THE WEATHER.
Oregon City Showers today;
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VOL. III. NO. 124.
FLEET ORDERED TO
HASTEN TO CUBA
UNITED STATES PROBABLY WILL
PUT END TO WARFARE
ON ISLAND
ARMY OF 15,000 IS IN READINESS
Plans For Campaign To Stamp Out
Rebellion Ready To Be Put
Into Execution At Call
Of President
WASHINGTON, May 25. Insurrec
tion and disorders in Cuba, which
threaten the life and property of
Americans and are believed by the
United States to' be spreading beyond
control of the Cuban government,
caused the American government" to
take active steps today in preparation
to cope with any question which may
arise in the Island Republic.
Two divisions of the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet were ordered to take on
their full quota of marines at New
York and Norfolk, making a total of
1300 in addition to the 700 now en
route to Guantanamo on the Prairie,
and rendezvous at Key West, ready
to move to Cuba at the instant their
presence is needed.
In all, a dozen warships will , be" in
the immediate vicinity of Cuba with
in a few days.
The Army is prepared with an ex
peditionary force of 15,000 men, if it
is needed, and plans for a campaign
to stamp out the rebellion are ready
to be put in execution "at the call of
the President.
The insurrection and the serious la
bor troubles, as a result of the renew
al of the longshoremen's strike, are
believed to warrant American prepar
edness. Of the two, the disturban
ces which probably will arise at the
Cuban ports, through the strikers' op
erations, are believed to be the more
immediate and dangerous elements
in the situation.
E
ATISALEM IS STOPPED
SALEM Or., May 25. It was learn
ed today that construction work on
the Southern Pacific branch being
built from Salem to Fir station on the
Woodburn-Springfield line, was stop
ped about 10 days ago by order of "Gov
ernor West. The new line crosses a
piece of state land belongfng to the
penitentiary tract and this enabled
the governor to force the cessation of
work.
It is understood this action was tak
en by the governor at the time the
O.-W. R. & N. company refused to
grant a right-of-way for a wagon road
around Shellrock.
It develops that other members of
the state board did not know of the
governor's action until yesterday aft
ernon, when the foreman of the con
struction camp went to State Treas
urer Kay with a complaint that the de
lay had cost the company about $1,
500 and asked what was the board's
intention.
'Kay took the matter up with At
torney General Crawford to ascertain
the power of the board and its mem
bers after the board had already
granted the railroad company a right-of-way
across the state land. The at
torney general stated he did not be
lieve the board had a right to dispose
of the state land in such a manner in
the first place. He is looking up
authorities.
TODAY AT THE GRAND
The Dunbar Sisters will sing today
as a special feature in honor of the
Elks of Oregon City the late song hit
dedicated to that order, '"Here is to
the friends in stormy weather." This
will teminate a very successful en
gagement of these popular vocalists.
Coming
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
May 27, 28, 29
The Steeleys
IN A COMEDY MUSICAL ACT
Today
THE DUNBAR SISTERS will sing "Here
Is to the Friend in Stormy Weather."
A late popular Elk song, This is their
last appearance here
TPJtsl Giirsiinicdl
SO LITTLE DONE;
SO MUCH TO DO'
A "WOODEN" HEAD, BUT AUTO
CONTESTANTS, IT APPLIES
TO YOU
CECIL RHODES, DYING, WAS AUTHOR
And He Was Even A Greater Empire
Builder Than James J. Hill
Diamond King Set Good
Example
STANDING OF CANDIDATES
S Ruby McCord" 221,200
Joseph Sheahan 47.200. S
S Kent Wilson 33,600 $
John Brown 15,000
s John Weber 6,800
S John Haleston ; 6,000 &
$ A. G. Kindler 7,200 $
"So little done; so much to do,"
These were the last words of Cecil
John Rhodes, the diamond king and
South African empire builder. Mr.
Rhodes was a great man and so was
liarny l'.ernarto, his rival in the dia
mond business, and so are those Par
is jewelers their names are forgot
ten for the nonce who eventully got
all the diamonds. However, all of
this is "immitistical" and a good con
test story should not be spoiled with
too much detail. But really Mr.
Rhodes -was a great man. He was one
of those fellows who had horse sense
enough to make money, and genius
enough to use it in helping the fellows
who did not even have horse sense.
The contest manager has always ad
mired Mr. Rhodes for that. Rudyard
Kipling also admired him, and having
a little bit more poetical sense than
the contest manager wrote a poem
about him, which, when the teachers
wake up, will be recited in the
schools Friday afternoons. An ex
cerpt from that poem is as follows:
"So huge the all-absorbing thought,
So brief the term allowed,
Nations, not words, he linked to prove
His faith before the crowd."
The contest manager is not sure he
has the quatrain quoted correctly, but
he is sure of one thing and that is,
if the candidates in the big automo
bile contest would show even one
tenth of the ability of Cecil Rhodes
this would be the greatest contest ev
er conducted in this state, and he urg
es the contestants to read, if they have
an opportunity, the biography of -Cecil
Rhodes, even a greater empire
buider than Mr. Hill. Mr. Hill has
builded in a known country. Cecil
Rhodes builded in Africa.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
WILL BEGIN TODAY
Commencement week will start this
evening when Superintendent of City
Schools Tooze will deliver the bacca
laureate address at the Congregation
al church. The senior class play,
"Down in Dixie" will be given Wed
nesday evening. Mrs. H. B. Cartlidge
teacher in English Literature, has
drilled the pupils well, and the play
promises to be the best ever given in
this city by amateur talent. In tiie
morning the seniors will plant a tree
in the high school yard and O. D. Eby
one of the school directors, will de
liver an address. The Eastham school
graduating exercises will start at 10
o'clock in the morning and the Bar
clay schools graduating exercises
will be given in the afternoon. T5e
play, "Down in Dixie" will be follow
ed by the class prophesy, and the
members of the class who do not take
part in the play will be represented
in the prophesy, or take part in the
graduating exercises Friday evening.
If you saw it in the Enterprise it's
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED I S66
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY
PERPETRATED
YESTHE PROPOSED PBE-MATR1MQNIAL TESTS MAY WORK-lhnTMEt
f HOWABfl I AS H IM IF ) C r. , -1 (HOW MUCH WLi- I "WATtfYE
FIRST TEST : THE PARENTAL BOARD. ; SECOND TEST; THE FINANCAt- BOARD,
L? YoL' EvERHAvey to-v WHAT KINDOF I " ' r3 LISTEN; IF YOUR STEPMOTHER"1-! f &ID YOU EVER. HAVE
IT? EHCCUPS OR. I i X TOBACCO DID ' I MARRIED YOOft UNOLE WHAT RELATION I I FITS OR BU INP
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TH1RP TEST ; TH EhELTH BOARD FOURTH TEST; THE SANITY BOARD.
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"POSSON MEDICIN
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LANDS HI INJAIL
J. L. Woodkirk, arrested Friday by
E. L. Shaw on a charge of being intox
icated had a novel explanation for
his condition when given a hearing
in Re2order Stipp's Court Saturday
morning.
"It was this way Judge," said the
prisoner. "I had ben spraying trees
and that poisons one's system. I
have tried many antidotes, and find
the best one is whisky. I was pretty
seriously poinsoned this time, and
took a larger dose of the medicine
than usual with disastrous results."
After fining the man $5 Recorder
Stipp suggested that the medicine he
mentioned should be taken in home
opathic doses, if taken at all.
ALDERMAN MAKES
PUBLIC QUIZ SOURCES
SALEM, Or., May 25, (Special.)
State Supt. of Public -Instruction
Alderman today issued a circul
ar of information giving the sources
of examination questions for state pa
pers for the examinations tt be held
June 18, 13, and 20, for this year.
There is but one change in the list
and that is the substitution of Col
grove on Theory and Practice for
Whit's text book on the subject. The
circular sent out is as follows:
Arithmetic, one-fourth from the
course of study and Colgrove, three
fourth from Smith. Civil Government,
Strong and Schafer. Geography, one-
fourth from the course of study and I
Colgrove, three-fourths from Redway !
and Hinman. - Grammar, one-fourth I
from the course of study and Colgrove
three-fourths from Beuhler. History, j
one-fourth from the course of study
and Colgrove, three-fourths from
Doub. Orthography, one-fourth frcj
the course of study and Colgrbve.
three-fourths from Reed's Word Les
sons. Physical Geography, Tarr's
New Physical Geography, Reading,
course of study and Colgrove. School
laws of Oregon, 1911 edition, Theory
and practice, Colgrove: "The teacher
and the School" Whites. Writing.
' course of study, Colgrove and the
Outlook Writing System. Algebra,
Wells; Algebra for secondary schools
Composition, Herrick and Damon.
Literature, American, Newcomer's
American Literature and Classics.
Physiology, Krohn. Psychology,
Red; An Introduction to Psychology,
Bookkeeping, Office Methods and
Practical Bookkeeping. Botany, Berg
en. Elements of Botany. Geology,
Le Conte. Geometry, Wentworth.
History, General, Myers' General Hist
ory, History of Education, Davidson,
Literature, English, Newcomer's Eng
lsh Literature and Cassics. Physics,
Milikan and Gale; A First Course in
Physics. - .
Classics for June Essays of Ella,
ed. by H. J. Robbins; Macmillan; the
Man with a Country. School ed. Lit
tle; Treasure Island. Ed. by Broad
us. Lake. English Classics, Scott;
Julius Caesar, Houghton. For Decem
ber Autocrat of the Breakfast Table,
Houghton. Cranford, McMillin; the
Making of an American, Grosset. The
same classics will be used for the
American and English literature.
ENTS
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Statue of Famous Revolutionary Hero
John Paul Jones, Recently Unveil
ed in Potomac Park, Washintgon,
D. C.
FREAK DUCK GETS
'COLD FEET' ON LIFE
I The four legged duck that was
I hatched at the home of Mrs. Joseph
j Robinson, of Canemah, several weeks
; ago, is dead, the duckling only living
i a week. It is being mounted by a
taxidermist in Portland, and will be
j kept as a curiosity by Mrs. Robinson.
The duckling had been given the best
1 of care, but it like many others of on-
)y two legs, died probably from cold"
ifeet
Engagement Extraordinary
ELECTRIC THEATRE
Dantes Paradise
and Pergatory
Marvellous $150,000 production
Sequel to Dantes Inferno seen
here some months ago.
You have seen Hades now see
V
Heaven. Two days only, Monday
and Tuesday.
On account of the immense cost
of obtaining this production the
management is forced to raise
the price of admission to ,20 cents,
for adults. Children 10 cents.
26, 1912.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
DELIGHT WITH PLAY
The pupils of the Parplace High
school presented in a creditable man
ner the play, "Arthur Eustace,' of
"Mother's Lote," Friday evening in
the auditorium of the Parkplace high
school. The following was the cast
of characters:
"Robert Eustace," (a wealthy merch
ant) Harry French
"Mrs. Eustace," (his wife,)
Miss Marie Holmes
"Arthur Eustace," (his son,)
Kenneth Hendricks
"Edith Eustace, (his daughter,)
Miss Grace Barnette
"Richard Markley," (an accepted suit
or) Ernest Purcell
"Harry Gordon," (reformed saloon
keeper) William Lucas
"Jimmy Brown," (a saloon bum)
Ernest Purcell
"Patrick Flannagan" " (always a
Frenchman) Fred Lucas
"Hans Hurst," (who claims to be a
temperance woman)... Ben Rivers.
"Doctor and Policeman" . .Gus Rivers
"Maude Raymon," (Arthur's tirst
swfsrheart Miss Pearl Jones
"Marie," (Arthur's last sweetheart,)
Miss Amy Peckover
The proceeds of the entertainment
amounted to about $40, which will go
toward- the expense of the graduating
exercises, which will be held in the
Parkplace high school building next
Friday evening. There will be six
graduates this year, four boys a?3
two girls as follows: Adolph Spiess,
Ernest Purcell, Kenneth Handrickson
Ben Rivers, Miss Pearl Jones, Miss
Grace Barnett.
The program for the commence
ment to be held May 31 is as follows:
.Invocation, Instrumental, selection
Miss Myrtle Holmes; Cocal Solo, "Vil
lanelle," Eva Dell Acqua, Miss. Eva
Wallace; Address, "The Youth of the
Twentieth century," W. T. Milliken,
D. D., Song, "Anchored," High School
Chorus"; Presentation of Diplorrfas;
Benediction.
The following is the program of the
commencement exercises of the High
school Debating Society to be held
May 30: '
Piano Duet, Marie Holmes and
Blanche Davenport; Address, Presi
dent Ernest H. Purcell; Violin duet,
Miss Grace Barnett and Mr. Frank
Lucas; Class Prophecy, Miss Amy
Peckover; Vocal Duet, ' "Barcarolli",
Dsmi Tnne and Vera Hendricks; Ad
dress,- "The Value of Forensic Dispu-
taion," Prof. H. W. Copeiana; t-iasa
Alphabet, Kenneth Hendricks; Read
ing, "On the Other Train," Miss Ed
ith Lillie; Quartette, "Hisj Swett Gui
tar," Milton Miller, Clay Miller, Ern
est Purcell, Kenneth Hendricks; Pre
sentation of Diplomas, Prof. E. O.
Bundy. .'
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AT PRESBPTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. David L. Kiehle, D. D., L. L.
D., of Portland, will speak at the
Presbyterian church this morning.
Dr. Kiehle is one of the able educa
tors of the country being for many
years associated with the University
of Minnesota. There will be no serv
ice this evening that the members of
the congregation . may attend the high
school baccalaureate exercises at the
Congregational church. Rev. J. R.
Landsborough has gone to Astoria to
take the place of Chaplain Gilbert who
has gone east to attend the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian church.
COLONEL AND TAFT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND EX-PRESIDENT
RUNNING NECK AND '
NECK IN BIG RACE
ROOSEVaT CERTAIN OF SUCCESS
La Follette And Cummins' Delegates
May Decide Who Is To Be
Nominee 60 Delegates
To, Be Named
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 25,
(Special.) William H. Taft and The
odore Roosevelt have passed the
three-quarter post in the race for del
egates to the national convention and
with only about 60 delegates remain
ing to be chosen, it looks like a neck
and neck finish.
Making a careful estimate of the
strength of the candidates, allowing
to Roo3evelt some of the delegates he
iss aid to have won over in the south
and giving to the ex-president the
eight delegates in Massachusetts that
he has asked to vote for Taft, the fig
ures give Taft 490, Roosevelt 4C8, La
Follette 38, Cummins 10, uncertain
74. As 540 votes are needed to nom
inate Taft would need 50 more to
win, and Roosevelt would need 72
more. ,
Inspection of the uncertain,, list,
which includes the delegates yet to
be elected in New Jersey and Arizona
as well as the six at large in Ohio,
it is extremely unlikely that eitner
candidate will have the number need
ed' to nominate. Unless Roosevelt
makes big inroads on the delegates
committed to Taft, in. New York, for
instance,.where they are not instruct
ed for" him, he falls short, and in like
fashion, unless Taft gains delegates
in closely contested districts, he lacks
enough to take him under the wire.
If this alignment of delegates be
correct, the little band of 46 controll
ed by La Follette and Cummins will
hold the .balance of power. This bal
ance is so small that it may easily
be tipped either wa. if there is a
"bandwagon" movement.
HAYBELLE FRANCIS
IKS3!
AND PUBLISHER WED
The marriage of Miss Maybelle
Florence Francis, second daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Francis, and Jos
eph Roman Gerber, of Portland, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Gerber, of Sa
lem, was solemnized at the White
Temple, Portland, Saturday evening
at 8 o'clock, Rev. Hinson, pastor of
ficiating. The ceremony was attend
ed by only relatives of the bride and
bridegroom. The friends of Mr. Iid
Mrs. Gerber of this city were taken by
surprise, although they knew the mar
riage would be solemnized soon. They
have taken apartments at the "Lux
or," 324 Thirteenth street, Portland.
The bride was attired in a becoming
traveling suit of . navy blue with large
picture hat.
Mrs. Gerber who is a most estim
able young woman, is well known in
Oregon City, where ' she has spent
most of her life. She has won many
friends in this city by her charming
manners. She has been engaged in
teaching school, at Mount Pleasant
Dodge, Springwater and Clack
amas for several years.
Mr. Gerber came to Oregon City
several years ago with "his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gerber, and was
connected with the printing estab
lishments of this city. About four
years ago he went to Portland and is
now owner of the Arcady Press Com
pany. He is well known in Oregon
City, and is a grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Roman, well known resi-
i dents of Mount Pleasant.
We all admire ali ve one, you can
pick them from the Enterprise adver
tisers. I A small classified ad will rent that
vacant room.
ON EQUAL FOOTING
Exclusive Wedding gifts
for June
One of the happiest times of the bride's life is her wedding day.
Gift-givers add to her joy, esp ecially when they select a gift that is
not commonplace. It is hard work for a jewelry buyer to secure
such gifts. However, we have won the confidence of a large num
ber of patrons by the painstaking care with which we make our se
lections, in order that we may secure something that is different and
which will be more than appreciated by the recipient.
Our designs in silverware include the conception of the most
skillful designers, and are most rich In their simplicity.
SUGGESTIONS IN WEDDING SILVER
Tea Spoons.
Salt and Peppers.
Coffee Sets.
Tea Sets.
Knives.
Ladles.
Platters.
We have also a fine display
painted china and Haviland Dinner Ware.
Burmeister & Andresen
Jewelers and Opticians
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MEMORIAL SERMOf
DELIVERED TODAY
VETERANS OF CIVIL WAR TO AT
TEND SERVICES AT CONGRE-
n&TinM A I r ii i icru
REV. EDWARDS WILL BE SPEAKER
Georgs C. Browned To Deliver Or
ation At Exercises May 30
Fine Program Has Been
Arranged
The memorial services will start
this morning when the Rev. George
Nelson Edwards will deliver the an
nual memorial sermon at the Con
gregational church. The sermon will
begin at 10:30 o'clock. Meade Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, the Sons
of Veterans, and the Women's Re
lief Corps" will attend in a body. Com
pany G And the Spanish American
War Veterans also are expected to
be present. Mr. Edwards will speak
following is a copy of the program is
sued by Meade Post: .
All' comrades and old soldiers are
hereby notified that Memerial servic
es will be held at the Congregational
church, Sunday, May 26, at 10:30
o'clock, a. m., Rev. George N. Edwards
officiating. Comrades .will assemble
at the Willamette Hall at 10 6'clock
and will be escorted by O. C. Band
and Co. G. Oregon National Guard,
Sons of Veterans and Women's Re
lief Corps, to the church.
May 30 Post and Relief Corps will
assemble at Willamette Hall, where
they will receive pupils of the pub
lic schools and pupils of McLoughlin
Institute. Superintendent Tooze and
Father Hillebrand will make short ad
dresses. ?
Post and Corps and Sons of Vet
erans, will be formed on Main street
at 9:45 and escorted by Band and
Company G, Oregon National Guard,
will proceed to the bridge. Following
the exercises at the bridge, the col
umn will proceed to the Shively Hall,
where the following program will be
rendered:
Music, Oregon City Band; Prayer,
Rev. W. T. Milliken ; introductions by
Commander J. C. Paddock; Mayor
Grant B. Dimick. President of Day;
Solo,- Mrs. Nellie Cooper; Address,
Hon. George C. Brownell; Solo, Miss
Mary Confer.
The column will then reform and
move to Mountain View Cemetery,
where the ritualistic ceremonies of
the G. A. R. and W. R. C. will be ren
dered as follows:
Dirge, by the Band; Address, ritual
page 8, Commander; Prayer, ritual,
page 11, Chaplain; Crowning Monu
ment, Officer of the Day; Response
"Our Unknown Dead," Hon. G. B.
Dimick; Lincoln's Address at Gettys
burg, Thomas Sinnott.
Ceremonies of Meade Relief dbrps
No. 18:
Prayer, ritual, page 11, Chaplain;
Roll of Honor, Adjutant; Taps, Bug
ler Elden Blanchard; Decoration of
Comrade's Graves, by Comrades.
J. C. PADDOCK, Post Commander.
"SNEEZE" TO BE HAY
FEVER PASS WORD
A plan nas Deen susseai-eu iu ui
ganize a Hay Fever and Rose- Fever
Association. There are in this ' city
many persons suffering from the dis
ease, and there will be more in June
when the roses' will be in full bloom.
Several persons have the "cherry fev
er." A meeting will be held probab
ly the latter part of June. Tne pass
word will be "a sneeze," and there is
no doubt that all of the members will
qualify. There will be no initiation
fee, although it has been suggested
that a treasury would be started, the
proceeds of which will go toward pur
chasing meicines for all the suffer
ers. Our plant is always open for in
spection. Come in and see how we.
do it.
Brides
Trays.
Berry Spoons.
Bon Bon Dishes.
Boullion Spoons.
Forks. : ..."
Bowls.
Etc.
of Libby cut glass, Stouffers, hand
Suspension Bridge Cor.