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VOL. III. No. 73.
TAFT WINS EASY
VICTORY III N. V
PRESIDENT HAS 83 AND MAY GET
MORE OF THE 90
DELEGATES
CONFUSION IN UP STATE PRIMARY
i
Ballots For Democrats Delivered In
Many Places By Mistake And j
There Is Big Mix- j
Up i
I
NEW, YORK March 26. Victory
for organization delegates to the Re
publican National convention who
were opposed in 17 Congressional dis
tricts of New York state at today s
primaries by candidates named by
Roosevelt supporters, was claimed an
hour after the polls had closed to
night by, state and county chairman.
In the primary elections in this
city most of the contests were made
chaotic by one of the worst ballot
mixups known for many years, and
returns from the election were delay-
mix-ups in the state also.
WUliam Barnes, Jr., chairman of
the Republican state committee, said
at 10 o'clock that the opposition "by
the highest possible estimate" would
not win more than seven out of the
90 seats in the National convention!
to which New York State is entitled.
No statement on the result had
been issued from the Roosevelt head
quarters two hours after the polls
had closed.
County chairman .KJoenig claimed
victory in his district by a vote of-980
to 70, and declared that the returns
from 10 per cent of the election dis
tricts indicated a ratio of voting of
about 3 to 1 against the oppositon.
He clamed the election of organi
zation delegates in every district.
The primaries opened at 3 p. m.
amidst great confusion owing to the
delay in delivering ballots in many
voting districts.
In one case on the West Side, the
police officially reported that the bal
lots designed for use at 18 polling
places did not arrive untl' about 6
p. m. and in the three hours' wait
some early comers left the polls.
. The polls closed at 9 p. m. There
was further embarrassment because
the green ballots for' the Democratic
primaries were deliverd to many
places nstead of the Republcan pink
ones. It was well into the evening
before the mix-ups were straightened
out. . '
TRAIL OF BANDITS
HILLSVILLE, Va., March 26 A
squad ot Jsharpshooting detectives
will strike a blow at dawn to capture
Sidna Allen Friel Allen and Wesley
Edwards, indicted for the murders in
the Carroll County Court House.
Detective Thomas L. Felts returned
here today to direct the sortie. With
out hope of arresting Claude Swanson
Allen, who he believes has esceaped
from the mountains, Felts is confident
that the three other outlaws will be
ensnared within the next 48 hours.
While the detectives delved into the
thicket today the rehabilitatd court
of Carroll County resumed its sitting
in the same room where scores of
bullet holes dot the walls and dark
blotches of blood stain the floors,
mute reminders of the tragedy of
March 14.
FIERCE BATTLE REPORTED
PROGRESSING IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, March 26. A bat
tle is in progress at Jiminez tonight
betweeu the commands of General
Trucy Aubert and "Pancho" Villa and
the insurrectos Of Orozco, according
to information received at the Depart
ment of the Interior. Villa wio fled
with Ex-Minister Abraham Gonzales,
of the Interior Department, to Ciudad
Guerrero, west of Chihuahua with a
few loyal men when Orozco entered
the state capital, is said to have re
cruited some men with whom he pro
ceeded overland to join the advance
of the Federals.
REBEKAHS TO HOLD
IE
The Rebekah District Convention
will be held at the Woodmen Hall,
today. The morning Session
will be devoted to routine business
and will commence at 10 o'clock. At
12 o'clock a dinner will be served by
the Oregon City women members of
the order of Rebekah. The afternoon
session will be called to order at
1:30 a clock and the business will be
interspersed with a program which
will consist of vocal and instrumental
selections, readings, and an address
by Mrs. Libker, who is matron of the
I. O. O. F. Home in Portland. At 5:
30 o'clock a lunch will be served in
the Woodmen hall. The degree staff
of Centennial Lodge of Estacada will
explain the work-in the evening. As
Wednesday night is the regular meet
ig night for the Knights of Pythias
this lodge has kindly let the Rebek
ahs have the hall for the evening.
The committee on program is com
posed of Mrs. J. J. Cooke, Mrs. E.
W. Scott; arrangements, Miss Anna
Wilehart, Mrs. J. L. Waldron, Mrs.
J. K. Morris, Mrs. Lizzie ' Finnegan,
Mrs. Walter Wentworth, Mrs. Myra
Osborne, Mrs. McGahuey, Mrs. S. S.
Walker.
WIN AUTO
TO WORLD'S
ENOUGH MONEY COULD BE OB
TAINEQ FOR FORD TO TAKE
WHOLE FAMILY
NOW IS THE TIME TO ENTER RACE
'Enterprise Offers Fine Opportunity
For Husband, Wife And The
Children To See Ex-
position
3S333j3$
S STANDING OF CANDIDATES 4
? Ruby McCord 51,400 $
$ Joseph Sheahan 46,200 S
S Kent Wilson .". 28,600
$ John Brown 13,000
Charles Beatie 6,800 $
S John Weber 6,800
$ John Haleston 6,000 &
s Mable Marsh 1,200 8
$ McColly Dale 1,000 $
S Edna Hutchinson 1,000 S
8 Royce Brown 1,000 $
$ Barnett Howard 1,000 S
Delias Armstrong 1,000
Mable Chase 1,000
8 Ethel Rief 1,000 8
$ Harry ' Miller 1,000
$.Fred Metzner ,.-1,000 S
4 Frank Bruce 1,000 S
Leo Shaver 1,600 S
$ Mable Marsh 1,200 $
S A. G. Kindler r. . 1,400 $
$SS$S$tJ(Ss53SjS
In San Francisco in 1915 there is
to be another big World's Fair which
is to celebrate the opening of the Pa
nama Canal that most wonderful
and stupendous of all American en
gineering enterprises. Of course, we
would all like attend this big' show
but we probably will be unable to do
so unless we make up our minds to
do like the four corn-fed Missouri
Elks who are going to ''hoof it" to
the convention in Portland next July
But there is no need to think of go
ing that way when the Enterprise
Automobile Contest,, offers such ex
cellent opportunities to make the
trip and have really more money than
is needful - for any one person to
spend on this wonderful sight seeing
tour. Enter the contest with a set
determination to win then do it and
the trip is yours. ;
The Ford touring car which is the
prize in this contest is a $785 ma
chine which can be easily sold for
$750. With that amount
of money, a whole family could go to
Frisco, and see the biggest
world's fair that has ever been pro
duced. The time is coming when we
will all want to head Frisco-ward but
a lack of financial backing will prob
ably keep a good many of us from
so doing. Who ever heard of an eas
ier way of getting the money than
by winning the automobile contest.
For that matter, the interest for
three years on the' sum resulting
from the sale of the automobile would
do very nicely for a trip to the fair
for one person. $750 for three years
at seven per cent without compound
ing makes $157.50 a nice little sum
for a quiet little -trip to the "Golden
Gate's" World'3 Fair.
The advantages of such a trip are
so many and varied that it is hard
to touch upon that phase for fear, of
slighting it. The pleasure and ed
ucation derived from a trip to the
World's Fair are almost incalculable.
The sight seeing between here and
San Francisco is alone worth the
trip if it is made by rail. If by wat
er it i3 a most delightful little ocean
voyage.
All phases of industry will he ex
hibited at the fair. All the latest
machinery put out by all the big fac
tories all over the world wil.be ex
hibited. Exhibits of natural products
from every quarter of the globe will
be presented. Who can think of wit
nessing all these marvellous things
assembled in one place without becoming-
possessed of a burning desire
to "Go and See?"
To the farmer who is interested in
his business, the fair offers a grand
opportunity to become well informed
in every branch of his work. Stock
of all kinds will be presented for his
inspection. Natural products will be
shown-ia al their variety. All the lat
est farm machinery will be shown
and demonstrations made so that he
will know just what he wants.
To the young fellow from town who
wants to go "just for a time" Well,
he can have it.
Enter the contest now, determined
that you will spend the Enterprise
perfectly good money on a trip to
the fair. Then get votes they are
what count. Your territory is unre
stricted We do not care where our
subscribers live. Show the people
that you are solicitng for a live daily
that points all the news all the time.
Watch the automobile contest.
THROWING GLASS IN
ROAD COSTS HIM $15
- -
Jusice of the Peace Samsu Tues
day fined Frederick Partsch $15 for
throwing glass and tin cans in the
county road at Deardorf. The com
plait was made by C. E. Battin, road
supervisor, who- said that the glass
and cans endangered horses and aut
omobiles. Partsch who is an Aust
rian, and speaks but little English,
said he did not know he was violat
ing the law. He paid the fine and
after being lectured by Justice of the
Peace Samson, said he would not re
peat the offense."
' How strong- are you going In the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?
AND GO
FAIR
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1566
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1912.
THAT PROPOSED SCHOOL FOR PARENTS AND ITS STUDIES.
OF 'LKI
-J 'VV - I
im; RF-PARTEE
CLEARED BY JURY
MILLIONAIRE CHICAGO PACKERS
FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MAIN
TAINING TRUST
DEFENDANTS SHAKE LAWYERS HANDS
Nineteen Hours' Deliberation Ends In
Freeing Men Charged With
Having Increased Cost
Of Living ,
CHICAGO, March 26 "Not Guil
ty" was the verdict which the jury
returned today in the trial of the 10
Chicago packers accused by the tJov
ernment of violation of the criminal
section of the Sherman anti-trust act.
The verdict was returned before
United States District Judge Carpen
ter after the jury had deliberated
more than 19 hours. -
All the defendants were in court
when the verdict of the jury was
read. There was no excitement, al
though each defendant smiled and
some"hook hands with their attorn
eys. , - -
The courtroom was crowded and
a hurried exit of many from the
room when the verdict was read was
checked by the Judge.
The verdict came as a suprlse to
many who had been watching the
case and feared that the 19-hour wait
meant a long battle in the jury room.
The .trial of the ten Chicago pack
ers on charges of conspiracy in main
taining a combination-in restraint of
trade violation of the criminal pro
visions of the Sherman anti-trust law
which began December. 6, is the clos
ing chapter of a long legal battle
waged by the Government against the
big packers.
The heads of the packing compan
ies in the proceedings . were named
as individual defendants. A verdict of
guilt under the law would have "meant
a fine of $5000 each or imprisonment
for one year, or both penalties.
The ten defendants were:'J. Ogdon
Armour, president;- Arthur Meeker,
director and general manager, and
Thomas J. Connors, director and gen
eral superintendent of Armour &
Company."
Louis F Swift, president; .Edward
F. Swift, . vice-president; Charles H.
Swift, director, and Francis A. Fow
ler, manager beef department, Swift
& Company. . .
. Edward Morris, president, and Lou
is H. Heyman, manager beef depart
ment, Morris & Company.
' Edward Tilden, president National
Packing Company.
The Government contended:
That prior to 1912 prices were fixed
shipment regulated and territory di
vided by the old beef pool, which met
every Tusday aftrnoon. T
That after the old beef pool . dis
solved in 1902 the packers had held
secret meetings at each others
homes.
That the National Packing Comp
any, since Its organization in 1903,
has beeu used as the "clearing .house"
for the alleged combination.
That the packers adopted a test
(Continued on page -2.)
BEEF BARONS ARE
v P ERPETRAT ED BY WALT KcDOUCALL V
HT?. III I W-jr TSrt I Nu .
1 1 .-"m '
W.F.
FOR
W. F. LEHMAN
W. F.- Lehman, a prominent citizen
of Northern Clackamas County, and
for many years a well known and
highly respected resident of Milwau
ke, ha3 filed his declaration, announ
cing his candidacy for the Republican
nomination of Representative, and it
is expected he will become a decided
factor in the race. . -
If nominated and elected Mr. Leh
man declares he will uring the term
of his office use his best efforts to
promote a higher. -standard of effi
ciency and honesty in public office
and will oppose the creation of all
useless commissions and offices and
at all limes do all in his power to
enact those laws that will be for the
best interests of all people, and op
pose the enactment of all laws that
would favor the classes at the ex
pense and detriment of the masses.
Mr! Lehman favors the . direct pri
mary law and Statement No. 1 as the
same is now in force and desire the
following words to be placed after
his name on the ballot. Statement
No. 1, application of business princi
ples in the enactment of laws. Hr.
Lehman thinks that the proposed
Single Tax will be of paramount is
sue and wishes to make known to the
voters his position .'. concerning this
proposed law, feeling that such
should be the case before and not
after the primaries. He wishes, to
state that he is not an advocate of
the Single Tax law and that he will
always and under all circumstances
oppose such a law; that the taxation
and assessment law3 are at present
infallible, he does not by any mean3
contend, but that the proposed Single
Tax law is the right law and proper
solution he does not belive"; and fur
ther that such a law would be ruin
ous to the county and state.
MRS. DONOVAN ENTERTAINS
DRILL TEAM OF ARTISANS
Mrs. Minnie Donovan entertained
the drill team of the United Artisans
Monday evening at dinner at her
home in Willamette. The table was
prettily decorated to correspond with
the decorations of the dining room.
:"" I T '?h '
After the dinner the remainder of er reiterated Tuesday ight the deter
the evening was devoted to a social mination of the committee not toal
time. - - . low ma3s shots. ,
FINANCE.
E
MILES C. MOORE, OF WALLA
WALLA, TO FINANCE BIG
ENTERPRISE -
LINE TO PARALLEL MOLALLA RIVER
M. J. Lee Is Granted Permission To
Cross County Thoroughfares
Provided-Grade Is Not
". . ' Changed .
County . Judge Beatie today will pre
pare a" franchise for a railroad to be
-kbuilt between Canbv and Molalla. M.
J. Lee, of. Canby, made application
for a franchise anc a right to cross
the cou'it)- roads at the last meet
ing of the County Court, which was
passed upo.i fu-'Oriiol Mile3 C.
Moore, the multi-millionaire, of Walla
Walla, Wash., :iud formerly governor
of Wa '.'i! it. n -lias, : - .derst t
promise 1 finanr,. ! he 'it,-?-.
The road wili be twelve miles in
length. Mr. -Lee says It will he built
this summer. ; :
The first application was for . a
right to cross the streets in Molalla,
which was refused by tht court on
tne ground that the authorities of
the town had jurisdiction. It is the
intention for the road to inn along
She Molalla 'river. The promoters
promise to make the grades conform
to those of the county roads, and to
keep the road3 in good repair be
tween the tracks and thirty feet on
each side. The franchise also will
provide that a plank crossing twenty-four
feet wide be laid.
Mr. Lee says that work will be
started at once. on the road ,and it
will be pushed to completion. The
principle revenue is expected to be
derived from hauling Jimber from
the Molalla district to'Canby where
it will be taken to the markets over
the Southern Pacific tracks.
BILLIARD MEET TO
START THIS EVENING
( . - -
For fear that there might be some
complaints, and -that a postponement
of the big meet would result, Charles
Babcock, H. S. Moody and G. F. John
son, judges of the billiard tourna
ment which starts tonight at the Com
mercial Club, Tuesday refused to
make public the handicap sheet.
They said however, that the matter
had been given careful consideration,
weight, for age"1 allowed, etc., and de
spite any protests that might be filed,
al entrants had been given a square
deal. The tournament will start at
8 o'clock, and all who have not
entered and wish to do so, should ap
ply to Dr. Clyde Mount, Harry Draper
and Theodore Osmund, the committee
on entertainment at once, Mr. Drap-
FRANCIS
GIVEN
FOR
CANBY
ROAD
STIPP WANTS If
ND
CULTIVATED
THOUSANDS OF ACRES NEAR OR
EGON CITY ARE NOT BE
ING USED
LIVE WIRES WILL ACT IMMEDIATELY
Dimick Enthuses With Glowing De
scription Of Prospects For
Clackamas Southern
Railroad
A suggestion made by Livy Stipp at
the weekly luncheon of the - Live
Wires Tuesday that efforts be made
to put into use thousands of acres of
land now idle near Oregon City arous
ed the keenest interest. Judge Stipp
declared that if this land were culti
vatd it would be the cause of Oregon
City increasing in population and
growing in other ways as it never had
before. The speaker said many of
the farmers near Oregon City owned
tracts averaging from fifty to 150 ac
res and only half or le3s of the farms
were Tinder -cultivation. The land that
is not used is just as good as that
which is yielding large crops and if
the owners do not intend tq work it,
it would be to their interest, and that
of the county and city to sell to per
sons that would. - -
Judge Stipp said this land should
be improved as soon as possible and
the Live Wires and Commercial Club
should aid in the work. The Sugges
tion was considered of such mport
ance that it was decided to consider
it at the next regular meeting which
will be held Tuesday evening at 6
o'clock.
Grant B. Dimick announced that
Stephen -Carver, of Portland, has sub
scribed $45,000 stock in the Clacka
mas Southern Railroad and that the
road would be in operation to Molal
la by fall. J.udge Dimick said that
Mr. Carver's subscription, was con
ditioned upon a like amount being
raised by May 1. As the result of
the announcement a resident of Mar
quam said he would subscribe $1,000
stock. The speaker said that 10.66
miles of the grading had been com
pleted and ties enough had been ob
tained for use from this city to Beav
er Creek.
Judge Dimick was appointed a com
mittee to draft resolutions to present
at the next regular meeting regard
ing the proposed division of the coun
ty. He said that he had furnished
the residents of the Estacada district
copies of the reports as to the appor
tionment of taxes for road purposes
and that they knew the charge made
regarding that section of the county
not receiving its share was untrue.
He called attention to- the fact that
the Sandy district paid only $900 tax
es for road purposes one year and
$4,400 was spent" on the roads there
that year.
10,000 ELKS WILL
VISIT OREGON CITY
Announcement was made at a meet
ing of the publicity department of
the Publicity Committee of the Com
mercial Club and the Elks-' Commit
tee in the Commercial Club parlors
Tuesday evening that the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company had
granted Oregon City space in the sta
tion at First and Alder streets for lit
erature and samples of the county's
products during the Elks' Conclave.
The convention will be held during
the Chautauqua at Gladstone Park
and it is believed that at least 10,000
strangers will visit Oregon City and
Clackamas County. The railway company-
has promised to have electric
light signs indicating the trains that
go to Oregon City placed at the foot
of Alder street, and to have trains
of four and five cars instead of two
as . during normal conditions. The
Publicity Committee will . advertise
the city and county and see that the
visitors, come here, and the Elks will
take charge of them upon their ar
rival. The committee will complete
arrangements at a meeting April 3.
BAND TO GIVE PARK
The Oregon City Band, R. V. D.
Johnston conductor, will give a pro
gram in the ' city park next Sunday
afternoon commencing at 3 o'clock,
weather permitting. This "will be the
first of a series of public performan
ces, donated by the members of the
band to the music-lovers of Oregon
City. Should the day prove to be as
beautiful as was last Sunday, there
will undoubtedly be a large attend
ance. The band consists of about thirty
players several of whom are men of
national reputation, musically. The
soloist3 will - be Messrs. Flechner,
Kohler, Mount, Simondson and Park
er. The program will consist of the
more popular forms of serious mus
ic, and will be as follows:
1. Washington "Greys. Buffallo
2. Reverie. - Tobani.
3. Napoleons Last Night. " Pauli.
4. Cornet Duet. , Kavallo.
5. Piccolo Solo. Becker.
6. The Blue and the Grey. Selevtion.,
7. America. . - . Johnston.
NOTICE -
A special meeting of W:linmotte Re
bekah Lodge No. 2, will be held Wed
nesday evening, March 27, 'or the pur
pose of initiation. By order of' Myra
Osborne, Noble Grand: J. Y. Scott,
Secretary. .
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4 tween Portland and Salem; circu-
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WIFE DEAD, MAN
STRANGELY GONE
MRS. ALEXANDER OF RIVER MILL
STATION, VICTIM OF AL
COHOL1SM SHERIFF AND CORONER SEEK HUSBAND
Authorities Believe Logging Camp
Cook, While Suffering From
Shock, Waadered
Away ,
Mrs. Charles Alexander, wife of a
logging camp cook, was found dead
in bed in- her home at River Mill Sta
tion on the Cazadero division of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company Tuesday morning. Although
they are confident the woman died
of acute alcoholism, and her husband
is blameless, Sheriff Mass and Coron
er Wilson made an unsuccessful
search for him. They are of the op
inion that she died while he was with
her, and while half-crazed from the
shock, he wandered away. The Sher
iff and coroner went to Portland
Tuesday night and saw the brother
and sister of the dead woman, but
they could give no trace of the miss
ing husband.
Alexander and wife went to the log
ging camp about six months ago.
They were sober and industrious at
that time and made many friends.
However, when the mill ceased oper
ations about .a month ago, both of
them began drinking and only a few
days ago Dr. H. V. Adix, of Estacada,
was called to attend the woman who
was suJfering from delerium tremens.
Alexander also was under the infl
ence of liquor. He was seen to leave
the home Sunday 'morning carrying a
dress suit., case. It is thought his
wife died Saturday night or just be
fore his departure. The Coroner's
jury, which was compoesd of G. E.
LaFollette, J. V.-Barr, W. D. Hen
thorn, L. A. Chapman and Edward
Brown .after hearing the testimony
of Dr. Adix, J. C. Bradford, who found
the body, and several other persons
employed at the camp, returned a
verdict of death from heart failure
superinduced by acute alcoholism.
After the inquest Sheriff Mass and
Coroner Wilson went to Portland and
interviewed Charles Kramer, of 406
Harrison street, and Mrs. Louis J.
Conant, brother and sister of Mrs.
Alexander, hut they could give no in
formation as to the whereabouts of
the husband. Mrs. Alexander was
about fifty years of age. While it is
not thought the husband had any
thing to do with the woman's death,
the authorities wish to question him
regarding the circumstances. There
is a possibility that he went away
seeking work before his wife died,
and does not know- of her death.
HUNTLEY BROS. GIVE
E
The first of a series of dinners to
Huntley Bros. Company was given
Tuesday night at The Falls. While
the banquet was being served the
members of the firm and the employ
es discussed various phases of the
business and many suggestions were
made which it is believed if put into
enect win result auvauwgwua u
the house and the - men. The fii m
will give dinners probably once a
month. Those who attended the first
one were: W. A. Huntley, H. E. Drap
er, C. G. Huntley, M. J. Cockrell,
Charles Bollinger, F. W. Humphrys,
R. D. Armstrong, Walter Liesman,
John Weber, D. W. James and Will
iam Hamilton.
L L LEE, OF
DIES AFTER OPERATION
E. L. Lee thirty years of age, a
prominent farmer, who lived near Mu
lino, died early today at the Oregon
City Hospital, following an operation
for appendicitis, Mr. Lee, who had
been suffering for more than a week,
was taken to the hospital Tuesday
morning. His condition was critical
and his physcian deeded that an op- S
eraton should be performed at once.
The appendix,' how-ever, was so in
flamed that peritonitis had started,
and the surgeons had little hope for
recovery. Mr. Lee is survived by a
widow and five children. The lunerai
arrangements will be made today.
Olds Going To Estacada
E. D. Olds, candidate for the "Re
publican nomination for represent
ative, will go to Estacada today in
the interest' of his candidacy. Mr.
Olds says he has every reason to be
lieve that he will be nominated.
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. - . .