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mm mmm u y m i ieikpirise:! flPTIITH YIAA-No. . OUMION (MTV KNTKUI'JIIKK, I'KIDAV, (HTOHKK uo, 1910. ESTABLISHED 18 ''III-: IflXToiiK Al. HIM KT Tourney III, In ?, t .. ,. THREE SHERIFFS HUNT FOR BAOJHEGK AflTIST WORTHLESS PAPER IIPASSEOON ME MCHANT8 IN BIX TOWNS IN ONE DA V. T T 1 HEAR FULTON UT LEONA AND E. R. II i ii ii i t SUIT OP COLTON FARMER FOR INJUNCTION Ar0 DAMAGES RESTS WITH COURT. OH ISSUE CLEAR EX SENATOR TELLS Of BROKEN PLEDGES OF SPINELESS DEMOCRATIC PARTV. 25THC0NVENTI0N S CHARLES HUGHES SUNDAYSCf OOLS FIND OF LABOR HAKES P SITIOf CASE WEDDED. IS BROUGHT TO END SAYS ESTABROOK COURT'S FINDING DELEGATES CLCCT, PASS Rf 80 LUTIONS 0ISCU8I WELFARE THEN ADJOURN. REPEAL OF SUNDAY CLOSING LAW IS OPPOSED; PROHIBITION FAVORED C. f. Homlg Again U Preddent of Ctackamaa County Sunday School Aeeoclalion Program Ar. ranged for Teacher. AfliT clotting ofllccru anil uilnplliiK s.rlul lewiilulliiiiH. I lie 2.'.tli Mliui'al ioiivi nlloii of Iho (iurkumua Cimiily Holiday HcIiihiI oi lallnii hum hioughl to un mil Katiinluy afternoon Our (. delegate rcplrHolillliK Hun ilu)' m IiimiI In fifty part of llni ruuiit) nlli'inli'il llin two day ki'oxliiu und iiiiiiiIiipiiI rliurrli nii'ii (nun 1'nrtluinl ami other iltlin appeared mi 'H lirum. Thi officer mimed are: Pre itlilotit, F. Itomlg, tlif pri'plili'iil, Mm l. l Hlimikn. aocrctiry. Mr II. A. Mimik, utialnlniit MH trtury. Mm Alum Moore, Ircanurer. Mra W A. White. n ri'tury elm ittlotiul l url iik-ii I , Mm II. It. M tit It la , ai rcturlt-a '(eon hki' tlaiui tiiia-iil. btiy, Kl'iil) Cl.irki ninl John W. I.i.ilir. Klrln. Mri. It. I.. Hudgcr mill Mra. Jui k Hooper; uti.' Iiiry mlult department, Mia. K II. An ilti'Mn; at ri'l.ir)' t in (! mi depart incut, Mra ('(mi KIk-i ly ; set rctury ! military dcpmtuiciil, Mm. Kinllh, act irlar til cuingclliitlc li-p:tr( iik'Ii I . r . A. J Ware Parada la Olg Succcaa. 'I In- feature of Kulunliiy'a pinmum m mrnii it I II Delink thi Morn ing. Eight hundred iiiiIIh of (iatka tuna fount) Sunday a IhkiIh, dele gate and imntora. headed liy Iho Oir gmi City Hoy' I'uinl purmli'il down Seventh street from lliv 1'roahytcrl.iit ihiirvh, whom I ho convention waa hi'hl. to Muln street ami down Main street to Tlilnl. Thn purudn wan 10 lilocka Ioiik. Ttiu Oregon City IUi -llat anil Inn Proahytorlan rhurcho each bad uIhiiiI I.'iO children in lino. Hnturdny morning' program wu ar ranged to I of ain'clnl Interest to ai'lioul Irurhora Itov. J. It. land iHiniiiKh. puslor of tint Prosh) torlun liurch, Mk nn "Tlio Pluco lln 1 II 1 1 1 Should Huvo In Our Hrhoola," uud Ni I mm Howtunil, principal of oho of ihi liK-al grammar schools, spoke on the miiiio atibject as viewed hy n mIi.mI lonelier. Saturday afternoon William Mll!or li'iul a discussion, "Tho Humlay School From a Toihik Man a Stundpomi n niiiiihrr of five minute talk were imulr hy delegates unit reports of vurl hum committee worn ri'iid. The convention passed thi following resolutions: Bill' Repeal la Oppoaed. "Itcmilvi'il, that thn CliickHililiH County Sunday Hiiiool romoiillon mi iIiiiki'ii our prt'm'iit Haliluitli law anil rrroiunitMidH Unit cvorythliiKH lm ilono poKHlhln to ili-fi'iit tlio hill irouiHi'il to ilrKtroy our Kinulny law. "Hi'hoIvimI, that wo cxli-nil a votrt of tliankN to tlm offlii-ra of I hi' Cluck nniaa County Kunilay Hiiiool iiHHiichi-' lion for thi' I'xii'lli'iit iirraiiKi'ini'iiU of tlir pniKniui for tlio iTillt annua; ronvi'iitloti, uml to all who imtilxtml In liny way to nmlto tlio proKiam a .oic ll'KH. "Hoholvod, that wo oxlrnil n vnto of thiuikH to tlio I'ri'Hliytorlan liiuitii for tho prlvlli'Ko of IioIiIIiik (ho cn.i M'litlon In tliolr churrh, and to all Ihr lailii'8 win) kii ulily iikhIhIoiI In tho on liTtalnuiPiil. 'itcsolvwl, that wo oxtonil u VoIm of tliaukM to Mth. MrDotialil, who ho siio l oKHfiilly nrriiuKi'il nnd rnrrleil out tho pin ado. "UoHolvod that thin convention ou iIoimoh the dry ineaHiiro mid that we UNO our Influence to elect men to of fice who wl'l Ht unci for that iiicuhui'i'.'' . Tlio roHoluiloii einninlttee was eel poHi'd of Mm. II. A. I loan. Itoy N. M lulyrc and A. (1. ('. Ilrown. Tim alierlffa of llino roiiutlea, (iaikiiiiiua, WanliliiKloii ami Muilnli, urn IniiilliiK for a foiKcr who lina Junt coiiiicle a am i i-anlul furuKo aiiioiiit toiiiilry alorea In tlm noillicrii urt of tlm Willamette i alloy. In one iluy'r lime lie ilallcil all alofca ulid cuahiil :i:l In alli'K''il had liei ka. Ilia vli lliiia are Hie Hl.ifloril nlnre, tlm Aden alore Ml Ullmiliv llle, lien I uy a rlore at Mnlloy, Cuilluii k Hhoik at HIioiwimhI. J. Manly ut T'luliillii uml the TlnurHlln ntnre. Km li of lln ihiik waa nil thn I'nlliil Hl.ilin ,S'a lloluil lm nl;, mid made out In the aum of l.'i eti oilnit Hie one canlii'il ut the Htiiffuril atom which un fur lit. Thn Inline of J. JiililiHon huh (ilciied In l mujollf y of llle i licrka irexed u.i a lulmrcr. Hie muii Hnuld walk lulo the iitore uml etpl.iin Hint lie had lieeu niklm: In the iii lkiihor IiimhI and liai) JiihI lieeu paid hPIi a hii k He would older aeverul dnllara north of nu ri hamllne, and i uliuly wu'k from Hie More. j The h.iiiio mall la Im IIi M il to hum I'poiutcil III the Willamette willcy m v. oral luiilitllN lien lie lit ulmut fUcfcti uml aeicii tin I ii-h tall, l datk mid lihoul VI yearn old. tin. hint trip lie Hint afoot from town to town, hut In prcliiua tllpn It la liillcied that lm Iruiehd hIUi a horse uml hiik'i') mil waa to comiaiitci ly u ueiiiiin anil to i hllilren NEW YORK ORATOR IN PORTLAND CONTRASTS RECORDS OP TWO CANDIDATES. WILSONS CRITICISM Of LABOB UNIONS IS QUOTED BY SPEAKER Adamaon Act la Called Cold Brick, Drawn With Bolt Purpcn to Get Votta Conitutionallty of Meaeur Doubted. Iil.lrl- t Attorney (.111., rl I, H. dn a rrpre'eiilliiK tha rouMr, and Allor lieya (!. C. UroHUell am) C. I) linur die, In Ilia ault of Hiram llonklna unalnat (iuikamaa n.iiuiy, tnh mil hrlefa to Circuit Judi-e Hurley Hlihlii 20 duya. l'Hn, u Culton (.inner, uka for a painlilnry Injure lieu cnmpelllnu the "-inly to dnl'iii a illtili Hliliii, lm aayi nmula hli lund. and for ?loo duinuurt T hn county iluK illd li on Hie i nun ly road punt the llie-klui property liecuuan llila ditch M "i.l d ep i-iiieinh I lift I 'alma that Hie cti-rlln rotera hla land ai"l mukca It ln.!..n.hll,l- for him , REPUBLICAN NOMINEE SAYS HE YOlLD HAVE PUT STRIKE UP TO PEOPLE WOMAN SANDY TRIES TO KILL HUSBAND; FAILS MAN STANDS TALKING OVER TELEPHONE. ARREST AND THEN PRELIMINARY HEARING FEW HOURS AFTER SHOOING I'tillTllMi, lire., tlil 13 -Why the luhorliiK man ahou'd ole fur IIukIich, infill well liutu I""I the title of the addicxa Ut the Klcunlll Hired lliiut'T tonltiht hy Henry I KntuhriHik, noted New York attorney, fciH uklUK on in hulf of lluithea and He Kepulillcail ticket. Mr. KitalniMik, In c!oo,iiiciit lull i;uat:o for lie a polnhed olutor re t lowed HiiKhea' luhor record mil tjuolcd lahor Icudi'ta uml luhor pnMI cutloiia Iheiimehea to auhutuiitiutu III deilarutlon thut the llepuhllian iiuinl nee uli Iiuh hiHii Ihv true friend of luhor. ; I ly Way of contrail he lit III fin 111 the puhllc utteruilcea of WiNidroW Wllnoli I - hefnre WIImiii Ihi uiiio pronlileiil i know Ink thut the prciihlciit during hl colleen profohaurnhlp duya wua vlo i lonlly op)Koil to, Indeed, a "fieri o ! paiiban" UKulnxl ornuiiUod lahor. "Mr. HukIioh." h aicrtcd, ufter a j I runiiliiK lire of humoruua ancodoten. j ( ui Htorlea mid Imriiliik' IhruHta at the Hi iiiui rat hud kitnpiI to place hM ainlleiii v In k i mil humor, 'Mr. HukIich ' lint In'oii the Kreutent, hImohI and moat ! loyal friend to lalxir thut thla coimtrv I over liud." 'CoiitinHl thla," io continued, "with BULLETS IMBEODED IN WALL AS thin trlhute to luhor puid hy Mr. I Hon in u liucculuuroiito Hornion prcuchod hy him In IH09." And ho ! road tho follow Iiik: j "You know wlmt tho iikiiuI aundurd I of tlio employe la In our duya. It la to 1 iflvA am IIhIm na litt nmi fur lilu Uihor ta atundunlltod hy hn Iradea uiilone. and thla la tho atundurd to which It la mucin to conform." Next he lor Into tha Adaniaon act uml IiihIkIi'iI Hint It lieeu not, In any wuy, prove or pretend to provo that 1'renldoiit WIIhou la a friend of lalxir. 'Tho AduniHon uct," ho contlnuoil, "ahowa thut Mr. Wilaon thlnka luhgr la Htuplil ho nliipld thut it can bo pur dinned with a Kold hrlfk. For thut la vx tint II In. I "CoiiKroHH Iiuh no more rllit to die 'Ujtate whut waKca a rallroml ahoiilil pay Hh emplnyoH tlinn to tilt late what wiiRna I ahull pay my NtcnoKniphcr. It well bo declared iiiiconalltutionnl by the llmt court In which It Ik contented It la (i gold liricli, I toll you, and In my opinion huh known to ho hy thoao who ciiIIiIimI it." to t iiltUute II. The l iiMi waa Irle.J tl.la tMek before Circuit JiuIko llBKlry, of Illlli-Uiro, ! SURRENDER SUCH AS ADAMSON LAW CANNOT BE REPEALED, HE AVERS loa Audience hoara Approval When Speaker Say He Will Represent No On Group But All Of The American People wan on the ben. h In Ihi' hiul roiirt for! xol'IX CITY. Im.. Oct. Ihia one rune. Monday the ( ourt uml; lender lumiol lo repealed," (iiurlca the uttorneya Weill to l oltnii to lew H.he-n replied l..hli:ht to a fliloatloil lirnli-ii platform pllxi-e, In k of ia paiity lo iranaui the bualueaa of Hie lountry, ami apliielena and vaiililat ln forelKii policy on the purt of tlio iM-mm ratio adinlniatrutlon Worn ex poaed at MUwaukie Thursday nlxhl by K l ulled Hlutea Henator C. W. ul- ion, In one of the (blent political ad HrenM-a ever heard In Clui kauiae rou my. More than InO perxma worn Inat- tendaiK ut the City hull and applaud, ed to thn mho. Mr. Fulton did not mim e hla word, but look thn Ifcino- crude phitform, plunk by plunk, and Hhowed how the Wl'aon adnilnlntra- Hon had wilfully and flunrantly violat ed them. Iln demonatrated that only the Kuroiieaii War hud nirnnl ihl 1 1 A aur 'country from Imltiniriul Hie premiaea UIUI ur .-u jiicnl n eoluplcted Tiicmlay r (! riioon SAME OLD PLEA FOR G.O.P. VOTES IS MADE BY WEST EX GOVERNOR SPREADS LITICAL BUNK FROM A STREET CORNER. N0NP0-MAIN He Ruined Me," Wife Tell Sheriff Wilion on Way to Oregon City Divorce Suit Pending in Local Courta. BEER AMENDMENT IS CRITICIZED, AND TAX LIMITATION IS PRAISED i Don't Cart What ou Belong to 8a That You vott For The Demo cratic Ticket," Sayt Oawald Wett Mra. Catherine K'lhhor, uKcd yearn, mudo an uhnucct'ifiil effort to kill her IiuhIuiiuI, William Kixlior, a Siindy farmer, at lit h homo ut G o'clock Saturday nfternooii hecniiHO of real or funded wroiiKH. A divorce null broiiKht by her on ground of cruelty Ih penilliiK In thu CluokuiniiH county circuit court. Hho wiih arroHtod a few- inlnutoH uftor tho hIiooHiir by Hepuly Sheriff Deaton of Slindy. Sher iff WIInou wuh at Sandy un hour uftor the near triiKcily, Mrs. KiHhor wua bound over to tlio grand Jury before .liiittlco roinoroy on u chargo of as Buult with a ilaiiKeroiiH weapon mid at I O'clock tllH IIIOI'llllIK Hhe wuh In the Oregon (it comily Jail In default of JJOIH) hull. Mr. and Mr. 1'inlier, who liuvo lived In tho Sandy district for about 10 yearn, have not boon llvliii to. Ketlior for mime lime. I.uto Saturday nftcrnunn nho wont into lilu homo whllo ho wiim tulkiiiK over the tele plioun and fired two hIiiiIh tit hlui. Ono went wild, hut the other was Im bedded In the wall clone to tlio phono. Slio died to fire a third nhot, hut fulled. duller left I ho phono and grabbed thu gun from her IiiiihIh. Shu run to it uelnhhor'H limine where Iicputy Sheriff Deaton found her. She greet ed tho deputy nhorlff with the remark ! Hint hIio waa about to go to the uu- . i noi n les nun give herneif up I Mm. Wither toltl Sheriff Wilson OF Ul FARM FRITZ TIMMERMAN ASKS DEED BE SET ASIDE CARL TIM MERMAN IS DEFENDANT. the convention wIhIi to pxpiohm through Tho Kntorplxe their appreciation of tho help given by local IiiihIiichm men. to Oregon City that she wanloil to kill her husband liecaused her. ho hail ruined What Kind Are You? Tho opportunity will be offered to ynu ami to every voter In Cluck nniiiH county on November 7 to vote u tlckvt thut has boon presented for your consideration by tho KcpuhliciitiB of thin county. It la a ticket composed of efficient nomlnooH, candidiitoM of tho Itcpuhlicmi party who are pledged to administer their officea economically, and to avoid wnatc. On the other hand, there Ih a slip-easy Democratic ticket'. Iteullz Ing their feolilenoHS, tho lli'inoeruts of Clackamas have loft tho Hold open In many places, mid huvo concentrated their xtrcngth mul central ized their energloH for tho avowed purpono of defeating one of tho He piihlieun ciindldatn for the legislature, for district attorney, for asses sor end for commissioner. Now, tho question Ih, how far are you going to lot them go? Will you turn a deaf ear to their plulntlve appeals for Republican support, or will ynu bo foolod with the old-old story of "non-partisanship?" There. Ih only ono answer to the question. -Tho DomoerntB will throw their entire party Blrongtli to tholr own condldiitea, for offlooH they are Keeking. There will he fow, If any, Democratic votes cuhi for tho Itepuhlicaii candidates who aro facing Democratic opposition. The local Democracy don't play tha game that way. They nominate nieu of ordinary ability, mid then have tho crust to ask tho Republlcana to scratch tho party ticket to help a few Democrats got a Job. The an awer Ih to strengthen tho hands of the direct primary and VOTK THE KEI'UIU.ICAN TICKET. Alleging thut his son took advant age of his ngo anil lnllrmntlcs In in ducing him to sign a deed to a $10,000 farm In the northern part of Clacku iuiih county, Frit. Tlmmoruian, ugod 77 yours, Monday lllod In tho Clacku- ni us county circuit court an action agaliiHt his son, Carl Thmucrmau, and his son's wife, Harriot. C. Schoubol, us trustee, Is also named as a defend ant. Tho ugeil father alleges that his son told lilm that tho deed In question was a lease lo tho property and that he Hignod it Willi tho understanding that the document waa a lease, Tho old mini says ho is ill, thut ho cannot road English and that ho is deaf. lie chaws that his son Induced him to sign the paper without giving him nn opportunity to coiiBUlt an attorney. Tho action was lllod by Milo C. King, a Crosham attorney, and la the sec ond brought In the local court In tho Biinio case. Tho first waa dismissed. Frltsi Tlmmernmn Is a nntlvo of Germany and came to this county 40 years ago. For tho lust six yeum, he says, ho has boon suffering u nervous hreukdown. Ills son, tho old man al loged, collected Hi Insurance when tholr house was partily destroyed by file and accused his father of sotting the lire, us well us all other fires In tho neighborhood. Ho was forced to live with his son and daughter-in-law, whom ho charges Is a "fortune hunt ing widow from California with nu merous children by a former hus band," until threats to commit him to an asylum forced him to go to St. Joseph's homo for the aged In Port land. Julius, another hoii, volunturily dls mlssed a mortgage for $2500 on tho property. Fritz Tlmmcrman asks that the! Muybe la waa a Dii:takc. Perhaps Oswald Weiil't tie tnr accldontly allpiH'd and fi.r oucv'be simko ttit truth. At least aiime Itepuhllcuns were much surprised to hear the ox governor of Oregon declare from the rear end of ml uutouiublle at Seventh and Main streets Monday night, "I don't care what party you belong to so that you vote for the Democratic ticket." After getting this out. West wont on lo remark thut us fur as vetting was concerned ho was non-partisan, but, of course, Democratic nominees re ceived his vote. Democratic offlceseekers from Wil son down to Murk Wcatherford, Dem ocratic aspirate for Congressman I law ley's scat in tho house of repre sentatives, received his praise. Re publican iMillclcs, candidates and ac complishments got his abuse. Other wise, ho was noil-partisan. ('littering generalities such as 'more constructive legislation In favor of the common people has boon en acted during the Wilson administra tion than In the last 40 years," wore sprung time after time on two hun dred und fifty men who crowded around his machine. Tho tariff, he declared, was out of politics and in the hands of a tariff board. The Adumson act and the seamen's nica- uro nlso met his praise. Tho scope of Oswald West's talk was broad. Alter praising tho Demo cratic candidates lor state and nation al offices, he Jumped onto the so-called brewers' bill- "Tho battle that has been waging for centuries is the battle to better conditions, and you can't light when you tire full of hoo.o," ho said. Hooze Is a battle between home and certain selfish Interests, of which 1'nul Wos singer Is a typo. "I nm an I. W. W. us fur as booze Is concerned, and 1 believe In direct ac tion. If wo don't got the wot crowd this time we'll get them the next or tho next. We'll keep at them until we do got them." Mr. West praised tho tax limitation bill, declaring that Its enactment will prevent constantly soaring levies. ' from bit uudleme us o whether h , would repeal the Adumson law If he ; wan elected preaiitenl. I "If arbitration had been refused," Mr. Ilugbea replied . "I ohoiild lime gone right to Hip American peoplo 1 alhled thr facts uml put the responsl J blllly where It hi-binned. j "1 kbould. at tho Mine time, haw ret ii red a cummin-Ion of Inquiry so lm- ' partial, mj fair, as lo command the re- spet I of the entire country and, direct Ing public opinion to thut end, there Is no group of men In the I'tilted States that would have dared hold up the lust riiiiient jilt le of commerce If that were done." The lii-cklor ht HI had another ques tion to ask. "Mr. Hughes," he said, "You wouli have done all th:.t within 21 hours?" "Why, air." the nominee replied, "tho buflnoa men of the I'nited States, through the chumber of com ercc of the Cnlted States, on July 29, sent a telegram to the president ask ing for an inquiry. A resolution waa Introduced In the senate for an Inquiry and was laid on the table. For months the business men of the United State asked for an inquiry as to thla very' matter, and the crisis wag allowed to be devc1oxd, when It was unneces sary- that 1t should have been devel oped and there was adequate time to nscertuln what the facts were." The heckling was attended by the utmost confusion. The audience, which bad cheered and applanded loudly lu the earlier parts of Mr. Hughes' address, apparently was in censed at tho Interruptions and there were many cries of "Put hlui out!" "Sit down" and "Shut up." stagnation and scored the Democracy for It Mo lean policy, which had killed score of Atnerlian soldier and hud availed nothing. The Mllwauklc Volunteer Fire de partment band furnished the. music for th meednr. which wait addreKM'd briefly by (Jeorgo C. Ilrnwnell. camll datn for representative; William M, Stone, for district attorney; W. W. Kverhart. for assessor; II. A. U-wls. for Joint senator and A. II. Ilurton. for Joint representative, n. rj. Hkulason. of MilHaukie, Introduced the speak er. SHADOW ON NAME OP DORTHV CASE. AGED TWO YEARS, IS REMOVED. COMMON UW MARRIAGE PROVED BY DEEDS, LETTERS, HORICACES Picture of Murdered Man Holding Hi Child, Now Dead, I Introduced in Court A Evidence Homer Ford C Cited. W.V.S. IS PAYING OPERATINGCOSTS TAKING UP DEFICIT WAY NOW IS OPEN FOR WORK ON PROPOSED EXTENSIONS UP THE VALLEY. BOTH FREIGHT AND PASSENGER BUSINESS GROWING STEADILY With Traffic Growing, Expense De- create A Roadbed i Improved 148 Car Cordwood Art Handled in A Month. INTELLIGENT VOTERS RESOLUTION DECLARES TITLES TO FARM AND HOMES WOULD BE EMPTY IF PLAN PASSES DR. TODD FILES DEMURRER. Alleging that tho timo for legal ac tion has expired by limitation, Dr. E. It. Todd, Molalla physician sued Tor $10,000 by Frank C. Scott, on grounds of mallpractlce, has filed through his attorneys, Dimlck Dlmick, a demur rer to the complaint. Scott claims that through carelessness of Dr. Todd In treating an injured hand his injury was made permanent. OREGON AGGIES WIN. ri'U.MAN, Oct. 14. Oregon Agri cultural college emerged victor today over Washington State college In one of the most terrific gridiron struggles ever seen on Rogers's field. Tuffy Conn, Coach Plpal's brilliant young half-back, drop-kicked the ball squarely between uprights twice, and Gill raced 20 yards for a touchdown after nlcklne un Boone's fumble five deed conveying the property be set minute after the beginning of play. aside. Conn kicked goal. The Clackamas County Pomona grange has taken no uncertain stainl on the go-culled land und loan bill, which will be on the ballot November 7. After C. Schuebel, ex-legislator and city attorney, had explained the mea sure and sevorul of tho grangers had expressed tholr views a resolution was passed Wednesday at the meeting of Pomona grange at Purkpluoe con demning tho measure. Mr. Schuebel. who Is leading the Clackamas county campaign against the bill, Is a former law partner of W. S. U'Ren, who is advocating the plun. The two attorneys, who worked to gether for years and whose Ideas wero much the same along the lines of radi cal legislation, at ono timo, have wide ly divergent views of tho land nud loan bill. The resolution follows: "Whcr.eas the so-called people's laud and loan bill, if adopted by the popular vote in November would bo- j come a part of the constitution of Ore gon, and "Whereas, it would make the farm owners and home owners mere ten ants of the state, possessed of empty titles and burdened with obligation of paying each year the full rental value of their homes and laud Into the pub lic treasury, and "JWhereaB, by each provision for loaning $1500 cash without Interest for five years to anyone who with his family has failed to accumulate prop erty of the total value of $2250, It pen alizes thrift and thrusts the premium upon the shlftlcssuess nnd extravag ances at the taxpayers' expeuse. "Therefore, bo It resolved that wc urge all members and all other lnteli gent persons to vote against this mea sure, so it may be voted down by so large a majority that the promoters of his single tax legislation may be brought to, realize the futility of en cumbering tho ballot with visionary and dangerous schemes at every gen eral election." The Willamette Valley Southern, the valley's newest electric road Is on a paying basis. The road was put in operation In February, 1915, and the business of the line has grown until today It Is paying operating expenses and taking up the deficit which accum ulated during the first months, when it did not pay. The fact that the Willamette Valley Southern is on a paying basis is Im portant because through an agree ment with bondholders the proposed extensions to Salem or other up-val-ley cities cannot be completed until the road was meeting all expenses. During the month of September, the Willamette. Valley Southern carried S.925 passengers. Included in the shipments of freight during tho month was two carloads of ships knees, used in Oregon's now industry, shipbuild ing. One hundred and forty-eight cars of cord wood were hauled Into Port land during the month of September, and the total of car lot shipments north bound over the road during the month was 197. The Willamette Val ley SoudV'rn handles more express matter than any electric roiul operat ing into Portland. Although each month sees un in crease in the amount of business han dled, tho operating expenses of the road is steadily decreasing. The road bed had been ballasted from one end to the other with river gravel and two gangs of track workers withdrawn. The road Is now miming several trains direct into Portland over the Port land over tho Portland Railway Light & Power company's lines. GRANGERS HEAR PROGRAM. Among the music and literary num bers given at tho evening session of the Pomona session at the Abernethy grange hall at Parkplace on Wednes day evening under the supervision of Mrs. Frank Hornier, worthy lecturer, were as follows: Recitation. Miss Mi lls Anderson: vocal solo, Miss Myrtle Holmes; recitation, Pearl Jones; vo cal solo, Miss Wallace; and duet, Ralph Smith nnd Miss Myrtle Holmes. Previous to the entertainment a sup per wusserved to 65 persons aiyl at 12 o'clock there were 100 served by tho women. EXECUTOR AWARDED JUDGMENT William Kraus, executor of the will of Rebecca Scholl, Friday secured a Judgment against Karl Rergren, Greta Rergren, E. Netter and L. H. Hamlg for $500 and interest and $60 attor ney's fees. The decree orders the sheriff to sell lots 11 and 12 in block 2, Rarlow. Another prge In tho tragic history of the Cao fumilloa a hlatory of hai red and murder lu which brother hj4 agUnnl brother and alster agniunt alit ter WLa written Monday by County Judge Anderson who held that there a a local common law nurrlue be tween I.cona Case and thu Ule Ernest K. Case. Hy hhi decision, Judgo Au dersou removed any queatiun of doubt a-l to the good name of littlo Doroth (V:e, aged two year, and uiudw cer tain thut atiu would aluro tho estate of her murdered father. "There la more than mere property right Involved in this case; mora than a mere matter of dollar ami cent," Judge Anderson said. "Thn good name of tbl little girl, Ixirthy Case, I Involved. All throogh thi series of tragedies she haa txon the innocent pawn of circiimRtaraes, a victim at every turn. Through my decision she will escape a stigma which would follow her through llle." Tho common law marriage was proved fargely through deeds, notPS and letters from other members of the far illy in which' Ixona waa alway mentioned as Earnest's wife. Three letters from Mrs. IW-llo Itooth. sister of the late Ernest and Sam Case. In which Mr. Pooth called Leona "Hoar Sister," were introduced as cvidonc. Picture Art evidence. A pltturo of Ernest Case, who was murdered by bis brother Sain on Uie county road at Parkplace October 3. 1915, holding little Thelrau Case lu bis arm wos put la the h&nds of tho court. Thelnia died and a picture of the gir.ve in Rlvervlew cemetery, with its tombstone marked, 'Thelma Case," was also introduced as evi dence. Dorothy Case Is the only sur viving child. The history of the Case family is aa tragic as it Is unusual. Sam Case and Ernest R. Case, members of a Polk county family, at sword-points because of a fued of several year standing, married sisters, both fam ilies living at Parkplace. A year ago this month, Sam killed Ernest. A month later Sam died in the Oregon City hospital following an oieratIon on his stomach. Marriage I Queitioned. Probi te proceedings wore begun soon after Ernest Case was killed and the woman who had always been con sidered his wife, Leona Case, was ap pointed administratrix. Her own sis ter. Mary, who is also tho widow of Sam, rn'l Cassius Case, brother of Sum and Ernest, then began an effort to remove Leona Case as administra trix. Cassius filed a petition In the prob ,te department of the county court, alleging that Leona and Ernest had not been properly married. Evidence waa introduced showing that Leona secured a divorce In the Clacki'.mc.s comity circuit court from a former husband in February, 1911. A few days after the decreo was signed she and Ernest Case went to Vancouver, Clarfce county, Wasn"., to secure a license but the county audi tor there explained that the statutes forbate a marriage within six months of a divorce decree. Leona on the stand acknowledged that she and Ern est then lived together until about August, 1911, when she told him that they would have to be married. The two wont to Portland where a mock wedding was sta;;ed by his friends for her benefit. In the armuments Monday, Dimick & Dimick and O. W. Easthara, attor neys for Leona, read an Oregon law providing that an invalid niarringe was binding upon cither of the parties which considered It valid. News stories in Portland papers concerning the Homer N. Ford case, recently tried In Portland, was read hy Attor ney Easlham to show the court bore that the Portland circuit court had up held tho validity of common law marri ages. Cases from other states were also cited. Ocselby Young, representing Cuss ius Case, the petitioner, and Mary Case, who sluee the death of her hus band less than a year ago married a man named Ralph Smith at Hlllsboro, laid great stress on an alleged re mark of Leona i;oon after the murder of her husband. According to Mary Smith, Leona acknowledged that she and F.rnest were not wedded. At an other time, Mary Smith said, sho found Ernest beating Leona, and "sho asked for an explanation, and they re plied, Mary Smith testified, that he was "teaching her to tell no one they were not married." Conserative estimates place value of Hood River valley agricultural qro ducts at $1,500,000. even In Pans during me ngiuios f i