MOO jHr!; J will WUU fef ""7 iimi at a sateelal , TM dairy noavrya wvsn Portland and gateasaij s 4' iHN in overy otlo Of & et eonem f iw price. mm County, wtth a rf as. wo. - Are yew an w WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1500 V()I, 2-No. 21. OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1911, Peh Wekk, 10 Cent WAD DRAWS BALLOT BATTLE OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS. DIG FOREST FIRE TAFT INDORSED BY NEBRASIliS HINT INVESTORS IS RACE ROYAL BAFFLES FIGHTERS 00OH SUBSCRIPTIONS OBTAIN' CANDIDATES OAIN AMAZINGLY SOUTHERN PACIFIC MEN FIGHT INSURGENTS BLOCKED IN FIGHT FOR LA FOLLETTE IN CONVENTION. to TO GRADE UNI TO MOLALLA. AS CONTEST FOR PRIZES . . PROCEEDS. DESPERATELY TO SAVE TIM BER AND POWER HOUSE. ill 'nZ tflPHASIZC 1 ft.' The Fat Kurt r A 4 Gt1TLCHtrttTMr se 12.000 Tort A suj00r it a mfST M NEGOTIATES FOE MILS ctort Considering flan to Cmn lulling Stock and Bond Road For enough to Complete Wor.- h, work on the Clackamaa South Railway I progreaalng faster than any time during I bo progress of uik Tho company baa about hi., timD ana ininr inmi fb work of grading- and clearing. I (n employes sre maaing gooq VreM along the lino. Fh farm-re In tho Molalla district I, bern subscribing very liberally, I at bl Hnio tho company baa . aubM-rliXlona than will bo ro Crd to complete Iho ontlro grade , Oregon Cliy U Molalla. itenptton Como In, Act lyi new oubacrlptlons como hlrb more than cover tho oiponao kirred on iho lino, and that alone Lory picking to tho boord of dt hurt. ho are earnestly working tbt completion of tho project. fkey f"l that In a abort lime track- ng mill begin, tbo company la nrKotlatln ir ateei to no uacj bo laying of tho track, and Ilea being subscribed by tbo sawmill i at tltat part of tho county af d by tho road, dmg Plan Favorod. largo numtw of tbo eubecrlbera advocating a policy which tbo dl- or aro carefully conaldorlDg at tlmo, ana that la to coaao aolllng k and complete tbo grade, and Id tho project for enough to lay teal and pmcuro tbo rolling atock. try flguro that by puraulng that rat tho taming capacity of tbo id would pay tho bond a In a ahort U, and tho stockholder would tbon lufly on (ho rood, and with only bnall amount of atock o and own- tba road, tho atock would bo very nbl. JIFUL STORY H VETERAN FREEDOM IAKIR, OP ROSEBURG. BAYS HI BEGGED TO KBKP FROM STARVING. C. Baker, a morabor of tha Roee- t ruai oi i no tirana irnr or. ino n ho wa arrested on a. charts of yeara of ago, admit tod that bo asked aaveral poroona for money, aid bo had dona It only when bo starvation atarlng bim In tbo . Ho declared that ho waa re ly robbed of hla ponalon money several montha In Seattle. In it ni nil a HUf iaa via iuiiui ar, an. to a cut over a trouaera' pocket h bad been made by tho robber extract the money. I am not a beggar," aald tho old l -All I want la work: Dut every I apply to for work aaya that I too Old. I want tn aullU aaaklnC J V" Wt M w ... a.w-w "I be cared for." 00 tone of alncerltv In tho old RoKPburg. Soclallatl to Have Plonlo. . be Hoclnlliil rp will tinM a nlrnln Now Era on Auguat I. BoTerafgood -ion uave oeen ongagoa ana rv ".i,iiT-iiin win do aervou. 'fa in This rltw mim h vml " ". A J V. V. lull VIUV1 IVUUV l)laco. tiADC rtlf! w navar could aao any fun In alt- . ... .... HranuBiana ana luer wain- 9 the game. Wa had to gat on the fold end got action. , " CLOTHING, SHOES, .SHIRTS, TS. liNraiuaraai tuiBV. a in ik. . ... . - "NO FOR MEN AND YOUNG MEN at mrTm.M aa. am i aw ak L Syatam suit. .:...V.. 1S.7S 00 and S4.00 Douglaa Shoo . , . 2.98 t DONT nixa- mnu ruirviH BUT COME BACK AGAIN TOMORROW. 1 . . I . . . a ..... EXCLUSIVE CLOTHIERS, Not Like Other, th and Main Bto, THIS IS THE WEEK TO CARXER VOTES Determined Entranta, Taking Advant age of "Club of Five" Offer, Forgo to Front In Remarkable Competition. Tho battle roval It on la oarneai In Tbo Bntorprlao'a big prlio voting corneal. Hepona received at (hla of fice Tueaday ahow that almoat all con- teat am a aro meeting with groat auo- caa. . - Advice to candidate: No matter whether you aro flrat on tbo Hat or laat tbla morning, your chancea aro oquai if you keep arter tbo votea tbla Week, lain't let up a mlnuto; lay off neat week if you muat, but dont waato a aocond during the extra vote offer. When you get ono "Club of five" at art Immediately to get anoth er, and when you get It atart right over and get another, etc. Diligent application to vote- getting during tbo neat flvo daya will bring amailng ro aulta and fu ahould endeavor to got far enough In tbo load to take a little r"t and fool eaay when tho vote achodulo rovorta back to tho former number allowed. Tbo contoot editor wanta to Improaa tbla on your mlnda, each day every ono of yout NOW 18 TIIKTIMK. No matter how you atand at tbla mlnuto, by doing good work thla week your cbancea will bo aa good aa tboao of any other candidate. Continued on page two. PIONEER Vi BY PORTLAND MAN JOHN BICHNER IS ATTACKED BY ANAN MOORE AT OSWEGO. John Hlcbner, a pioneer of Oawo go, aoventy-ona yeara of age, waa severely boalea on tbo head with a club Tueaday In an altercation with A nan Moor, preaident and general manager of tbo Portland Cement Com pany, with offlcee In tho Lumbormen'a Building, Portland. Uicbner camo to tbla city, and had bl wounda dreaaed by Dr. Mount. Ho declare that bo will awoar out a complaint agalnat Moore. According to itlchner, wbo la ono of tbo moot roopoctod men In tho county, tho attack waa unprovoked. Tho trouble waa tho outcome of the el of a piece of land, tbo title to which la In dlaputo. Tbo Portland Ce ment Company la eatabllablng a ce ment factory at Oawego. Tbo com pany bought tbo land In dlaput from Henry Gana, who la aald to bava had no title to It, but gavo a quitclaim deed. Dlcbner aaaerta that tho title to tho property la In tbo name of hla wife. Dlcbner and hla eon, Henry, were fencing tho land Tueaday when they were approached by Moore who la aald to have ordered tho other men to leave. They rofuaed, whereupon, according to Blcbner and bla aon Moore oelcod a club and etruck tho older man two blowa on tha boad. Young filchnor Interforred and bo, too, waa etruck on tha bead Blchner, Sr., waa knocked down and for a abort tlmo waa unconacloua. Ha waa brought to tbla city by hla aon. Dr. Mount aald tba man waa aerloualy wounded, but he thought tbat bo would recov er. Joaepb Blcbner, Mayor of Oawego, la a aon of tho wounded man. ' After bla wounda wore dreaaed Blchner em ployed Oeorgo C. Brownell to look af ter bla IntereaU. WIFE SAYS HUSBAND CALLED HER NAMES Olllo M. Wlleon baa rilod autt In tho Circuit Court agalnat Joaepb Wlleon. at nnfifMnrnP tnr m itMirM Of dlVOrCO. They were married November 20. 1902, at rel Reono Okianoma, ana nave iwu children. Mra. Wllaon aaya her hua band called ber a "liar" and a "ahe devil" and throw ber out of bed. Ho la aald to bava forbidden ber to apeak to her parenta. In tho oarly part of tbla year while oho waa Buffering from a broken ankle aha avora he etruck hp Rh aaka for lis monthly ali mony and 1100 attorney foea. George , Brownell la nor attorney. GUStAV BKIIT SERIOUSLY INJURED Guatav Bngebrecht, tha Oregon City dairyman, waa aerloualy Injured while driving to bla homo Monday afternoon. Hla wagon overturned on a grade and he waa thrown out, hla right arm be ing fractured near the elbow. Doaplte bla Injury Mr. Bngebrecht aaalatod In righting hla wagon, and then went to a Burgeon and had tba fracture re duced. Mlaa Delia Vincent, of St Johna, haa been jtbe guet of MUa Marie Holmee and Mlaa HeUn Lucaa and other frlenda at Parkplace. EX-LEGISLATOR TO BECOME NURSERYMAN P. M. GILL, GOOD ROADS ADVO CATE, PLANS RETURNING TO THIS COUNTY. - P. M. Gill, formerly of ' Clackamas County, and for the laat two yeara a reoldent of Dufur, Waaco County, will return to Garfield where be will go Into the nursery bualneaa. Mr. GUI believe that there la a great future In aolllng trees, and aaya that from l.ooo to 10,000 trees may be planted on an acre of land. Tboae tree bring about It centa each when aold In large quantltlea, and there la a net profit of about nine centa a tree. Mr. GUI haa been farming on his father's place at Dufur. He waa laat year elected to the leglalature from Hood River and Waaco countlea. He waa an ardent advocate of good road a for farmer, but realated the attempt to build a highway acroaa the atate for the benefit of automobile owner. - In tbo Garfield country, where Mr. OIU expecta to locate In September, tbo Oregon Agricultural College baa planted an experimental apple orch ard, the aoll being particularly adapt ed to fruit growing. Mr. Gill bints that he may become a candidate from Clackamaa county for the legislature nest year. He baa long been a prom inent member of the Orange. Couple Granted Licence. George T. Vollum, of 800 Eaat Thirty-second street, Portland, waa grant ed a license to marry Cora E. Stump. STANDING OF CANDIDATES IN CONTEST CANDIDATES IN MISS MTRTLB CROSS MIS3 ALLIE WARB.... MISS LENA STORT MRS. E. r. ZIMMERMAN. ...... MISS TILXJD METERS MISS EVA KENT MISS ELLA WHITE MISS MADGE BRIGHTBILL MISS ROSE JUSTIN MISS LILLY LONG MISS ROSE MILLER MISS ANNA WOODARD MISS JENNIE 8CHATZ MISS EVA ALLDREDGB t CAr-'DATES IN DISTRICT NO. 2. -o - Votes. MISS JENNIE DJX Mullno 776O MISS DENA PROS8KR Oswego 7039 M1H8 ELLEN MOEHNKB Shubel 8032 MR8. M- T. MACK....;, ,...Canby 16655 MI8S ADA LAKIN" .Mllwauklo 7944 MI88 FAT BATDORP.....,....,.Weat Oregon. City 5434 MIS8 EDNA HUTCHINSON Canby R518 MISS MILDRED REAM..... Willamette .'.17730 MISS ADA CARES. Sandy 8525 MI88 LILLIAN HOLT Sandy 8345 MISS NORA K1MBERLT Boring 2608 MRS. JULIA HOLT Oak Orove 6134 MISS INEZ KNOX Boring , 2920 MISS ELSIE 8HOBNBORN Sprlngwater 6460 MI8S ETHEL CLOSNER ..Cam a 12544 MISS BLODWEN THOMA8 Beaver Creek 6446 MISS MAT JOHNSON Clackamaa 6265 MISS ETHEL DB BOK Willamette 6524 MISS ANNIE GARDINER ..Meldrum 6940 MISS HELEN SMITH1 MIflH HELEN RABICK.,.., MISS DELIA ROBERTS ... MISS ROXY COLE MIS8 f)UI8E 8ILER MIS8 RETA CAROTHKH8. ...... MISS VERNA MEAD..., ASSESSOR PRAISED FOR EXCELLDiT VORK r BOOKS OP J. E.JACK ARE MODELS, SAYS SOUTHERN PACIfIc REPRESENTATIVE, f Appreciation la felt ' by "County Aa eesaor J, BL Jack and bla office force over the remarka of Mr. Tripp, repre senting the Southern pacific Company, who aald that the booka of the Clack amaa County assessor ana neater than any be haa aeon on tbo entire Une of hla company'a railway. "Mr. Tripp baa a railroad blcrcte ana be goea over the company's property for the pur pose or learning toe correct valua tions. Tbia Information la obtained with a view of determining whether the land la worthy of Improvement Mr. Jack baa an efficient clerical force and he realises-tbat tbla com pliment, coming from a man who travela up and down the Pacific Coast la well worth while. HARDIN WAIVE8 EXAMINATION. i ' ' Ranch Owntr'i Case to be Considered By Grand Jury. William Hardin, owner of a large goat ranch at Atnea, waa bound over to the grand jury Tueaday by Juatlce or me reace garason on a complaint Died agalnat him by hla etepdaughter. Hardin, through hla attorney, George C. Brownell, refused to put In any evidence, and waived examination. He waa held In 1500 bond. The charge waa first preferred agalnat Hardin three yeara ago, but was dismissed. ' Votes. ... 9779 8730 8724 . 6380 8040 10659 851S 6360 DISTRICT NO 1. Oregon City , Oregon City , Oregon City .Oregon Cllj Oregon City Oregon City Oregon City Oregon City Oregon City Oregon City , Oregon City , Oregon City Oregon City Oregon City , 6141 7165 4912 8936 2512 6336 o . ' e Caneman.i, ......11398 Stafford 6011 2505 2R01 7004 ' 6915 .V.. . .Jennlnga Lodge ......Molalla Molalla :rftCnneffiah a e o .Gladstone 9672 TO HAVE BIG CONCERT WILLIAM BEARD QJVES AN IN TERESTING TALK ON HIS TRIP EAST, The Robbie Burns Society of Oregon City-met In regular eeseton In tbe parlora of tbe Congregational church last Monday evening. A large number of member waa In attendance and a very entertaining program waa rendered after which tbe ladlea served ice cream and cake. Little bualneaa waa transacted, owing to the warm weather, and by vote It waa decided to bold only one meeting a month In Auguat and September and those meeting to be held on the aeo ond Monday. William Beard gave a very Interest ing account of his late trip through the East. Commenting on the hot weather Mr. Beard advised bla hearer not to travel, Eaat with any expecta tion of avoiding the heat aa Wisconsin and Minnesota heat record are far In excess of Oregon's. Tbe principal subject of discussion at tbe meeting waa tbe coming "Grand Scotch Concert," under tbe auaplcea of tbe Robbie Burna Club of Oregon City. Thla will be the event of the season and aa the funda wUl be used for a very laudable purpose. It la thought the public will reapond liber ally. There will be seven costumed singers and dancers on the stage and some of them will be the most popular Scotch singers and acton of this country. No one will regret tbe ex penditure of 25 centa for an entertain ment of thla kind. Booster ahould take notice that one of tbe most effective waya to boost tbe city la to help along Just auch local aocletiea aa tbia which help to make Oregon City aa attractive aa poaalble and keep . the people with money at home. ELIRT GETS 10 DAYS JAIL AJiD $15 FINE MISS HELEN SMITH, ANNOYED FOR TWO DAYS, APPEALS TO POLICE. Flirting come high In Oregon City. Ask 8ara Kerrtaxla. He knowa. The fellow annoyed Miss Helen Smith, an Mttmahla vonnv woman of Canemah. for two daya, and, finally, ahe decided to appeal to the authorities. She told Chief of Police Shaw about him, and nnn Varrlmila waa hahlnri the bar. City Attorney Story Investigated the case, and fired a broadside into me would be-fllrt at the hearing before RMirdr Stlnn. . Mr. StlDO was not long In dlagnoaing the case, and the following la the prescription tie nanaea Kerrlaala who waa growing faint: CITY HALL PHARMACY; PRE SCRIPTION 1COUNTKR IN REAR. TEN DAYS IN DOOR8; $15 FINE. , Otbera almtlarly afflicted will get a dose of the same medicine If they don't watch out. RANOALL APPOINTS CLERK. Jamoo McNulty to Servo During Vaca tion Season. Jim, McIMultv. of Molalla. baa been appointed substitute clerk In the Ore gon City poetofflce by Postmaster Randall. He will serve two montha during the vacatlona of tbe other clerks and la eligible ror mo nrai vanancr. Mr McNulty nasaed th laat examination for clerks. SiCCWATER IS NOT IN DANGER Force of Worker to bo Augmented and Blaze, It la Thought, Will Soon Be Chocked Family 1 Forced to Flee. i The Southern Pacific' Railroad on Tueaday started a force of fifty men to fighting the big forest fire near Sprlngwater. which tbreatena the $1. 000,000 power-house which tbe Port land Railway, Light A Power Com pany Is building and timber valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. One family has been forced to flee from the flames and other will be routed by4t unleaa It la soon got un der control. The flro I one of the severest ever known In tbe f areata of Clackamaa county. For a 'time Tueaday It waa thought that Spring- water waa in danger, but re porta re ceived late at night are that the town aafe. Fire Ragea Several Week. " Fire haa been raging In tbe Clear Creek district for several weeks and a email force .baa been fighting It. Tbe blaze waa considered of little consequence until a high wind late Monday night drove It toward tbe power plant and valuable timber of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It la now neaiing the footbilla, and the force of men la fighting valiantly to check lta progreea. There Is much ex citement In tbe neighborhood A large area has been burned over, and It Is not thought that the fire will be got under control for at least twenty four hours. Henry Cromer, road overseer, is as sisting In fighting the flames Through E. E. Blackley, conatructlon engineer for the Portland Railway, Light A Power Company, who la aiding the flre-flghters, arrangeraenta were made with the Government forest Service officials in Portland by whtcb 100 sol diers from Vancouver Barracks will arrive In a special car to assist in get ting the Are under, control. Every available man in tbia city baa Joined tbo force of volunteer that 1 en deavoring to check tbe conflagration.. Fire Spread Rapidly. The devastated section la situated between the Clackamaa River and Ckafr Creek. A strong east wind la blowing and the lire Is spreading rapidly. Volunteers left . Estaoada to assist In fighting the fire. It la nnt knnwll 4nat hnw the firO originated, but tbe prevailing opinion . Is tbat a campnre left ty a party oi fishermen on the bank of Clear Creea waa acattered by tbe atrong wind. NAVAL DIVISION TO BE ORGANIZED TONIGHT REQUIRED NUMBER OF SIGNERS OBTAINED MUSICIANS VOLUNTEER SERVICE. Oregon City la to have a division in tt. hiavat Militia, v. c. nve. a mem ber of one of the Portland dlvlalone has been trying to organlxe a company here, for several weeks, and haa ob tained forty signature, th required number. The division will be organis ed tonight at tbe Commercial Club. A novel feature of the exercieee will be tbe playing of a band of thirty Oregon City men. WTUe It la planned for tbe musician to play together only on thia particular occaalon. It Is believed that the concert will result In the establishment of a band In the city. The city baa been without a Hand tnr anmetlme and the Commer cial Club haa under consideration a plan to organize one. WATERMELON FEAST PLEA8ES. Wlftlam Moody Glvea Delightful Lawn Party. William Moody, of Burmelater A Andre sen. gar a delightful water melon party Monday night, at hla home, 410 High atreet. The melona war served on the lawn which waa lighted with electric lamps. Mr. Moody had a score of guosta, and ......1,1. Vad ' a dalltrhlfllt time. It was tba first watermelon party of tbe season. .- POPE'S CONDITION WORSE. Temperature la Hlghar But No Un eaalneae ia Felt ROME. Julr 25. The condition of the Pope, who la suffering from a sore throat waa leea satisfactory today. The phyatolana found their patien; with a temperature higher than yes terday, i The areneral symptoms, however, tt Is said, are not alarming. John D. Coming West. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. July 25. John Dl Rockefeller baa made arrangements to come td Demarlaa Springs, near Cody, Wyo., for bla health. WEATHER INDICA I lune. w - Oregon City Fair and alight- If cooler; northwesterly wlnda. o Oregon Fair; cooler, except v near tbe coast: north westerly wlnda.. IS COMMENDED Omaha Delegation, With Roeeveate- at Head, Outgeneralo Small Band Working For Insur gent Loader. LINCOLN, Neb July 25. Nebraska Republlcana In convention here today gave Preaident Taft and Ma Almin. iatratloa strong Indorsement and ef fectively blocked all efforta of a email sentiment for Senator La Folletto aa' a Presidential candidate. Tbe inaurgents lacked a leader and were outgeneraled by Victor Rose- water and hi delegation from Omaha. Before tbe Insurarenta could Intro. duce resolutions from tbe floor, tbe reanilara had rushed a motion nrovtd. Ing that ail resolutions be referred to a committee, which waa given power to draw up a final report. Frionda of Tan Control. Chairman Jefferlee. of Omthi. then named a committee of seven, of which five were atrong frlenda of Taft, and of which Rosewater waa made chalr- From tbla point tbe poeaibllitlea of a flgbt on tbe flu or over the Indorse ment of Mr. Taft went glimmering. Despite their early talk that they would not assent to a Taft Indorse ment on any conditions, tbe insur gents failed to make even a ahow of a fight or objection when tbe plat form resolution was finally presented. Tne resolution went through with a wboop by a rising vote, in which sev eral of tbe Insurgents were discovered on their feet. Inaurgento Defeated. An attempt to have tho convention Instruct the resolutions committee to refrain from indorsing any candidate met with summary treatment.- L D. Evans, of Adams county, secured the floor for thla purpose, but be waa howled down by other delegate and gaveled out of order by Chairman Jef ferle before be could read his reso lution. Out of tbe total of 855 votea In the convention. It waa aald by regular 5 leaders that the ineurgenta oould ot muster a following of more than 150. HILLST NOT KILLED BY SLAYER OF COBLES Sheriff Masa Is convinced that J. H. Wilson, the section foreman wbo has confessed to killing Archie Coble and wire at Rainier, Wash., la not tbe alayer of William Hill and fatally at Ardenwald Station. It bad been hoped by tbe offlciala that the solution of the Coble case would also solve tbe tragedy at Ar denwald. but tbla hope ha been re linquished. Tbe murders and out rages at Ardenwald and Rainier were Identical to the smallest detail, and the motive In each crime Waa tbe same. Wilson waa working near Rainier wben the HUla were slain. Battler" FHay Ball. MEDFORD, Or July 25. Battling Nelson. ex41gbtweight champion, pitched tbe first ball In tbe first game of the four club league aerie Sunday. Med ford won from Ashland by a acore of 13 to 6. Girl'a Father Suea Wolgaat. ' , CADILLAC. Mich., July 25. Suit for $10,000 was today started against Ad Wolgast. the lightweight pugilistic champion, by the father of Florence Bush, a 15-year-old farmer girl' After the summons was served on him. Wolgaat characterised the action aa a holdup and declared the charge unfounded. ' The Grand's FEATURE FOR TODAY THE LITTLE REBEL TWO Other Good Pktvfes On the Ptogfsnl Too K THE Gt HIISTRATD