C 1TY E N T E E E E I S E
KNo,5 40. "
?; m OREGON CITY. ENTERPRISE, miDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1907.
- ESTABLISHED 1861
incW TRAINS
ORDERED
SOUTHERN PACIMC ' MUST ADD
"new TRAIN BOTH NORTH AND
SOUTH TO ROSEBURO.
RESENT SERVICE POOR
New Train on 0. R. A N. a far Eait
a Psndltton Commission
. Tall Just
Hew to
t
Run Thsro.
Orders were made by the railroad
rimmlatnn Monday to require tho
Southern Pacific company to put on
a special train out of Reburg to
mako the Portland run whenever tho
northbound overlund paaener train
No. 12 J two hour behind schedule
tint of arrival at Koauburg and also
to require the 0 HA N. com puny to
run a passenger train each way dally
between Portland and Pendleton, the.
4tbotind train to leave I'ortland In
tan morning and tho went bound a
leave Pendleton In tho morning and
requiring tho trains to atop at each
station, either regularly or by signal,
for the accommodation of travel be-j
tween thi'KK and Intermedial point.
,Uotb of thtmu casus caiso up fur
hearing before the commlatilon upon
tho commission' own motion several
weeks ao, baaed upon numerous com
plaint that have been nleret. agalmt
tho service, liofore the hearing of
tho case against Southern Pacific pas
senger train Ko, 12. which had not
been running upon time for several
montha, or tatbor In anticipation of
tho hearing, the rompany put on an
extra train to run out of Portland la
tho morning a first eetIoh; of No. 11
and double back from Albany -a first
auction of No. 12, and thin has had
to' effect "of bringing" No 12 through
o schedule: vor'alnni Th .now
Pacific typo of locomotive wan also
put upon these run and the train
have been regular ever slnco with
few exceptions, Tho ..commission,
however, does not belivvv the extra
train. to Albany and return will glvo
tho relief Nought to paHscngera south
of Albany. whorO the traffic In heavy,
and bellevea tho npeclal Kervlco ahould
extend aa far wiiith an RoHeburg,
henco tho order. Tho 0. R. & N. order
tkea e ffuct 30 daya from date of aer
lco of order and tho Southern Paci
fic order within 20 days. . . ,
DOTH CELEBRATE
THEIR BIRTHDAY
Pan Spatz and Valentine Ikihlgndor
united in giving a most enjoyablo
birthday party at tho homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Spate at Reaver Crook on tho
evening of September 11. After an
enjoyable, evening of Rumen and muslo
toothsome refreshments wore aerved
to thoso present.
Special pains was taken to mnko
tho affair a very happy one for the
little folks. Absence from their
homes prevented many? who were in
vited from being present. Tho party
broke up at midnight, but before do-
liMTE!
Farms to be listed with us.
WHY?
BECAUSE
We advertise extensively.
That gives us a market.
: BECAUSE v
We have many inquiries.
That gives us customers.
, , . .BECAUSE
We go after business.
That helps us to sell your farm.
BECAUSE
We are wide awake.
That brings quick returns for you.-
COOPER & GO.
parting for their homes all wished
tblr host many returns of the happy
event. Mr. Spats has seen 60 birth
daya and Mr, Bohlander 38. Thou
present were: Mr. and Mm. Dan
Hjiatx, Mr. and Mrt. Valentine Boh-
lander, Mr. and Mra. Frod Stelnor,
Mr. and Mra. John Buhlander, Mr. and
Mra. Jlnry II. Hughes, Mr. W. E.
Young, Mra. Eph Jones, MIxhom Kalb
flolsch, Tackolson, Gerturde Bohland
or, Lucy Bpatx, Clara Bohlandor, Mil
dmd Jones, Messrs, W. B. Jones,
Henry Hanson, Emerson Bpatz, Hill
lip BU'ltmr, Will Herman, Kronst
Rowers, Geo. Holnian, Albert Stelnor,
Ellis Young, Wllbor Bohlanrtef, Sam
uel Spate.'
May Build to tho Coal Btda.
Lumber Merchant Mowry, who
owna conalderablo timber lands on
Raglo Crook, will build a branch rail
road np Euglo Creek to tho falls on
that atream where ho will build a
mill and aaw the timber he owns on
tho creek. InveMtlgatlon will bo made
Into tho coal beds a fow mlloa farther
up on tho creek and If sufficient coal
ex lata to work tho bods, the branch
may bo extended. Eittacada News.
$700 APPORTIONED
FOR CLACKAMAS FAIR
COMMITTEE ON PREMIUM
NEARLY READY TO
REPORT.
LIST
Preparatlona for the Clackamas
County Fair to bo held at Gladstone
on tho Chautauqua grounds, October
10. It and 12, are progresnlng. Tho
committee on premium list, compris
ing Grant II. Dlmlck. T. J. Gary, A.
J. IwIh, Mrs. Maggie Johnson and
Mra. George Lazolle are nearly ready
to reporL when tho lists will be print
ed and mailed to Interested parties.
As a starter to the movement the di
rectors have appropriated 1700 to be
spent on grounds, buildings and other
needed preparation, and as soon as
the exact amount that can be ex
pended la known further appropria
tions will be made.
Tho ground improvements will be
temporary this year for ns yet It' Is
not known what the association will
want to do In the matter of perma
nent Improvements. If the associa
tion decides to embody rsces in Its
program In tho near future other
grounds will neds bo selected as the
Chautauqua Association docs not wish
to otitabllBh races In connection with
Its work. This matter will como up
for consideration some tlmo later but
friends of tho fair movement are pos-
Itlvo that tho majority will wish to
have races as a feature of the fair
If It Is to bo mado an annual event.
Secretary Spenco Is to bo found
dally at tho office of Judge Ryan,
where ho can be consulted as to sub
scriptions for stock, displays or priv
ileges at tho fair, or any other mat
ter connected with tho exhibit In Oc
tober. Those at work to build up and main
tain an annual exhibit In this county
say that aside from tho opportunity
for a racing series the Chautauqua
grounds make an Ideal site for such
an Institution.
Tho Sixth street stairway , to tho
bluff was In such a decayed condition
thdt tho city officials ordered It
closed until such time as a new stair
way can bo built, or needed repairs
be mado to the present structure.
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PLAN TO SUBMIT
People to Be Given o Chance to Vote Yes or
No on the Proposition of the Voter
Cxprcssinj Ills Preference
W. S. U'Ren, who Is styled "Thai
Father of Initiative and referendum"
by tho Oregonlan, has In preparation
a new bill for submission to the peo
ple at the gonoral election next June.
Enterprise readers understand the
force of Statement No. 1, through
which It is possible to Instruct can-
dldatea to vote for the candidate for
United States Senator who has a ma
jority of votes at the general election.
Hut It will b remembered that cer
tain legislators, whom it was charged
had an Interest in so interpolating
the law, set up the claim that State
ment No. 1 did not pledge a man to
vote for a man outside hla party, even
If he had a majority vote, but was
only to inntruct him to vote for the
candidate within tho party that had
tho highest vote. .
Mr. U'Ren and hla confereres who
drafted the original bill aay that the
Intention was to pledge candidates tor
the legislature to do Just that thing.
They say that they bad in mind that
the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes should be elected to
the Senate by the legislature regard
less of party that If a Republican
haa the larger number of voUs for
Senate even Democratic legislators
who signed Statement No. 1 must reg
ister the will of tho people In the final
vote. .
The OreRonlan and men who train
In Its class came back with the state
ment that the people did not so under
stand the proposition when they voted
for snch an amendment to the state
constitution. i ' .
Now Mr. U'Ren and hla conferees
say that If tho people did not so un
derstand it they shall have another
opportunity to vote yes or no on tho
proposition next June. In other words
a new bill has been drafted and wtll
at that time be submitted to tho peo
ple asking them to vote yes or no on
the proposition, "Do you favor State
ment No. 1 In so far that candidate'
asking suffrage on that platform shall
be compelled to cast his vote for Sen
ator In accordance with the will of
tho people so registered ?"
This new plan would make State
ment No. 1 nearly Iron-clad and make
tho people of Oregon dominant over
the legislature and any political party
aa well. Mr. U'Ren proposes to have
a bill enacted next June through the
Initiative by which candidates for the
legislature will be Instructed to sign
Statement No. 1 exactly as It is writ
ten in the law. The members of the
legislature are further commanded to
vote for the candidate for Senator
who Is the choice of the greatest num
ber; of people.
Mr. U'Ren has been working on
such a bill for several weeks and now
has It drafted and all ready to spring.
Ho bellevea that If the bill becomes a
law there will be no question of the
members of the legislature obeying
the provisions it. contains, and he
says:
"When the people of Oregon In-
NEW TEACHERS
. ARE ASSIGNED
The board of directors met and
elected Miss Stella Pennlck of Port-'
t i
(land teacher of the sixth and seventh j here from Des Moines, la., Saturday,
grades In the Eastham building to .His family, who accompanied him,
I succeed 1 Miss Gustena Randall, re-1 consist of wife and two sons, Alex
signed, and elected Miss Jennie Mae ander, aged 15 years, and Francis,
Snedlcor, of Medford, teacher of tho
ninth grade in the Barclay High
School. Miss Pennlck has taught In
Eastern Oregon and Idaho and was ( Sunday and many of the leading meni
educated at the University of Wash-jbers believe that he will make an ideal
ington and Whitman College at Wal-
I la Walla. She has had two years
j normal training at the state normal
.of Weston. Or. Miss Snedlcor Is a
graduate of the Michigan Normal Col -
lege of Ypsllantl and taught six years
in Flsk and Straight Universities. As
announced before in these columns,
the Oregon City schools will open; on
September
t, Hans Swenssen of Milwaukie report
ed as drowned while at work on the
jettys at Astoria. , -j ,H
STATEMENT NO. I
struct a member of the legislature to
vote for one candidate for United
Btatos Senator, and his own Inclina
tion, or his political party, demands
that he vote for another, shall he obey
the people, or vote as he pleases, or
obey his party? Who Is to be master
In Oregon, the people, the member of
the legislature or the political party?
Tbat is the fundamental Issue in the
Statement No. 1 contest. Many of
Statement No, 1 men have sugges
ted that the people themselves answer
this question at the election next June
through the submission of substan
tially the following bill by initiative
petition.
Be It enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:
Section 1 That wo, the people of
the stato of Oregon, hereby Instruct
our Representatives and Senators In
our legislative assembly .that it is
our intention, now and hereafter, at
our general elections, to select our
I United States Senators In Congress as
absolutely as we do our Governors;
that we allow political parties and
other associations to offer candidates
but we name the Senators. That we,
the people of the state of Oregon,
hereby Instruct every candidate for
the office of Representative or for
Senator in our legislative assembly
to sign the Statement No. 1 agreement
with us exactly aa it Is written in
our law. That we, the people of the
state of Oregon, further instruct each
and every one of our Representatives
and Senators in our legislative as
sembly, now and hereafter, to vote
alwaya in that body for that candi
date for United States Senator .in
Congress whom we have selected at
our general election; and that, as our
officers, you are aot to have any more
responsibility In obeying our instruc-
tions for the formal election and rat
ification of our selection and choice
for our United States Senator In Con
gress than you have for the formal
ratification for the tselcction and
choice for our Governor of Oregon.
A candidate for the legislature can
hardly refuse to file his statement
promising the people of Oregon to
vote for their cho'ce for United States
Senator In Congress If this bill is ap
proved, and to use his own pleasure
if It Is rejected. .
Speaking further on the subject Mr.
U'Ren said:
"After such a campaign of educa
tion, added to the experience Oregon
had with the results of Statement Nd.
1 in the last election, as compared
with the hold ups of other years, ev
ery man should be able to vote Intel
ligently on this bill. If the majority
vote against it we shall all know that
the people of Oregon want to be ser
vants of their officers and political
parties. But If the bill is approved by
majority vote, then even the most con
scientious politicians will understand
that the people Intend to be master
and hold the political parties as their
servants, Just as Lincoln and Roose
velt have always said."
THE NEW PASTOR
PREACHES SUNDAY
Rev. T. F. Bowen, the new pastor of
St Paul's Episcopal church, arrived
aged 12 years.
The congregation was well pleased
with Mr. Bowen in his sermons of
pastor and look forward to great
. good to the congregation and commun
ilty under his ministration.
I And now that Mr. Bowen and his
j family have taken up their home in
( Oregon City a few words of history
j may hot prove amiss. (
Mr. Bowen was born In England In
J 1800 and came to the United States
in 1884, being educated for the mln-
tstry partly in isngiana ana taking
theological course after Coming to
America. Ho has spent 19 years In
church work in the diocese of Iowa,
and was rector of St. Thomas' church
at Algona, where he built a church
In 1900-01. From 1892 to 1896 he did
missionary work at Estherville and
Spirit Lake, building the church of
tho Oood Bheperd at Spirt Lake In
1894. From 1896 to 1902 be was
rector of 8t. Stephen's church at Spen
cer, and built the church there In
189T. In 1902 he went to Des Moines
and has Just completed five years'
wr"V 8t Marks church was rebuilt
tfdf905-06 and Is one of the finest
lijfldlngs In the diocese.
Senrices at the church during Sep
tember will be as follows. Sunday
school, 10 a. m.; morning preaching
service, 11; evening senrlces, 7:45 p.
m. Beginning October 1 the evening
service will be held at 5 p. m.
MISs Lucy Broad, an English lady
who has been a missionary In the
Fiji Islands, will speak of her work
In those Islands at the evening service
in the Congregational church Sunday.
She comes to Oregon City well recom
mended as an entertaining talker, and
there are said to be many interesting
stories to tell of the work in that part
of the mission world.
MRS. TALLEY HOPES
TO FIND THE BODY
PALMIST SAYS IT IS NOT IN THE
WATER, BUT NEAR TO IT.
As the Enterprise goes to press
there are no new developments in j
the drowning case of George A. Tal-1
ley, who is supposed to have lost his
life in the Willamette River at or near
toe moutn or tne Clackamas. A pro
fessional diver from Portland made
efforts to locate the body but was un
able to do so. Friends have dragged
the river both up and down from the
point at which Mr. Taller was last
seen, but so far no developments have
been made.
In the investigation the place where
Mr. Talley's foot slipped as he was
dragged off , the bar by the drifting
boats was located, but that is all.
When the boat were found it Is
said that the stern of the launch was
up on the shore. This led to the con
jecture that Mr. Talley might, have
pulled the boat into that position, him
self, or possibly some one else might
have done it, though no one has laid
claim to the effort. It is conceded
the tide might have drifted the boat
on shore In that position, still river
men are skeptical as to the boats so
drifting.
It Is reported that Mrs. Talley con
sulted a Portland palmist in her
troubles and that he said that Mr.
Talley was not in the water, but that
he was near the water. Those who
give credence to his words are plan
ning to look about In the wood near
where the boat was found, and some
have volunteered that Mr. Talley
might have been injured by the screw
to the launch in his unequal contetst
with the current and though Injured
been able to drag the boat on shore
and then have perished near-by before
he could secure help. Believing
there may be something in this con
jecture the woods will be searched
unless the body fs found in the mean
time.
Just as we go to press the news Is
given out that the body of Mr. Talley
has been found. When found the iron
hook worn by deceased had been lost
from his arm indicating that the hook
must have held him down until such i
time as It worked loose, allowing the i
body to rise. The body came up but
a short distance below where he is
supposed to have sank. Arrangements
have not been made for the funeral as
yet.
J. W. Grasle, who has ten acres de
voted to fruits near Milwaukie, sold
his place the past week for J10.000.
The purchaser ss-ys it is the most
highly cultivated acreage spot he has
seen in Oregon ,and he considers hlm-
self liirkv In maklne the niirrhnse.
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This sale goes to show what can be
accompllshed In Oregon when one com
bines brains, application and energy.
The lands comprising this beautiful
home were in rough nine years ago;
today it is said to be the handsomest
acreage home in Clackamas county.
Mr. Grasle contemplates erecting a
neat home on other acreage which he
owns near Milwaukie.
Portland's labor unions are consid
ering the practicability of erecting a
Labor Temple4 to cost about $100,000.
a (This project was considered at the
regular meeting of the Federatetd
Trades Council last week,' and the
plan was very generally indorsed. '
0.V.P.CO.
TOWNSITES
STORY BEING TOLD THAT WEST
SIDE PROPERTY IS TO
BE DEVELOPED
SMALL FACTORY SITES
And Handsome Homes Will Make the
West Side a Popular Part
of Our Little
City '
A recent Issue of the Oregonlan has
the following to say concerning fu
ture improvements to be made in the
vicinity of Oregon City by the O. W.
P. company.
Possibilities of the establishment of
many little towns are embraced in
the report that the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company will place
on the market within a few months
more than 2000 acres of fine land,
representing the bulk of the com-,
pany'a holdings. Most of this proper
ty is located along the west bank of
the Willamette, but there Is also a
large amount of land between Oregon
City and Portland on the West Side,
several farms along the Clackamas
River, and also some property In the
State of Washington.
H. W. Goode, late president of the
company, two years ago talked of
having the property placed with a
land company and platted Into town
sites. President Josselyn, who is now
in the East, will take the matter up
with the directors during his absence,
and their decision will be made known
unon his return. Jf the land in West
Oregon City is platted It will be quick
ly settled, and there is much of It
that is fine residence' property, be
ing purchased many years ago by E.
L. Eastham. who organized the Port
land Genera) Electric Company. Of-,
fers for the purchase of tracts have
been steadily refused, but It now ap
pears that the immense property will
be marketed, the company retaining
only enough for its needs in the con
duct of Its business.
Rapid growth would certainly fol
low the transfer of lots In West Ore
gon City, It is said, and this would
probably necessitate the construction ,
of a new bridge across the Willamette
River at this point. If this should
come about, the company and the
county would Join in building a steel
bridge that would accommodate the
company's traffic, and cars would be
run from Oregon City through. West
Oregon City and Willamette, connect
ing with the line of the Oregon Elec
tric Company between Portland and
Salem.
THE PHILIPPINES
NOT POR SALE
Here is what Congressman Hull has
Enterprise readers can accept just
as much or as little as they wish.
"We are not going to sell the Phil-
innlnoa anil on what'n the nso nf npo-
pie talking about it," said Representa
tive Hull, of Iowa, chairman of the
House committee on military affairs,
yesterday.
"I n Iowa we feel that we have a
right to send the fleet anywhere we
please, and if any nation puts a chip
on lt3 shoulder and does not want us
to send our vessels where we
please, the sooner we find it out the
better. The movement of the fleet
will be a splendid demonstration of
the Navy's power, not only to Japan
but to all the world.
"I don't believe Japan wants a war
with us at this time. We have some
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posessions that Japan would be too
glad to fall heir to, but the Anglo Sax
on race is a mighty poor race to ex
pect to give up what it has. It is
more likely to reach out for more.
"I would stop this talk about self
government We must put an end
to stimulating these half-civilized peo
ple with the idea that they are fit to
govern themselves."
Andrew J. Mlllican died at Lafay
ette, Yamhill county, early this week
at the age of 75 years. He was an
old pioneer and participated in many
stirring events In the-early days Of
Oregon and the West.