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About Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1912)
33jSj$$J $$$$ THE WEATHER .; $ . Oregon City Fair Wednesday S westerly winds. Q Oregon Wednesday' cooler; S 3 frost except near coast. 3 $$ 3Sj.sSS Mum m $$.S8J$,g.g$. The only daily newspaper be- tween Portland and Salem; clr- culates In every section of Clack $ amat County, with a population s of 30,000. Are you an advertiser? $$$J.$$,J,SA WEEKLY e!NTiEPRI SE ESTABLISHED 16 6 VOL. IV. No. 77. OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1912. Pee Week, 10 Cents J.C0RBLTT DIX ELIMINATED WHERE THEY ARE IN PERFECT HARMONY, LIVE WIRES FIGHT COUNTY DIVISION T IS NEAR DEATH HiSWARONVICE JAMES WEST CON INES IN NEW YORK RACE PHYSICIANS DECLARE THERE IS NO HBpE FOR ACTOR-PUGILIST OPERATION FAILS TO DO HIM GOOD Conquerer of John L, Sullivan has Peritonitis, Followin0 Severe Attack of Appen dicitis PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 James J. Corbett, former1 champion heavy weight pugilist of the world, is dying here tonight at Jefferson Hospital following an operation performed as a last resort to save him from death by peritonitis. There is absolutely no hope for him the surgeons say, and his death is only a Question of a few hours. . Corbett is billed here this Week to appear at the People's Theater and - his company came with him Sunday. Last night he was not feeling very well and after the performance he complained of severe pains in his right side. Toward morning his con dition grew worse and this afternoon, when the famous actor-pugilist final ly consented to have the physician, it was round tnat ne naa Deen suttermg from acute appendicitis, and from his condition it was seen that blood pois onng had set in from the ruptured appendix. He was operated upon. STREET LIGHTS TO BE INSTALLED SOON A flight will be made at the meet ing of the City Council tonight to have the number of telephone, tele graph and electric light poles reduc ed. It is also planned to have the tops of unsightly poles removed. Rep resentatives of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company have prom ised the street committee to install the lights recently ordered within two weeks. Councilman Tooze, of the street committee, announced Tuesday that all street work was progressing satisfactorily. Much im portant business will be transacted at the meeting tonight. BIG CROWD AT NEEDY The Republican candidates for county , offices addressed a large crowd at Needy Tuesday evening. Speeches were made by E. C Hackett, candidate for sheriff; Chris Schuebel and Gustav Schnoerr, candidates for representative in the Itgislature; J. F. Nelson, candidate for assessor and E. P. Dedman, candidate for recorder. It was announced Tuesday that Grant B. Dimick and W. A. -Dimick would accompany the candidates the re mainder of the week and that George C. Brownell would make two or three speeches next week. ELLERD BAILEY WALKS THROUGH PLATE GLASS Ellerd Bailey,) one of the well known business men of this city, has come to the decision that it does not pay to "butt in." While passing through the hallway leading into the Masonic building at the store of Leon ard Runyon, Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Bailey's head accidently passed through the plate glass. Mr. Bailey wore a stiff hat and no doubt this protected his head for he was "hot in jured. Mr. Bailey wag walking with his eyes cast downward when he struck the glass. Only a few persons witnessed the accident. Boost your cM by Boosting your daily paper. The Enterprise should be in every home. WE Double Stamps All this week on all Shoe Purchases BANNON & CO. Oregon City's Busiest Store DOWLING, SULZER 'AN GLYNN CONSIDERED BY)'-MURPHY FOR CANDIDATE BOOM IS STARTED 1ATE FOR MACK Tammany Leaders Declare -Convention Is to be "UnbosseQ" and Del egates Will Have Say SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 1. This was elimination .day for many aspi rants for the nomination of Governor when the Democratic state conven tion assembled here tonight. Charles F. Murphy, leader of the Tammany Hall, and those' associated with him in control of the party or ganization, were weighing : and ana lyzing the qualifications of three men as party standard-bearers, Justice Dowling, of New York; Martin H. Glynn, of Albany,, the convention's temporary chairman, and Represen tative Sulzer, of New York. Late tonight a boom was ' -started for ex-National Chairman Mack, as a compromise candidate. Murphy and the leaders are not expected to decide upon the likely candidate until tie convention assembles for its nomina ting session Thursday. The Tammany leader says the con vention is to be "unbossed" and that every, opportunity is to be given to test the sentiment of the delegates concerning the candidates. Mr. Murphy's closest advisers ad mitted that the name of Governor Dix had virtually been eliminated. It was said Murphy had found that the opposition to the Governor comes from too many sources to be ignored. JttM STREET WORK HALTED BY COURT Circuit Judge Campbell Tuesdav granted a temporary restraining or der in the suit of M. Griffith against the Montague O'Reilley Company. The order halts the work temporar ily. It is contended that the work was not legally authorized.' The plaintiff, who is represented by C. D. and D. C. Latourette, owns lot 1, in block 11, which is on Main street. It is expected that the suit will be fin ally adjudicated in a few days. DR. SHELDON, NOTED AUTHOR JO SPEAK HERE Rev. G. N. Edwards, pastor of the Congregational church, received a communication Tuesday from Dr. Charles M. Sheldon, author "of "In His Steps"i and other famous books, in which he informed the Ministerial Association of Oregon City v that he would arrive' in this city O&tober 25, and would deliver an adQress on "Ap plied Christianity." Dr. Sheldon re cently resigned his pastorate of a church in Topeka, Kan., and is vis iting the coasts speaking in cities from British Columbia to California. The Association sent him a letter in viting him to speak in Oregon City. E PUTS UNSIGHTLY POLES The City Council of Gladstone, at a meeting Tuesday evening, declared in favor of a joint ownership of poles by thej Portland Railway, . Light & Power Company, the Pacific .States Telephone & Telegraph Company and the Home Telephone Company. Representatives of the companies acquiesed in the( decision. It also was decided that 'the lowest r wires must be at least twenty -two feet above ground. Representatives of the Pa cific; States Company announced an other cable would be : installed in Gladstone at once. Bills for the grad ing of Hereford street- were audited. If you saw it in the Enterprise it's GIVE 41 II TV'- E. T. Fairchild new president Na tional Education Association. SOLDIERS WILL NAKE The Clackamas County Rifle Range is the scene of an inter-state and inter-national rifle shooting competition Beginning Friday of this week Wash ington and Canadian teams will com pete with Oregon and. Idaho teams for the Northwestern International rifle championship, and great interest is being evinced throughout the entire northwest in the outcome. The Oregon team selected competi tively from the National Guard is made up a follows: Sert. Wolford, Roseburg; Sergt. Mooney, Cottage Grove; Sergt. Spooner, Portland; Sergt. Romaine, Portland; Lieut. Stevens,- Portland; Corporal) Archer, Portland; Sergt. . Potts, Cottage Grove; Sergt. Guerin, Portland; Cap tain . Jensen, Eugene; 'Sergt. Banta, Cottage Grove; Sergt. White, Port land; i Sergt. "Johnson, . Portland; Sergt. Pearson, Roseburg;. v Sergt. Schwartz, Portland;. Corporal Fin seth, Eugene; Private Taylor, Rose burg. This team averaged 46.3 out of a possible 50 at 200, 500, 600, 800 and 1000 yards. Regular army authori ties consider this scoring phenominal. Captain Johnson, . Coast , Artillery Corps, O. N. G. is team captain. E. L. McFarland, of Oregon City, is chief bugler. The White Domino best Film Ever. Shown to Re main over again Tonight Special Added Strong Bill at the Electric FINE, GREAT, WONDERFUL, were the exclamations heard from the packed, enthusiastic audiences, and owing to . thel extreme popularity of the pictures and the enormous crowds that could not be accomodat ed at the popular playhouse last night they are to be held over- again tonight, and included therewith will be the greatest bill ever shown. PROGROM 101 BISON SPECIAL 101 The Bugle Call The Greater W tern picture ever shown on a screen. THE GUEST AT THE PARSONAGE Eclair Hilarious comedy. - .. BLUE AND GRAY Military drama full of . thrills and the White domino in three parts by. special request ask your friends who: saw it yester day. Electric Theatre Today Six Thousand Feet of Special Feature . Film "". ADMISSION 10 CENTS LTO HAVE PORTLAND STORE Huntley Bros. Company, which op erates stores in Oregon City, Canby, and Hubbard, will open a drug store in Portland October 15 on the corner of Fourth and Washington streets, formerly occupied by Woodard, Clarke & Company. The present fix tures will be used until the arrival of elegant new fixtures on December 1. The fjpai has been in Oregon City for many years, . and . bas been very suc cessful and its many friends wish it well in the metropolis, where it will have an advantageous location in the retail district. 'SLIDE FOR LIFE' MAN MAY NOT RECOVER Professor E. Brown, who fell from a wire at the Clackamas County Fair grounds Saturday while performing a "slide for life," and who is in the Oregon City Hospital, where he was brought shortly after the accident, is still in a precarious condition. It is feared that he has suffered . in ternal injuries. Brown has a family in Portland, and his relatives are at his bedside. It is feared he cannot recover. MOOSE LODGE TO HAVE DELIGHTFUL HOME The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 961, of Oregon City, will meet for the last time in Willamette Hall tomor- j row night. The brotherhood will next ; meet in the new quarters, recently 1 vacated by the Elks, and by the time ' that the lodge is next called to order ' the new quarters will be in a great ! measure freshly furnished, although , it will be a few weeks before the . meeting hall is newly decorated, an" J the club rooms, which are to adjoin the lodge hall can be put in complete I order for the occupation of the mem bers. ' j The frame building at present dl-' rectly to the rear of the hall is to be rebuilt and an extra story is to be added which will give 700 square feet of floor space for the club room, and in addition to alterations in the pres ent interior of the hall will afford ad ditional space and the club rooms will be cozy and attractive. This club feature of the Moose brotherhood cannot fail to be appre ciated by all the members. The reading room will be stocked with papers and magazines, and as every Moose will have his own private key, the club rooms will be accessible to members at all times. . v Particular notice should be paid to the change of date from Wednesday, October 2, to Thursday, October 3. This change has been made solely for the purpose of allowing any of the local Moose to visit the Portland lodge who have beenf invited to at tend the initiation of 200 members into the mysteries of Moosedom, which ceremony will take place Wed nesday evening, October 2, to which all local Moose are invited. DISTRICT STEWARDS HOLD MEETING HERE The district stewards of the Salem district of the Methodist church met Tuesday in the Oregon City M. E. church. , The meeting, ! which was largely attended, was presided over by District Superintendent Dr. James Moorei, ofl Salem. . Representative members from Forest Grove, Gresh ami Boring, Woodburn, Salem and other points from both sides of the river attended. ' . r lliiili COPYRIGHT M OFF El Medill McCormick, one of Roosevelt's chief fighting lieutenants. WED AT SAME TIME Miss Edith Clair Jackson and Miss Letha Leota Jackson, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson, of tnis city, became the brides of Jesse Hol land, Settlemeir , and Frank Daniels O'Brien, respectively Tuesday even ing.. The double ceremony was per formed at St. Matthews Episcopal church, Portland, the Rev. Mr. Breck, rector officiating. 'Mr. Settlemeir formerly lived in Woodburn, where he was engaged in the nursery bus iness. The couple will live in Laur elhurst. Miss Edith Clair Jackson was employed in the County Assess or's office for about, four years, "and was regarded as one of , the most faithful employes iathe courthouse. Miss Letha Leota Jackson has been employed for several years by the Clackamas Abstract Company, and is one of the best known young women in Oregon City. She and her husband left Tuesday night for St Louis where they will spend several weeks. Mr. O'Brien formerly was a pitcher for the San Francisco baseball team. AUTO RACER LOSES ' LIFE IN COLLISION MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 1. With the death of David; Bruce-Brown to day, during speedy trials for the Van derbilt cup race, the auto world loses one of its best known racers. Despite the fact that Bruce-Brown was only 25 years old, he occupied one of the foremost positions among those- who risk their lives driving cars at break neck speed for the glory and what re ward that may accompany it. He was killed today wliile driving his Fiat at 80 -miles an hour when he lost control on the third lap and the machine, the driver and his mechan ican chashed through a fence. Brown died soon afterward. His skull had been crushed. Whether his mechan ican will live is a matter of grave doubt. David Bruce-Brown jvas born in New York in 1887. At the age of 20 he began racing. A car Owned by his mother was his first mount. In France last year he won-"' the first trials at the Grand Prix !ut was ruled out because he took gasbline out of control. In 1907, he drove an Oldsmobile in the Empire City track meet. Florida saw him racing in the amateur class in 1908 although he had to run away from school to participate. There he made hia; world's one mile amateur straight-away record of :iS3 3-5 and 1909 he lowered it to 33 seconds flat. He got on the motor map in 1910 when he" won .the grand prize at Savannah. COMMITTEE NAMED AT LUNCH EON TO TAKE CHARGE OF" CAMPAIGN MUNICIPAL ELEVATOR IS INDORSED T. W. Sullivan Elected Main Trunk; F. J. Tooze, Sub-Trunk and Livy Stipp Transmission Wire. With a view to inaugurating a vig orous campaign against the creation of Cascade County from the eastern portion of Clackamas, the Live Wires of the Oregon City Commercial Club at their weekly luncheon Tuesday, Livy Stipp, new Transmission Wire "of the Live Wires. appointed a committee, consisting of J. E. Hedges, E. E. Brodie, T, W. Sul livan, M. D. Latourette and Grant B. Dimick to take charge , of the fight against the measure that will be vot ed upon the people of Oregon Novem ber 5. The Cascade County bill will be one of the many to go on the bal lot at the general election under the initiative, and While the Live Wires recognize that the people of the state dealt a heavy blow to the numerous county division schemes two years ago they do not propose to become dor mant in the latest plan to split Clack-J amas County in twain. One of the feature3 of the meeting Tuesday was 'a statement by Mayor Grant B. Dimick that 100 business men in Oregon City had been asked if they had read the official pam phlet containing the various meas ures to be submitted to the people at the coming election, and that not a single affirmative reply had been obtained. He said that the same con dition prevailed in some of the coun try districts where inquiries had been made and he called attenton to the grave danger of people voting upon a great mass of laws without being familiar with their significance. The Live Wires unanimously indor sed the plan to establish a municipal elevator service connecting the bus iness district with the residential section on the hill in Oregon City. This matter will be voted upon at the city election in December, and was defeated at a special election a few months ago for the reason, it is be lieved, that it was attached as a rid er to other measures -that proved un popular. The following officers were elected by the Live Wires to serve for the ensuing term of thre rconths .T. W. Sullivan, Main Trunk; F. J. Tooze, 'Sub-trunk L. Stipp, trans mission wire; R. L. Shepherd, iguy wire; William Sheahan, guy wire. Two Couples Get Licenses. Licenses to marry were issued Tuesday to Jesse H. Settlemeir and Edith C. Jackson and Ermal 'Idel Reed and Robert A. Christensen. . - 1 I "' VOr l a 1 JIM BLUDSO Through the hot, black smoke of the burning boat, Jim Bludso's voice was heard. And they all had trust in his cussedness, And knowed he would keep his word. An sure's you're born, they all got off Afore the, smokestacks fell, And Bludso's ghost went up alone - , In the smoke of the Prairie Belle" Will feature GOVERNOR TO FIND OUT OWN ERS OF IMMORAL HOUSES IN STATE REWARD TO BE OFFERED FOR THEM Executive, in Address Before Congre gational Brotherhood, Outlines Plans for Improving Con. ditions . "On and after the tenth of this month, I will pay a reward of one hundred dollars to any person who gives information, which leads to the arrest' and conviction of any person who owns and rents property for im moral purposes," was a statement of Governor West, at the banquet of the Congregational Brotherhood Tuesday evening. He said that he wanted to go after the property owner, rather than fine the fallen women, whose fine is paid by some person who places her back in the same life, and gets bis money back and a little "to boot. The Governor's - subject was "Liglfb in Dark Peaces," and he said it was always his ambition to rise to a political position where he could cast light in dark places. It was a great honor, he thought to he governor of Oregon, but the honor was secondary in this case. "I have tried to keep my pledge to the people, and have looked into the dark places and have been trying to get light into these places," he said "The first thing that I found upon entering office was the unsanitary condition of our state prison. Many were idle, while the remainder were working for stove contractors, who competed with free labor.. "Men who are sent tp reformator ies, cannot be reformed if treated as beasts or allowed, to remain idle. In handling these prison problems we have tried to correct these abuses and mistakes and I believe tBat we have solved the prison problem. It is here to stay. We have benches in the state prison, where a prisoner who enters wishes to learn a trade, can do so. The others are used in road work, which saves the . tax payers many dollars. We haveVhad almost 400 men at work on the roads and other times 200,--while at fhe present time they have returned to the prison for the winter. That- is most of them return, some of them, as you know did not return, but they have caused no expense to the tax payers, while the others have made much for the tax payers. With a lit tle help from the legislature, which as yet we have not had, as they have not been in session, and wehave brought about the many improve ments without their aid, we will ask a little aid, and then manufacture goods, which will be sold to the oth er state institutions, which will also save money for the tax payers. "Many people who have condemned my prison policy will be kept busy since the opening of my vice crusade. A great many public officials arrest a young man, who perhaps has just ar rived from the east, for stealing, per haps a coat or watch, convict him, and then at the expense of from $300 to $500 bring the young man to Salem and leave four or five saloon keepers behind who' were violating the law. In other cases a young man Ts brought to the prison on a charge of forging a check, many times in a sa-. loon, which violates the law every day. Why not send Ihe saloon keep er as well to prison? But too many public officials- believe that they must be in the good graces of the soloon interests before they can be elected, and the sooner you teach the saloon men to stay out of politics and run the saloons, the better conditions you will have. There are many saloon keepers who are all right, but there are also many who will not play fair. I have known of cases where saloon keepers have kept men at their bar and taken their, last dollar, when at home there were children who need ed food and clothing. ; "There are many who will not give you credit, and say that you are play- (Continued oa page 3) -, this picture today.