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Ml THE WEATHER. S Oregon City Showers today; $ $ westerly winds. -3 Oregon Showers today; west $ erly winds. $$tS$-iSS$S$$. The only daily newspaper be- s ? tween Portland and Salem; cir- ? '$ cutates in every section of Clack- 5 amas County, with a population 3 of 30,000. Are you an advertiser? $ $ g 3 3 3 $ S WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED I 566 OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1912. Pkb Wikk, 10 Cents THE GREAT AMERICAN SUCKER. FREYTAG ELECTED PUBLICITY HEAD NOW YOU SIT Rr&HTl WINNER,SAYSTAFT TEACHES LESSON l Ht-Kt AND ttOLO jOUR. BREATH TILL I BR.IN& YOU A MILLION DOLLARS BURNED TO DEATH UN YUUK. IIMVE.5TMENT OHIO MAKES HIM PRESIDENTIAL RAC JOHN R. DIMICK IS PRESIDENT ASSERTS THAT HE HAS 30 MORE DELEGATES THAN IS NECESSARY HARMON BEATS WILSON EASILY ' Chief Executive Goes To New Jersey Today To Continue Fight Against Roosevelt Race Is Close WASHINGTON, May 22. Asserting that he has 570 delegates to the Chi cago convention, or 30 more than enough to assure him the nomination, President Taft today declared he was going to New Jersey "to make assur ance doubly sure.' He will leave Washington for Philadelphia tomor row morning and make his first po litical speech at Camden. The President's statement was is sued after a day of activity at the White House. Politicial conferences with his managers and appointments with his Cabinet members were fol lowed by a meeting of the full Cab inet, at which, the members admitted, the political situation was reviewed in detail. "Our opponents quote from a state ment of mine made in Cleveland that the fight in Ohio, my home state, much to my gratification, would be the decisivcone," said the . President in his statement, "and would settle the question of my nomination. This is true. I shall have at least 17 votes from Ohio, including the delegates-at-large, for we have every assurance that we control the state convention. . "This will constitute a clear major ity in the National convention. In deed, in addition to the votes from Ohio, delegates elected for me from other states of which I have been ad vised since my Cleveland statement give me at the most conservative es time 570 out of the 1078 votes in the National convention 30 more than necessary. "I am going to New Jersey to take part in the coming campaign there, for the same reason that I went to Ohio, and such deleagtes as we may receive from New Jersey will thus make assurance doubly sure." Early in the day, 'Director McKin ley, of the Taft headquarters, claimed at "least 600 delegates for the Presi dent." The President's . estimate, while smaller, was declared at the White House to represent "rock bot tom" figures, which are expected to be increased materially. The claim to the six delegates-at-large in Ohio was made by the President after re assuring messages from his Ohio managers. ROOSEVELT AND WILSON LEAD Taft Gets Less Than Third Of Dele gates In Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 22. Nearly complete returns from yesterday's Ohio president primary today indicate that Colonel Roosevelt won 32 of 42 delegates to the Republican Nation al Convention, selected in 21 Congres sional districts, and that president Taft was given ten district delegates or slightly less than a third of the total number named. On the Democratic ticket Governor Harmon is believed to have won by a larger percentage than did Colonel Roosevelt, being credited with 35 dis trict delegates ,as aginst seven for Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey. Althogh President Taft secured hut 10 out of the 42 delegates, the Taft Roosevelt fight in Ohio is not finished but will be carried into the state Re publican convention, which on June 3 will select six delegates-at-large to the National convention. Of a total of less than 1000 dele gates to the state convention, a large portion of whom also were named yesterday to sit in the state conven tion, nearly complete returns indi cate that President Taft has nearly a sufficient number to control. This may give President Taft's managers the six delegates-at-large to be named by the state convention, and probably will make the President's total 16, just an even third of the Ohio delegation of 48 delegates.which will attend the Chicago convention. Governor Harmon, on the ' Demo cratic ticket, unlike Colonel Roose velt, will not be forced to make a further fight for delegates-at-large, as the Democratic call specifies that the winner of the Presidential prefernce primary shall name his own delegates-at-large.. Amplified returns in the Republican contest show that Senator La Follette polled a heavy vote in several coun ties, and it is possible that final re sults will show that he ran second to Colonel Roosevelt in a number of counties. The Taft managers declared that this occurred only in Democratic coun ties, where Democrats voted the Re pubican ticket. W. J. Bryan and Speaker Champ Clark, although their names were not on the ballot, got. a small fraction of the total vote cast, hut it seems doubtful of the combined Bryan-Clark vote had any consider able result on the outcome of the Harmon-Wilson fight.' Governor Wilson, of New Jersey, has eight district deelgates. Harmon has a large lead In the Presidential preference vote. With the probability that there may be an increase as later returns come In it is estimated that Colonel Roose velt has a plurality of approximately 20,000 over President Taft in the pop ularity contest, as expressed through the selection of the delegates to the National convention. Taft . carried three entire districts,' not . including the seventh, which later was figured fos him. There is a division in two. The Morning Enterprise is the best breakfast food you can have. CONTESTANTS SHOULD PROFIT FROM EXAMPLE OF TAJT AND ROOSEVELT GREAT MEN NEVER GIVE UP FIGHT Person Who Once Convinces Himself He Cannot Lose Is Usually Successful Throughout . Life STANDING OF CANDIDATES S $ Ruby McCord 191.200 Joseph Sheahan 47.200 $ S Kent Wilson- 33,600 S 8 John Brown 15,000 S $ John Weber ' 6,800 $ S John Haleston - 6,000 & $ A. G. Kindler 7,200 $ In their efforts to win the Ohio dele gation to the national Republican convention President Taft and ex President Roosevelt fought to the last minute. The vote of that state at the Presidential preference primary which was held Tuesday, and at pres ent appears to have been in favor of Colonel Roosevelt, may determine who is to be the next President of the greatest Republic and the greatj est country the world has ever known. Both of these great mea, who lor twenty years were the closest friends were fighting for principle. Each be lieved that what he stood for was right, and each did his best to win. Of course one had to lose, but the glory that success would bring, caus ed each to exert himself to the ut most. That was a great struggle one fraught with great importance to tho candidates themselves but of far greater importance to the country. Neither Mr. Taft nor Mr. Roosevelt could have made such a determined fight, could have been so confident of success to the end if he had not had the right training in early life. It was the superior training in connec tion with natural ability that placed them in positions to be candidates for the highest office in the gift of a nation. Money did not count, so cial position did .not count, the so called "pull" did not count. What counted was what the men themselv es had accomplished and what the sovereign people thought they would accomplish in the future. The candidates in the Morning and Weekly Enterprise contest can draw a fine lesson from the contest that is being made by Messrs. Taft and Roosevelt for the presidency. It is be determined to win. Do not quit. Work. If you win this race you will be in line to win one of more import ance. If you win that, you will be come obsessed with the idea that you cannot fail. And when a person once determines in his own mind that he cannot fail there is no telling what his ultimate success will be. SUFFRAGETTES GIVEN 9 MONTHS IN JAIL LONDON, May 22, Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the militant suffragette leader, and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lawrence, joint editors of "Votes for Women," were all found guilty at the Old Bailey Sessions today, and each was sentenced to nine months' im prisonment on the charge of conspir acy anl inciting to malicious damage to property. The jury in handing down its verd ict of guilty, acompanied it with a re commendation that leniency be shown to the prisoners, and Justice Cole ridge, in determining judgment, took this into consideration. The charge of conspiracy was brought as a sequel to the window smashing demonstration in London. March 12. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested for participating in the damage to property and was senten ced on March 22 to two months' im prisonment, with a number of other women. It was while she was serving that term in jail that the charge of com plicity was brought against her, Mr and Mrs. Lawrence and Miss Crysta bel Pankhurst, the last of whom, dis appeared. The two women in the dock were pathetic figures when tne verdict of guilty was brought in by the jury. Mrs. Pankhurst clung to the edge of the prisoners enclosure, trembling visibly, and pleaded to be treated as a first class misdemeanant Mrs. Lawrence raising both hands in the attitude of prayer, swayed as she uttered the phrase: "May God defend us, as our cause is just!" - The prisoners were all sentenced to be confined in the second division, which does not involve hard labor. WILLAMETTE PUPILS GOING TO THE DALLES The Willamette school will close for the summer vacation tomorrow, and Saturday the pupils, teachers and those wishing to take the trip will go to The Dalles. The party will leave here at 5:40 for Portland,,, and from that city will take the steamer Bailey Gatzert, returning home In the even ing." The .teachers, who have .lust closed a successful term of school at Willamette, are Professor J. R, Eow land, Mrs. Mary Critser, Miss Belle Mattley and Miss Genevieve Capen. SOLD BY 0. D. EBY O. D. Eby " Wednesday sold his strawberry and fruit farm on the East Side road to Mr. and Mrs. A." H. Sarchet. The farm, which consists of five acres, is near'' Chautauqua grounds, and is regarded as one of the best for growing fruit and berries" in i the county. Mr. Eby erected a fine j bungalow on the place last year, and although he has owned it only three years, he considers that he has made ! a fair profit. The price was ?4,300 PLANS ARE COMPLETED EUGENE Or., May 22, (Special.) The Thirty-sixth Annual Commence-' ment Exercises will be held at the University of Oregon June 16-19, in elusive. The most attractive program that has ever been offered is being prepared, and it is expected that hun-, dreds of the Alumni will this year ; make the journey back to Eugene to 1 revisit the scenes of early days and. renew old acquaintances and also their allegiance to their alma mater. ! Many have already signified their Jr.- tention of returning. i The three days of exercises and fes tivities will include, on Sunday, the .Baccalaureate sermon, by Dr. A. A. Berle, of Boston; on Monday, base ball games and tennis tournament be tween Alumni and Varsity, Annual Meeting of the Alumnae, Shakespear's "As Yoa Like It," on the Campus, by the Dramatic Club, and the Musical Faculty Concert; on Tuesday, meet ing of Board of Regents, Annual meet ing of Alumni Association, President's Reception, Maypole and Folk dance;) by Girls' Gymnasium classes, Glee Club concert on campus. Flower and Fern Procession, and Annual Failing and Beekman Oratorical Contest; and on Wednesday, Commencement Ad dress, Unveiling of Sun Dial, Alumni Banquet and Alumni Ball. The Graduating class is the largest this year that has ever been turned out of the University, numbering one hundred fifteen in Engineering and Liberal Arts, eighteen in Medicine, forty-seven" in Law. In addition six will receive their Master's degrees. EX-OREGON CITY MAN N. Y. MARKET HEAD Lawrence . L. Driggs, formerly of Oregon Ciy, son of Mrs. M. L. Driggs, has been appointed chairman of the market committee in New York city. The committee will erect a $5,000,000 market, which will be the finest in the world. It will be six stories. The site embraces about five blocks and will allow for expansion as the needs of , he city increase. Besides ample space for the prospective tenants and cold storage chamber, which will be leased to wholesalers, an aree Is to be reserved for farmers' wagons. Mr. Driggs was a resident of New York for several years, after which he moved to Texas, later returning with his family to New York. Mr. Driggs was graduated from the Law School in New York, and his headquarters now are at 135 Broadway. He Is well known in this city, where he has a host of friends. 1 W&MZ, VIST'S KEKTNG KJM? fl'X " ft' ' f w ,.- i 1 j i Irvine L. Lenroot, Representative from Wisconsin. One of the Lead ing Insurgents in the House. TO BE IMPROVED The board of directors of the Will amette Valley Chautauqua Associa tion, at a meeting Wednesday evening in the Commercial Club parlors, voted to improve the sanitary conditions of Gladstone Park before the coming meeting at an expense of $700. The work will be done at once. The Chau tauqua, which will start July 9, prom ises to be the most successful in the history of the association. The rest aurant privilege has been, awarded to' J. W. Crossley. Secretary Cross an nounced Wednesday night that all the important arrangements had been completed for the meeting. The best entertainers and- lecturers on the Chautauqua circuit have Jbeen engag ed. BISHOPS ARE RAPPED BY BAKER RECTOR PORTLAND, May 22, (Special.) Caustic criticism was heaped upon the bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church by Rev. J. N. Barry, of Baker, at this afternoon'ss session of the United Clericus in St Mark's Parish House. Mr. Barry, who is an Epis copalian minister, complained that the bishops are answerable to no body; that they observe the church laws or not as they see fit, and that it costs two-thirds as much to main tain the six missionary bishops on the Pacific Coast as it does to maintain all other missionaries- combined, In cluding the ordinary clergy and dea conesses. He told ofon e clergyman being compelled by. hunger to east raw turnips. - Mr. Barry's subject was, "Episco pacy in Relation to Church Unity." He said an outsider. Contemplating a union of another church body with the Episcopal Church, would ask some very pertinent questions. He charged tha in at least one Instance irregular ities had been found In the accounts of a bishop. - .;- Watch the automobile contest." CHAUTAUQUA HAVE FINE OUTING The pupils of the pubile schools of Gladstone, Parkplace and Mount Pleasant had a ' delightful outing in Gladstone Park Wednesday. Owing to the threatening weather the pupils of the Clackamas, Jennings Lodge and Milwaukie schools were unable to attend. About 100 members of Meade Post, Grand Army of the' Republic, and the Women's Relief Corps, the guests of honor, were present and had a magnificent outing. Several of the veterans delivered addresses on pat riotism, and were heartily cheered by the children and grown folk. Music was rendered by the Fife and Drum Corps and the Girls' Oak Grove Band. Professor Vedder recited impressive ly President Lincoln's Gettysburg ad dress, and Dr. T.' B. Ford offered pray er. Mrs. Mattox, president of the R9 lief Corps also spoke jipon patriotism and told what the women did during the Civil War to aid their fathers, husbands and brothers. The male quartet of the Parkplace school rend ered several beautiful selections, and the girls' drill was beautiful. Cap tain James P. Shaw, Chairman deliv ered the opening address, which was applauded throughout, and the Rev. Henry Spiess, of Clackamas, and J. S. Hamilton spoke feelingly. C. H. Dauchy gave an illustrated talk 1 on flags, which was highly appreciated. The outing was thoroughly enjoyed by the veterans and children, and was such a success that It was decided to have on annually. MRS. DOUTHIT BURIED BESIDE HER FATHER The funeral of Mrs. Dora Douthit, wife of John Douthit, who died from the effects of a surgical operation Monday evening, was held Wednes day afternoon at 2 o'clock. It. was the request of Mrs. Douthit that only a brief service be conducted, and her request was carried out by her fam ily. The services were held at the Mountain View cemetery and many friends of the deceased attended: The service was conducted by Rev. J. R. Lansborough, pastor of the Presby terian church. "Abide With Me" and "Shall We Gather At The River" were sung impressively y Mrs. H. E. Coop er, Mrs. W. ' C. Green and John All dredge. The flowers were beautiful, the grave being a mass of blossoms. The pallbearers were Charles Ely, A. Naterlin, Frank Baxter, L. A. Nobel, Mr. Straussef and . Herbert Douthit. The remains of -Mrs. Douthit were laid beside those of her father, A. F. Surfus, who died in May 1888. HOLCOMB SCHOOL TO HAVE ENTERTAINMENT The Holcomb. School next Saturday a week will have a basket social and program. All persons are invited to attend. The program will be one of the finest ever given by the school. CLARKES BEAT COLTON The Clarkes base ball team defated the Colton team in an eleven inning contest Sunday ou the Clarkes field. The feature of the game was the pitching of Will Dalton, the spit ball artist He was- opposed by Ben Schinellgreau, who also did some fine heaving. The score was 3 to 2. : PROMINENT CLACKAMAS COUN TY MAN SUCCESSOR OF M. J. LAZELLE 7 APPOINTEE TO QUIT REAL ESTATE Work As Fruit Inspector And Super intendent Of Horticulture At State Fair To Be Continued O. E. Freytag, Superintendent of the Horticultural Department of the State Fair, and one of the best known men in Clackamas County, was elec ted Secretary and Manager of the Publicity Department at a meeting of the Committee Wednesday evening. Mr. Freytag is in every respect qual ified to fill the exacting duties of the office. He succeeds M. J. Lazelle, who resigned to become manager of a bus iness which will be started here in September. He will serve under the committee, which is composed of O. D. Eby, Chairman; T. W. Sullivan, M. D. Latourette T. L. Charman, B. T. McBain and M. J. Lazelle, the latter having been made a member ol the committee at the meeting Wednesday evening. Mr. Freytag will give up his real estate business, and will devote his entire time to the publicity work, the horticultural exhibite at the state fair and the work of frutt inspector of Clackamas County. He has lived in Clackamas County for more than twenty years. He thoroughly under stands agriculture and horticulture and having been in the real estate business i'of many years is recognized as a first class booster. Mr. Freytag formerly was in the newspaper busi ness, and consequently will be able to attend to the work of writing articles of a boosting nature for the press. He will be assisted in editing Oregon City Publicity, the Commercial, tjjjub paper, by Messrs McBain and "Lazelle who at the meeting Wednesday even ing were designated associate editors. The paper is one of the brightest and "best journals for the exploitation of a county in the state and its field of usefulness will no doubt be enlarge ed under the able management of Mr. Freytag and" the able corps of editors. OPEN CANNERY HERE M. J. Lazelle, manager of the Pro motion work of the Oregon City Com mercial Club, has received a com munication from an experienced can nery man in California who wishes to cooperate with Oregon City in build ing and operating a cannery. The Publicity Committee will con sider the proposition.. The man is reported to have enough funds to make the . proposed ener prise a success with a little local as sistance. TO HAVE BIG MEETING The members and friends of Warn er Grange will meet at New Era next Saturday, the occasion being their annual children's day. A good pro gram will be rendered in charge of Mrs. S. L. Casto. Members of other granges are invited to attend and en joy the day with Warner Grangers. Warner Grange is in a thriving con dition, having made a fifty per cent increase in attendance during the first quarter of this year over the last quar ter of 1911. M. J. Lazelle of Oregon City, is Master; Mrs. Joseph Hoff man, of New Era is lecturer and Dav id McArthur of New Era, is secretary All are enthusiastic grange workers and their efforts have been rewarded with success. T OF RESPECT TO MAYOR The city Council Wednesday night, after the second reading of an ordi nance providing for the change of grade on Main street from the Aber nethy bridge to Moss Street, and an ordinance for the improvement of John Quincy Adams street from Eighth to Fourteenth, adjourned out of respect for Mayor Dimick whose brother was burned to death Wednesday morning It was announced that a special meet ing would be called to transact un finished business. SUPERINTENDENT TOOZE TO SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT Superintendent of City Schools Tooze will deliver an address this ev ening at the commencement exercises of the high school at Scappoose, Wash. His subject will be "Our Edu cational Heritages."- Mr. Tooze has been asked to speak at several other commencements, and will do so if the engagements do not interfere with his school work here. ' . . Notice Court Robin Hood No. 9 F. of A. All members are requested to be present at the regular meeting May 23, 1912. Applications for member ship will be acted upon. S. B. SHADE, Financial Secretary. BROTHER OF MAYOR PERISHES IN HOME ON RANCH NEAR AURORA BLAZE STARTS WHILE HE IS AWAY mi -mm X Theory Is That He Was Overcome By Smoke While Trying To" - . Remove Effects From Building John R. Dimick, brother of Grant B. Dimick, and one of the best known lawyers and farmers in the state was burned to death Wednesday morning at his home near Aurora. It is sup posed that Mr. Dimick found his home ablaze upon returning from a visit to a neighbor, and perished while trying to save his effects. He and Miss Weatherford, of Olex Gilliam County, . were to have been married June 6, and all arrangements for the wedding had been made. The tragedy occurred seven months , to the day after the death of Mr. Dim- . ick's younger brother, Ralph, the not ed Notre Dame University football player, who died in Portland after being injured in a football game. While delirious, as the result of the injury, Ralph Dimick "jumped from a hospital window and ran several blocks before he was overtaken. .He died soon after. John R. Dimick left his home short ly before 10 o'clock telling John Tay lor and Alwood Pratt employed by . him, that he was going to visit John Spinney, a neighbor, and would re turn soon. Taylor and Pratt went to work in a nearby field, and about 11 o'clock. noticed that the house was ablaze. They hurried to it, but upon their arrival the building was envel oped in flames. They found several trunks and other furniture in the yard and surmised that Mr. Dimick had tak en them out of the building and prob- ably had perished in the flames. Per sons from all parts of the neighbor hood hurried to. the scene, and waited for the fire to burn itself out Mean while Grant B'. Dimick and his sister, Mrs. Nellie D. Fry, of Portland, were notified. Mrs. Fry came to this city onrt ah a nnrt her brother went to Au- rora in an automobile. Before their arrival the charred body had been found on a cot which was near a window. It was evident - that Mr. Dimick had been overcome by smoke and had fallen on the cot as he was trying to make his exit through the window. Coroner Wilson viewed the remains, which were taken to Aurora where the funreal will be held prob ably Friday. John R. Dimick was a son of John B. Dimick, a Clackamas County pio neer, and celebrated his forty-fifth birthday May 9 last. Besides Grant B. Dimick he is survived by the fol lowing brothers: George A., of Hub bard; Augustus, formerly in the rail road business, buTTnow a farmer of this county; and H. E. of Seavlew, Wash. Ralph was the youngest mem ber of the family. Mr. Dimick was graduated from Monmouth College in 1889 and the Salem Law School in 1904. He and John A. Carson practiced law together in Salem for about two years and lat er he and S. T. Richardson formed a partnership. Later he bought a ranch of 88. acres, and has since then devot ed most of his time to farming, hav ing been one of the most extensive growers of onion sets in the state. He sold about $5,000 sets from a small tract last year and intended to enter more extensively in the business this year. About two weeks ago Mr. Dim ick came to this city to visit his brother, and it was then that he dfr vulged his engagement to marry. He asked his brother to go with him to get the license and exacted a prom ise that he would attend the cere mony. Mr. Dimick's father who had lived in Hubbard for many years died (Continued on page 2.) TodLa-v With the Boys of thcFigurc Two Picturing a two day's life on the West's largest horse ranch. . THE DUNBAR SISTERS In Songs GRAND REMEMBER 20 Chick ens for Friday