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OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, i912
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Progressives Are Told To Abandon
Republican.'Party And At Same
Time Big Stick
Looms
SEATTLE, Aug. 13. A third party
ticket with candidates for all Con
gressional, state and county officers
will be put in the field by the Pro
gresive party in Washington.
This was decided today at the con
ference of Progressive leaders attend
ed by. delegates to the National con
vention, members of, the Aberdeen
Roosevelt committee and leaders of
the third party movement.
The conference decided to call a
convention to meet September 10 to
make nominations. Delegates to this
convention will be chosen at a Pro
gressive primary, the date lor which
has not been set, but which probably
will be about the first of September.
A preferential vote on candidates will
be taken at the primary.
The (late of the primary and the
place for holding the convention will
be cbo3en by a commitee, headed by
W. T. iieeks, which was appointed to
issue the call for the convention and
for the primary. The committee will
hold its first meeting tomorrow morn
ing. The conference decided, that all Pro
gressive candidates, who have already
tiled for place on the ballot in the
Republican primary September 10,
must withdraw their filing if they
wish the support of the Progressives.
Candidates will be given ten days in
which to announce their withdrawal
from the Republican party.
State Senator J. W. Bryan, of Kit
sap County, who has filed for Repub
lican nomination for Congressman-at-Large,
and who has held out- against
the organization of a new party in
this state, announced today that he
will withdraw from the Republican
ranks and seek the nomination at the
lionda rf ncnr npffa Til 7H f 1 mi
Guvnor Teats, of Tacoma, candi
date for Lieutenant-Governor, also
cast his fortunes with the new party,
as did seevral candidates for county
offices.
STORK EXPECTED
AT ASTOR MANSION
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 When it was
reported here today that the expected
heir to the Astor millions was due to
arrive any minute considerable ex
citement was created among the cur
ious crowds -that have besieged the
Astor mansion where Mrs. Astor, wid
ow of the Titanic disaster victim. Col
onel John Jacob Astor, is confined.
Dr. Cragin, the physician attending
Mrs. Astor, declined to make any
statement.
Mrs. Astor requested the reporters
to refer to her as Mrs. John Jacob As
tor and not as Mrs. Madeline Astor.
Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be in every home.
At the
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Today
Special two reel picture
Entitled
The Midnight Wedding
Taken from the famous
novel
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DAILY
Admission 5c
COUNTY COURT AIDS SOUTHERN
PACIFIC IN MAKING ROAD
CROSSINGS
LINECONNECTS PORTLAND AND SALEM
Road Completed From West Oregon
City To Bolton Big Force
Working On Extension
To, Oswego
The announcement in the Morning
Enterprise several days ago that the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
had purchased the west side route of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company was confirmed Tuesday.'The
branch is called the Portland, Eugene
& Eastern Railway and will extend
from Portland to Salem.
The county court and representa
tives of the railroad Tuesday traver
sed the route between Oswego and
Willamette and arranged for the
crossings at the county roads. The
court will see that the crossings are
to the interest of the people before
granting the franchise. The road
was surveyed and partially built by
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company. It wilf be used only as an
electric line and principally for pas
senger service. Among the railway
representatives who made the tour
with the members of the county court
were Chief Engineer Gupp, Right of
Way Official Woods and Locating En
gineer Hollinbeck. County Engineer
Meldrum represented the county
court.
The road has been completed from
West Oregon City to Bolton and will
i he finished to Oswego before Decem
' ber 1. More than 100 men are em-
ployed on the wok." The Southern
j Pacific Company had surveyed a
I route on the west side, and it was
: thought for a time that there would
! be two lines in that territory. How
ever, the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company agreed to - sell its
right of way and partially built line,
and the Harriman Company decided
its purchase would be more advantag
eous than the building of another line.
3,000 KILLED BY
QUAKE IN TURKEY
BERLIN, Aug. 13 Three thousand
persons are known to have been
killed in an earthquake which rocked
southeastern Turkey, according to a
message, just received here by the
Tagablatt, from its carrespondent at
Constantinople.
More than 50,000 persons are home
less and starving. An active crater
is also reported to have apeared on
the Asiatic side of the Sea of Mar
mora. Later dispatches received here in
dicate that conditions are much worse
in the disturbed region of Turkey
than the earlier advices stated. Sup
plementary messages received tonight
say that scores caught under the tot
tering walls are still alive but slowly
starving to death. The Turkish gov
ernment is said to be doing its utmost
for the relief of the sufferers, but, of
ficials admit their inability to cope
with the situation.
Unless outside aid is extended at
once, it is feared thousands will per
ish from exposureand lack of food.
SOWERS HOME IS ROBBED
! The home of Mike Sowers, on Sixth
street near Main, was '' robbed late
Tuesday afternoon. The thieves gain
ed an entrance through a rear win-
dow. Several valuable articles were
i stolen.
MISS ALICE DUNN, OPERATED
UPON, IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Miss Alice Dunn, sister of M. E.
Dunn, the confectioner, who was op-
erated upon for appendicitis in Port-
i land several days ago is in a serious
condition. Another operation proba-
j My will be- necessary.
Sues To Quiet Title
John Zurbuchen, Jr., Tuesday filed
suit against the unknown heirs of
Catherine Marie Arthur, William T.
Harper and others to quiet title to a
plat in the Robert Arthur donation
land claim.
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Frank A. Munsey, the publisher, one
of Roosevelt's hardest Workers.
When Taft's nomination was assur
ed beyond the shadow of a doubt,
he said: "Mr. Roosevelt will be
nominated for President by a new
party. He refuses to have anything
more to do with the Republican
Convention."
ING FOR
HERE'S A FINE CHANCE
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that a male
typewriter examination will be held
at Portland, Oregon, August 27, 1912,
to fill several vacancies in THe posi
tion of male typewriter entrance sal
ary $850 per annum at the Puget
Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash
ington. A knowledge of stenography
is not required for the typewriter ex
amination. As considerable difficulty
has been experienced in securing suf
ficient eligibles all qualified men are
urged to take this examination. For
application plan and full information
address the Secretary of the. Eleventh
Civil Service District, Post Office
Building, Seattle, Washington.
THE
TAYLOR NURSERY
A
COMPLETE BABY
CRIB
- Outfit consists of the
BABY BED, SAFETY HOOD, MAT
RESS The cost of a Taylor Nur
sery is $15.00
This includes the special
offer of mattress and safety
hood;
Sold by
ADAMS DEPT. STORE
Oregon City
MISS LYDIA BUOL
TO BECOME BRIDE
The engagement of Miss Lydia Buol
and Mr. William George Krueger, of
this city, is announced, the marriage
to be solemnized at the Zion Luther
an church, on Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, Rev. William Kraxberger
officiating. After the marriage cere
mony a reception will be held at the
home of Mr. Krueser's aunt. Mrs.
John Vigelius.
Miss Buol is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Buol, well known resi
dents of Clackamas County, who live
near Beaver Creek, and Mr. Krueger,
is one of the well known contractors
of Oregon City, having come to this
city from Athens, Wis. four years ago.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. August
Krueger, of Athens. Their honey
moon will be spent in Seattle and Spo
kane, p
DREDGES ARE CUTTING
Augmenting work being done by the
Government dredge Champoeg near
the mouth of the Clackamas River, in
conformity to Major Mclndoe's pro
ject for a six-foot channel from Port
land to Oregon City, which was fav
orably acted on at Washington-, pri
vate dredges are being operated above
the bridges by sand and gravel con
cerns that will help to remove lumps
that bother launchmen on both sides
of the channel.
Derrick Barge No. 2 of thQ Diamond
O ' fleet, working off Inman-Poul-sen's,
while the Titan, of the Pacific
Bridge Company, is dredging in front
of the Jones Lumber Company's
plant, on the west shore, "opposite
Ross Island, and the Columbia Digger
Company has a rig engaged in rais
ing sand and gravel on the island
side. Above and close to the channel
a large digger of the Star Sand Com
pany is anchored.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
A birthday party was tendered
Claude Babcock Monday afternoon at
the home of his parents, Mr. -and Mrs.
Ernest Babcock, of Canemah. The
afternoon was devoted to games, the
young host proving a most delightful
one. The table was prettily decorat
ed for the occasion, and the young
sters feasted on good things. The ta
ble was centered with a birthday cake
upon which were five candles, and
bearing the little fellow's name. Flow
ers were used among the decorations
of the (lining room. -
Present were Lloyd Babcock, Bert
Babcock, Harold Babcock, Nora Ross,
of Oregon City; Albert Robinson,
Irene Robinson, Claude Babcook, Jes
se Babcock,-Canemah.
ITT 'rr'
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Candidate
for President of the United States.
REV. LANDSBOROUGH TO
LEAD SCHOOL PRAYER
Rev. J. R. Landsborough, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, has been
chos"en to conduct prayer in this city
September 8, when prayer will be of
fered in every hamlet in every civiliz
ed country in behalf nf the free
schools. The National Reform Asso
ciation hs organized a simultaneous
prayer in which 2500 American cler
gymen will lead. In the mission
schools and churches throughout the
world similar prayer will be offered
and in many of the Sunday schools
the children will participate. No such
simultaneous service 1ias ever before
been attempted and the event marks
an epoch in the organization of the
great Second World's Christian Citi
zenship Conference to be held in
Portland beginning June 29, 1912. .
H. H. HUGHES GETS
LICENSE TO MARRY
Miss E. Agnea Harrison, of Oregon
City, and Henry Howell Hughes, of
Gladstone,, obtained a license to mar
ry Tuesday afternoon.. Mr.N Hughes
formerly was the owner of a green
house in Gladstone, and is one of the
most prominent men in the county. A
license to marry also was obtained by
Elsie Weddler and John De "oung.
Mr. DeYoung lives in Boring.
If you saw1 it in the Enterprise it's
so.
NOTICE
The Journal's local office is now
with the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Co. in the Beaver Building. All
subscribtioris, collections and adver
tising matter will be taken care of by
the local agent.
J. D. Olson
PROMINENT GRANGER THROWN
FROM BUGGY AS HORSE
GOES THROUGH FENCE
HEAD AND SHOULDER BADLY CUT
Victim Unconscious Several Minutes,
, But Dr. Mount Says Condi
tion Is Not Dangerous
Is Creamery Head
W. P. Kirchem, president . of the
Cleark Creek Creamery, and a promi
nent granger,, was seriously injured
Tuesday afternoon in a runaway at
his home near Logan. Mr. Kirchem
was driving a young horse which be
came frightened at an automobile and
bolted through a fence. The shafts
were torn from the vehicle and Mr.
Kirchem was found in an unconscious
condition at the side of the fence. The
automobile was immediately stopped
and the passengers placed Mr. Kir
chem in the machine and carried him
to his home. He regained conscious
ness before reaching there, and it be
came evident that his injuries were
not fatal.
Dr. Guy Mount dressed Mr. Kir
chem's injuries, which consisted of
serious cuts and bruises on his head
and left "shoulder. Dr. Mount said up
on his return to Oregon City that Mr.
Kirchem, while seriously hurt, would
be able to be out in a few days.
"He had a narrow escape," said Dr.
Mount, "and if the shafts had not be
come separated from the buggy the
injury might have been fatal."
Mr. Kirchem, in addition to being a
prominent granger is one of the-best
known men who comes to Oregon
City and is president of the Clear
Creek Telephone Company. He is
the owner of an automobile and fre
quently comes to this city in his ma
chine. GRAIN SAVED FROM 2
FIRES TO BE EXHIBITED
A jar of mixed grain which has sur
vived two fires and has been admired
by agriculturists of all parts of the
country is attracting much attention
at the promotion office of the Oregon
City Commercial Club. The grain
was grown in Missouri, and was first
placed on exhibition at the Louisana
Purchase Exposition. When the Mis
souri Building burned the last day of
the exposition the grain was saved
from the fire and was brought to the
Lewis and Clark Exposition in Port
land and placed in the Missouri Build
ing there. This, building burned -the
last day of the fair and P. A. Miles, a
deputy sheriff of Clackamas County,
saved the grain. It will be exhibited
at the county and state fairs.
A small classified ad will rent that
vacant room.
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THE GRAND
This Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Positively oneof the cleverest acts ever shown
on a stage here.
THOSE LIVELY GIRLS
Lee & Chandler
In a Musical'Tete-a-Tete
The Interrupted Rehearsal
Introducing), a Combination of Humorous
Dialogue, Songs, and'. Dances, Featuring
THE ORIGINAL
T E X A S TO MMY DANCE
OLD PURSES FALLING TO PIECES
ARE OPENED BY COUNTY
TREASURER
$50.62 GOES TO GENERAL Fl
Corroded Gold Coin Found With Skel
eton Some Of Money May
Be Redeemed If Heirs
Are Found
County Treasurer Tufts Tuesday
ransacked a campartment of a vault
in his office in which had been kept
the money of dead men for ten years.
Pocketbooks, grimy and falling to
pieces, were opened and gold and "sil
ver coins were tumbled out of them.
The money belonged to men who com
mitted suicide or were accidentally
killed. Many were never identified
and those tHat were had no heirs to
call for their small estate. The mon
ey, which amounted to $50.62 was ere-
COUNTY TREASURER TUFTS.
dited to the general fund. That re
ceived more than six years ago can
never be collected by the heirs, but
the balance may be upon application
to the county court.
County Clerk Mulvey and myself
looked up the' law on the. subject,"
said 'Mr. Tufts, "and found that mon
ey found on dead persons when heira
did not put in an appearance belonged
to the county. So I decided to inves
tigate the financial standing of men
dead long ago for the benefit of the
county. One pocketbook found be
side a skeleton eight years ago drop
ped to pieces when I picked it up and
a $2.50 gold piece rolled out. It was
corroded to such an extent that it was
almost black and was encrusted with
moss leaves.. I didn't like the work
very much, for it seemed that I was
prying into secrets that should have
been buried with the dead. Letterr
and notes found in several of the
books were not legible and many of
them crumbled to pieces when hand'
led. I was almost glad we could not
read them, and consigned them to a
waste basket." .
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