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Oir-n HUIirlcl H'.r1ft SI OKE(QON CITY' ENTEK'PKISEll w growing bounty. FORTY-SIX YI'AR-No. 50, OHEOON CITY. OREGON, FJII)AY, DECEMBER 20, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1IM L ARE IN CUSTODY FATHER COMPELS DAUGHTER TO WALK 35 MILES AFTER ELUD INQ CONSTABLE SHERIFF MASS GOES AFTER PRISONER Young Womin Bttnyt Parent Who Abionti It If From Rtaurant Olrl In Matron' Cua- tody' WAollOtlOAL, WmIi., Dec. 11. (Special). William Lllll. wanted by th Clackamas County authorities for kidnapping bit daughter llaxul, wai arrested bora thla morning, Tba girl had furnished local authorities with Information leading to bla capture. Th fnthur and daughter arrived at Washougal about :30 A. M.. prasuin ably from Portland. Tbey went to local roatauraul fur breakfast. Tha fstber Ml tb dining room fur fw minutes. Tha girl, then alone at tb labia, auinnioned tha 'proprietress, Mra. J. W. Montgomery, telling bnr how her father had forced ber at tb point of a gun to accompany bltu In bla flight from Oregon City Wednes day. Thla Information was given to City Maraball Olson, who hurried to the reataurant and placed Lllll un der arrest Tha father waa taken to Jail handcuffed. II refuaed to make any statement The girl I In the keeping of Mra. Montgomery temporarily. Hh pre sented a pitiful alght, the atraln and nervou excitement plainly ahowlng. Hha related that her father had made her walk with him (or 36 mile. Thla long tramp waa taken, tha girl ex plained, because hr father feared that If he should board an electric car or tralu officer would catch him. Hhe suld her father had threatened to kidnap her before, and that aha fear ed he might harm her unlea ah olx-yed. I.lllle I accused of being criminally Maa went to Washougal Thuraday nltibt and will return with the prls oner today. I.lllle telephoned Deputy Hherlff Hunts that hn waa willing to return to Oregon City without requl II Ion pnpera being llsik'd. Ila had when arrested, the shotgun with which be held Conatalile Drown and hi former wife at bay, a large rllto and a 3H-cslllire platol. Llllle Inform ed the constable who arreated him that he and the girl had walked from I'arkplaca to Wsshougsl. which I a distance of thirty five mllea. Constable llrown. Mra. I.lllle and the girl went to the I.lllle houae to obtain clothing. They did nut know I.lllle waa at home, It having been reported that hn had fled to ll.-lllng ham, Wash., after a warrant bad been (ued for hi arrest A tha con lable climbed Into the attlo where the clothing waa kept he waa surprls- d by I. Illl, who had a (hotgun, I.lllle, pointing the gun at llrown, command ed hint to beat a haaty retreat, which the constable, who had only a atnall pistol, did. Llllle- then jumped from the attic, and. seizing the girl, escap ed with her. Sheriff Maa and a poaa acoured th neighborhood all Wwlne duy night In aearch of tb man. LILLIE, HERE, SAYS HE IS INNOCENT William Llllle, of Parkplace, accua ed of criminal Intimacy with bla six-teen-year old daughter, 'Haxel, wai brought to thia city Friday from Waahougnl, Wash., by Sheriff Man. I.lllle denies that be li Kullty and aaya he will have no trouble In proving hi Innocence. He ha engaged Oeorge C. llrowuell to defend him. The pris oner was arraigned before County Judge Heat I and hli hearing wall aet fur 1:30 o'clock next Monday after noon. Llllle said that he bad not In tended shooting Oeorge llrown, con itable, who surprised blm at bis home Wednesday afternoon. He nnld he pointed a gun at the constable be came he did not think llrown had a right to break down the front door of his home. LILLIE, OWN LAWYER, IS William Llllle, of Parkplace, who kidnapped his own daughter- with whom be has been accused of crim inal Intimacy, and walked with ber 35 mllea In one night to Waahougal, Wash., Tuesday obtained bis release from Jail by clever argument Llllle waa given a hearing before County Judge Heatle, conducting bla own de fense. He aided bla caie materially, and elicited teatlmony from phyeclans which It was aald might eventually clear blm. He had been held on a bond of $3,000 and Immediately after the hearing Judge Ileatle ordered the cbargea changed to attempted assault and reduced the bond to $2,000. Llllle Immediately provided the bond and going to the sheriffs office obtained the shotgun, rlllle and pistol which he had when arrested. The ahotgun i the on with which be held Con liable Oeorge llrown at bay. With the ris thrown over hi houlder and the pistol In handbag Llllle left the courthouse declaring he was going to hla home nd would await any In vestigation the grand Jury might I make. i III AND OUTLAW IS KILLED MANILA. Dec.- ID. Tb career of Arcanl, th notorioua outlaw chlof In tb I'hlllpptne and murderer of at least neven persons, waa brought to an end today when b waa killed In pertonal encounter with Lieutenant K. II. Johnson, of th Philippine Coo iHbulary. Two other outlaw belong Ing to th ani band aleo wer kill ed. Tti constabulary, assisted by a de tachment of Mora volunteera undor command of Civil Commander George A. Ilelfert, of Zamboanga, cam Into contact with th outlaw gang on mall Island neat Haitian "d (harp engagement followed In wblcb tb band wai cattered and three men killed. E BY LIVE WIS COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION EN THUSIASTIC IN SUPPORT OF COUNTY JUDGE M'BAIN RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED Spakr Laud Clackamaa Southern Railway and Main Trunk Will Nam Commlttt to Aid Work That Clackamaa Couuty will do ev erythlng In- Ita power to obtain th appointment aa I'nlted Stale Mar hnl of 11. II. Ileatle, county Judgo, Judg R. B. Beatlt, unanimously In dorsed by Llv Wlr for UnlUd States Marahalahlp, . waa proved Tuesday when the Live Wlrea at a luncheon unanimously In dorsed th local man for the position. Kvery member of the Commercial Or ganisation which has been probably the greatest factor la developing the reaourcex of the city and county, was enthusiastic In hli applause when resolution Indorsing the application of Judge Dentin, waa adopted. II. T. Mcllalu, president of the Com merolul Club, In offering the resolu tion, said that despite, the fact he waa a Itvpubllcan, and was aware that many of the members of the or ganization held to the same political faith, he was confident no better man could be found In the state for the office of I'nlted States Marshal than Judge Ileatle. He declared that It aa generally believed Inasmuch as the next administration would be Democratic that Oregon would have a Democrat for I'nlted 8tatea Marshal and urged the residents of this county to do everything In their power In the Interest of Judge Ileatle. Judge Kentle'j popularity, his work as sher iff and county Judge and the; Interest he baa 'taken In the uplift of the city and County were given a the reasons why he should receive the favorable consideration of the Incoming admin istration. T, W. Sullivan, main trunk, waa authorized to appoint a committee of Ave to assist the officials of the Clackamaa Southern, in .making final plans for the operation of the road. Addresses on the Importance of the road were made by H. B. Cross, mayor of Gladstone; O. D. Eby. Grant U. Dlmlck and M. D. Latourette. Announcement was made that the plana for th big Christmas tree cele bration In the Commercial Club par lor Thursday evening had been com pleted. There will be apeclal music and vaudeville. EID NAMED TRUSTEE Of T John Eld, of Canby, waa appointed trustee Monday of the business of Clarence Wilson, of Canby, who Is bankrupt. The creditors were heard Monday morning by B. N. Hicks, ref eree In bankruptcy, and made their appointment aud filed thler claims. Wilson waa In the mercantile business In Canby. He was discharged from further appearance or examination unless ordered to do so by referee Hicks. BEAU INDORSED ..... T 1 ...... . 1 I . 7 CHANNEL PLANNED WILLAMETTE GOVERNMENT ASKS COOPER A- TION IN PROVIDING DEPTH OF SIX FEET LOCKS WILL HELP SOLVE PROBLEM Congress Alktd for Report on Project and Varlout - Community art Urged to Aaelat I)y dividing the nllr upper Wil lamette River Into pool, a channel with minimum depth of six feet of water at all stages of the river,, lutn- mer and winter, may be obtained be tween Portland and Eugen. Tbl wai tb itatement mad by Major F. J. Mclndoe, United Rtates engineer' rorp to an Oregon City man Friday. "There la plenty of water In tb river at all time of tb year," explain ed Major Mclndoe, "and nil there re main to be don to open tavlgatlon for tba entire distance to Eugene, I to properly direct the flow of tbl water by mean of dama and locks." Congress has asked for a reKrt on Lie proposed project with a view of making an appropriation for th work but It action will depend largely up on tb extent of cooperation Indicat ed by th valley Intereata. Kor the purpose of organising the various Interest In the valley a com mittee waa appointed at a meeting In Salem tb start a campaign among tb commercial organizations of th vsl ley for tbelr uport. Tbe sooner the orgsnUatlon get to work, the sooner will th government be In position to act. J. W. Morgan of Corvallls, bas been appointed chairman of the com mittee and It Is understood that be will without delay make a canvass of the situation and urge immediate act Ion on the part of the various bodies. Major Mclndoe baa made estimates of tba cost of the project, but these flgtires will not be announced for tbe present. Customarily In carrying pro jects of thla kind, the government ex pects the local community to be ben efited to provide dollar for dollar ex pended by th government, although lexccptlona are sometime made to this rule, If found to be of mor than loci I Importance. . That the opening of the upper Wil lamette to free and unobstructed nav igation from Oregon City to Eugene would mean a tremendous Impetus to truffle In the Wlllnmette Valley la conceded by all Interests. It would provide additional facilities to the electric transportation facilities and relieve them of a great deal of traffic fhat could be hauled to better advan tage and more cheaply by rail, and thus Increase the facilities for the hnndllng or freight requiring rapid dispatch. In thla connection tbe wat er route would also act aa a regulator of rates. I'nder existing conditions Corvallls Is the head of navigation on the Wil lamette during favorable atagea of the river, but considerable difficulty Is ex perienced In reaching that destina tion as tbe best depth of water pos sible to maintain by dredging la but 2 1-1 feet. . Above Corvallls the gov ernment at present' finds It Impracti cable to go beyond keeping tbe river free from snags. - On six feet of water any river boats plying out of Portland could find smooth sailing up the river aa far as Eugene. HAWLEY APPEALS FOR WASHINGTON. Dec, 12. Urging prompt action In the matter of fur nishing necessary data In support of the proposed six-foot channel In the Willamette from Oregon City to Eu gene, Congressman llawley has ad dressed an appeal to the Commercial Clubs. of 10 cities and towna along the river. The action waa taken to day after the receipt of advice from Mclndoe to the effect that similar re quests sent out In September by him brought but one reply. "If people along the route desire the proposed $2,000,000 Improvement undertaken, they must evidence great er Interest and manifest desire to as sist In practical way before the Gov ernment can be expected to be Im pressed with Its necessity," aald Con gressman Hawley. He doea not expect to get anything In the pending appropriation,, but prompt action Is necessary to insisje the project's being taken up by next Congress. BIGGEST CABBAGE IS It Is believed that Clackamas Coun ty has broken the world's record for growing cabbage. A mammoth head of cabbage Is on display In one of the windows of the Commercial Club's promotion office. The bead of cabbage weighs twenty aeven and one half pounds and was grown by George De Hok of Willamette. Mr. DeRok is one of tbe foremost gsrdeners of this section sn grow many tona of cabbage every year, .but aaya thia one la tbe biggest be baa ever grown. M. J. Laxelle, who baa charge of the promotion office at present, stated that undoubtedly thla head of cabbage waa the biggest ever grown In the northwest Arrangements ar being made for the big annual poultry ihow In Ore gon City to b beid In tba Armory Hall, Friday and (Saturday, January 3 and 4. 8. 8. Mohler, who baa charge of tb pramlutn department. ba Interviewed tbe merchants of Ore gon City and tba following bav offer ed special premium and will cooper ate to make the mow a success; "Oregon Commission Co., Frank fluscb, Huntley llro. Co., llannon A Co Jone Drug Co., llurmelster A Andresen, F. T. Harlow, C. O. Miller, Price Uros.. H. P. Itrtghtblll, Working man'a Store, Wilson Cooke, C. L Stafford, Farr Bro Oeorg Radde- way, Jack Albright, D. C. Ely, C. W. Fiiedrlch, Hub Grocery Company, T. li. Scboenborn, J. E. Beeley, Lar- son Co., Straight ft Salisbury, L. Adama, P, A. Kloostra. P. U. Hart, V. Harris, A. Petzold, Charman ft Co., Chicago Stor and C. C. Store. C. D. Mlnton, of Portland, will be Judge, and will explain to the poultry .breeder the way to select show birds. President W. A. Bbewman said Thurs day that leaat M) varieties of bird will b on display, totaling too birds. lectures and demonstrations aa to raising poultry will -be given each af ternoon. An orchestra also will be provided. Various business bouses will have booths at tbe show to demonstrate tbelr line of goods, prominent among which will be tbe Oregon Commission Company. M. J, Laxelle la manager of tbe show and may be addressed at Oregon City for premium list and entry blank. POULTRY MEN PLAN BIG SHOW HERE 8. 8. Mobler, who attended tbe Poul try Snow In Portland, Friday, states that be Interviewed the majority of the breeders and that many will ex hibit at the Poultry Show which la to be held in this city January J-4 Among those who will exhibit are some of the moat prominent breeder of the state. The Oregon Agricultural College has announced that it will aend a rep resentative of the Poultry Department of that institution to tbe Oregon City Show to demonstrate proper methods of handling poultry, ,Tbe moving pic ture machines of tb farmers wile and what she did with ber flock of hens will also be at tbe ahow in charge of one of tbe college profes sors. These pictures created a sen sation at th State Fair and uo doubt will be a great drawing card for the Poultry Show In the armory hall. The Interest manifested In this year's show Is due to tbe great auccesa of the ahow last year. Tbe Commer cial Club managed the exhibition last year and ia aiding thia year but tbe direct management is in the hands of The Clackamas County Poultry Asso ciation with M. J. Laxelle as manager and Or. M. C. Strickland, Elmer Dixon, George Hall and W. A. Sbewman, members of the executive board. OREGON CITY GIVES That Oregon City Ma a "Sweet tooth" baa been proved conclusively In tbe past three weeks. A traveling salesman of a Portland candy firm same here last election day, when the women for the first time were exer cising their voting privilege, and ob tained orders for 4.S00 pounds of chocolates, bon bons, etc. The candy was delivered Tuesday, by a transfer company, the dray creaking under the Immense load. The aale is a record cne for Oregon Cltyk and the only explanation that has been offer ed Is that tbe dealers, seeing the Immense throngs of women at the voting places, concluded that candy would be in greater demand the com ing Christmas than ever before. Tbe results show that their surmise was correct for all the dealers report an extraordinary demand for candy. However, the demand for toys, books, Jewelry and other article used as Christ mas presents la Just aa great which goea to prove that Oregon City's "sweet tooth" Is based on pros perous conditions. Other salesmen say they never obtained larger orders for the Christmas trade than they have this year. BIG PULP MILL SOLD TO SEATTLE, Dec. IS. I. Hamilton Benn, of London, announced here to day that a strong London sydlcate had taken over the holdings of the Orean Fall Company, limited, a $6. 000,000 pulp mill, sawmill and town site company which built a new plant on the British Columbia mainland, S75 miles north of Vancoaver. Lester W. David, one of the organ- tiers of tbe company, disposed of the larger part of bis holdings. Mr. Benn who Is president ot the new company. announced that there will be an entire change of officers and directors and that the new management will begin the manufacture of pulp the first of the year. The new plant at Ocean Falls, which cost nearly $3,000,000, was opeiated a short time last August but work was suspended during the reorganisation. OGLE IE TO HAVE BIG CYANIDE PLANT STOCKHOLDERS AT MEETING EN THUSIASTIC IN SUPPORT OF PLAN ENGINEER SAYS SUCCESS ASSURED Mine Nar Poaltlv Certainty a I Possible CharU Spauldlng I Named Englnr of Plant Tb Ogle Mountain Mine Company baa determined to put In $50,000 Cyanide plant which Is to be In full orklng employment by September 1, 1913. Tbe mining expert who la specially engaged to give tb property the moat exhaustive examination pos sible, In bla report fully indorsed tbe work which bad already been done, and appraised tbe mine at t higher value than any prevloua report bad none. T be directors purpose to ap point Charles Spauldlng, E. M., of Denver, Col., aa Mine Superintendent, under tbe general management of J. li. Falrclough, President Tbe success of tbe Ogle Mountain mine means much to tbe mining inn terests of Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. The first mines were placer, and easily worked, but there uas been little permanent con sequence In tbe devlopment of quarts mine. In southern Oregon, as well a throughout Siskiyou County, tbe quarts miner, when not a pocket hunt er. Invariably quits at w;er level, so that from the level down, tbe mlnea are comparatively unexplored. Tbe Ogle MoJntaln property la especially fortunate In that valuea begin at grass root and from tbe apex to aulpbides show undiminished assays. From the very nature of Us enrich ment cynsnlding Is Indicated, and the testa of the experts prove that tbe mine is as near being a positive cer tainty aa It Is humanly possible to foretell. There doe not seem to be any room for doubt In tbe minds ot the engineer. Many offers of pur chase have been received, but refus ed, the stockholders realising the po tential alue of the property. Mining interests throughout the Northwest are keenly Interested be cause the success of Ogle Mountain means tbe pouring in of eastern cap ital to develope tbe many properties now lying idle ever since tbe rush for Alaska and tbe Klondyke caused tbe bard working quarts miners to bunt the more easily worked placer. At a special meeting held In Knapp s Hall on Saturday, all the directors, and nearly 150 stockholders were pres ent T. 11. Falrclough waa in the chair. W. T. Wilson is secretary. ERNMENT i BOOKS TOR FARMERS Many farmera are not aware that the Government publishes several valuable, books for free distribution. These books are apportioned to Sen ators and Congressmen from whom they can be obtained by merely ask- for them. Among the most useful of these books are the agricultural Year Books, that for 1911 beng the latest Issued. The Government also publish es very practical book on "Diseases of the Horse" and another on "Dis eases of Cattle," and a report of the Bureau of Animal Inrustry, of special value to stock raisers. Asking for copies of these books does not place the citizen under any obligationa whatever to the senators or congressmen, as tbe books are printed by the government and paid for by tbe taxpayers. Many an Ore gon farmer has cured sick horses and cattle by following tbe instruc tions in the government's doctor books. If you are interested,' send your request to Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Senator George E. Cham berlain, Congressman W. C. Hawley or Congressman A. w. Lafferty, at Washington, D. C. MAIL CARRIERS MEET. The Clackamaa County Carriers Association held a meeting December IS at Mllwaukte. Frans Kraxberger, of Aurora, the state president of the Association was present also Mr. A. M. Kennedy, of Beaverton, Or. All the Clackamas County carriers are mem bers with the exception of four. The next meeting will be held at Clack amas, or, March 9. EIS- DESTROYED BY FIRE CANBY, Or., Dec. 17. Fire, origin ating from an overheated atoveplpe. destroyed, tbe Butterfleld residence, one of the picturesque houses of Can by. The house was owned by J. H. Souther! nd and occupied by F. J. Wirf, neither of whom carried any In surance. The house occupied the highest point in Canby and was in the center of a picturesque grove. The contents of the lower floor were saved. The fire started on the second floor while the family was at dinner. The second floor waa a mass of flames be fore the bias waa discovered. The house wa a big structure, built about 18 years ago. Tbe loss la about $3000. E MAKES ROAD LEVY At a meeting of tbe voters of road district No. 47, comprising Oak Grove, Jennings Lodge and vicinity, Monday evening, a tax of ten mills was levied, by a vote of 77 to 6, for the Improve ment of tbe River Road commencing at Island Station, and working south ward. C. W. Kisley, E. 11. Iironougb and H. G. Starkweather were unani mously named a committee to advise with the county court relative to th improvement O. P. Roeth was rec ommended as supervisor to succeed himself by unanlmoua rote. II. Lee Paget waa named chairman and H. G. Starkweather a member of a com mittee to let tbe contract for tb Im provement for tbe road. The tax de rived will be about $10,000 wblcb is addition to that approved by tbe coun ty court SUCCESS OF ONE LAST YEAR MAKES FORTHCOMING ISSUE PRIDE OF PEOPLE COMMERCIAL CLUB IS INTERESTED All Business Interest RspresenUd in Last Year Spaclal Eager to Hav Space In Next One Although there has been only a few days ot active soliciting among the business Interests ot tbe county In behalf of the Progress and Anniver sary N' jmber of the Enterprise, the warm raceptlon given the project by the local public loaure It being big ger and better even than tlie last an nual number. The attitude of the people is. highly gratifying to the Enterprtje for mere reasons than one. The fact tnat ev ery business Interest represented in last year's number baa also arranged for representation this year .d in most cases on a larger scale, prove rather conclusively to the Enterprise that It I well worth while to g cut aa high class an issue as was publish ed last year. With Increased patron age, and tbe Indicationa are new that practically every progressive business of substantial character in the city will be iepresented in some form, the Enterprise proposes to make the forth coming number still bigger and Oner than lta predecessor. One of the moat gratifying features of the work so far waa the action of gon City Commercial Club Wed the Publicity Committee ot the Ore nesday night when, upon their own initiative and without any application for support having been made by tbe paper, the Committee unanimously passed a resolution authorizing tbe Secretary to contract for two paged in the magazine and to purchase 1000 copies tor their eastern mailing list Last year the Publicity Commit tee purchased a large number of coplej of the annual and the results were so satisfactory that tbey are willing to duplicate tbe order this year ot tbelr own volition and an endorsement ot this kind coming from the city's live booster organization presages the highest order of success for the Issue. IS BY IAL The Publicity Department ef tbe Commercial Club is after something big. Tbe acting secretary. M. J. La xelle was asked by the committee at a recent meeting to make a report at the regular meeting which will be held next Wednesday evening, regarding dairying. The report is to include statements as to profits, expenses, capital required and other Important matters pertaining to the dairy indus try. It has been suggested that the work of the Publicity Department should be more far reaching with the results of the present work upon the future development of tbe county In view. It was suggested that the best way to advertise Clackamas County Is to as sist every farmer to put his farm on a paying basis. With this end In view the Commercial Club may take up the dairy proposition in earnest Acting) Secretary Lazelle stated that the Com mercial Club waa considering the most important question that it bas considered. IF fllL COMPANY IS SOLD The Oak Grove Telephone Company has sold Its property to tbe Pacific Telephone ft Telegraph Company. The Oak Grove Company has issued a statement thanking ita patrona for their patronage and assuring tbem that they will be given even better service by the purchasing company. The Pacific Telephone Telegraph Company will take charge of the of fice and business of the Oak Grove Telephone Company January 1, and all payments for service after that date ahould be made to tbe purchas ing company. SPECIAL EDITION TO SET NEW RECORD RAILWAY DESERVES SUPPORT OF ALL CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN, SUG GESTED BY LIVE WIRES, SOON TO BE OPERATED RIVAL LINES AIDING ENTERPRISE Enthusiastic Rssldent of City and County by Dtrmlnd Effort Hav Mad Railway Possibility Th Enterprise desire to call tb attention of Its readers to an under taking which I being poshed and ac complished by a large number of aturdy, sober and determined citizens of Clackamaa and Marlon Counties. There Is a stretch of country ranging from Oregon City, through Maple Lane, Beaver Creek, Mtiltno, Liberal, Molalla, Todervllle, Monitor and Mount Angel, that Is unsurpassed for it richness of soil and products, and for years the people along this rout have been hoping for and wishing for railroad facilities, which would bring them nearer to the market center and Insure them better prices for their 'products, but in spite of theli hope and wishes they bav been compelled year after year to haul their products to market oftentbne tnrougb the mud at great expense. ' About two years ago a movement waa started through tbe Lfv Wire of the Commercial Club and a com mittee waa appointed to look into the matter of undertaking this enterprise with local capital; the committee re ported favoraole and in a remarkably suort Urn money bad been subscrib ed and tue wora begun; as tbe work advanced the farmers became Inter ested along tne line or road and sub scribed liberally tor stock, with the result that tbe work has been push ed, until now fourteen miles ot tbe grade haa been completed, enough money and material nave been sub scribed to complete the grading and bridges to Mount Angel and rails nave been arranged tor the entire distance anu are now- being rapidly laid to ward Beaver Creek. On tbe tenth ot this month uch a demonstration waa had in Oregon City over the driving of the golden spike marking tne beginning of the laying ot rails, aa waa probably never peiore seen in Oregon or per Haps In the history ot tbe world; here waa the spectacle of a body of business men and farmers banded together In the common Cause of building a rail road without the assistance ot great corporate interests, with 6000 people in the streets of Oregon City witness ing qne ot the grandest parades that ever passed through the streets, con sisting of automobiles, carriages and men on foot all carrying banners ot their respective localities, noticeable among which was the delegation from Mount Angel carrying a banner ad- , vertising the fact that that little com munity waa sucacribing $30,000 toward thia road and could do more. No wonder that the officials .of the Portland Railroad, Light Power Company were moved to send their official car with aeven of their offi cials to do honor to the occasion and to thla band of honest sturdy, deter mined people. No wonder that the Southern Pacific Railroad withdrew lta objections to the crossing ot its line and bas now signified its Inten tion to be friendly toward this un dertaking; the world loves a winner and this band of sturdy people hav ing won are entitled to the congrat ulations of the people of Clackamas County and of the state. Let the work and undertaking now go forward to completion and let those who nave Invested their money In this undertaking, reap the reward of doubling their money invested which tbey undoubtedly will do in a railroad economically constructed and operat ed through the country traversed by the Clackamas Southern Railway Company. ELECTS DIRECTORS More than seven-eighths of the stock of the Clackamas Southern Railway, was represented at a meet ing of the stockholders in th com pany's office In this city Saturday.The Officers reported that the work of construction was proceeding rapidly and that the road would be completed to Molalla within t year. The follow Ing board of director wa elected: W. A. Huntley, Frank Buch, Henry Bernlng, O. D. Eby, Grant B. Dlmlck. F. W. Swift and Oliver Robbln. The director will meet tomorrow and elect officer to serve for the ensuing year. RAILWAY BOOSTER COMMITTEE IS NAMED 1 T. W. 8ullivan, Main Trunk of the Live Wires, has appointed M. D. Lat ourette, B. T. McBaln. E. E. Brodle. M. J. Brown and W. A. Shewman a committee to aid the work ot building the railroad proposed by the Clcka- niaa Southern.