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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 64. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, rIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907. ' '''-
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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 " '