MORNING ENTERPBISE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1912.
MORNING ENTERPRISE
OREGON CITY, OREGON
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TERMS 6F SUBSCRIPTION.
On Tear, by malt fl.M
Sra Mentha, by mall l.M
Four Months, by mall LM
ej. week, by oarrier. -. II
' CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER.
WANTED.
WANTED : Steady, experienced girl
for housework. No cooking. Must
give refernces. Good wages. Ad
dress care Enterprise office.
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THE MORNING ENTERPRISE
lg on sale at the following stores
every day:
Huntley Bros. Drugs
Main Street.
1. W. McAnulty Cigars
' Seventh and Main.
' . IB. B. Auderson,
Main near Sixth.
M. B. Dunn Confectionery
Next door to P. O. .
City Drug Store
Electric Hotel.
Sckoenborn Confectionery
Seventh and .V Q. Adams.
April 24 In American History.
1764 Thomas Addis Emmet, distin
guished Irish American, brother ol
the ill starred Robert Emmet, born;
died in New York city 1827.
1862 Federal fleet under Farragut
passed the Confederate forts at
New Orleans.
1898 President McKinley called for
125,000 volunteers to serve against
Spain.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Sun sets 6:49, rises 5:08. Evening
stars: Mars. Saturn. Morning stars:
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury.
We surely are advancing in our
small but beautiful city. We have
a city council with a desire to make
a record; a city council and mayor
who are all live wires in the real
a -
sense, even if all are not members of
that association. Just think of the
improvements and betterments we
have coming to us, but still, who de
serves them more than our good peo
ple. We have a city of working men,
industries, wide awake, up to date
always ready to help others with
themselves a secondary consideration.
This list of items now before the
people is important will do more to
enhance the value of everybody's
: property than any other group of
things ever laid out to be done here.
First An elevator, useful to every
one, whether man, woman or child.
Advantageous to the business man,
and valuable aid to the mother with
small children.
Second A Public Dock, prevents
monopoly of the city's freight; cre
ates competition. A gain not only to
the merchant but the consumer as
well.
Third Something for our boys, A
Public Park, for ball games, fairs,
exhibitions of all kinds, a place where
our boys will be in good company and
where parents will know, they are
being taken care of.
A bond issue of $18,000 at six per
cent, 20 years time, will be $1080 per
annum or less than one half addition
al taxes while the principal will be
paid later by the rising generation.
Boys, get in line and be boosters,
this is the time for the boys of our
city to learn politics they can do
something for themselves now and
at the same time for their city. Start
now. Ask ybur friends to stand by
you and then see that they do.
FREDERICK D. GRANT
Tha, prominence of the later Gen.
Grant was not altoegther due to the
prestige which was conferred upon
him by his distinguished father. A
graduate of West Point in 1871 he
served in the army ten years, attain
ing the rank of lieutenant colonel,
after which he held several political
posts, including those of minister to
Austria, and police commissioner of
New York. When the Spanish war
came he immediately offered his ser
vices to the government?, became a
colonel and afterward a brigadier gen
eral, did good work in Porto Rico
until the peace came, and later on
Help Alien School Children to
Remember Mother Land
Bt Judta HUGO PAM of Chicsgo
HMERICAN SCHOOL CHILDREN MAY CLAIM AS THEIR HEROES
NOT ONLY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ABRAHAM LIN
COLN. BUT THE NOBLEST OF TViE HI8TORIC CHARACTERS
OF THOSE COUNTRIES FROM WHICH THEIR .PARENTS
EMIGRATED.
What does tha littls school child whose parents came from Poland
think of when American national songs are sung ? Of the pilgrims in
New England and Virginia ? Of the men who signed tha Declaration
of Independence or wrote the constitution ? Why. not tell them also
of Sobieski and tha great Polish heroes? Has not the American child
born of French paranta the right to CLAIil KINSHTP WITH NA
POLEON? American children have a GLORIOUS HERITAGE
ACROSS THE SEA as well as in the land which their parents have
adopted. .
I thinJ- it a wise plan to ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF
THE HWTORY OF THESE FOREIGN NATIONS N OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. In Polish districts I should rnc-Mirage a closer
study of .Poland, in Bohemian districts of Bohemian. - This would ac
quaint the child with the history of the race from which lie sprang
and give him that PRIDE IN THE GLORIES OF THE PAST
WHICH . ENCOURAGES EFFORTS TO EXCEL The child
would feel an enthusiasm which he cannot feel about American heroes.
was active in aiding in the suppres
sion of the insurrection of Aguinaldo
in the Philippines.
In his various activities Frederick
D. Grant met all the demands which
his assignments set up. By his poise
and sanity he sustained the traditions
of his family. He was a creditable
soldier and citizen, and his death at
the age of 62, when many years of
life still seemed ahead of him, will be
regretted by the country. Incident
ally, his death points out the futility
of attempting to conceal, by denials
or evasions, the fact of a person's
serious illness, after the report reach
es the newspapers. In such an ex
igency, as in all other affairs, the
truth should be told.
AND SLAIN IN MEXICO
GALVESTON, Texas, April 23. Forty-seven
passengers, all but one citi
zens of the United States, who ar
rived today from Vera Cruz" on the
steamship Texas, told of alleged tor
ture and assassination of Americans
in Mexico.
All the refugees left the lands,
homes, furniture and everthing they
possessed except enough money for
passage and the clothes on their backs
Among the entire number there were
only four or five trunks.
M. M. Ish, one of the refugees, told
of the murder of an American citizen
named Wait.
"Mr. Wait was a neighbor of mine,"
said Ish. "He had sold several head
of cattle and hidden the money. Des
peradoes came to his home and de
manded money. Failing to get it,
they deliberately beheaded him with
their machetes and herded his cattle
off. There are many instances just
like this.
"We lived in a little settlment where,
a colony of 11 American families had
founded the town of Sanburn. All
departed because we were afraid to
remain longer, knowing we should
be killed or tortured. Before leaving
we filed our claims for damages with
the American consul in Mexico City."
John T. McGee, a- wealthy painter
who went to Mexico two years' ago
returned to America minus more than
$20,000 and left behind land and live
stock. McGee. tells of alleged cruel
ties practiced on an American, woman,
a Mrs. Shay, now in the hospital at
Mexico City.
"What has been true of the Shay
family," said McGee, "has been like
wise true of scores of other Amer
icans, and by staying there we took
our lives in our hands. The bandits
are everywhere. The Mexiean Gov
ernment is not able to quiet them."
Practically every man on board the
Texas had a similar story to tell of
experiences in Mexico. -
"The only reason we are here," said
one of the men, "is that we were
lucky enough to beat them to it. Ev
erywhere you go, except right in the
largest cities, you will see deserted
farms, houses burned, livestock stol
en, and in many instances the decay
ing and headiest bodies of their own
ers lying about.
"The bandits are in such large num
bers and so scattered over the inter
ior that to resist them is useless.
We Americans had to give up every
thing to them whensthey came to
the settlements, not matter how well
armed we might be."
Sanburn, the place where the refu
gees say some of the alleged atroci
ties occurred, is in the State of Vera
Cruz, 13 miles northwest of San Lu
cretia. It is on the Vera Cruz and
Isthmus Railway, across the Isthmus
of Tehauntepec, and is listed as a
railway and telegraph station.
Where They Go To.
"I thought you said be had three
children."
"So he has."
"That's queer. He always seems to
have a lead pencil In his pocket." Exchange.
OIANT RECRUIT, EVANS, DE- X
VELOPS DRY SPITTER. X
The "dry spitter" is the very T
latest thing in the big league
benders, and Rube Evans, the
New York Giants' southpaw re;
cruit from Dallas, Tex., is the in
ventor. Evans throws the "dry spitter"
tn exactly the same manner that
the regular spitball is delivered
except that he does not moisten
it It takes a peculiar wabbling
motion and jumps just as it gets
to the batter. Instead of break
ing into a right handed batter, as
j- in the case of the spitball, it takes
an outward and upward jump
that Is very puzzling.
McGraw says he will try and
T teach it to Rube Marquard.
OWES CAREER TO INJURY.
Daubert So Bashful Ha Didn't Show
Class Until Jordan Hurt Knee.
When Jake Daubert was a Nap re
eruit bis extreme bnshfulness caused
him to be turned back. 'as Jake did not
have the nerve to assert himself. He
is now a regular at Brooklyn and one
of the three best first sackers in the
country, but he might be still in the
minors were it not for the accident that
befell Tim Jordan.
In 1909 Jake was with Memphis. He
had been turned back by Cleveland and
Toledo. He lacked aggressiveness, but
Larry. Sutton. Brooklyn scout, pro-
Photo by American Press Association.
JAEB DAUBERT.
nounced him worth a trial, especially
after he had conferred with Mique
Finn, now manager of the Mobile
team, but then manager of the Little
Rock club. Sutton argued that Dau
bert had been turned back by an
American league and an American as
sociation team and scarcely was worlb
a trial. Finn, however, persuaded him
to take Daubert
The following spring Brooklyn train
ed at Little Rock. Daubert and Tim
Jordan were the contenders for first
base. Jordan bad the call, of course,
and Daubert seldom had nerve to take
a whirl at the work at the first corner.
Finn asked him bow things were go
ing with him. and Daubert replied that
he expected to be uent back to Mem
phis. "Sent back, nothing!" exclaimed
Finn. "Get out there and show what
you can do. Don't be so blamed afraid
to make a noise. Wake up and get into
the game."
It was no use. however. The season
started, and Daubert was a bench
warmer, but just a Brooklyn was
considering where to send him Jor
dan hurt his knee, and be never had a
Chance to get Daubert off that bag
once Jaks was installed as a regular.
Finn alBo tella a story in regard to
the sudden advancement of Zack
Wheat, the star outfielder of the
Brooklyn club. Wheat played with
Mobil the year the Napa trained there
1000. Manager UcQulre looked him
over, but decided he was hopeless be
cause of his weak batting. It so hap
pened that Wheat hit like mad against
Little Rock, and when John McGraw
wired Finn asking him if be knew of
a good outfielder in the Southern
league the Little Rock manager wired
back-for him to take Wheat regard
less of his .248 batting average.
He received no further "reply, bnt
that winter he ran across McGraw in
New York, and the latter said be was
mighty sorry be hsd hot taken the
Op. .
Boston's Marathon April 19.
Boston Athletic association's annual
Marathon race will take place on April
19. .The winner will likely be sent to
represent the United States at the
Olympic games race. ;
William Coiiper's Longfellow
Bust For Grand Rapids, Mich.
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ONE or the most recent works of William Couper, the well known Ameri--can
sculptor, is the heroic bronze bust of Longfellow destined to adorn
Fulton Street park, in Grand Rapids, Mich., as the gift of Mrs. Loraine
Pratt Immen of that city. Mr. Couper lived for twenty-two years in
Italy, where he entered the studio of Thomas Ball, many of whose statues
among them that of Webster in Central park, New York, are to be seen in
American cities. The younger sculptor married the daughter of the elder, and
( the two artists have the same workshop in New York, having returned to their
native land. Among Mr. Couper's works are the statue of Moses on the appel
late division courthouse, in New York, and "Beauty's Wreath For Valor's
Brow." He is a member of the National Sculpture society and the New York
Architectural league. His borne is In Montclair, N. J.
SYMPATHETIC R. R.
E
KANSAS CITY, April 23. At a ses
sion of the Federation of Federations,
an organization of railway grafts,
formed here, officials were elected for
the ensuing year. They ware: pres
dent, W. O. Wharton, machinist, St.
Louis; vice-president, George W.
Pring, boilermakerrDes Moines, la.;
secretary-treasurer, John Scott,
Brotherhood qf Railway Carmen, San
Francisco. The executive council will
be composed of all the international
presidents of the affiliated organiza
tions. -
Besides the election of officers the
Federation decided to send a message
to President Taft, asking Federal in
tervention in the strike of the carmen
on the Harriman lines and the Illi
nois Central railway.
The letter, which warns the Presi
dent that a strike of the 300,000 mem
bers of the Federation will be called
unless action is taken, follows:
"The convention of Federated Rail
way Employes, representing all roadi-
west and south of Chicago, now in
session at Kansas City, having under
consideration the Illinois Central
strike have decided to extend or make
preparation to extend the strike over
all Western railways unless settle
ment of an honorable character can
be secured. Permit us to refer you
to recent correspondence on this
strike, in which it was pointed out
to you the great loss to these inter
ests, the tremendous loss of life and I
the delay of the United States mails.!
The men are determined and when
it is taken into consideration that
these other roads, affiliated with the
General Managers's Association are
assisting the Harriman lines and the
Illinois Central, they cannot be blam
ed for the action contemplated. The
seriousness of it can be measured by
the effect of the one now in progress.
Boiler explosions are becoming more
frequent and the nonenforcement of
the safety appliance law is endanger
ing public safety."
Baseball
AT PORTLAND
RECREATION PARK '
Cor. Vaughn and Twenty-fourth Sts.
OAKLAND
PORTLAND
'" April 23-24-25-26-27-28.
Games Begin Weekdays at 3:30 p. m.
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. '
LADIES DAY FRIDAY
Boys under 12 Free to Bleachers Wednesday.
JURORS ACCEPTED .
AT HUMPHRY TRIAL
CORVALLIS, Or., April 23. The
trial of George and Charles Humph
rys, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Eliza Griffith, began here this morning
Judge Hamilton presiding. District
Attorney Bryson and Deputy Clarke
represent the state, and J. A. Jeffreys
and Harry J. Parkison, of Portland,
are the defendants' lawyers. Only two
jurymen were tentatively accepted
this morning, six being excused for
cause. It is not probable that the
jury will be completed before Thurs
day, and the trial is expected to be
long drawn out.
By agreement the two men are tried
jointly for the murder on June 1, 1911,
of Mrs. Eliza Griffith at Philomath,
and sinking her body in a lake near
her home. The Humphrys were ar
rested after- long months of search
for evidence and after they had mov
ed out of the Philomath neighborhood
to near Banks, where their mother
died. Both of the men are also sus
pected of having committed a num
ber of other murders. They have
confessed to the Griffith murder, but
on advice of their -attorneys have with
drawn the plea and now plead not
guilty to the charge. The state has
strong evidence against them and the
prosecuting attorney believes that a
conviction of murder in the first de
gree will be easily secured.
MRS. DOWIE HAS TOMB
OF.
CHICAGO, April 22. Mrs. Jane
Dowie, widow of the late Dr. John
Alexander Dowie, founder of Zion
City, and general overseer of the
Christian Catholic Church in Zion,
having heard that a movement was on
foot to remove the body of her hus
band from its grave to a mausoleum,
has engaged detectives to prevent the
desecration of his grave.
Wilbur Gleen Voliva, successor to
Dr. Dowie in Zion City announced
lately, it is said that he had planned
the erection of a mausoleum near Shl
loh tabernacle, in which would be
placed the body of the former leader.
It was his idea, he said, to arrange
pilgrimages to the mausoleum an
nually on the Feast of the Passover.
The body of the former leader now
reposes in a grave in a cemetery in
Zion City; marked by an unengraved
tombstone.
Rev. Smith To Preach
Rev. E. A. Smith will hold services
at Willamette tonight Special mus
ic will be a feature. A welcome to
all who wish to- come for a profitable
hour is extended,
FOR SHIP DISASTER
(Continued from page 1.)
around, most of them being about
150 feet high." ' -Pittman
was ceJain that at the time
of the collision First Officer Murdock
was on the bridge watching for ice.
Pittman started his testimony in a
laconic and brusque: manner. Com
ments an his stolidness were audible
in every part of the room. Then the
committee begaffuuestioning him on
j the scenes on the Titanic when it was
found that there was no- hope of sav
ing the vessel. Pittman's demeaifor
underwent a complete change, and
in a choking -voice he begged the
committee not to press him regard
ing the death cries of the trapped vic-
! tims.
"The prayers and moans of the pas
sengers arose in a mighty chorus of
woe when they learned that hope had
vanished," Pittman said. "It was a
continualr moan for an hour, and it
died away gradually. I wish you had
not referred to this."
Women spectators wept, and the
senators composing the committee
shaded their eyes as Pittman describ
ed the scenes attendant upon the
sinking of the "unsinkable" Titanic.
J. Bruce Ismay, Pittman said, was
standing near a lifeboat and he heard
him ask alout a boat loaded with
women. Captain Smith, Pittman said
followed out Ismay's sugges'tions in
issuing orders.
. Pittman, declareiT.that his boat sav
ed 40 pas.engers in addition to six
members of the Titanic's crew. He
heard fout explosions, he said, "and
then the Titanic pitched perpendic
ularly into the depths.
Pittman said that when he retired
at 10 p. m. the vessel was making
about 21i knots. He said:
"I reached the deck about 11:30
o'clock. The collision awakened me.
It sounded as if the ship was coming
to anchor. I was half asleep and won
dered where and why we were cast
ing the anchors. I rushed-to the deck
undressed, saw nothing and returned
to my bunk, in the belief that I had
suffered a nightmare. Then Fourth
Officer Boxhall came to my room and
said the Titanic had struck an ice
berg. "When I got to the deck I found
that the lifeboats were being lowered
I saw the firemen coming up from
the engine room.
"Women were crawling over the
hatch and I rushed out to help load
the lifeboats. I helped to lower boat
No. 5, which was assigned to my care
before we sailed. A man in a dress
ing gown said:
'You had better get those women
and children over there and load them
in that boat.'
"I learned later that this man was
Mr. Ismay. I got the boat almost
filled, and shouted: 'Are there any
more women?' There did not seem
to be, so I let some men get in. I
put 40 on my boat, including six men.
There would not have been so many
men in the boat but there were no
women abqut. First Officer Murdock
told me to take charge of that boat
and pull out. He shook hands with
me, saying:
" 'Good-bye old man, and good luck!'
""I never saw Murdock after that. I
believed only two or three of the com
partments had filled and never had
the faintest idea that the Titanic
would sink. All the passengers - in
my boat behaved admirably. None
tried to get on after we struck water,
and none tried to get out.
"Women in my boat were not per-
imitted to row, although some of them
I wanted to do so that they could keep
1 warm. It was about 35 degrees above
izero and very chilly."
; Asked to describe the Titanic's
foundering he said:
"The Titanic was submerged to the
forecastle and afterwards turned over
and went down perpendicularly. I
heard four reports like big guns in
the distance. This was prooaDiy
caused by the bulkheads bursting. I
do not think the boilers exploded.
"I saw no people on the afterdeck
when the boat sank. Every one whom
I saw on the ship wore a lifebelt ex
cept a few members of the crew. I
did not see Captain Smith when the
Titanic sank."
Asked if he heard any cries of dis
tress, he replied sadly:
"Oh, yes I heard crying, sobbing
and moaning, and praying, too. But
there were no noises until the ship
sank.' '
HoV strong are jou going in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile contest?
It takes five different aged
whiskies to make Cyrus
N6ble--each one good in
itself. But it takes blend
ing and re-ageing to bring
out the best in each to
round-out"
' Why punish yourself with rough, high-proof, strong
whiskey when you can get Cyrus Noble everywhere?
W. J. VANCHUYVER & CO. GENERAL AGENTS, PORTLAND, OREGON.
WANTED: People that are lovers of
curios to call at my store. I have
one of the best lines in the valley.
I will buy or sell anything of value
Have a fine liae of second hand
furniture. Geo. Young.
WANTED: Indian relics and old U.
S. postage stamps, good prices paid.
Henry Schoenborn, 1015, 7th street
WANTED: Incubator Cyphers pre
ferred about 240 egg capacity, ad
dress 450, Gladstone.
FOR tALE.
I am ready to fill orders for fresh
milch cows. Mayfield Bros. Phone
Beaver Creek or address Spring
water, Oregon, Route No. 1.
S. C. R. I. Reds from greatest prize
winning stock on Pacific Coast, fine
big laying hens $1.00 each. Eggs
- $2.00 per 15, Mrs. S. A. Strong, Ore
gon City, Route No. 3.
FOR SALE: Thoroughbred Berk
shire boar. 350 pounds or over. $35
C. A. Nash, 16th and Divisiion.
DYEING AND STEAM CLEANING.
OREGON CITY' DYE WORKS 215
. 7th street. French dry and steam
- cleaning. Repairing, alterations
and relining. Ladies' and gent's
clothing of all kind cleaned, pressed
and dyed. Curtains carpets, blan
kets, furs and uuto covers. All work
called for and delivered. Phone
Main 389. Mrs. Frank Silver.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dressmaking and all kind3 of sewing
Mrs. C. A. Davenport, Room 13 over
Jack & Albright's store.
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
LAND FOR SALE: By Mayfield
Bros., will sell in any number of
acres from $25 to $80 per acre. Ad
dress "ayfield Bros., Springwater,
Ore; .oute No. 1, or phone, Beav
er Csek.
BARGAIN! 5 room modern bungalow.
Lot 50x100, one block from station.
$1200. Easy payments. Thos. E.
Gault, Gladstone, Ore.
GLADSTONE PROPERTY ! Houses,
Vacant lots, acreage. Easy pay
ments, Thos. E. Gault, Gladstone,
Ore.
FOR SALE: 5 room bungalow, bath
and modern conveniences. Inquire
G. B. Dimick, Oregon City.
EIGHT AND ONE HALF ACRES
And a six room house furnished sev
en and one half under high state
of cultivation, rich bottom land, five
blocks from station, land sells on
either side of this place from six
hundred to one thousand dollars per
acre if sold within sixty days this
place sells for ($4400.) Jennings
Lodge Real Estate Co., office at sta
tion, Jennings Lodge, Oregon.
ATTORNEYS.
U'REN & SCHTJEBEL, Attorneys-at-Law,
Deutscher Advokat, will prac
tice in all courts, make collections
and settlements. Office in Enter
prise Bldg., Oregon City. Oregon.
WOOD AND COAL.
OREGON CITY WOOD AND FUEL
CO.. F. M. Blukm. Wood and coal
delivered to all parts of the city.
SAWTNG A SPECIALTY. Phone
your orders. Pacific 3502, Home
B 110.
INSURANCE.
K. H. COOPER, For Fire Insurance
aad Real Eartate. Let us handle
your properties we buy, sell and
exchange. Office in Enterprise
Bice., Oregon City. Ores.
BIDS WANTED
Bids will be received until noon,
April 30, for the construction and
completion of a two story eight-room
frame dwelling for D. M. Shanks of
Oreeon City, Oregon at the office of
White Bros., architects, No. 408 Jef
ferson street, Oregon City, Oregon.
LOST.
LOST: Steel Fish rod on Seventh
street between Polk and Taylor,
Sunday morning. Finder please re
turn to Wells Fargo . Express. Re
ward. The Morning Enterprise is the beet
breakfast food you can have.
the flavor.