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Oiugon Jllstuilcul ttuuiuly OREGON CDTY FORTY SECOND YEAR NO. 18. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1908. ESTABLISHED 1861. ENTE LIVY STIPP IS CHAIRMAN ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY TO HEAD REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE FOR CAMPAION. CANDIDATES ON STUMP State Convention Will Ba Held Oregon City, Saturday, May 9, to Elect Delegate! to State Convention. In Judge Uvy Htlpp wim Monday elect id chairman of tliu nw Republican Comily Central C'ninilttt, which wan rtiomm liy the Republican voters of Clackamas County nt the primary nominating election April 17. There wiih no oppiiHltlon to Judge HUpp, who was authorized to upolnt his own sec retary. Th committee met In tho county roiirtnxtin und elected C. 0. J I tint Icy Ntulo committeeman anil Janii'H V. Campbell congressional com mitteeman. Tim central commltteo extended tho tlnm for electing dele gates to the rim My convention until next Saturday. Tho datoor the conn, ty con vent Ion waa sot for Saturday, Muy 9, In Oregon City. Tho Republican candidates held their firm meeting Monday In Judge Sllpp'a oltlco and arranged tho follow ing Itinerary for tho firm week of tho campaign: Monday, May 4, Kaglo Creek; Tuesday, May 6, Hunnyslde; Wednesday, May 0, Needy; Thuraday, May 7. Tualatin; Friday, May 8, Vio la; Huturday, May 9, Harlow All of these meeting will ho hold In tho (veiling. Tho following returns havu been re ceived from precinct that havo elect ed delegates to the county conven tion: Milk Creek J. J. Mallelt. C. T. How ard. Cancan" W. A. Proctor, G. llama tfdt. John Nelson, Paul Molnlng. Heaver Crock (i. A. Schuebel, Wil liam Grlaenthwallc, W. K. Jonua, Dan Hpatz. Abernethy -I. L Clyde, Sam Jonca, C. W. Parrlah, O. E. Jones, John E. Smith. Estacada J. W. Reed, George Kates, J. K. Ely. W. W. Davla, Sr. 8prlngwater A. M. Shlbley, W. H. Kandlo. West Oregon City C. A. Miller, T. J. Gary. John F. Clark, Charles Uakcr. Oswego C. N. Haines. 0. W. Proa ser, J. W. Thomas, J. P. Cook. Oregon City U Stlpp, C. O. Hunt ley. J. U. Campbell. K. K. Urodle. C. Schuebel, G. 11. Dlmlck, Ed. Shenhan. Chauncey K. Ramsby, K. II. Cooper, Kd Rechner, Henry Cbert, Elmer Ijinkln. CONVENTION MAY 9. Republicans to the Number of 123 Will Gather In Oregon City. Republicans will havo 123 delegates to a county convention that will be held In this city May 9, to select del egates to the state ' convention In Portland next month. The appor tionment of delegates Ih based on the vote cast for Supreme Judge two years ago, and each precinct will be allowed one delegate at large und one for every M votes or major fraction thereof. The apportionment follows: Abernethy 5 Harlow 3 Heaver Creek 4 llorlng 2 Ilullrun 2 Canyon Creek 2 Clackamas , 4 Cherryvlllo 2 Canemuh 3 Canby Cascade . , . . Damascus . . Eaglo Creek Estacada ... George 2 Harmony Highland Klllln Macksburg Molalla '. Milwaukee Marquara Maple Lane ...... Milk Creek New Era ........ Needy Oak Orove ....... Oregon City No. 1 Oregon City No. 2 . Oregon City No. 3 OHwego Pleasant Hill Soda Springs Sprlngwater ...... Tualatin Union Viola West Oregon City Total ........ 3 3 3 7 7 5 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 .123 Several 'well known horsemen of Clackamas County attended the horse sale at the Lewls & Clark Fair grounds In Portland Tuesday, and Levi Steh. man, of Liberal, purchased the bay mare, Occamy. Tho price1 was $112.60.' 80MMER SUES RAILWAY. Well Known Physician Wanta Damag ei Reaulting From Collision. Dr. E. A. Sofnmer has filed a suit against the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company to recover $1925 damages, alleged to have been, sus tained by a collision with an electric car while he. was drlylnj along Ca nemah walk last February. The doc- tor mot tho car In a piano whore It wiih ImpoHHlhlii to puss, und ha rein ed In IiIm horse, turning the buggy a far us poHHlblo away from tho truck. It Ih ntatod In the complaint thut the motormnii might oiiHlly have h topped tho cur, but did not do ho and crash eil Into the light buggy, throwing Dr. Boiumor to tho ground, cuuslng him to HiiHtain HitrlouH brulHon and a badly hi rained back, from which he Iibh suf fere Injury to the extent of $1400. Tho phyHlclan says thut IiIh homo wai Ktruck and perinauoiitly disabled and thut aln co- the coIIIhIou he turn been unable to drive the animal at night, 1 1 Ih damugoN from thla cause are placed at $2!i0. and the damuga to hlK Jiuggy and hurnoHH at $2 00, and bin clothing wuh ilumugoil to the extent of $75, making a total or $11)25. At' tornoy J. U. Campbell appears for Dr. Hommor. FRAKES TOO SWIFT FOR PAPERMAKERS WEST PORTLAND PLAYER8 TAKE LOCALS INTO CAMP GAME AT 8ALEM SUNDAY. The papermakora were trimmed Utlll.liiV l.w Ihfl ftiul U.'itu l,trfltttw1 hunch, who are the Frakes of lust VI'IIT I lilt I'll 11 lit U'ltH flOVIllll lT B1IV Hturti-t oft atioiig in tho first with a single by Antolnu and a double by Day, Antolnu scoring. In tin; kitoihI lliry pit four more on a base ou hulls, a single, a double and two errors. In tho fifth West Portland added another on two hits, It. Parrot scoring on A. Parrot's long sacrifice. The l'apermakers got their first tally In this time up. Suter rap ped out a single, went to third on a wild throw by tho catcher, aad atole home. Th M.pr.i,M - , their alreadv hi lead in ihe aiih John-cm beaUng bmt Aniolne jonnsou oiaiing a uuui, Anioine get-1 ting to first on an unsuccessful at tempt to force out, and both acoring on Day's single. The run-getting waa continued again In the eighth, the vlsltora acoring two ou a double by Antolne, a single by Day, Day acoring on an error and hit by A. ParrotL The Papermakers made on run In thla inning, Kruger loading off with a single, stole second and going home on Hlll'a long drive. HIU was called out for cutting first. Drennon hit for two aacka in the ninth, Johnson beat out a bunt, and both acored on Houston's single. Grif fith reached first on an error, went to second and Sater got to first on a fum- i ble by Schmeer. Griffith was retired at third on Kelt s hit to pitcher. Sater i stolo third. Van Northwlck hit to Schmeer, who threw to Antolne, and Sater got home. A. Parrott threw wild to Day and Kelt acored. Van got aecond, Robinson hit to right and acor ed Van and came In on Hill's single. Hill stole second, was advanced to third by Chupln's hit, but was caught napping and tho side 'was retired. Score Portland 12, Oregon City C. Antolne was the star hitter for the visitors, getting two doubles and a single In five time at bat. while HIU played a superb game at first and got four Mingles out of five times ud. The papermakers go to Salem next Sunday, and there will be no Trt City league gamo here. REPUBLICAN strtllng features until the IbhI Inning n"m( prloner and had assaulted his when Oregon City took a little spurt lall(,r- I,,U!r Nrt'n- Sinclair was pcr and got In four runs. The visitors , min"tl t0 l?" M own W of ? I I i f ROBERT M. LA F0LLETTE OF WISCONSIN. DICKENSON AND SON GO TO PENITENTIARY FOR LIFE Murderers of Hindu Sentenced-'-Sinclair Gets Six Years While Riley, Ransier and John Dickenson Are Paroled. Judge Mcfirldo passed sentonee Tuesday on J. M. Dlckonson and his aon William Dickenson, convicted last Saturday of murder In the aecond de gree on a charge of killing Harnan Singh, a Hindu, near Boring, laHt Oc-to1)i-r. Tho young man faced the crowd ed courtroom and protested his Inno cence, exclaiming "My conHdence la clear, though my liberty la taken." There wan a dramatic scene In court when Walter Sinclair stood up to be sentenced. Sinclair pleaded guilty Monday and was not tried along with Dickenson and his two aons, and Karl Haiisler and John Riley. Judge Mcllrlde stated that ho was inclined to he lenient with Sinclair, though , '"'' to take Into consideration the .... ; sunn, aim no accum'u Ki'iucn oi nam ing been drunk, but tho Jalles, after being aworn, told another tale of hew ; Sinclair had struck him, unprovoked, giving him a wound on the face that wlli compel him to go through lire; with the scar. Sinclair was given six vears In the penitentiary, while J. M Dickenson and William Dlckenaon were sentenced to life Imprisonment When Riley and Ransier and John ' Dickenson stood up to receive sen :tence. they were given a measure of Hvlce by Judge McBrlde. who '"pnlenccd lhera to lDree 5re" 'n Jne I penltcntlary- but paroled ,, rln . ,h.vi, ,le jm0n shed them. good behavior. He admonished them, however, that If they atrayed from the right path, sentence would be Imme diately enforced. Ransier and Riley were recommended to the mercy of the court by the Jury, and young Dlok- lenson's mother Interceded for him. The three paroled prisoners are mere boys. Dickenson waa charged to take care of bis mother, who broke down and sobbed audibly when her huaband and aon William were sent to the peni tentiary for life. In passing sentence Judge McBrlde took occasion to say that Hindus are not wanted In thla country, and are desirable class of citizens, ne l,ld thal he hPeJ a ,aw wold, bo Jtt kceP lhen? from mlD here- but aa long as they are permitted to come they are entitled to tne proiec. tlon of the law. He referred to a gen eral disposition on the part of some people to Impose upon the timid and nonreslstlng such as Hindus are, and he complimented the Jury In returning what he considers a very discriminat ing verdict. The case went to the Jury Friday afternoon and court remained In ses sion until 2 o'clock Saturday morn ing, but no agreement was reached until 5 o'clock when the Jury returned a Bealed verdict. The conviction of Dickenson and his son for murder In the second degree occasioned no sur- AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES prise, but the belief was general that the other men would be acquitted The evidence was very conclusive, showing that the five men, with Wal ter Sinclair' and Vernon Hawes, were angered because two Hindus had been employed In Jarl & Pagh Bros. Lum ber mill. The Hindus were living in a little cabin near the mill at Boring and after tbey had been there two daya, the seven men went to Bandy and drank more or less beer and then returned to the mill and In the dark ness fired shot after shot into the cabin, one of the bullets from the rifle of William Dickenson hitting Harnan Singh, whose death resulted several days later in a Portland hospital. The crime was committed on the night of J 30 and the men were. Immed lately arrested and have been In jail nearly six months, except Hawes, who offered to testify for the State and has been out on ball. Attorney Dan J. Malarkey, of Portland was special prosecutor on be- i ' V" VirBiai-.in. wVia j ca.e for Ue . BUU along with D.a- ViatlC T fhn Illmlitil O n 1 Vi Anmliintnyl ' 8UICIDE OF WM. BERDINE. Young Man Takes His Own Life Near - Independence. William Berdlne, who lived abdtit four miles south of Independence, committed suicide Saturday evening by taking carbolic acid. Mr. Berdlne had been to town Saturday, spending I , ,.i ,u ,. most of the day, having met bis fath er, who lives la Oregon City, and who was here on business. He left town late In the afternoon, and soon after returning to his home went Into the woodshed and drank the acid. Mr. Berdlne waa manager of the T. B. Taylor bop yard. No reason can be Imagined for his rash act, as he waa about 30 years of age, full of am bition md well liked by all who knew him; .fn his business dealings be was considered exact and honest He leav es a widow, a little daughter and a father and other relations living in Oregon City. The remains were brought to Willamette for Interment The young man is a son of E. P. Ber dlne. WARNER GRANGE. Program for Old Folks Given Saturday at New Era. .Warner Grange held an Interesting meeting last Saturday at New Era, and during the lecturer's hour an old folks program was rendered as fol lows: song. "Old Folks at Home," grange; "My School Days," Mr. Dodd; original poem, "Robert Burns," Wil liam Gardner; reading. "Women's Work Now and Twenty-Five Years Ago," Mrs. David APcArthur; song, "Annie Laurie," Mrs. George Randall; "Why Old Folks Like the Grange," WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN OF NEBRASKA. Georgo Lazelle; reading, "The Pines That Are," Mrs. George Wilson; "Why Old People So Often Feel Obliged to Sell Their Farms and Move to Town," George Randal; reading, "Stay In Michigan," J, Hylton. Mr. Coulter an associate from Portland talked In fa vor of the single tax amendment and Forest Dunton, a student of the State University, told the members of the grange the facts in relation to the referendum on the appropriation and said that the State school ought to be well supported. Much interest was taken at every phase of the meeting. ROSE AND CARNATION SHOW IS UNDER WAY SECOND ANNUAL FE8TIVAL WILL BE HELD WHEN THE RICH BLOOMS MATERIALIZE. The Oregon City Rose and Carna tion Society baa plans well lo band for the second annual Rose Show, which will be held In this city the latter part of May or early In June, the exact date depending upon the condi tion of tne blooms. The Society held a meeting in the county court room last Saturday afternoon, with a grat ifying attendance, and committees were named to take charge of the sev eral departments tf the show. Mrs J. H. Walker, Mrs. A. Warner and Miss M. L. Holmes comprise tne committee on program. The soliciting commit tee, Mrs. G. B. Dlmlck and Mrs. Walk er, reported tbey had collected $31 in cosh and a large number of premiums, the local business men responuiug liberally. The managers of the straw berry festival that was held last year, have turned over the profits, about $20, to the Rose and Carnation Socie ty, and the strawberry growers of Clackamas County will be asked to make exhibits of berries when the Rose Show is held. From present in dications the berries will be ripe about the same time that the roses are in full bloom. The Rose Show will be held Fri day and Saturday in the Armory, and Mrs. F. T. Barlow and Mrs. Thomas Warner comprise the committee to engage the ball. The society adopted mission pink, with the green leaf, as Its official color, the Mission Rose be ing the first ever brought to Oregon. During the Rose Show there wL'l be a programme and It will be in charge of Mrs. John H. Walker, Mrs. Thomas Warner and Miss M. L. Holmes. The committee on badges is Mrs. T. A. Pope, Miss Nan Cochran and Miss Vara Caufleld, and Mrs. Roslna Fouts and Mrs. J. W. Norris will engage the Judges of the exhibits. Mrs. Rob ert J. Goodfellow and Mrs. B. F. Linn will have charge of the refreshments, and the general superintendents of the Rose Show are Mrs. George A. Harding, Mrs. Roslna Fouts, Mrs. J. W. Norris, Mrs. F. T. Barlow and Mrs. Clara Morey. The committee on reg istration is Mrs. Pauline Schwartz and Mrs. J. L. Waldron. the latter being assistant secretary. Mrs. A. C. War ner, Miss M. L. Holmes and Mrs. J. B. Fairclough have charge of the wild flower exhibits, and the committee to arrange the display of roses is Mrs. G. B. Dlmlck, Mrs. Estes, Mrs. T. A. Pope, Mrs. J. W. Norris and Mrs. F. T. Barlow. A fee of 25 cents will be charged to non-members exhibiting and vases have been procured for the rose display. Everything points to a very successful show. OLSON TRIAL ON TUESDAY FORMER CLERK OF WILLAMETTE SCHOOL ENTERS A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY. FACES TWO CHARGES Forgery and Embezzlement Are Al leged In Indictments Returned by District Attorney Hedges Carden and Haines Sen tenced. The trial of Otto F. Olson, who Is charged with embezzling the funds of the Willamette school district, of which be was the trusted clerk for many years, has been set for Tuesday, May 6. Olson Is also charged with forging the name of Rudolph Koerner to promisory note for $250 dollars, which he obtained from H. C. Stevens. Indictments on both charges were re turned Monday noon. He entered a plea of not guilty to both indictments when he appeared In Court, and while pale from his confinement in the coun ty Jail he does not appear to have lost any flesh. Olson was arrested February 14. O. S. Haines was Monday sentenced to serve six months in the County Jail for Indecent exposure and Leroy Carden, a deaf mute, who pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal assault was given a sentence of 2 years In the penitentiary1. Dora Cheek, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, was given until next Monday to plead. She Is accused of firing a gun at Ralph Mclntyre and Katie Swanson. The case of the State vs. Anton Anderson, Edward Anderson and Nels Nelson, charged with assault and battery, has been continued until the November term. WHIPPING CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMME IN SHAPE SUMMER SCHOOL WORK FOR THE COMING 8ESSION HAS 80ME ATTRACTIVE FEATURES, Secretary Cross, of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Assembly, Is rap ldly whipping) the programme into shape and has, the Summer School work well mapped out Miss Frances Gage, of Portland, representing the Young Women's Christian Association. was In the city this week conferring with Mr. Cross, and the following de partments have already been provided. for: Elocution, W. Eugene Knox; music. Dr. R. A. Heritage;- literature, B. J. Hoadley; bible study, Dr. Whit man, of Seattle; W. C. T. U. Insti tute, Mrs. Henrietta Brown, of Al bany; Women's Clnb, Miss Anna L. Clark, of Missouri; biology, Prof. Sweetser, of the University of Ore gon; domestic science, Y. W. C. A.; Sunday School Institute, Rev. Charles A. Phipps; birds, William Lovell Fin ley; mission study. Rev. Paul Rader. The Forum under the direction of Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, which was such an attractive feature last year, has a large scope at the coming session, and the programme as partially ar ranged, giving the name of the lead ing speaker lor each day Is as fol lows: July 8 Morality and literature, President H. H. Crooks, of Albany College; July 9 Moral Treatment of Nervous Diseases, Dr. Luther B. Dyott, First Congregational Church, Port land; July 10 State University Day; July 11 "Being Brothers With Earth," Prof. R. F. Robinson, Super intendent of Multnomah County Schools; July 12 Japanese Program, 5 p. m.; July 13 State Agricultural College Day, President Kerr; July 14 Women's Press Day; July 15 Paci fic University Day; July 16 Pioneer Day, Colonel . McCracken, Judge Strong; July 17 National Bureau of Health; July 19 Chinese programme, 5 p. m. The Forum will be held during the morning session, probably at 11 o'clock, save when the Japanese and Chinese programmes are given. The Round Table will be resumed this year, and will be held at 3:30 o'clock, and the programme so far as made up, follows: - July 8 Settlement work, Mra. S. M. Blumauer; July 9 Women In Re form Work. Ada Wallace Unruh; July 10 The Oregon Girl; July 11 The Boston Convention, Mrs. Frederic Eg- gert; July 13 Christian Citizenship; July 14 Women's Unions; July 15 Public Health, Dr. Esther C. PohL Portland Health Officer; July 1C Old Glory, ' Mrs. Mary Slbbits, Kansas; July. 17 Travelers Aid. Students Return to 8chool. Miss Edna Caufleld, Miss Nleta Harding, Miss Juliet Cross, Miss Clara Caufleld, Miss Pearl Wilbur, Charles Roblson, Norwood Charman, Charles Selvers, Frank McAnulty and George Sullivan, students of the Uni versity of Oregon, who - have beea spending the Easter holidays in thla city, left Sunday for Eugene to re sume their studies. - Miss Angelina Williams, who is a tutor In the Uni versity, and who has been visiting relatives here, returned to Eugene Sunday.