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VOL. IV. NO. 28.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1912
Per Week, 10 Cents
CITY TO HAVE 1 1 CLANS GATHER FOR
AVIATOR POSTMAN I MOOSE CONVENTION
UNCLE SAM lJ THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
HITS STEEL TRUST
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FLYER TO BRING MAIL FROM j
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OF WILLAMETTE I
TRIAL FLIGHT IS SUCCESSFUL!
Altitude Record In Northwest Is Brok- j
en By Daring Birdman In
His Reconstructed Hydro
aeroplane In an unofficial flight to try out
Fred A. Bennett's hydroaeroplane,
with which he expects soon to begin
carrying the United States mail from
Portland to Oregon City, Walter Ed
wards established a new altitude rec
ord for hydroplane flights in the
Northwest yesterday evening at Port
land, reaching a height of between
1800 and- 2000 feet.
The machine used by Mr. Edwards
is the same Curtiss biplane in which
Christoilerson made his sensational
flight from the roof of the Multnomah
Hotel in the Rose Festival week, al
tered to a hydroaeroplane by the sub
stitution of a pontoon for the wheels
'used in starting from the land.
Although the flight was made mere
ly as a trial and it was not generally
Announced that Mr. Edwards was to
make it yesterday, his passage up the
harbor and over the city was witness
ed by hundreds of persons, who were
attracted by the noise of the engine
as the machine passed overhead be
fore it had climbed to the higher areas
of the air.
Mr. Edwards made his start from
the lower harbor at the foot of Sev
enteenth street, Portland.
The motor began to roar faster and
louder, and the assistants dug their
heels into the mud at the margin of
the river to prevent being dragged out
and unceremoniously "ducked.'
"All right," said the aviator.
Like a sea bird, half lifting itself
out of the water for flight, the ma
chine glided out into the river,circled
and started downstream, for the avia
tor desired to run far enough down
the harbor to turn and come up in the
face of the wind, so as to rise the
more rapidly and gain a better alti
tude before passing over the bridges.
Beyond the Hawthorne bridge the
machine circled at a height of more
than 1S00 feet, and then shot down in
a long slant toward the lower harbor.
The speed of the return flight, when
the plane ran with the wind, was
nearly twice that of the flight up the
river.
As he passed over the lower bridges
descending rapidly, the roar of his en
gine again became audible. Lower
and lower he dropped and finallj
coasted down and settled easily upon
the water near the island in the lower
portion of the harbor.
Up the river again came the ma
chine, dipping along over the water
like a petrel and circled into its land
ing place before the motor boat in
which Mr. Bennett's party had follow
ed the flight part way up the river
could get back to its moorings.
The flight to Oregon City with the
United States mail will he made as
soon as the necessary permission can
be obtained from Washington, D. C.
This is expected some time next week,
C. B. Merrick, postmaster of Portland
is enthusiastic over the plan, and
many of the leading business men of
this city have indorsed the petition
to the Government authorities for per
mission for the aviator to undertake
the role of postman between Portland
and Oregon City with his hydroaero
plane. Two Couples Get Licenses
Marriage licenses were issued Sat
urday to Reappa Jarrett and Carl Wal
ling and Pickie Walters and John
Marshall.
Special Added
are filling an indefinite
5I AK ill
These two clever little singers
entertainers. They will appear
an entirely different act, there will
pictures on the program.
THE GIRL BANDITS HOODOO.
This is a fine western comedy that never fails to please.
THE LAST DANCE
A Dramatic story of a dancer's love affair.
AN INDIAN IDYL
Pathe Western Picture
MAN'S LUST FOR GOLD
One of those Western Pictures that holds the audience's inter
est until the last
OUR MOTTO: The bestis none too good.
COME OUT AND ENJOY A PLEASANT EVENING, 10c and 5c.
BIG CALIFORNIA DELEGATION,
HEADED BY JOHNSON, MET
BY BRASS BAND
"I AM A REPUBLICAN," SAYS FLU
Senator Dixon And Other Leaders
Have Conference Moose Is
Expected to Supplant
Bear Emblem
CHICAGO, Aug. 3 California's del-
i egation to the National Progressive
' convention arrived today, headed by
! Governor Hiram Johnson. The first
j brass band to make its appearance for
the convention period met the Califor
I nians at the station and escorted them
' to the Progressive headquarters ho
j tel.
i With the provisional National com-
miUee scheduled to meet during the
afternoon, preparations for the Na
I tional convention Monday went for
j ward rapidly.
j The Californians brought with them
! the same two state banners used at
I the Republican National convention in
! June. One of these was still sur
j mounted by the little gilt "Teddy bear'
j which was so often in the van of the
Roosevelt parades and demonstrations
i in the Coliseum. It was said that a
miniature bull moose might have sup
! planted the bear, but for the fact that
I the latter is the accepted California
state emblem.
The Californians paraded through
the hotel with their band playing the
familiar convention tunes. They did
not stop until they reached the Flor
entine room, where an impromptu re
ception was held. The handshaking
constantly was interrupted by cheers
proposed for "Teddy,' for "the big
bull moose,' for California, for Gover
nor Johnson and finally for all the
members of the Progressive party.
William Flinn, of Pittsburg, and
Governor Johnson were called into
conference with Senator Joseph M.
Dixon and the other leaders already
in the city.
Flinn, who is the Pennsylvania
Roosevelt leader, arrived here today.
He said he was "still a Republican and
that he regarded the Progressive con
vention next Monday as Republican."
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FOR WILLIS MOSI
The fire department of this city,
with the co-operation of the Foresters
of America, will give' a grand picnic
next Sunday at Schnoerr's Grove, at
Willamette, for the benefit of an old
esteemed fireman and a good Forest
er, Willis Mosier, who lost his eye
sight a few years ago and despite his
total blindness, is trying to earn an
honest living.
Mr. Mosier is ah old resident of
this city, well and favorably known
here as an honest upright man and a
very desirable citizen. He is still an
active member of Greenpoint Hose
Company, No. 5, this company having
taken the lead in arranging the
picinc.
The tickets have been put down to
a low figure, twenty-five cen,ts, and
it thought that they will be sold
soon, as the object is worthy of a good
liberal patronage.
All who attend will have a good
time and at the same time will be
rendering assistance to one worthy oJ
it.
The committees are working hard to
make the affair a decided success.
Attraction
engagement at the
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and dancers are certainly some
this afternoon and evening in
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OTH GUILTY
CHARGE GIRL H
E
A jury in the county court Saturday
afternoon found Harry Walters guilty
of the crime of contributing to the de
linouincy of Ottie Rambo. County
Judge Beatie will pass sentence at
10:30 o'clock Monday morning. Carl
AValling, a member of Company L,
who was arrested upon the return of
the company from the maneuvers in
Washington was tried on the same
charge and acquitted. It was shown
that Walters took the girl to his room
at Eighth and Main streets and gave
her beer. Gordon E. Haye3 repre
sented Availing.
HOLMAN HONORED BY
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
The resignation of John Adams was
received at a meeting of the Board of
Governors of the Commercial Club
Saturday evening. Mr. Adams in his
letter of resignation announced that
he was employed in Aberdeen, Wash.,
and it would be impossible for him to
attend to his duties as a member of
the committee. R. L. Holman, who
has been a faithful Commercial Club
worker, was unanimously elected to
the vacancy. Mr. Holman will serve
the remainder of the term for which
Mr. Adams was elected. Mr. Adams
was a charter member of the club, and
with Dr. E. A. Sommer, obtained the or
iginal members. Both of them were
unanimously elected honorary mem
bers of the club. Harry Draper, Gil
bert L. Hedges and R. L. Holman were
appointed a committee to plant 2,000
trout in the various streams of Clack
amas County. The Government and
state will furnish the fry.
TWO SEEK DECREES;
TWO DECREES GIVEN
Alleging cruelty and failure to sup
port her, Marcelle Gigounon Saturday
filed suit for a divorce from Armand
Gigounon. They were married in Bel
gium December 5, 1902. The plaintiff
alleges that her husband deserted
her December 5, 1902. John J. Ruth
erford sued Mary M. Rutherford for
a divorce, alleging desertion. They
were married in San Francisco, Jan
uary 21, 1896. The plaintiff alleges
her husband left her May 10, 1904.
Circuit Judge Campbell Saturday
granted decrees of divorce to James
R. Scott, against Alma Scott and Car
rie W. Dennis against Charles A. Den
nis. The plaintiff's maiden name, Car'
rie W. Coffey, was restored.
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IUNC1L CONSIDERS
STREET WORK BID
The city council at a meeting Sat- :
uruay afternoon considered the bids j
for paving Main street, from Moss I
street to the Abernethy bridge. At j
the suggestion of Councilman Tooze it;
was decided to postpone action until '
Tuesday, and that City Recorder Stipp ;
be instructed to communicate with the I
bidders and ask them to supply sam- j
pies of their work at once. This will
give the property owners time to i
make an examination of the work, and j
express to the council what kind of j
a street they think should be laid, i
Messrs. Tooze and Horton will goto,
Portland Monday to examine the i
streets laid by the companies that !
have put in bids. George Hall, man-1
ager of the Pacific States Telephone j
Company in this city, and General i
Manager Merrill objected to the pro-1
posed reduction of telephone rates, j
No action was taken upon the reduc-'
tion. ;
SHASTA MD IS
HALTED TO SAVE HORSE
Somebody in Canemah is 'in' one
horse, and the Southern Pacific is out
whatever is costs to stop the Shasta
Limited in less than its own length.
And that's no small item. The Lim
ited was late Saturday, and its whis
tle caused several bass fishermen to
speculate what north-bound passeng
er could be pounding through the Hot
Spring country at 1:30 p. m.
Just by the old Canemah dock is
a railroad curve somewhat obscured
by brush. The Limited was rounding
this curve, while unseen by the engi
neer and, at the other end of the curve
attenuated horse-feet extended and
head bent in philosophic speculation
as to the Euclidic possibility of those
shining parallel lines eventually meet
ing, stood stock still, dead to the
world.
A shrill shriek from the whistle, a
veritable shower of sparks from the
air clamped wheels, quivering coaches
and windows plastered with white-faced
humanity, and the Southern Flyer
answrered splendidly to her brakes.
But the suddenness of that stop will
be remembered by the passengers for
some time to come.
With the engine "dead" within ten
inches of his dissipated looking tail,
the horse opened one eye, flickered an
ear, and leisurely conveyed his cargo
of flies off the road-bed. Then the
Shasta Limited went on.
Whatever the value of the horse, it
is doubtful if it is worth what it cost
the railroad company to make that
record emergency stop.
UNION SERVICES TO
START THjS EVENING
Union servioes will be held this eve
ning in Seventh Street Park by the
Protestant churches of the city. The
services will start at 7 o'clock. Dr.
T. B. Ford, pastor of the Methodist
Church, will preach. His subject will
be, "Elements of a Knowable Reli
gion." Dr. Ford is one of the ablest min
isters in Oregon, and there is no ques
tion that the services will be large
ly attended. Rev. W. T. Milliken, pas
tor of the Baptist church, will preach
next Sunday. Union services will be
held in the park for one month, and
it is believed they will arouse much in
terest in religious work.
Hop Pickers Wanted
Hop pickers wanted for one of the
best yards in Oregon. Fine camping
grounds. Fine water. Fine people to
work for. Everybody knows its the
John Walling yard, Register with
Jack Frost or S. R. Green, agent
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Mrs. William R. Hearst, Wife of the
well-known publisher.
OY DECAPITATED
AT RAILROAD CROSSING
Rueben Aim, aged twelve years, was
instantly killed late Friday afternoon,
at the crossing of Mount Hood Rail
way on the Sandy River. The boy
had gone with his parents to attend
a picnic of the Swedish School of Pow
ell Valley. The party went out on a
special car and held their festivities
in the pavilion near the crossing.
About 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon
the members of the party started to
walk across the trestle to board their
special car for the return to Powell
Valley, the unfortunate lad being with
his mother and little sister, when an
electric engine pushing two sand cars
rounded the curve coming toward
them. The boy saw that he could not
cross the bridge before the train
would reach him and retraced his
steps,: and had just put his foot on
the ground, but was still inside the
rails, when the car struck him, knock
ing him down and decapitating him,
tossing his head to one side. Coroner
i WTilson, of Oregon City, went to the
I scene of the accident, and held an in-
quest at 10 o'clcok Friday night. The
Doy was a son of Alfred Aim, of Pow
ell Valley. The body was taken to
Gresham.
A small classified ad will rent that
vacant room.
"Everybody is Saying It!"
SAYING WHAT?
The best show they ever saw for a
nickle.
AT THE
ElectricTheater
Today
BIG SPECIAL TWO REEL BISON
Entitled, "THE POST TELEGRA
PHER." The picture with real Indians, fast
and furious horses. Cowboys. Not a
dull moment in it.
TEARS OF PEGGY, (Real Comedy.)
Illustrated Song, entitled, JIMMIE
VALENTINE.
Don't miss this program. We change
EVERY DAY. Admission only 5 cents.
REPORTS SAYS THAT "GARY DIN
NERS" HAD BIG EFFECT
ON PRICES
STANLEY PROBE IS EXHAUSTIVE
J. P. Morgan & Co. Received Fee Of
$62,500,000 For Underwriting
Syndicate Is Startling
Declaration
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Fifteen
month's investigation of the Steel
trust by the special committee of the
house were summarized in reports sub
mitted to that body today one set
condemning the United States Steel
corporation as a gigantic monopoly
in restraint of trade, the other, al
though accusing it of sharp practices
holding that it is not a monopoly. All
the reports submit voluminous sug
gestions for amendment and rehabili
tation of the anti-trust laws, basedpn
evidence developed during the hear
ings. The reports all refrain directly from
expressing the opinion that the Unit
ed States Steel corporation has vio
lated the Sherman law. An agree
ment to omit reference to this phase
of their investigation was reached
because of the present pendency of
the government's suit' to dissolve the
corporation. The majority report,
however, bristles with denunciation of
the combine's methods of "stifling
competition," of "exerting monopoly"
and of "controlling prices" through
ownership of railroads and practical
monopoly of all the ore fields now
available.
The so-caled "Gary dinners" at
which the heads of all the steel cor
poration's subsidiaries met with the
chairman of the board of directors,
Judge E. H. Gary are bitterly scored
in the main report.
"We think the conclusion is irreist
ible," the report says, "that the Gary
dinners were instituted as a means
of conveying to the entire steel and
iron industry information as to the at
titude of the United States Steel cor
poration upon the question of output
and prices, and of impressing upon all
engaged in the industry that it was
the part of wisdom and prudence to
govern themselves accordingly.
"We further believe that by this
menns prices were maintained, output
restricted, territory divided.competi
tion stifled, and trade restrained, just
as certainly, just as effectively, and
just as unlawfuly as had been done
under the discarded pooling arrange
ments of former years."
Three bills, outlining trust curbs,
were presented with the report. One
provides for amendment of the. Sher
man law to place the burden of proof
upon defendant corporations charged
with restraint of trade. Control of 30
per cent of any business is made
prima facie evidence of guilt. Anoth
er provision gives each state and any
injured individuals the right to bring
injunction suits against a trust.
A second bill is designed to prevent
"interlocking directorates among rail
road and industrial corporations. It
is proposed to prohibit any officer or
employe of an industrial corporation
in the coal industry or manufacture
of structural steel and rolling stock,
from acting in a similar capacity for
a railroad.
Another bill seeks divorce of indus
trial and common carries by prhobit
ing mining or manufacturing compa
nies from owning stock in any car
rier. The committee also recommends
that the bureau of corporations report
to congress in addition to the presi
dent, providing publicity of corporate
combinations.
Chairman Stanley of Kentucky, Rep
resentative Bartlett of Georgie, Rep
resentative McGillicuddy of Maine
and Representative Beall of Texas, all
Democrats, concur in all of these rec
ommendations. Representative Lit
tleton, Democrat, New York, dissents
only from the bill changing the burd
en of proof.
That J. P. Morgan & Co. received a
fee of $62,500,000 for underwriting the
steel syndicate is asserted.
"The Steel corporation's capitaliza
tion is $1,745,724,284.49," the report de
clares, "but this sum, 'huge as it is,
in no degree determines its actual
power."
Continuing the report cities where
the vast holdings of directors of the
"trust" in other corporations total up
into staggering billions.
The Margon-Gary-Perkins plan for
federal incorporation and price fixing,
the Democrats declare, is "semi-socialistic,'
and the present situation is best
remedied by publicity and strict en
forcement of laws.
"Had the character of the Steel Cor
poration been known at the time of
the absorption of the Tennessee Coal
& Iron company it is highly unprob
able that the chief executive would
in 20 minutes have given his consent
to a merger fraught with infinite in
jury to the steel industry and the
public alike," the report says.
Bitterly" critizing Roosevelt for this
merger, the report professes its in
ability to understand how a panic
which 'resisted the utmost endeavors
of Morgan and Rockefeller to quell,
should suddenly have passed away
with the absorption of a few paltry
millions, at Roosevelt's permission.
The Steel trust was not watered, the
report says. "It was deluged," Stan
ley epigrammatically puts it. The re
port purports to give the "Story of
Steel" from the first hearth furnace
down to the big mills of the present
day.
That the trust Is inimical to labor
unions and its employes live under
conditions "too revolting to detail" is
asserted.
GLADSTONE VOTERS WILL SET
TLE HIGHER EDUCATION
CONTROVERSY
GARY READY TO CANVASS VOTES
Board of Directors Recently Decided
That Proposition Lost Mis
understanding Given
As Reason
The voters of Gladstone will have
another opportunity to decide whether
they want a high school at home,
whether they desire to send their high,
school pupils to Oregon City, or
whether they do not wish to provide
high school instruction. Superintend
ent of County Schools Gary was to
have canvassed the vote of the recent
election Saturday but before the ques
tion was presented he was informed
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EXTRA ACTS
Barrels of fun and
then some.
Don't fail to hear
JOHN BOOB
Some More Pun
AND REMEMBER This
is in connection with
our regular run of pic
tures and vaudeville.
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