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MORNING ENTERPRISE
OREGON CITY, OREGON
E. E. BRODIE, Editor and PuWIhr.
"Entered as' seoond-class matter Jan- :
iary 9. 1911. at the pt office at Oregon :
City, Oregon, under the Act of March 1
. 179." i
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
One Tear, by mall W.00
Six Months by mall 1.60
Four Months, by mall i-00
Per V) eek. by carrier 10
CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
$ THE MORNING ENTERPRISE
$ la on sale at the following stored
i every day: '
Huntley Bros. Drugs '
Main Street
I. W. McAnulty. Cigars
Seventh and Main.
s E. B. Anderson
Main, sear Sixth.
M. E. Dubb Confectionery
Next door to P. O.
City Drug Store
Electric Hotel. '
Schoenborn Confectionery
Seventh and J. Q. Adams.
Dec. 12 In American History.
1745 lohn .lay. first chief justice of
the supreme court (appointed by
Wusliiuj-'tout. born in New York
city: died
18G2 The Federal Army of the Poto
mac crossed the Rappahannock riv
er at Fredericksburg and deployed
for battle. The Confederates un
der General R. E. Lee occupied for
midable beijrhts back of the town.
1901 First wireless communication be
tween America and Europe.
1010 Justice Edward Douglass White
of the United States supreme court
appointed rhief justice.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Sun sets 4:33. rises 7:16. Evening
stars: Venus. Jupiter! Saturn. Morn
ing stars: Mars. .Mercury.
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7F
11 ' i " i " . .i-ii- .1- , ., .,.... ,,.,,.,.
Curtains and Rugs
Lace Curtains, white . . .98 $1.10, $1.25, $1.48,
$1.35, $1.65, $1.75.
Lace Curtains, Arabian . '. $1.35, and $1.4S
Curtain Rods 4, 10 and 15
Axminister Rugs, 20x36 ..$1.35
BrussellsJRugs, 27x54 '. $1.35
"Wilton Velvet Rugs .$1.85
Art Squares, 9x12 $4.25
Curtain Drapery, per yd 40, 50 and 65
Couch Covers ,. . . .83, $1.25 and $1.50
Bed Spreads .75 to $2.40
Table Linen and Napkins
Table Linen, per yd. ........... 65, 80 and. 90
Fancy table linen, per yd. $1.00, $1.35 and $1.38
Cotton table cloth, per yd . . 30, 38 and 45
Linen Napkins, per doz. . .$1.70, $1.95 and $2.00
Fancy Linen Napkins, per doz. $2.25, $2.75 and
$3.50.
Cotton Hemmed Napkins, per doz. . .50 and 60
Handkerchiefs
Ladies' Cotton handkerchiefs .4 to 35
Ladies' Linen handkerchiefs . . . 13, 18 and. 25
Men's Cotton handkerchiefs .4 to 13
Men's Linen handkerchiefs 35
Men's Silk Handkerchiefs 25, 35 and 50
Japonette handkerchiefs . . ...... 10
High Grade Holiday Suspenders 50 and 75
Misses Rain Caps, Tan and Red, . . ..... . . .$2.65
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that Housed
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TYPHOID FEVER
Take out a sick and accident
policy with
Dillman&Howland
and draw
$25.00 per week
The Oregon
ian has been
for the past
SOCIALISM, VERSUS
RELIGION
few days deep in a controversy re
garding Socialism "and Religion, which
is in effect an almost literal duplica-
j tion of the interesting letters which
: appeared in the Enterprise the other
' week.
The very interest
ing, letter, signed
'Martha," which
WOMEN AND
THE BALLOT
was printed in the Enterprise yesterday
struck a decidedly new note in the
! problem of the woman's vote, and its
influence in city affairs. "Martha" is
the pen name of some one well known
i to all the old timers in the city, and
well worthy the attention of every
thinking woman reader of the Enter
prise. Many old time hill
residents are figuring
CAR SERVICE
ON THE HILL.
out just ' when itiey
can consistently; call upon the street
railway people to extend their tracks
from Main Street, via the South End
Road, to Center Street, and then east
on some suitable street .The big bulk
of passenger traffic originates on the
hill, and certainly they are entitled to
MORNING ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1912.
) m is7 skmm ass'" hx.
sri a. aa :
consideration, the moment such a step
is proved feasible.
California has an
eight hour law, which
is very unpopular
THE EIGHT
HOUR LAW
with some classes of employers, and
employes. Formerly, restaurant work
ers put in ten hours, and in the case
of waitresses received about ten dol
lars a week. The new law brought
about a reduction in wages, with the
result that in some Instances the
girls have made an arrangement,
whereby the exchange places of em
ployment after they have completed
their eight hour shift, doing an extra
two or three hours in the second res
taurant. The few dollars they earn
in the short shift at' the second res
taurant, . offsets the loss caujsed by
the new law. And the restaurant man,
obeys the letter of the law, in that he:
has not worked his girls longer than
the legal eight hours. He has merely
swapped girls for a couple of houra
with the other fellow.
V death is re
tried to have
iccurred from
TYPHOID AND
DRINKING WATER
typhoid. In the opinion of bacteriol
ogists and local medical men, our city
water is far from being what it ought
to be. The medical officer oS health
has officially warned the city of its
dangers, and our children are1 carry
ing boiled water to school with them.
These are facts which no one denies.
Nowr what are we going to do about
it?
William Howell, is everywhere rec
ognized as n authority on public, watr
er supply, and filtration processes.
Moreover the Enterprise accepts him
as such, until the contrary is proved.
The officers of .the board are among
our most conscientious and puiblic spir
ited citizens. Yet we have one of the
worst epidemics of its kind in the
Standard Patterns lO and 13 Cents
1 tie
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OREGON CITY'S PROGRESSIVE STORE
QHRISTMAS is almost here and we can al
most hear the Merry Christmas bells ring
ing and see the happy faces of young and old
as they gather around the tree. Our line of
Toys is complete and we hope you will not over look the
Dolls and little Fancy Articles that add so much to the
Christmas cheer.
mi.- x
Men's Fancy Dress Woolen
Men's Woplen Mittens, per
Why Pay Ipre Than We Ask
Why Hurt Cyclone's Feelings - Scoop?
history of the city.
Clearly the sooner ' we consider
changing the source of our water sup
ply, the better for our vital statistics.
It has .been suggested that Bull' Run
water is available, and as everyone
knows a better or purer water is not
obtainable. Others have suggested
the Clackamas, but It is only a ques
tion of time when the Clackamas will
be as polluted as is the Willamette to
day. The Enterprise will welcome to its
columns signed expressions of opin
ion relative to this vital subject, and
in tlie meantime trusts that the Live
Wires will take up the matter.
RECORDS SHOW 63
AUTOS IN THIS CITY
Records compiled by Secretary of
State Olcott show that there are 176
licensed motor vehicles in Clackamas
County. There are 63 in Oregon City;
22 in Molalla; 18 In Canby; 16 in Mil
waukie and 10 in Boring. The records
are the first compiled since the new
motor vehicle law became - effective.
There are 10,162 motor vehicles in
the state and the amount of money
taken in as licenses by the state since
the law became effective is f 41,898.'
OREGON CITY TO PLAY
ST. JAMES COLLEGE
The Oregon City Athletic Club will
play its last game of the season next
Sunday on the Columbus Club grounds
in Portland, with the fast Saint
James College team of Vancouver.
Oregon City defeated the crack Col
umbus Clujb team of Portland last
Sunday 13 to 0 and three weeks ago
Saint James defeated Columbus Club
7 to 0. Early in the season Saint
James and Oregon City played a 6
to 6 tie so a fast and hard game is
looked for. A large crowd is expected
to go to Portland to- witness the
game.
Hose
pair
EX-CONVICT ESCAPES
T
- Edward Losingnott, escaped convict
from the Washington penitentiary at
Walla Walla, made a sensational leap
for his life Wednesday afternoon,
when Ex-Superintendent of the Ore
gon Penitentiary, F. H. Curtis gave
chase. The jump was made at Elev
enth and Jefferson Streets, over an
embankment about twenty feet high, i
Mr. Curtis saw his man about 100 j
yards in front of him, and yelled to
him to stop. He jumped, and Curtis j
fired at him. Apparently not hurt by j
his jump, Losingnott ran into a crowd
of school children and then crawled
between a milk wagon .and escaped.
Mr. Curtis met the convict on the j
street Monday, and knew him as he i
had been a- prisoner at Salem.- He ;
immediately wired the officials at Wal- i
la Walla, who instnjted him to ar- j
rest- the fugitive. j
Hearing that Losingnott was work- i
ing at Jones' rock crusher, Curtis de- I
cided to go after him immediately.!
He took with him a negro named j
Clark, an ex-convict, to guide him to '
the crusher. The negro was in the
lead and saw Losingnott several
blocks ahead. Against Mr. Curtis's
wishes Clark hurried on and spoke to
Losingnott. As soon as the fugitive
saw Curtis he ran, and though called
upon to halt, he did not heed the
commands of Curtis. ' . '
, Mr. Curtis is continuing the search
for the man, being assisted by Chief
of Police Shaw and others.
Bright Scholars.
.'''Examination "howlers" . are by no
means Coiitined to schoolboys, as irn
"information test" of freshmen at New
York university showed. The defini
tions of "hypothecate" as "a drugstfxt"
and "esophamis" as "a tomb in which
dead kin;s. were placed" were worthy
of lineal '.lescen(i;iiils of Mrs. Malaprop,
while the statement that "Beowulf was
a character in Shakespeare's 'Ivan- j
hoe"" rivals tlie classic account of!
Aesop as "a man who wrote fables
and traded the copyright for a bottleS
of potash." --New York Tribune. '
tore
Neckwear , 13, 15r- 25,
35 and 50.
Men's Negligee shirts with
collars 50, 60, 75,
$1.00 and $1.25.
Men's Fancy Dress Shirts
50 and $1.00.
Men's flannel shirts, in Gray
and Medium Blue, $1.13,
$1.25 and $150.
Light and dark colored work
shirts, 50.
25and28.
20, 35 and 65
The Tendon Achilles.
Anatomists fancifully call the bis
tendon of the heel "tendon Achilles.'
after the Jreek hero. The mythologi
cal story roes that his mother. Thetis,
holding him by the heel, dipped him in
the river ftyx to make him invulnera
ble. But Paris lunieted a wound that
proved fatal on the beel that bad not
been immersed.
PLUMBING NEEDS
STRICT ATTENTION
(Continued from Page 1.)
be drafted that will compel all sewer
connections to be, made by a licensed
plumber, vfader bond; enforce the law
regarding the connecting of property
with the sewer wherever possible, and
make the venting of toilets and other
waste fixtures compulsory.
F at any time, there
business you do not
are here to give the
for upon such treatment of
for continued growth.
THE BANK OF
OLDEST BANK IN
D. C. LATOTJRETTE, President. F. J. MEYER, Cashier.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF OREGON CITY, OREGjOM
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Tr!J t
'!,nsaw 8
CAPITAL- $50,000.00
General Banking Business. ' Open from 9 A. M. to ? p. M
Linen towels, per pair .50 and 60p
Fancy Linen towels, each 50 and 65?
Embroidered Pillow slips, each 30
White aprons 35 to 50
Dresser Scarfs ............ . 35 to $1.25
Squaresx 20 to $1.63
Centerpieces 25, 63, 75 and $1.25
Ladies' house slippers, gray and black 98 and
$1.25. ' '
Men's house slippers .60$ and $1.38
Child's Juliette' 83$ and 90$
Little Men's Tan Storm Boots ...$2.15 to $2.85
Boys' high top shoes $2.25 to $3.25
;
Men's Umbrellas .-.$1.25 to $2.50
32 inch extra large umbrellas $1.25
Ladies Umbrellas $1.25, $150 arid $2.00
Children's Umbrellas .45$
Men's Outing Gowns, 60$, 85$ and $1.00
Women's Outings Gowns ...50$, 85$ and $1.25
Children's Outing Gowns . . . '. .50$, 60$ and 75$
Heavy Bath Robes .$4.00
Ladies' Sweaters . .$1.98 and $3.50
Couch Covers .83$, $1.25 and $1.50
Stand Covers 40$ and 50$
Alarm Clocks 69$
Ladies' Rain Coats .$6.95 and $9.35
Men's Made to last Sweater Coats $1.25
Books for the children ......5, 18, 25 and 28$
Popular Books for Boys and Girls, each . .... .25$
Books, such as the Virginian, the Silver Horde, etc.,
each . .... ..... 50$.
DV HOP
. Athletic Club Meets.
The Young Men's Athletic Club
had a, fine meeting Wednesday night
under the direction of C. S. Botsford, '
of Reed College. He says the club,
has' fine material .for a basket ball
team. It is planned to give an exhi
bition soon after the holidays.
WORK STARTS ON
SPECIAL EDITION
(Continued from page 1)
it possible for so high class and ef
fective a medium of community pub
licity to be published, the same degree
of satisfaction that was given our pa
trons last year. To this end we have
! employed W. H. Djxon, who had
j charge of compiling the 1912 annual,
i to do the same work this year and
i the Enterprise feels entirely safe in
; saying that every material represen
tation made by him to the public will
be carried out.
is anything about the banking
understand, come to us. We .
closest attention to'our friends,
customers we base our; hope
OREGON CITY
CLACKAMAS COUNTY