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Tw buy Bud mill Ilia uu- lit or unuiiuul needu of ' fannln people ruulre Mii'h a medium tw tint enl- - (ilium f tint KittorprlHo. Try K classified ml, Each week the Enterprise carries fun resume of the most Important happening t throughout ther state and nation. It's worth your sub- scrfptlon, . cut FORTY-FOURTH YEAR No. 38. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 7, 1920 ESTABLISHED 1866 OREGON VERDICT IS RETURNED . BY JUH AT 4:40 FJt "Guilty wt churned In lllit incut," n the verdict of thtt Jury wlui hoard the case tif RummcI Bruko, win) was flmrKil villi) murder In tin' -in-onil l"Ki'ii f)! killing Hairy Dub limky a Portland Uxl driver. Tin' Jury wiiit mil for two hour tttnl returned their verdict nt H"iitriiti 'e.bo punned Muiuluy morning u 5)rilubli th nut join (l.irluml, H. .fyriu'y M "wk tor ten iliiyn VVlo decide on further action. " ''oft Thn penalty fur dm ho- luiiil ilt'Krun In Oregi penitentiary, o In tint Tim murder wuh num. J- l u few iity before lh" new ."1 imiilxhiniMit law for Oregon we. into effect or Bruko mid George Moon1, who l now HrvlnK it life -outenee, probably would have lii-i'n tried for firit ii'K"i murder, tin) penalty of htelt In capital jmiililim',nl. Tin- JuTy In lh citue of 'UuhscI Brake, who lH on trlul for thn murder of Hurry inihiin-.ky, th" Portland tul drive.-, wu i'Ihiai'ii Monilny inornliiit ttfitT ihn recti! I of fiv of tln viinln' by Toil Garland, utiorncy for liruk". niitl urn' by tiilho'l I I Much, prose cutor. Mr. Hedge tni'u presenieu in ni-e lo the Jury, expluliilnu In detail that the promciitlon would prove tie yond a doubt that Brake committed the inurder, wbl!" Ciirland. In hit lid dr-fn to the jury, mild that the iht fein.it nul, prove that Monro com uiltt:il the dead and that they wou'.l muleaver to prove an allbl for HruU". Drfene to Try for Allbl. Garland I1 H"11 ,0 I'rovw the alibi wan difficult on account of hl client havlnit been helit In Jail without belnu allowed to hitvtt an attorney or nnyoti" for nevoal day and that when they went allowed to mm k wit iuHe(i who liiU:ht have neen l!rak In ISirtland on ttut nlr.ht of the murdr the Shrlnert convention a on aud no on" hud time or Inclination to r call a murder at OreRon City two weeks prwvloini. lledee,, eJtplatned In detail the alleg ed iicilon of tint two yoiinK m"' on the nl;ht they ar cciied of mur-de-hiK Imbltinky. aicimlnp; lirake of iloliitt the actual kllllnK ninl belnit th" lender In tint ram'. Moor Atiumed All Blame Curium! allot?" that Brake and Moon' went not together that nlKht. mtyliiK that Moore wanted to no to a dam e Willi" Brak" did not care to k and wi'i't 1 "It0 Intend. II" nald that Brake and Moore aeonrated and did not it each other until th" fol lowing inornlnK. when th".v met at their room In St. Johns, lie wild that Moo-o told Brake hu had Molcn ft cm and Invited, Brakis to tk a ladv friend for a ride, which ho did. Ho 'alleK"H that Brake did not know of the- blood on th" car until hl pas.Hch Iter called hi attention to It. "When Brake wan unked w Intro In) pot the car hilled to the trlrl and uld ho botiKlit It rather than tell her that hU room-mate tdnlo It. II" ul.to U"d to the orflcern about It and 1 will try to prove thut tho proHoeutlon wtll work solely on tlm tttutemimtH of Moore, who made 1Ih confen.ilon ex onoratliiK Braki) on a Sunday after rcllnloUH service were held In thn Jail. Iminedlntely lliter these servlcea Moore called tho officers and with hit fnc covered with tears told them ho wanted to let them know tho truth nnd wild that, ho nlono was to blame for tho d""d. Mooro admitted to Brake 'It was a murder enr ftr the boys had gu-n officers wiitehlng th" car. That wna tho ftrnt Brakn knew if tho murder." Jury Is Chosen. Tlm jury eeloctud to hear the case .i. iir follows: Charles Holman, Molnlla; A, J. Morrison, Dover; W C. HeoteT. nealunt Hill; WUliam Daniels, lloft; C. H. Hitler. New Era; Fred Winner, BorlnK; I). M. Marshall, Kstncada: J. K. Doilds, Canby-; - Spies, Oresum City; Jumps' Tracy. hlndHlone; Fred Madison, Jennings Ixidtre: William Rider, New Era. Defense recalled five of the venire men. Chas. D. Itrandtl, William Duviu son, W. J. Avlson, T. C. Howell, and Uowland Edwards, while the state ra cnllt'd one, D. L. Erdman, John Blttnor, of Orepon City, was oxouBsed on account of Illness and t T. Thonlton nnd E. A, ennpmann Jof eveiiMn.i when they admitted havln-K formed an opinion, and F. V Parker wa excuaed as a non-taxpay er. The case of ItWHol Bake, who was tried on chnrse of murdering Harry Dublnsky, a Portland tax! diver went to the Jury at 2:41 Wednesday after noon, the third day of the trial. Only one witness, F. A. Davis, house detective of the Imperial hotel, was called Wednesday. Davis testified . that It was- the rule of the hotel to ordor everyone except the guests out at 1:00 o'clock and that he was on duty the night of the murder but did rot remember oeolnsr lirake., Davte admitted that he was riot In the lobby all the time and possibly had left tor a period of 20 minutes on dlrferent occasions. Garland argued that on Saturday night, Just before ShrlneHs week It was not likely the lobby would he practically deserted as Davis allogbd'. District Attorney Evans, of Port luiul, argued the iiihm to the Jury f-itiii 11:10 until 10.15 and nt in:.'io Garland pleaded hlii rn ho until lliliO vi hi'ii rccosg wuh called. I In admitt ed thut hi ullhl mlitlit hit weak on in 'count o' hi client holiin refused an attorney for noverul day but argued tlit-t. thn teMliuony given during the trllll Will Hot HUfflolellt to convict, I In ili'ini-i t rut ii ii y doiiht of guilt be given his client. "No ponnl. ly lH to,, severe for thn guilty party In Hill rami hut l U far belter to haiiK n until ihuit K"iti lilin to a tlf ' of linpi lnoiimidit an IIiIh man will h) H'-nt to If you find him nullty. I nl li'K thut Hraku lit Inimrfiit or ho would tin vii broken down under ilnyn of rro (tumimlmitlon befont lui'inliorH of th" I'o-thind polUie ilopariiin'iit." (larlan,) rotitlnui'd Ii I - pli'iulliiK al I .on rind fiulhht'd tit 1.25. lilHtrlct Attorin-y ll"dk'"M proionlnd IiIm i iihk t( tho Jury In an idoquoiit hi h from 1:20 to 2:10. ih-ir,ir Mlttll tlllll th" I'Vllll'llIB l)"OII?llt OUt 111 ttn t-uno Hhould prov bi'yoiid n doubt that link" wn jtull'y nd Unit ho had itlmol'iti'ly failed to provn an allbl. "IIIm Htory had h"in broken In m-vcr- nl plari'H. ( clalumd that ln wi-nl to bi'd In lh" m-lchboliood of 4:00 nftin- tlm niurdfr hut Mr. DuvIk, an linlnti'ri'iiWd wltnosoi, who cnudurtit tln rooiuliiK hoiiN", mild that thtt btd Wlu , diHturbe,! that nkrlit. lirake falli'd to nlvo nnywhr near a dofln It" tlni" us to hi ni'tlonu on Hm nlRht of th" murder and the houi deter t!vt of tlm Imperial told you that ll wuh Improbable that Brake had been there at the Milieu claimed." JildK" Cum pile! I' InHtrurtloim lo the Jury were K'tven between 2:11 and 2:40 the Jury went out. ADOPTION OP NATIONS LEAGUE URGED BY COX SAl.KM, Or., Sept. 13. The lencui of nations was advocated by governor Cox, Democratic preslilnttna ear.dl il.t", in an tiddreM In the armory here at 9 o'clock today, In msumlni! his in tensive campaign. Introduced by B. V. Irvine, a Port lan,i editor, the candidate uri!"d thw b-iiKiie. "lo keep faith with tho Itovs who sleep In France o keep the pledge to make war impossible.' liepiibllran leaders, the "neimto-ial oligarchy" and Republican cnntrllm Hons Were attacked by Governor Cox. who said that corporation cont.-ibu tloiis to the Republicans, according o the handbook of William Barnes Jr of New York, "connected big business with the conspiracy to buy the presl dency." The hardest Hcpublienn senatorial fights are In Connecticut, where Bran deg-ee Is In danger; In New Hamp shire, where Moses will lie In trouble; New York, where Wudswo-th W ad mittedly In danger, because of the women vote, ami In Indiana, whew Tom Taggart Is givliiK Senator Wat son a hard run. The Republicans think thry have a good chance of capturing Democratic seats in California. Oregon and Ne- vada. Other states where there are contests nre Colorado. Maryland Kentucky, Wisconsin, Idaho, Arizona Nevada, Missouri and Ohio. Senator Harding has announced that he will not go Into the West unless he takes In all the states where there are sen atorial contests. . Olcott Wants Report rroni Commission SAI.EM, Or., Sept. 14. Governor Olcott has sent a letter to tho state1 Industrial accident commission ' re questing that a report be made cover ing the progress Ut tho commission's work for the benefit both of interest ed officials nnd of the public. "Because of the wide Importance of the work of your commission and the scope of its influence over the wel fare of tho people of tho state," wrlteB tho governor, "I deem It would be highly advlsublo tt your commission could prepare for submission to this office, to the members of the clmmit tee of fifteen who are examining Into proposed amendments to the work men's compensation act, and to mem Hers of the legislature, a report a to the progress of the work of your com mission covering a period, say from the tlms when the committee appoint ed to Investigate your commission made Its report, Such a statement, coming from yon should bo of consid erable value, not only to this office and the agoncle mentioned, including the legislature, but no doubt wtll be rtf great Interest to a large proportion of the public as well." Cottage Grove Cook Loses Eye Mrs. Itallle Lynch, cook In a hotel at Cottage Grove, whose husband' !s said to reside, In Oregon City, met with a painful accident a few days ago which should be a warning to other women using a curling Iron for the hair, Mrs. Lynch was curling her hair, when the iron slipped from her hand and1 struck her eye In such a manner a9 to loso sight of that eye. ONE IS KILLED IN AKIiUl'ltNl OVER ELECTION CHICAGO, Hept. ir..Voling Iti the Illinois primary today opened brisk ly In Chicago (luing the morning hours, Willi Indications that the total vote cast hero might reach 500,000, considerably more than half the num ber registered. Ml:ha FennesKiy, aged 38, a tiwltchmau, was shot and killed by i jMillceiiiun iii aii argument mild to have Htarted over the election. I'P'to 11 o'clock one precinct cap tain had b""n reported kidnapped by the opposition, four arrests had been mud" and oi;e of the special deputy sberlffn sworn In by She-itf Peters to guiird the ballot boxes hud been oust ml by a pollreiiuin. The weather wuh fait. As the day wore or reports of con flirts gre more frequent. Three au tomobile loads of armed men kll implied an election worker ut a poll ing place In tho fourth ward, beat a prei.liu t captain In another polling place and shot up a saloon. Both the man kidnapped anj the one beaten are null-Thompson workers, accord ing to Sheriff peters. Police and a spfclal deputy sheriff clashed In the second ward and lx-e Thornton, a colored deputy sheriff, was arrested charged with uswiult to commit murder after he Is said to have drawn a revolver and threat ened to kill a detective sergeant. T Suggestions to extend the boundary lines of Oregon City for the purpose of uddlng to the taxable property, construction of a Southern Pacific depot, establishment of an auto camp ground and backing a ticket at tho coming city election were proposed at the Initial luncheon of the Uve Wires of tho Commercial club Tues day. The last named proposition was presented 1iy L. A. Henderson. "The time has come," ho said "when we should get Into politics ana nee that the best men are chosen for municipal offices. It would be feas ible to cooperate with business men and the American I-eglon in a tick et that would be strong enough to make a direct appeal to the voters, iind knowing that Oregon City Is go ing to choose a mayor, recorder, attorney, treasurer and four council men at tho November election no time should be lost In getting In to the field a ticket that might be supported by this organization." Main Trunk Edgar was authorized to name a committee to "solicit tho field," and mtike a report of its In vestigations. A. A. Price denounced the depot facilities, or lark of them, maintained by the Southern Pacific Co. 'This town has doubled tts population and trade since I came here." he said "hut, our depot facilities have not !m proved. Only todny one of the local transfer companies refused to take freight from the station because of the delay hnd difficulty involved.' There will he a committee appointed to make an Investigation. D. F. Skene was responsible for a proposal that the boundaries of Ore gon City bo extended, stating that the taxable values might be Increased as a result, and another committee will work on this proposition. The question of the establishment of an auto camp ground was brought up again, and, Mr. Henderson urged the acquisition of land near Pulp Station. He said the property had a spring on it, and would bo very suit- nble, but Dr, U A. Morris and II. L. Shepherd agreed that Canemah Park would-be a better spot, and would be available when the new south end outlet of the Pacific Highway Is com pleted. M. J. Lee declared that the highway should come in around the linsln and that a grade crossSng should be established, with gates as a protection, Canemah.i but It was stateu mat tne state nignway com mission would not approve such s route and that the high line would relieve the mill and railway conges tion n"ar the basin. "We should keep at work on the south en,i outlet," said Dr. Morris "for we cannot get our new bridge ncross the Willamette until this question Is solved. It the county court would take the Interest It should, the yhole proposition would speedily be concluded." Salem Minister . Goes to Spokane SALEM, Sept. 9. The Rev. Rich ard N. Avtaon, pastor of the first Methodist church in thig, city since September, 1910, has been transfer red to the pastorate of the St. Paul's Methodist church in Spokane, by act- Ion of the Columbia river conference Just closed at Moscow, Idaho, and will leave for his new charge In about ten days. Dr. Avlson's successor will be selected by the Oregon conference, which meets at McMlnnvllle, Sept ember 29. . , mwm. UULOIiU. F 1 NOTES Among the grange that will ex hibit at the fair will bo Oswego Warner, Garfield and Harding. Kacli member of tho organizations is taking n active Interest lo anslst their own home grange to get ihe first prize' which Is $100. The second prize In V; third f-mrth, and the fifth, $l.r., Kdyth 'lu.U-r Wi-atherlnmi is to be Hupertlmlent of the depart ment. Iluicelia and Canby are to compete with each other for the pri,e offered for tho best community exhibit. From Indications there w!!l be iitrong com petition. -Last year Hazel! was ii warded flrtA, and '.'unby w on second. The flint prize, will be li:; second, jr.O, while, the third will be $25. Already horse are urrivlng at the fair grounds to be placed In for ex hibit. One that urived a few dayts ago Is a handttonic stallion, valued at $:!0O, and which was awarded first prize at the Or'-gen State fair last year. The" poultry show will be larger and belter than at any previous fair held at Canby, for there will be au ovei How, aud the management of the fair has already arranged to (secure a large tent for placing some aurplue coops. The Bheep and swine barns are to have their snare iff livestock; for many of the breeders who have never shown (before ure contemplating bringing some of their prize animal: this year. The Southern Pacific Railroad has arranged to have the trains leaving Canby at 3 o'clock to remain until 7 o'clock, thug giving the fair visitors a chance to listen to the evening con cert to be given by the band. The people of Oregon City and other living in the southern part of the county will ba able to make trips to the fair this year at auy time they desire during he day or evening, for M. J. Lee is to have three large busns in operuliou leaving Oregon City at 7:30 A. M, to run continuous ly, and leaving Ct-h)' after the dance each evening.1'' - " N. 1L Smith, one of the prominent Jersey breeders of Clackamas county, is to be at the fair this year with tea head of his fine Jerseys. He will al so enter some of bis cows in the dairy contest. Mr. Smith's dairy farm is located at Kedhmd. He will also enter some of his Jerseys at the State pair. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hughe of Red- land, well known breeders of the Guernseys, will be among the Guern sey breeders to enter for prizes, and to show visitors Just what Clackamas county can do when it comes to breed ing. They will take a herd of 20 animals, and from the county f;ir will go to the state fair, where they ex pect to get some of the prize money offered in the class there. Miller-Parker Company will exhibit at the fair with a lighting system. Hull & Sous, of Oregon City, are to meet the public at the fair and show them a full line of Buick and' Chevro let cars: Grant White of Canby U to have a big line of Ford cars and trucks on exhibition. The Browning Shows will arrive on the fair grounds Friday morning and will have their show ready fo operat ing Monday morning, the opening day of tre fair. For the first time the Rutledge Seed Company of Portland will exhib it at tho fair! Kerr-Glfford Company of Portland will be represented at the fair this year with a demonstator for poultry feed, and will also give instructive talks to the voultrymen on the care and proper feeding of their birds. The Moose band of Oregon City has been engaged for the four days of the fair, and Manager Koehler and his men are to piny many of the latest selections. As Oregon City day is Tuesday, September 22, a number of the busi ness men of this city have asked to have the stores closed for the after noon. The Swan Piano Company of Port land will have a big line of pianos and player pianos in the building. Mis9 Cis Barclay Pratt visited Can by this week to arrange for the Red Cross rest room to be on the second floor of the pavilion. i The building for the exhibits has been thoroughly cleaned ad from now until Sunday night there will be a steady stream of people bringing in exhibits. An effort will be raide to allow only those having exhibits to bring or those helping in the building to be in the pavilion on Sunday, as visitors cause much confusion and are !n the way of those trying to eet booths and arranging their displays. There will be aeroplane flights every day of the fair. Lawrence B. Hlckam, representing the Oregon, The Windjammer The hoydenish exhibition of Governor Cox in mak ing claims concerning campaign funds that he was un able to substantiate has cost him votes. In wet centers the majority of the wet people are for Cox. In dry com munities the majority of the drys are against him. The governor started out with a flourish of trumpets and has finished in a dirge, but he has, at least, succeeded in creat ing a condition wherein both Democrats and Republi cans will find it harder to raise money to grease the wheels of the campaign. Mr. Cox, however, gave Will H. Hays the opportunity of his life to play astute politics at the senate hearing, when Hays quietly presented two authentic letters from the president of the New Jersey Association of Liquor Interests to a prominent liquor firm, saying: The organized liquor trade of New Jersey has set out to do 1U part toward the election of James M. Cox as the next President of the United States. . The nomination of Governor Cox for the Presi dency by the Democrats is a big victory for our Interests. . . Gov ernor Cox is a pronounced "Wet" and he can be relied upon to approve an amendment to the Volstead act, . . It is now up to our trade organizations to stand unitedly behind the ticket of Cox and Roose velt. . , Jump in and help us fight. Give as much as you can afford. But after lambasting the Republicans for attempt ing to "get the money," Mr. Cox needs must look after his own finances, and we turn with comfort to the pages of the New York Times, a Cox supporter, which under the heading of "Gerard to Fill Cox Purse," announces the appointment of Former Ambassador James W. Gerard as treasurer of the National Committee. The new offi cer says he will accept all contributions offered and uses the words "without limitation of amount," and the Times has this unsavory comment : Mr. Gerard has had a great deal of experience In raising money for campaign expenses. Beginning In the old Croker days and up to the time when he became a Justice of the Supreme Court, he was Treas urer of Tammany Hall In many campaigns. We have a profound respect for Mr. Gerard. He has plenty of money and spends it with discretion, being able to grab an ambassadorship in return for a contribu tion of something like $3O,OO0L for Woodrow Wilson. If he don't "get the money" from deserving Democrats, who can? DRY LEAGUERS WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. A com mittee was appointed today at the Anti-Saloon league cont'ereuce here to dreft a resolution warning fed eral judges that unless they "sacred ly perform their sacred duties" in enforcing prohibition laws the league will seek their impeachment. The committee was named by the Rev. P. A. Baker, gene-al suoerin teudent of the league, after speakers at the conference had vigorously crit icized federal judges for alleged lax ity in meting cut punishment to those convicted of violation of the prohibi tion amendment and enforcement law. Charges were made that some fed eral judges had "coddled bootleggers and moonshiners" and that prohibi tion lawg were being made "a farce" in some sections by the light pun ishment. NEW TEACHERS NAMED. Three new teachers nave been chos en for the school year in this city r.nd are Carl Landerholm, a graduate of Harvard, to teach chemistry and French nt the high school. Mr. Land erholm. taught for two years at La Canter, Wash. Mrs. Winifred H. Osborn, a grad uate of the Aberdeen, South Dakota, normal and of the College of Pudget Sound, will teach science and teachers training at the high school, aud Miss Helen M. Stanton has' been chosen to tench the second grade of the East- ham school. LICENSE TO WED. Charles Swanson, 27, of Portland and Annetta Alma Davis, 20 of Esta- cada, were Issued a marriage license by the county cUrrk Tuesday. Washington & Idaho Airplane r -pany, was in Canby a few days ago to look over the grouds, and finding the electric wires in tho city mat would be somewhat dangerous to his flying machine, teh electric company, under the supervision of Mr. Robin sn, had the wires place, at a different tingle so as' not to have anythig pre vent the flights from being made in safety. There will be two floral displayst one by H. J. Bigger of this city, and tho other by the Starker conserva tory near Meldrum. The Oregon City Enterprise wtll have a booth In the main pavilion, where samples of ruling, printing and bookbinding will be on display. The Clackamas County Auto and Truck Company will be on hand with a big display of Franklin, Studebaker and Do-t cars, with Jake Rlsley -and Carl Wleveslek In charge. They are planning on having an attractive display. MAKE THREATS AGIST JUDGES PUBCHASES-UfflBt nisi ram pivfp NTENS YECAMP. The Hawley Pulp &. Paper Co. has a timber supply for 15 years on the present basis of consumption, accord ing to a statement made here Tues day by Willard P. Hawley, Jr., gen eral manager of the concern "We have just purchased 10,122 acres of spruce and hemlock In the upper Jw'ecanium river district in Clat sop county," said Mr. Hawley, "for which we paid $650,000. We acquir ed practically all of this property from the Jones-Wheeler Co., and It has enough timber to make around 300,00 tons of paper." The Hawley Co. Is manufacturing about 100 tons of paper daily. ASKED 10 BECOME Petitions were placed In circulation Tuesday asking J. J. Tobin to become a candidate for mayor, and are re ceiving a large number of signatures. Mr. Tobin has been a member of the council from the first ward for sever al years. He is chairman of the fin ance committee and Is one of the keenest students of municipal affairs in Oregon City. Pacific Highway At Oswego Impassable Motorists are warned that the Pacif ic highway is impassable between the Multnomah county line and Oswego, due to two short fills being made to the approaches to Tryon creek at WIl sonia. The approaches which, were almost ready for the crushed rock dressing1 Friday, have been made veri table quagmires by the rains of Sat day night and Sunday. These fills, which are each about 200 feet long, will be rocked as soon as the weather permits. In the meantime motorists are ad vised to detour at Fulton by continu ing out. Virginia street, which leads Inti the Boone's Ferry road, and avoid Macadam street and Riverside drive south of Fulton. The Boone's Ferry road should be followed to about the nine-mile post, where there Is a sign "Oswego One Mile" Turn to left and continue without any sharp turn until Oswego Is reached. CARLTON BOY KILLED. 'MINNVILLE, Or., Sept. 9. Carl Willis, 14-year-old Son of George Wil lis of Colton, was killed at that place this morning when he was thrown from his bicycle while holding onto an automobile and coasting. His skull wa3 fractured, and death follow ed soon after the accident. NEIL HART SENTENCED TO DIE ON NOVEMBERS PENDLETON, 'Or., Sept. 15. Em mett Bancroft, alias Neil Hart, self confessed slayer of Tlf Taylor, sheriff of Umatilla county, July 25 last, sentenced to death by hanging on November 5 by Circuit Judge Phelps today. The judge gave W. R. Taylor, steriff, 20 dayg in which to remove the sentenced man to the state pen itentiary. The stole Indian, garbed In his prlc on attire of blue overalls and blue shirt, receiver the sentence without emotion and the crowded courtroom likewise received the sonienee -silence. Bancroft has assumed an air of complete unconcern in all proceed ing since his capture following the murder. Preceding the sentence, Dr. W. Mc Nary, superintendent of the eastern Oregon state hospital testified that the murderer Is sane, andi R W. Fletcher, forman of , the grand Jury, explained that Bancoft had been fully informed of his rights and the fact that he could have a trial by Jury If he wished it. Only once did the defendant show any interest in the proceeding)-, Fol lowing the testimony of Fuy Wyrick, rehearsing . details of the hand-to-, hand struggle which was staged in ' the sheriff's office in which Bancroft' fired the fatal shot, the prisoner said he wished to ibake a statement. He said that he was not in the office when the fight first started, but came In answer to a call from Kerby. He picked Sheriff Taylors revolver from the floor at the entrance to the office, he said. It was but a slight digre skm form the. details given by Mr. IP !S PLANNED IN COUNTY Plans for an intensive campaign over Clackamas county In behalf of the Republican nominees for national, state and county offices are being formulated by the county central com mittee, which will arrange a series of meetings, In the centers of popul ation. The methods employed In the campaign of 1916 will be used, to some extent and an effort made to carry Clackamas county for Harding and Coolidge by a plurality In ex cess of that given to Charles Evans Hughes four years ago, when this county had more than 1000 Republi can votes to spare for the Republican candidate for president. Meetings will be held in Beaver Creek, Canby, Carver Colton, Damas cus, Estacada, Logan, Mllwaukle, Molalla, Oswego, Sandy and Wilson ville, and speakers with reputations beyond the state will be secured. The committee also plans to have musical features for its principal meetings. Aside from the national ticker the chief interest here Is In the election of a L'nited States senator, ana coun ty judge, sheriff and district attor ney. The Democrats have set out to capture the last named offices, but have no candidates for state senator, representatives, commissioner, clerk, treasurer, assessor, recorder, school superintendent, surveyor and coroner, and! are centering their efforts to elect their nominees for three posi tions. All of the Democratic candi dates are old campaigners. District Attorney Hedges is Beeking another term, beiAg opposed by Livy Stlpp, who served for years as deputy dis trict attorney and as Justice of the peace. Ex-Sheriff Mass Is making a try to oust Sheriff "Billy" Wilson, whose enforcement of the prohibition laws has created for him many enem ies as well as thousands of friends, and Ttobert B. Beatie, twice sheriff and who served as county judge un til he was recalled, is making a quiet but thorough canvass of the county to secure votes in behalf 0f his on candidacy for judge. He is running against Harvey E. ross, who has been in the state senate and house of re presentatlves, and who has an un usual grasp on, county affairs, being one of the heaviest taxpayers In Clackamas county. While the friends and supporters of Mr. Cross do not deny that Beatie will have some Re publican adherents, they assert that many Democrats are going to be for Cross on election day. SCHOOL HAS FLAG. A handsome new flag Is waving from the flag staff on the new high school building at West Ltnn. This has been purchased for the building, and all the students of the Institution are proud of the Stars, and Stripes. s It is planned to hold dedioatlon ex ercises of the new building as soon as the students! have) been Settled !n thejr various classes. This will b9 an evening event and will be open for the public. - 4