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WEEKLY ENTEEPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866
VOL. VI. No. 131.
MORNING ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1913.
Per Week, Ten Cents.
COURT GRINDS
ON ITS BUDGET
BLACKIE ILLES IS
MADE GOAT FOR REST
CAST IS CHOSEN TO
PRESENT ESMERALDA
CLACKAMA!
Flagship and Commander of United States Fleet
Designed to "Educate" Foreign Nations on Cruise.
FRANCHISE FIXED
u
ROAD
DAYS OF STRENUOUS WORK ARE
AHEAD FOR THE COUNTY
OFFICIALS
LEGISLATURE IS HELD TO BLAME
Appropriations Made at Last Session
Find Echo in Demand From
.' State Departments for
More Money
Though the county court has not yet
fixed the tax levy for the county, it
will probably run close to 20 mills on
a valuation of $30,521,851 or more than
$610,000 in actual revenues.
Notice has ben received by J. E.
Jack, county assessor, that this coun
ty will have to raise for state pur
poses $170,000 as against $43,000 last
year. To meet this, the county court
will have to make the tax levy for
the state purposes about six mills.
The school mill levy will be three and
one-quarter mills, the county general
purposes two and one-half mills, and
the road fund eight mills. The valua
tion this year is, in round numbers,
$2,000,000 more this year than last,
due to the timber cruise, and the
amount that will have to be raised
for state purposes alone is about four
times that raised last year.
Legislature At Fault.
This is due to some of the appro
priations passed by the last legisla
ture and the money that was ordered
expended at that time, it is said. Mult
nomah county, alone, raised for state
purposes $410,000 last year and will
now have to pay $1,740,000 into the
treasury. The entire state will have
to raise $4,000,000 to meet the ex
penses incurred by the legislature, it
is said, and Clackamas county will pay
a large proportion of this amount.
The state tax commission added for
public service corporations doing bus
iness through and holding property in
this county a total of $5,919,767 to the
$24,602,000 that the county assessor
had estimated was the value of all
other property in the county.
Mere Starter.
But this is a mere beginning. A
large proportion of the road districts
of the county have levied special
taxes for the construction of roads
through their territory and the ' im
provements on their own highways.
The school districts have raised spe
cial taxes for the betterment of the
public schools. The cities have fixed
their own tax levies for the carrying
on of the municipal governments. Ore
gon City, for instance, has a tax levy
of 10 mills for all purposes. Other
towns have their own levies. This
must all be added t- the county levy
that will be made and the levy that is
made for the purposes of the state gov
ernment. .
The whole trouble seems to come
about through the passage at the last
session of the state legislature so
many appropriation bills that have in
creased the cost to the taxpayers
throughout the state and necessitated
the call from the state departments
for a higher levy through the several
counties for state purposes.
Every county in the state will prob
ably pay this year four times what it
paid last year. The levies made for
state purposes show the increase from
that source alone to make that differ
ence, it is pointed out.
In The Social Whirl!
Current Happenings of Interest in
and About Oregon City
" 3
(By Meta Finley Thayer)
vgNE of the smart affairs of the
flty season was the bridge tea giv
en by Mrs. L. L. Pickens Wed
nesday afternoon complimenting Mrs.
"Victor Marden, of The Dalles. The
guests were the Wednsday Auction
Bridgevclub and a few friends. The
living rooms were decorated with
white chrysanthemums in bass bowls,
and in the dining room poinsettas
were used effectively. Miss Marian
Lewthwaite was winner of the guest
prize, and Mrs. E. E. Brodie won the
club prize. Mrs. Pickens wore a hand
some black brocade satin with shadow
lace and coral velvet. Mrs. Maiden
s"- wfc.s gowned in brocaded poplin of pea
cock blue, draped with green messa
line and cluny lace. Mrs. Picken's
guests were:
Mrs. E. A. Chapman, Mrs. Georgs A.
Harding, Mrs. C. G. Huntley, Mrs.
Linn E. Jones, Mrs. M D. Latourette,
Mrs. Nieta Barlow Lawrence, Mrs. L.
L. Porter, Mrs. Franklin T. Griffith,
Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Ernest Rands.
Mrs. W. S. XJ'Ren, Mrs. H. E. Straight,
Mrs. Earle C. Latourette, Mrs. Clyde
Mount, Mrs. H. L. L. Clark, Mrs. Wil
liam R. Logus, Mrs. R. R. McAlpin,
THIS IS
HOLIDAY Opening at Huntley' to
day. Free Souvenirs, Free Doll
with every fifteenth sale and many other
free articles. Music 2 to 5 p. m. Come
with the crowd and have a good time.
You are welome whether you buy or not.
Huntley Brothers Co.
The Rexall Store
Safely awaiting the result of his
hearing before the criminal court of
appeals in the state of Texas, E. E.
(Blackie) Hies is being made the goat
for the disorders at Oswego last May
by the rioters who are on trial in the
ciricuit court.
Fred Reams and others on the stand
during the progress of the case Wed
nesday told of how they had started
for Oswego from Portland and had
met Illes. They had done everything
they could to keep him out of crowd
but that he insisted upon coming,
though they ctmld see that he was un
der the influence of liquor. "
Reams said that Illes had followed
along in the rear of the 12 who went
to the office of the Home Telephone
company to talk the men there into
quitting the job. He said that they
had no intention of creating any dis
turbance but that they planned to
simply persuade the men to leave
work and get other work.
Finally, matters reached the stage
when Illes kicked one of the men and
threw a peevie at another. According
to the testimony, he started the
trouble that ended with the fight and
the shooting of Reams. The crowd,
apparently, did not want to take Illes
along at that time and he got on the
car unnoticed. The first thing that
he did at that time was to start an
argument with another man on the
car, Reams said, and it was the only
indication that the crowd had that he
had managed to join them.
The case will probably not get to
the jury before late Thursday after
noon and possibly not before Friday
morning.
MM TA PCT liCUJ
omw iu uli nut
FIREPROOF BUILDING
SANDY, Ore., Dec' 3 (Special to
The Enterprise) Constructim has
been started on the new concrete
building which is to be erected for
Cat-per Junker on Main street. Jt will
be one story high but will have foun
dations that can hold one or more
stories later.
The building occupies a site which
was in the burned district and is the
second building to tie elected there
since the fire about five we;k3 .ngo.
Ihe struct'jrc will be tkl oy 75 feet
and will be of three or tour, stories.
Whm completed it will be on-; of the
r.Ki'sl fire p. oof buildings in this city.
Be sure you are right before telling
the other fellow he is wrong.
Mrs. Chas Griffith, Mrs. E. E. Brodie,
Mrs. Vance P. Edwardes, Mrs. W. E.
Nason, Mrs. C. J. Hood and Miss Mar
ian Lewthwaite.' Later Mrs. J. W.
Moffatt, Mrs. D. M. Shanks, Mrs. "J.
H. Cary and Mrs. Thayer came in for
tea.
Tuesday Club.
Mrs. Bertha Adams delightfully en
tertained the Tuesday Evening Bridge
club at the home of Mrs. David Cau
field. The rooms were decorated
wth a profusion of Oregon grape and
chrysanthemums. Mrs. B. T. McBain
and Eber -A. Chapman held high
scores.
Those who enjoyed Mrs. Adams'
hospitality were: Mr. and Mrs. Linn
E. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. McBain, Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Latourette, Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Mulvey, Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Beatie,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Straight, Mr. and
Mrs. Livy Stipp, Mr. and Mrs. William
Hammond, Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Meiss
ner, Mrs. David Caufield and Waldo
Caufield.
Young People Meet.
The St. John's Young People's so
ciety held one of its delightful meet
ing Tuesday evening in McLoughlin
Institute. A large number of bo'.ks col
lected for Book Day for the benefit
of the public library. The attendance
was large, and an orchestra furnished
music for informal dancing. Refresh
ments were a feature of the pleasant
evening.
Those in charge were: Miss Fan
nie Porter, Miss Irene Hanny, Miss
Julia Baker, Miss Frances Draper,
Miss Cis Pratt, Miss Lena Story, Miss
Rose Justin, Miss Minnie Justin, Mios
Thenie- Draper, Miss Harriet Caker,
Mss Hilda Forsberg, Miss Clara Web
ber and Miss Tillie Meiers.
Club Entertains.
The Detherick club will be enter
tained at the home of Mrs. John W
Loder, Ninth and Center streets, Fri
day afternoon at 2:30. Each member
has the privilege of bringing a friend
to hear Mrs. Curtis, of Portland, who
will give a talk on "Lohengrin." Mrs.
Curtis gave a series of talks at Ih3
home of Mrs. William Anderson "art
summer which was greatly appreeiat
ed, and the club feel very fortunate in
securing one of Mrs. Curtis' ability for
the afternoon. Mrs. Loder wil' be is
sisted by Mrs. Walter A. Dimiek.
THE DAY
Photos by American Press Association.
Unusual Interest is being manifested in official circles at Washington in the cruise of the Atlantic fleet battle
ships to the Mediterranean. The cruise is a "courtesy trip," but it is being pointed out here that incidentally it wlil
direct the attention of the world to two important facts. One is that American battleships in actual service are pre
pared to hold their own against any navy afloat except that of Great Britain, and that because of its geographical
advantages the United States can dispatch its Dreadnoughts 3,000 miles from home shores without uneasiness. In
addition to their present crews, the battleships carry 1,00 men from the naval training stations on the great lakes.
One consignment of provisions for the ships includes 40,000 pounds of fresh beef and 120,000 dozen cf fresh eggs.
For the Mediterranean trip the battleships divided into three divisions, commanded by Rear Admirals Cameron
McR. Winslow, Frank F. Fletcher and Frank E. Beatty. Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger is in command of the en
tire fleet of nine battleships, and his flagship is the Wyoming. The Wyoming is shown, together with Rear Admiral
Badger, in the accompanying illustration.
ELKS LODGE TO
HOLD MEMORIAL
SERVICES IN HONOR OF YEAR'S
DEAD ARE ARRANGED
BY COMMITTEE
SAME BATE ALL OVER COUNTRY
Program is Prepared for Day and Ad
dresses Will be Made by Mem
bers of Local Order
Quartet to Sing
In honor of its dead, the Oregon
City lodge of Elks will hold its annual
memorial services Sunday at the Elks'
temple. The day will be observed by
every lodge in the country and with
somewhere near the same ceremony.
The services is open and the public is
invited.
The experices will be opened by
Henry O'Malley, exalted ruler of the'
lodge and by a hymn, sung by the
members. This will be followed by
the invocation by Rev. C. W. Robinson
and by the song, "Not Dead, But
Sleeping," by the Oregon Mai Quar
tet. One of the leading number of the
program will be the memorial address
which will be given by Judge Charles
V. Galloway, a member of the Salem
lodge. After a baritone solo, "Ever
tide," by J. A. Taucher, Rev. . C. W.
Robinson will deliver the eulogy. The
service will be closed by several
songs by the quartet and by the mem
bers, and the benediction will be read
by Rev. Robinson.
The quartet which will consist' of J.
W. Alstock, M. J. Keatong, J. A.
Tauscher, and A. W. Ladbury, is a
well known Portland organization and
been engaged before for the memorial
services. -,
The members of the Oregon City
lodge who have died are: Ralph C.
Dimick, W. E. tarll, O. Tonkin, Jr.,
IS. T. fields, W. A. Schewman, M. J
Lazelle, G. W. Bigham and E. S. Foll-
ansbee.
WANTED!
Women and Girls
Over 18 Years Old
Ta operate sewing matehlnee in
garment faetery
Oregon City Woolen
Mills
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3 THE ENTERPRISE ANNUAL
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$ The 1914 anniversary edition S
? of the Morning Enterprise will $
be issued early in January. Mr. S
$ W. H. Dixon, who has so ably
$ managed the annual editions of S
? the Enterprise for the past two f
8 years, will arrive in Oregon City S
S within a week from Visalia, Cal. $
The forthcoming anniversary
s number will be fully up to the $
s standard of the preceding edi
? tions, and its character and $
i scope will be enlarged. We have 4
S secured a large number of illus- S
$ trations of Clackamas county $
J scenes, and the edition will be
S profusely illustrated. ?
S Users of space in this big edi- $
S tion of the Morning Enterprise
$ will be called upon within the
$ next two weeks by Mr. Dixon, 3
s wno will lay before tnem our ?
$ plans in detail. $
$ The annual number of The En- 3
terprise is no mere fly-by-night S
S scheme for getting money out of fc
the public without adequate ret- ?
J turn. The anniversary edition
$ has become an institution in $
which we have considerable
$ pride. 3
$ Orders now received for copies &
$ to be sent to any part of the
world. ,
LOCAL BIKE IN PICTURES
In the December issue of "Popular
Mechanics' there is a picture of Roy
Templeton and Miss Fay Cooke riding
on the former's motorcycle in the last
Ponland Rose Festival. The machine
was decorated with roses and would
have probably have won a prize had
there been one for decorated motor
cycles. Miss Cooke is a granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cooke of Ore
gon City. " ,.
WETS HAVE FILED
AMENDED COMPLAINT
The wets have filed their amended
complaint in the circuit court to the
one in which they asked the judge to
restrain the county court from declar
ing the returns in the last prohibition
election in the city.
The, original complaint asked the
court to restraining the county offi
cials from doing something that had
already been done and was filed just
45 minutes too late. The amendment
to this complaint simply recites the
facts contained in the other msru-
ments with the reasons alleged by the
wets and asks the coutr to set aside
tha torder. ,
The dry forces have filed a general
demurrer to the complaint as. it has
been amended. The hearing upon the
issues involved will be set within the
next week.
J
FOLLANSBE
FUNERAL HELD
LOCAL LODGES TAKE PART
SERVICES OVER BODY OF
FORMER MEMBER
IN
EACH ORDER HAS REPRESENTATIVES
Large Number of Friends Attend Rites
Had Been III for Long Time
and Several Operations
Were Performed
E. S. Follansbee, who died Saturday
evening at St. Vincent's hospital,
Portland, was buried Wednesday afer
noon in Mt. View cemetery, under the
direction of the Oregon City lodge of
Elks, Rev. C. W. Robinson, chaplain of
the order officiating.
He was prominent in local affairs,
being keeper of the records of T'.ial-
atin Tent of the Knights of the Mac
abees, a member of the local lodge of
Elks, and of the Woodmen. He was
also a member of the Oregon City Vol
unteer Fire department.
Each of the three lodges were repre
sented by two pall-bearers: Clint
Rutherford and R. D. Miller, for the
Elks; F. McNulty and C. Walling, for
the Macabees, and Gene Woodward
and G. F. Johnson for the Woodmen.
He has been ill for some time and
has had two operations for hydro-
thorax in the Portland hospital. It
was but a few days before nis death
that he went to the hospital for the
third time for relief but the physicians
were unable to give him permanent
aid. ..
He is survived by his widow and
two daughters. Mrs. Roy Tobin, of
Powell River, B. C, and Mrs. Vane Jef
ferson, of Chico, Cal.
COURT ROBIN HOOD NO. 9
NOTICE: There will be a regular
summoned meeting of the Court at
their hall on December 4, at 8 p. m.
Election of officers and regular busi
ness.
S. B. SHADLE, Secy.
(Adv.)
ROYAL BREAD!
-The beet that money eav produce.
Arwayi Fresa At
HARRIS' GROCERY
Ralph Farris, well known in stage
work, will play the-role of "Mr. Rog
ers" in the comedy drama "Esmeral
da," the home talent play to be given
by the Women's club in the Shively
Opera house, Thursday, December 18.
The play is the greatest undertaking
ever attempted by home talent, but
owing to the great care taken in se
lecting the cast .there will be no ques
tion about its success.
The leading man will be played by
Harold Swafford, who has made sev
eral local hits, but his work in "Es
meralda" is in a class by itself. Miss
Florence Grace, as the leading lady,
is also interpreting her character with
a view of professional excellence. She
is well suited for the character "Es
meralda" and her work is proving a
great success.
Mrs. Reed will appear as "Mrs.
Lydia Ann Rogers," the dominating
character of the play. Mrs. Reed is
well known to Oregon City as a Shake
sperian reader; and her- rendition of
"Mrs. Rogers" in "Esmeralda" will
be marked with that same high stand
ard of perfection.
"Estabrook," the man of leisure,
will be done by Lloyd Riches, the
Portland Journal man. "Estabrook" is'
always a favorite of the audience and
Mr. Riches will make him so here.
"Jack Desmond," the American art
ist in Paris, comes in the person of
Mr. Wagoner, the high school chem
istry professor. "Jack" is one of the
important characters and requires
clever handling.
Oscar Woodfm, the "music master"
is to do "Marquis," a French adven
turer, who seeks the hand of "Esmer
alda." It is a character that requires
stage ease of a high degree. Mr.
Woodfin is "doing it."
"Miss Nora Desmond," a character
the audience never forgets, has been
assigned to Miss Hanny. In the pro
duction as given in Salem, the press
devoted much space in praise of "Miss
Nora." Miss Irene Hanny will be
equal "to the occasion here. "Kate
Desmond" her sister, and a part of
equal strength, goes to Miss Walker,
who is also known in the music field,
and will be no stranger to the local
audiences, of high quality work.
The ticket sale will begin at once
so that it will be determined early
whether or not a two night run will be
required. The profits will be used for
civic improvements.
The Woman's club has done great
things in the way of "ciac improve
ments," and merit the hearty support
of the Oregon City people.
Woman Pioneer
Visits Scenes
Of Her Youth
Mrs. C. V. Crawford, of North Yak
ima, Washington, was in the city Tues
day and passed an interesting day vis
iting old scenes which she viewed
first iu 1847. Oregon City was then
the Mecca of nearly all the pioneers
who crossed the plains, and with her
parents, Elder Isom Cranfill and wife,
Mrs. Crawford came to the valley
from Illinois by way of The Dalles and
Barlow's gate, arriving in Oregon City
in the autumn of 1847. Isom Cranfill
took adonation land claim, shown on
an old map at the county assessor's
office as claim number 49, located
near Clackamas Station. Mr. Cranfill
operated a sawmill m partnership
with Ben Simpson on the Clackamas
river above Oregon City, and also con
ducted a general merchandise store in
Oregon City, for several years. He
was one of the first justices of the
peace for this county.
Elder Cranfill was a minister of the
Primitive Baptist church and traveled
over the Willamette valley for long
distances preaching to those of his
faith.
Mrs. Crawford has not visited Ore
gon City since 1878 and finds many
changes. She is accompanied on the
trip by her daughter, Mrs. . Inez Fil-
loon, and son-in-law, J. M. Filloon, of
Troutlake, Washington. Together
they visited the old McLloughlin home
and other places of interest.
CONCORD CLUB WORKS
FOR SCHOOL FUNDS
In order to raise money to complete
the manual training room, the Parent
Teachers' club of Concord will give a
bazaar Saturday afternoon and even
ing at the school house.
In the evening there will be a short
program by the children under the di
rection of Professor Keeland and Miss
Lee, teacher of the primary depart
ment. Frank K. Welles, assistant
state superintendent, of Salem, will
speak before the meeting.
The money derived from the bazaar
will be used to complete the new man
ual training rooms. The club mem
bers also plan to use the room, when
completed, for a social center for this
district. Mrs. James Wallece is pres
ident of the organization.
William F. Arnold is now edtor and
manager of the Lapine Inter-Mountain
In his salutatory he admits he may
never set the world on fire, but pro
claims that, just the same, he's going
to keep on lighting matches. He gives
token of becoming a vigorous booster
for what he justly calls "this wonder
ful country." -
ANNUAL BAZAAR
The Kings Daughters will open
their annual bazaar Saturday, De
cember 6, 2 p. m., the Woodman
Hall. The same evening the Guild
will serve a 35c supper from 5 to
7 p. m.
COMMON-USER PRIVILEGES AND
FREE TRANSFERS IN CITY
ARE AMONG TERMS
SALE TO RIVAL LINES IS BLOCKED
Council Discusses Document Till
Nearly Midnight Before Reach
ing Settlement as to Rights
that Will be Granted
After remaining in sesion until half
past eleven o'clock Wednesday even
ing, members of the city council com
pleted their final consideration and
amendment of the franchise applied
for by the Clackama's Southern rail
way, and got it in such shape that ths
ordinance granting the road rights
upon Water street between Twelfth
and Fourteenth will be introduced for
first reading at the next meeting. In
its present form the franchise Is to be
granted for a term of 25 years, for tae
first 15 of which no compensation is
asked, save that the company keep
pace with the city in any improvement
work that may be done on Water
street.
According to the terms of the fran
chise as now amended, work on the
two blocks of line south of the term
inal yards must be completed within '
18 months from the day of the pass
age of the franchise; the company
must grant common-user privileges
over its tracks, must issue free trans
fers to any road that crosses it in
Oregon City with the exception of the
line of the P. R., L. & P. company, and
is forbidden to charge more than five
cents for any continuous passage wi;b
in the city limits.
Before the franchise is accepted by
the council the Clackamas Southern's
representatives must present to the
city fathers an agreement with the
Portland & Oregon City railroad,
which is also seeking rights upon Wa
ter street, in which the Clackamas
county road certifies its willingness to
have the Carver line build its track
between Fourteenth and Twelfth
streets, according to Clackamas South
ern specifications, should the Carver
line be ready to being construction
work before the Clackamas Southern
line. This provision was insisted up
on so that there should be no possi
bility of the construction of four
tracks on Water street, as each line is
applying for a two-track railroad. The
agreement was also insisted upon to
prevent the Clackamas Southern road
from holding up the Carver line.
In its final shape the franchise,
aside from providing for the things al
ready mentioned, makes it the duty
of the Clackamas Southern to keep
steam locomotives off Water street
save when their presence is neces
sary for the movement of trains,
leaves the regulation of hours of
freight service to the discretion of the
council, empowers the council to pass
upon the frequency of transmission
poles, sidings, spurs, switches and oth
er details of construction. '
The franchise also contains a pro-;
vision to the effect that if at any time
the Clackamas Southern line is sold
to the Southern Pacific, the Oregon &
California or the Portland Railway,
Light &. Power company the terms of
the franchise shall at once be revoked
and terminated without further action
by the council.
White Plague
Holds Man And
Family In Grip
Down near Milwaukie there is a
family of three, a husband, a wife, and
a child. The man of the family has
tuberculosis and has been out of work
for some time with tire result that the
three are without any visible means
of support.
To relieve the case, Mrs. Mary
Shanks, president of the Woman's
club, made a trip to their home Wed
nesday. This organization will either
arrange for the invalid man to receive
treatment at his home or send him to
the state tuberculosis sanitarium. In
either case the club would look after
the mother and child and see that they
were provided with the necessities of
life.
It is to help such cases as that that
the money derived from the sale of
Red Cross stamps is used. A percent
age of the funds remains with the lo
cal organization but the greater part..
goes to the National Red Cross society
which carries on the good work from
coast to coast. Stamps are now on
sale at many of the Oregon City stores
under the direction of the Woman's
club.
BY GOVERNOR WEST
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 3. Governor
West having announced today that
the State Game and Fish commission
has been abolished for the time be
ing because of dissensions created by
"busy bodies," and that the employes
of the departments under the commis
sion automatically lose their places,
1 the question tonight is what will be
! come of the fish hatcheries and other
, property on which the state has spent .
i thousands of dollars.
State Game Warden Finley and Mas-
ter Fish Warden Clanton on hearing '
' of the action of the governor came to .
Salem and were in conference with
him several hours tonight, but none
of those present would tell what phase
4of the question was discussed.