THE WEATHER 5 8 OREGON CITY Friday show- S era and cooler:- southwesterly $ -winds. s Oregon and Washington Fri $ day showers and thunder storms $ $ east portion; cooler in north- $ west portion; southwest winds. $$ S S S 3 CLACKAMAS COUNTY PAIR CAN BY, OR. . SEPT. 24, 25, 26, 27. WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866 VOL. VI. No. 20. ' .OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1913. Per Week, Ten Cents. E FIELD ASSEMBLY! Representative Garrett, Colonel M. M. Mulhall and Senator Overman,- Who Figure In Lobby Probe. MAD; AT LARGE HUG BULLDOG GREATER WWlN GIRLS PREVENT BY GLADSTONE SERIOUS WRECK OR BEAST BREAKS HEAVY CHAIN, BITES HUGH OLDS, AND THEN DISAPPEARS MANY ARMED MEN JOIN PURSUIT Victim of Animal's First Mad Rush Continues Duties Before Seek ing Aid Warning Sent ' Broadcast Somswhere about a mile east of i Gladstone there is a 4pound English bu'ldog suffering from a violent at- t.ark of rahipR nnri sfnuri'mr fhu nnjin- try east of Webster ticres today will be a sonrp of dmiuti:- armpii with rifles seeking the animal. The great beast', which is one of the most pow erful animals in Clackamas county, went violently mad Thursday evening shortly after five o'clock, broke a heavy chain and wire with which it had been' restrained, bit Hugh Olds in the leg, and then departed on a furious rush in the general direction of Clackamas. i Warning of the animal's approach was telephone.! to Deputy Saariff Mather at Clackamas, and . he with deputies started out to intercept the beast. At the same time similar no tification was given Chief of Police filler at Gladstone, r.nd County Vet erinarian W. S. Eddy at Oregon City. Chief Miller summoned the entire Gladstone police force, and went out in pursuit of the frenzied canine; and Dr. Eddy, with three assistants, made a record auto run from Oregon City to the place where the animal had last been seen. By this time the bulldog had left the main road and had dodged into some light timber and brush. For two hours deputies beat through this in search of the animal, while others guarded the outer limits of the woods, but no trace of the rabid beast was found. County Veterinarian Eddy ex pressed the opinion that the animal had probably recovered from the first spasm, and was lying hidden in some cool spot in the timber, where it would probably remain until the next spasm seized it. After two and a half hours of patrol, the search for the animal was given up, owing to (Continued on Page 3.) 5 HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! You men that want to dress well. Now is your chance. The season's latest in the celebrated STEIN-BLOCH Suits at 60 , cents on the dollar. Every one of these Suits are from Robinson & Co., Port land's finest clothing emporium. If you are looking for cheap trash don't waste your time with us, but if you want strictly high-grade cloth ing at a saving of 40 per cent, we have them. RackKir lil BETTERMENT OF CHAUTAUQUA IS AIM OF SUGGESTIONS MADE BY MINISTER INCREASE OF EFFICIENCY IS AIM Writer .Would Have Annual Event Mean More Than Entertain me-nt for Patrons, and Points Out Way By The Rev. A. J. Joslyn The twentiet, and last, but by no means the. least session of this moth er Chautauqua for Oregon, held for a a score of years -consecutively at Gladstone-Parte in Clackamas county, Oregon, has just passed into reputable j was rare, ajjd yet whose merit will have a more brilliant setting as the passing years shall each fly their ap pointed ways. All connected with its unique arrangements, and its success ful completion, will have the com mendation and hearty approbation of all cultured and appreciative people who were permitted to enjoy the pre sentation of the rich and varied num bers of the extraordinarily fine pro gram. One of the far-reaching and to be fruitful incidents of this session, was a popular-forum, not upon the pro gram proper, but was an impromiu. forum called by the president of the assembly for all interested In the fu ture of the Chautauqua to con vena at the auditorium at four o'clock p. m. of Sunday the 20..h of July, 1913, for the purpose of exchanging views and of making suggestions as to the bet terment of its future sessions. Out of this impromptu and very interest ing service, in which a score or more of the many present publicly partici pated, has grown the effort of this article. Suggestiqns were here made as to the enlargement of the attend ance, the improvement of the proper ty, with additions to its curriculum, and the change of its management, etc. It is to be hoped that scores of in terested parties throughout the state will voluntarily enter the field of the public press ,and make such sugges tions tor the betterment of the Chau tauqua, as may seem to them needful STEIN-BLOCH'S VALUES AS FOLLOWS: $25 27.50 30.00 32.50 35.00 Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Blacks arid blues includ ed. Every garment fitted without extra charge. Where Clothes Fit 6TH AND MAIN STS. Wij-z4 'tiMv Ft c-:t Photos copyright by American Press -and do . this at once. Already $15.75 1 6.65 17.95 19.95 22.75 Association. this Chautauqua, as to numbers iiu at tendance, and efficioucy of program, leads all of its Und wit liin the state, and yet can be made four-fould great er in the immediate future. Personally, I may offer what I think a few practical and helpful sug gestions, with the hope that many more abler pens than mine may im prove upon, and so express their sug gestions through the public press; as to keep them in the public eye, until they shall have grown into large fac tors for good unto the assembly. I may therefore, suggest first: that while the grounds ar admirable and ample for the magnificent enterprise of this kind, their location and en vironments are such as to make them the most stategic point in Western Oregon for the purposes for which now used; so that from Eugene t'o Astoria and from the Summit of the Cascade mountains to the sun down sea, the entire country could, and by right of the "eternal fitness of things" ought to be made contributary to the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Assem bly, at Gladstone Park, Clackamas county, Oregon. In ih-a interest of this Chautauqua, and all others in the state, of similar character, there should be at least three if not four, great Chautauqua centres built up in Oregon. This one at Gladstone, near Oregon City; one in Southern and perhaps in the the near future two in Eastern Oregon. And these all should be helpful feed ers to one another, and never in any sense competitors. All that could and ought to be done. x I also suggest: that every religious denomination worthy the -name, and every education -institution with the Womans' Christian Union, ths Grand Army of the Republic and ths School Teachers' Leagues of the patronizing territory of the several Chautauqua centers should each erect a perma nsnt headquarters building upon their respective Chautauqua grounds. Said bunuings to be ample and attractive, according to the dignity and abili:y of each society erecting the same and by which represented. 1 also think that Oregon City owes it to her own best interest temporally and otherwise, to ask for an Oregon City day at each annual Chautauqua upon which evary store, shop, factory, office and home of the city may be practically closed and five thousan season ticketed ad missions pass the gate upon that date from Oregon City alone. I " beleive a'so that Portland, owes it to hsr highest interests, to have a Portland day in which that magnificent city shall put sixteen thousand season ticketed visitors upon the grounds up on her set day. Salem, Albany, Eu gene and all the cities upon the west of the Willamette, with Astoria by the sea, should follow -with their ability, and the push of their enter prise. Well, why all this expense of time, strength and money just for an an nua! gathering of a Chautauqua? I answer for the pleasure it will give tue people, and for the good it will do t ham and their children and their children's children to the fiftieth gen eration and beyond. I believe in fairs and festivals county, state, national and international where the prod ucts of . brawn and brain from farm and factory, and inventive genius are on display, as means of education and inspiration; and I believe more fully also, in Chautauquas, conferences and conventions, where the more excel lent products of mind and soul are on exhibit for the education and inspira tion of the people along mental, social and moral lines. And inasmuch as a "man is " better than a sheep" so much more is needed the Chautauquas, con ferences and conventions than are the fairs and festivals, good as they are. . - - (Continued oa page 3) ri PHONE MERGER HIT ON COAST PORTLAND, July 24 To "un scramble the eggs" that the American Telephone & Telegragh company has gathered into one nest, suit in equity was brought in the United States District Court for Oregon Thursday under the Sherman anti-trust law by the filing of a bill of complaint against that company and 39 other de fendants. The defendants comprise compa nies in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, and include the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph com pany, the McMinnville Local & Long Distance Telephone company the Leb anon Mutual Telephone company, and the Washington County Telephone company, all of which are incorpor ated under the laws of Oregon. IF IN DOUBT, BE DO IT County Clerk Mulvey has been im portuned by scores - of voters who want to know whether or not it will be necessary for them to register for the recall election to be held August 16, provided they were registered for the last general election, in November 1912. The recall amendment gives no definite information on this sub ject, but Mr. Mulvey has written to Attorney-General Crawford for a rul ing on the matter. His own opinion is that voters registered for the 1912 general election will not have to reg ister again. However, as there is a doubt about the matter citizens who desire to vote in the recall are urged to visit the courthouse and ascertain if they are registered properly, and if not to reg ister at once. Registration books for the recall election will close the last day- of July, and all citizens at that time not properly enrolled will not be allowed to cast a ballot. As no women were registered at the last genteral election, it will be necessary for all of them who desire to vo.'e on- recall to register at once. The motto of all in view of the short time remainingshould be DO IT NOW. CHAUTAUQUA SEASON MOST SATISFACTORY Secretary H. A. Cross of the Wil lamette Valley Chautauqua associa tion, is busy these days preparing a statement of the condition of the or ganization which will be ready for publication in a few days. Mir. Cross says that indications are that sub scriptions and receipts this year will not. only" be sufficient to clear past indebedness, but will probably care for all necessary -repairs to the build ings at the grounds as well. PLEASANT VISIT ENDS Mrs. Alberta Taylor and daughter, of Wilmer, Minn., who have been vis iting with County Treasurer Tufts and with Mrs. W. E.. Niles, at Glad stone for some time rast, left Thurs day for their home In the East. Mrs. Taylor is a sister of Mrs.- Niles, and during her stay in the county made many cordial friends, all of whom re gret her departure. CITY GETS MOST FAVORABLE TERMS FROM PORTLAND RAILWAY COMPANY EIGHTH FRANCHISE IS ACCEPTED . Power Firm Agrees to All Terms Pro posed by Community in Fight Which Has Lasted Over Two Years - The city of Gladstone won a two years' fight with the Portland Rail way, Light & l ower company Thurs day, when official's of the big con cern accepted the eighth franchise which has been proposed in a long drawn out discussion between the community and the company, and the Gladstone council passed the measure to second reading. The franchise is considered most favorable to the city, and secures for Gladstone many priv ileges taat even Portland has not ob tained. The franchise deals solely with the light and power branches of the service of the company. Provisions of the franchise specify that all poles -ussd by the company are to be set 12 inches inside tihe curb line, and that the city is to have the right to string two wires for mun icipal use upon all pole lines. The company must accept 3. common-user provision, and permir"and telephone or telegraph company to use its rrcB' ,U1 10 proveui ui ersuvu 01 more n;rau one pole line on each street. A map of Gladstone, with the location of all poles marked thereon, is to be kept in the city recorder's office, and no poles are to be placed by the company ex cept upon the permission of the coun cil. It is also provided that all poles' musti be of a uniform length of 35 feet, must be painted dark green b? the power company, end must bff re painted by the company whenever or dered by the Gladstone council. No wires must be les than 20 feet above the street grade. v In regard to service the franchise provides that the company must make all extensions requiring but one addi tional -pole free of charge and service must be given to any consumer within 60 days from the date of application provided the consumer's premises are already wired forthe service desired. Where more than one pole is needed for an extension of service to a con sumer, the company must stand half the cost, and the consumer must guar antee the company half of the rev enue for one year. It is specifically set forth in the franchise that the rates for service in Gladstone must never exceed the rates charged for similar service in Portland Another clause of the franchise pro vides that the company or its agents and employees must not cut any tree within the Gladstone city limits with out the permision of the city council and the property owner upon whose ground the tree stands. Violation of this provision calls for a $50 fine for each offense. In payment for the franchise, the company agrees to furnish the citv with free current for 15 street lights for the first five years, with free cur rent for 25 street lamps the second five years, and with free current for 30 street lamps for the next fifteen years, the life of the franchise being 25 years. Acceptance of the terms of the franchise was made Thursday by President Griffith of the company. Bath Room Accessories and Summer Comfort There is no time in the year when the bathroom is as much in use as in midsummer. During the hot days the shower bath and the cold tub are in constant demand. Have you arranged your bath room so that you and your family can have the benefit of modern convenience? Have you an adequate shower bath? Have you soap, sponge, tooth-brush, drinking glass hold ers? Have you glass shelves, toilet preparations and , a medi cine cabinet? Have you bath mats and a good supply of rough towels? and so on, ad lib.? There are many bathroom ac cessories on the market planned for convenience and sanitation. The list is far too long to enum erate here, but, if you are not al ready entirely familiar with what is to be had 'in this line, turn to the advertising columns of THE ENTERPRISE and learn some thing on the subject. You will be astonished to find how much real comfort you can procure for ' yourself and your family at very moderate cost. - BEAVERS LOSE ONE Sacramento 7, Portland 1. San Francisco 2, Los Angeles 0. Venice 6, Oakland 3. EFFORTS OF THREE LOCAL LAS SIES QUENCH FIRE UNDER CANEMAH TRESTLE EIRST CAR TO PASS BEND RAIL Wet Newspaper Used to Battle With Flames in Lieu of Better ' Equipment No Chance - to Flag. Train Three young women and a wet newspaper late Thursday afternoon probably prevented an interurban train on the Portland Railway, Light & Power company's line to Canemah from going into the river as the re suit of the weakening of .the half trestle along the water's edge by fire. The young women to whom credit for the heroric work is due are Miss Mary Crunn TWiiaa Hild. ITnT-rl nnA nrinr. Verna May. They were walking on the foot path along the tracks south of the city, and about a mile or nore from town dis covered that through some cause the board walk and trestle work was ablaze. Realizing the danger should -the fire spread, the young women ed-' deavored to stamp it 'out, and then saw that the flames had a good hold upon the structure underneath. None of them wore hats, and so had noth ing to bail water with. While look- . I ing around for some means of fight in th. fiasco fha fi . ,j newspaper lying nearby, and securing this they tore it apart, and each one grasping a few sheets, dipped them in the river, later wringing the wet paper out over the fire. Though a tedious means hi fighting the danger, it proved effective, and af ter perhaps fifteen minutes work the girls had the fire conquered. A mom ent later an interurban train came speeding along. Miss Green, who is cashier in the Grand theatre, realized that the trestle might be weakened by the fire, and made an effort to flag the train, but the motorman did not heed her signal with sufficient promptness to stop the cars before they had passed over the site of the fire. That Miss Green's fear proved to be well founded was discovered a moment later, when the train crew came back and examined the track, ' and found that the fire had so weak ened the track supports that the rail had bent down under weight of the passing train. No derailment occur red, however. The three girls later reported their act to Supt. Shepherd, of the railway company, and were warmly praised for their work. Later the matter was again reported by the train crew,, and a track gang was hustled out to the spot to repair the charred tim bers. The track was in condition for service soon after, and schedules were not seriously anterrupted. How the fire started in the piling is con siderable of a mystery, but it is thought that some ' passenger may have dropped a cigar butt under the track, and that this caught in the weeds along the river bank. At the place where the fire was dis covered the track is built partly on a rock embankment . r.nd partly on trestle work jutting out into the river from the stonework. On the out side of the trestle is a foot-path, and it is a'ong this that the young women were walking when they discovered the blaze. King Lays Foundation LONDON, July 24. The king today laid tho foundation stone for the new Australian Commonwealth buildings -which are to be erected on the Strand at Aldwych. International Regatta . ST. PAUL, Minn., July 24. Ar rangement are completed for the an nual regatta of the Northwestern In ternational Rowing association. The events will take place on the Miss issippi River here, beginning tomor row and concluding Saturday. Coast League Standings .Portland .544 . Los Angeles ' 514 . . Sacramento 510 Venice 491 San Francisco 473 Oakland .473 Keep Cool! A nice shady place, where you can get the cool breezes from the river. Ice cream and all kinds of soft drinks. The Open Air Ice Cream Parlors At West End of Suspen sion Bridge Sanitary Floor Covering Matting to cover the floors in your tent, sleeping porch, bed rooms, etc., ' 10 CENTS PER YD. A