Oregon City enterprise., November 27, 1903, Image 1

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OREGON CITY KNTEItl'KISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1903.
ESTABLISHED 18C6.
AN EXTRA SESSION
Slate liCglNlatare Will be Con
vened December 21.
body when It convenes. There appears
to be no question of Ills being denied
the privilege ot taking a seat in the sen
ate and representing the people of his
county, thereby laving them the ex
pense of holding a special election to
provide a successor.
WILL BE ERECTED
GLADSTONE
GLADSTONE PARK
Oregon Women Encouraged In
Sacajawea Project.
Extraordinary Announcement
WILL BE AIUV LED 8001.
Specific I'urpnae It to Correct Ibe Tax
liw-Selon Khuuld
be Urlef.
1 Copper King Ha Become Interested
Aud May Contribute Secessary
Hafeflal fur Monument.
Initiative and Keferendora Cae II a
Iteen Met for December 8.
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100 Doautlful and Choice Lots
For $100 a Lot
Only a Small flonthly Payment Seeunes an Ideal Homesite
In the Handsomest Spot in Oregon
It is not intended that tho 100 lota shall ho selected in out of the way places,
or nhall ho of inferior or oven second quality, hut in each instance, the
purchaser niakea his or her own selection, with only two reservations: the first
four lots from tho motor lino are reserved, and a party only buying one lot
can not select the corner.
TartieB living at a distance can send their payments to me or to tho Bank of
Oregon City, and it will bo held until final payments are made, when a war
ranty deed will bo promptly executed and an abstract of title furnished, when
required, shewing a fee simple title in the purchaser, free of all incum
brances. Absolute good faith will bo kept with all parties and the utmost
effort will he made to please and satisfy every ono.
To prove our faith in tho future of Gladstone, wo make this proposition to
all purchasers: The Associatjon, when final payments are made, will upon
receiving .'50 days prior notice thereof, incase of dissatisfaction, pay back tho
entire purchase money, with $23 per lot udditional. This will only apply to
sales mado before Juno 1st, 1901.
Wo feci that this is an entirely safe proposition, for in our candid judgment
no lot will bo Bold that is not worth double tho money at the present moment
(Jladstono is on the 0. W. P. it Hy Company's motor line, a short mile north
of Oregon City. Five cent faro to Oregon City and 15 cent fare to Portland,
Kh'gant motor cars pass through tho property every thirty minutes. The
.Southern Pacific ears also pass through (Jladstono.
When tho 100 lots aro sold and paid for the Gladstone Real Kstate Associa
tion will give a check for One Thousand Dollars to the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua Association, 'provided tho last of the hundred lots aro sold by the
end of the next annual assembly in July, 1001, to bo used lor permanent im
provements on its grounds at Gladstone Park.
H. E. CROSS, Sole Agent
Oregon City, Oregon
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OIJET A. MILLER
ATTORN HY AT LAW
I..ml Title nntl Lunrl Office
MtmlnenHii Mpeelnlty
Will practice in all Courts of the State
Room J, Wriiihsnl Mdg.
opp. Court House, Oregon Citv. Oregon
L.POKTKR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
irr.CT0F morUTT rrKUHD.
Offlcs uexi to Orcion CUT EnUTri.
( J KO. 0. IIKOWNKLL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City, - - Oregon
Will iirnAtiM In all lh court! of tin state.
(Illlre In Cstilleld building.
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() W. EAflTHAM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
f.sml Tltlea Examined. Abstract Mails.
Heeds, MortaKes Drawn. Money Loaned.
orru it ovir
Bank of Oregon City.
Oaioos City, Ob.
W. B. U'B 0. Bokmbil
U'REN. SCIIUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
Will practice in all courts, make eolleotioni
and settlements of KstBte.
Furnish abstracts of title, lend you money
and lend your money on first morgan.
Office In Enterprise Building.
Oregon City, Oregon.
LIVY STIPr
Attorney at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
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Jagger Bldg., Oregon City
J U. CAMPBELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
also City, - Oasoos
Will practice In alltheoourti at tbeiUte. 01
Ice, lu (jHUfleia building.
D . A D.O. LATOORETTB
ATTORNEYS AND
COUNSELORS AT LAW
MAIN 8TBEKT OKKOOM CITT, ORIO.OH.
furnish Abatracts oiTHls, Loan MoneT.Tpre-
Cloas Mortgavoa.arid traniaci uanarai
Law Bullosas.
JUST RECEIVED A
Li'i If you need anything in the way of Hardware, Crockery,
L'i Glofs-ware or Gianite-ware, I can supply your wants. Call and
L; innpwt my stock.
rj! Complete line of new and second-hand FURNITURE carried. Let
r, me supply you with a house- keepinir outfit
E' WALL PAPER of the bent quality and latest ily lea at right prices.
4 Attention, Here's a Bargain
. K, 5000 feet, IJ4 inch first class Manila rope, in one piece, ia offered for
. P! Rale at barium for a few days.
Main Street,
Brunswick House & Restaurant
Newly Furnished Rooms.
Meals at All Hours. Prices Reasonable.
Opposite Suspension Bridge.
Only First Class Restaurant
In Town.
Oregon Washington State Fair Victories
Ton barred Plymouth rocks
Oregwt Mute lair 1002
j-a-3 on Code Birds, 6 In Competition
i8t on Hen. loin Competition
l-a-3 on Pullets 40 in Competitipn
and on. . .Cockerel 21 in Competition
1st on pen, 11 in Competition
1st in American Class
Have won 1 at on pulleta the paat 9
jnmn. Stork for aale, rail In seaaon.
J. MURROW & SON,
$10 Down and $10 Per Month
Without Interest
FULL' LINE OF
STEEL
RANGES
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I. TOLPOLAR
Oregon City.
CHARLES CATTA,
Proprietor
Washington Slate Fair 1902
Wf only aent 3 pulleta, I hen and I
Cocll and won on every entry but one
besides specials, including best pen in
the show. Prizes won 1st Cock, 1st
ilea: 1st and and Pullet; 1st pen.
Kihlhltlon Stock a specialty Some
grand pullets for aale. Ysf S3.00
Oregron City. Oregon.
Governor Chamberlain issued a call
to the members of the Legislative As
emnbly of the state of Oregon, directing
them to appear at the rjtate Capital at 10
o'clock on the morning of Monday, De
cember 21, 1903, and to convene in ex
traordinary aession for Ibe purpose of
enacting inch legislation as to provide
for the levy of tax upon the assessment
roll of 1U03.
The language of the Governor's proc
lamation Is as follows:
Salem, Or., Nov. 21, 1903.
I, Geo. E. Chamberlain, by virtae of
the authority in me vesied at Governor
of the state of Oregon, do bereby direct
the convening of the two bouses of the
Legialstive Assembly of the slate of Ore
gon in special aession at the State Capi
tol in Halem, on Monday, the ?lst day of
December, A. D. 1903, at 10 o'clock a.
m. of said day, for the purpose of meet
ing the objections made by the supreme
court to, and curing the defects in, an
act entitled, "An act to provide more
efficient method (or the aMessiuent and
collection of Taxes, and to amend sec-tf
lions 4057, 3000, 3082 3084, 3085. 3090,
3mw,310o, 3107. 3112, 3118 and 3120 of
BellintiHr 4 Cotton'e Annotated Codes
and Statutes of Oretton," passed by the
Legislative Aasumbly of the state of Ore
gun at its twenty-second regular seeeion
in 1003.
All who shall at the time hereinbefore
named be entitled to act as members of
etid Legislative Assembly are hereby re
quired to take notice.
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the state of Oreyon, at the Capi
tol, in Salem, this 21st day of November,
A D 1903
GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN",
Governor.
By the Governor:
F.I. DUN BAR,
Secretary of State.
This action was made necessary upon
the part of the Governor in view of a re
cent decision of the supreme court of this
state, which held that the Phelps' act, a
law enacted by the Legislative Assembly
of 1903 and providing the manner of the
assessment, levy and collection of taxed,
repealed the old law and left the county
courts of the several counties and the
state board without authority to levy a
tax upon the aeesement roll of 1903.
Tli i would have the effect of depriving
the state and the counties, towns and
school diet rids of the state from their
annual revenue from laxation, providing
no funds with which to carry on their
husinesn for whole year and making it
neceaeary for them to Issue warrants in
payment of all indebtedness during that
period. The interest upon these war
rants, from the date of issue until funds
were provided for their redemption,
would mount up into thousands of dol
lan and would seriously cripple the busi
ness of many counties, towns and school
districts.
The Governor arrived at this conclu
sion only after three weeks of condsider
alion, during which period he made a
ihorouitb investigation of the condition
of the state funds, which would be di
rectly effected by the non-levy of a tax
for 1903. He also addieseed circular
letters to the members ol the Legislature
inquiring into the financial condition of
their respective counties, towns and dis
tricts, and requesting of them the assur
ance that they would confine tbe busi
ness of the session to tbe enactment of
such legislation only ss would be re
quired to remedy the defect in the tax
law in providing for a levy for the year
1903, and having gained the assurance of
the luajority of the members that they
were in favor of and would exercise their
influence toward making it the shortest
session possible, and being satified in
bis own mind that the emergency really
existed, he believed it to the best inter
ests of the state in general to convene
tbe Legislature In special session to
remedy tbe mistake.
All of the members of the legislature
who answered the letter agreed with tbe
governor that the business of tbe session
should be confined to remedial legisla
tion only, and such other matters which
may come np for consideration of vital
importance to tbe state. The majority
of them were ol the opinion that from
two to four days woukl be sufficient to
transact all of the business necessary,
after which they should adjourn. In view
of this fact, the governor has called the
members to meet on December 21, in
the hope that they would conclude their
deliberations and adjourn in time to de
part for tbeir several homes belore
Christmas. This is only a surmise,
however, as the legislature, should it de
sire to prolong tbe session beyond the
limit sssumeu ior remeaiai legiBiauon
pertaining to the tax law, could take a
recess from before Christmas until any
time the members saw fit within the
twenty days' limit prescribed by the
constitution.
In view of the yscancies existing in
the senate chamber of tbe legislative as
sembly, caused by the election of Sena
tor J. N. Williamson as a member of
congress from the Second Congressional
District, and Senator C. W. Fulton ss
United States senator, the governor also
issued a writ of election npon the sheriff
of Klamath, Grant, Lake and Crook
counties, in tbe Ninth senatorial district,
and of Clatsop county, in tbe Nineteenth
senatorial district, instructing them to
proclaim a special election on Wednes
day, .December 16, 1903, for the purpose
of electing members to tbe legislature to
fill the existing vacancies.
Although Senator John D. Daly, of
Benton county, has been appointed and
is now serving in the cspscity of sur
veyor general for the state of Oregon,
there ia no official record of this fact,
and the governor takes no cognizance of
it to the extent of considering bis seat
vacant in the upper branch of the legis
laiure, and be leaves the matter of
whether or not be is entitled to a seat
in tbe senate to tbe judgment of that
The famous .initiative sod referendum
case has been set for trial next Thursday
in tbe supreme court, ihe papers in
the case have been completed by the
filing of a biief by Attorney R. R. Duni-
way in reply to the brie! ol the amici
curiae. Ibe court lost no time in setting
the case for trial after tbe briefs were all
in and the case on the trial docket. '
When this case was appealed to the
supreme i ourt tbe attorneys asked that
it be tried before the summer vacation.
To have beard it that lime would have
preclndeo the preparation of full briefs.
Besides. W. 6. U'Ren ssked the eoort
for leave to file brief on behalf of him
self and other advocates of the referen
dum amendment, and this request could
not be grsnted if the case were rushed
to trial. Chief Justice Moore expressed
a desire to bave the questions involved
thoronghly presented in biiefs, and,
therefore, asked the sttorneys to lei me
case wait until after tbe summer vaca
tion. As the case was of great public
interest aod importance the court did
not care to take it np hastily. The rec
ords, as they stand now, show that tbe
attorneys bsve very carefully written
extended briefs, which seem to discuss
every phase of the issues involved.
Thecae which brought up the vaua-
ity of the initiative and referendum
amendment was that of A. A. Kadderly
et al., apperiant, vs. City of Portland et
al., rei-ponflonts. Tbe controversy was
over an assessment for street improve
ments and the validity of the referendum
amendment came in question because it
is contended that under tbe amendment
the new Portland charter, adopted in
1903, did not go into force until May 21,
1903. and that the emergency clause was
ineffective.
The first brief, containing 68 psges.was
filed by R. R. Duniway, attorney for ap
pellant, on August 3. This brief takes
the position that the referendum amend
ment was legally adopted and that, under
its provisions, the charter did not go into
effect until the expiration of 90 days from
the end of the session, or on Msy 21.
The next briefs presented in two parts
and containing a total of 74 pages, were
filed on September 23, by "friends of the
court," George H. Williams, John H.
Mitchell. J. B. Waldo, J. C. Moreland,
N. Teal. Geo. E. Chamberland, C. E.
8. Wood, Tilman Ford, George C. Brow
nell and W. 8. U'Ren. These briefs
support the validity of the referendum
and maintain that the legislature bad
power to put the new Portland charter
into effect at once, by adding an emer
gency clause.
L. P. McNary and J. P. Kavanaugb,
attorneys for the respondents, filed the
next brief on Ovtober 3. This docu
ment contains 110 pages and maintains,
among other things, that tbe referendum
amendment was not legally sdopted.
On October 17 the attorneys for respond
ment filed a supplemental brief of 22
pages, Answering the briefs by "friends
of tbe court "
Last week R. R. Duniway filed tbe
last brief in answer to the briefs amici
curiae. This brief contains is pages,
aud reargues the question as to tbe time
tbe charter went into effect.
Thebriels filed make a total of 292
pages.
DIMICK WILL BE RE-ELECTED.
There Is no Opposition Candidate for
Mayor Contests for Conncilmen.
Mayor Grant B. Dimick will not be
opposed for re-election as the official
bead of tbe Oregon City municipal gov
ernment at tbe election of city officers
on December 7 next. The statutory
fifteen dsvs proceeding tbe date of tbe
election in which nominations by peti
tions may be made, expired last Satur
day and Mayor Dimick ia tbe only can
didate for the office of Mayor. He will
be re-elected to succeed himself, lor tbe
third time. F. J. Moyer, the present
city treasurer, has also been nominated
by petition and will bave no rival for tbe
office be holds.
There will be lively contests in tbe
election of aldermen from tbe First and
Second wards. In the First Ward
Walter L. Little and Hiram E. Straight
are tbe nominees to succeed Dr. J. W.
Powell, the retiring member ol the coun
cil. There are four nominees who aspire
to become councilmen from the Second
ward. Mark Chapman and W. A. White
will oppose each other for election to fill
tbe unexpired term of two years of Mr.
Pheieter. C. G. Huntley retires as
councilman from this ward and A.
Knapp and Henry Miley will contest for
his chair. In tbe Third ward Aiat Justin
has been nominated to succeed E. W.
Scott whose term has expired. Justin
will bave no opposition.
Tbere are no particular issues in tne
spproaching city election in wbicb only
a passing interest is being taken except
in choosing councilmen. The successful
candidates will be elected on the strength
of tbeir personal popularity and qualifi
cations rather than from political con
siderations. Politics bave never entered
into the management of municipal affairs
in Oregon City.
There la one nnususi thing sooui tne
coming city election and that is that
every one of tbe candidates that have
been placed in nomination by petition
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will appear on tne omciai oauoi aa in
dependent" candidates, having been so
designated in the petitions by which
tbey were nominated. This will enable
tbe wise ones to prognosticate with more
than ordinary certainty that the "Inde
pendents" will win.
Eczema, scald bead, bives, itchiness
of tbe skin of any sort instantly relieved
permanently cured. Doan's Ointment.
At any drug store.
Tbe Enterprise $1.50 per year.
"The erection of a monument to Saca
jawea is assured," said Mrs. Eva Emery
Dye this week. "The Sacajawea memo
rial matter bas become a subject of na
tional interest." continued Mrs. Dve.
and the ladies of tbe Sacajawea Statute
Association are highly gratified at the
cordiality with which the Eastern public
bas welcomed this Western heroine."
Mrs. Dye is in tbe midst of another
book, and for this reason is nnable to
give the time to the Sacajawea monu
ment movement that she desires. The
details of the work which was initiated
by Mrs. Dye, has been left to Mrs. Sarah
Evans, the energetic secretary of tbe as
sociation and tbe otber members of the
board of managers residing in Portland,
The total coat of the monument will be '
about $7000, and it is tbe purpose of tbe
various women's clubs of the state not
only to torm tbe plans for tbe statute
but also contribute every cent required
as a monument to womeohood.
Subscriptions In varying amounts bave
come from New York, Washington, Chi
cago and other Eastern centers, while
the project Is receiving extended and
flattering notices in tbe press through
out the United States. The Louisville
Courier-Journal last Sunday contained a
column editorial on Sacajawea, compar
ing her with Pocahontas, and claiming
that her services to the nation far ex
ceeded those of the famous daughter of
the Virginia chief. Recent issues of the
Washington Star and tbe St. Louis
Globe-Democrat both contained page
contributions, illustrated, of the famous
Sacajawea.
In a letter to Mrs. Dye, the literary
editor of the Minneapolis Times tbat be
will make tbe story of Sacajawea a fea
ture in the annual holiday book number
of tbe papei. In tbe same letter he de
clares that the movement to provide a
monument in memory of Sacajawea orig
inated entirely from the publication of
Mrs. Dye's "Contest," and the flattering
criticism tbe book received from Dr.
Homer, of Minneapolis, editor of tbe
Lewis & Clark Journal.
Probably the most substantial contri
bution that has been received thus far
towards the monument for Sacajawea,
was received this week. At the request
of Ihe ladies of tbe af sociation the pub
lishing house of A. C. McCluru A Co.,
of Chicago, bas presented to the as
sociation outright 250 copies of "The
Conquest" to be used as premiums for
every (10 contributed to the Sacajawea
statute fond. Contributions bave been
received from many of the cities and
towns of Oregon, while others have
money raised and ready to be forwarded.
Tbe Oregon City club bas a fund of 33
on band and will soon remit to Portland.
With the assurance of substantial help
from throughout the East the ladies are
much encouraged and feel satisfied that
tbe funds required for tbe monument
will be raised. The local Red men have
made preliminary arrangements for giv
ing an entertainment in this city for the
especial benefit of the Sacajawea fund.
In this connection an interesting in
cident occurred this week when a letter
was received from one of the copper
kings of Montana, who bas become so
interested in tbe story of Sacajawea that
be bas named one of bis largest mines
for the Indian heroine, and it is believed
to be bis intention to contribute the ma
terial for tbe statute. Full details of
this matter could not be obtained for
publication at this time.
One of the most ardent admirers of
Sacajawea Is Dr. Matthews, of the
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.
Ci who is devoting a large amount of
time and research to tbe proper costume
of Sacajawea. Dr. Matthews, who was
tbe co-laborer of Dr. Coues on bis Lewis
& Clark and otber historical works, is
enlisting much interest in Washington
in the projected statue. Dr. Hoemer,
the noted editor of tbe Lewis 5c Clark
journals, is likewise awakening a great
interest in Minneaoplis. The poem on
Sacajawea, by Bert Huffman, which ap
peared in a recent issue of the Orego-
nian, has attracted much attention, says
Mrs. Dye, aod bids fair to find its way
into every scrap book of the Pacific
Northwest.
Subscribe for tbe Enterprise.
In Honor of Birthday. Clara Zura
wait was pleasantly surprised last Satur
day afternoon at her borne by a company
of seventeen of ber young friends in
honor of her thirteenth birthday anni
versary. The superstition surrounding;
tbe numeral 13, did not enter in any
way to limit the thorough enjoyment of
the occasion by tbe young lolks and all
report a good time.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Absolute! Pure
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