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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1566
VOL. Ill No. 143
OREGON CITY, OREGON, june is. 1912.
Pee Week, 10 Cents
42 MAJORITY IS
SCHOOLS OPEN
ES ENEMIES
ROOSEVELT CLAIM
SEPTEMBER 23
DID YOU EVER RECEIVE A WIRELESS TELEGRAM?
ROOSEVELT TELLS MIGHTY
THRONG FRAUDULENT VOTES
NOT BINDING
HADLEY SAYS DELEGATES SEAT
ED BY NATIONAL. COMMIT
TEE WILL BE OUSTED
HARDING REELECTED DIRECTOR
AND HUNTLEY SUCCEEDS
TO CHAIRMANSHIP
U BET IT MEANS THAT
MOTHER.-ltf-1-A.W IS COMINO
To STAY FIVE, WEEKS)
COLONEL
DtriAN
COR
V. PERPETRATED BY WALT McDOUGALLv
C HERES A. WIRELESS r firr (if. MEANS THAT V
nVa J B.&OOBER OR GBooBER) MY MOTHER IN-UAW IS COMINO S
OF BOLT IS MADE
Ex-President Shouts That He Has
Made Square Fight And Won
Committee Roundly
Denounced
CHICAGO, June 17. On the eve of
the Republican convention, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt disclosed tonight
his line of attack. He laid down two
principles.
He said no action of the convention
tion he contests must not vote in the
organization of the convention nor
on the settlement of the contest, and
made it clear that he would resist
such action.
He said no action on the convention
'based on the votes of these "fraudu
lently seated delgates would be bind-
ing upon the Republican party."
It was at the Roosevelt rally In the
Auditorium that the ex-President
made his challenge.
Colonel Roosevelt made a fighting
speech. His hearers were in a fight
ing mood. They cheered him on as
he denounced his opponents, and
shouted to him "Go to them, Teddy,"
v"Knock out the steam roller," "Hit
them again."
Long before Mr. Roosevelt reached
the Auditorium every seat was taken.
Outside the building were thousands
who were unable to gain admission.
Colonel Roosevelt was interrupted
often by storms of applause. He fre
quently departed from his prepared
speech tor -an extemporaneous thrust
which brought the crowd to its feet,
shouting and waving the flags which
were handed to each person on enter'
ing the hall.
"I made my fight square and fair
in the open and I won," he said. "I
don't intend that my opponents shall
cheat me out of it."
"The National committee," he ex
claimed "who are they? About 50
sons with the ratio of honesty rang
ing from 14 to 20 and the remaining
30 sure thing men."
Colonel Roosevelt began to call the
roll of some of his most prominent
opponents. At the first name he men
tioned, a groan came from the crowd,
"With the next name the groan be
came a roar."
When Colonel Roosevelt said that
any action of the convention, if
brought about by the votes, of the
delegates fraudulently seated, would
not be binding upon the party, there
came the wildest outburst of applause
of che evening. The crowd leaped up
with a shout and refused to be Quieted
despite the Colonel's attempt to con
tinue.
LADS, LOST, SEEK
SHELTER IN STATION
Hungry and tired, Cecil McAIister,
eight years of age, and Thomas Ayres,
eleven years of age, of Portland, were
found late Monday hiding under
benches in the Southern Pacific Sta
tion. Policemen Frost and French
took the lads to the county jail, and
after being fed, they told a thrilling
story of how they came to be in Ore
gon City.
"We decided to take a stroll In the
woods on the west side," said Cecil,
"and after walking several hours be
came lost A Chinaman came alom
I
in a wagon and we asked him to lei
us ride Uiinktng he was going to Port
land, instead fie brought us here.
, first we did not know where we were,
Dut we asKea a man and lie told us.
Then we thought the police might
get us and we went to the station and
hid under the benches. I tell you
what I don't want another trip like
that until I get bigger."
Cecil said he was a son of Al Mc
AIister, and lived at East Belmont and
Water Streets. The other boy said
his home was at East Morrison and
Twentieth Streets, .
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WHY REVISED CHARTER SHOULD BE ADOPTED
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In proposing a new charter for Ore-,
goi (Jity tne committee naa in minu
and have attempted to present some
thing which would simplify the city
government and reduce the number
of officers and at the same time pre
serve the representation from the dif
ferent localities of the city. ,
A council of nine members has dem
onstrated that it is difficult to get so
many together when prompt action j
is, required in any matter, besides the
diversity of opinion, as to detail and
sometimes as to non-essentials, rend
ers it almost impossible to get them
to agree on matters of vital neces
sity to the city, and the best interests
of the city suffer in the meantime.
Siace the last general election, the
people of Oregon City have witnessed
a contest between the Mayor and
Council which has been undignified,
unbusiness like and such as to attract
the attention unfavorably vof people
all over the state of Oregon, and to
put Oregon City in a very unenviable
position. Without attemptiong to pass
upon the merits of the controversy be
tween the Mayor and he City Council,
we 'wish to call attention of the peo
ple of Oregon City to these matters
only for the purpose of emphasizing
some of the proposed changes in the
city charter, as such conditions could
not exist under it.
In, view of the foregoing facts the
committee, in section 5 of the propos
ed charter, made and provided for the
election of five councilmen instead of
nine. In order that each section of
the city would be insured representa
tion in the city council, the new char
ter provides that one councilman
should be elected from each ward, and
that two councilmen should be elect
ed at large; that the councilmen from
the wards should be elected for three
years, and the councilman at large
should be elected for two years, and
so arranged the election -that after
the general election in 1912, two coun
cilmen only would be elected each
year. The recall is still retained so
that any, or all, of the councilmen
may be recalled at the pleasure of the
voters, subject only to the provisions
of the State constitution. Under these
provisions, unless recalled, there will
always be three rcouncilmen in office
who have served, at least, one year.
The proposed charter does away
with electing a Mayor. The council
men, each year after taking their
seats, will elect a chairman from one
of their members, who will be mayor
for one year. This provision Insures
entire harmony between the majority
of the council and the presiding of-
WANT HIGHT SCHOOL
At an enthusiastic meeting of the
voters of Gladstone Monday evening
Hugh Hall was elected a school di
rector to succeed himself. Mrs. Stel
la Salisbury was elected clerk. The
directors were instructed, to call an
election in the near future to determ
ine whether the city shall have a hign
school course. Sentiment is In favor
of the proposition.
John Christenaon was elected a di
rector of schools by the voters of
Mount Pleasant Mo'nday evening.
He
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fleer, and it effectually prevents a sit-
uation such as is now witnessed be
tween the mayor and council, ana is
largely responsible for the lack of co
operation which at times displays it
self in the police force. It, also, pre
vents a man from becoming mayor
through the votes of people who vote
under promises of appointments, or
nther uromises in favor f certain
persons or classes, and detrimental to
the city at large. (These provisions
are contained in section 6 of the pro
posed charter.)
The other officers of the city ex
cept the chief of police, are appoint
ed by the council in practically the
same manner as under the provision
of the old charter, except that the city
treasurer is now elected by the vot
ers. Under the proposed change he
will be appointed by the council. All
the appointees hold their office at the
pleasure of the council.,
The next change of importance Is
the provision for the appointment of
a business manager. His salary is to
be fixed by the council, but ia not to
exceed $2500 per year. Of course the
council will pay only such salary as
is necessary to procure the services
of a competent person, and if one can
be had at a smaller salary the coun
cil will not pay $2500 per year, but
smaller salary as shall be agreed up
on. He holds his office during the
pleasure of the council. The busi
ness manager cannot hold an office In
the council, nor any other office un
der this charter. He must give all
his time to the business of the city.
He has charge of keeping the streets
I clean and in repair, and does away
j entirely with the present office of
street commissioner or superintend-
ent It, also, does away with the ap
: pointment of an engineer or survey
l or and leaves the employment of such
persons to tne business, manager.
They can be hired when needed and
to do specific things, and discharged
when unsatisfactory or when their
work is completed. (Section. 52.)
The chief of police will be appoint
ed by the mayor as provided in the
present charter, but must be confirm
ed by the council before taking his
oath of office. The other policemen
are to be appointed by the chief of
police subject to confirmation by the
council (Section 46.) This insures
entire harmony In the police force and
will effectually prevent any trouble,
misunderstanding ,and such unpleas
antness' as exists in the force at the
present time.
In addition to the foregoing there
I are only two changes which merit any
succeeds A. C. Warner, who declined
to be a candidate for reelection. W.
B. Lawton was reelected clerk for the
nineteenth time
Clarence L. Eaton was elected di
rector to succeed W. L. Midlam by the
voters of Canemah district S. L.
Stevens was reelected clerk. The
meeting was well attended and the
reports of the directors and- clerk
were approved by the voters.
REBEKAH LODGE GIVES
SOCIAL TOMORROW NIGHT
The Rebekah Lodge will give a so
cial tomorrow evening in Odd Pel
low's Hall. The social is given y the
unmarried members to those that are
married. Whist will be played and
refreshments will be served.
A small classified ad will rent that
vacant room. -
MAYBE ITS THE
RETURNS FROM SOME I
PRIMARY ELECTION IN
KUA HOMAt
especial attention. There is some con
fusion in the minds of people while
reading the pres.ent charter relating
to assessments of street and sewer
improvement. In the new charter this
is simplified so that it is easily under
stood, but does not change the result
as to any improvement of this kind.
At the present time there are a
great many sewer liens and liens for
street improvement especially upon
property owned by non-residents
which have not been paid or bonded.
Some of these have stood eight or ten
years. The failure of these people to
pay their assessments has worked
hardship upon all the other inhabi
tants, of Oregon City. The improve
ments help their property as much as
it does the property of people whoi
live within the city and who pay their
assessments, and yet they practical
ly defy the city authorities to collect
their assessments, refuse to sell whej
offered a reasonable price and hold
back the improvement and advance
ment of the city, because the title to
property sold under the present char
ter is doubtful and the city itself is
unable to attend public sales and take
title at all. Under the proposed char-
Pter (Sections 127-128-129-130-131-132) a
method is provided for foreclosing in
a manner that will insure a good title
to the property at the end of the fore
closure proceeding. Besides it gives
the authorities of the city a better
chance to see that the ' city is kept
clean of rubbish, nuisances more eas
ily abated and the health and clean
liness of the city better preserved.
The present general bond indebt
ness of the city is $50,000. This is
the limit allowed in our present char
ter. A number of improvements have
been proposed, among others, a public
elevator up the bluff, a public dock
Bomewhere on the river and public
grounds for city uses. In order to
get these at once or within a reason
able time it will be necessary to al
low an increased bond issue. It is
provided in the proposed charter to
raise the limit so that the necessary
issue of bonds may be had.
The foregoing constitutes all the
changes proposed and while they are
not extremely radical they are such
as the committee believes will ad
vance the interests of Oregon City,
provide a more systematic and effic
ient city government, cause more
careful expenditure of the city's mon
ey and give better results. They are
sure that it will prevent the disagree
ments, and general unsatisfactory
conditions which exist at the present
time between the mayor, council and
other officers of the city.
WIRE TRAPS ON WALK
IMPERIL WOMEN
Tangled wires placed on the side
walk- along the east side of Main
street by mischievous boys tripped
several women Monday evening. One
woman was thrown heavily' by the
wire in front of the home of Mrs.
Lena Charman. A friends helped her
untangle herself, but she had gone
only a lew blocks further when she
was thrown again by the same sort
of a contrivance. She was not ser
iously hurt. Other persons complain-
ed of becoming tangled in the wire
traps. v
ROSEWATER GOES TO SEE COLONEL
Idea That Taft Leader Sought -"To
Make Peace Scouted T. R.
Men Declare Root
- Will Lose
CHICAGO, June 17. Speaking for
the Roosevelt forces today, Governor
Hadley, of Missouri, chosen floor
leader for the Colonel, declared that
no contested delegates seated by act
of the Republican National Commit
tee should sit in the convention.
"How can you help it?" he was ask
ed. "We are not unmasking our batter
ies today," he replied. "No delegate
with stolen credentials shall have a
vote in this convention if we can help
it. By tomorrow we shall have our
plans completed."
"What will you do?"
"Nothing that is not' regular and
American; nothing that will not be
approved by the American people."
The Roosevelt leaders apparently
were not disturbed by the announce
ment of the Taft adherents that they
would successfully block the move for
the adoption of a substitute roll of
delegates. They asserted with con
fidence that the convention would not
be organized "with fraudulent dele
gates in the places that should be oc
cupied by those regularly elected ct
chosen."
Senator Dixon, campaign manager
for Theodore Roosevelt, emphatically
declared today that the temporary roll
call of the convention at this hour
showed that Roosevelt would be nom
inated by a majority of at least 42 and
that Senator Borah would be chosen
temporary chairman "- over. Senator
Root by a large majority.
"We checked up our list of delegates
known to be for Roosevelt and found
unquestionably that we would control
the convention by a clean majority of
42 votes," said Senator Dixon.
"That claim I make after eliminat
ing a lot of counts that have come in
that look favorable, but are not claim
ed by us as certain."
'Will you start the fisrht
the convention opens?" -
we are going to fight from the
jump and will elect the temporary
chairman by a majority larger than
The visit of Chairman Rosewater
to the rooms of Colonel Roosevelt at
midnight was not known to Mr.
Rosewater's associates on the Nation
al committee until this morning
They scouted the idea that Mr. Rose
water had sought to make peace with
the Roosevelt forces.
SALEM ROAD TO BE
U1LT TO OREGON CITY
SALEM, Or., June 17. Representa
tives of the Portland Eugene & East
ern Railroad admitted today that the
railroad had agents engaged in buy
ing rights of way for the line which
the company proposes to build from
here to Oregon City, and which will
later be extended to Portland. For
some time it has been known that
agents were buying rights, of way in
this direction and surrounding it
there was considerable mystery. When
confronted with the proposition as to
whether the purchase were for the
Portland, Eugene & Eastern, they
admitted it was. -
Either at Oregon City or at Canby
the line will .cross the river, and ex
tend the line to Portland. Whether
it will enter Portland by the West or
the Ea3t Side, they say, has not been
determined. They assert this is just
the ' beginning of railroad 'develop
ment tnat tms company has mapped
out for the Valley. The proposed line
wil lalmost parallel the Southern Pa-
cmc.
BILL TOOUST WOOD IS
VETOED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, June 17. President
Taft today sent to congress a veto of
the army appropriation bill. Among
the reasons given by the president for
his veto are:
That the army bill contained a body
of legislation which would substan
tially reorganize and change the
existing army establishment
That the bill would render ineligible
after March 5, 1913, for service in the
most important position of the army,
General Wood, chief of staff, and
many of the most efficient officers of
the army. '
He said that in cases of urgency,
when the president and congress were
agreed, legislation had been included
in appropriation bills; but no condi
tion of urgency is here disclosed, nor
can it be claimed that there is any
reason for Attaching the present legis
lation to this bilL
"Taken as a whole," the president
said, "it would be hard to conceive of
a clearer instance of an attempt to
force upon the executive legislation
well known to be disapproved by him.
There can be no constitutional de
fense for such a practice." .
3 Couples Get Licence
Licenses, to marry have been issued
to Myrtle Simpson and , Matthew
Cavanaugh, Lorene Harrer and Percy
Day and Max Miller and Maybelle Del
Hoyo. ...;
to
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Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Governor
of Maryland.
UNST
POP CORN MAN GIVEN
A judgment for $119 in favor of By
ron O. Sarver against J. W. Patterson,
the Portland "Fop Corn King" has
been rendered in Justice of the Peace
Samson's court. Patterson about a
year ago bought a large tract of land
near Estacada and engaged Sarver to
clear part of it. A dispute arose as
to the amount of money due the land
clearer, and. he filed suit agaiifst the
popcorn dealer. Patterson alleged
that he had paid Sarver all that was
due him, but the plaintiff proved to a
jury that the amount sued for was due.-
Brownell & Stone represented the
plaintiff.
50 DOG LICENSES ARE
ISSUED IN ONE DAY
Fifty dog licenses were issued Mon
day and several unfortunate animals
that had been placed in the pound by
the dogcatcher were chloroformed
by the dogcatcher, M. Cavanaugh.
There is still in the pound a bird dog
and a hound, both of which would be
serviceable on a farm. Farmers de
siring dogs may obtain them by ap
plying at the pound and paying a fee
of $1.
Persons visiting the Recorder's of
fice to obtain licenses have been
somewhat backward ' in taking the
numbers of "13" anil "23." However,
the first number was taken by How
ard Smith, and "23" by Miss Bailey,
who is the owner of a bull dog, and
when taking that number said it
would be "skiddo" to the tramps that
visit the hospital, where she is a
nurse.
BIG SABBATH SCHOOL
The largest attendance in the his
tory of the association is expected at
the Sunday school convention for the
Oergon City district which will be
convened at Willamette June 26.
Emory French, President; A. 'E.
Rugg, Vice-President, and Mrs. S. P.
Davis, secretary and treasurer of the
associion. The program will te a3
follows. '
10 A. M. Devotional, Rev. E. A.
Smith.
10:15 A. M. Address, of welcome.
Mrs. Viola Fromong; Response, Myrt
le Henderson.
10:25 A. M. Roll call and reports
from schools.
10:45 A. M. Solo, Mrs. Van Brakle,
Appointment of committees.
11 A. M. A new department in the
Sunday School, Emory French.
11:15 A. M. Round table, conduct
ed by Rev. C. H. Phipps. - ,
Basket Dinner.
2 P. M. Prayer and Praise, Rev. J,
R. Landsborough.
2:15 P. M. The Beginner's Depart
ment, Mrs. W. A. White.
2:30 P. M. Work and play for the
small boy, Rev. G. N. Edwards.
2:45 P. M.Senior Boys; How to
Keep Them, Rev. W. T. Milliken.
3 : 00 P.' M. How to Interest Junior
Girls, Rev. T. B. Ford.
3:15 P. M. Solo, Mrs. L. M. Olm
stead. Collection and Business Ses
sion.
3:30 P. M. Missions in the Sunday
School, Miss Amy Purcell.
3:45 P. M. Does One need Special
Training to Teach the Bible? Profes
sor Allen.
4:00 P. M. Advantages of a Grad
ed Sunday School, Mrs. S. W. Orms-
by. .
4:15 P.' M. Open Parliament and
Voluntary Remarks.
Basket Supper. .
7:30 P. M. Devotional led by H. C.
Tozier. ' "
Girls Chorus.
7:45 P. M. The '"Teen Age," Mrs.
S. W. Ormsby. . .
Solo, Mrs. E. H. Cooper.
8:00 P. M. Address, The Sunday
School as a Power, Rev. C. A. Phipps.
Cars for Willamette leave station
at West Side of suspension bridge at
7:30 and 10:15 A. M. and 1:25 and
2:20 and 6:45 and 6:30 P. M. also at
hours between.
MAN WANTED ON LARCENY
CHARGE ARRESTED HERE
Sheriff Mass and Deputy Sheriff
Miles Monday arrested F. O. Gray,
wanted in Rpseburg. on a charge of
larceny. Homer Trullinger, said to
have escaped from the insane asylum
at Salem was also taken into custody
by them. . -
- We all admire a live one, you can
pick them from the Enterprise adver
tisers. .
REPORTS READ AT ANNUAL MEETING
Barclay Building To Be Raised And
Cement Basement Made Other
Improvements Ord
ered The school directors at a meeting
Monday night, following the annual
meeting of the taxpayers at the
courthouse, fixed Monday, September
23, as the date for the opening of the
fall term of school. W. A. Huntley
succeed to the chairmanship of
the board, and George A. Harding,
former chairman, who was reelected
by the voters in the afternoon for a
five-year term, was sworn in. O. D.
Eby is next in line for the chairman
ship. Reports of the year's work were
made by the directors and the clerk
at the annual meeting which was held
in the county court room. The atten
dance, as usual, was' small, which in
dicates that the taxpayers are well sat
isfied with the way the schools are
being conducted. The reports will be
found elsewhere in tnis iss,ue or tne
Morning Enterprise.
Following the annual meeting the
board canvassed the returns of the
election and declared Mr. Harding,
who had no opposition, elected. Miss
Lillian Anderson ,of Astoria, was
elected a grade teach. She attend
ed the Astoria High School and is a
graduate of the State Normal school.
Miss Anderson has had three years
experience in teaching, part of which
was in Clackamas County Schools. J.
E. Hedges and p. D. Eby were elect
ed a committee on buildings and
grounds. It was decided to discon
tinue the telephone service in the
schools during vacation.
The board decided to make improve
ments at all the schools during ths
summer. A drain will be made along -the
wall at the north side of the high
school grounds and the interior of the
Barclay and part of the Eastham
building will be varnished and painted
where needed. New lavatories will
be installed in both buildings, and
benches will be procured, for the lunch
room in the Eastham building. Sand
tables also will be provided for the
lower grades in this school and six
new teachers' desks will be provided
for the Barclay building. Lockers
will be installed in the high school
The most important improvement to
be made will be the raising of tha
Barclay building and the building of
a cement basement under it. A new
foundation will be provided and the
building, which is the oldest school
structure in the city, will be given a
mueh needed overhauling.
L
SITE IS DISCUSSED
Tharfecntiment of the voters at the
annual school meeting in Milwaukie
Monday night was reported to be in
favor of the site for the high school
upon which the directors have an op
tion. C. B. Hanson, who is leading
the fight against purchasing the lot,
alleging that it is. not .centrally locat
ed, was, defeated by a large majority
for director by J. W. Grasle .who suc
ceeds himself. The school site was
argued for sometime, and finally an
adjournment was taken without - ac
tion for two weeks. There were 160.
voters present, Mrs. Maggie Johnson
was reelected clerk.
SLEEPS ON WALK, IS
15 CENTS BETTER OFF
A joke was played on a well known
Oregon City man Monday by friends,
which has caused much amusement.
The man visited the office of W. A.
Schooley on Main street, and wish
ing to enjoy the shade outside help
ed himself to a chair in the real es
tate office of Mr. Schooley and sat
on the sidewalk in front of the Wil
liams Brothers' Transfer Company's
office. He finally fell asleep, and sev
eral of the men's friends, including W.
A. Schooley and Arthur Williams,
placed a hat in front of the sleeping
man bearing the words "I am Stiff
and Dumb." Several passing by took
pity on the "dumb" man and dropped
a nickel in the hat, and when he
awoke he found fifteen cents in the
hat. He is planning another sleep.
CANBY BAND HALL TO
BE OPENED SATURDAY
A grand balTwill be given at Can
by next Saturday evening, the occa
sion being the opening of the Canby
Band hall, which has just been com
pleted, and which is opposite the City
Hall. This is one of the finest struc
tures of its, kind in the state, having
a hard-wood floor. Garrett's orches
tra will supply the dance music.
There will be ten competent floor
managers.
Boost your city by boosting' your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be in every home.