Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933, March 02, 1912, Image 1

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VOL. Ill No. 52.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1912.
Peb Week, 10 Cents
REALTY SWINDLER
OPERATES IN JAIL
TEXTILE STRIKE
LLE
EK
OMLLEY IEADS
LODGE OF ELKS
OF SPECIAL PRIZE
DEATH PENALTY
PRISONER IN SEATTLE IS AC
CUSED OF FORCING DEEDS
IN S(uTH
MORE THAN 30,000 TO BE AFFECT
ED BY WAGE INCREASES
OFFERED '
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FIRST
TO TAKE HONOR BUT OTH
ERS ARE ACTIVE
SCHOOL CHILDREN PROVE THAT
POLICY OF GOVERNOR WEST
IS WRONG
THEODORE OSMUND AND F. W.
HUMPHRYS AMONG THOSE
HONORED
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SHAN
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DEBATERS UPHOLD
IS HEARING
END
HELP IS GIVEN HIM FROM OUTSIDE
Large Acreage In California Affected
By Alleged Transactions Fake
Is Accidentally Dis
covered SEATTLT, Wash., March 1. D. A.
Hatfield, a prisoner in the county jail
is charged in a telegram sent by Dis:
trict Attorney Irwin, of Kings Coun
ty, Cal., with having forged deeds to
16,000 acres of California oil lands
and with having made a sale of the
land and obtained the deposit of the
cash against the deeds in a California
' bank.
Mr. Irwin telegraphed to the Seattle
prosecutor asking him to hold Hat
field on three charges of forgery.
Hatfield is in jail here under sen
tence of two to ten years in the peni
tentiary for an attempted jail break
and is to be tried here ' on another
charge of forgery.
Hatfiled was convicted once on the
forgery charge pending here, but was
granted a new trial by the Supreme
Court, so Mr. Irwin will have to wait
until the Seattle authorities are
through with the prisoner before Cali
fornia can have him.
That Hatfield not only forged the
deeds in jail, but disposed of the prop
erty to buyers from his temporary
real estate office behind the bars is
also the charge of J. A. Crane, of
Oakland, Cal., who came to Seattle
in the interests of his mother, Mrs.
Sarah R. Crane, 1G0 acres of whose
land is said to have been sold by Hat
field under a forged deed.
The sales were stopped after the
deeds and money were in the bank
awaiting delivery through the acci
dental discovery that one of the deeds
was forged.
The time to read the Morning En
terprise is at the breakfast table or i
a little before.
HWARA AIDE
PAYS $4,000 FINE
LOS ANGELES, March 1. Bert H.
Franklin, who pleaded guilty to cor
ruptly influencing Juror Robert F.
Bain in the McNamara trial, today
was fined $4000 by Superior Judge
Cabaniss, sitting for Judge Willis, in
the superior court here.
The amount of Franklin's fine was
exactly the sum taken from him at
the time of his arrest, while talking in
the street with Prospective Juror Geo.
N. Lockwood.
Assistant District Attorney Ford,
who has charge of this money, will
turn It over to Franklin, who will pay
his fine.
The probable effect of the Franklin
plea and fine on the case of Clarence
Darrow, who must stand trial under
a bribery charge was discussed free
ly by Darrow sympathizers and others
following today's procedure in court.
It was the general opinion that the
Darrow defense will make much of
the train of incidents in the Franklin
case in the contention that the entire
Franklin affair was a "plant."
LA FOLLETTE SAYS
HE'S STILL IN RACE
. MADISON, Wis., March 1. Flat an
nouncement that he still is a candidate
for the Republican presidential nomi
nation and emphatic denial of charges
that broken health has impaired his
availability as a candidate are made
Tiere today by the Wisconsin Senator
in a signed editorial in LaFollette's
Weekly. The article says:
"I take this- means of answering
many inquiries and misrepresentations
The statement that my health is brok
en is false. A brief rest will put me
back, as of old, on the firing line.
"I shall continue as a candidate for
all the principles which I have de
fined, and for a definite program of
legislation which will break the hold
of privilege on the industrial life of
the people and free from the burden
Imposed by fictitious capitalization. In
20 years of fighting for the progress
ive cause I have never halted or turn
ed aside to find an easy way. I have
steadfastly refused to make combina
tions in any way involving the issues
1n uncertainty. I want the aupport of
such delegates only as are willing to
win or lose, if need be, on the basis."
A Bargain
One acre, 5-room house, new, well,
-wood-house, 12 fruit trees; all fine
garden land; only one mile from
courthouse; sidewalk to house, all for
$900, terms. Ask Cyrus Powell, Steph
ens Bldg., room 10, Oregon City, Or.
WORKERS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCEPT
Feeling General That Other Mills Will
Fall in Line And Make Similar
Concessions to Their
Operatives 1
LAWRENCE, Mass., March 1. The
end of the great textile strike involv
ing 20,000 operatives which began on
January 12, is thought to be in sight.
Many oi the mills have posted notices
of an' advance in warges of at least
five per cent, beginning Monday. The
advance will affect nearly 30,000 op
eratives in Lawrence and places near
by. While the Industrial Workers of the
World, whose 12,000 or more members
are idle, have not agreed to resume
work UDder the increase as posed, it
is thought many of the strikers will
return to their machines next week.
The members of the Industrial Work
ers are largely unskilled. The skilled
employes that are organized are mem
bers of unions, most of which are al
lied with the American Federation of
Labor.
The five per cent granted is based
on the 54-hour law, or, in other words,
the increase will be added to the
amount paid for 50 hours a week.
The strike was nominally due to a
reduction in wages made under a two
hours' cut in time, but the struggle
later developed a demand for 15 per
cent advance in wages the abolition of
the premium system and double pay
for overtime.
The posting of notices today in the
Arlington Cotton and Worsted Mills,
which employs 5500 hands, announcing
a wage increase of at least 5 per .cent,
to take effect Monday, was regarded
as an important step toward the
speedy settlement of the strike.
The American Woolen Company, at
Boston, today notified its agents in
all of its 33 mills in New England and
New York state, to advance wages
five per cent. The order affects about
30,000 operatives.
The notices which were posted in
all the mills of the company shortly
before noon read:
"In all mills, of this company a new
schedule of wages will be put into ef
fect March 4, 1912, involving increases
in the rates now paid by the hour and
the piece. The wages will be readjust
ted according to classes and occupa
tions, but in every case the increase
will amount to at least five per cent."
The feeling was general in Law
rence that many of the mills here
would make similar concession to the
operatives. The Arlington mills are
not connected with the American
Woolen company. A scarcity of strik
ers doing picket duty was apparent
during the hours preceding the time
for beginning work, here appeared to
be a slight increase in the number of
people entering the various mills.
A party of children who have work
ed in the mills and who had been re
quested toppear before a congres
sional committee in Washington to
morrow, left this city at 7:11 a. m. to
day. The delegation included only 13
minors, four of whom were girls.
Among the children, all of whom
have been employed in the mills, was
Carmella Peeli, 15 years old, who
about a year ago, while at work, lost
a part of her scalp, when her hair
caught in the machinery. v
E TO
ENFORCE FISH LAW
The spring closed season for catch
ing salmon in nets began at noon
Friday and will continue until May 1.
Chief Deputy Rathbun and Deputies
Mitchell and Powell, of Portland, ar
rived from that place shortly before
noon in a patfol boat, and one or more
of them will remain throughout the
closed season. There were no at
tempted violations of the law Friday.
The law doe3 not prohibit angling
during the closed season, and it is
expected that many fishermen of this
county and Portland will enjoy the
sport until the season when netting is
allowed starts. H. W. Trembath, dep
uty warden for this district, is on a
leave of absence.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The following are registered at the
Electric hotel: L. Koebe, Portland; E.
C. Chamberlain, Portland; A. D. Lee,
Portland; Charles N. Wait, Canby;
Charles C. Walker, Portland; O. H.
Smith, Aurora; A. C. Goodrich, Port
land; A. A. Allen, Springwater; L. H.
Kirchem, Logan; Alice McGugin, Bull
Run. .
INCOME TAX BILL IS
APPROVEDJY CAUCUS
WASHINGTON, March 1 In report
ing a free sugar bill to the Democratic
caucus of the House, today. Chairman
Underwood of the Ways and Means
committe, also submitted a bill which
in effect would provide an income tax
in the United States. It was proposed
that present corporation tax be ex
tended to include "individuals and co
partnerships doing business of $5000
a year or over."
Mr. Underwood said this practically
would accomplish the purposes of an
income tax and at the same time com
ply with the Supreme Court decisiou
against the constitutionality of an in
come tax. The proposed tax would be
1 percent. -
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Copyright by Harris & Ewlng.
DR. MAURICE F. EGAN, AUTHOR
' O grave questions if we except
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Cook from the mysterious north have arisen to vex Dr. Mau
rice F. Egan at his post in the delightful capital of Denmark.
Nevertheless ILere is much for him to do, be believes, in popu
larizing In this country the practical applications of agricultural con
servation of which the Danes are past masters. ' He expects to deliver
a series of lectures on that subject when he visits the United States
the next time. Probably the minister is better known to most readers
as the creator of Sexton Maglnnis than as a diplomat. Before his ap- -pointment
in 1907 he was professor of English literature In the Catholic
University of America and had made a name for himself as the author
of many poems, novels and essays. It was Dr, Egan who Interested
es-Presideiit Roosevelt In the literature of Irish tradition and made
him an enthusiastic supporter of the Celtic revival. '
E OF AGED
DESTROYED BV FIRE
A house owned by George Lazelle
at Twilight, and occupied by William
Zingley, who has been a county charge
for the past twenty years, was des
troyed by fire Thursday evening about
8 o'clock. The aged man had just re
turned from a walk and made a fire.
The roof became ignited and soon the
house was a mass of "flames. Mr.
Zingley called for help and succeeded
in saving a few articles, but hi3 bed,
stove and other household goods
were destroyed. . He has now moved
to quarters in Mountain View.
How strong are you going in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?.
E STRIKE CAUSES
EOF FUEL
LONDON, March 1. Notification to
employes today by large industrial
firms and railroads that they may be
forced to suspend operations because
of a shortage of fuel, threatens to
cause the laying off of 4,000,000 men
unless the miners' strike in the British
coal collieries is speedily adjusted.
With the home office estimating that
1,049,407 miners are out, this would
bring the number of idle persons up
to the tremendous figure of 5,000,000.
" The situation in London already is
acute, it being calculated that the
present fuel supply will be exhausted
within two weeks. With only passen
ger vessels leaving Liverpool and the
limited supply of coal being husband
ed, the authorities realize that they
may have to cope with a food famine.
Government officials today again
conferred with representatives of the
mineowners and the men in an effort
to effect some sort of a compromise.
The strikers are standing pat, assert
ing that they will return to the col
lieries cnly when assured of the mini
mum wage scale. ,
The owners contend that this de
mand is unfair, but announce their wil
ligness to grant the wage scale in spe
cial instances. They refuse to listen
to the proposition as a general thing.
All 'hope of an immediate settle
ment of the strike ended, however,
when the conference of operators and
miners adjourned until Tuesday next.
Both sides stood firm. -
Premier Asquith is pessimistic over
the outlook, but is using every effort
to induce the operators to yield. Every
effort in this direction so far, howev
er, has failed, as the mineowners ap
parently are just as determined in
their stand as the strikers.
The government- today ordered
troops to be in readiness for strike
service. Up to the present, however,
no disorders have been reported, the
labor leaders declaring that the men
intend to win their strike in an order
ly and peaceable way.
AND MINISTER TO DENMARK
those raised by the return of Dr.
LEG IS BROKEN BY
L. Giezek, one of the well known
residents of Clackamas county, whose
home is near Stone, was injured Fri
day morning while operating a stump
pulling outfit. Mr. Giezek was work
ing on the property recently purchased
by his brother from J. Brown near
Stone, and one of the heavey beams of
the puller struck him on the leg
breaking the bone between the ankle
and knee. Dr. Guy Mount, who was
summoned by telephone, brought the
man to the Oregon City hospital.
JOHN ROPPELL IS
SERIOUSLY HURT
John Roppell, employed by the Rich
ard Petsold meat market sustained
a fracture of his left leg Friday after
noon. hAorse which Poppell was rid
ing fell, and the young man was
thrown beneath the horse. He was
placed in a buggy by a friend and was
brought to this city. He was taken
to his home and Dr. H. S. Mount found
the young man suffering from a com
pound fracture of the leg.
A. J.
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
A party was given Thursday even
tag at tne home of Mrs. A. J. Smith of
Canamah, in honor of Mr. Smith's
thirty-second birthday. Many articles
were presented to Mr. Smith in honor
of the occasion. The evening was de
voted to games and music, and a
most enjoyable time was had. A
luncheon was served.
Present were Miss Verna Mead,
Miss Ruth Hedges, Miss Cora Smith,
Miss Cole, Miss Dottie Drew, Miss
Lottie and Dorothy Smith, Miss Thel
ma Driscow, Mr. and Mrs. Briscow,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morse; Messrs.
Oscar Smith, Gilbert Long, Clyde
Stokes, Louis Smith, Earnest Young,
William Reese, Mr. Shirkey of Gar
nell, Kansas, Nellie Drek, Clifford
Drisco, Mr. and Mrs. Cole.
7 FIREMEN ARE GIVEN
EXEMPT CERTIFICATES.
Columbia Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. 1 met Friday evening and
exempt certificates were presented to
the following veteran firemen. Max
Bollack, P. M. Younger, Peter Frey,
Gilbert P. Potter, W. M.. Metzger, W.
E. Burns and Dell Hart .
The Enterprise automobile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
ANOTHER EXTRA OFFER NEXT WEEK
Contest for Ford Touring Car Has
Hardly Started and List of
Candidates Will Grow
Daily
$s-j-s3sses$sss.ss
STANDING OF CANDIDATES.
Joseph Sheahan ... ......29,800
Ruby McCora 14,zU0
John 'Weoer ti.UOO
Charles beatie 0,1)00
Harry Miller I,ou0
John Haletson (5,000
McUolly Dale l,ouu
Edna Hucnmson l.ouo
Royce Brown . 1,000
Barnett Howard l.uuo
Delias Armstrong 1,000
Kathryn Towney 1,000
Mabel Chase 1,000
Ethel Rief 1,000
Fred Metzner 1,000
Frank Bruce 1,000
Leo Shaver 1,000
$ $8$SS$$.$s4
Sheahan won. In the final count
of votes Friday night, which marked
the close of tne first ten day special
contest in the race for tne big Ford,
Joseph Sheahan, the young High
school athlete of this city, carried off
first honors. Since tiist announce
ment of the Enterprise contest Shea
han has been anxious to enter the
race and become tne happy ownef of
the big black touring car mat goes to
the one having tue most votes by the
tirst of June, urom the start of the
contest till now fre has had the desired
place at tne head of the list against
all otner entrants, and the winning ot
tiie special prize will only give him
additional prestige in the struggle for
the goal of each of the contestants
tho $785 Ford. '
The tropny which Sheahan captur
ed is a niercahnuise ceititicate on the
l. Adams store wuich will allow him
$15 worth of merchandise, his choice
uot in any way oeing limited, but giv
ing him his own selection as to the
character and quality of the goods.
. The next of tnese special contests
will stavt Monday, March otn, and will
continue another ten days, ending the
15th. As before the prize offered is
well worth the work that the winner
will have to perform to earn it and
again the Enterprise offers a merchan
dise certificate worth $15 to the one
who gets the most votes during the
ten days that the contest runs. Votes
cast before Monday will have no bear
ing on the standing of the candidates
in the special contest as every one
will start off alike at the beginning.
This will give each one the same
chance as those candidates who have
but a few thousand votes to their
credit, and will start on an equal foot
ing with the leader. Every vote cast
in the special contest will of course
help" out in the total of votes on the
automobile, but the one who wins the
certificate will be the one who polls
the most votes between the 5th and
the 15ta, regardless of their former
standing. This will give a new en
trant, who for the first time enters
the contest, the same chances as the
other fellow. If you are thinking of
getting in the game and to show your
self and your friends that you are as
good a worker as any one and you
want to win some of the dandy prizes,
now Is the time to send in your name.
All that is necessary is to place your
name on the list of candidates is to
send in one subscription to the Week
ly or Daily Enterprise, and your name
will at once be entered. Come in any
talk it over with, the contest managers
who want to see you get your share
of the special prizes in addition to
winning the big Ford. "
Three short months will see the end
of the grandest contest ever pulled off
in this county with the most valuable
first 'prize ever given by a newspaper
in this part of the state. The speedy
new fore-door Ford to be awarded the
winner is attracting throngs of admir
ers to the Elliott garage, where the
car is on exhibition daily. The $785
spent in securing this new car repre
sents the biggest value ever known in
the history of motordom for this
amount of money. Every late im
provement in the lines of the car, as
well as in the mecahnism and con
struction, has been embodied in the
Enterprise award, and the machine, as
presented the winner, will be com
pletely furnished, ready for instant
use.
Votes are given for each subscrip
tion taken for the Daily or Weekly
Enterprise. These subscriptions may
be renewals or new subscriptions, the
'ength of each subscription having the
relative value of votes. The way to
get the auto is to get the most votes.
and the only way to get votes is to
get subscription. So it is merely a
question of getting the most subscrip
tions. Every entrant has the same
chance and the race 13 open to any
person living in Clackamas county.
The contest is yet in the starting and
few are getting down to hard work.
This makes it easy for any ono to
still enter the running now and make
a good record. Send in your name
today come and talk it over, get busy
and next summer ride to Chautauqua
in your own automobile.
MRS. HOULT UNDER KNIFE.
Mrs.' Francis Hoult, of Beaver
Creek, was brought to Oregon City
Thursdy morning and taken to the
Oregon City hospital, where she un
derwent a surgical operation, two
large tumors being removed. Drs.
Sommer and Mount performed the
operation. Mrs. Hoult has rallied
from the operation and will recover.
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food ypu can have.
WEST OREGON CITY BEATS OAK GROVE
One Milwaukie 'Team Is Victorious
And Another Loses Judges Say
, Arguments Of Al Debaters
Were Good
"Resolved that capital punishment
should be abolished." Although the
distinguished governor or this state
has decided in the affirmative, and
without the aid or consent of any oth
er nation, or even the statutes on the
books of this commonwealth, is act
ing accordingly, three debating teams
of Clackamas county schools proved
to the satisfaction of competent judge
Friday night that capital punishment
was necessary as a deterrent in crim
inology. .
The Oak Grove and West Oregon
City teams debated at the West Side
school house. Both sides did well
and so convincing were the debaters
the judges were unable to return a
unanimous verdict, the decision being
two to one. Professors A. O. Freel,
Brenton Vedder and William Stone
were the judges. West Oregon City
had the negative side of the contro
versy, the team being composed of
Sadie Ford, Ralph Armstrong and Em
ma Parker. A team sent by West
Oregon City to champion the affirma
tive side against Milwaukie, lost by a
vote of three to two The West Ore
gon City team was composed of Ir
win Adams, Dale Draper and Ruth
Gribble
Oak Grove was awarded the decis
ion by a vote of two to one in a con
test with the Milwaukie team. The
judges of all the debates said the ar
guments on both sides of the question
were fine, but it was generally conced
ed that those opposing the abolition of
capital punishment had the better of
the arguments.
OREGON CITY BOXER
TO BE BURNS PUPIL
John Lewis, a light-weight pugilist
of this city, who has never lost a bat
tle, left Friday for San Francisco
where he will become a pupil of
Frankie Burns. Lewis, who is only
twenty years of age, has had several
bouts in Portland and Astoria, and
fight fans say it will not be long until
he is in the championship class. The
young man weighs 133 pounds, when
in fighting condition, and has a punch
which is said to resemble the kick of
a mule. Lewis is a son of A. J. Lew
is, who is employed in the filter works
here and the lad has been employed
in the paper mill. Tommy Tracy, of the
Multnomah Club of Portland, declares
that the Oregon City boy has a bright
future.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
The Commercial Club having in
creased the limit of the membership
to 500 will make an effort to have
more farmers affiliate with the or
ganization. Six candidates for mem
bership were enrolled after the big
booster meeting Thursday night.and,
with one or two exceptions, all the
merchants and professional men of
the city are members. The entrance
fee has ben reduced temporarily from
$25 to $10, the Board of Governors
having been empowered to put the
reduced rate in force any time it is
thought advisable. All sections of
the country are represented in the
membership, and several non-resident
members live in Portland -
How strong are you going in the
support of your candidate In the En
terprise automobile contest?
CLACKAMAS HAS FINE
RECORD FOR HEALTH
The quarterly bulletin of the State
Board of Health just issued shows
Clackamas County to have been one
of the healthiest in the state in Octob
er, Novemebr and December. In Oct
ober there were 24 births in the coun
ty and 9 deaths, two being of tuber
culosis. No cases of diptheria, scar
let fever, measles or smallpox were
reported. In November there were
23 births and 4 deaths, with no cases
of infectious or contagious diseases
being reported. In December ther,
were 25 births and 10 deaths, one be
ing of tuberculosis. Two cases of ty
phoid fever were reported.
The Enterprise automobile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
WINDOW DISPLAY ATTRACTS
A most attractive display of meat
was on display in the Brown & Kloos-
tra meat market on Seventh street
Friday evening. Mr. Kloostra arrang
ed two large roasts of pork and mut
ton, one with parsley artistically ar
ranged so as to form the figures of
two horsemen, one of which was las
soing a cow. The figures of cows al
so were .formed of parsley.
T. P. RANDALL ELECTED TRUSTEE
Committee on Building Reports Prog
ress In Connection With Pros
pective Home on Water
Street
The Oregon City Lodge of Elks, at
an enthusiastic meeting Friday even
ing, elected the following officers to
serve for the ensuing year:
Exalted Ruler Henry O'Malley.
Esteemed Leading Knight Theo
dore Osmund. -
Esteemed Loyal Knight Frederick
W. Humphrys.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight James
H Carey.
Secretary R. O. Young.
Treasurer W. B. Howell.
Tiler J. B. Garretson.
Trustee (to serve three years T.
P. Randall.
Representative to Grand Lodge Dr.
Clyde Mount.
The retiring officers are:
Exalted Ruler Dr. Clyde Mount.
Esteemed Leading Knight Henry
OMalley.
Esteemed Loyal Knight Frederick
W. Humphrys.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight Theo
dore Osmund.
Tifer Henry Henningsen.
Secretary R. O. Young.
Treasurer W. B. Howell.
The retiring trustee is J. E. Hedges,
one being elected every three years.
Dr. M. C. Strickland, J. F. Risly and
T. P. Randall compose the present
board.
Bids have been asked for the con
struction of the new home on water
street and the committee on building
reported that satisfactory progress
was being made. The building will
cost between $15,000 and $20,000 and
will be an ornament to the city. After
the election of officers and the trans
action of business the antlered herd
got busy with a fine lunch and re
freshments, and everybody had a good
time. One of the distinguished mem
bers from out of town present was Dr.
T.J. Fox, formerly coroner of Clack
amas county, and now one of the most
successful physicians in east Portland.
EXPLOSION IN STOVE
The home belonging toC. F Baker
near Carus was destroyed by fire last
Saturday morning, with all of its con
tents except the wearing apparel be
longing to Mrs. Baker. The family
moved into the house about three
weeks ago, and the loss is keenly felt
by them.
Mr. Baker had left a short time be
fore to come to this city on business,
and his wife had gone to a well to
get water, when she heard an explo
sion and saw flames in the kitchen.
Fearing that an accident had befallen
her son Roy, who was asleep in his
room when she left the house, she
fainted. The son was awakened by
the explosion and rushing outside,
found his mother prostrate on the
ground. After resuscitating her both
turned their attention to saving some
of the household goods, but as the
flames had made such headway it was
impossible to gain entrance into sev
eral of the rooms, and only articles
near the door were saved. Mr. Baker
will begin the erection of another
home immediately. The house destroy
ed was an attractive bungalow. Mi.
Baker i3 a son-in-law of Mr. anu ivirs.
A. R. Stephens, well-known residents
of Maple Lane, who formerly lived
in this city.
The cause of the explosion, which
was in the kitchen stove, is not
known.
HELD OVER ON CHARGE
PREFERRED BY NIECE
Justice of the Peace Samson Friday
held George Clyde, of Parkplace to
answer to the grand jury, on com
plaint of criminal attack made by
Mrs. Minnie Slater. Clyde denied the
charge and his bail was fixed at $500.
The. alleged attack is said to have
been made February 12. Clyde, who
is the complainant's uncle boarded
at his niece's house.
How strong are you going in the
For Rent
2 1-2 acres at Oregon City limits;
level, fine garden land; good 6-room
house, good barn', chicken house and
yard; plenty of fruit; good well, $120
per year; $50 down, balance $10 per
month. Cyrus Powell, Oregon City.
Or., Stephens bldg., room 10.