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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866
VOL. VI. No. 90.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1913.
Per "Week, Ten Cents.
CITY TO GET
Moments Big With Excitement For 37,000 Fans
Who Saw First Game of the World's Series.
BOURNE WANTS
$1,000,000,000
NEW POSTOFFICE
LEASE HAS BEEN SIGNED AND
CONTRACT WILL SOON BE
LET FOR NEW HOME
BM'S LIFE PRICE
I nun rinnnnnr:
LONG MARCH ENDS AT GRAVE OF
FOUR-MONTHS-OLD CHILD
PARENTS HUNT WORK
CAMP BV SIDE OF TRACK AT NIGHT
Starved, Cold, and Wet, They Press"'
on Toward Logging Camp in j
Hope That Job Will be
Given at Trip's End " j
Chilled by the cold winter rains and i .
starving for the lack of food, a father j Mrs. Eber A. Charman entertained
and mother with a baby of but four j the Wednesday Bridge club yesterday
months, trudged the long and weary : afternoon four tables of bridge being
way along the tracks of the Southern j ?yed" Mr?" Livy StipP andt Mrts
Pacific railroad company from Port-!jo.hn Humphreys were the fortunate
land to Canby in the search of work, j prie wmners.
Exposed to the winter's cold and Thef lub, mjrembT5 wTerf
the drenching rains, and fading by de- Ernest Rands Mrs. C. D Latourette,
grees from the blasts of the wind and Mrs" H- V' CIa ' M '
the lack of food, the child finally died Mrs- Nesn lsaeTX Mrs" Jnn
when the parents completed the long I HPnrey' Mrs- na Charman JWrs.
march to the logging camps of Canby ! William Logus Mrs. Neita Barlow
in spite of the efforts of the kindly ! Lawrence, Mrs. L. L Porter, Mrs C.
neighbors, the roaring fires, and the i ? Latourette, Mrs. Clyde Mount, Mrs.
abundance of food that were flu, i Hugh Hendry, Mrs L. A. Morns, Mrs.
nisle(j i Mrs. Llvy Stipp, Mrs. C. H. Meissner.
Storms Strike. i ,T..iT ... ,.
, , ., . , ; With their guardian, Mr3. Murray
Along the track for miles in the,c Bunn tne Oregon City Campfire
teeth of the raging storms that have , Girls took a ..nike. Tuesday after
attacked the county in the past few , scuool UD the Sounth End, or Char
days carrying he tiny bundle of hu-: man roa(j Accompanying them were
mamty wrapped in all of the clothing ; also Mrs Do wlfe of the city su.
that they could find for it, the par-: permtendent of scnools at Butte,
ents hopeless y trudged on in the : Mont Mrs Dower is spendiag a few
search of work. , .ol, .;tv, fr.-,0Ao ,f,a r,,-
Without even the price of a room
for the night, with nothing to feed to
m . ms uiu,, wiiu ine cuia mu -
. u.lo .u av,c uu u,c ciiiiims
rains to met, the young husband was
forced to watch his only child fade
away by degrees and his fragile wife
suffer the hardships and pains beside
him on the long and fruitless search
125 r; Bearing up bravely under
the difficulties that they faced, and
bracing her shoulders to the wind .
with as much courage as did he, the
little woman met the storms of mis
fortune and the anger of the elements
with as much fortitude as did her hus-'
band during those chilly days when
their only home was the side of the j
track for the night and their only food
what they could find by the way. j
Journey Long
Day after day, they trudged the long! Rev T B Ford After an address Gf
journey from Portland to Canby, tak-; welcome by J. L. Swafford and a re
mg it in as easy stages as possible , sponse by Doctor Ford, the following
but still meeting the storms and temp- program was given:
ests and the blasts of the wind and Solo Miss Maud Warner
rain- . ! Reading Mrs. John Read
On their way, they stopped over in ) violill solo Professor Flechtner
Oregon City hoping to find employ-. Indian club swinging . .Robert Warner
roent in the mills or some place ' sketch, "A Rirthday Present for the
around the town. After several hours
of fruitless search, they again began
the march to the Canby logging camps
and started down the track of the
Southern Pacific to find, at the other
end of the rainbow the work for j
which the husband hoped.
Get There Too Late
Nearly dead from the lack of food
and the exposure to the elements, the i
young father and mother finally .
( Continued on Page 4.)
BOOM LAUNCHED FOR
JONES FOR MAYOR
Petitions are being circulated
through the city nominating Linn E.
Jones for another term of office as
mayor. Within a few hours, numbers
.of the business and professional men
had signed the papers and the signa
tures ran up into the dozens before
the circulators had started their work.
Mayor Jones has served a year of
successful administration of the city's
affairs and it is thought probable that
there will be no opposition to his can
didacy for the place. He has made
many friends in that time and has
been in business here long enough for
every voter to know him well.
As the term of office in Oregon City j
is but one year, his friends believe
that he is entitled to another one at
the head of the city affairs and think
that the opposition to his race for the
place will be small and ineffectual.
WANTED!
Women and Girls
Over 18 Years Old
To operate sewing matchines in
garment factory
Oregon City Woolen
Mills
DO YOU KNOW
ROYAL BREAD
If you don't, take home a loaf and
see the children smile when they
get the sweet nutty flayor.
, Always Fresh At
HARRIS' Grocery
Sol
ENTERTAINED
MRS. CHAPMAN GIVES AFFAIR
FOR MEMBERS AT HER
HOME 16 PRESENT
CAMP-FIRE GIRLS TAKE LONG HIKE
Have Rowing Time and Take Their
Organizer With Them on a
Marcn UP the Charman
Road Reception
of the library and Miss Edna Stone.
Miss Edna Stone, formerly teacher
, ni8tary in the Butte high school, is
spen(Jlng the wlnter with Miss Price,
and privately studying preparatory to
taking post graduate work in history
at Berkeley, where she expects to take
her master's degree. Miss Stone was
Qirls of Qut afld tQok the ead iu
organizing the Loowit Campfire here.
She is a graduate of the state univer
sity of Iowa. Both Miss Stone and
Mrs. Dower are delighted with Oregoi;
scenery and especially with the Ore
gon City Campfire Girls.
Members of the Methodist Episcopal
church and congregation gave a de
lightful reception Tuesday evening in
honor of the return of their pastor,
Minister s Wire
Harold Swafford, Mr. and Mrs. R.
B. Cox, Nell Swafford, B. N. Hicks.
Mrs. Holden expects to leave on
Saturday for Honolulu, where she will
spend the winter with her daughter.
Mrs. George G. Guild, formerly Miss
Hulda Holden. Mr. Guild is manager
of tae American-Hawaiian Paper Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Scheubel and
family, who have spent the summer
months at their ranch home near Bea
ver Creek, have returned to Oregon
City for the winter.
A number of young men of Glad
stone and vicinity met Tuesday even
ing and completed organization which
will be known as "Young men's Pro
gressive Bible Class." They have out
lined a very interesting course of
study and in addition expect to give
a number of affairs of a social nature
IIS
WITH EXCITEMENT
The first day of the Enterprise Car
riers' Live Wire Contest has passed
and from the way things have been
started, it will probably be true to its
name.
Some of the boys were out even be
fore school while they all worked in
the afternoon. They will probably
visit every house in the city in the
next ten days in their effort to win
theprizes.
! The Enterprise has secured three
: of the best awards ever offered in this
city for such a short contest. The first
prize is a Marlin repeating shotgun,
the second is a complete fishing out
fit, while the third is the best pearl
' handled knife obtainable in a local
store.
PORTLAND CASE BEFORE
SUPREME COURT AGAIN
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 15: -Attorneys
for the city of Portland today filed
with the clerk of the Supreme Court
an amended writ in - the mandamus
proceedings instituted by the city to
compel Mayor Albee and Auditor Bar
bur to execute certain municipal bonds
purchased by Henry Teal. The su
preme court held yesterday that the
original writ of mandamus did not
state a cause of action, as it was al
leged that the bonds, if executed,
would not Increase the debt of the
city beyond the limit prescribed by
the charter. The amended writ com
plies with the ruling of the court by
containing this allegation.
Pliotos copyright. ls)13. by American Press Association.
This general view of t he first world's series game in progress Ht the Polo grounds. New York city, shows part of
the immense, crowded horseshoe grand stand as nearly 37.000 fans watched Marquard try to catch an Athletic run
ner off first base. This play came in the first Inning. Oldring of the Athletics had singled for the first hit of the
series. Marquard threw a slow ball to Merkle at first but Oldring was easily on the bag! Then as quick as a flush
Rube whipped tbe ball over to Merkle asain and caught Oldring unjping because of the first slow attempt The oth
er picture shows the famous "Home Run" Baker of the Athletics crossing the plate after his home run clout to the
risrht field stancl He is hpiiig greeted by Collins, who scored ahead of him on the home run.
CAMPAIGN STARTS ON
REFERENDUM LAWS
Debates have started for the mat
ters that are to be submitted to the
people of the state at the general elec
tion November 4.
At Beaver Creek in the Grange Hall
tonight, there will be a debate on the
appropriations made by the legislature
of the state for the support - and
maintenance of the University of
Oresron. The affirmative will be
taken by John C. Veatch while those
opposed to the measure will send
some representative from the Port
land headquarters. , -
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On October 10, the Gomaboa Dik e onjiie Panama canal was blown up,
the exception of the canal locks, between the Atlantic and the Pacific o
Previous to this the water from Gatun Lake was let into Culebra Cut
inserted through the dike. This water in the cut acted as a cushion when
- Contrary to popular opinion wat cr will not flow from one ocean to the
consisting of Gatun Lake and Culebr a cut is 85 feet above sea level. The
comes from Gatun Lake, made by im pounding the waters of the Charges
dam. .
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HOW TO MARK BALLOT
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There appearing to be some
confusion in the minds of voters
as to how to mark their ballots
at the forthcoming referendum
election, all who go to the polls
should bear in mind that they
are voting on the original meas
ures. Those favoring the passage
of any measure should vote "yes"
those opposing any measure
should vote "no."
For instance, those favoring
the appropriation of additional
funds for the state, university
should vote "yes" on numbers
300 and 302. Those opposing the
appropriation of this money
should vote "no" in the spaces
numbered 301 and 303.
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WATER JOINS ATLANTIC AND PACIFI C
Cop yright by International News Service).
OFFICERS TO TELL OF
POSTOFTICE ROBBERY
James Bliss and Frank Morgen. who
are charged with robbery of the Wil
lamette postoffice, will have a pre
liminary hearing Thursday morning
before Commissioner Cannon In Port
land. Chief Shaw with officers Cook
and Woodward will attend the hear
ing as witnesses.
The two men were arrested three
o'clock Tuesday morning by Officers
Cook and Woodward on a charge of
vagrancy. Coins and a watch were
found on them which were recognized
by Ewald Leisman, a .clerk in the rob
bed store.
thus removing the last barrier, with
ceans.
through .four twenty-six Inch pipes,
the dike was blown up.
other. The central part of the canal
water for feeding the canal system
River and Its tributaries behind Gatun
WEINHARD ESTATE GETS THE PLUM
Government Takes Its Bid and Has
j. Approved Its Plans For Fire
proof Building Work -to
Start at Once
By the first of next year, Oregon
City will have a new postoffice.
WTithin the next few days, the con
tract will be let for a $12,000 fire-proof
structure at the Weinhard property on
Main street between Eighth and Ninth
streets and the work will be started
at once and rushed to completion. The
government has signed the lease for
the property for a new postoffice and
has allowed the estate $1920 annually
against $900 now paid to the Odd Fel
lows for the space in use at the pres
ent time.
Lease Soon Expires
The present lease on the Odd Fel
low building expires December 1, and
the people of the city have been mak
ing an effort to gain the appropriation
for a better postoffice site. They
have believed that the citv is en
titled to a new home and have asked
from time to time for appropriations
for a new building. Instead, the gov
ernment has taken a five year lease
on the property that the Weinhard
estate will erect according to plans
and specifications that have already
been furnished to the department at.
Washington.
Three bids were submitted to the
government for a new site. M. D. Lat
ourette, acting for the First National
bank, the Weinhard estate and the
Odd Fellows all wanted to provide a
home for the postoffice of the city.
Under the provisions of the lease,
the estate must provide a fire-proof
building, either of brick of concrete or
some other material equally as good,
and must equip the place from start
to finish. The boxes that are now in
the postoffice, as a result, will be
worthless and the Odd Fellows will
probably offer them for sale. The
space that the government will use
in the new home will be. 30 by 100
feet as against 21 by 80 feet now
used.
The building will be used for post
office purposes alone and will be con
structed particularly for the govern
ment. BEAVERS SLIDE
Portland 5, Los Angeles 3.
Sacramento 7, Venice 1.
San Francisco 4, Oakland S.
Coast League Standings .
W. L. PC.
Portland .105 78 .57:1
Sacramento 97 90 .519
Venice .: 102 96 ,516
San Francisco 96 99 .493
Los Angeles 93 102 .477
Oakland 85 113 .423
GETS BAG OF MONEY
During the evening rush hour while
the place was full of people, a thief
opened a purse hanging behind the
counter in the City Chop house and
took out $15 in cash Tuesday evening
between 6:45 o'clock and 7 o'clock.
The purse was the property of Mrs.
Anna Lents who was managing the
resturaunt in the absence of Miss
Price, its owner. She had hung a
handbag, containing the purse, jusc
inside the counter at about 6:30
o'clock and when she opened the
purse at 7 o'clock the money was
gone.'
Three arrests were made but the
men were freed for lack of evidence.
There is no clue as to the robber and
the police are at a loss to find the
thief.
AND THEY'RE TRYING
IT AT
HOOD RIVER, Ore., Oct. 25. Those
citizens of the county opposed to the
members of the county court and who
have been circulating petitions for the
recall of the court, the election to be
held at the time of the general refer
endum election, declare that they will
secure sufficient signatures to place
the recall on the ballot
The contest between the petitioners
and the friends of the court is ex
pected to result in a warm political
campaign. Prominent business men,
bankers, professional men and the
Commercial club have taken up the
fight against the recall, while . A. I.
Mason and Frank P. Friday are among
the leaders in circulating recall pe
titions. COURT SHOWS ITS
ANTI-SULZER PREJUDICE
NEW YORK, Oct 15. The high
court of impeachment decided today
that article four was broad enough to
cbver the Peck testimony in the trial
of William Sulzer. The court decided
that it was unnecessary to amend the
article or to ask the assembly to draw
a new one. No mention was made
of the Morgenthau testimony in the
opinion of the court, which was read
by Judge Cullen.
Article four. says:
1 "That he suppressed evidence by
means of threats to keep witnesses
from testifying before the legislative
committee."
OUTLINES HIS PLAN FOR THE
FEDERAL AID OF BETTER
COUNTY HIGHWAYS
GOVERNMENT WOULD ISSUE BONDS
Compound Interest Would Pay Off.
Original Debt in Short Time
and Work Would be of
Lasting Benefit
Th? federal aid plan to good roads,
proposed by Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
former United States senator from
Oregon, was outlined in detail by that
gentleman at the Oregon City Com
mercial club Wednesday night fol
lowing a dinner given in his honor by
the Live Wires. His scheme in brief
provides for the possible expenditure
of a billion dollars on the highways
of the country, the money to be ap
propriated "by the government and
loaned to the states at four per cent
interest, according to the area, popula
tion and road mileage of the several
states. He would have' the govern
ment issue bonds drawing three per
cent, and stated that the surplus of
one percent in 48 years at compound
interest would accumulate a sufficient
amount to pay off the original debt.
The borrowing capacity of states
would be limited to ten per cent of
their bonded indebtedness. Mr.
Bourne's plan also embraces the beau
tiful and much needed feature of
maintenance, providing the states and
the government would each pay two
percent of the money loaned into a
maintenance fund, and that the four
percent would be sufficient to fully ,
maintain permanent concrete roads,,
rightfully constructed under expert
government supervision.
Close and constant attention was .
given to Mr. Bourne and he was
greeted with generous applause at
the termination of his talk. He com
plimented the Live Wires on the work
that orgnazaiation is doing for this
community.
Preceeding the talk of Mr. Bourne
the Live Wire dinner was held in the
Commercial club banquet hall, and .
a number of routine matters were dis
cussed. Reports from various com
mittees were received, among them
being cluster lights, county library, -weights
and measures, elevator, Clack
amas Southern railway, livestock and
postoffice.
T. J. Gary, John W. Loder and E.
E. Brodie were named as a commit
tee to formulate a plan ft) remedy lo
cal conditions relative to the lack of
homes for girls and women who can
find employment in the garment fact
ory of the Oregon City Woolen mills.
It was stated by Mr. Brodie that the
woolen mills had turned down orders
amounting to $100,000 within the last
year, due to their failure to secure
sufficient help in the garment factory.
At least 50 more girls and women can
find situations in the factory, and the
problem of housing them is one that -the
Live Wire committee will try to
solve.
County Judge Anderson, C. D. Lat
ourette, President of the Council F.
J. Meyer, of Oregon City and Coun
cilman J. F. Albright were among the
speakers.
Following was the menu:
Consomme Poulet Fricassi
Pommes de terre
Pommes de terre sucre
Haricots verts saute Pain et Beurre
Celeri au naturel
Salade a la Johnathan
Glaces a la Vanille- Gateau
Cafe
LA FRANCE IS HELD
FOR FRAUD BY JURY
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 16. Less
than three hours after the case had
been given to its consideration the
jury found James C. LaFrance guilty
of obtaining money by false preences
by "planting" a body on the banks of
the Clackamas river and later collect
ing $3000 from the Modern Woodmen
of America. Two other policies total
ing $12,000, were cashed by Mrs. La
France, who was indicted jointly with
her husband. Judge Kavanaugh will
pass sentence Saturday morning at
9 : 30 o'clock. . ' .
The verdict was returned last night
shortly after 8 o'clock. Arguments in
the case were concluded at 5 o'clock
and Judge Kavanaugh commenced im-
.mediately on his instructions, con
eluding at 5:25; when he ordered the
bailiffs to take charge of the jury.
ONCLE SAM PEEVED
AT HOERTA'S ACTS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. The
United States government informed
Provisional President Huerta yester
day that it looked with abhorrence
and amazement on his assumption of
both executive and legislative powers
in Mexico and that in view of his
course could not - regard as constitu
tional the elections planned for Octo
ber 26. - ;
Two notes were sent, the one strong
ly phrased and written by Secretary
Bryan, inquiring about the safety of
the Imprisoned members of the Mexi
can congress, and the other drawn in
forceful language by President Wil
son himself and said to constitute
practically the last efforts of the
Washington government to deal with
the Huerta authorities by diplomatic
means unless there is a decided
Change of spirit on the part of the of
ficials in Mexico City.