Wm OKECiON CIWENTEMDSEIBp!
F0HTY8IVINTH YEAR No, 12.
OREGON CITY. OREGON, FIU DAY, MARCH 21, 1913.
ESTABLISHED 186
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GREECE KILLED
RULtN ASSAISINATEO IN ATH
ENS, ACCORDING TO
DISPATCH
QUEEN WAS WITH HUSBAND IN FIELD
Monarch Had Rtlgned 0r Oreec
Sine 1B8J flddt Fortun
Speculating King Wii
Worth Million
I.UNIMlN. Marrh l King George
,,r Greece lu Ath
ens (why. according lo a dlapatrb to
local new agency from Huhmlka.
Klllli llwirgit aaln(ed at
rUli'iilk. whefw tm wa at the bead
of division of Hid Greek army, ac
i,. nllng to now Money dlnpatrhe.
( Npwi or bin l"iii h roarhed Pari.
Merlin. Homo ami othrr capital l
ninltaririiiiHljr, but confirmation atlll
I lacking. Kin George haj Ixmiu
In Hwlutilka olni'B last I tm-einber when
the It y surrendered to th Balkan
force. .
qurrii (ilea has been In Cm field
mum Ii of tlin Hum with King George.
An attempt to anuuntunte llio king In
K'H fulled.
Tim Imlr to the throne of Grroce
la Crown Prince CouMantlne, who
now U at Jnnlna, commanding the
i;rc,k troop there.
Juit to year ago today Georgs wt
I'tciiil Mug by tlin Greek national
n ..m M v. (In wna a null of King
t fi r i-1 in n IX of Denmark and
t.ri.iiii-r of Queen Alexandra of Kmc-
In ml
Tli Creek legation here admitted
K h.i.l lnviril rumor of th ntilnn
Hi'ii of King finonte, hut declared no
coiifli inntlun bad been received. The
Urntirt New agency, however, car
r, , nil unqualified . dtxpufch 10 the.
effect (lint thn klliK wa assnioilnatod
nt Salonika.
I Ih' flrt report of tho aaaislaatlon
te. i-iird here rnme In a telegraphic
iiuiiiiih frimi Vienna.
I'rini'ii WIIIIhiii George wai only IS
vi'ira of ape and nilillitninii In the
PiiiMi limy when lie waa offerud the
throne nf Hella. Tho former ruler.
Kmc niio , ho a a llavarlan
prime. w dethroned by a revolu
tion in im-.;, and t!i provisional gov.
ri it hjr thn ministry waa Hot
strong enoiiKh to prevent political
'..niplh ai Ui.ia which threatened to un
dermine tliH pence of Europe. . Thn
tr. il power of Europe recognUod
the ncceiulty of providing tie rul
er fur ''rtwe and tho imaltlon wn
offned iirnl to the Duke of Edin
burgh, nml then to thn Duke of 8xe
I'ohuri: (iotlm. hut both declined. It
M. dii Cliaii.lnry, a French diplo
mat, who conceived thn Idea of of-f-Tltm
the throne to Prince Wllllnm
George, end the plan waa promptly
anpnived by England and tho other
poKeri,
Knur yenr Inter he married the
Grand Duchess Olga, oldest daughter
of the (irnnd Duke Constantino of
Itu-Mln, (him connecting himself with
a el runn link to one of the moat pow.
er'ul reletting fnmlllea of Kurope. Tha
;rieka HKreed to aottlo IC.'iO.nofl a
vnr upon their now king. KniilanJ.
Kmiii e nnd ituaala each agreed to add
K'n, .inn n yenr for the term of hla
tiiiiunil life, and about l.'iO.OOO wna
'Imr.iii for hi benefit on the Ionian
IMnmlH, which were Inter ceded to
"tin by (ireat Hrltaln. Although hla
civil work waa very meager, King
'leoriro I, under which name ho bo
ciune ruler of the llollonea, by meana
f hla remnrkablo bualneaa ability ac
cutniihiterl an rnornioua fortune dur
Ini: th,i f,o year of hla reign. If
iia.li- Inrgo Rutin by aucreaaful apocii
bit Inn on the lionrae. and Invented bla
wluninita n innded dHtatea In Oreoce.
t ealnto In the varloua countrloa
f Kuropo an.; In the United Btnto.
Il beramn the owner of mlnoa.
fnrma, plnntatlona, rnllronda and of
nrloiia flnnnclnl and commerchil ea
tnhliahniciita and of large merchant
v-ksHh trading between Mkidltorran
on porta.
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SAI.km, Or, March 18. Governor
Weat today appointed hla private
cretory, Ilalpb Wataon, aa corpora
tlrm commissioner, tha office created
In the "bluesky" law paased by the)
recent b-Klslature. It waa expected
"''t the office would fall to C. .D.
Habcock, the present corporation
clerk In the office of the aecreUry
"f state.
The Governor aald the appointment
as a surprise to Wataon, who had
not asked for the place and didn t
know the Governor waa considering
I'lm. The salary of corporation com
missioner la the aanre aa the private
'crctary to the uovernor receive.
Mlsa Farn Hobbi, private tenog
rnpher to Governor West, will ue
ceed Watson aa private aecretary.
and Mlsa Mathilda Kckerden will ad
vance to Ml Hohb' place.
The blue aky law 1 fashioned af
tr the fa moii Kansas act and I aald
to be full of teeth for questionable
corporation that may attempt to do
hualne In thl state. Therefore
the position of corporation commla
sloner I considered to be one of the
""oat Important office at the atate
MpltoL
KAY TO KEEP
HAI.KM, Or., March 13. "Uo out
to the Mllwauklti roadbouae and alt
aruuud every ovetilng from 7 o'clock
to tloalng tliuo, and keep your eyea
opun."
That la the lual ruction (iovernur
Weat icave loiluy to Dtitmllva Tutu
Kay of i'ortland. The (iovnrnor ap
pointed Kay a apnclal agent,
Tbla action wag taken bucauHo of
tho peculiar Iwailon of tho Mllwau
kla roadhouae. It la Juat over tha
line from Multnoumh County lu Clack
amaa County, and I within tha cor
ixirata llmlta of thn town of Mllwau
kin. Governor Weat aald Sheriff Tom
Word had cloned all the ronilliouaoa
In Multnomah, and now thoae from
I'ortland out for a good time wore
going to tbo Mllwaukle tavern. The
new law prolilliltlng the an In of liquor
outalda of Incorporated towna will
not apply to It, ao the Governor la put
ting an officer there to aee that It
conDnea II oiwratlon to thoae of a
legit Imalo aaloon.
MANAGERS ANNOUNCE THAT BIG
FAIR WILL BE ONE OF
FEATURES
FRATERNAL ORDERS TO TAKE PART
Holding of Sunday School Convention
at Sama Tlmo Will Mak Atten
dant Larger Than
Hrtofor
At a recent meeting of a commit
tee conipoacd of T. W. Hulllvan, n.
T. Mcllaln, M. D. l-aloiiretto, T. I
Charman and l Adam. It wa defi
nitely di-clded to hold the Clackania
County Dairy and Htock Fair and
llooater Dny celebration April tS and
18. Tho meeting tbla year will be
greater than any that has procoded
It and already clnliorate preparation
are being made. There will bo two
parade during tho celebration, one
Krblay nnd tho other Saturday. Hoth
of tha pnradca will atari at 11 In the
morning. Thene will comlitt of
hornca. cattle, wlne. aheep, decora
tive and unique floota and drill by
fraternal order. It I probable that
there will bo an 'automobile parade.
A feature tliat will be Introduced
thl yenr will be a milk contet which
will probably be Friday evening and
Saturday morning. Much IntoreBt la
already being taken In the contest.
All owner of borne and cattle who
wUh to filter their animal art) re
queated to aend for entry blank,
which may be obtained from O. E.
Freytag, at Oregon City. Thl la nee
eaanry to determine the amount of
apace that will be required. No fee
will be charged.
Tho Stnto Bundny School Conven
tion, which will bo held In this city
on the anme dale a the fair, will
not Interfere with the fair nor will
the fair Interfere with It. In fact. It
I believed, they will be an aid to
each other. Many farmer will come
to the city to attend both.
All Innnlrloa concerning the fair
and Hooater Day hou!d be addressed
to O. E. Freytag, Manager of ths Pub
licity Department of the Commercial
Club. Oregon City.
BOOSTER DAY FETE
The Publicity Committee of the
rnmmnrclni Club, at a meeting Wed
nesday evening, perfected plan for
the big booster day ana live biock
enlebmilon. It wa decided that the
beads of the acliooi be urged to have
at least 1,000 school cvhlldren parti
cipate lu a chorua which will be one
of the feature of the celebration.
The Ilooster celebrntlon will be held
April 26 and 20. That the celebra
tion thl year will be the most suc
cessful ever held la assured.
FOUND IN GRAVE
W'hllo dicglng a drain ditch Tues
day on tb weat bnk of the Wtllam
fctte Rlvtr about a mile aotith of Ore
gon Cl'.r. workmen uncovered an In
dian grave. In which wa found many
Interest!.! T relic.
An old bear trap and a fllnr lock
rifle, boti of which bore tha mark of
the Hudson Hay Company upon them,
were found. The bear trap la In a food
tate of preservation. Ilesl-le the
rifle and tiap there were found In the
grave 60 feet of glasa and copper
bead and a stone tomahawk. Upon
the discovery of the relic the work
men promptly notified George Young,
the well known Oregon City author
ity and collector of Indian relic, who
Investigated the grave and It content.
BOOSTER DAY TO
SET NEW
RECORD
CHAUTAUQUA TO ,
BE RENDEZVOUS
MANAGER CROSS ARRANGES
BEST PROGRAM IN RE
CENT YEARS
FINE TALENT FNGACEO BY COMMITTEE
Col. Bain, Emlnant Locturor, Baum
gart, Grtat Nomad, Wation, tho
Hootltr Stataaman, Will
Entartaln Crowd
"Chautauqua time." that delightful
period of combined rest, recreation
and education, looked forward to an
nually by thousands of Clackania
county people, will soon roll 'round
again. That the Chautauqua family
will be lurger this year than ever be
fore, la evidenced by the letter that
b've poured Into the office of Secre
tary Cross, during the past month,
from seemingly every nook and cor
nor of the county, asking for Infor
mation concerning tho program for
the 1113 scsHlon, dutea, request for
camping privileges, etc. The direct
or, a a result of the Inrgo Interest
manifest at thl early date, are most
naturally highly optimistic and with
a broad, high-class program practic
ally alKitcd up. an ideal Chautauqua
program, to be exact their optimism
Is well founded.
flrlef mention of some of the coun
try's stellar platform attraction can
only bo made at this time. Among
those who will entertain nnd Inspire
the Chautauqua lover next July
tnU:lit be mentioned Colonel Ilaln,
a lecturer of national repute, Ilaum
gardt, a man of wonderful travel and
scientific exploration, with rare gift
of eloquence; Maud Willi, one of the
moHt gifted interpreter of the drama
thnt bus ever graced an American
plutform; the Tyrolean Alpine Sing
ers, the original compnny that has
delighted Chautauqua audiences for
the past ten years throughout the
east, with their quaint Swiss folk
songs, and mountain pennant gnrbf
the Tyroleans: the Sierra Mixed
quartette, a high-clnsa musical attrac
tion that not only sings but Interpret
music and harmony, made up of four
of the greatest western musicians;
Ng Poo n Clitw as bis name Implies
a Celestial, a Chlnene boy who has
"made good" In real Yankee fashion,
nnd Is now at tbe head of the greatest
Chinese newspuper In America, and
who tells of Hie "new republic," and
tho obstacles' his countrymen encoun
ter in their thirst for education and
their buttle for a republic; Walt llol
cotnl), another pioneer of the lecture
platform, a second edition of Ixm J.
Ilcaucliamp,. who draw like magnet
wherever he appears; then red-hot
from the I'nlted States Congress will
come Hon. James K. Watson, with a
mneterly message of political Import.
Watson will bo a "beadlinor," to use
a HttlL vaudevlllo vernacular. I'nclo
.lo Cannon styled Watson "tho most
eloquent man In the House." when
both were In the harness. Watson is
one of the most eloquent men in pub
lic life nnd his lecture at UlndHtoue,
"Our Ideals National nnd Individual"
will be an Inspiration to perhaps five
thousand people.
An entirely different feature will be
the Lnmklns Sister and t'aelr "Sup
ervised Play." Flushed with a suc
cessful Chautauqua season In the
largest Eastern assemblies last year,
they come to (iludstone with a highly
recommended and most unique enter
tainment, If It mny be o called. They
look ofter the "kiddles" all during the
session of two weeks, a most wel
come bit of Information to the moth
ers, and amuse the youngster with
story-telling nnd organized play
piny with a purpose. Their work was
a wonderful feature of eastern Chau
tauquas last season.
Foil; will be glad to learn that Dr.
lllnson. pastor of the White Temple
in I'ortland, and one of the biggest,
and broadest men lu the northwest,
will have charge of the Hlble class
work each day another rare treat
promised for the 1913 session. The
other cIiibso have not a yet been
completely arranged a yet, and will
be announced later, but all will be
arranged with the same standard o
excellence In Instruction, a evidenced
by the securing of Dr. Hlnson.
Portland's leading soloist are to
be heard at Chautauqua thl year un
der the direction of Prof. F. T. Chap
man, dean of music of Pacific Uni
versity. Prof. Chapman will conduct
a large 12-plece orchestra In the role
of the "Chautnuqua orchestra,'" and
their playing will be. a dally feature.
Professor Chapman Is arranging for
an operetta to be given during the
session, with a choni of local aong
ster assisting. Pauline Miller-Chapman,
who so delighted the Chautau
qua music-lover last year, will again
be heard.
If plans work out, and they are
well under way, a real honest-to-goodnes
cafoterla will be operated
this year, in addition to the restaur
aunt of former year.
The street leading to the park I
being Improved by the city of Glad
itone, preparatory for the 1913 es
slon. City water connection have
been made with the Gladstone water
work during the past year so that
the water supply thl year will be the
best. The session open July S and
close July 20.
WASHINGTON 80LONS ADJOURN
Olympta, Wash., March 13 With
one dweep the Legislature tonight
cast into oblivion more than 500 bills
Including many of vital Importance
to tha atate and then to the refrain
of "Nearer My God to Thee" drew
down the curtain over the 19th ses-lon.
W IS DAIRY
HEAD OF STATE FAIR
Marshall J, Uzolle, a prominent
farmer and dairyman living near Ore
gon City, ha received tbe appoint
ment of superintendent of the dairy
department o( the Oregon State fair.
Thl appointment Include the auper
vlslon ot the pavilion In wblcb I ex
hibited the dairy product, and the
building housing dairy product, a
well us the milk test. The appoint
ment came unsolicited by Mr. La
telle, who I a graduate ot the Oregon
Agricultural college, and who wa for
everal year manager of tbe promo
tion department of the Oregon. City
Commercial Club,
MAIL MESSENGER
JAILED AT SALEM
MAN ONE OF FIRST N COUNTRY
ACCUSED OF ROBBING
PARCEL POST
BIG DRY GOODS STORE HIS AIM
Wife Break Down and Telia Author
ities Where Loot of Pos
tal Clerk Is Se
creted SALEM, Or.. March 19. William
Martin, assistant mail messenger for
the postofllce here, Is occupying a cell
In the county jail, and seems des
tined to occupy one in the federal
prison for a number of years, for he
wa arrested here by United States
Postal Inspector H. G. Durand and
C. M. Perkins, of Portland, it Is al
leged wblle In the act of stealing
puree) post packages which be was
conveying to the Southern Pacific
depot,
After his arrest a search wa made
In bis home by Sheriff Esch and
there was unearthed about a ton of
merchandise 11 heaping dry goods
boxes In all goods stolen from the
postofllce and from the stores in this
city.
Burdened down with Complaints
that parcel post package were not
reaching their destination. Postmas
ter Fnrrnr some time ago turned
them over to the Inspector at Port
land. Suspicion fell on Martin, and
when be proceeded to the depot with
his wagon, Postal Inspectors Durand
and Perkins followed and watched
him. After the delivery of the mall
and parcels to the company's agent,
the Inspectors observed In hi wag
on a giinny sack which appeared to
contain packages, and they examin
ed it. Their suspicions proved to be
well founded, for the sack was half
full of parcel post packages.
Armed with a search warrant. Sher
iff Esch then mode a search of Mar
tin' home. Nothing was discovered
until he examined a bedroom, which
was occupied by Mk-s. Martin, who
declared she was 111. This room con
tained 11 drygoods boxes which were
locked, nnd upon opening them the
sheriff found old clothes of the fam
ily on top, but beneath there was
merchandise of every conceivable
description.
When pressed for an explanation
ns' to where her husband obtained
the goods. Mrs. Martin at first dis
claimed all knowledge of them, but
when Informed Cint Bhe would be tak
en to jail unless Jhe told all she
knew, she confessed. According to
her confession, Martin had stolen
goods from the postofllce and from the
department store o( the city.
Martin also confessed to having
taken some of the merchandise from
the postofllce, but where jie obtained
the rest he would not say. He de
clared to some that he was hard press
ed, the government paying only
JiiO a month for his services, and
that this was the reason why he stole.
He said be had a family of 10, and
that he had not Intended to dispose
of the loot, but to use It for tha ben
efit of his family. To others, howev
er, he said he intended to go to
Eastern Oregon and start a store,
and that Is regarded as the more
likely story, for he had notified the
postal oflU'tal that he Intended to
quit.
Martin purchased the contract to
carry the mall from Thomas Ander
aon, and it la believed his peculations
from tbe postofllce extend back to
the adoption of the parcel post sys
tem. An Investigation made by Sheriff
Esch shows this has not been the first
time Martin has been In trouble, for
he was once arrested under the ad
ministration of Sheriff Culver for
forgery. After being bound over to
the circuit court, he was examined
as to his sanity and committed to
the asylum. The official express
the belief that he Is a drug fiend.
SOLD TO AM
The Mllwaukle Tavern ha been
old by William Burns to Earl Al
phln. formerly of I he Ann of Alphln
a Wilson, contractors of this e'e:
Bum encountered some difficulty
with tbe authorities, priniprviiy witn
Gov--ror Wet, while hs was oper
. IS,, raanrt. and thl olare was In
ti l.mi light last summ -iuilnc tbe
Gcmmoi's crusade. In w3'-n n toie
ilor.'.i tbe fence around the resort
SPECIAL ROAD TAX
MONEY HELD UP
COUNTY COURT INSTRUCTS SUP
ERVISORS TO DRAW ON
FUND
SUPREME COURT DECISION AWAITED
Bil Passed by Legislature Intended
to Correct Error In Old On
Declared to be Uncon
stitutional The county court Saturday Instruct
ed tbe road supervisors not to draw
on any of the special road tax money
until the courts have decided wheth
er an act passed at the recent ses
sion of the Legislature providing for
special road taxes Is constitutional
The supreme court several month
ago held that tbe old statute provid
ing for the levying of special road
taxes was unconstitutional and the
statute is Intended to remedy the de
fect in the old one. Several property
owners have declined to pay the spec
ial tax, although tendering checks
for the usual county and state taxes.
Tbe decision of the county court
will halt much road work In the conn.
ty. The total fund amount to $C4,-
702.85.
Tbe statute In question Is enttled
"An act to amend section C321, Lord's
Oregon l4ws." Tbe section which
was devised to correct the defect In
the fonner law is as follows:
"All taxes heretofore levied and
raised under the provisions of Chap
ter 202, laws 1909 and prior thereto,
are hereby Invalidated and declared
to be lawful taxes and collectible,
notwithstanding any formal defects
in the levy thereof, or In the law pro
viding for the same."
The period for obtaining a rebate
on tax money came to a close Satur
day. Sheriff Mass said that the prop
erty owners for the moBt part 'jad
been prompt In tbe payment of their
taxes, nnd that probably more money
had been received thus far this year
than ever before. Tbe Portland Rall
woy, Light & Power Company sent
the office a check for 125,000 and
the Southern Pacific Company sent
a check for $25,000. The Crown-Col-1
umbla Pulp & Paper Company mail
ed a check for $6,000. From now un
til April 16 there will be- no rebate
allowed and after that all persons
who have not made a first payment
will have to pay a penalty of 10 per
cent interest for each month they
are In arrears.
SPECIAL LEVY TAX
WILLAMETTE MAN INSISTS CITY
IS NOT LEGALLY INCOR
PORATED NO CHARTER ADOPTED, HE DECLARE?
Lumber Company's Check for Taxe
On Timber Land I Declined Be
cause Special Road Levy I
Ignored
The legality of the Incorporation
of Willamette is questioned In a suit
filed Thursday by James Downey, ex
mayor of the town, against E. T.
Mass, sheriff, to restrain the collec
tion of a 10-mlll special tax, which
the council levied for general muni
cipal purposes. After having been
conducted as a city for about two
years, Circuit Judge Campbell about
a year ago, decided that the place had
not been legally Incorporated. At an
other election It wag decided to re
Incorporate, and this action Is ques
tioned In the suit filed Thursday.
The complaint alleges that the city
has failed to adopt a charter, and the
state laws do not give any municipal
ity authority to levy a tax unless by
virtue ot power granted by the city
charter. It is contended that inas
much as the place has failed to adopt
a charter, the council is powerless to
make a levy. Dlmlck ft Dlmlck, rep
resenting the plaintiff, called atten
tion In the complaint to the repeal of
sections 2709 and 2710 of Bellinger
and Cotton's Code which gave lncor
porated towns authority to make lev
ies for municipal purposes. The sec
tions were repealed In 1907.
Declaring that the Supreme Court
has decided that special road taxes
are Illegal. The Hammond Lumber
Company Thursday tendered a check
to Sheriff Mass for 213 taxes. The spec
ial road tax in district No. 49 of 10
mills was not Included and the sher
iff declined to accept the check for
other taxes. The Oregon Iron ft
Steel Company, which has a large
plant at Oswego, sent the sheriff a
check for $7,000 and the Wil
lamette Pulp ft Paper Company paid
$14,411.23 taxes. Saturday Is the last
day a rebate will be allowed.
Beati Marries Couple.
Tannin R. Adklns and James B. Ad-
kins, of Nesperce, Idaho, were mar
rled Saturday by County Judge Beatla,
DOWNEY FIGHTS
L SUPERVI
PLEADS FOR CHILDREN
Mrs. Margaret Curran was the prin
ciple speaker at an interesting meet
ing of the Woman's Club In the par
lors of the Commercial Club Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. Curran, who Is
one of tbe school supervisors of
Clackamas County, made an address
upon civic improvement among school
children in the country. She told of
the good work tbe children were do
ing along Industrial line and urged
that this work be continued. Mr.
Curran mentioned many Interesting
experience In her w.rk and told of
tbe Interest the children displayed.
Tbe Oregon-Washington Railroad t
Navigation Company has donated
$20,000 for prizes to be used in the
furtherance of this work. The prizes
are to be given at the juvenile fairs.
The chlids' play ground idea was also
urged. The lecture was preceded by
a short business meeting.
H. L CROSS PLEADS
FOR SOUTHERN R.R.
LIVE WIRE HEAD SAYS MOLALLA
LINE WOULD BE BOON
TO COUNTY
550,000 IS NEEDED BY COMPANY
Need of Hitching Posts Urged
Organization Pure Water
Is Sought by Wires
Committee
By
Completion of the Molalla railroad,
pure water, public dock and hitching
posts were the subjects that en
grossed the attention of the Live
Wires of the Commercial Club at
their weekly luncheon Tuesday. H.
E. Cross, Main Trunk of the organi
zation, made a stirring plea for the
early completion of the Clackamas
Southern railway, and he was second
ed by Grant B. Dlmlck, B. T. &9c
Bain, and others who have spent
time and money in an effort to bring
tbe Molalla country in close touch
with Oregon City. The company
needs about $50,000 to place the line
in operation this year. The ties and
rails have been purchased, but some
grading Btill remains to be done, and
the money available for the purchase
of the rails cannot be used to cover
grading expense. However the friends
of the project are working hard, with
every prospect of ultimate, if not
speedy success.
The old story of the lack of hitch
ing posts at Oregon City came up
In the form of letters from Maple
Lane, Clalrmont and Mount Pleasant,
and the matter was referred to L.
Adams, Frank Busch and W. A.
Huntley, who have their work cut
out for them. Tne need of more and
better accomodations is fully recog
nized by the retail merchants' of Ore
gon City, but the consent of property
owners has always been a stumbling
block In tbe past toward establishing
additional hitching facilities.
Reports were received by the com
mittees on pure water and public
docks. Both matters will be called to
the attention of the city council Wed
nesday night, the pure water situa
tion in the form ot a report from En
gineer Dleck, who has been for sev
eral weeks searching for sources of
pure water supply, and the dock
question In the form of a petition
from practically all the live business
men tor the establishment of a dock.
It is understood that the engineer's
report will contain a great deal of
data that will be of value and of in
terest to all those Interested in a bet
ter water supply for Oregon City.
Vance Edwards, assistant chemist
of the Willamette Pulp ft Paper Co.,
and Charles T. Parker, of the Oregon
Engineering ft Construction Co., were
elected to membership in tbe Live
Wires.
LIVE STOCK FAIR
Publicity Manager O. t. Freytag,
of the Commercial Club, is receiving
many entries and applications lor en
try to the Live Stock Fair to be lield
in this c!ty April 25 aad 26. Much in
terest is belug taken throughout the
con itv In the fair and lt success is
virtually assured. Bernard Luebben,
of Aurora, has made arrangements to
exhibit two spans of black horse
which are as fine as any In the state.
Nick Blair, ot Needy, has also mad
arrangements to exhibit a fine span.
BURKE'S UNCLE
GETS GOOD PLACE
WASHINGTON, March 15. Presi
dent Wilson today appointed Govern
or Burke, of North Dakota, Treasurer
of the United States. The nomina
tion has been sent to tbe Senate.
The place pays almost $50,000 a year.
'Governor Burke is an uncle of T. A.
Burke, an Oregon City lawyer. T. A.
Burke is a son-in-law of H. E. Cross,
of Oregon City.
SOUTHER
ER
THIRTY BU8INESS MEN OF THIS
CITY AND PORTLAND TAKE
TRIP
BIG BANQUET HELD AT CLUB ROOIIS
Public Spirited Citizens Promise Aid
in Building Great Railway
Into Rich Molalla
Valley
The first passenger car ran bver
the Clackamas Southern Railway
from Ffteenth and Main Streets to
the end of the track near Maple
Lane Saturday.
Thirty business men of Oregon
City and Portland were members of
the party. Every part of tbe road as
well as the bridges were inspected
and all the stockholders were sur
prised and amazed at the extent of
the undertaking and the work accom
plished. The roadbed, while not bal
asOd, was smooth and tbe trip was
made over the three and one half
miles of track In good time.
On return, 21 of the party went to
the banquet room of the Commercial
Club and partook of the good thing
prepared by tbe women of the Episco
pal Church, after which one of the
most interesting, instructive and en
thusiastic meetings which so far baa
characterized the work of the road
was held. Everyone present sub
scribed for large blocks of stock at
$50 a share and a total of at least
$30,000 is already assured from the
campaign started.
Committees were appointed for
work in and out of the city and the
following promised to aid the direc
tors In their work on call.
M. P. Chapman, T. W. Sullivan, H.
E. Cross. William Sheahan, Emery
Dye, and B. T. McBain.
Tiie Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company, through Its repre
sentatives, promised support and
.stated the prospects for a road in
the district the Clackamas Southern
taps.
It was also arranged to make two 1
trips Thursday, March 20, to show
the people of Oregon City and vicin
ity the work already done.
There will be room tor 75 persons
on each trip and there will be no
charge. Those wishing to make the
trip are requested to notify Judge G.
B. Dimick by phone and be at Fif
teenth and Main Streets by 4 P. M.
At 5 P. M. the committee of 21 will
escort 21 friends over the road by
the same car, leaving Fifteenth and
Main Streets at 5 P. M. and return
ing to the banquet room of the club
for supper at 6:30.
The committee to work In Oregon
City is as follows: O. D. Eby, H. E.
Cross, Emery Dye, W. A. Huntley and
G. B. Dimick, and the business men
of Oregon City, as also tbe large
property holders will be visited im
mediately. All agreed that this Is the greatest
work Oregon City has ever started
and tbe end can now be seen. In
come producing property is in sight
and by concerted action through
trips to ilOunt Angel will be a reality
by winter.
Those present were: Frank Busch,
W. A. Huntley, John Lewthwaite, H.
E. Cross. William Sheahan, Duncan
Shanks, Mr. Larson, Emery Dye, E.
G. Caufleld. Engineer Stacer, Engi
neer Abbott of Portland; Mr. Barr of
Maple Lane; Mr. Smith, of Maple
Lane; T. W. Sullivan, Mr. Meyer, P.
R., L. & P. Co.; Mr. Roach, George
Pusey, M. P. Chapman, G. B. Dimick.
O. D. Eby, B. T. McBain.
Freight is already off ering between
Oregon City and Beaver Creek in
such amount as to insure profits
from the start and immediate action
will put the road in the operating
class within sixty days. This road
will finally cost not to exceed $10,000
per mile, while the Oregon Electric
is bonded for $03,000 per mile, at the
same time paying net returns of
$4,000 per mile, while the country
through which the Clackamas South
eran passes is ot greater richness
and offers greater prospects for the
investors. At this rate it is stated
the Clackamas Southeran should pay '
for Itself within three years.
CANEMAH WALK TO
BE REPAIRED AT ONCE
Beginning next Tuesday morning
tbe Canemah walk will be closed and
will remain so for three weeks, dur
lng which time residents ot that busy
community will be forced to go to
and from their homes the best way
possible. The road will be closed
from Hawley'a mill to Canemah.
The old wooden trestle will be raz
ed. A new plank roadway will be
placed and the entire roadway ' put
In first class condition. The Portland.
Railway. Light ft Power Company
will take up Ita track and replace the
ties with new ones. A depot will be
built at the Canemah end of the line,
near the Southern Pacific tracks.
There will undoubtedly be consider
able inconvenience caused while tbe
work is being done but the good that
will be derived from tbe Improve!
walk will be a great improvement
over the present roadway.
Couple Gets License.
A license to marry was Issur
i.
X
day to Louisa SSchlewe and
Baker.
and
PASSENG
CAR