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CITY GOUR OREGON CITY. OREGON. , FRIDAY. APRIL 7 1911 No. 48 28th YEAR. OREGON 1 11 4 Ji ENDEAVORS 10 BLOCK PROGRESS F. M. Swift Arrested for Trespass on Land. THEY CANNOT AGREE ON PRICE Side Hill Property Held at Ex orbitant Figures. Oonsidtrable amusement iB being liad by the directors of the Clackamas ScnMieru Railway Co. in tlie arrest ot F. M. Swift, one of the directors, who is doing good work on the survey and branching oat along the route, for trespassing, which occurred Mon day and was ordered by I. H. Bing ham, who conducts the Pacifio Soda Works iu this city. Mr. Bingham's property is looated along the right of way on the side hill, and he and the company have been unable to get to gether as to the damages to the prop erty, which was purchased a few years ago for about $ 125. There are four aores in the tract and the com pany allege they have made reason able o tiers for damages, but have been refused. Bingham asking one thou sand dollars, which was refused. Swift being acquainted with the law on the subject which gives a surveyor the right to go upon property and Bur vey aud loca'e, did not fear the re sults and was placed under arrest, but had the case put over to a later term of oourt, pending the condemna tion proceedings on the (art of the company, which have now been filed. In this case the oompany are follow ing a plan and iu all future cases will have with them on the grounds the county assessor, who will bu bettor able to properly assess lands wbiuh increase in value so rapidly, which under the laws of 1007 must be as sessed at their true cash valne. This leature alone will meau many dollars to the taxables iu Clackamas county, as it will bring into view ut rtal values of mncli property. Mr. Bingham's property consists of about.fonr acres aud lies close to the city, aud no doubt is ot considerable value, yet from the loose rocky condi tion of the ground in that vicinity and from the fact that it covers the side hill at an angle of almost forty five degrees, it is questionable as to such a high valuation. The matter will have to be threshed out in the courts, as either side is determined, and the' Ci.njp:iJ' lud that inasmuch as the enterprise is entirely a home affair and all are working tor the up building of Clackamas county that at any point along the proposed route there should be a willingness to help the project along iu every manner possible. Costs an Portland Plenty o MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR STATE CONVENTION Friendly Bible Class. Will Send Delegates to Euger?. Much interest is being manifested by the members of the Fritdly Bible Class in the preparations for the class xhibit which iB to be given at the annual state Sunday schorl conven tion, at Eugene, the 12th, and 14th of April. The president of the class, Mr. Ralph Eddy, bus been asked to give an address at this con vention, on the subject "What the Adult Work Accomplishes" and the explanation of the different parts of the exhibit will figure very largely in his address. The exhibit will contain the photo of the class which was tak en before the tent iu which the class held its regular sessions duiiug la t summer j the one taken at the second annual class banquet in February, and as many of the churoh as it is possible to secure, also photos ot the new tennis court;' pennants winch have been used by the class on var ious occasions, especially the second annual class banquet; programs: sta tionery ; class literature and artioles from the bazaar which is to be held some time in April. This exhibit will show the produot of the best efforts of the Friendly Bible Glass, its growth aud accomplishments and the manner in which the results have been brought about. THE OREGON STATE FAIR Will Be Held at Salem During Week Ending Sept. 16. Announcement is made that the Semi-centennial State Fair of the Or egon Agricultural Sooietv will be held at Salem September Id. Exten sive preparations are being made to make this the most notable exhibit ever held, The Society aims to have a dismar that will attract visitors Irom all parts of the oountr;, and with that end in view will endeavor to outdo any previous effort in getting the produot s of Oregon in sufficient quantities to permit visitors from the outside to form Borne impression of our wonderful resources. Woodmen Meeting. Modern Woodmen of Aruerios, take notice. All metil-ers of the M. W. of A. are invited to meet at W. O. W. hall at 7 p. in., Sunday evening, April 9th. Preceded bv the Boys' Band of Willamette, the members ot the order will march in a body to the First Baptist churoh, where a special ser vice will be conducted by Neighbor Uev. S. A. Hayworth; f Heat in the Iron one in the Room THE ELECTRIC FLAT IRON i Makes Ironing Day a day of com fort instead of a day of toil. . It appeals to every house wife be cause it saves time and jprespira tion. A child can operate it Less the 2 l-2c hour to operate Guaranteed Electric Irons ectric Store Railway, Light and Power 7th and Alder Streets 1 State Forestry Board Be gins Active Work. SPEEDY ACTION IS NECESSARY New Law Prohibits Outdoor Fire Between June 1 and Oct. 1. State Forester Frank A. Elliott lias prepared a circular, which will be distributed broadcast, forecasting the first few mouths' existence of the newly created Are board. Mr. Elliott in his first announce ment calls attention to the provision of the new law which makes it pro hibitory to start any outdoor fire in this state between Juue 1 and Octo ber 1 of eaoh year, except under the most stringent regulations aud with heavy penaltis tor their violation "In this connection," reads the communication, "the state forester urges upon everyone the necessity of doing all possible burning before the closed season begins and thus save the trouble and risk of doing it by per mission during that season of greatest danger when fire spreads so easily and rapidly." "Forest fires, one of the greatest sources of destruction to the most val uable resources of the state, will soon be restricted and the terrors largely reduced," says State Forester Ellott, "if the people will cooperate with the state forester in the administration of the new forestry law enacted by the late legislature." The state forester desires the assist ance and cooperation ot everyone iu the protection of property from for est, grass or brush fires and to this end invites suggestions and informa tion calculated to assist him in any manner in the performance of his most Important duties. The new law will soon be ready for distribution in pamphlet form aud the state forester will be glad to furnish oopies upon re quest. Results of Tuesday's Elections. Carter Harrison was elected mayor of Chicago over Merrian, the Repub lican candidate, by over 17,000 ma jority. At Milwaukee Judge Halsey, non partisan, was elected cirouit judge over the Socialist candidate by 10,000 majority. The Publio Welfare League iu Ta coma failed to seoore sufficient votes to recall Mayor Fawcett. The vote stood. Seymour 8065, Fawoett 7862, Baith, Socialist, 8303. Better is the cash in hand than the note in the bank. ' at Company BURN RUBBISH fill POST OFFICE TO CLOSE SUNDAYS Only Box Owners Will Be Able to Secure Mail Matter. In all parts of the country move ments are being made looking toward the closing of postolJloes on Sunday In Portland a petition signed by a large number of people favoring Sun day closing was met with the im medi ite approval of the national post office authorities aud an order was issued graut'ng their request. Detro t, Mich., initiated the Sun day closing movement and that phce is die fiist large city to put tlie idea iuto operation. Many of the smaller towns iu Oregon have fallen into line aud it is only a question ot time when the whole state will join iu the Sun day closing movement. The postoflice authorities will not order an office closed except on petition of the pat rons of the local office, and it is un derstood that the residents of Oregon City will soon have petitions present ed to them for their signatures. Going to the postottioe on Sunday is iu most instances only a habit and a very bad one at that and every resi dent of Oregon Oity oueht to be willing to see the overworked post- offioe clerks and oarriers have at least oue day's rest in a week. Mail will be dispatohed as usual on Sundays and mail matter placed in the boxes, but the delivery window will not. be open, making it necessary for only one clerk to work instead ot tour. Each olerk will have to work only one Sunday in eaoh month. Anyone expecting important mail matter can secure the same by notify ing the postoffice officials. Last Sun day an account was kept of the num ber of letters received at the ofuoe aud it was found that only a small per oeut of the patrons of the office called for their mail. . CHURCH ELECT THEIR OFFICERS First Presbyterian Church Hold Annual Meeting. Monday night the annual meeting of the Presbyterian churoh took place iu the church parlors. At six o'clock the members and their friends sat down to a splendid dinner that had been prepared by the ladies of the ohurch. The regular business meeting was called aud . the' reports of Hie various organizations of the ohurch were received. This was followed by the election of officers. Mrs. W. O. Green was re-elected Sunday school superintendent, and Allen Frost and Ed Story were re-elucted elders, and W. O. Green was eleoted elder to fill the vacancy of H. D. Parks, who re-, ceutly moved from this city. Hugh Kennedy and Dave Oatta were eloot ed deacons for a three-vear term. The chnroh trustees elected were Prof. Holaud and Chris Sohuebel. Miss Katherine Ha'rison was elected organist. The reports of the various organizations show that the church is in a good condition. Daring the past year 3,200 has been spent for improvements. RICH FIND IN OGLE MOUNTAIN The Mother Lode, After a Long Hunt, Finally Located. J. B. Fairclough and T. B. Fair clouh and Mr. and Mrs. Heckert, who have been at the Ogle Monntain min ing property for the past winter, have come out from the mines tor a few days, having run low on wood, powj der and other material used in tlie work there, and wishiugi to take ad vantage of the occasion to see the out side world for a few days, made good bv coming to Oregon Oity to visit friends, expecting to return to the mining camp about April lfi. The boys bring news of the striking of the orater vein, or mother lode as it is termed, whioh is reported as exten sive and full of rich ore, full details of whioh are not obtainable at the present time. A notioeable satisfied smile is chasing around the corners of the mouth of every member of the oamp aud it is very proobable that the public will be tliorouughly ac quainted with the conditions there as soon aB everything is in readiness to be given out. The directors held two meetings tins week and Vill have a .further meetina next Tuesday evening, after which time further information may be expected by the public tA ? m-f-i ., . v y c DR. WILLIAM PARSONS, Pat tor of Third Presbyterian Church of Portland, who will talk at the Presbyterian Bro therhood meeting next Tues day evening. COUNCIL ACCEPTS TIE SIGNATURES Of the Mt. Hood Light & Power Company. SALOON MAN ON THE CARPET, Routine Matters Acted on by the City Fathers. At the meeting of the council Wed nesdav night the frauohise granted to the Mount Hood Light aud Power Co. was accepted by the oompany and filed. A. W. Cheney and Frank Rotter filed objections to their assessments on fith street, and 1 their objections were referred to the appraisers on the street R. IS. Woodward protested against the condition of the ditoh on Fourth street. Oity Engineer said he would be able to report on the matter within a week and then the work could be completed. Applications for ''saloon licenses were received and the reoorder re ported that the notice of eaoh ap plicant had been published. The chief of police reported that there had been no objection against anyone but Joe Wilson. Wilson has been accused of selling to minors ana also of making short change. Mayor Brownell vonohed for the honesty of Wilson ; had known him IS years and believed him to be honest. Mr. Wil son was preimtttod to explain. He said the father of the boy to whom he sold liquor told him lie was of age and had aided the boy 'in procuring drinks. Motion to withhold license lost. The dispute in the matter of im proving Sixth street waB up again and report was made that all property holders 'had agreed to let the im provement go on and Heave out the square bewteen Jefferson and Monroe for further consideration. Recorder's report showed 110,907 re ceived. HAS THE CITY WATER RIGHTS Matter to Be Investigated City Recorder Stipp. By At a meeting of the Live Wires on Tuesday, Oity Recorder Stipp made a report of his investigations regard ing the rights of the city in the water power of the Willlamotte falls. The recorder stated that he ;wonld prob ably be compelled to go to Salem and examine the records there before he would be able to make any recom mendation. The city is in possession of a street running past a (basin from whioh a large volume of water flows and the recorder contends that the oity could run au intake pipe into the basin unless it can be shown that the entire waterfall has been legally appropriated. A alrge numbre cf manuafotururs would locate .at Oerogu Oity if they could be assured of cheap power. RAILROAD WORK GOES MERRILY ON Large Force of Graders Will Go to Work on Monday. The work of clearing out the rub bish on the line of the Olaokamas Southern Railway has progressed far enough to permit the graders too start in on Monday next. A Jruge number of men and teams have already been secured aud more will be engaged as soon as possible. The work of getting the line ready for the graders has met with no serious obtsacles so far, and when the graders btart in next week the most ekpetical will be able co see that work has commenced in earnest and that not many months will elapse before the shrill whistle of the locomotive will sound in the beautifull valleys on the eastern boundaries of OlaokamaB county. DR. PARSONS TO BE NEXT SPEAKER Eminent Divine at Next Gathering of Presbyterian Brotherhood. At the next meeting of the Presby terian Brotherhood, which will occur uext Tuesday evening, Hev. William Parsons, pastor of the Third Presby terian church of Portland, will de liver a lecture on the "Making of the Constitution" Dr. Parsons in one of the most eloquent divinea in the West, aud it will be a treat fo have the privilege of listening to his great leu tare. During the hanqaet music will be rendered by a male quartet com posed of Harry Miller, Hugh Ken nedy, William Hennetdy and John Etchison. Save voor metal roofing by giving it a good coat of paint, and do it be fore it is too late. BROTHERHOOD HAVE INTERESTING MEETING Dr. James Withycomb Gives Rosy Picture of Oregon's Future. Plans and preparations for the Brotherhood montly meeting of the Congregational church which was held last Tuesday evening iu th e ohurch parlors were carried out with the nicety of a piece of well-oiled machinery. About seventy men ot this oity were present to enjoy the spread. The deoorations were of Oregon grape and daffodils, which made a pretty combination. At the table the favors were in the shape of Easter novelites, such as little ohiok ens. The president of "the Bruthf rhood, E. T. Avisou, aoted as toastmaster of the banquet. Rev. William Proctor made the usual announcements; au important one was the meetiug for next Sunday evening which will be Brotherhood night at the Congrega tional ohurch. Rev. S. A. Hayworth made some very fiting remarks. Tlie Brotherhood was exceptionally fortunate in having with them Dr. James Withycomb of the JO .A. O. of Oorvallis, who gave an inspiring talk, telling of the future prospeots of Oregon, the great roads, the building of highways, and dwelt extensively on the marvelous agricultural lauds here in Oregon Rep. Carter also gave an able address along the Baroe lines, whioh was followed by talkB from George Lazelle and A. J. Lewie and O. H. Dye, all of which were in teresting. Marshall Lazelle gave a short talk eulogizing the O. A. C, of whioh tie is a graduate. An important factor ot the meetiug was the subject of cloning the post office in Oregou Oity on Sundays, which was voted on aud unanimously carried. Mnsio for the occasion was well rendered bv the Des Larzes orchestra. The menu, whioh wan prepared by the ladies of the . Uonrgeagtional chrunli was exceptionally good. MAPLE LA'" GhOIGE MEET They Will Have an Exhibtt at the County Fair. Maple Lane Grange met Saturday in an all day session. A great deal of important business was transacted. It was decided to have an exhibit at the coining Olf-kauias county fair, to be held in Oanby, in September. The committee in charge of the exhibit are Mrs. J. Lewelling, A. J. Lewis and Mrs. O. H. Swallow. Oue appli cation for membership was received. At 12 o'clock the ladies of the Grange served a splendid dinner. The fol lowing program was rendered in the afternoou: Song, "Bud and Bloom" by the Grange; roll call; recitation, "Our Farmer Boy," Miss Lois Pogiu kopfj question box, read by Mrs.' Peters and A. J. Lewis; recitatiou, "Mound Advioe," Mrs. J. Lewelling; reading, Henry Beard; song, "We Oome With Song to Greot You," Mrs. S. A. Gillette; reading, Mrs. Heater; disousBion, "Siugle Tax," William Beard; closing song, "We Will HeBt in Thy Love," by the Grange. EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS Speaker Clark Tells Democrats They Must Be Good. The'extra session of the 82d con gress met on Tuesday. Champ Olark was elected speaker aud in a few re marks lie told the meuibors that they were being watched by the whole oountry and they muHt te on their good behavior. President Taft's message was very briof and relatod only to the reci procity treay pending netweeu the United States and Canada. More than 2,000 billB were intro duced on the first day of the session. OIL AND GAS WELL WILL GO DEEPER Directors Pleased With Present Outlook. the A meeting of the Homo Oil and Gas Co. was held at the i-lootrio hotel Wednesday, when it was decided to continue drilling on the atone well to a depth of 2.jO0 feet, unless a strike should be made at less than this depth. The drillers are sangnine that oil will be found before tlie 2500 depth is reached. Gas has been f jund dur ing the last hundred feet of drilling and the bail constantly brings up quantities of oil. The directors are very optimistio over the prospects, and the meeting was enthusiastic. After a report of the company was read the following olllcers were elected. : President, L. D. Mum power; vice president, .Humy Stade; secretary, U. D. Latourette : treasurer, First .National Bank. Directors were ohoseu as follows. L. D. Mumpower, Henry Stade, Gen. Vierhus, Louis VierliDs, .1. G. Mumpower, J. W. Watts and J. J. Tobin. Take time to lookinto every projeot that Ib suddenly sprung on you. Life's greatest accesses come out of be moat careful consideration. TAKES THE Rough Rider Right Roy ally Received. FAMOUS FIGHTER FEELING FINE Portland People Provide Popular President Plenty Pastime. Portland people fairly outdid them selves on Wednesday in giving wel come to Theodore Roosevelt. Colonel Roosevelt visited Portland once before but he greeting Received on Wednes day was far more enthusiastic than that accorded the distinguished guest on his first visit. For the most part tlie town took an afternoon and even ing off aud joined in a series of in formal demonstrations whioh must have served to make it clear to Col onel Roosevelt that he iB held in high regard by everybody hereabouts. It was not the mere cheering and ap plause that revealed the pablio mind and heart, but the evidences of in timate regard that were manifested on every hand. It was "Hello. Teddy" aud "Hurrah for Teddy" everywhere along the densely-packed streets where he ap peared. JNoue thought of shoutiug. "Hurray for Roosevelt." And to have the populace calling one by his first nunie unrestrainedly is signifi cant in itself. "Teddy in 19121" Bhouted hundreds of his admirers, as he was taken through the orowded streets in a big automobile, atteuded by mem bers of tlie reception committee. At the Commercial Club's banqnet iu the evening the sueue, in honor of the Colonel., was laid in the jungles of Africa. Lions roared, parrots screeched, 'monkeys chattered and chuckled, and a huge alligator opened his wide oavrenons jaws. "Native Africans," armod with spears, greeted the visiting hunter aB lie entered the hall, and saug as he inarched through the realisito forest to the real seat of honor at the ban quet table beyond. The Colonel ap- pieoiatod it immensely. He said so, aud he showed .it by giving hearty applause. "When Teddy Comes Marching Home" was the song the double quarto sang as he eutered the hall. Aud from then on the oooasion was.replete with novelties. When the great tlectrio moon in the canvas fir mament was eclipsed by the faoe of the guest himself, Oolouel Roosevelt's Binile was at once so broad and so genial and the good Jiumor of .it was so catching that the whole banquet- room rang wnn laughter ana oiieers. In his speech at tlm Armury in the . evening .the Oulonel ;iully .endorsed the uregou system, with the qualifica tion that the recall should not be ap plied to the juidoiary aud that fewer officers, but with added powers. should be elected, characterized the address of Colonel Roosevelt before an audience of 4000 persons. "Good govreniuont, " he said "is like machinery that has to be well oiled. It must be carefully oon duoted." He impressed upon his hearers the fact that by taking on added powers in direct legislation they also take on added duties and added rospousibili ties. He made an appeal to the peo ple of Oregou, who, by their "pro gressive" laws have attraoted the at tention of other states, to set a good example iu having those laws worked out well. A further, and , seemingly an em. phatio, appeal was made for the mi nority opposing the Oregon method of government, to unite with the ma jority in carrying out their wishes in the best manner possible. Until such time as a constitutional amendment can be obtained providing for the direct election of Uuited States senators, the Oregon method of onoos ing them should ' be adopted by other states, he declared. "SHAM" AT THE BAKER Miss Roberts to Appear as Soci ety Woman in Comedy. Following the heavy emotional and reckless oornedy soeuoa of "Zaza, " Mies Foreuoe Roberts will offer for her third week at the Baker her won durfal study of the depths that might be reached in the apparently adamant shell of a spoiled" modern sooiety woman. lier portrayal of the frivolous Katherine von Riper is one of the most exquisitely artistio things she has ever done, aud shows a volume of lights and shades far removed from her usual creations that is the source ot never-euaiug pleasure aud delight. For "Sham" is a sooiety oornedy. pure aud simple, with an intense, gripping scene here and there to be sure, but with the all-important oorn edy streaming through like a spring shower on a bed ot daisies. Miss Roberts' gowns always the BUbject of Bupreuie interest among the ladies of hur audience will shins particu larly in "bham," which offers unus ual opportunities in this respect. Theodore Roberts will play the role of "Jeremiah" (Old) book, and i'liurlow Bergeu will appear as Tom J a If ray, the young mining engineer from the West. Here is a formula for treating seed potatoes to prevent scab : Souk the whole seed for two hours in mix ture of one-half pint ot formalin (formaldehyde) and lifteen gallons of oold water; dry the seed, out and plant in ground that has not recently grown potato. T TI