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VOL. IV No. 131.
OREGON CITY, OEEGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
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JUDGE'S FRIEND
TELLS OF DEAL
ARCHBALD, WITNESS SAYS, WAS
TO HAVE GOT HALF OF
PROCEEDS
EVIDENCE SEEMS AGAINST JURIST
JUDGE BEATIE TO SOUTHERN AND S.P.
EXPLAIN RULING
MONEY FOUND ON CORPSE AT
OSWEGO IS CAUSE OF CON
"Silent Party" Is Thought to be Noted
Judge on Trial Before United
States Se.v
ate
WASHINGTON, Den. 4. Admis
sions that Judge Robert W. Arch
bald of the Court of Commerce had
been interested with him in a deal
,for the Katydid culm dump, near
Scranton,. Pa., and would have prof
ited from the sale of the property,
were drawn today from Kdward J.
Williams, of Dunmore; Pa.., beforo the
Senate court of impeachment.
Mr. Williams was the first witness
summoned in the impeachment ' (if
Judge Archbald. Standing at the
clerk's desk and facing Judge Arch
bald, who had been his Briend for 30
years, the aged Welchman became a
silent witness to the duel between the
House managers and Judge Arch
bald's lawyer as to what evidence
should be admitted.
Interest today centered about the
first article of the charge which al
leged that Judge Archbald had exert
ed influence upon officers of tie Erie
Railroad when they had a lighterage
case pending in his court, r.o compel
them to give an option tc Williams
upon its portion of the Katydid refuse
coal heaps, owned through its subsid
iary company, the Hillside Coal & Iron
Company.
Mr. Williams said Judge Archbald
had nothing to do with getting the
option, further than to act as his
friend and recommend him '.o the
officers of the Hillside Jomnany. Later
however, under the questions of Rep
resentative Webb, of North Carolina,
he said that Judge Archbald would
have received half the profits from
the sale of the property.
'What did Judge Archbald do for
which he was to receive one-half the
profits from the coal dump?" demand
ed Representative Webb.
"It was none of anybody' business
if I wished to give it to him,' retort
ed Williams.
To this he later added that the in
terest of Judge Archbald resulted from
what "he did for me" and that "it
was partly through his influence that
I got the options."
STATE SEEKS TO tf AVE IT ESCHEATED
Decision Made by County Judge Dim
ick Is Vacated by Successor
One Claimant Is
Dead
Frank C. Hesse, representing the
state, has filed suit asking that Coun
ty Judge Beatie appear before Cir
cuit Judge Campbell and explain his
ruling in the estate of a man, alleged
to be F. A. Williamson, whose body
was ifound near Oswego September
13, 1908. The body was unrecogniz;
able and in one of the pockets of the
clothing s was found $660 in gold. It
is declared by Hesse that the body
was never properly identified and the
money should escheat to the state.
Proceedings to this effect were at
once instituted, but October 31, 1908,
Effie B. Robinson, declaring that the
dead man was her father, obtained
letters of administration, alleging
that she was the only surviving heir.
She was represented by J. H. Hitch
ings. Berhardt Haist November 25,
1908, in a petition asked that the let
ters of administration granted Mrs.
Robinson be revoked, alleging that
they were obtained through fraudu
lent representation and that the de
ceased was her brother.
Grant B. Dimick, who was
then County judge, decided that the
body was not that of Williamson or
that of Christian Haist. He decided
that Mrs. Effie B. Robinson was not
a daughter of the dead man, revoking
the letters of administration granted
her as administratrix. . Bernhardt
Haist died May 20, 1910, and Hesse,
who had been Haist's lawyer, became
the representative of the estate in
the escheat proceedings.
County Judge Beatie, who succeed-;
ed Judge Dimick, vacated the order j
of the former judge, declaring that i
Mrs. Robinson was not removed as
administratrix as the statutes provide. I
Circuit Judge Campbell, who review- j
ed the case, decided that the action
of Judge Beatie setting aside the or- j
der of Judge Dimick was void, and I
the first decree was affirmed. j
Mrs. Robinson, December 6, 1911, J
(Continued on page 4) j
" A flag of truce has been raised be
tween the Southern Pacific and the
Clackamas Southern Railways. For
several days the Southern Pacific
Company had an -engine stationed at
Fifteenth and Center Streets, where
the tracks of the Clackamas Southern
will cross the Southern Pacific tracks.
Judge Dimick, who is secretary of the
Clackamas Southern, O. D. Eby, a di
rector of that company and F. M.
Swift, also a director and Ben C. Day,
attorney for the, Southern Pacific,
were instrumental in ' adjusting the
differences.
The matter of signals was the only
thing which was not agreed upon. The
Southern Pacific officials are in favor
of the interlocking system and insist
ed that the Clackamas Southern in
stall this system. The interlocking
system is objected to by the officers
of the Clackamas Southern, they
claiming that it is not safe on trestles.
Clackamas Southern officials are in
favor of the regular signal system, or
any other system which the railway
commission will direct in accordance
with Section 6900 in Lord's Oregon
Code Laws.
All other matters which were ii dis
pute were settled satisfactory to both
companies. The conference was held
in the offices of the Clackamas South
ern. The agreement will be signed by
the Southern Pacific officials today it
is thought.
HENRY BRAND IS GIVEN
BIG SURPRISE PARTY
A few friends of Henry Brand sur
prised him Sunday afternoon. The
afternoon and evening were spent in
games and music. A big.dinner was
served. Those present were Gertie
Schwock, Florence Price, Tillie Brand,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Brand, Mrs. and
Mrs. W. A. Read, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Schwock, E. A. Schultz, Helen Enge
bercht, Effie Watts, Otto Brand, Hen
ry Schwock, Milton Price, Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Gates, Charlie Gates, Wel
don Read, Dorothy Schwock.
FIRE DESTROYS
AT .R1SLEY
A barn belonging to John Risley, at
Risley Station, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday evening, causing much ex
citement among residents, of the
neighborhood and persons passing on
street cars. The fire started in the
hay loft. It was discovered : before
blaze' burst through the roof, and Mr.
Risley's automobile was -saved. Six
hundred bushels of potatoes, -valued
at $500, 400 bushels of oats, valued at
$300 and 110 tons of hay, valued at
$1,300 were burned. There were no
stock in the building. The building
.was valued at $2,000 and the total in
surance was $1,500.
OREGON CITY TO PLAY
WEST SIDE CLUB TO MEET.
A meeting of the West Side Im
provement Club will be held this even
ing at the Willamette school house.
A number of important matters will
be discussed. Judge Dimick will be
the principal speaker.
The Oregon City Football team will
go to Portland Sunday to play the'fast
Columbia team. The local boys have
been practicing hard all the week and
wil have their last practice Friday
night. Oregon City has two new men
in the line-up. who are expected to
show up well in the coming game.
They are Streibig and Granelli.
If Oregon City wins Sunday the
team can claim the championship of
the state. A large crowd is expected
to go with the team and help bring
home the championship.
The lineup for Oregon City will be
as follows:
Center, W. Montgomery; guards, J.
Montgomery and Gualt; tackles, W.
Freeman, C. Freeman; ends, Donald
son, Streibig; quarter, White; right
half, Gianelli; left half, Smith; full,
Arnold.
Carlson of Multnomah team will be
referee Und Cole, of Oregon City, will
be umpire.
McCOWN FUNERAL TO BE
HELD THIS MORNING
The funeral services of Mrs. Cora
K. McCcwn, wife of M. L. McCown,
an daughter of the late W. H. and Sus
an Vaughn, will be held at the old
Meldrum home, 302 Seventh Street,
Oregon City, at 11 o'clock this morn
ing. The interment will be in Moun
tain View Cemetery.
GET INTO THE GAME
More fascinating than any other game. ' Players set their
own pins with a lever no waits between games for the pin boy.
Come and try this wonderful game for yourself.
BOX BALL ALLEYS
Electric Theatre
Thursday and Friday
The Hystericus Jacques
in New Acts .
T H U RS D A Y AM AT EU R NIGHT
FULL OF FUN USUAL PRICES
TO
GIVE BETTER SERVICE
The Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er Company has arranged a schedule
which will obviate the waiting of in
coming cars in the early morning and
at noon at GreenpoinL Passenger
cars have been sidetracked there so
cars going to Portland tould pass. E.
L. Meyers, traveling passenger and
freight agent, who was in the city,
Tuesday, announced that under the
new arrangement the outgoing cars
would go on switches at Meldrum or
Gladstone, which would prevent vex
atious dejays. - The long waits at
Greenpoint have been the cause of
much complaint, and the railway com
pany when appealed to, started at
once to arrange a schedule which
would make them, unnecessary.
GUSTAV SCHNOERR IS
HONORED BY FRIENDS
Gustav Schnoerr, representative
elect in the legislature, was the guest
of honor at an entertainment given
at Knapp's Hall." Mr. Schnoerr was
escorted to the hall by J. E. Hedges,
being met by the presiding officer,
William R. Greaves. Mr. Hedges de
livered the opening address, his sub
ject being, "What a politician may ex
pect when he goes to the legislature."
R. Warner gave an exhibition of
club swinging, the clubs being aglow
with torches. "The politician's plat
form" was the subject of a reading
by Mrs. F. Hammerle, which was en
thusiastically received. Several Ger
man songs were delightfully rendered
by the Misses Hopp. Mrs. Thayer
spoke upon "The rights of the fair
sex,'' her address being applauded
throughout. Mr. Schnoerr, when call
ed upon to speak, was profuse in his
thanks for the honor conferred upon
him and said he would do everything
in his power for his constituents in
the legislature. Refreshments were
served at 10:30 o'clock. Patterson
Bros.' Orchestra furnished the music
for dancing. -
pi,lip:topay.
CITY $1 000 YEARLY
COJUNCIL, BY VOTE OF SIX TO
TWO; AGREES UPON FLAT
FREIGHT RATE
GRIFFITH SCORES PERCENTAGE PLAN
Motion that Street Inspector Burk be
Dismissed Is Declared Out of
Order by Mayor Dimick
The Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er Company must pay to Oregon City
$1000 a year for its freight business,
as provided in Section 10 of the
freight franchise, which passed its
first reading at a meeting of the city
council Wednesday evening. The
agreement was not reached .until the
proposition had been thoroughly dis
cussed. F. T. Griffith, general counsel
of the railway company, objected to
the high rate which was proposed at
a recent meeting.
The proposed franchise was adopted
by sections, upon motion of Mr. Tooze.
Section 10 in the proposed franchise
required the railway company to pay
3 1-2 per cent of its gross income to
the city each year.
Mr. Griffith opened the discussion
by informing members of the city
council that the railway company did
a great number of things which were
a direct benefit to the city. He said
that only Wednesday the city council
of Portland had given a franchise to
the Southern Pacific Company to op
erate trains ' on a double track on
Fourth Street and the compensation
to Portland would be $2,000 a year.
This railway would operate, Mr. Grif
fith said, on the entire lenth of Fourth
Street.
"The council of Oregon City is ask
ing the company which I represent to
pay fora short term franchise, more
than any public service company pays
in the State of Oregon or the State of
Washington and I think on the entire
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PLANS ARRANGED
CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN PARADE
TO BE ONE OF BIGGEST EVER
HELD IN CITY
MAIN STREET WILL BE DECORATED
Pageant to Move in Afternoon From
Third to Fifteenth Exercises ,
to be Held in Busch's
Hall
Next Tuesday will be a gala day in
Oregon City. An elaborate program
in connection with the driving of the
"Golden Spike" of the Clackamas
Southern Railway, was arranged Wed
nesday evening by a committee, com
posed of M. D. Latuorette, H. E. Cross,
A. A. Price, W. A. Shewman, E. E.
Brodie and M.. J. Brown, representing
the Live Wires. , V
The committee- arranged with the
Acme Decorating Company to deco
rate Main Street with banners, rib
bons, bunting, etc. - The parade will
start at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon
at Third and Main Streets. Dr. A. L.
Beatie, grand marshal!, will lead, with
the Oregon City Band next in line.
The first automobile will be occupied
by Grant. B. Dimick, mayor, and secre
tary of the Clackamas Southern Rail
way Company; B. T. McBain, pres
ident of the Commercial Club and T.
W. Sullican, main trunk line of the
Live Wires. County Judge Beatie also
will be asked to be a member of this
automobile party.
The second automobile will" be occu
pied by Walter A. Dimick, state sena-'
tor; F. M. Gill, C. Schuebel and Gus
tav Schnoerr, representatives-elect in
the legislature and W. A. Gilles, of '
Monitor precinct, who will he one of
the speakers at the dedicatory exer
cises. '
In the third automobile will be Fath
er Plasides, of Mount Angel, Father
Williams, of Mount Angel, Gordon E.
Hayes, John R. Cole, of Molalla; CV T.
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can save you good money in any
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furnishings and Shoes. Gome N6w-
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
"Victor Donald 4c Co.
IN HIGH CLASS DRAMATIC PLAYLETS
Entire Change Everyday
TODAY THEY PRESENT
"THE ELEVENTH HOUR."
One of the strongest plays ever written
Allman and McFarland
Man and wife, Blackface Comedy
Singing, Dancing and Talking Act
"Mother Goose in a 16th Century
Theatre"
(Comedy)
. "The. County fair"
- (A Rural Drama) 7 ' .
"The Tomboy on Bar-Z"
JA Western Ston)
"Kitty at Boarding School'
Admission: Adults 20 Children 10
Adams Department Stoe
AFTERNOONS -AND EVENINGS