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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 156b
VOL. IV No. .135.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912,
Per "Week, 10 Cents
LOOT IS $20,000
IN TRAIN HOLDUP
LOOKING OVER THE JOB.
CITY ACCLAIMS
RAILWAY TODAY
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U S. CANAL TOLLS
CONTAINS GERMS
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ENGLAND
OPPOSES
R WATER
EXPRESS MESSINGER RENDERED
UNCONSCIOUS BY BLOW
ON HEAD
MAN FOUND UNDER PILE OF MASL BAGS
Money Stolen Being Sent to Bank at
Taft, Cal. Flyer Held up
by Two Desper
adoes
BAKERS FIELD, Cal., Dec. 9.
Twenty thousand dollars in gold was
the haul tonight of two robbers who
held up the express car'of the Sunset
Western train bound from Bakerfield
for Taft, Cal. The money was con
signed to the First National Bank of
Taft by the First National Bank of
Bakersfield.
When the train arrived at Taft rail
road men were forced to break down
the door of the express car. In a cor
ner covered up with mail sacks was
M. W. Hamby, the express messen
ger, who vas just regaining con
sciousness, but physicians who exam
ined him declared that apparently he
was not seriously hurt.
Hamby could provide only a few
details of the robbery. He said that
two men entered the car just as the
train was leaving Maricopa. He did
not know whether they were masked
and was unable to tell how he was
rendered unconscious. He said he
was just regaining consciousness as
the train entered Taft, about a half
hour after the robbery.
Officials of the Firt National Bank
here confirmed that $20,000 had been
shipped to Taft, and that . they had
been notified of the theft of the gold.
Several posses left here for the
scene of the robbery, and others are
searching in the vicinity of Maricopa
and Taft.
HUMOROUS PLAY TO
JE GIVEN BY SCOOTS
Oregon City is to have a treat on
Friday evening, if a half of all the
reports are true. Some persons have
a curious idea that all Shai;espeare
wrote is for profound scholars. Alter
they have heard "Pyramus and
Thishe" they will change their minds.
This roaring farce, whether acted by
professionals, of by amateurs, is so
preposterously funny that it can be
recommended by doctors as a cure
for dyspepsia and a deep dyad fit of
the "blues." It is a particularly
good for lean people. They can
laugh and grow fat. "Pyramus and
Thishe" also takes some of the pret
tiest parts of "Midsummer Night's
Dream" and presents the little people
in a- woodland bower cutting up el
fin pranks in gayest glee.
The play will be given Friday ev
ening in Shiveley's Opera House by
The Boy Scouts, Troop No. 1, the
cast being as follows:
"Hard-handed men that work"
Bottom the Weaver, George Tucker;
Quince, the Carpenter, Everett Dye;
Flute, the Bellows Mender, Shelby
Shaver; Snout, the Tinker, Wendell
Smith; Snug, the Joiner, Burt Lage
son; Starveling, the Tailor, Wilbur
Roberts; Theseus, the Duke, Albert
Roake; Hippolyta, the Duchess, Her
bert Harris. Fairies Oberon, the
King, Gray don Pace; Titania, the
Queen, Ted Miller; Puck, the Mischief-maker,
Will Bagby; Peaceblos
som, Samuel McLarty- Cobweb, Rod
erick Porter; Moth, Graeme Strick
land; Mustardseed, Teddy Hendry.
!uy Yon Xmas Presents
You can buy two Xmas Presents for the price of one
at our Big Early Shoppers Sale of Hand Painted China
ware and Sterling Silver Deposit Ware. Come early
while the selection is good.
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
"Our store will be open every evening until after Xmas
Burmeister & Andresen
Oregon City Jewelers
BRITAIN'S NOTE OF PROTEST IS
DELIVERED TO SECRETARY
KNOX
VIOLATION OF HAY TREATY ALLEGED
Apprehension That In Future Princi
ple Might Be Used to Advan
tage of America in
Europe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Great Brit
ain's formal note of protest against
that section of the Panama Canal act
which exempts American coastwise
shipping from payment of tolls for
passing through the Panama Canal,
a document written by Sir Erward
Grey, British Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, was presented tonight to Secrc
tary Knox by the British Ambassador
James Bryce, who read the note word
for word to the Secretary in the lat
ter's home. It is an elaboration of
the points of objection in the note
presented to the State Department
last July.
In brief, these are the objections:
"That while ,it was clearly in viola
tion of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
either to remit or to refund tolls on
all American shipping using the can
al, the same objection probably would
apply to the coastwise shipping in
view of the probable impossibility of
framing regulations that would not
result in a preferance to American
shipping."
In addition to supporting these
points by long arguments, Sir Edward
indicates clearly that strong resist
ance will be offered to any attempt
to exclude from the canal . British
ships owned by Canadian railroads or
whose owners may be guilty of violat
ing the Sherman anti-trust act. He
holds that this section of the act
cannot apply to British shipping, but
only to United States vessels.
He indicates that underlying the
objection to the exemption from toll
of American coastwise ships is an
apprehension that in the future the
principle might be extended to cover
American ships in the foreign trade.
REED COLLEG
TO TEACH AIHLETICS
The Young Men's Athletic Club of
the Congregational Church, will have
C. S. Botsford, the physical director
of Reed College as instructor this
winter. Mr. Botsford will begin the
work at the meeting tomorrow night.
He has assured Rev. G. N. Edwards,
pastor of the church, that he will be
able to give at least one night a
week to the club for the winter. Mr.
Botsford has been a Young Men's
Christian Association worker and will
be liked by the boys who have the
benefit of his training. The position
he holds in Reed Institute is a guar
antee of his high character and abil
ity. He proposes to introduce basket
ball , and other games and cpntesto at
the regular meets. He asks all mem
bers to come tomorrow evening,
equipped with gymnasium suits and
tennis shoes. One feature of the ev
ening will be a medicine ball race,
another will be a novel form of the
potato race.
Any young man, more than sixteen,
can join this club The monthly dues
are fifty cents and there is no initia
tion fee.
A small .classified ad will rent that
vacant room.
Suspension
At 1-2 Price
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1 -COiiiRiGHT HAARIS AND EWINS. WASH ,;
Oscar- S. Strauss, the diplomat, mer
chant, philanthropist and ex-Cabinet'
Minister, nominated for Governor
by the Progressives of New York.
He was defeated by William Sulzer, '
Democrat. I
SHAW CALLED 01 TO
HE IS CHIEF
A complaint calling upon E. L.
Shaw to prove he is entitled to the
office of chief of police will be filed
today by Attorney B. N. Hicks. The
complaint was sent to District Attor
ney Tongue for signature several
days ago. It was signed and returned
by him Monday. The" petition was
prepared at the instance of Mayor
Dimick, who wishes to have deter
mined whether the mayor has author
ity to employ and discharge the chief
of the city. Upon being sworn in
last January Mayor Dimick appointed
Charles E. Burns chief, but the coun
cil refused to confirm the appoint
ment. Burns and Shaw both served
as chief for four months when the
former resigned. Shaw has since
been serving.
If you saw it In the Enterprise It's
Bridge Corner
SCHOEBEL OPERATED
FOE GALL STONES
i C. Schue'oel, typhoid fever victim,
who goes under knife.
C. Schuebel, of the law firm of
U'Ren & Schuebel, who has been suf
fering from typhoid fever for more
than a week, was operated upon for
gall stones at St. Vincent's Hospital
in Portland Monday evening, . Dr. E.
A. Sommer performing the operation.
Mr. Schuebel recovered quickly from
the shock, but because of the com
bination of diseases and the opera
tion, his condition is necessarily ser
ious. He was taken to the hospital
Monday morning from his . home
where he has been undergoing treat
ment for typhoid fever.
MRS. REED TO BE IN
CHARGE OF CLUB PROGRAM
The Shakesperian department of
the Woman's Club will have charge
of the program of the club at a meet
ing which will be held next Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. Herbert Reed,
of Portland, will furnish the enter
tainment. Mrs. Reed spent an after
noon .with the club in Oregon City
last spring, and her entertainment
was highly appreciated. All members
are requested to be present at the
meeting Thursday.
At Tbe STAR
IN GOLD
Will be given away tonight,
a chance with every 10c ticket.
THE PRIORS
Will appear in an entirely
different act.
, We also have some
GOOD PICTURES
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PHOTO BY THOMPSON. NEW YORK.
William Haywood, strike leader.
PRISONER MAY PROVE
ALIBI BY JAILERS
If Walter Brennan, a convicted crim
inal with a record that includes burg
lary, highway robbery and assault
wita deadly weapons, is a tree man
December 11, it will be because Lane
County officials will enable him tb
establish an alibi. He is accused of
assaulting and robbing Miss Helen
Smith, of Canemah, the night of Nov
ember 9 and already has escaped the
danger of being tried for participation
in the South Portland streetcar hold
up of October 15, because of his ali
bi. Brennan will bring as witnesses in
his Oregon City trial, Sheriff Bovan
and a deputy sheriff of Lane County,
who, it is announced, will testify that
he was in jail at Eugene up to a late
hour the night of Nevember 9, when
the Canemah assault was made, and
will say that it is physically impossi
ble for Brennan tb have gone fram
Eugene1 to Canemah in the short
space of time between his escape
from Sheriff Bowan and the Canemah
crime.' " '
Brennan, it became known to de
tectives, would offer the evidence of
three associates to prove that he was
in Eugene as asserted. These three
were arrested immediately and are
now . serving sentences. Failing to
provide a defense among v his own
kind, Brennan has enlisted the un
willing aid of the officers of Lane
County to prove his innocence.
Four men identified Brennan as the
South Portland streetcar holdup; Miss
Smith fainted at sight of him, lined
up with five others, and pointed him
out without hesitation as the guilty
man, but in spite of this he may
prove his innocence. Brennan says,
and the officers from Eugene corrob
orate, that he was arrested October
7 in Eugene, sentenced October 9 to
60 days for petit larceny, and escap
ed from a road crew late the day of
November 9.
3 DECREES GRANTED
IS
Alleging crjielty, Pearl Goodman
Monday filed suit for a divorce from
Samuel I. Goodman. They were mar
ried in Vancouver, Wash., October
16, 1911. The plaintiff declares that
her husband did not support her and
for weeks at a time remained away
from home. Circuit Judge Campbell
has granted decrees of divorce in
the' following cases:
Eligiva M. Joy against Benjamin E.
Joy; Andrew M. Ellis against Ettie
Ellis and Mary Merges against Ernest
E. ' Merges. The custody of the
Merges child is to be divided between
the father and mother.
Boost your city by boosting your
dally paper. The Enterprise should
be in every home.
A
DRIVING OF GOLDEN SPIKE TO
BE FEATURE OF BIG CELEBRATION
STREETS AND STORES DECORATED
T. W. Sullivan to Start Big Nail and
Each Member of Live Wires
Will Have One
. - Blow
Today will be one 'of 'the biggest
days' in the history of Clackamas
County. The entire city and virtual
ly the entire county will take a holi
day to be present at the driving of
the "Golden Spike" of the Clackamas
Southern Railway Company. Most
of the business houses will be closed
and an elaborate program has been
arranged. Main Street has been beau
tifully decorated. The "Golden Spike
was on exhibition Monday in the win
dow of Wilson & Cooke . It is estimat
ed that one of the largest crowds in Ijhe
history of the city will attend tha exer
cises. The road will soon be finish
ed more than half the proposed dis
tance. The work of grading has been
almost completed to Molalla, and it
is planned to begin laying rails from
this end M once. Several shipments
o.f rails have been received.
Exercises will be held at Fifteenth
and. Main Streets where the "Golden
Spike1' will be driven and at Busch's
Hall. Rev. C. W. Robinson will open
the open air meeting with prayer,
which will be followed by a short ad
dress by T. W. Sullivan, who will
start the golden spike. All the mem
bers of the Live Wires will aid in
driving the spike. The Clackamas
Southern Railway was started by local
professional and business men, and
it pierces one of the richest districts
in Oregon. The promoters have been
assured of contracts for hauling tim
ber that will keep ten trains busy
daily for ten years. It has been an
nounced that the road will pay large
dividends from the start.
. The program follows:
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 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 Ihe Commercial
Club, and T. W. Sullivan, Main Trunk
Live Wires, will ride in the first car.
The second car will contain the fol-
fCon tinned on page 2.)
Inducements For Early
Christmas Shopping
In addition to better service and better se
lections for early Christmas buyers we shall
offer special price inducements every day
this week.
Today Only
off
On all Toilet Sets
This includes Parisian
Ivory .silver and ebony
Toilet and Manicure Sets,
and glove, handkerchief,
and collar boxes.
Today Only
per cent disc.
On all Umbrellas
Priced $2.50 to $15.00
Our Book Stock is complete now. The
wise buyer will select early. Prices guar
anteed as low as anywhere in the state.
Picture Frames should be ordered now
to insure prompt delivery.
Huntley Brothers Co.
The Rexall Stqre Quality Goods
DR. MOUNT PROVES THAT HE
SENT SAMPLES TO HEALTH
OFFICER ,
FILTERS AND MAINS ARE CLEANED
Superintendent Howell Declares Im
purities Came From Sewers
During Street Repair
ing A report having gained currency
that Dr. H." S. Mount had not person
ally sent samples of the city water
to Dr. Calvin White for analysis, Dr.
Mount Monday made public tl.e fol
lowing letter from the stata health
officer:
"Analyses of the water tent by
you to this laboratory showed the fol
lowing results:
"No. 1 water from- the filter tar.k
contained four organisms per cubic
centimeter and colon bacilli negative.
"No. 2 water from reservoir con
tained 100 organisms per centimeter
and colon bacilli positive.
"No. 3 water from Seventh Street
fountain, contained 18 organisms per
centimeter and colon bacilli negative.
"You will notice that samples taken
from the mains downtown show no
evidence of colon bacilli. This could
easily be accountel for if you were
pumping directly into the mains as
you might get water that was freshlv
filtered that day, whereas the water
in the reservoir may have been con
taminated for weeks."
W. H. Howell, superintendent of the
water works, said Monday evening
that the filters and mains were being
thoroughly cleaned and sterilized. He
said that the -reservoir would be clean
ed as soon as possible, and that no
water would be allowed to go to any
of the homes until it was cleaned and
sterilized.
"The water from the pumping sta
tion is absolutely free of colon bacilli
as the, samples show," said Mr. How
ell. "If any water in the city has
colon bacilli in it the contamination
came through the breaking of sewer
pipes where streets are being laid. I
am satisfied the water in the reser
voir is ail right. It is preposterous to
think that we can empty the reservoir
in a day or so, for if we did the city
would be without 'fire protection. We
are doing all we can to giye the city
pure water despite the fact that it
has not been proved that the typhoid
is the result of use of the water. Ev
ery analysis of water taken from
downtown has been proved to be free
of colon bacilli."
E. H. VONDERAHE AND
MARIE SCHOLL MARRIED
E. H. Vonderahe, the painter, and
Marie Scholl were married Monday
afternoon by Justice of the Peace
Samson. Mr. Vonderahe, who is a
brother of Charles Vonderahe, has
lived in Oregon City for many years.
A license to marry was issued Mon
day to Ida Thomas and Carl A. Koe-'
nig, of Canby.
Today Only
1-1 Off
On PyrographySets
Including wood to burn
and Scroll .Sawing Sets.
We have Pyrograph Sets
this year as low as $1.00
with indestructable need
les. Today Only
20 per cent disc.
On all Brass Ware
- and Pottery
We have many desirable.
Brass pieces as low as 50c