THE WEATHER
OREGON CITY Unsettled and S
threatening weather; westerly S
8 winds. . $
8 Oregon Unsettled and threaten- 8
J ening weather, with thunder $
$ showers and cooler east portion;
S westerly winds. G
$ CLACKAMAS COUNTY
FAIR
CAN BY, OR.
8EPT. 24, 25, 26, 27.
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866
VOL. VI. No. 35.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1913.
Per Week, Ten Cents.
HALF A BLOCK
IS FIRE-SWEPT
OFFICIALS MEET
FOES AT MULINO
IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO?
GETS DIVORCE;
GREEN ACREITES
FACE HARD WAR
at pur
BALKS
EARLY MORNING BLAZE RUINS
$10,000 WORTH OF DOWN
TOWN PROPERTY
MANY FOLK HAVE NARROW ESCAPES
City Health Officer's Horse Burned to
Death Flaming Embers Carried
Across River by Draught
From Flames
Fire early Monday morning destroy
ed all but two of the buildings on the
west side of the block bounded by
Main, Fourth and Fifth streets and
Railroad avenue. The entire half
block is owned by James ML Tracy, of
Gladstone, and was only partially cov
ered by insurance. The loss is be
tween $8,000 and $10,000.
Fire broke out at 3:15 o'oclock in
Kruger's restaurant. The place is
kept open until about midnight, and
a fire was left burning in the kitchen
range. It is supposed that the door
to the range was either lsft open or
became unfastened and that the fire
escaped from the range, communicat
ing to the wood work in the kitchen.
J. J. Tobin, proprietor of the Electric
hotel, was the first to give the alarm,
and a general alarm was at once turn
ed in. The fire department quickly
responded and soon had eight lines of
hose on the blaze, but the buildings
were all wooden and in an incredibly
brief time the whole Main street side
of the half block was a roaring fur
nace. Fortunately there was no wind and
the firemen kept the flames from
spreading to adjacent property. Wil
liam H. Howell, superintendent of the
city water works, was early on the job
and maintained a heavy pressure of
water during the fire, which at times
threatened the Charman property to
the west and the Hawley mills. The
firemen bravely bore the fierce heat
and entered the stable of V. J. Wil
son, occupying the southwest corner
of the block, and cut the halters of
the horses. Only one horse was
burned.
The lives of lodgers in several of
the buildings were in danger, but no
lives were lost. On man had to be
carried from the burning building. The
building occupied by J. Woodward as
a cigar store was burned, and" no in
surance was carried on the stock. The
building formerly occupied by the
Log Cabin saloon and a dwelling east
of Kruger's restaurant were vacant
and were burned to the ground, the
entire west half of the block, with the,
exception of two dwellings' on the
southeast corner being razed.
The fire department had the blaze
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Moving Pictures
OPENING PLAY
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GRAND OPENING
COUNTY COURT LEADERS GET
BEST OF DEBATE AT WELL
ATTENDED GATHERING
SCHEUBEL TARGET OF SPEAKERS
Judge Beatie Keeps Audience in Good
Humor and Persuades Precinct
Leader to Make Many
Admissions
"Recallsrs" and those at whom the
recall is levelled met at Mulino Mon
day evening, when County Judge R.
B. Beatie, County Commissioner Nick
Blair and others addressed the voters
of that precinct upon the charges pre
ferred against the officials of the
county. About a hundred were pres
ent, about half af the audience being
women.
C. T. Howard, chariman of the meet
ing, opened the program by calling the
attention of those present to the fact
that the forthcoming recall election
was no ordinary affair, where candi
dates ran against each' other for of
fice, and where the loser would take
his medicine in good part. It was in
stead, he said, the effort on the part
of a few to ruin the reputation of
men whose integrity in office bad nev
er before been questioned, and he ad
vised all present to think long and
carefully before voting.
Judge Beatie waa the first speaker
of the evening, and after reviewing
his official acts, turned his batteries
upon Robert Schuebel, who was
among those present. The judge ac
cused Schubel of wrtiing the list of
committeemen named by Anderson,
the recall candidate. Schuebel said
he didn't wrtis it, but admitted that
he copied it, and this brought down
the house. The judge then took up
the matter of bridge contracts, which
it has been alleged were improperly
let, and remarked that every time
bids had been sought Ed Olds, the
leader in the recall movement had
been the highest bidder. The audi
ence seemed to be with the country
court, and greeted many of the thrusts
the speaker made at the recallers with
bursts of applause and laughter. Scheu
be!, later in trying to justify his re
port upon the charges against the
court, said he got his information
about many of the points from Judge
Beatie himself, and from County Clerk
Mulvey, and endeavored to explain
how it was that he had erred in de
tails. Commissioner Blair went into the
matterof tbe county cruise of timber,
bringing out of the saving it would
bring the county through an increase
in assessed valuations; and then he,
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No Waits
QUARANTINE RULES
BROKEN; MAN HELD
City Health Off. .1 Norris ordered
the arrest of Tony Rinkes Monday
morning for breaking Quarantine rules
and had the offender locked in the city
jail for further orders. A case of
scarletina was -discovered in the
Rinkes home Saturday morning, and
after investigating it Dr. Norris
placed the house under quarantine,
and tacked up two notices.
In spite of these Rinkes came home
from work Saturday night at six
o'clock, entered his house, packed up
a bundle of clothes, and departed for
lodgings elsewhere. Dr. Norris and
the police sought eagerly for him all
day Sunday, but could not locate him
until Monday morning, when h9 was
ordered arres
The action i3 tal'' i so as to dis
courage the breaking- of quarantine
rules a practice that has become al
together too common to. suit the
health officials in recent epidenmics.
No further typhoid cases have been
reported.
Gen. Bixby Retires
WASHINGTON, D C. Aug 11. At
his own request. Brig. Gen. Wi'liam
H. Bixby, chi?f of engineers of the
United States Army, re ired from that
office tcday in favor of Col. William
T. Rosstll, the senior colonel of the
engineer cores. In the ordinary
course Gen. Bixby would not have
been retire! for are until December,
two months af'or the date uon which
Col. Rossell reaches the age of statu
tory,, retirement. In retiring volunfar
ily at the present time Gen. Bixby en
ables his brother officer to receive
the promotion to the highest office in
the engineer corps before his transfer
to the retired list.
SURVIVORS OF
The sad fate of Captain Scott of
the people of all nations and will
and feltjunbounded admiration for
as death was creeping over him in
seae:
"Had lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood enduranc
which would have stirred the hearts of all Englishmen. These rough no
tale."
A fitting tribute was paid to Cap tain Scott and his survivors wlien all
fated Scott South Pole Expedition we re invited by King George to Bucking
nearly a whole afternoon conversing with the crew and displaying great in
the party were retold. -
This picture shows the crew leaving Buckingham Palace. , .
The Manufacturer
Who Helps You
-
Mutual is the interest of the re-"
tailer and manufacturer.
The both live through service
te better the service the more
tey prosper. ..
Services consists not only.in hav
ing what ths people want, but in
letting them know you have it.
Consumers are newspaper read
ers. Every reader of today's EN
TERPRISE is a possible custom
er. Tl-ey may want the very thing
yen have but. if they don't know
you have it the want is unsatis
fied. The short cut from .'he factory
to consumer is through consistent,
Jpfintte newspaper advertising in
which t'a name of a reputable
manufacturer and a reputable re
tailer is linked. Such a advertis
ing reaches the people at once.
It reaches them at the psycho
lpical moment when tby want
the goods.
It sl's t'if goods, profiting man
ufacturer, retailer and consumer.
Mrch'nts nd manufacturers in
terestel in local advertising for
nationally distributed articles are
invited to write to the Bureau of
Advertising, American Newspaper
Publishers Association, World
Building, New York.
AUTO TRIP ENJOYED
A party of fifteen traveled by auto
to Bolton Sunday from Portland, and
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Christensen. They enjoyed a picnic
at Magone's park in the afternoon;
Among those in the party were Mtrs.
Christense, sons Carl, wife and baby
and August; as well as the Brooker
family.
SCOTT ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
Tue Scott Expedition to the South
live as long as history. We all sympathi
tn e loyality of his companions to whom
his tent, where his frozen body was fo
.
ILE8 STILL SAFE
News ha? been received from Sheriff
E. T. Mas3, who weut to Dallas, Tex.,
with extradition papers for "BJackie"
lies, ai'eged ring-leader of the strik
ers in the Oswego, riots, that final
hearing in the lies habeas corpus case
has been postponed until Saturday,
August 16. lies is wanted here as a
fugitive from justice, having jumped
iis bail after being arrested as one of
tnose conotrnid in the rioting, in
which Fred Ream, of Willamette, was
shot and crippled by J. C. Ainsberry,
an ex-convict employed by the Home
Telephone company as a strike-breaker.
.
. Deputy Sheriff Ed. Reckner, who
went East with Sheriff Mass, will not
wait until the end of the hearing, but
started back for Oregon City Monday
evening.
The sheriff, in private wires says
that it is ever'.asangly hot in Texas,
that the thermometer is daily threat
ening to blow the mercury out through
the top of .'he column, and that he is
mad clean through because he. cannot
get back in time to vote at the recall
election.
OK LA HO MANS LOOK WEST
TO OREGON FOR COMFORT
An Oklahoman who doesn't - like
weather that sends th3 mercury up to
the 112-degree sign, has written Sec
retary Freytag, of the Commercial
j club a letter which reads in part, as
ioiiows:
. "Weather very Uot and dry. Regis
ters 100 to 112 every day. Corn and
hay burned up, fair cron of wheat in
this part of the state. We are selling
and trading out to make our home in
Oregon soon."
RECEIVED BY KING
Pole is still fresh in the memory of
ized with him and his countrymen
uis last message was devoted when
und, he scrawled this thrilling mes-
e and courage of my companions
tes on our dead bodies must tell the
of the surviving members of the ill
ham Palace, where - the King spent
terest whe some of the experiences of
BLIND BEGGAR, WELL TO DO, OB
JECTS TO TERMS USED
BY HELPMATE
TESTIMONY HEARD BY REFEREE
Woman Who Took $30 and Then Ad
vised Husband to Keep Out of
Seattle, is Now Rid of
Family Woes
Married January 27, of this year,
Edward Joseph Emery Thompson
found wedded bliss not 11 that it was
supposed to be, and aftc having his
wife refer to him nn inrM 1 a
damn little pup," concluded that he
wamea no more or such hov.e life,
with the result that on August i about
seven months after his wedduig, he
obtained a decree of divnmo
Judge J. U. Campbell. Thompson is
a. D.ina man, ana is well knowi on
Portland streets as a mendicant,
where he is ofen seen nln
guitar and appealing to the sym-
paims oi passers-Dy. it is said that
he owns a number of houses, and has
investments as well that bring him in
a tidy sum.
He applied for divorce through the
office of Brownell & Stone,' Oregon
City attorneys, and being of a some-
wnai sarin King disposition, sought to
have his case heard by referee, so as
to get no undue publicity. Judge Camp
bell appointed C. C. Runyon to hear
testimony in the pleadings, and upon
bis findings awarded the divorce.
Thompson testified that he was mar
ried in San Francisco, and that four
days after his wedding his troubles
commenced. From February 1 to
May 3. ha told the referee his wife be
haved towards him in a cruel and in
human manner, exhibiting ill temper
and constantly finding fault with him,
making light of his blindness, and ne
gelecting and refusing to walk with
him or to assist him, making it impos
sible for him to get about and tran
sact such little business as his owner
ship of houses and his investments re
Quired him to do. On April 19 she ap
plied the term mentioned about to
him, and soon after that left him and
went to Everett, Washington.
From Everett he received a letter
from her, addressed to him at his res
idence, 1581 East Glisan street in
which she acknowledged receipt of $30
that he had sent her, and added that
she did not want him to ever write to
her again. She said she didn't want
to hear any more from him, did not
want to live with him, and urged -him
not to come to Seattle or Everett af
ter her, as "it was ho place for a blind
man."
Thompson figured that was about
all a blind man ought to stand, and so
asked for his freedom.. The case was
uncontested, and the decree is not in
terlocutory. M1LWAUKIE MEET
DATE IS CHANGED
Members of the county court will
address voters at Mjilwaukie upon the
recall charges Friday evening of this
week, instead of Thursday, as former
ly announced. It was found impossi
ble to obtain the hall Thursday even
ing, others having the refusal of it
for that date. County Judge R. B.
Beatie and County Commissioner N.
Blair, against whom the recall is
aimed, will be the chief speakers.
Whil tne county court members
are at Milwaukie Friday evening, Ed.
Olds, leader of the recall movement,
and the Rev. Dr. Spiess, of Clackamas,
will attempt to hold a 'street meeting
at Seventh and Main streets, in Ore
gon City. Olds asked for the permit,
and was told that as Oregon City had
invited I. W. W. orators to speak here,
there would probably "be no objection
to a recall meeting. It was said at re
call headquarters that if the weather
was inclement Friday, an effort might
be made to hold the meeting in some
hall.
ENGRAVERS MERRY
AT
Members of the Photo Engravers
union of Portland held a picnic at Ca
nemah Park Sunday. A special train
of five cars were chartered and crowd
ed to its capacity. After arriving at
the park an American flag was raised
by Miss Neola Otto, of Portland, a
daughter of W. F. Otto.
The address of welcome was given
by Louis F. Otto, after which Commis
soiner W. H. Daly made some interest
ing remarks, followed by a short talk
by W. H. Chatten. The day was spent
in different outdoor games, races
were run and a wrestling mach held
between Carl Freelinger and Leonard
T-asley, which was won by the former.
Dancing following the races, after
which an auction sale was held. At
a late hour the party returned home
after an enjoyable day.
OREGONIANS GET PRIZE
Wrtiing from Kirksvil'e, - Mo., Dr.
VanBrakle writes that the national
gathering of osteopaths is most suc
cessful, and that the Oregon delegation-
won second prize for the most
unique display in the annual parade.
Dr. VanBrakle went to the convention
as a delegate from this state.
Montana Labor Federation
ROUNDUP, Mont.. Aug. 11. With
delegates present from all ths labor
organizations of the state, the annual
convention of the Wlontana Federation
of labor was opened here today.
'FREE THOUGHT" COLONY IS
IN DANGER OF NEW KIND
OF ORIENTAL ONRUSH
"PAGAN TEMPLE" PLAN PROPOSED
Founder of Liberal Sect is III in Sani
tarium and. Has no Knowledge
of Peril Hanging Over
Grove
ELIOT, Me., Aug. 11. This was the
day of the annual meeting and elec
tion of trustees of Green Acre Fellow
ship, the big colony here on the banks
of the Pistaqua, known throughout a
large part of the world as one of the
most uniue religious organizations and
exponents of "free thought:" The re
sult of the election is awaited with
feverish interest by the colonists and
others interested in the movement,
among whom are many well known
persons of Boston and New York.-
The election follows a spirited cam
paign between two rival factions.
Arrayed on one side are the followers
of the Oriental prophet, Abdul-Baha-Abbas,
who are known as Bahaists.
In opposition are the original Green
Acreites who became pilgrims to this
now famous ground to give expression
to their ideals of universal brother
hood and free religious thought in its
broadest aspect.
The Bahaists want a "Pagan Tem
ple" erected as their shrine. They
jiave selected for the site of this edi
fice a beautiful pine grove where the
Green Acreites for years have held
their outdoor meetings.
Ever since the visit of Abdul-Baha-Abbas
last year, the Bahaists have
been proselyting among the. pilgrims
of Green Acre. They have built up a
rival organization which is now strong
enough, they believe, to consummate
their plans for control. They want
the temple erected in time for the
next visit of the great prophet Abdul
Baha. The funds for the temple are
available through a legacy of $12,000
left to the Green Acreites by Mrs.
Helen Cole, of New York, and to be
devoted to the upbuilding of -the col
ony. Its terms are broad enough to .
be applied by the trustees for the pur
pose of the erection of the temple. It
is planned by the Bahaists to place
busts of Mahomet, Confucius', . Zoro
aster, Budda, Christ, Comte and others
about its interior. Statements of
these great teachers are. to be incrib
ed on the walls of the auditorium.
In the meantime the aged founder
of Green Acre, Miss Sarah J. Farmer,
is unappraised of the facts of the in
ternal struggle among the colonists.
She is a patient in a sanitarium at
Portsmouth, while her affairs are be
ing conducted by two guardians. Her
intimate friends declare she would be
greatly opposed to the Bahaists' activ
ities. The same persons express the
belief that the Bahaists are taking ad
vantage of Miss Farmer's illness to
promote their campaign and acquire
the trusteeship of Green Acre.
Green Acre has aften been criticised
by the orthodox denominations for its
toleration and the liberal views held
and expressed within its precincts. It
has been the Mecca of tens of thous
ands who have come here to enjoy the
wide range of thought expressed at its
open shrine in the famous pine grove.
And in spite of the attacks of its
critics the colony has grown and pros
pered. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 11. The re
port of the Frawley legis'ative com
mittee, charging Governor Sulzed with
having diverted campaign contribu
tions to his own private use, was
adopted by the legislature early to
night and a resolution to impesch him
for "wilful and corrupt conduct in of
fice and for high crimes and misde
meanors" was offered in the assembly
by Majority Leader Levy.
NEW PETITION OUT
A petition is being circulated
throughout the city, asking members
of the city council not to purchase the
Jones rock-crusher. Those who are
handling the document are not appear
ing with any great openess, but are
seeking out property owners at odd
intervals in the evening. A further
report on the proposed purchase of
the rock-crusher will be made Wednes
day morning, when the city council
meets in special session.
STRONG BOY
Wanted to work in stock
BANNON & CO.
Keep Cool!
A nice shady place, where
you can gst 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 -
SULZER FACING
IMPEACHMENT
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