THE- WEATHER ' S
OREGON CITY Fair,. Thursday, '
3 northeasterly winds. ' ..
Oregon Fair, warmer east por
$tion; northeasterly winds. , Jr
Washington Fair, warmer eastj
portion; easterly winds.
3 Idaho Fair and warmer.
VOL. VI. No. 25.
STEEL BRIDGE
PREY OF FIRE
RAILROAD SPAN AT PORTLAND
SITE OF DISASTROUS AND
PECULIAR BLAZE
WHOLE STRUCTURE MAY BE RUINED
Deck Floorings and Lubricating Oils
Provide Fuel for Flames that
Warp Themselves About
High Towers
Fire which is believed to have start
ed from the short-circuiting of elec
tric wires carrying power for hoisting
and lowering the two decks of the
new steel bridge in Portland Wednes
day afternoon put that structure out
of commision, burned away the floor
ing of both decks of the double span,
and may have ruined the steel towers
that rise high above the roadway on
either bank. The fire completely de
moralized the schedules of al! South
ern Pacific and Oregon-Washington
trains, and southbound travel from
Portland was over two hours lute
early in the evening.
The fire was most spectacular, end
attracted thousands to the river bank
and to the other bridges, and incon
venienced other thousands who were
unable to get home until after' hours
of delay. The Burnside bridge, next
above the steel bridge has been - out
of commission for sometime for re-
Dairs. and its carlines have been rout-1
il bridge. The fire i
, and the Morrison !
bridee. the last remaining structure
in service, was unable to accomodate
a tenth of the traffic forced to it.
The flames ate away the flooring
of the upper deck, dropped to the
heavy ties on the lower decks, and
soon found the rivers of oil and
grease used to lubricate the lift sec
tions of the bridge, and followed up
these to the very tops of the towers.
Shooting high in the sky, the ')il-fed
tongues of fire mads a magnificent
spectacle, while dense clouds of black
smoke rolled away over the river.
Both Portland lifeboats were called
into action, and engine companies
fought the fire from either eud .f the
span.
After the fire was under control, it
was deemed best by the rai'road of
ficials not to attempt to use - he struc
ture, and Soutern Pacific trails were
routed out over the west side branch,
running up Fourth street through the
heart of Portland. The s eep grades,
and tha rebuilding of the line for elec
trification made progress slow. From
the west side line trains were basked
over the Oswego bridge, nonrui
through Milwaukie, to the main line
at Sellwood, and then resumed their
journey over the main line. Oregon
V. ashington trains were routed out
ever tne Spokane, Portland & Seatt;e
bridge, striking the O.-W. R. & N.
tracks at Kenton.
Late in the evening Southern Pa-
cine trains were routed out this way
and tuen worke:l back through the
Peninsula district of , Portland, con
necting with the main Una at East
Portland. By t'ns way the delay was
cut down to about half an hour, and
. schedules were not so badly warped.
Freight traffic was absolutely demor
alized. No estimate of the damage to the
structure, which cost over a million
dollars, could be made Wednesday
night, as a careful investigation and
testing of the structure will have to
be talten up before the damage done
can be discovered.
In the midst of the fire the fireboat
got away from control of her skipper
and rammed the lower deck of the
bridge, breaking away her forward
monitor, smashing the forward rail,
wrecking the powerful searchlight
and denting in the front of the cabin.
The vessel was backed out of danger
before it caught fire.
BURNSIDE BRIDGE ON FIRE;
BLAZE SOON EXTINGUISHED
At two o'clock Thursday morning
the arcing of an electric wire on the
Burnside bridge, when the draw was
being opened, set fire to gas that was
leaking from a six-inch main that is
carried over the structure, and the
roadway of the span caught fire from
the s ream of flame that shot from
the broken pipe. Firemen and the
" new fireboat responded to the alarm,
and got the blaze under control in
about 20 minutes of lively work. The
tarred-block pavement of the span
Y made a ready fuel for the flames.
' A baby-sirl was left at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ross, of Glad-
stone by the stork on Wednesday, the
little stranger weighing ten pounds.
Mrs. Ross and her daughter are both
reported to be doing well.
Sales People Wanted
Apply at once to
ELLIOTT BROS.
Successors to
D.C.ELY
Keep Cool!
A pice shady place,- where
you can get the cool breezes
from the river. lice cream and
all kinds of sofe drinks.
The Open Air Ice
Cream Parlors
At West End of Suspen
sion .Bridge
PROFANITY .HOT
JUSTICE SIEVERS RULES EXTRA
ORDINARY LANGUAGE GOOD
AT WILHOIT
GOVERNOR'S PET LAW DISREGARDED
Trial of Alvin Wyland Provides Com
edy Relief to Seriousness of
Court Sessions De
fendant is Freed
The use of profane language at Wil
hoit Springs is not a misdemeanor.
Such was the decision of Justice
Sievers Wednesday in the case of the
State of Oregon against Alvin Wyland
accused of "using profane and bois
terous language at a public watering
resort," as prohibited in a measure
passed at the last session of the legis
lature. The trial was replete with
many features that were quite as out-of-the-ordinary
as the decision that
ended it, and spectators enjoyed the
session of the court as much as they
would have enjoyed a vaudeville per
formance. It appeared from the evidence that
the complaining witness, a school
teacher, and a l(5-year-old girl were at
Wilhoit at the same time, and that
the girl's relatives, one of whom was
the defendant, desired her to accom
pany them home. The girl refused,
and Wyland was said to have grasped
her by the nane of the neck and forci-
bly taken her to the carriage which
was to carry her home, saying at the
same time: "By God, you will go."
For that the school teacher concerned
in the case swore to the complaint.
George Brownell appeared for the
defense, and Deputy District Attorney
Livy Stipp conducted the prosecution
for the state. The witnesses called
were somewhat in doubt as to wheth
er the defendant had used the name
of the Diety in vain, or whether he
had just said '"by gosh." They admit
ted, however, that profane language
was not unusual at the resort. Bear
ing this in mind, the court ruled that
the use of such language at Wilhoit
Springs was not a violation of - the
law, and dismissed the charge.
In arguing for the prosecution, Mr.
Stipp told the court that the violation
charged came under the law that
Governor "West, and Representative
Schuebel of this city had taken such
pride in passing and getting upon the
statute books, and said that aside
from the duty of the court in the mat
ter, he felt sure that both the gover
nor and Mr. Schuebel would like to
see a conviction under their particlar.l
statute.
Mr. Brownell .pleading for the de
fense, admitted that such might he
true, and added that he knew Mr.
Schuebel was a nice man. "I don't
believe he would use profane lan
guage," said Mr. Brownell. "I don't
think I have ever heard him swear. I
think he is very temperate in his
language, but I can't say that I would
always believe all he said. I think
all the Schuebels are nice men, ancr
I don t believe any of them are ever
profane."
The case not being tried before a
jury, the court seemed to take Mr.
Brownell's view of it, and gave the
defendant his freedom.
ON LIFT APPROACH
At a special meeting of the city
council Wednesday morning O. D.
Eby and E. T. Causland were named
as members of the board of appraisal
that will fix the valuation of the prop
erty Et t'5a end of Seventh street, de
sired for the upper approach to the
public elevator .construction work up
on w;vl.-H is soon to commence. Mr.
Eoy and Mr. Caushland were named
to take the places of, Mr. Andressi;
and Mr. White, both of whom resign
ed after an earlier appointment be
cause they felt that they were person
ally interested in the matter.
Aside from this the council trans
acted no other business. Many mat
ters that have been piling up for
some time will be taken up at the
negular meeting next Wednesday
evening. Among the subjects pend
ing, and upon which it is hoped to
get action at this time, are the report
of the special water committee upon
a new city supply, the report of the
special committee at present having
in hand the- proposal to purchase the
Jones rock-crusher for a municipal
plant, and several street improv
ment ordinance's, which have been
held up pen-ding further committee
discussion with property owners:
The Prevailin
Note in Reta1
THE PREVAILING-.. ..
in a racent newspaper
tisement we saw the folic
sentence: .
"Not only is our merchan
dise of the very highest qual
ity, but our store service is
studiously polite. efficient
and obliging."
This kind of retailing is what
the public has a right to expect
and does expect. It is the kind
of retailing that the progressive
merchants are offering to their
patrons and telling ' them about
in the columns of. the best news
papers. "When one goes shopping In
these days of progressive retail
ing it is best to start out fortified
with all of the available infor-1
niation it is possible to secure.
A careful reading of our adver
tising columns fro-n day to day
not only saves much . time and
worry, but shows ons' where one
may secure satisfactory service
and attention. "
ALWAYS RIME
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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
41 OREGON CITY,
Provisional President Huerta Embracing Orozco,
" Former Chieftain of Mexican Revolutionists.
Mexico m Lue back into the news, centering renewed Interest upon Provisional President Huerta and Gen
eral Pascuul 4"S'o. bis military adviser At the left in the picture is shown the ruler who supplanted the slain
Madero greeting the former rebel leader Mexican fashion. -General orozco has been calleL"the man vgho never
smiles." No person in the republic of unrest to the south of ns wields a greater influence over the native Mexicans,
and because of their bitterness over the refusal of the administration :it Wnshington to recognize the Huerta gov
ernment and the calling home of Ambassador Henry L-ine Wilson he loomed up as a commanding figure In a situation
the seriousness of which wjis admitted in ilinlomnric -in ies
OT A TORNADO;
ONLY FANCY AUTO
That cloud of dust with the noise
of a small tau ierstorm in it that
swepi aioni Ciackamas county rouds
late We-Jncsd y aft'-racon and in t.;
svcn.'ajr of t' e sair-e day was E. P.
Frebie, Por'.iand lumberman and dille-tant-3
with gis tushies, who was try
ing out Uis new "combination car,"
and seeing what it could do. Mr.
Prjb.e, .when he i3n't busy supervis
ing hi3 mill at Helve-.i-i, on the United
Railways, spends hi3 time experi
menting with gas engines and dirigi
ble balloons. Ine result of recent ex
perimenta' ion is w-'.at he brought to
Oregon City Wednesday on a busi
ness trip!
It has th3 frame of a Waltham auto,
which is an Eastern car, tha engine of
a Hudson, and various and sundry .t
tacments of IWlr. Preble's own. Tak
en in the conglomerate it doesn't look
very liming, but it will ramble along
at any speed up to 75 miles an hour.
Mr. Preble knows it will do t" is, for
he had it up at Tacoma v, ..3n Teddy
Tetzlaff and other speed marvels
ware cavorting -for the benefit of the
Montamara Festo visitors, and he
hammered around after Teddy on the
prairies when that worthy was buzz
ing over the pebble roads at 75 miles
an our, and stuck right to him.
Fortunately for the peace, quiet
and public safety of the county Mr.
Preble doesn't bring his made-over
benzine buggy into these part very
often. However, as he owns consid
erable land in this county, he has to
come up here occasionally. He says
the Clackamas county roads are pret
ty good, but it is to be doubted if he
knows very much aboufit. for he only
hits the high spots. Slipping over
from Gladstone Wednesday night ht
made the run in four minutes, and
from the county road crossing of the
Southern Pacific to a point opposite
the test well on the Englebrecht tract
he only hit the road twice.
SUNNYSIDE WANTS STOCK
TETHERED OFF ROADWAYS
The precinct election held at Sun
nyside Tuesday upon the question of
stock running at large resulted in a
vote of 57 to 14 in favor of keeping
all cows, horses and other farm farm
animals tethered and off the public
roads. The election was. held under
-the 'local option stock law" passed
by the last session of the legisature
and was the second of .'he kind to be
held in this county. The first elec
tion resulted the same way.
Oldest Naval Officer
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 30.
Rear Admiral James H. Watmough,
the oldest officer on the retired list
of the United States navy, celebrated
his ninetyrfirst birthday anniversary
today. Born in Pennsylvania in 1822.
Admiral Watmough became a mid
shipman In 1843 and for forty years
was hi acive service In th? navy.
OREG ON", THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1913.
S DO IT NOW
$ to cq-my clerk's office will $
$ ha open unM! eight this evening
so that voters may register for
3 the recall election. Tomorrow ?
the office will close ai five in s
$ the afternoon, and there will be S
no further opportunity to regis- S
ter for this election. Citizens
S who cannot get to the court S
4 house to register in the daytime $
$ and who want to vote at thej'e-
call election, should registerpthis 9
J evening . wichout fail. " 3
S
There is onlv one more day to ?
register DO IT. NOW.
S S S S
IN HIT
BY FATAL STORM
WASHINGTON, July 30. I,lke a
giant flail, a cyclonic storm of wind,
rain, and hail whipped back and for'h
across tne nation s capital toaay,
leaving death and ruin in its wake.
Three were killed, scores injured and
hundreds of thousands of dollars'
worth of property was ruined, acordl
ing to a hurried canvass made when
the city aroused itself from half an
hour of helplessness in the grasp of
the elements.
Oui of a blazing sky, under which
the city was sweltering with the tem
perature at the 100 point, the storm
reaching a velocity of nearly 70 miles
an hour, swept the streets clear, un
roofed houses, tore detached small
structures from their foundations,
wrecked one office building, over
turned wagons and carriages in the
streets and swept Washington's hun
dred parts, tearing huge (branches
from the trees and even uprooting
sturdy old elms, the landmarks of a
century.
BEAVERS PINCH VICTORY
Portland 9, Los Angeles 7.
Oakland 5, San .Francisco 0. '
Sacramento 3, Venice
Co-st League Standings.
Portland 556
Racrsmento 514
Los Angeles .513
Oakland 483
Venice .483
San Francisco 458
Prw'rful Wireless Station
NEW ORLEANS, La., July 30.
Wireless service to the public will be
gin Friday at the local station of the
United Fruit company. This is the
most powerful station in the United
States excepting the government sta
tion at Arlington. - Tne plant has
been in operation sines May 15th, but
up to the present only company busi
ness has been handled. '
DENVER TO HONOR
DENVER, Colo., July 30. No city
was ever better "dressed upi' to re
ceive a great company of guests, than
will be Denver, when the hqsts of
Knigh-s Templars from all parts of
the land gather here week after next,
for their thirty-second triennial con
clave. An army of electricians, dec
orators and others is already at work,
and their efforts promise to result in
the most- lavish and beautiful display
of flags, bunting, electric lighes and
color imaginable.
No one can estimate tiie amount of
bunting that will be used one en
thusiastic decorating company puts it
it millions of yards and the demand
upon the electric companies is al
ready so great that they announce
they can receive no more orders.
Probably the most beautiful and
elaborate feature of the decorative
scheme will be the court of honor,
xtending four blocks in the down
town district. The court wi!1 be sur
rounded by forty-eight immeuse elec
tric pillars, each having u different
combination of colors.
At night the visiting Templars will
be treated to the dazzling sight of a
mammoth electric cross on Pike s
Peak. Other features of the decora
tions will include reproductions of the
Caurch of the Holy Sepulchre at Jer-
usalem, the watch tower of Chateau
de Langliers, France, and the Miickel-
gafe bar of the Benedictine Abbey of
York, Eng., which was a popular
meeting place for the knights 400 to
500 years ago.
STATE COLLEGE TO
GET NEW BUILDINGS
Contracts have been awarded by
the board of regents of the Oregon
Agricultural college, at Corvallis, for
the erection of the central portion
and one wing of the men's gymnas
ium and for the domestic science
wins: of the home economics building,
to Snook & Traver, of Salem. The
contract price of the gymnasium, ex
clusive of heating, is $68,600, and for
the home economics, exclusive" of
heating, $49,900. Bids ranged from
these prices, wich were the lowest, up
to $99,671 for the gymnasium, and
$71,102 for the' home economics building-
The call for instruction in the var
ious branches of domestic art is
greater each succeeding year and the
new ome of this department will be
more in keeping with its importance.
When completed with the necessary
modern apparatus installed, the
course, already recognized as among
tha best obtainable, 'will be still fur
ther extended and improved.
LAW PROVIDES
0 STOP-OVER
EFFORT OF MINISTERS TO PRE
VENT SUNDAY CIRCUS
SEEM TO BE FUTILE
SHERIFF'S AUTHORITY IS LIMITED
Person Responsible for' Show Alone
May Be Guilty of Illegal Act,
, but Performance j' ;
No Crime
Apparently, even under . the- state
law, the proposed -circus performance
billed for this city on Sunday cannot
be stopped by the. local ministers
who have already registered objection
to it. When the pastors first made
their complaint to Sheriff Mass, be
referred them to Deputy District At
torney Stipp, and that official render
ed an opinion, in which he quoted the
law in the case, and subsequently told
the sheriff that he should consider a
circus. an amusement.
Section 212fe of Lord's Oregon Laws
which refers to -the matter . now in
dispute, reads in part: "If any per
son shal keep open any
place of amusement on the first day
of the week such person
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than fifty dollars."
Attorneys who ave looked up this
law, which they find was passed in
1S54, are now of the opinion that
there is nothing in the measure which
prohibits the performance of a circus,
and furthermore; that there is noth
ing in it which gives any police offi
cer the right to interfere with the
performers. The law merely specifies
that the person who shall keep open
an amusement is liable to fine.
The most the sheriff can do, there
for, these attorneys believe, is to find
and arrest the one man responsible
for the performance of the circus
probably the manager and hold
him. ' As for stopping the perform
ance, the law provides no way by
which this may be done. That the
arrest of the manager of the circu3
would in any way interfere with its
performance is scouted by those who
have looked Into the law, and they
therefor conclude that the objecting
pastors are "up against It."
This interpretation of the statute
was laid before Sheriff Miss Wed
nesday night, and that official was
much put out. He has given his word
to the objecting ministers that he
wi l stop the performance if it is
shown to be a violation of the law,
but he now doubts whether there is
- - v la-,7 dlrec'.l; applying to the mat
ter. "I have said I would arrest violat
ors of the law unless I was restrained
from such action," said the sheriff,
"and I mean to do it. The other day
I thought it might be necessary to ar
rest every performer at the circus,
but if this later view of the law is
correct, I can only arrest the man
ager, and ' cannot legally stop the
show. If that is the limit of my pow-
t Continued on Page 4.)
Used Gars
at attractive prices
If you are contemplating the purchase of a good sec
ond hand car now is the time to investigate and buy.
In order to get our stock cleaned up for the season
and to get ready for the new cars we are offering used
cars, which are thoroughly overhauled and in good run- 4
ning order, at exceptionally low prices.
You Cannot Go Wrong on These Bargains
1910-40 H. P. Overland, 5 passenger Touring Car,
fully equipped. Cash and terms, $400.00. ,
1910-20 H. P. Buick, 5 passenger, detachable ton-:
neau. Has been run very little. Has three of the orig-
inal tires, fully equipped.' Cash and terms, $350.00.
1912- 30 H. P. Overland Roadster, electric side and
tail lights. Prest-O-Lite head lights. In perfect run
ning order and fully equipped in -the best manner. Cash
and terms, $800.00.
1913- 40 H. P. Buick 5 passenger tourir.er car. Extra
tubes and tires, fully equipped in the best possible man- .
ner. tost $ I yUU.UU three months ago. Run about
2000 miles. Price, cash, $1350.00.
Compare these prices with other cars of a like na
ture and value and you will be convinced.
' YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE HASTE IF YOU WANT TO BUY
AT THESE PRICES. SEE US AT ONCE.
We can still furnish a few
stock is getting low. -
r OREGON CITY, OREGON
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
FfttR
CANBY, OR.
SEPT. 24, 25, 26, 27.
Per Week, Ten Cents.
REGISTRATION'S
RUSH KEEPS i
THREE EXTRA DEPUTIES NOW
BUSY ACCOMODATING
VOTERS AT BOOKS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON IS LAST CHANCE
Majority of Citizens Make No Secret
of Fact That They Are Op
posed to Recall of Two .
.: County Officials
So great has been the rush of reg
istration in County Clerk Mulvey'
office that a third extra deputy has "
been put on to handle the voters who
desire to get their names upon the
county books before Friday afternoon
at five, when registration for the re
call election will cease. A great ma
jority of those who have registered
declare openly that they are going to
vote for the retention of County
Judge R. B. Beatie and County Com
missioner Blair, who are named in
the recall petitions. '
Among those in te city Wednesday
to sign the rolls were J. W. Watts, of '
Logan, and Eugene Cummins, the
owner of a sawmill at Clarks. Mr.
Watts said that he had been some-
what inclined to believe the charges
preferred against the county court by
the small political ring that is back
ing the recall, but that after a thor
ough investigation of the complaints
he believed them groundless, and was
desirous of registering so he could
support the present county adminis
tration. Mr. Cummins, who is a heavy tim
ber owner, said that an appeal had
been made to him to favor the recall
because of the county cruise. As far
as his property was concerned, he
said, the county cruise had been
most accurate, the descriptions had.
been good, and while a considerable
increase in the valuation had been
shown, he was more than ready to
pay his share of the taxes assessed .
thereon. ; He added that he had no
fault to find with the manner in .
which the county business was con
ducted. Mlany of the women who are
now registering for the. first time are
also readily declaring their intention
of supporting the present administra
tion. .
Public opinion can be pretty close
ly guaged by the voters who register,
owing to the fact that many of them
misunderstand the question asked as
thinking only of the recall election
they answer that they are for or
against the recall. The great major
ity who have thus answered off hand
say they oppose the recall idea.
Thursday evening wil be the- last
evening for night registration. ' The
county clerk's office will be open un
til eight for voters to sign the rolls,
but Friday, the last aay for registra
tion, the office will close at five. -
County Clerk Mulvey Wednesday
received a wriiten opinion from At- '
torney General Crawford, saying that
voters who had registered for the
November, 1912, election, need not
register again to be able to vote in
the recall election.
New 1913 Overland Cars,
,
but the