ourcnoN city enterprise, Fin day, march 27, 1014,
ALL IS FRAME-UP
SAYS VAN BULL
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER DB'
NOUNCE5 COMPLAINT FILED
OY LOCAL DOCTORS
AFFIDAVITS COMING TO BACK CHARGE
Accuaed Phyelolen Say H Will Pro
duct Signed Statemente Which
Will "Put Moot Respected
Doctori to Shame"
"The chargea brought agalnat ma
by Dr. Guy Mount and Dr. M. C.
Strickland art nothing mora nor lata
than frameupe and within tha neat
two daya I will produco algnad etate
mania and aworn affldavlta which
will put aavtral of our moat rospoct
td madlcal frlanda to ahama."
Thla waa tha varbal atatamant of
Dr. A. J. Van Brakle, county haalth
offioar of Clackamaa county, aald to
ba tha only oattopath holding that
potltlon In tha Untied Btataa, Wed
naaday avanlng attar ha had ractlvad
tha complaint from tha board of
haalth In Portland charging that ha
had fallad to parform hia aworn du
tie aa haalth officer of tha eounty,
and haa provad hlmaalf Incompatant
for tha poaltlon. Tha board haa aat
March SI aa tha data for tha haarlng.
Tho eoinpluliite charge that on Octo
ber 1. 191.1, Dr. Van Braklo diagnosed
caao of dlptherln na tonsllllls nml
further tlmt h did tnt treat tli ens
properly tmr report It to lr. Calvin
White, ' the 'at ImxiH of health, a
la required by law. Again on October
9, 1KI3, Ir. Van llrakle diagnosed a
case of tvphold fever aa bronchitis
and that ho fulled to report thla case
aa he illl the flntt. tho romplnlnl
allege, third rime mentioned In
tho coiiiplalnt of thi two local doctors
la that of a child who wn III with
diphtheria. Tim quarantine In thla
ran lasted only five daya ami !r. Van
llrakle failed to do hla aworn duty, tho
charge rend.
Chargea Frame up, Baya Van Brakle.
Thiil every oni' of these la nothliitt
more or li-aa than "f rutin up" la tln
alnleniint of Dr. Van ! Irak In and tlmt
tho ronipliilnt la merely ti tmrt of a
criuli' conspiracy to six-urn the removal
nf the county health offli er. I any.
The Clnrkamna County Medlrnl asm
elation wuh formed lute In tho summer
and at one of their rtrt iueetliu-,a a
committee vwm appointed to find evi
dence nnHlurit it I lit. anya the defendant
doctor.
In Ilia format Ktiileinent Dr. Vim
llrakle miyn: "Tim nut mention I re
ceived from the state hoard of health
in appear lieforo that hody Murrh 31,
lM, for the purpoiiti of niiawerltiK
charge made on tin' complaint of the
Clackamas County Medical aoclety la
thai culminating fun'e In a aerha of
hitherto futile efforta tiMin th" lrt of j
that orgimlriillnn to have inn remnveil
from the poHltloit of county health of
ficer, almply hwauar I have succeeded
In brrakltiK the inedlcnl monopoly on
atate offices which up to tha present
tluia haa ao atoutly existed.
Baya Chargaa Rldlculoua.
"The allnatlon which arlaea la ut
terly rldlculoua and yet wholly char
acteristic of the men who created it.
Next Tueaday tha spectacle will he
aolmiily presented of my hearing and
trial iimn charges expressly manufac
tured hy a group of men who have pub
llclv aliiled time after tlmn that they
would not real until they hud aecured
my removal. Further. I will bo II
tened to and tried hy a board com
posed entirely of meinhera of achoola
of medicine antagonistic to my own,
bcaldea which tho aecretnry of tlrla
anine board hna prevloualy atatcd that
hn would take earn of my rase.
"Hut If thla alluntlon la redlculoua,
tha complaint rnualiiK It la much more
ao. The charges aro wholly without
adequate haala of fuct and aro haaed
upon hnptienlnita. now some alx
monlha nun. Aa In the leuul Invcatlga-
tlona of my quallflcatlona to hold thla
office, I have ronatanlly courted coin
pleto and thoroimh cxnmlnntlon of my
undoubted riKhta to thn otnee, ao in
tha Investigation of these charge I
ahull be only too glud to see that the
facta are broiiKht out. Surh nil In
vestigation will bring out a lino of
tactlca upon the part of certnln mem
bers of our medical friend, thnt would
put tho old tluio politicians to ultimo.
Severn! persons besides myaelf will
havo to explain certain uncontrovert
ible facta which occurred durum tnat
mvaterloua month of October when
theae 'en Hen' wero being carefully pre
pared .
Will Demand Investigation.
"Aa theae chnritea reflect not only
upon my efficiency aa i healthofflccr,
but. b!ho upon my ability na -a physl
clan, I ahnll demand that they bo glv
en thn moNt searching InveatlKntlon
ml (ho fullcat publicity."
Thla la tho aecnnd complaint which
hna boon filed against Dr. Van llrakle,
tho flrat lielng In tho circuit court.
Tli Ih will como up April 4 and charges
that Dr. Van Ilniklo la not tho grndu
ato of a "roptunblo medical college" aa
tho atnto law prcsrrllie all county
health offlcera muat ho. When flrat
filed thla complaint contained a num
ber of rhargca but oil have been ruled
out hy tho court.
Dr. Van llrakle refused to tell whnt
chargea Tin would bring boyond that
the three caaea died In the complaint
filed hy Dr. Mount and Dr. Strickland
wore "framo-upa." He auya thnt with
in thn next two daya he will have
alRned atatementa to refute every
charge made.
ADMINISTRATOR IS APPOINTED
John RrII waa appointed admlnlHtrat
or for thn estate of the late .1. E. lloo-
ley. Tho property la valued at 500
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(Ad?.)
WEST LINN KEEN FOR
WATER SAYS CITIZEN
OPINION EXPRESSED BEFORE
COUNCIL THAT EVERYBODY
ENDORSES PLAN
Thai Weal Mint waa aa mix I on a to
secure water from I lie proposed Clock
iiiiuia pipe linn aa tlu moat, ardent
iHMialer In Oregon Clly and waa will
Iiik to pay one third of thn coat of con
at ruction nud operation waa thn opin
ion expressed at meelliiK of tlui Went
Mini council Wednesday evening. "Kv
erbody hero a In fuvor of aecurluK wa
ter from the linn which Orennn Clly
propoaea to build," aald a prominent
member of thn Weat Mnn council Wed
noaday ovenltiK at thn cloan of the
tiDH-lliiK. "There hna boon no opposi
tion to I lie plan aa far a wo liavo been
utile to learn." Tho r'port of tho wa
ter committee of thn council waa read
and It la probable that a number of
cltlr.cn of that city will be at the next
meeting" of the OreKon City council.
riana for tho proponed clly hall were
mthmllted to th" council hy While
White, OruKon City archllecta. The
drnwIiiK ahow a two-atory brick build-in-.
The aecond floor would be a large
hull and the flrat uaod for. committee
room, jail, fire hall, and for other
municipal purpoaea. Tho Moody In
veatment cotniainy haa offered the
city a larxo lot In thn center of Weal
I. Inn for tho building;.
I'liin for a fx in ii it wero aubniltted to
tho council and II waa derided to uho
a tract of In nd aouth of tho Million dla
trlct for thla purpoae. It la aald Ihut
a iiuiiiImt of peniou have allowed
their atock to run at lancn In tho
alm-ta deaplto onlliiunrea to thn con
trary. Hlmia will be poalcd tbroiiuli
the city aioiiar the rounly ronda notlfy
hiK niiloiiioblllala that the apoed limit,
la 15 mile an hour.
A meelliiK of the executive commit
lev of the Democratic County Central
committee waa held In thla city Wed
neailny ufteriuMiii ami the nrraiiKe
meiita iiiinle for the biiniiiet which will
be held Homclline between April 27
nix! the lnat of tho month. Anionic
tlioae who were pri-Kciit at the meelliiK
were: Mr. Wnlihe, of Cunhy; .Mian
fUtfti-lil, of Oak (imve; and Mra. J. J.
Clarke of thla clly. Hlda were sub
mitted for the blilniuet, the l.iwc-Ht be
Iiik that the l.adlca Aid aiN-lety of the
I'reabyterliiti church for "S cent a
plat c.
DISPLAY RELICS IN
Of BATTLE
In memory of tho fifteenth aniilvem
ii rv of the battle of MuIoIhiii, which
waa fought In tho Philippine Inland
durhiK the Span lull American war,
March 25, 1N!!, and In which Company
"I." roiupotfl largely of Oregon City
men played a prominent part, a num
ber of relic I Ix'Iiir llplayed In tho
window of Huntley Hroa. company
hero. The article Include native
word. auiia and various article of
clothing.
"WIFE" FOUND TO BE
TI
AI.HANY. Ore.. March 25. ComliiK
to Albany Sunday for the purpoae of
HiirprlHltiK the woman he cull hla wife
with the announcement that he had ae
cured a ptueei where they could aettlo
down and live happily, Fred A. Scnm
erhoni, of Sandy, Ore, left here this
momliiR after bavin found hla puta
tive wire married to nnnther mnn.
Mr. Hcamerhorn'a tale dlHcounts thnt
of Knnch Arden and other similar col
aodea In that hla partltiK from hla mate
to look for a new location and her re-
tuarrluKO all occurred In leaa than a
year from hla own avowed marriage to
her.
Forgets That Local
Police Specialize on
Drunks; is Fined
Peter UrodlRan forsot that Oretion
City wna a dry town Into Tuesday
evenliiK, forgot that tho Oregon City
police have a well developed desire
malio, keen by th scarcity of drunks
since the town became "dry," to arrest
nil who wero the slightest bit "tinder
tho weather."
1 1 rod I Kim went to his rm In the
Portland House and all his fellow
roomers were disturbed with the noise
from hla room. All through the early
part of tho night the noise continued.
About 1 oclouk the noise from Ilrodl
gan Increased so that the police were
called to quiet tho disturbance. He
wns taken before thn recorder's court
Wednesdny and fined Sr0, but half of
thla waa remitted. Ilrndigan had been
working on the lower Columbia and
hnd returned to Oregon City but a few
day before hlB arrest.
CITY STATISTICS
ANDERSON-WII.KE A nmrriage li
cense waa Issued Friday by County
Clerk Mulvey to Carl Francis An
derson and Mis Km ma Heatlrce
Wllko.
HULHURT-SEIVEnS-John N. Sol
vent and Miss Adah Elizabeth Hul
bert received a marriage license Fri
day. CHKSHAM-AUOITSTINE A marriage
license was Issued to Miss Kdilh
. M. Augustine and James A. Gresham
Tuesday.
CRAY-STEVENS A marriage license
was Issued Wednesday to Miss Effle
Surah Gray, of this county, and Fred
S. Htevena, of Portlond.
HORN to Mr. and Mrs. Charles White,
a boy, weighing eight pounds, Tues
day. BORN to Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Newton,
a daughter.
PORN to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Spees,
of Mllwaukle Heights, a boy, Tues
day. Grounds for divorce love's ceme-
tes-
TAX DELINQUENCY
RULING IS MADE
OPINION PASSED IN PORTLAND
ON CASE AQAINST MULT
NOMAH COUNTY
EFFECT ON CLACKAMAS UNCERTAIN
May Stop All Collecting But In Such
. Event, County la Wall Pre
pared, Biye Treaeuritr
Tufta
Jual what effort the ruling of Cir
cuit Judge Cleton In Portland Tues
day morning will have on tho tax col
lecting In Clackamas county, haa not
been definitely determined although It
la thought that tho entire state will
be effected. Tho Portland Judge held
Unit tho penalties of one per cent a
month, Impoaod by the 1913 legisla
ture, on luxes not paid before April 1
are Invalid. Judge Cleeton ruled that
taica do not become delinquent under
luw until after Heptember 1, and that
jM-naltlc can can lie collected only an
delinquent taxea. Thn auit waa
brought against Tax Collector Iew
Is, of Multnomah county, by Roger 11.
Klnuott.
What action thn Multnomah coun
ty authorities will take will be de
cided by a meeting of the official of
that county Friday. Tax Collator
l-wlayiald when be learned of the
ruling that tho only poHslble mode of
proceedure would he to take an appeal
to a higher court.
Ruling Is Broad.
I'nder the term nf this Injunction,
penaltlea can be collected on this in
junction whether or not the first half
has been pnld by April 1. Although
tho complaint only charged that penal
tlea on deferred half payments were In
valid, tho ruling throws out the en
tjtre provision regarding penalties on
tnvi s prior to April 1.
Tax Collector I.cwls of Multnomah
county, said that ho feared that there
wit a chance that payments on all
taxes would Imi stopped. "I do not know
why the ruling would stop all tax col
lecting." suld Mr. J. A. Tuft, treas
urer of Cliu-kmiiiiH county, when told
of the statement of Lewis Tuesduy
evening. "Hut III case that all tax
collecting should stop, Clarknmas
county would sMIl b able to make It
Imymeiits to the state by May 1 and
continue with Its romilur work. I un
derstand that Multnomah county
would be greatly omharraxsed If the
ruling should stop all tax collecting.
ClKckama Owes State $152,000.
" J ho share of state taxes w hich
falls on Clackamns county this year Is
In th nelghlMirhood of l.H.uoo, and
half of thla, or nbout ITT.nno, g due
within 10 days or May 1. There Is a
penalty of 20 percent III case this pay
incut Is not made. We have at the
present lime In nil tho county funds in
the county treasurer alwut t:ln0.nuo
and a total to collect of S00,0Wt. The
suite's share comes from the general
fund and I believe that we could make
thla pnyment without crippling the
county. However, In case this could
not tie done. It would probably be nec
essary to Issue warrnnta to pay out
standing accounts. We aro collecting
tavea faster now than In-fore, due to
the fact that property owners desire
to escape the penalty. Tuesday we
collected llN.flOO. the record amount,
and It is probable thnt this amount
would bo much greater during the next
few days. If this ruling bad not been
mnde. "
"Won't Cripple," Saya Sinnott.
In his eomplaintSlnnott represents
that the taxes collected up to April 1
will provldo for all the requirements
of tho county government, and that
the collection of the full amount of
taxes by April 1 would cause to lay
Idle In the county treasury, or to be
deposited In hanks, more than 16,000.
000. and that the penalty of 1 per cent
a month Is exorbitant, unreasonable
and usurioiia.
To this petition District Attorney
Kvans, in behnlf of County Threasurer
lewls. both Multnomah county offi
cials, filed a demurrer admitting the
truth of the allegation in the com
plaint, but raising a question of law
ns to the right of the court to Issue a
restraining order.
Law Provides for Penaltlea.
The section of the tax luw In ques
tion provides thnt If taxes are not paid
o'nnm LL i.'EVERY SCHOOL EXCEPTING FEW
after, shall he levied until September
1, when all unpaid taxe -shall be de
clared delinquent, -f ' .
Sinnott contended lhat S t7ia do
not become delinquent until tptem
ber 1, there can be no valid require
ment made for exacting penalties be
fore that time. The County Treasurer
holds that the mere use of the word
"delinquent," aa applied to September
1, does not mean that it was Intended
thnt that should be the dnte of de
linquency, but rather thnt "the things
required by the act to be done should
determine the date of delinquency,"
and urgoa that because of the fixing
of penaltlea on April 1, that date I the
real date of delinquency.
Favor Aooeal.
District Attorney Evans said thnt he
could not determine off hnnd what ac
tion would be taken, but that he fa
vored an appeal to the supreme court,
that there mlghe be no question as to
the validity or invalidity of the law.
A to the question of whet her Iaytuv.
era who do not pay prior to April 1
" "ve meir taxes stihlecr tn tho
penalties should the sunremn court ro.
verse Judge t'leeton. he aald he could
aee no possibility of escape, for the
present law would then be effective
once more.
"People who do not pay their taxes
hoping that the decision will he up
held are taking chances, I believe."
he aald. "I would not advise any to
wait unless they are willing to gamble
i.u meir cnance or escaping the penal
ties."
Judge Cleeton did not pass upon the
reasonableness of the provisions, ay-
mm um power to pass upon what
Is reasonable Is left exclusively to the
legislature. He said that the court
w connnod entirely to the question
of the legality of the measure and Itsf est Hutteville, Pleasant Hill. Hood
provisions, and that in this case the view, Krose. Advance and Union at
onty point to be considered was the
term delinquent.
The court Is of the opinion that
taxes under the amendment passed in
1913 do. not become delinquent until
September l." said Judge Cleeton, "be
cause In the first place the law pro
vides that taxes shall he paid before
April 1, and If not so paid shall be sub
ject to 1 per cent penalty a month
until September 1, and then provides
that half of the taxes may be paid
prior to April 1. and the remainder
shall be subject to the same penalty.
The statute then provides that taxes
unpaid on the first of September shall
be subject to a 10 per cent penalty and
Ititereat, thereitfMr at the rate of M
per cent per auiium, and provision I
Hindu for colleli'lon of delinquent taxes
by sult of thn property.
HA I, KM, Ore., Mar, 24 Advised that
Judge Cleoton ha granted an Itijunc
tUm reatralnltig the county official of
Multnomah county from Imposing
penalty on taxes nut paid by April 1
In thn suit brought, by Hoger H. Bin
not I. Chairman ChnrM V. Oolloway
of the lal tax com (illusion, aald he
would endeavor to get a meeting of
tho tax commission tomorrow, to de
cide what action should be taken re
garding tho collection of taxes In olh
er counties, or whether the commis
sion ahnll take some action to have
tho cose In Multnomah county carried
to tho supremo ciurt.
It waa learned that Klnnott had com
munlcatod with Crawford, seeking In
formation a to whether It waa likely
that the atate would take any Interest
In the case. Soon after thla Crawford
called tip C'alrman Oalloway of thn tax
commission and wated to know If he
contemplated any action. Galloway
said he desired to have the state rep
resented. It was thn duty of the tax
commission to see that taxation laws
are enforced. Crawford would not ac
cept this view.
Chairman Galloway yesterday sent
a request to Crawford for a written
opinion as to whether the slate bad
any Interest In the case, In the event
Judge Cleoton granted the Injunction,
and Crawford protested against the re
quest being put up to him. He said
It wa childish.
When Galloway called Slnnot over
the telephone some tlmn ago to In
quire about the scope of the case, Sin
nott Intimated that It had been ar
ranged that no appeal would he taken
to the supreme court If the atate offi
cials would leave the caae alone.
FEWER AND BETTER
LAWS, HUNT'S AIM
Guy T. Hunt.
Guy T. Hunt, of Garfield, who re
cntly llled his petition for the Repub
lican nomlnntlon for Representative
in the state legislature, was asked to
become a candidate by hundreds of
people living In his own section of the
coiintv. where he Is best known. In
reply to the petition, Mr. Hunt issued
the following statement:
"I will use every honorable effort In
support of any measure that I feel Is
for the best Interest of the people of
this county and the state at large, re
gardless of origin.
"We need fewer and better laws. We
aro spending too much money yearly
In our county and atate affairs for the
results obtained.
"The Oregon Code as regards roads
and highways needs thorough revis
ion, i ...
"l-aws regarding schools, taxes and
labor should have careful and thought
ful consideration. If nominated and
elected I will use every effort to the
end that when my work is done, you
will feel that your confidence and
Judgment was not betrayed, and that
you can truthfully and willingly say
'well done.' "
(Paid Adv.)
DATES FOR SPELLING
BEES ARE ARRANGED
WILL TAKE PART IN THE
SCHEDULE
The detail work of arranging the
spelling bee schedule for Clackamas
county has been completed. Every
school excepting seven or eight has
expressed its willingness to take part
in tne piun
Of the three supervisor's districts,
the work In eastern Clackamas under
Supervisor James is most advanced
and a number of bees have been held.
The contests arranged by Superintend
ent Calnvan extend through the month
of April, the first being April 8. The
dates of the meets follow:
Mulino, I'nion Mills, Liberal, Eldo
rado and Hazoldale at Mulino, April 3.
Monte Cristo, Oak Long, Glad Tidings,
Sampson, Yoder and Marquam at
Monte Cristo, April 8. Stone, Sunny,
side, Holcomb, Evergreen and Llnns
mlll at Stone on April 10. Milwaukie,
Oswego, East Mount Scott, Spring
brook, Ardt'iiwald, Witchita, Oak
Grove, Hallo and Harmony at Milwuu
kle on Arpril 13. Gladstone. Concord,
Jennings I.odj;t Park place, Clackamaa
East Clackamas and Jones Mill at
Gladstone on April 15. West Linn,
Stafford, Mountain Road, Willamette,
Hozella and Canuniah at West Linn on
April 17. Maple Lane, Henricl, Bea
ver Creek, Carus, Claremont and
Mount Pleasant at Maple Lane on
April 20. Ilrowns, Greenwood, Union
Hall, Twilight and New Era at Browns
on April 22. Canby. Mundorf, Barlow,
Lone Elder, Marks Prairie. Oak Grove,
Macksburg and Needy at Canby on
April 24. Molalla, Bear Creek. Eby,
Teasel Creek, Russellvllle, Engels.
Dickey Prairie and Dryland at Molalla
on April 27. W llsonville. Woods.
Wllsonvllle on April 29.
HIT BY OREGON CITY CAR
PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 20. While
walking along the track of the Port
land ft Oregon City railway near the
foot of Sherrett ewenue yesterday W.
B. Beard, of 522 Marlon avenue, was
struck by the projecting steps of a
moving Oregon City train and severe
ly Injured. Bear waa taken to the
Good Samaritan hospital, where It Is
believed that both of his legs are brok
en. He 1 69 years of age, and a wid
ower.
FACT TOLDBY MR. S. C. BRAnOM j
Representative of Clackamas County Gas Company Issues Statement
In Refutation of Courier Article
In th Oregon City Courier of Thurs
day appeared an article In relation to
the propoaed franchise of the Clack
amaa County Gaa company, In which
aerloua reflections r made upon tha
paraonal honesty of th editor of th
Enterprlae. Tha Courier atory, In
brief, contalna tha charge, which I
laid at th door of 8. C. Bratton, of
th Clackama County Ga company,
that th editor of th Ent., prise ap
proached Mr. Bratton aa a representa
tive of Dr. A. L. Beetle, and demanded
tha payment of $500 "to make It eaa
ler" for th ga company to occur
from th city council a franchise very
similar to th original franchise that
Dr. Beati had obtained from th coun
cil and which wa later deeded by him
to th ga company.
On Wedneaday Mr. Bratton waa In
formed that the Courier wa preparing
to publish (tatement that were untrue
and not founded on fact, and he vol
untarily came to Oregon City and
called upon the editor of the Courier,
with whom he went Into the matter In
detail, calling hi attention to th In
justice of such an article as he had
In contemplation. Mr. Bratton receiv
ed tha poaitlva aaeuranca pf th editor
of tha Courier that the article would
not be published, but tha temptation to
again become an assassin of character
waa evidently too atrong to be with
atood for the artlole wa oubllehed.
The exact relatione between th edi
tor of the Enterprlae and the repre
sentative of the Clackamas County
Gas company are therefore printed to
day. It Is not often that the Enter
prise aaka the public to aharo its
troubles, and would not do ao now,
were It not for the fact that the person
al Integrity of its editor has been ques
I
TEAM OF OREGON CITY HIGH
SCHOOL DEFEATS ALBANY
REPRESENTATIVES
TWO VICTORIES THEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Local Team Has Defeated Salem,
Woodburn, Newberg, Estacada,
and Albany Argue Tariff
Question
But two debate separate the team
of the Oregon City High school from
the state championship as the result
of the contest Friday evening between
the local school and Albany. Two of
the three Judges voted for' the Oregon
City team.
Eight teams met In four debates Fri
day evening on the same question, the
benefits of tariff for revenue only, and
between the four winners of these de-
hates, rests the state championship.
Sometime before the first of May, the
next series of contests will be held
and the number eliminated to two. A
debate between these two will decide
the state championship.
Albany was champion of the south
ern Willamette districts and Oregon
City of the northern Willamette. The
local team has defeated Salem, WTood
burn. Estacada, Newberg and Albany.
Only three judges In all these debates
have voted against the Oregon City
team.
The local team consists of William
Miller and Elbert Charman and the
Albany debaters of Archer Leech and
Margaret Gibson. The question as
stated was: "Resolved that the gen
eral welfare of the United States
would be fostered by a complete ap
plication of the principle of tariff for
revenue only."
TOLL REPEAL PARTY
IDEA SAYS WILSON
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IS BACK
OF PRESIDENT EARLY
VOTE DESIRED
WASHINGTON. March 23. Presi
dent Wilson asserted today that In
seeking the repeal of the Panama tolls
exemption, he not only asked that the
nation do that which It was bound In
honor to do, but was going the way of
the majority In ttye Democratic party.
He pointed out that when the Panama
canal act was passed a majority of
Democrats then ln the house voted
against the tolls exemption, and that
only by a coalition of a minority of
Democrats with a number of Repub
licans did the measure become a law.
H. T. Peck, Suicide.
STAMFORD. Cann.. March 23.
Harry Thurston Peck, formerly a pro
fessor at Columbia University and a
writer of note whose martial troubles
and a breach of promise suit gained
him unpleasant notoriety In the last
few years, ended his life today In his
room ln a cheap lodging-house.
Curious Old Cur.
Tablets of the Babylonians and As
syrians of the seventh century before
Christ disclose a peculiar treatment
for headaches. Certain drugs were
administered, and then the physicians
were directed to "strike the patient
several time on the cheek, roll him on
the ground and at the earn time tell
th stomach to b good."
DEBATERS
HONORS
tioned. He haa been In bualnesa her
nearly 14 years and this Is tha flrat
time that he ha been charged with
dishonesty, and h very naturally r-
aenta It, thought ha ha been on of that hn thought that the same should
of a long list of men In Oregon City b" ""tiled before proceeding any fur--k,
K.,. , .1,..,. ,t, .,.irf ' I'" toward having the franchise
who hav born In ellence th, p.relet- cnan?nd yo pland , me at tM
ent and mallciou attack of th Cour-tme that you were talking the matter
ler. Tha eubetanc of tha Courier, over with me upon the request of Mr.
article waa Dromntlv reoorted to Mr.
Bratton and that gentleman, who I
th only man to tell th actual facta,
laaued the following statement:
CLACKAMAS COUNTY GAS CO.
Portland, Ore., Mar. 19, 1914.
Mr. E. E. Prodle. Publisher,
Oregon City Enterprise,
Oregon City, Ore.
Dear Sir:
Referring to our conversation of this
Hnt AVop tha lolnnhnn In roforenpA
to the report that has been circulated
reiraritlnr tha franohlia nf h rioolr.
amas County Gas company and theithl mount and that w would aak
transfer of the same. I wish to maketh counc ourselves to make the
the following statements with regard ! cnanKe-
to my connection with you and the At ,tne tlm" r tn Interview, you
previous conversations between n ed to me that you were dlslnterest
pertalnlng to this particular franchise. ! d ln the matter anddldn t even know
On my first visit to Oregon City, I ; 'he na,"re of he grievance that Mr.
called on you personally to make ar- Bat had- a"(I onlJ "BSe-ted that I
rangements for the publication of this , ,M.r; I!eatle , alMl e t,bet tn'n
franchise according to law, if the coun- ralghtenel out aa you thought that
cil sees fit to grant the same. You!,11"11 would, b !he IbBt1th'n5 ,n ln
agreed to do so. A few days after, 'on n'B,nJ;e,Mri neaUehad um
this you happened to be In Portland. b?Ji' frie"d 'nJ,rf'B"? Clt7 nd b".
You called on the undersigned but I 08 able t0 deIa'r tn Kntlng of
failed to see him on account of his be- h1'" change
ing out Later, talking to me over the ' ara aatlsfled that your Interest in
telephone from Oregon City, you stat- nl" T"1""' nd """ mu.
ed that there were some matters con- ,er of friendship for Mr. Ileatle, and
nected with the franchise that you Beve1r construed it any other way.
wanted to talk over with me. I made am, heartily sorry to Karri that your
an engagement with you for Saturday ion were miaeonatrued and I can
morning. On Saturday, seeing that I ; Mure u that Impression of your
would be unable to fill this engage-1 J" ?" the matter " '.
ment, I took the liberty of calling you!'" 'tate matter. If poeaible, towarda
over the telephone and asking you If ;e"'nfl "e gas Into Oregon City,
it would be convenient for yon to see Trusting that this will make your
me on Sunday afternoon at five ' position in this transaction clear, I
o'clock. This waa agreed on and I saw he? to remain,
you at that time. Yours very truly.
In your conversation with me, you 3. C. BRATTON.
CANDIDATES TALK
TO
THREE WHO ARE AFTER GOVER
NOR'S CHAIR DEFEND THEIR
PLATFORMS
Grant B. Dimlck. W. S. U'Ren and
George C. Brownell, three candidates
for governor of the state, spoke at the
meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood
Tuesday evening In the W. O. W. hall.
The meeting was well attended.
The first speaker. Mr. Dimlck. out
lined, hla policy as against-etate boards
and commissions and in favor of per
manent good road work. He said that
If elected governor he would favor any
law which would reduce the number
of fish and game wardens to the low.
est number or any measure which he
believed would reduce taxes.
Mr. U'Ren declared himself opposed
to commissions of every kind and
stated that their work could be done
by the general state board. He said
that he would favor the abolishment of
the state fish and game commission
and the duties now done by that or
ganization he believed could best be
handled by the sheriffs of the coun
ties. ' A law giving the governor the
power to remove any sheriff or county
attorney when that official refused to
do his duty would meet with his ap
proval, he said. He also declared that
he would endorse strict prohibition
laws covering both state and nation.
Such features of his platform as single
tax were but briefly mentioned.
George C. Brownell was the last to
speak. He based his talk upon that
feature of his platform which declares
for state and national prohibi
tion. He produced figures to show
the effect of anti-saloon legislation and
drew vivid pictures of towns and cit
ies which were dominated by the liq
uor Interests. He declared that he
would oppose any and all legislation
which might come to him. If he were
elected, to recompense the saloon
owner ln case the state became dry at
the next election.
The Forty Year Test
An article must have exceptional
merit to survive for a period of forty
years. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
was first offered to the public In 1872.
From a small beginning it has grown
ln favor and popularity until It has
attained a world wide reputaton. You
will find nothing better for a cough
or cold. Try It and you will under
stand why It is a favorite after a per
iod of more than forty years. It not
only gives relief it cures. For sale
by all dealers. (Adv.)
Notice
The following order of business will
be observed at the regular monthly
terms of the County Court:
ednesday Reports of road super
visors and all matters pertaining to
county roads.
Thursday Auditing bills.
Friday Miscellaneous business.
The principal reason for making this
announcement is that one day each
term may be reserved for auditing
bills and accounts, ln which the court
may not be interrupted.
Thursday is the day set for that pur
pose and claims presented to the Coun
ty Clerk after twelve o'clock of said
day will be held over to the succeed
ing term.
H. S. ANDERSON.
Kickapoo Worm Killer Expels Worms.
The cause of your child's Ills The
foul, fetid, offensive breath The start
ing up with terror and grinding of
teetn wnile asleep the sallow com
plexion The dark circles under the
eyes Are all Indications of worms.
Kickapoo Worm Killer Is what your
child needs; It expels the worms, the
cause of the child's unhealthy condi
tion. For the reaaoval of seat, stom
ach and pin worms, Kickapoo Worm
Killer gives sure relief. Its laxatrve
effect adds tone to the general tyr-
tem. Supplied as a candy confection
children like it Safe and sure re
lief. Guaranteed. Buy a box today.
Price 25 cents. All druggists or by
mail.
Kickapoo Indian Med. Co, Philadel
phia, or St Louis. (Adv.)
1
staled that Mr. Dentin had had a talk
with you In regard to this franchise
and that be, Mr. ileatle, had told you
that he had a grievance against the
Clackamas County Ga company and
' explained tnat aa far as I
knew there was absolutely nothing be
tween the Clackamas County Gas
company and Mr. Ileatle that bad not
been adjusted, and asked you, If pos
sible, to get hold of Mr. Beatle at that
time. You stated that he was sick. I
told you that the only thing that I
knew of that Mr. Beatle could be re
ferring to waa the fact that we had
aaked him If he could have the change
In this franchise made for us and he
said that be could but that he would
i a"' 50' for Joins; It We explained
tO him that WO COUldn t iffOrd tO Par
STATE FISH LAWS
TO BE ENFORCED
DEPUTY E. H. CLARK WILL SPEND
30 DAYS IN CLACKAMAS
COUNTY
PROSECUTIONS MAY FOLLOW WARNING
Milk and Cannon Creeks and Molalla
River Have Been Inspected
Officials to Visit All
of County
Every river, creek and brook in
all of Clackamas county Is to con
form with the state laws and every
person who now violates those laws
will be warned and then prosecuted.
This was the statement of State Dep
uty Game Warden E. H. Clark who
has come to Clackamas county and
who will make Oregon City his head
quarters for the next 30 days to see
that the laws here are Inforced.
The two provisions which it is
thought are most violated are those
which prohibit the dumping of saw
mill waste Into the streams and rivers
and which prescribe that no stream
shall be obstructed without a fish lad
der. Milk and Cannon Creeks and the
Molalla river have been inspected by
the deputies of the state game and
fish commission and a number of vio
lations have been found. The Inspec
tion will continue until every law for
for the protection of fish is carried
out, say the officials.
The law provides that first a vio
lator must be warned and that active
prosecution cannot be made until a
certain time has passed. Deputy Clark
has conferred with Prosecuting At
torney Gilbert Hedges and warnings
will be sent out to several persons
throughout the county. From an unof
ficial source It waa learned Tuesday
evening that there are three mills in
Clackamas county who have violated
the law. Their names are wlthheld-
It Is unlawful for a mill or factory to
dump sawdust or such refuse Into tha
waters of a stream or to obstruct Its
flow without a fish ladder to enable
the fish to go to the upper waters.
EVFRY WOMAN SHOULD
HAVE THIS SET
Our Milady's Combination Toilet Per
fume Set
This contains 5 of our most popular
preparations.
Bottle Milady's Perfume
1 Large Bottle Milady's Shampoo
l Cake Milady's Cuticle Soao
1 Jar Milady's Rose Cold Cream
1 Sifter Box Milady's Talcum Powder
You know these preparations, they
are famous for their pure Qualities
and agreeable odors. They are being
sold the world over at from 50c to
$1.00 for each preparation. Your deal
er would charge you not less than
$2.50 for the set and we are offering
it to you for a limited time only for
$1.00.
VANITY PURSE FREE
FREE If you will send In your order
now we will send you absolutely free
with this set. One Simulation German
Silver Vanity Purse, New York's La
test Craze. This purse Is of striped
design, two ball clasp, with cable link
chain Sllkollne lined, one side contains
half pocket, other side with spring
coin holders, dime, nickel and qoarter.
We will send Milady's Set complete
with Vanity parse If you order at once
for $1.00. We sell you direct. Order
now today.
Agents need not write.
Send ten cents in stamp to cover
postage. Send $1.00 coin or money
order.
UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS CO.
Diyton, Ohio.
(Adv.)