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MORNING ENTEGMOSE .T7.ATMIH INDICATIONS. TN enly dally nsweaaasr '. twee Portland staleest eir latee In every eeotlea af Cleaks)- i , mat County, with a population af SO.OOO. Ara you an advertiser 4 '. I nreaon city-Baturday prob- probably I fuir westerly wlnde. WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED -1800 VOL 2-'NO OREGON CITY, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1011. Pn Wkbx, 10 Csirn HELD AS SLAYER OF FREIGHT CAR IS SUICIDE'S GIBBET BABY BROTHERS. LOST, DIEIfl CREQl ALL NIGHT SEARCH BY PARENTS AND FRIENDS RESULTS ." IN FINDING BODIES. THE MTfeE'rr1 WILLARD D. STRAIGHT. PERPETRATED BY WALT Ac DOUGALL CMou Man Whe Is Engaged te Miss Dorothy Whitney. "" iir wail r ii A j pENDER. RANCHER. ARREST; tD A8 SUSPECT IN WEHR MAN TRAGEDY. UNIDENTIFIED MAN HANQS SELF WITH BELT ON SIDING r NEAR CLACKAMAS. MOT HER AND BABE PRISONER CWJVHEM QUESTIONED Authorities Daolara That Ha Qot Mall inttndad for Slain Woman Man la Taken To Portland. POIITI.AND. Blt. 15. Arrested at Ujp.n.W.ii-a. Or., by Sheriff Thomp. , 0f Columbia couuty, on susplclou that h ' "'W ol Mri- U"l,y Wehrnuui. and bar three-yearold aon Harold, whose mutilated bodloa were dlM i-vr'tU I" bmely cablo near Heap poo on September 0, A. J. I'endar. a Bc.Phh' rancher, waa put through lung and searching crosaexamlna Hon In 'ba office of Sheriff Blevona Icillldlit- Tlio arrest made on Ilia aa sumption tbat lender waa tba nian who took a paper addressed to the Wvbrman family from tba Brappoose po.iofflr Monday, 8epteruW M. I bur ly. Pender admitted tbat ha and a neighboring rancher, named UliullutT rode lo Bcappooaa together on the morning of September 4 and ha also admitted that he aaked fpr the nelghlmrhood mall and that Und loff did not aak for It. Ha denlea. however, that-be aaked for the Wehr man mall. The officers Intimate that they have positive Information to tha contrary. S , This paper, together with a piece of su-mlb-d muslin wrapied In brown psper which waa placed In tba croea r,d mall box by Mra. George Batea -ttntmdny afwttowur-ware-loiind uu opned iu tbe Wehrman cabin when the bodies were dlacovered by Sheriff Thompson and Deputy Bherlff Grant. The theory baa been bald all along that the man who took the paper from tha iKwtofflce and tha murderer are Identical. . The mall box la within a few roda of tha tent In which Pender baa been living and cloaer to a houae which ba v.. tu..n tHillillnv on the tract." Tbe theory la that the man who commit ted the crime took tbe muelln from tht bos and uaed It and tha paper aa an excuse to Walt tha Wehrman home. It ha alao been tba theory of tha offlcera that the man made Improper proposale to Mra. Wehrman. which era resented, and that aha reached for the hatchet It waa wreated from her and ahe then reached for the revolver, the offlcera believe. She waa known aa a determined woman and a good ahot and It la auppoaed that when ahe pointed tha revolver at her murderer It waa a caae of one or the other'a being killed. , ( , "HIE HOPE" GIVEN BEATING BY FLYNN NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, fought a winning battle of ten terrific rounda tonight with Carl Morrta, tba gtgantlo heavy weight of Oklahoma. At tbe ftnlah the Oklahoma man'a face waa batter ad to a pulp, while Flynn waa un marked, lave for a lump over the left ye. Aa a possible "white hope" for championship olaaa recognition, Mor ris in a failure. Ha had nearly 60 pound advantage over tha Pueblo man, but failed to data Flynn at any tage. Morrta really had only ona round, the third, and In all the omera Flynn waa the mailer In ring work. SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO MEET FOR CAMPAIGN A meeting of Sunday achool work er, ulll t.- . tv. n.amn rltV napilst church on the evening of 8ep- plans for aggressive work for the torn I ii R year. Each Sunday achool In the dlatrlct ' urged to aend one repreaentatlve nd as many more aa possible. Thla district .includes all of the Sunday schools In Oregon City and adjacent " territory anrf It Is thnnrht all schools wmranond. : TAFT STARTS ON LONG TRIP THROUGH WEST flOSTON, Sept. 16. Prealdent Taft jft rioston tonight on hla long apeak '"K tour of 13,000 mllea, which la to embrace 24 states and continue until November 1. Hla departure In the , "Pedal train prepared for hla party ' waa signalized by an enthusiastic demonstration from eeveral hundred Persona gathered to bid hlra god Teed. During the entire trip the train will auperlntendenta, trainmasters , nd other operating officials on the vntia lines over which It movee and u la estimated that between 46,000 Id 60.000 railroad man will ba dl- ,rctly concerned In tranaportlng the residential party. &lr4k AND &o6b 56mEW3 WfrOSTSu Aktctirnc. i TP c nnoWLnwt Mciai lim8Uciu5re,rvevv lorh.laa lipg LoHy ol PI T4 . 4 4T 41 4T 1 Mcrry I " i"lxJ llvai ine tuiionup-in-UwCM aresaes riavo anven muiT tttvn iu maoiiiiy i iiJ suicide llion Jrink, ddnAAlnQ I 41. 1.4 I I -I j rULL LINtCJLApiLo MApl DEEENDANTS DENY THREATENING HINZE Justice of the Peace Samson Fri day heard the evidence and took un der advisement the caae of Frank Cynic, Carl, Herman and Henry Papkle, who, Charlee Hlnie declares. threatened to kill hlra at Mount Pleasant August 31 Mr. Samson will hand down hla opinion at 9 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Helme and hla wire testified that tbe defendanta threatened hla Ufa, but all of them and other wltnessea denied the charge. Judge Hayes, who represent ed the defendanta, called attention to the fact that Miss Anna Papkle, daughter of Carl Papkle, had recently aued Helnxe In Portland for $50,000, for alleged defamation of character. and he Intimated If the defendanta were held over to the grand Jury, evi dence which they are expected to give against Hlnxe in tne damage sun, would not be as effective aa It would be coming from men not charged with crime. The proaecutlon waa conduct ed by Recorder Stlpp and W A. Dlralck. safe-blowersToot BANK OE $315,000 NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, Sept 15. Three hundred and fifteen thou aand dollara waa atolen early thla morning from the branch of the Bank of Montreal In thla city. Five burg lara entered the bank by the front door, broke through the thin metal coating of the vault, blew the aafe by charaea of nltro-glycerlne and got clear away with their booty without being Been, except by a 'Chinese care taker, They probably escaped aown tbe Fraser River by a' launch or else by automobile toward Vancouver. There waa In all $360,000 in tne bank's safe. Chief of Police Brad show believes Jthemen would have taken It all If they could have carried It. Aa It waa, they took all they could carry away, leaving all the eilver and notea of small denominations aa well as damaged $600 and $1.00 bills lying around the floor and tables of the room of on of the clerks. , The first known of the robbery waa when a Chlneie caretaker appeared at the police station at about 6:80 o'clock and tave the alarm. He had managed to work bla bonda loose af ter tbe robbers had departed. Chief of Police Bradshaw hurried to the scene and all of the available officers were pressed Into service, Jjut the only clew obtainable waa that given by the Chinaman. From the thorough ness of the Job and "the tools with which the work was done the local officers believe the same gang that has recently been at work In Van couver performed the trick here ai s i I I i W tt . I t I ' f l or pldro-ploylnd ever did buT lT rn.l 4 15 AT AUWLHMANO Al VT PLAYS HIDE-AND-SEEK WITH HORSE THIEVES John Crowley, of Crowley Brotnera, ownera of a livery stable at Indepen dence, haa been playing "hide-and-seek" for several daya with two young men who, he Bays, stole a team from hla atable. Mr. Crowley haa heard from the men in various parts of the atate, but when he atarted In purault they alwaya eluded him. He told Policeman Green Friday night tbat the men were Been driving the team through Molalla Wedneaday. He went there, but they had disappear ed, and he thought It probable that they came to thla city. AS RAIN ENDS GAME PORTLAND. Sept 16. (Special)) The game today between Portland and Vernon waa called at the end of the aecond Inning on account of rain. The score waa 1 to 0 In favor of Portland. Two gamea will be played tomorrow. In the aecond Inning Krueger singled and took aecond on a passed ball. Sheeban struck out. MCruegar scored on Kuhn's single to left. Beaton and Carson were the pitchers The results Friday follow: Paolflo Coaat League. Portland 1, Vernon 0 (game called In third Inning, rain.) Oakland 10, San Francisco t. Sacramento 4, Loa Aagelea 4 (called 21st Inning, darkness. Northwestern League. No games played because of rain. National League. Chicago 4-2, Pittsburg 1-3. Louie 4-8,-Cincinnati a-J, No other gamea scheduled. American League No gamea played because of rain. STANDING. C ' , 1 1 s Paclflo Coaat. PORTLAND Won. Loat. P.C. Vernon 96 70 .678 Portland . . . . , 88 67 .668 Oakland .... ) 3 79 .641 San Francisco 78 93 .466 Sacramento 73 92 .439 Los Angete 72" 98 .423 Nortnwsatern. Won. Lost P.C. Vancouver 90 58 .608 Spokane........ 84 67 .666 Seattle 80 67 .644 Tacoma . 78 71 .623 Portland 75 ' 70 .518 Victoria 28 112 .353 EnETWHATf 1 I I 4. i aspncMi entirely rely SUT 4- l-xrrVt- only rrxarrled men are reporH .t I- r : ' uw rniur-a ! yuMt. YORK OFFERED GIRLS Superintendent of ' City Schools Toore announced Friday evening that he could arrange for the employment of a large number of girls, who live In the country, but desire to attend tbe city schools and make tbelr way while-obtaining an education. It la nlannmt for the nroaDectiva emnlov- era to furnish rooms and board In payment for tbe work done by tne achool girls. Superintendent Tooie also announced that a boy bad aaked blm to find htm employment here ao he could make hla way while attend ing achool. The superintendent urges all persona who desire help of thla character to notify him, aa there are many boys and girls in the county, who will be unable to obtain educa tions unless they can provide for themselves while attending achool. OREGON TO COMPETE FOR IMMIGRANTS Oregon la preparing to Join the United Statea government In compe tition with Canada for the kind of Immigrants that will live on farma and become cltlsena. The Oregon Immi gration commission wllll be repre sented by Its chairman, LeRoy Park, or one of Ita members, at a confer ence In Washington, November 16 and 17. ' A call for the meeting haa been Bent by T. V. Powderly, chief of the Immigration division, and the confer ence, representing any , states, la ex pected to be one of , the greatest ir portance. Ita results will be of par ticular Interest to Oregon because of the recently formulated agresslve policy of the Immigration comisslon and the further fact that the state is on the eve of a concerted campaign for citizens to be selected not only in the east and middle west of this coun try, but in the United Kingdom andt the Pnuntrlea of Northern EurODe. or I Jus! wnereTJanida:haBDeen-Bpend' lng millions of dollara to get people who will till tbe land of the province and become taxpayers, votera and cit izens. . , More than halt of the money spent by Canada In selected immigration, it has recently been dlsoovered, haa ' been spent In the United States, thua showing that although thousands are going across tbe line from the United States to Canada, they are going in response to direct appeal and effect ive work on tbe part or tne canaa- ine Canadian immigration auccens, it la frankly said, haa stirred the United Statea authorities to action on behalf 'of the unoccupied acres In the United States, for while tbe United Rtatea haa been mtttnar the flit t dwel lers of southern Europe, Canada haa been getting tne Hcotcn, ueran, irian and Scandinavians In much greater proportion. SuDecrlbe for the Dally Enterprise. SEEKING EDUCATIONS THE DALLES PROBABLY HIS HOME Labela In Shoea And Hat Show That They Were Purchaaad In That CityCoroner Haa Body Held. The body of a well-dreaaed man, who baa not been Identified, waa found early Friday hanging from a ladder on a freight car on the South ern Pacific railroad near Clackamaa. The man had tied a belt, one end of which waa looped about hia neck, to the top rung of the ladder, and prob ably Jumped to hla death from tba top of the car. Charlee Schaffer, a section foreman, found the body, and Immediately notified Coroner Wilson, who decided that tbe man bad com mitted aulclde. He had no papera In hla pocketa by which he could be Identified, but the coroner eipecta to make the Identification through la bela on hla aboea and hat baad. The ahoe label waa "A. M. Wflliama ft Co., Tbe Dallea," and the label In the hat waa 'Plymoth, Joseph Cohen, The Dallea." The authorltlea at The Dallea were communicated with, and It ta exoected that aomoone from that city will come here to make the Iden tification todar. Coroner Wilson Bald that the ahoea were new, and had evi dently been bought from the atore In The Dallea onlr a dav or two ago. Th tin' 1kti waa corrmaratlvely new. and the ault of clothing worn by the man waa or fine texture. It waa at first auppoaed that tbe man had banged bimaeir wnue me car waa in motion, but u waa lounu n A tutkn rin t no iMatmplr IAV eral daya. The body waaiaifnaT tv I" ... v.. I the Holman undertaking establish ment, where It will be held for Iden tification. No money waa round in the pockets of the aulclde. FOOTBALL PLAYERS PRACTICE IN W The Oregon City football team had Ita first practice of the aeason Friday evening In tbe gymnasium of the Commercial Club, -the use ot wnicn has been donated. " The next practice will be at Canemah Sunday. Hereto fore the members have been handi capped for want of a place to dress, but this year there will be no trouble in thla respect and visiting teama will be given every accommodation. Al most all the playera last year have signified their Intention of Joining the team. It la 'believed that the team will be the atrongeat the city haa ever had. and that more gamea will be won than last year, when the eleven waa ao successful. No gamea have been scheduled, but It Is thought the first one will be played October 1. Harry White la manager and Martin Ross, captain. DR. WILEY DEFENDED BY TAFT IN LETTER BEVERLY. Mass., 8ept. 15. Dr. H. W. Wiley, pure food expert, will hold his Job. Some others In the bureau may not. Thla waa announced here today aa President Taft'a decision In the caae. The decision was In the form of a letter to Secretary Wilson of the de partment of agriculture. It declares that Dr. Wiley was Justified in all he did regarding the employment of Dr. H. H. Rusby, of New York, that ht waa no party to correspondence in ih.ViM' that ha acted In accordance with, numerous precedents, end can not hut command the sympathy of everyone In his efforts to maintain I Via nnr. tmA IflWI. The President recommends the re tention of Dr. Rusby In the govern- n.ni an rnlna adversely to the decision of the personnel board advlsino- that Dr. Wiley and Dr. L F. TioKl ai . "ha allnwnd to resign." The PresIdent'lJJetter to Secretary Wilson says: RTaminatinn nf tha records satis fies me that the questions had not been presented to tne persona in volved In such a way as to enable Th n m Tr-nr esent-a- ta 1 1- def en tter rord na-lv I aireciea you to suuinit tbe whole record of each Involved and Invito him to answer. "Dr. Wiley's answer specifically de niaa that ha ever say the correspon dence by Dr. Kebler and Dr. Rusby or ever consciously made any ar rangement by which Dr. Rusby waa to receive compenaatlon In excess of that prescribed by statute." Referring to Dr. RuBby, the Presi dent says; "In respect to Dr. Rusby, t don't find that he waa advised at all as to the legal difficulty and was only seek ing additional compensation to that which he thought waa Inadequate. "I find that it was over aealoua ness on the part of Dr. Kebler and Dr. Rlgelow that prompted the dis ingenuous method of squaring Dr. Rusby's desire for what he thought waa adequate compensation with that which you and Dr. Wiley were will ing to make him. It la for thla rea son that Dr. Kebler and Dr. Blgelow should be reprimanded." r k H08PI1AL ASSOCIATION PUUIS BRANCH HERE R. -II. Hopson, assistant Manager of the Northweatern Hoapltal Asso ciation, of Portland, waa In the city Friday. Mr. Hopson aald the Comp any probably would establish a branch house here. It la thought that many of the mil workers and men who wll woo wiii orit will be employed on the can become membera Members who be come Ul or are Injured are cared for In hospitals by the association. !J. D. HAIMI SELLS HILL AT ESTACADA J. D. Hamlin, of EsUcada, has Bold hla mill Interests to Al Darling. Mr. iiamlln haa Dnrchaaed the Lane Coun ty Abstract business and left on Mon day for Eugene, where he will take up hla residence. He retains his farm porperty at Eatacada, however. Mr. Darling will keep the mill In opera tion. IT GET STATE LICENSES Wnntino- nr fishing unon receipts furnished by notarlea and Justices of the peace will not be allowed in tne future, acordlng to inatructlona Juat Issued by State Board of fish and cirn. rnmmlanlonarsL DenutieS all over the atate have been told to ar- reat anr .hunter or flaherman wno faila in ahnw a regular fish or hunt ing license In hla possession, upon de mand. The holder or a receipt win ha treatedln everv war the same as though he bad never made applica tion for a license. "Wa have a falrlv complete record of Notarlea and Juetlcea who have retained money belonging to the game fund," said Warden Flnley, and they are located all over tne atate. These men have actually ac cepted money for licensee and made no returns of It, nor haye they se nirad 1 Iron ana for those who have mirf. annllratinn. Ttv arresting those holding- merely recelpta for licenses. we will shortly run down tnose wno hit. kun nilltv of this fraud." it la nrovlded bv law that an jus tice of the peace or notary in the atate mav receive money ror tne county clerk on application for hunt in nr flatting licenses, and the game warden has no disposition to place an obstacle in tne way or nuuiera to thua easily secure their rights. SINGLE TAX FIGHT TO BECOME COURT ISSUE SALEM, Or.. Sept 15. (Special.) Declaring that counties have never been vested "Uh legislative powers, Ilka ' Incorporated cities and towns, but have certain powers definitely de fined by stat, te, and that In the mat- far nt tha miiiMt alnrla-tax netltlon nf riarkamaa countv no crovlaion is made for county authorities, or other officers or tribunal, to . provide tne manner for exercising the power vested In the votera of the county, and that no rulea or means for its ex erclse are provided in the constitu tion m- hv atBtiita Attornev-General Crawford today. In an opinion to Sec retary Olcott recommended that the U'Ren Blngle-tax petition be not niea. This means that U'Ren and the single-tax contingent will be compelled to show their hand In a conrt of equity before the next general elec tion and fight out tne question to the lt tribunal of whether these Blngle tax petltiona can go on the ballot SPORTSMEN MOTHER IS PROSTRATED BY TO Sons of Frank Helvey, Whe Uvea Near Can by, Wander From Home Parents at Head , t of Searching Party. The bodlee of Harold, four years old, and Frank Helvey, two years old, son! 'of George Helvey, a farmer liv ing near Canby who wandered from home Thursday afternoon were found Friday afternoon In Milk Creek. It . la believed that they were drowned early Thursday evening. When told that her babies were dead Mra. Hel vey jvbo had searched all night witn several neighbors swooned, and her condition ia aerioua. It la thought that the children loat their way In the woods, and tried to wade the . creek in an effort to find their home. Joseph Laraen and Herman Wil son, who Joined the searching party Thursday night, found the bodlee In th creek one mile from the Helvey home. Frank's body was found first and about twenty yards further down tbe creek that of the other boy waa discovered in drift wood. They were taken to the Helvey home and Cor oner Wllaon. of thla city, wa noti fied. He will make an examination thla morning, and In the afternoon the bodiea will be Uken to Mount Angel, where Mra. Helvey lived be fore her marriage, for burial at 6 , o'clock. v - The children were the youngest members of Mr. and Mrs. Helvey, and were Idollxed by their parents. They were barefoot when they left their immA as n f It ta helleved" that It waa .'' -- - - . . thelr, '""hlrt H-u, . ahnrt time when Mra. Helvey missed , them, and gave an alarm. A party of at least twenty men and wmeo searched the wooda all night ana m- day. Tracka made by the cnuaren. which Indicated that tney nan roe tbelr way, were found early Friday, and they were finally traced to the creek. It la believed tbatthey trle to cross the creek together, ana per ished at the aame time. ". Mrs. Helvey, when ahe miaaea tne children, went' to Adklns' mill, near their home, where tney rrequenuy played. She was told.y however, that they had not been there during the afternoon At her request a aearcn- ing party waa formed immeeoateiy with her and her huabana in cnargw- After bunting for eeverai noura Mra. Helvey became exhausted ana was forced to ro to her home, lenr- lng her husband In charge. Reporta were made to her frequently during the night, and when the tracks lead ing to the creek were round, rnaay morning ahe abandoned hope that her children would be found alive. The brothera were inaeperaoie. ana in their ramblee through the wooaa Harold alwaya held the younger lad's hand. hTey knew the neighborhood pretty well, and It la supposed they remained out longer than they lnr tended, and became lost arter a ara. AUTO RACE TO THRILL LARGE FAIR CROWDS It Is believed that the automobile race win be -he greateet attracxiou at the Clackamas County Fair. The as sociation haa offered $100 fo the ma chine that aplns around tbe circle ten times and goes under tne wire first, and several local enthusiasts. who are good manipulators or automo Kiiaa kin confidence In their ma chines reaching the goal first One of these machines la a runaoout. mow er, a larger roadster, and It la poasl ble that a touring car will be In the race Tbe care that will race are to oe . I.. .tvrk rara with the regular vjsuma avv. - gears and 'motors, B,ng no other fuel than gasolene. The owner win m llnweH to remove the fenders, lights and generator and tool boxea It la said that many persons from Portland will be in attendance Bepiemucr ov, the day of the race. EX-NEW YORK PASTOR WILL-PREACH HERE Charles Sumner Osgood, a grad"uae of Leland Stanford University, and the Union Theological Seminary, New York City, will occupy the pulpit of the Congregational church tomorrow morning and evening. While In New York Mr. Osgood waa assistant In Nehemlah Boynton's famous church In Brooklyn. He has Just returned from a two years' pastorate at Nome, Alaska. Mr, Osgood will apeak In the morning on "The Frontier Spirit In the Work of the Kingdom of God," and In tbe evening he will address the young people on "The Effectual Door." .. He may be called by the local church. . Marriage Licensee. If. I... 1 1 - l..,lul V i i ivinrriapie nmiinca wvm innuou fir dav to the following: Martha M." Miller and Calvin I. Price and Bridget ' Craig and Bernhard Zlllmann. 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