, Beek Inde pendence from Lane and Douglas counties. Umatilla county is wrest ling with the ambitious schemes of Orchard and Hudson. Clark desires separation from Grant, Otis from Mal heur and Harney. A strip of Clack amas seeks annexation to Multnomah. "Politicians, office-seekers and ambi tious little towns are putting up these county partition schemes. More counties will provide additional of ficial places and other patronage. They will also tar.kc h:g!:er taxes and more trouble for property owners. is'. if '