OEEGON CITY EN TEE
BRIBE
THIRTY-THIRD YIARNo. 38.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1907.
SUM Cllw
WILL FIGHT
SALOONS
PLAN ON FOOT TO APPOINT AN
EXCISE BOARD FOR OR
' EGON CITY.
DISTURBS SALOON MEN
Don't Ukt Idea of Paying Big
and than Havt the Saloon
Loaded with Many
Rettrlcllona.
Tax
provided that all screens, blinds, paint,
ami partitions which might obstruct
view from sidewalk Into tho Inter-.
Inr nf the grog-shops must bo abolish-
I forthwith,
Free lunches will not t permitted,
and ttii'tiro mum be no singing, danc
ing, photographs or playing on inimic
al Instrument f any kind within the
saloon. I'imiI and billiard tables, Nlot
machines, illc.n Kfinx-M, roulette wheels
and other gambling devices will not
bo allowed, and no checks or any token
of credit ahull be given or accepted.
The business imiKt ull bo conducted
Id ono large room, with no angle or
concealed places. In order that any
person may see from without or with
in Just what la going on. The exact
location of the hnr, If there la one,
miiNt b mated In the application for Adjuata the Stone, Inecrta the Sealed
a license, and the bar Khali not he
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE;
CORNER-STONE LAYING
VERY IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
IN WHICH LOCAL AND VIS
ITING MASOMNS JOIN
GRAND MASTER PEARCE
A email body of cltlxen who have
no love for the aaloon have taken tho
matter In hand to aa far an possible
eliminate th aaloon from Oregon
City, and a part of the program they
propose t havo what saloons remain
run aa open a other llnea of business,
While the niimtier of those In the
movement at thu Inception la email
It la planned to Increase the number
aa necessary until all who will shall
m asked to Join In tho effort to prac
tlcally banish aaloon.
Tho plan In to have council pane an
ordinance establishing an excise
board, Thla board will consist of the
Mayor and four other appointed by
him, member to hold office four year
and term of two to expire every oth
er year. And a those Interested fig
ure It, the Mayor, being unfriendly to
tho aaloon, ho and hi board will
work In harmony to eliminate that In
atltutlon. In order that cltlrens of Oregon City
may vote on the quextlon December
2, It will b necessary to secure tho
algnature of 15 percent of tho voter
to a petition to thai effect within 30
day. Those at work In tho movement
aay they will accomplish It and then
turn In and vote the project through
at the proper time. Tho movement
la gaining considerable momentum
and the saloon men are becoming nerv
oua In th premlxe.
According to reports many rentrle
tlona will bo placed on the liquor boa
Inex by the promised excise law. The
aalcxm man la required to obtain the
signature of "0 resident free holder
In thu ward where he propose to con
duct hi business before hi applica
tion for a license can bo filed, and
hi petition must bo accompanied by
a payment or l.'W ror tno nrst quar
ter and a bond for $ r.oo, protecting
the city for the payment of all dam
ages, fine, penaltiea or foreflturea
against any atatute or city ordinance
that may be adjudged.
Any citizen may protext to the ex
rlxe hoard nunlnwt the granting of a
llcenxe, and If hla protest pie un
heeded, he ha tho right .to appeal to
the municipal court. Tho law propo.
ed for Oregon City I mode-led on tho
" atnte exclxe law In force In Nebras
ka. It la estimated that more than
100,iti0 per annum I expended In the
16 saloons of thla city, and at least
one-half of that euro cornea from the
pockets of working men. Seventy
five per cent of the local aaloonn may
be driven out of business If tho law
I enacted.
If the propoxed law ahould be en
acted tho saloons will be run aa open
aa a confectionery store, for It Is
moved except by perm lesion of the
excise board, No seat, chair, bench or
lounging place Khali be placed In aa
loon for tho use and convenience of
the patrons. Women and minor
shall not h allowed to enter a sahon
for any purpose.
The penalty for any violation of the
new laws Is placed at not lex than
50 nor more than $ 1 00 for each offense.
Saloon men look upon the
Casket, Spreade on the Mortar
and Place the Stone In
He Position.
Promptly at 2 o'clock Tuesday af
ternoon the procession of local Mason
accompanied by the visiting Mason
In attendance on tho laying of the
corner-stone of the new Maxontc Tem
ple on Main street, began the line of
move 'march from their present quarter at
ment with contempt. They aver that Klxlh fctrwt to tno (.w building In
the merchant are not compelled to ' th course of construction near Scv
keep their window open to view but mt, Htreet. Tho .procession wa
fill them with all kind of display 'headed by the Mllwaukle band, the
of wares and can use them a they jInar,.j,ng Maw,ng having at tbelr
please. They say that If temperance head Grand Master Lot L. Fearce and
people do not want saloon why not Judge T. F. Ityan.
abolish them and not try and kill them j There wa a large turnout of local
j by sandbagging the owner after ex- Ba, visiting Mason and the line of
trading the license fee. J march showed the order off at its
Ono snloonlxt volunteered tho In- Uiat.
formation that It had been an easy j The Grand Ixidge waa convened at
matter to secure enough slguer to ' 1 o'clock In the .Masonic Hall, and be
tho petition, but when It came to a side the (irand Master there were
vote It would be different. One and 'present Deputy Grand Master Ed
all wero of the opinion that the pro-'ward Riddel), Gand Warden Norrla
posed ordlnauco Insisted on so much Cox, Grand Tyler Tomlalnl, G. M. Hy-
that It would of lla own weight do-.land, J. M. Hodson, George L. Gray, J
stroy It own effectiveness.
NEW SCHOOL BOOKS
FOR ALL GRADES
LAW, REQUIRING COMPULSORY
ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL
SAYS FINE AND PRISON
B. David. Captain George A. Pease,
who has the distinction of being the
oldest living man who was made a
member of Multnomah Lodge, Cap
tain John T. Apperson, the oldest liv
ing member of Multnomah Lodge and
many other men who are prominent in
Oregon Masonry.
Grand Mauler Pearce set the corner.
pleased to see the new bridge erected
alotigxlde or nearby their own proper
ty, In the hopea that business condi
tlona In their part of the town may
be Improved. .
With these condition staring them
In the face the men comprising the
bridge commission, were at sea and aa
a possible way out, the city engineer,
Wilfred A. White, ha been instructed
to make an examination of what he
finds and report to the commission
when that body will take the matter
up and try and make equitable deci
sion as to where the new structure
shall be erected.
Interest In the choice of location la
running high In Esfacada and both
faction are trying to show cause for
acceptance of the location favored by
each.
Along the line of the public discus
sion of the proposition Friday" Ore
gonlan ha this to aay:
"It is authorltively stated that the
Clackamas bridge at Estaeada will not
be rebuilt this year, but that the pres
ent structure will be repaired to the
extent of making It serviceable for
another year. Thla Is the end of the
agitation that haa developed during
the last two months, ever since the
County Court announced that a new
bridge would be constructed."
When interviewed In the matter,
Judge Dimlck said that no such de
cision had been reached by the board.
He Indicated that a heated contro
versy might lead to such a step being
taken, but so far no such action had
been taken, and bo far a the board
was concerned no such movement la
on foot. The future action of the
board depends to some extent on what
steps are taken by the contestant.
creamery patrons have ttielr cows'
milk tested,
There Is more money in dairying
than in ordinary farming for it Is
money every month, beside having
the fertilizer he so much need and
saving the expense of the commercial
article. If Mr, field will Just comb
the codlln moth out of his head and
spray the Ban Jose scale from hi
eye maybe he will bft able to aee a
few good cow on his next trip; also
see some hogs that are not the old
pioneer sword-snouted razor-back.
Perhaps his "out-burst" waa due to
an over Indulgence of nnripe fruit.
Anyhow he owe the good citizens of
this county an apology. Come again
and penetrate the wilds of thla fertile
but unappreciated county a little
further next time but please do not
mistake a band of goats for dairy
cow when reporting you trip.
CLACKAMAS CO. GREENHORN
ESTABLISHED 1869.
EXTREME""
FLOODS
WILL BE NECESSARY TO GET BE
YOND CONTROL AT THE
LOWER BASIN
OVER FIVE FEET ADDED
To
Height of High-Water Wall
the New Improvement Con
crete Walla to be Extend
ed Later.
by
The Commercial Telegraphers' Un
ion, composed of all the telegraph
operator on strike In Portland, and
their friend, to the number of over
500, gave a grand ball and benefit in PW- Flft3r thouMd dollar ha
The permanent Improvements at
the Lower Basin are practically com-
Murlark. hall Thursday night. The ev
ening was both a social and a finan
cial success. Over 800 tickets were
sold.
SMUGGLING SILKS
WITH TRAINED DOGS
stone with hla own hands. He gaug
ed the atone with a square, plumb and
level and bandied the trowel with the
dexterity of a skilled Mason. He
poured corn, oil atul wine over the
stone and returned the tools to Arch-
A new law passed by the last legls- Robblns, In token of the fitting
lature make It compulsory that all i
of the stone.
children between the age of 9 and
Past Master J. E. Hedges gave a
brief history of the charter of Mult-
U attend school for, the whole termnomah I-odge, which is the oldest Ma
provided for the district in which they sonic fraternity west of the Missouri I fruit commissioner, has een fit to
GREENHORN" AFTER
REID'S SCALP-LOCK
ENTERPRISE READER RESENTS
THE CRITICISM OF FRUIT
COMMISSIONER.
One of the most clever methods of
smuggling silk and opium Into the
United States from British Columbia
yet known haa been discovered by
customs officers at Blaine, Wash.
Trained dogs were used to carry on i
the business. .
The first inkling that dogs were
used for smuggling came a few day
ago when Officer Lane, of the Belling
ham station, shot a dog which he saw
I running through the thick timber near
Biaine. The canine was loaded down
w ith a leather saddle in which was j
found three pounds of opium and a
package of silk.
The officers took a coon dog to the
boundary line where the first canine
waa seen. For three days they waited
j before another dog came along with
a pack saddle on its back. Thl3 time
there were three doga loaded .down
with the drug. The men let them
pass, and then with the aid of the coon
jdog, they traced them to an old shack
near Blaine.
The leather saddles were fashioned
after those used by the hospital dogs
Editor Enterprise: Allow me please 'n the Austrian Army.
to say a few words In defense of some
of those "poor, shiftless" farmers of
Clackamas County whom J. H. Reid,
hold up to ridicule through the col
umns of the Oregonlan. Such re
marks from a man in his position is
live. Children between the years of 'river. The charter was given to Jo
14 and 16 must attend unless regu- seph Kellogg In 1846. and In company
larly employee). The only exception 'with his father, Orln Kellogg and oth-
wliero tho child Is physically ablo Is er sturdy pioneers, the precious doc-'a shame, and reflects more cm him
In cases where children attend paro- ument was started ont Its long Jour
chlal or private schools, ney across the plains to the West. It
BAPTIST CHURCH
WILL BE IMPROVED
The penalty I tine and imprison- " ! e Pay et with many dls-
The membership of
church has decided to
the Baptist
Improve the
self than on those he tries to ridi- ;prom,rty and are plBnninff to make the
cule. How does he know the Clacka- .raV)r0vements extensive. To nerfect
I mas county farmers are all "poor and ,the changeg w,ghed fof ,t w,n requh(j
they arrived In Oregon and Multnomah -eryone must raise fruit In order to 'the ch(irch servce an effort wm De
Lodge, No. 48, was organized under .create more revenue for an office !
:made to raise the sura needed add!-
the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of jlike his? Where he expects to profit itlonal to what has been Pe(iged
Oregon . Grand ;by such outbreaks of petty ridicule of
and then Mult-
the many Industrious farmers here U lplateij , moving tne church buil(lmg
Among the Improvements contem-
mont of tho parent after notification eouragements. among others quarrel-jshiftless"? Did he visit all the agr.2500 am, go far about ha,f tnat mm
by the truant officer. And tho law " Indians, but after a long journey .curtural districts? Does he think ev-has been ra,sed Sun(Jay mornlng at
mAkea it the duty of the teacher to
notify the truant officer of any case
whore attendance Is not regular, and
any parent can report the teacher for
failure to make auch report.
Tho Stato Text Book Commission
hits chosen all now books for tho ninth
grade and all new books for all grades
below the ninth except In tho case of
Thomas' Elementary History and j
Cyr's fourth and fifth readers. Tnls
means the cleaning out of all tho old
books and a nice fat wad for the
school booh trust.
wishes to succeed and is sincere In
WANTED
Farms to be Hated with us.
WHY!
BECAUSE
We advertise extensively.
That gives us a market.
BECAUSE
We have many Inquiries.
That gives us customers.
BECAUSE
We go aftor business.
That helps us to sell your farm.
' BECAUSE ,
We are wide awake. ,
That brings, quick returns for you.
Missouri. Later tho
Lodge was instituted
nomah Lodge was numbered the first
of the Masonic lodges of this state.
Captain J. T. Apportion made an ad
dress full of Interesting reminiscences
of the early clays of Multnomah 'Lodge,
and this concluded the ceremonies.
The now Temple of Mult nomah
Lodge, No. 1. Ancient Free and Ac
cepted Masons, will, when completed,
be ono of tho finest buildings In the
city.
The laying of tho conjor-stone drew .ing and it is an industry that can be
a large crowd of Interested spectators overdone as was demonstrated a few
to the street line. This will be done
'If Tin ntir hortcie flro mn,ia Than
his work of trying to educate the peo- ,tne Snnday scho0, room needs a com.
Pie to raise more and better fruits p,ete overhaulingi new wimk)ws are
can he not see it would be wiser to de8iredt a new baptistry, new electric
use a little tact and common sense to Hkhtg and new interlor deeorati0ns.
teach those In error-not by force, j ,A these things wiu be possible a
but show them, In a different way than 'the congrlgatIon gubsCribes the $2500
methods. All lands in Clackamas
I asked for, and as the plan of subscrip
tion embraces giving the subscribers
county are not adapted to frult-rais- it ,s beUeved the congregation
will pledge that amount.
who watched with Interest each and
every detail of the ceremony.
The new temple will be of brick
construction, three and one-half
stories in height, and no expense will
be spared to make a substantial
CONVICTS ESCAPE
FROM PENITENTIARY
' 'i
Four convicts escaped from the rock
COOPER & CO.
years ago, when prunes were a fad.
There are many farmers today who
can testify to this fact.
To succeed on a farm there must be
something that will bring in returns
every year, or better still, every
building. The lower floor and base- month pf the vear and wnat win
ment will be occupied by John Adams come nearer doing that than dairying? 'quarry guardhouse Sunday night and
and the second floor will be given over jjr jjeid i think the farmeds are no trace of them has been found
to offices. The third and fourth floors "awakening" to their Interests and if though the prison bloodhounds have
j will be utilized by Multnomah Lodge, you nad taken trouble to make in-: been trying to follow the trail all
A. F. & A. M., Clackamas Chapter, i qutrles you could havo ascertained day. The men evidently devised some
'Royal Arch Masons, and Pioneer Chap- facts that niluht have surmised vou.
He says he only saw one "real
farm." I can tell him where he can
been expended by the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company In tho
construction of Improvements at tho
fIls of the Willamette that will last
for all time. Work was started last
May on a new concrete wall, forming
the headwork for the basin, and this
is now practically complete. The wall
i 400 feet In length and from 18 to
22 feet In height, and is so constructed
that It can be extended aix feet high
er when future improvements de
mand. Twelve gates have befen
! placed in the wall and eight are now
tin use two for the Portland Flouring
Mill company, two for the. Oregon City
Manufacturing company, one for tho
city water system and the remainder
for the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper
company's pulp station.
This last company is now develop
ing an additional 1000 horsepower for
grinding pulp, completing an optioa
taken in 1904, when a tease was made
for the first 1000 horsepower. Tho
company has also taken options this
year for 3000 additional horsepower
of high waterpower, and wlU put in
more wheels, grinders, additional wet
machine capacity and screens and
more buildings.
The concrete wall crosses under
the street and connects on the other
side with the rock wall of the South
ern Pacific company, and the wall
has post holes for carrying splash
board posts on which splash-boards
may be raised three feet high In caso
of extreme flood, thereby holding
back the flood waters and not permit
ting the rushing waters to sweep
down the main street of the city, as
they did in 1890. The concrete wall
itself has been built two and a half
feet higher than the old basin wall
which it replaced, and with threo
more feet of splash-boards on top of
the wall the protection is made fivo
and a half feet higher than formerly.
This will be a great benefit to tho
city and the adjacent property la
case of extreme flood, as hi 1890,
when the water reached the highest
point
Other work that has been done this
summer is tne wall ot timber Dent
work on the west side of the basin.
This wall, 480 feet long and from 16
to 24 feet high, has been entirely re
newed, but Is only temporary, as It
Is calculated to commence the con
struction of a new electric station
along the east side of the falls, Just
outside of the timber bent-work. Thla
wall will then be removed, the con
crete and steel construction of the
station forming a wall, otherwise the
wall this year would have been built
of concrete. The station will b
erected In sections of about 10,000
horsepower each, from three to fonr
units, as required. The whole station,
when complete, will have 14 units of
3000 horsepower each, .developing
from 42,000 to 56,000 horsepower.
It is probable that next year vili
see the completion of the concrete
dam around the brink of the falls,
running from the center to the east
ern extremity. General repairs are
now being made Jto the canal and.
locks on the west side of the river,
ter, Order of Eastern Star.
ESTACADA BRIDGE
find doxens of them better by far than
tho one ho mentioned.
SlTP UNSETTLED Rehl had.looked across
means of muffling their feet or de
stroying the scent, for the dogs would
follow the trail a short distance and
then lose it.
The men were employed crushing
rock for road-bulldlng near the State
If Brother
the Clacka
mas when he was there, , he would Reform School and slept at night In
I have seen the Clear Creek Creamery, I a, cottage near by. They escaped by
So far the bridge commission, com- the payroll of which last month ; digging through the walls. .The men
posed of Judge Dimlck, Commission-! amounted to $4500. Now, Mr. Reld, jare: John Myers, age 33 serving two
ers ' John Lewellen and Thomas B. people can't make butter out of "legs, years for burglary in Umatilla Coun-
horns and tails." Do a little figuring , ty ; Fred Green, aged 23, serving two
and see if it don't take some cream I years for larcency in Douglas Coun
and quite a few cows to produce thatjty E. L. Woodward, age 19, serving
amount of butter In a month; It ls;fojir years for horse-stealing In Slier-
Kltlen, hns been unablo to agree on
the site for the now bridge at Estaca
da. As Is naturally the case the poo
plo living near the old "bridge-site ob
ject -to its removal further down the not ahvavs the cow with the loner man County; James Davis, aged 18,
'stream. And naturally those living pedigree that Is the most profitable , serving two years for forgery in Lane
further down the stream would be to her owner, The most of the County,
'(Uir
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FIRE NEAR AURORA.
Fred Yergen's hophouse was totally
destroyed by fire Friday night during
the severe thunder storm. Lighting
struck the hophouse, burning tho
building to the ground, together with
Its contents, consisting of all of Mr.
Yergen's farm machinery and all of
his last year's crop. Mr. Yergen lives
three miles southwest of Aurora.
Twenty-five corda of wood, which was
piled close to the building, also caught
fire and was consumed. Yergen had
some Insurance on the property, but
not sufficient to cover hla losses.