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VOL. IV. NO. 71.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1912
Per Week, 10 Cents
TAFT CONFIDENT
OF HIS ELECTION
DR. FORD OUTLINES
IF IT'S TO. BE LIKE ANY OTHER LAUNDRY WELL!
COUNTY DIVISION
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PRESIDENT DECLARES THAT
STRENGTH OF DEMOCRATS
IS WANING
REPUBLICAN PARTY IS DOMINANT
Combined Efforts of - Wilson and
"Third Termers" Not Sufficient
to Defeat Organization Lin
coln Served
' NEW YORK, Sept. 24- President
Taft, in a prepared interview issued
tonight, declared that his recent
claims of strength were entitled to
respect. He repeated that he believ
ed he would be elected, and gave his
reasons for denying that he had been
over sanguine.
He analyzed the political situation
as he saw it, maintaining that the reg
ular Republicans' would carry the sol
id East and hold enough of the Cen
tral and Western states to win.
The President made these state
ments at the home; of his brother,
Henry W. Taft, where he went on his
arrival from Washington late today
and received several friends and po
litical associates. s
"When I declared a few weeks ago,"
says the President, "thatj I felt rea
sonably sure of my own re-election in
November and of the success of the
Republican party, I was regarded by
some as entirely over-sanguine and
unaware of the situation. Today,
however, after a number of indica
tions that the Republican " party is
still the dominant party and that the
expected growth of Democratic
strength has failed to materialize my
original declaration i shown to be
entitled to respect.
"The Republicans necessarily will
have a reduced majority over 1908,
because of the presence of three tick
ets in the field, but the Democratic
party will suffer also. The combin
ed strength of the third-term party
will not De enough to change the ul
timate results."
E G. E. HAYES'
SISTER IS DEAD
Mrs. Permelia A. Milem, wife of
C. Milem, of Mount Tabor, and sis
ter of Judge Gordon E. Hayes, of this
city, died at Sellwood Hospita at
10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, hav
been ill three months. Through all
her suffering Mrs. Milem displayed
rare courage and quietly waited for
the end- She was a lovable charact
er and her many friends in Clacka
mas County, where she was born and
reared, are bereaved.) After living
in this county thirty years she moved
to Mount Tabor where she has since
resided. Mrs. Milem was born seven
miles west of Oregon City in 1854.
She was a representative of one of
the honored pioneer families, her
father, Captain H. E. Hayes, and her
mother, Mrs. Sarah L. Hayes, a noted
writer and one of the best known
women in the state, having located in
this county in 1849. Mrs. Milem's pat
ents were New Englanders, both hav
ing been born in Hartford, Conn. Her
mother died in Salem in 1896.
Mrs. Milem is. survived by her
father, who lives in! Portland; a
brother, Gordon E. Hayes, of this
city; a sister, Mrs. Fannie L. Shipley,
of Portland and a son, Elizur Milem,
of Mount Tabor.
The funeral services will be con
ducted Thursday morning at th6
home in Mount Tabor, and the inter
ment will be in the cemetery at Staf
ford, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.'
IS
NEWARK, N. Y., Sept. 24. Re
turns from 42 out of the 1799 election
districts in the state in today's pri
maries for the Democratic - nomina
tion for United States Senator give
Hughes 1071, Smith 587, McDermott
35 and Wescott 14.
Hughes is the; man whom Govern
or Wilson favored and Smith is the
former Newark "boss" against whom
the Governor waged' a vigorous cam
paign, resulting in his defeat -for the
Senate when he was candidate in
1911.
FOR DIVORCE DECREE
Alleging cruel treatment, Mamie J.
Frey Tuesday filed suit for divorce
against E. W. Frey. They were mar
ried May 26, 1907, at North Yakima,
Wash. The plaintiff alleges that her
husband while intoxicated, choked
her, and that he frequently; associa
ted with other women. She says he
abandoned her August 19, 1912.
Matilda Ritenour, through hei at
torney, Gilbert L. Hedges, filed suit
for a divorce against Frank Ritenour.
They, were married in Oregon City
June 27, 1910. The plaintiff says
her husband has not "supported her,
and that in order to live she has been
compelled to borrow , money . from
neighbors. . She -asks the custody of
their child.
CONFERENCE SENDS CLERGY
MAN BACK TO OREGON
CITY CHURCH '
WILL NOT "ENGAGE IN POLITICS'
High Tribute Is Paid to Municipality
and its People Great Work
Is Being Planned
By Minister
Dr. T. B. Ford, who was assigned
at the Ashland Conference to the pas
torate of the First Methodist church
of this city made the following state
ment Tuesday evening to a reporter
for the Morning Enterprise:
"I have just returned from Ashland
where the session of the Oregon Con
ference was held. It was one of the
greatest sessions we ever had. The
spirit was splendid. The administra
tion of Bishop R. J. Cooke, the new
resident Bishop of the Northwest, !
with his residence in Portland, gave
great satisfaction. His addresses be
fore the conference, and to the Lay
men's Association were of a high or
der. His sermon Sunday in the Chau
tauqua tabernacle was one of the
greatest sermons the conference has
ever heard. It ranked with -the ser
mons of Bishops Foster and Fowler,
and made a profound impression up
on preachers and people.
"I have returned to the First
church of Oregon City. I count it no
mean honor to be pastor of such a
church insuch a eity, with its histor
ic setting, outreaching" relations and
opportunities.
"I have great respect for the past.
I believe in the living, throbbing pres
ent. I look into the future, and know
that both we that labor, and the in
stitutions we are building will live in
the toniorrow according as we build
today.
"I am not a stranger in Oregon
City. I have some knowledge of
conditons here, and a deep sense of
responsibility in the business I am
engaged in. I take up the work of
a christian citizen, pastor and minis
ter with hopefullness. I have some
political opinions, some profound con
victions as to the state of our country
and political policies, and my party
4,"
Dr. T. B. Ford, who has' been re
assigned to the) pastorate of the
First Methodist church in. this city,
affiliations, and my preferences for
candidates for office, and shall en
deavor to exercise my rights and to
perform my duties for . 'the public
good, but I am not here to engage in
politics, nor in partizan discussions.
not to be a party to personal strug
gles for office. I honor the great men
who are the standard bearers" of the
political parties, and am delighted
with the -abilities of men who appear
n their behalf, and am glad to com
mend any man who makes a strong
plea for the man in whom he believes.
"It is my purpose in the future as
in the past, here as elsewhere, to
keep in touch with men, enterprises
and movements not as a (meddler
in other men's matters) but ' as one
who desires to know in order to do,
and in all things be helpful to all
men regardless of their political faith
and efforts. It is my business and
purpose to be the ' pastor of my
church, to live in the spirit of cathol
icity fraternal relations with other
pastors and churches, to promote
good will among all the people, and
to' be the friend and not . the foe of
any man.
"I want to see our city prosper in
business, in education, socially, mor
ally, and in the Christianity of Christ
My plans for my own church are
large, and I shall try to execute them
with the co-operation of my people
and our friends i that these plans
reach beyond the boundaries of my
own local church. They embrace the
best things for the people. I expect
to witness great things for the king
dom of this, world and of the next. I
love all men. I hate all sin. I honor
manliness. L despise meanness,
wouia.neip ail men. i would over
throw all evil. In these things I know
I have the good will of all people who
want to see our city come to its own
in all that pertaineth to our welfare,
I am to put my little all Into the bus
iness of the King and his kingdom
"I am glad to be back in; .Oregon
City, and here goes for a great
year."
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COPYRIGHT HARRIS AND SWING. WASH, J
Aibert J. Beveridge, temporary chair
man of the National Progressive
Convention and a Roosevelt aid.
1IS8 LOUISE HOLMES
ELECTED LIBRARIAN
Miss Louise Holmes of Portland,
was named librarian at a meeting of
the directors of the Oregon City Li
brary Tuesday- afternoon. Miss
Holmes, who succeeds Misl Eenora
Stinebaugh, is a graduate of Knox
College and the Wisconsin Library
School. She has been a member of
the Portland Library staff for the
past two years and has been highly
recommended by the Chief Librarian,
Miss Isom. "She will take charge of
the library early in October. ' Miss
Stinebaugh resigned on account of
ill health and will go to Nebraska to
recuperate. Work on the Carnegie
library, which will be erected in Sev
enth Street Park, will be. started in
few days. -
REBELS THREATEN
AMERICAN TOWN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. General
Steever notified the War Department
today that the American side of the
border was threatened by an attack
of the rebels of Boquillas, Mexico.
The town has been sacked. General
Steever has directed Major Cameron
to prevent depredations in the Big
Bend district. - :
General Pascual Orozco continues
to elude his pursuers and is reported
to be in the vicinity of General Trev
ina's ranch, 110 miles southwest of
Del Rio, with 1000 men. It is thought
he may be advancing on Piedras Ne
gras. General Steever reports he now has
a continuous patrol from the south-
corner of New Maxico to a point 30
miles below Ojinaga, and has other
troops at Del Dio and Eagle Pass..
HORSE FATALLY HURT
IN FALL FROM STREET
A horse belonging to Earl Alphin,
the contractor, was fatally injured in
a peculiar manner Tuesday afternoon
A man employed by the contractor
was driving a team, at the edge of an
embankment atl Twelfth and John
Quincy Adams streets where gTading
is being done , when one of the
horses fell over the embankment, its
back being broken. Another horse
was slightly injured. Dr. Eddy, the
veterinary surgeon was called and
shot the animal that was badly injur
ed. . The horse fell about - fourteen
feet. It was a valuable animal.
treasury, where 30.000 bills can bo washed
FIGHT ON SINGLE
TAX STARTS HERE
T. S. ALEXANDER " ARRANGES
FOR CHARLES H. SHIELDS
TO SPEAK
GEORGE THEORY TO BE DISCUSSED
Representative of League Declares
Plan, if Adopted, Will Mean
- Confiscation of .
Land
Blazing the way for Charles H.
Shields, Secretary of the' Oregon
Equal Taxation! League, T. S. Alex
ander, a well known business man
of Portland, arrived hereTuesday.
Mr. Alexander has stolen away
from his business interests in Port
land to make arrangements for a
speaking tour in eastern Oregon for
Mr. Shields, who is expected to hold
a meeting here on Monday evening,
October 7, in Willamette Hall. May-
I or Dimick will introduce him.
"I represent," said Mr. Alexander,
"and organization of at least 20,000
T. S. Alexander, Representative of
the Oregon Equal Taxation League,
Who is Here Fighting Single Tax.
farmers and business men of the
state, of Oregon. These men have
aligned themselves, together to com
bat a political scheme being put for
ward by a millionaire, Joseph Fels.T
an Oregon City lawyer, W. S. U'Ren,
and a number of paid hack writers
in Portland and known as single
Tax. - , '
"This scheme is a device that orig
inated many years ago in the mind of
Henry George who declared that his
intention was to so tax land that it
would all be confiscated by the state."
Mr. Alexander said that the
ultimate end of Single Tax, and Grad
uated Single Tax, as the measure is
known in- Oregon, was bound to be a
confiscation of land. It would take
from the farmer, his farm, from the
lot owner, his lot, -and from the home
owner his homej by imposing a se
vere and heavy form cf taxation
known as Single Tax. This tax would
be so heavy because all improvements
of! every kind from the millionaire
with his 15-story building "in Portland
down the line, would escape taxation
Woman Sent to Asylum. V
Barbara Bruce, of Mount Pleasant,
was declared to be of unsound mind
by County Judge Beatie Tuesday. She
was taken to the asylum at Salem.
Dr. J. W. Norris was the examining
physician Mrs, Bruce is twenty-two
years old.'
If you saw it In the Enterprise it's
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so.
establish a laundry in the Boston sub-
daily.
Czrmi A. Thompson, the president's
new secretary, 1 succeeding Charles
D. Hilles. V
SINGLE TAX SPEAKERS
Single Taxers with oratory, figures
arguments and little invective in
vaded Oregon City Tuesday evening.
H. D. Wagnan and F.- E. Coulter, of
Portland, were the speakers and J.
W. Bengough was the cartoonist. The
trio came to Oregon City by trolley
car and after arriving here hired an
automobile from' which they spoke to
a large crowd at Seventh and " Main
Streets:; . While Messrs. Wagnan and
Coulter - were ma'king speeches Mr.
Bengough drew illustrations with
chalk. The speaker's used the argu
ments as given in Mr. George's "Pro
gress and Poverty" and" which have
been elucidated "in Philadelphia by
Joseph Fels and in Clackamas Coupty
and other places by W. S. U'Ren.
They were listened to attentively and
part of the crowd was in accord with
1 their political views. No embarrass
ing questions were asked, and oratory
and argument flowed as freely as a
mountain stream. Jt is doubtful how
ever, if any converts were made. The
speakers and cartoonist will tour the
i towns and cities of the valley, going
probably as far as Albany. '
ELSIE NEUMANN AND
Miss Elsie Neumann, formerly of
this city, but recently of Portland,
and Harry Gleising, of this city, were
married Tuesday afternoon all
o'clock, Justice of the Peace Samson
officiating.
The bride is the daughter of the
late William Neumann, and lived in
this city most of her life. . The bride
groom came to this city five years
ago from Portland and is the son of
Harry Gleising, of Portland, and of
Mrs. v A. J. Lane, oil Portland. Mr.
and Mrs. Gleising will make their
home in this city, where the former is
employed. :
TRAMP WEASEL GiVEN
HOME IN BIG STORE
A weasel made' its appearance in
the hardware stofe of Wilson &
Cooke Tuesday morning. It was cap
tured by Mr. Wilson and placed in
a cage. A few days before a large
lizzard was .found in the store. The
weasel, when placed in the window,
attracted a large crowd. Several per
sons saw the animal when it entered
the store. It is probable that it be
came bewildered on the main thor
oughfare, and finding the door of the
hardware store open, sought 1 safety
there. ; .
PAMPHLET IS ALLEGED TO BE
VIOLATION OF CORRUPT
PRACTICE ACT
LIYEWIRESITO MAKE INVESTIGATION
i , -
O. D. Eby and W. A. Shewman De
clare that County Fair will be
Best One Ever Held in
County
Announcement was made at a lun
cheon of the Live Wires Tuesday by
M. D. Latourette, Main Trunk Line,
that a pamphlet being circulated by
resident of the Eastern section seek
ing the creation of Cascade Coun
ty was a violation of the corrupt prac
tice act. It was declared that the
pamphlet did not give the name of
author or the place it was published,
as provided in the act. William-Hammond,
of Cross & Hammond, was ap
pointed a committee of one to make
an investigation. The proposed di
vision of Clackamas County wll be
voted upon at the coming state elec
tion. It i3 opposed by residents of
all sections except the eastern, and
many of the voters in that section
of the county are reported as being
against the measure. '
O. D- Eby, Secretary of the Clack
amas Fair Association, said the fair
which would start at Canby today
would be the most successful "ever
conducted by the 'Association. He
told what had been done and describ
ed various exhibits. W. A. Shewman,
editor of the Western Stock Journal,
declared the live stock exhibits were
better than ever before.
Grant B. Dimick, Mayor of Oregon
City, will have a fine exhibit of swine.
Mr. Dimick has erected a building at
the fair to display his hogs.
F. M. Swift, one of the promoters
of the Clackamas Southern Railway;
was elected a member of the Live
Wires.
TAFT WANTS MONEY
KEPT IN CIRCULATION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 "I think
all the money we have should be in
circulation in a system which invites
it and does not drive . it into socks
and safety deposit vaults," said Pres
ident Taft today, in addressing the
American Association of Commercial
Executives in session here before he
left for New York.
"One of the troubles with us, inhe
rent in the character of our -Govern
ment, is that' Congress and our pub
lic men are prone to deal with those
things which attract men most easily
and favorably in short, to 'headline'
the attention of the general public,"
said the president.'
"It is pretty hard to get the people
to pay attention to a banking system
but the problem must be solved," and
it up to the business men of the coun
try."
Mr- Taft also discussed the budget
system of Government finance, which
he favors, but which Congress at its
last session declined to adopt. "
BETTER
FIRE PROTECTION
Charles Hannaford, chief of the
Oregon City Fire department, Has se
lected the best locations for the new
fire houses. The locations selected
by Mr. Hannaford show that consid
erable judgment has been- used. The
new equipment that will give the
maximum of service to the home
people of thi3-city. In many towns,
not boasting a paid fire service, the
business interests served to the fre
quent disadvantage of the household
ers more or less remote from the bus
iness center. This is not the case in
Oregon City. Chief Hannaford) has
detailed a ' hose cart, fully equipped
to Fifth and Washington streets, one
to Fifth and South-end road, and one
to Twelfth and Taylor streets. Houses
have built for the epuipment and ab
solutely - new hose and nozzles have
been installed.
T.R. QUIETS CROWD
AS STAND FALLS
TULSA, Okla., Sept. 24. When
Colonel Roosevelt reached Tulsa to
day he went to the platform of his
car to speak, but he was told that an
other crowd had gathered in the pub
lic spuare. He shouldered his way
through the throng to the grandstand,
There he talked fifteen minutes and
had just stepped from the structure
to return to his car when the struct
ure gave way.
A dozen men, most of them army
veterans were thrown to the ground.
colonel Roosevelt ran back to give
aid- He saw that no one had been
seriously hurt and waved the crowd
"back. - .
"It's all right," he shouted.
Colonel Roosevelt appealed to the
Democrats of the south to stand with
the Progressive party.
BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS AT CANBY
SCENE OF MUCH ACTIVITY
TUESDAY
THE CAMPERS HAVE FINE LOCATION
New Electric Lighting System
Improvement Merchants to
Compete for Commer
" cial Prizes
Big
- Everything is in readiness for the
opening of th( Clackamas County
Fair at Canby today, and from all in
dications this year's fair will be the
largest and best that has ever been
given in the county. Teams commen
ced arriving on the grounds with
campers Monday, the camping place
in the grove near the big pavilion
being most desirable. Electric lights
have been installed in the grove for
their convenience and also in other
parts of the fair grounds as well as
in the buildings. The lights were
turned on in the pavilion Monday ev
ening and were a great success.
On the grounds is a merry-go-round
with an electric piano, dog and
monkey show, two moving picture
shows that will change pictures three
times a day and various other con
cessions. There will be plenty of
good musicthe Redland band, Hub
bard band,, Oregon Cityi band, Oak
Grove girl's band and Canby band
having been engaged. There will be
music through the day and evening.
Among the features of the evening
at the fair will be the dancing in the
pavilion when the DesLarzes orches
tra of this city will furnish the mus
ic. This will take place after ' the
contests. This will be the first time "
that dancing will be among - the
amusements at the fair. -
The fair building Tuesday present
ed a busy scene when members of the
Warner Grange and of the Harding
Grange were preparing their' exhibits.
These organizations will" strive to win
the prize for the best grange exhibit. ,
Harding grange was awarded fifSt
prize ast year and Warner grange
second prize. Both have a large sup
ply ' cf vegetables, grain, fancy arti
cles, etp., for the booths. Barlow,
which always has an attractive dis,
play, will have another attractive dis
play this year. Among the business
houses that will compete for , the
commercial prise will be L.. Adams
Bannon & Company. The Oregon .
City Enterprise,, which has won first
prize the last two years in the com
mercial booth contest will not enter
in the race this year, but will be rep
resented by a booth. The Western
Stock Journal, in charge of W. A.
Shewman, will have headquarters in
this section of the building. Clair
mont will have a fine display of fruits
and vegetables, and will no doubt car
ry off one of the prizes.
2 Couples Get Licenses
Licenses' to marry , were issued
Tuesday to Elsie Neumann and Har
ry Gleising and Effie M. Tillia and
Lawrence Bud.
SIMM.
ENTIRE CHANGE of PROGRAM
THE BOOB
A story of a country boy
and a stranded theatrical
troupe.
The Missing Finger
A thrilling detective story
Old Wedding Dress
A beautiful study that
strikes deep and true.
Too Much Wooing of
Handsome Dan
Plenty of cowboys and
cowgirls. A peach of a
western comedy.
NOTE:
Friday and Saturday we
will show
Rip Van Winkle
A Vitigraph feature
in two reels