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VOL. Ill No. 45.
ROADS COMMITTEE
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SIDERED.
GRANGE MASTER SPENCE IS MEMBER
Governor Asks Board To Meet And
Report Findings To Him With
in Ten Days At
- Least.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 22 Announcing
the appointment of a committee of
tive members representing promi
nent business, horticultural and agri
cultural interests as well as other in
dustries o( the state as a good roads
committe to have a free rein in pass
ing on the merits and demerits of
the various good roads bills which
have been a subject of discussion,
Governor West has taken steps to
ward reconciling differences which
have arisen.
The personnel of the committe in
cludes W. B. Ayer, chairman of the
Eastern & Western Lumber Comp
any, Portland; C. E. Spence, master
of the State Grange; C. T. Prail, sec
retary of the Oregon Association for
Highway Development; B. Daly, Coun
ty Judge, of Klamath County and W.
K. Newell, president of the State
Horticultural Society and prominently
connected with varied interests which
keep him in touch with the good roads
situation.
The Governor has requested W. B.
Ayer as chairman, to call a meeting
to be held in .Portland next Monday
when the initial steps of the plan
will be takei.
The fact that a multiplicity of road
measures have come up for discussion
that ' many of these have met with
opposition as to form and substance
as well, and that there seem to be
decidedly conflicting opinions a3 to
the- relative value of the measures
made it practically imperative that
some such step be taken so that the
best ends be obtained toward estab
lishing comprehensive good roads leg
islation in Oregon.
This step has been taken with a
view of preventing a multitude of
good roads measures going upon the
ballot at the next general election."
said Governor West today. "With a
large number of conflicting bills the
possibility of defeat of all good roads
legislation seemed in view and the
friends and foes of the different plans
have been requesting me to name a
committe of representative men to
meet and endeavor to reconcile these
differences, with the hope of bring
ing about an argeement as to a plan
which will receive the indorsement
of all and thereby insure the passage
of good roads legislation.'1'
The Governor has asked that the
members of this committe meet and
report its findings within the next
ten days.
"Should these men fail to get to
gether, each school of good roads ad
vocates will be free to go ahead and
fight for its own bills," said the ex
ecutive.
Thi3 move is taken here as being
the most important so far made to
ward determining eventually just what
will be the features of the bills which
will be put before the people and it
is the general impression that the
personnel of the committee is such a.3
to be able to arrive at conclusions
which will result in bills which will
be satisfactory to the general public.
Master Spence of the State Grange,
and A. I. Mason, also of the State
Grange commiteee, were here today
for further conferences in reference
to the grange bills. Suggestions which
were made by the Attorney-General
as to modifications of these bills,
coupled with other sugestions which
have been made called them here for
a conference as to possible changes.
How strong are you going in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?
NAMED
WEST RUN
Closing Out Umbrella Sale
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for the price of a cheap one.
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we offer your choice from bur big assort
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fourth to one-half of f the regular marked
prices. j
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JOHNSON PICKEDTO
WITH COLONEL
PROGRESSIVES THINK CALIFOR
NIA GOVERNOR WOULD
BE STRONG MAN. -.
'MY HAT IN RING," DECLARES T. R.
Formal Announcement Of Plans Jo
Be Made Monday By Ex- -President
Progressives
Behind Him.
WASl?GTON, Feb. .. 22.-Roose-velt
"anji " Johnson this combination
of the East and West, progressive
leader.3 privately admit here today,
is their choice for the Republican
presidential ticket for the next elec
tion and they fully expect that Roose
velt on Monday next will definitely
announce his candidacy.
Johnson is to speak at Colunus
next week, and he, it is expected, by
that time, will have been named in
the open as Roosevelt's running mate.
"My hat is in the ring," said Roose
velt to admirers after his Columbus
speech, who demanded whether Tie
was to be a candidate. "You will get
your answer on Monday."
What Governor Johnson will do as
to his vice presidential candidacy
boom no one can say. Johnson simp
ly will not discuss it at all, but the
progressive leaders who favor him
have not, it is believed, made their
preference known without having
some assurance that the California
executive will at least consider it ser
iously. In some quarters it is believ
ed that when Roosevelt makes his
public announcement ot his candi
dacy he will name Johnson as his
choice of a running mate. How well
founded this belief is is also uncer
tain, but it is well known that John
son and Roosevelt have been "close"
since the California governor came
East and the impression is strong
that there is a well defined under
standing between the progressive
from the Coast and the sage of Oyster
Bay.
Practically every progressive lead
er here today is' loud in praise of
Roosevelt's "Charter of Democracy"
special at Columbus. Congressman
George W. Norris of Nebraska said:
"Roosevelt's speech was an able
and clear presentation of present day
conditions and gave remedies for the
evils of present day politics. It dis
tinctly makes Roosevelt an available
candidate."
Congressman Lindbergh of -Minnesota
said;
"Roosevelt's speech was a confes
sion of faith in the principles for
which the progressives are fighting.
It presented the right side of the
problems we have been trying to
solve. Roosevelt has placed himself
in the front rank of the progressives.
He is now the logical progressive
candidate for the presidency."
Commenting on Roosevelt's speech
the New York World says today:
"It is another way of saying that
the power of the majority ought al
ways to be absolute and that the min
ority has no rights which it is bound
to respect. It isa transplanting into
America of the theory on which ' the
South American republics administer
their turbulent affairs. It is Roose
velt's formal invitation to revolution
and anarchy."
The New York Times also scores
the former president. It says:
"Roosevelt's address removes him
from the Republican party and makes
it impossible to nominate him. From
beginning to end there is not a single
Republican doctrine or expression of
faith in the speech, but there is
throughout a bold and defiant renunci
ation of the principles of that party.
Roosevelt forswears allegiance to the
party that made him president and
takes the field as its enemy and de
stroyer." Amos Pinchot, brother of Gilford
Pinchot,- former United States chief
forester, who has been active in pro-
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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1912.
UNCLE ETHAN SAYS
POLITICS TO BE THEME
OF PEERLESS LEADER
PORTLAND, Feb. 22. (Special.)
Political conditions will be the sub
ject of a public speech delivered in
Portland by William Jennings Bryan.
Mr. Bryan will arrive February 29,
and be the guest of the union lunch
eon of the Rotary Club, Ad Club and
Progressive Business Men's Club, held
at the Multnomah Hotel.
The main feature of Bryan's visit
will be his talk at the Gipsy Smith
Tabernacle, beginning at 8 o'clock.
This will be the one opportunity of
Bryan to address the voters before
the Presidential primaries, and thte
name of Bryan will appear, on the
Democratic ballot along with those of
Harmon, Wilson and other aspirants
who seek the indorsement of the Dem
ocrats of Oregon. Milt A. Miller has
charge of the Bryan visit. :
Within a few days Dr. Harry Lane
will decide what he wants to do about
the nomination for United States Sen
ator. Dr. Lane is still consulting
friends and may yet become a candi
date. There are two now in the field,
Milt A. Miller and Walter Pierce.
A meeting of the Taft committee
will be held Monday afternoon for the
purpose of electing a new chairman to
succeed Ben Selling, who has resigned
to conduct his own campaign.
Three members of the Jackson Club
have filed their intention of being
candidates for precinct committeemen
on the Democratic ticket. They are
G. W. Allen, precinct 87; Frank Lee,
precinct 76, and Frank T. Berry, pre
cinct 88.
PIONEER, IS DEAD
-Mrs. Sarah Higgins, familiarly
called Grandma Higgins, died at the
home of Dr. Chase, of Silverton
Thursday morning at the age of
eighty-four years. The body will be
brought to this city this morning and
taken to Redland, where Mrs, Hig
gins resided for many years ,and
where she was well known and highly
esteemed. The funeral services will
be at the Redland M. E. church this
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and the in
terment will be In the Redland ceme
tery, i . -.vfligj
Mrs. Higgins' husband died about
sixteen years ago in Redland, and af
ter his death Mrs. Higgins was cared
for by Mr. Bates) a friend of the fam
ily for many years, who crossed the
plains with Mr. and Mrs. Higgins.
After his death, a year ago, Mrs. Hig
gins has made her home with Dr.
Chase and family at Silverton. Mrs.
Higgins was known throughout the
county, and many persons in trouble
or suffering from illness, were aided
by her. She was loved by all who
knew her. She had many friends who
regretted to hear of her death.
PHI LATHE A CLASS MEETS.
The Philathea Class of the Baptist
church met at the home of Mrs. Wil
liam Peters, Eleventh and Jefferson
streets, Wednesday evening. Busi
ness of the class was discussed and
an interesting letter from Miss Vic
toria Mitchell, an Oregon girl, was
read. She is a missionary In Bur
muda. Miss Mitchell told of her work.
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ALL THIS TALK OF THE TIPPING
AUTO CONTEST IS
MEN AND WOMEN AND BOYS
AND GIRLS ENTER RACE
FOR CAR.
OTHER HANDSOME PRIZES PROVIDED
Special Representative of Enterprise
Will Aid Nominees In
Great Campaign For
Subscriptions.
Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be, or not
to be," has been paraphrased by cer
tain citizens of this county to "To
ride, or not to ride," being the new
form of the question. All of which
means that each contestant in the
Enterprise Grand Automobile contest
is sizing up the situation to deter
mine his or her chances of winning
the Ford Automobile. The oppor
tunity to win a $785 automobile is
the one chance in years, and as the
car will be given away June 1 to
the contestant having the most votes,
each entrant in the race is working
overtime these day. Votes are given
for every subscription to the Weekly
or Daily Enterprise according to the
length, of the subscription.
' Boys and girls, as well as men and
women, are entered in this grand
contest and every part of the county
is represented by one or more candi
dates. There are no restrictions as
to who may enter the contest, no
limit set as to the territory they
must work in, and votes may be cast
now' or held till later in the game.
To make the race all the more in
teresting a few more contestants will
be allowed to enter, the nomination
blanks appearing a few more times.
Until the discontinuation of the pub
lication of these nomination blanks,
each candidate upon nomination will
receive one thousand free votes.
In addition to the handsome Ford
Automobile to be given away the En
terprise "will present from time to
time a series of special prizes, to be
awarded 'the contestant obtaining the
largest number of votes In the speci
fied time. These special contests will
be . held every ten days, and the can
didate who gets the most votes be
tween now and the first of March will
receive a merchandise certificate
worth . $15 at one of the prominent
stores of this city. This will entitle
the holder to his or her unrestricted
choice of merchandise in -the speci
fied store to the value of $15. Every
vote cast in these special contests
will be counted In the race for the
automobile but the standings of the
candidates for the - automobile will
have no bearing upon these special
contests, the winner being determin
ed solely by the number of votes cast
during the time set for the special
contests.
A special representative of the En
terprise Is in the field every day
rendering all assistance possible to
the different, candidates. This repre
sentative will spend his entire time
helping the different ones in the race
and any 'candidate who requests help
will be assisted by him. -s
The eastern part of the county
ATTRACTING MANY
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EVIL IS PIFFLE f
FIVE STEAMSHIPS
ARE DRIVEN
E
NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 22. Five
steamships have been driven ashore
in the outer harbor, here by the worst
storm that has swept the Virginia
Coast, in many years. The blow,
which began last night, continued, un
abated today. No loss of life has been
reported.
The vessels were the Old Dominion
liner Madison, which plies between
here and New York; the Norwegian
steamship Hermes, from Baltimore;
the British vessel Strathallan, loading
for San Francisco; the Danish ship
Nordstjernen, from Boston, and the
British steamship Elswick Manor,
from Philadelphia.
The Madison is partly sunk' off
Bush Bluff buoy. The Hermos was
driven high aground and lies within
100 yards off shore.
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BUTTER
The Kind that Keeps
its place.
(Bought of V. Harris)
2 Rolls will be. given away
at 1 o'clock to the two lucky
numbers.
6 rolls wilt be given away
at 8:15, to the six lucky num
bers NO VAUDEVILLE
The Grand
Free entertainment fop chil
dren Monday. Little boys and
girls under 12 years who will
come to The Grand" after 12
o'clock and not later tnan 4:30
p. m., will be passed into the
show free.
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STREET SWEEPER
WONT BE 'FIRED'
FRANK TRULLINGER QUOTES
LAW WHEN COMMISSIONER
DISCHARGES HIM.
STATUS SAME AS SHAW'S, HE SAYS
Successor Named And Thoroughfare
Is Cleaned Nightly By"Two
Men Sweeper Relies
On Mayor Dimick.
E. L. Shaw and Charles E. Burns,
rival police chiefs of Oregon City,
have emulators. Although discharg
ed more than a month ago by Street
Commissioner Babcock, Frank Trul
linger, insists that he is the regularly
qualified and ordained street sweeper
of this municipality, and each night
when most of the citizens are Mor
pheus' captives, he wends- his way up
and down Main street cleaning that
thoroughfare. Charles Richardson,
appointed by Mr. Babcock, when
Trullinger was dismissed", also sweeps
the same street nightly, and, as a
result, the street is cleaner than ever
before.
When Commissioner Babcock in
formed Trullinger that he was dis
charged, the street sweeper replied,
"Why, you can't fire me." Then Mr.
Babcock hunted up Chairman Burk
of the Street Committee of the City
Council, and Mr. Burk informed Trul
linger that he was discharged.
"I am not any such thing," said
the sweeper." "Mayor Brownell ap
pointed me, and nobody but the May
or can fire me. Shaw can't be fired,
and I don't see how I can be. I have
looked up the law on this question
and I know what I am talking about.
Besides Mayor Dimick has told me to
hold on, and that everything would
be all right. And I'll get my money
too,: believe me."
Messrs. Burk and Babcock insist
that they have the right to discharge
the street sweeper and that Trullin
ger is working for glory. "The street
sweeper's warrant was not approved
by the council last month and they
say it will not be approved ' this
month. However, Trullinger, who is
a philosopher, insists that he is being
well advised and has no doubt that
eventually he will be paid in full.
FIREMEN'S BALL IS
BIG SOCIAL SUCCESS
More than eighty couple3 attended
the twekty-fifth anniversary ball of
Columbia Hook and Ladder Company
at Busch's Hall Thursday night. And
it was some ball. About everybody in
Oregon City was present, and the fire
men were delighted with the results
financially and otherwise. The hall
was beautifully decorated with flags,
hearts, ferns, etc., and excellent
music was provided. The general
committee, composed of C. W. Pope,-
J. . Beauliau and J. Davenport, saw
that everybody had a good time, and
the fun was continued until long after
midnight. The floor committee con
sisted of T. Trembath, F. D. Sim
mons, J?1. M. Brown and Dr. A. L.
Beatie. It was the unanimous opin
ion that the ball was the most suc
cessful ever given by the company,
which has a record second to none
in fighting fires in this city. The of
ficers are F. D. Simmons, president;
Delbert Hart, secretary; C. W. Pope,
treasurer; Thomas Trembath, fore
man; Charles Tood, first assistant
foreman, and R. Tobin, second assis
tant foreman.
FRMPERIS TO
- A. C. Goodrich, of Yamhill, was
in Oregon City Wednesday and ac
companied O. B. Freytag to Canby,
and from that place to Macksburg,
where meetings in the interest of
fruitgrowers were held, the meeting
at Macksburg being largely attended.
Mr. Goodrich is fruit commissioner
and Mr, Freytag is fruit inspector,
and it is their intention to hold meet
ings in various sections of the county,
to encourage the fruitmen to grow
better fruit.
These men in company with W.
K. Newell, president of the State
Board of Horticulture, and H. M. Wil
liamson, secretary, will hold a meet
ing next Thursday at Barlow, at 10:30
a. m., and at 2:30 o clock in tne ai
ternoon a meeting will be held at the
City Hall at Canby, and In the eve
ning another meeting will be held in
the city hall at Caaby. On Friday
meetings will be held at Needy and
Molalla, the men to be at Needy in
the morning, and at Molalla in the
afternoon. Saturday will be devoted
to Oregon City and precincts includ
ing Twilight, Mount Pleasant and
Clairmont. On Monday, March 4.
the party will go to the eastern part
of the county, and will visit Sandy,
Cherryville, Boring and return by
way-of Scott's Mills.
Persons living in any part of Clack
amas county, who wish to have these
men visit them and give instruction
as to how the trees should be cared
for so as to produce good fruit, should
communicate with them. Mr. Frey
tag has appointed John Gleason and
C. L. McGhauey to spray.
X. L. CLUB TO MEET.
The- X. L. Club, of Gladstone, will
hold a business meeting at the Glad
stone schoolhouse at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon.. - A social, will be giv.en by
the club at 7:30 o'clock and the school
children will render a program. A
cafeteria luncheon will be served.
$ The only daily newspaper be- $
$ tween Portland and Salem; circu-
les in every section of Clacka- 8
mas County, with a population of 3
$ 30,000. Are you an. advertiser?
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Per Week, 10 Cents
PLAN HIRING till!
COUNTY COURT TO HAVE CON
FERENCE WITH DISTRICT
ATTORNEY TONGUE.
GRAND JURY MAY RETURN TRUE BILL
Object Is To Aid Prosecutor In
His Work Local Lawyer
Probably Will Be
Engaged. -
The Clackamas County Court' will
confer with District AttornSy .Tongue
Saturday in regard to a suggestion
that a special prosecutor be employed
to prosecute in case an indictment
should be returned in the Hill mur
der case. The court at a special secret "
session Thursday discussed the prop
osition of appointing a special prose
cutor, but decided to take no action
until Mr. Tonge could explain his
attitude. It is reported that the jury
does not desire to do anything that
would embarrass the prosecutor, but
on the other hand wants to give him
any assistance .that he might think
necessary. v
Representations have been made to
the court that the grand jury was de
terred from returning an indictment
by the attitude of the District Attor
ney. On the ground that the evidence-
was insufficient to convict, it is re
ported Mr. Tongue discouraged the
grand jury from bringing in an in
dictment against Nathan B. Harvey,
the wealthy Milwaukie nurseryman.
It is said that he opposed spending
the countys money when in his opin
ion, nothing could be accomplished.
Detective Levings and Sheriff Mass,
who have worked up the evidence in
the case, were before the County
Court, and the court also heard
the testimony of one of the members
of the grand jury. If Mr. Tongue
informs the court that he needs an
assistant in this particular case it is
believed an Oregon City or a Port
land lawyer will be named. In this
event the grand jury will be called
together again, and it is said an in
dictment will be returned. The jury,
according to report, favors returning
a true bill if there is any chance to
obtain a conviction. Mr. Tongue, was
not in Oregon City Thursday, and his
attitude is Jiot known here.
How strong are " you going in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?
The amount of
Wunderyarn
Used in making
a five weeks
Supply of
would rival, in size,
the Washington
Monument. And
the amount gets big
ger daily, because
each day brings hun
breds of new cus
tomers. ffiiihftesngaft are for
particular people.
Do you wear
ffiHh6efiosq? They
are for the entire
family.
L . ADAMS
Oregon City's
Big Department
Store. 1
SOLE AGENTS.
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CASE PROSECUTOR