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The Enterprise It the
only Clackamas County
Newspaper that prints
all of the newa of this
J growing County. 4
riFTY-etCONO YEAR NO. 11.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918.
ESTABLISHED 1868
BLU E STO PS
FIVE HOURS
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la the opinion of local officials, the
highwayman who was shot and killed
while attempting a hold up of a Ful
ton Park street car In Portland Tua-
day evening, had planned a similar
escapade for the Oregon City lino.
Tbs highwayman, Who waa ldentl-
fled Wodnosday as A. W. Blue, sup
posedly of Denver, was In Oregon
City last Friday, having been directed
her by a t'ortland employment agen
cy to work far I tarry Jones on the
West Unn hotel being erected for the;om the brink of the decline, the drlv-
Crown Willamette company. Eke ap
peared here, and worked only five
hours for Mr Jones, and then abrupt
ly Qolt and drew his time check. As
the 1'. It. U ft P. Oregon City line
enda a t Canemah Juat south of Ore
gon City, the highwayman had ample
time to lay hla plans for a hold up of
the Oregon City car line.
The Canemah terminal waa the
scone of a hold-up shout two years
ago, and the job was alwaya though!
to have been the work of the notorious
convict. Hooper.
That raid on this line was antic
ipated by local officials was admitted
by Sheriff WlUon, who, with a apeclal
1. It. U ft P. man spent two evenings
at the Canemah end of the line, In
expectation of a hold-up.
Itlae was shot and killed by Motor
man P. 0. Heath In the act of holding
up the conductor and motorman of a
Fulton car about 9: SO Tuesday night.
Hla description tallied Identically with
the description of the man who rob
the bed two other Portland conductors
In various terminals during the paat
two weeks. Heath, who waa formerly
a gourd at the atate penitentiary,
shot twice, the first bullet striking a
Denver' police bailee worn by the
robber, and the second shot penetra
ting hla luug. Tho bandit died almost
Instantly.
WHITE FLOUR SELLS
County Judge Anderson, chairman
of the Council of Defence for Clacka
mas county, Monday received tele
graphic advtcea from Food Admlnls
' trator Ayer, to the effect that from
and after Monday, white flour could
only be aold and purchased, with an
equal quantity of substltutea. Here
tofore the acale baa been on a one
third basis, but any groceryman who
sella on anything else than a 60-50
basis will be aubjent to prosecution.
The action Is evidently a hurry-up
order end undoubtedly the situation
la acute, as the telegram Indicates
that "poHltlve Instructions" put the
order Into lmmodiate effect. The tel
egram to Judge Andereon follows:
"Owing to absolute necessity that
thla country furnUh. wheat for ship
ment to our army abroad and to the
people of Franco, I have received poa
Itive instructions that no sales of
flour can be made without an equal
quantity of substitutes and I am put
Ing tho order Into effect today. This
will undoubtedly inconvenience many
of the people but they must thorough
ly understand that It la an absolute
necesalty and that the time haa arriv
ed when we are called upon to come
' through and do our full part
- "Ayer"
Judge Anderson stated that while
the rule would be an apparent hard-
' ship here, It would be carried out to
the letter.
DEPUTY-COUNTY
ASSESSORS WILL
START MARCH 15
Deputy county assessors are sched
uled to make their appearance about
March 15. County Assessor W. W.
Everhart expects to name field dep
utioa for the Klllln and Oswego pre
clncta this week, while the other nine
have been named as follows: Charles
Thompson, Wilaonvllle; W. D. Barks
dale, Mllwnukle; William Morand,
Boring; Julius Tnulson .George; W. H.
Holder, Kstacada; L. N. Davles, Bea
ver Creek; F. B. Albright, Oregon
City; E. W. Randolph, West Linn; H.
N. Hverhart, Molalla, The deputies
have until July 1 to turn their reports
Into the county assessor's office.
Lakeview gets new bank for pur
pose of asBlstlng In developing farm
ing Interests and stock Industry ana
encourage upbuilding of manufactur
ing Industries. This bank la not to be
merely parasitical.
ON EQUAL QUANTITY
$10 ACCOUNT
NEW ERA ACCIDENT
Frieda Bchmld brought auit Thurs
day against Clackamas county for
$2000, alleged damages sustained
through personal Injuries received
from an automobile accident on New
Kra hill, on July 8, 1917.
The plaintiff claims that the acci
dent was cauiied on account of a defect
in the side of the mad, and that when
panning ' a northbound machine, the
auto In which the was riding ai a
guest,, was precipitated down a 12 foot
embankment. The,, plaintiff alleges
mat nor ngni innu was orosen suave
the knee and that she suffered serious
Injuries about the head and body. '
According to the complaint the car
In which the plaintiff was riding wsi
travelling at a speed of about four
miles an hour when the accident oc
curred. It Is claimed that by reason
of the narrowneis of the road ber car
was compelled to travel on the ei
treme outer edge, and that because of
the appearance of the dust and grans
and weeds on the edge of the road and
er of the machine drove the car off the
edge of the road.
A ault waa brought a tew days ago
by the brother of the plaintiff In the
present suit, who also alleged $2000
damages sustained by reaaon of
broken leg caused from the same accl
dent. Thla complaint was almost Ira
mediately dismissed by the plaintiff!
attorneys, and the second suit waa
flled Thursday.
CLACKAMAS IS ONLY
8ALE.M, Ore.. March 7. (Special)
Clackamas county Is the only county
In the state which so far has fallen
down completely In Its census on farm
crops and farm help, Farm Help Spe
clullut Ilrewer atated today. Flgurea
as to farm crops and farm help from
all ovir the state but that one county
ht being tabulated and aummarUad
here by Kalem hlRh school etudenta
under the direction of Mr. Brewer,
who with Labor Commlitaloner Hoff
and other offlcllula has been getting
the data from granges. Farmers'
Unions and county agents.
"County Agent Werner of Clacka
mas County waa provided with the
blanks for securing this Information,"
said Mr. Ilrewer today. "When he
realgned he loft the ImpresBlon with
me that he had arranged to go ahead
with the work.
"We have dlecovered, however, that
all of the blanks have been left piled
up In his otflco and that qj work waa
done. I have taken the matter up with
County Judge Anderson and he has
assured me that he will endeavor to
see what can be done to secure the
data desired."
The census being taken la to be
(...,, ..... thft ...... fhft d,R,r.
bulon of fnrm help and , al(llng tn
securing a harvesting of the crops.
II
LEAVE FDH THE FRONT
The thirteen volunteer auto drivers
from Clackamaa county, were started
on their way to San Antonio, Texas,
by the local board Thursday morning.
The advices from the adjutant gener
al's office Wednesday night to tho
effect that only six of the number
could be Bent, brought a Btorm of pro
test from the Clackamas county husk
lee, and It was decided at the last mo
ment, to lot them all go. They are to
be part of a big division of chauffeurs
who will see Immediate service In
France under Pershing.
The men are Emll Schatz, Clarence
Howard Smith, Guy Elliott, Clyde A.
Warren, Fred Jaster, Carl Allen Kirch
om, Delvln Walter Montgomery, Wil
liam Louis Fuchs, Raleigh Hubbard
Echerd, Henry Kruger, Ralph Carson,
Roy Clark Caffall and Gilbert Callff.
TO OREGON CITY FOR
ES
Oregon City came to the front In a
convincing manner when the first call
was Issued for field classes for marine
corps, by Sergeant Keelor who has
charge of tho publicity work In Ore
gon, WnRhlnRton and Idaho. Alroady
seven people have donated glassies.
Their names are Mr. All mi, Mr. Chrt
tlan Schueble, John W. Ider, Mrs.
Gertrudo Lewthwaite, Mlsa W, E.
Pratt, Miss Barclay.
All desiring to serve the govern
ment in this manner, can leave the
glasHea at the Publicity Donartment
of the Commercial Club, where they
will be turned over to tho Marine
Corps. , -
German Anti-Tank Gun Captured by New Zealanders
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This waa the deadly weapon caotured by New Zealanders on the Brltinh
thore. It la an anti-tank gun, turreted
ridge uaed on the tank guns, but the
Wire Received By County
Clerk Tuesday Evening
. For Men From Class 1-A
Clackamas County will send fifteen
men to Camp Lewis on the 29th of
March. This Information was learned
Tuesday on receipt of telegraphic ad
vice from Adjutant General Williams,
by the local board Tuesday.
-Just who these fifteen men will be
could not be ascertained at the clerk's
office Tuesday evening, but they are
to be taken. , according to serial and
order number, from' the Class I reg
istratrants already examined, unless
advlcea to the contrary are received.
The local board was somewhat con
fused over the telgram received for
the reason that Clackamas county,
unlike several counties of the state,
has already sent its first draft com
plete, and comprising 52 men. As only
two of this number have been disqual
ified, It la hardly probable that this
call Is for depletions in the county's
first draft.
,It the call', on the other hand, is
Intended to be on the second draft of
800,000 men, undoubtedly it is for a
very email proportion of the men to
be called from the county. The tele
gram Indicates an emergency call,
and states that men planting cropa of
Importance shall be given deferred
classification from the call for the
present.
The dratted men will en train for
Camp Lewis on the 29th of March,
pursuant to the Instructions.
WASHINGTON, March 12. Ninety-
five thousand men were ordered today
by the war department to prepare for
induction into training camps.
The movement will start March 29
and continue five days.
Thla is the last Increment of the
first draft.
The movement will include the mob
ilization of 28,000 southern negroes in
northern campa.
ecause of the peculiar camp situa
tion, some districts that have com
pleted their quotas will be asked to
furnish more men and will be given
credit under the second draft.
Several thousand of those today or- can, Oregon City, Robert Booth, Ren
dered mobilized will be used to. fill neth Proctor, Boring; Norman Reyn
up the ranks made vacant by deaths! olds, 902 Sixth street, Oregon City;
and other withdrawals. Others will
be for Industrial calls of which 66
have already been made. Deputy Pro
vost Marshal General Johnson stated.
The first contingent of Industrial
workers drafted recently went to
France, Johnson said.
With this increment in camp, the
official draft will be completed. The
number Includes 15,000 more than was
contemplated because there was room
for them, these additional men being
Molalla Child Plays Near
Fireplace, Receives Fatal
Burns Before Help Comes
Little Dorris Engle, only child of
Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Engle, prominent
residents of Molalla, died Wednesday
afternoon at the family home from
burns.
The child, who was about five years
of age, waa playing near the fireplace
at the Engle home, when her dress
became Ignited. Her aunt, Miss
Merle Adams, who was caring for the
child during the mother's absence,
hearing the child's screams, rushed to
her assistance, and extinguished the
and anchored like a large gun on a battleship. It was Impervious to the cart
New Zealanders managed to take it wun
taken from those classified through
the questionnaires. The quotas from
the South are largely made up of
colored men. The state quotas in
this movement follow:
Alabama, 2634; Arizona, 148; Arkan-jjohn
San, 1541; California, 1745; Colorado,
323; Connecticut, 903; Delaware, 306;
District of Columbia, 102; Florida,
2506; Georgia, 6925; Mho. 242; Illi
nois, 1961; Indiana, iftl; Iowa, ;
Kansas, 6S7; Kentucky, 1651; Louisi
ana, 3573; Maine, 340; Maryland, 382;
Michigan, 6558; Minnesota, ; Mis
sissippi, 2220; Missouri, 1170; Mon
tana, 621; Nebraska, 459; Nevada, 72;
New Hampshire, 212; New Jersey,
4275; New Mexico, 127; New York,
12,288; North Carolina. 6174; North
Dakota, 2647; Ohio, 6955; Oklahoma,
698; Oregon, 369; Pennsylvania, 7828;
Rhode Island, 301; South Carolina,
343; South Dakota, 226; Tennessee.
7753; Texas. 3943; Utah. 247; Ver
mont, 156; Virginia, 2178; Washing
ton. 638; West Virginia. 1514; Wis
consin, 2214; Wyoming, 134; Massa
chusetts, 7089. "
Provost Marshal General Crowder
declined to give the cantonments to
which the men will be assigned in
this new call, as large numbers of
selective service men are scheduled
to go to France shortly and the nam
ing of the cantonments at this time!
would indicate the units to go to
France.
OF
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SALEM, Or., March. 7. (Special)
Clackamas county Is coming in strong
on the Second Junior Rainbow regi
ment of salesman of war savings Cer
tificates. In the first 100 names of
the second regiment Superintendent
Churchill shows the following from
Clackamas county: Bertha McMllli-
Ernest Linnett, MUwaukle; George
Merrlott, MUwaukle; Donalu Lehman,
Route 6, Oregon City; Jerry Fiala,
Route 5, Oregon City. All of the chil
dren mentioned have aold $50 worth
or more of war savings certificates
and will receive a card and an
achievement pin for their efforts.
Mashfield Chamber of Commerce
shows payrolls $141,000 per month on
Coos Bay.
flames, but not until the child was so
badly burned that she died a few hours
following the accident. Drs. Todd and
Hume attended the child, and every
thing was done to relieve the little
sufferer.
The child was a general favorite of
the little city of Molalla, and the ac
cident has cast a gloom over that set
tlement. Her mother is at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Harvey N. Ever
hart, where she has been in quaran
tine with the Everhart family owing
to scarlet fever In that family.-
, M dart. M
front In a recent aaeault on the Germans
toe uermans wno naa manned it.
E CLASSIF
Another list of district board classi
fications was received by Clerk Har
rington Saturday. The class made by
the Portland board does not effect the
dependency claims of the registrants
already decided upon by the local j
board, as the most deferred classifica
tion will be granted the registrant In
cases where two classifications are
made. The list follows:
Andrew Wilson, MUwaukle .. 1
1 Gordon Westberg, AurorL. 1
Joseph C. Mann, Willamette 1
William Yates Famaworth, Seattle 1
Amos Daniel Millard. .Estaeada,
Robert John Saunders, Estacada
Alfred Hauglum, Boring
Raymond Swltzer, Molalla
Martin Eberhart, Boring
Otto Udesen Dahl, Newberg 1
Ernest August Duus, Hooper, Wash. 1
Karl Burton Elsele, Aurora, 2
, Bob Grubenmann, Laurel 2
Ernest Ireneus Johnson, Gresham 2
Jake De Young, Boring
Fay Wilson, Aurora
2
Ralph Hardy, Molalla 2
Emerald E. Goshong, Scotts Mills.... 2
Burton A. Warner, Newberg 2
Maurice W. Hall, Bay City 2
Lacy Wade Day, Oregon City 2
Harry Anthony, New Era M 2
Michael Wagler, Woodburn 2
Joseph M. Schauble, Oregon City 2
Joseph M. Schuble, Oregon City 3
Carl Theodore Sether, Hubbard 3
John Clarence Kunzman Oregon City 4
Otto Stulke, Barton 4
El
T
ISE
SALEM, Or., March 12. (Special)
The Clackamas County Driving and
Rafting company through Its attorney,
William M. Stone, of Oregon City, has
filed a second amended application for
a franchise on Butte and Coal creeks
under the boom law, with the Public
Service commission. The latest appli
cation is for a franchise to Scotts Mills
only. Mr. Stone explaining that this
will remove any objection that might
exist in the minds of those below that
point, and that he expected there
would be very little, if any, objection
from those above.
He suggested April 30 as a good date
for the next hearing to be had and has
asked that the matter be expedited
as much, as possible. The former ap
plication was not finally passed up
on by the commission owing to failure
of proper notice. -
La Grande home guard armed to
drive out I. W. W.s.
The child's father, Clyde Engle, is
the young man who was accidentally
shot near the heart a number of years
ago by accidental discharge of his
gun, and the operation performed in a
Portland hospital caused wide atten
tion among the physicians of the state.
He is employed at Robbins' store at
Molalla.
Dorris Engle was the granddaughter
of J. F. and Mary Adams, well known
pioneers of Molalla, and also grand
daughter of Mrs. Watts, of Elliott
Prairie, Clackamas county.
DUES
MYSTERYSURROUNDS
GE
Mystery surrounds the burning of
the dance-hall at Damascus early
Sunday morning. The ball was built
year ago, is located about a mile
from Damascus, and has long been a
center for the Germans of that local
ity. The structure has been commo
ly called the "German hall."
vnuiara ocuwanz, one oi ine '0v -Ov
of the place, reported Us desx &$
to Sheriff Wilson Monday, statin PjyjJ J
discovered the fins. The building was
practically destroyed at that time. A
late dance was In progress Saturday
night, and there was a committee
meeting of some kind, following the
dance, according to Mr. Schwartz.
During the evening there was a fire
in the stove In the hall, but It was not
large at any time, and was practically
out when Mr. Schwartz left the
building about 3:30, he atated. Mr.
Schwartz suspects Incendiarism.
There have been many complaints
to local officers concerning the Ger
man meetings held In . the building
since the declaration of war, from res
idents of the community.
Sheriff Wilson will' visit the scene
of the conflagration Tuesday, In afi
effort to trace the origin of hte fire.
The building Is said to have been In
sured. WAM6EACDHAS
E
William Beard, formerly of Oregon
City but now of Sellwood. waa in Ore-
gon cjtjr on xuesday, where he visited
at the home of William McLarty.
Mr. Beard's son's, Henry Beard and
Lambert Beard, former residents of
Oregon City, have enlisted in the
army. Lambert Is a second lieuten
ant of Company E, 363d Regiment.
and Henry Beard is on his way to
Camp Kelly, San Antonio, where he
goes Into traicias M. tl aviation,
camp, but expects to leave soon for
France. He left Sellwood on Friday.
He la the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Beard, and his wife will make
her home with Mr. and Mrs. William
Beard during her husband's absence.
William Beard's cousin, Lieutenant
Colonel C. V. Burton, of the 12Sth
Regiment of the 32d division, sta
tioned with the national" army at Tex
as, recently took up his headquarters
at that place from Wisconsin. His
family accompanied him to Texas. Mr.
Beard's nephew, Harry Balheim, a son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Balheim, for
mer well known Oregon City residents,
has also entered the service of Uncle
Sam, and is now on the Great North
ern. Mr. Bard says he is anxious to
enlist for his country himself. He is
one of the active workers, as well as
his wife, of the Red Cross society of
Sellwood. Mrs. Beard is one of the
champion knitters of the society.
Mr. Beard says that if the country
needs him, he will go.
Joe Keller Charged
With Abduction By-
California Attorney
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12. G. B.
Smith, ex-convict, for whose custody
California and Oregon authorities
have been sparring tor a week, today
was en route to Oregon in charge of
a deputy warden. J. L. Keller, who
came from Oregon to get Smith and
arrested him as Smith was leaving
San Quentin prison, was under arrest
for abduction, but 'he had outwitted
the local authorities.
Keller appeared at the county jail
late Monday with the Oregon deputy
warden, who carried an order from
Governor Stephens for Smith's re
lease. No sooner had Smiht been re
leased than Keller produced an order
from Governor Withycombe of Ore
gon directing the deputy warden to
taken charge of Smith. The deputy
did and Keller then surrendered him
self to arrest on a charge of abduc
tion. F
SALEM, Or., March 12. (Special)
The resignation of Austin T. Buxton of
Molalla, as a member of the consolida
tion commission created by the last
legislature was received by Governor
Withycombe and accepted and Judge
J. C. Ferguson of Roseburg,-named in
his place. Mr. Buxton resided at For
est Grove when appointed as a mem
ber of the commission but later re
moved' to Molalla. His health will not
permit him to continue to serve on the
commission, the governor states.
Salem Horst Bros. Co., of Califor
nia, who own large tracts near here,
have secured $1,000,000 order for dried
vegetables.
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A "no man's land" skirmish, con
ducted by Sheriff Wilson and Officer
Meads, at Riverside Park Sunday ev
ening, resulted In three arrests for
violation of the prohibition law.
While the sheriff and his men were
conducting a still hunt among the
buildings and grounds of the former
Friar's club, Marshall Riley of MU
waukle picked up a fourth "stew" at
the dance.
It waa the opening night tor Prof.
Ringler's dancing academy, following
a lapse of several weeks in dancing
activities at the park, during which
time improvements and enlargements
have been made to meet the demands
of an ever growing dancing patron
age. It was while casually wander
ing about among the steppers that
Sheriff Wilson picked np Pressly Mar
tin, beautifully saturated with boot
leg whiskey, and having the time of
his life, because he "expected to go
to France wiht the next bunch" as he
told Judge Sievers Monday morning,
in aober moments. Mr. Martin was "
assessed, $15, which with the $3 he
claims to have paid for a quart of
bootleg whiskey in Portland, made '
quite an expensive little party. V
J. H. Scholtz was In the act of suck
ing at the end of another quart bottle
In a dark corner of the grounds, when
he was taken into custody by the lo
cal officers. Sheriff Wilson lifted the
bottle from the trembling lips, "and
evening, the bottle and the ball money
for his appearance before Judge Siev
ers Monday. At a late hour Monday
J evening, hte bottle and the bail money
were both In the custody of the sher
iff, and Indications are that Scholtz
will forfeit both. , -.
A dashing young chap who give the
name of Jim Ritchie waa also corral
led by the officers, during the travels
of the evening. Ritchie had nothing
but the effects of a jag, and upon the
promise of a friend to get him out of
Clackamas county in. ten minutes, the
sheriff let him go. Ritchie and his
pal made it in half the time.
Marshal Sam Riley of MUwaukle,
also looking about the grounds, pick
ed np Thomas McFall, a ship yards
worker, who had come to do a little
stepping at Riverside, with his wife,
and several others. Unfortunately
McFall had been imbibing Portland
liquor during the. day, and he was In
no condition to do any consistent
stepping. He also pleaded guilty be
fore Judge Sievers and was given a
fine of $15.
UD DEFIES TEACHERS
Edgar Smith, a 17-year-old lad from
Willamette, spent an interesting hour
before County Judge Anderson Friday
afternoon, just because he had openly
defied the school teacher, principal
and members of the school board at
Willamette a few days ago. Smith
was given a heart-to-heart talk from
the court .after the testimony of seven
witnesses to his youthful defiance had
been examined by Deputy District At
torney Burke.
Smith, who is not a pupil of the
school, was misusing the playground
apparatus, and when the teacher Miss
Burgoyhe remonstrated, he told her
he would do whatever he thought best
about the matter. Principal Romig
then took a hand in the affair, and the
lad left the grounds stating he would
"get" the school head. Members ot
the board met the youngster the next
day, and he frankly told them some
things which wouldn't look well In
print. Even the Janitor of the school
came In for a share of the lad's venom,
so the board decided to place the mat
ter before the juvenile court to ascer
tain whether they, or young Smith,
could run the school. Two eighth
grade pupils who heard his Impudent
statements also were in court and test
ified as to Smith's actions.
7le was given a severe lecture by
Judge Anderson and Instructed that
any further complaints which could
be verified against the lad's conduct,
would result in his detention at the
state training school. The complaint
was dismissed with this understand
ing. The entire school board was in at
tendance at the hearing, as well as
Principal Romig, and the teacher, Miss
Burgoyne. Smith moved here recent
ly, with his family from Idaho.
WED AT VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 11.
Marriage license was Issued here to
day to Fred W. Heilman, aged 28, ot
Oregon City, and Mrs. Lula Platten
berg, aged 22, of Canby.