I, M. J. BROWN, BEING DULY SWORN, SAY THAT I AM EDITOR AND PART OWNER OF THE OREGON CITY COURIER, AND THAT THE AVERAGE WEEKLY CIRCULATION OF THAT PAPER FROM MAY 1,1912 TO MAY 1, 1913 HAS EXCEED
um iiiuou im uiio nnTu oiii,ii rmniiiu aiiv uAtuuiiiiiu iaw inuwinumvuitivu m. j. iiivuwiN. subscribed and sworn to before me
.this 5th day of May, 1913. Gilbert. L. Hedges, Notary Public.
The Farmers Society of Equity is
spreading over this county and thi
Courier is spreading with it. Its ad
vertising columns are good as gold
Clackamas County Fair
September 24, 25, 26, 27
Canby, Oregon
30th YEAR.
OREGON CITY, ORE., FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1913.
No. 50
OREGON
COURIER
TIE WAYS OF THE
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ILLUSTRATIONS OF HOW COUN
TY BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED
QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS
No Competition, and Decidedly Loose
Legal Transactions
We note that friends of the county
court are making a big effort to jus
tify the timber cruising contract for
this county, and we also note the only
justification is that it is needed and
will result in more taxes being collec
ted for the county.
Now 'admitting all this , admitting
that the cruise was the most needed
movement in this county, you don't
get away Irom the charges and '.:r.i
cisms made by the mass meeting.
There is a big protest all over the
county because of the bridge contrac
ts. Some of the bridges are needed,
none will dispute this, but it is the
manner in which they were built and
the contracts under which they were
let.
In March, April and May, it
has cost this county $22,870 for
timber cruising, and they say this is
but a commencement of the expense.
In May Peter Boyles was paid $154
for checking up the cruisers to de
termine if it was being cruised right.
If this checking is of any value, it is
a second cruise. And you can't get
away from the fact that this whole
county could have been cruised for $5
per day; that it could have been cruis
ed for one-fourth and probably one
eighth of what it will cost.
As a good business proposition, who
would the county naturally hire if it
wanted a correct timber estimate of
the county? Would it hire the head
man of a timber company ? Would
you?
Judge Beatie stated at the mass
meeting that he could have "gotten
timber men to cruise the timber for
nothing.
The County Court got a timber man
and before the. bills are all paid this
county will know he Somes Sigh.
Mr. Nease doesn't do the work. He
hires a bunch of men and sends them
out. He is a contractor under a con
tractor and Mr. Boyles is the third
contractor. Nease makes the money,
the men do the work. Why could not
the county have made this money
have saved it?
And it could, had there been any
show given had anyone known any
thing about it. It was not advertised.
Men of Clackamas county had no
chance. The first the people knew of
it, was that the county court had let
the contract to a Portland man, Nease
of the Nease Lumber Co.
Timber cruising is simply a matter
of honor- We will know mighty little
about the actual findings on the big
tracts. We will have to trust Mr,
Nease. His men may sit on stumps
and copy from other cruising records
for all we know.
And in a matter as. expensive and
as important as this, a matter that
the people must trust to the honor
and honesy of the contractor, what
would you have done? You would
have seen that the contractor had a
record for honesty and honor wouldn't
you?
: And the contract as leaky as a
sieve. It has 20 per cent above and be
low to play on. The county court and
the cruiser pick the arbitrator if you
have a grievance. Capable men would
have done the work for $5 per day,
and we will pay thousands and thou
sands of dollars profit to the con
tractor above the actual work of
cruising before this cruise is finish
ed.
$350 was paid to a Portland man to
inspect it, and that the time he put
in was about one day. T. W. Sullivan
of this city said that $25 a day would
be about right for a competent man.
The question was how much time was
required. Mr. Eby stated to Mr. Schu
ebel and M. J. Brown that it would
be shown several men were employed.
It was not shown. The bill simply
states $350 for inspecting the bridge,
and does not give any particulars. At
$25 per day it would have taken 14
days service to have earjied the $350
Mr Eby in his report to the Live
Wires, submits the man's statement
who did the work. The man says it
"required assistants several days."
You may consider the source and
draw your own conclusions. (One
more job gone to Portland.)
THAT SPEEDY LIVE
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You will note that the most impor
tant subject the committee had to in
vestigate, the matter that effects the
taxpayers of Clackamas county more
than all others combined, was not
even mentioned by Mr. Eby in his re
port. Just before the first mass meet
ing in this city there was published
in the newspapers that the county
was out of debt and the county court
was given the credit. When the reso
lutions committee asked that this be
investigated, Mr. Eby objected, and it
was stricken out, to be followed a few
minutes by a prevailing motion be
fore the house that it be investigated.
Is it not a little significant this mat
ter was not also given the whitewash
bath? Why did Mr. Eby ignore it?
The mass meeting committee took
this up in detail and showed by com
parisons and figures that had the
1913 court only the same money to do
business with that the 1910 court had,
and had expended the same amounts
as they did, this county would be in
debt $163,608.95 more on March 31,
1913 than on March 31, 1910.
Now if you taxpayers want to know
where this great difference went, ask
Mr. Eby, or the county court to ex
plain, and see what that explanation
will be.
MR. SCHUBEL STATES WHAT HE
THINKS OF IT. "
DOESN'T SHOW INVESTIGATION
STOCK GOES TO ONE DOLLAR
Ogle
Denial is Not Proof, and Asks Mr.
Eby to Back up Report.
Another matter Mr. Eby's report
also overlooked. In February county
Judge Beatie instructed the sheriff not
to allow the Farmers' Society of
Equity the use of the court house for
their meetings, and in the Enterprise
later on the judge publicly defended
his action.
And in May this same judge turns
a complete Sumersault in mid air and
lands (as he thinks) on his feet, when
he and Commissioner Blair, when
waited on by a committee from the
Equity society', officially voted to open
the court house when not otherwise in
use to all societies alike.
Do you farmers think he would
have turned this flip-flop if the recall
was not in the air? Do you think he
did this because of a change of heart
or fear of your indignation?
And the bridge contracts (even if
they were lawful) show the same dan
gerous looseness. One contract provid
es that the "Bridge Company shall
virtually build a bridge in the air. It
simply states what the company shall
do, but does NOT specify what the
county-shall do. Let us suppose that
the county (not being bound to put in
the foundation and abutments) should
not build them, how would the Bridge
Company be able to fulfill its con
tract? It was certainly a beautiful il
lustration of trust in the county
court and you know how much trust
bridge companies usually impose.
. Another contract (with John Nord
burg) expresses a splendid faith on
the part of the contractor and loose
ness on the part of the county court.
THE COUNTY COURT LETS THE
CONTRACT BEFORE THE SPECI
FICATIONS ARE GIVEN. The court
records say that some persons will be
designated by the court to furnish
the specifications "along the lines dis
cussed." Some contract that.
You tell a carpenter you want a
house built with a wing in it. He tells
you it will cost $1,000. He signs a
contract he will build it for this sum,
and afterwards you will- give him the
specifications. .
It would seem that a contractor
that would sign such an agreement
had an abiding faith in the men he
was to build for.
What do you think of such a way
of running Clackamas county?
As to the court house we simply
reprint Architect White s footnote:
Myself and Architect J. Wil
son of Portland, carefully esti
mated the cost of the court house
improvements as called for and
shown on adopted plans in Aug.
1911, and found we could not ex
ceed $20,000.00 at the very most
but then thought $18,000. would
complete the work. ;
And the work cost about $26,211.75.
Mr. Eby stated one of the items of
cost was repairing the . Goddess of
Liberty. We would add, if it has' sig
nificance, that shortly after the in
vestigation of the expenses of the
court house repairs, she dropped her
scales of justice and her raised hand
is empty.
But some people are not supersti
tious.
Next week we will take up several
more county court matters and show
you some things that have not been
made public, some matters that may
perhaps open the eyes of some of our
tax payers in the way things are run.
How About it, Mr. Eby?
A subscriber presents , this novel
suggestion. He says that inasmuch as
the reports to the mass meeting and
Live Wires differ so radically ,that
the matter be presented to the three
last suceeding county court judges to
determine the facts.
While the Courier has no authority
to make the statement, we believe the
mass meeting committee would be un
animously willing to submit its re
port against Mr. Eby's to Judges
Hayes, Ryan and Dimick, or to any
other body of men wljo would give the
matter full consideration and justice.
Would the Live Wire Committee
agree to this?
We will listen for a reply.
Bids Wanted for Elevator
For the second time the city coun
cil is advertising for bids for the
building for the public elevator up
the bluffs. The advertising calls for
hydraulic elevator, tower, bridge and
waiting room to be built at Seventh
street also bids for a subway under
railroad track and tower up the bluff
at same location with detailed plans.
One plan calls for a derrick straight
up with an overhead bridge across
the Southern Pacific, and the other a
tunnel under the railroad and then a
derrick and elevator built in the face
of the bluff.
Oil on The Flames
The Aurora Observer says altho Mr.
Eby's report to the Live Wires ex-
fonerated the county judge and the
commissioners on every oharge made
by the taxpayers, it will probably only
add to the intensity of the contest now
In the matter of the suspension
bridge hero the charges were that ! on in Clackamas County,
Editor Courier:
Apparently the report of the . mass
meeting committee has stirred up"a'
hornets' nest. Mr. Eby told me -the
other day that if it were not for my
size he would take me out and give
me a thrashing. Now I. am a man of
peace; don't believe in war untiLall
other methods have failed to bring
about justice, so will offer Mr.. Eby
this solution of finding -out who is
wrong, he or I.
' Let us each pick one man. ,the
two pick a third and let them ' hear
our story. Let them decide the issue,
or I will pay over half the hall rent
and in open debate bring out the
facts and let the audience judge of
the relative merits. When this has
been done and Mr. Eby is still of the
opinion I deserve a thrashing, I
would say to him don't hesitate on ac
count of size or age. My reputation
for hammering as much iron in a giv
en time as the next man will hold
good, and I think I might make some
impression on a bundle of mush, at
least he will find it to be not quite as
easy money as his methods of corral
ling the reward offeree! for the catch
ing of a horsethief after someone
else caught the thief.
Mr. Eby told the mass meeting
that the Live Wires' Committee had
no report to make. Now a few days
after he makes a report that is quite
a report as to the number of words
as to truth that is another matter.
He accepts all of the mass meeting
committee's report that they found
to be in favor of the court without
himself verifying the facts as being
the truth. He throws aside all other
evidence of the mass meeting com
mittee as false, without himself veri
fying the facts.
He says that he finds the Court
paid $2.60 for cement for the repair
of the court house and Mr. Notting
ham's letter to R. Schuebel would
give the same price he asserts this
as a fact; that he found it so.
Now I would like to know how he
got his information.
The facts are,' the bills in the court
house on this matter do not state any
thing about freight except in one in
stance where it mentions an item of
freight on lime of $10.00 on 100 bar
rels and price paid $1.25 per barrel
freight extra.
Nottingham s letter states that
they offered the ime for $1.15 per
barrel F. O. B. Portlan . In the same
bill we find 300 barrels cement at
$2.60, but nothing said about freight
either way. Now how does Mr. Eby
know that was meant at Portland or
Oregon City?
In another bill we i.nd this state
ment: lime , plaster, cement and
freight $404.00. Now how can Mr.
Eby or anyone else decide what was
the price of cement, lime or plaster,
or what part was freight?
Those are the kind of bills I had
in mind when I said no man living
can find out from the records what
they cost.
Now I am not saying that the
Court has done anything wrong in
the way of accepting money on the
side. I simply state the facts as 1
find them. Maybe there is an explan
ation that is satisfactory. ,
I talked the matter over with Mr.
Beatie and showed him the bills. He
referred me to D. C. Robbins, who
presented the bills, and Mr. Simmons.
I am not acquainted with either man,
but althought the committee is dis
charged, I will of my own accord try
to see those men and satisfy myself
as to the facts and publish results
later.
Individually I do not wish to mis
lead or find any fault with the court
without cause, but on the other hand
the citizens are entithed to the truth.
When I made arrangements with Mr.
White to give an estimate on the
proper cost of the court house, I told
him to 'add two or three thousand
dollars in favor of the court to his
actual estimate.
Note in Mr. White's report that he
says another architect with himself,
went over the matter and they esti
mated the proper cost at $18,000 at
the outside $20,000. He then added
$3,000 as I told him to. Does this
look like the mass meeting com
mittee wanted to condemn the court
at all hazards? I will give explanat
ion of other matters later.
R. SCHUEBEL
Min's Cyanide Plant Starts
Things to Booming
It's a funny trait that the higher
things go the more rich American
blood wants these things.
There was a time when stock in
Ogle Mine was a glut on the local
market at 15 cents a share and the
mine was every bit as rich as it is
now.
And the men at the head of it work
ed their heads off to sell enough at
this price to keep the work going.
Now the price has jumped to one
dollar a share, and it finds a ready
market to secure the big fund neces
sary to put in the 'cyanide plant. "
Such is history. When a' thing is
cheap you , don't want it. When the
price .goes up you. want to get in.
But. this wasn't what we started to
tell you about. Regardless of the price
of stock, things are shaping up for
big .doings. at Ogle Mines, and before
the winter sets in the mountains, the
plant will be in operation, and the old
mine will be giving up its gold '
The complete cyanide plant has
been ordered and now the mountain
snows have melted and a gang of men
will at once be put on the job and
kept on until the work is completed.
And it is with a lot of satisfaction
that the old stand-bys see this begin
ning of the end of their dreams.
Want of cash has long held back this
realization. The men knew the rich
ores were there, but the only way to
get the money necessary to get the
ores out was to convince the peopl
the mine had the stuff.
It has taken years of developement
work and hard pinching to show up
the goods. Miners have worked for
months and months and taken the
most of their wages in stock. The or
iginal stock holders came through
again and again with the cash to keep
the work going.
And it has been developed, assayed
and passed upon by the best of min
ing men until there is no doubt about
the mine s richness, and now the mon
ey is forthcoming to put in the cya
nide plant and the project is a go.
Ogle mine will be a lively moun
tain locality this summer. Every man
that can be worked to advantage will
be put on. A few days will save as
many months later on. The plant
must be ready to operate before the
mountain snows set in, or it will have
to wait for another summer'. The
Fairclough boys say it will be com
pleted and ready to operate before
winter and Ogle stock looks good,
CITY'S HANDSOME
II
BR
OPENED
SPLENDID PROJECT RESULT OF
HARD WORK OF FEW
MISS' PRICE NEW LIBRARIAN
Handsome furnishings and Beautiful
Surroundings Make It Ideal
OREGON'S PITTSBURG
Willamette Wants the Mills
Willamette wants to extend its city
limits to take in the greater part of
the west side paper mills and at a
mass meeting held Monday night it
was the sentiment of those present to
take this action. Other incorporation
projects are under way on the west
side and Willamette wants to get in
and get what she can while the get
ting is good. It is stated the mills pre
fer to be in a west side incorporation
rather than in Oregon City, and no
doubt the extended limits will go
through.
Oregon City's Future is full of Big
Mills and Payrolls
Everything points and spells a
great future for Oregon City a city
with something back of it, something
that doesn't dry up, burn up or blow
.away.
There is something about a manu
facturing place, once let it get the
swing, that builds up itself. A mill or
two was the nucleus of Pittsburg,
Others tacked on. The name became
almost a trademark and now it is the
richest city in the way of pay rolls
and manufacturing in the country.
You may talk about rich surround
ing country" and all that, but it is the
pay roll that makes business. When
the wheels turn round and the men
get their pay envelopes regularly, and
when there are enough wheels and
enough pay checks, there you will
find a lively town, with things al
ways moving good town to live in,
The big water power here gives
this city a permanency of Gibraltar.
Factories may burn up but they will
rise again. Water power is Oregon's
salvation against high priced fuel
Wherever water will turn wheels,
wheels will be there to turn.
Oregon City is the biggest manu
factoring city in Oregon outside of
Portland, and it is but in short pants.
There are splendid prospects of
some big things to be added big car
shops to employ 'hundreds of men
and other, manufacturing plants now
under consideration.
Our present great paper mills are
constantly adding on, and a new mill
is almost ready to start.
The government canal locks will do
much to add to our "manufacturing
and an open river will greatly help
our city.
We have a Pittsburg started here
a manufacturing city that Portland
is watching and we are bound to
grow. '
Short Weighing Fish
It is reported to this office that fish
peddlers in the country have been
short-weighting the farmers, and in
one or two instances have been caught
at the trick and compelled to make
good.
In these days when a dollar has so
little buying value, the owner of that
dollar doesn't propose to pay for air
when he buys fish or anything else.
It is as criminal to short weight a
customer as it is to steal his money.
The people of this county will not
stand for this petty robbery, and ped
dlers and others should be mighty
careful.
WANTED!
Girls and Women
To operate Sewing Machines
in garment factory.
Oregon City Woolen Mills
Oregon City's handsome Carnegie
library is now openetr to the public
and if you haven't visited it, do.
The moving from the temporary
headquarters down town was done
Monday (not Sunday as has been
published) and the library is now op
en to all. And not only to all of
Oregon City, but to all of Clackamas
county, and the Grange, Equity mem
bers and all others of the county are
urged to visit the library and to use
its books.
Two years ago two or three ladies
started a little bit of a library here
in the Masonic building, by soliciting
DOOKS.
The handsome Carnegie library in
the center of the city park is the re
sultand a result we should all feel
mighty proud of.
We are not going to describe this
library and this handsomely equiped
building. We are going to urge you
to visit it. It will amply repay you
and it will make you a warm support
er of the work. It is a splendid home
for books, and everywhere is harmony
beauty and woman's fine taste. The
furnishing are fine, the plan of the
home is admirable, ana the surround
ings most pleasant. And when Ad
am's street is improved and when the
landscape plans of the park are com
pleted, this will indeed be a beauty
spot.
The library will grow, will grow
just as fast as its friends and its
funds will permit it to grow. It has
ample room and accomodations and
its patrons will now take a pride in
making its interior equal to the ex
terior. The present books have been
putjn good condition, and you will
be suprised at how the library has
grown, bchpols and clubs will be
helped as much as possible, and ev
ery patron and visitor is extended t
hearty welcome.
The new librarian is Miss Helen
Price, whose training for the work
was a course in' the University of Il
linois library school, and whose ex
perience is ten years in public and
school libraries in Kentucky, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Montana. Miss Price
comes to Oregon City wih a high
recommendation as one inowing the
library work. ,
And once more, (don't neglect it)
visit the library. Go to Carnegie
Park and see the splendid results of
the few who took hold of the work
when it was simply a bookshelf. See
what they have accomplished. See the
handsome building and what a splen
did start they have for a great li
brary. See these results, and you will
never object to the fraction of a mill
tax for maintenance, and PERHAPS
it will make you want to help a little
on the library's books.
Of the many projects this city has
made for . advancement during the
past five years, none excell this li
brary work. It is the needed project
and it will be fully patronized and appreciated.
nor did I deny to him that I had re
peated the conversation before a rep
representative of your paper.
The convesation referred to is one
in which Brown expressed regret at
having entered the factional fight
against the county court, and which
was the subject of editorial comment
in your paper. I have not denied this
matter te Brown, nor have I told him
1 would deny it if asked about it.
Respectfully yours,
H. L. HULL
COUNCIL REVOKES
2 MORE LICENSES
To whom concerned
Last Saturday afternoon at about
two o'clock I passed Mr. Hull on the
walk and stopped him in front of the
Bank of Oregon City. I asked him why
he made' the statement in Friday's
Enterprise and he replied "I never
made that statement." My answer was
l did not believe you did." This was
the full conversation, and on which I
published the above denial.
M. J. BROWN
THREE LETTERS
The Verdict is Unimportant, so Ren
der it to Suit Yourself
The following letters readers may
take as they like and believe as they
like:
Oregon City, May 19.
Editor, The Enterprise:
In a recent issue of The Enterprise
I read, the following a part of an
editorial :
The other day in conversation
with' H. L. Hull, commander
of Meade "Post, G. A. R. a con
versation in which Sheriff E. T.
Mass also took a part this same
Brown expressed his real , opin
ions of the agitation so careful
ly fostered against Judge Beatie
and the county commissioners:
"I wish I hadn't gone into the
blame thing," said Brown. "But
now that I am In it, I suppose
I've got to stick."
Replying to this, would state that I
personally went to Commander H. L.
Hull, and he denied ever having made
the statement to your paper, and
anyone who cares to further investi
gate may ask Sheriff Mass.
Regarding the matter of the road
fund held up, if you will read the
committee's report to the mass meet
ing you will now it stales thut ve
found Mr. Lazelle's complaint true
"insofar as the money is roncerned."
To definitely determine whether or
not the money was held up because
the majority of the taxpayers wanted
it held up would have necessitated
canvassing every voter in ihe district.
M. J. BROWN
The whole matter is trivial and un
important. The object of the Enter
prise is obvious, to breed differences
among the Committee if possible.
The Courier cares little about it but
for the impression sought that he is
crawfishing or quitting, and the fu
ture will determine this. The letter
above was mailed to the Enterprise
Monday alter lunch. It was not pub
lished until Wednesday. Tuesday that
ottice was chasing the streets with it.
Draw your own conclusions. .
THE ROSE FESTIVAL
Editor, The Enterprise:
In reply to your question as to
whether or not I ever denied to one
M. J. Brown the substance of a con
versation I had with him, and which
was published in your paper, I wish
to formally state herein that I never
denied said conversation to Mr. Brown
Splendid Carnival and Rose Show for
u Saturday June 7
Two weeks fjom tomorrow, Satur
day, June 7, is Oregon City's annual
rose show and festival, and the U. S.
sun is putting in full time to open
the Oregon roses that there may be
banks of them for this popular Clack
amas county June holiday.
ihe ladies are working hard and
the cash is coming in most liberally,
and when you get thiscombination.
with nature helping on the buds, re
sults are sure.
The ladies propose to make this a
bigger event each year. They say
that they will make it THE event of
the county . this year, and they cer
tainly have arrangements under way
for a day here June 7 that the people
or this county should not miss.
Here's just a brief outline next
week the official programme will be
given.
The parade and the rose display in
Busch's big hall will be the big cards,
and if the weather only favors the
parade will certainly be a feature, and
will discount any parade ever seen in
this city.
Autos of this city and county will
nearly all be represented, and you
will Bee some handsomely decorated
cars.
The several societies of the city
will take part and we understand the
Moose and Redmen orders are plan
ning for elaborate exhibitions and
handsome floats.
The Rose Society will try to outdo
all previous efforts and will have
some floats and pieces that will be
striking and beautiful. One of' them
will have 23 little tots representing
rose-buds. Then there will be cow
boys and many special features.
Two bands have been secured for
the dav. There will be banks of roses
and all kinds of enjbyment for all
The parade will form at 1:30 at
Fourteenth street and it will- be a
splendid spectacle. The little people
will have a big part of the parade,
with all kinds of handsome little rigs
and costumes, decorated and covered
with roses.
Oregon's roses will be at their
best this year. A late season has
held them back but now they are op
ening in beautiful profusion, and June
will indeed be a rose carnival. The
finest roses in the state are said to be
grown in Clackamas county, and the
rose show in the big hall will be a
beautiful spectacle.
Next week full particulars will be
given, and in the meantime plan to
come to Oregon City and see some
beauty displays that you will long
remember.
COLE & RECKNER AND DAVIS &
LOVIN GET THE AXE
ACTION FOLLOWS CONVICTION
Five Saloon Licenses Have been Re
voked Since January 1
Only Jap Yankees Meant
In the write up of the debate of the
Congregational Brotherhood Tuesday
night on the question of aliens being
permitted to hold agricultural lands
in Oregon the Enterprise stated
Feeling against the holding of
agricultural land by the "yank
ees of the East" was strongly
manifest throughout the even
ing. This sentence has been misconstru
ed by some as meaning that eastern
farmers also came In for condemnat
ion. Nothing of the kind was meant.
The quotation applied only to Jap
anese, who are sometimes designated
as "Yankees of the East."
It's Free, Don't Miss It
All of you should attend the Clack
amas County School League Track
and Field Meet at Gladstone next Sat
urday, May 24th, 1913.
The schools in the county have all
entered, and are anxiously awaiting
the day which will settle the cham
pionship of the county. In the High
School Division, Estacada, Milwaukie,
Oregon City and Canby will be the
contenders. '
But more than this the day is to
be given over to festivities of all
kinds May-pole windings, folk danc
ing, games of all kinds open to every
one present:
Come and bring your lunch-basket
with you and make good day's
sport out of it Activities commence at
10:30 A. M.
At the council meeting Wednesday
night two more saloons had their li
censes revoked , Cole&Reckner's, cor
ner Main and Seventh and Davis &
Lovin in the Winehard buildine-. Main
and Eighth street. This makes five
saloons closed by the council since
January 1, and leaves nine open in
the city.
On the roll call of the council John
Albright was the only councilman to
vote against revoking Cole & Reck
ner's license, and on the other sa
loon the vote was unaniomus.
This action of the council was the
result of the trial of the two saloons
Tuesday before Recorder Stipp and
their being found guilty.
Adam Wilkinson swore out a war
rant for both saloons Friday last, on
the charge of having sold liquor to a
habitual drunkard, Jack Gleason. City
Attorney Stone prosecuted the men
and George C. Brownell defended. Re
corder Stipp suspended sentence until
Monday.
There was a large attendance at
the council Wednesday night, about
half of which were ladies.
Mr. Beard opened the matter by a
motion that the license of Cole &
Reckner be revoked, and then the
talks and discussions followed for an
hour before the vote was taken.
C. D. Latourette, "acting as attorney
for the Weinhard Brewing Co., work
ed hard for a few days' delay before
the council took action in the Davis
& Lovin case; but the council stood
pat. He asked that action be after de
liberation; stated that the Weinhard
people owned much property here;
and that they should be given an op
portunity to put another man in
charge of the saloon. "Wait until the
Recorder has passed sentence, then
make your punishment consistent
with the crime," said Mr. Latourette.
Probably at the next election all
the saloons will be put out, but until
such action, deal fairly with these .'
men."
Mr. Beard stated the Cole & Reck
ner salon matter was of more im
portance than any other matter be
fore the city; that report was this
saloon was running the politics of the
city; that brewing companies were
back of saloons. "I don't care a cuss
for the Winehard brewery. It is said
we take away licenses from one-horse
saloons, but let the big ones slip ,
through." -
Rev. Milhken said the matter of
fair play was up to the saloons; their ,
bond was their argument; they had
no rights outside of bonds and licens-.
es; they .had violated the law delib
erately; knew Gleason was a drunk
ard. Then he read charter provisions
where the law plainly Btated licenses
shall be revoked.
Mr. Latourette stated the saloons
had done much to pay for city ex
penses and he thought a fine and ap
ology should be accepted by council.
Mr Tooze stated there was no ques
tion at all before the council; was im
possible that any saloon should not
know Jack Gleason; there were no ex
tenuating circumstances; saloon ad
mitted selling him three drinks; ;
mother and sister testified against
saloons; that license money was but
a paltry sum for privilege of push
ing down men like Gleason; that
that council was equally guilty with
saloons if it did not stop them. "It is
general talk the council has backed
down in the past, now let us protect
Mrs. Gleason and the sister."
Mr. Albright thought revokatioi c-f
license too severe for first offenjo;
t.'ial the man had drunk thousand! ot
glasses of beer and one mors would
not hurt; that taking license away
would not help him, that he would
get drunk just the same; never knew
habitual drunkard to quit.
On the roll call Albright voted
against revoking license, an J Horton,
Holman, Long, M-itzner, Myers,
Beard and Tooze for.
Then Mr. Beard moved that the
Davis and Lovin matter bs iai-1 over
until Monday night. Mr. Ti'os-.e ob
jected; insisted that all be treated
alike; that they had been thvee times
convicted, "Now let us go mwn the
line."
Mr. Holmen took the same posit
ion. "Don't put one out and one over,"
and Mayor Jones said consideration
should be alike to all. Mr. Metzner
also said it was not right to put one
over, and Albright urged to treat all
alike. On the roll call every council
man voted to revoke the license.
The Grand Knows the Game
Moving picture houses come, go and
change hands, but the Grand keeps
on under the same mangement and
with full houses. Manager Schram
knows the game, knows what the
people want, mixes the attractions,
gets the best and always has that
courteous word and smile. And be
cause of this, The Grand never shows
to empties.