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VOL IV. No. 102.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1912.
Per Week, 10" Cents
THE GIANT AWAKES.
SINGLE TAX IS BIG CROWD TO
BLOW TO ALBERTA! GREET HAWLEY.
BILLS ON BALLOT
VICE-PRESIDENT
WIRES
DISCUSS
INCH
IMPROVED
PHYSICIANS ADMIT CONDITION
OF JAMES S. SHERMAN IS
GRAVE
URAEMIC POISONING IS DIAGNOSIS
Patient Has Restful Sleep in Chair
and Doctors Say There Is
i
No Immmediate Dan
ger UTICA, N. Y., Oct. 29. After and a
restless and unsatisfactory day, Vice
President Sherman, while sitting in
a chair, dropped off to sleep at 8:30
o'clock tonight and at 11 o'clock still
was sleeping. Dr. Peck who has been
with him most of the time for 24
hours, left for home, expressing con
fidence that his patient wcild go
through the night without great dis
tress. His kidneys are acting more
favorably.
At 6 o'clock tonight Dr. Peck issued
the following statement relative to
the ' condition of the pattern..
"For the last week or ten days Mr.
Sherman's friends and rhysiciaiss
have felt a great deal of solicitude
about him, and for the past three or
four days his uraemic condition has
caused a great deal of alarm. After
a very disturbing day yesterday, he
fell into ; natural sleep ac 11 o'clock
last night, without the ai3 of sleep
producing drugs, and slept until 5
o'clock this morning, quietly and com
fortably. "This afternoon there nas been a
recurrance of his disturbance, but for
the larger part of the afternoon he
has been resting easily. His heart
strength is keeping up well, his pulse
is from 80 to 86; temperature prac
tically normal; respiration Xrom 17
to 30."
There were several emergency calls
from the Sherman home for the phy
sician. The Vice-President was not
in pain, but was extremely restless
and at times irrational. Both of these
conditions were caused by the pres
ence of uraemic poison, due to tbe in
action of the kidneys. Dr. Peck
makes no effort to minimise the ser
iousness of this condition, but is
hopeful of being able to stimulate the
kidneys and, and, if he succeeds, ex
pects a marked improvement. Tr- no
event does he expect a crisis for a aay
or two.
FORMER OREGON CITV
GIRL WEDS IN SALEM
Miss Olive Gordon, formerly of this
city but now of Salem, and Albert
Nevitt, of Portland, were married
Wednesday evening) at 7:30 o'clock,
October 23, the ceremony being per
formed at the Methodist Church, par
sonage at Salem. Te bride was be
comingly attired in blue serge and
wore a large white beaver Mat. After
the ceremony a wedding supper was
, served at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ratzesburg, well known residents oi
Salem. Many friends of the contract
ing parties attended the wedding, and
many pretty articles were presented
the young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Nev
itt will liv in Salem.
MRS. BECKER TO HEAR
NEW YORK, Oct. :29 Charles
Becker, deposed police lieutenant,
will be sentenced tomorrow for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, the
gambler. Becker will be taken before
Justice Goff in the criminal court
building at 10:30 o'clock. He will be
told that he must die' in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison. .
Mrs. Becker, who collapsed when
the verdict was announced, will be
taken to hear her huband'4 sentence
pronounced.
The "death house" at Sing Sing
will be Becker's home, beginning not
later than Sunday, the state plans.
District Attorney Whitman does not
want the responsibility of Becker's
presence in the city when Ue places
the "gunmen" on. trial. The first oi
them probably will be tried Monday.
Sheriff Harburger says he will not de
lay Becker's removal from. Die tombs.
Election 'Not Contested.
MILWAUKIE, Or., Oct 29. For
the first time since Milwaukie was in
corporated seven years ago, there will
be no contest over the election of
officers. But one ticket, that nominat
ed at the citizen's meeting Monday,
October 14, is in the field.
ADOPTION OF MEASURE CREAT
ING OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR URGED
GARY FIGHTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL LAW
Mulvey Favors , Amendment Which
Appeals Single Tax Amendment
Equal Suffrage Is Dis
cussed Without doubt the most important
and instructive meeting of Live Wires
of the Oregon City Commercial Club
took place Tuesday evening, when the
weekly luncheon was followed by a
full and free discussion of the various
measures and amendments to be vot
ed upon by the people of Oregon next
Tuesday. T. W. Sullivan, Main Trunk
Line of the organization, had pre
viously assigned to a majority of the
members a measure for explanation
and recommendation, ,and an active
interest was taken.
Dr. Clyde Mount led off with a brief
talk on the Equal Suffrage movement.
The doctor made no recommendation.
Mayor Dimick urged the adoption of
the amendment, 302-303 creating the
office of lieutenant-governor. He said
it was a new office, without salary,
and the principal reason he had for
favoring the measure was it abolished
the log-rolling that always prevails
over committee appointing, and where
by votes for president of the State
Senate are exchanged for committee
places. The lieutenant-governor will
preside over, the State Senate. '
County School Superintendent Gary
recommended the defeat of No. 304
305, divorcing different kinds of prop
erty from taxation purposes. He said
it would be detrimental to the schools
of Clackamas County, in that It con
veyed a right to taxpertain kinds of
property for different purposes. He
emphasized the fact that if public ser
vice corporations were taxed for state
purposes only, they should 'not be tax
ed for county purposes, and-the school
district of Milwaukie would lose $300
in valuation and Estacada would lose
50 per cent of its valuation in its
school district. Mr. Gary said that
the temptation for! graft would be
greater than under the present system
County Clerk Mulvey favored the
constitutional amendment 308-309,
which repeals the single tax amend
ment adopted two years ago. He said
the amendment was indorsed by Gov
ernor West, the State Tax Commis
sion and the Legislative Tax Commis
sion. O. D. Eby recommended the adopt
ion of the majority rule amendment,
310-311. This provides that all the
votes cast must be considered and
the enactment of a constitutional
amendment must be dependent upon
its receiving a majority of all votes
cast at the election, instead of a maj
ority of the votes cast on the partic
ular amendment. Mr. Eby said that
there are now 14 new amendments
proposed on the ballot this year, and
while he was at first opposed to the
majority rule amendment, he had
concluded it would be wiser to safe
guard the constitution to the extent
that if) would not be so easy to at
tach amendments to it.
E. H. Cooper advocated the adoption
of 312-313, making stockholders in
banking corporations liable to pay for
the benefit of depositors an amount
equal to the par value of the tock
held by any stockholder, in addition
to having originally paid the par -value
therefor.
J. E. Hedges made a very lucid ex
planation of the Public Utilities meas
ure, 314-515, which gives the State
Railroad Commission power to regu
late all Public service corporations,
unless they are municipally owned.
M. D. Latourette urged the defeat
of the bill to create Cascade County
and dividing Clackamas County. He
referred to the few residents of the
proposed new county who favor the
measure, outside of the town of Es
tacada. The ballot number is 318-319.
L. Stipp talked in favor of the en
actment ot the Mileage Bill for the
University of Oregon and . the State
Agricultural College, providing for' a
single board of regents for both in
stitutions and everlastingly doing
away with the legislative fights for
appropriations of these two educa
tional institutions.
J. E. Hedges, talking for W. M.
Stone, who was unable to be present,
explained 322-323, amending the con
stitution to require a majority of the
electors on a bill or amendment to
secure their enactment He made no
recommendation.
The various road bills were discuss
ed at some length. William Hammond
favoring 324-325, one of the Grange
measures, providing for the construc
tion of roads leading to market cen
ters by counties as a whole, through
bond issue. H. E.i Draper advised
Brig. Gen. Frank Mclntyre, new chief
of the bureau of insular affairs, suc
ceeding Gen. Clarence R. Edwards.
voting yes bn 336-337, authorizing
convict labor on public highways. Wil
liam Beard urged the defeat of . the
road biil 340-401, creating a State
Road Board, and Frank Busch did
not favor the) enactment of 342-343,
prohibiting the state from increasing
it3 indebtedness for road building in
excess of two per cent of the taxable
property of the state. Mr. Busch said
that ten per cent would be a better
limit in a state where good roads are
needed as as they are in Oregon. O.
E. Freytag favored the County Home
Rule Road Bill, 344-345, authorizing
counties to issue 20-year bonds to
build roads within the county. C.
Schuebel urged the defeat of 360-361
because there is no limit on the in
debtedness a county might create.
R. L. Shepherd recommended the
defeat of the bill creating the office
of Hotel Inspector and the bill fixing
a percentage of freight rates.
Ralph Parker went on record
against the bill making eight hours a
day's labor on public works, and ex
plained that the state, or any county
or municipality would have to pay
more for building than a private indi
vidual would have to pay under differ
ent labor conditions.
G. B. Dimick made a plea for the
enactment of the Blue Sky law, 334
345. He criticised a portion of the
bill, which entails an expense of more
than' $35,000 per annum, but said he
would vote for the bill to protect the
individual against the i unscrupulous
promoter and swindler.
Dr. Morris favored the bill provid
ing for an income tax, 350-351. Dr. L.
L. Pickens opposed the exemption
measure, 354-355, and J. W. Loder
favored the bill revising! the inheri
tance tax law, taking administrative
matters out of the hands of the State
Treasurer and putting theni n the
hands of the State Tax Commission.
William Sheahan made a clear ex
planation of the Graduated Tax
amendment and pointed out that
the Hawley Pulp & Paper Co. and the
Oregon City Manufacturing Co. could
purchase their water power for 35
cents per horsepower i per- month,
which would be less than their taxes
on the water power they control un
der the proposed amendment.
T. Osmund opposed the bill curtail
ing the use of streets and parks,
and A. A. Price urged the defeat of
the bill abolishing capital punishment
Mr. Sullivan favored the passage of
the bill prohibiting picketing and. boy
cotting. The new bill providing a method for
creating new counties, 348-349, pro
voked sharp criticism, many of the
members of the Live) Wires scoring
the joker in the measure that provides
only residents of the territory embrac
ed in any proposed new county may
vote on the measure.
Dr. A. L. Beatie and Dr. H. S.
Mount favored the appropriations for
buildings and equipment at the Uni
versity of Oregon. These bills are
372-373 and 374-375.
The defeat of the county Single Tax
measure, 376-377 was unanimously
agreed to and Mr. Gary took advan
tage of the opportunity to say a few
words In favor of the County High
School Fund law.
STREETS
TO BE IMPROVED
The Gladstone City Council, at a
meeting Tuesday night- approved a
motion to. improve Darmouth Street
its entire length. It will be graded
and sidewalks will be laid. It also
was decided to continue the improve
ment of Hereford Street Five blocks
of that thoroughfare have been im
proved. A resolution providing that
the minimum length of telegraph
poles must be '3b feet and that each
of; the companies must pay the city
$50 license annually was adopted. F.
S. Baker, J. "c. Paddock, and A. O.
Hollingworth were appointed a com
mittee to make assessments for sew
er district No 1. The sewer has been
completed.
MRS. CLEVELAND TO
A
PRINCETON, N. Y., Oct. 29. Mrs.
Grover Cleveland authorizes the, an
nouncement of her engagement- to
Thomas Joseph Preston, professor of
Archeology and History of Arts at
Wells College. The date of che mar
riage is not yet determined, but will
be announced later.
Mrs. Cleveland is a graduate of
Wells College and has been a trustee
of that institution since 1SS7. Her
wedding to Grover Cleveland, which
took place in the executive mansion
in his first administration was one of
the noteworthy events in the history
of the White House. Her father, Os
car Folsom, was a law partner of Mr.
Cleveland, who, upon Mr. Folsom's
death in 1875, became Frances Fol
som's guardian.
SUE COUNTY COURT
ESTACADA, Or., Oct. 29 Persons
living in the proposed Cascade Coun
ty met here Monday in the theater
and adopted resolutions condemning
the County Court of Clackamas Coun
ty for its alleged attitude in aiding
those opposed to the division of
Clackamas County.
A committee or seven farmers also
was named to obtain legal advica con
cerning the advisability of suing the
Clackamas County Court, which it is
alleged has appropriated the taxpay
ers' money to reimburse those who
fought t annexation to Multnomah
County in 1910 and has approjriated
money this year to help fight against
the creation og Cascade County.
The resolutions also empower the
committee to decide if the matter
shall be laid before the grand jury
to ascertain whether there was viola
tion by the court of tte corrupt pi ac
tlces act and whether the county seat
organization soliciting money from
the court may be prosecuted under
the same charge.
Turkey Fights Desperately.
LONDON, Oct. 29. -The long
awaited battle which will decide the
fate of Turkey is being fought. The
army under Nazim Pasha, Minister
of; War, and commander-in-chief io
engaged and according to dispatches,
the operations are favorable to the
Ottomans.
GLADSTONE
!T3E fit T- -Eit-
mm
Ms.
Charles R. Crane, vice-chairman fi
nance committee National Demo
cratic Committee.
GRIP IS FATAL
TO AGED WOMAN
Mrs. E. M. Ervan, who had been in
this city for the past four weeks, liv
ing with Mrs. L. A. Alexander, or
Seventh and Water Streets, died
Tuesday morning at 7:15 o'clock,
after an illness of four weeks of
grip. Mrs'. Ervan, for almost eight
years made her homel with Mrs. J.
C. Devine, of Lebanon, owner of the
Lebanon Hotelf, She was taken ill
kit Lebanon, and was accompanied to
this city by Mrs. Alexander. ',
Mrs. Ervan was seventy-four years
of age, and was born in New York.
For some time she lived in Idaho and
Soutu Dakota, coming from the latter
state about eight years ago to Oregon.
For t.vo years she made her home in
Canada. She was held in the high
est esteem by all who knew her.
Mrs. Ervan is survived by four
children, one son being in A
ka, and one, Dr. E. G. Ervan, is a
physician of Kansas City, Mo., who
is just recovering from a severe ill
ness in a hospital in that city, and
who will be unable to attend the fun
eral, which will be held in this city
this morning at 9:30 o'clock from the
Holman undertaking parlors and the
interment will be in the Mountain
View cemetery, Revj W. T. Milliken
pastor of the Baptist Church, officiat
ing. CHURCH APPOINTS
The quarterly conference off the
First Methodist Episcopal Church
has elected Roy B. Cox, William A.
Stone ,Jr., and Professor J. R. Bow
land representatives in the ? Federa
tion Council of the churches of Ore
gon City. The pastor and members
of the church heartily approve of the
plan and will work earnestly for its
success. A luncheon was served and
several addresses delivered by lajy
men in connection with the business
meeting. s
The reports of the pastor and oth
er officers were incouraging. A num
ber of new members have been re
ceived since the conference.
If you saw it In the Enterprise It's
so.
RESIDENT WRITES THAT SYSTEM
IS "NOTHING SHORT OF
LEGAL THEFT"
WARNS OREGONIANS AGAINST PLAN
Taxes so High That There Is no De
mand for Real Estate Wants
to Sell but Can
not .
'PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 29., (Special)
The first of a mass of evidence that
will show, it is declared, that single
tax has already proved a failure in
Alberta was produced, today by Sig.
Sichel, a leading dealer of Portland
W. S. Jealouse has written to Mr.
S.ichel declaring that taxes in Alberta
are already- so high that it is impos
sible to sell land at all and that very
shortly all land will be confiscated to
the stateN The letter follows:
'"Dear Sir: I have run across a
copy of your open letter in regard to
single tax and although. I was not
much interested in the same I take
liberty to offer some authentic facts
and figures in regard to the effect of
single tax in the province of Alberta.
I own three raw lots in a railroad
town there of 2,000 population. Last
year these lots were assessed at $900.
The taxes amounted to $40. Thus,
under single tax these lots are assess
ed at $2500 and the taxes are now
$145. Although these lots are assessed
at $2500 I could not sell them for
$800. In Tact I could not sell them at
any price. Conditions are in a state
of stagnation there.
"My experience with single tax is
that is is nothing -short of legalized
robbery. From my Alberta experience
I know it is decidedly harmful to the
progress and prosperity of any place
and the people of Oregon will do well
to give it no place in that state.
Yours respectfully,
' "W. S. JEALOUSE"
MISS HELEN DAULTON
DELIGHTFUL HOSTESS
Miss Helen Daulton of the West
Side entertained delightfully Monday
evening the C. of P. H. D. Club. Mrs.
M. D. Latourette played several piano
selections, and the remainder of the
evening was devoted to needle work.
Miss Daulton, assisted by her sister,
Miss Bessie served a delicious lunch
eon. The table was prettily decorat
ed, fn keeping with Hallowe'en season.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Miss Nieta Harding Monday
evening, November 11.
Those,, attending last night's meet
ing were Miss Myrtle Parker, Miss
Wynne Hann7, Miss Helen Daulton,
Miss Dolly Pratt, Miss Nan Coch
ran, Mrs. M. D. Latourette. Miss Bes
sie Daulton.
MABLE COYERT AND
.STEPHEN BURKEE WED
The marriage of Miss Mable Covert
and Steven Burkee of this city was
solemnized at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church Saturday evening at 8 o'clock,
Rev. C. W. Robinson, rector, officiat
ing. Only intimate friends of t the
couple were present. The bride' was
prettily attired in navy blue with hat
to match.
The bride is a daughter of A. W.
Covert of La Grande, Or., and for the
past four, years has made her- home
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burns, of
this city. '
Mr. Burkee . came from Spffkanse
about a year ago, and during his res
idence here has made many friends.
He and his bride will live at the Burns
home for the present.
CHESTER ELLIOTT IS
LOST WHILE HUNTING
Chester Elliott and R. Harrison.
who had a hunting trip in the Cow
tjreeii canyon, southern Oregon, have
returned to Oreeon Citv. and Mr Fil-
liott has again gone into the automo
bile business in the Harding building
formerly occupied by him, which is
located on Fifth and Ra.i1rnn.ri Avpdha
Mr. Elliott and Mr. Harrison had sev
eral exciting experiences while hunt
ing. Mr. Elliott was lost for two days,
Mr. Harrison fearing for the former's
life. A vain search was made by
Harrison for his partner. Elliott fin
ally returned to camp. He had trav
eled many miles in the woods. He
got his bearing when lie heard a train
whistle: He found the track, which
he followed for ten miles. While
away from Harrison Elliott killed a
deer, but was unable to carry it It
was, found two days later after a
thorough search of the wilderness.
The two killed seven deer, much of
the meat being brought to this city.
CONGRESSMAN TO BE MET BY
DELEGATION ON ARRIVAL
TODAY
GREAT RECEPTION AT CLUB PLANNED
All Residents of City and County Urg
ed to Attend Meeting in Evening
to Hear States-
man
Congressman W. C. Hawley, who is
a candidate for re-election, will be the
guest of Oregon City this afternoon
and evening. Mr. Hawley will be
met at the Southern Pacific Station
Congressman W. C. Hawley, who will
be guest of city today.
line of the Live Wires and 'zcoMETA
Station by T. W,. uljlyan, Main Trunk
Line of the Live Wires, and ex-Main
Trunk Lines W. A. Huntley, J. E.
Hedges, G. B. Dimick, B. T. McBain,
O. D. Eby and M. D. Latourette, who
will1 have charge of the enter
tainment O'' Mr. Hawley. He will be
the guest of the committee at dinner
and immediately after dinner will go
to the Commercial Club parlors where
the reception will be held.
Mr. Hawley is expected to make an
address outlining what he expects to
accomplish at the next session of
Congress. He will be urged to do his
best to obtain an appropriation for a
federal building in this city and con
tinue the work clj .obtaining appro
priations for the deepening of the Wil
lamette channel between this city and
Portland. Mr. Hawley will go from
here Thursday morning to Barlow,
Hubbard and Woodburn.
ARTISAN HEAD TO
MAKE SPEECH HERE
The district; grand master of Ar
tisans, O. A. Hatton, of Portland, will
make an address ai a meeting here
tomorrow evening and arrangements
will be made at ' this meeting for a
membership contest, for the purpose
of again winning the banner that was
won 'by the Salem order. Oregon
City had the banner for three years,'
and no doubt will make a strong ef
fort to again win.
HALLOWE'EN TO BE
GENERALLY OBSERVED
Hallowe'en will be observed in
many novel ways this evening. Among
those who will have Hallowe'en par
ties will be the Friendly Bible Class.
of the Presbyterian Church, and an
appropriate pragram will be given.
The Baptist Young People's Christian
Endeavor Society will give a Hallo
we'en social at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Krummel, of Bolton, while the
Junior Society will entertain the in
termediates at the- Baptist Church
parlors. A unique program will be
given by the latter and will be a great
surprise to those they will entertain.
The entertainment is in charge of
Mrs. Charles Oglesby.
"A Big Jump n Our Favor"
Jame3 D. Snyder, secretary of the
Franklin county, 111., central commit
tee, writes to the republican national
headquarters as follows:
"Things have taken a big jump in
our favor. At a meeting of out coun
ty central committee Friday evening
every committteman reported repub
licans rapidly getting back into line
The poll books of our county make a
most favorable showing.".
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