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OEI THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 5. , OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908. ESTABLISHED 1860. U'REN NOT CANDIDATE WOULD LIKE TO BE UNITED STATES SENATOR BUT HE WILL NOT RUN. HIS TIME IS TAKEN UP Not Affiliated With Any Candidate And Proposes to Devote Atten tion to Mattera That Concern People of Oregon. W. 8. U'llcrt In not a candidate for United State Senator, nor will ho h. lo fruttkly say Hint tlio Job appeal to him, lint Mr. V'Ken will bo busy In lila effort to Mfcuru tint adoption of law proposed by tint People power League between now and tho June election. llo la not supporting Mr. Cake, who ho far la thu only candidate who open ly fuvora Statement No. I, but he will not oppoHii Cake, and In will not op poMo Kullon, who doe not HUiprt Statement No. 1. Condition have changed slneo two year ago, when Mr. U'Ren worked like a Trojan to hrliiK almiit tho nomination and flec tion of Johnnlhan Bourne. At that tlmi' there wii only one candidate In tho field III aupport of Statement No. J, and there wa a vacancy In tho Hen ate, ao fur a tho Republican party waa concerned. Mr. U'Ren was asked If ho would bo a candidal for tho United Stale St-nato and anld: "No, though I would like very much to havo tho office, because of tho op portunity It offer for work In extend ing tho Initiative and referendum to national law making. It la Impossible to rt-alUn tho dream of equal right In our declaration of Independence until apodal privilege la abolished; particularly, apodal privileged In land, apeclul privilege In money, apodal privllt-Ko I" taxation by tho tariff and other method. "Tho piilltldana cannot abolish apo dal privilege, but when tho people of tho t 'tilled State havo power to make law and amend tho constitution with out tho cotiHont of emigre or tho Su premo Court, ami at tho aamo tlroo neither t'ongre nor tho Supremo Court can make or break lawa In op position to the people' wlll.they will destroy more apeclul privilege In ton year than all tho political partlea. politician and office holder have been able to cut off lnce the May flower landed at Hyniouth Ilook. "ltut for thl campaign It aeoma very clear to mo and to nearly all my friend and counsellor that my duty I to work for tho nomination and election to tho legislature of candi date who pledge themselves without reaorvo to obey tho Sunt ruction the people give at tho Juno election; also 1 want to ndvocnto the measures pro potiod by tho People power Oaguo." "Are yiat going to take un active part in tho coming campaign?" Mr. U'Ren was iiKked. "Yen, an active a I am .able to. I want to help to hIiow the voter of Oregon that they may wifely trust themselves with power; American his tory prove thl, and prove Ju:t a clearly thnt they cannot aafoly trust any candidate who I willing to put hi own Judgment and power or tho Judgment and ixiwer of III tiolltlcal party, above tho will of tho peoplo on any question, from tho election of a precinct constable to tho cholco of a United State senator. "Fifty yoara ago tho Democrats nought to put their party above tho people, "and I bellevo thoro I a Ichhou for ii In Oregon, as Ilepubllcan, In tho history or tho Democratic party Hlnco that time. My faith 1 Btrong that tho Hi-publicans of Oregon will nominate candidate who are willing to triiHt the people and obey tholr In atructlons. With such men on our ticket, the people will trust the Repub licans thl year a they have for many years past." u'lion nuked If ho would support Mr. Cake for the nomination for United State Senator. Mr. U'Uen said: "I do not expect to tnako any special effort for the nomination of any can didate for tho United States Senate. My friend gonerully believe wo can do more effective work for Statement No. 1 without, being cloHoly Identified with any candidate lor ' the Senate. Our work will bo principally for tho preserving and Increasing - the piH.f pies' power. Tho nil Import tint ques tion Is not who shall bo tho Senator, but who Hhall select the Senator, tho peoplo or the politicians." BROWNELL WILL GO FREE. Government Will Dismiss the Indict ment Against Him. I Tho Indictment against George C. j lirownell Is to bo dismissed. This 1 action on tlio part of Special Prose. I cuter Heney Is due to the fact that ( Henry Meldrum, who was caught In the dragnet of the former land cases, whllo United States Surveyor-General, has admitted to Heney that ho forged tho name of Brownell to Held notes, and it was on these field notes that Brownell was Indicted. Brownell tes tified that Hall held the forged field notes over his head to force Brownell to retire as a candidate for United States District Attorney and release Senators Mitchell and Fulton from tholr plodgo to him and recommended Mall for reappointment to tho position. lleney'H purMiso In having Mcldrum con f ohm to tho forgeries I twofold; It will dispose of tho case against lirownell and will also tend to prove that lirownell' testimony was not secured through an Immunity bath. In oilier words, Honey will bo killing two bird with one slouo and dispose of tho lirownell case while trying an entirely different one. Mow Meldrum'a confession connect Hall with tho conspiracy to fence Government land In Kuatern Oregon 1 not apparent, but It will havo tho ef fect of wiping a stain off lirownell' character and enable him to reenter the political gumo with good grace. The defense, liowever, opposed tho Introduction of Meldriim'a testimony on tho ground that ho wa serving time, . MR. GARY VI8IT8 8CH00L8. New Bulldlnga Going Up at Welch'e, Where District Waa Divided. County School Superintendent Gary has returned from a three days' visit to many of tho Clackumas County schools, Including Cams, Eldorado, Liberal, Molalla, Teaslo Creek, YVII bolt, Marquam, Yoder, Oak Iawn, Mark Prairie, Iyme Elder and Dis trict No. 01. Ho found some of tho schools doing excellent work. Two new building will bo erected this Spring at Welches, where tho district wa recently divided. Tho new dis trict I No. 113 and tho officer are: John Huchalta, John I Mclntyre, J. A. O Dell, director; L. K. Palmer, clerk. COUNTY DEMOCRATS ARE MAKING READY WILL HOLD THEIR BIENNIAL BAN , QUET DURING LATTER PART OF FEBRUARY. Clackamas County Democrats, san guine over the prospect of re-electing Sheriff Ileatle, anil hopeful of plac ing other men In office, gathered up the cords of their organization Satur day In the office of O. D. Eby. and held an Informal meeting of the County Central Committee. Tho at tendance wa gisid and political mat ters wero discussed at Borne length and an adjournment was taken to Sat urday, February 8, at 10 o'clock, when tho committee will determine uon a date for tho biennial banquet, which wa Hiich an attractive feature two year ago. It ha not yet been decided as to tho manner of choosing delegates to tho state convention In Portland, and of the members present at Saturday'a meeting tho sentiment wa about evenly divided as to whether the a le gate should be named by the Central Committee or whether a regular coun ty convention should be called and stnle delegate elected III the old way. While no decision was reached It I very possible that the delegates will bo named at the banquet, which will bo held during the .latter part of Feb ruary or early In March In addition to tho candidacy of Sheriff Ileatle for re-election the nnmo of lane dribble, of Macksburg, Is prominently mention ed In connection with the office of County Clerk CONVENTION IN MULTONOMAH. Out Republican Will Not Favor In dorsement of Candidate. Tho Republican City and County Central Committee last night adopted a resolution calling for a mass conven tion of three delegates from each of the three precincts In Multonomnh County and this resolution was amend ed to the effect that the committee does not favor the Indorsement of can didates by tho convention. The reso lution calling for the mass convention was bitterly fought and Just as stub bornly supiHirtcil, and when It came to a final vote, those In favor of tho resolution won out. by two votes, the result standing 21 In fnvor of and 22 against tho resolution. Tho discussion on tho 'resolution was lengthy, nearly every committee man present presenting his views. About half of those present saw In the resolution a return to the old conven tion system, and u movement to vio late the spirit, If not the letter, of tho direct primary law. V, W. Hanks spoke against tho adoption of the reso lution, but when the vote was taken and he found that tho resolution had been adopted, ho moved that the ac tion bo made unanimous, which was done. SALMON TURNED INTO RIVER. Water Shut Out of Flume at Cazadero and Hatchery Operations Stop. W. W. Smith, superintendent of the State Hatchery at Cazadero, has been forced to discontinue operations, and last Saturday turned out all the sal mon fry at the station, numbering about 600,000., These flBh had been fed about six weeks, and measured from V,i to 2 Inches In length. One of tho gates of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company was broken, and this necessitated the water being shut out of tho flumo. During the sea son Mr. Smith took 2,600,000 Chinook salmon eggs, and shipped 1,535,000 to the Salmon River station, and the re mainder were hatched at Cazadero. Ballard Estate Probated. J R. Kelso, by his attorney, G. E. Hayes, filed a petition In the probate court for letters of administration of the estate of Cyrus K. Ballard, de ceased, and the court made an order granting the petition. The estimated value of the estate Is $1,800. SIDELIGHTS THROWN ON OREGON POLITICS Former Senator From Clackamas County Tells Jury in Land Fraud Case That His Name Was Forged to Affidavits. Tho Oregon land fraud casea took a new turn Friday, when George. C. lirownell, for 12 year State Senator from Clackamas County, was placed on tho stand by Special I'roHocutor Honey in the Hall-Maya conspiracy case. Mr. lirownell tetlfled that at the session of the Legislature In 1 lo:j he received tho promise of Senators Mitchell and Fulton that he would be appointed United Slate Attorney to succeed Hall on July 1, 1903. Iiut after Stelwer voted for Fulton for Senator at that session, lirownell as serted that ho wa satisfied that neith er Fulton nor .Mitchell nor Hall, who had apparently consented U Hrownoll'a appointment, bwlleved ho (lirownell) waa ever to bo appointed to tho ofOce. Influenced by tho repeated Insinua tion of Hall regarding the evidence Inspector Greene professed to have against lirownell, and the suggestions of Hall that the best thing for him (lirownell) to do was to withdraw from tho contest for District Attorney and run for Congrosman or omo other office. lirownell aald ho retired and Indorsed Hall for reappointment. In connection with llrownell's testi mony the famous Mitchell-Fulton let ter, dated January 18, 1904, In which lirownell and his law partner, Camp bell, wero promised immunity from prosecution, was Introduced by the Government. There was also Introduced the pro poHeil affidavit prepared by Hall In January. 1905, and aubmltted to lirownell for his signature. lirownell dll not sign the affidavit which exon erated Hall from all charges of Intimi dation and threats of Indicting Brown ell. It was proposed by Hal) to pre sent the affidavit, together with other testimonials In his behalf, to the Pres ident to effect his reinstatement to the olllco from which he had been re moved on December 31, 1904, on the personal recommendation of Heney. Following the adjournment of the 1903 session, however. lirownell testi fied that he had several talks with Hall, relating to the United States At- torney's office. "While I had tho sc cret promise of Senator Mitchell that J he would support me for the office, still I was suspicious and did not think It was really Intended that I should get the place," followed the witness. I believed someone was trying toliioii showed me the field notes In his hoodoo me in connection with the District Attorneyship. In one of these visits with Hall, he showed me some field note I wa charged with ac knowledging Improperly In connection with somo surveys. At that time he told mo that Inspector Greene was going to make some report and was apt to make some trouble for me. "At that time Hall waited until his deputy, V. W. Banks, had left the of fice, and thn he took tho field notes out of the safe and showed me where I had apparently certified to the pa pers as notary public. nt.t th.iun olfrnntnma arA n forET- ery" shouted lirownell, 'Tor I never i .i.m.,1 ti,..n, A i the cenulnoness i ! of tho signatures, I am willing to sub jnilt It to any bnnk cashier In the City 'or Portland. I have In my possession ja written confession from the man who did forgo my signature. "At the time I talked with Hall ! and he showed me the . field notes, 1 I thought the signature was mine, for I I had signed a great many such papers, j I first discovered that I had not signed 1 tho paperB exhibited by Hall, when H. U Patterson called my attention to ' the forgeries' some time In 1904 or the latter part of 1903, at any rate, subsequent to the date of my indict ment. I can't tell in detail' what was dis-u,f cussed between Hall and me at that ' time. Hall was a politician and so was I and you know what happens when two politicians get together. But Hall did stato In substance this: He said Inspector Greene was after me, thnt Greene had run across tho appar ently genulno field note signatures in the Surveyor-General's ofilce, and had asked Hall to bring the matter up for Investigation before a grand jury. Hall said that he was trying to stave that Investigation off. When the sub ject of United States Attorney was being discussed he said there was no use for me trying to get the place, for If an Investigation should be made of tho complaint by Greene, whether or not an Indictment should be re turned against me, 1 could not mane It. Ho advised that I get out of the fight for District Attorney and stay J out and run for Congress or some other thing hanging around that I could get easily. "After Mitchell and Fulton returned to Washington In 1903, following Ful ton's election, 1 had another talk with Hall about October, 1903. In relation to the office of United States Attor ney. Hall wanted mo to write a letter to the members of the delegation In dorsing him for reappointment. 1 wrote such a letter, withdrawing as a candidate, and recommended that Hall be retained. "Hall never stood me right up and threatened me specifically with prose cution, but he did tell me that Greene would surely have me mulcted ann the best thing for me to do was to 'stand In' and I would be protected. He told me that Senator Mitchell and 8tat Senator May needed him (Hall) In office worse than I did. Thin letter waa sent either to tho delegation or was addressed to Fulton personally, but I would not be certain, for I wrote a great many letters about that time. In fact, I used to be a great letter writer," added the witness, amid laugh ter. "At another time Hall said that he understood that I wa trying to fix It up ao that Campbell, my former law partner, could get the appointment. Following this conversation and after the grand Jury, Hall came to Oregon City with his friend, George 8orenon. Hall camo to my office, while Soren sen either stood downstairs or vlsJted the land office, which was then fbcat ed at Oregon City. This was the lat ter part of December, 1903, or early In January, 1904. and Hall told me he wa going to Washington. He said that bo wanted a showdown on the District Attorneyship. If I remember correctly, I wrote a letter both to Mitchell and Fulton, and also to the delegation, In which I said it would be better for me to drop out of the race; that Mitchell was getting Into close quarters politically and that It would be better for Hall to remain In the office for the assistance he could ren der Mitchell. I asked the members of the delegation to support Mr. Hall. "I was In no way a candidate for District Attorney after January, 1904, After Hall went out of the office, and subsequent to the time the Indict ment was returned against me, I had another talk with Hall at his office In the Chamber of Commerce building, when he showed me a proposed affi davit he wished me to sign. Hall said he wanted to use the affidavit with the President to secure his reappointment. I took the proposed affidavit home with me and promised Hall I would sign It If It correctly stated the facts, but it did not and I never signed it. "I knew I was up against it, regard less of what Hall would do, If Greene reported the matter for investigation, j j WB8 knocked out, anyway. It was this knowledge that governed my ae tlon In withdrawing from the contest. Hall had stated specifically that Greene was trying to have me indict ed and told me that he (Hall) would protect me from Greene. The day , office, ho cautioned me particularly against going to Heney and telling him anything about the affair. He said that if Heney found out about it. It would be all off with me. This hap pened after Puter was convicted and before Hall was removed from office and while the grand Jury was In ses sion." "Is It true that you were a candi date for Congress, that you really wanted to bo Congressman?" was the first question from Judge Webster, who conducted the cross-examination. "Of course, I did," was the reply, "I would like to be President of the - '" b-uc..j wishes to embrace every opportunity politically and otherwise that Is pre' sented to him. That Is human .nature Of course, I wanted to go to Con gress." "I would judge from your conversa tion that you are a candidate for any good thing that comes along," com mented the attorney for the defense. "Well, to be honest about it. Judge, I have been associated Intimately with Multnomah County politics and it has been, my experience that a man does not always get what he wants." "I have always been a candidate. After Fulton was elected and the Leg islature had adjourned In the winter inn.i t returned tn rinckamas Coun- (y an(j got a Congressional delegation pledged to myself and went to Eu gene In the following April to the Congressional convention and became a candidate for Congressman. It has been my experience that in politics If a man gets anything at all he wants to have as many strings out as possi ble at the "same time and he might be able to land something. I was not a real serious candidate in the sense that I expected to get the nomination, but I wanted the honor of being the choice of the delegation from my own county. If Hermann could not make It I thought possibly lightning might strike me. My name, however, did not go before the convention, and If It was considered at all It was at a se cret caucus. T would have taken the appoint ment of United States Attorney, but I I never believed that it was Intended ui biv" mo me piace. i nave neipeu to elect a number of United States j oiimiurs tuiu an i ever goi was prom ises. I was in that position I would have taken the United States Attor neyship or Congressman If either had come my way and In that sense only was I a candidate. "Hall was too diplomatic a man to tell me that he would Indict me. But he did tell me that Greene was after me and was Insisting that the grand jury make an Investigation and that j Is all there was to it. Hall did not threaten me directly with an Indict ment, but said he would protect me from Greene. r nBVe known of men being Indicted 0n perjured testimony and was on 8nch testimony that my Indictment 4 was secured. Of course, I did not know what evidence Hall had against me, for I had certified to Innumerable field notes and applications for survey and I might have attested some of tbee records when the person was not present. In fact, I conducted a sort of political employment agency In Clackama County and tried to get a Job for every man who wanted one. But I am satisfied now that the Gov ernment never possessed any testi mony on which justly to indict me. "Yes, I expected the support of Hall In my candidacy for Congress, but I have many times expected more than that and never got it. So far as pro tection Ih concerned, w I have never asked for protection from any Jury; the only protection I have ever wanted was from any Indictment that might be trumped up and which would ruin me a a public man. "Hall had promised me protection from Greene. His Insinuations were full of that Inference. I was Indicted February 8, 1905, on a charge of su bornation of perjury, but I am abso lutely Innocent of the charge and would not ask, neither would I accept Immunity from the Government. All I ask Is for a fair, square deal and a square trial. "In August, 1905, 1 had a conversa tion with W. J. Burns, of the Govern ment Secret Service, who Informed me that the Government officials suspect ed that I was connected with the Ore gon land-frauds. He asked me for all of the correspondence 1 had on the subject. Including the letters I had (Continued on page 8.) OFFICIALS CONFER WITH COUNCILMEN TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COM PANIES WILL REMOVE POLES FROM MAIN STREET. Division Superintendent J. W. Gil kyson and Harrison Allen, of Portland, representing the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company and Franklin T. Griffith, appearing for the Portland General Electrical Company, held a conference In the council chamber Friday with Mayor Carll, City Attor ney Campbell and Councllmen Andre sen, Knapp and Pope, the special com mittee appointed to take charge of the negotiations relative to the remov al of the poles and wires of the com panies from Main street, under pro visions of the underground wire ordi nance, passed by the council nearly a year ago. At that time the companies were advised that their poles and wires would have to be removed from Main street before March 1 of this year ' The Western Union Telegraph Com pany has only one wire crossing Main street and this will be removed, and the Postal Telegraph Cable Company has no wires on Main street. It Is considered likely that the Portland General Electric Company and the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com pany will remove their poles and wires from Main street and bring the wires in from poles on Water street and Railroad avenue, securing from the council permission to place poles on these thoroughfares. In this manner the expense of laying wires under ground will not have to be met. The council is not disposed to be harsh In this matter, providing- the companies Interested will show good faith. SOCIALISTS MEET SUNDAY. It is Questionable Whether They Will Place a Ticket In the Field. The Clackamas County Socialists will hold a meeting next Sunday after noon at 1:30 o'clock in Knapp's Hall, and at that time will probably decide whether or not to place a ticket in the field at next June's election. A few of the members of the party have been bearing the brunt of carrying the or ganization and unless more of the So cialists show a disposition to take part in the work of the party, it is not like ly that a complete ticket will be nom inated, although Secretary Howard sUtes that It is certain that some of the principal offices will be filled on the ballot. The meeting is purely for organization work and a speaker from Portland will be present and deliver an address. Meetina at Oak Grove. The next meeting of the Oak Grove Improvement Association will be held Thursday. February 5, in the evening, and addresses will be made by Tom Richardson, secretary of the Portland Commercial Club, and' W. L. Crissey, secretary of the Oregon Dairymen's Association. A large attendance Is expected. Lumber Company Incorporates. The Oleson Lumber Company has filed articles of incorporation, with Charles Oleson, C. M. Swanson and C. G. Younger as Incorporators. The principal office of the concern will be in Clackamas County and the capital stock is placed at $5,000, divided into 50 shares, with a par value of $100 each. It Is the purpose of the com pany to conduct a general lumber and logging business. Foster Lectures In Baptist Church. C. Henry Foster delivered his lec ture on "Historical Spots of the Old World," Tuesday night in the First Baptist Church, to a large and enthu siastic audience. Mr. Foster returned six weeks ago from a 25,000-mile trip around the world, and the lecture was the result of his experiences and trav els. His talk was profusely illustrated with stereopticon views and was very entertaining. The financial results of the lecture were beneficial. CONTROL OF OGLE MINES TIMBER SPECULATORS TRYING TO GET POSSESSION OF MUCH VALUABLE PROPERTY. BUT COMPANY RESISTS Hard Fight Will be Made Against At tempt to File Timber Application , on Land That is Known to Be Mineral. An effort Is being made through the United States Land Office at Portland to obtain possession of valuable min ing claims In the Ogle Mountain dis trict by filing a timber claim on the ! south half of the south half of sec tion 9, In township 8 south, range 4 east. This property In located In Clackamas County, Just over the boun dary of Marlon, and vigorous opposi tion wll be interposed against the at tempt to gain control of the property. The first attempt was made a few weeks ago, when J. W. Draper, an at torney of Portland, acting for another person, filed an application to select 240 acres in the south half of section ' 9 as state school land. The statutes permit application to be made to the state, and the next movement la for the state to notify the United States Land Office of the selection, and af ter it has been allowed, to sell to the original applicant. When the applica tion was made the usual method of publication was followed, and the prin ted notice came under the eye of At torney Eby, of this city, and he im mediately consulted the officers of the Ogle Mountain Mining Company, who directed him to file a protest with the state land board. He did this, set ting forth the fact that the land was purely mineral land. Evidence -was furnished to the board, along with a map of the district and the survey, and as a result there was a hearing in Salem and the state relinquished the application. , Last week a timber application was filed, embracing 160 acres, and while the claim does not embrace the stamp mill and other machinery of the com pany, it does Include valuable claims of not only the Ogle Mountain Min ing Company, but of other persons as well. The Latourettes, of this city, have mining claims in the territory embraced in the timber application, and there are also mining properties In the north half of section 9, where two timber claims have been taken and passed to patent some years ago. It is believed that those who have heretofore filed on mining claims In the north half of section 9, will resort to the courts to have patents revoked and set aside. While an applicant for a timber claim has to swear that the land is morev aluable for Its timber and stone than for agricultural purposes, he also has to take an oath that there is not embraced In the property any vein or lode of precious metals. The Ogle Mountain Mining Company has expended about $40,000 in the de velopment of the mineral resources ' In its claims in Eastern Clackamas and its officers have no fear that the government will permit the timber filings to stand. CHUKCH ASSISTS OLD WILLAMET1 E The annual rally In behalf of Wil lamette University was held Sunday night ' in the Methodist Episcopal Church and was well attended. Much enthusiasm was manifested over the prospects of the Institution, and an of fering netted $40 for the school. Sev eral Interesting talks were made, and Mrs. Eva Emery Dye spoke on "The Development of Methodism Leading to the Founding of Willamette Univer sity." B. Lee Paget, of Oak Grove, talked on the work of the university, and of the $100,000 fund that was re cently raised, and also the new $50,000 building on the campus, donated by A. E. Eaton, of La Grande. Special mu sic was rendered and the rally was thoroughly enjoyed. LOOSE COINS IN BOXES. Failure of Rural Patrons to Buy Stamps Is Hard for Carriers. ' Postmaster T. P. Randall desires I to call attention to the practice of : some patrons of rural delivery of plac ! ing loose coins In their boxes each 1 time they desire to dispatch letters in I stead of supplying themselves with 1 postage In advance of their needs. I mUl- t ... . . n .1 1 1 f 1 111 pi ai iiwc; uuijuotra uuuuc uaiu j ship on rural carriers In removing loose coins from boxes and delays them on the service of their routes. Tho postmaster, therefore, urgently requests that patrons of rural delivery provide thamselves and keep on hand ' , a supply of stamps consistent with and In advance of their needs. It is . also' very desirable that rural patrons place In their mall boxes smal detach able cups ol wood or tin in which to place coins,, when necessary, In pur chasing supplies of stamps.