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S THE WEATHER. $ Oregon City Fair; northerly ? winds. 4 Oregon Fair Thursday; warm- J er; northerly winds. $ SSS$sSs$$ 3 $ s The only daily newspaper be-4 tween Portland and Salem; cir- $ culates in every section of Clack- & ? amas County, with a population S s of 30,000. Are you an advertiser? 3 WEE KLY ENTERPRISE E ST A B L I S H E D I 366 VOL. Ill No. 133 OREGON" CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912 Per Week 10 Cents AOTO CLUB TO BE 'SHAME ON YOU, HENRY, TO SPOIL THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY BY USING SUCH LANGUAGE!' HOPE OF OLESON E PARADE WINNER OE AUTO JACK FROST'S PAY x WICKERSHAM AIDS MISS MXORD IS COUNCIL CUTS OFF ROS ATTORNEY-GENERAL ASSERTS THAT JUDGE HANFORD IS WRONG BERGER SAYS HE'LL PRESS CHARGES Congressman Declares Impeachment Proceedings Will Be Start ed Socialists En couraged WASHINGTON, June 5. Encourg ed by a letter from Attorney-General Wickersham recommending reopen ing the case depriving Leonard Ole son, of Seattle, of citizenship because he was a Socialist, Representative Berger, of Wisconsin, announced to day his intention of urging impeach ment proceedings against United States, District Judge Hanford, who decided the issue. Reprssentative Berger said he would exercise his" prerogative as a member of the House and would call up, as a matter of special privilege, a resolution for the impeachment .of Judge Hanford. Berger laid before the President and the Attorney-General a copy of the record in the Ole son case, and today he received a let ter from Mr. Wickersham saying that "gross injustice had been done Mr. Oleson." Oleson's certificate of naturalization was cancelled by Judge Hanford on the testimony that Oleson subscribed to the principles of the Socialist par ty. The form of impeachment will be unusual to the House. Under the Con stitution a member can rise to his place and impeach a judge. It is a question of the highest privilege and, under the rules, must be taken up. If the resolution is adopted the judici ary committee ia charged with prepar ing the case for presentation to the Senate. McNAMARAS LOSE CREDITS SAN FRANCISCO, June 5. James B. and John J. McNamara, the former serving life and the latter 14 years at San Quentin in connection with the Los Angeles dynamiting cases, are both under the ban at San Quen tin prison for failure to do tne work assigned them. The two ex-union labor leaders have had their credits taken from them, and must remain without privileges until they show a disposition to con form to the rules of the prison and perform the daily tasks allotted to them in common with tfie other pris oners. Warden Hoyle admitted today that the McNamara brothers had fallen foul of the prison laws of discipline. ALASKA TOPIC OF DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS SEATTLE, Wash., June 5. Alaska occupied the center of the stage at the first day's session of the first North west Development Congress, which convened here today. Three speakers pleaded Alaska's cause, W. T. Perkin's advocating im mediate home rule; , Falcon Joslyn urging the construction of railroads by the Government if private capital is not to be permitted to develop trns portation lines, and Maurice D. Lee hey speaking in favor of all liberal public land policy in the North. The Congress sent a telegram to Senator William Alden Smith, chair man of the Senate committee on ter ritory, urging Immediate action on House Bill No. 38, providing for an elective Legislature for Alaska. DOZEN PETITIONS FOR ROADS DENIED At least a dozen applications for new roads were denied by the County Court Wednesday. The petitioners asked that the money be provided from the general fund. Judge Beatie explained that the court had announ ced in January that no money would be expended from the general fund for building new roads, the courthav ing decided that such appropriations would be equivalent to taking money from one district for use in another. We try to teach but we are willing to learn. i Be Sate On any of these three days THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IF you have subscribed for the Enterprise during the contest and have not received your copy, please notify us at once, as we wish to be absolutely sure we have the right address of every one. NEW ORGANIZATION, AT BAN QUET PLANS IMPROVE '" MENT OF ROADS COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED Starkweather Explains Bill Providing License Of $1 For Each Horse power Riley Amuses Crowd Matters of importance to automo bile owners and others were discuss ed at the Erst banquet of the Clacka mas County Automobile Club held Wednesday evening at the Commer cial Club The attendance was large and the members were enthusiastic over the prospects of the club, which was organized about two weeks ago. It was decided that the organization should work for the improvement ot the roads of the county. A trip of the members to Mount Hood in the near future was planned- W .T. Clemens. President of the Portland Automobile Club, called at tention to the necessity that the mem bers be thoroughly acquainted wnn their rights as well as the rights of others usina: the roads. He declare! that the pedestrians and occupants of vehicles other than automobiles, had rights which must be respected by nntnista. He asked for the coopera tion of the club in the improvement of the Mount Hood road, and invited the members to attend the opening of the Portland Automobile Club House on the Sandy River June 15. H. G. Starkweather . discussed tne nronrised bill Droviding a license an nually of $1 for each horsepower. He said the money derived from this source would be a factor in improv ing the roads and tne automoDinsts would have the satisfaction of know ing thev were aiding materially in this good work. Frank B. Riley, Vice-President of the Pacific Highway Association -Jor Oregon, said tne work on the thoroughfare was pro gressing rapidly. Mr. Riley made ono of the best addresses of the evening, and his humorous sallies were warm ly applauded. Frank C. Riggs announced that the Rex Sigerville road In Washington County had been improved and would be ready for use Saturday. Mrs. John R. Risley invited the members of the club to attend an en tertainment to be given by the Con cord Woman's Club at Concord tomor row evening. The entertainment is to be to the husbands and other mem bers of the families of the members. Addresses also were made by Captain John T. Apperson, C. Schuebel and T. W. Sullivan. The club by a unanimous vote de cided to participate in the Portland Automobile parade during the Rose Festival and in the automobile parade in this city next Saturday. Committees were appointed as fol lows: Social runs W. R. Logus, M. D. Latourette, William Sheahan, Charles Risley and T. W. Sullivan. flood Roads B. T. McBain. John F. Risley, LeRoy D. Walker, L. W. Rob- bins, J. W. Roots, H. li. starKweatn er and John T. Apperson. Finance T. W. Sullivan, W. A. Huntley, C. Schuebel and E. J.Daul ton. Rose Show William Sheahan, C. W. Risley, H. S. Moody and W. J. Wil- 4 BATTLESHIPS ARE TO WASHINGTON, June 5. Following a conference between President Taft and Secretary of State Knox, it was decided today to rush four battleships from Key West to Guantanamo. Knox said that the decision was reached first for the purpose of being in better communication with Guan tanamo by wireless and second, to have the additional marines near in case they we're needed. Knox said that he did not believe the marines were required as yet He emphasized the statement that the sending of these battleships did not mean a new step toward intervention in Cuba, but was merely a precaution ary measure The burden of dispatches from Cu ba received by the state department here today is that 450 marines have been landed from the United States transport Prairia at Guantanamo and and Go to "K - thattha revolution is passing rapid ly beyond the control of PresWent Jose Gomez. The dispatches state that Captain Kline, of the Guantanamo naval sta tions, has distributed the marines to guard American interests near that port following the demand of the Am ericans for protection from the Cuban government, which they failed to re ceive. Consular reports from all parts of Cuba indicate that the revo lution has reached proportions with which President Gomez is utterly un able to cope. The rebels are threatening a gener al attack on American property around Santiago, . it is reported and ! marines probably will be landed from 4 the Paducah. Pressure is being brought to bear on the administration here to land the entire 3000 United States marines now in Cuban waters. Cu ban Minister Rivero conferred with Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the United States, army, for an hour here today. M. H .Lewis, president of the Guan tanamo & Western railroad, informed General Wood and Secretary of State Knox today that the United States must protect the railroad or Presi dent Gomez will not have all his troops free to meet the rebels. LLOYD WILLIAMS' LITTLE SON DEAD Lynn, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mr3. Lloyd Williams, died at the Oregon City Hospital Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock. The little fel low had been ailing for almost a week and Mrs. Williams took him to Sea side last Saturday morning to visit his grandparents, thinking the change of climate would be of benefit to his health, but his condition became worse Monday, and he was brought back to this city that day. Physicians pronounced his ailment appendicitis He was taken to the Oregon City Hos pital Tuesday evening, and about 12 o'clock an operation was performed, after which he rallied, but at 2:30 o'clock the condition changed for the worse. Lynn was an unusually bright and handsome lad, and was a favorite with his school mates. He was born in this city, and was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Williams.. He was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Boylan, of Seaside, and Mrs. Eli Wil liams, of . Portland, and a nephew of Mrs. W. C. Green, of this city. A brief funeral service will be field this afternon at 2 o'clock at the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Green. Rev. J. R. Landsborough, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. The interment will be in the family lot in Mountain View cemetery. TO BE SHOW FEATURE One of the prettiest and most un ique features of th6 Rose Festival next Saturday will be the Children's Parade, which will start at 11 o'clock in the morning. The pageant, which will start at the Hawley MUL. will be headed by the Girls' Oak Grove Band, and will be reviewed at the judges' stand. Seventh and Main streets. Manager Freytag of the Promotion Department, said Wednesday that the parade of the children this year would bef ar superior to that of last Decor ated go-carts, baby buggies, tricycles, toys, etc., will be among the little floats in the parade. Many children in various parts of the county, as Well as scores -in this city, have been en tered, and it is believed that the "lit tle parade" will be the biggest thing in a .way of the big festival. Couple Gets License A license to marry was issued Wed nesday to Rose E. Exley and Al Peler. TABOR and GREEN 0 i CninrvA rVTcVal Af At The GRAND Theater TharsrJav. Frldav and Satardav OREGON CITY MAN I JOHN H. RILEY, OF THIS CITY, IS WITNESS AT MURDER TRIAL BROKEN HAMMER ALSO IN EVIDENCE State Tries To Show That Defendant Borrowed Revolver To Kill Lock Pried From Trunk ST. HELENS,. Or, June 5. Indicat ing a new and important phase in the state's case against John Arthur Pen- der, District Attorney -Tongue E. B. Tongue today committed the state to show tbat Pender borrowed, without known reason, ' the revolver with which he is alleged to have slain Mrs. Daisy Wehrman and her baby boy. Witnesses John Riley and, Joe Hasson testified today that ' PehdeT asked to use their revolver to shoot a bobcat that was bothering his ! chickens. He kept the weapon for two or three weeks and then return ed it. The prosecutor indicates that the state would try to show that Pend er hand no need for the revolver, as he himself owned a shotgun. John H. Riley was the first witness called today. He lives in Oregon City and with Joe Hasson, owifs a farm across the road from the Pender tent, in Apple Valley. He and his paifaer make a practice of spending their week ends at the "ranch." Riley asserted that he, Hasson and two others went from Portland to Ap ple valley Saturday, September 2, and returned to Portland Monday, Labor day. Here a 38 calibre revolver owned by Riley and Hasson was introduced. Riley testified that he had put the revolver in his, trunk at about 5 o'clock on Labor day. It was loaded. He could not swear positively to the number, of cartridges left In the weap on; however, he thought there were four. Witness testified that on Labor day he put the revolver in the second tray of the trunk. The trunk was brought into the courtroom and exhibited to the jury. Riley examined the lock when he closed the trunk, after first depositing the weapon tfierein. He had cleaned the gun, but had not oil ed It. When Riley returned several days later after the discovery of the mur der he-found that the lock had been pried off with a thin instrument and that in the place of the nails that for merly held the lock in place on the trunk, it had been replaced with two screws and one brass brad. He im mediately notified the sheriff. "Pender," said Riley, on examina tion, "knew that I owned the revolver He had borrowed it and two or three weeks before the murder returned it to me at my request." Pender, Riley testified, at one time had in his possession a key td the Riley-Hasson cabin. On Labor day Pender visited Riley's cabin.. Dist rict Attorney Tongue handed the wit ness a hammer. One claw was brok en off. . ' - "Sheriff Thompson and L. L. Lev; ings, Investigator for the state," ex plained the witness, "askea me if we had a hammer in our cabin. I brought him our hammers. 'That is not the one,' they said. 'Go over to Pender's cabin and get one of his hammers the one with a claw broken oft. Riley did so and brought back the hammer now in evidence. The officers fitted it under the trunk lock. He de nied he had informed the officers that Pender had such a hammer. On cross-examination Riley told of Pender's having borrowed his revol ver to protect his, chickens against a preying bobcat Pender kept the re volver for two or three weeks, return , 7 m L FN PENDER GUN ing it with an extra box of cartridges. Returning- from Portland Saturday, September 9, Riley said he and Has son found that their cabin had been entered since their departure on Lab or day. Nothing apparently but the trunk had been disturbed. He found the pistol in the same place, s5 far as he could remember, that he had put it on Labor day. Riley noted no clawless hammer ly ing on the table when he entered. He believed that if the hammer in ques tion had been lying on the stand he would have remembered the circum stance. Sheriff Thompson, of Columbus county, Sheriff Robert L. Stevens of Multnomah county and Investigator Levings, were present when Riley and Hasson returned again to their cabin Saturday, September 17, when Riley was sent to Pender's cabin for the clawless hammer. TO BE BURIED HERE John T. Abbott, father of ChalesM. Abbott, the young newspaper man who died, in this city Tuesday, after a short illness wired R. L. Holman Wednesday night to have the body buried in this city. The elder Abbott is Tax Attorney for the Western Un ion Telegraph Company in New York City. Mr. Abbott wired that he would pay the funeral expenses, and asked that the Master of the Masonic Lodge here be notified - of his son's death. 1 The young man, it was said, had been a Mason but was not in good stand i ing at the time of his death. The el der Abbott is evidently a Mason. Mr. Holman and his partner, T. J. Myers said that the funeral would be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning.. The in terment will be in Mountain View cemetery. . Charles M. Abbott came to this city about six months ago and has been employed as editor of the Western Stock Journal. , He' was a graduate of a university -and. a well equipped newspaper man. GLADSTONE IGNORES RAILWAY ELECTION The management of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company an nounced . Wedensday night that the vote of patrons of the line as to whether there should be another stop in Gladstone had not been counted, but would be today. Each passeng er between Canemah and the Golf Links- was asked to vote upon the proposition Wednesday anl hundreds of ballots were cast. The icsi dents of Gladstone, alleging that the system adopted would be unfair to that city,' refrained from voting. TWO ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING IN CITY Policemen Green and Frost Wed nesday night arrested two men, who declined to give their names, for shooting a rifle in the city limits. The men were firing at a target ' on the Southern Pacific Railway tracks near the station. They declared that they did not know it was, against the law to shoot within the city limits. The policemen said that stray bullets might have struck persons on the Seventh Street steps or on the rail way tracks. SUICIDE IS BURIED IN MOUNTAIN VIEW The funeral servicesi of Louis Lee, who shot himself in the head on Sun day in his cabin near Boring, and who died in the Oregon City Hospital, where he was brought soon after the tragedy, was conducted by Rev. J. R. Landsborough, pastor of the Presby terian church, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and the interment was in the Mountain View cemetery. O. Lee, of White Salmon, Wash., brother of the dead man, arrived In Oregon City Wednesday morning, and arrang JOSEPH SHEAHAN, FAR EE14IN5, AWARDED SECOND PRIZE, $100 IN GOLD WILSON THIRD AND BROWN FOURTH Four Hundred Subscriptions Added To Morning Enterprise Which En hances Advertising Value 8S$SSx$3e'8SSSS STANDING OF THE LEADERS S Miss Ruby McCord 287,000 8 $ Joseph Sheahan 88,200 8 S Kent Wilson .29,800 S John Brown 10,000 3 S383$SS$'SSs $$ Miss Ruby McCord wins the auto mobile. Joseph Sheahan wins the cash prize of $100. " . The big automobile contest of the Morning Enterprise came to a close at 7 o'clock Wednesday night, and the judges, E. H. Cooper and C. S. Schram, finished the count in record time. Soon after 1 the count com menced it was apparent that Miss Mc Cord had obtained a lead that could not be overcome. Her hard and faithful work throughout the period covered by the contest won the $785 5-passenger Ford automobile for her. This contest has been a notable one in newspaper history. In the start Sheahan jumped into the game and took a lead that startled all of his competitors but Miss McCord was not to be daunted and she worked per sistently, covering miles of territory in her effort to secure subscriptions to the Morning and Weekly editions of the Enterprise that meant votes for her. She has always been keen to take advantage of special offers ani double-vote days and- has left no stone unturned to win. The Enterprise congratulates Miss McCord. She deserved to win, and is entitled to all the pleasure she can possibly get from her new car. Four hundred new subscribers have been added to the Morning Enterprise list as the result of this contest. The weekly edition has also benefited to the extent of several hundred, giving both editions a wider circulation in every section of Clackamas County and making this newspaper of en hanced value to the advertising field. HARRY WILLIAMSON The Improved Order of the Red Men met in Knapp's hall Tuesday ev ening and elected officers to serve for the ensuing year, "as follows: Harry Williamson, Sachem; William Rail, senior sagamore; Jesse Tidd, junior sagamore; Joseph Munch, prophet; J, Main, chief of records; L. Noble, col lector of wampum; C. Hartman, keep er or wampum. After the business had been tran sacted refreshments were served. There was a large attendance. .At the next, meeting, which will be held July 2, delegates will be elected to attend the great encampment, which will be held in Portland July 8. If. it happened it is in the Enter prise. - ! 20 Spring Given Away at THE GRAND ! i $1 E& TlPi Picture making is easy the kodak all by daylight way -it is ecpecially easy for OUR customers. OUR interest in you does not cease with the sale of the kodak. If you wish to do all the work yourself, we will gladly show you everything. Should you prefer that we finish the pictures, we have the facilities for producing the best pos sible results from every exposure. A Complete Line of Kodak Goods. "Ask to see the new Vest Pocket Kodak" " Burmeister & Andresen Oregon City Jewelers ACTION TAKEN AFTER MAYOR SAID THERE WAS NOTHING IN CHARGE NEGLECT OF DUTY IS ALLEGED Dimick Before Declaring Meeting Ad journed Calls Charge Baseless Motion Is Aimed At Green ' Charging that Policeman Jack Frost failed to do his duty when he did not arrest a young man several weeks ago, who was accused by two girls of insulting them, tha city council Wed nesday night by a unanimous vote. Councilman Pope bc;ing absent, adopt ed a resolution eating off the police nan's salary henceforth. It was al leged that the jrirls were insulted on Main street by two men and that Toliceman Green arrested one of the men, but Policeman Frost did liot at tempt to arrest the other one Soon after the resolution was introduced by Councilman Roake, Mayor Oimick announced that the council several weeks ago had decided to adjourn thereafter at 10:2') o'clock, and as that time had arrived he declared the meeting adjourned. Presidon. Meyer, of the board, took the chair, and the resolution was adopted. Councilman Roake in in troducing the resolution asked the mayor if he had taken action on the complaint made r.gainst Policeman Frost. The mayor said that he had not, and that there was nothing in the complaint. . He said it had been made by E. L. Shaw, who "had it in for Frost" Roake then moved that Frost's pay be stopped and ttie Mayor declared the motion out of order. "The only trouble with you, Mr. Roake," said the Mayor, "is you are too narrow-minded. I will not let you Interfere with my business." Councilman Holman introduced a resolution that all policeman appoint ed by the Mayor under the five-day appointment clause be paid not moie than $1 a day. Policeman "Green ' is now serving under that clause. The resolution was not acted upon the mayor declaring the meeting adjourn ed at that time.- When Mr. Meyer took the chair Roake announced that there had been many complaints" against Frost He said that the mayor seemed incompet ent to get efficient results from the policemen. "The mayor is competent without any remarks from you," said Mayor Dimick, who had taken a seat on the floor of the chamber. Councilman Beard moved that Po liceman Green's pay also .be cut off, but the motion was hot put to a vote. The following councilmen were present: Horton, Beard, Meyer, Hall, Tooze, Albright, Holman and Roake. Other city officials in attendance were: Recorder Stipp, Chief-of-Police Shaw, City Attorney Storey and City Engineer Montgomery. After the . reading and adoption of the minutes of the preceding meeting considerable business was transacted. As there were six written protests against the proposed Sewer District No. 9, it was ordered referred to the finance committee for further consid eration. Petitions from various property owners on Sixteenth and Jackson streets requesting that they be allow ed to lay wooden sidewalks were al- (Continued on page 2) CHiclcens Free Today SSUJiJ Kodaks $5 and up Brownie Cameras and up Suspension Bridge Corner ed for the funeral services, -