Ml S THE WEATHER. S Oregon City Fair; northerly S winds. Oregon Fair; Northwesterly $ wind3. ? The only daily newspaper be- $ tween Portland and Salem; circu- 3 les in every section of Clacka- mas County, with a population of 30,000. -Are you an advertiser? WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED VOL. Ill No. 77. OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1912. Pee Week, 10 Cekts SPECIALPRIZEWON BY MISS MCCORD HOW SOON OLD FRIENDS ARE FORGOTTEN! E, DRAGNET IS SET QUIT WORK TODAY RAPS SINGLEITAX WAYHAIJ N(y - ' 15 6 6 400,000 MB JAGGAR EN DEBAT FOR HIGH BITUMINOUS OPERATIVES MAKE CONCESSIONS BY RAISING' WAGES UNION TO PASS UPON PROPOSITION s Anthracite Suspension Probably Will Continue For More Than Month Negotiations Resumed CLEVELAND, March 30. While 400,000 anthracite and bituminous miners prepared to quit work tomor row at midnight, when their present t wage agreements expire, the operat ors and union officials took steps to day to make as brief as possible the stoppage of the coal production. The 150,000 anthracite miners in Pennsylvania have prepared to quit for an mdefinate period but arrange ments were completed today for a re opening of negotiations to settle their wage dispute. The operators' and min ers' conference will be held ia Phil adelphia April 10. A month's suspension in the anthra cite mines was belived probable. The bituminous miners after an 11 days' conference with the operators here, have made an agreement which will give them a slight increase in pay. As their agreement must be rat ified by the union's policy committee, and then by a referendum vote of the union, a suspension in the bitu minous mines will begin pending the results of the final vote Reports to the headqarters of the United Miueworkers of America indi cated the bituminous wage agreement will be accepted generally. I TO BE The trees of the Seventh street pub lick park have received their annual trimming, and the park benches new ly upholstered in readiness for the Band Concert this afternoon. Direct or Johnston will have his men on hand at 3 o'clock prompt, and the 1912 Con cert Season in Oregon City w;H form ally be opened. The public property and streets committee of the city council has done all that can be done to welcome the crowd of citizens that will undoubtedly attend the concert, and granted the favor of Jupiter Pluv ius, and N Noble Windibus there will be nothing to prevent the music lov ing citizens of the city enjoying a rich musical treat. Wagner, Chopin, Strauss, as well as the more generally understood Vic tor Herbert are represented on the program, together with such old time hymn favorites as "Come Ye Discon solate," and "Nearer My God to Thee." SCHUEBEL ADDRESSES BIG MULINO CROWD C. Schuebel, canddate for the Repub lcan nomnaton for represents tve, ad dressed a large crowd at Mulino Sat urday night. James Nelson, candidate for the Republcan nomination for ass essor, also spoke. Big Special Program at the -ELECTRIC- For today only. Little Marjory Mandeville will be seen in the latest songs and dances assisted by Jack Jackson There will also be a song by Linton Athey the funny character singer Sketch by the company en titled TEDDY OMALLEY and the best of pictures as usual you will agree completes an excellent pro gram. For This Day Only Remember our matinee prices are only 5c and 10c evening 10c and 15c. Don't miss it. EASTER Plants 75 cents each - Calla Lilies Cut Blooms $2 per doz. Carnations 3 doz for $1 WILKINSON & HUGHES Phone Main 3041 CANDIDATE DEPOSITS 19,600 VOTES JUST BEFORE COUNT IS MADE SHEAHAN MAKES STRONG FINISH Results. Of Special Contests Not Indi ! cative Of True Strength Of Various En trants s STANDING OF CANDIDATES 8 S Ruby McCord 71,000 $ S Joseph Sheahan 47200 $ S Kent Wilson 28,600 John Brown 15,000 S $ Charles Beatie 6,800 John Weber ,6,800 S S John Haleston, 6,000 & J Mable Marsh 1,200 $ $ McColly Dale 1,000 3 3 Edna Hutchinson 1,000 S Royce Brown 1,000 $ S Barnett Howard 1,000 $ Q Delias Armstrong 1,000 Mable Chase 1,000 J Ethel Rief 1,000 $ Harry Miller 1,000 .Fred Metzner 1,000 3 S Frank Bruce 1,000- 8 Leo Shaver 1,600 $ Mable Marsh 1,200 A. G. Kindler 2,200 S Intellect and perservance will bring about success in any chosen work. It is unquestionably due to these two traits thai Miss McCord is again the winner of the two special con tests which closed yesterday after noon in the race for the Enterprise automobile. By depositing 19,600 votes just before closing rime yester day Miss McCord won doubie money the $15 merchandise coupon which was the prize for depositing the great est number of votes in the special fift een day contest and the 2,000 free votes which were given to the per son who deposited tfie greatest num ber of votes yesterday. Sheahan was also strong in the run ning but his 13,600 votes did not eq ual the block deposited by Miss Mc Cord. His standing is now 47,200 which denotes a lot of work and in dustry but it is evident that he will have to ginger up to take the lead from Miss McCord who now has 71, 000 vor.es to her credit. The results of these special contests are not, however, really -indicative of the true strength of the various can didates. It is presumed that they are all, to a certain extent, playing a cau tious game. It is said that they are all holding back votes so as to keep the other candidates 'guessing as to their real strength. Just how great a number of votes is being held back by each contestant i3, of course, pure ly a matter of conjecture. Sheahan, in an intreview Saturday evening, said he did not believe in votes for women but strongly assert ed his belief that he would eventually land the prize. He also said that he believed very strongly ia the idea of holding back votes, basing his belief on the hope that some day be might cause a sensation by so ding. He also stated that as soon as the Columbia meet, where he will represent the Oregon City High School in the sprints is over, he will get out into the -country where he expects great success. Sheahan also expects strong support from the Powell River Valley in Brit ish Columbia. This is where the new paper mill is located and the inhabi tants are for the most part, former Oregon City people, who want the Enterprise so they may keep in touch with their former friends. Some of his staunchest friends are there and are doing all in their power to help him win the prize. Miss Mcord was highly elated over the showing she made when she de posited her 19,600 votes yesterday aft ernoon. She now has a lead of 23, 000 over Sheahan, her nearest compet itor, and such a lead is harder for i the doughty high school athlete to overcome than a ten yard handicap in a hundred yard race would be. Miss McCord is determined that she will win the Ford touring car, and as she is possessed of a well nigh in vincible will it will be exceedingly dif ficult to wrest the laurel wreath of victory from her. The friends of the various candi dates are strongly supporting their favorites and it is hard to. say just who has the greatest following. Per sonal friendship is a great factor in this race for with the support of friends, a candidate will poll a larger vote than if boosting for himself alone. - - , IRON SETS BOARD AFIRE An ironing board in the dyeing and cleaning establishment at 215 Sev enth street caught fire early this morning from an electric iron. Al Cannon extingushed the blaze. m other i M IP, v J f ' I fj COPYRIGHT HARRIS AND EW1NG. WASH Viscount s. Chinda, New Japanese Ambassador to the United States. ENTERTAINMENT OF ELKS IS PLANNED The Oregon City Lodge of Elks has made elaborate arrangemnt3 for vis iting Elks during the conclave in Port land. The committee on arrangements at a meeting Saturday decided to ask the business men to decorate their stores and many of the residences will be decorated also. It is the in tention to ask the owners of automo biles to have a uniform charge for the use of machines so the visitors will not be imposed upon. The Com mercial Club will attend to the adver tising of the city to bring the' Elks here, and upon their arrival the local lodge will see that they are entertain ed. The club rooms will be open to the visitors and they will be shown every courtesy. Dr. Clyde Mount, H. S. Moody, T. P. Randall and M. D. Latourette compose the commttee on arrangements. H1VELY CANDIDATE ' FOR COITY COURT George M. Hively has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for member of the county court to succeed "William Maitoon. Mr. Mattooa is a candidate for the Republican nomination. Mr. Hively .formerly was a member of the Mil- waukie City Council, and was a- rur al mail carrier for several years. He is well known throughout the county and has many friends who say he will make a strong race. LAND TAX FALLACY EXPOSED BY HAYES Gordon E. Hayes delivered a strong address at Stone Saturday night against single tax. Judge Hayes de clared that the adoption of the Henry George theory would be a severe blow to the city and county and declared that he did not think it would be come a law4 He made many telling points and was enthusiastically ap plauded. E. D. Olds, candidate for the Republican nomination for represent ative, urged a decrease in the state appropriations and said if elected he would fight for economy. S. O. Dill man, also a candidate for the Republi can nomination for representative urg ed economy in state government,- PIERCt AND MILLER DENOUNCE TRUSTS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR SENATE ADDRESS ENTHUS IASTIC AUDIENCE NEW HOMESTEAD LAW IS URGED Hot Lake Man Declares Cities Growing At Expense Of Coun try Irrigation Is Needed Are Walter M. Pierce and Milton A. Miller ,candidates for the Democratic nomination for the United States Sen ate, addressed about forty democrats at Willamette Hall Saturday night. Although the meeting was arranged by Mr. Pierce he generously extended an invitation to Mr. Miller to be pres ent and deliver an address. Both can didates denounced the trusts and 3aid they had grown great under republican administrations. Mr. Pierce declared that "one half of the business of the country is in the hands of the trusts which collect five times this percent age of profit. He declared that this condition means ultimate bankruptcy for the other haif and asserted that the fight against the trusts to date had not helped the consumer or prod ucer. . - Mr. Miller who argued along tne same lines has been a member of the legislature for fourteen years, having been elected in a Republican county. He ha3 always opposed large approp-1 nations. Judge Samuel White, form erly of Baker City, but now of Port land, also delivered an address, which elicited much applause. Mr. Pierce spoke in part as follows: During the last quarter of a cen tury we have been unwilling witness es to a growth in our economic affairs, the trusts, where several corporations in the same line of business come to gether, either 'with a gentleman's agreement, or a hard and fast con tract limiting production, controlling prices, and regulating profits. The demands upon legislative bodiea and the courts by this modern invention, the trust," has increased, and in al most every instance their demands have been granted. Indeed, they .have gone farther and have made rules and decrees far more effective than ev er a monarch of old, regulating the price of those articles which we have to sell and of those articles which we have to buy, until today practic ally one half of the wealth of the Unit ed States, actual valuation of one hun dred and thirty millions of dollars is in the hands of these trusts that ab solutely control their respective lines". They - have repealed and established the natural law of supply and demand so far as law pertains to the articles they handle, until they can and do pay enormous annual dividends upon inflated valuations of their property. The steel trust is the most striking example with its billion ana a nan rails, while selling to the people of Canada the identical rail for twenty one dollars per ton. The labor, cost is J1.75- a ton. They have manufact uredat a net profit of $11.00 a ton. No wonder they have made eighteen per cent annually. In 1907 that corporation wa3 strong enough to go to what is generally called, a great and brave president, and say to him. "Give as an immuni ty bath before we commit a crime. Pardon us before we break the law. Guarantee to us, Mr. President, that we will not be harmed for taking over the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co., our largest competitor with their proper ty worta two hundred million. We aAe going to give the stockholders thirt- HOWARD S. CANS. Attorney For Sohiff When Brandt Received Sentence. Photo oy American Press Association. IE. T "What is the matter with preach ers" wiJI be the subject of an address in the open forum of the Methodist church by J. E. Hedges. Mr. Hedges is one of the best speakers in Clack amas County and a large crowd i3 expected to hear hiss address tonight. Dr. ' Ford pastor of the church will preach at the mornfng" service - and will administer the sacrament of holy baptism. . I. .kqoePF. .BRJ -odiua - in MM 15 DEAD IN PEORIA, ILL. Information was received in this city Saturday by Attorney J. W. Lod er from Peoria, 111., from the Mclntyre family, formerly of Oregon City, to the effect that James Mclntyre, son of the late Peter Mclntyre, and Mrs. Mary Mcntyrel had died from a para lytic stroke. Mr. and Mr3. Loder re ceived word about a week ago stating that Mr. Mclntyre had been stricken while employed in one of the stores at that place, and his condition was not thought serious. On Thursday another message came stating that Mj Mclntyre was sinking, and his con dition was critical. He was uncon scious for thirty-six hours before hia death. The message did not say whether the body will be shipped to this city. Mr- Mclntyre's father, Peter Mclntyre who died in this city about six years ago, is buried here, and James Mc lntyre was a member of the United Artisans No. 7 of this city, and car ried insurance. Mr. Mclntyre is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. Mclntyre, and a sis ter, Miss Mary Mclntyre. Before com ing to this cits about twelve years ago. Mr. Mclntyre lived in Salem, and during his residence here held a position with the Oregon City Manu facturing Company. He was a young man highly esteemed and had many friends in this city, as weir as In Sa lem. The family left this city about five years ago for Peoria, where they have made their home. . Watch the automobila contest. Jit ROAD BUILDER PROVES WORXHY FOEMAN OF W. S. U'REN IN ' ARGUMENT SPEAKER URGES LAW ENFORCEMENT Large Crowd At Opera House Hears Interesting Discussion Of Big Issue Before Voters In his debate Saturday .night on single tax with W. S. U'Ren, Fraak Jaggar declared - that there were enough laws on the statute books, the trouble being their non-enforcement. He scored the land tax theory and insisted that all branches of in dustry should bear a just proportion of the expense of conducting the var ious governments. Mr. U'Ren made use of the usual arguments for a land tax, and declared that it was wrong to tax the labor of the people. The debate was held at Shively's Op era House before a large crowd and both speakers 'were cheered enthusi astically throughout their addresses. Mr. Jaggar, although he has had but little experience in rorensic oratory, demonstrated that he is a thinker and a student of economic questions. He made a fine impression. George Randall presided and intro duced the speakers. Mr. U'Ren, in opening, arraigned the present sys tem of taxation, charging that it is a tax on industry. He contended that when a man raises more stock or clears a piece of land,, his taxes should not be increased. The differ ence he said, between the value of raw land here and in the foothills is due to the community to the increase in the population. It is the same the speaker asserted with the lot3 in town Those near the centers of popu lation are more valuable than those on the outskirts of the towns. The theory, in regard to these valuations, is that the owners are all instrument al in making high prices and all should benefit from them. Mr. U'Ren charged that the present system is justified in the eyes of many persons because each should pay all the taxes he is able. He said that the merchants do not pay in pro portion what the farmers do. Manx references were made to the single tax roll prepared by Mr. U'Ran and others in which they attempt to show by comparison that single, tax is the "greatest good- for the great est number."' The assessments in the tax roll are taken from the valua tion made by J. E. Jack, county ass essor, except that under it personal property is exempted, and the value of the cultivated land is made the same as that of the uncultivated land. In his argument Mr. U'Ren endeav ored to show that the corporations were not paying taxes in proportion to the farmers. When J. E. Jack, the county asses sor attempted to tax the money, notes and discounts, he could only find $104, 000 but when the report of the State Bank Examiner came in, said Mr. U'Ren, it showed ia the Bank of Ore gon City, Bank of Estacada, Canby Bank and Milwaukie Bank a total of $476,000, Mr. Jack' s integrity was not questioned but it merely showed the unpracticability of making a just tax ation of all the moneys in the county, declared the speaker. It is hard to (Continued on page 4.) Yes- It's time to go fish ing, once again, boys. How's your tackle? , If it needs refitting we have the largest and best selection in this county every- ' thing you need-togeather with expert ad ,, vice about how and where to go. We make a specialty of outfitting for Salmon and Trout fishing. Come in and . -. lock us over. - Tips for Poles Expert Reels Surf Casting Reels Cuddy Hunk Lines Spoon Hooks HUNTLEY BROTHERS CO. The Rexall Store SLAYER OF TWO MEMBERS OF AUTO PARTYLEAVES MASK BEHIND SEVERAL MINOR CLEWS OBTAINED Transfer Slip Issued Day Of Hold Up May Lead To Capture Of Murderer Suspects Questioned After a day and night search for the lone highwayman who fired upon an automobile party on the .Wnite House Road near Elkrock Friday night, killing two men and wounding another. Sheriff Mass and Captain Keller, of the Portland police force said Saturday night that they had no definite clew to the identity of the desperado. Several clews were Inves tigated with no tangible results. The search for the slayer of George Hast ings, the Portland medical student, and Donald McCloud Stewart, the Bal four, Guthrie & Company clerk will be resumed today and the authorities are confident he will be captured. Sheriff Mass and Deputy Sheriff Miles worked on the case until late last night when they were forced to discontinue the search for a few hours" in order to obtain a little sleep. The most important developments. Satur day were the finding of an improvised mask, made from the lining of a coat, which the highwayman is supposed to have worn, several wads which prove that the instrument of death was a twelve-guage shot gun, part" of . the heel of a shoe which might have been left behind by the slayer and a trans fer slip dated March 29, the day of the attempted hold up. Four men were questioned Satur day night by Sheriff Mass, but all of them proved their innocence. The first two were crawfishermen who live in a cabin about two miles from the scene of the shooting. A farmer' told the sheriff of these men .and said they acted strangely. He declared that -he had passed their home tt 9 ; o'clock this morning and sam them inside asleep. The farmer said he al so saw a shot gun in the shanty. Sher. iff Mass and Captain Keller went to the house but the men were gone. The gun was examined and it was found that it was of the same calibre of the one used by the highwayman. The wads picked up jn the road fit ted it. However, when the men re-. turned they proxed a complete alibi. Two young men who rented a room at Oregon City early Saturday mori ing also were questioned. One of them proved to b a civil engineer and the other a stenographer. They admit ted, however, thathey had come to this city on a freight train. Thewi -Etories for the most part wer& straightforward, and there was noth ing to indicate that they knew any thing of the shooting. They, were al lowed to go. Irving Lupton, who was shot three, times in the left arm, wis much im proved Saturday, and will be out in a few days. He is at the Good Samar itan Hospital. H. L. Tabb," clerk in the Northern Pacific - Freight office, and Bruce D. Stewart, owner of the automobile, who escaped injury, said Saturday they were not certain wheth er the man was masked, but thought he was not. However, they did not (Continued on page 4.) 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