n THE WEATHER. Oregon City Saturday fair; S westerly wind3. 8 3 Oregon Saturday fair; wester erly winds. 3 The only daily newspaper be 4 S tween Portland and Salem: tlrcu- S- Jes in every section of Clacka- mas County, with population of 30,000. Are you an advertiser? S WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1566 VOL. Ill No. 93. OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912. Per Wbek, 10 Cexts LIFE BOATS ROOSEVELT IS II PERPETRATED BY WALT MFDOUCALLv NOT FILLED R . ASTOR TELLS STORY OFWRECK SENATE PROBES OCEAN DISASTER J. BRUCE ISMAY, OF WHITE STAR LINE, IS PUT THROUGH SE. VERE GRILLING BY COMMITTEE NEW YORK, Aril 19 Mrs. John Jacob Astor today told her story of when the Titanic struck as follows: "We had gone to bed when the jar was felt. We thought it was nothing, l)ut Mr. Astor said he would go on deck and see what was the matter, I called my maid and put on a light dress. Pretty soon Mr. Astor came back and said he did not think it was anything serious. He said that the ship had struck ice but we didn t know then it was an iceberg. He was very calm, and so I wasn't alarmed. We didnrt put on any heavy wraps but ordinary light clothers ,and went on . deck. "Everything was extremely quiet No one seemed much excited. I'm sure least of all Mr. Astor and myself. We walked around and people began to pour on deck. The excitement be gan to grow, but the ship seemed to be all right. Then the order was pass ed to get out the boats, but nobody wanted to get into them, and the first ones lowered were only partly filled. "The siuation didn't begin to get grave until most of the boats were gone and there were only two left." Mrs. Astor and her maid and a nurse got into one of the boats and at her request Colonel Astor got in with her, but got out at once. He stood calmly as the boat was being lowered away and called to her: ''Goodbye, dearie, I'll join you shortly." Before the boats were lowered Col onel Aastor sent his man to get some heavy wraps and these were placed about Mrs. Astor. In the water the boat pulled away from the Titanic and began immedi ately to ship water .until it was to her -knees. She occupied her time by bailing out the boat. She saw the Titanic sink and in the interim be tween the arrival of the Carpathia, six men were picked up by the boat in which she rode, two of whom died immediately on being pulled aboard. When she was taken aboard the Carpathia Mrs. Astor found a friend who gave here her maid's cabin and she had a comfortable time of it and suffered no serious consequences from exposure and wet. It was denied on absolute author ity today that an Astor heir is expect ed. ISMAY TREMBLES ON STAND Managing Director Of White Star Line Tells- Of Disaster NEW YORK, April 19. The story of how the Titanic met its fate was told today to the Unted States Sen ate committee investigating the Titan ic disaster by J. Bruce Ismay managing director of the White Star line. When asked the circumstances find er which he left the boat, Ismay re plied, almost in a whisper: "One of the boats was being filled Officers called out to know if there were any more women to go. There was none. No passengers were on the deck. As the boat was being low ered, I got into it" - "Kindly tell the committee all the circumstances surrounding your voy age," asked Senator Smith. "Tell us as suecintly as possible, beginning with your boarding the vessel at Liv erpool, your place on the ship and as many circumstances as possible." ''First I wish to say that I court the fullest inquiry,'' said Ismay.- "This awful catastrophe, I must say at the outset, I greatly deplore. We have nothing to conceal, nothing to hide. "We arrived at Queenstown Thurs day noon. The Titanic was then run ning at 70 revolutions. The first day, I think, we made about 767 miles. The next day we increased the speed to 72 revolutions and I think we made 519 miles. The next day we increased to 75 revolutions and ran kbout 546 to 549 miles. "The accident took place on Sunday night. The exact time I do not konw because I was asleep. The Titanic sank, I am told, at 2:30- "I understand you have been told the Titanic was running at full speed. It never had run at full speed. She was built to go 80 revolutions, and had never been sped up to that. We never had all her boilers working. It was our intention to speed the boat up to her full qujfa on Tuesday, but the catastrophe prevented it." Although he came on a "voluntary trip," Ismay said his purpose was to see how the ship worked and in what manner she could be improved upon, A representative of the builder, Mr. Andrew, was on board, Ismay said. "Did he survive?" asked Smith, "Unfortunately, no.' Ismay said it was arranged between him and Captain Smith, of the Titan ic, not to arrive at New York light ship before 5 A. M. Wednesday. "There would have heen no advant age in arriving earlier,;' he said. "Wa3 there any attempt to lower the boats of the Carpathia to take on passengers after you went aboard her?" asked Senator Smith. "There were no passengers to take on," said Ismay. "In your lifeboat what course did you take?" the Senator asked. "We saw a light and headed for it," said Ismay. "How long were you in this life boat?" .-'" "About four hours." . "Were there any other lifeboats that you saw?" "Yes, we hailed one," he said. He MRS !! I ! William F. McCombs, National Man ager of Gov. Woodrow Wilson's Cam. paign for the Democratic Nomin ation. saw no life rafts in the sea. "How many lifeboats were on the Titanic?' "Twenty, altogether, I think," re plied Ismay; "16 collapsible and four wooden boats." "Were all the lifeboats that left the Titanic accounted tor"!" "I think so. I have been told so; but I do not know of my own know ledge." , "It has been suggested," Senator Smith continued, "that two of the lifeboats sank as soon as lowered. Do you know anything about that?" "I do not. I never heard of it, and I think all the lifeboats were account ed for." "Did you see the Titanic sink?" "I did not see the Titanic go down," Ismay said, shaking his head mourn fully. "Was there confusion apparent on the Titanic when you looked back?" "I did not see any. All I saw was the green light the last time I look ed." "After you left Captain Smith on the bridge did you see him again?" "I did not." "Did you have any message from him?" "None." "How many wireless operators were there on the Titanic?" "I presume there were two," said Mr. Ismay. "One is always on watch.'-' "Did they survive?" "I have been told one did, but I do not know whether it is true." WOMEN ROW LIFEBOATS Many Thinly Clad Pull Oars As Well . As Men NEW YORK, April 19. Dazed, yet nerved to the highest pitch by the or deal through which they were pass ing, women survivors of the Titanic were calm and apparently unafraid when the Carpathia reached the scene of the disaster. Some of the lifeboats were being rowed by women when Captain Ros tron, who had kept an all-night vigil on the bridge, first sighted them splashing about among the icebergs. Mrs. C. F. Crane, of Fort Sheridan, 111., a passenger on the Carpathia, said scores of passengers lined the deck, watching for the first sight of the Titanic, when news of the disaster was received. "With the aid of powerful glasses," Mrs. Crane said, "we soon sighted the lifeboats. The first to come into view was 'manned' by women. "She has sunk," said an officer of the ship who stood near me. As the Carpathia slowed up the women at the oars of the first boat did not seem to be the least bit ex cited. They were taken on board and their calmness was remarkable. Not one of the women was crying , and not one of them showed any nervousness. "It was a remarkable thing the calmness of those women. Some were thinly clad, while others were dressed in evening gowns. Other boats came into view. It seemed as though they were coming from behind the ice bergs. .And the women in the boats were too dazed to realize their situa tion. Some of the boats were only half filled, and the men who had been rowing were completely exhausted. "When all the boats had been pick ed up and there were no others in sight the first burst of grief was heard." WIFE DIE TOGETHER NEW YORK, April 19 Isidpr Straus, the millionaire merchant of New York, and his aged wife, stood arm in arm on the first cabin deck of the Titanic until they were sucked under the ocean. As the lifeboats re ceded from the scene the two old persons stood calmly waiting. Death was inevitable. They knew it, but they were not dismayed. Sailors of the Titanic tried to drag Mr. and Mrs. Straus apart. They tried to wrench the old woman away from her husband, but she refused to let go of him. They finally gave it up. As the boat began to sink and the lifeboats drew away from her, we could see the pair standing together, arm in arm. Straus bending toward the partner of reclining years. It was an inspiring picture. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY TO GIVE BIG CONCERT The Philharmonic Society will give a big concert on the evening of May 1. Songs will be rendered " by the society piano solos and orchestra numbers.- Several soloists from out of the city will take part in the pro gram. - - & ' YESSUM, "THIRTY NINE CENTS A POUNDJ MA'AM .i I'riE TRIMMING OF IT BUTT DIE AND ASTOR MEN LAST SEEN STANDING ON BRIDGE WITH ARMS ABOUT EACH OTHER - WOMEN AND CHILDREN AIDED BYTHEM Many Of Passengers And Crew Ridi culed Those Who Took To Boats Calling Them "Landlubbers" NEW YORK, April 19. Colonel John Jacob Astor and Major Archi bald Butt died together on the bridge of the sinking Titanic. Dr. Washing ton Dodge of San Francisco described their heroic death as follows: "The last I saw of Major Butt and Colonel Astor the two were standing on the bridge of the Titanic, appar ently with their arms entwined about each other's shoulders. This was the last glimpse I had of them from the lifeboat. Throughout the whole panic and during the loading of the boats, Butt and Astor assisted the ship's offi cers. Like soldiers they seemed. As I remember it, the two were together throughout the whole of the panic. I saw their figures outlined against the light. "I am confident that the Titanic broke in two, and that was why she sank. I remember that after she struck she rocked fearfully several times. "All of the boats were not com pletely filled. One, I think, only had five passengers. The reason the boats toco nnt filled was rtiin to the fact that "few could be convinced that the ship could go down. Many went oacK to bed. The crew finally convinced them that the boat was really sink ing. Some of the stewards were rid ing bicycles around the gymnasium as the boat was sinking. Others were playing racquet and handball. "Many of the passengers and crew stood at the rails and ridiculed those 1 WilU llltll L." 11 ,v mid . ! landlubbers. It was not until the wat er crept over the top decks that nrst cabin passengers realized their ser ious position." Butt's last goodbye was smilingly said to Miss Marier Young, formerly a music teacher to some of the Roose velt children. Miss Young had fre quently met Major Butt at the White House. She was on the last boat to leave the stricken leviathan. "Major Butt escorted me to a seat in the boat she said today. "He helped me find a space, arranged my clothing about me, stood erect, doffed his hat, smiled and said "Goodbye," and then he stepped back to the deck, already awash. As we rowed, away, I looked back and the last I saw of him he was smiling and waving his hand to me." Major Butt took charge of one sec tion jof the ship, forced those with the fear of death in their hearts to a semblance of courage by his own calmness and embarked all the wom en the boats would hold. The time to read.tne Morning En terprise is at the breakfast table or a littfe before. LIKE SOLDIERS I S ' 9tZS - I SE.vENTY-NN,I SsgX aZfr.s . V. MA'AM J S6Ss7 THE. LEAVINGS OFIT. ELECTION AIDS AUTO CANDIDATES CONTESTANTS DO FINE WORK AMONG BIG CROWDS GATH ERED AT POLLS INTEREST IN BIG RACE INCREASES MISSMcCord Doing. Utmost to Retain Lead While Others Are Work- ' ing Hard To Overtake Her 8 STANDING OF CANDIDATES S i- Ruby McCord 118,200 G S Joseph Sheahan 47,200 3 S Kent Wilson 28,600 s $ John Brown 15,000 $ $ John Weber 6,800 $ $ John Haleston 6,000 & 8 A. G-. Kindler , . M 7,200 S5$ 4 $$? While the race for the big Ford automobile - was somewhat dwarfed Friday by an election of state and na tional importance, it is expected that interest again will become keen today, and from now until the final count the candidates will be the busiest per sons in "Clackamas County. In fact several of the contestants took advant age of the congregating of the voters at the polls throughout the county Friday and garnered many votes. And in connection with the election the contest manager desires to offer a suggestion. The successful candidates and their friends are naturally jubi lant today, and there could not b a more opportune time to call upon them in connection with the race for the automobile and the second prize. And, incidentally, it would not be good policy to call upon the defeated candidates and their most ardent fol lowers for a day of two, for they will be somewhat disappointed aoid de pressed. The contest, which up to date has been the most interesting and excit ing ever conducted in this county, is gradually nearing a close, and the contestants should take advantage of every minute to get votes. As the manager has frequently advised con scientious and intelligent effort is cer tain to win. There is hardly a doubt that Miss McCord has been the hard est worker so far, which accounts for her standing at the head of the list That she is going to work just as hard in the future, and probably harder, is a foregone conclusion and it behooves the other contestants to emulate her example. The race is far from settled and any one of the candidates could win if he would only make up his mind to do so. Certainly a modern tour ing car is worth working for, and if .you should happen to lose it, the $100 in gold would sooth your troubled feel ings. The manager advises you to WORK, WORK, WORK. MAN TAKEN FROM JAIL TO ST. VINCENTS John ' Edwards, who has been ill ia the county jail, was removed to St Vincent s Hospital in Portland Fri day. He was found ill upon the street and taken to jail by E. L. Shaw. Health Officer Norris urged that he be removed to the hospital. JU'ST four, rounds THRE.E Ounce-5, . a DocLAR SE.VENTY-NNE, MA'AM GILL WINNERS LEHMAN, MAGONE AND OLDS ARE RUNNING CLOSE FOR ' THIRD PLACE TONGUE KAS WALKOVER IN COUNTY Roosevelt Ahead Of La Follette With Taft Far Behind Carter Defeats Nel. son The real hard fight of the Primary campaign in Clackamas County was over Representative, and two of the victors are Chris Schuebel and F. M, Gill, with the third ia doubt but Leh man and Magone leading, with onlv four votes between them in the com plete returns from 33 precincts. s The other candidates, however, are not far behind and later returns may change the relative standing of the canaiaates. -E. P. Carter, of Gladstone, has evi- aenuy won the nomination for County Assessor over James F. Nelson, ot Milk Creek, and the race between C. W. Strucken, of Boring, and L. E. Williams is very close, with Williams leading. Roosevelt has carried Clackamas County along with the State, as has Selling for United States Senator. For District Attorney E. B, Tongue has his opponenet, A. W .Norblad, of Clatsop County, beaten to a stand still, and the showing of the Dist rict Attorney is all the more remark able because of the bitter fight made against him, in which Democrats were the leaders. Olcott for Secretary of State carried Clackamas, and Mickle, for Food and Dairy Comissioner, leads here. The complete returns are in from the pre cincts of Oak Grove, Canemah, Ore gon City No. 1, Abernethy, Boring, Harding, Gladstone, Beaver Creek, Eada Springs, Canby, Milwaukie and Estacada, and the vote on officers where a fight was made follows: For President Taft 300 La Follette , 431 Roosevelt 503 For United States Senator Bourne 403 Lowell ". 55 Morton 25 Selling 577 For Secretary of State Fields 181 Olcott 271 For Dairy and Food Commissioner Cottel 116 Edwards 56 Lee 76 Mickle 147 For District Attorney Norblad .-,.319 Tongue ...584 For Joint Representative Chatten 626 Lofgren ........287 For Representative Dillmaa 385 Gill 566 Lehman .411 Magone 407 Olds 379 Schnoerr 385 Schuebel ; .547 SCHUEBEL AND I - COPYRIGHT HARRIS A EWING. WASH. Rep. William B. McKinley of Illinois. . Manager of the Taft Presidential Campaign. He is also chairman of the Republican Congressional Com mittee. For Assessor Carter 609 Nelson ..517 For Recorder of Conveyances Strucken ...471 Williams ";.496 From meager returns it appears that W. W.-H. Samson has won the nomina tion for Justice of the Peace in Disk rict No. 4 from William Hammond by small majority, and D. E. Frost has -j- apparently been nominated for Con stable, winning from George A. Brown. Ia most precincts the judges of elec tion counted the Republican ballots first and as a result the returns on Democratic offices are light. Lane- for United States Senator has car ried the county, and Champ Clark has a slight leadNover Woodrow Wil son. County Commissioner Mattoon, County Clerk Mulvey, School Superin tendent Gary, Treasurer Tufts, Sur veyor Meldrum, Coroner Wilson and E. C. Hackett, candidate for sheriff, were all nominated without opposition Clackamas Democrats renominated Assessor Jack and Sheriff Mass and also placed in nomination George M. Hively for Commissioner and P. S. Noyer for Representative. The Primary election Friday was the quietest held in Clackamas County .since the enactment of the law, the vote polled falling way below the reg istration. In the four wards of Ore gon City only 521 Republican votes were cast out of a registration of more than 900. The same condition pre vailed in nearly every other precinct. In Canby only 115 Republican votes were polled, and the Democrats cast an even 30. The returns cafe straggling in over the telegraph and various telephone lines slowly, and the Morning Enter prise office was besieged until ' long past midnight with inquiries, the main interest being manifested in the votes for President and United States Senator. Canby was the first precinct to in dicate, the result, telephonic informa tion at 8:30 o'clock being that the pre cinct would be for Taft and Selling for President and United States Sena tor respectively, and that District At torney Tongue was in the lead there. James F. Nelson, .candidate for the Republican nomination for County As aessor, obtained the first 10 votes that came out of the ballot box. SODA SPRINGS, (Complete.) La Follette 7, Roosevelt 8, Taft 5; Bourne 8, Lowell 1, Morton 1, Selling 10, Olcott 14, Cotell 11, Edwards 1, Lee 1, Mickle 5, Norblad 5, Tongue 13, Chatten 14, Lofgren 5, Dillman 11, Gill 11, Lehman 4, Magone 9, Olds 8, Schnoerr 7, Carter 15, Nelson 13, Strucken 10, Williams 10. Clark 3, Wilson 4, Coshow.3, Lane 4 MILWAUKIE, (Complete.) La Fol lette 45, Roosevelt 44, Taft 31, Bourne 46, Selling 60, Lowell 7, Fields 45, Olcott 63, Cotell 25, Edwards 10, Lee 29, Mickle 44, Norblad 55, Tongue 64, Chatten 84, Lofgren 27, Dillman 27, Gill 42, Lehman 81, Magone 36, Olds 38, Schnoerr 27, Schuebel 47, Carter 53, Nelson 48, Strucken 37, Williams 62. Democratic Wilson 18, Clark 1, Coshow 2, Lane 13, Pierce 3. . HARDING, (Complete.) Taft3, Lai Follette 21, Roosevelt 34, Bourne 22, Selline 25. Dillman 10, Gill 38, Leh man 32, Magone 17, Olds 24, Schuebel j 20, Strucken 39, Williams 18, Carter j 40, Nelson" 16. I BORING, (Complete. Taft 15, La Follette 11, Roosevelt 33,- Bourne 20 Selling 38, Lowell 3, Morton 3, Dili man 15, Gill 28, Lehman 12, Magone 19, Olds 28, Schnoerr 22, Schuebel 38, Carter 19, Nelson 42, Strucken-41, ; Williams 31. ! Democratic Clark 3, Wilson 0, Co show 3, Pierce 2, Lane 0. OREGON CITY No. 1, (Complete.) La Follette 36, Roosevelt 42, Taft 31, Bourne 40, Lowell 20, Morton 11, Sell ing 37, Fields 40, Olcott 61, Cotell 33, Edwards 14, Lee 15, Mickle 32, Nor blad 33. Tongue 65, Chatten 58, Lof- .gren 37, Dillman 36, Gill 35, Lehman 16, Olds 20, Magone 50, scnnoerr oa, Schuebel 53. Carter 55, Nelson 46, Strucken 49, Williams 47, Hammond 50, Samson 52, Brown 40, Frost b4. GLADSTONE, (Complete.) La Fol lette 53, Roosevelt 54, Taft 34, Bourne 47, Selling 47, Dillman 49, Gill 05, Juen man 37. Magone 62, Olds 33, Schnoerr 40, Schuebel 75, Carter 96, Nelson 37, Strucken 45, Williams 65. CANEMAH. (Complete.) La Fol lette 22, Roosevelt 42, Taft 8, Bourne 39, Selling 23, Dillman 31, Gill 28, Ma gone 26, Olds 6, Schnoerr 42, Schue bel 38, Lehman 25, Strucken 32, Will iams 32, Carter 37, Nelson 28, Norblad 27, Tongue 44, Chatten 43, Lofgren 18. Democratic Wilson 5, Clark 7, Har mon 1, Coshow 1, Lane 8, Pisrce 4. BEAVER CREEK, (Complete.) La Follette 24, Roosevelt 43, Taft 14, Bourne 34, Lowell 6, Morton 6, Sell ing 28, Fields 24, Olcott 43, Cotell 17, Edwards 14, Lee 12, Mickle 33, Nor blad 27, Tongue 44, Chatten 26, Lof- (Continued on page two.) SELLING HAS EASY ' ' VICTORY . TONGUE RECEIVES INDORSEMENT WILSON THOUGHT TO HAVE BEATEN CLARK FOR DEMO CRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT Theodore Roosevelt nas carried Ore gon by a large plurality. Scattering returns from about thirty counties in dicate that Taft has run second and that Senator La Follette has made a remarkable race. The returns - indi cate that Selling has beaten Bourne for the senatorial nomination by a comfortable plurality. La Follette carried Multnomah County, his large vote there evidently having been due to the addresses made by him in Portland. Ben W. Olcott has been nominated for Secretary of State, and Mickle is leading Cotteli for Dairy and Food Commissioner. Clyde B. Aitchison is thought to have been nominated for Railroad Commissioner In the second district E. B. Tongue has defeated A. W. Norblad for the eRpublican nom ination for District Attorney in the Fifth Judicial District by a large ma jority. Wilson leads Clark for the Demo cratic nomination for President in the State, and Lane, from the returns received is picked as the Democratic nominee for United States Senator. The following Republican candidates have won in Multnomah county: Representative in Congress C. U. Gantenbein. "' Circuit Judge Department No. 2. R. G. Morrow; Department No. 4. George Tazwell. District Attorney Walter H. Evans. Sheriff W. H. Fitzgerald. Assessor Henry E. Reed. County Clerk John B. Coffey. County Commissioner W. L.Light ner. Corner Dr. Sam C. Slocum. . Congressman Lafferty obtained a larger vote than was expected in the third district, but Judge Gantenbein has a substantial majority. Ia the Second Congressial District (Eastern Oregon) returns are less complete than on President and Sena tor, but indications point to the nom ination of Sinnott with Ellis second. Analysis of the vote shown in the returns on Presdent indicates that Taft has carried several Eastern Ore gon counties. Roosevelt obtained his principal lead ia Multnomah and Mar ion counties. In the total vote for Senator, Lowell is a bad third, while Morton received only scattering votes. Returns thus far insure the nomi nation of Walter H. Evans for Dis trict Attorney in Multnomah County. He has a lead of two to one over Sen eca Fouts his closest opponent with Camera in third place. ' County Commissioner Lightner ap parently has been renominated in Multnomah County.- Dan McAllen is running well, but will probably aot he able to overcome Lightner's lead. T. J. Kreuder, organized labor's can didate in running third. W. H. Fitzgerald has a fair lead for Sheriff over H. C. McAllister. W. B. Hollingsworth will finish third, with North running forth. t John B. Coffey has a strong lead over H. C. Smith for County Clerk and will receive the nomination. Hen ry E. Reed has a lead over B. D. Sig ler for Assessor. The contest for the Coroner ship is close between Dr. Sam C. Slocum and Dr. James C. Hayes, Slocum had a small lead over Hayes at 11 o'clock. With a total registration of 35,247, the Republicans cast approximately 80 per cent vote, while the Democrats did not cast to exceed 70 per cent of .no-ictayaH vnti -Ojhinll UT3Q fi405 12 WORTH $162,000,000 NEW YORK, April 19. Twelve of the men missing from the Titanic re presented wealth estimated at $162, 000,000. John Jacob Astor, of course heads the list with estimated fortune of $125,000,000. Then, in order, came the following: Benjamin Gugenheim, fifth of the Guggenheim smelter kings, $10,000,000 Isidor Straus, merchant, $5,000,000. G. D. Widener, Philadelphia traction promoter, $5,000,000. Arthur Ryerson, Philadelphia, $5, 000,000. Charles M. Hays, 'president Grand Trunk railways, $3,000,000. William C. Dulles, Philadelphia, $2, 000,000. Harry Elkins Widener, son of George D. Widener, $2,000,000. C. Duane Williams, Philadelphia, $2, 000,000. - . George B. Wick, Youngstown, $1, 000,000. Henry B. Harris, theatre owner and manager, $1,000,000. Frederick Sutton, Philadelphia, 1500,000. Mrs. George D. Widener, who was saved,, carried with her three ropes of pearls insured for $750,000. Part of her insurance contract was that she should wear them through the voyage and not 'entrust them to ncr baggage. 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