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MORNING ENTERPBISE, .'SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1912.
CENTER OF
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WASHINGTON, May 4. Maryland
now holds the. center of the political
stage and will remain in 'the lime
light until after its firsts state-wide
Presidential preference primary is
held on Monday.
The same energy that was devoted
to Massachusetts by the Taft and
Roosevelt forces is being thrown in
to the contest. There is no resemb
lance, nowever, between the Massa-
chusettes and Maryland situations so
far as popular enthusiasm is con
cerned. In Maryland the interest
has hardly reached the stage of ex
citement. But with both Taft and
Roosevelt stumping the state today
the Colonel having started in yester
day latent enthusiasm -may be
aroused considerably.
There is just as much doubt invol
ved in the Maryland contest as there
was in the Massachusetts fight. In
fact, the respective leaders appear
less ready to venture private predic
tions in this case than in the preced
ink one. It is Maryland's first experi
ment with a primary law, and it is
a primary law that is not thoroughly
understood. Sixteen delegates are to
be sent from Maryland to the Nation
al convention at Chicago and the same
number to the Democratic National
convention at Baltimore
Contrary to the possibilities pre
sented in Illinois, Pensylvania and
Massachusetts, there is no chance of
splitting the Maryland delegation.
The eRpublican . candidate for Pres
ident who wins the popular test on
Monday will have all 16 of the dele
gates to the National convention.
This fact gives additional importance
to the result.
The Roosevelt forces are contend
ing that Taft must win Maryland to
hold his place in the race, just as he
had to win a victory in Massachus
etts to keep himself from being elimi-
inated. The strategic importance of
conrtolling the Maryland delegation
is recongonized by both sides. The
delegates to the National convention
are not elected by direct vote under
the Maryland primary law. Instead
delegates to a state convention will
be chosen at the primaries, as in
New Hampshire. The state conven
tion will consist of 129 delegates,
elected in groups from each legisla
tive district.
In each of the Baltimore districts,
to illustrate the situation, seven state
deel gates are to be chosen. The Taft
and Roosevelt candidates appear on
the official ballot in hit-and-miss or
der, the elector being compelled to
pick out he seven for whom he wish
es to vote without the aid of any'poli
tical designation opposite the differ
ent names. And if an elector votes
for more than seven his ballot will
be void.
This is not such an important mat
ter, however the voting for delegates
as it 'was in Massachusetts. If the
preference vote is for either Roose
velt or Taft, whose names appear at
the top of the ballot in the order giv
en, that will count.
Delegates to the state convention
regardless of their personal prefer
ence, will vote for Taft or Roosevelt
delegates to the National Convention
according to the Presidential prefer
ence vote of their respective counties
Whichever obtains a majority of the
129 delegates to the state convention
Taft or Roosevelt will get the
delegation to Chicago.
Wof king f of theother fellow and
Get Busy for Yourself
Yours for the
asking
To stimulate interest in the voting and ive each one a chance to profirby their
work we will give a prize every ten days. These prizes will not affect ;the fina1
count in any way as all votes will count on
THE GRAND AUTOMOBILE
These prizes will be given to the one that hands n the largest number of votes
very ten days.
FOR EARLY SPRING.
Cutaway Coats Approved
by Best French Tailors.
SUIT OP TAN CLOTH.
There is something essentially
French and chic in this gay little cut
away coat, which is part of a Drecoll
suit built for a spring bride. The suit
is of tan cloth, with a band of black
ottoman silk on the square collar and
buttons of bjack jet with pearl cen
ters. The boots and gloves are cham
pagne color, the boots being in new
gaiter top style, with uppers of tan
cloth, having flat white buttons.
Wielding the Broom.
It is not an easy matter fo sweep
well, at any rate, if one judges by ex
perience, for when a broom is put into
the hands of the inexperienced more
barm than good generally results from
the use of it.
Light sweeping and soft brooms are
desirable. Many a carpet is prema
turely worn out by careless sweeping.
In sweeping thick piled carpets al
ways brush the way of the pile. "By
doing so it may be kept clean for
years. But if the broom is used in a
different way the dust will enter the
carpet and soon destroy it.
If the carpet covers the whole floor
of the room and it is nailed down,
place the chairs and other articles of
furniture which cm be easily moved
Jr 4 .
I ;
Vl " jg
In the middle of the room, pfn up the
curtains and cover the couch with an
old sheet.
Pieces of damp paper may be sprin
kled around the sides of the room, and
then sweep with a carpet broom to
ward one place. . '
Take shoxf strokes, being careful not
to raise the broom much. Sweep the
corners and edges with a small whisk-broom.
MR. AND MRS. TROOP
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A very pleasant surprise party was
tendered Mr. and Mrs. Troop, of Law
ton Heights Friday evening, the oc
casion being Mrs. Troop's birthday
anniversary. The affair was given at
the home of Mrs. J .C. Spagle, and the
rooms were very prettily decorated.
The evening was devoted to games
and music, after which all sat down
to enjoy a feast.
Present were W. H. VanWey, Mrs.
Edwin VanWey, Miss Alma VanWey,
Mr. and Mrs. Jubb, Miss Edith Jubb,
Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Ross, Mr. and
Mrs. William Farward, Mr. and Mrs.
William Troop, Mr. and Mrs. 3. C.
Spagle, Edith Ross, Mildred Ross,
RUth and Camilla Spagle, Miss Mil
dred Troop and Mrs. Ella Telford.
DON'T SAY PORTLAND
PORTLAND, May 4, (Special.)
Poor Portland! She has lost again
Years ago Louisville won the pen
nant in the American Association and
was a hopeless last the next year.
Is Portland trying to emulate the
real Colonels? Vernon made one in
the first, two in the second, and two
in the ninth. Portland 'made two in
the fifth and one in the eighth. Car
son and Gilligan pitched.. Each team
made seven hits and Vernon, although
victorious, made four errors.
Bad Form.
The members of a certain colony of
artists in New York tell, with great
glee, of a comrade who. though he does
pretty well in a financial way, is al
ways "hard up." One day a collector
called upon this artist to try to get
him to settle a bill for picture frames.
"I am exceedingly - sorry," said the
artist, "but I cannot settle this bill at
present."
"Very well, sir. When shall 1 call
again?" asked the collector.
"It seems to me," suggested the art
ist suavely, "that it would hardly be
etiquette for you to call again until I
have returned the present call." Har
per's Magazine.
Come Quick, Go Quick.
"Do you pay your servants by 'the
Week or by the month?"
"Mercy! How Ion- do you think
they stay with us? We.hnve to pay
them by the hour." New Or.enns Pica
yune.
What can be won with
wofk a fine pfie evefy
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OWNERS CI FIX
PRICE OF BUTTER
For the bears in the butter market
the outlook just now seems to be any
thing but hopeful, and the impres
sion is gaining ground that in at
tempting to force the market down
when there was neither a surplus nor
any prospect of a surplus, in any
quarter they undertook something
they could not by. any possibility put
through.
Instead of a surplus such as to war
rant lower quotations at this time,
there is beyond question a serious
shortage in the markets of the Coast
country generally, and what is char
asterized by a dealer as a "frenzied
grab for butter," has developed with
in the past few days, and instead of
23J cents, 25 and 26 cents appears to
be the going prices on the product
in the local market.
"Seattle and San Francisco are
both in the market in a large way for
Oregon butter," Baid one of the best
known dealers, "and we find it im
possible to get supplies sufficient to
take care of the orders coming. Any
one having butter to sell can almost
get his own price for the stuff, and
it would probably be safe to quote
25 and 27 cents on the product at this
time." ' .
Prevailing Oregon City prices are as
follows:
DRIED FRUITS (Buying) Prunes
on basis of 6 to 8 cents.
Fruits, Vegetables.
HIDES (Buying) Green hides, 7c
to 8c; salters 6c to 7c; dry hides 12c
to 14c; sheep pelts, 25c to 75c each.
Hay, Grain, Feed.
EGGS Oregon ranch eggs, 18c case
count; 20c condeled.
SACK VEGETABLES Carrots,
HAY (Buying) Timothy, $12 to
$15! clover, $8 to $9; oat hay, best,
$9 to $10: mixed, $9 to $11; alfalfa,
$15 to $16.50.
OATS-(Buying) Grany $35 to $36.50
wheat $20; oil meal, selling $35;
Shady Brook dairy feed, $1.30 per 100
pounds.
FEED (Selling) Shorts, $28; bran
$26; rolling barley, $40.00 to $4,100;
process barley, $40.
FLOUR $4.60 to $5.40.
POTATOES Best buying $1.00 to
$1.40 according to quality per hund
red. Butter, Poultry, Eags.
POULTRY (Selling) Hens 13c to
14c; spring, 17c to20c, and roosters
8c. Stags 11c.
Butter (Buyg Ordinary coun
try butter, 20c to 30c; fancy dairy,
$1.25 to $1.50 per sack; parsnips,
$1.25 to $1.50; turnips, $1.25 to $1.50;
beets, $1.50.
Livestock, Meats
.BEEF (Live Weight) Steers, 5
and SAc; cows, 4c; bulls 3c.
VEAL Calves 10c to 12c dressed,
according to grade. -
MOHAIR 33c to- 35c.
MUTTTON Sheep ,3c to 3c.
lambs, 4c anil 5c.
ARTISANS TO HAVE
BIG SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT
The Artisans will have a social
night next Thursday which will in
clude a program and dancing, and. the
committee having charge of the af-.
fair is composed of Miss Maude Light
body, Mrs. Emma Thomas and Mrs.
Pauline Schwartz. The meeting held
Thursday night of this week - was
largely attended, and a program was
given during the evening.
THE
CAN ' 'DOUBLE UP1'
N SPRINT RAGES
Olympic Frogram So Arranged
For the Athletes.
DISTANCE MEN ABE FAVORED.
Milen Can Also Run In Other Races
Without Punishing Themselves.
. England Has N ew Broad Jumping
Star McMillan a Crack Sprinter.
- Unless there should develop serious
opposition to the two Sunday dates
which the Swedish Olympic club com
mittee has announced the program for
the 1912 Olympiad is sure to meet with
universal approval in this country.
"The arrangement of the preliminary
and final heat in all of the track events
has been made in such a manner as to
permit the greatest amount of doubling
up. The program set at rest the fear
that the American sprinters would not
be able to compete in both the 100 and
200 meter dashes and the middle dis
tance men in the 800 and 1,500 meter
runs. -
According to the schedule, which has
just been announced, the games will
begin on Saturday. July 6, and finish on
Monday. July 15. The 100 meter. 200
meter and 400 meter dashes and 800
and 1,500 meter runs have been spread
out over six days so that a sprinter, if
he had the necessary endurance, could
compete in the 100, 200 and 400 meter
runs and the middle distance man can
easily compete in both the 800 and 1.500
meter events. The trial heats for the
100 and 800 meter runs is set for the
first day, with the finals of each the
following days.
The 100 meter men who wish to com
pete in the 200 meters instead of the
40O meters will have a rest of two
days before they are compelled to
work again, while the middle distance
men will h:ive a rest of one day.
The dual games between Oxford and
Cambridge recently brought to light
but one competitor of Olympic caliber
that this country did not already
know. He was Ashiugton of Cam
bridge, and he won the running broad
jump with a leap of 23 feet 1 inches.
When it is considered that this man
also won the 120 yard hurdles, com
peting in the rain, his broad jumping
was quite remarkable, and if he makes
the improvement which should be ex
pected of him for the remainder of the
year he will cause some uneasiness Id
the American camp. -
The victory of McMillan In the 100
yard dash was entirely expected,
though his performance of 10 seconds
for the distance either stamps him as
a world beater or the time was. not
accurate.' To run 100 yards on a
heavy track and in a pouring rain in
10 seconds fat Is a most unusual per
formance. Reports from England state
that McMillan has been running the
distance In this time repeatedly, ajid
he has been clocked by some of the
besttimers in England, who insist that
a little
JO days
We will -give $100 to the contestant who makes the second best
showing. If you don't think you can win the car get in and win
the $100. Just think; $100 for a few week's work in the even
ing or before work.
the times announced for him are accu
rate. With the exception of the broad
Jump already referred to the perform
ances in the field events were nothing
unusual. The high jumping and shot
putting would not have done justice to
one of our best lnterscholastic meets.
That England intends to make an
unusual effort to develop a winner for
the Marathon run Is Indicated by two
Incidents. The first Is the organiza
tion of an advisory club, formed for
the purpose of Imparting Information
and methods of training for all candi
dates for the British Olympic team.
This club has devoted particular atten
tion to Marathon running. There have
been talks and papers on the proper
way to train for this event, and every
possible encouragement has been given
to clubs for the promotion of. Mara
thon running. It is the hope of the
British Olympic association that,
through the efforts of this club, there
will be developed some man able to
restore English prestige In long dis
tance running.
MAY HAVE TUG-OF-WAR TEAM.
United States May Be Represented In
Olympic if Strength Is Developed.
The American Olympic committee
has decided to authorize a tryout for a
tug-of-war team. The tryout will prob
ably be held on the Pacific coast, where
the tug-of-war is a popular event If
a team Is developed which shows mark
ed ability and the Olympic fund is
large enough it will be taken along on
the Finland and entered in the official
competitions. The committee also has decided to
hold in the middle west some time in
May Olympic tryouts in wrestling in
the Greco-Roman style.
How strong are jbu going in the
terprioe automobile contest?
CORRESPONDENCE
JENNINGS LODGE.
The Circle was entertained at the
1 home of Mrs. Hmmons on May day.
The usual work was taken up and a
social time was enjoyed. Encircling
me tea tame wmcn was decorated
with bleeding hearts and May bas
kets, were the eight members, who
were present and enojyed the dainty
refreshments served by the hostess.
The north room of the Jennings
Lodge school was filled with people
of this community Friday evening, Ap
ril 26th, who came to enojy them
selves at their own birthday party,
given for the benefit of Grace Chapel.
Refreshments of cake, coffee and
sandwiches were served in the south
room after the following well ren
dered program: Solo, "The Birth of
Morn," Miss Morse; broom drill, ten
little maids; recitation, "Living on a
Salary," Frances Sandstrom; mono
logue, "Widow Piper, Lillian Sands
trom; flag drill, young folks; tableau,
"Rock of Ages;" "Scotch Folk Songs,"
Minnie Patterson; "Four Maids of Ja
pan," Bessie Roberts, Doris Painton,
Wilma and Mary Bruechert; recita
tion in two parts, Evelyn Paxton; pa
per, "Jennings Lodge Ten Years
Hence," by request, Mrs. Harry Pain
ton; tableau, "Evening Prayer;" "Re
turn of the Suffragettes," Mabel
Morse and Mary Rose; reading, Mrs.
Ed. Paxton; "Good Night Song," Fer
rel Van Sant. Thirty dollars was re
alized from the birthday sacks which
was used to defray the church expen
To what people af e saying and
yoti will see how popular yot ate
THEN GET IN AND WIN
Don't it look good
to you
$100 In Gold
ses.
Mrs. H. J. Robinson entertained a
number of Portland women Wednes
day when her mother, Mrs. Laing,
was the honor guest to a very prettily
appointed luncheon.
Mrs. Dill, of Portland, enjoyed a
visit the week end from her little
grandchild, Calvin Dill Morse.
Mrs. GUenther, of Burlington, visit-,
ed Saturday with her brother. Royal
Stover, after attending Booster Day
in Oregon City. Mr. and Mrs. Royal
Stover complimented their sister with
a theatre party at the Baker.
Most every home here was repre
sented in Oregon City Saturday
Booster Day. Many favorable com
ments on the fine horses, the number
of prettily decorated autos and the
agricultural car were heard from
those who attended.
Little Ruth Truscott is now rapidly
recovering from a three weeks' illness.
The regular Community Club meet
ing was held in the school house
Wednesday evening, May 1st A greai
aeal or important business came up'
in regard to sidewalks and street imt
provements. A number of members
will attend the meeting in Oregon City
Friday evening, May 3rd.
Seven members of the club attended
the Live Wires of the Oregon City
Commercial Club Tuesday evening.
Mrs. P. D. Newell was a Portland vis
itor Wednesday.
Mrs. Cora Shoog departed for Kla
math Wednesday where she will spend
two months.
Quarterly meeting will be held at
Grace Chapel Sunday afternoon. Rev.
Hornscuch will preach at 3 P. M. This
is the last meeting of the year. The
conference convenes May 9th.
The weekly prayer meeting will now
be held as cottage prayer meetings
Thursday, May 2nd, at 8 P. M. A
cordial invitation to meet with Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Russell at their home
on the above date is extended to all. -
The two youngest children of Mrs.
M. E. Welch are quite ill at their
home on the County Road.
Mrs. Spooner and sons and little
granddaughter have returned to their
summer home after spending the win
ter in Portland.
In honor of Rufus Sheldon, of Pitts
burg, a number of Portland people
were dinner guests Sunday at the Em
mons home. Among them were Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Cass, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Cass, and Mr. and Mrs. Lew Wat
son and daughter Elouise.
The little daughter which arrived
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Berg
stresser two weeks ago has been giv
en the name of Bernice Mae.
Edward P. , Morse and son, Kermit
of Sellwood, were calling on relatives
at this place Thursday.
Mrs. Laura Newell enjoyed a visit
from her friend, Mrs. West, of Eugene,
and her daughter, Mrs. Esma Ford
and son of Portland, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Powers, of Mel
drum, have sold their pretty home to
a Mr. Hislop and will leave in a few
days for their new home near Seattle.
Curtis Miller, who is well and fav
orably known here, as he was a for
mer merchant here, left last week for
Montana.
Vivien Tibbetts is recovering from
a severe attack of throat trouble which
kept him home for over a week.
J. J. Alden, a recent arrival from
Dubuque, Iowa, and now located at
Clackama3, visited with George Morse
Wednesday.
Rufus Sheldon, of Pittsburg, Penn.,
is visiting his cousin, Halmor Em
mons, at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Taylor ,of Port
land, were Friday visitors at the Mac
Farlane home.
Rev. Calvin Bergstresser and wife
entertained the pastor and presiding
elders' stewards of the Grace Chapel
Tuesday with a six o'clock dinner at
the parsonage in Portland.