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FORTY SIXTH YEAR No, 82.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, J-'KIDAV, AUOl'NT 9, 1912
ESTABLISHED 1IM
THREE HEN
TO
TERMINAL RATES
EXPECTED SOON
EXECUTION Of U. S.
AT HILL
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SECOND BATTALION
ANOTHER EXPRESS
jTAFTVANTS CANAL
I TOLLS SETTLED NOW
BE DISBANDED
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0 START
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NEW ORGANIZATION TO EE FORMED
Officers, Who DIobeyed Order, Will
Be Eliminated Court Martial
Probably Won't B
Neceeeary
PORTLAND, Auk. 2. Hy unnnlmoue
vote i lil n iniirnliiK lli" Oencrul HdifT of
the Oregon National Guard, voted to
disband lliit H mil Hutliillon, Third
Regiment, ollli-cra. anil ini'ii.
I'll I drill. (It; course u Uki'ti to
puuill tlio tirgimlr.ntlou fur tl u die
obedience vhlrli reunited hi the arrcat
uf Mular It. (. Hcott. Cnptulti Hurry
K. Wlllliiine iiikI WuIht K. Tooxn and
Lieutenant Rliiuird Helen n nd Hurry
('. Brumbaugh, urHiiii nt to order of
Brigadier General M. I'. Mime, becauso
of riMHirtvd refusal to march from Oak
vlllit to tiniv, ntiil fur tli limguago
iix'd by tlio II vn officer In addressing
General Mane during Ilia recent innu
euvcr. Hu far ae the Oregon National Guard
title) bring tint aeimutlonnl evrnt
to a Hum', ly ordering dlshandmeut,
the tliMii'rnl Staff ft-It that Ita course
would eliow the proper punxno to
iiiHlntitln discipline, mill wiiiild aleo
iiltU h'tiily punish all who liml been
guilty of mullnou or seditious condui t
durltiK the. Held maneuver cIoIiir lint
week.
Orders were aleo Ixeiii'd lo Adjutant
General Fliuer to atari at onco to or
liiuilxe another Heoond lluttullon for
the regiment. Aa tlm dlsbiuidiueiit or
der I Intended to apply only to ueb
otlleiT unit men a were guilty of the
offense charged. In the rrorganlnxtlon
all lio hav not been under charge,
or who may not subject theinaelve to
charge before tlin final mustering out
occur, would ! held eligible for re
adiulcelon Into the service. Thl ar
rangement I Intended to protect thoee
ofllcera and men who have not been
guilty of any liruach of discipline.
Willi the general alnfr, which hn
final Hwer up to the realm of tho
Governor, Issued tho order of disband
men! tiMlay, a little time will lie re
quired for the Adjutant General to
carry tho order Into effect. Until this
executive order hn been leeued, In
obedience to the command of the gen
criil staff, the Second llattntion will
continue a member of the Guard.
"All members of the general elaff be
lle veil illelmmlment the proper proce
dure." said AdlutanMIoneral Flnzor
following the announcement of the or
der. 'While the men under street or
thoe that might Inter violate the rog
ulatlone. roud yet bo tried, before I
carry out the dlsbandmont order, as
the caao now stands we believe Hint
all who are guilty are sufficiently pun
ished without a courtmnrtlal aentence
If It became necessary, we could yet
hold the court martini before dlabana
m.i hut I do not think it will be
necessary."
MAPLE LANE CLUB
E
The Women' Improvement Club of
Maple iJine had nn enjoyable meeting
at the home of Mr. and Mra. Dlmlck
at Mount Plcnmint Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday being the regular meeting
day of tho club Mr. Dlmlck Invited the
members to hla homo the dny previous
that being 'the birthday of his wife.
Tho affair was a surprise for Mrs.
Dlmlck. Tho women brought cakes
and Mr. Dlmlck served Ice cream. The
afternoon was devoted to a literary
and mimical program.
Present wero Mr. A. J. Lewis, Mrs.
Derrick. Mr. C. W. Swallow, Mrs.
Homery. Mrs. Schmidt, Mra. 0. V.
Cone, Mrs. A. Mnutz, Mrs. Ilulliird,
Mrs. Frank Heard. Mrs. John A. (ill
let t, Mra. Craven, Mrs. Frnnk I'arker,
Mrs. Mlghellii. Mra. A. Splinter, Mrs.
Pugntihofr. Mrs. Itrown. Mrs. llorton,
Mr. ami Mrs. Dlmick.
BOY DECAPITATED
Iluchcn Aim, aged twelve yenrs, was
iiiHinntly killed late Friday afternoon,
lit tho c running of Mount Hood Rail
way on the Handy River. The boy
hnd gone with hla parents to attend
a picnic of the Swedish School of Pow
ell Valley. The pnrty went out on a
special car and held their festivities
In tho pavilion near the crossing.
About 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon
the members of the party started to
walk across the trestle to board their
iipeclal car for tho return to rowell
Valley, the unfortunnte lad being with
hla mother and little sinter, whpnan
electric engine pushing two sand cars
rounded the curve coming toward
theiiT. The boy snw that he could not
cross the bridge before the train
would reach him and retraced bis
steps, and had Just put hla foot on
the ground, but was still Inside the
rails, when the car struck him, knock
ing him down and decapitating him,
tossing his head to one side. Coroner
Wilson, of Oregon City, went to the
scene of the accident, and held an In
quest at 10 o'clcok Friday night The
boy waa son of Alfred Aim, of Pow
ell Valley. The body waa taken to
Oresham.
GENERAL STAFF DECIDES
TION WILL BE PENALTY
FOR MUTINY
Three accidents occurred at the
Tie Company's mill, one mllu west of
llnley and in-ur liorliiK Friday. The
morn serious was that of Oscar II.
Medium, s carriage tender, who was
serloiiMly Injured about 8 o'clock Fri
day evening, XSIct'luriK was employ
ed on the ciirrliiKn, and a lame log
was being turned when the overturn
hook came loono and was sent flying
tliroui'li the 11 1 r, striking McClung's
arm as he threw It up and crushing
It below the elbow, lie also suffered
a la rue itnsli on the top of his head,
Met'liiim was taken to Oreshain,
where his wounds were dressed.
A second accident wna that of Ole
Olcitun, who while rutting wood
struck himself In the knee with an
ax, cuttlnR a gash, and several stitch
es were required to close the wound.
The third was that of a mnn splicing
the logging cable In the woods. A
piece of the cable broke Induing In
his hand, canning a painful but not
kerloua wound.
SHOE LACES USED BY
.SUICIDE FOR NOOSE
The body of an unidentified man,
who evidently committed suicide, was
found hanging to tho limb of a tree
In a canyon about a utile southeast of
Oswego Wednesday. The limn was
a Imiii ll ft y year of age, and waa five
feet eight hn hoe tall. He wore a
blue serice suit, and a cream colored
ahlrl. There waa nothing about the
mnn or his clothing through which an
lilentlfli'stlon could be made, and Cor
oner Wilson had the body brought to
this city and burled. The man
hanged himself with 111 shoe laces
sml handkerchief. It. Hartley, of
Portland, while driving cattlo found
the corpeo.
OYSTER HAY, Aug. 2-Pcronnl
appeal to the elector of forty states
will murk the campaign of Colonel
Theodore Itoosevell for the presiden
cy. This was announced here today
with the further detail that he ex
pect to deliver 50 speeches during
the tour.
Colonel Roosevelt today said that
('resident Tafl' speech of acceptance
dieciiHed "dead." not live. Issues.
The colonel's declaration on the ne
gro question will be published tomor
row. He has indicated that he will
stand for "Illy whltelam'ln the aouth,
but will demand more liberal treat
ment of tho northern negroe by pol
itician. "HAT IN RING" IS
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CHICAGO, Aug. 3. Hoys living in
the vicinity of Uarlleld Park have or
ganised a club known aa the "Garfield
Mouses." The name waa taken after
one of the group had planued now
game known as "hat In the ring."
Tho game is played around a cir
cle about teu feet In diameter. Seven
or elKht of the lada tosa their hats
Into the ring and then one designated
as tho "Hull Mooss" holds a baseball
with a watchful eye on the other play
ers. It 1 his part in the game to
touch any boy who attempta to get
his own hat out of the ring.
When tho "bull moose" aucceeds In
touching one of the hoys In this way
the tad caught Is 'It," and a new game
Is started.
SALKM, Or. Aug. 5. Scathingly de
nouncing Moynr Charles A. Northor.
of Huntington, for failure to enforce
tho Inws of that city agalnBt gambling
blind pigs, and disreputable. houaeB,
Governor West today declared that
he would demand that the Mayor auk
for the resignation of W. J. Wood,
the police judge, and that he Is also
considering the advisability of hav
ing Norther resign aa Mayor. He
declared further that he would use
hla Influence to see to it that North
er wna deprived of hla position as
cnshler of the Huntington Pank.
"A man who will take the oath of
office to enforce the. laws and then
falls la, hardly the man who will com
ply with the banking laws," declared
the Governor. "A man who will
stand by and permit tinhorns and sa
loon bums to rob parent of their
children doe not appear to me to be
the proper person with whom these
same families should intrust their
snvlngs. I, as a member of the Bank
ing Commissioner, propose to see that
no bank la operated by a public of
flclnl giving protection to crooks, eith
er by the failure to enforce the law
or otherwise. The way Huntington
has been run Is a stench In the nos
trils of all decent people. Every
body, honest enough, admits this.
While conditions are somewhat Im
proved, they are still bad enough to
warrant radical action by thl office
unless the official show a different
spirit than they have In the past"
Mayor Norther Quits
HUNTINGTON. Or.. Aug. . (Spe
cial.) Mayor Norther resigned today
hnt would make no comment on the
statement of Governor West.
T. R. TO HAKE 500
SPEECHES ON TOUR
AMERICAN COMPANY TO COM
PETE WITH WELL8FAR00
IN THIS TERRITORY
CONTRACT HADE WITH P. I, Li P.
O. W, P., Mount Hood and Cazadtro
Lines To Provide Service
R. L. Shephtrd To Be
Local Agent
The American ICiprcs Company
Mondn sinned nn agreement with the
Portland Ituilwny, Light & Power
Company to furnUh an express serv
ice over tho U, V. P., Mount Hood
and Cazudcro Hues of the railway.
The new service, which will be In
competition with the Wulls-Fargo
Kxprces Company, will be started
August IS. Tlio fcgent fur tbo A mer
lin n Kxprcks Company here, R. L.
Shepherd announced that a general
business would bo conducted, includ
ing a money order -department, etc.
The Portland Hallway, Light &
Power Company has heretofore con
ducted Ita own up reus service, and
while It whs satisfactory, it Is be
lieved that the new arrangement will
menu a large increase In the buslneas
Mr. Shepherd mild the olllce in this
city would be In the building on Main
street which ha been used by the
railroad for express and baggago.
Several days ago the Portland Rail
way. Light & Power Company openod
nn additional olllce for It lighting
department in the Ileaver Pudding,
and the arrangement with the ex
press company Is In line with a de
cision made sometime ago to Increase
the business of the company. The
company announces that It will send
express to all points In the United
States.
"Negotiations have been pending
between the express company and the
railway for sometime.' said Mr. Shep
herd Monday, "but It was not until
today that they had progressed suffi
cient ly to make the announcement."
MEXICO
APPEAL TOR HELP
EL PASO. Tex., Aug. . Scores of
messages have been aent to Washing
ton from El Pnso and other border
towns, appealing to the United States
to take some steps which will secure
protection for Americans In Mexico.
In mnny Instances mcssagea are be
ing sent in the names of entire com
munities aa In the case of one from
Marfa addressed to Congressman W.
K. Smith. The message said:
"If the United States cannot handle
the Mexlcnn situation, let Presidio
County handle it"
The appeal, in most cases, are be
ing sent to Congressmen and Senat
ors, but some have been directed to
the White House.
The arrival lntot night of two train
loads of refugees from the Mormon
colonies of Pachuca, Chuchupa and
Garcia has brought the number here
to a full 2500.
O. P. Itrown, one of the Mormon
bishops, In a note to a local paper, de
clares that the "time has colne for the
American people to act, if the Mexi
can government Is unable and the
United States is unwilling to protect
its people In a foreign land.
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REBELS IS ASKED
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 7. Represent
atives of the government will meet
Kmlllona Zapata, the rebel leader, at
Kl Kilguero, Morelos, tomorrow to
(lineups measures aiming at peace in
the Southern part of the republic.
Zapata has declared he would con
sider no peace proposal unless it con
talned Madero's resignation. Hut the
government hna proceeded with plana
for the conference and the cabinet
has been Instructed to obtain an arm
istice if it can.
Whether the commission will con
shjcr tho resignation of Madero la
highly Improbable, but it is felt that,
once the peace conference Is begun,
terms can be made Uiat do not in-
elude such provision, since the prln-
clpal complaint of the Zapatistas has
been that of the ownership of the
land.
TIMBER CONRACT IS
HELD TO BE VOID
Judge Campbell Tuesday In the
suit of Grant E. Iiamey against H. L.
and J. 8. Goodwin, doing business un
der the name of the Forest Products'
Company, rescinded the contract for
timber given by plaintiff to defend
ants. The contract was for timber on
eighty acre of land at T.lgelow'a saw
mill. The court, however, awarded
Mr. II. A. Hogland, who had lent
money to the defendants about $50 on
an original claim of $200. Grant 13.
Dlmlck repreentlng the defendants
announced that the case would be ap
pealed. Ilrownell & Stone represent
ed the plaintiff.
PORTLAND, Aug. R. Following his
return from vacation In Yellow
slo.'.c National Park, lien Belling, Re
publican nominee for United States
Kniiiitor, tin prepared a statement
setting forth til stand on the various
political Issues of the day. The
statement, which was prepared as
soon a possible after Mr. Helling'
return, was completed and made puh
llo tonight. He declares himself to
he In favor of the Republican ticket,
Including President Tuft, and asserts
that In this atnnd ha ha not desert
ed In any way his progressive guns.
Mr. Helling proclaim and define
hi own prot-reiislveness by citing hi
long record In Orrton In behalf of the
Oregon system and other legislation
for the benefit of the people.
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ELECTION CALLED
GLADSTONE VOTERS WILL SET
TLE HIGHER EDUCATION
CONTROVERSY
GARY READY TO CANVASS VOTES
Board of Directors Recently Decided
That Proposition Lost Mis
understanding Given
As Reason
The voter of Gladstone will have
another opportunity to decide whether
they want a high school at home,
whether they desire to send their high
school pupils to Oregon City, or
whether they Aa not wish to provide
high school Instiuction. Superintend
ent of County Schools Gary was to
have canvassed the vote of the recent
election Saturday but before the ques
tion waa presented he was Informed
that the advocates of both sides -bad
agreed that another election should be
held. The election will be held with
in twenty days.
The board of directors haa decided
that the vote wsi against the city hav
ing a hic'i trliot. cr furnishing high
school Instruction to Ita pupils else
where. Heretofore the city has pro
vided transportation and paid tuition
for high school pupils in Oregon City
Voters who favored establishing a
high school In Gladstone feel confi
dent thnt tne majority of the residents
desire a high sehoc' in the city, and
In substn illation o heir contention
point to a vote of 46 to 40 at the re
cent election favoring the proposition.
This vote however, was not consider
ed valid by the directors, because the
first proposition, which provided for
the furnishing of four years' high
school Instruction, either In Gladstone
or Oregon City was defeated. It Is
contended that the second proposition
although carried, was contingent up
on the first which wa defeated. The
residents favoring a high school say
they misunderstood the ballot, and at
least 20 did not vote on the first ques
tion. In case the final decision la against
the establishment of a high school an
election may be held to determine
whether a tax shall be levied to pro
vide for high school Instruction In
Oregon City.
VIOLA CLUB PLANS
Plans for Improvlr.g roads were
discussed at the second meeting of
the lVola Improvement Club, which
wns held Saturday night. The mem
bers also discussed the Improvement
of their homes. Announcement was
made that the Clear Creek road
should be given Immediate attention,
and plans were made for repairing the
road at once. It is almost impassa
ble In places. D. C. Fouts is one of
the live wires of the organization. The
club although organized only a few
weeks ago, has been of great assist
ance to the community.
SURVEYED BY COURT
The County Court Wednesday or
dered routes surveyed for roads to be
named as follows: Gacoupland, J. R.
Cornog. John Iwellen and and Carl
A. Fosberg. The court decided to
close two old ronds near Oswego, the
Oregon Iron & Steel Company, hav
ing promised to open new ones which
will be satisfactory to al 1 persons
concerned. The resignation of B.
Sullivan, road supervisor in District
No. 20 was received, and John Putt
was appointed to succeed him.
BRYCE REPORT DENIED
LONDON, Aug. 1. While It is prac
tically certain that the British Prime
Minister will not visit Canda, Winston
Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the
Admiralty, according to the Dally,
Telegraph, is considering an invitation
and is likely to go to Canada in the
Autumn.
The Telecraph denies the report
that James Bryre, British Ambassador
to the United States, will not reutrn
to Washington.
HER
SCHOOL
RECENT DECISIONS IN CALI
FORNIA GIVE ENCOURAGE
MENT TO LOCAL MEN
TO HAKE fICHT
Interstate Commerce Commission
Will Be Appealed To If Pro
moters Think It
Necessary
The lute-restate commerce commis
sion has recently decided favorable up
on the case of Santa Rosa Traffic As
sociation agulnst the Southern Pacific
Railway Company granting terminal
rates to Santa Rosa, Cal., located in
land forty-eight miles north of Saft
Francisco, reached by all railways, or
boat, the commission having ordered
thut the Southern Pacific Company for
a period of two years After August
1 5,1 91 2. or as long as terminal rates
are extended to Can Jose, Santa Clara
and Marysville, Cal., to abstain from
charging any greater rates for the
transportation of west-bound trans
continental freight to Santa Rosa than
they, charge for the transportation of
west-bound transcontinental freight to
San Jose, Santa Clara and Marysville,
This Is another decision strength
ening Otegon City's contention that
she is being discriminated against.
Many cities In like and worse geo
graphical positions have terminal
rates to the loss not alone of the mer
chants of our city but to their cus
tomers at or In the vicinity of Oregon
City.
The Oregon City Terminal Rate As
sociation ha ben promised terminal
rates for Oregon City. One of the
officers of the association in a conver
sation with a Morning Enterprise re
porter stated steps were soon to be
taken to put the matter fairly before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Oregon City is in a class so much
beter than cities which have lately
been granted terminal rates that there
should be no doubt of the result of the
association's efforts.
T
BY TOBACCO TRUST
NEW YORK, Aug. 7. The Ameri
can Tobacco Company declared today
a special cash dividend of 20 per cent
on the common stoci In aditlon to the
regular quarterly dlvident of 21 per
cent The company also announced a
distribution of 12,000 shares of stock
of the American Machinery and
Foundry Company to stockholders of
the American Tobacco Company.
The American Tobacco Company
says that under the decree of disinte
gration ordered by the Government
the company was required to dispose
of certain securities, such disposition
to be made before January 1, 1915.
Of these securities the company says
it has disposed of one-half of its hold-
Ings of Rritish-Amerlcan Tobacco
Company (Limited), non-voting pref
erence shares; practically one-halt of
ita holdings of number A, ordinary
shares of the Imperial Tobacco Com
pany (Limited), and all of Its hold
ings of the corporation of the United
Cigar Stores bonds.
From the cash received from the
disposition of the securities, the 20
per cent extra dividend Is to be paid
on the common stock of the Ameri
can Tobacco Company.
MANIAC SHOOTS FIVE
AND MAKES ESCAPE
SOUTH PLATTE. Colo., Aug. 3.
George Ballew, 29 years old, a maniac
ran amuck here last night and with a
double-barreled gun shot and wounded
ed five persons, three probably fatally
aud then set Ere to the hotel, which
burned to the ground.
Fearing that the telegraph operator
would notify outsiders he ran to the
station, covered the operator and oi
dered him to "come on." He was too
late. The operator had notified the
Denver authorities.
Still covering the telegrapher. Bal
lew marching him to the hotel, where
he assembled those In attendance up
on the injured into one group and held
them at bay. Sheriff Dennis, of Jef
ferson County, with a posse is en
route. Nurses accompanied the pos
se.
The Sheriff will reach South Platte
this morning.
TO
HAVE $12,500 HOME
The Cnnby Masonic Lodge has ar
ranged to erect a two story building
at a cost of $12,500. Work on the
structure will be started at once. The
building will be erected on the site of
the branch store of Huntley Bros.
Company. The lodge has authorized a
bond issue of $12,500 to pay for the
home. It is planned to nse the upper
floor as a lodge room and to rent the
lower floor for business purposes .
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. American
consuls in Mexico ware ordered by the
state department today to thoroughly
Investigate report that two American
citizens were hnnned by Mexican reb
els In the state of Honors, Mexico. Of
ficial of the department regard the
Mexican situation as extremely grave
and If It Is shown that the hanging
was the carrying out of threat made
by General Orozco and General Sala
z.ir, of the rebel forces to massacre
American residents, the government
may dwlde to Intervene.
The expulxion of the Mormon colon
Iris by General Orozco ha aroused
bitter feeling In Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico. It Is believed that Or
ozco deliberately planned to loot the
Mormon coloniel to re-finance, provi
sion and equip his army, but later
deemed it inadvisable to carry out his
plan.
TOR BECKER DEFENSE
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. A police
fund of $.i0,000 Is being raised for the
defense of Charles Pecker, the po
lice lieutenant charged with instiga
ting the murder of Herman Rosenthal
according to information In the hands
of District Attorney Whitman.
The money Is being collected. It Is
said, by the ao-called "system," which
is to be Investigated by the District
Attorney, who believes that between
the "system" and the gambling
fraternity" there Is a corrupt alliance
founded on graft and blackmail.
Information of the $50,000 fucj
came to the prosecutor In connection
with the arraignment today of Beck
er to answer the indictment agains'.
him. In the legal proceedings, which
Included the withdrawal by Becker
of his plea of "not guilty' to offer
motions to Invalidate the indictment,
the prisoner was represented by three
lawyers, one of whom mystrioualy
withdrew, while the others seemed
doubtful of their own status when the
proceedings were over. It was sold
the lawyers were not satisfied with
the collectors of the defense fund.
CONTRACT FOR PAVING
FOSTER ROAD IS LET
The City Council of Milwaukie has
let the contract for paving the Foster
road to the Rockelite Contracting
Company of Portland, for $17,13S. The
Improvement consists of macadamiz
ing the street Main to the Oatfield
road, a distance of three-quarters ot
a mile, with a strip sixteen feet wide
in the center of Rockelite hard-surface
constructing concrete gutters and curb
and concrete sidewalks on both sides
of the street The water company has
been authorized to lay a four-Inch
water main on the street while the
improvement is being made. The Fos
ter road is one of the most Import
ant and heaviest traveled roads leading
out of Milwaukie to the southeast,
muddy in Winter and dusty In Sum
mer.
At the meeting of the Council In
August proceedings will be started for
improving Front street with macadam
and hard-surface crushed rock to be
used on fills and bard-surface on solid
portions through Milwaukie. It will
be Improved seventy feet wide.
BOURNE WILL RUN IF
LAW WAS VIOLATED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 Senator
Bourne toda received a telegram
from F. Rice, secretary of a meeting
of St. Johns citizens, asking Bourne
to permit his name to be submitted as
a candidate of the Independent Pro
gressive party for Senator.
Bourne saya he is unable to take
action upon the request until after he
gets tho postoffice appropriation bill
through the Senate.
Then, he says, if he should become
convinced that the corrupt practices
act was violated in the primary elec
tion in which he was defeated, and
there is a general demand that he be
come an Independent candidate for the
Senate, he will give the matter serious
consideration.
A mass convention was held In St
Johns Wednesday night at the City
Hall, and Jonathan Bourne was nom
inated to succeed himself as United
States Senator from Oregon. Post
master and Ex-Mayor F .W. Valentine
Republicans of long standing, nomin
ated Senator Bourne. A. A. Muck,
Mayor of St Johns, was elected chair
man; F. A. Rice, secretary, and the
organization was made permanent un
der the name of the "Bourne Inde
pendent Progressives." A resolution
recounting Senator Bourne's record in
the Senate and warmly praising him
was introduced by H. E. Harris and
adopted unanimously.
CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN SUES
The Clackamas Southern Railway
Company Saturday sued John V. VIck
for $500, alleged to be due on a note
executed September 25, 1911.
PRESIDENT SAYS 8HIP OWNERS
MUST KNOW WHAT CHARGES
WILL BE
MESSAGE IS SENT TO CONGRESS
Emphasis Placed On Importance Of
Reselling Stations And Dock
ing Bill Under Consideration
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Urging
the necessity of legislation establish
ing maximum toll rates for the Pana
ma canal, government ot the canal
zone and operation of the great wat
erways. President Taft In a special
message to congress today requested
siKedy action on the Panama canal
bill. He made It plain that failure to
act on such laws might delay the op
ening of the canal. The message, in
part, follows:
"The establishment of a permanent
organization to operate the canal and
exercise our control over the sur
rounding zone Is vital. It is plainly
the part of foresight and economy to
blend the present construction force
In a trained force for permanent op
eration Instead of later going through
the wasteful process of organizing a
new force.
"The establishment of toll rates Is
another indispensable and Immediate
need of the situation. In order that
the canal may secure commerce
against Its competitors, as soon as it
can be handled, business must be giv
en an opportunity to adjust Itself to
new trade conditions. Ship owners
must know about two years In ad
vance the maximum tolls they are to
be charged.
"Finally, an indispensable factor In
the success of the canal IS the cer
tainty to the shipping world of secur
ing necessary coal and marine facil
ities at the canal prices.
The message then emphasized the
importance ot recoaling stations and
docking facilities, saying in conclu
sion: "Fortunately there Is no serious
controversy as to policy centering in
either of them. The success happily
is out of the sphere of party differ
ences. Discussion and the differen
ces of opinion which have arisen aa
to other phases of canal policy should
not In my opinion, be allowed to de
lay action on these vital and pressing
subjects."
The Panama canal bill was nnder
consideration in the senate when
President Taft's message was receiv
ed. Senator Brandegee announced
his intention to keep the measure be
fore the body until final action was
taken.
Senator Thornton, ot Louisiana, In
opening the debate, contended that
the United States government un
doubtedly had the right, under the
treaty with Great Britain, to exempt
American coastwise vessels from pay
ment of tolls.
Advocacy of the remission of tolls
to American ships waa also voiced by
Senator Jones of Washington.
"The United States," he said, "has
assumed all obligations for the neut
rality of the canal and It can hardly
be held, therefore, that the canal
treatment guaranteed to other nations
applies also in this nation.
SON WRITES FATHER
OF 140,000 THEFT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. When
William Hlnkel. wealthy stockbroker,
real estate man and oil operator,
strolled into his office from luncheon
yesterday, he found a note on his "
desk in his stepson's handwriting and
signed George Hlnkel, informing him
that tho writer had embezzled $34,000
in cash from the bank and an untold
amount in securities.
George Hlnkel is 30 years old, mar
ried and has been implicitly trusted
(o handle his father's business at a
wage of $75 a month. Beyond the
bare statement that he had taken the
money and gone away, the letter gave
no details. Investigation showed It
to be substantially correct Hlnkel,
Sr., estimates that he is out $10,000,
but he says he will not prosecute.
The exact shortage will not be known
until the books have been audited..
Hlnkel, Jr., was seen on the streets
yesterday afternoon, but he could not
be found last night Rumor had It
that be had fled to Mexico.
VETERAN AT MARATHON
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Aug. 1.
Near the end of the sensational Mar
athon race to the summit of Mount
Baker and return, which started last
night and ended this morning, the on
ly serious accident of the event oc
curred here, when the automobile, car
rying Westerlund, the last of the rac
ers to arrive, skidded in rounding a
corner within a few feet of the finish,
crashing Into a crowd of spectators
and crushing A. A. Rogers, a Civil
War veteran and a prominent politi
cian. Rogers suffered a broken leg
and severe cuts on the head, and is
hurt Internally. At the hospital little
hope is expressed that be will live.