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THE WEATHER ?
3 OREGON CITY Fair and warm- S
4er; northwesterly winds.
"Oregon and Washington Fair
Sand warmer; northwesterly winds.
Idaho Fair, warmer north por- S
8tion.
EDW. A. BEALS, Forecaster.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
FAIR
CAN BY, OR.
SEPT. 24, 25, 26, 27.
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL. VI. No. 23.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1913.
Pek Week, Ten CexVts.
CANEMAH
ROAD
IS FREE GIFT
SUPERB HIGHWAY HAS COST THE
COUNTY NOTHING, IN SPITE
OF FUTILE CANARD
RECALLERS ATTEMPT TO HIT COURT
Allegeation that Expensive Roadway
Has Depleted District Fund is
Merely Another Cam
pagin Roorback
According to Grant Criteser and
Carl V. Brown, both of whom live just
south of Canemah, agitators for the
recall of County Judge R. B. Beatie
and County Commissioner N. Blair
have been busy in that district circu
lating the report that the county court
has been spending a large sum of
money in that section to construct a
fine macadamized roadway tnrough
Canemah, and that the heavy expenses
of this road have been taken from the
county road funds, such action being
discrimination against other districts
in the county in favor of Canemah.
The facts in the case date back to
the time when the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company asked permis
sion of the state railroad commission
to discontinue its line south of the
Southern Pacific crossing in Cane
mah and to tear up its tracks. When
this application was made people of
Canemah formed an organization, en
gaged an attorney, and entered a
strong protest against the abandon
ment of the line. A hearing was held
and the railroad company offered to
construct, entirely at its own expense,
a macadam roadway through the town
of Canemah provided the people of
the community would consent to the
removal of the railway tracks.
Upon this basis consent for the
abandonment of the interurban line
was given, and the street railroad com
pany at once set about work of keep
ing its side of the agreement and
building the road. This work has now
been practically, completed, and Ca
nemah has one of the finest highways
of the state, at no cost to its own road
district, and at no cost whatever to
the county. This stretch of road has
been incorporated in the "Pacific
Highway," and is well spoken of by
automobilists who have gone over it.
The report, therefor, that is being
circulated that the county court has
built the road, is but another of the
recall canards that are being put
forth as eleventh-hour attacks upon
Judge Beatie and Comriiissionr Blair.
It is a sample of methods that have
characterized the recall movement
from the start; and indicates the des
perate straights to which the backers
of the abortive movement have been
reduced.
PAMMFDPIAI MUD
vHHJMLIlulHL bLUD
OFFERED QUARTERS
Offers of quarters in the new build
ing to be constructed by the Mt. Hood
Brewery company have been made
the Oregon City Commercial club,
which is considering moving from its
present rooms in the Masonic build
ing. The brewing company offers to
fit up the upper part of its building
in a way that will be thoroughly satis
factory to the club ; but at present the
offer is merely under consideration.
The second floor of the new Busca
building, on Main street, near Twelfth,
has also been offered the club upon
very favorable terms. This latter
building will afford a large banquet
hall, as well as the usual space for
club rooms and library, and in addi
tion has a superb balcony overlooking
one of the prettiest stretches of the
river. Members of the club have had
this latter offer under consideration
for some time.
Dog Show at Newport
NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. 8 Newport
society went to the dogs today. The
occasion was the opening of the an
nual bench show of the Rhode Island
Kennel Club, which is one of the
prominent fixtures on the Newport
social calendar each summer.
$ NOTICE TO MOOSE S
S Members of the local lodge of $
J Moose are urged to be present at $
$ a special meeting in the lodge
rooms tonight at 8 p. m., to make
arrangements for the funeral of $
$ our departed brother, Carl A. S
Rothe. By order of, 3
'$ C. S. NOBLE,
Director. 3
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS
Hours for using hose are 6 to 8 a. m.,
and 6 to 8 p. m. for residences;' 7
to 9 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. for stores,
as shown by sprinkling permits.
Water will be turned off without
further notice on premises of all
consumers found using hose outside
of these hours and fee of $.50
charged for turning it on.
By order of the board.
E. H. COOPER.
Collector.
Keep Cool!
A nice 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
NEW MAIL RATES
AID MERCHANTS
PARCELS POST CHANGES EX
PECTED TO STIMULATE :
LOCAL TRADING
MAIL ORDER BOOSES NOT HELPED
Increase of Business Between Farmers
and Small City Stores Antici
pated as Soon as
Change ;Made
An amendment to the parcel post
regulations which will raise the
weight limit of parcels of fourth-class
mail matter for delivery within the
first and second zones from 11 .to 20
pounds, will go into effect August 15.
Following this date the limit of weight
of parcels of fourth-class mail for de
livery within the first and second
zones will be increased from 11 to 20
pounds. The rate of postage on par
cels exceeding four ounces in weight
will be 5 cenls for the first pound and
1 cent for each additional two pounds
or fraction thereof when intended for
local delivery, and 5 cents for the first
pound and 1 cent for 'each additional
pound or fraction t'lereaof when in
tended for delivery at other offices
within the first and second zones.
The rate for local delivery will ap
ply to all parcels mailed at a postof-
fice from which a rural route starts, i
for delivery on such route, or mailed
at any point on such route for delivery
at any other point thereon, or at the
office from which the route starts, or
on any rural route starting therefrom,
and on all matter mailed at a city
carrier office, or at any point within
its delivery limits, for delivery by car
riers from that office, or at any of
fice for local delivery.
Postal officials expect that the new
rates will prove of exceptional at
tractiveness to people living in sur
burban and rural communities, and
will bring about a great increase in
local mail business. . I: . is believed
that it will particularly bring an in
crease in shipment of small farm and
dairy produce to local markets, and
that it will also increase the dealings
between small city stores and the
people of (he surrounding country.
Preparations are being made by the
department for employment of a large
number of extra office clerks to
handle the expected business.
In increasing the weights of parcels
that may be sent through the first two
zones, the post office department be
lieves that it has not opened the field
for la rate mail-order bouses to any
great exten, so proprietors and own
ers of small stores are not'expected to
file objections. The change will bene
fit the larger mail-order houses but
litt'e, owing to the fact that they are
mainly situated in the chief ciMes of
the country, and will not be able to
take advantage of the two-zone in-
crease. Merchants in smaller cities,
however, will be enabled to utilize the
rates and so t ill be able to greatly in
crease their trading fie'd.
VENICE WINS AGAIN
Venice 5," Portland 3.
Sacramento 4, San Francisco 2.
Oskland 4, Los Angeles 3.
Coast League Standings
Portland 547
Los Angeles 508..
Sacramento 504
Venice 488
Oakland 488 ,
Sn Francisco .486
DEMOCRATIC LEADER ON
HOUSE FINANCIAL BOARD
COPVUIOHT HARRIS tWMQ. WfH.
Rep. George A. Neeley, of Kansas,
member committee banking and cur
rency; democrat
1
"THE HAND
ARE WELL RECEIVED
An enthusiastic audience of over
150 gathered at the hall at Needy Fri
day evening to hear County Judge R.
B. Beatie and County Commissioner
N. Blair give an account of their
stewardship and was hearty in its ap
plause of the speakers. The hall was
packed to the doors and so great was
the interest in the meeting that the
ms;or part of the audience remained
until nearly eleven o'clock in the
evening to discuss' informally the re
call charges with the two speakers.
Judge Beatie went into details as to
the expenses paid during his term of
office, and by quoting figures for the
past three years showed that his ad
ministration had been both economi
cal and successful. The fact that the
increase in taxation was largely due
to the mandatory increases of state
and school levies was clearly brought
out.
Commissioner Blair took up the
county timber cruise, and explained
the benefits to derived from it,
showing that the increase in taxes for
the first year would more -iian pay
for ifs cost. Several ques'.iors were
asked Mr P air is to details of the
cruise, ana he answered them to the
apparen sat'sfacdon of those prsent.
Saturday evening te members of
th? county court against whom the re
call has been directed will speak at
a big meeting at Canby. At this meet
ing George C. Brownell will also he a
speaker, and will probably show some
interesting history regarding the re
call movement.
WRIGHT ENGAGES COUNSEL
Charles Wri?ht, wo is held for the
grand ljury upon the charge of assault
ing, with- intent to kill, Miss Elsie
Tjtil er, of Oak Grove, has retained B.
N. Hicks as counsel to defen him at
his trial.
HEEDS LAST CALL
Carl Rothe, a well-known member
of the local lodge of Moose, died at
his home, 235 Pearl street, Friday af
ternoon, after an illness of several
weeks. The immediate cause of death
is given as heart failure. The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon, under
the auspices of the local lodge of
which he was a member, and inter
ment will be at Mountain View ceme
tery, where the graveside ritual of the
Loyal Order of Mbose willbe held.
Mr. Rothe, who for many years has
been associated with William True
dell, of the Gambrinus bar, is survived
by his widow and four young children.
He was about 40 years of age.
The classified ad columns tf The
Enterprise satisfy your wants.
THAT PULLED THE STRINGS"
BRITISH PEER WHO HOLDS
DIPLOMATIC PLACE HERE
COPVMOHT HARM EWINQ. WASH.
ffjLl S?Tm?1CZ
British ambassador
li liio IJUILCU .
States
WELU KNOWN
HOTEL
TO BE
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Now the old
Grand Union Hotel appears to be
scheduled for razing and rebuilding
into a twenty-story office structure".
While it is scarcely to be included
among the famous and historic hotels
of New York the Grand Union has
had a notable- career and its closing
will mark the passing of another land
mark. Everyone who has entered New
York by the Grand Central station has
been familiar with the old hotel which
stood jus; across the way. Of late
years it has been presided over by
Mr. Simeon Ford whose reputation as
a humorist and an after-dinner speak
er is second to none in New York.
For every old hotel that ceases to
exist in the metropolis it seams that
a dozen new ones spring up to take
its place. This is the hotel de luxe
age. It is one of unparalleled magnifi
cence as well as perfection in adapta
bility to every, requirement of the
mjodern traveller and tenant. Think
of an expenditure of $200,000 for
kitchen equipment in a single hotel.
Culinary precincts now are like an
immense box of vitrified tile, with
glass walls. In them stands $50,000
refrigerating plant lined with glass
and porcelain. Its shelves are of
German silver. The table ware Is of
Royal Worcester and Minton. y
SI
ADVICE TO HUNTERS
IS GIVEN BY STATE
The state board of fish and game
commissioners have recommended the
following suggestions to be used b7
soortsmen in tha field in order tn nro-
cul a(.vLucuiai ouuuuug uui lu relieve
persons who are injured or lost in
the forests and mountains:
To prevent accidental shooting, ev
ery hunter should wear a red cap,
shirt or sweater, or some other article
of clothing that can easily be identi
fied from game birds and animals,
I especially when hun.ing deer in the
j forests.
Hunters should never shoot at mov
ing brush, leaves or grass with the
expectation of killing game. It is dan
gerous, for the moving object is likely
to be a man. Never shoot at any ob
ject until you are absolutely positive
of identification.
To prepare for an emergency, every
hunter and angler should carry in his
pocket a piece 67 candle and matches
in a water-tight mach safe. ' In case
I of becoming lost or injured, on can
readily start a camp fire.
When a man is lost or injured and
j needs help, a signal by shooting
should be given. This signal will be
tfre firing of a gun once, with an In-
second shoe, then an intermission of
:,.,, J (.7, u It
answer is received, this signal should
be repeated after an intermission of
five minutes.
The person who is lost shou'd, af
ter bearing an answer to his signal,
remain at the place where he gave
the signal until the rescuing party ar-
! rives, otherwise he may take the op
I posite direction and not be found at
all.
ENTIRE COUNTY TO
Meetings at which County Judge R.
B. Beatie and County Commissioner
N. Blair will speak in reply to the re
call charges placed against them will
be held practically nightly from now
on to Saturday, when the election will
be held, and through them the two
officials will have opportunity to ans
wer personally the allegations made
as to their actions. These meetings
will embrace all sections of the coun
ty.Those to be held on the next sev
eral evenings are as follows.
Saturday, August 9, at Canby.
Monday, August 11, at Mulino.
Tuesday, August 12, at Estacada.
Wednesday, August 13, at Sandy.
Thursday,. August 14, at Mi'.waukie.
Virginians to Name Ticket
ROANOKE, Va., Aug 8. An import
ant meeting of the republican state
committee of Virginia will be held
here tomorrow.
For the RECALL ELECTION re
turns that The GRAND Theatre
and The ENTERPRISE will flash
on a screen the night of ELECTION
OCTOPUS
CRABS
DEEP-SEA DIVER
MAN BATTLES WITH MONSTER
OF DEEP AND TELEPHONES
NEWS TO SURFACE
DESPERATE FIGHT SAVES LIFE
Jules Verne Outdone In Story of Act
ual Occurrence Off Water
front of Anacortes, on ' "
Puget Sound
SEATTLE. Wash Anir S firtt
i for 45 minutes against a giant octo-
pus 85 feet below the surface of the
i water, striving desperately to break
i'the relentless grasp of the slimy arms
which held him, and at the same time
talkink over a telephone to his at
tendants in a scow on the face of the
water, telling them of the battle as
it progressed, and finally to escape un
injured was the experience of Walter
McRay, a deep-sea diver, at Alden
Banks, near Aanacortes.
James E. Hill, who was in charge
of the assistants to McRay, reached
Seattle tdHay with the thrilling ac
count. .
During the battle with the devil fish
Hill stood with the telephone receiver
to his ear, listening to the graphic bul
letins as they came to the surface
from the man "on the firing line."
The telephones used by divers al
low the men underneath toalk to the
man on the surface, but the latter
cannot replv-and the only encourage
ment Hill could offer to the diver was
an occasional tug on the signal line.
When examined by rhe crew above,
the octopus was found to have 11
wounds in his body made by McRay's
knife. He measured nine feet in dia
meter.
GIGANTIC EDIFICE
FOR COLLEGE CLUB
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. The archi
tect's plans made public for the new
home of the Yale club In this city
show that it will be the largest club
building in the world. The building
will be twenty-two stories high, but
then nothing ever comes too high for
the sons of Eli. In addition to the
cafe, billiard room , lounging rooms
srri other conveniences of the modern
clubhouse tha structure will contain
nearly 150 bedrooms.
Speaking of big things In Gotham,
here's another in prospect. New
York's new postoffice, which is to be
I one of the most imposing public build
! ings in the metropolis; will have one
I of the world's greatest skylights to
1 protect its vast interior court. Some
i idea of the extent of the skylight is
afforded by the statement that it will
contain ninety tons of glass. The
framework will be of steel and it will
be protected over its entire surface by
a network of wire.
Celebrates Centennial '
COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 8. The
Richland Volunteers of this city, one
of the oldest and most historic mill
tar organizations in the country, cele
brated its 100th anniversary today.
The company has participated in ev
ery war in which the United States
was involved since 1812.
HE IS VERY BUSY MAN
WHILE WAR IS HINTED
COWRISHT HAR8J IWINfe WAM.
Henry Breckinri3ge, new assistant
secretary of war.
WOOLEN MILLS
ARE JNSPECTED
CONDITIONS "GENERALLY SATIS
FACTORY" SAYS MAYOR AF
TER INVESTIGATION
DOORS ONLY TIED WITH BUCKSKIN
Inside Hydrants Not Tested as this
Work Regarded as Field for
State Factory Bureau's
Members
Following the report made Thurs
day by Fire Chief M. H. Long in re
gard to the condition of doors leading
to the fire escapes at the Oregon City
Woolen mills, and touching also upon
the condition of hydrants and hose in
the plant, Mayor L. E. Jones, Council
man Long and Chief or Police Ed
I ouar uescemieo upon me mills jjti
! day. Councilman Long is chairman
of the fire and water committee of the
city council, and was formerly fire
chief here.
The city officials made a thorough
examination of the buildings, accom
panied by representatives of the com
pany. In the main they found things
in reasonably good shape, but had
some criticisms to make, after their
tour, of arrangements for fira protec
tion. Speaking of their trip later in the
day, the mayor and Councilman Long .
said that they believed that condi
tions were as good as could be expect
ed. Thev both hrnneht nut t.hn raiint
that Councilman Metzner, a member
of the fire committee, was employed
as superintendent of the weaving and
spinning rooms, and said that in view
of the fact that he had supervision
over matters, they were surprised to
receive the report on conditions made
by Chief Long.
"We found that the doors leading to
the fire escapes were all open," said
Mayor Jones, "and the passageways
leading to these doors were not block
ed by wool in any such way as to
prevent ready access to these exits.
Near one fire escape, - however, we
found a wool bin, but we do not be
lieve that even when this bin is full
it will hinder employees from reach
ing the escape. The doors leading to
the stairs in the stone tower on the
east side of the building we found
practically open. The inner doors
there are two sets were open, and of
ficials told us that they were always
open during working hours'.
"The outer doors were pulled . to,
T..t . . 1 rri,.
bound by a strap of buckskin about
five-eighths of an inch wide, in the
ends of which were two holes.
Through these holes was a padlock.
One of the foremen threw his weight
against these doors and the padlock
tore itself out of the buckskin, so we
believe that if there was any rush to
get out there would be no danger of
blockade at these points. We were
told that these outer doors, which are
of iron screening, were never locked
during working hours, but were mere
ly held by the buckskin thongs, so
that they could not be opened from
the outside. While the outer doors
opened outward the inner doors, if I
remember rightly, opened inward.
"Offcials of the company admitted
that one of the sets of outside doors
was. .locked Thursday when Chief
Long made his examination. They ex
plained this, however, by saying that
one of the foreman had found it dif
ficult to open, and that the chief had
arrived while this man was away seek
ing another whom he though could fix
the lock. We also found material pn
hand for the construction of another
fire-escape, and were told that the
company was going to put this in
place as soon as thev could obtain
men to do it. We did not test the
hydrants in the building but Council
man Long tested those in the yard,
and found them working satisfactorily.
On the whole we found, when we vis
ited the plant, that condiditions were
what we should ca'l satisfactory."
Councilman Long, who tested the
hydrants, sid he doubted if the city
had the right to test the hydrants
within the building. Such work, he
thought, -belonged to the bureau of
factory inspection.
"I tested all the hydrants in the
yards," said Mr. Long, "and they all
worked. Some of them were pretty
rusty, and they were all covered with
cobwebs, but it needed no more ex
ertion that one man could reasonably
expect to turn even the stiffest of
them on. We did not examine the in
terior hydrants or the hose. On the
whole I was satisfied with the condi
tions we found." - .
Large Shipment of Cattle
NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug. 88. Ar
rangements are being made to handle
the largest shipment of cattle ever
brought , to this and probably to any
American port. The first ship load of
a movement of 93,000 head will dock
here tomorrow from Tampico, Mexico.
Forced by the continuance of tha in
surrections in the southern republic,
the owners are going to this vast ex
pense as the" only means of saving any
portion of their property.