su- Baca -week the Enterprise carries a full resume of the most important happenings S throughout the state and nation. It's worth your sub- scription. al or unusual needs of farming people requires Bucb a medium as the col- umna of tie Enterprise. Try a classified ad. FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 7. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1921 ESTABLISHED 1866 To buy and sell the usu- OTY EN S BUREAU DRIVE STARTS MONDAY WITH BANQUET Next Monday noon will see over eighty members of the Clackamas County Farm Bureau assembled in the Commercial club parlors for the purpose of attending a meeting to de rise ways and means to further the membership drive of the organization, which starts on that day. , o?heon will Yta Q ftrvpH at 1 9 flfi n i & C &fter bureauites y de TWO MEMBERS COUNTY COURT BOOST BILL County Commissioners Harris and Proctor who returned Tuesday night from Salem, believe that the Ryan measure providing for the construe tion of the new Oregon City bridge by the state highway commission. with the aid of $105,000 voted in bonds by Clackamas county, has an excellent chance of passage. Senator Ryan has requested thai the municipalities on both sides ot the river forward resolutions to Salem favoring the bill, and this has been done. The Commercial club and the Live Wires have already adopted similar resolutions.. County Judge Cross declined, how ever, to sanction a resolution of this character on behalf of the county had which the gathering will be by leading farm state and countv. The membership drive .for C 9.,court explaining that the court mas county is expected to resu. Hsriain understandings wain tne nign addlng over 3000 new members to v commission, and that action by organization here, and the district O courl mlnc prove emDarrassang. over Clackamas have been segregat ed into twenty, and a captain has, been selected for each district. At the meeting Monday, the attending Farm Bureau members will be instructed pertaining to the campaign, and Geo. Mansfield, president of the Oregon bureau and Geo. L. Gray, of. the American Farm Bureau Federation, will address the meeting. Practically every section of Clack amas county will be represented and each head of the committees named will be thoroughly instructed and given all Information possible to make the membership drive In this county a success. The campaign promises to enroll every farmer in the county into the ranks of the bureau, and it is reported that a fund of over $6,000 will be obtained annually from the mem bership here to get results for the farming communities in the way of uo-to-date markets, prices and other help. UiCIL BACKS UP BRIDGE BILL BY RESOLUTION HUGE 1920 TAX NOW BEING COLLECTED At a special meeting of the Oregon City council held Monday evening, for the purpose of adopting a resolu tion favoring the Ryan-Hammond bill asking for state funds to build the Oregon City-West Linn bridge, the following resolution was adopted. Copies were ordered sent to the Clackamas delegations and to the joint state committees immediately: Whereas, Senator Thos. F. Ryan and Representative Phil Hammond have caused to be introduced in the Oregon State Legislature a certaiii bill No which purports to take care of the Oregon City-West Linn bridge at the cost of the State of Ore-. ered a week later. gon, ana Whereas, this bill also provides that Clackamas county shall contri bute the sunt of $105,000.00 towards the construction and completion 6f this project, and Whereas, by the completion of this bridge and the Pacific Highway the State of Oregon and the Great North west will have an asset that figures cannot detail at this time, and that wealth and abundance will abound henceforward. Therefore Be It Resolved, that the City of Oregon City, though its Com mon Council, at regular session hela in its chambers February 14th, 1921, record itself and its inhabitants at being in favor of said bill and respect fully ask and implore the State Legis lature in its 1921 session to pass said bill unaniirtously, and further dequest our Honorable Governor to sign said bill when so passed, further Resolved, that these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the meeting and that copies be sent to our delega tion in Salem, to the Committee on Roads and Bridges and copies to the press. Unanimously adopted Feb. 14, 1920. The Clackamas county tax depart ment, with I. D. Taylor in charge, is about the busiest place in Oregon City this week and an extra force of clerks has been engaged to take care of the mass of detail work in the collection of the 1920 taxes, now due. Besides Miss Jessie Paddock, chief clerk, Mrs. M. E. Howell, Miss Myrtle Hender son, Miss Mary Lucas and Miss TJrcill Armstrong, have been engaged i to help out. Not only has Mr. Taylor been kept busy the last week, but he has also been very busy with the extra kicks which have resulted from in creased taxes this year. Farmers and landowners paying their taxes receive a jolt when they learn of the high rate for the 1920 tax. An improvement has been made in the tax collection office which makes a "one way out" passage in front of the cashier's office. One door to the tax department has been arranged so that it will only open on the inside, so that those coming into the office from the west door may go out the east door without interferring with others coming in. Heretofore, both doors were used for an entrance. which made a very congested con dition when collection time was on. The time for the first half of the taxes to be paid ends April 1st, and as the receipts were delayed this year from the printer, the work has been on with a rush during the past few days. HIGHWAY ROUTE OVER SOUTH END HILL DISCUSSED SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BRAKE SENTENCE HERE In an opinion handed down yester day by Justice Harris, of the supreme court, Russell Brake will have to serve a life sentence in the state penitentiary as pronounced by Judge Campbell of Clackamas county cir cuit court. Brake was, convict ed for murder of Harry Dubinsky, taxi cab driver of Portland, and his body thrown in the Willamette river here on June 13, 1920. Through the efforts of Gilbert L. Hedges, then dis trict attorney for Clackamas, Brake and Moore, his accomplice, were sen tenced to life imprisonment. After sentence waa pronounced by Judge Campbell, Tom Garland, Brake's at torney, filed a motion of appeal to the supreme court on the grounds that Moore's confession was not available before the trial for use in the de! fense. The case was carried up, and, a brief prepared by Gilbert L. Hedges was; presented about two weeks ago by District Attorney Stipp, and the sen tence was upheld yesterday afternoon by the high court. A resume of the case is as follows: Dubinsky wast a for-hire car driver in Portland and on Sunday morning, June 13, 1920, at about 1 o'clock, he was hired by Moore and Brake to take them to Oregon City. After ar riving there they had lunch at one of the restaurants, and later the three of them, in Dubinsky's car started north on Main street toward Port land. At a point south of Milwaukie, neai a clump of trees, the car was stopped, Moore got out, while Brake struck Dubinsky over the head with tire chains of the machine taking his purse and other valuables. The car was driven to Oregon City and out onto the suspension bridge. ' The body of Dubinsky was thrown off the bridge into the river. It was discov Present at the meeting were Mayor Shannon; Councilmen Albright, Cross, Metzner, Petzold, Van Auken, and Recorder Kelly. LIVESTOCK IN U. S. DECREASES TEN MILLION MANY OLD WILLS COME TO LIGHT AT COURT HOUSE Nearly ten million less head of live stock were on farm? in the Unit ed States on January 1. 1921, than a year preceding; according to estimat es of the United States department of agriculture. Horses decreased about 602,000 head, or 2.9 per cent; mules decreased slightly, 42,000, or 0.8 per cent; mlik cows decreased, 298,000, or 1.3 per cent; and otner cattle de creased 1,880,000, or 4.2 per cent; swine, decreased 5,078,000, or 7.1 per cent; and sheep decreased 2,047,000, or 4.3 per cent. The total numbers on farms and ranges January 1, are estimated as follows: horses, 20,183,- 000; mules, 4,999,000; milk cows, 23,- 321.000; other cattle, 42,870,000; swine, 66,649,000, and sheep, 45,067,- 000. RYAN'S FISH BILL PASSES THE SENATE County Clerk Miller started house cleaning of old records filed in the vaults of the courthouse during the past half-century, and many old wills and documents were uncovered. The pages of the manuscripts were yellow with age, and some of them crumbling to the touch. Of interest to many will be the following wills unearthed, executed by some whom are dead and others who are yet living. Only one of the documents was found to have been probated and the balance eithei have been left for safe keeping, or new wills made out afterwards. Among the documents were last wills and papers signed by James Edward McConnell, year of 1900; Jacob Ernest Berger, (will sealed) 18..; Daniel Calkins, year 1905; wfil of the late Henry and Elanor Samp son, parents of W. W. H. Sampson, at one time justice of the peace for this district; first citizenship papers of the late Dr. John McLoughlin, found er of Oregon City made out in the yea 1851. The latter manuscript is hoary with age and was made out when Oregon was a territory. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 12. (Sp.) Senator Ryan's bill opening the Wil lamette river to commercial fishing nioufl vote and has gone over to tb Dj VfIIV JVlOUIlt ing will be at the bridge and the river BllVS Packard Twelve will ho nlnSArt f r rnmmprrfl f i p.h in p-1 J from March 15 to May 10 and from June 25 to December 1. The passage of the Ryan measure in the senate is regarded as a victory for the Oregon City Jeommercial fishermen, though they were obliged to make some con cessions before the bill could be re ported In. Dr. Guy Mount recently . purchased a 12-cyIinder Packard, which is proving an attraction for the motor fans of this city whenever the car is parked on the street. The- roadster is- certainly a beauty and is the latest product of the Packard company. Members of the State Highway Commission met with representatives from the Oregon City council, Com mercial club, county court, Canemah citizens, Hawley mills and Southern Pacific railroad ana citizens Saturday morning in this city, for the purpose of discussing the proposed South End hill cut-off route of the highway road between thia city and Canemah. The purpose of the mee ing was to devise ways and means of raising finances to make the highway cut over the South End hill, and eliminate the present board walk stretch along the river by the Hawley mills; and to decide which route would be the best for all con cerned. After much discussion, the matter was finally placed In the hands of the highway engineers, who will report back to the commission an estimate of costs of the project, and recom mend which route to take either the Third or the Fifth street way. A committee from Canemah was present at the meeting to Hrgo the retention of the present passengev electric line from this city to Can emah. The commission, however, al leged that when the cut-off is made for the highway road around the South End hill, the electric line will have to be discontinued, and that on ly a walk for pedestrain travel will be allowed. It was also understood that the present route ' between Oregon City and Canemah along the Hawley mill would be used for manufacturing purposes, and that traffic along the board walk would be discontinued. It waa expected that the new bridge across the Willamette river here would be discussed, but the members of the highway board seemed to be in a hurry to get out of town, so the mat ter was not mentioned. A luncheon was served after the meeting, and about seventeen plates were laid for members of the council committee, and committees and citiz ens attending. Among those present at the gathering and luncheon were: F. E. Albrigth and R. Petzold, coun cil members; R. Shepherd, of the Hawley company: Don Meldrum, county surveyor; C. G. Miller, of Miller-Parker Co.; Dwane Ely. Hill In. provement club; Wallace Caufield, Pacific Highway garage; C. W. Kelly county recorder; Harvey E. Cross, county judge, and others. Crime Prevention It is an olcl saying that if you would reform a child, it is necessary to begin with his grandfather. This may be placing more than the warranted premium oh hered- ity. But the problem of instructing in obedience to the regulations of society has been greatly emphasized by the prevalence of crimes of all kinds, a large percentage of which are committed by persons who are between the ages of 1 8 and 25 years. The training of children cannot be left entirely to the public schools, as so many parents show a disposi tion to do, but the obligation rests upon the parents and society in general. Teachers may enjoin their pupils to obedience and may set them a good example of citizen ship, but 30 hours a. week, nine months in the year, will not offset bad influences from other sources. If boys and girls are to be saved from careers of lawlessness, there must be greater co-operation between the author ities and parents, especially in the cases of children who show a disposition to disregard the regulations which have been provided for the good of themselves and others. . One of the principal causes of crime is the freedom that is given to many boys and girls to roam the streets until late hours. The curfew plan has been tried by many municipal authorities, but it has not been found effective because many parents will not co-operate in the efforts to keep children from the streets. Juvenile courts have been established and accomplish much good in handling cases of delinquents. But the most import ant work is in preventing boys and girls from reaching the stage in disobedience which makes it necessary to take them into court. Some of those hold-over suits and overcoats will look the part before spring is actually announced. Decrease in the demand for baby carriages may not mean fewer babies perhaps it is cheaper to carry them. The return of the five-cent loaf will have only a psychological effect unless it contains five cents" worth of bread. Some folk join in the encore in order that no one may suspect they did not know enough to appreciate the selection. . CLUB NAMES COMMITTEES FOR YEAR The following committees of the Oregon City Commercial club have been appointed to serve for the year 1921, and the men selected include some of the very active workers in the Live Wire organization as well as in the parent club: Auditing Jno. Humphrys, S. L. Stevens, Fred 'J. Meyers. Entertainment Clyde Mount, Ray mond Caufield, E. E. Gabriel, A. C. Howland, Hal E. Hoss. House Ralph Parker. Harry Drap er, Frank Cramer. Membership O. D. Eby, E. E Brodie, M. D. Latourette, L. A. Mor ris, Raymond Caufield, C. P. Farr, Ralph Parker, A. E. Rugg. Roads M. D. Latourette, O. D. Eby, L. A. Morris W. P. Cook, D. F. Skene, L. A. Henderson, E. L. Pope. Transportation Wallace Caufield, C. G- Miller, Lee Hall, R. L. Shep herd, Jno. C. Busch, Fred Hogg. MISS TJON&&Z G. HANNIFORD ARGUE WELL The Oregon direct primary law was torn to shreds and completely anhilat ed in a comprehensive address by Miss Blanche; Jones, of the Oregon City high school debating, team, be fore the Live Wires of the commercial club at their luncheon today. Gordon Hanniford, a member of the negative team, just as completely reconstruct ed and rehabilitated the system in a clever come-back, both sides present ing able arguments and both qualify ing as real orators. The debate was the feature of the Live Wire's meeting, which was well attended. A resolution endorsing the bill introduced into the legislature providing for the construction of the bridge across the river at this point, was wired to the delegates at Salem. A resolution calling upon the Live Wires to observe Father and Son week at their next meeting, by hav ing the sons and fathers of members attend the luncheon. Other resolu tions provide for a "contest" com mittee to entertain visitors at the club luncheons, and provide for chang ing the name of the program commit tee to "trolley wire," in keeping with the club's system of parallelism in titles. R. W. Kirk, chairman of the morala committee, announced a series of moving picture shows and lectures to be given by the Oregon Social Hygiene society. The next meeting of the club is to fall on Washington's birthday, but HOUSE PASSES" -ANTI-JAP BILL BY 34 TO 25 STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 15. A flood of oratory, which includ ed denunciation of Oregon represent atives in congress for alleged failure to take a stand on the anti-Japanest question, aa well as the directing of some hard jabs at the directorate of the Portland Chamber of Commerce its opposition to state action on the Japanese question, was followed to day by the passage of house bill 102, known aa the anti-Japanese owner ship bill. The bill received 34 affirmative votes, three more than required as a constitutional majority. Opposed to passage of the bill were 25 represent atives, with one member of the house absent. The bill was practically a' duplicate of the California bill on the same sub ject enacted last year. MISSING GIRL IS SEEN BY FARMER NEAR RIDGEFIELD A young woman answering closely the description and pictures of Miss Edna Zwicker, of Oregon City, who has been missing since January 30, was seen Wednesday morning by Frank E. G. Royle, a rancher near Ridgefield, Wash. She was accom panied hy a young man and both were walking on the Pacific highway about a mile south of La Center, go ing toward that town. They rode with Royle to La Center, where they resumed their journey. When the girl was asked how far they'were go ing she replied "to the end of the road." Evasive replies were given to questions. Miss Zwiker left the home of Mrs. John . Etchison her aunt. Third and Washington streets, -4his city.-.oi Sunday evening, Jan. 30, saying that she was going to stay in Portland for the night. The young lady made her home with her aunt here and had been in the habit of staying in Port land over night, so nothing was thought of the incident, until the girl didn't show up for several days. An alarm was quickly spread by Mrs. Etchison, and the Portland and Ore gon City police forces! were asked to help. It was thought that the young woman had met with foud play, as none of her relatives or her father, who is employed in Salem, knew of her whereabouts. . DIVISION BILL COMES UP WITH STRONG BACKING There is grave danger of the pass age of the Staples bill annexing a. generous strip of Clackamas county to Multnomah, according to reports that reached Oregon City Tuesday night, and a hearing on the measure has been set for 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The bill has been refer red to the senate committee on coun ties, of which Senator Hume, of Mult nomah, is chairman. Senator Ryan, of Clackamas, and Gus C. Moser, of Multnomah, are the other members of the committee and Moser is known to be a supporter of the measure. The Staples hill annexes to Mult nomah territory north of the Clacka mas river to a point just north of Gladstone, and takes from Clacka mas the Sandy district, and the Esta cada territory. The bill is sponsored by Harvey G. Starkweather, who has been working on such a proposition for many months, and he has- in his camp and on the job at the state- house John W. Reed and H. C. Steph ens, both of Estacada. Reed and Stephens hope that a compromise may be reached by which the new county of Cascade may be created, leaving the Sandy panhandle to be taken by Multnomah, which is said to covet this strip because of the fact that the Mount Hood loop road runs through it. Mr. Reed was in Oregon City Monday and called on a number of citizens and explained his desires. He says that the proposed Cascade county would take only $4,500,000 in values from Clackamas and would re lieve this county from a tremendous expense of road construction. W. A. Proctor and W. F. Harris, members of the county court, had a conference with members of the Com mercial club Tuesday night and it is likely that a delegation will go to Salem Thursday afternoon to attend the committee hearing on the Staples bill. HEALTH ASSN. OFFICERS FOR 1920 NAMED LIVE WIRES AT REDLAND ARE WOMEN WOULD BASE AUTO TAX ON WEIGHT IS BILL BEFORE HOUSE motion to forego the luncheon not carry, and the meeting will held as usual. did bo BILL WOULD LICENSE ALL FIREARMS STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 14. A resolution presented to the house today by the Portand Ad club prohibiting the ownership of fire arms without special permit "Issued by proper authorities was read and filed in the house today. Sen. McNary Aids Pear and Apple Men Senator McNary has again come to the aid of Oregon pear and apple growers through his efforts in having Congress appropriate $40,000 for the scientific study of fruit conditions while in ocean transit. When it became known that Con gress intended to cut down the appro priation for this study of fruit while on ocean steamers, the Oregon Grow ers Cooperative association at once wired Senator McNary the great im portance to Oregon of this work, and through the representatives of the association, he at once, as chairman of the agricultural committee, suc ceeded in having $40,000 included in the appropriations. Bonus and Loan Bill Up Tuesday STATE HOUSE, Salem,. Feb. 9. The soldiers' loan and bonus bill will be reported out of the committee on military affairs today, with amend ments proposed hy the American Legion at a public hearing Tuesday night. The following officers have been chosen for the Clackamas County health association to serve for the coming year. Mrs. George Wissanger, of Milwaukie, president; Mrs. Belling er, of Jennings Lodge, vice-president; Mrs. R. W. Kirk, of Oregon City secretary; Mrs. Fred L. Miller, treas urer. At the' meeting, it was voted to continue the work of the county health nurse in this, county and it is understood that the fund of $1300 col lected from the sale of seals, will partly "be spent on the nurse pro gram for the coming year. Prominent among those attending the meeting were Mrs. Sadie-Orr Dunbar, of the state association; and Miss Cecil Schreyer, of the Bureau of Nursing. BILL OF STONE AND HAMMOND HIT BY VETO SALEM. Or., Feb. 15. (Special to the Enterprise) The Clackamas county court spent today at the state house discussing proposed road legis lation with the Clackamas delegation and members of the senate and house committees on road and highways. Governor Olcott today vetoed house bill 79 introduced by Representatives Stone and Hammond of Clackamas count7, with the explanation that the attorney general had advised him that certain features of the bill were too sweeping. The bill had to do with the collection of liens against real property by cities and other municip al corporations and the attorney gener al held that the bill gave these partic ular liens undue preference over oth er assessments. The Live Wire club of this city is not the only club of that name in Clackamas county as evidenced by the fact that the Redland Ladies Live Wire club has been recently organiz ed, with a membership of fifteen to start. The object of the new organiz ation is to promote the welfare and upbuilding of the Redland community, and to assist needy families in that territory. Not only has the club enrolled fit teen women but the organization has already been busy and one family of the Redland territory has been sent clothing and other articles to relieve a destitute condition existing in the family. Officers of the Live Wire club elect ed for the ensuing year are: Mrs. B. F. Stewart, president; Mrs. William Bonney, secretary; Mrs. Joe Hinkle; treasurer. The club meets twice a month on Thursday afternoon's at one member'a home, and after several hours of sewing and other work, dis cussion of different subjects concern ing the neighborhood takes place, and refreshments are served. The club was organized through the efforts of Mrs. B. F. Stewart, who recently moved to that section. NO FEDERAL BUILDING FOR OREGON CITY Hope was shattered for a new post- office building for Oregon City yes terday when a communication was re ceived from Congressman Hawley saying that the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds would not re port a general public building bill this session. The letter, which waa addressed to E. E. Brodie, publisher of the Enterprise, also states that the committee will follow a strictly economical program. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Feb. 11. A new motor vehicle code, embodying new license schedules for passenger automobiles based on weight of the machines and new license rates for automobile trucks based on width of tires, together with many changes In the present code, was introduced in the house by the joint senate and house roads and highway committee Friday. , The new code has embodied many of the changes approved at the joint conference held in Portland recentlj between the secretaries of state or western states) and legislators. The rates provided in the new code for motor vehicles other than trucKS or trailers ahving a maximum ca pacity of one ton or more are as fot lows : Weighing 1600 pounds or less, $15. Weighing more than 1600 pounda and not more than 2000 pounds, $20. Weighing more than 2000 pounds and not more than 2400 pounds, $25. Weighing more than 2400 pounds and not more than 2800 pounds, $30. Weighing more than 2800 pounds and not more than 3200 pounds, $35. Weighing more than 3200 pounds and not more than 3500 pounds, $45. Weighing more than 3500 pounds and not more than 4100 pounds, $60. -. Weighing more than 4100 pounds. $75. Provision is made in the code for a license efe of $3 a year for motor . bicycles, $6 a year for motorcycles and $9 a year for motorcycle with side car. HOUSE PASSES SALARY BILL BY LARGE MAJORITY SALEM. Or., Feb. 14 (Special to the Enterprise) The Clackamas county salary bill increasing the sal ary of the county schools superin tendent from $1400 to $1700 a year. passed the house today. Represent ative LaFollette cast the only vote against the bill. ENCLOSE GEARS IN OIL. An inventor claims to have made a farm, tractor 25 per cent more effi cient than most machines of its kind by enclosing all gearings in oil. SALEM, Feb. 14. (Special to the Enterprise) Representative Ham mond of Clackamas today introduced a resolution urging the State High way Commission to adopt a policy of buying Oregon . products for use in the construction of state highways insofar as that policy is consistent with efficient administration. The resolution particularly applies to filler and gravel of which a large amount Is available in Clackamas county. MARRIED. Edward Weigel, 23, of Oregon City, and Lillian Eaton, 27, of Parkplace, secured a marriage license yesterday afternoon from County Clerk Miller.