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WEEKLY E .N T'E R P R I S E ESTABLISHED 1566
VOL IV. Ko. 94.
OREGON" CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1912.
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TRIP WELL
MESSAGES OF GREETING SENT HIM
Ex President Will Arrive at Home in
Oyster Bay This Morning
Speaking Plans are
Made
PITTSBURG, Oct. 21. Although ex
President Roosevelt was weary from
his all day's ride from Chicago to
Pittsburg, he showed no other , ill
effcts on his arriyal here tonight and
the physicians who are accompanying
him are confident that he will reach
Oyster Bay in almost as good condi I
tion as when he left Mercy hospital.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the physicians
watched the patient closely for any
signs of a set back. As the day wore
on it became plain that he was jest
ing comfortably, the tension was re
laxed and! tonight everyone on the
Colonel's car was breathing easily.
Colonel Roosevelt passed the day in
reading magazines, talking and sleep
ing. As soon as he was brought to
his car in Chicago he went to bed and
remained there throughout the day.
: The hardships of the journey were
increased by several severe jolts,
caused by the imperfect action of a
brake on the Colonel's car and once
or twice the train came to such an
abrupt halt that the Colonel was
tossed about in his bed. The Colonel,
was uffering from nervous exhaus
tion when he left Chicago and he
foundl the motion of the train most
tiresome.
The progress of the Roosevelt train
was watched by silent crowds. At
many of the stations persons brought
flowers and fruits to the wounded man
and sent him "messages of greeting.
There was no cheering.
Dr. Alexander Lambert, of New
York, who, with Dr. Scurry L. Terrell,
of Dallas, Texis, is caring for Colonel
Roosevelt, said the wound had bled
some during the day, but that the
bleeding was mereTy the result o fthe
draining of the wound and was an in
dication of the healing process. Bulle
tins were issued by physicians dur
ing the day, but they merely report,
ed that the Colonel was resting easy
and that his condition was unchanged.
There was little doubt in Dr. L'am
bert's mind that Colonel Roosevelt
'would be well enough to address the
campaign rally planned for Madison
Square Garden on October 30. The
doctor said the Colonel would be per
mitted to speak for half an hour.
Colonel Roosevelt is due in New
York at 8:08 tomorrow morning. His
car will be taken directly to Oyster
Bay and before 10 o'clock the Colonel
will be in bed at Sagamore Hill.
Until he has rallied from the effects
of the trip, Colonel Roosevelt will be
required to rest absolutely.
IS
"Everybody in our section of the
county is opposed to county division,"
said Adolph Aschow, whose wife is
postmistress at Marmot, who was in
the city Monday. I do not know of a
single voter who favors the plan ad
vocated by several residents of Esta
cada. There mignt be some reason for
our section of the county becoming part
of Multnomah couintyy but there is
absolutely none for the formation of
a new county. If the voters in all
parts of the state are of the opinion
of those in and near Marmot, the
proposed, division will be defeated
almost unanimously."
Mr. Aschow formerly was superin
tendent o fforest reserves and is one
of the most prominent citizens of the
eastern section of the county.
COMMITTEE GOES TO BORING
TO OPPOSE SECESSION
The Live Wires Committee, appoint
ed to make a campaign against county
division, will go to Boring this after.
noon in the interest of the work. A
meeting will be held which will be at
tended by many of the taxpayers of
that section. It is understood that
the residents of Boring are against
county division. ,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Julia and Frank Robbins to S. D.
Stoufer, land in section 3, township
2 south, range 2 east; $10.
Margaret Stricklin to H. E. Noble
land in section 7, range 3 east; fl.
Eugene and Lucy Roberts to J. W.
and Nora Thornberry, lot 1 of Tract
"D", First Addition to Willamette
Falls Acreage Tracts; $300.
Augustus and Elizabeth Spiers to
Josephine and Nora Thornberry, lot
1 of Tract "D", Willamette Falls
Acreage Tracts; $10.
If you saw it in the Enterprise It's
GRANGE AND COMMERCIAL CLUB
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AGAINST
PLAN
VOTERS OF THE STATE WILL DECIDE
Proposed Division Called Scheme of
Politicians and Office-Seekers
And Against Tax
payers The proposition to divide Clacka
mas county and form Cascade county
out of the eastern part of Clackamas
with Estacada as the county seat is
to be submitted to the legal electors
of the state this fall. The Sandy
Grange and the Sandy Commercial
Club haye adopted a resolution con-
demning such division.
The following is the text of the res
olution :
Whereas, There is now a bill be
fore the people proposed by initiative
petition, to be submitted to the legal
electors of the state of Oregon, for
their approval or rejection, at the
regular genera-' election, for a law
to create the county of Cascade out
of the eastern portion of the county
of Clackamas;
Wherefore, We, the undersigned
members of Sandy, Grange No. 392,
and of the Sandy Commercia Club, in
joint session assembled,
Resolved, That we are opposed to
the proposed division believing it
to be an unwise and impracticable
movement at this time;
We do further represent that the
proposed division will cause unnec
essary expense to the taxpayers of
the proposed new county;
We do further represent that near
ly all the territory that is affected by
this change is tributary to the pres
ent county seat at Oregon City, some
of it being distant not more than sev
en miles.
We do, therefore, most urgently ap
peal to you, Patrons of Husbandry,
to the members of the Commercial
Clubs and to all the voters of Oregon
to vote this measure down as we do
not believe that any but the selfish
desires of would-be politicians and
office seekers would be promoted by
the establishment of the proposed
county, and that the large majority
of the worthy citizens, residents and
home owners would be much better
satisfied to be allowed to remain as
they are and not be compelled to take
upon themselves the added burden of
taxation required to establish a new
county and more offices.
WIDER CANEMAH WALK
BE
The City Council at a meeting Mon
day evening, discussed informally a
suggestion; that the road between
this city and Canemah be widened.
The Portland Railway Light & Power
Company has agreed to erect a new
wall which will protect the city and
render the flooding of the railway
tracks and walk impossible, but sev
eral of the councilmen think the road
should be widened. The council will
meet with a representative of the
railway company today to discuss the
matter further.
Announcement was made Monday
that tue meeting of the council to
discuss the franchise for operating
freight cars on Main street by, the
Portland Rawway Light & Power
Company would be held Thursday ev
eneing insteadf of Friday evening as
previously announced. All residents
of the city are urged to attenfl the
meeting and announce whether they
favor the renewal of the franchise or
oppose it.
4-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES
OF PTOMAINE
William Bryson Wiggins, the four-
yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. William
B. Wiggins, formerly of Oregon City,
but now of 737 Clackamas street,
Portland, died Sunday of ptomaine
poisoning. The interment was in Riv
er View cemetery, Portland Monday
afternoon at 1 o'clock the funeral ser
vices being conducted at the home.
The boy was the pnly son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wiggins, and was an unus
ually bright lad. He had visited his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Wilkinson, .of Fourteenth and Maim
streets, this city many? times. The
little fellow was striken last Tues
day (an(d ijiis condition was not coi
sidered critical until shortly before his
death. He is survived "by three sis
ters, his grandparents of this city
and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins,
of Portland.
DEMOCRATS HOLD RALLY
AT BEAVER CREEK
The Democratic candidates for coun
ty oTrices addressed a fair sized crowd
at Beaver Creek Monday evening.
Those who spoke were Gilbert L.
Hedges, nominee for district attof
ney; J. E. Jack, nominee for assessor;
E. T. Mass, nominee for sheriff; M. E.
Gaffney, nominee for recorder and
P. S. Noyer, nominee for representa
tive in the legislature.
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Rolla Wells, treasurer of the National
Democratic committee.
SAFE FOILS THIEVES
A bold attempt was made Friday
night to rob the safe of the Gladstone
Lumber Company at Parkplace. The
thieves gained entrance to the store
through a window in the rear, and
knocked the knob of the safe off with
a hammer, which was found in the
office. Whether they were frighten
ed away, or found that they could
not open the safe is not known.There
was no evidence of drilling or an at
tempt to use explosives. H. E. Wil
liams, a member of the firm, said that
the only thing missing was the ham
mer, which the men probably stole,
to prevent finger prints on the handle
being used as evidence against them.
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. The Republican candidates for
county offices addressed aTafge crowd
at Logan Friday evening. Among
those who spoke were E. C. Hacket,
nominee for sheriff; F. M. Gill, nom
inee! for representative in the legis
lature; J. F. Nelson, nominee tor as
sessor; E. J. Dedman,. nominee for
recorder and Chris Schuebel, nominee
for representative in the legislature.
The speakers were given close atten
tion, and representative citizens after
the meeting declared that the ticket
would be given a safe majority in
that district.
HEARING IS TODAY
John Finucane and Harry Timmons,
held in $500 bonds each, on a charge
of contributing to the delinquincy of
Valeria Proffitt a fifteen year old girl
who committed suicide by drinking
carbolic acid, following an all night
automobile trip to Portland, will be
given a hearing before County Judge
Beatie at 10 o'clock this morning. The
young men and Claral Johnson, also
fifteen years of age, were the other
members of the automombile party.
The body of Miss Proffitt was buried
Sunday afternoon in the Mountain
View cemetery, the funeral being held
at the home of her parents. The girl
upon arriving home early Friday morn
ing clasped her, mother about the
neck and announced that she waa
dying. She died before medical aid
could be summoned. She had drunk
carbolic acid which was purchased at
a general merchandise store near her
home.
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John D. Archbold, president of the
Standard Oil Company, who states
that he gave $125,000 to aid Roose.
velt in the 1904 campaign.
RANCH EGGS SELLING
AT 40 CENTS A DOZEN
A considerable lot offresh ranch eggs
arrived in the local market Monday
and tney found a ready demand at
forty cents a dozen. Eastern eggs are
selling at 35 cents a dozen, but most
of the people would rather pay the
higher price and get the country eggs.
The only melons in the market
were casalba melons, which retailed
at fifteen cents. Strawberries retailed
at fifteen cents a box Saturday. They
were delicious and sold readily.
Many of the farmers of the county
finished their potato digging before
the heavy rain and others are just
finishing their Work.
A small classified aa will rent that
vacant room.
Today
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i CHAIRMAN OF LEGISLATURE COM-
.' MITTEE POINTS OUT WHAT
THEY MEAN
COUNTY ASSESSOR GIVES FIGURES
U'Ren Book, Sent Broadcast, Omits
at Least $3,500,000 Assessed
Property Many Other
Mistakes
By CHAS. V. GALLOWAY, Chairman
Legislative Committee.
SALEM, Oct. 21. (Special) What
has been widely advertised by pro
moters of the single tax propoganda
as "four trivial errors" In the com.
parative present roll and single tax
roll of Clackamas ' county, represent
a total of something over $3,500,000,
according to a statement made by J.
E. Jack, assessor of Clackamas coun
ty, over his signature. These errors
include an assessment of over $400,000
on the Willamette Pulp and Paper
Company, which should be entirely
exempt under the single tax; and as
the appearance of these figures on the
roll would have proved a heavy blow
only to that form of taxation, none
but single taxers would consider
such omissions of small importance.
In a letter addressed to Grant B.
Dimick of Clackamas county, Assess
or Jack had the following to say rel
ative to these errors:
"The four errors in the single tax
roll as mentioned by Mr. U'Ren as
being of small importance are as fol
lows:
First In the assessment of the
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company
there appears an error in the assessed
valuation of $419, 870.00, and in the
tax this company should have paid is
an error of $7556.32. (Page 155, Single
Tax Roll.)
- Second In the assessment of the
Crawn Columbia Pulp & Paper
Company there appears an error in
the assessed valuation of $30,000, and
in the tax this company should have
paid is an error of $902.50. (Page 106,
Single Tax Roll.)
Third In giving the amount of tax
es of the First National Bank of Ore
gon City, which that bank paid, an
error of $406.24 was made. (Page 110,
Single Tax Roll.)
Fourth In giving the amount of
taxes paid by the Bank of Oregon
City, an error was made of $717.70.
(Page 99, Single Tax Roll.)
The above are very important mis
takes and it appears no effort has
been made to correct them. In addi
tion to the above there are many oth
er mistakes too numerous to mention.
The assessment valuation of over $3,
000,000 which appears on the regular
tav roll of Clackamas county for 1910,
covering numerous corporations, was
also omitted and does not appear in
the single tax roll.
Yours very truly,
J. E. JACK,
Assessor of Clackamas counyt
GLADSTONE CLUB TO
HAVE BIG MEETING
The Gladstone Commercial Club
will have a big reception Thursday
evening. Music and refreshments will
be served and all residents of the city
are invited to attend. Speeches will
be made by Mayor Cross, Chambers
Howell, Brenton Vedder and C. W.
Parish. The object of the meeting
will be! to arouse a greater interest
in the work of the club and the im
provement of the city. Although the
club. was organized only a few months
ago it has a large membership and
has been o fgreat advantage to the
city. ,
JOSEPH SHEAHAN
Burglars made an unsuccessful ef
fort to enter the home of William
Sheahan, 1010 Water street, Sunday
evening. Mr. Sheahan's son, Joseph,
was the only member of the family
home at the time. He heard a noise
downstairs about 10 o'clock and look,
ing out of a second story window, saw
a man trying to open a window to the
sitting room. Mr. Sheahan' went
down stairs to call the police
over the telephone, but the man evi
dently hearing him, made his escape.
PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN TO
GIVCEXPERIENCE SOCIAL
Arrangements are being completed
by the Ladies Aid Society of the Prs
byteriar church for their experience
social to be given for the members
of the church Wednesday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ely. Mrs.
Leon De-Larzes has charge, of the
musical irogram . The women who
promisad t) earn, a dollar for the
church will be In attendance and tell
how this dc'lar was made, and no
doubt there -vill be many interesting
as well as an.using" stories given.
DR. CHARLES M. SHELDON WILL
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
AT DINNER
N. E. CROSS TO BE MASTER
Meeting Immediately After the Ban.
quct Which All Residents of
of City are Invited
to Attend
Arrangements were completed at a
meeting Monday evening at the Com
mercial Club for the union banquet
o fthe church brotherhoods and public
meeting at the Baptist church Friday
evening. Representatives of all the
brotherhoods were present and it was
tne conseusus of ouinion t that the
banquet 'would be the most successful
ever held in this city. All men are
invited to attend the banquet, the
price of the dinner being thirty.five
cents. Rev. G. N Edwards, one of
the promoters, said Monday evening
that at least two hundred were expect
ed to attend. The banquet will be
held in the basement oil the church
beginning at 6:30 o'clock, and Dr.
Charles M. Sheldon will be the prin
cipal speaker. All who attend, the
banquet are urged to be present at
the time scheduled for the beginning.
The banquet will close at 7:45 o'clock.
Hon. Harvey E. Cross will be toast
master and the following will respond
to toasts:
F. J. Tooze "Young people and re
ligion;" C. H. Dye "How reach the
unreached man, or the man outside;"
John W. Loder "Federated church
and temperance;" Dr. T. Ford "The
and temperance;" Dr. T. B. Ford--"A
united program of evangelism;" Dr
Charles M. Sheldon "The round up;"
Rev George N. Edwards will make
a report of the proposed federation
of churches, the object of the federa.
tion being to obtain better work
through union. Mr. Edwards will also
be chairman of the public meeting to
be held in the church after the ban
quet when Dr. Sheldon will speak on
"Applied Christianity." All residents
of the city are urged to hear the ad
dress.
MISS BEATIE AND
MR. GARTER MARRIED
Miss Laura E. Beatie, for several
years a teacher in the Portland
and Oregon City schools, and E. P.
Carter, of Gladstone, formerly a rep
resentative in the Oregon legislature
were marriedf Sunday afternoon, at
the home of the bride's sister, Mrs.
John Cooke. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. E. S. Bollinger pastor
of the f Highland Congregational
church, Portland. Mrs. Carter is a
graduate of" State University, and is
one of the most cultured women in
Oregon City. Mr. Carter, when he
came to this county about twenty five
years ago, settled at Wilhoit, and at
once identified himself prominently
with interests of the county, Mrs.
Carter's parents were pioneers, her
father having come to Oregon in 1850
and" her mother in 1852. Those attend
ing the wedding were' udge
and Mrs. R. B. Beatie, Dr. A. L. Beat .
ie and wife, Mr. and Mrs. David Cau
fiela, Professor and Mrs. A. O. Freel,
Mr. and Mrs. C. a. Huyck and Mrs.
Lewis.
Afetr the ceremony Mrs. and Mrs.
Carter went to their home in Glad
stone in an automobile.
MRS.W.L. MULVEV HAS
DELIGHTFUL PARTY
Mrs. W. L. Mulvey entertained in
a charming manner Saturday after,
noon at her home on Fifth and Madi
son streets, her guests being teach
ers of the Holliday school of Portland
where Mrs. Mulvey taught before
her marriage. The afternoon was de
voted to five hundred, the prize being
won by. Miss Willina Munro, of Port
land. Refreshments were served, the
hostess being assisted by her sister,
Mrs. E. Kenneth Stanton, and sister
inlaw, Mrs. L. A. Smith. The decora
tions were of nasturtiums. There
were ten teachers of the Holiday
school, who enjoyed the hospitality of
Mrs. Mulvey.
PARTY
Mrs. E. T. Avison was surprised
Friday evening by a few of her friends
the occasion being the celebration of
her birthday. She was presented with
several pieces of linen. The rooms
werei prettily decorated by the visi
tors with chrysanthemums. Whist was
the feature of the evening, the prizes
being won by Mrs. H. E. Hendry and
William Money. Refreshments were
served.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Follansbee, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Green"-
! man, Mr. E. P. Rands, "Mrs. J. H.
Walker, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Clark,
Mr and Mrs. H. E. Hendry, Dr. and
Mrs. C. H. Meissner.