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UN YUUK. IIMVE.5TMENT
OHIO MAKES HIM
PRESIDENTIAL RAC
JOHN R. DIMICK IS
PRESIDENT ASSERTS THAT HE
HAS 30 MORE DELEGATES
THAN IS NECESSARY
HARMON BEATS WILSON EASILY '
Chief Executive Goes To New Jersey
Today To Continue Fight
Against Roosevelt
Race Is Close
WASHINGTON, May 22. Asserting
that he has 570 delegates to the Chi
cago convention, or 30 more than
enough to assure him the nomination,
President Taft today declared he was
going to New Jersey "to make assur
ance doubly sure.' He will leave
Washington for Philadelphia tomor
row morning and make his first po
litical speech at Camden.
The President's statement was is
sued after a day of activity at the
White House. Politicial conferences
with his managers and appointments
with his Cabinet members were fol
lowed by a meeting of the full Cab
inet, at which, the members admitted,
the political situation was reviewed
in detail.
"Our opponents quote from a state
ment of mine made in Cleveland that
the fight in Ohio, my home state,
much to my gratification, would be
the decisivcone," said the . President
in his statement, "and would settle
the question of my nomination. This
is true. I shall have at least 17 votes
from Ohio, including the delegates-at-large,
for we have every assurance
that we control the state convention.
. "This will constitute a clear major
ity in the National convention. In
deed, in addition to the votes from
Ohio, delegates elected for me from
other states of which I have been ad
vised since my Cleveland statement
give me at the most conservative es
time 570 out of the 1078 votes in the
National convention 30 more than
necessary.
"I am going to New Jersey to take
part in the coming campaign there,
for the same reason that I went to
Ohio, and such deleagtes as we may
receive from New Jersey will thus
make assurance doubly sure."
Early in the day, 'Director McKin
ley, of the Taft headquarters, claimed
at "least 600 delegates for the Presi
dent." The President's . estimate,
while smaller, was declared at the
White House to represent "rock bot
tom" figures, which are expected to
be increased materially. The claim
to the six delegates-at-large in Ohio
was made by the President after re
assuring messages from his Ohio
managers.
ROOSEVELT AND WILSON LEAD
Taft Gets Less Than Third Of Dele
gates In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 22. Nearly
complete returns from yesterday's
Ohio president primary today indicate
that Colonel Roosevelt won 32 of 42
delegates to the Republican Nation
al Convention, selected in 21 Congres
sional districts, and that president
Taft was given ten district delegates
or slightly less than a third of the
total number named.
On the Democratic ticket Governor
Harmon is believed to have won by a
larger percentage than did Colonel
Roosevelt, being credited with 35 dis
trict delegates ,as aginst seven for
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New
Jersey.
Althogh President Taft secured hut
10 out of the 42 delegates, the Taft
Roosevelt fight in Ohio is not finished
but will be carried into the state Re
publican convention, which on June
3 will select six delegates-at-large to
the National convention.
Of a total of less than 1000 dele
gates to the state convention, a large
portion of whom also were named
yesterday to sit in the state conven
tion, nearly complete returns indi
cate that President Taft has nearly
a sufficient number to control. This
may give President Taft's managers
the six delegates-at-large to be named
by the state convention, and probably
will make the President's total 16, just
an even third of the Ohio delegation
of 48 delegates.which will attend the
Chicago convention.
Governor Harmon, on the ' Demo
cratic ticket, unlike Colonel Roose
velt, will not be forced to make a
further fight for delegates-at-large, as
the Democratic call specifies that the
winner of the Presidential prefernce
primary shall name his own delegates-at-large..
Amplified returns in the Republican
contest show that Senator La Follette
polled a heavy vote in several coun
ties, and it is possible that final re
sults will show that he ran second to
Colonel Roosevelt in a number of
counties.
The Taft managers declared that
this occurred only in Democratic coun
ties, where Democrats voted the Re
pubican ticket. W. J. Bryan and
Speaker Champ Clark, although their
names were not on the ballot, got. a
small fraction of the total vote cast,
hut it seems doubtful of the combined
Bryan-Clark vote had any consider
able result on the outcome of the Harmon-Wilson
fight.'
Governor Wilson, of New Jersey,
has eight district deelgates. Harmon
has a large lead In the Presidential
preference vote.
With the probability that there may
be an increase as later returns come
In it is estimated that Colonel Roose
velt has a plurality of approximately
20,000 over President Taft in the pop
ularity contest, as expressed through
the selection of the delegates to the
National convention. Taft . carried
three entire districts,' not . including
the seventh, which later was figured
fos him. There is a division in two.
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food you can have.
CONTESTANTS SHOULD PROFIT
FROM EXAMPLE OF TAJT
AND ROOSEVELT
GREAT MEN NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT
Person Who Once Convinces Himself
He Cannot Lose Is Usually
Successful Throughout .
Life
STANDING OF CANDIDATES S
$ Ruby McCord 191.200
Joseph Sheahan 47.200 $
S Kent Wilson- 33,600 S
8 John Brown 15,000 S
$ John Weber ' 6,800 $
S John Haleston - 6,000 &
$ A. G. Kindler 7,200 $
In their efforts to win the Ohio dele
gation to the national Republican
convention President Taft and ex
President Roosevelt fought to the last
minute. The vote of that state at the
Presidential preference primary
which was held Tuesday, and at pres
ent appears to have been in favor of
Colonel Roosevelt, may determine
who is to be the next President of
the greatest Republic and the greatj
est country the world has ever known.
Both of these great mea, who lor
twenty years were the closest friends
were fighting for principle. Each be
lieved that what he stood for was
right, and each did his best to win.
Of course one had to lose, but the
glory that success would bring, caus
ed each to exert himself to the ut
most. That was a great struggle one
fraught with great importance to tho
candidates themselves but of far
greater importance to the country.
Neither Mr. Taft nor Mr. Roosevelt
could have made such a determined
fight, could have been so confident of
success to the end if he had not had
the right training in early life. It
was the superior training in connec
tion with natural ability that placed
them in positions to be candidates for
the highest office in the gift of a
nation. Money did not count, so
cial position did .not count, the so
called "pull" did not count. What
counted was what the men themselv
es had accomplished and what the
sovereign people thought they would
accomplish in the future.
The candidates in the Morning and
Weekly Enterprise contest can draw
a fine lesson from the contest that
is being made by Messrs. Taft and
Roosevelt for the presidency. It is
be determined to win. Do not quit.
Work. If you win this race you will
be in line to win one of more import
ance. If you win that, you will be
come obsessed with the idea that you
cannot fail. And when a person once
determines in his own mind that he
cannot fail there is no telling what
his ultimate success will be.
SUFFRAGETTES GIVEN
9 MONTHS IN JAIL
LONDON, May 22, Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the militant suffragette
leader, and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Lawrence, joint editors of "Votes for
Women," were all found guilty at the
Old Bailey Sessions today, and each
was sentenced to nine months' im
prisonment on the charge of conspir
acy anl inciting to malicious damage
to property.
The jury in handing down its verd
ict of guilty, acompanied it with a re
commendation that leniency be shown
to the prisoners, and Justice Cole
ridge, in determining judgment, took
this into consideration.
The charge of conspiracy was
brought as a sequel to the window
smashing demonstration in London.
March 12. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
was arrested for participating in the
damage to property and was senten
ced on March 22 to two months' im
prisonment, with a number of other
women.
It was while she was serving that
term in jail that the charge of com
plicity was brought against her, Mr
and Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Crysta
bel Pankhurst, the last of whom, dis
appeared. The two women in the dock were
pathetic figures when tne verdict of
guilty was brought in by the jury.
Mrs. Pankhurst clung to the edge of
the prisoners enclosure, trembling
visibly, and pleaded to be treated as
a first class misdemeanant
Mrs. Lawrence raising both hands
in the attitude of prayer, swayed as
she uttered the phrase:
"May God defend us, as our cause
is just!" -
The prisoners were all sentenced to
be confined in the second division,
which does not involve hard labor.
WILLAMETTE PUPILS
GOING TO THE DALLES
The Willamette school will close
for the summer vacation tomorrow,
and Saturday the pupils, teachers and
those wishing to take the trip will go
to The Dalles. The party will leave
here at 5:40 for Portland,,, and from
that city will take the steamer Bailey
Gatzert, returning home In the even
ing." The .teachers, who have .lust
closed a successful term of school at
Willamette, are Professor J. R, Eow
land, Mrs. Mary Critser, Miss Belle
Mattley and Miss Genevieve Capen.
SOLD BY 0. D. EBY
O. D. Eby " Wednesday sold his
strawberry and fruit farm on the
East Side road to Mr. and Mrs. A." H.
Sarchet. The farm, which consists
of five acres, is near'' Chautauqua
grounds, and is regarded as one of the
best for growing fruit and berries" in i
the county. Mr. Eby erected a fine j
bungalow on the place last year, and
although he has owned it only three
years, he considers that he has made !
a fair profit. The price was ?4,300
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
EUGENE Or., May 22, (Special.)
The Thirty-sixth Annual Commence-'
ment Exercises will be held at the
University of Oregon June 16-19, in
elusive. The most attractive program
that has ever been offered is being
prepared, and it is expected that hun-,
dreds of the Alumni will this year ;
make the journey back to Eugene to 1
revisit the scenes of early days and.
renew old acquaintances and also
their allegiance to their alma mater. !
Many have already signified their Jr.-
tention of returning. i
The three days of exercises and fes
tivities will include, on Sunday, the
.Baccalaureate sermon, by Dr. A. A.
Berle, of Boston; on Monday, base
ball games and tennis tournament be
tween Alumni and Varsity, Annual
Meeting of the Alumnae, Shakespear's
"As Yoa Like It," on the Campus, by
the Dramatic Club, and the Musical
Faculty Concert; on Tuesday, meet
ing of Board of Regents, Annual meet
ing of Alumni Association, President's
Reception, Maypole and Folk dance;)
by Girls' Gymnasium classes, Glee
Club concert on campus. Flower and
Fern Procession, and Annual Failing
and Beekman Oratorical Contest; and
on Wednesday, Commencement Ad
dress, Unveiling of Sun Dial, Alumni
Banquet and Alumni Ball.
The Graduating class is the largest
this year that has ever been turned
out of the University, numbering one
hundred fifteen in Engineering and
Liberal Arts, eighteen in Medicine,
forty-seven" in Law. In addition six
will receive their Master's degrees.
EX-OREGON CITY MAN
N. Y. MARKET HEAD
Lawrence . L. Driggs, formerly of
Oregon Ciy, son of Mrs. M. L. Driggs,
has been appointed chairman of the
market committee in New York city.
The committee will erect a $5,000,000
market, which will be the finest in
the world. It will be six stories. The
site embraces about five blocks and
will allow for expansion as the needs
of , he city increase. Besides ample
space for the prospective tenants and
cold storage chamber, which will be
leased to wholesalers, an aree Is to
be reserved for farmers' wagons.
Mr. Driggs was a resident of New
York for several years, after which he
moved to Texas, later returning with
his family to New York. Mr. Driggs
was graduated from the Law School
in New York, and his headquarters
now are at 135 Broadway. He Is well
known in this city, where he has a
host of friends.
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Irvine L. Lenroot, Representative
from Wisconsin. One of the Lead
ing Insurgents in the House.
TO BE IMPROVED
The board of directors of the Will
amette Valley Chautauqua Associa
tion, at a meeting Wednesday evening
in the Commercial Club parlors, voted
to improve the sanitary conditions of
Gladstone Park before the coming
meeting at an expense of $700. The
work will be done at once. The Chau
tauqua, which will start July 9, prom
ises to be the most successful in the
history of the association. The rest
aurant privilege has been, awarded to'
J. W. Crossley. Secretary Cross an
nounced Wednesday night that all the
important arrangements had been
completed for the meeting. The best
entertainers and- lecturers on the
Chautauqua circuit have Jbeen engag
ed. BISHOPS ARE RAPPED
BY BAKER RECTOR
PORTLAND, May 22, (Special.)
Caustic criticism was heaped upon the
bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church by Rev. J. N. Barry, of Baker,
at this afternoon'ss session of the
United Clericus in St Mark's Parish
House. Mr. Barry, who is an Epis
copalian minister, complained that
the bishops are answerable to no
body; that they observe the church
laws or not as they see fit, and that
it costs two-thirds as much to main
tain the six missionary bishops on the
Pacific Coast as it does to maintain
all other missionaries- combined, In
cluding the ordinary clergy and dea
conesses. He told ofon e clergyman
being compelled by. hunger to east raw
turnips. -
Mr. Barry's subject was, "Episco
pacy in Relation to Church Unity."
He said an outsider. Contemplating a
union of another church body with the
Episcopal Church, would ask some
very pertinent questions. He charged
tha in at least one Instance irregular
ities had been found In the accounts
of a bishop. - .;-
Watch the automobile contest."
CHAUTAUQUA
HAVE FINE OUTING
The pupils of the pubile schools of
Gladstone, Parkplace and Mount
Pleasant had a ' delightful outing in
Gladstone Park Wednesday. Owing
to the threatening weather the pupils
of the Clackamas, Jennings Lodge
and Milwaukie schools were unable to
attend. About 100 members of Meade
Post, Grand Army of the' Republic,
and the Women's Relief Corps, the
guests of honor, were present and had
a magnificent outing. Several of the
veterans delivered addresses on pat
riotism, and were heartily cheered by
the children and grown folk. Music
was rendered by the Fife and Drum
Corps and the Girls' Oak Grove Band.
Professor Vedder recited impressive
ly President Lincoln's Gettysburg ad
dress, and Dr. T.' B. Ford offered pray
er. Mrs. Mattox, president of the R9
lief Corps also spoke jipon patriotism
and told what the women did during
the Civil War to aid their fathers,
husbands and brothers. The male
quartet of the Parkplace school rend
ered several beautiful selections, and
the girls' drill was beautiful. Cap
tain James P. Shaw, Chairman deliv
ered the opening address, which was
applauded throughout, and the Rev.
Henry Spiess, of Clackamas, and J.
S. Hamilton spoke feelingly. C. H.
Dauchy gave an illustrated talk 1 on
flags, which was highly appreciated.
The outing was thoroughly enjoyed
by the veterans and children, and was
such a success that It was decided to
have on annually.
MRS. DOUTHIT BURIED
BESIDE HER FATHER
The funeral of Mrs. Dora Douthit,
wife of John Douthit, who died from
the effects of a surgical operation
Monday evening, was held Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. It. was
the request of Mrs. Douthit that only
a brief service be conducted, and her
request was carried out by her fam
ily. The services were held at the
Mountain View cemetery and many
friends of the deceased attended: The
service was conducted by Rev. J. R.
Lansborough, pastor of the Presby
terian church. "Abide With Me" and
"Shall We Gather At The River" were
sung impressively y Mrs. H. E. Coop
er, Mrs. W. ' C. Green and John All
dredge. The flowers were beautiful,
the grave being a mass of blossoms.
The pallbearers were Charles Ely, A.
Naterlin, Frank Baxter, L. A. Nobel,
Mr. Straussef and . Herbert Douthit.
The remains of -Mrs. Douthit were
laid beside those of her father, A. F.
Surfus, who died in May 1888.
HOLCOMB SCHOOL
TO HAVE ENTERTAINMENT
The Holcomb. School next Saturday
a week will have a basket social and
program. All persons are invited to
attend. The program will be one of
the finest ever given by the school.
CLARKES BEAT COLTON
The Clarkes base ball team defated
the Colton team in an eleven inning
contest Sunday ou the Clarkes field.
The feature of the game was the
pitching of Will Dalton, the spit ball
artist He was- opposed by Ben
Schinellgreau, who also did some fine
heaving. The score was 3 to 2. :
PROMINENT CLACKAMAS COUN
TY MAN SUCCESSOR OF
M. J. LAZELLE 7
APPOINTEE TO QUIT REAL ESTATE
Work As Fruit Inspector And Super
intendent Of Horticulture At
State Fair To Be
Continued
O. E. Freytag, Superintendent of
the Horticultural Department of the
State Fair, and one of the best known
men in Clackamas County, was elec
ted Secretary and Manager of the
Publicity Department at a meeting of
the Committee Wednesday evening.
Mr. Freytag is in every respect qual
ified to fill the exacting duties of the
office. He succeeds M. J. Lazelle, who
resigned to become manager of a bus
iness which will be started here in
September. He will serve under the
committee, which is composed of O.
D. Eby, Chairman; T. W. Sullivan, M.
D. Latourette T. L. Charman, B. T.
McBain and M. J. Lazelle, the latter
having been made a member ol the
committee at the meeting Wednesday
evening.
Mr. Freytag will give up his real
estate business, and will devote his
entire time to the publicity work, the
horticultural exhibite at the state fair
and the work of frutt inspector of
Clackamas County. He has lived in
Clackamas County for more than
twenty years. He thoroughly under
stands agriculture and horticulture
and having been in the real estate
business i'of many years is recognized
as a first class booster. Mr. Freytag
formerly was in the newspaper busi
ness, and consequently will be able to
attend to the work of writing articles
of a boosting nature for the press.
He will be assisted in editing Oregon
City Publicity, the Commercial, tjjjub
paper, by Messrs McBain and "Lazelle
who at the meeting Wednesday even
ing were designated associate editors.
The paper is one of the brightest and
"best journals for the exploitation of
a county in the state and its field
of usefulness will no doubt be enlarge
ed under the able management of Mr.
Freytag and" the able corps of editors.
OPEN CANNERY HERE
M. J. Lazelle, manager of the Pro
motion work of the Oregon City Com
mercial Club, has received a com
munication from an experienced can
nery man in California who wishes to
cooperate with Oregon City in build
ing and operating a cannery.
The Publicity Committee will con
sider the proposition..
The man is reported to have enough
funds to make the . proposed ener
prise a success with a little local as
sistance. TO
HAVE BIG MEETING
The members and friends of Warn
er Grange will meet at New Era next
Saturday, the occasion being their
annual children's day. A good pro
gram will be rendered in charge of
Mrs. S. L. Casto. Members of other
granges are invited to attend and en
joy the day with Warner Grangers.
Warner Grange is in a thriving con
dition, having made a fifty per cent
increase in attendance during the first
quarter of this year over the last quar
ter of 1911. M. J. Lazelle of Oregon
City, is Master; Mrs. Joseph Hoff
man, of New Era is lecturer and Dav
id McArthur of New Era, is secretary
All are enthusiastic grange workers
and their efforts have been rewarded
with success.
T
OF RESPECT TO MAYOR
The city Council Wednesday night,
after the second reading of an ordi
nance providing for the change of
grade on Main street from the Aber
nethy bridge to Moss Street, and an
ordinance for the improvement of John
Quincy Adams street from Eighth to
Fourteenth, adjourned out of respect
for Mayor Dimick whose brother was
burned to death Wednesday morning
It was announced that a special meet
ing would be called to transact un
finished business.
SUPERINTENDENT TOOZE TO
SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT
Superintendent of City Schools
Tooze will deliver an address this ev
ening at the commencement exercises
of the high school at Scappoose,
Wash. His subject will be "Our Edu
cational Heritages."- Mr. Tooze has
been asked to speak at several other
commencements, and will do so if the
engagements do not interfere with his
school work here. ' . .
Notice Court Robin Hood No. 9 F. of A.
All members are requested to be
present at the regular meeting May
23, 1912. Applications for member
ship will be acted upon.
S. B. SHADE,
Financial Secretary.
BROTHER OF MAYOR PERISHES
IN HOME ON RANCH NEAR
AURORA
BLAZE STARTS WHILE HE IS AWAY
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Theory Is That He Was Overcome
By Smoke While Trying To"
- . Remove Effects From
Building
John R. Dimick, brother of Grant
B. Dimick, and one of the best known
lawyers and farmers in the state was
burned to death Wednesday morning
at his home near Aurora. It is sup
posed that Mr. Dimick found his home
ablaze upon returning from a visit to
a neighbor, and perished while trying
to save his effects. He and Miss
Weatherford, of Olex Gilliam County, .
were to have been married June 6,
and all arrangements for the wedding
had been made.
The tragedy occurred seven months ,
to the day after the death of Mr. Dim- .
ick's younger brother, Ralph, the not
ed Notre Dame University football
player, who died in Portland after
being injured in a football game.
While delirious, as the result of the
injury, Ralph Dimick "jumped from a
hospital window and ran several
blocks before he was overtaken. .He
died soon after.
John R. Dimick left his home short
ly before 10 o'clock telling John Tay
lor and Alwood Pratt employed by .
him, that he was going to visit John
Spinney, a neighbor, and would re
turn soon. Taylor and Pratt went to
work in a nearby field, and about 11
o'clock. noticed that the house was
ablaze. They hurried to it, but upon
their arrival the building was envel
oped in flames. They found several
trunks and other furniture in the yard
and surmised that Mr. Dimick had tak
en them out of the building and prob-
ably had perished in the flames. Per
sons from all parts of the neighbor
hood hurried to. the scene, and waited
for the fire to burn itself out Mean
while Grant B'. Dimick and his sister,
Mrs. Nellie D. Fry, of Portland, were
notified. Mrs. Fry came to this city
onrt ah a nnrt her brother went to Au-
rora in an automobile. Before their
arrival the charred body had been
found on a cot which was near a
window. It was evident - that Mr.
Dimick had been overcome by smoke
and had fallen on the cot as he was
trying to make his exit through the
window. Coroner Wilson viewed the
remains, which were taken to Aurora
where the funreal will be held prob
ably Friday.
John R. Dimick was a son of John
B. Dimick, a Clackamas County pio
neer, and celebrated his forty-fifth
birthday May 9 last. Besides Grant
B. Dimick he is survived by the fol
lowing brothers: George A., of Hub
bard; Augustus, formerly in the rail
road business, buTTnow a farmer of
this county; and H. E. of Seavlew,
Wash. Ralph was the youngest mem
ber of the family.
Mr. Dimick was graduated from
Monmouth College in 1889 and the
Salem Law School in 1904. He and
John A. Carson practiced law together
in Salem for about two years and lat
er he and S. T. Richardson formed a
partnership. Later he bought a ranch
of 88. acres, and has since then devot
ed most of his time to farming, hav
ing been one of the most extensive
growers of onion sets in the state.
He sold about $5,000 sets from a small
tract last year and intended to enter
more extensively in the business this
year. About two weeks ago Mr. Dim
ick came to this city to visit his
brother, and it was then that he dfr
vulged his engagement to marry. He
asked his brother to go with him to
get the license and exacted a prom
ise that he would attend the cere
mony. Mr. Dimick's father who had
lived in Hubbard for many years died
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Picturing a two day's life
on the West's largest
horse ranch. .
THE DUNBAR
SISTERS
In Songs
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