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ANTI-TAFT PLAN
GETS SET-BACK
SCHEME TO HAVE PRESIDENT
WITHDRAW HAS LITTLE
SUPPORT -
CONGRESSMEN IGNORE PETITION
Progressives Fail To Reach Agree
ment And Movement May
Be Foiled By
Delay
WASHINGTON, July 9. Publicity
given to the plans of progressive Re
publican members of the House to cir
culate petitions calling on President
Taft to withdraw as head of the Re
publican National ticket, had the ef
fect today of retarding its develop
ment, if not actually salting the
scheme.
Further inquiry today developed the
fact that what was proclaimed yester
day as a general, Nation-wide move
ment to circulate petitions among vot
ers had thus far been confined almost
entirely to several leading progres
sives of the House. The reported sup
port of conservative Republicans, it
was admitted probably will not be
forthcoming.
Representative Davis, of Minnesota
has been actively advocating the
drafting of petitions to be sent out
through the country for voters' signa
tures. He had a conference with Sen
ator Dixon, campaign manager for Col
onel Roosevelt, and it is understood
the scheme was discussed.
No agreement was reached by the
progressives to take up the petition
plan, and it was rumored that lack of
general support was responsible for
the delay. A draft of a petition to be
signed by the members of the House
was shown yesterday to Representa
tive Davis and Lindbergh, of Minneso
ta; Jackson, ReesMurdock and Young
of Kansas; Kent of California; War
burton, of Washington, and several
others. They did not agree upon its
terms, and. thus far none has signed it.
DRIVER IS FATALLY
HURT IN AUTO DIVE
PORTLAND, July 9. A stone, toss
ed upon the Country Club track, or
dislodged from an abutting hillock by
the foot of a spectator, resulted in the
marring of the Portland Automobile
Club's race meet today with an acci
dent which may bring death to Chris
Dundee, a Portland automobile driv
er. His injuries are thought fatal.
Rounding the east turn of the mile
dirt track at the daring clip of nearly
a mile a minute, determined to take
second place in the first lap of the five
mile free-for-all race, Dundee's nerve
and the power of his racing car,
"Whistling Billy," fell victim to the
stone, the car careened sharply failed
to right itself, and then crashed
through the board fence, casting, its
driver 25 feet into the air and upon a
mass of grass-hidden rock at the foot
of a 40-foot grade.
A fracture of the skull over the
right eye, a badly injured left leg,
broken nose, broken middle finger on
left hand and contusions of the face,
with an automobile shattered beyond
repair, were the results of the haxard-
fully to pit his skill against that of the
best racing drivers in the world.
CUPID AGIAN MAKES
FLtA III PUdinAdltn
Postmaster Randall, Dan Cupid's
aide" in Oregon City, is in a fair way
to add another marriage to his long
list. Mr. Randall receives a letter
about once a week from a man or wo
man who wishes to wed asking him to
assist in finding the helpmate, and on
ly in one or two instances has he fail
ed. The following letter was receiv
ed Tuesday by the postmaster:
"As I read in the Morning Enter
prise where there is a man in Oregon
who wants to marry, although the
story does not say where he lives, I
am writing to ask if you know where
he lives and if there is any other man
in your state who wants to marry. The
senator's name is George Chamber
lain and maybe he can aid you in find
ing me a man. If you can tell me any
thing about this I would be glad to
hear from you. Will look for answer
soon.
"ROSA MYERS,,
"18 Chestnut Street, AshviUe, North
Carolina."
"I am a little afraid to communicate
with Senator Chamberlain, who nar
rowly escaped being named for the
vice-Presidency by the Democrats,"
said Mr. Randall, "although I know he
would aid me. I shall do my best to
find the girl a husband, however."
WIFE, SUING, SAYS
, SHE WAS DESERTED
Alleging that he deserted her Jan
uary S, 1909, Sadie Austin Tuesday fil
ed suit for divorce from Joseph Austin
They were married in Chicago June
4, 1898. The plaintifl asks that her
maiden name, Sadie Holston, be re
stored. Judge Campbell Tuesday
granted a decree of divorce in the case
of Charles W. Robbin against Eva
Robbin. Desertion was alleged.
HORN N'O
MILLS IS ELECTED
LEADER OF ELKS
WISCONSIN MAN IS GIVEN GREAT
HONOR WITH SHOUT OF
ACCLAMATION
LEACH RE-ELECTED TREASURER
Grand Electrical Parade Witnessed
By Portland's Greatest Crowd
Newspapermen Have Eat
fest, Hooray!
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S OFFICERS ELECTED BY ELKS
$ - $
$ Grand exalted ruler Thomas
B. Mills, Superior, Wis. S
s Grand esteemed leading knight S
$ James L. King, Topeka, Kan. 3
Grand esteemed loyal knight
J Charles P. Ward, Pasedena, Cal. $
3 Grand esteemed lecturing $
J knight Lloyd B. Maxwell, Mar- S
$ shalltown, Iowa. $
S Grand secretary Fred C. Rob- S
S inson, Dubuque, Iowa. ,: $
3 Grand treasurer E d w a r d $
S Leach, New York. $
S Grand trustee John J. Faulk- S
$ ner, East St. Louis, 111 3
Grand inner guard John Lee $
$ Clark, Albuquerque, N. M. $
$ Grand tyler Patrick H. Shields $
$ Clarksburg, W. Va. ' $
3 Rochester, N. Y., elected by ac-
clamation for 1913 convention. S
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PORTLAND, July 9, (Special.)
With a mighty shout of acclamation
that could be heard through brick
walls to the street 110 Elk delegates
today voted to Thomas B." Mills, of
Superior, Was., the office of grand ex
alted ruler for 1913, in the first ses
sion of the grand lodge of 1912, at the
Armory.
The chorus of "ayes" that followed
the placing in nomination of the name
of Mills swelled to a great volume of
cheering that lasted for several min
utes. Delegates jumped on their
chairs, and shouted in their enthusi
asm. It was a great tribute to Mr.
Mills, who has been called many times
' the most popular Elk in Elkdom."
As had been expected, there was no
opposition to his nomination for the
high office, and it was when his elec
tion was made unanimous by acclama
tion that the delegates seized the
chance for the great demonstration in
his honor. Mills was nominated by
Judge C. R. Fridley, also of Superior,
Wis., who declared as he rose to speak
that the man who did not make his
nominating speech short should be
shot.
Two other grand lodge officers were
elected by acclamation without oppo
sition. They were Charles H. Ward,
of Pasadena, Cal., who was made
gran desteemed loyal knight and Ed
ward Lech, of New York City who was
re-elected as grand treasurer. This is
Mr. 'Lech's fifth year in this import
ant office, and his re-election puts him
in the position for the sixth succes
sive time.
Pronounced by 250,000 people, the
great majority of whom were visitors
as the most imposing and elaborate
electrical pageant they had ever wit
nessed, the Elks' electrical parade to
night moved over its five-mile course
accompanied by the unstinted ap
plause of an enraptured multitude.
The streets covered in the parade
were congested for their entire leneth
with a solid mass of bustling, good-
natured numamty that entered fully
into the festival spirit of the occasion.
It was an occasion on which Port
land people in their role of hosts made
way for their guests who, being un
able to secure seats in any of the spa
cious grandstands, were permitted to
occupy all of the desirable vantage
points from which to enjoy the mag
nificence of the pageant which was de
signed exclusively for their entertain
ment. A beefsteak dinner was given to vis
ing and local newspaper men after
the parade.
HIST! NEW CATCHER
OF DOGS EMPLOYED
Whether your dog is a Houn' dawg,
that mustn't be kicked around, or a
mongrel puppy, cur or snapping spitz,
you had better get a license for it, for
there is a new dog catcher on the job.
This is not intended as a reflection
upon the old dog catcher for he did
his work well. But like all dog catch
ers he became known-, and hence not
only dogs ran from him, but the own
ers of dogs. So he became incompe
tent "for the work, although he might
still make good as a charter revision
ist or the president of the United
States. Albeit Chief of Police Shaw,
who knows more about catching dogs
in one minute, than Colonel Roose
velt does about starting a new party,
has employed a new man for the job,
who speaking bow-wowly has Sher
lock Holmes skinned a big city block.
The problem simply is this: If you
own a dog you must get a license for
it, for if you do not, it. will be taken
to the pound and an extra charge,
which will make you real angry, but
which you must pay, will be assessed.
If you are good and take out a license
right away it will only cost you $1 for
your dog, if it is a male, and three
plunks, if it is a female. No wonder
equal suffrage is advocated In this
town. '
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED IS66
OREGON CITY,
Pie-facecL
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V"V early on
COPYRIGHT HARRIS EWING WASH.
Dr. Wu Ting-Fang, Who will repre
sent the Chinese Republic at Wash
ington. AT SIM
OIL WELL RESUMED
Drilling has been resumed at the
Stone Oil well and the management
belives that oil and gas in paying
quantities will soon be reached. Work t
at the well was discontinued about
six months ago owing to a drill be
coming fast in the hole. After sever
al weeks of effort the workers were
unable to remove the drill and it was
thought that a new well would have
to be sunk. An expert gas man who
arrived here a few days ago declared
that he could continue the drilling in
the old well and was engaged. He
has succeeded in getting beyond the
drill that is fast. The company is re
ceiving subscriptions for stock daily.
CHARLEY ROSS STORY
IS NIPPED IN BUD
Another Charley Ross story has
been nipped in the bud:- Little Howard
Ormiston, the fifteen-year-old son of
Mrs. R. E. Fields, of Parkplace, was
not kidnapped at all. The boy went
to Estacada with a strange woman
last Friday, promising to return to his
home Saturday. He did not return
that day and his mother became sus
picious. She thought it probable that
the woman had been employed by the,
boy's father, from whom she was di
vorced two years ago, to abduct the
lad. The strange woman, however,
had paid the lad to show her the way
to Estacada. Then he went to Port
land and wrote a note to his mother
saying that he was all right. He re
turned Tuesday evening, and reported
that the Elks convention in the big
city was the' best ever. Leave it to
Howard. -
RURAL MAIL CARRIER
GETS LICENSE TO WED
Licenses to marry were issued
Tuesday to Laura A. Hylton and
Frank Hendricks and Elizabeth Ade
line Smith and Albert Fromohg. Mr.
Hendricks is a rural mail carrier.
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OREGON, WEDNESDAY,
PERSONAL NOTES ON THE UNNOTICED.
Foote uis
Monday -
"Thirsty Dustin
"Poke
invested ln.toilet"
accessories dt
Piker's Pharmacy
This morning."
aside Tv
Brusse
yesterday
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scovered a fonev
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HILLES 10 DIRECT
! TAFTS CAMPAIGN
SECRETARY OF PRESIDENT CHOS
EN FOR MOST IMPORTANT
WORK
REYNOLDS IS TO BE SUCCESSOR
Advisary Committee And Financial So
licitor Will Be Selected
By Chairman Work
Started
WASHINGTON, July 9. Charles
Dewey Hilles .secretary to the presi
dent, will manage the Taft reelection
campaign. He was unanimously chos
en national chairman by the subcom
mittee of the national Republican
committee at its meeting here today.
Hilles was president Taft's own choice
but when the executive met the sub
committee early today he told them
he would leave the selection entirely
to them and refused even to suggest
a manager. The committee went im
mediately to the New Willard hotel
and was in session 15 minutes, and
then voted unanimously for the secre
tary to the president.
Secretary Hilles immediately came
down from the White House for a con
ference with the" committee. James
B. Reynolds, one of. the members of
the tariff board; was shortly afterward
chosen secretary to the national com
mittee. The subcommittee then ad
journed to meet at the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel in New York July 19.
"I expect to resign as secretary to
the president, effective next Saturday
night, or possibly Sunday," said Mr.
Hilles. "I plan formally to open head
quarters of the national committee
next Monday in New York, probably
in the old Republican headquarters in
the Metropolitan Life building.
"The committee is considering main
tenance of three headquarters during
the campaign at New York, Chicago
and one on the Pacific Coast, probab
ly at Portland, Oregon. At each of
these headquarters will be a member
of the executive committee according
to the agreement reached today."
ThaJ new national chairman is a re
cruit to the political game, but Presi
dent Taft believes he has shown his
ability in the difficult office of secre
tary to the president. Hilles is 45
years old and is an Ohioan by birth,
although he claims New York as a vot
ing residence. ' Next to Judge Lindsey
of Denver, Hilles is considered the
greatest authority in the country on
juvenile corrective work. He was ap
pointed assistant secretary of the
treasury in April, 1909.
Reynolds, the new national secre
tary, is secretary of the tariff board
which is slated for congressional ex
tinction August 1. He was for years
secretary of the Massachusetts state
Republican committee. - His home is
in Boston.
Senator Murray Crane of Massachu
setts is said to have dictated Reyn-
NTEKP
JULY 10, 1912.
Rnhandle Ike removed his
c he st"- protector To clay
and. burned it. "
"S?uff Suf I ivan has
T) olivine dow! to reporton.
the Water Treatment" he.
recent! - underwent. "
PHOTO UNDCRWOOO A UNOCRWOOO N Y.
Miss Italia Garibaldi, Granddaughter
of Italy's "Liberator," who is now in
the United States as a delegate from
Italy to the Methodist General Con
ference, which meets in Minneapolis
in May.
olds' choice. The new secretary is
considered a strong administration
man. Retiring Secretary Hayward
was regarded by some members as pro
Roosevelt. v
Ralph Williams of Oregon 'is slated
for appointment -as one of the "big
five" advisory committee to be placed
in charge of the Pacific coast head
quartern. .
Members of the subcommittee today
liscu&seil names of many possibilities
for national treasurer the financial
solicitor. Those most prominently
mentioned were Otto Bannard, the
New York banker; Charles G. Dawes
of Chicago, former comptroller of the
currency; David R. Forgan of Chicago
president of the Chicago Taft league;
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia; E.
F .Swinney, of Kansas City, and John
Hays Hammond.
Chairman Hilles will practically dic
tate the membership of both the exe
cutive and advisory committees, mem
bers of the subcommittee indicated to
day. After Hilles went into confer
ence with them, he was asked to
choose the "big five" and also his fav
orites for the executive, committed.
He was not ready to make his selec
tions, and the committee, therefore,
adjourned for 10 days to give Hilles
time to consider the personnel.
MILL TO HAVE HOME
SITE PLATTED AT ONCE
The Willamette Pulp & Paper Com
pany, has engaged Don E. Meldrum to
survey the property purchased by it
near the school house on the West
Side for homes tor its employes. Mr.
Meldrum will begin the work at once.
The property will be divided into 200
lots and the erection of homes will be
begun by the company in about two
months. Employes of the mill will be
enabled to buy homes at a price per
month about the same as is now paid
by them as rent. About thirty homes
will be built this year, and is is ex
pected that the demand will be such
that the entire property will ba utiliz
ed next year. -,;"
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OREGON CITY FOLK
TO SEE BIG PARADE
LOCAL LODGE TO HAVE FINE REP
RESENTATION IN GREAT
PAGEANT
ALL STORES TO BE CLOSED TOMORROW
Visitors Are Shown Through Town
And County By Members Of
AntleredHerd Bigger
Crowd Expected
Tomorrow will be the biggest day in
the history of Oregon City Elkdom.
All the members of Lodge 1189 will be
in Portland to participate in the big
parade or see it, and the city by the
Falls of the Willamette will take a day
off. The postoffice" will be closed, the
courthouse will be closed, the business
houses will be closed and all but o'ne
of the mills will be closed. The Wil
lamette Pulp & Paper Company will
not be closed simply because, the men
want to work. They do not want to
lose the money. B. T. McBain,
who is high up in the coun
cils of Elkdom and mill manager of
the big concern, suggested that the
plant be closed, but the men, not be
ings Elks, asked that they be allowed
to work.
Oregon City virtually will be depop
ulated tomorrow for about everybody
is going to Portland to see the big pa
rade. The Elks uniformed delegation
will leave the city on special cars at
8 o'clock in the morning. These men
have been drilling for several weeks
and it is safe to say they will make an
impression which will do honor to the
city. The most up to date suits have
been provided and there is no ques
tion as to the Oregon City men making
themselves famous .in a contest in
which practically the whole United
States will be represented.
About 200 visiting Elks came to Ore
gon City Tuesday and were given a
good time by the committee of which
Theodore Osmund was chairman. They
were taken through the city and coun
ty in automobiles, and entertained at
the Elks hall . and the Commercial
Club, where open house will be kept
during the convention. It is believed
that Friday and Saturday thousands
of visitors will pour into the city.and
that the committees will have their
hands full entertaining them. B. T.
McBain was to have been the chair
man of the entertainment committee
Tuesday but arranged with Mr. Os
mund to act Friday. E. A. Chapman
will be chairman of the committee to
day. In order to give its employes an op
portunity to see the big parade the
Morning Enterprise will not be issued
Friday. The paper will be issued Sat
urday as usual.
CHILDREN'S MONEY. STOLEN
While Mrs. Dave Catto, of Gladstone
was at the Chautauqua decorating the
auditorium Monday some one entered
her home and took $4.50 out of a
trunk. The money belonged to the lit
tle boys.
L'I-,V' ' ' 'rl "" "it j ri -fill r- rcfl
Wherefcan you get it?
Here, at this drug store. If
the doctor says you need
a certain instrument or ap
pliance come right to
this store we have it.
Some of our
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Bed Pans
Douche Pans
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AUSPICIOUS START
TROUBADORS LITTLE LATE BUT
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
APPEAL
REV. SPURGEON PLEASES C
Portland Colts Take Exciting Ball
Game From Mount Angel
Tent City Grows .
Fast
As a result of the Elks' traffic con
gestion in Portland, Byron's Troupe of
Troubadours, which was to have aus
piciously opened the Nineteenth An
naul Assembly of the Gladstone Chau
tauqua, arrived on the grounds just a
half hour too late for , their program.
William Spiirgeon of London, Eng
land very bravely came to the rescue
and the l',50Q patrons who had gath
ered in the maiffauditorium to hear
the dusky troubadours, were given an
unusual and entirely satisfactory treat
in Rev. Spurgeon's great lecture, 'An
Englishman's Impression "of Uncle
Sam and America." Dr. Spurgeon gave,
a most optimistic view of conditio'
and faults of our own people, gen.
criticizing our lack of law enforcemel
and pointing out many things tha
could be improved in our system, sug
gesting a more strict imigration law
among other things. Rev. Spurgeon's
lecture teemed with a brotherly spir
it that made a decided impression with
the audience. He lauded Woodrow
Wilson, though disclaiming allegisnce
to any American -political party, and
spoke of him as a "big man who would
honor the highest chair in the nation."
He spoke and commented most favor
ably of the friendly relation exisiting
between England and the United
States. He gently hinted at the grow
ing struggle of capital against labor
in this country, but throughout his
masterly address his the friendly atti
tude of a broad minded Englishman
was uppermost.
An extra large program was there
ward for the patient crowd that wait
ed in vain for the Troubadours in the
afternoon. The dusky musicians prov
ed a rare treat in the evening enter
tainment, and before a bigger crowd
than had assembled in the afternoon,
furnished an ideal entertainment and
a high class musical program, both
instrumental and vocal. The saxa
phone quartet and the violin, flute and
'cello trio were most popular numbers
and the novel "Byrondolin" with its
sixty seven tones and four capable op
erators made a big hit.
The formal opening of the grounds
was at 10:30 with a most interesting
talk by the president of the Associa
tion, Colonel C. H. Dye, tracing the
.' Gladstone Chautauqua movement from
, its infancy, nineteen years ago. Rev.
j Charles A. Phipps, secretary of the
Oregon State Sunday School Associa
tion responded on behalf of the' pat
rons, in the absence-of S. Piatt Jones
who was blockaded in Portland on ac
count of the immense traffic at that
place. Rev. Spurgeon who will con-
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