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FORTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 12.
OHEGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAKCH 22, 1912.
ESTABLISHED 1IH
ENTOMI
TAFT LAUDED AND
COLONEL
RED
FULTON SAYS IT WOULD BE 6UI
CIOALTO MAKE ROOSEVELT
NOMINEE
tX GOVERNOR CER OF SAME OPINION
T. R. Accuaad Of Sacrificing Patriot
ism To Gratify Ambition Croat
At Head Of Taft
Club
iNH'liirliitc Unit Roosevelt had pluc
1 In Joopurdy hi place In history,
and that lint pooplu have ducreod that
mi iiiuii however grout shall lis eloc
Iml to u third term aa Pruslduiit, C.
V. Fulton, ex United Htatut Senator,
Saturday afternoon In shlvuly's op
era house opened the campaign In
Clackiimus Comity of Mr. Taft. Al
though assorting that It was the duty
of thu Republican party to oluct lia
notnliiKo Mr. Fulton plululy Indicated
that It wuh IiIm personal opinion,
Koosttvolt, If nomlnnlud would bo de
feated. In aliurp contrail with hi
thaructitrlxutlou of tho ox-Prenldout
was Mr. Fulton's statements regarding
rrcaldi'Ut Taft.
"Tuft hna more effectually enforced
the law than any president wo havo
rver had," aald the speaker, "lie la
not receiving tho support of tho great
Interests and by tho great Interest
I moan tho greul apodal Interest
ttiHt am thriving at tho expenso of tho
peoplo-liut he In receiving the aupKrt
of tho r-euplo theiiiMi'lvus."
Another speaker was T. T. Goer, ex
Governer, who declared that nu tnuo
haa ever boon o great and no man
ever will lie su great aa to bo de
manded by the people for a third term
aa Chief Executive of the Nation.
About 1D0 persona attended the meet
Iiik and u"er the spenklnK an organl
xutlon designated "Tho Taft Club of
Clnrkaiinia County,'' was formed, H.
K. Cross being elected President and
8. M. Honiiiby, secretary. Two large
public meetliiKS will be held III thl
city before the primary.
Brownell Introduces Speaksr,
George C. Ilrownell. In Introducing
Mr. Fulton, aald the Ex Senator was
one of tho greatest men In the atato,
and had been one of the Intellectual
irlimlii of th Hulled Ktatos Senate.
lie declared Mr. Fulton had always
worked for tho Interests of the peo
ple, and while some persons bad been
led to believe he opposed the popular
will on one or two occasions auch
was not the ra.io. Mr. Fulton, ho as
serted, whs one of the staunchest sup
porter of tho resolution that result
ed In the adoption of tho Initiative and
referendum.
Tho Ex Senator snld In opening,
that ha was not a candidate for any
office, and would speak as a plain
citizen. He declared that since Mr.
Ilrownell had mentioned his service
In the stuto somite, he wished to say
thnt ho supported the resolution to
change tho constitution to provide the
Initiative ami referendum, hut that It
was his belief luws of minor Import
ance should be made by tho legisla
ture and only those of great Import
ance by the ballots of the people.
"Our party Is perhaps not lu entlro
accord as to who should be nominated
for President," said Mr. Fulton. ''We
hopo that the nominee gets all the
votes of the party. Wo give expres
sion of our preferences, but that does
not mean that wo should not support
tho nominees of tho party. I am not
representing any particular commit
tee or association but I have my own
conviction us to who should be nom
Innted for President. I believe Mr.
Tnft Is one of the greatest and best
men who has ever served as Chief Ex
ecutive of his country and the party
would he guilty of the grossest Injus
tice nnd Ingratitude If It failed to nom
inate him. In the history of tho re
public there has never been a man
In public office guided by a hlghor
sense of Justice and appreciation of
his duty than Mr Taft. There has
never been a tlmo when you have not
felt that he was not doing what he
bellevd to bo his duty, lie has not
been controlled by selflnb motives, and
has been a faithful servant of the peo
plo." Roosevelt Aided By Taft.
Mr Fulton told of Taft's work as
Secretary of War, and snld that Roose
velt had always depended upon him.
He declared that the President when
he wanted a great work done, a work
that required tact, policy and ability,
the man to whom that duty was as
signed was Taft.
'1 never knew a more sincere, a
more earnest a better poised man than
Mr. Taft," continued the speaker. "He
la brainy and earnest, and yet does his
great work with the simplicity of a
a child. He U courageous, but he
la mentally and morally brave. He
remembers only what la for the best
Interests of the people.
"Mr. Taft Is not receiving the sup
port of the Interests I mean the great
special Interests thriving at the ex
pense of the people he Is receiving
the support of the people themselves.
The great combinations of wealth are
bringing every Inflluence to bear to
crush him, and the question la will
the people permit them to cniBh him.
The Standard Oil Company, the Meat
Trust, the Tabacco Trust, the Sugar
Trust nre not supporting him. It he
In elected It will be by the people he
has served and not by the gTeat In
terests be has prosecuted.
"Taft has more effectually enforced
the law than any President we have
ever hod. He hna more than fifty
prosecutions under way, and to my
mind the greatest of them all lathe
one against the meat trust. That
trust fixea the price the producer shall
receives and fixes the price the con
sumer shall pay."
The speaker called attention to the
millions the Sugar Trust had been
compelled to pay to the country, and
how the Standard Oil monopoly
through the efforts of President Taft
bad been dissolved.
(Continued on page 4.)
TAX COLLECTIONS
BREAK ALL
Moro than $170,000 taxes was paid
Friday, tho last day of the 3 per cent
discount. A check for $102,1100 was
received from the Portland Hallway
Ught ft Power Company, which Is the
largest amount paid by any Individ
ual or corporation slnoo the collection
of tuxes for 1911 was started. Chief
Deputy Hherlff Htuats, who has chargo
of the collection, aald that tho pay
ment this year had been moro prompt
than usual, despite the fact that tho
assessments went higher. No dis
counts will bo allowed until May 1,
and after that penalties will bo u
Inched. Property owners may elect
to puy half of their tax' s before April
1, and tho balance before October 1.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY COMMIT
TEES CONFER WITH p. R. L.
A P. CO. OFFICIALS
CANEMAH IS PROMISED RELIEE
Station To Be Moved From Psrk To
Crossing And Trains Will
Be Run On Schedule
Time
PORTLAND, March 20. (Special.)
Committees representing Oregon
City, Gladstone, Canemuh and Jen
nings Iidge held a conference hero
tonight with officials of the Portland
Hallway, Light & Power Company re
garding passenger rates, which are
leclared to bo excessive and unsatis
factory, and, aa u result, It Is bellov-
d many Important concessions will
ie made by the company. The con
ference, which was In the office of
F. T. (irlfflth. general attorney' of the
rnmimnv. was harmonious through
out and the railway men Indicated a
disposition to deal tairiy wim mo
resident or Oregon City ana vicinuy.
The rallroud was raprwsntod btr Mr.
Griffith, F. W. Hill, General Manag
er; F. 1). Hunt, Traffic Manager and
V. T. Uuehanan, Publicity Agent.
H. T .Mcllaln, President of tho Ore
gun City Commercial Club, outlined
whnt the residents of the various dls
trlcts desired, being followed by H.
B. Crois. of Gladstone; John F. Jen
nings of Jennings Ixdge aud W. A.
Hodges and S. I Stevens, of Cane
.h -rim nivinlniH nromlsed to give
careful consideration of tho questions
. . ..... . A l.n
Involved, ana virtually pruiinneu ""
several of tho lnconvolnces existing
in Cunemah would be remedied. The
station will be removed from Cane
niuh Pork to Cunemah Crossing. A
complaint that the cars are not op
erating on schedule will be investi
gated and If found true will be cor
rected at once. The offlclnla prom
ised to make a reply to the various
committees as aoon as possible. The
following rates were asked by the
committees: I
Between Oregon City and Port
land, 15 cents cash fure, 25 cents
round trip and commutation rate of
10 cents, with tho same fare covering
Cnnemnh, Green Point, Parkplace,
Gladstone nnd Kern Ridge.
"Between Gladstone, Parkplace
and Green Point, 3 cent commutation
rates.
"Between Oregon City and Cane
mnh, 3 cent commutation rate.
"Canemah to be placed on the same
traffic basis as Oregon nit v.
"Between Oregon City and Green
Point, Parkplace, Gladstone, Fern
Ridge, Meldrum and Jennings Lodge,
5 cent cash fare.
"Between Oregon City and Green
Point, Parkplace and Gladstone, 3
cent commutation rate.
"Between Portland and Jennings
Lodge and Meldrum, cash fare of 10
cents nnd commutation rate of 9
cents.
"Elimination of Canemah Pnrk sta
tion and establishment of Cancmnh
Pw.ialnff ntntlnn nnd nneratlon of
V I n " " n i
cars at night to the Canemah term
inal."
E
T0IBEAUT1FY TOWN
At a recent mass meeting of the
citizens of Estacada It was decided
In nlmerve Frtdav as "clean up
day." Every man will be asked to
give his service for the purpose of
honntirvinir thn rltv. Cantalns have
been appointed Including the Mayot
of the town and tho president and
secretary of tne commercial ciud,
mhn ailll such have charge of a snuad
of men to work along definite plana.
The banks and stores will De ciosea
and bankers, lawyers, doctors and
merchants will don their overalls ana
tn thnlr task under the sup
ervision of one of the appointed cap
tains. Governor West Is to apeak at Gar
field Grange under the auspices of
Grange No. 317, and when he alights
from his special car Saturday be will
see one of the cleanest towns In the
state. A special reception commit
tee consisting of W. A. Heylman, Dr.
H. V. Adlx. Robert Duncan, and Will
lam Dale, haa been appointed by the
Mayor to receive the Governor on
behalf of the city .and a reception
will be tendered him by the citizens
of Estacada before hia departure for
Garfield.
RAILWAY HEADS
CONSIDER FARES
DUCK ACCEPTS
RECORDS m mm
MAYOR, HOWEVER, IN8I8TS THAT
PERSONALITIES BE ELI
MINATED TAX ROLL IS AWAITED
Single Tax Debate To Be Held In
Oregon City Other Engage
ments May Be Ar
ranged Grant II. Dlmlck In a letter Wed
nesday to W. S. U'Ren accepta tho
sliiglw Uxer'e challenge for a Joint
debate In this city. Mayor Dlmlck,
however, stipulates that the debate
must b KHtponed until a tax roll,
which Mr. IJ'lten mentioned In tho
debate several days ago at Beaver
Creek, Is published. He aUo wants
un understanding that all personali
ties bn kept out of the debate, and
that Mr. U'Ren confine himself to
thn question at Issue. Mayor Dlm
lck' letter follows:
I received your Invitation through
I (in nui, I and also through the nress
Invllliu nie to participate In a Joint
debate on tne Single Tax measure,
which will m suhmitted to the consid
eration qf the legal voters of Clacka
mas County at the next general State
Election, and I desire to Inform you
that I will Join you In a debate upon
I hut mien! Ion in Dreeon Cltr or any
J other place provided, however, you
confine yourself to the question una
er discussion and not resort to person
alities. I make this provision for the
reiiton thnt debates of this nature are
presumed to be Instructive and an in
telligent audience find very little com
fort In listening to personal abuse.
The alleged facts and figures pre
sented by you to the consideration
of the people of Beaver Creek a few
weeks since, are not born out by re
cent developments and therefore In
order to avoid any mlsunder3tandlng,
I request that this debate be not held
until the assessment roll which you
alluded to la printed ana reaay ior
circulation, as you stated would be
done.
I have before me a copy of the pro
posed bill to be voted on In Clacka
mas County aud find that It Is a Single
Tax measure, pure and simple, and
wipe out with one stroke tho assess
ment uin every mill, factory, bund
ing, stock of merchandise, all stocks,
bonds, saloon licenses and In fact ev
erything called for under the Henry
George theory of the Single Tax and
thereby throws the burden of taxation
upon the real property of the city and
county, and under that system the
merchants and manufacturers would
get nnd would have a right to expect
fire protection, police protection, and
In fact nil the protection which they
now enjoy without the expenditure
of a dollar as a consideration there
fore. In your speech at Beaver Creek you
gave tho Hawley Pulp & Paper Com
pany as an example under the Single
Tax measure advocated by you where
in It would have saved Twenty Nine
Hundred Jlollars If the Single Tax
measure hnd been In force under the
tax roll of 1910 .and under your Single
Tax measure I presume all merchants
i.,ii mil nil fuctnrera would, make a sav
ing In proportion to that saved by the
above mentioned manufacturing pium.
Your theory is further verified by
the Joseph Fels Fund pamphlet is
sued In 1911 on pages ten and eleven
thereof ns follows: "The good work
done by him In Oregon has already
heen mentioned. In addition to Dr.
Rugleston, Mr. Samuel Danziger of
Philadelphia, was selected as assist
ant, and assigned to miscellaneous
work. He will assist In tho prepara
tlon of the "Morchants and Manufact
urers Booklet." the object of which
Is to carry convictions to merchants
and mmufneturers by showing, from
offlclnl figures of various cities in dif
ferent states, how the General Proper
ty Tax Is a tax upon production and
all business, and how MERCHANTS
AND MANUFACTURERS GET POC
KET-BOOK PROFITS FROM THE
LAND VALUE TAX."
Again on page twenty-four or the
above pamphlet, the Fels Fund Com
mission states thnt they would stand
for the Henry George doctrines and
they were engaged In popularizing it
In the United States, and we find at
pnge sixty-six of the book written by
Henry George called "The Land Qest
lon," a paragraph which tears the
mask off from the Single Tax meas
uro and give Its true purpose as follows-
"What Is the programme. The
way to make land common property
Is simply to take rent for the com
mon benefit. And to do this the easy
way to abolish one tax after another
until the whole weight of taxation
falls upon the value of the land. hen
that point Is reached the battle Is won.
The hare la caught, killed and skin
ned, and to cook him will be an easy
matter. The real fight will come on
the proposition to consolidate exist
Ing taxation upon land values V,hen
this Is once won, the landholders
will not merely have been decisively
defeated, they will have been routed;
j .l . nf thn land values
ana mo uon.io , . .
will be so generally understood that
to raise taxation so as 10 i"
whole rent for common purposes will
be merely a matter of course."
cii l hnnln? that you will
OIlll-CI t.J I o - ,
cause your single tax roll to be im
... o -...i.iiohorf bo that we may
have the facts and figures, before us
In order to present to tne ciuzeu
of Oregon City In an Intelligent way,
the question now Involved under this
proposed measure, i u
your challenge to debate the quest
Ion as eoon a the Uf roll la print
ed.
Sue For $319.75.
Warren Emmons have filed suit
against William Shands to recover
tia 75 eai,t tn he balance due on mer
chandise purchased from the firm by
Shands.
Clark Will Beat Wilson
Here, Says Manager
CHAMP CLARK
James T. Barbee, campaign manag
,.r in nrL'nn for f'hamn Clark, de-
niupn.l WarinoaHn v thnt th sneaker
J would beat Woodrow Wilson In the
primary In this state. Mr. Barbee
spent the day here conferring with
County Judge Heatle, Assessor Jack,
Sheriff Masg and other distinguished
Democrats. He said be thought Clark
would carry this county. Mr. Barbee
lives In Medford, but has offices In
the Yeon building In Portland.
HEDGES OUT FOR
OREGON CITY LAWYER ANNOUN
CES FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION
TONGUE AND NORBLAD CANDIDATES
Latest Entrant Is Yale Graduate And
Served Two Years As Prose
cutor By Appoint
ment Gilbert L. Hedge one of the most
prominent lawyers of Clackamas Coun
ty, has announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for Dist
rict Attorney. He filed his declara-
Gilbert L. Hedges, who has announced
for Democratic nomination for Dist
rict Attorney.
tion In the Secretary of State's ofTlce
Tuesday. It is not believed that Mr.
Hedges will have any opposition for
the nomination. '
District Attorney Tongue, of Hllls
boro am' Attorney Norblad of Astoria,
are candidate for the Republican nom
ination, and. It is reported there will
be another entrant.
Mr. Hedges served as District At
torney for two years, having been ap
pointed by Governor Chamberlain. He
was born in 1874 In Clackamas coun
ty and attended the schools here un
til he was fifteen years of age when
he went to Andover, Mass., where he
entered a preparatory school After
three years of study there he entered
Yale University and was graduated
four years later. He took a law course
of two years in Yale, and has pract
iced law since 189G.
E
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Samuel O. Dillman, for many years
In the employ of the Willamette Pulp
& Paper Company, and who recent
ly left that concern to go "back to
the Farm" Saturday afternoon filed
his declaration to become a candi
date for the Republican nomination
for Representative In the Legislature.
He is opposed to the Single Tax In
all forms, the creation of useless
boards and commissions and political
berth for office seekers, and exces
sive appropriations. He favors good
roads that will develop the Interior
of the county, and will staid against
pre-arranged plans of automobile deal
ers and machinery men. He says he
is In favor of the repeal of the school
supervisor law and the fish and game
commission and will stand for less
taxes, for the abolishment of rebate
on taxes and the penalty on dellnq
uent taxes. Mr. Dillman will also
stand for more stringent laws regulat
ing automobiles on country roads. He
subscribes to Statement No. 1.
D ISTRICT ATTORNEY
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MADE
OREGON
T
CONSUMERS LEAGUE OF 600 MEM
BERS ORGANIZED THROUGH
SCHOOLS
"OREGON FIRS!" BUTTONS ARE WORN
Commercial Club Workers Ar En
thusiastic Over Movement
To Aid Home Indus
tries Exploitation of the ''made In Ore
gon'1 idea Interested many of the busi
ness and professional men of this city
Friday evening at the Commercial
Club parlors. Inclement weather re
quired In Iha nhfienrA of nr. me nf thn
speakers from Portland but those who
were there became deeply Interested
and enthused over the campaign re
cently Initiated to promote the sale
of Oregon made product.
In introducing Colonel E. Hofer, of
Salem, President B. T. McBaln, of
the Commercial Club, took occasion
to commend the work and Colonel
Hofer, who Is devoting practically all
of his time to educational work, talked
entertainingly and straight to the point
11 a iirffarl hla hpnrera tn lndiiCA their
-families to demand Oregon manufact
ured article? In food stuffs, wearing
apparel in fact to ask for home pro
ductions at any and all times.
C. H. Hoeg, manager of the factory
of Flelscbncr. Mayer t Co., manu
facturer of clothing and dress goods,
said there are about 1000 factories ef
various kinds In Oregon, with an an
nual production of $85,000,000 and a
pay roll of $10,000,000. He pointed
out that only five per cent of the mer
chandise sold In this state Is manu
factured here and drove his story
home with illustration of bow it would
be possible to Increase the payroll
to $100,000,000 by Increasing the sales
of Oregon made products to fifty per
cent.
"How are you going to have fack
orles here If you do not buy goods
made here?" demanded Mr. Hoeg.
"The idea must be to reach the con
sumer and you have got to creato a
demand."
O. E. Freytag superintendent of the
pavilion or the Oregon State Fair,
said he hoped to have an exhibition
of "made in Oregon" products as a
grt feature of bJa department for
1912. He ea'd the Multnomah Coun
ty Court had made an appropriation
for a county exhibit and be hoped to
see it comprised largely of the Ore
gon manufactures.
Bvery member of the Comerclal
Club and others present Joined the
Consumers League.
Friday afternoon was pent In or
ganizing the Consumers League. Rep
resentatives of the Manufacturers' As
sociation visited the three large pub
Its schools in Oregon City and deliv
ered addresses on the "made in Ore
gon" movement. One thousand of the
"Oregon first! ' buttons were distribut
ed among the students In the higher
grades and 500 "made In Oregon" Con
sumers League cards were sent Into
as many homes for signatures and ad
dresses to be supplied with literature
oi,..t tho rirppnn Industrie. City
Superintendent Tooze and all the
principals and teacners pieageu mew
hearty support and cooperation with
the movement.
Tho Osu-pcro Commercial Club was
organized in the town hall Thursday
night with twenty members present
The following officers were elected:
President. J. A. Taylor; vice-president.
G. V. Prosser; secretary, P. H. Zim
merman; treasurer, W. F. Sickler.
The meeting was enthusiastic and
plans to pomote Industries In the lo
cality of Oswego will be put In opera
tinn nf nnro. Tho examDle set by the
Oregon City Commercial Club will be
followed.
OF
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
M. E. Dunn the confectioner, Wed
noartav withdrew from the race for
the Republican nomination for repre
sentative. Press or nusiness was Riv
en as the reason for the withdrawal
Mr. Dunn made the announcement
that he would be a candidate at the
ortllMtntlnn nf Hr-nrpn of friends, who
declare he stood an excellent chance
of being elected. There are sun six
xanriiitntoa Hi follOWS! C. Schuebel,
S. O. Dillman, M. A. Magone, Gustav
Schnoerr, EL D. Olds, ana r'. m. urn.
rtr u rtoHmnn. nf Canbv. and F.
Lehman, of Milwaukle, also are be
ing urged to enter the contest
scHilTfis
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Hnstav Schnoerr. of Willamette.
MnnrTnv annnii need himself a candi
date for the Legislature. Mr. Schnoerr
Is one of the best known men in Clack
amas County, and his friend say he
will have no trouble winning. He If
a candidate for the Republican nomt
nation. Mr. Schnoerr is President of
the Deutsche Verein, oi Oregon uiy,
an vlxo-Prealrient nf the German
Speaking Societle of Oregon. He
Will Die his declaration in a iew aays,
and petitions nrging Mm to make the
race for the Republican nomination
are being circulated.
PLAN GIVEN BOOS
OSWEGO ORGANIZES
COMMERCIAL CLUB
E
50010
TAXES ARE COLLECTED
More than $500,000 taxes have been
paid for 19 1, which breaks all pre
vious records. In fact the amount
paid exceeds that collected any year
heretofore. The Increase Is due to
the Increase In state and special lev
ies. Chief Deputy Sheriff Staats said
Monday that $172,487.95 was received
last Friday, the last day the discount
of three per cent wa allowed. Prop
erty owners who did not take advan
tage of the discount are availing
themselves of the privilege of paying
half now and the balance before Oct
ober 1. Tbey will not be allowed a
discount, but will not have to pay a
penalty.
PROFESSOR CHAPMAN, OF PACIF
IC UNIVERSITY WILL BE IN
CHARGE
STANDING COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Leland Stanford University Man To
Conduct Classes In Expression
During Entire Meet
ing The directors of the Willamette
Valley Chautauqua Association, at a
meeting In the Commercial Club par
lor Friday afternoon virtually complet
ed arrangements for the coming Chau
tauqua at Gladstone Park. The pro
gram I more elaborate than ever ar
ranged before, and the directors are
confident the meeting will be the most
successful ever held. Standing com
mittees were appointed as follows:
Executive C. H. Dye, J. W. Loder,
H. E. Cross.
Finance W. A. Huntley, G. A.
Harding. C. SchuebeL
Athletic R. L. Holman, C. Schuebel,
O. D. Eby.
Grounds and Restaurant H. E.
Cross, J. a Jack, Mrs. Emma M.
Spooner.
TratiBportatfou K. E. Cross, C. B.
Moores, Sarah A. Evans, Mrs. Emma
M. Spooner.
A contract was made with Professor
F. T. rhaoman. who has chare eof
the conservatory of music at Pacific
University, to take entire cnarge oi
the music. He will furnish vocal and
instrumental soloist, and an orches
tra of twelve pieces to be led by him
self. Professor Chapman also will
have charg of the chorus of 150
voices, which will be prepared es
pecially for the Sunday concerts. The
orchestra will play dally from 1:15
o'clock to 2 in the afternoon and from
7:15 to 8 in the evening. Sacred con
certs will be given at four o'clock
Sundays. A grand concert prooauiy
will be given the last day of the Chau
tauqua.
Professor Lee Emerson Bassett, pro
Rnellsh Uteraturp In the
Leland Stanford University will have
charge of the classes in expression,
nnd will devote one hour each morn
ing tn tho work. He will also give a
recital, if a place is found for him on
the program.
Tho nrnnnsltinn to lmDTOVe the
grounds was referred to the committee
on grounds to make a report and rec
ommendations at the next meeting of
the director.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
p erhnehol. of the law firm of
U'Ren & Schuebel, Thursday filed his
declaration a a candidate for repres
entative. Mr. Schuebel says if he is
oWtori he will Introduce an act pro
viding that no person shall be com
pelled to work more tnan sixty nours
a week or ten hours a day. He Is al
so an ardent supporter of the single
tax theory. Mr. Schuebel Is one of
the best known lawyer In tne coun
ty. COMMITTEEMEN ARE
NAMED BY DEMOCRATS
Sovon Prerlnct committeemen of the
rinritamna rnuntv Democratic Coun
ty Central Committee held a confer
ence here Saturday with County judge
Beatie. Sheriff Mass, J. J. Caufleld,
nilhert K Hedees. who acted as chair
man In the absence of Dr. A. u Beatie,
and G. F. Johnson, secretary of the
committee. H. M. Easterly, a Port
land Democrat, was present at the
meeting, which took place In Willam
ette Hall. The Committeemen pres
ent were: Luke Duffy, Beaver Creek;
C. N. Wait Canby; John Gaffney, Map
le Lane; F. A. Miles, Oregon City,
No. 1; Harry E .Draper, Oregon City
No. 2; W. B. Stafford. Oregon City No.
3, and Louis Funk of Viola.
A call was Issued for a general meet
ing of the central committee to be
held next Saturday afternoon at 1
o clock in the Willamette Hall to elect
officers and to arrange for the biennial
banquet. The following Democrats
were appointed to Oil vacancies on
the central commute: J. W .Stone,
Boring: William Johnson, Clackamas;
Peter Rath, George; C. W. Noblitt,
Needy; A. L Beatie, Oregon City No.
2; Jeff Shaw, West Oregon City. R,
A. Junken, of Willamette, and H. E.
Draper, of Oregon City No. 4. were ap
pointed committeemen for the two pre
cincts recently created.
CHAUTAUQUA TO
HAVE FINE MUSIC
PE0PLET0V0TE0N
REVISED
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COUNCIL ORDERS ORDINANCE
DRAWN CALLING FOR SPE
CIAL ELECTION
MCBAIN MAKES PLEA FOR LIBRARY
Committees Appointed To Inspect
Proposed 8ites And Report De
finite Choice At Next Meet
ing The charter board, at a meeting of
the city council Tuesday night, pre
sented the revised charter and urged
that a special election be called In Juno
to have it passed upon by the people.
The board Is composed of George A.
Harding, C. Schuebel, F. J. Tooze, H.
C. Steven R. L. Holman, William And
resen and Llvy Stipp. The revised
charter provides for five members of
the city council, one to be elected from
each ward and two from the city at
large, the ward councllmen to serve
three years and the councllmen at
large to officiate two years. The five
councllmen will elect a mayor from
their own number, who may be re
moved by a four-flftbs vote of the
members of the council. A business
manager to handle the affairs of the
city Is to be appointed by the council,
whose salary shall not be more than
$2,500 a year. The offces of city eng
ineer, Superintendent of streets, etc.,
will be abolished, the business manager
to employ men to do this work as oc
casion demands.
The chief of police Is to be appointed
by the mayor subject to the approval
of the council. The city recorder and
city treasurer are appointive officer,
the recorder to receive all money due
the city and turn the same over to the
treasurer within twenty-four hours
An Important departure covered Is
authority of the city to foreclose Hens
upon property at any time through the
circuit court.
After considerable discussion as to
the best method of placing the matter
before the voter the offer of the Pub
licity Department of the Commercial
Club to publish the proposed charter
entirely in the next Issue of the Club's
publicity bulletin. "Publicity" was ac
cepted. The charter was ordered filed
and the city recorder will draw up an
ordinance referring the proposed char
ter to special election the date not be
ing determined.
Mr. B. T. McBaln, President of the
Commercial Club, on behalf of the
Oregon City Library Association spoke
with reference to the city purchasing
a suitable site for a public library.
T. W. Sullivan expressed his opinion
that a down town location was prefer
able and that the citizens should Im
mediately agree upon a site before
Mr. Carnegie withdrew his offer of
aid. A number of prominent citizens
addressed the council on the library
question and among those expressing
their views were George Randall, Dr.
J W. Norrts, C. Schuebel. A. A. Price,
George A. Harding and O. D. Eby.
While the urgent need of a library
was acknowledged by all, it was evi
dent that there exists a great diver
sity of opinion as to the best site for
the building. The matter of construct
ing a two story building, the lower
floor to be used as a city hall, and
the upper floor as the library and read
ing room was discussed. A committee
consisting of each chairman of the
various committees of the council was
appointed to consider site and re
port a definite choice of location at
the next council meeting Friday night.
The city engineer reported an er
ror In the assessments for the Four
teenth street improvements, the prop
erty on the south side of the street
being assessed for the Improvement
on the north side of the street, and
the lots on the south side of the street
being assessed for work done on the
north half of the street. The error
was ordered corrected.
A committee consisting of H. A.
Montgomery, F. F. White and George
L, Story In reference to the repairs
to the Mountain View Fire House, re
ported that the workmanship and mat
erials were unsatisfactory. Mr. Grant
of Stewart & Grant, the contractors,
stated that the material used was ac
cepted by Ex-City Engineer Noble,
and that the workmanship was as gfod
as could be done with the quality of
material. The recommendation that
the contractor be paid the contract
price, less $50, was ordered filed. A
motion was passed to pay Stewart ft
Grant a sum adequate to pay for re
pairs to the hose house No. 4, which
work came under the same contract
as the one which covered the Mount
ain View hose house.
City Engineer Montgomery reported
the completion of the work In Sewer
District No. 7, by tbe contractor, Har
ry Jones. April eighth was designat.
ed as the time for property holders
in this district to file any objections
to this work.
H. C. Stevens, O. D. Eby, and T. P.
Randall were appointed a committee
to apportion the levy of the assess
ment to cover this work.
The offer of the Oregon Engineer ft
Construction Company to paint cer
tain iron and wood work on Washing
ton street and twelfth street was re
ferred to the committee on streets
and public property.
A resoution regarding a change of
grade of J. Q- Adams streets between
Eleveneth and Eighteenth streets was
adopted and ordered published. A
similar resolution regarding Jackson
street between Twelfth and Thirteen
th was also ordered published.
The ordinance appropriating $100
to cover E. L. Shaw s February ealary
as chief of police wa passed.
The petition of property holder
for the Improvement of Jackson street
from Thirteenth to FJghteenth was
referred to the City Engineer to re
port at the next regular meeting of
the council
F. C. Burke and r. J. Tooze reported
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