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flPTIITM VSAA-Ne. t. IITAIUIMID 1W SILVER THAW IS IN OREGON CITY; TRAFFIC BLOCKED CARS TO PORTLAND AND OVIR W. V. . TO MOLALLA SIHIOUSLY OELAVEO IV STORM. SECTION Of SOUTHERN PACIFIC track mimm by sibeam o Telephon Pal In All Part of Coynly Arc Down Mill Official Unable to latlmat Whether Rir Will f4ach Danger Stag The llr thaw. hlb hit Portland mi bard Tueaday thai It appnrarenll) overlooked Oregon City. aollted down oo thla town late Wednesday and by nightfall avery tree, wire, fence) and tbr eve of every bulldlag had a grote iUi coat of. ka Tha lhertnouitrr laal Blunt wu at t.i fraetlng point and in kj aloal fall about o'clock, fin aiioa replaced tba aloot. Traffic on the Oregon 019 Una of the Portland IUIIay. Uht A Power eompany and on the Willamette Valley rlootheni haa tiern Interrupted, tele phone line. Including th wlroa of both the I'a' Hi" and Iba lloma com penlM to Portland, were down. train on thr Houlbero Pacific ra delayed, treea have fallen Acroaa Ihe roade In many parta of tbe county A ewollen etream at New Br under mined a portion of ih- Houthern N i-lftr track Wednesday, and ll imlna on Ihe roln line ware delayad aa a re sult. Tha train and craw that make the run oo the Canby Molalla branch of thr Kootbern Pacific ware put to work hauling gravel and material from id., fanlir icraM-l Hit t the undermined trark. wblrh now la passable. All tba (rain paaalni through Oregon City are delayed. Kixord of Ihe Crown Willamette I'aper company ahow thai the Wlllaiu ette I rtelng itaadlly. Reporta re ceived Wedneeday ahow that Ihe river want up In tha tail 14 boar, one foot at Eugene; 17 feel at Albany; I J feet at 8aleru; I feel above the fall here and 3 feet In the lower river. Official of thai company are unable to estimate when Ihe rreet of Ihe high water will go paM. or the extent of the high water. They oipect that the riv er will continue to rale for ecvoral day, but do nol predict that Ihe river will reach the danger mark. The Willamette Navigation company ha lot all track of the leamer Lung The bout left for OUMI t :30 o'clock Tuesday morning and arrived at 2 o'clock that ufternoon. II turtcl on It return trip, but no word DM been received of the boat' where about. Telephone wlrcii are down to Portland, and lfcS company Is unable to communicate with river men there. One report hn It that the Ijiiik Ik caught In ihe Ice on the Co'umhla. The peoplo of tlladatnno are umong one of Ihe principal uffcrer from tho preaunt storm. A large shallow lajte formed In front of the achool building Tueaday nlghl anil Wodnos day the achool board employed n BUM with rubber bool to curry the children ucniHH the lake one nt a time to tho school. Scores of bnsements are fl'led with wnlcr there. The Clackamas, like the Willamette. Is rising steadily and now Is out of II banks. Lot lands to tho north of Oregon City are under several feet of water. A Willamette Valley Southern train left for Molalla 2:45 o'clock Wednes day afternoon, and after forcing Itl wuy through tho storm as far as Mc llaln, two tnl'es, was forced lo give up Ico formed on the trolly and the rallB were contod. Tho passonger. after In' n told that tho train could not go either way. walked the two miles ovor the Icy track hack to Oregon City. The Portland Rnllwuy, Ught & Bow- (Continued on Page 4.) Now In Race For William J. Wilson. Two Republican! formally entered Ihe race for a county office Tuesday by filing statements with County Clerk Harrington. W. J. Wilson, with a pftmnabrn slogan of "A faithful serv iKaflH HafjH CONFESSED EORGER SUED fOR DIVORCE I COURT Wlfl BAVS TIMIl POP! WAS CONVICTED IN NCVADA AND SERVED TWO YEARS. Terra! Pope, ronfraard forger who wa arretted In I'ortland early In lb month, la made defendant In a ault for divorce Bled Tliureday Id Ibe Clarkama county clrrull court by l.u la M Pope Tbey were married In Portland. No ember 4. 1 1 1 At llewllog. Nr , June 10. Ill), aba a'lesea. be con tided of forgery and ntuid to two year In the elate prlaon following hi release from tbr Nevada peolten tlary, ab aaya they have not lived to aether Charging that be canv home drunk, (hat he ald he bad loat bla love for her and l hat he would nol come home until early In the Doming. Hyble Hob erta Thuraday filed a ault for divorce agiinit M. Roberta. Tbey were married May I, It!!, at MarahflHii Mb aaka for the return of brr maid en name. Hyble Itroke. NAIL SERVICE FOR MANY TOWNS IMPROVED WILLAMITTI VALLtY SOUTHERN CARRIES MAIL TO MULINO. MOLALLA AND LIBERAL. Arrangement have Just been com pleted whereby Mullno. Liberal and Molalla will receive an Improved mall aervlce. The early train will leave Oregon City at 7:1& B uv. and arrive at Molalla at 1:36 a. m.. carrying tbe morning paper from Portland and Oregon Clly and all eaatrrn mail. The afternoon mall will leave Port land on the 2 o'clock Portland Rail way. Light Power company train and tranafer to tbe WlPamette Valley Houtheru railway train at Oregon City about 3 p. in . and arrive at Molalla about IrM and returning from Mt. An gel to Molalla at i t,, will pick up the evening mall for Oregon City and Portland. Thl Improved aervlce haa been rec ommended by the epcclal agent at Portland und will he put Into opera tion a oon aa It I approved by the department at Washington. Ponding thla approval, a'l realdenl of the city of Molalla will receive their ufternoon paer over Ihe Southern Pacific via Canhy, through tbe local paper' agent at Molalla, who will see that they are properly distributed. The train which will leave Oregon Clly nt 3 p. m.. will curry high achool atudent In their homes along the line outherly from Oregon Clly. SIGN ALL PETITIONS COUNTY OFFICIAL CORRECTS RE PORT VOTER CAN SIGN ONLY ONCE FOR ONE OFFICE. Sign all (he petition you want to. there In no limit, declnrcK County Clerk Harrington, oorreoUoi the report thut voter can lgn only one candidate's petition for an office. She bniej her ml vice on section 3.1('i2, Lord's Oregon Laws, which says: "Any elector may sign more Hum 0M nonil nsttni petition required by this, law for the lame offico." Clerk Harrington says the report has been circulated through the county, parttoularly In the Molalla. district that a voter can sign only one candi date's petition for ouch offico. County Offices W. W. Everhart. dldatc for re-election as sheriff, and W. W. Everhart, mayor of Molalla and wel'-known throughout the country, Is out for assessor. Mr. Everhart's mot to Is "A fair and equal assessment to CONTRACT IS LET FOR 4 BUILDING OF HAWLEY MILL HURLEVMASON COMPANY TO BE OIN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION WORK IN TWO WEEKS STEEL AND CONCRETE STRUCTURES WILL HAVE FRONIACE OF 386 EEE7 - Order Are Placed Per Olant Paper Machine, 1000 Hereepenver Oene rater, Baatere, Orlndeea and Other Machinery. The contract for four modern, eteel and reinforced concrete bulldlnga. which will form tbe Dew mill of tbe llawley Pulp t Paper rompany. waa let Hatunlay totba Hurley-Maaoo com pany. Tbe bulldlog. tbelr demlnalon BDd general deecrtptlon. followa: Holler bouae. lo be located Best lo aulpblte mill. Thirty by ee feeL Healing aod engine room Hlity nine by 7t feet, two atoriae and baaemeot. Machine room. Forty-five by 210 feet, and one atory. The Interior of thl building will be :c feet high In the clear Plnlihlng and ahlpplng room Blity by SO feet, three clone and baaement Tbe group will have a frontage of 318 feet on Main afreet aod Ml feet on Tblrd Tbey will be M feet longer than the woolen milt and will attend from the aulpblte plant of tbe llawley company to Third atreet. Conatructlen Begin Soon. Tbe Hurley. Maaon company plana to I " gin work In two week, or aa soon aa the ground can be cleared. The city haa been notified to move tbe filters and other equipment aa aoon aa poe alble. o that tbe filtering and pumping atatlon can be lorn down. The water board will aeek permlaalon from the council to store tbe machlney removed from the building on property owned by the city at Qreenpoint. W. P Hawtey. Sr.. said Saturday night that tie eipected the buildings would be completed by July, and that the mill would be In operation by lato next fall. The machinery will arrive here In eight months. Machmtry Is Ordered. ""The contract for the paper machine and the wet machlnca bas been placed with the llelolt Iron Works, and orders have been placed for the pulp mill ma chinery, water wheels, grinders and a 1000 horsepower generator. The paper machine will be lx Inches wider than any machine In local mills and w ill have a 25 per cent larger dry ing surface. The machinery In the new mill will ho electrically drlvvn throughout, and the paper machine will be the only electrically driven one on Ihe Pacific coust. Through an arrangement with Ihe Portland Hallway, Light & Power com pony, the mill will have an emergency supply of electricity from the power in. of that company. FRAUD IS CHARGED IN TRADE Of FARMS Krnud In a trade of two farms Is charged by O. C. Purdy In a suit for $2389.50 Med In tho circuit court Sat urdsy against I, c. Underwood. Purdy traded a tract of land in Murion county for a tract In Clacknmas. When Un derwood wub showing hlin the Clsckn inns county tract, Purdy says, he de clared It contained 112.5 acres. When Purdy had it surveyed after the deul was closed, he says he found it con tained only 78.76 acres. Hrownell & Sloven) llled the complaint. CLARKBS RfPUBLlCAN It CANDIDATE POR COMMISSIONER, W. H. BetUmllUr. Among those who have announced tbelr candidacy for nunty commit loner la W. H. Bottrmlller. who la a resident of Clarke, where he haa a farm of IIS acre. He h been a res ident of ( larkea 26 yean, and bas a wife end Ave children Me Is a native of Stillwater. Minn . end I SI year of age. Mr. Hottegalllrr I member of tbe Farmers' union He ha done con Iderable work Sa a stretch of five miles of road between Oregon City and Clarke He haa erved many time In Jurtee hi the state and fed eral court. Mr. Bottemllter la a Re publican. OF ALL OF OREGON, CLACKAMAS LfADS IN POWER DEVELOPMENT TOTAL MORSIPOWER IN STATE IS 4M.410. OP WHICH 341,711 IB IN THIS COUNTY. SALEM. Ore.. Fb I.-To develop 4M.410 horsepower in the stale, rights representing 2l claims nave been In itialed, according n records of Bute Engineer Lewie f r 1116. In many cases tbe claims lapretent power which tbe claimants aeeert the right to develop, but uhlcb yet have not been actually developed. In the number of horsepower for which claims In been filed, Clacka mas county leads with a total of 349, 716. The only counties In Oregon in which no claim for power develop ment has been tiled are Clatsop. Gil Ham snd Wheeler. The number o( horaepower claimed in each county fo'lows: Washington 513; Benton. IM; i matllla. 8862; Mar lon, 8237; Wallowa, 1887; Linn. 3127; Douglas, 7927; llurney, 219; Baker, 5685; Clackamas :U9.716; Hood River, 25.737; Wasco, 1113; Morrow. 123; Union, 1529; Polk. 170: Jackson. 14, 498: Yamhill, 503; Klamath, 3S69; Grant. 4681: Lane. 992; Sherman, 25; Lincoln, 20; Crook. 11,719; Curry. 29; Multnomah. 818; Lake. 236; Jose phine, 626; Jefferson, 5000; Tillamook, 133; Coos, 10; Columbia, 11; Mulheur. 454. JUDGE BAGLEY IS CANDIDATE. George K. Bagley of Hillsboro. has filed with the secretary of state decla ration of his candidacy for the Repub lican nomination for circuit Judge for the nineteenth judicial district com prising Tll'amook and Washington counties. "I will devote my best ef forts to the faithful, fearless, economic and impartial ilischarge of the duties of such office." nays Judge Hugley in announcing that he will be a candi date for renotmnatlon. Judge Hagley Is well known In Oregon City. He made his Initial appearance on the bench in the Clackamas county circuit court, and has appeared here a number of times since, while Judge Campbell was In Hillsboro or Astoria. "Astoria." says the Budget, "has more public improvements booked for 1916 than any other city in the north west." BRIDGING THE GAP. 1916 LEVIES TO " DjiiQF mam IN .TAXPAYERS CALLED UPON TO PRODUCE LAROEST SUM IN HISTORY OP COUNTY. INCREASE DUE 10 GREATER CUT. SPECIAL ROAD AND SCHOOL TAXES Ts Collecting Will Begin Mendsy and County Aaeeeeer Jack Complete Teek of Preparing Tax Books Delinquent List 1345. Taaea are ever mounting upward. Clackamas county taxpayers thla year will raise a enm unequaled In tbe his tory of tbe ounty. County Assessor Jack Saturday com pleted a 12 months' ob. the prepera lion of the lax roll for tax collecting, and hi figure bow that all levies In this county will raise ttlf.Ill.tt thin year, wblcb Is considerably more than tbe total in Itl 5, S7M.27I.S4. City snd Special Levi Cow. A comparison of taxee of Itl with Itl 5. follows: Character of Tax ltlt State, county, achool, gener al road and library fMl.t40.15 Special school. U0.3t7.S0 High school tuition Special roads . 64.012.21 Cities 1,075.66 forest patrol . 311.54 ltlt 1545.916.57 113.567 .5 i S7.743.t5 70.281.28 S4.012.21 334.21 Total t784.378.S4 $819,318.99 The general county, state snd school levies are slightly reduced, and tbe amount to be raised correspondingly lower, the road levy Is 8 mills, the same as a year ago; but In the special mat IovIai (hp mnncv to be raised In HV. om- fr mUnirb.l ouroose and THIS COUNTY In the special school levies there are stance, and the railroad company fears slight increaaea. ,hl cnance contact wltb Are might However, ibe Item that brings up thej e"d in disaster. total Is the high school tuition fundf- Mr. Olsen eays this action foPow which was created by the 1916 legiala- that already taken by railroads of tbe lure. C'ackamas county must raise I country located In tbe east and middle $27,743.85 tbis year to meet these tin- west. A passenger on a suburban train tlon charges. The tax Is levies only running out or Chicago recently car on property in those school districts ' rled Into the combination smoking and which do not have a standard high I baggage car four reels of motion pic school, and tho money raised Is based j ture films and placed It on the floor lo pay the tuition of children, living between the seats. In some way, pre In districts without high schools who.sumably by a lighted match dropped attend a standard institution. Tax Collecting Begins. Tax collecting begins Monday under Sheriff Wilson and Tax Collector George Harrington. One per cent pen alty Is charged on all taxes paid after April 5 and before May 5 fo'lowlng, and after May 5 and until October 5, one per cent per month Is charged as pen - ally. The list of delinquent taxes has been completed and will be published In the county newspapers early in February It contains 1365 names, and the total of outstanding 1915 taxes Is $49,49S.S6 Of this sum. over $30,000 is outstand ing on Oregon & California grant lands. SENATE DECLARES EOR WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 With Vice President Marshall casting the deci sive vote in favor thereof, the senate late this afternoon declared for Phi lippine independence within four years. Before he voted, the senate stood 41 to 41 on the amendment ot Senator Clarke to the administration bill, proposing this step. The amendment calls for indepen dence in not more than four or less than two years with no responsibili ties attached for the United States or other nations to protect the islands from internal or external troubles. ! TWO WIVES ONE TOO MANY FINDS HELSER AND COURT AGREES POHTLANOSHS ARRESTED THIRD TIME POR FAILURE TO PAY PIRST WIPE ALIMONY. P. V. Helaer Bode that It la bard work to aupport two wlvae, even If one Is divorced Par tb third time within a year he waa arrealed Friday by Sheriff Wllaon on a charge of contempt of court for failure to pay alimony to bla flmt wife, lie I In a transfer business with bis brother at 4 First atreet. north. Port land Helaer wa taken before Circuit Judge Campbell lo explain why he waa delinquent In payment of alimony, and hi plea was so earnest and effective that tb judge reduced tbe alimony to only 810 a month. Helser married again aoon after tbe divorce from wife No. I, and told tbe court It was mighty hard work to keep bis second wife and child supplied wltb food and clothing and support wjfe No. 1 at tbe same time. FILMS BARRED FROM PASSENGER TRAINS SOUTHERN PACIFIC ANNOUNCES NEW RULING, TO GUARD AGAINST ACCIDENTS. Aa a further step to safeguard the lives of passengers from accidents, Ibe Southern Pacific Railroad company an nounced, beginning this week the car rying of motion picture films In pas senger cars will be prohibited. This announcement was made by H. D. Olsen. Oregon City agent for tbe company. The reason for this new rul ing Is that motion picture films are I made of a highly combustible sub- by a smoker, the films were set off and snd explosion c-curred In which thirty eight persons were badly burned, two fataly. As a result railroads are no longer willing to submit their custom ers to such a hazard. When films are sent by express they can be inspected when received for 1 shipment, and carried in the safe man- ner laid dow n by the packing rules of the interstate commerce commission This ruling has been recommended by the American Railway association. EXECUTRIX IS DEFENDANT. Alleging that Ensign E. Howes, de ceased, secured from her stock and cash to the value of $3000 by which he hoped to buy his way into the vice- presidency of the Cnlon Pacific Lite Insurance company, In return for prop- I erty for which she never received the deed, Viola M. Godfrey has filed suit in the Multnomah circuit court to re cover from Christinia E. Howes, exe cutrix of the Howes will. Mrs. Godfrey contends that Mr. Howes was under promise to marry her at the time of the transaction. SUIT FILED TO QUIET TITLE. A suit to quiet title to nn SO-acre tract was filed by Charles Seeberger against Edith Kelly, Theopolls Culbert son, Joe Buoy, D. A. Taylor snd Dell Stunrt. I NOT FORFEITED The Clackamas County Fair associa tion has not lost its charter because of failure to pay corporation dues, de clares Judge Grant B. Dimick, presi dent of the fair association. To prove his contention, he has produced a re ceipt of R. A. Watson, corporation com mission, showing that the association is not delinquent. In a recently published list of cor porations, delinquent in payment of corporation tax, which had forfeited their charters thereby, the name of the fair association was included The list was issued In a proclamation which was signed by Governor Withy combe. Judge Dimick Wednesday presented a written statement to the Enterprise, which follows: "I have noticed upon several occa sions you have printed, as a fact, that the Clackamas County Fair associa JUDGE GRANT B DICK PAR ASSOClA BROWNELL FLAYS AT ESTACADA RALLY MEMBERS ISIS SESSION CHARGED WITH POROETTING THIIR LECTION PROMISES. mm of boad wmm IS URCfD BY ORECONCITY LAWYER Mr. Brownell Declaree Stale Should Hav Income Ta for Hard-Surface Rosea John Albright and E D Old Speak. 4 FEATURES OP BROWNELL S 4 PLATFORM. 4) Met tlon of road lopervlsora by 4 tin ;vk , PedMsT aid for highway coav structloa. Slate Income tax for hard-ear- 4 faced road. 4 4 County government by three -4 commissioner elected from dlf- 4 ferent sections of tbe county. 4 Referendum election oo pro- 4 4 posed purchase of Canby fair ft ground. 4 4 Abolishment of many board -4 and oommlaaiooa. 4 Economy In legislative appro- 4 p nations 4 4 4 ESTACADA, Ore, Jan. II. (Spe cial) Tbe heavy snow fall of Mod day afternoon was no bar to the in terest of more than 100 people In tbe eastern Clackamas district, who at tended tbe first real political ra'ly of tbe approaching primary campaign, at Eatacada. George C. Brownell, for twelve year a state senator from Clackamas coun ty waa the main speaker and he talked rapidly and entertalngly tor more than an boar and a half and held hi audi enre to a man. Mr. Brownell, wboe experience along legislative llnea ha been varied and extensive, roasted the recent Igislatures to a rich brown turn and made a detailed attack on tbe ex travagance In appropriations and sub stantiated bis cas ligations with ex tracts from the records ot the 1915 ses sion. He declared that nearly every mem her of the last legislature had made on the campaign a voluntary promts' of economy and had pledged his vote for the abolishment of useless commis sions, and section by section, thu speaker dissected the duties of the va rious boards and commissions of the state and then showed that the last legis'ature hod kept Its word by abol ishing Just one of the many commis sions that encumber the state's payroll Mr. Brownell declared himself in fa vor of the election of road supervisors by the people ot their respective dis tricts in preference to the present sys tem of appointment by the county court, and the audience applauded vig orously. The speaker emphasised the need of federal aid for road building and said there was just as good reason for con gressional appropriation for highway construction, as for river and harbor improvements. He favored a state In come tax tor tbe construction of hard surfaced roads. Mr. Brownell opened up a new line of though in a recommendation for coun ty government by three commission ers. He favors the creation of three geographical districts in Clackamas county and the election of a commis sioner from each district, limiting the authority of the county Judge to pro bate and Juvenile court affairs. The speaker declared that there should be a referendum election on the proposed purchase by the county of the fair grounds at Canby and he ques- (Continued on Page 4). INT BY UNPAID DUES tion was delinquent in its corporation tax, and therefore the governor, while exercising a prerogative of his high office, declared this corporation dis solved, but I wiBh to Inform your pa per and its readers that regardless of the act of the governor, tho corpora tlon is not delinquent In the payment of its tax, and I now have before nre the receipt of Mr. R. A Watson, cor poration commissioner, showing our corporation tax was paid from June 1 1914, to June 1, 1915, the date of tbe voucher being September 6, 1914, anil the date of the receipt September 15. 1914, so you can easily see that we are fully paid up to June 1, 1915, as tbe above payment was for one year In advance, and we could not be de linquent so as to authorize the disso lution of the corporation before June 1, 1917, as it requires two years' delin quency before action can be taken by the governor." LEGISLATURE SAYS CHARTER ant of and for the people," Is a can all