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VOL. III. No. 72.'
THEIR FATE
JUDGE, IN CHARGE. SAYS COST
OF LIVING IS NOT AN
ISSUE
PROSECUTOR SCORES MEAT TRUST
Court Urges Conviction If Evidence
Shows That Defendants Had
Agreement To Fix
Prices
CHICAGO, March 25. The case of
the ten Chicago packers, who, the
Government- charges, have violated
the criminal section of the Sherman
anti-trust law, went to the jury late,
today.
The closing argument today -by
Special Counsel Pierce Butler, for the
Government, was a scathing arraign
ment of the acts of the packers. Mr.
Butler repeatedly asserted that the
Government had established its case
beyond question.
Instructions from United States
District yJudge Carpenter held the
juror's attention for more than an
liour.
In discussing the Sherman act in
his charge to the jury, Judge Carpen
ter said:
"A combination between several
independent concerns or traders en
gaged in interstate of commerce, the
dominant and controlling purpose of
which is to eliminate competition be
tween themselves or to fix, regulate
and control the prices of fresh beef is
a combination in restraint of trade,
within the meaning and intent of the
law.
"If you do not believe from all the
evidence beyond a reasonable doubt
that the different groups of defend
ants or any two of them are engaged
in interstate commerce, carrying on
seperate enterprises and were within
three years prior to September 12,
1910, engaged in a combination among
themselves deliberately - and inten
tionally planned, the main or controll
ing purpose of which was either to
eliminate competition or to fix, regu
late and control prices of beef then
you will not be jusitfied in finding the
defendants guilty."
The court held that the question of
injury done the public was not an
element to be considered by the jury.
OF
George C. Brownell in an address
In the Open Forum of the Methodist
church Sunday night, praised ' the
work of the churches and declared
they had been the greatest of all civ
ilizers. The edifice was crowded, and
Mr. Brownell's address made a fine
impression. His subject was "What's
the matter with Christianity and the
churches?" According to the speak
er there is nothing the matter with
either. He called attention to the
simple life of Christ and His great
-power. The speaker said the Savior
was the greatest of all teachers.
The address was the fourth of the
series inaugurated by Dr. T. B. Ford
-pastor of the church. At the close
of the address the congregation join
ed in singing the coronation hymn.
"The music under the leadership of
Professor Elner with Miss Ford as
organist, was a feature of the services.
Oscar Woodfin rendered a solo, "The
Day is Done" in a pleasing manner.
Dr. Ford said Monday that he was de
lighted with the success of the Open
Forum meetings. J. E. Hedges will be
th speaker next Sunday evening.
Wife Seeks Divorce
Nellie E. Winter Monday filed suit
for divorce against Tod D. Winter.
They were married in Valdez, Alaska,
October 12, 1908. Desertion is charged.
.'The plaintiff asks that her maiden
name, Mollie E. Wright, be restored.
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S STANDING OF CANDIDATES 8
Ruby McCord 51,400
Joseph Sheahan ......46,200
Kent Wilson 28,600
$ John Brown 13,000
$ Charles Beatie 6,800
S John Weber 6,800
John Haleston 6,000 &
Mable Marsh 1,200 &
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8 Edna Hutchinson 1,000 8
$ Royce Brown 1,000 3
Barnett Howard 1,000
Delias Armstrong 1,000 $
Mable Chase 1,000 8
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Harry Miller 1,000
.Fred Metzner 1,000 $
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There is, in the course of organi
zation in this city, a lodge of the Lo
yal Order of the Moose and itxis
stated that almost the required num
ber of prospective members has been
secured. When a movement of this
kind is new, every member is partic
ularly active and ambitious in its be
half Now, while this feeling exsts,
wouldn't it be a good thing for Mr.
Wescott, the organizer, to enter one
of the prospective members in the
automobile contest with the under
standing that all the others would
boost him ' for the prize and in due
time "bring home the . bacon" to the
local lodge? It would be very easy
to sell the $785 fore door five-passenger
Ford touring car for $750 at least
and with that amount in the treas
ury to start with, the path of the
local lodge of the L. O. M. would be
a good deal more rosy than that of
a number of other new organizations
which have started here. "
The Loyal Order of the Moose is an
organization about twenty-your years
old, well established on a sound finan
cial basis, but the lodge to be in Ore
gon City will get its prospective share
of support from the National organi
zations, whereas, if it could win the
prize in the " Enterprse automobile
contest, it would have practically $750
to the good to start on. Think what
that would mean a fine new piano
and, in fact, all the furnishings for
the lodge hall, all nice and new
Something to be proud of and to get
real pleasure from?
It is said by thinking men that we
get as much out of anything as we
put in it That is, if we are concern
ed in any enterprise and do not be
stir ourselves in its behalf, we do
not get the benefit from it that we
would if we were continually trying
to forward our interests. Consider
the young fellow who gets to college
takes an active interest In student
body activities, is interested in debate
oratory, athletics, and brings honor
to his school by winning laurel
wreaths of victory in the contests
against other institutions. He ac
quires a love for and loyalty to his
school that is missed entirely by the
grind, who considers his college only
as a knowledge factory when years
are to be put in, preparing for so
many classes and attending a certain
number of lectures each week.
This same comparison is true of
the members of any fraternal organi
zation. The fellow who pays his in
itiation and fee and dues and stops
there does not get near the benefit
that the other fellows do who are tak
ing an active interest in all that con
cerns their organization. As long as
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OBEGON C!ITY,
"WHAT CUNNY
ES
BE TAXED SCHUEBEL
C. Schuebel, candidate for the Rep
ublican nomination for representative
said Monday night in a speech at Oak
Grove, that $11,000,000 worth of water
power in this state is not taxed. He
also declared that franchises " worth
$3,000,000 also escaped taxation. Mr.
Schuebel declared for an eight-hour
day for workingmen. E. D. Olds, also
a candidate for representative, and E.
C. Hackett, candidate for the Repub
lican nomination for assessor spoke
Music was furnished by the Oak
Grove Girls' Band and the hall was
crowded.
TUFTS TURNS OVER TO
STATE $52,375.50
County Treasurer Tufts Monday
sent to the state treasurer $52,375.75,
half of the money due from Clacka
mas county for 1911. The balance
will be sent in Novemeber. Mr. Tutts
was the first county treasurer to pay
last year, but he wa3 several days
later this year, and it is probable one
or two other counties got ahead of
Clackamas. Mr. Tufts also has paid
$1,228, the county's pro rata of the
normal school fund. ; He did not hav-3
to pay but half of it this spring, but
had i-he money, and decided to pay
all of it.
it
E"
GETS JAIL SENTENCE
Harry Hill accused of defrauding
Edward Brady, the saloon man, of $5
through the "short change" method
was fined $20 Monday by Justice of
the Peace Samson. Although Hill is
said to be an expert in his line, he
had no money and will have to serve
ten days in jail. H was well dressed,
and said his trouble was due to exces
sive drinking. Justice of the Peace
Samson lectured the prisoner, and he
promised when he got out of jail to
lead an honest life. Hill tried to de
fruad "Willam Trudell, proprietor of
the Gambrinus Saloon, but Trudell
had seen -the game worked before,
and made him give back the $5 he
tried to get away with.
LIBRARY IN PARK
Mayor Dimick and " Councilmen
Tooze, Albright, Meyer and Burke
met a delegation of the Woman's
Club in McLoughlin Park Monday aft
ernoon to consider a site for the Car
negie Library. The club's represent
atives, Mesdames J. W. Norris David
Caufield, Laura Goodfellow, Charles
Miller, J. A. Morris and H. E. Straight,
explained what the club intended do
ing in the way of beautfying the
grounds, and declared the building
of the library there would interfere
with their plans. They reiterated that
the park would eventually become
known as "Carnegie Park" If the li
brary should be built ' there. The
council will determine upon a site for
the library at a meting which probab
ly will be held this week.
Samson Sells Baskets
Justice of the Peace Samson auc
tioned baskets for the Macksburg
baseball team Saturday night, the
sales totaling $78.50. The highest
price paid for a single basket was
$5.50. After the auction dancing was
indulged in, Oglesby Bros, band furn
ishing the music.
Saloon Hearing Tomorrow
J. A. Butler, the saloon man, charg
ed with selling liquor to minors will
have a hearing before Recorder Stipp
tomorrow mornng. ' .
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food you can have.
EMTEIPI
OREGON, TUESDAY,
THINGS OUR GRANDMOTHERS
FINED FOR ATTACK
F. E. COCKERLINE PLEADS GUIL
TY TO CHARGE MADE BY
TEACHER
VICTIM DOES NOT ATTEND HEARING
Superintendent Gary- Asked to Dis
miss Thomas Lovelace, of Vi
ola School Directors
To Act
F. E. Cockerline, director of the Vi
ola school, was fined $10 Monday by
'Justice of the Peace Samson, for at
tacking Thomas Lovelace, the teach
er. Cockerline pleaded guilty, and
he aad two other directors who wit
nessed the attack, said there was
provocation for it. Superintendent of
County Schools Gary has been asked
by the directors to dismiss the teach
er, but Mr. Gary says the directors
should do this if - such action is de
sied. Lovelace did not attend the
hearing. According to the teacher
the school room has been in unclean
condition for several weeks. He said
he asked the janitor, who is the fath
er of Cockerline, to clean the room,
but it was. not done. Finally he told
the pupils if they did not attend
school he- would excuse them under
the circumstances. About half of
them remained at away. The direct
ors called upon Lovelace Thursday
afternoon, and, after a few words,
Cockerline attacked the teacher. Love
lace was given a severe beating.
One of the pupils, Worth Randolph,
eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Randolph, said when he reach
ed home, "Father, Goorge Washing
ton's picture, was hanging on the wall
and when Mr. Cockerline struck
Professor Lovelace, I thought it was
coming off the nail, and guess GeoTge
thought that there was another re
volution coming." -
How strong are jou going-in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?
(TO DEBATE
W. S. U'Ren Monday again challen
ged Grant B. Dimick to a single tax
debate. Mr. URen announces that he
has rented the opera house for Satur
day night and says unless Mayor Dim
ick meets him the lajter's friends will
say, "He'safraid."
"I cannot meet Mr. U'Ren Saturday
night," said Mayor Dimick, "because
I have an egagement for that even
ing. Besides I do intend to meet
him until he publishes the tax roll
which he said in the Beaver Creek
debate would be published. I shall
have something to say about
the time we have the debate. As to
my being afraid to meet Mr. URen
that is absurd .for my friends say I
got the better of him in the Beaver
Creek argument. I shall be delighted
to debate the qustion with him when
I have the time, and after I see the
tax roll upon which he put so much
stress. -I have nothing to fearin a
debate on the single tax with him,
and I think he knows it."
Mr. U'Ren's letter follows:
"Dear Sir: Yours of the 22nd inst.
at hand. I do not see how you can
fail to meet me Saturday night at
Shively's hall to discuss the so-called
Single Tax Bill. All your enimies
and a host of your friends will say
you are dodging that you are really
unable to show any merit in your op
position to the measure. Many will
say you are afraid. I am not making
this charge, but I heard many times
after our last debate, that' you would
not meet me again. The fact that it
took nearly two weeks to answer my
first invitation gave color to that
charge. I believe you will recon3ider
your decision and shall continue to
expect you to be with me at the meet
ing." " '
Gordon E. Hayes was in Astoria on
legal business Monday. .
SCHOOL
director
MARCH 26, 1912.
USED TO WEAR!"
MRS. E. B. ALS0P.
Seventeen-year-old Bride
Married Aged Millionaire.
Photo by American Press Association.
"BULLET" PASSES
100,000 MILE MARK
More than a year ago the Stude
baker Corporation announced its in
tention of testing one or more of its
cars to determine a mileage which
might justly be said to limit the life
of an automobile. The car picked for
the experiment was the famous "Bul
let" E-M-F "30" which then owned
an authentic mileage of 73,000, earn
ed in the services of the E-M- Atlanta
Company, and its manager, George
W. Hanson.
Through 1911 "Bullet" was kept
moving steadily from one Studebaker
branch to another, ia. the service of
the firm's traveling men. It was rac
ed at a number of state and county
fairs. Its travels covered Michigan
Ohio, Missouri, Kansas and other
states' of the middle west. Every
where the car was the object of in
terest to motorists who had read its
"Autobiography" one of the most
telling pieces of sales literature and
who knew of the experiment being
made with the car.
Early in March "Bullet" was order
ed to South Bend to take an honored
part in the celebration of the sixtie
th birthday of the Studebaker Corpor
ation. While in South Bend, "Bullet"
passed the 100,000 mile mark a
point which some engineers had pick
ed as the limit of automobile longe
vity. . The life of a motor car of the E-M-F
"30" type is still a matter of con
jecture. But is is plain that 100,000
miles is not the maximum. Just how
much longer "Bullet" is lik'ely to keep
its mechanical integrity nobody about
the Studebaker factory or branches
is bold enough to guess. Signs of
wear are plentiful, - of course, but
close scrutiny fails to show any part
of the car to be dangerously near the
i breaking point In actions, "Bullet"
is still young and pepperly, ready to
show seventy miles an hour In racing
Tig, any time a pilot asks for it.
When South Bend is through with
"Bullett," it is more, than likely that
the veteran will be started south-
! ward with Atlanta, its old home, as
its ultimate destination. Atlanta is
anxious to see "Bullet" again. . Harry
Cohen wants to pilot the car around
the speedway once more as in the day
of old. Mr. Hanson wants to try
"Bullet" again on the road between
his office in Atlanta and his home in
Griffin, Ga., the course on which the
"Bullet" gathered nearly half its
southern mileage.
Tire companies estimate the annual
mileage of a motor car at 5,000. To
reach this it is necessary for the car
to used considerably in touring. Jud
ged on this basis however, each of
these dealer owned cars has a theore
tical age of at leaat eight years, while
"Bullet", is now justified in claiming
twenty. ,
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breakfast food you can have.
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IVORIES TO CLICK
TOMORROW NIGHT
OREGON CITY COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO HAVE BILLIARD TOURNA
MENT . '
PARLOR CONVERSATION ALLOWABLE
Attorney G. L. Hedges Wins Fine Vic
tory For Loquacity
By Matchless
Plea
Beginning tomorrow night the ivor
ies will click in the Commercal Club
billiard room as they have never click
ed before. M. D. Latourette, Dr.
Clyde Mount and Harry Draper have
arranged a billiard tournament. On
ly the best players have entered, but
the committee on arrangements want
it distinctly understood that every
member of the club is eligible, and the
handicaps will be made so every en
trant will have a chance. As a pen
alty for being the best players In the
club Charles Babcock, H S. "Moody
and G. F. Johnson have been appoint
ed Judges and will select a referee
from one of their number. The hand
icappng will be done today. It was
announced Monday night that no mas
se shots would be allowed for the tab
les were recovered only a few days
ago and green broadcloth costs money
While "scratches '-will not be barred,
it is generally agreed that no gentle
man would count a shot made under
such reprehensible conditons.
The committee on arrangements
after long deliberation decided that
it was not necessary to provide balk
lines, and to bar any man forthwith
who made the grave accusation that
the balls were not round. Squire Mc
Carver has promised to "lose" for
the time being the cavernous squares
of chalk and furnish calcareus mat
ter that can be induced .to cling to
the tip of a cue by an ordinary citi
zen. Although it was the original
intention of the committee to bar com
ments of the audience during the
games, through the urging of G. L.
Hedges, who learned how to play bil
liards in the Ozark Mountains, the
rule will not be put into effect. How
ever, it is believed that the audience
for the most part will show some con
sideration for the unfortunates who
are naturally victims of stage fright
For instance if a man- like Dr. G. L
Jenkins is in he act of making a
three cushion follow shot it would
hardly be fair for someone to yell out
just as his cue gets In motion, "What
are you trying to do now, Doc?" Or
if John Fairclough was making a long
run and looked like a winner of one
of the gold medals for one of his
friends to say, "thatTs just like John,
he is continually looking for the gold."
Nor would it be fair if Councilmen
Burke or Holman should happen to
be playing with City Engineer Mont
gomery, and Montgomery should lose
for someone to say, "Well it would
have been poor policy for you Monte
to have beaten your boss."
Of, course Mr. Hedges when he
made a plea for the conversational
game did not mean any "rough stuff"
of which the above are samples he
meant nice lady-like parlor joZiing.
For instance like the following:
"You must show us, Shewman."
"Don't bake those balls, John
Cooke."
"When you nurse them Harry
O'Malley be sure about hatching."
"You are a' pharmicist when you
are playing billiards and billiardist
when you are working at your trade,
Harry Draper."
"Skin 'em alive Mr. Hyde."
"Stoke up there Bill." . .
"You had better luck in the Ozarks,
eh, Gip?" -
"Stiff game for you Ross."
"Cutting up a little high jinks,
aren't you Doc?"
. "I thought you were going up
against a cold deck, L, G." .
"Buckle up there Mr. Groceryman."
"Just in time Joe. It'll be back to
the store for yours."
No siree bob none of the rough
"kidding" will be allowed for it
would get on the nerves of men like
Sutton and Hoppe, or Moody Babcock
and Johnson. There is not a one of
these experts that could not tell you
of the time when he had a run of 125
or so and missed an easy shot be
cause of a silly remark made by a by
standers. Such: divertteement ia all
right in its place, but it has no place
in a match billiard game. The fol
lowing are the entrants to date:
G. L. Jenkins, R. C. Parker, William
Stokes, C. Mount, J. Cooke, R. L Hol
man, V. R. Hyde, T. P. Randall, W.
A. Shewman, L Stipp, R. O. Young,
W B. Howell, L A. Morris, P. Farn
sley, J. Fairclough, William WHson,
H. O'Malley, H .Young, T. Osmund,
H. E. Draper, F. B. Pratt P. Long, L.
A Smith, Joe Justin, J. E. Hedges, C.
Simmons, A L. Beatie H. A. Mont
gomery, J-. U. Campbell, O. W. East
man,, L. G. Ice, William Stone, Char
les Parker, John Clark, A. Buckles,
F. C. Burke and M. A. Magone.
1 C. GREEN MAY BE
NAMED POLICE CHIEF
According to a report Moaday May
or Dimick will appointW. C. Green
chief of police at the next regular
meeting of the city council. Mr. Green
is a barber. It is doubtful If the coun
cil will confirm the appointment for
eight members have declared them
selves in favor of retaining E. L. Shaw
and say they will fight for him to the
last. Charles E. Burns,- the mayor's
appointee has served for about two
months and is suing for his 3alary.
Mr. Green is a member of the Pres
byterian church.
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Pkb Week, 10 Cents
Stephen carver, builder of
several lines, takes big
block of stock
ROAD TO BE COMPLETED BV FALL
Enough Money Assured To Build And
Equip Railroad To Temporary
, Terminus In Mo.
lalla
The officers of the Clackamas
Southern Railroad said Monday that
the line would be completed and in
operation to Molalla by next fall.
They announced that Stephen Carv
er, one of the best known railroad
builders in Oregon had agreed to sub
scribe for $45000 stock proveded a" sim
ilar amount of stock is sold by May 1.
The directors say this will be an easy
matter, for more than $75000 stock
was sold last year, when the outlook
for the enterprise was not nearly so
good as it is now.
Mr. Carver has- made a study of the
road and its prospects, and says he
would Tint thinlr nf In voKtin cr o rinllni
in it, much less $45,000, if he did not
know that it would be one of the best
paying railroad properties in the
northwest. He is confident the road
will pay large dividends from the start
and will buy stock not as a specula
tion, but as an invesment More than
$150,000 of the stock already has been
sold and there is $25,000 of this money
in the treasury ready for use. This
money, that subscribed by Mr. Car
ver, and the other $45,000 which will
be raised wil build the road to Mo
lalla, and provide part of the rolling
stock. Mr. Carver built the C.orval
lis & Alsae line, which is thirty-one
miles long and the Vale & Ontario
line.
The officers of the company have
decided not to issue any of the bonds
until the line is completed to Molalla.
They say that' inasmuch as this can
be done with stock subscrptions there
is no use of incurring an idebtedness.
The distance from here to Molalla is
nineteen miles, and it is the intention
to extend the line to Silverton. Work
all along the line will be started in
a few days, and there will be no halt
until trains are running from this
city through the rich Molalla valley
to the temporary terminus. The of
ficers have been promised business
enough hauling timber to keep the
road n operation to its fullest capac
ity for twenty years.
GIRL, IN RUNAWAY,
SAVES SELF BY JUMP
A runaway on Seventh Street Sun
day afternoon caused much excite
met and attracted a large crowd. Miss
Ray Kirbyson, who lives at Shubel,
had accompanied her sister. Miss Zil
la, to this city and taken her to Park
place, where she is attending high
school, and was on her way home,
when at the head of Seventh Street
near the Eastham school, a wheel of
th buggy came off. Miss Kirbyson
jumped from the buggy and escaped
injury. The horse turned around and
started at a fast rate down Seventh
Street, dragging the buggy. Efforts
were made to stop the horse but with
out success. The horse dashed into
th doorway of Nash's stable, leaving
the buggy in a demolished condition
on the outside. The animal was un
injured. Friends of the young woman
went to her rescue, but found her un
harmed but badly frightened.
Miss Kirbyson Thursday accomp
anied her mother to Oregon City, and
they were on their way home when
a runaway tam driven by Mr. White
ran into their buggy, and upset the
vehicle, throwing the occupants but.
HARRIET PARKER OBSERVES
TWELFTH BIRTHDAY
Harriet Parker, daughter, of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles J.. Parker, celebrat
ed her twelfth birthday Sunday aft
ernoon by inviting a few of her
friends to her home on Fourteenth
and Madison streets.' Ouside games
were enjoyed and the young folk were
served refreshments, and a most de
lightful time was had. Present were
Maude Lageson, Lillian Harris, Mable
Morgan, Katie Freeze, Edith Freeze,
Willa Woodfin, Carrie Cross, Irene
Hughes, Erma Kohler, Harriet Park
er. 1
CARUS BEATS HIGHLAND
The Carus baseball team played the
Highland team at Highland Sunday
afternoon, the score being 4 to 12 in
favor of Carus. Carus has a good
team, and defeated a pick-up team of
Oregon City at Carus Sunday of last
week. The Highland boys will play
the Carus team again soon.
Watch the 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
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INVESTS $45,000
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