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FIFTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 46,
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1917.
ESTABLISHED 1888
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LANDED 111 CITY JAIL
H HE FAILED TO
HEED CHIEES WAR
1
The first upon clanh between the
striker and the mill representative
In tba puptir mill atrlko occurred lata
Friday aftortioon, when F. W. Larlson,
a apodal police deputised Friday by
Mayor llaekett at tha request of tba
Hawley IM Id ft Taper company, and
under pay ot that concern, waa rushed
to tho city Jull by Chluf ot Police Lee
French and a crowd ot tho striking
paper mill operators. Tba men were
picketing at tha Oregon City end ot
the iUKpminlim brldgo, a la their cus
tom, and one ot tba strike breaker
was accosted a be cume from the
mill. An argument followed, and Larl
son, who ny he bad been Instructed
by the mayor to work at the oust end
of the bridge, Interfered and attempted
to clear tba crowd from the bridge ap
proai'h. lie was promptly warned by
Chief French and a scuffle ensued, and
In lea time than It take to tell It,
LarUon was hurried across the street
to Jull. His face was bruised In the
encounter, and be attempted to draw
hi club, but that weapon and a revol
ver were taken from him.
I-arlnon ha been In the employ of
!ng ft Co,, at I'orlland, and arrived
here Friday to servo a special officer
tor tho Hiiwley company. The melee
created Intense excltment and a crowd
of about 1000 men followed the apeclal
officer to jull, where ho wa keut but
a short time.
Industrial conditions here are qnlot
In the mills. The Uawley company 1
still operating It largest machine on
a 2 (.hour br.sl and expect to itart
another machine within a few dayi,
The management stated Friday that
eight men bad joined their working
force to take permanent position and
thut they bad been guaranteed work
for the winter, and that the strikers
who formerly filled these tame post
tlon would not be taken back a a
result.
The Crown Willamette Taper com
puny ha It three largest machine In
continuous operation and have about
400 men at work. The sulphite mill
ha been running ilnce Tueiday and
the wood mill wa placed In operation
Thursdiyr.
It wa stated Friday that when the
strike occurred thore 228 men who
stayed with the company and thl
number ha been more than doubled
There haa been no further attempt
to cure an arbitration agreement, a
the mill have firmly refused to con
elder arbitration that would Involve
treating with the union a an organ-Uatlon.
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Y. M. C A. TENTS ARE ALWAYS WARM AND ALWAYS OPEN TO THE SOLDIERS
JuBt a oon a the aoldler are etabllHhed In a camp the Y. M. C. A. tent is pitched, provided with reading
matter, writing paper, table and benches. Immediately It become popular. Soldier moving about are always
anxious to write their friend and loved one at home telling where they are located.
STATE $19,503.43
riVE CITIES EXCEED AMOUNT
GIVEN BY OREGON CITY
ACCORDING TO LIST
ING F!
LOCAL RECRUITING
NOT GOING VERY
FAST SAYS COOKE
Joh. K. Ilidu'H, tritiHurir of tho
tinny library fund Iiiih received from
tlio elate committed slat lulled showing
the total sum ruined tliroimh the Htntc
which amounted to $m,r.o:U3. Includ
ed In tliU amount ih an iiiropnutlon
ol four hundred dollurs for the pur
chime of special books for te soldiers
of Oregon ud Washington, mude ut
the refjucHt of tho donors.
Approximately ten UiouhiuhI and
eluhty six dolliira were received from
communities outsldo the city of Tori
land. Tho dlshurHc-monU neccHnury
In the collection of the fund such a
printing, totigrnm, postnge, xtnllim
ery, rent And Hitlnry of nesiKtunt man
ngor and slenotsrapher amounted to
about n tlioumind and seventeen doll
ars, leaving for tho ,mrchnse of hook"
something over eighteen thiunund
dollnra. Not Including Tortlund fle
cities in the stuto exceeded regon
City whoso actual donation was
$111. 7r. ThoHfl cities exceedlni ore
Astoria. $s:irj.K; Taker, $fiO.i.00i Kit
gone, $111. Sr.; Tondleton, M34.O0; and
Hulem. $.ri.'!0.fl0. Tut three towns or
district In the statu contributed lens
than five dollars each which wore.
Hrldul Veil, $2.10: Hammond, $1.00;
and IA Tine. $1.75
BRINGS 8UIT ON NOTE
O. A. Tnce Frldnv brought suit In
Judge J. U. Campbell's court to re
cover on a promissory note for $200,
dated at Oregon City, November 13,
1910, and signed by Carl Mohnupt. Mr.
Mohnupt la also asked through the
suit brought Friday to pay on a prom'
lasory note for $50, and a rent bill for
$37. The $200 note at issue bears 8
per cent Interest.
GETS $1000 VERDICT
After a deliberation of C5 minute, a
jury In Circuit Judge J. V. Campbell'
court returned a verdict for $1000 In
fovor of Marcey J. Lehman, plaintiff.
In a suit agulnst Horace Blgelow
charged with misrepresentation and
dishonesty in a real estate transfer
nine months ago.
Ulgolow owned il acres In Lane
county near the const and had adver
tised It for sale or trade. Marcey Leh
man answered the advertisement and
on agreement was decided In which
Ulgolow trailed his acreage In Lane
county for one lot, house and some
furniture owned by Marcey Lehman In
Tortlnnd. In addition to the trade,
Tlgelow gave Marcey Lehman the sum
of $i5C. Before the trade, Marcey
Lehman had never eecn the acreage
In Lane county, but traded on the
terms and description given by Tlge
low. She and her husband later made
their home on the property in Lane
county and hnd lived there for about
six months when they filed the suit
In the Clucknmas county court. Ac
cording to Tlgelow, when the Lehman
couple were known to be dissatisfied
with the trade ho proffered them check
for $100 to Bettlo the difference. This
was not accepted and the suit fol
lowed. Manning & Slater represented the
defendant nnd Dlmlck and Dlmlck and
W. L. Mulvey the plaintiff.
WIFE CHARGES DESERTION
According to Tostmaster J. J. Cooke
who has charge of recruiting In thl
city, very few men have applied to en
list in the past three months in any
branch of the service. The call for
experienced forestry men to fill the
ranks ot the Twentieth Engineers
(Forest) regiment 1 urgent, and Fost-j
master Cooke stands ready to assist
prospective recruit In any way he i
can to enter the service.
The twentieth Engineers Is a regi
ment entirely composed of experienced
timber men and are now mobilizing at;
Washington, P. C, and after the ranks
are filled tho men will go to France.
The Tenth Engineers (Forest) regi
ment is now performing active duty
in the French forests preparing timber
for the use ot the allied armies. This
work is of great Importance to the
successful waging of warfare and a
call from the war department for ad
ditional regiments has been received
by recruiters throughout the United
States. Further Information of the
Twentieth Engineers (Forest) regi
ment is procurable upon application
to the postmaster.
Charge of desertion are tbe basis
for a divorce complaint filed in Coun
ty Clerk Harrington's office Friday by
Hesta Forrest, agaltst Robert D. For
rest. The couple vere married at
Fortland on January 25, 1912 and have
a minor daughter, of whom the mother
ask custody, in adlltlon to $20 a
month alimony. Mr. Forrest is a pro
fessional musician employed In Fort-land.
An automobile driven by Roy John
ston of Clackamas and bearing six
young men atruck a wagon In which
were Thomaa 8ears, Mr, and Mr.
D. O. Warner and a fifteenth month
old daughter, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets on Main about 9:30
o'clock Saturday night, throwing them
all from the wagon and under the feet
of tbe team. In an attempt of the
horses to Btampede, one of them fell
down while the other kicked young
Sear on the back four time and sev
erely bruised the baby and Mrs. War
ner. Johnston, the driver of the car
stayed on the scene to learn the ex
tent of the Injury the party In the war-
I on had received, and brought the War-
uw i umve ui ur. BincKjana
where It wa found that no serious In
jury other than several bruise re
sulted from the accident Mr. Warner
was at the time of the accident In
Martin' Meat market purchasing pro
vision and escaped the accident-
Sear claimed that he wa not injured , C. Strickland.
to any great extent, and would not
consent to coming to the doctor' of
fice. Night Officer Cook hurriedly ap
peared on the icene and was unable
to find any of the automobile party
except the owner Mr. Johnston. He
placed a charge of reckless driving
against young Johnston and ordered
him to appear at the city recorder's
office Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The members of the wagon party were
also notified to appear and file charge
if they desired.
Sear and Warner have been en
gaged in cutting wood on the farm of
E. R. Leek In the Redlands district
and had come to the city to purchase
provision and supplies for the ensu
ing week. Sear' wife also accom
panied the party to the city, but
boarded a car for Gladstone to visit
her mother just before the accident
occurred. Mr. Warner and daughter
Mildred are under the care of Dr. M.
n
E
G ' TO GOV'T.
The First National Bank of this city
Is In receipt of notice from the fiscal
agent department of the federal re
serve bank of San Francisco. Califor
nia, to tbe effect that this bank had
been alloted its full subscription to
the Liberty Loan Bonds, which amount
Is $120,(00.00.
The First National Bank on receipt
of the allotment notice Immediately
sent the government Its check for $81,
402.00. This amount covering the paid
In full subscriptions and Installments
due November 15th, 1917.
L
STATES C. I P. CO.
The Crown Willamette Paper mills
started another paper machine Mon
day making the fourth, now In oper-
i atlon. The management reports that
they have enough men at Lebanon to
; start one machine there and Wednes
i day they will be pretty nearly able to
j operate the plant at lta maximum. The
Lebanon business men have been quite
active In promoting a discontinuance
ot the strike. The company also re
ports that its Camas plant will start
up two paper machines today. With
four machines operating at West Linn
and two news machines at Camas, the
company states that they will be able
to fill all their present requirements
in fact they will be producing more
paper than the rail and boat facilities
will be able to handle under present
government restrictions.
MARGARET KERNES SUES.
AUTO ACCIDENT IS
BASIS 1 SUIT
AGAINST COUKIY
The suit of Mrs. Alia Etta Fish ver
sus Clackamas county started Wed
nesday in the circuit court. To the
time of adjournment in the evening,
only the plaintiff's Bide of the case
was presented, and It will continue
today. Mrs, Fish is suing the county
for $2000 damages and $149.35 to de
tray hospital and medical bills during
the two months and four days that she
was under the care of physicians and
nurses as a result of injuries received
in an auto accident on the New Era
i hill August 10, 1916.
The county is charged with neglect
In the upkeep and building ot the New
Era road, which caused the automo
bile driven by Mr. Fish to slide oft of
the highway and plunge down a steep
embankment to the Southern Pacific
Margaret Kernes is plaintiff in an
action for divorce filed in circuit court
Thursday against G. D. Kernes, on
the grounds of cruel and Inhuman
treatment.-
RO CONVICTS THOUGH BIG OF FEET
STILL PROVE aUSIVE AND EVADE STATE
WILL ATTEND NATIONAL 8ESSION
Master Chns, E. Spence, of the state
grange, and Mrs. Spence, left Friday
night for St. Louis, Missouri, to at
tend the annual session of the Nation
al grange, representing S3 states.
Many Important policies of tho grange,
covering both lodge, agriculture and
political matters, are coming up this
year, nnd tho grange expects to thor
oughly organize Itself so as to be of
the best possible service to the Na
tional government. They will visit
other cities while east.
AD
CO
orncERS who are
ON M L
CAR SHORTAGE
IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR DECISION
"I advise all my former employes to
seek work elsewhere." So stated W.
P. Hawley, Sr., president of the Haw
ley Pulp & Paper company In announc
ing that the two paper machine that
are not In operation at the present
time will remain idle indefinitely and
all plans for the operation of that part
of the plant now idle have been aban
doned. "This suspension order will be in
force indefinitely and is not Issued be
cause of the present labor difficulties,
which we were rapidly solving, but is
the direct result of our inability to
secure cara for the transportation of
our products," said Mr. Hawley. "The
MAYOR HACIIETT REVOKES ALL
OF SPECIAL POLICE PERMITS
UNION
GUARANTEE
OD
All appointments for special police
have beon suspended by Mayor Hack
ett and tho appointments ot those nil
ready made have beon withdrawn as a
result of a visit Saturday by the offi
cers of the local Tapor Maker's union
upon tho mayor. The officers of tho
union docrlod the affair ot lust Friday
evening, when there was a diHturbanco
at tho east approach to the suspension
bridge, that for a time gave promise of
developing into unmanngoablo propor
tions, nnd . stated to the mayor that
they would guarantee an absolute
, cessation of all disturbance between
strikers nnd strike breakers If the
mayor would withdraw all hla special
police. The men contended that there
was no necessity for such appoint
ments as practically their entire mem
bership hnd evinced a desire to abso
lutely obey, the law to the last letter.
"If you will maintain peace, I'll be glad
to have you do it," said Mayor Hackett
"but If you don't we're going to."
He then gave instructions for the
calling in ot all tho special police,
thoreby giving the unions their asked
for opportunity to demonstrate their
ability to make further such appoint
ments unnecessary,
The clear-cut foot-prints of a num
ber 13 boot, cut distinctly in the mud
where "Big Sam" Taylor had Jumped
the fence near the Holcomb school
house about three miles east ot Ore
gon City, Monday morning gave Par
ole Officer Joe Keller and Sheriff Wrll
son a fresh clue in the man hunt which
has beon waged In Clackamas county
for the past six days, for the three
negro convicts who escaped from the
penitentiary last Tuesday night.
The officers, with blood hounds and
a big posse of officers, took up the
chase and followed the convicts' trail
for nearly four miles over a rough
mountainous country. Without their
prey they returned about four o'clock
Monday afternoon, to change their
wringing wet clothes, eat the first
meal of the day, and start out on the
night's vigil, to guard every possible
chance ot escape for the trio ot black
men. For the second time the officers
believe they have better than a B0 50
chance to capture the convicts before
morning and at seven o'clock last
night every bridge across the Willam
ette and Clackamas rivers, within a
radius of five miles of Oregon City
were being guarded by armed men,
while officers are stationed at every
road. 1
The first definite information that
the colored men were in the Baker's
bridge country, which is about five
miles east of Oregon City, came Sun
day evening about seven o'clock when
the hunted men sought to cross the
Baker's bridge. Guards opened fire
and the trio turned and ran, getting
and timber that runs clear to the
bridge. An almost impossible climb
was made up the dizzy heights of a
precipice, tbe officers learned Monday
morning, after giving up an Ineffec
tive search for their men Sunday
night.
It was early Monday morning, that
Rev. Ft W. Snyder, of Molalla, who
has beon with the searchers for the
past five days and who laid off Sun
day only long enough to preach to his
flock at tho Methodist church
Jumped the fence near tho Holcomb
school and beheld Sam's ponderous
hoof-print in the soft ground.. The
evidence was Indisputable, as the pris
oner has the record of possessing the
largest foot in the penitentiary, and
the posse and dogs took up the trail
from that point. All morning and until
late Monday afternoon the negroes
were trailed and at times the bounds
were in close pursuit. The country
appearance out in the Beaver Creek
country last Friday afternoon, there is
considerable speculation as to how
they are living, at alL
Rev. Snyder, of Molalla, has been
dubbed the "flghtin' parson" by the
posses. Mr. Snyder volunteered last
Wednesday to assist the officials, fas
tened a '4S-calibre automatic about
feet. As a result of the accident, Mrs.
Fish received a double fractured
thigh, a dislocated knee-cap and a
broken ankle. Frank Fish, Miss Amy
Fish and Miss Edith Johnson were al
so injured.
The Fish family and Miss Edith
Johnson were returning to their home
in the Hubbard country, and were
driving up the New Era grade when
another car was seen to turn the corn
er and come toward them fbwn the
hill. In turning to the right to per
mit the car to pass, and according to
the statement of Mrs. Fish In the court
Wednesday, left their car a distance of
about one and one-half feet from the
edge of the grade. The weight of the
car so close to the edge of the grade
caused it to slide which let the ma
chine over the embankment
A. G. Thompson, of Portland, is at
torney for the plaintiff, and District At
torney Hedges, assisted by Deputy
District Attorney Thomas A. Burke
are appearing for the county.
between Parkplace and the Baker's j his waist and started in to work. He
bridge is unusually rough and moun- has been with the officers continu
talnous, and progress was slow in the I ously until Saturday evening when he
game of "hide-and-seek" which has
been carried on tor almost a week,
without intermission. Ranchers joined
the search armed with shot-guns, old
fashioned Winchesters and some with
a wierd assortment pf "shootln' Irons"
and there were probably twenty-five
men in the search during the day.
The elusive negroes had all the bet
ter of the argument, however, and
kept under cover throughout the day.
Undoubtedly before morning they will
again attempt to cross the Clackamas
away Bafely iu the heavy underbrush
river, as it is clearly the Intention of
the black men to get Into Portland.
The lights of rortland can be plainly
seen from any point high on the hills
where the hunted men stayed Sun
day night, and the chances are the
convicts will attempt to run the
bridges again before morning. Mon
day there were nt least twenty men in
the hunt, guarding bridges and patroll
ing the roads which lead from the hill
country.
The hunt has created Intense exclt
ment about Oregon City. The guards
from Salem, under direction of Joe
Keller, are Toby Brounce, L. S. More
lock, R. Sharp, F. Martin, Chas. New
kirk and Chas. James. They have
not been In bed for a week and Mon
day evening enjoyed their first change
of clothes, when Officer Keller made a
raid on a downtown department store.
Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Frost, with
several local men are In the harness
with the Salem deputies, and bets are
quite common about the streets that
th ecolored gentlement are up against
it. Their remarkable vitality Is source
of admiration, and as there have been
no chicken coop raids in the country
traversed by the negroes Blnce their
returned to conduct Sunday services
at Molalla: He was back on the job
early Monday morning, and Monday
evening reported he would stay with
the posse till they got their men.
Four of the state guards that have
j been scouring Clackamas county for
the last week in search of the escaped
negroe convicts returned to Salem
Wednesday afternoon, and will discon
tinue the search until the negroes are
again seen. Joe Keller, the leader ot
tho state man hunters was one of the
men to return to the capltol. The re
maining four guards are still in the
vicinity of Logan, two patroling the
road leading to Baker's bridge on the
south side of the Clackamas, and two
guarding the north approach. The
men will return when another clew is
discovered as to the location of the
convicts.
Thought it was reported by a farm
er in the Logan district that he had
seen the trio ot convicts, Sunday the
state bloodhounds were unable to
find any trace of the men in the sec
tion indicated by the farmer. Other
than that, the escaped convicts have
not been seen since Friday evening at
6:15 when the guards at the Baker
bridge fired several shots when the
men attempted to cross the bridge
but turned and fled up a steep preel
pice south of the bridge.
Sheriff Wilson is exertinf all possi
ble energy In tha speedy apprehen
sion of the negroes, but up to late
Wednesday evening nothing had been
heard of the men's location. It is the
general belief ot the officers that the
men are still in the Logan region, yet
their chance of escape to the eastern
mountains is great.
kindlv feelincra which T entnrtaln in.
tracks below, a distance of over 100 ward all my employe8 and deep
interest 1 have in their welfare, is my
sole reason for making this statement,
as I know it will more readily facili
tate such plans as they may have tor
the future. There Is no ulterior mo
tive back ot this announcement be
cause the relations between the men
and our company have been so amica
ble that we have been enabled to start
two paper machines with former em
ployes who returned voluntarily, but
we also have on hand sufficient appli
cations from old employes to operate
the present two machines now running
to full capacity and would have soon
been able to operate our mills practic
ally in their entirety, had not the
transportation question forced us to
abandon completely such plans. Fur
thermore, if the car situation oontin-
ues In the present acute condition, I
feel that it will be necessary for us to
close down that part of the plant
which is now in operation. At the
first ot the month we had on hand
over 1000 tons of paper, which has ac
cumulated on account ot car shortage
and which is increasing dally.
The Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany has at present unfilled orders for
fifty-five cars for the Hawley Pulp &
Paper company.
Car Shortage State-wide.
Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the
war Industries board, has notified all
railroads that absolute preference be
given all war necessities in the mat
ter of supply cars and according to
reliable. Information there Is a short
age ot cars, even for food stuffs. It is
reliably reported that the Portland
COUNTY COURT
HOLDS SESSION
ON THURSDAY
Judge Anderson held a session of
county court Thursday in which the
principal business was the allowing
for payment tbe various bills against
the county. The court also approved
tho plat filed by Secretary 1'atello of
the Oregon Iron and Steel company
for an addition to Lakeview Villas.
Continued on Page 4
"DEL" BAKER IS TO ENLIST
GOODBYE BASEBALL FOR ME
SCHEDULED FOR DETROIT
Instead of wearing the uniform of
the Detroit Americans, Del Baker, star
catcher of the Frisco Seals, and gen
tleman of affairs in Clackamas coun
ty, will don the navy blue of the U. S.
marines.
This announcement was made by
the popular Coast League Idol while
In Oregon City this afternoon adjust
ing business matters prepatory to cast
ing his lot in the naval service. "Del"
is a Clackamas county boy, and the
owner of two valuable ranches in the
Wilsonvllle country which he looks
after between baseball seasons. He
was slated for a rosy berth with the
Detroit Americans next year, follow
ing a brilliant season with the Frisco
team. Baker expects to enlist within
the next few days.
"It's goodbye baseball for me, 1
guess," said "Del" this afternoon. "My
next four years would be the best in
baseball and I expect to enlist for tour
years, and after that I'm afraid there
won't be much of a 'come-back.' I've
no kick coming, however, and feel I
ought to be getting into the big game
across the pond. I'd probably get
called some time during the next sea
son, anyway, and It's easier to break
now than to wait for the call when the
ball season is on. I have a fine chance
with Detroit, but feel It's fairer all
around to enlist now.
Baker 1 single and 24 years of age.
Following the registration last June
he has got in touch with the local
board, and notified them of his will
ingness to report at any time he was
needed. Monday he was arranging his
affairs so that his aged parents, whom
he haa been supporting, would be well
taken care of during his absence.