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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
Tha Enterprise Is the
only Clackamas County
Newspaper that prlnta
all of tha newt of thla '
growing County.
FIFTYFIR8T YEAR NO. 49
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1917.
ESTABLISHED 1886
MILITIA IS
NOT
FACTOR
IN STRIKE
SITUATION
The story carried liy 11 Portland af-
i paper in (lir effect Hint Iho
governor has ordered u force of un
i'i ."m 'i iiillllla tn Oregon City bo
cauaa of strike disturbances Is under
stood tu bn without foundation, ac
cording I" reliable uilvlt'i'i) received
hore from Huleiu lHt night. Lust
week th n Kovrnor was advised by the
attorney-general that It would bo legal
to rail Into tho slate's service the un
organised militia, consisting o( ubout
240 officers man ut Cortland, and It
In understood Hi. order given to Ad
jutant Ueneral Wllllnma to call tho
inllllU Into service la In connection
with condition relating to the activ
ity of enemy aliens nt I'ortlund.
It la asserted that tho purpose for
which the KuardHinou arn to bo uaud Is
for patrol duty around tho I'm t In ml
water front, und (hut tho tiiovoinont,
whl'h ban boon In contemplation for
Ni-vorul weeks, hah nothltiK to do with
tho atrlko situation In Oregon Chy,
where conditions have been rathor
peaceful. aside from tho outbreak on
tho suspension brldito last Sunday
i'ii-ht while tho state deputloK were
off duty.
HAI.KM. Or.. Dec. 6. Governor
Wllhycombe today aont Captain Kol
lor, the parole officer, to Oregon City
to assume charge of (ho corps of po
clal agon! which In maintaining or
der at the paper iuIIIh, where thoro la
a atrlke In progress. Ho will organ
lie the corps ami cooperate with the
sheriff and tho city police officials In
enforcing Iho law.
"Since violence him been roaortod to,
I think It advisable, mo that order may
he maintained and the law enforced,
that the Hpeclal agents representing
the atate bo properly organized, and
this office. In view of this, has as
signed this work to Captain Keller,"
said the governor.
UNT
ELKS TEMPLE SUNDAY
linn. Clarence L. Kennies, V. S. dis
trict attorney, was given most oarneat
attention by a large crowd of Elks and
friends of the lodge, at the annual
memorial service held In the loca) tem
ple Hunday afternoon. The audience
eujoyod a brilliant address, which
proved to ho not only a fitting mentor
lal to tho deceased membera of the
lodge, hut also n patriotic inspln tlon.
Mr. Kennies In an eloquent speaker
and his address was appreciated by
all.
A flno muslcnl proRrnm was ren
dered by tho Imperial male quartette
of Portland, consisting of Harry Miles
Whotsel and Thos. Williams of Port
land, Oswald Olaon of Hlllsboro and
Thomas A. Iturke, of Oregon City. Mr.
Olaon and Mr. Whetsol wore hennl in
splendid solo numbers. The quartette
gavo two beautiful renditions, Sulll
van'H "Tho Long Day Cloaos," und
Parka arrangement of "The Lost
Chord."
Judge Grant B. DtmiOk, exalted ruler
of the lodge, presided and tho memor
ial ritual was put on by the officers
of tho lodge. Tho committee conRlsted
of Gilbert I,. Hedges, O. D. Eby and
John HlHloy.
SEATTLE MEN LEAVE
AFTER SHORT STAY:
Thirty-two men who came hero from
Seattle to work tn the paper mills have
departed for tho sound city. Tho claim
that conditions tn Oregon City were
misrepresented to them by an agent of
the pnpor company, who Is said to
have told them that, the strlko had
been called off. Nlnotoon of them
made affidavits to that effect boforo
Attorney C. Schuebol, who said Wod
nosdny night, that tho mill company
had paid the faro of them from Seattle
to Oregon City nnd return nnd Mini
each of them hud been given $2.50. The
oxponaos of tho men while here was
borne by tho local unions.
LUMBER COMPANY FILES.
The "Bittner Plug & Lumbor Co."
fllod Its bullnODl namo with County
Clerk Harrington Monday. Tho plac e
of buRlnoss Is at Bull Run and F. W.
Blttner Is the manager of the company,
New Assistant to
Secretary Baker
PRESIDENT WILSON ASKS CONGRESS FOR
DECLARATION Of WAR ON AUSTRIA AND
Major llenedlct Crowell, an t"f
neering officer of the army, who has
recently boon In charge of tho Wash
ington office of the Panama ('anal
commission, has been named assist
ant to Secretary of War Baker He
succeeded William Ingraham who
resigned.
OUTLINES FUTURE POUCY OF NATION
Refused to Be Traitor;
Bolsheviki Deposed Him
WASHINGTON, Dec. t Declaration uplifted eyes and unbroken spirits.
of war against Austro recommended
to congress today by President Wil
son. Immediate war with Turkey and
Bulgaria, Germany's other allies, the
president told congress, he believed
hoods." be said, "that faave kept the i
i.erman people In the dark, and the
poison has been administered by the
Hut I know that none of these speaks
for the nation. They do not touch the
heart of anything. They may safely same hands. The only antidote is the
M leu to strut weir uneasy hour and truth. It cannot be uttered too plain
be forgotten." ly or too often."
Declaring anew that the United Accomnanvini? hi. nm.MH.iu.
'"" ;" "" l"""U!"- "'"' 01 Ctomsajr-I skill, lor a declaration of war on Austria
do not yet stand In the direct path of . enterprise or commercial achieve-1 the president In no uncertain terms
necessary action. ments, the president declared that the . told congress It must make adequate
1 w,,r " Austria. r,, states been, .;.. S provision to protect th- nation
even though she only be Germany's emy only when she started out to ! aln.t ih n. omi. u a
vassal and not her own mistress, the dominate the world by force or arms, j clared It should create a "very defi- i
president declared waa necessary bo- Htatlng again the war objects of nlte and particular control" over all!
, ,ra. powers mu.i oe ; me uniieu mates arm tnose which he persons entering or leaving the
considered aa one and because the ; believed to be those of the allies, the rmtH Ri.t.. vi.h ,
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wmm w Luiiuutimi nui i.rnni un in , f ' m i n i iieciareu:
no other way.
Giving a plain warning, however,
that he would not hesitate to ask for
declaration of war on Turkey and
I
lamatlons covering enemy alien activ
ity, he declared, should be punished
by penitentiary sentences for women
as well as men.
Among recommendations for legis
lation connected with the war, the
president Included more laws to con
trol profiteering. The law of supply
Telegraphic Information was re
ceived Tuesday from Win. Pierce
Johnson. President of tho Crown Will
amette Paper company, to the effect
that rumors that he would come north
for Ihe purpose of settling tho strike
are absolutely untrue und reiterating
bin confidence and approval of the ac
tions taken by A. J. Lewthwulte, resi
dent manager and II. T. Melluin mill
manager. Mr. Johnson expresses him
self no satisfied with the general labor
situation at his various plants. Fol
lowing Is the telegram received:
Han Kranclsoo, Calif., 5:30 p. m.,
Dec. i. 1H17.
K. K. llrodle.
Kill tor and publisher Morning Kn
terprlse, Oregon City, Oregon.
Statements have been made that th
"I believe that 1 speak for them
when 1 say two things:
"Writ, that this Intolerable thing of
which the masters of Germany have
liulgarla when he considered It neces- shown ua the ugly face, the menace of
sary, the president aald: (combined lntriue and force which
"We shall go wherever the neces-1 we now see so clearly as the German
sltles of this war carry us, but it power, a thing without conscience or nH ,imanH .a. a'-A
seems to be that we should go only honor or capacity for covenant and J had been replaced by the "law of un
where Immediate and practical con- peace must be crushed, and If It be restrained selfishness." To congress
slderatlons lead us and not heed any ' not utterly brought to an end at least 1 itself, the president made a plea for
1W "hut out from the friendly Intercourse economy In government expenditures,
leaco, the president told congress. of the nations; and second, that wheal The president closed with an ap
can come only when the Prualan j this thing and lt power are Indeed I peal to congress to devote Its entire
military autocracy Is beaten down; defeated and the time comes btat we j energies to legislation for winning
when the German people make peace can discuss peace-when the German the war and reiterated the disinter
with the world through rulers the people have spokaamcn whose word ested war policy of the United States
...c. lU07 io..he e can oeuere ana wnen those : seeking only the preservation of
I reparation for the wrongs their pres- spokesmen are ready In the name of liberty and democracy
ant rulers have done and when the their people to accept the common j ' A supreme moment of history has
enslaved people of Helglum, Northern I Judgment of the wtlons as to what come," said the president, In conclu
F ram e and Balkans have bern set free, shall henceforth be the basis of law ! sion. "The eyes of the people have
Germany's declaration that she Is and convenant for the life of the world : been opened and thev see The hsnn
lighting a war of self defense against -we shall be willing and glad to pay i of God Is laid upon the nations He
deliberate aggression the president in the full price for peace and pay It un- will show them favor. I devoutly be
rlnglng words declared "wantonly grudgingly. We know what that price Ileve. only if they rise to tffe clear
u icnriHi mew inai win oe. u win ne run. impartial jus- heights of his
no one Is threatening the existence of ; tice Justice done at every point and mercy."
,. ,.,,,.,. enterprise or uermany. I WJ every nation that the final settle-j Just before the president began de
Of those who speak of peace with- ment must affect-our enemies as well ! llverlng his address, a resolution pro
nut the overthrow of German military as our friends." ' a declaration of war against
auto,-racy, the president declared: The development, in Russia the ! all Germany's allies had been intro
I hear men debate peace who un- president dismissed In a few words. 1 duced for Senator King of Utah by
dorstand neither its nature nor the "The Russian pe- pie have been pol- j his colleague, Senttor Plttman of
way In which we may attain It with soned by the ve- -ame dark false-1 Nevada.
SUSPENSION
BRIDGE MOB
Ithdfatfns
lMPLOYEES
General Dukhonln. recently appoint
ed commander-in-chief of the Russian
army by the Bolsheviki government,
refused to take its orders and become
a traitor by proposing peace to the
Germans. Thereupon, he was deposed,
and Ensian Xrylenko, who knows
CL
own Justice and
president of this company would be in
the north by the end of this week to
settle the labor differences between
this company nnd Its employees. Will
you please publish In your paper a
denial of any such Intention on tho
pnrt of the president and the further
statement that the executives and
board of directors of this company are
satisfied with and endorse and ap
prove all actions of Its resident man
ager, Mr. Lewthwolte, and Its mill
managers, Messrs. Mcllain and Han
kus. In connection with the labor situ
ation at the company's plants.
WM PHR0I JOHNSON,
President Crown Willamette Paper
company.
Oti Case Is Dismissed jy
w - w m
Witness Not On Hand
Yarc's Trial On Today
James All "Lit Up"
CROSS Causes A Small Fire
SEALS Reposes In City Jail
VENICE MAY BE SAVED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.Venlce Is
hollovod saved and the AustroGer
mnn ndvnnce at the Adriatic end of the
Plavo river lino has been halted, ac
cording to Rome cables todnv.
The case against Roy Ott, president
of the paper makers' union, charged
with assault and battery on Walter
Rowan, an employe of the Hawley
Pulp & Paper Co., was dismissed Wed
nesday upon motion of City Prosecutor
Story. Rowan failed to make his ap
pearance, and although Story and
Chief of Police Cook took an automo
bile and hunted for him. they failed
to find him at his residence or at the
Hawley mill and were compelled to
dismiss the case.
This is the Beeond case growing out
of the strike that has hem dismissed
by the city, the first being that against
Sid Richards, charged with disorderly
conduct. In the Richards case a. mate
rial witness was reluctant to testify.
The case against F. Ware, arrested
by Chief Cook on a charge of resisting
an officer, Is set for trial for today
Clifford Rail. W. P. Hawley, Jr.. A.
K. Rugg, Harry E. Draper and Dr. Guy
, Mount are members of a committee
named Tuesday by the Live Wires to
. take charge of a campaign for the sale
of Red Cross Christmas seals. Last
I year only $15 worth of these seals
I were sold In Oregon City and only a
1 little more than $100 worth in the en
j tire county, according to the statement
j of Miss Campbell, who came up from
i Portland Tuesday and explained to the
i Wires the necessity of raising money
to combat the tuberculosis scourge.
The Live Wires have set aside next
; Tuesday noon, following their weekly
! luncheon, for the discussion of the
items that go to make up the county
j budget, upon which a publ c meeting
will bo held Saturday, December 22,
at the courthouse.
Elsworth James, a resident of Mt.
Pleasant, while enjoying a mysterious
but exhilarating jag Saturday even
j ing. wandered serenely past the guards
of tie Hawley Paper company, drifted
I into the carpenter shop, and made
himself at home in a big box loaded
' with spools and shavings.
Whether he was enjoying a quiet
j smoke amid the shavings, or whether
i spontaneous combustion set in because
j James was so "lit up" will probably
never be known. At any rate work
jmen discovered James in a restful
pose with flames creeping up about
him. While the paper men put out the
I flames Officer Burke put out James
and conducted hlra to the non-inflam-
mable beds in the city Jail. No dam
lage to speak of was done the plant,
and James was as happy as a lark
when the night policeman escorted
im toward the municipal hotel.
The long anticipated violence that
has been brewing here over the paper
mill strike, that haa been on for near
ly six weeks, broke Monday morning,
while the force of state deputies, lulled
into by the comparative quiet of the
last few days, were safe In their beds.
' The first case reported occurred
I about 10:30 o'clock Sunday night,
when W. Guldenxoph, of Sandy, and
J. S. Demoy, of Kstacada, both em
ployed by the Crown Willamette Paper
company, were set upon while cross
ing the suspension bridge to the mill.
They had come up from Portland on
the 9 : 45 car. While they were bruised,
they were not badly hurt.
Prank Miller, employed by the
Crown Willamette, and for 26 years
a resident of West Linn, went to Port
land Sunday with his sister and his
nephew. He came back on the last in
tprnrhan car and anva that hetween 30
nothing of tne army, was mrue and 40 men followed hlm acro9g
eral in command. bridge, and some of them handed him
- a strike notice to read, and while he
was reading it, he was struck and
cruelly beaten. His face was muti
llated and a physician was called to
sew up his lip, which had been cut in
the encounter.
The third attack occurred after the
arrival of the 1:50 Southern Pacific
train from Portland. Elmer E. Davis
and his brother-in-law. Alvln Curl,
Ray A. Jeffcott and Glennon Smith
., came up on the train. They were fol
lowed from the train and when half
Sensational affidavits were made by j way acrosg Drldge on thelr way to
nineteen men comprising part of a , mll, the brldge ligntg were 3Uudenly
crew of 33 Imported for work in the ahut off and tte men were attacked
paper mills to the effect that they had Smlth and Davig wcre fleet oI foot and
been told that the mills owned theKot away but Jetrcott wjt5 nol 80 ,or.
town, that they had a former mayor ( tunate and receJve1 a beating. Curl
fired because he sympathized with j waj knocked down, but explained to
labor and had put in a man of their nlg aagailantg that ne nad never
own. that there had been a strike but . worked ln plant but had just come
it was practically over, that there were on and he wag then Dun(ned ,nt0 an
no labor difficulties, that there was no j automobne and taken out of town,
picketing and that they had been , About half way tQ PortIand he wag
threatened with imprisonment of per-; ordered out of car and directed t0
iods from six months to one year In ; g0 back t0 Portland wblcb he dld tak.
the event that they attempted to get fng the firgt Jnterurban car out of 0re.
away are the latest developments in gon CUy Monday morning. It was re.
the paper milfceniployes strike which , ported here Monday morning that Curl
has occupied the limelight for the wag migging but he wa8 fonnd at blg
the past five weeks. hoteI , Portland Monday. Some of
The crew of men had been recruited his assailants are known,
by M. M. Peterson at Seattle and ac- The men wbo were attacked agaert
cording to their statements had been ; that were oliowed t0 ui,. tramg
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promised inside work at a pay of $3,12
per day and assured of the conditions
stated above. The men arrived in
Oregon City yesterday afternoon about
1 o'clock and immediately upon learn
ing that the strike was still in progress
they refused to work according to un
ion officials. Nineteen of the men had
already gone to work, but eighteen of
them quit almost immediately. The
other man remained at work. It is
reported that several of the men were
absolutely destitute and without funds
some of' them stating that they had
left what available funds they had,
with their families. The local unions
stated that they are making arrange
ments to provide for the men.
Those making affidavits were W. T.
Rabold, A. N. Peterson, H. A. Tucker,
S. P. Sorenson, Wm. Hollick, Frank
Thompson, Prank Wood, W. L. Kelly,
C. Carlson, Frank Ruellias, Otto Rose,
Joe Floris. A. Ulrichs. Reyes Amez
qulta. Eugene Olago, Chas. Lewis,
James Glldlay, H. Green, and Albert
Woods.
E
I
lsonzo ,ront- T"68" men made a stand at Zags, holding the advance of tho German line.
"The president's proclamation of
November 16 relating to the restric
tion of movements of enemy aliens
does not apply to Oregon City water
front," said Earle C. Latourette. as
sistant Uuited States attorney, when
interviewed Friday. "Unless the
docks along the water front harbor
boats of 500 tons capacity, the unnat
uralized German does not place him
self In jeopardy by trespassing within
the 100 yard limit aa prescribed by
the proclamation.
"The largest boat operating in Ore
gon City waters is not more than 225
tons and W. E. Pratt, agent of the
Oregon City Transportation company,
stated that he had never known any
boat of 500 tons docking at his piers
and doubted if such large boats could
operate here excepting in extreme high
water.
"However, there is a restricted dis
trict surrounding the government
locks across the river and any alien
German who trespasses within 100
yards ou either side of the locks will
be interned for the duration of the
war."
and that men. in the attacking party
came up with them from Portland and
pointed them out to the crowd on the
bridge.
Austin Nichols, an employe of the
Hawley Pulp & Paper company, was
going home from his work Monday
morning when he was attacked on the
hill. Nichols says an automobile par
ty headed him off and that Sid Rich
ards, a local union leader, called him
names and urged him to fight and
when he refused that he was assaulted.
D. Burgess and E. L. Moore were ar
rested by state deputies and lodged ln
the city jail and a formal complaint
was made against them Monday. They
were released upon $25 bail, and Leo
Sams, who was also jailed, was re
leased. After his release at noon, Sams
made an affidavit that he was taken
from his bed at. the Electric hotel an
nex by Ed Surfus and B. T. Stewart
and lodged in jail. Peter Hahn swore
to an affidavit that Burgess and Moore
had been assaulted by deputies and
August Trotske, a cripple, affirms that
he was attacked and beaten by F. W.
Larlson, a special deputy. Another
affidavit executed Monday was by
George Dunmire, who swore that Dep
uty Surfus threatened the life of Sid
Richards.
Early Monday morning, after the
fights on the bridge had taken place, a
force of officers raided the labor tem
ple on the corner of Main and Sixth
streets, and finding a crowd of men
there, they ordered them home and
had the place locked up.
There is every indication that sever
al arrests will be made today in con
nection with the near-riot.
Roy Ott, president of the paper mak
ers union, was arrested Monday and
his case has been provisionally set for
hearing for Thursday. He is charged
with assaulting Walter Rowan. The
case against F. Yarc, charged with re
sisting an officer, is set for Wednes
day. The case of Sid Richards, who
was arrested upon complaint of Vic
Conorrae, has been dismissed, because
of a disclination of an important wit
ness to testify. The Finucane case,
another assault case growing out of
the strike, will be set for trial this
week.
O. C. HOSPITAL SUES.
The Oregon City Hospital company
has brought suit on a promissory note
given by Ed Persigner and Marie Per
signer In the sum of $204.75. The com
plaint also asks for an allowance of
$50.00 attorneys fees, costs and ac
crued interest.
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