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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1566
VOL. IV No. 133.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
WATER TO BLAME,
WHITE'S OPINION
LAW IS SCORED TO FIGHT TYPHOID
IS ABOUT 6575
v P ERP ETRATE D BY WALT McDOUGALL
THE FAIR HAIRED ESKIMO'S SETTLEMENT ABOUT SIX MONTHS HENCE
ENTERPKS
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INSURANCE HEADS
CITY S POPULATION
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BLEASE, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DISEASE DECLARED TO BE WORSE
NOT SUSTAINED BY OTHER THAN PLAGUE IN INDIA OR
STATE EXECUTIVES 1 CHOLERA
SPEAKER HURLS DEFI IN MEETING
Hadley Hits Hot Headed Southerner
Hard, Declaring Conference Is
not Clearing House for
. Grievances
RICHMOND, Va.Dec. 6 The Gov
ernors' conference unanimously re
pudiated today the recent utterance
of Governor Blease, of South Carolina,
concerning the lynching of negroes.
By a vote of 14 to 4 it adopted a reso
lution declaring against mob violence
and for the impartial enforcement of
the law.
The four Governors who opposed
the resolution declared themselves as
voted "no" because they thought
they had no right to reprimand a col
league. Governor Blease himself, the target
of the attack, hotly defended his con
viction, snapped his fingers in the
faces of his colleagues, told them to
"go to it" declared he cared not ,a
whit what the conference said
thought, did or did not do, and an
nounced that all the resolutions they
might ever adopt would neither keep
him from the Governor's chair nor
from a seat in the United States Sen
" ate in 1915, or earlier.
Four times within as many hours,
he asserted, his life had been threat
ened because of his utterance, but
this appealed to him as little as the
resolution.
The four threatening letters" Gov
ernor Blease received were all anony
mous. One was mailed in Richmond,
another in Washington, the third in
Louisville and the fourth in Pittsburg.
The Washington writer told him he
.would pay the penalty if he ever came
to that city. , The Pittsburg writer
said: "You will be taken to account
on sight for your words." The Rich
mond and Louisville missives were
unprintable.
Governor Blease was taken to task
by a dozen governors. Governor Car
ey, of Wyoming, denounced him for
"claiming a monopoly for South Car
olina of the respect of the white man
for women."
Governor Hadley of Missouri, de
clared that the floor of the conference
hall was not a clearing-house for "lo
cal personal controversies."
If it happened it Is In the Enterprise.
MORE CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED
Noted Expert Says Economic Loss by
Disease Annually Is $100,000,000
Apathy Is Charg
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. (Special.)
Declaring that the ravages of typhoid
fever in this .country are worse in
some, respects than the plague in In
dia or cholera in Russia, Dr. Allan J.
McLaughlin, of the United States Pub
lic Health Service, today recommend
ed to the Association of Life Insur
ance Presidents, that it begin a cam
paign of education against this dis
ease. Dr. McLaughlin spoke at the.
Sixth Annual Convention of the Asso
ciation, at which there were in attend
ance company executive officers and
other trustees of policyholders, repre
senting at least seventy-five per cent
of the eighteen billion dollars of old
line life insurance now in force in
this country. Geo. I. Cochran, of Los
Angele3, Cal., presided at the conven
tion and practically all the states
were represented' among the 250 life
insurance officers present. The meet
ing, which will last two days', is con
sidering various problems involving
betterment of life insurance service,
including methods of prolonging lives
of policyholders, conservation of life
insurance funds and better adjust
ment of policies to the needs of pol
icyholders. Dr. McLaughlin stated that the.ec
onomic loss caused by typhoid fever
in this ' country is one hundred mil
lion dollars a year. "The annual
twenty-five thousand deaths do not
represent our total loss," he said. "At
a conservative estimate they are ac
companied by a quarter of a million
cases of the disease each year. These
cases represent -an average illness
for each individual of four weeks, and
probably six or eight weeks enforced
abstinance from any gainful occupa
tion. The economic loss is appalling,
and computing the value of the lives
lost to the community, the cost of
medical attendance and hospital care,
the loss of earning capacity for ejany
weeks, the decreased earning capacity
and impaired efficiency due to seque
lae, would reach a sum of not less
than $1000,000,000 annually.
"The average American citizen dis
plays toward sanitary problems a'
very dangerous apathy. It is difficult
to arouse his interest in anything so
well known as typhoid fever. Cholera
or plague or any scourge which to
him suggests la quick and mysterious
r (Continued on page 2)
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CHILDREN ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND
SCHOOL SHOWN TO BE 1644
BY CENSUS
GAIN OVER LAST YEAR'S REPORT 147
Fifty-Three Homes Built During Year
and Only Eight Vacant Houses,
Say Enumerators
A school census of Oregon City com
pleted Friday, indicates that the city
has a population of 6576. There are
1644 children between the ages of
four and twenty years in the city,
which is a gain of 147 over last year,
the largest gain in the history of the
city. The enumerators report that
fifty-three residences have been built
since the last census, fourteen in the
first ward, 'seventeen .in the second
ward and twenty-two in the third
ward. There are only eight vacant
houses, three in he first ward, four in
the second ward and one in the third
ward.
The population of the city is esti
mated on a basis that the children el
igible for attending schools comprise
25 per cent of the total population,
whicn ceusus experts say is conser
vative. That the remarkable growth
of the city is due largely to the adver
tising oi the Commercial Club and oth
er organizations is the consensus of
opinion. There is no question that
Oregon City has starte don one of the
most prosperous eras in its history,
and it is confidently believed the city
will have a population of 10,000 in
a few years.
The rebuilding of the canal and the
deepening of the channel between Eu
gene and Portland. will give an impe
tus to the growth of the city. The
Clackamas Southern Railway, which
will be in operation within a few
months, also will be a great aid to
the city.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH BOARD
SAYS SAMPLES CONTAIN
COLON BACILLI
HEDGES GETS EXPERT'S REPORT
Dr. Norris Has Supply for Drinking
Fountains Shut Off Until Analyses
Show Water to be
Pure
"In the analysis of the water from
the reservoir of Oregon City we found
colon bacilli, and we found colon ba
cilli in one sample of water taken
from the downtown district. Four
other samples, taken at various place.s
downtown did nof show colon bacilli.
Finding colon bacilli means contami
nation by sewage. When we find col
on bacilli we are certain thai the wat
er is in bad condition. The epidemic
in Oregon City is, in all likelihood due
to an infected water supply. The
water used for drinking purposes
should be boiled and the reservoir
and water mains should be cleaned at
once. There is never an extensive
outbreak of typhoid fever in a com
munity unless the water is to blame."
The above is the statement made
late, Friday night over telephone by
Dr. Calvin S. White, secretary of the
State Board of Health to the Morning
Enterprise. Dr. White gave the fol
lowing statement to J. E. Hedges,
secretary of Board of Water Commis
sioners, Friday evening;
"Replying to your inquiry relative
to an article published in an Oregon
City paper:
"I would say that this office has
never found typhoid germs in water.
The analyses were made for colon ba
cilli, - the organism that lives in the
intestine and the isolation of the spe
cific organism of typhoid fever is a
long, tedious and practically a thing
(Continued on page 2.)
J.C.PADDOCK NAMED
MR OF POST
One of the most entertaining meet
ings ever held by Meade Post No. 2,
Grand Army of the Republic, was held
Wednesday. The election of officers
resulted as follows: J. C. Paddock,
Commander; J. A. Roman, senior Vice
Commander; L. P. Horton, Chaplain;
J. Sewell, Junior Vice Commander; J.
A. Mattock, Surgeon; J. ' Doremus,
Officer of the Day; D. H. Davies, Offi
cer, of the Guard and George A. Hard
ing, Quartermaster. . The Council of
the Administration is composed of A.
J. Tufts and J. C. Sawyer and the del
egates elected to attend the State En
campment are J. A. Mattock, O. A.'
Van Hoyi- Faxon Hay ford, J. McFar
land and C. N. Lewis.
A fife and rum corps was present,
rendering a number of old-time selec
tions. The relief corps gave a dinner
at which an invitation sent to
H. S. Clyde from Mrs. Helen Long
street, wife of the Confederate Gen
eral Longstreet, of Gainsville, Ga., to
the unveiling of a fountain and monu
ment of Abraham Lincoln was read.
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See Our Great Toy and Doll Display in Our Basement Salesroom Santa
Claus will be here from Noon until Six P. M.
What You Will See at The Grand Today
By the popular Victor Donald Co., who. will finish their engagement here Sunday night.
Allman Sc McFarland in new act
"Wifey's Investment"
The Nashville City reservoir
breaks.
The largest dreadnaught in
the world is launched.
The Bulgarian Troops receive
the blessings of the church.
"The Skinflint"
Constantinople, Turkey, the
troops leave for the frontier.
The U. S. S. Tennessee', and
Montana leave-to protect the
Americans. 1 i,
Ermine shawls, collars, and
muffs are in favor 'with well
dressed women1 in Paris.
MRS. VICTOR DONALD
Admission Adults 20c, Children 10c.
$1.00 STATIONERY box 50c
. The largest and most handsome box of
stationery shown anywhere a,t $1.00 a box,
win d on sale all day today, 200 boxes.
Over a dozen different design cov
ers, papers and envelops, plain lin
en and tinted finish, the box
50c
50c Box Handkerchiefs Box 25c
300 boxes of fine Swiss handkerchiefs, dain
ty embroidered corners, three 15c handker
chiefs in each box.
100 attractive design boxes, regu
lar value is 50c the box. Our spe
cial today, the box
25c
85c
TEA APRONS
35c
10 doz. of the best 85c quality tea and chaf
ing dish aprons, dainty Swiss material with
ribbon beading and val lace edging, come
with or without bibs, a special lot
purchased away under price,
each i
35c
B i B i B
i
1000 Pairs Felt Slippers 98c
On sale today women's fur trimmed felt
juliettes and "comfy" slippers, a grand as
sortment of every conceivable shade.
Every size in the lot and a doz
en styles to choose from at the
pair T.
98c
$2.00
TRAINS $1.25
A fine steel and iron train on track, engine
tender and two coaches runs a long time
and is unbreakable. A splen
did $2.00 toy on sale today
at
$1.25
25c FANCY RIBBONS yard 15c
100 pieces, of new all silk fancy 'ribbons
4 to 6 inches wide in dainty stripes and
Dresden novelty patterns, a wond- i p
erful selection to choose from, nice 1 nft
for Christmas bows', etc., per yard
DOLL'S FOLDING GO-CARTS, Best $1.00 Kind 69c
Every little girl who receives a dolly for Xmas will want a go-cart.
Here is one big special, that will surely please. '
100 steel go-carts', made i collapsible, style iron wheels and axles,
sells in all the big Portland toy shops at $1.00 and $1.25
each. We offer this as a companion- to our dollar doll
special, a wonderful value at
69c
$2.00 HANDSOME IMPORTED DOLLS $1.00
Beautiful German dolls dressed or undressed we have been compli
mented on numerous occasions for the wonderful doll values we offer.
Today we can safely say, you 'will be more than pleased with this
special offer.
Dolls have bisque heads, moveable eyes, and sewed wig,
the biggest and best doll special of the season, a dozen
styles to choose from
$1.00
$2.00 HAND BAGS AT $1.00 i Men's 4 in Hands 50c values 25c Suspenders in Holiday Boxes 25c
8 doz. Seal hand bags,, all leather lined and
fitted. German siver , non-tarnishable '
frames, in the new Hoboken shapes.
- Also 5 doz German silver mesh bags sold
regular at $1.75 each.
These two items should solve
the question in a twinkle, any
bag today
Today ' our great Christmas sale of men's
Four-in-hands in the newest reversible
styles, a wonderful assortment of plain and
fancy silks. Every tie in the lot a best
50c value, and all new arrivals
" within the past week. Buy them to
day for Xmas gifts, at each
25c
Positively the best 50c grade of suspend
ers; in two sizes for men or boys, hand
some patterns in the best elastic webs, with'
kid ends. Each suspender comes in a
dainty gift box. Over 30 dozen in the lot,
a special unaerpnce purcnase, wnich en
ables us to offer them at exactly
one-half of their reaj worth. Buy
them today at the pair '
25 c
Free
Souvenirs
Tuesday
"Golden ;
Spike" Day
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OREGON CITY. ORE.
Free
Souvenirs
Tuesday
"Golden
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