St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933, October 30, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1st. "1 - 0 Vtv r n. r: s V- 1 I $ -14 I - fa If J v ML - s i ' - lit OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOL. XXXIII. ST. HELENS. OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30,1914 No. 45 St S I III I I I l l i 1 If lU IS FOR EXECUTION J. A. PENDER TO HANG ON FRIDAY NOV. 27. II GO TO SALEM ON MONDAY Unless Governor Commutes Sentence or Law is Chang cd Pender Will Hang l Judgo Enkln thin wook signed tlio rtirrunt wlilc.ti commutids tlio sup crlnli'iiili'iit of thn penitentiary to hang John Arthur Pender on Friday Nuvenilmr 27tli, 1914 until lio lh Jiail. Tlio wurrnnt uimo commanded thn sheriff of UiIm county to dollvei Penile; tot lio penitentiary tlmro to do ki'pt until tlio 17tli of November when ho In to lio bunged.' Sheriff Joliu will li'uvo for Salem on Monday wild hi charge to deliver Ponder lo tlm penitentiary. There In considerable Hinculat Ion in to what rttact the bill to abolish capital 11 IhIi men t , to tin voted on nnxt Tuesday, will liuvn on tlio Ton der case If tlmt bill carries. Some of thn li'iidliiR attorneys of the state say If tlio act Is ndoptod Hint Pender will go freo because tlio pen ally for flrHt dogreo murder ii alHillslicd along with tlio hill and ne h was convicted of first degree niiir der and thore biting no poualty pro scribed, for tlio offense be will linvo lo bo t u mod Iooho. This ipiOhtlon has boon put up to thi governor and lie no doubt will convince hlmm-lf a to HiIh defect In tlio proposed law and If ueh In tlio cane ho will probably commute the sentence to llfo Imprisonment before election day. Judging from tin' statements of the governor regard ing the Tender cuho It Ik quite prob able that ho will rommuto the sen tence anyway, whether or not the lil 1 1 abolishing capital punixhmoiit carries. GRAND JURY REPORTS TO COURT Makcs Some Recommendations and Suggestions To the Honorable Court of Columbia To I ho Honorable Circuit Court of Columbia County: We, tho Grand Jury, herewith re spectfully submit the folow'ng. We find that tlio office of Sheriff of Columbia County during tlio term of office of A. K. Thompson won con ducted In a very unsntlHfnctory man ner nnd would recommend that' the conduct that office In strict compll Present Incumbent bo required to once of tho law. Wo find that Mr. Tltuii tho County Highway Engineer In receiving a sal ary whlehls higher than tlio county Is Justified In paying being fnr In excess of any other oflco In tin coun ty mid would recommend that the sniury of County Engineer bo reduc ed from Ono Hundred and Sovonty- flvo Dolars (175.00) to Ono, Hun- 1 red and Twonty-flvo dollars (1251 nor month nnd that tlio snlnrlos of tin nsistiuit bo dispensed with . We would recommend that all fond supervisors of tlio County be 'Orinlrnd to mnkn nnltnmlzod cash report nt Intervals of throo months (iiartorly reports) and turn all funds on band over to the propor au thorities nt tho time of making such report, Also that all payments for road work Uono or supplies furnished for ny road work shall be made by war rnnis, and not by personal paymonti by such rond supervisors. W'o nlno recommend that no rond "iiporvlsors shall receive pay In ox- cp of throo dollars $(3.00) per day. JOHN McADAMO. DATE FIXED CIRCUIT COURT HAS BUSY SESSION Several Important Cases Tried This Week. Judge Miikln nnd a Jury Mettle Ilf. forencra of Litigants. It took a Jury Just four nilnutoi last Ruturduy In Judge K.ikln's court to bring in a verdict of "Not Guilty" In tho cuso of tho Stato vs S. K. Smith charged with threatening to commit ft felony. On Monday morning Court was again resumed and the case of Krolnbrliig vs Matthews, be ing a foreclosure of mortgage, was tried nnd taken under advisement by the Court. Tuesdny morning the case of Columbia and Nehnlem River Itullrond Co. vs W. J. Hobs, adminis trator, whs called and occupied tho time of tho Court until Thursday evening. This was a cuso where the railroad company had begun con demnation proceedings to obtuln right of wny for rail rond track and some frontline for dick purposes. The lury wns taken to view tho promises and after hearing testlmo" days brought In n verdict for tho de fendant for dam.iges In the sum of 2 2 S K . 3 :j cents end granted to the plaintiff tho right of wny asked for. Krldny tho caso of the Stnto vs Sc.hroeder. chanted with burglary. from Rcappooso. wns tried before i lury and a vcrdl'-t of guilty was re turned. Ho will receive bis sen tence todny. Friday aftornoon the case of Taul Itlrkenfehl vs the Town of Clntiikurl i wns taken up by Judge Enkln. This Is a case where Mr. Ulrkenfeld Is asking for an Injunction restraining the town from Blowing tho overflow water from tho city reservoir to run down on bla land, which he has re cently diked. Evidence Is still be ing tnken. This Saturday morning, A. E. Thompson, ex-sheriff, was nrrnlgn ed beforo Judge Enkln nnd entered his plea of not guilty. SANTA CATALINA PULLED OFF BEACH Adjusters Say Loss Will Reach $400,000 Tho big liner, Santa Catnllna, which burned In the river two woeks ago, wns hauled off tho sand yester day nnd towed to l'ortlnnd. The Insurance companies hnvo about adjusted the loss to the ship nnd fix ed the amount nt $400,000. The work of nulling the big hull off the sand was awarded to the Diamond O Co. for $2R00 nnd It took the blned power of five river steamers to move tho enormous weight. Tho Dlnmond O, Oklahoma, Sarah Dixon, Cascade nnd Sliavnr pulled her off tho sand nnd then sho was taken in tow by tho Shaver and Cascade and tnken to Portland, where it Is prob able tho repairs will bo made on her to enable her to go back to New York. HVKKY CITIZKN A MJGISIjATOK. If you were a member of tin I.eR iMlaturo, how many of tho vlnlo'ie, liUinRH destroying bills tin', are now on the ballot, would you vote for? Wo aro all legislators in uru nnd no cltlxons voting .f make laws, we are under Just as m ic i on ii.,iinn n use good Judgment In voting for measures on th-i ballot, as we would It we were In tho T.Oft lslnturo. When a man goes Into tho booth Novembor 3, to cast hi vote nn M.nun tnitatlvo bills, bo should he Just as conscientious, caroful and .!.., i,if,,i nt the amblic welfiro ns - w he would be if ho wore a mombar of the Legislature nnd tho samo mus . un there to he acted upon. Where you don't know thnt a pro- inur will hennf t.tho Stite as a wh mle, the only saio ining io to vote "NO." OTtEflON COMMEUCIAL PRO TECTIVE ASSOCIATION, (paid adv.) Yoon Pldg Portland, Oregon. THE REPUBLICAN STANDARD - BEARERS ROBERT A. BOOTH FOR UNITED STATES SENA TOR AND JAMES WITHYCOMBE, GOVERNOR THESE ARE THE MEN YOU Do not be misled by a mud factured Republican candlmi;e for United Rtntes Senator who is entitled to tho vote of every Republican in Oregon. A good man for the p.aoe and the , , , . place should bo occupied by a Re- publican. Let every man and woman ItOIUCItT A. ItOOTII. who believes in the principles of tho Republican party vote for Robert A. IJooth. INSANE WOMAN MURDERS CHILD Mother Takes Axe and Nearly Severs Head Mrs. William Guhrlolson, wifo of a prominent farmer ot Warren, to day, Saturday, in a fit of insanity killed hor eight weeks' old baby with an nxo. After working hnrd all day nt her household duties Mrs. Gab rielson became violently Insane and tho baby seemed to be the object of her rage, so taking up nn axe she took the sharp edge and struck the baby in the back of tho neck nearly severing tho head. Death was in stnnteous. After killing the baby Mrs. Gabrlolson took It up and was carrying It away when sho was caught nnd tnken Into custody. Sheriff John was called and is nt the scene tonight. The husband was working In tho field nt tho time of the tragedy. Mrs. Gabrlelson has been twice be fore In the insane asylum. BAVK IXDI STUIAL OREGON. The ono wny to protect tho futura manufacturing and industrial devel opment of Oregon is to vote against the vicious measures known as the "Water Front" bills, numbers 328 and 330 on the ballot. They are a direct attnek on the prosperity of every man, woman and child ln Ore gon nnd ought to be beaten. These measures nre not only a vic ious thrust at Oregon's progress but they aro a veiled attack upon the public school system of tho State, In thnt they will, If passed, doprlve It of largo sums of money every year. VOTE "NO" 329 and ',NO" 331. OREGON COMMERCIAL PRO TECTIVE ASSOCIATION Portlnnd, Oregon, (paid adv.) Yoon Dldg. HTAT1C KK(;iSTIt.TIO IS 800,000 According to estimates made by Secretary of Stnto Bon Oleott. tho total registration for tho forthcoming genornl election Is approximately 300, 00. The registration for tho primary oloctlon in May was 230,000. f f J-V , 5 t.... -. .-. SHOULD VOTE FOR TUESDAY throwing campaign of manu slander. Republican candidate for Govcr- nr who will perform the duties of tIie offlce ot Governor of 'Oregon ln a nmei manner nd w will work constantly for the benefit of th, enUre people Peope generally are not satisfied with spec- DR. JAMES WITHYCOMBE tacular government but want a safe nnd sane executive. Vote for Dr. Withycombe, the people's friend. DISTRICT ATTORNEY RECALL INVALID Petitions Should Have Been Filed-With Sec. of State A decision handed down by the Supreme Court last Friday settled tho question as to the validity of the recall so far as the ofice of District Attorneys was concerned. The Court held thnt the recall petitions filed with the County Clerk demand ing recall of W. B. Dilard were not filed with tho right officer and the office being a state office the petitions should have been filed with tho Secretary of State. Therefore Mr. Dillard remains as District At torney. ANNOUNCEMENT. To the People of Columbia County I am the regular Democratic nom inee for County Comisloner and my name appears on the ballot as such, nt No. 80. I have been a resident of this county for 31 years and know something of the conditions. Your vote and support will be appreciated. GUS LANGE, Scappooso. (Paid Advertisement.) .. B. J. Keelan, one of the new county commissioners, called In Wed. nosday and In. talking over matters generally said that the new court was busily at work becoming fam iliar with their duties and that he hoped to succeed himself at the olectlon next weok. Mr. Keelan's name is on the ballot as an Inde pendent candidate to succeed him self, nnd asks the fair consideration ot the voters of the county. James N. Rice and Walter Pul Ham, of Clatskanle, were ln St. Holons Wednesday on business. These gentlemen have boon engaged In logging at different locations on . tho Columbia river for several years, and are contemplating opening t camp on tho A. S. Kerry railroad, . about nine miles from Wood s Land. , lng. They expect to use four don. I keys, and will put In about 80,000 foot per dny. This operation will not be undertaken until spring, however. ('I :) RECALL CASE STILL IN COURT Answer is Filed Citing Defect in Ballot. In the Meantime the Xew Court is Busy at It Work. Considerable discussion is being had in this county over the outcome of the recall election recently held. As near as we can ascertain, it ap pears that when Judge Harris aud Commissioners Farr and Fluhrer re fused to vacate their offices after the election Judge Clarg instituted quo waranto procedirTBM In the Supreme Court to oust the old officers. To the complaint or petition in quo waranto the old Court filed a demur rer setting up that the constitutional provision relating to th erecall of of ficers was not self executing. Argu ments were made on this -lemuirer or motion to dismiss and the Su- premeCourt overruled the demurrer, holding that the recall provision was self executing and that officers were subject to recall, and upheld the complaint ln the proceedings. After the demurrer was over-ruled the old officers vacated andt he new ones went to work. By way of answering the complaint ln the quo waranto procedings the attorneys for the old court have now tiled answer to the complaint setting up that the ballots used at the election were not legal because they did not conform to the ballots as decided upon by the Court in the Portland recall case. No new case or motion has been filed but an answer to the original com plaint ot the plaintiff In the original proceedings. Prior to the filing of the complaint in the quo waranto proceeding In the Supreme Court by Judge Clark, be nlso filed ln t,e Circuit Court a petition for a writ of mandamus re quiring Judge Harris to deliver up to him all the effects of the county and turn over to him the office of Coun ty Judge. The hearing on this case was set down but owing to the same questions having been filed in the Supreme Court ln the quo warranto proceedings the mandamus case was continued until after the Supreme Court had passed on the question. At the same time the mandamus hearing was continued, a stipulation was entered Into between the attor neys for the different sides whereby it was agreed that all parties Inter ested would abide by the decision of tho Supreme Court In tL q waranto proceedings. At that time the demurrer was over-ruled by the Supreme Court It was generally be lieved that the entire case was dis posed of but the attorneys for the defendants say they were not through with the case and that when the case on its merits Is heard by way of complaint and answer that that wil bet he end of It. They claim they are not violating any of the conditions of the stipulation or agreement as the original quo war ranto case has not yet been disposed of. Just what the outcome will be can not be known but in the meantime the new Court is at work. They have this week gone over a good portion of the county looking at the roads and bridges and planning for a continuation of road work during the next year. Wednesday Major Bowlby and Engineer Gr'swold were In St. Helens in consultation with the Court. Under date of October 26, telegra phic advice from Chicago tells ot "cold and snow in Wisconsin." How out-of-place that sounds to an Ore gonian, since, on October 26, weather of the gorgeousness of the midsumm er sun was being enjoyed ln Colum bia County. At Green Bay, Wis., on that date a minimum temperature of 20 degrees was being experienced Why are people so prone to remain In such a climate. Corns west. Come to the land of sunshine and flowers. Come to Oregon. Come where the popular pastime Is basking In sun. shine and participating In recall elections. SITUATION WANTED as keeper of a duck lake by experienced man with family. Address MIST OFFICE A.E. THOMPSON IS GRAND JURY RETURNS 5 INDICTMENTS T FIXES HIS BAIL AT J Total Amount of 'Shortage Charged in 5 Indictments is $46.70 , The grand jury which was ln ses sion the early part of the week re turned five indictments against A. E. Thompson, former sheriff of this county charging him with larceny of publio money. The specific charge obtained in the indictment were that he collected from five different persons the sum ot $46.70 being amounts from $2.70 to $20.22 each and had failed to turn the same over to the treasurer. A bench war rant was Issued by Judge Eakin and Sheriff John went to Portland yes terday and arrested Thompson and brought him to St. Helens where be was arraigned before Judge Eakin this morning and entered a plea of not guilty. His bail was fixed at $1000 which he furnished and he re turned to Portland this afternoon where he Is now engaged in the but cher business. Mr. Thompson says he has started a little shop In the suburbs ot Portland and Is getting a nice little business started. Re garding the amounts which he is charged with taking and convert ing to his own use he says that he probably collected them but that he did not take the money and if it Is missing that it was an oversight or something that he cannot account for. He will stand trial and make a fight to prove his innocence. His trial will perhaps not be called until in December some time. RUNAWAY TEAM CAUSES EXCITEMENT Jack Appleton's Team Runs Amuck on Streets A runaway team last Wednesday morning occasioned considerable ex citement on the streets when Jack Appleton's big team started from the mill yards and ran up Columbia street tot he St. Helens hotel corner and from there down to the Muckla corner where the wagon wheels struck a telephone pole and brought the frightened horses up with a jerk. So sudden was the Jerk In fact that one of the horses was thrown down with his foot caught In the wheel so that he could not get up while the other one was stopped right there. A little effort on the part ot H. Mor gus with a wrench soon released the horse's foot and It was found that the horses were not Injured but that the wagon was a total wreck.and the driver was quite badly scratched up and bruised. White the team was coming through the mill yard they collded with the. wagon of A. B. Lar on and took a wheel off which then frightened the horses ani they ton began a wild chase toward town but were caught before any furthei damage was done. WHY DESTROY LUMBER IN DUSTRY. Lumber is by far the most im portant Industry ot . Oregon. We have one fifth ot the standing tim ber of the United States In Oregon. Not another saw mill will be erected on the tide lands or rivers of Oregon If these so-called "Water Front" bills pass. The way to defeat them is to VOTE "NO" 329 and "NO" 331. OREGON COMMERCIAL PRO TECTIVE ASSOCIATION Portland, Oregon, (paid adv.) . Yeon Bldg. ARRESTED , Poroinan: