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FORTY 8ECOND YEAR NO. 20.
OREQON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1908.
E8TABLI8HED 1889.
ANTi-BODME
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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harmony, tho mutter wuh withdrawn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
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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
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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.
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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
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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. ,