WEATHER INDICATIONS. $ Oregon City Occasional rain Tuesday; southeasterly winds. 3 Oregon Tuesday, rain west, 3 rain or snow east portion. ISE 8 -i The only daily newspaper be- $ tween Portland and Salem; circu- I"e8 in every section of Clacka- mas County, with a population of 3 30,000. Are you an advertiser; $. i. j 3. $$$ $ $ $ 5 WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED I 366 VOL; III No. 36. OREGON CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1912. Per Week, 10 Cents CONTESTANTS FOR AUTO ENTERTODAY AND Li III 111 ABEL BEFORE JURY 'PERPETRATED BY WALT AcDOUGALL, GRAB 'EM GIRLS. LEAP YEAR WONT LAST FOREVER THESE ARE TODAYS BARGAINS ! WE SH0WAFEW CHOICE SAMPLES ON 0URUST AFTER NEARLY THREE CENTUR IES MANCHU DYNASTY ' ABDICATES. NOMINATION BLANKS SHOULD BE FILLED IN AT ONCE AND RETURNED. , 165 PUPILS RECEIVE INSTRUC TIONS IN COOKING AND 100 IN SEWING. PORTLAND LAWYERS TESTIFY ABOUT BIG FEE OFFERED BY HARVEY. horn m ENTER PR EDICT PROCLAIMS CHINA REPUBLIC DOMESTIC SCIENCE DQfWERNAN COURSE POPULAR Arrangement Considered Satisfactory Compromise And Terms Probably Will Be Accepted. PEKIN, Feb. 12. After occupying the throne o( China for nearly three centuries the Manchu dynasty, repre sented by the child Emperor, Pu Yi, abdicated today. Three edicts were issued, the first proclaiming abdication, the second dealing with the establishment of the republic and the third urging the maintenance of peace and approving the conditions agreed upon by the Im perial premier, Yuan Shi Kal, and the republicans. At an audience the Empress Dowag er thanked Yuan Shi Kai for his suc cessful efforts in obtaining gooa treat ment for the imperial family from the republicans. The publication of the edicts has given profound relief to everyone in Pekin, both foreigners and Chinese. The arrangement is considered a sat isfactory compromise and it is believ ed the terms will satisfy the repub licans. The first edict provides that the terms shall be communicated to the foreign delegations for transmission to their respective governments, the object being to record world-wide the republican pledges. REV. HAYWORTH TO GIVE UP PASTORATE APRIL 1. Rev. S. A. Hayworth who has re signed the pastorate of the First Bap tist church, announced Monday that he would not give up the charge until April 1. He has had calls in the cen tral and southern states, but has not determined where he will go. Mr. Hayworth officiated at the mar riage of Mrytle Mayo and Frank Byrnes. The young couple will go to housekeeping at Sixteenth and Mon roe streets. PHILHARMONIC BALL GREAT SOCIAL EVENT All preparations are completed for the big Philharmonic dance to be giv en tomorrow night at Busch's Hall, and a large crowd is an absolute cer tainty. During the past week re quests for invitations have been com ing in by every mail, and big delega tions from Portland, Canby, Aurora and other outlying points are already assured. The full military band is to play for the grand march which begins prompt ly at 8 : 30 o'clock under the leader ship of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Latour ette, Mrs. Nieta Barlow Lawrence, and Mr. R. L. Holman. The orches tra will play for the majority of the dances. Every player in both band and orchestra will be present, and an array of musical talent such as Ore gon City has never heard before will be assembled for this dance. The floor managers will be Dr. Clyde Mount, Harry Draper, Henry OMalley, T. P. Randall and Curtis Seiby. Victor Gault will look after the doors, and J. P. Westengard, the president of the Philharmonic So ciety, will act as cashier. The ladies of the Philharmonic Society will be the hostesses for the occasion, and will supervise the decorating of the ball. J. W. Cole has donated the li quid refreshments for the occasion. A corsage bouquet of carnations will be given to every lady entering the hall. She may have her choice of colors. The flowers will be from the nurseries of Wilkinson & Hughes, Gladstone. - A desire to do everything possible to assist Director Johnston on this oc casion seems to be universal, mer chants and citizens who have never before entered a ball-room having ob tained tickets for this occasion. While the attendance will undoubtedly be big, the greatest care has been taken with regard to the invitations, many unfortunate mistakes have beeen made in the compiling of lists in that there are instances of persons receiv ing two and three Invitations and oth er old friends of' the orchestra be ing omitted completely. This mistake will be cheerfully rectified if notifica tion is given. 1 Mr. Johnston has requested The Enterprise to announce that requests for Invitations will be received up to 3 p. m., Wednesday afternoon, after which the lists will close. 0. D. EBY ELECTED SECRETARY OF FAIR The board of directors of the Clack amas County .tfoclation have eleciad the following officers: J. W. Smith, president; W. P. Kirtchem, vice-president; O. D. Eby, secretary, and O. E. Freytag, treasurer. The directors of the association are James Smith, Canby; O. E. Freytag, Gladstone: O. D. Eby, Oregon City; Walter Kirt chem, Logan; Mrs. C. W. Wait, Canby; W. W. Jesse, Barlow and the members of the county court, Judge R. B. Beatie, N. Blair and W. H. Mattooi. The directors who retired recently were George Lazelle, R. S. Coe and W. W. Everhardt. M.J. La zell formerly was secretary of tfc4 association. EARLY ENTRANTS HAVE ADVANTAGE Any Man, Woman, Boy or Girl In County Eligible To Compete For The Enterprise's GreatPrize. There were two exceedingly inter esting items in Sunday's Enterprise which caused a lot of talk all over Oregon City and throughout Clacka mas county. One of these was the newest developments in the Council Mayor wrangle over who is to be the chief of police. The other item, which was far more interesting to a greater number of persons was the first de j tailed announcement of the Daily and Weekly Enterprise Grand Automobile Contest which is to start next Mon day and will continue till the first of June. The announcement that a newspaper is going to hold a contest of any kind always arouses interest, but when the grand prize that is go ing to be awarded the winner, is a brand new automobile, every one sits up and takes notice and wonders why they cannot win the contest. An auto appeals to everyone, regardless of who they are or where they live. This is only natural for the whole of Clackamas county is threaded with numerous picturesque roads which at tract one for a long "hike," but which are far more appealing when one can go riding along in an up-to-date auto mobile that is all his own. The make of car chosen as the one that is worthy of holding the position of be ing the first prize of an Enterprise contest meets with general approval as the Ford automobile is the most popular car in the county, more than half of the car3 owned in this county being that made. Their general dur ability and strength is too well known to discuss here and the other feature always taken into consideration the cost of running it, is only another strong item in favor of this make. Cost of Running Small. Those who have been using the Ford car In this county are the auth orities in stating that the maintenance cost of the Ford ia less than that of nearly all of the other high grade cars. To make the story stort it actually costs less than a cent a mile to run Fords, the cost of running most of the other makes being all the way from twice to six times this amount. All these things were considered in mak ing a choice of machine to be used as the grand prize in this c6ntest and from all sides we hear that we have chosen well. : As was to be expected, the best i3 none too good for the Enterprise. The Ford to be awarded to the winner of the contest is a new 1912 machine and will be furnished complete through out. This new model is the four door style which represents the high est art of the manufacturer in pre senting a car that has the prettiest lines, shape and body, consistant with strength and durability. That all the highest priced new cars have the same arrangement is only proof that this type of Ford is the best that can be produced. Eleven of these new cars have been sold this season by the agents of the Ford, the Elliott Garage, four of the new owners wait ing till the weather clears up a bit before they take their cars out on the road. The Enterprise Ford is 22 1-2 horse-power and is equal to any for road work that you will find anywhere. As presented to the winner of the contest this machine will be equipped with a Stewart speedometer, which shows just how fast you are traveling over the road. This car will also have a complete top, wind-shield, full equip ment of lamps and a kit which has a complete assortment of tools. In fact the car will be complete in every sense of the word, as there will not be a single extra part that one will have to buy before they will have full use of the machine. K . Contest Open To All. Under the rules of the contest you have the same opportunity to win this grand prize as any one. . There are positively no restrictions as to who may enter the race. Any man, woman, boy- or girl who lives in the county is eligible to enter and all will have the same chance. The winner of the car will be the one who will have polled the highest number of votes f rom next Monday to the first of June. With every subscription tak en for the Daily or Weekly Enter prise a certain number of votes will be given. The more - subscriptions each contestant gets the more votes he or she will receive and it is only up to some one to get the most sub criptions to get the grand prize. And in this contest the prize is certainly worth making every effort in the world to obtain. Furnished complete as the car will come to the winner of automobile represents $785, and this is the largest amount of money ever spent for a single prize by any news paper in the county in a contest of this kind. The Enterprise believes In going things right and this automo bile represents what was thought to be the very best kind of a prize that was possible to award. It is a. very simple matter to en ter the contest On another page of this paper will be found a nomina tion blank, and all you will have to do is to get some friend to clip the blank, fill in your name and send it in to the Contest Managene of the Enter prise Automobile Contest. This nom ination blank will appear but a very few times, so you will want to clip the one In this paper and have it sent in at once. - Nominations Start Today. - When any one is nominated the name will be put on the list of candi dates and the nominee will be credit ed with a certain number of votes, (Continued on page two.) NO 4134-a E.BEN O. POOSH . CRAYON AR 1 1ST AND OYSTER OPENER BELIEVES HE HAS ROYAL &L06B IN HIS VCINS VERY DOMESTIC AJMb FOND Of CANARY BIRDS AMD MUSIC UNDERSTANDS )AJf? DRESS INC LOta ic-AKt TTES IN MODERATION. GERalD vanoovn DE.la.ncey: SUGHTLY BM-D and Stutters NO OTHER VICES RECITES POETRV. TENOR VOICE . CAN DO MANIGURTINQ, wants A, HOME MAINLY FOR HIS MOTHER RELIGIOUS PRIZES ANNOUNCED FOR PUPIL CONTEST Superintendent of County Schools Gary announced Monday the prizes offered school children in the con test in gardening sewing, cooking, chicken and hog raising, and other useful kinds of work at home. The following is part of a letter sene by Mr. Gary to teachers, parents and pu pils of the various county schools: "In order that this home work may be encouraged,' and that the school and the home may be brought closer together, I am planning a number of school fairs to be held in various parts of the county during the last week in August. At these fairs the girls and boys will exhibit the best that they have raised or made. This work is as important for the city boy or girl as for those from the country, I hope to see many vacant lots and back yards in the city made use of. '"The fairs will probably be held at the following places: Oregon City, Canby, Molalla, Wilsonville, Logan, Clarkea, Oswego, Milwaukie, Sandy and Estacada. "The following prizes have been ofc fered and we hope to secure many more. "The First National Bank of Oregon City twenty-five dollars for the best general exhibit by any boy or girl in the county. "The Bank of Oregon City, twenty five dollars for the best exhibit of vegetables. "The Publicity Department of the Oregon City Commercial Club, ten free trips to the State Fair. "The Oregon City Enterprise, ten subscriptions to the Weekly Enter prise. "The Oregon City Courier, ten sub scriptions to the Courier. ' - "The Pacific Northwest, three year subscription to the paper to every winner of a prize. "Burmeister . & Andresen, twenty dollars for best chickens. "L. Adams, twenty dollars for best potatoes. "Huntley Bros. Company, twenty dollars for best bread. "Frank Busch, ten dollars for best jelly. "Portland Flouring Mills, fifteen dollars for best grain selection. "Jones Drug Company ten dollars. "Price Brothers, eighteen dollar 'National Studenf suit of clothes. "Gardner, five dollars. "Wilson & Cooke, five dollars. "J. Levett, twenty dollar suit of clothes. "H. L. Martin, twenty-six articles in his store. Selection to be made by the prize winners. "Many of our merchants and public spirited citizens have had no oppor tunity to subscribe to this list. If you will send me your contribution or let me know that you are interested I shall deem it a favor." Patronize our advertisers. PARENT-TEACHER MEETING TO BE HELD FRIDAY. A Parent-Teacher Institute atthe Jennings Lodge school will be held Friday. An excellent program has been arranged by Mrs. Emilie,Shaw, supervisor of the district, and a cor dial invitation is extended to all the residents of the district to attend. The mornng session will be held at 10 o'clock and luncheon will be served at noon.' auoscrtba for tha DaJLr Bnterorla NOS88S3 Palmer Sourbean one time bov orator or JERSEY CITY BELONGS TO THE MASONS. ELKS, EAGLES, ODDreu.OW&,JlotP and THE GRANGE" IS NEVER TROUBLESOME ABOUT THE HOUSE AND CAN ASS 1ST IN PRESERVING ALSO CURTAHCLEANN& AND LAYING LINOLEUM ,JHAS ASTHMA IN MARCH . CAPT PLUTO 2 DETWILER. EX STRikl BRtAKER; VERY PROFANE 3 LANGUAGES, CHEW3.DRINKS AND SAMBlES But has a MCify affectionate disposition AND WOULD MAKE "AMY REASONABLE WOMAN QUITE HAPPY IS WILLING- TO SWEAR OFF ANY thing TO Suit rioht rarty AdA8 OUTLET PHILANDER C. KNOX. A Recent Photograph of the Head of State Department 1912. by American Ptmw Asxiw-Kitinn THOMAS FUNERAL TO BE HELD TODAY , The remains of Mrs. Charlotte Thomas who died at her home in Portland Saturday afternoon after a lingering illness of inflammatory rheu matism, will be brought to this city this morning, and taken to Cams, where the funeral services will be con ducted by Rev. Griffith, of Portland, and Rev. I. Jones, of Carus, at the Graham church, the. services to be held at 11 o'clock, and the interment to be in the family lot ' in Graham cemetery. The body will be laid be side that of . Mr. Thomas, who died many years ago. Mrs. Thomas was well known at Carus, where she lived about twenty five years before going to Portland five years ago. She was highly es teemed, and had many friends in the vicinity of Carus. Mrs.: Thomas is survived by four children all of whom live in Portland. They are Miss Sarah Thomas, Mrs. Tillie Swanson, Dewey, and Moe Tho mas. SUNDAY SCHOOL TO GIVE VALENTINE SOCIAL. The Sunday school of the Gladstone Christian church will give an enter tainment and Valentine social at the church tomorrow evening. Valentines will be "mailed" when the entertain ment starts, and after the program they will be opened. Refreshments will be served. Mule Dies In Harness. A farmer living near the Llndslay mill on the Molalla road lost a valua ble mule Monday afternoon, while driving from this city to his home. While nearing his home the mule fell dead, but the cause was not determin ed by the owner. The animal was valued at $250. NO OTTO von PFSNITTSDORFER. - CH ICKEN CULTURI ST AND OCCULT SEER TELLS THE FUTURE ANO FINDS LONG LOST ARTICLES. IS OPEN TO ANY REASONABLE OFFER. IS A VEGETARIAN AND WEARS RE0 FLANNELS All the year round NO 5LPTIMUS P STEWE ESQ. Hasn't worked since 1896 But stilx has his health and spirit yet needs more of the latter. 15 WILLING TO SACRIFICE SOMETHING- For oiet home with Board. HAVE DELIGHTFUL PARTY What proved to be one of the most enjoyable affairs of the school year was the annual class party of tne Sophomore class of the Oregon City High School at Woodman Hall Satur day evening. The evening was de voted to games and a short entertain ment after which a light luncheon was served. After the luncheon toasta were responded to by the faculty and members of the class. The hall and banquet room were elaborately dec orated with evergreens and pennants. The committee in eharge of the en tertainment, and refreshments was composed of Kent Wilson, Charles Beatie, chief chef; Maude Moore, Nor ma Holman, Mary Confer, Inita Dix on and Joe Hedges. E WEST SIDE CARD CLUB The West Side Pedro Club met Sat urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Rakel, when the first prizes were awarded Mrs. August Buse and P. J. Winkel, and the con solation prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Stearns. Refreshments were served, and a most 'enjoyable time was had by those in attendance. The next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mr.' and Mrs. August Buse. Present Saturday evening were Mr. and Mrs. William Rakel Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Winkel, Mr. and Mrs. William Schwartz .Mr. and Mrs. August Buse, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Buse, Mr. and Mrs. Stearns, Miss Clara Winkel. GERMAN SOCIETY HAS L One of the most enjoyable meetings of the German Verein of this city was held at Knapp Hall Sunday afternoon and evening. The early part of the afternoon was devoted to a musical and literary .program, which was in charge of Mrs. P. J. Winkel, Miss Minnie Klemsen and Frank Rot ter.. Each number on the program was well received, and many respond ed to encores. The program was as follows: Open ing address, Gustave Schnoer, presi dent; song, "Morgen Rode," audience; recitation, Edward Miller; vocal solo, Richard Petzold; violin solo, George Klemsen; recitation, Louise Rotter; solo, Frank Rotter; piano solo, John Knapp; violin and piano duet, John Knapp and Frank Busch. After the program was rendered a social time was had and a hot supper served. . WOODCRAFT WOMEN TO , GIVE VALENTINE PARTY. .' Arrangements for the Valentine party to be given at the home of Mrs. S . S . Walker Wednesday afternoon by the campaign committee of the Women of Woodcraft have been com pleted. . Games will be played and prizes will be awarded. . COST SMALLER THAN WAS MCTED Coal To Be -Tried To See If It Is Cheaper Than Wood For Heat ing High School Grounds. To Be Beautified. - The popularity of the courses in domestic science and art in the Ore gon City High School is attested by the records of enrollment, in these branches of work, there being 165 pupils receiving instruction in cook ing and 100 In sewing, according to the report of City Superintendent Tooze, submitted to the board of school directors at its regular monthly meeting Monday night. Students from the advanced grades, as well as from the high school, are admittod to these courses, the grade pupils going to the high school build ing for instruction. The cost is a mere triflle compared with the benefits derived. In the cooking school the cost per capita is 28.1 cents and in the sewing classes the cost is 4.15 cents per student These courses were instituted only last fall when the new high school building was first occu pied. The board of directors disposed of a huge grist of routine business Mon day night referring the proposals for fuel to the fuel committee. The bids for wood range from $3.65 per cord to $4.15, and it js probable that coal will be tried out in one of the build ings to determine if a saving can be effected in the use of coal, over wood. The grounds of the high., school block will be seeded to grass and this matter was referred to the commit tee on grounds, with authority to pro ceed. . . -:. ' DR. FORD DELIGHTS WITH LINCOLN LECTURE Rev. T. B. Ford, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered a com prehensive and eloquent lecture Sun day morning on "Abraham Lincoln, the great American and Citizen of the World." The edifice was crowd ed, Meade Post, Grand Army of the Republic,, Relief Corps, Sons of Vet eran and Company G, of the Oregon National Guard, being well represent ed. - Dr. Ford gave a graphic descrip tion of Lincoln's rise to greatness. The minister told of the emancipator's early life his struggles to gain an edu cation, his work at the law, and finally the events that led ,up to his being nominated and elected President. "Althouhg Mr. Lincoln surrounded himself with the ablest men of the time," said Dr. Ford. "He was easily the greatest of them all. He was truly a friend of the South." Dr. Ford said that Mr. Lincoln from the moment of his nomination at Chi cago had not the slightest doubt but that he would be elected. The minis ter told of the President-elect's trip from Springfield to, Washington and the ovations given him on the jour ney.. ST. JOHN'S CLUB HAS DELIGHTFUL PARTY The St John's Young People's Club held a card party at McLoughiin Hall Friday night, and an enjoyable eve ning was spent in whist, the ladies' first prize being won by Miss Leila Moreland and men's first prize by Nicholas Michels, while the consola tion prizes went to Miss Marie Shea han and Frank Bruce. Refreshments were served. There were about sixty in attendance. r ; . BACHELOR GIRLS ARE MISS PRATrS GUESTS Miss Dolly Pratt entertained the Bachelor Girls at her home Friday evening at cards, the prize being won by Miss Clara Caufield. A most en joyable evening was spent, and the hostess served refreshments. Present were Miss Maude Gallogly, Miss Edna Caufield, Miss Clara Caufield, Miss Elizabeth Roos, Miss Nieta Harding, Miss June Charman, Miss Wynne Hanny, Mrs. , Kenneth Stanton, Miss Myrtle Parker, Miss Ethel Graves, of Portland, Miss Mame Babcock, of Sa lem, Miss" Cis Pratt. PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR - PARENT-TEACHER MEETING. The following will be the program for the Parent-Teacher meeting to be held at the Needy school next Sat urday: 11 a. m. "Language," Miss . Emily Spulak. 11:30 a. m. "Numbers," Miss Maud Yoder. 12 m. "Writing," P. L. Coleman. 12:30 p. m. Dinner, Ladies of Needy. 1:30 p. m. Program by the pupils of Needy school. 2 p. m. ''How May Whispering be Controlled?" Guy C. Larkins. 2:20 p. m. "The Relation of the Par ent to the School," J. G. Moe. 2:45 p. m. "School Ethics," F. J. Tooze. COWING GETS THREATENING LETTER "If N. B. H. Gets Into Trouble Ypu Will Be Next," Is Substance Of Epistle 10 Wit nesses Examined. Jay Bowerman and W. H. Abel Portland attorneys, were before the grand jury Monday afternoon in the investigation of the Hill murder at Ardenwald Station. The lawyers were called to testify in regard to 'the charges made by Nathan B. Harvey, the rich nurseryman of Milwaukie, that Mr. Abel and a private detective, William Mitchell, before Harvey was accused of having any connection with the case, had called at his home and that he went with them in an automo bile to Portland. Harvey said the men said something about "the woods be ing full of detectives and sheriffs" and that he went with Mr. Abel and the detective to the office of Bowerman & Abel where he made an agreement with the lawyers to defend him in case of his arrest. Their fee was to be $20,000. . Harvey said he was fright ened by the report that the detectives and sheriffs were after him when he went to Portland. Mr. Bowerman, af ter the publication of the Harvey alle gation, made a statement denying the story in part and it is understood that he made a similar statement to the grand jury. Mr. Bowerman declared that Harvey called of his own volition at his office and made the proposition that he and Mr. Abel defend him. About ten more witnesses testified before the grand jury Monday, and at least thirty more are to be called. The jury intends to hear all the evi dence that has been obtained, and Sheriff Mass and Detective Levings, after their experience in Justice of the Peace Samson's court, when Mr. Harvey was discharged for lack of evidence, want all of the evidence submitted at the inquisition. In fact the sheriff and detective say they are finding new witnesses daily, and work ed all of Sunday in the neighborhood of Ardenwald running down rumors of clews. " T. F. Cowing, Jr., a brother of Mrs. Hill, told Sheriff Mass Monday that he had received a letter threatening his life. The letter in substance was as follows: "If N. B. H. gets into trouble you will be the next." The letter was mailed in Portland. "N. B: H." is supposed to refer to Har vey. Mrs. N. B. Harvey was in Oregon Cky Monday afternoon, but it is not supposed she was wanted to testify in the case. Her thirteen-year-old daughter, who has been summoned, is reported as being too ill to appear. Service has not been obtained on De tective Mitchell who is said to have accompanied Mr. Abel to the Harvey' home. PatronKM our aaverxler One-fourth of Mexico's foreign com merce is with the United States and so equally divided between the two countries that it ia a highly satisfac tory form of business to both sides. s Program Consists of 4 BIG REELS OF PICTURES STRENGTHENED BY THE APPEARANCE OF Letellier who will show many different -and difficult tricks not seen here yesterday.' : "Bobbie" SEATTLE'S POPULAR Baritone will be with us WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY THE Grand Four nice Hams will be given away Friday. 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