p RJ T K Ji . i 44 The Wttkly CnUrprlt lo worth tho prica. Compare tl with others and than aub- ttrlbe. Tht Inlarprltt It lh only Cltcktmat County Ntwapaptr that prim all ( tht newt i thlt frowlnf County. OMMOS CITY, OUKOON, KJ M I A V, J T N I 23, 1 U 1 (5. FIFTIETH YEAR No. W. ESTABLISHED 1846 OREGON QTY Ill 1$ GATHERED AT RANGE EJlvlllG MORI THAN FULL MINIMUM NUM ICR OF MILITIA UNDER CAN VAS AT CLACKAMAS. Cltlian Boldltra Quick lo Tllio Outlet In Raiponeo lo Pretldsnt't Call Man Claar Camptltet and Bagln Drilling. L Up OREGON MOIUL1ZATION CAM!" Clackamas, Ore., Juno II. (Special.) With virtually tho entli alreiiKlb at tho OtKiui National Guard on the field, tho state rlflo range at Clockamua today presented warlike apiwaranre Iiuatlo was In evidence every hero; nil tho state's rltlrcn soldiers wire pruvlti( themselves adept at meeting all tlm different problems that arose Cuvtrnr Wlthycomb arrived at tho mohllliatlon ramp In tha nilildlo of the afternoon, coming out on a train of fifteen car a from I'ortluncl. that brought besides tho atate'a chief ex ecutive Companies A, C I) and II, of the Third Oregon Infantry, Troop A of the alata ravalry, and llnttery A of the artillery. NVIther the cavalry nor ar tlllery had their mounia with them hut the borset are expected by tomor row mornlnir. . Governor la Pleated. While look Inn over the niobilltatloii ramp, Governor Wlthycotube exprcasud hlmaclf at much pleated at tho quick assembly of the varlout tinlta of the national luafd and tho wllllngnnaa with which .tho ineu entered Into the work of encampment. It wat at first believed that late In the afternoon the aoMlera would be parade for review by -urn governor, but una plan wat given up when It waa a'tn that many of the organisation tliut had Just arrived could not net their canipt Into thnpe before diirk If nn assembly waa hold Jiint before 4 o'clock Covcrnor Withy- comlie left the mohtllxatlon cuinp for RaUim, but It It planned to havo him return Thursday and address the atnto troopt then. 'The moHt eatcntia' thing for tho preaent la for tho men to leurn to care for themselves." nulil the governor "and thla I believe they will speedily do at CHinp here. There It every hull ' cation tlmt the boya already feel thor oughly at home In touts and under field condltlona." Ground In Poor Shape. In aplto of reports to tho contrary newly arrlviiiK cumpuiilea and detach incnts of tho tliile troopt found thai the aiinltury eorps,xtho first to roach tho mobilization camp, had really donr but little work. Possibly thla was due to lack of time, the troops following tho Hiiiiltury corps to the Held In short order. Water iiiiiIiih hud been lulil. but thnt wna about all, In many Instances the nmlna had not even boon covorod and as IncomliiK hnggnge teams crossed over the llnea of plpo, the water frequently had to be. abut off. Thla delayed to a certain extent atv tivitlea In tho various cook camps. No effort wus made to clear tho camp sites for the different units of tho Kiurd, this duty devolving upon tho companies when they urrlved. A aiirveyor'a post driven Into tho ground algnllled tho position ouch unit was to occupy, and that wbb all. On ur rival at tho field, some of tho com panies found their position flllod with stumps and piles of rubbish, nnd be fore tenia could bn pltchod, these ob structions had to bo clerod away. Stump Puller Broken. huh L FOR MEXICO HAN DIEGO, Cal, June 20 With the departure from thla port tonlxtil and at daybreak tomorrow of a squad ron of torpedo Ixiut deatroyert and of the armored crulaed Maryland from Hrrmorton, Waah., tho gn-alist uaval demonstration In the history of the l'ainc fleet, with the west roaat of Mexlra at lit ohlectlve point, will bo recorded. Not since the Inception of tho Mexi can troublea hat there been audi a powerful fleet tent lo tho western Mr ban littoral for putrol purtKwet, nor hna an American admiral ever taken the precaution lo place hla fluht Inn ahlpa ao that within few momentt after an outbreak of hottllltlnt, he could effectually blockade every west roust Mexican port from Guaymaa to Kullna Crux. $1 10,477 SPENT FOR ROADS III 6 MONTHS CITIES OP COUNTY RECEIVE BIO SHARE OP MONEY $-0.914 GENERAL FUND SPENT. If mm id m PAPER MILL HAY BEGIN SOON COMPAHYFUHDIS RAISED 111 HALF DAY FOR MILITIA DEMOCRATS HOLD HICIITSESSIOUTO 111111 o. s. m iHfflS W. P, HAWLEY WANTS TO TAKE PULL AOVANTAGE OP PRES ENT CLEAR WEATHER. CATARACT FMUSE KUSf BE KOVEO AGAIN TO Ml ROOM LIVE WIRES EMPTY POCKETS AT LUNCHEON FOR BOYS WHO GO TO SOROER. Frelghtahed of Railway Company Prob ably Will Bt Located In Northern End of Town Mayor Hackttt Oppotot Street Vacation. OKKUON CITY-(8pe.lal to I'resa) The llawlcy Pulp t Taper company doee not want lo waste time In carry liiK out preaent tentative plana for CITY COM AFPEOPEIATES , J509 TO AID THE CUAOT Money It Uaad lo Buy Medklno and Other Suppllea Not Provided by Government Donation! for Road May Be Put In Pund. LEADERS AT ST. LOUir DECIOE TO PUSH THROUGH WORK OP CONVENTION. There'e a btf dinVrm-e t-tween the rich diet of the ars( home and Uie plain and aubslantlal fund liven by tho icovemnient to the eoldlera. It la to brldjto Ihla dirfereiice, to make the WUIAH J. ERYAH PLACES EIS SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT WILSOM Por PI rat Time Convention Hall It Completely Pilled Governor Morehead Withdraws from Vlc-Prttldent Race. the construction of a second new pa- chanxe easy, that almost a thouaaad pare mill which will run from Third dollara aa raised Tueiay afternoon atreet north on Main to Ihe alley be tween Fourth and Hfth. provldlni iSVMOri GIVE UP' DEFACTO HEAD Jpij. Clackamaa county haa spent In the last six months for roada 1110,177.89 according lo totala compiled Wednea day" by Deputy County Clerk Qulnn Thla turn Include! the money appor tlonod anions the Incorporated cltlvi of the comity, and money tpent from tha epeclal. dlttrlct and general road funds. The total take In tho montha from only that the city council will vacate fourth atreet from Main to the South ern Pacific track. The preaent clear weather offers an eicellent opportunity and with the summer Just beginning the best tea ton In the year la oMnlng up for ex cavation or outdoor construction. Kven though all the plana are not completed, Mr. llawlcy could U'Kln the work of moving the dirt for the base ment, providing he waa certain about the vacation of Fourth atreet for the one block. The office, of the llawlcy Pulp ft COI.IHKl'M. Bt. Louis. June lS-Tbe iM-morratlc national convention recon vened shortly after 9 o'clork tonight with the announced purpose of re-1 mauling; in cuuiiiiuous oesmon uniu n i had renominated Creaident Wilson and Vice President Marshall , adopted a platforiii and transacted alt other bust- WAHIUNtJTO.t, June tl-The rol led Htatea today anxiously awaited word from Mexico City regarding Gen eral Carranza'e attitude toward the American note aent him yesterday, for on blm depended the question of war between the two republlca. High officials here admitted private ly that they look for war, although care wat taken to avoid any formal expressions or acta which mlichl ap poar forerunners of a declaration of war. j The only anawer required from Gen-, eral t arrania It action suppressing outlaw treatment of Americana, and officials feared that thla would not be taken. OPEN FIRE WHITE FLAG DECOYS SOLDIERS INTO RANGE OP MACHINE GUNS, IS REPORT. f..r fMin.inv fl I ' i neat that brought the representatives The fund la knoan at Ihe company of the ni.rtv to hi !,.,!. una ana it in roarer ni ine onirert oi the company. The none y will be used to buy medical stipplli-t and food for the men when they are In the hoepllal and when they first go Into training. "We certainly appreciate thla gift from the people of Oregon City." aald Captain lllam hard Tuemiay night "Wo w ill put every cent of It lo a good use." ' Wires Mike First Donation. The first donation waa mado by the Uve Wlret at the luncheon Tueaday noon. Many emptied their pockets With the althdrawal of Governor Morehead, of Nebraska, aa candidate for Tice-prealdent. announced Just at the aeialon wat about to convene, all the vice presidential booms, except that of Governor Major, of Missouri, had been effectually killed off. There waa little doubt 'that tbla would be wlthdraan after a complimentary vote for the favorite ton. A striking Incident of tonlgbt't act tlon waa the action of the convention in calling on William J. Ilryan to ipeak. He tpoke 45 mlnutea. pledging hit VOTE Oil RAILROAD STRIKE CALLED FOR GEIIERAL GOMEZ SUM Forcca of Do Facto Government Claim Victory Americana Blamed for Fight by Mexican Seventeen Reported Capturtd. TERMS OFFERED BY MANAGERS ARE REFUSED 600,000 WILL BE AFFECTED. others wrote out checks and within 20 I'aper company la a busy place and mlnutea $102 bail been given toward inpport to the president In tho cam Mr. llawlcy himself haa been ao busy the fund. A committee compoeed of palpn and declaring (hat he would take II. h,. Williams. V. S hiielH-1, U. V. Eby U. A. Harding and M. H Latuurctte wat named to aollcit the iupjort of the county court and the city council.. The committee went before the with hundred and one details la connection with his plana for expan sion that he wat unable to say Thurs day lust what equipment would be used In thla second additional unit or! tho stump In behalf of the ticket For the first time since the conven tion began Ihe big hall wat completely filled. Since the distribution tickets began, the admission coupons have EL PASO. Texas., June 21. A de tachment of American cavalry clashed with Carranzlsta forces at Canizal about 90 miles south ot El Paso, early today, both sides suffering heavy cas- NEW YORK. June 15. Mora than ...,,u.-u,.,r,ui,. COO.000 union and nonunion worker. rer-iYea oy Mexican minicry autnorl- of America will vote within a month1 tlM ,n Juarel ton8h- on the advisability of calling a gen-1 According to the report, wnich the eral strike to enforce their demands i Mexican authorities are InveHtlKating for an eight-hour day and time and ai0 Americans were killed by machine half for overtime aa a result of the- Kn fire In a surprise attack, failure by representativee of the rail-1 The Mexican casualties wore said roada and the men to reach a settle-not to have been so heavy, but Felix ment here today after a two weeks' j Gomex la named as being among tha conference. - j Mexican dead. Hope of adjusting the dispute The American command la said to through the conference faded when the, have been part of a scouting patrol railroads submitted a tentative com- j from Guzman, returning to General when the work would begin. He will (county court Tuesday afternoon. The 'been shuttled about In a confusion of j promise offer to the men. granting j Pershing's line of communication. house of the Portland Railway. Light. December 1, 191 to June 1, I9K j ft Power company and will ask the All thla money, however, wat drawu from tho county this year, at Decern Iter bills werewiot approved until the January term of the county court. Expenditures from the general fund lead with a total of $10,911.66, while $1I,S.16.13 wat taken from the special district funds. EASTERN TRADE OPEN TO MILLS IN VALLEY PORTLAND GATEWAY TO BE OPENED. ALLOWING COMPETI TION WITH OTHER PLANTS. - (Continued on Page 4.) Willamette valley lumber manufac turer soon will have ontrnnco to the markets of Minnesota and the Dnkotus throiiKh a combination of races to bo applied by tho Southern Pacific Jointly with tho Grout Northern and North ern PaclllC. Truffle official of the three affected lines recently mot In Chicago and tentatively agreed on tho plan, which substantially la to bo aa follows: Tho Willamette vulloy mills are to have a parity with the Portland mills on all shipments koIiik to St. Paul Minneapolis nnd points In Minnesota as far west ns tho Dakota lino. The vulloy mills must pay a differ ential of approximately 3 contB over tho Portland mills on business In the Dnkotus. It Is protmhlo that boiuc other con cessions iiIho will bo mado to the val ley Interests, but the foregoing seems to lie tho most Important. takt over the site of the freight ware-ie0unty haa no fund from which a do- ( pasteboard and badge speculation .1.1. .. .. . . ..I.I . m..U ( f-ft. ( t . .. t ,t .1 .. I . Malum iui una iiuiimo ivum n uumu i 4 uc uuitiiiiuij iuuui-u urviotuu lu- but the committee secured a promts day to proceed with nominations and from the court ;Vt they could have I finish tonight Instead of prolonging $350 subscribed to aid In paying fori the sessions through tomorrow and the hard surfacing of the Oregon City I'arkpluee road. If the committee se- council for pormlaslon to move the Cataract flrchouso a second time, house a second time. Firehouso May Be Moved. The flrehouse waa originally lo cated on tho northeast corner of) 1 mra ana main streets, i ne council authorized Mr. How Icy to niovo It across Third street to a lot adjoining tho freight warchouso when the first new mill was announced. It will prob ably bo moved across Main atreot In the block between Third and Fourth this time, If the council nermita. Mr. llawlcy has an option on the soul hern half of the block bounded by Main, tho Southern Pacific tracks. Fourth and Fifth streets, owned by James Tracy, of Gladstone, for $40,000. The property Is now occupied by a two story, concrete building, which will be torn down If the second addi tlotml new mill Is built, nnd several houses. ' Street Vacation Is Etsantlal. Tho vacation of Fourth street la essential. Ono block Is not large enough for a new mill of tho cnps-clty planned by Mr. Hawley nnd the refusal of the council to vacate the street would either cause Mr. Hawley to drop his plana for a new mill altogether, oT Carrixal, named as the place ot en counter, is about nino miles south- ii red the consent of those win made simulators unloaded their tickets. The the donations to the county. big Coliseum was packed to the roof An hour later tha committee had thei result. necessary paiers prepared and sev eral of those who offered the county financial assistance In the road work bad signed a petition asking the coun ty court to transfer the $350 to the company fund. The committee la con their demands, but eliminating the ma jority Of "double compensation" rules. The conference adjourned yesterday to, west of Vllla Ahumcda, the Mexican give me ratiroaa tuanagere an opport-; floia ln nortn chihuahua, tunlty to discuss further their stand; , , , , , t ... . . .. ... LdiiL-r. uu Lrai r mucisuu uuiiujes probably Into Saturday, a. had been on in . point .mi wnen tney met w Uexlcaa Bt JtlurM, gave planned, let down the bars and the en today they not only refused to ment In which he announced mage a specinc oner covering ine com- . , . , . ., , , . , , ....,,' officially that the Mexican command Dentation rules, but advised that their- had ukn Amer,can igonerg He differences be submitted either to the' Genergl "Comei, dpath wierBiuie commerce commission or 10 boardf arbitration to operate un der the provisions of the Newlands act. The speculators were unprepared for the sudden order to bring the conven tion to a close, and It la believed their losses are heavy. When the gavel fell calling tonight's session to order, John W. Westcott, of fldent of securing the consent of every New' Jersey, who nominated President (Continued on Page 4). contributor to the road fund. Council Then Meets. At $ o'clock a special meeting ot the council was held. Mr. Williams and Mr. Harding briefly explained the pur pose of the hind and every one of the six conncllmen present. Cox, Van Auken, Templeton, Metzner, Roake and Moore, voted to appropriate $500 toward tho fund. - Further contributions can be made to Mr. Williams, chairman of the Live Wire committee. I Wilson at the Baltimore convention, waa ready on the floor to deliver the speech of renomlnatlon; Senator Kern, of Indiana, to renominate Vice President Marshall and John H. At wood. of Iw'tsourl. to deliver the speech nominating Governor Major for the vice presidency. Polly Giace llUQgeiiB.'aKed 2S years, waa taken Into cUBtody Friday by Sheriff Wilson on a charge of Insanity. She was committed to the state hos pital for' the Insane nnd taken to Salem. STICK - PROBES BOY'S EYE A stick accidentally stuck into his eye Suturday while swinging may cost French Hngemanu, the alx-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C F. HAgemunn, of Gladstone, the sight of one eye. The boy was propelling lilmse'f with the sttck while swinging wjien the acci dent happened. Ho was Immediately taken to Dr. Mount and his eye waa dressed.- W. y. S. HAY ADD TO ITS EQUIPMENT SOON LOCAL ELECTRIC LINE FORCED TO BORROW CARS FOR BIG EXCURSION. had been confirmed, but said he had no official reports as to the number of casualties on either side'. The wounded, both American and Mxeican, the exact number of whom ts not known here, were taken to Villa Ahumada. COMPANY G GOES TO CLACKAMAS; FIRST DAY BUSY ONE FOR THEM Men Give Up Their Usual Work To Go With The Militia 'Men left their shops, their offices I Ish-Amerlcan war. County Judge An and their fields Monday to answer the derson snld Mondify that the county rails for troops. Several who can be j court intended to carry out its original numbered among the most prominent I paving plans, with Roamaster Roota men In the county are, now clad In i and -Robert Morgangl, who has beer, kahkl ready to goto thft Mexican bor- working under Mr. Worswlck, in ennrge. "Harry Worswlck Is a mighty fine der. I The captuln of the compuny, Lowell i E. Wnnohard. Is chief of police. Mon- day ' he told Mayor HucKett oi uie order for mobilization and F. C. Hurk has taken over his duties, at least temporarily. Harry Worswlck. who laid the first hard surface pavement on a county road in Clackamas county, and Is su perintendent of paving for tho county court, was forced to leave his work Monday. He served through the Span- fellow and a good worker." was- the tribute paid by Roadmaster Roots Mon day. "We don't like to lone him." Julius C. Spagle, postal clerk, a ser geant In Company G, and Will R Logus. psst exalted ruler of H. P. O E!ks, No. 1189. who Is first lieutenant of the local company, are two others who will be mnrh missed If the Oregon militia Is called to the border. i OREGON MOHILIZATION CAMP, Clackamas, Ore., June 21. (Special.) With 75 men enlisted, and with eight squuds In uniform and equipment, G company. Third Oregon Infantry, Ore gon City's quota of citizens BOldlors called out by tho president, arrived at thu state ride range shortly before noon today on a special train from the county sent. And at once the Orep.on City men got a tnsto of tho hardships of war, and, also of the sweetness ot pruiso upon the field. Tho hardship came through the. :,ict that the compuny members woro so busy pltcliiiig-camp and getting ilio.r allotted Space In order that there was no time for the noonday meal; the boys being forced to wait until 6 o'clock bofore they sat down to boiled potatoes, fried ham, coffee and other nourishment. Men Get Praise. Hut the praUe on the field, wlilch offset to a very large degree the hun ger thnt the boys experienced, enme when one of the headquarters atnff in spectors visited G company's kitchen. This Is the best arranged field kitchen ln camp," said the liiBoctor to Captain Lowell E. Dlanchard, the com pany commander. "Your men how how to put up a Held kitchen, that is evident. I shnll send men from other companies here to see how It ought to be done." And thionpliout the day squads from other companies were sent to G com pany's kitchen to see how a field stove pit" to one side of the stove also lined with rocks. Members" of the Oregon City company put In the day getting tholr camp In shape, and In watching less favored companies do the same thing. Tho G company camp Is Just on the edgo of a grove of oakes, sheltered from tho direct sun, yet not far enough in the woods to make -necessary the cutting down of trees or the removal of stumps. Sixty-eight men encamped on the sito, in eight tents outsldo of tho officers' camp. Beds Made of Straw. After getting their tents up, the Oregon City boys, with frequent hun gry looks at their kitchen, spent the time stuffing straw Into mattress bags and In splitting wood for "cookie." A large pllo of lire loss near the field stove gave them ample opportunity for Industry: and aa the wood waa far from klln-drled, the repeated cry of "cookie" spurred the men on to re newed vigor. "Cut It fine," Bald the presiding offi cer of the range. "Cut It fine or you wilt have to eat hard boiled potatoes." And the boys fell to with a will and "cut It fine"; afterwards mounting guard over the Inviting pile of neatly split wood, so that no passing maraud ers from other companies would ap propriate It. Oregon City's men did no drilling on bllizatlon camp arrived, the Oregon City boys lined up In front of their camp and watched the newcomers with Interest. Comments on the way the other soldiers bore themselves were frequent, and bantering greetings were tossed back and forth. Many of the companies t hat came In after G com puny hud many recruits with them which could be told by the fact" that the "rookies" wore citizen's clothes and packed their uniforms and equip ment ln awkward bundles. Also the fact that many of the new arrivals did not war service shoes, but sported their own footgear, caused comment among the Oregon City men, each one of whom is couiplete'y equipped in regimentals from head to foot. More Recruits Wanted. Thursday, with the advent at camp of two extra squads of recruits, G com pany will take probably second pluce at the mobilization camp In matter o( numbers. While but 68 men went out Wednesday on the special truin, Lieu tenant Eldon Blanchard reported Wednesday night that a total of 75 men had enlisted. Enlistment quarters at the armory hall In Oregon City will be kept open until word comes for the troops to leave the mobilization camp, and Cap tnln Ulanchard can handle 73 more The purchase of additional equip ment at an early date by the Willam ette Valley Southern in order to meet the needs of a growing business is forecasted by the action of the local electric line In borrowing additional cars from tho Oregon Electric to formatlon was rect,ved from Andrea SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 21. General Funston received late tonight from General Bell at El Paso, the Mex ican version of a fight today between a detachment of General Pershln's troops and troops of the de facto gov ernment, at Canizal, nine miles south west of Ahumada. A slightly different version was brought to El Paso by an American who passed through Ahumada dud there heard Mexicans boasting that they had decoyed the Americans into an action by the use of a flag of truce The casualties on neither side were reported by General Bell, whose In- handlc a big excursion out of Port land to Mount Angel Sunday. The Willamette Valley Southern opens up a territory rich In places convenient for picnics and the com puny Intends to take fu'l advantage of the chance for business. Parks will probably be opened up along the Mo--lalla river or at other convenient places. Garcia,' Mexican consul at El Paso who gave It at the request of General ' Fonzales, commander at Juurez. General Gonzales had received the report from Ahumada, a station on the National railway that connects Chi huahua, the capital of the state, with the border. The wounded were taken to Ahumada. From the American who passed through Ahumada at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon General Hell learned that the The residence of C. E. Heskett, of Mexicans believed the American force Mount Pleasant, was burned to the to have been a detachment of the ground Thursday morning, with a loss Tenth cavalry. of J2000. not covered by insurance.! General Funston said tonight no or- The fire originated In a defective flue. 1 der's changing the situation would be Mrs. Heskett was getting breakfast ' Issued to General Pershing or to Gen when the fire broke out. The build-! eral Be'! until he had received the ing was erected 15 years ago. ' official report from General Pershing HOUSE BURNS AT MT. PLEASANT Company Is Being Formed To Work Big Silica Deposit Articles of Incorporation for the Sill-1 ated for $25,000. Of this amount, ca King Mines company have been j pledges have already been made for prepared and will be sent to the secre-1 the purchase of ctock totaling J21, tary of state either today or Wednes- j 500. day. The incorporators are Charles; Mr. Terrill said yesterday that he the first day of camp, but they were, men beTore the company is brought up busy enough getting their camp in shape. At five o'clock everything was in apple-pie order, and then men were ought to be set up, on a bed of evenly ready for anything that might turn up. laid rocks, and with the "outside firef A each new contingent of the mo- to war strenegth. The fact that u men have already Joined the company makes Captain Blanchard and the oth er officers hope that the 75 additional men wanted may be soon received. I found an almost unlimited market for the product. Seattle. Portland." Stockton. Salt F. Terrill, John F. Clark and Sam Dill-man. The company Is being incorporated to develop more rapidly the Terrill sill- j co deposit, containing 400,000 tons of ( Lake, San Francisco and Los Angeles pure silica, located almost within the; firms have been interested and sre city limits'. Mr. Terrill will retain 1 Beeklnn to plare ord-rs for th llii a control of the company. i which Is said to equal the famous The deposit is now being developed j flridgeimrt silica, the standard of pur and money derived from the sale of'ity and quality. It is to handle this stock will be used to buy new machin-J Increased busim-ss that incorporation ery. The company will be Incorpor-; was considered necessary.