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
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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.
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'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
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