V " i i :S ! i ' .VI Ik 4 VOL. II. OREGON CITY, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY- 1903. No. 11. 1 HE WILL LOSE LINN TURNED THE TRICK MILLER ON STUMP BEAVEN TO PREACH HANGED TO A POLE HERMANN TO SPEAK REFUSED ALL OFFICES TO ACCOM ADDRESSES THE VOTERS AT FROG HE WILL DELIVER MEMORIAL SER PROMINENT GERMAN CITIZEN SUICIDES REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WILL TALK HERE NEXT THURSDAY. REAMES WILL CARRY THAT COUNTY BY PROBABLY 100 VOTES. PLISH HIS OBJECT. POND SCHOOLHOUSE. MON TO L A. R. AKD W. R. C AT DAMASCUS. S Campaign Is Quiet One And Albany Will Wit ness Unusual Spectacle of Hearing Bath Candidates Speak the Sane Day. ALBANY, Or., (Staff Couespon denoe. ) Binger Hermann will lose Linn county by probably 100 votes. This estimate is gathered from a talk with the leaders of both parties. Ex State Senator Percy R. Kelly, who was a candidate for Republican nom ination for congress, is going to take the stamp for Hermann in Linn. He says that in his judgment Hermann will have a plurality of not less than 60 and not more than 100. Mr. Kelly is a fair and honest man, and he oould not consistently predict anything than the election Lof Hermann, even if it must be a small plurality. - The fact is Kelly feels that he. should have . had the nomination and there is good reason for his feeling just that way. He knows that Her mann was beaten in the convention, and he also knows that Claud Gatch never could have been nominated. In the wild scurry for votes in the Eu gene conention, when Hermann's fol lowing was leaving him, Mr. Kelly Mr. Gatch got their heads together to no purpose, unless it was a cross purpose. Gatoh wanted Kelly to with draw Jnjiisyavor, but Kelly knew that Gatch could never be nominated. Gatch tookthe position that 'he was high man and the other candidates in opposition to Hermann should throw their .strength , to him. But Kelly could not do this' even if he had been . so disposed. Kelly had some friends in the ClaokamaS delegation, and they would never go to Gatoh and told that gentleman Jso. Mr. Gatch went home to Salem and told his friends there that he could have landed the nomination ;if Kelly had helped him and this sort of talk has not helped things. The late Congressman Tongue never carried Linn county in any of his campaigns and Tongue was by far a stronger man than Hermann is. Then Linn county is Bometimes with good reasons classed as a Democratic county-and as Mr. Kelly puts it: "We Republicans have to face the enemy." "I understand," said Mr. Kelly, and a smile played over his countenance, "that George C. Brownell, after his return to CI. kamas oouaty, boasted that in leavingjjthe convention as he did was the most astute political move he ever made in all his life. " The Recordjcorrespondent admitted that he had heard something of the sort. "Now let me tell yon," deolared Kelly, "that Brownell slunk out of that convention hall like a whipped dog, and a badly beaten one. It is no credit to him that Hermann was nominated or to Hermann either." Albany will witness the spectacle of having both Hermann and Reames speak at the same time. Reames has the court house and Hermann the opera house. The campaign here as in other places is quiet and even the Democrats cannot see how Reames can be elected in the face of the normal Republican plurality in the First District. Fur nish carried the district, notwith standing Marion county handed him a gold brick, and Hermann cannot possibly make a poorer ran than did Mr. Furnish. Owing to the visit of President Roosevelt to OrecoDi Citv Mav 20. the, eighth grade examination which was announced lor that date, will begin Tuesday the 19th, and will be com pleted - Tttursdaty and .Friday lol lowing. J. C. ZINSER, Superintendent of Schools. The new Cane man Park pavilion will be finished by May 24. The dancing floor will be 60x100. J. H. Howard Tens How Be Induced tbe State Federation of Labor to Hold Its Next An nual Convention ia This City. J. H. Howard, secretary of Federal Labor Union, has just returned from La Grande, where he attended the State Federation of Labor, and is re joicing over his success in inducing the Federation to hold its annual meeting in Oregon City next year. Mr. Howard exercised a great deal of tact in the first instance for the purpose of getting the convention here and re fused the caucus nomination for President of the State Federation. This was a caucus of the anti-Harry forces held in Portland several days before the convention and its nom inees won out. Mr. Howard also re fused to (accept the nominations for first vice president down to fifth vice president. After the officers of the Federation had been elected, Mr. Howard was placed in nomination by Horace A. Dukes, of Portland, or ganizer for the American Federation of Labor, for a member of the legisla tive committee, but Mr. Howard de clined. He was then nominated for a member of the auditing committee, but refused to accept, all of the time making a play to keep out of office, with the idea uppermost in his mind of springing Oregon City for the place of holding the next convention. ' When the election of officers and Committees were over, the convention devoted its time to choosing a place for its next meeting and Portland, 'Astoria, Pendleton, Salem and other towns were named. Salem made the strongest fight for the place and ex hibited letters from Board of Trade, Central Labor Oounoil and Illihee Club. Howard laid low and the cham pions of their respective towns made long and brilliant arguments. Ore gon City had never been mentioned up to this time and Mr. Howard had used the ruse of steadily refusing all offices. Miller, of Salem, 'adopted a like method of refusing offices, but finally consented to go on the audit ing committee. This gave every town in the state an officer, with the single exoeption of Oregon City. This was Mr. Howard's time for action and he got on his feet He said that the preceding year the Port land delegates had opposed his elec tion for vice president on the ground that Oregon City was a suburb of Portland, and was entitled to little or nothing. The delegates soon saw the drift of Howard's remarks and the whisper "Oregon City" went through the convention hall Mr. Howard ad vised the convention to select the city of Portland as the best place for the meeting. He said that Portland had the natural advantages 'and the most unions but also stated that the gentle man who had advocated the selection of Portland had failed to say what part of Portland should have the con vention. In his judgment Oregon City, which had been called a sub urb and a part of Portland, was en titled to the convention. She had got nothing in the way of offices, while every other town in Oregon had been favored. Howard proceeded to do a little more talking, when some of the delegates shouted : "Sit down; you'll get the conven tionl" The first ballot told the story and Portland received nine votes, Salem 33 and Oregon City 68. Mr. Howard said this morning that Oregon City would give the State Federation a royal reception on the first Monday in May. Several entertaining features will be introduced, a banquet will be tendered the visiting delegates and an illuminated street parade will be held at night He speaks of the people of La Grande in the highest terms and says that the 'delegates are loud in the praise of the treatment they re ceived there. ' Discasies the Political iscaes of the Day and Puts In Hugs Against the Eesablican Nominee For Congress. , Colonel Robert A. Miller, the Chesterfield of Oregon Democracy, opened the campaign at Frog Pond chool house Saturday night The audience was small but enthusiastic and applauded the colonel to the echo. The little school liouse, with the classio name of Frog Pond, is itnated in the precinct of Tualatin, j The colonel drove from this city Saturday afternoon and upon his arrival was ereeted by prominent citizens and the Frog Pond Brasa Band. The Cliesterfieldian countenance of the colonel was wreathed in smiles as he mounted the platform. "Fellow citizens and ladies, said the colonel. "I am here tonight at the request of the Hon. A. E. Reames, Oregon's next Congressman ; from the first district. (Prolonged applause. ) This ia the first gun of the campaign in Clackamas County and I am the one man chosen to pull the lanyard. (Cheers. ) I will not detain yon long but will tell you why you Jshould cast your votes against Hermann, who defeated me in one of the hardest fights he ever went up against. The Lord was on my side but the votes were on Hermann's. (Laughter and applause. ) ''Mr. Reames is a young and an honorable man. He was never kicked out of office. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hitohoock never toolfj HJm by the seat of his pantaloons) and dropped him out of the top story of the Interior Department. Why? Because they never had a Reliance. (Laughter.) Mr. Reames is , a native son of this great and glorious state of Oregon. He grew up with the state and il now district attorney of the first' judicial district He is a lawyer, of ability and distinction and his character as a man and his record as a public official has never been besmirched. I could keep you here all night, telling you of the virtues of the Democratio can didate, but I won't (Great appla use.) The late lamented Furnish (groans) carried the county of Clacka mas by nearly 400 pluralty. Will yon go to the polls on the first of June and give such a plurality as this to Binger Hermann? (Cries of No I No 1 You bet we won't I) Or will yon go to the polls and vote early and often for Oregon's favorite son? Will yon re turn to Washington a man who has been repudiated by the great leaders of his own party? Answer me, will you do this' scandalous thing? Tour frank and open faces assure me that you will not. (Deafening applause. ) ; "I am a Democrat," continued the gallant colonel, warming up to his hearers. "I have always been a Dem ocrat and always will be. I was a Democrat before some of you were born, but I am younger than' my party. (Cries of "You're right," and "Thats' so.") The Democrat party is an ancient and honoraple party. It is the party of Jefferson and Cleveland Bryan and ,Altgeld, 'Chamberlain and Judge Galloway, Gib Hedges and Bob Beatie and many other great men. It is only my modesty that prevents me naming others. (Cheers. ) "In the beginning," conoluded this ardent Democrat, "the good Lord created the Heaven and the Earth. As soon as he completed this stupendous job, he created the Democratic party. And later, like the locusts that plagued Egypt, came the Republican party. (Loud hisses. ) My friends, the moral of all this is, vote for Reames. Strike a blow against the trusts. Thank 'yon. for your atten tion." (Applause.) FINANCIAL CONDITION 000D. General Secretary Beach Makes Fine Showing For Y. M. C. A. General Secretary and Physical Director William H. Beach, 'ot the Young Men's Christian Association, has completed his monthly statement of thefinancial affairs of the associa tion for the month ending April 80. These statements enable the people of the city to determine the work the association is doing. The receipts lor last month were f loo. oo aa tne cus bursements t88.40. The treasury con tained $52.04 on theC April 1st and now has $64.49,. The association has an indebtedness of $4421 and after this is paid will still be ahead $20.28. Mr. Beach is working hard, under ad verse conditions, to make the assooia tion'pay its way and is making an excellent snowing. Arrangement Are Practically Complete For the Observance of Becoratlon Day m Saturday, May 30. On Sunday, May 4, which is tbe day designated as Memorial Sabbath throughout the state, Rev. J. H. Beaven will deliver the memorial sermon to Meade Post and Meade Relief Corps, who will attend the Baptist Church in a body at 11 o'clock. The committee on arrangements for .tlie observation of Memorial Day held a meeting yesterday afternoon -and made final arrangements. About half past 9 o'clock on the morning of May 80 the school children will form in front of the G. A. R. hall and will T)e taken to tflie hall where they will present flowers to the comrades of the Grand Army and to tlie Women's Re lief Corps. The procession will then be formed, under the direction of Grand Marshal C. P. Mars, who will name his aides this week. The first halt will be made on the suspension bridge, where a service will be held by the Relief Corps, assisted by the Grand Arm y, in honor ot the sailor dead of the war of the rebellion, and the; waters will be strewn with flowers. Arriving at Shively's operahouse, publio services will take place, and the following program will be ren dered: Prayer, Rev. W. S. Grim; vocal solo, Mrs. Kate Ward Pope j memorial address, Mrs. Emma Galloway, past deartment president of the Women's Relief Corps ; vocal quartette, J. W. Loder, Mr. Weldon Shank, Rev. Prank H. STixsell and' Mrs. John W. Loder. After these services, the line of march will be taken bp to , Moun tain View cemetery, where the ritual istic services of Meade Post G. A. R., will be held, and the decorating of the graveB of the" fallen . heroes will end the ceremonies Viof the day. f FRANK BUSCH, The Hotisef tf FRIDAY May 8 FRANK BUSCH, The Housefurnisher Was Despondent and Had Domestic Troubles and Took His Own Life Over Sixty Years of Age and Quite Sane. "Despondent over domestio troubles, a German farmer named Doefe, living two miles east of Damascus, hanged himself last night in a canyon a half mile from his house. His body was found at ten o'clock, hanging to a pole on a fence, and he had been dead for some time. Gabriel Norris found the body. Doefe was about 60 years otf age and had a wife and married son at Damascus. He was perfectly sane and had had no trouble with anyone, so far as known, and domestio troubles a believed to be the cause of his rash act For a week past he had seemed despondent but his suicide was a great surprise to his neighbors. Doefe was a well to do man, and owned a large and profitable farm. Coroner Holman was summoned from Oregon City this morning and has gone to hold an inquest. R. L. Holman, leading undertaker, Oregon City, Or. County coroner. Dyeing at i BARBER : LEAYE ORDERS FOR DYEING AND CLEANING.. Ouf representative, will be in Oregon City Tuesdays '. ' j . and Saturdays. ; Gents Clothing Cleaned, Colored and Repaired. All work left at Johnson's Barber Shop will receive prompt attention. 1 . . OREGON STEAM DYING AND CLEANING WORKS '''"iSra'B'nrnBlcIe 8teeVOorner 8th, Portland, Ore. rnlsher You can save money for yourself if you do your buying here. We can put pennies into your saving account everyday. The little we save you on every purchase is what will count in building plenty for you in your 'saving fund. Friday is our busy day, and all who appreciate a real bargain will find us ready with something that every house has use for. We will put on sale: 100 12-quart XXXX heavy galvanized Milk and Water Pails, weighing 4 pounds and will last longer than one dozen o the cheaper kind. The regular price is 75 cents, bat it will be sold for 50 Cents on Fridays only as long as the present stock lasts. On inquiry you will find a list of other goods reduced at the same rate and sold Fridays only. WIU Probably Make Visits to Other Points Ia Clackamas County Before tbe End of the Congressional Campaign. Hon. Binger Hermann will open the campaign in Clackamas County by speaking in Oregon City next Tin w day evening. He will go from t Is city to Hillsboro, but expects to vi AX the county again before the campai ea closes and deliver possibly two other addresses at Clackamas County points. Judge Ryan, as congressional com mitteeman for this county, is making all necessary arrangements for the opening meeting of the campaign here. Rev. A. Hillebrand. Tinntar nt Rt John's Church, delivered an address, at the Parkplace school last Friday evening, before the Mothers' Improve ment Club, on the "History of Educa-. tion. " He disoussed the srHaet in all of its. phases, and his warmly received. Judge W : iiam Oalloway said yesterday tha the address was one of the finest he had ever heard on this subjeot ; . ... Clackamas County Record $1.75 Johnsons SHOP i FRANK BUSCH, The Housefurnisher i FRIDAY May 15 FRANK BUSCH, The Housefurnisher i ,W ! I.' i ; J