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About Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1913)
: - O . - - $ Swell the Christmas fund for $ the poor. - - THE WEATHER 8 OREGON CITY Probably rain; southerly winds. - ; Oregon and Washington Rain; southerly winds. . - 3 Idaho Rain. & EDWARD A .BEALS, " ' , . District Forecaster. WEEKLY ENTERPRISE ESTABLISHED 1866. VOL. VI. No. 140. MORNING ENTEBPRISE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1913. "Per Week, Ten Cents. OMLLEY GETS DEUTSCHE VEREIN " PUMAS TREE TOWN GETS BUG FOR NEW PARKS CITY III THROES OF PiiEMIA ATTACKS Mist! Chief Shaw Has Got Clue to Tobacco Sellers I APPH Pair of Slippers Box of Handkerchiefs Silk Neckties House Coat Silk Handkerchiefs Fancy Suspenders Silk Umbrella "Conqueror" Hats H. S. & M. Overcoat Dougherty Shoes Kid Gloves Boston Garters Fancy Armbands Box of Collars Fancy Shirts Big Selection At Adams Department Store IfieHome.of Hart Schaffher & Marx g Clothes g It comes next week; getting late already. GIVEN JURISDICTION OVER ALL FISHERIES. OF COAST. DEPARTMENT WORK PLEASES GOVERNMENT CHIEF Heads at Washington Like Work that He Has Done During the Years He Has Spent In Office Stocks Streams Henry O'Malley Monday received notice of his appointment as field su-, perlntendent of the United States Bu-' rean of Fisheries and has been placed in charge of all the fish cultural work of the bureau for the entire Pacific coast, embracing the water of Oregon, Washington, California and Alaska. He expects to maintain his head quarters at Oregon City for the pres ent .though later It may be necessary to move to Seattle because of the im portance of the Puget Sound work and the extent tf the Alaskan field. Mr. O'Malley's successor in charge of the Clackamas station and sub-station has not yet been named, though he has been recommended. Was at Baker Lake. Mr. O'Malley came to Oregon City January 1, 1907, having been trans ferred from the position of superin tendent of the Baker Lake, Wash , station, which he, in four years, had built from a small plant to one of the most important and best equipped hatcheries on the coast. His success at 1hat station decided his transfer t the Clackamas station, where, under his direction, the egg take has steadily increased until this year when a grani total of over 53,000,000 salmon and trout eggs were secured and nearly 3,000,000 shad eggs. The Clackamas field includes the Big White Salmon river and the Lit tle White Salmon, in Washington, bor dering on the Columbia river, ' the River Mill station on the Clackamas below Estacada; Elk Creek - the Upper Rogue river; Lower Rogue river hatchery situated a few miles be low Medford; the Applegate Creek station and Illinois River station, on The Deutsche Verm of this city held its regular monthly meeting at Knapp hall, Sunday afternoon and was large ly attended. At the close of the busi ness session, the following program was well ' rendered: Song," "Morgen rot," Verin; opening address, Hon. Gustav Schnoerr, president; recita tion,. Miss Louise Rotter; violin solo, Master Georgie Klemsen; recitation, Frank Rotter; vocal duet, ."When the Swallows Homeward Fly," Mr. R. Petzold, MisS' Minnie Klemsen; in strumental duet,- "Meditation," Messrs Oscar Woodfin, piano, Gus Fleisch ner, violin;, song, Miss Augusta Hopp; piano solo, Oscar Woodfin; song, "Der Gute Kamarade," Verin; closing ad dress, President Schnoerr. The Verin will hold its annua Christmas tree, Sunday afternoon, De cember 28, for members and their fam ilies, and invited guests. The follow ing were appointed a comittee on ar rangements for the same: Mesdamea P. J. Winkle, Emilie Knapp, Chris Hartman and William Schwartz, Messrs. Chris Hartman, L. A. Nobel and H. W. Streblg. MASONS ELECT A regular meeting of Clackamas Chapter No. 2 Royal Arch - Masons was held in the masonic lodge room Monday evening. After the routine ousiness was transacted the electiot of officers for the- ensuing year was held. Those elected were: Theodore Osmund, high priest; Don E. Mel drum, king; Clarence L. Eaton, scribe; J.E. Hedges, treasurer; Eber A. Chapman, secretary; Chas C. Spen cer captain of the host. New Era, Ore., Dec. 15. (Special) The New Era grange will hold its reg ular election on December 27 at its new hall in this city. The ladies of the organization will serve a chicken supper. HAS GREAT AMBITIONS TO BUILD REST PLACES FOR ITS CHILDREN " TO SPRING A BEAUTIFUL SCHEME Charming, Restful Parks and Heavily Planted Streets With Other Attractive Features Are ' To be Included With an eye to the future, the peo ple of West Linn have started to plan for public parks although the charter of the new city has not yet ' been adopted and the town has had a gov ernment of its own for only a few months... It is planned to secure blocks and tracks now while, the land is cheap and develope them as the city grows. It is thought that asystem of park blocks and boulevards would add greatly' to the attractiveness of the city. k ' ' Beautiful View. West Linn has naturally a beautiful view of the Willamette river, the low lands of the east side, and the foot hills which gradually rise - into the mountains of the coast range. On a clear day several snow cap mountains can be seen. With, such scenic advtanages, com bined -with the almost ideal lay of the land, it is thought that parks can be made which will rival any in this sec tion of the state. ..- One Central Park. (Continued on Page 2.) WANTED! Women and Girls Over 18 Years Old To operate sewing matchlnes in garment factory :.r Oregon- City Woolen Mills It is probable that there will be a large central park and. that, scattered through the city, there will be a nun ber of park blocks. With these parks established, a system of boulevards will be built to connect them. They will be laid out in such a way so as to bring out the all scenic advantages that are possible of the hill. The hill side is rocky and it would probably be difficult to level the park sites and to cover the surface - with soil. Many favor the plan of leaving the rocks in their natural condition. They hold that this would greatly 'en chance the beauty of the park and at the same time would be much cheap- OREGON ...... J, -v ---. - . - -r L EADIN O STORE Will Be Open Wednesday Evening And Remain Open Every Evening Until Christmas Oregon City is in the grip of an epi demic of pneumonia, probably the worst In the history of the city, ac cording to the opinion - of - various physicians and County Health Offi cer Van Brakle. In every part of the city cases ar: reported. . Doctors are kept busy an swering calls. New cases are report ed every day and the number in creases every twenty-four hours. One doctor alone has over ten cases in and around this city. It would be almost Impossible to correctly esti mate the number of persons ill with pneumonia in Oregon City but it is certain that the number would be large. , Pneumonia, in many cases, is the outgrowth of the "grip." Combined with the condition of the weather, it is probably largely responsible for the number of cases. No decisive step has been taken by either the county health officer or by the individual doctors as pneu monia is not contagous-" ENTERTAINMENT TO BE GIVEN Redland, Ore., Dec. 16. (Special) Fir Grove school at Redland will give a historical pageant representing old English customs Friday evening, De cember 19. The Redland brass band will assist the students by furnishing the music for the occasion.- No ad mission will be charged. , "I have the names of a number of boys who have been seen lately with cigarettes and I also have the names of two Oregon Cjty cigar stores who have, I believe, sold tobacco fo minors in the past. I intend to use these lists." This was the statement of Chief Shaw to an Enterprise reporter Monday. "It is almost impossible for either the officers or myself to catch the dealers selling tobacco to boys and in the same way it is seldom that. I can see minor smoke because we are known as representatives of the law and the mere sight of one of us is enough to put the dealer and boy on guard. For this reason, I ask the co . operation of each and every citizen who wishes to see this law enforced." The chief would not state definitely if any arrest would be made but he acknowledged that he was keeping a close watch on two Oregon City stores and that sensational develop ments might materialize at any time. He also has a list of boys who are known to usually be supplied with tobacco. CLERK'S OFFICE HAS ITS BIGGEST DAY IN HISTORY - Never in the history of the office of the county clerk have the fees multi plied as rapidly as they did Monday when the deputies received $70 for filing papers in the circuit and pro- The business for the day is a rec ord breaker. Several papers were filed and a great deal of routine business transacted ... by the clerk's office through the day. The fees that the office collects come from the filing of papers that are to pass through the judicial grist in both courts. If er. Offer Received. An offer has been made' by the Moody Investment company to sell seven acres to the school district for a school and park site. This would be the first step. of the system and it would be around this central park that the final complete and connected plan would be built It is with, an eye to the future that the people of this city are planning these parks. At the present time there is-practically no use for a park or public play grounds but as the city, grows .and .. the population in creases it is said that the need : for parks will, be felt. ROYAL BREAD! The best that money caw produce. Always Fresh At HARRIS' GROCERY A Herry 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. - - i Too Big for the Tree But the Best Christmas Present! t-aty term .. 1 OJR if You With Buy Club Together and Her a Hoosier The housekeeper of the family, whether wife, mother or sister, would rather have you make her this one splendid present than all the knick-knacks that you can gather together. , Because the Hoosier brings hours of leisure and saves millions of steps. Makes cooking easy and the kitchen a pleasant place to stay. Gifts for All the Family - Instead of giving everyone many trifles why not choose soma one handsome gift that will be nsed and enjoyed indefinitely. A chair or table or reading lamp for father or brother, something for the sisters' room, a little easy chair or low table for the small mem bers of the family please the most. v "- We will hold and deliver for Christmas any article or articles yon select. With us as your Santa Claus yon will surely have a MERRY CHRISTMAS. Adams Department Store OREGON CITY'S BUSY STORE Special Premiums for Red Trading Stamps . HI KtAL MU51L A 1 LAM tJ g rap 4Jy Records from $1 Upwards "EDISON'S MASTERPIECE" N e w EI11S Q A DESIRABLE HOLIDAY IQi O GIFT Records from $1 Upwards AND A CONSTANT JOY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Qn Sale at our store, where a complete demonstration will be cheerfully given to any one calling, or an illustrated Booklet describing the different models will be mailed upon request: This new instrument is the result of many years of experiment and in vestigation by Mr. Edison. All mechanical timbre is eliminated. All sounds are recorded and reproduced with absolute fidelity to the original, and every shade of volume and overtone is preserved. The tone is suberb. This instrument opens to music lovers for the first time the great store of fine music which heretofore has been impossible of reproduction. " Edison Disc Phonographs $60.00, $80.00, $150.00, $200.00, $250.00. Edison Cylinder Phonographs (hornless) 1 $30.00, $45.00, $60.00, $80.00, $100.00, and upwards. Any Edison Machine sold on easy payments if desired. FAIR TO YOURSELF If you have thought of buying a Talking Machine, don't you think you ewe it to yourself to come to our store and hear the Edison before parting with your money? Drop in any time, and we will be glad to play a new Edison for you. . Burmeistcr & i... - Hi 1,. Andresen OREGON CITY 'JEWELERS SUSPENSION BRIDGE COR. - - . - - - " - . . - ...... (Exlusive Agents for Edison Pronographs in Oregon City) THE DIAMOND AND THE DISC Changeable needles or points are not used. The reproducing point which traverses the record is a genuine diamond, permanently mounted ; it is never changed and never wears. ... . RECORDS The records are in the disc form, of a material which is new in chemistry and of so great hardness as to permit the reproduction of the myriad of faint overtones which alone give quality to music. These records are truly inde structible. The method of recording these new Edison records is also new, and the processes of manufacture are unique and new in every detail. - ' SPECIAL MOTOR The mechanism of this new instrument is powerful, and is governed as accurately as a chronometer in order that the pitch shall at all times be ac curately reproduced. , : i: