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VOL. 111-NO. 67.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1912.
Pes Week, 10 Cexts
LA FOLLETTEBEATS PEOPLE TO VOTE ON
'EATS' AND ADVICE
TEE ,12RFmSTr.
PERPETRATED BY WALT McDOUGALL v
T. R. IN N. DAKOTA
REVISED CHARTER
SERVED TO
IS SUED BY CITY
NOW 15 THE TIME THE CANDIDATES PAST IS RAKED UP !
ROOSEVELT'S MANAGERS CON
CEDE SENATOR AHEAD IN
PRIMARY
COUNCIL ORDERS ORDINANCE
DRAWN CALLING FOR SPE
CIAL ELECTION
LADS HAVE FINE TIME AT CON
GREGATIONAL BROTHER--'
HOOD BANQUET "
$795 ASKED FROM DIMICK AP
POINTEE WHO IS SEEKING .
SALARY
BURNS
OVRPAD
BOYS
PRESIDENT WAY BEHIND IN RACE
Wisconsin Man's Supporters Say He
Leads Colonel By From
15,000 To 20,000
Votes
FARGO, N. D., March 19. Late to-
night, Frank Talcott, chairman of
the Republican State Committee, and
John F. Bass, of Chicago, manager of
the Roosevelt campaign In this state,
notified Senator Dixon, at Washington
that in their opinion Senator La Fol-
lottn hart narriori Mnrth TVW! fi-ot
Presidential primaries
Neither made a prediction as to La
llette's plurality, but conceded that
Follette
Colonel Roosevelt had been defeated
This decision was reached by the
Roosevelt managers after nearly com
plete returns had been received from
iS of th 40 counties in the state.
Going over the figures from these
18 counties, the Roosevelt men con
ceded ten of them to La Follette out-
en and claimed six counties for their
candidate
With these figures as a basis, it
was decided there were not enough
Roosvelt votes on the western slope
to balance the heavy poll for La Fol-
lette in the eastern portion of the
state.
With Grand Forks, Valley City,
Devils Lake, Minot and others of the
larger cities listed for La Follette it
seemed that the Wisconsin Snator's
plurality would be large.
Leaders of the La Follette move-
ment sent a telegram to Senator La
Follette saying he had won the pri
mary, and by from 15,000 to 20,000
votes.
President Taft did not figure prom
inently in the contest.
Because of the difficulty in obtain
ing accurate complete returns from
many isolated quarters of the state
it is doubtful if the total vote in all
the 1800 precincts will be known un
til late tomorrow.
Incomplete returns from 565 pre
cincts out of 1800 in the state give
La Follette 6953; Roosevelt 3981;
Taft 270.
CAR DISTURBERS GET
SENTENCE OF 15 DAYS
John Gerard, twenty-two years of
age, Charles Neary, twenty-four years
of age, were sentenced to serve fifteen
days in the county jail by Justice of
the Peace Samson Tuesday, for ere-
ating a disturbance on a street car
between this city and Portland. The
men boarded the car at First and Ald
er, and soon after began using ob
sence language. The motorman and
conductor remonstrated without av
ail and finally the trainmen and sev
eral passengers overpowered the men.
One of them was severally cut by fall
ing through a window of the car.
They denied that they were creating
a disturbance. .
FIRST GRANGE DIES
Mrs. William Davis, of the Garfield
district, near Estacada, is dead after
a lingering illness. She was bom at
Albany, N. Y., January- 25, 1851. Her
maiden name was Sarah Martha
Green. She was married in Adair
County, Iowa, May 24, 1867, to Will
iam W. Davis who survives, To this
union seven sons and three daught
ers were born, all of whom are living.
With her husband she crossed the
plains in 1863, settling in Clackamas
County.
She was a charter member of
Marshfield Grange No. 1, the first
grange that was organized in Oregon
and also a charter member of Gar
field Grange No. 317.
SOON TO BE BENEDICT
The marriage of Miss Letty McKin
non daughter of Mr.- and Mr3.James
D. McKinnon, of Portland, and Carle
ton Barlow-Harding, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Harding of this city,
will be solemnized at the First Pres
byterian church, Portland, Wednes
day evening at eight o'clock, April
17. Miss McKinnon is well known In
Portland having for several years been
an Instructor in the Portland schools.
Mr. Harding has a large circle of
friends in Oregon City. He-Is locat
ing engineer for the Hilll system, hav
ing held his position for several years.
FOR SALE
I have left yet for sale a
dining table, six dining chairs,
a rocker-nissiori, high chair,
dresser and several dozen fruit
jars. Very low. X
S.A.Hayworthlll9thsL
MC BAIN MAKES PLEA FOR LIBRARY
Committees Appointed To Inspect
Proposed Sites And Report De
finite Choice At Next Meet
ing charter board, at a meeting of
tne city council Tuesday night, pre-
sented the revised charter and urged
tnat a special election be called in June
to have it passed upon by the people,
The board ls composed of George A.
,, . . , T , '
naiumfc, . ocnueuei, e. J. lOOZe, xl.
C. Stevens R. L. Holman, William And-
S" uuu Tv- lne jevisea
art.e Pvides ior five members of
the city council, one to be elected from
each ward and two from the city at
large, the ward councilmen to serve
three years and the councilmen at
large to- officiate two years. The five
councilmen will elect a mayor from
their own number, who may be re
moved by a four-fifths vote of the
members of the council. A business
to handle the affairs of the
y is be aPPmted by the council,
hw salary s2ja11 n be tnan
?2'500 a year. The offices of city eng-
ine.er' S"P1rlnte"len ? streets' etc"
Wl11 be abolished the business manager
t0 emP'cy men to do, this work as oc-
I The chief of police is to be appointed
by the mayor subject to the approval
of the council. The city recorder and
city treasurer are appointive officers,
. the recorder to receive all money due
he city and turn the same over to the
treasurer wiimu iweuty-iour nours
An important departure covered is
authority of the city to foreclose liens
upon property at any time through the
circuit court.
After considerable discussion as to
the best method of placing the matter
before the voters the offer of the Pub-
licity Department of the Commercial
Club to publish the proposed charter
entirely in the next issue of the Club's
publicity bulletin, "Publicity" was ac
cepted. The charter was ordered filed
and the eity recorder will draw up an
ordinance referring the proposed char
ter to special election the date not be
ing determined.
Mr. B. T. McBain, President of the
Commercial Club, on behalf of the
Oregon City Library Association spoke
with reference to the city purchasing
a suitable site for a public library.
T. W. Sullivan expressed his opinion
that a down town location was' prefer
able and that the citizens should im
mediately agree upon a site before
Mr. Carnegie withdrew his offer of
aid. A number of prominent citizens
"ul""c r ,
u"'f. "ulf
tuestl? and among those expressing
their views were George Randall, Dr.
J W. Norris, C. Schuebel, A. A. Price,
George A. Harding" and O. D. Eby.
While the urgent need of a library
was acknowledged by all, it was evi
dent that there exists a great diver
sity of opinion as to the best site for
the building. The matter of construct
ing a two story building, - the lower
floor to be used as a city hall, and
the upper floor as the library and read
ing room was discussed. A committee
consisting of each chairman of the
various committees of the council was
appointed to consider site3 and re
port a definite choice of location at
the next council meeting Friday night.
The city engineer reported an er
ror in the assessments for the Four
teenth street improvements, the prop
erty on the south side of the street
being assessed for the improvement
on the north side of the' street, and
the lots on the south side of the street
being assessed for work done on the
north half of the street. The error
was ordered corrected.
A committee consisting of H. A.
Montgomery, F. F. White and George
L. Story in reference to the repairs
to the Mountain View Fire House, re
ported that -the workmanship and mat
erials were unsatisfactory. Mr. Grant,
of Stewart & Grant, the contractors,
stated that the material used was ac
cepted by Ex-City Engineer Noble,
and that the workmanship was as glad
as could be done with the quality ot
material. The recommendation that
the contractors be paid the contract
price, less $50, was ordered filed. A
motion was passed to pay Stewart &
Grant a sum adequate to pay for re
pairs to the hose house No. 4, which
work came under the same contract
as the one which covered the Mount
ain View hose house.
City Engineer Montgomery reported
the completion of the work in Sewer
District No, 7, by the contractor, Har
ry Jones. April eighth was designat
ed as the time for property holders
in this district to file any objections
to this work.
H. C. Stevens, O. D. Eby, and T. P.
Randall were appointed a committee
to apportion the levy of the assess
ments to cover this work.
The offer of the Oregon Engineer &
Construction Company to paint cer
tain iron and wood work on Washing
ton street and twelfth street was re
ferred to the committee on streets
and public property.
A resoution regardinga change of
grade of J. Q. Adams streets between
Eleveneth and Eighteenth streets was
adopted and'' ordered published. A
similar resolution regarding Jackson
street between Twelfth and Thirteen
th was also ordered published.
The ordinance appropriating $100
to cover E. L." Shaw's February salary
as chief of police was passed.
The petition of -property holders
for the improvement of. Jackson street
from Thirteenth to ' Eighteenth was
referred to the City Engineer to re
port at the next regular meeting of
the council.
F. C. Burke and F. J. Tooze reported'
in favor of not. reducing the assess-
(Continued on page two.)
IN 1869
HE INDITED AN
ABUSIVE! -ATTACK ON
A DI5TIN&UI5HE.D CITIZEN
HEDGES OUT FOR
OREGON CITY LAWYER ANNOUN
CES FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION
TONGUE AND NORBLAD CANDIDATES
Latest Entrant Is Yale Graduate And
Served Two Years As Prose-.
cutor By Appoint
ment Gilbert L. Hedges- one of the most
prominent lawyers of Clackamas Coun
ty, has announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for Dist
rict Attorney. He filed ' his declara
tion in the Secretary of State's office
Tuesday. It is not believed that Mr.
Hedges will have any opposition for
the nomination.
District Attorney Tongue,, of Hills-
boro and Attorney Ndrblad of Astoria,
are candidates for the Republican nom
ination, and, it is reported there will
be another entrant.
Mr. Hedges served as District At
torney fortwoyears, having been ap-
Gilbert L. Hedges, who has announced
for Democratic nomination for Dist
rict Attorney. " ' " '
pointed by Governor Chamberlain. He
was born in 1874 in Clackamas coun
ty and attended the schools here un
til he was fifteen years of age when
he went to Andover, Mass., where he
entered a preparatory school. After
three years of study there he entered
Yale University and was graduated
four years later. He took a law course
of two years in Yale, and has pract
iced law since 1896.
Portland Lodge Here Tonight
Ivanhoe Tidse. Knle-hta nf PirtMoa
of Portland, will visit the local lodge
tonight. Refreshments will be served
and there will be work in thn third
degree rank.
- Rev.'Hayworth To Speak
Rev. S. A. Haywprth will deliver an
address at the Baptist church Thurs
day evening on "The Bright Side of
a Minister's Life." All are Invited.
IN 1877 HE ftW m
PAWNED A FINE B
BELONGING TO X? M0k . C
THE E.TA LOTA WW4 - Mw '
ITr jjjj .
J$h IN 1896 HE STOLE $3.65 PRoni
DISTRICTATTORNEY
' i i
1 HWtnnlfc J
M y I
: i " f
in 1372 he was caught in
the act of breaking- into
BARNUMb CIRCUS
in (884 he robbed a blind
organist we have the musioanis
RELIABLE WITNESSES TELL OF WEEKLY
VISITS TO A CERTAIN LOy.
150,000VOTESARE
POLLED IN CONTEST
MISs McCORD LEADS AT END OF
FIRST MONTH WITH SHEA
HAN SECOND
WILSON IS DUE FOR ANOTHER SPURT
Candidates Working Hard To Win
Merchandise Certificate 2,000
Votes Given Away Sat
urday $SSSSSsS.SSs$.3
STANDING OF CANDIDATES S
$ Ruby McCord 51,000 $
$ Joseph Sheahan 33,600
Kent Wilson .. 28,600 $
$ John Brown ....13,000
S Charles Beatie 6,800 S
John Weber 6,800
$ John Haleston 6,000 &
s Mable Marsh 1,200 3
McColly Dale 1,000
$ Edna Hutchinson 1,000
3 Royce Brown 1,000 3
$ Barnett Howard ., 1,000 4
Delias Armstrong 1,000
S Mable Chase' 1,000 3
$ Ethel Rief 1,000
S Harry Miller 1,000
.Fred Metzner 1,000
Frank Bruce 1,000
Leo Shaver 1,600.
Mable Marsh .: 1,200 $
$ A. G. Kindler . ...... 1,000
Tuesday closed the first month of
the big" Enterprise automobile contest.-
The grand total of votes cast
by all the candidates thus far is 150,
000, one third of which are credited
to Miss Ruby McCord, who is ahead
so far in the race for the $785 Ford.
Joseph Sheahan runs second, 13,000
votes behind the leader, Kent Wilson
holds down third and John( Brown i3
playing safe "on fourth." The rela
tive positions of these four candidates
have always remained the same with
the exception of Miss McCord and
Sheahan who have been alternating
for the leadership. -
Not many votes were cast Monday
or Tuesday, each entrant holding votes
back for "future delivery." The spe
cial contest for another merchandise
certificate on the big J. Levitt- store
closes, ten days from today, and all
interest of the different contestants
is centered on winning the prize this
time. Sheahan and Miss McCord each
has one victory to their credit, and
both, of them are determined to win
out the 30th. It ia understood that
Miss McCord is especially anxious to
"annex" another merchandise bond as
she has not spent her last prize and
with $30 in certificates a splendid suit
could be purchased at the expense of
the Enterprise. ' Of course every wom
an admires nice clothing and a new
suit for Easter would probably be ac
ceptable by anyone; : But It is predict
ed by some that Kent Wilson will have
something to say about this contest.
Any person who can poll 20,000 votes
the first day entered in the race, cer
tainly shows a lot of "push," and Wil-j
son's friends say that he has a sur
prise package or two np his sleeve.
But "old reliable'" Joseph : Sheahan
and "ever ready" John Brown are still
. .
(Continued on page 3 )
IN 187 HE LED
A VICIOUS ATTACK
upon A noted SUFFFACST
Of THAT law -
IN I8S9 HE SoLo
SITE FOR LIBRARY
MAJORITY OF LIVE
POSE LOCATION
- SECTION
WIRES
N HILL
OP
BOOSTER DAY PLAN IS APPROVED
Committee To Meet With Portland
Railway, Light & Power Comp
any To Ask Lower
Rates
A site for the proposed Carnegie
Library was discussed. at the Weekly
luncheon of the Live Wires Tuesday,
and the majority of the members fav
ored locating the building on Main
street. One or two members who live
on the hill argued in favor of having
the structure erected in Seventh
Street Park or McLoughlin Park.
"I am going to build a home facing
Seventh Street Park," said J. E. Hed
ges, "and it would be to my interests
to have the library located there, but
I think it would be for the interests
of the majority of the residents of the
city for it to be built on Main street.'
Wiliam Beard argued in favor of a
hill site. He said the larger part of
the population lived in that section of
the city and their wishes and conven
ience should be consulted. Mr. Beard
said in case a Main Street location
was selected an election might be call
ed to revoke the levy for library pur
poses. "I think the library should be on
the hill," said O. D. Eby. "An eleva
tor is needed for that" section of the
city, and the cost of a Main Street
lot would be sufficient to erect one.
The hill site for the library would be
donated."
A plan to have a booster day this
Spring was approved. It was decided,
however, to have industrial exhibit
ions instead of contracting with an
amusement company as was done last
year for the shows.
Secretary Latourette announced that
the committee appointed by the Com
mercial Club to obtain lower fares
for Oregon City, Gladstone, Canemah,
and Jennings Lodge would meet with
President Josselyn, Vice-President Ful
ler, Traffic Manager- Hunt and Assist
ant General Counsel Griffith, of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company tonight in Mr. Griffith's of
fice. The committee will show that,
among , other things, one may ride
from. Oregon City to St. Johns for
twenty cents, yet the fare to the Golf
Links, about half the distance to St.
Johns, is also twenty cents; that in a
number of instances the fare is lower
between intermediate points and Port
land than between points having a
comparative distance to Oregon City;
that the old rate from Oregon City
to the Golf Links was fifteen cents,
when ticket books were purchased, and
that under the present -schedule the
fare is twenty cents and ticket books
are not obtainable, and that the form
er commutation rate between Oregon
City anl Portland, on monthly books,
was fifteen cents, and the lowest rate
given under the present schedule is'
(Continued on page 4.)
y green goods
URGE MAIN STREET
'BACK TO FARM' URGED BY SPEAKERS
Professor From Agricultural College
Says Poultry Demonstration Train
Will Be Here
Soon
About forty boys were the guests
of the Congregational Brotherhood at
the banquet Tuesday evening, and ev
ery one of them had a good time, if
smiles and sparkling eyes tell a true
story. The dinner served by the wom
en of the church was fine, and was en
joyed by the men as much as it was
by the boys. - '
"Back to the Farm' and how to "Go
Back to the Farm" were the keynotes
of the addresses of the principal
speakers. At the request of T. J.
Gary president, J. A, Roake was toast
master and was particularly felicit
ous in introducing speakers.
A. B. Bouquet of the Oregon Agri
cultural College, the first speaker,
said the poultry demonstration train
would be sent to Oregon City soon.
He declared that a wrong impression
prevailed regarding the profits to be
made, on a small farm. For a family
to live on ten acres, he said, the land
must be unusually fertile.
"The time has arrived when . the
farmer must be a business man," said
the speaker. "There are plenty of po
sitions open for young men who un
derstand how to farm scientifically.
The 'back to the farm' movement is
growing and the farm is the place for
the young men'
After a vocal solo by C. A. Miller,
A. C. Goodrich, of Yamhill, was intro
duced. He talked to the boys and urg
ed them to adopt scientific farming.
He declared the first aim should be
to make gentlemen of the boys.
"We must make the homes of the
farmers pleasant," said Mr. Goodrich.
The farmers should have the conven
iences of the people In the cities. That
there is a vast improvement in the
rural districts is proved by the fact
that nine-tenths of the successful
farmers were once hired hands. The
maximum prices for farm products are
yet to be received. The tendency now
is toward a lower standard in tne
cities, and a higher standard on the
farms. You boys when you grow up
should start farming on a small scale
and branch out as opportunities otter.
The farm is the best place to grow
men."
William McLarty said he had been
remarkably successful as a farmer
.on a small scale. He gave in detail
his achievement on a city lot,, and
thought the same methods employed
.on a larger scale would bring corres
ponding results.
Rev. E. T. Sherman,, pastor of the
Congregational church at Corvallis,
spoke of the "Big Brother." He ex
plained the nature of boys from one
to twelve yars of age and saia par
ents should make every effort to thor
oughly understand them.
"When you do not fit in with your
bov something is wrong with you,
said the speaker. "Boys need lead
ers and the definition of leader, is, one
who suggests the thing the boy wants
to do, half a minute before it suggests
itself to the boy. The father should
be his boy's big brother. When a
father tries to whip his boy after the
latter is twelve years of age, the
thing should be reversed and the boy
should whip the father.
HCGflRRYliTS
LARGE AUDIENCE
The entertainment given at the Mc-
Louehlin Institute Monday evening in
honor of St. Patrick's Day was a de
cided success. Every number on the
program was well received and a very
enthusiastic audience compelled
those taking Dart to re-
snond to encores. Honorable
William McGarry, of Portland, former
ly editor of the Catholic Sentinel, was
present and gave the closing address,
his remarks being much appreciated.
The hall was appropriately decorat
ed.
The following program was given:
Piano solo. Miss Marie Sheahan; vocal
duet, Miss Cis Barclay Pratt and Jos
eph Sheahan; duet, Miss Elsie Teuora
and Miss Ailene Telford, (violin and
piano;) "The prison scene from the
third act of Kathleen Mavourneen,"
Thomas Sinnott, with Miss Anna Mc
Millan presiding on the piano; pan
tomime, "Bachelor's Reverie,'' John
Busch, Jr., as bachelor, the young lad
ies representing his sweethearts, and
whom he was to selec were Marion
Pickens, "Colonial Maid;" Hilda Fors
berg, "Dutch Girl;" Alice Moore, Co
lonial Maid;" Francis Draper, "Kate
Greenaway Girl;" Bertha Barry,
"Scotch Girl;" Florence Draper, "Jap
anes Girl:" Zena Moore, "Colonial
Girl;" Anna Michaels, "Western Girl;"
Marie Sheahan, "Puritan Girl;"' Irene
Hanny "Modern Girl," Anna McMill
an, 'Tennis uin; itose jusuu, ujp
sy Girl;" Kathryn Sinnott, "Irish Girl"
During the pantomime Miss Emma
Quinn presided at the piano. The Ir
ish Girl, Miss Kathryne Sinnott, was
chosen by Mr. Busch, and the program
closed by the audience singing "The
Wearing of the Green." Miss Sinnott
and the others were prettily
and becomingly attired in costumes
for the characters they represented.
Thomas Sinnott 1 displayed much tal
ent in that line in the presentation of
the prison scene from Kathleen Mav
oureen. - j
The time to read the Morning En-
terprUe is at the breakfast table or
a little before.
$60 MONTHLY PAY FIXED BY CHARTER
$75 Received By Him From 190$ Until
1910, Is Charge Hedges Sug
gests Novel Point In
Suit
In an answer to the suit of Charles
E. Burns, Mayor Dimick's appointee
for chief of police, for his salary for
February, J. E. Hedges, representing
the eight councilmen who oppose the
appointment of Burns, has filed an
answer denying that the city owes him
for services, and, in a counter-claim
asks judgment for $795 against Burna
alleged to have been paid him illeg-"
ally when he was chief. It is con
tended that his salary was fixed by the
charter at $60 a month, but he was
paid $75 a month. The answer and
counter claim follow:
Comes now the defendant, and for
answer to plaintiffs complaint here
tofore filed herein:
DENIES that the plaintiff is, or was
during any of the times mentioned in
the complaint, the regularly or other
wise, appointed, or qualified or acting .
chief of police of said municipality.
DENIES that the plaintiff was act
ing in that alleged capacity, or was
duly or regularly or at all performing
the duties of such office from the 9th
day of February, 1912, to the 9th day
of March, 1912, or between any other
dates, or for any other period, or that
he earned, during said alleged or any
period, the salary provided by the
laws, regulations or ordinances of the
defendant, or any portion thereof, or
a salary amounting to the sum of $100,
or any other sum or amount, or that
said salary did amount to $100 or any
other sum or amount'
DENIES that the said alleged whole
sum, or any portion thereof, is now
or owing from the defendant to the
plaintiff, or said sum or any portion
thereof with interest thereon, since
the 9th day of March 1912, or since
any other date at the rate of six per
cent per annum or any other rate.
And for a further and separate ans
wer and defense, and by way of counter-claim,
defendant alleges:
That during all the times herein
after mentioned the defendant was and
now is a municipal corporation, or
ganized and existing under virtue of
the laws of the State of Oregon.
That between the first day of Aug
ust 1906 and the 31st day of December,
1910, the plaintiff was the duly appoint
ed, qualified and acting chief of po
lice of said Oregon City.
That during all of said period con
stituting fifty-three months the defend
ant paid to the plaintiff the sum of
$75.00 per month as said chief of po
lice. That during all of said period by
the charter and laws of said Oregon
City, the salary of the chief of police
was $60.00 per month, and by the char
ter of Oregon City .during all of said
period, it was further provided that
the said chief of police should not re
ceive any other fees or compensations
whatever except when acting . under
or enforcing any other law or statute
other than a city ordinance or provi
sion of the act creating said Oregon
City, when he was entitled to collect
and receive the same fees and com
pensation as were allowed to a con
stable lor like services.
That because of the over payment
to the said plaintiff of $15.00 per month
for the said period the said plaintiff
has received from the defendant, ana
the defendant has paid to the plaint-.
Iff the sum of $795.00 in excess of the
amount that was due, which said sum
is now due and owing from the plaint
iff to the defendant. ,
That no portion thereof has been
repaid and the whole amount thereof
is now due and owing.
WHEREFORE defendant prays
judgment against plaintiff in the sum
of $795.00, together with its costs and
disbursements herein.
WIFE, SUING, SAYS
II
-The defendant in the divorce ac
tion of W. J. McKillican against Mary
J.. McKillican, Tuesday, through at
torneys, Dimick & Dimick, filed an
answer and cross complaint' In which
she makes sensational charges. She
alleges that her husband has frequent
ly choked her children and has refused
to contribute to the support of the
family. The plaintiff asserts that she
had to take in washing in order to
support herself and children and her
husband taunted her for it. McKilli
can was recently arrested for non-sup
port but the charge against him was
dismissed by County Judge Beatie,
who said the evidence showed that he
had contributed $30 a month toward
the support of the family, and had
provided a small farm for them. Mrs
McKilican, in her cross complaint,
asks $50 a month alimony, the cust
ody of their minor children and $200
attorney's fee.
The time to read the Morning En
terprise is at the breakfast table or
a little before.
OREGON CITY BABY WINS
PRIZE IN BIG CONTEST
Margaret, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Green, of this city, who
was entered In the recent baby coiS-
test of a milk company in Portland,
Won one of the, gold medals. This
little miss, although onlv SV, months
old. "Is bright and verv" attractive.
There were more than 1500 babies in
the contest.