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OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1912.
Peb Webk, 10 Cents
IIS EASY TO ERR,
STREET ORDINANCE
VETOED BY MAYOR
20 CENTS IS FARE
WITH TRANSFER
SAYS EVANGELIST
EWING DECLARES COLONEL HAR
VEY GOT REPLY THAT
HE SOUGHT.
EVERYTHING ISTRYINGTO PULL
US DOWNWARD," EVANS
DECLARES.
PROPERTY OWNERS ON BOTH
SIDES MUST PAY FOR
IMPROVEMENT.
RAILWAY COMMISSION ORDERS
COMPANY TO GRANT
PRIVILEGE.
PI
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WILSON MANAGER
ANSWERS CHARGE
f THE PATIENT "CONFUCIUS BE PRAISED, THERE'S SAFETY IN NUMBERS."
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RAINESS" IS CALLED ISSUE
Watterson's Statement Is Used As
Defense of Stand Taken
By New Jersey's
Governor.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 The Wilson-Harvey
episode brought forth to
day, simultaneously with the arrival
of Colonel Henry Watterson, a state
ment by William F. McCombs, cam
paign manager for Woodrow Wilson,
declaring that "the tears that are be
ing shed over the passing lnciuem are
wrung from those who have hitherto
been the most conspicuous opponents
of Governor Wilson."
Colonel Watterson, who will be here
several days in connection with the
work of the Perry Memorial Commis
sion, read the McCombs statement as
well as one made today at Na3hville,
Tenn., by Judge Robert Ewing, but de
clined to comment on either. Judge
Ewing, who is related by marriage
both to Governor Wilson and Colonel
Watterson, saiid that Colonel Harvey
requested a frank answer when he
asked Governor Wilson whether he
felt that his candidacy was being pre
judiced by the support of Harpers'
Weekly, and that Wilson's answer
was frank accordingly. .. .
"As to the Wilson matter," said
Colonel Watterson tonight, "I have
nothing to add to what has already
been said, unless it be seriously chal
lenged by some responsible person.
Then I may. have a good deal to say."
The statement issued by Mr. Mc
Combs follows:
"With reference to the alleged Wilson-Harvey
incident, it seems to me
that Colonel Watterson has said in a
statement all that needs to be said.
It appears there tnat from as far back
as last October, he himself suggested
to Governor Wilson that Colonel Har
vey's support through Harper's Week
ly might be injurious and that he prob
ably told Colonel Harvey himself the
same thing. It would seem that Col
onel Watterson had convinced the gov
ernor of the truth, of his opinion, and
had at least impressed Colonel Har
vey with the probability of its
truth, else Colonel Harvey would not
have propounded the question.
"It is passing strange that Colonel
Watterson should feel concerned that
the governor, in private conversation
with himself and Colonel Harvey, in
answer to a pointed question, should
give frank expression to the very view
which Mr. Watterson himself enter
tained and which he had communicat
ed to the governor and probably to
Colonel Harvey."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 Andrew
Carnegie is having trouble collecting
from the government $28.70 in witness
fees for his testimony before the
House steel trust committee. He told
tne committee that he was honored
by its invitation to appear that he
would frame in gold his subpoena and
expense vouchers and keep them for
ever. Patronize our advertisers.
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TO TRADE!
One 6-year-old mare, weigh!
about 1100, true, sound and gen
tle; also one 8 months-old-mule,
both for a good mare or horse,
must weigh 1250 pounds or
more, not over 8 or 9 years old.
Must be true and sound.
Call on
C. POWELL,
Stevens Building, Room 10,
Oregon City, Or.
Public Demon
stration of the Vacuum Clothes Washer
every day at 2:30 except Sun
day. Wednesday and Saturday
evenings at 7:30. o'clock. 401
Main street.
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Grand Concept and Ball
GIVEN BY
Portland String Orchestra "Sloga"
In Busch Hall, Oregon City
- Something new in Oregon City. Never had or heard here before.
SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20th, 1912
wiFEf s Divp !
IMUKHArTO)
Edith May Stearns was granted a
from Willis Stearns. The7 were mar-'
ried in Portland and the plaintiff al-
leged that her husband frequented i
road houses with other women. She
averred that on one occasion he tried
to get his former wife to live with him
in an adjoining county. She further
alleged that he failed to support her,
and treated her cruelly. i
E
STEAL, SAYS SUSPECT
If Stephen Short had not tried to
sell tools, which he admitted he pur
loined, at the store where he sold
tools two week3 ago,, he probably
would not be in durance vile today.
Stephen came to Oregon City Friday,
Short of name, but long of tools that
belonged to another man, and forth
with hied himself to the store of
George Young, where he disposed of
his wares before. But Short was
watched. Chief of Police Shaw had
his eagle eye working, and he came
to the conclusion that the stranger
was at least a suspicious character.
So the chief questioned Short, and, to
make a long story just like the name
of the suspect, Stephen told all. He
said that he was hungry Thursday
and when he passed a new house near
the carshops in Portland, and saw
carpenter's tools he could not resist
that the temptation to take them.
Shaw telephoned to police headquar
ters in Portland and Detective Mallet
came to Oregon City and got the pris
oner. OFFICERS OF CLUB
In addition to M. D. Latourette and
Gilbert L. Hedges, Judge J. U. Camp
bell, Henry O'Malley, R. L. Holman,
John Adams, Frank Busch, H. E.
Draper and L. E. Jones were men
tioned Friday for the presidency of
the Commercial Club to succeed J. E.
Hedges. The election will be held
this evening after the reception tend-1
ered the new members . Heretofore j
the governors have elected the other j
officers, but a motion will be introduc-!
ed at the meeting of the members this '
evening that the by-laws be changed j
so the members may elect. Much in-:
terest has been taken in the proposed
entertainment of the new members,
and it is expected tnat the -attendance
will break all records.
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PRAISES PROGRESS EDITION.
The Morning Enterprise is in
receipt of the. following letter:
To the Editor: Allow me to
offer .my heartiest congratula
tions upon the Progress Edition
which you so kindly sent me. It
is certainly splendid and in keep
ing with the up-to-date issue you
are printing each day.
Wishing you continued success
with your daily paper, I am,
JESSIE M. SAY.
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DERTHICK CLUB
PORTLAND SINGERS AID IN MAK
ING MUSICAL PROGRAM
BIG SUCCESS.
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MRS C H CAUF ELD LS HflSTFSS
V' "HUI ,UU 10 l"lLu
Open Meeting Attended By Largest
Crowd In History of Organi
zation Decorations
Attract.
One of the most enjoyabl3 meetings
of the Derthick Club was held afc the
home of Mrs. Charles H. Caufield
Friday afternoon, when a musical pro
gram was rendered by Miss Margaret
Haussman, inezbo soprano, Miss
Haussman, mezzo soprano, Miss
of Portland, the accompanist being
miss liana (jaunem. The hostesses
were Mrs. Charles Caufield, Mr3. Ross
Charman, Mrs. Eber A. Chapman,
Miss Edna Caufield, and Miss Clara
Caufield. As it was an open meeting
each member had the privilege of in
viting one guest. There was a large
attendance, and those present enjoyed
the excellent program given.
Miss Fowler made her first appear
ance in this city some time ago, and
her selections Friday afternoon de
lighted her hearers. Miss Haussman
made her first appearance in Oregon
City Friday afternoon. She has a
beautiful, well trained voice, and the
selections rendered by her were well
suited for her "voice. Miss Caufield
proved a most artistic accompanist,
and her appearance on this occasion
displayed her musical talent at a good
advantage.
The following program was given:
I.
"A Summer Night". .. .Goring-Thomas
"The Bond Maid" ..:..Lalo
"At Nightfall" Metcalf
"Come to the Garden". .Turner-Salter
"The Beaming Eyes". .... .McDowell
Miss Fowler.
II.
"Knowest Thou the Land"
(Mignon) Thomas
"First Primrose" Grieg
"Dress of Green"
"Lady Bug" Schumann
"I Would My Song3"
Indian Loce Lyrics Cadman
"From the Land of Sky Blue WaMr"
"Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute"
Miss Haussman.
III.
"A Necklace of Tvh" ; Mnvin
'My Desire" Nevin
"O, That We Two Were Maying". .
Nevin
"A Nightfall" . ..Nevin
"I Once Had a D .ll, Dea-s" Nevin
"The Rosary"' Nevin
Miss Fowler
TV. '
"The Passage Bird's Farwell" ...
, -Hildach
Miss Haussman and Miss Fowler.
After the program was rendered re
freshments were served. The decora
tions were attractive and artistic.
The reception hall was in Oregon
grape and laurestina, the parlors in
Oregon grape, magnolia and cycla
mens blossoms, and the dining room
in red carnations and Boston ferns.
Indian baskets filled with Oregon
grape added much to the beauty of
the rooms.
Those in attendance were Mrs. H:
S. Mount, Mrs. Ross Charman, Mrs.
CO. T. 'Williams, Mrs. James W.
Partlow, Mrs. John Lewthwaite, Mrs.
Haussman, of Portland, Mrs. J. W.
Moffatt, Mrs. R. C. Ganong, Mrs.
Theodore Osmund, Mrs. Edward
Schwab, Mrs. J. R. Humphry s, Mrs.
C. W. Michels, of Portland, Mrs. A.
S. Hayes, Mrs. Leon DesLarzes, Mrs.
H. E. Straight, Mrs. Bruce Zumwalt,
Mrs. E. J. Daulton, Mrs. M. D. Lat
ourette, Mrs. H. C. Stevens, Mrs. J.
W. Loder, Mrs. William Andresen,
Mrs. George Hankins, Mrs. W. A.
Bimick, Mrs. T. P. Randall, Mrs.
Carl Joehnke, Mrs. S. O. Dillman,
Mrs., B. T. McBain, Mrs. William
Hammond, Mrs.-Nieta B. Lawrence,
Mrs.. J. J, Tobin, Mrs. C. H. Meiss
ner, Mrs. A. A. Price, Mrs. H. E.
Hendry, Mrs. L. Adams, Mr3. G. L.
Hedges, Mrs. J. E. Hedges, Mrs. G.
N. Edwards, Mrs. L. L. Pickens, Mrs.
HAS
FINE MEETING
T
T COMMUNITY
CLUB IS ORGANIZED
"The Twilight Community Club" is
the name of an organization formed at
Twilight Saturday night, the object
ofth e club being to promote the in
terests of Twilight from a moral, so
cial, - educational and progressive
standpoint, also to deal with all mat
ters pertaining to the improvement
of Twilight and to work along the line
of Commercial Clubs. The election of
officers will be held twice a year on
January 1 and on July 1. A member
ship committee of three will be ap
pointed by the president for the term.
The meetings will be held on the sec
ond and fourth Saturdays of each
month, when a literary and musical
program wnTbegivenT A" banquet will
be given in the near future, at which
it is planned to have prominent men
speak on agricultural subjects, and it
is also planned to have a farmers'
institute Sixty dollars was raised
in a short time at the meeting held on
Saturday night, this to go toward the
erection of sidewalks south of Twi
light. The officers elected at the meeting
Saturday evening were as follows:
President, George M. Lazellej vice
presidents, J. C. M. Dodd3, who is
auditor for the O.-W. & N. Company
with headquarters at Portland; secre
tary, B. L. Harvey; treasurer, Miss
Lesse McDonald; sergeant-at-arms, L.
A. Bullard. The membership commit
tee is composed of the following: M.
J. Lazelle, chairman; J. C. M. Dodds,
Miss Nell Snooks.
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TO BUILD ELK HONE
Local Elkdom has been all agog
these latter days over the all-absorbing
question of a sure-enough Elks
Home. The average Elk hates a rent
ed home and the Oregon City herd is
no exception to the general rule.
Hence Friday night's excitement.
Early in the night the antlered breth
ren began to pour into the hall in
great shape, and to the uninitiated
man On the street it began to look
as though Exalted Ruler Mount had
discovered the fourth dimension of
space, for no ordinary figuring could
fit the crowd into the Elks Hall. But
somehow they fitted.
It was a boosting session pure and
simple, and after the routine ritual,
the report of the special committee
consisting of T. P. Randall, W. B
Howells, and Charles Kelly became
the center of interest. The ground for
the new home is already paid for, and
the committee recommended that
money for the proposed building be
raised by an issue of bonds. From one
end of these united States to the
other, North, South, East and West,
Elks building bonds have proved gilt
edged investments, and no man know
ing the Oregon City Elks will for one
moment imagine that their issue will
prove to be the one exception to the
universal rule. But Elks can always
look out for themselves; there will be
a big demand for the bonds.
Property owners on Water street
are to be congratulated that the club
house is to be on their street, for it
means additional value to their hold
ings. An Elks Home always increases
the value of adjacent property.
Wherever two or three Elks are
gathered there is always sure to be
refreshments, and Friday night there
was enough for all. Music was sup
plied by a quartet of local boys, in
addition to the music of the lodge, so
that the night was one of the most
enjoyable in the history of the local
organization. .It is the intention of
the officers of the lodge to make a
more detailed statement of their
plans, the moment they are fully for
mulated.
T. R. OREM DEAD.
T. R. Orem, seventy-eight years of
age, died at his home near Mulino,
Thursday.. Mr. Orem was a widower.
and had lived in this county for more
than twenty years. The funeral will
be held today at the home.
LESSON IS DRAWN FROM ZACCHEUS
Minister Says Riches Tend To Keep
Men From Being Christians
Because They Open Ways
For Pleasure.
Taking for his subject "The Salva
tion of Zaccheus," Rev. J. Bruce
Evans, the evangelist who is conduct
ing a revival at the First Baptist
Church, Friday night, declared that
it is much easier for a man to go
wrong than to adhere to the right.
"Everything in this old world is
trying to pull a man downward, said
Mr. Evans," and it is much, easier for
a young man to go with the low brow-"
ed gang down in the saloons than to
become Identified with the church of
God and Christian people, and stand
for everything that is right and pure
and elevating.
'There were many things that matte
it hard for Zaccheus to be a Christian.
First that he was a sinner. The devil
is not chained and is still the 'Prince
of the power of the air.' . This man
was rich and riches tend to keep men
from being Christians because the rich
man has a thousand ways by which
he can go into sinful pleasures and
indulgences which are inconsistent
with the Christian way.
'But this man had some things
which made it easy for him to be a
Christian. He wanted to see Jesus.
He wa3 small of statue and it was
hard on that account for him to see
Jesus. There are many men today
who because they are small of statue
mentally cannot see God or Christ. -
'Zaccheus made an effort to see
Jesus . No man who makes an honest
effort to see Jesus will fail in finding
him.
'He was willing to obey Jesus.
This made it easy. Baptism may be
made the point of contact between
the soul and Jesus and. if in the act
of bcDtism the soul is blessed it is
because in - that-act - the will-4s sur
rendered. The old Methodist mourn
er's bench may likewise be made the
point of contact in that it i3 where
the will surrenders to obedience.
"Some people are depending on feel
ing as evidence of their salvation.
Feelings are deceitful. Some morning
you may wake up with the liver com
plaint and feel real poorly and tnen
if you depend on feeling you will be
without evidence of salvation."
Mr. Evans here related the story of
the old darky who was chopping down
a tree and stood waiting and when
asked why he did not go to work and
chop down the tree said, "I'se waitin'
for the sweat to come." The master
answered, 'Get to work and the sweat
will come.'"'
So said Mr. Evans, "faith-and obed
ience bring feelings of joy and happi
ness."
A strong -appear was made at the
close of the sermon by a graphic con
trast picture of two young men who
were hanged in Montana for murder
and were blinded to all sense of God
and right by their wickedness and the
story of the young girl who strained
her eyes until they were blind by
reading -a novel until darkness of the
night overshadowed her.
"It is not necessarily the riotous out
breaking sinner who brings ruin upon
himself, but by complete absorption
in that which is apparently harmless,
one's spiritual eyesight is destroyed
and hope gone forever," said- the
evangelist. -
The meetings will continue next
week. Monday night Mr. Evans will
discuss "The Amusement Craze," and
show the Christian way of dealing
with the problem.
Fair Stockholders To Meet.
The stockholders of the Clackamas
County Fair Association will meet at
the Oregon City Commercial Club
rooms, February 3. The election of
officers will be held and reports of
the secretary and treasurer will be
made.
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SOM
RETAINING WALL CALLED FAULTY
Dimick Says Assessments For Water
Street Work Have Not
Been Properly Ap
portioned. Mayor Dimick Friday vetoed an ord
inance providing for the assessment
of property for the improvement of
Water street. The Mayor said that
the retaining wall built en the west
side of the street has not a proper
foundation, and that while the coun
cil was passing the ordinance provid
ing for the assessments a large part
of the wall was collapsing. For this
reason he asserts no assessments
should - be made creating liens upon
private property.
"The contractor," says the Mayor,
"has performed the work according
to the plans and specifications given
him and to the satisfaction of the City
Council, or his work would not have
been accepted, but the defect is solely
in the plans and specifications."
The veto which was filed with Re
corder Stipp follows:
To the City Council of Oregon City,
Oregon:
I herewith return to you Ordinance
No. , "An ordinance declaring the
assessment for the improvement of
Water street, Oregon City, from the
north side of Sixth street to the south
side of Seventh street," without my
approval, and I assign my reasons for
disapproving and vetoing said ordin
ance as follows:
All streets in the city are improved
under Section 82 of the Charter, and
which section is as follows:
"The Council, whener it may deem
it expedient, is. hereby authorized and
empowered to order the whole or any
part of the streets of the city to be
improved; to determine the character,
kind and extent of such improvement;
to levy and collect an assessment up
on all lots and parcels of land abut
ting upon such improvement; to de
fray the whole or any portion of the
costs and expense thereof, and to de
termine what lands are specially bene
fited by such improvement and the
amount to which each parcel or tract
of land is benefited."
That part of said section providing
for an improvement of the whole or
any part or the streets means the
length of the improvement and not
the width. AH of that part of Water
street from the north line of Sixth
street to the south line of Seventh
street, embraced in this particular im
provement, i3 60 feet in width, and a
large part of said street is bounded
on either side by private property
which, if the improvement was a bene
fit, would equally benefit the property
owners on the west side of the street
the same as the property owners up
on the east side. The property own
ers on the west side of said street use
their property for dock purposes and
derive revenue from the same and are
just as much entitled to pay for the
improyement of said street as the
property owners on the easterly side
of said street.
I am of the opinion that the fram-
ers of the Charter of Oregon City
never contemplated that the City
Council could choose a particular side
of the street and cause the same to
be improved as a public thoroughfare,
and to arrange said improvement so
as to not touch the private property
on one side of the street and thereby
allow the owners of the property not
touched by ' the improvement to es
cape the payment of the improvement
upon that particular street.
For a second reason for disapprov
ing said ordinance levying assess
ments upon the property located upon
the easterly edge line of said street
is as follows:
That the retaining wall built upon
the westerly side of the improved por
tion of said street is located upon no
foundation whatever, except loose and
sandy ground, and has no firm founda
tion to insure it to stand, and while
the Council was passing the ordin
ance herein disapproved a large part
of said retaining wall had fallen over
(Continued on page 3.)
LIVE WIRE
ETHING
GLADSTONE AND PARKPLACf AIDED
Charge From Oregon City To Port
land Limits Only Fifteen
Cents Change Effec
tive at Once.
The fare, with transfer privilege,
from Oregon City to Portland, has
been fixed at twenty cents. The fare
from this city to the Golf Link3 will
be fifteen cents. From the Golf Links
to Oregon City the fare will be fifteen
cents.
These concessions have been made
by the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company as a result of an or
der of the State Railroad Commission.
The order is believed to be due to the
fight made by the Live Wires of the
Commercial Club.
About two months ago the railroad
commission reduced the fare between
Portland and Oregon City from twenty-five
cents to twenty . cents, but
transfers were denied in Portland and
virtually there was no reduction. The
order compels the railroad to discon
tinue charging the - twenty-five-cent
fare for transporting passengers from
the Portland station to Fernridge,
Gladstone, Parkplace and Oregon City,
and instead amend its tariff providing
a fifteen-cent fare from the city limits
to the stations in question.
The commission made this order on
complaint of the patrons of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, who have refused to pay twenty-five
cents to all stations mentioned
from the Portland station, claiming
that the fare from these stations to
any part of the city was only twenty
cents. The company refused to con
sider the change, according to the
commission's report of the investiga
tion of the complaint, and in view of
the fact that the fare was discriminat
ing, that it was higher than that
charged to points farther south and
that assessed to passengers to points
farther ' north, the order was found
necessary, without further parlance
between the commission and the com
pany. The order goes into effect im
mediately, and the company will be
liable to prosecution if it charges
higher than fifteen cents to transport
passengers from the city - limits to
Portland to the four stations named
in the order. A member of the com
mission stated that there was no de
sire to reduce the company's revenue
from passenger traffic, but the resi
dents of the southern stations had a
reasonable and just cause for com
plaint, and the equalization of the
two-way fares was found to be in
order.
The variation between the fare
charged traveling north and that on
southbound cars was due, it is said,
to an inadvertence or error in the
original order of the Commission.
While the public complained, officials
of the Portland Railway, Light &
ruwei uuiyauy auu uieiuuers oi me
Commission at once got together to
see how the change could be made in
the manner that would inconvenience
lea3t the public and at the same time
conserve the revenues of the com
pany. The order will take effect by the
streetcar company making two collec
tions on its cars. The first will be
within the five-cent limits between
Portland and Hendee, the second col
lection being between Hendee and
Oregon City. Passengers having
transfers from city cars will be car- '
ried to Hendee, from which point a
charge of fifteen cents will be made
to Oregon City.
. At the same time a ten-cent fare
will go into effect between Hendee
and Jennings Lodge and Hendee and
Meldrum.
, "The arrangement has been purely
an amicable one between the com
pany and the Commission, no com
plaint having been filed and no answer
having .been furnished the Commis
sion by the company, which has given
every facility in the changing of the
rate," said Franklin T. Griffith, gen
eral counsel of the company."
ight
DOING
GENERAL ADMISSION 50c.
Complete Program.
(Continued on page 2.)
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