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THE WEATHER.
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VOL. Ill No.. 105.
STEAMER ON SPIT;
GEORGE R. VOSBURG HARD j
N EHALEM RIVER
COMBERS SWEEPING OVER VESSEL
Life-Saving Crew, Stationed Six Miles
To South, On Way To Wreck
Barge In Tow
Cut Adrift
TILLAMOOK, Or., May 3 Hard
aground on the south spit at the
mouth of the Nehalem River, the
steamer George R. Vosberg tonight
lies in a highly precarious position as
a result of having struck, at 11 o'clock
today, while crossing in with the
barge Nehalem in tow.
Captain Erickson, her master, and
the crew of seven men are still on
board. A launch is standing by in
the Nehalem River and an effort will
be made to take off the crew in case
the Vosburg begins breaking up. The
United States life-saving force sta
tioned at Garibaldi, six miles south,
is on the way to the wreck, with the
intention of attempting ' the crew's
rescue.
Several huge combers broke over
the Vosburg soon after she struck,
but since that time the sea has been
calmer, and unless the wind freshens
there is prospect that the vessel may
be floated off at high tide.
The barge Nehalem was cut adrift
after the steamer struck and floated
safely to a position in deep water,
where she now lies at anchor.
The Vosburg has been plying regu
larly between Columbia River points
and Nehalem. She is a small vessel
of but 109 tons. She has carried a
Jew passengers, but transported car
go mainly by means of the barge
which ehe towed. It is not known
here whether passengers are aboard
on the present trip, and the steamer
is so far out on the spit communica
tion with her has not been establish
ed. It is supposed the Vosburg came to
grief as a result of trying to cross
in at too low a stage of the tide. She
first bumped on the bottom, sustain
ing damage which rendered her un
manageable, and was blown ashore
before Captain Erickson could make
the necessary repairs to regain con
trol. BIG SCHOOL TRACK
MEET IS HELD TODAY
The Track meet to be held by the
High and Grammar Schools of Clak
amas County at the County Fair
Grounds at Canby today, will be one
of the most important athletic events
of the year. If there is time there
will bo a base ball game between
Canby and some other team in the
High School League.
The following are the list of events
60-yard dash; 100-yard dash; 220-yard
dash; 440-yard dash; half mile run;
mile run; 120-yard hurdle; 229-yard
hardle; one mile relay (four in team)
shot put; pole vault.
YOUR EYES ARE YOUR BREAD
WINNERS take care of them. If
they need help, help them and
HELP THEM QUICKLY.
SCIENTISTS say that out of every
hundred people today, NOT MORE
THAN TWO HAVE PERFECTLY
SIGHT is.
Of the other ninety-eight, many go
through life with POOR VISION
and never know it. They don't
know what really GOOD EYE
EYE SIGHT is.
OTHERS SUFFER for years from
INCORRECT EYESTRAIN in
which wearing of PROPER LENS
ES would entirely remove.
If YOUR 'EYES tire easily if
you experience discomfort when
looking at small objects, if things
appear to "swim" and "blur,"
if yours eyes are no longer equal
to the work of the day THEY
ARE IN TROUBLE AND NEED
HELP. '
DO NOT DELAY and run risk of
more SERIOUS TROUBLE. Long
experience enables us to give
TROUBLED EYES just the HELP
THEY NEED. All the work done
by an EXPERT OPTICIAN.
Burmeister &
Andresen
Oregon City Jewelers
Suspension Bridge Cor.
CREW
IMPERILED
TORNDNCd
T SATURDAY TO
BE GOOD ROADS DAY
Governor West has set aside Sat
urday, May 11, as "Good Roads Day
for all Oregon."
A proclamation will be issued from
the offices of the chief executive to
morrow. Copies of the proclamation
will be sent with a call for a meet
ing of every commercial organiza
tion in the state on "Good" Roads
Day."
The call for the meeting was is
sued by C. C. Chapman, secretary of
the Oregon Development League. The
103 commercial clubs in the thirty
four counties of Oregon will hold their
meetings simultaneously, and it is
said the demonstration, will be the
greatest in behalf of better built high
ways ever made in the United States.
Good Roads Day" will be for Ore
gon what the parade under the direc
tion of the good roads squadron last
Wednesday was in Portland.
To each of the commercial organ
izations will be sent sets of the pe
titions asking for signatures. The,
purpose of the plan is to secure a
portion of the 60,000 signatures need
ed to place the bills on the Novem
ber ballot from each of the counties.
This is more for the sake of promot
ing interest and understanding of the
measures than to get the signatures
much as the latter are needed, says
President C. T. Prall, of the Oregon
Association for Highway Improve
ment. LEVEE GIVES WAY
. FLOODING BAYOU
BATON ROUGE, La., May 3 The
Mississippi River protection levee in
front of the Bayou Sara, La., broke
today. According to the report here
there is no chance to save the town.
Later dispatches reported that Ba
you Sara is from 5 to 15 feet under
water this afternoon, and all hopes
of stopping the crevasse have been
abandoned. The break now has wid
ened to 75 feet and still is growing.
The lower portion of St. Francis
ville is three feet under, water. No
loss of life, has been reported.
Eight persons were drowned this
afternoon when the Mississippi Riv
er levee near Morgansea, La., broke,
flooding the surrounding country.
The yellow waters of the Mississip
pi today are sweeping through a 1000
foot breach in the levee at Torras in
a raging torrent. It is difficult to
estimate the financial loss which must
come to the whole of one parish,
Pointe Coupe, and parts of several
others, but it is certain it will be
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
suar cane, cotton, rice, and corn
crops, which were well advanced, will
be a total loss, and the loss of live
stock will be heavyr
Torras was practically cut off from
wire communication last night, the
water having submerged the cross
arms on the telegraph poles.-
Special trains were run between
New Roads to a point near Torras last
night, to bring out refugees. Hun
dreds of people forced from their
homes by thV water were picked up
at several stations and brought to
New Roads, but many refused to
leave, preferring to take chances with
the water. In every direction farm
ers could be seen herding livestock
to the levees. ' -
No loss of life has been reported in
the newly-flooded area, but many sto
ries of thrilling escapes are coming
in and it is known that scores of per
sons still are in danger.
The Enterprise automobile contest
is the most popular thing ever pulled
off in the Willamette Valley.'
How strong are you going in the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile content?
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED IS 6 6
OREGON CITY,
MR. HOUSEANDLOT TAKES HIS GARDEN;
T
Alexander P. Revell, Chairman of the
Roosevelt National Committee.
FINE CONCERT GIVEN
BY PHILHARMONIC
The first joint concert of the Phil
harmonic Society, Philharmonic" Or
chestra and the Oregon City Band,
widely heralded and eagerly, antici
pated took place Wednesday even
ing at the Congregational Church,
which was well filled with the friends
of the members of the three musical
organizations. The criticism, and
there was very little of it, was kindly
and the musical . people who have
worked hard for many months for the
mere love of it performed creditably.
Probably the most pleasing feature
of the affair was the chorus singing
of the Philharmonic Society, showing
conscientious work and careful train
ing. The two Portland soloists, Miss
Maud Dammasch and Frank Mead,
rendered several numbers acceptably.
The audience was in a very gener
ous mood and was extremely liberal
with its applause. The part-songs of
the Philharmonic Society were admir
ably done, and in the Strauss num
ber, "Greetings of Spring," Mrs. John
Crawford assisted the orchestra in
cello accompaniment.
Oregon City has many beautiful
voices and they were never before
heard in ensemble to such a distinct
advantage nor with more pleasing ef
fectiveness. R. V. D. Johnson was a
capable director.
The Program:
March Oregon City Band Buffoni
Orchestra Song of Spring Brahms
Song Mr. Frank Mead, Tenor
Violin, Liebeslied, Dancla, Mr, A.
Flechner. -Part-Song
Greetings of Spring Strauss
Vorspiel: Hansel und Greted, Hum-
perdinck Orchestra
Song, Love I Have Won You (From
Cycle of Life) Roland, Miss Maud
Dammasch
Overture, Lutspiel, Kela Bela, Ore
gon City Band.
Song Mr. Frank Mead
Part-Song The Cloister Gate Greig
Choir from Philharmonic Society.
Song, The Dream so Fair Wood
man, Miss Maud Dammasch.
Orchestra Tales of Hoffman, . Vocal
parts by members of Philharmonic
Society. - -
Finale March Oregon City , Band
Accompanists:
Philharmonic Society, Miss Kathleen
Harrison.'
Philharmonic Orchestra, Miss Marion
Money. ' . '
Solo Numbers, Miss Sadie Ford.
DR. FORD TO DELIVER
MEMORIAL ORATIONS
Dr. T. B. Ford, pastor of the Meth
odist Church, has accepted invitations
to deliver the memorial sermon of the
Grand Army post and the Women's
Relief Corps at Lents in the Metho
dist church May 26 and to deliver the
memorial oration May 30. . ': 1
ffK$ f$ L& j
OREGON, SATURDAY,
IN NIGHTS.
GLADSTONE TO HAVE
WATER PLANT JULY 1
Announcement was made at the
meeting of the Gladstone City Council
Friday evening that the water plant
wtrald be in operation July 1. Nelson
& Catto, of Gladstone, were awarded
the contract to erect the pumping
plant and Fairbanks & Morse will in
stall the engine. The pumping plant
will be of concrete and will be eight
een by twenty-eight, feet. A gasoline
engine will be used. The conrtact
for building the reservoir and laying
the pipes was let at a previous meet
ing to the Jahn Construction Com
pany, of Portland, for $15,500. Work
on the plant will be started at once.
FOUNTAIN HOSE NO. 1
GIVES BIG BANQUET
Fountain Hose Company No. 1, met
at the company's hall last night, and
the meeting was remarkable for a
large attendance of members and vis
iting -firemen from other companies.
The matter of quarterly meetings of
the entire fire department for' mutual
improvement and good fellowship was
discussed and Chief Hannaford" who
was present, was requested to call a
meeting of the committees from the
various companies to arrange the
meetings.
At the close of' the meeting the
members and visitors did full justice
to a bill of fare of all kinds of shell
fish and liquid refreshments. A
smoker' f ollowed the banquet and ad
dresses were made by Chief Hanna
ford, ex-chief Croner, Lieutenant, W.
R. Logus, Chris Hartman and Al Cox.
Songs were rendered by Harry
Woodward, Frank Sonnegard and
Frank AVoodward. All present enjoy
ed a good time.
E
IS FOR ROOSEVELT
; SPOKANE, May 3. The results of
; the Republican primaries here yest
; erday practically assure a solid dele
, gation of 61 delegates for Roosevelt
from Spokane County to the State
j Convention at Aberdeen. Returns re-
ceived up to the present time give
, Roosevelt 3041 delegates, to the coun
ty convention tomorrow with only
1 216 necessary to control,
i The result of the primaries here
; gives Roosevelt a decided lead for the
1 two delegates to the National Con
vention to be selected from the Third
Congressional district, embracing 19
counties in the eastern section of
Washington. According to the re
sults of the primaries held so far in
the district, Roosevelt is estimated to
have 112 delegates to the district con
vention, Taft 31 and La Follette one,
with 13 contested. Only 124 delegates
are needed to control the convention,
and 12 more votes, which could be
secured by seating the contesting del
egation from Chelan County, would
give victory to the Roosevelt forces
in the district.
I have 63 acres of fine garden land
in Jtfgh state of cultivation. Fine lo
cation. Fronts on Macadam road.
Fine bearing orchard. Good 8 room
house, barn and out buildings. Good
well Will sell for $4,000. $2,000
cash, balance 7 years at 6 per cent
This place is one mile from Oregon
City Courthouse,. 20 miles from Port
land, one-half mile from Oregon City
car line Can't beat this place in
Clackamas County. Call or address
Cyrus Powell, Oregon City, Oregon,
Stephens Building, Room 10.
MAY 4, 1912.
AUTOS GAINING
BICYCLES GIVE. WAY TO MOST
POPULAR MODERN METHOD
OF TRAVEL
CANDIDATES HAVE CHANCE OF LIVES
Winner Of Enterprise Car Will Be
Extolled In Years To Come
Interest Increases-
Daily
3 3
STANDING OF CANDI
DATES S
..129,200 8
...47,200
...32,600
...15,000 S
. . . 6,800 $
... 6,000 &
. . . 7,200 $
& 88 S
Ruby McCord
S Joseph Sheahan
$ Kent Wilson
$ John Brown
$ John Weber ... v. ... .
S John Haleston
S A. G. Kindler
In tho early nineties bicycling was
the "craze." Everybody who was
anybody had a bicycle, and the ma
chines cost $100 or more each. The
old and the young, and even the halt
and the blind were victims of the
"habit.'' It was great fun, pedaling
up hill, and coasting down hill, and
enthusiasts who had "century runs"
to their credit were idolized.' But the
bicycle was not a particularly prac
ticable means of locomotion, and
gradually enthusiasm waned. It
will never be so with the automobile,
however, for in it one does not have
to strain his muscles, his nerve cent
ers, hia very, brain, like with the bi
cycle, in speeding over the country.
The auto carries its passengers with
out any effort on their part. They
may view the beautiful landscapes,
beautiful panoramas are unfolded to
them, as they go on their merry ways,
and when the trips are over, they are
not nearly so tired as they would be
is they had been riding behind the
best trotters or traveling in the finest
Pullmans.
The Morning and Weekly Enter
prise will give away an automobile
soon. One young woman and several
yong men' are contesting for this ma
chine. Is it any wonder that they are
working day and night in order to
win? The prize is a big one and the
winner will, not only derive a great
deal of pleasure from the use of the
car, but will be pointed out in years
to come as the first person to win
an automobile in a contest in Clack
amas County.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
WILL MEET TODAY
The Republican County Central
Committee and the nominees
of the party will meet at 10 o'clock
this morning in Willamette Hall. The
meeting will be called to order by
Chairman Stipp. It is probable that
the coming campaign will be discuss
ed. A chairman and secretary of the
committee will be elected and a state
central committeeman and congress
ional committeeman will be chosen.
C. Schuebel is present state central
committeeman and George C. Brown
ell is Congressional Committeeman.
MEETING IS CALLED
The proposed division of Clackamas
County will be discussed at a meet
ing in the Commercial Club parlors
next Tuesday evening. A large dele
gation from the eastern section of the
county, which desires to secede and
form a new county to be known as
Cascade County, with Estacada as the
county seat, will be in attendance.
The meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Live Wires and all
members are expected to be in at
tendance. While the members of the
Commercial Club are not on record
as being opposed to the proposed div
ision of the county, they declare that
the representatives of the eastern sec
tion must give convincing reasons for
the proposed plan before it will be
given the indorsement of the local
organization. They say it must be
demonstrated that, the proposition
would not only be advantageous to the
portion of the county that wishes to
withdraw, but also to Clackamas coun
ty. Two Divorces Granted
Judge Campbell Friday granted de
crees In the following divorce cases:
E. H. Roeber against Christine D.
Roeber and Helen J. Bergh against
Edwin C. Bergh.
GIVEN SURPRISE PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burke were
surprised at their home in Gladstone
Friday evening when . about twenty
five of their friends and neighbors
called. A most enjoyable evening
was spent in games and music. De
licious refreshments were served. Mr.
and Mrs. Burke proved a delightful
host and hostess.
Present were Mrs. William Ham
mond, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Paddock,
Mrs. H. E. Cross, Miss Ivah Harring
ton, Miss Jessie Paddock, Miss Myrtle
Holmes, Misses Mulkey, Miss Rose,
Miss Pearl Harrington, Miss Adah
Hulbert, Misses Mina and Madge Hol
lowell, Miss Stella Cross, Miss Fran
cis Cross, John Mulkey, John Sievers,
Charles Sievers, Mr. Arnold, Leo Bur
don, Hugh Burdon, Victor GaulL
POPULARITY
JUDGE
FINES
J. F. ALBRIGHT AND NICK STORY
LOSE TEST CASE AND ARE
ASSESSED $50 EACH
DEFENDANTS ENTER PLEA OF GUILTV
Deputy Fish Wardens, Who Made Ar
rests, Assert That Men Said
They Were Testing Close
. Season Order
John F. Albright and Nick
Story pleaded guilty to fishing
with nets out of season Friday after
noon and were fined $50 each by Cir
cuit Judge Campbell, Messrs. Albright
and Story said they fished to test the
law. Judge Campbell held that the
Fish and Game Commission had the
right to close the streams of the state.
The defendants will have to pay the
costs.
The following letter signed by R.
Sandstro'm and A. S. Nooning, deputy
fish wardens, who arrested Albright
and Story was received by the Morn
ing Enterprise Friday:
"In answer to the communication
of one who signs himself as 'One who
fishes in Daytime,' published by an
other paper, we beg to say that we
knew the case against Mr. Albright
and Mr. Story was a test case. This
we knew originally and we were con
firmed in that by the manner in which
the defendants acted at the time they
were arrested when they had plenty
of time to avoid us and get away, but
immediately upon our reaching the
net, said to us; in effect: 'You need
not come to us, we will go with you.'
"In addition to the above, when the
propeller of our launch became fast
in their net, they assisted us by tow
ing us to the sand bar and helped us
to disentangle the net and propeller.
"The reference at the bottom of the
article is so absurd that we feel that
we may properly ignore the illustra
tion." 3-YEAR HOMESTEAD
BILL IS APPROVED
WASHINGTON May 3. The con-,
ference committee tonight reached an
agreement on the Borah-Jones three-
year homestead bill and probably will
jnake a report to the Senate and
House on Monday.
The bill, as finally agreed upon, is
practically the bill as it passed the
House, with an added amendment re
quiring the cultivation of one-sixteenth
of the area of entry during the
second year of residence and one
eighth of the third year, before mak
ing final proof. The essential fea
tures of the Senate House bills are re
tained. The homestead period is reduced
from five to three years and home
steaders are permitted to be absent
from their land not to exceed five
months in each year after establish
ing a residence.
RICH VEIN OF COAL
DISCOVERED IN CITY
While workmen were excavating on
the Farr property on Seventh and
Monroe Streets a few days ago a vein
of coal was unearthed. Experts who
have examined a sample pronounced
it good. Farr Borthers are erecting
a large building on the corner, the
lower floor of which will be a sales
room, while the second story will be
used for flats. The basement, which
will be of cement will be used as a
storeroom and packing plant. The
owners of the building are anxious to
have the construction of the build
ing pushed as rapidly as possible.
OGLE GOLD MIINES H
TO BE INSPECTED
John Fairclough, president, and
John Scott, one of the directors of
the Ogle Mountain Mining Company,
and several of their friends who are
interested in the proposition left for
the Ogle Mines Thursday. They will
be gone several weeks, and will make
i a thorough inspection of the proper
ty. The development of the mines
has proved that there is gold and oth
er valuable metals, there in large
quantities, but that "a smelter will
have to be provided to separate the
metals from the ores. Money for the
installation of a smelting plant will
be raised in the near future. The
mines promise to yield large returns.
Couple Get License -
A license to marry was issued Fri
day to Anna B. Grosskopp and Al
bert B. Schwerin.
CAMPBELL
FISHERMEN
See The Split Chassis
of the 1912 Flanders on display in Huntley Bros.
Co.' window today. The motor and transmis
'sion are cut in halves and the working of the
whole interior economy is exposed. It's worth
seeing.
& ThA Antv riallv newenaner h. A
$ tween Portland and Salem: elrcu-
$ les in- every section o( Clacka-
mas County, with population of 3
30,000. Are you an advertiser?
Pkb Week, 10 Cestts
mm iifHf urn i
KAIlWAi WILL
RESTORE RATES
OFFICIALS OF P. R. L. & P. CO. AT
CONFERENCE AGREE TO
MAKE CONCESSIONS
PLANS, HOWEVER, ARE TENTATIVE
People. Warned Not TiKAppeal To
Commission Or Courts If
They Expect Relief An
other Meeting Called
3 $ $$4$$$Q
If the people of Oregon City,
Canemah, Gladstone and Jen
nings Lodge will agree, through
their several commercial organ
izations, not to appeal to the
State Railroad Commission or to
the Courts, for further conces
sions, then the Portland Railway,
Ligh & Power Co. will restore
the 50-ride 41 cent commutation
book to points within the Oregon
City 5 cent fare limit; grant the
request of residents of Jennings
Lodge and several other suburb
ban stations to split the 20-ride
commutation books into 10-ride
books, and making a limit of 60
days thereon; probably repair
the track running through the
main street of Canemah, and in
augurate a rate of 3J cents for
school children from Gladstone.
Unless such assurance is forth
coming, the company will no
doubt withold any concession
whatever.
For more than four hours Friday
night the delegations of the commer
cial bodies of Oregon City, Gladstone,
Jennings Lodge and Canemah plead
ed with the officials of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company for
reductions in passenger fares and oth
er concessions between points as far
North as Jennings Lodge and South
to Canemah, and while some of the
requests were granted tentatively, the
meeting as a whole, was rather a dis
appointment to the delegates.
When midnight arrived with little
possibility -for a satisfactory settle
ment, an adjournment was taken until
next Friday night, when another con
ference will be held in this city.
F. W. Hild, general manager;
Franklin T. Griffith, general attorney;
P.. J, Franklin, general suDerintend-
ent; F. D. Hunt, .traffic-manager; W.
T. Buchanan, publicity manager, and
J. W. Hewitt, assistant superintendent
represented the company and they
had enough figures at their fingers'
ends to have held the meeting until
breakfast.
Mr. Hild outlined the position of
his corporation in detail. He said,
among other things, that the recent
decision of the Railroad Commission
had caused a loss of about $20,000
per annum on the Oregon City divi
sion; that he had intended to ask the
directors of his road . to double the
track of the O. W. P., system from
Oregon City to PortlafTd, with the ob
ject of maintaining express service be
tween the terminals, followed by the
inauguration of a local street car ser
vice between Canemah and Jennings
Lodge or Meldrum, but that the loss
to the road due to the reduction in
cash fares had made him reluctant
to make this recommendation; that
the present rates are as low as it is
possible for the company to make and
still derive revenue above operating
expenses; that the effects of the pres
ent rates had been to shove them
4-n nnof that In iliatffA tf the
UU " 11 iu v, w u , but., .u J
property of the corporation it would
be impossible to make further reduc
tion in passenger rates, and that the
real solution was for the people along
the line to place themselves in a po
sition where the company could give
them service.
B. T. McBain, president of the Ore
gon City Commericial Club and a mem
ber of the Fare Committee of the Live
Wires, presided at the meeting, which
was held in the parlors of the club.
He said, in support of the contention
of Jennings Lodge for a 5 cent fare
to Oregon City, that the rate to Mel
drum is 1.8 cents per mile from Ore
gon City, while the rate to Jennings
Lodge is 3.33 cents per mile. He cited
the 5 cent rate prevailing from Port
land to St. Johns, which are separate
municipalities but the company's of
ficials declared the railway was los
ing money on the rate. Mr. McBain
came back with the assertion that
Willamette and Bolton have a 4 cent
commutation rate, and that other Ore
gon City suburbs on the O. W. P. divi
sion should be treated as well.
It was at this juncture that Gen
eral Manager Hild announced that the
company would agree to restore the
50-ride commutation book of 4i cents
per ride to and from points within
the five cent fare limit of Oregon
City.
S. L. Stevens presented Canemah's
grievances, asking for the same fare
from Portland as is given Oregon
City, viz: 20 cents; for a 3 cent com
mutation rate with Oregon City; for
an order requiring all cars to run to
the end of the line, day and night and
for the repair of the track running
throug Canemah's main street
Expert testimony from General Sup
erintendent Franklin and Assistant
Superintendent Hewitt relative to in
terlocking switches followed, and Mr.
Franklin pointed out the danger of
y (Continued on page 4.)