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$
S CLACKAMAS COUNTY $
3 FAIR .
S CANBY, OR.
8 ' SEPT. 24, 25, 26, 27.
8
S '
3 $ 3
I
THE WEATHtR $
Oregon City Occasional - rain. 3
Southerly winds. ' r'
, Oregon Rain west, showers $
oaat nortion. Cooler east' portion. 8
s.
Southerly winds. "'" &
Washington Kain wfr., suuw-
ra east portion. Southerly winds. S
Q $ G
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1868.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1913
Per Week, Tex Cents.
VOL. V. No. 87.
HUGE ICE SHEET
ENVELOPS M
Oil 1
TELEPHONE RATES
Y HALF DOLLAR
UPPER REACHES OF HODD'S PEAK
COVERED WITH VERITABLE
GLACIER OF PACKED SNOW
COUNCILMAN TOOZE, GATHERING
EVIDENCE FOR HEARING, SAYS
WIDE DISPARITY EXISTS
Mr 3. George Howe Is Wife of
President's Favorite. Nephew
RECORD FALL IN WINTER IS CAUSE SERVICE SAME, PRICES DIFFERENT
I
Prospector From Range Heifthts Tells ! Four. Parly Line Bills Secured by
of Crust Four Feet Thick. j" Committee Shew Charges of $1,
" Over All Crest Alti- j a"d '-50 for SjmiIar. "
tu(jes i Accomodation
i
That there has been so much snow j
in the Cascades and alonf the slopes;
of Mt. Hood during the past winter j
that the white crystals have packed J
themselves into a glacial masr, is,
the statement of Fred Lund, a pros-!
pector and trapper who visited Ore-!
gon City Saturday. Mr. Lund came
down to order supplies for his camp ;
on the south fork of the upper Clack-;
imas, and declares that never before
in his experience has he seen such
conditions at the higher auudes.
"The snow on the mountain, wmcu
in former years has often attained a
' depth of 14 feet, this year has been
. so heavy that it has settled into a
solid sheet of ice", says Mr, Lund.
'I would not care to estimate how
"much, has fallen, hut its weight has
been so great that it has packed it
self into a solid sheet of snow-ice at
least four feet thick. The surface
meltings have congealed and formed
an almost unbreakable crust on top
of the drifts, and on my vay down
from my -camp I traveled entirely
above the trails, being unable to break
through the drifts.
"In fact I do not think it is exag
gerating things to say tl'ft Mount
trri ia onvored with an ice-cap sim
ilar to one great glacier, and I do not
, believe it will melt entirely off until
late in the summer. Ever since I have
been in the mountains, and that is
over twelve years now, I have never
seen as much snow as we bad this
' winter. The game has been entirely
driven out of their usual ranges, and
my landmarks are buried dJep under
te ice coating. This, ice, understand,
is not mere surface melting that has
frozen, but is the result of solid pack
ing and compression of the tremen
dous fall of snow."
. Mr. Lund had intended to freight
of material early
iL : nnrinit to conditions
in the mountains has abandoned all
..m, niiina until later in the summer.
tt, -i ,. fit have heen eener-
- xlla piano, m iv, 4.U
ally upset by" the unparalleled weather
conditions. He naa mtenaeu
a trip out of the district in which he
is working much earlier in me
(Continued on Page 2.)
Wanted!
Girls and Women
To operate sewing machines
In garment factory.
OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILL
Furthering his plan to present a
complaint to the states public service
commission regarding rites charged
by the Pacific Statesv Telephone and
Tplperranh company In Oregon City
and vicinity,1 Councilman F. J. Tooze
hfjca hoon imsv nast weeks collect-
inc roppints and information regard-1
ing service from different residents
of the 'city. Mr. Tooze, who is chair
man of a special council committee
appointed to look into the matter of
telephone charges, declares that ho
virtually has prosf of -unfair discrim
ination on the nart of the company.
According to evidence gathered so
fo,. ttr iwt- Tnrap Rome Oreeon City
people pay $1.25 a month for residence
telephone service, while others, liv
mg adjacent to them, and served by
the name line, are charged $1.50.
Other discrepancies in the charges
as compared with the rales author
ized by the state have also been se
curedi Mr. Tooze says. -
Mr. Tooze has already niea ma
complaint with the public service
commission, and is engaged now in
gathering evidence that will be pre
sented 'at the hearing. The complaint
will be handled before the commis
sion by City Attorney W. Ml. Stone.
No date for consideration or me mat
ter has as yet been set, but Mr.' Tooze,
as chairman of the committee in
chnree. of the matter, wants to De
ready when the time comes.
"The committee is in possession
dprRble evidence that I think
will be of benefit to our case", said
rmmniimjin Tooa when discussing
the matter. "I have receipts and other
ono,. tv,at T ihinlr come Drettv near
to chowino- discrimination on the
nart of the company in uregon uuy
and nearby territory
"Most of the working people nere
can find good use for telephone ser
vice, and they alt ought to be -given
such service at the same rate. More
over the rate ought to be as reason
able as possible. The families of men
who work at night ought to be able
to communicate with them t night
in case of emergency; and on account
of the peculiar geographical location
of our city, it is often far easier for
a woman to telephone to a store for
her wants than it is ior uer to turac
down town.
"The cheapest phone service we
have here is $1.25 a month. This
ought ot be a popular service, and all
people ought to be able to avail
themselves of it at thae rate. As it
is however, some people are charged
$1 50 for this class of service, and
other people get it for but one dol:
lar We will present this evidence to
the commission and ask them to fix
n oitohl rate, and then we will
expect to have the phone company
adhere to that rate..
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NEW AUTO ROUTE
TO CANBY FOUND
OREGON CITY MEN DISCOVER WAY
TO AVOID jMUDDY STRETCHES
ENCOUNTERED BY MAJORITY
ROAD .CONDITION NOTICES PLANNED
Scheme to Inform Travelers as to
Passability of Highways by Means
of Public Bulletins May be
Given Trial
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COURT INQUIRY APRIL 29 ?
. , . . 4
Tn Ratnrdnv's Fntemrise the S
date of the public committee meet-S
ing to inquire into county court s
affairs was given as both AprilS
29 and April 20. The fornfer date8
is the correct one. 1 he commit- s
tee appointed a week ago t a $
massmeetmg, and the specia uive s
wires committee, will meet togeth- S
er in the county courtroom at 11
a. m. on April 29. At this meet-J
ing it is hoped that all persons $
bavin? Information with regard to S
county court affairs will submits
suggestions or complaints in writ-
ing for thd committee's considera-
tion.
?$ J S S .
SEVENTH STREET'S
NEED IS URGftlT
MERCHANTS, WHN CANVASSED,
HdECLARE HARD SURFACING IS
VIRTUAL NECESSITY
HS GEORGE HOWE Is the wife of President Wilson's favorite
1M nephew. Dr. Howe. The president thinks A lot of her, and he has
I f I given her the use of his home in Princeton, which he recently vacated
when he went to Washington. Mrs. Howe will likely move to Wash
ington herself before long, and she is apt to become very popular because of
her dramafic'and artistic attainments. She was southern belle when she
wedded Dr. Howe, .who was brought up by President Wilson.
MANY FOLK OFFER
HOME FOR COLLIE
DEATH1H0VERING
ABOVE VATICAN
Do people "read the Enterprise?
Ask Chief of Police Shaw, and see.
The head of Oregon City's police
force rather inclines to the belief
tho rTntornrise is the most wide
ly read periodical, in these parts;
and tnereby hangs a tale.
Saturday the Enterprise printed a
bri:f notice to the effect that there
was a collie dog of more wan orai
nary charm and breeding in the city
pound, and that anybody who Vanted
to pay a dollar for the beastie could
obtain him. Bright and early Satur
day morning J. Ml Wolgamont, of
Vancouver, Wash'n., called at the
pound, paid a dollar and got the dog.
mi nhiof show's troubles com-
1 lieu v- iiii -
t-S ravs that he was called
up at least a score of times by peo
ple who wanted to get that aog. Ami
when the Chief went nome ai uisul
they were still calling. So the Chief
wants it known that the dog is gone.
"It seems as if everybody in the
county wanted that dog," sair mt.
Shaw, in ' speaking sfbout it. "In the
evening the calls at my house were
so frequent that 1 could hardly find
ot mv siinnp.r. People sure
took an interest in that collie, and
there were a lot of good nomes wait
ing for him.' -
One of the calls of inquiry about
the dog mentioned in the Enterprise
fom ffalpm a.nr1 one from Sil-
verton. Many other out of town in
quiries were also made.
ROME, April 12:. (Special) Follow
ing e private andiencs granted today
against the wishes of his physicians,
Poue Pius X is tonight in a critical
condition. He is very weak, -and his
temperature is 103 degrees. A persis
tent cough is rapidly exhausting tne
sick pontiff, and but few members of
his household hold cut hopes for his
recovery.
FIRST BALL GAME
OF SEASON TODAY
A new and easy automobile route
to Canby has been mapped out by
W. H. Luckey and M. J. Lee, who
marin th run irom ureeon vjny 10
Canby in 40 minutes on Saturday,
while less fortunate autoists got
stuck in the mud for hours at u time
while essaying the usual road, ine
distance traveled by Messrs. Lee and
Luckey is but three-quarters of a
mile greater tnan me oiu route, au
they declare tnat tne rc-aus jarB m
fine shape all the way, and hive but
fe"w grades.
Hearing that the South End road
was impassable, and that much diffi
culty would be experienced in gel
ting past Twilight school house, the
two auto-explorers followed the Cen
tral Point road from Oregon City,
going out Twtlfth street to strike it.
At the Mount Pleasant school they
turner! into the Central Point road.
following it to Central Point, at which
point they did not turn on, out con
tinued straight on to ueu. omei,
where there is a large signboard
-tbi-op mfis to Canby". They
followed the road indicated by this
directly past the Zion Cemetery, and
so reached their destination without
any difficulties. ' ' . . .
They report that there were eight
or ten autos stalled on the New Era
road, and that some of them . .were
two hours in getting out of the mire.
The route' they followed, they say, was
free of mud, and afforded a Jird and
onrfnfB m-actically th! entire
distance.
At Canby Mr. Lee learnea mat au
toists of that section , had adopted
the practice of placing signboards on
iv. Tifin TUcrhurav RienS. Sfctting
tilt; x aiuv. "b" " J -
forth the condition of the main road.
and suggesting alternatice romea
i,ht ha followed. The idea
mat , ,
appealed strongly to him, and he says
he thinks it would be a good thing if
Oregon City autoists, ana mro? gio
in tho Rtate. were to follow
nuciu '
flu- oo rrvo nlnn
rrur,. c-nrrn n q rv TinTifiKS aits uui.
1 UC3C j -
ir,t,.riiv hv local automobile en
thusiasts, and are based on tne re
ports of men well acquaimeu
thev roads in the district. Reports
from motorcycle riders are also found
to be of much service m connection
with this idea, and the riders of the
smaller machines are regarded as
important aides in the movement.
mm CENTER
OFiAlLWAY WORK
MAJORITY FAVORING IMPROVRMENT
property Owners Who Represent
m 1085 Feet of Frontage Ask Coun
cil to Proceed at Onc,
. With Work
SALEM, Or April 12: (Spec)
Announcement was made here today
that organization or tne uregon Kan
road company had fceea completed,
for construction of the road eowards
and that within three weeks contrails
Bend ana jjentrai uregon points wouiu
be let. The line from SalenTwill run
through Stayton and Minto Pass.
The company is incorporate", ior
$500,000, its incorporators being G.
A. Kyle, a former engineer for the
Hill lines, A. L. McCloud and J. F.
Munce. Kyle's former connection
with the Hill system leads to the" be
lief that the line will be part of the
Hill lines in Oregon.
The street committee of the city
council is harfl at work assertaining
the attitude of property owners along
Seventh street in regard to a hard
surface improvement for that busy .'
thoroughfare. Petitions and remon
strances have been carefully gone
over to. find out' just how the property
owners tsand upon the subject.' Mer
chants and property owners along
the street have been interviewed, and
the committee will report to the
council in the near future.
Knowing' heads state that there is
no doubt that the majority of the prop
erty owners along this street desire
it improved with a hard surface, and
they have little doubt that the im
provement will soon be ordered by
the council, Duance Ely, a heavy prop
erty owner and prominent Seventh
(Continued on Page 2.)
In Molalla Valley is Hard to Beat
If you are looking for a farm we surely can suit
you. We 'have almost any kind of a Farm from
5 acres to 345 ares some with stock and im
plements, at the right prices. '
W. A. Beck & Co.
MOLALLA
Exclusive Agents for Gregory Addition, Kayler' Addi
" -"." ;; - tion and Harless Addition .to Molafou.
Pathe Feature in Two Reels
A Story With a Moral. Don't Miss it.
yis a ray of sunshine in a
world of sensational films.
Sure to score supreme success
since it touches the heart.
A mother, believing her boy a
success, is allowed to continue
her dream by a conspiracy be
tween her boy, who is a horse
thief, and the sheriff's posse.
MONDAY
E GRAND
PORTLAND
IN THE
SEVENTH
. Portland crf two -iolfa in its baS
ball pride --Saturday; one at San
Francisco, where the leavers were
taken into camp by Oakland in a i
to 0 game, and again at home, where
McCredie's Colts played an exhibi
tion game against the Chicago Giants,
and escaped with a beating of -6 to
5. -
. The southern game was replete
with snappy work on the part of both
the visitors and the Commuters, Port
land found Parkin, the Oakland
pitcher, for five hits, hut quick work
shut out all chances at scoring. The
Commuters solved Carson's . twirling
half a dozen times, but no Denent
was gained from this till tne an in
ning, when thS Oaks scored. After
the sixth inning the game was called
30 minutes to let it ram. .
The score: n.. n.m.
Portland 0 ?
Oakland ' 1 0
The opening game of the local base
ball season will be played Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Canemah
Park, when the crack Oregon City
team will prove to the Mount Pleas
ant aggregation the sort of material
R. G. Cahill has gathered together.
Captain E. W. Lavier has had the
Oregon City nine practicing lor many
days in preparation for the game,
and the home team is now thorough
ly in shape, and is playing like clock
work. . -
This year's players have, been care
fully selected, and fans who have
watched them in preliminary work
feel that Oregon City' ambitions to
rank 99 n chamDions'aiD town are per
fect! v safe in their hends. Befori
the game Buster Cahill, the nine's
mascot. " will lead the local aggrega
tion in a triumphant parad-j about
the grounds, and a big crowd is ex
pected to be on hand to welcome the
players.
MIDNIGHT BLAZE
QUICKLY PUT OUT
ANVIL HARD AGROUND; ;
CREW NOT IN DANGER
T'n pnanlnnp schooner Anvil, which
off Florence, at the Sius-
law river bar late Friday night, may
prove a total loss, accoraing to re
rvr.rto from the coast. The members
of her crew, however, are in no im
mediate danger, and as the vessel
went on the, sands in iairiy caiiu wet
iar Tifo anvprs nre standing by to
. -
take the men off should a storm blow
up. Whether the vessel can De sav
ed or not is still a matter 01 qoudi
AT TH
FOR SALE
. "4
-room Bungalow, 3 to 8 lots.
Inquire F. R. Andrews, South
Oregon City, R. F. D. No. 1.
Pac. Tel. Farmer 111-
GR
At The
AN
TODAY
Keefer &
Alberts
German Boy and Western
Girl
now featuring all of Thompson's
big song hits.
"Sweet Heart Just Say the
Word."
"Gathefing Shells From the
Seashore."
"I Wish I Had Another Girl."
"That loving Waltz."
. "Let Me Know a Day Before."
''Fishing (or I'm Going Fish
ing Too)" ; -
. "Monkey Rag". . ' "
"When I'm Away."
, "Razzle Dazzle Glide." .
"There Ain't Notian' Doin'
What You're Thinkin' About."
"Play ThatLovin' Slide Trombone."
In the lodging house at
418 Main street, who retired short
ly after midnight Sunday morning,
took a good-nignt smojve
ainmhftr. Gentle sleep
overtook him, and when -fiext he was
aware of happenings in this world he
was being carried downstairs minus
more or less of his clothing, by good
Samaritans of the . fire department,
who had dragged him irom ms mak
ing couch in the moke-filled room
after they had responded to tne
alarm. . .
Patrolman Henry Cook, on whose
beat the fire occurred, made a hasty
tour through the building to warn
other lodgers, and the chemical com
pany's efforts soon overcome the
fire which was discovered too soon
to do serious damage. iue uu.
in wiilca tne oiaac v,u..v-
t t. Moiman. and the damage to
the structure was but trifling.
i
IS
FORF.T.
BANQUET
GIVEN
GRIFFITH
Dr. Ernest A. Sommer was the host
Saturday night at a, dinner in honor
of Franklin T. GrifiSth, who has been
elected to succeed B. S. Josselyn as
president of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Co. The affair was
held in the private dming room on the
third floor of the Oregon Hotel, and
Dr Sommer's guests were men who
wre closely associated witn mi.
Griffith during his previous 20 years
or residence at Oregon City, many
of them having moved to Portland
previous to the time of Mr. urimius
change of residence.
The table appointments and decora
u . MoWoto The dinner was
LiUll wcic l..".. .
v-firt nffiar of a formal nature"
thfiSbas been tendered to Mr. Grif
fith since his appointment was . an
nounced. Those present were J. W.
Ganong. A. J. Lewthwaite, Judge
Thomas F. Ryan, Dr. Leonard L.
p. T.nvett. Joseph E.
Hedges, Fielding S. Kelly, Alden
Graham, Clyde G. Huntley, John H.
Walker, Franklin T. Griffith, Judge
Robert B. Beatie,Dr. Ernest A. Som
For sale 5 acres, all in high
state of cultivation. 60 bearing
fruit trees, 1-2 mile of new
electric line, 3 1-2 miles of Ore
gon City. A snap at $960. See
M. A. Elliott, at Elliott and
Son's office 7th and Main Sts.
I IVELY snappy new models for young
men in suits; new creations for Spring I
creations fresh from the skilled hands
of the
Hart Schaffner & Marx
tailors; you'll not see any such clothes
anywhere else; might as well give up
trying to find anything as good. New
all-wool fabrics, in beautiful patterns;
imported and American clothes; design
ed for young men; for men of all ages;
you ought to see them.
We can do exceptionally well for you at
$20 and $25; but you can pay more, or
less, and get good value.
ADAMS DEPARTMENT STORE
OREGON CITY'S BUSY STORE
This store ' is the home of Hart Schaffner. Marx clothes