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About Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1911)
M'OftNINiQ . ' ' luhwflptlont for the Morning 4 ..,.7.. will M raceivea for ' ,T tend In yW j ut bansflt of low price. The only dally newspaper as- tween Portland and Salami airs 4 lata In ovory Motion of Claeka- mas County, with a population of 30,00a Aro you an advortloort v. WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED I 50G OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY,Htf AY 31, 1911. Peb Week, 10 Ce.vts rffilWl LEADS IN BIG AERO RACE THE LATEST TRAFFIC SQUAD. SEE FRED KOHLER. Cleveland Chiaf of Polioa, Who la Again Under Charges. DED WEALTH ABOUNDS Itl ROAD'S PATH mouses f 1 HEROES PARING AVIATOR SALUTED BY tACe CROWDS ANO MA CHINE It DECORATED PHAN . PROTECTED BY SOLDIERS aiarms Encountered and Garros Nar. rowiy Escapee Being Cap ttd Buamont Hat Miahap. GENOA, May 30 Koland Garros, tht Kr'ttrh" aviator, la loading In the furtit-Tui ln Konio aeroplane raca, He ill fiint Ut Komo la tbo rooming from I'la, whore be spout tbo nlicTit. liarri)-' ncareat rival In tbe flrat ( f iht contest. Audre Huemout, aim (h'hi lilm to Nlcsy met with a Mrltma iiiix'ortune, and la at a lied at AIimI". about midway between Nice gnd (ii'iidn. ." Kre. tin German representative, u fr a Genoa. From Nice to Uenoa, Oarroa waa taiutrd nil aking'lh course, by aol dim' IhikU'h, cannon abota andcbeers (fiim tl- i-rowde. Wbm ho arrived bere, thousands .luted lilm and bla machine, loiter flor with wblcb tbo spectators 4-nimted the machine were torn off ii niumi'iitua. Eventually troops were otillj.-d ut protect blm. ,Tai departure? of Oarra for Pisa tts Hi.- NlKiial for fresh demonatrs tluni :iil (he air tana: with erlee of "Vim Cm-roe," "Viva rtanco." Arrlv tng at I'l-a, Oarroa landed on the earn- of the king, tbe Caalne dl Roelr. All lilt.- municipal official Of Plaa, wilh the iHipulare of all the aurround bi town, Invaded the place, and tbe piii.- .-,t down upon blm like an iviUin hi-, and bore bint to eartb and fbully rurrled blm on their shoulder In trluniili, while women covered blm '!lh flowers. T)i aviator, in telling of bla expe-rlum-, Hiitd be had encountered ei trrnu'ly atormy weather and aeveral tlint-i a in danger of being capalted. He Homed, however, to be la good fh)iii-al condition. TAKE FIRST AND BEAVERS SECOND ITEEN BECOMES A BIRDMAN ANO VISITORS HAMMER SPHERE OVER LOT. PcilTLAND, Or. May. 30. (Spo clul )-The Uearera and the Oaka lllt vi-n In a double-beader today, vixliora taking the flrat by score of 9 I" 4. and McCredle'a men winning the m iiikI, S to 3. For tteven Inninga the flrat game at Vanillin street waa a good exhibition, from itiiyone'a viewpoint, but In tbe dfhUi Steen took a prolonged aerial light, and when be came to earth tbe tore! hitting oaka had corraled ail mil", which put tbem ao far In the kid the Ueavere didn't bave a lookln 'or i hi- remaining two Inninga. " Flv,. hlla, coupled wlih two errore, "red ihe alx runa for the vlaltora, nd while the Beavers connected aafe ly with "J'lano Legs" I'owell 13 times, l!"" hits were well acattere I'ortland had no trouble In finding Kllniy in tha afternoon bn acoroa r needed. . " Out Keep Screen Doors 2 f t. : 10 In x 6 ft. iOln. ... Screen Door3 ft. x 7 ft. ............. . ...... Adjustable Window Screens Wire Fly Killers :. .l: -.:..',.. Wire Fly Traps ...... Wire Screen-Cioth 24c per yard .,. Frmk Bosch OHEGON CITY, OREGON , WITH WHIPPING FOE TROUBLE BETWEEN FREEL AND STRUCKEN AROUSES CHER RYVILLE. 1 aaaaeaa"aa Joba p. freel, Kstmain.!r of Cher ryvllle, was l.nnight to Oregon City Tnenday on charge of attacking Wesler Strncken. farmer, who Uvea hear Saundera. Tba men Tiavo been enemlwi 'or years, and Jt s -charged that on May 6 reel gave Btrucken a whlppt"Br nlng a hTrseblp. Owing to the abaence of wltneeaea. Justice of the I'oaoe Samson postponed the lirnrlug until June 10. The allt'Rftd attack baa caused much excitement In the Cnwyvine neigh borhood. Iloth Freel and Btrucken hnve many frlenda who have prom ised to aid them In their trouble. The bitter feeling between the men baa resulted In a miniature feud, and an other clash Is not Improvable. Tne orlKln of the trouble between Freel and Strncken la not known. HouinlooFio- ROADJS DRYING THOROUGHFARE IN GOOD CONDI TION AND PARTIES PLAN TOURS. The Mount Hood automobile road to the Toll Gate, which waa rendered Impassable by th recent ralna. Is rapidly drying, and will be In god con dition b next Sunday ao that any of the resot ta. with the exception of Gov ernment Camp, may be reached. U O. Holiirm. of Portland, made the run out to Cherryvllie Sunday and returned Monday. Aa far aa Sandy, the road was dusty, but from Firwood to Cher ryvllie there was considerable mud. On hie return trip be found tbo road drying.. - , Several partlea are planning . to ..w. tt. rin Sunday. The rhododen- drona are In bloom and the trlp will be Heal. A new bridge has been built Hie Flies ......95c $1.15 ...25C. ...IOC .. I5C 1 3C a e a a fc e e e arroHi Aldnr Creek eaat from Cherry vlll. which eliminates a bad place. Work hag been In progress under the direction ofvDavIa DoukIbrs on this liridKe and at other points on the road. OIL CAUSES AUTO ACCIDENT. Brake on F. M. Swlffa Machine Was On When It Hit Post. An examination of tha automobile of V. M. Bwirt. which ran down the steep grade on Eleventh street and crashed Into post, badly damaging the machine, shows that the brake was applied. Mr. Swift applied the brake before he got out of tbe machine. Tne whoeK however, were not held I curehy. because of oil dropping on the clamps. Mr. Swift Is on of the moat careful drivers In Clackamaa County. MOTORISTS ASK FOR NEW HIGHWAY LAW MEASURE ENACTED AT LAST SES SION PROVIDE8 STRINGENT REGULATIONS. Motorlata in Oregon City have ap plied to the Secretary of State for cbplea of the "Oregon Motor Vehicle Law" which waa passed at tbe last eettttion of the Legislature. The law will become effective on August 1. The following are aome of tbe fea tures of the law: Vehicles proceeding In the same di rection shall overtake each other by pasalng to Oie loft.' Tbe overtaking machine shall maintain its Speed until clear of tbe overtaken machine, and for such distance thereafter aa shall pre vent dirt and mud throwing upon the overtaken vehicle. The algnal ao to pane shall be xlyn by one- blast or stroko of horn, betL whistle, goug or other signaling device. Should tne overtaken vehicle then not give way, three such blaata or atgnala ahall be given, and, on failure to comply there with, the overtaking vehicle may, at the next suitable place sare to both vehicles, go hy without further signal. proacnng the Intersection from the AI ail interjecuouB, mw lemtio ap- right of any other vehicle approach ing the Intersection, shall have the right nf way. Every vehicle ahall be kept on the right half of the street road or highway traveled when the view ahead la not clear for 100 yards. No races of contents of apeed ahall bo held" upon any atreet, road or high way In tha atate without the permis sion of the authorltlea. Every vehicle shall" be run at a rata of speed that is at no time greater than Is reasonable and proper, having regard to the safety of the public. The rate of speed must not exoeed twenty-five miles an hour, and no mo tor vehicle shall be driven at a rate faster than eight mtlea an hour when within 100 yarda of any venicie drawn by a horse or horses. In case of collision or other accident It ahall be the duty of the owners or operator of the vehlell concerned to stop and render all aid possible, and to gather full Information regarding the accident. Tbe penalttoa for violation of the act aro a fine of not exceeding $50 and coata when a plea of guilty la en tered, for tha first offense; second of fense the fine ahall bo $100 and costs, or fifty daya In Jail; for third or any subsequent ofense, the fine shall not exceed $150 fend cost of prosecution, thirty daya In Jail, or both,. WEATHER FORECAST. 4 Oregon City Fair Wednesday. ' Oregon Fair and warmer Wed- nesday. ." . 1,000 ACRE TRACT SOLD FOR $40,000 MINNEAPOLIS SYNDICATE TO, SUBDIVIDE AND OFFER TO ORCHARDIST8. The sale of 1000 acres in tbe Spring- water district by C. D. Bmun to a eyn-1 dicate of Minneapolis capitalists la one of the biggest deala made In this county In years. The tract Ilea about thre mllea west of the Portland Rail way, Light ft Power Company'a power, ntant now belnar constructed on the Clackamaa River. The aoll la of a red ahot variety and la considered by or cbardlsta to be well adapted to apple- growing. 1 It la announced mat tne price pam for the tract waa a lltth- leaa than $40,000. R. F. Flke, representing tha buyers, said It Is the Intention of the syndicate to subdivide tbe tract Into five and ten-acre tract me property will be offered to Minneapolis and St Paul Investors and bomebulldera seek ing places In Oregon to engage In ap ple culture. --i Tha property waa purchased a year a(?o by Mr. Bruun.from the Oregon Realty Company. The land Ilea seven mllea aouthwest of Estacada, where the experimental station maintained by the Oregon Agricultural College U located. FLOWER THIEVES TAKE VANDALS TWICE ROB. BUSHES AT MRS. J. R- WALKER'S HOME. ' ' , Flower thlevos hava made their ap pearance. Mrs. J R.. Walker, who is one of the enthusiastic lovers of flow era of this city, found on Tuesday morning that a vandal had entered her garden ami had cut some of her choicest rhododendron blossoms from one of the bunhes. which aa covered with bright red blooms," It waa lit erally atrlpped of the 'lowers. Some one entered Mrs. Walker's yard last week and helped himself to all the white narclasua. A sharp lookout will be kept to capture the guilty person. One of the bushes cut Monday tilght was ruined. The Walk era have gone to great expense In having their yard beautified. They had the fence removed, making the yard one of the most attractive in the city. Some of the resldenta residing" on Eleventh atreet report having bad some of their choice rosea cut from the bushes on Sunday night. . . . v 1 KILLED; MANY ARE HURT IN BIG AUTO RACE MQTOR SPEEDWAY, Ind., May 80. One Ufa waa" sacrificed and several men wero injured today In be first fiOO-mlle race on a apeedway. 'The race waa won by Ray Harroun, driving a Marmon car. In 6 boura, 41 mlnutea fend 8 aeconds. Closely presa Ing Harroun for victory were Ralph Mulford, with a Loaler, who finished second, and David Bruce-Brown, In a Flat, a good third. ., In the most aerloua accident of the day, 8. P. Dickson, of Chicago, me chanlcan for Arthur Qrelner, driving an Amplex, lost his life in an upset on the. back stretch. The race bad been on but a few mlnutea and the Amplex waa In Its 30th mile when tbe rim of one of the front wheela flew off. - - POSSIBILITIES OF CLACKAMAS LINE ADMIRABLY PRESENT ED IN BOOKLET. RICH TERRITORY TO BE TRAVERSED Billlona of Feet of 'Finest Timber Await Completion of Road to Be Hauled to World's Markets. The promoters of tbe Clackamaa Southern Railroad have Issued a band some i-rospectus, with embossed cov er, dehcribing In detail tbe country which the road traverses, the system evolved for. financing the enterprise, and tbe proaecta of the road when completed. The booklet Is handsome ly illustrated, and one should be ob tained by. every 'person Interested in tbe rich Molalla Valley, through which the road runa. The prospectus de scribes the territory the road trav eiaea, as follows; "Beginning it Oregon City, the county seat of Clackamaa County, a city and auburbs of 8,000, and running southeasterly through a thickly popu lated and Immensely rich territory for all miles, it reaches the Beaver Creek settlement. Directly tributary to this "olnt la the famous Clark and High land countries on tbe oast, containing millions of feet of fine limber, and th Carus settlement on the west, which la made up of many amall farms. Con tinuing aouth five milts through splendid farms and considerable tim ber, the line passes through Mullno. Radiating from this point and directly tributary to It, are the Colton and Meadowbmok countries, containing mllltona of feet of magnificent fir, larch and hemlock. Interspersed with hundreds of well cultivated ranch-is "At this point the line enters the far-famed Mollala Valley, and running south from Mullno two mllea passes through Liberal, and on three mllea It reaches the town of Molalla, the central trading point of the whole val ley. On the west lie the Macksburg and Needy settlements, made up of small and well-farmed ranches, and to tbe east and up the Mollala river over six billions of the finest timber stands waiting for a means of transportation to market. "Continuing aouth, the line passes through the Yoder settlement, the Glad Ttdlnga settlement, and reachea Marqtiam In a distance of nine mllea, passing through the finest farming sections in the whole Northwest. . "From Marquam. the line runa to Sllverton, the southern terminus, a town of 2500 Inhabitants, surrounded by thousands of acres of rich farming and fruit land." .The, booklet places the amount of timber tributary to the road at 10, 000.000,000 feet, which doea not in cludelhe thousands of carloads of piling, poles and cordwood Vhlcb would be hauled over the road. Tnere are now thirty-six sawmills, with a capacity of 10,000 to 60,000 feet a day tributary to the line. J . B. Young to Be Auditor. SALEM, Or., May 30. J. B. Young, of Portland, will receive the appoint ment of State Auditor, according to an announcement made by the Secce tary today. Mr. Young has been con nected with Ihe Home Telephone Com pany In that city. He will take the place of C. A. Zelgler, one of the rlerka whom Wallace Benson will re lieve June 12. and then will Immedi ately start work as Auditor. For sev eral months James Allison haa acted In the dual capacity of Auditor and bookkeeper. SIX GRADUATES ARE AWARDED DIPLOMAS HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES AT PARKPLACE UNUSUALLY INTERESTING. 1 . Six dlpfomaa were awarded at the graduating exercises of the Parkplace High School, and the debating team was declared to be the winner of tbe prise by the Clackamaa County Debat ing League. The commencement eg- erclsea were unusually interesting and there was a large attendance of rela tlver and friends of tbe graduates. Tba following program waa rendered: Boolah song...'. .High School chorus Address . . II. C Kendricks, President Oration, "Robert Emmett" .v Henry E. Lunenberger Piano solo Myrtle B. Holmes Society newBlet. ..Mildred B. Harnett Vocal duet ....... . . . . Pe,rl Jonee and Vera Hendricks Recitation, "Two Artiste" " Matilda R. Zlnserllng Song. "Bull Dog".. High School chorus Society history .......O. Fy French Recitation, "His Mother'a Song"...- , , . . . Amy Reckover Instrumental duet . ' . .Grace Barnett and Katie Brunner Clasa prophecy Ethel Butts Address....... Henry E. Lunenberger presentation of diplomas by Pro fessor W. O. Jolly. The grsduatea were Matilda Zlnxer llng. Myrtle B. Holmes, Mildred C. Barnett, Henry Lunenberger, Ethel A. Butts and O. F. French. ... . ROSE-CLASSES FOR SHOW ARE ARRANGED ALL ENTRIE8 MUST BE GROWN BY AMATEURS AND OF FERED BY OWNERS.' , The Clackamas County Rose Socie ty haa Issued the program for the Rose Show to be given on June .10: The aiiow promise to be the most successful one ever held, and tba in dications are that tbe attendance will be unusually large.- Tbe rules provide that all rosea must be arranged and named before being brought to the hall to be entered for the prizes. A floral parade to be given by the chil dren of the city and county will start at 1 o clock In the afternoon. All the entries of the children will be their own work, and prizea will be given for the best decorated carts, velocipedes, etc. The rules provide that all roses en tered for prizes must be grown by amateurs and owned by persona mak ing the entries. All exhibitors not members of the society will be charged 15 cents. The following are the classifica tions; Class, Tea. Best collection, 6 red! 'roses named, one variety. Best collection, 6 white roses named. one variety. Best collection, 6 plbk roses, named. one variety. General collection 12 roses, each aep- arate variety.. Clasa, Hybrid Tea. Best 9 white roses, 3 varieties, named, 3 of each. Best 9 red roses, 3 varieties, nanfed, 3 of each. Betit 9 pink roses. 3 varieties, named, 3 of each. - . , Best 9 yellow roses, 3 varieties, named 3 of each. General collection 12 roses, each a separate variety, named. Class, Hybrid Perpetual. Best 8 white roses, 1 variety, named. Best 8 red roses, 1 variety, named. Best 8 red roses. 4 varieties, 2 each. named. Best 8 pink rosea, 1 variety, named. Best general collection, 12 roses, each a separate variety, named. Class Climbers (Ramblers excepted.) Best 8 yellow roses, 1 variety, named. Best 8 red roses, 1 variety, named. Best 8 white roses, 1 variety, named. Best 8 pink roses, 1 variety, named. Best amoral collection 12 roses, 6 va rieties, 2 of each, named. Class, Mixed Varieties. Best 8 white LaKrance roses, named. Best 8 pink La France roses, named. Best 8 I'lrlch Brunner roses, named. Best 8 Gloria Lyonaiae roses, named. Class, Testouts. Best 25 Caroline Testouts. Best 15 Caroline Testouts. Class, New Rose. Best new rose, named, your prizes in this class. Rosea or iginated before 1!H5 cannot be ex hibited in this class. Clasa, Large Roses. Best 4 large roses, 1 variety named. Class, Wild Flowers. Best general collection each a sepa rate variety. Three priaea in this class. School children only may ,enter this com petition. Clasa, Special. A apeclal prize will be given by the Commercial Club for tbe best gen eral collection of roses from , any town, atatlon or location In Clacka maa County outside of Oregon City. J Si'11 Pj"1 ;e Trophy loving cup for best 12 Caroline Testouts. This prize can only be contested for by members of the Rose Society, and must be earned two yeara in suc cession to enable the holder to keep the prize. Special Prize Best 6 yellow hybrid tea roses. !":, : Vv' W AN 5 to 20 Acre Farms New Oregon City J 5 We have several buyers waiting and many coming. If your place is for sale and the price right come and seeus at once - r- 'era" ' ' w o W. F. SCHOOLEY Cz, CO. Phono: Paolflo M-80. Homo A-196. SU Main CL, Ct C" eOw04040404OeOwOOo0404HA MEMORIAL EXERCISES ATTRACT - . BIGGEST CROWD EVER KNOWN TO CITY. CHILDREN MAKE FIKE ATOJL'XE m ' 'aBBaaa . Hon. 8. B. Ortnsby Pays Tributo to Dead and Praises Woman's . - Relief Corps for Great Work. The memorial aervlcea In Oregon City were tbe most elaborate and im pressive ever held here. Mora than 1500 persons were in the parade, and at least 10,000 visitors were attracted to the city by the celebration. Tha -program was- carried out without a . . bitch, and it waa universally agreed that the ceremonies were far .superior to any held before. About 100 veterans marched in tbe ' parade, and at least 1000 pupils of the . public schools and the McLoughUn ' Institute were In line. The procea sion waa led by the Fife and Drum Corps, after which came Company G. .. Oregon National Guard. - Main street waa thronged with men, women and , .children" .anxious to get a glimpse of . the serried ranks. The first exerclaea were held at the suspension bridge, where flower were thrown on tbe water In honor of the sailor dead. Tbe ' veterans of Meade Post and the Re- - lief Corps, escorted by the Fife and Drum Corps and Company O, met tha pupila of the schools on Main atreet and Marched wth them to Willamette Hall, wbere tne children left flowers ' . t r i unr. . a tha .r ' v ..a A n KA . . . V. the procession moved to the Shlvely Opera Houae.v where an elaborate pro- gram was rendered. The address by .' Hon.. S. B. Ormsby, of Sell wood, was considered one of tbe finest Memorial ' Day addresses ever made in Oregon. Mr. Ormsby told of the beginning of slavery, its growth and the causes that led to tbe Civil War. He praised tbe Relief Corpa of the Grand Army of . H DAM. .Kiln am, ni .l nn women bad done a noble work In car- ' i. i t . i i i i . i ii 6 iur viu auiuivia, m rBiug oiuucj with which to build bomea and in erecting monuments. " " Lands borough, and Mayor Brownell, president of the day, made a abort ' address. A solo waa rendered by Mas- -ter Kenneth Woodward. The singing -by a quartette composed of Mra. Leon lies Larzea, Mra. E. H. Cooper, Mr. E. A. Frost and Mrs. W. C. Green waa beautiful. . From the opera house the veterans -were escorted to Mountain View Cem- 1 rendered. Commander Bill read the ritual and the Rev. E. F. Zimmerman , delivered an address npon "Our Un known Dead." Mra. John jVckley read Lincoln's address at Gettysburg, care monies were held by the Relief Corpa and "Taps' were Bounded by Bugler McFarland. Members of Compaay G gave three volleys, the salute to tbe dead. Then followed the decoration of the graves, after which the veter ans proceeded to Willamette Hall, - wbere a delightful luncheon waa - served by the Relief corps. Although there was a scarcity of flowers, all of the florists selling out '' I . . . .1 . . I ,L. II ..lnln vj zviuuuaji . cvvuiug, ilia diuumuu View Cemetery and tbe Catholic Cem-. etery, the latter being located about half a mile beyond the former, pre sented a very attractive appearance. There wan no grave in tne cemetery, forgotten. The Mountain Vifiw Ceme- -tery was crowded with persons deco rating the graves Monday evening. The sexton, J. A. Coufer, bus been 1. .-..-.a- nnrlin 1 1 XT I.iiom fim t Vi A n-atar t V1 weeks. The grass on all of the lota waa cut as well aa in all parte of tbe ' cemetery, and tbe sexton has received . tnii-h nrntoA tir hla Afffplant work. BOY BURIED IN PORTLAND. William Crutcher'a Skull Crushed by Striking Rock In River. The funeral of William Crutcher, 1 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. I Crutcher. was held Tuesday afternoon in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland. The boy waa drowned in tbe Sandy at Welcb'a . Sunday afternoon. - While playing on a tootlog he lost bla bal ance and fell Into , the stream. Bo rapid la the current that the body waa carried three mllea down atream an4 finally lodged against a boulder, where It waa found by Alvln Melnig. The skull had been crushed by contact with the rocks. Mr. Crutcher la a. farmer at Welch' a. . . ' HUSBAND CRUEL, BAYS WIFE. Grace M. Harris, Formerly of Ken - tucky Suae foe Divorce. ' Grace M. Harris haa filed a suit for divorce against Charles P. Harris, to' whr.nl IK. mam-ltM mt flnvlnfirton. Ky.. February 14. 1899. There ar no children. . Mra. Harris alleges that for more than a year her husband baa treated , her cruelly. She says he baa called her vile names,, and haa heaped in dignities upon her. She Is represent ed by J. E .Hedges, :- TED! . 1