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VOL. IV No. 117.
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OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1912.
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PURCHASE
OF
LOCKS DELAYED
WILSON TO CALL
EXTRA SESSION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTOR- j WILL CALL CONGRESS TOGETHER
NEY McCOURT RAISES OBJECTIONS
NOT LATER THAN APRIL
15
BEEN YEAR SINCE AGREEMENT MADE CONGRESS WILL REVISE THE TARIEF
Objections Said to Embody Omissions
as to Cancelling of Mortgages and
Liens Department of Justice
to Examine
Just about 57 varieties of objections
have been raised by United States
District Attorney McCourt to the ab
stract and title to the canal and locks
on the West Side, wnicn the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company has
presented ior scrutinization beiore it
passed on to the Department oi Jus
tice at Washington. If it meets tne
approval of ttiat body it is to go on to
tne War Department and irom there
will come an order to Major Mclndoe,
Corps Of Engineers, U. S. A., lor him
to tender tne purcnase price of $376,
U00. But there are grave doubts express
ed that the transaction will be suc
cessfully negotiated at an early date.
Tne objections t3 the abstract are said
to embody such omissions as the sat
istactiou ot mortgages given years
ago on some of tne land, failure to
liquidate liens, absence of legal en
tries to show settlement was aU'ected
in some cases where cash was paid
and numerous otner tailures, accurate
ly placed at 54. Mr. McCourt is striv
ing to have the discrepancies adjusted
in advance of referring the papers to
tne Department of Justice, for there
aduitional ones may be found.
it is hoped to have all cleared away
so there will be no further holding up
of a purchase that interests the entire
Willamette Valley and one that will
prove a benelit, HCr the purchase of
the locks means opening them to the
public with elimination of all tolls,
which are now an enormous tax annu
ally on the products of the district
and supplies that are drawn from
Portland and San Francisco by water:
It is nearly a year ago since an
agreement was reached between the
War Department and the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company for
the purchase of the property and about
April the attention of the District At
torney's office was called to the fact
that papers were in course of preparation.
POWER CO. FIGHTS
L
The Molalla Power Company, of
Canby Friday filed suit against the
Canby Canal Company, Walter C.
Moore, M. J. Lee as trustee, and M.
3. Lee, Bertha B. Lee, and L. E. Wil
liams, as recorder of conveyances,
asking that the first five named de
fendants be enjoined from transfer
ing a 2.39 acre tract of land upon
which the present power house of the
plaintiff is located, and also to enjoin
the transfer of adjoining lands now
owned by the defendants until they
carried out their contracts which they
had agreed to do.
The complaint is a lengthy docu
ment and sets out the entire transac
tions between the two companies since
1909, and also asks that the county
recorder be restrained from record
ing any instruments affecting the prop
erty rights until the final hearing of
the case. Dimick & Dimick are at
torneys for the plaintiff company.
President-Elect Will Sail for Burmuda
Tomorrow for a Vacation and
Will Return Decem
ber 16
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Governor
Wilson announced tonight that immed
iately after his inauguration as Pres
ident of the United States he would
call an extraordinary session of Con
gress to convene not later than April
15 for the purpose of revising the tar
iff. The President-elect will sail for
Bermuia at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon for a vacation and will return
December 16. To set at rest specula
tion as to what he would do with re
gard to tariff revision, he issued the
following statement:
"I shah call . Congress together in
extraordinary session not later than
April 15. I shall do this not only be
cause I thing that the pledges of the
party ought to be redeemed as prompt
ly as possible, but also because I know
it to be in the interest of business that
all uncertainty as to what the partic
ular items of tariff revision are to be
should be removed as soon as possi
ble." Beyond this brief announcement the
Governor said he had nothing further
to say.
The Governor had not intended to
express himself about an extra session
so soon after his election. Although
he favored the plan of an extra ses
sion, he had promised to spend more
time in ascertaining public opinion.
With the time to be consumed in dis
cussion, the Governor felt that if an
extra session were not called, the ben
efits of the tariff revision virtually
would be postponed two years.
Immediately upon his election the
Governor made up his mind to wait
until after he returned from his va
cation before making known his atti
tude, but upon finding, as he said, that
opinion in favor of a special session
was nearly unanimous, he felt no hes
itency about making public his conclusion.
LOOKS BAl FOR THE BEEHIVE.
Information has been received in
Oregon City of the death of Mrs. Flora
Beck, of Aurora, at Anaheim, Cal.,
where she had gone to spend the win
ter. The body will arrive in Aurora
tomorrow morning and the funeral
services will be held at 11 o'clock to
morrow. Deceased was born in Bethel, Mo.,
in 1849. and came to Oregon when a
young girl about the time of the Civil
war, and has lived in Aurora ever
since. She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Earl Ogilbee, 581 Henry
Avenue, Sellwood, and Mrs. Nate E.
Cole, of Aurora, by two sisters, Mrs.
Regina Oxer, of Portland, and Mrs.
Max Nebelung, of Anaheim, Cal., and
two brothers, Edward Fincke of Port
land, and Henry Fincke, a New York
dramatic critic.
IS.U.IRDING IS
'DELIGHTFUL HOSTESS
The Derthick Club was entertained
at the home of Mrs. George A. Hard
ing Friday afternoon. Miss Muriel
Stevens read the opera Salome. Selec
tions from operas which are now
being played at the Portland
theaters were rendered on the
phonagraph. Mrs. J. E. Hedges
read Current Events. Dainty refresh
ments were served byMrs. Harding.
Mrs. M. D. Latourette assisted in en
tertaining the guests. Those present
were Mrs. L. Adams, Miss MarjorieCau
fleld, Mrs. Charles Caufield, Mrs. S. O.
Dillman, Mrs, Anna F. Hayes, Mrs. Gil
bert L. Hedges, Mrs. L.P. Moffit, Mrs.
L. L. Porter, Mrs. J. E. Hedges, Mrs.
John Loder, Mrs. Thomas Burk, Mrs.
Leone DesLarzes, Mrs. L. H. Olmsted,
Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. Carl Joehn
ke, Mrs. W. A. Dimick, Mrs. E. P. Av
ison, Mrs. William Huntley, Mrs. Mur
iel Stevens, Mrs. L. L. Pickens, Mrs.
Eva Chapman, Mrs. Ross Charman,
Mrs. Geo. A. Harding and Mrs. M. D.
Latourette. The club will hold its
next meeing at the home of Miss Mar
jorie Caufield. who will be assisted by
Mrs. Theodore Osman.
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WORKERS TO SPEAK
C. A. Phipps, Secretary of the State
Sunday School Association, will speak
Sunday evening at the First Methodist
Church at 7:30 o'clock. It will be a
union service, all of the churches of
the city uniting for this purpose. Spec
ial music for this occasion will be
furnished by the different choirs. The
Alldredge quartette will sing. The
public is urged to attend and hear this
forceful man speak.
Mrs. S. W. Omesby, a state Sunday
school worker, will speak Saturday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock to the children
of the primary department of the
Methodist Church. At 3:45 o'clock
she will speak to the girls between
the ages of 14 and 28 years. All such
pupils of all Sunday schools are in
vited to attend.
Loyal Order of Moose
Special trains to Salem, ac
count dedication of new Moose
home Salem, November 16, via
Southern Pacific. Special leaves
Oregon City depot 7:30 o'clock
Get tickets from secretary
Moose lodge or at depot.
Cyclemen and Primrose plants in bloom,
all colors, 25 to 50 cents each
WILKINSON & BAXTER
FLORISTS
VINCENT ASTOR DIMICK OFFERS
GETS BIG ESTATE! FOR GOVERNOR
SON OF TITANIC VICTIM RECEIV
ES $65,000,000. TWENTY-FIRST
BIRTHDAY
MAYOR ANNOUNCES THAT HE
WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE TO
SUCCEED HIMSELF
YOUNG MAN WILL SERVE ON JURY ADMINISTRATION IS COMPLIMENUED
Widow Receives $5,000,000 and Daugh
ter and Posthumous Son are
Recipients of Millions
Race for Chief Executive of State to
Be Based on Overthrow
of Single Tax
Scheme
ELKS LODGE APPROVE
PLANS FOR DEDICATION
Henry H. Curran, Chairman Alderman
ic. Investigating Committee in the
New York Vice and Rosenthal Cases.
Publicity Department Issues Booklet.
The Publicity -Department of the
Commercial Club have 10,000 copies
of a handsome booklet ready for dis
tribution. They were published by the
Commercial Club and the Publicity
Department of the Harriman Lines.
The booklet is printed in colors, and
is net oniy attractive, but contains
data on all the resources of Clackamas
County as well as the business con
ditions in Oregon City. They will be
mailed to homeseekers in the east,
and will be the rue-.ns of calling many
persons' attention to the opportunities
of Clackamas County.
A small classiried aa win rm tnat
vacant room
$15
for this genuine
Victor-Victrola
bearing the
famous Victor
trademark.
a guarantee
of quality
Come in and hear this instru
ment play your favorite music
Other style Victor-Victrolas $25
to $200. Victors $10 to $100. Easy
terms, if desired.
Huntley Bros. Co.
Victor Agents in
Oregon City
At a meeting of the Oregon City
lodge No. 1189 B. P. -O. Elks, the
plans for the dedication of the new
home and club were approved. The
laying of the corner stone will take
place next Monday at 2 o'clock,
after which the dedication cer
emonies will be held in the lodge
room. Grand officers from var
ious lodges in the state will take part
in the ceremonies. The home will be
open throughout the day to Elks and
their families, and not to the public
as had been planned. Indications are
that there will be at least 1500 visitors
next Wednesday and the committee
feels that they will only be able to
take care of the visitors. Supper will
be served at the Armory hall, and the
Grand Ball will be held at Busch's
hall in the evening.
Mr. Carl Nehren of Oak Grove, was
given a house warming last Saturday
evening. About twenty of his friends
and relatives gathered at his new
home and spent a delightful evening.
The guests present were Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Thompson, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Nehren and son Al
bert, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Davies, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Graham, Miss Lexy
Graham, Mr. Arthur Lindholm, Mr.
Alder, Mr. Frank Maus, Mrs. Rose
Nehren, Mrs. Mary Hart, and Mrs.
Carl Nehren, all of Meldrum, Portland
and Oak Grove.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. With his !
coming of age today, Vincent Astor,
son of the late Colonel John Jacob
Astor, who perished in the Titanic dis-1
aster, will assume control of the for
tune left him by his father, amount- '
ing to $65,000,000.
Young Astor's first birthday present j
came from Sheriff Harburger of New
iork, who appointed him to member-
ship in the third panel for the sheriff-s
jury, which has the distinction of be- j
ing composed entirely of rich men.
Under the terms of Colonel Astor's
will. Milliam Vincent Astor was made
residuary legatee. The shares of all
other heirs were fixed in plain terms
by the will itself. Mrs. Madelaine Tal
mage Force Astor, the widow, receiv
ed for life, or until remarriage, the
income from $5,000,000 and the use of ,
the Fifth Avenue home of her late
husband as well as $150,000 outright.
Muriel Astor, a daughter by Colonel
Astor's first marriage, received a trust,
fund of $5,000,000. A similar trust
fund of $3,000,000 was provided for !
John Jacob Astor III, the posthumous '
child of Colonel Astor. Other bequests
aggregated nearly $500,000. Deduct
ing these trusts and bequests from the
estimated total value of the estate
would place William Vincent Astor's '
share at about $65,000,000.
No Astor has ever come into the
family fortune at so young an age as :
William Vincent Astor. His father was
2S before he succeeded, and his grand
father was 60. His great-grandfather,
John Jacob III, was 53, and his father,
; William Backhouse I, was 56.
Rhinelander Waldo, Commissioner of
Police, New York City.
MOOSE "HERD" TO GO TO SALEM
A delegation of Oregon City Moose
will go to Salem this evening to as
sist the Salem lodge in the dedication
of its new home. A special "Moose"
train from Portland will stop at Ore
gon City to take on the local "herd".
Roseburg, Portland, Eugene and other
Oregon cities will have delegations
present.
HUBBARD BAND ELECT
OEEICERS FOR SEASON
At the recent election of the Hub
bard Band Association the following
were chosen: President, C. W. Kent;
vice president, F. W. Fry; secretary,
Dr. C. M. de Lespinasse; treasurer,
J. L. Colvert; directors, George W.
Knight, J. L. Calvert and H. C. Mack.
This association is one of the best or
ganizations of boosters in the Willam
ette Valley. It is doing good work for
Hubbard and is composed of the lead
ing citizens of the town.
Grant. B. Dimick, mayor of Oregon
City, announced Friday evening that
he would be a candidate at the next
primary election for the Republican
nomination for Governor. He also
announced that he would not be
a candidate for re-election for mayor.
When asked if he would be a candi
date for re-election for mayor he made
the following statement: "After a
man has served five terms in that ca
pacity, he naturally feels that it is
time to allow some other citizen to
take up the reins of city government
and donate a part of his time to the
welfare of the city and its citizens.
No person can satisfy all the people
in the conduct of city government and
you will never see the tipie when .ev
erybody will be satisfied with any one
administration, if the officers attempt
to emforce the ordinances as they
should be enforced. While there has
been some discord during the early
part of my administration, neverthe
less we have accomplished a great
deal during the past "year. The council
have endeavored to make a good show
ing in the way of street improvements,
creating sewer districts, eliminating
unnecessary electric light and tele
phone poles, and has accomplished
a great deal more along this line
than the public have given if credit for.
During my term of office I have en
deavored to strictly enforce the city
ordinances, with what power I had at
my command, and I do not believe
that there is a city in the state that
has been and is at the present time,
cleaner from vice, than Oregon City.
This city has grown to such an extent
that it takes a large part of the may
or's time in attending to "those mat
ters, which fall upon him to perform,
and as it takes time throughout the
day, as well as a large part of the
night, especially when the council is
in session, I feel that I cannot afford
to give so much time to that work
and be compelled to neglect other im
portant matters which are of vital con
cern to myself."
When asked if he would become a
candidate for Governor, Mayor Dim
ick replied, "I intend to become a can
didate for Governor at the next gen
eral primary election and will make a
camptign in every county in the state,
and I will not be a candidate on a
platform based on defeated single tax"
measures."
MO matter how good an overskirt,it always re-
quires the proper under skirt in order for you to be properly
dressed. So solid is this rule that it works both ways- you can't
have the benefit of a good underskirt unless it is covered with a
good over skirt. We realize this and so, we run our special skirt
and underskirt sale together in order to make a gala occasion for
you to be properly skirted.
(Tree stamps todays
CUT OUT THIS COUPON
$1.00 worth of "S&H" Trad
ing Stamps given away with
each 50c purchase.
NO STAMPS WITHOUT COUPONS
$7.50 to $8.50 Dress Skirts j C
On Sale Today -
We have just received a handsome lot of walking skirts of late
designs in black, navy and grey all wool serges, diagonals and Pana
mas. You will pronounce them the best fitting and prettiest line of
skirts shown anywhere, they are made to sell regularly at $.50
to $8.50 each, they will be on
sale all day today, every m
size and color, at
$5.00
Famous "EPPO" Petti
coats Today - -
98ci
"Eppo" petticoats are made with cut and draw string, are close
fitting and acknowledged the best fitting petticoat made. We have
just received a big assortment in blacks and colors in the regular
$1.50 quality. Light weight durable cotton taffettas, made in the new
modified widths.
An introductory offering tomorrow only all
colors
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