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t The Weakly Inttrprlto
It worth thi prloa. Com-
part It with ethort and
than tubtonbt.
The Enterprlao It th
only Clackamas County fc
Newapapar that printa
0 all of tha newt of thit
growing County,
FIFTY-FIRST YBAR-No. 47.'
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 191 7'
ESTABLISHED 1866
A lice Etta Fish Is Lose r
In Fight gainst County
To Collect $2000 Damages
ATIOH
Gompers Behind Movement
To Impress Workers With
Need of Heavy Production
A Si
11 m
EM
C0PANDED" .;
Following twenty mi mi (no dalibera
Hon the jury In tha case of Alice Etta
FUh agnliut Clackamat county, ro
turned ft verdict for tho county Thurt
day ftftornoon. The plaintiff, who la
tho wife of Frank EL Fish, of Hubbard,
sked for $1000, by reason of injurloa
auntalnnd on tho New" Kra road In Auk
UHt. 1918. Tbo verdict waa ft clean
cut victory for tho county and the tlx
tb auccrsslv damago action against
the county, won by Dlatrict Attorney
iledeot during: the lust four yeara.
Plaintiff's contention wat that the
auto In which the wat riding at the
time of the accident waa precipitated
down off tho ateap embankment near
the top of the New Era hill, by rtason
of ft defect In the road, which plaintiff
alleged, gave way, when her husband
turnod out to past another car com
ing down the hill.
Plalntlff'a caae waa put on Wednes
day, end Thursday the county put on
evtdnnce to ahow that the road wat of
aufflclent width for cart to past, that
the auto travelled tor a distance of 17
fet after leaving the tnnln travelled
road and before It went over the em ,
bankment. and that the accident wai i
due to the drlver't carelessness, to-
Telephone reports to A. C. I lowland,
county chairman of the great Y, I. C.
A. fund drive ahow that the quota of
Clackamna county of $4000 has been
exceeded. Ho turns on the last day of
the drive were so gratifying that be
fore Monday night the loaders were
confident that the quota would, be
reached. ,
The following additional tubscrlp
tlons of 5.00 and over were reported
from the city captains Monday:
Dr. M. C. 8trlcklnd : ..$20.00
Mr. and Mrs. K. Q. Caufleld 10.00
Morle Keck . ..; 10.00
C. It. Dye . .?.... j 10.00
Tercy Caufleld .......'. 5.00
Mrs. Ida Miller 1 5.00
Dr. Rosa Katon ..- ;. 6.00
Courier I'resa ........ ..!.. 5.00
D. F. Skene ., .. ,...,',.... 6.00
George Ely . 5.00
L. J. Lagcson ...... ... 5.00
O. A. Pace . 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Andrews....... 5.00
II. F. Way ..... 6.00
Colla and Bertha Goldsmith ..-.. 6.00
Mrs. Francis Welsh '. 6.00
Dr. O. A. WelBh . 6.00
Sedonla Bhaw ......... ' 5.00
P. J. Houlton .... 6.00
A. C. I lowland ., 5.00
These with the amount reported
Sunday and the smaller subscriptions
brings Oregon City's total to $1600.
The following subscriptions were to
ported Monday from rural districts:
Molallft ; . 200.29
Mllwauklo .. 150.00
Canby 2S0.00
8chool District No. 31 7.60
School District No. 26 J,.... 25.25
School District No. 77 78.95
School District No. 51 4.C0
School District No. 105 51.40
West Linn and Bolton 35.80
School District No, 54 117.00
Hnzella : 41.00
DlHtrict No. 4 .. ;; 12.25
District No. 110 25.50
District No. 308 19.50
District No. 82 10.25
District No. 70 63.50
Heaver Crook 81.00
District No: 83 14.10
Jennings Lodge . 7.75
District No. 55 90.75
Rodlnnd 17.00
District No. 303 Joint 5.00
District No. 74 25.50
District No. 40 15.00
Pnrkplace' ." 55,00
Rslacada and Eastern Clncka
mas 500.00
Total ; , $1885.79
Ti
Ruth Thobo, 15 years of age, was
, committed to the state hospital Jor the
insane by County Judge.. Anderson
Wednesday. The girl has no living
parents, and haa been residing with
her foster parent, B. Thobo at Boring.
She waB examined by Dr, M. C. Strickland,
1.1 C, A.
WAR QUA
IS PASSED
gothor with the negligence of the on
coming auto, in not giving tha Finn car
sufficient room to pass.
Main wltnnHe tor tbo defense were
Thomas A. liurke, deputy dlatrict at
torney; Harry Calvert, George Drown,
of New Era, and Ora Wgga and M. J.
Lee of Canby. The testimony ahowed
that Mr. Durke with dlatrict attorney,
vlsltml the tcene the morning after
the accident, and took photograph
and ineaaurementa allowing exactly
the width and condition of the road.
These photoa and tnaaauremnnta were
Introduced In evidence.
George Drown testified he had
paaaed autoa and tcamt many timet
at the tame point of the accident and
thlt testimony waa" corroborated by
Sheriff Wllnon and many othera. Judge
Andoraon teatlfled that he had person
ally Inspected the road and that It waa
of sufficient width for teama to past.
There are two other Fifth casea
pending, one by the driver. Frank K,
Fish and one by a daughter, Amy Fish,
who wat In the car ai the time of the
accident. A. Q. Thompson represented
the plaintiff! and District- Attorney
Hudget and Deputy Thomas A. Burke
handled the caae for the county.
L
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.Twnty
one Americana are believed to' have
been lost when the smull United
States destroyer t'haunroy sunk, fol
lowing a collision on putrol duty in
foreUn Waters early Monday.
The remaining 70 officers and men
of the crew were saved, according to
first dispatches, made public by Sec
retary Danlolt today.
The committee on public Informa
tion gave out the following authorlwd
statement:
"The Chauncey. a small American
destroyer on patrol duty In foreign
watere, was sunk In a collision early
Monday morning.
"First dcNpatchea Indicate that 21
Uvea were lost.
"Further Information will be made
public when full reports are received."
The Chauncey was an old type des
troyer built In 1902. displacement 420
tons, crew 91 officers and men.
The ship with which the Chauncey
rollldod, whether American or llrltltm,
waa not announced.. This la the sec
ond collision In which an American
patrol boat figured.
On October 3 the navy department
made public the fact that an Ameri
can destroyer was severely damaged
by a British naval vessel in a night
crash, but without casualtlea among
either crew.
Tho apparent loss of life on the de
stroyer Chauncey equals thut on the
patrol boat Alcedo, in the sinking of
which one officer and 20 enlisted men
Mrlshe.d. These two are the largest
naval losses since the United Statts
entered the war.
, The total American naval losses In
men to date Is 83 dead and five wound
ed. GRECIAN COMING TO U. 8.
. LONDON, Nov. 19. Premier Venlze
los of Greece It to go on a special
mission to the United States next
spring, according to authoritative in
formation this afternoon.
visiona ifivS Ii0raph l6w hundreds of Russian troops,
the proLiT 08 denounced' " ProveB the Btrenh of th
BY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19-Presldent
Wilson today dealt a smashing blow
to the enemy alien within the boua
arlet of the United States. In a pro
clamation Issued today President Wil
ton placet under restriction every en
emy alien In the United Statet.
The regulations embodied In the pro
clamation are evidently brought about
by the reign of terror German agenta
have thrown over the country during
the paat few weeks, resulting In the
destruction by flro of ttockyardt In
An automobile In which were riding
D. A. Dillman and W. W. Dury of this
city waa atruck by a train on the
North Bank railroad near The Dalles
Saturday. Dillman and Dury leaped
to safety when they saw the train
round a curve, but tho car was
knocked down a 75 foot embankment
and badly damaged.
Dillman and Dury were enroute to
Prlnevlllo In the former's automobile
when they were Informed that it would
be necessary to leave the main roifd
and follow the railroad track tor a
distance of about three miles. Acting
under thlt advice, the men followed
tho railroad, but before halt of the dis
tance waa covered, the train waa seen
coming and being unable to get out of
the way the collision followed.
STATE SUES FOR
T
MONEY DUE THEM
The State Industrial Accident com
mission filed a suit Friday for $114.5'
alleged to be due the State from J. E
Sutherland and C. A. Schledell, part
ners In a sawmill and logging camp.
The commission also asks that suit
char ft be paid by Sutherland son
Schlodell. It Is claimed by the com
mln!,n that the defendants have neg
le ted to pay the amount due the
t'.ate under the Workmen t Compen
sation act, and that Sutherland and
Schnlcdell were legally eutltled to tha
boi.cflts of the compensation provid
ing they faithfully paid the state. Dis
trict Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges of
Clackamat county and Assistant At
torney General J. M. Benjamin are
ailorneys for the plaintiff.
TRUCK STRIKES AUTO
A truck driven by "Red" Carson of
this city collided with an automobile
owned by the proprietor of a Mllwau-
kle restaurant as It stood In front of
the former Gratton hotel at Mllwaukie,
causing considerable damage to the
automobile. ...
Russian Troops Who
ON TEMPORARY ROAD
u- , '.'tVW ' v't V. svK""f.U -V J
WEMMEPJf
Kansas City, plert in New York and
other evidently Incendiary flrea In
warehouse! and elevators.
The proclamation is a tacit admis
sion that the enemy aliens have been
dealt with In too lenient a manner.
Today'i regulationa place the enemy
alien under restrictions which will
wlpo out, either the enemy alien, or
the enemy allen'a depredatlont.
The most drastic of the new regula
tions Is that which forbids any enemy
alien to approach within 100 yards of
SCHOOL FUND
SQON TO BE
DISTRIBUTED
County School Superintendent Cala
van tent out order drafts to each
school district In tho county Friday,
this following the Fall proportionment
of the school fun which Is this year,
County $58,096.20, $3.60 per capita, or
an Increase of nine cents over that of
last year. , Tho receipts from the
State tor the school fund Is $21,607.62,
$1.88 per capita, or an Increase of nine
cents of the previous school allotment.
Of this school fund. Oregon City
schools will receive $9,046.18; $6008.80
from the county ana $3037.38 of the
state money.
STRIKE AT LEBANON
PRACTICALLY AT END
IT
The paper mill strike at Lebanon is
practically over, according to advices
received from that city Wednesday.
Less than a dozen men are out, and
five of these will not be taken back
by the company. The local situation
ia satisfactory to the mill companies,
four machines being In operation at
the Crown Willamette plant.
Elmer Davis, of Gladstone, a mill
employe, reported that windows of his
house had been broken Tuesday night,
and six of the Crown Willamette em
ployes complained Wednesday that
atones had been thrown at them about
6 o'clock Wednesday morning, the men
suspected of throwing; the stones tak
ing the 6:17 car for Portland.
INTERNED GERMAN DIES
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. 19 !
$ Otto Weiss, formerly a well
known San Francisco artist, died
$ last Thursday, after being held In
Jail as an alien enemy from Aug- $
$ ust 21 to October 26, on which $
-$ date he was taken to thehospital S
for treatment. He was aged 36
years. Death was due to heart
$ disease. The widow lives in San $
Francisco. $
0
Overthrew Ker ensky Marching
who overthrew Pre mier Kerensky, marching through the streets of Petrograd to
PPopitlon to his government even three weeks ago, and shows the soldier did
any commercial waterfront or termi
nal or railroadt or warehouses and ele
vators. Enemy aliens shall not be found on
navigible watert of the United-States,
including any ocean, bay, river or
other watert within three miles of the
shore line of the United Statet or itt
territorial possessions.
The last drastic regulation It one
which requirea all alien enemies to
register under regulations to be tet
up by the attorney general.
UNIONS TELEGRAPH
GOVERNOR CONCERNING
SPECIAL OFFICERS
At a result of the appointment of
14 epecial deputies by the governor to
maintain order In this city, the picket
line on the east approch of the sus
pension bridge has been demolished,
and ft "walking picket line" has been
organized. This picket line patrols the
bridge continuously while shift chang
ing hour it in progress, and In accord
with the city ordinance which prohib
its obstruction of traffic by willful
loitering on a public thoroughfare.
Acting Chief of Police Henry Cooke
stated that as long at the picketa kept
on the move, and did not block traffic
or in other waya violate the city char
ter, there would be no Interference by
his men. ,
The following announcement was
made by the unions Wednesday:
1 ne suuat on remains tne same.
A very enthusiastic meeting for nn-
Ion men was held In the labor temple.
representative 01 me Keiau t,ieras
of Portland addressed the meeting and
an effort will be made today to organ -
lie mo cieras in uregon uuy. ineithe proper road districts. This will
following protest was telegraphed to j require some time and labor, says the
tho governor:
Hon. James Wlthycombe,
Salem, Oregon.
Several special officers have been
appointed by you to enforce the law in
Oregon City in connection with the
strike. There has been no violation
of the law. We are law abiding ciU -
xens. We requested that our differ-
encee be submitted to your Board of
Councillation, we to abide by Its de-
clslon. This was refused by the com
panies. The mayor denies having re
quested the appointment of the special
officers. The citizens feel it a dis
grace to the city and the peace officers
to have non-residents unpointed to
Keep peace wnere mere is no aisturo
ance. Who lequested the appoint
ment? ROY OTT,
S. ED LAUNER,
GEORGE DUNMIRE.
JOE JACKSON.
"A committee was sent to Salem to
Interview the governor concerning the
appointment of the special officers."
Albany Work starts on 5-mile ex
tension of Albany-Detroit branch east
ward from Detroit to facilitate logging
operations of .Hammond Lumber Co.
at Mill City.
in Defiance of Him
BLFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 19.-A na
tionwide pro American propaganda
campaign to offset the tecret prc-Ger-
man propaganda in the rankt of Ame-
ricau woraera is oeinK manned DV tho
American veaerauon OI Lift Dor, It Wat
learned today.
The quiet preparation of thlt cam
palgn which bat been going on O' England since tho war be-
week la looked upon by President of hit four enlisted eons
pert it one of the most Important 'aM been med and Mother three are
velopmenta of the federation's con
vention. ,
Thlt plan la expected to tmooth out
much of the labor tangle In govern
ment ehlpyards, to have a toothing
effect on the coal mine situation and,
though the brotherhoode are not affil
iated with the federation, to help put
down the strike and disaffection tplrlt
in the railroad group.
The outward and visible slgna of
thlt propaganda will be apeech-mak-lng
labor leaders, who will make care
fully mapped tourt among tho differ
ent classes of labor, explaining the
federation's pro-government attitude,
warring labor against the Influence of
German sympathizers and Impressing
upon It the urgent war need of full
and uninterrupted production. The
first speaker In tho list will ttart thlt
ESTACADA DEMANDS
PAYMENT OF GOVT
The Farmers' and Merchants' Club
of Estacada have adopted a resolution
which they have sent to the County
court demanding that the court pay in
full the government taxes due on rail
way grant lands of Clackamas county,
and that the sum be apportioned and
paid according to the tax levied on
each respective district.
County Judge Anderson states that
thn tfll nun ISaoti rvivo1 fmm
I government and is now being appor-
tioned to each road district and will be
! paid in full as soon as the portions
j have been designated and allotted to
judge, but as soon as completed will
be promptly paid. 1
The resolution of the Estacada citi
zens follows the statement of the coun
ty court at the last Bessioa of the state
(legislature that the government tax
: mnnpv wnnlri hn nnM "hmm rfntlor
thereof due the distrlctg,.
Btateraent was made by the county
court at tne tlme when tte
eastern
Dart of th anpmn.Bl1 tn
draw from Clackamas county and
unite under the name of Cascade, and
in withdrawing the new county would
require all portions of money entangl
ed with the court of Clackamas. This
WM defeated in legislature.
The government tax money Involved
is that which the government Is re
quired to pay this county on the rail
way grant lands which the government
took over in 1913. From 1913 to 1916
this tax due the county has reached a
sum over $90,000, and this will be prop
erly apportioned and distributed as
soon as possible.
Sam Jackson and R. M. Hagood,
who were defeated in their attempt
to defeat publication of delinquent tax
lists, will initiate a bill repealing all
present laws giving notice of delln
queney. a meeting at which the on
nol T toftle orders of
work within a few dayt it the conven-
tion ends here Saturday. He It John
Hill, fraternal delegate to the conven-
tion from the v.i trades union
ntnmH
He wjryv ..chet before the
5n,,o'vv:lP' ,-" on both coasts.
vv aO - " iTo-governraeni laDor
tUll fighting.
In addition to thlt, there will be an
army of tecret labor agentt. Their
task will be to watch their respective
local fields for German agents, to keep
federation and government officials
at Washington Informed of local labor
conditions and to head off trouble In
their local rankt by weeding out anti
American individual! and throttling
their whispered machinationt before
they ei ttlr up tertoui trouble.
President Compere feels that prac
tically all local labor troubles aince
America entered tho war are traceable
to German agents, and that tho gov
ernment"! attitude la broad and fair
enough to permit speedy and satisfac
tory eettlement of all disputes If sin
ister influencee can be kept from be
fogging the atmosphere.
PATRIOTIC
BOYS JOIN
Oregon City has several more patri
otic young men, who have answered
their country's call during the week.
These are Jack Ownbey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Owenby, and Earl D.
Van Auken, only aon of Mr. and Mrs.
E. D. Van Auken. These two young
mtn left Tuesday morning for Colum
bia University, where they will take
a course as machinists, having enlist
ed in the navy, and will catfle the
submarines as soon as they complete
their six months' course. Both young
men are well known in Oregon City,
and have worked among machinery
so that their many friends predict a
successful career for them.
Ownbey is the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ownbey, of this city, and has
resided here most of his life. Defore
enlisting In the navy, Mr. Ownbey
was employed by the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company, and re
signed this position to answer his
country's call. His wife left Tues
day morning for Tacoma. Wash.,
where she will remain with her moth
er during her husband s absence in
the United State service.
VanAuken served four years in the
Twenty-seventh Company, United
States Marines, winning a medal for
service in Nicaragua under command
of Lieutenant Colonel Long at Leon,
and was discharged with honors in
1915. He Joined the Oregon militia in
1916 and went to the border under
command of Captain Dlanchard, being
a member of Company G, of Oregon
City. Since his discharge he has
made his home in Oregon City until
his enlistment as a machinist.
L DI
TO
E
Great enthusiasm is manifest among
the districts of the county In the great
food conservation crusade as is shown
by the report of County School Super
intendent C&lavan which shows the
spirit of school children throughout
the county who have had their parents
sign the food conservation pledge. The
following Hut are districts where all
residents have signed the pledge:
Eagle Creek, Welches, Dickey's
Prairie, Old Highland, Fir Wood, Cof-
all Creek, Hazel Dell, Tw'Ught, Clair-
mont, Mt. Hope and Ladd.
The exact number who have stenert
in this city has not yet been ascer
tained by Mr. "Calavan, but it la hid
hope that the city people are as en
thusiastic aa those in the rural dis
tricts to help the nation by conserv
ing food.
SprinRfleld Sonthn rn
Pacific
Co.
appropriates $38,000 fo
replace 75-
pound rails on 19 miles of main line
between Junction City and Goshen
with 90-pound rails, The heavier raila
are already .laid between Junction City
and Portland and company is eolnir
ahead with improvements as rar.l.)!y
as men and conditions will permit.
mm
EIGHTHS