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Newspaper Page TextTHE VALUE OF A NEWSPAPER TO A COMMUNITY LIES IN ITS CIRCULATION. THE LARGER THE CIRCULATION THE GREATER THE BENEFIT DERIVED THEREFROM CITY COURI 25th YEAR. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 17, 1908 No 36, OREGON ER FRUIT CANNERY A POSSIBIITY HORTICULTURISTS APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO OBTAIN SUIT ABLE LOCATION. BRITTEN IS INTERESTED Ideal Site for Fruit Canning Eetab llshment, as Transportation Fa-' cilities Are Available and Labor Easily Secured. ' . ' O. B. Freytag, Theodore J. Gary, George F. Horton and Thomas F. Ryan have been appointed a commit tee of the Clackamas County Hortl cultural Society to confer with the Oregon City Board of Trade, with the object of obtaining a site for a fruit canning establishment, to be erected In Oregon City. S. T. Brit ten, who bought the farm of George A. Steel at Meldrum Station, Is taking a deep interest In the project and Is prepared to finance the scheme, pro viding a suitable site can be secured. He left Saturday for an extended visit through the East, and while he Is ab sent the horticultural committee will endeavor to whip the project into shape, in order that, it may proceed without interruption after Mr. Brit- JUDGE THOS. F. RYAN, Secretary of Oregon City Board of Trade, Who Is Interested In Establishment of a Fruit Cannery. ten's return. It is believed that the proposition ha3 sufficient merit to carry it through. Hundreds of bushels of fruit In Clackamas County are wasted every year because of the lack of a cannery. There is always a percentage of the crop that is not quite .up to the mar ketable standard, but Is free from Keep Bright and You Will Keep Busy ICLECTRIC LIGHT is the magnet that draws trade. The bright store is the "hypnotic eye" of business. People can no more resist the at traction of a brilliant, Eleotricajly lighted store than resist the clarion call of a brass band. Is your competitor with the Electrically illluminated show windows, . bright interior and sparkling Electric Sign getting an advantage over you ? The moth never flutters around the unlighted candle I Up-to-date stores s .nowadays consider shop-window lighting a necessity, whether they remain open after dark or not Competition forces modern methods. A show window brilliantly illuminated with Electric light will make many a sale "the night before." Electric light compels attention, makes easy the examination of your display, shows goods in detail, and fabrics in their true colors. And don't neglect the Electric Sign. It is soliciting "tomorrow's" business every moment it is lighted burning your name in the public mind. It is a solicitor that never becomes weary never stops work costs little. Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. e. G. MILLER, Agent Oregon Gity, Oregon blemish to the extent that it is quite good enough for canning purposes. Oregon City Is considered an ideal place for a fruit cannery, as it is in Immediate touch with the best of rail and water facilities, and plenty of la bor, at a reasonable wage, may be ob tained. The city is the natural mar ket place for the majority of the fruit districts of the county, and the pro moters of the new project state that the supply of raw material would be large enough to keep a good-sized es tablishment in operation during the fruit season. It is planned to can the various fruits and also to manufacture fruit juices, that find a ready sale In the city markets. County Fruit Inspector Lewis is busy this week gathering in a quan tity of apples for exhibit at the horti cultural meeting that Is being held In Portland. The committee in charge of the fruit cannery scheme adjourned Saturday, subject to call. Judge Ry an, who is a member of the commit tee, is also secretary of the local Board of Trade, and will endeavor to rejuvenate that organization, if for no other purpose than to assist. the hor ticultural society committee in finding a site for a cannery. PRESIDENT DINES BOURNE. Oregon Senator Is Said to Have Made a Hit With Roosevelt. Senator Bourne, of Oregon, dined Saturday evening with President Roosevelt, In Washington, and It is understood that the appointment of C. Schuebel as United States District Attorney at Portland was discussed. President Roosevelt is said to have asked Senator Bourne to assist in the many reforms that the administration has undertaken in California and Ore gon. . Senator Bourne is reported to have given answer that he had always been a reformer of the old school and that he would lend his influence in Oregon- and California toward bringing about honest government in both States. Ho is reported to have said that he hoped Heney would help him in his good work. Senator Bourne, who was once a reform legislator at Sfllem, said that he would be delighted to apply his knowledge of the work of grafters in those times to the grafters of the pres ent. President Roosevelt, who loves hon est men, is said to have patted Bourne on the back and said, "Good boy, John, you're a man after my own heart. You deserve a place in the cabinet." No one was invited to the dinner other than Bourne. No such sensation has been created in Washington since Booker Washing ton enjoyed luncheon with the Presi dent. Ripe Raspberries In Winter. Ripe raspberries in the middle of winter in Oregon City is an unusual thing. In 'one garden In the northeast part of the city raspberry bushes have sprays of berries on and with many berries still to ripen. The berries have the flavor and the color of those that are in the market In season. This tends to show what a mild climate the Oregonians are enjoying this winter. POLITICS WARM IN CLACKAMAS CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES ARE LOOMING UP ON THE HORIZON. SCRAMBLE FOR PLACES Circuit Judge McBrlde, County Judge Dimick and Representative Camp bell Mentioned In Connection With State Offices. Politics is beginning to liven up in Clackamas County and the officeseek- ers are placing their ears to the ground to listen for the call of the, people to places of honor and profit. It is not believed that candidates for office will be as numerous as they were two years ago, when the direct primary nominating law went into effect, for at that time there were a lot of men who had always had that impression that tjiey were beeing jobbed by the bosses and that when the people ruled directly their road to office would be short and speedy. Most of these peo ple learned a lesson, at some expense, and are not inclined -to repeat the ex periment this year. There will be several candidates for SHERIFF R. B. BEATIE?Who Will Be a Candidate on the Democratic Tick et for Re-election Next June. the office of County Clerk, County As sessor, Commissioner and Representa tive. Clackamas - County is entitled to three members of the Legislature In the lower house. County Treasurer .Paddock, Recorder Ramsby, Schol Su perintendent Gary and Surveyor Hun gate are all serving their first term, and so far no oppositon to their re nomination has developed. Sheriff Be- atie is the only Democrat in the court- 7 house, and his chances for re-election depend, in a great measure, upon the man that Is placed in the field by the Republicans against him. County Assessor Nelson will be a candidate for a third term, and George F. Horton, ex-County Clerk and former Postmaster, is also after this nomina tion. Commissioner Killen will retire to private life, and for this office ex County Treasurer Cahill, and W. H. Counsell, of Harmony, are mentioned. The aspirants for -the office of County Clerk are numerous, but it is by no means certain that County Clerk Greenman will decline to run, for many Republicans are determined that he shall,, succeed himself. Little Interest has so far been man ifested in the office of Coroner, Sur veyor, Recorder and School Superin tendent, but inside of a few weeks It is expected that candidates will be groomed for the race and will be trot ted out into the open. Report has itt hat Clackamas Coun ty has several candidates for State of fice, among them being Circuit Judge Thomas. A. McBride, who is prominent ly mentioned as an aspirant for Su preme Judge. The names of County Judge Grant B. Dimick and Represent ative J. U. Campbell are spoken of in connection with the office of Railroad Commissioner. The State offices to be filled this year, together with the salaries and the reported candidates, follow: Congress, First District, $7,500, two years Republican, W. C. Hawley. Congress, Second District, $7,500, two years Republican, W. R. Ellis, T. T. Geer, George S. Shepherd. Supreme, Judge, $4,500, six years Republican, R. S. Bean, C. U. Ganten bein, Thomas A. McBride. Democrat ic, T. G. Halley. Two Railroad Commissioners, $4,000 each, four years Republican, C. B. Altchison, of Portland; M. C. Camp bell, of Portland; T. K. Campbell, of Uoseburg; James U. Campbell, of Or egon City; Grant B. Dimick, of Oregon City. Dairy and Food Commissioner, $2, 000, two years J. W. Bailey, of Port land. Seventy-five members of the Legis lature, CO Representatives, 15 Sena tors. Circuit Judges and Prosecuting At torneys throughout the State. "Before, or at the time of beginning to circulate any petition for nomina tion to any office under this law," says the direct primary law, "the person who Is to be a candidate for such a nomination shall send by registered mail or otherwise, to the Secretary of State or the County Clerk or City Clerk, Recorder or Auditor, as the case may be, a copy of the petition for nomination, signed by himself." The number of signatures required on a nominating petition "shall be at least 2 per cent of the party vote In the electoral district (for Representa tive In Congress), provided that the whole number of signers required on a nominating petition, under the pro visions of this law for any office to be voted for, in the State at large or in a Congressional District, shall not ex ceed 1000 nor in any other case shall the whole number required exceed 500 signers." Only those may sign pri mary petitions who are registered as to their party membership. The total number of votes cast for Representatives in Congress in June, 1906, in Oregon's two districts and the number of signers required on a nom inating petition for each party are as follows: First District Votes for Hawley, Republican candidate," 23,120; signers required on petitons for Republican nomination for Congress and for Rail road Commissioner for First District, to succeed T. K. Campbell, 462; votes for Galloway, Democratic candidate, 19,340; signers required on petitions for Democratic nomination, 387; sign ers must represent at least one-fourth of the counties in the district and at least one-tenth of the precincts in each of the counties. Second District Votes for Ellis, Re publican candidate, 28,394; signers re quired on petitions for Republican nomination for Congress and for Railroad- Commissioner to succeed C. B. Altchison, 568; votes for Graham, Democratic candidate, 12,151; signers required on petitions for Democratic nomination, 243; signers to represent same proportion of counties and of precincts in each county as In First District. State fct large Votes for Republican candidates in both districts, 51,514; signers required on petitions for Re publican nomination for state-at-large offices, 1000; votes' cast for Democrat ic candidates for Congress in both dis tricts, 31,496; signers needed on peti tions for Democratic nomination for State-at-large offices, 630; signers for both counties to represent at least seven counties and at least one-tenth of the precincts in each'of such coun ties. Petitions for nomination for county offices must contain signers represent ing at least one-fifth of the precincts in the county. In petitions for nom ination for district offices, for more than one county, the signers shall rep resent at least two counties and at least one-eighth ef the precincts In each county. There will be a warm fight for the Republican nomination for Congress in the Second District, comprising most of Eastern Oregon and Multno mah, Columbia and Clatsop Counties in Western Oregon. T. T. Geer, of Pendleton, has proclaimed himself a candidate, in opposition to W. R. El lis. Emmett Callahan, of Baker City, will also try to unseat Ellis. George S. Shepherd, of Multnomah, Is said to be on the point of announcing himself a candidate. Operates 14 Gum Factories. Stephen T. Britten, who recently purchased the Steel property at Mel drum, left Saturday for an extended trip to Eastern States. Mr. Britten, who is president of 14 gum factories, the largest in the United States, goes on this -trip in connection with this business, and will be absent for sev eral weeks. Before his return, Mr. Britten will visit New York, Canada and New Orleans, and will return by way of California. Mr. Britten is much Interested in the growth of Clackamas County, and Is one of the promoters In the proposed fruit-can ning establishment Mrs. Britten and son have recently returned from the East, where they were visiting rela tives for some time. WILL SCHUEBEL BE CONFIRMED FULTON, ELLIS AND HAWLEY ARE UNDERSTOOD TO BE AGAINST HIM TO THE FINISH. CLASH WITH MR. BOURNE Nomination of Oregon City Man for united States Attorney May Re sult In a Serloua Breach In Or egon Delegation' Ranks. According to Washington dispatches, Christian Schuebel will not h inn- firmed as United States Attorney un less Senator Bourne can show that nis candidate is In every way compe tent to fill the office. Th InrllrntlonB are that Mr. Schuebel will not receive the indorsement of the Senate. Senator Fulton and Representative Ellis say they found sentiment in Ore gon strongly favorable to the appoint ment oi ueorge u. Bingnam, but railed to find any sumxrt of Mr. Sehnphol On the contrary, they both heard mnnv objections to Mr. Schuebel on the part or weu-known Oregon lawyers as well as other prominent citizens, based en tirely on his lack of experience In the law. If these opinions correctly represent VUSTIN T. BUXTON, Master of the Oregon State Grange, Who It Opposed to the Confirmation of Mr. Schuebel. public sentiment throughout the State, and if the Oregon bar generally disap proves of the appointment of Mr. Schuebel and it is shown that he is not regarded as a proper man for the office, his nomination will be opposed on those grounds, and, if Mr. Fulton determines to fight, backed by the Oregon bar and public sentiment, he can not only prevent confirmation but can probably have Mr. Schuebels nom ination rejected. He will have the hearty support of both Representatives Hawley and Ellis. There will be pos itive action one way or the other. The case will not be permitted to drag, as the Bristol case did. Mr. Fulton, Mr. Hawley and Mr. El lis have all received telegrams pro testing against the appointment of Mr. Schuebel, and informing them that more elaborate protests would be mailed. Mr. Fulton will ask that no action be taken on the Schuebel nom ination for this reason when the ju diciary committee meets on Monday, and postponement will mean that no action can then be taken until the Monday following. If by that time full protests are received they will be laid before the committee and Messrs. Hawley and Ellis will be asked to appear and explain their objections to Mr. Schuebel as well as their reasons for supporting Mr. Bingham. Mr. Bourne will have an opportunity to be heard in Mr. Schuebel's defense. It was stated some days ago that Mr. Bourne, In recommending Mr. Schuebel broke his contract with the rest of the delegation, in that he had been a party to an agreement whereby the choice of the majority of the dele gation for a public office should In all cases be unanimously Indorsed by the entire delegation. Mr. Bourne subse quently denied having made any such agreement. Fulton, Hawley and Ellis were individually asked if Mr. Bourne had beeu a party to such an agree ment and all three declared that ae had subscribed to that compact and that the original statement of facts was correct. Moreover, Mr. Hawley, subsequent to the delegation's meeting, prepared a typewritten statement of the agreement as he understood It and It wag approved by Messrs. Fulton and Ellis, as they both admit, and by Mr. Bourne as well. According to Mr. Hawley's recollection, although Mr. Bourne says he docs not remember having read the statement before to day, the last paragraph of that agree ment reads: "The delegation concerned, In mak ing any nomination, shall act by Us majority In any case where unanimous agreement canot be reached, provided that no candidate personally objec tionable will be nominated." In view of the fact that Mr. Bourne admits that Mr. Bingham is not per sonally objectionable to him, the other members of the delegation feel that the junior Senator did not act in good faith, first, In recommending Mr. Schuebel, and, second, in so vigor ously pressing him at a time when Messrs. Fulton and Ellis were absent from Washington. Mr. Bourne, when told that his recollection did not co incide with the concurrent recollection of his three colleagues, repeated that he had made no hidebound agreement of the sort described, but specifically reserved the right to act Independently regarding the District Attorneyship. On this point, as well, his recollection fails to aKrtw with that of his col leagues. When asked if be bad not approved Mr. Hawley's written state ment of the agreement, Mr. Bourne evaded the question. Ia face of the condition of affairs, Mr. Bourne said he deemed it unwise to publish anything regarding the Dis trict Attorneyship until It Is settled, "as such publication might convey the idea that there Is friction n the dele gaton." There is one further difference be tween Mr. Bourne and his colleagues, which Is quite material. In a state ment made Tuesday night, Mr. Bourne said the Schuebel appointment was not made in payment of a political debt, but solely on merit. In his con ference with the delegation, his col leagues say he said he felt obliged to vote for Mr. Schuebel and Mr. U'Ren' Both had been instrumental in bring ing about his election. He said It would be nothing short of Ingratitude for him to vote for any other man, especially as Mr. U'Ren was so in sistent upon having Mr. Schuebel ap pointed. Mr. Bourne said he believed there would be no objection to Mr. Schuebel and that he would be confirmed. GRANGE AFTER SCHUEBEL. Patrons of Husbandry to Oppose Hit Nomination at U. S. Attorney. The Oregon State Grange Is after the scalp of Christian Schuebel, the nominee of President Roosevelt and the choice of Senator Bourne for the position of United States District At torney, to Bucceed W. C. Bristol. And, according to members of the Grange, says a Portland paper, the officials of that organization are in possession of tacts which when presented will in themselves stop the confirmation of Mr. Schuebel more effectively than the objections of Senator Fulton, Congress man Ellis and Mr. Hawley. "It is not on general grounds that we are objecting to Mr. Schuebel said a prominent member of the Grange, "but it Is upon representations which wlj be sent to the President set ting out facts regarding Mr. Schue bel as an attorney that we will base our request that he be not confirmed. According to prominent members of the Grange, the opposition to Schue bel has dated from the first mention of his name as a candidate for office As far back as July letters and peti tions began to pour into the hands of the executive committee of the State Grange from members of the body, and from organizations In Clackamas County, all urging that the State Grange take Immediate Bteps to pro test against the consideration of his name. The executive committee discussed the question and went Into it in de tail, and after some time gathered to gether evidence which satisfied the committee that Mr. Schuebel was not a fit man for the position to which he was aspiring. Accordingly, at that time a letter was written by State Mas ter Austin T. Buxton, Past State Mas ter B. G. Leedy and Charles' Spence, of the executive committee, which set out in a general way the objections to Mr. Schuebel's appointment This letter was forwarded to Washington, to the members of the Oregon delega tion and to the President. Nothing was heard of it, however, and, judging from the action of President Roose velt in sending Schuebel's name to the Senate, no attention was paid to the document Now,, however, the executive com mittee of the State Grange Is planning to take decided steps to block the con firmation. "The Grange does not consider that Schuebel la a fit man for the positon of District Attorney," said a prominent member of the Grange. "The execu tive committee did not send a protest to Washington until an investigation had been made and facts were gath ered which will substantiate whatever charges may be made against him. "The executive committee will meet the first of the month," continued the speaker, "and at that time the ques tion will be taken up again. The com mittee is in possession of sufficient evi dence to block this confirmation. No protest was made until these facts had been gathered, and while they may not have been set out in the first letter they will be made clear when the next protest is sent in to the President. 'Besides these specific objections the Orange does not believe that Schuebel Is qualified for the position. He is a man of little experience and small training for such a large office, and the Grange does not believe that It would be for the public good for him to be given the office. The Grange la most emphatically against Mr. Schuebel. There is no personal ani mus In the protests that have beeu made or will be made, but it 1b con sidered that it would be better for the people if he did not bold the office." Owing to the expected opposition or Senator Fulton to the confirmation of Mr. Schuebel, it will be an easy mat ter for the Grange to get Its protests In shape and send them back before action is taken by the Senate. If these protests have the effect that Is expected the members making them believe that Schuebel's name will be withdrawn by the President and a new man placed in nomination. DEUTSCHE VEREIN MEET8. T ' n Excellent German Literary and Musi cal Programme Rendered. The Deutsche Vereln held its regu lar monthly meeting at Knapp's hall Sunday afternoon. After all business was transacted a social reunion of most of the German-American resi dents of the county and their families was held. The exercises consisted or a Germon literary programme, ably conducted by President Schnorr, as follows: Opening address, president; song, R. Petzold; recitation, John Busch; song, Clara Nobel; recitation, Ed Miller: Bong, Irving Kinney; reci tation, Hazel Kinney; piano and vio lin duet and song, Oscar Wood fin and Frank Busch; recitation, Emma Petz old; song, John Acker; musical med ley, Messrs. Dauerbach, Klemsen, Feu- old; closing address, D. M. Klemson. The song of Clara Nobel, a bright little miss of 4 years, was well re ceived and she 'was heartily encored. At the conclusion of the program games of all kinds were played by young and old. A bountiful repast of home-cooked German dishes was then spread, to which all did full justice. Every exile tn Clackamas, far away from Vaterland, enjoyed a royal good time. PEOPLE RULE OLD OREGON OPPORTUNITY GIVEN THEM TO MAKE LAWS NEXT JUNE BY WHOLESALE. IMPORTANT MEASURES UP Oregon Voters Have Power to Enact Many Laws of Interest Women'a Suffrage Up Again Referen dum on Four Bills. The people of Oregon will be given an opportunity to legislate themselves blind next June. Twelve bills will come before them under the initiative and four measures are up under the referendum act. The most lmportant bills are the fol lowing: To extend suffrage to women. To enable voters in a special elec tion to discharge a public officer, who is faithless, dilatory, corrupt or un popular (recall amendment proposed by W. S. U'Ren and People's Power League). To give parties and political organi zations representation in lawmaking bodies in proporton to their voting strength (proportional representation proposed by W. S. U'Ren and People's Power League). To prevent Legislature from amend- COUNTY CLERK GREENMAN, Whose Friends Are Urging Him to Become a Candidate for a Second Elective Term. Ing or repealing any statute enacted by the people. (Proposed by State Grange.) To take away from District Attorney the power to indict, and to confine that power to the grand Jury. To enact the single tax in modified form, so as to exempt from taxation formhouses, machinery and improve ments, dwellinghouses and manufac turing plants. (Proposed by Oregon Tax Reform Association). To give towns exclusive power to regulate betting on- horse races, bowl ing alleys and Sunday saloons and theaters. Initiative Statutory Bills. To Instruct members of Legislature to vote for "people's choice" for Unit ed States Senator. (Proposed by W. S. U'Ren and People's Power League.) To prevent corrupt practices and limit campaign expenses of candidates In elections. To create Port of Columbia district, of Multnomah, Columbia and Clatsop Counties. To abolish flshwheels and other sal mon gear in Columbia River above Sandy River. (Proposed by Astoria interests.) To limit Balmon fishing In lower Co lumbia River and on bar. (Proposed by Wasco County Interests.) . Referendum Billa. To appropriate $125,000 a year for State University. To appropriate $100,000 for National Guard armories. To give Multnomah Sheriff custody of county prisoners at Kelly's Butte. To compel railroad companies to Is sue free passes to State and County officers. Circulators of petitions are very busy gathering signatures In order that the needed number between 7, 500 and 8,000 shall be obtained before the time limit shall expire, January 31, for proposing bills under the ini tiative. Not all the petitions will se cure the required number of signa tures. Thoset hat fall will not be pre sented to the Secretary of State. Who May Sign Petition!. Any legal voter may sign an initi ative or a referendum petition, but only voters registered as to their par ty membership may sign nominating petitions, under the direct primary law. The two U'Ren amendments to the Constitution complete the list of re form changes to the organic low of the State. Should they be adopted, Mr. U'Ren says his "lawgiving" will cease, so far as the Constitution is concerned. And should his two statu tory measures be adopted, also, his lawmaking objects will have been at tained, for a time at least. By the recall amendment, a petition signed by 25 per cent of the voters who voted for Supreme Judge at the next preceding election, demanding that a particular public officer submit himself to special election, will re quire him to run for the people's favor and should a rival defeat him, the rival will take the office for the remainder of the term. The expense of the election Is to be paid for out of the public funds. The. day of the special election shall be set by the Secretary of State, the County Clerk or the City Auditor, ac cording as to whether the election ia for a State, a county or a city office. Restricts District Attorneys. One of the newly proposed constl Continued on page 8 .','i,l.,.,r..t-ll,llll ,,! XS' mm )