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OH E a ON HIS TOXICAL SOCIFTY, tour i i y hi. n; . , Ijr.CO'JD CO K.TAYLOR ST.. CITY ENTEKPKDS M M M M H I M Th Weekly Enterprise I 4 worth th price. Compare 4 It with other and then tub- t- crib. . - r . f FORTVNINTH Vt AH No, 2. OHMON CITY KNTKIM'ItlfiK, I-'IMHAV. .J I ' N II :', ESTABLISHED 18e IRECiON ADMIRAL HOWARD ASK AMERICANS TO LEAVE MEXICO LANO OF MARINES MIGHT LEAD TO TROUBLE, BELIEVES NAVAL OFFICER. MOOSE Will GATHER AT AURORA JUNE 26 PROTCCTION IS PROMISED ir AHIRICANS DECIDE 10 MM Mlcan Troop Art Active and Car rania, Marching on Capital, I Reported Cut Off From Vara Crux. Washington. .iiin :':.--A.iiniti Howard rlil by wlrclcm In I lie nuy department lull. tiMlay a alutciiiciit prctcntcd to III in liy the Meilt-un mill lary commandant at tluaymua. aug Real in: that American leave the Yu qui valley, lull proinlnliiK In protect Ihi'in If Ihry rriiialtinl, nr tu ort them If tiny department. The coininaiiiliint aalil landing of American murine would lie likely li "ran Americana troulili nil along the roiut." Tim following nfllrlal alatiiuiii( waa made public at the navy department: "Admiral Howard hua forwarded tu tlii. navy depart inrnt tlm following Htnl.Miirlit prem-nted III m by General Yoyd. mllltury command m tiiiaymaa, Meilco, no board the Colorado yeater- day: " 'Whercaa, American were Inrllt'd lo exploit Yaiiil valley, there then ex lated no revolution and adequate gar rlaona worn estahllatied alone; Yaqul valley and Indiana were held In eul Jcctlon bill now, taklnx clrciiiiiMiincci under romlderatlon hlt b require tin uaual demand nn lh military. It would appear logical for the tew Americana who have remained In Yagtil valley to depart rather than pluima two friend ly natlona Into dlaagrment. "'However, every guarantee will be Riven In an endeavor lo afford Ameri cana In queMtlon ample protection, and If emlmramlnK happening should ti reaNltale their departure, adequate protection will be itlven them. " 'Fifteen hundred Mexican aol dlern nro now avallahla for tbla pur poae. nnd (ieneral Sns la In the vul ley to command, and ti lot officer would underatiinil Hint a lamlitiR would be made timler only the timet urgent ho- cennlty and only for the protection of American Uvea, yet the inns might misinterpret Hie notion and Hum cnei trouble to American nil iiUiiik the coi.M,'" Alt Ik.uk li fie big Moiikk leli-hrulluii Hul until V. Julin SO, will be at Aurora III .Million loiinly Clue kniimn comity liHlaea will be well represented. A piirly of nifiiihera will rii from Hie Oiecuu CM y brunch of llm order ami II iiinlerlHH here Hint Molallll .Mu iie will reMiiii to t li n cull. An eliiborate proHriim la Im-Iiim prepured by (be Mih of Aurora, ailing In iopcr Hon wIlli. the cMIcmi. A rurrilvul rompany baa been toured lo aluit" treel aliow a during Hie duy and mini) apechil Kluiita will mukn Hie ilnv a live one. GEORGIA u I OF LEO FRANK ELUDED 'Hen Held For Car i RobberyReleased FromPortlandJiil CONVICTED SLAYER Of CHILD 14 TAKEN TO PRISON TO BE GIN LIFE TERM. LANSING NAMED BY WILSON FOR CABINET PLACE ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE IS APPOINTED TO BUCCEEO W. J. BRYAN. GOVERNOR DEFENDS COMMUTING SENTENCE IN FACE Of PROTESTS STORMS TAKE 17 LIVES IN MIDDLE WESTERN STATES ARDENVALD SUSPECT ATTENDANCE OF IS SOUGHT BY POLICE! DOTH PROMISE TO RETURN THEIR HOMES WITHIN A FEW DAYS TO Crowd at Atlanta Ara Qulcttd Soon Afttr Declalon of Executive la Madf Known Prleoner Apptara Calm. TO NOT EXPECTED AT WASJINCTON National Capital la Pleated With Da clalon of Preildent Cabinet Volcea Approval With Extcutlva'a Action. WASHINGTON, June 2.1 -Hubert l.amaliig, who aa routiaellor of Hie Mute department, haa advlaed Presi dent Wllann In law and precedent in ATLANTA. C., June 2l.l.eo M l Km ilk, whom, death neiili-me for the murder of Mary I'Iibkmii waa coin muled to life Impriaiinuieiit rurly to dny by (lovernor Slnton, berun aerv- I n K bla term at the Mule prlmm fiirin In Mllleditevllli., a few houra later. He will bo known aa ''Convict No. HOI." Offlclala aecrelly tiMik Tratik by train and automobile from the Allunra lull to Mllli'ilitevllle and imm after ward (iovernor Hluton Inaui-d a lonx atutem-tit kIvIiik bin rennon for com in tit I n k the aentence, which waa to have lieen exeruted tomorrow. Km nk waa delivered at the Mat" .prlaon at 4:30 o'clock Hiia inornlnK.- W hen It became known In Atlanta, crowda benan to leather on downtown corner. Within three houra their denionatratlonii had reunited In call lug out twothlrda of the (Hilice force, and an order followed cloalnK all near-beer aulooiia and cluba where liquor could be obtained. A Unit noon crowd eatlmated at 2 .'.00 RHthered on the capltol Rrounda and llnlened to aeverul apeakera. Moat of thla Hi roll later ttxik cbarne of the I'OUTI.ANH. Ore, Jul,,. ;j-vi. ) I'.lri low and Vli lor M..n u:li-r. Ho two )oiina m.-it arri-i,'l no upi Inn Hint they llilcht bavr ti.-lij up the lire ami Clly car Jura II. wire releaw) llila moriilliK on eoii.lill ,ii Ibuk lllKe low return to Ma K arid i Mid In Krle, 1'i nri . and Uu,. r ko Iminp to l,i bunoii, Ore., and Imi'Ii r l rm tti are to leave wlllilr) a f i!j.. The hoblup of lllf tT waa In Cla k amaa county and tbe j'l'honlUi of that enmity have not di-marid.'d the prlnonera. Tbey were held l,er on other churKca of belUK tirtl.-a to rob bin ot Monroe Wei.t while Ut waa drunk. MISSOURI AND KANSAS ARC CEN TER OF'BlG STORM SWEPT DISTRICT. 0.&C.LANDGRANT SUIT IS LOST BV THE GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN FAVOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC. SIXTY-FIVE CARS ARE BLOWN FROM TRACKS IN FORT SCOTT 1)11 tbe nf ,-,-hlli,n of IJi-.rpi- A j Tba'hy. criiiilnolnirUt, Ibe I'ortluud, p,i!i e Moinlay ln a m an li lor h i j ward l(uiiiey, w lui waa tuken Into ru.KMly four er tut aa a ntif I In tbe tiiunb-r or William Hill. ,u! wile and two alebclilldr.-n at Ardi-n ' wubl Mr Tbaiher told the author! Ilea that l.e bud ured liiforinutlon lea jlnr bliu ib llnlli ly to oiiiimi Willi tbe i rime. Ituiimey U reported to bate b..-n eeu rn '-ntly In 'rt mioi ami la aiiexi-ii lo iiate I,,-, n in n i)ln lnl.lr.-n. on w!nh charge li III be held when firM failKht. CHAUTAUQUA MAY REACH NEWMARK ADMISSION TO ALL MEETINGS IS EXPECTED TO REACH 70WX) BY MANAGEMENT. Ouaattr of Million Damage Dona to PropeMy Rainfall Range from Two to F.'-a Inchea Through, out Section. 1I0NHIGH BOND ISSUE PASSES BY LARGE MAJORITY HUNDREDS WILL SPEND THEIR VACATIONS IN BIG "TENT CITY" Contraat With the Aiiembly of Pio neer Day! I Remarkjole Aatoci atip Now In Proaptroua Condition. the policy puraueil by tliu V 111 led I hall of the houae of repreaentativea IS FOUGHT IN COURTS CHAMPIONS OF MEASURE ARGUE OPPOSITION IS BA8ED ON TECHNICALITIES. OI.YMPIA. WhhIi.. Juno 17. Tlml Hie contcntlmm of the attorneys oppoH- Iiik lh prolilliltlou law are biiHinl nn thin, luilr HpllttltiK ti'clinlcHllllcB wuh I ho RiibHlauce of tlio ai'KUineiitn pro Hcntod today before JihIkb Wright, of llio Tliumton county Htiperior court, by Sliito Attorney Cenornl Tanner nnd John II. Powell, of Seattle, who nro do fendlttR tlm coiiHtltutlnnullty of the prohibition law adopted by the people liiHt Novmnbor. I'onncr Koilcral JiiiIko Oonwortli and Dudley 0. Woolen, both of Scattlo, ytB terdity followed llnrold .Preglon In ut tucldnR tlio validity of the law. JuiIro Donwnrth pointed out Hint the pninphlota, cnntulnitiR tlio armiinmits for anil amilnnt Hie law, which ahould havo boon sent to tlio voters not later tlutn 10 (lays before election, hud not been xmit out. ninny of t lie in more limn 20 or 30 rtuys beforo rlocllnn. Ho declared thla failure Is filial to tlm law, iih ronHtltutlonal-MirovlHlon iiniHt bo Htrlctly coiiHtrucd n nianilatory, and not merely directory. Woolen arsiicd Hint the prolilliltlou law violated Inter HtntH coninierce reRiiliitinnH. Moot I iik the arKiinient of llnrold Preston nnd JiiiIrO Oonworlli, thut the. Initiative and rnforenduin amendmonl to the constitution. In the first pluco, and later tlio prohlblton law, wore not Riven tlio sufficient amount of legal publication, the prohibition advornles pointed out tin t the vole on prohlbl Hon was the blRgcst over rait In the Btnte. It was contoniled the voters got actual, Instead of technical notice. titatea toward belligerent govern mrtita alnee the outbreak of the En ropeiin war, waa named today aecre- tury of atato to aurreed William Jen nlnga Hryan. Kvw appolntineuta In recent yeura have given ain h wlilenpread autlafac Hon In the national capital. Mr. Ijiii aiiiE la a lifelong Democrat, hut he hna devoted bla 1 1 mo to Inlernatlonul law and diplomacy and la ua popular with former Republican offlclala aa with hla political rolleaguea. Membera of the cabinet who talked with tlio prcHldcnt nn I bo auhject w ere unanimous In their tocoininenitiitloii that he should be appointed. Official announcement of tlio "elec tion of Mr. Lansing, who has been serving as secretary ad Interim slnco tho resignation of Mr. Hrynn on June K, was made in the following stuto inent Issued from the While House at 1 o'clock tonight: "lleforv leaving this evening for a brief rest In New Hampshire, the pres ident announced that he had offered tho post of secretary of Btato to Mr. Hubert Lansing, the present counsel lor of tho department of Btato, and thut Mr. ijitiHlng had accepted tho ap pointment." A commission Vvus prepared which President Wilson signed tonight, giv ing Mr. Uinslng a recess appointment. When congress reconvenes the nomi nation will go to tho gciiuto. No op position to his confirmation Is expected. where several apoakera said they doubted Frank had been removed from Atlanta. A committee of five was selected to visit the Jail. They reported that Frank waa not there. Then Sheriff Miitigutu, who, with deputlea, took the prisoner to Mllledgevllle, assured the crowd be had delivered Frank at the prlaon. The throng which packed the floor and galleries then marched to the center of the business section and lat er went to tho city hall. Aa this had been the scene of a demonstration curly In the day the police took stern meusures. Soon the list of arrests had ncreased to 10, all charged with fail ure to "move on." Mounted officers rode In circles In the crowd and the demonstrators grad ually dispersed. Karly tonight the throngs on the street appeared quiet. Ant Marietta. 20 miles away, tho for mer homo of Mary Phagan, Governor Slaton was hanged in effigy. ACTION BY CONCRESS EXPECTED TO CONSERVE FEDERAL INTERESTS Highest Tribunal Refuses to Return Land to Government Delay for Six Months Is Ordered in Decision. f -i What Supreme Court Holds Land-Grant Cast. in ANOTHER LOSES LIFE IN CANOE ON RIVER PORTLAND BOY IS DROWNED IN WILLAMETTE COMPANION IS RESCUED. ROAD TO NEW ERA E O'LEARY IS ACQUITTED. MAKSHAU.. Tex., June 21.- Frank O'l.nnry, one of tho five men indicted here for tho killing of William 1'Uick, nn anti-Catholic speaker, was acquit ted by a Jury here today, The presid ing judge of the district overruled a motion to dismiss the charge against O'I.eary. but admitted the strength of the case of the defense to the Jury ord inntrticted that a veidlct of not guilty be returned. The others In dicted with 0'Ienry will be tried In October. With the completion of a section of tho river rond Just north of Coalco, the county hna now eliminated the worst part of any between Oregon City nnd Now Era. Immediately following the completion of tho above part of the road was the good roads duy, Juno 17. on which dale work was commenced on the section between Coalco and New Kra. As a nioro starter, about fTiO was raised at Pulp nlono toward tho construction of the lust named piece. Toward Oregon City Supervisor Mattoon Is hnsy grading, straighten ing, filling In, nnd putting In splendid condition a Inrge section of this rond, which Is under bis supervision. Tho people Interested in having the rond made all tho way through nro tu enrn est. and Oregon City is In a fair wny to have a level and beautifully Bcenlc route out. to tho south, and Cnnby and the other towns to the south to also have a level route all the way down tho valey to Portland. On account ot Its convenience for travel, there is perhaps no other piece of road tu the whole, county In which so large a part of the public Is inter ested. HOLLAND TO ENTER WAR PARIS, June 17. Rumors are cir culating In Paris that Hollcnd will soon enter the war, or at least give permission to the Rrltish to cross Dutch territory. It has been learned from a Belgian who has just escaped from Liege that the Germans have rearranged the who) scheme of the fortifications. He saya they now face northward against tbe Dutch frontier Instead of south east, according to the original plans. PORTLAND. Ore., June 17. Arthur Klanlgan, of East Twenty-third and Kast Hoyt streets, was drowned In the Willamette this afternoon when a canoo In which he and Alvlu Aklns were paddling In the river.ovorturned nt a point a quarter of a mile below West Oregon mill at l.lnnton." Aklns was pulled out of the river half drown. ed but was resusltated. He refused to tell where he lives or who his par ents nre, dednrinK he does not wnnt them to know, of the accident. City Crappler Urndy will make an effort to recover Flnnlgnn's body. Aklns wits saved by two l.lnnton men, S. R. KruuIuU and Albert Mc Cartney, who sny the two boys strug gling In the wnter nnd after running a milo for a boat wero able to get a launch to ro out In the stream. Flanl fan had gone under by the time they got to tho scono of the accident. According to Aklns' story they enme across a log raft, being towed up the river, when about a milo below Linn ton and clambered abonrd the logs for a ride. Their canoe capsized ns they tried to get back Into the craft after tiring of tho raft. They hung on to the canoe for 30 minutes or more when Flanignn pro posed that they strike out for the bank. Aklns flatly refused to leave the canoe and his companion begnn swimming shoreward. Forty feet away from Aklns he threw up his hands and went under. Government's petition that lands ot 'Oregon A California ? Railroad grant he declared for- felt is denied, reversing federal district court for Oregon. f Pleas of Intervenors for trus- ? teeshlp rejected. 'i i- Southern Pacific company en- joined from disposing ot unsol'1 - lunds until congress shall have f time to legislate for their diB- ? position. ? i If congress fuils to' act within -i "a reasonable tine" Southern Pa- ' clflc company may apply to tod- 1 j ernl district court for modlflca- Hon of that portion of Injunction sv r which forbids disposition of lands ,N and timber. ? Conditions of original grant re- -j spooling sale of Innds held to be In nature of enforceable "cove- -j Hants." Their non-Improvement sN not ground for forfeiture. .J- t ijv ,J- j .f . it- KANHAM CITY, Juno S.--.Seven-teen t-a were lowt. acoie of pt-rtona were Injured, and pro-rty durnuwo climated at tJ.'-oooo ua done by a' terrific wind, hall, and electrical storm wblih centered In Mlaaouil and Kan aa last nlbt. end early today. The heavy fall of rain, ranging from two to five Incht-a, turned many amall crrrka In the affected dfatrlct Into turbulent atream:, which txu-mli-d their watera over low lamia and a iit the rivers to which they are tributary on rapid upaard spuria. Tonight all points in the Kaaas river valley and along the Missouri river from Kansas City to Jefferson City are In pciseLaioa of government warning of Impending floods. Several children are among tbe dead, the list of whom, ao far aa now known, la as follows: Richmond. Mo. Mrs. Arthur Covey I and small child killed w heit their honw j t waa demolished by a tornado. ' v , even hllIlured lnajori,yi th. West Moreland. Kan.-Charlra Mor-jgchool voters In union high achool ris. his son. and John Gunther drowned ; utrlct No. 3. of Cluckamaa county. Sat when gasoline motor car waa swept Lrday decided to Issue $12,500 bonds Into a creek by a sudden rush of water, j for the purpose of erecting and eo,ulp- VOTE LIGHT BUT IS WELL DIS TRIBUTED OVER FOUR CON SOLIDATED OISTRICTS. BUILDING WILL BE ERECTED AS SOON AS BONDS ARE SOLD ,i;-''!iy, nob) Its Ideal Site In Chautauqua Park Donated by H. E. Croaa No Action Taken In Quo War ranto Proceedings. Omaha. Kan. Five members, family of John Hurgea. farmer, killed when tornado demolished the Hurgea home. Nevada, Mo. Mrs. Gertrude Knau. In the prln A Wi, n grenp of pbme.-r lui-ill B"l proIemloiMl men of Oregon f'lty. launched a i ha'i tauijuu. The anreniMy was held nt riluiUtone, two imlea north of Oregon City. Hie following summer That was the Mart and certainly a modest one for the old timers hereabout say the affair lasted a couple or tore, d iys a handful of pco ;le attended, ai-t. t'10 gate receipt w?ro ibe'dedi; a m'nua quantity. JumI two wei Hr. '."".ll next this sunn., cbautauoua will 22nd annual ahHcmhly, In tue .me Identical location, and with se .ral of the director who helped atar' Oi'f the Infant on its perilous Jotirue,' through the ups and djwna of cban'auiua life. Aireng these are H. K. Crfsa, tho prta r nt secretaiT. Col. C. H. Dye. the vi-.'e-president, n-d Cvrge Ilardlm:, pn ncrr niercl;.u. 70,000 Attendance Expected. The coming sesaion will la it 1.1 c'oys. Twenty-six programs will be held In the main auditorium, seating 111') peo ple, summer school classes will bo held eacn morning- interesting forum hours and countless other features will Iw given and It is not Improbable thit the con-blned audiences at all of the pro grams will reach the 70,000 nrirn. Some 4000 Clac-kamis couuiy people belong to the big chautaqua family, for such it is. Year after year, these ping a new high school building. Two hundred and thirty-five votes were cast. ICS favoring the bonds and CS opposing. The vote was llelit but well fcO year old. lost life when bouse wai distributed over the four district In demolished by tornado. volved. I. Tmir tn llr. llm. Alltimn I Ti.. .1 u t..., . . . I v.ni. ;l.; z i v:r..m" a i many - - - -- - uv" . lunuiu i uiwiaiuiia wri, ot-ir toe mie 'y. " of the new building." which will be Montrose. Mo. I nldentifled Infant ! constructed at the upper end of the Killed in winu storm. 1 park at the Junction of the county road ooltry. Ukla Mrs. Carrie r ord I and the Outfield road. The bonds will killed in tornado that demolished her be Immediately placed on the market home. I and as soon as they con be disposed of, Joplln. Mo. Two-year-old daughter; construction on the new school build- of Frank Doss drowned In swollen creek near Doss' home. Sixty-five cur were blown from the San Francisco tracks in the yards at Fort Scott. Kn. One was a work train. In which track laborer were living. Three were Injured. Local Weather Observer Conner said tonight that flood conditiens In the Hlue, Republican nnd Solomon river valleys in Kansas were serious PORTUGUEUf WANT WAR LISHON, June 21. Numerous dem onstratlons favoring Portupral's entry Into the great European war were held here today. ANTHONY ESTATE $1300 A petition for the appointment of an administrator In the eslnto of T. .1. Anthony, who died June 9. was filed in the probate department of the county court by C. E. Anthony, the only heir, Thursday. The estate Is valued at $1800. WASHINGTON. June 21. The su pmnie court of the United States to day reversed the Oregon district court's forfeiture to the government of 2,300,000 ncres of land in western Oregon, valued nt between $50,000,000 and $70,000,000, granted to the Oregon & California rallroiul 50 years ago. This railroad and Its successors, tho Southern Pacific, fulled, it ' was al loged, to dispose of the lands to set tlers, as provided in the grants. . The court, however, granted an In junction against future violations of the land grant by disposal through contracts, and enjoined the railroad from the sale or timber on unsold lands' until congress can conserve the fedoral interests. The court rejected not only the for feiture contentions of the government, but also the pleas of the intervenors for a trusteeship. It tied up the entire unsold Innd, however, with injunctions against its sale or disposal of timber from It un til congresB, p'eacribos now regula tions. However, it also leaves persons who have been sold lam! in undisturbed possession, unless the government ex ercises nn option given to bring suits separately for forfeiture. " This will be done in the big tract cases it Is understood. The court's decision was unanimous, by Justice McKennn, but Justice McReynolds took no part,, FINANCIAL PLANS ARE MADE BY BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS PUTS POW ER IN HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT. OLSEN FOUND GUILTY. W'lUam Olsen, a farmer or the Mar quam district, was found guilty Mon day by Justice of the Peace Sievers on a charge of assaulting his wife. Mrs. Olsen did not appear at the trial. Ol sen was fined $20 and given a 30-day sentence but the jail sentence was suspended upon payment of the fine. Olsen, It Is alleged, went to Mt. Angel and became Intoxicated. On his re- LONDON, Jur.s 21. Free rein In the expenditure of funds was given the national government this afternoon when the house of commons gave the government a blank check that is to be filled out with any sum necessitat ed by tho expenditure of the year. A war loan will be Issued by Chan cellor McKenna which will be the amount the national expenditures for war and otner services ror tne year are in excess of the year's revenue. This war loan will be terminated at the option of the government between 1925 nnd 1915. " Chancellor of the Exchequer Regi nald McKenna today announced In the house of commons that the govern ment deficit, which cannot be covered by revenues now available, has reached the sum of $2,590,000,000, also that the prospects for a supplementary loan of $1,250,000,000 would be issued tonight. Following this statement, announce ment was made that steps would be taken Immediately to raise an indefi nite amount to run the government nnd enrry on the war during the bal ance of the present year. Premier Asqiuth then announced that a bill postponing the general elec tions for one year would be introduced Immediately. Lord Robert Cecil, of the foreign office, denied that guaran tees of safe conduct for German en voys and other alien enemies working in the United tSates insuring their safe return to Germany, had been granted except In cases where the in terests of Great Britain were served by so doing. Ing will at once begin. The building will be of modern con struction and it Is planned by the di rectors to have the same In readiness by the opening of the school year next September. The location is an Ideal one lying almost In the geographical center of the four districts involved. No action has as yet been taken on the quo warranto proceedings brought by the Jennings Lodge people Friday. AUSTRIA MAKKES NEW LOAN. LONDON. June 23. A Reuter dis patch from Amsterdam gives a Vienna telegram which says that the Austrian minister of finance has Informed the committee of the public debt that a loan of $76,000,000 has been arranged turn home he Is charged with having with a German banking group In order struck his wife. The arrest was made to have a broad capital at Austria' Saturday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff disposal for payment in foreign coun- Hubbard, of Molalla. tries. 0.&C.CASEUNSETTLED SALEM. Ore., June 23. The state tax commission was not prepared to day to say on what basis an effort will be made to collect taxes on the Ore gon California railroad grant, hav ing decided to await the receipt of the full decision of the United Slates su preme court In favor of the railroad company. It was also stated by the commis sion that there are so many questions involved that the attorney general will be consulted before a plan ot action is adopted. While nothing has been said regard ing .the matter lately, it was Intimated to the commission sometime ago that In case the company won it would In sist that it owed no taxes for 1913 and 1914 on the ground that It had been dispossessed of ownership by the for feiture order of the lower United States court. Douglas county has an agreement I with the company as to the payment of taxes by which the railroad agreed to pay the taxes, if it won, on the basis of the court's decision. Whether this means that the company will pay its back taxes on. the basis of a full valuation of $2.50 an acre In Douglas or not, is a question. From the agree ment It Beems probable that full value of $2.50 an acre would be the basis of assessed valuation insisted upon by the railroad company. AT The decision of the United States supreme court against the federal gov ernment and for the Oregon & Cali fornia Railroad company will directly result in the payment of JC 1,141.86 In the treasury of Clackamas couuty In taxes for the years 1914 and 195, ac cording to figures prepared Monday afternoon by County Assessor Jack. When the land was first involved In litigation. Assessor Jack put It on the tax rolls so that, he declares, there is not much doubt but that (he back taxe can be collected. out Portland, plan 'or their annual pilgrimage to Gladstone, either to spend an occasional day at Chautau qua, or to Join In the4 big "tent city' of campers on the ground. Chautauqua has become a part of their life and they would not miss It for anything. And so tbey build their plans and year after year finds them at Chautauqua enjoying the most ideul vacation Imaginable In one of the most beautiful sports of Oregon, at the very threshold of Portland, for such Is Gladstone park. Nature surely smiled on Gladstone park. Seventy-five acres of stately firs, rising to a height in many places over 100 feet, with a velvety carpet of thick moss and grass, lend a most pic- Tutre8que touch to the natural wild- ness of the tract, which has ever been preserved and It is hoped ever will be preserved. Indeed the park serves but one purpose the noble purpose of Chautauqua to uplift, to elevate, to build up the moral, and civic life of the community. It is given over ex clusively to Chautauqua, and aside from the two weeks assembly each year, God's handiwork remains undis turbed. H. E. Cross is the owner of the beautiful tract, and many years ago leased it to the Chautauqua for 50 years for the magnificent sum of one dollar and all because he believed in the chautauqua Idea. Assembly Now Prosperous. The early history- of chautatuqua was exciting, to say the least. The backers stood at their post through thick and thin, and not so many years ago chautauqua began to pay expenses. Today the institutiton is in amost flourishing condition, with a neat llttb sum tucked away in the treasury. The institutiton is not, however, nor has it ever been, a money .making institu tion. The chautauqua is for all, rich and poor alike, and charges are made on a cost basis, that the man of mea gre means may have the same oppor tunity as his more fortunate brother. If the chautauqua pays expenses, well and good, if there is a balance on hand, it is laid away for a rainy day; if there is a deficit well, the old faith fuls? get their heads together, dig up the necessary sum. and trust to luck that the next year will bring better results. H. E. Cros Secretary 17 Year. The board of directors are all busy men and women yet r?ady to sacri fice their time and money if necessary, when called upon to do so. They are: H? E. Cross, C. H. Dye, Emma M. Spooner, J. E. Jack, George A. Hard ing, Chris Schuebel, R. L. Holman, John V. Loder. Dr. George Hoeye. Mrs. A. B. Mauley, E. Kenneth Stan ton, F. A. Olrastead. W. A. Huntley, James G. Kelly. H. E. Cross and Mr. Dye were on the original board of di rectors 22 years ago and Mr. Cross, the present secretatry has acted in this capacity for some 17 years out of the 22. The single purpose Is to provide the best music, lectures and entertatin ment nt a minimum cost This yesr'3 program Is one of nnusual event, for while featuring soveral of the coun try's leading lecturers, it sIbo will headline eeveral of the best musical ' attractions In lyceum work. A glance through the booklet reveals, the en gagement of Clrvillo' Royal Italian band, the Swiss Alphine Yodlers, (Continued on Page Three.)