OTY
NTERPBIS
4
The Weekly InUmmi
la wartn the arxa. Cam-
aara II wilH ether and
than subecrtM.
4 The tnlarpnta U the T I II
f anly Clackamas Caunt II II 11
Neweaaper thai ll II II
all at IM newt Hilt 1 1 TV
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OKKUOX CITY KNTKIiTIM.SK, I'JilDA V, Ai;(U'ST II, 1'iUi.
ESTABLISHED IMt
fl'TIITM Vt AR No. V.
EGON
25.000 FUND TO
BE RAISED FOR A
LIVELY CAM
OMNIPARTIIAN ORGANIZATION II
PIRFICTIO AT RALLY HILO
IN ORCCON CITV.
DRYS ALSO ADVOCATE LIMITATION
Of MS AiSD RURAL CREDIT FLAN
BUIt Chairman af Prohibition Party
Critlclies Oroanli align Which
Repreeents All Political
Faiths and Religion.
,M' '". " '
In a IIk niiiiily wide uniting
IhIiI t the Mrlliixll.t ilmrih, Ori-ami
4 liy. Tuiaday. ilia dry fume, repri
M'lilliiK all (Hillllial parties ami rellg
Ion, , t, i.. k.x together ami perfect
.,... if ! n iilit. .... k I
l a I'tK routily iaiiiiulKn nrganlatlon I
llm plan la Hint of a ' i iiiniiiltlri uf
one liiiiulii'il" fur llm county, villi'
n-nri-ai nlatlvra In lix at ori;aiilatloha
III i-icry prn lin t. Tlii'i HI i-mli'a
nr lo iut rvi iy iit In lliff rounly In
IimmIi lln tin' nriialilrallnll. In K't I
iitv uuallflril tnli'r III th ii nullity til
MKlMiT, to Inli'trat (lii'iu III I ! 'all
rnliitr iimhlhllliili" uiiu iiilini'lil. and ,n
rural i rnliu ami tai n-atrlrtliui. anJ
to rully llii'in In ilflrat tlii auiallnl
' liri-vcra' aiiifiiilini'iil." Ilalllra
liy lln ImwI aH'aki'ra In tlm (-utility
li' lull) In cvi'ry illalrlrt, anl kimh)
aliik'i-ra lll K almiK to liiukn tlilno
lntiTi Htlnic It la llm iuriuK of tlm
i urn mlttiHi of una limiilri'il to timkr '
lliliilia hum friuii iiuw.iilitll i'Iim IIiiii. I
At tlio liiiirnlliK ai'aalon I'. II. 1 J
max -l ird riiunty rliulrinuii, lr Kuy
I.. I urn n, of lilmliitiiiii', at' n-tiiry, ami
lli'v, A. J. Wari. trraaurvr. A muiiltt-1
nlliiK roiniiiltti'i'. riuialatlUK of II K
I'rima. I.. A llama. M. J. I.i-" Mra. KU-r j
Ir, of Clarkia, ami Mm. M. V, Hrowii..
una i Iim ti'il, ami liiHtrnrti'd to ri'iurt
PAIGN
Immediately after dinner. It wna rn-'E.
Hiualuatlrally oti'd lo altellipt to
raiHii l.'i.OHU i-ainpalKU fund In order j
to Kltv pulillrlly to the llipior pruli
led In Clarkainaa roiiiily. Mr. Clirla
Hehurfwl aiiKReated th advot ary of
rural rrrdlla and tax limitation a Hi),
.Ked
and the Idea wua favorably ri'
Committee Aro Named.
At 2 oVImk the ineitlnK naa iiKiiin
Hilled to order and the follnvtlliK re
port of the noiulnalliiK eomnilttee waa
uiiMiilliKiUfl VM'ti'T'ed
niiiiiieo roinnilUi'o-0. W. I.oder,
Kdttiird Maple. Kev, A. J. Ware. Kev.
W. II. Moore, Hev. I'. K. t'lirlla.
I'ulillrUy eoinmlttee--l)r. V. T. Mill
Iken, P. W. MiKeehlile. K. ('. Mrown
lee. V. Ii. HaHider. Mr Taylor and Mr
V. K. Ilraluerd. , MKIKOI(l. (He.. Aim. 5. Dwlarllis
Committee on HrraiiKeinetita and ! l.y renolulloit that the Meilford rchsIoii
liieetltiKa-ltev. .1. K. Iluwkliia. Hev. j ,H , (lt,.r" w,Ba,m ,i the IiIh
J. It. UndaliooroiiKh, C. Srliuehol. ,ory ()f ,lu HHBl)( lallon; coinmendliiK
KeKlHtrallon eoimnltice Mih. K, H. Hie work of tlio I'lilverMlty of Orecon
Andrew, J. (I. HtnalH, Mra. T. K. Cailll. aeliool of jourmillxm; reeoinmendliiK
Mra. K, J. Too7.e. , j that 1'nlverally of Orecon and OrcKon
Organliatlon Crltldied. ' Am Iciill uml rolli'K comlilne and fur
The first Kpeaker for tlm afternoon nlHh to tlio newapupera of tho Hlato it
waa J. Buiwr Fox. ntuln rtmlnnun of "ready print" nervlro without nddreaa
the I'riihlliltlon parly. Mr. Fox did at I'rlee over roHt, and reconmiend
not like tho Idea of the oinnlpartlHan lK the forniatloti of n Ti l Stato News
orKiinlMitiun, ilerlarliiK It wan a little 1 paper uiuorliitlnn to meet in liMti. the
mifalr to tlio orKaiilr.atloiiH In l'ort- j 125 ilelenaleH to tho OroKon Stato Kdl
land which had ho kindly planned thn torlal iiHHuclatloil liroiiKht their kch
work for the alate for n county to In-1 "Ion lo n rhino tonlKht with tho dec
Kiiri;e unit think Itnelf capaldii of run- Hon of tho followliiK offlorrn:
it t it k ItH own nhow. When he not hln
Kroueh worked off ho kuvo a really
fine min-purtlttun nddreHH.
1'hlllp lVBi-hner, nil Anti-Saloon rep-
i-eseti lull ve, followed. Mr, Denchner
wan Imrn in tleriuany, and lived over
half his life there, Ilo deucrlbed tho
work of a rommlltee of 25 lendltiK,
Ni lentlHlK, appointed by thn Kalner to
liivi'HllKntu tlm real value of alcohol.
TIiIh body reports that flvo dollars'
woi'lli of beer conlnins uboiit afl much
notiriHlimeut an a jllney loaf of bread,
anil (bat mixed with ho much alcohol
poison that iln value In really much
lens than nolhiiiK.
llelKiuin, North (iuriuuny und I in-
vniiu, the throo Kront heer-diinkltiK
rimlons. are affllclml with Mm "black ;
iiilesllnul trouble,'1 something found
only in beer drinkers. Thin makes ill
KfHtlon JiihI 25 times as difficult to
thn ono who has It as to normal man.
Comma Makes Big Difference
Mr. Descbner showed that tho In
sert Ion of u comma between tho
clauses "for medical purposes, nml
"upon proscription or a licensed physi
cian" has dlvorcod Uioho cluimes, mak
ing each Independent and cn-ordlnnto,
ono no longer qmiliryliiR tho other.
Ilenco nny old fellow with stomach
ache may get Honor upon IiIb own
declaration that ho wanted It for medi
cal purposes, and If he could not scare
.... .. ul..knu i.r nnv boH lie enll i
go to a physician and get n prescrlp-
lion anyhow. There Is no limit to a
l.liyBlclnn'g power to proscrilie under
tho -brower's Hincnduiont.
I'uder 1t the brewers will be given
permission to "noil and deliver In
this state." Common law allows a
man to do by an ngont what It per
mits him to do hlmsolf. Every ex
suloon koopcr enn be mnde a brewer's
agent, and can opon up a "delivery
house," nnd can soil by tho original
package (bottle) to all comers, as
under the old open saloon, the only
limitation being that the buyor must
open the "pnekago" (bottlo) himself.
It will be worse than tho old saloon,
(Continued on Paga 4,)
IN MEXICO HIRED
i-l
HI PUBLICAN NOMINEE lEVtRELV
RAP! ADMINI IT RATION FOR
MEXICAN POLICY.
MT. I'Al I.. Mum. Aug -linflie
Y, llutrlira, sklliK luliltbt III the
auditorium liifi-. aallil llm Stllulu
Ulrallnll for II plieriliii-ee HilMy,
lilill li" ii- lari-d lliudi-iiiali', rl
l Dial ln ri-ardi-d "riaxtlittl'lt' prn
painlm-aa a primary duty" Itml
pmpnnd. If i-ln ted. ' In llml II
! din barni-d ! Hie in-dll of Hie
A mi Hi an people."
M u h of I tir lioinllii re addrrae waa
ilftolnl In Dm Mi'lliail situation and
thi aalltitat of Mm national guard lo
rtl c mi tlm iHinlrr. There hail bei-n
ttariiltiKa fur lu yi-are that A inert' a
! .I.....I.I 1... i,r. ,..r.,.l VI r llui'li,.a ulil
j).-t. when llm time rami- to .ut an
,rlliy n, u.r.li r, 'to ilo police
, at-nlr" Hurt- waa prrciitd "Bapec
. .i,,. liu-ffUH m y nf llm flrat
'
J . ..
Hip Ik i Mi I II tr ajld.
Ililnk It I war-
raiilnl liy tin (aria to aay lliut any
Ann Hi an soldier killed In Mi-tlro la
killed l.y Amcrl.au Inillita that
luir li t no ou r tlm border."
Tlm punitive expedition to Mexico.
Mr Hughes aulil. wan only called punl
I"''.
' "Tlm mil)' iiiiiUliilirlit Infill Inl aa
: uiilalniii-nt InflMi J on unrai'lti'i." Ii
aalil "Wr I'UIiUIiimI nuliiHly vi"
m
AT MEDFORD IS
BROUGHT TO END
t. BROOIE, OF OREGON CITY.I
IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
STATE ASSOCIATION AGAIN.
MEETING IN SOUTHERN ORECON
CITY VOTED RED LETTER AFFAIR
lAahland People Hoiti at Open AIr
! Reception and Luncheon Follow
J Ing Motor Trip Laat Day
' la Buay One.
I
1'reHldent, K. 10. llrodio, MoruliiK Kn
lerprlne, On'Kim City: vlro-proBldent,
A. K. Voorhlen, Hontto Hlver I'oiirlnr,
(irantn I'ann; necrelary and treaniiror,
l'hll S. IlatoH, Fnelflr Northwest, Port-
land; member of executive cominltleo
'for tbreo years, K. V. Aldrlcu, Fast
I'lenonian, l 'eiiuieion
Itcqticnts for the convention in till
wore received from lViidleton and Kit
Kene, and tho former city probably
will bo sulocted.
An Interest Inn program was held
by tho editors In tho Convention hall
while tlio women members of tho party
wore enlerlalnd with a motor rldo
tbronuh the viilloy by mombers of tho
(ireater Medfonl club nnd tho Colleen
Women's club, John K. Oral ko, of tho
Astoria Dudgot, spoko on Riiuniuloed
advertising, and mild a crisis confronts
tho newspapers of Oregon nnd tho
country in rngnrd to tho rlso in tho
prlco of whlto paper. Tho price of
pnpnr, ho said, had doubled in tho last
two yours, while tho ralos of tho news-
pupnrs bad remained tho muno.
"If tho prlco of cuttlo rlsos," mild
Mr. Oratko; "tho packers ralso their
prices. Tho newspapers should do
tho snnie."
C. E. liignlls, of tho Corvnllls On-zelto-Tlmen,
speuklng on tho party
label, took a bard slap nt nil of the
"ciuiuu iiuii-pni iinuu iiut.B Ul vmu-
n,..i n.... .. r....
jMrlnit those papers that
flMmed to bo nmi-nartlRan were not to
" ' "'
could be effective nnd be sincerely
non- partisan.
ROAD WORK 8TARTS SOPN.
Work on the Fly creek cutoff near
Coalca, this side of New Era, will prob
ably begin before the end of next
week. The county court Weduesday
awarded tho contract to W. D. Kldd,
of Sellwood, and the court rocclved
word Thursday that he would be In
Oregon City Saturday to sign papers
The road will grently Improve the
Pacific highway south out of Oregon
City.
EDITORS
SESSION
6 CROPS IN STATE
ARE EACH WORTH
Af
WHEAT II LEADER WITH 1911
HARVEIT IN ORECON VALU
EO AT IU.0W.2J0.
YIELD OF OATS IS 13,200,000
EUSHELS; PRICE ,5,412,000
Ptrctntaya of Combintd Condition of
Crops. Baitd on 10-Vaar Avar
ago. la 4 J Appla Eatlmata
la 3.21,0O0 Boaaa.
HAI.KM, Ore, Auk. 7. iri'Kn farm
rri llila yi-ar n-up a profit uf
U,IM.7:!0 from nine principal p ro
il ik t a. uriurijlnx to 'atlinuti- com
plli'il tiMlay liy O. I'. 1 1 off, atut labor
coininlaaliiiirr. 1 lis crop of win-it,
lorn, on l a. Iiurlry, putntiM-a ami ap-pli-a
Mill ruih fxrrvil $1.1100.000 lo
aliif.
Tlm pi-rrrntuM' of tin ( (uiililni'd con
lit lott of all i-ropa diirlnx Jul)'. Iikho'I
on a 10 year avi'raKo, aa H 4 . 3.
Tin' IiIkki'! lii'iu In Uri'Koii'a rnorni
oua tiarrcal I hla yi-ar. ai In the pant,
la thn mlirat crop, hlii, huwd on
rrop ronilltloiia AugtiBt 1, will ahow a
ylild of ll.7kl.ono IiiihIh'Ir of wlnfr
anil 4.000.000 liuabu'a of aprliiK. or a
tolul of 15.7M.OO0 liualirla.
('onimlialoniT lloff'a i-ntliiiati'a In
illrnlo that tlir atatc'i Inter wheal
crop la 8C por ccnl of the avi-raKo for
;i yearn, while Ilio aprlnx wheat crop
la Mil mt rent. Tlm eBtlnmteil value
of the entlrn wheut rrop of the atale
at the farm on AiiKiint I waa f3 renta
a tuahi'l. or a total of 1 13.0K7.230. The
atiK k of w heat now held on Oregon
farini la placed at 873,000 liunlifla.
The Bute Hun-au of I.tilmr atntla-
lira fure-ait an onti yield of 1.1.200,
oou btiahela, worth 15.413,000 to the'
Oregon fanner at 41 renin a tiuahel.
I The rrop la 0 3 per rent of normal.
With 60,500 acre plunted to pota
toe III la year and the rrop 92 per
rent of normal, a yield of 650.000
tiuahela la fore anted. At 80 renta a
hiiHhel thlil rrop will have a value of
$.1,000,000.
Thn atute'a. apple crop will total
3.2lli.OOO Ixixoh of a value of $3,:i(j,-
000.
ITS ONE
WAY TO THE BORDER
CAPTAIN SCHUMACHER LEAVES
CAMP WITHYCOMBE WITH 161
MEN FOR THIRD OREGON.
CAMP WiTHYCOMHE. Ore.. Aug
S. Shortly before 9 o'clock tonight
tho detachment of recruits for Oregon
troops, that has been forming at Camp
Witbycombo since June :I0, left for
tho border on u special train.
There aro 101 men In tho detach
ment. They went under tho command
of Captain (Jeorgo Schumacher. As
sisting Captain Schumacher as acting
sergeants nro Oren A. Mulkoy, Hart-
laud Wason, Eustace C. Grace and
Charles Henrys.
Friends and relatives thronged the
camp today bidding tho boys good
bye. Men who were happy and gay
last night were just a bit 8obernt
the thought of what might Ho before
the ti.
A jollification party, preparatory to
departure, waa held at tho Y. M. C. A.
tent last night. There was somo sing
lug of tho old-time, war songs and they
went with a martial swing.
L
L
PROBATE PAPERS REVEAL SUM
IN SETTLEMENT ANOTHER
CASE IN COURT.
Miss l.ela Crltes. tho daughter of
James Crltes, of Gladstone, will re
ceive $2,500 from the Oregon City
woolen mills in settlement of a dam
age claim agaianst tlio plant, following
tho loss of one hand Juno 9, 1910,
according to probate papers filed in
tlio county court Friday. Mr. Crltes
was appointed guardian for his daugh
ter, who 1b 17 years old. The girl's
band was caught in a machine In the
plant and so badly cut that It was
necessary to cut it off.
A petition for the appointment of a
guardian for Joo Itroslg. a minor, was
filed in the probate department of
the county court Friday by Antoina
Itroslg. Joe nrosig was injured while
working In Washington, one leg being
lost, and $1,380 Is due him from the
Washington Industrial accident com
mission. Young Itroslg is 20 years
old.
OVER
ILI
HEN Of CLACKAMAS COUNTY
No. ft.
fep
' y mow i TMf Irf f
7 Mi -f 1 VI
He alKii no many iheik that he
la Klud tila flume If abort, for It doea
does not require much time to write
"O. I). Kby." There la no buaier cltl
(ii in Oregon City than this one. He
la an attorney, una Ukea rood care of
a lucrative practice, bavin the law
liualneaa of the Willamette Valley
Southern rullway, of winch la vc
president. Mr. Kby, however, baa a
hundred and one aide linen, chief of
which I hla work with the Commercial
(iub. of which be la president. He Is
chairman of the promotion department
of the club, and that job carries with
It the general sucrvlalon of the an-
nuul Iloonter Day celebration, which
In do child's tank. Ho is promineut
In the affaors of the Automobile club
and of the Soldiers' ltellef association,
and Is H member of the school board
These are only a few of the public
affairs In which he Is actively inter
ested, lie .Is also a member of the
Masons and the Klks. Mr. Kby Is
Democratic by Inclination, and loves
Woodrow Wilson like a brother. He
is married and has two sons. Four
teen yearn bko he was a country
nchool teacher at Molulla, and was
deputy county clerk for a few months,
and studied law in the office of Col
onel Hobert A. Miller.
SEVENTEEN IT OF
22 APPLICANTS ARE
GIVEN CITIZENSHIP
NONE OF PETITIONS IS DENIED,
ALTHOUGH SEVERAL ARE
CONTINUED BY COURT.
Seventeen out of 22 applicants for
citizenship were given finnl papers
Monday by Circuit Judge Campbell.
Chief Naturalization Examiner John
S. Smith conducted the examination
in tho absence of Henry Hazard, who
Is on his vacation. Mr. Hazard usually I
attends to naturalization business in
the local court.
One applicant, Otto August Mueller,
was allowed to change his name to
August O. Miller. None of the cases
was dismissed although several were
continued.
The new citizens are: Peter Mai
zanlnl, James Hrow u Paterson, Loulsus
Zorza, Mathlas Justin, Arnt Evenson
Ioe, Casper Kmlrts, August Carl
Knnno, John Thomas Hlndlo, Ake
Hultenberg, Fred Herman Hettman,
Chnrl Thun, John Mohrer, Georgo Ran
dall, Oeorgo Christ, Josef Paulin, Nor
liert Cevela, August O. Miller.
CONCRETE HILL GOES
UP IN RECORD TIME
WALLS OF NEW HAWLEY PLANT
HAVE RISEN TO LEVEL OF
SECOND STORY ALREADY.
Rapid progress is being made ou
the rirst big addition to the mills of
tho Hawley Pulp & Paper company
here, concrete men having already
completed tho main walls of tho finish
ing room as high as the celling level:
nnd pouring of the floors of the finish
ing and boiler rooms having been
completed. All concrete work In the
basement of tho new structure, which
is a block long, has been finished,
and the foundations for tho big paper
machine are ready to take their load
as soon as the machinery arrives.
Scaffolding for the second story
walls is partly In place, and carpenters
are ntshlng this work to completion
so as to be ready for the concrete
crews when the lower section of the
walls harden. Rapid progress 1b also
being made on the new grinding mill
being erected on the edge of the dam
at the head of the basin. Here cerws
are being kept busy 24 hours a day,
so that all ground floor work can be
completed before high water.
FIRM AMERICAN
POLICY IS URGED
BY C. E.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WOULD
MAKE CITIZENSHIP WORTHY
OF HAVINO. 1
RIGHTS MUST BE RESPECTED,
HE MAINTAINS IN FIRST SPEECH
Acts of Last Three Years Fills Ameri
cans With Deep Bens of Sham
Ruthless Turning Out of
Competent Men Criticized.
DKTItOIT, Aug. 7.-Charles fc
Hughes, In the first eet speech of his,
trans-continental trip, tonight aaaulled
the administration vigorously for Its
foreign policy, Its Mexican policy, for
appointing men whom he termed Inex-
perlimccd to diplomatic posts, and for
what he characterized as a 'raid upon
the civil service of the United Slates."
"He kept us out of w ar," Mr. Hughe
said, referring to the president and a
Democratic campaign slogan. "Yet
we seized Vera Crux. That was war
very Ignoble war end It was called
war over the bodlea of those dead sol
diers; It was called a war of service.
"Talk about policy. What Is the
president's policy does nny one
know? Has the executive ever had
a policy for more than six months on
the Mexican question? I reiterate,
who knows today wbr.t the policy of
the administration will be three
months hence? My friends, the trou
ble is that this administration has
written such a record that, no matter
Ahat it says, you do not know wheth
er it will stick to It.
"We have hud an exhibition during
the pant three years which, I confess,
fills me with a deep sense of shame."
"When I say that I urn an Ameri
can citizen," the nominee said, "I
ought to aay the proudest thing that
any man can say In this world. But
you can't have that prize If Ameri
can citizenry Is a cheap thing, If It
Is not worthy of protection this wide
world over.
JrZ, Sb,lr.i
ernmcnt positions had been taken
from the operation of the civil service
Inw during the present administration
aud declared that that sort of thing
has got to stop.
STATE SENATOR FROM
EEC1
GEORGE M. M'BRIDE RESIGNS TO
RUN FOR MULTNOMAH
COUNTY JUDGE.
PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 3. George
M. Mcllride, who was nominated last
night as au independent candidate for
comity judge of Multnomah county,
today forwarded to Governor Wliav
combe his resignation as state senator
for Clackamas, Columbia and Multno
mah counties.
Tha nomination of Senator MclJride
as an Independent candidate for coun
ty judge came as a result of dissatis
faction in Republican ranks ovc the
nomination of eGorge Tazwell. Mc
llride will oppose Tazwell at tho gen
eral election In November.
Senator Mcllride's nomination was
made at a mass meeting of voters at
the Central library last night. His
name was placed before the meeting
by Jesse Stearns, who declared that
the "widespread dissatisfaction over
the nomination of Tazwell, because of
his public record, mnde the nomina
tion of an independent candidate a
necessity."
FISHING PACT HAY
SENATOR LANE SHOWS SIGNS OF
WITHDRAWING OPPOSITION
TO MEASURE.
-WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. Senator
Lane, who has been stoutly opposing
the bill heretofore passed by the house
ratifying the compact between the
states of Oregon and Washington, un
der which they propose to exercise
joint jurisdiction over fisheries In the
Columbia and Willamette rivers. Is
showing signs of relenting.
If he does this the bill will pass
the senate whenever called up, as Sen
ator Lane alone has prevented its
passage on several occasions. The
failure of the opposing fishermen to
file initiative petitions in both Oregon
and Washington robbed Senator Lane j
of his chief ground of opposition.
HUGHES
mmwJiz.t INDUSTRY
WORK IS ALREADY UNDER WAY
ON EIGHTY SECOND STREET
IMPROVEMENT.
The new Mllwaukle Hell w mm road.
Improved by the rounly with a five
Inch cat of saphaltlr com rue, Is now
open.
1 TI,m rfaml ! j.iim it lli iirlfti-lr.iat
avenues leading south out of Portland
The hard surface Is IK feet wide and
In of the same clans of Improvement
aa Main street. County Judge Ander
aon believes that the road will not
coat over dO rents a yard, far lower
than the coat of the I'arkplaee In-
provement.
Work ,,, lreaJy u-n started on
, Eighty-second street rosd, lead
ou, of portll,n(j. TuU roa,j
hnpro, M , d,,Unr, of
al)()lll ,w0 ,,,, Tbe rua,j for , pan
of the jiancg na, been brought to
...i,.,-.!,, ,n,i ,h -.,- -ill herln
to put down the aaphaltlc concrete
within a few days.
The lo-t road leading south out of
Portland to Oregon City on the east
side Is through Mllwaukle to Clacka
mas and then to Oregon City.. The
Inland road Is cloned and the Eighty-
second street road Is more or less
torn up.
WHODROPPEDOUT
OF SIGHT SOLVED
BODY PICKED UP IN MENEFEE
MILL POND IDENTIFIED THAT
OF WILLIAM PORTER.
REMAINS ARE HELD HERE UNTIL
KAN'S REUTIVES ME NOTIFIED
Identity is Established Through Laun
dry Marks on Scrap of Shirt
Shingle Weaver Disappear
ed on March 21.
The mystery attached to the disap
pearance of William Porter, known
better as Mickey Porter, was cleared
up Thursday when a body found In the
mill pond of the Menefee plant at
Mllwaukle was identified as that of
the missing man.
Porter disappeared March 14, 1916
In spite of the efforts of the officials
of both Clackamas and Multnomah
counties no trace of him was found.
At first it was Btispcctcd that he had
met with foul play one theory being
that ha was hit on the head, robbed
and then his body thrown Into the
river. He was a shingle weaver by
trade.
Employes of the Menefee plant first
noticed the body floating on the pond.
It was pulled ashore and Coroner
Hempstead was called. Due to the
many months it had been in the
water It was badly decomposed, but
the coroner decided to hold it for a
time In an effort to identify it.
George Johnson, foreman of the mill
that It was the body of the missing
Porter. Only the undershirt and a
part of the outer shirt remained, but
on the collar of the scrap of the outei
shirt was found a laundry mark which
Identified the body as that of the miss
ing man. Tho butly was brought to
Oregon City and Is now being held at
the Holmun funeral parlors until rela
tives have had a chance to arrange
for a funeral.
A brother-in-law of Porter, Robert
Reid, lives at Carlisle, Wash., and his
parents reside at Arlington, in that
state. Porter was. 32 years old and
had lived in Milwaukie for some time
and was well known in that town.
The theory that Porter committed
suicide Is favored by Clackamas coun
ty authorities.
GUARDIAN IS SOUGHT.
A petition for the appointment of a
guardian for Josephine Johnson, au
insane person, was filed In the pr
bate department of the county court
Saturday by Anna Shaw, her sister.
The estate consists of $400 worth of
property, and the petition asks for
the appointment of William Hammond,
of this city, as guardian.
MYSTERY OF MAN
j ready TO FIGHT
TRAFFIC TIE-UP
BOTH CROWN WILLAMETTE AND
HAWLIY COMPANIES III
EMBARRASSMENT AHEAD.
WEST LOtN PLANTS fORTUNATEW
HAVING WATER SHIPMENT ROUTES
Hawley Mills Sand Greater Part of
Products by Rail, So Would En
perlence Most Trouble No
Shutdown la Near.
The wrat I Idi-ally altuatrd to
withstand strike conditions," accord
ing to aa official of the Crows Willa
mette Paper company; and according
to WHIard P. Hawley, Jr., aaalntant to
his father, prealdi-nt of the Hawley
Pulp A Taper company, It isn't so at
all. This difference of opinion over
what would happen to Oregon City's
paper Ind'jatry If a general railroad
strike was called, appears to be caused
largely by the different fields that
the two great paper mills her serve.
The product of the Crown Willa
mette mills Is shipped to consumers
almost entirely by boat 95 per cent
of the output, officials of the mill
say. Is carried by water freighter
I The product of the Hawley mllla, on
the other band, goes chiefly to Inland
' points to southern California and the
east so paralysis of rail traffic would
seriously iibarrans one mill and hard
ly be felt by the other.
Hawley People Ready.
Anticipating a possible strike on
the railroads, with a resultant tie-up
of traffic, officials of the Hawley com
pany, according to WHIard P. Hawley
Jr have already made preliminary
plans for operation under strike con
ditions. The mills would, be kept
running aa long as possible, and paper
would be stored In the concern's var
ious warehouses. Such shipments as
could be made by boat would be handl
ed. Should the strike be prolonged,
so that the warehouses were all filled.
It wou'd be necessary to shut down
the mills, admitted Mr. Hawley.
Officials of the Crown Willamette
company, on the other hand, say that
the only embarrassment a railroad
strike would cause their plant would
be to make it difficult to get "cloth
ing" for the paper machines. The
special grades of felt aud wire, and
the jackets used on the big rolls, are
not manufactured In the west, and
would, have to be brought from the
east by boat either by the Panama
canal route or around the Horn. This
might cause a brief delay In opera
tion. Products of the mills, however,
would be shipped by water.
Water Freight to Aid.
"In case of a railroad strike,' said
ono of the Crown Wiillaraette officials.
"the stevedores might stiffen up a
little In their demands; but I think
the shipping situation could still be
met. And as 95 per cent of our pro
duct is shipped by water, there would
be no need to close down our mills,
provided we could get 'clothing' for
the paper machines. Some of our
customers In inland points, such as
Salt Lake City, might feel a pinch
if the paper in their warehouses ran
out; but In the main our business
would not be effected. The west Is
ideally situated to withstand strike
conditions, alt least as far bs the
paper business is concerned."
Outside of the paper business, mer
chants and others in Oregon City are
not anticipating much trouble should
a general railroad strike be called.
The northwest is favored with water
transportation routes, and in case of
a rail strike the river traffic would
quickly be doubled to handle freight.
Most of the supplies that the north
west uses are "home product" to a
large degree; meats, grains and vege
tables are abundant, and many man
ufacturing plants furnish other needed
materials. And the products that are
not manufactured somewhere In the
northwest or on the Pacific slope
would In time find their way here
by ocean carriers operating via Pan
ama or around the Horn.
:e
ING RAPI
Work on the improvement of. the
Eighty-second street road, leading
from Portland into Clackamas county
is progressing satisfactorily, accord
ing to County Commissioner Adam
Knight who returned to Oregon City
Tuesday afternoon after a trip of In
sp ctlon.
Two miles of the Eighty scoc-nd
street road are being improved with
a live-inch coat of asaltic concrete
laid by county employes using county
paving machijtry. A thousand feet
of the base has been laid but none of
the top surface has yet been
put down. This stretch of road
will probably be the last hard tur
face laid by tha crvinry this mimuHi.