SGOM CITY
You can't talk too muoh if you
talk right. Talk and faotories have
built up many a city, and will
build many another.
..If you don't believe in Oregon
City why don't you get out and
make room for the fellow who
does?
29th YEAR.
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 17 1912.
OKI
coram!
BUS Ail SCHNOERR
IS
VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL PRAC
TICE ACT, IS CHARGE.
SGHUBEL MAKES THE CHARGES
Claims Statement in the Morning
Enterprise was Criminal.
There wa.s something of a sur
prise sprung on the public Satur
day last when the grand jury re
ported an indictment againstGus
tave, Schnnrr, Republican nomin
ee for representative, and presi
dent of the Dutsche Verein soci
ety of this county.
The indictment was the out
come of political differences be
tween Mr. Schnorr and Mr. Chris
Schubel, and the specific charges
were the statements in the fol
lowing paragraph which Mr.
Schnorr published in the Morn
ing Enterprise:
Mr. Schubel tries to make
his audience believe that the
"interests'' or certain parties
have bought me. Be not de
ceived; not I but he has been,
bought, if signs fail not, and
because he is used to being
bought and sold, as everyone
knows, he made an effort to
buy mo in my own house.
This happened on March 31,
1912.
The charge is that the above
statement is a criminal libel
against G. Schubel, also a candi
date for representative.
This is the first prosecution in
the county under the corrupt prac
tioo act and the outcome will be
watched with into'cest,
, Mr. Schnoerr wtfs.-, arraigned
Saturday befoi;e Judge- Campbell
and he was gjyejTL. until June 3 to
plead, and he was released on his
own recognizance.
George C. Brownell, attorney
for Mr. Schnoerr, says the indict
ment is a piece of foolish busi
ness, and that it is the work of
political enemies, while Mr.
U'Ren, one of the framers of the
corrupt practice act, says the pub-Mcati.0i-ot
the. article is clearly a
violation of the act.
BE A MISSIONARY.
We Need the Elevtator ancf the
Public Docks. Boost Them.
The general opinion seems to
be that the matters of a public
dock and municipal elevator up
INDICTED
THE
the palisades will carry and carry
by big majorities.
The hot weaather this week has
been a stronger argument for the
elevator than any arguments by
mouth or through newspapers.
We want to look at this mat
ter from the business viewpoint
as well as from that of conven
ience. Some day we have got lo
have the public dock and the ele
vator, if we are to grow any big
ger, and the point is if wo are ev
er lo have them the sooner we gel
them the quicker we will grow
bigger.
There is one objection that will
be the main obstacle to these im
provements, the expense at this
time of high taxation, but tho ar
rangement of the bonds running
along for twenty years or more
will take the present burden off
property owners, and a largo part
of the cost will bo paid by the
children of the present tax pay
ers. But the bel ter view to take of it
is not the matter of today's ex
pense, but ratherjn the way of an
improvement that will be an in
vestment, that will pay back in
increased business and increased
prices and demand for real es
tate and property in this section
more than the expense of the im
provements in other words the
same proposition as the paving
of Main street made adjoining
property worth much more than
the expense.
If we want the hill section of
the city to grow we must add lo
that section the improvements
necessary to make it a more de
sirable residence section.
If we want the government ex
penditure of $700,000 for a locks
canal to do the city's business any
good, we must have a city public
dock to lake advantage of it.
A little later on we will take
up tho matter of taxation on these
projects and show you just what
it will cost, and in the meantime
keep thinking the matter over,
remembering all the while that
your property is advancing in
value every month by reason of a
growing city, and remember also
that tho only way to have a larger
city is to let it grow.
To Determine Who is Who.
Before Circuit Judge Eakin in
circuit court in session this week
the arguments over tho question
of who is chief of police in Oregon
City will be decided, so it is said.
For st,,nw. months tho city has
had two chiefs of police, one by
appointment of the mayor, and
one by action of the council, and
to settle the points of law and au
thority, Mr. Burns brought action
for his salary, which the council
refused to pay.
For Shoe
Juhnke.
Repairing go lo C.
on
FORCE
GET OUT IN THE FRESH AIR WH ERE IT IS COOL AND PLEASANT
MAKE IRONING DAY A DIFFERENT AND BETTER DAY.. YOU
CAN DO IT WITH AN
Electric Iron
THE IRON THAT NEEDS NO STOVE AND IS KEPT ALWAYS AT
THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
LET US ARRANGE YOUR PORCH FOR ELECTRIC IRONING. IT
WILL COST VERY LITTLE, WHETHER YOU HAVE CURRENT IN
THE HOUSE OR NOT. PHONE FOR OUR REPRESENTATIVE,
WHO WILL GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE WITH NO OBLIGATION
WHATEVER ON YOUR PART.
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company
MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH! ALDER.
PORTLAND
Phones Main CC88 and A. 6131
THE NEST OF
THE FUTURE,
ONE OF THE MATTERS TO BE
THOUGHT OVER.
SHALL WE HAVE DOUBLE CITY
When Hill Section Gets Railroad,
What Then?
When men keep talking about
a pioposition it is a good sign a
sign of inte:est, and you have lo
get interest to working if we ever
accomplish anything.
Men are talking about Oregon
City now, its future. ' Everybody
is talking it, everybody is interest
ed, and almost everbody is an op
timist. And by the way, here is the idea
of one man, a former resident,
now a Portland boomer. He was
in the Courier oillce tho other
night and gave his views of the
future.He didn't talk for publica
tion, but the proposition is worth
considering in connection wilh
the many problems of the future
that are pushing up lo us these
days.
Hero's his story;
"Look at the difference between
Oregon City and Vancouver and
tell me why there is such a differ
ence. Vancouver has double our
population, but not half what we
have to make a population. That
city has tho barracks and some
lumber yards, and that is about
all, while Oregon City boasts of
having nearly a mile of factories.
Why is not Oregon City twice the
size of Vanouver instead of vice
versa?
"One reaaon is, and I believe il
the main reason, that this city is
so situated that prospective resi
idents do not like tho resident as
pects. That is, one must now
go quite a way out to buy a lot or
house at a reasonable price, and
when he gets that far out then he
is too far L'om the business sec
lion of the town too- far under
the present conditions. This
would not be considered as far in
a level city, but in this Oregon
Switzerland, it is a decided objec
tion. And ; ou will find in Oregon
City that while renting houses are
in big demand the sales of prop
erly are slow. "
"The reason is that we have not
the means we. should have in the
way of street car or elevator ser
vice, and when you get elevators
to take you up to the residence
section and do away with the ted
ious and tiresome stairways, and
N
when the electric lines give direct
service to the hill sections, then
will you see Oregon City stretch
out and bo what its manufactur
ing warrants the biggest city
outside of Portland.
"Oregon City is so situated by
nature s work that it has and ev
er will have but one main street,
and when that fills up there - is
but one thing to do climb tho
hill. And this matter of going up
the hill is a matter that is a night
mare to the down town business
men, but a matter that they should
not wait for, but should go to.
"Should the P. R. L. & P. Co.
exlend its lines to lake in the res
idence sections of Oregon City
and it is a proposition they are
considering should they run on
to the hill from the north end en
trance, make a loop and return;
then the down town interests
would have something to worry
about, for tho result would be a
big falling off of . down town
street traillc and the building up
of more and bigger and better
business places on the hill. If a
person wanted anything they
could be accommodated without
a trip down town, and if they
wanted to go out of town they
would not have to come down
first, nor land clown town on their
return. In fact tiiey would have
an independent locality of their
own on tho hill, and could get
along very nicely without having
to come down onto Main street at
all.
"Now it seems to me if the bus
iness men were wise to the future
growth and business of Oregon
City they ,vould not wait for a
railroad lo make a loop entor-
ance from Portland and to Port
land, but that they would take, the
initiative and have an electric 'line
come in from Portland, serve the
residence section, make a loop
and return down town, coming
onto "Main street at the south end,
near the Hawley factory, down
what was once known as the old
emigrant trail from the bluffs.
"Such a loop would keep Main
street the central business sec
tion of the city, and it would nev
er get away, while if a loop start
ing and ending elsewhere, busi
ness is bound lo be drawn away
from the down town section.
The above is in substance the
story this observer told the Cour
ier, and we give it to you for what
it is worth and to think over.
As the city . grows there is
bound to come an electric line
service on the hill. The time to
go after a matter is when it is
growing, before it gets ripe and
is picked.
This is no pipe dream. It is a
matter to think over, for this city
is going to double its size, and it
is the wise fellow who looks
ahead.
READY FOR THE RACE.
Demorcats Getting In Training
j , for the Coming Campaign.
1 The Democrtic Central Com
mittee held a meeting in Willam
ette hall Saturday last and out
lined things for the campaign.
1 - Judge R. B. Beatio was" elected
chairman; Fred Johnson secre
tary; Harry Draper treasurer: J.
F. Risley state committeeman;
J. J. Cooke congressional com
mitteeman. I The meeting was called to order
by the retiring chairman, O. I).
jEby, and after the election of offi
cers it was decided to make an
ggresive campaign, not only in
jthe county, several offices of
Jwhich they are practically cer
tain of, but a campaign for the
'senatorial, congressional and na
tional tickets.
There are splendid prospects
for Democratic success this year,
and the meetings of the Demo
crats are more than an empty
form. The boys are full of hope
and enthusiasm, and Oregon will
be heard from this fall.
A Pair to Draw To.
Governor West did a rather
nice thing when he appointed M.
D. Latourette of this city as a
'delegate to the northwestern de
velopment congress to be held in
Seattle noxt month. The governor
made tho appointment because he
knew Latourette was a worker
a booster, an rrptimist, and that
he was the kind of men the con
gress needed
There are a lot of public
spirited men in this city, plenty
of them that will take a stick in
the work and go down in their
pockets for the coin to make
a thing move, but' there are two
men who will do more, who will
pay their share, miss their meals,
miss their sleep, work night and
day if necessary, and everlasting
ly stay with the proposition until
it is settled for keeps. These men
are M. D. Latourette and B. T.
McBain.
Socialist Convention Saturday
The Socialist convention for
Clackamas county will be held in
Knapp's hall, Oregon City,- Sat
urday of this week at ten o'clock,
and every man who wants better
political conditions in Clackamas
county is asked to be present.
Honest weight, honest prices
honest good and green trading
stamps make a big four that
gets trade. And the Hub gro
cery Company has all four of
them.
MATTERS OF IN
TEREST TO GIT!
LIVE WIRES STEER CLEAR OF
MATTERS POLITICAL
SEVERAL LIVE ONES ARE UP.
Lively Session and Much Interest
at Tuesday's Luncheon.
One of the rather disappoint
ing reports that came up before t
tne Live w ires Tuesday in uie
way of information from Con
gressmen Hawley and Lafferty
that there would be no appropri
ations for public buildings at the
present session of congress, but
that things are being arranged so
that a federal building will bo in
cluded in the next year's bill.
Postmaster Randall says there is
no doubt but that wo will get a
new federal building next year.
Mr. McBain followed this re
port with the cheering news that
the matter of terminal rates will
unquestionably be granted as
soon as -the supremo court ren
ders its decision on tho inter
state commerce law action now
before it, and that he has letters
from the C. B. & Q. the Rock Is
land, Chicago Milwaukee & Puget
Sound and other railroads stat
ing that the matter would receive
their support as soon as the de
cision was reached by the courts.
This matter can not be thorough
ly appreciated until tho rates have
been granted ,and we know the
importance of the matter and
benefits.
The matter of reduced fares
came in lor a short discussion.
At the meeting of the several
committees with the P. R. L. & P.
Co. some days ago, the matter of
a five cent rate from Jennings
Lodge to this city was objected to
by the company on tho grounds
that it was not in accordance with
the instructions of the railroad
commission. Mr. McBain took
the matter up with the commiss
ion who stated that the commis
sion had no objection or power
to prevent the railroad from fixing
lower fares if it so desired. This
matter will now bo taken up fur
ther with the electric company. .
H. E. Cross said it had been his
experience that what one got out
of the railroads ho had to go af
ter, and that ono never gained
anything by lying down. Mr. Cross
said that in his judgment tho way
to get just rates was to bring di
rect proceedings, to commence
before the circuit judge, then up
to the supreme court. He said
the city of Gladstone has a signed
contract with tho railroad com
pany for a rate of one cent per
mile, in the original deed of the
land, and that ho thought they
should live up to this contract or
it should be declared as null.
President Eby of the Live Wires
said ho believed it was the duty
of the organization and every
member to stand by those mak
ing tho fight for lower fares.
Mr.Mc Bain reported that the P.
R. L. & P. Co. were interested in
the matter of ware housos at the
upper end of Main street, but the
company wanted to know what
the city council proposed to do in
the matter of renewing their
franchise before they took any
definite action.
Mr. Cross, president of the
Chautauqua Society urged that
this city get in on the base ball
series during the session, that
four teams are already in and
that this city should bo represen
ted. Mr. McBain reported that
the Willamette company were
considering having a team this
season, that the matter would be
decided in a few days, and if the
organization should be made Ore
gon City would have a base ball
team, and ono that would enter in
the Chautauqua tournament.
Tho matter of taking a more
active interest in the city's rose
show was urged. Mr .Eby stated
that heretofore we had not giv
en the ladies the encouragement
they should in this matter, and
that we should all willingly as
sist them this year.
There will be a meeting of the
auto owners Monday night to per
fect an organization, after which
the matter of taking part in the
Portland rose festival will be
taken up.
8CHUBEL WANTS TO SEE.
Demands that Judge Hayes File a
Statement of Expenses.
Chris. Schubel is nothing if not
a fighter, and the man who tries
to put anything over on him will
have to get up while "the duo is on
the roses.
It is said f hat in the recent
primary campaign Judge Hayes of
this city showed a little more po
litical interest than the law al
lows the man who does not file
an expense account., and Mr.
Schubel got it into his head that
it might hot be a bad idea for the
judge to make out a little finan
cial statement and present it to
County Clerk Mulvey an incident
ally to the voters of this county.
The latest summer hats, Prices
moderate. Miss C. Goldsmith.
Mr. Schubel thought the judge
was just a little to active during
the campaign for a charity work
er; that ho was not campaigning
thee ounty for his health (for tho
Judge nas the health of an ath
lete) and Schubel wants to know
if some Oregon coin did not
change hands during the cam
paign; if so how muchwho pro
vided it and who got it.
The law relating to election
expenses says in substance that
any person not a candidate, but
wtio expends money greater than
$50 to aid in the election or de
feat of any candidate shall within
ten days after tho election file
statement of the expenses with
the county dork an itimized ac
count of the receipts and ex
pendilures with the vouchers for
every sum paid in excess of $5.
Mr. Schubel says Judge Hayes
worked against his nomination,
and that ho is confident he used
money in his campaign, and he
wants to sea the expense account.
County Clerk Mulvey served a
notice on Judge Hayes for tho
stalemont. May 21 the county
clerk is roquirod to notify thodis
trict attorney of any person who
has not complied with the law in
filing statements.
KEEP SAWING WOOD.
Reader Hands the Courier a Lit
tle Bunch of Consolation.
To the Editor of the Courier:
I feel it in my bones that you
are "in for it" over your frank
foreign missionary talk. "Old
Subscriber,-" "Constant Reader,"
"Churchman" and all the other
old standbys will hurl letters at
you and perhaps ono or two will
"stop the paper" reading some
other fellows' copy in the mean
while But let 'em buck. It's a safe
bet that tho fellow who kicks
against you in public is a man
who is using his church connec-
kiou as a sort of a moral insur
ance. As a wise man insures his
property against five loss, so does
the equally "wiso" shyster in
sures his reputation through his
church activity.
But the missionary talk is the
smallest of your virtues. Above
all else tho Courier is the ono pa
per with a positive point of view.
It doesn't suit tho other fellow,
but it sure does him good for thru
il ho hears tho other side, it eith
er converts him or convinces him
that ho is right which is ex
actly what he wants. The wishy
washy paper,- with neither back
bone nor brains, is an abomina
tion in the sight of all men. It
doesn't even pay dividends.
Of course you are wrong some
times who isn't? But you have
tho saving ?raco of always boing
interesting, and that alone is
worth tho price of admission.. I
note that your paper is regularly
quoted by the Portland and down
the state papers, which at least
proves the value of your opinions.
Go to it.
Reader.
MILES' BODY FOUND.
Skeleton Found by Surveyors Sup
posed to be Missing Boy.
Last August when tho national
guards were encamped near Col
umbia Beach, George Miles of this
city, son of Deputy Sheriff Miles,
disappeared. A thorough search
for the boy was made by soldiers
and others but no trace of him
could be found. After the com
pany broke up and returned to
this city, tho father of the boy,
with several others, wont to tho
beach and mado a thorough
search of tie neighborhood, but
not tho least trace of him could
bo found. No ono had seen him
leave the encampment, and no
ono had seen him around that lo
cality. Ho had simply disappear
ed, and after a thorough search
it was thought that ho had be
come lost in the great woods, and
that only accident would discov
er where.'
Monday a parly of surveyors
and real estate men found a skel
eton of a man in tho dense woods
about five miles from the beach,
and the coroner wired Mr. Miles
that he thought the body was
that of his f-on.
Mr. Miles went to Long Beach
Monday and returned Wednesday
with the remains, which he iden
tified as his son by tho clothing
and the gold filing in his teeth.
Tho funeral was hold from the
undertaking rooms of Mr. Holman
Thursday afternoon. The funer
al was a military occasion, and
was largely attended.
Answer to Mr. Eggleston.
Last week A. J. Kelnhofer sent
to this office a communioalaion
on tho single tax matter in an
swer to a recent letter of Mr. Eg
gleston of Portland. Tho letter
was lost, and Mr. Kelnhofer re
wrote it for this issue of tho Cou
rier. It was received too lalo for
this issue, but will appear noxt
week.
Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. Earnest August Sommer and
Mrs. Hugh Stevens Mount for a
bridge party which will lake place
Saturday afternoon, May 25th, at
the home of Mrs. Sommer on 10th
and Water St roots.
The Orexon City Shoe Slon
gives S. & H. green tradla?
stamps with shoe repairing
I
TO BE VOTED ON
BIG
RESPONSIBILITY UP
PEOPLE THIS FALL.
TO
ARE ENTIRE STATE CHANGES
Proposed Under U'Ren's Cabinet
System of Government.
There is being circulated an in
itiative petition and there will
come before the voters of this
state this fall several amendments
to tho state constitution, em.
breed as one measure.. The ama
endments are along the lino of
more representative government,
and aro drawn by the People's
Power League of Oregon, whose
officers are Ben Selling, president;
Goorgo M. Orton, vice president;
B. Lee Paget, Treasurer; W. S.
U'Ren, secretary.
The proposed amendment pro
vides for many changes in the
government of the state and we
give herewith the following out
line of the principal provisions
and changes:
No person holding a lucralaive
office shall be eligible to a seat in
the legislature, nor shall hold
more than ono lucrative office at
a time.
Governor, mombors of the leg
islature and stale officers shall bo
elected every four years.
The short form of ballot.
All franchise grants subject to
referendum by petition, and the
matter of division of counties and
tho creation of new counties to
bo voted on by tho people of tho
counties.
The governor shall be an ex
offico member of tho legislature.
Sessions of the legislature shall
be held annually.
The presiding officer of the leg
islaluro shall not be a member of
the legislature, nor hold any other
office at the samo time. Ho shall
not appoint tho committees and
shall have no voico or vote in leg
islative matters.
Ten dollars shall bo deducted
from the salary of any member
who fails to vote on roll call.
The governor shall appoint the
sheriffs and district attorneys for
each county. .
The governor shall appoint tho
attorney general, secretary of
state, state printer, superinten
dent 'of public instruction, secre
tary of labor and the state busi
ness manager, who snail consti
tute a state cabinet. A state aud
itor shall be elected by the peo
ple, and no person shall be elig
ible who has not had at least fivo
years experience as accountant
or auditor.
All local officers shall bo sub
ject to tho recall. "
Tho governor may appoint n
state business manager.
All boards and commissions,
excopt the state railroad commis
sion will be abolished.
The govornor shall introduce
all bills for the appropriation of
publio money.
Full home rulo for every county
wilh tho right to adopt or reject
by initiative or referendum all
matters effecting tho county.
Tho offices of county judge and
county commissioners shall bo
abolished and throe county direc
tors shall bo elected in their plac
es, for a term of four years.
Tho county board of directors
shall employ a business manager
in tho same capacity that tho state
shall so employ.
No municipality shall incur an
indebtedness greater than one
tenth of the assessed valuation.
Some of llio claims mado for
this new government of the state
aro that it would effect a saving of
at Ieast$500,0no a year in the cost
of government.
County government will bo more
efficient and coslmuch less money
ey than now.
The chief officers will bo elect
ed by an actual majority of tho
voters.
EVery political party will be en
abled to elect is proportion of rep
resentalion in the legislature, and
no more.
Every representative in tho leg
islature will represent tho num
ber of voters who elected him, on
roll call, and no more.
Tho ballot will be short and no
voter will have to vote for more
than five officials at one time.
That the legislature will be
more representative, and the re
call will seldom bo invoked.
Primary elections will be un
necessary.
The cost of elections will no
much loss, as elections will bo
held but once in four yers.
That the people will got dou
ble the representation under the
proposed form of government
than they get now.
There will be no more fraudu
lent signatures to petitions.
Tho proposed amendments will
be given to the voters at the com
ing election, and beside rnese
there will ho something like 25
other propositions to vote on, the
more important ones or which are
Creating tho office or lieuten
ant governor.
Abolishing the single taxpian.
il
MATTERS
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