MORNING 'ENTERPRISE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1912.
Heart to Heart
Talks.
JPy EDWIN A.NYE.
A PICTURE.
It la an ugly picture.
A wealthy citizen of New York was
suing another wealthy citizen for alien
ating the affections of his wife. The
wife was put on the witness stand.
This is part of her testimony:
Describingsome of the lively times
with "gentlemen friends," she told of
. one luncheon at a certain cafe. "I took
the silver sugar bowl, and the gentle
man gave me two knives and forks
and two spoons. I hid tbem under my
cloak."
Continuing, she said. "One of the
men tried to take the brass lamp, but
it was fastened," whereat the woman
smiled and said. "I always took things
for souvenirs wherever we ate." She
also remarked:
"We all had more than the usual
amount of champagne."
Questioned concerning her life with
her husband, the woman testified:
"My husband made me drink. He al
ways got drunk at dinner. We used
to make him comfortable on two chairs.
He was cruel to me and called me a
she devil."
And this:
"He associated with a low woman. I
used to joke him about her and his
taste."
Asked concerning her divoroe pro
ceedings, she admitted she had gone
west where she and a "gentleman" ac
quaintance lived at a hotel as brother
and sister.
Now:
This is not a story from Balzac with
change of date and place.
It Is the printed testimony in a New
York court of record.
Ugly?
It is to say the least, "impressionis
tic." But it is true. And it is typical.
On the same page of the newspaper is
another revelation In high life fully as
nauseous.
Vice In velvet
To fitly , characterize the picture fit
companion piece to the Hogarthian pic
tures of the crude wickedness of the
slums is difficult.
How shall we label It?
Suppose we put under the realistic
and forbidding representation of high
life the familiar words of Goldsmith:
111 fares the land, to hastening Ills a prey.
Where wealth accumulates and men (and
women) decay.
BOY, SERIOUSLY ILL,
CHARGED WITH THEFT
John Rankin, twelve years of age,
of Gladstone, who is seriously 111 of
pneumonia is charged with stealing
copper wire 'belonging to the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company. A
complaint was filed against him by
employes of the company in the juve
nile court Tuesday. When the depu
ty sheriff went to arrest the boy he
was informed by the physician in at
tendance that to take him from home
would cause the ladrs death. The
physicau said the boy's condition was
critical, and his only chance for re
covery was by beiag given the best
attention. The hearing was indefin
itely postponed by Judge Beatie.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
The following are registered at the
Electric Hotel: D. V. Meagher, Port
land; J. W. Duncan, Portland; Henry
Bost, city; J.-Atkin3, Fred Schafer,
Molalla, Louis Taussg, New York; M.
J. Lambert, Jeff King city.
MIRABEAU L TOWNS.
Chief Counsel For Brandt In
His Fight For Freedom.
Looking Forward Hopefully.
"How will,you like having a step
mother who is younger than you?"
"Oh, I shall not mind it at all. You
see, she will never have any chance
to try to convince me that I ought to
do as she did when she was a, girLM
Chicago Record-HeraJd.
Power of the Eye.
A eye can threaten like a loaded
and leveled gun or can insult like hiss
ing or kicking, or, in Its altered mood,
by beams of kindness It can make the
heart dance with joy. Emerson's "Con
duct of Life."
K uooa Linmor,
"Do you and your wife ever hare
words?" "She has. I never do." Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Photo by American Press Association.
Didn't Have to Obey. '
On one occasion Senator Root, ac
companied by two friends, a banker
and a literary man. were at a theater
In Boston. Directly in front of the
banker was a man who was asleep
and snoring vociferously, much to the
annoyance of the trio. Without seek
ing the assistance or an usher the
banker shook tuo sleeper by the shoul
der and awakened him, only to be told
to "Go to ."
Thoroughly angered." the banker
jumped uj, doubtless preparing to
physically resent the uncalled for re
mark. M
"Now sit down," said the senator.
"You know you don't have to go there
just because he told you to do so."
47-POUND SIMON
CAUGHT WITH LINE
The largest Chinook salmon that has
been caught at the falls with hook
and line this season was caught by
Frank Shipley and Harry M. Smith
employees of the Electric Light Sta
tion on the West Side. Much trouble
was experienced by these men in get
ting the fish in the boat. The fish
weignea 47 pounas. It was caught
at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday morning be
fore the men started to their work.
Many persons come to this city to
fish and some have good luck, but
none has beea so fortunate as Ship
ley and Smith, although they had been
fishing but a short time, when they
"landed" the big salmon. - '
county commissioner Blair went to
Hubbard to register eight days ago.
and on his way home complained of j
pains in his chest. The next day his
condition was more serious and a phys
ican was summoned. He gradually
declined from that lime and Monday
night it was evident that he could not
recover. Mr. Kropf is survived "by
his wife and seven children, his sons
beng Harvey, Clarence, Chauncey,
and Roy. The funeral will be held at
2 o'clock this afternoon at the Zioa
church. Mr. Kropf was sixty-five
years of age. .
LOSSES FIRST GAME
LOS ANGELES, April 2. (Special).
Portland just couldn't get away from
the opening day jinx, and, consequent
ly lost the first game of the season.
The score was 4 to 2. Henderson al
lowed nine hits and Leverenz seven.
The Angels scored in the first on a
single by Daly, Page ' sacrificing him
to second and Heitmuller driving out
a hit.
In the fourth Kruger doubled and
Rapps singled scoring the former.
Portland score again in the sixth,
Chadbourne reaching second on an er
ror and Rogers driving a hot one past
second. In the fifth Reams doubled,
Leverenz bunted to Henderson who
threw to Lindsay retiring Reams. Dal
ey tripled scoring Leverenz. Page
tripled scoring Daley. Heitmuller fan
ned. Dillon singled, scoring Page.
Dillon out stealing, Howley to Ban
croft; Three runs.
REV. LANDSBOROUGH
At a regular meeting of the Oregon
City Ministerial Association held In
the study of Dr.T. B. Ford, pastor of
the Methodist church, Rev. J. R. Land-sborough-was
elected President; Rev.
F. Weversick, vice-president and Rev.
G N. Edwards secretary and treas
urer. A committee was appointed to
obtain data for the Oregon Survey
Commssion regarding all churches
and all kinds of religious -work. Dr.
Ford read a paper on "The Education
al Conflict." He described the edu
cational tendencies and their relation
to the government and to religion. The
association will meet the first Monday
in each month. Rev. Landsborough
will read a paper at the next meeting.
JOHN KROPF IS DEAD
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
John Kropf who lved in El
liott Prairia, four miles from Hub
bard .died Tuesday after a short ill
ness of pneumonia. ; Mr. Kropf with
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY PRESBYTERIANS
The annual meeting of the congre
gation of the Presbyteriaa church was
held at the church parlors Monday ev
enng. The Sabbath School, Christian
Endeavor, Ladies' Aid Society and oth
er societies of the church read their
reports covering the year's work.. Pre
ceding the meeting a hot supper was
served, the tables being prettily dec
orated. They were presided over by
the committee in charge of the meet
ing, which was composed of Mrs. Eber
ly, Mrs. J. W. Wilson, Mrs. G. J. How
ell, Mrs Pauline Schwartz, Mrs. C.
Schuebel, Mrs. M. M. McGeehan, Mrs.
Frank Moore, Mrs George Ely. There
were about 100 in attendance.
After supper the remainder of the
evening was devoted to business, and
officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year, as follows: Elders, F. J.
Meyer, E H. Cooper, G. J. Eberly;
Deacons, M. M. McGeehan, N. W. Bow
land, Hugh Kennedy, J W. Alldredge,
Trustees, D. C. Ely A. Mathesoa;
Treasurer, W. H. Cooper; Sunday
School Superintendent, Mrs'.. W. - C.
Green. - -
During the past year the member
ship of the' Presbyterian church has
increased and the pastor Rev. J. R.
Landsborough, was congratulated.
CHURCH TO HAVE NEW
CARPET FOR EASTER
The Saturday Club of the Congrega
tional church met at the church par
lors and among the business transact
ed was the reporting of the commit
tee on the carpet, which was purchas
ed for the church parlors, and which
will be put down for Easter Sunday.
The committee is composed of Mrs.
C. D. Latourette, Mrs. Ralph McGet
chie and Miss Muriel Stevens. A re
port of the recent silver tea given at
the home of Mrs. C. D. Latourette was
also made, and $18 the net proceeds,
were turned over to the treasurer.
After all business was finished a sup
per was served, the hostesses of the
evening being Mrs. W. A. White and
Mrs. Melvin McCord, of Portland. The
tables were prettily decorated.
Member present were Mr3. C. D. Lat
ourette, Mrs John McGetchie, Mrs.
Ralph McGetchie, Mrs. E. S. Follans
bee, Mrs. John Crawford,. Mrs. James
Roake, Mrs. John Lowry, Mrs. D- W,
James, Miss Edna Caufield, Miss Clara
Caufield, Miss Clarice Zumwalt, Miss
Helen Daultoni Miss Muriel Stevens,
Miss Maude Warner, Miss Jean White.
The Enterprise automobile contest
Is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.
Watch the automobila contest.
LOWER ELECTRIC RATE
As a result of economic methods and the acquirement of additional facilities, the
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY takes a great deal of pleasure
in announcing to the citizens of Oregon City and the surrounding territory an import
ant reduction In its electric light and power rates.
IMPORTANT
i
' It has been the constant policy of the Company to give good service at reason
able rates. The Company is more Interested than anybody else in building up a bigger,
busier and better Portland, and it fully recognizes the important Influence of low rates
and good service. The new lighting rate Is 9, 7 and 4c per kilowatt hour. Details of
this reduction and the conditions involved can be secured upon application at any of
the Company's offices. Several months will be required to change over the 31,000 ac
counts which this reduction In lighting rates will affect.. In order that our patrons may
be put to-the least possible inconvenience, new contracts will be mailed beginning May
1st. The Company earnestly requests that these be signed, witnessed and returned to
the Company's representative In Oregon City as promptly as possible, thus avoiding
the possibility of waiting in line at the office. -
Portland Railway, Light
and Power Company
MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH- & ALDER STS.
PHONES MAIN 6688 AND A. 6131.
SCHOOL GIRLS GIVE
BOARD FINE MEAL
"The members of the Oregon City
School Board were 'guests at break
fast Wednesday of the Oregon City
High School, the hostesses being mem
bers of the seventh grade of the Bar
clay school who are taking a course
in Domestic science at the High school
The course Is in charge of Miss Lulu
Porter. Breakfast was served at 9:30
and precisely at that hour the Board
of Education was on hand, and enjoyed
the repast served by Miss Vera How
ell, Miss Gertrude Jeremiah, Miss
Bladys Bitler, Miss Ellen Grace, Miss
Helen Lovett, Miss Gladys Cannon,
Miss Ruth Miller, Miss Grace Dam-
bach, Miss Chloe Morgan, Miss Evelyn
Williams, Miss Dorothy Hedges. The
directors praised the work of the
young "housekeepers" and said the
breakfast was one of the best they had
ever enjoyed.
. How strong are you going in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?
Watch the automobile contest.
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Working lot the other fellow and
Get Busy for Yourself
What can be won with a little
work a fine pf tee every JO days
HESS BES the AUT
1 o what people , are saying and
yoti will see how popular yotf are
THEN GET IN AND WIN
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To stimulate interest in the voting and o give each one a chance to profit by their
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work we will give a prize every ten days. These prizes will not affect Jhej, Una1
count in any way as all votes will count on
THE -'GRAND AUTOMOBILE
These prizes will be given to the one that hands n the largest number of votes
very ten days.
The Pour tli Special Prize for the best 10 days showing
will be an order on some local merchant. This order
is good for anything in his store worth up to $ 1 5.00 or
can be applied on a larger account. This order had
ought to be worth every effort you can put forth.