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VOL IV. No. 7.
OREGON" CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
BECKER
ANOTHER WAY TO BOOST FOOD.
SINGLE TAX MEN
COUNTY TO HAVE
EXHIBIT IN EAST
EXPECTED TODAY
J
VERDICT
1 1 FRANCHISE
TO BE DISCUSSED
PUBLIC URGED TO ATTEND MEET
j ING OF CITY COUNCIL
THIS EVENING
FREIGHT PRIVILEGE IS TO BE THEME
W (if thatsthe case ' ,
EOPARD
PUBLIC
ATTORNEY FOR ACCUSED NEW
YORK POLICEMAN HITS
PROSECUTION
WILL BE
Assistant District "Attorney Moss In
timates that State has not Dis
closed -II Facts in
Tragedy
..NEW YORK, Oct. 23 The fate of
Police Lieutenant Becker, charged
with the murder of the gambler, Her
man Rosenthal, will rest with the jury
tomorrow. Counsel for both sides
completed today their summingup and
all that remains to close the case is
Justice Goff's charge to the jury.
Becker heard himself characterized
by John F. Mclntyre, his chief counsel
as the victim of a conspiracy plotted
by Jack Rose, "the head of the assass"
ins," and by Assistant District Attor
ney Moss, as "the brains behind the
gunmen, with a tremendous motive
for murder."
The defense centered its attack oh
the state's case almost wholly on
Rose's testimony, which Mr. Mclntyre
denounced as "unworthy of belief be
cause Jac Rose testified to slave
himself from the electric chair." He
characterized the corroborating wit
nesses as "crooks and murderers";
the state's case he summed up with
a declaration that District Attorney
Whitman, "actuated by ambition,"
had fathered a prosecution "framed
up" by "crooks."
Assistant District Attorney Moss
resented the implication that Mr.
Whitman had any other motive than
duty for seeking the conviction of
Becker and denounced the vilification
of counsel for the defense "as reveal
ing the desperate straits to which he
-had. come."
If Moss accused Mr. Mclntyre of
misrepresenting the evidence to the
jury, impelling Becker's attorney to
jump to his feet and shake his fist in
the face of his opponent as he utter
ed an indignant denial.
"If Becker did not have a motive
for the murder, why did he want to
get an affidavit from Rose two days
after Rosenthal was dead?" Mr. Moss
asked. "The truth is Becker did not
know how things would go. He saw
the possibility that Rose might be a
witness against him, and he got an
affidavit from Rose to silence him.He
got Rose to swear his own life away,
so he couldn't testify against him."
Sam Schepps, Mr. Moss conceded,
was an accessory after the fact, but
had come forward to testify that
Becker had thrown '"his pal, Rose, to
the dogs."
"Why," the prosecutor asked, "if
Becker had no interest in the murder
did he visit the police station where
Rosenthal's body was lying? Becker
was off duty. What) reason did he
have to go there?"
Error on Ballot.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 23 Through an
error made in the certification of the
' official ballot to the County Clerks,
a transposition occurs) in the print
ing of the ballot title to the majority
rule bill This error makes the title
read as an amendment to article VI
of the state constitution, rather than
to article IV.
f T WILL pay you to
leakthat cannot burn that will be just as
good at the end of many years as it was when
it was laid that will keep your buildings
cool in the summer and warm in winter.
JWe sell roofing that withstands beating rains,
the scorching sun, and the snow, winds, freezing
and thawing of winter. It is the only kind that
will give lasting protection against wind, snow,
heat and cold. J108 square feet for $1.00 in
cluding nails and cement.
Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company's Franchise for Haul
ing Produce Expires Nov
ember 10
The public is invited, to attend a
meeting of the City council this ev
ening at which an ordinance grant
ing to the Portland Raiyway, Light &
Power Company the right to operate
freight cars over Main street will be
discussed. The company's franchise
will expire November 10 and a new
franchise is, sought.
The ordinance in part follows:
"That there be and is hereby grant
ed unto the Railway Company, its
sucessors and assigns, the franchise,
right and privelege to run and oper
ate express cars and freight ' cars
along, over and upon any railway con
struction hereunder upon Third street
and Main street in said Oregon City,
and along, over and upon the tracks
ot the Railway company upon Main
street in said Oregon City now laid or
nereafter to be laid, including the
tracks of the Railroad company upon
the southerly extension of said Main
street to the city limits of said Ore
gon City, in such manner and at such
times and under the conditions here
iatter mentioned and specified in this
ordinance, and to carry and transport
freight and express matter thereon
and tnereover, and to collect tolls and
charges therefor.
"That no freight or express matter
shall be taken from or put on any
car or cars on Main street at any
point except at some depot
established south of Fourth street, or
north of Fourteenth street in said
city; provided, however, that upon a
proper showing, the Mayor or commit
tee on Street and Public Property
may grant a permit to load or unload
special freight at any point. Freight
and express matter may be unloaded
and discharged on Third street west
or Main street; provided, however,
that said operation shall not in any
way interfere with the passage of
teams on said street.
' The right and privelege hereby
granted to run and! operate freight
and express cars upon said railway
tracks on Main and Third streets is
limited as follows: Only one round
trip of not exceeding three attached
cars shall be run between 7 o'clock
a. m. and 12 o'clock noon of each
day; only one round trip of not ex
ceeding three attached cars between
12 'clock noon and 7 o'clock p. m. of
each day; between the hours of 9
o'clock p. m. and 7 o'clock a. m. of
each day, said express and freight
cars may be run as often as the
business of the Railway company, its
successors and assigns, may require.
" All rights, priveleges and fran
chises granted or conferred upon the
Railway company, its successors or
assigns, by this ordinance, shall con
tinue, exist and remain in force until
and including the 11th day of July,
1942.
(Continued on page 3)
put on a roof that won't
COPYRIGHT HARHiS AND EW1NG. WASH.
James S. Sherman, vice-president of
the United States. He is running
again with Taft on the Republican
ticket.
ANNA OWENS 10
CHARLES BOYLAN WED
The marriage of Miss Anna Owens
daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Otto Ow
ens, of Seaside, and Charles Boylan,
formerly of this city, but now of Sea
side, was solemnized in that citl a
few Cays ago at the home of the
bride's parents, at which there were
seventy-live guests. The ceremony
was performed byy Rev. G. O. Oliver.
The bridesmaids were Miss Mable
Woods, of Seaside, but formerly of
Oregon City, and cousin of the bride
groom, and Miss Ida Owens, of Astor
ia. A wedding dinner was- served.
The feast was enjoyed in the yard o
the Owens home, the day being ideal.
The house decorations were attract
ive, dahlias and dainty colors being
used with artistic effect.
The bride is one of Seaside's most
popular young women. She is a most
estimable young woman. The bride
groom is the second son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Boylan, of Oregon City,
He is freight clerk of the S. P. & S.
Railroad Company with headquarters
at Seaside.
Mr. and Mrs. Boylan were the re
cipients of many useful presents,
among them being the following:
Solid oak dining room table, Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Owens, of Astoria;
kitchen cabinet, Seines and Wheat
ley; wicker rocker, Willie Owen and
Bertha Jeffrys; chocolate set, Mr. and
Mrs. George Boylan; Haviland crack
er bowl, Mrs. Eberman; cut glass sal
ad dish, Mable Wood and George Den
nis; chocolate set, W. E. Boylan; cut
glas olive dish, Arthur Cole; cut glass
nappy, Mrs. Hugh Minns; percolator,
Mr; and Mrs. G. F. Peeke; set dishes,
Mr. and Mrs. B. W Otto; set dishes,
Mrs Robinson and daughter; set sil
ver knives and forks, Mr. and Mrs.
Mclntyre and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson;
coffee percolator, Frank Mathisen;
flower vase, Mrs. Drake and daughter,
Portland; sugar shell, Miss Matilda
Mathisen, Portland; butter knife, Jen
nie Mathisen and mother; butter
knife, Godfrey Bros.; berry set, Mr.
and Mrs. George Smith; berry spoon,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Halberg; berry
spoon, Mr. and Mrs. Howard; cut
glass salt and pepper shakers, Rev.
and Mrs. G. O. Oliver; salad dish,
Mr. and Mrs. Culver; salad dish, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Stuart; carving, set,
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Cole; carving set.
Tempie Honkaneri; set silver spoons,
Mr. Degolia; set dishes, Mrs. A. John
son, Ola Bracken and Lena Nord;
cake dish, Mrs. Joe Dillon; sugar and
creamer; Jennie Owen; table linen,
Mrs. H. Carlson; bath towels, Mrs.
M. A. Stuart; cushion, Hazel Davis.
If you saw It In the Enterprise It's
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BAPTIST PRESIDENT
PRAISES ENTERPRISE
EUGENE, Oct. 22. (Morning
Enterprise) Permit me to ex
press my appreciation of the ex
cellent reports you published
last week covering the work of
the Oregon Baptist State Con,1
vention held in your city.
Yours respectfully.
JEFF. H. IRISH.
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I TO BE
BURIED IN 0AKLAN1
The remains of Mrs. Maude Wish
art, wife of I. R. Wishart, mayor of
Toledo, Or., and a former resident of
Oregon City, were taken Wednesday
morning on the 2:30 o-'clock train to
Oakland, Or., where they will be in
terred in the family lot. Mrs. Wish
art died following an operation on
her neck. The family have been wait
ing for the arrival of Mrs. Wishart's
mother, Mrs. Z. T. Russell, of Rose
burg, who has been on a visit to New
Hampshire. She arrived in Portland
Tuesday evening. The remains have
been at the Holman undertaking par
lors, where many friends, of the de
ceased called to pay their last re
spects. The caskelj was hidden by
the many beautiful floral offerings.
The funeral services were conducted
at Oakland.
Mrs. Wishart was born in Leadville.
Tenn July 23, 1875. She came to
Oregon with her parents in 1879, and
lived at Oakland until her marriage
to Mr. Wishart. After their marriage
they came to this ity where they
made their home for several years,
Mr. Wishart being connected with the
Charman drug firm. From this city
she went to Grants Pass, where she
resided for about two years when
she moved with her family to Baker,
and after remaining there for some
time moved to Portland. From that
city she moved to Toledo, where she
lived for about four years. Mrs. Wish
art made many friends wherever she
went and was prominent in society
and church work. She was a member
of the Presbyterian church, and was
an active worker.
Mrs. Wishart is survived by her
husband, I. R. Wishart, two little
children, George Russell and Mildred
Edith; her mother Mrs. Z. T. Rus
sell, of Roseburg; two sisters and a
brother, Fred Russell, the latter of
Toledo. She was the daughter-in-law
of Mr. and Mrs. George Wishart, of
this city, arid a niece of Mrs. Lena
Charman, also of this city.
OREGON CITY AND
HOLLIDAY TO PLAY
One of the best football games of
the season is scheduled for next Sun
day when the Oregon City football
team will meet the Holliday football
team at the Canemah Park. The
game will be called at 2:30 o'clock
Milton Price is manager and Earl
Latourette is coach of the Oergon
City team. The Oregon City team de
feated Columbia team of Portland a
few weeks ago, the score being 46 to
0. -
The members of the Oregon City
team are Willard Montgomery, cap
tain; Martin Ross, Sam Arnold, Fred
Lawrence, Fred Freeman, John Mont
gomery, Chester Carothers, Harry
White, "Dutch" Freeman, William
Freeman, Pete Long, Alex Donaldson,
"Auk" Smith.
Literary Society to Meet.
The West Literary society, which
was organized last week, will meet at
the West Side schoolhouse Saturday
evening. There will be debates, vocal
and instrumental music and recitations.
lllili
George W. Perkins, formerly of J. P.
Morgan & Co. Chairman of the
committee of nine of the Bull Moose
party, and an ardent Roosevelt
worker.
WOMAN LAND OWNER
PLEADS FOR VOTE
SANDY, Oct. 23., Morning Enter
prise) To every liberty loving voter
of Oregon. I am a married woman and
I would like to vote. All the arguments
put up can't convince me that I should
not vote vote because I am a woman.
We have a good home and a family
of children. I have a good husband
he owns the home and other proper
ty and can vote. I must help earn tho
tax money but I cannot vote because
I am a woman.
I own 40 acres of land, and I earned
it myself. I have a herd of fine reg
istered Jerseys and a horse. I must
stay within the bonds of the law, pay
taxes on all this, still I have no voice
in saying what those taxes shall be
and I'm not allowed to vote.
The single tax may pass this year.
Remember, Land Owners, every one
of you would like to defeat that meas
ure. So would everyi land owner's
wife and every other woman who
owns a piece of land if she could only
vote. You may need us next year to
help repeal that single tax law. I
have 'helped earn a home, reared a
family, abide by the law, am old
enough, pay my share of the tax
money that is spent for election pur
poses Guess I am not a citizen as I
am not allowed to vote. Oh! If I
could only vote for president, against
single tax and against the division of
our county.
Yours Respt.
MRS. JOEL JARL.
BOYS MOURN LOSS OF
DOG KILLED BY CAR
Leslie Burns, four years of age, and
Edward Burns, three years of age,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Webb Burns,
of Greenpoint, are broken hearted
over tho loss of their pet fox terrier
dog, "Trixy." The dog became the
youngster's protector and always ac
companied them on their walks and
when! at play. The children were
walking a few days ago at Greenjoint
when an electric car ran over the dog,
killing it instantly. The lads are in
consolable. .
E. R. Case Suit Heard.
The case of Dollemand & Co.
against E. R. Case & Co., for $50 al
leged to be due for merchandise, was
heard -by Justice- of the Peace Sam
son Monday. He will render an op
inion in a few days. B. N. Dicks rep
resented the plaintiff and William
Stone the defendant.
SECTION ADOPTED THROUGH
"JOKER" WOULD MENACE EN
TIRE STATE
VOTERS ARE VICTIMS OE SCHEMERS
Electors Thought They were Casting
Ballots to Abolish Poll Tax
People Would be' Pow
erless (By Chas. V. Galloway, Chairman Leg
islative Tax Committee)
Salem, Or., Oct. 23. To leave as a
portion of the Constitution of Oregon
Section la, of Article IX (adopted in
1910 through a "joker" which led the
people to believe that they were vot
ing to abolish the poll tax) is to place
the state of Oregon in continual dan
ger. It ties the hands of the State so
that there can be no immediate
remedy or even aid, no matter how
grave the emergency. Advocates of
single tax to arrive at their own ends,
have not hesitated to jeopardize the
whole general public welfare. War,
rebellion, invasion any of these con
ditions w.ould leave the people of
the State powerless under this amend
ment which requires that no taxation
bill shall become a law until passed
by the people nearly two years after
its introduction' in the legislature.
Had this amendment been in effect in
past years serious consequences would
have been the result. The following
quotations from the 1912 report of the
Board of State Tax Commissioners
touches upon two instances, which,
had the amendment then been in ef
fsct would have resulted in general
demoralization of State affairs.
"It is recalled that on account of a
deision of our Supreme Court hold
ing unconstitutional the establish
ed basis for apportionment of the
State tax to be paid by the several
counties, it became not only expedi
ent but imperative for the Legislative
Assembly of 1909 to pass an emergen
cy measure providing a new basis of
apportionment. Had Section la of,
Article IX been in effect at that time
and it been necessary to await the
general election of 1910 before any
measure could be enacted to correct
the difficulty, we would ' have been
without any reasonable basis forappor
tionment of taxes to be paid the State
for the years 1909 and 1910. Any one
who is at all familiar with this pro
blem can readily realize how serious
would have been the demoralization
of the fiscal affairs of the State and
the asssessment methods of the coun
ties. It is also recalled that in 1903
it was necessary for the Legislative
Assembly to be called "in special ses
sion for the purpose of correcting a
vital defect or error in the tax laws.
Under the restrictions imposed by
Section la of Article IX such correc
tion would have been impossible and
the revenue system of the State, and
of every county and municipal sub
division, would have beeen seriously
confused. Of course, it may be said
that we shall always get along at any
rate, that the government will not
stop and that public obligations will
be met in some manner or other.
But reasonable people will agree that
periods of uncertainty and confusion
in taxation and public finance should
if possible, be avoided rather than
invited.
Improvement Club to Meet.
The West Side Improvement club
will meet at the West . Side school
house Thursday, November1 7. Im
provement matters will be discussed.
B. T. McBain, who has just returned
from the east, and wno is president of
the club, will preside.
TODAY
Smith
Singing, Talking, Dancing, Novelty
Juggling Act
TRis Act Will Ad
vertise Itself
It needs no boosting
FREYTAG WILL HAVE CHARGE OF
OREGON DEPARTMENT AT
MINNEAPOLIS SHOW
DISPLAY WILL ATTRACT ATTENTION
E. P. Carter to Manage County's Ex
hibition at Portland Land Show
Which will Start November
Eighteenth
- Announcement was niadej at the
meeting of the Publicity Committee
of the Commercial Club Wednesday
evening that O. E. Freytag, secretary
of the committee, would be sent to
Minneapolis, Wis., to be in charge of
the Oregon exhibit at the land show
to be held there, beginning November
11. The show will continue two weeks
It was at the suggestion of members
of the Portland Commercial Club that
Mr Freytag was chosen. The Clack
amas county exhibit at the state fair
which won second prize and lost first
prize by only three points was air
ranged under the supervision of Mr.
Freytag. The Oregon exhibit at the
Minneapolis show, while on a some
what smaller scale than the state fair
will be representative of the product
iveness of the entire state. B. T.. Mc
Bain, president of the Commercial
Club, announced Wednesday evening
that Mr. Freytag would be sup
lied with literature and that the ex
hibit at the land show would adver-
! tise the state as it had never been ad
I vertised before. He confidently bar
! lieves that it will be the means of
I causing many easterners to locate in
the state, and particularly, in Clack
I amas county.
i The entire state will be represent
j ed at the land show to be held in
! Portland November 18. E. P. Carter,
I of Gladstone, will be in charge of the
I Clackamas county exhibit, which will
i be as good as that sent from this
I county to the state fair. Mr. Carter
! will begin arranging the exhibit next
i Monday. He also will be supplied
by the Commercial club with litera
ture, which will exploit the resources
of Clackamas county.
1,317.
I
E
There are 1,317 more registered
voters in Clackamas county this year
than two years ago, according to the
figures of County Clerk Mulvey, which
were tabulated Wednesday. The reg
istration as compared with two years
ago follows:
1910 Total, 5,849; Republicans, 4,
2G4; Democrats, 1131; Prohibition,
97; Socialist, 159; Independent, 127;
non committal, 70.
1912 Total 7,166; Republicans
4,872; Democrats, 1,576; Prohibition
106: Socialist 284; Independent 219;
non committal. 71.
, MRS. ANNA SNYDER
j IS GIVEN BENEFIT
; Mrs. Anna Snyder, who lpst her
; eyesight about two years ago, was
i tendered a benefit at the ' Electric
' theater Tuesf.ay evening. The pro
! ceeds wer divided with Mrs. Snyder,
i Mr. Smithy an old friend of the fam
ily who has taken an interest in Mrs.
Snyder and her two little daughters,
acted as doorkeeper. A neat sum was
realized for Mrs. Snyder. Mrs. Sny
der sang several selections, . among
them being "Sweet Memories," and
; "The Son That Came Too Late."
i Mrs. Snyder sang impressively.
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