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VOL 39. NO. 20.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 27. 1906.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
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GEER GETS COUNTY
Clackamas Gives Bourne Bis Ma
iority for Senator.
HAWLEY AL&P GETS MARGIN FOR
CONGRESSMAN.
Dye
Beats Hayes For Legislature
Maddock, Ramsby and
Paddock Win. .
The official count was completed
Tuesday with the following results:
Mulkev. 1772: Bourne 1407, Cake
440, Lowell 303, Smith 277, Watson
172.
Congressman Hawley 1086, Huston
580, Tooze 990.
Governor Brown 224, Geer 1007,
Johns 401, Sehlbrede 83, Withycombe
899.
Secretary of State Benson 983,
Gatch 995. Pearce 150, Wrightman 383.
State Treasurer- Aitkin 98, Carter
111, Hoyt 246, Jennings 95, Ryan 1228,
Steel 927.
Supreme Judge Eakin 2253.
Attorney-General Crawford 1505,
Durham 920.
State Superintendent Ackerman,
2275.
Labor Commisffeoner Hoff 2276.
State Printer Clarke 525, Duniway
1605, Whitney 578.
Joint Senator, Clackamas and Mult
nomah Counties Bailey 972, Connell
446, Orton 896.
Joint Representative Clackamas and
Multnomah Campbell 1348, Cross,
946.
On the county ticket Brownell de
feats Porter for State Senator by a
majority of 573 and Dye leads Hayes
by a margin of 76 votes for third place
on the Representative ticket, the other
two nominees being Linn E. Jones and
Representative C. G. Huntley, both of
this city. Lewellen beats Counsell
for Commissioner by 73; Ramsby wins
for Recorder over Dedman by 7; Mad
dock defeats Dimick for Sheriff by 27;
and Paddock wins nomination for
Treasurer over Tufts by only 4. The
vote follows:
State Senator Brownell 1583, Por
DR. C. H. MEISSNER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office, Rooms 4-5-6 Barclay building.
All calls promptly attended to.
Phone, office 41, residence 1044.
VY STIPP
Attorney at Law.
Justice of the Peace.
Office in Jagger Building, Oregon City.
C. D. and D. C. LATOURETTE,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
AT LAW.
Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon.
Furnish Abstracts of Title, Loan Money,
Foreclose Mortgage, and transact
General Law Business.
V
W. B. U'Ken 0. Schuebel
U'REN & SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
QeixtTtijsv gtbtrttitat.
Will practice In all courts, make collec
tions and settlements of estates.
Furnish abstracts of title, lend you mon
ey, lend you money on first mortgage.
Office in Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
J. U. CAMPBELL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City,
- -Oregon
Will practice lh all the courts of the state
Office In Caufleld Building.
ROBERT A. MILLER
ATTO R N E Y-AT-L A W.
Practice in all courts of the state,
Federal and United States Supreme
Courts.
Room 306 Commercial Building
Portland, Oregon.
Q W. EASTHAM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Collections, Mortgage Foreclosures, Ab
stracts of Title and General Law Bus
iness. Office over
Bank of Oregon City. Oregon City, Or.
When you require an Abstract of Title
to lands in Clackamas County, have
it accurately and reliably prepared
by a responsible company incorpor
ated for the purpose. Our rates are
reasonable. We invite you to ex
amine our complete set of Abstract
Books.
CLACKAMAS TITLE COMPANY,
606- 608 Chamber of Commerce Bldg
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Money to loan on Clackamas County
Property.
ter 1010; Representatives (3) Car
ter 299, Dye 959, Gibson 399, Hayes
883, Huntley 1097, Jaggar 674, Jones
1302, Kruse 168, Randall 218, W. W.
Smith 277, Dr. C. B. Smith 252, Stev-
ens 768, Talbert 228 ; Judge Dimick
1723, Scott 992; Commissioner Coun
sell 740, Harkenrider 410, Lewellen
813, Mattoon 409, Rider 252; Sheriff
Dimick 795, Greaves 560, Maddock 813
Morris 441, Woodward 127; Clerk-
Greenman 1345, Story 427, Taylor 893;
Recorder Dedman 1293, Ramsby
1300; Treasurer Cheney 614, Pad
dock 997, Tufts 993; Surveyor Hun
gate, 2243; Coroner Hoi man 1403,
snantc, 1204.
A good vote was cast last Friday in
the Clackamas county primary nom
inating election which developed sev
eral close, contests for nominations
on the Legislative and County tickets
On the state ticket, Jonathan Bourne
Jr. carried the county for United
States Senator by a majority of nearly
1000. Hawley had a slight ma
jority over Tooze while Huston was a
poor third in the congressional, race.
For Governor ex-Governor T. T. Geer,
of Marion county, received a major
ity. Other candidates on the state
ticket carrying the county were: Ben
son. for Secretary of State; Ryan,
State Treasurer; Crawford, 'Attorney
General; Duniway, State Printer; A.
A.-Bailey, joint senator; and'Jas. U.
Campbell, joint representative.
There were a number of exceeding
ly close contests on the county and
legislative tickets. State Senator
George C. Brownell is re-nominated
after one of the hardest fights he ever
had. His success is due to the large
majority he received In Oregon City,
he having again landed the labor vote.
For Representatives the successful
candidates are Linn E. Jones, Repre
sentative d G. Huntley and C. H,
Dye. Mr. Jones, member of the drug
firm of Howell & Jones, of this city,
heads the legislative ticket with a
remarkable vote that attests his pop
ularity throughout the entire county.
It was generally conceded that Clyde
Huntley would receive the nomination
for another term and the handsome
vote tendered him for a third term
is a decided compliment to that gentle
man. The race for a third place and
nomination as Representative was
close between C. H. Dye and Gordon
E. Hayes, both of. this city, but Mr.
Dye wins out by a small margin.
For County Judge, Grant B. Dimick
won out over Richard Scott by a hand
some margin. Dimick's nomination
was never questioned, he being one
of the most widely and favorably
known men in the county. There was
nothing surprising in the nomination
of Clerk Fred W.' Greenman. Mr.
Greenman's qualifications for the of
fice he has so competently filled for a
year by appointment from the county !
court, were beyond question and the j
vote he received is flattering to him
since throughout the campaign he re
mained faithfully at the Clerk's office
looking after the business of the coun
ty, while his friends looked after his
candidacy to an office of which he is
in every way deserving.
S. A. D. Hungate,, of Molalla,. was
the only man on the ticket who did
not have to meet opposition. He re-'
ceived a' big vote for surveyor. The
contest for coroner resulted in the
re-nomination of Coroner R. L. Hol
man whose efficient and economical
administration of the office prevailed
against the vigorous fight that was
made in behalf of Mr. Shank the oppos
ing candidate for this nomination.
Livy Stipp and Harry W. Trembath
were renominated for a , second term
as justice of the peace and constable
of Oregon City district by a good vote.
The both had active opposition.
It required the official count Tues
day to determine the successful can
didates for the offices of Commission
er, Sheriff, Recorder and Treasurer,
the unofficial returns giving but a few
votes difference in favor of one of the
two leading candidates for those offic
es. The contest for Commissioner de
veloped into an interesting race be
tween W. H. Counsell and John Lew
ellen, the final count giving the nomi
nation to Lewellen by 73 votes. Per
haps the most interesting fight was
that for Sheriff. Eli C. Maddock final- j
lly winning out over D. R. Dimick by
the narrow margin, of 27 votes. I
From the start, the race for the nomi
nation of Recorder was an even break
between Dedman and Remsby, the un
official returns showing but a slight
lead for Ramsby. The official count
gave the nomination to Ramsby by a
margin of seven. For Treasurer the
fight was between Tufts and Paddock.
The former received a big majority
in the Oregon City precincts, but the
outlaying precincts cut this down un
til it was anybody's nomination until
the official county was made. This
gave the nomination to Paddock by
only four votes.
There is published elsewhere in this
week's issue a tabulated statement of
the vote in Clackamas county for the
Republican county ticket.
Democrats Nominate Ticket.
A very light vote was cast in 'the
primary election by the Democrats of
Clackamas county. Absence of any
contest, save for Congressman, and
the fact that a great many Democrats
had registered as Republicans, was
responsible for the light vote. In the
race for Congressman, Cochran had
but a small following in this county
which went for Chas. V. Galloway by
a big majority.
The Democratic ticket for Clacka
mas county follows:
Congressman Chas. V. Galloway, of
Yamhill County.
State Senator J. E. Hedges.
Representatives Henry' Aden, O. D.
Eby and C. N, Wait.
Judge Harvey G. Starkweather.
Commissioner' J. T. Grace.
Sheriff R. B. Beatie.
Clerk Howard F. aLtourette.
Recorder Wm. Shannon. v
Treasurer Robert Baker.
Coroner Dr. C. H. Meissner.
Oregon City District: Justice of
the Peace, J. C. Sawyer; Consta
ble, Chas. Ely. N
WITHYCOMBE WINS
Republicans Nominate and
Elect Next-Governor.
Will
BENSON DEFEATS GATCH
SECRETARY OF STATE.
FOR
Steel Lands Nomination of. State
Treasurer List of
Nominees. 1
United States Senator' Short Term
Fred W. Mulkey.
United States Senator Term be
ginning March 4, 1907 Jonathan
Bourne, Jr.
Congressman, First District W. C.
Hawley.
Congressman, Second District W.
R. Ellis.
Governor James Withycombe.
Secretary of State Frank W. Ben
son. "
State Treasurer G. A. Steel.
Supreme Judge Robert Eakin.
Superintendent Public Instruction
J. H. Ackerman.
State Printer' Willis S. Duniway.
Attorney General A. .M. Crawford.
Labor Commissioner O. P. Hoff.
Joint Senator, Clackamas and Mult
nomah A. A. Bailey.
Joint Representative, Clackamas
and Multnomah Jast Campbell.
The foregoing Is probably the state
ticket that was nominated by the Re
publicans at Friday's primary election.
Returns, only a part of which are of
fiicial, from all but five counties give
Withycombe, for Governor, and Ben
son, for Secretary of tSate, leads that
cannot be overcome in the vote of
the smaller counties yet to reporL
Hawley wins for congress and Geo.
A. Steel, of Clackamas county, wins
the nomination for State Treasurer.
Willis S. Duniway defeated J. R.
Whitney for State Printer by an enor
mous majority. Attorney General
Crawford receives the nomination for
NIGHT POLICE
Night Police Officer George J. Hanlon was fatally shot at 3:20
o'clock Tuesday morning by a burglar whom he was attempting to
arrest. Following the shooting a special electric car was procured
and the wounded man was placed aboard en route to a Portland hos-
pital. Hanlon died before Milwaukie was reached and the body was
brought back to this city and placed in the morgue where an inquest
was conducted by Coroner Holman.
About 3 o'clock Tuesday morning, Frank Trembath and other
fishermen who were returning from the river, discovered a burglar in
the' act of ransacking the confectionery store of J. E. Wassom. They
notified Officer Hanlon, but before the store was reached the burglar
had left the building, going towards the depot yards. - Pursuit was given
and the burglar was traced to Water Street when Hanlon and Frank
Trembath undertook the capture of the desperado. Going around the
block, the two men met 'the burglar simultaneously. Approaching
him. Officer Hanlon informed "the fellow that he was under arrest.
- Immediately the burglar opened fire with a 44-calibre revolver that he
carried in his right hand coat pocket, shooting two times, both bullets
lodging in Hanlon's abdomen or intestines'. Being unarmed, Trembath
ran, whereupon the bandit fired three times at the fleeing man, one of
the bullets passing dangerously close to Trembath's head. The burglar
then disappeared.
Although mortally wounded. Officer Hanlon walked a block dis-
tant to Main street and it was then that a special car was summoned
from Milwaukie. Before he died, Hanlon gave a good description of
the murderer," whom the officers know is Frank Smith, who es-
caped from the municipal court room at Portland the day before. The
description given of the murderer by Trembath, who accompanied the
Dead officer, tallies with that of Hanlon and that furnished by the Port
land police who requested the Oregon City officers to be on the look-,
out for the escaped man. A man answering Smith's description is
known to have been in this city' early Monday evening and the officers
were looking for him.
Tuesday afternoon Coroner Holman c6nducted an inquest, he
jury finding that the deceased came to his death from gunshot wounds
purposely inflicted by an unknown man. Dr. H. S. Mount performed a
post mortem examination that revealed that the officer, was shot twice
through the intestines, either one of which would have proved fatal.
Mayor Caufleld early Tuesday authorized the offer - by the
city of a reward of $250 for the arrest, dead or alive, of the murderer.
The following is a description of the man who did the shooting: Height
5 feet 9 inches, aged about 28 or "30 years, smooth shaven, dark complex
ion; dressed in salt and pepper coat and vest, black pants with a strip
ped black shirt, with light necktie with pearl stickpin. The murderer
may have three watches two ladies' gold filled hunting case watches
and one gent's silver open-face watch the product of his burglary of
Wassom's confectionery store.
' Some time Monday night the grocery store and post office at Oak
Grove were entered and ransacked and it is possible that this burglary
may also be the work of Smith.
The authorities have been unable to find the slightest trace of
the murderer who was last seen in the vicinity of the Southern Pacific
depot. It was reported here Tuesday, evening that a man supposed to
be Smith, was surrounded in a warehouse near New Era, but this rumor
proved unfounded for upon searching
entirely deserted. J
Officer Hanlon was aged about 50 years and had been a member of
the city police force for one year. He came to Oregon City two years
ago from Chicago, where for eight years he was employed as guard
at the Bridewill. He was considered a careful and fearless officer,
conscientious and faithful in the discharge of his duty. Besides a wife,
he leaves, one young son.
Funeral services over this deceased officer were held at St. John's
Catholic church Thursday morning and interment was made at the .
Catholic cemetery. .' v '
a second term, defeating his oppo
nent, G. H. Durham, of Grants Pass.
The nomination of United States
Senator developed into a close con
test between Jonathan Bourne Jr., and
H. M. Cake, both of Portland.
The State Democratic ticket so far
as a ticket was nominated as follows:
United States Senator, for term be
ginning March 4, 1907 John M.
Gearin.
Congressman First District C. V.
Galloway.
Governor George E. Chamberlain.
Secretary of State P. H. Sroat.
State Treasurer J. D. Matlock.
Supreme Judge T. G. Hailey.
State Printer J. Scott Taylor.
Attorney General R. A. Miller.
Born, Friday, April 20, to Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Townsend, of Clackamas
Heights, a son.
Detectives Vaughan and Kelliher,
of Portland, overtook, surprised and
arrested near Clackamas station Sat
urday afternoon, a negro who was
wanted at Portland for the theft of
a gold watch and other jewelry. The
negro, tired after a long tramp, was
found sound asleep on a pile of rail
road ties.
The Argonaut for April 21st includ
es, among other features, strong edi
torial comment on the political situ
ation; a story of the Oriental half-
caste colony of San Francisco, by
John Fleming Wilson,- entitled "In
Their Pride"; a letter from Paris,
"Parisian Beauty in-Court," being an
account by Jane Adams Mulholland
of the famous trial of Gallay, the bank
clerk, who fled to South America af
ter stealing a large sum of money;
and reviews of the notable new books.
Governor George E. Chamberlain
addressed a large audience at Damas
cus Saturday night. The meeting was
strictly non-partisan, and the Govern
or was enthusiastically received. War
ren Greenwall, Democratic precinct
committeeman, was chairman of the
meeting, which was addressed by J.
E. Hedges, candidate for State Sena
tor, and O. D. Eby, chairman of the
County Central Committee and candi
date for Representative. Howard F.
Latourette, candidate 'for County
Clerk; Harry E. Draper, and Wallace
Cole accompanied the party. Govern
or Chamberlain took for his subject:
"What Oregon Was, What It is Now,
and What It Will Be."
OFFICER
HANLON MURDERED
the building it was found to be
BURNED TO GROUND
j Conflagration Follows Earthquake
at San Francisco.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Hundreds of Lives Are Lost Oregon
City People Tell of '
Catastrophe.
The earthquake and conflagration
that resulted, which visited San Fran
cisco last week, was the most disas
trous in the history of America. So
frightful were the consequences as to
be beyond description. It is estimated
that the property loss Is between
$200,000,000 and 1500,000,000 while- the
loss of life will never be known, al
though hundreds are known to have
perished, either directly as a result
of the earthquake, or in the fearful
conflagration that followed the shock.
A great many Oregon City people were
in the Bay City at the time of the fear
ful catastrophe and they declare that
it was indescribably terrible.
One of the early, dispatches from
San Francisco says:
Earthquake and fire have put near
ly nine-tenths of San Francisco in
ruins. At least 200 people have been
killed, a thousand others Injured and
the property loss will exceed $250,
000,000. Five hundred thousand peo-
day long streams of people have been
fleeing from the stricken districts to
places of safety,
"It was 5:15 Wednesday morning
when a terrific earthquake shook the
whole city and surrounding country.
One shock apparently lasted two min
utes and there was an almost immed
iate collapse of flimsy structures all
over the city. The water supply was
cut off, and when fires broke out in
the various sections there was nothing
to do but let the buildings burn.
"Telegraph and telephone communi
cation was completely shut off for a
time. The Western Union was put
entirely out of business, and the Postal
Company was the only one that manag
ed to get a wire out of the city. About
10 o'clock even the Postal was forced
to suspend in San Francisco. Elec-
Uic power was stopped and sceer.
cars did not run. Railroads aad fer
ry-boats also ceased operations.
".11 of San Francisco's best play
houses, including the Majestic, Col
umbia, Orpheum and Grand Opera
House, are a mass of ruins. The earth
quake demolished them for all prac
tical purposes, and the fire completed
the work of destruction. The hand
some Rialto and Casserly buildings
were burned to the ground, as was ev
erything in that district.
"The damage by earthquake does
not begin to compare with the loss
by fire. The heart of the business
section of San Francisco has been
destroyed by fire. An area of thickly
covered ground of eight square miles
has been burned over, and there is no
telling when the fire will be under con
trol." '
Other Places Destroyed.
Santa Rosa and other points sur
rounding San Francisco also suffered
extensive damage. At Santa Rosa
the entire business section of the city
was reduced to a heap of ruins, one ! of the People of Oregon City and vi
hundred persons being killed. i cinity in making the efforts of the
No Means of Communication.
To add to the confusion and the !
concern of the friends of those livine I
iu San Francisco as to the safety of
the residents of the stricken citv. all
communication with the Bay City was
terminated with the earthquake and
lor days- it was impossible to reach
the city by telegraph or telephone,
while it was almost a waste of time to
resort to letter writing for there was
no assurance that such communica
tions would ever reach their destina
tion. E. J. Noble, of this city, has receiv
ed word from his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Noble, of Santa Rosa, in
formine him that thev lost evervthine
and barely escaped with their lives, i "The terrible earthquake came on
Word has been received by Mr. and j Wednesday morning at 5:15. It shook.
Mrs. E. T. Fields that Mr. and Mrs. the cIty down and set fire to it. Men,
Grafton Cheney, former residents of ! women and children rushed out into
this city, are safe although their home i tne street in their nightclothes. The
was included in the area that was ' screaming of women and the pitiful
burned. -
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stevens, who j " Continued on Page 3.)
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whose label shows it to be
made with cream of tartar.
NOTE. Safety lies in buying
only the Royal Baking Powder,
wfcich is the best cream of tartar
baking' powder that can be had.
were visiting at the home of their
son, H. C. Stevens, Jr., at San Fran
cisco, at the time of the catastrophe,
arrived, home Sunday afternoon. In
relating the fearful disaster and the
scenes they witnessed, Mr. and Mrs.
Stevens say the calamity was beyond,
all intelligent description. It was an
event they can never forget and theyi
have to be thankful that they escaped
with their lives.
Monday's train brought Miss Lena
Goldsmith and N. R. Lang and they
confirm the published reports and in
terviews as to the frightful and indes
cribable details of the disaster.
Oregon City People Aid.
No sooner had the news of the dis
aster reached Qregon City than Mayor
Caufield. Circuit Judge . McBride and
Jas. U. Campbell, secretary of the Ore
gon City Board of Trade, issued a call
for a mass meeting of the citizens of
Oregon City to take steps towards re
lieving the people of San Francisco'
and contiguous points, sufferers from,
the earthquake. At a meeting held
that night at the court house, Judge
McBride being chairman and J. P.
Keating secretary, a subscription pa
per was started and before noon the
next day there had been subscribed
in cash $1600 and of that amount
$1500 was immediately telegraphed to
Mayor Schmitz to be placed to. the
credit of the relief fund.
This preliminary work was follow
ed up in the next few days by ship
ments of potatoes, flour, clothing and
other supplies. Among the heaviest
contributors were the two paper mills,
the Oregon City Manufacturing Co.,
which in cash and blakets, subscribed
nearly $1000; the Portland Flouring
Mills and C. T. Howard, the Mulino
miller. The cash subscriptions in this
city were made up in sums from $100'
to 50 cents. Lack of space alone pre
vents publishing the list of contribu
tors. Wednesday evening at Shively's op
era house, the young ladies of the Sat
urday Club, of the First Congregation-
I al church gave a delightful entertain-
' ment, "The Old Maids' convention,"
and donated the entire proceeds or
the performance to the fund for the
relief of the California sufferers. The
entertainment was witnessed by . a
large audience of Oregon City people.
Dr. W. E. Carll, accompanied by Drs.
Harvey O, Hickman and Rae Norris
and Mort Cockrell have gone to San
Francisco to lend their aid in giving
the people of that city the required
medical attention.
A great many of the refugees from
San Francisco arrived in Oregon City
Sunday. They were met at the depot
by Mayor Caufield and other members
of the citizens' relief committee by
whom employment was procured for
the men at the paper mills and at other
labor in this city.
Additional supplies and clothing
were gathered Monday by the citizens'
relief committee and with donations
that have been forwarded from sur
rounding towns another carload ship
ment was made. The people of Mo
lalla today telephoned Mayor Caufield
that they had raised a substantial cash
subscription.
Attracted by the possibility of find
ing more lucrative employment at San
Francisco in the extensive building
operations that will soon be in pro
gress, several men abandoned their
positions at the mills here and left for
California. They were warned of the
hardships and unfavorable conditions
they must expect to experience at
San Francisco, but this did not serve
to dissuade them from going.
Committee Is Thankful.
The members of the relief commit
tee that had in charge the matter of
gathering supplies and provisions for
the California sufferers desire to ex
tend their thanks for the very gener
ous response and hearty co-operation
committee so successful.
Letter From One Who Was There,
Among those who were in San Fran-
Cisco at the time of the earthquake
was Mrs- Orilla Grines, daughter of
carrier, who writes the following ac
count of the awful affair to her rela
tives here: . .
"Dear Ones at Home:
"Oh, dear parents, your daughter is
a beggar. Little did I think I would .
ever come to this, but suppose I should
be thankful that our lives are spared
us. Ma, don't ever say that I can't
stand anything. I wish I could find
words enough to tell you what.we have
gone through.