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Or K'n "itllriCi SoC(,f OTY NTERPRDS FORTY 8ECOND YEAR NO. 20. OREQON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1908. E8TABLI8HED 1889. ANTi-BODME 01 EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGN I oke(dOn; Ml I 1 ES 11EBSW OF GUARDSMAN if V- . ' ' -, ' ' i X '. REPUDLICAN3 SELECT ELEVEN DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION. HARMONY IS FEATURE County Convention InilrucU For C. O Huntley For National Delegate But Decline! to Go on Rec ord for President. Tim CliifkntiiMM County delogn tlon to the Republican Hluto Coiiven lion, which moots In I'orllund thin wook will not bo hampered wltli lu Mtriu'tloiiH, except tluti ttio county convention. In-Ill hero Saturday, In Rtructi'il Hit ll delegates by a iiiuinl IllllllH VotO t WHO Mil 11)0111111 tO HOCtlrtl tho election of C. (i. Huntley um dologuto from Oregon to tlm national Republican convention ut Chicago. TIio county convention who u qulei ufTnlr, compared with former years, unil though thu apportionment was 123 del egates, tlinrii wero not morn tlmii 00 on tlm lloor. Tli I h wuh tho tlrnt coun ty convention In four years, uml was rotnhrkublo for tho liuriiionlouH feel liilt! thlil i xlHtcil. It wum suggested thui tho delegation to tho statu con vrnlloii uno ItH effort to secure lilt ull liiHtnirti'd delegation to tho national convention, hul lu thu Interests of harmony, tho mutter wuh withdrawn from (UmimihhIoii. There were 17 turn placed In now limtlon for delegates to tho sluto and congressional conventions, uml thu successful ones were (.'. O. Huntley, Jumi'H U. Campbell, Thomas F. Itynn, Cliutincey UiiiiiNhy, Charles A. Mil lor. it, V. I'rossor, J. V. Rood, (). U Clyde, C. M. Uke, John Gibson, T. 8. Hllpp. Judge Llvy Hllpp, chiilrniuii of tho Ropiihllt-nu county central commltteo, wax tho umiulmotiN choice of tho roll volition for chairman, uml during IiIh absence from tho lloor lali' In tho lit ti'ilnoou tho chnlr wuh occupied hy Charles A. Miller, of West Oregon City. John F. Clark, of West Oregon City, wuh secretary, nnd George W Dixon, of Cunhy, UMMlHtunt secretary. Tho cimdliluteH for delegates to tho Mlnto convention who aro avowed llouriio men wore not chosen. An effort to provide for a nominating com mittee of live to ho named hy tho chiilriiiun, wuh attempted, hut did not meet with favor, and upon motion of George KhIck, of Estucuda, WUH laid on tho table. DIES IN COUNTY JAIL. John Betenx' Mind Wii Crazed By Too Much Whltkey. Crazed with drink and hla system exhausted hy oxcesslvo uho of Intuxl cnntH, John Rolen died at 4 o'clock Frlduy morning In tho county Jail. Ho luiH no relatives In thin country and wan hurled hy tho county. Tho man came hero a few monttiH ago from near Huttovllle. where ho worked for Mr. Mathlot. and wan employed until March 12 on the farm of Judge !fayen at Gladstone. Ho then wvnl to Ua niftMcuH where he worked for Mr Stradlcy. 11" hud been drinking heav lly of late and Thursday was seized with an attack of epilepsy. He was plainly InHiinn and Sheriff Uotitlo was notified and went to Damascus, leie phoning Ir. Mount of tho man's con dltlon. Ho wns advised by tho phy slclun to bring Ilotonz here and arrlv ed at 11:30 o'clock Thursday night with tho miiii, who wuh past medical nld and died Friday morning. Helena wan of French-SwlHH extraction and wuh aged 05 yeara. Maddox Loiea An Eye. Louis Maddox. aged 19 years, will lose an eyo as a rcmilt of an accident that occurred Wednesday. Ho was driving a steel wedge into a log, when a piece of the stool flew up and penetrated clear through the hull of his eyo. Ho was examined by Dr. Uruoro, who found that it will ho nec essary to remove tho eye. Young Mad dox lost his father and n slHter last year, when they wero fatally Injured in a runaway accident. Mllwaukle City Council. Tho city council met In regular ses sloti Tuesdny evening nnd disposed of tho usual routine matters. Hie ques tion of disposing of tho water works franchlso to Individuals was to come un. but no notion was taken ns there was no nuoruin present. Tho commit- too In whoso hands is tho mutter of finishing the city hall have had the plant) submitted and tho work will soon begin. Willamette School Picnic. Wlllnmetto School hold a very on Joyublo all-day picnic in Miller's Grove Tuesday, l'utrons and friends of the school wero lnvltod. There. wora at least 200 people, including pupils and guests. May-day exercises woro given by the pupils. Tho winding of tho, May-pole by each of pupils of tho separate rooms In different fancy figures was a very protty feature, and to many new. Twenty of tho. upper-class girls gave a beautiful flower drill, and formed the archway through which the. royal party, led by little Genevieve Fromong and Master Ellery Capon marched through to the throne, whoro Margar et Clark was crowned a.uoen by Wal- MISS NIETA HARDING, who ha Juet been elected aecretary of the Student Body of the Unlverilty of Oreyon. luce M'ihh, Mutf. Mimic wuh furnlnh- t'd by a part of the Moehnko orchoB tm. Tho (llntier wuh whut one would ex- ect In a proiiperoiiH and KeneroiiH comniiinlty. Later In the afternoon gallon of Ice criMiiii wero aorvod to Hit. SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD. Sufferer From Aithma Takes Hit Own Life at George. I'nublo to aleep heeauKe of a por- slHlont attack of UKtlima. J. (Jrafen huln Hhot hluiHolf throiiKh the head curly WedncHday mornliiK near CirKn In KiiHtern ClnckamaH. Grafonhaln arrived at CeorRo IiihI Thumilay from I'eiiiiHylvaiila to vlalt IiIh daughter. He auffered Kfverely from iiHthuui after h I h arrival and fur the IbhI three dnyK and nlghtH had obtained no rest, and retiuirUed that he would ho a Rood deal better off iIi-ikI than ullvo an there, wan no comfort In life In his condition. WodnoHiluy lilnht the niemherH of tho family nat up with him until :i o'clock when they retired, and after they hud Kniio to hi-d (irufenhiiln went out and killed hlmHi'lf. Coroner Holmnn waa notllled by telephone, and went to KaKlo Creek, and ufter hearing tho clr-ciiinstanci-H if tho triiKedy found there were no xiiHplcloiiH clrcuitiHtunrcH con nected with tho chho to warrant an ImpioNt belnK held. Grufelihalu will he burled nt George. Road 8upervlior Injured. IMwnrd HoriiHliuh, who h the road KiipervlHor at Shuliel, wuh Injured Frl- lay. Ho wuh babbit Iiik a roek crunher. uloMK with Frank and JameH Kbnnnon, when a pleeo of the hot metal Mew up and Htruck the hull of IiIh eye, lodK- ttiK there. 1 ho puln wuh luteiiHe, and next mornliiK hlH eye wan badly swoll- n. Mr. Honmbiih Iiuh hud Boveral narrow oHcupeH while hnndllnB lxiwder. Rote Show Plant. The Roue Hoclety met Sutiirdny and ho followliiK additional comtnlttccH were nppolnteil for tho coming roue uiiil ciirnutioii fcHtlvul: Docoruthm McHdumes May Wal- ron, . A. White and MIhh CIs liar. chiy Pratt. Iteceptlon MeHdamea Dan O'Neill. Mary K. Harlow. Grace HrlL'htbill. V. S. C Uen, Yoiiiik. Dr. NorrlH and G. A. turdltiK; M ohhth, It. S. Coe. E. E. Irodlo, F. T. Harlow and Cantnln .1 Hhaw. The society will meet attain next Saturday afternoon, when tho time and I m.n mr iiuming mo nesia will De de- tormlned. REPUBLICAN WILLIAM H. TAFT OF. OHIO, Voters of Clackamas Hear Good, Honest Argument For Success of the Whole Ticket In the June Election. With tho men who voted for 11. M. Cnko in tho prlmurloH and tho Ful ton men iiIho HnliiK up for tho Kepul,. llciin noinlfieo for United Btuten Hen atur, there in little pronpect of Gov ernor (.liainlieriniu niakliiK much pro-Kn-HH In CluekamiiH County. Tho Gov ernor carried tho county by Hcvoral hundred voIoh laHt election, but ho had the undivided Hiipport of tho liquor lnterentn and thin year tho Haloon peo ple huvu tronhlcH of their own in tholr IlKht iiK'iliiHt tho effort to make Cluck iimiiH County dry. The general dlapo Hltlon on the part of tho RcpubllcanB to vote their ticket atralfiht thlH year will bo of material announce to Mr. Cake, and IiIh earnt-Ht advocacy of Statement No. 1 will be a great factor for hla HiicceHH in Clackamnn, for It wuh thin feature of hlH platform that enabled hlin to curry tho county aKiiltiHt Mr. Fulton. Chulrman Stlpp and Secretary Clark, of the Republican County Central Committee, have arranged the follow ing evening meetings for tho candi dntoH for county office, for next week: Miillno, Monday; MnckHhiirg, Tuog tlay; Clackamai, WedneHduy; Klllin, ThurHday; Horlng. Friday; Molalla, Huturdny. (.'andidiiteH on the Republican ticket for county o flic ca have utarted on the wcond week of their campaign and Inut Monday night went to Iigan where the lending npeaker wuh Wal ter A Dlmlck, nominee for the leglH Inture. The candldatea went to Clarkea Tm-Hday, and Wednenday night to WII aonvllle. OHwego waH tho goal Thurs day night and Sprlngwater on Friday night. The week of campaigning will end nl Kstacadu Snturday night. The political meeting nt Harlow laHt Saturday night was the largest of the campaign thus far and there waa much enthiiHlnHni. Ono hundred and fifty people wero present and about 50 ladles manifested great Interest in the campaign. , .Fudge Llvy Stlpp,. chairman of the Republican county central committee, has appointed John F. Clark as secre tary of tho committee. Mr. Clark is a resident of West Oregon City, a well known attorney nnd president and gen ernl manager of the Clackamas Ah Btruct and Trust Company. Republican candidates for county ofllcos wont to Pleasant Hill Wednes day night and were greeted by a large audience there. Meetings for the lust week of tho campaign were ar ranged 8H follows: Canby, Monday, May 25; Sandy, Tuesday, May 2fi; Mil waukle, Wednesday, May 27; Damas cus, Thuj-sday. May 28; Reaver Creek, Frlduy, May 2D. All of these will be evening meetings and It is expected thut the final meeting will he held Saturdny, May 30,' at Oregon City. Chairman Cooke, of the Democratic county central committee, has an nounced the following meeting of can didates for next week: Oswego, Mon- nay, 8 P. M.; Tualatin. Tuesday. 8 P. M.; Pleasant Hill, Wednesday, 8 P. AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES '1' M.; Needy, Thursday, 8 P. M.; Canby, Frlduy, 2 I'. M., when Governor Cham berluln will also be present; Marquani, Friday, 8 P. M.; Missouri Ridge school house, Saturday, 11 A. M.; Mullno, Saturday, 8 P. M. smith is parole;d. Wife Beater Will Be Whipped If He Does Not Support Family. Seth P. Smith, who was arrested laBt Tuesday night On a charge of beating his wife, entered a plea of guilty Saturday and was paroled dur ing good behavior. Smith's first pica wag not guilty, but ho changed his nilod. Judge Mcllrlde gave him some stem advice that will rankle in his mind for g long while and sentenced hlra to bo whipped by tho sheriff; but suspended tho execution of the sen tence upon the sole provision that he pay his wife $30 per month, that he remain away from her, and Smith was admonished that any infraction of the decrco would result In bis receiving a severe beating by the officer of the law. Tho divorce suit of Mrs. Smith agalns her husband was not brought up at this term of court. BALL GAME SUNDAY. Papermakerg Will Play East Portland at Canemah Park. Tho first Tri-Clty League game In three weeks will be played next Sun day on the Canemah Park grounds be tween the Papermakers and East Port land. Oregon City's last game at homo was with West Portland and ended disastrously for the Papermak ers, but they have been playing good ball since then and have third place In the averages. The paper makers have won four out of seven games they have played, and have a percentage of .171. exactly the same as Salem, and O.rtnon City should certainly win its next Sunday's game with East Port land, who have played 10 games and lost seven of them, having a percent age of only .300. Memorial Sermon May 24. Meade Post No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic, has accepted an invita tion from Rev. John M. Linden, to hear a Memorial Day sermon at the First TtanHnf Phlirrh Rnnrfnv mnrnin Mnv 24. the Sunday preceding Decoration I lav. The phnrMi will ho nttnrtp1 nn Memorial Sunday by the members of the Post and Meade Relief Corps. Schools Close June 12. The board of school directors held a brief session Monday and made an order permitting the graduation exer cises of the Barclay High School to bo held on the Tuesday evening fol lowing the close of school on Friday, June 12. Under the school law. Mon day. June 1. will be a legal holiday because of election and the schools will be closed. TOM L JOHNSON OF OHIO. 'j SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT GARY, who li supported by Clackamai County Republican!. 8TATE WINS SUIT. Portland General Electric May Have to Pay a Large Sum. Thousands of dollars may be paid Into the treasury of Oregon by the Portland General Electric company as a result of the decision of the supreme court, that the corporation must pay the state 10 per cent of the money received from the Oregon City locks from 1898 to 1904. The attorney gen eral also gives his opinion that this decision gives the state the right to take over the locks. WANTS HEAVY DAMAGES. George Joggl Sues Paper Company For $20,450. George Joggi has filed suit against the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com pany to recover damages to the ex tent of $20,450. His complaint em braces the statement that he is a Rus sian and speaks no English, and that early last August he was engaged in taking pulp from a pile 140 feet square and 30 feet righ, wen a mass of the pulp fell on him, crushing him, break ing his right thigh and injuring him Internally. He was damaged, so he claims to the extent of $10,000 and pot being able to work for nine months suffered a loss of $450. He further avers that the company's physician, Dr. W. E. Carll, set his injured bone In a negligent and careless manner and he demands $10,000 for this. Firemen's Annual Barbecue. The firemen are already turning their attention to their annual barbe cue, which will be held 6ome Sunday in July, and Cataract Hose Company has appointed a committee to confer with the committees from the other companies. The barbecue is always a gala event among the firemen, and the 'races, sports, and speeches give them . an onim-flhla rfav I " Christian Science Lecture. Frank H. Leonard, a member of the Christian Science Board of Lecture ship, delivered an address Monday night In the Shlvely Theatre to a good crowd of people, his primary purpose being to give an explanation of ChriS' nan science as u reany is. He was Introduced by Mrs. George Herren, of Portland. Mr. Leonard goes from Oregon City to Ashland. His lecture Monday night was one of the most in teresting on his chosen subject that nas Deen neara in this city. MEMBERS OF COMPAY G, HOLD ENJOYABLE CELEBRATION -IN THE ARMORY, BANQUET MANY GUESTS Prominent Military Dignitaries Are Preient and Toasts Are Given In Honor of President Roosevelt and the Oregon Regiment. Veterans of the war of the Rebellion, men who fought against the dominion of Spain over Cuba and the Philip pines, and finally toe boys of Com pany G, Third Regiment, Oregon Na tional Guard, who Monday night cele brated the first anniversary of their organization, gathered together Mon day night in the Armory and induged- in pelasant reminiscences of the. past, present and future in military affairs. Men prominent In the National Guard life of the State were present; to add their quota to the evening's entertainment, and when the bugle call sounded at 9 o'clock the members of the company and their guests sat down to banquet tables brightly de corated with roses and bountifully la den with the material things that glad den the inner man. Representative James U. Campbell, formerly second lieutenant of Company I, Second Ore gon Volunteers, made an able toast- master, and toasts in honor of the President of the United States and the Oregon National Guard were drunk standing. Colonel James Jackson, inspector-general of the Guard, respond ed to the first toast, and his address was one of the most notable of the evening. He eulogized President Roose velt for his foresight In sending the battleship fleet around to the Pacific, and requesting the federal court to hold up the decision on the Japanese question in the San Francisco schools, thus averting war when the country wa3 unprepared. Adjutant General W, E. Finzer talked on the progress of the Guard and Colonejl Charles E. McDon nell, of the Third Regiment, told of the high standard that is being main tained by the Guardsmen and especial ly by Company G, and he paid a glow ing tribute to the officers and men. Enos Cahill, commander of Meade Post, Grand Army of the Repub lic, spoke a few words In response to a toast to that fine old body of men. and second lieutenant, William R. Lo gus, appeared for Company G, com- me oDjects or the Guard. Mr. Camnbell talked for the Spanish War Veterans, giving an Interesting story of the ex- menmng the rank and file for their allegiance and willingness to carry on penences m tne Philippines of the Oregon Regiment. State Senator J. E. Hedges, who was chairman of the com mittee on military affairs In the last legislature, and who reported favor ably on the Armory Bill, alluded to the legislative side of the military or ganization. Captain Sam White of Baker City, talked forcibly of the needs of the Guard and urged every member to work hard for the succcess of the appropriation. John Lewthwaite, who assisted the boys In blue when they departed for Manilla, acknowledg ed a graceful compliment from the toastmaster In a few words, and Coun ty Judge Dimick brought cheers from the assembly, when he declared that hereafter the county would follow the. former custom of paying the rent of the Armory, judge Thomas F. Ryan talked In his usual entertaining vein and the last speaker was Ex-Mayor Garfield, who told a funny story that was really funny and made his hear ers roar with laughter. The affair concluded before mid night, when the men at the banauet tables rose and sang "Auld Lang Syne" and then three cheers and a tiger were given for Company G, and three more for the regimental commander. The boys in blue were royal hosts and ev ery guest stayed until the sound of Taps. CIRCUIT COURT OVER UNTIL AFTER ELECTION JUDGE M'BRIDE PAROLES JAMES JESSE CONVICTED OF SELL ING LIQUOR TO MINORS. Circuit Court) was adjourned ves- terady afternoon until Tuesday, June 2, when a special term will be held, and the jury will appear at that time. Judge McBride left last night for St. Helens, where he will open the re Spring term today. One of his last acts was to parole James Jesse, who was convicted of selling liquor to mi nors at Canby, and who was sentenc ed to a term in the county Jail and to pay a fine. He has a family that needs his support and he was released bv the court upon presentation of a peti tion signed by nearly every resident of Canby , Including the clergymen, Jesse was a barkeeper for H. K. Tack leson, whose case is still' pending. The case against Tackleson was tried last Winter, and the Jury disagreed, and the action has been set for June 5, when it Is understood that Tackleson will plead guilty , la which event he win probably be let off with a fine. ,