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1TY ENTE Hat your subscription plredf Look at th labtl. You thn- - yitu any OREGON CITY JiNTEKLMtlSK, FUIDAV, JULY 1I,1911. FORTY-FIFTH YEAR-No. 28. ESTABLISHED 188 44 4 - -1- The Enterprise It the t only Clackamas County Newspaper (hat prlnU e all of the newt of this growing County. ORB (SON WISE: MAMMOTH CONTEST FOR WOMEN ID GIRLS T 0 GRAND UPRIGHT PIANOS TO SEND IN YOUR NAME OR FILL IN NOMINATION BLANKS WHICH WILL BE' IN EACH ISSUE TILL CONTEST ENDS. SEND FOR SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS Merit Only to Govern In Distribution of Moit Valuable Prliei Ever Offered in Contest In Clack amas County. Commrnclng Tuesday, and end ing Saturday, September 2, 1911, The Oregon City Enterprise will eon duct a grand prize voting contest and will award $1,200.00 In prizes to the ladles of Clackamas county. This contest, unlike others that have been conducted In the past, gives every one in the county an equal chance of having her name announced with the winners on the last night of the con est, owing to the fact that the county is divided Into districts which gives the out-of-town competitor! the tame chance as those who reside In Oregon City. $1,200 00 IN PRIZES. Tin- prizes to In awarded are two (iriuid I'prlght Kimball Pianos, vhIiuh! lit $MKi each. T "Twentieth Cen tury" ( l.iteHt model Now Home) drop head sewing machines, value $75 each. Musical educations lit the foremost conservatory of music In Portland. Two business scholarships In the best Institution or Its kind In the city of Portland, and two solid gold watches (ladies size), value $;I0, which were purchased at the well-known local firm of IlnrmelHter & Andresen, the leading; watchmakers and Jewetefs of Oregon City. The above prizes will he awarded absolutely free for a little effort on the part of competing candidates. HOW THE PRIZES ARE WON. Published In the paper dally Ih a nomination blank, which, when clipped from The Enterprise and your name, or the nnmo of some young lady Is properly filled In and niniled or brought to the Contest Department of The Enterprise will count for 1,500 voles. After the candidate has been nominated clip the vote coupons pub lished dally and send them In and same will appear credited for your avorlte. A quicker and better way to secure a large number of votes Is by Retting your friends and acquaint ances to subscribe for The Enterprise. If they are already subscribers have them pay np and make an advance payment and you will be allowed votes according to the printed ached ille. To show fairness and Impartiality In this contest Clackamas county will be divided Into two districts as fol lows: District No 1 All of Oregon City within the city limits. District No. 2 The remainder of Clackamas county, and the distribu tion of prizes will be as follows: The two candlflatet receiving tire largest number of votes In each dis trict will be awarded the two Klmhnll Upright Or 1 Pianos, valu ed $l0 each. The t.ext two highest candidates (one In each district) will receive the two "Twentieth Century" (latest model) New Home drop sew ing machines, valued $75 each. To the two candidates (one In each dis trict) who finish with the third larg AWARDS i . ..- a- f ? NOMINATION BLANK. - O ' GOOD FOR TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED VOTES. s ft J wish to Nominate Miss , . i Address . Nominated by '. . " Address ' This nomination blank, when nronerly filled in and brought or mailed to Contest Department of The Enterprise will count for i. i.f.oo votes. Only one of these blanks will be credited to each can- didate. VOTING STARTS KIMBALL BE AMONG THAT OF A FRIEND, NOW est number of votes a musical or busi ness education (optional with the win ners). These scholarships Include third and fourth prizes. Two solid gold watches (ladles size) will be awarded to the two candidates (one In each district) who finish with the fifth highest number of votes. The gold watches are valued at $l!0 each and can be seen on display In the windows of the Oregon City leading Jewelers and watchmakers, llurmels trr & Andresen, C19 Main street. SUBSCRIPTIONS GET VOTES. Following Is the schedule of votes that will be allowed on paid-in-advance subscriptions: six months' sub scription to The Dally Enterprise (by carrier) $!.oo, (by mall) $1.50, 4oo votes. One year's subscription, $4 (by carrier), $3 (by "mall), l.ooo votes. Two year subscription $S (by carrier), $i! (by-mail), 2,500 voles. Three years' subscription, (by carrier) $12, (by mall) $'.D, 5.000 voles. Five years' subscription (by carrier) $20, (by mall) $9, 6,000 votes. Five years subscription Weekly Enterprise, $1.50. 500 votes. Money must accompany all subscriptions before votes will be Issued. t EARLY START HALF BATTLE. Any lady (married or single) be tween the ;'ges of id and 45, who l a reslde.it of Clackamas coumy, is eligible to compete for the prizes th'tt will be .warded, anc" . v ord of vice to those who c ntemplate c n petlng at litis time l lice-sary. DON'T wait until other competitors have a good start before you make up your mind to enter your name. DO IT NOW. Clip the nomination blank, : fill In your name and bring or mnll It to Uie contest department and you will be supplied with receipt books anil oilier stationery that Is necessary w hen securing subscriptions. Hturt today to communicate with your friends Binl relatives and let them know that you have entered your name and that you are In the con tesl to win and If you are unable tc get the subscription toTJav get tlie'.i to promise It a a future dete be'ori others see them. It EM EM HER the early bird gets the "eats." If you are Interested In this under taking It will serve you well to ca.l at The Enterprise oflce ard get thor (Highly acquainted with al' the de'nl s o the contest. KE.MEMHER this Is NOT a beauty or a popularity cunl st, , and the prizes will be awarded sololy on merit. TWO CREWS WORKING AT THIS ENO, ONE AT BEAVER CREEK AND ONE AT MULINO. The work on the Clackamas South ern Railway line Is progressing rapid ly, with four crews working along the line between Oregon City and Mullno. Two crews are working on the Ore gon City end, one at Beaver Creek and one at Mullno. At the present rate the company will finish one-half mile each week and at that rate, the en tire grade from Oregon City to Mu llno will be done before the end of the summer. The company has nearly enough stock sold to complete the grade and bridges between Oregon City and Mu-; lino, and as soon as all the stock ' necessary for this work Is sold, the price of the Btock probably will ad vance, as It Is becoming more valuable each week. OREGON CITY MAY E NEW LOCKS RIVERS AND HARBORS COMMIT TEE AWAITS REPLY OF MAJOR MclNDOE. PROPOSED SERVICE WOULD BE TREE Statutes Adopted by Congress and State Legislature Provide for an Appropriation of $900,000. WASHINGTON, July I). The leport of the ri.'ers and harbors committee on the Oregon City locks awuMs Major Mcliidoe's reply u a letter asking for his reasons for recommending a 300 foot length Instead of a 210 foot length as at present. With this point cleared the board expects to report to Congress In about ten da a. The boaid Is consldei i.1.5 two pr )Hsltliuis the Improvement of the old locks and the building of new locks on the other side of the river. If the recommendations of Major Mcludoe to the War Department be followed, the locks owned by the Portland Railway, Light t Power Com pany, will be thrown on the Junk heap, an entirely new canal and set of locks will be built and the com pany be permitted to do with the old plant whatever It please, so soon ss the now plant has been thrown open to use. Major Mclndoe Reports. Major Mclndoe lias gone over mo ground carefully and has ha J the ad vantage of the former examinations tt'at haM? been tnadu by nr.ny ui gineers and prlvati engmeeis In be half of the farmers of the Willamette Valley. He was Instructed to report on the situation from an engineering standKilnt, and he has done so, with out regard to the private Interests in volved, keeping In mind apparently only th greatest good to the greatest number, and looking Into the future to determine hit recommendations. Ills report sets forth as his plan that the Federal government and State government, acting under the provi sions of statutes adopted by Congress and the Legislature for a Joint appro prlatlon of $:!00.000 by each to build a new canal and locks on the east side of the river; that the present locks remain In use, unrepaired, while tho new locks are being built; and that when they have been built the old locks be disposed of as the power com pnny that owns them wistiex New Locke to be Free. Of course, this means that they would be useless; because the new locks are to be free of tolls on all freight that passes through them It would be obviously Impossible for the company to collect tolls nf'er the ne-v lockB were built, because there w.uild be no freight to pass through them. It would all go through the free gov ernment locks. Msjor Mclndoe's reason, In part, at least, for this recommendation Is that, were the old locks to be rebuilt on the west side of the river, two or three years would Intervene, (luring which no navigation could pas3 up or down the river; whereas his plen pro vides for no Interruption of traffic. j;w. is EAGLE CREEK MAN'TO SUPER VISE WORK OF SAVING FORESTS. State Forester F. A. Elliott Is en gaged m perfecting his campaign fof the prevention of forest fires during the approaching dry season. Aside from the local fire wardens, of whom there will be about six hundred In the state, supervising wardens are be ing appointed In each of the heavily timbered counties. In that portion of the state having but a small amount of timber, two or more counties wilt be looked after by one supervising warden. J. W. Ferguson, of Eagle Creek, has been appointed supervis ing warden for Clackamas county. This appointment was made by the State Forester after careful consid eration of the recommendations re ceived from the principal timber-land owners of this territory. Persons re siding In localities not covered by a local fire warden should consult him In regard to burning of slashings and Information concerning the fire law. The supervising wardens will have general supervision over the county or district placed In their charge. They will be expected to keep In touch with the local fire wardens, whether serving voluntarily or under pay from the timber owners, county courts or otherwise, and to lend them every as sistance In their power for the enforce ment of the laws. They will be em powered to Issue burning permits where the territory Is not covered by s local fire warden, and to act as referee in cases where there Is a dif ference of opinion between any local warden and a resident or company relative to the advisability of Issuing a burning permit. Logging camps, sawmills, railroads, etc, where steam engines burning other than oil for fuel, are being op erated, will be Inspected to see that proper spark arresters are kept in use. In addition, supervising wardens will advise with farmers, loggers, and others who have slashings to burn, Instruct campers concerning camp fires, distribute copies of the law, post (Ire notices In places where they -will do the most good, and keep the State Forester fully Informed in regard to the fire situation In their districts. A F, FINE FUTURE FOR CITY J. B- TAYLOR, OF NEW YORK, IS GUEST AT DINNER OF JOSEPH LYNCH, J. I). Taylor, a prominent manufac turer of New York, and a stockholder In the Willamette Pulp t Paper Com pany, was a dinner guest Thursday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lynch. Mr. Taylor It a son-in-law of former Coventor Flower, of New York, and Is well-known throughout the Untied States. He and Mr. Lynch were friends when the latter lived In New York. Mr. Taylor't present visit to the West Is the first he has made In twenty years, and he says the Improvement In that time has been remarkable. While Oregon City has not made as big a gain In population as several other places, Mr. Taylor declares the improvement Is of a substantial na ture, and because of the power ob tained at the falls, the city will al ways be to the front as a manufac turing center. WIN, SAYS TAFT PRESIDENT 8PEAKS FOR PEACE AT BIG GATHERING OF CHRISTIANS. ENGLAND CERTAIN TO SIGN TREATY Similar Arrangement, He Believes, Will Be Made With Six Other Nations Church Urged to Aid Cause. ATLANTIC CITY. July 7. In a siieech to the International Christian Endeavor convention here tonight. President Taft declared that negotia tions for the arbitration treaty be tween Great Britain and the United .States have reached a point where there Is no doubt as to the signing of the agreement. - ' The President expressed the hope that eventually six European countries may make similar treaties. Such ac tion he said would not abolish war, but would furnish a forcible instru ment in preventing war. Taft Praises Society. The first part of the President's speech was devoted to a brief review of the work of the Christian Endeavor Societies. From praise of the society, the Pres ident turned to peace and arbitration, which, he said, could be expediated by the Influence of such an organiza tion. "In the last 25 years we have made great progress toward an international condition in which war Is less likely than heretofore," he said. "It la true that In that time we have had several freak wars the war between China and Japan, the war be tween Russia and Japan, the war be tween the United States and Spain, the war betwet)l England and the Boers, and perhaps some others. Peace Treaties Made. "Nevertheless, as between the great countries in Europe which have armed themselves to the teeth since the Ger man and French war of 1870, peace has been maintained; and under the Inspiration of a common desire for peace, treaties have been made with reference to arbitration and for the establishment of a court at The Hague for the settlement of interna tional disputes.' F, '8 RACE LIVERYMAN WON'T HAVE REGU LAR PHYSICIAN, BUT WILL GIVE ALL CHANCE. W. J. Wilson, the liveryman, was on Friday, appointed coroner of Clack amas county to succeed Dr. Thomas J. Fox, resigned, who has moved to Portland. The appointment of Mr. Wllsou came unexpectedly, as his name was not mentioned for the place until W. H. Mattoon, of the board, voted for him at the meeting Thurs- dsy. Before then the only men men tioned were R. W. Baker and Thomas J. Myers. Mr. Mattoon and N. Blair voted for Wilson, Judge Beatle sup porting Baker to the last. Mr. Blair changed his supiwt from Myers to Wilson. The new coroner will be sworn In today. He declared Friday that he would depart from the custom of sev eral of his predecessors In giving all the work to one physician. "I shall divide the work among the physicians of the city,'' said Mr. Wilson. "I be lieve In giving all of them a chance." FAIR GROUNDS TO HAVE HARD SURFACE PAVEMENT. SALEM, Or, July 8. Decision has been reached by the State Board of Agriculture to place hard-surface pavement at the State Fair Grounds from the denot to the main entrance. The Board will also tear dowa one of the old race hams and construct a new one. as well as to repair the administration building. The Board will also proceed soon to dig new wells and relay and enlarge the pres ent pipe system. ARBITRATION WILL 1 KILLED; 4 HURT IN AUTO EXP SON HIS DAUGHTER DEAD, J. B. KELLY AND 80NS ARE IN SER IOUS CONDITION. OTHER DAUGHTER CRUSHED BY CAR Rock in Road Punctures Gasoline Tank and Explosion Follows Driver Loses Control of Machine. GRANTS PASS, Or., July 6. When the gasoline tank on the rear end of their automobile bumped loose on a rock In the middle of the Crescent City stage road late last night, the re sulting explosion burned 14-year-old Myrna Kelly, daughter of John B. Kelly, of 345 Halght street, San Fnyi Cisco, so terribly that she died at 1 J0 o clock this afternoon; scorched an other daughter Angela, a studeAt at the University of California, until in her agony she leaped from her seat and was crushed under the car, which had got beyond control, and seared and blistered the facet and bodies of Kelly and his little sons. Hobart and Homer, 8 and 6 years old. Clothing Burned Off Body. Members of the stricken family were brought to the Grants Pass Hos pital this afternoon. From the first there was no hope for the life of little Myrna, whose clothes had been burned almost entirely off ber body. Endur ing frightful suffering, she had passed nearly the whole night with only the rude attentions that occupants of farmhouses near the scene of the ac cident could give her. Angela, the other daughter. Is in jured Internally and has several ribs broken, in addition to severe burns. It she recovers, which is doubtful, she will be scarred and perhaps crippled for life. The other three, Kelly and his two sons, whose faces swollen beyond recognition, and blistered hands, give mute evidence of the appalling sud denness of the accident and the man ner In which the occupants of the car were trapped In their seats, with not a chance to escape, will probably get well, though they will always bear the scars. The condition of the little boys Is the most serious. Control of Car Lost. The accident, which Is one ot a series of automobile tragedies that has pursued the Kelly family like a strajige fatality for five years, occur red about six miles from the little town of Kerby. Kelly, who was at the wheel of his car, was driving slowly on account of the roughness of the road. On either side the road was cut with deep ruts, made by the wheels of heavy vehicles, and in the center stood up a rocky ridge. A projection from this ridge struck the bottom of the car, ungeared the machine, leav ing the driver powerless to control it, punctured and knocked loose the gasoline tank until It swung down from the rear axle. EQUIPMENT SCHOOL IS ORDERED J. E. HEDGES, RE-ELECTED DIREC TOR. TAKES OATH OF OFFICE. The new High School building Is so near completion that the Board of Directors at their regular meeting Monday night concluded to proceed with the purchase of some of the equipment, In order that it might be installed in plenty of time for the 0eulng of the fall term, September 18. The desks have been ordered for the students, and the clerk was di rected to advertise for bids for opera chairs for the auditorium. Seven desks and chairs for the use of the teachers and twenty-four Universal adjustable chair desks were ordered Monday night. In order to introduce system and to lighten the detail work of the city su perintendent the purchase of a type writer and some filing devices were ordered. J. E. Hedges who was elected di rector for the five-year term, during his absence in the East, was present at Monday night's meeting and was sworn ln. Considerable routine business was disposed of by the directors who ad journed after 11 o'clock. 33,000 FISH SENT TO CLACKAMAS COUNTY At the request of M, D. Latourette, of this city, the Department of Com merce and Labor, has ordered that 33.000 rainbow trout be placed in Clackamas County streams. Tae fish are distributed as follows: Trout Creek. 4.500; Milk Creek, 6.000: Mo lalla River, N. fork. 6.000; Clear Creek, 6,000; Abemethy Creek. 4.500. Several other residents have had fish placed in various streams in the county, and it Is believed that the var ious water courses will be well stock ed with the best fish in a few years. The greatest precautions are taken to see that the young fish are well cared for and they are only sent to persons who will look after them In person upon arrival. RICH MAN MAY START E CALIFORNIAN WRITES TO COM MERCIAL CLUB ABOUT PROPOSITION. C. D. Van Dersey, of Loleta, Cal., has about decided to start a big milk condensery In Oregon City. He has been In communication with Secretary Lazelle, of the Commercial Club, for sometime, and looks with favor upon the proposition. Mr. Lazelle wrote that there were only about 800 cows In and near Oregon City, but that there was a great deal of land suita ble for dairy purposes. The building of the condensery, It Is believed, would give the dairy busi ness a big impetus, which Is needed In this part of Clackamas county. Mr. Van Dersey is a wealthy man, and Is an expert In all matters relating to cows and dairies. NEW FRONT PLANNED FOR COURT HOUSE EXTENSION OF TWENTY FEET PROBABLY WILL BE MADE TO BUILDING. The County CoWt, at a meeting Friday, virtually decided upon plans for remodeling the courthouse. The plans, which were drawn by Architect William White, of this city, provide for an extension of twenty feet across the entire front of the building, and a small addition in the rear for the County Judge's office. Judge Beatie said Friday night that the plans prob ably would be adopted, and the im provement made under, the supervi sion of the court. However, there Is a possibility that the court may decide to advertise for bids. It is planned to build the proposed extension of the same design as the present front of the building. The veranda and steps now in front of the courthouse will be used for the ex tensioife Th.4 cost of the work will be between $11,000 and $13,000. BIG TILE FACW BUILT AT NEW ERA FRANK SPURLAK INSTALLING MA CHINERY FOR NEW ENTERPRISE. A new manufacturing plant will be put into operation in Clacksftnas County in a few days. Frank Spurlak, of New Era, has erected a tile factory and is installing the machinery. He plans to make from three to eight-inch tile to use in draining swamps. Mr. Spurlak will also manufacture brick and other building blocks. There is a big demand for tile in some parts of the county, and the promoter of the enterprise expects to do a large busi ness. There is a tile factory at Hub bard, but, it is thought, there Is room for another one. Mr. Spurlak has the best clay In Oregon for the manufac ture of tile. MAYOR PUTS AN END TO EXECUTIVE FEARS THAT BOXERS MIGHT FORGET THEMSELVES AND GO TOO FAR. Mayor Brownell on Saturday put a quietus to the proposed plan to have boxing contests in the city. While there was no intention by the promo ter James Quinn, who has a class in phvsical culture here, to violate the law, or give anything resembling a brutal exhibition, the Mayor decided that it would be best not to auow exhibitions at which admissions would be charged. He said he was perfectly willing that boys have bouts with large gloves In play, but he would not sanction anything that went fur ther than that and might set a bad example to the youth of the city. It was the Intention of Mr. Qulnn to bring several well known boxers to the city and give short exhibitions with large gloves, but the Mayor fears that some of the men might forget themselves and go a little too far. . i. f . t & ' N VOTE COUPON. . o GOOD FOR ONE VOTE. This coupon when neatly clipped and properly filled In with the - name of the candidate you wish to vote for, will be counted as one vote. - . , Name of candidate '. Address This coupon is void after July 18th. - Cut on lines. Don't roll. Send in flat. 1 KILLED; 4 TRAIN HEAT SPREADS RAILS AND CARS PLUNGE 40 FEET OVER EMBANKMENT. MANY PASSENGERS ARE SCALDED Fatal Wreck on Oregon Trunk Lino Near Deschutes Engineer and Fireman Caught In Cab. THE DALLES, Or., July 10. One man was killed and four persons fatally Injured and a score more hurt as southbound Oregon Trunk passen ger train plunged over a 40-foot em bankment 23 miles north of Sherar't bridge at 3:35 o'clock this afternoon. The train was running 40 miles an hour when It struck a spread rail, caused by the Intense heat of the af ternoon. The dead: ' Louis Rising, storekeeper, Warm Springs Indian School. Fatally Injured: Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Baker and son JJorris, 7 years old, Sheridan, Or. Mrs. J. W. Rassmus, Ellsworth, Wis. Seriously Injured: J. W. Rassmus and baby daughter, Ellsworth, 'Wis. George McKUlIp, fireman, Vancou ver, scalded and cut. A. A. Camp, Seattle, manager Ker rlck t Company, nose broken. ' S. L. Arthur, Seattle, badly scalded. Slightly Injured: Thomas Miles, engineer, Vancouver, forehead cut; Walter Larson, brake man, Vancouver, hands cut; George Sucklch, Burns, Or.; Pat Collins, Spo kane, Wash., Thomas Redding, Port land, cuts and bruises; C. Swanson, brakeman, Minneapolis, bruised. Engine Rolls Down Bank. When the engine hit the sun-kink in the rail It left the track and rolled down a 40-foot embankment. The. baggage car remained on the rails, but the day coach, following, left the track, plunging 40 feet to the top of the locomotive In the ditch below. When the car struck the engine the escape valve of the boiler was ripped off and steam and hot water shot Into the car filled with panic-stricken pas sengers, who had been projected Into the Tront end of the coach by the Ira pact P. J. Galllnger, a conductor, was riding with Conductor Cass, at the rear end of the car. Both cjung to a seat, as the car shot down the em bankment. They escaped serious In jury. Fireman Caught in Cab. . Thomas Miles, engineer, and George McKJIIlp. fireman, said the knew nothing of the danger until tne loco motive was roiling down the steep incline. Both men staved with tha an. gine until it struck the bottom of the ditch. McKilllo was unconscious anil was caught under the cab. but extricated himself before the safety valve was released. He was scalded on tha haoU and neck and slightly Injured inter nally, but his condition Is not rnnnlri. ered critical. MILL OWNER FREED E FRANK DAVENPORT PROVES THAT HE HAS NOT VIOLATED' LAW. The charge of allowing sawdust to get into Deer Creek against Frank Davenport, a mill owner, of Ames, was dismissed by Justice of the Peace Samson, on Friday. Davenport, who was represented by George C. Brow nell, denied the charge and the testi mony of the witnesses for the state, the Justice of the Peace decided, was not sufficient to allow the case to go to the Jury. It was shown that Mr. Davenport, since he was tried once before on the same charge, bad piled the sawdust from his mill on an eleva tion, which is above the high-water mark. Sawdust gets into the gills of fish and kills them. HARRINGTON IS SUPERVISOR. Man Recently Hurt Appointed In Gladstone District. The County Court Thursday appoint ed Edward Harrington road supervisor In tha Gladstone district. Mr. Har rington has had long service In road work and is regarded as one of the most capable road builders In the county. He was seriously hurt re cently while working in Gladstone. J. C. Cassiday Has Guardian. John R. CassiJay has been appoint ed guardian of the person and estate of James C. Cassiday, who Is said to have wasted hia estate. Lamoreaux & Sleight are the attorneys. CRASH