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YEARS. I ACTUAL FACT
PAVMINT OF IJ7VOOO II FOL
LOW ID IMMIDIATILY BV
TRANSFER OF CANAL.
N.LLM, CAP! AIM GORDON. IS
FIRST BOAT THROUGH PASSAGE
John Chamber. Who Wi Foreman
of Construction and Wa Look
tender for 41 Year, Operate
Lift for llumir,
Rrallilng I ho iiitilllun of Willamette
valley buatnea turn and farmer fur
Iho lat half century, I ho Orrfuu City
locks wer taken oer by Iho federal
government at II o'clock Monday
morning.
Tha par tiirnt of 1376.000. tho pur
chaae prlr of tha property, wa mad
a frw minutes before 11 o'rliirk. Mon
day mnrnlnii. Major II. C. Jewelt. I'ol
lod Blalea engineering curpa. mail tho
payment lo Franklin T. Orlfflth, preM
drill of tho Portland Railway Light A
Tower company. Th tranaaction was
concluded In Iho offlro of I lt ri t At
torney Rcamea, who waa reprceenled
by Everett A. Johnaon, lili flrat a,
tlalant.
Aa aoon aa tho Portland Hallway
Until A Power company had received
(ho money, the locka became Iho prop
ertr of Iho government and T. V. Bui-
llvan, of thla rlty, hydraulic enxlnerr
of Iho power company, waa notified by
telephona fr m Iho olflco of Mr. (irlf
fllh. Ho, In turn, aent word to John
Chambers, ths lock tender, that every
boat paaalnK through tha lock after
that hour would o without lolla.
Lang Flrat Boat Through.
Tho N. R. Una. of tho fleet of tho
Willamette Navigation company, waa
the flrat boat to no thmuith at 11:40 a,
m. Captain Gordon piloted tho craft.
Included among thnao on board were
Captain Young, port captain of the
Willamette Navigation company; T,
V. 8ulllvan, prealdcnt of the Oregon
City Commercial club; O. D. Eby,
chairman of publicity committee of the
Commercial club; M. D, Jjilourette,
aecretary of the Commercial club; E.
Kenneth Stanton, mill awcrelary of the
Crown Willamette Paper company;
and Harold Hwafford, auditor of the
Willamette Navigation company. The
rent of the party waa compoaed of of
fice employee of the Crown Willamette
mill.
The I-ang waa In the upper rivet
when the newa wa received that the
payment had been mado In Portland.
Captain Gordon Immediately aent word
to Mr. fliilllvan and the Crown Wll
lametto office Hint he would go
through the locka at once ao that he
could claim the honor of being the
flrat to use the canal under federal
control.
HIM ADMIRAL
OF CELEBRATION
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OFFICER OF FLEET ANNOUNCED
AT WEEKLY MEETING OF
LIVE WIRE!.
PROMINENT HEN
OF FOUR STATES
AREON PROGRAM
CONGRESSMEN, GOVERNORS ANO
SENATORS WILL BE IN OREGON
CITY, MAY S.
STEMS, HUTU AND LAM,
m LEAVE AT 130 P. H
VETERAN LOCKTEMR, JOHN
CHAMBERS. IS VICE-ADMIRAL
Steamers Ruth and Lang Secured to
Take Party of Vlaltora and
Prominent Realdtnto from
Hare t Portland.
Oregona Pays Tolls.
The Oregona, of the fleet of tho
Oregon City Transportation company,
waa the Innt boat to uao tho canal un
der private ownership and, consequent-
ly. the last ahlp to pay lolla. Captain
Rnabo commanilH tho Oregona which
waa bound from PortlumI up the river.
During the afternoon Monday tho
Annln Cummins, the (loorgo ilurton
tho Ruth and the Oraliamona piiHsed
through tha locks.
John Chambera, who hna been re
tained by tho government ns lockmas-
tor, and hla aon, (loorgo Chambers,
who will act aa loektender under the
new ownership, operated the locka for
tho Lang Monday morning. Mr. Chain
bnra Sr., waa foreman during the Inst
two years of the construction of tho
locks and for tho 4S years they wore
controlled by private. Interests was In
charge of their operation. Ho was
horo when the first bont was escorted
through the canal In January, 1873.
Reconstruction Plana Made,
Four yonra ago tho Oregon legisla
ture appropriated $300 000, to bo usod
with a like sum Appropriated by con
gress, for the purchase and reconstruc
tion of tho locks. Two yean ago tho
legislature passed an act relinquishing
state title or claim to the locks In
favor of the government.
It Is estimated that about $300,000
will bo necessary for tho reconstruc
tion of tho locks. Tho government en
gineers havo their plans complete. The
work will bo In charge of Engineer
Thompson, who was present at Mon
day morning's transaction.
rtosldes tho rebuilding of the locks,
a third wall will tie built, so that the
Portland Railway, Light & Power com
pany will have a separate canal to
convoy water to Its power plant. The
low water depth In the locks will be In
creased from 2 to 6 foot.
DESTROYED BY EIRE
A fire partially destroyed the house
of J. R. Hunt on the outskirts of Wil
lamette between 6:30 and 7 o'clock
Thursday night.
The bla.o was put out bofore much
damage was done and before the Wil
lamette fire department ntrlved. Tho
house caught fire from brush that was
being burned.
II. T. Mcltaln, mill manager of tho
Crown Willamette Paper rompeny.
has been appointed admiral of the
fleet at tho approaching cclebiatlon of
Tho Dallee Celllo Canal Oregon City
locks In thla rlty May 1 The an
nouncement was made Tueaday at the
weekly luncheon of the l-lve Wires by
T. W. Bulllvan. president of tho Com
mercial club and chairman of tho cele
bration committee.
Mr. Mcltaln has made the following
appointments of Willamette valley cltl
lena to act aa hla aldea during the cele
bration here:
Vlre-Admlrale E. Kenneth Btanton,
II. A. Stafford, K. Ilurslem Thompson.
Joseph N. Teal, John Cbambere, R. J.
Young.
Rear Admirals O. I). Eby. J. R.
Iledgea. T. W. Hutllvan. O. R. Dlmlck.
George C. Prownell. W. A. Dlmlck,
Charles W. Rlstry. O. Schucbel, l.lnu
E. Jones. John l-ewthwalle 8r W. 1..
Mulvey, Gordon E. Ilayea. Gilbert U
Iledgea, M. I). t-atourette, W. R. I-ouus,
Franklin T. Griffith. A. J. Lewihwalte.
W. P. Ilawley, A. R. Jacobs. E E.
Ilrodle. T. A. Pope. W. E. Pratt
Charles II. Caufleld. C. D. Utourctte,
George A. Harding. II. S. Anderson.
John 11. Lrwthwaltn. J. W. Draper, K.
W. 11111. Governor Ernest Ulster of
Washington, I'nlted Statea 8cnator
llrady of Idaho. Governor Alexander of
Idaho. I'nlted Statea Senator Thomas
J. Walsh of Montana, Congressman
Humphrey of Washington, O. H. Cold-
well. Wallace R. Strublo. Governor
James Wlthycombe of Oregon. State
Treasurer Thomas II. Kay, Secretary
of State Hen W. Olcott. Mayor C. Til
bury of McMlnvllle. W. P. Mney. II. O.
j n hup. w, .11. iiniiiiiion. i. if. lump-
bell, Frank Unsch. W. A. Huntley,
Chsrlea II. Dye, E. R. Rrown, T. Os
mund. C. O. Huntley, 11. E. Cross. R. A.
I-clter
Captains Alex Gordon. O. M. Hog
dule. W. E. Inman.
Tho Bteamers Ruth and Lang of Ore
gon City have boon secured through
tho courtesy of the WMllnnietto Navi
gation company to take distinguished
visitors and prominent rosldents of
Oregon City to Portland early In tho
afternoon of May 6 to participate In
the celebration at Portland.
Railroads Make Ratta from All Wil
lamette Valley Points and Eaeur
alone Are Plannod From
Town en Rlvar.
LOSES SUIT HERE
AUTOMOBILE COMPANY WINS
$2000 JUDGMENT FOR LOSS
OF TRUCK.
The White Company won a Judg
ment for $2000 against Multnomah
county Wednesday afternoon In the
circuit court for tho loss of an auto
mobile truck on "Good Roads Day,"
1!)R Tho Jury was out from 11:30 a.
m. to 2:45 o'clock.
Tho automobile company donated
tho use of an automobile truck to haul
gravel for use on roads In the eastern
part of the county. While crossing a
bridge acrosB the Sandy river near the
automobile clubhouse, the car fell
through to the river and waa badly
damaged.
J. W. Sowyor, a civil engineer, was
the only witness put on the stand Wed
nesdny. He testified that the county
had not been warned that the bridge
was dangerous. Deputy District At
torney Pierce appeared In the matter
for the county.
R. M. LEHMANN CAPTURED.
R. M. Lehmann, who escaped from
the state hospital for the Insane at
Salem the fore part of the week, was
captured near Willamette Saturday
morning by Sheriff Wilson and re
turned to Salem that afternoon. He Is
not violent and offered no resistance.
Lehmann was committed from Mult'
nomah county and at one time was
manager of the Pacific hotel, Portland.
Congrraamon, governors, I'nlted
Htatea senators and prominent citizens
from tho threo northwestern state
will bo In Oregon City on the morning
of Mar to take part In The Dalle
Celllo Canal Oregon City l-ocka cele
bration. Tho final detailed program
waa completed Wedneaday afternoon
by T. W. Hulllvan and M. D. Latourette.
the committee In charge of the event
The program of the day begins at
R:30 o'clock In the morning and end
at 1:30 when the ateamera, Ruth ami
lng. of the fleet of the Willamette
Navigation company, will take the vlal
tora and local prominent rltlirna to
Portland to take part In the celebra
tion In that city In the afternoon and
evening.
Many Officiate to Coma.
Tho principal event on the program
la the speaking and ceremonlea from
the grandatand, which will probably
be the courthouse steps. In case of
rain, the apeaklng will bo In Iluach's
hall, Eleventh and Main streets. The
41 sponaors of trlbutarlea of the Co
lumbia and Willamette rivers. Govern
or Mater of Waahlngton. Governor
Alexander of Idaho. Senator Walah of
Montana. Senator Hrady of Idaho, Con
greaiman Humphrey of Waahlngton
Congresaman Ilawley of Oregon and
Senator Chamberlain are among thoae
who will take part In the program. At
noon there will be a luncheon at the
Commercial club to the sponsor, the
speakers, the board of governor of
tho Commercial club and other guests.
The solemn ceremony of the transfer
of the lock from the Portland Railway
Light A Power company to the govern
memnt and then to the people will be
the feature of the morning. The locks
will be formally delivered by FYanklln
T. Griffith of the power company to
the United Statea war department
through Colonel C. II. McKlnstry,
Colonel McKlnstry. In turn, will pre
sent the property to the public and
Governor Wlthycombe will deliver the
response.
Roada Give Rata.
Tho Southern Pacific will give ex
curslon rates on the fifth and sixth
of the month as far south as Eugene
and speclnl excursions will be run
from McMlnnvlllo, Dayton, Balom and
other valley points. The Willamette
Valley Southern will probably give
rates from Mt. Angel and Molalla.
The complete program followa:
8:30 to 9:15 a. m. Rand concert a
Seventh and Main streets by the Ore
gon City band.
9 to 9:30 a. ni. Assembling ot hosts
from all Willamette valley cities, Port
land and other Oregon towns.
9:45 a. m. Arrival of the 42 queens
aa representatives of the tributaries
of tho Willamette and Columbia rivers.
10 a. m. Monster automohllo, vehi
cle and foot parade, which will begin
at Fourteenth and Main streets, move
south to Second street on Main street
and return to grandstand.
10:46 a. m. The following program
will be given at the grandstand with
T. W. Sullivan, president of the Com
mercial club na master of ceremonies:
Formal Presentation of Lock.
Address of welcome by Mayor Jones
and response by mayors of Willamette
valley townB. -
Formal delivery of Oregon City locks
by Franklin T. Griffith, president of
the Portland Railway Light & Power
company, to the United States war de.
partment through Colonel C. H. Mc
Klnstry, United States englneor.
Formal presentation of the Oregon
City locks to the public by Colonel Mc
Klnstry,
Response by Governor Wlthycombe.
Arrival of mnlda with vessels of water
from the Willamette river above the
falls and emptlng Into lower river.
Meeting of the waters, presided over
by Miss Satlo Sullivan, queen of the
Willamette.
Song. "America." led by Oscar Lawr
ence Woodfln with the audience Join
ing In. Accompanied by the Moose
band.
Address by T. N. Teal.
Solo by Oscar Lawrence Woodfln.
Addresses by Governor Lister of
Washington, Governor Alexander of
Idaho, Senator Ttrndy of Idaho, Repre
sentative Humphrey of Washington,
Representative Ilawley of Oregon, Sen
ator Chamberlain. Prominent local
citizens will talk.
12:30 p. m. Luncheon nt Commor
claf club to queens, speakers, board of
governors of the Commercial club and
distinguished guests.
1:30 p. m. Embark on Willamette
river fleet In charge of Admiral Mc
Rnln at Eighth and Main streets.
Fleet will proceed to Portland to meet
the upper Columbia river fleet, which
Is coming down from Celllo and The
Dalles and participate in the Portland
program. 1
WORK Off LOCKS MAY
BE BEGUN AT
ENGINEER! PROPOSE TO SUS
PEND OPERATIONS UNTIL
WALL IS COMPLETED.
PORTLAND. Or., April M.-Plana
for rhaoxea In Iho canal and locka
through which oavU-atlon la poaalble
around tho fall of tho Willamette at
Oregon City are being conaldered sine
tho till to th waterway actually
paaaed to th war department today
from tho Portland Railway, Light A
Power company. A scheme under con
sideration I for a s'laprnalon of all
traffic, ao that a big concrete wall,
hlrb will separate the upper baatn
from tbo foreliay of corporations which
derive water power from above, can
be con true ted without delay.
To bring that about companies using
water power at the falls are to be con
ferred with to ascertain If they would
be willing to operate their plant by
ateam for the lime required to erect
the dividing wall above a point that
might bo reached by any high water
experienced In tbo upper river during
the coming erason. Consent to the
move, which I regarded aa one of
mutual benefit, will pave the way for
an early start In building the. wall
under Ihoao conditions all water would
be drained from the upper basin ao
th work could b started on the bot
tof under the most favorable circumstance.
ECHOES OF HILL
MURDER HEARD IN
SUIT BY LEVIS
ACTION INSTITUTED BY DETEC
TIVE AGAINST COUNTY MAY
GO TO JURY TODAY.
EVIDENCE SECURED UNDER PACT
GIVEN TO HEDGES, HE TESTIFIES
District Attorney on Stand Say ln
vostlgator Accepted Contract Only
Aftor Matter Had Boon Pro
eontsd Many Tlmaa.
350,000 SALMON
FRY LIBERATED IN
III
IM ERE
350 CANS, EACH WITH ABOUT 1000
FISH, BROUGHT IN CAR,
RAINBOW.
SHIPMENT IS HADE FROM
THE BONNIYUIE HATCHERY
Fry Will 8tay In River Her Until
They Are Six Inch Long, Say
Those In Charge of Big
Shipment
Three hundred and fifty thousand
salmon fry were placed In the Willam
ette river Friday under the direction
of the state fish and game commission.
The fish were brought here from the
Itonnlville hatchery in 10 gallon cans.
The car of the fish and game commis
sion. Rainbow, was used to transport
the fish. Each can contained about
1000 fish. They were hauled to the
Oregon City transportation dock at the
foot of Eighth street by Dave Williams.
In the opinion of the men who di
rected the distribution of the fish,
they have reached the size and age
that they will not be devoured by larg
er fish. The fry are between two and
a half and three inches long and are
several months old.
Tho fish will stay In the Willamette
until they become about bIx Inches
long and then they will leave for the
sea, not returning until they have
reached full slr.e. Every one of the
fish liberated Friday will return to the
Willamette, say state fish wardens.
Tho Inrge shipment of fish put in
the river Friday is the first for the
last year. In 1914 several hundred
thousand fish were brought here In the
Rainbow and liberated near the falls.
KEEPERS OF FRIARS'
V
FORMER HEAD OF RESORT SEEKS
TO COLLECT ATTORNEY'S
FEF cROM WILBURS.
John Ditchburn, a Portland attorn
noy with offices In the Stock Exchange
building, who defended Willie Wilbur
and Julius Wilbur .proprietors of the
Frlnrs club at Mllwaukie, has filed a
suit In the circuit court acainst the
Wilbur s lor $405. He aliened that he
Is entitled to $;t00 for attorney's fees
and $105 for money loaned them.
Mr. Ditchliurn was president of the
Friars' club and alone defended the
Mllwaukie resort during the two pros
ecutions in the circuit court here. The
first cbarse brought ngainst the pro
prietors of tne place, which was for
merly the Mllwaukie Tavern, was
helling liquor to minors, and the sec
ond charge, which followed a sensa
tional raid ) Sheriff Mass, was sell
ing liquor on Sunday.
The suit is taken to indicate that the
once friendly connection between the
Wilburs and Ditchburn has been brok
en up.
FENCE MUST BE MOVED
The county court has ordered S. A.
Miller, a farmer In the Needy district,
to rebuild a quarter of a mile of fence
which, the court claims. Is partially on
the county road. At one place, it Is
alleged, the fence Is almost in the
middle of the road.
HILI.fi nORO, Or. April 26. (Spe
cial to The Enterprise) A Multnomah
county plaintiff, suing Clackamas
county court, before a Waahlngton
county Jury and Clatsop county
Judge, wa the Interesting situation
arising here today from the $2000 suit
brought by L. L. Levings, Multno
mah county detective, against Clack
amaa county for alleged service.
Judge Eakln presided. Clackamaa
county, by Ita Judge and commission
er. H. S. Anderst. W. J. Smith and
W. II. Mattoon, were defendant, the
alleged contract having been made
during the time Mr. Smith waa In of
fice. The drawing of the Jury and the
witnesses for the plaintiff consumed
the entire day and It Is doubtful If the
case will reach the Jury before Tues
day evening.
Confession of Crime Hinted.
Incidentally echoes of the Hill mur
der case were brought out and not the
least bit of surprising testimony was
that of Plaintiff Levlng who, on
cross-examination by Grant B. Dimlck.
alleged that he bad aecured some
statements, which if corroborated,
would amount to practically a confes
sion. The details of this disclosure
were not made public.
The action Is the outgrowth of the
Clackamas court's refusal to pay a bill
presented by Levings last fall for de
tective services performed according
to the terms of an alleged contract
which It la claimed he made with th
county. In July. 1914.Thts contract,
Mr. Levings contends, calls for an In
vestigation of the Hill tragedy be
tween 23rd day of July and the first
day of November, 1914, In which the
sum of $2000 and his expenses was
to be paid Mr. Levings for his labors.
The bill was finally disallowed by the
county on the ground that no work
had been done, as far aa the couuty
court knew.
Loving on Stand 3 Hour.
Mr. Levings was on the stand in bis
own behalf almost three hours this aft
ernoon. He testified that he had made
this contract reluctastl with the coun
ty. only after solicitation had been
made by District Attorney Hedges and
Sheriff Mass, whom the witness testi
fied, were anxious for assistance In
carrying on the work of investigating
the now famous Ardenwald tragedy.
That he had finely consented to dis
cuss the matter with the county court,
and that eventually the contract was
made, alleged Mr. Levings. He further
stated that be had not guaranteed the
court or promised them at any time
that he would find the murderer or
bring about an indictment in connec
tion with the crime, but that he had
simply promised his best efforts as an
experienced detective, in investigating
the murder. He further stated in his
testimony, that he had told the court
It waa his own Judgment in the matter
that he could not secure an Indict
ment. Notoriety 1 Avoided.
The price for the work was agreed to
bo $2000 and expenses, according to
Mr. Levings. That owing to the neces
sity of avoiding notoriety in the con
ducting of the Investigation, it was
agreed that the expense money should
be presented to the court for allow
ance by Sheriff Mass at various times,
under the heading. "For investigating
crime," and that no record of the trans
action would be made public, as a pub
lic knowledge of such a contract would
greatly lessen the chances of success
against the murderer.
The detective claimed that he had
spent between $200 and $300 in the
case as expenses, and that the results
of his work, which were not made pub
lic at the trial, had been turned over
to District Attorney Hedges. He stated
that he had worked on the case almost
continuously from the date of the mur
der, on the score of citizenship and
not as a hired detective and that prior
to his employment by Clackamas coun
ty he had spent approximately $2500
on the case of his own money. ;
Hedges Is Put on Stand.
District Attorney Gilbert Hedges, of
Clackamas county, testified for the
plaintiff that It was his first duty im
mediately after going in office in ISIS,
to go carefully over all the records
relative to the Hill murder trial. That
he investigated Levings, found him re
liable and responsible and endeavored
to secure his service In an effort to
work out the Hill tragedy. That the
court agreed with him that outside
assistance should be employed and
that Levings was finally hired In order
to make a thorough, painstaking In
vestigation and to get all the evi
dence anywhere obtainable to solve
the mystery. That later he "O. K.'d"
Levings bill but that Mr. Mulvey had
refused to draw the warrant. Mr.
Hedges further stated thai Mr. Lev-
(Continued on Page 4.)
COUNTY IN 15 MINUTES
CAHAL AT CELILO
I OPENED
FIRST
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TR
COURT DENIES MOTION OF OE
FENDANT FOR INSTRUCTED
VERDICT.
JUDGE ANDERSON WD JAMES
SMITH APPEAR AS HUES
CROWDS ON BANKS GO WILD
AS TWO VESSELS MEET IN
THE LOCKS.
BUILDER IS ABOARD Cf FIRST
SHIP TO MAKE JOURNEY THROUGH
Representative Sinnott and Othar
Prominent In Opsn Rlvar Plana
Ar en Board Cost of Big
Canal I $5,000,000.
THE DALLES. Ore.. April 28. I'n-
Intemipted navigation between the
Pacific ocean and Lewlston. Idaho,
more than BOO mile Inland, has been
established.
The Celllo canal, which ha been ten
year In building and upon which
Uncle Sam has expended $5,000,000,
has been opened.
Today' opening, though, was wholly
informal. It wa merely preliminary
to the formal opening, which will take
place next Wednesday. Rut It dem-
onstarted to the utmost satisfaction
of the United States army englnetra
and to the advocate of open-river nav
igation that the Celllo waterway now
I ready to receive traffic moving In
either direction and that the further
development of the Columbia river
basin, which has been retarded by the
naurai obstructions In the river, can
proceed.
To the steamer Inland Empire, one
of the original open-river fleet, ws
given the honor ot leading the way
hrough :he canal She passed dorn
the rivf r. from east to west The J. N.
Teal, of the same fleet, went up the
river, from west to east.
To all outward appearances and for
all practical purpose the canal was
operated today as If In use for years.
It took approximately three hours for
the Inland Empire to pass from the
entrance above to the exit below.
The lock-gates were operated with
evident ease and with utmost preci
sion. Captain David Smith was at the
wheel. He guided the ship through
the narrow channel as if he had been
at the task all his life.
On the main forward deck stood
Colonel Jay J. Morrow, the United
States engineer who has had charge
of construction work Others in the
group on board were Joseph N. Teal,
frequently referred to as "the father
of the open river," on account of his
persistent efforts on behalf of the
work; Representative Sinnott, of the
Second Oregon Congressional district;
Wallace R. Stuble, secretary of the
committee In charge of the formal cele
bration next week; Captain W. P.
Gray, admiral of the fleet that will
officiate at next week's exercises, and
many others.
Member of Court Testify DUtlv
Mado No Report of Work on
Murdae Judge Dlmlck
Addreaae Jury.
ENGINEER'S SALARY
SPEED IN LEGISLATIVE
RESULTS IN ERROR
CHANGING LAW.
WORK,
IN
SALEM, Ore., April 23. By means
of an error made by the last legisla
ture the salary of John H. Lewis, state
engineer. Is doubled and if Mr. Lewis
desires he will have a right to draw
$6000 annually.
The mistake occurred through the
hasty methods employed during the
closing hours of the legislature- in
paB9lng the bill consolidating the of
fice of state highway engineer with
that of the state engineer.
In Jamming the measure through be
fore adjournment a clause was insert
ed to the effect that wherever In any
law the name of the Btate highway
engineer appeared, the name "state
engineer" Bhould be placed. No ex
ception was made to the provision In
the old highway commission act which
places the salary of the state highway
engineer at $3000 a year.
Attorneys say this section fixing tho
highway engineer's salary was not re
pealed and therefore if the other pro
vision of the new law is followed
changing the name of state highway
engineer to state engineer, Mr. Lewis
would be entitled to draw this addi
tional salary.
In the consolidation bill provision is
made that the deputy engineer to he
appointed, which is now Cantine shall
receive $3000 annually.
A bride in Korea must not speak
during the first day of her married
life; the next morning, however, she
may give free reign to her tongue.
HILL8I10RO, Or. April 17. (8pe
clal to The Enterprise.) A verdict for
$2000 wa returned for U U Levlng
and agalnat Clackamaa county tonight
In the suit of the former for pay for
alleged detective service In tb Hill
murder cat.
Judge Eakln' charge to the Jury
ended at 7 o'clock tonight and at 7: IS
the Jury came In with a verdict The
court Instructed the Jury to recognize
the contract and to determine whether
Ita provialona had been fulfilled by
the plaintiff.
A five hours' legal battle featured
the last chapter of the trial, when
the case finally reached the argument
stage. Judge Eakln denied pla!utlffs
motion for an instructed verdict, fol
lowing an hour's quibbling by the at
torneys and ruled that the Jury should
be the Judge aa to whether Levlng
had fully performed his contract In
order to support a Judgment In his
favor.
Judge Dlmlck Addresses Jury.
Attorney Flttgeraid opened the
argument for the plaintiff, followed
by Harry Bagley and Judge Grant B.
Dlmlck for the defendant The latter
made an eloquent defenae for the coun
ty, and bitterly criticising the Clack
amas officlala and Mr. Levinga for not
presenting th evidence which they
claimed to have secured, and which In
the opinion of ex-Sheriff Mas was
sufficient to secure an Indictment He
strongly sustained the court' action,
a agenta and custodian ot the public
fund ot the taxpayer of the county. In
refusing to pay the bill presented by
Levlng.
Honorable George Dagley. of this
city, recently appointed circuit Judge
for Washington county, closed the case
for Levings and what probably waa his
final appearance aa a trial lawyer in
the Washington county circuit court
rang true with appealing argument
sustaining the plaintiff. He took the
stand that the contract had been mado
and ratified by the court that Levings
had performed all the duties required
thereby and that he waa therefore en
titled to a complete verdict
Judge Anderson on Stand.
The morning session was devoted
entirely to the examination of County
Judge Anderson and Commissioner
Smith. Their testimony was in many
respects contradictory to that of Mr.
Levings and District Attorney Hedges
given yesterday. Judge Anderson tes
tified that the agreement was made
with Mr. Levings to Investigate the
Hill case, on the earnest recommenda
tion ot Mr. Hedges and Mr. Mass, and
that while It was not distinctly provid
ed as to just what extent the work
would go, it waB his, Mr. Anderson's
opinion and impression that an indict
ment or a conviction was to be se
cured. He stated that he had met Mr. Mass
and Mr. Levings at a date subsequent
to the agreement and had asked as to
what progress was being made. They
told him. said Mr. Anderson, that prog
ress had been made but seemed reluc
tant about going into detail. Asked
what provision had been made as to
expenses, Judge Anderson replied:
Evidence Is Not Produced.
'The county court was to pay $2000.
I did not understand that the county
was to pay exoenses." -
As to his motive in refusing to pay
the bill Mr. Anderson stated it was be
cause of a lack of evidence that any
thing had been done. No report was
ever made to the court of the prog
ress of the work, according to Judge
Anderson, who stated: "It was a fact
we did not know what we were paying
for; that no report was ever made to
us which would justify such an expenditure."
Commissioner Smith when called to
the stand said: "My impression was.
and is yet, that he was to find the
guilty party, and that if at the expira
tion of three months, he had not se
cured a conviction or an indictment,
he would continue the work."
The testimony of Commissioner Mat-
ton corroborated in the main, that of
Judge Anderson and Commissioner
Smith, and he further stated that he
had personally asked Levings to make
some statement of the work he had ac
complished.
MRS. A. E. KELSO SEEKS DIVORCE.
After almost 20 years of married
life, Adel E. Kelso has filed a suit
against Tyra M. Kelso, making the
general charge of cruel and Inhuman
treatment. She alleges that besides
heaping many abuses upon her, he
forced her to earn a living for their
family. Tbey have four children:
Marie, Torie, Lorle and Florie Kelso
The couple was married October 13.
1S5, in Hillsboro, Washington county.