PHI 3 THE WEATHER Oregon City Rain; high south-'i ' S erly winds. ? $ Oregon rtiiin west, rain or 5 Ssnow east; warmer east portion. ? 38S$S$eSjSSSSS '-iSS' The only daily newspaper be- tween Portland and Salem; cir- culates in every section of Clack- $ amas County, with a population of 30.00a Are you an advertiser? -S'S'SS WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED ! 5 60 VOL. V. No. 6 OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1913. Pee Week, 10 Cents mm EN 29 PERISH AS SHIP CRASHES ON SPIT STEAMER ROSECRANS SINKS IN GALE OFF COLUMBIA; 4 ARE SAVED LIFE SAVERS AND RESCUED IN PERIL Place Where Vessel Goes Down not Located Until Storm Abates One Man Rides Plank Seven Miles ILWACO, Wash., Jan. 7. Twenty nine men went to death, one who rode a plank, was washed ashore, more dead than alive, seven mles from the scene of disaster, and three who clung to the rigging of the ill-fated oil tank steamer Rosecrans, until rescued by the Point Adams lifesaving crew, in a disabled craft and on a wild sea, unable to get in, as the result of the strike of the Rosecrans on Peacock Spit at 5:20 o'clock this morning. The Rosecrans is a total wreck. Her captain, J. F. Johnson, and three other dead bodies have been picked up by the lifesaving crew. For five hours after the distress signal was flashed from the Rosecrans the lifesaving stations at Cape Dis appointment and Point Adams exert ed every energy to reach the strick en vessel, but the heavy weather and fierce gale baffled at every turn. The tugs Fearless and Oneonta, with the Cape Disappointment life savin.? crew, were forced to turn back to Fort Canby. At 9:10 the naval radio station located the wreck and by radio gave the tugs the location. The rescue work was the most per ilous undertaken at Columbia bar in its history. It was only when a lull in the storm occurred about noon that the lifesaving crews were able to make to the scene of the wreck, and then the gale was so furious that it was impossible to get within 400 yards of the wreckage. In the wild breakers three of the crew of the Mfesavers were washed overboard but were rescued. The men who had clung to the mast of the Rosecrans jumpsd into the water and were sav ed. PARCELS POST BLOW TO EXPRESS BUSINESS NEW YORK, Jan. 7 As a result of the unexpected development of parcel post, it was said on good au thority today that one express com pany Iiere discharged 75 of its em ployes. Every day since the establishment of the new postal service a new re cord has been established. For the 24 hours ended at midnight, January 4, 62,151 packages were mailed at the different New York stations, against about 42,000 packages the previous 24 hours. HIGH SCHOOL HUSTLER LI The great variety of disagreeable weather which has 'been prevalent the last thirty six hours has failed to dampen the enthusiasm of any of the contestants entered in the race for the $1800 Howard touving car. Each contestant knows that "every cloud has a silver lining'' and that the wintry weather of today will soon be turned into the sunshine of tomor row. The question, ".who is in the race" has been asked many, many times but its up to each entrant to let his friends know who is in the contest endeavoring to land the big black car It is a rule that no names will be published but from a short sketch of some one of the contestants, some people may guess the identity of some cf the candidates. A High School student yet in his teens is No. 1 on the list. Born and reared in Oregon City, he represents the typical western young man of to day a clean cut lad of splendid physique and bright as a new parcel post stamp. At school he is one of the top notchers in his classes, al ways ready for play when the proper time arrives, and can always hold his own on the athletic field. No. l's hobby is machinery, in fact, his par ents are also deeply interested in every phase of this industry. Like every other student, vacation time is the big time of the year, but while the river and hills attract the other fellows, the whirr of shafts, belts and pulleys prove the attraction of our candidate As a matter of fact our young friend stays home nights to study pattern making and has chosen this as his life's vocation. Read about No. 2 in tomorrow's Enterprise. All blue and yellow votes must be deposited before January 15th. Hunt ley Bros. Co. Coupon Books now on sale, each book sold helps your fav orite by 5000 bonus votes. See spec ial prizes in Automobile window, which will be awarded January 15th. It you saw it In the Enterprise if SPARKS OF WISDOM FLASH FROM WIRES VOLTAGE OF THOUGHT REMARK ABLE WHEN MAIN TRUNK ' TURNS ON CURRENT EACH MEMBER AN AMPERE IN SELF! Subjects for Consideration by Organ- I ization Range From Railways To Clearing River Bank I Harvey E. Cross, mayor of Glad stone; secretary of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Assembly; pioneer attorney and Main Trunk Line of the Live Wires of the Oregon City Com mercial Club is the livest wire of them all. He has opened his reign auspiciously and has evolved a pro gramme that will keep the Live Wires busy for months to come. Last week Mr. Cross hit upon the happy idea of asking each member to suggest a subject for the consideration of the organization and these are the replies he- received: Frank Busch The speedy ertction of a commodious public dock; egress and ingress most important point in selecting a site. H. S. Mount Improve Pacific High way; new bridge across the Willam ette. T. Osmund Pure water for-Oregon -i City. F.'j. Tooze Operate your own elec tric light and power plant. L. L. Pickens Better county and i city government. ! L. Adams If we can get Bull Run j water, which I hope we will, I sus-, gest we turn the water plant into a . municipal lighting plant. j John W. Loder A modern city hall at the present location, with plenty I of room for all city officials, a council j chamber, recorder's court, vault for, city records, a jug for the jailer, ' place for hose company and fine ap- j paratus, booths for suffragettes, free ' reading room, combined with bureau of information about city, county and state. i F. A. Olmsted Main street and the! bridge should be much better light-' ed and the bridge kept clean. J. A. van Brakel Develop the civic personality of Oregon City. ' j Livy Stipp A better organization of the road building system. William M Stone Closer relation between capital and labor. - j A. A. Price The speedy erection ; of the e levator, and a pure water sup- ' ply, and cluster lights on Main Street. Grant B. Dihiick The early comple tion of the Clackamas Southern Rail way will do more to develop the in- ! terior of Clackamas County and im prove conditions in Oregon City than any other enterprise ever inaugurat ed in his county. B. T. McBain Complete confidence in our city and in each other for a Greater Oregon City and a free freight dock. j M. D. Latourette Pave Main Street of Oregon City from Third Street to city limits on the north with "hard surface' pavement, and have County i Court open up county road to Glad stone at most feasible place, and bridge the Clackamas River with mod ern steel bridge, tnus paving the way I for a first-class boulevard from Ore gon City to Portland. W. A. Shewman Cooperation with the farmers in the propagation of the dairy and swine industry of Clacka mas County. Joseph E. Hedges False standards weights and measures too prevalent in the county and elsewhe're, which costs the community from $15,000 to $30,000 or more annually. T. P. Randall Wholesome drinking water for Oregon City, and good roads for Clackamas County. O. D. Eby and W. A. Huntley The early completion of the Clackamas Southern Railway. M. J. Brown The big milk plant we might have had. T. J. Gary Take care of our goats. Clackamas Count)y is the natural home for the Angora goat and long wooled sheep. Encourage the raising of both. M. J. Lee Water, to drink, irri gate, and ship our products to mar ket. E. H. Cooper Quick extension of Clackamas Southern to Mount Angel, with branch line from Maple Lane througn Elyville to connect with new elevator. E. Kenneth Stanton Cleaning of river bans tor about two blocks on each side of bridge. E. E. Brodie Good roads leading to Oregon City. A. L. Beatie Dredging of the Clackamas rapids and - making at last a nine-foot channel at low water from Oregon City to Portland. I O .E. Freytag One of the best stunts for Oregon City is to build an , auditorium in which to hold public; : meetings, shows, fairs; that can also be used for a reading room, recrea tion room, rest room for meff 'v and women. If every man working in the mills would contribute a small sum and the farmers be asked to lend a helping hand, a building would soon be had. , ' E C. Dye Make the '' Commercial Club the hub of all local activities by enpniiraiHiiP- n ovorv wiHmato man. ner the accumulation of money by la- t0 the plant Mr- Hurst and his broth borers, clerks, tradesmen, dealers, er- ob Te'al yeaJ? ago orSanl7' farmers and professional men, and ed the Canby Power Company which especially hew comers, and those supplies electricity to Canby, Hub- needing guidance, and by looking af ter the morals of the community, etc. J. J. TOBIN BUYS BIG RANCH NEAR MOLALLA J. J. Tobin, of the Electric Hotel, has purchased the place of A. G. Cutting, four and one half miles east of Molalla Corners. There are 97 1-2 acres in the place. Mr. Cutting has bought a large cattle ranch in Baker Countv. v PERPETRATED BY WALT Ae D i I I.B.R0CK3 PRIVATE OFFICE IF CHUM ME. AND THEN MY NOTE CAME MY HOUSE AND IT BUKNt-U GABACE AND I LOST SEVENTEEN HORSE I THAT MONTH FROM THE EPIZOOTIC AND MY SON MARRIED MY TYPEWRITER AND - ' r- C" THEN MY K1FE RAN AWAY YA3 SIX MONTHS IN A HOSPITAL BUT I FELT BUKE. THAT MY OLD CHUM MOLP QUI A HELPING HAND .COPYRIGHT HARRIS AND EWING. WASH. Louis B. Hanna, North Dakota. new Governor of WATER RINGS GONG, GIVING FLOOD ALARM columns the Oregonian said 'TThe , Progress and Anniversary number of Water escaping .from an automatic the Morning Enterprise of Oregon .,,,. . . ,. . City issued last Saturday is a work sprinkler Monday night caused some of art pictorial and letteyr press De. damage and much excitement at W. tails of manufacturing progress aro J. Wilson's Implement House on low- given at length with well- written de er Main Street During the previous MriPtioM of the opportunities of Ore- night a large gong attached to the sprinkling system got out 0r order magazine deserves wide circulation and rang during most of the night, among people who are looking toward keeping the neighborhood awake. To Oregon." stop the gong from ringing the mech- The issue received a wide circula anism was taken from it. About 7 tion and the forthcoming one will re o'clock Monday evening the cold ceive a still wider circulation both lo- caused one of the pipes to break and the gong system being out of order the store was being flooded when the night watchman noticed the water on the street at 2 o'clock in the morn- ing. Fortunately the stock which is composed of implements was not much damaged. P. DIES OF PNEUMONIA Frederick P Hurst, prominently identified witi the upbuilding of Clackamas County, died at his home in Canby at 5 o'clock Tuesday morn ing. He had been ill of pneumonia, contracted srven days before Ms death, while he was clearing the Canby Can.'il intake of debris that nd threatened to, do much damage uaru, mumua suu oilier towns iu tne neighborhood. He was about 4H years of age and had lived in Canby three years, having been a resident of Aurora before that. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock this af ternoon at Canby, and the interment will be at Zion Cemetery. Boost your city by boosting yonr daily paper. The Enterprise should be In every heme. TEE EFMIF ILLUSTRATING-A SAD OLD STORY 1 Remembered you at once ofcourse.,c4mp! its a lonc time 3ick.e. we w WAS WONDERING-' MYOLX) COLLEGE WOULD REMEf1 MET, OLD TOP. i THE GOODVVORD AFTER TWEfTY TEARS I r- DUE. MORTGAGED THEN DOWN.Wf T71 THE. ANP MY 52 WITH MY CHAUFFEUR. ROCKS WOULD IN MY DISTRESS-. BIG NEWSPAPER LAUDS SPECIAL 1912 ANNUAL CALLED WORK OF ART BY OREGONIAN IN EDITORIAL ADVERTISING WORTH GIVEN MENTION Forthcoming Issue to Have Wider Circulation Than One so Enthus iastically Praised Last Year Apropos of the Progress and Anni versary Edition of the Morning En terprise which is now in process of publication, it is of interest to note the . opinions expressed relative to the 1912 Annual by people who are best able to judge the character of such publications. Speaking of the 1912 Annual of the Morning Enterprise in its editorial tne man wno wantg tQ k, QW The j cally and abroad. Below is a list of the public spirit- ed local firms and individuals who througn their patronage are making it. possible for this great medium of publicity for Clackamas County to be issued. There are many others yet to be seen and the public is invited to WATCH THIS LIST GROW: Publicity Dept. Oregon City Commer cial Club. Willamette Pulp & Paper Company. Hawley Pulp & Paper Company. First National Bank of Oregon City. urown-cou-mDla Paper Company. J. Levitt, Men's Clothing and Furnish ings. Oregon City Abstract Company. Dillman & Howland, Real Estate and Insurance. Williams Bros. Transfer Co. McLoughllin Institute. George A. Harding, Drugs. Portland Railway, Light & Power Power. Oregon City Transportation-Company, Operating the Steamers "Graha mcna", "Pomona" and "Oregona." Ogle Mountain Mining Company. The Northwestern Association, Real ty Investments. Charman & Company, Drugs. White Bros., Architects and Contract ) throw this boob out hes I - BREAKING. MY j J tJl - ors. Pacific Paper Company. Clackamas Southern' Railway Com pany. E. H. Cooper, Insurance. F. C. Gadke, Plumbing. Gustav Sebnoerr. Oregon City Screen Plate Glass Works. (Continued oa page 3) OUGA L L ff SAME OLB iir Rocks not v. day i older ! VVHAT Mr LIFE INSURANCE EXPIRED; GOT 1 1 7 J 5 . ; Pf!HMON!A;TWO Of MY CHILDREN HAD FITS,THE , , Sheriff, seized my store sold mf out i J3KOTHt.lS. - IM - LAW FORGED MY Major Thomas L. Rhodes, Persona! Aide to- President Taft, succeeding the late Archibald Eutt. M'BAIN IS HONORED BY A remarkable testimonial was paid B. T. McBain, Mill Manager of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company, by the employes of the mill Ne Year's. The following letter signed Dy every employe of the' mill, there being more than 600 of them, was re ceived by Mr. McBain: "We, the undersigned, employes of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com pany, Oregon City, Or., desiring to show our appreciation of your many kind acts during the past year in aiding and assisting your employes to better their conditions and make life worth living and while engaged as employes in and about your plant, wish you a Happy New Year. "It quite often happens that employ ers look upon their employes as mere instruments in the conduct of the work in which they are lengaged, but you have looked upon your employ- 1 - 1 BtLjEfci. -i es in an altogether different light iunm, jonn jnsner, utto Msuer, Mr. and have exercised your best endeav- and Mr E. A. France, Mr. and Mrs. ors to elevate those working under Fred Schwichtenberg, Mrs. M. you so as to make their lives better Schwichtenberger, Miss Einore and happier by, offering substantial Schwichtenberger, Mrs. G. F. Spar rewards for merit. row and son Harlyn; Mr. Rhea "We sincerelv thank vou for the Francs, Misses Geneva and Geraldine many kind acts during the past year and sincerely hope that you will be blest in all your future endeavors." "I am the proudest man in Oregon," said Mr. McBain Tuesday, "and noth ing could cause me to part with this muchly finger marked evidence of good will. Every spot upon it is dearer to me than anything in the world except my family." MONDAY EVENING CLUB MEETS WITH MISS PARKER The Monday Evening Sewing Club met at the home of Miss Myrtle Park- er, Fourteenth and Main Streets, the evening being spent sewing and at Five Hundred, after which a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess. Those present were Misses Dollie Pratt, Helen Daulton, Bess Daulton, Nieta Harding, Winnie Hanny, Cis Pratt, Elaine King and Myrtle Park- er. MILLIONAIRE ASKS DIVORCE DISMISSED CHARLES D. TAYLOR, RICH MIN ER, URGES COURT TO MAKE VOID COMPLAINT NEW SUIT IS EXPECTED TO BE FILED Wife SOing for $2,500 Month Alimony and Lawyers Fee Plaintiff Sold Mine for $2,500,000 Charles D. Taylor, the millionaire miner, who made his strike in Gold- i held, Tuesday through his attorneys, l John F. Logan and I. N. bmtth, ask- ed Circuit Judge Eakin to dismiss his suit for annulment of marriage ; against Minnie N. Taylor Jtidse i Eakin took the motion under ad i,visement. The lawyers announced ' tnat there had been no reconciliation and tnat the plaintiff was as deter mined as ever to obtain a decree. It is rumored tnat he will file another suit in either Portland, San Francisco or British Columbia. Counsel, how , ever, declined to make a statement i when asked about tnis. i'legel & ' Reynolds, representing Mrs. Taylor, declared they would light dismissal of tne complaint until the plaintiff had paid court costs and her attor neys brownell & Stone of this city, are senior counsel for Mr. Taylor. Proably no man in the United States has a more thrilling and re markable career than Mr. Taylor. More tnan 16 years of his life were spent in the wilds of Canada in search of an El Dorado, and' finally when it as announced that a big strike had been made in the Goldneld district Mr. Taylor went there. His exper ience of many years served him, in good stead and he was not long in locating one of the best properties there. In less than two years he dis posed of his holdings for more than $2,o0U,0u0. He alleged in the com plaint which he filed here in July 1910 that while he was living in Gold tield he went to San Francisco and in 'Jules Restaurant" met the wom an who became his wife. They were married August 2G, 190o. Plaintiff, as grounds for a de- cree, alleged that the defendant had ! represented to him that she was a good woman, but that he later learned sue was intemeprate and led a dis solute life. He further averred that Frank B. Peterson, a wholesale gro cer, 0f San Francisco, had been one of her paramours. Mrs. Taylor mov ed that the case be reopened, declaim ing that she had not been served with tbe summons. She asked for $2,500 a montn alimony, lawyer fee and that tne defendant be compelled to pay court costs. After "argument Judge Eakin reopened the case the plaintiff appealing to the Supreme Court, the decision of the lower court being sus tained. It has been reported that the de fendant just before the reopening ot the case, offered to allow her husband a decree if he would give her $40, 000. PROMINENT COUPLE HAVE GOLDEN WEDDING i One of the most pleasant entertain ments of the new year was the gold en wedding of Mr. and Mrs Charles Moehnke, of Willamette, which was celebrated at their home in that city on New Years Day. Mr. and M-s. Moehnke, who were both born in Germany, came to Oregon in 1876 and settled on eighty acres at Beav er Creek, which they improved and developed into one of the finest places in the rounty. Later Mr. Moehnke disposed of this property, and went to Willamette Fall3 where he built a saw mill which he still owns. Both Mr. and Mrs. Moehnke have a wide circle of friends-in Clackamas County. A delicious dinner was served to the guests at 2 o'clock and light re freshments in the , evening. Miss Goldis Thome, Lavean Moehnke and John Moehnke furnished the music during the day. The house was beau tifully decorated in gold and green. Many fine presents were received. The guests were: Mrs. J. A. LeBeau Mrs A. V. Dickey and sons, Harold and" Howard of Seattle; Michael Moehnke, John G. Moehnke, Mrs. Christ Fisher, Mrs. Charles Hett man, Mrs. Fred Bluhm, Arthur France, Miss Goldie Thoi-na, Mrs. M. Schwartz, of Portland; Mrs. m! Bluhm, Mr. Malvan Young, Mr. J. A. Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs. August , Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs.Fred Fisher and son Kenneth, and Miss Krma Wolf. - The following children of the couple ; were present: Mrs. A. J. LeBeau and I Mrs. Flora Dickey of Seattle; Mrs. i Ma-rie France, of Portland, and Mrs. 1 John Moehnke, of Willamette EAGLES INSTALL OFFICERS The Eagles installed .the following omcers Monday evening: W. P., C. A. Osborne; W. v P.,Byron Mays; P. W. P., John Lowry; Secretary, A. M.- Sinnott; Treasurer, J. T. Searle; Chaplain, E. H. Ford; Conductor, Clyde Dollar; J. G., A. J. Smith; O. 1 G., F. C. Drake. After installation a banquet was served, followed by 'songs and speeches. WATER PROBE IS STARTED BY WIRES COMMITTEE NAMED TO COOPER ATE WITH BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL MANY PLANS GIVEN CONSIDERATION Councilman Tooze Announces Bull Run Water Could be Obtained for Probably Only Two Years Pure water for Oregon City. In an earnest and concerted effort to better the water conditions - of Oregon City, the Live Wires of the Commercial Club consumed nearly three hours Tuesday night in a dis cussion of this all-important subject, with the result that T. W Sullivan, B. T. McBain and. William Sheahan were appointed a committee toxco operate with the city council and water board in a solution of the prob lem that reached an acute stage with the present typhoid fever epidemic that is gradually ebbing. The Live Wires also recommended to the city officials the appointment of a com- TlfttpTlt pn?inppp fn InvacHarnfa Vi different sources of a pure water sup ply, with a view to its early utiliza tion. The organization also sent a message to the Woman's Club, re questing its cooperation. The city health officer and the other physicians of Oregon City came in for their innings and H. E. Cross, tbe Main Trunk Line of the Live Wires, was directed to use his good offices to obtain the cooperation of the doc tors of the city with the authorities. Councilman Tooze was emphatic in -his declaration that the physicians of each other. "Until they do," he said, Jregoa City should cooperate with "a great deal of criticism for existing ' conditions should come to them." Grnt B. Dimick's motion .urging the city council to increase the salary of the city health officer to $75 per month, and also urging upon the county court to appropriate a like amount for the county health officer was unanimously adopted. "The city", said the ex-mayor, "should pay its health officer at least as much as it pays its policemen.'' The discussion was participated in by F. J S. Tooze, Dr. Hugh S. Mount, B. T. McBain, J. E. Hedges, F. A. Olmsted, M. J. Lee, and others. Mr. Tooze made a very comprehensive re port, going back to the date of the outbreak of the scourge and detailing what efforts had been made by the council committee on health, working with the city health officer and other authorities, to find some cause of the evil conditions and then finding an adequate remedy. He told of the rigid examinations that had been made of the filtration plant and the reservoir and of the analyses that had been made, and then texplained the various propositions for pure wat er that had been investigated by the special council committee appointed by Mayor Jones. He said the intake pipe was in the basin at a most in opportune and dangerous place, where there is n0 current to carry away the reluse, and he believed that exten sion of the intake out into the river and uie installation of a hydrocloride process would do much to minimize tne danger oi disease. Mr. Tooze told of his interview, along with Councilman Horton, with Major Rushlight, of Portland, rela tive to the leasability of procuring bull Run water, and he shattered the nopes oi many ot tne advocates of that plan, when he explained that no contract could be made for a greater period than two years, because of the always prevailing possibility of a change in administration. He also explained that the teason Gresham had been given Bull Run water is be- milSfi tho nino IItia i-nno thpnniyli H.i town on tne way to Portland, and he told of the unusual conditions that prevailed at Linnton, where Bull Run water is furnished at a very high cost to the consumers ; After discussing the various sour ces for a pure water supply tnat had been suggested, Mr. Tooze turned his guns of water knowledge on the ar tesian well supply. He said a com pany was ready to put in a, 16-inch wood pipe from wells about nine miles trom Oregon City; to guaran tee 1,500,000 gallons every 24 hours, at a cost of i0 cents per month per consumer, on a basis of 1200 people. ims concern would asK lor a zu-year franchise, giving the city the privi lege of purchase at the end of pny 5-year period, at a price to be set by the public utilities commission. Mr. Tooze said the city could build its own plant, if desired, securing the land for $500, laying the 16-inch pipe on cement blocks, eight feet apart, at a cost of $30,000, installing pumps at an expense of $5000, and drilling wells at a cost of $2000. The operating ex pense, he said, would be about $600 per month, including interest. The Clear Lake proposition, by which it is proposed to supply all the towns of the Willamette Valley with pure water, next claimed the atten tion of Councilman Tooze, who has, within the last few days, talked with Lewis C. Kelsay, the engineer who de vised the scheme, and who is con sulting engineer for the State Board of Health. This plan does not meet with favor locally because of the fact that five years would be required to get water to Oregon City, whose need is urgent. Mr. Tooze concluded by stating that Mr. Kelsay had agreed with the council committee to make a complete investigation, of the var ious water sources, and make a re port to the city, and the committee will recommend an arrangement with Mr. Kelsay at the next meeting of the council. Dr. H. S. Mount favored going to (Continued on page 2.)