THE WEATHER.
OREGON CITT Probably S
3 rain; southerly winds.
Oregon and Washington Rain;
southerly winds.
Idaho Rain. ' 3
-S EDWARD A .BEALS,
District Forecaster. 8
s wo woman ever looked at matn
S mony from a man's point of view.
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL. VI. No. 139.
MORNING ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1913.
Per "Week, Ten Cents.
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MONEY; SCHEME
FARMERS AGREE TO DONATE
GROUND FOR TRIAL AND
FUNDS ARE SPENT
MARKET FOR GOODS IS UNLIMITED
Company Can Afford to Ship Flax
From Large Territory to City
Mill and Yet Make Profit
On Investment
Five acres of ground invested as
against $150,000 in capital is the basis
of the campaign that will be waged
through the county by those interested
in boosting for the flax mill.
Some time ago a propositon was
submitted to the commercial club of
fering to come to the city with a mill
for the production and manufacture
of linen products if the-club would
raise $50,000, either from the business
men here or through the county.
To Sell Stock.
As the money is to be raised from
the sae of stock, the committees that
have the matter in charge propose to
get the money if they have to go all of
the way to Salem and to Hillsboro
after it. They plan to sell that much
stock through this section of the state
and to get signatures from the farm
ers of the county that they will plant
the five acres of flax for the mill. As
the profit on the products of the crop
is great, the range of tributary terri
tory is large and the material may be
shipped into the city from all parts of
a large district.
It has been shown that the linen in
dustries of Ireland buy their flax in
the markets of Belgium, Russia and
Germany, ship the raw material to Ire
land and make it into cloth and other
material for a further shipment to
American markets.
Big Territory.
The committees figure that if the
dealers can use the water and rail
transportation lines to such an extent
in the handling of the raw material be
fore it gets to the factory, certainly
they can ship the flax from all parts
of the state to Oregon City by rail or
water and make it into cloth here with
still a large margin of profit.
Through the valley, the boosters
will ask the farmers to take stock in
the company and to pay for that stock
with one-half of the crop until all of
the money is paid into the company.
The farmer does not have to produce
any actual cash. He devotes five acres
of his land to the crop. The produc
tion of two and one-half acres is paid
into the mill for the stock that he has
taken. The other two and one-half Is
bought at the current market price. If
the farmer takes a large block of
stock, as many of them have already
agreed to do, it will take him some
time to pay off the money but Re will
have a large interest in a deal that is
believed by the committee to be a sure
paying proposition.
Club Investigates.
Before the club has gone into the
matter, however, it has placed the
committee at work to investigate the
success of other ventures of the kind
through other states where they have
been tried. The fact that this will be
one of the few mills in the entire west
and the only one in the state also adds
to the value of the proposition and the
price of the product, according to
those who are interested and are in
formed in the matter.
Such a vast territory can be made
tributary to the city and . so many
. farms placed in the acreage of flax
production, that the boosters for the
enterprise can see no limit to the
value of the plant and the market for
the goods. O. E. Freytag, secretary of
the commercial club, is one of those
who has interested himself in Investi
gating the sentiment among the farm
ers for such a mill.
Huerta must have got that money;
big new pictures of him are being pub
lished again.
OREGON CITY BABIES NO. II
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TO BE READY FOR NEXT SEASON
FRANCIS H. ANDREWS Born at Portland, Oregon. February 24, 1909
MARION E. ANDREWS Born at Oregon City, Oregon, April 3, 1911.
Son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrews, formerly of "Oregon City
WOMAN PIONEER DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
' Mrs. Robert C. Ramsby, widow of
one of the best known pioneer min
isters of the state and for many years
devoted to the cause of his church in
Oregon, died in Portland Saturday
night, according to a report . which
reached here shortly afterwards.
She has been ill for some time and
had reached the age of 85 years and
six months the same- age at which
her husband died sometime ago. She
has many relatives in Oregon City and
Clackamas county and was well
known throughout the entire section
of the state. For many years, her
husband was a leader in the mission
ary work of his church and was form
erly sheriff of Marion county.
She was the grandmother of
Chauncy Ramsby, former county re
corder, and is also survived by a
daughter, Mrs . Theo. Nelson, sons
Marshal Ramsby, of Silverton, and Eff
Ramsby of Klamath Falls. She has
other relatives through the county
and her friends include nearly all of
the pioneers of Clackamas and Marion
counties.
The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock
at the home of her son in Silverton.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO USE ANNUAL
SEES GREAT CHANCE TO GET
CITY AND COUNTY BEFORE"
PEOPLE OF EAST
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
WILL BE DISCUSSED
Educational topics will be discussed
at the meeting of the Brotherhood of
the Congregational church next Tues
day night in the church. A supper
will be given after which various ques
tions in educational matters will be
threshed out.
Professor W. M. Proctor of the Pa
cific University and formerly pastor
of the church here will be one of the
speakers. All of the male teachers of
the county have been invited to at
tend the meeting and a special invita
tion has been extended to the mem
bers of the Oregon City school board.
KIRK DIVORCE GRANTED
Ida Kirk received a divorce decree
from Nate Kirk in the circuit court of
the county Saturday afternoon after
evidence was submitted showing that
the defendant had treated the plaintiff
in a cruel and inhuman manner and
that he had failed to provide her with
the common necessities of life.
MANY SPACE RESERVATIONS MADE
Business Men Recognise Opportun
ities and Flood Office With
Their Requests Edition
to Break Records
Once more Oregon City's great
booster organization, the commercial
club, has in a most emphatic manner
evidenced its appreciation of the value
of the Enterprise Annual as a medium
of community publicity for Oregon
City and all Clackamas county.
. Friday afternoon at a meeting of the
publicity committee of the commercial
club, a resolution authorizing the pur
chase of 1000 copies of the annual was
unanimously passed and a contract to
that effect entered into.
These copies will be used by the
publicity department for distribution
on their mailing lists to prospective
investors and homeseekers all over
the country.
Never before has there been as fine
a reception given the Enterprise An
nual by the business interests and oth
ers in Oregon City and Clackamas
county as the January 1914 number 's
meeting.
At the close of five days of active
solicitation thirty-six orders have been
closed for space in the issue and nu
merous others have signified their in
tention of liberally supporting the big
booster magazine. With a very few
exceptions the patrons of previous an
nuals are falling into line and giving
the same or a greater measure of pat
ronage to the present one and natural
ly there is a considerable volume of
new business. The prompt and cheer
ful response by those who are being
called upon is highly gratifying as it
gives that much more time in which
to prepare the statistical data, arrange
for illustrations and otherwise shape
up the work in such manner as - to
make this the most attractive issue
yet published, which the Enterprise is
endeavoring to do.
EXECUTION OF THREE REBEL OFFICERS BY FEDERAL FIRING SQUAD
FRUIT CANNERY
IS NOW FACT
MANY INTERESTED IN SCHEME
TO ERECT PLANT FOR
PHASE OF INDUSTRY
tcucioi t.i .uo tquiiu tM.ecui.iiig mrte rebel oilictib, wnicn unutr Mexiuu u ucj .. to uj. All
officers in the rebel army above the rank of captain are held to be traitors and are summarily executed when
captured. The officer at the right had Just raised his sword and pronounced the words, 'Take aim," when the
photograph was taken. At the extreme left may be seen the priest who but a moment before had given th
condemned men the last rites of the Catholic church. Two of the prisoners declined the privilege of being
blindfolded. The man in the center, with less nerve than his two. fellow rebles, asked to have his eyes covered
so that he might not be compelled to look down the barrels of the guns that were to end his life.
Plans Now Formulated to Handle All
of Crop of Next Year and to
Create Big Market Among
Eastern Buyers
Oregon City is to have a canning
factory.
O. E. Freytag, secretary of the com
mercial club, has started out to land
a cannery here to handle the fruit
product of the county and all tributary
territory. He believes that the ultili-
zation of the by products of the fruit
industry would mean a saving to the
producers and would, at the same
time, create a greater market lor the
fruit that is raised in the valley than
it has hitherto found.
Eastern Interest.
The. fact that some of the eastern
houses have been writing to him of
late asking for prices on apples in the
car lots, shows, to his mind, the in
terest in the western fruit and particu
larly in that of Oregon that the east
ern markets are now taking. With
the products of the canning factory.
he believes that fne Clackamas county
fruit will find even greater favor on
the displays of the buying houses and
that the city will become a. center for
the canning and preserving of fruit.
Several business men have become
interested in the proposition to build
a factory in the city. They have taken
the interest in the deal for sometime
and the determination of the scretary
of the commercial club to put the mat
ter over has again stirred up talk for
the concern.
Is Assurred.
While, as yet, no definite steps have
been taken, the secretary considers
such a proposition an assurred fact.
In those sections of the fruit belt
where canneries have been establish
ed, they have always proved success
ful and have been paying propositions,
he says.
The scheme is the result of the con
ference which he attended of the State
Horticultural society at Portland, for
the past few days in which the merits
of such an institution were mentioned
and several interesting speeches madrc
by heads of various concerns through
the state. The business has been
made to produce revenues in several
of the western fruit belts and to estab
lish the industry in the eyes of the
eastern buyers.
Creates Market.
Besides the marketing of the fresh
fruit in the ordinary ways, the grow
ers' .associations have oftentimes put
in these canneries and sent out the
apples either fresh or preserved and
have established a new market for
this branch of the industry. Just how
much such a cannery would cost the
growers and business men of the coun
ty has not yet been estimated as the
plans have been more or less imma
ture, although the fact that the can
nery will be built is said to be settled.
Police Chief Rises to
Situation And Declares
War On Tobacco Stores
"I am aware that a large number of
Oregon City boys smoke and that they
secure the tobacco in direct opposition
to the state law," said Chief of Police
Shaw Saturday when questioned con
cerning the fact that cigarettes are
being sold to boys.
"It is almost impossible to catch or
convict a dealer on this charge," he
continued, "but despite this we have
already made a number of arrests. I
have been keeping close watch on cer
tain stores in this city and may arrest
one or two dealers at any time.
"I have instructed the night force
to increase their diligence and I will
see to it that the day force is on the
constant lookout in the future even
more than in the past.
f
1 "This matter of the sale of tobacco
to boys has been one that I have work
ed on for some time, but without the
combined efforts of the people of. the
city I am almost helpless.
"The matter is really out of my de
partment. Upon the arrest of a boy
for having tobacco in his possession,
It is necessary for me to turn the case
over to the juvenile court and leave
the charge in its hands.
"In . case I find that there are any
more stores selling tobacco to minors,
I will not wait for the parents of the
boy to make out the complaint. I
will make it out myself and do my best
to see that tht law is carried out to
the letter.
Real Tango And
Other Dances to
Startle City
MOOSE GO TO CHURCH
All members of the local lodge of
the Loyal Order of Moose will meet
at the hall at 7 o'clock Sunday even
ing to attend in a body the services of
the Episcopal church at 7:30 p. m. The
members of the order expect to attend
the services and to join with the
brotherhood of the church in its plans
for Christmas work among the city's
poor.
WANTED!
Womep and Girls
Over 18 Years Old
To operate sewing matchines in
, garment factory
Oregon City Woolen
Mills
A Merry Christ
mas For All
This includes the poor. St.
Paul's Brotherhood is undertaking
to make this Christmas merry for
the poor In and about Oregon City.
It is for ALL, the poor, regardless
of religion. Send names of needy
families to Rev. C. W. Robinson.
Send money and gifts to Wm.
Hammond, treasurer, or any mem
ber of the Brotherhood.
Share your joy with -those who
have little and you will have
double.
Oregon City will have a tango class.
All of the latest wrinkles in the new
dance and in other newest of the new
dances will be taught at this class. Af
ter an hour's lesson in the Knapp's
hall every Monday and Friday even
ings, the pupils will put the theory of
the dances into practice and the af
fairs promise to be something unique
in social lines.
Into the city Saturday evening, one
of the dancing masters of Portland
and other places came with the avow
ed intention of introducing into the
town all of the graces, curves and
mazes of the latest things in the art.
He has announced that the real un
adulterated tango will be taught and
that he will put over the newest things
in the "Hesitation Waltz" fresh from
the town of their birth.
He claims that sixty persons in Ore
gon City have already declared their
intention to join the class that he will
have an even larger class before
the lessons get well under way. Af
ter the hour or more of training that
the beginners in the fascinating
dances get, there will be a regular pro
gram for the remainder of the evening.
Circus Stunts Are
Put Into Shade
By City Team
SON SPEEDS WEST TO
SEE MOTHER WHO IS ILL
Dr. F. P. Schultze, a prominent
physician of Fort Dodge, Iowa, son of
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Schultze will arrive
here Monday to visit his mother who
is critically ill and whom he has not
seen in nine years. This will be his
first visit to the Pacific coast.
. Mrs. Schultze was operated upon in
March for a tumor, affliction and was
supposed, for a time, to be on the road
to recovery. Her condition is now
causing the gravest apprehension as
Dr. A. E. Rockey, the surgeon who
operated, now deems it of a cancerous
nature.
The world is ever fuller of wonder3.
Two horses turned complete sumer
saults on the streets of Oregon City
Saturday when one of them slipped
on the pavement, vaulted into the air
and landed on his back and the other
promptly followed the example.
The second horse tripped over the
first as it fell and both came down on
their backs after turning completely
over in the air. The horses were be
ing harnessed to a wagon when they
got out from the control of the driver.
They started down the street when
one fell and the series of somersaults
began.
As they were rising to their feet and
before they had quite made up their
minds to again runaway, Andy Smitn
rushed out to the center of the street,
grabbed the reins in one hand and
held them quiet until he could get
help.
CHURCH WORK HERE
GAINS ATTENTION
George Nelson Edwards, pastor of
the First Congregational church, has
returned from Hubbard, where he
went to assist the members of the
church, there in forming a brotherhood
on the order of the organization of the
city. . - - .....
The work that the society here has
been doing has attracted attention
through the valley and other churches
of the same denomination have been
planning to follow the Oregon City ex
ample. In order to get pointers on
the work that the brotherhood here
has outlined for the year and the plans
that would have to be carried out to
make such an organization successful,
they sent for the pastor of the church.
A committee was appointed, after the
address, to see what the church could
do there in the way of organization.
WEST LINN TO
HAVE SCHOOLS
SPECULATIONS RIFE AS TO LOCA
TIONS OF LARGER
BUILDINGS
SEVERAL GOOD SITES ARE OFFERED
High and Grammar Schools to - Meet
Increased Student Population
Are Included in Program
of Boosters
A new Err am mar hnnl on n .n
- "im u well
equipped high school, surrounded by
" rB or park and athletic
fields, is a plan, proposed by many
West Linn boosters.
West Linn at the present time has
two schools, one called the "Sunset"
school and th
- , uuivuil
school. Both buildings are crowded
ouu n. uas ueen iouna necessary to
plan additional rooms which will bo
built as soon as possible.
The Moody Investment company has
offered the school board of that dis
trict seven acres of land in the center
of the new town for what is consider
ed a low price and a large number of
persons arp in favor of taking advant
age of the offer.
Many Cross River. ,
There are a large number of West
Linn students attending the Oregon
City High school. This is not only un
handy for the students but also neces
sitates the paying of tuition by the
West Linn school board.
It is planned to acquire this land and
build on it a school that will be able
to properly handle the number of stu
dents for years to come. With the lo
cating of new industries in West Linn
and the corresponding increase of peo
ple, the citizens of the city estimate
that there will be a greatly increased
number of students and that increased
school facilities will be necessary. -Modern,
Up-to-Date.
The school building or buildings
would be modern in every respect, ac
cording to the plans of the boosters
of the scheme. "They would be an
ornament to the city and a fit place
for developing the latent mental and
physical powers of our boys and girls.
Only the best, of materials would be
used in construction and the struc
tures would be made as fire-proof as
possible," said a prominent man of
West Linn, to a representative of the
Morning Enterprise Saturday.
"With seven acres we would make a
beautiful park, and, as the site is upon
the hill. the view would be one of the
best from this district. After the
school became established it is prob
able that athletic fields would be built
and tennis courts made," lie contin
ued. Plans are in a purely formative
.rasre vet. thft rintA nf onnatnintinn onu
even the location of the new school
being largely a matter of speculation.
A single city manager, as in La
Grande and Milton, may be the oest
solution of city government in small
cities. . -
WOOD FOR SALE
ABOUT 50 CORD AT $4.00 PER
CORD DELIVERED TO ANY
PART OF OREGON CITY. AD
DRESS BOX 184, ROUTE NO. 3,
OREGON CITY, OREGON.
ROYAL BREAD!
The best that money can produce.
Always Fresh At
HARRIS GROCERY
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Why not all of you join together
and get her a gift that will be a
lasting remembrance of this happy
Christmas.
Nothing makes a more suitable
gift for a married -woman than an
elegant chest of, silverware.
Think what pride she will take
in it and what an aid it will be in
entertaining a houseful of friends.
You will find chests of silver-,
ware in many exquisite patterns at
our store and will be agreeably
surprised at the modest price at
which some of them can be pur
chased. Come in and look them over.
Burmeister & Andresen
Oregon City Jewelers
Suspension Bridge Corner
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Complete Chests of
1847 Rogers Bros.,
Community and Alvin
Silver Plated ware,
$10 to $25. Sterling
Silver $40 to $300.
SellinAenf s 'for SoutkBenlllclies