THE WEATHER
Oregon City Fair Wednesday,
and warmer. Winds mostly north-$
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4ington Fair Wednesday. Western
ly winds. - $
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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1868.
VOL. V. No. 95.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913
Per Week, Ten Cents
BRIGHTENING UP
WORKlS NEEDED
LIVE WIRES AT LUNCHEON, SUG-
GEST MANY LINES FOR CITY
BETTERjMENT EFFORT "
SANITARY INSPECTION DESIRED
Cluster Lights In .Business Section Postmaster is Slightly Injured Whn
Also Wanted, And New Impetus Table Slips Under Weight
Given Movement for Their j- Lack of Hydrants Hamp
Installation. . i ers All
The necessity of cluster lights in
Oregon City was emphasized Tues-
day at the weekly luncheon of the
Live Wires, and A. A. Price, chairman
of the cluster light committee, was di-
rected to call a mass meeting of peo-
pie interested in the matter to talk
over ways and means. It is broadly
proposed to line both sides of Main
and Seventh streets, comprising the
business district 0f the city, with clus-
ter lamps, thereby keeping pace with
other Oregon towns, and concerted ac-
tion looking to that end is desired.
The Live Wires also endorsed the
work of the Civic Improvement com
mittee, which has announced a cam-
paign against flies and will' probably rants have as yet been installed. Busi
ask the city council to enact an ordin- ness men and residents living near
ance coompelling local grocers and the Miller block, rushed to the assist
meat dealers to keep perishable arti- ance of the occupants of the building,
cles under glass during the summer and a bucket brigade was formed to
months. . fight the fire. Ladders were raised
The opening of the new Carnegie from the ground to the roof, and up
library in the city park block on or ' this the volunteer fire-fighters
about May 1 was announced. j scrambled. By dint of hard work the
G. B. Dimick, M. D. Latourette and flames were subdued before doing
Clyde Mount were named as a com-! much damage, though the roof of the
mittee to draft suitable resolutions in j building was extensively burned
memory of the late W. A. Shewman, away.
who was a member of the Live Wires. ! In the course of the fire Wm. Mil
The Civic Improvement committee ! ler, postmaster, attempted to reach
submitted a report covering its work. ' the base of the flames by climbing
The report follows: j through the trapdoor in the ceiling
"Friday evening, April 18, 1913, the f Miller hall. He placed a step-lad-regular
joint meeting of the police and der on a table to do this, and when he
health committee of the council and
the Civic Improvement committee was :
held. In addition to attending to '
routine matters, which included a re-1
port from the chief of police showing ;
that many places were being cleaned :
up, several propositions looking to
the permanent improvement of Ore
gon City were taken up and commit-
tees appointed to actively nush them !
to completion. - j
"Now that the summer season is
rapidly approaching, it is strongly
urged that Main street be sprinkled
just prior to sweeping. The heavy j
clouds of dust raised in this process !
are fertile fields for the propagation
and carrying of disease that the busi
ness section cannot afford to over-
lieved that the fruit and vegetable
displays of our merchants should in :
some way be better protected than j
they are at present. i
"The improvement of Railroad ave-
nue, it is thought, will be a strong in- j
ducement to property owners to keep '
abutting property in more presentable
shape. Further than this, there is
one need that Oregon City as a grow
ing city, rather than as a small town.
and Affioipnt svSt'om f ni,,mwM "a i
sanitation inspection,
- j . jjjuiiiuiujj auu
"An addition to the forces which
are working for the betterment of our
city is cordially welcomed in the shape
of a special, committee apoointed by
the Woman's club to co-operate with
and make more effective the efforts
of the Civic Improvement committee
of the Live Wires."
MOOSE EXPECT THRONGS
AT FIRST ANNUAL BALL
Local' members of the Loyal Order
of Moose are making great prepara
tions for their first annual ball, which
will be held in Busch's hall on Friday
evening, April 25 the night of Boost
er Day. Many invitations have been
sent to outside lodges and to "friends
of the order, and all Oregon City peo
ple are cordially invited too attend.
The local lodge is in fine shape, and
new members are being added weekly.
Every Thursday night for the past
two months neophytes have been in
itiated into the mysteries of Moose
dom, it having been necessary to call
special gatherings t0 care for the ap
plicants. 43s3sssseesse33,
SOjME SPORT, THIS $
S Anybody wanting to see real, old S
$ fashioned and good sport had S
better stick around until Satur- $
3 day afternoon, when as one of 3
8 the big features of Booster Day S
8 there will be two contests be- $
tween Greenpoint Hose company
No. 5, and one of the other com- 3
panles. There will be both the $
"New York" test and a straight
water test. The first consists in $
making a run from a given point S
coupling up, getting water, shut-
S ting off water, uncoupling a $
length of hose in the middle of 8
the line, coupling up again and $
playing; while the second test is $
$ simply laying out and playing wa- $
ter. After the completion of the S
" $ second test it is not all improb- $
able that the two companies will $
3 turn their steams on each . ot
$ her accidentally of course and S
S have a real battle. - $
If it Happened It Is In tne Enter
prise. Wanted!
Girls and Women
To operate sewing machines
In garment factory.
OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILL
FLAMES THREATEN
E
VOLUNTEERS
SAVE MILLER
BUILDING BY FORMING
BUCKET BRIGADE
ROOF IS BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE
The sharp eyes of school children
and the ready assistance of residents
of Gladstone were all that saved the
Miller block, containing the postoffice,
Miller's store, the barber shop and
A. V. Wicklund's meat market from
destruction Tuesday, as well as the
hall that extends over the top of these
places, when fire broke out from a de-
fective flue and got a good hold on
the ro6f. Boys and girls in the Glad-
stone school, located a block away,
first saw the flames and gave the
alarm. .
Gladstone has on fire-fighting ap
paratus, and while there is a munci
pal water system in the city, no hyd-
was Part way through the trapdoor
D1S hastily rigged means of ascent
ave way. ' Mr. Miller caught himself
from falling by wedsiug himself in
the tapdoor under the crackling
flames. Before he could be released
from his position his shoulder was
badly strained and bruised.
Two fifty-foot lengths of hose were
kept for emergency service ,in the
Miller block, but when the fire origin-
ated" was, found that, th u-DlinS3
n tfle end were ?,ot t . sam?
TVread' T hey couLd1J?otf5e 30me
U wasa f alscored that they wuld
not f? the small ground pipe that
'B S tT,Zm e malat he ede of the
I sidewalk. It was, therefore, necessary
to utilize pails and buckets in fight-
! ing the fire, and even a large corru-
gated iron waste barrel was labrious
ly Carried up to the roof by two of th;;
volunteer firemen.
The lack of hydrants in Gladstone
has often been commented upon, and
following- the fire it is likely that an
effort will be made to get tUa city to
install hydrants and at least one hose
cart for use in similar troubles in the
future.
An interesting feature of the fire
was that Mr. Miller's fire insurance
expired at noon, but his policy had
been renewed a few minutes later by
an agent in Portland. The fire oc
curred possibly a quarter of an hour
after the policy had been renewed.
Speaking about the matter later Mr.
Miller said he had carried fire insur
ance for 20 years, but had fiever found
need of it before.
IS MAYOR'S IDEA
In granting the street committee of
the council power to act in issuing a
permit to the managers of the Boost
er Day celebration for the placing up- i
on -the streets of free public carnival :
attraction, M).iyor Jones impressed
upon the committee the necessity of
guarding against any features that
might in any way reflect upon the
good taste of the community. Only
such attractions as would be entirely
above question were to be permitted,
said the mayor.
"We have had other Booster Days
where the attractions were a mite too
lively," said Mr. Jones, in giving rea
son for tbis caution. "This year we
will have with U3 during the annual
celebration delegates to a Sunday
School convention, and it is not my
desire at all that anything should be
put on here in the carnival line that
will in any way offend these visitors.
Aside from that, carnival companies
have the habit, often times, of foist
ing off on communities things that
should not be allowed, and- therefore
it is my desire that the committee
conduct a censorship of all attractions.
"While I know that the Commercial
club would not want anything that
was not in perfect good taste, I think
the committee ought to watch what
we are going to get, because the shows
will in a way have municipal sanc
tion, and we do not want people to go
away and say that the lid was off in
Oregon City. This is a law-abiding
community, andwe can get plenty of
fun out of shows that thororfVily mea
sure up to modern standards. There
fore, there will be n0 dancing girls,
snake charmers or fortune telling if
the committee can help it. People
can have just as much fun without
these things, and it will be better all
around if there 19 nothing of an ob
jectionable turn presented."
SILVER TEA PLANNED
The annual silver tea and apron
sale Of the St. Paul's Guild, wilt be
eiven nt the home of Mrs. Robert
Qoodfe41ow, on Eighth sereet, Thurs
day afternoon. This tea has been a
decided success in the past and the
public Is ocrdially invited to attend.
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CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR
RECEIVES CURT WARNING
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GOV. HIRAM JOHNSON
President Wilson has wired Gover
Johnson of California, in connection
with the attempt of the iegisiaturo of
his state to pass to0 drastic exclusion
laws, that the honor of the TTnited
States has been placed ia jecjardy by
the California anti-Japanese situation,
and that while the federal government
does not w ant to dictate in state mat
ters, it is imperative that no further
affront be given Japan.
RECITAL PLEASES
PARENTS, FRIENDS
The following is a program given by
the pupils of Mrs. A. B. Calavan, at
her home in Mountain View Saturday
evening. The concert was attended
only by the parents and intimate
friends of the pupils.
Duet, Song of Praise.
Earl Ball and Mrs. Calavan
At the Circus Mildred Smith
Dancing Lesson Viola Elliott
Song, Bonnie Sweet Bessie. Mrs. TJlen
Alexander March
Singing and Swinging OrviTle Imel
The Dancers, Golden Star
..Leola Henderson
Awakening of Spring Ritta Gordy
Children At Play, and Mermaid's
Song Dorothy Hamm
Scale Waltz and A Little Waltz...
Myrtle Henderson
Will O' the Wisp and Butterfly
Erma Calavan
Song, The Broken Pitcher
Miss TJlen
Robin's Return Retta Gordy
iMINSTRELS BUSY AT WORK
Great work is being done by the
members of the Commercial club
minsteral troupe, who are hard at
work rehearsing their songs and
stunlfe twice a week in the parlors of
the Commercial club. The next re
hersai will be Thursday evening un
der the expert directon of Mrs. E. Ho
gan, of Portland, who is doing excel
lent work with the company. Mrs.
Hogan has a faculty of bringing out
the best catchy features, and the peo
ple are sure to be greeted with a
number of clever surprises whes the
big shows take place.
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CALIFORNIA FIRM - -
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SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 22.
(Special) Governor Johnson has no
tified President Wilson that Cali
fornia will stand upon the doctrine of
state's rights, and will insist in pass
ing such legislation in regard to the
alien ownership of land as it sees fit.
The telegram intimates very strongly
that the bill providing for the exclu
sion of ineligible aliens" from the
privilege of owning land will be
passed.
Probably when the matter comes to
a vote, some democrats and a few
republicans will oppose the measure,
but whether they will be able to de
feat it or not is a matter of doubt.
PANAMA CANAL MAY OPEN
IN 1913, IS PRESENT HOPE
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 22.
(Special) Co. Goethals, in charge of
construction work on the Panama
canal, has notified Secretary Garrison
that it may be possible to open the
Panama canal before the close of the
present year. Should an emergency
arise to make sucn a move desirable,
it is almost certain that at least gov
ernment vessels could be passed
through the big ditch before next De
cember. EXCELLENT ROAD
T BY
One of the most satisfactory macad
am roads in the county has just been
completed by Road Supervisor Wil
liam Riser, acting under the orders
of the county court. The road lies in
West Oregon City, and is thoroughly
up-to-date in construction, and is
much appreciated by property owners
and other citizens who have inspected
it.
Autoists and other pleasure seekers
may be assured of a delightful trip by
taking this road, with its fine view
of the falls, the river and the distant
mountains. The highway leads
through the enterprising town of West
Oregon City, and affords1 an excellent
survey of its many additions and im
provements. The trip can be , con
tinued through a fin "country and
over excellent roads to Oswego. A
return to Oregon City via the river
road makes a pleasant alternative
route heme, . the distance thus being
about 12 miles.
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
Judge Campbell Tuesday signed a"
decree of divorce dissolving the mar.
riage of Elmer E. Armstrong and
Cassa Armstrong, who were married
in Seattle, December 3, 1889. In the
complaint it was stated that Cassa
Armstrong deserted her husband at
Gold Hill, Ore., in 1903. The divorce
was uncontested.
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JOHN BASSETT MOORE
New legal council of state depart
ment, to whom weighty questions of
treaty rights are submitted.
SHEWMAN FUNERAL
TO BE THURSDAY
The funeral of the late W. A. Shew
man, publisher of the Western Stock
Journal, and a prominent and honored
member of Oregon City's Commercial
club, who died at St. Vincent's hos
pital, Portland, Monday afternoon, will
be held from the residence at Risley
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. .
The services will be private, both
at the residence and at the cemetery.
Rev. T. F. Bowen, of Portland, who
administered toe sacrament at the
time of the operation, will officiate at
these services. Interment will be at
Mountain View cemetery, Oregon
City.
General regret at the passing of
Mr. Shewman was expressed by the
many who knew him in Oregon City,
when news of his death became cur
rent Tuesday. The Live Wires have
appointed a committee to draft resolu
tions of condolence, and other organ
izations with which he was identified
are planning similar memorial action.
REV. E. A. SMITH BUSY
MAN BEFORE MEETING
There will he no preaching at Will
amette by the Rev. E. A. Smith Wed
nesday night, owing to the gathering
of the State Sunday School conven
tion in this city on Thursday, Mr.
Smith and the members of the enter
tainment committee will be busy com
pleting arrangements for the housing
of delegates to the convention.
It is Mr. Smith's request that any
residents of Willamette who are able
to care for delegates at once notify
him. of their willingness so to do, as
accomodations have not yet been ob
tained for all who will attend the
three-day session.
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CONVENTION PLAN
ABOUT COMPLETE
EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR
STATE-WIDE SUNDAY SCHOOL
GATHERING' THURSDAY
NTERESTING SESSIONS EXPECTED
Major Part of First Day to be Spent
in Registering Delegates
Real Work of Meef to
Start Friday
. Extensive preparations are being
made by the churches for the
great State Sunday School convention,
which will open Thursday morning.
The delegates will commence coming
into the city Wednesday, evening, but
the great bulk will not arrive until
Thursday, that being the first day of
the convention.
All delegates are requested to go
directly to the First Baptist church,
where they will register and receive
instructions from the members of the
committee. The entitre morning will
be taken, up in registration, and with
a business session, which will be held
in the Baptist church. All delegates
are requested to register as early as
possible, so that, the committee may
make necessary plans and arrange
ments. The work of checking the
delegates will also be greatly facilitat
ed if this is done.
The program for the a'terncon will
open in the Baptist church at 1:30
o'clock with a soong service which
will be led by Prof. Harold F. Hum
bert, of the Eugene Bible University.
President A. B. Springston will de
liver the annual address to the assem
blage. Rev. Miles B. Fisher, of San Fran
cisco, will spak upon "A Plea for Re
ligious Eduruion.' He will.be fol
folowed by Willisua A. Brown, who
will talk on "The Three Great Super
latives." From 3:10 until 5:25 department in
stitutes wil be conducted in several
of the churches. That in the Preby
terian church will be led by Mrs. L.
A. Danenhower, and will concern ele
mentery classes. The 'teen age
classes will be discussed in the Meth
odist church with Mrs. S. W. Ormsby,
presiding. The aduult and home de
partment will be discussed and pre
sided over by John G. Minten. At each
of these institutes other speakers will
be heard.
All of the churches participating in
the convention will- be decorated elab
orately, and guests will be made to
feel perfectly at home. The greatest
problem that the committee has had
to face is the boarding and lodging of
the delegates during their stay in
this city. This is especially bad on
account of the Booster Day celebra
tion, which will bring many hundred
people here at the same time. The
committee believes, however, that ev
erybody will be cared for.
NO JOKING ABOUT
E
Though City Attorney W. M. Stone
has collected some $4,000 or J5.000 of
the outstanding $11,000 that is due and
delinquent as improvement assess
ments, there are still a large number
of property owners who have not re
garded his move to force these back
collections with due seriousness. In
some instances, where larger interests
have protested their assessments, Mr.
Stone has accepted compromise pay
ments or tax deeds, but in the main
he intends to get all the money due
the city.
"People will find it advisable to pay
these assessments," Mr. Stone said
today, "or they will find that the city
will seize their property for the un
paid, amounts. Just as soon as the
present term of the circuit court is
completed I shall start action in all
cases still delinquent, and the assess
ments will either be collected or the
properties involved sold to satisfy the
liens against them. I am determined
to get this money for the city, and
there is no joke at all about the mat
ter. I shall issue one more warning
to the delinquents, and then court ac
tion will be instituted."
1"5 ACRES, 85 SLASHED AND SEEDED TO GRASS' 15
ACRES IN CULTIVATION; FINE STREAM WITH LOTS OF
POWER THROUGH PLACE; LAND ALL FENCED WITH
WIRE. 8-ROOM HOUSE AND GOOD BARN; YOUNG ORCH
ARD. PRICE $4,000 $2,000 CASH BALANCE TO SUIT.
W. A. Beck & Co.
Molalla
Exclusive Agents for Gregory Addition, Kaylor
Addition and Harless Adition to Molalla.
ACTIVITY
BOOSTER DISPLAY
WILL BE VARIED
STOCK SHOW MAIN FEATURE,
BUT FESTIVITY WILL ALSO
BE PROVIDED
PARADES TO SURPASS ALL OTHERS
School Children, Soldiers, Pedigreed
Cattle, Floats and Fraternal
Bodies to be Seen in
Great Array
BUSY DAYS THIS WEEK
Thursday, April 24.
Opening sessions, State Sunday
School Convention.
Friday, April 2.
10:30 a. m. Stock parade of
blooded and pedigreed cattle.
All afternoon half holiday for
school children to visit stock
show in Pioneer barns.
Afternoon and evening Free car
nival attractions on streets.
Morning, afternoon and sevening
Convention.
Saturday, April 26.
10:30 a. m., parade of 1,000 school
children and decorated floats.
2:30 p. m., parade of decorated
automobiles.
3:00 p. m., baseball game, Cane
mah Park, Canby vs. Oregon
City.
Closing sessions of State Sunday
School convention.
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All is in readiness for the grand
two-day celebration in connection with
the Annual Stock show, which will be
held Friday and Saturday of this
week, Aside from the stock show
features, there will be more than the
usual number of Booster day enter
tainments, arranged especially for the
thousands who will visit the city to
see the pedigreed stock that will be
on exhibit and sale in the display
barns, on Main street, between Third
and Fourth streets.
The city will ne gaily decorated in
blue and white tor tue festive occa
sion, and the blare of bands and tue
stirring strains of military music will
help, enliven the spirits of those who
make taeir pilgrimage to Oregon
City's yearly lestival.
The celebration will open with a
monster stock and fancy parade Fri
day morning at 10:i0, when the choic
est cattle of Clackamas county will
be lead in proud pageant the length
of Main street, counter-marching from
and to the display barns. In attition
to the livestock there will be a num
ber of floats, and several fraternal or
ganizations will be in line. These
lodges will spring a number of sur
prises that will be both attractive and
novel, and will greatly add to the
interest of the parade. Trades will
also be represented by floats and
marching bodies of men.
As an added feature or this parade
it has been arranged to have a large '
detatchment of the Oregon National
Guard in line, and the bright military
uniforms of the soldier boys will add
materially to the spectacular side of
the turnout. Several bands, aside
aside from the Oregon City and Red
lands bands, will' furnish music.
In the afternoon a general half holi- '
day will be observed. Merchants will
keep open house for the benefit of vis- -
itors to the city, free street carnival
attractions wil be open to all, and the
big display and judging of stock at
the exhibition barns will take place.
Saturdaj. .norning will be the par
ade of school children and decorated
floats. .Over a thousand of Oregon
City's youngsters will turn out and
will indulge in fancy marching and
counter marching as they make their
way along the route. The floats in
this parade will be 'exceptionally
beautiful and will be largely allegori
cal in feature.
In the afternoon on Saturday will
be held the decorated automobile par
ade, when cars of all sizes will be
seen changed into fairy-like structures
of grace and beauty. A special list
of prizes has been prepared for this
parade, as follows: Best decorated
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