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VOL. Ill No. 56.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912.
Peb Week, 10 Cents
BURNS REPUDIATED
BY CITY COUNCIL
POPE ONLY MAN TO VOTE FOR
CONFIRMATION OF AP
POINTEE MAYOR AND TOOZE HAVE COLLOQUY
Dimick Tells Councilmen That They
Act "Like Children" And
Are "Brownell Strik
ers" The opposition City Council to May
or G. B. Dimick of eight nays 'to one
aye, refused to confirm the appoint
ment by the Mayor of Charles B.
Burns as Chief of Police at the meet
ing of the Council held Wednesday
night, Councilman Pope being the on
ly member casting a favorable vote
for the appointee.
The Mayor then named W. A. Long
as Chief of Police but was only ans
wered by silence from the council
men. Mayor Dimick then withdrew
the appointment. Councilman Tooze
urged that. the matter of a Chief of
Police be settled and recommended
that the matter be referred to the peo
ple at a called election. He regret
ted that there was "the same old
wind-up" at each meeting.
"Then why do you not do your du
ty?" asked the Mayor.
"I belive that I am acting as the peo
ple wish me to in this matter. I move
that an election be held. The money
to defray the expenses has been raised
and there will be no cost to the city.
This matter comes under Statement
No. 1."
"It is most regrettable that you act
so like children,"" said the Mayor. "I
am doing my best and following strict
ly the letter of the Charter in en
deavoring to give the city a business
administration. I do not like to be
fooled with by a lot of Brownell strik
ers." "Who do you refer to as Brownell
strikers," asked Councilman Burke.
"A few of you who have combined
against the Mayor" was the response
of Mayor Dimick.
Councilman Holman was heard to
remark that he was ready to vote
all night if it became necessary. "The
same old wind-up" occurred and the
Chief of Police matter is just where
it was in the beginning. The late
ness of the hour prevented further
discussion of the question. Mayor
Dimick announced that after Wednes
day night Officer Cooke would not be
retained.
When the matter of the issuing of
a wararnt for $100 in payment of the
services of Charles E. Burns as Chief
of Police, appointed by Mayor Dimick,
the "solid eight" consisting of Coun
cilmen Burke, 'Albright, Holman,
Tooze, Beard, Hall, Meyer, and Roake
voted "NO" and Councilman Pope
cast the minority vote in favor. Coun
cilman Beard made the motion that
$the warant be drawn and Council
man Hall seconded.
The first reading of an ordinance ap
propriating $100 for the payment of
E. L. Shaw as Chief of Police for the
month of January was made and the
ordinance was ordered published.
Whlie Shaw was dismissed by Mayor
Dimick, when he assumed the mayor
alty chair, the Council has taken- the
matter into its own hands in the mat
ter of the payment of a salary which it
is claimed by the Mayor is not due him.
Councilman Beard made the motion
that, the ordinance pass its first read
ing, seconded by Councilman Meyer.
Mayor Dimick remarked that "he
could not see why an ordinance had
to be passed if the matter were a le
gal transaction." .
A bill rendered by Stewart & Grant
for $475 for work on the house of
Mountain View Hose Company No. 4
was scored heavily as the work done,
it is claimed, was far below that de
manded by the specifications. Mem
bers of the company spoke against
the payment of the bill until the work
shall have been done properly. The
mateer was referred to the City Engi
neer and City Attorney with power
to employ a first class mechanic and
view the work to determine its qual
ity. A bill rendered by F. L. Trullinger
who for a time "refused to be fire"
from the street cleaning department
claiming $94 due him, was laid on
the table. With the bill Trullinger
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You Couldn't
Have a Wedding
At least not a very successful one without pres
ents, and you couldn't very well have
presents without having access to a jewelry store
And that reminda'us that we are in splendid
shape right now to 3upply the needful for what
ever occasion. There are a number of pretty and -useful
articles in our stock of Cut Glass, Silver
t and Chinaware.. When its time to select
the present do us the
through our display
Burmeister & Andresen
Oregon City Jewelers
MANY STORES AND
HOIS PLANNED
CHARLES ELY BUILDING HAND
SOME BUNGALOW ON EIGHTH
" STREET
k H. LONGLEY ERECTING RESIDENCE
George Simmons Lets Contract For
Picture Theatre At Corner
Of Eighth And Main
Streets
The construction of the Charles Ely
bungalow on Eighth and VanBuren
Streets is being pushed by the con
tractor, Frederick Hoffman. The lot
upon which the house is being built
is high and commands an excellent
view. There will be eight rooms," the
living room and the dining room to be
connected by an archway with pillars.
The veranda is also of bungalow style
and extends the full width of the
house, being 17x14 feet. The resi
dence will be ready for occupancy
about April 1.
A. H. Longly, a contractor and build
er, who recently arrived in this city
with his wife and daughter, is build
ing on Jackson Street between Four
teenth and Fifteenth Streets. The in
terior will be different from any in
this city, and was designed by Mr.
Longley, who has been in the contract
ing business for the past eighteen
years, having come to this city from
Monterey County, Cal., where he built
many bungalows. The veranda front
ing Jackson Street is of a most ar
tistic design with wide eaves. The
porch extends along the front of the
house. The living room, which is sep
arated from the dining room by a
beautiful archway, opens upon the ver
anda. The living room is 12x12 1-2
feet, the dining room being of the same
dimensions. On each side of the arch
way in the dining room are built-in
book cases. The kitchen is 10x12
feet The bath will adjoin the sleep
ing apartments. There are three bed
rooms, all of which are large. The
woodwork of the living and dining
rooms will be finished in dark color
ed oak, while the kitchen will be in
the natural color of the wood.
The store building owned by V. Har
ris, the grocer, on Fourteenth an Main
Streets is being thoroughly renovated
by White & Woodward. The second
floor will be used as a double flat and
will no doubt be the most modern and
attractive appartments in the city.
The main entrance will be on the
north side of the building, and a wide
flight of stairs will lead to a hallway
on the second floor, the rooms of each
apartment opening into this. The
hall is in the form of a "T" and widens
toward the front of the building, which
overlooks Main Street. Each apart
ment will have six rooms including
living room, 12x14 feet; dining room,
12x12; kitchen,, sleeping apartments,
bath, pantry, each being 6x8 feet. The
kitchen will be of cabinet design hav
ing all the latest improvements and
each having woodlifts, so as the wood
may be brought from the basement,
which will be used as a woodshed, and
store room, this to have a cement
floor. A handsome colonade archway
will divide the living room from the
dining room. The interior wll be fin
ished in Mission. The six rooms of
each flat will have triple windows,
while the windows of the other rooms
will be double, making the rooms well
ventilated. The bath room of eacn
apartment will be finished in the
white tiling, and the woodwork paint
ed in corresponding color. The rooms
will be plastered and Will have double
floors. The lower floor of this build
ing will be used as two store rooms,
each having large plate glass wind
ows fronting same and also on side.
The work on this building will be
pushed along as -rapidly as possible,
and it will probably be ready for occu
pancy the later part or March or tne
middle of April.
White Brothers will have charge
of the building of Farr Brothers' build
ing, which will be erected on the lot
purchased by Farr Brother about a
year ago and which is located on Sev
enth and Monroe Streets. The work
of construction will commence this
week. The building will be two story
and will have a concrete basement.
The basement will be used as open
work room, packing room, while the
first floor will be used as a meat mar
ket by Farr Brothers, and the second
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SEVERAL VALUABLE
Several of the most valuable dogs
of this city have been poisoned re
cently. The police are looking for
the dog poisoner. Maxwell Telford
lost a valuable bird dog. Efforts were
made to save the animals life, but the
poison had taken such a hold that the
animal died within a few minutes aft
er going home. Henry Wetzlers lit
tle pet Fox terrior "Flip" was another
victim of the poisoner. Mr. and Mrs.
Wetzler's little grandson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Garretson, was playing
with the dog a short time before it
was poisoned. "Buster" the pet of
Al Buckles' family was poisoned Wed
nesday morning. Tne aog bad been
away but a short time when it re
turned and was attacked with con
vulsions. This like the other dogs
was the victim of styrchnine. Frank
Champion's hunting dog ''Don,'- was
another victim. Miss Bunny Owenby
living near Fifteenth Street also lost
two pet dogs a few weeks ago by pois
on. The work of the dog poisoner has
been done along Main street between
Fifteenth, and Eleventh streets. Last
year several valuable dogs were killed
in this section of the city, but the
poisoner was never discovered. The
Clackainas County Humane Society
will assist in the work of finding the
poisoner.
TAFT ORDER STARTS
EL, PASO, Tex. March 5. A train
with a large number of Americans
aboard, left Chihuahua this morning
according to Mexican Central officials
They are due here tonight. The reb
els are reported in peaceful posses
sion of Chihuahua, making ready for
an advance on the City of Mexico.
If reports brought into this city are
correct, hundreds of Americans and
other residents of Mexico will flock
here within the course of the week.
They have placed the most serious
construction on President Taft's warn
ing and are getting out of the coun
try, which seems to them doomed to
anarchy. --"
The 150 Americans, mostly women
and children who spent the night at
Pearson, left Madera, where they had
resided, with haste. It was the noon
meal hour, and in order to catch the
train the meals were abandoned when
the President's proclamation was
read.
When Rev. Father C. M. Pinto, an
American citizen, was held up in his
mission church at Juarez, Sunday,
and before he was rescued by Mayor
Kelly of El Paso, he promised, under
duress, to send a check for $100 to
General Rojas. The check was mailed
today, as the priest insisted on keep
ing his word, but not before the check
had been 'photographed and the pic-1
LUltS bbul tu wasiuugxun.,
SWEATERS ARRIVE FOR
HEROES OF GRIDIRON
The sweaters for the Oregon City
football, team arrived on Wednesday
morning at the store of C. G. Miller.
The sweaters lire attractive hpinir
of white and yellow with large letter
ing. The Oregon City football team
won every game played by it last sea
son. -
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PERPETRATED BY WALT Ac
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WEBER LIVE WIRE
YOUNG PHARMACIST ENTERS
RACE WITH DETERMINATION
TO WIN
FREE VOTES TO BE GIVEN SATURDAY
Special Prizes Are Interesting Many
Of The Contestants Race For
Touring Car Is Talk Of
County
STANDING OF CANDIDATES. 8
Joseph Sheahan 29,800
Ruby McCord 15,600
John Brown .-. . 7,000
Charles Beatie ' 6,800
John Weber 6,000
John Haletson 6,000
McColly Dale 1,000
Edna Huchinson r 1,000
Royce Brown 1,000
Barnett Howard 1,000
Delias Armstrong 1,000
Mabel Chase ;. 1,000
Ethel Rief .V 1,000
Harry Miller , ; 1,000
Fred Metzner 1,000
Frank Bruce 1,000
Leo Shaver 1.000
Mabel Albright 1,000
Joe Alldredge : 1.000
Mable Marsh , 1,000
The most perplexing problem con
fronting American voters at the pres
ent time is the selection of the best
man to occupy the nations highest ex
ecutive office for the next four years.
Numerous candidates and would-be
candidates have appeared on the hor-
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H. S. H0CKIN.
Acting Secretary Treasurer
of Iron Workers' Association.
IN AUTO CONTEST
DOUG ALL
MRS. TAFT HEARS SAD
WASHINGTON, March 5 Mrs. Wil
liam Howard Taft, wife of the Presi
dent, was an interested listener to
the tales of alleged oppression and
cruelty in the Lawrence textile strike
told to the House Rules Committe
when it resumed its consideration of
the industrial struggle in the mill city.
Miss Tema Camitta, a Philadelphia
'ocal student and Sunday school
eacher and a member of one of the
committees that sought to get the
children out of Lawrence, admitted
she saw no clubbing of women or
children in the station, nor after the
affray did she see any any who had
been injured.
"I did see the police clubbing wom
en in the patrol wagon," she said.
"Tne wagon was crowded and the po
lice were thrusting the women about
with their clubs."
The witness refused to advance
an opinion to how many women were
in the agon, but said she saw more
than one woman beaten."
At no time, she said, had she ob
served any outrages committed by the
militiamen.
It was while Miss Camitta was tes
tifying that Mrs. Taft arrived at the
committe room. She appeared to
take great interest in the proceedings
and remained several hours.
Before Miss Camitta took he stand
Representative Victor Berger, of Wis
consin, Socialist, had read into, the
record a telegram from William D.
Haywood, one of the strike leaders,
that two women witnesses sought by
Mr. Berger could not come to Wash
ington because of injuries sustained
at the hands of the police in the re
cent rioting.
One of the women, Mr. Haywood
said, was in the hospital in a critical
condition, while the other was con
fined to her home.
Miss Camitta related how she had
endeavored to lead the children from
the station to the train.
"For some reason the children got
out ahead of the men and instantly
the women and children were hurled
into a struggling mass by the police.
I was squeezed against the wall of the
waiting-room and was terribly fright
ened. .
"The crowd in front of me was so
dense that I could see little. I called
out to the police: 'Be careful of the
children, you're -killing them.' Later
whn I sought to accompany them to
the police station, I was told that I'd
better stay away or I'd be clubbed
too."
Miss Camitta told of detectives
visiting the homes of parents of Law
rence children and threatening them
if they sent their children away.
"In all cases where children were
to be taken to Philadelphia," asked
Chairamn Henry, "did you have the
parents' consent?"
"In every case' she said."
SOCIALISTS ELECT
C0TTER1LL MAYOR
SEATTLE, Wash, March 6. That
Socialist votes elected George F. Cot
terill Mayor of Seattle is shown by a
study of the returns.
The Socialist candidate for Mayor
was eliminated in the primaries and
leaders of the party exhorted their
followers to vote for no candidate for
ENGINEER SURVIVES
ELECTRIC SHOCK
CHARLES J. PARKER IS FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS IN BIG
PLANT
IS RESCUED BY FELLOW WORKMEN
10,000 Volts Are Thought To Have
Passed Through Body Physi
cian Thinks He Will
Recover
Charles J. Parker, chief engineer
at electric station B, narrowly escap
ed being electrocuted Wednesday
morning. He was found in an uncon
scious condition, and was taken to
his home on a stretcher. Mr. Park
er was attended by Dr. Mount and
was finally restored to consciousness,
but his condition is still serious.
It was estimated that at least 10,-
000 volts passed through Mr. Parker's
body. When found he had a genera
tor grasped in his right hand and a
live wire was wrapped around his
head. John Roddy, . M. Rauch and
Frank Shipley, who are employed in
the station, were attracted by the Od
er of burning flesh and dragged Mr.
Parker from his perilous position,
Dr. Mount was summoned immediate
ly, and when he arrived the victim
was thought-to be dying. He soon
rallied, sufficiently to be taken home
and Dr. Mount thinks he will recover.
Mr. Parker is forty-five years of
age and has been engineer of the elec
tric plant for fifteen years.
ARE BEING SOUGHT
The Mount Pleasant Civic Improve-,
ment Club met in the Mount Pleas
ant schoolhouse Tuesday evening, and
discussed the throwing of debris an
the streets and sidewalks. A committee
was appointed to make a thorough
investigation and try to find out wno
the vandals are. The sidewalk com
mittee reported that lumber had been
received and the work of construct
ing walks leading from Mount Pleas
ant to Mountain View along the
Holmes road would be commenced
imediately.
It was also planned to give a cash
prize for the best essay on Mount
Pleasant and the work that has been
done by the club since its organiza
tion. The election of officers result
ed as follows: President, A. C. Warn
er; vice-president, G. A. Bickel, (re
elected,) secretary, T. G- Clark, (re
elected,) treasurer, Mrs, Edward Mc
lane. A. C. Warner, T. Gilbert Clark, and
G. A. Bickel composed the committe
on the Holmes' road and T. C. Thom
as, J. M. Warnock and Charles Holm
es on the Kellogg road.
APPROPRIA
ES
$450 FOR FAIR
EX
The County Court, at a meeting
Wednesday, decided to advertise for
bids for furnishing a road map. There
is no map of the roads of this county,
and there has been a demand for one
for years. A delegation of thirty cit
izens of Logan and Barton, headed
by H. T. and Harvey Gibson, filed a
petition with the court asking that
a road be opened between Logan and
Barton. The court appropriated $450
to be used for obtaining an exhibit at
the state fair. Only $250 was approp
riated for this purpose last year and
the exhibit won second prize. It is
believed that the Clackamas County
exhibit will win first prize at the next
fair.
Mayor. However, the Socialist strong
holds rolled up majorities for Cotter
ill and elected him by 665 votes over
Hiram C. Gill.
Although the Socialists elected none
of their four candidates on the ticket,
they polled a large vote, ranging from
16,882 for C. J. Jacobs, candidate for
Councilman, to 24,341 for E. J. Brown,
candidate for" Corporation Counsel.
Socialist vote last year was. 4680.
Mazda and Tantalum Electric Lamps
at Reduced Prices
Commencing today we offer the following substantial
reductions in all sizes of Mazda or Tungsten and
Tantalum Lamps. These are the famous Shelby
Lamps, the kind we have sold for years. They are
the best electric lamps made.
Three times the light at the same ' cost
or the same light at one-third the cost
of the old carbon lamps.
- Old Price New Price
25 Watt Mazdas $ .65 . .....$ .50
40 Watt Mazdas 70 .55
60 Watt Mazda3 .' 1.00 75
100 Watt Mazdas 1.35 " .1.10
150 Watt Mazdas 2.00 1.65
250 Watt Mazdas : 2.75 ;.2.30
40 Watt Tantalums .' 50 42
80 Watt Tantalums 85 70
Frosted Lamps 5c extra up to 40 watts.
Frosted Lamps 10c extra up to 100 and 150 watts.
HUNTLEY
The RexalgStore
LIBRARY TO BE IN
7TH STREET PARK
PROMPT ACTION URGED BY Mo
BAIN AT MEETING OF CITY
COUNCIL
MC LOUGHLIN SQUARE SITE OPPOSED
Women Object To Building Being Lo
cated In That Block
Moffat Makes
Fight '
The new Library, the gift of And
rew Carnegie to the city embodying
$12,500, is assured and Wednesday
night the City Council, on motion of
Councilman Tooze, ordered an ordi
nance drawn for the establishment of
a monument in the Seventh Street
Park, such monument to be a Car
negie Library.
B. T. McBain, appearing for the
Library Association, laid the matter
before the Council and urged prompt
action with the result that the first
step toward an actual location for the
Library has been made. J. E. Hedge
president of the association and John
W. Loder were also present and ex
pressed their approval of the site for
the Library.
The committe on location, with Mr.
McBain as spokesman has investigat
ed every piece- of city property and
the committee is in favor of erect
ing the library in McLoughlin Park
but objection has been made by cer
tain women to this and as the only
other suitable spot the Seventh Street
site has been decided upon.
While Mr. McBain could give no
reason for the objection made against
the McLouglin Park location he grace
fully accepted the next best place al
though the sentiment was that the;
Seventh Street Park was too far re
moved from the central point.
J. W. Moffat, who was present stat-
ed that he did not believe that there
was such strong objection as Mr. Mc
Bain thought and that if the question
was put to a vote of the people that
it would carry by three to one in fav
or of the McLoughlin Park site. He
added that he did not believe that the '
McLoughlin people had a right to
monopolize the park in such a manner.
BOYS ARE PRAISED
The Oregon City Company of the
Oregon National Guard, officially
known as the Seventh Company Coast
Artillery Corps, had its' annual in
spection on Tuesday night and was
strongly commended by the examining
officers.
Captain Heidy and the men of the
company had everything spick and
span, so much so that Captain Frances
M. Hinkle, U. S. A., Coast Artillery,
made a special point of the fact that
the company equipment was among
the best he had inspected.
Captain Hinkle, the examining of
ficer, was accompanied by Major L."
H. Knapp, Quartermaster of the Olre
gon National Guard. Out of a total
establishment of sixty-five, there
were forty-nine men and three offi
cers on parade, a splendid showing
seeing that quite a . big percentage
of the men are nightworkers in the
mills, and in other occupations. Both
officers commented on the handicap
the company suffered in its present
cramped quarters. Major Knapp con
demned it as totally unfit to house
the valuable equipment the present
military status of the company makes
necessary, and-which Uncle Sam is
to install about May 1.
The company made a very good
showing in the infantry drill, and pre
sented an appearance that particular
ly pleased the " examining officer.
Unfortunately the new artillery uni
forms have not arrived, but Captain
Heidy has been assured that they
will be here in less than two weeks.
Captain Hinkle after a most thorough
inspection, gave an unqualified in
dorsement of material,, and congrat
ulated the officers on the esprit de
corps that permeated the company.
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