Or& jn City Enterprise.
VOL. 32. NO. 23.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1906.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
OPENED AT CANBY
Republicans Inaugurate the County
Campaign
CANDIDATES ARE ENTHUSIAS
TICALLY RECEIVED.
Twelve Meetings Will be Held Next
Week Dates and
Placet.
:
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Monday, May 'i
Harlow at 7;. 'Ui I' in
liming at T'.W p in
Tuesday, May 1!
Uigtm ut 7 :m p in
Pleasant Hill "I 7 :: p
Wednesday, May Z.'l
Kiiglo Creek ut 7 30 p.
Vlnla at 7 :m p tn
Thursday, May .4
Mllwauklc ut 7iM p in
Spring nter at 7 ::o p m
Friday. May IS
Kllleti lit 7:::ii l III
Brown School HoBM at
p. Ill
Sat iinluy . May
7 !0
Hur ! at 7 10 p B,
(k Qrove at 7 :M p m
Tin' ( 'lacl.umns i
milt KcpillillrilllH
formally opened their county cam
palKti wltli an enthusiastic, meeting '
Cut by Monday evening lenetof
BroWMll ami C H Dye, f Hi" b'Kl
lallv.- ticket and several of Hi" noml
nee on Hi" county tick"! nddresticd
the mofthll rtlch an biH I" III"
,, i.uii Hi. weather was unfavor
alii" for a KimmI attendance but the
HnpU nf Canby and vicinity turned
out well and they enthused and warm
i d up tn mi extent Unit wan noticeable
Ooorgc W Dixon, precinct commit
tinman fur Canby, was cbalrman of
tin- meeting Senator Hrownell, tlm
principal speaker "f Hi" evening,
tlrst Introduced and lalk"d fur SHI ftlu
tiles
Krcd V ilrcenmun. candidal" fur
Hit C H IffftSgNBH
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office, Rooms 4 5-6 Barclay building.
All call promptly attended to.
Phone, office II, maUenee 1044.
jivv 8TIPP
ArroKMCY at Law.
Junta 1 the IVace.
Office In Jagger Hulldlng. Oregon City.
C. D. and D. C. LATOURETT.
ATTOHNKY8 ANU COUN8K!X)K8
AT I .AW.
Main Street, Orron City. Oron
Kurnlh AbMiacU of Title, I-oan Money,
Foreclose M.)rlKiv and transact
General Uw Uuslnese
W. 8 O'RfU - Bchoetnl
U'RKN A' SCHTKBKIi
Attorneyf ut Law
Will prnctlce In all courts, make collec
tions and settlements of estates.
Furnish ubstriu'ts of title, lend you mon
ey, lend you money on first mortgage
Office In Enterprise Building,
Oregon I'ilv, Oreuon.
J. U. CAMPBELL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City,
i ii egnn
Will practice In all the courts of the state
Office In Caufletd Hulldlng.
TJOBERT A, MILLER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Practice In all courts of the Btato,
Federal and United States Supremo
Courts.
Room tOt Commercial Hulldlng
Portland, Oregon.
0 W. EARTH AM
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Collection!, Mortgage Foreclosures, Ab
stracts of Tltlo and General Haw Bus
Inoss. Office over
Hank of Oregon City. Oregon City, Or.
When you require an Abstract of Title
to lnnda In Clackamas County, have
It accurately and reliably prepared
by n responsible company Incorpor
ated for the purpose. Our rates are
reasonable. We invito you to ex
amine our complete set of Abstract
Hooks.
CLACKAMAS TITLE! COMPANY,
GOG- G08 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.,
PORTLAND. OREGON.
Money to loan on Clackamal County
Proporty.
('.unity Clerk, Maid that bin trip to I
Cnnhy in attend Hi" llopnbllenn ni
Iiik was Urn Ural vucatlon he had bud
in tin"" years, or Him" in, Brit ureal
lulu tin- clerk's officii a m Deputy. Mr. I
lireenuinn explained Unit ho wns a
BU of business, He asked to bn fnv j
orebly oonildarad in ti Im candidacy for1
th" offlcn wblcb b" Hiild could not be
conducted morn economically than hei
bail muiiiiKi'd H
Channccy K. Itatnaby, the candidal"
for Recorder, wus tlm next candidate
1 11 t r i 1 - -l in 11 tew words, hi- yu:
tlm audience to ninli'iHiiind f li it i H
elected, be would give the officii a
triotly buitaiMNi tdml nlatr a t Ion ,
An "fflcli'iit, and economical con
duel of tlm office of county treasurer
wiim pledK"d by .1 (' I'uddock, who
aerved IiIh country faithfully for a
perloil of roiir yeiiru during tile civil
War
ICII (', Maddock, for Sheriff, In some
I III Mi; of 11 campaigner llllllHClf lie
docs not profeHH to be an orator but
he gives 11 HlrillKhl plain talk (hut Im
presses bin audience with Hi" fact that
the speaker meana JiikI what he says.
Mr Haddock wuh wurmly received
anil wh, 11 he Huld Mini Im proHiH"d in
coinliict Hie affairs of Hie office as
they properly should be conducted his
and bmce knew Unit be meant Just
wbiit be bad alated.
The IumI speaker of (be evening wan
I' II Uye, cundldal" for Represents
live Mr Uye minlu an hum i ap
peal for the mippurt of the entire Rc
publlcan ticket und ti Im remurkH elic
ited applause.
Tuesday night meet Inn were held
by the Kepuhllcun candidates at Mm
ipiam and Krogond; WedneHday at
Clackamas, Thurnday at llarlou To
night a meet Iiik will be held at lllcb
land 11111! the week will be concluded
With
Npl'llklllK Ut DlllllltHCUH
H. F. LATOURETTE.
II K Latoureiie, Democratic noml
BM for County Clerk, la u native Ixtrn
Btttwn of ('luckaimiH county, aud la
24 yeaia of age. e la eapeclally fll
ted for the aialtlon to which ho aa-
plrea. by reason of his clerical train
Ing und b'gal knowledge.
Mr l.atourett" la a graduate of the
law ch piiitmeiit of the I'niveralty of
Oregon. For wo yeara be was as
sistant CMbtor of the Commercial
Hank of Oregon City, which position
be r"l!mpitsh"d upon being admitted
to the bar His affability haa won for
him a wide circle of friends and he
would 111! the position of County
Clerk with credit to himself urn
the satisfaction of the people
";
Clncknmus County
KEPT MONEY, IN GRAIN SACKS.
Wm. Butcher, Suspected of Being
Miser, Aided by County.
It is not probable t tut t Wm. Hutch
er. residing near this city, will receive
further pecuniary assistance from
Clackamas county On the strength
of Ihe leciillim
mint ions of bis neigh-
bora lo whom be represented that he
was In destitute circumstances, Hutch
er was lust month placed on the conn
ty pnuper list with a monthly nllow
unee of $.i, the disbursing agent being
Henry Mays. This month he receiv
ed his Ural and probably last wurrant
from the pauper fund of the county.
Mr. May. through whom the allow
unci' was disbursed to Butcher, came
to the court house last week und re
ported Hint his ward wns not in des
titute circumstances us was suspect
ed. but thnt on thfl ml rury . he Is pos
sessed of ample means to provide for
himself. This revelation came about
In a manner quite unusual.
In return for many kindly acts
shown by members of the Mays fam
ily, Butohar brought to the Mays'
borne a quantity of apples, stating
thnt he would call later for the suck.
In emptying tbO contents of the suck,
u member of the family was surprls
ed to find four suit sacks wheh on ex
amination, were found to contain
money. One of the sacks contained
$.10 in gold and the other three held
either coppers or silver of small' tie
nomination, the money In all amount
ing to more than $60,
The four smaller sacks and their
contents were replaced in the larger
sack which was restored to Its owner
Inter in the day. Hut the fact of this
evidence of Butcher's circumstances
was reported to the members, of the
county court through which pauper
allowances are made.
Butcher Is considered an Iniposter
by his neighbors who are inclined to
think thnt he has other wealth hoard
ed away In the small cabin in which
he lives. Butcher has for several
years lived a secluded existence and
he Is thought to be a miser. Dosldei
the money Blltdher is known to pos
sess, It lias been learned that he owns
two cows, the sumo number of calves
and about thirty chickens, ull of which
wie; unknown when be was granted
an allowance by the county court on
the claim ,that he was deserving of assistance.
BLLm 1 IB
ill I
WRECK AND RUIN
Mrs. Orilla Grimes Writes of Unpar
alleled Disaster
GIVES
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
OF CALAMITY.
Author
of Letter Prefer Oreuon
to
California, "Uncle Sam't
Palrett Child."
Tin
never
were
1Mb of April, IHOfi, waa a day
to bo forgotten by tboae who
unfortunate to rMida In tfeB
beautiful
waa, bul
city of Han Kram-laco that
la no more, IJttle did we
(think the night, before aa we atrolled
down Market atreet amid the idare f
many llghta, ami the thronga of gaily
'"""i in-oiie iiiui hi mi' eiiriy iiawn
if next morning audi terrible mlaerv
and dlatreaawoulil reign In Hie hearta )
of IhotiaanVi For once In the bin
tory of Hi" clly yea In the blatory of
the world, the millionaire could tak"
the hand of tin- pooreat beggar and
aay. "Hrother, w" have met a like
j fate."
At ti: Kl o'clock on thai dreadful
'morning. Ihe earth began to tremble.
' At flrai we thought It would be only
I a alight ahoek like many we hud fell
! before, but aiam changed our mlnda
for In an Inaiant more, and ihe houae
; waa cracking and rocking, like aomc
frnil abtp toaaed about by the angry
jwavi'M of the aea The earth abiKik
BBfdBf and harder, wlndowa rattled,
dlatiea came craablng to th BOOT, plc
iturea fell from the walla, great plecea
I of planter fell down on us, and I'
' thought every breath was our last.
My husband though, seemed cool and
railed to me to He still, I could not
'have risen had I tried ever so bard. I
j waa ads terror stricken, and well for
line that I couldn't, for with the laat
mighty wrench down came the celling,
and bad we been sitting up, we would
have been killed, but as It w
as we i
! were luti slightly Injured, and In a
ifew momenta were out In the street.
j Here was the wildest confusion Thou
j sands who were still slumbering peace
I fully, were awakened by tlm shock
jand rushed Into the atreet. there to
j dodge hither und thither to escape
(the falling bricks and houses. M,m,
, i.- crushed to death by falling
houses and chimneys, some Jumped
i from w lndowa to be badly crippled, or
nook better. Instantly killed. Some
'died of fright. Women screamed.
J children walled, and even atalwart
men broke down aud wept. Many
num. i upon Aimignty tioil to have
mercy, some cursed while others went
raving mad. Terror reigned every
where, und the beautiful city of the
Hidden West was doomed to destruc
lion.
In the district south of Market St..
lived the lalsirlng class. Many of
tin in were up und had fires In their
stoves Their chimneys were shaken
down, and In a few minutes the en
lire district was in danies Fires were
marten an over the city tiy explosions
"',111 drug stores Firemen worked like
demons, nut could do Utile on account
of the scarcity of water.- the water
pipes '.!..: been disconnected in
many places by the shock. F'lrcmen
a i fell exhausted In their heroic efforts
1 to save lives. Everybody who wns
'able dlil all they could, still on and
; on swept the cruel tongues of flame,
, seemingly delighted with the destruc
I Hon they were doing, l.nrge stores.
benutiful homes, that were almost
w recked by Ihe shock were now en-
tirOly destroyed by the lire, and came
crashing to the ground, while great
clouds of black smoke went curling
towards the sky.
Th" preut mechanics pavilion wus
fumed Into a hospital Here came ve
hicles of all kinds, express wagons,
carriages, and automobiles, carrying
wounded und dying. Here were kind
nurses and dOOtOfl doing all they could
to relieve the suffering. Here were
priests giving a few last words of com
fort to the dying, but the cruel Humes
are not yet satisfied, and must have
this place so making it necessary to
flee ith the injured and dying to all
ot hd? place of safety, but 1 fear lest
many of the dead were left to the
mercy ot the Bamea By noon the
wind hud risen and the lire spread
with greater rapidity than ever. Sold
iers now had control of the city. Any
one caught trying to rob dead bodies,
was instantly shot.
It is hard to Imagine that men would
seize an opportunity like this to make
money, yet. it is so. Kxpressmen
charged i a piece to move trunks.
(Irocerymen charged or tried to charge
$5 a dozen for eggs. I know people
Who paid "ill cents for a loaf of bread,
but tills wus soon stopped and prices
brought down to the ordinary stand
ard. In a few cases, when business
men saw they could not save their
stores they were thrown open so peo
ple could go in and help themselves,
but this was seldom done, and when
it was done, many of the men took
liquor Instead of bread for their wives
and babies. It Is hard to realize thai
men In a time like this would get
drunk, but the second day of the dis
aster, men were Been lying everywhere
dead drunk, Perhaps tome bad wives
wlio were anxiously waiting for their
(.turn, fearing lest their husbands
might have met with some awful fate,
but no, nothing worse than being in
toxicated. Gallons of rich red wine
was poured Into the streets by the
soldiers. Whenever they came across
a bottle they did' not wait to question
its contents, but broke it.
NIkIiI overtook thouaanda who were
homeleHH. people crowded toK"'ber
, In parka and wpiarex, We lay In .lef
j teraon Mipiare, whlcb occupb'M the
apace of two block a There wre about
, tn tbonaand people In there; aorne
hud lruKK"d mattreaaea from their
rttlnad boOMf, while many lay on the
Inn e gKMHld, Many of the men were
, out IlKlitliiK fire until they were ex
! batiated. then came and dropped down
b' ! at nlKhl. too tired to move, lllch
Many men worked bard all day lon
without even a cup of "off"", then came
bej. at nlKht. to tired V move. Rich
and poor alike, all alept. under the
HUB! roof, the amoky beavena not
alept but watched, wept, Kroaned and
prayeil to Ood for deliverance from the
flrey furnace on all aldea. Now and
then aa the nlKht wore on, the amall
n wall of a new bom Infant came
to our "lira, with the pitiful Kroana of
Ita aufferlnK mother. What could be
more heart rending' Thua nli?ht drafc
K d on. aa we lay there. Are ralri(? on
all aldea. Rvery body thought they
muat Kt In a place of aafety before
nlKht, becaiiait th" city would be In
total darkneaa Tin- thought atruck
tiorror 10 many hearta. but never be-fon-
waa the city ao light aa on that,
terrible night It waa rBpOffd that,
ixople who lived acroaa the bay In
Onkliind, Alameda and Berkeley, could
ace 10 read by the red glare of light
fr.m ihe Are In Kim Kranclaco. In
,w m.rnlnv nuliet and clndera
t)(.KHII l() fall thick and faat every-
wtwre Creater f
lad dread now
filled our hearta aa we thought
tnlflitv volcano never before hi-
aoine
rd of
mlght have come Into action.
Re porta were circulated that the
whole world waa In the aame condi
tion. Portland and Seattle were burn
ing. Chicago had aunk. St. Iui and
New York burning and ao on. It waa
ai-veral daya before we aaw
from the outside world and
a pap'
you ran a
imagine how great waa our anxiety. 1
After the tlrat hard ahake, there I
were about seventeen others during
the day, and at night aa we lay on the
Kround. we could feel It tremble. In
fn i tin- earth seemed to quiver roost
of ihe night We have had over forty
...rihnnnw. uhnrka since the first one
Tiw. neonle of California are very loy-
al to their state, and do not give aucn
reports for publication. It will never
Im- known Just how many people were
killed In Han F'rsncisco.
W" spent two daya and nights In
the burning city, but on the third
nw.rnini? na the sun arose in all her
Bjiofious splendor, like a great ball;
or lire in tne Branny iicmrno.
elded to flee from the city of rulna.
Where we were going we hardly
knew, but started out with all our
worldly possessions, which consisted
the few clothes we wore. Our object
isifl to get In the country where we j
could have fresh air to breathe, and
pure water to drink. We climbed over J
great piles of hot brick We walked 1
through hot ashes. The heels of our
shoes sunk In the molten asphalt of j
the streets We passed by people
Who were dead, and many others who
had become exhausted and were ly
hag there In the hot ashes and sun. '
Munv limes we thought they were
lead until we would hear them groan,
or In a faint voice, ask for water. The
Jr we breathed as we trudged along.;
was hot. We stopped a few times to
red in the shade of some wall of a,
ruined building, where we were in ;
danger every second, for the least jar
might have sent bricks tumbling down
,111 Us We nassed places where the i
eround was In waves, rising as high
i Us four feet
then falling again, f.v-
erywhere were great cracks in tne
ground, some places the ground was
sunken. Corners of buildings were
sunken. F'verywhere could be seen
the ruins that the terrible shock had
wrought. At last we reached the
ferry, hungry, tired, weary, and foot
sore. As we were crossing the bay to
take the train, we looked back upon
the doomed city. It was enough to
melt the stoutest heart to see the
mice magnificent city of San Francis
co In ruins, and to think of the many
sad aching hearts still there.
We decided to stop at the little
town of Hoaldsburg, which was also
badly damaged. It was hard to tell
w hether we were black or white, and
were never so nearly worn out as
then, but we were soon placed in kind
bands who did all they could to make
us comfortable and succeeded. Never
was rest so sweet and sleep so peace
ful as our first night here. We are
living In a tent as are hundreds of
people who have beautiful homes, but
are afraid to occupy them.
Man may labor for a period of sixty
yean building vast structures of brick
and stone, worth millions of dollars
buildings Which they thought , were
earthquake-proof buildings which it
t.xik month! and months to construct,
as thev did in Snn Francisco, and in
the short space of IS seconds, some
power, greater than that which we
bold, can lay them In ruins. Thus
we are
brought to realize now snuni
creates! efforts of mankind.
are the grei
California
have often
is a beautiful land. We
beard it called "Uncle
Sam's
where
fairest child." People every
refer to its climate as "The
Sunny OUme of caiiiornia. is
land of sunshine and (lowers, but
Kive tne old Oregon with her wooded
bills and gentle rains that fall the
greater part of the year.
ORILLA M- GRIMES.
I lealdsbtirg. California.
A SOLILOQUIZING DEMOCRAT.
"I'd like to know where I am at."
Said an Oregon City Democrat; ,
'With so much sympathy recently felt
For our matchless President Itoe.se
velt, Who is a Republican only in name.
But stands for a square deal just the
same.
The Demo party is owned by the
plates
Body and soul, breeches and boots;
So I believe 1 will quietly flop
And scratch my ticket from bottom to
top."
THE FIGHT NOW ON
Republican State Candidates
Oregon City.
at
DR. WITHYCOMBE MAKES SPLEN
DID IMPRES8ION ON AUDIENCE.
Willi
8. Duniway and Walter
Tooze Also Address En
thusiastic Meeting.
MAKING VOTES FOR
WITHYCOMBE.
DR.
a
Attacks on Dr. .lames Withy
combe, Republican candidate
for Governor, because he was
born In England, are making
many votes for the Benton
county candidate in Clacka
mas county where there are a
great many voters of foreign
birth. At a meeting at Frog
Pond, conducted by the Re
publican candidates Tuesday
night, this subject was em
phatically presented by Orant
B. Dimlck, candidate for Coun
ty Judge, and C. H. Dye, of
the Representative ticket. The
speakers stated that there are
in charge of the administration
of affairs in this state men of
foreign birth, subsequently nat
uralized, than whom the peo
ple never had more able and
satisfactory public servants.
The addresses of these gentle
men were warmly Indorsed by
their auditors with expressions
of genuine approval.
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Last Thursday night at Shively's I manhood has been spent with the peo
opera house, the Republicans form- j pie of Oregon. I believe that I know
ally opened the campaign when at a them and appreciate their needs. I
meeting Dr. James Wlthycombe and j yield to no man In loyalty to the State
Willis S. Duniway. candidates for of Oregon and in my faith In its fu
Oovernor and State Printer, respect- ture.
Ively, and Hon. Walter L. Tooze, de-1 It is my desire that the campaign
llvered rousing addresses. j which I am to conduct with my Dem-
Judge T. F. Ryan, of this city, was ' ocratic opponent shall be a dignified
chairman of the meeting and several campaign, free from personal abuse,
selections were rendered by the Apol-: I have no disposition to indulge in epl
lo Quartette, of Portland. Dr. Withy- i thets. I do claim that the record of
combe was the principal speaker. Dr. ithe ReDubllean nartv in the past is the
Wlthycombe is not a stranger to
Clackamas county audiences, having
frequently addressed the people of
) this section on agricultural topics.
; His address Thursday night was a
j plain and convincing discussion of the
strong platform on which his elec
tion as Governor is asked. The sub
stance of Dr. Withycombe's address
is printed In this issue.
Mr. Duniway in a short address dis
cussed the office of State Printer and
assured the auditors that In event of
i his election the affairs of that office
; would be administered in a strictly
business manner. Mr. Tooze, one of
! the most effective campaigners with
; in the Republican party, was the con
' eluding speaker of the evening and
i he presented an able and convincing
argument for the support of the en
tire ticket.
The address of Dr. Withycombe
j was substantially, as follows:
Royal
BaKin Powder
Absolutely
Pure
Made from Vure Grape Cream of Tartar
In baking powder Royal is the standard, the
powder of highest reputation ; found by the
United States Government tests of greatest
strength and puritv.
It renders the food more healthful and palat
able tnd is most economical in practical use.
Housekeepers are sometimes importuned to
buy alum powders because they are " cheap."
Yet some of the cheapest made powders are sold
to consumers at the highest price.
Housekeepers should stop and think. Is it
not better to buy the Royal and take no chances
the powder whose goodness and honesty are never
questioned ?
Is it economy to spoil your digestion by an
alum-phosphate or other adultered powder to
save a few pennies ?
ROYAL BAKING
I cannot aay that the nomination
for Governor haa come to me tin
aoiight 1 have hecri obliged to aRk
for the nomination at the hand of
my fellow-cltlzena In all parta of tho
a late and If. haa come to me after a
vigorous and aggressive campaign
waged by other aspirants. Had any
one of Ihe other candidates been suc
cessful In the recent primarleH he
would have been entitled to and would
have received my cordial support and
1 am glad to be able to say that I have
assurances of support from all of the
gentlemen who were pitted against
me In the recent, primary campaign.
My thanks are due to ex-Oovernor
T. T. Oeer, C. A. Johns, Harvey K.
Hrown and C, A. Sehlbredo for their
loyalty to me and to the Republican
party In the assurances which they
have given me and especially do I
thank them for the manly and digni
fied manner in which their campaigns
were conducted prior to the primaries.
I want, to take this opportunity to
thank heartily the friends who so loy
ally supported me and to whose sup-
port I am InAbtod for my nomination
No man ever had more loyal or gen
erous support at the hands of his
friends, and no successful candidate
every appreciated the support more
than I do, My nomination Is the more
gratifying to me because It comes not
from the ring or caucus, but direct
from the people. I believe in popular
government and in the right of the
people to nominate their own public
officers.
Favors Direct Pirmary Law.
The direct primary law has come
I to stay, and It ought to stay. It im-
poses burdens upon tbe candidates
greater man inose oi uie convention,
system, but it also lodge political
pDwer with the voters, where It right
fully belongs. I believe the law will
be increasingly popular with the peo
ple, and, while some changes in de
tail may prove to be desirable in the
light of experience, the plan of nom
inating public officers by direct vote of
the people must not be disturbed.
It is my paramount desire to prove
' worthy as a candidate of the trust lm
! posed in me and, if elected to Justify
I the confidence of the people who have
supported me. For 35 years Oregon
has been my home. It is with pardon
able pride I refer to the fact that I
came to this state when a boy. My
pledge of its usefulness in the present.
I believe that its principles make for
the welfare of the people and that at
this time the indorsement of these
principles is more important than any
question of preference between men.
Duties of a Public Officer.
It is proper, however, that I should
say that no man has higher ideals
than I of what a public official should
be. He should be fearless in the per
formance of his duties. He should
be amenable to reason, but when sure
he is right he should not be afraid ot
criticism. He should, moreover, be a
man of clean life, an example to oth
ers, one to whom the people may look
with pride, both in his capacity as a
private citizen and in his record as a
public official. He should take the
people into his confidence.
(Continued on page 8.)
POWDER CO., NEW YORK