ifp'j. OREGON CDTY OTEWMSE fKKI
ROBBER
SOON
CAPTURED
MP PCEI HINDERS CASE
...., mass ooci spmoy
WORK IN TAKING YOUTH
INTO CUSTODY
-Mif E,,"i, 0r,Bl1"
Kindlpg Ntirly poll PHn
I Deputies Inoaged In
Tracking Desperado
i...,k robberr. with serio-comic
..lmlt,. was tull-l off In Mllwau
iu Saturday efieruoon, nd within au
I". Hberlff K. T. Maaa bad the
robber la rueiody and en route to Ilia
lounir . l"'r" "' desperado was
Wd In Jail. In the -uur f the
failure touMiy i(.-tiv -paddy"
Ktdier ol Portland, made deeperai
llorll 10 (' 111,0 l""""a
ool; succeeded In getting Into a mill
crtnk, ana into uu
tie duly sulhnrlted officers concern
id Is lb affair.
To roblwr. Virgil I'arren, formerly
of Hi. Uuie, '! '"f the "'. J,f"f or
10 1 hobu, entered Ibit Mllwaukle
bank l snout una o'clock, thrust 1
jmlltire Wlm iriT revolver ul
sredly Wrt 111,0 '
bookkwix-f, and ordered him tu throw
up till bandit. The bookkwiwr, liny
Nilt, prumutly obeyed. A, A. Zand
er, cubirr of the bank, was lu a
nu ruum it iha time, but made uo
effort lo roiiio to tha (rout and up
art the rubber's jiluiu. Parent), seo
lui ibit lb bank employee was tliur
outbly cowed, proceeded to fill bla
fM ith gold and silver from tiia
Wloi itllrr' try. When he had
Ujiu acquired J It.), hti (old Nil that
t "unnl that l all my picket
till hokl," and In aplta of tlia tact
(Ul (bnr linoe to II.ikm) ae
ertiitile, bacned from the bank aud
ru wl tbroiiKh Ilia city.
Tm aUrm an spread almoat lui
rdlal.lj, mid a conatatitly Increne
uucroad o( ciui'in took up the pur
tall Unit ul tlieae, Mayor Elmer,
pioid til Irad, aud called upon Ibo
robber lo !!. In reply I'artx.n pans
td torn hwhkIi (o fire a ahot at tbi
a) or. bo UlM'riftly ducki'd bi'hllid
I idtiilmue pola. Tlifl baud It Ibitn
krpt on hla ay, lluiiKitM Into ilia
bmh In llir ruairrn part of Mllau
kl. aud UkliiK r'fiiK brni'atb a
mall aitTpor mill on tba lc(
nt pniMTiy. Ili ro tin waa aurrouud
id by tu volunttntr oau.
TrlrtibnuH rill had tnaii(lm bwo
arnt to lortland and OrfRon City for
iKuunrc In. pui Hlicrlff Curtlaa
tad "i'adily" Mahvr turtird up fniui
Portland, and with the flrat uutaldn
oftlcwi lo arrive nu tlio acpua, houn
It Itlrrwarda il-vilopd that the bad
urtrd out on a private ventura ba
(ore tba alarm reached lortlund.
Tbrr ararrbiil th tirtinh aurroiiudluR
Via robtwr'a lildlim plure and con
cluded that hp had innda a aafe (tit
r. Sheriff 0. T. Maaa. with di'putloi
Eddy, Biaau. Mll-a and Kt'rknir. and
womiianli'd by Couaiublo Jack Krnat,
rurlifd MiUmiKlo 22 mlmitPB after
tin alarm wna received burn, bumliilt
up the rtmila In an huioiiioIiIUj to Rt
lo tbe araiH tif tho crime. Curl la, of
toe Multiiuimili county forcee, told
tbi'in that tlicro a no una In look
ln alwut the v. at'r H)Wcr mill, but
Hh'HIf Musa divided to make a thor
oub .anli, and llmd bla di'pmloa
nd frc of clilz.Mia In a cordon about
ji place, ami Krniliuilly cloned In.
"bile be aa IoIiik thla l.eclner. wUo
owni'd iho property, wna told by one
of the cltlr.ua t tint be had aeon a
mn'a hand under the mill, and the
iiertff waa M onco notified. Ilia Hue
wen cloaed In promptly, and Bhnrlff
" nd Di pmy 8lnata called on tba
"in tu con m.
'The iliiTlff walked na near as he
wW to Hie mIiImt and without Oln
Wlng a revolver, told tho man that
"e beat chnnroa lay In aurrenderluB
no In reiurnliiK the money. i'Bre-n
eeni.d to reroKiiUo the truth of this.
m1 aua rmnliiK out from hla blillim
piaoe n witter beneath iha mill,
"B "Paddy- Muher ruahed In
nrad of Hherlff Mnaa, and polnlluu
revolver lit the youn robber, or
dered
'i in to "mrrender, you blank-
' dah, varloiiHly qualified p.nwn
.'....uur, inrow up your hands, or
ill pump y0, fn of icmi -
Sbunff Mukh ordered Muher to onJ
me, and on hH reftmal to go Deputy
Blia ad.l into the crwk that ran
aoaer the mm, grilH),u the TIu,H
I'aildy" no Kne fuMun,
na threw lilm to one ldo. I'areeu
h'n,.?"'" ml Brd nurrendered to
.J?f!fr ''ortln"d newapiiper photo
jraphera hud done thulr duty the
Boner and Sheriff Maaa atarted fcr
"r"wn city. Tho young robb.ir
oo later Knva Ida age at aotnewhora
"twtwn is and 20 arrived bore In
Pimul Btiile. being wet and chilled
"y tho awirt. ru),,, lle WM tV(.n tt
nK of clothing and locked up In
'M ry Jail until the evening, when
;."" Iriiiufurred to the county Jail
'f the iilK)it,
f the $.!i;.i which h'e atole, 1.125
oi h p,:''ov,'r,l n hla person. The
"er io hR al, he jpop,, on t;lt,
" snway, during hla pursuit. In his
ea wM Hm f()n(, , km,n aw
,nlc'i It Ik believed he supplied him-
(Continued on Tage 4.)
GOOD TIME SUNDAY, JULY 20TH
Klrkpiiirirk Council No. 2227.
"flbts and Uullee of Security,
i I entertain members and the
i"ul,li,; with --Ihk, athletic
g-tinp,, Rt Canpnmh .arh,
nm at orch"tra in Portland
na ii,.(.n ennaged for speclnl
"cnrninn and picnic, and plen
' ' ffrPHtimenta will be sold
' ' hj grounds. Admission to
onnce, 25 cents. Come and
"nd t!, day n Oregon City,
beautiful city on the Will
sniette river.
BRIDGE CAVED IN
BY SUP PULLER
A government stutnp pulling out fit
weighing soma 10 tons or mora, ca
ad In what la known as tha Dakar's
ferry bridge on tha south riackatn-is
valley road Friday, putting that alruo
tura out of commission, and urovld
Ing a problem for government men lo
raise Ida Heavy apparatus from tho
ravine soma 20 or 30 feet below the
levu of tha road, Tba county coin-
mleslouera looked over tba wrack
Ilia bridge Haturday, and took steju
for Us repair.
Owing to tha general cloalug down
of country telephones on tha, Kounh,
notifications of tha failure of tba
bridge waa not received In time for
Iha road supervisor to post barrlcadt
notices along tha road leading to the
bridge, and aa a result many farmers
drove lo tha structure before finding
out that tha road was Impassible; and
then bad to make a long detour to
roniliiue on their way. Harrtcade no
tlces have now been posted at cunsld
arable distance above the structure,
so as to prevent continuance of this
Inconvenience.
BY GRAND JURY
EDITOR OP COURIER MUST DE
FCND SELF AGAINST CHARGE
OF CRIMINAL LIBEL
ATTACK ON COUNTY CUURT GROUND
Inquisitors Preaent Many True Bills
Aa Further Reault of Delibera
tions During Term of
Official Service
M J llrnwn. editor of the Oreaoli
City Courier, a weekly paper, has
been Indicted by the grand jury on a
charge of criminal libel. The Indict
ment was returned Wednesday night
by the Clackamas county grand Jury.
The particular charge agiilunt Urown
la tnnt ne cnargea t ounir juuk"
It. Iloatle and Commlaalonera N. Ulalr
. .. .1 W II IMlnnn m-ltil PnhllMllI!
their own taxes, and that the allega
tion la taiae.
Ii.ni.ii .Kn rmM In flrf.iriin PltV
alHiut two years ago. made a sensa
tional publication or me t ourier. ami
una been one of the leaders In thu
...n... .1 tn,Ll..tf t.iU'aril In riwull llf
Judge Ih-atle and Commissioner Ulalr,
Ills mlslireciea seni hi auenipuuK m
lead the public to believe that these
members of the county court are din
honeat has caused him to publish
-...... ...... thHi run nfiuil nf the libel
statute, and bis indictment la the re
ault. About a month ago the Courier pub
lished, In the list of county court pro
eeedlngs. under the head of "Tax He
bate," the following lines:
. atA A
W. H. Muttoon
N. Ulalr 11.30
It. H. Iteatlo 0
r..... i.i,r..m,iila were made by
tho county court under the head of
"general roads," and were listed tin
der that head In the copy furnished
lie Courier by County t iera annvtv.
Kllher wilfully or unintentionally the
bree llnea were transposed from un
ler the head of "general road" to
tag rebate." This might have bevi
il lowed to pass under the excuse of a
...,..,l,l...l armr hmi Hot llniwn.
In the Cournler of June 26. reprinted
he notice on tne nrst pbko oi p.
inr. with the following comment:
"The above rebatea are to the
three members of the county
.n.Arf liv ltitmanlves
riMirv, Himi'vi - .
This was conceived by the grand
Jury to be a plain Intimation that tne
members of the court Imd been dis
honest to the extent of rehntlnf; iht ir
own taxes.
Wash Smith and I-ouls Illmler have
been Indicted charged with exploding
dynamite or giant powder In the
'lackamns river on june
. ii ij., ..,. tniik'ted for lar-
ceny of a convever chain and three
mher trucks, vniuea si
hnnnon llros. The offense Is said
, have been commltteed Jmo is.
a I.irv returned Indict
ments against Clarence Miller and C,
W Carothers. cnarging mni -
..milling in a house In
which he was In possession of on
April 16. t:arotners i rui -
having given false testimony More
grand jury tn ine i.i -'"
. .mi... fnrmerlv road su-
cane, iiiuii --- - ,
pervlsor In the Needy district.
A not tnio nut '
tne case oi v. - ai,i.
amlntd on a statutory -charge. Smith
case of W. 8. Hnmn. who
la employed at tne .ignm sirv-i
CEMETERY RIDGE
.n.,,r.riT-T?r Da 7 11 1 V 3. A
handful of men in uniform rnacted
today tne cutis .
Acrosa tne neio oi -
tho slope of Cemetery RldR e, where
death kept step with them In 63 loO
veterans of tha Virginia regimen a of
that Immortal brigade made their
alow parade. .
Under the brow of the ridge the
bloody angle, where the Philadelphia
brigade stood that day. was a band
fill of nine, scarcely larper. waiting
to meet the onslaught of Peace. There
were no flashing sabers, no guns roar
ing, only eyea that dimmed fast and
kindly faces behind tha stone wall
that msrka the annle.
At the end. In pUca of ound or
prison or death, were handHhakts,
speech and mingling cheers.
BRO II II TED
VETERANS
CHARGE
0UEQ0N CITY,
E GIRL
CLOSE CALL
CHARLES WRIGHT, OF OREGON
CITY, TRIES TWICE TO
KILL MISS UTIKER
ASSAILANT IS CRAZED BY LIQL'CR
Well Known Local Character, Refused
by Young Woman, Uses Re
volver In Effort to Com
mit Murder
Charles Wright, for many years a
barber In Oregon City, fired two allots
at Miss Klsle Dtlker Tuesday morning
at Uak (Jrove, and only hla bad aim,
dun to his Intoxicated condition, sav
ed the girl's life. Wright, who Is well
pant middle ago, had become Infatuat
ed with the girl, who la but 20, and
had met ber In Oregon City several
times, and according to the girl's
alory hud twice asked her to marry
bim, but aba bad refused.
Tueaday liiiiriiln- Wright went to
Onk Urove, armed with a revolver
and carrying a bag, In which he had
a quantity of 3: calibre shells and a
bottle of whiskey, lle dpoalted the
bag at the alation and sauntered up
the track, concealing himself In t'ie
grass along the V'osburg proerty.
Miss I llker came down the track.
and when she passed the sixit where
Wright waa hiding, be exclaimed:
"Now I've got you," and calling her
vile name, fired a shot, which miss
ed her.
Tba girl screamed and ran, and had
not gone more than 100 feet when
Wright fired another allot, but again
bla aim was bad, and the girl found
Mfuge In Mr. Port's residence.
In (he lueautline, E. C. Warren,
Clnlre llsrpole and Deputy Sheriff C.
Worhlngton, hearing the shots, went
to the scene and Wright promptly sur
rendered to them, and Worthlngton
brought b I nt to Oregon City on the
enr. On the wny to Oregon City
Wright said to Worthlngton: "Damn
her. I wlsli I had got her."
Mls t'llker Is a niece of Mr. Graf
of Oak drove.
I'pon his arrival here Wright told
Sheriff MVihs that the girl bad ruined
hts life. Wright baa been drinking
heavily of Inle, and his condition is
pitiablj, aa ha Is said to be a suffer
or fiom Ilrlght's disease and cannot
live long, lie recently dlsiiosed rf
his Interest In a local Larber shop and
haa been trying to sell some of bis
personal effect a.
John O. is 74 Ytars Old
CI.KVKI.AND, O., July 8. John D.
Rockefeller entered upon his seventy
fifth year today. Mr. Rockefeller
passed the day quietly with his fam
ily at his country borne here. ,
OA
GROV
HAS
Here's Latest Pictorial Evidence of Mad Acts
Of Militant Suffragettes In Arson Campaign.
I T W X, .
I i4 t - -
rtf Jf-.fVj. AM- . tZjT'i A - evwi ,7s
vL-'Vvr-.-.T j-fi, Vpr' : -
Photo br American Press Association.
Here la new pictorial evidence of the campaign couducted by tba arson squad of tha militant enffragetias In Eng
land It shows the nilns of the grand stand at the Ilurst park race track. The militants followed thla Are with tba
mnd acta of Miss Davison and liewett in stopping horse at tba Derby and Ascot gold cup race. The leaders plan
ned to bit at the "sport of kings" as one wsy of Impressing tha public and tha onVlale with their claims,
OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1913.
COUNTY FAIR LIST
Ml TO BE READY
The premium list for the county
fair, which la to be held at Canby, la
now In course of preparation, and will
be published within a few days. Do
lay In composing the list baa been
caused by doubt on the part of the
fair directors aa to the sum they
would receive from the state. Thla
sum haa now been determined, and
work on tba premium Hat la under
way.
A new departure In prizes will be
made this year, In the offering of four
prizes, of $59, $26, $15 and $10 for
the best community and grange ex
hibits. Duplicate prizes will be put
up for both varletlea of exhibits. In
addition to this It has been determin
ed that any exhibitor taking part in
a grange or community exhibit may
also enter bis own individual display
for competition In the general exhibi
tion. Heretofore this haa been ini
possible, all community exhibits be
ing Judged as a whole.
The fair directors feel that the
new plan will not only ba mora juat
lo exhibitors, but believe that It will
alau stimulate community exbiblta,
and will reault In tba several sections
of the county going to greater care
In producing a display of their re
sources. Thla year's fair la expected
to surpaasa all former ones In the
wealth and quality of exhlbltiona.
R. Crawford, of ItclfaRt, Ireland.
said to be one of the world's flax ex
perts, visited Oregon City Monday w
look over thla territory in the Inter
ests of the linen industry. At the ex
hlbltion rooms of the Commercial
club Mr. Crawford saw some samples
of Clackamas county flax, and pro
nounced it the tallest' he had eer
seen, length of stalk is a great It nil
In flax, aa It assures long fibres,
which make for better weaving in ine
manufacture of linen.
Mr. Crawford would not commit
himself aa to the extent of his inves
tigations, and would not say whetba.
or not those in whose behalf he
making a tour of the coast country
were planning to erect a linen mill.
He did say, however, that be was at
present In the employ of a syndicate.
of which Sir Thomas Upton, the tea
magnate and prominent yacht sports
man was heavily interested.
Aside from looking over the dis
p'ay in the Commercial club roonig,
Mr. Crawford made a trip Into the
surrounding country, and also viewe.1
a number of factory sites along the
river.
Hl'X Vt
- r? "til Z.- - .
LIN WORKS
COMING HERE?
HOME RAILROAD
IS HEAVILY HIT
CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN MUST IN
ST A L INTERLOCKING PLANT
AT 8. P. CROSS-OVER
STATE COMMISSION TAKES ACTION
Work Ordered to ba Completed With.
In 120 Dsys, and Local Llna
Must Bear Whols.Cost
of Apparatus
8AIK.f, Ore., July 9. (Spoclal to
The Enterprise) For the safety of
tbe public, which la held to ba men
aced by tbe present condition of the
crossing, the railroad eommlsalon baa
Just entered an order directing tbe
Installation of a positive Interlocking
plant at Fifteenth and Center streets,
Oregon City, where the tracks of tiie
Southern Pacific cross those of toe
Clackamas Southern Railroad com
pany.
This order grows out of a hearing
held by tbe commission on January
3 In Oregon City, at which time I'io
railroads interested presented testi
mony In the matter. The plant la or
dered to be installed within 120 days,
and the complete cost la to ba borue
by the Clackamas Southern.
The commission reserves the right
to approve specifications aa to tbe
type of plant and manner of installa
tion. It will be of a kind thit will
avert all danger of collision, derailing
awitcbes being provided to divert
trulna in case signals are deliberately
disregarded. Complete home and
distant signals are ordered on tbe
Southern Pacific and borne signals on
the Clackamas Southern, distant sig
nals not being required on the latter
line because ot the topography.
Such Installation will cost about
$30,000.
ELKS FILL ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 7. The
week of the forty-ninth annual reunion
of the Elks' Grand lodge was ushered
In here today under conditions of the
most favorable nature. 8o great was
Iho crowd yesterday that it waa al
most Impossible to get correct regis
tration of the arrivals, but Rochester's
hotels are already more than filled
and the downtown rooming houses are
crowded to their utmost capacity. All
tbe principal streets are flaring with
purple and white decorations.
Tbe gathering formally opens In
Convention hall tonight with prayer,
songa and the exchange of greetings.
Tbe regular busine&a of tbe conven
tion will be taken up tomorrow morn
ing. Edward Leach, of New York city
a candidate for grand exalted ruler,
seems to lead for that high honor and
his election Is freely predicted. New
Orleans and aeveral other cities are
contesting for the 1914 convention.
"
CASE IS
OVER THREE YEARS
On June , 1910, somebody told A.
J. Kltzmlller that J. U Ellis bad
stolen sorry poles that were lying In
tba county road and that belonged to
Kltzmlller. Kltzmlller bad Ellis ar
rested. Ellis cam back with a war
rant for assault and battery against
Kltzmlller, and Kltzmlller was ar
rested, lioth men were discharged,
and following that Ellis filed suit for
11,00 damages for malicious arreal
agalnat Kltzmlller.
Tba case waa tried before Judge
Campbell, and a Jury awarded Ellis
$500 damagea. On motion of llrownell
k. Stone, in November, 1910, Judge
Campbell set aside tbe verdict and or
dered a new trial. The case was
beard tha second time before Judge
Morrow, In 1911, and tbe Jury failed
to agree.
Thla week the case came up again
before Judge Eakln, in tbe circuit
court, llrownell ft Stone atlll being
attorneys for Kltzmlller. Testimony
dragged along for two days, and Tuea
day afternoon tba case went to the
Jury for the third time. Tbe Jurors
considered It five minutes, and then
returned a verdict In favor of Kltz
mlller, so Ellis gets no damagea.
THRONGS ATTEND OPENING OF
ASSEMBLY AT BEAUTIFUL
GLADSTONE PARK
TENT M STILL WORK OVERTIME
Interest In Attractive Program and
Study Courses Is Greater Than
Ever Before Many Fea
tures are 8ecured
Before a first-day audience of ap
proximately 1500 Cbautauquans, Dr.
Fletcher Homan this afternoon ol
flHnlly opened the 29th annual assem
bly or tha Willamette Valley Chau
tauqua with an eleoquent addreaa. Dr.
lloiuan, who la president of Willam
ette University la also head of tbe
1913 session. His 1 remarks, which
were largely concarned wlta .the gen
eral Chautauqua movement, and its
place in thla country, were eagerly
listened to. He welcomed the people
to the "college of the people the uni
versity of the world," as ha called It,
and mads brief mention of some of
America's greatest men who have
been closely identified with the Chau
tauqua movement. Ho outlined the
features of the coming assembly, and
proved himself an excellent platform
manager with his witty references.
Hon. C. B. Moores, of Portland, made
the responsive addreaa Tracing the
Chautauqua movement In the North
west along with the historical devel
opment of recent years, he gave aa
Interesting analysis of the purposes
and aims of the general movement.
Aa a prelude number the Sierra
Mixed Quartette gave two beautiful
renditions, and made a great hit with
the audience. The Sierras are real
artists, and were the feature of laat
ulght'a program. The Ladles' Band
of Portland, made a very commenda
ble appearance on the main platform,
and gave two concerts, at 1:15 and
7:15, as 'curtain-raisers'' to the main
afternoon and evening attractions.
There are about twenty-five or thirty
members to the band, and the ladies
present a natty' appearance in their
white uniforms and caps. They are
to appear twice each day.
Headquarters tents were completed
yesterday. Tbe io state institutions
the University ot Oregon and the Ore
gon Agricultural college are each oc
cupying large roomy buildings, and
each school is featuring the work of
the students with excellent .displays,
along with the daily course of lec
tures. Dr. James Gilbert Is giving a
course of daily talks "Problems of
Large Scale Production, ' and practi
cal farm life subjects are being handl
ed by the agricultural experts, among
whom are Mr. A. G. Lunn, Walter S.
Brown, H. S. Jackson and Prof. Beck
with. The school of music, under
Prof. J. H. Cowen, of Portland; MSss
Lamkin's "Supervised Play;" Mrs.
Carter's Elocution classes; and Mrs.
Ada F. Elder's class tn out-door
sketching will all open in the morning
with large attendance at each.
FRANCHISE NORTH
Application has been made to Com
missioner W. H. Daly, of Portland.
for a franchise for an interurban Hue
from Oregon City to the metropolis
The rlghta have been asked by Ste
phen Carver, a heavy stock-bolder io
t.ie Clackamas Southern rilway, aud
were sought tn the name of that road.
though Mr. Carver has recently incor
porated the Portland ft Oregon City
railroad to operate a aimiliar line.
In his application Mr. Carver's road
seeks entrance to Portland on East
Seventeenth atreet. It is 'understood
that the road Is to have a freight de
pot at East Third and East Madison
streets, and ia to have ita passenger
terminals Broadway (Seventh street)
and Washington street, on the west
side. Speaking for the company -Mr
Carver said that if the franchise were
granted consructlon work would i
started within 30 days, and tha Un
completed within 18 months. Excel,
tlonally liberal terms are promised
the city.
CHAUTAUQUA Oil
WITH BIG RUSH
CARVER SEEKING
ESTABLISHED 18(1
BULL III PLAN
PORTLAND COMMISSIONER FAV
ORABLY DISPOSED TO SALE
OF WATER TO CITY
COUNCILMAN ALBRIGHT OPPOSES
Believes Oregon City Should Ba In
Control of Entire System, and
Ought Not to Agree to
Prapetual Rental
Commissioner Will Daly, who baa
charge of Portland's water department
has received a communication from
the Oregon City Commercial club In
regard to furnishing Bull Run water
to thla municipality. That the p.un
appeals to Mr. Daly may ba Judged
from his declaration a day or so ago
that unless tba Portland water depart
ment's revenue could be Increased, it
mlcnt be necessary to raise Portland
rates to pay for water meters, which
are to be installed throughout the me
tropolis. Mr. Daly ia quoted aa say
ing that possibly tha revenue from
furnishing water to Oregon City would
be sufficient to care for the coat if
meters, and so Portland taxpayers
would be saved any advancea in raws.
While this is very nice for Portland,
and ia also interesting to Oregon City,
In showing a williugness on tbe pari
of tbe Portland commissioners to
grant this city Bull Run water, it doea
not please everyone here. Among
those, who find objections to Bull Rue
as a source of supply for Oregon City
ut Councilmen Jonii Albright, who,
while he likes Bull Run water and be
lieves in ita purity, does not approve
of it for Oregon City for financial rea
sons. Speaking of this be says:
"While there ia n question in my
mind that Bull Run water is pure, and
while I realize tbat the citizens of Oie
gon City want the best water they can
get, still I think this municipality
woul(J be foolish to enter into a con
tract with Portland to buy Ita water.
If we are going to build a pipe-lino
eight milea long to tap tne Bui! Run
line at Grays Crossing, why not go
just a bit further, and build pur own
pipe-line to the south fork of the
Clackamas, and there get water J'trt
aa good as Bull Run, and Just aa well
protected?
"A pipe-line to Grays Crossing is
going to cost considerable. It seems
to me that this city, if it is going to
bond'iiaalt for a pipe-line, might just
as well go a bit further and build Ita
own line. Maybe it will cost more at
tbe start, but when we get it paid far
it will be ours. We can get water ua
the south fork of the Clackamaa tbat
ia just as good aa Bull Run, and w
can get the water shed locuded in a
reserve, just as Bull Run is. Ibtn,
when we get our own pipe-line, and
get water by gravity that wont need
to be pumped up on tee bill, we wri
have something tbat ia all our own.
'Personally, I don t like this idea of
buying water from Portland, aua
agreeing to buy it forever. Oregon
City wiU never get anything that way.
and future generations will have u
keep on paying Portland for water
just aa long aa water ia used to drink.
We will never get out of debt On thu
other hand, if we put in our own pii-e-
line. we will nave our own water sup
ply system when he get that line paid
for. And it it wont take very long o
Day for it either, for there will bd
other cities tbat we can aell our wattr
to. Just as Portland would aell us hers.
There will be West Linn, for instance.
They have to get water somewhere,
and they can buy it from ua.
'With a gravity system we could al
to utilize our present pumping plant
as a municipal electric light plant, and
furnish power and light lor ourselves.
Tacoma has ita own light plant, and
makes money from It. On the other
hand if we get water from Portland.
our pumping plant here wont ba worth
anything, and we 11 atm ne paying tor
it I believe tnat tne cuy ougnt io
own all Its public utilities and I am
absolutely opposed to saddling a never
ending debt on future generations, as
we will do if we contract to buy water
from Portland.
"The situation will be Just like the
man who lives in a rented house ne
is always paying out something, and
in tha end he has nothing but a bunch
of recelpta. On the other hand, If a
man buys his own house, it may take
him a long time to pay for it, dui e
ery cent that he puts into tho house
is money that he la putting Into some
thing that is his. And when he gets
through he has a house. It ia the
same way with water tr wo Duy wa
ter from Portland we never will havu
anything but receipta from Portland.
If we put in our own system, it may
take up a long time to pay for it; but
when it is paid for future generations
will have "a water system that will
produce a revenue, and something that
will belong to the city and the tax
payers." JULY 15 IS DATE
OF PHONE HEARING
SALEM, Ore., July 7. The com
plaint of William Beard. F. J. Toozo.
and W. A. Long of Oregon City against
the Pacific Telephone ft Telegraph
company on account of alleged dis
crimination among patrons of the com
pany in that city has been set for
hearing on Tuesday, July 15. befor?
the railroad commission. The hear
ing will be calli at be Oregon City
courthouse at 9:30 a. m.
This complaint involves an increase
of rates from $1.25 per month to $1.50
for subscribers on four-party lines,
which has been charced all new sub
scribers since December 1, 1911. serv
ice to old subscribers being continued
at the $1.25 rate. The company a
prti this increase Is necessary and
reasonable, and it appears that the
general practice of the company has
been, when rats are Increased, to
make tin increase apply to new sub
scribers only, continuing old subscrib
ers at former rates.
RAISES QUERY