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WEEKLY EN TERPRISE ESTABLISHED IS66
VOL. Ill No. 61.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1912.
Peb Week, 10 Cento
HOT GUILTY, PLEA
HE GETS THERE JUST THE SAME.
COUNCIL TO LOOK
FOR ARMORY SITE
LEADS AUTO RACE
COURT OVERRULES MOTION OF
DEFENDANTS TO QUASH
INDICTMENTS
MORN
SHAN
AGAIN
TAXPAYERS OF
COUNTY ORGANIZE
OF IRON WORKERS
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FORGES
AHEAD OF MISS McCORD
IN FINE SPURT
RIVALRY GROWS KEENER DAILY
IMPROVEMENT OF MOLALLA AVE
NUE RESTS. WITH OWNERS OF
PROPERTY
STRICT ACCOUNTING OF PUBLIC
OFFICIALS IS TO BE
DEMANDED
KEN MAY, ASK FOR SEPARATE TRIALS
Consolidation Of Cases Urged By Dist
rict Attorney True Bills
Are Attacked By -Lawyers
1NTHANAPOLIS, March 12. "Not
guilty,' was the plea of 46 men ar
raigned this afternoon in Federal
court here on indictments charging
complicity in the alleged conspiracy
unlawfully to transport dynamite
from state to state. Judge Anderson
overruled all demurrers of the defense
but granted 30 days for the filing of
exceptions to his ruling.
Consolidation of the cases asked by
"United States District Attorney Mil
ler was ordered, subject to petition
tomorrow for separate trials if the
defense so desires. The court in
structed that the defendants appear
when presentation of the matter is
made. The trial was set for October
1.
When Judge Anderson annouced he
-would overrule the demurrers to the
34 indictments, he turned to the de
fendants, for whom seats had been
arranged in tiers, and said:
"Gentlemen do you know the nature
of the charges against you?"
"We do," came in a heavy chorus.
Then, one by one the indicted men
present or ex-labor union officials
from many sections of the country,
and headed by Frank M. Ryan, presi
dent of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, arose as their names were called
hy the clerk and responded:
:'Not Guilty."'
Attacks from many angles were made
on the indictments, which charge the
defendants with aiding and abetting
Ortie E. McManigal and John and
James M. McNamara in the transport
ation of dynamite on passenger trains,
with being principals with McManigal
and the McNamaras in the illegal acts,
and with having conspired to violate
the statutes prohibiting such trans
portations. Attorney Alfred Hovey then attack-
(Continued on page 3.)
AS JUROR, PEEVED
MINEOLA, L. I. March 12. Colonel
Roosevelt was today excused as a
prospective juror after he had remov
d his coat and hat and had settled
down in a chair ready to perform his
duty as a citizen.
The Colonel was drawn for the jury
to try the suit of Michael Carmody, 15
years old, for $100,000 damages from
the New York Central railroad for the
loss of both legs in an accident. The
boy got a judgment previously for
$40,000 but a higher court set it aside.
Roosevelt was juror number seven,
he had nosooner settled into his chair
for preliminary examination as to his
fitness to serve than John Graham,
the plaintiff's attorney, wasted a per--emptory
challenge and excused the
former president. Roosevelt at once
went to a rear room. He said:
"It seems I am excused. I don't see
why. " It seem hard that I should have
to come here every day for two weeks
if they don't want to utilize my serv
ices." Graham explained his action by say
ing: "The Colonel is busy. I think he
would be conferring a greater boon
upon humanity by serving it other
wise than by sitting in this case for
three or four days. That was the on
ly reason for my action.'"
Colonel Roosevelt conferred for five
hours last night on political matters
with Oscar Strauss and Alexander P.
Moore of the Pittsburg Leader.
Roosevelt was excused for the day
The attorneys for the railroad in the
Carmody case said they would have
accepted Colonel Roosevelt as a jur
or. -
Farmers
I WANT YOUR POTATOES
or any kind of produce. I will
pay Portland market prices. Call
or see
BEN KUPPENBENDER
612 Main Street.
Phones Main 50 or A 50
OneMileFTom
Courthouse
A nice level acre, 6 room
house, good well $500.
$200 cash, balance four
veors 6 per (Tent. Call on
CYRUS POWELL
.Stephens Bldg. Room 10
Oregon City Ore.
Friends Of Leaders Work Valiantly
And Are Positive Their Fav
orite Will Win Touring
Car
$SjS3StjSS$S.$S$3S
S STANDING OF CANDIDATES
$ Joseph Sheahan 33,600
Ruby McCord : 31,800 $
Kent Wilson 24,200
John Brown 13,000 8
$ Charles Beatie 6,800
John Weber 6,800 $
3 John Haleston 6,000 &
S McColly Dale 1,000
Edna Hutchinson 1,000
Royce Brown 1,000
S Barnett Howard 1,000 S
S Delias Armstrong 1,000
Mable Chase . . . ; 1,000 $
$ Ethel. Rief 1,000
$ Harry Miller 1,000 $
S.Fred Metzner 1,000 3
S Frank Bruce 1,000
Leo Shaver 1,000
S Mabel Albright 1,000 3
$ Mable Marsh 1,000 $
&S&33S88&4SS
With the close of the second of the
special ten day contests three days
oir, each entrant is working overtime
to get the most votes. The $15 merch
andise certificate will be acceptable to
any of the entrants but the one who
wins the prize this time will have to
overcome strong competition. Shea
han, who was the winner two weeks
ago, is still a formidable candidate for
first honors as he fully realizes the
value of the certificate. He has made
another spurt in the last two days
regaining his position as first on tne
list from which he was forced by Miss
McCord last Saturday. The spirit of
rivalry between these leaders ia very
keen although the best of feeling ex
ists between the two. Both of these
young people are very popular and
the friends of each of them are posi
tive that their favorite candidate will
eventually win.
.These special contests are separate
from the race for the big touring car.
Being held every ten days, the prizes
are awarded to the candidate receiv
ing the most votes in the specified
time, their former standing having
no bearing whatever. At the start of
these special contests every entrant
is on equal footing and the winner is
determined by the one polling the
most votes in ten days. But every
vote cast during the special contests
helps out on the grand total for the
$785 Ford, which is the goal of every
entrant. The winner of this big prize
will be the one who receives the most
votes by June 19, And the way to get
votes is to obtain subscriptions for the
Enterprise. Subscriptions for either
the Daily or Weekly paper count the
number of votes given being deter
mined by the length of the subscrip
tion." A3 everyone subscribes for or
wants one of the papers it is a simple
matter to get votes as the renewals
count the same as new subscriptions.
But the subscriptions that are worth
the most are those for the longer
terms. A subscription for one year
is' good for 1000 votes, while a five
year subscription to the daily is val
ued at 7,000 votes. So every entrant
is working hardest on those who want
to take the Enterprise right along,
and all of those in the race are sur
prised to find how easy it is to get
their friends to help them by taking
the paper for one or more years. A
good daily paper is now recognized as
a necessity and as the. Enterprise fills
the bill in this city and Clackamas
county, the Enterprise is the paper
the people want.
The race is proving the greatest
contest of its kind ever held in the
county. The interest of the people
at large has been aroused and each
morning they eagerly scan the stand
ing of the candidates to see where
their favorite one stands. The entrants
themselves are taking an unusal in
terest m the contest for they realize
and appreciate that the Enterpir3e is
giving the most .expensive prize ever
awarded in a newspaper contest in
the northwest. The decision that an
up to date automobile was the one
thing the most people wanted seems
to have struck a popular chord in the
fancy of the people, and the choise of
a Ford auto of all the aytos meets
with general approval. The durability
as well a3 the ability of a car is not
to be judged by the glowing promises
of the maker but rather by past per
formances, and it is these past per
formances that make the Ford the
most popular car in America today.
Any resident of this county is eligi
ble to enter this contest,, regardless
of sex or age. Votes are necessary
to win the machine the one having
the most votes will be the winner.
The race has barely begun and there
is room for a few more live- entrants.
WIFE GETS DECREE
FROM HOP DEALER
Judge Campbell Tuesday granted
Mary E. Pincus a divorce from Julius
Pincus, a wealthy hop dealer. The
plaintiff also was awarded $50 ali
mony a month. They were married
August 29, 1907. Cruelty was charged.
Eleanor s. Seiser was granted a de
cree from Charles E. Seiser, and
awarded the custody of their, child.
Robert M. Campbell was awarded a
decree from Pearl M. Campbell, and
the defendant-was given the custody
of their child.
Watch the automobile contest.
CARRIERS APPEAL -FOR
BETTER ROADS
The rural letter carriers of Clacka
mas and Marion counties met in the
City hall at Canby last Sunday. In
the absence of the president of the
County Association the meeting was
called to order by the State Presi
dent Franz Kraxberger, of Aurora,
Postmaster A. Knight was present and
gave the carriers a hearty welcome
in behalf of the citizens of Canby. Mr.
Knight also delivered an address on
the association's work. Speeches were
made by the carriers on good roads
and other matters pertaining to the
rural free delivery service. A fine
chicken dinner was served to the
membrs at the Cottage hotel.
The' following were appointed by
the president to draft resolutions:
William T. Smith, of Oregon City; Ot
to Liman, Oregon' City; H. H. Barn
ard, Oregon City; John R. Townsley,
Milwaukie; Mr. Echert, Molalla; Mar
ion Lee, Canby; James Wilkerson,
Canby. The following resolutions
were adopted: ,
"Resolved, that we favor the elec
tion of all road supervisors by the pop
ular vote of the people at a given date
at the end of the year to be desig
nated as 'Road Day,' at which time
all road taxes could be levied, also
resolutions favoring the use of the
split lo? drag on all dirt roads. .
"Resolved, that we favor a law be
ing enacted by our state legislature
preventing extreme heavy hauling ov
er our county roads during the wint
er season."
Five applicants for membership
were received and a vote of thanks
was voted the people, the postmasters
and carriers of Canby for the hospi
tality shown the carriers-. The next
meeting of the association will be held
at Aurora in April or May.
The secretary of the meeting was
Charles A. Andrus, of Oregon City.
E
FOR U. S. SENATE
PORTLAND, March 12, (Special,)
Dr. Harry Lane is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for United
states senator.
" He announced his decision today
following a conference with local Dem
ocratic leaders when a petition urging
him to go into the fight was present
ed and he was told that he is the most
available candidate of the party.
"I have reconsidered my former de
cision not to be a candidate,'' said Dr.
Lane." Owing to recent developments
indicating a strong sentiment among
Democrats to have my name go on
the primary ballot, I have consented
to make the race.
"My changed decision does not mili
tate against other candidates, as they
are all in the field, and I shall not be
able to have any matter printed in the
state pamphlet before the primaries. I
will frame my declaration of princi
ples at once, so my petition can be
ciruculated in the necessary number
of counties before March 29.
"If I receive the Democratc nomina
tion I will go out and make a vigor
ous campaign, covering all parts of
the state. I will tell just what I stand
for when I file my declaration, and
there will be no doubt as to my mean
ing on the issues of the day."
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast foad you can have.
Miss Mosier To Lecture
Miss Clara Mosier, of Portland, will
give a lecture on "Health and Hy
giene" at the Christian church, Glad
stone, Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock under the auspices of the Lad
ies' Aid Society. This talk will be very
instructive, and the ladies are cord
ially invited to attend.
AND POLICE FIGHT
BERLIN, March 12 Five police
men and many strikers were injured
today in a riot near Hamborn, district
of Dusseldorf, in which 2000 striking
coal miners attacked the forty offi
cers on guard with revolvers and
stones. The police charged with drawn
sabers.
Collisions between strikers and po
lice and nonstrikers occurred today
in six or eight localities in the coal
regions. At several places workers
were stoned and the police used their
sabers in dispersing the strikers.
The Cehristians trades unions and
the mineowners telegraphed to the
Minister of the interior to send troops
or to reinforce the police in the coal
districts. The police authorities as
sert the police protection is sufficient.
The strike is making considerable
progress in all directions. Many of
the mines worked today with only
one of the three shifts ordinarily em
ployed. ,
Arrangments have been made for
the miners willing to work to
enter and Jeave the pita by daylight,
so as to prevent disorders.
A small union of the hoisters joined
the strike today.
The . owners have invited commit
tees representing the miners from
the individual mines to met in confer
ence tomorrow.
The Enterprise automobile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
oft in the Willamette Valley.-
"SOAP BOX ORATORS"
Chief of Police Slover of Portland,
in an address before the Prebyterian
Brotherhood at the banquet Tuesday
evening denounced the "soap, box
orators"' who are decrying the work
of the churches. The chief praised
the work of the brotherhood and point
ed out the good such an organiza
tion could accomplish. He said that
church organization built up com
munities, while some - organizations
tended to drag down society. The
Rev. S. A: Hayworth, the next speak
er, called attention to the harm that
was being done the poor people by the
concentration of capital by unscrup
ulous men. He said it was all right
to concentrate capital when it was
used legitimately, but, if used other
wise, the people suffered. Thre was
a large attendance at the banquet and
the Ladies Aid Society of the church
furnished a delicious dinner.
The Enterprise automobile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
POOL EXPERT GIVES
EXHIBITION AT CLUB
Fred B. Hall, champion exhibition
pool player of the world, interested a
large crowd at the Commercial Club
Tuesday night with his clever work
with the cue and card tricks. No shot
on a poor table Is impossible for Mr.
Hall, to make, and when it comes to
legerdemain with a deck of cards his
equal has never been seen in Oregon
City. Among his trick pool plays were
the pocketing of from one to fourteen
balls with one stroke of the cue and
playing Chinese pool, fifteen or no
count The Entertainment Committee
of the club engaged Mr Hall to stim
ulate interest in the pool and billiard
tournament which is to be held soon.
AS PIONEER IS BURIED
The funeral of the late Clark N.
Greenman, one of the early Oregon
pioneers and residents of this city,
was held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the family residence on
Twelfth and Washington streets. Dur
ing the services the business houses
were closed in honor of the deceased.
The services were conducted by Rev.
G N. Edwards, pastor of the Congre
gational church at the residence and
at the cemetery he was assisted by
the I. O. O. F. lodge, the burial ser
vice of this organization being used.
Mr. Greenman was one of the oldest
members. The pallbearers who were
friends of Mr. Greenman were R. D.
Wilson, David Caufield, James Roake,
C. H. Dye, James Wilkinson, L. P.
Horton. The interment was in the I.
O. O. F.- plat in the Mountain View
cemetery. The following proclama
tion issued by Mayor Dimick was ob
served: .
That whereas, Clark N. Greenman,
one of the oldest and most repected
citizens has passed to his final rest,
and whereas his funeral services
will be held in Oregon City.Oregon
on March the 12th, 1912, at the hour
of 1:30 p. m., and whereas the de
ceased, since 1865 has been one of
the most faithful citizens and, a true
friend to all people;
Therefore I, the undersigned as
Mayor of Oregon City, .. respectfully
request that all business houses in
the city be closed one hour, beginning
at 1:30 o'clock p. m. onthe said 12th
day of March, 1912 and remain closed
during said -services.
GRANT B. DIMICK.
, Mayor of Oregon City.Or.
BOYS TO BE GUESTS
.AT
Several prominent speakers of Port
land have been invited to attend the
banquet of th Congregational Brother
hood next Tuesday evening. At a
business meeting held in the office
of President Gary it was decided to
urge each member to bring a boy with
him to the banquet. Addresses on
gardening,, poultry raising, stock rais
ing, etc., will be made. The commit
tee in charge of the arrangements for
the banquet is composed of Mayor
Dimick, O. E. Freytag, and C. S. Nob
le. "
O'MALLEY'S FATHER
IS REPORTED DEAD
. The Morning Enterprise received a
telegram Tuesday giving the infor
mation that the father of Henry O'Mal
ley had died in Meridith, N. H. Mr.
O'Malley is in Grants Pass, but Mrs.
O'Malley said she had received no in-
fnimnitJnn i-ocsuvHti 0 thp dfa.th of her
"husband's father, and was inclined to
believe that an error haa Dee maae.
Mr. O'Malley's mother is living, and
she would have notified him if his
father had died. Mr. O'Malley's par
ents live in St. Johnsbury, Vermont,
which is near Meredith, N. H.
COL. ROBERT MILLER TO
ADDRESS WOMAN'S CLUB
Colonel Robert Miller, of Portland,
will address the Woman's Club at the
meeting in the Commercial Club par
lors tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. David
Caufield, president of the club, urges
all members to be present.
OF STREET IS ORDERED
Ordinances Establishing Grades Are
Approved Bid For Repairing
Madison Bridge Ac
cepted A special meeting of the city fath
ers was held Tuesday night in the city
hall with Mayor Dimick in the chair
and Councilmen Burk, Albright, Hol
man, Rcake, Beard and Tooze- in at
tendance. - Considerable routine busi
ness was transacted as well as new
street improvements, establishment
of grades, etc., discussed.
A number of Twelfth street fund
warrants held by the Oregon Engi
neering and Construction Company,
were ordered transferred to General
Fund warrants.
Surface draining of portions of Mo
lalla avenue was discussed at length,
and as the result of the deliberations,
the Superintendent of streets will be
ordered to lay a drainage system cov
ering certain sections of this busy
thoroughfare. The permanent improve
ment of Molalla avenue was also dis
cussed with the result that Tooze,
Burke and Beard were appointed a
committee to interview property own
ers along the avenue with a view of
ascertaining their attitude regarding
and asking them to partially pay for
a permanent street provided this im
provement should be ordered. This
committee will also see the county
court as to what it would pay toward
the suggested improvements.
The bid of the Oregon Engineering
& Construction Company forMmprov
ing the Madison Street bridge was ac
cepted. The matter of having foreign
workmen take the place of American
laborers on city work was discussed
and it was sugested that a clause be
embodied in the contract specifying
that foreign labor be eliminated, but
as this ia covered by the city charter,
the matter was dropped.
Ernest Matthies was, allowed $8.90
on account of damage done to a pri
vate sewer by street work.'
An ordinance establishing the grade
of Monroe street between Sixth and
Seventh streets, suggested by the City
Engine-ar waa ordered.
With reference to the established
grade of Jackson street between Four
teenth and Eighteenth streets as sug
gested by the City Engineer and the
re-established grade of Jackson street
between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets, the council ordered an ord
inance accepting the grades as now es
tablished. Gordon E. Hayes and W. W. Smith
appeared in behalf of Mrs. Mary E.
Roseustain with reference to certain
reductions asked on the assessment
of her Washington street property.lt
was alleged that the recent improve
ments did not really increase the val
ue of her property and that lots oppo
site her property which were helped
by improvements were assessed at less
than her lots. The matter was re
ferred back to the committee.
The City Attorney was instructed
to take action, to quiet title to the
Singer Hill property.
The petition of the Oregon Commis
sion Company for the establishing of
hitching posts along the Eleventh
street side of its property was refer
red to the Streets and Public Prop
erty committee.
As the representative ..of the Live
Wires of the Commercial Club Dr.
L. L. Pickens appeared' before the
council on behalf of the establishing
of an Armory in Oregon City. J. W.
Moffatt also assisted in presenting
the matter and called brief attention
to the benefits derived from a modern
armory. It was suggested that the
city procure a suitable site for such
a building and with the city making
the first move, it is expected the coun
ty and state will follow in line and
the establishment of an armory will
pass from a possibility to a probabil
ity. A committe to investigate some
of the city's property which might
be suitable for such a purpose was ap
pointed consisting of Burke, Tooze
and Meyer.
LIVE WIRES
IMPROVING STREET
The Live Wires at the weekly
luncheon Tuesday evening discussed
a proposition to hard surface Main
street from Eleventh street to the
Abernethy-. M. D. Latourette was ap
pointed chairman of a committee to
find out what the improvement would
cost and interview the property own
ers. Samuel Stowe and Mr. Arnold
of the Warren Construction Company,
of Portland, made short speeches on
the advantages of bithulitic pavement.
The committe will report at the next
luncheon, and If the improvement is
recommended, the city council will be
urged to have the work done. It has
also been suggested that Seventh
street be hard surfaced. -
FINE FAR
31 acres on motor line to Estacada
ann vHs. from thfi track with a branch
line past the property. Land level
and extra good sou. iNeariy acies
in cultivation, fences mostly good.
Seven room house, painted,, woodshed,
and outbuildings. Large barn, well,
arranged. All buildings about five
yeara old and worth quite a little over
$1000. 45 young fruit trees, just com
ing into bearing, small fruits. There
CROSS &
Attorneys,
SINGLE TAX VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED
Gordon E. Hayes Elected President
And William Sheahan Vice
President No Fees
Charged
The Clackamas County Taxpayers
League was organized Monday even
ing. There were present many of the.
leading citizens and large taxpayers
of the county. The purposes of th?
League are educational in their na
ture and the organizers have deter
mined to study all questions of tax
ation, both state and county, and in
vestigate how the people's money
which is raised by taxation is ex
pended. -
The League is entirely non-partisan
and has nothing whatever to do with
politics, but was""organized wholly for
the benefit of the property interests
of the county and for' the protection
of the taxpayers.
It has for its object among other
things the following, said its presi
dent, Gordon E. Hayes:
"To aid in the reduction of taxes,
and loin in demanding a strict ac
counting of all officials for public
money expended by them.
"To abolish all offices and com
missions which are not beneficial to
the people.
"To oppose the JSingle Tax which
would burden the farmers and small
home owners and add wealth to the
coffers of the corporations."
The officers are- as follows:
" President Gordon E. Hayes.
Vice-President William Sheahan, ,
Treasurer James M. Tracy.
There will be no initiation fees' or
dues. All citizens who are in favor
of a clean and econimic government
are invited to become members of
the association.
SCHOOL MEETING PLANNED
A parent-teacher meeting will be
held at Alberta school house from
10 a, m. to 3 p. m. Saturday, March
23. Everybody is cordially invited.
The program will be as follows;
."America," school and audience;
ApUUMUllliy UL VjIIUUI Cll, VJT. it.
Miller; "Criticism, Constructive ver
sus Destructive," Robert Ginther;
"Discipline, in the modern school,"
Irene Moehnke, dinner; program by
Alberta school; "Comfort and attractl
iveness in the rural school," Pearl
Miller; "The Educational Outlook In
Oregon," Professor J. Dean Butler;
"School Fairs," Superintendent T. J.
Gary.
- The Enterprise automoDile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
Watch
Carelessness
Nobody deliberately allows his watch
to fall or intentionally abuse it.
But thousands allow their watches
to run, or TRY to run, when they
ought to be laid up for repairs.
What is the result?
Permanently injured watches.
We maintain a perfectly equipped
department here. It is no trick at
all for us to handle all kinds of repair
work.
We can start working for you almost
any minute you say.
Test our ability to render you good
service.
Burmeister & Andresen
Oregon City Jewelers.
173 $4000
is $500 worth of cord wood on the
place sold as stumpage, market at
the door. If the owner hauls this woo5
and puts in the car it will bring in
$1000 easily. Improved farms anC
tracts have been selling in the immed
iate vicinity for $200 per acre. This
place is just exactly as represented
as we have been all over it, $150
cash will handle this snap Comd
quick
HAMMOND
Oregon City.