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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1915.
1 Charlie Chaplin I
Charlie
-IN-
Ambition
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CHUCKED FULL OF
Fun
YOU'LL SHAKE
YOURSELF
TO PIECES
Saturday Only!
ADULTS
15c
CHILDREN
cents
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MURDER
FOLLOWS A
BEERFEST
SUNDAY
(Continued from Page 1)
had shot in self defense. He exhibit,
ed finger nail scratches and marks on
his neck to substantiate this. Later
the sheriff and district attorney view
ed the body of the murdered at Hol
man's morgue, and blood stains on the
thumb and fingers apparently sub
stantiated at least a part of Samuel
Case's story.
Tuesday an inquest was held at
Oregon City, the coronor's jury com
posed of W. W. Myers, George Ran
dall, A. A. Price, Roy 15. Cox, and W.
M. Maehnke. After a long session,
in which many witnesses were exam
ined, the coroner's jury returned a
verdict in which they gave it as their
opinion that Samuel Case had shot in
self defense and had committed jus
tifiable homicide.
Immediately after the inquest Dis
trict Attorney Hedges prepared an
Hiiuriuuuon cnarging murder, which
years, and that the ill-feeling had its
start in Monmouth, when the two re
sided there. Each of the brothers was
married, Sam having two children and
Ernest one. At the time of the kill
ing Ernest was unarmed. Sam ex
plained that he carried a revolver be
cause of threats his brother had re
peatedly made to do him bodily harm.
OREGON DAY AT FAIR
GOOD ROADS ASKED
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class, if not more. Inability of the
farmer to readily got his produce to
market centers was the chief draw
back of poor roads, according to the
speaker; who urged his hearers to do
all in their power to improve con.
ditions.
"All roads in Clackamas county
lead to Oregon City," said Mr. Riley.
"If these roads are good ones, the
city as well as the county will grow
and prosper. Farmers will come in
abundance because they can haul
neapiy and will not
cheaply and will not have to wm-k
wns sworn 10 uy Sheriff Wilson, and : most of their time as teamsters and
Samuel Case was brought before Jus-1 farm only when they get a chance,
tice Sievers. He waived nrcliniiiuu-v ; Hut. mi the ntlim- i,mwi if i,.. . 1
neanng and was bound over without are rotten ones, vou will shrivel im
How long do you think a private
Special Program Planned for October
30, When Webfeet Celebrate
Oregon State Day at the Exposition
has been set for Monday, October 3'
This is an exposition arrangement and
on that day all the honors that can be
heaped upon the Beaver state by the
Exposition officials will be forth
coming. This means that the chief
dignitaries, as well as the lesser lum
inaries, of this greatest of all fairs
will don silk tiles and with Governor
Withycombe in the front car, will fol
low the Exposition and Marine band;
to the Oregon building, and there
the shadow of the modern Parthenon
wax eloquent over the glorious achiev
ments of the state to the northward.
Governor Withycombe, whose busi
ness in life it has been to make two
blades of grass grow where but one
has grown before, will probably be
asked to plant a tree where none has
grown before, and in the name of th
great state of Oregon he may receive
a plaque, or, more aristocratically
speaking, a "commemorative medal.1
The guns at the big forts will prob,
ably boom, the battleship Oregon may
let loose some six inch salutes, flag:
will fly, Oregon cider will flow and
at no time, before or since, will the
Oregon building be in such gala at
tire. After the parade which the
people at the Oregon building and the
Oregon Society of California will en
deavor to make the largest and .most
memorable in Exposition history, and
all the orating has been done to the
delight of the assembled multitudes.
Governor Withycombe and the chos-
en few will be carried away to the
California building and there wined
and dined until their stomachs as well
as their hearts are filled to overflow
ing. In the case of Governor Withy
combe, the wine will be . water, of
course, but San Francisco water is of
such thickness and color that even
the diner nearest him will not notice
the substitution unless it is announced
After the feast and laudations of
the greatest state in the Union by the
highest officials of the greatest Ex
position that ever happened, there will
be a reception at which the neonl
gathered here from the four corners
of the earth may have opportunity to
greet uregon through its most dis
tinguished representative, the Govern
or, and incidentally, they will get to
shake hands with the president of the
Exposition and others next to him in
official rank. When the shadows
have fallen and the Exposition build
ings and grounds have taken on the
lmdescent glow that makes this
dream city, a fairy land, the California
building will be the scene of a erand
ball at which the Governor and other
Oregon representatives will be cuests
of honor. Gentlemen in full dress
and ladies in undress "creations'" will
trip the "merry ha-ha" and the revel.
ry will continue until exhaustion and
the dawn of another day demands a
cessation.
EX-SHERIFF MASS GIVEN NEW
HONOR
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As he did so, he says. Havhurst Dull
ed the trigger, discharging the shot in
me an. rtiier mac mere wns a
mix-up," out of which Havhurst enme
wun a Dauiy nattered countenance.
When arraigned before .Tikt.ire
John N. Sievers Mondav mnrnino-
Starr and Wright were bound over
to the grand jury in $250 bail each
Wright was later released on nerson.
ai Dontis and his own recognizance
a large crowd of farmers and friend;
of the parties on both sides of the ac
tion thronged the justice court room
at the hearing, but little evidence was
Inroduced.
Hayhurst is recovering slowlv from
his wounds, but it is believed that his
complete recovery will not be long de
layed.
bail to the grand iurv. which meets
Monday. George C. Brownell and tho
Hon. Gordon E. Hayes have been en
gaged to defend Samuel Case should
he be placed on trial on the murder
charge.
impuiuuim ime me i rown-w illnmette
Paper company would let 57 different
men spend in 57 different manners a
sum if $300,000 a year for one item?
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D.,, ir-t -.. i , , , ".""! uuea mai wun hs road
Both Ernest Case and his brother 1 mmmv jftno ni-i qk i.. .
special road funds this year. The
county needs a roadmaster a man
skilled in rood engineering and big
and broad enough to spend that larire
sum caeu year advisedly."
isamuel are well-known throughout
Clackamas county and the lower Wil.
lamette valley. The dead man for
merly had been a horse-trader, and
had also operated a saloon in Oregon
City, and had also been a butcher both
in the county seat and in Albany.
Samuel Case also was known as a
horse and cattle trader, and had con
siderable property. It is reported
that the two brothers had been on: Oregonian, and now adjutant general
bad terms for sometime as the re- of the state militia, is not doing the
suit of some property jointly owned by Oregon national guard very much
them, and of which Sam was trustee, good. In fact the Independent men
It is also said that they have been tions a case or two in particular which
nursing a fued for the last twenty , tend to show that "Ginireal" White's
MORE JOY FOR GUARD
(Continued from page 1)
book of strategy must have got mixed
in printing with some political hand
obok. Speaking of this the Indepen-
aeni says:
"In line with the policy of the ad
ministration in the National Guard of
Oregon, in which politics seems to
hold the commandng position without
regard for efficiency or for services
rendered, a letter is reported to have
been received by Captain Eueene Mc-
;Laughlin stating that, though senior
captain, he must not expect the an
pointment of major on account of his
place of residence not being in Port
land, it is understood that the next
in rank, Captain Hockenyos. does not
want the position and Captain Daugh
erty of Portland will be appointed.
"To anyone not acquainted with the
workings of the present administra
tion the reported letter is not so sig
nificant, but to one who has watched
the political machinations of some of
the officers of the National Guard
since the change of administration it
only shows that years of service and
efficiency count for naught when a
political machine is in the making.
Since the advent of the present ad
jutant-general there have been 25
esignations amonir the officers of tho
Guard, with more to follow, and in
each case the resignation has been
accepted or rejected as it suited future
plans of the adjutant-general. The
first resignation in the maioritv was
mac oi Lane Abrams of Salem when
he was appointed a member of the Ac
cident Commission, but his resigna
tion was not and has not yet been
accepted, although it is reDorted tht
the attorney-general of the state of
Uregon ruled that Major Abrahms
was not eligible to hold the two po
sitions.
"Whether the action of the adiut-
ant-goneral is due to the orders from
higher-ups or due to the fact that he
was at one tune ordered out of Wood,
burn (and went by first freight) by
the citizens for his detestable actions,
is not known at the present time, but
it is known that one of the most ef
ficient captains of the National Guard,
who has seen 17 years of active ser
vice in the Guard and in the Phillip-
pines, is being side-tracked to make
room for political adherents to the
present administration."
MESSAGE FOR JOHN
Correspondent of Gentler Sex Pays
Respects to Stark's Ideas
Editor, Courier: As your columns
seem to be an open "forum" for "the
wise and otherwise," I beg leave to
waste a bit of good ink for the bene
fit of John Stark, who seems to en
joy a few special privileges in this
very bad old world, which seems to
be "all gone wrong." His first step
to right some of said wrongs is to
ridicule the Grange and its officials
through the public press. , Perhaps
Mr. Stark is not aware of this fact
that the Grange has a membership of
1,182 in this county, and 10,323 enrol
led in the state, and I assure Mr.
Stark that they are not all "Green
horns," either.
The Grange has been a great and
powerful factor in bringing about bet
ter conditions for the people of rural
communities in many states of -this
"good old U. S. A." If you have ever
read the "Declaration of Purposes'' of
the P. of H. you cannot help knowing
that the order stands for something
worth while.
I cannot understand what good you
expect to do or how make better
people or conditions better by filling
columns with such "stuff" as you
have. There is not an order in the
world that has more beautiful or im
pressive ritualistic work than the P.
of H. has. Mr. Stark, you will do
much more good in this world if you
will preach the gospel of happiness
and contentment instead of discord
and discontent. You seem to think
your own observations and conclusions
the only correct ones, all others to the
contrary notwithstanding.
1 am personally acquainted with
one you seem to enjoy dubbing as
"Worthy Master," and will say that
if in your home community you hold
the esteem of your neighbors as much
as he, then "you should worry.'' When
out alone again and your mind is sore
troubled because farm lawns are dry
and city lawns green, please chuck
this into your grey matter it takes
WATER and. WORK to put the green
into said lawns in dry weather. When
the "family energy" is concentrated
on a lot 50 by 100 feet and a house
over a portion of that, with hose and
water, it is easy enough, but try it on
the farm and see.
Next time you pass that "Worthy
Master's" mail box please adjust your
glasses to proper focus and. you'll be
surprised to see paint real paint on
his house. I've waited, hoping other
"Masters'" would answer you, but '.
guess they think "silent contempt'
the best remedy. Before breaking in
to print again you had better go out
and get acquainted; go inside of some
of those humble homes, and perhaps
you 11 find some literature other than
the "Bertha M. Clay'' variety.
I take it for granted that you are
one of those who think the world
owes you a living without working
for it. Life is too short to worry be
cause someone else has more money
than we have.
In conclusion, Mr. Stark. I will sav
that I've been a member of the P. of
H. seevnteen years and have always
enjoyed meeting with my neighbors,
and furthermore I have always learn
ed something new each time. The
teachings of the Order are both in.
spiring and uplifting and will make
better men and women of those who
lay aside petty prejudice and live up
to what the Order stands for, "To
develope a higher and better manhood
and womanhood among ourselves."
Try it and see.
LAURA L. KIRCHEM,
COUNCIL HAS GAY AND MERRY
TIME
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In the lull that followed the street
committee recommended that the Car
ver franchise for a jitney line to
Clackamas be approved, with the ad
dition of a clause providing for an
annual payment to the city of $24
per year. This report,was accepted.
Mr. Templeton then presented a
report on other jitney franchises, rec
ommending that they be denied as
presented, and that each Portland jit
ney operator be required - to apply
for a special and individual franchise,
and also, be forced to pay $50 per
quarter in advance". The jitney men
had offered to pay two dollars a year
per car.
In defending this- recommendation,
Mr. Templeton admitted that the re
port might be in the interest of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company and also in the interest of
the Southern Pacific company; but
said that these concerns paid heavy
taxes to the city and county, kept
part of the street in repair, and offer
ed a secure service. "The Portland
jitney is of practically no use,'' said
Mr. Templeton, "and people who ride
on the jitneys "do so at the risk of
life and limb.''
Our Jitney Offer This and 5c
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to
Foley & Co., Chicago, III, writing
your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound, for coughs, colds and
croup; Foley Kidney Pills for pain in
sides and back, rheumatism, backache,
kidneys and bladder ailments; and Fo
ley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome
and thoroughly cleansing cathartic,
tor constipation, billiousness, head
ache and sluggish bowels. Jones
Drug Co.
MAYBE THIS IS SO
Oregon "U" Seeks Job for Marvel
About a Newspaper Shop
A recent issue of the press-agent
sheet turned out at frequent intervals
by the University of Oregon, contains
the following:
"A young man who has just finish
ed his fourth month on . a country
weekly, where he has done every
thing from sweeping out to writing
the editorial, wants a place on a week
ly or small daily west of the Cas
cades. He can handle local news
capably, can do hand composition, and
is willing to work at anything around
thesoffice. In printing, he has had
one year's experience. He has, also
had one year at the University, where
he majored in the department of jour
nalism, and he wishes to finish his
course later. Any publisher with an
opening is requested to write the de
partnient.
This may be all right, but it strikes
us that Lloyd Riches or William Gillis
pie Taylor is trying to get another
job somewhere, even though the ex.
perience given is a little long for
either of them.
"Printing with
Courier.
a punch" at the
Insect Pest Bulletin
A new and revised edition of the
O. A. C. Extension bulletin, Insect
Pests of Truck and Garden Crops, is
now ready for distribution. To those
Oregon gardeners that have been fore
Councitman Albright made a plea
for the jitneys, saying that he did not
believe it to be the business of the
council to legislate to the effect that
Oregon City people should patronize
only the interurpan and steam rail
road lines. If people wanted to ride
on the jitneys he thought they should
be allowed to do so, especially as the
jitneys charged more than did the
streetcars. Councilman Long thought
$50 a quarter was pretty steep license
and a jitney driver present wanted to
know if that applied to Fords as well
as automobiles.
Councilman Van Auken m6ved the
acceptance of the Templeton report,
and the motion carried, the vote be.
ing: Yes, Templeton, Metzner, Hack
ett, Meyer, Cox and Van Auken; no,
Albright, Long and Andrews.
If the jitneys don't run to Port
land the Willamette river still will
run," sagely remarked Mr. Temple
ton.
Mr. Albright suggested that all
the jitneys would have to do to dodge
the Oregon City law would be to es
tablish a rate of fare from West Linn
to Portland, and to make the run over
the suspension bridge free of charge.
Attorney B. N. Hicks, who has been
retained by a number of the jitney
men to obtain franchises, wanted to
know what Mr. Templeton thought
resident jitney men ought to pay. Mr.
Templeton didn't nnow. Mr. Hicks
had a number of franchises ready to
present, and finally on moton of Mr.
Cox the jitney men were given five
more days of grace in which to operate.
City Attorney Schuebei gave it as
his opinion that the Templeton jitney
ordinance was foolish, and that the
thing to do was to repeal it and sub
stitute for it a sensible regulating ordinance.
"No," roared Mr. Templeton, wav
ing his hands, "that would mean more
work for the printer.''
A compromise on the High street
tangle was voted, by which the city
gets a release from all claims against
it on payment of some $3500 dollars.
Incidentally Mr. Templeton said he
had found that there had been fraud
practiced on High street, that the con
tractor had been paid for excavation
that never was done and for rock that
was never put on. Mr. Meyer wanted
to probe the alleged fraud, but no
body else seemed to desire to do it,
and the matter was put on ice.
Mr. Templeton then dug up some
more dynamite. He discovered that
the trench to carry the West Linn
and elevator mains from the reser
voir downtown had not been proper
ly filled in, and on looking into the
matter found that the contract with
the Oregon Engineering & Construc
tion company provided that the city
was to do the back filling. Mr.
Templeton asked to have the minutes
read that showed the authorization
of any such contract. As no such
authorization was in the minutes, Mr.
Templeton was told that the contract
was not legal or binding; and as no
money has yet been paid the con
tractor on the job, Mr. Meyers said
e should worry."
Mr. Templeton, however, failed to
be appeased, and remarked that he
wtas not done with the matter yet. At
this stage of the game one of the
councilmen whispered to the reporters
present that Templeton was going to
run for mayor and that he was get
ting campaign ammunition ready.
The monthly report of the finance
committee was notable for the fact
that it contained no items for sharpen
ing the city lawn-mower.
The cemetery committee was au
thorized to sell single graves in the
new cemetery plat. As this is the
plat that was faultily drawn, and
which was filed with the recorder
some months ago at considerable cost;
and as it has never been vacated and
corrected, people buying plots or
graves in the new division will have
some considerable difficuty in get
ting a perfect title, it is believed.
The evening wound up when Coun
cilman Albright asked for estimates
on the cost of constructing a fence
along the bluff side of the walk lead
ing from Seventh and Sixth streets
to the elevator landing. This fence
must be built of iron, according to an
agreement with the property owners
of adjoining land, and City Engineer
Miller estimated that it would cost
over $300. Mr. Meyer said that the
elevator tower and bridge would also
have to be wired for lights, which
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OREGON CITY. ORE.
about five or six hundred dollars
more into that elevator yet."
ed to fight insects in order to pro
tect their crops from the ravages of ! would cost $80; and the city engineer
.U . n 1 11- . J, J.,i . .
aiscoverea inai a lew valves and
me many pests, this announcement
will come as a welcome bit of news.
Numerous experiments and trials lie
back of all recommendations offered
specifically, while less definite infor
mation is invariably given as reports.
Write for copes and save more of your
own crops while protecting your
neighbor's from migrating swaPms
i out of your garden.
things were still needed for the hy
draulic system. On motion of Mey.
er these matters were left to the
special elevator committee and the
city engineer with power to act.
"That means spending " more
money," said Mr. Hackett, "and I
want it understood that I vote no. You
will find out that we'll have to dump
LOANS
We have the following sums now
available on Clackamas county
property;
$700.00 -1st mortage farm secur
ity; three years.
$200.00 1st mortgage farm or
town property security; three
years.
Also several sums ranging from
$300 to $1200, which we can place
on Oregon City residence prop
erty on long term loans.
LOAN- WANTED Client wants
$1500.00 on abundant out-of-town
security.
CROSS & BURKE
eaver Bldg.
Both Phonei
The motion carried, and the mayor
said it was up to the elevator com
mittee now to get the elevator to run.
Dangerous Weapons
An exchange says that a man was
seen running down the -street with a
pistol in one hand and a newspaper in
the other. It asks why should a man
be allowed to run loose with a pistol ?
Upon second thought one asks which
of the two "weapons" was really the
most ' dangerous and deadly? The
pistol, we admit, kills quickly, but the
newspaper sometimes does the same
thing- by a different although a
slower process. What are danger
ous weapons anyhow? A horse shies
at a peice of newspaper while a man
shies at what is in it. A difference
with some distinction, if you please
(Oregon Law School Journal.)
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