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VOL. Ill No. 12.
LORIMER TELLS
GRAPHIC STORY
SENATOR SAYS PERFIDY OF
BUSSE AND HOPKINS DE
FEATED YATES.
RAPID RISE IN LIFE DESCRIBED
Statesman Explains Change of Vote
By White "We ex-Streetcar
Conductors Stand Togeth
er," Says Witness.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Senator
Lorimer, of Illinois, in his testimony
today before the Senate investigating
committee wa3 dramatic in the ex
treme. He told the story of his life,
not quite in the same way he told it
in his speech injihe Senate and with
many homely details.
Blacking boots at the age of ten, he
supported a widowed mother and five
brothers and sisters; then a cash boy,
a laborer wheeling coal, a house pain
ter, a streetcar conductor and a build
ing contractor were the successive
steps he detailed in his progress to
his present position as President of a
National bank.
He traced his way in politics from
a Constable to a seat in the United
States Senate.
The man under fice was the coolest
man in the room while he told the
story. His voice was unshaken ex
cept when he spoke of his mother
two years dead. . Then his eyes glist
ened and his words were a bit hoarse.
The political sensation of the day's
testimony came when he declared that
the faithlessness of ex-Mayor Busse,
of Chicago and ex-Senator Albert J.
Hopkins defeated ex-Governor Yates
in the primary contest with Deneen,
the present governor. He said Busse
had promised to support Yates and
pledged a campaign fund of 2,500,
which he never paid.
"After that I was convinced that
Hopkins had turned on his friends,"
Lorimer said, "and I treated him as I
would treat any other man who tries
to destroy my friends."
"Why did Charles A. White vote for
you as Senator?" was one of the ques
tions asked today.
White is the ex-members of the Illi
nois Legislature whose alleged confes
sion of bribery, published in a Chicago
newspaper, formed the foundation of
the inquiry into Senator Lorimer's
election.
"He came to me and volunteered his
vote," Senator Lorimer replied. "It
was about ten days before my election
tion. I didn't solicit his vote. He was
a streetcar conductor and I had been
one."
FILES DECLARATION
SALEM, Jan. 15. Jonathan Bourne,
Jr., United States Senator, filed his
declaration of intention with Secre
tary Olcott today to become a candi
date for re-election. He gave his slo
gan "The substitution of the general
welfare for selfish interests in all gov
ernmental operations." In his plat
form he advocates the Oregon system
of popular government; popular elec
tion of Senators; parcels post includ
ing rural delivery; Federal control of
interstate commerce; exclusion of
coolie labor; liberal appropriations for
rivers and harbors; free tolls for Am
erican shipping through the Panama
Canal; liberal pensions for deserving
veterans; fair share of irrigation
funds for Oregon; increased efficiency
rather than false economy in govern
mental affairs; National good roads
legislation; use of public resources
with intelligent conservation; honest
government, service and business.
PUPILS WIN LAURELS
AT;
A largely attended parent-teacher
meeting was held at Boring with Su
perintendent of County Schools Gary
and Mrs. Shaw and Mr. Anderson,
supervisors, in charge. Miss Anna
Bachman, principal of the Sandy
school, read a paper on "Materials for
use in Schools"; Professor James,
principal of the Estacada school, read
a paper on "Health in Education," and
the pupils of the intermediate room of
the Boring school gave a drill in arith
metic .which showed thorough work
oh the part of teacher and pupils.
Dinner was served by the women of
Boring. It was the first parent-teach
er meeting ever held in Boring, and
Superintendent Gary was urged to
have another this year, if possible,
ana lr not, next year by all means.
WON'T GO TO SCHOOL.
Ledevitch Tutson, ten years of age,
will be given a hearing in the juvenile
court today. The boy will not go to
scnool and is generally unruly.
Read the jfournlng Enterprise
Public Demon
stration" of the Vacuum Clothes Washer
every day at 2:30 except Sun
day. Wednesday ana Saturday
evenings at 7:30. o'clock.
Main street.
401
Oregon Specialty Co.
SENATOR BOURNE
"JESSIE".' ITS SURELY" NO WONDER ALLTHE GIRLS WANT TO BE STENOGRAPHERS!
"
EVANGELIST WINS
WITH EPIGRAMS
MEN WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN
GOD WORSE THAN DEVILS,"
HE SAYS.
APPEAL IS MADE FOB WORKMEN
"Reason Some Are Not Drunkards Is
Because They Are Too Tight
To Spend Five Cents,"
Says Evans.
The meetings being conducted by
J. Bruce Evans at the Baptist church
are growing in interest. The house
was crowded Monday night and Sun
day night many were turned away.
Mr. Evans' appeal is to the mind as
well as the heart. The following are
excerpts from his sermon:
"I never saw a higher critic that
was a soul winner. Some of the lower
critics are however, doing more harm
to Christianity in the rabid spirit with
which they denounce men of learning
than all the higher critics.
'If you are living like the devil you
are going to hell no matter what
theory of. religion you believe.
'I do not believe the scales of jus
tice are evenly balanced in this old
world. There are many social injus
tices being tolerated and which are
never punished. If God is just there
must be a place in the future where
wicked men will get their just de
serts. "Any man who does not believe in
a God is worse than the devils. They
believe and tremble.
"If the church of God does not take
the side of the workingman in his
fight for justice, then the church must
relinquish her claim upon the alleg
iance of the workingman."
Some of you little two-by-four
knots on the log criticise me because
I dare say what I think relative to
politics. The platforms of the poli
tical parties are like a mother-hub-bard,
covering everything and touch
ing nothing.
"When some women get married
they do not know what they are mar
rying. A woman whom I know mar
ried a man and in six years was the
mother of five children. Her husband
had become a drunken dog and she a
raving maniac. What wonder! Will
a just God not bring to justice the
man who by his vices brought this
woman to Insanity?
"Yet I have no quarrel to make with
the average poor drunkard. They 'are
drunkards in nine cases out of ten
because they are so free hearted. The
reason some of you are not drunk
ards is because you are too tight to
spend five cents."
The above remarks were uttered by
Mr. Evans in the sermon which he
delivered from the text "Son, Remem
ber." The sentences quoted above in
no wise portray the power of the man
speaking them. The sermon was of
a high order.
Monday evening Mr. Evans spoke
from the text, "The Hidden Manna."
The manna mentioned refers to the
experience of the Children of Israel
in the wilderness. Mr. Evans in five
points showed the ways in which that
(Continued oh page 2.)
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED - I S 6 6
OREGON CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1912.
TEE WILETP
PERPETRATED BY WALT MFDOUGALUv
GEORGE TURNER.
Recently Appointed to Inter
national Joint Commission.
PRIZES FOR POULTRY
SHOW ARE DONATED
The following special premiums
have been donated for entries at the
Oregon City Poultry Show February
2 and 3:
For the Best Pen of Buff Leghorns
500 strawberry plants given by
Charles J. Roth, of Canby.
For the Best Pen of Buff Orping
tons One-half dozen - two-year-old
rose bushes, given by Charles J. Roth,
of Canby.
For the Best Pen of Poultry at the
show, and variety Forty pound sack
of Korrect Poultry Food, given by
Oregon Commission Company, Oregon
City.
PULLING OF TOOTH
CAUSES GIRL'S DEATH
Ila Montgomery, the eight-year-old
daughter of "J. Montgomery, of the
West Side died Sunday after an ill
ness of more than eight months, which
was caused by the extracting of a
tooth. The girl suffered from necrosis
of the jawbone ,and despite several
operations her condition gradually
grew worse. Her father is a mill
worker. The funeral will be held to
day. Young Receives Relics.
George Young Monday received a
handsome line of arrow heads, num
bering twenty. Several are of agate,
which are unusually rare. Mr. Young
also received three strings of rare
beads from Memaloose Island, and. a
rare plate 100 years old.
PADDOCK HAS NOT
QUALIFIED PARDEE
CLAIMANT OF GLADSTONE OF
FICE QUOTES CHARTER TO
VINDICATE SELF.
BOOKS STILL IN HIS POSSESSION
William Hammond, Former Recorder,
Says Framers of Charter
Were Under Mis
apprehension. J. H. Pardee, who declares that he
is City Treasurer of Gladstone, al
though J. C. Paddock was elected to
the office at the last election, said
Monday that even if the election gave
Paddock a legal right to the office
it had been invalidated by his failure
to qualify the first Monday in January,
as specified in the city charter. Par
dee says Paddock did not file his bond
until January 6. Pardee called atten
tion to the following section of the
city charter:
"The term of office of each person
elected to office under this act shall
commence on the first Monday in
January after the election and by such
time each person must qualify there
for by taking and filing an oath of of
fice, and give such official undertaking
for the faithful performance of his
duties as may be required or he shall
be deemed to have declined and the
office shall be declared vacant by the
council."
"Further than this," said Pardee,
"neither the council nor Paddock
have demanded the books of the treas
urer, and I have not received a war
rant for the salary due me for my
last quarter of service.
J. C. Paddock, whom J. K. Pardee says
has no right to the treasuryship of
Gladstone.
Pardee will probably file a contest
in the Circuit Court. William Ham
mond, former recorder of the city
gave out the following statement:
"Under the provisions of the state
law passed in 1893 and found in sec
tion 3208, Lord's Oregon laws, this
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SINGLE TAXERS HIT
BY STARKWEATHER
MEN IN EMPLOY OF FELS ARE
LIKENED TO HESSIAN
SOLDIERS.
PROPOSED SYSTEM IS ANALYZED
"Same Money Rascats," Says Writer,
"Under Leadership of King
George Attempted to Fix
Scheme of Taxation."
The Morning Enterprise is in re
ceipt of an article from Harvey G.
Starkweather, of Milwaukie, in which
the single tax theory is attacked.
After quoting a statement of Joseph
Fels, Mr. Starkweather says:
"We may not have any bitterness
for the Tory or Royalist. Though
wrong, they may have been honest in
their opinions; but there is another
character who figures at about this
same time, the paid hirelings, the
Hessians, having no natural interest,
who came to this country to fight
against the patriots for pay.
"History repeats and we now have
the Whig, the Tory and the Hessian."
Mr. Starkweather's letter follows:
Milwaukie, Or., Dec. 28th, 1911.
To the Editor:
Since so much space has been given
by our great dailies to the discussion
of the merits of the single tax move
ment, and since so much has been
said and written by the paid hirelings
of the millionaire soap-man, it seems
in order for those who are not in sym
pathy with such a movement to point
out a few of, the most glaring defects
of the proposed new system.
Taxes are levied to support govern
ment, which includes police protec
tion, public schools, road-building, etc.,
who should naturally pay ror sucn
legitimate expense of government?
Does the vacant lanti require the same
police protection as the land which is
used and occupied? Does the vacant
land demand the same fire or police pro
tection as the sky-scraper building be
side it? Should the wealth of our
country other than its land Contribute
nothing to support our public scnoois .'
Does not the man whose wealth lies
in personal property owe a duty to the
public in the matter of roads?
With all its imperfections, our pres
ent system is vastly better and more
equitable than the proposed revolu
tionary changes of the soap-man.
Most of the imperfections of the
present system are due to administra
tion, and are incident to any system
which is administered by mere man.
Our friends tell us that land like
water and air is naturally the prop
erty of the government, and they
thereby justify this system of confis
cation. The land did belong to the govern
ment until the government parted with
its title to the settler or purchaser.
In either case such transfer of owner
ship came about as the result of an
agreement or contract by and between
the buyer and the seller. In the one
case the government agreed with the
settler, to give the land in exchange
for service, i. e. occupancy of the land.
In the other case the transfer was for
cash; and .in either case, the sale was
complete and evidenced by a form of
warrantee deed called a Patent. In
this Patent issued in pursuance of law,
and signed by the president of the
United States, it is agreed that the
land shall descend to the settlers'
heirs and assigns forever. Now it
would seem in rather bad faith to say
that the government did not mean it
and that the land like the air and
water still belongs to the public. A
man "can live without air, only a few
seconds; he can live without water
only a few days; but land ownership
is not in the least essential to long
evity or earthly happiness. Thous
ands of people do not choose to own
land, often because it produces such a
small income on the investment.
I am aware our friends of the soap
persuasion, whose palms have been
lubricated with oleaginous naptha, will
say that we misquote their position,
and that they do not mean to be quite
so radical as suggested, we are aware
that they have receded somewhat
from their former' position, and that
some are advocating a three thousand
dollar exemption on personal proper
ty, a sort of mongrel or hybrid cross
which has most of the evil tendencies
of the on side and few of the virtues
of the other. It is what they call tne
entering wedge for the farther exten
sion of their doctrine. -
Thev seem to- think that this bait
will lure a class of unpatriotic voters
who wish to shirk the natural respon
sibility of citizenship that of con
tributing to the support of the govern
ment which protects them, scnoois
their children, and builds their roads.
During his last, and perhaps his on
ly visit to Oregon, this man Fels is
auoted by the Oregonian of January
31stri911, as promising $12,500 for
the promotion of the Henry George
theory. Strange is it not this phil
anthropist (?) loves us so much on
such very slight acquaintance?
We confess we fear his love is
nromnted by ulterior motives. In the
same article this man Feis is quoxea
as saying, "I spend half my time in
Europe. We have a branch factory
in England and I use it as an excuse
to put in my time hobnobbing with
the money rascals on tne otner siae.
This reminds us that these same
monev rascals under the leadership
of King George Third attempted to nx
un a scheme of taxation ror the Ameri
cans about one hundred and fifty
years ago. History now repeats itself.
In those days there were some patri
otic Americans who thought that the
Americans should make their own
laws, and sayine "We hope in God"
were known as Whig3. Every Ameri
can school boy has been taught to
honor the names of such patriots as
Samuel Adams, John Adams, Patrick
Henry, Roger Sherman, Richard Hen
ry Lee, Thoma3" Jefferson and others.
We may not have any bitterness
for the Tory or royalist Though
(Continued on page 4.)
SCHUEBEL AGAIN
ATTACKS DICK
SINGLE TAXER DEFENDS VOTE
AS COUNCILMAN FOR
FRANCHISE.
CONSTITUENTS GAVE INSTRUCTIONS
Mayor Asked If He Wanted To Be
Elected This Year Because
Freight Franchise Will
Expire. "
In another open letter to Mayor
Dimick Monday C. Schuebel, single
tax advocate says the slot machines
and other gambling games were con
ducted during the four years Dimick
was Mayor. Mr. Schuebel says C. D.
Latourette, who preceded Dimick as
Mayor,, was offered $500 a month to
permit gambling, but stopped it. His
letter follows:
Oregon City, Or., Jan. 15.
Editor of the Enterprise: I will
gladly furnish Mr. Dimick the desired
information in regard to my vote on
the Fields' franchise.
Ordinance No. 241, page 151 of the
Charter, is the franchise referred to
by Mr. Dimick.
"Section 1. That there be and here
by is granted unto G. C. Fields, of Ca
nemah, Oregon, his heirs or assigns,
the right and privilege to lay down,
maintain and operate iron or steel
railway track3, and to erect poles and
appliances and stretch" such wires
thereon as may be necessary, for the
purpose of transmitting power and
current over the same, and to operate
a railway' within the City of Oregon
City as follows:
"Beginning at the intersection of
Third and Main Sts.; thence souther
ly along and upon Main Street and
over and upon the road on the easter
ly side of the basin, to the southern
boundary of said city.
"Section. 11. The owners of said
railway shall pay annually to the city
of Oregon City, as a license, the sum
of $50.00 per annum, beginning on the
first day of January, 1900."
The County Court granted the fran
chise between the city limits and Ca
nemah. The City Council had no jur
isdiction over the County Road.
Before the meeting at which the
Fields' franchise was finally passed-, a
called public meeting was held by the
residents of Ward No. 3 (from which
I was elected) in the hall over Ely's
store at Ely. J. W. Grout was chair
man of the meeting. I asked for in
structions from my constituents in re
gard to the Fields' franchise. A reso
lution was introduced and unanimous
ly adopted by the meeting instructing
me to vote for the franchise.
Is Mayor Dimick willing to do the
same thing in regard to the appoint
ment of Chief of Police?
Mayor Dimick says, "Schuebel
speaks of the Third Street franchise."
Mayor Dimick deliberately mistates
the facts. Mayor Dimick's freight
franchise is Ordinance No. 274 on page
162 of the charter, and Section 5 of
said Ordinance is as follows:
"Section 5. That there be and is
hereby granted unto The Oregon Wa
ter Power and Railway Company, its
successors and assigns, the right and
privilege to run and operate express
and freight cars along, over and upon
any railway constructed hereunder up
on Third Street of said Oregon City,
and along, over and upon the tracks
of said jcompany upon Main Street of
said Oregon City now laid or hereaf
ter to be laid, in such manner, at such
times, and under the conditions here
inafter mentioned and specified in this
ordinance, and to carry and transport
freight and express matter thereon
and thereover, and to collect tolls and
charges therefor."
The above franchise is the only
freight franchise the railroad com
pany has and it expires November 10,
1912.
Is it because the freight franchise
expires this year that Dimick wished
to be mayor?
Mayor Latourette was offered $500
per month to let the slot machines
run. They did not run.
Mr. Dimick succeeded Mr. Latour
ette for four years. The slot machines
and other gambling games ran wide
open during the four years. Dr. Som-
mer succeeded Dimick as mayor and
was asked to state the price for which
he would allow the slot machines to
run. He answered, "Get your slot
machines out; if you don't I will take
them out and burn them." The slot
machines disappeared and have not
been in Oregon City since. Would
you like to have the slot machines
back again?
C. SCHUEBEL.
S
VOTERS URGED TO
REGISTER AT
County Clerk Mulvey announced
Monday that registration, which start
ed January 2, was slower than ever
before. Mr. Mulvey said that from
now until the close of the books voters
must register at the rate of sixty a
day to have as many as last year. All
persons who fail to register will be
denied the privilege of voting in the
April primary. The books will be" op
ened again for registration for the
general election.
GIRLS SEEK WORK WHILE
ATTENDING SCHOOL.
Several girls of high school age
would like an apportunity to work in
a good home for board and room while
attending school. The superinten
dent of schools will be glad to furnish
the names and other information.
Justice Marries Couple.
Jermima Shey and J. F. O'Brien,
were married Monday by Justice of
the Peace Samson.
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MILLS VIRTUALLY
CLOSED BY FLOOD
1,000 PERSONS THROWN OUT OF
WORK HERE AS RESULT
OR FRESHET. -
WATER AT STANDSTILL EARLY TODAY
Cellars And Outhouses Flooded And
Several Homes Threatened
Streetcar Line Is
Affected.
It was thought that the river here
was at about a standstill at 4 o'clock
this morning. Only a little work was
done at any of the mills Monday, and
it is probable that all departments
will be closed today. The water, how
ever, is expected to recede rapidly,
and operations will continue as usual
in a day or two. Almost 1,000 em
ployes have been laid off as a result
of the flood.
The grinders and feeders of all the
paper mill3 and the picking depart
ment of the woolen mills were out of
commission Monday. The water , is
so hih that there is scarcely any pow
er any several of the plants are flood
ed. There is water in several cellars
in Greenpoint and at Fourteenth and
Washington streets. At least half a
dozen outhouses are flooded, and if
the water countinues to rise homes
will suffer. The Abernethy is over
flowing its banks. The streetcar ser
vice between Oregon City and Cane
mah was suspended Monday.
Borne along by a strong current,
wreckage of about every description
passed here Monday. There vrere up
rooted trees, small outbuildings, logs,
boards, brush, shed roof3, etc.
Mr. Beals, forecaster at Portland,
says the river will fall at all stations
above Portland today, it already hav
ing dropped at a number of point. In
the twenty-four hours it fell 3.5 feet
at Eugene and 2.3 feet at Harrisburg.
It rose 2.2 feet at Salem, reaching a
stage of twenty-five feet, and 3.8 feet
at Wilsonville, attaining a height of
30.4 feet.
WOMAN IS HELD OVER
ON STEALING CHARGE
Justice of the Peace Samson held
Mrs. . Mary Johnson and D . M . Hol
brook to answer to the Grand Jury in
bonds of $250 each. Mrs. Johnson,
who is the wife of R. L. Johnson, a
Portland chauffeur, was accused of
stealing silverware from Mr. L. Nay
lor, of Eagle Creek. The defendant
denied the charge, and, in turn, ac
cused Holbrook. Johnson, who also
had been arrested, was not held,
there being no evidence against him.
E
ARE GRANTED WIFE
Emma Emert was granted a di
vorce Monday by Judge Campbell
from James T. Emert. The defendant
was declared to be the owner of lot
9, block 56, Sellwood, and ordere to
pay the plaintiff $10 a month alimony.
They are to share the custody of their
ten-year-old son, Cecil. The plaintiff
asked $30 a month and $1,500 per
manent alimony. She accused her
husband of cruelty. .They-were mar
ried in Oregon City, October 8, 1902.
MILL WORKER HURT.
Samuel Buguslaski, an employe of
the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com
pany, was injured Monday night while
handling paper. His left knee was
wrenched. Dr. Meissner attended the
man.
THREE COUPLE GET LICENSES.
Marriage licenses were issued Mon
day to Jermima Shey and John T.
O'Brien, Phoebe R. Brand and E. F.
Livingston and Eula Schuebel and Lee
H. Bequeaith.
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