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VOL. Ill No. 26.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1912.
Pee Week, 10 Cejtts
STEEL HEADS DEFY
U. S. PROSECUTORS
DEFENDANTS DECLARE THAT IT
IS TOO LATE TO MAKE
CHANGE.
ROOSEVELT KNEW ALL, IS PLEA
Answer of Magnates Asserts That No
Secrets Were Kept From
Him Carnegie Has
No Voice.
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 31 Abso
lute denial of alleged violations of the
anti-trust law is made by the United
States Steel Corporation, its subsid
iaries and directors, in their answers,
wnich will be filed tomorrow in the
United States Court, to the govern
ment's dissolution suit. Five separate
answers will be filed among thirty
three defendants.
The effect of its organization, the
corporation declares, has been to
cheapen production, efttjct economy
and increase foreign trade from $8,
000,000 to $60,000,000 annually within
ten years. So long has the govern
ment acquiesced in its existence, the
answer says, that it is now too late,
as a matter of equity, to insist that
its organization was illegal.
Nothing was withheld from Presi
dent Roosevelt by Messrs. Gary and
Frick on November 4, 1907, the an
swer says, when they sought his con
sent to the corporation's proposed
purchase of the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company, nor were the so-called
Gary dinners productive of agree
ments to regulate prices.
. The answers made public tonight
are those of the Steel Corporation,
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefel
ler, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Ed
mund C. Converse. The Rockefellers
make a joint answer.
Mr. Carnegie says he had no part
in the plans for organizing the corpor
ation and no voice, direct or advisory,
in its management. He admits sell
ing the Carnegie Steel Company to
the United States Steel Corporation,
but denies that the acquisition by
the Carnegie Company of its subsid
iaries was in restrain of trade.
The answer of Edmund Converse,
a director of the Steel Corporation, is
similar to the corporation's answer.
The answers" to be filed tomorrow,
with those filed Monday by the Minne
sota group of land and mining com
panies and five individuals named as
trustees, will complete the answers
from all fifty-six defendants named in
the suita. The next step will be the
filing of replications by the govern
ment, which must be done within
thirty days unless an extension of
time be given. After that a Commis
sioner will be appointed to take testi
mony. 15
J IN MEXICAN REVOLT
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 31. The gar
rison of Juarez, El Paso's Mexican
nieghbor across the river, rose in re
volt at 6:30 o'clock tonight and in
half an hour were in possession of the
city. Looting and promiscuous shoot
ing prevailed for hours.
The commander of the garrison was
thrown into prison, and the Chief of
Police locked in with him, while pre
vious prisoners were released.
American residents in Juarez and
many Mexican officials and citizens
fled to the American side.
ouortly after midnight an Italian
surgeon, holding a commission in the
Mexican army, returned from Juarez
and reported that he had eounted fif
teen dead, including two Americans
man and a boy of about twelve years.
The boy wa3 lying in the street, shot
through the heart. The surgeon said
most of the dead were near the custom-house.
HISS STEVENS TO BE
DERTHICK HOSTESS
The Derthick Club will meet Friday
afternoon, at the home of Miss
Muriel Stevens, the hostesses of the
afternoon being Miss Stevens and
Mrs. J. E. Hedges.
The next meeting of the club will
be at the home of Mrs. John Lodor,
on Ninth and Center streets, Wednes
day evening, February 14. The com
mittee in charge of the affair is com
posed of Mrs. John W. Loder, Mrs.
C. Q,. Miller, Mrs, L. Adams, Mrs.
Leon DesLarzes. The party will be
for husbands of the members, and
those having no husbands may take
their "best fellows."
For Columbia River Smelt
Gome to ,
MACDONALD'S MARKET
(Next Wells Fargo Express Office)
We have large quantities arriving Gaily.
Special tow price for Smelt in box lots delivered to any part of
town. Out of town orders will receive our careful attention. Ship
ments made day orders are received.
Fish of AD Kinds
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GLADSTONE CIVIC PfflllTRYSHnWTn
CLUB ORGANIZED
A large number of the citizens of
Gladstone met in the City Hall Tues
day evening for the purpose of or
ganizing a Civic Improvement Club.
Hugh Hall was elected temporary
chairman and J. N. Sievers tempor
ary secretary. After considerable dis
cussion it was decided to postpone
the election of officers and the adop
tion of a constitution until the evening
of Friday, February 2. .
E. P. Carter and William Ham
mond, who were appointed some time
ago to draw up a constitution for the
club, reported that they, had made
progress.
The common opinion of all present
seemed to be that the club should do
all in its power to assist the Council
in the early completion of the water
system and the improvement of the
principal streets. Charles Hageman
praised the Council for the business
like way in which it is taking up
these matters. He said:
"I believe the Council, is right in as
suming that it is not a question for
them to decide whether or not Glad
stone shall have a water system. That
question has been decided twice by
the vote of the people. The only ques
tion for them is, how soon, consistent
with good business judgment, can the
plant be put in operation?"
Several speakers insisted that the
work on the streets be pushed as rap
idly as possible.
There is considerable speculation a3
to who will be elected president of
the club. At the meeting the follow
ing names were suggested: Harry
Williams, Charles Hageman, C. ' W.
Parrish, T. E. Gault, Hugh Hall, R.
Freytag and T. C. Howell.
Arrangements are being made for
the meeting Friday evening. There
will be a good program and a large
attendance is expected.
AWAY; SURPRISED
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Berdine, of
Willamette, who will move to Port
land in a few days, were given a sur
prise party Wednesday night At
least fifty friends called and a delic
ious luncheon was served. Among
those attending were Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Gary, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Jun
ken, Mr. and Mrs. William Pollock,
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Snidow, Mr. and
Mrs. James Downey, Mrs. Frank
Capen, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ross,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oliver, Mr. and
Mrs. John Ream, Mr. and Mr3. Leigh
ton, Mr. and Mrs. George Batdorf,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Leisman and Harry
Shipley.
Read the fornlng tcnterprir.
"EENEY, MEENEY. MINEY, M0"
II UULIIll UIIVII IU
BE BIG SUCCESS
MORE THAN 400 ENTRIES FOR
EXHIBITION WHICH. WILL
START TOMORROW.
TRAINED ROOSTER TO DO STUNTS
Music To Be Furnished By Philhar
monic Band Addresses Will
Be Made By Leading
Poultry Raisers.
The program for the Poultry Show
which will be given tomorrow and
Saturday at the Armory has been ar
ranged. The exhibition will be one
of the finest ever given in Oregon.
There are more than 400 entries. The
program follows:
The program will be as follows:
9 a. m. Judging of Poultry.
2 p. m. Electric Picture show, with
lectures on the poultry industry;
in charge of Professor F. J. Tooze.
3 p. m. Lectures, demonstrations and
discussions on the poultry indus
try, under the direction of W. D.
Kelly, of Portland. , "
4 p. m. Performance of "Dollar," the
educated roosters ; Miss Mildred
Smith, of Oregon City, trainer.
7 p. m. Electric Picture show.
8 p. m. Addresses by Harvey Beck-
with, of Portland and C. C. Char
mon, secretary Portland Commer
cial Club.
9 p. m. Concert, Oregon City Com
mercial Club Band.
9 a. m. Poultry judging. Instructions.
10 a. m. Organization - of Poultry
Breeders.
2 p. m. Electric Picture show with
lectures upon the resources of
Clackamas county, by Professor
F. J. Tooze.
3 p. m. Short addresses by Poultry
breeders, in charge of W. D.
Kelly, manager of the Tabor
Green Poultry Yards
7:30 p. m. Electric Pictures.
8:15 p. m. "Dollar" will perform un
der the direction of Miss" Mildred
Smith.
18:45 p. m. Concert, Oregon City Com
mercial Club Band.
Band concert program. R. V. D.
Johnston, band master.
1, March Two-step, "Blaze Away"
-. Holzman
2. Cornet Solo "Serenade. "Schubert
Dr. Clyde Mount, Soloist.
6. Entre act "Curly" Morkie
4. Excerps from Grand Opera
Orr, by Berri
5. Tone Poem Reckef
6. Intermezza McKinley
twentySrsare
guests qlp'halleys
The Twenty-Niners were entertain
ed in a most delightful manner Tues
day evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry O'Malley, when the eve
ning was devoted to playing twenty
nine, the highest score being made by
Mrs. Edward Schwab and H. S.
Moody. After cards were enjoyed a
sumptuous repast was served, and the
decorations of the table were novel
and attractive. The centerpiece was
a large fish bowl in which was a spot
ted trout swimming among the carna
tions. The fish was from the O'Malley
pond. Beautiful place cards were al
so used. Other decorations of the
rooms were of ivy, ferns, Oregon
grape. The club is arranging for a
theatre party to be given before LenL
Those in attendance at the
meeting were Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Moody, -Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Schwab, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Ran
dall, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Osmund,
Dr. and Mrs. L.. A. Morris, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry O'Malley.
MISS LOUISE HUNTLEY
WILL GIVE RECITAL
Many of the music-loving people of
Oregon City will go to Portland Fri
day evening to attend the recital
given Mi3s Louise Huntley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Huntley, of
this city, W. Gifford Nash, one of the
prominent musical instructors of
Portland, presenting Miss Huntley at
the thirty-sixth solo - piano recital.
The affair will be given at Eilers' re
cital hall, the program to commence
at 8:15 o'clock. Miss Huntley is one
of the most prominent young music
ians of Oregon City, and has before
her a bright future as a great music
ian. Miss Huntley has received the
highest praises by many of the lead
ing pianists of the state, and recently
played several numbers before Olga
Steeb, who ranks among the leading
pianists of the Pacific Coast, and this
artist gave to Miss Huntley much en
couragement for her excellent work.
The numbers on the program for Fri
day evening's recital are arranged to
splendid advantage, and those attend
ing will no doubt enjoy a musical
treat.
The following is the program to be
given:
Prelude and Fugue in C Major
(W. T. K.) Bach
Suite op. 1... D' Albert
Allemande-Courante-Sarabande-Ga-votte
and Musette-Gigua
Prelude D flat
Mazurka B flat
Noctum C minor
Etude C minor
Chopin
Bal d'Enfants .'. . .Westerhout
Reverie ..r. Strauss
Prelude (left hand) Scriabtne
Humoresk Grieg
Gnomenreigen Liszt
Liebestraum No. 3 ,...Lisza
Fledermaus (waltz transcription)
Strauss-Sctiutt
WILLAMETTE CLUB
HAS FINEST DANCE
The most largely attended dance of
the Willamette Club series was given
Wednesday evening at Busch's Hall.
The Philharmonic Orchestra of ten
pieces, under the direction of R. V.
D. Johnston,. furnished excellent mus
ic. The following were in atten
dance: Dr. Clyde Mount, Alice Stone, M. D.
Latourette and wife, William B. How-
en, Mary Ellen Long, Frank Busch,
Sr. and wife, William H. Howell and
wife, W. R. Wentworth and wife,
John F. Clark and wife, John B.
Lewthwaite and wife, Henry O'Mal
ley and wife, John Busch, Marion
Money, F. C. Gadke and wife, Dr. A.
T. Murdy, Bess Daulton, Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Brown, Livy Stipp, George M.
Hankms and wife, S. J. Manning,
Sedona Shaw, Dr. C. H. Meissner
and wife, William J. Wilson, Flor
ence Grace, O. D. Eby and wife, J.
J. Tobin and wife, Edward J. Busch,
Evelyn Harding, Harry S. Moody and
wife, Miss Draper, R. C. Parker,
Myrtle Parker, C. T. Parker, Wynne
Hanney, J. W. Cole and wife, Roy
Armstrong, Ulance Zumwalt, R. B.
Brown, Margaret Brown, L. E. Jones
and wife, A. A. Price and 'wife. W
A. Shewman and wife, H. A. Mont
gomery, Vada Elliott, William L. Mul-
vey and wife, J.. Lee Caufield, Myrtle
jro3s, Rea cole. Bertha Long, Carl
A. Schram, Elan King, B. T. Avison
and wife, T. Osmund and wife, A. C.
Warner and wife, E. P. Rands and
wife, Oscar Woodfin, R. e. Fry,
ueorge uaer and wife, Portland; M.
F. Latourette, Portland; Kirk Sar
gent and wife, Portland; H. A. Price,
Portland; Miss" Price, Portland, Miss
Taylor.
Couple Get License.
iviasie jbsaira ana' jonn casto were
granted a license to wed Wednesday.
Read the Jhorning ctenrta
PAPER MAN KILLED
SELF, IS VERDICT
W. KEFERSTEIN BOUGHT PIS
TOL SHORTLY BEFORE
ENDING LIFE.
BROTHER ASKED TO ASSIST FAMILY
Turnverein Society To Make Ar
rangements Today For Funeral
Son Going To
Germany.
The Turnverein Society, of this city,
city, today will make arrangements
for the burial tomorrow of Frederich
William Keferstein, formerly a
wealthy paper manufacturer of Ger
many, who committed suicide in a
furnished room at 312 Railroad ave
nue, early Wednesday morning. The
man, who slept in the same room with
his son, Otto Edwin, had made a small
salary since coming to this country
about six months ago, and left only a
few dollars. The son has cabled to
his uncle George Keferstein, who
owns a paper factory at Ilfeld, Ger
many, for money, and expects a reply
today. Meanwhile he and his aunt,'
Mrs. Clara Fiedler, who has a young
baby, virtually are dependent upon
the charity of neighbors. Mr. Kefer
stein having been worth more than
a half million dollars until his finan
cial reverse, the condition of his son
and Mrs. Fiedler is pitiful.
It was decided Wednesday to have
the funeral in this city and the inter
ment in Mountain "View Cemetery. If
the boy's uncle sends sufficient
money, he and Mrs. Fiedler and the
baby will return to Germany. Mrs.
Fiedler'a husband died a short time
ago, and since then she has made her
home with the Kefersteins.
Frederich Wilhelm Keferstein,
grandfather of the suicide, establish
ed the first paper mill in Germany,
and the family for many generations
has been wealthy. The first factory
was at Meisdorf, but as the business
prospered, factories were located at
Eimsleen, Wueddershfen and Ilfeld.
The man who killed himself owned
three mills at Eimsleen,. and was the
wealthiest man in the town until last
March, when he lost his fortune His
brothers George and Ludwig have
been more successful in business, and
have retained their fortunes.
Coroner Wilson held an inquest ov
er the remains Wednesday afternoon
at the Holman Undertaking Establish
ment, the jury returning a verdict of
suicide. Witnesses testified that Mr.
Keferstein had bought the pistol at
a store in this city at 5 o'clock Tues
day afternoon. He also purchased a
box of smokeless cartridges. The
coroner's jury was composed of T. J.
Myers, W. B. ZumwalL.J. A. Con
fer, F. C. Burk, H. J. Bigger and
M. E. Dunn. The pistol with which
the man killed himself was of .22
caliber, the bullet entering the right
temple and penetrating the brain.
Mr. Keferstein's former wife lives
at Mahtowa, Minn. Her son wrote to
her Wednesday giving the details of
his father'3 death.
BAPTIST REVIVAL
TO CLOSE TONIGHT
The special gospel services at the
Baptist church will come to a close
tonight. Rev. J. O. Springston, of
Portland, will preach a short evange
listic sermon and the pastor, Rev. S.
A. Hay worth will administer the or
dinance of baptism. Mr. Evans
preached to a crowded house Wednes
day night a practical sermon on the
text, "The righteous shall flourish
like a palm tree.''
He will go to Pendleton today. Rev.
Mr. Hayworth will preach next Sun
day and conduct the communion ser
vice and give the right hand of fellow
ship to a host of new members.
Mr. Evans made many menus m
Oregon City who wish him God's
speed in his work.
TWO IN INJURED IN
FALL OF FORTY FEET
John F. Jennings and David Clark,
well known residents of Jennings
Lodge, met with an accident at that
place Wedneday morning, which
nearly cost them their lives. The two
men were engaged in constructing a
water tank tower for Mis3 Farnum,
who recently moved to Jennings
Lodge, and in some manner the scaf
folding gave way, which precipitated
the men to the ground below, a distance-of
about thirty or forty feet. A
physician was summoned from this
city, and it was found that Mr. Clark
had sustained a broken rib and in
juries to the chest, and is in a ser
ious condition, while Mr. Jennings re
ceived severe bruises about the face
and head, but luckily no limbs were
broken.
WOMAN'S CLUB BANQUET
TO BE GIVEN FEBRUARY 22.
The Woman's Club has arranged to
to hold its banquet February 22, in
stead of February 14, as was firat
planned. The Derthick Club will have
its annual party on that night, and the
Woman's Club did not care to conflict
with the Derthick Club's plans. The
Woman's Club will set February 22 as
the date upon "which to hold its an
nual banquet. Further arrangements
for the affair will be made at the next
regular meeting.
Patronize our adyertlsers. .
FATHER OF DROWNED
BOY ARRIVES TODAY
O. F. Piatt of Providence, R. I.,
whose son, Paul, was drowned in the
basin here Saturday, will arrive in
this city today. The little fellow had
begged his mother to accompany her
to thi3 city, "and she allowed him to
do so, leaving her other three chil
dren at hoafe in care of her friend,
Mrs. Elmer Mayville. Mrs. Piatt had
come to the city to send her husband
a telegram in answer to one received
from him. After sending the mes
sage and purchasing several articles,
including a whistle for the little boy,
she started home. Mrs. Piatt was
accompanied by Mrs. Margaret Lund,
a friend. The women and boy were
walking along the Canemah walk
when the little fellow fell into the
river. Efforts to recover the body
have been unavailing. " The boy fell
through an aperture under the rail
ing. He was almost eight years of
age and was only a few feet behind
his mother when he fefe
She had j
been unusually careful in watching
him.
There are several other walks in
the city that should be looked after
immediately, one being on Twelfth
street between Center and Washing
ton streets. Already there have been
two narrow escapes by children from
falling under the rail into the ravine
below. There 13 also a dangerous
place along .the walk on Washington
street between Thirteenth .and Four
teenth streets. There is a fill with no
railing along the walk, and persons
walking along that street at night
are in danger of falling.
INDUSTRIAL CONTEST
PLANNED EOR PUPILS
SALEM, Jan. 30. (Special.) Be
fore the first of March the greatest
series of tryouts ever held in the
schools of Oregon will be under way.
The boys and the girls of the state are
going to determine "who is who" in
gardening, farming, carpentry, cook
ing, sewing, and in raising chickens,
ducks, and pigs. Enthusiasm for this
state-wide series of industrial con
tests is waxing warmer than it has
ever " "been for" contests 'along athletic
Hne3.
The plan is for every county super
intendent to enlist the support of his
teachers in explaining the plan to the
children and interesting them in the
work, and to secure the co-operation
of commercial clubs, bankers, and
business men in obtaining prizes for
their local or county fairs. These
county or local premium lists may be
made out independently of the state
list,, but m order that children com
peting at a local or county fair may
also be in line for state prizes the
local or county list should include the
articles on the state list, which are:
field corn, pop-corn, sweet corn, wa
termelons, muskmelons, pumpkins.
squashes, potatoes, cabbage, grain se
lections, bird houses, piece of furni
ture, mechanical toy, labor-saving de
vice for home, bread, canned fruit,
jelly, mending, darning, aprons,
dresses, asters, sweet peas, chickens,
ducks, and pige.
A bulletin of information and in
struction, including the state prize
list, will soon be sent out to the school
children, one for every home. All the
boys and the girls now need to do is
to go to work. If they want to com
pete in gardening they should at once
secure a plot of ground, which they
may have plowed. If boys expect to
win prizes in woodwork they should
begin practicing with their tools. If
girls wish to carry off laurels in cook
ing, and sewing they must begin
early either at school or at home, if
it is the - poultry contest that lures
most settings of eggs should be se
cured from breeders of pure strains
of chickens or ducks. Or if hog rais
ing seems most attractive, the com
petitor should secure a thoroughbred
pig and start to feeding and caring
for it There is nothing to prevent
a boy or girl from competing in all
these lines.
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Calvin P. Holmes, a well-to-do far
mer of Highland, died Wednesday, of
a complication of diseases at the home
of W. W. Myers, in this city. Mr.
Holmes had been ill - for several
months. He is survived by two chil
dren Mrs. C. L. Limocker and E.
S. Holmes. Mr. Holmes was fifty
seven years of age and had lived in
this county several years. The
funeral will be held at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The interment will be in
the cemetery at Highland.
CHINESE JAILED AS
Charles Young of the City
Restaurant, was arrested Tues
day by government officers on a
charge of smuggling opium. He was
taken to Portland, where he will be
given a hearing. Chief of Police Shaw,
who went with the government offic
ers to the restaurant, says two cans
of opium were found in the place. Sev
eral empty cans were found at the
place of business of another China
man, but he was not arrested. The of
ficers say a large amount of opium
is being smuggled into this city by
Chinese.
FALLS HURL AGED
LOGGER TO DEATH
JOSEPH BERNART'S MOTOR QUITS
AND HE IS AT MERCY
OF CURRENT.
LAUNCH IS FOUND UNDER BRIDGE
Boatman Was Plying Oar Vigorously
"In Effort To Save Himself When
Last Seen Leaves
Large Family.
With his gasoline engine "dead,"'
and his frail craft being swept toward
the falls, Joseph Bernart. a pioneer,
and one of the best known men in
Clackamas county, made a gallant,
but unsuccessful fight for his life late
Wednesday afternoon. He was car
ried in his launch from the basin over
th falls, and while the craft has been
recovered nothing has been seen of
the body. Search will be made for
it today.
No man in the county was better
acquainted with the falls, and the
danger of boating near them, than
Bernart. For more than forty years
he had towed logs for the mills, and
never before had been in the slightest
danger. He came to the city in hi3
launch Wednesday morning from his
farm one mile above New Era, and
moored his boat at the Hawley Mill.
He returned to his launch about 5:30
o'clock and had trouble with his en
gine. While he was working with it,
Banjamin Hayhurst, manager of the
Home Telephone Company; W. A.
Hedges, of Canemah; John Straight,
of Parkplace, Frank Quinn and sev
eral other persons passed.
Soon Bernart passed Mr Hedges
and Mr Quinn, who were walking to
Canemah, and Mr. Hedges re
marked to his friend: "If Joe
doesn't watch out he may have trou
ble. The water is treacherous, and
if his engine should stop he would be
swept over the falls."
Mr. Quinn replied that the old river
man knew what he was doing, and
would get along all right. The en
gine was working fine then, and Ber
nart steered out near the concrete
pier just above Station A, of the Haw
ley Pulp & Paper , Company. Sud
denly the engine stopped and the
craft began drifting toward the falls.
"He's a goner," yelled Hedges, and
at the moment Bernart seized an oar
and began a desperate struggle to
save himself. Then the engine began
working again, and Bernart began
steering up stream. Mr. Quinn mean
while had run back to the Hawley
mill to obtain a skiff to go to Ber
nart's assistance but when he saw
that the engine was working again he
joined Mr. Hedges. Again the engine
went "dead," and although Mr.
Hedge3 and Mr. Quinn made every
effort to obtain a boat and go to the
man's assistance, he was swept over
the falls before they could even ob
tain a skiff.
"The rear end of Bernart's craft
disappeared first," said Mr. Hedges,
"and we saw him standing in the boat
when it was at an angle of about
forty-five degrees. He was paddling
with an oar in a futile effort to save
himself. He was probably thrown out
and drowned when the launch struck
the rock ledges just below the falls."
(Continued on page two.)
T Jf
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AT THE
Ggand
The Journey
of the West
ern govern
ors Three other full
reels on the program
FOR SALE
Grocery Store and
Pool Room, with
Pool Tables.
415 Main St., Oregon City