MORNING ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, MAECH 30, 1913.
3
t tt
Took It All.
"She has drain
ed the cup of
sorrow to the
dregs."
"I heard"Tt was
worse than that."
"How could It
be?"
"They told me
she ate the cup."
LOCAL BRIEFS
R. E. Anderson, of Redland, was
in this city Saturday attending to
business.
Miss Amy ,Bollack will spend Sun
day in this city where she will visit
Iriends.
Eula Tyler, of Portland, was in
this city Friday and Saturday visit
ing friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Pratt will
spend Sunday in this city as the
guests of relatives.
Paul Dunn, a prominent farmer
of Sandy, was in uns city eauiriei.y
attending to business.
Paul J. Freely, of Portland, was in
this city the latter part of the week
attending to business.
Eugene Cummins, one of Clacka
mas County's well known sawmill
men, was in this city Saturday trans
acting business.
Fred Schaffer, the prominent Mo
lalla sawmill man, was in this city
the latter part of the week attend
ing to business.
C. F. Spaulding and wife, of Den
ver, was in tnis city- Saturday where
they were visiting friends and at
tending to business.
Mrs. Lee Bequeath and daughter
are in tnis city over the week-end
as the guests of Mrs. Bequeaths
mother. and father, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Schuebel.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Willamette Church, have arranged
"THE LIGHTS OF
A DARKENED
WORLD"
Will be the topic of the morning
sermon at the
Congregational
Church Today
At 10:30. Evening service at 7:3
"The Proofpieces of Jesus and the
Signs of the Times".
GEO. NELSON EDWARDS
PASTOR
Completely Equipped
$985 F. O. B. Factory
Self-Starter
30 Horse Power
5-passenger Touring Car
110-inch Wheel Base
Timken Bearings
Center Control
HIGH PRICED FEATURE No. 8
The springs on the Overland Model 69T equal those on $1200
F.O.B. factory cars. They are of the highest grade, heat treated
spring steel.
The front springs are sem i-elliptic, 36 inches long and 1 3-4 inch
es wide.
The rear springs are three quarter eliptic, 42" inches long and
1 3-4 inches wide, with scroll ends.
Model 69T springs each possess six sturdy leaves with steel bush
ing eyes. The shackles are drop-forgings; they are fitted with case
hardened bolts, working, in special auto-friction bushings. The spring
seats in the rear axle are left to oscillate on their saddles, insur
ing great riding comfort. ' . -
Model 69T springs must finally endure a vibration test on a special
testing machine with a capacity of 6,000 pounds.
. We repeat again ; $1200 f . o. b. factory cars have no better springs
than the Overland for $985, F.O.B. factory.
Write us, for literature. Please address us
Miller-JParlcer Co.
OREGON, CITY, OR.
for a lecture to be given in the Wil
lamette Church Tuesday evening by
F. Piper. Much interest is being
taken in Willamette over the lecture
and a large crowd will be on hand.
Stereoptican views ' wilL, be given.
-. A large Camelia bush in the lawn
of Mrs. R. G. Pierce on Fall View is
attracting much attention. The bush
is 12 years old and about seven feet
high. It is now covered with sev
eral hundred large waxy crimson
flowers. The foliage is a bright glos
sy green, being ever green. The
schrub is uncommon in this part of
the country, being an imported plant.
Mrs. J. L. McLarty was in this city
several days during the past week
attending to business.
John Richards, who was taken to
St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland
Friday, has been operated upon for
appendicitis and is doing as well as
can be expected. Ha las taken ill
suddenly.
The Gypsies met at the home of
Miss Zeda Goldsmith Saturday even
ing. Cards were played and dainty
refreshments were served. Those
present were Misses Bess and Helen
Daulton, Miss Mjirjory Mdrris, Miss
Cis Pratt, Mrs. M. D. Latourtte, Mrs.
Louis Morris, Mrs. Thomas Keith,
of Portland, and Miss Mary Bollack of
Portland.
CONCERT TO BE GIVEN
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
What promises to be a concert of
unusual interest and merit "is to be
given in tlie Baptist Church next Fri
day evening. The concert will be
under the auspices of the Philathea
Class of that church of which Mrs.
L. A. Olmsted is the teacher. The
program will "include musical num
bers, both vocal and instrumental, as
well as readings by a well known
Portland elocutionist. Professor Gus
tav Flechtner has been engaged as
violin soloist and there will be a vio
lin and flute duet by Professor Flecht
ner and Arnold Kahler. It is expect
ed that there will be a large attend
ance and a most enjoyable evening
is promised.
Athletic Club Organized.
' Through the auspices of Company
,L, an athletic club has been organiz
ed with thirty-five members, who
will meet at the Armory Hall every.
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. All
who wish Jo join the club are urged
to send their names and 50 cents to
Captain L. E. Blanchard. All of the
latest sports are the order of the
club, viz. baseball, boxing, jumping,
basketball, wrestling and bar work.
The club is going to put on another
meet in April.
KNIGHTS AND LADIES
TO HAVE ENTERTAINMENT
. The Knights and Laditls of Secur
ity will meet- Monday night. The
evening will be devoted to dancing,
games, and social chats. There also
will be a 'program. Refreshments
will be served. All members are
urged to be present and each may
bring their friends.
2 Coupes Get Licenses.
Licenses to marry were issued Sat
urday to Lena Pavlin and Joseph
Mrak, of Oregon City, and Catherine
Anderson and Harry D. Webb.
Sue to Collect Bill.
Harry Fleckenstein & Co. have
filed suit for $301.95 against George
Odell, alleged to be due for merchan
dise. Remy Magneto
Warner Speedometer
Mohair Top and Boot
Clear Vision Rain Vision Wind
Shield
Prest-o-lite Tank
Overland Model 69T Z
A Wrong 1
Decision
By ARTHUR W. BREWSTER
My uncle, Nathan Travers, was a
rich man without children of his own,
and I was to be his heir. He was a
man who never forgave an injury. If
any. one tried to get an unwarranted
advantage of bin) he would beat him.
If possible, and in any event would
never forgive him. He lived in a sub
urban town alone except for the serv
ants, received no company and never
went out socially. I went to see him
at least once a week, often remaining
all night.
One morning, after having dined with
him the evening before and remained
all night, intending to take aD ' early
train to the city, I went Into his room
to bid him goodby and was shocked to
find him dead in bis bed. He bad been
stabbed to the heart. I was about to
call the servants when it occurred to
me that being ray ancle's heir, I was
in n position to be suspected of bis
murder
Would It be better for me to be be
fore the world the discoverer of my
uncle's having been killed or to leave
the house, pretending not to know any
thing about it? I bad been asked tbe
night before by a maid if I would
have breakfast prepared for me and
hnd said that I would breakfast In the
city .
If I went out. as was to be ex
pected, tbe servants would discover
and announce the murder. I gave but
a few seconds to deliberate whether 1
should leave the bouse thus or an
nounce the murder, then decided on the
former course.
On my way to the city I was much
agitated and fearful that I had decided
wrong. It turned opt that I bad. A
maid had arisen and was descending
from the story above when I was leav
ing my uncle's room. She saw me and
later, when she went to awaken her
master and found him dead, remem
bered having seen me leaving ' his
chamber. The resnlt was that when
I was told of the tragedy and looked
surprised and shocked I was at once
arrested and brought to trial,
Tbe explanation I have given' here
was without any effect on tbe Jury.
My attorney only relied on it so far as
it could be corroborated by other evi
dence. He Introduced the statements
of those who knew my uncle and who
swore that he was a man having many
enemies. During his long life several
persona had said to him, "You shall
pay for this," or "I'll have your
heart's blood." or "Just you wait" My
defender took the ground that some
one of these persons had done the
deed. But my unwise action on dis
covering my uncle's dead body had
fixed his death irrevocably on me un
less the real murderer could be dis
covered. I was convicted. My lawyer resort
ed to the usual methods to secure de
lay, and 'my execution was put off
from time to time. Fiually. all these
subterfuges having failed, a day was
set for my death.
Books aud newspapers were allowed,
me, but I could read only tbe latter.
One day I was trying to keep my mind
off my horror by reading a morning
Journal when I saw that a burglary
had been committed and the robber
had been arrested with the plunder on
him.
His portrait was in the rogues' gal
lery and Identified him as Peter. RIt;
terliof. with several aliases. He had
but recently left state prison, hav
ing been sent there for a robbery com
mitted five years before.
Ritterbof. Where bad 1 heard that
name? Some Ritterhof had crossed
my path at some time, but 1 could not
remember when, the circumstances or
the person. The memory does not al
ways act instantly. There are cases
wherein it requires time. Presently 1
recalled that the name was connected
with a scene in court Then the fact
came to me that my uncle had once
sent a workman to the penitentiary
who had been engaged in his bouse
and whom he accused of purloining
certain valuables Lastly. Kitterbof
and this workman became identical in
my mind
I sent for my attorney at once and
told him what 1 bave given here. Not
wishing to excite iii me a hope that
might be dashed, he went away, sim
ply saying that be would make a thor
ough investigation, in time he re
turned, saying that he had examined
the records and found that this Peter
Ritterhof had been "sent up" exactly
ten years and ten days before tbe date
of the murder for stealing articles
from my uncle's bouse.
So affected was I by the announce
ment, which I considered tantamount
ro a reprieve, that I toppled over.
When I came to myself again my at
torney impressed upon me the Impor
tance of fixing the murder upon this
man and told me he proposed to do it
by the process called third degree.
I hud another temporary breakdown
when he came to my cell the next day
and iiiinminced that he had secured
the desired confession. He acquired
it iiy assuring liitterhof that be bad
three witnesses ready to swear that be
had said he would kill tbe man wbo
caiis-ni his imprisonment and had evi
dence of his having been seen leaving
my uncle's house during tbe night of
the murder.
Within h few days 1 walked out of
Jail Into a fortune But I never entire;
ly recovered from the narrow escape
I had had and never hear of the con
viction of any one for a first crime
without thinking he may be Innocent
Ivory For Billiard Balls.
The experience of the workers who
turn ivory for billiard bjiUs has shown
that, ns it dries, ivory shrinks. In ttje
case of tbe tusk tbe shrinkage is great
er in width than it is iu length.
Tbe tusks of cow elephants have
been found best adapted to tbe mak
ing of billiard balls. Tbe tusk of the
female is not so curved as that of the
male, and the tine "nerve passage" Is
not so clearly seen.
Billiard balls are turned in tbe rough
and kept in a warm room for a long
timet, sometimes as long as two years.
Then, after shrinking, they are turned
again and to tbe true." Harper's
Weekly.'
CONTEST CLOSES MAY
AH
Green Votes
must
be. deposited
not later than
April 15th
Next Count
of Votes
Tuesday,
April 1st, 1913
PI
For tomorrow we offer a special selection of pottery, brass and china at great
ly reduced prices, and will give thousands of bonus votes with every purchase.
To fully appreciate this exceptional offering see window display. Only one
price of a kind and no reservations. This sale presents an extraordinary op
portunity for any contestent to secure enough votes to practically win the big
machine. Here's a sample of the bargains which await you Footed Russian
Hammered Brass Jardinere with handles, Regular $15.00 cut to $10.00 and
50,000 Bonus Votes! See window today-sale one day onlytomorrow.
Bros. Co.
Huntley Bros. Co.,
AN AESTHETIC
WIDOW
Bv M. QUAD
Copyright. 1913. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
Mrs. Abigail Loughody was a woman
living in tbe town of Farmdale. She
was a widow. She was almost six
feet tall and weighed nearly .200
pounds. The Widow Longbody had a
female friend over at Clover Hill, who
had become aesthetic. She saw beau
ty in the despised sunflower. She pal
pitated when she saw catnip growing.
She raised her eyes' to heaven over
burdocks and pigweeds.- At the first
go off the widow laughed about it. but
when seriously Informed that it was
the thing to do. she adopted It.
Deacon Tracy, widower, had been
courting the widow and had -almost
decided to pop the question. He had
dropped iu and was just clearing bis
throat to say something that the world
has forever lost when she stopped him
with:
"Deacon, you look like a fright with
those whiskers, and I hope you will
have them hoed off before you call
ag-iiin!"
"Iloe off these 'ere whiskers!" he
exclaimed in amazement. "By gnm.
but do you know what you're talkin'
about?" -
"Then for mercy's sake get them
dyed: The color grates on me!"
"I'd like to see myself feedin' dye to
them whiskers! Anything else on your
mind?"
"You drag your legs when you walk!"
"1 do. eh? I remind you of an old
knee sprung horse, do 1? Waal, I kin
drag them legs right outer your house
and take my whiskers with 'em!"
Mr. Johnson, who bought butter and
eggs and shipped them away to the
city, had also an eye on the widow
Longbody. She always entertained him
very pleasantly when be called, and be
had begun to feel the rose" of love
blooming in his heart. On what proved
to be bis last call the widow queried
of him:
"Mr. Johnson, why don't you wear a
wig?"
"A-a wig?"
"Yes, n wig. You always sit with
your legs poked out like a pair of posts
A man with such shanks as yours ought
to hide "em!"
"1 have been insulted, woman! I'll
leave your house!"
"And have your eyebrows thinned
out!" was the widow's parting shot
In front of the widow Longbody's
home ran a stream they were pleased
to call Plug river. A bridge across it
bad long been needed and talked of.
and the county finally voted it
Every bridge in the country districts
haw always been painted red, if painted
at all It was red for this bridge. Tbe
widow was away for three days, and
when she returned the bridge was half
painted.
"Stop, stop! It cannot be! It shall
not be!" cried tbe aesthetic.
"What's tbe kick?" asked the man
who had the work In charge.
"It screams! It bowls! It shrieks!
It murders harmony and kills the land
scape! I could not live here a day with
that red thing staring me in tbe face.
Ugh!" -
She was told that she would bave to
endure it or move. Aestheticlsm was
all right when applied to sunflowers
and bull thistles, but when it came
down to red bridges that was a mat
ter of business.
5 "Oh. it is. ebr' was answered. "Well,
there's another thing that is a matter
"of business."
Along the western side of .the town
the widow owned a strip of land which
had 'a hill on it a hill and a spring.
With her free consent the water was
piped down from the spring to supply
many families and used to sprinkle tbe
streets. When they refused to change
the color of the bridge the water re
fused to flow downhill. The people
howled, but they were helpless. . After
a week It was agreed that the aesthetic
might u.-ime I he color She decided n-
1, 1913,-ONLY FOUR
0KDAY-
WE GIVE VOTES WITH EVERY CASH PURCHASE
V. Harris, The Star Theater,
a (icari gray a third of the
bridge bad been covered she changed
It to vivid green Then she wanted
white with green trimmings.
"No more fooling!" was the decision
of the taxpayers when they realized
that the widow Longbody might final
ly demand that the bridge be covered
with gold leaf.
"Very well." replied the woman as
she prepared her second surprise.
Her husband had opened a street for
his own convenience and had never
deeded it to tbe town. People had
bought sites and erected bouses. They
suddenly found themselves fenced in.
When they went to the lawyers the le
gal talent bunted tbe matter up and
replied:
"If you touch the fence she can have
you arrested for trespass."
The town hated to be beaten by a
woman and was talking about a big
lawsuit when along came a lightning
rod man. He was a jim dandy of a man.
He was a wooer from Wooervllle. H.e
talked and he wooed and be won.
In a fortnight he had won the widow's
heart and hand. When this fact was
rumored the bridge committee called
on her to ask :
"Well, what about the bridge?"
"Paint it any old color you want tor
"And that fence across Kirby street?"
"Tell 'em to tear it down!" -"And
you you are no longer aes
thetic?" "Not by a darned sight! Jim and 1
have already settled on corned beef
and cabbage for our bridal dinner. Sor
ry I've had trouble with the town, but
you see I was living on water crackers
all tbe time and trying to be the nxt
thing to an angel."
EXPERT FAVORS HARD SURFACE
(Continued from page 1)
very steep grades and has proved
perfectly satisfactory."
Mir. Sullivan mentioned the streets
of Seattle as an example. Mr. Sul
livan has spent much time in inves
tigating pavements and his remarks
should carry weight.
AMONG Tflr CHURCHES
First Baptist Church W. T. Milliken
pastor, services morning and even
ing. Catholic: Corner Water and Tenth
streets, Rev. A. Hillebrand. pastor,
residence 912 Water; Low Mass S
a. m., with sermon; High Mas
10:30 a. m.; afternoon service at 4;
Mass every morning at 8
First Congregational Church George
Nelson Edwards, pastor, 716 Center
Street, Phone 395. Morning service
at 10:30, sermon by the pastor.
Sunday school at 11:50, Christian
Endeavor at 6:30, evening service
at 7:30.
St. Paul's Church Holy communion
8 A. M., Sunday school 10 A. M
Holy Communion 11 A. M. Even
When rough, high-proof, strong
whiskey begins to tell on you when
your nerves and stomach commence
"calling for help" try a little Cyrus
Noble.
It is mildin character aged in wood in
charred barrels blended and re-aged in
steam-heated warehouses.
This gives it that palatable, enjoyajble
flavor" peculiar to it its mellowness its
richness.
Sold by first-rlass dt-alers all over the world.
W. J. Van Schuyvef & Co., General'Agents, Portland, Oregon.
WEEKS MORE! BE SURE
DAY
ing prayer and sermon 7:30.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Ninth and Center streets. Services
Sunday 10:45, Sunday school immed
iately after.
Mountain View Union on Molalla Av
nu e (Congregational.) Sunday
; School at 3:00 P. M., Mrs. A.
S. Martin, superintendent. Bible
study Thursday afternoon at
2:30. Prayer meeting Friday even
ings at 7:30. Preaching, morning
service at 11: evening service at 8.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church
The "Church of the Cordial Wel
come," A homelike church for ev
erybody, T. B. Ford pastor. Resi
dence 702 Eleventh and John
Adams Streets. Church phone Main
59. House phone Mkin 96. Regu
lar" church services Sunday 9:43,
Sunday school, Prof. J. R. Bowland
superintendent. 2, Public service
and preaching by the pastor. 12,
class meeting, Moses Yoder lead
er.. 3, rally of the Juniors' Miss
Case superintendent. 6:30, Young
Peoples' Rally. 7:30, Song service.
Lively singing. Sermon and evan
gelistic meeting.
First Presbyterian Church Rev. J. R.
Landsborough, minister. Sabbath
school at 10 o'clock, Mrs. W. C.
Green superintendent. " I Morning
worship at ll o'clock, subject, "The
Allegory of-the Vine." Y. P. S. C.
E. at 6:45, topic, The last chapter
of India's awakening.- Evening
worship at 7:30, subject, "Weaving
Life's Web." The young people
will have charge of tnis service.
Parkplace Congregational Rev. C. L.
Jones pastor, residence Clackamas:
Christan endeavor Thursday even
ing 7:30. Sunday school 10, Emery
French superintendant; preaching
services each Sunday, alternating
between 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Willamette M. E Church Regular
preaching at t p. m., Sunday school
3:15 p. m., Mrs. Fromong superin
tendent Zion Lutheran Church Rev.' W. R.
Kraxberger, pastor.
United Brethern S. S. 10:A. M.,
preaching 11 A. M., C. E. 6:30 P.
M., preaching 7:30 p. M. Welcome
to all.
FRED CLACK, Pastor.
German Lutheran Church Ohio Sy
nod, Rev. A. Mau, pastor. Corner
Eighth and J. Q. Adams Streets.
Sunday, March 30', service at 10
A. M. Sunday school at 9 A. M.
Schubel Lutheran Church Sunday
March 30, at 7:30 P.. K .English
service. All are invited. Rev. A.
Mau, Pastor.
POTATOES PROVIDED
FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS
The following have sent potatoes
to the refrigerator car at Greenpoint
provided by the Portland Railway,
Lijl'it Power Company, to be sent
to the flood sufferers in Indiana and
Ohio: Judge Mfeldrum 12 sacks, T.
E. Tabor 5 sacks, R. H .Tabor five
sacks, Oregon Commission Company
30 sacks, Phillip Weismandel 25
sacks, J. R. Bowland 24 sacks, Larsen
& Co. 30 sacks.
TO GET YOUR VOTES
Leading
Candidates:
No. 34j
No. 2,
No. 32,
No. 23,
No. 16,
No. 18,
No. 21
2,185,185
2,007,105
1,638,940
1,623,150
1,184,740
1,103,915
1,063,465
;
Morning Enterprise
EFFORT TO DEPRESS
IS
Efforts of buyers to depress the
price of mohair tiiis season are like
ly to be met by strong resistance
from producers. The latter are now
getting well organized, and at Vue
present time are in a position to see
that no manipulating methods are
carried through by Eastern buyers.
The Northwest Angora Goat Asso
ciation will be a very big and inipoiy
tant factor in the mohair trade oi
the Pacific states this' season. The
orgnization has over 200 v members
and better than $150,000 pounds of
hair is already tied up by contract
to the association..
According to the organization this
hair will bring at least 30c a pound
this season, perhaps more. The as
sociation has a contract with tiiis as
a minimum price, while if the mar
ket advances tue better price will be
received.
It is stated that the association
has dug heavily into some of tue
former large pools. No effort is
made to secure reasonable prices,
nut uie organization is siauuiug in
adequate returns, and according to
officials, is in a position to force rec
ognition. There has been practically no of
fering in the mohair trade of this
section recently, owing-to the cool
wsather, which has stopped shear
ing. The Northwest Association is ad
vancing 15 cents a pound for mohair
to its members.
Prevailing Oregon City price are u
follows: '
HIDES (Buying) Green salted, 7c
to 8c; sheep pelts 75c to $1.50 each.
MOHAIR 32c; wool 18 to 20c.
FEED-(Selling) Shorts $25; bran
$24; process barley $27 to $29 per ton.
FLOUR $4.50 to $5.
HAY (Buying) Clover at $8 and
$9; oat hay best $11 and $12; mix
ed $9 to $11; valley timothy $11 to
$13; selling alfalfa $13.50 to $17; Ida
ho and Eastern Oregon timothy sell
ing $19.50 to $23.
OATS $22.00 to $26.50; wheat 93;
oil meal selling $38.00; Shay Brook
dairy feed $1.30 per hundred pounds.
Whole corn $29.00.
Livestock, Meat.
BEEF (Live weight) steers 7 and
8c; cows 6 and 7 c, bulls 4 to 6c.
MUTTON Sheep 5 to 6 1-2; lambs
6 to 6 l-2c.
PORK 9 1-2 and 10c.
VEAL Calves 12c to 13c dressed,
according to grade.
WEINIES 15c lb: sausage, 15c lfr.
POULTRY (buying) Hens 12 1-2
to lie. Stags slow at 10c; old roos
ters 7c; broilers 19c.
Fruits
APPLES 50c and $1.
DRIED FRUITS (Buying), Prunes
on basis 6 to 8 cents.
VEGETABLES
ONIONS $1.00 sack.
POTATOES About 3oc to 40c. f.
o. b. shipping points, per hundred,
with no sales at going quotations. '
Butter, Eggs.
BUTTER (l tying), Ordinary conn
try butter 25c and 30c; fancy cream
ery 75c to 85c roll.
EGGS Oregon ranch - case count
16c; Oregon ranch candled 18c.
HEDGES IS NAMED COUNTY ATRORNEY
Continued from page 1)
iness. Mr. Hedges will assume
the duties of the office June 1. and
it is believed that he will be a can
didate for the office two years hence.
Governor West also has appointed
C. W. Mullen, of Astoria, county at-
t r r Ti o v nf f ' 1 M t u n n fViiiTitv
Hedges, it is generally agreed, was -the
logical man for county attorney
in this county. Being a Democrat,
and having had experience in the
work, Oregon City and Clackamas
County residents naturally supposed
that he would get the plum. He car
ried this count? sr. the last election,
although District Attorney Tongue,
who is considered one of the best
prosecutors the district has ever had
opposed him.