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OREGON CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1913.
Pee Week, Ten Cents.
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DEPUTY SHOOTS
BOY; IS JAILED
Heat and Excitement May Leave Trail of Death -
Long After Gettysburg Semicentennial Is Past.
AT CUT
AUQUA
By adopting a resolution suggesting
that the books of the Clackamas coun
ty court ought to - be experted, the
ject that reflects considerable credit
upon the present administration oi
county affairs. The resolutions,
adopted at a meeting at Tualatin on
July 9, are as follows:
"Whereas, the taxes of Clackamas
county are getting to be a burden to
the taxpayers, without any adequate
returns; and whereas the records of
our county government are kept in a
loose and unbusinesslike manner;
and whereas our county court refuses
to give any just explanation or state
ment as to how our money has been
expended;
'Therefore, be it resolved that
Clackamas County Pomona Grange
wishes to go on record as being in fa
vor of a thorough investigation of our
county affairs by a disinterested and
competent person, and if necessary to
take legal steps to remedy same."
The resolutions, signed by H. W.
Hagermaun, T. L. Turner and F. A.
Dickinson, were shown to County
Judge Beatie by The Enterprise, and
his comment asked thereon.
"The county books have just been
experted and thoroughly gone over by
Mr. Hackett," said Judge Beatie, "and
his report is on file in the county
clerk's office, where it is a public rec
ord and available to all who wish to
see it. Mr. Hackett is, in my estima
tion, one of the best men who could
do ihe work. Ke experted the books
of the last administration, as well as
our books, and just before taking up
our work he experted the books of
Washington county, and they were
most pleased with his report. His re
port here was submitted while the
grand jury was in session, and as
they found no fault with it, it is safe
to assume that they were satisfied
with it. Aside from going into de
tails, it was most commendable.
"Mr. Hackett's report, aside from
taking up present conditions in the
county, gives an outline of conditions
in 1909. 1910, 1911 and 1912. Soma
interesting facs . may be obtained
from a study of it. For instance, the
'mass-meeting committee of three,' iu
its criticism of the county court,
makes a comparison of the years 1910
and 1312. A review of Mr. Hackett's
report and of other figures readily to
be found in the county records show
these facts in connection with these
two years.
"According to the warrant given
the sheriff for the collection of taxes
in l5l0, the taxes were divided into
state, county, road, school and libr
ary payments, and amounted to $3G3,
572.87. In 1910 the special school tax
levied by the people themselves,
amounted to $84,797 .G7, and the spe
cial road tax, levied by the people
themselves, to $27,089.91. The citv
tax, collected by the sheriff, was $23.
715.80, making a total of special taxes
for that year $135,603.38.
"In 1912 the state, county, school
road and library tax amounted to
$454,481.02. The special school tax,
levied by the people themselves,
amounted to $106331.53, and the spe
cial road tax, levied by the people
themselves, amounted to $64,702.85.
The city tax in 1912. collected by the
sheriff, was $33,244.99; which makes
a total of the taxes levied specially
by the people in 1912 $204,279.37.
"These figures show that the in
crease in stats, county, road, school
and library taxes from 1910 to 1912
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the special taxes, levied by the people
themselves from 1910 to 1912 was
$68,675.99. In other words, the state
tax increased about 25 percent, while
the people increased their own special
taxes about 50 percent.
"The increase in the state tax
that is the share of it borne by this
county between 1910 and 1912 was
$57,207.59, while the school tax, which
is levied under the law to provide
eight dollars per capita for each child
of school age, showea an increase of
$25,217.08 over that of 1910. These
state and school taxes are mandatory
and the countv court has nothing to
do with fixing thi!in. Therefor the in
crease in mandatory taxes in a per
iod when the total increase was 6iu
$90,908.15 was $82,424.67. In othsr
words, the county court had nothing
whatever to do with adding a burden
mmm b r
i uc iuauuiauums
xt this range guarantee it for
15 years agamt defects in
workmanship or material. The
fire box is guaranteed for 5
-years.
Come in and let us demonstrate
it to you.
Prices range from $25.00 up.
We give terms on this range
$5.00 down, $1.00 per week.
Moqq Bros,
503 MAIN ."STRKET
"The Busy Furniture Store"
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A j-,fli 'i n?K""" fdfiSl'jit
of $82,424.G7 to the tax payers in 1912
as compared with 1910.
"Mir. Haekettls report also shows
that at the end cf March, 1910, when
County Clerk Greenman struck a bal
ance in county finances, that Clack
amas county was in debt to the ex
tent of $41,690.45. In County Cleric
Mulvey's report, issued March 31,
1912, the county not only had wiped
out this debt, but had a cash balance
on hand of $57,536.82. In other words,
the county had gone ahead $99,227.27.
This advance, after paying the indebt
edness, if added to the mandatory in
crease in taxes of $83,424.67, shows
a total of $181,651.94.
"This apparently knocks into a
cocked hat the report of the 'commit
tee of three,' who declared that the
county court was $163,000 in the hole.
If we deduct that sum from the gain
already shown in actual values, the
county ought to be credited with a
balance of $18,651.94 on their show
ing. .
"This increase of taxes, that is
complained of, it will therefor be
seen, is made up largely of a mandat
ory increase with which the county
court was not concerned. It must al
so be borne in mind that aside from
paying the county debt, the present
board has had to face demands made
by enactments of the legislature,
which have greatly increased expend!
tures. There is the provision of a
board of school supervisors, for in
stance, which costs the county about
$4,000 aj-ear; and this year the legis
lature, by passing the widows' pen
sion law, has also added about $7,000
more on the county. Then, during
the past two years, the county has
added to the courthouse at a cost ot
$20,000, has constructed many new
bridges in a substantial and durable
manner, and has ordered the county
timber cruised. This cruise will be
paid for the first year by the increas
ed taxes on the largely increased
value of the timber holdings shown to
live within the county
"And a word more about Mr. Hack
ett, whose report is now on file, i
want to say that I think he is one of
the best mjen who could be obtained
to review the county business, " net
only on account of the record he has
made in the past, but because he
formerly kspt the sheriff's tax-cash
book, the largest revenue producing
agency in the county, and is thorough
ly familiar with all the details of
county business. I think his report
states the situation - clearly, and any
person desiring light upon the sub
jest ought to read it, and familiarize
themselves with the faces it; plaintly
sets forth.
"If the books are in a niudd'ed con
dition, as is charged, it must be re
membered that the county court does
not keep the books. That duty falls
to the county clerk. However, Mr.
Hackett reports that the county rec
ords are in good shape and are well
kept up. All the county court has to
do is to order the books -experted
when deemed necessary."
COUNCIL SESSION
- EARLY AND BRIEF
Meeting in special session Monday
morning the city council authorized
Mayor Jones and City Recorder Stipp
to enter ;nto a concract with Harry
Jones for th3 improvement of Fourth
street at his bid, submitted last week,
Mr. Jones having agreed to furnish
surety to the city that the cost of the
complete work would not be more
than the bid he submitted, which was
$9,474.65.
Aside from this the council handled
only routine business, save when
Councilman Tooze rose to ask if there
was not some way by which the city
could take action to force property
owners to clean up the sidewalks and
parking in front of their premises. He
declared that some of the sidewalks
were a disgrace. " He was iniormed
that legal notice had already been
served upon property owners to clean
up, and tnat if they failed the city at
torney would prosecufe.
The street supervisor was ordered
to submit a list of delinquent property
owners in this respect, and also to
furnish Vie council with a list of "low
spots" and holes in the city pave
ments, so that repairs could be made.
Council then adjourned, to meet again
at nine o'ciock Wednesday morning.
WOMEN HASTEN TO
VOTE AT CANEMAH
Mrs. N. A. Bowers, of Canemah, is
the first woman to have voted under
tne new equal suffrage law in Clack
amas county, and also she was the
first to cast a ballot at Monday s spe
cial election at Canemah, to decide
whether or not stock should run at
large in the precinct. Mrs. Bowers
arrived at the polling place some time
before the polls opened, and headed
the line to enter the booth. Another
Caneman woman, Mrs. Sarah Miller,
who is weH advanced in years, left
the camp-meeting at New Era so as
to cast her ballot, and was among
those early in line.
There was great interest in the
election, and a large percentage of
the voters turned out. Their opinion
was decided upon tne matter, for the
election was one-sided, 99 voting
against permitting stock to run at
large, and but 7 favoring it.
This is the first election on the
stock question to be held in the coun
ty under the new "local option" pro
vision, by which each precinct decides
for itself whether or not cattle and
other livestock shall be permitted to
graze united in unincorporated sections.
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FIREMEN BANQUET
CITY OFFICIALS
Cataract Hose company No. 2 were
hosts to the mayor and members of
the city council Monday evening at
their quarters, where a sumptuous
banquet was served. At the close of
tiie evening, after-a social hour or so
had been enjoyed in song and story,
the gathering adjourned, it being
vcted that the firemen were the best
of entertainers. Toasts were re
sponded to by the mayor and council
man. Judge G. B. Dimick and Major
Noble, as well as by a number of the
firemen.
Members cf the administration pres
ent were "Mayor L. E. Jones, Council
men Myers, Albright, Long and Tooze
and City Engineer Noble.
The quarters were fittingly decorat
ed for the occasion, and jollity was
the rule of tile evening.
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A STREET GRADE
The city of Gladstone, which recent
ly acquired a municipal gravel n:t and
a municipal road-oi ing plant, has in
creased its street maintenance de
partment by tne purchase of a six
horse road grader, which was deliver
ed Monday. The new machine is a
gigantic affair, and is of tne latest
improved style. Its various "plows"
are so arranged that the machine may
be used as a leveler, a ditcher or a
surfacer, or can operate as all three
at the same time.
Gladstone at present is engaged in
improving a great many of its higa
ways. Sidewalks have been laid over
an extensive area, and streets are to
be brought to grade and topped witfl
a gravel dressing. In this work the
new grader will save a great deal of
time and labor, and after grades have
been established, gravel will be laid
from the municipal plant at a cost of
65 cents a yard, dumped and spread.
After the gravel has been put down
and rolled, a light surfacing will be
applied, and the whole oiled, thus
making an excellent street surface at
a minimum cost. The entire woi k
will be done by the municipality at
cost, thus saving property owners
much money.
FIRE LADS WIN
Fire company No. 4, and the Ore
gon City Woolen mills crossed bats
Sunday afternoon at Canemah park.
Tne game was exciting at all times,
and many star plays were made. The
final score was 10 to 5 in favor of the
fire boys. In the sixth inning Dnu
gey, pitcher for the Woolen Mills, was
batted out of the box.
Buckeye State Golf Tourney
TOLEDO, O., July 15. Leading golf
trs representing clubs throughout the
state thronged the links of the Inver
ness club here today for the opening
of the tenth annual tournament of the
Ohio Golf association.
Tt:-
What's In a Name?
Shakespeare wrote:" The choic
est treasure mortal times afford
is spotless reputation."
Whether we are in business or in
a profession, whether we are
large or small, if our success de
pend upon -our dealings with tb.3
public, a fair and honest reputa
tion is indeed a choice treasure.
To have no- reputation is almost
as undesirable as to have, p bad
one. .
Sometimes an enterprising man
ufacturer arranges to distribute
his product through an equally en
terprising retailer. In this way
two substantial reputations unite
in a common cause. Each
strengthens and fortifies the
" other.
The retailer who has not yet
enjoyed the benefits of selling a
nationally known article and of
being helped by the manufactur
er's "spotless reputation" tacked
onto his own is overlooking one
of the finer points in latter day
merchandising.
If you are interested in local ad
vertising for national products
write to the BUREAU- OF AD
VERTISING, AMERICAN NEWS
PAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION-
World Bui'ding, JSTew York.
SALEM, Ore., July 14. That the
United States will start work on the
improvement of the locks at the Falls
of the Willamette at Oregon City soon
is indicated by a letter received today
bv Treasurer Kay from Assistant Sec
retary of War Breckinridge. The let
ter, which should have been written
to Secretary of State Olcott, asks that
$100,000 owed by the state be deposit
ed in the First National bank of Port
land. The original appropriation by
the state was $300,000, $200,000 of
which was turned over to the United
States May 3, 1912.
Mr. Olcott will write tne secretary
of war that the money is in tne statj
treasury and will be turned over to
the federal government when asked. .
LOCAL FIRM GETS BULK
.OF WATER POWER LEASES
During the quarter ending June 30,
1913, only one permit was issued by
the state engineer for the appropria
tion of water in Clackamas 'county.
This permit is by B. T. McBain for
the development of 11.SG4 horsepower
with the waters of Clackamas river,
which will be diverted in Section 19,
Tp. 3 S., R. 4 E. This is for a power
plant, to be built later.
The state engineer has issued 114
permits for the appropriation of wa
ter and the development of 14,000
horsepower, of which 15 are for the
construction of reservoirs with a stor
age capacity of ?77,4S7 acre feet of
of wat "
WORK ON LOCKS
TO START SOON
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UNIVERSITY GLEE
DUE AT GLADSTONE
Odds and ends of the famous Uni
versity of Oregon glee club will sing
at Glarstcne park this morning at
"11:00 o'clock, the occasion being
"University" morning at Chautauqua.
The former warblers who still insist
that they can sing, will give two num-'
bers as pre'ude to the address of Dr.
James GilDert of that college, who
will speak on "Education and Public
Opinion."
Among the Oregon City alumni to
appear with the warblers will be Sap
Latouret'e and Tom A. Burke, the lat
ter having been president and leader
of the club during the years 1910-'ll.
The college songs will be "Days at
Oregon" and "Oh, Oregon." Other
singers from the university club will
join the local men.
LEAGUE TWIRLER
SHOWS UP POORLY
The sixth game of the Chautauqua
series, played Monday afternoon be
tween Clackamas and Price Bros, was
won by Clackamas to the tune of 1G
to 7. In tne first canto all of the
Clackamas batters found Pitcner Con
cannon, formerly of the Northwest
League, who officiated for Price Bros.
The game was everything but in
teresting, and was like a comedv witii
foncannon the star. Burdon, ot
C'.ackamas, played a great game and
was given excellent support.
The Ime-un:
Clackamas Price Bros.
Wilson c Miller
Burdon, Scott p.Concan'n Bessen
Lndes lb Frost
Rittenhouse 2bBessen Concan'n
Mulkey S3 Melvin
Hargraves 3b Blackburn
Jones If Noah
Jones cf Melvm
Foster rf........ Hansen
Hits off Concannon, 12; off Bessen
3 ; off Burdon, off Scott 0. Umpire
Burnside.
Standings of the Chautauqua Lea
gue teams are as follows:
Teams P W- L PC.
Clackamas 3 3 0 1000
Commercial Club 2 11 500
Logan 2 1 1 500
Price Bros 3 1 2 333
Oswego .2 0 2 000
Catholic Association
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. July 14.
The annual national convention of the
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent associa
tion, which is to begin its sessions
htre tomorrow, will be devoted large
ly to a celebration of the achieve
iqents of the past year, which witness
ed the largest increase in membership
that tht association has had since its
organization nearly a quarter of a
century ago.
Enterprise classified ads pay.
'PATRIOTIC DAY" IS SUCCESS AT
GLADSTONE PARK ASSEM
BLY MANY ATTEND
CHILDREN APPEAR IN FOLK DANCES
Interest in Instructive Programs Con
tinues Unabated State Univer
. sity Friends Will Meet
Tuesday
Tuesday, July 15.
8:00-11:00 Chautauqua Summer
acnool.
11:00 State University morning.
Address, Dr. James H. Gil-
' bert, Ph., D., "Education and
.Public Opinion." I
Afternoon.
1:15 Concert, Ladies'" band.
Pauline Miller-Chapman, mez-
zo-soprano.
2:00 Reading, Mrs. Carter.
Col. Bain, the Kentucky orator.
Subject: "The New Woman
and the Old Man."
3:30 Baseball, Oswego vs. Com-
inf-rcial club.
4:00 Conference, Women's In-
dustrial corporation.
Evening.
7:15 Concert, Ladies' band.
Pauling Miller-Chapman mez-
zo-soprano. -
8:00 Reading, Mrs. Carter.
8:00 Lecture, Mr. E. G. Lewis,
GLADSTONE PARK. July . 14. An
other large Chautauqua -crowd, though
not so" large as Sunday when' almost
5000 people swarmed Gladstone park,,
enjoyed three big features Monday
Maude Willis' excellent interpretation
og Charles Klein's masterpiece, "Tht
Third-Degree;" Matt S. Hughes' great
patriotic lecture on "Abraham Lin
coln;" and a morning address by
Lewis Merriam, of Washington, D. C,
on "The Ftderal Children's Bureau."
Officially it was "Patriotic Day" at
Chautauqua. Hundreds of old sold
iers swarmed the grounds, and as a
curtain-raiser to Dr. Hughes' address
at night, Meade Post G. A. R. drum
corps, played stirring army tunes.
JHude Willis is a rare artist, and
in Klein's great play the distinguish
ed woman who is generally recogniz
ed as one of the greatest interpreters
in the United States, was given an ex
cellent chance to disp'ay her great
ability. Not a sound was heard from
the audience until Miss Willis closed
her vivid portrayals of the characters
in the strong .play. Then the ap
p'ause was" deafening. . The delight
ful personality of Miss Willis added
to the charm of the afternoon, and
her popularity with her audience was
Immense. .
Thirty sweet little ladies from the
Albina centre of the People's Insti
tute, Portland, opened the morning
hour with several delightful folk
dances, given under the direction of
Miss Mildred Raab, of Portland. The
Federal's Chi'dren Bureau" was the
title of Mr. Merriam's address follow
ing the dances. It was a typical
"Mothers' morning" and the program,
which was heard by about 1,000 peo
pie, was enjoyed by all.
"The problem of the child of today
is very different from that of a gen
eration ago, and likewise the teach
ing of today is superior in every way
because of our growth intellectually,"
said Miss Lamkin at her Round-table
talk to mothers. "Also because we
have yearned to observe that action
is the first law of growth and that ih
divduals vary enormously in their
capabilities for different kinds of
mental and physical action. Every
mother and teacher has the problem
of I he individual child to meet. Physi
cal defects are often the cause of
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tro Corporation, N. Y.)
This is the first photograph ever taken of Miss Jennie Woodrow WH
son, second daughter of the president and her fiance, Frances Bowes Sayrs
together. The couple who are to be married in the White House next ,No
' vember, were snapshotted as they left the old South Church, Cornish, X.
H-, where is located the summer White House, Miss Wilson will be the
thirteenth White House bride, but she does not regard that number as be
ing unlucky. President Wilson was nominated for the presidency' during
his thirteenth year at Princeton University and took office in 1913. Presi
dent Wilson considers the "hoodoo" number a lucky one for him, and fre
quently, from choice, site in the thirteenth row at the theatre. Miss Alice
Roosevelt, now Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, was the last While House brida.
LATER, AFTER ARRAIGNMENT, IS
RELEASED TO APPEAR SAT
URDAY FOR HEARING, "
SLAIN BULLDOG CAUSES TRAGEDY
Youth Tries to Escape Officer On Mo
torcycle Rides for Over a
Mile With Two Gaping
Wounds in Leg -
Shot and seriously wounded while
escaping from Deputy Sheriff Wiliam
Mumpower on the C'.ackamas road,
Earl McAlty Is lying in the Oregon
City hospital today in a precarious
condition, while Dr. H. S. Mount is
doing what he can to keep the lad's
wounds trcm proving fatal. McAlty,
who is- 18 years old, was shot Sunday
afternoon by the deputy after he had
leaped on his motorcycle and speeded
away from the officer, who had plac
ed him under arrest for shooting a
dog. -
.McAlty and Lester Coomer, both of
Portland, were returning from -a run
up the Clackamas valley Sunday af
ternoon, when, passing the M. M.
Cirshman place, Cirshman's bulldog
ran out and snapped at them. Young
MJsAlty, who says he had read about
the large number of mad dogs in the
Clackamas valley, drew a small cali
bre revolver from his pocket and shot
the dog. He and Coomer then con
tinued on their way. When reaching
the Baker's ferry bridge they found
the road blockaded, and turned about
to retrace their route.
Cirshman, in the meantime, had ap
pealed to Deputy Sheriff Mumpower,
who lived nearby, and when the boys
came back up the road the two men
were waiting for them. Mumpower -placed
the lads under arrest, and they
asked him if there was not a place
nearby where they could leave their
motorcyles. Mumnower was leading
them to such a place, he says, when
young MfcAlty, who had kept the
power oh in his machine, suddent'y
vaulted into the saddle and scooted
off down the road. Mumpower call
ed to him to stop, and. as did not do
so, fired several shots out of his re
volver at the lad. One bullet passed
through the boy's leg. and another en
tered his back and lodged near the
kidney. -
In spite of his wounds the 'ad rode
over a mile, finally reaching the
camp of H. .1. Winter and A. M. Wil
son, of Portland, who were fishing on
the river bank. To them the lad ap
pealed for aid, and they placed him .
in their automobile and rushed him to
hs Oregon City hospital. Sheriff E.
T. Mass was notified of the shooting,
snd promptly went out and arrested
Mumpower, taking his gun and shield
from him. and locking him up in the
county jail for exceeding his author
ity. Mrs. McAltv, the wounded boy's
mother was notified, and is at the
hosoital with her son.
Mumpower was arraigned befcro
Justice Sievers Monday afternoon,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, the charge being preferred by
the boy's mother. The former dep
uty, who up to that time had been in
jail, was -released on his recognizanca
to appear for preliminary hearing Sat
urday morning at ten o'clock, and at
once left for his home.
In telling of the tragedy, Mum
power said he did not shoot at the
fleeing lad with intent to hit him, but
was aiming at his machine, hoping to
puncture its tires. In. commenting up
on the case Sheriff E. T. Mass said
that Mumpower had clearly exceeded
his authority, more especially so as a
deputy is not supposed to make an ar
rest without a warrant unless he sees
a crime being committed, or unless he
has reliable knowledge that a felony
has been committed.
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