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ECSON CITY ENTERPRIS8 Tf Weekly tMerpriM U f1h in price. Cam- pare It wttn ether in flFTVriRIT VgAA-NO. 11. u;;lu;on uiy ixriiub'7.. i'R.day. may ii, 1917. ,)1;K,:;4M'.!U.HMilr.Tr IITABLIlHf O 1B44 OK ROOSEVELT DEADLOCKS ACTION ON ARMY DILL WAHIIINGTON. May f. Another day of mtif'Tpncn on Hi war army till endi-d (i annate and houae con fnrniirra atlll far apart on several dlf fiTviirn In the bill aa It paaard the two hoiiai Another effort to git tugi'thnr. probably (tin laat, will be liinili tomorrow. Tlii'rn a ivldn' Imilght that tlm ernilte ronfrrvri were bImiiiI ready to report a deadlock ami ask for fur thf r Instructions They am linUtliii, on that senate prnvlalona to enforce prohibition at army poate and to r mil Coliind Roosevelt to raise a illvl elon Tlm dlfferenrea In tho aire llnilla of llioaii auliN't to ( Ito anl live draft. II to :T In lh acnato and SI to 40 In the bouan till. alo are atlll dis puted, but they probably could be ad juated If tlm other two Issues were out of thn way. ftenatt Wanta Rooatvalt Hi'imtor on tlm committee feel Hint unlnne the Hilmlnlntrttllon rxrrta strung prcamir the arnnt will Inalat on re taining Hi HiMiaoVKlt timeudmi-nl and I tin house lurmbi'ra are of the divide I opinion Unit (tin houae will not ac cept It. The only hop held out for a rom promise was aiild to b haaud on the rbiinro Dial ernatn might rwel' from tla wit Ion on thn question of Colonel Rooaevell'a division. In Hint rami. It waa auld, thn limine conferees might accept thn sonata amendment fixing tho axe limit of those auhjoct to ali tlvn draft at It to 27. In IUmi f thn house provlalon fixing It at (rom !t to 10. Pay Enllattd Man l?3 The ponforwa today agreed nKin s provlalon to Increase tho pny of on Mated mm to 135 per month and in creaso tho pny of other grades below commissioned officers, but not propor tionately. B.T. AT 11. T. Mcllaln, of Wont Linn, and A. (I. Johnson, of the department of puh lie work, stugod a debate Monday nlKht at Oak Grove on tho $6,000,000 bond measure. Mr. Mcllnln took tho affirmative. Ho la a member of tho roud committee of tho Oregon City Commercial club, constating of 13 men, who hnvn been termed tho "12 disci ples of rond offlcloncjf." J. Donn Dul ler, president of tho Otik (Irovo Com mercial clnb, wiih chairman of tho meeting, nt tho eloso of which a voto wiih taken on tho moamirn under din cusslon, with 10 voten in favor of tho bill nnd 28 against It. EIGHT MEN ORDERED FROM CLACKAMAS TO SAN FRANCISCO, Mny 8. (Spoc ial.) Clackamas county ' appllcantB who havo boon ordorod to tho training camp of tho offlcors' roBorva corps at tho ProHldlo aro: Erl C. Jirownlno, Oregon City; Lew Ih r. Campboll, Mllwauklo; Hurry W. Crawford, Milwuuklo; Edward F. Dunn, Hufl nun; Lloyd O. Harding, Oregon City; C. W. Koffman, Oregon City; H. E. Williams, Oregon City; Arthur Caylor, Orogon City. CHINESE CABINET DEMAND WAR OK WILL RESIGN PEKING, May 9. China Is con fronted by the gravoBt governmental crlals Blnro tho outbrenk of tho war. Tho cabinet Monday voted In favor of declaring war on Germany. Tho doclBlon was submitted to President LI Yuan Hung, for trnnsmlBslon to fiarllnmnnt. The cabinet threntoned Hint If parliament rcfuBes to accept Its decision and vote accordlnnly, a mili tary dictator will 1ms created. A clash between the cabinet nnd tho president Ib Inevitable since the latter la rosolved to avoid war. TAXES AS Fl BY HOUSE COMMITTEE WAHIIINilTON, May l.-A 10 per cohl Ineroaaa In tlm prramit tariff, an ad valorem tai of 10 per cent upon all material! How admitted to Dili roun try free of duty, and a total tai of 17 per rent upon Incomes alxiva liDU.O"!) a yrar- Oman aro provblod for In lb ll.aUO.OOO rerenun tai bill aa minplul ml by tbfl bouan waya and inxani com mitten Tucaday riljeht. It la felt In Waahliiglnn that the bouaa rominlttiMi baa virtually dnler inlne.l to throw lha ttiitlra taiallon problrni Into tba ojMin bouan. Thor thn debato will adjuat prrannt In run grulllea lrtiiMitarlly, and later on thn annata eoinniltten on flnaiira will re framn Ilia inoaaurn from top to but torn. Already thn aonal flnanra commit lea baa announrod that It will be(ln brarlnga on thn turaaura Krlday. Tbr prlnelpal flht In roiiiniltteo waa orer ricoaa prorila. ATter having conmi rre. ratea all the way from 8 to 20 per cent finally waa agreed upon. Incoma Tax The Income tax la made retroactive for the calendar year 1916. In add! lion to the Income tax already levied and paid upon an additional levy of JJ 1 1 pr rent. Tbla retroactive tat la payable nrtt Keplember and eu braces all taiabla Incomes for Itlt. The viemptlona are materially low ered for tho levy of Incomn taiea. The exemption for unmarried tax pay ers la lowered from 13000 to 1 1000. while the exemption (or married per aona la reduced from 11000 to 12000. The aupertaxes begin at 1000, rang Ing from 1 per cent to S3 per cent, on net Income exceeding $300,000. Tho basic rate of Income tax has been fixed at 4 per cent of Incomes of l.iooo per annum. The surtaxes grade from that point upward. The ached ulo of surtaxoa follows: 15000 to $7500, 1 per cent. $7500 to $10,000, 2 per cent. $10,000 to $1!.G00, 3 per cent. $12,600. to $15,000. 4 per cent. $15,000 to $20,000, 5 per cent. $20,000 to $40.0u0, 8 per cent. $10,000 to $60,000, t per cent. $60,000 to $S0,000. 11 per cent. $so,000 to $100,000, 14 per cent. $100,000 to $150,000, 17 per cent. $150,000 to $200,000, 20 per cent. $200,000 to $250,000. 24 per cont. $250,000 to $300,000, 27 per cent. - $300,000 to $500,000, 30 per cent. $500,000 and upwards, 37 per cent. Tho normal tax or Individuals to be deducted and withheld at tho source of Income, shall not apply to tho new 2 Per cent of normal tax until aftor Jnnuury 1, 1918. The Inheritance tax provision of the proposed law stnrts with H of 1 per cent as the basic tax, which Is to bo assessed on oil estates of $50,000 or less. Tho remainder of the schodulo is applied to tho various oxcesses, stop by stop, In graduation as follows: $50,000 but not exceeding $150,000, 1 per cent, $150,000 but not exceeding $250,000, 1 Vs por cant $250,000 but not exceeding $450,000, 2 per cent. $450,000 hut not exceed Ing $1,000, 000, 2', 4 per cont. $1,000,000 but not exceodlng $2,000, 000, 3 per cent. $2,000,000 but not excoedlng $3,000, 000, 3V4 per cent. $3,000,000 but not exceoding $1,000, 000, 4 por cont. , $4,000,000 but not excoodlng $5,000, 000, 4 M por cont. $5,000,000 but not oxcooding $8,000, 000, 5 per cent. $8,000,000 but not exceodlng $11,000, 000, 7 por cont. $11,000,000 but not oxcooding $15, 000,000, 10 por cont. $15,000,000, 15 por cont. Tho excess prqflts tax which the framors Monday roducod from tholr original tentative figures of 16 por cont of tho excoss or 8 por cont of the profits of firms or corporations to 14 por cont of tho samo, wore rostored to tho original 10"per cont and so will Htnnd In tho bill to be introduced. Tho tax on tobacco hub lieen dou bled. Tho taxes on cigars havo been ad vanced to a now schedule ranging from 50 cents to $10 por thousand, ac cording to retail value. Admission tickets to all forms of theatrical, circuit or hippodrome on tertnlnmonts, Including moving pic turo shows, will be taxed 10 por cont of their cost. JUDGE GALLOWAY IS HANDED A FAT GOVERNMENT JOB WASHINGTON, May 9. Senator Chamberlain hiiB been notified jot the following appointment of appraisers under the Farm Loan bank act foi Oregon: William Galloway, Salem; B. A. Sanford, Roseburg; Charles E. Wldloos, Klamath Falls; N. C Brock, Hood River; C. K. Crosno, Toledo. AID IS GIVEN TO U-BOATS AMERICANS SUSPECTED WAHIIINilTON, May l.-l'erslstent rumors of Herman aubmarinea In the Houlh Atlantic werw given additional color today when It waa dlacloacd that government Investigating agencies are running down story that freighters of the American Trans Atlantic com pany flying lb American flag have carried supplies to sea for U-boats. CMalls Not Glvsn Oricluls would not go Into details. tut It was aaaumed the report prompt ing the Investigation probably came from members of ths crew of the Hteamor Manitowoc quoted In news dispatches from I'orlo Klco today as charging that tho Manitowoc and other Trans-Atlantic company teasels bad transahlppol to German submerslbles I at sea quantities of food and fuel smuggled out of New York. How far the Inquiry has progressed was not Indicated, tut officials by their silence gava the Impression that no definite conclusions bad been reached. Officials Will Not Comment They declined to comment on ths news dispatch from San Juan or on statements by the Trans-Atlantic com pany officials In New York character Itlng the story told by tho Manitowoc's crew as fiction. In many quarters the Inclination was to regard tho report aa merely an other of the crop of unfounded rumors current here since the visit of the U-63 to Newport. It was pointed out that all such ru mors are Investigated thoroughly as a matter of policy, and that consequent ly no conclusions could be drawn from the steps taken In the present case. Some naval officers, on the other hand, have not concealed their belief that German submarines and raiders have been supplied from this side of the Atlantic. OF l'AHIS, May 9. Tho Stars nnd Stripes appeared on tho streets of I'nrls us the buttle tlag of un armed force this morning when the flag and 50 men of the American field service under It on their way to the rallro:id station for tho front were .acclaimed enthusiastically by eurly risers all along tho front. Thlrty-ono members of tho contingent are from Cornell I'nlverslty. This is tho first detachment of the American Hold service to boar arms and It Is detailed for transportation of munitions to the front. DALY'S PET IDEA FOR MORE BONDS KEPT OFF BALLOT rOUTLAND, Or., Mny 8. Two of the 30 measures proposed for the bal lot at tho city eloctlon Juno 4 wore pig eonholed by tho city council today. Two others wore hold up for further Investigation nnd tho rest wore sent along for ballot places. The two measures kept off the bal lot are one for a $1,777,000 municipal lighting plant bond Issue and a mea sure providing a new mothod of Btreot vacntlons. SCHOOL EMPLOYE NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN THE COLORS PORTLAND, Or., May 9. T. Wnlter Glllurd, for three years employed In tho truancy dopartment of tho Port land public schools under Truant Offi cer Hugh J. Krum, has boen refused a leave of absence by tho school board to attend tho officers' training camv at the Tresldlo, San Francisco, where he has beon ordorcd by the federal government. If he goes In the face of tho refusal to securo a leave of ab sence he will sacrifice his position In tho school department Philomath: Beaver Wood Products Co. to start here. To manufacture tool, brush and broom handles. EIGHTY MEN SELECTED E Highly men In '"!. lms, i -muit worn iimnrd by blirr.ir W'lln.n Mn dny to art 'aa -naus iimnliiils In tli c iiM-rlpllon criisua All the men will I i ,.(.! t works without piy tlm ilierlff uu nouiiiil One man was named In each district, tin will be xpetrd to tliooae men to hi Ip lilm In the work. Those named were: AU-roethr, Alfred Ijd'l; Arden. wald. I), y. UKevr. Ilurlow, C. O. Tull; liarton, (. W. Turner, Ilea vir Crwk, No- I. J- K Huff; Heaur Creek, No. 2. Luke Iiuffv, liorlng, W. It. Telford; Hull Run, James fVglrs; Caiiby, No. 1. II. II K. rli-s, unby, No. 2. W. C. Kendall; Canby No. 1. Win. Lurke: Canemah, C. L. Eaton; Clarkea, Stout; Co.lrell, A. llnuinback; ('tiucord. J. !an Duller; Collon, U V. Elliott; ('area, Frank Jucrar; Cherry vllle. V. E. WUb; ClLxkamsa. John Uiw; Immanent, J ( Elliott; Hlikiy I'rulrle. Hurry Ituntall; Hover. O. R. Woodle; Eagle Crevk. II. K. OlI'Min: Elaada. No. 1. W. II. Holder; Eaload4. No 2. C. W. Devorv; Evrrrrecn. tJeo. Armsliong; Garfield, I). T. Rawlins; George, Fred Llna; Cladalonv, No. I, Wm. Ham mond; Gladstone. No. 2, fhas. Moid ton; Harmony. No. 1. C. G. Millard; llirmony. No. 2. C. A. Slout; High land. F. . Klnile; Jennings IxmIko. J. K. JtHinliigs; Klllln, N. Illslr; Liberal. J. W. Cole; Ixigun. T. E. Andersoii: Markaburg. G. Fnitnlln; Maple Ijino, II. A. Heater; M;irctium. A. W. Albright; Mllwauklo. No. 1. C. A. La kln; Mllwauklo. No. 2. J. W. Hart; Milwaukle Heights. J. W. Craale; Mo lalla. No. 1, Gilbert Eagle; Molalla. No. 2. Goo. J. Case; Mt. 1'leasunt. Ward Uwton; Mullno. E. J. Maple; New Era. I). McArtbur; Needy, Solon Klnor; Oak Grove. No. 1. L. A. Hub lard; Ook Grove. No. 2. W. R Stokes; Oregon City, No. 1. J. 8. Lagcson; Oregon City, No. i, J. J. Tobln; Oregon City. No. 3, R. L. Ho'mrn; Oregon Oregon City. No. 5. F. C. Uurke; Ore gon City. No. 6. F. K. Cross; Oregon City, No. 7. A. J. Wilson; Oregon City, No. 8. S. 8. Walker; Oregon City. No. 9 J. C. Ilradloy; Oregon City. No. 10. Geo. L. Story; Orvr.on City, No. 11. Goo, F. Evcrhnrt; Oswego. No.' 1, Henry lUckncr; Oswego, No. 2, Frank D. Tomlln; Oswego. No. S, W. B. Cook. I'lensant Hill. E. U linker; Lad Hill. R. H. Walls; Parkplace-Otto Purcell; Sandy, No. 1, Otto Molnlg; Sandy, No. 2; Fred L. Proctor; Soda Springs. A. U. Hlbbard; Springwater, C. M. Fob som; Sunnysldo, F. M. Townsend; Tualatin. Z. Elllgsen; Union. J. 11. Mllcy; Viola. J. T. Fullam; West Linn, No. 1, L. U Porter; West Linn. No. 2, George Hall; Wllsonvlllo, H. D. Aden: Willamette. No. 1, R. A. Jun kin; Willamette, No. 2, Le Hucon. WILLAMETTE GRADUATION EXERCISES Tho eighth. grndo graduation exer cises of tho Willamette school will be held at tho Willamette school build ing on Thursday, May 31. Tho class motto Is "Hy Our Efforts We Hope to Rise." Tho class colors ure to lie gold and electric bluo, nnd the class flower la tho pink carnation. Tho following aro tho officers and class roll: President, Arthur Rogers; vice-president, Evelyn Van Ness; sec retary, Thelma HoI)ok; treasurer, Harry Tour; Vena Hnrncs, Hessie Ream, Clifford .liinktn, Olga Teske, Gladys Shepherd, Gustav clmoor and Harold Lelghton. Miss Etta M. llnlly is Instructor of the eighth grade. CHINESE WANTED , STOCKTON, Oil., May 9. Tho di rectors of the Stockton Chamber of Conimorce went on record yesterday asking congress to pass legislation to permit immigration of 100,000 Asiatics to harvest California's crops. A voto on the question will bo taken from tho chamber membership. HOSPITAL CORPS GO DEPART FOR EUROPE FIRST TO GO ABROAD NEW YORK, May 8. An Amer ican hospital contingent of 26 sur geons, 65 women nurses and 153 enlisted men sailed for Europe from a United States port today. It hat the regular United States army eurgeona in ita personnel. A surgeon of the regular army la In command.. A number ,of the aurgeona are from Lakeside hos pital, Cleveland, Ohio. JEWS FLEE JERUSALEM AT POINT OF lllllii GUNS NEW YORK. May 7. Tbouaanda of terror stricken, starving Jews, driven from tholr homes by the Turkish bayonets, are . wandering northward from Jerusalem, according to cable grama received today by the Zionist organization here. With the HrltUh, under General Murray, pounding at the galea of Gaza In their advance on Jerusalem, the Turks are herding the Jews northward determined they slut II not remain to see the Holy 1-and taken from th Sultan. Eviction Bsglna The eviction bcr.an late In Mar b. the message auld, when 300 Hebrews were expelled frmn Jerusalem amid scenes of looting and pillage. DJmal I'asba. military governor of Pulestlne. dock red ho would make them suffer! tho fate of the Armenians. April 1. DJmul Pasha ordered eight thousand Jews driven from Jaffa. They were given 4S hours to leave. Even Jewa owing allegiance to the central power were Included. The cablegram described terrible scenes wben the Turkish troops went from houss to bouse driving Die ter rorized inhabitants to the streets. Crowds of Arabs and Iledouln women followed, sacking every home. Two Hang Two Jewa from the Yemen resisted. Tbey were hanged at the entrance to Tel-Avlr, and scores of fugitive streamed through the arch aa thcli bodies dangled tbere. Roads leading northward, awrty from the region, where Rritlsh guns were roaring from the Dead sea to the Med Iterrancun. were lined with starving men, women and children. The rich paid 200 francs for transportation nine miles to Pctach Tikwap. Die In Desert Information here said many Jewa crawled Into the desert and died. Ban dtts attacked the refugees and stripped them of everything. Small forces of young Jews, armed with knives and cudgels, orgrnlzed for the defense.The Turks arrested them. Mil DISCIPLES 10 ALL OVER THE COUNTY Tho Twelve Disciples of Roud Effi ciency of the Commercial club havo arranged a series of meetings In var ious sections of Clackamas county. The speakers aro Judge Grunt B. Dim ick, B. T. Mclluln, Harvey G. Stark weather, Llvy Stlpp, C. Schuebel and others. They plan to discuss the mer its of the $6,000,000 road bond mea sure, as well as other measures that will appear on the ballot at the spe- clul election June 4. The following dutes of meetings have been an nounced: Needy, Thursday, May 24, Thomp son's hall; Ma'rquam, Saturday, May 19, Methodist hall; Eagle Creek, Sat urday, May 19, Wilbem's hall; Boring, Thursday, May 24, Odd Fellows hall; Barton, Saturday, May 19, school house; Sandy, Saturday, May 20, Shelley's hall: Clackamas, Wednes day, May 10, Odd Fellows hall; Sun nyslde, Tuesday, May 29, school house; Wllsonvllle, Tuesday, May 29, A. O. U. W. hall; Stafford, Monday, May 14. school house; Logan, Friday, May 18, Grange hall; Macksburg, Tuesday, May 22, Scrnmlin's hall: Mulino. Saturday, May 12, Mullno hall; Colton, uesday. May 15, school house; Beaver Creek, Saturday, May 12, Grange- hall; Springwater, Tues day, May 15, Maddon's hall; Damas cus, Tuesday, May 22, Elliott's hall; Frogpond, Thursday, May 31, Grange hall. E. W. BLANCIIETT TO BE HANGED ON JUNE EIGHTH SANTA FE, N. M, May 9. Judge Abbott has sentenced Elbert W. Blnncett, of Friday Harbor, Wash., convicted of murdering Clyde D. Ar mour, of Sioux City, Iowa, to be hanged on June 8. T CAUGHT AT Edward Kroktr, a Carman re servist, waa takan Into eutiody en spy charge Friday aftarnoen at 1 o'clock by militiaman atatlonad at Estacada. He waa turned over to Hharl.'f Wil son, who brought blm Into Oregon City. One look at tbe evidence and Dis trict Attorney Hedges ordered blm turned over to tbe federal authorities. Turned Over He waa Immadlattly taken to Portland, where he waa eurrtn , dertd to Unlud States Marshal John Montag and the evidence waa placed In the hinds of United Slattt District Attorney Clarence L. Rtamee. Kroker waa picked np by Corporal Thomson, of Company D. Thomson did not like the way the man acted. upon searctlog Kroker be found a pasi Into Mexico, some Argentine cur rency, and a small notebook. Spy Trail The notebook apparently showed a trail from the eaat coast of the United Slates through large number of mil itary posts to the southern district and on westward. It la possible that since svlnc the east Kroker baa been in Mexico and South America, authori ties believe. The names of fort after fort are listed In the notebook. For this , reason (he officers are prone to believe that Kroker haa made an Investigation of these posts for the German government Many Names , Many names of men who may be involved were contained in the book, Kroker says that he haa taken out hla first papers at Newark, N. J. Inadequate explanation ot hla pur pose around Estacada lead Corporal Thomson to search blm. Kroker aald that he had come there to fish. Hla tackle waa altogether Inappropriate. One of the things they found on him waa a huge wooden minnow. Wrong Bait Such artificial bait cannot be used for trout fishing, "either in the upper Clackamas or -ny other mountain stream. Thomson Immediately reported his catch to Captain Hulse, of Company D, who waa in Portland, and Hulse im mediately hastened to Estacada. For two hour the soldiers ques tioned the man. He etuck cloaely to hla story, they report, cleverly slipping out of several tight traps. Finally, they assert, he waa caught In several contradictions. Not Known Whether he was planning to blow up some ot the power plants or destroy the mcahinery ot the Bull Run water works Is not charged by the officers. Kroker Is about 60 yean old. He is very short and of a heavy build. A seem broader. He wears a rough blue small mustache makes a broad face suit and heavy shoes. At no time was he permitted to get far away from the muzzle ot Corporal j Thomson's Springfield. FLOUR PRICES HAVE REACHED HIGHEST FIGURE PORTLAND, Or., May 9. Today the most sensational advance ever made in the local flour market or in the state, took place when all kinds ot flour were shot up $1.50 a barrel. Pat ents now wholesale at $13.70 a barrel, while the retail price will range from $15 to $16 a barrel. Some dealers, it is expected, will ask $3.75 a 50-pound sack for flour, with others charging $4. Another important factor in tho flour advance was the rise of 10 to 12 cents in wheat in this market. To day bluestem is quoted at $2.95 a bush el, the highest price ever known. While very little wheat remains In the country, It is said that none can be bought under $3 by millers and even es high as $3.03 is aske,d. With wheat going up as it is, $20 flour is easily in sight. A barrel of flour today contains 4 bushels of wheat. Figure up the cost ot wheat used in a barrel of flour and the miller's margin ot profit is small. The record-breaking price asked for wheat Is the cause of prying the lid off the flour market and sending it up like a blaBt from Vesuvius. In Chi cago today May wheat shot up to $3.14 a bushel at one time and closed at $3.11, an advance of 14 cents over the close of the day before. This price Is tbe highest ever recorded and the end does not appear to be in sight. MAY WHEAT SELLS FOR S3 CHICAGO, May 8. May wheat sold at $3 a bushel today, the highest price on record. It waa an advance of 17 cents. The close was at $2.97. July wheat rose IVt cents to $2.33. ERICIM'S mm HOTEL WAS B00ZEJ0INT August Erlckson. for many years a prominent saloonkeeper of Portland, but recently proprietor of the Clacka mas tavern In this county, waa arrest ed at aa early hour yesterday morning by Sheriff Wilson at hla present borne at the request ot hla wife whom he waa using aa a target for a 40-40 rifle and If a cartridge bad not got stuck In It be would probably bad murder on bis bands Instead of balf doien chargea of various degrees of violating the prohibition lawa of the atate and the discovery of about 70 bottles of Canadian Club and Imported Scotch whiskeys, kegs of home-made wine and beer and a complete bottling out fit and what la rather a novelty, two larre cabinet nirklo in the slot ma chines that were all loaded for busi ness. It waa midnight wben Sheriff Wilson received word of trouble at the Clack amas tavern and upon arriving there found Mr. Erlckson In the road hiding from her husband, whom she said waa drunk and had tried to kill ber, and A. Sauvie, a neighboring rancher who boarded with them. Erkkeon waa found drunk and rambling In bin talk but quite docile and then bis wife said that he waa good to ber when be waa sober and pleaded that be be not ar rested. It appear that Erlckson bad been drinking bard for several days and when be began to beat bia wife the boarder, Sauvie, called down from his room for him to stop, thereupon Erlckson went up after blm and broke down the door of room with a cleaver v but Saurie escaped through a win- ' dow. Erlckson then got the rifle and started after his wife and there la evi dence where be tired five shot In ber general direction. Sheriff Wilson noticed several empty bottles and suspicious of a cache ot it on the premises left Deputy Sheriff Frost in charge of the tavern and brought Erlckson to this city and locked him up on general principles and then secured a search warrant from Prosecuting Attorney Hedges to make a full investigation. Accompan-1 led by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Burke and Deputy Sheriff Joyner he returned and started a search. After the most careful scrutiny they could find nothing except some made wine and beer and had about concluded that they were on the wrong track until by accident a small hole was seen in the floor between two doors and out ot curiosity a piece of wire was Inserted and it was found to be hollow below. A more careful investigation revealed a hidden trap door and when this was raised a concrete wine closet was found that was actually filled with different kinds of liquor and not the least Important thing found there was a government liquor license for the current year. In an outhouse was found several sacks of barley and hops, as well as the bottling outfit The nicklo in the Blot machines were in the main house and Mrs. Erlckson said that "they were only used when some ot the guests got stewed." Erlckson is being held in the county jail without bonds and charges will be tiled against him later when the case can be sifted out. Sheriff Wilson brought to the city an automobile and a truck loaded with the liquor, beer and other contra band articles, and locked them up for future reference to determine the ex tent ot Erickson's guilt. Prosecuting Attorney Hedges says he can already suggest seven charges to place against him and he has not given the matter much thought either. The possession of the government li cense is said to be under the new law prima facie evidence of guilt as a boot legger. In appearance Erlckson k a badly broken down man and admits that he has been in pretty bad luck recently. He explains the presence of the liquor at his place by insisting that he has had it in his possession there since the state went dry and as to the manufac ture of beer and wine he says that it was for his own use and he believed that he had the right to manufacture it In the county Jail he found an old friend and companion in Martin Denny, whom he claims to have brought to Oregon many years ago to participate in a prize fight and who has made this hie home ever since, to the profit of Martin and expense of the state.