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VOL. IV No. 134.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1912.
Per Week, 10 Cents
ID
GOLDEN SPIKE DAY
$400 YEARLY WILL
THEIR THANKSGIVING.
REPORT ON LOCKS
IN SCHOOL LEVY
PROTECT PEOPLE
CONGRESS
HEARS
MILL CU
T URGED
PLANS
COMPLETED
ENGINEERS SAY EVERYTHING IS
READY FOR TRANSFER OF
CANAL
L IS URGED
State Treasurer Requested to Depos
" it to Credit of Un'ted States
$200,000 for Aiding
Work
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dae. 7.
(Special.) If Congress is inclined to
deal liberally witn the important
waterways of the country in framing
and passing the river and haroor bill
tais session, the Columbia and Wil
lamette Rivers will tare exceptional
ly well, for the estimates of the Ar
my Engineers have been favorable to
most of the Northwestern projects.
The various estimates have heretofore
been given, but the annual report of
the chief of engltieers contains much
matter not previously made public.
Ilk tnat report he discusses all of the
Nortkwestern projects, reciting the
work done and expenditures made in
the past and the needs of the future.
The report has this to say with ref
erence to the new canal project at
Oregon City:
"The river and harbor act of June
25, laiO, appropriating f300,000 for
the purpose of the existing locks, or
for the purchase of the necessary land
and the construction of a new canal
and locks, in the discretion of the
Secretary of War. It was further
provided that, except for the acqui
sition of lands and right of way and
for surveys, etc., no part of these
funds shall be expended until the
(Continued on page 2.)
FOOTBALL
OREGON CITY
vs
COLUMBUS CLUB
for
Championship of the State
Columbus field
Williams Avenue and Stanton
Streets.
TODAY
' 2:30 P. M.
PORTLAND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES
RECCOMENDATION TO TAXPAYERS
8 MILL LEVY WILL PROVIDE $20,444
District Is Free From Indebtedness,
Aside From Bonds of $57,500
Teachers' Salaries
$22,000
One mill will be slashed off of the
special levy for the supp'ort of the
public schools of Oregon City, if the
recommendations of the Board of Di
rectors are carried out at a special
meeting of the taxpayers to be held
Monday night at 7 o'clock in the
courthouse. 'At a meeting of the
Board on Saturday night the esti
mates for 1913 were carefully scruti
nized and it was finally determined
to recommend a special levy of eight
mills, which is one mill less than for
the last three years. Of this levy one
mill is to provide revenue for the
sinking fund to retire outstanding
bond issues, as they become due, in
accordance with the scjiool law. The
district will pay off a bond issue of
$6,000, maturing June 1, 1913.
On the basis of 1644 children of
school age enumerated in Oregon
City, it is estimated that the district
will receive $3057.84 from the state
school fund, and $11,592.20 from the
county school fund. The estimated
receipts from tuition are $1200, and
on the present valuation a special
levy of eight mills will produce $20,
444.45, making a total estimated rev
enue of $36,294.49. The estimated
disbursements for 1913 are as fol
lows: Teachers' salaries $22,000.00
Clerk's salary 240.00
Janitors' salaries . . 1,800.00
Repairs and improvements
to building and grounds . . 2,400.00
Supplies and fuel ". 2,700.00
Water rent, electric light
and power 500.00
Apparatus and .furniture ... 500.00
Printing and advertising 250.00
Interest on bonds .. 2,725.00
Interest- on loans 200.00
Miscellaneous expenditures 1,000.00
Sinking fund 1,950.00
' $36,265.00
Aside from the bonded indebtedness
of $57,500, the Oregon City school dis
trict is free from debt, having wiped
(Continued on page 3)
OREGON CITY TO PLAY
The Oregon City Athletic Club's
football team will play the Columbus
Club team today at the Columbus
Club grounds on the East Side, Port
land. This is expected to be a hard
fought game, as the Holliday team has
defeated the Columbus Club and the
Oregon City eleven defeated the Hol
iday team by one touchdown recently.
The local team has the distinction
of playing two years and only meet
ing one defeat, which was by The
Dalles team. The Columbus Club is
said to have a . strong lineup prepar
ed to meet Oregon City. A large
crowd will leave Oregon City with the
team at noon today to witness the
game. The officials for the Oregon
City team are: Ray Cole, umpire;
Olson, timekeeper and R. L. Holeclaw,
medical attendant. Carlson of Col
umbus Club will referee.
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I
oliday Sale of Fine China and
Sterling Silver Deposit Ware
STARTS MONDAY, DEC. 9, AT 10 A.M.
In order to encourage early Holiday Gift buying and lessen the bus
iness rush and confusion that always come at Xmas time, we have decid
ed to put on sale our immense stock of fine Hand Painted China and
Sterling Silver Deposit Ware
Just 1-2 the Regular Price
Below are listed just a few of the unusual values offered. Please bear in
mind that this sale includes numerous articles not mentioned here.
LEWIS ACCUSED OF
ELOPiNGWITH GIRL
A complaint has been filed in the
county court against Frederick Lew
is, charging him with contributing to
the delinquincy of Gladys Curtis.
Inewis, it is said, met Miss Curis, who
was accompanied by Reta Walling
to Portland, and there purchased tick
ets for the girls to Tacoma. The
girls traveled together, Lewis taking
a different route, meeting the girls
in Tacoma. Lewis and Miss Curtis
stopped at the' Savoy Hotel in Taco
ma, according to Mrs. Carl Walling,
and registered as Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Walling. They are said to be trav
eling under that name at present.
Miss Curtis having a marriage certif
icate which belongs to the Wailing
girl. They were bound for Victoria,
it is said, and should they reach
British Columbia and get out of the
United States, the defendant cannot
be extradited on the charge which is
preferred against him in the complaint.
I If he has taken the girl out of the
state for immoral purposes, he can
! be prosecuted by the United States
on a federal charge of white slavery.
i
ENTERPRISE THANKED
FOR SUFFRAGE AID
PORTLAND, December 7, (Editor
of the Enterprise) The returns upon
the Equal Suffrage amendment are
now in. The Secretary of State has
canvassed the same and officially re
ports the majority in its favor is
4161. The Governor has signed the
proclamation.
I now wish, in the name of Abagail
Scott Duniway, and the Oregon State
Equal Suffrage Association, to thank
you for all you 'did for the cause dur
ing the late campaign. The press
of the state was with us and gave us
space worth thousands of dollars.
This included notices, reports, adver
tisements and splendid convincing
editorials. You helped to make this
grand chapter of Oregon history.
MRS. HENRY WALDO COE,
Acting State President.
MAJORITY OF STORES WILL
CLOSE AND BUILDINGS WILL
, BE DECORATED -
SULLIVAN IS TO STRIKE FIRST BLOW
W. A. Giles, John R. Cole, C. T. How
ard, E. G. Caufield, and G. B.
Dimick Among
Speakers
Kelly Estate $1,100.
Thomas W. Kelly has been appoint
ed by County Judge Beatie adminis
trator of the estate of Thojnas E.
Kelly. Mr. Kelly died Nevember 3,
1912. His estate is valued at $1,100
The entertainment committee -for
"Golden Spike Day" next Tuesday, in
honor of the driving of the first spike
of the Clackamas Southern Railway,
has completed the program. The
stores have been asked to close sev
eral hours in the afternoon, and dec
orators are now busy placing bunt
inng and other decorations on bus
iness houses. Speeches will be made
at Fifteenth and Main Streets and al
so at Busch's Hall. B. T. McBain,
president of the Commercial Club,
will preside at both meetings. The
open air meeting will open with pray
er by Rev. C. W. Robinson. This will
be followed by a short address by T.
W. Sullivan, who will start the Gold
en Spike. Each member of 'the Live
Wires will aid in driving the spike.
The program at . Busch's Hall fol
lows : '
Music, by Oregon City Band (All
Sing "America.")
Remarks, by Father Placides, short
address of welcome by B. T. McBain;
address by G. B. Dimick, on "Clack
amas Southern and what it means to
Clackamas County and its Stockhold
ers.
Address, Father Williams, Mount
Angel.
Address, W. A. Giles, Monitor; ad
dress, John R. Cole, Molalla; address,
C. T. Howard, Mulino; Music by Band,
"Everybody is a Doing It." ' Address
W. F. Harris, Beaver Creek and ad
dress, E. G. Caufield, Oregon City.
The parade will form at Third and
Main Streets at 1:30 o'clock and will
be led by Dr. A. L. Beatie, grand mar-
shall, and his aides. The grand mar
shall and his aides will be followed
by the Oregon City Band of twelve
pieces. The band will be followed
by automobiles. Mayor Dimick, B. T.
McBain, president of the Commercial
Club, T. W. Sullivan, Main Trunk,
Live Wires, and R. B. Beatie, County
Judge, will ride in the first car. The
second car will contain the follow
ing: W. A. Dimick, State Senator;
Gustav Schnoerr, State Representa
tive-Elect; F. M. Gill, State Represen
tative-Elect, and L. E. Jones, Mayor-
Elect. Third car Rev. C. W. Robin
son, Father Placides, Father Williams
and E. G. Caufield. Fourth car O. D.
Eby, G. A. Harding, F. M. Swift, W.
A. Huntley, Frank Busch, and Oliver
Robbins. Fifth car W, A. Gilles,
John R. Cole, C. T. Howard, and W.
(Continued on page 2)
DAILY TEST OF WATER WILL SAVE
CITY FROM EPIDEMIC OF
TYPHOID
ENTERPRISE OFFERS A SUGGESTION
Chemist Is Here and Willing to do
Work Samples of Water are
Found to be
Pure
Dr. J. W. Norris, city health offi
cer, is authority for the statement
that there are 55 cases of typhoid fev
er in the city, and there may be at
least 20 more. Dr. Calvin S. White,
State Health Officer, says he is vir
tually certain that the water supply
is responsible for the epidemic. In
a statement to the Morning Enter
prise, Dr. White said:
"In the analysis of the water from .
the reservoir of Oregon City we found
colon bacilli, and we found colon ba
cilli in water from downtown dis
trict. Finding colon bacilli means
contamination by sewage. The epi
demic in Oregon City is, in all like
lihood, due to an infected water supply.
There is never an extensive outbreak
of typhoid fever in a community un
less the water is to blame."
Dr. Allen J. McLaughlin, of the
United States Public Health Service,
in an address delivered at a meeting
of life insurance presidents in New
York, Friday, declared that the rava
ges of typhoid fever in this country
are worse than the plague in India or
the cholera in Russia. He said that
the economic loss caused by typhoid
fever in this country is $100,000,000
a year. The insurance companies will
do everything they can to put an end
to typhoid.
The Morning Enterprise, without
wishing to dictate to the Board of
Water Commissioners, or William
(Continued on page 4)
IS
LAND SHOW FEATURE
O. E. Freytag, secretary of the
Publicity Department of the Commer
cial Club, who is in charge of the
Oregon exhibit at the Chicago Land
Show, in a letter to O. D. Eby, writes
that the interest manifested in . the
show is great. The letter follows:
"We are findng that Mr. Hill's in
sistance upon our coming here was
not only well meant, but certainly
well advised.
"The interest manifested here is
little short of marvelous and we can
tno help but see the results. Our ex
hibit is admired and appreciated be
cause of its purely practical nature
and personal talks by my wife and
myself are bringing all this on. Results
from this show will exceed the results
from those of the Minneapolis show
by 3 to 1, if not more.
"The weather in both places has
been favorable to good . attendance
today being the first rain we have
seen. . j
' Every one we talk to realizes the
necessity of having some capital to
i start with, and they seem to have it.
I The show closes on December 9."
Flechtner's Orchestra
Formerly Star Orchestra
Will be open for engagements after Saturday, Nov. 30th for
CONCERTS, WEDDINGS, DANCES, LODGE AND CLUB
ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC.
Any number of instruments furnished. For information,
inquire of
GUSTAV G. FLECHTNER
or ROY BAXTER,
Oregon City Phone 271
Sterling Silver Deposit Sugar
and Creamers. Regular price
$2.50. Sale price
$1.25
Hand Decorated Vases; over
50 patterns to select from.
Regular values $1 to $2.25.
Special Sale Price
SO cents
Hand Painted cake plates,
Bowls, Cups and Saucers, Su
gar and Creamers, etc. Make
your own selections at just
1-2 off
the regular price
Our goods are all marked in plain figures and when we have a sale you can rest as
sured that every article we offer is a genuine bargain. A visit to this store means not only
a saving to you but also an opportunity to make your Xmas selections from one of the
most dependable and up to date stocks of jewelry in the state. Please bring your f riends.
Burmeister & Andresen
Oregon City Jewelers
Suspension Bridge Corner
CLACKAMAS XMAS
TREES ARE BEST
W. M. Kirkpatrick, who has been in
the city several days, buying Christ
mas trees for the Los Angeles trade,
says the Clackamas County trees are
far superior to those of any other
community on the Pacific coast.
"I have purchased more than 10,000
trees," said Mr. Kirkpatrick, "and
they they will ie the finest used in
Los Angeles this Christmas. Not only
are the trees obtained in Clackamas
County the best to be had, but the
railway rates, shipping from Oregon
City, are advantageous."
Mr. Kirkpatrick has been buying
trees for 'more than eight years. He
will return to Los Angeles December
13.
BOXBALL
IT ISS TO LAUGH
Bruce and
Calvert
Dos Cholly Chermans will
make you laugh at
The Grand
Today
Victor Donald & Co.
Will present
My Uncle From New York
Have you tried it? Nothing like it for ex-
ercise. Better try a game.
Box Ball Alleys, 7th Street
Miss Bilz to Speak.
Miss Margaret Bilz, who has been
conducting evangelistic services at
the United Bretheran Church will
Bpeak this morning on "Quaintness"
and this evening on "The Message of
the Hour." There will be special
music at both services.
EE SOUVENIRS
BANNON & CO'S.
DEPARTMENT STORE
Given to all Lady Callers on
Tuesday "Golden Spike" Day
We will celebrate Tuesday by presenting
to all Lady Visitors a dainty lace doily
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
Call for them at the Stamp Parlor
Motion Pictures
MOUNTAIN DEW (Comedy)
THE RANCHMAN'S ANNI
. VEhSARY (Comedy)
ARABIAN SPORTS (Tropical)
THE HAND BAG (Comedy)
Illustrated Song
PRICES
Adults 20 Children 10
Afternoon and Evening
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Next Monday
If you saw it in the Enterprise it's