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COLONEL TO FIGHT
T TO A
ROOSEVELT DETERMINED NEW
YORK MAN SHALL NOT
BE CHAIRMAN
U MAY ATTEND BIG CONVENTION
Ex-President, Angered By Barnes'
Telegram, Declares That He
Will Go To Chicago
If Necessary
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., June 3. Up
on the selection of temporary chair
man of the Republican National com
mittee may hang the political fortunes !
nf Pnlnnl Rnnaovoif Ti AiAA T
nlht0!?""8 .,?t,!ef ledJ
night to oppose with all his strength
the seating of Senator Root and issued
a call to all his supporters to 'stand
by him. " -.
The Colonel's decision was reached
nft o ; .iit. .1
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bagamore Hill today were Senator
Dixon, Giftord Pinchot. William L.
ward, New York; George W. Perk
ins, of New York; Frank Kellog and
Andrew Rahn,. both of Minnesota, and
Truxton Beal, a delegates from Cali
fornia. After Colonel Roosevelt had com
pleted his statement, he brought up
the question of whether he is to go
to the Chicago convention.
"After hearing what the men I have
seen today have to say," he said, "ufy
impression is that I will not go. I may
reach a different decision, if any
strong-arm tactics are attempted."
Following in part is the statement
dictated today by Colonel Roosevelt:'
"In the past Mr. Root has rendered
distinguished service as Secretary of
State and Secretary of War. But In
this contest Mr. Root aligned himself
against the men who stand for pro
gressive principles within the Repub
lican party that is, against the men
who stand for making the Republican
party in relation to the issues c the
present day what it was in the days
of Abraham Lincoln. He stands as
the representative of the men and the
policies of reaction. "He is put for
ward by the bosses and the represent
atives of special privileges.
"I have before me a copy of the fol
lowing telegram sent to a Roosevelt
delegate from Pennsylvania, Philip K.
Barber:
"'The National committee has' se
lected Senator Root ,of New York, for
temporary chairman of the conven
tion at Chicago. It is reported that
the Roosevelt forces will oppose the
action of the committee. I am wir-
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delegation, with the exception of a
very few, to ask your support for Sen
ator Root for chairman. We believe
this contest is the most' serious one
which has afflicted the Republican par
ty, and that the- attempt to nonftnate
Mr. Roosevelt can lead only to disas
ter. The doctrines which he' has ad
vocated we declared in our platform
at the Rochester convention to be
subversive of our form of government.
Will you please wire me, New York
City, collect, whether we can rely on
your support for Senator Root for
temporary chairman?
"Telegrams like this have been sent
to a great , number of the delegates,
apparently to a great majority of
them. This telegram makes the issue
perfectly clear. It is of principles, not
persons;. Mr. Barnes demands Mr.
Root's selection as the sign of repu
diation of the principles for which 1
stand and as an endorsement of the
doctrine& enunciated at the Rochest
er convention doctrines not merely
reactionary, but of such, character
that no party professing them could
carry a single state in this Union.
These doctrines are so bourbon and
reactionary that in every open pri
mary, ill every Northern state, since
the Rochester convention was held,
after full discussion, the people have
overwhelminly repudiated them."
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Wednesday, Fri
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To felieve the congestion on the last day of the contest, we will
today, Jne the 4th. This is you last big chance to show what
BORING FARMER
KILLS HIMSELF
LOUIS LEE, ONCE INMATE
ASYLUM, FIRES BULLET
THROUGH HEAD
OF
MAN HAD THREATENED TO TAKE UEE
Letter Found In Home. Revealed Pre
meditated Plan And Asked
Authorities To Find
Brother
IiOuis Lee, thirty years of age, who
lived alone in a cabin near Boring,
died- in the Oregon City Hospital ear-
I-, j u a . .
i l muir-iay as me result 01 a gunsaoi
I wound inflicted with suicidal intent at
his home Sunday afternoon. The ball
pierced the man's head, and he was
brought to this city shortly before he
died. In a note left by him he declar-
led that he did not care to live longer,
'and asked the authorities to turn his
Ma v.., --, T t ...
body over to his brother, Oley L. Lee
who is thought to be in Portland. Ol
ey L.Lee visited his brother about a
week ago. Coroner Wilson, thus far,
has been unable to locate the brother
and the body will be held for a day
or two waiting instructions from him.
The following letter was found on a
bureau in the man's bedroom by the
coroner:
"I cannot stand this any longer, so
I have made up my. mind to end it
all.
"I have "written a letter to my broth
er. If anybody knows his whereabouts
please notify him immediately for to
take charge of my remains. Consid
ering that the fact will be known soon
er or later by my father and mother
in Norway, I advise my brother to pro
cure a duly signed and witnessed
death certificate, and send it to them
so they can recover the insurance.
"I die with good will toward every
body and malice toward none;
"May God have mercy on my soul.
"Louis Lee."
J. A. Shank," who has been cutting
wood with Lee for several months
said Monday that he frequently threat
ened to commit suicide. The man
was found in an unconscious condi
tion in bis cabin by Shank, who not
ified neighbors. He owned a farm of
ten acres. Lee came to this county
several years ago and obtained em
ployment as a woodcutter. Soon aft
er he bought the farm and had been
paying for it on the installment plan.
About a. year ago he was adjudged to
be of .unsound mind and sent to -the
asylum at Salem. He was soon dis
charged as cured.
HOWARD M. JAMES IS
ELECTED SUPERVISOR
I
The county educational board Mon
day afternoon elected Howard M.
James, of Estacada, supervisor of Disr
trict No. 3, to succeed Carl P. Ander
son, who was not an applicant for re
election, having been chosen as prin
cipal of the West Oregon City schools.
Mr. James has been superintendent of
the Estacada schools for the last four
years'.
J. E. Calavan was elected to suc
ceed .himself in District No. 2 and no
successor has yet been chosen in
place of Mrs. Emilie C. Shaw, who has
been elected principal of the Wichita
school. The board will probably fill
the remaining vacancy next week.
W.J. WILSON SWERVES
CAR AND SAVES BOY
- An unidentified boy had a narrow
escape from' injury on Twelfth and
Washington streets Sunday afternoon
when he came near colliding with ah
automobile driven by W. J. Wilson.
The lad was riding . a bicycle. The
automobile was going up the grade on
Twelfth Street, and the lad was com
ing down the grade on Washington
street He turned quickly into
Twelfth street. Mr. Wilson seeing
the danger the boy was in ran hist car
on thesidewalk and stopped. This is
a dangerous point, as there is a sharp
curve where the streets intersect.
But for Mr. Wilson's presence of mind
the boy would have been run-down.
WHITCOMB RILEY READING
TO BE SATURDAY NIGHT
The entertainment consisting of the
reading by a noted elocutionist" of
poems by James Whitfcomb Riley,
which was to have been given at the
Gladstone Christian Church this even
ing, under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid Society, has been postpond until
Saturday evening. -A- male chorus
consisting of fourteen voices under
the direction of Professor A. M. FS.fk
er, will have its first meeting at the
church tonight
EIGHT ARE SUED ON
DELINQUENT TAX BILLS
H. M. Courtwright, purchaser of de
linquent tax bills, has filed !. suit
against the following: " Mary M. Lee,
John Watren, A. R. Burford, M. F.
Fenton, Edna L. Downing, Eliza Gib
son, Fred S. Menke and Bruce Keith.
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WILLARD JONES IS
PRESIDENT SCORES METHODS OF
HENEY AND BURNS IN FAM
OUS LAND CASES
JURY MPROPERLY DRAWN, HE SAYS
John H. Mitchell And Binger Her
mann' Tried Under Same Con
. dition Congress To Make
Investigation
WASHINGTON, June 3. President
Taft granted today an unconditional
pardon to Willard Jones, of Portland,
Or., convicted of land frauds in the
famous cases in which the late Sen
ator Mitchell, of Oregon, and Binger
Hermann, former Commissioner - of
the General Land Office, were alleged
to have beenimp licated. The pardon
was based on the grounds that Impro
per methods had been pursiue'd in fil
ling the- jury box from which the
Jones jury was drawn.
In granting an unconditional pard
on to Willard N. Jones, President Taft
has been convinced that Prosecutor
Francis J. Heney and Detective Will-
lam J. Burns stacked the jury box
when Jones, Franklin Pierce Mays
and others were convicted of land
fraud. Evidence that the jury was
"hand picked" has been carefully gath
ered by detectives and lawyers engag
ed by Jones, and thisi resulted in an
investigation by the Department of
Justice. Every effort was made by
Jones to have Taft grant the
pardon before the President's .term
expired for in the event of Roosevelt
being elected Jones realized that "518
case would be hopeless.
Since his conviction Jones has bat
tled hard to secure a pardon, and pe
titions and requests have been laid
before Taft repeatedly. Jones friends
offered to demonstrate to the Presi
dent that Jones had not been given a
fair trial, as the jury was selected
with a view to returning a verdict for
the Government and everyone who
might give Jones and his fellow de
fendants a square deal was carefully
eliminated. Taft asked for proof, and
Jones has submitted it. .
So strong was the evidence support
ing the contention of Jones that a few
months ago explanations " were de
manded of Heney and Burns by the
Government and United States Dis
trict Attorney John McCourt was ask
ed for a report on the case from such
documents as were still in the office.
McCourt not having been in the office
when the trials were held. In sub
stance, Heney 's report was that he
(Continued on page 2)
PARDONED BY TAFT
NOTICE TO CO
VOTES CAST TODAY
TO
E
CANDIDATES URGED TO POLL
BALLOTS EARLY TO FA
CILITATE COUNT
OFFER EXPIRES AT 5:30 O'CLOCK
Tomorrow Last Day Of Great Auto
mobile Contest Each Vote
- Polled Today. Counts '
As Two
S?SSSsSJS4S
STANDING OF CANDIDATES
Ruby McCord" 221,200
Joseph Sheahan ...47.200
Kent Wilson 33,600
John Brown 15,000
John Weber 6,800
John Haleston 6,000
A. G. Kindler 7,200
$SSSS$.SS
In order to facilitate the counting
of the ballots the Contest Manager
has. decided to make this a -double
vote day the last one of the great
automobile contest, which closes at 7
oclock tomorrow evening. Every
vote cast before 5:30 o'clock this aft
ernoon will be counted as two, so It
behooves the contestants to poll all
their ballots today. Tomorrow, the
last day of the contest the votes wlil
count the same as usual.
The reason for this, decision is ap
parent to all. If there were no extra
Inducement for the polling of votes to
day, all the candidates would wait un
til the. last minute tomorrow evening
to cast their bollots, and it would take
half a day or more to make the count
The result would be that the winners
probably could not be announced until
late Thursday, although the race
closes W ednesday evening. v ,
The double vote proposition is as
fair for one candidate- as another. It
will aid all of them alike if they poll
their full reserve strength today.
"While the manager does not care to
advise any of them, he would suggest
that all take advantage of the wonder
ful opportunity. If they do the count
can be finished Wednesday morning
of all votes polled up to that time and
only the votes obtained Wed
nesday will have to be counted. This
.will make the work of the judges easy
and will obviate an indefinite-wait of
the candidates and their friends at the
office to learn the result
To those of you who have worked
hard from the start and believe you
have the automobile won, the Contest
Manager congratulates. He realizes
that you have had your troubles, as-
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COUNT DOUBL
ROSE SHOW TO BE
BEST EVER HELD
COMMITTEES IN CHARGE OF VAR
. IOUS FEATURES COMPLETE "
ARRANGEMENTS
MERCHANTS RESPONDING LIBERALLY
Baby Show, Children's Parade And
Automobile Pageant To Set
New Record Roses To
Be At Best
Arrangements for the Rose Show,
Baby Show, Children's Floral Parade
and automobile parade June 8 have
been completed and the committees
in charge report everything in line
for the greatest day in the city's hist
ory. Roses are in full bloom and
flowers of every kind are better this
year than ever before. Automobiles
from all sections of the county will
participate in the afternoon parade at
2 o'clock, while the children's floral
procession in the morning will be far
beyond expectation and worth a long
trip to see.
In addition to these attractions: the
rose exhibit this year will outclass
any former attempt and the bargains
which the merchants promise to offer
on the big day will be bigger than ev
er The weather is perfect, the roads
good, the festival well advertised and
everything points to it being a big suc
cess. Mr. Freytag, manager of the Pub
licity Department of the Commercial
Club, reports that the merchants are
making more liberal donations than
ever before. He desires that all con
tributions be forwarded to him today.
CAR PATRONS TO VOTE
ON NUMBER OF STOPS
i
Patrons of the Oregon City line of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company will be called upon tomor
row to decide by balloting whether
the cars shall make three stops in
Gladstone or limit the stops to two
as at present Every person entering
the cars between Gold Junction and
Canemah will be given a ballot upon
which to vote. Each ballot must be
signed before it is deposited in the
ballot box provided on each' car. The
fuss has been caused by complaints of
several persons that the
Oregon City cars make too many
stops. The present schedule provides
for forty-three stops,
cotmt as double
yoti can doV
NTESTANTS
BROWNELL QUESTIONS
EX-OREGON CITY BOY
VICTIM OF HEROISM
Information was received in this
city Monday that Harry Fitch, twenty-three
years of age, son of Charles
Fitch, formerly editor of a paper in
Oregon City, had been drowned in
Alaska. The young man went out in
a choppy sea with a party of life:xv
ers in an effort to - save . several
drowning persons ,and fell out of the
dory. His, body has not been found
Because of the tragedy the marriage
of his sister, Miss Fay Fitch, which
was to have been solemnized this
month, has been postponed. Mrs. G.
W.' Grace, of this city, received a let
ter from friends in Seattle that Mrs.
Fitch, who lives in that city, was pros
trated as a result of the tragedy. Miss
Florence Grace was to have been an
attendant at the wedding of the young
man's sister. The family left this city
about eight years ago. .
DELICATE OPERATION
SAVES YOUNG GREEN
Dr. E. A. Sommer said Monday night
that unless unexpected complications
developed, Robert Green, son of S. R.
Green, who was accidentally shot
Memorial Day by E. T. Fields
would recover. The young man was
shot through the lower part of the
heart, and through one lung, and the
operation that was necessary to save
his life was the second of its kind that
has been performed in Oregon. The
other was that of a boy named Engle,
of Molalla, who also was operated up
on by Dr. Sommer. The operation is
one of the most delicate that could
be performed, and Dr. Sommer is be
ing praised by his friends for his suc
cessful work. It ia declared that his
record run in his automobile from
Portland to- this city, and his operat
ing -immediately, upon his arrival sav
ed the boy s life.
HAVE FINE PICNIC
The German war Veterans of Port
land gave a successful picnic' in the
Schnoerr Park at Willamette Sunday.
The afternoon was devoted to danc
ing, games and races. There were
men s races, fat women s races, slim
women's races, and slim men's races
which were enjoyed by the large
crowd. Many of the Germans of this
city attended.
MISS TRANCE TO BE
BURIED TOMORROW
The funeral of Miss. Betty France
who died at her home in Portland
Monday morning of pneumonia and
meningitis, will be held at undertak
ing parlors on Sixth and Alder streets
East Side, Portland, Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The Eastern 'Star
service will be held at the Mount
Scott cemetery. Following the ser
vice automobiles, will take those at
tending to the cemetery.
The deceased was well known in
Oregon City, where she resided for
some time with her sister, Miss, Fan
nie, and brother, A. W. France. She
was a prominent member of the East
ern Star, here, having filled several
of the important chairs of the order.
Miss France had many friends i Ore
gon City, who will attend the funeral
services. She was ill about UTree
weeks.
WIFE SAYS HUSBAND
TREATED HER CRUELLY
Alleging that her husband has treat
ed her cruelly and that she had to
work to support herself, Sarah "A.
Lane Monday filed suit for a divorce
against Andrew Jackson Lane. They
were married, in Portland November
14, 1906 The plaintiff says she has
three children by a former marriage
and she is the owner of real estate.
She declares her husband has fre
quently said, "If you die those child
ren will get everything and I won't
get a cent.
T. J. Thomas, through Attorney
George L. Story, filed suit for a di
vorce against Lizzie TEcTnas. The
plaintiff charges that his wife is an
inebriate and has been arrested fnr in-'
toxication. I
all votes tvtntd in before 5:30
DEMURRER TO TRUE
BILL IS LOST
GERMAN; LEADER'S TRIAL IN JULY
LAWYER SAYS ACT DISCRIMI
; NATES AGAINST CANDIDATES
V JN FAVOR OF INDIVID- '
UMua uuraa i i i-
TION QUOT-
;;V ED -
Circuit judge Campbell Monday'ov-
erruled the demurrer to the Indict
ment of Gustav Schnoerr, Republican
nominee for representative, charged
with libeling C. Schuebel, also a
nominee for representative, in an ad
vertisement published before the re
cent primary Judge Campbell an
nounced that the case probably would
be called for trial the first of July.
This is the first indictment filed und
er Section 85, Chapter 3, of the elec
tion laws of the state enacted in 1909,
and it will be a test of the constitu
tionality of this section of the act
Mr. Schnoerr is president of the
Deutsche Verein of Clackamas Coun
ty and vice-president of the German
Societies of Oregon. George C. Brow
nell represented the defendant and
Livy Stipp, Deputy District Attorney,
the State at the hearing.
The act under which the indictment
was brought is entitled, "An Act to
propose by initiative petition, a law
to limit candidate election ex
penses; to define, prevent and punish
corrupt and illegal practice in nomina-.
tions and elections ; to secure and pro
tect the purity of the ballot, etc." The
constiution of Oregon, Sec. 8, of
Article 1, provides, that no law shall
be passed restraining the free expres
sion of opinion or restricting the right
to speak, write or print freely on any
subject whatever." Section 20 of Ar
ticle ox ine ijonsuiuuon proviaes:
"Every act shall embrace but one sub
ject and matters properly connected
therewith, which subject shall be ex
pressed In the title, but if any sub
ject shall be embraced in an act which
Rha.11 nnt hA Pvnrpaii1 in tho
such shall be void only as to so much
i 1 1 1-" i t-M 1 1 an hi mi in 1 1 iita DYnraooon in
the title." -
Mr. Brownell contended that Sec.
35, created a crime which had -been
heretofore unknown to the criminal
law or the common law, and is defin
ed in Section 35, as' political criminal
libel, and insists that there was noth
ing in the title of the act to indicate
that it was intended by the legislature
to create any new offense or to desig-
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