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OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1912.
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TAFT TO CONTINUE
FIGHT OH COLONEL
PRESIDENT MADE SACRIFICE OF
SELF IN ORDER TO BEAT
ROOSEVELT
REHABILITATION OF PARTY IS URGED
Chief Executive Will Do Everything
Possible to Prevent Colonel
From Winning in
1916
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. In the
plans that are being made by Presi
3entTaft and his political advisers
for rehabilitation of the Republican
party no compromise will be consid
ered that looks forward to the nomi
nation of Theodore Roosevelt for
president in 1916. The President and
his followers are satisfied that Roose
velt threw himself into the campaign
just finished first for revenge and
second because he expected through
the demoralization of the Republican
party to bring about his own nomina
tion in 1916 as the only Moses who
could lead the disorganized forces to
the promised land.
If Mr. Roosevelt really is cherishing
this ambition and expects to walk
away with the Republication organi
zation four years hence, he may as
well make up his mind now to another
bitter fight, perhaps as bitter as the
one that has just resulted in the
election of Woodrow Wilson by an
overwhelmming majority.
From talks that President Tafthas
Tiad with Republicans since election
it Is apparnt now that he had no illu
sions in regard to the outcome of the
(election. As a good soldier he en
deavored to assume an air of confi
dence to the end, but there was never
a moment when he really expected his
own election.
The end toward which the Presi
dent and his followers were striving
was to prevent the election of Roose
velt and, if possible, to record a great
er number of votes than the ex-President
in the electoral college.
SEARCHING PARTIES
SEEK AGED HUNTER
- SWEET HOME, Or., Nov. 9
Searching parties are still out on
Scott Mountain, a part of the divide
between the Calapoola and the Mo
hawk, searching for John Morgan of
Brownsville, who has been lost since
October 29. He was hunting with a
party of friends and been unsuccess
ful for several days. The Tuesday
morning, before the party left camp,
he told the- others his son and a
grandson were among the number
.that he probably would not return to
amp that night, as he was going to
watch an eld deer runway that he
knew of, several miles back of the
.camp. He told them not to be uneasy
About him unless he failed to return
Wednesday night.
Thursday morning the party took
up the hunt for him and sent out to
nearby towns for help. Several hun
' dred men scoured the woods the rest
of the week, and some are still search
ing, though there is little chance to
find him living.
Mr. Morgan is 70 years of age, and
had heart trouble. As he has hunted
all over the divide for 40 years and
knew every creek and hill, it is be
lieved that in some way -be became
helpless, either from accident or sick
ness. His warning to his friends when he
started out looks as if he had a pre
sentiment of coming trouble.
There is an unusual amount of
snow in the hills for this time of year.
iERAL EUROPEAN
WAR IS IMMINENT
LONDON, Nov. 9. Only the most
.delicate diplomacy can now avert a '
general European war, every diplomat:
in London admitting today that peace1
hangs only by a thread. Whether:
Great Britain, France and Russia will
be found fighting Germany, Austria
and Italy within a week is problema
tical, but the worst is feared, and it
.seems almost certain now that this
.situation will be realized.
Servia's defiant answer to Austria's
note of warning that if Servian troops
occupy that part of Albania which
faces the Adriatic Sea the Austrian
army would cross the frontier into
Servia, has thrown all Europe into the
gravest apprehension in many years.
Although official ceriflcation is lack
ing, it is reported here that Servia
answered the note by rushing an
army under General Yankovitch to
gieze Durazzo, a Turkish seaport on
the Adriatic Sea. If thisjroves true
it is admitted here by all diplomats
that Austria is certain to carry out its
threat, and then the situation which
all Europe has feared since the Bal
kan war started will" be at hand.
Austria already is on a war footing
and the announcement that soldiers
have started an invasion of Servia is
expected here momentarily. This is
the move that will throw all Europe
Into war. All nations,' military experts
say, will be involved in the following
order: Germany will strike at Rus
sia in aid of Austria; as a Russian
ally, France will attempt to invade
Germany; as a member of the triple
alliance, Italy will declare war on
France. Then Great Britain, support
ing Russia, will attempt to destroy
the German and Italian fleets and
send troops to fight the triple alliance.
FREIGHT FRANCHISE
IS NOT SETTLED
COUNCIL AGREES THAT IT MUST
NOT BE FOR MORE THAN
FIVE YEARS
ALBRIGHT DEFENDS INSPECTOR EURK
Susch Announces That Main" Street
Work Has Damaged His Prop
erty and He Will Seek
Redress
At a meeting of the city council
! Saturday night which was attended
by at least 75 taxpayers, Councilman
Albright made the charge that the
accusations made against Street In
spector Burk were, suspicious.- He
declared that Mr. Burk was doing his
duty and had saved the city money. The
councilman asserted that he could not
understand why any councilman want
ed Mr. Burk removed.
The proposition to place the street
inspectors under the supervision of
the street committee was passed,
Mayor Dimick voting in favor of it.
Councilmen Albright, Horton and
Tooze voted for it and Councilman
Holman, Roake and Beard voted
against it. -
Frank Busch, the merchant announ
ced that bulkheads in front of his
Store had given away as a result of
the work on lower Main Street. He
said that he had insisted from the
start that a concrete wall be erected
and had announced that he would pay
half-thc cost. Mr. Busch will hold the
city responsible for the damage to his
property.
It was the unanimous opinion of
the councilmen that the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company's fran
chise should be limited to five years.
TJhe company asked for a franchise
for thirty years. Frank Busch again
insisted that the railroad be compell
ed to build a freight house and have
a freight yard. ' It was announced
that the council would have a public
meeting at which the franchise would
be considered before action was tak
en. -
POSSE SEARCHES IN
VAIN FOR RM
REDDING, Cal., Nov; 9. A rain
soaked posse guided by bloodhounds
is hot on the trail of two of the three
robbers who last night held up the
northbound Shasta Limited near Del
ta, and escaped to the hills with three
sacks of registered mail. The third
robber, whose first name' is Frank,
yas shot and killed by James Yoak
um, head brakeman on the Limited.
Earlier reports stated that Brakeman
Thorb Sanford did the shooting but
investigation today showed that Yoak
um was the man who engaged in a
duel with the third of the outlaws.
The robbery was one of the most
daring since the days of the Evans
and Sonntag gang. Delta, a little vil
lage in the Sierra foothills, was the
spot selected for the holdup.
The three men boarded the train
shortly before 8:30 o'clock, when it
stopped for water just before entering
Delta. As the engine entered the town
a torpedo exploded, and Engineer
Henry Wentz brouht ,the train to a
standstill. The robber who was lat
er killed by Yoakum crawled over the
tender and covered the engineer. The
other two forced open the doors of
the mail car, threatening to kill the
clerks if they sounded an alarm. Res
idents of Delta watched the train
stop, saw a man crawl into the cab,
but never suspected that the train
was being held up.
Brakeman Yoakum rushed to the
engine and took in the situation at a
glance. Crawling under the care he
ran to John Morton s saloon.
"For God's sake give me a revolver
quick," he gasped. "They are holding
us up."
Followed by Morton the brakeman
rushed back to the engine. In the light
reflected from the engine's open fire
box he saw the position of the bandit.
Without giving the robber .an oppor
tunity to surrender, Yoakum opened
fire. Two bullets went wild, and the
same number from the outlaw's re
volver missed the mark. A third shot
sent the highwayman tumbling from
t!he cab, mortally wounded, but he
kept up the fire until he had emptied
his revolver. Two of the bullets
whizzed over Yoakum's head and a
third passed through his hat, but he
escaped unhurt.
The robbers in tho mail car became
apprehensive with the first shot.
'Snatching three sacks of registered
mail they fled through the open door.
They saw their companion pitch from
th cab, and then made for the foot
hills. The wounded bandit lived only
a few minutes. Pursuit of the robbers
was begun Immediately. Nothing was
found on the dead man that would
lead to his identification. One of the
mail clerks said he heard one of the
robbers refer to the man in the en
gine as "Frank."
The inquest on the bandit's body
will be held in Redding Tuesday. Sev
eral photographs of his thumb prints
ave been taken and this may lead to
his identification. Members of the
sheriff's posse admitted this afternoon-
that they possessed no
clues, despite an all night's search
to the wnereabouts of the bandits.
A hard rain has obliterated the tracks
of the fugitives, hampering the posses
in following the trail.
Brakeman Yoakum, this afternoon,
modestlv disclaimed any credit for
killing -the bandit. He lives at Ash
land, Oregon. .
A small classified aa will rent that
vacant room. v '
TOO MUCH WHISKY
PUTS INDIAN IN JAIL
Harry Clark, an Inian, accused of
stealing money from Henry Yelkus,
known as "Molalla Henry'.', was. sentenced-
to serve 20 days in the county
jail by Justice of the Peace Samson
E. L. Shaw, -who made the arrest, sug
gested that clemency be shown. The
prisoner had been released on a prom
ise that he would go to a ranch and
not return to the city. He, however,
came back and became intoxicated.
Mollie Clark, accused of being intoxi-cated.-was
sentenced to serve 50 days
in the city jail, but upon the sugges
tion of E. L. Shaw that she had prom
ised to go to the ranch of Henry Yel
kus and keep away from the city the
sentence was suspended. .
Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of the Congregational
Church Brotherhood has been post
poned from Tuesday, November 12,
until Tuesday, November 19.
Oregon City, Oregon November , 1912.
In consideration of the delivery to me of
Dated this
HANKINS FAMILY HAVE
REUNION THIS AFTERNOON
A reunion of the Hankins family
will be held this afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Straight
when the following will be in attend
ances Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Hankins,
of Row River, Oregon; Mr. and Mrs.
George Hankins and little daughter,
Glen Hankins, student of the Oregon
Agricultural College at Corvallis, Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Straight, of this city,
William-Hankins of Row River,
DELEGATES TO WOMAN'S
CLUB MEETING NAMED
Mrs. David Caufield, president, an
nounced Saturday night that the
Woman's Club would not meet next
Thursday owing to the convention of
the Woman's Federated Clubs, which
will be held in Portland Thursday and
Friday. The Oregon City delegates
to the -convention are Mrs. Cau
field, Mrs. J. W. Morris and Mrs. Anna
Downey. Ther alternates are Mrs.
Rosina Fouts,' Mrs. Thomas Warner
and Mrs. Ernest Rand. All members
are urged to attend the convention.
Clackamas Southern JRailway Com
pany Issues Letter
"To the People of Clackamas County :
The Clackamas Southern Railway Co. will be ready
to begin laying the track from Oregon City to Beaver
Creek, as soon as the rails arrive that have been ordered.
We desire to lay them down immediately and ballast the
tract so that we can begin to bring in logs and cord-wood
and make the road pay from the very start.. We have
more than $53,000.00 of stock subscribe ! that is unused,
but this we are unable to use except for grading and
bridges, under our contracts with the subscribers.
It will require $10,000.00 to lay the steel and ballast
the road from Oregon City to Penver Creek, and in'ord
cr to do that we must sell this addition? 1 small amount of
stock.
One business man in Ore on City has taken $1000.00
cf the above amount, and two others have taken $50000
each, and we believe this sum should be raised in a few
days time, as it is sold at $50.00 per share, with a par val
ue of $100.00. This road is now a success and we feel
that Oregon City will help place the first six miles in ac
tive operation. Your investment would be safe, and at
the same time greatly aid Clackamas County and Ore
gon City.
You will not be called on to pay one dollar of the
amount until the track is laid two miles and rails are
here for the full six miles. '
We are. confident you will do your best and help this
splendid enterprise, and at the same time make a safe in
vestment, by taking a portion of the amount to be raised.
The Companv has about Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000) of stock subscribed in addition to the Fifty
Three ($53,000) Dollars above mentioned, for grades
and bridges which have not as yet been accepted by the
Company, but which will be accepted when terms are
agreed upon. ',-..
. If you desire the immediate completion of this road
to Beaver Creek which will insure the remainder of the
line in a few months time, we ask! you to come forward
end accomplish twro things at one time. First, help Ore
gon City and Clackamas County; second, make a good,
safe, sane, investment that will net you good returns.
If you are interested and desire to help the Board of
Directors and the other stock-holders of this County, we
ask you to sign the following stock subscription contract
and mail it to the Secretary, and when this first six miles
of road has been completed you will say to yourself, "I
am proud of assisting one of the greatest enterprises ever
inaugurated in Clackamas County and at the same time
made a safe, sane and honorable investment." '
stock of the Clackamas Southern Railway Co. at $50.00 per share (fully paid
and nonassessable) by W. A. Huntley Trustee, I hereby agree to pay there
for the sum of $ r to said W. A. H untley, Trustee, and Treasurer of said
Company," when the track is laid from Oregon City, southerly a distance
of two miles in and along the" present grade of said Clackamas Southern
Railway, and the rails are in Oregon City for the remainder of the distance
from Oregon City to Beaver Creek, a distance of six miles.
1912.
' " Subscriber
Connections are now being made with the line of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., so ihat cord
wood, lumber, piling and other timber can be sent direct
to the Portland market and the money derived there
from will be scattered over that part of the County trib
utary to the road and be a great benefit not only to the
people along the line, but those engaged in other lines of
' business.
Remember you don't have to pay one dollar of this
subscription until you see the rails laid down for a dis
tance of two miles and the remainder of the rails on the
ground for the full six miles of track.
Do not allow paid knockers of antagonistic interests
to warp your judgment or interfere with the completion
of this enterprise owned and controlled by our own home
people. -
Address all communications to Clackamas Southern
Railway Co., Oregon City, Oregon. ' ' '
, - ' Respectfully submitted,
CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
By Gv B. DIMICK, Secretarv. " .,
ORDER
10 GIVE BIG BALL
Arrangements are being made for
the grand ball to be given by the Or
der of Pocahontas in Busch's Hall
next Friday evening. Fox's orchestra
of Portland has been engaged to fur
nish the music. The ball given by
this organization last year proved a
most delightful affair, and was at
tended by a large crowd. The hall will
be prettily decorated with the colors
of the order and with "evergreens.
The following are commmittees that
have been appointed to take charge:
General Committee Harry Will
iamson, Mrs. Walter Symes, Mrs.
Clarence Osborn, Miss Mae Clark,
Mrs. Webb Burns.
Floor Committee- E. T. Mass, Theo
dore Marley, Conrad Priester and
Harry Williamson.
Reception Committee Mrs. Walter
Symes, Mrs. Webb Burns, Miss Rose
Tomozewskie, Mrs. Clarence Osborn.
Refreshment Committee Mrs . So
phia Phillips, Mrs. D. E. Frost, Mrs.
Dqra Hamilton, Mrs. Josie Surber,
Mrs; Richard Bittner, Mrs. Anton
Naterlin, Mrs. Rebecca Wilson.
shares of the capital
MISS HELEN SMITH
IS VICTIM
RINGS ARE TORN FROM HER FINGERS
YOUNG WOMAN PLAYING PIANO
WHEN HOUSEBREAKER KNOCKS
HER DOWN UNCONSCIOUS
FOR MORE .THAN
. HOUR
Miss Helen Smith, daughter of Pet
er Smith of Canemah, and one of the
most popular young women in Clack
amas County was beaten into insnsi-
bility by a housebreaker at her home
Saturday night. The young woman,
who was alone in the house, was play
ing a piano, when she heard a noise
in the front hall. Before she could
open the door it was pushed open by a
man who knocked her down with
what is supposed to have been a sand
bag. He took the rings from her fin
gers and a valuable necklace besides
all the silverware in the home. One
of Miss Smith's fingers was badly
bruised in removing a ring.
The young woman is thought to
have been rendered unconscious about
7:30 o'clock and about an hour later
she regained her senses and went to
the home of a next door neighbor,
William H. Freeman. She could just
mutter that a burglar had knocked
her down and robbed the house when
she lapsed into unconsciousness. Dr.
M. C. Strickland was summoned and
found that Miss Smith was suffering
from shock and hysteria. He said
there was a bruise under her left ear,
but that she was not seriously injur
ed. .' Miss Smith's mother and father,
who had been in Oregon City, arrived
home soon after their daughter reach
ed the Freeman house, and Sheriff
Mass was notified. He and Deputy
Sheriff Miles hurried to Canemah and
learned from Miss-Smith that her as
sailant wag a man about thirty years
of age and wore a black hat. That
was all the description she could give
of him and soon after she became un
conscious again. The sheriff and his
men and the Oregon City police
searched for the robber all night.
Sheriff Mass also telephoned to the
police authorities of nearby towns,
giving the description he had of the
man. Louis Smith, a brother of the
wounded young woman, was attend
ing a dance in Oregon City when he
was notified that his sister had been
hurt. Another brother had left the
house only a few minutes before the
intruder put in an appearance.
Miss Smith was the winner of a
piano offered by the Morning En
terprise in a voting contest last year.
She is one of the best known
young women in the county and num
bers her friends by the scores. Dr.
Strickland announced after making
an examination of the patient that she
would recover in a few days.
LANE RETAINS LEAD
SENATE RACE
Harry Lane is holding his lead in
the count for United States Senator,
and the figures are now nearly
enough complete to make congratula
tions in order. With only two coun
ties unreported and returns complete
from all but four counties in the
state, Lane is 1155 ahead of Ben Sell
ing, the Republican nominee, and
11,672 in advance of Jonathan Bourne
who ran independently.'
The vote in the state- now gives
Lane 37,306, Selling 36,151, and
Bourne 25,634. TKere are no returns
from Lake and Curry. The wires are
down in Curry, and the count in Lake
is slow. It is not believed that either
county will do any damage to the lead
of Lane.
The complete count of Multnomah
gives Lane 1744 over Selling and 767
over Bourne. The later returns from
over the state are tending to accent
the victory of Lane, and it is highly
improbable that any material change
will be made by the official count. It
seems safe to say that Lane has won
by 1200. -
The election bf Lane will be a sub
stantial help to the Democracy of the
nation. The Democratic majority in
the National Senate is slim, and the
vote of the two Democrats from Ore
gon will count heavily in the politics
of the nation..
Oregon was the only state west of
Kansas that sent a delegation to the
national convention for Woodrow Wil
son. The decisive majority now given
to Wilson and the choice of Lane as
Senator to assist Wilson in his pol
icies puts Oregon ""right" with the
president-elect, and Oregon Democ
rats are especially jubilant on this
account. - - .
B. Lee Paget, the Republican nom
inee for Senator, ran ahead of his
ticket and polled a big vote. Alfred
E. Clark, the Progressive candidate,
also polled a good vote in the state,
but in Multnomah the Bull Moose
candidate lost several thousand to
Bourne, as analysis of the returns
tends to show.
I Boost your city by boosting your
; daily paper. The Enterprise should
; be In every home.
-
Miss. Helen Smith, of Canemah, who
was - knocked unconscious by a
housebreaker Saturday night.
TRAFTON M DYE AND
MAY E. WARD MARRY
A pretty home wedding was sol
emnized in Portland Thursday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the residence of
Mrs. Nancy M. Ward, when her
youngest daughter, Miss May Eliza
beth and Trafton M. Dye, son of Hon.
orable C. H. and Mrs. Eva Emery Dye,
of this city, were married. The im
pressive ring ceremony was per
formed by Dr. Dymott, pastor of
the First Congregational Church, of
Portland. About twenty relatives
and friends of the young couple were
present.
The Ward home was a bower of
beauty with its decorations of the
choicest roses and chrysthemums.
Mr. Dye and his bride were unattend
ed, and entered the parlors to the
strains of Mendlesohn's Wedding
March, which was played by Miss
Collomore. The bride was beautiful
in her gown of silk marquisette, and
carried a shower boquet of - bride's
roses and lilies of the valley. After
the ceremony was performed the
young copule received the congratu
lations and best wishes of those in
attendance, and a wedding dinner
was served, the bride's mother being
assisted in serving by four of the
bride's young friends. The ring in
the bride's cake was captured by Miss
Palmer, while the lucky coin was
found by Miss Evangeline Dye, sister
of the bridegroom, while the button
and thimble were found by Mr. Wein
iche and Margaret' Weiniche, nieces
of the bride. Many handsome gifts
were received by Mr. Dye and his
wife, including cutglass, china and
150 pieces of linen.
Among those attending the wedding
ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Dye, Miss Evangeline Dye, E.C.Dye,
and Everett Dye of this city, Mr. and
Mrs. William B. Shively, of Portland,
formerly of this city, and the former,,
who is a former schoolmate of Mr.
Dye.
Mr. and Mrs. Dye Thursday evening
left on their honeymoon, which will
be spent -at Seaside, and upon their
return they will reside at their beau
tiful new home at 400 Aspen Street,
(Willamette Heights) Portland.
The bride is an accomplished young
woman. She has for several years
been social secretary of the Young
Women's Christian Association of
Portland, and has been -an active ,
member of the First Congregational
Church of that city. She is a gradu
ate of Albion College of Michigan,
graduating from that institution in
1906, and shortly after the Lewis and
Clark Fair moved to Portland with
her mother, where she has resided,
and has made many friends.
The bridegroom came to this city
with his parents from Ohio, and after
completing his school course in thi3
city went to Oberrin, Ohio, where he
attended the Oberlin College, com
pleting iiis course there he went to
New York City, where he took a
course in law and graduated with
high honors in 1910, making the
course in three years. While at this
college Mr. Dye was editor of the Col
umbia Law Review. While he was
at college he and a schoolmate made
a trip to Europe, visiting in - Paris,
Switzerland, and along the Rhine on
bicycles' Mr. Dye is associated with
the law firm of Reed & Bill, in the
Wilcox Building.
NELL E. DERBY TO BE
F.T.COLLINS' BRIDE
The engagement of Miss Nell E.
Derby, of this city, and Fred T. Col
lins, of Portland, has been announced.
The ceremony will be performed soon.
Miss Derby i3 the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Derby, well
known residents of Salem. She came
to this city about three years ago to -work
in the county recorder's office.
She is an expert typist Mr. Collins
located in Portland several years ago
and is a well known young business
man of that city.
MRS. LARSEN OPERATED
UPON FOR APPENDICITIS
Mrs. Leo. Larsen, of Willamette,
who has been suffering from a severe
attack of appendicitis for - several
days, underwent an operation at the
Oregon City Hospital Saturday morn
ing. Her condition is satisfactory.