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FORTYJ IFTH YEAR No. 48.
OREGON CIT OJtEClON, FRIDAY, NOVEMIJER 10, 1911.
ESTABLISHED 1IM
LIVE WIRES WORK
FOR
POSTOFFIE
CLUB ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST
IN OBTAINING NEW FED
ERAL BUILDING.
MERCHANTS FAVOR STEAMBOAT LINE
Only Obitaola li LacK of Wharf Ac
commodatlon Plan For Rural
Routa To Stafford a
Discussed.
Urgent demand for a public building
In Oregon City will l imido by tlm
I.lvn Wires of I lie Commercial Club
and Nt ilia next weekly luncheon res
olutions will tin ikIiiiI(I reUHtluK
IIih Oregon delegation In Congress to
put forth HI rouiioiiH efforts to secure
tlm pnHMUKo of mi aiiroirlutlnii bill
that la now ix'ikIIiik, The statement of
Postmaster T P. Hiimtull at the Intit-ti-min
Tuesday that Oregon City post
office In a dlxgruce to thn town was
greeted with cheers. The government
Iiuh not provldid adequate spuce for
tint X)M((ifflc(, and bus rented thn
space on both sides of thn entrance to
thn building, onn side to a transfer
company and th othir to a real exute
flrm. ToMtofflcn Inspector K. C, Clem
ejits, who wiim In thn city Tumidity,
In heartily In accord with Postmaster
Itnndull In hi effort to secure an ap
proprlutlon for a suitable Federal
building. Senator Chamberluln and
Congressman lluwlcy have hills pend
ing In thn Semite and Hoiiho for a
Government hulldliiK nt Oregon City.
TliroiiKh thn co-operation of the Live
Wires, the Commercial Club and thn
business men of the city there In a
KOOd proltpoct lf HUCCPHH.
Tuesday's meeting of the hive Wires
was an unusually Interesting onn.
Frank Hunch, chairman of the commit
toe to which wua referred tlm pro
poHii) for an Independent steamer linn,
made a report and mated that Cuptuln
Ilemhree, owner of the steamer I-eona,
would ho In Oregon City thla week.
Mr. itiiHrh soys that nearly every mer
chant Interviewed expressed a will
ingness to support the proponed linn,
hut that thn sticking point la the lack
of whnrf ai-coininodatlon. Thin In a
mailer that hns long been a thorn
In the aldn of independent nhlppera
and It la possible that by the con
certed effort of the elly council and
the Commercial Club that the city may
yet have a public wharf. The way for
Hi I H Innlltiitlon wan opened hint Hum
mer but negotiations between the city
and tho Oregon Engineering & Con
Hiructlon Compnny fell throiiKh be-
cuuso or tne unwillingness or mo com
puny to cIoho a (leal.
II. C. N'lelnen, who tuny establish a
creamery In thin city, was a guest of
thn Live Wires at lunch Tuesday and
outlined his plana. Mr. N'lelnen In mill
looking over tho territory In thn m
medliito vicinity of Oregon City and
will probably make a deflnlto an
nouncenient In a few clays.
Thn Uvo Wlrcn are Ht t II working
on the project for the cHtiihliHhmcul
of a rural route running out of Oregon
Clly and tapping itio Stafford country,
which ban for several yearn been
nerved from Sherwood, Washington
county. Thla mean a that tho people
reHldlng only u few nillea from Oregon
Clly uro out of touch Willi tbln com
muiilty and are compelled to wait two
day before receiving mall sent out or
Oregon City. I'oHlniaaler Randall has
been In eorresKtidence with Congress-
man llawley relative to tho matter
ami has received the following letter:
Salem, Or., Oct. 24, 1911.
lion. Tom P. Ilandall, Oregon City, Or.
My Dear Friend: I urn very glad to
receive your letter of the 21st IiihI.,
ndatlvo to the proponed rural route
forming a loop from Route No. 5, from
Oregon City, und thank you for writ
ing me ho fully relative to the matter.
1 think with your co-operation we
can place tho matter In such n manner
before iho I'oHtofflcn Department and
tho Innpector that tho excen portlonn
of rural ronten Noh. 1 and 5 from Sher
wood may he added to the territory
not at prenent covered by any rural
delivery service und the proponed
route formed. It seems to me that
this route would very greatly benefit
tho poKtul facilities in that locality.
The matter will probably be referred
to you for Information and I will glad
ly co-operAte with you In an effort to
secure the servlco we desire.
With best wishes. 1 am.
Truly yours,
W. C. HAVVLEY.
The following menu was served nt
Tuesday's luncheon:
Digger Chowder Hot
Dead Heat Pickles
Cold Ilolled Tongue
Spud Dumplings
Jellied Porker Pedal Kxtremllles
Combination Shot Salad
Hread and Jlutter
Ma'a Pumpkin Pie
Whipped Cream
Coffee and Trimmings
L
ARE
Thn county school district boundary
board, which conslsta of the county
court and Superintendent of County
Schools clary, at Ita annual meeting
Tuenday niado aeveru) change In dis
tricts. The petition of school district
No. 121 asking for a portion of the
Milwuukln district, was denied. The
petition of dlntrlct No, lit (Wichita)
that It take a portion of district No.
CJ (Harmony) was grantnd, Property
of K. K. McAriliur was transferred
from district No. 109 to district No. 03.
A petition to chnnge the boundary
linn between district No. 120 and No.
27 was granted.
RAILROAD TRESTLE
EARS COMPLETION
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FEE IS REDUCED
SPECIAL RATE OF $10 MADE FOR
THIRTY DAYS TO INCREASE
ITS MEMBERSHIP.
NON RESIDENTS TO BE CHARCED $5
Organization Haa $835 In Treasury
And N'ver Waa In Mora Pros
perous Condition Big
Work Planned.
GRADE TO BEAVER CREEK WILL
BE FINISHED IN ABOUT
TWO WEEKS.
MANY INQUIRIES MADE FOR BONDS
Company Haa Been Assured of One
Order Calling For Twenty
Care Dally For Twen
ty Yeare.
OREGON CITY HIGH
TO PLAY NEWBERG
The Oregon City High School foot
ball team will play Ha most Important
gnm of the season. Saturday at
Gladstone Park when It meets the
Newberg High School team. The New
berg team has good record and will
give the high achool a tussel.
Coach Pflngston Is having the boys
out every night at practice. The line
up for this game has not been decided
yet, but probably will be announced
today.
The weather has been favorable
for (ho work on the Clackamas South
ern railway ilne and with two more
weeks of good weather the grade will
be completed front Oregon City to
Heaver Creek. Work has been pro
gressing rapidly at Heaver Creek,
MuHno und Molallu and more thau
nine miles have been completed. The
bridge at the lower end of the city
has been placed in shape for the
girders and as soon as they are plac
ed tho ties and steel will be laid
and the track will be built as far as
Heaver Creek this . yeur, or by the
last of January at the outside.
The work performed on the line to
date has been done carefully and
economically and It reflects credit
upon the hourd of directors, who have
said that It could be doue and they
are making good with the project.
People are calling each day, and
nnxlous to get some of the bonda
Issued by the company and from pres
ent Indications the company will dls
mhc of tho entire Issue without the
leant of trouble.
Thousands of people In Oregon
have visited the Wllhoit Springs and
in doing so they became acquainted
with the famous Molalla country, and
the vant forests in the foothills that
await transportation. When the road
Is completed nnd In addition to the
vust tonnage there will a largo pas
senger traffic from the date of the
completion of tho road.
The company haa been assured of
one order of twenty carloads of lum
ber dally for twenty years. The lum
ber Is owned by a Portland million
aire, who will have It brought here
by rail nnd floated down tho river.
Tho Hoard of Governors of the
Couimnrclit club, at a meeting Mon
day evening, decided upon a plan of
Increasing the membership. The club
was never In a more pronperoua con
Oil Ion, but It la the desire to have
as many members as possible, arid it
Is thought that an Increase of at
least fifty cau be obtained In one
mouth. The treasurer's report show
ed that there was $635 In the treasury
It was decided to reduce the member
ship fee from 125 to $10 for residents
of the city and from $10 to $5 for
non residents, provided twenty-flve or
more new members are obtained.
A committee was appointed to In
vestlagte the condition of the club
rooms and suggest improvements. It
hus been suggested that the rooms
be renovated and changes made. A
vote of thanks was tendered Charles
Schrain, proprietor of the Orand
Theatre . for stcreoptlcon advertise
ments displayed In his theatre, urg
ing his patrons to buy from Oregon
City firms.
The club has mnny important prop
onltlons under consideration, and II
has never accomplished more for the
city than It is believed will be ac
cnmpllnhed this winter. The members
are enthusiastic over the outlook and
more interest Is being taken in the
work thun ever before.
A motion that the Woman's Club
and tho Rose Society be allowed to
meet In the club rooms was panned
by a unanimous vote.
ELOPINQ COUPLE TAKEN HOME.
A boy, seventeen years of age, and
a girl, sixteen yeurs of age, of Forrest
Grove, were detained here Saturday
by Policeman Green until the arrival
of a deputy sheriff from their home
town, who took them home. They left
home several days nog and went to
Canby where the boy obtained work.
They came hore Saturday and Police
man Green held them until the arrival
of the deputy sheriff. The girl's broth
er accompanied the deputy to this
city.
TREMBATH'S TRIAL
IS SET FOR MONDAY
The trial of II. W. Trembath, deputy
nsh warden, charged with shooting
Alex Douthlt at the falls of the Will
a me tin, hua been set for next Monday.
Trembath, who was Indicted on a
charge of assault with a danegrous
weapon ,said after the shooting that
he had reason to believe Douthlt was
violating the fishing laws, and that
the latter refused to stop when ord
ered to do so. Douthlt declares that,
he was not violating the law and that
the shooting was without provocation.
The Oregon Fish and Game Commis
sion has authorized the Master Fish
Warden to employ counsel to assist
in the defense of Trembath. John
Douthlt, brother of the man who was
shot, paid a fine of $jQ for an attack
with his lists on Trembath after his
brother had been shot.
PRICE ASKED FOR
BODY
IDENTIFIED
AS MISSING INDIAN
HENRY HENNINQ DISAPPEARED
AFTER DRINKING WITH
THREE MEN.
"H. H' TATTOOED ON VICTIM'S HAND
Belt 8ime One A That Worn By
Warm Springs Man 8earch
To Be Made For Companions.
CANAL
DEFENDED
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT A
POWER COMPANY ASSERT8
$600,000 NOT EXCESSIVE.
PRE BASED ON COST AND TAXES
Company Hat Agreed To Pay Milla
Large Sums For Certain
Rights Balance Would
Be $500,000.
CANAL'S FATE RESTS '
WITH WAR SECRETARY
COYOTE STOPS STREET
(iladntone, like all growing cities.
has a Htory to tell which nuggeHts tho
call of tho wild. In New York the
home cars furnlnh the big joae. In
Portland there Is much wonderment
over tho fact that there are no owl
cars, and more, wonderment because it
has ueeu nonnested that they be en
tablinhed on a ten-cents -per ride-busls.
in Oregon City there Is wonderment
by Homo because the curfew is not
observed. Hut something happened
In Gladstone last Sunday that has
New York, Portland and Oregon City
going to the discard. Earnest Sieve,
Guy LnSalle and John Slevers were
surveying streets when they saw a
strange animal. The animal had no:
been Indigenous to that section for
years. Investigation proved that H
was a coyote a carulverous coyoto.
Tho animal Hod, but not any faster
thun the surveyors. It's up to New-
York, Portland and Oregon City.
Whether a cannl and locks are to
be built on tho ICast Side rests with
the Secretary of War. Following a
meeting of Governor West, Secretary
of Stato Olcott and State Treasurer
Kay, representing the state, and Prest
dent .losnelyn, of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company, owner
of the West Side canal and locks, and
Major Mclndoe, corps of Army Engla
ecrs, It was announced that the Indem
nities asked by Oregon City property
owners would be submitted to tho
authorities at Washington.
Major Mclndoe has received from
all property owners their claims for
damages as estimated. They are re
garded as exorbitant. Major Mclndou
wlil not discuss details of his recom
mendatlons to the Secretary of War,
to whom the claims will be given for
perusal, nor as to other features of his
report on the negotiations so far con
ducted, but It is not believed that the
Government will accept right of way
nt the prices sought. If the Secretary
of War decides that the new locks
shall be constructed, tho Government
will resort to condemnation.
The principal purpose of the meet
ing wns for the state officials to
familiarize themselves with Major Me
Indoe's data and reports from subor
dinates on parts of the project. So
far the Government Ib not In tavor
of rehabilitating the old locks, though
If the price of the Portland Railway,'
Light & Power Company is lowered
the rebuilding might be given mor
favorable consideration.
Main Goea Dry. i
AUGUSTA, Me., Nov. 6 Muine re
tains constitutional prohibition.
Governor Plalsted and his council
decided late tonight to accept the cor
rections In the vote of four towns,
enst In tho special election In Sep
tember, thus reversing the result as
Indicated on the face of official returns.
MATTHEWS RELEASED
ECOGNIZANCE
APPLES ARE BOUGHT
Justice of the Peace Samson Satur
day released Frank Matthews, accused
of threatening to kill Alfred Harnock
and Arthur Harnock, on his own rec
ognizance. The alleged threat Is said
to have been made at Macksburg. Oct
ober 2. Matthewa denies that he Is
guilty. He was arrested by Constable
Hrown. The alleged threat Is said
to have beea the result of a quarrel
over a division fence.
Owing to the high prices demanded
for good apples by some of the lead
ing Oregon associations Portland
dealers have been compelled to pur
chase supplies elsewhere.
Early varieties have been purchas
ed in the Takima section and these
are now coming forward to the trade.
Late varieties are being purchased In
the best districts of California and
will arrive soon. To date this season
Front street handlers have purchased
twelve cars of Yellow Newtons In the
South and several cars of Bellflowers.
The Newtons will not be put on the
market upon arrival, but will go Into
storage to take care of the late sea
son demand.
All through the apple market there
is a much better tone ruling. Small
sizes are still being discriminated
against Much better quality fruit Is
now coming forward from all districts.
That $COO,000 asked by the Port
land Railway, Light A Power Con
par.y for the canal and locks at Ore-
ogn City Is not an excessive price, la
the statement In a letter from the
company to The Portland Journal In
nswer to an editorial In that paper.
It Is held that the valuation Is based
on tha original cost of the property
and the Clackamas county tax roll.
The government inks for much ad
ditional property," states the letter,
more than the iifc.f r locks ud canal.
The canal and locks are assessed at
$300,000. This assessment does not
include the 60 by 1900 foot right of
way adjacent to the old canal, and
the entire upper canal, more than
COO feet In length, assessed by $48,000,
which are, however, included In the
price made by the company to the
government
"The state tax commission de
termined the assessed values in Clock
amas county were 59 per cent of the
actual value, all property being as
sessed at that rate. This would make
their valuation of the original canal
and locks $500,000, or more than the
company will receive net If the sale is
made.
"The government wants 100 feet of
right of way, the canal being only
forty feet wide. Therefore it is pro
posed to give to the government for
the $000,000 named, sixty feet of ad
ditional ground along the entire dis
tance of the canal, now valuable for
manufacturing purposes. There Is
filso In the $000,000 proposition a plot
of ground 100 by 100 feet, for lock
keeper's houses. So we find the valu
ation of the property, as estimated by
the state tax commission as follows:
Canal and locks, 40 feet right
of way $500,000
Sixty by 1400 feet right of
way and 100 by 100 feet for
lockkeeper's houses ....... 100,000
River between Naef and Concord hv
A body found In the Willamette
Walter Storah Wednesday has oeen
positively Identified as that of Henry
Hennlng, a young Warm Springs In
dian, who disappeared mysteriously
on the night of September 22. No
marks were found on the body to
sustain the theory that the man was
a victim of foul play. Indian Joe,"
who was well acquainted with Hen
nlng, Identified a belt found on the
corpse as having belonged to Hen
nlng. An examination conducted by
Coroner Wilson and Mr. J. W. Norris
revealed the initials "H. H. ' tottooed
on the man's left arm and an "H." on
the back of his left band.
The body had been in the water
for. many weete and It was necessary
to make Immediate Interment Hen
nlng and his wife and baby were
camped on the West Side of the river
when he disappeared. The last seen
of him alive was when he was drink
ing with three other Indians near
the Secrest barn. They said the next
day. that Henning had been arrested
and would not be beard from for a
long time. The three men left at
once for the reservation. After
searching for his son in this county
for several days Hennlng's father
ma.de a remarkable ride to the reser
vation and back, a distance of more
than 200 miles in a little more than
two days to search for the Indians
who were with his son the night be
fore he disappeared, but was unsuc
cessful. Hennlng's father-in-law was
here Tuesday conferring with the
authorities regarding the man's dis
appearance. The men with whom
Henning was drinking at the Secrest
barn were James Thompson James
Umtouch and Parrlsh Fleming. The
Indian's wife and child have returned
to the reservation.
Coroner Wilson w-ill have a brace
let found on an arm of the body, the
belt and clothing examined by mem
bers of the family in order to make
the identification complete. It Is also
probable that an effort will be made
to find the men with whom the Indian
was last seen alive.
LOCAL BOARD WILL
ASSESS CORPORATIONS
Hon. Charles H. Calloway, member
of the State Tax Commission, discuss
ed with tne Clackamas County Board
of Equiiizatlon Tuesday the assess
ment of corporations. Mr. Galloway
authorized the board to make assess
ments on all corporation property un
der construction. County Assessor
Jack, when making the assessments,
was informed that the state would
make the assessments on property
owned by corporations. The board,
howover, haa since decided that the
county should asress all property un
der construction belonging to corpora.
tlons. Mr. Callow ly returned to Sa
lem Tuesday evening.
OGLE MINE STOCK
IS RAISED TO l
STOCKHOLDERS INSTRUCT MAN
AGER TO INVESTIGATE COST
OF SMELTER.
THINK $5,000,000 LOCKED IN HILL
John B. Falrelough Elected President
And J. V. Harlen Vice-Presi
dent Rich Ores To Be
Assayed at Once.
FARE TO PORTLAND
REDUCED 5 CENTS
NEW RATES ORDERED BY RAIL
ROAD BECOME EFFECTIVE
IN TWENTY DAYS.
BROWNELL PRAISED FOR VICTORY
Sprlngwater Division Fares Also Are
Cut And Transfers Are Ord
ered Waypolnts Share
In Benefits.
PRESIDENT SEEN BY
5,000,000 ON TRIP
Total $000,000
"In addition to the above, the com
pany has agreed to pay the Willa
mette Pulp & Paper Company $23,000
for certain rights It holds and whicii
would prevent free control to the en-'
trance of the canal, the Crown-Columbia
Pulp & Paper Company a certain
sum for rights, and one-half the cost
of the construction of a retaining wall
on the east side of the canal, esti
mated by Major Mclndoe to cost
$112,000.
"Major Mclndoe, In his report with
reference to the cost of reconstruct
ing this canal to suit immediate needs,
places the figure at $300,000, which
added to our $t00,000, would make a
total of $900,000.
"Hut the company has ngreed to
pay one-half the cost of the retaining
wall, which would amount to $5G,000,
leaving the cost to the government
$544.(100, or $sr5,000 with improvements.
"From this $544,000 must be taken
the $2r000 to be paid to the Willam
ette Pulp & Paper Company, and also
the amount to be paid to the Crown-
Columbia Pulp & Paper Company.
which has not yet been determined.
This would ne the company less than
$500,000 for Its canal.
INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Nov. 8
Resolutions favoring construction of
the Or?gon City canal on the west
side of the Willamette River were
adopted at a joint meeting of the In
dependence Commercial Club and a I
delegation from the Salem Commer-!
clal Club. Speeches were made by
Colonel E. Hofer, Senator Patton and
Mr. Thielsen. of Salem, and Walton
Brown, of Portland. Argument was
advanced that construction of a canal
on the east side would be too costly.
HOT SPRINGS, Va.. Nov. 3
President Taft. brought his second
long tour of the country to a tem
porary halt here today. He expects
to enjoy a rest In Hot Springs until
Monday.
According to the official figures of
the "swing-around-the-clrcle," kept
under the direction of Secretary
HiUes the trip has been the longest
ever taken by a President. In going
from Beverly, Mass., to Hot Springs
by way of Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington
and a few hundred other cities, Mr.
Taft has traveled 13,436 miles, beat
ing his own previous record by about
500 miles.
Before he returns to Washington
for the winter, the President will
visit Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee
and will add 1,834 miles to the rec
ord. Hilles" "swing" figures show tne
President passed through twenty-six
states and madn speeches In twenty
of them.
The governor of each state he en
tered gave him a welcome and gov
ernor Colquitt, of Texas, a state which
was not visited, met him in Kansas.
United States Senators to the number
of twenty-seven met the President at
various times. Six of these senators
were Democrats and seven were as
knowledged "insurgents." About a
dozen senators pledged their support
to the arbitration treaties on the trip.
Seventy-seven members of the House
were on reception committees or wel
comed Mr. Taft on his car.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Ogle Mountain Mining Com
pany held In this city Monday it was
decided to obtain Information regard
ing the cost of a smelting plant, and
establish one in. the discretion of the
board of directors. The stockholders
were enthusiastic over the prospects,
and it was declared if the mine is
properly worked it should yield at
least $5,000,000. The following direc
tors were elected: T. B. Falrelough,
John B. Falrelough. J. V. Harless, 8.
S. Walker and John Scott. The price
of stock was raised from fifty cents
to $1 a share.
After the meeting of the stockhold
ers the directors met in the office of
O. D. Eby and elected the following
officers: John B. Falrelough, presi
dent; J. V. Harless, vice-president and
W. J. Wilson, secretary-treasurer.
John B. Falrelough was also appoint
ed manager and was directed to ob
tain information regarding the cost
of installing a smelting plant He
was instructed to take samples of the
ore to various plants and learn what
system would be best to install at
the Ogle Mountain mine. It is thought
that the plant will cost about $100,000.
The development of the mine has
progressed rapidly, and experts have
declared that it is one of the richest
in the northwest About 2,000 shares
of stock were sold at the meeting of
the stockholders, and many of those
present said they would increase their
holdings. Seventy-five stockholders
were present. Ore taken from the
main ledge has assayed $167 a ton.
ITALIANS ARE
SLAIN IN BATTLE
W.
Sues For $193.72.
H. H. Hughes, through Attorney W.
A. Dlmlck, filed suit for $193.72, alleg
ed to be a balance doe for merchan
dise, against J. B. Cumins. The orig
inal bill was 1,099.83, $816.11 of which
has been paid.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 6 Five
hundred Italians were slain and the
remainder of the Italian force was
taken prisoners today in a terrific
battle with the Ottoman troops, ac
cording to dispatches which have
been received here.
The official announcement also de
clares that the Ottoman troops have
occupied Derna following the engage
ment in which the Italians met with
their overwhelming defeat.
It has been believed that Derna,
Tobruk and Benwasl were securely
held by the Italians, who could not
be dislodged by the Moslems. But
according to the dispatches of the
Moslem officers, so fierce was the at
tack of the Turks and their allies that
the Italians were swept off their feet
and the rout mnde complete after a
short fray. Eighteen guns were taken
by the Moslems.
RETURNED TO PRISON
PORTLAND, Nov. 6. (Special.)
W. Cooper Morris returned to Salem
this morning to re-enter the peniten
tiary after three weeks spent in Port
land in inspecting the books of the
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, of
which he was once cashier. He was
sentenced to six years' imprisonment
for embezzlement of funds from the
bank, and was recently called to Port
land to assist the district attorney's
office in preparing the' evidence for
the trial of Louis J. Wilde on Janu
ary 2.
District Attorney Cameron this
morning said that Morris has done
"fine work" in scanning the books.
He Is not prepared to disclose what
has been found, he says, but intimated
that the examination by the former
cashier has revealed new transactions
for the entanglement of Wilde. He
says a mass of papers has been gone
over and Morris has thrown light up
on them that will be exceedingly val
uable to the state in the trial of
Wilde.
Morris and Wilde are jointly indict-
ted on the charge of embezzling $90,
000 from the bank through the sale
of Home Telephone bonds to the bank
by Wilde. They are alleged to have
divided that sum as ''plunder." Mor
ris Is to be a witness for the state
In the trial of Wilde.
SOON AFTER ROBBERY
Within less than ten minutes after
the Chinese tailoring establishment at
Fourth and Main streets was robbed
Tuesday night Policemen Frost and
Cook had the burglar under arrest
The arrest was made. In fact, before
the policemen knew the store had
been robbed. The prisoner, who is a
Filipino, was captured in a boxcar on
the Southern Pacific railroad. His loot
which consisted of a $15 pistol, two
overcoats, two gold pins, two bolts of
cloth, a ring and a box of cigars, wa
recovered.
Announcement was made Wednes
day thai the reductions in rates on
the Portland Railway, Light ft Power
Company trains, between this city and
Portland and on the Sprlngwater di
vision of the road would become effec
tive In twenty days unless temporary
injunctions are granted. The reduc
tlons were ordered by the State Rail
road Commission. The through rate
between this city and Portland Is ord
ered cut from fwenty-flve cents to
twenty cents. Commutation ticekts
will be eighteen cents.
George C. Brownell, who was the
leading attorney In the fight for a
reduction of rates, waa much grati
fied over the result Mr. Brownell
represented M. E. Dunn, who made
three complaints relating to the alleg
ed unreasonableness of the one-way
or single-trip fares over the road be
tween Canemah, Oregon City, Park
Place, Gladstone, Fern Ridge, Mel
drum, Jennings, Rothe, Naef and Con
cord, all In Clackamas county, and
the Portland terminus. The complaint
alleged that unjust discrimination
had been practiced against these sta
tions In favor of stations similarly sit
uated on the Sprlngwater division, es
pecially In the rule denying transfer
privileges to passengers between
Clackamas county points and Port
land. Mr. Brownell was compliment
ed on the victory by scores of per
sons Wednesday.
Among the other reductions Is the
granting of a straight five-cent fare
to passengers between Ardgour and
Hendee, stations just outside Port
land, to that city. Full transfer privi
leges are also Included.
One of the principal contentions
asked in the five cases brought be
fore the Commission was the same
transfer privilege for all patrons on
the Oregon City and Sprlngwater di
visions as is now granted to passeng
ers on the Mount Scott line. This,
privilege the car company Is directed
to grant
The five cases included the com
plaints brought by Dunn, Relmers
and the Jennings Lodge Community
Club, and two investigations started
by the Commission on its own motion.
Proposed Increases In fares on the
Sprlngwater division are in most
cases denied by the Commission.
which says in part:
"For many years one-way commuta
tion rates have been charged by the
said Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company and its predecessors to
points on the Sprlngwater division as
set out in its tariffs. By rea
son of the existence of such fares, a
large number of persons have been
Induced to settle upon and along the
said Springwater division. Such per
sons principally work in Portland as
clerks, mechanics, artisans or labor
ers, and they have occasion to travel
dally between their homes along the
line of said Springwater division and
i o'.nts within the city of Portland,
ml the fare paid by them for their
traniortatlon is an important ele
ment !n their expenditures
"The effect of any substantial in
crease in fare such as proposed"
will be to compel them to
give up their homes and either move
closer into the suburbs of the city of
Portland, or into the city itself In
order to procure the same on a lower
rate of f:ire than they are now pay
ing. Many such persons are now pay
ing for their homes in Installments.
From the evidence, the com
mission finds that such persons can
not stand, and the traffic will not
bear, any substantial Increase In the
rates of fare charged upon the Spring
water division.
"The commission has not consider
ed the testimony to this effect as in
any way operating as an estopped up
on the said company, but has con
sidered the Bame solely with refer
ence to its bearing on the qeustlon as
to what a reasonable rate would be
for the transportation of the passen
ger traffic. and what the
serivce is worth to them.
"The commission finds that the cost
to the said company incurred In the
transportation of a passenger one mile
(1. e. per passenger mile), including
all operating expenses, movement,
maintenance and administration costs,
but not including depreciation, inter
(Contlnued on page 4)
IAL
TO PUBLISH PAPER
"Oregon City Publicity" will be the
name of a paper to be published semi
monthly by the Commercial Club. The
first Issue will be December 5. The
object of the paper will be the ad
vertisement of the resources of the
county. The Publicity Committee at
a meeting Monday afternoon author
ized tho starting of the journal. Mar
shall Lazelle will be the editor and
members of the club will have charge
of various departments. It is planned
to issue the paper on the fifth and
twentieth of each month. It will be
four pages, seven oo'.umnes.