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VOL. VI. No. 97.
"If Judge Campbell decides against
us, you won't have to oust us. There
is not a member of the board who
will remain in his position twenty
minutes. If he decides in our favor,
the city council will have to lie down
and let us run the water affairs of
the city."
, With this ultimatum, the board of
water commissioners last night $re-
U. CAMPBELL
Circuit J'-cicc who is to be city medi
sen.cd a p'r.n to the city council by
which -)' issues in the row could be
peaceably settled without fighting the
case thrcu-'h the courts. The matter
will be taken before Judge Campbell
if the plan meets with the approval of
the council and his determination of
the legal issues involved will settle
the fight once and for all.
Will Fight.
Should the council refuse to agree
to this proposition, however, the board
intends to carry the case into the
, courts and fight the matter through as
well as it possibly can. The agree
ment will probably be submitted to
the city council at a special meeting
to be held Friday night. If it turns
down the suggestion,' the board pro
poses to carry the fight through and
to see that the legal aspects of the
fight are brought to the attenion of
the trial court.
Long Session.
The action of the board came after
-a rather long and interesting session
Thursday night during which the en
tire case was thoroughly discussed
and the various features of it thresh
ed out. The board then determined
to make the suggestion to the coun
cil that Judge Campbell be brought in-
to the fight as a mediator and that
his decision in the matter be taken
as final.
From the position of the board, the
city taxpayers would have to put up
for both sides of the fight. The city
has the right to counsel as has also
the hoard of water commissioners.
The court costs would come from the
same pockets. To cut out all of this
unnecessary expense, the board be
lieves that the city will acceede to
its request and that the trouble will
be quietly adjusted before Judge
Campbell.
MINE MILLS TO START j
George H. Gregory, a well-to-do ;
farmer from the Molalla district, !
passed through this city on his re- j
turn from a trip to the Ogle miies. ,
He reports that he mines are m good
condiion and the new mill will begin
active work shortly.
INTRODUCING OUR
NEW BULK CANDY
If you doA't want to pay for fancy
boxes, we have a bulk candy at $50c
per pound which is in every equal to
the $1.00 kind. We personally guar
antee its purity, and the sanitary con
dition under which it is made; for
it is the same candy that we are sell
ing in quantities of in our Portland
store, where 4th and Washington is
becoming known as the "candy cor
ner" instead of the "drug store cor
ner." The price is 50c per pound. Our
introduction price for Friday and Sat
urday only will be 35c per pound 20c
Ms pound, 10c pound. Take home
some to the familv todav.
HUNTLEY BROS. CO.
The Rexall Store
WANTED!
Women and Girls
Over 18 Years Old
To operate sewing matchines in
garment factory
Oregon City Woolen
Mills
ROYAL BREAD
provides the best ration for the
worker; clean, fine flavored bread
that keeps fresh and sweet long
after slicing.
Always Fresh At
HARRIS Grocery
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SUPERINTENDENT
GETS ORDERS
COMMITTEE VISITS PLANT AND
NOTIFIES HOWELL OF.NEW
AUTHORITIES ; -
KO OTHER STRATEGIC MOVE MADE!
Council Rests With Results cf Its
First Step and Decides to
Await Action on the
Part of Board
"Oregon City, Or., Oct. 23, 1913.
"To Wm. H. Howell,
"Superintendent Water Works,
"Oregon City, Oregon.
"Dear Sir:
'.'You will please take notice that the
committee on fire and water, to whom
was intrusted the care and manage
ment cf the water works of Oregon
City upon the removal o fthe board cf
water commissioners, expect you to
continue in charge of the plant until
further orders from the committee or
the incoming board of water commis
sioners. "FRED METZNER.
"W. A. LONG, -"WILLIAM
BEARD,
With' this diplomatically framed let
ter, the fire and water committee of
the city council informed Superintend
ent. William H. Howell of the city wa
ter works that hereafter the board of
water commissioners wa3 no longer
an official body and that he would con
sider the fire and water committee as
head of his department.
Early Thursday morning the com
mittee met and after talking the mat
ter over and securing the opinion of
several local attorneys, wrote the
letter.
Armed with this, it invaded the fil
tering plant of the water department,
where the offices of the superintend
ent are located, and presented the no
tice to Mr. Howell.
Recognize Both.'
He accepted the letter but refused
to commit himself as to which pf the
two organizations he would recognize
as his superior, by maintaining that
he would "recognize both."
Shortly after the committee gave
the letter to Superintendent Howell,
a member of the hoard was notified
and was asked what stand the hoard
would probably take. His reply was
that "The board would refuse to rec
ognize the acts of the council at its
meeting Wednesday night and will
go ahead as if nothing had happened."
This would probably make Mr.
Howell's position somewhat doubtful.
With both the fire and water commit
tee and the water board issuing or
ders, there would be considerable
doubt as to which would be legal.
It appears to be the prevailing opin
ion that it is better to bring the mat
ter to a head and decide once and for
all whether the council controls the
water hoard or not. With this once
settled the city is free to plan and
build the elevator and. the question
would be settled for good.
PARADE TO BEGIN
SNYDER BENEFIT
Starting out with a parade which
will be headed by the Moose drum
corps, the Anna Snyder benefit - to
night, will be opened with all the vig
or and strength that the combined en
ergies of the WomaiWs club and the
Royal Order of Moose can give, j
Final arrangements have been made
Details have ben worked out. The
program has been adopted so that
when the curtain goes up on the first
show, there will be no waits or breaks
to spoil what the boosters claim will
be the champion benefit of the past
year. '
Tickets have been placed on sale
in local stores and many of these
have sold out and been forced to se
cure additional tickets. Excepting one
or two, all who have been asked to
help have responded willingly. With
this whole-hearted co-operation on the
part of the people of Oregon City, it
is assured that the program will e
smooth and finished from beginning
to end.
The affair was originated by the
Moose of the city after hearing the
case of a blind mother with two chil
dren who were in desperate circum
stances. They took the matter up
with the owners of the Bell Theatre
and the Burroughs-Howland Players
and a benefit was arranged in which
all the money, excluding only the act
ual expenses, will be given to the
mother.
When a woman is in love with . a
man she'll listen to what he says
just as if "he were saying something.
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
OREGON CITY,
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How the $2,000,000 National Lincoln Memorial '
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ork will .shortly he started on the erection of the great national' Lincoln memorial at Washington. These pic
tures show how It will appear when completed, based on the architect's drawings. A general view of the memorial
is shown, disclosing its dimensions and structural beauty. The other shows a close view-of the front Mounting
the steps lie visitor will at once confront an Imposing statue of Lincoln. The memorial is modeled after the
Farthenon. It will he built of Colorado marble and will cost nearly $2,000,000. The site is In Potomac park, and
the building will he. 2.1(1 feet long and 180 feet wide. Its height from the base to the top of the memorial hall will be
ninety-nine feet . - . '
BOYS WORK HARD TO
LAND CONTEST PRIZES
Tomorrow the contest ends and by
Monday the names cf the winners will
have been decided. It is in these last
two days that the prize-winners will
be chosen. The boys realize this and
are working at a pace that has never
before been equaled in the contest. .
Every day sees some change in the
order of the contestants as a result of
the hard work on the part of the boys.
The winners cannot be decided un
til either late Saturday evening or
sometime Sunday morning. They will
be announced in Tuesday's paper un
less there is such a great difference
between their rank that there would
be no doubt as to the winners.
SPRINTER "SPRINTS"
WAY- TO PORTLAND
John Haleston, the well known
distance runner qfthis city, ran to
Portland one day daring the fore part
of the week. He made eKcellent time
on the entire trip.
Hg, won the half-mile last spring in
the,junty meet at Gladstone, defeat
ingAthletes from all parts of the coun-
. ' BEAVERS LOSE
Sacramento 14, Portland 3.
-. San Francisco-6, Venice 3.
V . , Oakland 8, Los Angeles 3.
Coast League Standings
W. L. PC.
Portland 109 83 .575
Venice 106 99 .517
Sacramento ioo 94 .516
San' Francisco' .....101 102 .497
Los Angeles 98 106 .483
Oakland - 88 118 .427
CHURCH SUPPER
The Christian church of Gladstone
will give' a Hallowe'en supper Friday
night at the church. It is under the
direction of the Ladies' Aid society.
Every married man believes that
the household expense could- be cut
in two if he only had a chance to
turn his business acumen loose on
the job.
OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1913.
bIst
MEHR LICHT CLU
HAS MEETING
HOME BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED
WITH FLOWERS AND
FERNS READINGS
ALUMNI WILL ENTERTAIN TEACHERS
Committees Are Busy on Plans For a
Reception and Arrangements
Have Now Been Worked
Out Philatheas
(By Meta Finley Thayer)
The Mehr Licht Club met with Mrs.
Angus Matheson at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Williams. Flowers and
ferns were used effectively for decorations.-
This club which is making
a study of the history of Germany,
listened to an interesting paper by
Miss Alma Moore regarding the fam-.
ous" "Barbarossa," Frederick I. Miss
Mabel Tooze gave a paper on Her
mann. Miss AMce Larseri and Miss
Florence Moore read papers on the
subjugation of Saxony by Charlema
gne. Miss Daisy Larsen gave a read
ing on "Ancient Germans." Those
present were:
Miss Alice Larsen, Miss Gertrude
Hamilton, Miss Alma Moore, Miss
Daisy Larsen, Miss Eleanor Williams,
Miss Florence Moore, Miss Mabel
Tooze and Mrs. Matheson.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Miss Gertrude Hamilton.
The-refreshment and .entertainmenr
committees of the Oregon City high
school alumni association met at the
home of Miss Myrtle Buchanan and
completed arrangements for the re
ception which is to be given for. the
high school teachers Saturday even
ing, October 25, at the high school
building. -
Miss Hazel Tooze, Miss Madge
Brightbill, Miss Irene Hanny and
Ray Scott comprise the refreshment
committee, and have made elaborate
plans for this feature. Hallowe'en
decorations will be Used. Altogether
the affair promises to be one of the
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s
First Baby is Born
in the New City
of West Linn, Or.
West Linn has its first baby.
Clackamas county's youngest town
is the birthplace of a young American.
He was born at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. August Moehnke in the southern
section of the city and Is a fine, big
ten-pound boy.
Although, by the time this paper is
printed, the child will not yet be one
day old, there is some talk floating
the rounds of the ctiizens of the new
city, that the baby be honored in some
way. They consider the fact that
only one child can be the first born
in the new town, as not casting
enough luster on the , baby. It has
not yet been decided just what the
nature of the honor will be.
ODD FELLOWS WILL
NAVE BIG DOINGS
-The first meeting of the united
committees of the Oregon City I. O.
O. F. was held Thursday evening to
make preliminary arrangements for
the celebration of the sixtieth anniver
sary. ' The Oregon City I. O. F. was organ
ized December 31, 1853, the third
lodge in all Oregon and the first to
apply for a charter. It is to celebrate
this occasion that the members have
already started to complete arrange
ments. The grand state officers of the I.
O. O. F. and the grand officers of the
Rebeccas of the state will attend be
sides members from all the lodges of
this section.
RUTH RUNS ASORE ON
A RIVER SAND BAR
During the heavy fog at an early
hour Thursday morning, the steamer
Ruth ran on a sand bar some distance
down the river from this city.
After she had been there for a short
time the Annie Cummings came to her
aid and the disabled ship was pulled
off the bar. - -
There was no damage done and the
boat was able to continue on het trip
to Portland. -
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Jj RENDERS 0PINI0i:
CLEVER THIEVES
GET
SERIES OF ROBBERIES AT THE
MILLS AROUSE POLICE
AND DETECTIVES
TWO SUSPECTS LAND IN BASTILE
Officers Think They Have Part of
Gang That Has Been at Work
on Water Front For
Several Weeks.
A theft, which may prove to be but
one of a series of systematic water
front robberies, was committed Thurs
day night when 450 pounds of brass,
valued at about $55, was taken from
the plant of the Crown-Columbia Pulp
& Paper company.
For several months there has been
strange disappearances of tools and
other articles about the mills on the
west side of the river. Despite efforts
on the part of the sheriff and the lo
cal chief of police these mysterious
disappearances have continued.
The police and constables were at
a los3 to explain the thefts so the mill
owners sent out private men to look
into the situation and these, too,. were
no more successful than the officers.
It was not until this last crime was
committed that enough of a clue was
left for the police to use to advantage !
Chief of Police Ed. Shaw is in charge
of the investigation of the work. Be
cause of his efforts two arrests were
made, which according to the police
are the men who committed the thieft.
After spending a good part of the
day quietly investigating the affair,
the chief arrested J. R. LeDoux and
Jim McDonald. They are both young
men, the former being about 23 years
of age while the latter is a year
younger. si
According to the police they have
confessed to the Wednesday night af
fair. They will probably be brought
up before Judge John Seivers Friday
morning.
CITY TO BE LIBRARY
FOR ENTIRE COUNTY
Oregon City will soon be the cen
ter of a county library system, second
only to that of Multnomah county, if
the proposed county library system is
favorably voted on at the coming elec
tion. , -
This new plan would furnish books
for all the rural districts in a way
that would rival the city libraries, it
is said. The measure is to be voted
upon at the coming election this win
ter. The improvements being made at
the. library are being rushed to com
pletion. The new walks are finished,
the grounds have been leveled and
seeded, and the new fountain ill be
installed in a few days.
There is ned for additional books in
the library, according to a statement
of the librarian. It is thought that
its usefulness could be greatly in
creased if there were a larger num
ber of volumes.
CANNOT FIND WOMAN
WHOSE BABY WAS DROWNED
The report has reached this city
that in spite of the most strenuous ef
forts put forth by the entire police
and detective force of Seattle, not the
slightest clue has been unearthed up
PLUNDER
to noon, Thursday, to explain the mys-! "Therefore, as before stated, I do
terious disappearance of Mrs. O. F. j not think that an osteopath, unless he
Piatt, ' wife of a former resident of i has graduated from a . college which
Oregon City. ' has in its course of instruction the
Mr." and Mrs. Piatt came to. this study of therapeutics, materia medica,
state several years ago with their two etc., can qualify as county health of
children from Rhode Island. Their ! fleer under Section 4695 ot Lord's
four-year-old son was drowned in the
river near Canemah. After they hadf
stayed in this city for some time they I
moved to Portland where they have ;
lived about a year.
The husband and father, who has
offered $1000 for her discovery is
distracted with grief.
RETURNS TO CITY
Mrs. F. Robacker has returned
home in this city after a two months'
trip in eastern Oregon, where she has
been visiting friends.
.' It is easy for a young man to
find a pin in a girl's belt, but he
usually gets hold of the wrong
end.
3 Qr $45$33$$
Per "Week, Ten Cents
has decided against Dr.
Brakle in the first step .of a figh
between the schools of medical prac
I tice that threatens to become state
j wide.
i In an opinion that has been received
here from the attorney general, h A
i noias tnat tne osteopatn now in thd
office of county health officer is noil
j qualified under the state law for the
: place and that he cannot legally per
form the duties of the position.
The decision goes on to say whf
and points out numerous decisions ot
courts all over the country against thd
contention that an osteopath is capa
ble of performing the functions of thd
officer m charge of the county health
attairs.
As a matter of fact, this decision
irom ine attorney general by nol
means determines the case and mere
ly adds to the ammunition of the reg
ular physicians in their fight against
the doctor who belongs to another
school. -
An opinion from the department of
the attorney general is merely sug
gestive in its nature ana does not fi
nally determine the law, involved. It
is presumed that the society to which
the county health officer belongs will
take the case, to the supreme court of
tne state tor a final decree.
The opinion follows:
"Dear Sir: -
"You have requested the opinion5 of
this office as to whether an osteopath
physician duly licensed by the State
Board of Medical Examiners may he
appointed county health officer under
the provisions of Section 4695 of
Lord's Oregon Laws.
"Would say in reply thereto that I
do not think an osteopath is eligible
to such office. Said section reads in
parts, as follows: '
" 'They shall elect a secretary who
shall be the health officer of the ap
pointing board and he shall be a grad
uate of a reputable medical college
and shall he in possession of a license
issued by the Oregon State Board of
Medical Examiners, and if such ap
pointee is not already informed in hy
giene and sanitary science, shall im
mediately so inform himself according
to the requirements of the state
board of health.'
"This section requires of the coun
ty health officer two things: First,
he shall be a graduate of a reputable
medical college; second, he shall be
in possession of a license issued by
the State Board of Medical Examin
ers. An osteopath complies with Ihe
second requirement, inasmuch as be
fore being permitted to practice - in
Oregon, he must secure a license from
the medical board. He does not, how
ever, meet the first requirement in
that he is not a graduate of a 'reput
able' medical college' within the gen
eral meaning of the statutes.
" 'Medical College,' in Kentucky
statutes, P. 2613:
" 'Requiring the state board of
health to issue a certificate to any
reputable physician who has a diplo
ma from a reputable medical college,
refers to those schools of learning
teaching medicine in its different
branches at which physicians are edu
cated. At such an institution an es
sential part of the instruction -is in
teaching the nature and efforts of
medicines, how to combine and ad
minister them, and for what maladies
they are to be used. In such institu
tions also surgery is an essential part
of the instruction. The term does
not include a school for teaching oste
opathy, which neither teaches thera
peutics, materia medica or surgery."
"Volume 5, Words & Phrases, "P.
4466:
" 'Osteopathy teaches neither thera
peutics, materia medica, nor surgery
and ignores bacteriology. It adminis
ers no drugs; it uses no knife. A
school which does none of these
things cannot be regarded as a medi
cal collegejn the popular sense.. Nel
son vs. State Board of Health, 108
Ky.. 769. '
"This case and otners cited In ap
proval Vol. 1, Witthaus & Becker
Medical Jurisprudence, page 278.
The practicing of osteopathy is
held not to be the practice of medi
cine in ten states ; it is held to be
i the practice of medicine in . three
states. It seems to me that the ma
jority is the reasonable way to look
upon the question in this case, in that
the county heatlh officer should be a
person qualified by study and train
ing to ascertain that conditions, sani
tary, etc., are conducive to ill health,
which is not ordinarily a part of the
j training of an osteopath.
, Oregon Laws.
"Yours very truly,
"A. M. CRAWFORD,
"Attorney General."
CONDUCTOR MARRIES
Andrew Tellison, a former conduct
or of the Oregon City line of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
and a well known man of this district,
was married the fore part of the week
in eastern Oregon. He left for that
section of the state some time ago
. , Attorn pv Honora! A TVT Prnu-furJ
J. A. Vai
and has taken up a homestead.