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OREGON CITY, OREGON
E. E. BRODIE
Entered as second-class matter January 9, 1911, at the postoffice at
Oregom City, under the Act of March 2, 1879.
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CITY OFFICIAL
CONSIDERING THE FACT that Oregon City is not afflicted with
a paid fire department nor does it have the annual expense of salary
and maintenance, the boys who crawl out of bed at all hours of the
night and get soaked to the skin in order to save life and property ought to
be given better equipment with which to work
It is unreasonable to expect men to haul the hose carts through the
mud and slush of the streets to an early morning fire. The blaze at the bak
ery on the hill Monday morning was an example of the work that the lot of
the fireman entails. The mud on Seventh street seemed to be inches deen
after a rainy day and night and the members of the companies were expected
to haul the carts through that mud for blocks, unroll the heavy reels of hose,
and stand in the soaking rain and mist over a hose that was jumping at every
pump from the powerful engines at the station.
The fact that they did do it speaks well for the department. It shows
the interest that the boys have in the welfare of their owTn city and their de
votion to the standards of their respective companies. It is more than can be
expected of any volunteer department, however, to call upon men who are
working through the day, demand that they crawl out of their comfortable
beds at an unearthly hour in the morning and fight fire through the rest of
the night. There are few of us who would do it but most of that few seems
to have gotten into the department.
Oregon City needs and needs badly an automobile combination wagon.
It should have the proper equipment with which to fight these fires. The
present hand carts should be used only as auxiliary plants to the main wagon
'and that should be an automobile equipment.
Fire company supply houses are now putting out a truck that carries sev
eral hundred feet of hose, a large chemical tank, two or three long and short
ladders and other equipment that a fireman needs in cases of emergency. Such
a wagon costs about $1000 and would be one of the most potent factors that
the city could have in the way of fire prevention. One man could run the
machinery to the scene of the fire and the other members of the companies
could be on hand at the fire without having to run all over the known earth
dragging a heavy hose cart through the mud and slush of the streets after a
heavy rain. It. stands to reason, from the past experiences of this city, that
there will be a great deal of rain through the winter months." It is not a very
bright prospect for the fireman who plans to stand by his post and respond to
every alarm that comes in, calling out his company.
To have pulled the hook and ladder outfit from Main street to the top
. of the hill on such a morning as Monday was, would have been a most dif
ficult task. It would have taken a force of men to accomplish, probably a
larger force than could be easily gathered together on the short notice that a
fireman gets.
There are many instances in fire fighting when a long ladder is needed
Motherhood Mai Better Equip a Teacher;
Education Board Should -Let
Down the Bars
By Mr. JOHN PURROY MITCHEL, Wife of New York'. Mayor Elect
2 VjriJ 8HE CAN
fi 60 THAT SHE
OF TEACHING I
by American Press ONE'S BUSINESS BUT HER OWN. AS LONG AS
AMociation. gH pQgg NQT NEGLECT HER SCHOOL DUTIES
I CANNOT; SEE WHAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION , HAS TO DO
WITH IT. TO MY WAY OF THINKING IT IS SIMPLY A PERSONAL
MATTER WHETHER SHE IS MARRIED OR SINGLE, AND THE
j QUESTION OF j WHETHER SHE GOES ON WITH HER BUSINESS OR
NOT CANNOT BE DECIDED BY A"NY BUT THE INDIVIDUAL HER
SELF. .
Of course it would never do to grant prolonged. aye of absence with
t Balary. You could readily see what would happen and what an unlimited
FINANCIAL DRAIN it would be on the city.
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ENTERPRISE
Editor and Publisher
NEWSPAPER.
I DO not see why the New York board of education
should refuse to take back a "teacher because
she is MARRIED OR A MOTHER unless ii
can be proved that it interferes with her profession
as a teacher.
Perhaps we are losing some of our best teachers.
MOTHERHOOD MAY BETTER EQUIP A
TEACHER. We do not know. The business man
can leave his office for prolonged absences because
he has to. He may be called to Europe. But that
is no reason why the business" cannot go on. He
has his affairs go arranged that the business can be
carried on in his absence, and so it is with the
teacher.
ARRANGE HER HOME AFFAIRS
CAN ATTEND TO THE BUSINESS
CANNOT SEE THAT IT IS ANY
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to get to the second or third story of a building and reach the seat of the con
flagration. Unless the hose can be directed at the seat of the fire, all of the
water in the world will not put it out until the building has been thoroughly
drenched. By the time that most fire departments, even in big cities,' can ac
complish this, the structure has been so badly damaged as to be beyond re
pair The thing for the city to do right here at home is to get a wagon that
carries all of the equipment that the laddies need in a hard fight with the'
fire demon and that will save them the necessity of lugging the cars all over
the town through the mud, except in extreme cases where more hose is needed.
In that event, a group can later be sent for the carts on a general alarm.
, It seems to the Enterprise that the fire boys who devote their time and
attention to fighting conflagrations and who stand out in drenching rains to
save life and property ought to be given better equipment than they now have
and that the combination wagon is one way to help them along this line.
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PAUL HELIEU, the famous painter of beautiful women, has selected
two whom he believes to be the most beautiful in the United States.
" He has travelled over a greater portion of the United States painting
ihe portraits of some of the leading women in social, and political lines in the
country. From the mass of information that he has gathered and the women
whom he has seen, he believes that Miss Vera Maxwell, an actress, and Mrs.
7,eonard M. Thomas take" the palm in this respect. .
Brother Helieu has been unfortunate in his list of feminine acquaintences.
Though we shall have to admit that the women whom he has given the lead
ing place in feminine beauty are in the highest classes of awards, we cannot
understand why they should be given the highest honors among the American
beauties that fairly fill the landscape,of the country. There are few men in
this country who would agree with the distinguished painter in his selection.
They will, generally, admit that he knows a beautiful woman when he sees
one but each and every one of them will probably be able to cite other in
stances that ought to rank even higher in the classification than the ones whom
the foreign artist has chosen. An artist is usually erratic anyway and lose,
his mind every time a beautiful woman appears on the scene. In this case,
the artist evidently attended one of the Paris theatrical productions when he
lost his heart the second time, though he had before loudly proclaimed that no
cne in the United States could equal Mrs. Thomas. i
It is really too bad, both for Brother Helieu and for his reputation as a
judge of beautiful women, that he had never spent a little while in Oregon and
in Oregon City. His education might have been materially broadened and
he would have been father slow to announce so emphatically that the most
beautiful women of the United States live in New York. An artist's educa
tion along this line can never been really broad uritil he has seen the women
of Oregon and he can never rank very high as aVjudge of feminine beauty
until he has lost his heart and mind' frequently to the tharms of the members
of the sex who live in this state. Really, we don't think very much of Brother
Helieu's selections. We don't deny that they are beautiful women but we
cannot concede the point that there are in this commonweaifh women whose
pictures would give the distinguished artist complete and lastirTgheart failure
and force him to retract everything that fie had ever said aboutNyomen in
general. Oregon women are an education and the artist ought toNave the
chance to meet a few of them before he goes around shouting the beauties of
the women of New York.
The first money deposited in a bank
may be the first brick in the new t
home you've dreamed of.
The Bank of Oregon City
OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Christmas Shoppe rs
Swamp Merchants in v
Demands For Goods
Never before in the history of the
city has the Christmas business in
Oregon City exceeded that of this
year, in the opinion of the majority of
local merchants.
Several of the store keepers have
looked foreward to a dull season but
contrary to their expectations, their
stores have been filled to their capa
city and the business done across
their counters has outdone any previ
ous year. It has been found neces
sary for the shops to stay open in the
evenings to accomadate the throng
although the stores are filled as soon
as they open.
Less business goes to Portland each
year, merchants believe. "Oregon City
people are beginning to realize that
local stores carry stocks that are as
DELEGATION PLANS
SURPRISE FOR POOR
Representatives of the Brotherhood
of St. Andrew, of the Elks and the
Moose - met Monday, night in the
rectory of St. Paul's church to. com
plete arrangements for the care of the
poor of Oregon City Three years ago
the brotherhood started this move
ment, last November they-were joined
by the Elks and t this year by the
Moose. - v -
Circulars' were sent out . by the rec
tor of St. Paul's who with a represen
tative of the Elks and Moose looked
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complete and as up-to-date as any in
the big city and that prices are just
as reasonable," said one prominent
citizen Monday. It is probably par
tially due to this fact that the year
1913 has seen such a great increase
in Christmas trade.
The effect of the "shop early" move
ment on Oregon City is doubtful.
Some are of the opinion that this agi
tation merely started the season
earlier while others maintain that the
effect of the campaign is hardly ap
preciable. The stores are crowded from early
morning to late at night. Goods of ev
ery kind are being bought for presents
from furniture to articles of clothing
and from candy to kodaks.
up the needy. Families were then
at the meeting apportioned to the dif
ferent organizations.
Not only will all the poor children
be given toys, candy and nuts, but the
older one's will be provided for more
substantially. Every effort has been
made to locate all poor families.
The following met with Mr. Robin
son Monday night: Representing the
Elks. T. P. Randall, T. W. Bradley, H
L. Kelly; the .Moose, Chas. Noble, G.
H. Young, C. Reddick, P. Fannican;
the Brotherhood, John R. Humphry s,
Rev. C. W. Robinson.
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FIRE!
Is your property properly pro
tected from FIRE? If you have
no insurance or if it has expired
telephone Main 3771 and we will J
call on you at once. We will '
look after your Interest.
DILLMAN & HOWLAND
The Insurance Men
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street as rapidly as the city engineer
and the city council direct. The im
provement that will have to be made
there in order to allow wagon space
in certain sections after the road is
laid will probably cost several thous-
and dollars. Though the council does
not contemplate that all of this is to
be done at once, it does insist that the
railroads shall do their share of the
work as rapidly aa the city is ready to
begm on its portion of the construc
tion.
Carver Line. .
The Carver franchise asks for a
right of way through the city on Cen
ter street from the north boundary of
the city, along the street in a south
erly direction to Fifteenth street,
thence along that street westerly to
Water street to the southerly term
inus of the street.
The Clackamas Southern on the oth
er hand, asks for the franchise on Wa
ter street between Twelfth and Four
teenth streets. Both have practically
the same provisions allowing the con
struction of a single or double track
on the street, making it unlawful for
any person to hinder or obstruct in
any way the laying of tracks through
the streets of the city given by the
provisions of the franchise and pro
viding a penalty for-any employe of
the railroads who shall abuse passen
gers or use any profane language in
or about the cars.
Construction Time.
The Carver line is allowed 90 days
in which to begin and 18 months in
which to complete the road while the
Clackamas Southern expects to begin
construction work within 30 days after
the franchise is granted. O. E. Eby,
attorney for the local company, as
serted at the council meeting Monday
night that the company would begin
construction almost at once and that
double tracks would be placed wher
ever thpv rnnld hp nlarp! unilov ho
"Tfcstms of the franchise that had been
gra&Sd. -''
The cifycouncil has the right to re
voke the franchises whenever the
railroads violate the terms and pro
visions that they contain and may do
so with short notice. It has also the
power to regulate the hours of freight
and passenger service and is the arbi
ter in all disputes between the two
railroads.
Common User Clause.
The franchises contain a common
user clause, allowing either concern
the right of way over the property of
the other. They also allow the com
panies to build a line of poles down
the street to carry the electric cur
rent for the trains that will pass over
the thoroughfares included in the con
tract. The property owners along the
street have all along objected' to the
granting of franchises on the ground
that their values would be lowered
and that their property would be made
worthless. The council has had sev
eral conferences with them and heat
ed remarks have been passed between
the representatives of the taxpayers
and the officers of the railroad com
panies. The council, however, decid
ed that the companies should be giv
en the right of way over the street if
they would, in return, improve that
thoroughfare and keep up with the
pace set by the city for the work. The
question of the cost of the improve
ment was often discussed by the coun
cil and the railroads but the compa
nies agreed to do as much work as the
city would do and to improve the
street beyond the outside edge of
their tracks.
The ordinances are now up to the
mayor for his signature and will be
come effective as soon as he places
his name to the franchises.
H Was a Chump.
"1 will coufess to you." she said,
"that I am older than I look. 1 will
be thirty-one my next birthday."
."Really," bp replied. "Hardly any
one would guess that you were more
than tweuty-uine."
"That's the last time." she said when
he had departed, "that I'll ever try to
be nice to a brute." Chicago Record
Herald. '
The classified ad columns of Ths
Enterprise satisfy vour wants.
lCU.ANEOU5
WANTED, by responsible party A
horse weighing about 1000 pounds
WE REPAIR ANYTHING
AND EVERYTHING
MILLER-PARKER COMPANY
Next Door to Bonk of Oregon City
CUT FLOWERS AND POTTED PLANTS "
Also all kinds of Fruit Trees, Roses and Shrubbery for sale at the ?
new green houses at Third and Csntsr Streets. Funeral work dene
at lowest possible prices. Orders received over phone Main 2511.
H. J. BIGGER . !
to use on light delivery wagon 3
days a week for the keep of horse.
Call 8-287, or address Box 135 Ore
gon City. ,
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT New 6-room house, full
basement; $10.00 per, month. Tele
- phone Main 2482.
FOR RENT One modern 6-room cot
tage on 5th and Jefferson Sts. See
George Randall 5th and Jefferson
Sts.
F&R SALE.
FOR RENT-.-5-room house, 10 acres,
good barn, good garden land, chick
en and hog pasture, Clackamas
Heights $7.50 per month. John W.
Loder, Stevens' Bldg., Oregon City,
telephone Main 79, 1934 "or Home
B-35.
HELGERSON & NASH gasoline wood
saw, on corner of Ninth and J. Q.
Adams street, City. Telephone
Main 1764.
A. L. ARMINE supplies wood at $5.00
per cord, green or dry. Addres3
1403 Seventh street, city, or tele
phone Main 124.
L. AUSTIN, the tailor, for men and
women. Suits made to your meas
ure, alterations and refitting. Prices
reasonable, Room 9, Barclay build
ing. NO. 1 DRY CORD WOOD Drop card
to W. S. Judd, Oregon City, Oregon,
Route No. 6.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given, that I will at
the next regular meeting of city
council .apply for a license to sell
liquor at my place of business, 714
Main street for a period of six
months.
L. A. NOBEL.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that we will, at
the next regular meeting of the city
council apply for a license to sell
liquor at our place of business, 501
Main street, for a period of three
months.
HTJNSAKER & TAYLOR.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that I will at
the next regular meeting of the city
council, apply for a license to sell
liquor at my place o. business, 619
Main street, for a period of six
months.
. L. RUCONICH.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE
Notice is hereby given that I will at
: the next regular meeting of the city
council, apply for a license to sell
liquor at my place of business,
: Fourth and Main streets, for a
period of three months.
A. J. KNIGHTLY.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County court of the State of
Oregon, for the county of Clack
amas. In the matter of the Estate of Elmer
Jones, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been, by order of the
county court of the state of Oregon,
for the county of Clackamas, ap-
; pointed executor of the last will and
testament of Elmer Jones ; de
ceased, by order duly made and en
tered on November 21st, 1913. Any
and all persons having claims
. against said estate are hereby noti-
' f ied to present the same for pay-
" ment, duly verified with proper
vouchers as by law provided, at the
i office of Dimick & Dimick," attor
neys at law, Oregon City, Oregon,
' within six months from the date of
the first publication of this notice.
Dated and first published - No
vember 52nd, 1913. ..."
CYRUS E. JUDD,
Executor of the Last Will - and
' testament of Elmer Jonedj, Deceased
DIMICK & DIMICK,
i , . .Attorneys- for Executor.
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HENRY JR. SAYS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the state of
Oregon, for Clackamas county.
In the matter of the Estate of Shelby
B. Shaver, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to the credit
ors of, and all persons interested in,
said estate, that the undersigned
has been appointed by the above en
titled court, administrator of the es
tate of Shelby B. Shaver deceased.
All persons having claimsv against
said estate are hereby required to,
present the same, properly verified
to the undersigned at Oregon City,
Oregon, within six months from the
time of first publication of this no
tice. GEORGE M. SHAVER,
Administrator of the Estate of
Shelby B. Shaver, Deceased.
CLARENCE L. EATON,
Attorney for Administrator.
203-4 Masonic Temple, Oregon
City, Oregon.
First publication, November 25,
1913.
SUMMONS
In the Circuit Court of the state of
Oregon, for the county of Clack--amas.
Antony DeBlanch, Plaintiff,
vs.
Anna E. DeBlanch, Defendant.
To Anna E. DeBlanch; the above
named defendant:
In the name of the state of Ore
gon, you are hereby required to ap
pear and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above entitled
court and cause, on or before the28
day of January, 1914, said date be
ing after the expiration of six weeks
from the first publication of this
summons; if you fail to appear and
answer, the plaintiff will apply to
the court for the relief demanded
in the complaint; towit: For a de
cree of divorce forever dissolving
the bonds of matrimony now exist
ing between plaintiff and defend-
ant, on the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment and -ulesertion.
This summons is published once a
week, for six consecutive weeks by
- order of theHon. H. S. .- Anderson,
judge of the county court of the
state of Oregon, for the fifth judicial
district.
Dated .the 15th day of December.
1913.
E. T. REHFIELD,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Portland, Ore.
Date of first publication, Dec. 16,
1913,
Date of last publication, Jan. 26,
1914.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon, for the county of Clack
amas. In the matter of the estate of Francis
Sales Beck, deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, That the un
dersigned, has been, by order of the
county court of Clackamas county,
Oregon, made an-i; entered Decem
ber 8th, 1913, appointed executor of
the last will and testament of Fran,
cis Sales Beck, deceased. Any and -all
persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present the same, duly verified as
by law provided, to tht undersigned
executor, at his place of residence,
to-wit, on Water street between
Ninth and Tenth streets, Oregon -City,
Oregon, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated and first published Decem
ber 9th, 1913.
A. HILLEBRAND,
Executor of the Estate of Francis
: Sales Beck," Deceased.
DIMICK & DIMICK,
Attorneys for Executor.
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OREGON CITY WOOD & FUEL CO.
Wood and coal, 4-foot and 16-inch
' lengths, delivered to all parts - of
city; sawing : especially. Phono
? your orders Pacific 1371, Home
A126. F. M. BLUHM
Pabst's Okay Specific
Does the werK. Yu all jr n
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r. J. MITER, CaaMer.