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VOL. 39. NO. 22.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1906.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOTE YES OR NO
Many Amendments to Be Decided
at June Election
VIGOROUS FIGHT BEING WAGED
FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Proposed Amending of Local Option
Law Will Be Resisted.
Other Measures.
In addition to the election of state,
district, county and precinct officers,
there are other matters of importance
that will engage the attention of the
voters of the state next month. These
are the several proposed constitution
al amendments, the referendum of
the special appropriation bill and sev
eral measures proposed by initiative.
Voters generally are not acquainted
with the importance of these meas
ures,, numbering in all, eleven. They
are of vital interest as affecting cer
tain laws now on the statute books be
sides making material changes in mat
ters of taxation of corporations and
raising additional revenue for the
state. Every one of these measures
should be carefully studied and in
vestigated by every individual voter
that he may vote intelligently on each
proposition.
The arrangement of the different
propositions on the official ballot will
be such as to require a careful exami
nation by the voter if he would vote
as he wishes on the different subjects.
DR. C. H. MEISSNER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office, Rooms 4-5-6 Barclay building.
All calls promptly attended to.
Phone, office 41, residence 1044.
;y 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. S- D'Een 0. Schuebel
U'REN & SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
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 In all the courts of the state
Office in Caufleld Building.
ROBERT A. MILLER
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
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.,
i PORTLAND, OREGON.
Money to loan on Clackamas County
Property.
W. S. EDDY, V, S., M. D. V.
Graduate of the Ontario Veteii-1
nary College of Toronto, Canada,
and the .McKillip School of
Surgery of Chicago, has located
at Oregon City and established an
office at The Fashion Stables,
Seventh Street near Main.
Both Telephones.
Farmers' 132 Main 131 1
Voters cannot be too careful in mark
ing their ballots. Each one of the
11 propositions is printed twice on
the ballot, one Immediately following
the other. Both have a number and
the marking of an "X" before one in
dicates.an affirmative vote; an "X"
marked before the other indicates a
negative vote. Unless the voter is
extremely careful, he will, make the
mistake of voting both "yes" and "no'
on the same question, thereby invali
dating that part of his ballot, and at
the same time fall to vote at all on an
equally important question that fol
lows one on which he votes twice.
For the information of the voters of
Clackamas county, the Enterprise
herewith presents a complete list of
the eleven different measures on
which they will be called to pass at
the June election:
Referring the special appropriation
bill passed at the last session of the
legislature and providing funds for
the maintenance of the various state
institutions-
Proposing an Equal Suffrage amend
ment to the state's constitution.
Amending the Local Option Law.
For the purchase by the State of
the Mt. Hood and Barlow toll road
for $24,000.
Constitutional amendment provid
ing a method of amending the consti
tution and applying the referendum to
all laws affecting constitutional con
ventions and amendments.
Constitutional amendment giving
cities and towns exclusive power to
enact and amend their charters.
Constitutional amendment to allow
the state printing, binding and print
er's compensation to be regulated by
law at any 'time.
Constitutional amendment for ini
tiative and referendum on local, spec-;
ial and municipal Jaws and parts of
laws.
Bill for law prohibiting free passes
and discrimination by railway com
panies and oil companies and other
public service corporations.
An act requiring sleeping car com
panies, refrigerator car companies and
oil companies to pay an annual license
upon their gross earnings.
An act requiring express companies,
telephone companies and telegraph
companies to pay an annual license
on their gross earnings.
These last two proposed laws have
been presented by initiative . by the
members of the Grange in this state.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
Vote Received By Republican and
Democratic Candidates.
Salem, Or., May 3. The state board
of election canvassers, consisting of
the governor, secretary of state and
treasurer, completed this morning
their official count of the vote cast in
the primary election, and issued cer
tificates to successful nominees. The
total vote cast for Republican nomi
nees follow:
Senator (short term) Mulkey 29,
808. Senator (long term) Bourne 12,
877, Cake, 12,252, Lowell 7055, Smith,
6383, Watson, 4241.
Congressman, First District Haw
ley 8295, Huston 4712, Tooze 741.
Congressman, Second District El
lis. 7764, Lachner 4893, Rand 3905,
Sheppard, 5761.
Governor Brown 5298, Geer 13,912,
Johns 7879, Sehlbrede 1832, Withy
combe, 14,175.
Secretary of State Benson 17,252,
Gatch 15,808, Pierce 3583, Wrightman
5011.
Treasurer Aitkin 7456, Carter 8339,
Hoyt 8874, Jennings 2724, Ryan 6148,
Steel 9700.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
The registration books will
be closed to voters on next
Tuesday, May 15th at 5 o'clock
p. m. If you have not register
ed, do not delay doing so any
longer. Comply with the law
and be in a position to take an
active part in next month's
important election.
Supreme Judge Eakin 36,676.
Attorney-General Crawford 25,779,
Durham 14,297.
State Superintendent Public Instruc
tion Ackermann 36,593. Mr. Acker-
man also received the democratic nom
ination. State Printer Clark 8498, Duniway
22,623, Whitney 10.892.
Commissioner of Labor Hon 36,
147. Mr. Hon received the democrat
ic nomination also.
Democratic Candidates.
Thp tntnl vntp past for "Op-mripratin
candidates was as follows:
Senator Gearin, 11,713.
Governor Chamberlain, 12,576.
Secretary of State Sroat, 11,310.
Treasurer Matlock, 11,427.
Supreme Judge Hailey, 11,439.
State Printer Taylor, 11,218.
Attorney-General Miller, 11,278.
Congressman, First District Coch
ran, 1759; Galloway, 3509.
Second District Graham, 5542.
The Vote on Congressman.
The secretary of state has complet
ed official returns of the Republican
vote for congress in the First district
as follows:
County Hawley Huston Tooze
Benton 346
Clackamas ...1086
Coos 259
Curry 81
312 139
580 990
185 367
- 45 60
264 634
434 610
293 321
112 146
109 36
4771 730
108 211
241 531
282 1485
207 268
109 278
688 251
272 354
4712 7411
Douglas 858
Jackson 462
Josephine . 249
Klamath 187
Lake 115
Lane 610
Lincoln 222
Linn 594
Marion 1811
Polk 500
Tillamook 143
Washington . . 249
Yamhill 523
Totals .
8295
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN
Republicans Will Fire Opening
Gun at Canby.
MONSTER MEETJNG ARRANGED
FOR NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
All of the County Candidates Will
At
tend Dates for, the
Week.
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Monday, May 14, 7:30
p. m.-
Canby.
Tuesday, May 15, 7:30 p. m
Frog Pond.
Wednesday, May 16, 7:30 p. m.
Clackamas.
Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p. m.
Barton.
Friday, May 18, 7:30 p. m.
Highland.
Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p. m.
Damascus. '
At a meeting of the Candidates on
the Republican county and legislative
tickets .and the members of the exe
cutive committee, held at the office of
Chairman C. Schuebel, Tuesday even
ing, the itinerary as outlined above
was arranged for next week. All of
the candidates will attend these meet
ings in a body and the voters should
not fail to attend and hear what they
have to offer.
All of the candidates attended the
meeting Tuesday night and much en
thusiasm was manifested. Chairman
Schuebel has appointed Livy Stipp
secretary to the committee and they
are both busily engaged in working
out the many details of one of the
most thorough and vigorous cam
paigns that' was ever conducted in
Clackamas county.
The county campaign will be form
ally opened with a Dig meeting at
Canby next Monday evening. The
dates for other meetings during the
remainder of the week are given
above. The itineary for the conclud
ing . two weeks of the campaign wnl
be published next week.
MEETS A TRAGIC DEATH.
Self-Styled Apostle, Killed by One
Victim's Brother.
Seattle, Wash., May 7. Franz Ed
mund Creffield, self-styled "Joshua,"
leader of the Holy Rollers, was shot
and instantly killed on First avenue
near Cherry street at 7:10 o'clock this
morning by George Mitchell of Port
land. Creffield was the leader of the
band of Holy Rollers that caused so
much excitement at Corvallis, Oregon.
three years ago. Mitchell made no
attempt to escape after the shooting,
but stood beside the body of his pros
trate victim until Patrolman Lecount
placed him under arrest. He told the
police that he shot Creffield because
he had ruined his two sisters, Mrs.
Burgess Starr and Miss Ethel Mitchell.
As soon as he reached the city jail
Mitchell asked permission to send a
i telegram. He sent the following to
i O. V. Hurt at Corvallis, the father of
'Creffield's wife:
! ."I've got my man. I'm in jail here.
"GEORGE."
The shooting of Creffield was wit
nessed by his wife and a few other
pedestrians. It took place outside the
Quick drug store in the heart of the
retail district. Mitchell has been in
Seattle since Wednesday looking for
Creffield.
Mitchell was walking up First ave
nue when he saw Craffield coming
down First avenue with his wife on
his arm. Mitchell stepped in close to
the drug store and as Creffield and
his wife went by he drew a 38-calibre
revolver, sending a ball through the
back of Creffield's head. The bullet
came out above the right eye. Cref
field fell to the sidewalk and was car
ried into the drug store and Dr. Bories
was summoned.
Creffield's wife threw herself down
by his side and wound her arms around
his neck, kissing his lips and hyster
ically exclaiming at the same time:
"He cannot die, he cannot die; he
did no harm to George Mitchell." Dr.
Bories lifted her to her feet saying,
"But he is dead, madam."
The woman was taken to police
headquarters with her husband's slay
er and held as a witness.
The Creffields have been here for a
little over a month. They have been
living in a little attic room at 1116
Fifth avenue. The only furniture in
the room was two chairs, a cheap table
and a sleeping cot. The only clothes
the woman had on was a tattered
skirt and a shirtwaist.. Her husband
yesterday promised to buy her a new
skirt, and they were on their way to
the store to purchase it when he was
shot.
Mrs. Creffield says her husband did
not see Mitchell. She caught sight of
him just as he pulled the trigger.
Mitchell is 23 years old and gave his
occupation as a laborer. At police
headquarters he said:
"I- killed him; I have been looking
for Creffield, and I got him. I have
no regrets, I am willing to take any
punishment that is meted out to me
without ahimper. I did not kill a
man, I gulled a brute. He obtained a
devilish influence over my two sis
ters and ruined them and I did only
what any true brother would do."
The police agree with Mitchell and
gave him the best quarters in the jail
making his imprisonment as comfort
able as possible.
It developed that Creffield has been
married here twice. Over two years
I ago Justice George married him. The
marriage license and certificate shows
a ceremony performed between Franz
E. Carefield and Miss Ida M. Hunt.
The police believe that Creffield gave
incorrect names to hide his 'identity.
His name is Creffield and not Care-
field. His wife's name is Maud Hurt.
They lived at Southeast Seattle for a
time with Frank Hurt, the woman s
brother.
Two years ago Creffield was convict
ed on a statutory charge.
Mitchell says his sisters told him
that Creffield, or "Apostle Joshua," as
he liked to be called, was greater than
Christ. Creffield served two years
in the penitentiary at Salem. While
in the penitentiary his wife obtained
a divorce from him. He got out of
the penitentiary in February with
good conduct alfowance. He then
went to Waldport, Oregon, and gath
ered about him the faithful followers
who stuck by him.
Threats of lynching drove him out
of Oregon. He came to Seattle, won
his divorced wife back and on April
3, little over a month ago, married
her for the second time. He went out
to Southeast Seattle and won her
brother back. He sold his home and
took the proceeds to Waldport to
hold together his followers. Creffield
was going to leave for Waldport in
a few days.
HONORED
DEAD SHERIFF.
Bar Association Adopts Resolutions
' on Death of Officer.
The memory of the late Sheriff John
R. Shaver, was further honored at a
recent meeting of the Clackamas
County Bar Association when resolu
tions were adopted after several elo
quent tributes had been paid the de
ceased officer. Circuit Judge Mc-
Bride presided at the meeting, Jas. TJ.
Campbell being the secreetary. Brief
addresses were made by Judge Mc-
Bride, -Senator George C. Brownell,
Franklin T. Griffith, Gordon E. Hayes
and J. U. Campbell.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Association:
"Whereas, John R. Shaver, sheriff
of Clackamas county, Oregon, died on
the 30th day of April, 1906, as the re
sult of a gun-shot wound, inflicted by
one Frank Smith, a fugitive from jus
tice, charged with the crime of mur
der, of whom the said sheriff was
in pursuit, and
"Whereas, the said John R. Shaver
met his death while bravely discharg
ing the duties of his office in uphold
ing the dignity of the law, therefore
be it
- "Resolved by the Clackamas Coun
ty Bar Association that in the death
of the said John R. Shaver, the coun
ty of Clackamas and State of Oregon
have been deprived of the services of
. ,
There is no reason why
every Clackamas County vot-
er who voted for Theodore
Roosevelt, and believes in the
vigorous and progressive pol-
icies advocated by that fearless
leader, should not in the June
election vote for every man on
the Republican ticket.
a faithful, fearless and efficient of
ficer, who, by his death, has proven
the value and weight of his oath of
office as a protector of society and a
standard bearer of the law; that the
members of the Association have lost
a valued and beloved friend, the com
munity an honest, upright,- progres
sive citizen, and his family a devoted
husband and father. And be it fur
ther
"Resolved that these resolutions be
spread upon the Journal of the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon, for the
County of Clackamas, and that an
engrossed copy of these resolutions
subscribed by the members of the
Association be presented to the wife
of our deceased sheriff."
On motion the above resolutions
were adopted and it was further or
dered that out of respect for the mem
ory of the late sheriff the Court stand
adjourned for the day.
HEINRICH'S BODY FOUND.
Damascus Farmer Suicided in Clacka
mas River.
While fishing in the Clackamas riv
er about three miles from this city
Saturday afternoon, O. A. Lind, of
329 Benton street, and A. C. Garside,
of Woodstock, Portland, discovered
the badly decomposed body of John
Heinrich, who disappeared from his
home near Clackamas March 19th last.
Identification of the dead man was
established from letters found in his
pockets. Coroner Holman did not hold
an inquest.
Heinrich was a native of Switzer
land and aged 52 years. At the time
of his disappearance he was known to
be mentally deranged. ' " He suspected
that he was being pursued by persons
who threatened his life. Heinrich was
last seen near Logan the day follow
ing his disappearance from his home
and it is believed he suicided at that
time as the condition of the-body in
dicates that it had been in the river
for about seven weeks. Heinrich's re
mains were turned over to the family,
consisting of wife and three, children.
Funeral services over the remains
were held at Clackamas Station at
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, inter
ment following in the Clackamas cem
etery. -
The work of improving Fifth street
is progressing rapidly and the city
soon contemplates the improvement
of Sixth street in a similar manner.
REWARD IS DIVIDED
Authorities Agree on Distribution
of $1500 Fund.
DRAPER, WHO KILLED DESPERA
do, GETS $750.
$600 of Amount Is Divided Equally
Among 33 Persons Sev
eral From This City.
The distribution of the $1500 reward
that was offered for the capture of
Frank Smith, the desperado, murderer
of Officer George Hanlon and Sheriff
J. R. Shaver, of this city and Capt
O. D. Henderson, of Woodburn, was
decided upon Wednesday. One-half
of the $1500 goes to Harry Draper, of
Spokane, who shot and killed the out
law; $50 each is awarded Sheriff W.
J. Culver, of Marion county; Deputy
Sheriff George Morden, of Multnomah
county, and Detective Andy Vaughan,
of Portland, who accompanied Draper
into the brush where Smith was killed ;
and the balance, amounting to $600,
is to be divided equally among 33 per
sons, who in addition to. those already
named participated in the final sur
rounding and killing the desperado.
This distribution of the reward
money was agreed to at a conference
held here and attended by County
Judge J. H. Scott and Sheriff W. J.
Culver, of Marion county; County
Judge Ryan and Commissioner Brobst
of Clackamas county; Councilmen
Wm. Andresen and A. Knapp, of the
finance committee of the Oregon City
Council and Chief of Police Chas. E.
Burns of this city. The division of
the $600 among the 33 amounts to
$18.18 each. The 33 are:
Mrs. Bratton, of Canby, who first
notified the authorities of Smith's ap-
pearence in the vicinity of Canby;
Harry Minto, deputy sheriff of Marion
county; John Doe, Smith, of
Woodburn; Detectives Frank Snow,
Sam Downey and John Cordano, of
Portland; J. K. Graham and J. F. De
yoe, of Canby; Chief of Police Chas.
E. Burns, Chas. Ely, J. H. Slatterly,
Wm. May,s J. K. Morris, R. Fosberg,
Deputy Sheriff E. C. Hackett, C. Cross,
Jack Jones, Ed. Rechner, H. Cook, D.
C. Boyles, C. A. Frost,. Gus Winesett,
Frank Hendricks, H. W. Trembath,
and Judge T. F. Ryan, of Oregon City;
J. H. -Reid, of Milwaukie; David Mc-
Arthur Sr., David McArthur, G. P.
McNamee, Staul M. Crimp, Bert Wil
lard, and L. Ferguson, of New Era.
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT BELONGS
Others Than Draper and Bloodhounds
Figured in Smith's Capture.
New Era, Or., May 4th, 1906.
Editor Enterprise:
Dear Sir: I have just read your
report of the killing of murderer
Smith, which is far from being true.
About 8 a. m., Tuesday, May 1, one of
my neighbors phoned to me that Smith
was headed this way trom canDy ana
that the rail road track walker saw a
man that he thought was Smith near
the bend at Fishs' eddy. I took my
field glass, double barrel shot gun and
revolver and started for that place.
In less than ten minutes I saw
Smith coming down the railroad. He
stopped and talked with a flagman on
the track for about a minute. Said
flagman was about 300 yards north of
L. Ferguson's. Looking through my
glass I saw Smith come down the
track within about 200 yards of where
the Canby section gang was at work.
He then stopped and climbed a small
knoll and picked and ate wild straw
berries. I got nearly to the section gang be
DISTINCTIVELY A CREAM OF
TARTAR-BAKING POWDER
It does not contain an atom of phos
phatic acid (which is the product of bones
digested in sulphuric acid) or of alum
(which is one-third sulphuric acid) sub
stances adopted for other baking powders
because of their cheapness.
fore he saw men. He then got down
back of the knoll with just. his head
in my sight and stayed there until I
got about 100 yards from him when
he disappeared. I went - about 50
yards nearer and saw that he had
gone into the brush. I then climbed
through the fence on the left of the
track (on the Rhineman place) and
got opposite the place where he went
into the brush, but could not see him.
I was then the width of the railroad
right of way from where he went in.
I then called one of the section gang
and asked him to go to the post of
fice and phone to Oregon City that I
had Smith where he could not get '
away. I then went to G. H. Brown's
and had Mr. Brown phone to Canby 1
I then went to the flagman and asked
him to watch and see if Smith crossed
the track and told him to tell the
folks when they came that I was on
the river bank and that I would keep
Smith from getting back up the river.
He could not go down for there was.
about 30 men down there working and
several of them had guns in the board
ing cars.
The brush where Smith was is be
tween the railroad and the river and
is less tha one-half mile long and
from a few feet to about 200 yards
wide. At the upper end there is an
old field partly grown up to brush.
I went up to Ferguson's warehouse
and found Ferguson and his boy work
ing in his garden. I told him where
Smith was and asked him to watch
for Smith. I then went down the
river to within about 200 yards of
where Smith went into the brush so
that it would be impossible for Smith
to get back up the river or to swim
the river without being in range of
my gun.
I remained there alone for about
one hour, when the folks came up
from Oregon City. Harry Trembath
came up the railroad opposite to me
and asked how many there was in
there with me. I told him there was
no one. He then asked if I wanted '
any one and I told him no, that I
could keep Smith from getting past
me without any help.
A short time after that I. heard
the dynamite exploding and several
shots were fired. About ten o'clock
we heard the hounds up near the bend
and In a short time they came down
past me. John Morris then came in
where I was and in about 15 minutes
we heard the shot that killed Smith.
We then went down the track to where
the body was lying, which was about
30 feet from fle railroad fence, and
about 12 feet from where 3 sticks of
giant powder tied together had ex
ploded in the air about 5 feet from the
ground. The man that threw - the
charge of powder and the boss of the
bridge gang told me that they heard
Smith groan after that charge ex
ploded and the groan came from the
same place that Smith was when he
was shot.
Now let any one come up here that
is used to giant powder1 and see where
that charge exploded and he will say
that no one could be that "close and
not be at least stunned, if not killed.
If Smith had not been stunned there
would have been more men killed by
him before they could have shot him.
Judge Ryan and several others saw
Smith come out of the brush when a
freight train was going past. They al
so saw him go back into the brush
when he saw he could not get away.
There was only one place there where
a man could go in, for the briars were
so thick, and the dogs tied together
had to go in where Smith went be
cause they could not get in anywhere
else.
Now I do not mean to say that Drap
er is not a brave man or that his dogs
are of no account, but I do say that it
is jtery easy for others to find a crim
inal when others have him penned in
a small place where he can't get
away. Now I doh't want you to think
that I am after any of the reward. I
want no blood money; but Smith had
killed three good men and I consider
ed it my duty and every other man's
duty to capture or kill him, and after
risking my life for about one hour
alone against an outlaw that had al
ready killed three men, I don't consid
er it just right to give others the cred
it. DAVID McARTHUR.