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VtJCEKL CNTERPRISC CSTADL ISM ED I860
VOL. 2 No. 11.
-OltEOON CITY, OUKCJON. TriUKSDAV, JULY W. 1011.
Per Week, 10 Cknts
ENT
HI MJtL HAS
DEATH TOIL OF 50
Lndreds lost as flames
SWEEP TOWNS IN NORTH
CRN ONTARIO.
FUCEES MAKE RUSH FOR LAKE
housande, Homal, 'Threatened
With Starvation Bpaclal Train
Sent to RHef Fifteen "
Art Drowned.
TOIIONTO. Out.. July 12Avtti
ult of the fr-m fire Hint ara
replug unchecked tliriitiKlt North
ii uiitiirlo, at l-ast &u Uvea ara lout,
,ny have been Injured, hundred ara
hii and It la reared tbiil score
tlu-e will be Included hi the retail-
m.
Kid roil men were.diowned at Uii'ijjv.
I ii ill when they were driven Into
ViW. iiy the dense clouds i'f smoke I
,1 ue uf flra.
Tt men aere burned to death at
h raito mine and another met a aim
i- fute . at -the I nlted .Purcusuiw
in-, '
e Towns Daatroyad.
Three town have been dairoed
I hundreds of refugee are facing
uvjitlon. A train consisting of flint
mien in it children was rushed out
Cochrane Ihl morning fur ilia south
the wall of flame advanced toward
vlllimu. Tha town of 2.rtti0 Inlinbl
.( wr ifHn In flatiu and In n
i Ir datroyJ. )iith P)ri iiilii and
irvtlln are rnrril rnma.
inliln t'ltv, mi r rim nil fd ,v flunifm
lioiita, atlll U In f!iuifr, althimuh
Iv the aitlMir ( hn burnpii. I'art
Tl"i':il litia bcti 'linil out, the
i lieliiu 'mntr)llil only by dynwinlt-
u n it' cn tiouara In ronirr nf thn
ii. , '
Tu fciwlnl traliiir huvO ticcn auot
tirlna mil th 4.IMW ifrn who aro
l ii'ttrvuilott or iliath hv flr In
i Tli'ulo dlatrlrt. tiiimiiiilra44m
If.i nti!ct.nn dUtrlrla I oxrt tti 4ly
.ifU-nl'. - .
nth Vada For Lak.
Th" t'nmi'H awept down ou South
rt'iiliin and I'lttrlllo almost with
wmnlng. Th alnrtn rrnnn Juat In
in.- for tha twpla to ruah for the
If. lint ih-v wa-f furec t fo'avindoi'
fi"t)tlntiirtiJtni. --v--2r ::
l!'Mlly mrovlwt rnftn wra u'l
i f nt th rfla., many of
iii'tn wr woman and rhIMran.
' ih( Ink to Onldt-n City. There
I, with othT anrvlrora of th flroa
i ti north, ara flKhtttiar hack the flr
l.l.-h arurcbrd tha outaktrla of that
l:i-.. x
im'y a fw daya' provlalona ara left
Cn'di-n t'lty. LnUon-ra employed on
Ontario Kovenmi- nt'a new rallroud
i'" from (;ildn City weat, nuihel
rtfy after a ralo fluUL with
(Imnea In whlfh ninny were hndly
nrned. They lout t-verythlna; but Iho
I' it bra they wtire.
Thi- town Of Keliwi wh atiAndonea
i-'ny after fight Inntlnx alnce Pun-
lay. . , - , V ,...
V
TO
99 NO SUFFERING
Thtrmamete-a In Orrnoii City at 3
l no d.'Kreoa. It waa the hot teat day
if thn hfRHon. but It wnnnl quite aa
'i it here aa Portland thermometer
nilMterfd. There It waa 91 at 3
I'elorJt l'erhawi the juhlhitinr of the
'"it In the hi town had aomethtug
to do wlili the difference.
In the early forenoon Indications
vere that the temperature would be
I'ove the average, but by noon the
hnwlim of 2 degree made It plain
'h ( something out of the ordinary
we to tie expected tn the way of heat.
In aplte nf the change In the weather
tf-ere woa no dtatrena, due to the au-
"ce of humidity.
In plncoa ex tinned tn the direct rays
"f t le aun the heat waa exceaalve, Io
i Iii' ah'ide, however the air Waa not
t-ticouifortably warm, CiMler weather
' n'.'omlaed late todny.
FOXY. GRANDMA
" , (Thanhaur.)
A Good Comedy Dram.
A BASHFUL SDN
(Rellanoa)
A aplcy oomady full of laugha.
Ti i mi::
MERCll
Electric Theatre
TONIGHT
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BLIND PIG" IN CITY
RAIDED BY CHIEF
S. E. JENNINGS PLEADS OUILTV
TO SELLING WITHOUT LI
CENSE AND FINED 175. 7
LANDLADY SWEARS OUT COMPLAINT
John Outlar Admit ' Having Vlalted
Placa and Ha to Pay 2J
Authorltlea Dcteraalnsd to '
Enforce Law. '
I . -
Chief of police Hlmw Wednesday
raided u,'-lillin1 I'Ik" lu Ihe heart of
the city, Mint arresied H. E. Jennings
the imtii'r, who recently cnma her.
J'lllll Itutlcf, H MMiOOnMIM'pitr, WHM
city. John Duller, a saloonkeeper wax
urrvHtod a short while .later on a
charge of disorderly conduct. It was
' ti i : )'! that hp Itutl' visited the place.
i ii In ill" liiiini n
..,,1,1 a ir !. nt
llC't-IIKU.''
The k)IU- have known fur aeveral
rlaya thi't llm, llneo wan bt:iK ron
I'wcted, but wanted to b anre of bar
Jnic aiifnt'lt-nt eUliMira to convict be
fore I ho raid waa iniide. Night Police,
men (ireen and Cook have ahndowod
l he houae.
Landlady Makaa Complaint. -Klnully
Mr. Mary HIkkn In whoae
h mho on Tenth atn-et the bunlne-ui t
ni roM lncttd mnrle a (Himplulirt, and
the t-hlef dtt'lded to make, the raid.
Wliou it r. Jen n I n mi rented the room
to .letinlUHa aha did not have any Idea
that t9 Intetiited to vll Uiior In It,
He rtWrlljod hlmacl an a mill
worker. ' ,
- .Innnlntta and HnOer 'were taken be-
I fore Hceord 'r Kflpn. The men plesd-
e', unity fiid Jennltijc waa fined t7C
.n-l Klveti a aoiitenre of thlrtgf ,dya
l'i J'tll Me (mid the fine, and after
nun h iiniiort lining on hln part iho He
curder ri-mlfted the Jail Hentenre on
amino nt Jcniilmu JuLlo.CKA'n
viol i u the law
Hull' r deiiiwd that he hnd anyttiltiK
to do wirh the plueo, but admitted that
he hud been lb re. He waa rinel
l:",. wlili h he pabl. but derlared hen
doli'ir o, thnt lie had been a victim
rr .clrc;nitlniirH
Laws Are Enforced.
Tire am it U In line with I he deci
iloii ofjtlio authoiitleH of the city that
no liquor ahull be Mild llleKnlly In the
city, and (he anlixms ahull not vlo
I 'te the exil-te ordlnatieea. Jone-ih
Keirlclc, a asloon ojer, recently
h:td hla llcenne tnkeu away from him
buCttime of a charge thiit two women
vvcru found tn hi place. I
The City tuncll nlw hn hid ti
eitiniluu'lon made of the glut' front n
hlch "vpre ordered tnxtalled by tha
nl'ina. Mid t 'a ld that one or two
i f them do not meet tho requlremeuta
cf the onllunnce. The owner proh
ably will be ordered to make alight
Alteration.
BENNV COMES BACK
PORTLAND TWIRLER HAS WHITE
CELLS ENOUGH LEFT'.TO
PITCH GOOD BALL. '
I'OaTJUNP. Or., .Inlr 12. (Spec
lii !). Itonny Hendniin, who " hfta
Killed the pledge and promise never
to tranngrea ngAln. got buck on the
mound for pm tlam) today and wo.i
M i game. 8eetna , that - Denny
han loft aoine of thone white
V'j mlcMul antl toxin blood cells that
Dr. Wlllltwit S. 8nd lor explulned at the
Willamette Valley " Cbautauqun. ao
thoroughly, llonny fitia pitched letter
(fiimea, but 'tie waa In fair form to
rfiy. The acute waa 0 to 3, the vic
tory being comparatively eaay for
rvrtlMiitt. Iletmy allowed 7 hit and
the Heaven pounded out 11 off llltt.
mven whnt? Make the pun yourself
If you want to. '
' The remit Wednodday follow:
Taclflc Cftaat league Portland 0,
ornon 8; Oakland 8. Bau Franciaco
); Sacrami'nto 3, l)a Angeles 1.
Northwestern League Portland 7,
Spokane 4; Seattle 4. Victoria; Van
couver 14. Tacoma 8. . ,
American League Dotrolt 9, phtla
delphla 0i Cleveland 4. Washington S;
r 'hloago 0-2. Boston 8-1; New York 11.
St. Loula 2. '
National Iugye 8t. Loula 13-6.
ronton 0-0; Brooklyn 6. Chicago 2:
Cincinnati 6 . Philadelphia 4; New
York 4, Pittsburg 3.
STANDING.'
paclflo CoaaL
L.0
43
49;
61
60
63 ,
60
I
35
35
30
43
43
64
P.O.
.567
.524
.519
.619
,4A5
.417
P.C.
.603
'.698
.681
. .488
.482
.247
Portland , ...
Vernon , , . i .
Oakland ....
5n Francisco
S4
B4
I I .y I 55
4 ... .' 64
Sncramento
43
43
Lo Angelas
Northwaatern.
W.
Spokane .
Vancouver
Tacoma ,,
Portland .
.'cattle ..
Victoria . .
S3 ;
... i , . , . ex .
, 60
... 41
40
..j..... . 21
Mr. and Afra. Edwin Jerry, of Lin
.Tiln. Neb., who attended the Christian
-hurch Convention at Portland, and
al.o p'.me to this city to vialt Mr. and
Mrs. L. P. Horton and Mr. and Mra.
Try B. Cox, left on Tuesday for their
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vjsii n.Uwirk.iiufr
aSuviti tu attd wtj-f
CCXlipllt.l In u1 1
Ti ml
Vf!sCv,,V,rnKlJ,'M',,, Pilru Hon.
Wuniwkufjf Gonnrivisler.
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AT CHAUTAUQUA
SARAH MILDRED WILLMER WINS
BIG AUDIENCE WITH DC-
LIGHTFUL WORK.
DERBIES CLIMB IN BASEBALL RACE
Kellog 8tine.-.d Grue'llng Marathon,
, , ' But Hamlin Shows Lightning
:' Speed and Many . Pick
Him for'winner.
, (By Staff Correnpotident.)
(HAUTArgi'A CROl'NDS, GLAI
STONK PA UK. Or., July 12. Tho an
nouuconiont that Miss Sarah Mildred
Wlllnier would read "La Samaiitlne"
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i-1 .-w -m i i hit ii Rrni i mu. in mc
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READING
CHARMS
P.a.on to the WHlHmette Valley CT.au-Jan-N;; York. ',H4lver4 a lecture on, j '" MeM will greatly aurpans any
tauqua this evening. Mlas Wlllnier lj-Tlie Stn tiKest Man In the World. ' j undertaking of Its kind ever attempt
easily the farortto f oil the enter- at S o'clock thin atternoon at tho Wlll-jrd In this section of the state. Let-
talnera who have appeared during the well Volley Chautauqua. .
, . . , tB . ''Gladntotie. Hla Legacy to the Eug-
moctlng, aid her greeting tonight waHh Pm)0 w)u i,r. am, 8Ub-
meat flattering. Her rending "The j Ject tomorrow afternoon.
Sign or the Cross" liiHt season won" for ; Dr. Aktid Ih the man whom J. IX
her the admiration of the crowd, hut .R?ck,:f''"05 . ,,:?'Lf-1?"B
she rni'M even a riner impression this
avam f. 1 I m n.rt.ulnn Ihl.
time. Miss Wlllnier la an elocution
lit of rare ability, end Rlie held the
rn.pt attention of her hearers.
By defeating Aurora toduy the DU
worth Derbies took second place In
the great baseball series, and are
within striking distance of the, Price
Bros, ir the Portland team beat Price
II: oh. Friday the foams will be tied
or ttrat place. It la, however, settled
that these teams 'will piny Saitrdsy
for the big purse to be given by 1
assembly. The arrangement Is that
the two leading teams shall play for
the purse. Price Bros, have played 3
games and lost none, percentage 1000;
DU worth Derbies played 3, won 2, per
cenrsge .007; Aurora nlayed 4, won
2,-lost 2, percentage ,R00: Gladstone
Hayed 3. won l and Crystal Springs
Park 'played 3, won none, ,
Ssors la 7to 6. ', . v"
The DU worth Derbies ,beat Aurora
by a score of 7 to 0. The game was
exciting and was anybody's until the
l"t man was retired In tha' ninth.
Mnreland and Houck pitched for tho
Derbies and Baker did slab duty for
Aurora, The- score by , Innings fol
low: - . ' .
' 1 2 3 4 6 8 7 8 9
Dll worth Derbies 151,00000 07
Aurora .30003000 18
Kellog still leads the marathon, hut
Hamlin In. a sprint at the close today
showed lightning speed and many are
picking him for the winner Saturday
afternoon. The gruelling this after
noon was too much ror Ladd, Chase
and Wilson -and tbey dropped out of
the race. Kellog has made 30 laps;
Hamlin, Amburn and Shaver 33 each:
Hudson .12; Ooetx 80 and Hutchlns
29. The race becomes more exciting
each day, and It la evident that the
finish will draw a largo crowd.
Quartet Wins Audience.
At the clo of tns classes Dr. Lena
PlHPETRATED BY WALT Mc DOUGALL
CUR CASTRONOMIC HALL OF FAMt.
2ty i Colonel
porTrut Hank
r of FWJ
l rvfi,. at
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"r'nU 5AeC, conceived f'iMu
nit.k io.lwT.KJl In- , the A MW
DocK beer. rtAAil -
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Noted Minister Speaks
DU. CHARLES F. AKEP.
, . . , . ..n,l,
. . . . . . . . . i .
in New yorg v iiy, one or me weaiin
IcHt and most arlntocratlc churchea In
the world. Dr. Aked stayed one year
but refused to necept the- position for
another year although he was offeivd
an Increase or $10,000 In salary to do
, I rt f...)i..M . Hn m Cam
4
'vi -ir., KH ."JJV? rSXteTjzK have Nfcvirurv W
1 ' "
;-...':. M ,'-'i;V,u,'i
KtanclV at a salary of $IS.OOO and,es''
I now pastor of tha First Congrega- More Interest la being shown In Dis
tlonal church In that city. kt No. 1, which includes all of Ore-
. " .Ron City within tho city limits, than
WINKLES NOT HURT
HORSE FRIGHTENS AT ELECTRIC
CARS AND FAMILY THROWN
FROM VEHICLE...
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Winkle and two
children, of the West Side, narrowly
escaped 'serious Injury In a runaway
tsrldent. They auffered -a severe
shaking up and were slightly bruised.
While riding along the electric car
trck their horao became frightened
at an electric car and ran away, throw
ing Mr. Winkle and his family or.t In
the road. The Jiome c- otlnued its
mad flight, and before retching the
Winkle place demolished tin buggy.
Mr. and Mrs. Winkle are thankful
they and their children wero not ser
iously Injured,
4kS.'4 4t.444'44s.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
. - '
Oregon City Fair, cooler late
afternoon or ' Friday morning;
westerly, winds ' .
Oregon Fair, warmer east.
P cooler southwest portion; west-k
erly winds.
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lol I Ic soldi ycl live
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JIMTFRFT PRllWQ
IN BIG CONTEST
l
VANY INQUIRIES ABOUT VALUA-
BLE PRIZES RECEIVED
j BY ENTERPRISE.
DEMAND FOR RECEIPT BOCKS LARGE
j Name cf Candidate to be Announced
I Tuesday, so Now I Time to
Get In Race For Fine
Awarda.
JnliDg from the number of telo
i p'.ione Inquiries and communications
) received at The iiterprlae of rice( since
jthe announcement of the $1,200 In
i valuable prlr.es to be awcrded to the
womto iuid girls cf Clackamas county,
tors have been received from differ
ent sections of the county asking for
ucelai books (hlch are now ready)
and details regarding the distribution
of prizes, etc., and it Is safe to pre
dict that when tho names of the can
:'l I ;K9 are anounced next Tuesday.
Ju'y 13. you will feel duty bound to
sss:m in having one or more names j
aauomioed with the winning contes
tants on the last night of the con-
I being shown lu the outlaying die
Ulcta, but when the first publication
n( nsmea is made it la expected that
every town In the county will be well
represented. Gladstone has already
-urJ lu the name of a- representative,
Oiwego and a number of other locali
ties are lavlg plans to make an ef
fective campaign. NOW IS THE
TIMU. Enter your name or the name
of a young lady whom you would like
to asalst to win one of the valua
ble prizes, und by the time of the first
announcement of names, you will have
-jnough votes t? your credit or that
of your friend to assure yonr friends
that you or the young lady haa en
tered with a determination to win. -
Now I Tim to Enter. :
Tho prlxca whlih are to be award
ed are surely worth an effort on your
part, and you will, never realize how
easy It Is to become the. proud pos
sessor cf one of the valuable prlea
until you have tried. Enter your
name at opcj. then plan a line of cam
paign and stick to It. Don't let oth
ers sway you for a moment. If you
adopt this system there can" be but
one outcome, SUCCESS. '
Think of It. A little work on your
part for tha n eight week and you
win a Grand Upright Kimball Piano,
value $40o; or one of the highest grade
sewing machine ever placed on the
market.. The New Home, very , latest
model, value $75. The musical educa
tions and business scholarships that
ar to be awarded as third and fourth
H MMIM: I
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OREGON CITY ELKS
LOCAL HERD AIDS PORTLAND
ANTLERS IN VICTORY
CELEBRATION.
About 150 OreKon City Elk went to
f'ortland Wt-dncMilay evening to parti
cipate In the celebration over winning
of the big convention tn JS13. The
EIM of tli la city are juat aa enthusias
tic over the victory aa are tboae of
Portland, and they did ail in their
power to land the meeting for the bin
city. The delegation, which went to
Portland on a special did not return
until after midnight. The member of
the party aalrl that they bad a delight
..I i...t -OH not attempt to fles-
cr!t the Jinka that were pulled oif7
exct-pt :o eay that they were of both
the hijjji and low varletlea. ?
WEST SIDE RESiDEfffS
GET ELECTRIC LIGHT
I
SIDEWALK COMPLETED FROM
SU3tewu,lJN BRIDGE TO
SCHOOL HOUSE.'
Many Improvements are being made
WMho Wcat Side in theiray of build
ing. A new sidewalk extending trom
the mmpeiiBlon bridge to th West
Slile school housf bag been complet
ed, and along the walk electric tight
s-e bejns Installed. SIsny of tho reMl-
;lni;cea ill t eupplled with Uuli-i
light, which have been needed tn
that locality for many years. f
Mrny of the homes are also being
improved, among: them being that of
Mr. and Mra. Harvey Farmer, which
in now one of the 'moat attractive
homes on the Went Side. Mrl Farmer
onrchased from - J. Winkle and
I h a ' :ul the honae remodeled and re
painted. The fencing encloalng the
property is being painted, whicb will
add to the attractiveness of the home,
electric lights will also be inntsllel.
Philip Fehnorr. who live at Sunset,
his purchased two lota adjoining hU
own property..
i
DR. SOMMER HEADS
STATE MEDICAL BODY
FORMER OREGON CITY PHYSI-
CIAN HONORED BY FEL'
LOW PRACTITIONERS.
Dr. Ernst A. Sotnmer, who practic
ed In Oregon City for about fifteen
years, was on Wednesday elected
pi-osldent of the Oregon State Medical
Association at the session In Port
land. Dr. Sommer relinquished a
large practice here about a year aso
and moved, to Portland, where bis suc
cess has been remarkable. His. elec
tion to the head of the State Medical
Association show the esteem in which
he Is held by hla fellow practitioners.
Dr. Sommer l one. . of the best
physicians In Oregon, and his many
friends here will, be prat I fed to hear
of the honor that has been conferred
upon him. He was formerly Mayor
of Oregon City, and showed the same
remarkable aptitude in the manage
ment of munlciiinl effalrs aa he has in
his medical work.
ARTISANS ENTERTAIN TONIGHT.
Dancing to be Feature of 8oclal at
Woodmen Hall. .
The Artisans will give a social, at
the Woodmen- Hall his evening.
Dancing will be ors? of the features.
The cadets have cliiirge of the enter,
talnment. They are Mrs. May Sv-y
menn, Mrs. Sadie Eby, Mrs. Scnell
Mrs. James McFarland, Mrs. Kmnv
Thomas, Mrs. Orpha Henntngsen, Mia
Minnie Donovan, Miss Ruth Fuge.
Unclaimed Letters. '
Following Is a list of unclaimed let
ters at the Oregon City poatoflce for
the week ending July 14. 1911:
Woman's List Bancroft, Mrs. John
W.; Smith, Mrs. Clara; Wilson, Mrs.
(51. .
Men's List Anderson, Tom.; Burns,
William: Clauber, George: Clarkson,
James O.; Darby, V. B. (2); Holmes,
a; Minnls. J. W.; Turner, William;
Turner, E. P.
O4oej4oaoooooooo4oo4oo4oeoeceoeoooo4ooo4o.
1-4 Acre Tract
All in crop, close to school anfi Electric car line, 4
blocks' from store, f We will sell this at your own
terms. If you want a home come and see us.
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WF. SCHOOLEY Cz CO.
i - 612 Mala tu Oregon CKy.
ulu, Kim mm
COMPANION SINKS TiiREE; Tffi
Kenneth Morrfeoi, , Ateo 12 Brave
fsatK 4)a A I A CsalaanMDas-tVw In
Boat Think Lads Playing
Body Found by Earl Lute.
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With a motorboat, 'containing , a
SUimir Pomona and numerous small
craft within bailino diatanee. Ralph
Burd, twelve years of sge. son of Wil
liam Burd, of ElyviHe, was drowned
Wednesday morning, after his chum
had thrice risked his life In efforts
to rescue the lad.
Never Io the history of Oregon City
has anyone been drowned under more
peculiar circumstances, and the- won
der now Is that the boy's Vti tboi:'.;
have been sacrificed. The hero com
panion of the dead lad Is Kenneth
Morrison, also of Elyvtlle, . Not nntll
he had beouvijrewn under the water
three times, and was completely ex
hausted from his battle with the
drowning lad did he relinquish bis
efforts to save his friend, and It was
only by the most desperate attempt
that be reached shallow water. He
was cairied to the shore by men who
had witnessed the tragedy.
Goes to Chum's AioV
' The Burd and Morrison boys, the
latter also only twelve years of age,
left their homes early Wednesday for a
4miT!jlr,.miitltor3 did not know
where they were going, but. It Is said,
they bad no idea the lads were going
to the river.- After playing about In '
the water" on the West Side neir
Twelfth street for somftftne, Ralph.
who could not swim, drifted into deep
water. He managed to keep on the
surface for several minutes, but hid
desperate strugeninRS' drove htm near,
er the center of the river. The boy
yelled or help and bis chum swam
tO him. .' -v.-:---..:
For time Kenneth seemed to bo
winning the fight, but the other boy
kept striking out wildly with hla arms
and finally seized his friend about the
neck. They anfc but Kenneth freed
himself sni rss to- the surface. A
second later Ralph, also came tip, and
agsin Kenneth seized him. .. Thr was
another struggle and once mors the
boys sank. - They came to the surface
again, Kenneth still holding firmly
to the drowning boy, who clung des
perately to the other's neck. Try aa
h would thB heroio lad could not
shako off his friend, or free himself
so aa to use hi arms, and they went
under for the third time.. The MorrL
son boy freeing himself, with all the-'
strength he could command struggled
to the, shallow water, and Ralph did
not corns to the surface sgaln.
By this time J, O. Herford, of 414
Taylor afreet; Portland, who, wltn his
wife and several friends, was passing
in a motorboat realised the true situa
tion and hastened to the place where,
the body had sunk.
They had thought nntll the Burd boy
did not rise the last time that the
lads had been playing. It would hare
been an easy matter for them to bare
made the rescue had they known the
lad was drowning, Mr. Heryford, who
frequently comes to this city in bis,
motorboat. had often seen boys bath
ing whore the accident occurred, and
knowlnr how thev - nlav - and take
chances In the water had no reason
to think the Burd lad was drowning
until It was too late to save him. It
has been customary for lads from one
side of the river to meet swimmers
from the other side In midstream and
wrestle In the water. In, their play
tbey bare often called for aid to ex
cite passers by In boats.
The news of the accident aoon
spread through . the city, and more
than 100 persons hurried to tlw beach
from which the boys had gone Info
t the river. At least a dozen dived In
futile efrorta ror the body, among them
being Edward Buscli and J. B. Wal
dron. C. H. Hoyt, a newspaper man,
and R. W. Baker, who hurried to the
beach In an automobile were among
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