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VOL. Ill No. 103.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1912.
Pn Wei, 10 Gesw
COLONEL DECL
FIGHT EOR SALMON
DEAD LINE LOST
ILEd 11
BAY STATE VOTES
SAFETY SWITCHES
v PERPETRATED BY WALT AcDOUGALL v
THE CULTURE CLUB -
HUMPHRYS GUILTY
OF KILLING WOMAN
COUNCIL TO ORDER
I
MT MEETS THIS WEEK v I
MRS. GRIFFITH SLAIN BY BROTH
ERS, IS VERDICT OF BENTON
COUNTY JURY
SENTENCE IS TO BE GIVEN FRIDAY
PRESIDENT GETS TWENTY-SIX
DELEGATES AND ROOSEVELT
GETS TEN
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
SHUTTING OFF ELECTRIC
CURRENT INTRODUCED
10:30 ADJOURNMENT AGREED UPON
C. F. ELY, INDICTED FOR VIOLAT
ING BOARD'S ORDER,
GOES FREE
Panel Cut Four Hours Considering
Case Defendants Hear Verdict
Without Changing
Expression
CORVALLIS, Or., May 1. That
George and Charles Humphrys are
guilty pt murder in the first degree
as the result of killing Mrs. Eliza
Griffith almost a year ago was the ver
dict of the jury rendered at 4:15
o'clock this afternoon.
Judge Hamilton then dismissed the
jury and announced that he would
impose sentence at 10 o'clock next
Friday morning.
The case went to the jury shortly
after 12 o'clock noon. The jurymen
then went to lunch and, it was nearly
2 o'clock when they began their de
liberations. The Humphrys case is Benton coun
ty's third trial for murder committed
within the present limits of the coun
ty. The first was in 1860, resulting
in the hanging of Philip George for
the killing of John Clarke. The sec
ond was 1884, when Asa Burbankwas
charged with the murder of T. J. Den
nis in Alsea Valey. Burbank was
acquitted and is Ifving in Polk coun
ty. The murder of Mrs. Eliza Griffith at
her farm home near Philomath June
-2, 1911, aroused widespread indig
nant interest. Mrs. Grjfith was living
alone, as her children were grown,
the daughters married and living in
Portland George, the son, being nec
essarily away most of the time at his
work.
On the day of the murder Mrs. Grif
fith had completed the sale of her
homestead farm, receiving $1000 cash,
which she deposited, less the commis
sion, in the Philomath bank, taking
a mortgage on the place for $2500, the
remainder of the purchase price. She
had arranged to leave for Portland
in a few days to make her home with
one of her daughters. That she had
consummated the sale was generally
known among her neighbors, as was
her habit of keeping money in the
house.
BIG SHAKEUP HITS
STATE PENITENTIARY
SALEM, Or:, May 1. The biggest
shakeup in the history of the Oregon
Penitentiary in the middle of the term
of an administration at least, occur
red Tuesday when Governor West
practically deposed Superintendent
James, doing away with that office;
deposed Parole Officer Bauer; reached
the conclusion to dispense with the
services of - the matron at the peni
tentiary; did away with the services
of the supervising engineer; descharg
ed brickyard employes who were re
ceiving in the aggregate $75 a month
as well as cutting two chaplains off.
Although the move was made yest
erday, it was done quietly a,nd not
until today did the news of the Gov
ernor's drastic action leak out. The
entire move, states Governor West,
was made in the interest of economy.
BEST BUTTER DROPS
TO 60 CENTS A ROLL
The slump in the butter market is
being felt in Oregon City. Rolls of
the best butter sold Wednesday for
55 and 60 cents each, .which several
weeks ago brought 85 cents. Cream
ery butter, however, is cheaper in
Portland, the price of prints there
Wednesday being 241 cents a pound.
Some attempts have been made by
manipulators to stop the decline but
the makers assert that with an in
creasing supply and with the butter
not yet in fit condition for storage,
stock must be shaded "in order to
clean up promptly.
An effort was made by some per
sons to howl that certain butter mak
ers had sold short to Puget Sound
and that in order to make any money
on the transactions, the price of the
Oregon product must be lowered.
This is denied emphatically by those
charged with the selling. One asserts
that he has not sold a single pound
ahead of manufacture, although charg
ed with disposing of two carloads in
this manner.
The situation is rather mixed and
much uncertainty prevailed in the
trade in Portland. Some of the val
ley creameries tried to maintain the
former price, but this failed. The de
cline, however, is a surprise to the
trade generally, as stocks have been
cleaning up well at the previous drop.
I have 6 acres of fine garden land
in high stale of cultivation. Fine lo
cation. Fronts on Macadam road.
Fine bearing orchard. Good 8 room
house, barn and out buildings. Good
well. Will sell for $4,000. $2,000
cash, balance 7 years at 6 per cent
This place is. one mile from Oregon
City Courthouse, 20 miles from Port
land, one-half mile from Oregon City
car line Can't beat this place in
Clackamas County. Call or address
Cyrus Powell, Oregon City, Oregon,
Stephens Building, Room 10. f
EX-PRESIDENT WILL NOT FIGHT
Speaker Clark Indorsed For Chief Ex
ecutive By Massachusetts
Democrats Wilson Bad
ly Beaten
ssssseessssss.s3
OYSTER BAY, May-1. Roose
velt's statement regarding the
Massachusetts delegates at large
says in part:
"It would seem unlikely that a
majority of the voters who voted
for delegates pledged to me
should simultaneously express a
preference to Taft, but, appar
ently that is what happened.
Such being the case, I hereby an
nounce that I shall expect the
delegates at large to disregard
their pledge to support men and
to support Taft. If any hesitates
I shall immediately write him.
with all .the emphasis and in
sistence possible tbv take the ac
tion indicated.
"In this fight I am standing for
certain great principles which I
regard as vital to the present and
future welfare of the nation, and
my success is valuable only as an
incident to securing these prin
ciples." $j$$$-$$-$$S
BOSTON, May 1. President " Taft
gets 20 Massachusetts delegates to
the Republican national convention in
Chicago and former President Roose
velt 10. This was the net result to
day of the fiercest political battle ev-
D1 QCIOTI TT1 MOW PlTlp-lnTlH wh PT1 fnitl-
plete returns from all but three small
towns in the state were taDuiatea.
On the figures themselves Taft and
Roosevelt split even. Each had 18
delegates. Roosevelt got 10 straight
out delegates and his list or delegates
at large, eight in all, defeated those
Dledeed for Taft. This lett tne count
even, each having 18.
This afternoon, however, Roosevelt
issued a statement that as President
Taft had won in the Presidential pre
ference primary, he (Roosevelt) would
not insist that the eight delegates at
laree cast their votes for him in the
Chicago convention. Whether or not
the delegates at large will tall in witn
the suggestion that they shall support
Taft is as yet uncertain.
Following are the figures tor tne al
most complete returns from the state
as a whole on the preferential presi
dential xntf'
Taft 87,117
Roosevelt ; 83,114
T.a FnllpttA 2.063
Clark 33,491
Wilson 14,470
The results in the city of Boston
alone were:
Taft U.281
Roosevelt iu,t3
La Follette 249
Clark 14,300
Wilson 5,789
This afternoon Uenerai unampun,
hoad of the Taft forces in this state,
announced that the Taft delegates-at-
large would demand seats at unicago
despite' the fact that they had been
defeated by supporters of Colonel
Roosevelt. He contends that the Taft
delegates-at-large really received a
majority in the preferential primary.
As the returns come in Clark's plu
rality over Woodrow Wilson continues
to grow.
ft in helieved that the defeat of Sen
ator Murray Crane at the primaries
as delegate-at-large tor Tan means ma
retirement from political life.
The Roosevelt supporters still claim
victory. They now lay claim to one
delegate in the eighth district. If this
is true, the Colonel will have 19 dele
gates and President Taft 17. In case
the delegates-at-large vote for Roose
velt. l count, in the eighth dis
trict gives the second Taft delegate
in that district plurality oi vmy luieo
votes over the Roosevelt delegate. The
Roosevelt supporters are circulating
petitions demanding a recount of the
votes. If they carry their point the
figures would stand Roosevelt 20, Taft
16 so far as official returns go.
The same districts that gave Taft
a comfortable plurality gave the
Roosevelt del.feates-at-large, headed
by Baxter, 82,687, and the Taft delegates-at-large,
headed by Senator Mur
ray Crane, 74,835.
Regarding the contesting of the
Roosevelt delegates-at-large, General
Champlin said this afternoon:
"From President Taft's victory in
the primaries, I am satisfied that ev
ery fair minded man believes that
Massachusetts wants him to be nomi
nated. We lost the delegates-at-large
ttirnnoh a Mnnder in making
uiamij tiiivt," w. .
up the ballots. .The fact that Frank
Siberlich s name, wno ran as au in
dependent delegate, was placed at the
top of the original list of Taft dele
gates, confused hundreds of voters,
who marked -Siberlich's name and
then marked the other eight names.
This throws out those ballots, except
as to the preferential vote. We ex
pect to carry the fight to the conven
tion floor."
MRS. JOHANNA COREY
IS GRANTED DECREE
Judg-3 Campbell Wednesday granted
ed a divorce to Johanna Corey from
George W. Corey, restoring the plaint
iff's maiden name, Johanna O'Conner.
Thev were married in ureenvme,
Mich.. May 24, 13UI. rueiij
charged. The plaintiff lives in fon-
land. Charlotte m. vvuuuwa.
granted a decree from Charles K.
Woodward, and awarded the custody
of their daughter. - . '
nnlla rantest
rne ismerpi ouv.
Is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
MISS M COkD S r?rsss POPULAR YOUNG
LEAD INCREASED ; f 1 WOMAN IS BRIDE
OTHER CANDIDATES, HOWEVER,
ARE EXPECTED TO SPRING
. BIG SURPRISE
RESULTS TO DATE SATISFACTORY
Campaign From Now. On Will Be Pro
lific Of Vote-Getting
Candidates Adopt Dif
ferent Plans .
STANDING OF CANDIDATES S
$ Ruby McCord i29.2nn ss
S Joseph Sheahan 47,200
Kent Wilson 32.600
John Brown 15,000
S John Weber k.roo s
S John Haleston 6,000 &
3 A. G. Kindler 7,200
Miss Ruby McCord, leader in the
big automobile contest, cast 10.000
votes Wednesday, which brings her
total up to 129,200. She probably has
more Votes in reserve, but if the con
test , manager were going to hazard
a guess it would be that several of the
other candidates have many more
than she. In fact it seems to be Miss
McCord'S Dlan of camnaiEm tn hnlrl
back few ballots, while it Is believed
others are keeping in reserve blocks
of them.
However, that is their affair Ann if
they are working hard and meeting
with success the contest manager has
no fault to find with them. What he
desires above all things is that the
contest prove as successful as the in
trinsic value of the prizes offered de
serves.. The results to date are more
than satisfactory, and the indications
are the last weeks of the contest,
which naturally will be the most pro
lific of votes, will establish a record
that will not be equaled in Clackamas
County tor years.
STATE TO PAY CANAL
MONEY IN FEW DAYS
' SALEM, Or., May 1. State Treas
urer Kay reports today that the state
has on hand $1,600,000, with not a
dollar of outstanding bonds or interest-bearing
indebtedness. However,
$200,000 will be soon paid over-to the
government to apply on the purchase
of the Oregon City locks. That is
the only bill" outstanding aside from
the ordinary fixed expenditures.
The greater portion of this sum is
deposited in 56 banks of the state,
drawing 2 per cent interest, which
produces an Income sufficient to pay
all the cost attached to the state treas-'
urer's office.
The amount of cash on hand is con
siderably increased over ordinary con
ditions by $500000 raised, as provid
ed by law, for University of Oregon
appropriations, which are being held
up by referendum proceedings. -
COPVRIOHT HARRIS EWINO WASH.
John W. Garrett, New United States
Ministerto Argentina, S. A.
OF FLOOD TO BE AIDED
WASHINGTON, May 1. Food and
shelter . for 160,000 people probably
will have to be provided by the War
Department for another month as a
result of the renewed" flood of the
Mississippi River. .
The destitute are being turned over
rapidly to local committees, but re
ports from the army engineers, in
dicate that the daily average to be
served with "plantation rations,' by
the Commissary Department contin
ues to be about 160,000 and the cost
is $10,000 a day.
Secretary Stimson estimates that
additional appropriations of $500,000
for the Commissary Department and
$150,000 for the Quartermaster's De
partment will be required to cover
relief work expenses. To date, the
quartermasters have spent $277,179
for forage, tents and boats, while the
Commissaries have spent $236,000.
Nearly $700,000 more for the relief
of Mississippi River flood sufferers
was voted by the House committee on
appropriations today. For Quarter
masters' supplies, such as tents, etc.,
the committee provided $277,179.
The commissary department, sup
plying the destitute with food, will re
ceive $420,000.
SURVEYS FOR ROADS
ORDERED BY COURT
The County Court Wednesday ord-
I ered surveys made for the H. H.
j Mattoon Road near Viola and the Carl
A. v orsoerg ruau, near uawaacus. ive
ports on the work on several roads
were made. E. E. Cox, road super
visor of the Barton district, announ
ced that the road between Charles
Bartomy's place and the Eagle Creek
road, which is a mile and a half long
had been opened. The road will be
completed the latter part of next
week. The Sandy Ridge Road has
been improved with rock and gravel.
MRS. ANNA T. MARSHALL AND
EDWARD O MAYOR ARE
MARRIED
HISS HELEN SMITH BRIDESMAID
Couple Will Live In Portland, Where
Bridegroom Is Engaged In
Business Dr. Ford
' Officiates
A beautiful wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr. and Mre. Peter H.
Smith in Canemah Wednesday even
ing at 8 o'clock, when Mrs. Anna T.
Marshall, sister of Mrs. Smith, be-
f-came the wife of Mr. Edward O. Ma
yor, of Portland, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. T. B. Ford. As
Mrs. George C. Robinson, of Jennings
Lodge, rendered "Lohengrin's1 Wed
dings March," the bridal party came
down the stairway and into the par
lors. The best man, Mr. Louis Smith
nephew of the bride, and the brides
maid, Miss Cora Coler, of Portland,
first entered the parlors, and were fol
lowed by the maid of honor, Miss Hel
en Smith, niece of the bride, and the
bride and bridegroom. Taking their
places beneath a floral archway Rev.
Ford performed the ceremony, after
which a wedding supper was served.
The bride wore a beautiful and be
coming gown of white net over white
satin, with pearl necklace and pearls
in her coffure, and she carried a
shower bouquet of Bride's roses and
white sweet peas.
The maid of honor, Miss Helen
Smith, wore a very pretty . gown of
pale blue chiffon over pale blue silk
and carried white, carnations x the
bridesmaid, Miss Cora Coler also
wore a pretty gown of the pink chif
fon and carried pink carnations.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith
was prettily decorate with palms, cut
flowers and potted plants. The re
ception hall was in dogwood blos
soms; the parlor, where the ceremony
was performed, was in purple and
white lilacs and palms; the archway
leading from the parlor to the dining
room was formed of lavender and
white lilacs. : The dining room was
in pink carnations and asparagus
ferns. Only the relatives and inti
mate friends of the bride and bride
groom were present at the marriage.
Many handsome gifts were presented
Mr. and Mrs. Mayor, which included
cutglass, silver and' linen.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayor left on the 10
o'clock car for Portland, where Mr.
Mayor has a beautiful bungalow.
The bride, although she has lived
in Oregon City only one year, has
won many friends by her sweet dis
position. She has been in the em
ploy of the L. Adams store, where she
was one of the most popular employes
Mrs. Mayor came to this city from
Pomeroy, Wash., and is the youngest
sister of Mrs. Peter H. Smith, of
Canemah.
The bridgeroom is a well known and
prominent businesss man of Portland,
where he has resided for the past ten
years. He formerly resided in Colo
rado, where he was also in business
before taking up his residence in Portland.
Committee On Health And Police, ' Demurrer To Indictment Against Al
Which Has Done Fine Work, bright And Story Overruled
Submits Report Street
Grade Fixed
An ordinance providing emergency
switches on Btreet cars was given its
first reading at the meeting of the city
council Wednesday evening. The ob
ject is to minimize accidents on the
trolley line. The council by a unan
imous vote decided to adjourn at 10:30
o'clock hereafter. Sessions have con
tinued until midnight
The meeting was called to order
at 8 o'clock, the following members
being present: Tooze, Roake, Holman,
Pope, Eurk, and Beard, Hall Meyer
and Albright being absent
It was decided to adjourn the meet
ings at 10:30 hereafter. . Special meet
ings will be held to attend to import
ant matters than cannot be given
attention at the regular meetings.
John Vegalius represented by At
torney. C. Schuebel, protested against
the grade that was established in
front of his property on the corner
of oFutrh and John Adams streets.
Mr. Vegalius objected to the fifteen
inch fill that was made and after
much discussion, on the motion of!
councilman Tooze, it was decided to
reduce the cut to half of what it now
is.
The reports of the Finance Com
mittee and of the City Recorder were
read and approved. The City Engi
neer's estimate on the proposed sew
er and culvert on Fourteenth street
was referred to the Engineer and
Street Committee and will be acted
upon by them.
An appropriation of $75 to Meade
Post Grand Army of the Republic,
was made to help meet the expenses
of the post incurred by it Decoration
Day and $4000 of oustanding
bonds on Eleventh street were ord
ered redeemed.
An ordinance relating to emergency
switches on the electric railroad was
read for the first time. This ordi
nance provides that cut out switches
shall be placed at suitable intervals
along the trolley line so that in case
of an accident or if a wire should
fall, the, current could be stopped
by means of a switch, thus lessening
the danger.
The monthly report of E. L. Shaw
as chief of police, shows that in Ap
ril 85 hoboes were kept over night;
number of arrests, 9 ; number of cases
prosecuted, 9; number of meals used
by inmates of the jail, seventeen at
twenty cents each, $3.40; collected as
fines, $62.50.
The report of the Committee on
Health and Police was read. This
committee has done much for the bet
terment of the unsanitary conditions
in the city. Several alleys have been
cleaned and cesspools ordered drain
ed and many of the unsightly build
ings along Railroad Avenue have been
torn down.
Owners of the feed barn between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets were I
ordered to make conditions in their
stables more sanitary. The commit
tee reported that "Cleanup Day," Ap
ril 20, was generally observed by the
residents of the city.
FISHERMEN MAKE $140
4
Auk Smith and "Blondie" Truscott
made the fishing record Wednesday
night These men caught one ton of
salmon from 7:30 o'clock to midnight.
Other fishermen did almost as well,
but all admitted that Smith and Trus
cott made the record. The fish caught
by them will sell for about $140,
yielding each $70 for four hours and
a half work.
3 Couples Get Licenses
Licenses to marry were issued Wed
nesday to Anna T. Marshall and Ed
ward O. Mayor; Grace L. Wilson and
G. W. Wolette and Ophelia May Ro
backer and Clinton E. Black.
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food you can have.
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Tonight at
TONS OF FISH CAUGHT FIRST DAY
Trial Set For
Friday
Several tons of fish were caught
Wednesday after 12 o'clock when the
open season for net fishing for salmon
began. While some of the fishermen
were not as successful as in former
years they say the prospect is good.
Charles F. Ely was arrested short
ly after noon on a charge of fishing
below the dead line established by the
Fish and Game Commission on a line
between the O.-W. R. & N. Company's
dock and a concrete pier on the oth
er side of the river. Ely was indict
ed, and a demurrer filed to the in
dictment by his attorney J. E. Hedges
was overruled. The case was then
tried before Judge Campbell, who dis
missed the indictment on the ground
that the order of the commission was
not specific in describing the dead
line.
Mr. Hedges contended that there Is
no such place as the O.-W. R. & N.
Company's dock. The result of the
decision will be that net fisherman
will be allowed to fish several feet
further up the river than was intend
ed by the commission unless a new
order is issued. The demurrer to the
indictment against J. F. Albright and
Nick Story, accused of fishing with
nets during the closed season, was
overruled and the case will be tried
Friday.
Scores of fishermen were busy all
last night and there will be more at
work today.
CLINTON BLACK WED
Miss Ophelia May Robacker and Mr.
Clinton Black were married Wednes
day evening at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roback
er, of Mount Pleasant, Dr. T. B. Ford
officiating. The wedding was a quiet
one, only the relatives and immediate
friends of the bride and bridegroom
being present Mr. Black is an em
ploye of the Willamette Pulp & Pa
per Company. The couple will live
in Twilight. Although Mrs. Black
has lived in Mount Pleasant only a
year she has made a host of friends
and is one of the most popular young
women of that place.
YOUNG ASTOR NEAR
COLLAPSE AT BIER
HALIFAX, N. S., May 1. Amid
scenes of sorrow following upon tlje
arrival of the coffin ship Mackay-Ben-nett
with the bodies of victims of the
Titanic disaster, a number of special
cars left here tonight with corpses
which are being shipped to various
destinations iu charge of relatives
and friends. All the identified dead
will be ready for shipment tomorrow.
The Mackay-Bennet recovered 306
bodies, of which 116 were buried at
sea. Fifty-seven of those identified
were brought to Halifax. Fifteen wo
men's bodies were recovered, of which
eight were identified. Eleven bodies
of women, including four identified
were buried at sea.
A pathetic scene was enacted when
George Newel, an undertaker brought
from Yarmouth, who was busily en
gaged in embalming bodies, suddenly
cried out and collapsed. He had
come unexpectedly upon the body of .
his uncle, A. L .Newell, who had sail
ed on the Titanic. The body of Colonel-
John Jacob Astor was placed in
a private car. Vincent Astor, his 20-year-old
son, sat weeping all night '
beside the casket Young Astor is on
the verge of collapse.
The body of Isidor Straus was plac
ed in an express car with those of sev- .
en otheib. No trace was found of the
body of Mrs. Straus.
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