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OREGON OTY ENTERP Tbe inlertfltt It the 4 Only Cleokamjt Caunly Newspaper ha printt til ! tht newt tt (hi growing Cevnly. FIFTIETH YAHUe. U S. SENDS NOTE; ACTION DEPENDS Th Weakly M.rprue U warm tht erica. Compar U with elnert and iuft. 4 lino. IIK III HT' 'It I ' A I . m It- TV i.,..ih. i lu.di. m i ..i 'i l-i.r'l iii'l "f OHIWOX (MTV, OKWJON, VUWW, Al'Ifll, '2, H,. ESTABLISHED 1MI NOWUPONBtRL N FINAL WARNINO It GIVEN GERMANY AND EARLY RE PLY II DEMANDED. TO THREE Of? FOUR DAYS HELD 10 BE ENOUGH TIME TO ANSWER Diplomatic Break to Follow Unleit Method It Amended Without Delay Sentiment In Con great It Mlatd. WAKIIINi'Tn.N', April l.-lrv.i ili'iit WIImiii'i Inn it ctpeclcd Una' warning to licimany tliut tin 1'nlted Htnlca lirr.ilt of! diplomatic rela tlinia unleaa (n abandons li'T present ini'lliixU of iiiniMtliii' warfare, and Immediately declare i tier .Inli'iituiii In lii in), aa delivered today in a nnln to Hrrlln and a I I'D announced by tlm pn ,. ni In an adliena Ii a joint tr almi (if i mixm-a. The provident rounldcra llial III" lint step dc.cn.U aoli'ly on riiiun v ami Unit three nr (our lu)a i imikI It ut a riaxiinulilo llnii' fur a reply. llilimnlli' hlatoty rnnhli oil I r one InM.inre hIii re a !, reeking of rvlulloua between Iwo riral chiaa pottera hit iiuti! ciriiliiullx brought wnr-lhe al' uut'oti which now t vUta between tier niiiny ami Hal)'. fongrcra received Ihn prealdent a crlaliill.iii of ' III a course with niltm) v Idciin a of concern und upproba Hun. Mu.t of tlm leader. DcniocruM nnd Itcpuhlli an. thought llir prt-aldctit lurilly could ilu 'e, uinl aiiiii.' ex lri"-r-it :lni opinion tli.it hi anion would not lend to war. Ilcpuhlli nn i.rmliT Minn nloiin of u 1 1 tint oppo-,1 Hon iiinli ra openly attacked Hi pre I lent for liU atnn l. Ilu rhurw torlie.l It iin a politpu: play. 1 resident Wllaon'a VonU leav no iipixirttinily for double meaning. . In hla aililrvra 1 roniTroii tin ant.t: Y'li.-ive deemed It my tlnly to aay to I1"' Impeila! ('crmun government tint if II I ll!l Ita purpose to prniiccuic re li'iitloH nml iiullHirlJiUnatii warfare . . Die government of tlm I'nllH States la nt liit (on ril In u r,.nrlii- klon tliat iIiiti In tut nun rouii.o it run inirmio. Thl:i nrtirio U llio trvorunrp of loniutlr ri'liitlniiH, tlir ir-lili'til unvi, iiiiIi'mi (icrmnny ahou'il now, Inmipdl uli'ly, (li'ilnro nml MfiTt tin iilniniluii ini'iil nf Ita ini'llio.iH of wnrfuri' Hk'nlnK iiikmiikitii nml frclKlit-carryiiiK vph acta. Tin' nolo to Hnrlln dt' luroa: "Tin' itovfrntni'iit of tlio I'nltPil I'nltril I, as Ihmmi viry u t l-'tit . . . . It liiia ui'icpti'il tli Riicroaalvn 'Xilil tin t ti hi h anil (iiiHiiriini'rH of the Imper ial kovitii me nl na of cniimo cIvimi In nut Ire nlticortty nmt nooil fultli and Ihim Iio(iI, even UKaltlxt hnpo. Hint It would provo to Im pobmIIiIo for tlu Imorpliil Ri)Virniiiint ho to order nnd cnnlrol tlio nctn of Ita nnval roinmanilcra an to miiiuro Iin policy with tlio twok iil.cil prlni'lplna of hiininnlty iih cm lioillcd In tlio law of nntloiiH. "It aow oui'H It to n JiihI roKiird for Hh own rlnlila to any to tlio Imperial Kovnrnini'iit that (tint time Iiim come." Mad tlio reoerit nllack on tlm ('ann uel Rtcamcr Sussex, Hie note ti'lta Ror inany. heen nn Inolutcd cbho, tlio Uni ted Mlntim mlKlit have hoped that til'1 aulmiailne comnuinder acted In vlolit tlon of hlu Kovernnic nt'ii aolomn pledKea and that tlio cihIh of JiiHtico inlRht have lieen rouaerved by n dis avowal, reparation and hU proper pun iHhinent. Hut, It ndilH. (IiIh cnm "nn happily diK'R not Rtand alone," GRAND JURY INDICTS HIE AND RETURNS TWO NOT-TRUE BILLS INVIITIGATOM UNO omctl CONDUCTIO WITH ECONOMY AND irriCICNCY. After a eek of mora or Ina ateai cik, Ilia ftllilna uruinl Jury (otn plelMl Ita Inolneaa lata Hatunlav aft crnon ami mad Ita final report To mil trim lillla. In the raaea of I'a'il l.lttlitner, ilmrrnl amault, and William Kuttamt, i liarKed allh alatu lory rrlliie. era returned and John UriMika and Janiet Cray, alleyiil r tlili-Tia. and John Italmer, ihart;ei lth a atatuloiy ofTeline, ie irl. o trial In Ihn ( In ult ronrt The Krand Jury looked Into mutler-i around the court hoiim and com ludeil Ihat the pulillc offlcra are conducted with economy and efrielrney, Tli Jury ret'oiiimrtnU that the county ju.l he ahltewiihed. ami that a clian he made In the ihMira. The i h irrn aaalnat Cray and I'.rooaa la -niiaiinl. They aro aMexed to lum torn up, removed and dlpla'd plcc,- of a railroad The proaeciillon will he haaed on a u punie.) l.y lli,. lecUlulnre and the i hame U punUli alile with in yiiiia In the Male peril tentlnty. Kulluiid, who wt:a arreatcd Krhlay hy lleputy Sheriff Murray, waa freed ly the arjud Jury and after the report wa turned, aa Riven hla lllierlv from the county Jail hy Hlierlff WIImm. "It Hie tell you aoiuetriluK." ld the aherlff aa he opened the Jail doora for Hut 'and, "you net out of tlili roiintr and tay out. If ever catch you around here I'll k.-ep a tti I K it t rlurn watch on you " Holland waa a. cum-. hy an elkht yearo'd ncIumiI ulrl or an mult. 250 ATTEND CLARKES IHARRYVORSWICK nnrii rAnmi nrrrnin urtfi rura nttiirtu: cumvc rncmp OIIUIIU UUUI Ul CITY PAVING 1 John W. Uer, Thomaa A Hurke, llariey K ('rout and Y. A Olmate'l hi the aiieakera al a union mm (in he'd Huiidaf allerinxiu at Clarkea l lirf" er Ml people preielit ami the IM'tikera Hair praitdal talk Hut ere ell r"eval. Mra. U II. Ol it lid rendered vocal nuiiiliera and the horua i holr of the Haptlnt church of OfeKiin t'lly furnl.hed mualc. The mMtlii( lat;d more than lo hour. 1 tie lietilde of f'larkea huva i,nlnirn.l a aerie, of .t.nM every Hund.y for .MM VP WflN AMI iROR OP he luat two inuiitha. On net Hunday , SUIT TO T0RECL0SE ON THIS HAN f 0RG0T HE $10,000 NOTE FILED ACTUAL COST Of MAIN STRICT TO PAVINO COMPANY ONLY 79.4 CENTI A YARD. FILING ENDS 1 IT 42NAMEST0BE0N t vvnirKiDri i aainp wcai improve I mint Eapcritnctd Financial Di. I cultitt Bacaun of High ! Iilarlat Pa.d. Tha Title and Trut company, a I mliiiatralor of the -.tat of the la'e William (.'. Ilullilt, Laa fllid a ""It n tlm ( in ult o.irt to (ore lom n a not for ilO.M axalnal the Wlllamett lml lr vn'opir.eiit roiiipany. Th plaintiff Dk for f 1000 atlorney'a fe.-a Charxlni that be tailed her liartiei, that he nnjunlly a u. d Ik r ami Ihat he aanii'led her, Mra. A. ( udl Inn k baa filed a am It In the ( la. kamua rontity circuit lourt for divorce from ( J. Cudahuck. They were marrll Octil.r 20, !!). in Vaiicoaver, Wati. Khe akii lor the return of her maiden nei i, ,le A. Tho'nppon. L CITIZENSHIP PAPERS PRIMARY OnLLU I CPu'n Wortwlck't Figurct ONLY ONE NEW CANDIDATE AP- 4 on PEARS ON FILING LAST DAY PETITIONS. FOR HEN BELIEVED TO BE EXPERT THIEVES OF KMEU VIETOR IN HELD FOR DEXOCMTIC SHfRirF NOMINATION Minority Party'a Rtprcttntativtt to Havt No Oppotition May II Atlampt to Fill Out Ticket Will Bt Mada. Main 6trt Coat I'er -. Item. Yard Mlilnc t .10 . Cra.UiiK 104 i MaulliiK but atufT t l.aylna; Anphalt Huiid and K ravel ie, oil, coal and tno.l... ' Cement and lima i) nt Actual cot a yard f Freight on plant, (iiurlurt l.alM.r kettlni! up ROBERT SCHUEBCL SHOWN REC ORDS AT COURT HOUSE THAT SURPRISE HIM GREATLY. eOYSEN IS GIVEN EINE, SENTENCE; TRIES TO APPEAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY CONTENDS CASE CANNOT BE TAKEN TO HIGHER COURT. OVER 1000 FEET OF VALUABLE COPPER CUT FROM TRACKS OF W. V. 8. COMPANY. SCHUEBEL HAS PLAN TO LIVE-WIRE COMMITTEE MEMBER SUGGESTS TOWN, COUNTY, STATE WORK TOGETHER. John llrooka ami Jamea (,'rnv. he. Ileved to he nmoiiK the moat expert Ihlevea of hondlim wire oporutliiK In tlm northweKt, are In Jail here on a clinrKo of larceny. They worn hroiiRlit up from I'di-tlnnd FVhlay tiiornliiK nml were arrealed Thuraday hy Special ARent r. J. Maher of the Tortlaiid Hullway I.IkIiI & Power roimmnv n their head(imrtiTH near tlio Nathan n Harvey place In Ardenwald. The two men nre IhiIiik kept utnirc ono belim In tho county and tha other in tho city Jail. Their Htorlea vary in many Important polntH. although ho!h nay that tho 32.1 pounds of bonding wire secured hy the officer nt the tiuu of their nrroat wag found. They uro believed to havo taken a total of about 1325 pnimda of the wire, which In sold by Junkmen at 25 cents n pound. Seven hundred pounds of tilth wire, nccnrdliiK to Information hold hy Portland Hallway I.liiht & Power dotoctlvos, was sold to a E l- tune Junkdo.iler. Most of tho wire was taken from the tracks of tho Willamette Valley South ern In tho Denver Crook dlatrlot. Tin arrest follows about 111 days of work on the part of offlclatH of that lino, who had tecurod tho co-opuratlon of Chief Special Audit Krunk 0. Smith, of tho Portland Hallway Unlit & Pow or company, A purt of tho wire wus taken from tho tracks of tho later company neir Meldrmn. Tho A.di'and TIiIIiirs reports the first auto tourist campers for Ittltl ar rived at ABhland Inst Friday and camped at the Uthla Park ground. They wore pooplo from tho stato of WaahliiRton, who had spent the win tor touring California. C, Schncbel, Oeorno A. Harding and (h-nrRO liiindall visited Adjutant Oen era! White of tho Oregon National (I mini In Portland Monday and dis cussed with him the condition of the local company of nillltla. They se cured a promise of aid In building up tho company from the head of the state organization, and no action to ward mustering uto the company will be taken until the committeo has had opportunity to carry out somo of its plans. 1 Mr. Hchuehcl suggests that tho city donate the block released to the city by Harvey Cross on Monroe Btreet near the high school, nnd that the coutity court donate a sum toward the trectlort of the building. Tho state would he ca'led upon to duplicate tho total of previous donations, which, Mr. Schncbel believes, would be enough to hmld the armory. He calls attention to the fuct that the block Is large cnoiigh to hold the armory and to al low, room for an outdoor drilling ground. The only objection to Mr. Schuebcl't proposal It that the property It too far from Mafn street. CIRL, 8, ACCUSES . MAN,6I,0FASSAULT WILLIAM RUTLAND CAUGHT BY DEPUTY SHERIFF MURRAY IN SOUTHERN CLACKAMAS. Wcdnchduy ended wHh the filing of 41 candidates In (he Held for atate, county and district offices In this county. Clu' knmaii county Is well supplied with Hepubllcun r.mdldatct, while the Demociatx, fnr III the minority, have few. In no ciue Is u candidate for IieuiiH'ratlo nomination ut the primar ies poicd. Au uttcmpt will probably bo made by the mln.irlty party to It 1 1 out tlio ticket at the primaries. ClackBinai county candidates are: Circuit Judge: J. V. Cumpbell, Re publican. Itepreaentatlve ill the legislature: (Jorge C. Drownell, M 1). Olds, II. A. iH'dmnli, II. ('. Slci'liolis. C. Sihuo bvl. ItcpuhllcaiiH. District attorney: (). W. lCastham. William Stone ami K. W. Dart'ott. all Hepulillcnns; G. I,. Hedges, Democrat. County commissioner: C. W. Ulster, Democrat, and J. W. Heed. S. L. Mul- Ian, 11. W. Dottemiller. E. U Pope. Harvey (illmon. W. A. Proctor, all He-publirans. County recorder: Clyde Hughes, Pearl H. Selby und I). C. lloyles, He pulillcnns. j Counly nssesb'r: Charles F. Homi, W. W. Kverhnrt and R. K. Woodward C I. Stafford, Republicans, and G. K. Johnson, Democrat. Sheriff: William J. Wilson and John F. Albright, Repuollcans; Maxwell Vie- tor, Democrat. Treasurer: M. K. Dunn. Republican County surveyor: 11. II. Johnson Republlcnn. County clerk: lvn M. Harrington Republican. Coroner: Dr. T. E. Hempstead, Re publican. County school superintendent: J. K Calavan, Republlcnn. CoiiHtublo: Oregon City district, D E. Frost und Leo French, Republicans, and Ed. Fortune, Democrat; Oswego, Arthur MeVey ami Charles E Austin, Republicans. Justice of tho peace: Oswego, J. C. Haines' Sr., and George W. Pressor, Republicans; Sandy, J. E. Fomoroy, Republican; Cnnby, Wlllinm Knight, Republican; Molulla, W. A. Dock, Re publican. Total cost per td ...$ .SThO 4 HOTEL BELIE PROPRIETOR SAYS OEMS ALWAYS BOTHER HIM f 4 The cost of labor and materials used In paving Main street wai Til 24 centi a urd, according to (kurci prepared by Captain Worswlck. of the Standard Paving company, for the benefit of hla son, Harry Worswlck. alio will super intend puvlng done without contract by the county. The city paid $1.20 for the paving. The cost of moving the plant from Oearhart to Oregon ?(' and setting It up here, however, mV'tla the cost of the street and Incr. jn'a the per yard cost to K7.S4 cents. Tho old brL'k street wns removed at a cost of 10 centt a yard. Itemized Cott Given. The Itemized cost of the street, ac cording to Captain Worswlck, follows: (irudlng l i,ir.s.i; Man Often Convicted of Illegal Llqucr Selling Complaint Justice It Not Known In Thit Country Im portant Issued Railed. Robert H'huelM-l. road Biiperv lar and uiually the loudcat and longeat t ilker at all mertlnga of tapay r, b-ia a poor rnen.ory. In fat his memory Is m poor Ihat he even forgot that he secure.! rerond or final rl(irr.ablp pa llia and up to Tee,, lay afternoon, hen uuuty Clerk Iva llarrlnglon In funnel Mm cf Uiti true ute of affilri. t'ipokf Ibut he aa a cltlen of thee ('lilted Ktatea only tMiauae of bis fiiti.er'e p4i-T whiih were taken out oefore be. Robert Sch'iel-. , uf e. V.T. HchueUI trhd to register in- ml weeka axo. declaring that he was clilen b iUM of bis father's citizen- hip. Holrt 8 hueliel Is a native cf .crmuny. However. It cost him some troublw to locate his father s final pa pers, before he could place bis nam. on the poll hooka. Tuesday afternoon Clerk llarrlng ton. accompanied by Judge firant II. Drtnh k. u.hered Mr. 8 buebel Into the vault of the clerk t office and ahowe I HICHSCHOOLBOY DROWNS IN EDDY NEAR PAPER MILL COMPANION HANGS ONTO UP TURNED BOAT AND IS SAVED BY MEN IN LAUNCH. TAILRACECUICKLYllPSnS CRAFT USED BY TWO BOYS W FISHING Earl Siddona, Vleitlm of River. Wa Prvvtnttd from Swimming by Heavy Coat and Sweater-. Body Not Yet Found. Earl Kiddona. a sophomore al the Orcein City hlth school, waa drnn.'d Wedneaday night when a boat from which he had been Mining waa rai llted In the eddy formed by the ron fllct of currents between the waters of the Uilrace of the llawley mills and the main stream of the Willamette be low the falls. Krwln Kinney, who ait In the bout wlth-hlin manttvp.l n him the county court pnseedlngs of reach the bottom of the overlurnef craft, and clung to it until rescued hy Mixing Hauling hot stuff Laying Asphalt Sand and gravel Fuel, oil, coal and wood... Cement and lime dust 1.C31.55 591.40 1.0S9.IU 2.335.30 1.0S1.14 1.000.0U 500.00 Labor and material cost..) 9.4S9.G1 Freight on plant from Gear hart 293.50 Cost of Installing 793.20 William Rutland, aged 61 ynura. wis arrested by Deputy Sheriff W. C. Mur ray In the southorn part of the county Friday on a charge of attempting to commit a statutory crime on an eight-yenr-old girl. Her name Is withheld. The girl's mothor Is dead and hor father Is In Mexico. She was on her way to school Thursday mornlna- wbun Rutland caught her, but rclnesed hor after she began to scream. Rutland daes not deny the nttnek, but does say that owing to an Injury to his head several years ago he Is unable to say what he did do Thura day. . Sheriff Wilson spent the greater part of Thursday night hunting for Rutland, and put all hla deputies In the southern part of the county on the cue. MILLER IS EXEMPT FROM JURY SERVICE MULINO MAN REMINDS "JUDGE CAMPBELL OF LONG-FORGOTTEN STATUTE. Circuit Judge Campbell has learned a new thing about law. 'The Clackamas county jury list, from which n hew grand Jury will bo drawn Monday, Included the nanio of E. J. Map'e, or Mulino. Mr. Maple works ror C. T. Howard and Is a miller. Mr. Howard Informed Judge Campboll that a miller could not be made to serve upon a Jury, and the Judge looked up tho matter to find that early In the aUtory of the state a law was passed exempting ferrymen ond millers from jury service, and Mr. Maple was excused. Judge Compboll hod heard of the statute exempting forrymen, but tho clnuse applying to tho same exemption to millers was new to him. Tho scar city of millers In pioneer days and the Importance of their work was pro! ably the reason for the iavr. Total cost J10.4SS.31 Of course, other items must figure In the cost of the pavement. The city withheld 15 per cent of the total amount and that money, amounting to about 12400. Is now on dennnlt in a local bank. The Standard Paving ' appeal from the justice to the circuit company also gnve a bond to the city,! court In a prohibition case, which to them is nn item of cost, and Doysen expressed disappointment to tho time of a man taken up In negn-la number here over the severity of Hating with the city council means ex-1 his sentence. He declared that "there Fritj lioysen, proprietor of the Hotol Hello In Milwaukie who was convicted Friday on a charce of selling liquor, was given a $00 fine and a alx months sentence In Ihe county Jail Saturday by Justice of the Peace Slevers. The full penalty of the law Is (500 flue ami one year in Jail. John Stevenson. Doysen's attorney, notitlcd the court of hi 'Mention to attempt to make an appeal to the cir cuit court. District Attorney Hedges will fUht the attempted appeal, en deavoring to uphold the conviction and the sentence In the Justice court. The district attorney points to the fact that the prohibition law gives the circuit und the Justice courts concur rent Jurisdiction, or, iu other words. places the two courts on the same level ns fur as ite dry law is con cerned. Au appeal Is the act of tak ing a case from one court to a higher one, which would be Impossible, ac cording to District Attorney Hedges' reasoning, under such circumstances as these. An appeal from the Justice court direct to the state supreme court is not considered possible. lloysen's attorney will contend, on the other hand, that an appeal cannot be denied. His contention strikes at the constitutionality of one of the Im portunt clauses of the state's new pro hibition law. Circuit Judge Campbell will be called upon to pass upon the legality of an December 19. 1SI9, when Hecond ua pert were granted to blm. W. L. White waa rounty Judse at the tlms and 8. R. Green and W. W. Myers were his witnesaes. Mr. Schuchel said that he hud no recollection of the affair. It waa unnecessary for Mr. Schiiebel to take out citizenship papers, owing to tho fact that his father hart paper before the son reached hit majority. H. LEIGHTON KELLY TIC F FORMER MASTER FISH WARDEN DOES NOT DENY REPORT THAT HE WILL RUN. pense. Company's Salariet High. Five men of the Standard Paving oompany drew $200 a month each, a condition which greatly Increased the cost of tho Improvement to the com pony. Several of these men did not do actual work on the street, but were Interested In the company financially or as organizers. The salary of these five men, alone totaling $1000 a month probably was the cause of tho com pany's financial difficulty before Ua affairs iu Oregon City were wound up. Howover, It is principal with tho per yard cost of the pavement that the figures of Captuin Worswlck nro Interesting. The Improvement con tained 11,79!; square yards, and-tho actual cost of labor and material was 79.34 cents, nccording - to Captain Worswlck's figures It is principally bocnuse of these figures that Harry Worswlck told tho county court that ho could lay five inch asphaltlc concrete pavement of the same class as Main street for i'0 cents a yard. The Main street Im provement is six inches thick. Figur ing that each square yard inch of the Main street street pavement cost 13.22 cents, or onc-skth of 79.34, five Inches would cost 55.10 c'tits. The buying power of the county Is also taken Into consideration when the cost of county laid pavement is esti mated. There Is no question of credit, as far as the county is concerned, and properly managed the county will be able-to buy mateiials at a low cash price believes Mr. Worswlck. Is not Justice In this country" and complained that the Clackamas coun ty officials wero continually interfer ing with his business. ENGLISH GRAIN CRAFT SEAMEN REFUSE TO RISK LIFE ON SHIPS BOUND FOR THE BRITISH ISLES. LABEL DOPED ALCOHOL TWO MORE WEDDINGS. Two couples nee u rod marriage lie sea here Friday. They are Hazel Mel Inn and John Stein, of Oak Grove, and Ella L. Wright and Cecil J. Wright, of cohol. or a ttatement im printed as to the Hotel RiU. Portland. in adulteration. Druggists who, seeking to prevent purchasers of alcohol from driking it, put other drugs in the alcohol and then sell the mixture for grain alcohol are liable to be prosecuted for violation of the pure food and drug law, accord Ind to A. S. Wells, dputy state and dnlry commlsisoner. Mr. Wells says that It Is unlawful to In any way adulterate pure alcohol, unlets the bot tie Is plainly labeled "denatured al PORTI-AND, Ore., April 13. For eign ships laden with grain in the Portland harbor need 31 sailors to complete their crews, according to statements of Jack Grant, who is at tempting to fill the crews. Securing men is becoming more and more difficult with every sinking by submarine or mine of a neutral or allied ship and the sailor bourdlng house runnera are beginning to fenr that nn unusually long wait Is in store for the three vessels at present in the harbor. The Norwegian bark Olive-, bank needs five men. The Drltteh barks Alice A. Leigh and Invergurry need and 12 and 14 men respectively. "Men cannot be secured to Bhlp to Europe," declared Jack Grant this morning. "The Alaska-Portland Pack ers' association turned down applica tions from 100 certified sailors anx ious to go to Alaska on the Berlin an 1 the Levi G. Burgess, yet try as we will we cannot secure a full crew for the three vessels at present on our hands." The question of sailors has been agi tating the Pacific coast for the past six weeks. The Port'and Chamber of Commerce made a determined effort, along with other commercial bodies nn the coast, to faU-n the blame onto tho requirements of the new seaman's bill. H. l.elghton Kelly, exalted ruler f the Elks, until recently mauler Bsh warden, and a member of one of the county's ploaeer and best known fam ilies, may be the Democrat called up on to reclaim the office of county sheriff from the Republican party. This is nothing but a report, it Is admitted, b'lt it is a persistent re port, and II. Lelghton himself last night refused to deny or confirm It. Several leaders of the faith in Oregon City Thursday received the news that Kelly may run with surprise, as if it was news to them, and then observed that Kelly wns a good man. That the Democrats 'will center their efforts upon the election of a sheriff, an office so long considered the personal property of the party. Is generally conceded. E. T. Mass, at present chairman of the county cen tral committee and for two terms sheriff, is considered another possi bility. Joseph E. Hedges, a Democrat of standing, snld yesterday that ho In tended to take it upon himself before tho end of the week to form a little get-together meeting of leaders when politics will be discussed and men se cured to fill out the tickets. The time for filing for county offices ends Wed nesday night of next week, and to dale tho'onlv candidates who have ap peared for Democratic nomination are C. W. Rlsley for commissioner, G. F. Johnson for assessor, Ed Fortune for constable of this district, and Gilbert L. Hedges for district attorney. Crop outlook as reported in tho Baker Democrat: "Never did the out look for crops look better In Baker county. All land owners are busy plowing and seeding and . the grounl Is perfect, with an assurance that an abundance of water will be had for irrigation when most needed." MAIN NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD SOON WILL BE IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION. Japanese building many vessels :o handle V. S. trade. The Improvement of the South End road, a section of tho Pacific Highway Just south of Oregon City, with a well rolled and high crowned macadam sur face, will be completed Friday, accord ing to Roadnmster T. A. Roots and will bo thrown open to tiafflc during the day. The road during the period It was being reconstructed was open only at night and on Sundays. The road master then will turn his attention to a section of the. highway just north of New Era known as the Kelland hill road, beginning next week. This road will be given a macadam surface. With the improvement of the Kelland hill road, now among the worst in this part of the county, the road from Oregon City south to the Marion county line will be in firct class shape. WUPam Freeman nnd Oaear Smity who were cruising nearby in a I iun- h. Kiddona was 16 years of aco. an. I ! bad been living with hit uncle, W. W. Iourle, at Greenpolnt. Ills mother Is In Milton, eastern Oregtn. At the time of the accident Flddont waa Crouching in the bout, wearing a heavy tweatrr and overcoat, and trying U warm himself after being exposed to the rold wind and spray that bad be.iu blowing downstream from the falls all afternoon. When thrown Into the water he wat unable to free himself of hit encum bering clothes and ving a'lmvt nt once. Kmployees at the Hawlcy mill and fishermen on tho river who saw the accident, ray that Siddomr' arm was visible for a moment, wavin above th eddlct In the river, and that it was almost immediately lucked be neath, the surface of tho water. Siddons and Kinney went fishing about the middle of tiie afternoon, soon after sihool was out for the day. At first they kept their boat in the backwater oft tho llawley mill wharf. Just before dusk they decided to try the swifter water of the river beto'v tho fa'ls, near tho dendllno for angler, and to reach this started to cross th' -swift current of water that poure t foam-flecked from under the Hawlcy mill. Their frail craft was instantly . gripped by the swirling waters, and whirling about like a feather wim swept into the eddy at the end of the tall rare. Here It spun for a moment and then tipped over. Kiney, unburdened by heavy clothes, managed to fight his way through tho cross currents to the upturned boat and clumbored onto ita bow, where ho hung and shouted for help. In spit of his own peril his first thought wai for his comrade, and when employes of the mi'l rushed down to tho end of the dock, he pointed upstream fc where a few seconds Siddons' hand waved above the water. Before there , was time to untie a boat from tho -mill slip, the horrified watchers say the uplifted hand disappear under tho river's surface, and ail that remained to mark the point of tho tragedy was Siddons' cap, which floated in towards the.dock. Meantime Freeman and Smith, cruising in a powerboat nearby, saw the plight of Kinney, and drove their craft with all speed to the upturned boat. Kinney was taken from the over turned fishboatand landed at the Haw-' ' ley dock, whore he was wrapped in blankets and hurried away to a stove. Coroner Hempstead was notified of tho accident, but waa unable to do more than gather tho names of wit neses of the tragedy. Soon afterwards; volunteers started out to drag tha river for Siddons' body; and late Into the night they kept up thoir work, revealed now and then to the watchers on the shore by the rays of tho search light operated by game wardens bolow tho falls. But slight hope was enter tained during the evening for tho re- -ocvery of Siddons' body, as tho river bottom at the point under which he disappeared Is cleft by a fissure over a hundred feet In depth. AT MOUNT PLEASANT At a public meeting he'd In the hull of the Mount Pleasant Commercial club, Thursday night, a local of the State League of Taxpayers was or ganised. Officers elected follow: President, G.-F. McDowell; vice-president, George E Lazell, and secretary. Ward B. Lawton. C. Schuebel was present and gave an interesting talk cn the subject of "State and County Taxation." The next meeting of the league will bo held in the same hali, Thursday night. April 20, at 8 o'clooh, and the public Is Invited to attend. Arrangements are being made to have prominent speakers present at this meeting. Eugene Contract let for school bouse to cost $13,492.