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VOL. IjJ No. 8.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1912.
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enter
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ROOSEVELT
AND
TAFT IN ACCORD
REPORT THAT PRESIDENT OF'
FERED TO WITHDRAW
FOR COLONEL.
GENEROUSiREPLY IS SENT AT ONCE
Fcrmer Occupant Of White House,
However, Says If He Is
Favored He Will
Make Race.
OYSTER BAY, -N. Y., Jan. 10.
Close friends of Colonel RooseverC
here say that a fair and well-understood
working agreement has been ar
ranged between President Taft and
himself.
It is declared by one informant that
Colonel Roosevelt several weeks ago
received a letter from President Taft
saying, in substance, that he did not
want to run again and was perfectly
.willing to relinquish all claims to a
second term, providing Colonel Roose
velt would take the field as a candi
date. The generosity of President Taft's
offer produced a tremendous effect on
Colonel Roosevelt. It aroused all the
chivalrous impulses of his nature. His
reply was quick and to the point,
namely, that under no conditions
would he stand in the way of the
President's boom.
He let it be known, says the in
formant, that if the people of the
country wanted Taft for another term,
it would be well as rar as he was
concerned. If Taft should be nominat
ed, well and good. If otherwise and
the convention should decide for
Roosevelt, then it would be right to
accept.
With this understanding amicably
agreed to, says the author of the story,
Mr. Taft then announced that he was
a candidate and that only-death would
prevent his continuing in the race.
Colonel Roosevelt also 'continued to
emphasize that he was not a candi
date, thus leaving a free field for
President Taft and his campaign.
This is why he is so insistent that
his name shall not be used by his
friends with his consent. In other
words, Colonel Roosevelt's plan is to
do nothing or say nothing that could
even faintly be construed as seeking
a nomination at the June convention.
It is also said that his plan of cam
paign is so satisfactory to both men
that they are watching the growth of
public sentiment.
CELIGHT BIG CROWD
A large crowd attended the enter
tainment of Carter's Original Vir
ginian -Warblers given under the aus
pices of the Lyceum Bureau, at Shive
ley's opera house, Wednesday evening.
The troupe rendered real negro melo
dies and the audience was delighted.
The songs were simple melodies, rend
ered in an . artistic manner and re
quired no "cultured" ears to be ap
preciated. Every number on the pro
gram was excellently rendered and
received hearty applause. The color
ed race is especially adapted to ren
der these plantation melodies in a
pleasing and delightful way, and
these singers were no exception.
Two Men And Woman Fined.
Mrs. Axtel Johnson, who-conducts
a boarding house on Main street, near
Third, was fined 20, and Clayton
Pierce, a boarder, was fine $10 by
Recorder Stipp on charges of attack
ing James J. Quinn. Quinn was fined
$5 on a charge preferred by Mrs.
Johnson of being drunk and disorder
ly. Quinn was severely beaten. Mrs.
Johnson and Pierce pleaded guilty.
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Army
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The Maid at the Helm
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ing gale and briny deep.)
The American In
surrecto (An incident of the recent Mex
ican Revolution.)
The Right John
Smith
(The Love Knot Untangled.)
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WATER FREE FROM
DR. J. W. NORRIS HAS ANALYSIS
MADE BY STATE HEALTH
OFFICER.
ALL CAUSE FOR ALARM REMOVED
Authorities Confident That Victims Of
Disease Did Not Contract It
Here Water Almost
Pure.
Dr. J. W. Norris city health, of
ficer, announced Wednesday that the
people need not be afraid to drink
the city water. Dr.. Norris sent a
sample of the water to Dr. Calvin S.
White, state health officer; for anal
sis several days ago and received the
following reply Wednesday:
"The water sent by you to this lab
oratory marked 'City Filter Plant,
Oregon City,' contains five organisms
per cubic centimeter, and no colon
bacilli."
"The above statement indicates a
perfectly satisfactory condition of tho
city water supply,'' said Dr. Norris.
"I have been convinced all along that
there was nothing the matter with
the city water, but I thought it be3t
to have it analyzed. The persons who
are suffering from typhoid fever. I
am sure did not contract it from, the
water, and it is doubtful if it was con
tracted in this city. Colon bacilli is
the typhoid germ."
According to the health officer
there are only a few cases of ty
phoid fever in this city. The origin
of the disease in at least two cases
has been traced to other cities.
TWO FIGHTING FOR
GLADSTONE OFFICE
The Morning Enterprise received
the following Wednesday:
"To whom it may Concern: Tak
notice that I, J. K. Pardee, am the
duly elected and qualified and acting
treasurer of the City of Gladstone, Or.,
and that the warrants of the City of
Gladstone will not bear interest until
registered bv vie
"J. K. PARDEE,
"Treasurer of the City of Glad
stone, Or."
J. C. Paddock was . sworn in as
treasurer at the council meeting in
Gladstone Tuesday night. Both men,
it is understood, will make a fight
for the office.
Grocer Gets Verdict.
A verdict for the plaintiff for $65
was awarded by a jury in Judge Camp
bell's court in the tas of Um-r
Henry Hughes against B. J. Cum
mings. The plaintiff sued for $193,
which he said was due for groceries.
W. A'. Dimick appeared for the plain
tiff and Brownell and Stone for the
defendant. . -
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From Fourth Georgia District.
Photo by American Press Association.
WILLAMETTE FIGHTS
TO BECOME CITY
The town of Willamette won a
point Wednesday in its second fight
for incorporation as a city. The town
was incorporated three years ago but
it was decided that inasmuch as th
election returns had aot been can
vassed by the county court, the in
corporation was not valid. In the
suit of the municipality against James
Downey to condemn rights of way
owned by Downey for water pipes the
attorneys for the defendant made the
point that the city had not been in
corporated as provided by law. Dow
ney, through his attorney, Grant B.
Dimick, protested against the town
being incorporated under the present
proceedings. The co'nty court, how
ever, held that the proceedings could
continue, and unless some further ac
tion is taken by Downey, Willamette
soon will be a city again.
X. L. C. CLUB TO MEET.
The X. L. C. Club of Gladstone,
will hold a meeting at the Gladstone
schoolhouse Friday afternoon, when
Dr. H b: Hyde, of Portland, will
be present and have for his subject,
"Talks to Girls from twelve to twenty
Years." He will be followed by sev
eral musical selections by .Miss Car
rie Spaulding, of Oak Grove.. The
ladies wiil serve luncheon after the
program. The meeting will be held
at 2:30 o'clock.
Patronna our advertisers.
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PUPILS TAUGHT
TO AID PARENTS
CHILDREN GIVEN CREDITS FOR
HOME WORK BY POLK
COUNTY TEACHER.
GARY DESCRIBES UNIQUE SCHOOL
Boys And Girls Do Chores Now That
They Never Thought Of Do
ing Before Plan Was
Started.
Superintendent of County Schools
Gary recently visited a unique school
at Spring Valley, Polk county and
has written the following article about
it for the Morning Enterprise:
On last Saturday seventeen County
School Superintendents and the Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
drove through the wind and rain to
Spring Valley, Polk county, to attend
a Parent-Teachers' meetings. Why?
Because we had heard much of a new
plan that was being tried out by the
teacher-pupils and parents of a schoor
in that beautiful valley. Did we go
"because it was a new plan? No.
If we should try to investigate every
new plan we would be going all the
time. We went because we thougnt
we saw a suggestion, at least, of a
solution of two very important prob
lems, "How to bring the home and
the school into closer relation" and
"How to make the boys and the girls
in the country love their homes."
We arrived at the. Spring Valley
school at 10:30 a. m. and obaerved
first a board walk from the road to
the school house door and a well
drained school yard free from all
rubbish such as sticks, pieces of pap
er, etc.
Upon entering the room we observ
ed that the directors had made pro
vision for the proper heating,- light
ing and ventilation of the school
room. On the walls were three nice
ly framed pictures, "The Sistine Ma-
dona."' "The Christ," and "The Lions
All beautiful reproductions of cele
brated works of art The building
was a modest one, much like the
many school buildings we find through
the country, but tnere was about it
that which said plainer man woras
can sav it, "this is a well ordered
school."
Looking to the right we saw on a
partition wall, on the floor, and on the
side wall a variety of articles, aprons,
dresses, doilies, hand bags, handker
chiefs, kites, traps, bird houses, and
various ether things made by the boys
and girls of the school.
At the left in the other corner of
the room were loaves of bread, pies,
cakes, tarts, doughnuts and other
tempting things prepared by the girls
and boys. The writer sampled various
edibles, among them a cake baket.
by Master . Zinser, son of our ex-su
perintendent,- J. C. Zinzer. I can
cheerfully say that it was the kind
of cake that makes a man want more
These things were all of interest
to us, but the one thing- we were most
curious to know about was the sys
tem the teacher had of giving credits
for home work, not school, work done
at home, but all kinds of honest work
a country girl or boy can-find to do
(Continued on page four.)
BUSINESS MANAGER
PROPOSED FOR CITY
MAYOR AUTHORIZED TO DRAFT
ORDINANCE EMBODYING
SUGGESTION.
PLAN FOR CITY HALL DISCUSSED
Attention Is Called To Danger Of Des
truction of City Records
Worth -Thousands Of
Dollars. " "-
Mayor Dimick and the Finance Com
mittee of the City Council at the
meeting Wednesday night were in-
structed to draft an ordinance pro
viding a business manager for Ore
gon City. The Mayor made the sug-
gestion that the city have a business
manager, and it ' was agreed that the
matter should be given consideration.
It was thought this could best be
done by the introduction of an ordin
ance making the provision.
Attention was called to the fact
that the city did not have a vault for
its records, and that they were in
danger of being destroyed at any
time, by Councilman Meyer. He
thought that it was about time the
city should begin considering building
a new City Hall or making some pro
vision for taking care of the records.
Mayor Dimick said a lot might be
purchased and a fireproof building
erected. He thought that the city
jail might occupy a part of the build
ing adding ttfat a score of souls might
be destroyed at any time m the pres
ent city jail.
"The records are worth thousands
of dollars to the city,", said the May
or' "and they should be preserved."
Recorder Stipp announced that the
records were accumulating rapidly
and there was no safe place to keep
them.
Tooze made a motion that a com
mittee of three be appointed to obtain
a safe place for keeping the records
and the Mayor appointed on the com
mittee Tooze, Beard and Holman.
George Randall suggested that the
ordinance against spitting on the
streets be more rigorously infeced,
and Gordon E. Hayes said the citi
zens should keep their dogs home at
nights. The Mayor and Council
agreed with both of the statements.
The! semi-annual report of the Wa
ter Commission was referred to the
Finance Committee and ordered pub
lished. The finance committee re
ported that the maps of the city en
gineer were m good condition and
that -the office was admirably con
ducted. It was suggested in the re
port, which was adopted, that the ser
vices of the city engineer, would not
be needed continuously after certain
work was completed, and that he be
assigned to duty only when his ser
vices were needed.
Street assessments on several
pieces of property were reduced. F.
F. Curran was . granted a license to
conduct a pool and billiard hall in
Mountain View.
An ordinance providing for the as
sessments for the street work on Wa
ter street between Sixth and Seventh
streets, was passed. The cost of the
work was $1,071.55. An ordinance
providing for assessments for sewer
district No. 9 also was passed. The
cost is $8,926. Approval was also
given to the ordinance fixing the as
sessments for the improvement of
Washington street from Seventh
street to the Abernethy Bridge.
Meyer announced thPt the supply of
crushed rock on hand for repairing
streets had almost been exhausted,
and suggested that an ordinance be
passed provid'ng for more. It was the
unanimous opinion of the members
that the best rock and gravel should
be obtained. The motion was refer
red to the committee on streets to
report at the next regular meeting.
Tooze made a motion that signal
lights and telephones be supplied for
the hill policeman so he could give
more efficient service. The motion
was referred to a committee compos
ed of Tooze Meyer and Pope.
A motion that the Madison street
bridge be strengthened was referred
to the committee on streets and city
engineer for investigation. -
In making the suggestion that a
business manager be employed for
the city. Mayor Dimick said:
"I think that the city should try the
plan of having a business manager for
three or six months. The office could
be provided by ordinance. I am not
in favor of spending any more money,
or in spending money uselessly, but
I think a man like Fred Greenman, for
instance, as business manager, could
save the city a great deal of money.
All accounts, street work, etc., should
be checked. Every city, so far as I
know, that has tried the plan, has
found it a success and a great saving
to the muncipality."
Upon motion of Beard it was order
ed that an ordinance providing for a
business manager be drafted. The
proposition will be given considera
tion when the ordinance is presented.
WOMAN WINS PRIZE
FOR MILL SUGGESTION
The second contest for suggestions
has just closed at the Willamette Pulp
& Paper ompany's mill, the first prize
being won by Grant Olds, and the
second prize by Mrs. Metta Finley
Thayer, private secretary for B. T
McBain, mill manager.
Some time ago it was planned by
the management to interest the em
ployes, and that a prize would be
offered for the . best suggestions
monthly that might aid in - increasing
the output of the mill. The offers are
made for two departments and Mrs.
Thayer is the first woman to win one
of the prizes. - The management re
fuses to divulge her suggestion.
COUNCIL AGAIN PUTS.
BAN ON
EVANGELISTS PITHY
WIN CROWD
An increasing attendance and in
terest was manifested at the Baptist
church Wednesday night. Evangelist
Evans told many funny stories which
kept the audience in a good humor.
He took for his text, .''The Living
Christ" He said:
"If some of you folk who carry
burdens and anxieties, would take a
good laugh, a bath and shake your
selves three times, you would feel
better. -
"An old long haired preacher with
a white necktie, a frock coat and sanc
timonious tone, preaching a funeral
remarked: 'This here corpse joined
my church fifteen years ago.' There
are many dead people In our churches.
"Jesus raised the dead, healed the
sick and opened the eyes of the blind.
But that was a side issue compared
with the work of saving a man from
his sins.
The young man who hangs around
the poolrooms and saloons even
though he does not indulge in the
games and vices of such resorts will
injure his character and weaken his
life by such association. He will be
marked by a brand of inferiority com
pared with the young man who with
a great purpose lives- in association
with the true and the noble who spend
their time working for the accomp
lishment of a great moral ideal.
MA man who from the dogs runs and
is afraid, will do to watch. He may
steal your watch. The man when he
meets a strange dog and the dog
wags his tail is generally a kind man
to his family."' -
Mr. Evans will speak at the Baptist
church every evening this week.
SOCIETY TO GIVE
E
At the regular meeting of the Rob
bie Burns Society Monday evening
arrangements were made for the sec
ond annual concert and dance to
celebrate- the Scotch poet's birthday.
These concerts have been great suc
cesses and crowded houses always
greet the Scotchmen. The affair will
be given at the Woodmen Hall Mon
day evening, January 29.
The committees appointed to take
charge of the affair are as follows:
Program and - advertising, Major
Charles S. Noble; William McLarty,
Mrs. John Crawford, H. N. Cadell,
T. Patterson; refreshments, Mrs. M.
Martin, Mrs. William McLarty, Miss
Phillips, Mrs. E. Roberts, Mrs. A.
White, Mrs. H. Cadell; hall, John
Younger, Hugh McLarty, J. McKilli
can, J. Kennedy; doorkeepers,-John
Lowry, E. Roberts, Guy Phillips; ush
ers, H. Williamson, John Crawford,
Robert Warner, Hugh Kenne; decor
ation Miss Maude Warner, Mrs. R.
Wilson, E. C. Dye, "Max Telford, H.
J. Bigger; reception, T.' B. Forbes,
Rev. J. R. Landsborough, Dr. Wil
liam Chalmers Schultze, William
Beard. ,
OFFICERS AND DINE
The Order of Maccabees met at
Willamette hall Tuesday evening.
Following the installation was a ban
quet and smoker. There was a large
attendance, many persons from Port
land being present. State Comman
der Sherwood, of Portland, was among
those coming to this city and gave
an excellent address of the working
of the order. He complimented the
order upon their large attendance, and
the interest the members are taking
in the work. The banquet was a de
cided success with W. E. Griffith at
the head of the committee in charge.
The following officers were install
ed: Commander, A. B. Buckles;
lieutenant-commander, E. A. Hughes;
record-keeper, E. S.- Follansbee;
chaplain, H. A. Fuller; sergeant, F.
B. Hayward; master-at-arms, F. H.
McAnulty; first master of guards, Al
ton Lewis; second master-at-arms,
John Lewis; sentinel, Arthur Mc
Anulty; picket Albert Maddox; trus
tees, C. W. Parrish, Frank Betrel
and A. B. Buckles.
Hotel Arrivals.
The following are registered at the
Electric Hotel:
J. B. Cummins and wife, William
G. Sagar, J. G. Cummins, Delos
Wright, Liberal ; Fred Schafer, Mead
owbrook; N. Blair, J. C. Green, J.
H. - Wait, Portland; C. Donehit, D.
E. Simonson, Portland; Mrs. Fred
Haynes, H. Kenike, Damascus; J. T.
Scott, San Francisco.
SEE HERE!
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lots, nearly new 5-room
house, wood house, barn
and well, 3 blocks from
school, price $1500 'Will
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address Cyrus Powell,
Oregon City, Or., Steph- :
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DIH M
EN
EIGHT MEMBERS STAND
SOLID FOR SHAW
MAYOR SUGGESTS MILES FOR CHIEF
BOARD REFUSES TO CONFIRM
APPOINTMENTS OF GREEN,
MELDRUM AND BRADLEY
STORY AND FROST
ARE VICTORS.
The City Council Wednesday night,
at a meeting not fraught witn nearly
so much feeling and vituperation as
the one a week ago, by a vote of eight
to one, refused to confirm the appoint
ments of Mayor Dimick, with the ex
ception of George L. Story city pros
ecutor, and Jack Frost, night police
man. The appointment of E. L.
Shaw Night Chief of Police was de
feated by the same vote, the mem
bers opposing the Mayor believing
that Shaw should be chief or not a
member of the force.
After the meeting Mayor Dimick
said that he would name F. J. Miles
or S. R. Green, Chief of Police, if
the council would agree to confirm
the appointment, but not a member
said he would do so. The appointment
of Mr. Story was again considered be
cause it was said that not a majority
had voted to confirm the ap
pointment at the previous meet
ing. The appointment was confirmed
by a unanimous vote as was that of
Frost for night policeman. Shaw de
clared after the meeting that he would
continue to act as chief until the ap
pointment of his successor was "ap
proved by the council. Mayor Dimick
announced that he would appoint spec
ial policemen if he found it necessary.
As matters now stand the only police
man appointed by the Mayor and ap
proved by the council is Frost. It
is probable that Policemen Cooke and
Green will . continue to serve for
time at least.
After the transaction -of routine
business Councilman Beard made a
motion to adjourn, which was lost.
Councilman Meyer declared that the
ponce question snouidtDe seiuea a.i
once .
"I have made my appointments,"
said the Mayor. "The matter is be
fore the Council."
"The men should have instruy
tions," retored Councilman Meyer.
"I appointed my officers and they
stand,' answered the Mayor. "The
charter provides that the mayor shall
appoint and regulate the police force."'
- "I move that Shaw be retained as
chief until his t successor has been
appointed confirmed and qualifies,"
3aid Councilman Meyer.
"The motion is out of order. Shaw
has been removed by the provisions
of the charter," declared the Mayor.
"The chief holds on until his suc
cessor is confirmed as I understand
it," said Councilman Holman. "Do I
understand that we have' no Chief
of Police"?
It was suggested that the discharge
of Shaw had not been confirmed by
the Council.
"The charter doesn't say it has to
be, ' retorted the Mayor.
The Mayor refusing to ask a roll
call on the Meyer motion the council
man, who is president of the body,
asked the Recorder to call the roll.
"You are not presiding over this
meeting," said the Mayor with
warmth. "I have ruled the motion
out of order."
"We don't want to be without a
chief. If you don't want our man
name another," said Meyer.
Holman said there had been an or
der for the Recorder to call the roll.
Mayor Dimick announced that the
Recorder had no right to do that.
"We have a right to demand it,"
responded Councilman Holman.
"Why can't the Recorder call the
roll even if it i3 out of order?" asked
Councilman Roake.
"It is only the province of the coun
cil J YULC IU , -
plied the Mayor. "That is all the
council has to do. If you are correct,
in your attitude" the appointments
stand until confirmed."
Councilmen Beard and Tooze de
clared that if the charges made by
the Mayor against Chief Shaw were
true he should not be made Chief of
the night police, although the Mayor
had appointed him to that position.
"If he is not fit to be chief in the day
by what hook or crook of darkness
can he be made fit," asked Tooze.
In order to get a vote on the ques
tion so the appointment could be dis
approved Holman moved that the ap
pointment of Shaw Night Chief be ap
proved. Albright asked if there was
a vacancy on the night force, and was
answered in the negative.
The vote on the confirmation of the
appointment of Shaw as night chief
of police was as follows:
Yes Pope.
No Albright, Beard, Burke, Hall.
Meyer, Roake, Holman, Tooze.
The vote was the same on tne ap
pointment of W. W. Bradley night
policeman, John Green, superiaten
dent of streets and Henry . iMeldrum,
city engineer.
After the meeting several members
gathered at the Mayor's desk and a
spirited colloquy was indulged in.
Meyer insisted that the Mayor had
offended the council at the previous
meeting by saying the members did
not have "gray matter enough under
their hats to do him." The Mayor
insisted that the remark was applied
only to one member of the council.
"I will name' other men if you men
will anprove them," said the Mayor.
"I will name F. J. Miles or S. R.
Green." - - -
(Continued .n page 3)