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Clackamas County Fair
September 24, 25, 26, 27
Canby, Oregon
31st YEAR
OREGON CITY, ORE., THURSDAY, SEPT.4J 1313
No. 1
IS
OVER A MILE OF GRADING NOW
COMPLETED ON PORTLAND
& OREGON CITY RY.
WILL MARK COMPETITIVE ERA
Carver's Line to Connect Oregon City
and Portland via Gladstone and
(Other Intermediate Towns ,
A mile of grading started and com
pleted within two weeks, is a pretty
good record for an infant railroad.
Several months ago when the Port
land & Oregon City Railroad line was
first whispered about as a possibility,
it was generally conceded to be only a
railroad on . paper, and few serious
thoughts were given the matter.
Stephen Carver, the man behind the
guns, seemed earnest enough, but
folks put on their longest faces and
said he'd never dare build a compe
tive line between Oregon City and
Portland, and the mighty P. R. L. &
P. would never permit it, etc.
Mr. Stephen Carver dared, however,
and within eighteen months will have
a competitive electric line operating
between Portland and Oregon City.
The right of way has already been se
cured between the Clackamas River
and Milwaukie, and the big construc
tion crew working out from Clacka
mas is .now moving along rapidly on
its second mile. Folks don't have to
be told the immense value of such a
line to this community. It needn't
even be said that we'll have a better
rate to Portland.
The new line will run from Oregon
City between the P. R. L. & P. Co.
tracks and the S. P. line and cross
the Clackamas river on its own bridge,
which will be built either near Park
place or further down near the is
land in Gladstone. In either case the
road will run through Gladstone, par
alleling the S. P. tracks behind Chau
tauqua Park to the northern boundary
of Gladstone, and thence along the
general route of the S. P. to Clacka
mas. The line will skirt the east boun
dary of Milwaukie, cut through Min
thorn addition to Portland in all
probability and enter the metropolis
Via the Kellogg Creek route.
To get the work started off right
Mr. Carver is personally superintend
ing the grading crew, which probably
"accounts for the remarkable record
made. Carver is not a novice at the
railway game. He has built two lines
before, each larger than the present
proposed road, and in each case he
made good- and the lines finished on
contract time. Carver doesn't claim
to have any of the big interests be
hind him; he isn't a shouter nor a
promoter of visionary promises. He
simply puts the proposition up to the
people in plain language without dec
oration. He plays square with all, and
if they like his proposition, he pulls
his coat and gets to work. Its the
general concensus of opinion that
Carver means business, and will carry
out his promise to have the line in op
eration within a year and a half. It
is also felt by some that there ARE
bigger interests behind the new line.
More men are wanted at the' con
struction camp, especially clearers.
At present there are about fifty men
employed and the clearers are having
a difficult time to keep ahead of the
grade men. With an increased force
which is being put on as men apply,
it is expected that the right of way
will have been graded as far as the
Clackamas river in Gladstone within
sixty days. A franchise for the new
line to run through the city of Glad
stone is now being prepared, as is
also a franchise to run through Mil
waukie. When Parkplace people realized the
new line was a go, they wanted in on
the deal, and a committee of Park
place people is now working to se.
cure a right-of-way through that
town. A tentative survey was made of
the new line Monday by Mr. Carver's
engineers. In case the Parkplace peo
ple are successful in bringing press
ure to bear on Mr. Carver, the line
may be run through their town, and
will prove a wonderful convenience to
the people of that locality and the
Clackamas Heights country.
On all sides the people along the
line are boosting for the new road.
Out near Clackamas the farmers are
co-operating with Mr. Carver in every
way. County Recorder Dedman is one
of the enthusiasists who is firm in
the common belief that the new liner
will be built on schedule time. The
new line is to be a standard railroad
in every particular, electrified and
with a first-class schedule of passen
ger and freight service.
LEVITT STOCK TO BE SOLD
End of Clothing Firm's Bankruptcy
Litigation in Sight
According to a decision made by
Federal Judge Bean in Portland the
clothing stock of Barde & Levitt,
comprising stores in Oregon City, Sa
lem, Corvallis and . Hood River, will
be sold to the highest bidder. It was
generally felt that the compromise of
45 csnts on the dollar which was ac
ceptable to most of the creditors,
would hold, but the decision of Judge
Bean changes the plan.
Mr. Levitt still maintains a lease
on the Barclay building which is one
of the finest business sites in Oregon
City, and there is a possibility that he
may again ener the local field after
matters are finally untangled. Lack of
available working capital at a criti
cal period is said to be the cause of the
failure of the firm. The assets were
held at $112,908 and the liabilities at
approximately $140,000
NEW
BEING
RUSHED
AFTER ATTORNEY'S SCALP
John Anderson Seeks in Vain for Al
leged Litigation Papers
Wrathy was John Anderson and if
his story was true he had perfect right
to become a wee', bit peeved. Accord
ing to the story told the county clerk's
deputies Thursday atternoon , John
had a beautiful one slipped over on
him, by a well known Clackamas
county attorney.
Anderson sought the papers in a
case which he thought had long since
been filed in the Clerk's office, but in
vestigation proved that the papers
were nix. John said some impolite
Scandinavian things under his breath
according to the officials and went on
his way unrejoicing, after a fruitless
search through all the "Andersons"
who have aired their grievances be
fore the court during the past year or
so. The complaint had never been
filed.
And; rson alleged that he had paio
fees in advance for a damage suit he
had asked his attorney to bring. He
asked for $1500 damages, that is, he
thought he was asking for that
amount, but in the sad realty John
Anderson was not asking for a penny.
At least the books failed to disclose
it. The announcement created a great
furore on the streets of the city, for
all realized that if John Anderson was
sticking to facts, he could make things
warm for his attorney.
The deal, as John reported it, was
so raw, that the Enterprise com
mented on the proceedings, publishing
the following in regard to the case.
"According to his story, he went in
to the office of an attorney and paid
the fees in advance for a damage suit
that he planned to bring. He gave the
facts to his lawyer and instructed him
to take legal action at once to collect;
$1500 from a man whom he said had
damaged him to that extent.
"Since that time nothing has been
done, he says, and his study of the
records of the court Thursday lead
him that his attorney had simply ac
cepted the money and failed to take
the action that he had been instruct
ed to institute at once.
"Why the attorney has not taken
the action that the client instructed
him to begin, especially since he had
received his fee in advance, has not
been made clear to John Anderson.
"He cannot understand why the suit
has not been brought and has gone
through the records of the court to
satisfy himself that nothing has been
done since he first asked the lawyer
to take his case.
"Attorneys in the city said Thurs
day that, unless there were other cir
cumstances involved in the case that
the client had not mentioned, a law
yer could be punished for accepting
the money and failing to perform his
part of the contract in the same way
that other persons are punished for
like troubles."
The Courier commends the Enter
prise on exposing such practice, andl
will co-operate witn urotner nroaie
in every way to make a further in
vestigation of Mr. Anderson's charges.
According to one of Clerk Mulveys
deputies, Mr. Anderson refused to di
vulge the name of the attorney, and
further than that he was a member
of the Clackarnas county bar, but lit
tle is known.
ENOS CAHILL DIES
Former County Treasurer Passes
Away at His Home in Portland
Enos Cahill, formerly a well-kiown
resident of Oregon City, died at his
homo at 80 East 68th street, Portland,
Sunday, aged 67, 9 months and 12
days. The funeral - was held at the
Methodist church here Tuesday af
ternoon and was largely attended.
Enos Oahill was county treasurer
for four years, and figured in the po
itical life of the county for a much
longer time. He is survived by his
daughter, Mrs. C. A. Clarks, of Delta,
Utah, Charles Cahill of Oregon City,
and Mrs. H. M. Long of Portland.
Dr. T. B. Ford conducted the fun
eral services. The Masons and Meade
Post G. A. R. attended in a body. .
CITIES INCORPORATE
Sandy Successfully Launched, West
Linn and Molalla Come Next
Three Clackamas county cities will
soon be incorporated under their own
charters, and will soon bear the title
of "municipal corporations." These
are Sandy, which is practically launch
ed, their charter to be voted on some
time this month; and Molalla, which
will soon hold its election on Septem
ber 19, when officers will be selected.
Smaller towns all , over the county
are awakening to the. advantage of
incorporation. '
Correction
We wish to correct a mistake which
appeared in last week's issue in re
gard to the accident which occurred
to the son of John T. May.
Martin May, son of John T. May,
special police officer, who is nearly
eighteen years of age, received ser
ious injuries at the Hawley Mills
Tuesday of last week. His right leg'
was twisted once around a shaft, be
ing caught by a set screw, sticking
out of the collar of a pulley. "
The young man is at present doing
as well as can be expected under the
circumstances, and is being cared for
at St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland.
The article as published said that
"Virgil" May, another young man of
this city, was inured. ,
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received at the office of the County
Clerk of 'Clackamas County up to
Sept. 17th at Five o'clock P. M. for
sixty cords of wood to be delivered at
the Court House.
Thirty cords to be cut from first
class old fir and thirty cords to be
cut from first class second growth
fir. All to be cut from green timber.
By order of the County Court.
W. L. Mulvey
County Clerk.
POPULAR COUPLE WED
fDr. Clyde Mount and Miss Myrtle
Parker Married luesday at Inde
pendence The marriage of Miss Myrtle Par
ker of Orville, Marion Gounty, and
Dr. Clyde Mount, of Oregon City, was
solemnized at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mt-s. J. B. Parker, at
Orville, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Rev. P. K .Hammond, rector of St.
Mary's Episcopal Church, Eugene, of
ficiating. The impressive ring cere
mony was used in the presence of only
the immediate relatives of the con
tracting parties.
To the strains of Lohengrin's Wed
ding March rendered by Miss Irene
Hanny of Oregon City, the bridal
party entered the living rdom, the
bride and bridegroom preceeded' by
the bridesmaid, Miss Lorene Parker,
sister of the bride, and Dr. Guy
Mount of this city, brother of the
bridegroom.
The bride was attired in a beauti
ful gown of white charmeuse embel
lished with shadow lace and carried
a shower bouquet of Bride's roses,
The bridesmaid wore a dainty gown
of blue over pink voille, and carried
a shower bouquet of pink carnations.
The decorations were very artistic
the color scheme carried out in the
different rooms being a delicate pink
and white, intermingled with smilax
and ferns.
Dr. Mount and his bride left on the
afternoon train for Pendleton, where
they will spend their honeymoon dur
ing the Round-Up.
The bride, who has made her home
with her brother, Charles Parker, in
this city for the past two years, has
made a host of friends in this city,
during her brief residence here.
The bridegroom is a practicing den
tist of this city, having come -to this
city from Silverton several years ago
to practice his profession. He is a son
of the late H. D. Mount, who died
several years ago, and of Mrs. Rebec-,
ca Mount, of Silverton, prominent pi
oneers of Oregon. Dr. Mount is a
member of the Oregon City Commer
cial Club, Order of Elks, Masonic
Order as well as the Order of the
Eastern Star as well as other organ
izations. A COMMON FARMER'S VIEW
Remarks on the County's Two Candi
dates for Governor
Sept. 4th, 1913
Speaking of candidates for the nom
ination for governor, an up-valley pa
per has it figured out that Grant B.
Dimick is the only, logical Repub
lican for that position. Well, he may
be right but I for one, cannot see it
that way. To me Mr. U'Rcn seems a
much bigger and better man. He is
the man that has done most for di
rect legislation in Oregon and hence
has done more for the common herd
and I believe that the common people
should and are going to show their
appreciation for the work of this
most faithful man, and elect him to
his reward.
Some of us think that we have suf
ficient grounds' upon which to con
demn some of tlie methods used by Mr
U'Ren in securing and trying to se
cure the many reform measures which
have been brought about by his in
fluence. Be that as it may be it is
evident that he has been sincere and
honest with the common people in his
afforts to obtain that which he believ
3d was for their best interests. See
ing that the man is on the square
with us, we should lay aside all such
prejudices and give such a man his
just deserts as all other states have
done.
At a speech in this county in which
Mr. Dimick announced his intention
of becoming a candidate for the nom
ination of governor, he attacked most
vigorously the proposed constitutional
amendment known as the Hoem's Tax
Exemption Amendment saying among
ather things that it is a rich man's
measure and also one by which U'Ren
expects to fool the people. Let us see:
Already the Oregonian has opposed
this measure, and we all know that
the Oregonian is the representative of
the rich and Big Business. Contrary
to what Mr. Dimick says that it will
exempt only from $50 to $150 on the
average of f . ch person it will do
more. It will exempt $1500 in prison
al property rr.a improvemen's in, on
ami under the land, which wili iid mt
temlly the 1. borer with little
home and the average farmer, both of
which are the sinews of progress to
day. How can Mr. Dimick conscien
tiously say that it is a rich man's
measure when it exempts the rich and
poor alike, and the poor being in the
majority is the class mostly benefit
ted? Mr. Dimick said the same thing of
single tax amendment and yet we all
know, Mr. Shields himself admitted,
that the wealthy men of the state
were behind him in his anti-single-tax
campaign. The same thing can be said
of his principle that it bore upon the
rich and poor alike, only it compells
the wealthy individual to pay his just
share of taxes which, under the pres
ent system, he is in a large measure
able to dodge. Hence we can see why
the wealthy people opposed the meas
ure so vigorously.
Getting back to the subject. Let's
weigh the two men.
Mr. U'Ren has always initiated and
advocated progressive measures re
gardlesc of the consequences to his fu
ture political standing in the party,
while Dimick has never been back of
a single measure of this kind until
forced to by public sentiment, and
even today he is continually antagon
izing many of our modern methods of
legislation.
Thus we see the two men, one con.
tinually forging to the front with
seeming unpopular principles, which
in time are and will be adopted by the
people; the other drawing up in the
road hoping to ride into public favor
by either temporarily endorsing or
condemning these) principles.
Fellow voters, which do you think
deserves the reward? Let's be true to
ourselves by being true-blue to the
one who has accomplished so much
for us.
S. L. Casio.
FAIR TO BE MECCA
FOR COiT! FOLK
PROSPECTS POINT TO GREATEST
YEAR IN ASSOCIATION'S
HISTORY
MANY NEW FEATURES ADDED
Fair Officials Most Optimistic Over
Outlook for Brillian t Session
September 24-27th.
M. J. Lee, secretary of the Clacka
mas County fair, was in Oregon City
the early part of the week, doing a lit
tle missionary work for the fair. Mr.
Lee is an all-enthusiastic over the out
look for a great year, and promises
big things to Clackamas county pa
trons. Practically all preliminary
work on the grounds has been finish
ed and things are now in tip-top shape
for the opening day, September 24.
It will be the Seventh annual fair
for this county, and will be held at
Canby, where grounds, accomodations
and environments are ideal for such
an institution. Stock pavilions, seat
ing capacity, display buildings and the
race track are second to none at Canby
and you'll miss the time of your life
if you don't attend .the 1913 session.
Features this year will be many.
The agricultural and hortocultural ex
hibits will be larger than ever before
and special space will be given for
Grange and Improvement club exhib
its. The Ladies Textile and the Do
mestic Science departments will have
additional new features. A fair in "it
self will be the juvenile department,
and practically the whole county will
be representd in this splendid work.
The premium list, just published,
shows that the fair directors have
provided ample reward for all who
enter their products.
The dairy department, too, will be
shown on a much broader scale than
ever before. And the baby show well
it will be the greatest ever held in the
State of Oregon. Not only will prizes
be given for general physical fitness,
but other characteristics will be con
sidered by the judges, such as the dis
position of the child. The best look
ers too, will be given a cash prize of
$2.00, which is easy money as the
baby's not to blame. The handsomest
twins will land something- pretty good
also, and the Clackamas county man
who can exhibit the best looking rosy
cheeked triplets will be given the
sweep-stakes for three of a kind us
ually carry off the Jack-pot.
Speaking of the races this year, Mr.
Lee is very optimistic. The track is
in the best of shape and you can
count on some classy contests," he
said. The race program is as fallows,
entries to be published soon:
Wednesday, Sept. 24.
1. . V Mile running $20.00
2. Mile running 30.00
3. 1 Mile running 50.00
Thursday, September 25 German
and Oregon City Day
4. Free for All Pace or Trot. . 300.00
5. 2:20 Trot 150.00
6. Mile Running ; 25.00
Friday, September 26 Molalla Day
7. 2:20 Pace .... 150.00
8. 2:15 Trot 150.00
9. Mile Running 25.00
Saturday September 27 Juvenile Day
10. 2:13 Pace 150.00
11. 2:18 Trot 150.00
12. Mile Running 25.00
13. 1 Mile Running 50.00
All harness races to be best three
in five. One mile heats. In harness
races (except in special races) at
least five to enter and three to start.
In running races, at least four to en
ter and three to start.
Campers this year will find all ac
comodations on the grounds, which
have been laid off in regular "tent
city" formation for the benefit of pa
trons. The S. P. isco-operating with
the fair in every way and will furnish
additional accomodations and stop all
trains within a few hundred yards of
the park.
SUDDENLY GOES INSANE
Former Oregon City Woman Creates
Sensation in San Francisco Church
Mrs. Rosalie Goulding, former rep
resentative of the Portland Journal in
Oregon City, created a sensation in
the Howard Street Methodist. Church
at San Francisco Sunday night during
services. The woman suddenly becom
ing violently insane, hurled her wed
ding ring at the pastor, and began dis
robing. The woman was "occupying a
seat in the choir loft at the time, and
church ushers finally succeeded in
getting her quieted. She was taken to
a hospital for observation.
The pastor, Rev. Dr. Carlos, had
just concluded when Mrs. Goulding
arose and began to disrobe before the
startled congregation. She had been in
San Francisco' for several months, go
ing there from Oregon City. It is thot
that continual brooding over domestic
and financial affairs has induced the
insanity, while her household goods
were attached, and taken from her.
She instituted divorce proceedings
in the local court, seemed to have con
tinual worries. At the last election
she ran for council-man-at-large in
Portland. Reports say the woman is
in a serious condition.
Brownell, Hedges or Eby?
In commenting on the recall elec
tion result the Good Government Ga
zette of Newberg says:
There is no doubt that Mr. Bea
tie and Commissioner Blair would
have shown greater strength had
one of their main supporters been
. against them.
Now we wonder which one of three
Oregon City attorneys will bring a
libel action.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL RESIGN
Milwaukie Officials, After Strenuous
Council Meeting, Throw up Sponge
Following a stormy session Tuesday
night at the Milwaukie council cham
bers, Mayor Elmer and'Councilmen W.
H. Counsell and F .R. Mitchell resign
ed, and today the town of Milwaukie
hasn't enough of a council to trans
act any business wheatever.
That historic old hell-hole, the Mil
waukie Tavern, is the cause of the
breach among the city fathers of
Milwaukie. For weeks past there has
been trouble brewing over rumors
that the .famous resort, closed by Gov
ernor West and the militia last year,
would again be reopened under license
of the city council of Milwaukie, on a
much more exhilerating scale than
ever before.
The rumor didn't set well with the
law-abiding people of Milwaukie, and
it is said they have been hot on the
trail of the councilmen for some time
past. The license was recently grant
ed, by two out of three councilmen
present.
Matters came to a head Tuesday
night, at council meeting, when Coun
cilman Albee moved that the license
of the Milwaukie Tavern be revoked.
Councilman Mitchell went a step fur
ther and moved that all proceedings
regarding the granting of the license
be expunged from the records, on the
ground that as only two out of three
councilmen had voted for the license
it could not have been granted, the
charter specifically providing for a
majority quorum.
Then things waxed exceedingly
warm. Charges and counter-charges
flew back and forth in rapid fire or
der, as both factions are well rep
resented. The opposition dragged out
family skeletons that have been lock
ed in the old resort for many years,
and the promoters of the license argu
ed that this time it would be a per
fectly nice resort in every way cer
tainly an astounding assertion to
make in regard to the only and orig
inal Milwaukie Tavern.
When the smoke had been cleared
away, Milwaukie had lost the three
officials, Elmer, Counsell and Mitchell.
For the time being all municipal bus
iness at Milwaukie will be at a stand
AGED INDIAN DIES
Susan Klamath, Aged 82, Passes
Away Midst White Friends
Susan Klamath, an aged Indian wo
man, passed away last Wednesday
night at the residence of Charles E.
Burns on Seventeenth St., where for
many years she has made her home.
The woman, who was 82 years of age,
was given a Christian burial from the
Holman Undertaking parlors Thurs
day afternoon.
The death of the aged woman was
rather pathetic. She left her home in
the vicinity of the Klamath reserva
tion many years ago, in fact as far
back as any of Oregon City's pioneers
can remember, she was a familiar fig
ure about Oregon City where she lived
among the whites. For over 25 years
she has lived with the Burns family
and the old woman had many friends
in the neighborhood. Death was due
to a complication of diseases. Many
old friends of the Indian attended the
services at the undertaking parlors,
wheie the. Episcopal ritual was read
by William Hammond.
GLADSTONE WINS SUIT
Judge Campbell Holds County Treas
urer Must Pay Back City Taxes to
Gladstone
Circuit Judge Campbell has handed
down a decree giving to the progress
ive little town of Gladstone the sum
of $1232.86 in road money, which has
been held by the county treasurer
for county use. The judge held that
the city is entitled to all of the money
that it gets for. road purposes and
that the county' officers cannot taker
the funds that are raised inside in
corporated cities, and use them for
county purposes. The suit was brought
against the city by Mayor H. E.
Cross and Recorder Scivers, attor
neys for Gladstone. -
During 1911 and 1912 the county
court levied a road tax of eight mills
and collected from the city of Glad
stone the sums of $2568.98 and $2695.
60 respectively, of which $1336.12 has
been returned. According to. Judge
Campbell's decree the remainder must
be paid back.
Deputy District Attorney Stipp will
fight Judge Campbell's decree and has
advised the county officers to ignore
Judge Campbell's order, on the ground
that the new county court cannot be
bound by orders directed to their pre
decessors in offices, Messrs. Beatie
and Blair, who were recently recalled.
BOOKS ON NURSING
Probably a good many of those who
are taking care of typhoid patients
at home do not know of the help to
be found in books. The public library
has a number of books on home nurs
ing, part of them loaned by the state
library, which may be of great help
to those who wish to do their best for
their patients, but who have had no
training and little experience in nurs
ing. Indeed, even the experienced
nurse can often find much of value
in such books.
The library has the following books:
Aikens Home nurse's hand-book.
Care of invalids.
GiLbs. Food for the Invalid and con
valescent. Harrison Home nursing. , "
Hill Cook-book for nurses.
Pope Care of the sick.
Tracy Invalid Occupation.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I will
not be responsible on and after this
date for any debt contracted by my
wife, Mrs. Jennie Lowe. Dated, Ore
gon City, September 9, 1913.
S. E. Lowe
Wanted
To sell or exchange two good places
in Oregon City for small farm.
Address P, 0. Box 308
FIRE SYSTEM TROUBLE SETTLED
Council and Pacific States Co. Eat
Crow Together
The long standing controversy be
tween the city and the Pacific States
Telephone Co., regarding the install
ation of the fire alarm system in the
local central office, was settled at the
regular meeting of the. council i riday
night, when the officers of the tele
phone company agree to install the
system, following an ultimatum issu
ed by the council giving the phone
people twenty-four hours in which to
agree to put on the system.
District Manager Moore, was pres
ent at the meeting and brought with
him contracts, which were accepted
by the council, and under the terms
of which, the phone company will per
mit the city to install the alarm sys
tem in their office, the city assuming
all liability for neglect or default of
the phone company and its employ
es in operating the system.
The Pacific . company has been
averse to the new system for several
months on the ground that in. case of
any resultant neglect or default on
the part of its' operators, the company
would be held liable. Under the terms
of the new contract there is no obli
gation on the part of the company to
operate the system . with reasonable
diligence for one year. The contract
is good for one year. ' Five of the
councilmen voted for the acceptance
of the company's agreement, and one
voted against the proposition. A simi
lar agreement will probably be made
with the Home Company in a few
days.
The new system consists of a series
of electric wheels to be placed near
the switch-board in the phone offices.
When a subscriber turns in an alarm
tile operator turns the wheel corres
ponding to the ward in which the fire
occurs, and a certain number of bells
will be rung from the tower on the
hill, thus giving a general alarm as
to the location of the fire.
TAKES ANOTHER VIEW
O. D. Robbins Take Exception to G.
B. Dimick on Important Matter
Editor Courier:
The published accounts of a recent
speech by G. B. Dimick report him as
criticising the $1500 exemption bill in
a way that seems to show a very su
perficial knowledge of it not very
creditable to a man of his ability as a
candidate for governor.
He said, in substance, that not
many people of moderate means would
have the full exemption on personal
property and they would have to make
up the loss on those who would have
the full exemption, thus being losers
under the change.
; He should know that the question
of loss or gain for any person or class
of persons under this bill is simply a
question of the percentage of their
property that would be eftempt and
not alone of the amount oi .exemption
and that those with a small exemption
might, and in fact generally would be
benefitted at the expense of those
having the full exemption.
Suppose a law was passed exempt
ing one-half of every person's prop
erty. Would anyone object to it? And
if the rate was doubled would not
everyone pay the same as before tho
some have had an exemption of a few
dollars, and others of many thousands
of dollars?
In any system of . exemptions the
fraction representing the per centage
of the total property of the district
that is left after the exemptions are
made, would have to be inverted and
the rate multiplied by this inverted
fraction to raise the same amount of
taxes as before. Whether any person
or class would profit by the change
would depend on whether their per
centage of exemption was above or be
low the total percentage of exemption
as in the first case they would have a
smaller per centage of the total tax
able property of the district than be
fore and in the latter case a larger
per centage than before.
I do not think that it will be denied
as a general rule that the poorer
people are, the larger the per centage
of their property is personal property
and vice versa. The poorest people
have nothing but personal property.
This being true, is it not plain that
poor people and the middle class
would profit by this exemption law?
My own assessment, which is I
think, about an average for farmers,
has been about $3,000, with $500 6f it
personal property, which is six per
cent, so I would be in the same class
as a man assessed at $9,000, with the
full $1500 exemption and would gain
as compared with anyone assessed
above $9,000, with the full exemption
and the higher the assessment the
more the difference.
As to the compulsory referendum
and the alleged trick in the wording,
I have not read the bill, but it seems
the question to be voted on would be
"shall this law remain on the statute
books, vote yes or no," and the no
would be "natural" to take it off.
O. D. Robbins.
"JACK-THE-HUGGER" CAUGHT
Chief Shaw Lands Miscreant After
Cowardly Attack on Oregon City
Woman
Chief Ed Shaw arrested one George
Tucker near the Fourth street steps
early Tuesday night, and believe he
has captured the "Jack-the-Grabber"
who lias terrorized the residents of
the hill section for several months
past. The fellow had attacked an
aged woman when her screams at
tracted the chief who after a short
chase, landed the fellow.
Tucker had been noticed hanging
about the steps during the early hours
of the evening by several women of
the neighborhood but made no ad
vances to any of them until the old
lady appeared. When the chief made
his appearance, the lady was gamely
fighting her adversary. As the chief
witnessed the attempted assault the
woman will not be brought into the
case at all.
Tucker was placed in jail. He gives
no particular address( nor any par
ticular advocation. Evidently the fel
low is a wanderer, though it is said he
has been seen about Oregon City for
ume nine yuav.
L
ALMOST CERTAIN
PORTLAND OFFICIALS PROMISE
OREGON CITY PURE WATER
IN NEAR FUTURE
PEOPLE TO VOTE ON MEASURE
Proposed Line Will Tap Mount Tabor
Reservoir Ten Mile Main Will
Be Nccessary
Oregon City is to have Bull Run
water. This announcement was made a
few days ago by the water committee
of the city council, and within a week
or so, an amicable agreement will be
arranged between the two cities and
as soon as possible Oregon City will
be given a chance to vote on the prop
osition. This welcome bit of information has
been most enthusiastically received by
tne people ot uregon Uity, who have.'
been striving for over a year to se
cure a water supply. There is no doubt
nut that Bull Run water will fill the
hill, flq Pnrtlnnrfl'fl siinnlv io fnmniHi
throughout the Northwest for its pur
ity. . .;.
The announcement was made after
repeated trips to Portland and inum
erable conferences with the officials
of that city, who were at first unfav--,
orable to . the scheme. However as
Portland has a greater supply than
she will need for years to come, pres
sure was finally brought to bear on
the Portland water commissioners to
permit the Oregon City folks to tap
the Mount Tabor reservoir. Further
negotiations are now pending, Com
missioner Daly of Portland looking
after that city's interests, while the
water committee of our : council is
working for Oregon City's interests
in the matter. It is understood how
ever that Portland is to provide the
contract, which is agreable to the Ore.
gon City officials will put the matter
up to the people as soon as possible.
Under the proposed system 10 miles
of pipe line would have to be con-"
structea to tap tne reservoir, ana tne.
estimated cost of the new system is '
at present problematical. At first it
was thought to run the line to Gray s
crossing, tapping at tnat point, out
the people of that district believed.
hat the tapping of the line at that ."
point would reduce their own supply,
which led to the change or plans as
now proposed.
oilman Tooze TS" chairman are to-be
congratulated on -the result of .their '
efforts. The Courier' cannot imagine ;
any opposition to their scheme from
now on, as it is one which will benefit
Oregon City as a town, and every in
habitant therein. The recent vindicat- "
ion of the water supply here, given
by the state board of health, is not
taken any too seriously by the many
of our citizens who feel that the water
has been largely responsible for the
typhoid epidemics in Oregon City. It
was whispered about on the streets
n... . .. i .i .. i 1 1 . ... ..li i. . 'i .
iuesuay tnat mere wouia oe opposit
ion to tne Hull Run proposition, al
though the opponents were not nam
ed. It is hard to believe that anv ner-
son or group of persons would oppose '
a plan which will result in such untold
benetit to the community, and the
Courier feels that the " work of the
lltofnii nnmmUffld mill (intra 1ia nnm
mendation of all our citizens.
The Courier throws its hat hi the
ring for Bull Run water. :
STABBING AFFRAY
it. j. tt iirutoii unu lriwu lui'Kuru
Mix Over Partnership Transaction
In an altercation between W. J,
Wheaton and Morris Rickard, two
local men, Tuesday afternoon, the lat
ter was seriously stabbed about the
chest, chin and arms. The trouble, it
is said, was brought about on account ,
of the change of ownership of a local
blacksmith shop whicli resulted in a
loss of position to Rickard. The shop
is located at Sixth and Water streets
Wheaton bought an interest in the
shop Monday and began to work Tues
day morning. Rickard had worked
about the shop for some time and for ,
some reason didn't relish the change
in affairs, and hung about the place
during the day. The scrap broke out
between Rickard and Shinnville, the
other partner, along toward evening,
and Wheaton then took a hand in the
affair, using a pocket knife, and went
after "Irish" in no uncertain style.
Rickard was taken to the offices of
Dr. Mount where his wounds were
dressed. The chest wound was the
mnHt. HPrimiu iha tinor rrciahna hairif
merely skin wounds. In the meleti
Wheaton accidentally ' cut himself.
Wheaton was locked in the city jail.
Rickard has lived in Oregon City for
about five years and is well known
here.
SMALL BLAZE AT MILLS
Hot Box Starts Mean Conflagration at
, , Willanfkte. ;
Tuesday afternoon a, small blaze at '
the Willamette Mills, starting from a
hot box in one of the machine rooms,
caused the mill men quite a little wor.
ry before the flames were smother
ed. The Willamette's excellent ' fire
system reached tho trouble and the
flames were checked by reaching them
from above. The first fire alarm was
given about 12:30, and then about 2:00
o'clock another nmall blaze followed
the first. The damage amounted to
but little owing to the prompt work
of the fighters. . , ,
Jesse Mayfield, who has been ill
with typhoid at Highland, is conval
escing and hopes to be up and around
in a few days.
Miss Lillian Griessen, of Sellwood,
is visiting the Misses Ruth a nu Madge
Drightbill.
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