THE WEATHER
OREGON CITY Occasional
rain; westerly winds. - , - . .
Oregon and Washington Occa
? sional rain; westerly winds.
- S Idaho Occasional rain.
8 , EDWARD A. BEALS,
District Forecaster.
The best thing about hope is i
& that it s absolutely free.
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL. VI. No. 84.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1913.
Prat Week, Ten Cents.
ELECTION EACES
LEGAL TAMiGLE
WOMEN PLAN TO
HEAVYWEIGHT
MASHES FOOT
IL WANTS
Here's a Second Roosevelt In Action on Stump;
Congressman Gardner Wants to Be Governor.
TE
ceurc
EDUCA
GIRLS
CHARTER
FIXED
CONFLICT OF STATUTES MAY BE
BASIS OF ACTION TO
NULLIFY RESULT
VOTERS IN PRECINCTS ARE LIMITED
New Law Provides But 300 May Cast
Ballot in Any One Division,
Yet Forbids Readjust
ment at Present
A conflict of state election laws, re
sulting from the passage by the 1913
legislature of an act governing the
size of precincts, may interfere with
the special referendum election
scheduled for November 4, and may
be the basis of an attack through the
courts of the results of this ballotting.
Such, at least, is the opinion of at
"torneys and others who have been
looking into the matter or who have
been retained by those opposing somts
of the measures upon which the peo
ple will be asked to place the starm,
of their approval.
In providing for the referendum the
legislators decreed that an election
was to be held upon certain measures
on November 4. This election, presum
ably is to be held under the general
election laws; in fact a Itatute says
so. The general election laws were
amended by the 1913 legislature, how
ever, so as to provide that there
should be a readjusting of precincts
throughout the state so that in no pre
cinct should there be more than ap
proximately 300 legal voters. The law
that provided for this further set forth,1
that such readjustment should not be
made until the December preeeeding
the next general election, and as the
law went into effect 90 days after its
passage, it is now operative.
December, Time Limit.
This law now being in force, there
are many attorneys and" students of
the state code who declare that no
perfectly legal election can be held
until after December, as not until then
is any county court empowered to
change the precinct lines so as to con
form with the new requirements of
the statute; and any election held In
which precincts contain more than ap
proximately 300 voters cannot comply
with the law. As no county court can
readjust precinct lines-until next De
cember, and do it legally, the forth
coming election must be held with the
former precinct divisions; and in
nearly every case, owing to the ad
mission of women to privilege of
the ballot, present precincts contain
an excessive number of voters.
Those who raise this point admit
that it is but a technical objection, yet
at the same time they point out that
oftentimes in the past elections have
been declared void owing to even
more trivial technicalities. In the
present case it is said that should the
foes of any of the measures up for
referendum so desire to do, they could
obtain a court injunction against the
effectiveness of any law or other elec
tion result solely upon these grounds.
Whether or not this technical conflict
will be invoked to controvert the re
sult of the election is not now known;
hut if the bitterness of the fight upon
the university appropriation matter is
any criterion, there are many who be
lieve that this point will be raised by
the enemies of that institution should
the people approve the measure.
Drys Also Interested.,
The fact that in many precincts the
home-rule amendment will also be in
voked to get a "wet or dry" vote, adds
interest to the possibility of legal con
flict following the election. Should
there be any great gain on the part
of prohibitionists in the forthcoming
election, it is thought not at all un
likely that the liquor interests will
challenge the legality of the election
on the grounds set forth above. Should
such an attempt be made to balk the
result of popular vote, the first re
sult would be the deferring of the en-
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STUFFY M'INNIS.
Fast Moving First Sacker of
the Philadelphia Athletics.
4 I
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ROYAL BREAD
Wholesome
Nourishing
Baked to a turn
Fresh every uay at
HARRIS' Grocery'
1 1
IBIBIIiiilMS
HAVE PROGRAM TO AID DESERV
ING ONES AND TO GIVE
SUPPORT
BUILD ARCH AT PARK ENTRANCE
First Meeting of Year to be Held To
day Baptist Society Outlines
Work for the Next
Few Months
The Woman's club has just issued a
very attractive Year Book for 1913-14.
.The cover design is green Oregon
grape, which has been chosen for thei
club flower, and the little book
throughout is very creditable.
The Oregon City Women's club is
affiliated with the Oregon federation,
and is working with it along many
lines, particularly the education of de
serving girls who need encouragement
and support.
Among the plans for this year is
an arch at the entrance of McLough
lin park. Perhaps no one thing that
the club has accomplished has been
so much appreciated as the restora
tion of the old McLoughlin home, and
they deserve much credit for the man
ner in which it is maintained.
.The first meeting for the year will
be held this afternoon at the home of
the acting president, Mrs. Duncan- M.
Shanks in West Linn.
The Philathea club of the Baptist
Sunday school met last evening at
the home of Miss "Anna Conklin,
where they perfected plans for their
Christmas box to one of the Baptist
mission schools.
The regular meeting of the Mission
ary society of the Baptist church took
place yesterday afternoon. The presi
dent, Mrs. John Loder, was in charge,
and plans were outlined for the com
ing year. In connection with the ben
evolent work, this society will read I
following the Sunrise," a most in
teresting history of missions for the
past one hundred years.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Perkins and lit
tle daughter Garnet, of Baker, Oregon,
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Don.E. Meldrum. Mrs. Perkins J
and Mrs. Meldrum are sisters.
Mrs. J. Hulbert, of 'Gladstone, left
last werk for an extended eastern
trip. She will visit for some time
with her daughter and other relatives
near Omaha.
Mrs. Whitcomb, who .has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. F. Parker,
of Gladstone, leaves today for her
home in Minneapolis. Mrs. Whitcomb
is completing a tour of the world.
Among the Hallow'een affairs being
planned is the social which the Bob
bie Burns society will hold October 27,
at Willamette hall. Mr. William Mc
Larty is president of this organization.
SUPPLIES ARE SCARCE IN
DEVASATED ALASKAN CITY
NOME, Alaska,. Oct. 8 Some prog
ress was made today on the task of
reconstructing the wrecked city of
Nome. The scarcity of supplies, how
ever, will prevent any great improve
ment in the situation until relief ar
rives from the outside.
In response to his appeal for aid,
Mayor Jones had already received as
surances that everything needed
would be sont at once. Many citizens,
who lost everything in the storm
which destroyed half the town, will
leave as soon as possible.
I
PERMIT FOR SHOWS
The new city of West Linn has al
ready had under consideration many
important matters. The council by
unanimous vote chose Clarence L. Eat
on, as city attorney, and ordered him
to draft an ordinance licensing the
carrying on of certain callings and
regulating circus performances.
The ordinance which is number four
of the city, provides for the payment
of a license fee of $50.00 per day by
any circus, menagerie or show operat
ing within the city, and that the man
agement must obtain a permit from
the mayor before being allowed to
parade.
Under the provisions of this ordin
ance there will be no Oklahoma
Ranch, Wild West or circus perform
ance held on Sunday. The purpose is
to avoid any possible reoccurence of
an attempt by the Oklahoma Ranch
last August, to show on Sunday and
which was only thwarted by the ar
rival of the governor with guards,
who declared that he would proclaim
martial law.
Mayor John Lewthwaite appointed
the following committees: Finance,
Aldermen Shadle, Michels, Tonkin;
fire and water,- Pickens, Shields, Hum
phrys; streets and public property,
Michel, Shadle, Shields; health and
police, Humphrys, Pickens, Tonkin.
LOCAL MAN IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION IN CALIFORNIA
Information has been received in
the city that L. B. Talley, a former
Oregon City resident, had broken his
leg while at work in California and
that blood poison had set- in. He is
now in a critical condition.
L. P. Goodnough, of Vancouver, B.
C. is visiting the "states" and passed
through this city Wednesday after
noon. He came from Portland by the
P. R., L. & P. Co and took the South
ern Pacific train south after looking
over the town.
REQUiRES
t-l.i)los uy Amcn,jci.u tress Association
t'oi),wssiii:iu Augustus I'. GHrdner,
Ties by the Kepublicans, is picturesquely Booseveltian in action on the stump. Gardner made a strenuous campaign
before the primaries, and these pictures caught him in various attitudes during the delivery of bis speeches. He
defeated his opponent. Everett C. Benton, by about 6,300 majority in a total Republican vote of over 80,000. Gard
ner is opposed by Lieutenant Governor David I. Walsh, Democrat, and Charles S. Bird. Progressive. The guberna
torial campaign in Mnssachuserts is likely to attract national attention.
LACK OF QUORUM
The council met, discovered a lack
of a quorum, and adjourned to meet
again on Saturday morning at 9:00
o'clock. Jack Albright and R. Hclmau
reported on the sick list when the"
council instructed the acting chief of
police, Henry Cook, to get them by
telephone and notify them of tha coun
cil meeting.
The question of the elevator water
supply was to have been taken up by
the council at thi3 meeting, but noth
ing was done because of the absence
of most of the members. It is prob
able that the matter wiil be discussed
at the Saturday morning session and
that the action of the council on the
refusal of the board of water commis
sioners to supply the main will.be tak
en at that time.
NEW YORK WINS SECOND
GAME IN SIG SERIES
The Score
R .H. E.
3 7 2
0 8 2
New York . .
Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8 Today's
batting order:
New York Herzog, 3b; Doyle, 2b;
Fletcher, ss; ,Burns, If; Shafer, cf;
Murray, rf ; McLean, c; Snodgrass, lb:
Mathewson, p.
Philadelphia Murphy, rf ; Oldring,
If; Collins, 2b; Baker, 3b; Mclnnes,
cf; Barry, ss; Lapp, c; Plank, p.
TWO WIVES TELL OF
Two divorces were filed in the cir
cuit court of the county Wednesday
asking the judge for the severance of
the marriage ties. Both were on the
grounds of cruelty and inhuman treat
ment. '
Nellie C. Gaudy brought her com
plaint against Clinton E. Gandy on
the ground that he had mistreated
her and had caused her considerable
mental suffering by reflections that
he is said to" have made upon her in
the presence of others. They were
married at Vancouver, Wash, July 25,
1911.
Lillian M. Zollar brought suit
against William T. Zollar on the
ground that he came home intoxicat
ed at various times and threatened to
kill her with a razor until she felt that
her life was actually in danger. They
were married at Huron S. D. May 18,
1903. '-- . , '
'
: A soft mark is nearly always hard
UPIt's a shame to spill milk, but not
a crying shame.
who was recently nominated for governor iu tile Mass.-ichusetts state oriiua
B
TO THE MASSES
I NOVEL SCHEME TO GIVE ALL
! r rji aii TMiwe a nA ht
AGES OF A LIBRARY
MAINTENANCE COST IS VERY SMALL
Special Levy Would Be Trivial and
Yet Would Take Best of All '
Literature to Sparsely
Settled Places
To carry education to the people
through a circulating library out 01
Oregon City at a cost of 45 cents on
the $1500 assessment, boosters froiii
all parts of the county are now advo
cating a county levy that will be suo
mitted at the special election in No
vember. People in the most remote hamlets
of the county and in the most sparce
ly settled districts will be given, un
der the plan, the educational advant
ages of a large comiiiunity and the
chance to gain literature that " they
could not buy and that would be with
in their reach through no other sys
tem.
Branch libraries would be establish
ed in each of the cities of the county
and the books would be frequently
changed by the authorities of the city
iilirary here. Beginning with a set of
000 volumns, the librarian would
change those that were sent to the
county towns at frequent Intervals
and would supply the best literature
tha. the advantages of the city libr
ary could obtain.
Cost is Small.
To meet the cost of maintaining such
a scheme, the county is asked to
authorize the county court to levy
enough money for the current ex
penses of the enterprise. It is esti
mated that the levy would amount to
45 cents on the assessment of $1500
while the library would be under. the
direction of the county court.
The local expense would narrow
down to the cost of room, heat, light
and care of the books. Current mas
azines would be supplied and periodi
cals satisfactory to the people of each
community would be furnished. Many
other counties of the state have fok
lowed the course and a number of the
taxpayers of Clackamas hope that the
plan will be endorsed by the people
at the polls next month.
Following are some who have en
dosed the plan: William Andresen,
Miss Myrtle Buchanan, Mrs. Laura B.
Carter, J.. H. Cary, C. H. Caufield, E.
G. Caufield, Grant B. Dimick, J. E.
Hedges, Linn E. Jones, D. C. Latour-
(Continued on Page 4.)
CARRY
OOKS
CITY'S BONDS WILL
BE SOLD IN STORES
Oregon City may sell its $11,980
worth of elevator bonds over the
counters of drug stores and mercan
tile houses at $50 each. An ordin
ance will be introduced in the ' city
council within the next few days mak
ing the denominations of the bonds
from $50 to $500 and giving the per
ferance to buyers of the smaller de
nominations. The city believes that the money
for public improvement of this kind
should be kept at home and that tin
funds necessary for the construction
of the work can be raised here more
readily and quickly than they could by
passing through any of the eastern
bond houses. -
The council also helieves in making
the denominations small enough so
the average householder can place his
money in city bonds and can make his
investments in securities for municip
al works.
MINERS FIGHT MILITIA IN
THE TRINIDAD DISTRICT
TRINIDAD, Colo.,. Oct 8. Militia
men, deputized as sheriffs, were pa
trolling the miners' colony at Ludlow
today as a result of yesterday after
noon's pistol and rifle battle between
deputies and strike sympathizers. The
guard shot during the fight will re
cover, but fresh trouble was feared
momentarilly. Feeling was growing
tenser today throughout the entire
southern Colorado mining region.
AND MODERN LABOR
."Christ and the Industrial Strife"
of the problem of modern conditions
in relation to the principles taught by
Christ during His ministry, will be
the subject of the church night serv
ices of the Congregational church this
evening.
This discussion will center around
the modern conditions of labor,
brought face to fa.ee with the princi
ple of brotherhood taught by Christ
and exemplified by Him in dealing
with all classes of men. Christianity
as a solution of the difficulties in the
labor situation and what Christian la
boring men can do to relieve the con
ditions will be the general theme of
the meeting.
The meeting will be followed by a
business session, of the Congrega
tional Brotherhood to make plans for
the first regular dinner October 21.
Usually the charity that begins at
home is easily discouraged.
Even a woman seldom has cause to
repent because she said too little.
SHAFT FALLS ON MAN AT WORK
IN HAWLEY MILL AND
BREAKS BONES '
WAS CHANGING PAPER MACHINE
Now Lie's in Hospital, But Limb Has
Been Dressed and he Will Be
Back at Old Place in
a Few Weeks .
A. Rosenbury is lying in the Ore
gon City hospital with a smashed foot
as the result of a 250-pound shaft fall
ing on his left foot in the plant of the
Hawley Pulp & Paper company about
2:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
He was employed as a first helper
and at the time of the accident was
changing tha roller shaft on the paper
machine when the heavy shaft fell on
his foot.
He was taken to the Oregon City
hospital where his wound was dressed
and examined. The injury is not seri
ous, in the opinion of the doctors, and
the wounded man will be able to re
sume his work in about two weeks.
BRAKLE GETS
TWA
T
The first warrant of the county has
been paid to Dr. J. A. Van Brakle as
county health officer. It was at first
thought that injunction, proceedings
would be instituted against the coun
ty clerk, W .L. Mulvey, and County
Treasturer Tufts to prevent their pay
ing the warrant to the doctor.
No such proceedings has been filed
however, and the warrant was paid
for the time that the doctor has
served as health officer of the county.
Reports have, been coming in from
the doctors with increasing regularity
and the county officer has received
the health statistics from most of the
doctors now registered. The letters
are all addressed simply to the coun
ty health officer and find their way
to the doctor's office with his other
official mail..
Though the physicians declared at
first that they would make no reports
to the officer and refused to recog
nize him as such, they have, apparent
ly, changed their tactics and have de
cided to furnish the reports and con
duct their campaign along other lines.
At any rate, the statistics have been
coming into the office for several
days by this time, almost all of the
doctors have filed their statements
of the births and deaths that have
come under theif observation.
RUBE OLDRING.
Hard Hitting Left Fielder
of the Philadelphia Athletics.
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PORTLAND REALLY ASLEEP
Venice 3, Portland 2.
San Francisco 3, Sacramento 4.
Oakland 7, Los Angeles 2.
- Coast LeaguesStandirgs
W. L. PC.
Portland 100 76 .569
Venice 100 91 2i
Sacramento 93 88 .514
San Francisco 93 96 .492
Los Angeles 90 98 .470
Oakland 82 109 .430
Pennant Dope -
Portland plays but 18 more sched
uled games. -
Portland's lead .is now V& games.
Venice now has a 2-game lead over
Sacramento. I
San Francisco is 4 games behind the
first division.
CLUB HAS MEETING
The West Side Improvement ' club
held its regular monthly meeting in
the Bolton schoolhouse Wednesday
evening. Judge Grant B. Dimick was
the main speaker. A special enter
tainment was provided and . the offi
cers elected at a recent meeting were
installed.
WILLAMETTE WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Sarah M. Johnson died at Wil
lamette after an illness of but a few
days. The funeral will be held at the
Methodist church of this city. Rev.
T. B. Ford officiating with interment
mmmmmmm
in Mountain View cemetery.
BELIEVES IT SHOULD HAVE THE
POWER TO DETERMINE ALL
OF THE CITY SALARIES
PAY HAS BEEN FAR BHD LIMIT
vsiaim maae mat i-atners Had no I
Right to Raise Remuneration
Above Amount . Settled
By Present Law
Amendments to' the charter of the
city are proposed that will make the
salaries of most of the city officers
legal.
The city council has determined to
sumbit to the voters of the city at a
special election . the question of
whether or not the charter should be
so amended as to enable the council
to give such salaries as in its judg
ment, the services of the officers are
actually worth.
The salaries of the chief of police,
the city attorney, and the city record
er, as well as the other officials un
der the supervision of the council have
for several years, it is said, been be--yond
the-legal limit as allowed by the'
present city charter. The plan now
is.to have the charter changed so that
the council may raise or lower the
salaries of its officers as-it wills and
that it may pay the best men the
amount they are worth to the city. .
By a tacit agreement, the council
has been paying these officers more
than it is allowed to pay them under
the provisions of the charter, it is
said. The council believes that it
jhould now take steps to make sucu
an action legal and will ask ,the vot
ers of the city to endorse such a
measure when it is submitted to them
at a special election.
The plan originally was to have the
question voted upon next month at
the regular election but the council
found that the tiine in which referen--dum
matters could be submitted had
passed and that there was no other
alternative but to wait for another
election or call a special one. It ts
possible that the matter will be re
ferred at the regular city election.
VOTERS HAVE CHANCE
TO GET PLAYGROUND
To give the children of. the city a
public playground where games of all
sorts are at their disposal, tne city
council will ask the authorization of -
the voters to buy . the Englebrecht
tract.
The city now holds an option on
the property. It used the land in
which to drill its test wells during its
hunt for pure water. The council be
lieves that the" city should have a pub
lic playgrounds where amusements of
all sorts are offered to the children of
the city. The students in the various
city schools now have to go to Cane-
mah or to - Gladstone to play even a
game of football and the authorities
think the time has Ncome when the
city should have its own amusement
park.
Before taking any steps in the mat
ter, however, the city wants the
authorization of the voters. It does
not propose to take such a step unless '
it knows that the people of the city
approve the measure in the beginning.
The matter will be submitted at some
special election soon be be called or
at the regular city election. -
TWO SCHOOLS ARE
Barclay school defeated McLough
lin Institute to the tune of 18 to : 6
Wednesday afternoon in a football
game at Canemah park. The fact
that only three quarters of the game
was played is causing some dispute
among the rival players as to whether
the results shall stand aa oricial.
The line-up follows:
McLoughlin Borroway, L. E.; Son-
tigan, R. T.; Crasier, R. G.; Rothe, C;
Staunch, R. E.; Ballin, R. T.; Klem-
son, R. G.; Millen, Q.; Story, L..H.;
Naterlin, F.; Natul, R. H.
Barclay Halston, L. E.; Shaw, R.
T.; Mattum, R. G.; Lovett, C.; Stead-
man, R. E.; Wilson, R. T.; Veriase, R.
G.; White, Q.; Bacter, L. H.; Huese,
F.
BORROWED DOGS GET
HIM INTO TROUBLE
PORTLAND Ore Ort 8 Rtfniir
he "borrowed a couple of fox hounds
belonging to District Game Warden E.
F. Averill on the eve of a bear hunt
which the warden and District Attor
ney Fred Steiwer had planned, J. M.-
Hartnett finds himself made the de
fendant in a suit for damages. The
two officers were brimful of wrath
when they discovered that their does
had been taken during the night.
Through Stewier as attorney, Averill
commenced suit for $75 damages.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Three years apart but on the same
day. Burtt C. Boyland and his sister,
Mrs. A. R. Williams were born, Octo
ber 3. At a pleasant dinner at the
home of Mrs. Williams, Fourth and
John Adams street, the birthdays
were celebrated. Mr Boyland lives in
Portland but spent the day on a visit
with his sister here.