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J Special meeting of stock- J
J holders and directors of Coun- J
Jl ty fair Wednesday, April 8, J
J court house, Oregon City, at J
jll P, M. M. J. Lee Secretary. J
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CITY
Pirpntatinn Courier has tho
birUUIallUlliargest circulation
of any weekly newspaper between
Portland and Salem, and the best ad
vertising medium in the valley.
OREGON CITY, ORE., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914.
No. 51
3 1st YEAR
COURIER
OR
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UIIUUU
BETTER PUT Oil
E
MERGENGY
E
Onlv in Orceon
Roses and straw hats blossomed
out this week and cherries will soon
follow. And by the way, where Is
the state where roikli bloom nin
months of the twelve and lawn mow
ers work the full years' shift-
1
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PROOF
1
DEAL
CITY IS EXCEEDING THE SPEED
LIMIT IN EXPENDITURES
Quit it it ia Filthy
Some of the ladies have asked the
Courier to call attention to me nu- rvinmru 'rn rniMVTPT
tie """"'
QUIT SPENDING, LET CITY REST
nnatintr practice of spitting on
stairways, particularly in 'front of
the rest oencnes. it is uouuties
carelessness, but inexcusable, and an
arrest or two might be good tonics
for absentmindedness.
AVAILS LITTLE.
CAUGHT IN DETECTIVE TRAP
"Wait, and Murmur Not"
A tp we ever to have free tolls in
the Willamette river at Oregon Oity ;
McMinville Telephone-Register.
Don't fret it has only Deen tnree
vears since congressman nawiey
sent this city a message that cpn-
. . , -nj u cress had passed the appropriation.
With the nsK of being cai eu . - -.tj't-there Were "i's"
Munnicipal Street Making Outfit can
Wait for Some Time.
Dr.
Stuart ic Convicted and Fined
One Hundred Dollars ..
Wednesday forenoon Recorder Lo-
der rendered his decision in the Doc
tor Stuart case, finding him guilty
and imposing a fine of $100.
T5n natiant there WPTft lR Un
water sprinkler or a pessimist, we nn 't'R uncrossed in the ti-
int to nut. un a few cold, hard Drop- tie- there was a comma with its tall
ositions for the people of this city cut off, and it was highly important
to store away. . 3 rwZt . .n. th. D, Stuart case,
It's getting about time to apply "The Southern Pacific isn't fretting, this paper does not .endorse tne
the emergency break to Oregon City why should we? It onlycosts 50 means
and slow up for a while on expenses, cents, a ton extra to get us v tQ entrap
It's time to let up on street im- tne rlver- This citv has an ordinance prohib-
provements and other municipal im- a iting physicians from writing liquor
provements ana expenses ana give ran prescriptions to persons not in mea-
the patient time to come to time to At the director's meeting of the fcai neej 0f the stimulant. The pur-
recover and recuperate from the fair association last week the follow- poge 0f the, law was to prevent
ing officers were eiectea ior tne physicians from taking tne place oi
Dr. Stuart wilfully prescribed intoxi
cants for C. Layton, a well person,
on April 15, 1914. The date and con
tents of the prescription written by
Dr. Stuart are established by admis
sions or uncontradicted testimony;
the defense did not attempt to show
that C. Layton was examined at all
April 15, 1914, for physicial ailment
requiring intoxicants and therefore
the statement of the witness that ne
was a well person on that date must
be taken as true.
Every effort has been made by
the Court to render full justice here-
No outside influence or person
al motives have been allowed to enter
into the controversey. With malice
toward none and charity toward
every man the Court has conscien
tiously tried to find out the unbiased
truth, and if error is committed it is
of the mind and not of the heart.
"Dr. Stuart had full knowledge of
the existence of the recent ordinance
under which this complaint is brought
nd the evidence indicates conclusive
ly that the act of writing the pre
emption was wilful. This wilful an
ompletes every element of guilt and
the defendant is therefore by this
court found guilty as charged in the
complaint."
Dr. Stuart was prosecuted by
City Attorney Schuebel and defend
ed by Judge Hayes.
WILL OPEN NEW STORE
many expensive operations.
This is said in view of the latesi
proposition to load on another $13,
000 debt for a municipal street re
pairing outfit rock crusher, teams,
machinery and the whole outfit for
street improvements.
The new water system will come
hnr tenHprn and the drugstores from
acting as saloons, after the city went
dry. The purpose was to prevent
the people of this city from having n
handy means ot piocumng ikjuui uy
the bottle.
And serving these ends, the ordi-
nresent year:
r t i ' . i n Tt t ; . : ,l -
rrps mpnt. it. d. ihuiia..
Vice President, Charles N. Wait.
Secretary. Ward Lawton.,
Treasurer. W. H. Blair.
The selection of Mr. L,awton is a
n-nn nne. On the secretary rests
i.4 ..v., ,r'--- - ,. , . . v " t ii, -7 - -. - t
up for a Dig expenditure wmcu is uj. very largely tne success ui mo nance and its literal emorcemeiit woo
vital importance and must be met. Lawton is a popular fellow, fully just wnat the city needed to back up
Main street must soon be paved capable, stands ace high with the far- tne expression of the people when
an expensive but necessary jod. mers, on whicn a county iair ""geiy
The municipal elevator is . far depends, and he is a fellow who will
along into big money, ana tne Donas get a move on an tne time,
and interest win nave to ue yum.
We have expended nunaieos ,ox $1,250,000 for This County
rrr ,s.rur i , s.w ... r
we nave some mignty i u- -. rLi TRr lt. for th Kt . . t.
street and sewer wonts now unuei 7or iTipiiin'incr- l Uut wnen tne citv nas u "e
apprupiiuuuu y. ..., ,jetective to come nere irom roruanu,
thev voted the city dry.
It should be dry. No man in the
city should be able to get a bottle of
liquor unless it was necessary, and
if he was able, those who provided
the means should be given the same
punishment provided for a bootleg-
way and coming. :ita T st.r.i, reservoirs. Un-
dead
noumpiit. nlan.
But there wiy come a day when we
will simply have to face payment on
these bonas pued on top ui
ent rather good sized city aeot.
ritrate
on 21,908 horsepower at an estimat
ed cost of $2,50U,UUU.
Amn these nermits issued is one ',na?
. A m s.T,.:.r. ffit for deai
to 15. 1. IVlCLmill Ui. w-
nut nr. n inh on a nhvsician. eet
pay for doing it, and break the law
himself in putting through the frame
Up We believe this is a raw deal and
that the people do not think'it a fair
mou siisu uij u , ;- f n 7rifi hnrsenow-
And now after the principal streets V'thT C iVrvY-,,
nf ths citv have been improved, and er wuu m wo - --
t have Paid contractors Hundreds of River., e estimate cost of thls
thousands of dollars; now after all plant is $1,250,000. The water is w
the street work has been done that be diverted in Sec. 12 Tp. 3 S. R. 3 E.
should be done for some time now
comes the brilliant iuea iui w
nut in its own street making out
fit, from the Jones rock crusher down
to hoes, add to it. a new city depart
ment with more salaries, and taKe on
"about $150011 moie li.aeDceaness.
Only a lew montns ago wie iwu
- i. 1 J Urt mrsiinn JV
ROCK CRUSHER PURCHASE
A Portland detective was hired to
come here and get the evidence on
which Dr. Stuart was arrested.
If this official had found evidence
that anv nhvsician was writing pre
scriptions whereby our people were
nhtaminr liauor for drinking purpos
es; if he had found cases wnereuy
" ... .D11I1jS mr oTTTI AY physicians .were assisting our citi
PLAN CARRIES BIG OU1LAI f , th . ordinance,
" . I n .f ; - . a wniil1 nnt hnvA been
r.,ncilman Temoleton Also Would " "
- I VfllLLtfll,
Invest in Auto Truck and Teams
At a special meetingof the coun-
Rnt when a hired detective comes
here and MAKES evidence; when he
i .of.nr)pH the voice of ;i iDt ThnraHnv eveniner. Council- nnmea . here and sets a trap for a
u v,ot- .strpet. lmnrovine Tlntnn as phairman of tne Tihvsipian. as Dr. Stuart says he did
should be let up on, and expenses cut stveet committee, submitted a report Dians to have a doctor breaK the
down , advocating the purchase of the Jones law s0 he may be arrested and he
n.-j. i- im, ia nova nniinr vvn v aiiu i .ir nndhai rrsr an iiim. Liie luivnci i ctpt. .unn iil liic liiv a iiiunvi ,
comine some of the most expensive nurchase by the city of an auto breaks the law himself in order to
of the city's history. . truck at the cost of $5,500, a scarl- Ket the doctor to well, a man who is
High street a long and expensive fier at a cost of $600 and a three-way fajr is bound to admit it was a raw
job, much of it through solid rock. leveler at a cost of $75. An addition- deal.
' A' ..i. 44. cpwpr nnii imnrov- i ..nn t sioa was also recom- nr. Stuart savs the detective came
DeveiRl "1 "J "j ,i.ellannil U. ff. rer,rp0nteH himself flS
ing on whicn a gang "o mended ior teams nu iii... mi wa y-'-'i " ";
winter. - . , street worn Hupyuco, "6 - - - i4i4.B ... v... ..-..-j, .
4-,ri i4.' ot the north end. . nocnn DrinnatpH for eaumment lv in a serious nervous condition
which. is being improved. for a municipal street laying and waa trembling and shaking; stated
A sewer system, partially com- maintenance plant. that he must have the stimulant to
i j i j ,.,hirh rnntracts have ri.. TTo-ineer NoHe also submit- souare him away. The doctor gave
puaeu, aim v44 - & . M Temnleton. !t to him He sava the actor nut
iiicT. npen let. . tea. at me icuucou v. . . .u w --- -
J r -4 4. ...i.w.Vi urill coon he re- :.j.nnJ..t TonrtH on the same f one over on him.
mair Bweeu , " iiM, 'h. endowed the After he had nrocurred the liqdo
navea iruiu wuao w sumeuu m r . . f i i- .
in expensive job. , , plan outlined in the first report, un he went to Up. fatuari and asKeu mm
The elevator, wiutu w"4 motion oi iur. iiw vno ..jw.- -- w . ; ii
ln,.4..i lu. ' pcie ioh of eet- I " "La ipeH on file, and will Will am Ir sh. a few months ago,
c?mVle' "K-.S: at the was arrested and convicted on the
the Mrs. Chase property for side- first regular meeting in May. Brief charge of giving a drink from a quart
walk to Sixth and Seventh streets. discUssion of Mr. Templeton's re- bottle of h.quor a . quart which he
And several more streets nimuM, port took place iohowuib i" icu.... uuwiueu v lyii.o..".. r r
that they be dressed up under the CounCiiman Metzner said that he tion.
Silroftnstallment plan. thought -the purchase of the Jones' And Irish was the only man ar
uoiiww.. - -o-- , - .1 1 VJ V.iaineiiu . tJ
It WOULU seem as u- 'y rocK crusner wouiu ue uu , , .. ... . ,
-11 ...a a cop where all this ..4. 4-vi ime na he had heard that The detective did not have
COUncu cuuiu - i. at uiib v....- 14. 4.J U- ,nt
would take us if continued i"1";" property owners in its vicinity stuart arresteu, nyi was w. ..
longer and that the members would ar,ning to have it enjoined from ed, on anything that transpired be-
Xuld have a rest until the present smmer. City Attorney Schuebel jf he had found previous evidence
doctors' and surgeons' bills are paid. said that the injunction would be just 0 promiscuous prescription Riving,
The municipal street outfit is just ag valjd against the city as against and had caused the arrest of the do-
five vears too late. . I private owners of the crusner. tor on that evidence; and 11 tne uoc-
4.. -.; . time to r t il. hio orciimenT. for to.. hol heen tneil anrl ennvipteo on
its time now to m""., "uv j in tne tuuuc v4 ...o a --- v. - --
o-ot an exDensive outfit for all kinds the purchase of the rock crusher Mr. this evidence then the people would
Kcl a" - r 4- .j 4.1.-4. 4-Ua nvA poioin. I U..A .iiolnmAjl the orroct nnil pot..
more of street worn. . Tempieton saiu tnat j----
T4. .. j' immnvt another street : ..row mnlce an admirable public viction.
1 ti.orp won't be con- ir, onH pouM be fixed up Rut framim? ud a deal to induce a
ior tnree onil P'aje'"""-' .ViT., iio.v,t PRf. ..;i'te tho u'MI hopom.
the citv will jog right along in its N enthusiasm on the part, of the ing an equal violator with him to put
Growth 4,. councilmen greeted this remark. it through-fair-minded people back
We mieht just as well say these Quite a considerable portion of the up 0n these kind of deals, because
things as to know them s.nd think discussi0n hinged upon the economy we all know most any of us can be
them. , , . , . 1 . .
Taxes are so mgn in mis i-ivj,
MEN 10 DIFFER
SULLIVAN SAYS INVESTMENTS
SPENCE SAYS BONDAGE.
Sullivan Gets Judges Decision buti
Spence gets Rising Vote.
Elliott Bros. Will Take Courier
Building as Soon as Vacated
The Courier building has been leas
ed by Elliott Bros., who will open a
new store therein as soon as the
Courier office moves into its new
building, now under construction.
The Weinhard Co. will thoroughly
remodel the interior and fit it into
a modern store building.
Elliott Bros, will continue then
present store on the hill, and will
open a second store down town,
where they win carry tne large
stock. Since the removal of the post
office and the general trend of bust
ness toward the north part of Main
street, the location of the Courier of
fice is considered as among the best
business locations in the city, ana
Elliott Bros, were quick, to see it.
In Explanation
Mr. Editor:
In the letter to Mr. Mulvey last
week the following paragraph was
misplaced, as you will see if you
reter to the copy:
1 couldn t even get a mug
as pay, but for this I blame my
friends, Chris Schuebel.
The above should have followed
the fifth paragraph above, where
assured Mr. Mulvey I would not be
a juror on any case he might have
before the court.
The item was written as a joke
on Mr. bchueoel, Dut being placed
in wrong position, it could be reaa
as connecting! Mr. Schuebel with the
probate reference which was not by
any means intended by me.
n. w. nagemann,
ROADS TO BE PAVED
and utility of an auto truck to be us- caught in such traps.
and ed in connection with the rock crush- The Courier doesn t
owe Dr. Stu-
-r. - ... - - 1 1 , , 1 r j .. r
the council is spending so mucn mon- A representative oi one 01 tuo art anytning in trie way ot uc c.ik
ev and Piling up so many ueuio big automoDiie concerns ipumv "" j "i-
CJ' 4,.:Li. " ii timea hefore pur- 4.- i. or, o-avo a crlnwimr account ordinances, but it does owe him Or
men tninr. bcvcioi v... t sucan, n - 7 , . 1 ' , . , , , .4. . ,4
chasing lots and erecting houses. . of te possibilities of the auto truck anv man a fair deal, and it doesn t
There are altogetner too a3 a money saver, inaueunuj .4 ueiicm hub uo woo iioi,
. s 4u: ou., for sale simnlv Aot mv anto truck pur- ,lf the'doctors write booze pre
nnUSeS 111 tins i-J , reiliaincu m"u - - - - j . .. i 4.
because the present taxes and the h ed by the city could be equipped scriptions for men who want liquor
crrowinff street expenses arc fui,w"6 with chemical ianK anu w umm, wren w ww
. i l f nnarfv nwfl- I i . n4-1ia an1 iaiiM hft US- fn ih limit..
fAni in T.np nHJii ls ui "iwy" - Tiornnnir uuuaiiuo. nu v-- . i w v..
ROAD
BONDS
Your Duty Do It
There are hundreds in this county
who have not yet registered.
There are but a few days mor
before the books close.
There are many important offices
to be filled with candidates May 18.
It is so much easier to register
than to be sworn in.
Don t wait another day. Regis
ter now.
UDGES AND PEOPLE DIFFER
-fire wacon bv 1 Hinnc a Portland detective to
m, or,ho oro written for Ut. ot no erlHitional expense. come here to induce a physician to
, 4 It. p.,..: itnr helieves for t jL,'. ont a firo encine." said hreak the law is not protection to the
wnat me i uu.. i. - ---.- . n rU.. . .,l,i
the best good of a gooa town. Tempieton, ano tnia cut u" i-.- ueujiie ui u"u"'
You will hear the Bame expres- ther remarks along this line from the near it. tt 4 .
sions from property owners all over automobile man. . r. A year and a half ago the city trt-
the citv if you will take the pains Speakers from the Live Wires of ied this detective game to break up
The rock crusher project is entire- -i to telce acti0n looking towards the remember what a ludicrous farce It
lv unnecessary at tnis tuiic-eo proVision oi eiectnc ivig-i
necessary as are more improved nala at the Southern Pacific
j ruA in irp t- n m mil.
fl ZI-.aa u vsile"nand killed to n ti, o,l ot. Seventh street. The furnishing the detective with liquor.
it Sliuuiu 4U4ievcin.il - .4. I m. , i.'V; i.-4.::-j t.. j:j
4 i.iii. j .oo i-oferrPii t. tne citv Bt-i ine aetective testiiieu ne um nut
stay Kineu. . , , umirci " - I. " 4. t.: 1 u .
And the council should Dear m torney. , represent n'"'?eii o;i.k.,
ha the handv Tiot oIqa Vtrnnaht ud the I doctor testified he. did.
and effective referendum, and should matteV of ret,aving Main street, and Recorder Loder says it was shown
4L 41.:- o.o ovnpnre scheme j tof tho pitn entrineer nrensre bv Lavton s (the detective) tesw-
tney pass u. if .nuvcu "-". t 1,0. oo tht he airain went to Dr. Stb-
there are spienuio prusijci.i.i ""- plans ano specuicatiuno wi w.o ........ . -
be invoked. ' provement of this thoroughfare with art's office and simpiy requested that
u. ' ,u ' . .. .... - 1 r 4 . P ... 1. . onottioi Tirpoprirition for
vitrified bncK, irom moss t o- ne -." .rT i .lirt
enth streeU Pint of whiskey, the doctor with-
General objection was made to out question or further inquiry gave
thi Rhnttinir out all other kinds him the prescnption and requested
of improvement and confining the him to bnng it up when he got it f lit
bidding to but one firm, the Denny ed and give him (the doctor) i
Penton Clav company, of Seattle, "snort This testimony remains un
Finollv. on motion of Councilman contradicted,
Oirls Wanted
(over 18 years of age)
Ta Anroti QPWINfi Machines Tooze! the citv engineer was ordered prosecution to introduce testimony
TO Operate OEVVLrllj WatmnCS lo0 lne Pl, .nd seek bids on fhowine other prescriptions written
- Lu jiicKoic r a ... .ll -o.oona Kw the iOptir Wert.
Further effort of the
. 4V r. t . nunnl "iriirlptiftS oi nara Bunaco
mgarmcniuuiuiy r;; ,-clndln, agphait, bituiithic
Oregon City Woolen
and vitrified brick.
The Courier $1.00 a year.
for well persons by the doctor wer
overruled as immaterial ana lrreie
vant..
Mr. Loder said the Question be
fore the Court was whether or not
Court Designates Localities to be
Served Under Bonding Proposal
May 15 there will be a special el
ection for this county (called on the
same date of the primary elections)
to vote on the proposition to bond
Clackamas county for $600,000 to
hard surface 100 miles of the most
traveled roads in this county.
Under the law the county court
must designate the roads to be im
proved, should the bond issue be car
ried, and the court, with the ass!s
tarice of Road Engineers Hobson, has
decided on the following roads as
most needing paving, considering the
volume of traffic.
The estimates call for $560,000 on
81 miles of road, but the estimates
are minimum, and it is thought the
whole of the amount will be needed
for the 81 miles.
The roads as given out are:
The road commonly known as the
Gray 8 Crossing road from the Mult
nomah countv line to Oregon City,
via Clackamas, save and except any
parts of such roads as are within
the incorporate limits of any town
or city. Length of road, seven miles,
Estimate. $75,000.
The road from uregon uity to
Canbv known as the End road,
Length of road, nine miles. Esti
mate S75.000.
Road from Canbv to Marion coun
ty line. Length of road, four miles
and estimate $32,000.
The Macksburg. Canby and Needy
road, eight miles in length. Esti
mate, $64,000.
The road leading irom uregon
City to Molalla. Length of road, 15
miles. Estimate, $90,000.
The Beaver Creek ioad leading
from Oregon City. Length of road,
iv milpn. Estimate. $30,000.
Oregon City-Redlands road. Length
of road, njne miles. Estimate $50,000.
The road from Clackamas to Ba
ker's Bridge, four miles in length.
Estimate, $25,000. The road from
Baker's Bridge to Logan. Length of
road, five miles. Estimate, $25,000.
The Damascus road to the inter
section of Road No. 8. Length of
road, three miles. Estimate $18,000.
The road from Boring to Sandy,
six miles long. Estimate $36,000.
The road from Oswego to the Mult
nomah county line, mile long.
Estimate, $6,000.
The road from Milwaukie to Mult
.omoh ponntv line, one mile in
length. Estimate iu,uuu.
L V . .
Voters of City and County J
Warned They Must Register J
ah voter of the citv and
ooMxtv must, re-register now
for the two-year period. All
registrations made before
January 5 are now absolutely
void, because of the recent de
cision of the supreme court,
joplarintT the 1913 election law
invalid. Persons who have not J
t rpo-iotered cannot vote at the
J primaries May 15 . Register J
J early and avoid the crowds J
J of the last few days. J
The popular Brotherhood of the
Congregational church put on one of
its most interesting programs Tues
day night, when Engineer T. W.
Sullivan and State Grange Mastei
Soence spoke for and against the
proposed road bond issue. Both men
are interesting and convincing speak
ers. The judges gave the decision to
Mr. Sullivan and a vote of the audi
ence gave Mr. Spence a majority.
Mr. Sullivan opened the debate and
the points presented were that good
oads are coming an over tne coun
try: stated that average cost per ton
per mile with horses for hauling over
Oregon roads was 23 cents, over hard
surfaced roads 8 cents: tnat iarmers
suffer more from bad roads than
anv others: price to consumer is
raised because oi cost ot getting pro
duce to market; farmers on a poor
road cannot compete ,with those on
good roads, as they cannot get pro
duce to market when prices are good.
He cited a county in Indiana which
built Wo miles oi paveo roao, it cov
ered 400,000 acres, cost $550,000, In-
prPRRPd the value of land io an acre.
while other sections having dirt
r niul a decreased in Drice.
He argued against the macadam
road because of the big cost of up
keep; had to be re-surfaced every
two or three vears and even then
was not in good condition; hard sur
faced roads need scarcely any rn-
pairs for ten years; that a larmei.
with a motor wagon could go 20
miles to market with a load and get
home for dinner.
Mr. Sulivan said his plan was to
hard surface from 9 to lb feet, A-
pending on traffic, the question or
material to be determined later. "We
must eliminate the present roai
building system," said he. ."We can
save big money by so doing. We
-mdst. renlace it with a scientific
system under cnarge oi a competem
engineer." He cited that in 1913 the
taxea collected in tnis county ireio
$362,744, of which the farmers pala
44 per cent and the corporations one
third; the proposed bond issue of
$610,000 would build 77 miles of hard
surfaced roads, cover all the centei
market roads, the system v?ill be
o-roHnnllv extended and the cost Will
be no burden to the taxpayers; that
every ton a famer hauled over good
vh would save him money, and
the increased good roads assessment
on a valuation of $1,000 would not
be over $1. .
Mr. Spence opened with the state
ment that every argument Mr. Sul
livan had presented for good roads
was Grange doctrine; that he was
not opposed to good roads and that
where he and Sullivan disagreed was
on the way of getting them that he
opposed bonds. He said the condit
ions of roads did not fix the price of
farm" products; that the buyer never
asks the farmer whether he brings
his stuff in over a dirt road or pave
ment in determining the price paid.
Mr. Spence declared Oregon should
not be compared with Indiana or
New York, that New York had ex
pended $100,00,000 and much , of It
had been wasted; that opportunity
for graft and waste was greater un
der bond issue than under the pay-as-you-go
system; that Ohio and
Pennsylvania had voted down bond
issues because of New York's fail
ure to make good. He asked if the
: ...j ualne of land because or
hard surfaced roads benefited the
farmer who did not want to sell, or
the land speculator? He said he wa
Government Rejects Locks Title
After almost three years of tire
some technical searching, at last the
deed for the locks property reaches
the attorney general and he turns It
down because he says the govern
ment cannot accept on account of the
rights of private corporations to the
use of water for power.
Now we will begin all over again.
The ball of tape will be wound up
and unwound. Government offic-
als will hunt for technical points.
and the Southern Pacific will laugh
with glee.
Carver Accepts Franchise
For nearly three months there has
been considerable uneasiness in the
city as to whether or not .Stephen
Carver would accept the amended
franchise for the Portland and Ore
gon City railroad. Mr. Carver ob
jected very strongly to some of the
provisions of the amended franchise
and the fact that he has been mak
ing a thorough survey of the Logan
country gave rise to the story that
he might pass up the city. But the
franchise has been accepted and un
der its provisions work must com
mence within three months.
DR. STUART FINED $100
FOR PRESCRIBING BOOZE
Attorneys for Defense Scores Method
by Which Evidence Was becured
It cost Dr. C. A. Stuart $100 to
prescribe two bottles of whiskey "to
O. Layton, a Portland sleuth who had
been engaged by CJhiei oi ronce ad
Shaw to look into moral conditions in
TRIAL IS
BEFORE THE JURY
ACTION BROUGHT BY G. M.
NEASE FOR $25,000 DAMAGES
OUTGROWTH OF THE RECALL
Case has Been on Trial for inree
Days Many Witnesses
At the time the Courier went to
press the case of M. G. Nease
against riarvey cross was ue-
f ore the jury.
This case is the third court trial
that has grown out of the recall el
ection of last August.
On the night before election a. a.
Cross made a street speech from an
automobile at Seventh and Main, in
which he vigorously protested
against the means through which the
timber contract had been let to at.
G. Nease of Portland, which he said
was let without any demand, any
publicity and any competition, he
scored Judge Beatie and the commis
sioners for letting such a contract
and for letting to a man who waa
known as having been a professions
gambler. n
During his talk it was charged that
he alluded to Mr. Nease as a white
slaver, and on this charge the tim
ber tfuiser brought an action for
slander, asking for $25,000 for dam
ages. Three .witnesses from this city,
M. D. Latourette, Gilbert L. Hedges,
and William Howell, testified that
Mm rVooa AiA otata thnt. Mr. Nease
the city. The $100 was assessed as o white clnver while -fifteen wit-
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nne Dy city neuuiuer iuuei n W8e, for the defense testified tnat
nesday morning, following a trial
that lasted the greater part of Mon
day of this week. Evidence showeu
that Dr. Stuart had prescribed one
bottle for Layton on April 13, ana
another on April 15. The doctor
helped drink some of the first bot
it was declared at the trial.
Gordon E. Hayes conducted the
case for the defense. He dmeanded a
jury trial as one of the constitution
al riirhts of his client but this was ae-
nied him under Section 48 ' of the
city charter, which provides that the
city recorder shall be judge and jury,
and that there shall be no appeal
from his decisions. Mr. Hayes, m
his argument, dwelt upon the injus
tice of thiB condition of affairs, ana
said that he seriously doubted trie
legality of this provision of the chat
ter.
the words were used In connection
with the Milwaukie Tavern as a
white slave resort, and which Mr.
Cross said Mr. Nease was at one
time a partner in.
The matter hinged on whether the
term was applied to the man or the
tavern.
The trial occupied two and a hair
days. W. S. U'Ren, G. B. Dimick
and William Hammond were attor
neys for the defendant, while J. E.
Hedges and two Portland attorneys
represented Nease.
TRAIN KILLS MAN
Freight Grinds Body To, Pulp Before
Horrified Clackamas Folk
As he tried to swing under a north
hounrl freicrht train on the Southern
Evidence in the trial showed that j paciflc at Clackamas Station Wed-
Layton had worked for the city sevei.; nesdaV afternoon f.n unidentified man
heartily in favor of good roads in the
county, but not through a bond is
sue. We should "0 slow and right,
foterinl in in experimental
4VC4U lllwvv. .
stage as yet. ,
He said we were told a few week8
Kgo that $600,000 would build 100
miles of paved road; , now it had
shrunken to 77; that it was costin
Jackson county $11,000 a mile with
out grading. , , ,
"We are already away rfom the oio
road system Mr. Sullivan complains
of. Law compels us to iet jjo.i..
nent work by contract, provides for
a state and county engineer, but it
does not compel us to issue bonds to
build roads." He asked if the far-
mers would buy tne oonosj
auto factory made zv,ivv,vyv n.
year: that tnese concerno i"
their promts in guuu i
roads bought more bonds, bonds more
roads and roads more autos; tnat
...... Konomino- an aire oi not UU11US
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but bondage; that unless stopped we
would never get out; tnat uiw
the people were paying in this coun
try was greater than the increase of
wealth, and tnat tne uuy ux wy.o
cation and repudiation was bound to
follow. "Seattle has $2,500,000
bonds, New York $14,000,000, Port
land $600,000. ne reierreu w yjy
gon City's water works plant; said it-
promised everytning, uut woo --.wv
$84,000. .. ...
Mr. Spence said we would have
J .nifl. at. the end of thirty
vears at half tne cost u we wuum
build five miles a year and pay as
FOR SALF4 One extra good brood
sow. D. A. Jones, one mile west
of Cams schoolhouse.
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Mr. Sullivan in reouitai duo
that it would be cheaper to put In
the roads at one time; borrow the
money to do it, and have the use ef
the roads, that the interest would be
more than paid by the difference in
up keep of present roads and tne
expense of hauling produce.
After the main debate there was
a time for five minute talks, and the
:. ..... o.inlenlv livplv and in-
tereRting. Questions were fired
back and forth, and the meeting as a
whole was decidedly interesting and
instructive.
Hons, that his salary and expense
bill for this time amounted to $89.68,
that on April 13 he had visited Dr.
Stuart and told him that he was just
recovering from the effects of k
spree and that he w,as ill and ner
vous. Dr. Stuart prescribed some
whiskey, and Layton went to a near
by drugstore and purchased a bottle,
later returning to the doctor's office
and giving Dr. Stuart a drink. Two
days later Layton returned to the
doctor's office, said he was leaving
town and had lost his first prescrip
tion and received a second one.
Judge Hayes called the attention
of the court to the fact that in gir
ing Dr. Stuart a drink of whiskey
Layton himself had violated the city
laws, and called upon Attorney Schu
bel to prosecute him for this overt
act Mr. scnueDei Bmueu, aim o.v
he was agreable, that both Dr. Stuart
and the detective be tried on the se.
ond charge. Dr. Stuart, in his owr.
defense, admitted prescribing tne
whiskey, but said that in his judge
ment the man needed it. In his clos
ing remarks Mr. Hayes bitterly scor
ed the city for the manner in which
the case had been brought, saying m
PBIt is the duty of officials and of
peace officers to prosecute crime
when they find it, but I cannot see
S..! it ? .the duty of officials to em
ploy a Portland detective at an ex
orbitant figure to make false repre
sentations, and then to make an ar
rest for the crime which he was tne
means of bringing about.
HOW DOES THIS STRIKE YOUT
Courier, Kansas City Star and 16
Page Magazine all for $1.10 a year
The Courier wants to reach
the 3,000 mark. It hasn't far to go,
and wants to get there a-whoop.ng.
. j l.ttu morei value for
your dollar we will soon include with
fj" io. option a 16-nage farm
and household magazine suPP1,6"
which every old or new subscriber
wil receive absolutely free of charge.
It will be well edited and will have
""TJtnof this we will send to
every person who lays f 1.10 cents on
ofiP counter the Kansas City
Star, one of the best general news
pWrs in the country, .the Courier
and the 16-page magazine supple-
j. -1 1 ono voar.
"The Kansas "Ci sur is SOME
PiPKR. It has Frank Carpenters
splendid letters, Talmadge's sermons,
a strong editorial page, and the
general news from every corner oi
tile tuunwj. .
There will be a short limit on this
combination. It is put out to put on
500 more subscribers, but old or new
wo., hove it.. Anv nerson who lays
down the $1.10 may have it, as long
as the bargain day lasts.
l.lfp'n Worth Living
stmwherrien. real. ripe, flavory
ones, ten cents per basket. Where
else but on the Pacific coast can you
get them in April for a dime a bas
ket? And where else can you picit
roBes in April?
evidently a laborer, was killed and
his body terribly mangled. People
waiting for the train at Clackamas
saw the accident, as did a number of
hoboes who were riding on the train.
Coroner Wilson was notified, and
Wednesday night brought the re
mains to Oregon Citv. Three hoboes
taken from the train were held by
the coroner as witnesses for the in
quest. The dead man appears to have been
about 46 years of ago, was of medium
build, and had light brown hair and
a brown mustache. His eyes were
gray. He wore a light gray suit,
blue shirt, and had a club foot. He
was about five foot seven inches high
and in his clothes was found a de
posit slip from the Ladd and Tilten
bank of Portland, and a memorandum
bearing the name of John Schliep,
and the address 1191 Front Street,
Portland. f
OAK GROVE BURGLARS
CAUGHT IN PORTLAND
Ftp ah Cream Wanted
, Highest market price paid for but
t.r fat.. 2Kc ner lb. Cash paid every
TtiAfiiiAV an if Friday. Oregon City
Creamery Co.. next S. P. P. R. Depot,
Main 1581.
Youths of Tender Age Have Misfor
tune After Stealing Hum, Clothes
J. H. Watts, of Oak Grove, called.
Sheriff E. T. Mass up at 11 o'clock
Tuesday night and told him that his
house had been burglarized earlier in
tne evening and a couple of suitcas
es, some clothing and a small amount
of jewelry taken. Wednesday Shei- '
iff Mass "worked on the case" like a
real Burns sleuth, and got back to
town in the afternoon just in tlmo
to hear that Portland detectives had
captured the bold, bad burglars.
Deputy Sheriff Miles went down
to Portland to get the prisoners and
bring them to the Clackamasc ounty
jail, but returned with but one, the
other being too drunk to leave the
city bastile In Portland. Miles al
so brought with him the following
exciting tale, and some of the stol
en property.
Vednesdav morning, it annear
two Portland detectives found Cli.
ford Harris, 15 years old, of 3rd ana
Madison street, Portland, very drunk.
They gathered the youth in, and at
the detective bureau asked him
where he had obtained his booze.
Clifford said that it wasn't booze
that made him drunk, that it was
Jamaica rum, and that he had got it
when he broke into and robbed a
house in Oak Grove. He and two
friends, he said, got a boat Tuesday
night and went to Oak Grove, com
mitted the burglary and then return
ed joyfully to Portland.
He gave the name of his compan
ions to the Portland police, and lat
er Wednesday they arrested Jim
Condrey, 16 years old, and recovered
all the stolen property except tne Ja
maica rum. The third member of the
party will be apprehended later.
WAR SITUATION GRAVE
When the Courier goes to press
the Mexican war situation is criti
cal. Maas is marching onto Vera Cruz
to retake it.
Carranza informs the U. S. gov
ernment it had no right to land ma
rines. It looks like real war in Mexico
not only against Huerta, but against
the whole of the republic.