mm OREGON CITY ENTEKPKISE
Thlf It our weekly edl-
tlon and contains vary
complete report of the
newt of the entire eoun-
ty for the buey farmer.
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YSIVINTH YIAR-No. 41
OREGON CITY, OUEGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1913.
ESTABLISHED 186
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itfliili FACES
tECflL TANGLE
CONFLICT Of STATUTES MAY
BASIS Of ACTION TO
NUUIFV RESULT
TOTDIS IN PRECINCTS ARE LIMITED
N Uw Pf'ld Bul 300 M'y CMl
ItHot In Any One Division,
Yit rorblde Readjust
mint at Preeent
iinllM uf "' election Uwi, re
Willi from llio passage by the lU
rt(,lture ft ' lilH lh
tiw of prwltu-i". nmy Interfere with
Ik, nHo-lal referendum election
nM"N 'r Ni'vrminT 4. mid may
uibe bl ' '""'h l'ronh 111
wort ol th of ,hl "allotting
lark. l I'"'- "," l,,",on
lonifyi and ihiT hi have been
Mil 'u, "m,,''r or ho nl,v
Ufa rrlalnnl by lliosu opposing m
d the measures upon which the Po
lit will I asked ' P1' """
ol iMf approval.
la providing 'r the referendum the
Million decreed thut an flection
u to b add upon certain menaurea
o,,urnilHT 4 lb la flection, prcsum
idly, li to be bchl under tbo general
rlKllon la; In 'net alittutn says
x Tin general election laws wer
laxudcd bjf the Ifl3 legislature, how
ntt. m at to provide that there
ihixtid be a readjusting of precincts
Urouhul I lie Mute au that In no pro
llDd thuulil I In-re be more than ap
Dnnlmslrly 3WI IrKiil votcre. The) law
tbil provided for tbla further act forth
Hit tui'b readjustment ahotilit not be
Biilt until the 1ih einlwr prececdlng
lit ant general election, and aa the
lit mt lulu effect UO ilaya after Ita
mm0, It l now operative.
December, Time Limit
Thli Uw now bring In form, there
m many aiioruera and atudenta of
lit Kite rode who declare that no
afrferllr b-gal election can be hold
mil after December, aa not until then
k lay county court empowered to
(tinict the precinct llnea ao aa to eon
torn wltti the new rcqiilrvmenta of
IM atatuti; and any election held In
tbkk precini'ia contain more than ap-
prailmatcly Jim volera cannot comply
vllh the law. Aa no county court ran
rtidjtnil prwliirt llnea until next He
ember, and do II li'Kally, the forth-
roBtlnat election must be held with (he
fcnner precinct divisions; and in
wrly every case, owing: to the ad
BUiU.n of wojiien to the privilege) of
Ihi ballot, present preclncta contain
u ticeaalve number of otere.
Tfaote who rnU.i thla point admit
till It la but a technical objection, yet
U the aame time they point out that
oftntlmra n the paat electlona have
brn declared void owing to even
Bora trivial technicalities. In the
preaent cane It la anld that ahnuld tho
'on of any of the meaaurea up for
rffrrendum o desire to do, they rould
obtain a court Injunction agnlnat the
(ectfni'a of any law or other elec
tion remit eolely upon i bean grounda
Whether or not tbla technical conflict
IU be Invoked to controvert the r-
wit of the rlectlou la nut now known;
wl If the hltterneaa of the fight uKin
Mlveralty aiiproprlatlon matter la
ny criterion, there are ninny who bo
"v thla point will be ralaed by
(Continued on pagn 8.)
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To the mimic of her own Und and
the applnuao of a great crowd of peo
ple, tho awond annuul fulr at Hnndy
wai opened Friday.
All morning long the ronda from
tho country were filled with fnrini-ra'
rlga while, (ha tnge hauled rnpaclly
loada. From morning till nKbt i.
atreeta were filled wllh allium! on
aolld maaa of people. It la burd to
eallinnle the eiact liuinlier that ul
tended the celebratlim. hoi film ft, It.,,
la certain that never before line Hnndy
ecu audi crowda.
The fair onened Ihla mirnli.r iih
a parade, headed by the Handy band.
ami manned through iiki mniia of
peoptn, In the afteriKHin there wua
the viiKenli-a abow In the I. (). 0. y.
hall. Which III the lliuln nllrm llon ,.l
the (In y, and a bliaelinll game at 2:311
o'clock between the Handy and Kngle
Creek leniua, while In the evening
there Waa dancing In Hhelby'a hall
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OUT OF DEBT
OIRECTOR8 MEET AND CO OVER
REPORTS OP OFFICERS FOR
THE SEASON'S WORK
BUY
ROAD
TO BE REPAIRED
WORK SOON TO START ON THE
PACIFIC HIGHWAY TO THE
CANBY CITY LINE
MB AND COUNTY CO-OPERATE
plu Include Aid From Both the Mum
Wpalltlei and the Court
Make Roada Ready
for Winter
w'thln the next few wecka, actual
0(r will probably inrt on the Pa-Hlgt-vay
where tho road haa
"lt d up and rut a been worn. Tho
"'tch between OreKon City and Can
riu ,,e repaired and the highway
, ln condition to atand the travel
" the winter UHOni
airily orrRim c(ty Bnd Cnby
th. . f ,'r''1 ,,,B wrl done Jnalde of
eit. i and have Planned for
iii-l. '"'I'rovement on thoae
m t! form Pnrt of the high
br i.. ''".'"oi'Py thnt the fair at Can
palri 1, , 1 Bf,Pr th expenaea were
Inrt , " m ,nt thl road fund
fo e lhm f,,nd w111 be ecurel
r rnnnidernble Improvement work,
rink '"""'""tlvea of the Commercial
T rnle ,alr ,SIMclatlon and the Can
l. ,? """-rclal club have b.-en talk-Th-
' " "m,,Br over for aome time.
iWhThy cm,rt wl be taken
4li. , n?"01'011 of the highway
"m'.er.n lon l" b Bnown ,0 th
win k- At tht time, auggeatlona
'hat r."""18 for tne Improvementa
made i,! ,)1,,nne1 ! n effort
in th . n 11,8 ,uPPort of the court
i" undertaking.
Into a 1, nfta Dften "owed to get
.... " condli nn thai win ..i,. ...i
l""wihid11ff!''"U thr,,uKh the winter
inanta in .u Bal11' n'1 evcral enthu-
1 . . " 111 I IIP r.tl . , 1 m . i
0 better li. i. ' ove unonriaaen
nke t... nlBhway before the ralna
" ge worse.
CONDITION IS NOW ENCOURAGING
Better Standing Clvee Board Hope for
Future Meetlnga of the Chau
tauqua New Llet of
Directora Choten
That the Willamette Valley Chau
tnuo,ua ameiubly la om o again on It
former firm foundation, following a
dlaaRlroiia financial eemlon In 1VI2
when unfortunately the acanlona con
f Meted with the Nntlonal Klka' con
clave, waa ! n yeatenlay at the an
mini meeting of the atockboldera.
Keporta of Hecrotary Croaa ami
Treaanrer Cwufleld allowed the a "so
cial Ion to be practically free from
debt .and that the 1I3 receipts not
only took care of 1913 expeuttva, bul
wiped up a not of over liiUU.UO which
the directora had mada to cover the
1H13 deficit.
The total recelpta of the Inst aa
armlily amounted to exactly 5893.SO.
while (he total dlaburaemeuta to date,
paying up all Chautauipia debta, In
cluding the $H0O 00 note, run over the
receipt budget but II3.fi:'. Included
In the 1913 recelpta (here la prohabl)
(200.00 In paid up atock, while the
booka ahow a balance In unpaid nuit
acriptlona made at the laat aeaalon
running cloae to 1700.
The splendid shape of the pioneer
Inatlttitlon ta most encoiirnglug and
much credit la Cue the board of di
rectora and officers for the 191? aea
alon. The reports were read and re
ferred to the finance committee.
Directors for the coming year were
named aa follows: C. II. Dye, Kmma
M. Spooner. J .E. Juck, O. It. Kby,
Saruh A. Evans, Geo. A. Harding, C.
Hchubel, Dr. Human. It. I., liolmnn. J.
W. Loder. II. E. Cross, W. A. Hunt
ley, (leo. Hoeve, V. 8. Hurst and U E.
Carter. These will choose officers
for 1914 at on enrly date.
The meeting waa held yesterday af
ternoon In the Commercial club par
lors, and waa attended by a quorum of
tho atock of the assembly. There was
genernl approval of tho 1913 assem
bly, and plans will be luunrhcd at the
directors' meeting to make the 1911
session bigger by far than any prevl
Chautuuuua. PLAINTIFF WINS CASE
A decree for the plaintiff wna given
In the circuit court Thursday by Jwr..
J. U. Campbell In the cose of Heln
Knl ner aualnsl Oito II. I.enman ami
others for $20110 with Interest at 8 pr
cent, ln adlllon. the court auownu
a claim for $200 attorney feea.
CLUB SIGNS LEASE
FOR NEW BUILDING
The board of governors of the Com
mercial club held Its regular monthly
meeting Monday night at which mat
ters pertnlnlng to the erection of their
new building were settled.
Papers for the leasing of the build
ing at the corner of Eighth and Main
streets, to be known as the Commer
cial Club building from the Mt. Hood
Drewing company were algned. Ar
rangements had been reached before
and the details had been settled, but
It was not till Monday night, that the
final popers were signed.
The pinna call for a building which
will be modern In every respect: not
only as a business building, but also
for club purposes. The exterior will
be finished In the finest materials ob
tainable and the same care to detail
will also apply to tho Interior.
The second floor, which will con
tain the club rooms, will have three
general divisions: the parlor, the club
room, and the dining room with the
kitchen, llesldes these there will be
clonk and committee rooms. The club
room will contain blllard tables and
every convenience that will tend to
ward completeness and comfort. The
dining room and kitchen will also be
the lust word In up to-date arrange
menta and finish.
The building will be ready by Janu
ary If present plana are carried out.
The clubmen are working out Ideas
now for tMlr big "blow out" which
will celebrate the opening on New
Year's night
HUHPOW
ER IS
NOT GUILTY
JURY DELIBERATES FOR HOURS
AND RELEASES DEPUTY
HELD FOR SHOOTING
COURT'S INSTRUCTIONS EXPLICIT
Judge Campbell Goes Into Phaeee of
Can and Talks of Powers
Given to Peace Officers
Under State Lawe
Afli-r hours of deliberation, the Jury
tliul held tbn liberty of William j;.
MumiKiwer In Ita bnnda brought In a
verdict of not guiliy a( 12:05 o'clock
Tuesday night.
Muinpower was a deputy under
fiherirf K. T. Mass and wna Indicted by
the recent grand Jury following his
wounding Karl C. McNauirhton durlni;
an attempt that ho made to arrest the
boy. The testimony showed thnt sev
eral shots hud been fired by the dep
uty and that two of them had taken
effect. The defense Introduced evi
dence to show that the officer had
tried to hit the tire of the motorcycle
on which the boy was anld to bavej
made his effort at escape and that he i
had not intention of wounding Mc
NaiiKhton. The court, however, Instructed the'
Jury that the officer must be held ac
countable for the results of his act
and thnt his Intention must be Judged
from what happened aa a result of its
exercise. He also emphasised tho
law that enables an officer to kill a
man If It la necessary In making or
maintaining an" arrest and thnt the
law empowcra the officer to use what
ever force la necessary to effect that
arrest and no more. The defense also
Introduced testimony to ahow that a
farmer hud notified Muinpower that
McNuuKblon had killed his dog, which
the court Instructed the Jury was a
felony If committed maliciously and
wantonly and with Intent to Injure the
owner of the property. The case then
resolved Itself Into tho question as to
whether the officer had reasonable
grounds to believe that McNaughton
had committed a felony and whether
ho had used more force than waa nec
essary to make his. arrest.
Tho Jury found that the officer wan
not guilty of assult with Intent to kill
and also refused to take advantage of
the authority given by the court to
bring In a verdict of assault. The In
cident occurred last July when Mum
power waa a deputy of the county.
Ills commission waa Immediately re
voked tiy Sheriff Masa.
Cordon K. Hayes and Oeorge C.
Urownell were attorneys for the de
fense while I.lvy Stlpp appeared aa
prosecuting attorney.
VAN BRAKLE GETS
HIS FIRST WARRANT
The first warrant of the county has
been paid to Dr. J. A. Van JSrakle aa
county health officer. It was at first
thought that Injunction proceedings
would be Instituted against the coun
ty clerk, W .1,. Mulvey, and County
Treasturcr Tufts to prevent their pay
ing the warrant to the doctor.
No such proceedings has been filed
however, and the warrant was paid
for the time that the doctor haa
served as health officer of the county.
Itepnrts have been coming In from
the doctors with Increasing regularity
and the county officer has received
the health statistics from most of the
doctors now registered. The letters
are all addressed simply to the coun
ty health officer, and find their way
to the doctor's office with his other
official mall.
Though the physicians declared at
first that they would make no reports
to tho officer and refused to recog
nize him as such, they have, apparent
ly, chained their tactics and have de
cided to furnish the reports and con
duct their campulgn along other lines.
At any rate, the atatlstica have been
coming Into tbe office for several
days by this time, almost all of the
doctors hnve filed tbelr statements
of the births and deaths that have
come under their observation.
DR PETITIONS
ARE NOW FILED
OREGON CITY AND MILWAUKIE
ARE IN THROE8 OF BIG
PROHIBITION FGHT
OE BITTER ENEHIEf
ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 7. The Sulzer
Impeachment court, ln executive ses
sion, voted 41 to 14 to overrule Chief
Justice Cullen's decision that Allen A.
Kynn's testimony before the court yes
terday was Inadmissible.
The vote Indicated an overwhelming
anil Sulzer sentiment The Tammany
members of the court, of course, have
been against the governor from the
first. Hyan's story that the executive
tried to make his position through
them evidently has infuriated the lie
publicans also.
Tbe outlook for Sulzer was In con
sequence considered extremely dark.
Ityan, recalled as soon as the court
hnd voted agalnBt striking his testi
mony from the record, considerably
amplified the atory he told yesterday.
Not ouly, he said, did Sulzer try to
influence the republican senators
through Root and Uarnes, but be also
wanted Ryan to have Delancy Nicol
see "lloss" Murphy of Tammany and
persuade him to call the Impeachment
trial off.
The method the governor suggested,
Ryan explained, was to have tbe senate-
vote that the lower house had ex
ceeded ita authority ln impeaching
him ut an extraordinary session of the
legislature.
PAPERS ARE NUMEROUSLY SICNED
Many , More Names Appear Than Were
Noeded to Get Question on ths
Ballot at Next Election
and All Are Legal
Oregon City and Mllwaukle, about
the only Incorporated towns In tbe
county not already dry, are now In
tbe throes of a prohibition fight
Petitions were filed in the office of
Will L. Mulvey, county clerk, Thurs
day by the faction that has been cir
culating them through the cities and
that has secured more than tbe re
quisite number of signatures on wMcn
the county court may call a special
election.
The law provides that the matter
will be submitted at the eluctlon No
vember 4. w hen tbe state votes cn tne
referendum laws and will be add.'d
to the ballot at that time. Thers are
295 names on the Oregon City peti
tion, and 61 on the one from Mllwau
kle, more than the 10 per cent of
the vote cast for Justice of the su
preme court at the last general tac
tion. Tho county clerk has checked ovr
the names that appear on tho papers
he has filed and all of them are reg
istered voters of tbe county anu are
qualified to sign such a petition de
manding that the Issue be placed- on
the ballot at the election.
Many In Dry Column.
Most of the towns in the county ait
already dry and have adopted the pro
visions of the local option law. Soi.ie
of them fell Into tbe column during
the last county election wheti they
voted for county-wide prohibition.
Though the matter failed to ctrry,
the pecincts that voted for It hnve
been dry anyway, under the provis
ions of the law, and the two cities in
which the fight has now been slirtod
are almost the only Incorporated
towns that have not gone Into the
column.
The dry forces have been organta
lnr for several weeks and have nov
formulated plans for an active cam
paign. They have about determined
on tho moves that will be made Jur
ing the next few weeks before the
election date.
Oregon City now has ti saloons,
from which the city reoelvts an an
nual license tax of $10,000.
CARVER ASKS EOR
HELP ON BRIDGE
Krom Parkplace, a large delegation
visited the county court Thursday to
ask for the assistance of the county
In tbe construction of a new s'erl
bridge across the Clackamas river at
that point.
The reason for the excitement In
Parkplace Is the fact that the Carver
electric line wants to cross tho
stream and feels that the county
should share the expense of the work.
The residents have, with Carver, ork
ed the county to donate $7500 as o:ie
half of the cost of the bridge to be
erected near the present wagon
bridge.
The matter was taken under ad
visement by the county court and will
entail an investigation Into the nec
essity for the bridge before the ap
propriation is made. The new bridge,
according to the Carver plans, woul.l
have one side devoted to the vehicle
traffic and the other to the electric
cars of the new line.
FORCES ARE NOW FULLY ORGANIZED
BOURNE TO TALK
TO LIVE WIRES
EX-SENATOR TO DISCUSS THE
QUESTION OF HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT
! BOOSTERS DRINK BULL RUN WATER
Here's a Second Roosevelt In Action on Stump;
Congressman Gardner Wants to Be Governor.
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' Photos by American. Proaa Association.
fouirressman Augustus P. Gardner, who was recently nominated for governor in the Massachusetts state prima
rte. br the Republicans, is picturesquely BooseveltJan In action on the stump. Gardner made a streuuons campa.gn
befo i the primarlea. and these picture. cacsU him In various attitude, during the delivery of bis rcbe. H.
de eated I hi. pWnt Everett t Benton, by about 6.300 majority ln a total Republican Tot. of over WnA Gar
aerU opposed "y Lieutenant Governor David I. Walsh. Democrat, and Charles & Bird. Progressive Th. guberua,
torlal campaign in Massachusetts U likely to attract national attention.
Are 8o Refreshed That Argument Is
Started Over Varioue Clauses
in By-Laws Officers
Are Elected
Bull Run water was furnished at the
weekly luncheon of the Live Wires
Tuesday and the beverage so re
freshed the Wires that one of the live
liest meetings held ln months took
place. Not much business was trans
acted either, but a discussion arose
over clauses of the proposed by-laws.
which were finally adopted. Under
their provisions any member, of the
Commercial club may become a mem
ber of tbe Live Wires by merely sign
Ing the by-laws of the electrical organ
ization.
E. Kenneth Stanton was elected
transmission wire, succeeding Dr.
Clyde Mount, resigned, and Leo. S.
Burden was appointed Feed Wire to
succeed W. S. U'Ren, whose term of
office expired.
Next week there will be no Tues
day luncheon, but on Wednesday even
ing at 6:30 o'clock, there will be a din
ner, at which ex-United States Senator
Jonathan Bourne will be the guest of
honor. Following the dinner Mr.
Bourne will deliver his talk on the fed
eral aid plan for highways. This is a
matter that has created no little In
terest throughout the country. Mr.
Bourne is chairman of the committtee
having the matter in hand and has
given the subject deep study, and has
worked out a comprehensive plan, pro
viding for maintenance, as well as con
struction of highway, through federal
aid.
The menu for Tuesday's luncheon
was:
Ripe Olives Fried Spring Chicken
Brown Gravy
Braised Sweet Potatoes
Creamed Corn
Combination Salad
Bread and Butter
Apple Pie, a la mode
Coffee
CLERK ISSUES NOTICES
Many voters In the county have ap
plied to the office of the county clerk,
W. L. Mulvey for registration when
their names already appear on thu
1912 lists. The county clerk calls at
tention to the fact that those who re?
istered and voted In the last e'ertion
do not have to register again.
COUNTY TO JOIN IN
DISPLAY OF VALLEY
Will Clackamas county be represent
ed in the great all-Willamette valley
exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exb'bi
tion ln 1915, or will the county attempt
to make Its own Individual display?
This, the question that will be
threshed out at the meeting of the
publicity committee of the Commer
cial club tonight, when one of the most
Important sessions of that commltte
will be held.
At present It Is thought by those In
close touch with the members, that
the Oregon City Commercial club will
adopt the scheme anti that the other
similar bodies throughout the county
will soon fall in line.
It is considered by many as the only
logical and reasonable way to show
the wonderful fertility and prosperity
of the Willamette valley. Instead of
a number of unconnected and rival
displays, there would be one connect
ed and harmonizing showing.
The plan is to unite the eight coun
tie. of the Willamette valley In one
great display at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition ln 1915. The movement
waa started Wednesday of last week
when representatives of the Commer
cial bodies of Lvn, Marion, Lane and
Kenton counties met aud made pre
liminary arrangements for Jolu'ng the
different booster clubs. A meeting
was arranged for October 30, to which
all the commercial clubs of tbe valley
wiil be Invited to send delegates.
PLANS BREW IN
BOTH CAMPS
FACTIONS ARE QUIETLY , AT
WORK THOUGH LITTLE
NOI8E IS MADE '
More Secret Meetings to be Held and
Details of Campaign to be Laid
Out During Weeks Be-
fore Election
In spite of the fact that a thirsty
public ha asked both the wets and
drys to quench Its desire for news as
to plans for the coming campaign, not
even a wet will grant the request.
The approaching campaign appear.
to be one of secrecy. The factions
have lined their forces and have pre
pared for the conflict that will come
within the next few weeks. The drys
have held meetings but they refu-M
to let one single idea leak out as to
their plans for the fight that Is com
ing.
The wets are in the same boat.
Though an organization has been per
fected by those opposed to prohibition
and plans will be brewed at 'meetings
to be held ln the future, none of the
committeemen have let It out as to
Just what these plans are to be.
The attitude of both factions seems
to be that a -personal work campaign
by friends among friends. The wet.
seem to have that idea and appear to
be planning a campaign in which ev
ery member of the organization will
do what be can to influence his per
sons! friends to vote for the condition,
as they now stand.
Though the drys have Indicated that
they would bring speakers into the
city and would have a regular program
for their campaign, none of the work
has yet been started and the commit
tees are silent as to what will be done
when the fun begins in earnest.
Each side evidently plans to lie in
wait for the other. Neither seems to
be willing to start the ball rolling. The
evident intention of the wet. to make
the fight a personal campaign by word
of mouth and to import no speakers to
assist the local cohorts In the fight
is a unique step In political campaign
ing and one that the wets believe will
gain them as many votes as the other
method. ...
In the meantime, both factions are
meeting in secret caucus. Both are
preparing for the battle of the last few
weeks of the campaign before Novem
ber 4. in the near future, and prob
ably this week, additional meetings
will be held by the forces of both
sides and further plans laid.
It is possible that not until the last
few weeks of the fight will the two
factions come out In'.o the open with
their plan, and outline Just what the
they propose to do to gain the major
ity of the votes in the city over the
proposition that is to be submitted to
the people next months.
But the pow-wows continue from
week to week and the conferences
take place every few nights where
plans and .schemes are laid and the
machinery oiled for the hard running
of the last days of the pre-election
fight.
WRIGHT GUILTY
T OF J
VERDIC
UR
JURY ASKS COURT TO GRANT
PAROLE AFTER PASSING
SENTENCE
GIRL MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS
Leaves Home WfTen Sheriffs Start Af
ter Her'and Eludes Their Pur
suitSaid He Did Not
Remember
In spite of the fact that Elsie Utiger
the woman in the case, disappeared in
order to protect him, Charles Wright
was convicted ln the circuit court
Monday night on an Indictment charg
ing assault with intent to kill.
Though the deputies of the county
hunted for .evert', days to find her,
the woman has mysteriously disap
peared and they have been unablo to
locate her anywhere. A few days
ago the sheriff received the subpeona
and began the search. He discovered
that the girl had left ber home im
mediately after the papers had been
issued and that none of her friends
knew where she had gone.
Wright is said to have shot at the
woman as she was going to her homo
In Oak Grove, but refused to testify
against him. He now declares that
he knew nothing of the Incident aud
that tbe first he remembers is that he
awoke that next morning In the city
Jail.
The fact that the Jury recommended
to the court that tbe man be paroled
immediately after he was sentenced
is taken by the attorneys for the dt
fense as a victory for them. Th. Jury
first asked the court whether such a
verdict would be considered and. after
securing approval, rendered its de
cision. Livy Stlpp prosecuted the casj
while B. N. Hicks and E. O. Ey wtre
on the defense. The senU.ve will be
passed Thur4ay morning.