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VOL. Ill No. 86.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1912.
Peb Week, 10 Cents
REBELS
"MERRIE ENGLAND."
WANT AUTOISTS TO
AID ROAD WORK
John R. Latourette
Making Winning Fight
LLOYD WILLIAMS
STRANGELY GONE
MEXICAN
EXECUTE AMERICAN
CAPTIVE SHOT IN BACK ON RE
PORT THAT HE IS TRY
ING TO ESCAPE
APPEAL TO WASHINGTON TOO LATE
GRANGE APPROVES PLAN TO
COMPEL OWNERS TO CON
TRIBUTE TO FUND
$ I TAX ON EACH HORSE POWER URGED
COUNTY RECORDER HAS BEEN
MISSING SINCE AFTERNOON
OF MARCH 31
RELATIVES FEAR THAT HE IS DEAD
Prisoner Sentenced On Charge That
He Demolished Big Gun Thomas
Fountain Is
Victim
EL PASO, Tex., April 10. An Amer
ican newspaper man who returned to
day from Parral with 184 American
and other foreign refugees from the
battle-swept district, brought news of
the execution of Thomas Fountain,
of Las Cruces, N. M., by the rebels.
Fountain was captain of a federal
gun under General Pancho Villa. When
Villa retretaed last Thursday night,
Fountain removed certain parts of
the piece and concealed himself in
a private residence. ' The occupants
were ignorant that they had a guest
in a part of the house seldom visited.
' The American was driven by thirst
and hunger to reveal his presence on
Sunday, after 72 hours of self-imposed
torture.
He was armed with a revolver, but
made no resistance. On Monday he
was compelled to show the rebels
where he had secreted the missing
parts of his rapid-flrer by court-mar-.
tial and condemned to death, appar
ently for having disabled the gun.
American residents made every ef
fort to secure a modification of the
sentence, but without avail.. Finally
American Consul Letcher, at Chihua
hua, sent to General Salazar what is
believed to have been an appeal from
Washington that his life be spared.
In delivering the missive to a mes
senger, the Consul remarked:
"This is the last resort."
"In Mexico they have recourse to
-what is known as the 'law of flight,'
under which a prisoner who has been
condemned, but where there exists a
doubt as to the legality of the sent
ence, is allowed his freedom within
certain limits. The prisoner knows
that his fate is sealed. Even if he
does not walk a step, from some un
expected quarter the fatal bullet will
come and the report wil be made that
he was shot while 'in Alight.' "
It was thus in Fountain's case. He
told the correspondent that there
was no hope but strolled about the
streets waiting for death.
When his body was brought in it
contained four bullet wounds made
by shots fired from behind.
The young man's father was Col
onel Albert Fountain, who, with an
other son, was shot by cattle rustler3
in New Mexico 15 years ago. Colonel
Fountain was one of the most fam
ous lawyers of the then territory and
was noted in particular as a prose
cutor. LAFOLLETTE STARTS
FOR OREGON TODAY
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., April 10.
Senator Robert M. La Follette will
start early tomorrow for Oregon to
continue his campaign for the Repub
lican presidential nomination.
At North Platte last evening, after
a day's automobile trip through the
richest sectioas of Nebraska, the Wis
consin candidate finished his cam
paign for the support of the Nebraska
delegation, advocating- the progress
ive principles of the initiative and re
ferendum and recall, scoring Colonel
Roosevelt for his alleged failure to
crack the trusts with his big stick,
and declaring that Roosevelts at
tempt to regain the presidency is
virtually an attempt at a fourth term,
President Taft having been Roose
velt's choice to carry on his work.
La Follette spoke at Lexington,
Kearney, Kensington, Kenesaw and
Overtoil. He covered 100 miles by
automobile and dozens of other cars
from the towns he visited accompan
ied him. At Kearney the women of
the town tendered a reception ,to
Mrs. La Follette, who accompanied
her husband. (
La Follette at North Platte reiter
ated his detrmination to be a candi
date in 1916 if he is defeated for the
nomination at the coming Chicago
convention and to continue as a cand
date until he is assured that he peo
ple have been given an opportunity
to express their true wishes as to
how the government shall be con
ducted. ARTISANS INVITED TO
ATTEND SELLWOOD BANQUET
The Artisans of this city have been
invited to Sellwood Monday evening
by the Artisan assembly of that city.
There will be about fifty members
of the order go from this city. Among
the features will be a banquet.
Hear the
LONG BROTHERS
In songs tonight at
The Electric
The boys with real mus
ical voices
DOUBLE VOTE PLAN
T
CANDIDATES IN BIG AUTO CON-
- TEST ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
NO CHANCES
BETTER DEPOSIT BALLOTS BOTH DAYS
Winner Of The Ten Day Race To Be
Announced Sunday Entrants In
terested In Prospective Spe
cial Offer
S STANDING OF CANDIDATES S
S Ruby McCord 71,000 S
Joseph Sheahan 47200 3
Kent Wilson 28,600
John Brown ..15,000 $
Charles Beatie , . 6,800 3
S John Weber 6,800 $
$ John Haleston 6,000 &
Everybody is wondering If today is
the "double vote day" or if Friday
has been selected as the day when
every vote cast in the big auto contest
will have double value. - It is strict
ly up to the contestants to decide in
their own minds which day they think
is the lucky one as positively no in
formation will be given out except
that one of the two days, today or
tomorrow has been chosen. This
wonderful offer on the part of the
conjest managers has created more
interest and enthusiasm than any an
nouncement hitherto' made during the
present race for the big touring car.
On "the double vote day" which may
be today, or may be tomorrow every
vote will have twice its actual value.
One thousand votes will count for
two thousand and 5000 votes will be
worth 10,000. Truly this is the best
opportunity yet presented to the can
didates to double their present stand
ing. It is well konwn that every en
trant has votes held back, some of
them havine as hieh as ten nr twen
ty thousand in reserve. Now is the
opportune time to make these votes
"work over time" provided they are
polled" the rieht dav Tho vprv host
plan is to vote a few thousand today
ana men a tew thousand tomorrow
and the candidate will then be sure
to obtain the benefit - of the great
offer. .. - .
Of course every candidate wants
to know which of the days is THE
day but only one person knows that
information and he won't tell. So it
is up to the candidate ' to make a
guess, unless he wants to do the best
thing which is to deposit some votes
each day. -
Saturday ends the special ten day
contest now running and the votes
will be counted at 4 o'clock that aft
ernoon. Another of those $15 mer
chandise certificates will be award
and as usual each one out for the big
Ford wants to grab the spVial prize.
The merchandise certificate entitles
the winner to his choice of new spring
merchandise at the J. Levitts store
to the extent of $15 and many pretty
new things may be purchased for that
amount. Every vote cast during a
ten day contest helps out on -the
grand total for the auto, but the spe
cial prizes are awarded only for the
largest number of votes cast during
the specified time.
Much speculation is rife as to the
nature of- the big announcement
promised in the next few days. Some
thing big will happen which will -interest
every one in the race and will
probably induce several others to get
into the game. It will take a day or
two to work out the plans in fall, but
as soon as possible full information
will be given regarding a new feat
ure pertaining to the auto contest
which will be adopted.
. Saturday's Enterprise will announce
the gains made on "the double vote''
day, and Sunday the winner of the
ten day contest will be announced and
as soon- as possible, information re
garding the new feature will be giv-
AROUSES INTERES
PARCELS POST BILL
Friends of Congressman Hawley
call attention to the following letter
received by Dr. J. W. Thomas, of Mo
lalla, as a refutation of a report that
Mr. Hawley 1b not actively supporting
the plan for a parcels post:
"I thank you for your letter of the
22nd. instant, favoring the parcels
post. I am giving the various bills
now pending before Congress my
careful consideration, and will sup
port the one that appears to be for
the best interests of our people. I
have previously voted in favor of the
parcels post.'"
HUSBAND ACCUSED Of
Alleging that her husband has re
mained away from home at night, and
associates with other women, Bertha
Johnson Wednseday filed suit for di
vorce against Asa Johnson. They
were married March 12, 1911, and the
plaintiff says the defendant deserted
her March 15, 1912. She asks the
custody, of their child. .
. James R. Scott sued Alma Scott for
a divorce, alleging desertion.. They
were married in Red Bluff, Cal., in
April 1903, and plaintiff says his wife
lift him in Denver, Col., in 1907.
Judge Campbell granted Mabel E.
Poyser a divorce from Harry C. Poy
ser. They were married January 21,
1908 in Chehalis, Wash. Mrs. Poyser
charged desertion. Her maiden name
Mabel E. Bozarth, was restored. Clara
DeWolf was granted a divorce from
George DeWolf. She was awarded
the custody of their daughter.
ANTHRACITE STRIKE
TO BE SETTLED
PHILADELPHIA, April 10 Pros
pects of an early resumption of an
thracite mining grew brighter today,
after the miners and the operatives
decided to talk over their differences.
When the negotiations broke off on
March 25 were resumed here this aft
ernoon, George F. Baer, president of
.the Reading Company, proposed, on
behalf of the operators, to arbitrate
their differences that is, to let the
anthracite strike commission, which
settled the strike of 1902, investigate
present conditions and decide whether
and modification of the commission's
award is necessary at this time.
In the discussion that followed the
miners practically threw this offer
aside and the conferenece agreed ful
ly to appoint subcommittees to take
up the demands of the.. miners, with
the power to make recommendations
for adjustments.
TO GIVE STREET
T
The Oregon City .Band .will play
Saturday evening at the corner of
Seventh" and Main streets, for the
benefit of the down town business
men. The concert will begin" at 8
o'clock. It is the intention of the band
to select a different location for down
town concerts,every time, so as to
give every section of the business
district an equal chance. The con
cert will be purely voluntary on the
part of the band. Sunday afternoon
' park concerts will be made a regular
feature of the season providing the
council sees fit to encourage it.
There is not another band in cities
the size of this playing the same high
clas3 programs, and the music lovers
of the city have every reason to be
proud of the organization.
REGISTRATION GAIN
IS
BOOKS SHOW AN INCREASE OVER
FIGURES OF SEPTEMBER
1910 OF 419
REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADS AS USUAL
Socialist Gain Is 69 And Prohibition
ists Lose 17 Only .15 Decline
To State Their
Affiliation
The number of registered voters
in thi3 county in 1912 exceeds that
of 1910 hy 419. The total this year
is 5,707 against 5,288 in 1910. The
classifications are as follows:
Republicans, 4,104; Democrats 1,
211; Prohibitionists, 65; Socialists,
205; Independent, 107; Non commit
tal 15. The Socialists made a gain
of 69, the Prohibitionists -lost 17; the
Republicans gained 165 and the Dem
ocrats gained 195.
County Clerk Mulvey expected a
larger registration, but is pleased
that there was a fair Increase. At
least thirty names were thrown out
because the lists arrived after clos
ing time. '
The number of persons refusing to
give party affiliation was cut half in
two, which is an indication -that the
voters are giving more thought to
political affairs. ;
While the gain made by the Social
ists is considered encouraging by
members of that party it is known
that they figured on a much larger
increase, this belief having been based
on the gains made by the party in
other parts of the country.
GOVERNOR WEST TO
GIVE CONVICTS WORK
SALEM, Or., April 10. Governor
West is considerably aroused over at
tacks on his policy of using the in
come from the state prison brickyard
to make improvements at the peni
tentiary not specifically authorized by
law, and he now says he is going to
open a machine shop, a tinshop, a
blacksmith shop and a furniture fac
tory at the penitentiary for the em
ployment of convicts, or get into jail
in the attempt.
There is now need of brick for the
building of the supreme coutr and li
brary building and other state insti
tutions. If the convicts . make the
brick, the cost to the state will be
about $3.50 per thousand, while if the
state buys them in the open market J
vne cosi wm De uiree nines as uiuuu.
The ocher members of the state
board. State Treasurer 'Kay and Sec
retary of State Olcott, are willing to
use the funds to operate the brick
yard, but it is understood they op
pose using the funds for any other
purposes. ,
"Either we will use the funds for
all the prison enterprise or we won't
use them for any," said Goverior
West today. "I can't see that there
would be any longer jail sentences for
violating the law so as to run the
prison shops and factories to permit
convicts to be " profitably employed
than there would be for buying- ma
terial to run the brick yard when the
statutes makes no provision for doing
so."
As Governor West has absolute con
trol of the state penitentiary, he in
timated .that if the other members
of the state board would not agree
with him he ; would relieve them of all
responsibility in the matter by simply
not turning the funds derived as in
come from the brickyard over to the
state treasurer at all, thus making it
unnecessary to pay It out on warrants
issued by the secretary of state. .
SATISFACTORY
Law Providing Money For Local High
Schools Approved Juvenile
Fairs Are Com
mended
Pomona Grange, at a meeting at
Eagle Creek Wednesday, adopted a
resolution Indorsing an act which will
be introduced at the next session of
the Legislature providing for a change
in the , registration of automobiles.
The plan is to charge $1 annually
for each horse power of the machines
instead of- a flat fee as at present; and
the money derived from the assess
ment will constitute a road fund to
be expended by the state. The auto
mobile licenses vary now from $3 to
$10 and under the proposed system
they will range from $20 to $50. It
is the opinion of the majority of tne
grangers that automobiles do more
harm to the roads than other vehicles
and the owners should be compelled
to contribute liberally toward the
building and maintaining of the roads.
The grange also adopted a resolu
tion approving the law providing a
general fund for local high schools.
Although the legislature has passed
the law the counties will have to vote
upon it before it becomes operative.
The school fairs also were indorsed.
A 'resolution approving the law pro
viding for county school supervisors
was discussed and will be passed upon
at the next meeting. J. D. Chitwood,
of Damascus, master of the grange,
presided, ' and about 200 members
were present. A delicious dinner was
served by the ladies.
- Resolutions of respect to the mem
ories of deceased members of the
grange, were adopted at the evening
session and several applicants were
initiated. -.
BAPTIST MINISTER
TO ARRIVE TODAY
The Rev. W. F. Milliken, of De
troit, Minn., who recently accepted a
call of the First Baptist Church of
this city, will arrive in Oregon City
at 9 : 20 o'clock this morning, and im
mediately assume the duties of hi3
new charge. In his letter announcing
the time of his arrival he said -that
the sunshine and flowers of Oregon
City would be a delightful contrast
to the snow and ice of Minnesota. He
wrote that he had gone during the
winter to several places in the coun
try to preach and had suffered con
siderably from the cold. Mr. Milli
ken has a fine reputation as an orat
or and a scholar, and the congrega
tions i3 delighted over his acceptance
of the call. He succeeds the Rev. S.
A. Haywroth ,who accepted a call
from the First Baptlsh Church of
Washington, Ind. -
MAJOR LEAGUES TO
OPEN SEASON TODAY
NEW YORK, April -10. Sixteen
clubs will enter upon the baseball sea
son tomorrow with the eyes of a na
tion focused upon .them, and the two
separate races in which these sixteen
rlubs will contest will keep fans on
edge until the close of the season In
the Fall, when the. two prospective
winners will battle for- the 1912
world's baseball champioship.
From every side come reportss of
increased interest in the National
game, and in both the American and
National leagues record opening-day
crowds are expected at every city if
weather conditions are favorable.
From virtually every part of the cir
cuit good weather is reported, and
the managers are . now all counting
on capacity attendance.
X. L. CLUB TO HEAR
ADDRESS ON FILM SHOWS
The X. L. Club of Gladstone will
meet at the Gladstone high school
building on Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. One of the features will be
an address' by Mrs. Collwell, of Port
land on "Use and Abuse of Motion
Pictures." Oscar Woodfin, will giv
several piano selections.
WOMAN'S CLUB TO
DISCUSS "SCENIC OREfON"
The woman's Club will meet at the
Commercial Club parlors this after
noon the subject to be "Scenic Oregon"
Several speakers are scheduled. Mrs.
Edward Schwab will , be the hostess
of the afternoon. .
MISSIONARY STEVENS TO
LECTURE IN GLADSTONE
Rev. Stevens, Missionary, will de
liver an address at the Christian
church at Gladstone Saturday evening
on "A Trip Around the World." This
will be the first of a series of lectures
to be given by him. There will be a
musical and literary program.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the friends and
acquaintances for the kindness and
sympathy they extended us during our
recent bereavement in the death of
our loving husband and father, Fred
erick A. Ely, and also for the beauti
ful floral offerings.
MRS. F. A. ELY
AND FAMILY.
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JOHN R. LATOURETTE
Reports from Portland are that
John R. Latourette, son of C. D. Lat-1
ourette of ihis city, is making a wink
ning fight for the Republican nomina
tion for representative in Multnomah
County. Mr. Latourette was born and
reared in this city. He is a graduate
of the University of Oregon and was
captain of the University foot ball
team two years. Mr. Latourette is
associated with his brother, Howard,
in the- practice of law with offices in
the Corbett building. .
J. L THOMAS, FIRST
OSWEGO MAYOR, DEAD
Jerome E. Thomas, first mayor of
Oswego and a veteran of the Eighth
Kansas - Volunteers during the Civil
War, died in Oswego Wednesday. He
was born in Michigan, March 8, 1842,
and removed to Kansas when very
young. He served in the army for
four years and ten months. In 1884
came to Oregon, locating in the Dalles
an eight years later went to Oswego,
where he resided until his death, be
ing engaged in the mercantile busi
ness. One son, George E Thomas,
and a daughter, Mrs. Edith Clay, both
of that place survive.
Deceasd was a member of the I. O.
O. F., having joined the order in The
Dalles. He was a close Bible student
an enemy of superstition and a
friend of mental . liberty. He was
elected the first mayor of Oswego in
December 1910.
CAR TO BE
DAY FEATURE
Announcement was made Wednes
day that th8 poultry demonstartion car
operated by the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company in conjunction with the
Oregon Agricultural College, which
will be in this city Booster Bay, Ap
ril 27, and the day following, would
be in charge of Professor James Dry
den, C. C. Lamb and R. B. Thompson.
The following program has been ar
ranged for Booster Day: .
Lecture and demonstration for
school children; lecture for general
public on "poultry feeding;" demon
strations and inspection of the ex
hibits of the car; lecture for general
public on "housing chickens;" second
demonstration and inspection of ex
hibits. M. J. Lazelle, secretary of
the Publicity Department of the Com
mercial Club, who has charge of the
Booster Day Arrangements, says the
demonstration train will be one of
the features of the celebration.
re you one of the many
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the kind we have been making and guaranteeing for
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you think they should, come and get your money
back We know they will help or cure ninety-five
cases out of a hundred, and the other five should
have their money returned. Try a 25c box on this
guarantee.
HUNTLEY BROS. CO.
Rexall
Bade Family Affectionate Goodbye
And Said He Was Going To
Clear Creek To Fish
- ' - Books Correct
Lloyd E. Williams, recorder of
Clackamas County, has been myster
iously missjng since the afternoon
of March 31, and his family and
friends believe he has been drowned
or wa3 a victim of foul play. The
books of his office have been examin
ed by experts and found to be abso
lutely correct. At the time of his
departure he took with him a fishing
outfit and informed his family that
he was going to Clear Creek on a
i-fishing trip, and would return the fol
lowing Tuesday afternoon. His failure
to return that day worried Mr3. Will
iams, and the next day she asked
friends to assist in finding him. Al
though a quiet search has been made
for- him ever since, not a trace has
been found.
Members of the Oregon City Lodge
of Elks, of which Mr. Williams was
a member, Wednesday began a sys
tematic search for him. The facts
that he had no domestic trouble or
business worries, and only had $6
when he left the city have lent color
to the theory that he is dead. It is
thought that he was drowned while
crossing the Clackamas River or in
a millrace on Clear Creek near where
he said he intended to fish. He was
dressed in clothing usually worn by
him when on a fishing or hunting
trip.
The morning of the day Mr. Will
iams disappeared he, his wife and
their two little boys fished in the
Clackamas River near Oregon City.
They returned to their home about
noon, and, after lunch, Mr. Williams
bade his wife and children an affec
tionat goodbye. He hurried from his
home declaring that he wished to
Lloyd E. Williams, Recorder, Who
Has Been Mysteriously Missing
Since March 31.
board the 3 o'clock interurban car
for the Golf Link3 in order to trans
fer to the next Estacada car. Upon
reaching Main street he entered a
drug store and waited there until the
car for the Golf Links arrived. So
far as is known he has not been seen
by anyone who knew him since. The
conductors of the various interurban
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