OKI DOW II 1 J 1 ' .. . i A LOK I i !. A 'j E(QON CITY ENTERPRISE ii Tnt IMfltt It tht only Clstktmtt County Ntpapr that armi ail tf m ol trot rinf County. OKKOON CITY, OKKOON, UWY, ITMUVAUY 101.1. ITAILIIHIO 1M FORTY NINTH YEAR No, 7. OK HARD FIGHT FOR ROAD BILL LEAD BY GUY T. HUNT MEASURE WOULD ALLOW CITIES TO AID IN COUNTRY HIGH WAY CONSTRUCTION DIKICK APPROVES CHANCE W A MEMORIAL 10 CONCRESS Ouch Daillng Bill by CItckamta Sen ' ator Killed by Upper Houm Alr a Lively Ditcue Ion ) to 14 HAI.HM. Ore. Feb. 4 (Hpwlal) Hunt. In Ihe liilrreat uf ihn dlalrlrl not on Km tal highway, wa In irumi'iital today In having re referred lo the houae rniiiinlltre on road Bll't highway lh houae l.lll providing that towns anil rlllr majr rata money to In ImiIIiI 1 1 k or Improving the elate highway. Ha aald lha law alioulil l dniail enough l give them the fight to al.l any roaila. Ilo aleo npiocd the provlalon that money ahould tie turned over to the alal" highway department to r'iil. dirlng Dial the rounlle ahold have auttr Utoii nf Mi" work. Hunt Mid If tl dill wua amended, a hi 'n-arl-t. Ihn roil leading ' aonih from P.etaraiU would be Im proved with the rlly aiding In the work and several towna and rltle on the Mulnlla nad would be willing lo aid In Improving that thoroughfare. II" aaw no reaeon why tha Mil should P ply to aiding only tha trunk line ktinwu aa Hate hlichway. Dlmlck today, while favoring tha iihatltute to tha reaolutlon providing (hat thi legUluturo memorialize con grra to pan tha Ferrl land leaning hill. opposed tha election of tha dele intra lo attend lha convention of del gate fruit rlnvrn tatr to work out plan for tibmllon to emigre for tha development of water power hy li. Iiiiiiaa mill Ihn amnio. Inalallng tli'it they should ha apKilntod ly the' governor. He asm u was a aiau u Ihn evnrullve. Tho uhetltulo pro vide that lha IrgUlature Invito 10 otV T western slate lo ai'iid tha dele gate to a convention to n held lu Portland n-t fall. Ulmlrk tnougiii that dig liimlnma would aland li'a i hanra of ronlrolllng tho Or gon dolo gutra If they wrro appolnti'd hy tho govrrnor Inetiad of Ihn li'glnlulorc. Dlinlck'a Mil to prohllilt tho hulling of duka In tho poiidii and Inkot on Iho Coliimlila, aaa dofi'iili'U In lh aim alo, ultliiHifcl' Iho author uindo a )inl taut fllfht fur It. Ho doclarrd tho duck iipviir rvachod Oregon City or other parts of the atnlo hi'onino nil wcro kllli'd In tho halted plncet. Ho Kiild other penplo ahould have na much right to the aporl aa tho "ilk alork lug gentry" of I'ortlnnd, who havo moro money thnn they know what to do with. Two reporta wore mado from tho i ii m ii rxnimittno nn Iho hill and tllO mnjorlly In favor of Ihn hill and thid minority agaluat It. Tli.o dlm-UBHion I'Hino up on a motion lo ttuhatlluto the minority wport, for tho majority, and thereby killing tho hill. Tho minor ity report wna ndopled hy n volo of 16 to 14. l)lmlrk wild n fow rlth men In Port hind owned or lenacd the lake and Hlougha along tho Columbia and poured tout of wheat Into them, and then slaughtered tho dnika by tho thouanmla. "Wo are getting tired of Hie game hoga down thero feeding oml slaugh tering these ducks," ho said, "We think n few of thoin ahould be allowed to como up tho Willamette viilloy." Sonntor Kiddle took a hand In tho sport. "I cannot seo sny hurm In feeding once In a whllo a poor hungry cluck or a slender limbed chicken, whothor It wears silk stockings or not," ho said. The vote was bb follows: For tho minority report and lo kill the bill Drlugham, llutler, Clarke, CtiBlk, Day, FnrTell, Kellahor. Kiddle, liBiigguth, Udnwebor, Mcllrldo, Mo sor, Perkins, 8mlth of Coos. Stewart, Mr. President. AgnlnHt the report Harrot, Ulnhop, UurgesB, Dlmlck, Garland, Hawley, Hollls, I J lA)llett, nagsdalo, Smith of .Toscphlno, Blrayer, Vinton, Von der Hollon, Wood. SCHOOL FILLED AT May FOR PENNANT The East Clackamas school was irowded Friday afternoon by studonta and parents when the school was pre sented with a standardization ponnant by Superintendent Cnlavan and Super visor Veddor. The rally la the' first of a series which will Inst through the sprlne. Pupils from the Sunnyslde school went to EaBt Clackamas Friday after noon and a spelling bee, the visit ors won. Doth Mr. Calavau and Mr. Vedder were present and dlncusaed achool topics at length. Parents alao . took a part In the afternoon's pro gram and several of them made talks. A dinner was served at noon. E SPLIT WITHOUT VOTE OF PEOPLE PETITION OF M PER CENT OP VOTERS IN tCCDINO SEC TION ALL REQUIRED ESTACADA AND COTTAGE CROVE KEN SAID TO BACK NEW PLAN Senator Dlmlck Inland to Kp "Wtalhtr Eyt" on Mtaiuro Cut Mor Introduce' Bill In 6yl HAI.KM. Ore. Feb. 10 (Hw lall A hill hating fr lit primary purpoto Dm m-atlon nf- new rnunllea from Clackamaa and l-nti countloa was In trodui'i'd In tho aennlo today by Mo aer. It la said to have been written by K W. Hartli'tt and J. W. Itwd of EalariMla. and Elbert llede. of Cottage (irove. If lha mua:ir bynnna a law It will lm a aliuiito matter for the rantern aec- ilnii of (Mnrliainaa roiintv and the aouthern section of I Jinn county to to redo and form the proved new rouii- ties of Canrnde and Neamlth. I ndiT thn preaent law both aectloua have trlnl to ainede, but fell far short of (lie required voir. The nn-ai-iit law tirovlilea tlllll a Unit of a I'o ii ii ty to berotno a county of A- ai'lf muat bo aiitliorlteil by a majoruy vote of that tlnii and a 3S per cent void of (he othir par(yr Hie routiiy l'nili-r the nninoiied law no I'leclU.ll 11 reiulri-d, and realdenla of Iho aecllon not a purt of the proHiaed county have no say whatever. It la provided thai thn boundary of the proposed ri'titity ahull not bo within acvrn miles of the old county seal. Now counties may l created from tho old onea hav ing populutloiia of mora than 2H.O0O. aaacaaed valuations of more than V-.- uiMi.iMiu ana areas of moro taan suu square miles. There muat remain with Ihn iilil roiinlv not leas thnn too square miles, 15,000 population aim aaaeaseu valuations or lis.ooo.ouo. It la provided that when not leas id t,r. m. r rent of the local voters of Iho district desiring to accede file a petition with the governor, ho shall appoint a commission of three mem bers, one a circuit Judgo of a district not comprising either tho old or the proposed county and others residents of their counties to mnko an Investi gation. Vpon reporting that It Is ad vlaablo to create a new county the governor must lue a nroclamatlon creating It. No election shall be held to vote uion tho proiKisnl and resi dents of tho other section of tho coun ty shall take no part whatever. Clackamaa county defeated by a largo majority a plnn to divide the county two years ago. It Is understood tho plan la to make Estncada the coun ty seat If tho now county Is created from Clackamas and Cottago drove the county seat of one to bo created from 1 4i no. Senator Dlmlck, when Baked his at tldiio regarding the bill, said ho bad not rood It carefully hut mudcd "keeping his weather eye upon It." E E A8AMA WITH CREW OF 600 IS AGROUND ON COAST OF LOWER CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. Feb. 4. The Japanese cruiser Annum, carrying a crew of 500 men, Is reported wrecked near Turtle Hay, less than 40 mllos from the place whore the steamers Isthmian and Ma lakka went on tho rocks December 18 off tho western const of Lower Cali fornia. The Asama struck on or be fore Monday and Is now a total wrock. although no- lives ore roported lost, according to report hero today. When the British collior Boyne ar rived hero Tuesday It had on board a Japanese naval officer, who refused to talk for publication. The Doyne's gangplank was not lowered while it was in tho harbor and the vessel had no dealing with the American authori ties othor than what was required by law. It Is reported now that the Japanose officer rnme from the wrecked Asama and that he filed from her the offlciul report ot the wreck to his government The presence of the Japsneso officer was known to the American federal authorities here, tut his buslnem was not given, it la snld the Asama's wirelesa weut out of commission Instantly when the ship struck. F. J. NELSON ILL Fred J. Nelson, who recently re turned from San Francisco where he was to havo Joined the crew of the battleshly Oregon In the cruise through the Panama canal, Is III with pneumonia at tho Good Samaritan hot niinl in Portland. Ha was In a seri ous condition the first of the week but Is better now. COUNTIES HAY B First Excursion Is Run Over The W. V. S. Scenery Along New Road Is Much Admired Excursionists Pay Short Visit To Mt. Angel The flrat eirursloii for Ihn general public over Hie lily completed rail way linn of the Willamette Valley Hoiithi-rn KalUay company left Ore gun City I o'clock Hunday afternoon lth liO rnlhualaallc etruraloiiUU, Three cart were required to a'coni uii'diite the paaaeticers, and the trip lo Mt. Ange na made lu eirelli-nt time. The rirurali.nlutt were ac romi anled by Judge Cralit II. lUinb k .n nl'li lit of thn roiupuny, and J. I. Klacrr, superintendent. At tvery sta tion crowd greetiMl the ncuralon (ruin, and at Mt. Angel the peaaengeri were allowed somo lime to View the city. NEWELL CREEK j ( - t 1 - Thlt trestle, located about a milt out part of the valley. It it 123 feet The scenery from this city to Mt. Angel ran bo compared with any other electric carllno. Deep ravines are crossed, and winding mountain streams greet the eye on every hand. The farming sections with tho moun tains in a dlttinnco makes a mont at tractive panorama. Hugo forests are entered where -hundreds of cords of wood are ready fur shipment. At Heaver Creek and Monitor are tho two distributing power houses which ore In connection with the mllroad depot. They are constructed of tiling and concrete, Tho power for thn operation of this electric rurline la secured al River Mill, near the head- SCHUEBEL LEADS INDUSTRIAL HOME CLACKAMAS REPRESENTATIVE HOLDS FLOOR DESPITE RULING OF CHAIR SENATE ADOPTS MEMORIAL BY DIMICK FOR RURAL CREDITS Oregon City Lawmaker Presents Strong Cate for Motor Bill Directing Liquor Pros ecution! SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 9. (Special) Representative Sehucbel despite the ruling of the chair that he was out of order kept the floor today and prob ably prevented the abolition of the slate industrial school for girls. The Joint ways and means committee failed to report on the bill making an appropriation for the school, and Hus ton nuked that the bill making the ap propriation for the boys' Industrial school bo amended so as to provldo 1-19.000 for a girls' school. Representative Porter In the chair ruled the motion out of order and Hus ton acqulecsed. Sehucbel Insisted he was not out of order and finally the house decided to ask the Joint ways and means committee to Introduce a bill providing on appropriation for the girls' school without recommendation so the house could vote upon It. It Is believed the measure will be passed by a small vote. The Dlmlck .memorial to congress asking that postal savings bank de posits bo used as a baslB for a rural credit system was adopted by the sen ate. It provides for an Increase of In terest to depositors from 2 to 3 per cent. All senators voted for the me morial, and It was declared by several to be the most feasible plan offered for establishing the system. The Clackamas senator made a strong fight for the Moser bill, giving the governor the light to direct the attorney general to conduct prosecu tions for violations of the prohibition law when It became apparent that dis trict attorneys were not doing tbetr duty. He said for the senate not to pass the measure would mean that it bad withheld the vote ot confidence of the governor. The bill waa referred to the Judiciary committee to deter mine Its constitutionality. T FOR S aler of the Clacaainaa river. Tb station at Molatla and Ml. And in marked with airul'ifa of the Cali fornia bungajow dilo. The Willamette Valley H-nltiera railway line paaers through one of the rti heat farming ewtli.h of Clei k auias and Marlon c"iMI-t The toll of thl aelliiO I Well aittrf4 lo the groalng of grain and pr-xlU'e of vart u'is kind. The llvi .ti, k Indualry la rxiiipylng the attentliu of many of the farmers, wllh gral Dairy Ing Is aUo carried on, niU!ly al Molalla and Ml. Ancl, aliere err in erlea hate been rataiillali'd and arn mi-etllig wllh auccea. TRESTLE ON THt WILLAMETTE VALLEY SOUTHERN 7' of Oregon City on the nt tltctrie lint It probably the Itrgett trtttlt In this high and 792 feet long. It wat built ttrly In tht hittory of tht road. During the past year Molulla hat taken on a rapid gri w th. A handsome high achool waa recently completed. I healdca a largo bal. which Is owned by the Molalla Hanu' antociatlon. Mo lalla has a firsts-lane hotel, grange hall, several large bin-lneiia blocks, weekly newspaper, and during the past year many handaome dwelling have been erected. , Mulino. which Is located near Mo lalla, will no doubt take on a rapid growth now, since. the completion of J tho railway.' Hero are largo aaw and rour mills, operuieu uy water power from Milk Crock. The flouring mill, owned and operated by C. T. Howard, DATE FOR "W. V. S. DAY IS CHANGED TO FEB. 20. "The "Willamette Valley South ern Day" will be held Saturday. February 20. Instead of Febru- ary, 21. This decision was j reached Friday by tho corn s' mlltee of Commercial club mem bers who believe that the event will meet with greater sue $- cess If It Is held on the week- $ end dny. Subscriptions raised -$ among business men have encour- ? i- aged the committee. OF AMERI FLAG IS PROTESTED WASHINGTON SENDS NOTES TO BOTH GERMANY AND GREAT BRITAIN WASHINGTON, Fob. 10. The Unit ed States government today, sent a note to Great Britain, making friendly observations on the use by British ships of neutral flags, and at tho same time dlBpotched a communication to Germany, Inquiring what steps would be taken by German naval command ers to vorlfy the identity of shlpB fly ing neutral flaps in the recently pro claimed zones of war around England and Ireland. While the Lusitanta Incident is not mentioned, the representations to Greot Britain are based on the state ment of the British foreign office, Jus tifying the use of neutral flags by her merchantmen to escape capture. The American government . points out how frequent and continued use of this Btrategem might cast doubt on the character of vessels really entitled to fly the American flag and produce dangers to which neutral ships ought not to be subjected on the high seaB and In unblockaded waters. The Introduction ot the submarine Into warfare produces Issues no cov ered by any existing declarations of International law, but the United States has made it clear, It i under stood, that an attack on a vessel fly ing the American flag, without first ascertaining that such use was ficti cious, could not but be viewed grave ly by the American government and bring about serious complications. Marion county authorities have pro posed to other Willamette valley coun ties a plan to erect sign boards at the county lines to designate to tourists on the trains the location ot the di visions In the Willamette valley. has lrn In jprra(l airi'e WA. Aft t Ihe drslh of Mr. Hoearl hi "n. ('. T. Iloeard, tuuk putaloa Tb rapailiy of Ible mill la t4 lnrt pr dy. The farming sm-iiosj of M.illb' It dralral'le for raltli.g of all auvl ol prd'Ke. a a u I ....1. IVI.rnarv ?n i.mi l.-n 1 ft aalde by the Oreg e City Coriiiuer- rial rtuh aa WHIamrtte Valley Houth n Day" the vlaitor lo ihia city on 111 day ll b glten a cordial ! rome. Three bam! are lo be pr- Ided for the orraalon. tii of M'- lalla. lt. Angel and tb U band of Orrgon City. The MoUlla and M'. Ang'l tend will arrompany the i ' 1 curs Ion cars from their repeeilve cit ies. A part of the entertainment that la being planned tor the visitors la a trip through the manufacturing estab lishments of this city. Tho offlrert of the Willamette Val ley Bouthern Hallway compauy. who will atsltt In the entertainment of Oregon Clty'a guests are Grant !L Dlmlck. president: O. D. Eby, vleoj president; J. L. Stsccr, superintend ent; Edwin Foster, traffic manager; W. A. Huntley, treasurer. Tho direc tors are G. A. Harding. Frank Busch. Henry Horning. Oliver Itobblns, W. A. Huntley, William Sheahan. 13. T. Mc- llaln. O. D. Eby and Grant It. Dlmlck. OREGON CITY TO VOTE ON WATER COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT TAKES FIRST NECESSARY STEP FOR ELECTION ANDRESEN, CHAIRMAN OF SOUTH FORK COMMITTEE. TELLS PLANS Every Councilman, Excepting Hackett, Votet for Retolutlon Propoted Amendment Included In Lengthy Document The voters of Oregon City and West Linn will vote on the South Fork water project on the same day, March 3. The first legal step toward calling the election was taken Mondny night by the council, when a resolution, con taining the complete amendment and calling the election, was read the first time and passed with only one oppos ing vote, that of Councilman Hackett. March 3, the date of the West Linn election, was selected by the com mittee so that ihe results in one town could not possibly have any effect on the other. Chairman Andresen, Engineer Rands and Attorney L. Stlpp were present at the council meeting and Mr. Andresen answered several questions asked by the councilmen and made a short talk, explaining several of the principal points In the document. The proposed amendment, now pre pared and approved, was read and a copy furnished to each member of the council. It provides that the build ing of the pipeline shall be done under the direction of the South Fork Water commission, composed of William An dresen, W. A. Long, M. D. Latourette, L. L. Porter and B. T. McBain. A monthly report and financial state ment Is called for and a bond of $10, 000 for every member of the commit tee and Its secretary and treasurer Is provided. Although West Linn will become a partner in the project if the bond Issues are approved, the name ot the town across the river Is not mentioned in the document In order to makeJt legally water-tight. TheVesolution, including the char ter amendment is printed on page two. PR0JECTMARCH3 W.V.S.ADDS TO THE CHANCES OF OPENISAWIL NEW ROAO BRINGS CREAT TRACT OF TIMBER IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH PLANT BASK, COXTROUNC PROPERTY, ATTEKPTS TO FKD A BUYER Offtrt Rtctlvtd From Northwttt Lum brmn Suggestion Msd to Um Sswlogt From Till amook County That the Grernpolnt aawmlil, for merly oprraied under the nam of the Ortg-on City UutuUr h Manufactur ing company, may be operated before the end of the summer after four years of Idleness. Is evident from the detrlopments of lb Uat month. Thn properly, whlrh ha an Inven tory value of 1 101. (KM). I controlrd by the First National bank al F. J Meyer, ranhler of the bank. I truatee. The bank secured control of the mill through a rhatel mortgage several years ago when It was closed for the last time. The fart that the plant I located tome dtatanre from a large body of aiarkelable timber ha alwayt been the principal hlnderanre to the oper ation of the plant, but with the com pletion of the Willamette Valley Southern, which tape tho great forett belt In the eattern part of Clackamas and Marlon counties, enough timber it within eaiy reach to keep the mill buay for an Indefinite period In the opinion of those in touch with the tit uatlon. The terminal yards of the new electric line Join the mill prop erty. Another suggestion has been made which. If carried Into execution, would bring timber from Tillamook county to Oregon City. The extension of tne Pnrituml- Ftueene and Eastern. Com pleted last Saturday, which connects the local tupe? plans with Oswego, runs within a short distance of the Tillamook road. A branch to connect these two roadi could be built easily and logs from the coast country could be diimned Into the Willamette here at a comparatively small cost, say those Interested In the local plant It la known that the First National bank has received several offers from northwest lumbermen during the month nf January. The mill has been for sale for some time, but owing to the difficulty ot obtaining a good qua! itv of loes. DroiDoctlve buyers have re fused to take over the properly. The price asked by the bank Tor tr.e prop erty has not been made public. The property on which the mill Is built is the property of the Crown Wil lamette Paper company but the mill holds a lease on the property. The mill has a long stretch of river trout age. Th entilnment of the plan Is con sidered as modern aa any lu the Wil lamette valley. It has a capacity o. 75 nnn feet a inv and the sash and door factory In connection wnu l!.e mill can turn out 300 doors daily. Tht machinery Is valued over $70 000. The nlan was built a number of years ago by local business men and ran flva venrs steadily. With the Southern Pacific and the Portland Rniiwnv i.icht & Power company on one side and the river on the other, a cheap and convenient road to a mar ket in Portland was always found. Ei PLANT STARTED UP COMMERCIAL CLUB ENDEAVORS TO SECURE REVIVAL OF INDUSTRY PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10. So anx ious are the people of Oswego for the enlivening of industry that the Com mercial club of Oswego has written aBking the Portland Commercial club to use Its Influence to Induce the Ore gon Iron & Steel company to submit the lowest bid for water pipe to be bought by the city, also to secure greater Interest on the part of the people generally spending money for home products bo that the cosh will be kept at home. A letter from Arthur McVoy, secre tary of the Oswego club, reads In part: "Our plant has been closed since June 25, 1914, and many hands have had a hard time to pull through, and now the dark clouds seem to lift and our people are Just waiting to see if they city fathers will help to keep that $200,000 at home. I believe If all will Join In and request the Oregon Iron Steel company to do the best to bid the lowest, that they will endeavor to do se and the money will be like the bread cast on the waters, after many days It will return, so I trust all good citizens will take notice and help to keep money at home and faithfully do their part to patronize home industries." FINAL PROGRAM W.V.S. EVENTS OF DAY WILL BEGIN AT 10 A. M. ANO END AT 4:15 P. M. KOLALU, MOOSE POSTPONE THE DATE OF DANCE FOR EM Thrta Bandt Securtd From Oregon City, Molall and ML Angel Vliltt to Mill Are Planned The oroKram for tho Willamette Valley Southrrn day, February 20. waa completed by the I'ommrrriul club committee Wednesday. Minor rhangi t may be made before the day of the event. Prearn. Indication are that several thousand pc.'a r.a will pr. biloy Jolt. In Ihe eclebrat'ou. pecui'ly alnre ino day baa been thrown open to all resi dents of tht count. The Molalla Moose, Joining in the true spirit of tho affair, have postponed the annual Mooe dance to a later date. The tint trains over the Willam ette Valley Southern will come In at 10 o'clock and will be met by the Oregon City Moose band and 100 business men. Mayor Jouca wl!. de liver a aneech of welcome. The par ade at 10:45 o'clock will be the feature of the morning session and the con certs and speechlng in the afternoon. Three hands have been secured: the Oregon City Moote band, the Molalla and the ML Angel organlzationa. The Willamette Navigation company, the woolen mills and the Hawley Pulp Pauer company have co-opereled with the committee and the visitors will be conducted through the plans und giv en a ride to the falls. The tormni nt of tha dav will end at 4:15 o'clock in the afternoon when the farewell reception will be given at Fif teenth and Main streets. The complete program follows. 10:00 An ival trains over Willamette Valley railway. Address of welcome, by May or Jones. 10:30 President G. B. Dlmlck of Wil lamette Valley Southern rail way wilt pull the gold spike at Fifteenth street, and present the same to the mayor of ML Angel. 10:45 Headed by Moose band parade will march aa follows: 1 Moose band. 2 Autos with distinguished visitors. 3 Oregon City business men 4 ML Angel band. 5 ML Angel visitors. 6 Molalla band. 7 Mololla visitors. 8 Clackamaa county citi zens, etc. Ending at Third aud Main streets. 11:00 Lady and children guests with guides will Inspect the proper ties of the Oregon City Woolen mill. Gentlemen guests with prop er guides will inspect plant of Hawley Pulp A Paper Co. 11:30 Guests will embark on steam ers of Willamette Navigation company at O. R. N. dock and view the Willamette falls and river. 12:00 Steamers will land at Oregon City Transportation company dock at Eighth street. 1:00 Reception at Commercial club. Speeches, etc. 1:00 to 4:00 Band concerts, free. Free dance. Moving picture shows free to visitors. Special demonstrations at leading stores. 4:15 Farewell reception and band concerts at Fifteenth and Motn streets. SUIT FOR $10,000; DISTRICT FIGHT AT WITCHITA ENDS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT John Gibson, a school director In the Witchlta district near Mllwaukle, won a Judgment for only $100 In his $10,006 slander suit against Jerome Avery In the circuit court Saturday. The suit grew out ot a factional fight in the Witchlta distrlcL Avery, the leader In the fight against the school board, called Gibson, a director, a thief, according to testimony Intro duced by the latter. , The plaintiff Introduced seven wit nesses In an attempt to prove that he had been slandered while the defend ant had only one. Avery denied each and every statement made by Gibson and bis witnesses. George C. Brow nell represented Avery and J. E. Hed ges, Gibson. The Jury was out about an hour. R DAY HOW COMPLETED