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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.