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VOL IV. No. 107.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
TAFT GOES HOME
TO CAST BALLOT
A GAME OF FREEZE OUT.
FOR U. S. SENATE
DEFENSE OF SELF
THEY WILL WIN
MORN
ING
DEMOCRATS FIGHT
MASS
SPEAKS
REPUBLICANS SAY
PRESIDENT CHEERED BY THOUS
ANDS AS HE MAKES TRIP
ACROSS OHIO
I
GOLF HIS SPORT AFTER VOTING
Prosperity Theme of Dozen Addresses !
Made by Chief Executive
Crowd Greets Him in
Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, Nov. 4. President
Taft arrived in Cincinnati shortly be
fore 8 o'lock tonight, after a 12-hour
ride across Ohio, during which he ap
peared on the reail platform of his
private car to speak to station crowds
more than a dozen times.
He was driven immediately to the
home of his brother, Charles P. Taft,
where he will stay until Wednesday
afternoon. One of the largest crowds
o"f the day greeted him at the station
here, and the blare of a brass band
and the cheers of his fellow citizens
and in a glory of red fire he was driv
en to his brother's home.
Tomorrow the President expects to
play golf on the links of the Cincinna
ti Country Club, cast his ballot and
then watch the returns come in.
Although he spoke during the day to
thousands of citizens, the President
refrained from talking politics. He
had many a word to say about pros
perity. AGED RANCHER KILLS
SELF WITH POISON
Michael Sporalsky, sixty two years
of age, who owned a large ranch near
Union, committed suicide Saturday
night by awallowing strychnine. The
aged man had been despondent for
several weeks and had frequently
threatened to end his life. A man
employed by him, E. W. Smidt, had
warned the family of threats by Spor
alsky to end his life, and he had been
watched for several days. The ranch
er entered a bed room about 9
o'clock and informed his wife that he
had swallowed poison. Louis Keil, a
neighbor, was summoned, but before
his arrival Mr. Sporalsky died in his
aged wife's arms. He is survived by
two grown children, a married daugh
ter, who lives at 42 Yamhill Street,
Portland, and a son who lived with
his parents. Coroner Wilson viewed
the body Sunday and learned that the
suicide had swallowed strychnine.
2 Couples Get Licenses.
Licenses to marry were issued Mon
day to Matilda Buhman and Jans An
derson and Laura Ripley Mack and
P. Lawrence Mack.
HERE IS A JOKER !
VOTE 349 x No
Tliis Bill hag a carefully wtgjjjtj claaie, that does not
appear ia the ballet title, Which abta lately disqualifies
aay coaaty ia the State ifm hariaf a Toice on a bill ft
its owa diriitaa. The ballat title it:
Ml The
PARTY ATTEMPTS ASSAULT UP
ON NUMBER OF STATES TO
CONTROL LEGISLATURES
ROOSEVELT MAKES HIS FINAL APPEAL
Taft Speaks to Large Crowds on Way
Home and Wilson Address
es New Jersey Aud
iences NEW YORK, Nov. 4. The most vig
orous Presidential fight in recent
years came to an end tonight, with ;
the leading candidates for the Na-'
tion's chief office continuing their per-1
sonal appeal to voters almost to a
moment.
I President Taft, speaking from his I
' train in Ohio on his return trip to
Cincinnati; Colonel Roosevelt address- I
ing voters at Long Island points close !
to Oyster Bay, and Governor Wilson :
addressing meetings at Passaic and ;
Paterson, gave to the conclusion of J
the campaingn a touch of personal ac- j
tivity that emphasized the interest in
tomorrow's balloting.
More than the presidency is at stake
in the elections tomorrow. The Re
publican forces have concentrated
their efforts in doubtful states to pre
vent an overturning of local organiza- i
tions or a capture of the legislatures i
of states heretofore safely Republi
can. The Democrats have made an
organized assault upon a number of !
states to control the legislatures so
that the majority of the United States
Senate may be swung to the Demo
j crat column. Against Republican pre
! dictions that the senate will remain
; Republican, Democratic National lead
j ers claimed enough states to give
i them the senate and to swell greatly
: the majority in the House of Repre
! sentatives which they captured in
; i9io.
CLUBS 10 RECEIVE
ELECTION RETURNS
Election returns will be received
this evening at the Elks' Home and
I the Commercial Club. Both organize
j tions have arranged to get returns as
soon as received in the city to accom
; modate the large crowds that are ex
j pected to gather in the club rooms,
j Although the returns in Oregon City
I will come in slowly owing to the
; length of the ballot, is is expected that
I the result of the national election will
i be known here by 9 o'clock.
DIMICK HITS SINGLE
TAX IN BARTON SPEECH
Asserting that the single tax meas
i ures upholding the doctrines of Henry
; George and backing his assertions by
j minutes of a private meeting of the
single taxers in New York, Mayor
j Grant B. Dimick addressed a large
crawd at Brton Mondy night. Mr.Dimick
; has spoken in practically every pre
cinct in the county against single tax.
A bill for and act providing for the consolida
tion of eontiguous incorporated cities and towns,
legalising consolidations heretofore attempted and
providing a method for the creatios and organisa
tion of new counties.
Bill With The Joker!
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
HAKES CORRECTION
A typographical error in an article
written by E. B. Tongue, district at
torney, published in this paper sever
al days ago, made it appear that Mr.
Tongue said that he had won every
suit in which he was connected be
fore the supreme court during his incum
bency of the office of district attorney.
What Mr. Tongue desired to say was
that he had won every criminal eas3
before the supreme court. It might,
be added that he has lost only one civ
il case.
PIONEER ASPIRES
TO BE COUNCILMAN
W. C. Greaves announced Monday
night that he would be a candidate for
councilman from ward No. 3. If elect
ed he will be the first man from Kan
sas City Addition to serve in the
council.
Mr. Greaves is well known In this
city. He is a stepson of the late P. M.
Rinearson, an Oregon pioneer. He
came to Oregon" with his parents in
1861, and was graduated from the
Oregon City schools in 1871. In 1873
Mr. Greaves was coroner of Clacka
mas County.
Judge Quiets Title.
Circuit Judge Campbell Monday ren
dered a decision in favor of the plain
tiff in the suit of William Schunk
against Lawrence Price Ryan and oth
ers in regard to the ownrship of land
in the Archbald Land Donation Claim.
Mrs. George W. Wickersham. A new
photo of the wife of the Attorney
General.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TO MEET AT CANBY
The Annual Clackamas County
Sunday School Convention will be
held at the Methodist Church, Canby,
next Thursday and Friday. All Sun
day Schpol officers, teachers and
workers are urwed to be present.
The following program will be giv
en: Thursday Morning session, Rev. C.
L. Creesy Canby; Address of Welcome
A. J. Burdette, Supt. Canby M. E.
Sunday School; Response Prof. Fred
J. Tooze, Pres. C. S. S. Association;
address, Elementary Work in Clack
amas Co., Miss Clara Ulrich.
Afternoon session Song service,
Rev. W. L. Wilson, Boring; address,
"Work in the Secondary Division";
address, Relation of Girls' Organiza
tions to the Sunday School, Rev. G.
N,. Edwards, Oregon City; address,
Relation of Boys' organizations to the
Sunday, Rev. J. R. Landsborpugh, Ore
gon City; address, Relation of Super
intendent to Teachers, Supt. H. E.
Cross, Oregon City; address, Rural b. i
S. Problems in Clackamas County,
Rev. E. A. Smith, Oregon City; ad
dress, Personal Work of the Teacher
in the Community, C. F. Romig, Can
by; roll call; response by delegates;
appointment of committees.
Evening session Song and devo-
tionals. Fred J. Tooze, Co. Pres., spec
ial music; address, the Task of the
American Sunday School, Rev. J. D.
Snrinston, state superintendent; ad
dress. Temperance, Mrs. Adkins.
Friday, Nov. 8, Morning Session-
Praise service, Rev. Henry Speiss,
Clackamas; ten minute talks by sup
erintendents Rewards, John Sievers,
Gladstone; How Increase Attendance
in Sunday School, W. L. Wilson, Bor
ing; How to Raise Money in the Sun
day School, H. C. Tozier, Oregon City;
Missions in the S. S., C. H. Dye, Ore
gon City; Relation of the Superin
tendent to County and State Work,
H. C. Ulrich, Mt. Scott; address. The
Sunday School, the Nursery of the
Church. Rev T. B. Ford, Oregon City;
address. Influence of Brotherhoods on
the Sunday School, Rev W. T. Milll-
ken, Oregon City; ten minnte talks,
Relation of the Teacher to Regular
Attendance, Mrs. D. C. Latuorette,
Oregon City; Punctuality Mrs. "Vf. C.
Green, Oregon City; Preparation of
the lesson, J. W. Grassier, Mllwaukle;
address, Links in the Chain, tier. C.
Fee C. A. J Phillips; business session,
sessional reports of committees' pd
eastern Officers.
The earliest election returns in
the city in front of the
tonight FREE also announced
inside show.
WOMAN'S CLUB IS
GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
Oregon City Woman's Club has just
0ollcu out a inosi attractive year-book
as the uregon journal. It wisely
.mains the size, color and cover de
sign of tormer years, making it Iook
Uae an old mend as it drops in on
jou. lo stand still this way is com
uiendaoie but to go forward in the
progressive way tue inside would in
nate is simply splendid.
Tue bright women of this club are
evidently getting ready for the added
importance and responsibility which
uiey expect to have conferred upon
ci.eji next Tuesday.
Think of a club that a few years
ago studied ancient literature, and his
toryor things of that kind exclu
sively, growing) to such subjects as
Legal Voters of Oregon," "The Aus
tralian Ballot", "County Organiza
tion," "Women in Politics," "Oregon
Laws," ' State Constitution anfl Prop
erty rights of Women," "Railroad
Commission," "State Institutions in
Oregon," "Our Public Schools," "Tax
ation," and "Influence of Women's Or
ganizations on Education." Does this
not look as though the club women of
Oregon City no longer meant to play
at club work? But like all well round
ed clubs, tney intend to have their so
cial days and their days of literary
entertainment, for there is a liberal
interspercing of each among the civ
ic and political questions for discus
sion. The club was organized in 1904
and joined the state federation in j.906.
ihe work is dne through five com
mittees, viz.: Calendar educational
music, civic improvement and audit
ing. The club holds its regular meeting
in the parlors of the Commercial Club
(he second and fourth Thursdays in
each month. It has 70 active mem
bers, 14 honorary members and one
associate member, with the following
officers: PresIHent, Mrs. David Cau
iield; first vice-president, Mrs. W. A.
Shewman; second vice-president Mrs.
Rosina Fouts; financial secretary,
Mrs. M. M. Charman; treasurer, Mrs.
A una Dawney.
The calandar committee has com
plimented the state officers by includ
ing their names in the year-book,
which is always appreciated.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
PLAY THIS AFTERNOON
The Oregon City High School Foot
bll team play Washington High School
of Portland this afternoon at 3:15
o'clock. The boys have been prac
ticing evening after school for the
last two wweks to put up a strong
game against their heavier opponents.
The game will be played on the Ca
nemah field.
SHERIFF DENIES ACCUSATIONS I
MADE BY DISTRICT ATTOR
NEY TONGUE
HILL MURDER PROBE IS REVIEWED
Reward, Declares Speaker, Had Noth-
ing to do With His Efforts to
Capture Slayer of
Family
Declaring that E. B. Tongue, district
attorney, had made an unjust attack
upon him, E. T. Mass, sheriff of Clack
amas County, and candidate for re
election, addressed a large audience
in Willamette Hall .Monday evening,
Mr. Mass declared that he had been
maligned by the district attorney, and
the audience applauded him through
out his address.
He denied that his efforts in trying
to find the slayer of the. Hill family
at Ardenwald was prompted by the
large reward, and said that he did not
know what the reward was. The
speaker read a letter from the father
of the slain woman, Mr. Cowing, giv
ing him credit for doing all in his pow
er to rind the slayer. He argued that
Mr. Cowing was the best judge, and
said it ill-become the district attorney
to speak-in any way of the sorrowing
father and grandfather. He said
that Mr. Tongue had called attention
to nine murders in Clackamas County
and announced that none of the slay
ers had been arrested by the sheriff.
Mr. Mass said four of the victims
were members of the Hill family. He
defended his course in arresting a
suspect in this case. The speaker an
nounced that he had probed several
other clews and frankly admitted tllat
the county had furnished the money
with which to make the investiga
tions. The Hill crime, he said, was
so atrocious that he felt justified, and
so did the members of the county
court, in making additional expendi
tures in capturing the murderer.
Regarding the killing of the young
men in an automibile party on the
White house road, Tie said he had fol
lowed one clew and Sheriff Stevens
of Multnomah County, had followed
another. Stevens caught the murder
er JacK Roberts". Mass said Stevens
urged that, inasmuch as one of the
victims had died in Multnomah Coun
ty, the trial should be held there. It
menat a saving of about $9,000
to this county. Mass read
a letter from Sheriff Stevens
complimenting him (Mass) upon his
work in conjunction with the' writer.
The speaker admitted that Sheriff
Beatie had arrested all murderers in
the county during his administration,
but declared that the slayers had eith
er given themselves up or were easy
of capture. He cited the killing of a
a farmer by a farm hand, who had
come to the county only a few days
before and said the man evidently
left the county immediately after the
crime was committed. Mass defended
Private Deteceive Levings who aided
him in the investigation of the Hill
case. He said that Levings had not
only not asked for a cent of money for
seven months' work, but had announ
ced that he would not accept payment
for his services.
The speaker declared if re-elected,
he would do all in his power to find
the slayer of the Hill family. He in
sisted that he had done his duty, as
he saw it, and had no apologies to
make to anyone. County Judge Beatie
was chairman of the meeting. The
Oregon City band rendered music at
the meeting.
Edison, the Wizard,
Has made a new indestructible four
minute phonograph record that has
been played 3000 times with no signs
of wear. It is clearer and more bril
liant in tone than the regular Amberol
record, but sells for the same price,
50c.
Huntley Bros.' Co. has just received
a shipment by express and invite you
to come in and hear them.
Election Returns
Tonight the Morning Hnterprise will flash election returns oa a screen
at Sixth and Main Streets, beginning at 7 P. M. Complete returns will be
received over the Western Uuion Paeiic Telephone Telephone Co. and Home
Telephone Co. wires, and the entire Nation will be covered rapidly. This is
the first time an Oregon newspaper, outside of Portland, has attempted to
give Its patrons the eleetioa return, and the people of Oregon City and
Clackamas County are iavited to take) advantage of the opportunity to
get returns early.
CANDIDATES CONFIDENT OF SUC-
CESS DAY BEFORE THE
ELECTION
POLLS WILL OPEN AT 8 O'CLOCK
i,
Roosevelt Supporters Boastful But
Taft and Wilson Men Declare
Bull Moose Is Beat
en The Republican candidates for coun
ty ofllces, on the eve o felection were
confident ot success. It also is believed
that President Taft will carry Clacka
mas County although tue race may be
close between the three candidates.
The entire county has been stumped
tor the national state and county tick
ets, and enthusiasm has been at a
higher pitch than usual at presidential
elections. Roosevelt supporters, as a
rule say the country will give a Bull
Moose plurality, but the Wilson and
Taft men, declare the assertion is in
line with the boastings from the start'
of the new party adherents.
The polls will open at 8 o'clock this
morning and clos at 7 o clock to
night. Owing to the fact that the bal
lot is one column longer than it was
last year it is expected that it will be
after midnight before the result in
Oregon City is known. The saloons
will be closed all day.
Following are the candidates for dis
trict and county offices:
For district attorney, Fifth Judicial
District, Clackamas, Clatsop, Colum
bia and Washington Counties Gilbert
L. Hedges, of Clackamas County, Dem
ocratic; E. U. Tongue, of Washington
County, Republican.
For Representative Seveuteenth Rep
resentative District, Clackamas and
Multnomah Counties David E. Lot
gren, of Multnomah County, Republican-Progressive;
Dan Simons, of Mult
nomah County, Socialist.
For Representatives F. M. Gill,
Republican; Gustave Schnoerr, Repub
lican; C. Schuebel, Republican-Democrat;
P. S. Noyer, Democrat; Freder
ick Mathews, Socialist; John F. Stark,
Socialist; M. V. Thomas, Socialist;
Robert Jonsrud, Prohibition; C. A.
Lewis, Prohibition; John B. Newton,
Prohibition.
For County Commlsioner Geo. M.
Hively, Democrat; W. H. Mattoon,
Republican; W. W. Myers, Socialist
For Sheriff J. W. Braker, Socialist;
E. C. Hackett, Republican; E. T. Mass,
Democrat; J. F. Ramsey, Prohibition.
For County Clerk J. W. Leiser,
Socialist; W. L. Mulvey, Republican
Democratic. For County Assessor Claude How
ard, Socialist; J. E. Jack, Democratic;
James F. Nelson, Republican; L. S.
Tenny, Prohibition.
For Recorder of Conveyances E.
P. Dedman. Republican; M. E. Gaffney
Democrat C. E. Hilton, Socialist; S.
MacDonald, Prohibition.
For County Treasurer J. W. Bower
man, Prohibition; E. Friedrick, Social
ist; J. A. Tufts, Republican-Democrat;
For County School Superintendent
T. J. Gary, Republican-Democratic;
Robert Ginther, Socialist.
For County Coroner Eli Criswell,
Socialist; Wm. J. Wilson, Republican.
For County Surveyor D. T. Mel
drum, Republican; S. H. Perkln, So
cialist. For Justice of the Peace David
Caufield. Democrat; W. W. H. Samson
Republican.
For Constable Ed. Fortune, Dem
ocrat; D. E. (Jack) Frost, Republican;
Samuel Wyrick. fndependent.
PRESSMAN ROBBED OF
NEW OVERCOAT
An overcoat belonging to A. Plam
ondon, one of the pressman of the
Oregon City Enterprise, was taken
from his boarding house Saturday ev
ening. Sunday morning a man ap
peared at several residences on Sev
enth Street asking for a cup of coffee.
He called at the residence of William
Andresen and after ringing the door
ball once without being answered de
parted with an umbrella. Several per
sons who saw him take the umbrella
I started in pursuit Mr. Andresen join
ing In the chase.