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OREGON CITY, ORE., THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1914.
No. 47
OREGON
CITY
COOKER
Postoffice Will Move Saturday
The postoffice will move into Its
new building opposite the court
house Saturday and Sunday. The new
building is complete with new equip
Third Doctor to Mount Firm
Dr. Frank Mount, of the St. Luke
hospital of New York, will soon come
to this city and join Doctors Hugh
and Clyde Mount as a firm. Dr.
Mount is a graduate of Columbia uni
versity and the University of Ore-
The Fishermen's Paradise
The salmon run has commenced
and in about two weeks the river will
be fairly alive with these gamiest of
fish, and sportsmen from all over the
world will come here. Some fine
catches have recently been made, the
largest one reported 65 pounds, and
many weighing from 20 to 40.
Writers Please Remember
After candidates have been plac
ed in nomination a newspaper must
exercise great care that letters crit
icising them are signed by the writ
er. The right of criticism is not de
nied, but the corrupt practice law
holds that the criticised has a right
to know the critic. Sign 'em.
Former Editor Dead
Frank Redner, once editor. of Ore
gon City Herald and member of lo
cal G. A. R., but later a resident of
Rogue River, Ore., died at the Hospi
tal in Roseburg, March 19th, age 66
years. Interment was at Lone Fir
cemetery Portland, March 23rd at
3 o'clock V. M.
A Little Different
Nearly every candidate for public
office . promises economy, efficiency
and strict enforcement of the laws.
J. F. Albright, Republican candidate
for sheriff, has a pleasing change.
His cards read:
Punishment and Reform NOT
Punishment and Torture.
At all Stapes of the Game we
are Human Beings
Keep it Up
Six hundred and three volunteer
signatures to the $1500 tax exemp
tion bill were received at the Cour
ier office nearly every name that of
a farmer.
We have now petitions to abolish
the Senate and provide for propor
tional representation. Both will help
to reduce the expenses of running
Oregon.
Drop in and sign them. We want
600 names to turn in. Ana drop a
card for the petitions and circulate
them in your localities.
TAX PENALTIES CAN'T BE
COLLECTED SAYS CLEETON
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Not Delinquent Until Sept. 1, and it
is Illegal to Collect them Before
Tax collections are now up in the
air and the whole state will probably
follow and go into the balloon bust
ness.
Circuit Judge Cleeton'of Portland
has rendered a decision that the pen
alties of one per cent, as provided in
our present tax law, on taxes' not
paid by April 1, are invalid, cannot
be collected, and he has enjoined the
tax collector from collecting any
penalties. The judge holds that taxes
do not become delinquent until af
ter September 1, and penalties can
not be legally collected until then.
The case will of course be appeal
ed. It will go to the supreme court;
will be a big expense in costs and at
torneys' fees and some day the
Court will do or undo another job
the legislature made a bungle of.
And now it is in order to extend a
vote of thanks
First, to the voters of Oregon who
let a joker be made an amendment to
thee onstitution, killing the right the
people had to pass on legislation ef
fecting taxation, and giving that
right to the politicians.
Second, to that more than useless
and worthless state tax commission,
which followed up their advantage
and framed up the present tax law,
which 90 per cent of the working vot
ers would repudiate if they had a
chance. . ,
Third, to the Republican legislature
which almost unanimously did the
bidding of the state tax commission
and let the present bankers' benefit
tax law become a statute of Oregon.
One after another the courts
knock out the legislature's work.
The registration law, the tax law,
the highway law, the assessment
laws and any number of others have
been appealed to the supreme court
and the attorney general for repeal
or translation.
And we wonder at the sentiment
to abolish the senate.
And we wonder if the house will
go next. ' .
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR
W. R. Smith, civil engineer of Oak
Grove, has filed his petition as can
didate for the Republican nomina
tion as County Surveyor of Clacka
mas county. .
Mr. Smith has lived ten years m
the county, seven years at his pres
ent address. He has had twenty-two
years' experience as surveyor and
civil engineer; was five years, with
U. S.' engineers on river and harbor
work; for five years he was engaged
in land surveying. He was 12 years
on R. R. location and construction
and has been chief engineer of three
different railroad lines. Paid Adv.
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Voters of City and County J
J Warned They Must Register J
J All voters of the city and J
J county must re-register now J
j for the two-year period. All J
J registrations made before .
January 5 are now absolutely
" void, because of the recent de-
, cision of the supreme court, .5
jt declaring the 1913 election law J
invalid. Persons who have not '
registered cannot vote at the J
. primaries May 15 . Register
early and avoid the crowds s
J of the last few days. J
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EDITOR GUIE'S
"VINDICATION"
BRATTON CHANGES FROM AC
CUSER TO DEFENDER
DID HE HEAR MASTER'S VOICE
A. Dr. Jykell and Mr. Hyde Stunt
' that Needs Explanations
' Denouncing a hold-up Sunday and
defending it Wednesday is some
change of attitude.
Last week's Courier told a part of
a rather singular transaction in
which a representative of the Port
land Gas & Coke Co., E. E. Brodie,
editor of the Enterprise and A. L.
Beatie of the .Oregon Commission Co,
were actors.
And this week we will tell you the
rest, the dead inside of the whole
deal.
Last Thursday the Enterprise
came out under a three-column head
with a letter from S. C. Bratton, the
representative of the gas and coke
company, and an article from Editor
Brodie himself, which (that DaDer
stated) refuted the Courier's state
ments of an attempted hold up, and
which also proved the Courier edi
tor a character assassin and then
some.
Here's the whole storv in short
iorm, ana following it is Mr. Brat
ton's letter. And following the letter
are a iew comments and deductions.
And when you have finished It,
draw your own conclusions of the
whole deal, with its crooks and
turns.
Mr. Bratton, representative of
tne gas company called at the Cour
ier office three weeks ago, with a let
ter of introduction, stated the Com
pany had purchased the franchise
granted to A. L. Beatie two and a
half years ago ,and that they want
ed to get the council to change it to
provide for heat and power as well
as lighting, and to change the name
to Clackamas Gas Co.
The Courier editor told him he
could not see where there would be
any objection on the part of the
council, as under this change we
would get gas, and under the pres
ent franchise there was not much
prospect.
On Sunday evening, the 15th, Mr.
Bratton again came to the Courier
office, called the editor into the com
posing room and told him there was
a deal on to hold him up for $500.
He said Editor E. E. Brodie came
to his office in Portland and as he
(Bratton) was out, he left his card
and asked him to call up Mr. Brodie
at Oregon City. He did so, and Bro
die asked him to come down to Ore
gon City as he wanted to talk with
him about the franchise.
Mr. Bratton told the Courier edi
tor that they wanted $500 and if it
was not paid the franchise changes
would be held up.
He asked the Courier editor if
either of the men had enough influ
ence with the council to hold it up.
Brown told him they did not have,
and that he was a sucker if he stood
for it, and advised him to take the
matter up with Mayor Jones and to
tell the whole story" to the city coun
cil at its session the coming Tues
day night.
Mr. Bratton said that was ' just
what he would do if any attempts
were made to hold up the franchise.
He showed the deeds to the fran
chise his company had purchased
from Mr. Beatie; said the company
did not owe him a cent, and that he
would not stand for any $500 hold
up.
Among others having first hand in
formation of the matter may be
mentioned Councilman Fred Metzner.
It was Mr. Metzner who asked Mr.
Bratton in open meeting, when the
franchise was tinder discussion, if
he knew of any reason' for the matter
being delayed, and if any demand had
been made for money.
After the matter had been tem
porarily disposed of by the council,
Mr. Metzner went to Mr. Bratton, at
one side of the council chamber, and
asked him why he had not told the
city fathers of the attempted hold
up. .
"Everything seems to be going
well tonight," replied Mr. Bratton,
"so I will hold this thing in reserve
for the time when the franchise comes
up for final passage. If there is any
fight then I will tell the whole story."
The same evening Mr. Bratton
was asked by a Courier reporter why
he had not told the council about the
demand for $500. ,
"I will do it the day the franchise
comes up for final passage,"he re
plied. ' '
The Enterprise article states that
this paper promised not to tell this
story, agreed with Mr. Bratton not
to publish it.
Now, here's what there was to
that:
Mr. . Bratton came to the Courier
office again Wednesday 'afternoon,
this time not to denounce a hold up
conspiracy, but to defend the men
(or one of them.)
He asked the Courier not to pub
lish what he had told, begged and
pleaded that the story be left out
At first he only asked that Mr. Bro
die be left out but later on asked that
the whole story be suppressed. .
Wondering what potent influenc
es could have so changed this, gas
company representative in two days
from an accuser to a defender, the
Courier editor let hira play out his
full string of reasons and persua
sions.
'"Franklin T. Griffith asks that
you do not print this story," said Mr.
Brwtton. "the gas company asks it
and both Beatie and Brpdie ask it."
"You have got the goods on them
and they both know it, but it is far
better for you to have a club to hold
over their heads than to' hit them
with it now and lose that power. Mr.
Brodie knows he got in wrong on
th ismatter, and what good will, it
do you to show it up and make
trouble
Mr. Bratton urged, argued and
pleaded for over a half hour, but ha
didn't tell the Courier editor that
the arrangement was (if the Cour
ier would keep still) to make a
goat ot the Journals correspond
ent, Lloyd Riches, and let the matter
drop.
And he didn t have to tell the
Courier this. Nor did he have to tell
Mr. Riches.
Right here we would state that we
would never have printed this pri
vate talk with Mr. Bratton if the En
terprise had not stated we were in
djuced to suppress the stolry, but
later printed it.
Here follows Mr. Bratton's "vin
dication."
Read it carefully and you will con.
elude there is an opening for the
comments which iollow:
Clackamas County Gas Co.
Portland, Ore., Mar. 19, 1914.
ivir. i. a. Brodie, publisher,
Oregon City Enterprise ,
Oregon City, Ore.
Dear Sir:
Referring to our conversation of
this date over the telephone, in ref
erence to 'the report that has been
circulated regarding the franchise of
the Clackamas County Gas Company
and the transfer of the same, I wish
to make the following statements
with regard to my connection with
you and the previous conversations
between us pertaining to this parti'
cular franchise.
On my first visit to Oregon City, I
called on you personally to make
arrangements for the publication of
this franchise according to law, if
the council sees fit to grant the
same. You agreed to do so. A few
days after this you happened to be
in Portland, iou called on the un
dersigned, bat failed to see him on
account of his being out. Later, talk
ing to me over the telephone from
Oregon City, you stated that there
were some matters connected with
the franchise that you wanted to
talk over with me. I made an engage-
ment, I took the liberty of calling
you over the telephone and asking
you if it would be convenient for you
to see me on Sunday afternoon at
five o clock. This was agreed on and
I saw you at that time.
In your conversation with me you
stated that Mr. Beatie had had a talk
with you in regard to this franchise
and that he. Mr. Beatie, had told you
that he had a grievance against the
Clackamas County Gas company and
that he thought that the same should
be settled before proceeding any fur
ther toward having the franchise
changed. You explained to me at the
time that you were talking the mat
ter over with me upon the request
of Mr. Beatie. I explained that as far
as I knew there was absolutely noth
ing between the Clackamas County
Gas company and Mr. r Beatie that
had not been adjusted, and asked
you, if possible, to get hold of Mr.
Beatie at that time. You stated that
he was sick. I told you that the only
thing I knew of that ,' Mr. Beatie
could be referring to was the fact
that we had asked him if he could
have the change - in this franchise
made for us and he. said that he
could but that he would want $500
for doing it. We explained to him
that we couldn't afford to pay this
amount and that we would ask the
the 1 council ourselves to make the
change. r ,
At the time of the interview, you
stated to me that you were disinter
ested that I see Mr. Beatie and get
know the nature of the grievance
that Mr. Beatie had, and only sug
gested that I see Mr. Beatie and get
the thine straightened out, as you
thought that that would be the best
thing in tne long run, since mr.
Beatie had a number of friends in
Oregon City and he might be able to
delay the granting of this change.
I am satisfied that your interest
in this matter was, and is, purely a
matter of friendship for Mr. Beatie,
and I never construed it any other
way. I am heartily sorry to learn
that' vour actions were misconstrued
and I can assure you that my im-
nression of your actions in the mat
ter was. and is, to facilitate matteru,
if possible, towards getting the gas
into Oregon City.
Trusting that this will make your
position in this transaction clear, I
beg to remain.
lours very iruiy,
S. C. BRATTON.
You will note Mr.-Bratton says he
called on Editor Brodie to make ar
rangements for the publication of the
franchise, according to law, if the
council granted it, and Brodie agreed
to publish it,
That's a funny one. The Enter
prise is the official city paper, it
HAS to publish the ordinances and
THE CITY PAYS FOR IT.
Whv should Mr. Bratton make a
"side deal?" Why should Mr. Brodie
agree to do so when he already
had a contract with the city to do so ?
Think this over.
According to the above letter Mr.
Brodie was doing this job for A. L.
Beatie.
Why didn't Mr. Beatie do it him
self? Mr. Bratton states Mr. Brodie
wa3 doine this job as a matter of
friendship for A. L. Beatie.
II so, it appears mat it was a
mighty strong friendship at the
start and mighty weak at the finish.
A friendship strong enough for a
man to put himself into a compro
mising position of "go-between,"
would seem to be strong enough .to
stand Ay in the pinch.
Yet when the matter is made pub
lic, Mr. Brodie dumps it all onto his
friend, and there is another "goat."
If the deal was crooked, why did
Mr. Brodie take it on? If it wasn't
crooked, why doesn't he now stand
hv Beatie and defend him, rather
than to try to crawl out and leave
him to shoulder it all?
Mr. Bratton says. Mr. Brodil sug
gested to him to see Mr. Beatie and
settle the matter, as Mr. Beatie had
friends and might be able 'to delay
the franchise.
Wonder how the members of the
city council like that?
If it wasn't "straightened . out"
the council might be induced to hold
HT MOUNTAIN
ITER ILL COST
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RELIABLE FIGURES AND FACTS
BY WATER LEAGUE
PLAN OF PAYMENT OUTLINED
Starting with $2 Rate will Gradually
Decrease to Present Basis
In issuing this statement to the
.voters of Oregon City, the Pure
Water League hopes to impress upon
each voter, not only the importance
of going to the polls and casting their
vote for a pure, wholesome water sup
ply for our people, but the further
responsibility of seeing that their
relatives, mends and acquaintances
do the same. .
In considering the question of the
new water supply, . we will first take
up the financial isde, not because it
is more important than the human
side, out Decause one ot the first ques
tions asked is, "What will it cost."
The figures submitted by the en
gineers show that the -total cost, in
eluding Dine, excavation, back fillinc.
right of way, laying of nine, trestles.
etc., and construction of a pew reser
voir of 6,000,000 gallons capacity at
Elyville, also first years interest on
bonds will not exceed $325,000. In
cluded in this sum is 20 per cent for
engineering and contingences, which
is vuusiuerea Dy most engineers who
have, studied Mr. Rands figures, as
excessive. .-,
After Mr. Rands report was made
many of the opponents of the pro
posed water supply, stated that the
figures were too low. The City Coun
cil then employed Mr. D. C. Henny,
consulting engineer, for the U. S. Re
clamation Service, an engineer whose
word on matters of this nature is ac
cepted by all bonding- houses and re
putable banking institutions in the
united states. Mr. Henny during
nis career nas constructed manv nine
lines, has managed water systems and
is probably oine of the ablest men
that could have been secured to check
up the survey and estimate. After
going over Mr. Rands data and per
sonally inspecting the proposed route
of the pipe linearom Oregon City to
tne ians on tne soutn t ork or the
Clackamas, he made his report in
which he stated that he considered
Mr. Rands figures some $13,000 too
high but would allow that amount to
remain in the . estimate as an ad
ditional margin of safety.
When the move was first started
the opponents of pure water said "It
can't be done." ' After Mr. Rands
figures were submitted showing that
it could be handled by the city, they
said, "Mr. Rands is a eood engineer
but you had better have his survey
checked up: by an expert" That was
done and still you hear the same old
plaint, "It can't be done." It can be
done and the water will cost the or
dinary consumer who now pavs $1.25
not more than $2.00 per month and
the rate will gradually be reduced
and by five years the rate should be
down to the present rate of $1.25 per
month and less from that time on.
The following figures show how
the proposition can be handled and the
pipe line paid for in 23 payments.
The present water equipment and
property not needed for the proposed
system, excluding the water riehts
and wheels, as an asset would offset
the- present warrant outstanding in
debtedness of the water department,
up the franchise.
This is a warm one.
Mr. Beatie MIGHT BE ABLE TO
DELAY THE COUUNCIL on this
franchise, if the matter was not
"straightened out" before hand.
This was Mr. Brodie's "tip" to Mr.
Bratton.
The Courier doesn't believe the
council would ever listen to any
such a proposition. It doesn't believe
there is a man on the council who
would play a hold up game or assist
at blackmail.
No wonder a council investigation
has been called!
Mr. Bratton says he is satisfied
Mr. Brodie's part in this deal was to
"facilitate matters" in getting gas
into this city.
The gas company wanted two
words added to the franchise and the
name of the company changed.
Five words. N
Five hundred dollars.
That's a little higher rate" than Mr.
Brodie bid pn the ordinance printing.
From six and eight cents an
INCH to one hundred dollars a word
is "facilitating" some.
But there was no competition or
sealed bids.
Mr. Brodie says the Courier assas
sinated his character.
Mr. Brodie shouldn t have left it
around where he did.
The Courier has simply told the
story and is not to- blame if a char
acter got tangled up in it.
Does Mr. Brodie express any re
gret for Mr. Beatie's character, and
what he has dumped onto it to let
himself out?
Is that kind of a fight game? Is
it breaking clean? Or is it "strong
arming" in the clinches?
Mr. Brodie says "on Wednesday
Mr. Bratton was informed that the
Courier was preparing to publish
statements that were untrue."
We hope the council investigators
will ask Mr. Brodie to tell WHO in
formed Mr. Bratton. This is a direct
statement. The council and the Cour
ier should both know who told Mr.
Bratton this.
As to Mr. Bratton, who made this
Dr.- Jeykell and Mr. Hyde transfor
mation; this representative of a gas
corporation who. changed from an ac
cuser to a half-breed defender be
tween Sunday night and Wednesday
noon; he must have
"Heard his Master's Voice."
as a liability.
The income would be made up as
follows:
Present yearly water
collections $18,338.00
Add 60 per cent (This
would cost the ordi
nary householder who
now pays $1.25 per
month, $2. per month
-. $11,002.80 29,340.80
Rent of present water
power rights 5,000.00
Total $34,340.80
Interest fi per cent and
.Sinking fund 3 per
cent on $325,000.00
: $26,000.00
Interest on pres
ent bonded
debt $40,000.
at 4 per ct. 1,800.00 27,800.00
Balance for operating
expenses and care pipe
line $ 6,540.80
The New System
Outside of ' the cost of operating
the filter plant and that part of the
present system which should be dis
posed of and extensions, the present
system aoes not cost anything like
$6,000.00 per year.
No extensions should be made that
will not pay 6 ner cent on the cost
from the beginning and eventually
pay out on the principal.
Method of reducing the cost of
water to consumers. 1st. At the
end of the 6th payment of the $325,
OOO.OOof proposed bonds, the yearly
charge for interest and retirement
may be reduced from $26,000 per vear
to $,ou per year, making a saving
of $3,250.00 which could be taken from
charges to water consumers. 2nd.
The cost of operation will be less
than $6,340.80 which would also les
sen the charge. 3rd. Increase in the
number of the consumers in sections
of the city already served, and which
add no extra cost. 4th. Sain of water
to consumers outside of the city who
would build their own pipe line to
the' reservoir.
The proposed pipe line would brine
in upwards to 3,000,000 gallons per
24 hours, and Oregon City does not
consume beyond 1,000,000 per day at
present, so it readily can be seen.
that when two-thirds of the supply is
usea, euner saie to outsiders or in
Oregon City itself, the cost to in
dividual consumer can be correspond
ingly reduced.
Their calculations fehows that a
charge of 8 per cent would pay the
interest on this bond issue and at the
end of the fifth year this might be
reduced to seven per cent and still pay
the interest on the bond issue and
retire all of the bonds at the end of
the 24th year and they recommend
that the bonds should be issued in
such form that they might be sold
retired. .
At this meetiner the members of
the Fire and Water Committee were
invited to become honorary members
of the Pure Water League and ac
cepted, the other members of the City
Council and the mayor also not being
present were also invited to become
honorary members.
The enthusiasm was verv marked
and all persons present seemed to be
very much encouraged.
While we are considering the fi
nancial side of the question let us go
oacK to about one year ago when at
the lowest estimate of the doctors of
the city there were over 150 cases of
typhoid fever in Oregon City. Those
cases at a moderate estimate cost for
physicians, nurses, hospital fees, loss
of time, not conidering the suffering,
anxiety and deaths, cost at least
$70,000 nearly one-fourth the cost
of the proposed pipe line and yet
eopie win say mat tney can not ai
ord good water. The city, from a fi
nancial standpoint alone, cannot af
ford to pass up this opportunity of
securing pure water and thus gain
the confidence of its citizens and the
country at large where Oreeron City
now has the unenviable reputation of
having a typhoid infected water sup
ply. What person is unwilling to pay
75 cents per month for the assurance
that their family is not in constant
danger from typhoid? The new sys
tem to our city would be the cheap
est, health insurance that we can con
ceive of.
A much more important question
to the people than that of mere fi
nance is that of humanity. We are
too apt to figure everything in dol
lars and cents, forgetting the hu
man element, which is much more im
portant. As long as we continue to use the
present supply from the Willamette
River, which in the last analysis is
nothing more than filtered sewagu,
we are. imperiling the lives of our
citizens," our children and our homes.
The principal objectors to having
pure water for Oregon City are not
the small property owners, and the
working people, but the chief objec
tors are those who have the money
and the property, those who appar
ently place the dollar sign above hu
man life, health and happiness.
The following editorial from the
Portland Daily Journal of recent dnte
or the water situation in Orjon City
a most appropriate:
Oregon City is in the midst of an
agitation for a mountain water sup
ply. The present source of supply is the
Willamette river. A filtering plant
of modern designpurports to provide
average purity.. There are, however,
many people in Oregon City who in
sist that a filtering system is not
always dependable and that when
ever there chances to be a lapse In
its efficiency customers are drawing
their water supply direct from the
gieat sewer of the Willamette Val
ley. The Pure Mountain Water Leogue
is an organization which heads the
movement for a gravity water sys
tem for the city. From contributions
of its members it has financed a sur
vey of the head waters of the Clack
amas as a probable source of sup
ply. The engineer reports that per
fectly pure water can be delivered to
consumers in Oregon City through a
pipe line 26.1 miles in lencrth, and at
a total cost of $300,000. The league
proposes that a bond issue to cover
the cost, and points to the fact that
the system could be put in operation
in about one year from the begin
ning of the work on the pipe line.
(Continued on Page 5, Column 4)
BROWNELL MAKES
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WOULD VETO ANY BILL COM
PENSATING SALOONS
UNLESS PEOPLE PASSED ON IT
Takes Out and Out Stand for State
wide Abolish men t of Liquor Selling
Oregon : City, Oregon,
February 14, 1914.
To the People of Oregon:
I have waited with the hope that
some of the numerous gentlemen who
are candidates for governor in "'the
Republican primaries and otherwise,
in announcing their candidacy, would
make some declaration as to how they
stood upon the National Problem of
the sale and manufacture of intoxica
ting liquor in the United States. I
have also hoped that there would
have been some expression as to how
these gentlemen stood, or would
stand on the question of an amend
ment to the Constitution of the state
of Oregon abolishing the sale and
manufacture of all intoxicating
liquor within this state. None of
these gentlemen have seen fit to make
any declaration or commit them
selves in any way upon this great
issue, wnicn l think and believe to be
the most important for the welfare
of the people generally and to the
maintenance of our Christian civi
lization that now exists.
Reluctantly, after due considera
tion, I have concluded to become a
candidate for governor upon this is
sue as the principal one of my can
didacy. I take this position, that the
intelligent opinion of all fair minded
men and women is unquestionably
that the liquor traffic, as now in use
and force, is a menace to civilization,
and is the result largely of crime,
poverty, degeneracy and moral de
cay, to such an extent as to become
a startling danger to the human race.
I have no personal fight against' the
man who is running a saloon. I real
ly feel more like condemning and cen
suring society for permitting this
great evil and power to exist and to
obtain the firm hold that it has in this
state and in this country. If I had
my own way, I should feel as if so
ciety itself, ought to be punished to
the extent of compensating men who
have been engaged in this business,
sanctioned by the law, in a reason
able way to recover their investment
that they have made, on the same
theory that Abraham Lincoln favored
buying the slaves and colonizing
them, in order to settle the slae
problem. Of course, I think and
know that the people of this state
would not favor compensating men
who have invested their money in the
saloon business, neither am I advo
cating it as a part of my platform
nor program in this fight, I am sim
ply suggesting it to the conscience
and fair minds of the people of this
state, for them to give such consid
eration as they see fit, recognizing
as I do, that whenever society feels
that i tis in danger, it has a right
to abolish and to destroy anything
that endangers itself. My object and
purpose is to try to arouse the public
opinion and the conscience of the
Eeople of this state, where they will
e willing to stand shoulder to
shoulder, irrespective of political par
ty or affiliations and unite for the
purpose of putting the saloon busi
ness out of existence and destroy its
influence, in our economic, social and
political life. I therefore am in fa
vor of destroying the saloons with
compensation if the people Bhould up
on a direct vote so declare, but I
would veto any bill which the legis
lature might puss, compensating sa
loons for their investment unless the
people by popular vote directed me
to do otherwise. I stand openly and
above board, unconditionally, in fa
vor of the adoption of a National and
State Amendment to the Constitu
tions of the United States and the
State of Oregon, to prohibit the sale
and manufacture of all intoxicating
liquor within the United States and
within the State of Oregon.
I also favor National Suffrage to
the women of the United States.
I am opposed to any and all Asi
atics, such as Hindus being permitted
to come into this country and into
this state and competing in the log
srine camps and other avenues of
work and labor with the laborng
men now here. '
It is unnecessary- for me to add,
that I stand with all good citizens in
this state in favor of upholding and
maintaining our school system jn a
fair and liberal way, and in the con
struction of roads and highways to
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CHARGES ARE "FRAME-UP"
SAYS DR. VAN BRAKEL
Doctors Want to "Get Him" Because
.he is Not One of Them.
. Doctors M. C. Strickland and Guy
Mount have brought charges against
.Dr. J. A. van Brakel before the state
board of health and ask for his re
moval. The charges are incompten
cy and neglect of duty.
Dr. van Brakel first received the
charges through the news columns
of the Oregonian, and later through
a notice by mail. The doctors evi
dentally believed in letting the pub
lic know of the matter before the
doctor was notified.
Asked for a statement of the
matter Dr. Van Brakel said in part:
"The notification I received from
the State Board of Health to appear
before that body March 81, for the
purpose of answering charges made
on complaint of the Clackamas coun
ty Medical Society, is the- culminat
ing farce in a series of hitherto fu
tile efforts upon the county health of
ficer, simply because I have succeed
ed in breaking the medical monopoly
upon state oliices which has up to
the present time so stoutly existed.
"The situation which arises is ut
terly ridiculous, and yet wholly char
acteristic of the men who have cre
ated it. Next Tuesday the spectacle
will be solemnly presented o f my
hearing and trial upon charges ex
pressly manufactured by a group of
men who have publicly stated time
after time that they would not rest
until they had secured my removal.
Further 1 will be listened to and tried
by a board comprised entirely of
members of schools of medicine an
tagonistic to my own, besides which
the sceretary of this same board has
previously stated that he would take
care of my case.
"But if the situation is ridiculous,
thee omplaint causing it is more so.
The charges are wholly without ade
quate basis of fact and are based up
on happenings now some six months'
old. If these so-called cases actually
represented misconduct upon my part
as health officer, why "in the inter
ests of the public at large" were they
not used against me months ago? As
in the legal investigation of my qual
ifications to hold this office, I have
constantly courted complete and
thorough examination of my un
doubted rights to the office, so in the
investigation of these charges I shall
be only too glad to see that the facts
are brought out. Such an investigat
ion will bring out a line of tactics
upon the part of certain of our med
ical friends that would put an old ,
time politician to shame. Several per
sons besides myself will have to ex
plain certain uncontrovertable facts
which occurred during that myster
ious month of October when these
"cases" were being carefully prepar
ed. As these charges reflect not only
upon my efficiency as a health officer '
but also upon my ability as a phy
'L(.n, I shall demand that , they be
given the most searching investiga
tion and the fullest publicity. ,
Huibort-Seivers Wedding I.'
Adah Hulbert and John N. Seivers .
of Gladstone were united in marriage
by Rev. T. B. Ford Friday night of
last week at the home of the bride
in Gladstone. Both of the young
people are well known and decidedly ,
popular in this city, and a long fist of
friends wish them all kinds of sun
shine.
EVERYBODY SATISFIED BUT
THE DRUG DOCTORS
They Want to Down Van Brakel and
Let Tou Taxpayers 1'ay
A week from Monday, April 6, the
trial of Dr. J. A. Van Brakel, as
health officer will commence before
Judge Campbell, to determine whether
or not an osteopath, is quaunea to
holu such an otlice.
So far as the people are concerned,
the people who hire him and pay him,
he is entirely qualified, fully satis
factory and made fully good.
If the matter could be presented to
the people for a verdict, 90 per cent
of them would stand by the osteo
path. He is popular and is always
on the job.
but it is not a question or wnetner
this public oiliciul is ellicient and does
his work fully satisfactory.
It is not a question ot whether tne
people who pay his salary want to
retain him.
It is a question of whether the
medical doctors can dig up evidence
enough to oust him, because he is
not orthodox because he does not
give pills.
The law says a county health of
ficer shall be a graduate of a repu
table medical college."
The osteopaths claim their colleges
are "reputable."
The doctors claim they are not.
Therefore the case drags on, wiil
no doubt co to the supreme court,
and you taxpayers, who are entirely
satisfied, will have to pay tne ex
penses that the county medical so
ciety will dump onto you. You will
have to stand for their costs. You are
better able, and your taxes are so
low that you really want to.
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Circulation Over 2600
" I, M. J. Brown, editor of
.." the Oregon City Courier, do .
affirm that the average week
. ly circulation of the paper for
the past 12 months has been
M 2650 copies, printed and cir- J
, culated from the Courier of-
. fice in the usual manner.
tf M. J. Brown.
" Subscribed and sworn to
fore me this 24th day of .
March, 1914.
Gilbert L. Hedges,
J Notary Public for Oregon. -
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FOR SALE At Meldrum, Oregon
City carline. Alex Gill, with office
1 block east of station or 1 block
N. east of Glen Echo, at brick
house, has several tracts of land
for sale, including lots and acreage
close to the stations on Oregon
City carline. Most of these tracts
are cleared land ready to plow. He
also has 1 7 room house and 2 big
lots at 2nd Ave., near Corner, at
Lents, Oregon.