$ THE WEATHER.
J Oregon City Probably fair; $
easterly winds.
J Oregon Generally fair; Eaat- $
$ erly winds. $
VOL. Ill NO. 71.
ESCAPE ALMOST CUT OFF AND
POSSE IS READY FOR
BATTLE
MANY JOIN HUNT FOR ESPERADOES
Sheriff of Adjoining County With
Force Of 100 Pressing Allen
Band Hard On The
North
MOUNT AIRY, N. C. March 23.
Three more members of the Allen
clanClaud Swanson, brother of
Floyd; Friel Allen, son of Jasper, and
Wesley Edwards were located by
the detectives in the mountains north
of Mount Airy and, their capture to
night or. early., Sunday morning is
regarded as certain. It is predicted
they will not be taken without blood
shed. Word was sent here and rinforce
ments were asked by the posse. Im
mediately the Sheriff of Surrey coun
ty, with his deputies, a dozen detect
ives and several citizen volunteers,
started up into the mountains. They
will work their way to the outh of
the place where the fugitives are in
hiding
In the north the outlaws are coa
fronted by 100 men, detectives, dep
uty sheriffs and volunteers, working
from the Hillsvile end. When the
Mount Airy squad arrives on the
south, the officers will surround the
biding place and try to cut off es
cape. Sidna Allen, leader of the clan, is
believed to be hiding in Sugar Loaf
Mountain, five miles away where the
Edwards boy and the other two Al
iens are said to have been located.
Brown Sues On Note
George Brown filed suit Saturday
against E. H. Burghardt and C. A.
Burghardt for $500 said to' be due on
a promisory note issued March 13,
1910.
How strong are you going in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?
SNAP
1 acres in Gladstone, Oregon,
fronts on Clackamas river, clear. Deep
rich soil. Good fishing at the door.
Price $1,000. Terms. Cyrus Powell,
Oregon City, Oregon. Stephens Build
ing, room 10.
VIRGINIA OUTLAWS
ARE NEAR CAPTURE
One half acre at Fern Riclge on Oregon City car line,
all under cultivation, fenced and has 25 fruit trees on it
PRICE $1200
See Edward Busch, Oregon City. Phone Main 11
.
TO KEIF!
The custom of giving an engagem ent ring at betrothal time comes'
Iown to us from traditionary times,' and has endured because of its pret
ty and symbolic meaning. It still has a beautiful significance, and whether
you wish a diamond or some less costl y gem, you'll find our store the prop
er place to make this selection. T his is the time of all that you must
be sure you are getting something reliable, and when It comes from us
you can well be proud of it
We guarantee the sets to stay In o ur rings.
Burmeister
Oregon City Jewelers
SHAN
WINNER
OF FREE VOTES
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE CLIMBS
TO WITHIN 5,000 OF MISS
McCORD
CANDIDATES HOLD BACK BALLOTS
Race For Merchandise Certificate
Which Closes Next Saturday
Promises To Be
Exciting
S STANDING OF CANDIDATES S
3 Ruby McCord 51,400 $
$ Joseph Sheahan- 46,200 S
S Kent Wilson . .28,600 3
S John Brown 13,000 S
$ Charles Beatie 6,800
John Weber 6,800
S John Haleston 6,000
S Mable Marsh 1,200
S McColly Dale 1,000 S
S Edna Hutchinson 1,000 $
$ Royce Brown 1,000
S Barnett Howard 1,000 $
3 Delias Armstrong 1,000
J Mable Chase 1,000 3
S Ethel Rief 1,000 $
$ Harry Miller 1,000
S.Fred Metzner 1,000 8
Frank Bruce 1,000 3
Leo Shaver 1,600 $
5 Mable Marsh 1,200 s
S A. G. Kindler 1,200
The duplication of Sheahan's big
run of votes Saturday will place him
again at the top of the list, from
which he was displaced a short time,
ago by Miss McCord. Joe is now on
ly 5,000 votes behind the leader in
this great struggle -for the auto, and
it will be nip and tuck the next few
days to determine who will head the
standing of candidates next Satur
day. While his run of 6,000 votes
Saturday did not nearly equal Wil
son's great splurge two weeks ago,
yet that 6,000 was enough to land
the 2,000 free votes which is the rev
ward for the candidate - polling the
most votes in one day.
The predicted rush of votes did not
materialize as was expected, which
only goes to further tangle up the
question of the winner of the special
contests now running. In the six
days left of the contest, each entrant
will play the game as he- or she sees
fit and there wil be several strategic
moves made this week. Each con
testant of course may "play the
game'' as he ,or she chooses, but their
present method of holding back votes
is indeed a puzzle. It is a known fact
that the six leaders are holding thous
ands of votes in reserve but how
many votes each one has i3 unknown
to the others. Miss McCord, Sheahan,
Wilson and Brown are equally deter
mined to make good Saturday but ev
idently each one is holding back to
watch developments from his oppon
ents. 'Sheahan wants to both win the
$15 merchandise bond the 30th and
regain his former location as leader
in the race, while Miss McCord is
equally determined that he will not
have his way. - The other "live wires"
(Continued on page 2.)
theqir:
& Andresen
Suspension Bridge Corner
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 156 6
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1912.
P.R.L&P.C0.
T HOOD LINE
Sale of the. Mount Hood Railway
properties to the Portland Railway
Light & Power Oompainy,- negotia
tions for which have been in pfogreos
for more than a year, was completed
late Saturday and has been approved
by the directors of both interested
concerns. "
The purchasing company will as
sume the contract of the Mount Hood
people to complete the reservoir site
at the head of the Sandy river and the
rail lines of the two companies will
be connected and operated as one
system, so officials of the purchasing
company announced.
The transaction involves the entire
plant of the Mount Hood system, in
cluding- the hydro-electric develop
ment project, the railway line and
the distribution system, as well as
other improvements at various points
along the right of way. It doespt
include the real estate, which at first
was a part of the Mount Hood project
and which was sold a few weeks ago
to a company composed of Portland
capitalists. - -
The exact consideration has not
been made pubile, but it is said to
involve $2,000,000 or $3,000,000.
HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUB
TO GIVE MINSTREL SHOW
The boys glee club of the Oregon
City High school will give a minstrel
show in April at the opera house in
which the high school boys will ap
pear in many "classy" stunts. There
also will be a collection of jokes and
gags on many of the local business
men. The entertainment is in charge
of. a committee composed of Charles
Beatie, Kent Wilson and John Dam
bach. Spring illness
the change of the seasons. It takes the form
of bad colds-of skin eruptions--of those many
sickly conditions you
day.
, If you have a bad cold take
Huntley's White Pain Balsam
k sure remedy for running at the nose and eyes, for that cough and for
that tightness in the chest. Gives relief. Price 25 cents per bottle.
But whether you have a cold or not nature demands that you take our
Spring tonic: .
Celery and Rexal Iron Tonic
It drives' impurities out of the blood and makes the skin once more clear
and healthy. It tones up the whole body and gives that feeling of per
fect health which makes life worth li ving. Price $1.00 per bottle. v Why
suffer?
WE GUARANTEE ALL OUR REME DIES.
HUNTLEY BROS. CO.
The Rexal Store
EN J
THE DREAM OF SPRING.
PLAN TO DIVIDE
SEVERAL CITIZENS THINK PAR
TITION WOULD RESULT IN
LOWER TAXES
SQUARE DEAL, THEY SAY, IS DENIED
Estacada Would Become Rival Of Or
egon City As County Seat
Mayor Heads Move
ment j f
. Several residents of Estacada -and
that neighborhood are desirous of
having Clackamas County divided in
to two parts and organizing a new
county with Estacada as the county
seat. At a mass meeting Friday
night representatives were present
from Garfield Springwater" and Bar
ton. Several speakers critized the
condition of affairs in Clackamas coun
ty, and took exception to the taxes.
It was declared that eastern Clacka
mas county was left entirely out of
the reckoning when it came to ex
pending county money upon roads
and bridges.
Mayor Reed, of Estacada, reported
from the committee upon the size of
the new county that it was" proposed
to run the line north and south, be
ginning a mile east of Boring and run
ning in a virtually straight Jine to
(Continued on -page 4.)
is caused by
see around you every
. . Quality Goods
COUNTY DISCUSSED
Berryman in Washing. -n oiJr-
MAGONE AGAIN SEEKS
LEGISLATIVE HONOR
- . "i
5
M. A. MAGONE
M. A. Magone ,who has filed his
declaration as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for represent
ative in this district,, is the only mem
ber of the last Legslature from this
county, who is a candidate for re-elec
tion. , Mr. Magone was a member of
two important committees fisheries
and alcoholic traffic and he was re
garded as a faithful, conscietious and
capable lawmaker. He and his friends
feel that he should be returned to
the capital to continue his good work.
Mr. Magone will make an active cam
paign, and although there are six can
didates for three offices, his friends
are confident that ho will win by a
larger vote at the coming election
than he did the last time -
H
One Week, Commencing Today
SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION
Miss Bessie Morrison, soprano
This is a most romantic Irish drama, one which has had
some vogue in its day It was written at the time when
rebellion was rife-and British rule was oppressive in Ireland.
Another good film will be shown in connection with
this three-reel subject.
THE
S
DEMOCRATS
PLAN
HNNER'
O. D. EBY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF
COMMITTEE TO SUCCEED
- BEATIE
CLARK . AND WILSON -DISCUSSED
Party Will Put Full Ticket In Field
For Representative Hard
Work Is
Urged
The Democratic County Central
Committee, at " a meeting Saturday
afternoon in Willamette Hall decided
to put a full ticket in the field for rep
resentatives in this county. It was
announced that P. S. Tfoyer, jf Molal
la, had announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for one of
the three places to be filled. After
ah address by James T. Barbee, man
ager in Oregon for Champ Clark, In
which he urged the nomination of the
Missourian for President, one or two
of the committeemen made speeches
for Woodrow Wilson. It was howev
er, agreed that either Wilson or Clark
would make a strong candidate and
that either should receive the support
of the party in this county.
Dr. A. L. Beatie, having resigned as
chairman of the committee, H. G.
Starkweather and O. D. Eby were
named for the office, Mr. Starkweath
er withdrawing in favor of Mr. Eby,
who accepted until after the primar
ies when officers will be elected to
serve two years. Upon motion of J.
E. Jack it was decided to hold the
biennial banquet before the primary
and Mr. Jack was appointed chair
man of a committee to make arrange
ments. ' The banquet will be held in
this city April 13. Governor West
and the Democratic candidates for
United States Senator will be invited
to respond to toasts. It will be "A
dollar a plate" banquet.
The meeting was called to order by
G. F. Johnson, secretary, and Mr.
Starkweather was elected temporary
chairman. County Judge Beatie urg
ed the Democratic candidates to can
vass the county. He said that by
hard work they could win, notwith
standing the overwhelming Republi
can majority. Others who spoke.were
Frederick Curry, J. E. Hedges, Gil
bert L. Hedges, candidate for the
Democratic nomination . for District
Attorney; W. B. Stafford and W. W.
Jesse. Seventeen members of the
Committee were present.
GILBERT LAGESON'S ARM
IS BROKEN IN FALL
Gilbert Lafjeson, the two-yetar-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Justin Lageson,
while playing at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George, Pusey at Eleventh and
Main streets Thursday afternoon fell
down a flight of stairs and sustained
a fracture of his. right arm. The
fracture was attended to immediate
ly, and the little fellow is getting
along nicely.
Burns' Society To Meet
The Robbie. Burns Society will
meet at eight o'clock tomorrow even
ing and after the regular business,
addresses will be delivered by John
Patterson and J. Brown, of Portland,
on "Scotch Heroes."
. The Enterprise automobile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
DOLLAR
TOMORROW
The Big Thrcc-Rccl Drama
G R-'A WD
The only dally newspaper be- 6
$ tween Portland and Salem; circu- $
$ in every section of Clacka- S
$ mas County, with a population of
30,000. x Are you an advertiser? $
3 3 S$-&
Feb Week, 10 Cents
VIOLA TEACHER IS
SEVERELY BEATEN
F. E. COCKER LINE, DIRECTOR, AC
CUSED OF ATTACK BY THOM
- AS LOVELACE
UNCLEAN SCHOOL CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Pupils Excused From Attending By
Teacher Janitor Father Of
Man Called As
' sailant
The alleged uncleanly condition of
the schoolhouse at Viola was the in
direct cause of Thomas Lovelace, the
teacher, being severely beaten Thur3-.
day afternoon. Lovelace says the as-,
sault was made by F. E. Cockerline,
son of the janitor of the building. The
teacher came to this city to have his
wounds dressed and swore out a war
rant against Cockerline. The latter
telephoned to Justice of the Peace
Samson that he would appear in court
Monday morning.
According to Lovelace who has been
the Viola teacher for two years, and
before that taught in Hope, Idaho, the
school room has been uncleanly for
several months. He says he first
complained to the janitor, but the con
dition was not remedied, and finally
several of the pupils said, they did not
wish to attend unless the room was
cleaned. -Lovelace told them their ab
sence would be excused under the cir
cumstancs. About half of the pupils
remained home after that. Cocker
line who is one of the directors and
the other members of the board, John -Randolph
and Edward Miller, accord
ing to the teacher, called at the school
Thursday afternoon. Lovelace went
to the door, and he says Cockerline
asked why he dismissed the school.
The teacher says he explained that
he had not dismissed the school, but
had told the children their absence
would be excused under the circum
stances. He related that he could
not - dismiss the school for he was
under contract, and, if that action w'as
desired, the directors would have to
make the order.
Lovelace says Cockerline became
angered and caught him by the throat
and beat him until the other direct
ors interfered. The teacher's face was
severely bruised and cut and one of
his eyes wa3 closed. He declares that
he will prosecute his assailant to the'
limit of the law.
SPEAKER TONIGHT
The Open Forum pulpit meeting in
the Methodist church this evening,
promises to be one of unusual inter
est. The subject for discussion.
"Christianity and the Churches
What's the matter with Them?" is
one of great importance. Persons in
and out of the churches are asking
this question, and it needs to be dis
cussed from every point of view.
George C. Brownell "will be the
speaker and people are anxious to
hear what he has to say on the ques
tion of the open forum pulpit this
evening. Dr. Ford promises special
attraction in the way of music. Vf.
Ford will preach in the morning on
"A Man in a Cave."
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