Page 6 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917. CITY FACES SHORTAGE PAVING IS HELD UP 4 The Council faces the following $ shortages, If the present operat- $ Ing coat Is maintained for the $ next five months: S Fire and water $ 73.29 $ Attorney's expenses .... 100.00 4 Incandescent lights 26.20 $ Elevator operation ..... 22S.04 Library account 126.86 Total t 554.39 $ 4 Taxes for which no bud- get was made 49S.S0 ? Grand Total 4 .Jl.053.19 4 Startling shortages in the amount of money actually at the disposal of the city council of Oregon City were brought to light In an executive ses sion of that body held Monday even ing, by Chairman H. M. Templeton of the finance committee. According to this report, it the present rate of spend ing the city's money Is maintained, the budget apportionment made at the first of the year, will fail to meet the demands on the treasury by $1,053.19. The hope of the city council lies !n the fact that the fire track, for which $3,818.81 was set aside In the budget, has not yet been authorized, and it is from that fund the deficit Is to be made up. As shown in the report of the city's finances published Sunday, there is a deficit of $2,980.99 in the amount of money received by the city from its available sources of income, caused by a miscalculation by someone and by the transfer of West Linn after the budget was made. Taking this amount from the fund allowed for the fire truck and apply i ing the balance then in the fire truck fund, $837.72, to the total shortage of $1,053.19, which the city faces at its present rate of operation, and there is still a deficit of $215.47. This is made still less by the fact that there will be no city election this fall, and it may be that no appraisers will be needed and so $174 more is avail able, leaving an actual deficit of $4147. f Councilman Templeton, in his re marks to the council, paid a high trib ute to the members in charge of the work of the street department, because of the good showing that they had made on the amount of money at their disposal. "However," said Mr. Templeton, "it is not just to attempt to make a street committee of a city the size of Ore gon City, confine itself to a budget allowance of anything less than $10,- 000." The cost of improving Molalla, which was not included In the pub lished report, brings the balance in the fund for permanent road improve ments down to $1155. From this fund all street improvements undertaken by the city within the next five months will have to be paid for. With paving costing $303 a block for a strip 20 feet wide, and street cross-walks costing $20 each, it was pointed out to the council that little new work could be attempted. The supplies account of the street department has already been over drawn to the extent of $171.60 It was voted by the council, after considerable discussion, that the im provement of the 40 or more cross walks needing attention, should be made the first order of business, and that the funds for the same should be taken from the $1155 now In the hands of the street committee. The cross walks are to be construct ed of Richmondite paving, by Ed Olds, and the majority of the walks to be improved are on Seventh street and important neighboring streets. The library committee is to be noti fied, in compliance with the terms of! a motion passed Monday night, that they have already spent $978.16, and that if the present rate is maintained, the committee will face a deficit of $126.86, which the council advises the committee, it will not be responsible for. The transfer of lots 1, 2, 7 and 8 In block 151, Oregon City, to H. C. CroaB in return for $600, was authorized by the council Monday night after It was shown to the satisfaction of all pres ent that the cost of keeping it would be greater than the difference in the amount of liens against it and the price paid by Mr. Cross. The property in question is located between Adams and Jackson streets and 14th and 15th streets. The following members of the coun cil were present Monday night: May or Hackett, City Engineer Charles Mil ler, acting recorder; and Councilmen Templeton, Tobin, Buckles, Freder ichs, Bridges and Van Aucken. WEALTHY UTAH FARMER SLAIN SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 22. Believed by the police to be the via tira of a poison ring which operated here last winter, George Morgan, a wealthy farmer of Smithfield, Utah was found slain today In a downtown hotel. Money and Jewelry which Mor gan is known to have had is missing, Newberg: Contract for paving the road betweent here and Portland let, Fifty Years Ago Taken From Oregon City Enterprise August 17. 1867 Hob. W. C. Johnson, of this city, to gether with a party of friends from dif terents parts of the state, made a trip to Mount Adams on August 5, and on the day following made the ascent. Married On August 14, at the resi dence of J. Garlets, by Rev, L. D. Cross, Mr. O. A. Mattoon and Miss Mary Garlets, all of Oregon City. Melon Patch We have been willing for some time to admit that business was not very crowding In this vicinity, but when we were convinced by ocular proof a day or two ago, that our mer chants were cultivating melon vines In the street without hedge or fence. we concluded "times are dull!" The patch may be seen opposite the court house block. It is cultivated more for pleasure than profit however. Good Templar Willamette Lodge No. 15, I. O. O. T., now numbers 164 contributing members In this city. It will send nine delegates or represen tatives to the grand lodge, which is to meet at Portland on the first Tues day in September. The following of ficers for the ensuing term were duly Installed by Lodge Deputy Paquet on Saturday evening last: W. L. White, W. G. T.; Mrs. M. White, W. R. H. S.; Mrs. M. Pease, W. L. H. S.; Miss H. Pambrun, W. V. T.; C. O. T. Williams, W. S.; Miss A. Good, W. A. S.; A. G. White, W. F. S.; Miss S. Hunsaker, W. T.; H. Harding, W. M.; Mrs. M. Bray, W. D. M.; Miss K. Hunsaker, W. I. G.: XL. Hubbard, W. O. G.: T. Spooner, W. C; J. M. Bacon, P. W. C. T. I COAL 10 TAKE GREAT DROP WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Events shaped rapidly today toward relieving the threatened coal shortage and high prices for fuel throughout the coun try. Tentative prices, averaging about $2.23 a ton for home sizes, fixed by President Wilson for coal at the mouth of every bituminous mine went into effect. Prices to retailers and con sumers will follow shortly. H. A. Garfield, president of Williams college, and now chairman of the wheat price fixing board, has accepted the post of fuel dictator. His installation will follow completion of his present wheat task. The rates of profit to be fixed by the president is expected to be 20 cents a ton for wholesalers and 50 cents a ton for retailers. This, added to the president's prices at the mouth of the mine in the 29 coal districts of the country, together with railroad freight and expenditures of local de livery, will afford every city a working basis for figuring the coal costs to the American home. Costs for the av erage house should be figured on prepared sizes, which are 25 cents higher than the "run of mine" coal. The president's prices at the mines range from $1.90 with big coal veins to $3.25 in Washington state's small veins. President Wilson announced pro visional prices for bituminous coal at the mine. While it is stated that the prices are "Not only fair and Just bat liberal as well," it was declared by men In touch with the coal situation that the figures would prove a severe blow to the pro ducers. The prices are fixed by states and range from $2 to $3.25 for run of mine and $2.15 to $3.50 for prepared sizes, to $1.75 to $3.00 for slack or screen ings. These prices will affect the public machinery through which the costs Piling up through middlemen may be cut down has not yet been selected. Prices fixed for Pacific northwest states, f. o. b. mine basis for tons of 2000, are as follows: Montana: Run of mine, $2.70; pre pared sizes, $2.95; slacker screenings, $2.45. Wyoming: Run of mine, $2.50; pre pared sizes, $2.75; screenings, $2.25. Utah: Run of mine, $2.60; prepared sizes, $2.85; screenings, $2.35. Washington: Run of mine, $3.25; prepared sizes, $3.50; screnlngs, $2. Old Folks Saved From Suffering Mrs. Mary A. Dean, Taunton, Masn., in her 87th year, nays: "I thought I was beyond the reach of medicine, but Foley Kidney rills have proven most beneficial in my case." Mr. Sam A. Hoover, High Point, N. C, writes: "My kidney trouble waa worse at night and I had to get up from Ave to seven times. Now I do not have to get up at night, and con sider myself in a truly normal con dition, which I attribute to Foley Kid ney Pills, as I have taken nothing else." Mrs. M. A. Bridges, Robinson, Mass., says: "I suffered from kidney ail ments for two years. I commenced taking: Foley Kidney Pills ten months ago, and though I am (1 years of age, I fpil like a 16-year-old girl." Foley Kidney Pills are tonic, strengthening1 and up-buildlnB, and restore normal action to the kidneys and fo a disordered and painful blad der. They act quickly and contain no dangerous or harmful drugs. U. S. WILL LEAD OTHER NATIONS li! BABY BOATS WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-lmme.ll-ate expansion of building facilities of the United States to double or treble the output of destroyers in the next 18 months was the object of a con ference today between Secretary Dan iels and representatives of 25 or more ship and engine builders. "If we get wnat we want," the sec retary said, "the United States will have more destroyers than any other power. They are the one thing that a submarine fears." The secretary indicated that all de stroyers the builders could produce would be ordered. Every effort of the department would be laid upon speeding up the many contracts now pending. Every aspect of shipbuilding that bears upon destroyer production was taken up at the conference. There is no shortage of material or plant fa cilities, but a difficulty in obtaining high power engines, boilers and re duction gear. Secretary Daniels said no addition al submarine chasers would be ordered at present. The chasers are valuable as harbor and shore patrols, but de stroyers are superior, even, for these duties, and have in addition sea going qualities, which make them of far greater value in all other ways. Every suggestion that the ship and engine builders had to make today as to additional motive power for de stroyers was given close attention. Equipping some of the new vessels with oil burners was among the sug gestions. As to the plants at which the new destroyers will be laid down. Secre tary Daniels said he favored expan sion of the plants already building destroyers as the most efficient means of Breeding , up. Experience gained In previous building will enable such plants to turn out ships more quickly, 't Is felt, than would be possible for a plant new to the work. Secretary Daniels' decision shows that the officers who have been con tending that the best answer to the U-boat was to turn out an enormous number of destroyers, have carried their point They were backed by re ports from VIce-Admtral Sims, found ed on his experience in European wa- ters. BY21 MEN,0FWH0M The Clackamas county local board considered the claims of 21 men Wed nesday, allowed 14 and denied the claims of seven. Those whose claims were denied were: 2195 Hector Morrison, Oswego, Oregon 420 Raffaele Tunzi, Canby, Oregon 107 Charles William Eisner, Bull Run, Oregon 128 Ennis Townsend, Bull Run, Or egon 1673 Ray Leigh Francisco, Oregon City, Oregon 1955 Albert William Frederick, Oregon City, Oregon 2438 Edward Pamperin, Sherwood, R. F. D. 1, Oregon Those exempted from military ser vice by the local board were: 1300 Harry Massey, Milwaukie, Oregon 1020 Chauncey Lee Kropf, Hubbard, Oregon 2322 Charles A. Kasewater, Clackamas, Oregon, R. F. D. No. 1 1887 Louis Rudolph Nobel, Oregon City, Oregon, 112 18th St. 2124 Thomas Gilbert Haines, Oswego, Oregon 206S Peter Waznis, 1619 9th St., Ore gon City, Oregon 972 George Walter Card, Jennings Lodge, Oregon 1771 Stanford Cox, Estacada, Oregon 2441 Fred Schaber, Oregon City Ore Oregon, R. F. D. No. 5 2233 Fred Adam Wentzel, Sandy, Or egon 1264 William Ray Taylor, Milwaukie, Oregon, 1033 Main St. (First Lieutenant, Medical Corps) 1922 Edgar L. McAllister, Oregon City, Oregon, 920 15th St. 194 Palmer Julseth, Barlow, Oregon 46 Jesse John Burtis, Portland, Ore gon, -.842 Ochoco St. (physical ly unfit) "INTERNATIONAL SPY" INTERNED KANSAS CITY, Aug. 22. Instruc tions to intern Karl Armgaard Graves, ,seii-styiea international spy, were re ceived here today from Washington. Graves was arrested last week as an enemy alien whose freedom threat ened the security of the country. rff AN UP TO DATE PATROL CRUISER AND A NEW " ' " ' - ' -r -rv ir , -tirfw . ....w... 4 1 - - V. ' - . ' . ' No. I Is ii .'.ii-foot om mid out pa trol crutKet, imuImhIvIhi; tlu must ! coiit liuproviMiiontH and siwitcsiloim, wtl-h luis Ih-oh pri'M'iiti'd l tlu piveriuiiont l,v on:iM Kvecsou, This craft luis i,on cntoroil In (lie patrol Miiundruii flnt wlu-u lu 'glvw imiiiisi of iloiiiu- cffi-cllve woik. The Son imc tii U CHlli'd, wan iIimIkih-iI t'i' hilly for Jiard norvlif ninl Is. t! ricr.:o. x reptiolinll.v stfotiu- ami si'iiwn: tliy lit rvi-ry rcsui,t. No. 'j is one or tint MO Mt-fimt KllUumtlin' rliM-ors luillt by an Aiiii'il iin cmmtii for the l'.r tisli j;ovirtimi'iit. Tin- :m i r.ift wi-n- tuim a out lu 4-s iiiiys. n in.ui. ufiK tiiriiiii tiiumph to tin- iivdit of t;ie fiiltod Stntt's. ESTATE B CHANGING AT T A number of changes are soon to take place in this city, when several prominent citizens change their places of residence. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Caufield, who have been occupying the j oeen occupying me : t streets, for some time, are soon to! leave for Hood River, Oregon, where i they are to-make their residence dur- ing the absence of their son-in-law,! Louis Henderson, who has received the commission of lieutenant and will be stationed at Fort Leavenwortn, Kan sas. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Caufield, the former the son of Mr. and Mrs. Caufield, are to vacate the bungalow opposite the Caufield home, and oc cupy the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Caufield. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Howland and family are to occupy the residence made vacant by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Caufield, this home having been pur chased by Mr. and Mrs. L. Adams. Mrs. Lena Charman, who is now occu pying the residenc eon Ninth and Rail road avenue, at the rear of the new garage of Miller & Parker, will soon take possession of the residence oc cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Howland. Mrs. Charman has purchased this proper ty. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bigger, whose home, located on the bluff on Ninth and Center streets, Is one of the most j attractive and sightly in the city, are moving from this residence to their new bungalow on Second and High streets. The residence they have been occupying will be leased by Mrs. Smith who is to have a rooming house. She Is now residing on Water street Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hood are erecting a small bungalow, that will be modern throughout and have a sleenlne norch , . . . . . I bi me rear, l nis is located on rweirtn street between Washington and Center streets. Mr. and Mrs. Hood are now ocupylng the Meldrum residence on Twelfth and Washington streets. Mr. and Mrs. Hood expect to move Into their new home early In September. At the present time modern resl- , . i dences in Oregon City are In great! demand. Klamath Falls: Construction of new Strahorn railroad system has brought a wave of building prosperity here hi therto unequalled. Ready ' ' ' A J i S r , beautiful home on Eighth and Centeri"" . - " i This great disappearing gun is in one of the American forts on the A tlantlc coast primed for the attack of a German fleet. At a distance of twelve miles It would blow from the wat er any ship it struck, and the gun dis appears after firing, so it would be a poor target for a battleship rifle. , : t',ji- . S.,i f.V- : , .. . . Fi RESIDENT DIES IN A I Fred Nosier, of Portland, and son of, Mr. and Mrs. Alonxo Hosier, pioneers ', of Oregon City, whose home is at Klf. teenth and Washington streets, died at the St. Vincent homiltnl. Portland.! - " f of about four weoka from trnholil f-1 ver. The remains are to be shipped i to Oregon City on Thursday morning,! and the funerul services will be con ducted Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Baptist church, with Hev. W. T. Mtlllken. pastor, officiating. In terment will be In the family lot In Mountain View cemetery, the I. O. O. F. lodge, assisting Bt the cemetery. Mr. Mosler was born at Albnqua, near Sllvcrton, Oregon, and was about 44 years of age. He resided In Oregon City for some time, coming here with his parents, his mother having come to Oregon In 1845, and his father In 1847. About ten years ago he married Miss! Olga Schmale, of Oregon City. j Mr. Mosler Is survived by his wife, of Portland; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j Alonzo Mosier. of Oregon City; one sls-j ter, Mrs. Lawrence May, of Eugene; three brothers, Mllo Mosier, of Yuma, Arizona, Silas Mosier of Oregon City, and Willis Mosier, of Oregon City; Pearl Mosier, of Montana, but at the present time In New York. He la a nephew of Mrs. Elizabeth Dunagan, of Silverton, who Is visiting in Oregon City at the Mosier home. ADAMS DEPARTMENT 8TORE ciackamn. r.mmi.'. Largest Out 8tore to Sell L. Adams, one of Oregon City's suc cessful merchants, announced Monday I !.,. ,. .. ' .. ! f ' '.V""? tVrcBntl e Business ana to aevote nis time to oth- er Interests. Mr. Adams has been in the mercan tile buHlness for 30 years, the last 17 years of which have been In Oregon City, where he has built up the largest store In Clackamas county, and has taken an nrHvp intomut in tha nn. v.,!,,,,-- - 4k .... . , , building of the city and county and expects to retain his residence In Or egon City. Mr. Adams has had several offers for his stock but has decelded to give his customers the advantage of bis early buying and the great reductions which will be made during the closing out sale of Adams Department Store. for German Atack on Atlantic torn vr"- vn " M 7 6. .jri' m ' M, if rpr Via! t I .' ' " ' ' ' rr t 4f i X' A vM"W pit SUBMARINE CHASER "4 L BROUGHT DOWN BY LONDON, Aug. 22, -Ten aeroplam-. rttlll'J England toduy. dropping bomb over Itover ami Margate. Lord French, commandor lu chief of the home de friue forces, announced that two ol . ,.,.... hllJ b.. brouKht down. The rHl,l occurred lit 10:15 thin morning. Lute this afternoon Iird French summarized the casualties from tho airplane raid as follows: Margute: None killed or Injured. Dover: Eleven killed, LI Injured. RaiiiHgate: None killed or Injured; the hoiipitul and a number of houses damaged. For the first time In months, Ger many used uirshlps lu an attempted raid last night off the Yorkshire coast of England. A statement Issued by Lord French, commander fo the homo defense forces, said the dirigibles had been sighted oft the Yorkshire coast and one had attacked points around the mouth of the river llumber, and dropped bombs, then making off tow ard the sea. "The damage done was slight,' statement said. tho NEVADA MAN WAS FORMERLY WELL KNOWN IN STATE Alex Baty, who was well known throughout the state of Oregon, and who has resided In Clackamas county, for many years, but recently of Nova da, died at the home of his son, Jerry Baty, of Molalla on Saturday. The j funeral services were conducted from the Kv.rhllrt url,ierta lne vern.iu unuertaxing parlors, at Molalla on Sunday, many friends of the deceased having attended, with Inter- mont In the Adams cemetery. Alex Baty came to Oregon some time ago for the benefit of his health, un dergoing medical treatment at the hos- pltul In Portland, and about two weeks ugo went to the home of his son, whore he Intended to remain until his health permitted him to return to his home In Nevada, He gradually fulled, how ever, until his death on Saturduy. Mr. Buty Is survived by his wife, who Is at present In Nevada; and three sons, Jerry, of Molalla; Warren of Moadowbrook; Claude Baty, of Can by, all well known residents of Clack amas county. Coast ,7 V A mm, in GAIN, Hi GASES BIG USED LONDON, Aug. 83.-Tli British troops attacking fiercely again today have nipturwd Important strali'gle po sitions for a mil uloiig Ypres Menln nmd to a dppth of iifiirly a thin! of ii mllo, nud further to (ho north car rleil forward their front about a liulf mllo over nn extent of two and one half miles. The fighting, according to thn orfl clnl report, was of tho iitont dosperute nature, thn prisoners takon bxitrlng small ratio of tlitt liiNses Inflicted on the (iormaiis. PAUIS, Aug. 22 -Tho sm'oud day of tho new buttln of Verdun wss taken tip as was to bo ex ported, by llio iles perato eforts of tho (Jcrmutis to re cover their lost positions, The lung artillery preparations of the French, Interrupted as It was by bud weather, had given tho (Ioniums time to mass reserves for countor attacks. They had withdrawn force from their ad v tine ml lines, which were too greatly exposed to tho French artillery, iihihh Ing thoso men. together with renorvps, nroiind the extremities of thu sector nttuckod between Avocourt and Moion viiux, In readiness for rounlnr attacks. No Ii'hh than f'lr.lit of thesn counter Mttucks wern luade In (ho evening am) ropiilrtod. Tho gains of the French were mulntuliind entirely, further ud vancc were made and a large number of prisoner were added to (he pre vIoiim total. It I known that thn Ct'Ytnnii hud five tllvlxloliH of reserves In roadlne for this buttln and morn than 400 but torle. They bt-guu to weaken before thn boinliiirdmeiit ioaed. and liuiny of them surrendered. One complxtn platoon. In rhurgn of non comiulnHlotied i officer, guvn ltdf up In group. A new butch followed the next duy. and they thoughtfully brought along i thn hitlers of (ho flrt platoon, Thn (it-mian flooiloit the region with ga. but tho French charged wearing their" muk and carried nearly two mile of positions In an hour. Hill 244 also was stormed by maknd troops. Much amiiNemnnt I exproNHod by French military officer over thn Ger man official communications. Thn statement that the battle was taguo at "England's order" I rngardnil as an attempt to persuade the Herman thai France I too dicouragid to act on her own Initiative, About 10 o'clock Sunday evening two Gorman aviator flew over two hospi tal behind Verdun which arn Jolnnd by a wooden bridge over a road sepa rating the building. Four Incendiary bomb which were dropped set fire to the wooden wdng. which were filled with wounded. When the pernonnnl were making an effort to uve the survivor who had not been killed by the projectile or the fire the German airmen returned and from a low altitude turned their machine guns on tho men and nure who were rutting tho bridge to pre-, vent tho fire from spreading, killing seven and wounding 20, The Red Cross marker on the build ing could be plulnly seen in the light made by the blazing fire, but the raid ers returned for a third time and dropped bombs on and fired their ma chine guns ut the hospitals. Seven wounded soldior wore killed In their beds. Two Uod Cros nurses In the wards were killed. Two other hospitals were similarly bombarded, making a number of victims. One camp where Germnn prisoners were con tained was also bombed and many Germans were Injured. BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE) AND BELGIUM, Aug. 22.-In the Lango-niarck-FrononborR sector of the Bel gian front the British have forced their way to a considerable, depth Into the Germnn defenses and have been fighting In the neighborhood of Hill i 35, tho ridge whore thn Irish recently j were forced back. ! Southeast of Ypres, In a distinct lo- I fill mtAmriMfl nmi Tntrnnnnnd rVtnun . .... wi'iiutiwii in. iii iii f 17 1 iivnn vui'mi, inc British are meeting with determined enemy resistance. BRITAIN GETS MONEY WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. A loan of $50,000,000 was made today to Great Britain. This brings the total ad vances to the alllds up to $1,960,400, 000. MINISTER TO HOLLAND NAMED WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. John W. Garrett, of Baltimore, was nominated today by President Wilson as minis ter to The Netherlands and Luxem burg. POLK'S g GAZETTEER A rtnirinffi Directory of nucti CU Hkeiton Of CUh UlanA. Lniuiilnn SIM." Cft 84 5, S.P?-.