THE WEATHER
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
' FAIR
CAN BY, OR.
SEPT. 24, 25, 26, 27. .
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 186$.
VOL. V. No. 83.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APlIlL 9, 19i3
Per Week, Ten Cents
WIRES TO AID IN
BIG COURT PROBE
EFFORT TO EVEN
PHONE RATES IDE
WILSON CHEERED
POPE'S RELAPSE
CAUSE FOR ALARM
READING MESSAGE
A GOOD SINGER ALWAYS ATTRACTS LARGE AUDIENCES!
i tike traygfrvi
EBY, U'REN AND LODER WILL
ASSIST COMMITTEE NAMED
BY FARiMERS
DISINTERESTED MEN ARE DESIRED ,
Organization Members Delighted Over
Appointment of Griffith Head of
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company
The Live. Wires of the Oregon
City Commercial Club, at their weak
ly luncheon Tuesday, took a hand in
the game of investigating the county
court and authorized the appointment
of a committer of three to cooperate
with the three- named at a mass meet
ing held here last Saturday. Dr. J.
A.- Van Brakle, sub-trunk line of the
Live Wires, appointed the following
committee, which is expected to in
sure . an impartial investigation of
county affairs:
O. D. Eby, chairman; W. S. U'Rei,
and John W. Loder.
Practically the entire luncheon
hour was devoted to the discussion
of the county affairs. M. J. Brown,
who is associated with S. L. Casto
and Robert Schuebel, on an investi
gating committee, explained that
charges had been made that his com
mittee was packed and he suggest
ed that this impression be removed
by the appointment of a committee
to work with the men named at Lie
mass meeting. J. E. Hedges, W. A.
Dimick, Jesse Hazell, E. C. Dye, T.
Osmund, M. D. Latourette, H. E.
Cross, O. D. Eby, George Randall,
and others talked about the various
angles that an investigation might
take. Nearly every speaker conveyed
the belief that the examination of the
county's affairs ought to be made by
a disinterested committee, that it
ought to be fair, and that the mem
bers of the court should be exoner
ated if the charges made against
them proved unfounded. These charg
es embrace accusations that the
court did not safeguard the interests
of the people in letting bridge con
tracts and awarding a contract to
M. G.- Nease, of Portland, to cruise
the timber in Clackamas County.
Satisfaction was expressed - over
the appointment of Franklin T. Grif
fith, as president of ' the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Co., and an
invitation was extended to Mr. Grif
fith to' be present at next Tuesday's1
luncheon. The Oregon City Live Wires
was the first organization to indorse
Mr. Griffitii for the position.
Wanted!
Girls and Women
To operate sewing machines
in garment factory.
OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILL
Spring Days are Picture Taking Days
Make the acquaintance of the Brownie Family, and add picture
taking to. your outdoor pleasures.
Above is the largest of this interesting family.
3 A Folding Brownie, Price $10.00
Takes pictures 3!4x5' 2 t" 2 post card size; equipped with an
efficient lens and shutter.
"We do developing and Fnish
BURMEISTER
Oregon City Jewelers
PUBLIC UTILITIES. COMMISSION
WILL BE APPEALED TO
BY COUNCIL
CITY ATTORNEY MAKES COMPLAINT
William Stone Is Ready to Make
Fight for People Party Line
Charges Seem Pecul
iar At a meeting of the Council Com
mittee to investigate the rates beiu;i
charged , by the Pacific States Tele
phone Company, it was decided to
lay the matter before the Public .Util
ities Commission for an adjustment.
This report will probably be made
to the council this evening.
The telephone rates in this city are
not at all even, one person being
charged more than another. On some
of the four party lines a rate in ex
cess of $1.2b is being charged. The,
following complaint to the commis
sion has. been prepared by City At
torney Stone:
That the plaintiff, Wm. Beard, is
a retired farmer, and plaintiff, F. J.
Tooze, is an educator and the plain
tiff, W. A. Long, is a mechinist, all
residing in Oregon City, Clackamas
County, state of Oregon.
That the defendant, the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph Companv
is a corporation, organized under and !
existing by virtue of the laws of the
state of California, and is a public
utility, engaged in the ownership, op
eration, management an-J control of
a plant and equipment for the con
veying of telephone messages- in the
city of Oregon City and state of Ore-,
gon, to and for the public, and taat
as sucn, defendant is a public utility,
and is subject to the provisions of
Chapter 279, Laws 01 Oregon, for the
year 1911.
That defndaut corporation is
guilty of unjust discrimination among
its patrons, residing in Oregon City,
Oregon, in that defendant corporation
directly charges many of its patrons
the sum of $1.50 per month for ren
tal of its telephones on four party
lines, waile the sum of $1.25 per
month it, charged othors of its pa
trons for rental on telephones, on four
party lines, for like, service,, -
That defendant corporation is guilty
of violating the provisions of the sail
Public Utility Act, in that its charges
for service for tae rental o tele
phones on four party lines, is unreas
onable and escjssive. Such defendant
corporation charges many of its pa
trons the sum of $l.u0 per month
for rental of its telephones for four
party lines, which rate is unjust, un
reasonable and discriminatory in that
defendant corporation is furnishing
the same service in otuer cities, un
der like circumstances, -for the sum
of $1.00 per month, and $1.25 per
month.
, That defendant corporation has fur
ther violated the provisions of the
said Public Utility Act in that on the
first day of January, 1911, defendant
corporation had a flat rate of $1.25
per. month for rental of all its tele
( Continued on Page i.)
And this is one of the small
est of the little cousins of the
Kodak.
No. 2 A TSrownie
Price $3.00
Takes Pictures 2y2x4'A, well
made in every detail -and sent
out with the Eastman stamp of
reliability.
We. have all 4he Brownie
Cameras and Eastman Kodaks,
and will be glad to show you
how easy they are to use.
Brownie Cameras $1.00 to $12.00
Eastman Kodaks. $6. DO to $65.00
Best Results Quick Service.
& ANDRESEN
Suspension Bridge Corner
A GOOD SINGER ALWAYS ATTRACTS LARGE AUDIENCES I
BALL IS
GREAT SUCCESS
The most brilliant affair given in ! The jury list for the April term
Oregon City for a number of . years ' of court has been completed. The
was the Masonic ball given by the j first seven men drawn from the fol
Blue Lodge of that organization Mo a-: lowing list of men chosen for jury
day evening. About 75 couples attend
ed the cance, the men. of whom were
mostly Masons and their friends.
Many beautiful gowns, ware worn by
the women, who, while dancing, made
a beatiful picture beneath a canopy
of white and blue streamers which
formed a false ceiling for the room.
Large baskets of greens were plan
ed at intervals about the walls and
the seats were covered with Indian
blankets. The lower lights were shad
ed. The music was the great surprise
of the evening was given !y
local musicians. Lemonade was serv
ed and a light supper was s.rveu in
tue balcony.
The patronesses were Mrs. E. A.
Chapman, Mrs. J .R.- Humphrys, Mrs.
W. A. Huntley, iis. M. D. Latour
ette, Mrs. H. S. Mount, Mrs. Henry
O'Malley, Mrs. Th'joiore Osmund
arid Mrs. J. H. Walker.
The entertainment 'committee was
composed of Henr; O'Malley, Don
Meldrum and F. W. Greenman, who
were assisted by J. H. Walker, and
Charles Spencer. Several Canby and
Portland people wore among t'-.ose
present. The dance was such a suc
cess that it has been decided to give
another one about this time next
year.
OREGON CITY HAS
GOOD BALL CLUB
Oregon City will be represented j
this season by the bnst baseball club j
it has had for several years. The club
was ' organized by R. G. Cahill, who'
has played on several Oregon teams, 1
1 and is now engaged in business in
this city. A practice game will be ,
played at the grounds at Canemah
next Sunday and after that challen- j
ges will be issued to all leading ama-
teur clubs of the state. All commun-
ications should be addressed to R.
G. Cahill, manager, Oregon City. Tha
lineup is as follows: F. S. Bradley,
second-base; Earl Kiser, pitcher; ; born in Henry County, Ky., January
Hugh Mulkey, catcher; R.. G. Cahill, 13, 1835 and went to California in
short stop; Bud Califf, pitcher; Em- j April 1875. He moved from Stockton,
ery Ream, catcher; E. W. Lavier, ! Cal., to Oregon City April 20, 1895.
first base and captain. Buster Cahill, Mr. Dillman is survived by his widow
son of R. G. Cahill, is the clu'j s . Mrs. N. J. Dillman, a son, D. A. Dill
mascott. i man, of Powell River, B. C, and S.
' ' jO. Dillman, of this city and a daugh-
WOMAN'S CLUB TO HAVE i ter, Mrs. W. H. Lightowler of thi3
IMPORTANT MEETING city." By a former marriage W. V.
The Woman's Club will hold an in- Dillman, of St. Louis, Mo., and
teresting meeting tomorrow afternoon ' daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Harmon and
in the parlors of the Commercial Mrs. Eliza J. Carney, of Louisville,
Club. . That day will be Reciprocity 111., survive. After moving to Califor
Day and msmbers from other clubs nia Mr. Dillman transferred his mem
in Oregon City and nearby towns bership in the Independent Order of
will tell of the work being accomplish- Odd Fellows from the Newcastle
ed in their .organizations. A number Lodge in Kentucky to Stony Creek
of visitors have been invited and the Lodge 218, Oakland, Cal. He was a
meeting will undoubtedly prove in- member of the lodge for 42 years,
structive and interesting. There will The funeral arrangements will be
be music and it is likely , that the made today.
High School Boys Glee Club will , '
sing. Th( business meeting will be Boost your city by boosting your
at 2 o oclock and the social meeting dally paper.-The Enterprise should
at 3 o'clock. be In every home.
JURIES FOR APRIL
TERM ARE CHOSEN
service will compose the grand jury;
Christian Kocher, D. C. Howell,
John Gaffn.ey, Albert Gribble, S. F. ! Glee Club of the College will give a
Sharp, I. A. Miley Lesli'3 O. Eaton, 1 recital preceding tha banquet. The
Frank Sawtell, Philip Strieb Sr., C. j club has given recitals in many cities
C. Borland, Henry Swales, Fred Josi, and towns in Oregon. Mr. Tooze was
Joel Jail, El Cross, Geo. Koehler, j graduated by the college in 1904 and
Wm. Dyer, H. L. Vaughan, R. B. Hoi- j? one of the most prominent mem
comb, A. W. Cooke, T. R. Worthing- bers of thealumni m Oregon.
ton, A. J. Hodge, Jerome Avery, W.
W. Tucker, S. A. D. Hungate, John
F. Risley, John S. Keisecker, C. P.
Farr, H. S. Gibson, Wm. Dale, J. W.
McAnulty, J. W. Doty.
FORSHNER IS
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
I membership were received. They were
A surprise party was given to elected. The report of the finance corn
Harold Forshner to celebrate , his ml"e showed the club to be in ex-
twelfth birthday Satudray. afternoon
at the home of his parents, Mr.' and
Mrs. C. E. Forshner, of Gladstone.
Ml my of his friends were present
and all enjoyed the various games,
among which was a guessing contest
won by Guy Tracy. Refreshments
were served. Among those present
were: Ethel Wilson, Irene Hastings,
Rosa Le Ray, Dorothy Hamm, Edwin
Anaerson, Marry siaaen, cugene veu- 1
der, Mead Oswald, Lloyd Nickerson, j
Lloyd Fromong, Jennie Pratt, Ernest j
Schooley, Thomas and William Good
I win, Charlie and Guy . Tracy of Glad
I stone, and William Baxter of Sell
i wood. Mrs. Forshner was aided in
j entartaining by Miss Laura Percell.
L
ILL LONG TIME, DEAD
Samuel Dillman, who had lived in
i Oregon City since 1895, died at his
home 612 Monroe Street, - at 6:30
! Tuesday evening. Mr. Dillman had
i been ill for many months. He was
TOOZE TO SPEAK
AT ALUMNI DI
F. J.'Tooz; superintendent of the
Oregon City Schools, probably will be
one of the speakers at the banquet of
the Oregon alumni of the University
of Michigan to be held in the Oregon
Hotel, Portland, this evening. The
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
v INCREASED BY FIVE
The board of governors of tha
Commercial Club Tuesday evening
received- the reports of the various
1 committees and five applicants for
LrrT . '"i"
entertainment committee regarding
I 'r" tu6iaciory auu
committee was told to proceed
IVf F T lV ml"8trel show
j whlch ls to eldMay 9.
;
imTrtri Oil All! TA
MA I If M VHllW III
j I'llllQ I iL UllUll IU
HAVE BEST TALENT
Arrangements for the big minstrel
show to be given by the Commercial
Club were virtually completed at a
meeting of the Entertainment Com
mittee, consisting of C. W. Evans, F.
A. Olmsted, Dr. Clyde Mount, B. T.
McBain, M. D. Latourette and other
members of the club, at, a meeting
Tuesday evening. Mrs., is. M. nogan,
of Portland, who has been engaged A
coach, attended the meeting and had
an impromptu rehearsal. It was agreed
j ' ,he M control. It
was decided that the first entertain
ment would be given on the evening
I ? 9-..Tlle rehearsal will be
held on the evening of April 10 in
the parlors of the Commercial Club.
After that rehearsals will be held
twice-a week until the first presenta
tion. Mrs. Hogan has decided upon
H. E. Hendry, George Randall, R. L.
Shepherd, H. A. Swafford, R. O.
Young, O. D. Eby, W. A. Dimick, J.
E. Hedges and C. S. Noble for end
men. Dr. Clyde Mount will give a
cornet solo and F. A. Olmsted and
Theodore Osmund will sing. Harold
Swafford will give a whistling solo.
M. D. Latourette and Gilbert L.
Hedges will be the interlocutors. .
33??sssesssse-s
BASEBALL RESULTS.
S At San Franqisco Portland 5, 'v
$ Oakland 0. ' $
$ At Sacramento Los Angeles 6,
4 Sacramento 0.
$. At Los Angeles Venice 3, Sanj
3 Francisco 1. S
$$? ssss$se3$ $$
If you saw It In the Enterprise it
PRESIDENT FIRST SINCE JOHN
ADAMS TO EXERCISE GREAT
PRIVILEGE
HOUSE CHAMBER HOLDS VAST THRONG
Envoys of All Nations and Women
of Congressmen and Sena
tors Fill Big Gal
leries WASHI NGTON, April 8. Presi
dent Wilson stood on the Speaker's
rostrum in the hall of the House to
day and personally read his first
message to Congress, the first Pres
ident since John Adams, who was in
augurated in 1797, to exercise that
privilege.
The renewal of a custom of a cen
tury abandoned and now surrounded
by such wide differences of opinion
among members of Congress itself,
attracted to the Capitol an assem
blage necessarily less in numbers
but certainly no less distinguished
than the company which, attended
the President's inauguration.
Galleries wers packed with nation
al figures, Mrs. Wilson and her three
daughters, two women of the Cabinet
circle, prominent among them. The
diplomatic gallery probably contained
a representative of every nation with
an envoy in the foreign corps here.
Distinguished public men who have
received te thanks cf Congress and
therefore entitled to be on the floor
of tha House, availed themselves ot
V e rieht, consnioious among them
Woodrow Wilson, first President to
read message to Congress since
John Adams.
Admiral Dewey.
A moving picture machine was in
stalled to preserve a record of the
historic event for the government's
archives.
President Wilson slipped away from
the White House quietly after the
Cabinet meeting, accompanied only
by his secretary and one secret ser
vice man, and upon arriving at the
Capitol was escorted to the rostrum
in th-.j House, where Speaker Clark
sat at once side and Vice-President
Marshall at tiie otuer. The Presi
dent, speaking with his usual clarity
of tone and notable diction, read his
message while the company, actually
packed into the chamber, gave the
closest attention.
The President was cheered as he
mounted the rostrum in the House
chamber and shook hands with Speak
er Clark. As he began to speak, in
tense silence settled in the great
room and he used only an ordinary
tone as he explained his coming in
person to deliver his message.
As the President read on, every
eye was riveted toward the Speak
er's stand with its new occupant.
Never in the' life of any man present
had a President occupied that histor
ic place in such a capacity.
Two motives influenced Wilson to
decide to read in person his first
communication to Congress the per
functory way in which Presidential
messages usually were received, ac
companied as they-have been by the
drone of a clerk's voice, and empty
seats, and Wilson's desire that ev
ery member should hear his appeal
for a thorough revision of the tar
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REST BRINGS IMPROVEMENT TO
,. PONTIFF, BUT HEART
STRAIN WORRItS
1 AUDIENCES SUSPENDED FOR TIME
Patient Gets Fair Amount of Sleep
But Owing to Advanced Age
He May Not Rally
at Once
ROME, April 9, 1 A. M. The phy
sicians in attendance on the Pope
through the night reported that at
midnight the Pope's temperature
showed a slight rise. They, however,
did not prevent the patient from
getting a fair amount of sleep. Au
diences have been suspended for u
time. .
Pope Pius X has suffered a relapse
and as usual in relapses, his condi
tion is considered graver that that
occasioned by his illness of last
month.. The present attack began
with a fainting fit' and Professor
Marchiafava, the papal physician, was
summoned late last night. He visit
ed the pontiff again early this morn
ing and several times today.
The official statement givsn out at
the Vatican simply says:
"The Pope is suffering from a re
lapse of the influenza."
The Osservatore Romano, the Vat
ican organ, published the following
official statement tonight:
"Since yesterday evening the Holy
Father has been indisposed with a
relapse of influenza. His condition is
causing no anxiety, but he requires
much rest."
- The truth is that the Pope's re
lapse is causing great anxiety, be
cause it was not expected, and for
the further reason that at his ad
vanced age there is the ever-present
danger of his being unable to with
stand the drain on his strength.
Today his temperature reached a
little over 100 Farenheit, which in it
self is not at all alarming, but the
heart showed weakness and there
were evidences of kidney trouble.
The condition known as albuminuria
which frequently accompanies influ
enza, is present, indicating nephritis
or inflammation of the kidneys.
THIRTEEN DECREES OF
DIVORCE ARE GRANTED
Circuit Judge Campbell Tuesday
granted divorce decrees in the fol-"
lowing cases: Glennie Melville against
William Mellville; E. R. Cameron
against May Cameron; Ethel Wallace
against Howard Wallace, plaintiff's
maiden name, Ethel Thomas, being
restored; Mabel Lynn against Charles
Lynn; Margaret E. Rogers against
Alexander E. Rogers; Constance P.
Divies against Claud W. Davi s,
plaintiff's maiden name being restor
ed; Lizzie Hirsch against Max ().
Hirsci', plaintiff's maiden name, Liz
zie Sample, being restored; William
T. Spidell against Minnie M. Spidell,
plaintiff awarded custody of phild
and $40 a moith alimony; Rosetta
F. Smith against John R. Smith,
plaintiff awarded custody of child;
Susan Baron against Joseph Barou;
George A. McClurg against Lillian
McClurg; Laura A. Paillefer against
Herbert Paillefer and George W.
Robeson against Nellie Robeson,
plaintiff being awarded custody of
two minor children. Mary Kline,
through Attorneys Brownell & Stone
filed suit for a divorce from George
E. Kline. The plaintiff says her hus
band often struck her. They were ,
married in August 1911. The plain
tiff asks $2,500 permanent alimony.
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
- BY PRESBYTERIANS
i The annual congregation meeting
i of the Presbyterian Church was held
I in. conjunction with the broth ?rhood
I meeting of the same church Monday
evening. At the meeting reports of
all of the committees were made and
j the work during the year was satis-
factory. Tw members of the session
I were elected, George Eberly, and F.
i J. Tooze, being the two men chosen.
' Frank Sehoenborn was chosen to act
i as trustee. Mrs. W. C. Green was
elected as Sabbath School superin
tendent, and E. H. Cooper was elect
ed churcn treasurer.
A fine banquet was served by the
women of the church to the large
number of persons present.
is Hard to Beat