E Ths only dally MWiWr1 tsv twetn Portland anal Baleen! aires latee In every section ef Cloaks- d mil County, with a peaMilatlea at 30,0XX Ara you an edvertleerf VOL. !-No. 2 OUfiClON CITY, OKKflONV TUESDAY, JANUAHY 10, 1911. " Per Wkejc, 10 Cextb 4 t i J. '4a V ft; r J SELLING HAS WON THE PRESIDENCY HE WILL WlilD TMK OAVIL IN THE STATE UN ATI AT SALEM. RUSK WILL PRESIDE W THE HOUSE Three-Cornered FloM fsr Speaker and tha Chorea of tailing In adnata Strengthened Rusk , - ' Repraeentatlve. -BAL.KM. or.. Jan. In lha orsan liatlon of lha Senate ItMlay Ufa Sell . Inn. of Portland, wm elected preal drnt. tUtia pulling an' (Hid to the a a- '. !v' plratlons of Jay llowermau, who baa '" i- been actlug aa (lovernur In tha ab $ sence from Ilia Plata of Governor Ben. " aont Inwerman had, a strong follow" g . Ing but at tha Uat tba opposition succeeded In winning to Ita banaar y, a bare majority, and Billing was chosen. . " " Jerry Husk, of Wallowa county, waa ; ' . given the 'honors .of Speaker In taa House. H waa a three cornered ftajbl and Katou laid c&lm to lha place and ; - a only quit tba fight when victory vlt ' . , 1 rartain to ituaa BOOSTER TALKS BY LIVE WIRES FORMATION OF REALTY A0CIA. TION It DISCUSSED IN r. DETAIL.. ALL OfflCIALS ARE REELECTED Mambara of County Court and TM Payara Will Ba tuppar Owaata Thuraday and Roadmaatar- t Ouaallan Will aX Bona.": ' Tba moat Important moating of tha Uva Wlrea alnco tba organlratloa of that hunch of rlectrfc aparka took plara laat night following a auppar . In tha oaiKitml nail In tha Maaoaie building Tha quartarly alactlon of offlcKia waa bold, and Main Trunk W. A. Il'inlley, Bub-Tnmk U A. Mor rla, Tranamlaalon Wire ()lltxrt L Ilmlgoa and Guy Wlra M. IX ltou atta jwara ratalnad. daaplta tbalr af forta to ahotildor tba baavy burdan upon other a, IV. Clyda Mount la tba niw fad wlra. .,.... Conaldarabla tlma waa apant In (ha dlacnnalon of a propoaltlon to form a board of raalty aaaoclatlona, tha dcfl nlta purpoaa to build amall houaaa, which may ba rantrd to worklngmaa. Thara la a graat demand for bouaaa of thla character, and bacauaa thara ara few, lha paper mllle have baag compelled to bir foreign workman In place of Americana, for tha aula reaaon that tha latter claaa have baa a unable . to find reaUlencea for their famlliea. Within a raw rnlnutea 1 1160 waa auhacribed aa a nuclelia to a building fund, and C. D .Eby, (J B. Dlmlck. II. B. Croaa, 0. O. Huntley. It. T. Mcltaln. William Bheahan and Frank Buacb ware named aa a com mittee to formulate a plan of opera tion and report at a Inter meeting. Tba acheme In general embrace tha organlxatlon of a company to erect houaea, and awill them, and then build that there will be enough realdencea In Oregon City to accommodate Ita growing population. Many of tha Uva Wlrea ara enthualnatlc over thla plan, which will be puahed vlgoroualy. Houaea that rent from $8 to 111 par month ara exceedingly acarce In Ore gon City, and the forward movement of tba town la retarded aa a retult. i , Another Important matter that, re ceived tha attention of the Live Wtrae waa tba propoeal to take up with tha county court tha creation of a differ- Gceat GleanUp' ', , , t ' ' ' . , -t, .. ".V;; Sate We aN dttarmlnad to elean up our entire took before nag) , eeaeen, gild are offering aoma aalandl Valuaa. Broken Ma of W. L. Douglag ahoaa 14-rt - ' 'l' A - ma? i . . 1' tl L.JLu'' t : ana a.ou yaoiow an m v S3 00 hata at (110. tt ft' lion on all suits and vtfa.i , Dant fall to Ukt advtstc;,'- Pcicc'Dpbtic1. BXCLUtlVI CLOTMlIKt" ' "Not Llka Othera Itn and Main Sta. . r lit ' ayelena of couatrucUng county r4e (ban tha ona that haa bem In vorn, IL IS Crosa, U. H. IJlmlck and others b-tlleve tha roiinty court should appoint a roadrnaatnr, and give' that off lolnl generul aupervlslon a1 tha maintenance of tha county hlltvwaya Tlte plan haa hen widely dl4uaed and tba Live Wire will teisl sg- Invitation to County Judge Mettle and .Commissioners Mattooo M Illafr to meet wllb tha organlx. Hot nest Tburadajr night, and to be th" goast of tha Wires at a supper to be 'served sl,C:80 o'clock. Other prumlaetit eJUaens and br-avjr taipar era will tnvlfed to tha feaat aod meet- Hi, wljk-h la axpoctad to remit In a hrftari , unaViratamllna btwin thn otiaatf "fflrUla and tha huitlnuaa men TV manu airvrd at laat ntxht'a auiqcr waa: Crackad crab Majroiinulaa Hot roaiit young lamb Maahrd potalova . Drown gravy firm-n paa Ilraad and buinr Knllti dap appla pla ' Whipped cream Coffaa I f . HILL RAILROADS TO BEJDCPANDED C0iTBUCTION VWOUK MAPPED I ai iv mm AnriAu 1 a.i tan lTO COST 115000,000. K0.T CITIES WILL SPEND TIDY SUMS Poplaad Commercial- .Cub-Urgea the wilding er. Road Through the .T.Z foraat Reaerve Surround ing ML Hood. OKT1JIND. Jan: . (RDeclah Tlr II III ayatem of rallroada baa e tettdml during tha past four yea re In Oregon and Waahlngton no leaa than VlH .fHK, according to compilation laCai.ijn. In eitemilona. bettcrmeuta. a9uUitana of boldlnga and equip- ain, eiriuaive or ned chargea and eiaralliig espenaea. Tha North Hank tl-iad alone coat nearly i;3.ooo,ooo and f f.non.ouo waa eint on Hill proper U fn thla atate, over half during the Mil year. t I Conatroctlon work mapiied out fir mpnrtlealn Oregon In 11I Involvea km expenditure of 1S.MM).000. Coupled With the big expendlturea .the llarrt- tign ajwtem la making In bulldlna new laaa and exirnalona and tba effort big rallroada are putting Into ex loitatloa work to advertlaa the atate. (roo haa a great aaaet In Ita rail to'tda ahland will hold a mining congreaa aa January IT- Tba rich mining re re attending from Granta raaa to irtka t'al.. will ba renreaented hr 4)lcgatna and It la expected to form I ptremnent organlxatlon that will aa fat In the development of tha mln- l rrtourcaa of tbla.dlatrlct Oregon found a brick In ita Chrlat- aa aiocklng when tha reclamation iiportionment waa announced, giving t ie atate but 2S,000 to carry on completed Irrigation pro loot a ojt of dn aptiroprlatlon of t20.000.0oo. da 'lla lb large contribution of Oregon tj tha reclamation fund. Tha Oregon Oevelotiment League and ' rorlland ?ntmrclal Club have taken Joint ac n to aecura a ra-apportlonment ao J at thla atatemay aocure Ita Juat tea M continue reclamation work. i Albany took ronalderable pride In tV opi'alng of Ita new armory, which wi marked by the attendance of lead- lag military men of the. atate. Tba armory la a handsome building and wtib be the home of Company G, Kenrth. Keglment, O. N. O. Pirtinhd commercial hod lea ara urg ing (be building of a road through 4he fimat reaerve aurroundlng Mt. Hood. TIm Oregon delegation In Congreaa wll ba aaked to uaa their Influence toternre an appropriation of 1150,000 fiiftne purpoae. Tha building of thla roil la planned to tafce the place of tliinatlonal park originally Bought foi thdalopea of Mount Hood. Astoria la bually at work on Ita prt)oaad centennial next ftummer ana tenatlve plana now Include a military pageant. Ietachraanta of the Oregon aa4 Waahlngton National Guard and thdrgUar army ara expected to par tloaata John Jacob Aator, Jr, dea- cedjant of tba original founder of As- torl. will be Invited to attend aa gueat nor and honorary chairman of ipoaltlon. which will be beld yjugnat 10 to 8epteraber 10. VQ ana waaningion are anin id agree upon the ownership of lktaniV A 1nlnf rAmmlHlnn la V V at arbitrary boundary Una ba twlkk tba two atatea for rattTlcallnn by; t o leglalaturea. It la expected tbk IM dlaputed quaatton will be aet OadTaat.. . . - f : tCf CMty U'i Hlbarrr I B iavinfl Bank. - . Urgaat mortJtaa filed -naatha wt i recorded u v ., M c:- :rx,f the U -seg i I, J- i'ks I I lew fn W ikaiaaaV-'.ai ra-J 1 ' "-cit Ulna fira.tA aala t ( I t .14 r 1 . ? larty ambrtvaaa l'Jl -' V -A Ulamette Rlaajr naj n. v j la located tba Pro- ( I Bovhtat of tba to : r drawa ivi par JL live thouaand dollars k f-aually nntll 1118, whan tit : i liaomea du. , 11 "aci h Koaye, Dentlat. . Can- ft4a424 CJ-ton City. fat4 Cigars and Smokers' or w (ajj.i t- Poaolea - FIVE MEASURES FOR CUOD ROADS MOIT IMPORTANT IS BILL FOR CREATION OF COMMISSION OF THREE MEMBERS, - . . . SERVICES TO COST STATE NOTHING Aaaoelatlon Datarmlnaa to Enllat Every Prograaalve C'tlien In Ef fort to Reduce Road Mak Ing to tyetem. rOHTLANIi. Jan. (flpeclall ' Oregon a bad roada' fund la big enough. The State'a bamitered de velopment, the unpopulated areaa that ahould be producing wealth for buay comtnunltlea, the dlfflcuttlea of ve hicle tranaportatlon, and the exceaa In wear and tear that travcla the roada. Including pople, are - to - be rbarand to thla bad ronda' fund." Tbla atatement of Oregon'a condl tlon waa laaued here todav by the Oregon Good Hoade Aaaoelatlon. It ia the reaaon aaalgnod by Judice IJo rlcl K. Wcbater, Chairman of the Aa- aoclatlon'a Executive Commltieer for a determination to enllat every pro grew I ve Oregon cltlr.cn, every maw or, Intereat to be benefited by good roada conat ruction, and every leglala- tor who dcalrea to aerve the Intereata of tba people. In the effort to reduce road building plana In Oregon to a permanent, definite and effective aya tem. Lack of ayatem la charged by-all conversant with the alt uat Ion aa cauae for Oregun'e poverty In good roada. The constitutional bar to road build ing that exlated until lifted by the people at the lawt election aharee the blame. The Oregon Good Roada Convention recently held here, approved five good roada meaauree drafted by Judge Webster, because of the belief that If Ibeae meaauree are adopted by the legislature, the ayatem of conatructlon deal red will be Instituted. All were agreed that the moat Im portant of the five meaauree la the one,, creating a good roada commla elon. Tba memlera of tbla- ooinmla alon are to be three In numler. When appointed, their aervlcea will coat the' atate nothing. .Tbey will aerve tbe cauae of good roada for the good of tbe people, aa a public duty. The.tr executive orricer la to be tne mate Highway Commissioner. The bill re quires that tbe State Highway Com mlaalouer muat be "thoroughly akllled In actentlfle road conat met ion."- His authority ia to help build roada In every part of the atate. He muat know how. He muat aerve tbe peo ple and the cause. Any failure to ful fill requlrementa will mean his dia mlaaal. AuthorUlea are agreed that his propoaed aalary of $4,000 a year will be but a amall portion of the real financial advantage to be realized by tha atate and Ita countlea becauae of tha Commissioner "a service. He will be exponent of ayatem, tbe ayatem that ia eipec'ed H show tangible re sults In tha form of actual nillea of permanent good roada. BEEBPS BOND FIXED AT TWO Tl WITNESSES TESTIFY IN THE CASE IN JUSTICE SAMSON'8 COURT MONDAY. Nelson Reebe, charged with man slaughter In connection with tbe death of hla brother, Hiram Boebe, waa ar raigned Monday morning- The caae bad been continued from Friday. There were many wltneaaua exam ined. Tbosa who appeared for the State were Roacoe Card. W. V. Smith, Dr. C. A. Stuart, Cbaa. Gray, George Macklnnea and Dr. H. S. Mount. The phyalclana who were aummoned tes tified aa to what would naturally be the effect In the caae of one'a receiv ing blows, that would result In the con dition In which deceaaed waa found, and not aa eye' wltnesaea to tbe com bat. Othera testified aa to the con dition of deceased when found, as to the aigna presented by the house, yard and surroundings; also in ona or two Inatancea aa to the physical and men tal condition of the accused when he went to the nelghbore for aid. Tha defenae offered aa wltnesaea John Ferguson and Nelaon Beebe, the accuaed. After listening to tha testimony giv en by wltnesaea Joattce Samson bound Beebe over to , court in tha sum of 12000. Palling to give tha required bond Beeba waa returned to tha coun ty Jail to await further bearing. Tha evidence given Indicating that the accused had bean met at the door by hla brother. In a frame of mind bordering on frenxy, led tha Justice to commit him on a amall bond, which waa eat at 12000. The accuaed aeemed little dloturbed by the trouble Into which ba haa bean practpltV- and waa more at hla ease thai wW arraigned laat Friday. Prom tfcd sature of tba queattona pro- TMndad by Mr. 8toner, tba attorney "t ?. to aee that i Cjreauoua fight la to ba roada to ae flsrt.t&o release, of tha aged prisoner. CHed at Good Old Age. ' r. D. Bruce, aged 71 yeara, died at noon Monday at the home of hie eon at Viola. . Ho bad been 111 about 10 daya and death waa due to pndumonla. Mr. Bruca la eurrlved by ft widow and several children, and a son, Walter Bruee, worka In the local power plant of tha Portland Railway Light a Pow. er Co. - ' yh.,.. " Y; JAY BOWERMAN who aa President of the tanate waa Acting Governor during the lllneaa of Governor Ban son; retired In the choice of Ban BeUing for President of the Senate. FINED 125 AND COSTS. Frank and Erneet Whittan Given Stiff Sentence by Samson. "Frank and Km est Wbltten, tried In Justice Bamson'a court Friday on tbe charge of using profane and obacene language on the public highway, were up for sentence In the same court Monday morning. 'Justice Samson fined tbe young men $25 each and coata. Tbla. the caae in which the young men were charged with talking very loud and profane in the presence of eevi-ral young ladles, and the testi mony at the trial waa ao clearly indi cative of tbe guilt of the young men that Justice Bamaon decided to make It an expensive lark to the young fel Iowa. FLAT CAR GETS AWAY DASHING DOWN HILL IMPROVEMENT ON WASHINGTON STREET DELAYED BY THE ACCIDENT. The flat car that ia need by Moffatt ft Parker for tha conveying of tbe dirt taken from tbe excavation of Waahlngton a tree t near Eleventh to the Twelfth street fill, broke loose yesterday forenoon. . and at a rapid rate . proceeded . down Washington afreet,-and after passing the torn on track at Twelfth street the car left the track and plunged Into the air down the ravtne. there amashing the box so that H ook a half day'a work to repair It, A block had been placed In front of the two wheela of the car, and the brake aet. but the block allpped letting the car down the bill Five men were employed on the tree- tie below, but Contractor Moffatt aounded the alarm to run for tbelr Uvea, and no one waa injured. Contagloua Caaea Doing Well.' The one lone amall pox cane acrosa the river in tbe township Is doing aa well aa can be expected and Indica tions are that. the one case will end the matter. Every precaution la be ing taken. .The caaea of diphtheria, too, are receiving every possible at tention, and, It s not thought there will be any spread of It. A trestle Is being constructed at thla point, and Instead of the dirt being conveyed by wagons It la taken by car, which Is labor aavlng and tbe work much quicker accomplished.. TWO COWS ELECTROCUTED. Animals Come Into Contact With Live Barb Wire Fence at Gladstone. Two cows were electrocuted Sua- day at Gladstone by coming Into con tact with a barb wire fence, that bad been connected with the trolley wire of the Portland Railway Light Pow er Company'a line on tha a pur run ning Into Gladstone Park. One of the animals belonged to F. S. Baker and the other to Mra. T. M. Davia. Investigation proved that the ani mate were killed through carelessness on tha part of the company, which will make good the loss f the cowa to their ownera. Tha fence is a three-wire and It has been the custom of aome of the neighborhood children to crawl through on their way to and from achool. It ia remarkable that more serious fatalities did not result. WHEN YOU DYE It will save you trouble If you use DYOLADYES One Dye For All Goods Blxteen Colore Ten Centa Per Package We Fill AUDtog Wants ( A Poll Lliia of . D. S. Remedies Prescriptions and Family Receipts ',-Filred With Pure Drugs. , ' Quality and Prices Right CHARMAN a Co. City Drug Btore. Nest Door to Electric Jlotel. Pacific Phone 13 Home Phone 43 GREEK ASSAULTED ; III EARLY MORN TOM THANOS, SEVENTH STREET FRUIT MERCHANT, ROBBED ' BY FOREIGNERS SUNDAY. OFFICER COOKE'S IIMELV , ARRIVAL Prisoners, Twin Brothers, Claim to Be ef Russian Nativity Were . Fined $25. There waa a bold-up on Seventh atreet at an early hour Sunday morn ing In which three Greeka - figured prominently. It waa a caae of "Greek meet Greek," and the prospecta are that each will learn a lesson before tbe matter la finally adjudicated. ' Tom Tbanos, who runs a small fruit si ore on Seventh street, near the 8. P. depot, waa In the act of closing bla place of bualneaa for the night when two atrangera entered and began to buy things. Finally Tbanos came out from behind the counter to get an article on the opposite aide of the atore when Forttinat Kuzralnskl, the leader of the encounter,' struck at him with an axe. He made an effort to defend himself and waa cut on tbe knucklea tbe second blow that waa aimed at him. By thla rime Wadia law Kuzmlnskl, who until this time bad witnessed the scuffle without In terfering, came at him with a inlfe. Seeing he" waa to be no match for the two, armed aa they were, he fled to tbe atreet and atari ed to run for Main street with Fortunat Kuzmlnskl In pursuit. Hla cries for help brought Officer Cooke to tbe rescue, that of ficial allowing Thanoa to pass him ana catching Kuzmlnskl aa he came up. The officer, seeing at a glance the nature of the caae in hand, took his prisoner to the Jail and came back to aee wbo elae waa on the scene. Wad llalaw Knzmlnakl waa still In tbe store, evidently waiting for tbe return of bis brother. An examination of the cash register showed that It waa empty. A "search of the second pris oner revealed several dollars in silver in bis pockets aod a 120 gold piece In hla boot,' , . . Thanos atone' lay claim to the money possessed by the prisoner. Officer Cooke examined the caab reg ister and found that Its total and tbe money In poaaeaalon of the prisoner corresponded within a .few centa. While satisfied aa to who waa entitled to the money the officer could do nothing but arrest tbe man, which he did. and turn the money into tbe -pos session of tbe court. Monday afternoon Fortunat Kuz mlnskl waa' placed on trial on Ure charge of larceny, hut proof cot being aufficient be waa discharged. Almost Immediately a charge of assault and battery waa placed against him and be waa again returned to jail. Monday evening Wadlalalaw Kuz mlnskl waa placed on trial on tbe charge of assault and battery In the aame court. . Justice Samson, after bearing the evidence, fined him $25 or 20 days In Jail. Having no money with which to pay his fine he was sentenced to Jail. EDUCATOR TO VISIT HERE. Edward H. Todd Will Visit Clackamas - . County School. Edward II. Todd, vice president of Willamette University, haa been In vited, and accepted the Invitation, to spend a week In Clackamaa county visiting the schools. He, In company with County Superintendent Gary. will spend a week visiting schools in the daytime and holding public meet ings in the evenings. The locations and datea have not been aet as yet, end those who wish for the Inspira tion which these meetings will bring to a neighborhood should get their application In early. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO STOP INFECTION BARCLAY ANNEX CLOSED AND ROOMS FUMIGATED DIPH THERIA CASES ISOLATED. Two cases of diphtheria have de veloped In this city within the past few days. - Friday Evedne Harrison, living on Monroe street, was taken sick in the evening and the doctor pronounced It diphtheria. Miss Har rison was a student In the high school, but she did not attend on Friday and It la believed that In consequence no one waa exposed through her ailment. Delia Woodfln, daughter of John Wood. fin,- living on - Jefferson atreet, was sent home from the Barclay yesterday and the annex, where she recited, wsa closed snd Ister In tbe day given a thorough fumigation. Prof. Tooze and -hla teachers are taking every possible precaution to prevent the spread of contagloua dla- eaaca. Every few daja taa rooms are fumigated and then In a few daya tha rooma are treated to ft course of dis infection. Whenever any child mani fests ejiy Indisposition it la at once sent home, and the caae watched to aee If other children were exposed. Where a room Waa been taa scene or tha school work of it pupil that la tak es with a contagious disease the room is at once treated to special fumiga tion and dleinfecftoTii . '; Careleaanesa on the part of certain patients haa more to do with the spread of contagloua dlseasea many times than do the schools. The charge ia made that parents are often remlaa in their duly, allowing the children to run Into exposure and then when the child Is sick .blaming It to tho school. , Nineteen ten- For y off r patf onafce and loyalty in the year that is gone we offer . yoti otir Thanks i For the year that is to come we hope to con- ttnve to merit your trade Everything in Jewelry - Bormeister & Andresen Oregon City Jewelers aowoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaovoaovoaoowoaoaoaoaovooaoaoVQaoa t TIP T? C-TTr,M T7XT ft at-iat-X a ot . r .m. .r-im RELIABLE REAL ESTATE DEALERS We Buy, Sell or Trade and Deal in Large and Small Tracts. If you want . to sell list with us, if you want to buy call and see us. 6V2 MAIN STREET - ao40voaoaoaoaoaoaoao4oaoowoaoaoovodooaoaooosoo Price's Chop House Meals at All Hours ' ..... . If you wont the best, of lowest prices, eot with us. Our specialty is satisfaction. MILTON PRICE Between. Fourth and Fifth 8treeta. Making Your Are yoa taking advantage of oar January Clearance Sale prices? . Once a year, for tbe porpose of reducing oor Iagc stock for invoicing, we place on sale hundreds of every-day wants. Its your opportunity to make one dollar do the work of two. Cut Glass, China. Ladies' Bags, Suit Cases, Rubber Goods. Clocks, Silverware, Brushes, Soaps, all go in this sale from 1-2 to 1-5 off regular price. 75c Rubber Gloves ....48c 75c 2-quart Fountain Syringe 48 $1.23 l-qt. Fountain Syringe 79o $1.35 3-qt. Fountain Syringe 89c S2.25 Hot Water Bottle.... $179 25c Violet Talcum Powder 2 for 25c 1.00 American' Watches.... 69c $1.00 American Clocks.... '..79c $1.50 American Clocks.. ..$1.13 $7.50 Electric Hot Water Pag ' ' $4.00 , 10c Toilet Paper .4 for 2S - Totth Brushes fca-CsIf Off COCIlS"1. A "Bat2 r yk Woetenholm, Pipe. A special cleaa),V bat tooth 4.aUU Bloe Steel rjTj brushes.. 35, 4t ejrl 50c brushes - -. j5c. -V:: - ' : - Special 97c VV" fclr tnsfets OKcBalf Cff $2.00 ladles Ztjt $123 Slightly soiled, finest quality, and ten-Inch Laatser Bags, solid back brushes, ffrery one leather Hoed with vara, leev- In tbla lot tba price is cut half ther oSwerwd frames, Oaraitaott Don't mlaa thla opportunity, guaranteed bars $1XS Hontlcy Th Recall Store . , . More Business in 1911 -Nineteen eleven' More Business . in 1911 a . b-i. w ? OREGON CITY, ORE, Dollars Count All Pictures off All Umbrellas ...10 to 28 off Croklnole Boards ". . .20 off Holiday Stationery ......1-3 off Ladles Bags ...... 1- to 1-3 off Poat Card Albums.. 1-6 to 1-S off Joren tie Books 1-4 aft Bibles ,.; 10 to 20 off Suit Cases and Bag."...2KjaJ " Al) China . , . . . . . 20 to off Cut Glass .....25 off B?c3. Co; Orra C7 " y ft- ai . .'it.- 1J' '.