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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1910.
FORTY FOURTH YEAR NO. 8.
CITY PLANS
ESTABLISHED 188
.
GRANGES
MRS. STREIB
BOOST DAY
MULTNOMAH
WOULD LOSE
MUCH WORK
IN SESSION
GETS $4,000
LOOKING UP
PROPOSES IMPROVEMENT OF
FIVE STREETS WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY.
SUDDEN ACTION TAKEN
WaaMngton, Twelfth, Center, Ninth
nd Taylor Btreele Embraced
In Scheme to Olve City
Better Street.
Following right upon III" heels of
I III' Nilllllln (if I III' llllll'llduil'lltn ir-
vIiIImk fr a rlningi' In Hi" manlier of
milking lr""t Improv-ciui-nln, tlit city
council Wi'ilni'Hiliiy night liilil Hi" fi "i ti
iluiloii fur Hi" Improvement of Twelfth
nirenl from Water to Tnvlur street;
('niter street from Seventh to Ninth
street; mliilillHhiiH'iit of the grade
nuil Hi" Impiovoiiioiit of Washington
street from Second street to the
bridge ut Hi'Vi-ntooiith street; cntnh
llrdniioiit of the grade of Ninth street
from Center to Tnylor street, mnl of
Tnylor street from Hovi-iiih to Tny
lor Klreot All of thenn ciiiili'inpbti'd
Improvements were referred to City
KiikIi r Mi'IiIiiiiii. who will nmko the
.iIniiiI" mnl pinna mnl npei-Uh-ntlonn
for nhiiili"liin to the roiinrll. II will
In. nei-cioiiiry for thi rltv to condemn
property on Ninth nnd Tnylor mreetn
before tin' ni'luitl I iiiirvtin-iil n rnn
tit mini",
I'll" roiinrll ninviiHni.il thi vote of
Momlnv's election mnl Mayor f'nrll
proclnlnicd thi' rhitrtiT miii'inlini'litii
In full rori'n mnl effect. Th"ii. II wan
Hint thu roiinrll iror"i'("i to nml'e
linini'illnl" nlntin for the liiiirov"ini lit
of miiny Mrecta,
LIQUOR LICENSES
TAKE AWFUL JUMP
COUNCIL MAY PASS ORDINANCE
TO MAKE ANNUAL FEE
11000.
Inrrenne uf Ibr llipior HceniMH from
f i.riit to 1 1, ion wan deternilueil on
Weilnemtny lilffht nt a npeclnl ineellnu
of the city roiinrll nmt nil orillnaurt'
wan iinnneil to Itn necond renitlllK,
only two rounrllineii dlnHentliiK It In
rnimlilered probnhle Hint 11 IlKht will
be liinil" nualnnt the Inrrenno, for It
will iiieun Hint nome of the 17 nnloonn
In tlreKoll t'lty will have to lio out
of hiiNliiemi Thin ntep hnn been ron
leuiplnted for n lontj while by the
council, with view to keeplnir down
the number of nnloonn here which
In out of oil proKiitloii to the town'
population. The city now receive nn
I n mm" of 110,200 per nnnnm from
Honor llcenneii and If the number of
naliMina In reduced to 10 thn Incoinn
will be nearly an much, ttevernl year
aim the llrciine for saloons wnn In
crerned from too 10 Jfinn, but thin
hnd no etT"i-t In rcducliiK the numlier
of retail lliiuor liounen. I'nlenn
Krent deal of prennure In bniiiKht to
bear iiimui thn niembern of the council
the pnipuHi'il (irdlnaiicc In "lire to bu
enacted.
FIVE-CENT RATE UP
TO SUPREME COURT
RAILROAD COMPANY MUST FILE
V THEIR BRIEF BY
MARCH 12.
Mllwauhlc patroun of. the I'orllauil
Hallway, Unlit Power Co.'n lino
hope before the middle f March, to
hi'Kln ranhlliK couponn reprenentlnit
one-half the 10-cetit faren which they
are contlnultiK to pay while thn lit
loineyn for the company plend with
the Supreme Court for 0 rehcarltiK
of the JinlKMieiif oonllrmliiK the order
of the Slain ltallrond ComiiilHHlon In
eHtiibllHhliiK a Scent fare.
March 11! In now denlmmtrd nn the
Into on which the part lea to the nine
miiHt (lie their hrlefn covering the
mntier. It Ik not believed the court
will reiiuent oral argument In addi
tion. Mllwaiikle ronliletiln ronteniled
ImiK mid nlrenuoiiHly for the R-cent
rule, nnd fl mill v petitioned the Hall
way ConiinlHKlon, which body came
to their relief with 11 mandate for re.
iluccd rale of transportation. Tho
I nun wny company then nerured an
1 11 J 1 1 lie-1 1011 rcHtrnlnliiK I he ('oiiiiiiIhhIiiii
from plncliiK Itn order In effect nnd
appealed the cane to the Supremo
Court, after the local Circuit Court
ban upheld the authority of tho Hull
10111I ( "t itii 111 1 null in In tho ncllon taken.
Couponn rebalhiK one-linlf of every
ID-cent fare on tho Mllwaiikle run tiro
now lieliiK Issued In iiiiiiiIici'h np
proachliiK ino.OOO, mnl or the re
demiillon of Hint paper the company
hnn fiinilslii'il it bond of $10,000.
Woodmen Go to Portland.
Forty ini'inbcm of Willamette Fu.Hn
Camp No. MS, Woodmen of the World
went to Portland hint night on n
Hpecliil cur mid were the RiientH of
Multnomah Camp No. 77, on the Knnt
Side. Forty-two candidate! were Ini
tialed, the ofllcerH and degreo team
from Willamette Fill la Ciinip putting
on tho Moor work. Tho Initiatory
roremonlen were followed by a ban
quet and tho local Woodmen returned
home at a Into hour.
Ml
AUSTIN T. DUXTON Matter of
Oregon Bute 6ranue, Which
Meete In Oregon City Next
May.
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FORMER DOMESTIC
IS TOO EXACTING
C. C. 8MUCKER, OF NEEDY,
CHARGES THAT SINCE HE MAR
RIEO WIFE CAUSED TROU0LE.
Through fieorgc ('. Ilrownell mnl
lilmlrk lilinli'k, ('. ('. Siniirki-r, n
well known rrNlili.iit of Needy, him
llli'il n illvorci. mm In llii. circuit court
iiKiiluit Kvn Hinucker. Trior to thulr
iniirrliiK". Kliiii'i) th" complaint, tho
ili'fi iiiliiiit wnn employed an it dome-
tic ut hi farm in-nr N""iy, ami dur
ing llml tlmi', conducted herself III
n iiniKt straightforward. Imlyllkn man
tier After hi r term of employment
liiul expired, tin- ili-fi'iiilnnt r'ttiriif'l
to I'ortliunl. where, on July IS, l'ldtl,
hIi" mnl Hi" plaintiff hi'i'iiiiii' hum liilil
wit.- Immrillaii-ly lifter thu wedding
..e.in m. i i-wii cum ..
reluriinl lo the farm nt Needy, mnl
tu lens than two weekn afterward",
nil.- bi-ttan to find fault with every
thing iMixnible In In r nurriiiiinllUKn,
nnd llinile the life of her hunblllid bur-
dellnome.
The tlrnt thing to fall under In"
dlnplenniire. It In alleged, wnn the fain
Hy ciniknlove. and to nntlnfv her,- the
plnlnilff purrhane.1 a new l.ln rntige
Him then began to nod fault wlih K.I
uier Smucker, the plnlnilfT'n son and
nh made nuch tnnible that thn plain
tiff wnn obliged to advlne hln son to
lenve home In order to sitlnfy the
demniiiln of bin ntepmother The ni'in
ner In which Hie carpenter hnd built
the hoime did not meet with the ap
proval of the defendants neither, and
she wnn rotitlnually mnklng trouble
over thin, nnd ihe niann.r In which
the pnlulern and pnperhanifern hnd
done their work, nn 1 r"nil milking
the life nf the plaintiff un'ieiirnble.
Mm. Hoiucker wnn ron'lnuiilly find
lug fault w'th Smuci er, the plaint IIT
nayn. and hln minor children, and a
muned herself by criticising their nc
tlonn. In nn endeavor to caimo plnln-
lift In hln extremity. 10 do something
In order to give her grounds on which
to file a divorce null nnd secure all
ninny. She tolil the plaintiff nn ni v
(nil occnnlotin that she did not di-Hlre
lo live with lilm.
The plalpllff nayn that he wan often
told by hln wife that nhe han cngnged
the hervlci of a l'ortlnn-1 allorncy to
begin divorce proceeding ngalml Ulm
end compell him to nay her alimony.
Or February 15 of this year, the de
fi ndiinl pir.'ked her be'iiiiclngn, and
lift the home of the plalnl'T.
"FARMER'S WEEK" SUCCESS-
Special Proflramme This Year Is At
tended by 340 Men and Women.
The exerclnen of Farmers' Week,
Including the special programme of
fered by the School of Domentlc and
Art, attracted :H0 men and women to
the Oregon Agricultural College this
year. Of thin number 135 nro women
who are studying the problems of
home building nnd 205 nro men tak
ing the work In fruit growing and
general agriculture.
A corpn of npeclnl lecturers chosen
from among the prominent men of
the male gave a nerlen of talks on
practical problems In fruit growing
and farming In the slate of Oregon.
These proved to lie of great Interest
ami were particularly Instructive.
INTERESTING POINT
OF LAW IS ARGUED
LEGAL TANGLE, INVOLVING GLAD
STONE PROPERTY IS HEARD
BY JUDGE CAMPBELL.
lleforo Judge Campbell In the dr
ill! Court Friday morning there wan
argued nn Interesting point of law,
the court reserving bin decision until
he bus had an opportunity to con
sider tho mutter. Mr. nnd Mrs. 0. B.
lohnson owned three Iota at (Uad-
Htone and I hey have nolil tho property
o H. W. Porter. Prior to the nnlo,
however, M. 11. Hulley obtained a
Judgment In the Circuit Court of Mult-
omiih county against Johnson for
$.ri0l.4:i, nnd hnd a transcript of tho
Judgment tiled In Clncknmns county.
In order to defend the title imd pro
tect. Mr. Porter It was mutually agreed
lint Johnson should place a sum ag
gregating tho amount of tho Judg
ment In the hands of John W. Uider
to await the determination of tho
courts. This notion was followed by
a suit for Johnson to recovor tho
money, and tho court's decision will
determine wholhor tho Multnomah
county Judgment shall be a lien
against tho property sold to Porter.
MRS. HOWARD. OF MULINO, WILL
0E REELECTED SECRETARY
IF SHE ACCEPT8.
BUXTON WILL RETIRE
State Orange, Patrons of Hutbandry,
Will Convene at Oregon City
May 10, to Elect
Officers.
Tim State CiniiiK''. TnlroiiH of Hun
Imiiilry, will convene In thin city May
In, mnl the county conventions for
selection nf ili'li-Kincn will he hold
Kiiliirilay, March f. Tim HtnlR (iniliK"
oltlri-m will ho I'li'ctcd.
ArcoritliiK to thu ti'Urhl:iKN of th"
orilur. It In not allowable for any on
lo hi'coiim n rmnllilatt' for mi oIl"e
In Hi" onllnary acci'iiliinco of thn
("rui, nor "un any of thu ini'thodn
of til" pIlllllclllllH tO HCCUrn HllpIKirt
for himself or other." It In hIho for
hlilileii to make iiomlniilloiin, thin hc
Iiik ilolie hy the tiod) of the S'nle
(ininn"
,everllieleK the aelectloii of the
late mauler and other lenitliiK m
rern In helliK quietly ronnldereil a
tnoiii; the ini'inliera. Aunlln T. Hin
du liiu heen mimter for four yearn,
luit It In uinlernliMxl thai he limy re
lire nt the cm! of IiIh term. J. J.
JnhiiHoii, ntale lecturer, may h ad
vanced to Mute miiHti-r. There Bh
peit rH ii i!"iienil deHlre for hln pro
moi Ion, nlihoiiKh lie In not a candi
date. Nevertlielenn, Mr. Johlinon'il
work nn male lecturer han heen no
prominent Hint It may enrn him the
blither plnce.
He (I"vIhi-i mnl put lulu operation
the prmeiit eihicalloiiiil proKrmnme
(or life KnuiKem of Orenon, which la
,,,., ril1,., , ,I1(.r B,ate. It Is
?i .i n... .,1 ,iun
iilislilereil the bent cdtirntloiml plan
i-vit adopted by the order. Mr. John
mil ban visited mid lectured In nearly
all the rouutlen of the slate, nnd but
for the prejudice against Multnomah
County, he may be elected master.
For the state secretary Mrs. Mary
8. Howard will bo re-elected, If nhe
will accept.
The Jurisdiction now embnieen 2C
counties and 137 granges. According
to thn report of the stnte secretary,
the following are entitled to dele
gates: Itcntmi County, 5 granges:
Clackamas, IK; Clatsop, 1; Columbia,
in; Cmis. 6: Cnnik, 2; Gilliam. 2;
Hood Hlver. i; Jackson, 2; Josephine,
; Ume, G: IJnn. IS; Lincoln. 1;
Klnmnth. 3; Malheur. 3; Marlon, ;
Multnomah. 10; Folk, 3; Tillamook,
B; Cmatllln. 1; I'nlon, 3; Wallowa, 1
Washington, 11; Wasco, B; Wheeler.
1; Yamhill, 6.
Mountain View Discusses Amend
ments.
The final meeting In behalf of the
proposed amendments to the charter
governing tho manner of Improving
streets wnn held Friday night at bly
under Ihe aunplces of the Mountain
View Improvement Club. Sam Fran
els presided and brief speeches were
made by President of tho Council
William Androgen, Attorney O. D
Kbv, Councilman F. J. Meyer. Dunn
C. Kly and Clark Fuge. The latter
wan the only man present who was
antagonistic to the amendments. The
meeting wan well attended and tho
purpose of the proposed amendments
was clearly defined by tho Hpoakers,
GRANGE MEETING OF
INTEREST TO FARMERS
DAIRY AND FRUITMEN TO DIS
CUSS CURRENT TOPICS AT
NEW ERA ON SATURDAY.
Warner 0 range, of New Kra, Is ar
ranging to have a meeting at the
tii'iinge Hull Saturday night for tho
beiielt of 1 his county, 11 ml It Is prob
able that there will he a large turn
out on that day. Tho meeting will
be bold In the afternoon following the
regulnr morning session of the
(iriinge. M. J. Ijizelle, who wan re
cently elected secretary of the Clack
iimas County Fair Association, la
chairman of the programme, and ho
Is being assisted by W. A. lVidds, mas
ter of Warner Orange. Among tho
speakers of the afternoon will hi'
State Deputy Food Inspector. M. S.
Shrock, A. J. IowIh, president of the
Clackamas County Horticultural So
ciety, A. H. Flnnegiin, of this city,
one of Iho most successful strawberry
growers of Clackamas County. George
Ijlzelle, proprietor of the Mountain
Ash Farm nt. Mount Pleasant.
An effort han been made for some
time to organize a fruitgrowers' as
sociation In Clackamas County, nnd
this matter will bo brought up for fur
ther discussion on Saturday.
NEW SERVICE FOR CANEMAH.
P. R. L, & P. Co.. to Comply With
R. R. Commission's Ruling,
Starts New Service.
In order to comply with the order
of tho Railroad Commission of Ore
gon In maintaining a half hour ser
vice for passengers between Oregon
City nnd Cnnenmh, tho Portland Kail
way, Light & Power Company has
Inaugurated a now service between
these two points, placing another car
that runs between Cniiomah and as
far north as Green Point. This Is
done for tho reason that the regular
Portlnnd-Oregon City cars cannot run
to Cnnemnh and still maintain tho
schedule. The stub car connects with
the cars to and from Portland.
YOUNG WIFE IS AWARDED VER
DICT AGAINST MAYOR OF
MILWAUKIE.
JURY OUT SEVEN HOURS
8trleb Expects to File Motion For a
New Trial and Statei That
New Evidence Hai Been
Discovered.
Four thousand dollars for the alien
ation of her htmhnnd's affections was
awarded to Mrs. Philip 8'rl-l,, Jr., by
a Jury In thn Circuit Court Thursday
afternoon against HtrlcD's parents, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Philip Btrleb. the former
being the Mayor of Mllwaiikle and a
wealthy citizen of th town. The
Jury came In shortly after Ave o'clock
Tliurcdiiy afternoon, after having
been out morn than seven hours, anil
It was feared thnt the twelve men had
deadlocked and that the case, which
has been hard fought since last Mon
day morning would nsult in a dis
agreement. It Was learned that one
or two of tho Jury favored a verdict
for Mayor Ktrelb from the commence
ment of the balloting, but there were
others who thought that Mrs. Strelb
should have a much larger amount
than was finally awarded nnd a com
promise verdict wan the rmult.
The opposing counsel concluded
their argument Wednesday night, and
Judge Campbell adjourned Court until
thin morning, when he delivered his
chnrge to the Jury, which left the
court room at 9:15 o'clock. Homo ex
citement wan occasioned Just before
iiimiii, when the bailiff wan sent out
for a cot for Henry Rastall, one of
the Jurors who had suddenly become
III. It was not necessary to obtain
the services of a physician, however,
for It proved lo be merely a cuse of
ludlnposltion.
Judge Campbell's charge to the
Jury was simple and direct and In part
follows:
In this cane the measure of damages
In case you find that the plaintiff Is
entitled, under thene Instructions, to
nny, Is a sum that will compensate
her for tho loss of her husband's sup
port, affections, society and protec
tion, and for mental a' Milsh, morti
fication and the Injury to ner fiH-linga,
In tho event thnt you find from the
evidence In this case that she suffered
nuch loss, nnd this amount lies In
your sound discretion. There Is no
technical way of measuring the a
mount, but you should uso your own
common sense and Judgment In ar
riving nt the amount.
Now, then, should you find that the
plaintiff is entitled to recover dam
ages of and from the defendants here
in, or either of them, and In addition
you should find that the acts or con
ducts of defendants or either of them,
In which you base such recovery, was
malicious and wanton, you may assess
an amount against them, or against
that one whose conduct and acts
were so wanton and malicious, such
a sum as exemplary damages as In
your Judgment would be proper as a
punishment of defendants of either of
them In case you Bhould find that
such conduct and acts of one only was
malicious or wanton. And for this
purpose you may take Into considera
tion tho wealth of the defendants.
Hut In this respect It Is proper to In
form you that there Is no evidence In
this case that the defendant, Mrs.
Philip Strelb, Is possessed of any
money or property whatever.
Tho parents are not bound to fur
nish a home for their son-in-law or
daughter-in-law; neither does the law
compel or require thorn to associate
with them or Invite them to their
home. Neither Is there any obliga
tion on their part to furnish carriages
for them to ride In, even at a fun
eral, notwithstanding that the failure
of tho parents to do these things may
tend to alienate the affections of the
husband from the wife. And to use
a slang, but apt expression, this sim
ply means, as applies to this case,
that plaintiff married onlv Philip
Strelb, Jr., and not his parents as
well. But should the parents do some
thing, or fall to discharge some obli
gation that the law Imposes upon
them, with the Intent to separate or
alienate the affections of tho son
from his wife, and surh action or con
duct on the part of the parents did
ns a mntter of fact alienate such af
fections and was the controlling cause
thereof, then such parent wiAiId be
liable in damages to the party Injured.
So you will see that In this case
there nro certain facts that you must
find before you can return a verdict
for the plaintiff:
First, that tho affections of plain
tiff's husband wore alienated from her
or mnterlally diminished.
Second, that tho defendants or
either of them were Intentionally guil
ty of some act or conduct which wns
tho controlling cause of such aliena
tion.
Third, thnt such act or conduct
wns In bad faith and with nn Intent
nnd purpose to cause nllenatlon and
did In fact cause it.
The Strelb case is tho only one of
his character that has been tried In
tho Clackamas County Circuit Court
In many years and the amount asked
for by young Mrs. Stivlh Is probably
tho largest sum for which suit has
over been brought hero.
The following Jury tiled the case:
Mike Hulras, C. It. Noblltt, Harry
Rastall, H. B. Buckner. B. Sullivan.
E. D. Closnor, J. C. F.lllott, George
Klllln. Joseph Hnrless. Ivl Stebman,
Orvll Martin, J. D. Rentier.
Attorney George C. Biownell, acting
for Mayor and MYs. Pnlllp Strelb of
Mllwaiikle, against whom a Judgment
was rendered for $4000, will file a
motion In the Circuit Court for a new
trial. Five reasons are cited as a
(Continued from page 4)
PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTIONS OF
COUNTY ARE EXPECTED
HERE MARCH 12.
PROGRAM IS PROMISED
Commercial Club Appropriates $50
And Merchant Respond to
Solicitation of
' Committee,
Koine of Ihe prominent business and
professional men of this city are ar
ranging for Booster Day, which will
be held on Saturday, March 12. The
soliciting committee, composed of Dr.
h. A. Summer, chairman; John Adams
and Judge ThirnaB F. Hyan, Is meet
ing with sucess In Its work, and al
ready has a neat sum to assist In de
fraying the expense. Other commit
tees on programme and entertainment
will be appointed, and they will "get
busy" with their work. A good pro
gramme is promised the people, who
will come from the outlying districts
of the county. A Booster Day was
cbnerved In this city several days ago
but was not the sucess the merchants
hnd planned. This year they have ta
ken the matter Into their own hands
to nee that the people who come here
will not be dlsapolnted. The merch
ants who have been Interviewed by
tne soliciting committee heartily en
dorse the action, and are giving freely
to the cause. Already many of the
merchants are arranging to have bar
gain sales on that day, which will be
among drawing features to the people
living In the dlfefrent sections of the
county.
Tho publicity committee and advis
ory board of the Commercial Club
Tuesday night made an appropriation
of $50 to assist In covering the ex
pense of the "Booster" meeting. The
request for the appropriation came
from the Board of Governors, and
while It was not granted at a former
meeting. Dr. Sommer. who is actively
Interested in the forthcoming meeting,
advised the committee that be bad
Interviewed many of the subscribers
to the publicity fund and they were
willing that the appropriation should
be made.
The Board of Governor of the Com
merclnl Club has named the following
committees for the big Booster Day
on Saturday, March 12:
Programme J. E. Hedges, chair
man: T. J. Gary. O. D. Eby.
Printing W. A. Huntley, chairman;
T. F. Hyan. J. Levitt.
Music and entertainment John
Adams, chairman: E. T. Fields, Dr.
Clyde Mount, Dr. L A. Morris, Harry
S. Moody.
"Boosting" C. G. Huntley, chair
man; L. E. Jones, George A. Hard
ing, Frank Busch, F. C. Gadke, E. S.
Larson, George V. Ely. I. D. Taylor,
D. C. Ely, A. A. Price, William J.
Wilson. U Adams, O. W. Eastham,
E. E. Brodle, W. A. Shewman.
CAMPBELL PREPARES DOCKET.
Sets Dates for Several Jury Trials
During April Term of Court.
Judge Campbell has set the dates
nf the following Jury trials for the
April term of the Circuit Court:
Monday, April IS, Trine vs. Pratt
April 19, Eastham vs. Tracy; April 20,
Mini vs. Harlow; April 21. Standard
Wood Company vs. DeLappe; April
22, State of Oregon vs. Gregory; April
23, Block vs. BItzer.
IMPROVE THE RIVER
SOUTH OF THIS CITY
COMMERCIAL CLUB DELEGATION
WILL JOIN SELLWOOD
MONDAY EVENING.
For the purpose of Interesting the
United States Government in the Im
provement of the Willamette River
between Portland and Oregon City
the various committees appointed by
the Commercial and Improvement
Clubs of the towns between the two
cities will hold a meeting with the
Scllwood Commercial Club next Mon
liny evening. The transportation com
mittee of the Oregon City Commercial
Club, composed of Thomas F. Ryan,
George C. Rrownell, Frank Busch and
G. L. Dodges, along with C. G. Hunt
ley. W. E. Cnrll, A. L. Beatie, C. D.
Latourette, J. W. Moffat t and C. H.
Dye. will represent the local orga
nization. Messrs. Dye Moffatt and
Busch were several months ago
named as a special committee by
President Ryan, of the Commercial
Club, to obtain and forward data rela
tive to the condition of the Clackamas
rapids to the Oregon delegation In
Congress. It is evident that no ap
propriation Is contemplated for the
removal of the Clnckamas rapids at
the present session of Congress,
though it Is still possible to attach
an amendment on the House bill when
It reaches the Senate.
REPORT IS UNFOUNDED.
No Grounds for Scarlet Fever Scare,
Says Dr. N orris.
Tho report that scarlet fever ha$
broken out In Kansas City Addition
was disproven Saturday by County
Health Inspector. J. W. Norrls. In
company with Chief of Police Burns,
Dr. Norrls made a careful Investiga
tion In Kansas City,' and Inspected
the house where there was supposed
to be a case of the fever, but tbey
found no symptoms of the disease.
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B. P. STOUT, 8inglng Evangelist.
REVIVALS IN PROGRESS.
Crowds Attend Meetings of Prof.
Stout at Baptist Church.
The mission now In progress at the
First Baptist church, conducted by
Rev. S. A. Hayworth and assisted by
Pr-f. B. P. Stout, the singing evange
list. Is being attended by huge crowds
of people. Prof. Stout began his work
Sunday morning by the rendition of
several solos and he completely cap
tivated the large audience. The evan
gelist Is proving to be all and much
more than he was represented to be
as a man of magnetic personality and
a leader of men. His powerful tender
appealing voice, combined with his
stories, form a most unique and thril
ling service. Pastor Hayworth is de
livering a series of addresses on gos
pel topics and these are delivered In
all candor and earnestness. The mis
sion now being conducted Is, taken all
around, without doubt, the most pop
ular ever held in Oregon City. A
monster men's meeting is being plan
ned for Sunday afternoon at 3:30, at
which time Prof. Stout will sing songs
which are peculiarly adapted to reach
men. Pastor Hayworth will deliver
his famous address on "The Making
of An American King." In the even
ing service the pastor will speak on
The Proof of the Pudding, or Scepti
cism Floored." Prof. Stout will be
at his best In all these services. From
Oregon City, Prof. Stout goes to the
First M. E. church of Portland to
begin an engagement March 7.
NEW BUILDINGS FOR
STATE UNIVERSITY
REGENTS DECIDE TWO STRUC
TURES MUST BE ERECTED TO
HOUSE BIG ATTENDANCE.
Two new buildings, made necessary
by the rapid growth in enrollment,
are to be erected at the University of
Oregon according to the decision
reached by the Board of Regents at
their semi-annual meeting held In
Eugene last Saturday. The first of
these will be an Administration Buil
ding, to contain the President's, the
I nlversity Steward's, and the Regis
trar's offices on the first floor and an
auditorium on the second. The sec
ond building will consist of class
rooms exclusively. The Regents found
that with the present enrollment, a
number of Instructors have no perma
nent recitation room, but hold their
classes In any room where opportunity
will permit. The erection of an Ad
ministration building will leave all of
Villard Hall, In which the present olll
ces are situated, free for additional
class rooms, and the Condon Geolog
ical Collection, the most valuable of
Its kind on the Pacific Coast, which U
now crowded In a room containing
about one-third the space needed, will
probably be placed In the present as
sembly hall on the second floor of
Villard.
TWO FIRES HERE
IN THREE DAYS
ELECTRIC THEATER BADLY DAM-
AGED, AND EUREKA RESTAUR
ANT CATCHES FIRE.
Fifteen hundred dollars damages
and no insurance is the result of a
fire that broke out late Friday night
n the Electric Theater. It Is feared
that the Are wns of Incendiary origin,
as some one hnd broken open the
back door and has evidently laid a
fire under the electric plnno, which
was a total loss. The alarm was
turned In about 10:30 o'clock, after
the place had been closed for nearly
an hour and the Are department res
ponded promptly and prevented the
blaze from spreading. The theater
reopened Saturday.
A defective flue In the Eureka Res
taurant Sunday morning started a fire
which might have proved serious, had
It not been discovered before the
flames hnd gained a good headway.
The downtown companies of the vol
unteer fire department were quick in
responding to the alarm, and the blaze
was extinguished In a short time.
The loss will probably not amount
to over $250, and the building, which
Is the property of George A. Harding,
is covered by insurance. This Is the
second fire on Main street between
Fifth and Sixth in two days.
D0E8 NOT LOOK WITH FAVOR
UPON PROPOSAL FOR
MORE TERRITORY.
INCREASE ITS EXPENSE
Addition Would Double Area of Sis
ter County and Portland
Would Be Compelled
to Pay the Piper.
(Oregonlan.)
The direct Interest to the taxpayers
of Multnomah county, particularly of
Portland, is the proposal to annex to
Multnomah county that part of Clack
amas county lying north of the Clack
amas River and west of the Willa
mette River, between the mouth of
the Clackamas and the mouth of the
Tualatin.
The territory proposed to be added
to Multnomah county equals the pres
ent area of Multnomah. The district
described represents assessable val
ues of only $13,000,000.
In other words, Bay prominent Mult- .
nomah county officials, It la proposed
to add that county, which has assess
able values of about $250,000,000, ter
ritory equal In area and representing
assessable values of only $13,000,000.
It Is Insisted that if the annexation
scheme Is carried through, the area
of Multnomah county will be doubled,
virtually, and the expense of main
taining roads will be more than dou
bled. On an average between $180,
400 and $200,000 annually have been
expended for road construction In
Multnomah county. To make and
maintain these Improvements In the
territory proposed to be annexed. It
Is estimated, would cost a greater a
mount for the reason that road and
bridge construction in that part of
Clackamas county is far more expen
sive than in any section of Multno
mas county as it Is now constituted.
The bulk of this Increased expense
In taxes would be exacted from the
taxpayers of Portland, who now pay
92 per cent of the taxes raised for
county purposes, including the bull
ding of roads. If the additional terri
tory Is annexed, the taxpayers of
Portland will be required to pay even
a greater proportion of the cost of
these tmprorvements In that district
for the reason that the territory to
be added will not carry the same pro
portion of the cost as is carried by the
same character of land in Multnomah
county.
Attempted secession by the resi
dents of the northern part of Clack
amas coumy win oe resisiea vigor
ously by the voters of that part of
the county south of the Clackamas
River. The boundaries of the district
which would withdraw from' the par
ent county have been so drawn as
to Include the big paper manufactur
ing plants in Oregon City. It is in
these mills that the greater part of
the $13,000,000 of assessable value ex
ists. "The total assessable values of
Clackamas county are about $22,000
000," stated J. B Jack, Assessor of
this county, "and the value of the
property In the district seeking to
secede is probably $13,000,000. While
probably nine-tenths of the people in
this county, north of the Clackamas
favor the annexation to Multnomah,
their move, I feel satisfied will be op
posed In the election by a majority
of the voters of the entire county. I
have been informed that an organized
effort will be .made in opposition to
the campaign of the annexationists."
"Multnomah county is now spend
ing annually between $180,000 and
$200,000 on its roeds." said a county
official yesterday. "If the additional"
territory is taken In, this expense to
the county -will be more than dou
bled, since there are only a few im
proved roads in Northern Clackamas,
while at the same time there are a
great many costly bridges to be main
tained. Property owners in the City
of Portland now pay 92 per cent of
the taxes raised in this county. They
will be required to pay more than
that proportion of the Increased tar
for these improvements, which will
be necessary if the additional terri
tory is annexed.
"This annexation agitation, I am
convinced, bad its origin with some
property owners who hope by joining
their holdings with Multnomah coun
ty to reap the benefits of Increased
valuation, which would follow that ac
tion. In view of the vital concern this
situation bears to the taxpayers of
the City of Portland, the true facts
should ho brought to their attention.
"Annexation of the proposed area
can only mean Increased taxes to
Multnomah county property owners
and a maximum of Improvements for
a minimum of taxes for the residents
of the district seeking annexiitlom
Having this knowledge before them,
the Interested voters cannot be ex
cused If they vote blindly or indiffer
ently on the subject.
ELKS TO INITIATE SOON.
Exercises Will Be Held Friday, March
A Elaborate Arrangements Made.
The l.iitlatory ceremonies of tho
new lodge of the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks will probably
take place In this city Friday evening,
March 4. and elaborate ntana nm he-
Ing made for the affair. The Board
of Governors of the Commercial Club
have tendered the use of the club
rooms for the entertainment of th
visiting Elks from Portland and Wil
lamette vaney points and it is likely
that the ceremonies of Initiation wlil
take place In Woodmen of tho World
hall. There are more than 60 names
on the charter roll. It Is expected
that several hundred Elks from Port
land will come up for the event.