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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL. V. No. 71.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1913.
Pee Week, 10 Cents
LOSS OF LIFE IN
THDMAnn PDAU
2,000 DEAD IN
DAYTON FLOOD
HITCHING POSTS
ARE DEMANDED
T
ilCHORE HAS
CLUB IN THRALL
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UU1HUU
U1UMI0
MORE THAN 200 PERSONS ARE
KILLED IN OMAHA
DISASTER
WOMEN AND .CHILDREN GO TO AID
Heavy Snowfall Makes Work Slow
Bodies are Rushed to
Morgues by
Scores
OMAHA, March 25. Today, for the
first time since the disastrous tornado
of Easter Sunday, the people of Oma
ha began to count the cost, both in
lives and dollars. When a resume was
made it apparently was more appal
ling than those who had studied the
result were willing to admit.
Not fewer than 200 lives were snuf
fed out within the vicinity of the city
proper and not fewer than 50 persons
in surrounding towns lost their lives.
Nearly 500 were injured .and eight of
these, have died in hospitals during
the day.
Groups of men, aided and encour
aged by women and children, labored
incessantly today among the ruins of
homes and other buildings in the sec
tion of this city which was practic
ally annihilated by a tornado Sunday,
in search for living or dead that had
been5 buried beneath the tons of de
bris. Added to last ' night's death
list of 152 were 16 more bodies re
covered before 9 o clock from under
the brick and iron beams of the Idle
wild Club Hall.
A thorough search in the wreck
age of the Diamond moving picture
theatre failed to reveal any bodies,
and it is the opinion of searchers
that all who were trapped in the
building by the panic that ensued
immediately upon the rush of the ter
rific wind have been found. Sixteen
bodies already have been removed
from the ruins of this building.
Since last night the total number
of missing persons has materially in
creased. Relatives of persons living
within the area stricken by the cy
clone began to arrive in Omaha last
night, and the influx of anxious ones
continued late today.
From many of them came reports
of missing friends and relatives,
This, it is believed, will swell Oma
ha's death list to a larger degree than
had bean expected.
The heavy snow which had fallen
since midnight and still is falling-
made rescue work particularly slow
and difficult. As quickly as bodies
are found, tiiey are being rushed to
morgues which have been establish
ed in various parts of the city affected,
claiming most of the bodies, but some
remain unidentified. None of these
are being buried, the coroner delay
ing interment until possibility of iden
tification becomes more remote.
' Funerals and burials of the dead
whose families have claimed the bod
ies are being held from all the
churciies and many homes.
Scenes in hospitals and public
buildings which have been converted
into hospitals beggar description.
Nurses have been on duty, many of
them since Monday night. Not only
do they have to administer to tne in
v juries of their patients, but give much
of their time in consoling desperate
ly anxious relatives of tuose who lie
upon the cots in the many wards.
Equally untiring are the physicians.
Many of the patients began to show
such marked improvement today that
they have been dismissed from the
hospitals.
Storm -sufferers are being fed in
churches and lodge halls. The city is
furnishing food for them, and will con-
tiniiQ tr Hf ar until nr'l ah ! motnnirl
within the stricken districts.
Mlirtial law still is being strictly
enforced throughout the storm area.
The city health department is making
every effort to place the district in a
sanitary condition as rapidly as. pos
sible. The water supply remains unim
paired and the city health officers
are finding it adequate aid in eradi
cating unsanitation.
Few people remain in that section
of the city , to the North, which was
especially hard hit by the storm.
Houses that remain standing are in
such condition as to preclude the pos
sibility of habitation. Every dray in
the city was pressed into service to
move household goods from houses
which partially had been demolished.
Police took charge today of the re
ceipt and delivering of messages
concerning injured people. Inability
- nf thp. 'infiRHPTi f?fT" hnvn in Jclivor tha
'"telegrams an failure to find a large
" number of people" addressed -may im
provise some new- system, and a
large squad of police . with motor
cars were pressed into service.
Women tugging at heavy beams,
hoping against hope to find the liv
ing bodies of dear ones; men gruffly
cheering their sorrowful mates; sniv
' eling children wrapped about with
shawls and blankets, were among
the sights which with sunrise . this
morning greeted the federal soldiers
as they patrolled the afflicted district,
aiding the rescue work and protect
ing the destroyed and unoccupied
homes from looters.
Later city officials gathered within
the lines drawn about the district by
the soldiers and began distributing
clothing and other necessities among
the sufferers. More than $50,000 al
ready has been subscribed for their
relief, $25,000 by the city commis-
sioners and equal amounts by citi
zens. It you saw it Id the KnterprtB ifg
STREETS OF OHIO CITY ARE IN
UNDATED TO DEPTH OF
. 8 FEET
EIRE ADDS TO GREAT CATASTROPHE
Hospital With 600 Patients and School
Building with 400 Pupils
Are Swept
Away
DAYTON, O., March 25. Dayton
tonight is nothing less than a seeth
ing river, three miles wide, a mile
and a half on each side of the main
street, its principal thoroughfare,
while it is estimated that from 2000
to 5000 people have perished.
The Algonquin Hotel is submerged
in water up to its third story, and
above this level the downtown district
office buildings, hotels and business
houses are places of refuge.
A school building that was known
to have housed not less than 400
schoolchildren shortly before the wa
ters rushed in that direction is en
tirely submerged, and as far as can
be ascertained all of those little ones
met a watery grave.
Dayton, except for its most remote
suburbs, tonight was covered with a
seething flood of water 2 to 20 feet
deep. Any attempt to estimate the
loss of life is hopeless.
It is sure to run into the hundreds
and may go into the thousands. The
property loss will total millions of
dollars.
The flooded district comprises a
circle with a radius of a mils and a
half, and nowhere is the water less
than six feet deep. In Main Street,
in the downtown section, the water
is 20 feet deep.
The horror is heightened by more
than a dozen fires which can be seen
in the flooded district, bu out of
reach of firefighters.
Most of the business housb and
nearly all the residences have occu
pants. Downtown the offices are fill
ed with men unable to get home and
on the upper floors and on v-x' of
the roofs of resiJeu..
women and chhuA..
houses, substantial bmium , '
residence district, many of them with
helpless occupants have beep washed
away.
ir it happened it Is In tne Enter
prise. SCHUEBEL EXPLAINS
TO W. C. T. U.
The State Executive Conference of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union was convened Tuesday at the
Baptist Church. C. Schuebel, repre
sentative in the Legislature, explain
ed the various moral laws that were
passed at the last session. He said
that many of the laws' would benefit
the women of the state. Mrs,. Leon
DesLarzes rendered several beautiful
solos at the meeting. The program
today will be as follows:
9:30 o'clock Mrs. MUliken, "Young
in Reform.'
10 o'clock Chautauqua, H. E. Cross.
11 o'clock Address by Mrs. Hen
rietta Brown.
1:15 o'clock Noontide Prayer jneet
ing by F. R. Hanson.
Devotional services at 7:30 o'clock
at night by Rev. W. T. Milliken;
"Children's Chalk Talk" by Mrs. Ada
Wallace Unruah; "Present Day Prob
lems of the World's Citizenship Con
ference ', Dr. M. C. McGraw. Rev.
Edith Hill Booker, natnonal evange
list, will speak.
FARMER SAYS HIS
NEIGHBOR HIT HIM
'A warrant, charging assault and
battery, was sworn out Tuesday in
Justice of the Peace" Siever's Court
afainst Otto Wiesman, by Charles
Schrieber, of Clarkes. Schrieber at
ileges that Wiesman March 22 assault-
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tu uiiii auu uts buu aim Deal mem se
verely with a club. Both men are
badly bruised. Justice of the Peace
Sievers will have a hearing - today.
There has been much-- feeling be
tween the families, who are neighbors.
TO HAVE
POW WOW SATURDAY
The Oregon City Redmen, Wacheno
Tribe No. 13, will have a big powwow
Saturday evening at Busch's Hall. A
big street parade will be given in the
afternoon and every Indian in town
who knows how to speak the language
will be present. More than 40 horses
ridden by the bravest men in Oregon
City will be in line. There also will
be other interesting features and the
Red Men say they will jjjven Oregon
City it3 finest street pageant. Some
of the members are from Missouri,
so you "will be shown." .
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COPYRIGHT UND&RWOOD A UNDLRWOOO, N.
Di Friederick F. Frieamann, Germ3n
sv-.ientist and tuberculosis expert.
He claims to have a cure for all
forms of tuberculosis.
CHIEF JAILS M
mum alms
That beggars who wish to keep out
of the clutches of tiie law should not
go to the home of the chief of police
is the opinion of Samuel Simpson,
arrested Sunday evening on a charge
cf obtaining money under false pre-!
tenses. Chief Shaw had received sev-
eral telephone messages that a large
man dressed in a light suit had call
ed at different houses on tne hill and
had asked for money which he stated
he wished so t'.at he might obtain a j
room for the night. When he called '
at Mr. Shaw's house and asked for.
money, stating that lie wished money
to obtain a bed, the chief promptly f
placed him under arrest. When the
man was searched $1.52 was found up
on him, which had evidently been ob
tained by begging. Monday the man
was taken before Recorder- Stipp,
who sentenced him to 25 days in tbj
city jail. Simpson flew into a rage
and said the people of Oregon City i
were not christians "and that he was !
being persecuted. He quoted sections
of the Bible to prove his innocence.
After, a time he became quiet and his
sentence was suspended provided he
would leave town, which he did. "
' 4 Couples Get Licenses.
Licenses to marry were issued
Tuesday to Alma Donahue and W. C.
Schimmel, of Woodburn ; Genevieve j
Kelley and Lloyd Bernier, of Oregon
City; .. Arilla Grace Knickerbocker
and Ralph Myrtle Lakin, of Milwau-;
kie, and Ellen C. Moehnke and Otto
Liman, of Oregon City.
Rev. Smith to Speak. . !
Rev. E. A, Smith will : preach - at
Willamette tomorrow nieht. "A. Bus
iness Man up a Tree" will be the- sub-!
ject. Mr. Smith will preach i at-Cot-'
trell and Pleasant Sunday, morning
and evening. . . ' . - i
R. J. Shockle'y Dead.. '
R. J. Shockley, of Maple Lane, died
Tuesday morning at his home in Ma-'
pie Lane. The funeral arrangements i
will be made today. i
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Wanted!.
Girls and Women
To operate sewing "machines
In garment factory.
OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILL
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LADIES' AID TO
PRESENT GREAT PLAY
Members of "the choir, the Ladies'
Aid Society, and the young people of
the Gladstone church are hard at
work renearsing the comic opera,
"Tae New Minister", that is to be
given in tt vt place Friday evening.
Great preparations are being made
in the Gladstone Hall, where the play
will be given. The story of the opera
is as follows:
The choir is rehearsing for a can
tata and the new school teacher of
fers her services. The music com
mittee asks the advice of the choir
and all the members use their judg
ment in selecting the new minister.
The Ladies Aid Society presents its
work and the Old Maid sClub meets
and rescinds their vow not to marry.
The new minister arrives and is
shown samples of the marriagiable
girls. While he is looking around he
finds Miss Lovejoy, a girl to whom he
had proposed to a year previous, and
who had run away from him because
she believed she was not good enough
to become a minister's wife. After
a brief courtship and an understand
ing they are married.
The- following will be the cast:'
Rev. Homer Brown . ... New Minister
Roy L. Dunn.
Prof. Topnote Ciioir Director
W. E. Niles.
Crescendo B. Flatt, Hezekiah F.
Sharp and Do-Hoosick .
The Music Committei
J. Mulkey, W. Goodwin, Kenneth Hen
dricks. Ralphy Burter Baritone of ChoL-
Homer Hollowell.
Seth Perkins A Joky
Lyle Gault.
Daisy Lovejoy, The New School
Teacher . . Mrs. Oswald
Adelia Hasbin, President pf the
Old Maids' Club... Iva Harrington
Members of tiie Old Maids' Club,
Wilma Meyers, Pearl Harrington
Anna Rainason, Grace Hendricks,
Vera Hendricks, Madge Hollo
well, Nina Hollowell.
Henrietta . . Hiye Kiah's Daughter
Francis Cross.
Petunia Pimplee The Milliner
Adah Hurlburt.
Uncle Alex The Sexton
Victor Gault.
Augusta Wind . . Everybody's Friend.
Mrs. F. E. Gault.
Mrs. DeLancy, President of the
Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. L. A. Kead
Members of the Aid Society, Mes
dames R. MjGetchie, C. A. Frost,
Goodwin, Catto, Hollowell, Rivers,
H. E. Williams, Schooley.
The following are the musical num-.
bers:
"Nature s Voices Sing", Professor
Topnote and Choir with Obligate.
"Let Me Sing" Solo Daisy
"When I Shovel in the Coal" ....
Sexton and Chorus
"The Music Committee" Song
Flatt, Sharp, Hoosick.
"A Pretty Little Flower Is Daisy"
Daisy and Male Octette
"The LadiesV Aid ' Chorus
"The Kind of a Preacher I Like"
Solo Ralphy
"Old Maids' Lament""...'... Chorus
"Hurrah! For the Minister "New"
Ensemble Chorus
"How do You Think You Will Like
the Man'' . . . Chorus Ladies' Aid
"What Will the Poor Preacher Do"
Part Song Daisy, Henrietta,
Brown and Sharp.
"Who Tolled the Bell"
... Sexton and Old Maids' Chorus
"Tickets for the Potpie Supper"
Chorus Ladies' Aid
"I Haven t Made up My Mind" . . .
Brown and Chorus
"The New Minister Finale
FATHER OF L. H. HAMPTON
TO BE BURIED TOMORROW
! Mr. Hampton, father of L. H. Hamp
ton of Logan, died at the Good Sa
j maritan Hospital Thursday, March
i 20, and will be buried at Logan to--.
day. The funeral will be held at the
Baptist Church, Rev. E. A. Smith of
ficiating. Mr. Hampton formerly liv
ed at Logan, but at the time of his
death bis home was at Norton, Polk
County.
Ladies' Aid to Meet.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
Church will meet tomorrow afternoon.
Important business will be transact
ed and a large attendance is request
ed. .
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Senator John W. Kern, leader of the
majority in the upper house. Suc
ceeds Martin as Caucus Chairman.
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Despite the fact that the mercury
at some places in and near Oregon
City registered as low a degree of
temperature as at any time during
the winter, Oregon City and vicinity
did not suffer greatly from the heavy
frost which occurred. TuSsday morn
ing. In some localities the mercury
dropped ,as low as 24 and 25 degrees.
This temperature only lasted for a
few hours, however, as the sun came
out bright and warm a little, later
and the thermometer registered 53
degrees Tuesday afternoon. Little
damaga was done because it is
thought that -fruit blossoms and vege
tables are hardly far enough advan
ced to be affected by a slight freeze.
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OBSERVES EASTER
The Easter service Sunday evening
at the Gladstone church was of an
elaborate musical character. The
choir of eleven voices under the di
rection of Professor A. H. Parker
was thoroughly trained and rendered
the difficult numbers to perfection.
The program was as follows: An
them, ''Getusemane"; Organ Prelude;
Anthem, "Palm Branches'"; Solo,
"Eastertide"; Anthem, "Awake Glad
Soul"; Quartet.
After the music the Rev. R. L.
Dunn delivered an address on "The
Resurrection" which captivated his
audience
AUTO OWNERS STILL
USE OLD LICENSES
Much complaint has been made
that ma"ny automobile owners of this
county are using 1912 license tags.
All licenses must be obtained" from
the secretary of the state January
1 of each year, but nearly three
-months after that date many owners
have not obtained new licenses. The
county authorities it is declared
should take- this matter up and see
that the law is enforced. Dr. H. S.
Mount president of the Clackamas
County Automobile Association, is
urging that .something be done at
once.
Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be in every home.
GEORGE RANDALL TELLS WIRES
THEY WILL BRING TRADE
TO CITY
CIVIC COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT
City Council Is Given Credit for Much
of Work of Having City
Thoroughly '
Cleaned
The lack of hitching posts and the
consequent disadvantage to Oregon
City was plainly emphasized Tuesday
following the luncheon of the Live
Wires, when a discussion took place,
that aroused the members to the im
portance of providing accomodations
.to the farmers of Clackamas County
that will cause them to warm toward
Oregon City as a trading point. George
Randall, now a resident of this city,
but long a Clackamas County farmer,
and who still is interested in agricult
ural pursuits, talked straight to the
point and insisted that thousands of
dollars in trade is- being lost to Ore
gon City annually because of the lack
of hitching post faculties. Mr. Ran
dall was added to the committee.
The civic improvement committee
of the .Live Wires made a special re
port, covering the recent work, and
explaining that the committee is work
ing in harmony with the council com
mittee on health and police.
The regqrt follows: .
"The' recent results of the work of
this committee have already in part
been published as the proceedings of
bur joint meeting with the Police and
Health committee. Previous to this
meeting which occured Friday, March
21, the committee again went over the
ground covered in our first detailed
report. Many items were found cbr
rected but a good majority have not
"yet been completely remedied. At
the joint meeting of the two commit
tees, it was decided to proceed, de
finitely against such cases that do not
respond to notification and a reason
able length of time in which to clean
up properly.
. "At this joint meeting a committee
was appointed to draw up adequate
ordinances in regard to the control
of barns, fire risks, and garbage reg
ulations and to ask of the Councjl fav
orable consideration as soon as pos
sible. The clean-up work of the com
mittee has resolved into a matter of
assuring permanent rather than mere
ly temporary results, and hence our
efforts at this time to secure ordi-:
nances that will tend to keep the city
clean rather than to enforce a spas
modic effort semi-occasionally.
"Much of the activity along clean-up
lines is being carried on by the
Health and Police Committee of the
Council and by the Chief of Polios.
Naturally this work does not receive
much publicity but the Civic Improve-'
ment Committee wishes to take this
opportunity of thanking the authori
ties for their greatly needed and ap
preciated activity."
20 DROWNED AND
MANY HURT IN FLOOD
CLEVELAND, O., March 25. Twen
ty persons are known to have been
drowned and others may have been
lost in the flood that is sweeping Dele
ware, 25 miles from Columbus today.
Governor Cox received a telegram
tais morning which was sent from a
railroad town near Deleware asking
for aid for Deleware, O., flood suffer
ers. The dispatch said that the state
troops would probably ,be necessary,
but did ngt give- the number of cas
ualties. B. V. Lets, Mayor of Delaware,
which is a town of 10,000 inhabitants
25 miles north of here, is -reported to
be drowned. The town is said to
be completely flooded by the Scioto
River, which has left its banks. Just
before the telephone ' centrals left
their switchboards tliey reported
that all inhabitants were fleeing to
the hills.
The washing out of several bridges
across the Seloto River in and near
Columbus caused a suspension of rail
road traffic out of that city today.
The West Side Levee has overflow
ed a large area in the. western part of
the city and hundreds of persons were
driven from their homes.
A small ciassiiied ad win rent that
vacant room.
40 acres on Milk Creek, 20 acres in cultiva
tion, balance light brush easily cleared, small
house and barn. $1500 cash balance 5 "years
6 per cent.
W. A. Beck 8c Co.
MOLALLA
Exclusive Agents for Gregory Addition, Kayler Addi
tion and Harless Addition to Molalla.
SOUND OF REVELRY BY NIGHT IS
BEST FUN OF BUSINESS
MEN
100ICOUPLES TRIP FANTASTIC TOE
Commercial Club Dance at Busch's
Hall Sets New Record for
Oregon City Entertainments
The big Commercial Club masked
ball which was held Tuesday night in
Busch's Hall was a success from every
point of view. A crowd of more than
100 couples filled the hall, fully one
half of which were masked. Mlany
beautiful and comic costumes were
worn, which were much enjoyed by
the large audience. After careful de
liberation by the committee, the first
prize lor the best masked couple was
awarded to Major Charles S. Noble
and Mrs. J. R. Breandle, of Portland.
The prize for the best costumed man
was given to Victor Meyer and that
for the best costumed woman was
awarded to Miss Lena Kenner, of Ris
ley. Major Noble was disguished as
a clown and played the part to per
fection. Mrs. Breandle represented
"dawn" and was dressed in white.
Mis Kenner was beautiful as a Japa
nese girl. Victor Meyers was well
disguised as a hobo Jew. ' Attractive
costumes were worn by Mrs. A. A.
Price, Mtr. and Mrs. George Hankins
and Fred Legler. The Committee,
consisted of George Harding, E. J.
Daulton and James Lovett.
A fine banquet was served . under'
the direction of Charles Evans. The
music was well rendered by Fox's
six-piece orchestra.
Among those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. John Risley, Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Hood, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lat
ourette, Mr. and Mirs. George A .Hard
ihg, Mr. and Mrs. William Mulvey,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Daulton, Mr. and
Mrs. James Lovett, Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. Price, Mr. and Mrs. George Han
kins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Busch, Mr.
and Mrs. O. D.-Efby, Mr. and -Mlrs.
Duane Ely, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Huntley,-
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Carver, Mr.,
and Mrs. F. W. Swift, Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Morris, Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Porter, Messdemes Harry Moody, "
Theodore Osmund, Augusta Warner,
Hugh. Mount, J. J. Tobin, Rosina
Fouts, William Logus, -Nieta Barlow.
Lawrence, Charles Latourette, Char
les Latourette, Charles Risley, J. R.
Breandle, of Portland; Misses Vada
Elliott, Lotta Livermore, of. Pendle
ton; Wynne Hanney, Edith Alldredge,
Anna Lovett, Lillian Tsc-iirgi, Kather
ine .P'raker, La Vern Fraker, A.lary.
Mitchel, Katherine. Sinnott, Grace
Spigler, Margaret Brown, Myrtle
Parker, Eche-'Spence, Adah Mass, Ed
na Holman, Stella Cross, : Olive Ris
ley, Ethelyn RiRsley, Ruth and Susan ,
Stiewer, of Portland; Irene Hanney,
Nieta Harding, Helen and Jessie
Daulton, Messrs. Edward Busch, John
Busch, B. T. McBain, Kent Moody,
Dr. Clyde Mount, Fred Legler, Dr. Van
Brakle, Oscar Woodfin, Charles Park
er, Ralph Parker, Marshall Lazell,
Earnest Mass, -R. W. Brown, Waldo
Caufield, Philip Sinnott, Roy Young,
J. Manning, Wayne Astrum, William
Wilson, Charles Holmes, and Leo
Burden.
OREGON CITY VETERANS
ATTEND HQ MEETING
Among the Oregon City veterans of
the Spanish-American war, who at
tended the Banquet of that organiza
tion Tuesday night were Captain L.
L. Pickens, E. ,L. McFarland and
Christian. Muralt. , The banquet was
given in the Oregoi Hotel, by Scout
Young Camp No. 2, Spanish War Vet
erans. The affair aelebrated the fif-,
teenth anniversary of the battle af
Malaban. Among the speakers of
the evening were Chaplain Gilbert,
Judge Gantenbein, Jap Upton and T.
L. Perkins. More than 300 were pres
ent. April 15 and 16 the Baker Stock
Company will produce "The Girl I
Left Behind Me", the benefits of
which will go into the relief fund of
the company. This form of enter
tainment will be used this year in
stead of the customary minstrel show.
Pie Social to be Held.
The Ladies' Aid Society . of the
First Presbyterian Church will hold
a pie and coffee social Friday even
ing, March 28, in the church, parlors.
There will be an interesting program
and everybody is invited to attend.