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VOL. IV No. li5.
OREGON. CITY, OREGON, THUESD AY, NOVEMBER 14, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
HUGE WAVE HITS
STEAMER BEAVER
PRESIDENT FIXES
CANAL RATES
COMPANIONS IN "MISERY.
SUFFRAGETTES TO
CONDUCT ELECTION
POSTOFFICE READY
FOR PARCEL POST
WAITER ASLEEP IN BERTH IS
THROWN ON FLOOR BY
SHOCK
EMPTY STATEROOMS ARE SMASHED!
Accident at EarJs Climax to Fierce
"Gale on Trip North From San
Francisco Beaver's
Second Accident
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 13. (Special.)
As a climax of a trip northward
along the Oregon coast in one of the
: worst blows of the season, the Beav
er, flagship of th San Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company's fleet,
was overtaken as she was crossing
into the river this afternoon, by a
huge comber which crushed in the
walls of her house and a half dozen
staterooms aft, and sweeping forward
with irresistible force, cleaned up the
decks to the stem.
Only one person was injured. A
waiter, asleep below, was thrown by
the shock, when the comber struck,
from his bunk and dashed to the floor
with such force that his scalp was
split ouen and he sustained a number
of bruises.
Passengers were frightened by the
impact of the wall of water as it came
aboard and by the crashing of the
house walls as they went down, but
the staterooms which were demolish
ed were luckily not occupied.
The Beaver had arrived off the
heads at 6 o'clock this morning after
traversing a mountanous sea in a
fierce blow throughout the night. The
gale was subsiding, but the sea was
still runnig so high thaUCaptain Mas
on did not attempt to take the steam
er in.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the tide
being at flood, and the seas somewhat
less rough, the Beaver started in. As
she was crossing a shoal the great
comber came up aft and broke over
her stern with a roar that sounded
to some inexperienced passengers as
though the vessel were being torn
in pieces.
After smashing the house and state
room walls by its first impact the
comber did no further damage except
to flood a number of other rooms,
among them the wireless operator's
quarters, which he had just vacated.
After a brief stop here the Beaver
proceeded up the river for Portland j
late this afternoon. Captain Mason j
telegraphed the news of his rough j
experience on the bar, and the Beaver
will be met at Portland in the morn
ing by Captain Crowe, Lloyd's survey
or, who will survey the damage done
by the comber. ,
This is the second time this season
that the Beaver has been struck by a
comber while on the bar. On the pre
vious occasion she sustained damage
similar to that of today, although not
so extensive.
While the' series of gales that have
been blowing along the coast since
October 18? has subsided the bar at
the mouth of the Columbia River is
still extremely rough and the only
vessel to cross out today was the
steamer Breakwater. The Rose City,
also of the San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Company's fleet, is wait
ing here for subsidance of the waters
so she can leave for California ports.
Other vessels coastbound are the
American-Hawaiian steamer Lyra,
steamers Coaster, F. H. Leggett, Cam
ino, Iaqua, tanker Asuncion, British
steamship Mancunia and British bark
Oweenee.
'
Tf ATT A K
WITH the Dutch Collars which are so much, in
vogue this year no woman's outfit is complete
without several pieces of neck adornment. An
ticipating the popu larity of this style in advance, we
bought heavily in beautiful Lavalliers which make an
ordinanry neck look beautiful and a pretty one even more
so. This is one of the handsomest pieces of jewelry ever
worn and we have set a price that will leave us without
one In stock.
BURMEISTER
Oregon City Jewelers
PROTEST OF BRITISH IGNORED;
TOLLS FOR FOREIGN
SHIPS $1.20.
INCREASED TONNAGE IS EXPECTED
Secretary of War Ordered to Prepare
Rules for Measurment of Vessels
to Assist in Carrying
Out Edict
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Presi
dent Taft tonight issued a proclama
tion fixing the rates that " foreign
shipping shall pay for passage through
the Panama Canal. The proclamation
made under authority of the canal
bill passed by Congress in August,
establishes a merchant vessel rate of
$1.20 per net ton in actual carrying
capacity, witn a reduction of 40 per
cent ship in ballast. .
The provisions of the proclamation
are as follows:
"1. On merchant vessels carrying
passengers or a cargo $1.20 per net
vessel ton each 100 cubic feet of
actual carrying capacity.
"2. On vessels in' ballast without
passengers or cargo, 40 per cent less
than the rate of tolls for vessels wUh
passengers or cargo.
"3. Upon naval vessels other than
transports, colliers, hospital ships
and supply ships, 50 per cent per dis
placement ton.
"4! Upon Army and Navy trans
ports, colliers, hospital ships and sup
ply ships $1.20 per net ton, the vessels
to be measured by the same rules as
are employed in demanding . the net
tonnage of merchant vessels.
"The Secretary of WTar will prepare
and prescibe such rules for the meas
urment of vessels, and such regula
tions as may be necessary and proper
to carry this proclamation into full
force and effect.''
American coastwise shipping was
exempted from all toll payment by
Congress. It was to this provision
of the act that Great Britain protest
ed but no reference to the protest
was made m the President's procla
mation. BIG DOUBLE
SHOW
AT THE
Electric Tonight
,Not only six big amateur acts
but some of Portland's profes
sional performers will appear
in song and monologue.
BABY LAVERNE BROOKS and
MASTER CORLIN PETERS
in catchy songs. The
EALY CHILD ORCHESTRA
(Miss Hilda Myers in Recita
tion) (ARCH LONG in new Songs)
VIOLIN SOLO, Home Talent,
and many others. Four big
Reels of Pictures featuring
KING BAGGART IN THE MIL
LIONAIRE COP
Don't miss this entertain
ment, the Best ever in City for
5 and 10c.
& ANDRESEN .
Suspension Bridge Corner
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INITIATIVE FREIGHT
RATE BILL DISCUSSED
Traffic officials and attorneys of the
Hill and Harriman lines held a con
ference Wednesday in Portland to dis
cuss the so-called Medford freight
rate initiative bill passed at the gen
eral election, which prescribes rates
on certain classes of goods in less
than car load lots.
Nobody seems to understand just
what this bill will do if enforced,
though railroad men agree in declar
ing that one sure result will be in
a raising in freight rates generally
throughout the state, except in the
particular classes of goods named in
the bill. This they say must be done
by the railroads in self-preservation,
owing to what they point out as the
ruinously low rates on these classes
of goods that the bill would put into
effect.
Portland shippers, especially, they
say, would be injured. The Portland
Chamber of Commerce may be
brought into the fight against, the
measure os this account.
The measure is declared by attor
neys to be so vague in its wording
that any one of three constructions
can he placed on certain' portions of
it.
Whether the railroads will try to
enjoin the state officials from 'enforc
ing the new law has not yet been de
cided, and a definite course of action
is not likely to be settled for several
days. This, however, will probably be
the course taken.
No joint action is at present con
templated by the railroads. If an in
junction is asked, each railroad would
bring suit separately to enjoin . the
railroad commission, the attorney
general and probably the sheriffs and
district attorneys of the counties
through which the road passes from
enforcing the law.
As an instance of the injustice the
bill would work, railroad men point
out that it would force the O. W. R.
& N. to carry all classes of goods be
tween Portland and The Dalles for
less than the present water y rate.
This would not only be ruinous to the
railroad, but would force the Open
River Transportation Company out of
business, because it could not compete
with such a. rate.
From Portland to Albany, it is fur
ther pointed out, the railroad would
haye to carry the goods named for
less than the actual cost of transpor
tation. The result, railroad men say,
would have to be higher rates on oth
er commodities.
HONE RULE IS ARGUED
LONDON, Nov. 13 Speaker Low
ther of the House of Commons, today
ruled Premier Asquith's motion for a
reconsideration of the home rule vote
of Monday out of order. He declares,
however, that it is without precedent
in British Parliamentary history.
Premier Asquith said a reconsidera
tion of Monday's vote was necessary
or it would be impossible to continue
the home rule bill.
Andrew Bonar-Law replied. He
quoted Asquith's bitter denunciation
of Balfour for refusing to resign fol
lowing an adverse vote against the
conservative administration several
years ago. He concluded:
"The only honorable course for the
present Liberal Cabinet is to resign
or dissolve, Parliament and force an
election. In view, of the Bolkan crisis
I am willing to delay pressing such
a policy temporarily."
3 Couples Get Licenses.
Licenses to marry were issued
Wednesday to Garnett Peebles and
Herbert. Krager, Martha Oliver and
E. Dallas and Stella Bernice Fenney
and August Herman Eliason.
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IS WRECKED;
EIGHTEEN DEAD
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 13. Eighteen
lives were forfeited at Irvington, a
suburb of Indianapolis, early today,
by the carelessness of a brakeman of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Railroad in neglecting to close a
switch after a freight train had back
ed onto a siding in compliance with
orders to meet a passenger train. A
few minutes later the Cincinnati-Indianapolis
passenger train, heavily
loaded, crashed into the freight, in
stantly killing fourteen passengers
and injuring four others so badly that
they died later in a "hospital here.
The dead: Albert Allen and Mrs.
Allen, of Los Angeles; Christian Chen
ey and Mrs. Cheney and Cheney's
brother, all of Jackson, Ky. ; Charles
and Chester Cheney, children of
Christian Cheney; Christopher Im
holt; Joseph Palmer; Conductor Ir
vin Wigins; Fireman Fred Hutchin
son; Brakeman Bert White; Benja
min Boyle; two unidentified men.
More than twenty other passengers
were injured, and the death list may
be increased.
Most of the victims were riding in
the smoking car and were en route
from Indianapolis to Cincinnati.
The freight train was standing on
an open switch when the crash occur
red. An exploding gas tank fired the
wreckage, but the flames were soon
extinguished by a bucket brigade.
Conductor Williams was crushed to
death as he stood in the aisle of the
day coach collecting tickets. His
body was found in an upright position
jammed between two seats, his glas
ses still oh his nose.
The freight train had orders to
liieet the passenger at Irvington. It
backed into the siding, but the brake
man neglected to close the switch.
MRS. DYE DECLINES
TO OFFER FOR MAYOR
Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, who has been
urged to enter as a candidate for
mayor of Oregon City, announced
Wednesday that she had 'declined to
do so. In response to the requests of
many of her friends to announce her
candidacy she made , the following
statement:
"I believe there is a great future for
women in civic life, but for my own
individual part, I prefer to stay at
home and write books and vote for
somebody else."
HUSBAND SUING, SAYS
WIFE NEGLtCTFUL
R. Hayes filed suit Wednesday for
a divorce against Emma Hayes. They
were married in Portland July 20,
1901, and have two children. The
plaintiff alleges that defendant has
been cruel and had shown neglect,
which commenced seven years ago.
The plaintiff further alleges that the
defendant is addicted to the use of
drugs.
Circuit Judge Campbell granted the
following divorces Wednesday: Mae
belle M. Robertson against H. C. Rob
ertson. The plaintiff was allowed
$450 alimony. J. H. Berry against
Greta E. Berry.
PHEASANT HUNTER FINED. "
James Mahlum, who was accused
by D. C. Wilson, Deputy Game Ward
en, of killing a China pheasant Wed
nesday at Canby, pleaded guilty and
was fined $25 by Justice of ths Peacff
W. W. H. Samson.
DRUNKEN MEN ARRESTED.
John Smith and John Reynolds were
arrested Tuesday evening by J"ight Of
ficer Green. Both are charged with be
ing under the influence of liquor.
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S&iSW VIS
ROSEBiG MAYOR IS
ORDERED TO RESIGN
SALEM, Or., Nov. 13. Governor West
today issued an ultimatum to Mayor
Micelli, of Roseburg. Micelli must re
sign and make way for someone who
will enforce the liquor laws, or the
governor will see that the suits to
put the Roseburg Brewery & Ice
Company, of which Mayor Micelli is
one of the leading stockholders, out
of business are vigorously prosecut
ed. "Unless Mr(yor Micelli resigns I
have instructed District Attorney
Brown to bring an injunction suit
against the Roseburg Brewery & Ice
Company and also proceed to revoke
the company's charter," declared the
governor today. "If Mayor Micelli gets
out of office and lets" someone who
will enforce the laws, there may not
be need to prosecute these civil suits."
For some time District Attorney
Brown has had the officials of the
brewery company in court on a charge
of violating the local option law. The
brewery was supposed to be manu- j
lacturmg noming dui near-Deer, Dut
the charge was made that real beer
was being manufactured and sold
there. The jury which tried the case
first hung six to six. Then in the
election the brewery people made a
vigorous fight against the reelection
of District Attorney Brown, who made
a campaign isue out of his determin
ation to fight the brewery to a finish.
After Brown's reelection five direct
ors of the brewery company went in
to the court and pleaded guilty to vio
lating the local option law and paid
fines aggregating over $2000.
"As the mayor is a leading stock
holder of this company he should
now get out of office1'', said the gov
ernor, "and if he doesn't be will have
to tike the consequences. The con
fession of guilt of the directors will
be good material for having the com
pany's license revoked."
. W. R. LOGUS
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Mrs. William R. Logus entertained
the Wednesday Bridge Club at her
home Wednesday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent in playing
bridge and five hundred. Miss Marjor
ie Caufield and Mrs. J. R. Humphreys
won the prizes. A dainty lunch was
served by Mrs. Logus. Those who
were present were Misses Holmes,
Nellie Caufield, Marjorie Caufield, and
Mesdames Charman, Chapman, Tobin,
Rands, Humphreys, Mulvey, Mount,
Morris, Hendly, O'Malley, Pickens,
Porter, Price, Meissner, Clark, Law
rence and Logus.
ENTERTAIN REBECCAS
The unmarried members of Willam
ette Rebecca Lodge No. 2, I. O. O. F.
entertained the married members
Tuesday evening. A musical and lit
erary program was splendidly render
ed, after -which dainty refreshments
were served. The married members
entertained the unmarried members
recently. There was a large attend
ance. SUE FOR $740.20.
L. C. and Fred Himler Wednesday,
through Attorney H. E. Cross, filed
suit for $740.20 against S. P. Chris
tensen. - They allege that they enter
ed into a contract with the defendant
April 27, 1912, to float railway ties
down the Clackamas River from J.
B. Cummins' sawmill to Parkplace.
It is charged that the defendant ship
ped fifty five cars of rails after they
had reached Parkplace for which he
was to pay $1613.48, but that only
part of the money had been paid.
GLADSTONE COUNCIL APPOINTS
WOMEN OFFICERS AT i
POLLS j
'WE'LL SHOW THEM," DECLARES ONE
Mrs. Burke and Mrs. McGetchie, Mem- jAII Packages Must Bear Return Ad
bers of Board, Will Be Chap- dress of Sender or They Will
erones of Unmarried
Ones
Five ardent suffragettes, all well
known Gladstone women, were Tues
day evening appointed judges and
clerks of the municipal election to be
held in that progressive little city the
first Monday in December, and will be
given an opportunity to prove them
selves capable of assuming the pe
culiar responsibilities that attend
"Votes for Wbmen." Those selected 1
by the city council for the momentous
task are the Misses Pearl and Iva M.
Harrington, Miss Ada Hulburt, Mrs.
Tom A. Burke and Mrs. R. M. Mc
Getchie. Four of the appointees have
valiently accepted the appointments
without protest. The fifth will de
cide soon, and if she accepts, the des
tinies of three councilmen and the
city recorder will be placed entirely
in the hands of the fair ones.
"We'll show them," said Miss
Harrington. "I think the council did
it to be cute. But we will show them
we can handle an election just as
well as the men."
.Miss Harrington knows whereof
she speaks, for she has been deputy
county clerk for two years, and un
derstands election procedure thor
oughly. Mrs. Burke and Mrs. McGetchie,
the only married members of the new
ly appointed board, will in addition
to their present duties, assume the
role of chaparones for the day, and
have hinted that all forms of election
etiquette will be '.rigidly enforced
even more so than at the election a
week ago last Tuesday at Gladstone
when a Bull Mooser and a . Socialist
tried to vote the same ballot at the
same time.
"None of that under our regime",
declare the appointees.
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
!T FRANCHISE
The freight franchise of the Port-1
land . Railway, Light & Power uom- j
pany will be discussed at a meeting '
of the City Council this evening. A
committee has been working on the
proposed franchise for some time,
and will be ready to make a report.
A meeting of the council to which the
people .will be invited to make sug
gestions will be held soon. A majority
of taxpayers are said to oppose grant
ing a franchise for more than five
years.
The reducing of telephone' rates
also will be discussed this evening.
A conference between representatives
of the telephone companies and the
committee was held Tuesday. The
representatives of the telephone com
panies placed their data before the
committee and the committee will
make a report tonight.
EIGHT DEMOCRATS
A $2400 annual plum in the shape
of the Oregon City postmastership is
a prize, local Democrats are not over
looking. While T. P. Randall, who
has made an excellent official, has
two and one-half years to serve, at least
eight stalwart Democrats have their
eyes on the place and have so an
nounced. While George A. . Harding
was the first to announce that he
would actually be an applicant for
the position the others were close on
his trail. An Enterprise man took a
census of the applicants and prospec
tive applicants Wednesday with the
following results: George A. Hard
ing, W. C. Green, E. T. Mass, J. J.
Cooke, G. F. Johnson, James P. Lov
ett, T. J. Myers and C. W; Kelly.
ALASKA NEWSPAPER
Joseph J. Green, who is connected
with the Dawson Daily News, visited
Coroner William J. Wilson Wednes
day. Mr. Green has been connected
with the Dawson News for nine ye'ars
and has been in Alaska for 16 years.
This is his first trip out of Alaska for
five years, he having made a trip to
Portland in 1907. Before connecting
himself with the Dawson News, Mr.
Green had been connected with sev
eral mining enterprises in Juneau. He
will make his residence in Portland
for the winter.
CANBY BANK STATE RESERVE
Superintendent of State Banks, Mr.
Wright, has appointed the Canby
Bank & Trust Company of Canby, a
reserve bank for all state banks. The
Canby bank is the only bank between
Portland and Salem so designated.
The bank carries a large reserve and
it is probable that it was due to this
fact that they were appointed a re
serve bank.
RANDALL WARNS PATRONS NOT
TO USE ORDINARY STAMPS
ON MAIL -
PARCELS MAILABLE AT THE OFFICES
Not Be Accepted by
.'Postmaster
Posjtmaster Randall announced Wed
nesday that he ha,d made arrange
ments for the starting of the parcel
post service in this city and county
January 1. He said that there were
many things in relation to the ser
vice which the public must thorough
ly understand in order to prevent
friction and delay at the start. .Mr.
Randall has received instructions
from headquarters that distinctive
parcel post stamps must be, used on
all fourth class matter (parcel post)
and that matter bearing ordinary
itamps-.wiil be "held for postage."
"Parcels will be mailable oniy at
postoffices ", said Mr. Randall, "branch
postoffices, lettered and local stations
and such numbered stations as may
be designated by the postmaster. All
parcels musnjear the return address
of the sender, and if they do not they
will not be accepted for mailing."
Mr. Randall thinks there, will be a
large parcel post business in this
county, and he expects the assistance
of the public, in that the rules shall
be strictly adherred to at the begin
ning. The new service will cause
much more work at the office and
eventually it is probable thai; more
persons will be employed.
ELK HEADS INVITED
TO BIG DEDICATION
Plans are being formulated for the
dedication of the Elk's home to be
held next Wednesday. The program has
not been completed but a partial pro
gram shows a busy day for the mem
bers of Elkdom and their wives. Grand
officers from all parts of the state
will be in attendance, as well as hun
dreds of Elks from nearby cities who
will journey to Oregon City to see ,
the new home dedicated.
The laying of the corner stone will
take place at 2 o'clock. The hpme
will be thrown open to the general
public in the afternoon while other
functions of the day are for members
of the order and their families.
Dinner will be served at the armory
commencing at five in the afternoon
and continuing until midnight. The
committee is planning on a spread The
grand ball will be given in Busch's
Hall in the evening. Fox's orchestra
of ten pieces will furnish the music
for the dancers.
CONTINUE JOURNEY
Harry L. Young, who is commercial
manager in Oregon City for the Port
land Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, and C. H. Moore, District Sup
erintendent for the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company, met with an
accident "while enroute for Portland
in an automobile. The accident oc
curred near Oswego at 7:30 Wednes
day evening. The front left tire blew
up, nothing being left but shreds of
rubber. Not having an extra tire with
them, and having an appointment at
Portland at eight o'clock, they con
tinued their journey on a steel rim.
Arriving at the outskirts of the city
they telephoned for a machine to con
vey them to their' destination, leav
ing their car at a machine shop. The
car. was not damaged, though the rim
was battered up badly. Mr. Moore
who was driving, put on the emergen
cy brake when the accident happen
cy brake when the accident occurr
suddenly, threw Mr. Young into the
road, though he was not injured se
verely. I CLACKAMAS TO HAVE
E. P. Carter and H. E. Niles, repre
senting the Publicity Department of
the Commercial Club, have planned
a fine exhibit for the Portland Land
Show which will start Monday. Mr.
Carter said Wednesday that the exhi
bit would be one of the finest ever
collected in Clackamas County and it
is probable that it will win one of the
rizes. Selections were made in pre
paring the display from the Clacka
mas County exhibit which won sec
ond prize at the state fain at Salem.
O. E. Freytag, secretary of the Pub
licity Deportment, is in Minneauolis,
in charge of the Oregon exhibit at the
land show there.
Two Couples Married.
The following couples were married
in the Justice of the Peace's office
Wednesday: E. Dallas of Portland
and Miss Martha Oliver and Herbert
Kruger and Miss Garnet Peebler, of
Portland. Justice of the Peace W. W.
H. Samson officiated.