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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1918
ESTABLISHED 1868
SIX CENTS 11
MFWFADFARE
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FOR THE P.
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BREAKERS
CAPTURED
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The Oregon Public Bo'rvlce commis
sion today, by unanimous vote, Issued
n order empowering the Portland
Hallway, Light ft Power company to
Increase Itt cash fare to turn nut to
tireed 8 cent for each passenger.
Tht order alio allow tht company
to lull unlimited tickets In booka, fl?t
tickets for 30 cents, making It man
datory that all conductors cary such
books and bats tbem for sale. Un
limited tickets In books also art to bt
sold undtr tht order 60 tickets, for
1175, or at tht rate of t cents
apiece, All tickets will be unlimited,
with the exception of school children's
tickets, which will bt limited to tuch
rinse of patrons and be sold at 4 cents
each. All tickets and cash fares art
to Include tranifer privileges.
The order will become cllectlrt on
and after Tuesday, January 15, 1918.
The application of the order la re
stricted to Intrastate buitlnesa, and the
commission make It plain that noth
ing contained In the order shall be
taken as affecting Interstate com
merce. No Information la available at this
lime aa to whether the fare between
Oregon City and Portland will be affected.
American Engineers Who Helped British Repel German Attack
OF
KELSO, Wash., Jan. 7, Four dan
gerous fugitives from Tacoma, where
they had broken Jail together with
two men who were accompanying
them south with an automobile, were
halted by City Marshal Ed Hull bert
Just before midnight Saturday night.
After a thrilling pistol duel in the
heart of the town, five of the party of
six were coutpred. One of them, Tom
French, was probably fatally wounded
by a bullet from Marshal Hull's re
volver. Word from Tacoma that the fugi
tives were supposed to be beading
south caused Mr. Hull to be on the
alert for tht purty. lit finally located
the automobile In a garage In Kelso,
where It had stopped to bavo epalrs
made to tht brake.
Qolng Into the street, Marshal Hull
saw tht four men who had broken Jail.
He called on them to bait.
Tout French, who bad been In the
Tacoma Jull under sentence of from
five to 15 years for burglary, Jumped
behind a tree and opened fire on the
officer, who promptly replied.
One shot struck French's right hand,
knocking tht automatic plittol to tht
ground. Tht outlaw stooped for the
weapon and had Just regained it when
another shot from Marshal Hull's re
volver struck blm In the neck, passing
out through the right shoulder.
At this Juncture Carl Hays, a log
ger, came to the aid of the officer and
when he opened fire, the fugitives
scattered.
John Johnson, who bad been held in
connection with tht postlfflce rob
bery at Cle Klum, surrendered. The
others fled down tht road toward Kal
ama. Marshal Hull telephoned at once to
Sheriff Studebaker, at Kalama five
miles distant. Sheriff Studebuker, as
sisted by Deputy Sheriff Dunbar, soon
captured Arthur Orler, who had been
sontenced to from 1 to 15 years tor
larceny, and the two men who had
accompanied the fugitives by automo
bile.
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This Is group of the American engineers bo helping the British during the battle of Cambral repair
their railroads suddenly found themselves the object of a German attack. Though they had not received muth
military training they threw down tbelr tools and taking guns from the British got into line and helped re
pel lite Gerihans. For tbls they were officially and highly praised by British commanders. "
Mrs. Henry Ilennlngsen, of Oregon
City, has done her bit towards secur-,
Ing member for the Ked Cross drive, I
and Thursday afternoon turned In her
liiHt list of names, securing in all 200
members. Mrs. llenntngaen started j
out to secure members tor the Ked
Cross society a few days before Christ
mas, and although only working a few
hours each afternoon, and for a few
days taking a day oft from her tank,
she has turned In more names to O.
D. Eby, who hus had chargo of the
drive, than any one Individual of Ore
gon City. She Is one of the most pa
triotic and enthuHlastlc workers of the
Ited Cross auxiliary of Oregon nty.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Hen
ningsen had secured 196 members, but
determined to get to the 200 mark, she
started out Thurxday morning in the
pouring rain to secure more names,
and firm visited the carpentor shop
of the Hawley Pulp & Paper company.
The workmen knowing of this wo
man's errand, she was greeted moat
cordially, and although one had al
ready subscribed for two memberships
in the Ited Cross society, gladly do
nated another dollur, and prenented
with another lied Cross button. Others,
one 0 t whom was from Corvallls, who
had already taken out memberships,
took more to make the 200 mombcrs
for Mrs. nonnlngson to turn Into the
manager, O. D. F.by.
The Hawley suwmlll at Mllwaukle,
through the solicitor from that city,
Mrs. Pearl WlHHlnger, sent Into Oregon
City Thursday 20 names for the Red
Cross socloty.
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SUSPECTED
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Oregon Counties
To Have Credit
For Enlistments
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4 Washington, Jan. 2 Sen-
ator Chamberlain Is advised by
the war department that be-4-
fore the nsxt draft each Ore
? Kon county will receive credit
for the men enlisted therein
since the first draft.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 7. A proclama
tion calling for the observance of a
National labor loyalty week in con
nection with the celebration of Lin
coln's birthday, with the additional
purpose of "combatting the insidious
forces of pro-German and anti-American
propaganda," was Issued today by
the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy.
Copies were sent to the alliance's
branches and all central labor bodies
affiliated with the American Federa
tion of Labor over all the country.
The proclamation was signed by
Samuel Gompers as president of the
American Alliance tor Labor and De
mocracy. I
"Organized workers in communities
where there is no local branch of the
American Alliance for Labor and De
mocracy," the proclamation stated,
"should take upon themselves the duty
ot arranging mass meetings and dem
onstrations for loyalty week and par
ticularly on Lincoln's birthday, to the
end that the workers in such com
munities may not be deprived of the
inspiration of such demonstrations
and to the further end that branches
of the alliance may bp organized for
the permanent work ot combatting the
insidious forces ot Pro-German and
anti-American propaganda."
Robert Maisel, director of the alli
ance, declared:
"We purpose to make this Loyalty
week demonstration one of the most
powerful blows yet dealt at enemy pro
paganda in America."
It is planned to distribute during
the week millions ot pages of loyalty
literature and on Lincoln's birthday
not less than 500 mass meetings will
be held throughout the United States.
In some localities, it Is expected,
there will be continuous demonstra
tions during the week.
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NEW8TRAN WOULD BE CITIZEN.
Frank Leonard NowBtran of Canby,
hat filed petition for naturalization
papers with the county clerk. Mr.
Newstran came from Swedon in 18SS,
and moved to Canby in 1012.
Tlicy Surely Like Us
46 Years Subscrihcr
Another for 35 Years
David McArthur, of New Era, was
la to attend the installation of offic
ers of Meade ost No. 2, Saturday. Mr.
McArthur has completed 84 years' sor
ylce as flog beuror for the local post
and the habit ot the post in retaining
him in this office having become firm
ly tied, he has been chosen for the
SKth year.
Mr. McArthur called at the Enter
prise office and renewed his subscrip
tion for the coming year, which will
make 48 years during which he has
beea a continuous subscriber.
O. Whipple, of rural route 2, Canby,
sends in a renewal of his subscription
for 1918, which makes forty-two years
for Mr. Whipple as a continuous sub
scriber. In his letter Mr. Whipple
states that he is going to continue a
amber of tht Enterprise family.
Uncle Sam is to have a man from
Oregon City In his avlutlon corps at
Sun Diego, California, that he will
sure be proud of as soon as the man
reaches his destination. This man
Is Charles Nelson, ot Oregon City, who
has been connected with the Independ
ent gnrage for about a year, and brother-in-law
ot William Welsmandel, the
proprietor of the establishment.
Nolson left Oregon City Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock by automobile,
and had expected to reach Ashland
by evoning, but word was received
from him Thursday morning that he
had reached Cottage Grove in excel
lent time, making 145 miles In six
hours. Owing to the condition of the
roadway betwoen Cottage Grove and
Drain, Mr. Nelson Btatos that it Is nec
essary for him to ship his car to Drain
by the Southern rnclMc, but did not
bollove he would have any further
trouble 'In getting through with his
automobile, which is a flve-pnsHenger
Chevrolet. Mr. Nelson's friends In this
city do not agree with him, nttd do not
believe that the trip can be made by
automobile at this tlmo. The man be
ing possessed with grit and determin
ation to reach his destination the
aviation training camp at San biego,
says that he Is going to make It with
this automobile, and is to advlso his
relatives In this city while enroute how
he Is "making it."
NolRon la one ot tho most capable
automobile men and mechanics In
Oregon City, nnd hta friends in this
city state that If the trip is possible
at this time of the year, Nelson can
make it. He will visit the Chevrolot
factory at Oakjand while enroute to
Snn Diego. ,
Nelson made a trip from Idaho to
Orogon City in record time about a
yoar ago, and was among those taking
part In the automobile races at the
Clackamna county fnlr at Canby In
September that won fame for him as a
driver. He was one of the winners in
each race.
Mrs. Nelson nnd little daughter are
to remain in Oregon City while Mr.
Nelson Is serving his country.
A protest against the activities of
the Red Cross chapter ot Sunnyside,
is believed by local officials to have
been the reason for the incendiary fire,
which Friday night threatened the dis
traction ot several large buildings In
Sunnyside.
The Ore was discovered in an un
occupied house located between a
large building owned by Ed Hlrsch, in
which an enthusiastic Red Cross meet
ing was held Friday night and a string
of buildings, Including a grain ware
house owned by Frank Ott.
Memebers ot the Ott family told
Sheriff Wilson and Deputy District At
torney Thomas A. Burke, who are in
vestigating the case, that shortly be
fore the discovery o tthe Are, two men
were heard crossing the store front
hurrldly.
A dog kennel, housing a watch dog,
was found early Saturday morning,
moved against the building in a man
ner locking the dog in the kennel. The
officers also learned that much pro
German sentiment has existed in the
vicinity ot Sunnyside
The Are waa discovered and extln
.gutnhed by Roy and George Johnson,
at 11:30 o'clock Friday night, one hour
SALEM FORLONG
W MM
G. W. Clarke, sentenced last Mon
day to serve from one to seven years
In the penitentiary, was. permitted to
wait until Friday afternoon to begin
sentence, in order to arrange for an
operation and hospital treatment for
his wife In Portland.
In passing sentence on Clarke, who
was Jointly Indicted with Harry Hol
land for larceny from a dwelling,
Judge Campbell stated there could be
no official deferring of sentence, but
that under the circumstances Sheriff
Wilson could permit him to have a
few days in which to see that his wife
was made comfortable and given nec
essary medical treatmeht, if he were
willing to do so.
As the bondsmen were exonerated
on Clarke receiving his sentence, Sher
iff Wilson sent Deputy Sheriff Hughes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The selec
tive draft law was held constitutional
by the sapreme court this afternoon.
Justice White read the decision as
serting tht draft power waa vested In
congress with tht war-making power.
Chief Justice White, In handing
down tht decision In the case against
the draft law that reached tht supreme
court, said the arguments ot all' the
objectors were "absolutely devoid of
merit."
"Our mind is unable to conceive that
raising armies by draft is slavery and
violates the thirteenth amendment,"
Chief Justice White said.
None ot the Justices dissented. Chief
Justice White after demolishing one
by one the arguments made against
the powers ot congress to enact the
law and to draft soldiers, declared
the fourteenth amendment bad "broad
ened the national scope of the gov
ernment inder the constitution by
causing citizenship of the United
States to bt paramount and dominat
ing instead of being subordinate and
derivitive and therefore, operating at
it does pon all the powers conferred
by the constitution, leaves no possible
support for the Contention made If the
want of merit was otherwise not to
clearly made manifest"
"It remains only to consider," he
said, "contentions which, while not
disputing power, challenge the act be
cause of the repugnancy to the consti
tution supposed to result from some
ot its provisions.
and a half, following the close of the wlth clarke' nntl e tw, Srted.F,J;
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Because families to which they had
been assigned recently by County
Judge Anderson reported that thoy
wero incorrlgable, Calvin Neff, 11
years old and Reubln Neff, 13 years
old, were taken to the Oregon State
Industrial Bchool Saturday by Juve
nile Officer D. E. Frost.
Rod Cross meeting. According to O
D. Eby of Oregon City, who addressed 'y,
the meeting, practically every person
in the hall purchased a membership
to the Red Cross, and the meeting was
one of the most enthusastic yet held in
the county.
The investigation, which it is hoped
will lead to the arrest of those respon
sible for the Are, will be continued by
the officials Monday.
Clarke to the penitentiary immediate-
E THAN THREE
SALEM, January 9. (Special to the
j Enterprise.) Following a conference
I of a large body ot business men and
mill men of Oregon City, headed by
Sheriff Wilson of Clackamas county,
with Governor Withycombe today, the
executive announced his decision to
retain special agents in that county
to prevent disorders growing out ot
the strike in the mills.
Traffic Officer Meads will be in
charge of special agents, named as
special agent and acting with author
ity of the governor's office but paid by
the county.
Various phases of the situation were
thoroughly gone over at the conference
The governor expressed the hope that
the local authorities could handle the!
situation, but it was the concensus of
opinion of those present that the spec-
; ial agents should be retained longer.
Objections had been made to the
executive that the handling ot the situ
ation by local authorities was unsat
isfactory, the sheriff being piled up
with other duties, such as the draft
board.'
"The situation is quieting nicely,"
said the governor, following the con
ference. "It is my plan to keep the
special agents, but to gradually reduce
them from time to time as conditions
warrant."
The governor had planned to do
away with the special agents alto
gether as soon as the local authorities
could make arrangements for coping
with the situation, but the opinion at
the conference today was overwhelm
ing for their retention. The delega
tion left for home tonight.
Officers Plan Drive On Men
Who Fail to Make Return on
Questionnaires by January 11
QUARTER
OREGON CITY ROAD
Two hundred and eighty-six names
are attched to a petition filed Thurs
day for the establishment o fa cut-off
in the Portland and Oregon City high
way through Grays Crossing. The
proposed new road will make the main
highway one-eighth of a mile shorter
than the present road, and will run In
a direct line from near the end of
Clackamas bridge to the property of
I. L. Smith beyond the Chautauqua
grounds. This Is the third attempt that
has been made to secure the change in
the highway, the two previous efforts
having been defeated through remon
strances but is said the present peti
tion is so large that-a remonstrance
will be ineffective. The line will cut
through the property of Smith and G.
Hansen, and both of these farmers
claim damages, as the proposed road
cuts right through Smith's front yard.
It is contended by the opponents of the
new highway that t he present road is
satisfactory and will have to be main
tained, even it the new road Is es
tablished. The matter will come up
at the February term ot court
Clackamas county 1916 taxes a
mounting to $786,882.78 collected dur
ing 1917 have been turned over to
County Treasurer M. E. Dunn by Sher
iff Wilson. The money was turned
over to the treasurer in two amounts,
the first being $483,715.80, collected
during the first six months of the year
and $303,276.94 collected during the
last bIx months ot 1917.
Sheriff William J. Wilson and his
deputies In Clackamas county,, are
planning to begin a drive to round up
men who have failed to return ques
tionnaires that have been mailed.
Municipal officials in towns through
out the county are arranging to aid
the county officials in the round up,
which will begin soon after January
11. the last day In which question
naires are to be returned.
Men who are found guilty of neglect
ing to fill out questionnaires and re
turning them in the time limit pre
scribed by the draft law will be sub
ject to heavy fine and imprisonment.
The mailing of questionnaires in
Clackamas county ended January 3,
and men whose questionnaires mailed
on the last day are given until Janu
ary 11. The time limit on the "return
ot questionnaires mailed early has ex
pired, in most cases or will expire tomorrow.
The local board is now working on
classification of men whose question
naires have been returned. Under in
structions received from the district
board, men who have waived exemp
tion or classification and those who
have placed themselves in Class No. I
of the draft are being picked first
Men who sought exemption on in
dustrial, agricultural or dependency
claims will be classified later. The
local board will classify all men who
have made, dependency claims and will
make recommendations to the district
boards in all cases where claims of ex
emption have been filed on industrial
or agricultural grounds.
Three men whose questionnaires
were returned to the local board un
claimed have been automatically
placed Into Class No. 1. These are:
Roscoe Page, Roseburg; Carl Alford
Tomlin, Bremerton, Wash.; Anton Des
potoclch, Boring, Oregon.
METHODIST CONFERENCE HELD
Wow! Round-Up Here
Buckaroo Is Roped
Coveted Pair Chaps
Dreams of being a "buckaroo," chas
ing cattle In eastern Oregon, faded
from tho mind of Leland Chllcote, 18
years old, who was arrested . and
charged with stealing a pair of
"wooly" chaparajos belonging to W.
M. Jeane.
Chllcote plead guilty to the charge
and was fined $15 and costs by Justice
ot the Peace Slevers. The embryo
cowboy was arrested in Portland as he
was about to board a train tor Hermis-ton.
Dr. T. B. Ford, presiding elder of
the Salem 'district, delivered an ad
dress Monday night at the quarterly
conference of the Methodist church on
"The Next Ten Years of Christianity,
and the Place of the Church In It."
Plans were made for a church and con
gregational get together meeting on
January 16.
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W. A. Huntley, ot the Huntley Drug
Co., will lead the Live Wires ot the
Commercial club In and out of trouble
for the next three months. He was
elected main trunk by a unanimous
vote Tuesday. W. A. Dlmick was chos
en as sub-trunk, Dr. L. A. Morris trans
mission wire, A. A. Price guy wire and
Dr. Guy Mount feed wire.
The report of Clifford Ball, chair
man of the Red Cross Christmas seal
sale, showed that the sale totaled
$361.18, or about 25 times more than
received in the community the previ
ous year. The report cites that only
one business house refused support to
the committee, and Mr. Ball extended
his thanks to the Woman's Club, to
Miss Mary Campbell, superintendent
ot the Open Air Sanitarium, to the pa
psr and woolen mills, to the Home Res
taurant and to the city schcols.
O. A. Pace, for ten years a promi
nent figure in the mercantile world in
Oregon City, has definitely announced
hia candidacy for sheriff, and will en
ter the Republican primary next May.
He is at present in charge of the
grocery division of Farr Bros., and was
last June elected a member of the
school board, distancing all ot his com
petitors. Mr. Pace expects to make
an aggressive campaign for the nomin
ation. He has a wide acquaintance,
and many of his friends have urged
him to make the race. His entry into
the field makes the third, the two other
candidates being Sheriff Wilson, who
is an aspirant for K third term, and
Constable D. E. Frost.
The Crown Willamette Paper com
pany has resumed Its plan of offering
prizes to employes offering suggestions
as to increasing the efficiency of the
company. The following were awarded
prizes at the mill Wednesday: Me
chanical first prize, $5, J. M. Mark;
second, $2.50, R. J. Hodgson, for the
safety first prize $5, first, C. A. Cham
bers; second, $2.50, A. M. Sinnott.
Are First to
Fight
COURT. ACTIONS.
Harry Trembath has been appointed
administrator of the estate ot the late
Martha Trembath, whose estate is
valued at $4000.
The estate of John Olson has been
admitted to probate and John E. Berg
strom named as administrator. Olson
died November 30, 1917, and left an
estate valued at $2000.
Decrees were entered in the circuit
court Thursday in the divorce action
ot Frank Norton vs. Louise Norton,
and in the suit of Charles H. Brower
vs. A. P. Casey, et el. In the latter
case Judgment is rendered for $1000
and interest.
Four In Class One
Address Is Unknown
Four "address unknown" question
naires were returned to County Clerk
Iva M. Harrington Friday. The regis
trants are William Hugh Kellogg, ot
Oregon City, Curtis Lamoureaux of
San Francisco, Cal.; Charles Orrin
Dobson, of Hubbard, Oregon; Arnt
Nelson, ot Waluga, Oregon.
Unless these registrants or their
friends or families make proper ap
pearance before the local board with
in seven days from the date the ques
tionnaires went out from the local
postoffice, these men will automati
cally be drafted into ClassI under the
draft law, placing them in the "first to
fight" class of the next call. Their
failure to notify the county elerk of
their change of address from that giv
en when they registered last Jnnt is
tht reason for their predicamtat.
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