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VOL. IV. No. 118.
DYNAMITE TRIAL
IS
COTTAGE WAS USED TO STORE
IMITROGELATIN, TESTIFIES
WITNESS
M'NAMARA SET TIMES EXPLOSION
Ten Witnesses From California Relate
Incidents of James B. McNamara's
Preparation to Blow up Times
Building
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 16. Incidents
of James B. McNamara's preparations
to blow up the Los Angeles Times
building in the wreck of which 21 per
sons were killed were blended into a
dramatic story by ten witnesses from
California at the "dynamite conspir
acy" trial today.
How the dynamiter rented a fur
nished room in Mrs. Lena Ingersoll's
flat in San Francisco; how he got in
touch with F. A. Schmidt and David
Caplan, his alleged accomplices, how
he called up from the flat to procure
the gasoline launch Pastime and to
buy 500 pounds of 80 per cent nitro
gelatin. a high explosive, and how, af
ter fixing the Los Angeles Times ex
plosion to occur at 1 A. M. on October
1, 1910, he returned to San Francisco
and at 11 o'clock that night begged
Mrs. Ingersoll to allow him to remain
there, offering her a whole month's
rent, were details related by people
who had personal dealings with Mc
Namara. James O'Brien told how a cottage
owned by him on Ninteenth Avenue
South, in a remote part of San Fran
cisco, had been entered before the
Los Angeles explosion and how, when
several weeks later he went out there
to learn why the cottage was not be
ing occupied, he found ten boxes of
nitrogelatin locked in the parlor.
O'Brien said that in his ignorance of
what the boxes contained he looked
into one box with a lighted cigar in his
mouth and thinking the explosive was
candles knocked a stick against the
box.
A Los Angeles detective related
what'he saw when he arrived at the
site of the Times building.
IN LEGAL BATTLE
Charles Scott of Scotts Mills,
through his attorneys, W. A. Dimick
of this city and McAllister & Upton
of Portland, has filed a suit for ac
counting against W. A. Shaver of Mo
lalla. Plaintiff alleges that about March
1, 1906, he and the defendant entered
into a partnership business to operate
a sawmill located near Molalla, and
that in this partnership agreement,
plaintiff was to have charse of hir
ing and discharging the men and op-
erate the mill, while the defendant
was to market the products and to act
l-aU,n.nT. rtf i-Ur ,1-n n n rl 4- n t-
CIO IICUOUICI UA LUC WUUClll, ClllU till!
they were to receive $3 a day each for
their services
Plaintiff further alleges
that they
bought eighty acres of land, the saw
mill operated by them and various
tracts of timber nearby and that all
of this property was taken in the
Ticrtio ff T A Chnimp flirt . . 1' i , , 1 o ,1 t
WL ' . . I . kj 11(1 Y V 1 , 1. II U UClCUUaUL,
who in reality did not own it person-
ally but as trustee of the partnership
business.
The mill was continued in opera-1
tion until July 1907, when it was sold
to W. C. Noon, for $10,000 cash, which
DRAMATIC
money plaintiff alleges was received Mountains. Certain of these men like
by defendant, and also that defendant Secretary Whitman, Atkinson and
received all other income from the Lindsley gave their lives to establish
mill in the way of returns from its a Christian civilization in the Oreoa
ties and other lumber during all the country, also brought in education,
period of its operation excepting ' government and encouraged agricul
$30.30 which the plaintiff acknowled-, tural development. At the same time
ges to nave received. ! they looked Northward to Alaska, and
The plaintiff further states that ' out across the seas. Home Missions
since the beginning of the partnership I and Foreign Missions here met to
business defendant has, only paid gether. A foreign Missionary board
plaintiff $1955.10 on account of all ; sent its workers here to do home mis
money he put into the business, for j sionary work.
445 days work and his one-half inter-1 Home Mission week is an opportun
est in the business and sale price of j ity to study the life, the past, and
the plant, and that defendant refuses ! future of this country,
to settle or to give an accounting or ! Mr. Edwards will speak at the Con
let plaintiff inspect the books of the gregational Church this morning oa
partnership concern. j "The Pacific Coast and its Opportun-
Plaintiff asks that the defendant he 1 ity for the Kingdom."
forced to account to him for his full S The presence of Rev. Mr. Phipps
interest and lieges that this is an
amount in excess of $3,000, aid that
he is the owner of a one-half interest
in eighty acres of land held in defend
ant's name and that he further asks
for $500 attorney s fees and that plain-
.tiff be restrained from transferring or I teen years of age, at the Congrega
encumbering the land during the pen- j tional Church at 3:30. Mrs. Ormsby
dency of this suit.
REV. HUNTING TO
HOLD MEETINGS
The state Sunday School Conven-
I tion will meet in Oregon City next
Rev. George Hunting will hold two spring and it is time for everybody to
meetings at the St. Paul's Episcopal get acquainted with Mr. Phipps whose
Church next Tuesday. Mr. Hunting genial and forceful personality is giv
is secretary of the Eighth Missionary ing the Sunday School a new grip on
Department of the Episcopal Church ! the youth of the state. Other meet-
in the United States. His territory
embraces tne Pacilic coast states aawun Wednesday evening a union
the Island positions. One meeting
will be held in the afternoon for the
women of the parish or of any other
church. It will be at 3 o'clock.
The evening serviec at 7 : 30 will be
for all .members, men and women. At
this service the missionary journey of
the apostle Paul will be illustrated
bv lantern slides. After this meet-
ing Mr. Hunting wishes to meet all
the men of the parish. All are cor -
dially welcome to the respective meet -
ings.
MORNING ENTERPRISE
WliEliLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED I 5 6 G
TAFT FAVORS ONE
SIX YEAR TERM
GIVES TOAST TO WILSON AS ABLE
PATRIOTOTIC AND DISTIN
GUISHED GENTLEMAN
"GLORY SOON PASSES," HE SAID
"Fiercer and More Unjust Fire of
Criticism," says President Taft,
"Than His Predeces
ors" NEW YORK, Nov. 16 Declaring
himself in favor of a single six-year-term
for the president and the amend
ment of the constitution so as to give
cabinet officers seats in the senate,
President Taft made his first import
ant speech since bis defeat for reelec
tion before the Lotus Club tonight.In
a speech which he himself called a
swan song, gently railing at William
J. Bryan s suggestion that ex-presi
dents be given debating power with
out votes in congress, Taft closed i
with a toast to:
"The health and success of the able, i
patriotic and distinguished gentleman
who is to be the next president of the '
United States."
President Taft reviewed at length
the problems which the chief execu- j
tive must face and urged that the ap- '
pointments of "local patronage" posts :
be taken from him to enable him tc !
give more time to putting into effect
the pledges of the party that elected
him.
Alluding humorously to the criti-
cisms to which he had been subjected I
the president declared that he fore
saw the end of "indiscriniina.te muck
raking" and unfounded criticisms of j
public officials, which, he said, hafl
done "grave injustice to many honor .
able men."
Discussing the duties of the pres- i
ident, he declared that to a man of j
judicial temperament the ephemeral
glory of the office soon passed and the
desire for recognition for the good he
has accomplished was but slightly as
suaged by the promise that historj
would right him.
Taft said that while other presidents :
had been subjected to a fierce fire of
criticism, he believed that he had
been more harshly treated, with less
reason, than any other of his prede
cessors. The president referred, but indirect
ly, to President-Elect Wilson's an
nouncement that he intended to pur
sue the open door policy after his in
auguration. UNION SERVICES TO
BE HELD THIS EVENING
Tne Pacific coast is an empire so
ricn in resources that its development
is not only of tremendous importance
tft tllP ITnitprl KttPS hilt alert Q rltl-
" - t U.Hj1- j
mining factor in the future of the j
urient. The Pacific ocean is to be
the "great pond" of commerce in the j
coming century and the charactr of
American civilation here is the key i
of the future. Every great innuenco !
at work in these states is wnrth rhu i
StllflV fl Tl ll thmicht rtf nnr.rn Vmr.n
.wiiv V. 1 1 V, 11, , iiiAVC
the peculiar interest of Home Mis-i
sionary work among western people. I
Oregon City owed the best things ia i
its eafly life to home missionaries
who came here and started some of j
the first churches west of the Rocky
and Mrs. Ormsby of the State Sunday
School Association in the afternooa
will give an opportunity for the boys
and girls to hear about some real prob
lems of their own lives. Mr. Phipps
will address all boys more than four-
, will address all girls of the Junior
I ana mtermeaiate age at the Methodist
I Church at 3:45. She wil give a child
ren's story hour at 3 o'clock in the
same place.
The churches will unite in the even
ing to hear Mr. Phipps at" the Metho-
j dist Church at 7:30 on "The Opportun
ity ot Home Missions in the Sunday
School."
; ings for the week will be as foil
iniOTirf-
j meeting will be held at the Baptist
; Church to discuss the problems of
; the city. Mr. Landsborough will speak
on The Church and the Working
men." Hon. B. Lee Paget, of Port
land, on "The City and the Saloon."
Mr. Edwards on "What the United
Moral Forces of the City Can Accom
plish." At the Presbyterian Church
. Thursday evening Mr. Landsborough
; and Mr. Edwards will discuss some
1 phases of work on the frontier of
Oregon and Alaska.
OREGON CITY,
VOr BIM'VW, WlTHAUTTLEr-
---t-lr HooheH'' rr
rrA, we never make J 1 i -r ,
jfefeftJ , j-p--' 9J COMPLA.IhjtNG- i I
' JBMh
L!.- v.-i Bryc, United. States Minister
to The Hague.
.
JUDGE MARRIES COUPLE,
Ci; ruit Judge Campbell Saturday
officiated at the wedding of Edna L.
McCo snd W.W. Morrin who said
they !i '-d rt "u E-St Forty-ninth
Street, Portland. Licenses to marry
were issued to the following couples:
Pearl Andersen McGartney and David
Kidd, Milwaulie; Margaret Scharffen
berg and J. W. Schlicating, 675 Sev
pnty Second Street, south est, Port
land aad Minnie E. Layman and Fred
L. Froctor, Sandy.
The Star
iEW VAUDEVILLE TODAY
THOMAS & WRIGHT
Wooden Shoe Danceologist . .
Introducing their own Original
Character Comedy Imitations.
(Also)
A HIGH CLASS PIC
TURE PROGRAM
AFued in Kentucky Hills
BIOGRAPH
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VITAGRAPH
HOSPITAL HOAXE
A live Comedy
OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1912.
PERPETRATED BY WALT McDOUGALL
DON'T COMPLAIN OF NOISE ; START SOMETHING !
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STEAMER DISABLED IN
OREGON CITY LOCKS S
Negligence shown in taking care of
the locks on the West Side since they
were sold by the Portland Railway, 1
Light & Power Company to the Gov
ernment is said by the officials of the
Oregon City Transportaiton Company
as the cause which led to what came j
near proving a most serious accident
to the steamer Pomona Friday after
noon. As the steamer was passing through
the artificial waterway en route to I
Portland, she struck a bolt which pro-'
truded from the side of the locks. It !
held her fast and as- the water began
to recede the craft managed to extri
cate herself, but in doing so her out
side cylinder timbers were split, the
deck beam was damaged and the
guards smashed. She had to be taken
to the Supple shipyards and an effort
will be made to have her in shape to
resume her run by Monday.
No abstract of title satisfactory to
the Government has been obtained to
the locks and canal since the sale was
effected. Prior to the closing of the
deal the street railway company was
give credit for looking after the locks
properly and keeping them in good
condition. But since then it is claim
ed they have not been given proper
attention.
A specific instance Is cited that
prior to the sale guards were main
tained along the sides of the locks for
the purpose of protecting the steam
ers from striking on the bolts which
are hidden beneath the surface of the
water and extending in proximity to
the channel. But now it is asserted
that no guards are kept there and ap
parently little effort is being put forth
to keep the locks in good condition
pending the transfer of their owner
ship. E
SEEKPOSTMASTERSHIP
The position of postmaster of Ore
gon City is sought for by at least
nine local Democrats. George A. Hard
ing was the first to offer for the po
sitisn, and others quickly followed.
David Caufield, recently Democratic
candidate for Justice of the Peace and
Ed. Fortune, recent candidate for Con
stable, are the latest to announce thAt
they - will seek the appointment. The
others are George A. Harding, W. C.
I Green, E. T. Mass, J. J. Cooke, G. F.
I Johnson, James P. Lovett and C. W.
tt.eney.
MOOSE "HERD" GO TO SALEM.
Over 50 members of Oregon City
Lodge No. 961, Loyal Order of Moose,
left Saturday evening on a special
train for Salem to attend the dedica
tion and house warming of the Sa
lem lodge. A special train was run
from Portland for the accommodation
of the Portland and Oregon City
lodges. Many of the members will re
main in Salem today, as the Salem
lodge has arranged entertainment -for
three days, ending Sunday night.
If it happened It 1b in the Enterprise.
William R. Harr, Assistant Attorney
General of the United States.
WORK COMMENCED ON
MULTNOMAH CENTRAL
Paul Dunn, who is a road viewer
of Sandy, was a visitor in Oregon City
Saturday. Mr. Dunn reports that the
Multnomah Central Railway, which is
a continuation of the Mt. Hood Rail
way, from Cottrell to Sandy, a dist
ance of about 6 miles, will be com
pleted in about 1 1-2 years. The clear
ing for the road has begun and the
grading will begin in early spring.
The railway will be equipped with
both passenger and freight service,
and will be welcomed by Sandy, it
being the first railway to go into that
country.
MEYER IS CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION
F. J. Meyer announced Saturday
that he would be a candidate for re
election as councilman from the Third
Ward for a term of three years. Wil
liam Greaves is also a candidate for
the same office. A petition is being
circulated to put Frank BetSold in
the race for councilman in the Third
Ward, making thrge men who aspire
to that position.
Preacher Dies in Pulpit
BROWNSVILLE, Or., Nov. 16 Rev.
R. Z. Brown, of Philomath, dropped
dead in the pulpit while preaching- at
Crawfordsville Thursday evening. He
had given out the hymns and was he
ginning l)is sermon when stricken,
and died before members of the con
gregation could reach his side.
Heart trouble was the cause of
death. Rev. Brown resided at Philo
math and was in charge of the Meth
odist Episcopal Churches at that place
and Crawfordsville. He was 62 years
of age and leaves a wife and one son.
The funeral will be held Sunday at
i Philomath.
TELEPHONE PUTS
IN FIRE SIGNAL ,
HOME COMPANY ALSO HAS AR-j
RANGED NEW POLICE CALL
SYSTEM
ALARMS PLACED IN FIRE HOUSES;
Hiil Section of City Well Protected
by New System Patrons of Com
pany Given Service
Gratis
A complete Fire Alarm and Police
signal system has been installed in
this city by the Home Telephone Com
pany, of Oregon City. The service
has been tested and found to work
to the entire satisfaction of the com
mittee of the city council, and the po
lice. It will prove a great convenience
to the residents of the city.
The system comprises an alarm in
each fire house in the city, operated
from the switchboard in the com
pany's office, so that in case of fire
reported by any patron of the Home
Telephone Company, the alarm is im
mediately sounded in the proper fire
house, or may be given throughout
the entire system.
The police call is the same as now
in service, with two extra signals on
Seventh Street. One is located in the
business section on Main Street, thus
giving the downtown district the ben
efit of an immediate police call. These
signals, the red lights, are also oper
ated from the Home Company's
switchboard.
Home Teephone Company patrons
have the free use of the exclusive
fire and police signals, and the man
ager of the company, T. B. Hayhurst,
is being congratulated for the success
ful installation of the systems.
MOTHER SCREAMS AS
FATHER GETS CHILDS
Mrs. Laura E. McCoy created a
scene in Circuit Judge Campbell's
court Saturday, when the Judge de
cided that her divorced husband,
Charles C. McCoy, should have the
custody of their four year ould dough
ter. The cOuple were divorced several
years ago, and for about a year the
father has had the custody of the
child. It was shown that the child was
being cared for by Mrs. M. R. Plants,
06 East Twentyeighth Street, North
Portland, and the court held that the
father could have the custody of the
child as long as it remained at the
Plants home. When the decision was
made the mother gave a scream, and
sobbed hysterically. She was admon
ished by a court officer and finally re
gained her composure.
Industrial Questions to be Discussed.
The rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church will preach tonight at 7:30 on
the subject our industrial system
from a christian standpoint. The sub
ject announced is, "How Much Better
Is a Man Than a Sheep," and also
'What does our labor system answer."
It is somewhat of a departure for the
Episcopal Church to discuss from the
pulpit such subjects but Mr. Robin
son feels that it is greatly needed and
the question if of vital importance
to the workingmen.
2 DECREES GRANTED.
Circuit Judge Campbell awarded the
following divorce decrees Saturday:
Sadie Walker against Fred Walker.
The plaintiff was given the custody
pf two children. Mollie Childress
against Clarence Childress.
AT THE GRAND
The
Wilsons
Pianologue and Singing Act
Portland's Most Popular Singer
Will be heard at his best
The Grand
Is in business to please its patrons. Watch for the
big features coming in the near future.
tween Portland and Salem; cir-
S culates in every section of Clack- 8
$ amas County, with a population
of 30,000. Are you an advertiser?
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Pee Week, 10 Cents
COURT DECLINES TO
STOP STREET WORK
JUDGE CAMPBELL REFUSES TO
ENJOIN MONTAGUE-O'REIL-LEY
COMPANY
ASSESSMENT DECISION RESERVED
Contractors Announce that Hardsur
racing of Main Street Will
be Finished
Soon
Circuit Judge Campbell Saturday '
declined to enjoin the Montague
O'Reilley Company from laying a hard
surface pavment on Main Street be
tween Moss and the Abernethy. Mrs.
William Griffith and Mrs. Harry Hard
ing, property owners, asked for the
injunction, but the court held that
there was no evidence to show that
it should be granted. The' court re
served opinion in a suit asking that
the city be enjoined from the assess
ment of any part of the cost of the
pavement against the property of. the
plaintiffs.
S. S. Montague, of the firm of con
tractors, announced after the decis
ion that the work of improving the
street would be rushed as rapidly as
possible, and, the weather permitting,
should be finished in two or three
months. The street is in bad condi
tion and business men and others are
complaining. H. M. Esterley and W.
C. Benbow represented thedefendant
company and C. D. Latourette the
plaintiffs. City Attorney Story ap
peared for the city.
The witnesses for the plaintiffs be
sides themselves were City Recorder
Stipp and City Engineer Montgomery.
Among the witnesses for the .defend
ant were Frank Busch, L. J. Horton,
F. J. Tooze, Mrs. M. Chapman, Roy
B. Cox, C. S. Herman, E. M. Bonnell,
C. L Hood, A. B. Bucklers, W. J. Wil
son, J. F. Hodge, Tod E. BinforiL S. S.
Montague, and H. E. Gittings.
PORTLAND ELKS WILL
ASSIST IN DEDICATION
For the first time since the Grand
Lodge Reunion, the Portland Lodge
of Elks will have a chance to show its
strength in connection with the dedi
cation of the Oregon City Lodge's new
temple, next Wednesday evening. The
new Elk's band of 40 pieces will make
its first public appearance. The lodge
men, probably 400 Or 500 strong will
arrive in Oregon City on special cars
Effort is being made by the Portland
lodge to have the biggest possible
turnout for the trip to Oregon City as
Portland is the "mother lodge" of the
Oregon City lodge.
TEAL MAY SECURE
J
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1G. For the
I office of Secretary of Agriculture in
J the new Cabinet, it is reported today,
j President Wilson is considering three
I men, all Democrats. They are Charles
j S. Barrett of Union City, Ga.; Joseph
; N. Teal of Portland, Or., and Clarence
H. Poe of Raliegh, N. C.
Teal is chairman of the Oregon con
servation commssion; Barrett is pres
ident of the 'Farmer's Industrial and
Cooperative Union, and Poe is editor
of the Progressive Farmer."