MORNING ENTERPRISE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1913.
NEW LINE MAY
CHANGE PLANS
PARKPLACE WANTS TO GET ON
LINE OF ELECTRIC ROAD
-HAS MEETING
PEOPLE HaP ON RIGHT-OF-WAY
Commijee is Appointed to Make
Terms With Land Owners and
Talk With Company
Over Changes
An eleventh hour change in the right-of-way
of th? uroDosed Oreson City
& Port'anrl Railway line may be mads
in the near figure, which will include
the town of Parknlace, and in that
event the road will cross the Clack
amas river near ts S. P. brides, rath
er than at a noint near the P. R., L.
& P. line, which has been the tilan.
At a big meeting held in Grange
hall at Porkplace -Thursday night,
ssntimsnt in favor of the new road
passing through that little town was
almost unanimous and stens were tak
en to interest Mr. Stephen Carver,
who is building the 'ine. The rail
road was repr3Snte3 bv Hon. H. E.
Cross, raavor of Gladstone, and a com
mittee consisting of J. T. Anperson,
W. H. Smith. L. E. Pope. P. E. Lucas
and Henry Peckover, was appointed to
secure a right-of-way for the new line
through Parkplac?, on condition that
the railroad company run a survey
through their town.
Prepare Franchise.
A franchise to run through the
streets of Gladstone is being prepared
at this time, and if the Parkplace peo
ple are successful in persuading Car
ver to run his line through their town,
it will necessitate quite a change in
the Gladstone franchise. As the right-of-way
is now mapped out the line
will enter Gladstone at the extreme
northern boundary a'.ong Railroad,
running thence along Railroad avenue
and paralleling the S. P. tracks to Ar
lington street.
The line then runs down Arlington
street to Chicago avenue and thence
down Chicago avenue to the Clack
amas river, crossing the river at some
point over the 'island' recently deedei
the city. If the Parkplace people are
successful the line will follow the
county road at the terminus of Rail
road avenue and cross the river at
somp lower point, probably between
the county bridge and the S. P. bridge,
thus feeding the territory of Parkplace
in addition to eastern Gladstone.
Right-of-way Secured. ...
Almost the entire right-of-way be
tween Milwaukie and the Clackama3
river has been secured, and work of
construction is acutally under way,
over a half mile of the grade having
been completed in the vicinity of
Webster Acres beyond Clackamas,
tnrough which the line will run. The
right-of-way deeds and the options
therefore call for an actual completion
of the line and the operation of the
cars within eighteen months, so work
is being rushed with all possible
haste.
Benefits Country.
The line will be of great benefi
to the Gladstone paople and also the
Parkplace people, as well as the large
number of residents who live in the
rich Clackamas Heights country abova
fampiace, who at present are forced
to walk quite a distance to the cars
It is said the builders of the line will
put in a first-class road in every par
ticular, and the presumption is thai
it will be an el3ctnc route, as the
right-of-way deeds except steam opera
tion. The Gladstone council will take
up Ihe proposed franchise at an early
aate.
inn -arKpiace meeting was pre
sided over by Mr. E. L. Pope as chair
man, ana Professor Jolly as secretary.
uvery sixty persons attended the
meeting and all were enthusiastic and
anxious to bring pressure to bear up
on me Dacicers 01 me new line.
BITE KILLS GIRL
NEW YORK, Aug. 29. A few days
ago a girl of twelve years died at one
of the hospitals of this city under cir-
. cumstances which make her cause of
considerable interest to science. About
iwo montns ago tne little girl was
bitten in the thumb by her pet do;
while playing with the animal. Th
laujiiy uocior was caueo, ana, as a
matter of precaution, thoroughly cau
terized the trivial wound. He examin
ed the dog but the animal semed per
tectiy neaitny and normal and the doc
tor did not fear for a moment that
the injury would lead to serious con
sequences.
But the mother of the girl had
heard a great deal about hydrophobia
and her neighbors told her so many
stories about "mad dogs, that she be
came filled with the fear that the dog
which had bitten her daughter wa3
mad and her child would become a vic
tim of the dreaded rabies. '
Attacked by Hysteria.
To pacify the . mother, her doctor
called in- a veterinary who examined
the pet dog and asserted that the an
imal was perfectly healthy and show
ed absolutely no sign of the rabies.
Under the strain of the suggestive
fear the mother became hysterical
and by her suggestion her child also
. becan3 possessed with the hysterical
fear of hydrophobia.
,- The family doctor called in other
doctors, but their efforts to relieve
" the hysterical condition of mother and
daughter- proved ineffective. Finally
the girl began to manifest . simulated
symptoms of hydrophobia and aft?r
; considerable suffering she died. The
physicians slill adhere to the belief
that the girl did not have hydropho
bia, but died of hysteria, superinduecd
. by the excessive fear suggested by the
hysterical mother of the child.
MILWAUKIE, Wis., Aug. 29. Thn
Most Rev. Sebastian G. Messmer, head
of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of
Milwaukie, reached his sixty-sixth
birthday anniversary today. Next De
cember his Grace will celebrate the
tenth anniversary of his appointment
as archbishop.
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MAGIC OF HOUDI!!
He Scared the Algerians and
Conquered the Nation.
A LITTLE BLACK BOX DID IT.
By the Aid of a Magnet and a Current
of Electricity He Struck Terror to
the Hearts of the Arabs and Took All
the Desire For Fight Out of Them.
"These are great times," exulted the
Electrician o his friend the Old Fogy.
"With machine guns and other instru
ments of war we certainly are going
some in the fighting game."
"Yes," agreed the Old Fogy as he ad
justed his glasses, "but do you know
that before such things were dreamed
of an entire nation was conquered with
a magnet and a little blaclf box?"
And the Electrician confessed, "No!"
"You have heard, no doubt." the Old
Fogy rambled on, "of the marvelous
inventions of Robert Houdiu, the great
French conjurer, a man who did great
things with electricity when Alexander
Graham Bell was an infant.
'Houdiu applied electricity to many
of his magical experiments and de
lighted the Parisian public for years in
his little theater. . When he retired
he was the most favored performer of
his day and had bowed to the plaudits
of royalty."
'Heard ail about that," snapped the
Electrician. "What about the black 1
box?"
"Coming to that, boy; coming to that.
Houdin retired to his family estate on
the left banks of the River Loire near
St. Gervaise, hoping to end his days
in pence. But after a year or so there
came to hiin through a military friend
a request from the French government
that he go to Algiers.
"In his memoirs, translated into Eng
lish some year before his death, he
says that the Marabouts of that coun
try, a sort of medicine men and won
der working priests, controlled the
masses and incited them to intermit-
ten revolts against the French by their
tricks. These tricks, he assures us.4
were of the simplest and most prim
itive type.
"It was'tbd hope of the French gov
ernment that Houdin by his mysteries
could demonstrate that the white con
queror's magic was superior. And
Houdin did it"
"With the little black box and the
magnet?"
"Yes. His recital of his perform
ance in Algiers is exceedingly interest
ing. Some of the most distinguished
natives were there. Houdin showed
them all sorts of things; allowed him
self to be shot at and caught the bullet
unharmed and many other such feats.
. "But his piece de resistance undoubt
edly was his box. He called for a
strong man to come on the stage, and
a giant responded. Houdin toyed with
him for a moment, bantered with him
about his strength and asked him if he
could lift his little black box. Dis
dainfully the Arab lifted it and smiled.
"But Houdin warned him: 'Wait.
But a moment, and you shall be as a
little child!' He placed the box on the
stage over the magnet and dared his
huge guest to raise it The Arab tried
with one finger; grasped it with his
great muscular hand; tugged at it with
all the strength of his massive arms,
bracing his legs like two huge bronze
columns, so Houdin says, to no avail.
Try as he would.-this son of the des
ert could not stir that little box from
its place.
"For a breathing spell he released
his grip for a moment, then went at it
again as Houdin gave a signal to have
the current turned off. And while the
awe stricken audience panted in amaze
ment he suddenly writhed in acutest
agony and sank groveling to' the stage.
The current coursing through him had
galvanized him into misery. ,. -
"Then Houdin gave a signal, the cur
rent from the electro magnet beneath
the stage was turned off. and the Arab
fell back groaning. He lifted himself
to his feet and, hiding his face in his
cloak," crept away to blush unseen.
The little black box had conquered."
"And?" inquired the Electrician.
"And." replied the Old Fogy, "Hou
din was triumphant. The country had
seen him shot at by a man who said
he wished to kill; had seen him rob a
giant of his strength.. No Marabout
had ever done that No Marabout with
primitive tricks could convince them
that any revolt of theirs could prevail
against the white man and his magic
his electricity. The conqueror's con
quest was complete." Popular. Elec
tricity. Thought He Was on the Phone.
"Then, Minnie, you are going to get
another physician instead of the old
health inspector?"
"Yes; he is too absentminded. Re
cently as be examined me with the
stethoscope he suddenly called out.
'Hello! Who is it?' "-Fliegende Blat
ter. -
Not Lost.
Mother Oh, Willie,, you naughty boy.
you have been fighting again and lost
two of your teeth! Willie No, I ain't
mother; they are in my pocket. Lon
don Answers. - '
She Might Be Right.
In the opinion of the average wife
her husband ought to do more of his
economizing away ' from home. Chi
cago Record-Herald.
The grand essentials of life are some
thing to do, something to love and
something to hope for. Thomas Chal
mers. '
"You talk about men!" exclaimed tue
suffragette. "What has man ever done
foi woman
"He Invented the ballot box." came
timidly from the rear of the hall.
Where a man can live he can also
live well, but he may not" have to live
In a palace Marcus Aurellus.
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HIGH PRICED HONOR
It Costs to Represent Uncle Sam
at a Foreign Court.
HEDGED ABOUT BY DIGNITY.
Trials and Tribulations That Beset
New Ambassador Ceremonies- In
Which He Must Participate and For
Which He Must Give Lavish Tips.
- An unofficial American can live more
economically abroad than at home
that is a fact- Food is cheaper. Serv
ants work for less money. " This being
so, why is it not possible for an un
pretentious Yankee diplomat to live in
Europe , for th- same money as in
America? 1 put the question to a for
mer ambassador who has lived in Lon
don, Paris and Romp.
"They tell me one can go to the mar
ket and buy u part of a chicken a
wing or a drumstick. Think of it!
Food must be cheap there."
"But the ambassador cannot sally
forth with a market basket on his
arm." said the retired diplomat
That sums up the difficulty. An am
bassador cannot do anything for biin
self. So he is a shining mark for ev
erybody. There is nobody so helpless
in America, except the poor taxpayer.
Let us look into it
International law, which is as full of
fine spun distinctions as common law
or domestic law, regards an ambas
sador as the direct personal representa
tive of the ruler of his country and
ordains that he be treated in a manner
befitting such a very important per
son. This accounts for the ceremony
attending the ambassador's presenta
tion of the president's letter of cre
dence to the sovereign. In detail the
function varies in different countries,
but the continental custom is in gen
eral as follows: '
At the day and hour fixed by the
king, emperor or president a court
functionary of high degree in gorgeous
uniform appears at the abode of the
new American ambassador. He is ac
companied by numerous other person
ages, somewhat lower in rank, but
uniformed in equally bright .colors. He
is provided with three court carriages,
together .with attendants and outriders.
He is in command of a mounted escort
and. last but not least of a white
plumed band, accoutered with instru
ments of glittering brass.
The American ambassador, probably
flustered by the ceremony, is con
ducted to the first of the carriages,
which is drawn by eight horses. He is
politely waved to the back seat while
his personal escort instead of sitting
by bis side, takes the seat facing him.
The Yankee diplomat wears a frock
coat Prince Albert he calls it--and a
silk hat and his gloves, dictated by
his wife, are of gray suede.
Across from him sits the chief func
tionary, attired with a brilliance sel
dom seen outside of comic opera.
In solemn stately procession the car
riages and outriders, preceded by the
mounted troop, with the resonant band
in the van, take up the march to the
palace. On both sides of the thorough
fare is a curious, gaping crowd. At
that the many corps de garde soldiers
come out and present arms, and when
the American ambassador, a plain
man. perhaps, arrives at the palace
there is an elaborate presentation of
arms and a hen ting of drums that com
pletely take the gimp out of him.
Unexpectedly simple Is the sov
ereign's reception of the new diplomat,
but after it is over the American must
again endure the ceremonious proces
sional back to his domicile. Thon
comes the shock.
The first secretary explains that tbe
sun must not set before the pourboire
Is distributed This, the ambas-ador
learns, is French for tip. He also
learns that the transportation to and
from the palace has a purse string to
it. The keeper of the royal stables
must be tipped. ,
"It Is an inviolable custom," Insists
the first secretary.
"How much?" asks the fledgling dip
lomat. -
"For an ambassador." says the first
secretary, "the rule is $200."
There Is probably an explosion, but
in tbe end tbe ambassador pays
A London editor, who was born in
America and received his newspaper
training on this side of tbe water, once
said:
"You can safely give a present if
not a gratuity, to any official below
the sovereign on the continent."
"How about England?" I asked.
"Tbe present should be more expen
sive, the. gratuity larger." Henry
Beach Needbam In Saturday Evening
Post
Paint Saves Money.
Why not use a little paint occasion
ally? It prolongs the life of the build
ings, adds value to the price of the
farm and helps to make a "home beau
tiful " Buildings last 25 to 50 per cent
longer if painted. That means that a
building which would last fifty to seventy-five
years unpainted would last
75 to 125 years' if painted. It is the
same with fences and farm Imple
ments, it is easy to see that paint
saves money. Kansas Farmer.
.. New Road McteriM.
With a view of obtaining a road sur
face which will give a better resistance
to automobile traffic, experiments are
being made again in France with a
roadbed material consisting of an inti
mate mixture of "iron straw, or iron
in the shape of a wiry or fibrous mass,
such as is commonly used for cleaning
and scraping purposes in this country,
tosrether with cement mortar and sand.
Such material is called "ferro-cement.
and it. appears that tests as to its fit
ness for road surfaces are giving good
results. But'the iron is not the -usual
kind found In commerce, being prepar
ed specially for the purpose By suita
ble machines of appropriate design. It
Is claimed that the resulting material
will not be - an overexpensive on.
Scientific American.
Apprehensive.
"Can we get the public's money with
this proposition?"
' "Like taking candy from a baby."
"1 don't like that simile. A baby
0ftenput8 up a very unpleasant howl."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
John Lind's Mission In Mexico.
Watched by American People
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Copyright Dy Zimmerman.
TAKING with him the entire confidence of President Wilson and Secre
tary of State Bryan, ex-Governor John Lind of Minnesota reached
Mexico as the personal representative of the president to carry out his
part in settling, if possible, the Mexican difficulties. Mr. Lind was never
a diplomat, but he is a keen lawyer, and for years he has been a close friend
of Mr. Bryan. The secretary knew just what kind of a representative was
being sent to Mexico. Both Mr. Lind and Mr. Bryan served in congress to
gether. Tall, rugged, spare in build. Mr. Lind is a fighter, but a wise one.
Personally he Is a man after President Wilson's most favored type. The
American people waited anxiously for the outcome of Mr. Llnd's efforts.
Couldn't Help Himso.T.
She Mr. Brown does not pay his
wife much attention. He No; the
only time I ever knew of his going out
with her was once when the gas. ex
ploded. Pick Me Up.
Between Friends.
Nan Did you notice how dreadfully
that piano needed tuning? Fan Why,
no. dear; I thought it harmonized per
fectly with your voice. Chicago Trib
nne. Easy Prey.
"I'd like to see the woman who
could make a fool of me."
"Very well. Just glance at the next
good looking one you meet" Chicago
Record-Herald.
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Enfyloyinent Agent You come from
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have learned to do nothing else. Well,
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Convicts Work on Roads.
In Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Min
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Wyoming and several other of the
northern states experiments have been
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and almost without exception satisfac
tory results have followed. The men
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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
Headquarters for
Loose Leaf Systems
DAUBERT'S REACH
AIDS TEAMMATES
In Jake Daubert the Brooklyn team
has the greatest little animated tele
scope in baseball today.
Six feet one inch Va height, the first
sacker in the Dodgers' possession can
and does snag many a wild toss and
still manages to keep his foot on the
bag, to the general discomfiture of tlw
batsman trying to get on the initial
corner. It takes a mighty wild heave
to draw Daubert from the bag. -
It is figured that Jake can get a
throw nine feet from the bag when the
ball comes to the right, stretching his
full length and still hooking the sta
tion with his toe.
Having to reach across his body with
his gloved hand when a ball is thrown
to the left side of the bag, he naturally
loses some distance in nailing these
heaves, but he can get those that come
within eight feet and two or three
inches. Of course if worse comes to
the worst the Dodger shoves out his
left hand and, although bare, takes a
throw with it, in this way getting the
benefit of a nine foot reach.
When reaching into the diamond for
a low heave Daubert has another tele
scope stunt to do. Of course he does
not have to stretch quite as far to get
a low one, for he can judge his ball
and take it on the bound if there is
time to wait for it
Going after a high one is one of the
best stunts that Daubert pulls. Natu
rally when the ball is thrown a mile or
two over his roof he cannot keep his
foot on the bag and get it, but he goes
up like an aviator after an altitude rec
ord,, and the ball has to be ten feet
above the ground to get by him safely.
Some Brooklyn admirers of the great
first baseman think that he goes a lot
higher than this, but a two foot leap
straight up with the body extended is
some hop when it is remembered that
the athlete has to take it from a stand
ing start and has not time to prepare
for the spring.
BASEBALL IN SMALL METER
No, the first name of Pitcher Gregg
of the Clevelands isn't Vean. It isSyl-reanus-Vean
for short.
Young Joe Roeliling not only leads
the American league pitchers in games
won. but also heads tbe team in bat
ting with a mark of 333.
Pitcher Rube Evans, who has just
been recalled by the Naps from the
New Orleans club, has been the prop
erty of the Clevelanders for three
years.
Johnny Lavan. the former Michigan
shortstop, looks the best fielding can
didate for Bobby Wallace's old position
that the St Louis Browns have had in
some time
Joe Bell,, captain and star outfielder
of the University of Michigan team,
who has signed with tbe St Louis
Browns, bit .425 In the college games
of the season.
' Pleasant.
"Tommy,' said the young man to his
prospective brother-in-law aged five,
"will you be sorry when I marry your
sister?"
"Yes," answered the little fellow;
"I'll be sorry for you."
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Sisters of Mercy of St Agnes
Baby Home, Parkplace, wish to thank
all their kind friends in Oregon City
and surrounding country for their very -charitable-
act in giving them assist-.
ance towards procuring for the home
a donation of $50.00 which was sent
to them from the office of 'The En
terprise." . .
They are also pleased to thank the
Ladies of St John's Parish , for the
donation of bread that was sent Iheni
during the past weslt.
Tha c'lildreh under their care are
often reminded of the thoughtfulness
of the truly charitable who never for
get their duty to the little orphans.
Let us hope that the prayers of these
innocent children will bring down un
told belssings on their benefactors.
Livestock, Meats.
- BEEF (LJye weight) steers 7 and
8c; cows 6 and 7c,- bulls 4 to ?c.
MUTTON Sheep 5 to (iH. Iambs
6 to 6ViC "
Poultry (buying) Hens 11 to 12c;
stags slow at 10c; old roosters 8c;
broilers 20 to 21c.
WEINIES loc lb; sauage, 15c lb.
PORK 914 and 10c.
VEAL alves 12c t0 loc dressed,
according to grade.
f . Fruits.
APPLES 50c and ?1.
DRIED FRUITS (buying) Prunes
on basis 4 for 35 to 40c.
ONIONS $1.00 per saok.
POTATOES Nothing d0ing.
BUTTER (buying) Ordinary
country butter 23 to 25c.
EGGS Oregon ranch, case count
26c: Oregon ranch candled 27c.
Prevailing Oregon City prices are
as follows: '
. HIDES '(buying). Green saled, 9c
MOHAIR 28c, 'V
CORN Whole c0rn,. $32. 1
to 10c; sheep pelts 75c to $1.50 each.
WOOL 15 to 16c. ,
FEED (Selling) Shorts $28; barn
$26; process barley, $30.50 o $31.o0
per ton.
FLOUR $4.50 to $5. '
HAT (buying) Clover at $8 and
dairy feed $1.30 per hundred pounds.
OATS (buying) $28; wheat 93c;
oil meal selling $38; Shay Brook
$9; Gat kay best $11 and $12; mixed
$9 to $11; Idaho and. Eastern Oregon
timothy selling $20.50 to $23; vallev
timothy, $12 to $15.
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