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VOL. Ill No. 80.
OREGON CITy, OREGON,
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1912.
Peb Week, 10 Cents
STREET TO
MAN CALLED AUTO
PLUNGES TO DEATH TO REGAIN LEAD
SLAYER IS SILENT
FIRST BIRDMAN TO FLY ACROSS
CONTINENT VICTIM OF RECK
. LESS DIVE
HIGH SCHOOL SPRINTER SETTING
FINE PACE IN BIG "CLUB"
CONTEST
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PETI
TION SUBMITTED BY PROP
' ERTY OWNERS
JACK ROBERTS DECLINES ""TO
TELL WHERE HE WAS NIGHT
OF CRIME
AVIATOR
RODGERS
SHAN EAGER
BEHARD-SUREACED
DISTANCE EVIDENTLY MISJUDGED
Neck And Back Are Broken By Fall
In Surf Air Navigator Dies j
Soon After i
i
Accident
i
LONG BEACH, Cal.,' April 3. Cal-
braith P. Rodgers, an aviator of
world- wide fame and the first man
to cross the American continent in
an aeroplane, was almost instantly
killed here this afternoon, when his
Wright biplane, in which he was soar-
ing over the ocean, crashed into the
surf from a height of 200 feet and
buried him In the wreck.
His neck wa3 broken and his body
crushed by the engine of his machine.
He lived only a few minutes.-
Rodgers for a week past had been
making daily flights here and had
taken many passengers, both men and
women, up with him. He started to-
day from his usual place and soared I
out over the ocean, crossing the pier,
and then turned and dipped close to
the roller coaster.
Rodgers then flew farther out to sea
all the time gradually rising until he
had reached a heighth of about 200
feet. Making a short turn, he started
full speed for the pier. Then he sud
denly dipped his planes and his ma
chine began a frigtful descent.
Rodgers was seen by hundereds of
persons on the pier to relax his hold
on the levers and then, seemingly re
alizing that he was in danger, he made
streuous efforts to pull the nose of
his machine into a level position. Fail
ing in this he managed to turn his
craft farther ashore and an instant
later the huge craft crashed into the
edge of the surf.
GLADSTONE CLUB TO
The Gladstone Commercial Club wili
give an entertainment and luncheon
this evening. Frank Riley, of Portland,
president in Oregon of the Pacific
Highway Association, will be the prin
cipal speaker of the evening. H. E.
Cross, B. T. McBain and Hon. Gordon
E. Hayes, also will deliver addresses.
H. Strebig is chairman of the enter
tainment committee, and has promised
that all who attend will be well re
paid. All men in Gladstone are in
" vited to attend.
. POULTRY CAR TO BE
HERE BOOSTER DAY
The poultry demonstration car of
the Southern Pacific Company, which
is making a tour of the Willamette,
Umpqua and Rogue River Valleys, will
arrive in Oregon City at 10:01 o'clock
on the morning of April 27, and will
leave the next day at the same time.
The car will be one of the attractions
Booster Day, which will be on April
27. Operating in connection with the
Oregon Agricultural College and the
state -department of education, the
demonstrations which will begin next
Saturday will be of great benefit to
persons interested in the raising of
poultry.
PHOTO CUNEOINST. WASH,
Charles A. Cotterill, Managing the
Harmon Persidential Boom.
EASTER LILIES
t Plants 75 cents each
Calla Lilies Cut Blooms $2 per doz.
Carnations 3 doz for $1
WILKINSON & HUGHES
Phone
MISS MC CORD'S ERIENDS ARE LGYAL
Baseball Team, Lodges And Granges
Have Excellent Chance To Win
Big Ford Touring
Car
$SSSSSJSS&3$$8$
STANDING OF CANDIDATES $
S Ruby McCord 71,000 $
Joseph Sheahan 47,200 S
$ Kent Wilson 28,600 3
S John Brown . . .-. 15,000 S
J Charles Beatie 6,800 3
3 John Weber 6,800 $
$ John Haleston 6,000 &
i Mable Marsh 1,200 $
$ McColly Dale 1,000
Edna Hutchinson : . .. 1,000 S
S Royce Brown 1,000 8
$ Barnett Howard 1,000
$ Delias Armstrong 1,000
$ Mable Chase . . . , 1,000 3
J Ethel Rief 1,000 S
$ Harry Miller 1,000 S
S.Fred Metzner 1,000 $
3 Frank Bruce 1,000 S
8 Leo Shaver .' 1,600
$ Mable Marsh 1,200 ,
-J A. G. Kiadler 2,200 S
Every candidate in the big auto
mobile contest is striving hard these
days to land "Club" subscriptions,
which if turned in by Saturday, are
worth extra votes. A "Club" of three
subscriptions for a year each is worth
500 free votes and for a "Club" of five
yearly subscriptions turned in at once
before Saturday, 1000 free votes will
be presented. Sheahan, the young
High School sprinter is keen on re
gaining his former position at the head
of the list, which location is now be
ing held by Miss Ruby McCord whose
great popularity and willingness to
work hard are causing a legion of
friends to rally around her standard.
The present special ten day contest
for the $15 merchandise certificate is
also claiming the attention of every
entrant out for the big black touring
car.. The prestn contest closes April
15 and the one getting the most votes
between last Monday ad April lwiH
be awarded theN special prize. Every
vote cast in the special contest goes to
help out in the grand totals for the
$785 fore-door Ford, but the stand
ings of the candidate previous to la3t
Monday will have no bearing .what
ever in this special race. ' Thus it is,
that these special contests present to
every entrant the same chance to
capture the honors as the award is
based on the results obtained in the
specified ime.
The "Club Offer" is presented to the
candidates at this time as a special
feature to help them in their efforts
to win the automobile. The big road
ster will go to the one who works hard
est and gets the best results; and the
"Club Offer" is merely one method
of the contest managers to show their
appreciation of the work done by the
candidates. The managers want all
entrants to know that they are ready
at all times to give every possible as-
sistace to help them secure, more
votes. Votes are given for every sud-
scription to the Daily or Weekly En
terprisa, and renewals are valued the
same .as new subscriptions. The en
tire county is the field in the race
which is open to every residemt in
old Clackamas. Comparatively speak
ing the game is still young and the en
terprise offers a woderful opportuni
ty to some man, woman, boy or girl
to win a handsome touring car.
The baseball team's candidate has
not yet been put in the field nor has
anv Derson representing a lodge ap
peared on the horizon. It is surprising
that some of the numerous granges
in this county have not put forward
one of their prominent members as the
trranee's entrant m the Enterprise con-
test.l In this connection it might be wel
for the Hieh School to consider the
advisibility of entering some student
as the High School candidate; and if
the students of the High school would
support their own candidate with half
the enthusiasm which they snow m
their efforts to turn out a better Hes
perian eaeh successive issue, it would
not be very loner before tneir canai
date would land well up in the list.
The $750 which the new Ford-would
undoubtedly bring would greatly as
sist the student body in purchasing
some things they desire to buy for the
use of the students. "In union there
is strength," and if a united student
body were organized, the result would
undoubtedly be inevitable..
MRS. ORR BURIED TODAY
Mrs. Ida B. Orr, who died in Port
land Monday, will be buried in Mount
ain View .Cemetery this afternoon
Mrs. Orr was a sister of Edward and
Arthur Barrett. Death was caused by
tuberculosis.
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JOE JUSTIN BY CLEVER PLAYING
PUTS DR. MOUNT OUT OF
RUNNING
CLARENCE SIMMONS ANOTHER VICTIM
Dr.
Jenkins Looks Like Class A Win
ner With John Fairclough
Strong Contender In
Class B
Rivalry was keen at "the big Com
mercial Club billiard tournament Wed
nesday evening, and one more night's
play will end the elimination contests.
The judges were udecided last night
whether the tournament would con-
ainue this evening or be postponeed
until tomorrow night.
'Pete Long had little. trouble in dis
posing of L. A. Smith. Smith was in
Door form the same as the first nignt
of play, and was clearly outclassed
by his steady rival, joe jusuu elimi
nated Dr. Clyde Mount from the con
test and E. P. Carter defeated I. T.
Rau. W- P. Schooley went down be
fore the prowess of Theodore Osmund
and R O. Young sent John Cooke back
to his new hardware store. William
Wilson demonstrated to Clarence Sim
mons that building houses was more
in his line than play ing billiards, and
Simmons will now become one of the
audience of "has beens" that will
watch the masters compete in the fin
als. Others who have a game to their
credit and no defeats are Dr. G. L.
Jenkins, John Fairclough and vv.
Stokes.
Dr. Jenkins has played by far the
most consistently of any of the Class
A men, and it is believed that he will
lead the Dace throughout. In Class
B John Fairclough, Joe Justin and t,.
O. Young have played pretty evenly,
and the race is regarded as anybody's.
E. P. Carter has the "edge" in Class
C.
GAY SAVES HIMSELF
R. A.; Gay, a well known Resident
of Gladstone, had a narrow escape
from death while working at the Will
amette Pulp & Paper Company Satur
day and it was due to his strength
that he was saved. Mr. Gay was
employed in working near a shaft
ing when his feet caught, and he held
fast to the belts that were going at a
great speed to prevent himself from
being carried into the wheels. One of
the workmen hearing his cries for help
rushed to his rescue and stopped the
machinery. Mr. Gay's foot was bad
ly injured, and he is now using a
crutch.
BOYLES ESTATE FILED
The estate of Mrs. Cornelia J. Boyles
valued at 1,000, was filed for pro
bate Wednesday. Countv Judee Beatie
KNIGHTS OF CUE
ARE
ELIMINATED
SIX ENTER RACE
FOR LEGISLATURE
TIME FOR FILING DECLARATIONS
ENDS AND BALLOTS WILL
SOON BE PRINTED '
HACKETT AND MASS FOR SHERIFF
County Clerk Mutvey Opposed By Fur
man Buzbee And Assessor Jack
v By Two Repub
licans The time for filing declarations for
county offices expired Wednesday aft
ernoon, and the number of candidates
for Republican and Democratic nomi
nations are about the same as usual.
County Clerk Mulvey said Wednesday
night that the names of candidates
who mailed their petitions in time
to reach him this morning would be
nlaced on the iballots. The candi
dates for the republican nominations
and their declarations follow:
Representative Samuel O. Dillman,
'Statement No. 1. Will support the
initiative and referendum, recall, good
roads for-farmers;" F. W. Lehman,
Statement No. 1, the application ot
business principles In the enactment
of laws:" M. A. Magone, "Statement
No.l, economy, will of the people an
tho time:" E. D. Olds, 'Statemtnt No.
1, less 'taxes, roads for people not for
automobiles;" Gustav Schnoerr,
Statement No: 1, against single tax
and excessive appropriations;
Schnebel. "Statement No. 1, taxing
appropriated water powers and fran-
IqW lpmaf
CllloCQ mu
Countv ' Commissioner W. H. Mat-
toon,-"Improve all roads in all parts
of the county." .
Sheriff E. C. Hackett, "A square
deal to all."
Countv Clerk Furman Buzbee, Ec-
efficiency and courtesy;" W.
L. Mulvey, "Business all the time." .
Aaspssor E. P. Carter, "Progress
ive Republican;" James F. Nelson,
"Just and Equitable Assessment for
all."
Recorder C. W. Strucken, "East
ern part of county should be repre
ri t. v. Williams. "Efficiency."
3CUltU,
Treasurer J. A. Tufts, "Courteous
troatmprt to all." .
TorintpnflpIlt. of SchOOl3 T. J.
r.nrv
Coroner William J. Wilson, "Prompt
attention and efficient service."
- snrvpvnr D. T. Meldrum, "Accur-
anv' aA fnnrtp.sv to ail."
JimtlcA of the Peace Pleasant Hill,
Tointin and Union. N. O. Say; Os
wego, E. L.' Davidson; Milwaukie,
warmonv and Sunnyside, E. M. Kel-
io-. rretrnn City. Abernethy, Cane-
oma Ti TT. Bennett and W. H. Holt
Hammond and W. W. H. Samson; Oak
Grove and Clackamas, George Bing
ham; Canby and New Era, William
Knight; Cascade, Cherry vine anauuii
Run, J. E. Pomeroy; jsjiieu auu. nccuj,
r f. Smith.
Constable Oswego, J. C. Hains, Jr.;
Oregon City .etc., George A. Brown
and D. E. Frost; Oak lirove ana ick
amas F H.'Bennetht and W. H. Holt;
Cascade, Cherryville and BuiiKun,
Rert Jonsrud.
The following are the candidates
Continued on page 4.)
7TH STREET PARK
IS LIBRARY SITE
-
WOMAN'S CLUB WINS FIGHT TO
KEEP BUILDING OFF Mc
LOUGHLIN LOT
WORK ON STRUCTURE SOON TO START
Saloon License of J. A. Butler Charged
- With Selling To Minors, Re
voked Big Sewer
Proposed
The city councilWednesday night by
unanimous vote decided upon a lo
cation for the Carnegie Library in
Seventh Street Park. The building
will face Seventh street, and must not
be-more than 30 feet or less than 20
feet from curb. A site in McLough
lin Park was favored originally, but
owing to objection by the Woman's
Club, which had beautified the park,
and had the McLoughlin homestead
moved there, Seventh Street Park was
decided upon.
B. T. McBain, chairman of the Li
brary committee; which obtained the
$12,500 donation from Andrew Car-
neeie. entered the council chamber
soon alter the vote was taken, and
was informed of the result. He will
communicate the- information to Mr
Carnegie at once, and the building
nrobablv will be erected this shimmer
A petition of J. A. isutier, recently
convicted of selling liquor to minors,
that he be allowed to transfer his li
cense to Carl Hodes was refused. The
council held that the Infraction of the
law cancelled automatically the li
cense, and tnereiore u couia uui ue
transferred. The vote was unani
mous, all members being present.
This action reduces the number of sa
loons in the city to fourteen, and cuts
off $1,000 of the annual revenue of the
city. Attention was called to the fact
that: a salnnn owner, recently convict
ed of the same charge, and given a jail
setence, was allowed to transfer his
license. Mr. Hodes having paid ou
ito the city treasurey a motion was
nassfirt that the money be reiunoea.
Unon petition of the residents of
Falls View that another light be in
stalled in "that section, the council
decided to make an Investigation.
City Engineer Montgomery reported
that the Dronosed sewer on four
teenth street would cost $27,000 if
built of concrete. Mayor Dimick said
the Dronerty assessment for the work
would be about $50 a lot. The report
waa referred to the committee on
streets to reoort at the next meeting.
The sewer will drain a large part of
the city.
E. L. Shaw, as chief of police, re
ported that 11 dogs had been placed
in the pound during the last quarter.
Five- were sold and six were killed,
Eight tows were placed in the pound,
seven being redeemed and one sold
Four horses were redeemed.. Shaw re
ported that 209 tramps had Deen carea
for during the night in March, and the
amount of money collected as fines
was $40. .
The time to read the Morning En
terprise is at the breakfast table pr
a little before. -
COMMITTEE TO MAKE INVESTIGATION
Councilman Meyer Says Experience of
Other Cities Proves Bitulithic
To Be Best Ma
erial A hard surface pavement , probably
bitulithic, will be laid on Main street
from Eleventh to Sixteenth, this sum
mer. The city council, by a unani
mous vote, at a meeting Wednesday
night passed favorably . upon a peti
tion of property owners that the pave
ment be ordered. Nineteen, out of
thirty-two property, owners on the
thorougfare, signed the petition and
it was reported that the others would
not oppose the plan. City Engineer
Montgomery was Ordered to furnish
plans and specifications as soon as pos
sible. Upon the suggestion of Mr. Tooze,
Mayor Dimick appointed, Burk, Hol
man and Pope a committee to inspect
the streets of Portland, and report
what in their opinion was the best ma
terial for use. Meyer said he had
made an investigation and he was con
fident that bitulthic would best stand
the wear caused by heavy traffic. He
said other cities had found this to
be true.
Mayor Dimick called attention to the
fact that if any property owners ob
jected to the improvement there would
be plenty of time for them to file
remonstrances, but he did not think
there would be any objection. It was
suggested that the mayor and City
Engineer Montgomery accompany tne
committee on the trip of inspection.
Advocates of the hard surface pave
met say it will greatly enhance the
value of the property in that section
of the city, and will cause many busi
ness houses to be located there. It
was also suggested that Seventh street
would have to be improved soon, and
that hard surface pavement should be
used on it. This will be considered
at another meeting.
GIRL'S APRIL FOOL
JOKE IS BOOMERANG
An April Fool joke wa3 played by
one of the young women of the office
force of the Willamette Pulp & Paper
Company on the. West Side on tne
other employes which proved a boom
erang. Upon the arrival of the em
ployes April 1 they found on their
desks memoranda stating that here
after each would be required to be
at the mill ready for work at " 7:15
o'clock a. m., and the hour for closing
would be 4 :15 instead of 5:15. Before
it had been customary for the young
men in the office to be at their desks
at 8:15 and work until 5:15 o'clock,
and the young women's nours ior
working were from 9 until 5:15 o'clock.
The young woman playing the joke
was not aware that B. T. McBain,
manager was in favor of adopting the
hours proposed for work. He approv
ed the suggestion at once and now
the young woman perpetrator oi me
joke, may be seen hurrying to her
work with breakfast in hand. She
says, "the joke is one on me."
8,000
FLEE FROM FLOOD
WASHTNGTON. ADril 3. With four
Mississippi towns seriously affected
by invading waters caused by the
greatest rise reco'rded in river history,
the flood situation today assumed more
serious aspects in widespread dis
tress, heavy financial loss and impair
ment of business facilities.
President Taft directed the war de
partment today to send 300 army
tents to citizens of New Madrird, Mo.,
who have been made homeless by the
flood.
The rescue Darty that left Fulton,
Kt.. late last night to search for
three men said to have been killed
while they were inspecting tracks for
washouts along the Illinois Cenrai
Railroad did not report today. Forty
miles south of Fulton their train went
through a bridge, according to the re-
Dort received-here,
Two xnousana persons unveu num
the factory district in Hickman, Ky.,
are being cared for by townspeople at
great personal sacrifice
The levee broke opposite Hickman
yesterday at Dorena, Mo. A thousand
residents of the community were res
cued .many from the tops of their
homes, and taken to Hickman.
Hickman's food supply is dwindling
Trains bearing tents and provisions
cannot reach the flooded town because
of railway washouts.
From 14 to 20 blocks is the area
covered by the flood in the nortthern
section of Memphis. From 700 to 1200
persons have been driven from their
homes. The water continues to rise
in the Bayou Gayisao, a small levee
protecting which gave way Monday.
A heroic fight of two days and nights
was made by laborers to save the
Memphis gas plant, but the force of
the flood was too great, and the pro
tecting levee gave way last night.
Today, Memphis is without gas.
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food you can have.
Watch the automobile contest.
The Morning Enterprise Is the best
breakfast food you can have. -
TRIAL TO BE IN MULTNOMAfLCOUNTY
Two Indictments Probably Will Be Re
turned Against Suspect Stev
ens Explains Slighting
Mass
PORTLAND, April 3, (Special.)
Jack Roberts, the ex-convict under
arrest on a charge of killing two mem-
bers of an automobile party on the
White House road last Friday night,
although "sweated" until late tonight
)ir riiiTi l t t v Tlistriof AttnrTiew TTit-ycror-
aid and Sheriff Stevens, refused' to
tell where he was the night of the mur
ders. To every question that might
incriminate him he replied that he had
nothing to say. He has not made any
statement that .would implicate him, :
although he knows for what crime he
was arrested.
After ar conference this afternoon
between Deputy District Attorney
Fitzgerald and Deputy District Attorn
ey Stipp, of Clackamas County, it was .
announced that the trial would be held
in this city. It wa3 pointed out that
the crime was committed in two coun
ties, one of the men dying in Mult
nomah County although he was shot
in Clackamas County. It is probable
that two indictments will be returned
by the grand jury, one charging the
murder of Hasting and the other the
murder of Stewart.
Judge Stipp showed some feeling
because Sheriff Mass, of Oregon? City,
was not taken along by Sheriff Stev
ens when the arrest was made. Turn
ing to Sheriff Mass, who stood nearby.
Sheriff Stevens told him if he had
found a suspect in Multnomah coun
ty, with evidence against him such as
Sheriff Stevens' deputies had against
Roberts, he would have expected Sher
iff Mass to make the arrest at once,
without spending time or effort to lo
cate Sheriff Stevens'.
In the Multnomah county jail, Rob
erts, who is known also as "Jack" Rob
erts and "Jugling Jack," held to sul
len silence whenever the "case was
mentioned. He talked freely to his
guard on other subjects, however.
Sheriff Stevens is convinced that he
has the right man."I feel sure that
Roberts is the fellow we want," said
the sheriff today. "Our evidence
seems conclusive."
One of the strongest circumstances
against Roberts that has been made
public is the fact that 18 of the 21
loaded Selby shotgun shells found in
his cartridge belt when he was arrest
ed In a cabin in the Molalla-valley
yesterday afternoon, were loaded with
No. 1 buck shot. This was the size
shot which killed the two boys and
wounded Irving Lupton when the high
wayman opened fire on the automobile
when it failed to stop at his command.
The authorities are also in posses
sion of several Selby gun wads, found
on the road near Briarwood where the
shooting occurred. The gun wads are
of the same grade and texture as those
found in the unexploded shells be
longing to the prisoner.
"This is what evidence we have on
Roberts that can be made public now,"
said Sheriff Stevens.
"FlriT. we can show that Kooerts -
got a postion on a ranch three fourths
of a mile due west of the scene of
the crime on Wednesday, two days
hefore- the murders. He was dis
charged Friday noon but did not leave
the. place until about three in me
afternoon. While working on the
ranch he asked all about the roads
in the vicinity, particularly about the
White House road. In conversation
with another employe on the ranch
he told the man, ' that he was work
ing on an invention, that he intended
to Datent it and that he must have
some money to do so, adding that ne
MIAn't nnre how he ETOt it.'
"He left the ranch where he worked
Friday afternoon and arrivea tu. m
mountain cabin in the Molalla valley,
20 milers or more from Briarwood,
late Saturday night, cometime after 11
o'clock. Hastings and Stewart were
shot a few minutes after 10 o'clock
Friday night. This would have given
him time to make the journey afoot.
wnen ne arnvtiu at we iwi
cabin Roberts had on practically a dif
ferent outfit of clothing. He had
started out wearing a southwester
slouch hat and brown overalls. He
reached the cabin Saturday night with
a black demy nai niamtju m
the hatband, which was too large fpr
him, and a pair of new blue overalls.
We are now trying to find where he
made the change. , '
"He had washed out the blue over-
fl, i. , .,1, tlii inmo nf "his
alls, aner ue icamcu
friends Saturday, apparently trying to
miu them aDoear Old. tus u'"1"1-
i moivc - .
I ets, which were new, had been scriro-
V.oi1 olcn
thoroughly familiar
with the scene of the attempted hold
up In 1909, after he had escaped
from the Oregon penitentiary he work
ed several months on the Oswego rail-r-
hrirttre then under construction,
which is almost opposite the place
where the boys were shot. We arrest
ed him there and returned him to the
penitentiary at that time.
"The owner of the ranch at which
Roberts worked last week told us
that the fellow owned a twelve bore
Winchester take-down pump-gun. This
same gun was found when he was ar
rested. The murdered boys were kill
ed with buckshot.' The gun wads in
dicated that Selby shelly were used
Roberts' shells that we found in his
cartridge belt were of the same brand.
Four shells were missing from the belt
This point, however, I do not consid
er material. We have other evidence
also " -
An examination of the pack Rob
erts carried in a gunny sack in the
sheriff s office disclosed a number ot
articles, among which was a package
(Continued from, page 1.)