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GETTING READY FOR A SPRING.
CITY ACQUIRES
WATER OPTIONS
GAULT, ALERT AND COOL,
JAPANESE TANGLE
FACES JURORS IN TRIAL FOR LIFE
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GLENN
IS COMPROMISED
CALIFORNIANS BALK SALES 'OF
LAND, BUT WILL PERMIT
THREE YEAR LEASES
OF QUARREL
AGAINST HIM
YOUTH WHO SLEW STEP-FATHER IN COURSE
HEARS OPENING OF PROSECUTION'S CASE
JURY SELECTED WITH BUT LITTLE DELAY, AND TESTIMONY
OF STATE AT ONCE PUT IN EVIDENCE DEFENSE WILL PROB
ABLY BEGIN SATURDAY AFTE RNOON, AND WILL BE PRESENT-
BY GEORGE C. BROWNELL AND GORDON E. may bo
ED
Alert, and watching every move of
the jurors, judge and opposing coun
sel, Glenn Gault's soft brown eyes
were constantly busy Friday, the
first day of his trial for the murder
of his step-father, in Judge Camp
. bell's department of the circuit court.
Not yet 21 years of age, the youth
who killed his : foster-parent two
years ago on their ranch in the back
woods, sat calm and collected
through the opening of his ord?al,
and not until his mother went -on
the stand as a witness for the prose
cution did he show signs of breaking
down or losing his composure. Then,
just for a minute, tears cams to his
eyes, but a second later he had
brushed them aside and once again
was watching every detail of the pro
ceedings. Gault's Iifft in the county jail since
last November, at which time he
told the authorities his version of
killing, has left its mark upon his
boyish face. His cheeks are no long
er rosy, but even the pallor of con
finement has not taken away the
lines of brightness from his features,
and by his appearance ' and manner
he won many friends among the
frowd of spectators that filled the
benches of the courtroom. Sensing
this friendliness seemed to hearten
the youth, and with squared should
srs. and coonstant alertness, he fol
lowed every line of the testimony of
fered; frequently nodding his head
in corroboration of some incident re
lated by a witness, and as markedly
shaking his head when evidence in
troduced did not agree with his re
collection of affairs.
Jury Easily Picked
Most of the morning session' was
taken up with the selection of the
jury, which was chosen more easily
than was expected. Much publicity
had been given the case, but most of
the men called qualified and only six
were refused. Leslie O. Eaton was
challenged by the defense and was
replaced by A. W. Cook. Fred Josi
was replaced by J. W. McAnalty, who
I was dismissed because he did not
' believe la capital punishment. J. A.
Miley was challenged and replaced
by T. L. Worthington who in turn
was challenged and replaced by E.
P. Farr. Joel Jare replaced Edward
Gross.
home, where the body of Leitzel was
uncovered. Mr. Mass stated that
Gault was willing to show where the
body was, and to tell all facts, in con
nection with the murder.
The sheriff drew a map of the
room in which the killing is said to
have been done and showed that the
boy was cutting kindling near the
stove, when his step-father, accord
ing to what the boy told the sheriff
advanced with a drawn knife and
was about to strikB him. The boy, in
order to protect himself, so he says,
struck the old man over the head
with an axe with which he had been
chopping wood.
According to Sheriff Mass and oth
er witnesses for the prosecution, the
boy told them that he did not think
this blow killed his step-father, and
believed the man to be still alive
and suffering intense pain. In tell
ing of what subsequently happened.
Sheriff Mass and other Wtiiesse?
testified that the boy said to them:
"I gave the old cuss two or three
other whacks over the head to put
him out of his misery.
Witneeses Differ In Story
J. E. Jack, county surveyor was in
troduced as a witness. His testi
mony was virtually the same as that
of Mr. Mass, with the exception that
in hts description of the room where
the murder was committed, he stated
that Gault had told him he was nsar
the door and not against the stove so
that he could not escape from the
room, as Mr. Miass stated the boy had
told him. '
Mrs. Ruth LeitzeL mother of
Glenn Gaiilt and wife of the murder
ed man, told of the dissapearace of
her husband, stating that her son,
Glenn, had told her that Leitzel had
gone to Eastern Oregon with a man
who had come there. She said that
when she did not hear from her hus
band they advertised for him, but
she did not once suspect her son.
Finally one of the neighbors men
tioned that her son was connected
with the disappearance. She went
to Astoria, where he Tas workitigy
uat he denied: that fie"nad anything
to do with it.
J. L. .Wendorf, a police officer from
Portland, told of the boy's confession
of the crime to him. Dr. M. C. Srtick-
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE, THROUGH
,F. J. TOOZE, ITS CHAIRMAN,
CLOSES DEAL FOR SITE
TEST WELLS TO BE SUNK AT ONCE
The Cati "As soon as he gets his fill
'II grab him."
Evans in Baltimore American.
land, who examined the skull, said it
The jury selected is composed of ha.d Deen, strn?k several times, both
a farmsr, of Clack-,"""
some snarp instrument, wmcn was
sufficiently sharp to make a clean
cut.
Witness Tells of Threat
Charles Scott, of Scott's Mills,
stated that young Gault was at his
place buying feed one day, and that
R. B. Holcomb
amas; George Koehler, a farmer, of
Canby; John Risley, a farmer, of Oak
Grove; A. W. Cook, a farmer, of Dam
ascus; H. L. Vaughn, a farmer, of
Molalla; F. S. Sharp, a farmer, of
Taulatin; A. J. Hodge, a farmer, of
New Era; Joel Jare, a farmer, of
Casacade; S. A. D. Hungate, a sur-jat this time a discussion had arisen
veyor, or Oregon City; C. P. f arr, a
merchant, of Oregon City; Philip '
Streib, Sr., a farmer, of Milwaukie, j
and Henry Swales, a farmer, of Hard- j
ing. I
By 11:30 the jury Had been select
ed and sworn in. Deputy District
Attorney Livy Stipp made an open
ing address for the prosecution, and
George C. Brownell, appearing in be
half of the defense, stated that they
would prove to the jury that Gault
had merely acted in self-defence
when he killed Leitzel. Mir. Brow
nell stated that Leitzel hal "repeated
ly assaulted and knocked down'' the
defendant, and had tried to kill him
by running a pitch fork through him.
Mr. Brownell placed particular em
phasis upon the fact that Leitzel
weighed 173 pounds while the de
fendant at the time of the murder
- was but 17 years of age and weighed
only 132 or 133 pounds.
Sheriff Outlines Deed
Sheriff E. T. Mass was the first
witness called by the prosecution,
and told of his meetings and conver
sations with young Gault since the
time of his surrender. He told of ac
companying the boy to his former
over $400 which Gault said Leitzel
had cheated his mother out of. He
testified the boy said: "If the old
opens his mouth to me, I
will kill him."
The prosecution stated that all of
their witnesses which were present
had been examined, but they would
have several more on Saturday. The
case adjourned at 4:10 until 9 30
Saturday morning. There was con
siderable bickering between George
C. Brownell of the defense and Pros
ecuting Attorney Tongue.
Among- the other witnesses who
were examined were, W. G. Wilson
the county coroner and Dr. Strickland
who examined the body. The testi
mony, of all of the witnesses examin
ed Friday was virtually the same.
The prosecution will finish its evi
dence Saturday morning.
The attorneys for the prosecution
are, District Attorney Tongue ( and
Assistant District Attorney Livy
Stipp. George C. Brownell and Gor
don E. Hayes are defending young
Gault.
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LOCAL JAPANESE
ASK CITIZENSHIP
Following the lead of their racial
brethren in California, Japanese of
Clackamas county are organizing in
to a society which shall have for its
purpose the urging of a new treaty
between Japan and the United States
which shall give the little brown
skinned men full rights of citizen
ship, the same as other aliens who es
tablish residences here and take out
their papers.
The movement has been started
among the Japanese truck gardeners
in "the lower end of the Willamette
valley, where hundreds of acres are
tilled by the aliens for Portland mar
kets, and is spreading to the Jap
anese in other sections of the county.
The scheme is gaining strength
among the Japanese particularly
since the grange at Aurora met re
cently and passed resolutions urging
the government to bar Japanese from
holding farm-lands anywhere on the
coast.
Many Japanese have recently
leased wha,t is virtually marshland
lying north of Oregon City, between
the river and the Southern Pacific
embankment, and are now busy plow
ing it wherever the water has re
ceded. As a result there is quite a
colony of Japs in this city, and they
are taking an eager interest in the
present California situation, and in
the plan to have drawn a citizenship
treaty.
LOCAL SCHOOLS
MODEL FOR EAST
COURSE UPON BIRD LIFE HERE
TO BE OUTLINED TO BOSTON
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS
PROF. LORD'S LECTURE LURES MANY
Feathered Life Shown," in Beautiful
Pictures, and Described as
Valuable Aid to Farm
Development
HAZAMAS TO VISIT
CLACKAMAS VALLEY
MRS KEITH IS HOSTESS
Mrs. Thomas Keith, of - Portland
was the host at a charming dinner
party, given at her home Saturday
evening in honor of her second wed
ding anniversary. Mrs. Keith was
formerly Miss Edith Cheney, of I ort
land, and has many friends here. She
is a frequent entertainer of her Ore
gon City friends. Covers were laid
for ths following: Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Cheney, of' Portland, Misses Bess
and Helen Daulton, of Oregon City,
Mrs. Ethel Cheney Heinz, of Port
land, A. C. Black, of Portland and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keith.
Members of the Mazamas, who
have recently Deen taking weekly
walking trips each Sunday, will this
coming Sunday visit Clackamas coun
ty, and stroll along the banks of the
beautiful and scenic Clackamas river.
The party will leave Portland early
in the morning, and after visiting the
state rifle range, will strike over to
the river bank and follow the trail
on the north side of the river till
noontime, when lunch will be eaten.
The party will then strike across the
hills to Sycamore, and return by
special cars on the Cazadero line of
the O. W. P.
The walk, as outlined, will furnish
the mountaineers with plenty of
rough traveling, which they thorough
ly enjoy; for the river trail on the
north shore is far from easy travel
ing in spots. The hike over the hills
will also give them plenty of mild
climbing and hard going through the
timber. The trip will be an all-day
affair, the walk itself not starting
from Clackamas until after ten a. m.
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GLADSTONE MEETINGS
ARE WELL ATTENDED
t
The revival meetings at the Christ
ian church, Gladstone, conducted by
Evangelists Roy L. Dunn and E. K.
Fleishman, are productive of much
good. Interest in the meetings is at
a high pitch, and people of Gladstone
who never attended church before
are regular attendants at the meet
ings. Twenty-one conversions are
reported in less than two weeks.
The sermons by Evangelist Dunn
are not emotional, but instructive,
setting forth Bible teachins and not
men's oninions. The song service of
Evangelist Fleishman, is of a high
class, and a valuable adjunct to the
meetings. All are invited. Meetings
will be continued next week. , Sub
jects for Sunday are "The Lord's Day
its Observance," "Believing in Jesus"
and "Disciples of Christ or Christians."
Oregon City schools will be set be
fore the Twentieth Century club, of
Boston, Massachusetts, as models for
advancement, according to the prom-
ise made to an audience at the high
school Friday night by Professor Wil-
liam Lord, author of "Oregon Birds,"
who delivered a lecture upon the
feathered inhabitants of the state to
a crowd that packed the auditorium,
gallery and hallways of the new
building. Professor Lord declared
that the course in nature study giv
en the pupils of local schools was the .
only one in the state which embraced
lessons upon the migration, habits
and values of bird life; and which
laid special emphasis upon the use
fulness of certain birds as devourers
of pests that damaged crops. ;
"This course should be a part of
the common school education in ev
ery community," said Professor
Lord. "Its teachings are admirable,
and it cannot help but be of great
benefit through training the young in
the values of birds as assistants to
farmers, and in the best methods of
protecting those species that feed al
most entirely upon insects and other
pests that are foes to agricultural
progress and development. I do not
know of any other community where
so comprehensive, valuable and thor
ough a course is carried out in the
schools; and the latter part of this
month, when I speak before the
Twentieth Century club in Boston, I
shall tell the members of that organ
ization of the course you have in
your local schools here, and shall eri-,
deavor to have them copy from you,
so that useftil bird life there may be
protected and appreciated as you ap
preciate it here.
The Twentieth Century club has
among its members many of the lead
ing educators of the country, and the
bringing to their notice of the Ore
gon City course will not only do
much t advertise this city and com
munity there, but will place the local
system upon a high plane which
Eastren communities will dp well to
copy.
Prof. Lord's lecture was declared
to be especially interesting by all
who were fortunate enought to hear
it. So crowded was the high schol
that many were unable to find places,
even after chairs had been placed in
the hallways leading to the auditor
ium. The speaker told of the habits
of bird life in Oregon, pointed out
the valuable aid many of the feather
ed songsters were to agriculturists,
and closed his talk with a most beau
tiful display of hand-colored stere
opticon slides, showing the . Oregon
birds in all their glory of plumage
and in their natural environment.
PIONEERS RECALL
DAYS OF CHAW
Under the auspices of the Oregon
Historical society the annual celebra
tion of the founding of ths first civil
government west of the Rockies was
held at Champoeg,. Friday, and many
pioneers and descendants of early set
tlers were on hand. The notable figure-
at the meeting, as in years past
was F. X. Matthieu, the only surviv
ing member of the original Chfito.
poeg convention e wMci it was de
cided y a "Dte of 52 to 50 that "the
Oregon country" should be a part of
the United States and not a part of j
the British possessions. Mr! Matth
ieu was one of the 52, and at Friday's
meeting told again the story of the
historic times when the foundation ,
for the greatness of the present-day i
Pacific Northwest was laid.
Two and a Half Acres in Mount
Pleasant Section Obtained On
. Terms That Are Excep
tlonably Favorable
Through Chairman F. J. Tooze, of
the special councilmanic committee
on wtaer supply, options . were se
cured today upon 2.48 acres of the
Ladd property in the Mbunt Pleas
ant district, and plans will be made
at once for the boring of test wells
to obtain a clear and sanitary water
supply for the city. The negotia
tions were brought to a close upon
terms most favorable to the city
through the untiring and steady work
of the committee, which has been
seeking a new water source for the
past several weeks.
The option runs for 90 . days, and
it is believed that within that time
several wells can be driven, and de
termination reached as to whethet
the water will be of sufficient clear
ness and good quality to make it ad
visable for the city to purchase the
property and erect thereon a pump
ing plant and head supply station.
The site was secured partly upon the
recommendation of an expert hy-
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OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE OUT OF BILL
Words "Ineligible to Citizenship" are
Stricken and in Such Shape
Alien Law Will Prob
ably be Passe3
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 2. By
its actions this afternoon ths Cali
fornia senate showed a resolute de
termination, aided and encouraged
by Governor Johnson, to pass against
the recommendations of President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan an act
prohibiting Japanese and other aliens
ineligible to citizenshp from holding
land by purchase in any circum
stances or by lease for more than
three years. (
In phraseology, the bill as redraft
ed by Attorney-General Webb aftei
many conferences with the governor
and the administration floor leaders
omitted the words "ineligible to cit
izensihip," which are offensive to
Japan, but those in charge of the
bill repeatedly admitted in debate
that the end sought was-the same.
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