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3 OREGON CDTY ENTERMSES The Enterprise only Clackamas Newspaper (hat all of ih ntwa growing County. ....... . . 1 - ' ' ' oo on ax- AeN . tn label. not ml to any - nawi number. qi" ,.end to it now. FORTY FIFTH YEAR No. 38, COUNTY FAIR if SET NEW RECORD OltEGON CITY KNTEItPJtI.SK, KlilJUY, SEPTEMUElt 22, 1011. ESTABLISHED 180S EXHIBITION PROMISES TO FAR SUPERIOR TO ANY EVER HELD BEFORE. BE RACES TO BE FEATURE OF EES! ATTRACTIONS ARC ENGACED Sham BatHa, Motor Cycle, Automo blla And Horta Racaa To Fur nlih Thrll Special Feature Dally. Arrangement huve bceu roiiiilnt cil for I lie CliickumiiH County Kulr, which will lit liolil ut Cnnby, Hiptoin lr 27, 2H, 29 und IIO. Tin) exhibition will do tlio bi'Mt ever (jIvhii In -this county, und IIio Indication lire that tlin uttciidunco will brouk all records iiiikIk heretofore. One of the fen tut ia will 1)0 I lio exhibit of i tin coun ty which won second prize at the Htuto Kii I r. Kr the first dny "HrotcU Dny" tug of wur riiccH will be onu of the attructlon. Thero also wlll.be bag pipe iiiiihIc and n troupe of liciuiilfiil Kim dressed In Highland costumes will iliuico. The girl were engaged In I'orilutiil, and they are expected to be a atelier attraction. A ttiK-of-wnr between Mulnlla and Oregon City teams ban been arranged for the second day. There la great rlvulry between the two tenuis iiml tliclr frlcmlH, and the tunnel will be to a flnlxh. There will be a motor cycle nice In the afternoon, and it lit the dcxli'e of several entranta to stimuli records held In thin part of the Mate. "Oregon City Day." September 29, will be the banner one of the meet. A special t rain will be run from t lit rt city, unci thoiiMiindH of Portland real dunta nre expected to attend. Ilual neiw In this city virtually will sus peiid. and almost the entire popula tion will go to the fair. A hIuiiii but tle between the Woodbtirn and Ore Kin City companies of the Oregon National Guard will be the big at traction. That tho Imitation buttle will be bard fought goes without saying for tho romputilea have been rival for a long time, and are de termined to dlHplny all of their mili tary proweHH. It will be the, first Htiam battle ever held In Cluckumua county, and will give the audience a stiggcHtion, at leant, of what a reul buttle look like. After tho Imitation fight there will be a competitive drill, and the win ner will be elvcn Kold mednlH. Representative of nil the schools In the county will engngo In a truck meet on the luHt day, and, In tho af ternoon, Charles Hoy t, the only news paper reporter 111 Oregon who owns an iiiilomobllo, and t neuter Elliott an nutotnoblle dealer of this city, will nice In their big cara. The nice tin doubtedly will bs tho moHt thrilling event of tho fair. Hoyt showed rare nblllty na a driver two yenrs bro when he bent u profeHHlonnl at the State Kulr, nud his frlenda are con fident that ho will dispose or Elliott In Hhort order. The hitter, howevor, lit u nicer of no mean ability, nnd hlM mlhernnta nre JiiHt na confident na thoHe of his rival that he will bo tho winner of tho $100 offered by tho fair association. Ilrotico biiKtltiK also will bo n foa turo of the biHt day, nnd there will be mnny other attractions All local trulns from Portland and this city will atop nt the fair grounds, and there will be return trulns on sched ules convenient for all who wish to attend the fair. There will be troitliiR, running and pacing races dully. O. E. Freytng lias arranged to hnve several lectures delivered at the fair thnt will he of great Interest to tho farmers, growers uml stockmen of tho county. The men engnged to lecture are connected with the Ore gon Acrlculturnl College. The sub jects will bo "Horticulture," "Agricul ture," ".Stock nnd Dairying.' There will be a round-table nnd question box, nnd the farmers, stockmen and fruitgrowers nro requested to bring In their questions nnd deposit them In this box. and they will bo announc ed before they return to their homes, J. VV. Smith, president, uml M. J. Ijiznlle, secrotury of (he Cliiclcmnus County Kulr Association, lmvo re turiird from the Htate Fair where tboy niadii uriingemetita for having v-t-ral fine exhibits ut the county fair, which will In) held at Cunby, Hunt em ber 27 28, 2D mid 30. They have or riiiii;iil (o huvo more trotting, pacing nnd running homes at the fair than ever beloru. Poultry raisers exhibit ing at Halem promised to bring their exhibit to the Cliickamus fair, und Messrs. Smith und Laelle were as sured of fltiu swine und sheep ex hibits. Mimufiirliircrs of dairy ma chinery promised to tnko their ex hibits to Cunby. The New York Cur- nival Coinptiny nnd Taylor's Swing ing tilrls' Show, now exhibiting at the Klnte Fair, were engaged. M. 8. Hhrix-k, superintendent of the dulry department of the State Fair, will uld In milking the dairy exhibit at the Clackamas fair tho best ever given In this county. A large force of men havo been put to work at the grounds, and everything will bo In splendid condition when tho exhibition opens. SINGLE TAXERS TO m COURT EIGHT REFUSAL OF PETITION OPENS WAY FOR INTERPRETA TION OF LAW8. U'REN IS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY Suit Will Bt Filed In Ten Days And Decision of Supreme ' x Court la Expected This Fall. FOR PRESIDENT COUNTY TO EOT FOR FIRST PRIZE PROMOTERS OF FAIR EXHIBIT WILL URGE THAT WORK BE 8TARTED EARLIER. ADVERTISING WEIL WORTH COST Display at Salem To Be Taken County Exhibition At Canby Thousand Attracted By Product. ' To SHAH BATTLE PLANNED, f OR BIG COUNTY FAIR Thut the crowd will be well enter tained Oregon City Day at the big County Fnlr nt Canby H an assured fact. Company O, O. N. U.. will com pete In a' sham battle with iho com pany from Woodburn. "This will bo a good imitation of a real buttle and ihe people of this county should avail themselves of the opportunity to see this exhibition. These two military companies are considered the best drilled and trnlned men In the state and the military manipulations will be very Interesting. The battle will be under the super vlnlon of a field officer detailed by W. E. Klnzer, Adjutant General of Oregon, and Major C. S. Nobel, of Oregon City. After the battle, the companies will take part In a com petitive drill and the best drilled sol dler will receive a handsome gold medal and the second best drilled sol dier will receive a silver medal from the association. The medala will be engraved, stating when an.1 where ;he prize was won, etc. On Oregon City Day the people will (Continued on page 4.) Encouraged by winning second prize this year, and confident that CInckumus county can make even a better showing, O. E. Freytag and O. I). Eby, who had charge of the county exhibit ut the State Fair, will make every effort to take first honor at the next exhibition. It Is probable that the County Court will be asked to employ a man to devote most of his tlnio to planning tho exhibit, which has been done In other coun ties. "With an early start I believe we could win first prl.o, declnred Mr. Eby .Monday arternoon. "If a man were appointed to attend to the work of getting together an exhibit he could see thut tho fruit trees were sprayed nt the proper time, and that vegetuhles are given proper atten tion, lie could make suggestions as to the planting of seeds and aid the farmers In many ways. The extra cost to the county would not be more than $,.(10 and at leant $300 would come back In premiums. Certainly tho advertising Clackamas county would get as a result of winning first prlo would be worth $200." Dr. George Iloeye, E. P. Carter, and Messrs. Nlles, Freytag and Eby, re turned from Sulem Sunday evening. The Cliickamus county booth was visited by thousands. The exhibit has been packed and wilt be tnken to the Clackamas County fnlr, which will be held nt Canby, September 27, 28, 29 nnd 30. V. 8. U'Hun declared Saturday that the decision of Attorney-General Crawford In which he Instructed the Secrotury of State not to receive the singlo tux petition from Cluckamus county, was what the advocate of the measure desired. "C. E. Wood, E. S. J. McAllister and myself have looked Into the law In volved very carefully," continued Mr. U'llen, "and we are sutlsfled that the constitution and amendments with the Initiative uud referendum law, In 1907, make ample provision for the filing of county Initiative measure. "If the Supreme Court decides the Attorney-General Is right, we shall prepare a single tax measure for the entire state and submit It at the elec tion next year. This Is a matter of great public Importance bocause If the law Is not sufficient It will save to the stute official as well as the single tuxers the trouble of preparing and filing thirty-four different county bills, one for each county. It Is one of thut class of cases which the courts expedite as much a possible and we have no doubt that the Su preme Court will render a final de cision sometime this full. We expect to be ready to file suit In ten days." It Is proposed to file a suit asking thnt the Secretary of State be com pelled to receive the Clackamas coun ty petition. If the decision Is favor able tho work of obtaining petitions in other counties will be started. Mr. U'Reti suld he was confident the measure could be passed In several counties, and he believed If submitted nt a general election to all the voter of the state It would be passed. "We are not advocating all that Henry George advocated," said Mr. U'llen. "AH we are seeking to do is to exempt from taxation personal property and Improvement on realty. It Is a question that 1 easily under stood, and the people will soon grasp It." Mr. U'llen Intimated that a vigor ous campaign would be made, and thut nothing would be left undone to give tho public all the information possible. WASHINGTON. Sept. 1C (Spec ial). "Wilson is the man," said Sen ator Chamberlain, speaking of the presidential situation. "At least he Is my man, and I bear from most com petent authority in Oregon that Woodrow Wilson may count on three fourth of the rotes of the state. The same sentiment, I believe, prevails in most Western states. Also in the East and South. "Delegate proposed for the nation al convention represent back home more than heretofore. From their view nnd the sentiment I have ob served, Wilson' nomination seems assured. Nomination means election. The people have ceased to tolerate Interests, and want to elect their own candidates." Senator Chamberlain say Alaska offers a splendid opportunity for the rlu! of government ownership. "The government should operate its own natural resources of all kinds In Alaska run railroads, control all transportation facilities. If this is hopeless I believe we shall not soon have another such opportunity for federal regulation." BOOM DUE IS IN OREGON CITY BUILDING OF CANAL, RAILROAD AND HIGHWAYS WILL AT TRACT THOUSANDS. t MUNICIPALITY'S FUTURE ASSURED Mayor Browned Asked What Price City Will Ask For Right Of Way Of Canal Route Not Chosen. CA RIS SUICIDES GIBBET UNIDENTIFIED MAN HANGS 8ELF WITH BELT ON SIDING NEAR CLACKAMAS. THE DALLES PROBABLY HIS HOME Label In Shoe And Hat Show That They Wer Purchased in That City Coroner Ha Body Held. SHE TAX FIGHT TO Tl E SALEM, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) Declaring that counties have never been vested n'Hh legislative powers, like Incorporated cities and towns, but have certain powers definitely de fined by Btat.'te, and that In the mat ter of the county single-tax petition of Clackamas county no provision is mado for, county authorities, or other officers or tribunal, to provide the iminner for exercising the power vested In the voters of the county, nnd that no rules or means for Its ex ercise are provided in the constitu tion or by statute, Attorney-General Crawford today, In an opinion to Sec retary Olcott, recommended that the U'llen single-tax petition be not filed. This means thnt U'Ken and the sin The body of a well dressed man, who has not been identified, was found early Friday hanging from a ladder on a freight car on the South ern Pacific railroad near Clackamas. The man had tV.t belt, one end of wnicn was looped aoout nis dock, to the top rung of the ladder, and .prob ably jumped to his death from the top of the car. Charles Schaffer. a section foreman, found the bodv. and immediately notified Coroner Wilson, who decided that the man had com mitted suicide. He had no papers in his pockets by which he could be identified, but the coroner expect to make the identification through la bels on his shoes and hat band. The shoe label was "A. M. Williams & Co., The Dalles." and the label lit the hat was "Plymoth, Joseph Cohen, The Dalles.'" The authorities at The Dalles were communicated with, and It Is expected that someone from that city will come here to make the Iden tification today. Coroner Wilson said thnt the shoes were new, and had evi dently been bought from the store in The Dalles only a day or two ago. The hat also was comparatively new, and the suit of clothing worn by the man was of fine texture. It waa at first supposed that the man had hanged himself while the car waa in motion, but it was found thnt it had been on the sidetrack sev eral days. The body was taken to the Holman undertaking establish ment, where It will be held for iden tification. No money was found In the pockets of the suicide. Schmidt Brothers, of Shtibel, who hnve been the most successful ralHers of Shropshire sheep In this county, were awarded several prl7.es at the Stnte Fair. Among the first prizes obtained by them are for ewe lambs. flock, get of sire, two rnm lnmbs and two ewe lnmbs and Shropshire spec ials. They were given second and fifth prizes for ram lambs. Tho Messrs. Schmidt have for years won prize i at the fair, but this year they were more succesful than ever before. TUFTS AND COMRADE MEET AT ROUND-UP Miss Beckler Is Married. Miss Catherine Beckler. of Oregon gle-tnx contingent will be compelled ; City, and John Williams, of Port to show their hnnd In a court of Townsend. Wash., were married at equity bofore the next general elec- Port Townsend, September 8. They Hon and fight out trie question to the are visiting friends in Oregon City, last tribunal of whether these single- letter they will go to Indiana where tax petitions can go on the ballot. ' they will make their home. That Oregon City will have a boom In a short time that will place It in the first rank of Oregon citie is the consensus of opinion of business and professional men nere who are fami liar with conditions In fact, with the possible exception of Portland, this city is being favored as none oth er in the state. The building of the canal around the Falls of the Willa mette at a cost of $734,000, the as surance that the Clackamas Southern Railway, which is to traverse the rich Molalla Valley, will be in opera tion wiihln a year, and the establish ment of the Capital Highway and the Pacific Coast Highway through the heart of the city, will stimulate busi ness to such an extent that it Is be lieved thousands of persons will lo cate here and In the county The larger part of the money for building the canal will be spent in Oregon City, and a general prosper ous condition is certain to result. The directors of the Clackamas Southern also will spend as much as possible of the money used in building the railroad here, and a large sum will be expended In building the two great highways through the county. With the canal and railroad In operation and the highways opened for traffic thousands of persons will come to this city, who would not have been attracted otherwise and that maDy will remain and invest Is a foregone conclusion. Millions of dollars worth of timber Will be brought here by the railroad, and that several sawmills will be established is predicted. It Is believed that the greatest expan sion will be toward Portland, and, that It will not be many years he for the citle will form a Junction. Mayor Brownell received the fol lowing letter Thursday regarding the right of way for the canal: September 13, 1911. George C. Brownell, Mayor of Oregon City, Oregon City, Or. Sir: Referring to the map show ing proposed location for a canal and locks on the east side of the Willa mette River at Oregon City, a blue print of which is sent you herewith, I am required to obtain for submis sion to the Secretary of War, through the chief of engineers, the cost of securing the necessary - lands and right of way, upon each of the two routes for the canal Indicated on the blue print With this In view will you kindly state whether your city is willing to sell such portion of the right of way referred to as It is legally possessed of, and If so at what price? The price asked must cover the cost of furnishing satisfactory ab stract of title to the United States. A detailed description by metes and bounds with plat for each piece of land offered for sale must accompany the offer, together with a statement that the offer holds good for at least six months from the date of receipt thereof by this office. For your guidance I will state that it is proposed to take care, of the tail races by culverts passing beneath the new canal. In "Proposed Canal No. l the height of lock walls No. and No. 3 will be about 60 feet, or 8 feet above the crest of the existing concrete dam around the Falls, the height of the walls of lock No. 2, 35 feet, and of No. 1, 23 feet. In "Pro posed Canal No. 2" the height of walls of locks Nos. 4, 3 and 2 will (Continued from page 4.) TWO RAILROADS ARE PLANNED TO SANDY The fast growing town of Sandy, In Eastern Clackamas county, may have two railroads within a short time, if the announced Intentions of the officials of the Mount Hood Rail way Company and the Portland Rail way, wgni ic rower company are carried out. E. F. Brnns, mayor of the recently Incorporated city of Sandy, was In Oregon City Monday conference between citizens of Sandy and Mount Hood Railway Company orriciais, and the Sandy delegation had been assured that the railway would soon be extended from Cottrell to Sandy If a right of way was ob tained by those Interested. The Sandy citizens have already planned to e cure the rlgh of way necessary and anticipate no difficulty whatever in obtaining It Mr. Bruns states that the Mount Hood Railway Company has its main line In operation to Cot trell and has a branch to Bull Run. The Portland Railway, Light & Pow er Company does not look kindly on the invasion of its territory by a rival road and has officially stated Its In tention to extend its Cazadero line from Boring to Sandy. If the exten sions planned are carried out the Mount Hood country will be brought into close touch with the people of Portland and Oregon City. dTYCHARGES!!! FOR CANAL ROUTE MONEY TO BE USED IN PREPAR ING ABSTRACT TO GIVE TO- GOVERNMENT. , - SPECIAL MEETING HELD BY COUNCIL Moffatt t Parker Paid $2,727.07 For Work on Sixth Street And $6730 From Gen eral Fund. The City Council, at a special meeting Saturday adopted a resolu tion offering- to sell the portion of the right-of-way owned by the city for the canal and locks around the Falls of the Willamette to the government for 1100. J. F. Mclndoe, Major, United States Engineer, had written to May or Brownell asking what ' the city would charge for the right of way. As a result of the action of ihe Council Recorder Stipp wrote to Ma jor Mclndoe as follows: "In reply to your communication to the Mayor of Oregon City of Septem ber 13 relating to the purchase of right-of-way for the canal and locks at Oregon City, I am Instructed by the City Council of Oregon City to say: "That Oregon City Is willing to sell such portion of a right-of-way for said locks as you may need and of land which Oregon City owns or controls for $100, and furnish the abstract and such description as you may desire. This price, they estimate, will Just about pay for the abstract and other details you will need. "This offer will hold good for six months from October 1, 1911, or until the receipt by you of the necessary papers from Oregon City and for six months following said date." The Council ordered the payment of $2,727.07 for work on Sixth street and $07.50 out of the general fund. ' COSTOFBIG ANA L TO BE $775,000 RIGHT-OF-WAY AND INDEMNITY NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ESTIMATE. i MILL1D0CKS WILL BE CUT IN Mi Portland Railway, Light & Power Company Asks $512,000 For The East 8lde Canal And Lock. PORTLAND, Sept 18. (Special).- Major Mclndoe, of the United Statt Engineering Corps, having In charp.' the proposed construction of the canal around the Falls, has made pu lie the details of his official repor to the War Department. He place the cost of construction for an Ea.i Side eanal at $775,000, without co. -sldering the cost of the right of wt and the damages which will accn from Injury to riparian rights an t loss of high water power. The est! mated cost of an east side cant , made by Major Mclndoe. Is a fc- lows: 27,000 cubic yards rock exca vation at $2.50 per cubic yard $ 67,50 39,000 cubic yards subaque ous rock excavation at $4.25 per cubic yard 165.7J) 31,250 cubic yards of con crete in place at $8 per cubic yard 250,00 ' 900 linear feet of cribbing at $30 per foot 27,00 Coffer work 30,00) 7 pairs steel gates, operating gear, etc I05,0i;' Engineering and contingen cies 129.QT ROOM FOR MORE. A notable event of the Round-up at Pendleton was the meeting of J. A. Tufts, treasurer of Clackamas County, and John Gerdaln, of Pendle ton, who served In the snme company through the Civil War. Mr. Gerdaln. although eighty-seven years of a0't, Is bale and hearty, and declares thut he will live to be 100 or more. Mr. Tufts Is much younger. W'hllb reg istering at the Grand Army Encamp ment at Hood River seven years aco Mr. Tufts was told that another man had registered as having served in the same company as himself Com pany E. Fourteenth, Wisconsin. Mr. Tufts turned over the page and writ ten In a bold hand waa the name "John Gerdaln." The men nad not seen each other since they were dis charged from service at Mobilv in lSf.5, after serving under General Sherman on his March to the sea. The meeting was affecting and the comrp.des have met several limes since. Mr. Ord. in has served two terms l i the Oreaon Legislature, snJ Is a prjmlnci.t ter'dent of Pendleton. m ... vmmmm - nL: y" " V 1'V',ntf...,vA I M ; J II. S. TO E f i E The United States Saturday bought thirty-fiye acres from John M. Poor man to be used in connection with the rifle range for the soldiers near Clackamas. It is said that the gov ernment plans raising horses for use 1-by the cavalry at the range, and It also is probable that an artillery range will be established. The gov ernment has had trouble for years in obtaining the right kind of horses for cavalry use, and has decided to raise horses in several sections. TWO ROUTES PLANNED FOR GREAT HIGHWAY PORTLAND, Sept. 19. (Special.) Two roads to Oregon City, as parts of the Pacific Highway, will probably be built, one on the West Side through Oswego and the other on the East Side through Milwaukie and Jennings Lodge along the river. J. F. Kertchem, who have been active In the movement, is confident that this plan will be adopted. The route on the East Side connects with the Milwaukie road and comes into the city over that street for some distance Milwaukie street will be paved to the city limits next year. It Is also ex pected that East Seventeenth street will be opened, and that Grand ave nue in Portland , will be extended from its present end at Woodward avenue to a connection with Milwau kie street near Holgate. These streets will be the Portland end of the EaBt Side road to Oregon City.. m . $775,00 ) Damage Not Estimated. "The value of the right of way oi this route is problematical,' says tli Major in his report. "The only strnc tures to be removed would be th wharf of the Oregon Railroad & Nav gation Company and the Crown-d lumbia Pulp & Paper Company build Ings. A hundred foot right of wa for about 1.400 feet alone the wate- front, estimated at $10 a front foot, will cost $14,000, to which may l- added $6,400 for the dock, makin a total estimated cost of canal an locks $795,400. No estimate is li eluded for damages to riparian own ers, for loss of water power or fo damages to others claiming Interest which would necessarily be interfere with by the construction of locks o the east side of the Falls. The ripa ian owners claim riparian privilege as far as the center of the river chan nel." It will be observed from the fore going report that Major Mclndc eliminates the Hawley Pulp & Pape Company, and the figure, $775,000, b' which he hopes to secure the con struction, is based upon the fact tha the line of the canal only strikes th.; Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper Corr pany buildings and destroys the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation Compan wharf Mr. Hawley maintains tha' the proposed canal, even if it dor ; not hit his building, will destroy hi wharf, which is not mentioned in tu report The valuation of the wate' front at $10 a foot is regarded as very low. Route Cuts Through Dock. Over and above the figure $775,0('1 Is the cost of the riparian rights an damages to the property which lie between the proposed east side canr' and the river. A considerable stri - of this land will be separated froi; the mainland, and the dlsadvantag In being so placed will have to be determined when it comes to th question of values. A strip of lan ' is used at present for dockage by th Hawley Pulp & Paper Company, run nlng from Main street to the rive . The canal will cut this directly 1-: two. As to the water power rights, It ! a long and doubtful story and c necesaity will involve a great deal f dispute. Just how this matter ma be determined is hard to outline. I is asserted that the damages whlc will be asked for will run up to cor slderable more than $500,000, tiu. (Continued on page 4.) Lightning Strike Power House. Lightning struck the power house at Lents Juntlon Sunday afternoon. One man was knocked down and oth er employes were shocked. The build ing was not damaged. ALL COUNTIES AID PACIFIC HIGHWAV Vice-President Frank B. Riley, t' the Pacific Highway Association, ha received notice that the slgn-ulacln party under direction of Secretar Fretwell has been to Eugene and i progressing through the upper Will? mette toward the Umpqua basin. . the route across Oregon It is planne ' to place 600 signs, which will necess. tate 400 posts. Secretary D. C. Free man, of the Eugene Commercial Clu! , says Lane county Is entering into th' spirit of the work with the greater enthusiasm. Equal cordiality Is a sured in Jackson county, as the res dents of Rogue River Valley plan H have that portion of the hlghwa made the best of the Oregon seciiou. Engine Taken From Creek. A crew of men, under Willlar Smlth, Monday, removed the thresh Ing machine engine which crashe' through a brldcre on Kruse road, v-' Willamette a few days a?o from th creek. The engine, which belong t" J. Moses, was only slightly damaged County Judge BeaUe wiii bnve It rr paired. Several men were on the englno when It crashed through tbJ bridge, and escaped by Jumping.