University
01 CITY
34th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916
Number 6
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EXTORTION MADE
OF CHARGE
SHOCK LEY AFFIDAVIT STARTS
ROYAL BATTLE IN CITY
COUNCIL MEETING
VAN AUKEN INCRIMINATED
Seriously Accused, Councilman Re
tires from Meeting, Strongly
Affirming Innocence
Modern tactical warfare must
travel a faster pace if it is to keep
up with the municipal war. that was
started at the meeting of the city
council, called on Tuesday evening by
Mayor Hackett, and into which Coun
cilman Albright hurled a huge bomb
when he distributed and had the re
corder read an affidavit sworn to by
I. Shockley, former operator of the
city elevator, in which " Councilman
E. D. Van Auken is accused of at
tempted extortion. The affidavit tells
its own story, and is strongly denied
by the accused councilman, who volun
BASS
tarily retired from the meeting after
, much discussion of .the charge:
' ,' "I, I. Shockley, being first duly
. ( sworn, depose and say that about two
, , ' weeks . after the trouble concerning
' , operating the city elevator, and after
, I " was reinstated as operator, and
about the first day of February;' 1916,
' ' I'Mr. E.D.' Van Auken, one of the
. ' , 'Councilmen of Oregon City,'. told -me
. that if I would, donate about five dol
. .' ' tv lars he? would. fix it so I could stay
t , as" operator'of the, elevator; that he
j,- - could , do more with . Mayor Hackett
than all the city council could I .told
' ." him the' best .thing he 'could do, was to
i i - ' get off "the, elevator and stay off;1 that
? I had j lived so far .without doing "any
' ' . thing of that. kind, a'nd' was too old
I a . how to begin'." k '.. ' -v. , v
' ' (Signed).,., I. SHOCKLEY., '
" - J" Subscribed and sworn to before me
. this47thfday of-AprillOie., -'
f ; ';"t'-- . 'LivysTipp;
i t . . '. . .Notary Public for'OregonJ
..' ' 1 , ' . (Mycommission expires Jan.'9,'.1917.).
' .,. .- .
' ,. The1 regular. order of business had
" '- , justibeen called for when Councilman
, , Albright i took. the floor tosa'y,. that
t. he Had no idea that, such things exist-
m '. .'ed within Jthercouncil, and afterdis
, tributing copies'of the" Shockley "affi-
; . v" -'davit, .suggested that'll irigidinve'sti-
gation be made. .Councilman'Metzner
) immediately t arose .. and, refused to
a' have 'any thing' further, to 'do with 'the
city administration until' the 'accused
1 '. .. member .had', "cleared shis skirts,' of
7 j" the x charge that Kadi. so 'suddenly
'., appeared against'him?, ''.:,-
' , T "This' is a ,veryseriousV and vun-
"' . pleasant ?duty," .said, "Councilma'n
'"'.' Templeton; "but looking into the past
. ' I think. Van. Aukenshould prove his
- innocence and until he.doesso he
' ' should take no part in the business of
" ' & the council. He' should withdraw' or
" ' '. "should" be suspended by the" mayor."
; "At thispoint Van Auken had his first
,'. ' ' chance' to put in 'a word in his. own
i,t ' defense 'and 'said that he could, not
V 'understand ,why Metzner, " Albright
.' : i " and Templeton had taken such an ac-
. i tion against him. "It ' looks to me
Y like three men" were trying to throw
' ', me out of the council," he said. Coun
cilman Albright defended the affidavit
by saying that the story of Van
Auken's talk with Shockley had been
in the air for a long time, and that it
had been brought to his attention be
fore Shockley had been discharged
from the elevator. Van Auken stated
that he had .talked to the former
operator only once, and then at the
instruction of Mayor Hackett. He
expressed his willingness to do any
thing, according to any law or other
wise, to clear himself of the charge
made by Shockley.
"I was with Van Auken when the
mayor authorized the suspension of
Shockley and also when Van Auken
did as he was instructed in the mat
ter," said Councilman Moore. "I
heard no such talk as Shockley
charges, and do not believe that there
was any such talk." To this state
ment Templeton replied: "I want to
say that I do believe such a talk was
had." Metzner took the floor again
to hurry the matter to a conclusion.
"The law is clear," he said, "and Van
Auken cannot sit on the council. I
move that Van Auken be suspended
until his skirts are clear." The mo
tion was lost in discussion when Van
Auken reiterated 'his statement of
willingness to do anything to disprove
the charge.
"I don't care to sit on the council,
but I was elected by the people. I
am aware that council members are
against me and are trying to over
throw me," Van Auken interposed.
Metzner, who with Templeton, took
most active part in pressing the
charge against Van Auken, here re
marked that the accused member
could not convince the voters of his
own ward of his innocence until he
had proved it to the council. Albright
seconded the remark by the statement
that to him the affidavit seemed to
contain a great deal of truth.
Mayor Hackett reminded the coun-
cil that action was in the hands of
the members and not to be decided
(Continued on Page 8)
SCHOOL BOARD IS
DEFENDANT IN SUIT
A. L. BE ATI E, FORMER BOARD
MEMBER, WOULD OUST SU
PERINTENDENT TOOZE
In employing F. J. Tooze as city
superintendent of schools the Oregon
City school board is entirely within
the law, and statutes were found by
Circuit Judge J. U'. Campbell on Tues
day morning which attested the quali
fications of Mr. Tooze and made it
possible for the judge 'to sustain a
demurrer to the compljairit ' filed
against Mr. Tooze by Dr. A. L. Beatie.
The decision, handed down by Judge
Campbell vindicated the school board
in employing Mr, Tooze even though
he does not possess the state teacher's
certificate that has been made a
requisite for such positions since Mr.
Tooze was first elected to the office
he holds at present. .
The case for the school board was
presented by C. Schuebel and argu
ments prepared by Judge G. .B Dimick
and C. D. Latourette were not re
quired by Judge Campbell. Other
attorneys who offered their services
to the board were 0. W. Eastham, 0.
D. Eby and J. E. Hedges, although
they took no active part in presenting
the case to the court. The prosecu
tion was represented by L. Stipp.
In his decision Judge Campbell
said: "It is not for me to determine
who the school board shall employ
as city superintendent, but only to
ascertain that the board is acting
within its power in employing Mr.
Tooze. If the board's policy is not
satisfactory the voters may oust the
board members and correct the pol
icy." ' . , '
The contention that F. J. -Tooze,
city school superintendent, is unquali
fied for the office he holds in view of
the(fact that' he" does not hold a state
teacher's -certificate nor a diploma
that would indicate his.fitness, was the
basis for an action started in . the
circuit court la'te Thursday by A. L.
Beatie, former member, of the school
board. 'Mj-. Beatie, tried, through"Cir-
(Continued on Page 8)
DOCTOR ASKS AID. IN
SWAtTINGTHE FLIES
WOULD DESTROY THE BREED-
ING PLACE OF.' PESTS, AND ,
f .
f -;AV01D.USUAL METHOD. .
..DrOrel A. Welsh county health
officer, has set that famliar old song,
"Swat the Fly," to different. music this
year and'advocate'stits rendition with
out theVusual'accbmpa"niment of. swat
ters of every conceivable , shape, , as is
customary in "swat the fly," cam
paigns. Dr. Welsh has a new, idea
and because of that, perhaps, he has
also 'slightly.changcdjhe' name of the
annual' campaign song to "Swat the
fly before it is hatched." With, this
as the popular marching song of the
campaign the doctor believes that this
can be made as nearly a flyless city
as it is possible to make it. Co
operation, however, must be the key
note ofthe campaign, for if it is to
be successful every agency must com
bine powers under the health officer's
direction.
It will be the doctor's ambition to
rid the county and city of the sources
of flies and thus make the usual me
thod of proceedure unnecessary. The
breeding places will be destroyed to
prevent the hatching of the millions
of flies that pester living things every
year, and when summer comes the
troublesome pests will ' be so very
scarce that to combat them will be
simple and effective. Dr. Welsh asks
for assistance from every source, say
ing that upon the early work of the
housewife, storekeeper and farmer
depends the success of the fight
against the fly pest.
Dr. Welsh points out the simplicity
of such a battle against disease and
against the fly pest itself. The work
of ridding one's premises of breeding
places is much less effort than the
work of attempting to keep flies out
of the house or store after they are
hatched. The doctor's plan is along
the same lines as a recent experiment
conducted by the federal department
of agriculture, which has demonstrat
ed the value of ordinary powdered
borax in preventing the hatching of
fly eggs. If this powder is spread
where breding is apt to take place,
says Dr. Welsh, there will bo no flies
from that source.
Mrs. Foster Loses Case
Mrs. Minnie Foster failed to show
Justice of the Peace John N. Sievers
that Frank Beck and Mary Beck, his
wife, were violating the terms of
their lease on the Portland house,
owned by Mrs. Foster, and Judge
Sievers decided the case in favor of
the lessee on Tuesday morning. The
tase was? argued in the justice court
on Monday and was taken under ad
visement by the justice of the peace.
Mrs. Foster sought to eject Beck and
declare the lease on the property void
because of the fact that Beck had
undertaken certain improvements
about the place which did not meet
with the approval of the owner. -
PARTISAN
1ST
ELEVENTH HOUR CANDIDATE
WILL NOT SERIOUSLY EF
FECT PRIMARY RACE
FRIENDS OF MASS ARE MANY
Charges Made by Enterprise Are
Considered Guesswork by Demo
cratic Party Leaders
Just how Maxwell Victor's candi
dacy for nomination to the sheriff's
office is so terrible -a catastrophe to
the democratic party is not as readily
apparent to the good democrats of the
county as it is to the republicans
that part, of the party which finds ex
pression through the columns of The
Enterprise. Luckily that part of thf
republican party- will not have as
much to say at the democratic pri
mary election next month as it has to
say through our contemporary and,
therefore, its "thorny" opinions will
bear little weight, in the casting of
democratic votes.
The eleventh hour filing of Vie tor
was unexpected, but is to be taken
rather as a matter of course than as
a thorn in the side of the democratic
party. E. T. Mass, if his friends
choose to write his name in on the
primary ballot, can as easily gain the
nomination as can the candidate whose
typed name adorns the election sheet.
The nomination will not be conceded
to Vietor until the ballots are count
ed, nor will Mass' nomination be af
firmed before that time. It is to be
hoped that the contest may take an
honest and open course, no matter who
the candidates may be, and in the
present light of political activity, as
it concerns the sheriff's office, there
will be no reason whatsoever for the
democratic partisans to "eat " their
hats." As a matter of fact the great
majority'1 of .these same democratic
partisans are strongly of the opin
ion .that the republican organ is talk
ing through its hat regarding the entire-affair.
' Its statements are mere
guesswork and are considered in that
light by democratic partisans.
In the meantime there appears to
be a' merry and interesting 'course
ahead of -those in the race for sheriff's
berth. E. T. Mass, 'for two 'terms
sheriffof Clackamas county, and dur
ingthat time an official to whom the
honest transaction 'of every duty of
his office' and "absolute fealty to his
path of office where his beacon lights,
is known throughout the county. His
friends are legjon and if they should
attempt to write his name in on the
primary ballot the predictions of The
Enterprise would probably amount to
considerably less than the paper they
are printed upon.
It is true, as the republican mouth
piece says, that the voters of the
county will watch the contest with
great interest. In fact, this interest
will be so keen that the good demo
cratic voters of the county will take
the proper course in casting their
votes after first making a careful
study of the qualifications and the de
sirability of the party candidates, re
gardless of the office sought. Follow
ing this course, the sheriff's office will
be included and, if by writing in the
name of E. T. Mass the party can
more reasonably expect the election
of its candidate, then Mass will be
nominated by an overwhelming major
ity. ' ;
A friendship between Vietor and
John F. Albright would likely have
little to dp with the candidacy of the
former. Both men are out for the
office, although on opposite sides of
thefence, and the latter's success de
pends to a great extent upon how
many of Mass's friends and support
ers find it consistent to write in his
WILL DISCUSS RESORT
Woman's Club Enlists Speakers
for Meeting Today
The proposal to establish a men's
resort in Oregon City will be an im
portant topic of discussion at the
regular meeting of the Oregon City
Woman's club, which is being hem
in the library this afternoon. Speak
ers who will discuss the subject are
Thomas A. Burke, representing the
Commercial club; E. G. Caufield, of
the Bank of Oregon City, and Adolph
Jacobs of the Oregon City Manufac
turing company. Owing to the stress
of other matters W.-P. Hawley has
been forced to decline the club's in
vitation to participate in the meeting.
The latter has expressed his moral
and financial support of the venture,
however.
"The Iron. Woman," will be the
novel reviewed by Mrs. J. R. Lands
borough, Mrs. S. P. Davis and Mrs.
John W. Draper. A reading will be
given by Miss Evadne Harrison.
Several counties of the valley are
forecasting the election of their can
didates as Queen of the Rose Festival.
The forecasts will prove as erratic as
the weather man's sometimes are,
for Miss Rose Uptegrove is most apt
to be elected.
LIVE WIRES HEAR
MR. BAKER'S TALK
QUARTERLY ELECTION OF CIVIC
ORGANIZATION PROVES TO
BE INTERESTING
Dealing with the problems that
confront . municipal administrative
boards, George L. Baker instructively
entertained the Live Wires at the
meeting of that organization on Tues
day. Mr. Baker, who is one of the
eity commissioners "of Portland, has
had many years of experience in ac
tive connection with municipal affairs,
and his exposition of the methods of
solving the multitude of intricate
problems that are presented was very
interesting. Mr. Baker spoke briefly
on the work of community organiza
tions such as the Live Wires and
commended the local club for its in
terest in the affairs of the city.
The principal business of the meet
ing on Tuesday was the quarterly
election" of officers, nominations in
each case resulting in the unanimous
approval of the club. For the next
three months A. C. Howland will act
as main trunk of the Live Wires and
in his administration of club affairs
will be assisted by Christian Schue
bel as sub trunk, H. A. Swafford as
transmission wire and Leighton Kelly
as guy wire. The retiring officers
are T. A. Burke, main trunk, Rev. J.
K. Hawkins, sub trunk, A. C. How-
land, transmission wire and R. L.
Shepherd, guy wire. The newly elect
ed bfficers have already assumed con
trol of the affairs of the Live Wires.
Electric sparks of a high voltage
were injected into the meeting at the
conclusion of the luncheon by Leigh-
ton Kelly, manager of the campaign
of Miss Rose Uptegrove, canidate for
Rose Festival queen. Mr. Kelly
strongly-criticised those (who had
elected him for their slowness in aid
ing him in carrying on the campaign,
and stirred the Live Wires to greater
life. HS indicated renewed efforts
on behalf of the Clackamas county
candidate and asked for more general
aid in carrying out campaign plans.
Other business of the organization
was postponed until the next regular
meeting.
The committee workers appointed
by the new main trunk are Dr. Clyde
Mount, whose duties will be those of
feed wire, and the Rev. J. K. Hawkins,
who is to arrange for programs for
the weekly meetings. "
ARSON TRIAL IS ON
Elderly Oswego Woman Subjected to
Stiff Examination
?oday is the fourth day of the trial
in Judge Campbell's court of Mrs.
Mary C. Wells, the elderly Oswego
woman, who is charged with attempt
ing to defraud an insurance company,
and, according to the district attor
ney, the jury may not retire before to
morrow. Mrs. Wells testified in her own be
half throughout most of Wednesday,
and attempted to show that the in
surance on the three houses owned by
her, which were destroyed by fire, did
not cover their value. A large num
ber of witnesses have been called in
the case and a great volume of tes
timony has been taken. The court
room has held a good audience dur
ing each day of the trial and the as
semblage has been respectively amus
ed and saddened by the testimony
which, in some cases has been peculiar
ly conflicting.
Mrs. Wells, testifying for herself,
named six different losses by fire that
she has suffered during her life., in
Oregon. Two of these were at Os
wego, one at Yoncalla, two at Port
land and one at Perrydale.
The jury may take the Wells case
late today, although it is more than
probable that testimony will hot all
be in before early tomorrow.
FISHERMEN ARRESTED
Deputy Wardens Spend Night and
Day Waiting for Culprits '
George Brown and Jack Douthit,
who were arrested late Monday night
by Bert Jewell and Herman Rakel,
deputy fish wardens, on the bank of
the river near Magone's park, are
puzzles that will probably be turned
over to the circuit court for solution.
Brown and Douthit were "charged
with net fishing, but because of the
fact that the former escaped punish
ment on a similar charge brought In
justice court early in the year, Dis
trict Attorney Hedges has suggest
ed that he may hail the culprits be
fore Judge Campbell. In spite of the
evidence against Brown, conviction at
a justice court trial failed and the
state is not anxious to take another
chance in such a case with an Ore
gon City jury.
The deputy wardens arrested the
two men after waiting on the river
bank throughout most of Monday and
Monday night. Brown and Douthit
appeared late that evening, and when
their piscatorial efforts had profited
the pair to the extent of nine salmon,
the wardens swooped down upon
them. Jewell and Rakel went to great
pains to secure the net fishermen, and
were without sleep during the time
of their watch which lasted nearly
twenty-four hours.
Remember to do your share in help
ing to elect the Clackamas county
candidate for Rose Queen.,
TO
i COUNTY
mU PLANT
COUNTY COURT STOPS CONTEN
TION OVER LOCATION AND
GETS NEW SITE
INJUNCTION IS GRANTED
Paving Plant Will Operate .
Parkplace Station. Work
Starts at Once
Near
When Frank Busch sued the Clack
amas county court last week to en
join that body from trespassing on his
land, and from erecting nearby the
proposed county paving1 plant, he
practically settled the matter, so far
as the court is concerned. To test
the validity of Mr. Busch's complaint
the county court filed a demurrer,
which was. given an airing in Circuit
Judge J. U. Campbell's court on
Saturday afternoon and was prompt
ly over-ruled by the jurist. Judge
Campbell granted the county until
Monday to show cause why an in
junction should not be granted to
Mr. Busch, but this action was con
sidered unnecessary by the county
court and no further attempt was
made to restrain the injunction.
As a result of the injunction
against the county the court has com
pleted negotiations with Dr. H. S.
Nichols of Portland for the use of
his property near the Parkplace sta
tion and immediate preparations will
be made for the erection of the pav
ing plant at that place. On Satur
day afternoon attorneys for Mr.
Busch held a conference with County
Judge Anderson and expressed the
willingness of their client to . arbi
trate the matter with the court. It
is understood that Mr. Busch placed
his property at the disposal of the
county provided they would consider
certain restrictions which he would
place upon its use.
"These restrictions were so many,"
said County Judge Anderson to The
Courier, "that the court decided to
give up the idea altogether of erect
ing the plant on the site originally
selected, and we have made the neces
sary arrangements for transferring
the scene of activity to Parkplace,
where we have been able to secure a
very satisfactory location for the
plant. Mr. Busch asked, through his
attorneys, that the paving plant no't
be operated at night, if its erection
near his property were permitted; he
requested the use of screens to pre
vent dust from escaping the rollers
and he asked other concessions which
might seriously effect the successful
operation of the plant. It is too late
to spend much time in the arbitration
of these details so we have been forc
ed to choose the next best available
location for the plant."
In his complaint to enjoin the county
court and the roadmaster from erect
ing the paving plant Mr. Busch con
tended that the operation of the plant
would injure his property by smoke
and noise, and alleged that the plant
would obstruct the use of the river
front adjoining his property. These
facts were taken into consideration
by Judge Campbell on Saturday after
noon when he overruled the demurrer
filed by the county court. Certain of
the tenants of the Busch property
were in the court room, but were not
called upon for testimony. "
In the conference held later be
tween 0. D. Eby, attorney for Mr.
Busch, and County Judge Anderson,
the Commercial club was represent
ed by M. D. Latourette and others
present were Commissioner Adam
Knight, Roadmaster T. A. Roots and
Harry Worswick, who will euperin
tend the working of the new plant.
As a result of this conference the
county court has decided that to live
up to the restrictions placed upon it
by Mr. Busch would be an unwarrant
ed handicap to the proper operation of
the plant, and contracts have been
signed by Dr. Nichols and the court,
which gives the county the use of
the former's land near Parkplace.
The new eite of the paving plant
is so situated that the cost of manu
facture of asphalt paving materials
will be increased somewhat, accord
ing to authorities, but, in view of the
fact that the location in the city can
not be secured, this is the best that
the court could do and still keep the
plant reasonably close to the county
seat. The erection of the plant at
rarkpiace will necessitate crossing
cultivated land and will make it neces
sary for the construction crew to de
molish a portion of fence surrounding
the property. In addition to this it
will be necessary to haul gravel for
use at the plant, and the charge totlrxd-tf'-'il'
this will add a burden of V.uul .TeJiS-aWieties of 1
product of the plant. The court wir
- ...:..ui .J
Dr. Nichols for the damage doners
property.
Several property owners, including
Roadmaster Roots, Commissioner
Knight, and H. E. Cross of Gladstone,
offered the court eites in different
parts of the county for the erection of
the plant, showing that there is a
keen interest generally throughout
(Continued on Page 8)
PUBLISH FAIR DATES
AND RACING PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 18-21 SELECTED FOR
ANNUAL COUNTY EVENT
AT CANBY GROUNDS
Horse racing will be a prominent
feature of the four-day program of
the annual Clackamas county fair to
be held at Canby September 18 to 21,
inclusive, announcement of which
was made last week by the fair
management and Ed Fortune, super
intendent and starter for the races.
The race events are to be even more
prominent than they have been in the
past, says Mr. Fortune, and this is
perhaps due to the fact that there will
be more entries and better animals.
Judges of the races are to be Noah
Stingier, Eagle Creek, W. H. Vaughn,
Molalla, and Gordon E. Hayes, Staf
ford. The starters are to be Ed.
Johnson, Oregon City; A. Gribble,
Canby, and the clerk will be Tony
Murrato of Gladstone.- -
The racing program is to begin on
Monday, September 18, and addition
al entries ae being received by the
superintendent, who also had charge
of the same affairs last year. This
fall, as a result of Mr, Fortune's work
in connection with the county fair, he
will have charge of the racing pro
gram at the state fair.
The following program' has been
prepared by Mr, Fortune: September
18, first day, 2:30 trot, mile heats, two
in three, purse $150; half mile run,
purse, $75.
September 19, second day: 2:15
pace, mile heat, two in three, purse,
$200; free-for-all trot, mile heat, two
in three, purse $200; one mile run,
purse $100,
September 20, third day: 2:18 trot
mile heat, two in three, purse $200:
free-for-all pace, mile heat, two iu
three, purse $200; -mile run, purse
$100.
September 21, fourth day: Free-
for-all, mile heat, two in three, first
and second money, winner from pre
vious days barred, purse $150; -mile
run, handicap, purse $100; one-half
mile run, beaten horses, purse $50.
WORK ON CANAL WALL
PROCEEDS FAVORABLY
MATHLOMA ARRIVES HERE AND
CREW IS AT WORK ON NEW
COFFERDAMS -
The first cofferdam has been com
pleted for the new wall in the Oregon
City canal and everything is in readi
ness for the forms to be set during
the low water months of the summer.
It is believed that work will proceed
without further interruption on the
entire upper section of the lock when
the forms are made ready during low
water stage. The first cofferdam has
been the hardest to construct and its
completion has been anticipated for
several weeks. However, the trouble
has been overcome and, according to
Major. Swett, commanding the U. S.
Engineer corps for the Second Ore
gon district, construction of the first
section will be rushed. That the first
section of the wall will be completed
by July 1, is the opinion of the engi
neers. ,witn tne completion oi tne
first section navigation through the
locks will be held up for perhaps a
week, during which time the coffer
dam for the upper sectjpn will be put
in place and work nurrieu. M
The steamer Mathloma has arrived
at the locks and her crew is at work.
This boat will be kept here and when
she is not needed her crew will work
on the wall. When the boat is in
use the1 crew will return to its usual
duties. The Mathloma will be used to
good advantage here as she is prepar
ed for use either in digging gravel for
the concrete work at the looks-or for
work in the upper Willamette and
Yamhill rivers.
School Girls Make Money
Good Friday was commemorated
profitably by the girls of the domes
tic science classes in the Oregon City
high school who made and sold forty
nine dozen hot cross buns. As a re
sult the fund that is being accumulat
ed for the purpose of tinting the din
ing room in the school building was
increased to the extent of $9.80. Thirty-four
of the young ladies of the
school took active part in the work of
the day.
Scandinavian Day at State Fair
At the Oregon State Fair, Septem
ber 25 to 30, 1916, Scandinavian Day
has been set for Friday, September
29th. Rev. John Ovall, who was in
charge of the Scandinavian celebra
tion last year, has been appointed
again this year, and will, with the
V vTTAit churches
the wy ?e, organize an
("elaborate program. ,7
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Horse Injured in Runaway
A horse and the buggy it was draw
ing were injured Saturday morning as
a result of a runaway which started
near the Mountain View cemetery,
where the owner, Mrs. Frank Forsh
berg of Beaver Creek, had left it mo
mentarily. The animal, dragging the
badly damaged vehicle, was stopped
near the Shively opera house.
RESULTS
WANTED
BY MB, KELLY
MISS UPTEGROVE TAKES FIRST
PLACE IN CONTEST AND
VOTES LAG
VOTES MUST GOME QUICKLY
Rose Festival Queen Contest Must
Take a More Active Turn
Right Away
All in a flash, just like that, Miss
Rose Uptegrove, Clackamas county's
candidate for imperial honors in
connection with the 1916 Rose Fes
tival, jumped from way down the list
to the top line, where her name rest
ed securely, as a tribute to the interest
that was taken in the race" by a few
loyal workers, with a majority of
approximately 4,000 votes in her
favor. This happened late last week
and served as a friction to the wheels
of progress, at least for the time
being, for when the clouds had cover
ed up the sun of hope in the horizon
of the royal campaign a few days
later, the local candidate had resumed
a neutral position 3,000 votes below
the campaign leader.
Taken at their face value these
facts were the inspiration of a heat
ed lecture delivered at the Live Wire
luncheon on .Tuesday by Campaign
Manager Kelly. With honors thrust
upon him rather than solicited, Mr.
Kelly has served the community val
iantly in mounting up votes for the
Clackamas county candidate and the
results of his work are decidedly to
his credit, for he has been practically
unassisted in the work that has been
done to place Miss Uptegrove in the
position she holds in the Queen con
test at present. With a total
of ' c-lose to 5,000 votes, Miss
Uptegrove seems assured of honors
at Rose Festival time, but the assur
ance is not sufficient even for a mo
mentary relax from the campaign.
Portland candidates have a decided
advantage over any other contenders
in the race because of the great ter
ritory from which they can draw
votes, and that is a feature that
should arouse even greater interest
in the progress of the local candi
date. Manager Kelly finds just
cause for complaint in the fact that
feature campaign ideas originated in
behalf of Miss Uptegrove have failed
to produce the voes desired simply
because those who should be most in
terested are laying down on the job.
It is not the opinion of the campaign
manager that Clackamas county
people are not interested in the con
test, but he points out the fact that
their interest does not seem to spur
them to action.
Mr. Kelly stated to the Live Wires,
at their meeting this week, that the
organization would be forced to listen
to a scathing denunciation of its tac
tics if progress was not noted before
the time of the next regular meeting.
He suggested the possibility of a real
old-time riot, in which hair and hide
would be sacrificed to the battle gods,
it the Clackamas county candidate
was not forced higher in the rank of
candidates at once. In view of the
fact that those who would lend loyal
support to the contest had to be quiet
ed at the meeting on Tuesday it is
presumed that the Live Wires and all
others in the county will have con
ceived and executed some plan of ac
tion before next week. The campaign
feature started by Mr. Kelly, which
demanded the donation of fish caught
in the river here by local sportsmen,
was discarded primarily because so
many sportsmen took part in it with
out advising the campaign committee,
and those who did trouble themselves
to make their intentions known fail
ed to raise a fish after several well
equipped trips to the river.
As the campaign continues other
feutures will- be brought out to get
votes for the Clackamas county queen
candidate, and the committee in
charge of the contest here has made
a respectful request that its members
be not forced to shoulder too much of
the burden of the work of getting
votes. Suggestions and votes are the
most welcome things imaginable at
committee headquarters and Manager
Kelly promises to greet every single
vote with open arms and a very cor
dial "thank you."
Proportion of Cut Is Small
According to figures furnished by
the department of forestry of the
federal government the Pacific north
west contains practically half of all
the standing timber in the country,
but furnishes only one-sixth of the
annual cut. It is said that the south
ern pine region is the present center
of the lumber Industry, furnishing
about forty-five per cent of the annual
production.
Mrg. Dunn Gets Decree
A divorce decree was granted in
Judge J. U. Campbell's department of
the circuit court here on Tuesday to
Charlotte Dunn, severing the marital
relationship of Lee M. Dnnn.
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