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i , f A i U 0 H ST. i'OMON OTY ENTERPRIS .) Tn Wtfkly f Marpnt I wort't th ik. Compare It with thi tad hn (uov Itrib. . The InKrprl inly Cleckama Nwuir that all Of In niwi of IHii growing County OKKOOS' CITV, OUVAIUS, FHIIlAY, JANUAUV 2, V.iVi. KITASLIlHfO .1 f IFTHTM YtAA-No. 1 POVERTY IS PUT FIRST AS CAUSE OF VICEjNt i MINIMUM WAGE II FAVORED DV ILLINOIS COMMSSION AFTEH INVESTIGATION. "HIGH CLASS CAFfS" ARE HARD HIT IN REPORT; NOW PUBLIC High! Standard of Moral Found to Iilst Among Clrlt In High School CoMtgti and Unl vtraltlt of 8 tat. hTKINGrlKI.D. III.. Jan. 13 -I'uv. r ly In th pilnclpul ciuiao uf Immniallly, llio inliiliiiiini wngo for glrle ami wuiu en U fixed at H a week and uurcgu Uti'd rmiilltliilia uf iliiini'atlo employ ment render the homo. In liiun y (nwi, a liri-i'illMK place of rumuierc'lalltnd lr, according tu Ilia llllnola acuuto while aluve Invcallgatloll commltto a report, made public tonight when for- mul'y prcacled to iliu Uto imtu. I Thut porty I tho principal iaiia, j till im t or litillit'i 1, uf linuioiullty la Itiuj niimt atrungly I'liiuhaalml rimllng of tin' rutniiilaxloii. 1 liimuiula uf itlrla. It aaye, ur ill h i ll Into proallttillon 'bo (anno uf Hit lui r Inulillily In kt'r Uidy ami amil together ull tlio low Wage pulll tllt'tll." Tlx' aati'iu uf tlnint'iitlt' employ inriit In America la condemned In pol tho tTiiia. IllVf ntlgutlolia Conducted l))' till t out mlttee, tint ri'imrta u, illai'loncd the fuel (lull mole women uf I lie under uurlil lull Into dishonor friini doincatic employment lliun from any other work A condition which the ri'ioit decline strlkea illrct'tly nt tliu home la found In whut la termed the "rull Klrl" trin. (in thla anliji't t thu report any in part: "A detective tuld uf a 'rail' lint Which li hud ai'Ui'd In u raid. Moio lliun 2o iiaiiu' wcro on the lint; lira) nuiiuw only being given, then nppoalta (hp li'li'liliuiin nunil.cru. Hi' chocked up t ho nuiiK'a ami iiinulirra. 'Home nf til (i Women wore 'respect iilili'- iiinrrlt'd women. Two wcro younn l u ii k 1 1-m. Others were working Kill, 'l lio run uf a young mother serving u 'nill Klrl' and iihIiik tho inutii'y she iiiudit In buying nocesaltli fur her luiliy, la inrri'ly lllimt rntlvo nf tho char urti'r uf auute uf thu women In thla system." ' Tim free and eusy manner uf Intro tliit'tluna udda to tho danger. Mont girls who rt'qiit'tit tho iniiilur restu ntiita given over to dancing nro Very young," It continue, j 1 1 1 K ti i Iiiiih I'lifoa nrn hard hit In tin' roport. Thu c(iuiiiiImhI(iii found thut tho IiIkIi int Hlamlurd nf niurula cxlata atnunit thu Rlrla in tho IiIkIi mhooln, coIU-kob and uiilviTHltlca uf tho atuto. Iinpron'iiicnta In conditions were rcrommt'iidud by the coininlHaiun. Thi-y fulluw: 1. KniK'tini'iit of a iiilnlmuin wugo law. 2. iti'pt'iil uf aoi.'liil laws fallen Into iIIhiihp, and atrlt't onforroniunt of all othtira. 3. Rui'miniKomont of uniform atutc rocIhI IckIhIiiUoii. i. Improvonii'iit of comllttona for Itlrla In iloinrHtlc aervlce. S. KKtalillHliniont of hoinen for mor al nnd ImluKtrlal bi'IiooIIiik of roformoU women. ft. ExtfltiHlon of vot'utlomtl odnca- Hon. 7. Abolition of tho "fining ayBtem In tho trcntnii'iit of Immoral women." H. RuKlHtrntlon of minor boys and ttirlB In employment. t). Vrohlliltlon of prlutlnR In iwwh popora of tluttillH of court cuhob In volving moral laPHoa. 10. Creation of a atuto uthlotlo com mlHHlon for the encournneinent of lu'iiltliful pitHllmcR. Ciirlla K. rilto Iiiih been confirmed tiHHuyer at HoIho. JOE SUISAP, KNOWN E. Joseph Andrews, who 1b better liiiown na Juo Stilsnp, n member of tho Klickitat tribe of Indians, was found dead In tho wood room of the Hnrclny building ut d o'clock Tuesday night by Dr. C. II. Melssner. RnlHiip had been carrying wood for Dr. Meatdner and Corner W. E. Homp Htnad, who havo ufrices In tho building, and death Is bo'Ioved to bo duo to over exortion. Tho physicians bcllovo that Iho Indian, who had been a steady drinker all his life, would not have died If ho could have aecurod a drink of whiskey early In tho day to stimulate him during tho work. Dr. Hempstead was tho ln.it man to sco Siiisnp alive. Tho physician went to thn wood room ubout 6;30 o'clock and saw Sulsap lnylng down. He com plained that he had a pain in hln hack nnd was alck. Half an hour Inter he was found dead. Sulsap waa known to practically ev DEAD FROM FIGHT FOR PROPERTY QUO ClAIMlNQ TITLE BV AD VIHII POSIIISION ARC orriATto IN COUNT. John I'll k"(t and Thi rmi llli key r'llduy lu Hi' lr !)!, I to gain a IIHn to a tiait uf land lirar Hi" CUikamaa Multnuinali iHiuiidary, i UlmliiK utrr ahlp hy adioraa im Ion. I'likHt and Ilia airy uoind property ttdJidnliiK llm Inti t In dlaputr and aern unltiat It. Ilriilm Ki'ltli lUlii 'd uan irlilp and held a derp to tin' land Kcllli iniali'r to for' I'likett and lllrkry uff llio preperty and filed a anlt in rlrriill court I'lrkrtt and HPkiy tlahnrd tlrnt Ihey had undlnpiiird umi of tha land fur aeieral )rara. Tli point hroiiKhl to Ixaun alien Ihey attempted to leap It to a third party. Clreuit IiiiIkk ('auiilx'll liilaim li'd Itii jury to return a verdict for thu plulutlfr. 1 1 rul ci Keith. Ho waa flvru a clear title to thn land and l iHiiiakt'. J'idxe Crant II. Iilmlik repreM'iited Kellh. PENDLETON DENTIST IS ARRESTED HERE E DR. H. BARBOUR BLAMES LIQUOR FOR HIS ACT ST. HELENS FRIEND COMES TO AID. Kiillimlii; a Ni w Yeur'a evo t elehra tloii In I'ortlalid when lie la alli-Ki'd tu luu' furKed a nunilier uf ihecka un a run, llet. in liutik, tolullliK l!l. Dr. II T. llurl.iuir, a rendletoii deiillnl, a put under nrri'nt Huturduy al Ubwcko, Hhero hi', hla Hh and btihy, weru vla- IiIiik frlenda. I ir. Harliotir wua later releaaod under J liiO rah hull rtiruixhed by lir. J. U Ilplierer, a HI. Helena deutlon. I'pon hla arrival at the office of Sheriff Wll ami Huturduy aftertimm, l'r. Harbour culled lir. Zippenr hy telephone, and thr Ht. Helena in mi malied to Oregon City. Sheriff W'lliton notified llio dlalrltt attorney of I'mutlllu county of tho ar ret and the bull wan fixed at MOO. Dr. Zlpporer then telephoned Ilia wlfo to aend tho money by wire to I't'iidlcton, and upon Ita arrlvul there Sheriff Wll aim waa tmtllU'd uKiiln by wire and Dr. Harbour waa releaaed. Sheriff Wl'aon curried on oil tho no Kotlatlona with tho aid of a telephone, and aH-nt a iurKe part of tho afternoon plueliiK nnd recoivlnu culla over tho Iiiiik dlatuuro wlro. Tho tolul of long tllHlanco tolls waa H.0:t, which wna pulil by Dr. Zlpporer. Dr. Ilurhour confeaaed bIkuIiik tin rhecka in I'ortlalid tho last nlclit of tho old year to Sheriff Wilson. Ho told tho local official that ho was drunk New Yeur'a eve, and hardly knew w hat ho waa doing. Ho denounced hooac as the cause uf his aetM, nnd mild lio was "mighty glad" tho atuto was dry. TWO LOCAL BANKS REELECT DIRECTORS Tho annual atockholdora' meeting of tho Hank of Oregon City and tho First National hank were . held Tuuraduy night nnd the directors of both institu tions wcro re-elected. Their liounlH are composed of: llnnk of Oregon City. Georco A. Harding, C. II. Cunriold and K. 0. Cuufleld; First National bank, D. C. l.atourutle, C. D. Utourette, M. D. Lalourotte, K. S. Lnt otirette. S. D. Lntourotte. 'Tho dlroctors of tho latter bank elected tho following officorB: Presi dent, D. C. Iiiitotirotte; vice -president, M. D. Ijitourotto, and cashier, F. J. Meyer. rr BY HUNDREDS ery man, woman and child In Oregon City and to hundreds through the coun ty Ho wiib born hero CI yours ago, uud 1b survived by ono sister on the Warm Springs Indian reservation. His wlfo dlod 10 years ago. During his younger dnys, Sulsap was a baseball player of considerable abil ity, and played In tho field for the Ore gon City town team In 1S7I and '73, when It held tho championship of th entire state. Among thoso who played 1th hlni were II. E. Cross, Wllllau Pratt, Ed. Carter nnd Ed. Welsh. Sulsap inudo his living by doing odd Jobs and when tho town was wet worked In saloons. Coroner Hempstead did not consider an inquest necessary. The body wus taken to Myers & Hrady undertaking establishment, where It will bo held until un effort Is made to communicate with relatives. OVER DRY LAW IS SET ASIDE TO SAVE 'S LIFE DUTRICT ATTORNEY ALLOWS OnUCCIIT TO IELL MORE THAN LIMIT TO PNEUMONIA VICTIM. PROHIBITION STATUTE MAKES NO EXCEPTION f OR SUM NECESSITY Hdya and Deputy Bu'k Study Cat From Evry Angla, and Conclud al In Such Clrcumtanca la Warranted, if lllal. The Oregon prohibition law, fur the flrat lime a I me wi-nl Into rffis I, waa art aalda lueaday afteriKMin by Ma trlil Attorney lledgia, lnu quan tlty uf cth) I alcohol waa found abao lately iioirary to aavo th llfo of Ho)d Itarluw, axed M yrara, or lone, hu la III with pneuinutila. Kurlow i a me to Oregun City from euHteru Oregon to vlit K. I'arker Three weika ago ho beramo 111 with plieuiiioiilu, and a few da)a luti-r hla father, V. U ILuilow, a proaix-ruus wheal xiower of tho lone dlnlrlct, came to help in nuralnx hla aon. Dr. M C. rilricklund prerllMd rub do in In ethyl alcohol every two bourn, und tinder inch treutinenl the cuite pro i greened 8 weli D rould be rxpii ted. Alcohol wua hought fruiu the Jonea drug aloro ami Tueaday tho father foil mt that hla aoii'a aupply of alcohol hud run low and that lie would be out uf I he precloiia fluid by midnight. Legal Limit Used. Thu limit uf two quart" bad been ined up. The futher wtMit to the of fice of Dr. Ktrlcklund, and the physi cian waa out of tuwn for tho day. Then he went to I. Inn K. Jonea. uf tho drug company, and tho futher uud the drug gist conmrtted tho prohibition law. There waa no provision for auch a case. They could find no c'auso which Mild thut In a mutter of life or death iiuim -tttit Ilia l.tfful Htitnillif ftfllltit Vi I aold. Deputy Dlatrlct Attorney Conaulted. The two then went to Deputy Dis trict Attorney Thomas A. Hurke, whose special duty It la to enforce the dry statute, and Ilurko consulted with Dis trict Attorney Hedges concerning the case. Tho two offlelula looked Into the unit lor from every angle. They found the druggist could not sell tho liquid to Mr. Harlow without breaking the law, they learned thut tho ciise was urgent, thut alcohol was absolutely necessary to aavo the life of the young man, and then they declared that In this cuse the prohibition law waa act aside, that Mr. Jones could sell tho alcohol und would not bo prosecuted. Mr. Hedges declared that It wua of far more Importance to save a life than to insist on tho rigid enforcement of tho statute. The druggist waa told to. sell all tho alcohol that waa neces sary to Mr. Harlow. Patient la Improving. Floyd Harlow, after being In a criti cal condition lor several days, Tuesday night wua reported as slightly better. Dr. Strickland returned to Oregon City lute Tuesday and confirmed tho state ments of Harlow's condition received by the dlatrlct attorney's office In caso Dr. Strickland had boon In town Tuesday afternoon, Deputy Dis trict Attorney Hurke Bays ho could havo furnished nlcohol to hla patient tinder a clnuso which provides that the prohibition law shall not prevent a physician from ministering to the needs of thoso under his care. MOLALLA MAN ARRESTED. Arthur Stclnlnger, of Molnlla, left for Tillamook Saturday morning to face a statutory charge. A complaint waa Issued In tho coast county early in the week, und Sheriff Wilson was notified Friday. That night tho sheriff located Stclnlnger, and Saturday morning he left, accompanied by his father. COURT SEEKS QUIET SETTLEMENT OF SUIT TROUBLES OF ELDERLY COUPLE OVER LEASE TAKEN INTO CIRCUIT COURT. Circuit Judge Campbell will use his Influenco to secure a peaceful settle ment of the suit of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Hand ogalnst C. O. Hornuug to cancel a leaso held by Hormmg on a farm be longing to tho Hands, and to that end Wednesday ordered the defendant to prepare an accounting of tho affuirs of tho farm whllo under his control. Tho xoad will ho brought up again before tho local circuit court at a later date. Mr. and Mrs. Rand, who are over 70 years old. represent that thev are en tirely di pendent upon the money ae curod from renting their farm for a living, and that Hornung, by fraud, has bested them. They wcro unable, how ever, to prove fraud Wednesday to the satisfaction' of Judge Campbell. C. I. STAFFORD IS IN RACE FOR. ASSESSOR OREGON CITY MERCHANT AN NOUNCES CANOIDACV FOR COUNTY POSITION. C. I. Haffurd. proprietor uf a dry good alore al C1 Mln fr I, Friday announced hla randlduiy for county aM-aaur Ull lb" Kepuhlli a a Hi kit. Mr. Klsfford I a na'he ,,f N,.w York atata and he left a poaltion at I'ntou (Mr, I 'a., aa mh!. r to u:t relative In Oregon In !'" lie bkid the roun try and atayed In the (. Ha en taxed lu the mill and lutnlx-r bualtieaa Ull thn lata F. J. Hurley alxiul hr eara In the Hid l I.. V. lo-ar Oregon City, afterward going to thn Oregon Washington Itullroad A Navigation rompuiiy'a general offh i lu I'ortljud. lie ha conducted a diy good bital neaa here for th at four year. Hla t-iper!eiir In corporation si hunting and reporting waa galix-d In thu rmp'u) uf the Frio and l-ak Shore Hallway ) all ma. where ha ap.-nt atxiut II ean in ralfway ai-nlce. EAST CLACKAMAS IS IN GRIP OF WORSE STORM OF THE YEAR COTTRELL BRANCH IS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF HIGH DRIFTS ROADS IMPASSABLE. Fust Clackamas la In the grip uf one of the worst atorm of recent years ono thut xcc-da In mow full and lu tho forcv of wind tho preMtit term in the district among the il'ainctte. The Cottrell branch of the Portland Hull uy, Light It Power lotnpuny Sat urday gave up the struggle against the atorm. Drifla hud piled up in tho cuts that uiudo It almost ImpoaslMo to keep the care running. Th" wind lu the eastern part of the couLiy haa oeer, u strong thut many of tiie fields have been blown clean of snow-, but the drifta havo plied high in the gullies and aguliiHt many uf tho buildings. Deputy Sheriff Treuibath left Ore gon City Saturday in un attempt tu roach (iarflc'd, but was forced to turn buck. He found a rut filled with mow, which made tho road Impassable. He said on return to Oregon City thut the drift waa 12 to 11 feet deep and 200 feet lung. The Sandy stage, with six passeu gers five men and ono woman left Sandy aa usual Suturdsy afternoon but a short distance this sldo of the town broke down. The men walked on Into Horlng, arriving In time to take a Fort Innd hound train that passed through During a few minutes after S o'clock The annual stockholders' meeting of tho Sandy Creamery company was scheduled for Saturday afternoon, but only the aecretury of iho company, two stockholders and a Portland newspa perman showed up. Tho date lor a second meeting has not been set. Philip Hammond, a member of the law firm of Hammond & Hammond, of this city, was one of the stage passen gers who walked into Boring. He said the snowfall was about Iff" Inches In tho Sandy district. Wagons and bug gies have disappeared entirely, ha said, and Bledg and sleighs had taken their places. All mall in the eastern part of the county la carried on sleds now. 1000 LETTERS WILL CO EAST DESCRIBING MANY FIRMS ORDER COMMERCIAL CLUB LETTER PRINTED FOR THEIR USE. At least a thousand loiters, aside from the hundreds sent by individual. will bo mailed to the east and south by Oregon City linns this week, de scribing the attractions of this city and Btate to the tourist. . At tho meeting of tho Commercial club hoard of governors Monday after noon a form letter was adopted and tho club offered to print It free of chnrgo with typewriter typo on the letterheads of any Oregon City firm or Individual, providing they would be mailed out of tho state. The letter Is designed to draw tourists to Oregon. Two hundred letters will be printed on plain paper for those who have no letterheads. Those who have respond ed to the campaign for letter writing week here are J. E. Hedges, Huntley Brothers company, Hawley Pulp & Pa per compnny. C. H. Dye, B. T. McHaln, Dlmick & Dimlck, Prlco Brothers, Frank Husch, Hank of Commerce, Dill man & Howland, Georgo A. Harding, John W. Loder, Cross & Burke. First National Dank, O. D. Eby, C. Sihue bel, Bunnetster & Andresen, Hank of Oregon City. L. Adams, Miller-Parker company, Jonea Drug company and Oregon City Enterprise. j E BY f . T. STATE NEEDS TO BE GUARDED FROM MISUSE OF INITIA. . TIVE. HE SAYS. OREGON CITY DECLARED EEST TOWN, COMMERCIALLY, IN STATE Priidnt of Portland Railway, Lrght; A Por Company and Former Local Attorney Praiae Ad vancamtnt of Papar Plant Frankilu T. Grifflh, president of the Portland Hallway, Light Power com pany, and a former Oregon' City attor ney, denounced the nilauso and abuse of tho Initiative and referendum al tho weekly lun heun of the Comtnerc! ! club Live Wlrea here Tuesday. He raid the Live Wlrei rould undi r take no greater rnnMructive work thu:i the pluclng of the Initiative and ref erendum conatlt'itional amendmei.'. in a pualtlon whero the people of O.euon would be saf-'guarded aadlnst tlu man It h a uurhciiDl hubby or Idea thai w-; without nie.lt. but cou'd be subiiil'.'-d to the icop! by simply obtaining in, neccanar number of signatures to ie titiotis. New Plan Suggested. Mr. Griffith said that It might ' that Hill C'Hen ' would object to bla line of reasoning. He commended what he termed tho hoiiestry of U R n who, be auld believed that Franklin F0REG1 SYSTEM DEPLORED GRIFFITH uriuiiii.usun u.cKU,..i, .-,.-,. -.e,wU.,j ,he ,nnua! meeting of that a pretty good fellow, but that JVunHln. altto1 PaturtJay nlKhti w heIJ Griffith, as president of the Purt'unJ Mond aflernoon and tho follow Ins IUIIway. Light k Power company. a,offlcors .j. vice-president. The- a uevu w nil not na. Ho suggested that tho Initiative and referendum wore Instrument to re- rurni uiui mm uu ueeu un.-.., ..,u.-..j Mr Eb T w Sulllvun and Mr. Lat in Oregon and argued that a wuicdy . oun,Ue we nalneU dirt.ct0 at the would be adopted to compel the fl"nX j Saturday night meeting of the club of petltlona al courtnousei. where peo. m,.WUPr, . pie wouiu navo u go 10 ai:-.x io-.:; signatures. Mr. Currith Insisted that a measuro of suffie'ent merit could easily obtain tho required signatures In this manner. Few Read Pamphlet, He Say. Tho voting upon measures ou the ballot without a full knowledge of thu meaning of such measures was scored by the speaker, who aid that not a man at the luncheon table had read the last pamphlet issued from the office of the secretury of slat. anJ that th'. knowl edge of tho average oler of the meas ures was limited tc reading. the ballot title at the polling plate. He confessed that this statement was not truo concerning the prohibi tion amendment, with which nearly ev ery voter in the atuto had become fa miliar through tho wide publicity siv en to It, but ho stated that some of tho ballot titles bad been very mis'ead ing, though In making Rucb a state ment he might, he said, be stepping on the toes of a former attorney-general. Oregon City Praised. Mr. Griffith told tho Live Wires that Oregon City Is the best town, com mercially and Industrially, In Oregon today, and ho praised the conservative advancement of the Hawley Pulp & Pa per company, which Is to expend S750, 000 In development this year. THREE SUITS FILED. Walter B. Lemon has filed a suit In the clreuit court against Stephen Pesz- nacker to collect on three $70 notes. Ltllie Ellllson, in a divorce action in stituted Thursday, against Horace E'.ll son, charges desertion. They were married January 25, 1903, at Ames, Iowa. William Lepineky Thursday filed a suit against Carrie Walker for $150. alleged to bo due for labor. FRAUD IS CHARGED IN SALE OF FARM FINE BARN AND SPRING FOUND ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, ' SAY PURCHASERS. Charging fraud and misrepresenta tion in the sale of a farm, John Has sett and Harry Shay Thursday filed a suit in the circuit court against Oliver Muthews. The plaintiffs claim that when they were shown the property thev were given to understand that a tine barn, two largo chicken houses and a sprlm; was on the property, but when the sale was completed and they found the exact boundaries of the property, ihey leurned the barn, the chicken bouses and the spring belonged to a neighbor. Bassett and Shay paid $1500 for Cie land, which they now say is nntvorth over $.100. They ask for $1000 on account of the fraud, $250 attorneys' fees, $S for the fee paid ti net tho land abstracted and $200 expenses in trips made before the sale was made. Brownell & Slevers are the plaintiffs' attorneys. H OF MANAGEMENT OF ANNUAL SHOW IS NOW UP ENTIRELY TO THE COUNTY COURT. A pr lan.atlun of Governor Withy ,n,U .lu.lyrln.ll,.,!,.,!..,.,.!. I.,h. Hat of rorporationa. Iniludlnr Ibe Carkamaa County Fair lation. forlelti-d lT4iie of failure to autiult an annual ni-.n iortr- utat io year tu Commlanloner of ( orporationa A huldcnuan. haa bi-en laaord and waa puMMu-d in a I'urtland paper Thur day. The annual county fair, whltb In th pant ha been conducted by the fair ao lutlon, la now In the bamla of the county court, following the dn-lalon l tb taipayera at the annual county budget meeting lat month, and will probably be managed by the court with the aid of a fair board. Another ''larkaniaa corporation to loae Ita l..er through thn ov-r nor'a proc'amation la the Oregon City Produce company, whlih wa organ !! here aeveral yeara ago. OF COMMERCIAL CLUB ORGANIZATION COMPLETED AND COMMITTEES NAMED AT MEET ING OF GOVERNORS. The flr.it meeting of the new board of governors of Iho Commercial club. odoro Osmund; secretary. M. D. Lat ourette, and trvasuur. E. E. RroUie. O. D. Eby waa elected president and The organization of the club for the yeur'a work waa completed Monday afternoon, and the standing commit tees named. The committees follow: Executive commlttec O. D. Eby, T. W. Sullivan. E. K. Stanton, J. E. Hed ges, M. D. Latouretle. Transportation committee T. W. Sullivan. B. T. McHaln. W. A. Huntley. J. W. Moffatt, F. Husch. Membership committee E. E. ISro- die. M. D. Latourette. A! C. Howlund, W. J Wilson, R. L. Holman. Auditing committee V. A. Swaf- ford, I. T. Rau. Percy Caufield, Charles Bollinger, George Hankins. House committee G. F. Johnson, C. C. Habcock, Tom J. Meyers. Reception and entertainment T. Osmund. L. A. Morris, H. E. Draper, Georgo V. Ely, Clarence Farr. Publicity committee Percy P. Cuu fleld. H. S. Anderson, O. D. Eby, E. E. Brodie, E. R. Brown. T MAY OPEN IN SPRING SEVERAL INTERESTED IN PLANT HERE SAYS MAN WHO CON TROLS SITUATION. With ho rapidly improving lumber market, D. C. Latourette, of the First National bank, which controls the Greenpolnt sawmill here, said Thurs Jay he considered it only a matter of ahort time until the mill would uej operating. A number of propositions to the bank from persons desiring to get con trol of the plant have been made in the last few days, he said, but no deal has been closed. The mill is situated on the Willamette river in the south ern part of town and is well equipped. It has been Idle for several years. The terminal yards of the Willam ette Valley Southern Joins the plant. The new electric road, which runs with in a short distance of the heavily tim bered Cascades in both Clackamas and Marlon counties, offers access to plenty of high grade logs The mill was shut down previous to the open ing of tho road because of the lack of saw-logs at a reasonable price. PARKPLACE MAN HELD FOR STEALING WATCH Charged with stealing a gold watch from Mrs. Leon a Case, the widow of Ernest Case, Jack Varllett- was put under arrest Wednesday by Constable D. E. Frost. He waa taken before Jus tice of the Peace Slevers and released upon his own recognizance to appear at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. He told Justice Sievers Mrs. Case loaned him the watch while he was working for her. Varllett lives in Parkplace. MEMBERS SELECT IAL SULLIVAN. EBY ANO LATOURETTE - ! n " W"".VIVn IV ILIVI OTHER OFFICIALS. , , rtrrPtL'Tfft Tft JJ LrwT U .1 1 M ii) rALOLfllll IU T.W.SIHUVJW, RETIRING HEAD Oiitrict Attorney Hedgta Called Upon to Explain How He Can Allow Fighting Annual Addrea of President It Rad Oocur 1). F.by. for aeveral year chairman of the publicity romniltler of the Cumnierclul rlub and always prominent In the) affair uf the organ ization, was elected president of the club at the annual meeting Saturday night. Mr. Eby, T. W. Bu'llvan. the retiring prealdent, and M. D. Ijtourette, wera O. O. Eby. elected director). They will probably meet Monday night when other olfl cials will be st'kM-ted, and the standing committee will be appointed. Despite the storm, over a hundred members turned out to the meeting. The annual address of the president. T. W. Sullivan, waa read, and followed by the election. Several Talk Are Made. Three boxing contests were staged, the feature one being a bout between Dundee and Abe Gordon, of Portland. Flechtner'a orchestra furnished music for the evening, and a banquet was served Just before the meeting ad journed. District Attorney Hedges waa called upon to explain why he, aa the prose cuting officer of the county, could al low fighting, even at the annual meet ing of the Commercial club, and re sponded with a humorous talk. T. A. Burke, deputy district attorney, out lined the full limit of a beer key's ac tivity under Oregon'8 present prohi bition statute. Judge Grant 11. Dim lck urged the necessity of cooperation in successful commercial club work, and told of the possibilities of such an organization properly conducted. Pin Given T. W. Sullivan. J. E. Hedges, on behalf of the club, presented a diamond scarf pin to T. W. Sullivan, who ended two years' serv ice as president of the club. Mr. Sul livan responded In a short talk. The accomplishments of the year Just ended, and the prospects for the year that has Just begun were outlined in Mr. Sullivan's annual address, which was read Saturday night. The addresB follows In full: The Oregon City Commercial club has, during the past year, surpassed Its very creditable record of the previous year for achievement accruing to the benefit of Oregon City and Cluckamas county, also to our state as well. The club as heretofore through Its organization as a whole and its active auxiliary bodies and committees has contalnued In the lead In all move ments for the promotion of the best in terests for the public welfare and gen eral good. Past Year One of Progress. In spite of the quiet times of the preceding year, due to causes of na tional import and the continuance of the great war in Europe, extending In to and through this year tor most part affecting the business and trade of this country generally to its detriment ex cept in certain districts which are en gaged in manufacturing war supplies, we In this community have been bless- -ed with a considerable Improvement of conditions over the preceding year and the outlook for the ensuing year for this community is very bright and that for the entire state and Pacific coast Is very encouraging. The particular matters, now assured, that will bring immediate increaso oi prosperity to this community and our city especially is, (a) the starting of the construction work for the Improve ment of the Oregon City locks and canal by the U, 8. government, the pre paratory work for w hich Improvement Is now well under way and the larg-.-r working forces on the permanent con- (Continued on Page 4). EBY COMHERC CLUB RE D