Oregon City courier., February 08, 1917, Image 1

COURIER
34th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917
Number 47
COUNCIL VACATES
SGHUEBELS JOB
BIG WORD BATTLE STAGED AT
MEETING. BRIDGES
CHALLENGED
ATTORNEY FIGHTS FOR FEE
Ability Praised by Debaters Who
Vote Against Legal Rcp
resentative George L. Story, alleged citV pros
ecutor, won a decision over C. Schue
bel, claimant to' the title of city at
torney, at the stag smoker held in
the Oregon City council chamber last
night. The decision was made by
nine aldermen and the verdict was a
four-four tie until Mayor Hackett
cast his vote in favor of Mr. Story,
and thereby Mr. Schuebel completely
lost his job with the city. '
The t meeting was the "warm
est" session held here in many months
and the smoke from frothy utter
ances mixed congenially with that
from sundry pipes, cigars and cigar
ettes smoked by the large number of
men gathered to see and hear the big
fight.
Councilman H. M. Templeton set
off the fireworks when the report of
the finance committee was read and
it was learned that the committee had
not approved Mr. 'Schuebel's salary
bill. Mr. Templeton told his position
in the matter and defined his reasons
for not signing the report for Mr.
Schuebel. Although he respected Mr.
Schuebel for his work and his ability
the people had decided in favor of
Mr. Story, Templeton said, and Mr.
Schuebel should quit like a game
sport.
In his own defense C. Schuebel
made an impassioned address. "I did
not want and do not want anything
to do with the legal affairs of this
city. I was asked what I would
charge to carry on certain civil litiga
tion and I set my price. " The coun
cil's committee' employed me on that
baBis and for the purpose of finishing
the work which I had already under
taken. I will willingly give , up this
work if someone capable of handling
it is appointed. I will withdraw the
bill for my services and destroy it
but I will be paid for- the services I
have rendered. I shall have my fee
for prosecuting the recent circuit
court case even though I have to col
lect it at the end of a law suit," Mr.
Schuebel said.
Councilman Metzner was a capable
Schuebel champion. In his argument
he praised Mr. Schuebel and said hi3
labors were necessary to save the city.
He is the only lawyer able to handle
the work, said Mr. Metzner.
The council worked in absolute
units, and there were two distinct
units. At each suggestion from H.
M. Templeton, Councilmen Moore,
Van Auken and Bridges voted just as
Templeton did. The other four mem
bers, Friedrich, Metzner, Buckles and
Cox, voted against the other quartet
at every turn. In the crucial places
Mayor Hackett voted with the first
bunch and decided the tie.
George L. Story, elected city pros
ecutor, took no part in the battle
other than to answer an occasional
sally from Schuebel. He let Joseph
E. Hedges present his case and Mr.
Hedges debated for some time on the
contention that the charter made no
provision for two legal offices and
that, one must be illegal. He said
that the council resolution by which
Mr. Schuebel was employed at a sal
ary of $720 a year was not legal for
it had not been provided for in the
charter.
The duties of Mr. Story were clear
ly defined by the charter, Mr. Schue
bel pointed out, and stated that at no
time had he had the slightest desire
to infringe upon ony of these duties,
He was employed by the council, he
said, and was doing only the work he
was instructed to do and promised
pay for. He seconded Metzner's
statement that the city had been
rpbbed to the tune of $1700 to $2500
for legal service before the salary and
fee plan was adopted.
When the clash calmed down after
a wealth of incidental argument,
Metzner challenged the vote of Isom
C. Bridges, third ward councilman
who was declared ineligible by Judge
Campbell on Tuesday. Under the
condition that Mr. Bridges is appeal
ing the case to a higher court his
vote was admitted.
Templeton, Moore, Bridges and
Van Auken voted to relieve Mr.
Schuebel of all legal business for the
city. Metzner, Friedrich, Buckles and
Cox voted to retain him. Mayor
Hackett cast the vote that ousted Mr.
Schuebel.
Mr. Schuebel then asked to with
draw his bill for pay for his services.
Templeton amended the motion to
read that the bill should be tabled in
definitely. By a vote divided the
same as previous votes the amend
ment was adopted and Mr. Story's
salary bill met a like fate for the time
being. '
Each of those who spoke during
the debate praised Mr. Schuebel and
his work except George L. Story, city
WIRES TO PRESENT
FARMERS' PREMIUMS
LEGISLATIVE WORK REVIEWED.
FORTY PRIZE WINNERS TO
BE GUESTS
Forty or more Clackamas county
farmers who won medals or diplomas
at the Panama-Pacific exposition at
San Francisco last year will be en
tertained by the Live Wires of the
Commercial club at the regular week
ly luncheon of that organization on
Tuesday next. The Wires have sent
personal invitations to each of the
winners asking them to take lunch as
guests of the club. The medals and
premiums will be delivered to their
owners with appropriate ceremonies.
The regular meeting of the Live
Wires on Tuesday was given over to
a discussion of the work of the state
legislature, especially such of its ae
ivites as concern Clackamas county,
and to making plans for the enter
tainment of the farmers who will
come next Tuesday. B. T. McBain
reported as chairman of the postofiice
committee and induced the Wires to
undertake an extsnsivo'lobby by cor
respondence with the Oregon senator
ial delegation at Washington. Mr.
McBain had been in attendance
through much of the present session
of the legislature at Salem and spoke
in an interesting way upon the work
that is being done there. George C.
Brownell, who "gaffed" his constitu
ents when he supported the Cascade
county bill introduced by Senator
Stephens, came in for his just criti
cism during the lunch hour.
The program of the meeting for
next week; at which the farmers will
be entertained, will be completed lat
er this week and it is expected that
the entire group of those who won
prizes will be present.
Among the prize winners who will
be guests of the Wires, and to whom
personal invitations have been sent,
are:
Geo. H. Gregory, Henry Boege,
Michael Hemrich, Will Luckey, Chris
Naegeli, O. E. Freytag, John Risley,
G. A. Schuebel, W. P. Kirchem, Geo.
Ingram, Fred Hutchins, Wm. F. Muel
ler, J. W. Smith, Fred W. Reiboff,
Johnson Bros., Richard Simms, H.
Longcoy, Daugherty Bros. W. B.
Will Luckey, W. P. Kirchem, W. B.
Lawton, August Steahley, Frank Jag
gars, Fred Roadermal, D. O. Chind
gren, Jos. Baehmann, E. R. Leek, H.
S. Anderson, C. E. Spence, H. W. Ha
germann, Louis Funk, Fred Steiner,
John Wise, E. W. Hutchins, Alfred
H. Spangler, Gus Fischer, W. H.
Brown.
TRACY PLEDGES $500
Gladstone Citizen Will Help Council
in Purchase of Truck
James Tracy of Gladstone has of
fered to donate $500 toward the pur
chase of an automobile fire truck,
which is very much desired by the
city council. Mr. Tracy recently dis
posed of a half block of property to
the Hawley Pulp & Paper company,
on lower Main street for a considera
tion of $40,000, and from this he will
make his donation. The Hawley
company has agreed to donate $1000
to the fund and to buy the site of the
Cataract Hose company's home for
another $1000. The Oregon City Wool
en mills will donate $500, making a
total of $3000 which could be secured
in the fire truck fund.
Postofiice Examination
At the Oregon City postoffice on
February 24 an examination, under
the rules of the civil service, will be
held to select a postmaster for Colton.
Information' pertaining to the test can
be had from the local secretary at
the Oregon City postoffice.
prosecutor. Mr. 'Hedges and Coun
cilman Metzner said Schuebel had
been the best city attorney Oregon
City ever had. Mr. Schuebel accept
ed the vote of the council graciously,
He repeated several times that he had
not and did not want the city's legal
business, but that he would be paid
for what he had done or would know
the reason why.
The council last night transacted
much important business, but made
the program incidental to the big
fight. A resolution, lost in discussion
once, was revived to call a special
election to vote upon an appropriation
of $4000 for the purchase of a fire
truck. The election will be held on
March 5. Templeton and the mayor
expressed the belief that the voters
would turn down the proposition.
The city , water board brought up
the matter of a trade for the 13-acre
tract where the council once desired
to create a play ground and park,
The communication was referred to
the finance committee, which will
meet with the water board. The Bap-
tist church was given a permit to use
the advertising space in the city ele
vator, the proceeds from its rental to
go to the proposed Young People's
institute. A petition for the vacation
of the alley in block 35 was referred
to the street committee.
The matter of letting a contract
for street cleaning this year was tak
en up with the reading of an applica
tiorr for contract filed by W. M,
Knoop. Mr. Knoop offers to do the
work for $115 a month if the city will
buy a street sweeper.
BE
OUT OF COUNCIL
RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT IS
NOT SATISFIED BY NEW
ALDERMAN
TO APPEAL FROM DECISION
S. McDonald Was Second Highest
Candidate. Andrews Brings
Ouster Suit
Because the fact was established
that he had not resided within Oregon
City for one full year prior to his
election to the city council, Isom C.
Bridges was declared ineligible to the
seat he holds by Judge J. U. Camp
bell's decision in the circuit here on
Tuesday.
Mr. . Bridges, the prosecution
brought out, had resided in Oregon
City for some 15 years, but he left
here temporarily more than a year
before his election to the council on
December 4 last. His residence here
was not resumed within a year be
fore his election. Mr. Bridges was
elected from the third ward to suc
ceed E. B. Andrews by a margin of
65 votes over S. McDonald, the next
highest candidate. Mr. Andrews
was third and Mr. McDonald had a
small plurality over him.
Mr. Andrews retired with objec
tions from the council following the
election of Mr. Bridges and the offi
cial canvass of the vote by the city
council. Mr. Andrews brought suit
immediately to have Mr. Bridges
ousted on the ground that he had not
satisfied the residence requirements
of the city charter.
Following the trial in the circuit
court Tuesday Mr. Bridges gave
notice that he would appeal to the
state supreme court. He contends
that, although he had not been in the
city for more than a year prior to
his election, he had maintained his
legal residence here. While the liti
gation is pending the council prob
ably will allow Mr. Bridges to retain
his seat and vote at the meetings. . ,:
Attorneys for Mr. Andrews,' who
brought the suit against his success
ful opponent, believe they can show
why Mr. Andrews should be seated
in spite of the fact that he received
less votes than either of the other two
candidates from the third ward. S.
McDonald, being second in the race
for the seat, would automatically
succeed Mr. Bridges, in the opinion
of some who have studied the case.
The councilmen from ward three, in
addition to' Mr. Bridges, are E. L.
Moore and E. D. Van Auken. '
Fosburg is Jailed
Roland Fosberg, arrested late Sat
urday night on a charee of drunken
ness and disorderly conduct, appeared
before Recorder John W. Loder Mon
day, after spending Sunday in the
city jail. A sentence of 30 days in
jail and a fine of $25 was read to the
young man and he was returned to
jail to serve the time.
Prospective of Proposed Gladstone Park Chautauqua
Auditorium. Seating Capacity 4500, Cost $6000
Chautauqua patrons will enjoy the
next session of the assembly in a
brand new auditorium, if the recom
mendation made by the building com
mittee at a meeting in Chairman
Cross's office Tuesday evening is
heeded by the board of directors. The
present plans are to erect a structure
to cost in the neighborhood of $5000
and which will seat from 4000 to
4500 people. While the exact plan
of the ftew building has not as yet
been adopted,, in all probobility the
directors will erect an elliptical struc
ture, patterned generally after the
Mormon tabernacle in Salt Lake.
At the meeting Tuesday it seemed
to be the general opinion that the old
structure had outgrown its useful
ness and that a new building to be
built on larger lines would be neces
sary to keep up the successful record
of the assembly. The new building
will seat at least 1500 more people
than the present auditorium, and a
decided improvement will be made in
the acoustics. The present plans also
embrace a new seating system, and a
flooring plan. The floor, however,
DELINQUENT MEMBER
NAMED IN MESSAGE
MAYOR WOULD START STREET
WORK. WILL NOT RECOG
NIZE SCHUEBEL
Addressing the city council at its
meeting last evening, Mayor Hackett
recommended to the attention of that
body the actions of J. F. Albright,
councilman from ward one and re
ferred the members to a clause in the
city charter which empowers them to
oust the delinquent member. Coun
cilman Albright has been absent from
three successive meetings of the coun
cil and another unexcused absence
will mean that he can be automati
cally dropped from the; council.
Mayor Hackett also called to the
attention of the aldermen the matter
of street improvement. The council
is pledged to a program of hard sur
face street improvement and in this
connection the mayor suggests either
the establishment of a municipal pav
ing plant or the employment of a pav
ing contractor to improve certain sec
tions of city street.
The mayor's message in full is as
follows:
"I wish to call your attention to
the fact that in our budget a certain
amount was set apart for hard-surfacing
of our streets. Don't lose
sight of this fact. There are two
wayso do this. We must do it our
selves or get some one else to do it.
I am of the opinion that we should
own our own plant; but if you think
we cannot do this, we had better ad
vertise for and receive bids for as
much as we have money to pay for.
I have taken the matter up with the
street committee and they and I are
of the opinion that we ought to im
prove 17th Btreet, connecting Main
street with the Parkplace road.
"The balance of the money should
be spent on Molalla avenue. At any
rate we should spend the money
where it will benefit the most people.
"There is another matter that needs
your careful consideration. At the
regular city election held December
last, the people elected a city attor
ney. It the people made a mistake,
it is their fault, not ours. We should
not assume to be wiser than the peo
ple and undertake to set aside the
voice of the people. .
."In my opinion Mr. Schuebel is not
city attorney and I cannot recognize
him as such till he is legally declared
to be so, notwithstanding the so-called
resolution passed attempting to em
ploy him. This is merely a farce in
my opinion and should be rescinded
and held for naught.
"I have another painful duty to per
form. I need not say that a certain
member of the council has been act
ing in a way to reflect discredit upon
himself, this city and upon this body.
I've wondered how long you would
tolerate this kind of thing. This mat
ter is entirely in your hands, gentle
men, and I refer you to page 10, sec
tion 32 of the old charter."
The charter rule set out on page
10, section 32 of the charter reads:
The council may punish any member
for disorderly or improper conduct at
any meeting, or for refusing or ne
glecting to attend any regular meet
ing without any sufficient cause there
for, and may, by a three-fourths vote,
expel the member.
may not be put in until next year, as
the directors feel that the erection of
the new building with new seats will
in itself be a pretty heavy task within
the next few months.
The board of directors will take up
the matter for final action probably
within the next two weeks, and work
will be started about May 1st if the
board acts favorably upon the recom
mendation of the building committee.
Secretary Thomas A. Burke reported
that approximately $1000 of the stock
sold at the last assembly had been
paid in within the past two weeks,
and that the balance of $1,000 would
be forthcoming durng this month.
With all stock subscriptions on hand
in addition to a snug little sum on
hand in the assembly's treasury, the
directors will be in fairly good shape
to finance the proposition.
The present auditorium was built
in 1893 and has served its purpose
well, but increased crowds of late
years, and a general wearing out of
the structure make the new building
a necessity.
E
BILL IS KILLED
SENATE POSTPONES STEPHENS
PROPOSAL AFTER DIMICK
FIGHTS IT
HOUSE FAVORED DIVISION
Four Noes Voted in Senate. The
Job Hunters Lose Hope. Lewis
Votes for Bill
Clackamas county will remain in
tact. There will be no Cascade coun
ty and there will be no jobs for the
hunters who have valiantly, and with
a degree of success, prosecuted the di
vision proposition for several weeks
in the halls of the state legislature.
Clackamas county will continue to
elect whom it pleases to office and to
build roads in the most approved
style and with the greatest degree of
impartiality, that is possible.
Cascade county's ambitions went
glimmering in the senate chamber at
Salem yesterday when Senator Wal
ter A. Dimick had finised an hour of
argument against the division and
the senate adopted the report of the
senate committee on counties. In his
talk on the floor Senator Dimick
pointed to the report .of the commit
tee, which recommended that the sen
ate have nothing to do with county
division proposals until a vote had
been taken in the territory affected.
He. argued vigorously for the indefi
nite postponement of house bill 165,
introduced by Representative H. C.
Stephens, legislative father of the
county division business, which would
have created Cascade county from the
eastern section of Clackamas county
and establish Estacada as the county
seat.
The committee's report was a rec
ord opposing the submission of county
division questions to the legislature
without a vote haying been taken by
the people of the county. This same
contenton was the basis of the fight
made against the bill by people in all
parts of the county who were against
it. Twenty-two senators voted for
the adoption of the committee report
following the argument of Senator
Dimick. Only five voted against the
report, and this number included Joint
Senator Hermon C. Lewis, whose rep
resentation is anything but "joint."
Among those who voted to adopt the
report were the three gentlemen of
the counties committee, Senators
Dimick, Orton and Leinenweber. The
vote on the report was as follows:
Ayes Baldwin, Barrett, Cusick,
Dimick, Eddy, Garland, Gill, Hand
ley, Hurley, La Follett, Leinen
weber, Orton, Pierce, I. S. Smith, J.
C. Smith, Steiwer, Strayer, Vinton,
Von der Hellen, Wilbur, Wood and
President Moser.
Noes Bishop, Shanks, Hawley,
Lewis and Olson.
Cascade county sponsors won their
first real victory in connection with
their bill on the floor of the house of
representatives on last Thursday,
when Representative Stephens of
George, within the new county, suc
ceeded in arguing his bill to a pas
sage by a vote of 43 ayes and 13 noes.
Representative George C. Brownell
surprised the majority of his consti
tuents in no mild manner when he
spoke rather favorably to the bill and
voted for it.
The debate preceding the vote in
the house took so long that the last
Thursday morning session was car
ried far past the noon hour. Steph
ens opened the argument. He said
that the present law for creating
counties was of no use, for under its
provisions it was almost impossible
to establish a new district.
Representative Dedman and W. B,
Jones opposed the bill. Representa
tive Brownell said he thought the
question was immaterial to the ma
jority of the people of his county, for
the people in the proposed county
were new settlers and of a different
feeling than the people of Clackamas
county. Representatives Peck and
Lewis, of the committee on counties,
said that they favored the creation
of the new county. They said the
petitions signed by the applicants
were filled , with legitimate names
while the petitions against were
faulty.
Fearing that he might be caught
in a manner similar to other repre
sentatives who had their plans
blighted by pledged members walk
ing out on them at roll call, Steplv
ens insisted oh a poll of the house
before the vote was taken.
Maccabees Will Entertain
me local lodge or Maccabees is
planning a meeting next Monday
evening under the direction of J. (W.
Sherwood, state commander of the
order. J. E. Werlein and Judge Mor
row, of Portland, are expected to at
tend and will be assisted in a pro
gram of speeches by several local
speakers. The degree team and or
chestra of tent No. 1, of Portland,
will furnish entertainment and
lunch will be served. The meeting is
to be held at Knapp s hall.
Courier and Daily Journal $4.75,
COUNT!
PETITION THREATENS
STRINGTOWN HOMES
WOULD ESTABLISH A COUNTY
ROAD. ACTION MIGHT CUT
OFF YARDS AND FENCE
Either certain residents in String
town will not have spacious front
porches upon which to rock and chat
in the glimmering summer moonlight
or the proposed state and federal aid
road will not go through that pleas
ant home community. Among the
many front porches, lawns and fences
in the community, .several are threat
ened with total destruction as a re
sult of the notification received by
the county court and others interest
ed, that a petition will be filed soon
asking the establishment of a county
road practically along the route of
the old territorial road through
Stringtown. Forty-three property
holders in the district have signed the
petition which will be presented and
their names appear also upon the no
tice delivered to the court.
Attorneys have already been re
tained by those whose property would
be affected by condemnation of space
for the new roadway, and they plan
to prevent the establishment through
court action. The result, according
to lawyers here, is likely to be a long
legal tangle. The territorial road
runs between the property lines and
the railroad track, which, in reality,
is on the county road by virtue of a.
grant on the part ,of the court. The
petition to be filed will ask that the
road requested be formed by the con
demnation of property east of the
present territoral road boundary,
thus cutting off the front porch of
one home and damaging other prop
erty in various ways.
Legal opinion here says that inas
much as there has already been a
county road, part of which was given
as a right of way to the railroad com
pany, another cannot be established.
The territorial road is narrow and, the
desire of those who have signed the
petition to the court is to 'make it of
standard width and maintain it as a
link in a through road, probably the
Pacific hghway, between Portland and
Salem. The property owners who
would be damaged by extending the
width of the road east say that since
there is nothing to the West between
the property and the river except the
tracks that the extension must be
made in that direction if made at all.
Such a change would necessitate the
moving of the railroad tracks. Any
petition to the court will be the sign
of battle to the objecting property
owners, they say.
MILWAUKIE CLUB IS
RAIDED BY MARSHAL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS ASKED
TO AID IN PROSECUTION.
SULLIVAN ON BOND
The Friars' club at Milwaukie was
raided early Friday morning by City
Marshal Sam Riley, of Milwaukie.
Larry Sullivan, who with Martin Den
ny is proprietor of the club, was put
under arrest. Under Marshal Riley,
four assistants had no trouble in en
tering the club house. In a secret
cabinet under a stairway three bot
tles of whisky were found, and be
neath the kitchen floor more liquor
was hidden. In all three quarts of
whisky, three bottles of champagne
and eight bottle of beer were confis
cated. Larry Sullivan provided $250
cash bail.
There were no intoxicants on the
tables at 2:30 Friday -morning, when
the raid was made, and only two of
those who were employed at the club
when it was managed by Julius Wil
bur were present. One of these was
Tommy Nishioki, Japanese porter.
There was a small group of guests in
the place. Those who assisted Mr,
Riley were Homer Mullen, H. C.
Riley, Henry Phillips and J. F. Rig-
don.
Marshal Sam Riley was one of the
witnesses for Wilbur at the recent
trial in which the former club pro
prietor was convicted of violation of
the prohibition laws. He testified to
the good character of the place and
told of his social visits there. He was
at that time a deputy sheriff, but was
not reappointed this year. Sheriff
Wilson and District Attorney Hedges
were not advised of plans for the
raid Friday.
Evidence against the Friars' club
was placed in the hands of District
Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges baturday
by Marshal Riley and Justice of the
Peace Kelso. Mr. Hedges will prob
ably present the case to the grand
jury, which will meet here this month.
The Friars' club has figured in
much liquor law violation within a
few years and its former manager,
Julius Wilbur, was convicted three
times. A six-months' jail sentence is
pending against him now, while he
has taken the case to the supreme
court on the ground that his indict
ment was faulty.
Marriage License
Countv Clerk Iva Harrington Mon
day issued a marriage license to Mil'
dred S. Bissell and William F. Muel
ler, of Boring.
TITLES TO
CAMPBELL DECIDES AGAINST
COUNTY IN BIG SUIT.
GIVES REASON
3240 ACRES ARE INVOLVED
Evidence of Fraud in Manner in
Which Title Was Secured.
. Case is Aged
Holding in substance that the state
legislature of 1901 ratified all titles
made prior to that date on school
lands in this state, Judge J. U. Camp
bell Monday found F. A. Hyde of San
Francisco not guilty of charges of
fraud brought against him by the
state of Oregon through Attorney
General Brown. The' decision is
the second rendered in Oregon where
cases of a similar nature against
Hyde are pending in several counties.
Judge Galloway of Linn county made
a decision in practically the same case
there in which he found Hyde guilty
and declared in favor- of the state.
In this county 3240 acres of school
land are involved in the action
against Hyde and the Western Lum
ber company of Montana. The state '
charged in the trial here on Novem
ber 20 to 24 that in 1899 Hyde had
sent J. L. Schneider to Clackamas
county to secure school lands, which
were on sale at $1.25 an acre. By the
use of fictitious names, ' it was
charged, Hyde secured 146 applica
tions to the lands. Later he sold
much of the property to the lumber
company, which therefore became in
volved in the present litigation.
The action against Hyde was
brought into the local court many
months ago, but it was tried before
Judge Campbell for four days, be
ginning November 20 last. G. G.
Brown and J. O. Bailey were witness-
es for Mr. Hyde at that time. Judge
Campbell then took the matter under
consideration.
'In 1907, when I was a member of
the house of representatives," said
Judge Campbell, "the legislature
passed another act repealing the act
of 1901 except as to those lands on
which deeds had already been issued
and the full price, $1.25 an acre, had
been paid to the state.
There was evidence that the Hyde
agents had obtained the land through
fraud but the fraud was against the
parties who were used for obtaining
the land rather than against the state
itself, as the state received the full
legal price of the land at that time.
The school fund did not suffer by the
fraud.
"As the -legislature has validated
the titles, I considered that it was not
a question for the courts to determine
whether it was a wise or a foolish
measure. This issue was not pre
sented to Judge Galloway.' I hap
pened to recall the acts as I was in
the legislature at the time."
The land s in the forest reserve in
Clackamas county and much of it was
obtained through the use of script by
the Western Lumber company. The
company has contended .that it was an
innocent purchaser in the transaction,
regardless of any fraud on the part
of Hyde.
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ELECTION IS CALLED
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By resolution passed at the
council meeting last night a
special municipal election was
set for March 5, at which time
voters will decide the matter
of the purchase of a motor
driven fire truck. The resolu
tion designates the ballot title
and calls for a vote upon the
proposition to appropriate
$4000 for the purchase of the
truck. Judges and clerks of
election, men who have volun
teered to serve free of charge
in order that the cost of elec
tion may be minimized, were
named.
The fire truck will bo pur
chased, if the voters approve,
with the appropriation in con
nection with the sale of the
site and home of the Cataract
hose company and the dona
tions of W. P. Hawley, A. R.
Jacobs and James Tracy of
Gladstone. The Cataract site
and home . will bring $1500,
Mr. Hawley will donate $1000,
Mr. Jacobs has added $500 and
the same amount has been do
nated by Mr. Tracy, making a
total available, aside from the
appropriation, of $3500.
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More Deputies Named .
County Assessor W. W Everhart
on Tuesday named three more depu-
ties for the field staff which will start
work within the next few weeks in I
valuing the property of the county j
for the 1917 tax assessment. The
men named are N. R. Graham of '
Needy; Jerome Avery, Milwaukie,
and Charles Thompson, Stafford.
These appointments bring the staff :
up to eight at present and there are
about three yet to be added.
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