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.; OP EGO N: QITI: WTERP I . t " -H 11111111. Ill I II. II II III. Hill II ""I Hill IIII..WIPMW-IIII.IIMII Jl f 1 I.IH I 111 Ill I ... I MHI I! MUM I !! II I I- THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 64. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, rIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907. ' '''- Jli ESTABLISHED 1HS. DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHOSEN BY THREE, BUT NAME KEPT A SECRET AS YET. BOURNE FOR SCIIUEBEL But th Dack Won't Glv Up Trump. Hny Sm to Hav Waahtd Hit Hindi and Quit. Washington, Ive, 2(5 A successor td Klxtrlct Attorney Bristol will prob ably not be aptMiliiUul before the mid till of January; that In, until Senator Fulton and Representative Kill re turn to Washington. Tli'-ac two mem ber of the delegation l"ft for Oregon at 6 o'clock t hlM afternoon to regl ter, a r-uulrl under the primary law, and aa It will be Impossible for them to register before January f., they cannot reach Washington before January II or 12. At the time of their departure the delegation had not been able to ni:r' upon any candidate, and from present Indication, tho dl-K-Hon will not be able at any time to unite. ' Jn the hp of reaching an agree went a meeting of the delegation wan railed for 2 o'clck today, but Sena tor Itourne did not attend. He la ab solutely committed to Christopher C. Bchuebel, of Oregon City, though no other member or the delegation la willing at thl time to aupport Mr. Rchuohel. A week ago It waa believed he would go Into the conference un pledged to any candidate, but after certain telegraphic correspondence which panned between Mr. Bourne and W. 8. IJ'Jlen, Mr. Bourne announced to ht colleague hta determination to support 8rhuebel to the end, and It la believed that he will Indorse Mr. Krhuebel, regardless of what action the rent of the delegation may take. Mr. llourne'a absence from tb con ference construed to mean that hia mind la finally made up. At the conference thla afternoon Mr. Fulton. Mr. Ilawley and Mr. EM aw understood to have tentatively agreed upon a man for District Attor ney, but they agreed among them selves to withhold the name of their candidate, and It lift been Impossible to discover hi Identity. In the ab sence of Mr. Fulton and Mr. Kill". Congressman Ilawley waa delegated to confer with Mr. Ikmrne to ascer tnln whether or not he would be will ing to Join with bin colleagnea In sup porting the man selected today, or any other man than Mr. Kchiietiel. Mr. ilawley saw Mr. Ikmrne thla evening, but after his conference declined to talk, aa did Mr. Ik.urne. Mr. Ilawley did aay that the action of the three member of the delegation thla after noon waa not to be considered final or binding; that several candldatea were acceptable to all three, any ono of whom might later be recommended. It waa learned that the delegation had not agreed upon Sanderson, Heed or Harrison Allen, but beyond this nothing definite could b gathered. The secrecy with which the delegation handles this matter and Ita agreement to make no public announcement bids fair to develop a mystery which will not be dispelled until Mr. Fulton and Mr. Bills return. It la quite within the bounds of possibility that the man who la today the choice of Messrs. Fulton, Ilawley and Ellis may be set aside and some other agreed upon In his stead. SENATOR FULTON COMING HOME. Washington, Dec. 24. Senator Ful ton states hla expected visit home la not on account of Ileney's demonstra tions or Interviews against him, but solely to register himself aa a candi date for the Senate. He expect to reach Astoria by January 6, and re turn here Immediately upon register ing. Attorney F. J. Heney hud another conference with the President thla morning, hut persisted In declining to make public Its purport. Later he had a conference with District Attorney Baker and Attorney Pugh, of t'.ie In terior Department, who wish him to take charge of the prosecution here of the Hyde-Benson cases, which they wish to hive tried at the Spring term of the District of Columbia Federal Court. Senator Fulton declines to talk for publication concerning Honey's visit. Senator Fulton expects to leave here this week for Oregon, to remain until the close of the Congressional recess. Ho expressed a wish to have the Ore gon delegation unite on a recommenda tion for a successor to District Attor ney Bristol before he leaves, but the chances are remote that this will bo done.a In fact, a deadlock Is threat ened over the place, aa Senator Ilourne BlandH pat for Bchuebel, and will probably refuse to, Join the bal ance of the delegation on the recom mendation of another candidate. Indications point to a deadlock In the Oregon delegation over the nom ination for a man to succeed District Attorney Bristol, Senator Bourne Js exptd to stand pat for Schuebel, re gardless of the Intentions of the re maining members not to Indorse tilm. An effort will bo made to have a meeting this week with a view of de manding a recommendation before Senator Fulton leave for Oregon. He will leave here thla week for New York and then go to Oregon to re main until the close of the reees. Fulton saw the President thla morn ing, but did not dlscusa the attorney ship. He declines to talk of Ileney's visit, ROOSEVELT'S CHRISTMAS DIS TURBED. Washington, Deo. 25. The Christ mas celubratlon at the White House today was Interrupted long enough for the Issuance of a statement re garding the subject matter of a con versation Monday night between the President and Francis J. Heney, Spe cial Attorney for the Government un der the Department of Justice. Certain subject have been pub lished which Incorrectly state the facta. It was authoritatively stated today that Mr. Heney ha not, a al leged, recommended to the President the renouilnntlon of W. C. Bristol as United State Attorney for Oregoo, "The fact la." It was stated, "that Mr. Ileney's errand here wa on no such mission. Mr. Heney acquiesced In the removal of Mr. Bristol, and said that Mr. Bristol' conduct left no oth er alternative for the Government." It wa further denied that Mr. Ho ney had any conversation with the President which In any way Involved a 1'nlted State Senator with the auh Ject of alleged rallroud land fraud In Oregon. KANSAS CITY SITS UP AND HOWLS Resident of Kansas City are put ting up a "holler" In the following lusty manner; "The street in this part of the city are a fright. We have nut even a safe sidewalk. We would an satisfied to get the planks that ate thrown away by the city and afterwards aold for CO cent a kind to any one who would haul them away. When the Madison street bridge wa rebuilt we went to the Mayor and offered to put in our own sidewalk If the city would give u the timber cast out from tho bridge. He said we could have It, but when we went to gH It found that the contract or had aold It, and that the Mayor had no hold on the graft of the city. We ak the Mayor though he I not to fa blamed too much, perhaps what are we paying taxes for If we can't have some little privilege? "We are reliably informed that these plank and timber that we oonld have used, tfnd that belonged to the city, have gone to Street Commission er Miller for private use, and that men were taken from the clty'a work to load It on the wagon and take It to hla house. Again. Kansa City sit up on Its hind legs and howls! "CITIZEN." ADJOURNED SESSION OF COUNCIL MONDAY Council met In adjourned session Monday night and transacted consid erable business. First In order was the presentation by Mayor Caufleld of his collection of photographs of past mayors. The collection embraced the photo of all but two Mayors, who were not extant, and with the recommendation that on retiring from office In the future each Incumbent present the city with a framed picture of himself. A new ordinance was passed grant ing a 25-year franchise to the Pacific State Telephone Co. The Important feature of the franchise require that all companies operating In the city use the same line of poles on streets where both companies operate, re quiring but one Hue of poles to disfig ure the street. COURTS Mr. Llzxle A. Richards, of Port land, has filed a ault for divorce in the Circuit Court against Thomas I. Richards, to whom she was married In Portland January 4, 1893. She chargea him with desertion October 19, 1906. The property right of the pair have been settled, and Richards agrees to defray the expense of the completion of the education of their two children. An attachment has been filed by Gaston O. Jacobs against Arthur Pressy for $141.0(5. which Is said to be Jacobs' share from the sale of a horse and some hay, 8ults for divorce were filed Friday afternoon In the office of the County Clerk as follows: Annie Tracy vs. Frank Tracy, Anna Bell Benedict vs. John A. Benedict, John S. O wings vs. Frances L. Owlngs, Harry F. R. Hull vs. Mary Eatha Hull. Deputy District Attorney O. D. Eby Friday afternoon Issued a war rant for the arrest of E. U Fraley, a banker of Estafada, who is charged with placing sawdust In the waters of tho Clackamas River. The com plaint was made by Deputy Game Warden Mack. Fraley Is the head of a lumber mill near Bstacada. Oloy Elisabeth Taylor, who was married to Clarence Guy Taylor, In Marlon, Llrin county, February 27, 1905, say that he deserted her Sep tember 1, 1905, after they had lived together six months, She charges him with Ill-treatment and says he struck her with a stick of wood. Result, di vorce wanted. , , ., Llzsile M. Lehman and Charles Leh man were wedded In Washington, D. C.i June 2, 1897, and she Bays he left her November 29, 1900. She states that he failed to aupport her. , She, too, want divorce. ' C. W. Vonderahe, a aon of C. T. Vonderaho, bar filed a suit In the Cir cuit Court against Mr. Erlkke Trul linger, to restrain her from communi cating or associating with bla father, who Is 79 year of ago, and who. It U alleged by the younger Vonderahe, ha tried her wile on hi father to extort bl fortune, estimated at $10,000, from him. Judge Mcllrlde granted a tem porary Injunction, which will be ar gued on a motion for dissolution after tb holiday. MULKEV wont run fOR THE SENATE The Oregonlan saya: Senatorial politics In Oregon took a new turn yesterday, when F. W. Mtilkey made known that he will not be a candidate for the Republican primary nomina tion for the office of United State Senator to succeed C. W. Fulton. Thi leave In the race, beside Mr. Ful ton, If. M. Cake, who ha not formally announced his candidacy, but who has been an active aspirant Joseph Si mon ha been boomed In the last few days, evidently with I1 consent, for the purpose of sounding public sentiment a to hi abiding ambition to regain the office which Fulton took from Mm In 1903. And still another aspirant, not yet called forth. Is T. B. Wilcox, who I not exptcted at this time to be a seeker of the primary nomination, but to be a formidable candidate, should the election revert to the old method of legislative choice. On the Democratic side, the candi date, apparently only onp, I Gover nor Chamberlain. Republican and Democrats regard Chamberlain aa pre senting a serious problem to the Re publican aspirants, for the Republi can nominee will have to meet Cham berlain In the general election In June and to face a doubtful outcome. Should Chamberlain win In the gen eral election. It seems likely that the Republican Legislature will choose a Republican who did not run In the primaries. Thl la the general ex pectation. ' Marrlag License. Richard E. Thompson and Mary Ru dolph. Jones Johnson and Carrie Rergland. John Dramln and May McLaugh lin. . .. ' Alfred Taul Waer and Lucy F. De Ford. . Mart Baty and Mabel C. Dungan. Ernest F. Boeckman and Eraelia P. Koellemeler. F. A. Vallet and Aggie Ware. ' Francis K.' Jones and Nora Keith.. Oscar F. Antonsen and Eva R. Yo- der. . - ' " K ' " ' -Samuel Jloodrlcb and . Lavina , E. Miller. ' . - Alfred T. Martin and Augusto Mar shall. Frank A. Wilson and Maggie L. Phillips. Albert Clay Engle and Viola Vic toria Vaughan. Omer A. Marquam and Goldie G. Drake. Frederick W. Chapman and Mary E, Taylor. Herman H. Smldt and Norah L. Mc Carty. W. H. Karr and Lillian M. Reed. A. R. Morse and Rose Moxley. L. D. Parmenter and Llllle I. Vltlto. MARRIAGES. WA WERS RANCK At Vancouver Episcopal church, Dec. 17, 1907, Matthias Wawera and Miss Lulu Ranck, Rev. W. C. Sheppordoffl elating. ANTONSENYODER At home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Yoder, Oregon City, Dec. 21, 1907, Capt. O. F. Antonsen, of Astoria, and Miss Eva Yoder, Rev. R. C. Btackwell officiating. JONES-KEITH In Oregon City, Dec. 21. 1907, Francis K. Jones and Miss Nora Keith, both of Barton, Judge Dlmtck officiating. WESTON-SANDS At Hlllsboro, Dec. 16, 1907, Wilbur Weston and Miss Bessie Sand. DRAMINMcLAUGHUN In Oregon City, Dec. 24, 1907, John Dramln and May McLaughlin, Judge Grant B. Dimlck officiating. VALLET-WARE In Oregon City, Dec. 24, 1907, F. A. Vallet and Ag gie Ware, Judge Grant B. Dimlck officiating. ENGLE-VAUGHAN In Oregon City, Dec. 18, 1907, Albert Clay Engle and Viola Victoria Vaughan, Judge Grant B. Dimlck officiating. CHAPMAN-TAYLOR At residence of bride' mother, Mrs. Charlotte Taj- , lor, Sherwood, Dec. 18, 1907, Rev. Ernest E. Reed officiating, Freder ick W. Chapman and Mary E. Tay lor. 1 SMIDT-McCARTY In Oregon City, Dec. 18, 1907, Herman H. Smldt and Nora L. McCarty, Rev. John M. Lin den officiating. BIRTHS. BOY Dec. 20, 1907, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klebe, of Shubel, a son. J TWINS Dec. 25, 1907, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nichols, of Clarks, a pair of handsome, healthy twlus. GIRL To Mr. and Mrs, F, Allan Per cy, nee Graeta Strickler, Portland, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1907, an 8-pound daughter. BOY To Mr. and Mrs. , Mike Long, Dec. 23, 1907, a son; with promises that he will be christened William Jennings Bryan. , DEATHS. FOX At Portland Sanitorlum, Dec. 24, 1907, Susie Fox, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fox, Ore gon City. , JAMES At Oswego, Dec. 21, 1907. of paralysis, Dr. D. W, James, aged 74 i years. , NEIBAUER At Pleasant Home, Dec. 14, 1907, 1907, Frederick Nelbauer, aged 81 year.. -;.'.:.".vt ;c $3,000,000 IN OREGON TIMBER THAT'S WHAT GOVERNMENT RE PORTS SHOW, ANDjSUPPLY WILL LAST 150 YEARS. Standing timber In Oregon amount to 200,000,000,000 feet, according to Charles E. Field, of Portland, who ha been consulting United State Gov ernment report on the matter. "Thl timber, at the present rate of consumption, not allowing for the growth It will make, will last 150 year," Mr. Field say. "Of course, the rate of denuding wUl increase as the year go by, but even then the value of standing timber in Oregon is Linn E. Jone, treasurer. The offl ao vast that there is not money jeer to be appointed by the master enough In the whole United State are senior steward and tyler. The In to buy It at present prices, based on $12 a thousand feet. "The timber of the state is worth $3,000,000,000. or about the sum total I of the National debt at the close of) our Civil War. Very few of u stop Ut think about this, and It I only j by hunting the Government figures that a correct estimate can be made. "But we have other things besides timber that run Into dollars pretty fast. There wa a time when we thought clover could not be raised In the Willamette Valley at all. LaHt harvest we raised 1,500,000 pounds, which, at 11 cents a pound, would run up to $1C5,000. Yet clover Is only an incidental source of revenue. I am not figuring today on livestock, dairy products, grain or gold." LOGAL BRIEFS The children of the McLoughlln In stitute will give an entertainment Fri day evening. There I talk of establishing a fruit cannery In this county and a Mr. Brlttain, of Mldrum, is one of the pushers behind the project The last, few day before Christmas trade wa very brisk in Oregon City, and almost made up for the dull days earlier In the preecdlng week. High water closed, temporarily, all the mills in the city Thursday. ' A the rain have ceased, it Is thought the water will subside In a day or two. The Oregoa City Junior played tbe Portland Maroons a hot game of foot ball Sunday on Willamette Fails Field. The Juniors won in a score of.' 2 to 0. Miss Etta Brunler celebrated her birthday Monday evening in an ap propriate manner. Handsome pres ents were made by friend and a pleasant evening passed. Charles L. Urfer has purchased the John F. Toft farm, on the Willamette River near the mouth of the Molalla, paying $10,000 for 148 acres. It Is a fine farm and nearly all under cultiva tion. The Morton boarding-house on Fourth street, has been quarantined because of the illness of Joseph War ner, who has smallpox. The case is a serious one. No other cases are re ported. M. A. Baker, an old soldier, lost his purse with $22 in it in one of the clothing stores In the city last week. He thinks some one must have found It, and would be pleased to have It returned. Charles Fuge, city mall carrier, fell Tuesday evening near his home and broke his collarbone. This makes the working force at the local postofflce hustle to keep up with the work at Christmas time. Henry HImler, charged with illegal fishing, was discharged In Justice Stlpp's court on the ground that the complaint did not conform to recent changes that have taken place at the fishing racks on the Clackamas. ' Thieves effected an entrance Into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Conlln, of the C. C. store, Christmas eve, In their absence, and proceeded to ran sack the house. Little of value was found to their taste and the loss was small. Water has been rushing over the Willamette Falls all week, and Thurs day It was running over the new break water at the north end of the Lower Basin. There's plenty of water for all purposes at this season of the year. Lewis Shattuck'a store at Gresham was entered Thursday night Decem ber 19, and $3 taken from the cash register. The outer door of the safe was pried off, but the burglars got no further. Sledges to gain entrance were obtained from a blacksmith shop. The city found It necessary to start suit against the county for its per centage of the road money collected on the 1905 duplicate, but later an amicable settlement was made and $2,211 ordered turned Into the city treasury by the County Treasurer. The final ceremonies to the late William B. Shlvely were held in Port land Monday. The body had been held for several days to make certain the fact that Mr. Shlvely was dead, his demise having been so sudden that friends feared he might simply be In a comatose condition, and held the remains to make certain, i Mr. Boylau, of Kelso, who la visit ing his daughter, Mrs. Lou Aldrlch, Is said to be the oldest man in this part of the state. He Is 95 years old and hale and hearty for one of so many years. He thinks that hla free dom from sickness Is the main rea son why he Is so spry at his age. Disagreement of the jury In the trial ol IL S. Pierce and Charles H.Dau- chy, Jr., In the justice court Saturday will make another trial necessary. The men were accused of fishing dur ing the closed season. The case wa prosecuted by Deputy District Attor ney Eby, and the defendant were rep resented by George C. Brownell. The Jurymen were M. M. McGeehan, R. O. Pierce, Ed Harrington, William Beard and J. M. Ware. In the 11 month of 1907 ending with November, Portland exported 6,515,871 bushel of wheat, according to a bulletin of statistic which baa Just been Issued by the Department of Commerce and Labor. December will bring the shipments for the year up to about 8,600,000 bushels, which will place the Willamette River metropolis fourth on the list as the greatest grain shipping center In the United States. Multnomah Lodge, No. 1, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Saturday night elected the following officer for the, ensuing year: Ernest P. Rands, worshipful master; Liyy Stlpp, senior warden; William Beard junior war- 'den; John R. Humphry, secretary; stallatlon will be held Jointly with Clackamas Chapter, Royal Arch Ma- :win Friday evening, which la - St. John' dav. postmaster Randall's report to the department at Washington shows a gratifying Increase In the business of the local office during the last 10 years. In 1897 the receipts were $4097.C7, and last year they were $11,053.45. Ten years ago there were two employes, and at the present time there are 14. The floor space occupied in 1897 was 600 square feet, and now there Is in nse 1473 square feet, and this 1 inadequate. The Eagles had a good time Mon day night In Knapp'8 hall, when they and their families had a feast in cele bration of the Christmas event, close at hand. The program was as fol lows: Opening ode, "Aerie;" address of welcome, Judge Dimlck; music, piano, violin and mandolin, Messrs. Langsford, Pusey and Farmer; reel- tation, Tom SInnott; recitation,' Clara Nobel; song. W. G. Langsford; music, orchestra: recitation, Harriet Parker; song. C. W Kelly; piccolo, violin and mandolin, Messrs, Pusey, Farmer and Langsford; address, A. M. SInnott; closing ode, "Aerie." They are agitating the question of establishing a county high school in Washington county. J. K. Morris lias been appointed deputy assessor at a salary of $60 per month, and the appointment was con firmed by the County Court Friday. G. Muckenthaler has sold his place east of Mllwaukie for $6,000. He ex pects to return to Germany In the near future. A Mr. Gilbert is the pur chaser.'; . The Farmers' Mutual Telephone Jcnrapany held a meeting at ita office in Ksiacaaa last saiuraay ana organ ized with ThoB. .Yocum as president; L. J. Palmateer. vice-president; E. D. Wonacott. secretary and treasurer. The following board of directors was elected: W .H. Holder, H. D. Trapp, Ed. Wonacott, L. J. Palmateer and Thomas Yocum. The Clackamas County Horticultural Society held Its annual meeting Sat urday afternoon and elected the fol lowing officers: W. B. Stafford, pres ident; G. W. Swallow, vice-president at large; William Beard, eecretary treasurer; O. E. Freytag. member of the board of control for three years. The annual election of officers of the Sprlngwater Grange took place Saturday, December 14," with the fol lowing result: Edwin Bates, master; S. Smith, overseer; Mrs. S. E. Bates, lecturer; James A. Shlbley, steward; Rex Gordon .assistant steward; A. M. Shlbley, chaplain; Mis Grace Clos neri treasurer; Miss Erma Shlbley, secretary; Edward Closner. G. K.; Mrs. Annie Clo6ner, Ceres; Mrs. Mary Shlbley. Pomona; Mrs. Minnie Ran dal, Flora; Mrs, Annie Folsom, L. A. S. The Installation will be public, January 11, at one o'clock p. m. The following new officers for the Oregon Electric Railway, the new trol ley line between Portland and Salem, were elected at a directors' meeting In New York: President, George B. Mof fatt of the banking firm, Moffatt & White, New York; vice-president and general manager, Guy W. Talbot; sec retary, George F. Nevins, who will also be traffic manager and auditor; treas urer, H. W. Brower; superintendent C. A. Coolidge; counsel, Carey ft Kerr, Portland; chief dispatcher, C. J. Phil Hps; chief surgeon. Dr. Ernest Tuck er; electrical engineer, H. Mflliken; roadmaster, F. W. Prahl; master me chanic, W. O. Fragmeier. Portland now claims 225,000 popula tion, and flashes directory figures to prove it . 'v The people quarantined at the Mon tour boa"ding-house had a fairly good time Ch.-istmas, despite the limita tions In their life at this time. They had a fine dinner and a dance in the evening. Carl Insler, a Russian Finn, Is charged with attempting to secure money from the Willamette Pulp & Paper Co. through injuries received at Astoria that he tried to palm off as original Injuries received at the mills in this city. The Baraca quartet, from Eugene, will sing at Woodman Hall Saturday evening, under the auspices of the Woodmen. All Invited. Postmaster Randall forced himself Into duty as carrier Wednesday to fill the vacancy caused by the absence of two carriers. The Postmaster Is about equal to two men in an emergency. LETTER LIST. Women's list Miss Christina Blake. Miss Mable Slmler, Mrs. Mary Stan- field. - ' 1 . i Men Willie H. Burke, O. Hogatt, Ed Herman, Evan Jones, B. F. John- son, James McGulbn.. ? v-n.-j , . WLLAMETTE RIVER FULL IS ON A RAMPAGE WITH WATER OVER THE NEW CON CRETE DAM. FALLS A PRETTY SIGHT River Racing Along Faster Than For Many Month Water High at Portland, But Columbia Not Causing Trouble. 1 The Salem Statesman tell the tory of the present rise In the Willamette in the following article: "Despite the heavy rainfall of yes terday the river stood at 20.7 feet all day. Later reports from Corvalll were to the effect that the water stood at the 21-foot mark at that place and waa rising at the rate of six Inches per hour. It takes 12 hour for the high water to reach this point. The opinion Is that the water will not reach a much higher mark at this city, owing to the greater width of the channel here. "In Portland the water stood at fourteen feet above the low water mark all day yesterday and It ia j thousnt Saturday it will reach water and will inundate the lower floors of many of the docks, besides flooding many cellar and destroying good if they are not moved in time. "The water at this point came al most up to the office door of the Ore gon City Transporation company' of fice, and the steamer Oregona waa tied up at a point above the office. "The current in the Willamette is stronger than It has been for more than a year, going at a rate, it is estimated ,of six knots an hour, saya the Telegram. The swift current is attributed to the low stage of the Columbia, giving the Willamette a greater fall than is customary during the annual winter freshets. Much drift is passing through, great quan tities of it being cordwood. It is said the Columbia Is lower than it has been for years at this particular season, the rains having no effect on it "Storm warnings were again dis played this morning at all seaports in Oregon and Washington. The wind reached a velocity of 56 miles an hour at North Head at 5 o'clock, but a much stronger blow is looked for this afternoon. Advance notices were sent to Puget Sound and to Grays Harbor last night .advising shipping people of the approach of the storm. Consequently it is supposed they took the precautions to keep their craft on the inside. "Accompanying the rains which oc curred in the city this morning were heavy gusts of wind, which blew with the velocity of a gale for short inter vals. In coming around the street wind caught hundreds of umbrellas, completely wrecking them. "The Telegram, In telling of the falls at Oregon City, says: "'The Willamette river is a raging torrent at Oregon City and a huge volume of water is coming over the falls. In the basin the water is higher than at any time since the abnormal conditions of last February, and lacks only two Inches of coming to the top of the new concrete dam. The upper river registers 12 feet four inches, hav ing raised three inches last night The lower river stands 22.2 feet It h not probable the river will rise fur ther unless heavy rains continue in the upper valley, and it is thought that the water will be at a standstill by tonight. The falls present a splendid eight'" HUGHES NAMED POR PRESIDENCY New York, Dec. 23. The Republic can Club tonight Indorsed Governor Hughes as a candidate for the Re publican Presidential nomln&Hon said called on Republicans throughout the country to co-operate In securing his nomination and election. More than 300 members of the club were present and all but nine voted for the resolu tion, which was as follows: - "Resolved, That the Republican Club of the City of New York indorses Governor Charles Evans Hughes as the Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America in 1908 and Invites the co-operation of kindred organizations and of the people generally throughout the city, state and Nation to secure his election." ' , , The meeting was an . extra one, called to act on the indorsing of Mr. Hughes for President The secretary said there had never been so large an attendance at a club meeting. The meeting, was secret. After some de bate the resolution indorsing Mr. Hughes was adopted with only nine 'members voting against it These nine declared that they were for Mr. Hughes, but thought it unwise to pasa the resolution at present " '