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:, SAYS WEST
GOVERNOR TELLS GRANGERS HE
FAVORS COMPROMISE
ROAD BILL
EXPOSE OE WASTE IS PROMISED
Executive Would Initiate Measure
Pledging Support To Plan Of
Letting People Locate
Thoroughfares '
ROSEBURG, Or., May 15. Propos
ing a compromise measure take the
place of the two opposing good roads
bills, Governor West was accorded a
hearing before the State Grange in
open session here today.
He explained the difference between
the state-aid - bill and the Grange
measure, the principal difference be
ing how roads shall be located under
the two bills. The Grange fears the
construction of trunk lines and de
mands the laterals first. Both bills
provide for bonds.
The Grange has been firm"" in its
contentions, and the first advances for
a compromise came from the Govern
or, who asserted that a silent influence
is at work inimical to the interests of
the farmers, and that a petition is
now being prepared for an amendment
to the state constitution which he
said is wrong and crooked as it as
serts to be anti-singe tax in its na
ture, but in effect is a measure to
protect capital against the interests
of the people.
The Governor promised that there
would be a slight shock of political
earthquake coming soon. He says
there is going to be fireworks from
the start when he publishes some
statements as to where the public
money has been going, and says he
is assuming all responsiblity.
The Governor's proposition is to in
itiate another bill pledging support to
the plan of giving power to the peo
ple to locate the roads, allowing noth
ing to the Highway Commission. He
promised to veto all legislative bills
bearing on the subject His proposi
tion was opposed by the Grange, and
the matter was referred to the good
roads and executive committees of
the State Grange, who retired with
the Governor for a conference in an
effort to promulgate a new bill to take
the place of all other bills.
The result will be reported to the
Grange tomorrow, and if an agree
ment is reached it will mean that the
present initiative bills will be called
off and a new measure initiated in
their place.
TWO DELEGATIONS
ABERDEEN Wash., May 15. Rival
Republican conventions held here to
day elected two delegates from this
state, each accredited to sit in the
Republican National convention at
Chicago next month, the first insruct
ed to support the candidacy of Presi
dent Taft for re-nomination and the
second tied up in positive terms by
resolutions adopted tonight to stand
by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt so
long as the ex-President may stand a
chance and then to go to Senator
Robert La Follette or any other pro
gressive Republican who may be
-agreed upon.
For two weeks the rival represent--ation
factions have been approaching
the parting of the ways. The first in
timation of a crisis was threatening
and as the time approached the situ
ation became critical, a riot being one
of the possibiities, but when the time
for actual separation came, the two
factions drifted apart.
DIE
TRAIN; LOOT $140,000
NEW ORLEANS, La., May 15.
Two masked men held up the New
Orlean3-New York limited train No.
2, northbound ,on the New Oreleons
& Northeastern Railroad, eight miles
from Hattiesburg, Miss., shortly after
midngiht this morning, and after
dynamiting the safe in the express
car, escaped on horses with one bund
le containing about $140,000. .
Five charges of dynamite were ex
ploded in the express car, nearly de
molishing it. A through safe destin
ed from New Orleans to Eastern
points, said to contain possibly $150,
000, most of which was Government
funds, was blown open. The contents
were taken.
After the guards and messenger
bad disembarked ,the robber guard
ing the crew sent one of them back
Ihrough the coaches with instruc
tions to inform the passengers the
train was being held "for a certain
purpose and they were safe as long
as they remained inside the car."
The passengers were not molested
and no one was hurt. The train pro
ceeded to Hattiesburg, where the city
and county officials were notified.
Posses formed, and, mounted on
horses, started in pursuit of the rob
bers, who, it is said, took a north
easterly direction, evidently heading
for the Alabama state line.
How strong are you going In the
support of your candidate in the En
terprise automobile cTuteflt?
POLITICAL
QUI
NEAR
HORN
HOUSECLEANING MAY MAKE
ROAD THROUGH MULTNOMAH TO
BE MADE MODEL OF MA
CADAM ART
AUTOMOBILISTS ARE GIVING AID
Route To Be Improved To Clackamas
County Line At Once
New Surface Is
Being Laid
SSSSSS$$sSJ3$S
S STANDING OF CANDIDATES S
S Ruby McCord 170,200 $
Joseph Sheahan 47,200 $
Kent Wilson 32,600 S
J John Brown 15,000
$ John Weber -6,800 S
3 John Haleston 6,000 &
$ A. G. Kindler- 7,200 8
Hoping to establish a standard of
improvement for the Pacific Highway
which will be carried out all along
the line, the Multnomah County Court
has begun improvements which will
make the portion of the highway in
that county probably the best stretch
of macadam road in the state. The
work was begun last week at River
dale and will be carried south to the
county line as rapidly as possible, it
being the intention of A. H. White,
supervisor of the work, to have it
finished early in June.
The main part of the Pacific High
way in Multnomah county extends
from the Portland city limits, Hear
the Riverview cemetery south
through Riverdale, Briarwood and to
a point near Oswego. It is one of the
most heavily-traveled thoroughfares
in the state, as wel as one of the most
scenic. It is the main artery for trav
el to Oregon City and all towns along
the West Side of the Willamette Riv
er, as well as the main road for trav
el from many roads leading into Ore
gon City.
For some time past the road from
Riverdale to the county line has been
in poor repair in spots and the coun
ty officials decided to eliminate all
this trouble by giving it a complete
new surface of crushed rock During
the past week three-quarters of a
mile of this work was completed and
everything is ready now to go ahead
at a more rapid rate until the work
is finished.
From a scenic standpoint the high
way is" considered second to none in
the state. It extends along the west
bank of the Willamette, coursing a
thickly-wooded section and following
an attractive course around moun
tain sides through a district which is
attractively improved with modern
residences and Summer homes. A
beautifully stretch of straight macad
am road is found from the Portland
limits to Riverdale. Up to the point
where the city's part of the highway
joins that under county jurisdiction
the road needs repairs, but in the
county part itis as level and straight
and smooth as modern machinery
and carefully-selected materials can
make. Automobilists take advant
age of this piece of perfect road by
speeding. It is the hope of the coun
ty to make the rest of the road as
perfect as this particular stretch.
Rock is being prepared at the Linn-
PACIFIC
HIGHWAY
WORK IS STARTED
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISH-D 15 6 6
OREGON CITY,
THE WOMAN BEAUTIFUL, BUT
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COPYRIGHT HARRIS A EW1NG. WAStf.
Solon Menos, Minister from Haiti to
the United States.
CHURCH OPPOSES
T
A resolution opposing capital pun
ishment was adopted by am almost
unanimous vote at the session of the
East Willamette Association of Con
fregational Churches and Ministers
Wednesday afternoon. The resolution
was adopted after an address by Rev.
P. E. Bauer, Chaplan of the peniten
tiary at Salem on "The New Crimin
ology." The speaker declared that
the plan outlined by Governor West
was far superior to the system ex
isting heretofore and there was no
question that capital punishment was
wrong. An interesting address on
"Pastorial Evangelism," was given by
Rev. J. J. Staub, of Portland. Oscar
Woodfin rendered a vocal solo at the
afternoon session and a chorus of
twenty women members of the con
gregation sang beautifully at the ev
ening session. Communion services
were held in the evening. The meet
ing was one of the best evrer held by
the- association, twenty-one churches
being represented. It was decided to
meet at Hubbard next year, Rev. F.
C. Butler being in charge of the
church there. A committee on pro
gram, consisting of Mr. Butler, Rev.
A. M. Spangler, of Eugene and Mrs.
Jerome Boger, of Salem was appoint
ed. E. T. Sherman, Corvallis; B .F.
Sharp Salem, and C. H. Dye, Oregon
City was appointed to make minor
changes in the constitution. The fol
lowing candidates for membership
were received: "Rev. Perry Schrock,
Salem; Rev. George Nelson Edwards,
Oregon City; Rev. W. F. Vogt, Beav
er Creek and Rev. Ezra Haskell, Wil
lard. A missionary- committee
composed of Rev. Edwards chairman;
F. C. Butler, and William Fleming
was appointed.
The Women's missionary hour in
the afternoon was led by Mrs. Jerome
Boger and addresses were made by
Mrs. Walter Hoge and Mrs. W. C.
Kanter, of Portland.
MEADE POST AND RELIEF
CORPS VISIT 2 SCHOOLS
Meade Post, Grand Army of the Re
public, and the Women's Relief Corps
Wednesday visited the Canemah and
the West Side Schools. Fine pro
grams were rendered by the pupils of
both schools and several of the veter
ans delivered addresses of a patriotic
nature. The excellence of the pro
grams convinced the veterans and
members of the relief corps that the
children are receiving fine instruction.
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OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1912.
HOW UGLY IT MAKES THE MAN
DIES STRANGELY
BODY OF RULER IS FOUND
STREET AND NOT IDENTI
FIED FOR HOURS
IN
PRINCE CHRISTIAN IS SUCCESSOR
Monarch Suffered From Fever And
Severe Lung Trouble Police
man Finds Corpse Near
Water Front
! DENMARK'S KING
" ' ton was appointed chairman of this
n..,rTTT,i r committee. Mr. Stratton was also
HAMBURG, May 15. Dressed in an appointed chief of five special depu
ordinary business suit of cothes, King ties appointed by Sheriff Burns.
Frederick VIII of Denmark dropped Mayor H. L. Henderson and Sheriff
dead awhile alone on the streets here J. V. Burns, of Astoria, went to Sea
late last night. The body unidenti- side yesteday and did all in their
fied lay on a slab with several other power to assist in bringing order out
corpses at the harbor front hospital of the chaotic conditions which exist
morgue, until it was found at 3 a. m. ed. The general feeling is one of
today by searchers for the king. confidence and many prominent citi
Mystery surrounds King Frederick's zens have signified their intention to
death, the authorities apparently try- begin immediately the erection of
ing to conceal the fact that he died fireproof buildings to replace those de
on the street. stroyed by the fire, County Commis
First reports stated that the king sioner fred Moore, in whose building
died a the hotel Hamburghof. There the firm of Dresser & Cheney was lo-
were no details except that death had
followed a chill. Later it was given
Out that his maieat.V Uas Sllffprinp'
from a slight fever and irritations of
the Jungs. King Frederick and the
immediate members of his family ar-
rived here Monday from
Nice, en
route to Copenhagen.
King Frederick was stricken with
pneumonia last February and appar
ently was unable to regain his health
at home. His condition had improved
here and he was on his way home
when death occurred. In addition to
the queen, King Frederick was accom
panied here by the . Princesses Dag- i
mar and Thyria. Necanicum Lodge No. 88, Knights
The mysterious circumstances in of Pythias, was in session at the time
connection with the king's death de-; the fire broke out. The evening be
veloped shortly after the royal party ing very warm nearly all of the mem
arrived in Hambury. Last night King bers present were in their shirtsleev
Frederick announced to the members es. When the alarm sounded all of
of his household that he was going . them left . the hall to render what as
out for a walk .When he failed to re- sistance they could, leaving their
turn at a late hour the queen sent j coats and hate, and in- many cases
hotel employes out in search for him. valuables and money ( amountirig in
They were unable to locate his ma- j the aggregate to a considerable sum,
jesty and the police were notified at! which was all destroyed within a ,few
an early hour today. - minutes after they left the building.
"I found .the prostrate form of an I
aged man lying in a side street near
the waterfront," a policeman casual
ly remarked to one of the king's at
tendants. "Come to think of it," he
added, "the corpse did bear a strik
ing resemblence to King FredericE."
Invseigation proved that the . old
man was indeed Denmark's' ting.
When an ambulance rushed the body
to the harbor front hospital none of
the attendants there recognized the-! Declaring that the value of educa
monarch. Three physicians pronoun- j tion lay in its developing power, Dr.
ced the man dead, and the morgue ;,E. M. Sharpe, of Albany College, de
officials ordered the body placed on a livered an interesting address at the
common slab with other corpses on . High School Wednesday morning,
either side of it. j His subject was, "Some Ideals in Ed-
When the police late learned the ucation," and he handled it in a mast
real identity of the dead man, officers ; erful manner. Dr. Sharpe declared'
of the royal suite were summoned to that the pupil's mind should be so
the morgue. These representatives developed that he would be able to
drew back the sheet and murmured: meet competition in after life with
"The king is dead long live the success. The address was one of the
king." J best delivered during the series which
The body of King Frederick was
then hurried to the hotel Hamburghof
and the police were ordered not to
talk.
The last person who spoke to King
Frederick was Dr. Ludwig's Seligman
(Continued on page 2.)
SISTER MARY-ANN
MAKES APPEAL
WOMAN'S CLUB INSISTS THAT
CEMENT SIDEWALKS BE
DARKENED
WRITER SAYS GLARE HURTS EYES
Janitor Of Courthouse Is Urged To
Keep Rest Room Ventilated
Sign Also Is
Asked
(Communication)
'Sometime ago the Woman's Cflub
! made a special request to the city
; council that lampblack be put in the
I cement for the new city walks. So
j far as can be seen no attention was
paid to this polite and reasonable re
i quest. The result is that now the
glaring sun of summer is blinding
; che newly improved streets. Where
once we rejoiced in the cool green,
I now we stay indoors or cover our
j aces with veils.
! The school children complain of
pain over the eyes caused by the in
; tolerable reflection from dazzling
pavements as they go to and from
; school. Scores are suffering from
eye strain, one prolific cause of ner-
(rous prostration and endless head
, aches.
j In some cities it is against the law
! to lay white walks ,and there the
sight is blessed by dark gray cement
pavements, refreshing as newly fall
en rain. Is it not time that an ordi
; nance be passed to that effect here.
Or must the Live Wires and the
J Commercial Club join with the Wo
j man's Cub to gain this simple boon?
i All that can now be done in the im-
proved sections is to plant trees,
trees, trees, to shade and beautify as
. Paris, Berlin, and our sister cities
of California have done. This alone
can remedy the mistake already
i made.
j Another suggestion will not the
' County Court order a suitable sign,
"Woman's Rest Room" at the Court
house. Few from out of town have
, discovered the really good qualities
provided for mothers who come in
. from the cduntry to trade. And also,
; the janitor ought to open the wind-
ows and ventilate that room,
close and stifling at present.
It is
Janitors are proverbially afraid or
fresh air in court houses, schools, and
churches.
I SISTER MARY ANN.
E WILL BE
REBUILT AT ONCE
I-
ASTORIA, Or., May 15. At a meet
ing of the City Council of Seaside
Mayor Alex Gilbert, Sr., and a com
mittee of ,'relief was appointed, the
duties of which will be to relieve
those who are in need and to see to
the safety of property. Clark Strat-
cated, is one of these.
i The council passed a resolution
pranHnp- nrivilop-aa tn Grant tpmnnr.
ary structures which shall only beaTTTodge will soon be well housed in a
lowed to remain on the streets for a
period of six months and must then
be replaced by structures of concrete
brick or other fireproof material. An
other matter of interest to the entire
city of Seaside, that of adjusting the
squabble which has existed for some
time with regard to widening the
streets of the town, was taken up by
the council and will undoubtedly be
settled before any permanent build-
ings are erected
DR. SHARPE SPEAKS
AT HIGH SCHOOL
was inaugurated by Superintendent
Tooze. Among those present besidc3
the students were Revs. J. R. Lands-
4 borough and E. S. Bollinger.
" The Enterprise automoDile contest
Is the most popular thing ever pulled
oft in the Willamette Valley.
SIP5
PARDEE IS PAYING
GLADSTONE BILLS1
BOND OF FIGHTING CITY TREAS-
URER IS APPROVED BY
COUNCIL
MAYOR CROSS NAMES CLEAN-UP DAY
Contracts For Water Plant Are Ap-
proved, And Notices Of Street
Grading Are To Be
Posted
After a fight Of several months J.
K. Pardee has been declared treasur-
er of Gladstone, and is ready to pay
all outsanding warrants of the mun-
icipality. J. C. Paddock was elected
treasurer at the last election, but fail- j
ed to qualify in time, and Pardee an
nounced that he held over' until his
successor was elected under the char- j
ter. Members of the council opposed
him. but he emnloved counsel, and
declared he would fight to the last.
Meanwhile about $1,100 due the
city from the county was held up by j
County Treasurer Tufts. Finally May-,
or Cross agreed to appoint Pardee '.
treasurer, but his bond was increased
from $100 a year to $18,000. Pardee's
friends said this was done in the hope
he would give up the fight, but the
mayor and council said it was done
because the city had sold $20,000
wjitr hnnHs and th trpasnrer would
have to handle much more money than
ever before. The bond was approved
at the meeting of the council Tuesday
evening. I
The city will let contracts at once
for the building of the water system '
with the exception of digging the well
which will be supervised by the city
authorities. As a result of an ordi-,
nance providing for stock regulation I
in the city, a committee was appoint
ed to provide a pound. No animals
win be allowed to run loose in the
streets at night, and only cows may
graze in the day. Mayor Cross set
May 25 for clean up day, and all the
residents of the city will be asked to
assist in the work. The city will
furnish wagons to carry off the re
fuse. Chambers Howell will be in
cnarge or uie uu m cue
part of the city and Brenton
in the eastern section. The council
charge of the work in the Western i
j authorized the posting of orders an -
nouncing the proposed improvement
of Hereford,
mouth.
Arlington and Dart-'
FIFTEEN INITIATED I
BY ORDER OF MOOSE
'
Oregon City Lodge, No. 961, Loyal
Order of Moose, held its regular meet -
ing Wednesday evening in Willam
ette Hail and fifteen baby Moose be-;
came members of the big herd. The ;
order is having a rapid growth and '.
promiseb to be the strongest Moose
lodge in the State outside of Port
land. Organizer Westcott states that his
hunters are having good success in
the woods and promises a big sur
prise in the near future when the
chief hunters, Shepherd and Skene,
bring in the results of their quest.
It is an assured fact that the Moose
here will have a good fast base ball
team. Portland Moose baseball club
is going to be the first ones for the
local team to play and the date will
be announced in the near future.
- When the lodge meets next Wed
nesday evenine another large
class
will be admitted and at that time the
House Committee will have proposi
tions for club rooms to put before the
lodge It is understood that they
haye several good offers and the local
home of its own,
Organizer Westcott will be here
about three weeks longer. The char
ter will then be closed and -he will
leave Oregon City Lodge of Moose to
its own resources but he is satisfied
that it will be in excellent shape to
follow the "Howdy Paps" creed:
Purity, Aid and Progress.
1. MILES RETURNS.
WITH SON'S BODY
F. A. Miles, Deputy Sheriff, arrived
home Wednesday night with the body
of his son George, which was found
about five miles from Coumbia Beach
by a party of real estate men Monday
afternoon. The identification was
made through clothing worn by the
young man and filling of the teeth.
George Miles was a member of Com
pany G. and mysteriously disappear
ed when the company was breaking
camp at Columbia Beach August 14,
1911. Mr. Miles received a telegram
from the'eoroner at Astoria giving
the information that the body had
been found and he, William Shannon,
a corporal of the company, and Cal
Price, a member, went to Astoria Tues
day. The funeral arrangements have
not been completed but will be in
charge of the military company of
which young Miles was a member.
He was born in Highland, Clackamas
County, July 5, 1879. Soon after his
birth the family moved East, but re
turned to Clackamas County twelve
years ago where they have since liv
ed. Mr. Miles is survived by his par
ents and two brothers and two sis
ters as follows: Rodney Miles, Se
quin, Wash.; Mrs. Lillian Miles Glenn
Oregon City; Fred Miles, Medford and
Mrs. R. P. Martin, Portland.
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ROSE CARNIVAL
TO SET RECORD
PLANS FOR GREAT EXHIBITION
J ARE COMPLETED BY SO-
j ' CIETY AND COMMITTEE
BARGAIN SALES WILL BE FEATURE
Celebration To Have Its Inception
! With Children's Parade Auto-
mobile Pageant'ln
Afternoon
: At a meetine- of the TCYWiitive onm.
J mittee of the Clackamas County Rose
Society and the Publicity committee
of the Commercial Club Wednesday
evening, ways and means were dis
cussed and plans completed for one
of the greatest celebrations ever
known to Clackamas County, June 8
being set for the event.
Commencing early in the morning-
: tne saia. aay win nave its inception
: and the morning set aside to
the children's "Rosey" procession
wuu lue jarL urove viin a r,auu m
the lead and at 1 p. m. an automible
parade with prizes for the best decor
ated machines, a parade under the
auspices of Oregon City's latest ac
quisition, an automobile club, grand'
concerts by one of the leading bands
of the state, a rose exhibit second to
none, size considered, an evening en
tertainment with the Rose Society in
! the leading role, special events
i throughout the day, will be sufficient
; to .throng the city to take advantage
OI lue special uargaiun tu ue uueieu
in all of the stores.
The program will be published in
the Enterprise and a special edition
showing the offerings of the city's
merchants will be one of the features.
KNIGHTS' BALL IS
One of the most delightful balls
ever given at Busch's Hall was that
i Wednesday evening by the Catholic
i . . , 10t-
, present, and dancing
, w!Q iTlrilllsroH in ,lnti, nft mirtT,ieht
Music was furnished by Pox's Orches
tra. The hall was beautifully decor-.
ated with the lodge colors, red and
white, and Indian baskets filled with
ferns and Scotch Bloom. This was
the first ball ever given by the
Knights, but it was so successful
they have decided to give one each
year. The floor committee which had
much to do with making the ball a
I brilliant success was composed of
j Ben Kuppenbender, John F. Clark,
William L. Mulvey and Thomas J.
1 Sinnott.
FRED METZNER HAS
Frederick Metzner, foreman of the
weaving room of the Oregon City
Manufacturing Company, is suffering
from paralysis of the right leg. Mr.
Metzner was stricken Monday even
ing just after dinner, and Dr. H. S.
Mount was summoned. The condi
tion of the patient has been dually
improving and it is thought Tae will
regain the use of his leg. Dr. Mount
1 does nt' regard the attack as a ser-
siou one. Mr. Metzner nas Deen con
nected with the mill, for may years
and is one of the best known men in
Oregon City. He formerly was a
member of the city council and has
always taken a great deal of interest
in civic affairs.
BURNS FIGHTS FOR
SALARY AS CHIEF
Circuit Judge Eakin will today hear
argument in the suit of Charles E.
Burns against the city for salary as
chief of police. The suit, it is thought
will determine whether Burns, the ap
pointee of Mayor Dimick, or E. L.
Shaw, formerly chief of police, and
who is still serving in that capacity,
is entitled to the place. The city
council, by a vote of eight to one, re
fused to confirm the appointment of
Burns and has fought for the reten
tion of Shaw. Cross & Hammond re
present the plaintiff and J. E. Hedges
the defendant
BROTHERS MEET AFTER
20 YEARS' SEPARATION
William E. Marley, of Philaaelphia
was in this city Tuesday visiting his
brother, George Marley, whom he had
not seen for twenty years. William
Marley is a member of the Lu Lu
Temple Band of the Shriners of Phil
adelphia which is on its way home
from Lqs Angeles, where the Shrin
ers' Convention has been in session.
The band remained over in Portland
Tuesday, and from that city it will
accompany , 140 Shriners and their
wives making in all 280, to Tacoma,
and from that city to their homes
in Philadelphia. This is Mr. Mar
ley's first trip to the Coast, and he is
delighted with the climate as well as
the scenery. The Shriners left Phil-'
adelphia April 25, and expect to reach
hfllllP MflV 24.
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