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VOL. Ill No. 40.
OUTLOOK EXPLAINS
T. r:s
ROOSEVELT IN FAMOUS STATE
MENT DID NOT MEAN HE
HAD QUIT.
COLONEL JUST WANTEDlOOD REST
New Issues May Revive Taste For
"Coffee" Secretary of Maga
zine Calls Article
"Authorized."
NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Colonel
Roosevelt's word, spoken on March 8,
1907, and repeated on December 11,
1907, that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate for or accept
another nomination, did not mean
quite that. The Outlook in its cur
rent issue says so in effect; and since
his return from Africa, the Outlook
has been recognized as the official
mouthpiece of the Colonel.
What the Colonel did mean, accord
ing to the Outlook's editorially ex
pressed opinion, was something like
this:
"Under no circumstances will I be
a candidate for or accept another nom
ination unless ' I am allowed to be
come a private citizen for a while, so
I can't use the patronage of my office
as President to get votes ,for my
self ; ' v..----
When an attempt was made tonight
to find- out whether the editorial in
the current issue of the periodical of
which Roosevelt is an editor- was
authorized by the Colonel and semi
official in its nature the best that
could be learned, from Karl V. S.
Howland, secretary of the Outlook
Company, was that the views express
ed in the editorial were the views of
the Outlook.
The Outlook's editorial uses this il
lustration: "When a man says at breakfast in
the morning, 'No, thank you, I will not
take any more coffee,' it does not
mean that he will not take any more
coffee tomorrow morning or next week
or next month or next year.
CONFESSIONS EXPECTED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16 Intima
tions were received by the Govern
ment today that some of the defen
dants in the dynamite conspiracy
cases were preparing "to tell all they
know."
The statements followed the gov
ernment's charges that 40,000 letters
and telegrams taken from the offices
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
showed that Frank M. Ryan, the pres
ident; Herbert S. Hockin, the second
vice-president, and members of the
executive board and business agents
conducted the dynamite plots through
the mail, pointed out "jobs" to be
blown up, and maintained a system of
destruction against non-union and
steel contractors.
BRIDE-ELECT AND
Mrs..W. B. Zumwalt entertained at
dinner at her home Friday evening at
6 o'clock the friends of her daughter,
Miss Clarice Zumwalt, who will this
summer be married to Roy D. Arm
strong also of this city. The decora
tions of the Zumwalt home were pret
ty, the color scheme of the living and
dining rooms being of red and g-een.
Festoons of red crepe paper were used
, and Dan Cupids and hearts were used
with artistic effect. The center piece
of the table was of red carnations
and asparagus ferns, and these too
were used in profusion about the
room. The place cards were haad
painted and were of heart design with
two smaller hearts attached, each one
bearing the name of Miss Zumwalt
and Mr. Armstrong. The evening was
devoted to playing hearts.
, Those attending were Miss Bertha
Koerner, of St. Johns, Miss Ona Ren
ner, Miss Lola Cooley, Miss Mable
Francis, Miss Montie Colvwell, of
Ellsworth, Wash, Miss Vada Elliott,
Miss Sedonia Shaw, Miss Hazel Fran
cis, Miss Lillie- Trexel, Miss Clara
Deutte, Miss Emma VanHoy.
Miss Zumwalt and Mr. Armstrong
are well known in this city, where
they have many .friends. Miss Zum
walt is the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Zumwalt, and has lived
here most of her life-Mr. Armstrong
has been connected with the Huntley
Brothers' Company drug store for
several years, having come to Oregon
City from the East The date of the
wedding has not been set, but will
take place during the coming sum
mer. END OF ITS WORK
The charter board will conclude its
work next" Monday night, and Mayor
Dimick will be asked to call an elec
tion for a submission of the revised
charter to the people. It is the in
tention of the board to have the in
strument published so the voters may
become familiar with it before the
election. Among the changes is a pro
vision for the election of five council-
men, one from each ward and two
from the city at large. The Mayor is
to be elected by the council and must
be a member of the council. The
council also will elect a business man
ager. Mayor Dimick said Friday
night that he desired to consider the
revised charter before calling an election.
POSITION
BIG AUTO CONTEST
STARTS
MONDAY
MANY CANDIDATES EAGERLY
AWAIT OPENING OF RACE
FOR MACHINE..
PRIZE MOST VALUABLE EVER OFFERED
Names of Candidates To Date Wil
Be Published in Tomorrow's
Paper All Have Same
Chance.
Just twenty-four hours more and
the Enterprise Grand AutomoDile Con
test will start. There are a large
number of candidates who are eagerly
awaiting the approach of Monday the
19th, so they can getxwt among their
friends and solicit their aid in land
ing the big prize. Interest in this con
test in keen in every section of the
county and every section will be rep
resented by at least one nominee in
the race. As there are no restrictions
as to who can enter the contest, men
and w'omen alike are sending in nom
inations as well "as boys and girls.
Every effort is being made by these
entrants to have their nomination
fisted before the start of .the contest
as all those who are entered at the
start of the race will receive one
thousand free votes. All that is nec
essary to do to be placed on the list
of candidates is to have one of the
nomination blanks sent to the Con
test Managers before Monday. After
this date . however, to enter the run
ning it will be necessary to send in
one subscription which will he count
ed as a nomination. But only those
who are nominated before the 19th,
will receive the thousand free votes.
The nomination blanks will appear
but once more, the last blank appear
ing in tomorrow's paper.
The mere announcements of the En
terprise " Automobile Contest has cre
ated more interest than any contest
ever held by any paper in the county.
In a contest of this nature. the grand
prize is generally valued at from two
to three hundred dollars so when this
paper announced that a new model
Ford Automobile valued at $785 was
to be given the opinion of all is that
the Enterprise scored a bull's-eye. An
up-to-date machine is the heart's de
sire of every one who does not hap
pen to own a car for as yet the price
of a good machine is beyond the
means of the most of us. Consequent
ly the selection of an automobile as
the one thing worthy of holding the
position of the grand prize in an En
terprise contest meets with general
approval. The Ford to be given to the
winner of this contest has all the
latest improvements known in motor
dom and will be given to the winner
fully equipped complete in every de
tail. The Ford may be seen at any
time at the Elliott Garage which is the
agent for this popular line of cars.
The winner of this Ford will be the
person living in this county who ob
tains the largest number of votes be
tween next Monday and the first of
June. A certain number of votes will
be given for every subscription taken
for the Daily or Weekly Enterprise,
the number of votes given being de
termined by the length of the sub
scription. The standing of the candi
dates will be published from day to
day giving the correct totals cast to
date for each contestant.
In tomorrow's paper will be publish
ed for the first time the names of
those who have been to date nominat
ed as candidates. While it is known
that there are certain ones who are
not announcing their candidacy until
they see -just who their rivals will
be yet there will be enough in the
race to make an interesting start, to
see who will take the lead at first.
Monday will be a very busy day for
these entrants as they all realize that
a strong start is half the race. -
All parts of the county will be rep
resented on the list of names that
will be published tomorrow and those
who live in regon City and think that
they will have a comparatively easy
time of it just because they live in a
city will be very much mistaken.
Watch tomorrow's paper for the
names of those who are going to make
the race and the vote schedule which
will show how many votes will be
given for. each subscription. , If you
have not entered there is still time
to rush your nomination in before
Monday and get the benefit of the one
thousand free votes. But send in your
nomination blank at once to the Con
test Manager.
PEOPLE TO VOTE ON
L
Election will be held in March in
the four school districts, Milwaukie,
Harmony, Willsburg and Wichita, to
decide whether a union high school
shall be established at Milwaukie. Pe
titions for this election are being cir
culated in these four districts, and
Mrs. Maggie Johnson, clerk of Mil
waukie district, said Friday that senti
ment is favorable for the union high
school. If the vote is in favor, said
the clerk, Milwaukie will provide the
building for the first year and in the
meantime the union district can secure
a site and erect a union high school
building. According to the statistics
the taxable property of the four dis
tricts amounts to $2,000,000, and one
third is in Milwaukie district. Mil
waukie is named as the location for
the union high school because it is
central and accessible from the three
outside districts. At present a high
school is maintained in connection
with Milwaukie -school. High school
pupils from the outside districts are
sent to Milwaukie, Oregon City and
Portland.
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED I 366
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY-17, 1912.
With an eye to the tip business
CANAL TO INSURE
REDUCTION IN RATES
One more step has been taken with
reference to the Willamette locks pro
ject, says the Portland Journal. The
government has accepted the offer
of the Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er Company, and will buy the present
locks at $375,000. Major Mclndoe ex
pects authority from Washington at
any time to close the deal.
The completion of the purchase will
be followed by the abolishment of the
toll of fifty cents per ton on freight
passing up and down the river. It
will also have for a sequel, the repair
and improvement of the locks for mak
ing them more efficient. In that be
half, $300,000 will be expended, and
for its fruit we shall have a system
of locks with a capacity to accommo
date the traffic for a long period of
years.
The step is one of great con
sequence to the Willamette region.
Freight is carried by steamer on the
great lakes from the Superior region
to Pittsburg more than 800 miles, at
eighty cents per ton. It is an example
of what is possible under water trans
portation, which is a transportation
so fundamentally cheap that no rail
road can compete with it.
If Willamette "Valley shippers will
now press the advantage they have
gained they can almost work a revo
lution in freight charges. ' A revo
lution in freight -sharges would mean
a lowered cost for every article con
sumed and a higher price for every
product sold.
The boats now running on ' the
Willamette must- eliminate the fifty
cents a ton that the lockage fee has
always added lo the rates. Freights
that have always been $2.00
a ton must be reduced to $1.50, and
freights that were $1.50 'must be cut
to $1. If they fail to do so it will be
proof of an alliance between the boats
and the railroads in which event
Willamette shippers can easily secure
independent steamers to carry the
traffic at other than monopoly rates.
1000 Carnations FREE
Commencing at 10 o'clock today we
will give, as long as they last, to
every lady customer
6 Carnations
with a 50c purchase
'12 Carnations
with a $1.00 purchase
re than one dozento.anyLcustQmer
These are fresh from the Gladstone Florists,
Wilkinson & Hughes, and sell regularly for
75c per dozen. They will brighten up your
home for a full week.
Don't be too late. There are only 83 doz.
Huntley Bros. Co.
The Rexall Store . Quality Goods
12 YOUNG WOMEN TO
FORM WALKING CLUB
Several young women of this city
are contemplating organizing a walk
ing club, and there will probably" be
a membership of about twelve. Plans
are being made to take long jaunts
during the coming summer. ' The club
will have its first meeting soon, and
the election of officers will take place.
A name will be given the organization,
and rules will be adopted.
SuDscrtbe for th Oailr Enterprise
ENT
A CHANCE TO GET EVEN,
Uncle Sam is going to advertise the "See
AGENTS TO SETTLE
WITH CONSIGNEES
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1C Spec
ial.) For the purpose of expediting
business and getting closer to its cus
toms through its local representatives,
the Southern Pacific Company has
issued orders to many of its agents
at the principal stations along' the
route giving them authority to settle
direct with consignees on ordinary
loss and damage claims. At the pres
ent time the authority is extended
only to certain agents in the more
thickly -settled territory. Claims for
shortage and damage over which there
is no dispute and which do not ex
ceed a given amount can now be set
tled within a day or so after they have
been filed with the agent.
Much correspondence is saved and
the delay that formerly resulted while
the claims were being gone over in
the general offices of the company in
San Francisco is now eliminated. This
move is only one of a number recent
ly inaugurated by the Southern Paci
fic Company. -
JUDGE LOWELL TO BE
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pen
dleton, who has been mentioned as a
candidate for United States Senator,
will be the principal speaker at the
banquet of the Congregational Broth
erhood next Tuesday evening. His
subject will be. "A Reasonable Policy
for the American People.'" O. L. Mat
thews, a prominent lawyer of Port
land, also will speak. At least 125
persons are expected to attend the
banquet. Persons desiring -tickets
may obtain them by calling at the
office of Freytag & Miller or the Pro
motion Office of the Commercial Club.
E
OF STEALING
SILVER
"D. .W. Holbrook, H. L. Johnson,
Mrs. Mary Johnson and Thelma
Payne were indicted Friday on a
charge of stealing silverware from
Mrs. L. Naylor. Holbrook and Thel
ina Payne were arraigned and pleaded
not guilty.
Tom Maloney ' and George Henry
were indicted on a -charge of steal
ing $2 from Frank Soldat, Perry Mos
ier and N.T S. Lindsey,' of Oswego,
were indicted for violating the prohi
bition law. ' - -
K PR DS
America F'.." movement :n Europe
PUBLIC BUILDING
BILL IS F
Postmaster Randall received the fol
lowing telegram f rom Senator Jona
than Bourne, Jr. Friday:
"Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds authorized me today to fav
orable report Senator Chamberlain's
bill for purchase of site and erection
of public building at Oregon City."
The bill of Senator Chamberlain
provides for the construction of a fed
eral" building here to cost $100,000.
The bill introduced by Senator Bourne
providing for an appropriation of $75,
000 for a public building here, has
evidently been discarded. Postmaster
Randall said that he believed the tele
gram of Senator Bourne indicated the
money would soon be available for the
erection of the building. Several sites
are being considered for the structure.
IRRIGATION PLANS
TO BE CONSIDERED
PORTLAND, Feb. 16 (Special.)
Just what will prove the greatest
point of interest in the forthcoming
Irrigation Congress, , to be held at
Portland on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week, is hard to
predict. The Umatilla project will
come in for a great deal of discussion.
Those who favor the movement and
an early development of the project,
members of the -association which is
opposed to taking water from the
Upper Umatilla River and the govern
ment officials who are anxious to get
all the light they can, will furnish the
oratory and arguments that will pro
duce at least one very live session.
What will happen when the full dis
cussion of the many Carey Act pro
jects is under way will also be of
great interest. Governor West will
talk for the State Land Board, State
Engineer Lewis will diseuss the water
supply and officials of the private
companies that are promoting the
many Carey Act projects will
explain their attitude in the prem
ises. It is the program to get united
action on the early completion of the
Umatilla Project and make a formal
demand, by resolution, for Oregon's
share of its contribution to the reclam
ation fund. '
"The final outcome of the conven
tion," according to A. O. ' Hunter,
of Bend, "must be to produce definite
recommendations for legislation that
will protect the settler on the land,
that will provide some alternative for
carrying out the plans of the original
projectors, should they fail financially,
and to get for the settler the water
without which the land would be idle.
investor in the land must be
equally protected. This need is state
wide and applies equally to the irriga
tion projects in the Willamette Val
ley as in the remote districts of Cen
tral Oregon."
MEADE POST TO HAVE
CELEBRATION TODAV
All residents of the city are invited
to attend the observation exercises of
the anniversaries of the births of
Washington and Lincoln, under the
auspices of Meade Post,Grand Army of
the Republic, and the Woman's Relief
Corp3. at Willamette Hall at2 o'clock
this afternoon. George C. ' Brownell
will deliver an address upon the life
of Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Brownell has
made a study of the work of the
Great Emancipator and no man in
Oregon is better qualified to tell of
the struggles and victories of that
great man. The Rev. George N. Ed
wards will speak on Washington. Mr.
Edwards will tell of the struggles of
"the father of his country," and how
he won a nation's freedom. All who
possibly can should attend this grand
patriotic celebration.
Couple Gets License.
A marriage license was issued Fri
day to Mayme Stout and Arthur Hey-man.
HILL CRIME
PROBE
IS
NATHAN B. HARVEY, ACQUITTED
AT HEARING BEFORE SAM
SON, MAY BE INDICTED.
TWO SHERIFFS BEFORE GRAND JURY
If True Bill Is Returned, Lawyer
Probably Will Apply For Bail
--Inquisition Continues
Tod-y.
The Clackamas County grand jury
will today finish the investigation of
the Hill murder. Virtually all the evi
dence introduced has related to Na
than B.. Harvey, the rich Milwaukw
nurseryman, and if an indictment is
returned. Sheriff Mass wul arrest the
man accused at once. In rase of Mr.
Harvey's arrest, his lawyer, George C.
P.ivwneil. probably will apyly for bail.
The nurseryman, at a preliminary
hearing in Justice of the -Peace
Samson's court, was discharged for
lack of evidence against him. Sheriff
Mass declares a much stronger case
was made before the grand jury.
- Sheriffs Mass and Stevens were' be
fore the jury Friday. Mass went be
fore the jury in the morning and car
ried with him two boards taken from
the Hill home at Ardenwald Station.
He was in the jury room more than
two hours, and Sheriff Stevens was
questioned for even a lonegr time.
Dr. G. A. Cathey who said he found
finger prints at the Hill home, was
another witness. Mr. Harvey's daugh
ter, who was subpoened was too ill
to come to Oregon ity.
Sheriff Mass said Friday night that
at least two more witnesses would be
called to testify by the jury today.
RICHARD WALSH HAS
BIG FISH CANNERY
Richard Walsh, formerly of this
city, was in Oregon City on business
Friday on his way to Mount Angel -in
company with his wife, where they are
to visit the latter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. Michels. Mr. Walsh -and
wife arrived Tuesday from Katchikan,
Alaska, where they have been for the
past eight months, and they will re
turn there next week. Mr. Walsh is
president of a fish canning company,
which is .erecting a large plant. Mr.
Walsh's brother-in-law is secretary
treasurer, and his brother, Michael
Walsh, is vice-president. The plant
has a capacity of 20,000 cans of fish
daily.-" At present there is a big de
mand for Alaska canned fish, and al
ready orders have been given the com
pany by firms in Potland and Seattle:
Mr." Walsh and wife came - on the
steamer Princess and will leave on the
steamer Curaco. The company has
purchased twenty acres of land in
Alaska. Before returning to Katchi
kan Mr. and Mrs. Walsh will visit
the former's brothers Jack and Owen,
at Milwaukie and sister Rose, teacher
'n St. Mary's Academy in Portland.
SOPHOMORES EASILY
DEFEAT JUNI
The champion Sophomore basket
ball team of the Oregon City High
School defeated the Junior team, erst
while claiments .of to the High School
championship, Thursday afternoon by
the score of 14 to 1. The Juniors were
outplayed throughout the game. Bea
tie, Wilson and Green were the stars
of the Sophomores. The Sophomores
now claim the undisputed champion
ship of the Oregon City High School
Basketball League. The lineup for
Thursday's game was as follows:
Juniors. . - Sophmores.
Sheahaa Wilson
R. F.
Kelly Beatie
L. F.
Rotter :.. : Cross
C.
Dambach . Green
R. G.
Busch Betsel
L. G.
FIVE HUNDRED CLUB
ORGANIZED BY GIRLS
A number of girls met at the home
of Miss Anne Tolpolar, Fourth and
John Adams streets, "Friday 'evening
for the purpose of organizing a card
club. The club will hold meetings
every other Friday evening, when five
hundred will be played. At the next
meeting a name will be decided upon
by the members. The prizes at Fri
day's meeting were won by Miss
Madge Brightbill and Miss ; Irene
Hanny,' the former winning first prize,
while the-iatier was awarded the con
solation prize. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
The members in attendance were
Miss Madge Brightbill, Miss Irene
Hanny, Miss Evelyn Harding, Miss
Mary Roose, Miss Alice Moore, Miss
Florence Grace, Miss Margaret Brown,
Miss Edna Holman, Miss Erna Pet
zold, Miss Stella Cross, Miss Marion
Money, Miss - Anne Tolpolar, Miss
Louise Huntley.
NEARING
END
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I D. KELLY
SITTING If
OREGON CITY PIONEER SUC
CUMBS AFTER VISIT TO
SON'S HOME. .
HEALTH HAD BEEN UNUSUALLY GOOD
Former Postmaster, Councilman And
County Treasurer, Crossed
Plains With Family
Twice.
Everington DeArmond Kelly, former
postmaster and member of the City
Council of Oregon City, died suddenly
Friday evening at the home of his
son-in-law, . Charles E. Burns. Mr.
Kelly had been in apparently good
health and took dinner yesterday at
the home of his son, Charles W. Kelly.
Upon returning to tie home of his
son-in-law he said he felt sleepy. He
sat in an arm chair for more than an
hour ,ad finally got up and got a
drink of water. He returned to the
chair and sometime later his daughter,
Mrs. Burns, was attracted by his
breathing. She sent for her brother,.
Charles ivJ k'elly; butbefore he and
a physician arrived, Mr. Kelly was
dead. He died peacefully and without
suffering.
Mr. Kelly is survived by his dpugh
ter, Mrs. Burns and two sons, John
W. and Charles W. Kelly. The ar
rangements for the funeral "will be
made today.
The deceased was born in Lodi,
Senaca county, N. Y., may 20, 1833,
and at the age of eleven years accom
panied' his family to Michigan, settl
ing on a farm near Fenton. In Febru
ary, 1852, he and Miss Lucy Wateroua
of Avon, Livingston county, N. Y.,
were married at Grand Blanc, Mich.
In the spring of 1853 they crossed the
plains in an ox team, via Council
Bluffs, arriving in Oregon City in Sep
tember, 1853. In the fall of 1856 he
and his family returned East via Pan
ama, and from New York went to
Michigan. His second trip across the
plains was in 1859 with horse teams,
during which time the Indians proved
troublesome. Owing to the uprising
of the Indians on the old Oregon trail
he took the California trail and went
from San Francisco to Portland by
boat. He engaged in the hotel busi
ness in this city at which he remained
until 1864. During that time he open-"
ed a sreneral mercantile hnsineca nn
Main street, which he conducted until
a nre caused a total loss and left him
$2,000 in debt.
When he was appointed postmaster
in 1885 Mr. Kelly sold his store,
which had been rebuilt, and when a
change of administration paused him
to resign he was soon after elected
county treasurer, which office he held
for two years. He later represented
the First Ward in the nitv Pnunmi f ru
th ree terms. Mr. Kelly was a staunch
Democrat and a devout Roman Catho
lic. His wife died March 11, 1908, and
since then he has lived with hiartnuch.
ter, Mrs. Burns. Mr. Kelly was fond
or children and one of his greatest
pleasures during the last days of his
life was to take little friends of his .
to the moving picture shows. He al
ways took an active interest in civic
affairs and while a memher nf the
City Council did much to. help build
up tae city.
Unclaimed Letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed
letters at the Oregon City postoffice
for the week ending February 16,
1912: -
Woman's List Clarke, Mrs. R; N.;
Fields, Mrs. S.; Wilson, Mrs. Clara.
Men's List George Boehmer Music
Company, (5); Dappled, W.; Falcon
er, LeRoy L.; Frakes, James E.;
Peery, Claud; Robertson, R. S. (2);
Robinson, J. W.; Smith, Hoke; Stra
ka, Anton ; Wilkinson, Jas . ; Wilson,
Leonard (2) .
Pathe's
Weekly
CONTAINS EVENTS FROM
At Bunzlaw, Bohemia.
Key West, Florida.
Omagh, Ireland.
St. Martin de Re, France.
Naples, Italy.
Delhi, India.
'Boston, Mass.
New York, N. Y.
PAT CLANCEY'S ADVENTURE
SINS OF THE FATHER
THE BRAVE DESERVE THE
. FAIR
THE
DIES
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