OkhOON HISTORICAL OOCIKTr T 0 U h f. 1 i U I L r; , , nCCOf.'O COR . TAYLOR CT . . i'Ol Tl. A'n , OR K , OREGON QTY ENTE Th Enterprise l th only Clasktma County Newspaper that print (l of h new of thi ) (rowing County. The Weakly Enterprise lo worth lha price. Comport It with other and thin ouU- 4 it r I bo. . FORTY NINTH YIAR-No. JO. OKWJON CITY KNTKHl'HISI', Ml HAY, .H'lY 'Si, 1915. ESTABLISHED IMS RPRIS ROBBERY CHARGE AGAINST HOOPER ER DISMISSED MAN ARRESTED AT THK DALLES FOR MANY CRIMES PROCABLY CO BACK TO CALlfORNIA. ACTIONS OF HIGHWAYMAN IN STATE TRACED BY DETECTIVES Ovarii) Bought Horo by Man Who Afterward Robbed Car at Cane man Hedgeo Captain Re ton For HI Daclalon. a MAN'S LOWIR LIP It NIPPED ENTIRELY OFF -I 4 BY HORSE ON STHEET 4 a. i PORTLAND, Ore , July l&.To r have lil lower Hp ullnii entire- 4 ' ly iiff by a !) riw was Ilia prculla r experience of Wi'llf I.. Moiial, ' year i d. nt III Ohio liull, tlila afternoon. Mount was walUlnf 4 e aluiiK Front strw-t, between 4 Htark ami Oak atreel. when a horse hitched to a wagon of (Iray TranortBtlon inmir.t.y snapped ami took away tlit nmo a 4 lower II ii no liY a knife. Monet a. wa tirmialit In Him imiIIi a enter 4 Kriiry hospital by Policeman Mai- 4 Inn, who carried tho aevered Up 4 l villi lil in. Harney Ilium was ili drlvrr of Dim wagon. Tlioinaa Cray, head iif the (Iray Transpur- 4 tat Inn company, alao lame to I be i station ami aaw to l( that Mouat 4 ; waa aivrn every ooaalhle alien- 4 lion. 4 4 ASSEMBLY ENDS WITH SURPLUS IN SPITE OF RAINS BEST ATTRACTION! IN HISTORY DRAW BICCIIT CROWDS TO CHAUTAUQUA. ASSISTANT SECRETARY BURKE APPRECIATES PAPERS' HELP John A u ail I ii Hooper, arrested at The Dallca for a airing of crimes, will nut l tried bero on a rlinrito of rebhlnit the Inleriirhan car at Cuiii'inali or at (Hen Kcho, although local officials ar lonvlnced that h la the man who did thn oli. Hooper la wanted In California to roinpM a life t.Tin ami District At torney Hedges sees no Ionic In bring Inl the tiinn here to fnco trial when am h a acntenco henna over him Id California. Hhcrlff W'llaon did not go to The Pallia Tuesday nliiht. aa h announced earlier In the evening, and Hooper waa hrooithl to i'orlluml by other offlrera. Hooper la auapertrd of robblnx the bank at Itoane Itlvvr, of mbbliiK a Ixink at Granta I'laa. of holdliiK up a teleiihnne exclianKe In that city, ami of holding; up a rrowd In thn railroad di'lNit there; of holding up lha I'. It. I.. A I', company rar at Canomnh, o holding up another electrlr train a (ilen Klio; of holding up lint Jaroba alore at llornbrook, Cat.: of atenllng team of horai'B at Weed. Cal. ; of nt templing a train robbery at Hedro Woolhy, Waah. Tho offlcen arc now Inveatlgatlng hit whereabouta on July . when a party of Hlirlnera waa held up In tho Yellnwatona park. He la aaid to have a ret rent in the Hlaklyou inountalna In northern Call fomla, near tho Oregon lino, a wild rountry, where there are many Induma and halfbreeda whoae friendahlp he la an Id to have gained by giving them clothing and atiloMiHllr lilntola. From Hint aixllon he la aiippoacd to buvi innile hia ralda. It wna thn big ' rulltier aiitoumtlr plalol, found on tho prlaoner at The liiill. a. Hint pluyed an linpiirUiit pnrt In lilai operntloiig and which wna one of tho principal clew In ronnvctltix him with a varied aimortnient of crlniei. Ilnvlng aerved 10 yenra of a life aen tenco nt Kolaoin for biirKlury, Hooper wna paroled limt October nt tho aolbi- tntlon of IiIh mother. Tho offlcera do cliiro thnt ho Immedlntely launched on u career of clime thut covered nt leaHt thrte Ht.ili'K. It wna l.ou Wugiier, special ngeut of tho I. K U & T. Co., who ob tnlned the first direct clew, which lie followed fnilllcHHly Into Cnlifornlu. Then tho trail wbh taken up by Spe cial Agent McShnno, of tho Southern Piuiflc, who aeciired tho Identity of Hooper. McKhann loft Monday nlKht for llrltlhh Columbia on a dilho trail. InveHllKatlng tho old-nn of tho oloo trlc train nt Cituemnh park March 3. Wagner lenrned that local offlcera had found overalla near the truck. Search allowed Hint tho overalla were bought In Oregon City. From tho niorchunla n dcHcrlptlon wna obtained of the pur chaHor. Next Wngncr learned that one ticket huil been Mold to a trawling man on tho Southern I'nclf Ic lino Hhortly after tho hold-up. Tho travel ing mun'8 dcHcrlptlon fitted tho do aerlptlon of tho man who bought (he overallH. Aa tho mmpejt bought a ticket to Crania Tims, Wagner proceed ed there, and while ho lost tho trail, ho learned enough to convince him that li 1m quarry had entered two bnnkg thorn, obtaining nothing but $9 of lodgo due", found on tho counter of imo of tho batiks both bankB having burglar proof imfes. Hooper alao held up tho night telephone exchunge girl nt lenat a man of hix description did, and tho big automatic ngaln came Into pluy. Wagner then trlod to pick up the trail In California. A few days after Wngnor's visit to Grants Pass, Hooper entered the Tiogue River bunk, nlno miles from Grants Push, drew tils automatic on the man In charge, and then threw ammonia In the eyes of tho banker. In n suitcnBO, Hooper cnrrlnd away $1S00 of the bank's money. Next Hooper and his nutnmutlc entered the passen ger depot nt Grants Pass. He lined up a number of men and women and its ono victim trlod to dodge away, out camo the Luger gun, which was brand ished, and the man stepped back In to lino. From this holdup Hooper got $:I0(I, nnd then the Southern Pacific sent Special Agent McShnne 6n the trail. In his detective work, McShnne lenrnod of Hooper's retreat In tho Slsklyous. Gordon Jacobs, proprietor of a general store nt llornbrook, Cal.. received nn order for $100 worth of automatics from Hooper. The guns were given to the natives In the vicin ity and tho next evening Hooper re turned and robbed Jacobs at the point of the .45 automatic, of $600 In gold dust. Next McShane discovered that Hooper planned, with a pnrtner, to rob a train near Sedro-Woolley, Wash., and left his aultacses at the depot (Continuod on Pag 4.) ALL CITY GREETS LIBERTY BELL ON JOURNEY TO FAIR SPECIAL TRAIN PASSES GOES HUMAN LANE FROM ONE END OF CITY TO OTHER. Succta Duo Largoly to Aid of Nawa papora. Ho Declare Financial Statement Probably Will Bo Rtady In Few Day. SCORES CLIMB SEVENTH STREET ELEVATOR TO VIEW THE RELIC Wilaon Day I Obaorved by Many Who Display Flag Other Ore gon Town Arrange Cele bration for Bell. The Liberty Hell special paaaed through a human lano Thuraday noon when It went through Oregon City on It way to the Panama Pacific -poaltlon at Pan Kranclaco. Tho South ern Pacific tracka were lined with p oplc from one end ot' town tff the other and nt every cross road there were groups of onlookera. The train did not atop here hut t' train went through the city alowiy. The bell, on a special flat car, was In sight of all. Hundreds viewed the bell from tho top of the bluff. Others were on the overhead crossings over the tracks nnd (.cores climbed upon the Seventh alreet munition! elevator, long com plctod but never used, to see the his toric relic. The Liberty Ttidl was not the only feature of the day In Oregon City Thursday was Wilson dny under proc lamutl'in of Mayor Jones. Wh11 there was nn progrnm nnd no speech making, flags were flying In every part of the city nnd business houses displayed tho national colors. The event was not a partisan one, hut n quiet demonstration of the support of the community to the president during a time of crisis. Eugene is the only other town In the valley which set Thursday aside as Wilson day. PORTLAND, Ore., July 15. More than 100,000 people saw the Liberty Hell during Its six hours In Portland Of this number, about 70.000 passed by the hell ns It stood on exhibition between the courthouse nnd the plnza Many (housnnds were unable to get close enough to see tho bell. The 25,. 000 pamphlets which wero for dlstrl but Ion were exhausted In two hours Tabulators showed thnt there was nn average of 240 people a minute streaming ncross the platform nnd tho bell during the five, hours thut the historic relic remained near tho court house, IN WORKING ONI 1.8. SUBMARINES STRIKE PATTERNMAKERS DEMAND HIGH ER WAGES MUNITIONS WORKERS LEAVE SHOPS. IininOEPORT, Conn., July 17. Sev enteen patternmakers cngagod In working on the eight submarines for tho United States government ut the Lake Shipyards went on strike here todny. Within a week, they declared, oil work will bo tied up unless their de mnnds for an eight hour day and a wage of 47 cents nn hour are granted. Tho strike of the pattornmnkcrs re tards other work whch cannot be ad vanced until tho patterns are finished Leaders of tho Btrlkers In the Rem Ington Arms and Ammunition plant were conferring with the officials this afternoon. Efforts are being made to mediate the differences between the carpenters, millwrights and machin ists. Quiet prevailed among the striking workers o the arms and ammunition factories today. Strike leaders de clared, however, that It was merely a lull before the real storm which will break next week unless the Reming ton Arms company granta the de mands of the millwrights to work un der union machinists' rules. The men are also demanding an eight hour day. Notwithstanding five days of rain and two extremely chilly days, the I5 Wlllametto Valley Chautauqua, which rloaed Monday night at (ilad sloiie park, will be a financial succeaa this) year. Tbla statement was made by Secretary Croaa Monday afternoon. Just how much of a balance there will he on the right aids cannot be titled at Ihla tlme aa there are many hills which have not yet com In. but II la thought It will amount to several hundred dollars at least. Treaaurer E. O. Cajfleld will have his report ready by the last of thn week In all probabil ity. Tho program this year waa unques tionably one of the beat all around pro gram ever given by the aaaembly. and with clear skies during the seailon. undoubtedly tho greateat financial auccea aa well, would have been ex perienced thia year, aa the day when the aun peeped through the firs of (iladatone park drew Immense) crowds. Sunday there were nearly 6.000 peo ple on the grounda. "It hae been a most remarkable year, said Aasasltant Secretary T. A. Hurke. Monday afternoon. "We had but six days with sunshine to speak of, and only two real Chautauqua day with real warm weather. Our attrac tions were good this year. I attribute the remarkable success to the good program. The Portland papers also boosted the assembly along In great slylo. alid the result wna a splendid attendance on the good duys. which offset the poor crowds during the In clement weather. "Tho newspapers, like the thousands who ntbnd the sessions, reullie the flue Influence of the local assembly, and have shown a splendid loyally to tho Chautauqua, and we In turn appre ciate the support, for we concede print ers' ink to be the lest advertising me dium of all." Secretary Cross and the directors are to bo congratulated upon the fine year nnd the remarkable record made under most adverse conditions. The programs ran along without a hitch nnd there was no friction whatever during tho entire thirteen days. AI most 1000 people moved on to the grounds for tho assembly, nnd the handling of the tent city and Its peo ple, with the dally crowds, wsb dono with precision nnd system which re flected much credit upon the able management of the veteran secretary Mr. J. U. Ellison, head of the Ellison White Chautauqua system, who was camping on the grounds Intending to enjoy his vacation, was pressed Into service by the local directors to act as platform manager. Mr. Ellison Is one of the best known lyceum men in the country nnd his work at Gladstone park won him hundreds of friends. TORPEDO IS FID WITH i NOTICE OROUNA 8AVCO WHEN MISSLC FAILS TO HIT BY ONLY FEW FUT. PURSUER FIRES SHELLS Cunarder Ha 22 CltUent of United State on Board Who Civ De tail When Steamer Land In New York Harbor IX PRESIDENT ON TRIP AROUNO CIRCLE. NEW YORK. July 17 The Cunard liner Orduna Ixiuml from Liverpool to New York with 21" aengera. In cluding 22 Americans waa attacked without warning. R ai learned on her arrival here today, by a German sub marine on lha morning of July ft. Twenty mile from the graveyard of the Lualtanla. nff Oldhrad of Kin aale, tho Orduna'' eseaped the Lual tanla' fate by half a second of time or 10 yards of space, the German tor pedo churning the water that dlatanre behind the liner's rudder. Then the Orduna aped aa. 8he was followed by tho aubmarln) whlrh rose to the surface, manned a gun on her dink and shelled the fleeing steamer. The attack wad at 10 minutes to o'clock In tho morning, when all but a few of her passengers lay sleeping In their bertha. Aroused by stewards, the passengers d reused hurriedly and went to tb uppr deck, where they put on life belts and took their places at the lifeboats. They heard the cream of the shells and saw the oceon aplt up columns of water where the shells struck.. When tho flro grew hot. they were ordered, for tbelr own protection, to the n.cxt deck btlow. For half an huurtbe Orduna snowed her heel to the assailant. Through marine glassea the passengers watched the dark splotch on the water's surfnee astern. They saw the low-lying Gor man warship coming on with a bono In ber teeth, but the Orduna's flight was fnster thnn the pursuit and after seven shots had been fired without ef fect, the submarine gave up the chose A wireless call for help was sent out by the Orduna when the torpedo was seen. She was then 37 miles south of Queenstown. The reply. Captain Tay lor says In his official report, was that help would be given within an hour. It waa four hours before the British vessel, an armored yacht Protest will be made to the Ameri can government by at least ono cltlzon of the Vnitcd States and possibly oth ers who were aboard. -'fr- - - : ;,-iVw ii !! i'l f - I i. ' . fVi kl , I ; '"r j ; ail II- W .1! ii ' Si S . : 1 W cl I i l! i(( Theodore Roosevelt )M Coionel Roosevelt, combining the business of Interviewing Trogresalve leaders with pleasure. I passing through Oregon today on hla way to Cal ifornia. He aeema to be the Roosevelt of old with the forceful rtyle, the decided opinions and the strength that characterized him wh.'n presldenL This I his first trip to the Pacific coast for some time. Colonel Does Not Stop Here On His Journey to Fairs TRAIN CARRYING EX PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GOES THROUGH CITY AT 4:30 P. M. Attempt to remore SUPERVISORS FAILS For the few short minutes that a Southern Pacific train takes to go through Oregon City. Colonel Roose velt was In Oregon City Monday after noon. The train, carrying the ex- presldcnt around the circle on his way to California, left Portland at 3:50 o'clock and passed through this city at 4:30. A small crowd at the depot saw the smiling face of the colonel. The train did not stop. f ALSO PREPARDNESS PRESENT CONDITIONS INVITE CONTEMPT, SAYS ROOSE- . VELT AT FRISCO. MEXICANS BREAK AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES REQUEST FORCES LEAVE NACO AT ONCE CONSIDERED BY WASHINGTON. SECRETARY IS DISTURBED BY CARROTS OCCUPATION OF CITY Mexico City Situation Continue to Cause Apprehension at Capitol Declslv Battle May B Impending. SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE LESS MONEY SALEM, Oro., July 21. Distribution of the Interest from the school fund will bo made by the state of Oregon among the thirty-five counties August 2, according to announcement of As sistant State Treasurer Ryan yester day, hut because of the Increase In the school population of Oregon, nnd no corresponding rlso In the amount of interest money received, the allotmont per capita of tho countjes will be low ered. In moHt Instances this will re sult In a decrease In the amount re ceived by the counties. The school population of Oregon for 1915, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Churchill, is 205,- LACK OF SIGNERS TO PETITION TRACED TO STANDARDIZA TION BY CALAVAN. With the failure of tho first attempt to remove the two school supervisors, County Superintendent Caluvnn sntd Monday that ho thought It probable Clackamas county would retain these two school authorities another year. Superintendent Calavan believes that the failure of the opponents to re move the supervisors under the new state law can be traced to the active pnrt takon by the supervisors In spreading the school standardization idea. During tho year Just closed. over two scores of schools met the state requirements, largely through the work of the two supervisors. As Is required by the state law, a copy of a petition asking for the re movnl of the supervisors was sent to county school supervisor's office June 9. If this petition was signed by a majority of the school directors In the county before the expiration of 30 days. It would be necessary for the PORTLAND. Ore, July 19 Rearing burdens of flowers of all kinds and colors dozens of Roosevelt admirers were crowding about the iron gates at the Union depot this afternoon long before Colonel Theodore Roosevelt ap peared on tho platform after his arriv al at 3:30, on the Shasta Limited from Seattle. Captain George Pop carried a great cluster of sweet peas. Mrs. A. W. Nicholson carried an Indian baskpt loaded with tiny yellow roses and lavender. Mrs. T. R. NeuhaiiBen, wife of the Progressive leader of the state, had a largo .cornucopia of Caroline Testout roses and other floral offerings were In readiness from a dozen people. On the official reception committee were T. R. Neuhnusen, chairman of the State Progressive central committee. Arthur I. Moulton, E. O. Rurdon, and the venerable Dr. Ievl W. Meyers. One of the most eager persons nt the depot was C. B. Jackson of Tal lent. Wnsh., a member of Colonel Roosevelt's famous Rough Rider regi ment w-ho believes himself to be the only rough rider in this part of the country. He was wearing the regi mental badge on his lapel ana a scar on his neck as relics of the famous charge up San Juan hill. SAN FRANCISCO. July 21. Theo dore Roosevelt. Introduced today by Governor Johnson, of California, his former running mate on the I rogrej slve piesldenual ticket, as the "world figure- -greutest of living American," addressed the greatest throng that ever listened to a speaker in this city. Glancing up. Colonel Roosevelt aw a long step ladder on which half a dozen photographers were perched snap shooting him. After the applause bad subsided he smiled broadly and said: "That, my friends, is the policy of the square deal. That's what Uncle Sam should be able to do, without hurt ing anybody. He's a contemptible creature if be cannot protect his own." Defining hia own stand. Colonel Roosevelt said: "I'm not for war. I want peace, but I don't want peace for Uncle Sam because outsiders don't think him worth kicking." WASHINGTON. July 21. Occupa tion of tho Mexican side of the town of Naco. on the Mexico-Arizona border, by Carranza force waa brought to the attention of the state department today by Secretary of War Garrison, with the recommendation that the Carranza commander be requested to withdraw In accord wtlh the agree ment entered Into last winter that there should be no fighting there. Vo action ha Leen taken tonUlu hy the state detriment. Jecretarr I-4'irlnc had before him tix war i Pittment' reconiinendatior repre ,n. consular agmta on tl'u K-iT, a -d a protest against the tsklcv or y.L-, co from Enrique C. Morent'i, Geuenil Villa' agent here. The international boundary runs through Naco, and when the Mexican factions were contending for it pos session bullets and shells were con stantly falling on the American aide. Through Major-General Scott, chief of staff of the United State army. Gov ernor Maytorena, for Villa, and the Carranza leader, General Calles, agreed that all military forces should be withdrawn and the town left an undefended neutral port. Secretary Garrison regards the present occupa tion as a violation of the agreement, likely to lead to renewed fighting and endangering ot American lives. Va kl. . . O . I I m liib punnu iu secretary Lrfmsing looay, me vuuv agent declared thnt only the absence of Maytorena troop from northern Senora to protect Am ericans in the Yaqul territory had made possible the taking of Naco and the killing of civilian guards and cus toms employes. 1 The situation at . Mexico City and surrounding territory continued today to arouse apprehension In official quarters here, no direct word having been received from the capital aince reports yesterday that Zapata's forces had re-entered the city following its evacuation by Carranza's army under General Gonzales. EASTERNERS DESIRE TO LEARN OF STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM OF OREGON AT TRACTING WIDESPREAD NOTICE. Tl 801. as enmnared with 201.S87 last year. Last year the school fund to-! county educational board to remove tnled $373,490.95. and this year thoro the supervisors, nut oy July . no pe. is no gain of consequence. The state treasurer's office had recolved $324,. 219.92 in school fund Interest July 1. Since then about $35,000 has come In and the reHt will be received by the Inst of July. The basis of apportionment this year according to estimates will he $1.81 for each child between the ages of 4 nnd 20 years, while Inst year the basts was, $1.85. The state now has approximately six and one-half million dollars which It received from the sale of school lands, drawing interest at 6 per cent It is the Interest from this money which Is divided annually among the school districts of Oregon. TRAWLER'S CREW KILLED. CALAIS, France. July 16. The French Trawler Nieuport waa blown up by mine In the English channel today and 10 persona were drowned. tlttona were received, indicating that while an attempt had been made to secure the removal of the supervisors. those bnck of the plnns had failed to secure enough names. Superintendent Calavan said Mon day that ho does not know who circu lated the potitions or with' what suc cess they met. He declares that the district directors will make a great mistake if they force the county to go without supervisors. Supervisors for the school year 1915-16 have not been named. S. E. McCormlck, who was supervisor In the eastern part of the county last year, has been elected principal at Gresh am and Venton Vedder may be named principal at Willamette. The Washington-County News Times is one of the biggest papers In Ore gon and one of the most attractively arranged. It thoroughly covers Its field. BEGINS AUGUST 9 SUPERINTENDENT CALAVAN AR RANGES GOOD PROGRAM FOR ANNUAL INSTITUTE. Pluns for the third annual teachers' training school are being completed by County Superintendent Culavan. The institute will be held at the Bar cluy grammar school building and not nt Gludstone park, as in 1914, nnd will begin Monday, August 9. Superintendent Calavan has tried to make this the most profitable train ing school yet held. Text books will be used In connection with the work. All teachers who expect to teach In Clackamas county this year nnd have not had 27 months teaching experi ence, eight of which are in this state, or hove not attended the summer school at one of the state institutions this year, are required by law to at tend. All teachers are welcomed at the school, Mr. Calavnn said Wednes day. The only fee is $1 nt registra tion. AUSTRIA THREATENS ROUMANIA LONDON, July 15. Austria has threatened to close the Roumanian frontier unless restrictions against German exports to Turkey are re moved, according to dispatches re ceived here today from Rome. SALEM, Ore.. July 16. Thnt the public school system ot Oregon is rec ognized as among those of the first rank in the United States, and that, in many respects, this state leads in advanced Ideas along certain lines of progress and development, particular ly so as regards the rural school sys tem, which has attained a high stand ard of efficiency, and that the Oregon educational exhibit at the Panama-Pa cific exposition Is attractng worldwide attention and exicting much favorable comment, Is attested by the big grist of inquiries being received by the state school superintendent's depart ment regarding the details of organiza tion, etc, which Superintendent Churchill's force of assistant and clerks are kept busj in answering. Among those who have written for particular information about the stand ard school plan and how to introduce it into their schools are: Miss Mary Zachary, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. N. L. Bag. ley, Birmingham, Ala.; Miss Mary Nlms, Mlndeu. La.; R. B. Hummel, Ben Iomond, Cal, and Superintendent Boettlcher, Warren, Ohio. In addition to information about the standard school plan, very many let ters aro coming asking for Superin tendent Churchill's Playground Man ual, which la recognized as the beat form on this subject published in the United States. In order to meet the inquiries. Superintendent Churchill lias published a special bulletin ex plaining the standard school plan, and Is now preparing another bulletin giving full information how to organ ize and carry on work of the boys' and girls' industrial clubs. Ti TO REPEAT OFFENSE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY DE CIDE ON TERMS OF WARN ING TO KAISER. ! VETERANS SEE BELL. Some of the officials of the Meade post. Grand Army of the Republic, were present at the Liberty Bell re ception In Portland Thursday. Among them were Department Commander George A. Harding, Comrade H. L. Hull, who is a member of the United States post, and Color Bearer David McArthur. They spent the day in Portland and took and active part in the festivities. WASHINGTON, July 21. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing, confer ring at the White House today, com pleted the new note to Germany, giv ing warning that the repetition of a disaster such as that visited upon the Lusitania, or any violation of Ameri can rights on the high seas resulting in loss of American lives, will be re garded as "unfriendly." It will be dis patched tomorrow. The note is In the nature of a final' statement by the United States of the interpretation that will be placed by this government on future transgres sions of American rights, and re peats that the American government will leave nothing undone to stand by the position It has previously declared. GET SILVER CUPS The executive committee of the Clackamas County School league has awarded silver cups to the Molalla high school aud the Oak Grove gram mar schools for the championship fu their respective divisions of the coun ty baseball schedule. The cup won by Molalla has been delivered and the one for Oak Grove Is expected here In a few days. It will be necessary for these schools to win these cups three consecutive times before they become the permanent property of the school. The Oregon City high school won for the third consecutive time and now permanently holds the league's cui for the annual track and field meet. Silver medals have been sent to the winners In the high school oratorical and essay contests and the grammar school short story and declamation contests. - BROOKFEDS TAKE SMITH. NEW YORK. July 15. The Brook lyn Federals this afternoon signed Catcher Harry Smith, released by the New York Nationals.