Mi
ENTEKPi
s
8 THE WEATHER. 8
3 Oregon City Showers; wester-
$ ly winds. i:.
J Oregon Showers; ' westerly 3
winds.
The only daily newspaper be-
tween Portland and Salem; clrcu-
les in every section of Clacka- .
mas County, with a population of
30,000. Are you an advertiser?
W E KLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 15 6 6
VOL. Ill No. 86.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1912.
Peb Week, 10 Cents
T
DIES EARLY TODAY
COMMANDER OF DEPARTMENT
OF EAST VICTIM OF HEART
TROUBLE
UNEXPECTED NEWS SHOCKS CITY
Son Of Famous Civil War Leader Had
Not Complained of Being III
Trouble In Getting
Physician . -
NEW YORK, April 12. Major-General
Frederick D. Grant, son of the
famous General of the Civil War and
himself commander of the East, died
at the Hotel Buckingham, in this city
about 12:40 o'clock this (Friday)
morning.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night
General Grant was brought to the
Buckingham from St. Luke's Hospital.
He was accompanied by Lieutenant
Howse, from Governors Island, and
General Grant's wife. He was attend
ed by Dr. Robert Abbey and Dr. Ed
ward B. Bench. The cause of the
General's demise was not made knowD
when word of his death was sent to
the hotel desk.
The news flashed from the apart
ments of General Grant sent a shock
through the city such as that which
startled the whole country upon the
death of his father 27 years ago.
Tne news was far more sudden. It
came less than an hour after the first
alarm -had been sounded that General
Grant was seriosly ill. The alarm it
self had come before it had been gen
erally known that General Grant was
in the city, as his presence here had
been kept a secret.
"Get a physician, the General is
dying!"
This telephone message at the night
desk of the Buckingham at 11:00
o'clock last night was the first news.-
A bellboy was dispatched to the of
fice of Dr. Abbey, near by, but the
physician was not there. Mrs. Grant
was not informed, and, chafing at the
delay, she cried back hysterically:
"Get an ambulance; get anybody."
The alarm was sent to police head
quarters, from which an ambulance
was dispatched. Calls were put in at
random also for physicians in the
Fifth Avenue district and within . a
few minutes two had responded.
OREGON CITY HIGH
IN BIG TRACK MEET
Chief in importance among the high
school events held in the Pacific coast
during the presentspring comes the
Pacific Coast Interscholastic Track
Meet to be held at Berkeley on Friday
and Saturday, April 26-27. The meet
is held under the auspices of the Big
"C" Society of the University of Cali
fornia, and by the advnce plans and
entries, will be the largest prepara
tory school track meet ever held west
of the, Mississippi river.
Although the entry blanks have
been out but a few days, a large num
ber of schools have already signified
their intention of competing. The list
includes the most prominent high and
preparatory schools of the State as
well as the more important schools
of Oregon, Nevada and Arizona.
Washington High School, of Port
land has entered a full team of ten
men. Their personnel includes sev
eral tracksters who give promise of
breaking some of the world's inter
scholastic records. Windnagle in the
distances "has a reputation of being
able to cover two miles in about 9:55
and should clean things up in the one
mile event. Grant of the same school
in the sprints is a comer of the fir3t
water, and makes the century in 10:1
consistently, as well as being a strong
finisher in the furlong.
Oregon City High School; Lafayette
High School; Dayton High School;
Jefferson High School of Portland;
have all decided to enter the meet
and there is a strong possiblity the
Carvallis High Scholl, will alos be
represented.
Chehalis High School of Washing
ton will send some of their track art
ists al30. If the California schools
are not exceedingly careful the north
ern aggregations will stand a good
chance of carrying away the meet. It
is very probable that some high marks
in both the track and field meets will
be set.
It is probable that Reno High School
of Nevada, and Phoenix High School,
Arizona, will enter a good team each
and plans are being made to house
these men on this expectation of their
arrival.
The twenty-Niners met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Osmund,
Twelfth and Center streets, Wednes
day evening, and were entertained in
a most delightful -manner. The rooms
were prettily decorated with Spring
blossoms, potted plants ana testoons
of ivy were used on the electroliers.
Refreshments were served. Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Moody, will entertain the
club at the next meeting.
Those in attendance were Mr. and
Mrs. Henry O'Malley, Dr. and Mrs. L.
A. Morris, Mr and Mrs. H. S. Moody,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schwab, Mr.
and Mrs. T. P. Randall.
Sue On Account
Wyman, Partride & Co., filed suit
Thursday against Bornstedt Bros, for
itfon f4- aid to he a balance doe for
GENERAL
GRAN
BEGINNING THE 1912 MOTOR TROUBLES AGAIN !
SAME OLD BUNOH OF ADVISORS v
J 1 , v - THE LEFT
(Your . 1 Do You AZiNtUTH
lCItSS " I KVtoUR HAS A LITTLE
S ACoeT' V ( -S S'TrER,ao J LST MOTION,
M T IN K I r
f TOO MUCH " V)rP ( TAKE A LOOK AT H
- . , v (Tr'SALL)
' (cP- , GIT THE SQUIRE J H V , A O ) ::-22 ) RIGHT
V5 j tek issue a S JQy L: N0VV'
1 OR A HABEAS CROCUSK ' A U?')f) 0 - COv. V T 11
CANDIDATES EAGER
FORDOUBLECOUNT
TODAY EXPECTED TO BE RECORD
BREAKER IN CASTING OF
BALLOTS
BLOCKS OF VOTES POLLED TUESDAY
Entrants Must Work Their Utmost
To Have Chance For Big Tour-
ing Car Industry Sure To
Tell
S STANDING OF CANDIDATES
$ Ruby McCord 73,800 S
' Joseph Sheahan 47,200 5
S Kent Wilson 28,600
John Brown . . 15,000 $
$ John Weber 6,800
$ John Haleston 6,000 &
$ A. G. Kindler . . . : . 7,200 J
"There is a tide in the affairs of
men which taken at its flood leads on
to fortune ; omitted, all is lost." This
truism written many years ago ap
plies today even more than it did at
the time of its composition. How oft
en do we ponder over the past, and
say to ourselves, "We have allowed
our opportunities to slip Jby; it is too
late." Opportunities to achieve some
thing worth while come to every man.
Some grasp them;' others do not and
they become the drones in ihe busy
hives of workers.
"The moving finger writes, and hav
ing writ
Moves on; nor all you piety nor "wit
Can cancel half a line.
Nor all your tears blot out a word of
it."
All of which relates to the great
automobile contest which is being
conducted by the Morning Enterprise.
Never before has a newspaper in this
part of the country offered such a val
uable prize; never before has such a
welcome prize been offered. It is the
chance of a lifetime; it is the FLOOD
TIDE. Somebody is going to win it.
Let that SOMEBODY be YOU. Noth
ing worth having is easily obtained.
Charles Darwin watched for' years the
evolution of worms in order that he
might give to the world real informa
tion regarding biology. Wilbur and
Orville Wright risked their lives in
numerable times, and worked for years
day and night, to conquer the air.
Thomas A. Edison after inventing
the phonograph worked five years to
perfect the machine so it would re
produce the s sound. Thomas Gray la
borered for almost a score of years
to perfect the greatest poem ever
written. So if you want the automo
bileand who pray, in this age of
progress does not want an automobile?
you must bestir yourself.
Either yesterday was or today will
be double vote day. That is, the bal
lots cast on one of these days will
have double value. Several of the
contestants took advantage of the ad-
vice given Dy me cum-eot miia.
and cast blocks of votes yesterday
saying they would aiso cast uiui - .T
today in order to be on the safe side.
Today probably will be the biggest
day in the great contest, and if you
want those votes you have locked in
the safety-vault to "do their full duty"
PERPETRATED BY WALT AVcDOUCALL v
hiding place today. Don't be like the
miser, satisfied with the principal, but
take the interest, especially when it
is the equivalent of the principal.
G. A.R. TO PRESENT
FLAG TO METHODISTS
At the close of Dr. Ford's address
on Abraham Lincoln on Lincoln mem
orial day he said that he thought ev
ery church should have an American
Flag, and the president of the Wom
an's Relief Corps in behalf of the wom
en promised to give the church a flag.
The local post of the Grand Army of
the Republic has joined the women
of the- corps and purchased a large
flag, and will attend the services at
the First Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and in
connection with platform meeting will
present the flag, some one of the wom
en speaking for the corps and - some
member of the Grand Army of tile
Republic representing the post. Dr.
Ford, and the trustees will accept
the flag in behalf of the -church, and
the pastor will" deliver an address.
Patriotic songs will be sung, and the
spirit of the old time patriotism will
run high.' The-public is cordially in
vited to attend. .
A meeting will also be held in the
evening. Sunday is re-opening day,
and the members ar,d friedns of the
church, now looking like a new edi
fice will turn out in great foree. Pron
inent ministers and laymen will be
in attendance from other parts of the
state.; Judge Moreland will speak in
the evening on "The Pioneers of Ore
gon." .. . ' - . :
HOME RULE MEASURE
LONDON, April 11. With hundreds
of persons crowded into the galleries
and thousands of others unable to
gain admission, Premier Asquith pre
sented today . in the House of Com
mons the government's bill for home
rule for Ireland. Outside, a large Ir
ish delegation clamored, vainly for ad
mission and a number of Irish Bish
ops had difficulty in securing seats.
To prevent a demonstration, by suf
fragettes, tickets were issued only to
the wives and daughters of the mem
bers of parliament.
Just before the House of Commons
convend a caucus was held by the
Irish nationalists. Following Premier
Asquith's presentation of the measure
Sir Edward Carson, planed to attack
the bill, while John Redmond, leader
of the nationalists, was to speak in
its defense. In -urging the passage
of the measure, Premier Asquith said:
"I cannot admit Che right of a rela
tively small, minority of Irish Citizens
at Ulster to veto the will of the vast
majority of Irishmen who favor this
bill."
An uproar followed Premier As
quith's statement denouncing a3 false
Andrew Bonar Law's declaration in
Belfast that the government had sold
; -c ni f rt Datin Ti-iaH tMm Taw lpan-
- ed tQ hu feet and faclng premier As
quith, repeated the charge. . This
caused a sensation. ,v -
Fr&m the - ministerial side came
shouts of "Muzzle him!"
When the uproar had subsided. Pre-
IS FREED
MURDER TRIAL
JURY ACQU ITSPORTLAND MAN
ACCUSED OF KILLINGJUNIOn'
STRIKER
SPECTATORS APPLAUD THE VERDICT
Defendedant Alleged That He Shot In
Self Defense Testimony
Throughout Con
flicting PORTLAND, April 11, (Special.)
"Not Guilty" was the verdict" return
ed by the twelve men selected to try
Burt Hicks, employing machinist,
charged with murder for the shoot
ing of union machinist, William A
Wortman, on November 2, 1911.
The verdict was received with ap
plause by the spectators, who had
been waiting for several hours.
The filling of William A. Wortman,
for which Hicks was tried on a charge
of first degree murder, occurred on
November 2, 1911, on Ea3t Morrison
street between Union and Grand ave
nues. . -
There was a widespread strike. The
different workshops of the city had
been picketed, and the Hicks shop was
visited regularly by the strikers' pick
ets, who called the workmen 'scabs,'"
according ta the testimony at the trial
and followed them when they lefft the
shop. -
v On the evening of the killing, Hicks
and a policeman escorted the Hicks
workmen to the cars from the shop,
and after they- boarded the cars at
Morrison and Third-, .streets, Hicks
walked up to the entrance of the shoe
department of the Markell department
store, and stopped there, he says to
wait for a Brooklyn-car. -
Wortman, acompanied by two other
strikers, walking East on Morrison
street, approached Hicks, and Wort
man is said to have referred to Hicks
as a "scab herder."
Thers was an ' encounter, and the
men clinched. Hicks drew an auto
matic revolver and shot Wortman who
backed into the Markell store and died
a short time afterward. v
Hicks alleged self defense alleging
that he was in a state of fear for his
life. He said that the man he killed
reached for his pocket and that he
thought Wortman was about to draw
a weapon.
On the- other hand, all other wit
nesse's of the shooting and the subse
quent incidents swore that Hicks said
immediately after the shooting when
someone charged him with being a
murderer;. -
"I am not. He insulted me he call
ed me a scab." -
FELLOWSHIP SUPPER
AT CHURCH PLEASES
The fellowship supper and reception
to new members of the Congregation
al church Thursday evening was a
big success. One hunded and twenty
members were seated at the supper
table ad speeches were made by sev
eral of the members on subjects in
connection with the church. The
speeches were interspersed with mus-
HICKS
EMS ON ROUTS
CROWD AT DINNER
GXSOLINE - CANDY-MAKING' MA
CHINE EXPLODES IN FALLS
RESTAURANT
PROPRIETOR HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Patrons Thinking There Is An Earth
quake Rush Wildly To Street
Damage Not
Large ,
Half a score of patrons of the Falls
Restaurant were badly frightened,
and several of them rushed in a panic
to the street Thursday afternoon when
a gasoline candy-making machine ex
ploded' in the basement.- Gasoline
leaking from the tank caught fire, and
when Herman Burgoyne, the propriet
or, attempted to extinguish the blaze
the tank exploded. Mr. Burgoyne had
a narrow escape. .
The explosion occurred just after
the noon rush hour. While the noise
was not loud the vibration shook the
entire building, and several persons
in the restaurant thought there was an
earthquake. Mr. Burgoyn was work
ing the restaurant when the candy
maker informed" him that the tank was
ablaze. The owner rushed into the
basement and seized the burning re
cepticle. He, however, realized that
it owuld be foolhardy for him to at
tempt to carry it out of the building
and set it upon a table. Hardly had
he done so when it exploded, scat
tering the gasoline in . all directions.
The entire basement was ablaze and
it looked as if the building was doom
ed. Mr. Burgoyne, however, retained
hia composure, and with the aid of
several employes extinguished the
blaze before the arrival of the fire de
partment. The candy making machine was
wrecked and several other articles
in the basement were injured. Smoke
filled the restaurant, doing slight dam
age. Mr. Burgoyne estimates the to
tal damage at $150.
T
PLANS DRILL COURSE
The special meeting of the Green
point Hose Company, No. 5, held at
the Company's house, Wednesday ev
ening, for the purpose of planning a
course of. drills and athletics, during
the coming season was well attended
and members of every fire company
in the city were present, -
John T. Gleason was elected ath
letic and drill manager and the fol
lowing squads were appointed from
which ball and drill teams will be
chosen.
Athletics: Loyd Bernier, Captain;
Ben Baxter, William- Hosey, A. J.
Haas, John Hosey, M. H. Long, Carl
Simmons, Charles Weismandel, Paul
Hopp, Thomas J. Myers, Ernest Hopp,
A. Schief, Guy Richards, Pliny Owen
by. Drill: Ben Baxter, Captain; John
Hosey, Lloyd Bernier, John Lowry,
Gary Richards, M. H. Long, A. J.
Haas, Charles Weismandel, Paul
Hopps, Carl Simmons, Thomas J. My
iff. TTTrnest Hodo. William
1 Weismandel, Patrick Edwards.
Myers not being present, a. j.iaas
and Ben Baxter were appointed a com
mittee to go after him before the pres
ident, peacably- if possible, but for
cibly if necessary.
The committee soon returned with
their man, and as soon as quiet was
restored, A. M. Sinnot, with a speech
eulogizing Mr. Myers, on behaft of
the company, presented him with an
elegant engraved gold watch fob, as
a token of appreciation of his val
uable services before the city council
in behalf of the fire department of
Oregon City in general and the
Greenpoints in particular. As soon
as he could recover his breath, Myers
responded in a well timed speech,
thanking the boys for so great an hon
or. " ' '
A parade followed by a hub-and-hub
race and a wet contest between the
Green Point and Fountain Hose Com
panies, on Booster day, was discussed
and carried. The Booster day com
mittee from the Fountains announced
that a prize of $25 would be award
ed to the compaaffy with the best de
corated carriage in the parade. ,
A. M. Sinnott, Wm. Weismandel and
William Knoop were appointed a com
mittee to wait on Chief Hanniford
and request-him to call a meeting of
the entire department -to arrange for
an athletic track meet,, some time in
July, during tne unauiauqua m
mw anA also for Quarterly meet-
i rjiTk.0 y i .j , -
' ings of all the companies of the city,
in a body? for tne aiscussiou. .ml,
matters and the promotion of good
fellowship.
The drill squad will meet this att
ernoon to go into practice and fix tne
time and place for all future meetings.
After the meeting, refreshments
were served and instrumental selec
tions were rendered by John Brick,
violin; Frank Rotter, Jr., guitar and
Professor Meyer, broomcello, an in
strument of his own Injection. Joe
McDermott, a veteran of the fire de
partment, entertained the boys with
an orignal song by himself entitled,
"Oregon is just the Place for Me
A general good time was enjoyed by
the company and their guests.,
TROOPS CALLED TO QUELL' .
RIOT IN CONVENTION
BAL CITT, Mich, April, 11. With
National Guard and police attempting
to maintain order, Taft and Roosevelt
delegates to the. state Republican con
vention fought out their issues today
and each faction elected six delegates
at large to the National convention.
, UxirctrnTiiiir'' iZ?,!.H.Pj5jSei.
ANDREW D. WHITE.
Former Ambassador From the
United States to Germany.
p.. : nt 'Y"
SCHOOL GIRL HURT
WHILE MAKING MAP
Miss Laura Anderson, adopted
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ander
son sustained a serious injury at the
Eastham school Wednesday afternoon.
The little girl woh. is fifteen years
of age, while modeling maps to show
the -products of the -state
broke a piece of china to place on
the drawing lacerating her left
hand severing the arteries of three
fingers. Dr. M. C. Strickland was
summoned, and placed the girl under
an anesthetic. Five stitches were tak
en to close the wounds.
CLACKAMAS WATER
POWER SITE FILED ON
SALEM, Or., April 11. An import
' ant filing on the Clackamas River,
tor power purposes was maae in tne
I office of the state engineers by D. P.
i TViTinvan rf PaVfittft Idaho. Ha filed
on 1200 cubic feet per second of water
in sptinn 22. townshin 2 south range
3 east, which is a point near Oregon
City.
. According to the plans filed in the
satA ATiffinAAr'R nfficp. hv construct
ing two wood stave pipe lines five
and one fourth miles long, a total neau
of 110 feet can be secured, which will
develop 1500 hor3e power. It is esti
mated that the cost ot tne construt
inn of thA linps and the nower house
and the equipment for generating the
power, would be $1,250,000.
This is said to the only undeveloped
power site anywnere as near to rorx
land.
NEW BAPTIST PASTOR
The Rev. W. T. Milliken, D. D-, re
cently chosen pastor of the First Bap
tist church, and family arived in this
city Thursday and he immed
iately began his new work. The fol
lowing regarding Mr. Milliken is tak
en from the Detroit Record, the min
ister having had a charge in Detroit,
Tirinn hofnm cnminz here:.
"Detroit people in general and the
members of tne First Bapust cnurcn
in particular were genuinely surprised
when annnnTippTTipnt was made that
Rev. W. T. Milliken, the genial pastor
of the Baptist cnurcn, naa tenaereu
his resignation in order to accept the
pastorate of the First Baptist church
at. Oregon City, Oregon, a mauuiaut
...;nr ; n nf nn small magnitude. Rev.
Milliken will deliver his farewell ser
tv, nn Snnrlav Aveninar and the fam
ily will depart for their new home
.next Tuesday. '
"The announcement of the depart
f tho Millikpn familv will oc
casion deep regret for during the
; eighteen months in whieh tne pasioi
i has been located nere he nas won
.aarLAnt oTirt nrtmiration of every
-
person with whom he was brought in
contact, irrespective oi tneir religious
belief. A deep student of the Bible
and the posessor of an extensive vo
cabulary and a pleasing personality.
Dr. Milliken s sermons were
i above the average and attracted atten
! tion far beyond the confines of his
own church circle. Detroit is indeed
a heavy loser by his departure and
this paper joins in the general regret
as well a& the well wishes which will
be extended for the future success of
himself and family."
E
2
Judge Campbell Thursday granted
Louis Olcott a divorce from Effle E.
Olcott They have no children. De
sertion was alleged. H. J. Bnnett
sued Lottie Bennett for a divorce.
They were married Septemeber 29,
1907, in Kansas City, Mo. The plaint
iff says his wife deserted him in Nov
ember, 1907. Peter Moritz, asks a de
cree from - Elizabeth Moritz. They
were married in New York City, Nov
ember 23, 1908, and the plaintiff al
leges his wife deserted him In Chi-
A
- V 'Af J
M if' ' ' -
nnrrrnniiio
llftU
I'liV II
KEEP RIVER OPEN
MclNDOE PLANS BUILDING CANAL
WITHOUT INTERRUPTING
TRAFFIC
OLD LOCKS -AVAILABLE FOR USE
Tests Being Made Of Material For
Dividing Wall Survey
Of Property
Finished '
Cofferdams similar to those used in
raising the hulk of the Battleship
Maine may be used in connection with
the constrution of the concrete wall
at the locks at the Falls of the Will
amette, which will divide the prop
erty taken over " by the government
from that of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company.
A survey of the property has been
completed and Assistant Engineer
Thomsen, of the staff presided -over
by Major Mclndoe, Corps of Engi
neers, U. S. A., will check over the
corners to satisfy himself that they
are correct.
Tests are being made of material
that may form the foundation of the
wall. If the cofferdam scheme is
deemed practical it will be a boon to
steamboat men ,as the building of the
wall under other methods will neces
state the locks being closed to navi
gation and Major Mclndoe is making .
every effort to avoid interrupting river
traffic. -
A decision will be made in a few
days.
SEARCH FAILS TO
Although the neighborhood on Clear
Creek where he said he was going to
fish was searched Thursday by mem
bers of te Oregon City Lodge of Elks
no trace of Lloyd Williams, the miss
ing Recorder, was obtained. Members
of the searching party think Mr. Will
iams was drowned while crossing the
Clackamas River his body floating for
down the stream.- A report that Mr.
Williams was alive and would return
to the city in a few days was cur
rent Thursday ' afternoon, but its
source could not be traced. It has
been definitely learned that the miss
ing recorder had only $6 when he left
home and consequently could not have
gone far in case he decided to desert
his family. The conductor of the car
on which Mr. Williams left the city
says he got off in Portland.
ELKS' BALL SOCIETY
EVENT THIS EVENING
Oregon City Lodge No. 1189, B. P.
O. E., will give a ball tonight at
Busch's hall, and it will be a function
long to be remembered. "Come hith
er, one and all," reads the invitations
and "right merrilly are you invited'
Is the introduction. The committee on
arrangements has been busy two days
decorating the hall, and it never has
looked prettier than it will tonight
To describe the decorations would be
taking away some of the pleasure of
the entertainment for there is a sur
prise in store for all who attend. That
the ball will be the most largely at
tended given in Oregon City this sea
son goes without saying for the Ant
lers when they do things they do
them right. So "Come Hither, one
and all."
Big Special
Two Reel
Bisons here
to day.
In this picture you
will see several hun
dred real Sioux In
dians, in fact the two
reel Bisons are the
talk of Portland pic
ture show patrons.
There are also
two thousand feet of
other good film and
our new machines will
show themto advan
tage. Tonight only
at the
ELECTRIC
Admission 5c and 1 Oc
- Change Daily
HI
O