S THE - WEATHER. v .
S Oregon City Fair today; var- S
$ iable winds, mostly northerly.
$ Oregon Fair today; variable
$ winds, mostly northerly. . - $'
$ Washington Fair east today; $
$rain or snow west portion; varia-'
$ble winds. ?
S3SS-SSSSS35S-
SThe Enterprise has a few of its$
$ Progress and Anniversary book-$
$lets on hand, copies of which, may
Sbe obtained by applying at this$
$ office. The edition contains 64 S
pages and is one of the best ad-x$
$ vertisements of the city ands
S county ever issued. Send one East.
SsSSSSJ8S$.3$
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
YOL. V. No. 26.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913.
Peb Week, 10 Cents
CENTRAL PACi
DAYLIGHT THIEVES
: RANSACK WW
THE DEFENDER OF THE MARKET BASKET.
0. A; CHENEY IS WORK STARTED ON
18 SOLD TO UN
www. m DftBTi htm nfw- vm ai adm
1IIIlU 1111 UlllLttllf 11LH 1 MIL nLniiri
C
1
OFFICIALS HOLDING PLACES IN
ONE COMPANY RESIGN !
ONE POST j
PRICE IS GIVEN AT $102,0G9,CC0 !
Union Pacific Pays for $80,000,000 in
Stock, Gives $16,000,000 Cash
and $6,000,000 in
Bonds
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 Robert S. J 0ne ot" tQe boldest daylight robber
Lovett, chairman of the Union Pacif- ies ever committed in Oregon City
Z.ZSlL,1. was that ay afternoon at the home
tinuance of all
traffic rfonotmQT,)- 1
representation heretofore joined with
uiiiiaiuu(iiiii
tne soutnern Pacific Company.
Under the plan for dissolving the
merger of the Union and Southern
Pacific roads, the main line of the
Central Pacific is sold to the Union
' Pacific for $102,000,000. Mr. Lovett's
, statement says:
"The-operating organization of the
Union' Pacific and Southern Pacific
in the West were separated a year
ago last October, from the president
down. The only joint offices and of
flclas left after that reorganization
and at the time of the decision of the
Supreme Court in December were the
directors, ' chairman- of the executive
committee,; the directors'' of mainten
ance and traffic and other offices lo
cated in New; York and the commer
cial and soliciting agents.
"When the Attorney:General's posi
tion respecting the disposition of the
Central Pacific were made known,
thereby showing a possible conflict
of interest with respect to that prop
erty, the chairman and directors of
the Union Pacific informed; him that
of course they could not act further
for the Southern Pacific and immed
iately resigned from the Southern Pa
cific so that the latter board could be
composed of directors not interested
in the Union Pacific.
"This occurred on the 13th instant
Today the remaining joint officers in
New York resigned from one system
or the ether and circulars changing
the joint agencies and appointing sep
arate commercial agents were issued,
taking effect tomorrow, thus complet
ing the elimination of all joint offi
cers and agents. Many of the offi
cial positions vacated have not been
filled yet, the duties thereof devolv
ing temporarily upon other officers."
At a meeting of the Southern Pa
cific directors the following officers
' were appointed:
F. W. Mahl, director of purchases,
to succeed W. V. S. Thorne; A. D.
McDonald, deputy controller, to suc
ceed C. B. Seger; T. O. Edwards, au
ditor at San Francisco, to succeed A.
D. McDonald and Hugh Neill, clerk,
and secretary, to succeed Alexander
Millard.
The resignation of William Rocke,
feller as director and member of the
executive committee was accepted,
but the vacancy was not filled.
BARRETT BONDING
. ROAD IL PASSED
SALEM, Or., Jan. 31 Passage of
the Barrett county bonding road bill
by the Senate this morning probably
will mean the calling of a joint con
ference committee to act on the Bar
rett and Hurd bills. The Hurd bill
passed the House yesterday and is
known as the Grange bill. While
both are county bonding acts they
are by no means identical.
To throw the Hurd bill into the
Senate and the Barrett bill into the
House without (a conference would
probably spell defeat for both bills.
No conference has been finally de
cided upon, although a number of the
Senators have urged the suggestion
Both of the bills will probably be
taken in and one or the other indor
sed or a compromise reached.
There is no doubt now of the senti
ment in both houses that road legis
lation should be enacted and that it
will come in the shape of a county
bonding act, the sentiment of the peo
ple being construed in that light, in
the passage of constitutional amend
ments. GARDELL ACQUITTED
OF FORGERY CHARGE
Gustav Gardell, formerly in the sa
loon business, was acquitted of a
charge of forgery in Justice of the
Peace Samson's Court Friday. Gar
den was accused of forging the name
of Herman Scherzinger to a note for
$100, payable, to the First National
Bank. He denied that he had forged
the note, and Gordon E. Hayes, his
attorney, introduced signatures of
Scherzinger to prove that the signa
ture to the note in question was gen
uine. The signature of the note and
the other signatures were identical.
Jas. Wilkinson
WILKINSON & BAXTER
FLORISTS
Next door to Star Theatre
RESIDENCE OF HARRY JONES IS
ENTERED EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
HOUSEBREAKERS GET AWAY WITH $28
Night Police Search in Vain for Sus
picious Characters Boy's
Bank Is Robbed
of $5 -
" ' w-, wo wuuaui. v mio
the members of the family were away
housebreakers entered the home and
stole $28. The thieves gained entrance
to the house through a window in the
kitchen. It is believed that they en
tered the house about 3:30 o'clock and
remained in it until 4:30 o'clock. Two
strange men had been seen in the vi
cinity earlier in the afternoon.
When Mr. and Mrs. Jones returned
to their home shortly after 4:30
o'clock they found everything topsy
turvey. They immediately gave an
alarm and the police looked all the
remainder of the- afternoon and all
night for suspicious characters. The
housebreakers stole $23 which be
longed to a guest of "the Jones family
and $5 from a bank of a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jones. Night Policeman
Griffith, Cooke and Woodward said
early today they had not obtained a
clue to the identity of the housebreak
ers. It is believed that they are ex
perienced men in their line of bus
iness. EH
(MY CHARGE, DIES
Joseph Joplin, a county charge,
died Friday morning on a ranch near
Stafford. Mr. Joplin once was well-to-do,
but spent his money in specu
lation. He formerly- Was connected
with a brewery in Wisconsin, and
came to this county about 12 years
ago. He obtained employment on a
ranch where he remained until he be
came too old to work. Death was due
to pneumonia. The funeral will be
held today. Gordon E. Hayes, who
knew Mr. Joplin, said Friday evening
that he was an accomplished man.
RECORDER'S OFFICE
IS OPEN ALL BAY
E. P. Dedman, County Recorder, is
keeping his office open throughout
the day. Mr. Dedman said Friday
that many mill workers and farmers
were enabled to transact business
with the recorder's office from 12 to
1 o'clock and no other time and he
had arranged to have a deputy pres
ent at that time. This has been the
custom in the recorder's office for
several years and Mr. Dedman con
siders it a wise one. The business of
the office is increasing "daily. A new
record w&s made the last fiscal year.
SUFFRAGETTES USE
T
LONDON, Jan. 31. The suffra
gettes today adopted the slungshot
as a weapon. in their campaign. With
it they hurl leaden discs stamped:
"Votes for Women." Because of the
weapon's newness, their aim is not
good, and the damage thus far caus
ed has not been great, but the disc is
said by doctors to be capable of kill
ing a man.
An actress named "Jackey" Mel
ford was charged at the. police court
with bombarding shop windows with
one of these catapults from the top
of an omnibus. She was fined $10 or
a month's imprisonment. Her father
paid the fine. Several thousand let
ters were destroyed today in fires
set by women to the contents of mail
boxes.
ERNEST STINSON ARRESTED.
Ernest Stinson, formerly in the
fish business in this city and John
Davis, Stinson's stepson, were arrest
ed Friday night at their home Twelfth
and Center Streets, by Policemen
Cooke, Griffith and Woodward. They
are charged with disturbing the peace
by fighting.
A small classified ad will rsnl that
vacant room.
Roy Baxter
Phone Main 271
If : W-f 1
Prefect Delauney, of the department
that includes Paris. He is absolute
ruler of the most brilliant capital
in Europe, having even the right to
suspend the Mayor of Paris from
his office. He has just been voted
a credit of 100 millions with which
to improve the French capital as
regards street conditions, lighting
and water supply.
HENPECKED, SAYS
Alleging that his wife began finding
fault with him one week after their
marriage, that she was cruel and fre
quently remained away from home
all night, Robert L. Banta Friday
filed suit for divorce against . Ida E,
Banta. They were married in Port
land September 1, 1912. The plain
tiff avers that his wife daily made
slurring " remarks about him. Wil
leme . Agnes Knox seeks a decree
from Herbert H. Knox. They were
married iri The Dalles October 26,
1912. Cruelty is alleged. The plain
tiff asks that her maiden name, Wil-
leme Agnes Brooth, be restored and
that she be given $25 a month ali
mony. Mildred Ehlers asks a divorce
from Henry B. Ehlers. They were
married in Portland July 8, 1892. The
plaintiff avers that her husband drinks
intoxicating liquors and that he fre-.
quently beats her. She asks the cus
tody of their four children.
IS
E
Albert Kercam, of Boring, was ad
judged a lunatic in the county court
Friday. The man imagines that he
is a spiritualist medium and insists
that he has many messages from
dead relatives and friends. He was
brought to the city Thursday night
by Deputy Sheriff Donohue. Kercam
prayed Friday in jail and when taken
into court insisted that he was a
medium. He is a woodchopper and
has bean in Boring- only about three
months. He did not' say where he
lived before moving there.
$S$S-8SSSS$3$.jS
IMPORTANT BILLS J
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
$
SSSSS8$S.$ $$ $$$ $ $
SALEM, Jan. 31. (Special.) House
bill No. 319, introduced by Represen
tative Schuebel, provides for making
each county judge ex-officio fire war
den in his own county, that is, that
every person who wishes to . burn
slashing or timber might obtain per
mission from the judge of his coun
ty instead of only from the fire war-
uens as at present. This bill is a
substitute for one that was introduc
er earlier in the session by Mr. Schue
bel, which provided for making each
road supervisor an ex-officio fire war
den and which was defeated.
House bill No.. 335, introduced bv
Mr. Carpenter, provides that moving
picture snows shall not be operated
in wooden buildings over which peo
ple live or room for a longer time
than six months after the bill be
comes a law unless the show room
shall be made fire proof by metal
laths and heavy wooden walls no less
than four inches thick. It further pro
vides that such a wooden building
must abut on at least two streets or
roadways, and have large exits on
each street. If the building seats
more than 350 it must have an addi
tional exit for every 100 persons. Any
motion picture theater in a one story
wooden building must be separated
from the adjoining buildings on two
sides and one end by cement side
walks five feet wide. For violation
of any of the above provisions a fine
of from $100 to $250 is provided.
House bill No. 318, introduced by
Mr. Schuebel of Clackamas County,
is an amendment to section 6368 of
Lords Oregon Laws, and eliminates
the provision by which the county
courts have been able to build bridges
of more' than $500 valuation without
awarding a contract for the same.
WORK OF UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI IS EXPLAINED
Mrs. E. P. Carter invited women
members of the University of Oregon
Alumni to her home Thursday after
noon to meet her sister, Mrs. L. T.
Harris, who is visiting her. Mrs.
Harris is one of the mast prominent
members of the alumni of the State
Univerr.ity and is much interested in
providing the young people of the
state with a college education. She
spoke of the Mary Spiller fund through
which poor and deserving girls were
aided in their work in the University.
This fund which is named after the
first woman instructor at the univer
sity, is collected from the annual dues
of the women in the alumni associa
tion. During the past year one young
woman's board and room were provid
ed by the association and Mrs. Har
ris believes that next year they will
be able to help more young women,
The fund is not a loan but a gift to
those who are benefitted. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Thomas Burk, Miss
Maud Galogly, Miss Ruth Hardy, Miss
Alice Larson, Miss Neita Harding,
Mrs. E. P. Carter, and Mrs. L. T. Har
ris. VEREIN TO GIVEBALL
The Deutscher Verein will give its
ninth annual ball tonight at Busch's
Hall. Irdications are that the ball
will be the most successful ever held
by the society. -An elaborate program
has been arranges. .
J2B
COPYRIOHT HARRIS AND KWIN8. WASH.
Manuel L. Quezon, resident Commis
sioner from the Philippines to the
United States House of Representa
tives. "
CHURCH CLASS GUEST
OF MRS. LATOURETTE
The Sisterhood class of the First
Baptist Church was delightfully en
tertained at the home of their teacher
Mrs. D. C. Latourette Thursday after
noon. Mrs. C. A. Nash, Mrs. A. F.
Parker, Mrs. Elmer Maville and Miss
Dorothy Latourette assisted the hos
tess. The aiternoon was spent m
games and guessing contests, after
which delicious refreshments were
served. Those present were: Mes-
dames Parker, Maville, Nash, Hardy,
Milliken, Bigler, Frank Kellogg, Har
per, Erastus Smith, Peterson, Butler,
Oglesby, Cris Grazier, Martin Drap
er, Evans, Heckirt, Freeze, Johnson,
Lund, Lennon, Aman, Pierce, Spagle,
Andreen, Etchison and Cannon.
TRIAL IS STARTED
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 31. Af
ter 11 days devoted to procuring a
jury-, the second trial of Clarence S.
Darrow, former counsel for the Mc
Namara brothers, on a jury-bribing
charge growing out of the famous dy
namite trial, finally got under way
today.
The first witness called was George
O. Monroe, clerk of the" Superior
Court under Judge Walter Bordwell,
who presided at the McNamara trial.
Monroe's testimony was technical,
relating merely to the fact that there
was a criminal case entitled "People
vs:. McNantara, on trial October 6,
1911," the date Darrow is alleged to
have bribed Robert Bain, a sworn
juror, through the instrumentality of
Bert Franklin, who' was a detective
for the McNamara defense, and later
became the chief witness against Dar
row in his first trial on the charge
of -having tried to bribe George Lock-
wood, a McNamara venireman.
Bain, who confessed to haying tak.
en a bribe from Franklin, soon after
the sudden and sensational close of
the McNamara trial, in November,
1911, is expected to take the stand
immediately after Monroe is excused.
If It nappened it Is In tne Enter
prise. - ,
PROMINENT MEMBER " MEADE
POST, G. A. R ..VICTIM OF
PARALYSIS '
THIS CITY HIS HOME FIFTEEN YEARS
Born in New York, He Goes to Wis-
consm Early in Life, and Serves ;
Three and Half Years
in War
O. A. Cheney-, member Meade Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, and un
til one year ago a resident of this
city, is dying at the home of his son,
A. W. Cheney, 497 Clay Street, Port
land. Mr. Cheney is 80 years of age.
He suffered a stroke of paralysis about
a week ago, and his death since then
has -been expected. He conducted an
insurance and real estate business
here for 15 years, having lived before
coming to Oregon City in Mill City,
which is near Albany, Or., where he
conducted a weekly paper.-
O. A. Cheney, member Meade Post,
G. A. R., who is dying in Portland.
Mr.' Cheney was born in Boston, N.
Y., and moved to Rock County, Wis.,
when he was a young man. When
the Civil War started he became a
member of Company H. infantry, Wis.,
serving three and one half years. His
children are as follows: A. W. Chen
ey, of Portland; Mrs. Thomas Keith,
Portland; Miss Ethel Cheney, Pott
land; Chette Cheney, Chicago; Graf
ton B. Cheney and Eston S. Cheney,
San Francisco. Mr. Cheney is a mem
ber .of the Congregational Church of
this city.
L HEADS HAVE
DELIGHTFUL MEETING
The dining room of the Eastham
school was the scene of an enjoyable
gathering on Friday afternoon. The ;
teachers of the building tendered a
banquet to the principal, N. W. Bow-!
land, to Miss Curtiss and Miss JBur-
ley, supervisors of music and drawing ;
and to Superintendent Tooze. Other J
guests were Mrs. Bowland and Miss i
Montgomery. j
The guests were seated at a long !
table, the decorations being sugges-
tive of spring. The banquet celebrat
ed the successful termination of the
mid-year examinations and the occa
sion called forth expressions of sat
isfaction at the progress made by the
pupils -mder the very efficient course
of study provided by Superintendent
Tooze.
At the conclusion of the dinner
short addresses were made by the
guests. These were followed by Mr.
Bowland's speech advocating the prac
tical application of the course in Do
mestic Science in providing nourish
ing lunches for teachers and pupils.
Mr. Tooze m.de an earnest plea for
an appreciation of the liberal policy
of the Board of Dorectors in equip
ping the schools. He pointed out the
beauties of a life of service in deal
ing with the youth and urged that the
teachers develop a school spirit to
work for the greater good of Oregon
City.
DOCTORS TO MAKE
WATER REPORT TODAY
The. Clackamas County Medical So
ciety will meet at noon today at the
Commercial Club to perfect the or
ganization. Every member of the reg;
ular profession is expected - to parti
cipate and anyone desiring to listen
to the proceedings will be welcome.
The President, Dr. W. C. Schultz.will
preside and deliver the introductory
address. Dr. Meissner is secretary
and Drs. Hemsted aid Guy Mount
the committee on arrangements and
entertainment. The committee on
pure water supply, Drs. Hugh S.
Mount and Meissner, appointed to
confer with the city council and the
Live Wires will make its report. Lun
cheon will b served about 1 o'clock.
All are urged to be promptly on hand
at noon.'
: Couple Gets License.
A license to -marry was issued Fri
day . to Mabel Vunn and James G.
Morton.
" , f-nrnMiMtiitni''-'-
REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMEWELL
COMPANY HERE TO IN
STALL SYSTEM
BELLS WILL TELL FIRE LOCATION
Both Telephone Offices to be Connect-
ed with Fire Wards Three
Boxes to be Placed at
Once
That Oregon City will have a mod
ern fire alarm system within three
weeks was the announcement made
Thursday by Byron A. Day, who hus
been sent here by the Gamewell Fire
Alarm Police Telegraph Company, of
Seattle, to arrange the service. The
system will consist of one automatic
storage battery at fire headquarters,
two manual transmitting boxes locat
ed in the telephone offices, and three
fire alarm boxes. The location of the
boxes will be determined in a few
days. They will be so arranged that
any person who wishes to give a fire
alarm will only have to pull a lever.
More boxes will be installed . from
time to time until there are at least
30.
The telephone offices will be equip
ped with character wheels corres
ponding to each fire ward in the city.
The automatic striking machine will
ring out the numbers so that any
person in the city who desires may
know the location of a fire. Each
number will be given four times. W.
A. Long, chairman of the fire depart
ment committee of the city council,
and Charles Hannaford, chief of the
fire department, will aid Mr. Day in
installing the system. Under the pro
posed system fires will be quickly re
ported to the department, and natur-
ally will be extinguished with less loss
to property.
If you saw It In the Enterprise it's
At THE GRAND
Miss Florence Turner
Vitagraph's popular actress
will be seen in a clean comedy
drama -
"Signal of Distress"
Miss Turner needs no intro
duction as she is known to
thousands of picture patrons.
"The Mummy and
The Cowpunchers"
is a good lively comedy.
Pathe's Weekly
Shown here Saturdays
Will contain the following
items of interest:
PASADENA, CAL.
The Rose Festival is more
elaborate this year than ever
and thousands visit the city
to witness the fete.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Mayor Rolph, accompanied
by his wife and the Super
visors of San Francisco, rides
the length of the line on the
first municipal trolley oper
ated in this city.
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.
The body of the late Am
bassador Reid is brought to
America on H. M. S. Natal of
the British Navy, andis bur
ied from Cathedral of St.
John the Divine.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
A. C. & O. freight plunges
into the river, carrying away
a span of the Wyandotte
bridge and killing seven men.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
.The Rosarians, a society of
rose culturists, plantthe rose
bushes which are destined to
bloom during the exposition.
GEORGETOWN, D. C.
A Shameful act! The Home
of Francis Scott Key, the au
thor of the Star Spangled
Banner Is being destroyed
because there "was not suffi
cient interest manifested to
raise enough money to save
it as a memorial
BEAUFORT, N. C.
The Steamship Alcazar,
from Trinidad, is driven
around in a ninety mile gale
off Point Lookout Lighthouse.