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CITY ENTEMS It Haa your au n ax- plradT ' bal. Yoi oct any ' .t.K. number. I , ' t now. tf t growing county, 4 FORTY-SIXTH YEAR No, 8. OREGON CITY, OUEQON, FRIDAY, FKBKUAUY 23, 1912, ESTABLISHED 1SM EXPERT DEFENDS PLANS FOR ROADS ESSTART The Story of Washington OFFICE HOLDERS rr Tht Enttrprl It th ' II 11 only Clackamia County $ II II U Newapaper that prlnta II II -T all of tha n(wa of thla U Orowlnn Count 1 a " " mm LIVE WIR OREGON SYSTEM UPHELD BY COURT WORK FOR ARMOR Y i ' SEEK RE-ELET T. PRALL, PRESIDENT OF AS SOCIATION, EXPLAINS MEASURES. IS SHIFTED OVER YEARS Bond Schema It Dlacuated And Shown To Ba Practicable Interest Charga To Gradually Decraata. Tliut lli eight highway bill nJvo ruled by tho Oregon Association for nignway Improiiiciit are good cmes U tho declaration C, T. Trull, prcHldunt of tlii? UHMorhulon. e iiy: "For tlio Information of the voter UiroiiKliout tho tate wUh to Hy thiit (hit association In rompoHod of men drawn from every lino of endua- vor, nml wIioho Interest In tho matter of good ru4ila la aimply tliul of good citizens our secretary In thti only l nicer connected with tho or Kunl.utlim. iitiil nil other officer and member ilevoto their tlmo and con tribute their fund without rompcli nation, u Ih In no amino a political organization, ItH nieiiilierN bring ad herentM of nil political parties. "A word In reKttrd to tho coiinnlttuo which formulated ull tha measure with the.exeopllon of tho two convict labor bills. Tho meiiihera of thla com mittee wore appointed hy Governor Went from every county In tho state, mid they were Kelected entirely be cause of their Interest and activity In Hood romU leglHlutlon. The (-oiiihmI-(Ion of thin committee should dispel from the mind of voter the Idea that thi leKlnhitlon which wna formu lated contomplutc tho building tip of a (Killtlrul machine. "Much rrltlclHin haa been directed tiKnliiHt tho highway depnrtment bill Imh'himm of the power which It place In the handN of (ha governor. In drawliiK thl bill thu committee hud linens to cluta secured from many other Mate which proved of great value. Highway commlsloiiH In the main have not proven atlfactory liei-RiiHO of divided rpHpoiiHlhlllty. Kor thla reason the roinmltteo deemed It wise to place resnonHlblllty directly iiMin the tiorernor. "The hill provide that the Highway C'ommiHlnnir shall have exclualvo control over all highway constructed wholly or In part out of nionryt ap propriated by the atate. It further define -hi method of procedure In the matter of advertising for blda and lot t In k of contract. Exception haa been taken to the salary which It la pro- MMed to pay the HlKhway ommisHlon er, nnmely, $.1,000 per annum, but It would appear thut the loin record of Inefficient service unpolled by under paid official In every department of iiolltlcal life In thla country la auf flclcnt jtiHtlflcatlon for tho payment of a salary commensurate with the ro- fixnHll)illtlos of the poHltlon. We have here only another application of wound business principle applied to state af fair. It ha been suggested that highway construction should be delegated to the State Engineer, but we believe that thin would he a very acrioua error. Koud construction la a branch of engineering which I separate and dlHtlnct to Itself and require speclul training. Very few engineers are qualified to construct successfully permanent ronds. No railroad com pnny would employ an Irrigation en glncer to construct a new line and on the other hnnd, tho history of the past few year I full of instance wiare railroad engineer have made nionu mental failures when engaged on irrl gatlon work. "Briefly, the state highway fund bill provide that the proceed of bonds sold by tho State of Oregon and Gfl 2-3 per cent of license taxes on motor vehicles shall be converted into a fund to be known a the state highway fund. The bill further provides that 75 per cent of the fund bo created shall be divided equally among the several counties of the state, and that the remaining 2D per cent shall be apportioned among the counties ac cording to their area In aquare miles. Now, as to the proposed $20,000, 000 state bond Issue. Thla I an In dependent act of the state. No coun ty Is obligated to Issue bonds because the state does. It may persist In its present method of securing revenues for road construction, maintenance or repair. The state aid fund Is created, however, for the help of the counties, and the counties are expected to co operate In Its utilization. "The Interest bugaboo has been used to frighten the easily deceived by unscrupulous manipulator of fig ures. We are discussing the state bond Isiue, which la to be $20,000,000. It is to be issued at the rate of $2,000, 000 a year for ten year. It la the same kind of a bond Issue as Is made by the city or a business organization for an Improvement that Is expected to earn Its own cost "If no railroad company, for ex ample, had gone Into debt to provide fund for betterment and extensions, we would not be enjoying our present transportation facilities. Every citi xent of the state Is a partner and stockholder In the great corporation known as the State of Oregon. "The bonds, each $2,000,000, ran 30 year and draw Interest at 5 per cent, payable semi-annually. For each $2, 000,000, then, there Is a semi-annual Interest charge of $50,000. "nut the bond do not draw interest until Issued. The interest payment of the first year, therefore, would total $100,000. Interest on a second $2,000,000 In bond the second year would be $100,000, and, with Interest on the first $2,000,000, make a total Interest charge of $200,000. For each year np to and Including the tenth year, wculd be an Increase of $100,000 In Interest" STATE WILL GIVE $15,000 AND CITY WILL BE ASKED FOR LIKE AMOUNT. COUNCIL TO BE ASKED TO ASSIST Plan To Establish Playground Dltcuitod Dock Committee Reporta Favorably on Project. I'lianimonsly Indorsing tho proposal for the construction of an Armory building, adequate to the need of Oregon City, tho IJvo Wire of the Oregon City Commercial Club Wed nesday night authorized the appoint ment of a committee of three of It member to work In conjunction with the committee of tho National Guard Com puny of thin city, with the avow ed object to bringing about the do aired result. It. V. I). Johnston, of the th National Guard Association; (JiiiirteriiiRHierHcrKcont gpugle and Cororul McKurlund, representing the Seventh Company, Oregon National Cuurd, were the gucHts of the Live Wires at dinner Wednesday and Mr. Johnston wu iokcHinun for the dele gation. Ho talked forcibly at some length on tho advisability of having an Armory here ami atiMwered a vol- ey of question that were fired at him by member of tho Commercial Club organization. Ill speech was seconded by J. V. Moffatt and Dr. L. L. Perkins, both of whom saw service In the t'nlted Statu Valun teer In the rhlllppine, T. W. Hulll van. A. A. I'rlce and others. It Is iroadly promised to rale about $15,- lioo In Oregon City and the state will duplicate the amount and supervise ho construction of the building. It expected that tho city will provide i site, which would bo accepted at a fair valuation, and tho county will be asked to contribute not less than than $7,500. For muny year the coun ty has paid $:io0 per annum for a makeshift Armory here. This amount Is 0 per cent on $5,000, and an ap propriation of $2,500 more would not be a lurgo Hum, and would bo Justi fied, a the Armory building could be used for county purpose. Mr. Johnston pointed out that there Is no hall or nuditorium In tho city capable of seating more than 400 per sons, and that an Armory building could well be utilized for holding con ventions of various kind, that It would he an excellent place for a poul try show and that It possession would enable Oregon City to make a strong bid for hioetlngs of organiza tions from any section of the North west. From the Armory question the Live Wire turned to the Public Dock proposition Bnd F. J. Tooze, chair man of the Public Dock committee, reported that the City Council would be asked at its meeting next Mon day night to either construct a public dock with city funds or authorize It construction at a suitable place by private mean. The Live Wire consumed much time In tho discussion of the neces (Continued on page 4.) I I II avr '11' - If II U As! Ai rVirJ,uir r.. : A l ' I kYK :l : ..,:, r, i' . , II I 1 1 J , i r. M - imc t ' V. , - - . - . - , I I II-. .. $7.H.ii... 1 - II I I . . WASHINGTON AND in flnin i innrn Linium LAUuru HIGHEST TRIBUNAL REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION IN BIO CONTEST. I IS CALLED POLITICAL ONE Matter of 8tat Grange Spenc Re ceive Telegram of Congratu lation From Attorney Ralston. TERMINAL RATE FOR CITY IS NEAR 8AME FREIGHT TARIFFS PORTLAND 800N TO BE ESTABLISHED HERE. AS TRAFFIC BUREAU MAKING PLANS Official of Great Northern and North rn Pacific to Aid In Obtaining Reduced Rat. Terminnl rates for Oregon City! This beautiful dream that the Ore gon City Terminal Rate Association has been working on for months may soon be a reality, according to pri vate advices received here Wednesday by officers of the association. Information has leaked out that one or tne racinc Coast railroad, sup posedly the Southern Pacific Com pany, has applied to the Traffic Bur eau at Chicago, to grant to Oregon City the same rate as is given to Portland, which will mean a saving to local merchant and other shippers at thla point of $3X0 a ton on most commodities. The report can be accepted as re liable, for It comes from a represen tative of the Hill system which Is anxious to make traffic arrangement for the Northern Pacific and Great Northern through the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company and the Willamette Navigation Company in the event that Oregon City la made common point. Official of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific have promised to support the application when It comes up for hearing in June and along with the backing of the company that made the prdposal to the Traffic Bureau, there is every reason to believe that terminal rates will be granted to this city early in July. The local Terminal Rate Associa tion 1 to te congratulated npon the prospect of early success from it winter' work in behalf of the ship pers of thl community. It forcibly demonstrate what can be accomplish ed through earnest and concerted effort. BROWNELL AND EDWARDS TELL OF WORK OF TWO GREAT PATRIOTS. MEADE POST HAS BIG CELEBRATION Emancipator Held Up To Youth Land aa Example Father of Country Called Peace Lover. Of George C. Brownell and the Rev. George N. Edwards, pastor of the Con gregatlonal church, delivered eloquent and forceful addresses Saturday after noon at the meeting of Meade Post ('.rand Army of the Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps in Willamette Hall at the celebration of the anni versnrles of the births of Washington and Lincoln. Mr. Brownell spoke up on the life and achievement of Lin coln and Mr. Edward spoke upon Washington. The hall was crowded and the speak ers were liberally applauded, une musical program was unusually fine. Kenneth Woodward, Mr. George Ran dall and others rendered solo and Miss Howell gave several selections on the piano. Mr. Brownell declared that only once In a thousand years wag a man like Lincoln born. "His life should be an inspiration to our children," said the Bpeaker. When we think of the hardship he encountered, the deprivations, the mis fortunes and how he surmounted all of them it is truly remarkable, and the children of today who have so many advantages should profit by the example set by this great man who was so greatly handicapped and rose above everything." Mr. Brownell' address wa consid ered by those present aa one of the best he has ever made. He was in fine voice, and the subject was one to which he has given much study and thought "Americans can well take time to remember Washington not only for what he did to make the nation a pos sibility but for what he was as man." said Mr. Edwards. "We are deeply concerned nowadays to And a way to keep peace between tne na tions, yet I venture to think that the soldierly qualities of George Washing ton are well worth our study." Mr. Edwards told of Washington's struggles and bis final successes, clos ing as follows: Washington was first In war be cause he loved peace and he fought as a soldier that he might make Am erican citizenship a peaceful and glor ious reality." CONTEST LIST IS GROWING DAILY NAMES OF CANDIDATES AND 8TANDING TO BE PUBLISH ED IN FEW DAYS. EACH NOMINEE GIVEN 1,000 VOTES Enterprise To Have Special Repre sentative To Aid Contestants In Race For Tour ing Car. CHECK NAVIGATION Seeks Property and Dmage. H. L. Goodwin ha filed an ac tion against Grant E. Barney, through bis attorney. Dlmirk A Dimlck, to recover the possession of $100 of per sonal property, and for the further sum of $100 damages for the wrong ful and unlawful detention of the per sonal property, and for hi cost and disbursements of the action. To every person living in this coun ty the Enterprise presents a chance of a life time to become the owner of one of the best automobile made without the expenditure of one penny. All that Is required is a little work during your spare time. The Enter prise Ford now on exhibition at the Elliott Garage will be presented to the one who gets the largest number of votes between now and the first of June. Votes will be given on every subscription taken for the Weekly or Daily Enterprise. This offer is open to any one regardless of sex or age and as but three days have passed since the start of the contest there is still a chance to go in and catch up with the leaders. In addition to the grand prize of the automobile to be presented to the winner at the close of the contest, the Enterprise ha arranged for a series of "ten day contests," which will be held every ten days, a valua ble prize being awarded the person who gets the largest number of votes In the ten days. The first of these special contests started Monday and the one who get the most votes from that time till the first of March will receive a merchandise coupon on one of the prominent store of this city. This certificate will entitle the holder to choose $15 worth of merchandise from that store the winner to buy anything he please to the extent of the value of the coupon. The differ ent standings of the candidates who are out for the automobile will have no bearing on these ten-day contests, the award being made to the one poll ing the most votes in the specified time, regardless of former standing. There is still time to enter the game and as long as the nomination blanks appear every one nominated will receive one thousand votes free. At least you can get busy and win one of these ten-day contests even if you don't find time to keep on In the race for the automobile. In order to help all the candidates as much a possible the Enterprisehas arranged to have a special representative In the field who will render all assis tance possible to the contestants. Each one In the race will receive aid from thla contest representative if they desire assistance and coaching. The names of the entrant will ap pear for the first time in a few days. From time to time the standings of the contestants will also be published showing how each one stands in the race for the big prize. There I still room for a few more to make the race all the more Interest ing. The one thousand free vote offer will be withdraw shortly and now is the time to enter. CLOSING OF LOCKS NECESSARY WHILE IMPROVEMENT IS BEING MADE. TRANSFER EXPECTED ABOUT APRIL 1 Freight To Be Transferred Hero By Portage While Government Is Making Modern Ditch. Navigation on the Willamette River will be interrupted during low water periods of 1912 and 1913 when the Government takes over the locks and basin at Oregon City, as the concrete wall to be built dividing the canal property from that of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, will practically form one side of the waterway. To do the work the locks will be closed and drained and freight may be transported above the obstruc tion only by portage. The cost Is to be borne equally by the Government and the railway inter ests, as has been stipulated in the agreement through which the Federal authorities are to buy the plant Every effort will be made to hurry the work to take advantage of the low water seasons and not delay river movements longer than necessary. The construction of the wall will also mean that new gates, which will be of wood like those in use, will have to be built and other improvements and repairs will be made under the general scheme. Major J. F. Mclndoe, Corps of En gineers, U. S. A., did not receive in structions from Washington yesterday to proceed to close the negotiations, but they may arrive today. He com piled his recommendations while in Washington Saturday, and the papers were forwarded through the custom ary channels to General Bixby, chief of engineers. He, In turn, sent them to the Secretary of War. asking for mal authority to order the purchase completed. As to when the canal will be de clared public property depends on the dispatch with which the Portland Rail way, Light It Power Company fur nishes the Government with a deed and abstract and the documents are passed on at Washington. As the railway corporation had similar pap ers executed at the time of the trans fer of the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company's property to the merger company several years ago, it is not thought there will be a delay in bringing the record down to date. If the transaction proceeds as ex pected, the sale will be consummated early in the spring, possibly by April 1. Steamboat owners firmly believe that the transfer of the property will mean more than free locks, as they count on the government Improving the channel between Portland and Oregon City to a depth of at least six feet at low water. That will give them plenty of" water on which to operate during the seasons regarded a most unfavorable now. ; The following telegram regard- ' mg tne decision of the Supreme t Court was received Monday by i C. E. Spence, Master of the State J Grange, from J. . Ralston, counsel for the Grange before the court "Telephone and Kiernan cases dismissed for want of Jurisdic- & tlon as presenting political ques- 5 v uon. congratulations- to the 4 Grange." ' i Q 4 q t9 e 3, $ g, 3, WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Practical affirmation that the principle of the initiative and referendum, as enacted In Oregon, is constitutional, came here today when the United States Su preme Court refused to take Jurisdic tion In test suit contesting the valid ity of the laws. The decision of the United States Supreme Court which was unanimous, affects many state where direct leg islation agitation is before the people. Chief Justice White delivered the opinion. He said: ''The issue is political and govern mental, and therefore I not within the reach of the judicial power. It follows that the case present is not w'tha our Jurisdiction, and the writ of error therefore must be, and is, dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The decision of the court leaves the Oregon law in free and untrammeled operation unless some contrary action to override them should be taken by Congress. The question of the constitutional ity of the Initiative and referendum law of Oregon was first raised in an action Instituted by the state of Ore gon to recover from the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company, under the authority of an initiative law adopted in 1906, a license tax of $10,450 on its gross earning. The telephone company refused to pay the tax and in replying to the bill of the state authorities, attacked the con stitutionality of the amendment to the Oregon constitution of June 2, 1902, establishing the Initiative and referendum, contending that it was in conflict with the constitution of the United tSates, the purpose of which was to establish a republican form of government Later on the question was raised in the case of Frank Kiernan against the city of Portland. Kiernan, as a citi zen and taxpayer of the city-, sought an Injunction against the issuance of bonds by the city to build a bridge. The bond Issue had been authorized (Continued on pasa 4) ASPIRANTS FOR VARIOUS PLACES ARE CONFIDENT THEY WILL WIN. MULVEY APPARENTLY HAS WALK-OVER E. P. Carter M. A. Magon and F. M. GUI Will Be Candidate For Nomination For Representative, ELLIN A E AGAINST BOURNE PORTLAND BUSINESS MAN SAYS HE WILL OUTLINE PLAT FORM IN FEW DAY8. CANDIDATE QUITS TAJ7 COMMITTEE Merchant Asserts That Hi Lona Identification With Interett of State Qualifies Him For Toga. PORTLAND, Feb. 20. (Special.) Ben Selling, state Senator from Mult nomah county and for forty years a business man of Portland, announced today that he would be a candidate for United States Senator against Jonathan Bourne. Mr. Selling will retire Immediately a a member of the Portland Taft committee and will devote his personal attention to his Senatorial candidacy. In a few days he will issue a formal statement of the principles on which he seeks the office of Senator. Mr. Selling has been actively iden tified with the growth and develop ment of Portland and Oregon for the last half century. He has served as president of the People's Power League, an organization br which much of the legislation, enacted by the people under the initiative, was proposed. Mr. Selling served two terms in the Oregon State Senate and at the 1911 session wa President of that body. In 1907, when Mr. Selling was last elected to the Senate, he headed the Statement No. 1 ticket from Multno mah cotfnty and was elected. "I am fully satisfled,' said Mr. Sell ing tonight "that as a practical busi ness man, who has lived In Oregon for fifty years, with my every interest and residence in Oregon, and with my experience in public affair. I am In position faithfully to represent the people of Oregon. Within a few days I shall Issue a formal statement In which I will discuss at length the principles on which I will ask for the nomination of United States Senator at the hands of the Republican party." This may be termed an off year In local political circles in Clackaman county for aspirant for most of tho county officers are candidates for sec ond terms, and will not have the strenuous opposition for re-election that they faced when they ran for first terms. County Clerk Mulvey, Re corder of Conveyances L. E. Wil liams, Treasurer J. A. Tufts, School Superintendent T. J. Gary, Surveyor I). T. Meldrum, and Commissioner William Mattoon, Republicans, and Sheriff E. T. Mass and Assessor J. E. Jack, Democrats, anticipate com paratively easy sailing. Mr. Williams will have an opponent in the primar ies in the person of C. W. Strucken, of Boring, but the friends of the pres ent County Recorder do not believe Strucken will be a formidable candi date. Jame3 F. Nelson, of Mulino, will oppose J. E. Jack for Assessor at the November election. Mr. Nelson 1 a candidate for the Republican nomina tion and will probably have no opposi tion in the primary election. Sheriff Mass, School Superintendent Gary, Commissioner Mattoon and Re corder of Conveyances Williams are the only officials who have not filed their declarations In the County Clerk's office, but they will file in plenty of time to get their names on the ballot at the primary election. There will be at least three Republi can candidates for the Republican nomination for Representative, E. P. Carter, M. A. Magone, who served in the house last year, and F. M. Gill, of Estacada, who wa a member of the House last session from Hood River and Wasco counties. Mr. Gill has already filed his petition. He is a member of the legislative committee of the State Grange. In his declara tion he says. "I will support and de fend the initiative and referendum, the recall, in face the "Oregon sys tem" in full and seek the further ad vance the people's power over their government to the end that Oregon may truly have a government of the people, by the people and for the peo ple. I shall do the people's bidding, not my own. I favor good roads, but I wish them built for commercial use from the market centers and railway depots to the farmers' homes. I op pose the construction of tourists' high ways by a tax upon the property of the entire state." Mr. Gill endorses Statement No. 1. J. A. Tufts, Republican candidate for the nomination for County Treas urer, says he will conduct the affair3 of the office honestly and efficiently. D. T. Meldrum, Republican, candi date for renominatlon for County Sur veyor, declare he will. If elected, con duct the affairs of the office in an ef ficient economical, Impartial and busi nesslike manner and treat all with courtesy. W. L. Mulvey, candidate for the Republican nomination for County Clerk, tays: 'I will in the future, as in the past, conduct and discharge the duties of this office economically to the best of my ability, and will give to all people just and courteous treatment." C. W. Strucken, candidate for the nomination for Recorder of Convey ances on the Republican ticket says, if elected, he will do his full duty to the taxpayers of Clackamas county. James N. Nelson, who aspires to be the Republican nominee for County Assessor, recite the following in hi declaration: "I will give to the tax payers of Clackamas county honest and faithful service, and will make all assessments fair and equitable with out fear or favor." J. E. Jack, who is a candidate for second term and who seeks the Democratic nomination for County As sessor, says he will conduct the of fice according to law and will make assessments equal and uniform, with efficiency and strict economy. Candidates for precinct offices are slow In filing, the only one having declared his candidacy being William Hammond, who seeks the Republican nomination for Justice of the Peace for District No. 4. Mr. Hammond says: "I will, if elected, serve the people by giving them my best efforts, using all my abllit toward an economical and faithful administration." Candidates for precinct committee who are elected at the April primar- . ies, are likewise slow in coming in. H. T. Melvin of Barlow, Is the only candidate for committeeman who has filed his petition. There are forty chosen in as many precincts, four precinct committeemen to be Petitions for nomination for county officer must be filed and completed In the country clerkfa office not later than April 3. The . date of the pri mary nominating election I April 19. FULTON AND GEARIN OUT OF 8ENATE RACE. Formal announcements Monday by C. W. Fulton and John M. Geai-in, both ex-United States Senators, that they would not be candidates for the Senatorship ha done much to clarify the Oregon Senatorial situation. Neither Mr. Fulton nor Mr. Geajin was a candidate for hi party' nom ination, but each had been urgently requested by party voter to enter the contest Their action in declining to become candidates mean that Ben Selling U likely to announce hi can didacy for the Republican nomination. It 1 expected also that Dr. Harry Lane will seek the Democratic nomination.