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WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
vol: vl no. 121.
. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21,-1913.
Per Week, Ten Cents.
TO ASK COURT
FOR A REVIEW
MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT TO RE
MOVE MEMBERS Or THE
WATER BOARD
COUNCIL FINDS ANOTHER "CAUSE"
Thinks it Has Grounds For Asking Re
consideration of Case in Which
it Lost Contention With
h Officers
That the board ot water commis
sioners failed to properly discharge
the duties imposed upon them by the
city charter and that they have con
sistently refused to furnish water for
municipal purposes will be the ground
upon which William Stone, as city at
torney, will make another attempt to
oust the' members from office.
He was instructed to make an ef
fort to get the circuit court to review
the case and consider the argument
that he is now prepared to present. He
contends that the faiure of the board
and its refusal to provide water for
municipal purposes is a "cause" big
enough to justify the council in re
moving its members for disobeidience
to orders but insists that the cause is
there upon which he thinks the court
will grant him a review of the case
and finally determine to discharge the
board.
Under the charter, the board of wa
ter commissioners supplies water to
the city and its inhabitants and the
council's attorney believes "the city"
in this instance means the whole peo
ple acting through the council. He
says that the definition of the word
"cause" as found in the constitution
of the state refers only to the state of
ficials and does not apply to the
cities that have been since created
by special acts of the state legisla
ture. MARRIAGE LICENSE
A marriage license was issued to
Harold William Beach, of Portland,
and Miss Bertha B. Baurer, of Clack
amas county, by W. L. Mulveyi coun
ty cler, Tuesday.
WANTED!
Women and Girls
Over 18 Years Old
To cperate sewing matchines in
garment factory
Oregon City Woolen
Mills
ml
COMING! COMING!
STAR
THEATRE
SAT., NOV. 22
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wine worms
Championship
Round-Up
at
PENDLETON, OR.
Seven Big Reels of
Thrills & Fun
Continuous from
12 a. m. to 11 p. m.
ADMISSION
15c and 25c
POWER COMPANIES
TRANSFER TITLES
A transfer of title and franchises
from the Molalla Power company, and
the Aurora Electric company to the
Molalla Electric company is on file in
the office of County Recorder Ded
man.The consideration is one dollar.
The transfer recites that all fran
chises and property of the companies
in the towns of Canby, Barlow, Hub
bard, Aurora, Donald and the terri
tory surrounding those cities is given
to the electric company for the con
sideration. Water rights on the
rivers where the companies have filed
patent, franchises through the towns,
and all of the rights, titles, and in
terests are given over to the other
concern.
The deeds are signed by J. B. Hurst;
president of the Molalla Power com
pany and of the Aurora Electric com
pany to himself as president of the
Molalla Electric company.
NNIVcRSARY I
CELEBRATED
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE A. BROWN
HAVE FRIENDS AT THEIR
HOME
MARRIED FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO
Elaborate Dinner and Interesting Pro
gram Are Given Mt. Pleas
ant Commercial Club
to Give Dance
(By Meta Finley 8hayer)
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Brown cele
brated their forty-fourth wedding an
niversary Tuesday evening, Novem
ber 18, at their home "The Maples,''
Maple Lane, the guests being the Wo
men's Improvement club and their
husbands. The house was beautifully
decorated with Oregon grape, cedar
boughs and rose haws. After an
elaborate dinner, the following pro
cram was given. ' .
"The Big Job". . .Mrs. Williani Horton
"Ode to Mount Hood"
Mrs. Wm. Rumery
"Description of Grand Canyon"..
Mrs. Harvey Heater
"Daybreak in the Grand Canyon"..
(Henry Van Dyke)
Mrs. C. W. Swallow
"Notes on Income Tax Law"
Miss Mary Davies
"A Love Romance" A. J. Lewis
"The Ideal Husband". . .G. A. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Brown came to Maple
Lane ten years ago from Massachu
setts and have many friends in this
part of the state. Those who enjoyed
their hospitality were: Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Roder, Mr. and Mrs. Ritsemce,
Mrs. Healer, Mrs. Derrick, Mr. and
Mrs. W. N. Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Rumery, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs.
O. G. Goldberg and granddaughter, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Swallow, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. W. Cone, Mrs. August
Splinter and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Ginther, Mr. and'Mrs. Pagankoph
and two children, Mr. and Mrs. D.'J.
Thorn, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Robbins,
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Muratt, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Gwillian and two children,
Miss Mary Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Brown.
Invitations are out for a dancing
party to be given by the Mount Pleas
ant Commercial club Friday evening,
November 2Sth, in the new hali which
they have just completed. This is the
first of a series of dances to bs ven
during the winter. The patronesses,
chosen are Miss M. L. Holmes, Mrs.
W. B. Stafford, Mrs". A. C. Warner and
Mrs. H. Dannenmann.
ARGUES FOR STATE.
PROHIBITION IN 1914
Those who heard Captain Charles
Stanley, the "converted comedian and
rapid fire orator," were delighted.
Captain Stanley goes like . a regular
cyclone sweeping everything -before
him that is contrary to decency and
good government. He , spoke at the
rate of about 300 words per minute.
He is unlike anyone else who ever
came to Oregon City; having been
twenty years upon the stage as a com
edian and actor he is anything but
dry, keeping all laughing with his wit
funny stories and songs, which he
acts out in his unimitable way. He
sang his own songs, two of which
were entitled "You Must Unload," and
"Dear Old Oregon."
There was not a dull moment. He
made it clear that the people of Ore
gon City must now get in and help
vote Oregon dry in 1914 and also get
together and elect a Prohibition ad
ministration to ellefctively enforce the
law. Secretary Taylor spoke briefly,
explaining the "Out to Win" move
ment, and told how enough voters had
already been enrolled in Yamhill and
Benton counties to elect a Prohibition
ticket.
This meeting was the opening . f a
vigorous campaign to be conducted in
Clackamas county by S. McDonald,
who has been delegated ,by the, state
and county committees for this pur
pose. Captain Bill Sweeney, of the Braves
is engaged in writing insurance in
Boston this winter.1 '
Though, as one report has it, they
played with five aces and five Jacks
in a poker deck, nobody was killed.
No, they're not real sports, after all.
U?vv
supplied iy iNew process : Kleciro Corporation, New York.
This picture shows Kaiser Wilhelm at the dedication of the Battle of the Nations' memorial at Leipzig.
The centenary of the great battle where the Germans and other nations routed .the battalions of Napoleon
caused an outburst of patriotism and national feeling in the Fatherland which culminated in the ceremonies
at the immense stone pyramid-like 'Denkaul," built by the contributions of hundreds of patriots which dominat
ed the famous battlefield with lofty grandeur. ' v
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E DECEM
CLUB., CHURCHES, SOCIETIES ALL
HAVE PLANS TO ASSIST
IN EFFORT
VOLUME IS THE ADMISSION PRICE
Organizations Devise Schemes to
Help Raise Volumes and Lay
Unique Charges for An
Entrance
About the most satisfactory man
ner of passing these long winter even
ings is to settle down in front of the
fire with a good book, so although ev
eryone' is busy with bazaars. Thanks
giving and Christmas preparations, it
has been decided that this is the prop
er time to hold the "Book Day" for
the library, and Tuesday, December
2, has been selected.
Various church organizations are
planning book socials, but for the most
part the plans have not yet reached
a definite stage. The members of the
Congregational Brotherhood have ar
ranged an entertainment and all who
attend will be asked to bring a bcok.
The program and refreshments will
be complimentary on the part of the
brotherhood. The enthusiasm with
which they have taken up the affaiv
assures the success of their portion
of it. The Baptist, Methodist, Pres
byterian and Zion Lutheran churches
have promised their support to the
"Book Day" and are formulating
plans. St. John's Young People's so
ciety expects to celebrate the day in
a fitting manner, as do also various
societies of St. Paul's church. It has
been impossible so far to get in touch
with the other church organizations in
town, but their interest in a matter of
such far-reachng benefit is certain.
The commercial club has invitfid its
members to partcipate in the "Book
Day" idea in connection with its
Thanksgiving smoker. Practically ev
ery club and society in town will as
sist in one way or another in the col
lection of books for the library.
No one need be deterred by the
smallness of the gfft which the fam
ily has enjoyed and is willing to spare
from the home shelves, for a fifteen
cent child's book will be quite as wel
come as a more pretentious offering;
in fact,' will be even more appreciated
because it may represent a sacrifice.
, Bookplates will soon be ready for
distribution. These will bear the
date, December 2, 1913, and a line for
the signature of the donor, which will
make the gift a more personal one.
Books are needed, if the library ferto
give the- community best - possible
service, and. the idea of a "Book Day"
is meeting with ready response in all
directions. :The library 'board which
has done such excellent work at all
times has not been asked to partici
pate actively, as those who have in
augurated the "Book Day" feel that
it is time for the general public to
do its share toward providing a fresh
supply of literature.
At present there is only one book
for every ten children in Oregon City,
a state of affairs which will be speed
ily remedied, judging by present in
terest in the matter.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS
The list of unclaimed letters at the
Oregon City postoffice for the week
ending November 21, 1913:
Women's list Dams, Mollie; Heinze
Mrs. Chas.; Jordan, Evlyn; Kremer,
Mrs. John; Thornton, Mrs. Lela (2);
Thompson, Clara.
Men's list Kirk, Lee (2); Larkin,
Thomas; Milkie, S.; Orem, Clarence;
Salsbury, John A.; Schenck, O. G.;
Smith. Ead; Titus, Geo. (2).
Editorial is headed: "Triumph of
the Prune." All right; hut the prune
is only one of many blue ribboners in
Oregon. : ; N ' - -
SER 2
UNVEILING OF MEMORIAL TO FAMOUS BATTLE
ATTORNEY ASKS FOR
HIS OWN DIVORCE
Clyde O. Garmine, an attorney, is
conducting his own divorce case in the
circuit court against Elizabeth M.
G arminet
The comjjaint charges infidelity
and mentions lime, place, and the
names of several men with whom she j
is said to have associated and commit
ted the acts complained of by the
husband. They were married in Wau
kegan. 111., July' 14, .1904.
The statement appears in the pe
tition that shei repeatedly called at
tention to her Catholic faith and de
clared that she had never been prop
erly wedded to him because the cere
money was performed by a justice of
the peace rather than by a priost.
GLADSTONE TO HOLD
ITS CITY ELECTION
Gladstone will have a municipal
election December 1 to determine the
city officers for the ensuing term. T.
C. Howell is without opposition for
mayor for two years and Joh.i N.
Sejvers for the one year termof re
corder. Of the five names presented
for council, three will be selected
Frank T. Barlow, Ben Hayhurst, C. W.
Parrish, F. A.' Burdon and H. W. Stre
big. For city treasurer, Mrs. Minda B.
Church is without opposition at.d her
office is a one year term. The coun
cilmen are elected for- two years. '.Vie
outgoing councilmen are C. W. Par
rish, T. C. Howell and C. A. Williams.
RECORDER'S OFFICE
DOES BIG BUSINESS
Molalla Power company to Molalla
Electric company, tract of land in sec
tion 11, T. 5 S., R. 2 E., 27 acres; $1.
W. F. Akin to John H. Hargreaves,
lot 17 of Gibson's subdivision of John
A. Logan tract; $500.
Eva Michael to E. W. Gillan, lots
33, 34, 35, in block 71, Minthorn's ad
dition to Portland; $450.
, Jt-B.. Edwards and wife to I. W.
Moffat, lot four, in block one, Dar
nell's addition to Oregon City; $50.
E. F. Riley and wife to H. E. Clyde,
two and one-third acres section 20,
and 21, T.2 S., R. 2 E.; $283.
J. 'Eliza Case to Emma J, Boyce, N.
W. S. W. and lot one' in section
29, and other tracts, amounting to
157.78 acres; $1.- - .
Oregon Iron & Steel company to J.
A. Taylor, lots 12, 13, 14" block 44, First
addition to Oswego; $10.
United States to Maude Leitzel, sec
tion 14, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., patent,
S. M. Brown and wife to Clarence
R. Miller and wife section 9, T. 2 S.,
R. 3 E.; $3500.
G. Moehnke and wife to Albert Moe
hnke, section 31, T. 3 S., R. 3 E.; $1.
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company to Frank Ross, lot D, tract
22, Willamette & Tualatin tracts; $95.
Portland, Eugene & Eastern to
same, tract in same tracts; $1,
Charles A. Robertson to Vira . Rob
ertson, T. 2 S., R. 1 E.; $10.
Molalla Power company to Molalla
Electric company, T. 4 S., R.1E.; $11.
Molalla Power company and Auora
Electric company to Molalla Electric,
rights franchises; $1.
J. N. Pearcy and wife to W. H. War
ren, property in south Oswego; $250.
Boyles, P. M. and Alice to L. W.
Robbins and wife, lots one and two,
block two, Molalla; $1.
Earl Jack to Robert L. Landsdown,
tract in T. 1 S., R. 4 E.; $1600.
Simonston, E. A. and F. M. to R. C.
Coffey, lot six, block 15, Oregon Iron
& Steel addition to Oswego; $300.
RUSH ELEVATO
I THROUG
CITY PLANS TO DISREGARD
PENDING SUITS AND GET
J03 FINISHED
STEEL IS flOW IN FREIGHT YARDS
Awaits Approval of City Engineer Be
fore Warrant is Drawn to
Cover Contract Cost
Other Matters
In spite of two suits pending in the
circuit court of the county, the city
council, will at once begin again the
construction of the elevator over the
bluff. -
At a meeting - Thursday afternoon,
ihe council determined to instruct the
contractor to proceed with the work
at once. Though the suits are pend
ing in the court. Judge Campbell has
not yet tried the Issues and there is
no injunction outstanding against the
city prohibiting it from continuing
the work if it cares to do so.
The steel is now in Portland await
ing the action of the council in the
matter and City Engineer Noble was
instructed to go to the freight yards
there and inspect the consignment. He
will deermine whether the full amount
for the tower is in the yards and
whether the city will have to meet
the payment upon it.
Under the contract with the con
cern, the city is bound to pay for the
steel at the price paid for it at the
factory. 'The engineer will be the
agent of the council in the matter aud
will determine whether or not the
terms of the contract are being met.
It is probable that the further waili
on the elevator will begin within a
week and that it will be rushed
through to completion unless the suits
now in the courts are determined be
fore that time and the city and con
tractor are restrained , from finishing
the structure.
On December 10, the council will ac
cept the Fourth street improvemeuv
Hose company number three has
asked for $265 to properly fit up its
quarters and the matter was referred
to the committee on fire and water.
The Farmers' Equity has asked the
aid of the city in securing a. hall for
its January convention and it is r reli
able that the rooms of the commer
cal club will be donated to the organ
ization for the purpose.
William Bayard Hale is another of
"them literary cusses," yet he might
be a good diplomatist in dealing with
semi-barbarians. -
The yong man who marries a pretty
girl regardless of her other .qualities
is headed the wrong way. ' - " .
ROYAL BREAD!
The best that money can produce.
Always Fresh At
HARRIS' GROCERY
$2.00 ranco-Qerman Rltfl
CURBS BtieUMATHM. NBUtALOIA. KH
TKA, AND KINDRED DUSASES. ,
How Raftmdad If It fell
BURME1STER & ANDRESEN
FRUIT TREES FOR SALE
CHEAP
all varieties first class trees r berry
bushes, etc. ; or will exchange trees up
to $100 for horses, cows or anything of
real value. Orders.
COLUMBIA NURSERY
115 E. Stephen St Portland, Ore.
COUNTY TEACHERS
IN LOCAL INSTITUTE
J. E Calavan, county superintend
ent of schools, has called a general
local institute of all of the teachers
in the county schools for November
29. -
The meeting will be held in the high
school building where some of the
leaders in education in the state will
address the conference. The state su
perintendent will probably be present
as will also M. S. Spitman of the nor
mal school at Monmouth, Frank Rig
ler, for 20 years city superintendent of
the Portland schools, and Miss Agnes
Jones, representative of the Palmer
writing system.
As there will be no annual institute
this year, the superintendent takes
this method of getting his teachers to
gether for the conference to talk over
matters of interest in educational
circles.
SCHNEIDER DENIES
MARRIAGE REPORTS
Arthur N. Schneider, of Woodburn,
former husband of Anna Schneider,
made the following statement to the
Enterprise Thursday, relative to the
divorce difficulties between himself
and his former-wife.
"Instead of leaving her destitute at
the time that the decree was issued,
I gave her $1600 in money and prop
erty anda valuable piano. The decree
gave the children to us at alternate
quarters. I had them for three months
and she had their custody Cor the
same length of time. I did not make
an effort to get the children though
she won an order from the court giv
ing her their custody and thn court
did not 'foil' my attempt as the state
nmnt said that it had."
SPEAKER WILL TALK
ON WHITE SLAVERY
"Tricks, Traps and Secrets of the
White Slave Traffic," is going to be
the subject of a free lecture in the
First Baptist church of this city by
Guy Fitch Phelps. The meeting will
open at eight o'clock in the evening.
The lecturer, Mr. Phelps, Is well
known in this part of the state, hav
ing spoken in many cities in northern
Oregon. The meeting is under the
control of all the churches in the city,
it being through the efforts of the'
ministers that the speaker was se
cured. Hundreds turned
tonight if you
TONIGHT
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"SEERESS"
DELL
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CITYFCOUNCIL
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WANTS TO FIGHT
APPROVES CONTRACTOR'S BOND
AND PLANS FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENT "
TELLS ITS ATTORNEY TO GO AHEAD
Injunction Suit Will Not Interfere
With Plans in Carrying Out
Work on High Street
This Year
The city council was in the fighting
mood at its afternoon meeting Thurs
day when it decided to disregard ev
erything and everybody and go ahead
with its plans for the city improve
ment. As one of the features of the ses
sion, it instructed William Stone, city
attorney, to fight the action of the .
property owners on High street
through the courts and promptly ac
cepted the bond of J. W. Shea for the
work to be done upon that street ac
cording to the plans and specifications
of the city engineer.
A few days ago, service was made
upon Mayor Jones and the city attor
ney by the property owners on the
street. They had asked the circuit
court for an injunction order restrain
ing the city from allowing the con
tractor toi, proceed with the work. It :
also mentioned the bidder in the com
plaint and asked that the injunction
be extended to him. ;
The ground for . the action is tnat
the lowest bidder was not given the
contract and that the property own
ers "will have to suffer a cloud upon
their titles and pay the assessments
upon a bid $700 higher than the low
est price offered. Earl C. Latourette
is attorney for tht plaintiffs in the
suit.
CONDITIONS OF STATE
HEALTHY IS REPORT
SALEM, Ore., Nov. 20. That- finan
cial conditions in Oregon are healthy
is reflected in a reporc of the condi
tions of the banking institutions at
the close of business October 21, as
announced- by Will T. Wright, state
bank superinendent, today. Mr.
Wright says the statement is one of
the most gratifying ever made in the
history of the department. It will be
the last one this year, and virtually
is a report of the conditions for the
year.
Carranza wants arms, but it might
be a good thing if he and all the rest
of the Mexicans were deprived of
deadly weapons altogether.
away. Come early
want to see her
MATINEE
SAT. 2:30
FOR
COUNTRY
PATRONS
MATINEES
SAT. SUN.
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