erpris "I he " Enterprlae la the 4 only Clackamas County Newspaper that print 4) all of th nawa of thla 4 growing County. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1918. FIFTY-SECOND YtAR NO. 10- ESTABLISHED 1866 ENT clack furnishes quota for pershing Claofcamas county will furnlib an van dosen o( tha auto drivers wanted for immediate aervlea In Prance. The men will depart Thuraday morning from Oreion Cltr tor Ban Antonio, Teiaa. Tolngraphlo advlcea were received from the adjutant'a (eneral'a office Saturday evening, and tha twelfth man had atftned up for aervlce by I o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The men axe Henry Kruger, of Sherwood, Raleigh Kckerd. Molalla. Clayde A. Warren, Oreton City. Route 6: William L. Fucht. Eagle Creek, Carl Allen Kirch am, Logan; Fred Jaater, Sherwood, Route 5; Ralph Carton. Orogon City; i Ray C. Caffall, Mllwaukle; Ouy Elliott. 1 Oregon City; Delvle W. Montgomery. City and Gilbert Callff, Oregon City. Oregon la to furnish 100 truck drlv era under advtcee from array head quarters. From tha way volunteer! have been coming before the local board, Sheriff Wilson atated Tueaday night the county could furnlah the whole quota for the atata If neceasary. The county loaea a valuable truck driv er In Carl Klrchom ot Logan who baa been the head man In hauling the "hot stuff" In the county'e paving opera tlona the put two yeare. Kruger and Eckerd are two ot the Ave boys who were held up In Oregon City, after enlisting In the aviation de partment which waa abruptly closed he- the government. The lada are both auto men and Jumped at the chance 01 QUICK Brii:o in riautv. uuviavj Otia Jeweu, anomer tnetnoer oi we quintette, waa permitted , to Join the I7lh engineers by tha government peo ple and Concie Keruejr, transferred here from Montana, a fourth member of the party, Is also awaiting final ad vices to cast his lota with the new englneera' regiment, Raleigh Dowers, the fifth member of the stranded crew, la about the bluest man In Clackamas county. His am bition hat been to become an aviator, but he told Clerk Harrington Tuesday ha would take a chance on anything juat ao ba could get Into the big game across tha pond. K. Edward LeClalre enlisted in the 28th englnoera Tueaday, and was granted bis release from the local board. He departed for Vancouver barracks, from whence he will go to Camp Meade, Maryland. LIVE WIRES GET ACTION ON PAVING OF ROAD According to an announcement made at Portland Saturday afternoon the stretch ot road leading from the end ot the Clackamas county hard surface road at the Sellwood-Multnomah line to Mllwaukle avenue In Portland, a dis tance of about t blocks, la to be hard surfaced within the next 90 days. This decision la directly due to the efforts of the Live Wires, represented by Mort Latourette, who haa Insistently pound ed away at Mayor Daker, Commission er llolman and Roadraaater Yeon that they live up to their announced policy ot co-operating for the improvement ot connecting roada where counties con cerned ahowed a disposition to "do their ahare ot the work. The stretch ot road referred to will be hard aur faced tor a width of twenty feet. This action on the part ot the Multo xnah county officials Is the result ot an energetic campaign carried on by the Live Wires, who by thii accomplish ment have made the hope of an entire hard surfaced Oregon City-Portland road, one notch nearer realisation. THRIFT STAMP SALE l PROGRESSING ILL . Countr School Superintendent Cal avan reports the thrift stamp sale of the county achool children and teach ers la progressing nicely. Reports made a few daya ago to the state head quarters show that the "baby bond" salos have reached the sum of $7,' 452.01, since the drive began, and the thrift purchases amount to $814.75 With their customary energy both teachers and children' have gone Into the big drive determined to go "over the top." Standfield: Lowest bid for grad ing Columbia highway from Pendle ton to Morrow county line $6,000 mile. N COUNTY SCHOOLS Molalla Editor After Legislature Seat Gordon J, Taylor, editor of the the leg- Molalla Pioneer, ia out after Republican nomination (or tha Gordon J. Taylor Mature. He aayi: "I have not asked permission from anybody to run (or this office and will not make any promisee in order to get votes. I will keep myself free ao H elected I will be able to rep resent all consistently." Mr. Taylor Is a man ot ability and haa a wide ac quaintance in this part of the state and la amply qualified to represent the people If elected. T IN Advlcea from the adjutant general's office lnte Sunday evening, called a halt' on tha preparatloua Tor departure of tour registrants of Clackamas coun ty who were to have left for military posta Monday morning. The men, Gtorge Otis Jewell, Raleigh Dowers, Henry Kruger, and Concie Kearney, are now being held In Oregon City at government expense, awaiting advices from Washington, D. C. as to what branches they may enlist In. Word from the adjutant General's office asked the local board to hold up the plana of the boys, all of whom were Class 1 registrants permitted to Join special branches ot the service. The reason given waa that the aviation corps was completely filled up. Victor C. Judd of Oregon City and William H. Oatken of Oak Grove, were released by the local board Monday afternoon, to enlist in the navy and will leave at once for a aouthern naval training camp. Georg If. Denshadlcr, another local registrant, was permitted to en list In the 37th englneera and will de part for Vancouver Barracks Immedi ately. Several applications were made be fore the local bonrd for the available poHta in the auto drivers department The call waa made Saturday and Ore gon Is to furnish at leant 100 auto drivers tor Immediate aervlce under Pershing In France. IT The case brought by Ernest Schmld against Clackamas county Thursday, was dismissed from the record under ordur ot Judge Campbell today, upon motion of the plaintiff's attorneys, Hrownell and Slevcrs. and Llvy Stlu. Tbe suit alleged $2,000 damages sustained by plaintiff as the result ot an automobile accident on tne now Era hill last July, the plaintiff clalnv Ing he sustained a broken leg and other serious Injuries when the auto which he waa driving ran over the em bankment on the hill. He alleged a defective roadway as the basis of his suit. , Why the case was dismissed ia un known. District Attorney Hedges, who handles the county's litigation, had not made any appearance in court in the matter, and knew nothing ot the dismissal ot the suit until the order waa filed with Clerk Harrington. .'-.... $ HANEY U. 8. ATTORNEY , WASHINGTON, March 6. The $ $ president aent the following nom- S $ Ination to the senate today: To be United States attorney, Bert B. Haney o( Portland, Or., district ot Oregon; vice Reames, resigned. S :. ; FOR $2000 DISMISSED LAWS STOPS OF PE Russell's famous 'movie" The Divine Plan," tailed to Pastor billed as move aa per achedule at Gladstone Monday night, when a committee ot nWiM.u t.A.riul hi Sheriff W son. gently but firmly Informed the pastor'e disciples that there would be "no show tonight." The action ot Sheriff Wilson came "hMutal .1 Oood.o'. bit TUMtlfUVmtUtmMr - T JOY RIDERS on Oft ENLISTS II; U. S. ARMY Tommy Moore, whose weaknesa for joy rides haa kept him In the reform Orm two school off and on for the last yeara. visited hla parents In Oregon City Wednesday night, coming home to break the joyful newa that he had en listed In tbe U. 8. army. Tommy, who' waa paroled from the training school a short time ago, couldn't wait to take a street car to convey the glad tidings, so he hopped into the automobile of R. O. Wllhelm ot Portland, drove the car to the lane leading to hla home In the ML Pleas ant car, and there left it. Hearing ot the stolen car, Deputy Sheriff Joyner visited the old familiar haunt of Tom my and found the car but no Tommy. neighbor told the officials that he! had aeen the lad last evening, but did not give the matter any attention at the time. After his visit, Tommy went back. evidently to Portland, and he haa not staged the first round ot a bitter fight been seen since, unless he la merrily for the possession ot their minor child, swinging a gun over at Vancouver bar- Robert Nordmark, before Judge Camp racks. The young lad's folka did not bell Monday afternoon. The caae waa know that he came borne In a car, and after his many similar - expeditions, Tommy didn't take the trouble to tell them. The lad is abont 17 years ot age has nroen away irom tne training school several timea ana amen norae in bor rowed automobiles, the last time be ing nearly a month ago. He waa first aentenced to tha Institution tor similar charges, and waa recently paroled up- other folks' machlnea in the future. With patriotism as his keynote, Frank Irvine, noted blind editor ot the Portland Journal, delivered an Intense ly Interesting address before the Live Wires at their weekly luncheon held Tuesday noon, at the Commercial club parlors. Urging hla audience to a proper realisation ot the enormity ot the present war and the sacrifices it would entail, he told ot how Ralph E. Williams, Republican state chairman, recently returned from a trip east, had stated that east ot the Mississippi the country was overcast with a gloom but that in the west it was Just the re verse, evidently because the people failed to thoroughly understand the gravity of the situation. He advised that everyone prepare tor the increas ed lists ot casualties that would con stantly continue to grow until they reached the proportions now suffered by our allies, and that only through a proper understanding; of the gigantic task ahead ot us, could we give our government the support it needs and must have. ' The appearance of Mr. Irvine brought out an unusually large attend ance U. S. GRANT MARRIED. SPARTANSBURO, S. C, March 4. U. S. Grant IV, a Lleutenant.of ord nance in Camp Wadsworth here, an nounced Saturday that he had been secretly married here last October to Miss Matilda Bartikofsky, of New York, while he waa an enlisted man in the camp. FRANK IRVINE MAKES SIRING PATRIOTIC -ADDRESSTOLIVEWIS RIGHT AM MOffiESS outfit la the same one that waa chased out of Grants Pass, McMinnvllle and one or two other Oregon towns tne cast few weeka, and is said to be a "nac flat" snow, caraounagea nenina the acrlptnrea. When the sheriff learn- ed of the nature of the exhibition, handbills or wmcn were nanoea auuui Gladatone Monoay aiiernoon, ne oe- ! , I OLD GLORY OVER CITY HALL t if SHOULD BE REPLACED. The old flag, once ao clean and beautiful, but of late Uttered and torn, and the cause of no little censure directed at the city fath- era, will be taken down. Council- man Friedrlch Wednesday night aald the city was disgraced ny v ' permitting such a rag of a flag to float over the city hall Mayor Hackett, ever practical, uggested that instead of buying new flag that the money be dl- verted toward subscribing for the t Morning Enterprise, the Weekly Courier and the Morning Oregon- Ian to be aent to the members ot i G company, from Oregon City, ' now In France and his suggestion waa approved. In passing, the Enterprise will say that If the city is too poor or uvtuiu ui awiuunm iubi it -c cannot or. will not Insist upon a f new nag over tne municipal tern- v pie, that thla newspaper will head $ a subscription list to raise money 4 for that purpose. V ! OVER THEIR CHILD John N. Nordmark, a business man of Spokane, and hla former wife, now Mrs. Kathryn Dalzell of Oswego, continued pending the filing of further Spokane records in the divorce decree between the two. Th matter waa broucht In the clr- cuit court on the application ot the father who petitioned for a writ of habeus corpus, citing the mother to!p,aiined- produce the child In court at once. Af ter hearing the arguments of the at torneys In the case, Judge Campbell continued the matter. Circuit Judge Campbell declined to take Jurisdiction Wednesday night in the application of John N. Normark, Spokane business man, tor the posses sion ot his minor child. The mother, Mrs. Kathryn Dalzell, of Oswego, con tested the application. The court held that Inasmuch as the Spokane court had given the child to the mother, when the divorce was granted, that the ease would have to go to that court WOMAN RUNS FOR SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 4. Miss Anne H. Martin, ot Nevada, vice-chair man ot the National Women's Party, tonight announced her candidacy to (111 the unexpired term of late Senator Newlands. 7 to Be Left Behind 6 Can Go to France Many Motor Drivers There will be a pretty how-de-do at Clerk Harrington's office bright and early Thursday morning, when 13 auto truck drivers, who are "rarin' to go" learn the sad news that not over six of their number can be taken. The sad news was learned by Clerk Harrington and Sheriff Wilson Wed nesday afternoon, when a call from Captain Culllson, ot the adjutant-gen eral's office, informed that the 100 mark quota for Oregon was to be filled from approximately 150 applicants. The call came Saturday evening for Oregon to send 100 truck drivers Im mediately and a dozen had applied In Clackamas county by Tuesday noon. Several more came Wednesday but only one before the word was received from the adjutant-general's office. The board is in a quandry to know what to do. PAfiTX which he proceeded to do, backed by Deputy Diatrict Attorney Thomae A. Burke ana Assistant u. . Attorney Latourette. A volunteer brigade of some nny uiaasionmns, neaaea bj Justice ot the Peace Sieve, waa also present at eeverlng relatione between the "international Bible Studenta' as- goc,aUon th MCt ,nd the n. Jesse Merle Jones, self-confessed slacker, was given a three months' sentence by Federal Judge Bean in Portland Monday, and at the conclu sion of his term in the federal Jail, tie will bs Inducted into active military service for the duration ot the war. The cas attracted wide Attention, when It was ascertained through the efforts ot local officials, that Jones wife cut oft his finger, In order to disqualify him from military service. The operation was performed about the 22d of January, shortly after Jones, who lives with his wife on a farm near Mullno, had received hla classi fication card from the local board. In a confession mcde to Deputy Dis trict Attorney Burke, County Clerk Harrington and Assistant U. S. Attor ney Latourette Jones admitted the deed, and claimed it was done to evade service- This confession was made about two weeks ago, and the following toy, the wife appeared at the court house and after some ques tioning on the part of the officials, she too, confessed that she chopped off her husband's tlnger In an effort to get him out of army service The father, too, made a statement to the local officers, giving an entirely dif ferent version ot the affair than that of the husband and wife, who had When the sentence was imposed, Jones' young wife, Just 18 years of age, broke down and asked the court to give her a like sentence that she might be with her husband. The Jones' ware married at Vancouver only a few months ago, and the young bride claimed to the officials here that the separation waa performed at her own Instance, and that her husband was not all to blame. Jones Intimated at the time of his confession here that he would proba- ly plead guility and tako his medicine without trial L BACK AT CAMP LEWIS T CAMP LEWIS, Wash.. March 4 After an absence ot several months In France familiarizing himself with actual conditions In the war zone, Major-General Greene, commander ot the 91st National Army Division, re turned here Saturday to resume his duties. During Major-General Greene's ab sence abroad the camp has been in charge ot Brigadier-General Fill. "I am glad to be back," v was all General Greene had to say as he alighted from tha train and shook hands with friends who crowded around him, but before reaching Ta coma he consented to an interview. General Greene admitted, rather re luctantly, that he had been under shell fire while on the battle front, and told ot a German airplane attack on his son, Major James S. Greene, the Gen eral s personal aide, who, with a brother officer, had. gone in the Gen eral's car to the battle front The Germans got the range and soon shells were crashing around the au tomobile, he said. The abondoned the car and then a German airplane suddenly swooped down and directed its machine gun fire against the Major. mm SLACKER IS GIVEN TERM III PRISON COUNTY BOY DROWNED 0MS1IRTUSCA1 The faint hope which has beejViflJ lensinea oer mice tno xu" kW e. the Tuscanis. for .TTvc h O' . . .L. i .l0 fOTcf Mil 1-1 r -v '"' f V'j j mA ' ''S j " ilr- - n m&. .m Jk. vX Verner G. Branland land, vanished Tueaday when the war department in a message to the fam ily further confirmed the report that he was among the unidentified dead or totally missing. Verner G. Branland waa born at Oc onto, Wisconsin, February 2, 1894, and nobly gave his life for his country on the evening o (February 5, 1918, when the transport carrying over 2200 Amer ican troops was torpedoed. He leaves a father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Branland, and one sis ter, Jaunita, besides a host of friends. CLACKAMAS HAS 31 : NAMES IN RAIW SALEM. Ore., Mar. 6 (Special) Clackamas county has 31 names in the list of the First Jonior Rainbow Regiment made up of the first 1000 school children selling 150 worth or more of thrift stamps. These names as compiled by Superintendent Churchill from the first 1000 received are aa follows: Kenneth Baker, Oswego; Lester Boring, Boring; Richard Suchow, Bor ing: Jesse Boyd, Rout 1, Oswego; William Boyd, Route 1, Oswego; Ruth Chinn, Oregon City, R. L.; Gen evieve Duncan, Oregon City, Route 6; Lawrence Duncan, Oregon City, Route 5; Arthur Fiala, Oregon City, Routs 5; Lily Fiala, Oregon C(ty, Route 5; Mary French, Eagle Point; Florence Graden, 561 E. Salmon street, Portland; (William) Grossen bacher, Oregon City; Marion Hanson, Route 2, Oregon City; Hans Hansot ter, Mulino, Route 1; George Johnson. Mllwaukle; Esther Jones, Boring; Alice Kraeft, Oregon City, Route 2; Alice Landren. Milwaukee; Ruth Larklns, Mulino, Route 1, Box 34; Ernest Leek, Oregon City, Route 2; Lena Lehman, Oregon City, Route 5; Edgar Noyer, Molalla, Route 2; Edwin Redder, Wilson ville; Everett Whltten, Oregon City, Route 5; Leonard Whitten, Oregon City, Route 6; Beulah Wright, Central Point; Carl Wilsoq, Mllwaukle, Box 256; Julia Wilson Oswego; Marjorle Wis- singer, Mllwaukle; . Wallace Young, Wilsonville. At the least calculation this list of names represents $1550 worth ot stamps sold by the children in Clack amas county, but as many of the children sold more- than the necessary S50 quota the sum will exceed that by quite a little. Superintendent Chuivhill has an nounced that he will start organiza tion at once ot the Second Regiment to include any children not members of the first regiment who sell or buy $50 worth or more ot the stamps, or any who are members of the First Regiment who sell or buy $50 worth or more ot the stamps after March 1- MILWAUKIE SUED BY CONTRACTORS FOR LARGE SUM The Montague-O'Reilly company of Portland has Instituted suit against the city ot Mllwaukle tor $8,190.14, al leged due on contract price for street Improvements dating back to 1914. The complaint charges that warrants were given for the sums due on the contract, that the warrants were duly endorsed, but were withheld for want of funds to take care of them. The complaint further charges that the city failed to provide the necessary tax as sessments to take up the outstanding warrants, which were tendered into court with the filing ot the complaint. STRIKE ON RAILROAD TOROONTGt Ont., March 4. Five hundred treighthandlers at Grand Trunk terminals went out on strike today. Indications were that the walk out would spread to the Canadian Pa cific railroad, as the men have refus ed the company's offer (or an adjust ment of differences. mm t II I1 1 I Tf 1 : TERMINATES Robert Vorpbal, of German lineage, and Ralph Campagne, whose ancea ters hailed from sunny Italy, engaged, in a free-for-all tight in Vorpnal's barn, about ten miles sountheast of Oregoa City Tuesday evening. Tbe fight waa a draw, with possibly a shade in favor of the Italian. Wednesday morning the combatants appeared before Justice of the Jeaee Sievers, on a charge ot assaalt and battery preferred by VorphaL The second round of the battle, scheduled to be a verbal tilt ot some moment, came to an abrupt close when Deputy District Attorney Burke asked the court to dismiss the -complaint and free the son of Italy. - The abrupt action on the part ot the court (olio wed an admission on the part ot Vorphal, that he had told Cam: pagne, during the course of the fight in the barn that he, Campagne, "ought to be back In Italy where the Germane wera rightly killing all Dagoa off."- " Just a minute" interrupted Deputy Burke. "If the court Is wluing, the state will dismiss this ' complaint, right here aad now." - - , s "The court most certainly la wilt ing" replied Judge Sievers and .the game little scrapper from the land ot blue Italian skies, was sent on his way, unscathed by Judicial decree. The court eautloned Vorphal about making such remarks and informed him that the federal government would be after him If he made any fur ther remarks of, similar tenor. . Vorphal had engaged the Italian to do some plastering, and according to the Italian's story, he objected when he appeared with a horse and buggy, stating be would not feed the Italian' horse. When the Italian offered to" pay, he claims Vorphal became abus ive in the extreme, and Campagne finally struck the blow which led off sj most interesting 15-minute round. Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Joyner arrived shortly after the bout was over and instructed both men to an-. pear on their own recognizance. ; Vorphal had a badly bruised head and Campagne bore a tew scratches ; as evidence of a first-class bout. - FRANCHISE DECLARED DEFECTIVE BY PUBLIC SALEM. On.. Mar. 6 (Special) . Assistant Attorney General Bailey ;. has advised the Public Service com-' mission that the notice issued in the I matter of the franchise for the Clack amas County Driving and Rafting company is defective, in that it was not issued by the commission, and as a result . another hearing must be ' held. ' The attitude . assumed Is that any notice to dam holders or others along -the stream must come from the com- mission under the statue or be With- ' out effect. , One hearing was held by the com- k mission last August- and plana were ; practically matured for Issuing an ; order granting a franchise, when the : questions of the defects in the notice arose. ; It Is probable the next hearing held '. will be merely perfunctory In its na ture to allow people a chance to ob- Ject or be heard If they wish, but it ia not expected any considerable i amount of testimony will be heard4 The date for this hearing ban not been set. Ill IEDM T Mrs. N. A. Bowers, ot Canemah, kt; in reclept of word from her grandson, Wlnnifred May, who Is stationed "Somewhere" in France, saying that he has been promoted to first sergeant of Battery B, Sixth Field artillery. The young man has Just reached his 21st birthday .and is one of the most popu lar members of the company. He was among the first Oregon boys to reach that place, having arrived there before Christmas, and he Is much Interested' in the work that the battery has ao--complished. Sergeant May Is well; known in Oregon City, where he at; tended school (or some time, and later took up his residence at Springfield Oregon, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Lawrence May. He was employed in Eugene when he enlisted.