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About Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1913)
$ . THE WEATHER OREGON CITY Cloudy and cool- ?er Saturday; westerly winds. Oregon and Washington Show-3-S ers Saturday; westerly winds. ? $ Idaho Showers Saturday; cool-S er southwest portion. EDW. A. BEALS, Forecaster. $ CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAIR CANBY, OR. SEPT. 24, 25, 26, 27. WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1868 VOL. V. No. 138. MORNING ENTERPRISE, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1913 Per Week, Ten Cents. ' SECOND BORING TO START SOON COUNCIL, AFTER DIFFICULTIES, APPROPRIATES $300 MORE FOR TEST WELLS QUORUM DRAWN FROM BOX OEEICE City Fathers Invade Theatre to Get Automobile Trip Through Nearby Ag Councilman Long so Action ricultural and Timber Regions May be Taken In Im portant Matter With some difficulty there was heid a special meeting of the city council Friday evening, and at its session an ordinance was proposed and passed appropriating the sum of $300 to drill another test well in an effort to dis cover an adequate and pure water supply for the municipality. Author ity was also given the special water committe to go ahead with the work of drilling as soon as it found a site which offered reasonable promise of success. At the meeting hour there was not a quorum present. Eventually there gathered in the council chamber Messrs. Tooze, Meyer, Metzger and Horton, and a handful of citizens, who had come to talk the matter over with the city dads. A quorum still lacked, and informal discussion of the sub ject was entered into between those present. It finally appearing that it was the sentiment of those present that further drilling should be dons, search was made for another council man to provide a quorum. After some vain efforts in this line it was recalled that Councilman Long had sometime since acquired the Star theatre, and there was a rush of self constituted sergeants-at-arms to this popular playhouse. Councilman Long was holding down the box-office, and upon observing the delegation headed his way, smiled with glee as he pic tured to himself the sale of four (Continued on Page 4.) Open Air ! ICE CREAM Parlors West End Suspension Bridge OPEN UNTIL 1:00 A. ,M. Fine View of the River ! W. M. HENDREN, Propr. SATURDAY THE Last Day OF OUR JUNE CARNIVAL SALE Boys' Moccassins All sizes up to large 5's Saturday only . 98c WomensWash Dresses Regular $2, $2.25 Qualities Light and Dark . . $1.25 Brassieres Corset Cover and Form combined all sizes Saturday only 25c Comfy Cut Vests Plain and fancy yokes Reeular 2Rc 12k Saturday only Ifc2' H ni MASONIC TEMPLE BLDG. LIKE CLACKAMAS LAND ! PARTY OF MIDDLE WEST INVEST- ORS EXPRESS SURPRISE AT MANY RESOURCES VISITORS ARE GUESTS CLUB FOLK Proves Eye-Opener to Their Judgement Over a score of bankers, influential men of various communities and own ers of vast wheat ranches in the two Dakotas visited Oregon City and the western end of Clackamas county Fri day morning as the guests of the Commercial club. The party has been touring the Northwest, seeking a new field of investment, and came here for half a day during their stay in Portland to witness the festivities of the Rose Festival. The party made the trip from Port land here by boat, and were favorably impressed by Oregon City's command ing position above the line of high wa ter. The contrast between this city's dry waterfront and the flooded docks of Portland was most noticeable, and was one of the first things commented upon by the members of the party. On arrival at the dock of the Oregon Transportation company the guests were met by Commercil club members who gladly offered their automobiles to the visitors. There were many ladies in the party, and these joined the gentlemen in thanking the local people for their courtesy.' The investors were then taken for a spin through the nearby agricultural and timber regions of the county, and were kept busy ask ing questions and in commenting up on the evident variety of the resour ces oi the county. Particular inquir ies were made as to the prevailing prices of land, and different members of the party expressed themselves as surprised that such good acreage was to be had at such comparitively rea sonable figures. On returning to the city the visit ors were taken through the manufac turing section, and then up on the hills to the south, so that a good view of the falls could be procured. Lack of time prevented a visit to the mills. Before returning to Portland the party visited the exhibition rooms of the publicity department of the Com mercial club, and saw at a glance the varied resources of the county. They expressed special interest in the grains that were on display, and ad mitted that some of them easily out classed the average grain grown in their native states. r Girls' Wash Dresses Best Styles $1.50, $2.00 qualities Saturday only 95c Kayser Silk Stockings Colors black and white. r r Regular $1.50 quality, Mllf Saturday only VJW 2000 Yards Val. Lace Best 5c Valenciennes f Cyd Kayser'sLongGloves Washable Venetian fa bric in black and white Double tips, Saturday. 50c Sra I 9 -df il nl I DAKOTANS Fearing Assassination of the Czar In Berlin, Troops Guarded Russia's Ruler Carefully. Photo by American Press Association. The czar visited Berlin for the wedding of the kaiser' .9 daughter and returned to St. Petersburg without mishap, but his trip aroused wide attention because of the fear that an attempt might be made upon his life. He traveled in an Hrmored train and was heavily guarded. When he reached Berlin the German emperor met him at the station with every precaution against trouble. This Illustration shows the two rulers lea vine the station in an upen carriage escorted hv fwldir 'nil i -ivofi-ilv jruarded on both sides Western Students' Conference. WILLIAMS BAY, Wis., June 13. The Lake Geneva Students Confer ence of Western Colleges opened at the camp grounds at Lake Geneva to day with aott attendance of students from many states. Daily sessions will be held for ten days and will be addressed by a number of educators, clergymen and other persons of note. Daniels to Speak. BOSTON, Mass., June i3 Secre tary of the Navy Daniels has accepted an invitation from Boston Lodge of Elks to speak on Boston Common to morrow afternoon at a public cele bration of Flag Day. Cut Out This Coupon Stamps GIVEN WITH EACH ONE DOLLAR PURCHASE NOT300D AFTER JUNE 14 Mrs. Hopkins' Famous Kitchen Aprons Cover all Dress style m v Saturday HI I IT Only WOMEN'S SUITS Latest styles. Our Reg. n 4 v $15, $16 qualities Ski 1 1 Saturday only W V Hair Switches All shades, best $3 Switches Saturday only $1.50 Fancy Tick Feather Pillows Fifty pairs on sale Qf Eachrday .only..::.:; u"C 2f & OREGON CITY, ORE. TREASON WITNESS STRANGELY GONE FORT STEVENS, Ore., June 13. Corporal Shade, the last of the Gov ernment's principal witnesses in the j case against Waldo H. Coffman, the Socialist who is charged with spread ing treasonable propaganda among United States troops, has disappeared from the post here and the trial of Coffman has been halted, temporarily at least. This is the third witness for the federal authorities who has mysteri ously dropped from view in a week, either on the eve of or during Lie trial. The other missing witnesses are Private Crawford and Private Lowe, who started from the Presidio at San Francisco, to testify here, but who have not arrived. HEARTY WELCOME FOR FRUIT EXPERT Rooms of the Commercial were packed Friday afternoon by farmers, ranchers and others who gathered to hear Prof. Chamberlain, of the Hill railroad development forces, lecture upon the care and shipping of fruit. Prof. Chamberlain found his subject sufficiently broad to give him oppor tunity to incorporate in his talk many helpful hints upon the culture of the chief fruits of trade, and also those who heard him found the time well spent. At the close of his lecture Prof. Chamberlain talked with, many of those who had come in to the county seat to hear him, giving each man some thought to carry away that will prove of benefit to him in his work, upon the farm. Speaking for hirn self, Prof. Chamberlain said that he was happily surprised at his reception and that though Oregon City and Clackamas county were out of the im mediate territory of the Hill lines, he had been greeted with the largest audience that he has yet met on jis present westward trip from St. Paul. SUNSHINE WANTED AT PIONEER'S MEET Pioneers of Clackamas county will gather today at Wright Springs, near Mulino, for their annual picnic and ex ercises in memory of the men who carved the Oregon territory out of the wilderness. Great plans have been made for the occasion, and all that is wanted to make the gathering an entire success is clear weather. George C. Brownell, one of the prominent attorneys of the city, will deliver the address of the day, and will have some interesting things to say in regard to present and past con ditions in the county. Pioneers and members of their families from all parts of Clackamas county are plan ning to spend the day in the pretty park at the springs, and after the formal program has been completed, the time will be spent -in a general jolliciation and interchange of visits. COLTS LOSE LONG GAME Vancouver 3, Portland 2. (11 innings) Seattle 8, Victoria 3. ' Spokane-Tacoma rain FLAG DAY RITUAL BY ELKS TONIGHT The birthday of the national en sign will be celebrated by Oregon City Elks and members of Meade Post, A. R. Saturday evening at the Elks' home by appropriate exercises and m,usic. The program will being at eight in the evening, and will include the special and impressive ritual of the lodge provided for the occasion, as well as stirring selections of war time music by the Oregon Veteran Fife and Drum corps. During the evening the beautiful Elks' building will open its doors in welcome to the public, it being one of the chief points of the code of the anclered herd that patriotism is a thing for everybody who makes even pretense by being a true American. Accomodations will be provided for all citizens who desire to attend the exercises, and a cordial welcome will be given everybody. The exercises are among the most beautiful of all ritual work, and embody in their sign ificance all that is best and noblest in love of country and honor to the flag. Special invitation to be present at the Flag day exercises is extended to the members of Meade Post by the local lodge of Elks. For Moissant Memorial. NEW ORLEANS, La., June 13. An overturned aeroplane chiseled from a single block of Georgia marble is to mark the spot where John Mois sant met his death near this city. The monument committee will meet to morrow to arrange for the comple tion of the memorial fund. Moissant was killed in 1910. Northwestern League Standings Seattle G32 Vancouver 586 Portland 509 Victoria 475 Tacoma 424 Spokane 379 DANCING CAN EM AH PARK SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING given by BOWKER'S ORCHESTRA OF PORTLAND, under the management of Mil ton Price. Clean dancing under police supervision. FOR AUTO HiRE PHONE A-8 OR MAIN 3192 Prices Reasonable E. P. ELLIOTT & SON Seventh and Main HOME BARGAINS Good 7-room house and 2 fine lots. Price, $1,600; $209 down. Lot 66x105. block of 7th street. $700; $50 down. 5-room house and a fine lot on 18th street; of block of Main street. Price $1,300; $700 down. 7-room house, Vi block of 7th street in fine shape, nice lot. Price $2,000; cash. E. P. ELLIOTT & SON Oregon City, Ore- SOCIETY FOLK TO HOLD STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CAST MADE FOR, MUSICAL COMEDY NEXT WEEK RECEIPTS TO AID EPISCOPAL CHURCH Beauty and Grace to be Found in Tuneful Chorus That Will Frolic Through Acts of "County Fair" People well-known in business and social life in Oregon City will make their debut upon the stage at Shive ly's hall next Tuesday and Wednes day evenings, when two performances of "The Clackamas County Fair," a musical, comedy of considerable pre tention, will be staged for the benefit of the Episcopal church. Rehearsals have been held for the past week, and those to whom the various parts have been assigned have become so pro ficient now that formal announcement of the major places in the cast are made. The musical show will be produced on "big town" standards, and will have a full double chorus, beautiful show girls, an assortment of prima donnas, ingenues and such things, and all the fancy fixings that go with a first class New York performance. The plot, based on a day at an old time county fair, will give ample op portunity for much excellent char acter work, and those who have wit-1 'iv -.. ii nit l l .it ai onio ao,j tiiai a CU" eral surprise -will be offered the audi ence on the first night. Special cos tuming and imported scenery will be features of the production. Among the parts already assigned are the following: Boss Jones T. P. Randall Prof. Sporatti Charles Wilson Uncle Jake C. A. Miller Mrs. Brown Mrs. Viola Godfrey Mr. Brown W. C. Goodwin Mrs. Swartzenberger Mrs. Theo. Clark The BVide . . . .Miss Katherine Sinnott The Groom H. A. Swafford College Girls Misses Buchanan, Charman and Caufield The Dude Fred Legler Handy Andy Ray Morris Giggling Sal Mrs. Edna Holman The Parson Waldo Caufield The Bostonians . .Mrs. Leithwaite and Mrs. Carey Town Boys Messrs, Moody, Hedges, Gault, Wilson and Farr Lemonad Man ..Mortimer Latourette Wheel of Fortune Man . . Carl Johnke Balloon Man : . .A. L. Price The Widower Earl Latourette Confetti Man John Clark Prof. Lightfoot Mr. Young Mr. Swartzenberger .Wiliam Howard The main chorus, which will be one of the real features of the show is composed of the following: Misses Elsie Phillips, Lilliam Tsc'a irgi, Roberta Suchuebel, Marjorie Fraker, Irene Hanny, Edith Aldrich, Edna Caufield, Norma Holman, Rose Justin, Madge Brightbill, Mrs. Ken nedy and Miss Fashberg, and Messrs. Joseph Hedges, Lyle Gault, Arthur Farr, Waldo Caufield, Kent Wilson, Kent Moody, Roland Fosburg, Gerald Warner, Charles Beatie, Fred Legler, Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Hickman. "TOM LAWSON DAY" ALSO A BIRTHDAY NEW YORK, June 13. "Friday the thirteenth" has never failed to attract attention in Wall street since Tom Lawson published his book of that title. But until today there never has been anything to justify the at tention bestowed on the date combin ing the hoodoo Friday and the an luc!:y thirteen. Today, however, the street recalled the fact that it was the birthday of Henry Pomeroy Davi son. In past years the birthday anni versary of Mr. Davison was not no ticed. But the death of J. Pierpont Morgan brought about a change, for Mr. Davison is now recognized as the most conspicuous figure in the house of Morgan the man who furnish as the dynamic force of the great bank ing firm. ' Mr. Davison is but forty-six years old. Twenty years ago he was a clerk in a bank at a salary of $300 a year. That was in the town of Troy, Pa. A few years later he landed in New York and finally obtained a position in the Liberty National bank. From the Liberty National he went to the First National bank. His ability was quickly recognized by Mir. Morgan as soon as that astute financier came ir to contact with him. In the panicky days of 1907, when there were all night conferences in the Morgan li brary, Mr. Davision was among those present. The next year, after the smoke had cleared away, the young banker was taken into the Morgan firm and soon assumed a position of leadership. Montana Dentists Meet BUTTE, Mont., June 13. The Mon tana State' Dental society began its tenth annual meeting in this city to day with President W. H. Barth of Great Falls presiding. Addresses and practical demonstrations were given at the initial session by Dr. E. T. Tinker of Minneapolis, and Dr. A. Strake Oliver of Spokane. The con vention will conclude its sessions 'n morrow. Racing at Latonia. CINCINNATI, O., June 13. What promises to be one of the most suc cessful spring meetings that the La tonia Jockey club has held in recent years will be opened tomorrow after noon witli the classic Latonia Derby. Seldom before has there been such an abundance of high-class horses on hand, and the jockey talent is of the very best. RIOTERS PLOT ESCAPE FROM COUNTY JAIL DEPUTIES BALK CONSPIRACY TO ATTACK SHERIFF AT NOON DAY MEAL TIME PRISONERS KINDLE EIRE IN WALLS Portland Agitators, Held for Appear ance Before July Term of Super ior Court, Turn Desperate in Ef forts to Avoid Facing Arraign ment .for Penitentiary Offense. Fifteen rioters held in the Clack-" amas county jail late Friday after noon attempted to set fire to that structure, presumably with the pur pose of gaining their freedom in the expected confusion. The attempt fol lowed the miscarriage of a plot on their part to escape by means of an attack upon Sheriff E. T. Mass when be brought them their noon meal. This first scheme was frustrated through the careful watch of a deputy on duty in the rear of the jail. Thurs day night, who overheard the prison ers planning to overpower the officer when he came in with dinner, and "beat him to jelly." The fifteen men now being held for trial at the July term of the circuit court have all been indicted by the grand jury for rioting in the course of the disturbances Tuesday night. While most of them have worked in the local mills, investigation has shown that they have only worked for from three to "six days, and it is be lieved they were sent here to get po sitions by the plotters in Portland, so as to be inside the industrial plants when the signal for attack was given. County Records Imperilled. Late this afternoon they stuffed rags, part of which they tore from their clothes, and old newspapers in to a ventilating opening that runs from the exercise room of the jail in to a vault in the rear of the building, where the county records are kept. This mass of paper and rags was fired from the jail side, and burned readily, a draught of exhaust air carrying the smoke into the vault. The smell of burning paper attracted employees on the main floor of the courthouse, an investigation was commenced and the sheriff notified. On entering the vault room, Sheriff Mass found a stream of sparks and smoke pouring out of the ventilating opening in the wall. He at once un reeled the fire hose, and by dint of hard work managed to put the blaze out before the county records had been damaged. Immediately after the danger had been averted the sher iff and a force of deputies entered the jail and removed all paper, scraps of wood, loose articles or other mat ter that might be used in a second at tempt of like nature. Plot is Overheard. The plot to attack the sheriff or his deputies at meal time was report ed to the county official this morning when guards were changed. That deputy on duty Thursday night toldfe of overhearing the men planning to strike down whoever brought their dinner at noontime Friday, and to escape over his prostrate body through the open door. Warned of this, dinner was taken in to the pris oners by the sheriff and two heavily armad deputies, and no violence was attempted. (Continued on page 4) Wanted! Girls and Women To operate sewing machine! in garment factory. OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILL The "Self Interest League" of America The most natural, the most human, if not the most altruis tic, bond is that of self-interest. There are thousands of asso ciations, leagues, and societies all over the country that bear witness to uniting force of a common, personal cause. The biggest society in the country is one that has no pres ident, no by-laws, nor, in fact, any specified organization. Yet practically every man and wom an belongs to it. It is the Society of Newspa per Readers. Their only bond is that of self-interest. All men and women know that in order to be able to hold their own with their neighbors they must learn what the newspapers have to tell them, not only in regard to general events of the day, but also in regard to the specific activities of the locality in which they live. ' The advertisements in the re liable newspapers are no less important and are very apt to be of more lasting value in this matter of self-interest. Being a member of the league means that you are up-an-doing, progressive, and alive to your own welfore.