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