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VOL. V. No: 76.
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FOR R. R. HEAD
FORMER OREGON CITY RESIDENT
SUGGESTED AS SUCCESSOR
OF JOSSELYN
LIVE WIRES TO ASK APPOINTMENT
Business Men Believe That Eastern
Stockholders Should Agree
to Naming of Local
Man
B. S. Josselyn having tendered his
resignation as president ot the
Portland Railway, Light and Pow
ter, Company, the Live Wires
of this city, in connection with
Portland commercial organizations,
'will- insist that an Oregon man be
named his successor. It is believed
that a local man could manage the
company better than an Easterner,
Franklin T. Griffith, general attorney
of the company, has been mentioned
for the place. Mr. Griffith formerly
lived in Oregon City, and there is
no question as to his being eminently
qualified for the office.
The Live Wires at their luncheon
today will give the question thorough
.investigation. Inasmuch as Oregon
City's welfare is dependant to a large
extent upon the interurban line, the
members will advise that an Oregon
man be placed at the head. Although
Eastern capitalists have interests in
the road it is the consensus of opin
ion in this city that an Oregon man
could better manage the company
than a stranger. Friends of Mr. Grif
fith in Oregon City say that he would
make one of the best presidents the
company ever has had. He is young,
able, and thoroughly informed regard
ing the business of the company. It
is believed tha Live Wires to a man
will indorse him for the office.
KNIGHTS AND LADIES
TO GIVE BIG BULL
The Twelfth Anniversary Ball of
the Knights and Ladies of Security
will be given in Busc'a's Hall on the
evening of April 12. Final plans have
been made and a committee compos
ed of the following will have charge:
Mrs. Henry Henningsen, chairman;
'Mrs. Francis McGuehey, Fred Sim
mons, M. P. Chapman, William Kloos
ter. The floor committee and other
committees will be announced later.
The dance given by the organization
last year was a great success. Par
son's Orchestra, of Portland, will
furnish the music.
The entertainment given by the
Knights and Ladies Monday evening
was a great success. There was a
large crowd. Music, games and
dancing were Darticinated in.
BOOSTER PRIZES
TO BE
E
The Publicity Committee, of the
Commercial Club Monday evening ar
ranged for prizes to be given Booster
Day. The committee, however, did
not complete its work. It also was de
dided to send M. J. Lazelle as repre
sentative of the Commercial Club to
the Woodburn horse show.The com
mittee has made elaborate arrange
ments for Booster Day and there is
no question that the entertainment
will be far superior to any hertofore
given. It was decided to inaugurate
an endless chain system for the
raising of maney for publicity work.
FOL DE ROL CLUB TO
GIVE DANCE FRIDAY
The second dance of the FolDeRol
Club will be given Friday evening.
Arrangements have been made by the
club and the members are confident
of a fine attendanse. Olsen's Or
chestra has been engaged and only
the newest and most popular music
is promised.. Refreshments will be
served. The following have been
chosen patronesses: Mrs. John Lewth-
waite, Mrs. M. D. Latourette. Mrs. J.
W. Cole, and Mrs. L. L. Pickens.
Since the last dance given by the club
new officers have been elected and
the club has been completely reor
ganized. The dance will be in Busch's
Hall.
Moose Notice.
There will be a special meeting
Tuesday evening April 1 at 8 P. M.
Important business.
D. F. SKENE, Dictator.
A email classified ad will rant that
vacant room.
If It nappened it Is In tn Enter
prise.
Wanted!
Girls and Women
To operate sewing machines
In garment factory.
OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILL
GRIFFITH
URG
J.P.MORGAN, KING
OF
WORLD'S GREATEST FINANCIER
PASSES IN ITALY AT AGE
OF 76 YEARS
PATIENT LONG IN STATE OF COMA
Indications are That Stock Market
Will Not be Seriously Disturbed
Daughter Is With Him at
the End
ROME, March 31. J. Pierpont
M'brgan, the famous American finan
cier, died at the Grand Hotel here
at 12:05 o'clock this afternoon.
The announcement of his death
was withheld from the newspaper
men until private cables had been
sent to the Morgan banking houses
at London and New York.
The end was peaceful and came
while the great financier was uncon
scious. Herbert Satterlee, Morgan's son-in-law,
Mrs. Satterlee, Morgan's daugh
ter, Professor Bastianelli, Dr. Starr,
Dr. Dixon and others of the Morgan
party were at the bedside when the
end came.
For hours before his death, Morgan
was in a state of coma.
Mrs. Satterlee visited her father at
11 o'clock and again at 12 o'clock.
Throughout the morning Mrs. Satter
lee and her husband remained in an
adjoining room awaiting the end.
Dr. Starr declared Morgan's col
lapse was due to the strain inciden
tal to " his recent appearance before
the American House Committee, head
ed by Representatice Pujo which in
vestigated America's money trust.
Representatives of Pope Pius, the
king of Italy and the German, Bri
tish and Greek emoassies called at
the hotel today to inquire into ' Mor
gan's condition. They were told that
he was near death.
Morgan's death followed a week of
critical illness. He has been prac
tically unconscious since last Wed
nesday. Morgan uttered his last words
Wednesday when he asked to have
his legs massaged. This is said .to
have always relieved him when he
suffered from nervous disorders.
When Morgan arrived at Naples
from Egypt, he was brought here on
a special train. He was pale and
emaciated and had to be helped on
and off his private car. Despite his
apparent weakness, he continually
puffed large, heavy cigars.
Since his arrival in Rome, four
nurses and a half dozen of Europe's
most noted specialists were in con
stant attendance. Doctors Dixon and
Bastianelli ordered that he take a
complete rest. Except for an occa
sional drive, Morgan remained in his
rooms.
On Easter Sunday, the hanker was
stricken with indigestion and weak
ened rapidly. Death was indirectly
due to the banker's inability to obtain
nourishment from his food. Since
Easter, his physicians had been un
able to induce him to eat because of
a lack of functional vitality of the
nerve centers. The refusal of the
muscles of his throat to work made
it impossible for him to swallow. He
was fed by injection but this helped
but little.
Last night it was discovered that
Morgan was not assimilating even
the liquid diet, and his physicians
knew the end was near.
Morgan had no illness and suffer
ed no pai. . He just wasted away,
simply because him body was incap
able of nourishing itself.
The critical condition of the finan
cier was withheld until Saturday,
when it was admitted by Satterlee.
The Grand Hotel was besieged Sun
day by tourists and reporters inquir
ing concerning .his condition.
The last bulletin issued by Morgan's
physicians stated that he was sinking
rapidly; that his pulse was 140, his
temperature 204, and respiration 48.
After the death was announced the
Grand was overwhelmed by crowds.
Messengers from Popue Pius and the
king of Italy and others brought mes
sages of condolence.
American Ambassador O'Brien was
called to the hotel, where the great
est excitement prevailed.
The great financier knew that he
had not long to love. ' When he ar
rived at Naples from Egypt, Herbert
Satterlee, his son-in-law, pleaded
for him to return at once to New
York. Mjorgan refused, saying he
probably would never be able to go
.abroad again and he wished to say
goodbye to his friends among the
Cr6wned heads of Europe and to scien
tists and others.
PHILADELPHIA, Mhrch 31. Mar
ket conditions were not disturbed
by "the death of J. P. Morgan, said
his Philadelphia partner, E. T. Stotes
bury, today. Mr. Stotesbury Is deep
ly grieved over the death of the fi
nancier, with, whom he had been
long associated. "Mr. Morgan's death
is a sad blow," he said. "It is a loss
to charity, as. well as to finance, for
Mr. Morgan was most charatable.
"I do not believe the market will
be affected. To the mciment of his
death Mr. Morgan was the head of
the firm. He was a great financier
and it remains for the future to say
whether his successor will fill his
place. It is Impossible to say how the
business will be reorganized or who
will succeed Mr. Horgan."
Desertion Wife's Charge.
Ellen Jane Frommyer seeks a de
cree from Joseph Frommeyer, They
were married in Minnesota Novem
ber 22, 1883. Desertion is alleged.
MONEY
DEAD
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL lr 1913
UNCLE SAM:
$2,700 OF DEBT
An interesting meeting of the Ma
sons was held Monday night at which
was considered the past and future
of Multnomah Lodge. Much enthus
iasm prevailed over the financial
condition of the lodge. It was found
that the building was in first class
shape, the lodge has a membership
of 215, that during the . past year
$2,700 of debt was paid off, and that
the income is paying off the indebted
ness. The balance of the- indebted
ness it was decided, will be taken up
by an issue of first mortgage bonds
which are now offered to investors.
One of the advantages of this kind of
loan is that the only trouble it ever
causes is going to the bank to get the
interest money every six months.
The following well know members
of Multnomah Lodge have this mat
ter in charge and will look after the
sale of the bonds: John H. Walker,
John R. Humphreys, Charles W. Ris
ley, Joseph E. Hedges, O. D. Eby, E.
A. Chapman, R. C. Ganong, Thomas
F. Ryan, Franklin E. Griffith and
Grant B. Dimick.
A Great Pain Killer.
Meritol White Liniment reduces
inflammation and soreness wherever
found in about one-third the time
required by the usual treatment. It
has no equal as a general household
remedy. Jones Drug Co.
Let Us Show" You.
If you are a sunerer of piles or
hemmorhoids in any form, come to
our store and let us show, you Meri
tol Pile Remedy. It is one of the
best preparations we - have ever
handled and is sold on a positive
guarantee. Jones Drug Co.
Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be in every home.
All Pools' Day.
This is the day of the red
hot penny and the pocketbook
on a string; the day when we
all start nervously wnen any
one tells us we have lost some
thing. Most of us lose something
every day without appreciating
our loss. We lose opportunities
to save money, opportunities
to cut down the cost of living,
and opportunities to buy at the
best prices. Every day is April
Fool's day for some of us who
go about with closed eyes.
But there is no April Fool's
day on the calendar of the merr
chants of this city who adver
tise in THE MORNING ENTER
PRISE. They offer you goods
which are "on the square",
good-qualities, low prices "ev
ery day and all the time.
- Keep your eyes open to your
buying opportunities by reading
the advertisements in THE
MORNING ENTERPRISE every
day.
-ill won't mlx
"AND HE FXPECTS ME TO BELIEVE THAT.'
STIPP HAS FINANCIAL
REPORT FOR COUNCIL
Livy .Stipp, city recorder, has pre
pared the following statement for the
city council:
At the request of the city council,
I do herewith submit a statement of
the General Fund of Oregon City.
Warrants outstanding since
last call $ 78.322.42
Interest estimated . . 2,349.67
Chargeable to General Fund ,
Washington Street $ 10,191.30
Ninth Street 6,354.30"
Taylor Street 2,808.32
Center Street,- 2nd. Ext... 554.35
Jefferson Street . . .... 9,692.82
Monroe Street 11,187.35
Sewer No. 7 2,589.32
Estimated interest 3,036.16
Total $ 46,409.92
Total outstanding in Gen
eral Fund and chargeable
thereto . $127,082.18
Taxes and Licenses due
(estimated) 19,000.00
Balance $108,082.18
Road Fund
Warrants outstand since
last call $ 25,256.88
Interest, estimated 1,010.28
Total $ 26,267.16
Taxes due 14,960.00
1ST
TO GIVE READING
Miss May, Pendergrass, the well
known reader and elocutionist of
Portland, will give seceral readings
at the concert at the Baptist Church
Friday evening. Miss Pendergrass
is a graduate of the Gillespie -School
of Expression and a reader of recog
nized talent. In addition to her
readings there will be vocal and
instrumental solos by well known ar
tists and other musical numbers.
The concert will be under the aus
pices of the Philathea Class, of the
Baptist Church.
FLOOD NOT PROBABLE
AT OREGON CITY
The Willamette River rose about
two feet Monday but is expected to
remain stationary today. The river
has not reached the flood stage and
no damage has resulted from . the
freshet in Oregon City. On the Mo
lalla River a large number of ties
were swept away, many of i which
were recovered as they passed Ore
gon City. No rain fell in this, city
Monday. .
Wife Seeks Decree.
Mggie E. Jennings has filed suit
for a divorce from Fred A. Jennings.
They were married in Parkplace May
15, 1901. The defendant is accused
of using profane language and being
intoxicated.
Gets Verdict For $35.20.
A verdict for $35.20 was rendered
Monday in County Judge Beatie's
Court in favor of the plaintiff in the
suit of George Reddaway against
Roily Woodward. The plaintiff al
leged that the defendant owed him
the amount of the verdict for grocer-
Reynolds in Portland Oregonian-
ER IS I
5
BOARDING STREET CAR
W. R. Wentworth, -the barber, was
severely injured while he was board
ing a Canemah car and as a result
will be confined to his home for sev
eral weeks. As he was boarding the
car his knee struck a large steel gird
er at the Hawley Pulp & Paper Co.
plant. Mr. Wentworth states that
there was only six inches clearance
between the car and the girder. Dr.
C. H. Meissner, who is attending the
injured man, says that his leg is ser
iously hurt.
SALOON MAN FINED
FOR SELLING TO BOY
John ti. Cameron, proprietor of a
MainStreet saloon, was fined $40
Monday by Recorder Stipp for selling
liquor to F. Clark, 19 years of age.
Cameron pleaded guilty and payed
the fine. The boy was fined $25,
which he paid. J. M. Lovin, one of
the owners of the Beer Hall, was ar
rested on a charge of selling liquor
to a minor. He will be given a hear
ing jtoday. Both saloon men were
arrested by Chief of Police Shaw,
who says that saloonkeepers '' must
obey the law or suffer the penalty.
The chief says that saloon men who
sell to minors, according to a strict
interpretation of thecity charter, au
tomatically forfeit Iheir license.
FIGHT IS MADE ON
LIQUOR IN SELLWOOD
The petitions to submit to a vote
the question of making the four pre
cincts at Sellwood dry at the June
election are being signed, and the
indications are that enough will be
secured this week to insure placing
the question on the ballot in" June.
The Brotherhood of the Sellwood
Methodist Episcopal Chuhch has the
subject in charge, under the direc
tion of Rev. J. K.-Hawkins, the pas
tor. .
BUSINESS IN WALL STREET
HALTS IN MORGAN'S HONOR
NEW YORK, March 31. Business
was ' suspended for five minutes On
the Stock Exchange today while the
members adopted a resolution on J.
P. Morgans death. The resolution
was read from the rostrum. It was
the first time in the history that the
exchange stopped work to pay honor
in this way. The resolution in part
was: r
"Resolved, that the death of J. P.
Morgan has removed from America's
large creative activities its most con
spicuously useful figure. To the de
velopment of the resources of our
country he had contributed more
(than any man of our day. His imi
mense constructive genius was devot
ed not merely to American, finance
lnd industry, but to tne wide field
of philanthropy and humanity. The
whole world has lost a wise counsel'
lor and a helpful friend."
COURT IS PRAISED
FOR PAYING DEBT
ALL WARRANTS TO BE CASHED
BY COUNTY BEFORE FRI
DAY NIGHT
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SENDS $35,000
C. HaCkett Begins Work of Ex
perting the Books of Var
ious County of
fices Scores of congratulations have been
received by the county court as a re
sult of the announcement that .the
county would soon be out of debt for
the first time in its history. The
Southern Pacific Company paid Sher
iff Mass $35,000 taxes for 1912 on
the right of way, rolling stock and
timber lands in his county Monday.
A check was tendered by the company
several weeke ago, but was declin
ed because special road taxes were
not included. Since then the attor
ney general has notified the sheriff
that the company can withold the
special road tax until a decision re
garding the new law can be made by
the Supreme Court. Only half the
land tax was paid by the company,
the other half to be paid before the
first Monday in October; Treasurer
Tufts said that the check received
Monday would put the county out of
debt. All outstanding warrants will
be paid between now and. Friday.
Other corporations, which refused to
pay the special road tax are expect
ed to send checks to the sheriff this
week.
E. C. Hackett, ex-deputy sheriff,
Monday began experting the books
of the county court and other county
offices. It will take about two months
to finish the work. Mr. Hackett has
just returned from Washington Coun
ty where he experted the books of
the county, it having taken him two
months to do that work. The bulk
of the work here will be the exam
ination of the taxrolls for 1910, 191LJ
and 1912. Other offices to be inves
tigated will be those of school super
intendent, treasurer and recorder.
LOSS OVERESTIMATED,
SAYS OMAHA HAN
The following is a letter receiv
ed Monday by Duane Ely from M. E.
Smith & Co., Omaha, Neb.:
"Grossly exaggerated reports of
the storm in Omaha last Sunday have
SJsen published broadcast over the
country. Some dispatches have gone
so far as to announce that the city
has been utterly distroyed.
"This is far from being true. Great
damage was done in the residence
district, but the business section oi
the city was untouched. We, in com
mon with other jobbers, are filling
all orders as usual."
RAILROAD WORK TO
AT
Engineer Walter Inch has announ
ced that work will be resumed on the
Multnomah Central between Sandy
and Cottrell, on the Mount Hood
line, as soon as the weather moder
ates. Twohy Bros, have the contract for
grading six miles between Cottrell
and Sandy and they will start grad
ing as soon as some surveying has
been made. Their grading plant will
be moved to Cottrell.
Right of way has been secured ov
er all the roads crossed from the
Clackamas County Court and has
been cleared preparatory to grading
and tracklaying. Residents of Sandy
are" hopeful of getting railway con
nection with Portland during the
year.
Oregon City Man Named.
Lena Werner has filed suit for a
divorce from H. E: Werner. The
plaintiff alleges that the defendant
was cruel to her and accused her of
intimacy with an Oregon City man.
' Couple Gets License.
A license Ho marry was issued
Monday to Nellie Gertrude Riebhoff
and William Grant Howard.
There is only a few real choice business lots
left on the main streets close to the corners.
You had better hurry and come before it is
too late.
W. A. Beck & Go.
MO
Exclusive Agents for Gregory Addition, Kayler Addi
tion and Harless Addition to Molalla.
It is impossible to keep in touch $
with the news of this city andS
& county unlets you read the Morn-3
$ing Enterprise. From all parts S
of the state we receive letters say-
this is the newsiest and most at-
tractive daily in Oregon represent-
ing a town of this size. $
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SPHECKLES MAY GET APPOINTMENT
Playwright Thomas and Other New
York Men Mentioned for Posts
Wilson Considers
tariff
WASHINGTON, March 31. Presi
dent Wilson probably will fill the ma
jority of the nine Ambassadorships
the extra session of Congress next '
Monday. -
The President expects to confer
with many of his friends ' this week
and it 13 believed that when Congress
convenes, nominations for the more '
important posts will be sent to the
(Senate.
. Toady's developments brought out
the fact that Walter H. Page, editor
of "The World's Work"', and an in
timate friend of Mr. Wilson, had been
offered and had accepted the Ambas
sadorship to Great Britain. Mr. Page
will start for London within 10 days.
House that with the exception of
Mr. Page, no offers had been made
of any other diplomatic posts. The
President had under consideration a
list of men to whom he is favorably
inclined, but the chief difficulty has
been that many of these men hail
from-New York state, which he feels
already has had conspicious recogni
tion. Two members of the Cabinet
Secretaries Redfield and McAdoo,
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, of the
Nevy Department, and Mr. Page have
made their homes in New York for
many years.
Augustus Thomas, the playwright,
and William Church Osborn have
been prominently mentioned for dip
lomatic places, chiefly France and
Germany, but the fact that both men
come from the Empire State is, said
to be a circumstance that is giving
the President no litttle embarrass
ment. He is known to hold both in
high regard.
Mr. Wilson has been disposed to
look farther West for some of his
diplomatic applications, and the name
of- Rudolph Spreckels, of San Fran
cisco, as probable Ambassador to
Germany came forward prominently
today. Mr. Spreckels practically or
ganized and managed the Wilson
National Progressive Republican
League, and his appointment, it was
said, would be a recognition by the
President of the aid given him by the
Progressive Republicans in the last
campaign.
Elmore W. Hurst, of Rock Island,
111., who saw the President today,
also is said to be slated for a diplo
matic nnst.
Thomas Nelson Page and Joseph
E. Willard, of Virginia, .Justice J. W.
Girard, of New York, Frederick C.
Penfield. of Germantown, Pa., and
Henry Morganthau, of New York, are
among those under consideration for
diplomatic appointments but there
have been no decisions as to any of
these men as yet.
The President had a taste today of
tne mmcumes or tarin: revision.
Many of the callers came to talk for
and against various schedules. To
all the President listened patiently
but gave not the slightest intimation
of what was contained in. the sched
ules of the tariff bill. .He is, study
ing on what would be his own atti
tude toward these subjects.
A. Augustus Healy, of the Brook
lyn Academy of Arts and Sciences,
who talked with the President about
the tariff on leather and hides, was
Introduced by Secretary Redfield.
W. F. Sardis, of Buenos Ayes, urg
ed the President to see that meat
came into this country from Argen
tina free of duty. Senator Broussard
ana uovernor nan, oi Louisiana, pro
tested against free sugar, while Rep
resentative Keating, of Colorado, told
the President he' favored free suzar.
notwithstanding the protests of other
Congressmen from Colorado.
Ryan Named Administrator.
T 1 m TT1 TI T .. Vv.
t, UU5C X. i . 11." Ull Ull -J Ull-U ufv.um.
ed administrator of the estate of
William Scott. The estate is valued
at $17,000. Judge Ryan has given
i . .3 - f o a Ann .
uuuua iui iju.uuv.
Wife Alleges Cruelty.
Alleging cruelty, Elnora M. Mell
quist has filed suit for a divorce, from
Charles G. Mellquist. They "were
married in Portland July 2, 1908.
he plaintiff asks $20 a month ali
mony and the custody of their child.
LALLA