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OIIEOON CITY, OREGON, Kit I DAY, APRIL 7, 1911.
ESTABLISHED 186S
FORTY-FIFTH YEAR No 14.
EyON
ENTElRPKIl
LIVE WIRES TRY
TO LEU
WHAT WATER RIGHTS HAS ORE
CON CITY IN ITS OWN HAND
SOME FALLS.
RECORDER L STIPP SEEKING LIGHT
Bualnaaa Man Btllsvs It la Tims to
Act Small Plants Would Coma
Hara With Powar Ob
'talnabla. Just what rlKhla thla eiijr ha In the
water power of Willamette. Kails mny
be determined If the Investigation
now on foot boar results. It has long
bum contended that pregon City has'
cortaln rlghta In the water from which
an Immense amount of powit hna been
developed by Hie Portland "Hllway,
IJKht A power Co,, but the clnlms of
the city have not been prosecuted
with any degree of vigor, and only re
cmitly City Recorder IJvy Htlpp haa
commenced Investigations that may
lend to something tangible In tha way
of Infnrmutlon. At Iho weekly lunch
eon of the IJve Wlroa Tueaduy Mr.
Btlpp made a brlof verbul report of
hla partial findings and anld ho would
probably have to go to Halem and
apend eome time at the capltol JcxikliiK
over anch records aa are there for In
apectlon. Mr. Stlpp believe the city baa
rights that ahould be net out, unload It
la found that all of the water coming
from tbo Knlla haa been legally ap
propriated. The record of appropria
llona of water from Willamette Kulla
aeema to be rather hazy. The city him
a Htreet running pnat the baaln from
which a large volume of water cornea,
and the City Recorder contenda that
the city couid run an Intake pipe Into
the basin unless, aa he states. U con
he determined that all of water com
ing over the Falls haa been heretofore
appropriated In legal manner.
Home yearn ago a manufacturer
cunie here for the purpoae of erecting
an ax handle plant, lie waa aamired
that he might have anfflclent power,
but Investigation proved that nn power
waa obtainable at thnt time. It could
not be purchased from the Portland
Uallwav. Light Power Co. The
manufacturer went to Newberg, where
he la mill operating a factory. Ust
Monday O Watklna, suiierliilondcnt
of Robert Johnaon t Rand, who oper
ate a mammoth ahon factory at Wash
Ington. Mo., waa here looking for a
alte for another factory. Ho stated
the propoaed factory would employ
from L'OO to 300 men and women. Il
waa keen about Information concern
ing tanneries, and Insisted upon a
good shipping point and cheap power.
From time to time manufacturer
have approached Oregon City, but the
water from the KalU haa apparently
been bottled up to the extent that tin
leea the Portland Railway. Light A
Power Co. la dlsitosod to luaso water
to manufacturing concerns, It cannot
be obtained elBewliero or at all. Water
for power la now aupplled to three
paper companlea, tho Oregon Cltj
Wixden MUIh. tho city pumping plant
and the electric liKbt plant. The prob
lem la an interoatlng'one from a local
point of view and Jha city hna nothing
to lows and may havo tl.ouaanda to
gHln from conducting an Investigation
with a view of determining Ita rlghta.
und of aBcertnlnlng If It can utilize
commercially any pf the Immense
quantity of water thnt flows over the
Falls of the Willamette River.
Changes In Course of Study.
The State nonrd of Higher Cur
rlculne met in Salem Monday to con
sider the question of allowing the
changes In the courae of study of the
Institutions under the care of tne
board. The University of Oregon
wished chnngos and additions to the
course, which was granted. Those
present wore P. L. Campbell, presi
dent; J. E. Hodges, secretnry; C. J.
Smith, of Pendleton; O. P. Ceslow.
The board was Instituted by tho legis
lature that changes might not be made
without consideration at the hands of
men who were widely scattered over
the 8tate and with a view to having
a diversified representation on Its
membership.
FOR THE APRIL TERM
LIST OF JURORS WHO WILL SIT
IN JUDGMENT IN CRIMINAL
COURT.
The following Is the pnnel of Jurors
that hns been drawn for the April
term of the Circuit Court of Clacka
mas county:.
Kmil Gelbrlcht, New Era; A. P.
Todd, rieasant Hill; D. C. Voder, Kil
lln; Richard Wright, Macksburg; Sam
Wsrnock, New Era; I O. Palmateer,
Estacada; D. F. Weddle, Tualatin; J.
J. Cooke. Oregon City. R. F. D. No. 1 :
H S. Gibson, Engle Creok; H. T.
Shipley, West Oregon City; William
Fine Canemah; Michael Kroll, Maple
Lane; V H. Handle, Sprlngwater;
Abcrnethy; Hubert Engle.
Soda Springs; R.-W. Zimmerman, Har
low- O. C. WhlHen, uswego; Lnrn
Kor'her. Harlow; Joseph Conrad, Mat
nuam; John Aden. Tualatin; David
Williams, Oregon City; S. f. Berg.
Harlow: Charles Sehockley. Highland:
Charleg A. Lnkin. Milwankln; John F.
.lenningv Gladstone; W. E. Bonnev
Canyon Creek; Adolph Aschoff. Hull
Rim- Charles jlattan. Harding; W. F.
Hartnell. Maple Ine; E. F. C.uen
ther. Reaver Creek; O. W. AtwooJ,
Harmony.
TRUTH
ARRESTS F. M: SKHT
0. W. BIOHAM DOESN'T WANT THE
NEW RAILWAY TO USE HIS
ROCK PILE.
n W. Tilithum owns a niece of prop
erly In the line of progress of tho new
Clackamas Southern Railway, una
railway wlshea to use a small part of
it for rlcht or wav. Tha landno anys
a representative of the company haa
no value from the standpoint or cum
vatlnn, being nothing but a bed of
rocka.
lllgham thinks otherwise evidently,
and seems Inclined to make trouble
fur the builders of this new enterprise
that la to mean so much to the busi
ness Interests of the city. Ho says
(he company ahn.ll not puss that way
without flrat senilis: him. and In an
effort to force matters Mondny swore
to a warrant charging F. M. Hwin, a
representative of the company, with
Irespnss.
Illghnm swore to J he warrant In the
office of Justice Samson, and It was
served on Hwlft. In the complaint
the complaining witness swore that
the lands were tho property of M. D.
lllgham. and that tho railway waa
trespusalng. A bearing will be had at
an early date.
The contention Is over a tract of
land consisting of four acres near Mc
laughlin avenue on Aborncthy Creek,
lllgham aays that on this land are
some valuable trees, and already be
tween 25 and 85 trees have been cut
down by tho men employed by the
railway. Ulgham saya he did not
know of thla until ho visited his place
Monday and found the men carrylug
away the loga and trees that bad been
foiled. He returned to thla city and
had the warrant sworn out Immediate
ly. T OF WAY HEARING
SET FOR APRIL 18
COURT WILL BE ASKED TO PUT
PROPERTY VALUE ON BIO
HAM LANDS USED.
(I. W. Hlgliam Monday swore out a
warrant for F. M. Bwlft. one of the
stockholders In the new Clackamas
Southern Railway, for alleged tres
pass on bis rock pile on the right of
way of the company. The case wbs
called In Justice Sumson'e court Tues
dnv, when Samson set the hearing for
Saturday. On application cf the at
torney for 8wlft the case was post
poned to' Tuesday, April 18, at 10 a.
m.
that Is spend
ing thousands of dolla to build a
ii... iin ii i.imt timber lands of the
county In an effort to oHn up that
section and make u mum "io ir"
unv timt TitirhHin'a clnlms are
ridiculous, lllgham claims his prop
erty hns been dnmaged $1000. The
company says he only paid $120 fer
tile four acres, mat me rniij
wants one-half an acre nnd that the
portion they will use ,1s the most
worthless land In the lot. It seems
the company offered lllgham $100 for
the hnlf acre, but he refused. The
. . ...in haw w thrnnheH nut In
court and It Is doubtful If Rlgham gets
more thnn enotign to pny ins nui
n... in the rnse. The courts are
not llkoly to distress a public Improve
ment so thnt a man may secure n
fictitious price for property with little
real value.
DESERTION IS CHARGED.
Wife Claims That Hubby Has Been
Dlrelect for Four years.
Mnrv n aklrvin hns filed a suit for
divorce from her husband, Harvey E.
flklrvln, to whom she was mnrriea hi
August. 1901. at Roxoman, Montann.
Thnm la r rhlld. Doris L.. aged seven
yearo, and Mrs. Sklrvln clnlms thnt
her husband hna faiioa to support iier
or their child for the past four years.
During the month of March, 190C.
Sklrvln deserted uIb wife and child.
Mrs. Sklrvln Is represented by C. D.
and D. C Latourette, of thla city.
O.A.C. HAN TO LECTURE
ILLUSTRATED TALKS WILL BE
GIVEN IN PORTLAND UNDER
AUSPICES Y. M. C. A.
CORVALLIS, Or., April 1. Alfred
G. Lunn, of Camden, N. J., who la In
structor In tlsauioultry department at
the Oregon jfSncultural College, is to
give a series of five Illustrated lec
tures on poultry raising in Portland
under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.
snd the Portland Junior Poultry Club,
an organization on which Is the out
growth of the young people poultry
contest started there a year ago by
the college.
Mr. Lunn's first lecture, April 7. will
be on "The Poultry Industry In Ore
gon." He will speak April 14 on "Lo
cating and Constructing the Poultry
Plant:" April 21 on "Selecting and
Rnnrodiirlne a Flock;" April 28 on
vtia anil Keedlnc." and May 6 on
"Preparing and Marketing Poultry Pro
ducts."
These are to be free lectures, and
win h riven In th evening. In the Y.
M. C. A. andltorium, that all who are
Interested In the advancement or tne
poultry Industry In Oregon may have
an opportunity tr attend.
RICH ORE DEPOSIT
AT OGLE MOUNTAIN
MAIN VEIN OF ORE SAID TO HAVE
BEEN UNCOVERED AND THAT
IT IS GOOD.
awassamiBBaaa
OWNERS DON'T TELL MUCH TO PUBLIC
Nsw Methods of Reduction Said to
B tho On, Bono of Contention
Causing Loss of
Sleep.
There was little news concerning
the reported find of rich ore at the
Ogle Mountain mines that the owners
of the mine would give to the public
Tueaduy. Parties who own stock did
not wish to talk but wanted that left
lo the men who have been actively
connected with the work. The ones
actively connected with the work
wanted to say but little for some rea
sons of their own. In consequence It
becomes necessary to give the public
the fragments of news that can be
gleaned, and trust to luck that they
are Intelligible.
Hoth Falrclough Rros. are out from
tho mine for a short rest. It la said
that a rich vein the main vein for
which thev have been so Industriously
searching and which they felt was
there some place has been opened up
and that now the mine Is a very valu
able property.
Rut aa to the nature of the vein that
Is another story. Some- time past
there was a stamp mill put In at these
mtnna At that time there waa con-
slderable ore that had been laying out
In the atmosphere until It had oxt
Hirod Thla waa worked un In the
now stamp mill at a profit. Rut as
soon as the mill waa put on neuer ore,
but oro that was fresh from the mine
anrf hn.l hoen elven no opportunity to
oxldlie, It did not garner the gold to
any considerable extent ana mai iu
that extent the stamp mill was a fail
ure. While this new vein that haa been
at ruck la very rich, and should make
thn mtn nrofttahlo. It Is said that by
the old stamp mill plan It la not profit
able and that to make money mere i
need of Installing some new system.
Perhaps It Is this needed change that
makes the promoters chary of talking
to the newspapers, feeling that the
looi thev sav the less there la to
take back In case things do not turn
out Just aa they have predicted.
Rut there Is a general agreement
between all the storlea afloat that the
Falrelough Rros. have struck It rich
as to the character or the vein, ana u
nnlv renin ina to secure some method
or machinery whereby the ore taken
out may be made to give up Its rich
deposit at a profit to those who have
worked so long to produce It. '
Friends of the promoters are con
gratulating them on their find, on the
ground that once securing the rich ore
there will be some method devised to
make It yield revenues at a good profit
to those who are Interested In the
project.-
SUNDAY P.O. CLOSING
IS
LIVE WIRES AND CONGREGATION
AL BROTHERHOOD HAVE EN
DORSED THE MOVEMENT.
Thn ramimlcn for the Sunday clos
ing of the local postofflce Is on In
earnest. The Congregational Brother
hnn.i and the I-tve Wires have cone
on record as favoring It and the
churches and church memners tnrougn
the city are promising am wnere neea-
ed.
Data elven out bv the local employ
es Is to the effect that five employes
u-nrir nnm while If there was no open
ing of the general delivery window
and no distribution or tne papers one
man could do tne worn, rnis womu
mpnn that elulit could enjoy Sunday,
requiring a man to work one Sunday
in nine.
It Is said that last Sunday the em
ninvaa handled .2000 naners and only
21 called for them until Monday. There
were 116 that called from town, ana
fnnntrv Pnndnv. The nlnn la to put
the mall In the boxes Sunday aa usual,
so that a man wno reeia ne muBi nave
his mnll can get It by renting a box.
City carriers work part of the "ay
now but under closing rules they
would only collect the mall and then
turn It Into the office ana go nome.
Tha amnlovRB feel that if the rest
of the churches take the matter up, as
they feel the churches will, there Is
certain to come some good to the men
who are now required to spoil the
whole any.
NEW TIMBER BRIDGE.
W. W. Smith and Crew Build Pat Har
ris Bridge In 11 Days.
One of the most quickly constructed
bridges ever built In the county was
that of the Pat Harris bridge, four
miles from Oregon City to the south
east. Tljls bridge Is 140 feet long. 35
feet high at the hlKhest polut, of tim
ber, and cost $ 100. It was bulk by W.
W. Smith and five men In 11 days.
It is said to be one of the best
bridges In the county. It took the
place of ah old bridge that was bo rot
ten It fell down before It could be
mnra than half torn down. It had
been closed to heavy traffic for sev
eral months and light traffic used It at
Its own risk, and the wonder of those
who replaced it Is that It did not fall
down before it did. Road Master
Frank Jnggarhas been superintending
the construction of the new bridge.
ENTHUSIASM
AT
MAPLE" LANE GRANGE HALL
FILLED WITH MEN WILLING
TO BOOST NEW RAILWAY.
There was a very enthusiastic
meeting of railway boosters bnld In
the Grange ball at Maple Iane Friday
evening to consider the proposition of
building the Clackamas Southern Rail
way Into the Reaver Creek and Molal
la country. The hall was filled and
A. J. Lewis was chon chairman.
Judge Grant IJ. 1)1 mirk was the
speaker of the evening and he out
lined the policy of the company and
Its plans for the building and operation
of the road. Ana in tne oporation It
was explained that the work of caring
for the Interest of Oregon City and
Clackamas county was to be made pos
sible, and It was further shown that
the Kd of one section Is the good of
all.
The Judge called attention to the
nleds of the county and to those of
the community of which the Grange
hall waa the center. He also showed
the necessity of more energetic meth
ods In the county than had been the
policy of the past. He Instanced the
Hood River and Rogue River coun
tries as examples of what push and
energy can do. These sections were
no better tban our own but the people
living there had taken a firmer bold on
conditions and had pushed things to
a successful Issue rather than permit
ting them to drift along.
The proximity to Portland ought to
be productive of good and not evil,
and the chances for greatly Increased
land values through the building of a
railway of the character of the Clacka
maa Southern, with Its Increased
transportation facilities, ought to be
many.
Judge Dlmlck was followed by
George Harding, O. D. Eby, W. A.
Shewman and A. J. Lewis. Shewman
called attention to the fact that the
Oregon City merchants had been
asleep and It waa time that they and
the people of Clackamas county awak
ened If thlnga were to be made to
move before It waa too late and some
one else had captured all tne prizes.
A. J. Lewis-was in favor of the rail
way movement and considered It
worthy the support of every man near
th line.
The men at work along the right of
way were cutting more brush Friday
and dynamiting out stumps where
thev are In the wsy of the graders.
who will begin operations the first of
the week. A large strip of right of
war has been rletired and by Monday
this will be fr rrom stomps and de-
brU In anticipation of the plow ana
the scraper.
WILL BOOST RAILWAY
AS IT STRETCHES OUT
MOLALLA AND MULINO PEOPLE
PREPARING TO BOOST ON
SECOND LEG OF ROAD.
TVnriimen on the Clackamas South-
om Rallnav are still busMy clearing
the right of way and making .repara
tions for the laying or ties ana runs.
While one gang of men forges ahead
to cut and clear the roadway a second
gang follows snd burns and clears the
crrr.lltlfl a third is teartne up the
ground and reducing the size of the
bills and ruling in tne vaueys. auu
n-hnn tv. three canes of men have
once covered the right of way there
la little yet remains until the ties may
be spread for the reception of the
rails. -
nni. livlmr in the citv who own
property out Molalla and Mulino ways
say that they are ready to build the
second leg of the road to' the full ex
tent of their purses. One said Tues
day: i ...ni thnt road to run to my part
of the county and am ready to boost
. i i riui i won't boost much on
the first leg of the road, for the people
at Beaver Creek won i neip any
k..ii,i kvnnH their homes. With that
knowledge it is wisdom for me to let
them boost hard to get a to weaver
Creek and when the road Is once
there, and the Beaver Creek fellows
Cult boosting, then I and my friends
will come in and boost the rest of the
way If we have lifted with our might
to get It to Beaver creeK wnai mum
An tn iret It further out to our
own section of the county? I will
take $500 In stock to get It out peyona
Reaver Creek ana i am gma m
It get to Beaver Creek but it Is my
place to save most of my boosting till
we want to build the second leg of
the road."
'Every day sees new subajHptlons
added to the long list already secured.
j formers have not begun to
subscribe as yet. A little later, when
once they are satisfied of the benefit
that Is to come to them In Its build
ing there will be some strong boost
ing on the part or tne men who u
the lands that are to be enhanced In
value by the railway. If the men n
Clackamas county will subscribe In
the amount equal to that which the
road adds to their property there will
be sufficient funds to build the road.
U. S- Buys Cranfitld Spring.
E P. Dedman. of Clackamas, was in
Oregon Cltv Saturday. Mr. Dedman
has just sold to the United Ststes six
acres known as the Cranfield Sprlns.
on which Is located the hatchery be
longing to the Government. This
spring is In the Cranfield D. L. C and
has been owned by Mr. Dedmaa since
1881. It has been leased for the past
six years by the government for hatch
ery purposes, and Is considered to be
valuable . The price paid for the
spring was $4000.
ROOSEVELT PROVES
CONQUERING HERO
NINE HOURS OF STRENUOUS LIFE
BY EX-PRESIDENT IN ROSE
CITY.
ARMORY FILLEDITO OVERFLOWING
Strikes Horns When Ha Touches on
Uncleanness In Political Lit
Lorlmer Given Vehement
8corlng.
PORTLAND, Or., April 5. (Spe
cial.) The greeting to Roosevelt Wed
nesday was the most extended evet
given to an individual In the history
of the city. From the time he entered
the el'y till he left, nine full hour,
the Ex-President was accorded one
honor after the other, and his time
was filled to overflow!;; with the
greetings be received wjd the wisdom
and good cheer that he gave forth for
others.
Almost the whole of Portland's citi
zenship made a holiday of either the
afternoon or the evening, or both.
From the moment Roosevelt arrived
till he left at midnight there was no
eegsation pf the homage paid him.
Three things that be did while here
were to assist In the laying of the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club cor
ner stone, sit at banquet with 200 of
the leading citizens and address 5,000
In the Armory at night
In his Armory speech Roosevelt
lauded the Oregon system, urged har
mony In State politics, advised fewer
and more substantial officials, and
condemned Lorlmer and the methods
that made a Lorlmer possible.
He praised Oregon's wisdom In her
methods of choice of Senators, the
Constitution not providing what Ore
gon and her citizenship desire along
the popular election plan.
Roosevelt has come, he has con
quered and he has gone. Thousands
saw him for the first time and among
these are many who have now a better
ldea'of the man, of his characteristics
snd of what they think of him as an
American citizen and a good fellow.
The final stunt of the Commercial
Club entertainers was a speech by the
"Queen of Mombasa." In this speech
there were many references to the pro
position of race suicide, bordering on
a Jest This angered Roosevelt and
he took those guilty of the Jest to task
In words little short of anger.
CHRIS BONAKER ACCUSED.
C. W. Allen Says He Pointed a Gun
With Malicious Intent
C. W. Allen appeared in Justice
Samson's court Monday and asked
that a warrant be issued for Chris
Bonaker, on the charge of pointing a
gun with malicious Intent The case
Is set for hearing on Saturday next at
10 o'clock In the forenoon. Bonaker
gave bond for his appearance on the
day set.
DYNAHITE1LETS GO
STUMP FLIES HIGH
CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN RAILWAY
RIGHT OF WAY A BUSY PLACE
WEDNESDAY.
The right of way of the Clackamas
Southern Railway was a busy place
Wednesday. Three gangs of men wer
at work in three different places along
the line some cutting timber and
brush, others grubbing out and blow
ing out stumps, and a third plowing
aud scraping and leveling off the road
bed In preparation for the laying of
the ties and steel.
Tie most expensive point along the
right of wav Is at the point Just back
of Kansas City where the men are at
work at this time. There are more
trees to remove, more and larger rocks
to blast out and as deep or deeper
cuts to make and fills to level up than
at anv point between here and Beaver
Creek. And with that the men are
making good headway and the grade
when finished Is to be easy to climb
at Its steepest point not exceeding 1.7.
The men at work blasting out
...,, jMn. a "land-nfrlrn hlisi-
BlUIIipB "CID uv.& -
ness" all day, and at one time Injected
a trifle too much "juice ana wireu
ik. arnlnalnn rflmo it blew the stump
nearly a quarter of a mile away, land
ing It In the miaaie oi m wu.o.
some distance from the scene of opera
tions.
The whole hillside is one mass of
b innne and easv to out one
side and others requiring dynamite to
move them, but all one mass oi
and worthless from the standpoint of
cultivation. And among this waste
land on which the right of way Is be
ing built Is the rockplle that O. W.
Blgham Is asking $1000 for. Notices
are posted warning against trespass
but as the company has plenty nl oth
work the men can keep busy while the
matter rests In courtHtll such time
as the company needs to go on with
its forward movement.
Pavs $1000 for Cow.
The news dispatches In the papers
tell of the purchase of a Guernsey
. . - -i t.oi.1 rturlna- the annual
COW HI il I ' " ' " ... n
meeting of the Waukesha County
Guernsev Breeders Association at
Oconomowac, Wis., the price paid tw-
. a.....naa Kln tw W X.
ing $1010 ana me iu.-.
,. otiand nreeon. At the
same sale a bull of that breed was
sold for $2375, tne aniniai sums -
resident or w isconsm.
TWO AUTOS COLLIDE
AT S.P. RY.
THE MACHINES COME TOOETHER
AT THE BEND IN ROAD PASS
ING UNDER S. P. RAILWAY.
WhlU Mr. and Mrs. T- D. Walker.
of Canby, were returning to their
home Sunday afternoon by automo
bile, and were passing under the ran-
mad rrnnalnr on Fourth Street their
oar wo run tntn hv lareA tntirlm
car filled with passengers, and the
machine was badly damaged, ana win
cost In the neighborhood of $100 for
repairs.
The car, which was driven by a
Portland party, was going at a ter
rific rate of speed, and n algnal was
given by the chauffuer as he neared
the sharp turn In the road. Mr. Walk
er had riron tho lmal and was not
aware that a car waa bearing upon
him. The Walker car, a buick, was
struck with great force and the ateer
Ing apparatus broken, front axle bent,
radiator demolished, the frame of the
nar Kont toralnn rndfl broken and
lamps broken. The men In charge of
the Portland car, after doing an or
this damage, passed along and did not
i cava hla name, hut hla number was
taken by two men nearby, who were
witnesses to the accident They state
that Mr. Walker had sounded the horn
on his machine. Mr. Walker was bad
ly shaken up and bis wife's face cut
by the collision.
SHOT HITS THE HAT
CARELESS SHOOTING AT TARGET
COMES NEAR RESULTING IN
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
While passing along the road near
Sucker Lake on the Tualatin road one
of the residents of that section had
a narrow escape from death Sunday
afternoon at the hands of a young
man, who was In company with two
ladipa Th nartv of three was en
joying a day in target shooting. As
the gentleman In question came
abreast them the target they had ar
ranged was missed by the Duiiei wnen
the young man shot, and struck the
naaaArhv in the hat.
The latter van after the man who
had shot him in the hat, but the for
mer took to his heels, and left the
young ladles to explain the situation.
Some of the residents in different see
tinna of the oountv have recently com-
niained of the careless manner In
which hunters have used guns.
CORONER'S VERDICT 8UICIDE.
Two-Ounce Bottle Found That Had
Contained Laudanum.
rmiur EYw hpld the innuest Friday
nf Rll ralklns. who
committed suicide at "Pleasant Hill
Thursday. The Jury brougni in a ver
diet of suicide, from, drinking lauda
num. roii-ina waa not rongidered other
wise than harmless, but was a little
simDle and had been to the asylum
In 'he hope of being benf fitted. He
was a hard drinker and was getting
over a long debauch. He left
rumbling letter that while It told of a
diseased mind gave little Information
thncn fnr .-hnm it was intended.
There was a two-punce bottle found,
that had contained lauaanum, me con
tents of which he Is supposed to nave
taken.
Bumper .fruit Year in County.
n n s-hv who has heen exoeriment
iiii in fruit puitiira and who is making
good In his experiments, has Just
planted an- additional acre or su-aw-i.nrric
Mr Khv aavs Indications are
good for a bumper fruit year, and that
unless there is some unioreseen in
cident that destroys a large part ol
what la now cominir on there will, bv
a world of fruit in Clackamas county
this year.
HALL BRINGS
TROPIC JUNGLE
ROOSEVELT SEES THE OLD LIFE
IN AFRICA AS HE ENTERS
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
tiAnTi tvn fir Anril 5. (Sne-
clal.) When Col. Roosevelt entered
the banquet hall at the Commercial
Club Wednesday nigtit tor tne Daaquei
given him. he well Imagined he had
been carried back to Africa, for the
scene that confronted him was that
of the tropic Jungle. Palm trees
oil aKinit him. with monkevs
ILIMI " " " . -
and parrots chattering in their branch
es, the wans or tne annus ruum n;
JvothiI with hiiue naintings of African
scenery and live alligators were on
the banks of an imitation Arncan riv
er. In the midst of this simulated Plain
of Mombasa was pitched Col. Roose
velt's camp and trophies of his prow
ess all about, while ebony-skinned Af
ricans were seen packing up the slain
monsters for shipment to the Smith
sonian Institute at Washington.
The Roosevelt dinner coat $2000 and
was attended by 200 prominent Port
land men. President Harvey Beck
with of the Commercial Club was
toastmaster. Immediately after the
banquet. Col. Roosevelt went to the
armory, where he made a public ad
dress, after which he made a call m
the Press Club and then hurried awav
to catch his train.
AND YOUNG HAN RUNS
BANQUET
EOILMCO
OFFICERS MEET
DECIDE TO GO DOWN TO DEPTH
OF 2500 FEET IF NECESSARY
FOR PAYING WELL,
i
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS CHOSEN
Indications as Reported By Drillers
Look Good to Stockholders
May Reducs 8lz of
Casing Later.
The Home OH and Gas Co., which Is
drilling In a well at Ston, held Its
annual stockholders meeting; In this
city Wednesday afternoon, In the sam
ple room at the Electric hotel. Report
was made of the condition of the well
now being drilled In and the general
condition of the business of the com
pany. The following officers were
chosen:
President, L. D. Mumpower; rice
president, Henry Stade; secretary, C.
D. Latourette; treasurer. First Na
tional Bank. Directors were chosen
as follows: L. D. Mumpower, Henry
Stade, Geo. Vlerhus, Louis Vlerhus, J.
O. Mumpower, J. W. Watts and J. J.
Tobln.
A resolution was passed Instructing
the officers to go ahead and drill until
oil in paying quantities Is found or
the well reaches a depth of 2500 feet.
The present expert drillers were
present at the meeting and gave a
flattering report as to prospects. They
think the oil la here and that thev are
almost certain to find It They report
ed that there was a continued now oi
gas for the past 100 feet In depth,
with some little tracings of oil. Indi
cations, they say, could not he better.
These men have had experience In the
East and In the cautornia oil nems
A geologist from the East, who
whnn In rnlleen aome 15 rears aeo was
considered considerable of an expert,
has made a casual analysis of the
stone taken out of the well at a depth
of 1250 feet. He says that It is a lime
rock formation with crystallzed flint
running thrnneh Ita texture. Thla is
the usual cap formation that Immedi
ately precedes the finding or on anu
Is the usual covering of an oil pool or
oil belt. The formation Indicates that
there was oil used in its structure by.
nature and if the deduction Is true
then there must have been oil there
In sufficient quantity to have made
the formation possible, to say the
least. He Is of opinion that this stone
must come from a covering to an oil
pool, but as to whether or not It will
be found In paying quantity remains
to be seen.
The drill s"ll continues to stir up
gas and oil and the bucket brings up
oil all the time and the stirring up of ,
the water permits the pas to rise In
quantities sufficient to light
The drillers will continue to go
down with the present size- hole as
long as the present stone formation
does not permit the well to cave In.
If the well begins to cave In it will
be necessary to reduce the size of the
casing to protect the well, or If gas
or oil are found in sufficient quanti
ties so that it Is wise to abut out the
water then the casing will need to be
reduced In size.
The original drillers made a mistake
in starting the well so small, and that
error In a measure handicaps the pres
ent drillers, but things must be taken
as they are, and not as they should be,
and the directors feel warranted In go
ing on even in the face of the fact
that better conditions might have at
tained had the first drillers heen wise
to conditions In this western field.
It Is certain, say the directors, that
signs the past 300 feet have been very
encouraging, and the meeting of stock
holders Wednesday was one of con
siderable enthusiasm.
STATE FORESTER CHOSEN.
SALEM, Or., March 30. (Special)
-e i viiintt nf this cltv. was today
iwori stata Forester at the first
meeting of the new State Board of
Forestry.
J.
IfLSi
TELLS OF THE SUCCESS OF O. A.
C. AND OF HIS PLEA FOR 8ELF
GOVERNMENT.
President W. J. Kerr of O. A. C.
addressed the Oregon City High school
assembly Friday morning. Mr. Kerr
spoke on the subject of "Industrial
and Agricultural Training on an Edu
cational Basis."
Mr. Kerr outlined what the O. A. C.
had accomplished in the past ten years
and noted the demand for the gradu
ate from O. A. C. He also showed
how the enrollment the present time
of 1853 wis over 30 per cent more
than at Wah! igton A. C, The enroll
ment at O. A C. comes from 28 States
and from eight .'orelgn countries. The
demand for grau'iates was three limea
the number of grhi- ates the past year.
He spoke of sell government at O.
A. C. and how successful this policy
has become. Mr. Kerr says he has
worked on the proposition of self gov
ernment by the pupils for two years
and he is satisfied with the ultimate
success of the plan.
In addition to the HlKh school pupils
there were a few parents present and
Messrs. J. E HedRes, O. n Eby and
Dr. Beatle, of the sehool board, were
at the meeting of the Assembly to en
joy the address cf president Kerr.
PRESIDENT w