MORNING ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1912.
J. LEVITT
"If you can't be a hero,
at least look like one'
THOSE FAMOUS
$15.00 TO $30.00
Box Back Suits will help
a lot.
"AND AIN'T IT THE TRUTH?"
Suspension Bridge Cor.
A Flavor of Deceit.
Banker Bunker (at the game) Dar's
some cheatin' gwine on in his hyar
game.
Jason Johnsing How yo' gwine ter
prove dat?
"How? Dem lozzengers chips ob
mine am all peppahmint an' I jes9
smelt sassafras. Dat's bow!"
LOCALJHHErS
Dr. J. A. van Brakle, licensed oste
opathic physician, 806 Washington St.
Frank Schoenborn went to Beaver
Creek Sunday.
Claude Howard, of Mulino, was in
Oregon City Monday.
Mr. Larkins, of Clarkes, was in Ore
gon City Monday.
Fred Worms, of Clairmont, was in
this city Monday.
C. H. Lane, of Washington, D. C,
was In this city Sunday.
Mrs. Maybelle Schoenborn, of Ca
ms, was in this city Monday.
Mrs. Maybelle Frazier, of Portland,
was in this city Sunday.
How strong are jou going in the
terprise automobile contest?
Mrs. Matilda. Grace, of Clarkes,
spent Sunday in Portland, where she
visited her mother.
Mr .and Mrs. George Calhoun, of
Portland, were among the Oregon
City visitors Monday.
Mrs. Charles Pope spent Sunday in
Oregon City as a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. C.-D. Latourette.
Mrs. Harry Mosier, of Salem, has
arrived in Oregon City to visit her
mother, Mrs. Stone.
William Fletcher, of Portland, for
merly of Oregon City, was in this city
Sunday visiting friends.
W. E. Mumpower, of Stone, was in
this city Sunday and Monday, regist
ering at the Electric Hotel.
Miss Alice Walker, of Mulino, and
Miss Elsie Schoenborn, of Eldorado,
made a trip to Oregon City Monday.
Miss Helen Daulton will entertain
- the Patience Poker Club at her home
on the West Side Monday evening,
May 20.
Miss Etta Straight who has been at
Boise, Idaho, for the past ten months,
returned to her home at Parkplace
the latter part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Shewman will enter
tain the Tuesday Night Bridge Club
at their home at Risley Tuesday even
ing. The members will leave this
city on the 7 o'clock car.
Miss Charlotte Baker, bookkeeper
for the Oregon City Enterprise, re
sumed her position Monday morning,
after a two weeks' illness of pneu
monia. Mr. and Mrs. John Gillett, of this
city, and Joe Allen, also .of Oregon
City, were in Tualatin Sunday, where
they attended the funeral services of
the late Edward Byrom.
F. E. Watenpaugh, of Grafton, Cal.,
is in this city, having been summon
ed here by the death of his father,
h lata W. W. Watenpaugh, whose
burial took olace "on Sunday after
noon.
H. Hoffman, of Pleasant Valley, for
merly of Oregon City, where he was
connected with the bindery of the
nretrnn City Enterprise, was in this
city Monday visiting friends. Mr.
Hoffman will probably accept a posi
tion in Portland with a bindery firm.
Mrs Maggie Cross, who has been
visiting Mrand Mrs. Bert Helger
son, of Klama, Wash., returned to her
home in this city Monday afternoon.
Mrs Helgerson is a daughter of Mrs.
Cross. The forest fires, which were
started by fire from engines -at Ka
lama, are about under control; al
though it required hard work to save
nearby property. ' -
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rands returned
the last of the week from Lahontam,
Neb where Mr. Rands has been as
sisting in the construction of the high
irrigation dam, which the United
States Reclammation Service is erect
ing in the Carson River at that place.
Mr. Rands will engage in general eng
ineering work in this section, and he
vi- rifo will make Oregon City
aim ma v - ,
hmo rpsldine in the Rands i
uicn ,
cottage on Jefferson street. :
GREY VELVET.
A fascinating tailored costulne of
slate grey velvet, showing youthful
lines and trimmings appears above.
The waistline of this frock was quite
high and bodice and skirt were joined
directly without sign of belt or girdle.
The bodice was cut in a semi-bolero
effect, the bolero portion being one
with the long sleeves. Beneath this
showed glimpses of heavy silk em
broidery in grey-blue, a band of which
finished the neck and sleeve. One
side of the skirt was cut away to
reveal an underskirt of the embroid
ery. On the other side it was fin
ished by a number of tucks.
VOGUE POINTS.
Favorite Styles In Blouses For Wear
With Tailor NUdes.
A favorite fashion iu blouses for
wear with the tailor made is a design
known as the bib blouse. Made of silk
or crepe de chine, the blouse has a
bib of fine lace or net arranged like a
COAT WITH BROAD COLLAli.
baby's tucker. The style, however, is
only becoming to women with smooth
white necks.
High transparent collars are back
again on blouses of all kinds for all
occasions. The collars when of lace
are usually edged with a narrow band
of the blouse material running along
the' top, the cuffs being to match. In
most cases there is some kind of frill
In the front of the blouse, together
with narrow tucks or box plaits.
The coat that is cut to wrist length
Is a spring favorite this season. Such
a coat is smart in effect and generally
becoming. The model illustrated - is
finished with a big collar and a front
trimming that is entirely individual.
JUDIC CHOLLET.
This May Manton pattern is cut In sizes
from 34 to 44 Inches bust measure. Send
10 cents to this office, giving number, 7334,
and it will be promptly forwarded to you
by mall. If In haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which
Insures more prompt delivery. When or
dering use coupon.
No.
Size.,
Name
Address
HOTEL ARRIVALS
The following are registered at the
Electric Hotel: F. A. Lathrope and
wife, Portland; B. D. Seaman, Port
land; .C. L. Dogget and wife, Port
land; Mrs. " E. Kirchem, rfity; D. I.
Salt, Seattle, Wash.; J. M. Dickenson,
W. E. Mumpower, Stone; E. Douthit,
E. H. Collins and wife, Portland; H
F. Yohn, Portland; E. F. Wentworth,
Portland; R. C. Frost, city; C. H.
Lane, Washington D. C; Mr .and Mrs.
Geo. A. Calhoun, Portland; Mr .and
C; H.J . Schmidt, Portland; Thsodore
Maclaven, Portland; A. S. Dygert,
Byrom Burns, H. W. Bates, Mrs. W,
H. Bates, L. W. Lewis, J. Knowles,
A. J .Berg, Portland; G ,E. Watepaugh
Grafton City; H. Landenberger, Port
land; A. Dorsis, G. Bates, M. Trappe
B. Bailey. Portland; Louis Nickoloff,
May Miller, Albany; Ramsey Bussard
Portland; A. N. Thomas and . wire,
Portland ; Wm. Mumpower.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
. James A. Buoy to Carl Young north
east quarter of section 30, township
1 south range 4 east; $6000.
S. P.- Foard to Minnie A. Ford, 10
acres of Frankin Pierce D. L. C, sec
tion 28, township 3 south, range 4
east; $1."
Glenmorrie Company to eCcil J. Es
pey et al, land at Glenmorrie, $6250.
Cecil J. Espey and Ruth Espey to
Glenmorrie Company, land in Clack
amas County; $3125. r
B. G. and Margaret Pecka to C. W.
Michael, land in Grunde Heights; $10.
John B. Brown to C. D. Edwards, 20
acres of section 36, township 2 south
range 3 east; $10. .
i Watch the automobile, contest
j The Road
Agents
A Schootma'm's Experience (
( ' In the Wild Weat " (
) By SARAJJ L. OLDFIELD (
A good many years ago. when J was
a girl just graduated from the norma i
school, the' principal told ine that'll
ad received calls for teachers in Colo
rado, "where the country was new and
Instructors were not easy to get.' I
accepted one of these positions and
started west soon afterward. 1 went
as far as the Onion Pacific was then
built. Laramie, where 1 took a stage
coacb to my destination in the moun
tains. 1 was obliged to stop over one
night In Laramie, then a city of dance
bouses and gambling dens, for the
coach did not leave till the next morn
ing. When I awoke and looked at my
watch I discovered that I had Just
time to dress, swallow a cup of coffee
and get to the express office, from
which the coacb started. I found the
agent directing the shipment of boxes,
which, though not large, appeared to
be heavy, while the passengers, men
and women, were getting Into the
coach. On the box sat the driver, a
fine looking, well made young man,
whose rough clothes could not conceal
a certain appearance of refinement
there was in him.
I was about to get Into the coach
when the agent stopped me. "You
can't go on this coach." he said. "It's
full."
I was never more distressed in my
life. Stopping in that horrid town even
for a few hours was horrible to think
of, and the agent told me that another
coach would not leave till the next
morning. A tear trickled down my
cheek, and. looking up, I saw the
handsome young driver looking at me
pityingly and with admiration.
The driver called the agent to him,
and the two bad a long conversation.
TS us. Ks
"YOU'Mi FIND IT IN THB BOOT," SAID THB
DBrVKB.
which I felt sure was about me. The
driver was trying to persuade the agent
to agree with him about the matter,
but the agent kept shaking his head
and saying, "It won't do at all." But
finally the latter gave in and the driv
er, beckoning to me, told me I might
get up and take the vacant seat beside
him. Giving me a hand, be lifted me up.
The morning was delightful, and the
mountains toward which we were
driving with their patches of snow and
the dark shadows resting here and
there on their sides, though the sky was
cloudless, were beautiful. I told the
driver I wished the mountains were
farther away so that we could enjoy
the prospect longer.' whereupon he
told me they were sixty miles' distant
and we could not reach them till the
middle of the afternoon. He said the
rarity of the atmosphere made them
look near. 1 asked him the cause of
the shadows on the mpuntains. there
being no clouds to cast them, and he
snld the phenomenon had not been ex
plained. I passed a very pleasant morning. I
was not surprised that the driver could
tell me a good deal about the couiltry
and even the geological formation, for
in those days a stage driver was quite
an Important personage, but I was
more' surprised when he told me he
was a college graduate who had come
out to Colorado on a venture, had got
stranded and temporarily taken up
stage driving.
While we were rolling along my new
found friend told me that there bad
been a number of holdups of coaches
recently, and if one occurred I would
better sit perfectly still and await de
velopments. If there should be any
firing I must get down under the seat,
where I would' be in a measure pro
tected. What surprised me was that
he seemed very much concerned about
the matter of my being exposed to
amy shooting there might be. saying
that be hnd persuaded the agent to let
me go on the coach In the seat beside
him. and If any barm came to me he
would never forgive himself. I asked
nlm if he expected we would be at
tacked, and he replied that the chances
were we would. We had treasure box
es aboard, and these shipments were
constantly reported to road agents.
wbo knew exactly what coaches to at
tack. It seemed singular to me that the
express eompany should send out a
treasure that they expected the road
agents would take away from them,
and, 1 told the driver so. but be said
the company was obliged to take risks
or they could not do any business
This did not satisfy me or make me
feel any more comfortable. -We
bad changed horses several
times and were approaching the foot
hills of the mountains when, passing
between a rise in the aground jn each
Kr 3
aide of the road, a man rose up from
behind a rock in front of us and put
op his band as a signal for us to jitop
I was surprised that the driver obeyed
the order instantly since the man
showed no weapon, but I soon learned
the cause. The driver knew full well
that rifles were pointed at him from
men in concealment.
As soon as the coach came to a
standstill four other men sprang np
from behind the rise in the ground and
advanced toward us.
"You'll find It in the boot." said the
driver quietly, and they went back
and. unstrapping the cover, took out
the boxes and placed them beside the
road, while two robbers stood on each
side of the coacb with rifles in their
hands ready for use at the slightest
Indication of resistance. But so great
were the expressions of terror from
the passengers that they soon lowered
their guns, and two of them dropped
their rifles and went to the assistance
of the man wbo was unloading the
treasure. -
So far I didn't feel much afraid, for
It looked as though the road agents
would relieve the express company -of
the treasure and let us go on. Besides.
the expressions of terror of those in
side the coach excited my contempt
Strong men were begging the robbers
to spare their lives, while shrieks came
from the women. IP did not seem to
me that they were in any danger so
long as they did not offer resistance,
but that they had lost their heads
through cowardice.
My friend the driver sat quieting the
horses by a word now and then for
they seemed to know what was going
on and were very restive but he seem
ed anxious about me. Why I couldn't
nnderstand, because I had no idea of
resistance, and I didn't believe the rob
bers would molest a woman. I did not
oven believe that they would collect
the valuables of the passengers since
they had seven or. eight boxes of bul
lion to take care of.
The boxes were unloaded and piled
on one another beside the road. Two of
the men who bad laid their rifles down
and helped to carry the treasure were
about to pick them up; the other armed
man held his weapon, muzzle down, in
the hollow of his arm, and the fourth
armed man was looking with satisfac
tion e the fine haul he had made
when the driver said to me in a quick
sharp voice: .
"Get down!"
Before I could obey I heard the
crackling of rifles Inside the coach and
aw two of the road agents topple over.
None of the others hadjtheir hands on
their weapons, and before they could
get them every one was laid low. It
was all done in less than a quarter of a
minute, and I saw that getting down
under the seat was unnecessary..
But whence came the firing? Surely
not from the cowardly passengers. I
looked at the driver for an explanation,
but he was busy with the horses, who
were rearing and plunging, and it was
no time for the satisfaction of my curi
osity. The robbers were all dead or dying,
aud the passengers were getting out
of the coach. The women tore off their
dresses and exposed men's clothes.
Every one was armed to the teeth,
though the weapons were concealed.
As soon as the horses were quieted the
driver put out his left hand to me
still holding the reins in his right and
said:
"Why didn't you get down when 1
told you to? By .love. I'm glad you're
all right!"
The explanation of the affair came
to me piecemeal. The coach hnd been
sent out as a decoy. All inside were
men with concealed weapons. The
boxes were loaded with stones or sand.
The agent had contrived to have it re:
ported to the road agents that a treas
ure would go by that coach with a
view to an ambush: ' When I came up
at the starting and asked to be allow
ed to go on the coach the agent nat
urally demurred to take on a woman"
under the circumstances. The driver,
wishing to have my company, argued
that at the springing of the trap I could
get down where no stray bullet would
be likely to hit me. Nevertheless he
was much worried on my account and
much relieved when it was all over.
Leaving some of the . passengers
they were all in the service of the ex
press company with the dead and
wounded robbers, we drove on to the
next relay station 'and sent a wagon
back for the wounded But so far as
t was concerned the adventure was
ended. And yet it cannot be said to
have ended, because in it I fonnd my
fate. My drubbing the three R's into
children's heads did not last very long.
My acquaintance with the stage driver
was enduring, and after a brief court
ship of a mouth-rather lengthy fcr
that country at that time I married
b!m.
His stage driving did not last long
Receiving some capital from the east.
he entered into the business of mining
machinery and supplies and prospered.
And now that the region In which we
live has grown populous and civilized
we enjoy a beanriful home, in which
we are very happy, surrounded by nu
merous children and jrrandchlldren.
SOUP DILEMMA IS
SOLVED BY WOMAN
At a recent, meeting of the rural
mail carriers at the Woodmen Hall
when the association was formed, and
a dinner was served it was found that
there were no dishes for the soup,
This caused much . embarrassment,
but finally one of the young women
obtained cups from the lockers of the
Woodmen ,and the soup was partaken
of the same as tea or coffee. Bam
more oysters in large numbers dis-
aDDeared as quickly as capsules in a
well reeulated hospital. The commit
tee in charge of the next banquet will
see that there are plenty of dishes for
the soud as well as plenty or spoons.
The men did not object to a lack of
dishes as there was a supply of fine
dears, presented by Harry Draper.
Frank Whiteman was master of cere
monies. "
W. O. FRENCH IS DEAD.
W. O. French, forty years of age,
a native of Missouri, died of rheuma
tism at his home in this city Monday.
The body will be shipped to Jefferson,
Or., this, morning for burial. .
RON
. Get out in the
Make ironing day
do it with an
. .
- The iron that needs no stove and is kept always at
. .
the right temperature by the electric current.
Le us arrange your porch for electric ironing. It
will cost very little, whether you have current in the
house or not. Phone for our representative, who will
give you an estimate with no obligation whatever on
your part.
Portland Railway, Light
and Power Company
fc MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH & ALDER 8TS.
PHONES MAIN 6688 AND A. 6130,
SPUD LOSSES HAVE
DEPRESSING EFFECT
The heavy losses that potato specu
lators have made In Oregon and Cali
fornia and to a smaller extent in
Washington this season is expected to
have a further depressing effect upon
values, both during the remainder of
the present season and at the start of
the coming crop.
It is estimated that three leading
speculating firms of California alone
lost $140,000 this year, besides their
regular profits on tne siock nanuieu.
Zuckerman of Los Angeles, who was
in the lead of the bull movement this
season, and is popularly supposed to
be associated in this year's .market
ing with George Shima, the so 9alled
Japanese potato king of California, is
said to have lost in rouna nuuiucm
about f75,000 on the year's potato
marketing. ' '
wif Sr Snnn. who have been at
ennni on Ha with Zuckerman, are said
to have dropped the neat sum of $25,-
000, while forcing the latter iu uiw
his wad, and the trade alleges that
i-i.Ko-vronHnn company dropped
close to $40,000 at the same time.. The
aggregate losses oi tnese nrms
are estimated at $140,000.
Smaller dealers in san rrau-
are saw to nave uiun
borhood of $100,000 collectively, while
the speculating interests oi
and Washington are said to . have
dropped all together about $75 ,000.
This would make the grand total loss
es of the season $315,000 for dealers
alone. The losses of producers are
estimated at about $100,000 from what
they would probably have received
had not the speculators forced arti
ficial values to the extreme market
and then allowed the market to break
Prevailing Oregon City prices are as
'DRIED FRXIITS-(Buylng)-Prunes
on basis of 6 to 8 cents.
Fruits, Vegetables.
HIDES (Buying) "Green hides, 7c
to 8c; salters 6c to 7c; dry hidea 12c
to 14c; sheep pelts, 25c to 75c each.
Hay, drain, Feed.
EGGS Oregon ranch eggs, 18c case
count- 20c condeled.
COo . oxr OT.arcTABLES Carrots,
OAu. . , , O .
$15! clover, $8 to $9; oat hay, best,
$10 to $11; mixed, $9 to $11; alfalfa,
$10 to $11
$15 to $16.50.
OrTS-(Buying)-$37.50 ' to $38 50
wheat $1 bu.; oil meal, semn ;
Shady Brook dairy feed, $1.30 per 100
PFEED-(Selling)-Shorts, $28; bran
$26- process barley, $41.50 per ton. .
FLOUR $4.60 to $5.50. - .
POTATOES Best buying $1.00 to
$1.40 according to quality per hund
red. Butter, Poultry. Eggs.
POULTRY (Buying) Hens 13c to
14o ; spring, 17c to20c, and roosters
8CButter(Bujw -"Ordinary coun
try butter, 20c to 25c; fancy dairy,
eOc roll. . '
Livestock, Meajs
lambs. 4c aivi Be.
- BEEF (Live Weight) Steers, 5Vs
and 64c; cows, 4c; bulls 3c
MUTTTON Sheep 3c to 3e.
VEAL Calves 10c to 12c dressed,
according to grade.
MOHAIR 33c to 35c.
Cattle Marker Strong
The Portland Union Stock Yards
Company reports as follows: '
Receipts for the week were 1477
cattle; 158 calves; 1298 hogs; 5748
ON THE PORCH
fresh air where it is cool and pleasant.
a different and better day. You can
Electric Iron
sheep and 21 horses.
There was little or no change as
compared with last week's quotations
Steers, caws, calves anld bulls were
steady to strong at previous week's
prices.
The hog market partook of the same
character as the cattle market. There
was a steady tone throughout with the
demand far in excess of the supply.
Spring lambs sold at $7.50 and in
the face of healthy receipts the tone
of the market was steady.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERT
PLEADS TOR SCHOOLS
Declaring that there had been a
large increase in the number of pri
vately endowed colleges for instruc
tion in agriculture, domestic science
and manual training, since 1910, and
that work was most important of
all school work, Charles H. Lane, As
sistant in Agricultuiral Education,
United States Department of Agricult
ure, made a fine impression in an ad
dress in the Commercial Club Mon
day night He said that in 1910
there were only 630 institutions offer
ing secondary courses in these sub
jects, while now there are 2,154 in
the United States. In 1910, said the
speaker there were sixty special agri
cultural high schools, while now there
are eighty-eight Eighty are maintain
ed by a state fund in seventeen states
at an annual expenditure of $780,000.
He said the amount given by the
states varies from $250 to old line
High schools in Kansas to $4,000 in
Virginia. Minnesota appropriates an
nually $125.00 for this work. The
speaker's text was, "Any educational
system to be vital and useful in a
Democracy must have its roots in the
life and needs of all the people and
must be shaped in accordance with
the demands of the present and the
ideals of the future."
L
II WIN TRACK HONORS
Edward Busch, manager of the
track team- from ' Oregon City
High School, which left here Wednes
day morning to take part in the inter
scholastic meet at the University of
Oregon, 'returned to Oregon City Sun
day evening. The team is composed
of Joe Sheahan, Ernest Cross, Elden
Alldredge, John Dambach and Arthur
Fair. The meet was held during the
Junior Week at the University. Joe
Sheahan qualified in. the semi-finals,
broad jump, lOOyard dash and high
jump. Ernest Cross won second place
in the 440-yard dash, making three
points,' and was awarded a medal.
There was much competition, some of
the schools of Portland having as
high as fourteen entrants.
The Oregon City team was enter
tained by the student body. A lecture
was given by William Hayward, train
er of athletics Saturday evening at
7:30 o'clock in the Villard Hall, after
which the boys attended the Junior
Prom, when the medals were award
ed. , ' .
While chasing tramps Friday night
Night Policeman Green stepped in a
hole spraining his left ankle. Although
suffering considerably he is still on
duty.
FORMER OREGON CITY
GIRL BECOMES BRIDE
The marriage of Miss Josie Curran,
formerly of Oregon City, but who has
for the past three months been living
in Portland, and Mr. Charles Snyder
of that city, was solemnized Satur
day evening at 8 o'clock at the First
Congregational church. Rev. Dyott,
pastor, officiating. The ceremony was
I witnessed by only the relatives and
intimate friends or the bride ana 1
bridegroom. To the strains of Lohen
grin's Wedding march the bridal par
ty entered the church parlors, the
bride being dressed in a becoming
gown of light gray and wearing a
large picture hat She was attended
by her sister, Miss Francis Curran,
while the groomsman was Mr. Ever
ett Downey, of Willamette. During
the ceremony "Oh Promise Me", was
rendered by the organist, and at the
conclusion of the ceremony Mendels
sohn's Wedding March was rendered.
After a short wedding trip Mr. and
Mrs. Snyder will be at home to their
friends at their apartments at Twelf
th and Part streets.
Mrs. Snyder is well known inJ.hls
city, where she was born and reared.
She was with the Home Telephone
Company here for three years, and is
a most estimable young woman. After
the death of her parents, she lived
with her uncle, F. F. Curran, of Ore
gon City.
The bridegroom camje from the East
about seven years ago, and has been
connected with the Hazelwood Cream
ery Company in Portland.
EASTERN STAR TO MEET
Several candidates will be installed
at the meeting of the Eastern Star
this evening. . Refreshments will be
served.
Mrs. McMillan Gets Divorce
Judge Campbell Monday granted
Bessie B. "McMillan a divorce from
Daniel W. McMillan. The plaintiff
was awarded the custody of their
child and $30 a month alimony.
Almost Lost Their
Positions
Young Looking, Up-to-date Men
Are Wanted
Grey-haired men look too old Ihey are
pushed aside often discharged. Hundreds
write us every year that by using HAY'S
HAIR HEALTH they
have restored their hair
to it's natural color--kept
themselves young
looking, and kept their
positions for this reas
on .
Don't be one of the
old-looking ones be
gin using HAY'S HAIR HE ALT. I to
day it will keep you among the young ones.
Huntley Bros. Co. sell it for 50c and $1.00 or
from Philo Hay Spec. Co., Newark, N
HUNTLEY BROS. CO.
Druggists