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FORTY NINTH YgAA-No. 4S.
Ol.KHON CITY, Ol.KUOX. KWIMV. NOVKMUKH L'fJ, l!,l.Y
IITAILIIHID IdS
NEW BANK PLANS
TO OPEN DOORS
ON DECEMBER
E
SCHEME TO TAKE UP
NO INDICATION IS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL CON
1ST ENTIRELY OF OREOON
CITV MEN.
FOUND OF MENIA1
JOHN HUMPHKYS INSTITUTION'S
CASHIER, ANNOUNCEMENT FRIDAY
Bnk of Cammtix Will Mikt Special
Apptal to Firmtrt and laving
Dpoitor Modarn VaulU
Art Btlng Inttalltd
Willi a desire lo In- a rati In fa and
lil In lht development i( (hi agrlcul
lural resource of Clackaina county.
Kinlliuuua to Oregon I'll), jho Hank
pi i uitiinoroe, this city (bird financial
institution, will open II (tours for!ual
ni'aa on Wednesday, December I, In
l ln Welnhard liiillillni. corner of Main
ami Klghlh street
I: il,. Morning Kntcrprlae which
gave (he Oral announcement of the urn
immm'iI lutnk. sonic week ako, and alnoo
llial 1 1 in' it' ..ii, 1 1 loii- have gone '"'
ward (or the opening day. which waa
nul ili flnltel) settled upon until a fow
day mo. after It waa found tbat every
thing would in' In readlnei a( the
time mentioned December 1.
The now Institution, to lie known a
the Honk of .il,. 1. 1 under which I
name It haa leen Incorporated and i
chartered under the atate lawa, will
have a capital of 150.000 and a aur
plus of f .'..000. all of which will be paid
In In raah While the orcanliatlon Is 1
not entirely completed, atlll It has pro-!
creased to the point where II Is known I
that Ita board of director will conalstl
of a strong aet of men all local peo
ple, and men In whom the people have
Implicit confidence and can place the
utmost reliance. The atockholdera,
hoe uamea are not made public, are
BOARD OF TRAD! VOTES ON,
AMINDMINT TO CHARTER AT
ANNUAL MIITINQ MONDAY.
Not because of politics. I.ul because
II waa good business and common
sense, the proposed amendment to the
charter under which the city would
lake up outstanding warrants with I
Minds receded the unanimous and ;
hearty aupiort of th members of I be
Hoard of rade at the annual meeting
in l'l Monday night In the Commercial'
club rooms.
The board will not land It upport j
lo any candidate, or take a stand on I
ant other measure, but the financial 1
iimeiidmenl waa cunaldered worthy ;
enough aa a business proposition to
poi I'hr tin' support uf the organliallon
Kvery on of the 40 members voted for .
It.
The meeting was preceded by a ban
ipiet. served In the club rooms A wide
variety of routine iMislnesa matters ;
ware brought up during the meeting ,
The following officer ware elected: ,
I'resldent. William Andreien: vlrav'
preildent, H U L j and secretary
treasurer. I 0 Cookran.
DETECT IN CHILD
DOCTOR ON CORONER ! JURY IN
CHICAOO DO NOT CRITICISE
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
corauiioN uscib, i
IN 111 SUCH D0UB1IDL CASES
EXCEPT FOR. TUITION
LAW, CHANCE IN LEVY
THIS YEAR IS SLIGHT
CHAOTICALLY NO CHANOf WILL
f NECESSARY IN SCHOOL,
STATE OR COUNTY RATI.
SAMUEL CASE IS FARMER LOSES CASE ELDERLY COUPLE
DEAD FOLLOWING SRt OVERCOME WHEN
i 7 nine milium uhl
.
OPERATIONNOV
SONCOMESHOME
CONDITION REPORTED IMPROVING
UP TO DAY BEFORE DEATH
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL.
COMPARISON OP LEVIES LAST
YEAR WITH ISTIMATES
OF
Morally and Ethically. Official Find
Inga Otclara. Surgton I Fully
Within Right In Rifua
Ing Operation.
TREE BLOWN ACROSS
W. V. S. POWER LINE
AND TRAINS STOPPED
ONI CAR FILLED WITH PAS8EN
OCRS TIED UP AT IUKH'8
STATION ALL SUNDAY.
The fierce stoim of Hunday morning
put the entire system of the Willam
ette Valley Southern out of commis
sion at 9 1 a. m.. and It waa 4:13
composed of many of the prominent o'clock that afternoon lieforr opera
buslnee and professional and private J Hons rould he resumed.
Itliens. who lielleve there Is a field
bare for a third hank, and are willing
to back their belli with their financial
means
The heavy wlnda blew a big tree
acrmra the power line ram :ir from
(he Ulver Mill atatlnn to the Hearer
Creek substation, ami knocked dowu
The direct management of Hie bunk , the power wlrea, carrying 67.000 volta.
will be In the hands of thorough bank- stopping all traffic.
Ing men, and In this connection arej one of the paaaengrr cars was at
named l-eroy l. Walker as president; ns. h atatlon. where It remanled near-
Iliniiiits I llyan. i Ice president, uml
John II Humphry, cashier. Thl Is
the first public announcement of lb
mime of thn cashier, although It ha
been known for several days to the
clone friend of Mr. Humphry that he
bud been tendered and hud accepted
i be new p. .mi inn. and since then he ha
ly all day. and n through train from
Portland to Mt. Angel waa able to pro
cced only as far south u Oregon City.
Forty passengers, including O. D. Kby,
vice president of the road, cooled their
heela at the station platform on north
Main street for hii hour while dispatch
ers were keeping l lie wires hot in an
One patrol waa sent out from Klver
Mill while A. M. Klrchcm started down
the power line from the Viola district
uml finally located the break between
the Ahernathy canyon nnd Heaver
Creek, and a crew of men wa sent out
uml the damage repaired.
been receiving the rongratiilallons of ',,, .,,, . ,,r,.,k
nis rrlemls
John R. Humphrys la" practically an
Oregon City boy. Although born In
Knglund, he came to thla country with
hi parents when but a child, and Ore
Kim City has liecn bis home since IvTI
Mr attended the public schools here,
graduating from the high school, after
which he was employed by the South
ern Pacific Hallway company In It
local office, where he learned tele
graphy, Inter going with the Postal
Telegraph company as local agent,
which position, together with one with
Huntley llros. Drug company, hn held
for nine yeurs. After leaving Huntley
llros. Mr. Humphry entered the em-,
ploy of tho Crown Paper company,
from which position bo was taken after
four months' time by the Hnnk of Ore
gon City nnd given a responsible pr
sitlon In tho latter Institution, which
be has held until today.' He tendered
bis resignation recently to take effect
Nov. 20 that he might devote the next
week or ten duys to affairs incident
to tht opening of the new bunk. Thus
Mr. Humphry's wus with the Hank of
Oregon City for 17Vs yearn, the last
seven and one-half yours as assistant
cashier. Ily strict attention to his du
Hen uml IiIh uffiible disposition, Mr.
Humphrys has won for himself hun
dreds of friends, all of whom will wish
him every success In his new position,
to which he takes u like feeling from
his long-time employers, although they
pnrted with Ili services very reluct
untly. The usslstunt cashier and I he per
sonnel of tho clerical force of the Hank
ol Co roe ban not boon definitely
CHICAOO. Nov. IS. Bli puyalclan
lomprlslng a coroner's Jury, today held
that Dr. II. J. HaUelden, who permitted
an Infant, Allan John llolllnger. to die
when an operalon might have saved
him to a life of unhapplnei aa a de
fective, waa morally and ethically Jus
tified in refining to perform the oper
atlon which hi tonaclruic did not
S.I III I lull
An Implied disapproval of a course
wherein a physician might determine
whether II waa or wa not desirable
for a iilf m to live wa contained In
I the concluding paragraph of the verdict
"We lielleve that tbe phyilclan'
I highest duty 1 to relieve suffering and
j to sate or prolong life."
Hr Halielden In his testimony aald
I be did not reach bla flnal declalon not
to operate until be had consulted lit
I practicing phyalclana, 14 of whom up
proved hla courae of letting tbe little
life expire, he aald. The mother of
' the child, wife of a well-tolo work-
man. mother of three other children,
I all phyilcaly and mentally normal, alao
l agreed (hat the baby would be belter
or? dead, be declared.
The verdict read In part a follow:
"We find no evidence from the phy
leal defect In the child tbat It would
i have liecome mentally or morally d
I fectlve. Several of the phyaloal de
1 fects might have been improved by
I plaitlc operations "
Dr. Helaelden. testifying at the In
qucil today, said he had consulted with
Hi physician before deciding that II
would be beat for the child to die. He
suld that all except one of these doc
tors agreed w ith' him tbat the case wa
hopadsss.
Keplying to questions by he coro
ner. Dr. Haiselden aald:
"The father left tbe case in my hand
entirely. After a conference I came
to the conrlulon that it would be best
not to operate. It would require a
delicate operation to prolong tbe
child's life. and. hnd It died under an
operation, I 'might have been accused
of killing it. A dangerou iiirglcul
operation would have gained nothing
for the child. Without an operation,
there was no chance for It to live.
,F THIS
OrtfOn City.
Clljr
General county . . i.
4 Htat
Hcbool and library
Koada L
llrtdgea y
S Kcbool Dial No. a.. U
To eat I mate total levy la
of county. subatltSlr school
III!
Mills
10.1
JJ
14
1.4
M
4
ISIS
Mill
IS.S
14
14
7.S
14 4
(4
rest
die-
END COMES MONTH AND HALE
AfTER KILLING BROTHER, ERNEST
trlrt lax of your clatrlct fur di
trlrt above and lb mad district
a tax for the city tax Cited above
.mil then add I.S mills for the lul
nun tax. If you live in a school
dlalrlcl without a high school.
It la too early to rstke definite eetl
malei of next ear tax levy, but a
tudy of the figure and budget Dow
at band Indicatee thai there will be
little change In lb stale, general
county, county school, and road levlaa.
On the other hand Uxa new high tcbool
tuition fund taw will bring about a
raise of probably over a mill on all
property situated In dtttrirt, outside of
high acbool dUtrtcta.
The Oregon City property owner will
face a total tax rata of about 36 mill,
aa nearly as the matter can be ee li
ma ted. Tbe city tax of 10.S mills la
certain, aa la alao tho dtetrlct achool
tax ot 6 mills The county court will
recommend seven mill for road and
Parhaiac Man, Who Waa Undtr In
dictment on Charge of Murdar,
Had Seen III for Some Time
70 Wltntaaea Summoned.
Hanoel Caae. under Indictment for
the killing of hi brother. Krne.t Caae,
in Park place. Buna.. October I. died
at tbe Oregon City hoepital late Thur
day afternoon, following an operation
for perforated ulcer of tbe etomach a
week ago Sunday. While hla condition
waa crttca! for antral day after the
operation and hi death waa expected
the day It waa performed attending
physicians expected that he would re
cover and hi condition up to Thurs
day wa described aa good aa could
be exported under tbe clrcumstan ea
He had been 111 for eome time.
Mr Caae and their two children.
Lucille and Theodore, were at the bed
aide when tbe end came. Ill deuth
waa expected atnee early Thursday
morning Mineral arrangement have
not been completed.
8am Caae waa born 42 year ago In
Polk county, the aoa of Rev. and Mrs
lebon Caae. pioneers of weatern Ore
gon. Rev. Mr. Caae waa one of ibe
leadlug church workora of hi county
In pioneer day. When be died be left
a large eaiate. It waa while the two.
Krneat and Sam, were brother that
WILLIAM LILLIE DEFEATS SUIT
FOR S1M NOTE WHEN AP
PEAL IS TAKEN
funeral held last may was
over body of stranoer
wrongly identified
Wiiiian 1.1111a loot hie caae when,
with tbe asalatanre of a lawyer. It waa
tried In the Justice court. The export
er e coiitlnceU bin that ne hlmsel
rvold handle the matter better, ao he
appealed to the circuit court. tHed tbe
case himself, without an attorney, and
woo
B. M. Kellogg, with a claim aaslgned
by W'UJlam Robinaoo. filed a mi
against Mllle In Ibe Oregon City Jua
llce court l.lllle bought a horse from
Robinson and gave a note In payment t
The appeal waa tried Saturday before
a Jury lo Circuit Judge Campbell'e
court and the Jury came In with a ver
dict for tbe defendant.
l.lllle examined bla own witnesses
and croaa examined tbooe put on the
stand by the plaintiff. He apeni half
the afternoou in addreaalng tbe lury.
He alleged that the horae waa not aa
represented to him by Roblnaon.
fhtk trniihlfi liun whlrh tw!w1 in I h j.
1 mill for brldgeaaad County Aaaeaaor dMth , ,he of he
Jack, roughly figuring, aild yesterday
that the atale bu rats would probably
be about 3.S, the central county levy
latter only a month and a half ago.
Casslus. another brother, recently told
the tory of the difference between
3.2 and the count, aghool rate about tht ,wa , yi he lUye4
.-rs.ed
MANY FLAWS FOUND
IN OLD BLUE LAW
SUNDAY CLOSING 8TATUTE BEING
ARGUED BEFORE THREE
FEDERAL JUDGES.
SUSPECT DENIE8 AUTO THEFT
PORTLAND, Ore., No. 22. Contend
Ing I hut l lie Sunday rinsing law I void
uml conflict with both national and
Mute const hit tons, Attorney WIIboii T.
Hume took up the morning session of
the federal court today In arguing for
nn injunction against the enforcement
of the law.
II.' rcpi-oHonlod tho llrunswlck llulKo
Collonder company, which brought suit
against Walter H. Evuna, district at
torney for Multnomah county, ami the
other district attorneys of the state,
uml told file court that other business
Interests ufferted by the law urc nlso
represented In tho suit.
The urgumeiitH, because they relate
to the federal ' constitutionality of a
state law, are being henrd by three
of
Ol
Tacnmn, and Judge Oilbert of the Uni
ted States circuit court of uppenls at
Han Prunrlsco.
!)' Its discrimination In allowing cer-
WOODBURN, Ore.. Nov. 19 -W U
Richardson, arrested lust night at Can
by with nn automobile belonging to
I iron. & Son, of this place, is in Jail
wulting for a bondAnan. He pleaded
not guilty In JiiBtlre Hayes' court to
day, and his bond was. fixed lit ; ' "
WIFE CHARGES DESERTION
I
While tbr total
of the county 1. roughly. JO millions
dollar, estimate muat be based on
about 29 million, owing to the fact tbat
much property is tied up In the Oregon
A California land grant caae and It la
Impossible to collect taxes on It The
exact levy necessary to rate the
comity high school tuition fund
will not be know until the assessed
valuation of all iltstrieta without stand-1
urd high achool Is known. The state j
tax commission will not have ready
for the county assosaor the appraised
valuation of corporation holdings un
til early next month, so that all estl
matea of levies are. by necessity, more
or less uncertain.
nn Ibe farm and worked thai V! meat
valuaUoo , m)rtrt , M- that with the
Oil lull" . . . . . . .
Knowledge gained in acnool. Krnest
managed to cheat the rightful heir of
their father's eatate.
Other huue came between them un
til Rrneit I alleged to have threatened
to take Sam'a life. On the night of
Sunday. October 3, Sam waa on hia
way borne when Em eat Is aald to have
rushed from his barn and at Sam.
8am fired and Erneat fell dead. A
coroner's Jury exonerated Sam. but tbe
grand Jury Indicted him and he was lo
DEATH OE WIFE AND
FINANCIAL WORRIES
CAUSE OF SUICIDE
STMMf TALE IWFOLDED WHfN
MBlf-MIKID KUI KTW
Mr. and Mra. Oacar W. Sturg'. Pla
nter of County, In Critical Con
dition State of Affaire Ktpt
from Son, One "Burled."
Char lea Bturgla, aged 42 year, tho
son of Mr. and Mr. Oacar Sturgi. of
the Canby district, waa committed to
the state hoepital for the Inaane two
year ago.
Early Ibla year he wandered away
from tbe Institution and In May a body,
answering the description of the alias
ing man. waa found In the mountain
back of Eugene. Death had occurred
some Umr before the body waa found,
but A J Flardett. a friend of tbe Slur
gia family, when went to Eugene, iden
tified the body aa that of Charles Btur
gla. The remain were brought to
Canby and on Hay IT the funeral waa
held. '
Mr and Mra. Sturgi buried the body
In tbe family plot In the Canby ceme-
, , tery and a slab over the grave pro-
clalma to tbe world that there Ilea tbe
FARMER ON PETE'S MOUNTAIN ' body of Charle Sturgls. son of Mr. and
KILLS SELF WITH SHOTGUN
AT EARLY HOUR.
I Mra. Oacar Rturgte.
Monday the man came bock to hi
I parent. He arrived in Canby at 3
o'clock and was home a few minute
A series of mlafortuneo. beginning later. Tbe mother, aged 61 year,
with the death of hla 'wife two year ago fainted and tbe father could not stand
are believed to be the cause that the abock. Roth wore taken to their
unlimited John Kekel. aarad 16 vaara. bod and Dr. Dedman waa called
to take bis own life early Thursday
morning. Following the death of bla
wife, his own health broke down and
recently financial trouble worried htm
considerably.
Kekel left hia bed at 6 o'clock Thurs
day morning and. taking a eaetgua
from tbe corner of bla room, placed
the muxsle under bia chin and blew.
off his face. Death was instantaneous.
His 14-year-old son. Ted. who waa
sice. ing with him. was awakened and
screamed, arousing hi father's part
ner, Martin Petrobltch. and Frank
Smith, a laborer, who alept on the
floor above.
The tragedy occurred on the Kekel
farm, five milea south of Oregon City.
Coroner Hempstead and Sheriff Wll
have been tried December 8. Over 20j8on went to the scene, but an Inqueat
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LOCAL MEN BELIEVE
TUCU ittinu UICTIU
i nm n in, i m
111. I IIIIVII IIVIIM
Of
persons bad been served as witnesses.
Sam Caae la lurrived by hi widow,
two children and the following broth
ers and sisters: George Caae. In the
east: Tarn Caae. ot Ibanon: Casstua
Caae, of Parkplace; Mra. Bell Booth,
of Salem, and Mrs. Jennie Belt, of I .el.,
anon.
PORTLAND POLICE TRACE ONE
REPORT AND REACH CONCLU
SION IT IS NOT CORRECT.
BRYAN ASSEMBLY PRE8IDENT
WARSAW, Ind.. Nov. 23. Former
Secretary o,' State Bryan waa chosen
president today of the Winona as
sembly. He had agreed to take this
post when the assembly re-established
its financial standing. Reorganisation
is now complete.
was c onsidered unnecessary.
Kekel had threatened to take his
own life and only Wednesday received
a letter from his children in Portland,
telling him ot their intention to come
up to tbe farm next Saturday and visit
him. Four daughters and one son.
Anna, Minnie, Carrie. Roaie and John,
live in Portland, where they conduct a
rooming bouse The other children,
beside the boy who lived with him. are
Mrs. Adolph Delkar and Mrs. Steve
Stevenson, of Stafford, and Mrs. Wal
ter Brerdecker, of Portland.
Mrs. Kniina F. Uindstrom churges
desertion against William I.undstroni
In ft divorce romplnint filed In the clr-
sulLroiirt here Thursday. Thev were
married in Spokane July 11, 1911, nnd
she alleges, he deserted her In Febru
nry. 191.1. She asks Hint Bhe he al
lowed to take her maiden name, Kinmn
F. Flnl.
70 TEACHERS MEET
chosen, although announcement will I Judges District Judge Wolvorton
likely lie made of such within a few Portland, District Judge Cimlimnn
days.
Uroy I). Wnlker, the president, '
speaking yesterday of the new hank
said (hat Ita purpose would be to give
cHpecinl attention to the savings de
partment and the farmers' business,
and would usslat so far as conserva
tive banking Justified In the agricul
tural development of Cluckamus
county.
Thomas J. Ryan, the vice president,
is so well known to Oregon City und
r bo liaina-. county poopln that it Is use
less to Introduce him. He has been
deputy state treusurer, nnd this posi
tion he will retain until his present
term oxplres, one year from next Janu
ary, after which he will come to Ore
gon City and Identify himself person
ally with the bank.
The bank's fixtures and furnishings
will be in dark oak and marble, they
at present being placed In position by
a crew of carpenters, who are rushing
everything so aa to get out of the way
of the hank official, who desire to get
posses-don of the building the latter
part of next week.
Modern vaults, of reinforced con
crete, one for the bank' coin and cur
L
ASSOCIATION OF INSTRUCTORS
REORGANIZED HOWARD EC
CLE8 NAMED PRESIDENT.
The Clackamas County Teachers' us
lain businesses to run while others 'SOOlftMon waa reorganized Saturday at
(Continued on Page 4).
must close, he said, that act Is in vio
lation of the fourteenth amendment to
Hie federal constitution.
It violates the atate conatltutlon, ac
cording to Mr. Hume, In that It title
does not express Its purpose, the title
saying It is an act to amend, when in
reality it Is an act to repeal. Another
objection he made Is, that the act Is
arbitral', and inconsistent In design
ing the classes of huslnoss affected.
In designating a certain day that
certain things may not lie done, Mr.
Hume said that the act la an abridge
ment of religious freedom, and not
within the police power of the state
The luw, which was pasaed by the
legislature of 1K65. as an amendment,
according to Its title, of a law of the
previous year, providing that certain
places of business, Including drug
stores, undertaking rooms, livery sta
ble, barber shope, bakeries and butch
er shops, must close on Sunday. It was
amended In 1903 ao that theatres may
remain open on Sunday, also.
a meeting of Instructors In the (Hail
stone school building. Seventy teach
ers from all parts of the comity at
tended. The teachers' association hus been
inactive during the last year, but plans
are now being mnde for work to bo ac
complished before the end of this
school year. The following officers
were elected: Prealdent Howard
Eccles, of Canby; vice-president, Lena
Ulen, of Ardenwald, and secretary-treasurerc-John
R. Bowland, of Oregon
City.
The meeting was an all-day one. A
program was given by the Gladstone
chorus and talks made by Dr. Helluak.
of the extension department of the
University ol Oregon, on the "Psycho
logic Phasea of Childhood"; F. J. l ooze
city superintendent of Oregon City, on
"Arreated Development"; County Su
perintendent Calavan on contest work,
and F. I,. Oifrin. of the extension de
partment of the Oregon Agricultural
college, on Industrial work.
Thai the victim of the Portland
trunk murder mystery may he Harry
L Akerill. u potato buyer for a Sun
Franclaro firm. Is the belief of Dr. A. L..
Heatie, of the Oregon Commission cotn
pony. who Tuesday told a series of un
usual circumstances surroumMng Aker
ill that strengthening his story.
Akerill telephoned to Dr. Heatie
Thursday thai he would be In Oregon
City, Friday, but failed to appear.
Thursday a telegram came to the Ore
gon Commission house addressed to
Akorlll and It was forwarded to a Port
land hotel. Friday a letter was re
ceived by the commission compuny, ad
dressed to Akerill. and the letter Is
stilt held by Dr. Heatie. Akerill has a
remarkable resemblance, Dr. Heatie
says, to the pictures or tile murdered
man published in Portland newspapers.
The potato buyer's home was in
Vancouver. Wash . w here he hnd u wife
nnd two children.
Portland police Investigated the mat
ter Tuesday and do not consider It like
ly that Akerill is ihe victim of the
trunk murder.
Another Oregon city man produced
information, which he believes may aid
In unravelling the mystery. He is
John Bugger, an employe of a local
paper mill who lives In a Water street
rooming house, and remembers that
recently a man answering the decep
tion of the trunk victim lived in the
same rooming house with him. This
man's first name was Charles, but Bug
ger la unable tn recall the aiirnome.
After the man hud moved away from
Oregon City, a letter came addressed
to him which was opened by Dugger.
The name. LJnad, believed to be the
name of the murdered roan by the
Portland police, appeared In this letter.
Portland po'lce. appeared In this letter,
Dugger aays.
CYCLONES IN SICILY
ROME. Nov. 23. Cyclones and wide
spread floods in Sicily were reported
today to have killed many inhabitants.
Casualties are said to be particuarly
heavy in I.icata. Railroads are inter
rupted and w ires are down, consequent
ly details are lacVing.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED
Tillle Wanke and John P. Feldmen,
849 Kenilworthy avenue, secured
Miurriage license here Friday.
W. V. S. IS ASKED TO
CONNECT WITH ESPEE
CASES PENDING BEFORE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION MAY .
NEED COURT ACTION.
T PAY
RENT, JULES COURT
STREBIG FAILS TO PROVE TO
JUDGE'S SATISFACTION
ASSIGNMENT MADE.
Emphaalze "Oregon City made"
when you need anything. You help
your neighbor and lncldentaly yourself.
Henry Strebig, butcher, must pay
rent on a building on the corner of
Fifth and Main streets from which he
moved months ago because a lease on
the property had no;' expired, Tuled
Circuit Judge Campbell Friday. Au
gusta Warner, Sophia Moody and W.
R. Logus, owners of the property, were
the plaintiffs in the action against Stre
big and the verdict of the Jury was
$257.10. Juuge Campbell instructed
the Jury to return the verdict.
Strebig claimed that in 19H he as
signed the lease to Ort ft McEwen, to
whom he sold the store. Several days
after the sale was made, Strebig went
back to his shop and Judge Campbell
decided that urjon returning to hla
shop, he took upon him the obligation
of the lease. Later Strebig moved to
a new location on the corner of Sixth
and Main streeta.
Walter A. Dlmlck and 0. W. Eaat
ham represented the plaintiffs and
Sharles T. Slevera and John N. Sievera
the defendant.
SALEM. Ore., Nov. 18. Wlrether dif
ferent railroad companies operating in
a j the Willamette valley can be required
to connect their trucks at certain points
for the accommodation of shippers
who desire to transfer freight from one
road to another is a question now pend
ing before the state public service com
mission. Petitions have been tiled with the
commission from Suleni. Albany and
Molalla. The two former ask for con
nections between the Southern Pacific
and the Oregon Electric lines, and the
latter, with 12" names apended, nska
for a connection of the Southern Pa
cific and the Willamette Valley South
ern tracks at Mt. Angel.
Indications are that one of tbe caseB
will have to be tested out In court he
fore decisions can he reached by the
commission.
The petition from Molalla contains
the names of representatives of Mo
lalla grange, No. 310, and requests the
commission to direct the Southern Pa
cific and the Willamette Valley South
ern, without delay, to connect their
tracks at Mt. Angel for the through
passage and exchange of cars between
the two railroads, and that they pro
vide rates for traffic via this route.
The petitioners declare that the con
nection is urgently needed for the beat
interests of the shipping public.
Up to a late hour Monday night their
condition waa considered critical, al
though! they were resting easily .
Mr. Bertha Hurst, the daughter of
Mr. and Mra. Oacar Sturgi and
sister of Charle. described the Inci
dent Monday ntghL Mra. a Urooklua
and Mrs. Ooetx, both of Canby, were
at tbe Sturgi home Monday afternoon
when Mra. Hurst, who waa vlaltlng her
mother, saw a figure come up on the
porch. There was a knock at the door.
"I went to tbe door," aald Mra.
Hurst, In describing the return of
Charles Sturgls. "There waa my
brother Charles, whom I thought dead.
I can't Just describe how I felt when I
saw him. My first thought waa of my
mother. How was I to tell her? How
was I to break the shock aa gently as
possible?
"I turned to her and said, 'Mother,
can you stand a sbock?' She said
that it depended on what tbe shock
waa. I told her that Charles waa not
dead that he had come back home.
She fell back and we called Dr. Ded
man. "Mother always had a hope that
Charlie was not dead, and that tbere
was a mistake somewhere."
Later the father came and he. too,
could not stand the shock. Both are
confined to their bed and In a serious,
condition, although resting easily
when reports were received from Can
by late Monday night.
Charles Sturgis. according to reports
from Canby Monday night, haa not
been sound mentally for many years,
although never violent. When he
came home Monday, he was nearer
sane than he had been for some time,
but he haR not been told of the condi
tion of bis parents, of the funeral
which was held May 17 or of other In
cidents which led up to the burial in
the Canby cemetery. Relativea re
quest that no one speaking to him dis
cuss the matter In any way, aa they
fear the effect of the news on him.
Mrs. Sturgis saw her only for a
minutes, when Dr. Derman was with
her. Relatives are carefully keeping
them apart.
Oscar Sturgls is a pioneer of 1853.
coming to Clackamas county across
the plains in an ox cart. Up until 20
years ago he was one of the leading
farmers of the Molalla district. He
moved to Canby in 1895. He Ib 73
years old and his wife, who came to
Oregon in 1S64 from the east ia 61
years old. While their condition Is
serious, it was expected Monday night
that they would recover.
The Willamette Valley Southern, for
the best interests of the shipper, Is
willing to connect with the Southern
Pacific, not only at Mt. Angel, but at
Oregon City and Molalla as well, said
Judge O. B. Dlmlck, president of the
road, Thursday. He said only the ap
proval of the Southern Pacific was
necessary to establish connection.
w.
AND WIFE ARE ON
WAY TO RECOVERY
CANBY COUPLE WILL SURVIVE
SHOCK OF SON'S UNEX
PECTED RETURN.
Overjoyed with the return of their
son, Charles Sturgis, but still weak
from the shock of his arrival Monday
afternoon after they had buried a body
supposed to be his, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
W. Sturgia, of Canby, are slowly re
covering and Dr. H. A. Dedman, tbe
family physician, aaid Tuesday night
that he considered them out of danger.
Monday afternoon they were in a
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