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About Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1911)
NO E-NJERMIISE The only dally newspaper fc 4 twi Portland and takam; lrt lata In avory (actio of Claaka- mil County, with a population of 30,000. Aro you an advortieerf k)r.. "i,7;."" .;. .. (UtOtt" ' U.riy wlia. J , VttnLY CNTCKPRISC CSTABLISHE0I306 0r, s-yu. 47. , OKKOON CITY OUKOON. FRIDAY, AUQUST 23, 1011. ' Per Week, 10 Cents II VOTE OFFER TT. IS 5 KILLED; 5 HURT AS BRIDGE FALLS iui- " : WALL CHANCE 1 PERPETRATED. BY WALT AAP DOUGCLL NORMAN R. LANG QUITS PAPER MILL B. T. McBAlN SUCCEEDS TO MAN AGEMENT OF BIO 4 PLANT. STENBERG HIGH SCHOOL HEAD OIOATI BEHIND IN CON- frUT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DC LEADERS. CERTAIN TO WIN PRIZES Vsltt For Fiva Yaar Sub.orlp. tlen,' 60,000 For Ton Year One, And 100,000 For Ona For Twtnly Yaara. a a , POLL OF HONOR. 0'iflct No. 1. lia Una Hlory it. 990 65.664 50,909 49.321 45,008 4 (tin Ea Kent MIM Till' Meyers IM Myrti i ro. ...... r. K. K. Zimmerman . . . District NO. i. ' t HrlfH Knillli . . 209,651 .... .190.8 16 . KK.ddj ..... 118.621 73,61 .... oii.r.rtu a lit MHrtred Rwaiiw in II. T. Mark ... MIM B- Thorns" 111m Annl Uanliier If laa 61.571 I nouiLK VOTES TO REMAIN N IFFECT UNTIL AUQU3T K, AT P. M. "M Uit ipmlitl offor nf Tha En lrt Grand Voting Contest go ii tirwt U'l morning and It bo rh and evory cuudldate to it the brut of tha opportunity, i W or4o-aubacrlDton. under, this tt siy mean, victory for you. iRD TO CUT? May bo Just now rr tha canvassing for votoa, but y an subscription mny place you ih "royal scat of success." iV tnkn I ho candidate whosa total U the lowest on tl "Roll Honor In DUlrlcl" No. 1. One leu- kr lutwcrlpilnn to the llly Enter- fa would plnre ber Id too load In ran readily am bow Rood Hi Wnrri are for any candidate to w b flrtt Rrand Capital Prise. Wo tin by (tilt that any candldato oni f "Ron or Honor ' naa equally a M a rhinr aa tho other to it ippltra likewise to all candl um In piHtrlrt No. 1. For ono five- Wr lubtrrltHlon to tho Pally Enter kyou receive 25,000 votes, for t.year subscription 60.000 vote M for twenty yrnra, 100,'JOO votoe. Fuf ona fl year aubaclptlon to Weekly Entfrprlao you rooplvo 000 otaa. for trn yaara 25,1)00 , and twenty yrara 60.000 votea. (y.K VOTK RCIIKItl'LK ON' LAST CP. KOR rtATKHI. Now it la nut owctad of any can- Mt to git a icreat number of aub- nptloni andor thla offer hnt tho r yaa ran cet the mora llablo you I to h the recipient of ono of tho dutiful crnnd VprlKbt Kimball no. H require yur boat of- Irt from now I 111 the cloao of tho potent to be Included with tho wtn fri, but Tlctory Ilea within tho reach ny candidate who takea adantae ttiti-tbo lait aoortal offor. whlrh Ntlnuei In force until 9 p. m., Satirr F', Frptember i. Anr-nf on who fll to (rip thla golden cpiortunlty IiU nir none to blnmexbut your. If your competitor! win. Do not overlook yearly aubacrln 1. Tber rotint lha aeme at the Mrt of tha oontoat and every tote P aiulra from now ontnean that Ffl ir nearer tho icoal of auccoaa. TEST NOTES (BY THE CONTEST ETJITOR.) Tl content climea Boptember I lit P. HI. Iharn KTt 1 1 1 v. f rl after that time I Don't forKet iho apodal offor an- Ply ba vn. ... l 1 I . w- Mnke tho beat of tha op nor r. Thla offer rontlnuoa In force P to the cloHe of tho conteat. . ir J, m hv th- prUe you worlng for "cinched." There are Continued o., page J.k A Guide. Post 'bain. - L . .r-""v uur wav. w ara nnw bl,"a th 'dvnoed atyle of wear. only m. young men. we wchVnPH'!n, ,h mo,t rapreeentatlve the fXnl ,0 look ov,r th product, of lal.:0W," ""loll are now on 'play, tt clothing can't be made than aytm and Clotharaft r.lnthaa. And V?d Willamette Hat.. st.?!!'1, 8h0 c,n,t b m'd DON'T Ta""" D0U,M in iv. y ... wcuun:ra EXCLUSIVE CLOTHIERS Not Like Others. . h and Main ...' w:-; , -r- - . rffeSH fefe - Bliii umlMMii mmk mpmm rMm Vy rfL Mllli rrtejv? A'!" h' ifilA AT THF DAHKf 5VT" HOI ID DP THFIQ I IVF; THP I IKlFVDFr.TrS HADDrwQ a I KUMMER TELLS STORY 'OREGON CLIMATE OF FATAL AUTO WRECK! RESTORES HIS HAIR "That I waa not killed lnxtantly like my companion waa due to the ma chine after turning orer once turn ing attain partly." declared Frederick Hummer, of Oamaacurt, who waa rid- Itiir with I. H Yonna nf Damaarna. and Il irry A. Currtmlnga, of Portland. when the Mutrjniontie ran into a anrn near I'arkplace Wednesday evening and rrtinhed the- Inat two to death. "Wo hud no time to jump, and I ro- tnainlier nolhlns from tho time the car took tho leap until I found niy- aeit tanKieu in mo aioering near, i am efinlldant that It til on tha aeo- ond tarn of the machine that I waa thrown to a place or aarety. l no hnnt w Kuil A rrTnA Intn a waffnn rut and while Mr. Young waa trying to get II back on tn road in wnoei crumbled. The driver waa not at fault." Coroner Wllaon held an inqueat over the bodlea Thursday afternoon, and a verdict of accidental death was returned by the Jury which waa com poaed of T. P. Randall. John Ilradley. A. M. WTilto, J. M. Trac. and. D. E. Kroat The body of Mr. Cummlnna mrmm atitnnA1 thla afternoon to the FUiley undertaking establishment In Portland, and the funeral probably will be held tomorrow. The body of Mr. young will be ehlpped to Damaa ctia tomorrow, and the funeral will be held Sunday. TKa imHintr'i lurr waa tnken to the cone of tho accident In C. II. Miller a automobile. STANDING OF CANDIDATES IN CONTEST CANDIDATES IN MISS MYRTLB CHOSS MISS AIXIE WARE . . . . . . . . . . . . MISS MRS. nNA STORY E. F. 7.,MMKRMAN T1L.LIK MEYERS....... MISS MISS EVA KENT MISS EI.1A WHITE MI IS ROSE JUSTIN r MISS MISS MI S3 LILLY LONC1 ANNA WOODARI) EVA ALLDREDGE . . CAr-"DATE8 IN MRS. M. T. MACK MISS ADA LAKIN MISS FAY RATDORF MISS EDNA HUTCHINSON... MISS MILDRED REAM I. ,MISS ADA CARKS... MISS LILLIAN HOLMES MISS NORA KIMMERLY .licnnK ... MRS JULIAOLT ""k Orove MISS INEZ KNOX ;...Horlng ... MISS EIIE 8IIOENBORN Mlsn RTIIRl, CLOSNER., MISS RI-ODWEN THOMAS . MISS MAY JOHNSON MISS ETHEL PE HOK MISS ANNUS OARDNEtt. . . MISS HELEN SMITH MISS HELEN RAfllCK .....Stafford MRS. DELIA ROHKRT8 MISS ROXY COLE MISS VERNA MEAD MISS HAZEL H UNO ATE. . MIM jRHSira AKINS. MS JhJMHIIU Arvi.'-o. I I OuaUve Engelbrecht, a well known dairyman, living on the Abernathy CreFk, In the northern, part of the city, who came here In 1905 from Athena, Win., and wbo had been bald headed for Htx yeara, find tla head la now covered with a wonderful growth of hair, which la thicker than It baa ever been. The hair commenced to'rrow about two yeara ago and atneo that time it haa ftrown ateadlly without tho aid of any hair restorer. Mr. Engelbrecht met Frank Duach, the hardware merchant, Thursday morning, and Duach, knowing the man had been tialdheaded for manr veara. and noticing the great amount of hair on bis head now, decided to Investi gate to see If Engelbrecht waa getting vain In his old axe. Taking hold of what he thought waa a .wig. he com menced pulling the hair, and did not cease until a look of pain came .over the dairyman', fare. Then' 13 u sob. re-' allred It waa the "genulno article." Mr. Engelbrecht la 49 year, old.-aud he believe, the Oregon climate and water and hla outdoor employment performed rhe wonder. ' I - - 8ua For $95.95 On Account. A. liloch and I. Blocb, who are do ing business under the firm name of the Ohio Pottery & Glass Company, have filed auii against H. H. Young for $95.95, alleged to be due on ac count, ; DISTRICT NO 1- Votea. . 49329 . 38061 . 81990 , 45008 . 49329 . 65564 . 3520 , 8548 . 8668 . 3986 , 178C5 Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon City City City City City City. ..Oregon City T.Oregon City ..Oregon City ..Oregon City ..Oregon City DISTRICT NO. 2.'. Votes. 8800J 2R023 85522 ...... W21 102661 ....... 2525 18226 ....... 2508 7638 , 16430 27461 190830 73681 , 10670 ....... 6743 ....... 66660 209651 61672 8060 ...... 2501 3734J Canby, ...Mllwaukle ...West Oreogn City ...Cnnby .....A.... ...Willamette ....... . . .Sandy '.. Sandy .i Carua Snrlnawater . ... Reaver Creek . ..Clnckaroa. ... ...Willamette .. ...Meldrum ..... C'anemsh .... Jennlnaa Lodge .'..Molnlla ........ , ..Gladstone , ..Molalla ..... 11817 $ 28215 Mull no -" - - - . . 6 DEAD; 4 MISSING IN BIG MINE' FIRE ELY, Nev., Aug. 24. Of ten men who were working at the 1,400-foot level of the new five-compartment abaft Of the Glrouz Consolidated ml iiea, when it caught fire last night from some cauae unknown, six are dead and four lie at the point of death,, after, passing f through the flames to reach the surface. The dead: Daniel Drea, secretary of the local minora' union; T. J. Gtlmore, ahlft bos.; John Wllhrlmy. Thomaa Qdolo vlch. Edward Walsh, John McNulty. -Those who were aerlous'y Injured were Clarence Gates, Michael Foley, Edward Knox, Peter Harrington. The men who were working on the 1.400-foot level, hearing a nolae which they thought had been caused by an explosion, looked upward and aaw the shaft In .flames. They at once board ed the cage and started for the mouth of the shaft, .but stopped .at the 1.200 foot level, where Wllhelmy and four other men left the cage and started to walk to the old Alpha abaft, 70) feet away, through which they hoped to climb out of the mine. The five men remaining In tho cage gave the aignal to hoist, and were pulled through the blazing .haft. One was dead when the top waa reached and the other four were taken to a hoa pltal. , The. work of rescuing; the five men remaining in the mine waa then at tempted through 'the Alpha shaft. At the 400-foot level Wllhelmy waa found dead; GUmore'a body waa recovered at the COO-root level, face downward at the bulkhead, and Odolovlch lay dead, but Walsh and McNulty were not found and atill are In the burn lng mine. Thla Is the sifme mine In which, three and a half year. go, three men were killed and four othera en tombed for 46 day. on the 1,000-foot level of the Alpha shaft. The new shaft la one of the largest and deep est In the district, and cost over a quarter of a million dollars. Every effort Is being made to extinguish the flames, which are still burning. CLARK TO BE INDICTED ' FOR ALLEGED THEFT 1 Harry Clark, the half breed, who waa arrested by Chief of Police Show Wednesday on a charge of stealing from "Indian Joe," a coat , and suit of clothes, was given a hearing In Justice of the Teace Sampon's court and held under $500 ball to await the action of the grand Jury. After Clark was arrested for the theft he showed the officers where the clothing waa hidden. If Indicted and convicted Clark may be given a sentence of seven years in the penitentiary. ' i - - v Say. Wife Doaertod Him. Frederick M. Stoller ha. filed a suit for divorce against Eveline R Btollor throngh his attorney. Harry H. Pearce of Portland. The couple were mar ried at St. Joseph, Mo., on July 29, 1903. He aay. .he refused to live with him after May, 190 There are no children. OTHER MEN ARE GIVEN PROMOTIONS Mage From Powell River That Former Vlce-Prealdent Haa Acepted Poaltlon at That place. Several changes have been made In the management of the Willamette Pialp & Paper Company. ' Norman R. Laug, for many year. In charge of the mil! and for the past tnree year, vice-president of the company, has re signed to accept another poaltlon. In future the dutie. performed by Mr, Lang will fall upon hi. assistant of tho- pa.Lflye years, B. T. McBaln, who haa been appointed mill manager.. Mr. McBaln ba. been connected with the company here and at San Fran cisco for eighteen year., and is con sidered ono of the best Informed men In the manufacture of paper In the Wfest. E.Kenneth Stanton, former mill ac countant, will, on hi. return from hla vacation, assume , the duties of mill secretary, while J. B. LAvthwalto and J. F. Powers are both known In their off teal capacity as assistant mill sec retary. The change In management became effective on August 23. Edward Shea ban recently resigned the position of day paper machine roreman,, and sev eral subordinate, gave up their posi tions to go with another concern. Aa a result It has been possible to pro mote the following long service men: Thomas Warner to day machine fore man, August Matheson to night ma chine foreman and Matt Raber to chief engineer. i . .LANG. GOES WITH NEW MILL, 8hehan and Money Also Connected With Powell Rlvwr Concern. POWELL RIVER. B. C. Aug. 24. (Special.) Norman R- 1.ang, former vice-president of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company, haa accepted the position of managing-director J? the Powell River Paper Company. This company recently erected a plant here, and among the Oregon City men brought here besides . Mr. Lang, are Edward Sheahan and William i R. Money. The plant haa a minimum of 45,000 horse-power; and an Inexhausti ble supply of pulp wood.- It Is ex pected thatthe plant will become one of the largest for the manufacture of news paper In North America. Wil liam Pierce Johnson, president of the Willamette Pulp A Paper Company, la heavily Interested In the Powell River Company and. It Is tindersto"-1 that Mr. Johnson's connection with the British Columbia concern Is res ponsible for Mr. Lang', appointment. TO GIVE RECITAL Mis. Mary Sandstrora, of Emeraoa College of Oratory. Boston, Mass., will render selection. from Augustus Thomas'.popular play, "The Witching Hour," Friday evening, September 1, at the Baptist church. Miss Sandstrom la an Oregon City girl, and has a host of friends who will be pleased to hear her recital, which will he her first appearance In this city. Miss Sand sfrom expects to leave for the East In the fall to continue her atudies The following la an extract from a Spokane, Wash., paper: "Miss Sandstrom gave two readings of Augustus Thomas' 'The Witching Hour' during the summer sessloh of the State Normal. The fact that the attendance the second tlraa was much harger than the first Is In Itself the best recommendation of Miss Sand strom'8 entertainment. The reading of the play held the attention of the audience throughout. Each character presented by Miss Sandstrom stands out so clearly that although one may not be familiar with the play, be i fully as much Impressed bv the read ing aa were he to aeo the theatrical production of the play with all scenic accessories." "I have heard Miss Sandstrom read without book or manuscript w'The Witching Hour' and I may say that the Impression left was deep . and pleasing. Her Interpretation Is sym pathetic and compelling." The article U Signed by N -E. Hlnch wbo la head of the English depart ment of the Cheney State Normal. TEACHERS TO AID IN PLANNING CONTEST Superintendent of-County Schools Gary haa called a meeting of the teachers for tomorrow at which thv detail, of the proposed spelling and arithmetic contest will be arranged. The. supervisors also are expected to be In attendance. Five examinations will be conducted by the teachers to determine which school excels In tho two subjects. The contest will be .run on a percentage basis, which will give all the schools an equal chance. It Is probable that It will be de cided at tho meeting tomorrow to have the final teat In March. An Ore gon City firm will give rent estate to the value of $800 to the school mak ing the h'rfhest average. PORTLAND MAN ELECTED BY BOARD IN PLACE OF 8. E. DUFF, f HAS TAUGHT IN SEVERAL- STATES Method of Lighting Now,' Building Discussed But No Agreement , Is Reached To Insure ' " Structure. . Theodore T. 'Stenberg, wbo haa been an Instructor In HI 1 1 Military Academy at Portland for the last year, Thursday night was elected principal of th Oregon City high school at a salary of $1,000 per annum. He will assume his new duties at the opening of the fall term September 18. Mr. Stmberg was chosen In place of S. E. Duff, who was unable to ob. tain an education. -certificate from the State Superintendent' of Public In struction. The new principal basama Jored In English, history and - lan guages and has unusually high schol astic attainments. He Is twenty-eight years ot age and married, with one child, and was graduated from 'St. Olaf Academy with first honors in 1903. . Three years later he completed the course of the University of Minne sota and then had two year, post graduate work there, receiving a Mas ter of Arts degree In 1908. Mr. Sten- berg's teaching experience covers Wisconsin, Nebraska and Oregon and during his residence In this state be had not been Idle, for this year be obtained an L. L. B. degree from the law department of the University of Oregon. ' Authority was given Thursday night to place Insurance amounting to $2,500 on the contents of the new high school building, and a telephone waa ordered Installed In the building, which Is now practically ready for oc cupancy and where City Superinten dent Tooze ha. opened hla office. The board of directors approved tho ac tion of a special committee In rlosln a contract for an electric clock pro gram system In, the new building. The cost will be $360. , The method of lighting the struc ture and of the class of window shades to be purchased were discuss ed at some length, but these matters finally went over until another meet ing, which will probably be held In few days. Authority waa given to pay for the fuel for the coming .chool year. There have been 210 cords " body fir delivered at thoy three build ing, at a cost of $3.90 per cord. INNOCENT HEN ARE RELEASED BY MAYOR During the absence of Recorder Stlpp, who 1. spending h's racatlon at Newport. Mayor Brownell Is con ducting court as provides by the char ter. Thla la the first time the mayor has been called upon to act In thin capacity. Two men "from the county were .taken before the Mayor Thurs day on a charge of being "hoboea." Mayor Brownell, after taking a good look at the men, and without even Inquiring where they lived., said: "Why you are not. 'hoboea'; you a.'o farmers." The Mayor said ho would not send the men to Jail, and instructed - the police to take them to their wagons and aeo that they started home. It waa Mr. Brownell's ability to Judge human nature that enabled him to determine at once that the men were not worthless vagabonds. HISS LOTTIE WARE AND RAY SHUPE WED Miss Lottie Ware, of Parkplace. ac companied by her twin sister. Miss Henrietta, left Monday evening for Albany, where they were Joined by Ray Shnpe, formerly1 of Oak Grove, but now a business man of Toledo, Or., and the marriage of Miss Lottie and Mr. Shupe was solemnized.; Af ter the marrlaae tho young people loft for their future homo at Toledo, where a furnished cottage Is In wait lng for them. The bride a. attired in white serge with large black hat and her sister, who acted as brides maid, was dressed In the same man ner. She also will make her home av Toledo. ; The bride Is a well-known and high ly respected young woman of Park place, whtere she has resided for many yeara. She la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Antone Ware, of Park place. The bridegroom U a popular young man of Toledo, and Is well known In Oak Grove, his ' former home. - UNDERTAKERS FISH ' , FOR HUMAN BODIES CinCAOO, Aug. 24. Special. Keen competition among Cfclrmgoun dertakers along the drainage canal ha. led them to place nets In the water to catch floating bodVes. W'hen an nndertaker obtains a body, rela tive, or Cook county pay for the burial. ' ' WOODEN SPAN OVER UMPQUA RIVER IN COLES VALLEY . COLLAPSES. i ' ' MEN HAVE NO CHANCE TO ESCAFf Farmer Hten To Scone And Do Splendid Work In Caring For Injured Defective Beam Give Way ROSEBURO, Or., Aug. 24. Five men were almost instantly killed and five others were Injured, four serlows ly, late today when the big woomea bridge spaunlng the Umpqua River, in Coles Valley, 18 miles northwest, of Roaeburg, collapsed and fell to the' water, a distance of about 60 feet. The Dead. ' Gary Brown, Roaeburg, single; Pe-. , William Accusta, Perdue, Douglas county, married; Charles Gardiner, Roseburg, single; William Belieu, RMieburg, single. . The Injured. ' Ki Thornton, Green Valley, single, back Injured, will recover; Ray wu son, Wilbur, single, bac4 injure; ' Glenn Wilson, Wilbur, single, leg broken between the knee and ankle; Henry Van Hynlng, Umpqua"Ferry. married, hip injured; Frank Gilliam, Winchester, married, brulwed . abowt . the head. " ' " " " . All the killed and Injured wore members of tbe Douglas county bridge gang, and had bean at , work repair ing the ill-fated structure for about -three weeks. With the Botuh end of the bridge Intact, the crew began re moving the false work to the opposite end of the structure to replace some defective eyebeams. J ' Victims Have No Warning. They had only partly completed the task when the whole span 'Suddenly quivered and an instant laret crashed to the water below. The entire crew waa removing the floor planking when tha collanse rime anf nnn waa attla to escape. s , The noise made by the falling: bridge was heard by neighboring far mers, who Immediately rushed to tbe scene Of the accident and began the. tasK of rescuing the unfortunate men. Garyx Brown, foreman of the gang unrior fViiinfv TtHH ,a nnllilAv CIaIiI. Peter McFarland and Charles Gardi ner were dead when found. It is be- ' lleved that they were Instantly killed. William Aacusta was alive when re moved from tho wreckage, but ex- V. - . V t A V - t . 1 1 tt v. uv-iiiv lie cuum in iftrnru w a nearby farmhouse. . William Belieu, whose skull wss crushed." lived for about two hoars. ., Physicians Hurry to Scene. With the bodies of tho dead recov ered, the rescuers directed their at tention to caring for the injured.' With . splendid discipline, tbe farmers car ried the Injured men to nearby farm housea, where everything possible to relieve their pain waa done, awaiting the arrival of physicians trorn Rose burg and Oakland. As soon as the news of the accW dent was received hero. County Judge Wonacolt asked the services of every available physician. The doctors left here for the scene of the accident in automobiles. On their arrival they immediately began the task of caring for the Injured and not until late' In the night did they leave their charges and return to town. MRS. GREEN THOUGHT DYING EARLY TODAY Mrs. Stephen R. Green, who has been critically ill for more than a week, was thought to be dying early today. Dr.' Sommer, her physician, holds out no hope for her. . It Is not believed that she can live until noon. Mrs. Green was taken to Portland sometime ago to be opemted upon, but her condition was such the opera tion waa not performed. ' ) i ; WJfe 8eko Divorce. ; , Pearl Burton has filed a suit again', James Burton for a divorce. They were married in Vancouver, WnRh., December 13. 1904. Mrs. Burton al leges her husband deserted her with out cause in August. 1905. Tbe at torneys for the plaintiff are Brownell and Stone. Read the Morwlng Er'rpr1se. SEE HERE Seven acres, one-fourth mile from electric lino. 4-room house.' barn. chicken house, and yard, good well and fine spring, three and a-half aore In garden, fruit and berries; good cow and chickens. , Will take $2 IW, half cash, bala.Ko to suit tbe buyer.. This Is on Ideal poultry and garden farm, alopes to the eouthwtst Come and see It, ftr call on oi addiea. CYRUS POWELL OREOON CITY. OR. ' Stephen uR'Mnt. Rmm 11.