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VOL. IV No. 153.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 1913.
Per Week, 10 Cents
ROCKEFELLER IS
BESIEGED IN HOff
rnuEoa-stKVINU ARMY AWAITS
OUTSIDE FOR JOHN D'S '
BROTHER
RICH OIL MAN WANTED AS WIT1ICSS
Coal Chute Guarded for Fear Million
aire May Attempt to Escape- .
House Can't be En. '
tered
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1SIEW YORK, Dec. 31. "We ,
get Mr, Rockefeller iif it tak
winter."
This was the dofiant challenge
sued tonight ,Dy Jerry South, ;ihie
clerkin the house of represent ijves,
in command of the Government) process-
servers, and hired deteiives
who are trying to serve William Rock
efeller, brother of John D. Rockefel
ler, with a subpoena to appeal Jan-
nary. 6 before the Pujo committee
that is investigating the "money
. trust." - , ! I '
"We have both his New York house
and his Tarrytown home surrounded
and he cannot escape us," said the
', chief clerk. "We can wait as long as
he can." . I -
Believing that the oil millionaire,
'-who is wanted to testify- concerning
the stock market operations in "Amal
gamated Copper and who has been
" evading service for a week, is hidden
in. his big Fifth-avenue mansion, Mr.
South and Sergeant-at-Arms j Riddell
marshaled the greater part fJ their
forces in that neighborhood! today,
a.nd every means of egress ij-oin the
house, including a coal chute, was
, guarded. The watchers will remain
on duty all night if necessary and to
morrow morning will be relieved by
: other sentinels.--.
" Sergeant-at-Arms Riddell aid that
only lack of authority, kept l)im from
eptering the house forcibly He ex-
piaiiiea uiai ue was powenuss unuer
the law to serve the subpoem as long
as Mr.. Rockfeller chose a "keep
himself locked up.". I
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INJUNCTION IS ASKED AGAINST
CITY TREASURER LAT
STONE TO BE NEW
PAYING ED. SHAW ATTORNEY FOR CITY
WARRANTS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED
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MAYOR JONES ANNOUNCES THAT
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BABCOCK IS PICKED FOR SUPERVISOR
Griffith and Woodward will Succee
Green and Frost as Police
men Cooke to be Re
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' .Inniuirv t tic $15.oiHi.tHMi Kqtiitnliie builrtiujj in New York was Imiiii.mI down. Roosevelt tlijevv bis "hat iu the ring" in February. Roald Amundsen an
nounced the discovery of (he south pole fuMii.ta April witnessed tin- TitanU-disaster. Wilbur WriKht. the pioneer of aviation, died in May. Taft was
renominated in June. In July the mikado of Jap in died, and the follow iim mouth was marked by the death of William Booth in London
forced to send troops to quell a Niraracuan rt-voit in September The ptiiu engagement of the Balkan war took plqee in October
election of Wilson, mid the house of governors met In Richmond. Va.. in Dwember.
America was
November saw the
MpOlLluilllN
AIDED, DEAD AT 83
. John R. Larkins, who dird at the
home of his son at Clarkes December
26, was born in Ohio in J1829. He
, crossed the plains from Illinois in
1847 with his parents, driving an ox
team. Upon arriving In the Cascade
Mountains their teams gave out and
he was left to care for to wagons.
"His food supply became (exhausted
and he started on foot for Oregon City
arriving here at night. Dr McLough
lin cared for him and sent him on the
next day to Molalla where his parents
. had located. In 1855 he and Minerva
' Gard, a daughter of the late Timothy
Gard, of Beaver Creek, were married.
His wife. at the age of '76 survives
him. A son, C. N. Larkins, owns a
store at Clarks. Mr. Larkins is sur
vived by four grandchildren, E. G.
and V. E. Larkins, Cora Nicholas of
Highland, and Stella Graves of Can
b" and he leaves six great grandchild
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COPYRIGHT PIRIE MACOONALS. NEW YORK,
Job E. Hedges, defeated for Governor
of New York.
RECEIPTS OF COUNTY
SHOW FINE INCREASE
The couJnty recorder's pffiCe made
a fine increase in revemie in 1912
over" that of "1911.- TLj revenue in
1911 was $7,256.70 and in 1912 wa3
$8,734.49, the increase being $1,477.79.
' The county clerk s office made a
i aMght increase, the revenue in 1911
being $7,256.20 and in 1912 $7,387.60.
The sheriff's fees in 1911 were $645.95
and irf 1912 $599.45. E. P. Dedman,
the new county recorder, will assume
.his duties tomorrow, ani, it is un-
derstood that he will retain the effi
' cient . clerks in the office who have
proved that they know how to tak&
care of the county's business. County
Judge Beatie said Thursday after
noon that he was pleased with the in
creased revenue in the various coun-
DELIGHTFUL PARTY
GIVEN BY JUNIORS
More than 100 persons attended the
annua1, party of the junior class of
the Oregon City High School at Wood
men Hall Tuesday evening. A de
lightful program was rendered and
games were played until almost mid
night. The singing was especially
fine and the work of the quartettes
was repeatedly enchored. Members
of the class and faculty enjoyed a
dainty luncheon in the dining room,
the menu consisting of fruit "salad,
wafers, ice cream; cake and punch.
The- big room was beautifully decorat
ed with the class colors, gold and
black. The party was by far the most
successful ever given by the junior
class. Among those who aided in ar
ranging the decorations was Mrs. H.
B. Cartlidge, teacher of English Literature.
DR. AND MRS. SOMMER
WATCH PARTY HOSTS
Dr. E. A. and Mrs. Sommer enter
tained delightfully at their beautiful
home on Water Street Thursday ev
ening. Fourteen couples were pres
ent and everybody had a fine time.
The house was beautifully decorated
with Oregon grape and other ever
greens. Before watching the old year
out and the new year in, games were
played and many of the couples en
dulged in dancing. Mrs. Sommer
proved a charming hostess and her
guests were enthusiastic in their ex
pression of 'appreciation of the even
ing's entertainment. Dr. and Mrs.
Sommer are occupying their Oregon
City home during the Christmas holi
days and, as usual, are proving them
selves delightful 'entertainers.
MRS. LEWTHWAITE
IS BRIDGE HOSTESS
Mrs. J. B. Lewthwaite, Jr., was hos
tess of a charming bridge party Tues
uay evening. The decorations were
of Oregon grape and the Lewthwaite
horn was a bower of beauty. The
guests were attired in fancy costumes
and everyone had a most delightful
time. Mrs. Lewthwaite served deli
cious reireshments and the entertain
ment continued until long after the
old year had been numbered with the
years of the past. Among those pres
ent were Dr. and Mrs. A L Beatie,
Mr. and Mrs. Linn E. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. B. T. McBain, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry O'Malley, Mrs. Nieta Barlow
Lawrence, Miss Nieta Harding, Miss
May Peel, of Portland; Mr. and Mr3.
J. N. Wisner, Mrs. John Adams and
Miss Marion Lewthwaite.
WATER DISCUSSED
BY LIVE WIRES
FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO BE
GIVEN SUBJECT AT NEXT
LUNCHEON
PETITION FOR CHANGE IS PRESENTED
Council Committee on Health Announ
ces Investigation Is Near
End Report Will be
Made
1111 BrfwB
Grant B. Dimick, Mayor of Oregon
City, Tuesday filed suit tor an injunc
tion against M." D.. Latourette, City
'.treasurer, cashing the salary war
rants of IS. L. Shaw, acting cnief of
police tor the year 191U. Shaw, it is
said, has sold tnje warrants and tne
court will be asked to enjoin the city
treasurer from paying tne holders or
the touchers. The suit is tne result
ot a controversy between the mayor
and city council which started wnen
the mayor took the oath of office last
January and appointed Charles K
Burns Chief 'of Police. The council
by a vote of eight to one refused to
conurm tne appointment and insisted
tnat Snaw be retained as chief. The
city had the unique distinction for
four montns of having two acting
cuiefs ot police. Burns finally re
signed and sued for his salary, Circuit
Judge Eakin holding that he was not
the chiet and, therefore, not entitled
to salary.
Mayor Dimick several weeks ago
filed suit calling upon Shaw to prove
that he was chief. A compromise
verdict was reached in which Shaw
admitted he was not chief, but con
tended he was entitled to the same
salary as jailer, an office created by
the council and to which he was ap
pointed. The plaintiff in the suit filed Tues
day insists that there has been no
cnief of police since January 6, 1912,
which he avers is admitted by the
defendant. Shaw was removed . by
Dimick on that date. The mayor
avers that the council over his objec
tions audited and approved warrants
for salary for Shaw drawn on the city
treasurer for $1,100. He declares that
Shaw has rendered no service as chief
or otherwise and that the city treas
urer unless restrained wi'l cash the
warrants. A restraining order against
the warrants being paid until a hear
ing is asked and a perpetual injunc
tion is asked at the final, hearing.
Mayor Dimick is represented by At
torney B. N. Hicks.
The water situation in Oregon City
has been made a special! order for
next Tuesday evening by the Live
AA7iiO rtf la nnoirAn fit- Prtma-,!oT
Club. The weekly luncheon has been
sceduled for 6:30 o'clock, and the re
mainder of the evening, or as much
of it as is necessary, will be devoted
towrd a free- and full discussion of
the question of obtaining pure water
for the residents of the city. The
matter came up at Thursday's lunch
eon by the presentation of a petition,
signed by 200 of the leading business
Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is
in personal command of his troops
hi the war against Turkey
WORKMEN'S INSURANCE
BEATS INDEMNITY
: Linn E. Jones, who becomes mayor
of Oregon City today, to serve a term
of one year, announced Tuesday ev
ening that he wou,ld make the follow
ing appointments:
Chief of Police E. L. Shaw.
City Attorney W. M. Stone.
Street Supervisor Charles C. Bab
cock. .
. Night Policemen Henry Cooke,
William Griffith and George Wood
ward. Mr. Jones refused to say who would
be appointed city engineer, but it was
rumored that City Engineer Montgom
ery would not be retained. It is be
lieved that the council will re-elect
Livy. Stipp City Recorder.
The council committees will be
announced by the mayor" at a meet
ing of the council which probably will
be held this morning. The meetings
are usually held in the evenings, but
owing to the fact that Mayor Jones
and several members of the council
wish to be out of the city tonight it
was decided to hold the meeting this
morning! - -
The night policemen who have been
serving and are not to te reappointed
are S. R. Green and Jack Frost. Both,
have excellent records as policemen.
Mr. Frost at the last city election wa3
elected constable and will assume his
new duties today. Mr. Green has not
decided what he will do but he has
had several offers.
Wifliam" Griffith has been serving
as special policeman for several weeks
and George Woodward has been em
ployed at the Willamette Pulp & Pa
per Mill. -George L. Story is the re
tiring city attorney. The councilmen
interviewed Tuesday evening said that
the mayor's appointments would be
confirmed by the council.
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take a day off today with the rest S
"of the world. This means there $
SwilI be no paper tomorrow. But3
sthere will be a live, newsy one Fri- $
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ALDERMAN TO SPEAK
AT SCHOOL MEETING
A school officers' convention for
Clackamas County will be held at the
court house, Oregon City, January 11,
beginning at 10 o clock. The law
makes the chairman or some member
of the board a delegate, and gives
him $2 for exposes. County Super
intendent Gary is trying his utmost
to interest all. school officers. The
following questions will be discussed:
The drinking water, holidays, the
annual institute, (local meetings, the
teaching of agriculture, what consti
tutes a good school; question box.
At the 2 P. M. session. Superinten
dent of Public Instruction Alderman
will speak on "What can be done for
the county school."
IS
The Workmen's Compensation Com
mittee of Oregon is sending out a
pamphlet, compiled from the annual
report of the State of Washington's
and professional men of the city, ana Industrial Insurance Commission, and
F. J. Tooze chairman of the council tne review of the first year's operation
committee on health and police, stat- of tne Workmen's Compensation Act.
ed an investigation of a pure water It: ia notable that the administration
supply was already under way, and f tne act costs less than the amount
that a great deal of valuable and in- the indemnity insurance companies
terestine information was heine ob- are paying to obtain new business.
tained. His report" will be ready for The following is a summary Of the
presentation at next weeks meeting first year's operation:
of the Live Wires. - September 30, 1911, to September
The nuarterlv election of officers re- du
Forms lister and assessed
Employes listed and pro
tected Total accidents reported . .
Claims allowed
If you saw It In the Enterprise It's
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We WisR To Thank
All those who have been favoring us with their patronage
year after year and assure them that we shall make every effort
to give good value and fair dealing.
We wish you very happy and prosperous year.
O. W. FREDRICK
BUILDING MATERIAL AND HARDWARE.
The Derthick Club had a fine meet
ing Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. W. A. Dimick. The decorations
were of new year's bells and Mrs. Dim
ick served a dq'icious luncheon. Each
member was so costumed as to rep
resent a book and the guessing as to
what the books were caused much in- j
terest and merriment. Miss Marion
Money and L. Adams proved the best
guessers and won the prizes. "A wo
man Suffrage Playlet" with men
actors, the players being dressed as
women, was the feautre of the even
ing. Gilbert Hedges was judge and
Theodore Osmund and Eber Chapman
composed the jury which was to decide
whether woman suffrage should be or
not to be. Just like them, they did
not decide at 'all. However, the vot
ers of Oregon decided, so it is all
right. Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs.' John Loder, Mr. and Mrs.
Eber Chapman, Mr. and Mrs, Theo
dore Osmund? Mr. and Mrst C. H.
Caufleld, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Dillman,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hedges, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Hedges, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Straight,
Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Meissner, Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Latourette, Dr. and Mrs.
L. L. Pickens, Mr. and Mi's. J. P.
Moffatt, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Huntley,
Miss Vera Caufleld, Percy Caufiejd,
Miss Thena Draper, Miss Lou Draper,
Miss Muriel Stevens, Miss Marjorie
Caufleld, Mrs. William Wood, Miss
Anna Hayes, Mrs. Shank, Miss Elaine
King, s. C. E. Joehnke, Livy Stipp,
Miss Cis Barclay Pratt, Mrs. E. T.
Avison, Miss Marion Money and Mrs.
uimstea. ,
suited as follows: Main Trunk Line,
Harvey E. Cross; Sub-Trunk, E. Ken
neth Stanton; Transmission Wire,
Livy Stipp; Guy Wire, Frank Busch;
Feed Wire. F A. Olmsted.
The probe of the Live Wires into Disavowed, suspended and
the water question will be made with-. waived
out bias with the sole interest of In process of adjustment
Oregon City at heart and it is expect- Accident report, incom-.
ed the results will be satisfactory, r Pieie
tee pensions 243,984.95
Net Bal. in accident fund 290,933.29
Gross expense of commis
sion 107,868.08
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Total funds handled by
commission $1,088,313.83
Expense of doing busi
ness 9.9
Cash in fund 26.8
Reserve in fund . .22.4
Claims paid ;....40.9
Expense paid . . . : 9.9
290,933.29
243,984.95
445.527.51
107,868.08
5,750
130,000
11,896
6,984
2,256
953
1,703
The petition, which is addressed to aia into accmeni iunu, . .au,o.o.
the City Council, as well as tD the j Paid out on claims 445,527:51
Commercial Club and the Livn Wirest Invested in mtjeresfrbear-
contains a reouest for a special bond ; inS reserves to guaran-
election.
The following letter from R. B.
Beatie, County Judge, was read by
Main Trunk Line Sullivan:
"I wish to thank the Live Wires of
Oregon City through you for their in
dorsement of my application for Unit
ed States Marshal of Ogon.- As you
know, the Indorsement was entirely
unsolicited, and therefore appreciated
all the more.
"It is a pleasure and a gratification
to me to have the confidence of my
fellow citizens of the Live Wires, al
though many of them differ from me
politically, and I hope to show ther,
in case of my appointment, that that
confidence was not misplaced.
"One of the things that especially
appealed to me was Mr. McBain's
statement in introducing the resolu
tion that, although he and many oth
er members held to a different polit
ical faith, inasmuch as the Democrats
had gained control of the National
Government my appointment should
be urged above other applicants for
the marshalship.
"As CouDfy Judge I have tried to
cooperate, as far as possible, with
your live commercial organization,
which has been of such vast benefit
to the city and county, and, if named
United States Marshal, I give you my
positive assurance, that I shall con
tinue such cooperation.
"It is incumbent upon all residents
of Clackamas County and Oregon City
to work together for a greater county
and city, and I would consider myself
a traitor to both, K, as United States
Marshal, I did not do what I couIJ
for home people."
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VOTES 10 MILL TAX
The Damascus Road District's an
nual meeting at Damascus '-was at
tended virtually by every taxpayer in
the district. Many of them were ac
companied by their families, and en
joyed a good time after the men got
through. The question of a solid con
tribution toward the good roads move-'
ment was taken up. Supervisor W.
W. Cooke was in the chair. With few
exceptions every man present express
ed his convictions that the best way
to increase the value of land was to
have good uads adjacent to it, and
the boosters won out. It was decided
to levy a ten miT tax on the district
by a vote of nearly four to one. Sev-pnty-five
persons voted.
MARKET ON CASH BASIS.
Streibig's Meat Market, at the cor
ner of Fifth and Main Streets will
commence the new year on a cash
basis. There wi'l be no jpxore credit
sales. H. W. Streibig, thPiroprieto-,
feels that it is his duty to do this
in justice to his ?ash customers, who
constitute the larger -number. Lower
prices can be given, when there is no
fear of losses through- credit, and be
cause of this Mr. Streibig feels he is
but doing justice to himself and his
cash customers, by placing his bus
iness on a strictly cash basis.
DR. AND MRS. M1LLIKEN
GET FINE PRESENTS
At the First Baptist Church follow
ing the Christmas exercises, the pas
tor. Dr. W. T. Milliken, was called to
the platform by Rev. S. P. Davis, who
expressed the. kindly fellowship and
affection of the congregation and pre
sented him -with what looked p be a
carefully, wrapped book. When the wrap
pings were removed the "book" prov
ed to be a box containing 100 silver
dollars. Five dollars in gold lay upon
its cover. The pastor was completely
taken by surprise, and could only, ex
press his warm appreciation for tb?
good wiy of the congregation. A beau
tiful parlor lamp was sent to the manse
by the women of the church for Mrs.
Milliken, which ajso came as a keenly
appreciated surprise. Dr. and Mrs.
Milliken have been in Oregon City a
little more than eight months,' and
they were so busy nursing two boys
who are convalescing i front, the tyj
phoid that they had given little thought
to anything else until these surprises
came. Both warmly appreciate the
kindly good will of the Baptist congregation.
Couple Gets License.
a license 10 marry was issued rues
day to Mary R. Chandler and Ray
mond Moore, of Pampa, Wash.
Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be In every home.
100 $1,088,313.83
Happy New Year
STORE CLOSED ALL DAY
To our many friends, patrons and fellow
merchants we wish you A Happy and Prosper
ous New Year. We greet the New Year with
pleasure as heavily, increased business of 1912
leaves us the best of good feeling.
Yours truly,
J: LEVITT
Charles H Dye, President of Church
' Federation of Oregon