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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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