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VOL. Ill No. 174
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1912
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DRIVER OF CAR MAKES CONFESSION
State's Witness To Go On Stand To
day And Tell Whole Story
. Of Killing Of
Gambler
NEW YORK, July 25 The arm of
justice reacted out tonight and drag
ged in Frank Murato ("Dago Frank")
one of the alleged participants in the
assassination of Herman Rosenthal.
Willie Shapiro, who drove Louis
Libby's gray automobile the mornin
of the murder of Herman Rosenthal
in front of the Metropole Hotel, made
a clean breast of his part in the af
fair to District Attorney Whitman to
day. Shapiro will go on the witness stand
tomorrow as a state's witness before
Coroner Feinberg and publicy repeat
the story that he told the District At
torney. By Shapiro's voluntary testi
mony many "important gaps in the
story of the movements of the gray
automobile the night of July 15 we're
filled in.
It is now known for the first time
exactly where "Jack" Rose and "Biid
gie" Webber left the car, when the
murderers got in, how many drove
to the scene of the crime and how
many fled in it after the murder. CTlt
most important of all in Shapiro's
story is that relating to the events just
before and just after the murder.
Shapiro took three men from "Brid
gie" Webber's gambling-house at Forty-second
street and Sixth avenue to
a point almost directly opposite the
Metropole Hotel. There the men got
out. Fifteen minutes later four . men
jumped hastily into the car and one
of them, carrying a still-smoking re
volver, ordered him to drive away. Of
these four men only one came over to
the place in the car. The other three
were strangers.
This testimony, in the opinion of the
District Attorney, confirms the belief
he has held that the murderers had
confederates in and around the Met
Topole Hotel, and that a large number
of men were concerned ir the assas
sination. .
ROOSEVELT PARTY
IS
E
PORTLAND, July 25, (Special.)
' "Volunteer delegates aggregating 150,
from 12 of the 34 counties in the state
assembled in Portland today and or
ganized the National Progressive par
ty. A platform, largely Rooseveltian mi
nus the recall of judicial decisions
plank, was adopted; five delegates
were elected to the Chicago conven
tion, five Presidential electors were
nominated to be placed on the official
hallot by petition and a resolution de
claring for the nomination of state
and county tickets was tabled altera
protracted and rather acrimonious de
bate. Adherents of the new party in each
county will select a member of a pro
posed state committee which will be
called to meet in Portland at a later
date for the purpose of organizing by
the election of a state chairman and
an executive committee by which the
campaign in this state will be directed.
George F. Rodgers, ex-Mayor of Salem
permanent chairman of today's con
vention, was designated temporary
chairman ex-oflicio of the prospective
state committee for the purpose" of
urging organization work in the sev
eral counties and issuing an official
call for the meeting of the commit
tee in Portland when its members
have been selected by the county or
ganizations. BOY SCOuTSJAVE
FINE TIME CAMPING
Rev. G. N. Edwards, pastor of the
Congregational Church, returned from
Oswego Lake Thursday, where the boy
scouts of the city are camping. The
scouts went to camp last Tuesday and
expect to remain a week. Mr. Ed
wards s-aid that the boys were having
a delightful time fishing and hunting..
Harry N. Codell, scout master, who
organized the branch in this city, will
go to Oswego Lake today to be in
charge of the lads until they return
to this city. Mr. Edwards says the
camp is ideally located, and that the
boys are entering enthusiastically in
to the outdoor exercises.
Water
About one-half
choice for 25
they last, at
MAIN ST., NEXT
TELEPHONE SAVES AN ENTIRE TOWN
Hundreds Of Families, After Mad
Rush, Seek Shelter In
Shacks On Mount
ain Sides
j PITTSBURG, July 25. Death and
j desolation were spread broadcast ov
f - the Southwest counties last nigb'
! by cloudbursts and overflowing
! streams. Three score or more lives
were lost, while the damage to homes
and industries cannot be estimated,
i Fifteen lives were lost in SuperDa
j mine, No. 2, near Uniontown, 75 min
I ers narrowly escaping death, while
i from many other sections come re
ports of deaths through the mountain
! torrents rushing into mine slopes,
i Hundreds of families, deserting
homes in a mad rush for safety on the
j mountainside, sought shelter be
j neath improvised shacks and tents,
i toward the contsruction of which ev
: ery availbale piece of debris was turn-
ed to account. At daybreak shiver
j ing women and children gazed over
j the scene of desolation in the Upper
Youghiogheny Valley, and as the wat
( ers receded, upturned dwelling, shat-
tered buildings and crumbled piles of
; mortar were held in a conglomerated
: mass by a railroad bridge or trestle,
' on the progress of the debris had been
impeded by some larger and stainich
er building.
It was long after midnight before the
waters began to recede. Rain had
ceased falling some hours earlil-, but
the heavy preciptation soon made the
usually dyrbeds of mountain streams
veritable cataracts.
The cloudburst of yesterday came
before the district had recovered from
more than 24 hours of torrential rains
on Sunday and with every stream
bank full, soon all were out of thei?
banks
Dunbar, near Connellsville was in
undated The waters raged through
the main streets, upsetting massive
structures and endangering the lives
of hundreds of persons A cloudburst
was the cause, although it is thought
a dam broke
The Turtle Creek Valley was visited
by a disastrous flood and the damage
is enormous Crops were blotted from
the earth
Railroad traffic through a great ter
ritory is demoralized With four con
nections into Uniontown, the Pennsyl
vania Railroad was unable to get pas
sengers into the city early today. Sev
eral railroad bridges of that system
and the Baltimore & Ohio were torn
I from foundations thought impregnable
jand hurled into the maddened waters.
Thousands are suffering. -Towns are
I cut off from railroad, mail, telephone
i and telegraph connections.
From West Virginia no reports can
. be secured by the Weather Bureau for
i almost every wire from that state, Is
! down.
1 In this city the storm created havoc,
; but while streets were flooded and
i traffic delayed the damage was not
; heavy.
; It was in the coke regions that the
! fury of the storm seemed to have b'een
! spent. Uniontown, Dunbar, Lemont,
! Mount Braddock, Connellsville were
j inundated and great damage was sus
j tained. The greatest loss of life was
! due to the flooding of the Superba
' TninA nf KlvnnR nina milcia frnm TTTiinn.
town. Fifteen miners are now ac
counted lost, the known death of a
foreign miners having increased last
night's total by one. Three are miss
ing among the employes of Lemont
mine No. 1, of the H. C. Frick Coke
Company, whose nine-foot vein under
lies the Superba workings.
This estimate will doubtless total all
the casualties from Wednesday's per
formance of the elements there.
BRYAN TO CAMP. ON
ROOSEVELT'S TRAIL
SEA GIRT, N J, July 25 That Wil
liam J. Bryan's work to gain the elec
tion of Woodrow Wilson may be sec
ond only to that of the governor him
selg, is the campaign plan being map
ped out here today by the presidential
candidate and his advisers. It is plan
ned for Bryan to take the stump and
chase Roosevelt around the country,
taking the colonel to task for the
"mysterious influence" that induced
George W. Perkins to become his en
thusiastic supporter.
Colonel Bryan, it was said today,
will visit Wilson a few days after the
latter has been notified, August 7, that
he is the Democratic presidential can
didate, at which time the campaign
plans will be perfected.
A small classified ad will rent that
vacant room.
Melons
a carload, your
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JUDGE SAMSON III
SERIOUS CONDITION:
Justice of the Peace Samson !3 in
a serious condition at his home as the
result of two strokes of paralysis. The
first stroke was suffered Wednesday,
Mr. Samson's arms and vocal cords
being affected. After officiating at
the marriage of a couple he was un
able to sign the marriage certificate.
He suffered the second stroke Thurs
day, and could scarcely speak in the
evening. Mr. Samson is one 01 tne
best known men in the'-city and is
prominent throughout Oregon. He
was born in Silverton, the late Homer
Dovenport, famous cartoonist, having
been a schoolmate of his.
SAYS HUSBAND SPENT
HER HONEY DRINKING
Alleging that her husband soon aft
er their marriage in Portland Novem
ber 11, 1911, took money which she
bad earned and squandered it for
whisky, May M. Farmer Tuesday filed
suit for divorce against J. B. Farmer.
The plaintiff declares that 'her hus
band spent every cent he could gethiS
hands on for drink, and made no ef
fort to provide for her. She asks that
her maiden name be restored.
CHICKEN THIEVES
LIKE BAKER FOWLS
Chicken thieves have again made
their appearance at Gladstone. Mr.
and Mrs. F. S. Baker were the vic
tims. About two months age chick
ens were stolen from the same coop.
Mrs. Baker heard a disturbance
among the chickens Thursday morn
ing but paid no attention to it. She
found, however, upon arising tha't fif
teen Rhode Island Reds and one game
rooster, which she refused 5 for a
few days ago had been stolen. Mrs.
Baker feels her loss keenly, as she
had gone to much expense in raising
the fowls, which she prized very high
ly. A padlock was broken from the
door by the thieves. It is the inten
tion of the Baker "family to set a trap
for the thieves.
Inquiry was made at one of the
meat markets, and the proprietor in
formed Mrs. Baker that this was the
fifth complaint that had come to' him
Thursday from persons robbed of
chickens during the previous night.
SLAIN MAN'S ESTATE
IS TO BE SETTLED
County Judge Beatie Thursday ap
proved the bond of the administrator,
Robert Livingstone, of the 'estate of
John Thomas, who was slain in his
home near the Multnomah county line
about six months ago. The estate is
valued at about $8,000. The bond is
$21,000 and was furnished by a sure
ty company. . . . .
FURNITURE COMPANY SUES
The Ira F.. Powers Furniture Comp
any Thursday filed suit for $632.49 al
leged to be due for merchandise
against C. B. Hall.
TREASURER TELLS
OF CAMPAM FUHD
SHELDON SAYS REPUBLICANS
HAD MORE THAN MILLION
AND HALF IN 1908
FAMOUS HARRIMAN LETTER RECALLED
Witness Insists That Roosevelt Did
Not Know Of Contribution
At Time Is Was
Made
WASHINGTON, July 25 George R.
Sheldon, treasurer of the Republican
National committee in 1908, told the
Senate committee investigating cam
paign funds today his version of flie
late Edward H. Harriman's contribu
tion to President Roosevelt's cam
paign in 1904.
Sheldon said he knew, unofficially,
that J. P. Morgan & Co. and Henry C
Frick were contributors in 1904. The
late Cornelius N. Bliss was treasurer
then, but Sheldon was associated with
him in ah unofficial capacity. He could
not remember the amounts which the
Morgan firm or Frick gave in 1904,
but classed' them among the large con
tributors. The books which Sheldon as treas
urer, kept in 1903 were produced for
an inspection of the committee.
Senator Paynter introduced the sub
ject of Harriman's contribution. He
said he had heard it discussed, and
asked Sheldon to tell what he knew
about it.
"That has all been printed my let
ter to Mr. Roosevelt,' responded Shel
don. "I did not recall that you had writ
ten anything. Tell us, anyway."
"About two weeks before the elec
tion," began Sheldon, "Governor Odell
who was state chairman came to Mr.
Bliss, then treasurer of the'Republi
can National committee, and stated
that while it was perfectly clear that
Mr. Roosevelt would be elected, the
state ticket was in doubt.
"He asked for some money. Mr. bliss
said he had no money, but he would
see What he could do. He went to
Mr. Harriman with Mr. Bliss got to
gether some $250,000, and the money
was handed to the state committee
and never went to the National com
mittee" "Did Mr. Harriman see anyone else
before he contributed? My memory of
events is a little hazy," said Senator
Paynter.
"I assume that he did not," replied
Sheldon.
"Wasn't it a subject of correspon
dence between Mr. Harrynan and Mr.
Roosevelt?"
"No, sir; Mr. Roosevelt never knew
anything about it until long after the
election." '
"Wat was there about a letter
which disappeared from 7Ir. Harri
man's files?"
"I know nothing about the letter."
"Wasn't the public first apprised of
this contribution through a letter the
President had written to Mr. Harri
man?" "I cannot tell you," replied Shelr
don.
"You said that Mr. Roosevelt knew
nothing of it until after the election.
(Continued on page 3)
BODY OF SUICIDE
The body of a man about forty-five
years of age was found in the Clack
amas River at Estacada Thursday.
Coroner Wilson, who viewed the re
mains, decided that the man had com
mitted suicide. A sack in which were
several large rocks was fastened to
the man's neck. The coroner was un
able to learn the identity of the sui
cide. A letter "G" was on. a handker
chief whih was found in one of the
pockets. The man weighed about 170
pounds and was well dressed. The
thumb of the left hand had been sev
ered and there was a large scar on his
abdomen. Mr. Wilson thinks the dig
it was lost through an accident and
the scar on the body was the result of
an accident. Dr. Adix, of Estacada,
said that the body had been in the
river at least five weeks. The funer
al will be held today. F. G. Robley,
Assistant Superintendent of the Pow
er Plant, found the body.
BROTHER COMES LONG
WAY TO SEE SISTER
Mrs. Fred Rakel, one of the well
known residents of Canemah, was tak
en by surprise at her home Wednes
day evening, when her youngest broth
er, William Miller, who lives near
Hanover, Germany, called. This is
the first time Mrs. Rakel has seen her
brother since she left her home in
Germany, forty years ago, and the
meeting was a most enjoyable one.
Mr. Miller, so far is much impressed
with America, and may locate In
Clackamas county.
RUFF GETS FINE JOB
IN STATES PRISON
SAN QUENTIN, Cal., July 25. Be
cause of good behavior since he was
caught in an attempt to smugle candy
through the prison gates during the
visit of a friend, Abraham Ruef,-former
political boss of San Francisco, has
been relieved of work in the jute mill
and assigned to more congenial em
ployment. Starting today Ruef assumes the po
sition of librarian in the Catholic li
brary at the prison. It is said that
Ruef is greatly pleased with the
, change.
I ,
SECESSION FIGHT
COSTSCLUB $140
County Division protests were filed
in Salem at an expense of $140. The
Comercial Club instructed the Presi
dent to appoint a committee to inter
view the various business men and
land owners to aid in the expense in
curred. The following nave been ap
pointed: M. D. Latourette, T. P. Ran
dall, M. J. Brown.O. D. Eby, "B. T. Mc
Bain. Chairman M. D. Latourette will ar
range a meeting for the committee to
complete its duties. .
LIVE WIRE COMMITTEE, AFTER
INVESTIGATION, MAKES
REPORT
SPAN WOULD AID OREGON CITY
Delegation Is Royally Entertained and
Shown Country Engineer
Assists Committee
In Work
The Live Wires Committee appoint
ed by that Association to view Clack
amas River Bridge sites, went over
the ground on botn. sides of, the Riv
er from the Eagle Creek site to Bar
ton's ideal location Thursday. The
good and bad points of the Eagle
Creek site were explained, but when
Earton's claims were considered there
seemed nothing to it but a bridge for
Barton connecting the two sides of
Clackamas county giving the Oregon
City side better freight and passenger
connection and the Barton side for
miles in all directions a direct route
over the bridge to the county seat,
the county seat.
A more prosperous looking farming
district does not lie out of doors and
it was the unanimous verdict of the
committee which included an expert
engineer, that from every point of
view Barton should be the favored
one.
The committee was royally -entertained
at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs Turner and had a very enjoyable
outing as well as a beneficial trip. A
paper voicing the opinion of the com
mittee was signed and handed to Jas.
Tracey, chairman of the Barton
bridge project.
Those acting were: M. D. Latour
ette, Dr. L. L. Pickens, A. Price, L.
Adams, John W. Loder,. T. W. Sulli
van, B. T. McBain, William McBain.
of Oakland, Cal.; Geo. Randall, Fr.ank
Busch, O. D. Eby, O. E. Freytag 'and
James Tracey.
A novel sale was on in one of Bar
ton's places of business "A Recall
Sale." Its definition is a mystery but
it is expected that Oregon City will
be initiated at" an early date.
ENGLISH NAVY WILL .
ECLIPSE GERMANY'S
LONDON, July 25 That England
proposes virtually to double the naval
program contemplated by Germany is
the answer today of First Lord of the
Admiralty Winston Spencer Chucfiill
to criticisms that he had made inade
quate provision to meet the German
menace.
"We are going to spend $225,000,000
this year and a large amount next
year," said Churchill. "Germany this
year is laying down two new. battle
ships. We will build four. Next year
Germany will lay uown one exTra. We
will build two extra war vessels.
There is no cause for alarm or panic."
Marked differences of opinion con
cerning the liklihood of England be
coming involved with Germany was
expressed in the house of commons to
day by two of England's public men.
Referring directly to the speech of
Winston Churchill, in which he said
that England would double Germany's
naval program, Premier Asquith said:
"England has no quarral with anyone,
and it covets no additional territory."
Andrew Bonar Law, conservative
leader, expressed a conflicting opinion
He said: "Careful consideration has
convinced me that Lord Roberts was
not exaggerating, when he said Eng
land wa3 never in graver peril than at
present."
GOMPERS SCORES
SENTENCE BY WRIGHT
WASHINGTON, July 25. Apropos
the jail sentences meted out to him
self as president, John Mitchell, as
vice-president, and Frank Morrison, as
secretary-treasurer of the American
Federation of Labor for contympt of
court by Justice Daniel Thew' Wright
of the supreme court of the District of
Columbia, Samuel Gompers, in the
Federationist today prints, the follow
ing signed editorial:
"Justice Wright discloses the ment
al attitude of a bygone age when the
masters owned the workmen. Wright
undertook to deny to the workers of
our time equality before the law and
the rights they have gained by the
courts' acts. He would forbid men to
even criticise a judge of his decision.
In so doing he is propagating a dang
erous dogma, for no theory is more
subversive of democracy than the the
ory of infallibility.
"Any court which is compelled to re
sort to the suppression of criticism
in order to protect itself aganst con
tempt is not standing for the ideals
of democracy, justice and liberty. The
opinion reflects this kingly viewpoint.
Its pseudo individualistic, .political
theory reverberates like a voiee from
the tomb of the 'ves'.O interest' phil
osophers." One oi the statement in the editor
ial is that "Russia could not go farth
er in judicial censorship than Wright
did in his contempt decision.'
Gompers calls the jurist "Censor
Wright,' and adds:
"Wright gave the men accused no
credit for truthfulness or honesty. His
whole summary of John Mitchell's"ey-idence-was
a sneer at his veracity."
Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be In every home. . -
CLACKAMAS COUNTY PETITION
CONTAINS NAMES OF 466 NOT -ON
TAX ROLL
THIRTY-FIVE HAVE PERSONALTY
E. T. Riley Proves With Figures That
Fels Scheme Isn't Popular
With Substantial
Citizens '
The following letter has been re
ceived from E. F. Riley, a lawyer of
Portland, who also has legal business
in Oregon City;
"I have copied from the petition for
single tax for Clackamas County, in
the office of the Secretary of State, all
the names of the petitioners, 672 in
number, and I nave compared these
names with the tax roll of Clackamas
County for 1911, and find that out of
the 672 names on the petition, there
are 466 that are not on the tax roll
at all, and that there are thirty -five as
sessed with personal property only.
"Of the 245 signers who gave Ore
gon City their post office, I find 184
not on the roll and 17 assessed with
personal property only."
This letter shows that the ownets of -real
estate, who under the single- tax
plan would have to bear the taxaion
burden have not been eager to sign
a petition which might place the bur
den upon them. The non-land owners
have signed the petition. Mr. Riley
said over the telephone that he was
positive his figures were correct. He
thinks that the fact the land owners
are in a large minority as signers of
the petition indicates they oppose
single tax.
NEW BERRY RECORD
J. C. Edmonds, of Willamette, who
is making a specialty of growing ber
ries brought to market Thursday ber
ries of the mammoth variety which
measured from one to two and one
half inches in length. Mr. Edmonds
said that he had about twenty-five
crates. The crop would have been
much larger had it not been for the
rain, which spoiled many of the ber
ries that were commencing to ripen.
Many of the bushes are still in bloom,
so the crop will be on for several
weeks. The berries are bringing $1.50
crate.
Although Mr. Edmonds has only one
and one-eighth acres he has fourteen,
varieties. The Logan berries are now
ripe, besides the big phenomenal ber
ries. There will be more than 50
crates of these: Mr. Edmonds has al
so the Logan-raspberry, which is a
cross between the Logan and blackcap-berry,
and is delicious of flavor.
The berry is one of Burbank's produc
tions, and the bushes although young
and only nine in number have produc
ed already 20 gallons of delicious fruit.
The canes of these bushes are much
larger than those of either the Logan
or of the blackberry. Mr. Edmonds
was an employe of the paper mills of
the West Side until he purchased his
place at Willamette, and has for sev
eral years devoted most of his time
to berry culture, which has proved
profitable.
The
Drummer Girl
of VicRsburg
Is the feature picture today
BUT
The big drawing card is
the act by
Greno
and
Plat t
"To See Is to Believe"
The
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