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V Mil OREGON CITY tN I WlKiFj e growing County, ' , jy - ESTABLISHED KM OREGON CITY, OHEGON, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1012. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 22 t mm KILLS FARM HAND ROBERT LINDLIY, IHOT IN HEART) SUNDAY NIGHT - LIVES 19 HOURS QUARREL SYARYS OVER KEG OT BEER ConiUblt Says Ht Shot In Defense Of Self and Wife Slayer Comet To City And turrtndort Alleging tht bo ahot In defense of himself mid wife. August (lobbardt. a constable mid on of the best known farmer In the Stafford nelghlHfrbood la lixkdl up In tho couuty Jiill on a charge of killing Robert Uudley, farm band. TUo shooting occurred Bundny night at the homo of Gebhardt which cluht miles wwl of Oregon cttv. Llndley. In an ante mortem, statement, made In tho Oregon City Hospital aald that ho bad purchased keg of Imr which was partaken of at th (lebhardl borne )ut before tbo shouting. Ho doctored that ho becama angered because (Il)hrdt Invited on ly hla frlenda to tho houao. Undley though! aoveral of bla own friends hould have abared tho beverage In Hmnurh aa ho bouglK It. Although hot through tho heart Llndley lived from 10 o'clock Huuday nlKht until 2:66 o'clock Monday. Gebhardt aaya Llndley attacked blm and hla wlf .and that ha did not flro until bo believed that ho and bla wlfo were In danger. IttUb havo brulaes un thi-lr facea. Mra (lobbardt and tho principals wore Iho only witness es of tho ahootlnK Iho guests bsvfhg been gone sometime when tho quar rel alnrtcd. Immediately after tho shooting Gebhardt walked to Willam ette and came to Oregon CHy on airwl car, surrendering himself to Deputy Bherlff Miles. Mra. tlelihardt telephoned to Dr. H. H. Mount, who brought tho wounded man to tho hos plial hero. Anion i tho guests of tho Oebhardtt preceding tho shooting were Ryan lieNeul. road supervisor and family, William Wesscnberg and family. Mr. Hhata and Harry and John retort, brothers of Mra. Gebhardt Although (lobbardt, on odvlco of hla attorneys, George C. Brownell and (lordon K. Ilnyva. refused to make a statement othr than ho had fired In trlf defenao It waa luorned that Juat beforo tho .)..uiin I.lmllfr remonstrated with htm for carrying a platol. Being constable (lobbardt bad a rliiht to tho firearm. Then tho question of Geb hardt having Invited only hla frlenda to tho party wna raised. During tho argument Oobhurdt discharged tho farm stand, paying him hla week's wages. Tbo ahootlng occurred toon after this. llobhiirdt hna always borno a good reputation and hla neighbors any they are roufldont ho waa forced to shoot llo haa ft aon aoventeen yeara of ago. INQUEST INDICATES THAT DE FENDANT SHOT IN DEFENSE OF OWN LIFE LINDLEV SAID HE STARTED FIGHT Prlaonor And Wife Are Bruited At Reault Of Combat Jury Rend ert Non-committal Verdict The evidence adduced at tho coron- er't Iniueat Into the aniing 01 ins ert Unilloy by Ausuat (lobbardt, ct ,i,,ri,l by Coroner Wllaon Tuoadny af(erno(.n, Indicated that tho prisoner -. in ...If ilofonae. The Jury re turned a verdict that "Deceaaed came m rioath from the effoct of a gun ahot wound Inflicted upon him by one Auguat (lobhnrdt. Th aviitonc showed that the IlKnt in which l.lndler waa ahot occurred Sunday night at the homo of Geb harrft. I.IiiiIIpt waa employed by hla inver aa a farmhand. Several neigh- bora were at (he borne In (he after noon, and beer from a keg waa aerved. Th ahootlng occurred after the do- narture of (ho gueata. According to Mn. flobhardt her huaband went to (he front gate with (he Juat gueat to loave, the and Llndley atifndlng In tbo front door. Aa uoDuarai appnmuueu ih.m Llnriler enld aomethlng about hla having a platol In hla hip pocket Gebhardt replied that ho had a right to tho platol, and a quarrel enaued. The wltneaa aald that Llndley knock ed her husband down and kicked him .nrf .fterward atruck her teveral Mm., in the face. She called atten. tlon to several brulaea on her face to auatnln her contention. ueDnanu mv ,n ho. hmlaea on hla face. The wit neaa aald that when her huaband re gained bla feet the ahot waa fired and Llndley fell. Dr. H. 8. Mount testified that the lu.iiat iiUrreri the man't heart, but that he lived 19 houra after being wounded. The phyalclan aald Llndley la an ante mortem atatemeni, aomu- th.r hm started the trouble. Other wltneaaea were Ryan DeNeul road auperrlaor, and Harry Gebhardt 17-year-old aon of (he defendant Gil bert L. Hedget tranacrlbed (ho teat- - Imony and examined the wj(nesaea for (he coroner, and George C. Brown ell and Gordon E. Hayet rtpresen(ed (Continued on page 4) AUGLIS CORONER'S PROBE FAVORS GEBHARDT PUNS BIG BANQUET ArraiiKomnnla for tbo bnntiuot to bo given 6;'10 o'clock on tho even ing of Juno 5, were completed at a mooting of (ho Clackamna County Automobile Club at tho Commercial Club Monday evening. In tho abaewe of Dr. II. H. Mount, President, (!. W, lllsley, Vice-President, presided. Com mlttuea to arrange ploaauro trlpa and urge the pHMnga of lawt beneficial to aitlomolilllsts at the neit aeaalon of the Uglalature, were named. Tho or gnnluiilon baa altout fifty membera and It la expected that It will be In croaaed to KID. before the banquet There are I'M cara In tho county, and all are Baked to attend the bawiuut, hut thove not membera muat notify It. C. I'arker, Secretary, at loaal two (la hi fore In order that provlalon can he inado for them. The commlt liwa on emblem and rulea and regu lation! will reiKirt at the banquet. STOCK JOURNAL HEAD W. A. Hbowman, formerly editor and niaiiager of the Oregon City Courier, and who recently Bold hla Intereat lu that paper to A. K. Kroat, baa acceded a ooelllon aa editor of tho Weatern Htoi k Journal, a monthly published In thla city. Mr. Showman la an ex perienced newapiipcr man, aud waa Connected with aevernl papera In Ten iiNylvanla and New York before com ing to Oregon City. Tho Weatern Block Journal waa re cently oBtabllahed In thla city, aud U devoted to the raining of Block, poul try etc. It la one of the beat atock Joumala In the t'nltnd Htatea. ST. MARY'S HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE Bt. Mary'a Homo at Oawego Buffer ed a loaa of 13000 by fire Thuraday. The creamery and milk houoe took flro and were totally wiped out and vnluablo machinery destroyed. Tbo plant will be rebuilt at once. Joplln & Meeka, l'ortlaod etreel contractora' completed tho work of laying two blocka of cement aldowalkt on Front atreot In Oawego yeaterdny. Tho work of paving Front atreet will commence In Juno. A atreet Hunting ayatem la under conatrutclon. and with the new tete- ihiinn avatem. Oawego haa laaen on alra thnt will compare well with any place In the atato wnen it la con nldercd that the city of Obworo la on ly two )eura old. ALL OF JERSEY EX PRESIDENT SEEMS CERTAIN OF TWENTY-EIGHT DELE GATES IN STATE TAFT MEN CONCEDE THEY HAVE LOST Wilson Haa Big Load Ana May uei Twenty-Two Dolegatet La Fol lotto Makes Poor Show ing In State NEWARK. N. J May 29.-Indlia- (lona bailed upon fairly conclusive re turns are that Theodore Roosevelt baa won all the 28 delegates aclocted yea terdny a the New Jersey prlmarlos. Republican primary returns irum 315 out of 1799 election dlstrlcta In the atate on dcloga(oa at large give: Taft 920; Roosevelt 10,161); La ol- Returns from ,315 out of 1799 on preferences; Taft. 9221; RooBevelt 10,160; I Follette. 277. Incomplete returns from every dla trlct In (he atato Indicate (hat Gov ernor Wllaon will get (he delegatea at iHrgo, and a least 18 of (he 24 district delegates, giving him a (olal of 22. nemocrado prlmnry returnt from 126 out of 1799 dlstrlcd In (ho state on (he dolegatea at large give: wu mn Xif,: unlna(nic(ed. 2499. Returna from 129 ou( of (he 1799 districts on preference give: Wllaon 3266; nnlnatructed 2496. Shortly after midnight E. W. Gray secretary of the Taft lluslnesa Men's League, conceded that Roosevelt Dad carried the tUte on (be preference vote and that he would have (he four delega(es-at-large. "It looka," he aald, "aa If the Preal dent were surely bnaten." Incomplete returns from (he first four Congressional dlatrlcta to report Indicated that Roosevelt had carried all four (eight delega(et). MANY SUED FOR TAXES Henry M. Cartwrlght who hat pur chased the tai bills that are overdue In Clackamas County haa filed suit against the following:: George Redda- dawar. Calla B. Charlton. C Charlton Bnyder. J. F. Snyder, Francis Gallo way, Harry Kingsbury, W. J. Record, M. C. Davla, Fred D. Haines and oth era. Marlon Eagon and others. Sell wood Land A Improvement Company and C. A. Baxter and others. COLONEL CARRIES CANAL TO BE FREE 10 U. 5. VESSELS CONGRESSMAN HAWLEY WIRES ENTERPRISE THAT GREAT FIGHT IS WON RAILROADS BARRED BY MEASURE Foreign-Owned Shlpt Subject To Tolla Under Provlalona Of Bin Commerce CommlMlon In Charge . . .1. , ,h, , h , Marnlng Knterprlae: Wo auo- .i, ramtod In souring (he adoption 4 of an amendment to the Panama -.n.i bin which will allow our fc vossoli engaged In coast wlae trading passage through tbe ca- nal without (olla. I believe thlo will bo of grea( benefit (o the I'a- clflc Coust ... ? W. C, HAWLET. WASHINGTON, May 23 American ahlpt in (he coas(wlso trade will bo ulvi-n free uae of tho Panama canaL Thla waa determined by the bouae to day when nepreaeniaino i.iii vivln free Drlvllegeo to Ameri can ahlpa waa Incorporated In (he ranama canal bill by a final vote of M7 to 126. Aa the bill atanda ready .,r flni tiiiuia. American sbipa en gaged In the coastal trade are to bo r.li.v.,! or a 11 canal cnargea wnna m ! foreign owned ships will be aubjected to tolls. Th r.n.l bill naased the bouse by a vote of 20 to 63. It carrlet draetlc provlslona prohibiting rallroada from owning or controlling directly or In directly, ateamshlpa which would their land llnet. It gnmta free passage through the canal (o other American vesaeia. The rouse reJoc(ed RepreaenUUve rA'm amendment to the canal bill permitting railroad ownerablp of steamships, but denying them free passage throuch the canal and au'hor Ixea the prcalden( (o decide where question of ownership arose. On a separate vote the queatlon of free tollt waa won by a vote of 147 to 126. Aa adopted, the bill flxea the maximum tolls for foreign veaaela at $1.25 for each registered ton. The prohibition against rallroada owning ateamablpa becomea effective July 1, 1914. The Interstate Commerce commla alon la given jurisdiction to deter mine whether a railroad competea with steamship llnet owned by It This provision rolatea to the great lakca aa well as conatwlao traffic. ir JiilL BOARD SHOWS FIGHT At the regular meeting of (he direct ort of tbe Milwaukie school b. an f fort wat made to have the Hoard re aclud the purchase of the site select ed for the central high school house In the Henlcian tract, but the direct ors declined to comply Several tax payers were present and they offered another alte, throe blocka north of the ono selected, but thla was also turned down by the directors. f'hnlrmnn ill-mile said that the board baa paid $100 on the purchase nri-n nt the site and the district will hnv to romnlcte (he Bale, The iin.nl hna nn attorney, and (here will be a hearing before Judge Campbell on (he restraining order. At the an nual election. June 17. (here will be nn aUempt to rescind the action of tho board of directors. Th following touchers were elected for the ensuing year: Principal, Rob ert Goeti; (eachert, Mlsa Kate Casto, Miss Irene Cartr, Mlsa Edna Arm strong, Miss Minnie e-mmci, r.vw Clark. Mlsa T. Maurer, MIbs ft. Horn emsly, MIbs Annie Young. Mlsa Louisa Crowe. Mra. Anna Hnyet was elect ed music teacher. Election of the high school teachers waa poa(poned. It waa voted to clone the school for the vear Juno 20. There will be a class of 14 graduates from the gram mar department The board decided not (o have plant drawn for the new schoolhouse until the alte auettion It definitely tettled. Circuit Judge Kakln Friday overrul ed the motion of Charles Davenport Taylor, tbe millionaire miner, (or a rehearing of (he motion to have the order annulling the marriage of the plaintiff and Minnie E. Taylor aet aside. Argumenta for a rehearing wr maria br George C. Brownell and John F. Logan. Flelgel Reynolds appeared for the defendant Judge Kakln gave the plaintiff twenty naya in which to file altlidavlta In anawer to (hose of the defendant who asks for 12,600 monthly alimony, 15,000 at tornera' feea and costs during; the nendencr of tho suit An order an- nullnr the marriage waa made about a year ago, but on motion of the de fendant the order was set aside. She alleged that she bad not been served with summon! although they were published In a local paper a copy of which waa mailed by the ohertff to Mra. Taylors address. Judge Eakln announced tba( (he defendant would be allowed twen(y days to file conn(er affidavits to those of tbe plaintiff. WORK ON BRANCH LI AT SALEM IS STOPPED SALEM Or, May 25. It waa learn ed today that construction work on tho Southern racino branch being built from Halem to Fir station on the Woodburn Bprlugneld line, waa slop ped about 10 daye ago by order of Gov ernor West Tbe new line crossea a piece of atate land belongmg to tbe nonitetillary (rac( and (hla enabled the governor (o force (he cessation of work. It la understood (hit action Wat tak en by (bo governor at (he time tbe O.-W. It. N. company refused to grant a right-of-way for a wagon road around Hhellrock. It develops tha( o(her membert of the ttato board did no( know of the iiovernor'a action until yesterday aft ernon, when tbe foreman of the con struction camp went to State Treat- urer Kay with complaint that (no oe lay bad cos( (he company about $1. f,00 and Baked wha( waa (he boariTt Intention. k took the maUir up wl(h At torney General Crawford to aacertain the power of the board and Ita menv : . . t .1 U .. J .laHw beri aner me wmm " irantad the railroad company a right nr.mav across tbe ttato land. The at torney general atated he did not be lieve (be board bad a rlxlit (o dlapote of (be aU(o land In tuch a manner In the flra( place. He It looking up authorities. BEST EVER HELD wopk OF PUPILS IN MANUAL TRAINING, DOME8TIC SCIENCE ETC., AMAZES DISPLAY IS AT BARCLAY BUILDING Drawings And Compositions Are Et- peclally Fine Girls Prove Themaelvea Excellent Cookt Tho exhibition of 1"9 u-iplla of the llarclav and Eaothtv ,. 4-:hoolH In the gymnasium of (he Barclay achool Is at irarilnir much aUentlon. On Tuesday afternoon and evenlnr. as well as on Wedne'tiay man' persons viewed tbe wtr. m (he chlld-en, which wo-ld be a credit to any school In the state. The rooms were filled with exhibits Includ ing work in the manual training, do mestic science, and regular achool work. The manual training boys rang ing from the lower gradea (o the high school had an exhibit consisting of ar ticles such aa (owel rollers, (ables, bookcaats. paper racks, birdhouses, picture frames, and many o(her artic les to Tiumcrous to mention. These boys have been given Instruction by Peter Forbes, professor In manual training. From the samples that were on exhibition Mr. Forbes Is most pro ficient In this study, aa be haa Inter ested many of the younger boya as well as the older students In making articles In (he furniture line. Among those deserving of sepclal mention In the hkh school are Leonard Williams, Ken( Wilson. Shelby Shaver, Ray Mor ris, Clyde Jaggar, Lisle Gault Clark Story, Joseph Hedges, Clyde Green, George Derrick.. Aubrey Dillon. Ever ett Dye, Walter Dungey. r ioya r-icn-ison. and In the lower gradea are Al on Showman. Fred Criswell. Roy Ferg uson, Dewey Hammond, Burr Johnson Hull. James Cain. Floyd Eb- Irrly. Fred Tooze, Jr.. Graydon Pace, ftieorge Huchold. John Myers, Kent Moody. Cecil Wlckham, Kan vonaer nhe. Frank Criswell, Donald WUcox, Chester Toiler. In the center of one of these rooms la a tab e nllea witn gooa tninga iu eat mnde by some of the young wo men of the domestic science ciass. thn having exhibits being Bessie Da vla Vera Howell. Etta Beck. Alice Holmes, Grace Dambach. Marion Pick .m Mildred Huntley. Marion White, Chlo Morgan, Rutn MOSier. coraou Wleveslek, Veta Lynch, Llxxle Dillon M.rvnl Elv. Alta Howell. Helen Lov- ett Gwendolyn Trudell, Haxel Farr, Etta Long. These young ladles, who have been taking a special course In the domestic science department have proven that tbey are becoming artiste in this line, and with teveral more yeara of experience sucn aa tney nave had during the past year, they will be Ma in rnnnuer the difficulties of houtehold duties cooking. Th work of the two achoola consist .A of drawings In the different grades composition work, (Illustrated.) num- ho work Rowing map a rawing, iui being excellent, and the produce of each state and country was represent ed on these, and ouer orancnes oi the work (hat la being taught In the Oregon City schools. In tbe domestic art department manv Drettv articles were on exhlbl tlon. which consisted of dresses, ap rons, handkerchiefs, maae oi iu nn eat linen, laces and embroidery work. Th hasket weaving was also good, and there were many attractive sam ples of this work, mostly done by tbe little girls. Tbe exhibit will bo open to the pub lic the remainder of tbe week, and those wishing to view It will have the prlvelege of doing to, the doors of which will be open to the public from 1:30 until o'clock. Lights havo been provided for those who wish to attend at nlirht The background for the ex hibit on the walls la of black, thus showing off to good sdvsntage the display. SCHOOL EXHIBITION BIG HOTEL BLAZE MENACES HOLALLA WOMEN AID MEN IN KEEPINU FIRE FROM SPREADING TO OTHER BUILDINGS HOSTELRY GUESTS MAKE ESCAPE Farmort, Called To Town By Tele phone Operator, Do Horoio Work In Extinguishing Blaze The Molalla Hotel conducted bvF, C. Perry for (he past (wenty years, wss des(royed by fire Wednesday night at 12 o'clock, (he origin of tbbe fire being unknown. Had It iiotbeen for (he work of tbe farmers and mem bers of their families who aided In subduing tbe flames the town would havo been wiped out The hotel. which bad seventeen rooms, nearly every one of which was occupied when tbe fire started snd all guests got out of tbe building safely and sfcd nearly all of tbelr belongings. The proprietor lost everything, there being no Insurance on the furnish- Inge. The pool room pwnea oy 4. j. Tobln. proprietor of the Electric Ho tel in this city, and In charge of w. A. Wood, and Mr. Wood's barber shop, were destroyed by the fire. When the fire was discovered the telephone op erator notified persons In the vicinity and also those living at a diatance. These people were not long In coming and gave much assistance in aavlng the town. Near tbe alte oi me noiei is the Jluntley Bro(hers' Company drug store, and tbe shed at the rear of this building was torn down to pre vent the spreading of tbe flames to the drug store. A large horse abed near the Fer man Company's general merchan dise store, and other buildings were raxed. Several buildings were cover ed with salt which impeded the pro gress of the flames. Water waa carried from tbeblg tank of the Robbina' Brothers general merchandise store, and also from wells. The women aa well as the men worked hard carrying water In bucketa to the burning building. Some worked nearly all night The Molalla Hotel was the only hostelry In Molalla, and had been well natronized. It Is probable tnat an other hotel will be erected at once.aa it will be needed. GLADSTONE RESIDENTS TO HAVE BIG PICNIC Reaidenta of Gladstone and their frlenda will give an old time basket picnic in Gladtsone Park July 4. There will be a musical program under the direction of A. F. Parker, and one or the features of (he day will be a base ball game between the East Side and West Slu Gladstone nines. A tug of war and other athletic con(es(a have been planned. The following com mittees have been named: Committee on Finance Hugn Hail, chairman: T. C. Howell, Mrs. rTang Oswald: H. W. Streblg. Committee on Sports Charles Hag- eman, chairman; rom numa; juuu N. Sievers; H. E. Cross; Jay Mumey; Barton Barlow; Ada Hulbert; Mrs. Frank P. Nelson; H. E. Willlama. Committee on Music A. F. Parker, chairman; I-eo Burdon; Mrs. K. M. McGetchle; Mrs. W. E. Johnson; Mrs. T. E. Gault; Mrs. Frank uawaia; Committee on Invitations Mrs. Ed Harrington, chairman; Mrs. H. u. Rockwell. Mrs. W. F. Schooley. Mrs. R. Freytag. C. W. Parrtsh. Committee on Decorations it m. McGetchle, chajrman; Merton Bell, Mra. T. A. Burke, Mrs. Juliua Schmidt Mrs. D. Catto. Mina Mulkey. Committee on Platform Program H. E. Cross, chairman; O. E. Freytag, Brenton Vedder. Mrs. H. E. Salisbury, Committee on Entertainment t. S. Baker, chairman, Hugh Hall. G. 8. Williams. Ed Harrington, C A. win lama. Frank P. Nelson. Pat Harrla, R A. Gay. F. A. Burdon, Tom Burns, J. C. Paddock. Mrs. R. M. McGetchle, Mrs. Jack Blount Mrs. Philip Kvon, Mrs. Will Goodwin, Wm. Hammond. MUSICIANS TO HAVE TITANIC RELIEF FUND OMAHA, Neb.. May 28. Another relief fund for (he Titanic survivors haa been inaugurated by the delegates to the Seventeenth annual convention of the American Federation of Mu sicians, which convened li thla city, The. federation will devote Its fund to the widows snd orphans of the mem bers of tbe Tltantc's band, and in aa rtltlon will erect a marble shaft to thplr mflmnrr. The convention wss opened by Preaident JoseDh N. Weber of New York, who paid a warm tribute (o the heroism of the Titanic musicians and augetted that the American organisa tion show its appreciation of their conduct by circulating petition smong Its 585 local organizations to gather funde for the use of the wid ows and orphans. This proposal waa greeted with enthusiasm by the dele gates and waa warmly seconded by other speakers at the opening tesslon. Before tbe convention adjonrna, a committee will bo appointed to han dle this matter and to select a suit able monument ARMY BILL WOULD WASHINGTON, May 27. Tbo Army appropriation bill waa reported hack to the Senate and House by the conferees today with tbe antl-Admln- Istratlon amendments which would legislate Malor-foneral Wood out of ollire as chlef-of-stalT, and would leave the location of military posts to a commission of retired Army officers and two membert each of tbe Senate and House committees on military af fairs. The amendment which would re move General Wood also would pre vent elthcir Brigadier-Generals Cros ier or Kunston from ever attaining the office of Chlef-of-8taff. No officer who bi not spent 10 years In tbe line with troops before becoming Brigadier would be eligible. HORSE THIEF FLEES AFTER CUTTING 'PHONE A man whose name Is said to be Griffin Is alleged to have afolen a horse from Thomas Carter, of Llnn'f Mill, near Estacada, Sunday afternoon The thief disconnected the telephone rode into Estacada, put up at Mor row's Livery Stable, and left town early the next morning. He Is be lieved to have come to thla city. Star shall Ames, of Estacada. wal In thla city Friday looking for the man. who la aaid to have worked at Morrows stable In February and March He ia between thirty-five and forty years of age, smooth shaven, and of medium height MAPLE LANE CLUB HAS EXCELLENT PROGRAM Tbe women of tbe Maple Lane Mu tual Imlrovement Club were enter tained ty Mrs. Parker at her home Wednesday auernoou. airs, r ki being assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Cone and Mrs. Schmidt An excellent program waa given: recitation, Mrs. Schmidt the title of which was "How Deacon Adams Admonished His Son;" recitation. "The Mlllln Seed," (by request"! Dorothy Swallow; reci tation, Glenn Parker; vocal solo, "The Pilot." Mrs. Sartin: recitation. Mrs. Craven; reading, 'The Art of Letting Go," Mra. Sartin. The rooms were prettily decorated, the decoradons, which were very ar tistic, being furnished and designed by Mra. Cone. The color scheme wss pink, which waa carried out even in the cakes and other refreshments served. In the center of the table was a large pink bowl, in the center of which were slips or paper on wnicn were written questions or directions. each being attached to ribbons ex tending to each place. Each gueat was called upon to answer the ques tions or do what she was directed by the slip of paper she drew from the bowl. This feature furnlabed a great deal of merriment for the club. 2 Couplet Get Llcenaes Marriage licenses were Issued Wed nesday 10 Nancy E. Thomas and T. E. Zeek and Nettie Lynch and Walt er Cribben. PLANS ACCEPTED SPECIFICATIONS TO BE MADE AND BIDS ASKED AT NEXT MEETING WORK ON BUILDING STARTS SOON Structure To Be Located In Center Of Seventh Street Park 412,500 It Furnished By Iron master Plans of E. E. McClaren a Portland architect have been accepted for the new free library building. The approv al of the State Librarian has been re ceived and after another meeting of the board of library trusteea Mr. Mc Claren will prepare specifications and requests will be made for bids. Work should be begun early in July and the building ready for occupancy by win ter. Mr. McClaren designed and erected the Eugene and Tbe Datlea Elks' homes snd is now superintending the work on the Oregon City Elk building of his design. He haa had many years of experience. A large picture of the proposed Btructure will be on exhibi tion in a Main street window at an early date. The building will be located In the center of Seventh Street Park. And rew Carnegie has donated 112,600 lor building the Btructure, and the city has agreed to furnish st least SI. 200 annually for lta malntalnance. B. T. McBain, Preaident of the Commer cial Club, was a committee or one ap pointed by the Library Association to communicate with Mr. Carnegie In rezard to making the appropriation. Mr. McBain gave a detailed account of the Importance and growth of the city, and the ironmaster In hla reply, through his secretary, aald that he would be delighted to provide the money for erecting the building. CARNEGIE LIBRARY AUTI VILLBE ON BY BEST WORKER GLORIOUS ACHIEVEMENTS OF GENERAL GRANT SHOULD INSPIRE CONTESTANTS SAVIOR OF NATION NEVER TIRED Great War Gtnlua Paid Tribute At Tomb By Chauneey Dopow Contest Closes Next Wed nesday Evening STANOINQ OF CANDIDATES Ruby McCord Joseph Sheahan 47.200 Kent Wilson 33,6oo w John Brown I5 000 John Weber w John Haleston .00 as A. O. Kindler M' w Today the heroes of the Civil War. and their many friends will honor the memories of those of that great sec tional Btrife who are dead. The ma jority of those who participated In the war have Jolnea tne sneni un. Th life snark has gone, but ss long aa memory lasts In the livtng their deeds of daring, their suonme painui- lsm will be inspirations ior greater . . . 1 , . v. MAn whn hat. ' achievement uw i" " - "w tied under George Washington tney set an example which baa made this the greatest country on the face of the earth. In thla day of flying ma chinea, commercialism not to men tion Titanic disaster this big day of big things, both glorious and (regie, we are no( very prone (o think of the men who saved the nation, or when we do think of them to think what they really did. Oh yes, a Grand Army man Is liked, he is even loved, but how many of ns stop to think that he marched for days at a time in all kinds of weather, that he slept in the fields, that he bared hla breast to a mighty foe? Chauneey Depew, form erly a Vnlted Stafea Senator of New York, made an address when Grant's tomb was dedicated on Kiversiue , -- . fh . , , Drive . New York : City that will live forever. Mr. Depew laudea uenerai Lee, the southern leader. He told of Lee's ancestry, painted in glowing worfls the great achlevementa of hla father. Light Horse Harry Lee. of Re volutionary fame, (old of tne love nie people had for "Marse Robert" dwelt upon the Virginian's work in the war with Mexico, and aaid he was never known to have overlooked a duty. Tbe picture waa beautiful as patnteu by the master orator. But there were persons present one of them the wid ow of the great commander of the northern armies, whose memory was being honored, and the lauding of the man who had been in direct opposi tion to herEallant brave and brilliant busbanr."taturally did not appeal to her or to them. But see how the ora tor, Mr. Depew, in his peroration, fin ished his picture.: "An I tow great a man G.-nfral Grant must have been to have defeat ed and conquered such a man a Gen eral Lee." Aa long as there Is history no liner compliment will ever be paid any man than was paid General Grant by Mr. Depew at that Riverside Drive dedi cation. And General Grant was not born with a allver spoon In his mouth. All (Continued on page 4) TEMPORARY WRIT ISSUED PRE VENTING DIRECTORS FROM BUYING SITE VIOLATION OF ORDER IS ALLEGED Board Said To Have Option On Prop erty Not Centrally Located $5000 Bond Issue To Be Made Alleging that the defendant! are vi olating the Instructions authorized by the voters of the district to purchase a alte and erect a school in Milwaukie Carl B. Hanson, through Brownell k Stone, Thuraday filed suit ior an in junction against the board of school directors purchasing a site and erect ing a building. County Judge Beatle in the absence of Circuit Judges Campbell and Eakln granted a tem porary restraining order. The plaint iff recites that at a meeting of the voters March 25, 1912, Mayor Streib offered a modon that the board select s Bite not less than two acres and con veniently located, which was adopted by an almost unanimous vote. It Is alleged, however, that the de fendants. J. W. Grassle, a M. Fish, Mrs. M. D. Reld and Maggie A. John son, composing the board, have con tracted to buy a alte of less than two acres, not conveniently located and have paid a Mr. Snyder $100 for an option. It is alleged that the price agreed upon is in excess of the value of the property. The plaintiff avers that the defendants have advertised for bids for $5000 per cent bonds. The court is asked to enjoin the do fendanta from buying the property or selling tbe warrants and that they be compelled to abide by the provis ions of the agreement reached by the voters. Grassle is chairman of the board, and Mrs. Johnson is clerk. HILWAUKIESCHOOL BOARD IS ENJOINED