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r0RTY SEVENTH YEAH No. H.
OUKQON CITY. OREGON, KIM DAY, MAY 2, 1913
ESTABLISHED 1866
I ON PROBE
LIVE WIRES ASK
MURDER TRIAL TO
BE HOTLY FOUGHT
READY BY MAY 10
10
Fl
FREE CANAL TOLL
COMES AT MILL
Lo
OK
ROOSTER
EXHIBIT
CONVENTION ENDS;
MUCHWORKDONE
CILLNETTERS
ASK
EIGHT
HOUR
BE BROADENED
RON
WIR
MERCHANTS FAVOR SYSTEM OF
HAVINQ ANNUAL CELEBRA
TION REFLECT GROWTH
CHANCE FOR GOOD PUBLICITY SEEN
Wl,h I'm of Carnival Ftsturs and
Mors of product Display. Op
portunity to Attract 8t
tlra Forcaittd
At a ini'oiliiit ' "in',rtl
e ui. it b Ih'M probably on Wdii
d.y ..r dm w' l reports on th
iu,o.i.r lar celebration ami tho an
num Hu k Kh.'w will m mado by the
i-i..ii.lit -a h,i I""' J
.!.,.r. and there wll In all llkull
MKK b a dl inwloii of plana
now uad.r coii.ldcrulloii t'l c'.wiilte
,r,iW hihI ili-nlcu of future an
num i i.rnMotm. As rw'fiimtod re
n-uiir I" '"'' tliiTit la
cniolns "iiilim-nl I" favor of having
lliH'il'r I'.iy hereafter rtPrtll
m.ir purely ilm resource of th i city
mid cii'iiny. unil doing away with the
ramlvnl fenturwi Hint have been o
noilr.nl. I.- In r.c lit gathering.
It In l' H r ninny of tha business
ni.-n of I i" ' HX t tin t wore ran be ac
romp lh'd I'? having the celebration
lunrtiik yxu rally of the character of
i "imnl fliu" or fair. In which It
till i. tii'itii'iitrnti-i to all visiter
that Cl.i kiiuis county contain rt-uiim-4
nut equalled elimwhro In
tilt rn tuirt of tin ittn In. It l
b- lli'ip.l tlmt If a permanent organ ma
i ion l forim-d to Jiuiulln the exhibi
tion from year to yiar that a moat
rrcdltald.' 1 1 nil: y can l mad, and
th:i( an the year pas, the show mill
Iwniip hdier and broader In Ita
Von
It li.is I ii niggested ttint a com
mltt.-e of ti'ii be nam I'tl to liandUi all
I lie- d. tails nf future exhibitions, and
tlmt h hp iiiIht of the commute
In- civ " miiim special Him to look
afli-r In lain wny, II la Ml. a more
tru'y rri-r-i'iitiiivo atiow can b :
tlv.-n, unil nn fiat ll accomplish!
imir,. i-iiiinirm live Rood for the coin-j
n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 v While thn utmost aatUfac
liim linn gem-ru'ly be. n felt with tlilaj
ii-arn li.Kni.r Hay ee.hrnilon. It la
Ih IIi'v- iI Unil even tnoro cnn be c-j
rmtil'llii!.! d under th,. new plan.
lint nd nf iiu-r y IikvIiik a aiock .
wit, It l M.e.i-iir,! lint In Hi fu-
tun' .1:1 n Tli nliuri.l Hl.d fruit a'low
l l"-'d n !!. thn! thn hlll(a
on Wcw lll rliow n a Rionco thn.W-j
Miir in mid iMnihllilllty of tint comity.'
Wlilli- tin- mi'-k illitituyitd hint wct'k i
far r i ril' d tl... rtH-i'Utloha of rv.'ti
tin nii.-l ;r l.'iit liixinti-ra of (tin dlit
inn, i.imi Mitr.iriiMt ntatwiiii iiih-ii-linn.
It li t:mt If 1'iit uriiliin
mid fruiin. i.h well ni oilier nt;rlcul
t unit itvi'ii ti, w. ro RrmipiHl toK'tl
or. Hi,, i!m!in would b.t much l't
tT, and m,i,i!,1 hi ft Ik'H'T '.lire to tho
iiii'i.ii fur liniiii.m'cki'ra.
In or ! r in lako li. -i,t advuntnitx
uf Til- rii'iiitv'a rt'tioiir.i'a, It'iimy I1
("m il ii-l.l ..hi., tu hulil tint anniiul
!iu t . t r In I'm yi-ar, w'ni-n iniliu
and niNiT i rupi ar(. In tlu-lr prlini'.
ii'i'iillniit'd on iiiikc K.)
BOOSTER DAY CELEBRATION ENDS
m
SATISA
WIND UP OF ANNUAL STOCK SHOW CARNIVAL FEATURED BY
MANY ATTRACTIVE EVENTS THAT EVEN THREATENING
WCATHER CANNOT 8P0II VISITORS THRONG CITY UNTIL
LATE IN EVENING AND THEN LEAVE REGRETTING THAT
THERE IS NO MORE TO DO 0 R NOTHING MORE TO ENJOY.
In i.iii of oecuHlonal April ahowrra
and HircaieiiliiR weather, the crowd
" !'. lators that wer0 In t'.n city
Saliiniiy in wliiiena tiie col brntlon
as i,,r in cvccbh of nny ospectutlon.
At !i,i:,t -J .ui il vlsltnra packed the!
"' ' i, and from nlno o clock Kutur-1
;) iimriiiiiK tint 11 Into In tno after-1
it "na nliuoat ImpoHHlb e to I
in.'ii.i. urn- a wny alonK thu atroct by
of i:i,. ald-jwiilka. At tliiiea nl
''"da:; rain Htorm would drench the!
"T'ii, i, nt peopta were nblo to find
"''idy hhH't in the atores ami be-
IHalll UcIciiidu HlvlllllftK.
'Hi" mint iiitereiilliiK pnrade of the
'lav mih th ,K ruitoniohllo pimouut,
"' Id in the nrternoon. About 4U mil
"ll"",t wer0 entered In tho affair,
n'Kt of which were decoratid. The
I' dland haml headed tho lln i. Chna.
I nrldT. In a beautifully oocornted
v"rlii, fnliowcU. Tho prlae for
lie i .eornteii mnchlno wna won
'V Mr. Parker. Hla car waa complete
ly unnoted i, yul ow Scotch bloom.
V l'rl,.i roiiHlalud of a $15 robe,
'li'iniliii i,y Mitchol, l.iwla & Staver
rniiiiany,
Tim Western Stock Journal car
m thn second prize of 15. Thla ma
chine wna beniitlfnlly decorated with
s'""ll Bhocka of Rrnln, train nd
"I'r Ins bloHnonia. Oeorfje Arniatrong
oi lvoKan. won tho first prize for the
n't unique car. Ilia machine waa
""'orated with a maaa of spring bloa
oms. for the hnndsomeat car. the
P"" wng divided between OeorKe
M'HllvRn and U. T. McIlBln, both drlr
c"le automohllea. For the beat
rnn.tniinlty machine, the prtue waa
K'v'n to Oak Grove.
. ' T- froaa appeared In the par
ne with hla machine carrying at
"t l children. Hush Hendry wa
" prettily decorate car.
.... Par,de w of tbe moat
Zr'l'1 v"r t16 In this city, and
.hi L J1" ,he threatening weather.
Mr. .v pt nianr from dcoratlng their
Two ,ho"ln waa very credltabli.
w. Buuiran managed the parade.
SELECTION OF OFFICERS CLOSES
SESSIONS OF THREE-DAY
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
DELEGATES RECEIVE INSPIRATION
Dtnomlnatlona Rtpraaanttd Aim to
Cooparat to Oraatar Extant
In Future Activity at Ra
ault of Confartnct
Aftxr Olio of thn tiiuat aiiccnaaful
leiitliKrltiica In Ita hlntory, Hut Ktatn
Huiuluy IkhiI oaMilH(in clono4l
hi-ra Knturdu after a duy .rowdi'd
with featurta and addrxinii-a. Many of
thu niatti-ra art for iarll-r on tho iro
Krniii, wiilrh hnd benn ninltti-d on ac
count of tho Into arrival of apeukcra
worn tnki'ii up and coiiiplvtol.
Thn cut Ire morning waa tuken up
with dopartiiii'iitnl work, didicntfa of
Hie liHptlat, Chrlotlaii. rrnliytirlna.
Mi'thtHlliil, ConttrcKiitloniil, and olh.
r churrhca inei'tlnit anparnMy, and
illwllnalni thn ln-at mnlim-r III which
di'iioinliintloiml dlntlnrtlniia could hi
mitlntaliit-d and till permit of co-0M-riitlon
between tha different
ciuu'chea. Tom In r tralnliiK. atulid-
urda of cli.ua oriiiiiiliitloii, and enrol-
atlon of iuli)t were alno taken up
and dla-uai'd In detail.
An luti remliiK fi-nturn of the cloa-
Iiir day waa a deinoimtriitlnn hy Mm.
I.. A. l)aneiihowr and a picked clnan
of methnda In Huudi.y Hchotd Innt ruc
tion, Thla ia nrn4y attended by
the dclc-KatiH, and proved of purtlc
u ar valun to the many who am plan
iiIiir cri-nlcr activity aa tha reault of
the Inaplrullov received at the three-
dny convention.
The uddresiica of note for the dnr I
wcrt delivered hy Mr. Kdward II.
Todd, of Willamette unlvemlfy, who
poke on "The Kducnlloiinl Vulu,, of
the Honday Hchool." jm 1 ti 1 1 n K out
tunny way throiiKh which Hnhbath
clnxxea could be utilised to tench
other thliiKK b'-aldea rellKloui axloina
and diH'torlnna. Ho advocated the
tralnliiK of the younit In pntrlotlaiii,
lnl"Prlir and Rood cltltenHhlp, all of
which he ilviiimiKtrated na beliiK cnt
i.. i !. Ar u,,.,iu
llliei IKMllieu ill miiii vi n,'t, j
aa nOMinctK to (lie vannut iiiCKienia
of lllhle hlntory na they were taken
up. William A. Ilrown, of CIiIchro,
Iio proved one of the lnot popular
apeakura of the convention, cave hl
cIuhIiik (a k of a aerlea, hla antiject
beliiR. "nve Waya of WorkliiR. '
The afternoon eHnlon waa brief,
mid aalde from the nniiomiccnu'iita
of elit-ilon of new niftccra, was con
cluded with a few worda from the
iim'r tiiry of tho naaoclntlon, and re
mnrka hy delccatea, moat of whom
took the floor to tell In whnt way
they had liein help-d hy the nea
lima. After adjournment moat of
the delcRntee Minaliied In the city
until eveiiliiK, KpemlliiK tho time In
ahoppli.R, and In vlewlnit the fentiiren
of the llconer Day celebration and
tlie annual Clncknnina County St'ick
how.
onicri for the cnmliiR year w,-re
(Contlnuvd on pneo 4)
T
In the morning another stock par
ade waa held, which was tha 1:11110 a
Friday morulim'a. with a few addi
tions. Ikith parmleH were wltnonaed
.y inrger crowds thun llmso which
niipearcd Friday, nnd overyUo-Iy
aeemeil to fcc siitlnfled with what
they saw.
An Interesting feature was tlt
"team "H" In the nrternoon ou Ith
street. This arialr waa gotten up at
the liiHt minute ly Hoihwell Avlson.
but wna entirely micceasfiil. SliHles
were loaded with pig Iron, nnd the
viirloua teams of honey wero mndo
to try their strength ou each Bledge.
The aledm-s wen gradually made,
havli r. mid the teum tlmt could not.
pill! three foci was eliminated. Anions
the entries were Fuller nnd Huln, one
team; Or-gon Knglnecrlng and Con
struction company, three tonnm; and
Wllllnma Urothers, one team. I. W.
Fuller, driving a 3290-pound teum. be
loiiglug to Moffntt & l'arlor, won the
first prlr.0 of 10. K. W. Craig, driv
ing a 3,000 pound team, also belonglni?
lo Morfutt & I'arker, won the aecond
prize. L. Smith, driving a 2MJ0
pound team' belonging to Williams
llrothcra captured the third prize. A
little over 6,0(10 poimda waa pulled
hy the winning team. The Wlllama
team considering Its light weight, did
mceedng y well. Thla team li used
In the drayage service dally, and Is
one of the heartiest pair of draft
horses In the county.
Additional awards mad at the
Stock Show Snturday are aa follows:
we Mhetawardedcole K g.
Dairy Cow. Milk Teat
Kettle R. U Iladger, value of dally
product, 73 cents, first prize.
Uura. of Cedar Hill N. H. Smith,
value of product, 63 cnta. aecond
prlie. ,
Blanch Izelle Dairy Co.. valut of
product 69.8 centa. third prlw.
Etta N. H. Smith, value of product
69.5 centa. fourth prize.
Roale H. Schneider, honorable
mention.
D
SUCCESS
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL INTER
CEDE WITH GOVERNMENT
FOR FISHERMEN
DREDCINC OPERATIONS FEARED
Petition Batting Forth Danger of In
terferance Will Be Forwarded
to Englnar In Charge of
River Work
A petition algned by i'J commercial
flulieriiK-n waa presented to Presi
dent II. T. Mclluln, of the l.lvs Wires
of the Coniinerclul club, Tuesday
night, r questing tint club to lend Ita
good c.Illees In Interceding with the
government for u change In dredging
plana at the mouth of the Clucknmas
river until the closo of the gi:inut
tlng season, which oxna May 1, for
30 days. The flahermcn act forth In
their petition . that the preaent and
planned oiwrntlona of the federal gov
ernment, In deepening the channel of
the Willamette, will seriously Inter
rero with their own operation dur
ing the short season they are allowed
(o fish.
In addition (o this It la set forth In
tho petition that tho dredging oper-
atlotia will a ao prove a mennoe to
the nets, and to the Uvea and Safety
of the fish. Tinea. Tho glllnetteri be
lltvw that the government work can
be teiiiinrurlly shifted to so mo other
part of the ateam, nnd through their
petition they ask the Commercial
club to assist them In getting the
matter before the authorities.
Mr. Mclluln will take the matter
up with Major Mclndoe, In charge of
li government engineering work In
thla district, and will request that
Interests of the fishermen be regard
ed aa much as possible. It Is be-
leveii that Major Mrlnuoe will be
willing to make minor changes In the
dredging proiraiii. and that much of
the relief asked for by the fishermen
will be granted. The matter will be
taken up In detail at once, ao that
there need he no confusion or delay
In getting fishing tinder wny.
The glllnetters first broached the
matter to (he Commercial o'ub at a
meeting of the Ulve Wires Tuesday
afternoon, and It waa then suggested
to them that If they drew up a pe
tition the request could bo placed
more forcefully before the federal au
thorities than If the club merely re
nuestcd action on its own account.
T'i Ju.-n got tosrthcr and quickly
drew mi the petition.
Tuesday night there was a meeting
of commercial fishermen In the fire
hall, nnd general plans for the sea
son's activities were discussed. !)e
tnl s were arranged so thnt there
would be no conflict In the placing of
nets, nnd no Interference between the
different crews. With the open sca
min for them but of 30 days duration,
the fishermen desire to accomplish
thn greutest nmoiint of fishing pos
sible, nnd to wnste no tlmo In squab
blea over locutions.
0. & c.
Decision of I'nlted States District
Court Judge Wolverton In tho fnm
ons 'Oregon & California" land
grant case, rendered Tuesday In Port
land. Is of "special Interest to Clack
oiuns county, us much of the area
Involved lies In the heavily timbered
sections of thle county. The suit
wiss l iought by tho government to
rcroko tl") land grant given the Ore
gon & California railroad, long since
absorbed hy the Southern pacific, on
tho ground that the conditions of the
grant hnd not been fu'fllled. The
main condition at Issue was that
land In tho grant bt resold to bona
fldo settlors at $2.50 an acre.
Hy his decesion, Jiulgo Wolverton
n, vixtnrv to the Government.
nnd forfeits to 'ths nntional domain
2 :i"3.000 sores In the original gram.
The case waa long and bitterly con
tented, but at the end wns virtually
abandoned by the railroad attorneys.
What disposition will be ninde or
... . ij I nnw nrnhlemntlcnl. It
may bo thrown open to settlement, or
It may be held in reserve.
in nm.-A as secretary
werti' iii uii,, - - - .
of th Interior, it Is hoped that the
lnnd will lnrgely be tnrown open w
settlers, hut the attitude of the ad
ministration on this matter has not
yet been determined.
An Int'-restlng complication In con-
nh h nntenma of the Stilt
ntHllull win. ,
is that various realty promoters have
procured payments from citizens of
Oregon and elsewhere for c alms
In thi grunt, and have agreed to fur
nish the payees euner 1.11111-..
rights or acreage in the area, nind
Ing upon how the lt was decldod
.k. y..A kontr in srovemment
Will, l"" , j
hands, these promoters cannot de
liver homesteads, find It Is a matter
of Hiine conjecture what they will do
to satisfy their clients.
POSTOFFICE BUSINESS
MAKES UNUSUAL RECORD
r, ... k...in. for the Tear closing
March SI. has been figured up by
Postmaater Tom Randal, and shows
the surprising total of $18.00. Tbla
figure la believe to put Oregon City
far ahead or a I oiner ro""""
.... r sn.iai .Izk for tha amount
v 11 e v -
of buslnea entrusted to Unci Sam.
The figure does not inciuao
savings bank business, which has
. ....n.lnn.IlT llMVT heCS. SUd
DflVD mwm. -
which Is largely supported by the em
ployees In the paper " """
mills.
Report of the Joint committee ap
pointed by the I.le Wires of the Com
mercial club and at a recent maaa
meeting to Investigate county court
matters will be submitted at a public
meeting ant for nine o'clock In the
morning. May 10, when tbe numbers
of the Investigating committees will
meet In the county court rooms.
At a mettlng of the committee held
Tuesday morning a few complaints
with regard to county court methods
were submitted In writing, as the
members had requested. Home at
t'lnpt on the part of disgruntled per
son to make the committee meeting
a field for oratorical denunciation
of the court waa made, but Chairman
O. I). Khy, of the live Wires commit
tee, put a quI'Jttia upon tha plan In
abort order, by referring to the fact
that announcement had previously
been mndo that all ocmplainis must
be submitted In writing and be signed.
There was some further attempt
to argue tbe matter with Mr. Ehy, but
tho chair prevalkd.
Tin complaints received will be
given careful Investigation by the
Joint committors between now and
the time the public report Is made.
MOLALLA VALLEY
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONOR
GANIZED UNDER FAVORABLE
CIRCUMSTANCE3
MANY NOTABLE SPEAKERS PRESENT
Grant B. DlmKk Tells People of Re
gion that Individual Effort Must
be Used as Aid to
Help Development
George H. Gregory, the itpert tea
sel grower of Molalla, called Wednes
day and reported the successful meet
ing held by the citizens of Molalla
and Biirouiidlug country Tuesday
evening, at which time they organ
ized one of the liveliest and most up-to-date
Commercial clubs In Clack
amas county.
People camo rrom all sections of
the Molalla country for the purpose of
rendering ossist.ince in the organiza
tion of a club that would work for the
general development of Clackamas
county, nnd the Molalla valley in par
ticular. The possibilities of the country
were discussed and in fact everything
pertaining to the general welfare of
the Molalla people.
C. C. Chapman, of Portland Com
mercial club, wns present and discus
sed the benefits derived from a Com
mercial club and warned the people
In thnt section about Bonding out any
rake literature or cutting up tho
farms In five and ten-acre tracts, as
It requires a larger tract of land to
farm successfully and get -the best re
sults. Mark Woodruff, representing the
Portland, Eugene & Eastern, was
present and told of the greut things
that were happening In the Willam
ette valley and the plans laid out by
:he electric lines which hlB company
expected to put In operation In the
near future.
Judge O. H. Dlnuck, of Oregon City
was also invited to sit on the plat
form, and when called upon spoke of
those things necessary to the further
development of Clnckamns county,
and strongly urged that the people
put aside nny petty jealousies which
they might-entertain, nnd all work
for "a common good. He urged the
necessity of lower maximum passen
ger charges on railroads, and said
thnt throe cents a mile was too great
a charge if they expected the best re
sults In the development of the en
tire districts. He cited Wisconsin as
an example, and showed that Its
greatest development in railroad
hnii.ii.ic hnnnencrt after the maximum
passenger charge was reduced to tw0
cents a mile.
Mr. Dlinlsek also cited Clackamas
tho Southern Pacific, as
an example, and showed how Its de
velopment hud been retarded on ac
count of the passenger rates being
ii,.-,... .vnntd a mile, while on the Ore
gon Water Power line, one mile wst, '
where tho maximum passenger cnarge
Is less than two cents a mile, great
development Is seen on every hand.
He also told them In order to develop
the Molnlln country and to get peo
ple to locate there it required some
thing besides a railroad, It required a
reasonably low passenger rate so that
all the profits of the country would
not go In the coffers of the com
pnny. He told of tho progress being mnde
by tho Clackania9 Southern and the
valuable assistance rendered the com
pany by Molalla people, and said that
the first division of that line from
Oregon City to Beaver Crek would
be In operation In a short time.
GOLDEN WEDDING CALLS
MANY FRIENDS TOGETHER
Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Jonsrud cele
brated their golden wedding anniver
sary at Kelso, Sunday, snrounded by
relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Jonsrud were born In Norway and
were married 50 years ago near Al
bert Lea, Minnesota, April 13, 1863.
Thy came to Oregon in 1877, settling
in Clackamas county. Mr. Jonsrud
Is 78 years of ago and is well preserr
ed. He was state senator of Minne
sota and served as Justice of the
p?ac la Clackamas county. Mrs.
Jonsrud I 7J year of age. Three
years ago he wai crlppJed by a falL
FOLK
LB
ORGANIZATION TELEGRAPHS TO
PRESIDENT WILSON RESO
LUTIONS UPON CANAL
MUCH DEBATE PRECEDES ACTION
Effort to Charge American Commerce
Laid to Railroads Support
Also Givn Move to Build
New Gladstone Span
The Live Wires Tuesday broke
away from tbe usual discussion of
local matters and devoted a large
ahare of tbelr weekly luncheon hour
to the consideration of a resolution
urging the national administration
and congress to stand firm for the
free toll clause in the law relating to
the Panama canal tolls, enacted at
the last session of congress. W, S.
U'Ren urged the adoption of the reso
lution, which embraced the following
sentence:
"We believe the' principle of Am
erican control of American enter
prises, built upon American terrlto.r
to be an inviolate right which can
not. In the very nature of national
sovereignty, be Jeopardized by the
simple treaty rights entered Into
with any other nation, and therefore,
the claim that the granting of free
tolls to American shipping is a viola
tion of the Hay-Paunceforte treaty is
self-evident sophistry."
J. E. Hedges fought against tbe res
olution on the ground that the Am
erican nation has no right to violate
a treaty, and after a lengthy discus
sion, participated in by T. W. Sulli
van. W. 8. U'Rren, W. A. Dlmlck, O.
D. Eby. n. T. MrBaln and others, the
resolution was amended by the witn
drawal of the objectionable sentence
and was passed. Mr. U'Rren voting
no, contending that the people should
repudiate any attempt on the part oof
treaty framers to outline the action
of future generations. The resolu
tion, which was wired to President
Wilson Tuesday afternoon, follower
"We deprecate the widespread pro
paganda, manifestly carried on by
the great railroad Interests, seeking
the nullification of the law providing
for free tois for American shipping
through the Panama canal. Equal
rghts to all foreign nations as such
In the use of the Panama canal Is
all that in Justice and reasoncaa be
demanded of the American nation.
"We believe the propaganjra for
tolls for American shipping at the
Panama canal involve the principle
of to la at all national canals and
Bovernment-bullt waterways and is
purely in the Interest of the torpor
ate transportation enterprises of the
nation and subversive of the freedom
of waterway competition, therefore.
"He It hereby Resolved, inai mis
association strongly urge the present
American congress and the natioual
administration to sustain th4 law
adopted by the prececding congress
respecting tolls of the Panama can
al." Main Trim Line Stlpp was aumor
lzed to appoint a committee of five
to co-operatfl with the people of Glad
stone and nolnta north in an effort
to secure the construction of a coun
ty bridge near the mown oi tn..
Clackamas river and the Improve
ments of the roads connecting with
the proposed bridge. This commit
tee, will make a study of the road
lcglsation enacted at the last ses
sion of the state legislature and sub
mit n report at the next week's lunch
eon.
LIED;"
OREGON CITY
Attracted by the exhibit cf the Ors-
-nn Citv Commercial club at the
Mnneapolls lnd Show. J. J. Sullivan
of Minneapolis, arrived In tne cits j
Snturday on a scouting tour for farms
for six families from his home town.
These families, all of wnom mmlcu
i.a hi western resources exhibit in
the eastern city, have been so Im
pressed with the showing made by
Clackamas county that they have dep
utized Mr. Sullivan to pick oui mi
nble locations In this neighborhood
for thorn.
r om hc second one of us to come
iv.i ps a rest! t of the Oregon ex
hibits at the land show."' snia Mr.
oni.-n " ivirtinnd'B exhibit brought
the first man out, and he returned
with the report tnat the tnings i on
inmi rinlmed for Its territory were
not borne out by the conditions that
he .found. However, we am noi ur
lleve thnt all men In the west had ex
aggerated things, o I was sent out.
I have found that the Clackamas
county exhibit, while very fine and
alluring, did not do Justice lo the re
sources you have in this county, and
since I have reported tnai, six mu.
Illes have instructed ma to find them
locations here.
"I want to say that I am particul
arly Impressed, not only with the
agricultural 'and you have here, but
with the spirit and progressiveness
of your people. All of us who met
u, Frartnr and his most efficient
aide, Mrs. ,reytag. at the Minneap
olis display, were impressed wna xne
n.b ha wna rinlne. and we felt that
a community that was represented by
such a man was weu wonn investi
gating. Since I have come here and
UaVuI pn.inri' T am more favorably
Impressed than ever with the conn-
try. My menas ana i are looains
far medium atxed farm of rich oil.
favorably located for Intensified
farming, and I think we have round
what we wanted."
GLENN GAULT FACES JURY FOR
LIFE ON MAY 2, IN CIRCUIT
COURT, OREGON CITY
LEGAL BATTLE IS FORECASTED
Youth Who Slew Step-Father After
Being Attacked Will Tell Story
of Sordid Life on Ranch
In Backwoodi
Glen Gault, not yet out of his 'teens
will face trial for his life in the cir
cuit court on May 2, when he will be
arraigned on the charge of having
killed his stepfather In their cabin
on rented land. The prosecution will
introduce a confession that th3 boy
I said to have made, and bis defense
will be conducted by Georgo T.
Brownell and Gordon E. Hayes, who
have been retained to act in bis be
half. Gault will enter a plea of not
guilty, and one of the most Intercat
ingjegal battles of Clackamas county
court history will probably follow.
The facts in the case, as far as
known, are meagre and brief. Gault
and bis step-father never got along
well together, and it is said that the
elder man constantly "nagged" the
lad. One day, according to th) boy's
story, the two were moving tbe stove
in the kitchen of their shack, and an
argument arose as to where the arti
cle should be placed. Words led to
harsher language, and final'y. It' is
alleged, the step-father grasped a
knife and made a slash at tbe lad.
The boy stepped back and warned his
foster parent not to attack him; but
the elder man persisted In bis threat
ening attitude and made a second
lunge at the boy. Driven to desper
ation, the youth grasped a short
handled axe, and in warding off the
blows rained upon him by the older
man, struck the step-father over' the
head with his weapon of defense.
Subsequently he took the body out
Into the woods and burled It, where
it was found later when he led offi
cers to tbe spot. According to the
law, the boy, but 17 years o'd on the
night of the altercation, had done
murder, and therefore must be tried
for his life before a Jury of his peers.
Gault has bsen In the county Jail
since the latter, part of last year, and
was one of the prisoners who refused
freedom at the time of the recent
jallbreak, when two men, in for a
year's sentence apiece, cut their way
out of the county basilic, and left a
gaping hole In the celling where oth
ers could follow.
Friends of the lad have retained
Messrs. Brownell and Hayes to de
fend him. and Judge Campbell has
set the date of the trial for next Fri
day. The prosecution Is prepared to
send the lad to the gallows If legal
argument can do It; and the defense
will try to show that the lad, though
fear of future attacks, put his tor !
mentor beyond the possibility of fur!
ther assault. The case is attracting:
much Interest, and it Is probable that
the courtroom will be crowded :
throughout the sessions of the trial.
BROADEN SCOPE OF GIRLS' WORK
AIM OF STATE-WIDE CONFERENCE
OREGON CITY SCENE OF FIRST STATEWIDE MEETINGS OF YOUNG
WOMEN WHO DESIRE TO BENEFIT SELVES AND OTHERS BY
HELPFUL WORK ALONG LINES OF PURITY AND LOYALTY TO
HIGHER IDEALS DANGERS OF SEMI IMMORALITY TO BE COM
BATTED; SIMPLICITY IN DRESS ONE PURPOSE.
Sheath, gowns, poodle dogs and
girls who "dress to be looked at"
were generously condemned at the
First Oregon State Girls' Conference,
that opened In the Presbyterian
church Saturday afternoon, immedi
ately following the close of the State
Sunday School convention, and which
will continue Its sessions Sunday.
The exercises were opened with de
votional singing, led by Miss Mar-
guerte Moore. The purpose of the
gathering was allegorically .represent
ed by the blue and white badges
worn by the members, the blue stand
ing for loyalty and the white for pur
ity. Devotional services were ledi by
Mrs. E. B. Andrew, after which' a
charm'ng solo was rendered by Miss
Agnes Fries.
With Mrs. L. A. Danenhauer pre
siding, Miss Ruth Brightbill welcom
ed the delegates to the city, and a fit
ting response to the greeting was
made by Mliss Edith Dougherty, of
Portland. Mrs. F. W. Ormsby, state
superintendent of secondary grade
Sunday school work, then outlined
the design of the conference, point
ing out the pressing need of work for
girls, so that they might exert a
greater and better Influence in all
communities. Mrs. Ferguson opened
a discussion of "What I think of the
Conference." and many of the dele
gates gave their views as to the need
of organized work.
A most Interesting address upon
"Dress, its Effect upon Morals,"' was
delivered by Miss W. P. Chandlirs,
assistant to Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, of
the municipal department of public
safety for young women In' Port and
Miss Chandler said that there were
two kinds of girls, "those who were
looked at. and those who were ad
mired." Simplicity in dress was ad
vocated, and "sheath gowns" and
other modern devices for the revela
tion of the human form were spoken
of merely as Initial steps on the
wrong path. Miss Chandler urged
all tbe delegate to model their de
THREE-SHIFT SYSTEM WILL BE
ADOPTED IN LOCAL PLANTS
ON AND AFTER JUNE 1
CHADCE RESULT OF "AWARD PLAN"
Employees, Through Own Effort,
Win Shorter Tim at Machine.
Legislation Not Basis
of Change
The dream of Oregon City paper
mill employees Is at last realized. For
25 years the plants at Oregon City
have been operating upon a two-shift
basis, the employees on the machines
working on an average of 12 hours
per day, six days per week, the same
as In all the mills throughout the
work). One of the mill managers stat
ed today:
"For a number of years we have
been endeavoring to so equip our
plant that a change to the eight-hour
shift would be possible at rates of
wages about equal to those ruling on
the 12-hour basis, but each year has
brought about changes in a political
way which have added greater bur
dens upon the employer, to the ulti
mate loss of the employee in whose
behalf the legislation was -supposed to
be directed, but, if the truth were
known, to further their own political
ambitions.
"The last legislature passed an ab
surd law. Representative Schuebel's
house bill 38, which. Is another in
stance of hindrance, rather than aid
for the employee. This law states, In
effect, that anyone who works over
10 hours is not a good citizen and of
no use to the emmunity, but that If
he la paid more for time over 10
hours, the longer hours of work are
not harmful. This 'a certainly a slur
upon the citizens of Clackamas coun
ty, many of whom have worked an
average of 12 hours per day all their
working days.
"Our decision to change to the
three-shift basis is the direct result of
the reward system started some two
years ago, which, by bringing about a
plan of individual and combined ef
fort on the part of our employees, has
shown that a great portion of the
extra expense can be taken care of.
The men, therefore, have by their own
efforts and xd work earned the re
duction in hours, and with the re
ward system, theJr new hourly rates
with equally good results to those of
the past, will be the equal of or bet
ter than tbe present rates on the two
shift basts. No one will receive less
than $2.00 for eight-hour work, while,
of course, a large proportion will be
far above this."
The change to the eight-hour shifts
will be made In the Willamette Pulp
& Paper mills, and In the Crown mills
on June 1. In all probability other
companies will follow suit, and the
shorter working day will become gen
eral In the community.
portment and dress upon the daugh
ters of Presldeut Wilson, who are
not"d for their ideals of modesty und
simplicity.
A choni3 of Gamma Beta girls from
the Suunyside congregational church
ruriiisDtd acceptable music, after
which Miss H. Alena Wolfe spoke on
"Am I My Sister's Keeper." Miss
Mo fe's plea was for higher ideals.
and discouraged the fondling of
poouie dogs and fads. The youngest
member of the Portland Graded
I'nion, Miss Stella Wilson, then at
tacked the subject, "Am I my Broth
ers Keeper," and idealized the young
woman wno stands as a guide to pur
ity for her men friends, and who
forces respect from all.
A duet by the Misses Mary Brohst
and Grace Rose followed. After a solo
by Mrs. M. Morse was given, Miss
Liua Jumes, of the Portland Y. W.
C A. then spoko on the particular
appropriateness of holding the Initial
conference for girls' work in Oregon
City, where the thought of thiB ac
tivity had first been given birth. Tha
session was closed by a chorus se ec
Hon by the choir of the Third Pres
byterian church, Portland.
A banquet to the delegates by or
ganized girls' classes of Oregon City
was served at six o'clock, following
which the committees on organiza
tion and election of o dicers reported.
The first committee, composed of
Mrs. Ormsby, Miss Jean Wolverton,
Miss Clarke and Miss Pierce, Reported
that the design of the movement
should be "to awaken girls to their
real responsibilities to Christ, to pro
mote loyalty of purpose and purity of
heart, and to broaden the scope of
their influence." It was voted that
the motto and aim of tbe organization
be "every girl get a girl"
The committee on election, nomin
ated the following officers, which
were all chosen at the evening ten
sion: President,Mls A. Hulburt,
Oregon City; Tlce-prenldent Mia
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