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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1008. COURT TILL ENDS APRIL Carter wero just as firm In their argu ments that tho district ho divided and Gladstono have a separate district. Aa ! the two factions could come to no agreement whatever, tho meeting was adjourned at a late hour. HINDU MURDER CASES WILL BE HEARD EARLY AT THE REGULAR TERM. HAWES MAY HELP STATE , Burnt and Bruner Are Candidates. Columbia Hook & Ladder Company held a meeting Friday night and Ini tiated two candidates for membership. Charles E. Burns, Jr., and Clarence nruuer, the candidates for chief of the firo department, were present and made speeches, and several other fire men were visitors at the meeting. It Is not probable that there will be other candidates for chief, though It was reported several days ago that Colum bia Hook & Ladder Company would place another candidate In the field. James Jesse, Convicted of Selling Liquor to Minors Is Given the Limit of Six Months In Jail and $300 Fine. TAXES ARE NOW PAYABLE. Time Will Circuit Judge McBrlde closed the special term of court Saturday after noon, after a three weeks' session, and left Monday for St Helens to hold court there. He will open the regular April term here the third Monday In April. During the special term many equity cases were disposed of and four criminal cases were heard. These were the Canby saloon cases, two of the defendants pleading guilty and two standing trial. James Jesse, who was convicted of selling liquor to minors, has been sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and serve six months In the county qall. This is the limit of the statute. In the Tackelson case the iury disagreed. Judge McBrlde has been criticized for giving Holberg and Bermosher, who pleaded guilty, a light sentence, but this is explained by the fact that Jesse was the man who sold the liquor that resulted In the death of Charley Klnzel at Canby last fall, ana through the heavy sentence Imposed in this cas, he was held responsible for the consequence of his crime. It is understood that the State will have a much stronger case against Takeison at the April term of court than at the special term, and a conviction is ex pected to be obtained by the prosecu tion. The Hindu murder cases will be tried at the opening of the regular term in Aoril. J. M. Dickenson, John Dickenson. Win. Dickenson, John Rl Ickenson. William Dickenson, John Ri ley, Walter St. Clair and Earl Ransler will be tried jointly, but Vernon Hawes has demanded and will obtain a separate trial. It is current report that Hawes will be used by the State as a witness egainst the other six de fendants, and will be given the iramu nity bath in return for his evidence. The seven men who are charged with the murder of Bingwan Singh, near Borlne on Hallowe'en night are In jail, and have been there more than three months. The trial of Leroy Carden, charged with assault, will to mediately follow the murder cases. For 3 Per Cent Rebate Expire By March 15. Tax collections for the first week since payments commenced total $5. 193.56. This amount was turned over to County Treasurer Taddock Satur day night by Sheriff Beatle. The roll was received by the sheriff at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning of last week and Up to Monday night he had Issued 298 receipts, as against 239 for a coi responding period last year. None of the heavy taxpayers, such as tho big corporations, have yet paid, but they always take advantage of the rebate of 3 per cent, and pay their taxes be fore March 15, when the time for tak ing advantage of the rebate ends. Un der the state laws of assessment and taxation half of the amount of the tax of each Individual or company must be paid by the first Monday in April or the tax becomes delinquent and the penalty applies from that date. The new law compels the sheriff to notify each week In writing every school clerk and every road supervisor of the amount of special school and road taxes received In their respective dis tricts. This necessitates the employ ment of an extra deputy. IT VOTE NO ON EVERY MEASURE NOT CLEAR GOOD ADVICE COME8 FROM MRS. WALDO, GRAND LECTURER OF STATE GRANGE. HALL IS CONVICTED IN FEDERAL COURT EX-UNITED STATES ATTORNEY LAST TO FALL VICTIM TO HENEY PROSECUTION. "Vote no on every moasuro you" do not understand," was the advice given to tho members of Salem Grange, Sat urday, by Mrs, Clara Waldo, grand lecturer of tho Stato Grange. "Study the bills and proposed amendments as time and opportunity will penult, and vote for them If you think them mer itorious, and against them If they are not, but If you do not understand them, the only safe way Is to vote no. We can better afford to wait a while for desirable legislation thau to take the chance of adopting blindly some thing we do not want. Mis. Waldo's address was the prin cipal event of tho afternoon session!, of the Orange. In the courso of her re marks she tixik occasion to pay her respects to W. S. U'Ren, whoso actlv It y In promoting Initiative measures she strongly condemned. The propor tional representation bill she particu larly criticised upon the ground that It provides no modus operandi. Not withstanding the overburdened condl tlon of the ballot as a result of efforts at direct legislation, she described the Initiative and referendum as tho"pearJ of great price" In popular governiumit, but hoped the voters would show their disapproval of too frequent resort to this method of enacting laws. Speaking further upon Mr. U'Ren. Mrs. Waldo denied that he Is the father of the Initiative and referen dum. She declared that this amend ment was first Indorsed by the State Grange and that Mr. U'Ren became Interested In It because he was secre tary to Seth Llewelllng. chairman of tho committee to which the matter was referred for Investigation and re- report. She acknowledged, however, that U'Ren might be a step-father. BOTH SIDES LAY CLAIMS DISTRICT BOUNDARY BOARD HEARS RIVAL ARGUMENT8 FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT8. WE'LL TAKE YOUR USED ORGAN. Eiler's Piano House Will Make Lib eral Terms to Secure Second-Hand Organs Either for Cash or on Ex change Basis. FAVOR THE UNIVERSITY. Multnomah Republicans Disapprove Linn County Referendum. At the monthly smoker of the Re publican Club in Portland Wednesday night, that organization went on rec ord as disapproving the attempt led by the Linn County Grange to invoke the referendum against the appropria tion made for the Oregon University by the last Legislature. During the meeting F. E. Beach asked President John Gill for special permission to introduce a resolution protesting against the referendum. Mr. Beach was granted permission to oer the resolution. When It came to passing on the resolution a rising vote was called for and every man present stood up. Mr. Beach said that any attempt to deprive the university of the appropriation of $125,000 would reflect discredit upon the citizenship of the State. OTTO OLSON HAS HARD FALL. Well Known Electrician Knocks Off Scalp, But Exhibits Great Nerve. Otto F. Olson, of Willamette, super intendent of the station of the Port land General Electrlo Company In West Oregon City, met with a serious accident Friday that came near end ing his life. He was in the transform er building about 11 o'clock Friday morning, when he lost his footing and fell about 14 feet to the concrete floor, striking on his head and nearly tearing off his scalp. The fall ren dered htm unconscious and he re mained in that condition for some time. There was no one in the build ing and no aid could reach him. Mr. Olson was jammed in between the transformer and the side of the build ing, and he finally regained conscious ness and managed to extricate him self and half staggered out of the building and walked to the West Side station of the Willamette Falls Rail way, where he washed away some of the blood, and then came across the bridge to the office of Dr. M. C. Strick land, where 17 stitches were taken in the wound. Mr. Olson was then sent to h's home at Willamette. FIGHT ABOUT SCHOOLS. Warring Interests at Gladstone and Parkplace Have Stormy Session. The meeting of' the residents of Parkplace, Gladstone and Jennings Lodge, held Friday night in the Park place schoolhouse to discuss the con troversy over the establishment of a new district at Jennings Lodge, failed to bring about any arrangement; in fact, it showed how bitterly opposed the different factions are. The meeting was called with Cap tain W. H. Smith in the chair. E. A. Holmes acted as secretary, and from that time until it closed at 11 o'clock it was one general hubbub and rag chewing match. W. A. Holmes, J. T. Apperson and Mr. Clyde spoke strongly against the dlvison of the district, and proposed that the Jennings Lodge people with draw their petition: C. T. Tooze, W. R. U'Ren, Harvey E. Cross and E. P. John H. Hall, ex-United States At torney for Oregon, was convicted last Saturday of conspiracy. The penalty for conspiracy is a fine not exceeding 110,000 and imprisonment not exceed ing two years. William Fuqua, a Clackamas County farmer, was a mem ber of the jury. Sentence was not pronounced and the defense was given until April 1 to file a motion for a new trial. The defendant was also granted until May 1 to submit a bill of exceptions. All pending Oregon land-fraud cases, numbering 22, will be taken up at the April term of the United States Court, which will be convened on Monday, April 13. Such an order was made Saturday by Judge Wolverton at the request of Francis J. Heney, who left Saturday night for San Francisco, where he will assist District Attorney Langdon In the pros ecution of Reuf. The first case to be tried in April will be on the indictment charging Horace G. Mc Kinley with the forgery of settlers' names to fraudulent homestead en tries. McKlnley was recently apprehended- in Manchuria, and is being returned to Portland for trial, having left the United States while under bonds awaiting trial. The plans of the Government con template that Tracy G. Becker, spe cial assistant to the United States Attorney-General, shall conduct the Mc Klnley case and try the minor indict ments, while Mr. Heney may return towards the close of the term to try BlngenHermann In the Blue Mountain conspiracy case, and also direct the Government's case in the retrial of J. N. Williamson, ex-Congressman, who was recently granted a new trial by the United States Supreme Court on a technicality. On motion of Mr. Heney pending in dictments were dismissed against two individual defendants. The charge against Charles F. Lord, who had been indicted with others for obstructing Justice, was dismissed. The same dis position was made of the charge against Charles E. Hayes, who was un der Indictment with Thayer, Hadley and others for conspiring to defraud the Government of certain public lands in Tillamook County. Being In a position to dispose of a number of second-hand organs at once, we will take your old Instrument, either for cash or as part payment to ward any piano In our stock; rather than wait for these Instruments to come In through the usual course of business. If your organ Is In good, playable condition, or can readily he put In saleable shape, we would like to have you call on us at your earliest con venience and we will be glad to make you an attractive offer. In case you live too far out to make us a personal DECISION ON TUESDAY Jennings Lodge People Want 8chool, But Gladstone Objects and ' Parkplace Residents Take a Hand. Frank Buscfo i Housefurnisher OUR prices on furniture and : Carpets are always lower : than Portland closinq out sale prices, No rent to pay that's why we cannot be undersold. The Clackamas County District Ikmndury Hoard was In session all of Tuesday, heurli.g tho arguments and comments on the petition of the rest dents of Jennings Uidge for the cre ation of a new school district, the ter ritory to be embraced from the south erly part of Concord and tho north western portion of Gladstone.v State Senator Hedges appeared for the no tltloners. but seemed to be lost In tho fog. us the local fight between Glad stone and Parkplace was Injected Into the proposition. The hoard took no definite action on the petition, but ad Journed until next Tuesday, when tho ruling will be made public. It Is re ported, however, that tho petition will be denied. The situation Is rather complex, and It will be Impossible at this time to satisfy all parties. The petitioners state that their children have a long distance to travel to school, and that they have $70,000 worth of taxable property In the proposed new district. Hint thut they also have about 40 child ren of school age. They propose to establish a two-room school. Their position, however. Is vigorously com bated by tho peoplivof Gladstone, who are now In the Parkplace district ami who want a school of their own, and say they have 127 children or school ge, and can maintain a large school with high school grades If necessary. They contend that tho Clackamas River should be the line, and that they should be allowed to sever their relations with Parkpluce, and that If the Jennings 1xlgo petition should be denied that Gladstone would provide the petltoners with a line school, and tho children of Jennings Idgo would not have more than one mile to travel to the schoolhouse. Tho Parkplace people, however, are antagonizing the position of Gladstone, and say that the establishment of a new district on tho northerly side of the Clackamas River, with tho river aa the dividing line, would curtail the Strong Matting 15c per yard 6 Foot Extension Table $4.50 1 II I I .1 I ua l"" UIV'UIHg llllf, WI1UM1 can, wrue us, Km.iK imi .;. .y. income and attendance of the Park oi your organ as 10 muse ami coimi- place dHtrct and wo,1(, 80r()llHly lm. tion, when our mall-order department will immediately write you, giving our most liberal terms. Remember, it is necessary for us to have these or gans at once, so call or write today. Eiler's Piano House, 353 Washington St., corner of Park, Portland, Or. Four Candidates for Postmaster. There are four candidates for post master of Mllwaukle. the place hav ing been made vacant by the death of Cyrus K. Ballard. The candidates are Charles Ballard, Arthur Dowllng, F. C Harlow and R. W. Galnard. The last named Is a new man In the field. A J. Walker, who announced himself a candidate, has retired. All the cltl zens are very much Interested In the outcome, and have Indorsed the appli cation of one or the other of the can dldates. It Is announced that the Mavor suonorts Mr. Dowllng, while half the councllmen sunort Mr. Gain ard, and the support of the rest of the officials s divided among tne otner candidates. CHANCE FOR PAPERMAKERS. Coast Mills to Have Same Opportu nity as Easterners. Senator Ankeny and Representative Humphrey have secured an agreement from the Bureau of Insular Affairs that next year it will ask the Publio Printer to include in his next annual call for bids for paper an Invitation for separate bids for the Philippines, f. o. b. Manila. This will ofTer manu facturers on the Pacific Coast an op portunity to compete on paper for the Philippines and will also retain for the Bureau the option to accept Govern ment Printing Office prices f. o. b. New York, should they prove more fa vorable than bids for delivery f. o. b. Manila. The Senator had called the atten tion of the Bureau to the fact that the bids for 1908 required delivery In New York, and that this was unfair to the Pacific Coast manufacturers, who could not bid under the terras of the call with the factories on the Atlantic Coast. The policy of the War Depart ment is to buy from the office of the Public Printer. Republicans Seek Re-election. Five Republican occupants of county offices have filed primary nominating petitions. School Superintendent and the others that have filed are laratlons of their candidacy Saturday, and theo thers that have filed are Clerk Greenman, Assessor Nelson and Recorder Ramsby. l The if Sower 'fc No Second Chance II Good tenia nyt make UM most It of Uie nrL II I FERRV'S ff SEEDS bare made and kept Pwt'i Seed Bart- II dm Uie largal In tut world merit teUi. I Ferry ' Sed Annum! for 1908 1 1 II tella the whole Seed Storr-ient FBEE for If VL Uie aaklng. iiou'lsowaeedaUllToagetU, MM .M.raRTCO.,Dnafr.llic. Jy pair the standing of the High school, of which they are Justly proud. After the disposition of the Jennings Lodge petition will come action on ths petition of Gladstone for a new dis trict. In the event of the Jennings Lodge proposal being denied, It Is con ceded that Gladstone will have an ex cellent chanco to bring about a di vorce of Its existing school relutlons with Parkplace. Old-time sores havo been resurrected and personalities have been brought Into the contest between Parkplace and Gladstone, and much bitter feeling exists. The Dis trict Boundary Hoard Is not In an en viable poslton, but can hardly escapo ruling either one way or the other, as there seems to be no opportunity to bring about a compromise between the antagonistic factions. U'REN CHALLENGES STEPHEN A. LOWELL A Public Warning Unscrupulous parties, with no ap parent regard for business honor, having without authority announced themselves as makers of Royal Bakery Table Queen Bread, we de sire to announce that the only genu ine Royal Bakery and Confectionery (incorporated) in the State of Ore gon is the Bakery bearing that name located in Portland. Furthermore, V. HARRIS is the SOLE AGENT for our goods at OREGON CITY. Any other bread bearing oar name is an Imi tation. Royal Bakery & Confectionery (Inc.) 8AYS VOTERS SHOULD NOT SUP PORT CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT SIGHT STATEMENT. Bowling Alley m Cole Building CAUFIELD & RAKEL Invite the public to visit the Alleys. Coarteoas Treatment Clean Sport, Open Day and Evening W. 8. U'Ren has Issued a challenge to Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pen dleton, to debate with hliri on the stump the merits of Statement No. 1. Judge Newell has called Mr. U Ren h party standing into question and the Clackamas County sage replies that such a reflection comes with bad grace from a man who antagonized the election of Furnish for Governor In the campaign six years ago. Mr. U'Ren says that he will take the po sition In the campaign that It Is the duty of every voter who would be true to the American Ideal of government to refuse to vote for tho nomination or eloctlon of any candidate for the Legislature who does not promise, without any qualification whatever, that as a member of the Legislature he will obey the Instructions of the people in choosing a United States Senator. It Is aparent from this rea soning that Mr. U'Ren, who Is regis tered as a Republican, will himself bolt the ticket If the Clackamas County Legislative candidates are not pledged to Statement No. 1, and candidates from the Democratic party should up hold the Statement. ' ' Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned, as- administratrix of the estate of John A. Swanson, deceased, has filed her final report as such ad ministratrix with the County Court of Clackamas County, Oregon, and the Court has set Monday, the 15th day of March, 1908, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., as the time for hearing said final report. All persons having objec tions to said report are hereby re quired to present the same In said court on or before said time, or be forever barred. MARIE J. SWANSON-CHITWOOD, Administratrix of the Estate of John A. Swanson, Deceased, , Gordon B. Hayes, Attorney for Ad ministratrix. Dated February 13th, 1908. Phone 22 Res. Phone 2633 Geo. W. Bradley Successor to C. N. 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