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OIEGOM'CITY COURIER
34th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916
Number 38
SCHUEBEL LOSES
BY TWELVE VOTES
PROPOSED CHARTER AMEND
MENTS LOST AT CITY
ELECTION MONDAY
ELECTION RESULTS ELSEWHERE
Two New Councilmen Here... Pelton
Defeated for Mayor of Mil
waukie. Canby Elects
The municipal election in Oregon
City on Monday was a series of sur
prises to those who had forecasted the
results of the several contests for
city offices. The first unexpected re
sult was the defeat of Christian
Schuebel for city .attorney and the
election of George L. Story by a mar
gin of 12 votes. The three initiative
measures were defeated by comfort
able margins, in spite of the general
opinion that at least one was sure to
pass. Two new members were elect
ed to the city council, where it had
been generally expected the incum
bent would be seated again. The day
dawned cold and clear and the early
morning vote was light in the' city's
three wards. Later in the day the
balloting increased, but the normal
vote was not registered.
Inasmuch as there is not such of
fice as "city attorney" provided for
in the city charter, there may arise
some difficulty in seating Mr. Story.
The office to which he sought election
was that of "city prosecutor."
Mayor Hackett, unopposed, secured
862 votes. John W. Loder was re
elected recorder with a margin of
270 votes over A. S. Fuller. J. A.
Lizberg was third man in the race.
For city attorney, George L Story
received 650 votes, while C. Schuebel
received 544. M. D. Phillips was re
elected treasurer over L. P. Horton
with 647 votes to 370.
The city council will have two new
members as a result of yesjtenjay'a-i'
1 i. tt m i i V-
Dauoting. xi. in. ,iempieton was re
elected from the first ward, defeating
C. I. Stafford. James Roake and W.
Schwock were defeated in the second
ward by C. W. Friedrich, who car
ried the ward with 302 votes, against
121 for Roake, candidate for re-election.
Isom C. Bridges was the suc
cessful candidate in. the third ward,
defeating E. B. Andrews for -ce-elec-tion,
and S. MacDonald. Mr. Bridges
had 143 votes, a margin of 65 over
MacDonald.
The elevator tolls amendment to
the city charter was defeated by 900
votes tol89. The bill to authorize
the condemnation of private property
for municipal purposes was defeated,
a total of 617 votes being cast against
the measure, while 402 affirmative
votes were counted. The third pro
posed amendment, which provided for
the payment of all public improve
ments from the general fund, .was de
feated by a vote of 665 to 311.
At Milwaukie a plurality of three
votes elected J. M. Snyder as mayor
of Milwaukie over' the incumbent, G.
C. Pelton, at the city election there
Monday. Mr. Snyder received 133
votes and his opponent had 130. Sam
Riley was re-elected as marshal. J.
Matthews and Philip Streib were
elected recorder and .treasurer, re
spectively. . The councilmen elected
are William Schindler, J. J. Miller,
J. W. Bates, W. H. Grasle and G. A.
Seavy.
In West Lin, L. L, Porter was
named for recorder. Frank Oliver
was elected treasurer, and Frank
Hammerle will be chief of police The
councilmen elected are William Ed
wards, Guy Cross, E. A. Leighton,
N. C. Michels, L. L. Pickens and
in. fj. micneis, Li. Lh n
Ckirles Shields,
ohn N. Sievers was re
corder at Gladstone, T. A.
CI
re-elected re-
Burke will
continue as treasurer, and Brenton
. Vedder was elected for the one year
council term. Harvey E. Cross,
Frank T. Barlow and W. E. Hemp
stead are the other councilmen elect
ed. Canby elected J. F. Eckerson as
treasurer and Grant White; H. B. Ev
ans, Dr.. -H. A. Dedman and L. H.
Wang as councilmen.
Oswego gave A. King Wilson 108
votes for mayor to 71 cast for J. F.
Huffman. H. W. Kohler wtfs elected
recorder and H. R. Davidson, marshal.
John Bickner was unopposed for elec
tion as treasurer. T. R. Clinefelter,
Phillip Pollard amf E. G. Zeller are
the councilmen elected.
At the city election held at Sandy
Monday the following councilmen
were elected: Caspar Junker, Otto
Meinig (re-elected), and Jahn Bick
ford, all elected to serve for two
years, and Affred Bell, ea serve onefl
year. M. A. Deaton was edected re
corder and R. E. Esson, treasurer.
Bazaar to be Held
The Parent-Teacher association of
Concord will have , a bazaar at the
schoolhouse on - the afternoon and
evening of December 9. All kinds of
fancy articles and table delicacies
will be on sale and a short program
will be rendered.
Courier and Daily Journal $4.75,
CITY ATTORNEY JOB
IS IMAGINARY ONE
GEORGE L. STORY HAS HONOR
THAT MAY NOT BRING HIM
THE PAY HE SOUGHT
Flaws have been found in the city
election held here on Monday which
may make it difficult, if not impos
sible, for the council to seat George
L. Story, elected by 12 votes over
Christian .Schuebel for city attorney
No such office as city attorney exists
under the city charter, and the fact
threatens to bring about an election
contest or a new election to fill the
office of "city prosecutor." According
to the men who have, found this flaw,
there is a great difference between
the duties of a city attorney and a
city prosecutor. Neither Mr. Story
nor Mr. Schuebel cares to have much
to say about the tangle.
The fact is that Mr. Schuebel has
served both as city prosecutor and
city attorney. . He was appointed
city attorney by the council and re
ceived a salary of $75 a month. The
city charter provides that the prose
cutor shall be paid in fees. Both men
filed petitions for election to the offce
of city attorney and their names
were on the ballot Monday as candi
dates for that office, which does not
exist.
Mr. Story says that the situation
does not worry him, as he believes
the terms, city attorney and city pros
ecutor, to . be . synonymous. Mr.
Schuebel says that he does not know
who drew up his petition nominating
him for the city attorneyship. It is
possible, in case it is decided that Mr.
Story is entitled to become city pros
ecutor through his election as city
attorney, that Mr. Schuebel will con
tinue to handle court cases for the
city through appointment by he coun
cil. Several councilmen gathered Tues
day with Recorder Loder to discuss
the complication. Mr. Loder was of
the opinion that a special election
might be necessary, while H. M. Tem-
pleton, councilman from the first
ward, thinks the election invalidated
as far as Mr. Schuebel and Mr. Story
are concerned. Other attorneys in
the city are of different opinions.
odme think the ejection invalidated
and. others say that since the in ten-i
tion of the voters is reasonably cer
tain there will be no question as to
its validity.
WILBUR TRIALS ARE.
DELAYED TWO WEEKS
FRIARS' CLUB HOST SAID TO BE
SUFFERING. FULTON GAINS
SECOND POSTPONEMENT
Over objections of District Attor
ney Gilbert L. Hedges, the trials of
Julius Wilbur, proprietor of the no
torious Friars' club at Milwaukie,
and of Wilbur together with Casey
Jones, Tommy Nioshioka and Louis
Rosenfeld, employes of the club, were
postponed for the second time by
Judge Campbell yesterday. Chas. W.
Fulton, ex-ln S. senator and attor
ney for Wilbur, presented ari affida
vit from a Portland doctor attesting
to the illness of Wilbur. The affida
vit says that Wilbur, is suffering
from la grippe and an acute inflam
matory infection of tTie arm, which '
may turn into an abscess. The cases
were to have been tried on Friday and
Saturday of this week and sum
monses had been made and delivered.
The continuance calls for the trials
on December 18 and 19.
The same trials were continued
immediately following the recent
national election, because Attorney
Fulton felt too feeble after a stren
uous campaign to take part in them.
At that time Mr. Hedges consented.
Yesterday one - person interested in
the cases said that by December 18
Wilbur's infected arm would have de
veloped the abscess foreseen by the
doctor and another continuance would
be necessary.
Wilbur and his three employes
were arrested two months ago fol
lowing a raid on the Friars' club at
Milwaukie, wjiere the antics of mid
night revelers were stopped while the
raiding party gathered up 70 bottles
of intoxicating liquors from the bar
room of the so-called club. Thirty
five people were brought to Oregon
City and their testimony taken by
the district attorney.
Julius Wilbur is the proprietor
and manager of the club, a joint that
caused Clackamas county officers
much worry, and Jones was his chief
lieutenant. Nishioka is the Japanese
of all work, and Rosenfeld was a
waiter in the club. Providing noth
ing happens to either ex-Senator Ful
ton or his client, Wilbur, the trials
will be held on December 18 and 19.
Derthick Club Meeting
The Derthick club was entertained
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
C. H. Caufield, with Mrs. E. A.
Chapman as assistant hostess. The
meeting was one of the best of
the season and the program wag ex
ceptionally good. Mrs. Caufield had
her home tastefully decorated for
the meeting.
T
ONE IS KILLED
Saccatta Shot Through Heart by
Bunk Mate. Both Were Section
Hands at Mayberry Station
TRAGEDY TAKES FAMILY MAN
QUARREL OVER THEFT OF CI
GARS ENDS IN MURDER.
CERBONI IS IN JAIL
Because Sam Saccatta accused
Toni Cerboni of stealing two cigars
from him, Sam, aged 37, is dead and
Toni, 38 years old, is languishing in
the county jail, awaiting trial on a
charge of murder in the second de
gree. The shooting occurred early
Sunday afternoon at Mayberry sta
tion, eight miles from Boring, on the
Bull Run electric line, where the two
men were employed as section hands.
A bullet from Cerboni's old 38-cali-
bre revolver pierced the heart of Sac-
cetta and the man died almost in
stantly.
After firing the shot that killed
Saccatta, Cerboni darted from the lit
tle house where the two had lived,
spending all their spare hours in
quarreling over trivial matters, and
attempted to make his escape. He
was arrested three hours later as he
was hurrying toward Portland on the
railroad tracks. Sheriff W. J. Wil
son, Constable D. E. Frost, Constable
M. M. Squires of Gresham and Dep
uty Sheriff Flaherty of Portland ar
rested the man and brought him to
Oregon City Sunday evening.
Tuesday Cerboni waived prelimi
nary examination before Justice of
the Peace John N. Sievers and was
bound over to the grand jury, which
will not meet until some time after
the holidays. He begged to be de
ported to his native Italy or sent to
Salem, because, he said, he feared for
his life at the hands of Saccatta's
angered friends. He has been calm
since his arrest and freely discusses
the tragedy. Htfis stmry -hi&-tosfwer
got the better of him, but he says he
could no longer tolerate the nagging
of his room mate.
Toni's story of the shooting is that
the two men were alone in their bunk
house when Sam accused him of the
theft of two cigars. They had but a
short time before ended a discussion
as to an indebtedness of 60 cents,
which Sam said Toni owed him. The
accusation of the theft of the cigars
threw Toni into a sudden fit of temp
er and he fired the fetal shot without
another thought, while Saccatta was
seated on his bunk on the other side
of the room. Toni fled from the place
as Saccatta rose from the bunk call
ing the name of his murderer. He
started through the doorway t but fell
dead on the porch. Toni says he saw
nothing after he fired the shot.
Sheriff Wilson was notified at once
and with District Attorney Gilbert
L. Hedges and Constable Frost he
started after Cerboni. The party
met a group of Multnomah county of
ficials at Anderson station and all
joined in the chase of the fleeing Ital
ian. They overtook Cerboni on the
electric track a mile from Boring,
and while he was in the act of taking
his gun from his pocket he was cov
ered by Constable Squires of
Gresham.-
Cerboni told the officers that the
only cause for his act was the tor
menting disposition of Saccetta. "He
talk all the time about fight. I don't
like fight, so I kill him, "Cerboni told
officers. Cerboni came to America
from Naples, Italy, 14 years ago. He
has Worked throughout the country
and had been employed at Mayberry
station since October. He is a single
man and admitted that his only aim
in life was to earn enough money to
heve a good time with. Saccatta, the
dead man, had a wife and children in
Italy. Because of the laws of the land
his family could not be brought here
until Saccatta was naturalized. He
had worked at Mayberry for three
years and in that time had saved
more than a thousand dollars from
his salary of $2 a day. He had this
deposited in several banks and wag
sending money regularly to his folks
in Italy. A large delegation of Port
land Italians, friends of Saccatta's
were at Mayberry almost as soon as
the officers. Saccatta's body was
brought here following the report of
the coroner's jury, which gave the
cause of death as a gunshot wound
inflicted by Cerboni.
Case Against Three Continued
A motion to continue the case of
the state against John Doe, farmer,
Paul Wyman and W. W. Hamlin, al
leged to have stolen a half barrel of
denatured alcohol from the Jones
Drug company, was filed Friday by
the state. The case wag to have been
heard before Justice of the Peace
John N. Sievers Saturday..
Divorce Decree Granted
A divorce decree was signed Mon
day by Judge Campbell separating
Gertrude L. and A. Merle Scott and
restoring Mrs. Scott's maiden name.
The case went by default.
ITALIANS
NOTICE
The Courier is to publish a
special Christmas edition on
Thursday, December 14, which
will be several Himes larger
than the regular editions of this
paper, and will require a great
deal more work on the part of
'all concerned with its publica
tion. In view of this fact the
publishers address an urgent
request to advertisers to have
their copy in this office as early
as possible following this no
tice and, at any rate, not later
than noon oh Tuesday, Decem
ber 12. .
The Courier's Christmas edi
tion will be the catalog of the
progressive merchants of Ore
gon City. It will contain the
holiday announcements of those
merchants . who have faith
enough in their, wares to ex-,
ploit their virtues publicly, and'
will be an attractive appeal for
the patronage of the home mer
chant, whose advertising proves,
his statement that his merchan
dise is as good as can be bought
anywhere. We are trying to
make this an edition of quality,
rather than quantity and to this
end repeat a request for the co
operation of advertisers.
ANGLERS ORGANIZED
TO PROTECT FISHING
WILL DEBATE CLOSING OF RIV
ER TO NET FISHING. KEL
LY SAYS FISH KILLED
The first annual meeting of the
Clackamas County Anglers' associa
tion, organized here last week, will
be held at the Commercial club rooms
On next Wednesday evening. At that
time the matter of closing the Wil
lamette river to net fishermen will be
debated by the members and all
sportsmen who are interested enough
in the question to attend the meet
ing. At the same time officers lor
the organizaion will be elected and
the work of the year outlined.
The Anglers' asociation has as its
primary" object Sie improvement of
fishing in- the waters of Clackamas
county by helping to obtain more fry
for stocking the lakes and streams;
by studying the needs of the fish and
working for more beneficial laws for
their propagation and preservation
and by insisting that this county re
ceive its full share of warden service.
It will also be an endeavor of the
association to improve the patrol and
hatchery work by insisting that poli
tics be eliminated therefrom and by
insisting that men detailed for serv
ice in this county must pass an exam
ination demonstrating that in exper
ience, physical fitness, report writing
and familiarity with the field, they
are better qualified than any other ap
plicants for the positions.
Members of the association have
pledged hemselves to work for the
betterment of the fish and game laws
of the state and county and to meet
with or send delegates to any sports
men's meeting or any other conven
tion where it seems possible to bring
about improvements in the propaga
tion or law-enforcing work pertaining
to the fish and game of the state and
county.
At the organization meeting lasr
week, H. Leighton Kelly was elected
temporary president, with M. A. Elli
ott as vice-president and Bert Staats
as secretary-treasurer. These offi
cers may be replaced at the meeting
next week if the club so chooses.
The by-laws of the organization
provide for the trial by a jury of
members of any person charged with
the violation of any of the rules of
the association, and the rules are
many and varied. They are designed
to keep the members within the laws
of the state and to make him a real
help in the preservation of the sports
men's paradise, without wastefulness,
destruction or carelessness. One of
the rules designed to bring food for
the fire of kangaroo court provides
that it shall be a misdemeanor to for
get tackle or lunch on a fishing trip.
H. L. Kelly, president of the club,
was delegated to attend the annual
meeting of the Oregon Sportsmen's
league at Portland on Monday. Mr.
Kelly, who is considered one of the
state's foremost authorities on the
subjects of fish culture and water life,
startled the meeting when he argued
against the closing of the Willamette
to net fishermen at this time. Mr.
Kelly pointed out the great need for
additional ladder facilities for the
salmon, saying that great numbers
of fish are killed each year bouncing
against the rocks before they reach
the ladder. The . present ladder
should be repaired and at least one
more provided before the net fisher
men are forced to leave the river.
Mr. Kelly says that fish become so
worn out and bruised on attempting
to climb the ladder after getting over
the rocks of the falls that many hun
dreds of them die prematurely before
reaching their spawning grounds.
The suit brought recently by Ber
tlm Hnr. atratnat Pwv O. anA Mil
dred E. Stacy was dismissed by Judge
Campbell Friday upon motion of at
torneys ior ars. iiurst.
EPWORTH LEAGUE
MEETING CLOSES
MANY DELEGATES ATTEND AN
NUAL SALEM DISTRICT
CONVENTION HERE
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Mill Visit Delights Guests... Dr. T. B.
Ford Takes Prominent Part
in Sessions
.' With almost 100 delegates from
practically every city in the Salem
district, the Epworth League conven
tion for the district came to a close
here on Sunday evening with the in
stallation of the new set of officers at
the Methodist church. The convention
lasted three full days and a large
amounfof effective work was accom
plished at the several sessions.
The officers elected on Saturday
and installed at a service Sunday
evening were : Jamea C. Merwin,
Falls City, president; Miss Edna
Thompson, Woodburn, hrst vice-president;
Miss Nettie " Conover, Glad
stone, second vice-president; Mrs. L.
R. Hopfield, McMinnville, third vice
president; Miss Eva Scott, Salem,
fourth vice-president; Miss h.va
Mehrlin,- Falls City, secretary; Wes-
lye Wire, Newberg, treasurer; Miss
Rose Cave, Hulsboro, junior league
superintendent, and Miss Hortense
Ingalls, Salem, reporter.
The convention opened on Friday
morning with a district cabinet meet
ing and in the afternoon registration
of delegates and their assignment
started the work of the meetings.
Aaron A Heist, D. D., of Portland
spoke on "The Power of the Epworth
League," and an open forum hour
later in the day brought out much
interesting and timely discussion.
The dinner hour Friday evening was
given -over to a banquet and social
hour and later an address on 'The
Epworth League Cooperative" was
delivered by Dr. T. B. Ford, formerly
pastor of the Oregon City church and
now district superintendent.
"The Home Missions," by Miss
Nellie M. Curtiss of Portland, and
The Foreign Misions," by Rev. W.
W. Youngsen of Portland were inter
esting addresses delivered at the Sat
urday morning meeting. The open
forum took up such cubjects as "The
Gospel Team," "Win My Chum
Week," and "Advertising the
League." Departmental conferences
were held during the morning.
Saturday afternoon was devoted to
a praise service and a business meet
ing and adresses by Mrs. E. Felts of
the state industrial school, W, H.
Warren, secretary to Mayor Albee of
Portland, and Harley Halgren of
Portland. Mrs. Felts discussed
"Danger Signals," and Mr. Warren's'
subject was. "Good Government,"
from which he digressed to talk of
the broad field of possibility for the
Epworth League workers. "The De
mand and Supply" was the subject
covered by Mr. Halgren. Saurday
afternoon delegates visited the mills
in this city and had subject matter
enough for all the discussion of their
social hours during the remainder "of
the convention. The institute din
ner was held Saturday evening with
the Oregon City league members as
hosts. The Jefferson institute was
covered in a report by Burgess F.
Ford. In the evening a joint rally
was held with a number of visitors
from -the Portland league branches.
This rally was featured by a musical
program and several highly interest
ing addresses. "Old Faiths in New
America" was the subject of a talk
by the Rev. G. H. Parkinson of Eu
gene. Addresses of welcome were
made by J. Stanford Moore and Dr.
T. B. Ford. To these F. J. Schnell
and the Rev. W. W. Youngsen re
sponded.
Sunday, the closing day of the con
vention, the program started at ten
o'clock with , a' Sunday school service.
The delegates took part in the morn
ing worship, at which Prof. James T.
Mathews of Willamette university
delivered the sermon. The consecra
tion service in the afternoon was con
ducted by the Rev. J. K. Hawkins of
the Oregon City church and a devo
tional meeting was held in the early
evening.
The installation of officers on Sun
day evening wag conducted by the
Rev. T. B. Ford, who also delivered
the sermon at the evening service.
Fir Grove Has' Play
For the benefit of the Fir Grove
school, "Waiting for the Trolley," an
interesting playlet, is prepared for
presentation on Saturday evening.
The money taken in from a nominal
admission fee will go into school
funds. .
Lumber Company Launched s
Articles of incorporation for the
Bruns Lumber company of Sandy,
capitalized at $2000, were filed with
County Clerk Harrington Monday.
The company members are Ed F,
Bruns. Herman P. Bruns and Fred L.
Procter, all of Sandy,
ESPEE SPOILS WALK
AND CANEMAH ANGRY
RESIDENTS THREATEN INJUNC
TION AND DAMAGE ACTION
AGAINST COMPANY
Workmen of the Southern Pacific
company paid the Canemah neighbor
hood a brief social call on Monday and
violated the hospitality of gracious
hosts by tearing up 150 feet of board
walk belonging to property owners in
that district. The company is threat
ened with an injunction suit and dam
age action as a result. A mass meet
ing may be held within a few days,
according to R. C. Ganong, a promi
nent Canemah resident. The board
walk runs parallel to the track
around a dangerous curve in the
track, and was there long before the
railroad laid its roadbed, Mr. Ganong
says.
While the railroad company claims
the walk is on its right of way, the
residents claim it has been there long
er than the tracks, and that the com
pany has no right to claim it. The
S. P. crew demolished half of the 300
foot walk before Sheriff W. J. Wil
son, who had been asked to oversee
the job by company officials, called a
halt. The sheriff suggested that the
work be stopped, after W. W. Quinn,
whose home is close to the track at
this point, appeared and threatened
action against the company. Sheriff
Wilson had not been aware of trouble
between the road and the residents.
Twice in the past few years cars
have jumped the track and ruined
parts of the walk. The Southern Pa
cific company immediately rebuilt it
in both cases, and the reversal of their
attitude was a surprise to Canemah.
When the sheriff halted the work on
Monday the company's men left the
scene, first fencing the part torn up.
Mr. Ganong and others' said that
no action had been decided upon, but
that a meeting would probably be
held soon to determine some plan
whereby the company could be made
to repair the damage done.
COUNCILMEN ARGUE
ELECTION PUZZLES
JITNEY FRANCHISE REQUEST
GETS FAVORABLE CONSID
ERATION FROM COUNCIL
An unsuccessful effort was made at
the meeting of the city council last
night to have Isom C. Bridges, elect
ed councilman from the third ward,
declared unqualified for the place by
reason of -not having lived in the city
the required length of time. E, B.
Andrews, whom Mr. Bridges defeat
ed at the election, was behind the
attempt, but the council canvassed
the vote and -declared Mr. Bridges
elected. Mr. Andrews explained that
he only wanted to be sure' that the
election was legal. He has not de
termined yet whether he will take
further action, he said last night.
The "city attorney"-"city prose
cutor" puzzle was not solved at the
meeting. George L. Story, elected
to be city attorney, an office which
does not exist, was declared elected,
but as there is no such office provided
for by the charter and no remunera
tion specified it may do him little
good. C. Schuebel, defeated by Mr.
Story, asked that the council declare
Mr. Story elected city prosecutor,
since the intention of the voters was
reasonably certain
There seems to be little doubt now
but that Mr. Story will act as prose
cutor for the legal term, but Mr.
Schuebel, who has several important
fights for the city before the courts,
will handle most of the court work
for, the council under appointment.
Members of the council last night ap
proved such a tentative plan. A
meeting to be attended by the new
councilmen will be held Friday night
to discuss Mr. Schuebel'g connection
with the council.
An ordinance to permit W. M. Fos
ter to operate jitney buses between
Portland and Oregon City was read
for the first time last night. Mr.
Foster agrees to pay a $30 quarterly
license fee and bond for $5000. The
city is protected by rules provided by
the ordinance. Councilmen Temple
ton and Metzner voted against the
ordinance on its first reading, but all
other councilmen voted for' it. This
is the first time such an application
has been considered by the council
for such a time. Usually they have
been tabled instantly.
Estacada Merchant Injured
Edward D. Allen, a merchant at
Estacada, was slightly injured in an
automobile accident at Portland on
Friday, when- his machine collided
with one driven by T. T. Munger, an
examiner of the United States Forest
service. Mr. Allen's car was driven
by J. W. Reed of Estacada, and wit
nesses say it struck the other ma
chine broadside. Allen was thrown
out and struck the pavement with his
head and shoulders. He was taken
to the hospital, but was able to leave
there shortly afterwards. Mr. Mun
ger'g machine skidded 60 feet after
the accident and may be badly dam
aged.
WIRES
SPLIT OT COUNTY
POSTOFFICE BUILDING OUT
LOOK VERY ROSY, SAY
THE COMMITTEEMEN
DEBATE PROPOSED REVISION
Live Wires Plan Attendance at Coun
ty Budget Meeting for
Sake of Armory
Agitation for the division of Clack
amas county in such a manner that
Oswego and its environs could gain
freedom from the rule of the county
court of this county, received consid
erable attention from the Live Wires
court of this county received consider
erable attention from the Live Wires
of the Commercial club at the meet
ing of that body on Tuesday Main
Trunk C. Schuebel delegated the leg
islative committee of the Wires to an
investigation of the trouble in , and
about Oswego, with a view to having
some action result from the report
that will be read at an early meeting.
Speaking of the bone in. the craw
of the residents of the northwest end
of the county, Walter A. Dimick gave
it as his opinion that these people are
dissatisfied with the tax levy they
have to bear and they believe they
could get off more cheaply if attached
to Multnomah county. Allegations of
discrimination - on the part of the
county court in its expenditures for
road improvement were also heard.
A debate on the proposed revision
of the state constitution was stared
and halted by a motion to discuss the
subject at the next meeting, at which
the members of the legislature from
this county have been asked to be
present. C. E. Spence, state grange
master, decried the attempt to revise
the constitution and pictured it rather
as a human instrument than as a
sacred one. He said that the consti
tution was for the service of the peo
ple instead of the people for the serv
ice of the Constitution. ' ; .
B. T. McBain, chairman of the
postoffice building committee, made a
report in which he said that the pos
sibility of a building here soon was
better now than it had ever been. He
told of his work with the congress
men from this district. John W. Lo
der, C. W. Robey, T. A. Burke and H.
L. Kelly were appointed as members
of this committee to assist Mr. Mc
Bain.
The Rev. J. W. McCallum, new pas
tor of the Congregational church in
this city, wag introduced to the Wireg
and made a brief talk, expressing his
delight at having made his home in
Oregon City and his interest in the
field of labor of the organization.
A discussion of the count.v huHirat
resulted in an urgent request from
the main trunk for the attendance of
the club members at the budget meet
ing. Some of he club members fear
for the life of the $8000 appropriation
for a national guard armory, which
is tne nrst item on the county court's
budget. With this and other matters
of Dublic concern in mind mnnv mam.
bers have agreed to attend the budget
meeting.
At the next session nf t.hn T.iva
Wires the legislators-elect from
Clackamas county will meet to discuss
with the organization thn nrnnnuul
changes in the general and school tax
laws oi tne state. These changes
were outlined before a .recent meet
ing and their discussion will divide
attention- next Tuesday with talk on
the proposed revision of the state
consitution and the wuter nnwr fa.
cilities of Oregon City. Engineers
are now engaged in a survey that will
show just what water power is avail
able for use here and it will be the
ambition of the Live Wires to see that
such power is put Jo its best uses.
MOOSE TO BUILD
Money and Plans Ready for Modern
Lodge Structure in This City
At a meeting of the building enm-
mittpA nf t.hft Mnnaa lnrlcya nt Viia itw
to be held today the final details of
plans ior the erection of a modern
lodge home will be outlined. The
money for the structure has been se
cured, working plans are in the hands
or the committee and actual construc
tion work should start in the very
near future. The new building is to
be at the corner of Eleventh and Main
streets and will be a two Btory frame
structure of modern desiern. Th
city council has granted a permit al
ready for the construction of such a
building within the fire limits. The
basement will be of unusual size be
cause of the natural cavity pn the
property, and the first floor will be
nmshed ror use as store rooms. The
UDDer floor will be HpvntpH nltno-ntfior
to lodge uses. The Southern Pacific
company has made arrangements
with the lodge to provide switching
facilities in the rear of the buildino
for the convenience of those who use
the store rooms. It is expected that
construction will start within he next
few weeks.