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OTY ENTEKPKDSE Th Enterprise only Clackamas Niwppr that all of th nw growing County, Hat your oubocrlptlo o plrdr took al tho lk 0Vt You ahould not ' of our Attonr .of OREGON CITY, OUECION, FKIDXy, JUNK 2, 1911. FORTY FIFTH YEAR-lfo. 22 ESTABLISHED 1IM WEALTH ABOUNDS IN ROAD'S PATH POSSIBILITIES OF CLACKAMAS LINE ADMIRABLY PRESENT ED IN BOOKLET. RICH TERRITORY TO BE TRAVERSED Bllllom of Faet of Flnoot Tlmbor Await Completion of Road to Bt Haulod to World' 'Marketa. Tb promoter , of tti Clackamas Southern Hallroad have Isaucd a hand winio irOBjwH-tua, wlUl embossed cov er, describing In dutall the country which Ibe roud traverae. tho lyntum evolved fr financing the enterprise, and the prospect of the roud whan completed. The booklet la handsome ly lllustrkled, and one ahould be ob tained by every peraon Intereated lu the rich Molalla Valley, through which the road run. The prospect u de scribes the territory the roud trav eraea, a followa; "llfKlnnlim it Oregon City, the rounty Kent of Clackamna County, a city and suburbs of 8.000. nnd running southeasterly throiiKh a thickly popu lated and ImmenHoiy rich territory for alx miles, It reaches tho Heaver Creek aotllemelit. Directly tributary to thla hjIiiI In (he famous Clark and High land countries on the oast containing millions of feel of fine timber, and th, Caru settlement on the went, which I made up of many anmll farm. Con-' tlnulDK aouth five nil It 11 through splendid farm and considerable Um ber, the line paaaes through Mullno. Radiating from thla point and directly tributary to It, are tho Collnn and Meadowlirook countries, ront.ilnlng million of feet of magnificent fir, larch and hemlock, Interspersed with huudreilii of well cultivated ran.'h-'a. "At thla uolnt Iho lino entera tho fur-famed Moilala Valley, and running aouth from Mullno two mile panne through IJberal, and on three mile It renchea tho town of Molnlla, the central trading point of the whole val Ivy. On Iho weat He the Mackahurg and Needy aetilomctita, made up of small nnd well-farmed rnnchea, and to the etiKt and up the Moilala river over (tlx billions of tho flnost timber stand waiting for a mean of transportation to market. Continuing aouth, the line puattea through the Yuder aettlemenl, tho (ilud Tiding aettleuient. and reachea Marquom In a dlatanco of nine mllea, panning through tho fluent farming section In the whole isormwosi. From Marnuam the line run to Sllvcrtou, the aouthern terminus, a town of 2500 Inhabitant, aurrounded by thousands of acres of rich farming and fruit land. The booklet 'place the amount of timber tributary to tho road at 10,. niMi.iKio.nnn feet, which doea not In elude the thousand of carlouda of nlllnL'. wile and cordwood which would he hauled over the road. Tnere are now thirty-six aawmlllH, with a capacity of Root) to CO.ooo feet a duy trlliutary to the line. ROAD FOREMAN IS HURT. Edward Harrington Faint and Fall Againot Big Cruaher. Kdwnrd Harrington, roud foremnn In the Oak Grove district, had a nur row escape from serious Injury Mon day morning. Mr. Harrington was working near the big rock cruHhor when he fainted and fell agaliml the machine. Fortunately, he did not come In contact with any nf the sharp spikes. HIh head wa slightly bruised but otherwise he eHcnped Injury. Mr. Harrington wna taken to hi home, where he oon recovered. SCRAPERS PROVIDED FOR GRAD ING NEAR CREEK MEET ING IS CALLED. The management of the Clackamas Southern Railway baa purchased five large scraper for use In the grf.dlng work on the line beyond Newell Creek. The craper arfl of the latest model a.iu 11 i tnougnr mat by using them, a mile of the grading cau be made at an expense of $1200. Work will be started this week In the Bea ver Creek neighborhood, and that un der way In other place will be rap Idly advanced. A meeting has been culled for Tuesday afternoon at Meadowbrook, which It Is expected will be largely attended by the farmer of that sec tion. Since the work on the road got well under way Interest among the resident ha gradually Increased, and It I believed that many more of them will aubscrlbe for stock at the meeting. The rapid progresa made In grading ha opened the eyea of the public, and now that the completion and early operation of the road I as sured, there la no reaaon why every person In the city and county who has money to Invest should not buy ome of the stock. License to Wed Granted. Lena Roedel and P. C. Nerw in were granted a marriage license by County Clerk Mulvey on Monday. Mr. Mer wln lives In Barlow. PAIR PRIZE LIST IS AIDED BY PORTLAND MERHANT6 SUBSCRIBE $500 AS INDUCEMENT FOR EX- HIBIT8. O. E. Kreylag and George Llle, of the aollcltlni committee of the Clackamas County Fair Assocla Hon, reMrted to Secretary Laxelle Friday that Cortland merchant had aubacrlbed $500 to be uaed for prlxua. It la expected that otbef merchant In Cortland will a I no sub acrlbo for tho fund. The fair will be gin on September 27 and continue four duya. The committee will, In a few daya, begin a soliciting aubacrlptloua from Oregon City inorchuula and thoae u other part of the county. Indication are that tho fair thla year will be the moat successful ever held. Secretary la.elle dally receive Inquiries regarding the exhibit, and more entrle have been pronilaod ao far than ever before. A feature that In expected to atttruct a great deal of Intereat and a large attendance I the automobile race, complete arrange ments for which have been made. The program, which will bo iiuhllHhed In a few daya, will be distributed throughout the county. TO CHEMAWA RUNNERS AND Y. M. C. A. REPRESENTATIVES TO RACE AT CHAUTAUQUA. To settle a dispute which started when the runner of the Cortland Young Men's Christian Association recently defeated the Chemawa In dians In a relay race, the management of the Clackamas Valley Chaulaqua Assembly on Friday made arrange ments between the contending fac tious for a relay race to be held on July 4 at the Chautauqua meeting. Tho Indians, who won every race prior to the last one, atlll assert their prowess as runners as being supe rior to that of the Young Men'a Chris tian Association representatives, and declare they will prove It in the Chautauqua contest. The race will be on the track and will Include hurdle Jumping. A gold medal will be given to each member of tho winning team, and a cup to the school or association which they represent. The race Is atlll open for other entries, and It Is probable that other runners will compete. It is Planned to have tho race Im mediately after the ball game between the league clubs. The management hus also arranged other running races, Including a 100-yard dush, high run ning Jump, putting the shot, and other athletic contests. Cold, Bllver and bronze meduls will be given. AUTOS, CALLED SPEEDERS, GO FREE CHESTER ELLIOTT AND DR. TODD ARE ACQUITTED ON AN ALIBI. Dr. K. R. Todd, of Molalla, and Chester Elliott, of this city, were ac quitted Thursday of a clinrge of auto mobile speeding iU, City Kecoruer Stinp. The warrant was sworn out by T. J. Whlttlor, watchman at the tenth Btreet crossing of the Southern Caeltlc Railway, who declared that tho men crossed the railroad track Wed nesday morning going at a rate of hlrty or forty miles an hour. The defendants admitted crossing tho track In an automonile Wednes day, hut declared that it was In the afternoon and not in the morning. Mr. Whlttler wns poslttvo it was in the morning. There were no other witnesses, and the City Recorder de clared that there was nothing else to do hut let the defendants go. Dr. Todd Is one of the most prominent men In the Molalla district, and is a leader in the upbuilding of c that part of the county. E NAMES OF PLACES MANY IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW LAW. Clackamas County farmers are tak ing advantage of the law passed at the recent session of the Legislature providing for the registration of names of farms. The following have regis tered their farms: M. C. Young, "Sil ver Leaf;" Ward B. and Helen Ward Lawton, "Locust;" William Grlssenth walte, "Ashbrook;" W. P. Klrchem, "Hlllcrest;" William E. Purdy, Laur el," and F. E. Albright. "Fair Oaks." The law provides Chat the applica tion shall be made to the county clerk. The name la then forwarded to the Secretary of State and If It has not already been preempted. It Is registered. The (farmers of this county are delighted with the oppor tunity of having the names of their homes registered, and it Is believed that the law will result In nearly all of them naming their farms. HISTORIC HOI TRUSTEES NAMED MESSRS. CAUFIELD AND HEDGES AND REV. HILLEBRAND COM POSE McLOUGHLIN BOARD $1,250 APPROPRIATED TOR REPAIRS Dwelling of City's Founder Prooarvod By Publle Spirited CUIxona Rostoratlon I Complot Governor West notified Rev. A. Ml lebrand, E. O. Caufleld and J. E. Hed ges, Thursday, that they had been ap pointed trustees of the McLoughlln home In this city to serve four year. The appointment are the result of an act passed at the last session .of the Legislature providing for a board of trustee and the appropriation of $1200 for the maintenance of the build ing. The trustee are to serve with out salary. The home was that of Dr. John Me Inghlln, the founder of Oregon City. Tho building, which was located on Main street, was used for some time by the Hawk, ruip and Palter Com pany for storage purposes, and Anally, the company decided to tear It down In order to erect a larger building, ' CuMlc-splrlted citizens were notified of the necessity for razing the build ing, and a movement was at once started to save it, and have It moved to another part of the city. The Legislature In 1909 passed a bill pro1 vldlng for the removal of the building and making an appropriation for It restoration. Governor Chamberlain, however, vetoed the bill, and It looked as If tho old land-mark was doomed. An article In the Enterprise giving a history of the old building, and the probability that It would be destroyed caused a revival of Interest, and en ough money was raised by private subscription to move It to City Park. It was restored to Its original condi tion when occupied by Dr. John Mc laughlin, and la now one of the show places of the city. L E PROMOTION BUILDING DISPLAY TO BE BIG AID TO VISITORS. The promotion building of the Com mercial club, which Is being erected on Main street, will contain one of the finest mineral collections In the state. Secretary Lazelle on Frlduy made arrangement to have an exhibit of the products of the various mines In the Ogle Mountains District. The ex hibit will cunsist of gold, silver and lead ores'. Exhibits Trom other mines hnvo also been promised. In addition to the minerals shown, there will be displays of agricultural and horticul tural products of Clackamas County. The Interior of the building will bo of spruce, and will resemble some what the Interior of a Cullman car. Maps of the county, data concerning Its resources, Information of public Improvements planned and in the course of construction will be at the disposal of the visitor. The object of the exhibition will be to give the vis itor who is unable to make a personal investigation an Idea of the resources of the comity. LAN .1 ANALYSIS OF LAW (TO BE SUB MITTED TO VOTERS INTER. ESTS GRANGERS. ht County on the law wblfh will be sub mitted to the voter at the next eleo Hon providing for the exemption of $3000 of personal property and Im provement on amalf tiomes irora tax ation waa held Saturday afternoon at the Carkplace Grange The apeakers were C. Schuebel, who spoke In fa vor of the law, and G. B. Dimlck, who opposed It. Mr. Schubet contended that the owner of the small horn Is the only person who pays taxes on Improve ments. He said money did not pay taxes, but the man who borrows It paid the tax. Business men do not pay taxes on business, said the speak er, for they consider that expense In figuring their profit. The consumer, he said, ultimately pay all taxes for Improvement and boslness except the man who own hi liome. Mr. Schuebel gave as an Illustra tion two tract of land of 110 acres each. One he said had fifty acres cleared and with the improvements i assessed at $$3,000. 1 "The other tract,' said the speaker, "all unimproved and held for apecu lation. Is assessed for $1000. The to tal state, county and school tax to be raised from both tract Is $00. Of this sum the farmer pays $45 and the speculator pay $15. Under single taxation the speculator would pay $30, which Is double what he pays now, or a saving of $15. "In Oregon City a home owner's lot I assessed at $450, and his Improve ments at $700, making a total of $1150. An adjoining lot, held for speculation, but equally valuable for use, la assessed for $30." Mr. Schuebel declared that the av erage person looked upon the single tax as a child does upon going into the dark. The child I taught to con sider the dark dangeroua and fears it, and the people, without making an Investigation, so regard the single tax Mr. Dimlck said that no person should be exempted from paying taxes. He thought very person should be eompeueo, to pay taxes on everything he owns. If the proposed law became effective the man who didn't have the $3000 would not be getting square deal. He thought the exemption would increase the ex pense of the small borr.e owner rather than decrease It He , ld the poor man was not paying the taxes, and that a large part of the money col lected was used for educational pur poses. As a general thing, aald the speaker, the larger part of the taxes are paid by the corporations and the big business concerns. SANDY TO HAVE BIG JULY 4 CELEBRATION COMMERCIAL CLUB CONSIDERS QUESTION OF BECOMING INCORPORATED. SANDY. Or., May 30 (Special.) The Sandy Commercial Club is mak ing arrangements to celebrate July 4 on an elaborate scale. The club has appointed tthe following committees of arrangements; Sports, John McCor mlc, Percy T. Shelley and J. M. Dona hue; entertainment, George Bornstedt, A. E. Esson, Mrs. J. M. Donahue; re ception, F. E. McGugin, Asa Thomas, Alf Hell; finance, Messrs. Dahlgren, Casper Junker and George Wolf. The club Is considering the matter of In corporation. It Is considered prob able that the proposition will be sub mitted to a vote in the near future. THE LATEST TRAFFIC SQUAD. GRAVES GIVE INDIAN SKELETONS WORKMEN ON BUSCH PROPERTY UNEARTH BONES AND REL ICS OF DEPARTED TRIBE. STONE TABLE IS STRANGELY NICKED Skull of Young Bravt Indicate That Scalping Killed Him Indian Village Located on Site. While excavating on the Busch property at Twelfth and Water street Saturday, workmen unearthed five skeleton of Indians, ami a large btone table used by the red men. One of the braves had evidently been scalped for there were cuts In the skull on both sides and In front of the forehead. Many r3llcs of Indiana were also found, Including two large elk teeth. The teeth of the man who was evidently scalped Indicated that he was not more than twenty-five years of age when he died. The skeletons and relic were found on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River, and It i believed that It was the site of an Indian village. The bodies were found under the roots of a maple tree which evidently grew after the burials. Several of the skeletons were shattered by the steel scrapers, but the skulls were In good condition when found. Soon after the discovery was made curio seekers put in an appearance and several of the best specimens were taken away. Mr. B'lscb considers the stone table the most valuable of all the relics. It is about three feet. long and two feet wide. The top Is smooth, and in the sides are many nicks. For what pur pose the nicks were used Is not known. The table Is now resting on the river bank, but Mr. Busch intends to place It on exhibition In one of the buildings connected with his I store. I Thn teoth of tha Indian who Is thought to have been scalped, are cn pure white and are In perfect condi tion. Several of the skulls crumbled after being exposed to the air for a thort time. UNION ARRANGES TO CARS WILL BE LEFT AT OREGON CITY FOR BENEFIT OF GROWERS. I Strawberries will be the first crop 1 to be marketed by the Oregon City I Fruit & Produce Union. I. F. Hos- king & Co., cf Portland, will handle the entire crop. A number of the growers at Clackamas have an nounced that they will not Join the union this year. Transportation facilities will be better this year than ever before. The Cortland Railway, Light & Power Company will have cars on hand every duy especially for the benefit of the growers. The cars will be at the Oregon City freight house and the doors will be open until 9:30 o'ciock in the evening. 1 uere probably will be no cars on the Gladstone spur on account of the failure of a number of the Clackamas growers to come into the union. There Is a heavy crop In prospect that will mature quickly if the warm weather continues. 1,000 ACRE TRACT SOLD EOR $40,000 MINNEAPOLIS SYNDICATE TO SUBDIVIDE AND OFFER TO ORCHARDISTS. The sale of 10W acres In the Spring water district by C. D. Bruun to a syn dicate of Minneapolis capitalists Is one of the biggest deals made la this county In years. The tract lies about three miles west of the Portland Rail way, Light L Power Company's powes plant now being constructed on the Clackamas River. The soil Is of a red shot variety and I considered by or chardlst to be well adapted to apple- growing. It is announced that the price paid for the tract was a little less than $40,000. R. F. Fike, representing the buyers, said It Is the Intention of the syndicate to subdivide the tract Into five and ten-acre tracts. The property will be offered to Minneapolis and St. Caul Investors and homebullders seek ing places In Oregon to engage In ap ple culture. The property wag purchased a year ago by Mr. Brunn from the Oregon Realty Company. The land lie evon miles southwest of Estacada, where the experimental station maintained by the Oregon Agricultural College is located. IS STEWART PLACE OF 400 ACRES BOUGHT BY MEN FROM HOOD RIVER. Ellis Brothers, who have been re siding at Hood River for many years, came to this city a few days ago and purchased a 400-acre ranch formerly owned by John Stewart, the price be ing $20,000. It is the intention of those men to take possession In a short time. They will do general farming and applg-growing. The land was purchased through Elliott & Son, of this city. The ' Messrs. Ellis visited Beaver Creek, Highland, Molalla, Mount An gel, going as tar as Ha'sey, but they decided tnat me tana nere was Just as reasonable and as well adapted for farming as anywhere. , Ellio.tt & Son also sold another tract of 80 acres. This was pur chased by A. Walters, of Portland, who came to Oregon from Iowa this spring. Mr. Walters Is an experienced farmer, and purchased the farming implements, horses and cattle on the place. Three acres of this farm Is in young fruit trees, planted last spring. Mr. Walters was in this city Monday, closing up the deal, being accompanied by his father-in-law, A. D. Miller, of Portland, who will also make his home at Beaver Creek, where Mr. Walter has purchased. The land Just sold formerly belonged to J. Maloy. IS E NEW ORDER GOES INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 25 OTHER TOWNS NAMED. Postmaster Randall, of Oregon City, said Thursday he had not been official ly notified that the local postofflce had been designatea as a depository. The notification will probably reach here the early part of next week. The new order provides that the postoffices in outlying districts shall send their deposits to this office instead of Port land as heretofore. Portland has also been the depository for Oregon City, but in the future the money will be sent from here direct to Washington. The new depository will begin opera tions on June 25. Other offices that have been made depositories are Santa Rosa, Palo Al to and Redding, Cal.; Gooding, Idaho; Hamilton and Havre, Mont.; Baker, Or.; Chehalis and South Bend, Wash., and Douglass, VVyo. MOUNT HOOD AUTO IS THOROUGHFARE IN GOOD CONDI TION AND PARTIES PLAN TO'JPS. The Mount Hood automobile road to the Toll Gate, which was rendered impassable by the recent rains. Is rapidly drying, and will be In god con dition by next Sunday so that any of the resorts, with the exception of Gov ernment Camp, may be reached. L. G. Holden, of Portland, made the run out to Cherryville Sunday and returned Monday. As far as Sandy, the road wa dusty, but from Firwood to Cher ryville there was considerable mud. On his return trip be found the road drying. Several parties are planning to make the trip Sunday. The rhododen drons are In bloom and the trip will be ideal. A new bridge has been built across Alder Creek east from Chrry- ville. which eliminates a bad place. Work has been in progress nnder the direction of Davis Douglass on this bridge and at other point on the road. $20,000 THOUSANDS SEE HEROES HONORED MEMORIAL EXERCISES ATTRACT BIGGEST CROWD EVER KNOWN TO CITY. CHILDREN MAKE FINE APPEARANCE Hon. 8. B. Ormtby Pay Tribute to Dead and Praiae Woman' Relief Corp for Great Work. Th memorial services la Oregon City were the most elaborate and Im pressive ever held here. More than 1500 persons were in the parade, and at least 10,000 visitors were attracted' to the city by the celebration. The program was carried out without a hitch, and It was universally agreed that the ceremonies were far superior to any held before. About 100 veterans marched In the parade, and at least 1000 pupils of the public schools and the McLoughlln Institute were in line. The proces sion was led by the Fife and Drum Corps, after which came Company Q, Oregon National Guard. Main street wa thronged with men, women and children anxious to get a glimpse of the serried ranks. The first exercises were held at the suspension bridge, where flowers were thrown on the water In honor of the sailor dead. The veterans of Meade Cost and the Re lief Corps, escorted by the Fife and Drum Corps and Company G, met the pupils of the schools on Main street and Marched wth them to Willamette Hall,- where the children left flower to decorate the graves. After the exercises at the bridge, the procession moved to the Shlvely Opera House, where an elaborate pro gram was rendered. The address by Hon. S. B. Ormsby, of Sellwood, was considered one of the finest Memorial Day addresses ever made In Oregon. Mr. Ormsby told of the beginning of slavery, its growth and the causes that led to the Civil War. He praised the Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic, and declared that the women had done a noble work in car ing for old soldiers. In raising money with which to build homes and In erecting monuments. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. R. Landsborough, and Mayor Brownell, president of the day, made a short address. A solo was rendered by Mas ter Kenneth Woodward. The singing by a quartette composed of Mrs. Leon Des Larzes, Mrs. E. H. Cooper, Mrs. E. A. Frost and Mrs. W. C. Green was beautiful. From the opera house the veterans were escorted to Mountain View Cem etery, where another program was . rendered. Commander Bill read the ritual and the Rev. E. F. Zimmerman delivered an address upon "Our Un known Dead." Mrs. John Ackley read Lincoln's address at Gettysburg, cere monies were held by the Relief Corps and "Taps'" were sounded by Bugler McFarland. Members of Company G gave three volleys, the salute to the dead. Then followed the decoration of the graves, aftay which the veter ans proceeded til Willamette Hall, where a delightful luncheon was served by the Relief Corps. Although there was a scarcity of flowers, all of the florists selling out by Monday evening, the Mountain View Cemetery and the Catholic Cem etery, the latter being located about half a mile beyond the former, pre sented a very attractive appearance. There was no grave In the cemetery forgotten. The Mountain Viow Ceme tery was crowded with persons deco rating the graves Monday evening. The sexton, J. A. Confer, has been kept unusually busy .'or the past two weeks. The grass on all of the lots was cut as well as iu all parts of the cemetery, and the sexton has received much praise for his efficient work. J. N. WISNER, NEW SUPERINTEN DENT TO MAKE STUDY - OF SALMON. J. N. Wisner, of Oregon City, ap pointed superintendent of the State Fish Hatcheries by Governor West, began the performance of his new du ties Thursday morning. Mr. WIsner held a conference In Portland in the morning regarding his work. The new superintendent is an au thority on Osh, having had a wide ex perience in Alaska and the Western part of the united States. He worked with the Alaska Salmon Commission In 1894, and was highly recommended to the state by his former employers. Mr. Wisner sair Thursday that his headquarters would be in Portland, but that his duties would compel him to travel a great deal. Much or his time will be devoted to an Investi gation of salmon, of which compara tively little is known. There has been much planting of the young fish In the rives, but nothing more has ever been learned of them. It la not known wheter they go Into the ocesn or die in the rivers. The work that has beeen entrusted to Mr. Wisner Is of the highest importance, and It is believed that he will learn much about salmon which has never been known. Mr. Wisner will have charge of the twelve state hatcheries, and probably win establish a central trout hatchery with substations in various part of Oregon.