'
Q THE WEATHER
S OREGON CITY Fair Wednes-S
jday; continued warm ; northwest-$
Serly winds. . . S
S Oregon and Washington Fair.8
3 Wednesday; continued warm;
winds mostly westerly. 3
s Idaho Probably fair Wednesday.
&&i$$f4G4$$ $ 3
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
FAIR
CAN BY, OR.
SEPT. 24, 25, 2S, 27.
$3sj55jS$$$
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL. V. No. 129.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1913.
Per Week, Ten Cents.
MERRY OUT
BATTLE ROYAL
FOR WEST SIDE
PARADE AT ONE
NEXT SATURDAY
Coney Island,' Famous Playground of the People,
Welcomes Its Loyal Thousands as Summer Comes.
OF CELL
TO BE PROPOSED
TRACTION
1
AGAIN
PRISONER HELD ON VARIETY OF
CHARGES GAINS FREEDOM
ON HABEAS CORPUS
GOVERNOR REFUSES EXTRADITION
Man Wanted By Wyoming and in Cal
ifornia Spirited Out of County
as Shades of Evening
Cover Landscape
J. C. Ainsberry .penitentiary break
er from Wyoming, parole breaker
from San Quentin penitentiary, Cal
ifornia, ex-convict from Nevada ac
cording to his own admission, and at
present bound over to the grand jury
of this county in $1,000 cash bail on
the charge of assault with a danger
ous weapon, was Tuesday released
from custody upon a writ of habeas
corpus, and spirited out of town in an
automobile. .
Ainsberry, who has been in an out
of the county jail here with dazzling
frequency since Mhy 19, when he was
first arrested for shooting Fred Ream
of Willamette in a riot at Oswego,
was arrested the last time as a fugi
tive from justice from the Wyoming
penitentiary at Rawlings, Wyo. He
was arrested on telegraphic advices
that a warrant for his apprehension
had been issued on the grounds of
burglary and penitentiary escape, and
upon the further information that
Wyoming officers were en route here
to take him back.
The Wyoming officers arrived Sat
urday, failed to get their man from
Sheriff E. T. Mass, and Monday ap
plied to Governor West to have their
extradition papers honored. The
Oregon executive refused to allow
Wyoming's claim to the man, . and
Tuesday afternoon Attorney J. E.
Hedges applied to Judge Beatie for
Ainsberry's release, on the ground
tnat since Governor West had refus
ed to honor the extradition, the sher
iff had no further grounds for hold
ing the prisoner on that charge. Judge
Beatie acquiesed, and Ainsberry was
turned out of jail. Security for his
appearance before the grand jury on
the assault consists of $1,000 cash
bail put up by the Home Telephone
company,' of which company he was
an employee. -
Ainsberry, immediately upon his re
lease, was hurried out of the county
in an auto. This was done, friends
of his asserted, so that Wyoming of
ficers could not kidnap him and take
him back to Wyoming on the charge.
The precaution was also taken to
prevent his arrest upon complaint
from San Quentin penitentiary, from
whence the man broke his parole last
year.
Ainsberry's recent history has been
Strikingly exciting. On May 19 he
was one of a party of Home Tele
phone employees at Oswego who were
mixed in a melee with striking line
men. In the fracas Ainsberry was
made the target for a peavie and sun
dry other missies, and took a chance
shot into the crowd, striking Fred
Ream, of Willamette. Deputies of
Sheriff Mass located him later the
same day at his home in Lents, aad
Drought him to Oregon City. After
preliminary hearing he was released
on $1,000 cash bail. At this hearing
he was recognized as a former inmate
of San Quentin by George Mayer, him
self an ex-convict, who informed the
; local officers. Ainsberry thereupon
elected to return to jail voluntarily.
San Quentin was notified and re
plied that they would send for him.
wniie negotiations were pending,
Ainsberry was habeas corpused out
of jail, and returned to his home un
der the $1,000 cash bail. A few davs
later he was "made" by Archie Leon
ard, chief assistant special agent of
the O.-W. R. & N. Co., as a box-car
robber who had been sentenced to
the penitentiary in Wyoming and who
had broken out of his cell 45 days
after being incarcerated. Leondard
arrested him and lodged him in the
county jail at Portland. Ainsberry
was men brought here for Drelimin
ary hearing, and on the same day was
released following habeas corpus pro
ceedings in rortiand from the Wyom
ing charge.
Five minutes later Sheriff Mass re
arrested 'him on telegraphic request
from the governor of Wyoming. Last
Saturday an effort was made to gain
nis n Deny on habeas corpus proceed
ings, but as Gov. West had not then
ruled on the extradition matter, the
application was denied. Interest in
the cast, was never allowed to wane
' by the California authorities, either,
who periodically telegraphed Sheriff
Mass that they would send for the
. man, and seek extradition, if the as
sault case were dropped.
Wanted!
Girls and Women
' To operate sewing machines
In garment factory.
OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILL
i
i.
5'ACRES
$130 Down
All level and in high state of
cultivation; fine soil; lays 1J4
miles south of Oregon City on
the Pacific Highway, good side
walks right to the land. Why
pay rent on a house and lot
when you can buy a o-acre tract
fer $1,359 where you can raise
all of your living. $130 down
and $10 a month.
E. P. ELLIOTT & SON
WILLAMETTE'S COUP TO GAIN
. MILL PROPERTY MET BY
NEW INCORPORATORS
VALUABLE AREA STAKE IN CONFLICT
Older River City Also invited to An
nex Itself to New Town if
Ambitions of ExtenwJSn -Fail
. '
Something closely approaching a
battle royal is to be waged between
the city of Willamette and the unin
corporated region lying Detween Bol
ton and Willamette's present borders,
if plans perfected at a meeting of C5
residents of the district, held in the
green room of the Oregon City Com
mercial club Tuesday night, are car
ried out. Last week Willamette
boosters endeavored to steal a march
on the territory soon to be incorpor
ated by calling, a special annexation
election for June 28, by means of
which Wilamette hoped to annex
some two-fifths of the mill property
on the west side of the river.
At Tuesday evening's meeting plans
to neatly block the Willamette
scheme were laid and adopted. B. T.
McBain was in the chair, acting for
Ira uytsell, and J. Nichols was elect
ed secretary. After considerable dis
cussion, in which Mr. Wilson, of Wil
lamette argued that his city was not
trying to do any more than protect its
school district, and in which he took
the stand that the west side should
not take from Willamette that part
of its school district that includes-the
plans at the falls; and in which T. J.
Gary expressed his views on the mat
ter, it was voted with only four dis
senting that the boundary lines of
the proposed west side incorporation
should be as follows:
Commencing on the Willamette
river on the northerly side of Willam
ette, and following the Willamette
city line to the county road, thence
along the county road to the Windsor
tract; thence wsterly to John Crag-
ens ana Parkers addition; thence
northerly following the westerly line
of Windsor to Shepherds corner; J
thence, east, eliminating the Shannon
claim except that portion that may be
necessary to take in the property of
Ira Lytsell and John Chambers;
thence northerly along the east line
of the Wagner plat to a point on the
brow of the hill; thence westerly to
the southwest corner of J. Graw's
place; thence north to the northwest
corner or J. Graw s place; thence
easterly to the river so as to elim
inate Magone park, and thence along
the meanders of the Willamette river
taking in all the power plants and pa
per mills to the place of beginning.
It was further voted to retain Judge
Livy Stipp as attorney for the incor-;
porators of the new corporation, and
that the committee of 11 secure the
services of a capable surveyor to pre
pare plats for the attorney's use.
It was also voted that the attorney
arrange to present a petition before
the county court during the July
term, and that an assessment of not
less than $2 be made in the form of
a subscription on all residents of the
proposed district who favor incorpor
ation. This action, aside from perfecting
tht plans of incorporation on the west
side, puts it up to residents of the
district Willamette desires to annex
to decide whether they shall become
a part of the older city or shall cast
their fortunes with the new city soon
to be formed on the west bank of the
Willamette. The final touch of irony
was given to Willamette's ambitions
when it was also decided that should
the town of Willamette fail in annex
ing the property north of it, which is
to be voted upon June 28, and if the
west side succeeded in including the
same district within its boundaries,
the west side would invite the present
city of Willamette to become a part
of the proposed west side incorpora
tion through annexation. '
Mr. McBain's offer of a five dollar
prize for the best suggested name for
the new incorporation will be left
open until June 18, when all compet
ing names must be in the secretary's
hands. The next meeting of the in
corporators wil be held on that date.
and the judges will at that time con
sider the names submitted. The
judges are Hon. J. U. Campbell, Hon
G. .B. Dimick and the Rev. C. W.
Robinson.
CANADA PRESBYTERIANS
GATHER IN ASSEMBLY
TORONTO, Ont, June 2. A large
proportion ot the several thousand
delegates and visitors to the fortieth
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in Canada have already ar
rived in town. These is practically a
full attendance of the ministerial
commissioners, and the arrivals late
tonight and early tomorrow morning
are expected to make up the comple
ment. The representation of elders
is also large, and includes many dis
tinguished men prominent in former
assemblies. Western Canada, in par
ticular, promises to be unusually well
represented at the sessions this year.
The firt important business on the
assembly programme will be the se
lection of a moderator. The name
most prominently mentioned in con
nection with the honor is that of the
Rev. Dr. Murdoch MfacKenzie, for
many years foreign missionary to
Nonon, China. The General assembly
has not had a foreign missionary for
moderator since 1894.
Austin Flood Trials.
WELLSBORO, Pa., June 2. The
criminal charges of involuntary man
slaughter growing out of the breaking
of the dam at Austin, Pa., September
30, 1911, which resulted in a loss of
eighty lives and practically obliterat
ed Austin, a village of three thousand
persons, were moved for . trial here
today. '
S? lis fife. 4sK I : Swi.
t&ML ft i - I htF mM
Photo by American Press Association.
One of the mort famous "people's playgrounds" in the world Is Coney Island, just a few minutes- by ferry or
trolley car from the nation's largest metropolis, New. York. There are few Americans wbo do not know of Coney,
either through having visited it or having read of it or heard of it through story and song, for Coney has added lo
cal color to many a modern work of fiction, while writers of popular songs neve for years found inspiration there.
Coney, with its great array of amusement devices and excellent bathing beaches, is now In full flower again after
having welcomed the return of summer with the usual opening merrymaking. This illustration shows an early sum
mer crowd bathing at Coney IslaDd. - -
MAN
OFF BRIDGE
AT MIDNIGHT?
Up to three o'clock Wednesday
morning Jim Arkins, wlio lives at the
Portland hotel, on lower Main street,
had not returned to his room; and
this fact, coupled with other circum
stances led local police officers to be
lieve that he was drowned in the Wil
lamette river, either through accident
or as tae result of suicidal intent.
Arkins' hat was found on the rocks I
on the west side of the river, between
the base of the suspension bridge pier
and the water's edge, about, midnight,
when searchers made their way down
to the stream following the report
that late pedestrains had heard a
splash in the water as of a falling
body. Several witnesses were found
who had seen Arkins, either under the
influence of liquor or else steeped in
melancholy, on the bridge a few min
utes before.
Investigation where his hat was
found showed that water had been
splashed on the rocks, as if from
some falling body. The missing man
came to this city some years ago, and
at that time was well supplied with
money,
made.
Search for him is being
MINISTER PROVES
EXPERT AT TRADE
This is a little story of two horse
traders and a minister. Also it is the
story of a balky horse. And of virtue
being its own reward.
Some years ago a certain horse
dealer in Oregon City sold to a min
ister a horse, warranted sound, gentle
and a willing worker. The good min
ister took the steed to his home, and
en route discovered that the animal
while excellent in appearance, some
what belied his looks, and balked. In
the months that followed the "horse
and the minister had many a session
that was painful to them both, but in
the long run the minister found that
his faith and power of exhortation
stood him well, and the beastie be
came tractable.
Some time after this the horse
dealer who sold the divine the steed
told a fellow trader that he guessed
he'd "stuck himself by unloading
that horse on the Rev. Fourthly, for
the critter seems as tractable as a
lamb, and Is doing great work. The
fellow trader bore this confession in
mind, and in due time met the min-,
ister, who lives quite a ways out of
Oregon City, and offered to buy the 1
horse.
The minister did not appear to j
want to sell. The trader raised his
bid, until finally his figure topped
that which the divine had originally
paid, and the deal was completed.
The trader drove away happy, the
minister was happy, and apparently
the horse was happy.
This was last week. Tuesday the
telephone rang in the minister's
house, and a voice over the wire said:
"Hello; Rev. Fourthly? This is
Blank, the horse trader who bought
that blankety-dash black brute of you
last week. I got him out on the road
with a man I was going to sell him
to, and he's balked and won't move.
How in blazes do you start him when
he takes root this way?"
"You bought the horse, didn't you,"
tha minister is reported to have re
plied. "Well, I bought him oncetoo.
Now' find out what I did.1 '
To Have a Brilliant Weddiny.
NEW YORK, June 2. The white
and gold ballroom of the St. Regis
will be the scene of an unusually bril
liant wedding tomorrow night, when
Miss Blanche Lazo, the daughter of
Antonio Lazo-Arriaga, formerly the
Guatemalan minister at Washington,
will become the bride of John F.
Steinman, of Lancaster, Pa. The
bridesmaids will be Misses Caroline
and Elizabeth Steinman, sisters of the
bridegroom, Miss Caroline Franklin of
Lancaster, Miss Jean Stewart of New
York, and Miss Gabrielle McQuaide,
of Plainfield, N. J.
FUGSTIMFIY1'
"fSfTDMiiMI
I Political Patronage1
IN TWO PARTS
A Drama of the
War Department
AND
Government
Service
We are pleased to announce to oar
many patrons that we bare been
fortunate enoufh to lecnre, for a
Umlted EnfaremenU lELIG't -
A CHANGE OF
Administration
IN TWO REELS
This is an Absorbinf and Gripplnf
Drama of Political and Social Intrigue
at the National Capitol, Depktinf, la
Darlnt Fashion, the Dangers
- attendinr the distribution of "Political
Patronage." t: ts tt tt tt
Be Sure to See This
Timely Motion
Picture
Next
at
The Grand
H L ma
vr,
n v. v
Evil
Friday
WEST BELIEVES
FELON REFORMED
- v
PORTLAND, Ore., June 3. (Spe
cial) According to J. B. Mfiddleton,
secretary and manager of the Home
Telephone company, J. C. Ainsberry,
who today was released from the
county jail of Clackamas county on
habeas corpus proceedings, owes his
fre-sdom largely to the impression he
made upon Governor West.
Mr. Middleton said he took Ainsber
ry to the governor, and that before
the state executive the man told of
his past record, but said that since
his marriage to a girl from The Dalles
he had reformed. Governor West
and Middleton bothe believed this
too, and Middleton said the Home
Telephone company was "standing be
hind Ainsberry" because they felt he
was trying to do right, and because he
had, on one occasion, done the com
pany a material service.
Following his release In Oregon
City, Ainsberry was taken to Port
land in an automobile by Sheriff Mass
and turned over to Home" Telephone
officials for safe keeping.
LIVE WIRES HEAR
EXCURSION PLANS
"Not even standing room left" was
the substance of the report made to
the Live Wires of the Commercial
club at their weekly luncheon Tues
day by the special committee having
charge of the excursion to Portland
next Monday, when 280 local boosters
will voyage- down the Willamette on
two chartered steamers to aid in
I welcoming Rax Oregonus to the Rose
Festival. Every reservation allowed
by United States steamboat inspect
ors has been taken, and 130 members
of the Commercial club and their
families will go on the Lang, while
150 will be cared for on the Ruth.
Through the courtesy of the Oregon
Transportation company the vessels
will depart from and land at the dock
at the foot of Ninth street. Govern
ment inspectors will be on hand to
count the passengers, and only 280
will be allowed to go on board. Tais
number will include children, whether
they are babies in arms or grown up
The steamers will leave at nine
o'clock promptly? and it is expected
.iitt iiiu return win ue auuut oue ui
two in the afternoon.
Following this report Chairman F.
J. Tooze, of the special water commit
tee of the council, gave the Live
Wires a talk upon the water situa
tion here, recountink the efforts of
the drillers to tap a flow of water on
the Ladd tract at Mt. Pleasant, and
saying that while failure had so far
met the committee, efforts to obtain
an adequate supply of pure water
would be continued until the problem
was solved.
C. Schuebel, chairman of the spe
cial play-grounds committee, reported
that the Live Wires, acting with the
school board, hoped to be able to ob
tain land suitable for an athletic field
in the neighborhood of Greenpolnt,
and that negotiations for this prop
erty were under way.
L. P. Harrington, who is touring
the state in the interests of an ex
hibit of school work at the state fair
in Salem, also made a short talk.
INGLIMED RAILAW OVER BLUFF
AND PERHAPS BEYOND IS
PLAN OF BIG CONCERN
COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED FOR TIKE
Alternate Scheme to Public Elevator
to be Laid Before Officials,
Accompanied by Big
Cash Guarantee
When the matter of the elevator
bids comes tip before the city council
Wednesday night, application will
probably be made to the city fathers
for consideration ot a bid submitted
by one of the largest engineering
firms in the west for an inclined rail
way up the' face of the bluff at 8th
istreet instead of he hydraulic elevat
or which the special elevator commit
tee has decided upon as being the
most feasible plan.
The promotors of the railway will
argue that such a means of convey
ance can be built at several thousand
dollars less cost, that it will have a
greater factor of safety than any ele
.vator, and that it will do more to de
velop the city as a suburban home
center. According to the plans out
lined by a representative of the con
cern, it is the aim of the applicants
to build an electric road up the face
of the bluff in such a way that it
may be continued as an ordinary
streetcar line to the top of the hill if
it is desired. Counterweights would
be used in operating the car or cars
over the steepest part of the line. "
Those favoring the scheme say that
this would give immediate access to
the entire residence portion of the
city, by providing'a transverse trac
tion line across the. municipal terri
tory, and so would prove an induce
ment to people employed in Portland
to make their homes here. As it is
not at ail unlikely that both the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern and the Hill
Lines in Oregon will at an early date
establish service from Portland
through Oregon City, it is pointed out
that such a line running up over the
bluff would provide a ready means of
transportation to the ideal home sites
lviner nn tnn nf th hill and wnnlrl
J malw thifa nitv 5ttrnrHv tn ma n V
people who otherwise would live in
more accessible towns along the
river.
The construction firm whose agents
will make the proposition to the coun
cil have an excellent stading in the
west, and have recently done a. great
deal of work in the Northwest. Pro
vided the council will hold the elevat
or matter in abeyance for a week or
so, before making final decision, they
will submit complete plans and speci
fications. In order to establish their
good faith, it is said they will be
ready on Wednesday night to deposit
with the council a cash guarantee of
faith to assure the city fathers that
they will proceed with their proposi
tion. Te council Wednesday night will
ojjen bids on the elevator specifica
tions already decided upon by the
special committee having this im
provement in charge.
STIRS CITY FOLK
The response to The Enterprise's
exceptional otfer yesterday morn
ing was unexpected. All day long
the Contest Manager was kept busy
answering telephone calls and per
sonal inquiries regarding the contest.
It seems as though everyone in town
has heard about the offerr-
It is safe to say that never before
in the history of newspapers in this
county has any publication made such
an exceptional offer. Just think of
it! Seventy-five dollars in gold to be
given away free for merely spending
your money with some of the leading
stores in town.
Many papers have offered like
sums, no doubt, but there has always
been a lot of work attached, to secur
ing votes or credits in the offer. Here
you don't have to go out of your way
or get out and talk,all day long for
new subscribers- or'aiiytSing of ..like
nature. All you have ;to do is to
spend your money. ..' You know how
easy this is. ' . .
Don't forget that an early start in
the contest is always best. You must
likewise bear the fact in mind that
those cash checks at the stores must
be called for or they will not be is
sued. Get them to this 'office within
ten days of the purchase date and
you will receive one vote for every
cent shown on them. Watch for the
Bargain Page. . . -
CtACKAMAS WINS TWO
Before a large crowd of rooters,
the Clackamas baseball team won a
double-header at Foster's park Sun
day by defeating the Price Brothers'
team of Oregon City 11 to 6 in a
loosely played game, and by trim
ming the-husky Logan team 11 to 0.
While the first game was slow and
uninteresting, the second contest was
full of thrills, from start to finish.
Pitcher Burdon allowed but 4 hits,
while Clackamas batted Ray Douglas
hard and ofter. The batteries; Logaa
Douglas and Benson; Clackamas, Bur
don and Mulkey.
SOMETHING GOOD
I have just received 2000 of the best 5c cigars ever offered to
the public. The cigars came direct from Tampa, Fioria, and sell for
5c straight 1 or a thousand. Try one while they last. Ask for
P' 4 B" M. E. DUNN; Main St.
Next to Postoffice.
OPENING FEATURE OF BIG ROSE
SHOW CELEBRATION WILL .
BE WORTH SEEING
PATHE MOVING PICTURES PLANNED
Main Events of Annual Festival to be
Shown All Over World By
Films of Famous Ani
mated Weekly
Oregon City is going to have some
celebration in connection . with its
rose show next Saturday. Things will
start at one o'clock, when the big
parade gets under way, and from then
on there will be nothing but - feature
after feature.
The parade is going to be perhaps
the greatest oi all features, though
soma of the other specialties that
have been planned may run it a
close second. There wil be miles ana
miles of the parade anyway thers
will be over a mile of it. There will
be close to a hundred decorated auto-
mobiles and other vehicles from near
by towns. Then the local lodges will
turn out in regalia and costume and
will be in line,, and last but not least
there will be "young cow boys" on
their ponies and other steeds.
For all these things there will be
prizes offered, and the prizes will be
well worth striving for.. Practically
every auto owner in Oregon City has
entered for the parade, and touring
cars, roadsters, auto trucks and other
machine will be in line. There will
also be a section of the parade given
over to the fire department, and prac
tically all the local apparatus will be
in line, buried beneath roses and oth
er flowers. The parade at one will
be well worth seeing, and it is expect
ed that there will be a record-breaking
crowd on hand.
Following the big land parade there
will be a water parade, in which dec
orated motorboats from Portland and
other river cities and towns will take
part. In this pageant there will also
be fast racing craft, which later will
enter the thrilling speed tests that
will be held over a measured course
directly before the city water front.
These races, as well as the water
parade, can be best seen from the var
ious docks, or from the shores on the
west bank. As a matter of public
safety the county court will issue or
ders to the sheriff to patrol the sus
pension bridge, and to permit no peo
ple thereon except those who actually
want to cross on business errands.
There will be no chance for people to
gather on the suspension span, least
some accident should result! in fact,
the orders of the county court will
practically close the bridge for the af
ternoon, except in cast of emergency
travel.
F. A. Olmstead, chairman of the
committee on water sports for the
day received assurance Tuesday night
from Manager Earl, of the Pathe
Brothers agency at Seattle, that mov
ing picture operators would be sent
to Oregon City Saturday to take pic
tures of the big race between the
Vamoose and the Wolf II., and also
to take views of the other features of
the rose show celebration. Messrs:
Olmstead, Bert Roake and Charles
Spencer, the special committee, are
much gratified at the coming of the
Pathe people, for they realize that
this will mean that the main features
of Oregon City's big day will be
shown in the Pathe Weekly through
out the world. The " fact that the
Pathe film is willing to send repre
sentatives here is also proof of the
importance of the features, and of
their spectacular worth.
Advertisements
brines results.
in The Enterprise
Fine New
Pictures
Today
at
The Grand
Remember!
TONIGHT at eight
o'clock, we will give
away absolutely free
a nice Berry Set to
some nice person
enjoying the .
show
Don't Miss tha
Feature Friday