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The Enterprise la tfcs
orvly Claekamas County
Newspaper that prints
all of tha news of thla
growing County,
rirTV BECONO YEAR No. 20.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 17,1918.
ESTABLISHED 188
SHOEMAKER
SAYS SUE
UNABLE TO
Stating that neither tha Governor
nor tho Fish and Game Commission
has authority under tha law to optin
any at rnum dosed by tha legislature
to not 0nhhii and that tha only seat
tf authority (or such action la vested
in tha United States Food AdmlnUv
trator, Carl I). Shoemaker, Btate
Gajna Wardn, refuted In a statement
yesterday, tha contention of aoma
local fishermen that the Governor
hud tha power if he chose to open
the Willamette, rtver above the sus
pension bridge to the falla, to the
till net fishermen.
The statement of Mr. Shoemaker
folio a:
There haa been considerable con
troversy among fishermen In Oregon
OMy, regarding the power of the Gov.
ernor to open the Willamette river
above the auapanalon bridge to gill
nt tubing. It haa been contended that
both the Govornor and the Fish and
Gam a Commlaalon have thla author
ity. The confualon. however, arises
through an act of the laat leglalature
which reads as follows:
"Provided that the Bute Hoard of
Fish and Game Commissioners, may
at tholr discretion, and at such tlmea
and undiir such regulations aa they
may .adopt, poriult the aale of any
game anlmala, Kama birds, or same
flab, the aa e of which la otherwise
prohibited by law."
Thla quotation will be found In
paragraph Be of chapter 297, or the
law of 117.
Acting under the authority veated
1o thla section. the'FUh and Game
Commission permitted the taking of
catfish In the Wlltnmmvtte Slough,
and the aale thereof. It also permitted
the taking of Dolly Vardon trout In
any of the watera of Oregon and the
aale ot the aame In the counties where
caught Thla applies solely and only
to Rame fish, game blrda, and game
anlmala.
It la on account of thla action on
tin nart of the Commission that the
fishermen have concluded that the
Governor and the Finn and Game
Commission have 0 right to open
up a closed portion of a atream.
Tho Fish end Game Commlaalon
haa no rlKht to open up any closed
season or closed atream which has
been cosed by the legislature. The
legislature has however, granted the
right to the Fish and Game Commla
alon to close any open season or any
open stream, Thla was done for the
reason that from time to tlm certain
streams become depicted, and for the
best Interests of future angling ana
fishing, It would be the part of wis
dom to closo that atream. It was under
this authority, and on account of this
reaaon that tho Clackamas river
was cltised to net fishing.
The sole authority to suspend state
laws effecting commercial flHhlng la
vnatod In the United States Food Ad
ministration. Whether tho necessity
exists In this case Is a mutter for thut
body to determine.
Governor .Wlthycombe haa been a
slnoors friend of commercial fisher
men and sportsmen. He has never
wavered or hesitated In advocating
the doing of whut he thought was for
the best Interests of both. lie should
not be criticised for not doing thut
which he has no power to do, and tluit
la the case at Oregon City now. when
the commercial flshormen censor the
Governor for not opening the Willam
ette river to net fishermen. He has
no more authority or power to do this
than tha flshormen themselves.
Personally I boSeve thnt there Is
a more friendly spirit existing be
tween the commercial fishermen at
Oregon City, and tha Fish nnd Game
Commission today than ever before
In the history ot the Commission. I
welcome such a show of cooperation,
nnd look forward to the time when
all of these matters may be worked
out in a friendly and pleasant way.
No Extortionate Prices
for Ice, Says Controller
COUNTYAGENTARENS
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Oregon City Organized
Into Ten Districts for Red
Cross Drive Next Week
Former Governor Hmijamln 11. Odell,
lee controller for New York State,
haa warned lea men that he will not
permit extortionate prices for their
commodity thla summer. He will use
the full force of the law against those
who put -3P the prices during the
warm weuther.
BOYS Ml ME
0F21 S1NCEJUNE5
SUBJECT TO DRAFT
All Clackamas county boya who
have .become 21 years ot age alnce
June 6 last, are to register pursuant
to the ' selective draft refutations,
within tho next few weeks. While the
exact data la Dot known, Sheriff Wil
son, chairman of the board. Is of the
opinion the call will be made on June
5.
The board ! busy completing ar
ranicementa for the registration, which
Is to be similar to that of a year ago.
Aa near a can be estimated it Is
thought that about 2 GO men will come
under the provisions of the law.- Just
bow the registration Is to be made is
not known. Under tht law It can all
be done at tho office of the local
board, but to faclllate matters for the
registrants tho local board wi I In all
probability arrange for registration
In several centers tn the county, and
appoint registrants in each of the dis
tricts. Thla plan however, has not been
definitely decided upon.
The new registration list will In
crease the Clasa 1 men available, as
most ot the new registrants are single
men. Immediately, after the registra
tion the classifications will be made
and from that time the men are sub
ject to Immediate military duty and
will probably be taken in the regular
calls, upon the niobllliatlon of all tha
present, class 1 men, who are being
taken according to order numbers.
and
the
bluff
Campalga Manager Sullivan ot the
Ited Cross drive has divided the city
Into ten districts, appointed captains
to take charge ot the districts, said
captains being empowered to select
their own assistants, and subdivide
their districts again Into smaller dis
tricts so that the work of soliciting
can be thorough and Quickly done.
All captains will be furnished with
a map ot his district.
District No. 1. A. It. Jacobs
Wlllard Hawloy, Jr., Captains,
promises the district between
center line ot 11th street and
south boundary, and base ot
along Railroad Avenue to the river.
District No. 2 W. L. Mulvey, cap
tain, comprises the district between
the center line of 4th Street and south
boundary and base of bluff along
Railroad Avenue to center line ot
John Q. Adams Street
District No. 6 Percy Caufleld,
captain, comprises the district be
tween the center line of 4th and 7th
Streets and base of bluff along Rail
road Avenue to the center line of
County Street.
District No. 4 Dr. L. A. Morris,
captain, comprises the district be
tween the center lines ot 7th and 11th
Streets and base of bluff along Rail
road Avenue to the center line ot
Harrison Street.
District No. 6. James Roake, cap
tain, comprises the district between
the center line of 11th and 14th
streets and the east bondary and the
river.
District No. . Frank IL Cross,
captain, comprises all that part ot
the city lying north of the center
line of 14th Street
District No. 7. Mrs. W. J. Wilson,
captain, comprises the district be
tween the base ot bluff west ot
Promontory Avenue and center line
of John Q. Adams Street and the
center line ot County Street and the
center Una of 4th Street to the south
boundary.
District No. g.George E. 8wat-
ford, captain, comprises the district
between the center line of Harrison
Street and the east boundary and the
center lines ot 7th and 12th Streets.
District No. 9. Frank Welsh, cap
tain, comprises the district between
the center line of County Street and
the east boundary and the north line
of Holmes Addition and the center
line ot St Helens Avenue produced
to County Street
District No. 10. John Lewellyn,
captain, comprises the district be
tween the center line ot County
Street and the east boundary and
the center line ot St Helena Avenue
produced to County Street and the
south boundary.
E
ISTER I
R. W. AretiB, county agent of
Clackamas county, and Judge Grant
H. Dlmlck hold a meeting at the
Needy hall Tuesday evening, and both
mink a on "Chcaner and Better Live
stock Feeding as a War Measure."
There was a large attendance, and
keen Interest was manifested.
In Friday evening of this ' week
Judge Dlmlck and Mr. Arona will tour
tho Molal ft country, holding a meet
ing at tho Molalla Grange hall in the
evening. Saturday afternoon they will
visit Eagle Creek grange.
ARE 21 SINCE JUNE
All young men in Clackamas county
who have reached the age of 21 years
since June 5, last year, must present
themselves at the office of County
Clerk Iva Harrington some time the
first ot June to register for wnr serv
ice ns those of military age registered
last year. While the exact day of
registration has not been set yet, it
is probable It will be Juno 5. This
is not definite, however. The date
will be announced later.
All supplies and Instructions for the
registration have been received. Lust
year the registrants wore able to
present themselves to a local board
in their respective precincts but this
plan wll not be followed out this
year. Although Mies Harrington ask
ed Adjutant General Williams for
the same privilege this year but was
denied.
Campaign Manager Sullivan has
announced the quotas for the various
school districts of the county, giving
also the names of the persons to
whom the organization call has been
sent: .
Dlst. No. Name Quota
1 Pearl Messlnger $ 758
2 N. R, Graham no
3 Mrs. L. D. Moore
4- Mrs. Carl Fallen
6 O. L, Hammond
6 Geo. Christiansen
7- Mrs. W. M. Wade
8- Mrs. W. P. Klrchem
9-W. S. Daywalt
10 Albert Engle -
11 M. D. Chlngren
12 J. J. Davis
13 Mrs. Esther Morton
14 Mrs. Pearl La Croy
15 Geo. A. Havill
16 Mrs. Wallace Allbright
17 Mrs. Gus Burnett
18 Wm. BeisoQ
19 Mrs. Robt Jonsrud
20 Mrs. John Helper
21 E. L. Ewanson
22 P. J. Schneider
23 Chaa. Wagner
24 W. A. Bard
25 J. R. Davies
26 A. L. Heacock
27 Augusta Brown
28 John Rlsley ',
29 Mrs. S. L. Catta
30 Mrs. Florence Hatton
31 Mrs. Sarah Dollar
82 Mrs. Grace Barton
83 Mrs. E. G. Holmes
34 Mrs. R. Bltner
63 Fred Chlnn
64 Anna JMather ,
65 J. M. Greshong ,
66 R. A. Ten Eyck :
67 Mrs. Belle Koellermeier
68 r-Ella Tracey
69 Hugh Jones
Tells'of New Invention
to Capture Submarines
35 Gordon J. Taylor
86 V. H. Dunton
87 David E. Long
38 Mrs. Bertha 1 Kopper
39 Cbas. Krebs
40 Mrs. Solen Klnzer
41 C. L. Thomas . ...
42 S. C. Runyon ,
43 Ward Law tot)
,44 O. W. Boring
46 R. C. Shipley. jb.
46 M. A. Deaton
47 L. C. Newlands
48 E. L. Pope
49-C. J. Millard
B0 John Hoffmelster
61 Dan Watts
62 J. G. Shaer
S3 M. C. Lundstrom
64 F. C. Schroeder .
65 J. L. Tubbs
66 A. B. Hlbbard
57 Fred Luis ,
68 Mrs. Blanche Elliott
69 J. F. Watchman
60- W. J. Flick
61 Nanna Troyussen ..
62 Oregon Olty
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71 Mrs. Ed. Hirsch s
72 Mrs. Blanche Elliott .
73 Mrs. Blanche Brown
74 Mrs. Eugene Mitts
75 A. M. Klrchem
76 Mrs. Mary Blrtchel
77 Fred Shank
78 Mrs. Fred Horner .
79 Mrs. C. S. Moulten ,
80 Mrs. Hornshuh .
81 Agnes Noble
82 Mrs. Jessie Say
83 H. Udell
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84 Mrs. August Erlcksen
85 W. W. Harris
86 Dr. Dedman
87 Mrs. Frank Sherman
88 Mrs. H. A. LeBaue
89 Clyde McMurry
90 Edna Buckner
91 Dan Schrick
92 Mrs. F. S. Hard
93 0. H. Wright
94 Carl Hansen
95 John Card
96Wohn Kaiser
97 Mrs. L. L. Irwin
98 D. L. Trulllnger .
99 W. A. Ulrlch
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101 Clara France
102 H. F. Dietrich
103 Mrs. D. C. Bates
104 Discontinued
105 Mrs. Viola K. Bennett
106 Mrs. . EL. Commens
107 E. E. Can Fleet
108 R. M. Standlsh
109 1 E. Bentley
110 John Nordhausen
111 Mrs. Jessie Mayfleld
112 A. E. Eyman
113 J. T. Mclntyre
114 Mrs. Hart
115 F. A.. Burden
118 Mrs. Lv H. Allen JL
117 Mrs. Gladys Sloper
118 August Rathanberg
119 Mrs. 8. L. Mullan
120 Mrs. T. E. Beard
121 Mrs. Jessie Mayer
122 S. A. Cordill
123 Walter Hausen
124 C. B. Choren
125 Mrs. Laura Watkins
126 C. M. Hadly
301 Chas. Thompson
305 A. O. Normansen
306 Fred Parrett
307 Jackson Warren
309 Mrs. C. C. Louchs
312 A. E. Forsyth
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Charles E. Mitchell, president of the
National City Company, the bank
which Is allied with the National City
Bank, ot which Frank A. Vandsrlip Is
the head, has made the statement that
Americans have just invented a de
vice by which many submarines may
be captured. He said that is was
already In use and that with it more
than a dozen submarines were cap
tured In two days.
Li
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Five Clackamas county boys who
responded to General Pershing's call
for skilled mechanics have success
fully passed all the requirements and
have been accepted into service. They
will report to County Clerk IvA Har
rlngtoh Thursday afternoon and will
leave Oregon City at 7:35 o'clock Fri
day morning for their respective des
tlnalons. Five of the boys have been accept
ed for railroad service and will go to
Fort Benjamin Harrison at Indian
apolis. They are Richard Johnson,
Canby; Andrew Jackson, Molalla and
Warren T. Wright and Eugant Fisher,
ot Mllwauklo and Antone Sanetel, ot
Oregon City. Tho sixth, Earl C. Hunt
er, of Molalla, has enlisted as a cook
and will go to Camp McArthnr, Waco,
Texas.
TO
Mare Island Is
Temporary Home
Of MulinoBay
Earl Berdine, ot Mullno, who was
born at Willamette eighteen years
ago, Is one ot the young men who is
delighted with the life of the mar
iner at Mare Island, where he la sta
tioned. Berdine desired to join the service
over a year ago, but owing to his age
decided to continue his atudles at the
Molulla high school untl'. he enlisted
in tho marine service. He was a form
er studont of the Oregon City high
school. He has already passed the re
quired examination to enter the
marine school, his average being 100
per cent, and in now awaiting orders
to further his studlus.
Bordlne is the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Bordlne, of Mullno,
nnd le a brother of Mrs. H. A. Miller,
of Oregon City.
BOARD IN CLACKAMAS
The Wur Prison Labor Hoard, crel
ated for the duration of the war to
devise ways and means and put them
into execution for making all prisons
in the country self supporting by
utallzlng the prisoners In some labor
of production for the war will be rep
resented In Clackamas county by
Sheriff William J. Wilson. He recelv
ed tender of the appointment Tues
day and wired acceptance at once.
At the present time the only work
Sheriff Wilson will have to do on the
board will be to obtain the coopora-
tlon of city governments in the county
and itBe any prisoners which may be
in tho city jails. In his own province,
the county Jail, Sheriff .Wilson can
not do mucn. There has ueen no
prisoners there for two months, Un
less prospects pick up, he says, he
will not have much prison labor in
the county.
Honk Honk Ford Horn
Camouflages Motorist
Speed Cop Has Laugh
Here's a lesson In high finance for
you.
A prominent professional man of
Oregon City, who drives a high
powered auto was flipping along the
White House drive one day recently.
He was well within the speed limit
he declares, going along, bothering
no one, when an abnoxious horn,
known to be on only one make ot
motor vehicles, honked behind. It kept
on honking. Mr. High-powered Auto's
dignity was offended. He "stepped
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The Silica King Mines Company,
owning about seven acres of land In
tho eastern part of the city, is in
stalling new machinery at the com
pany's plant, and, also erecting a new
building, 36x20 feet a two-story struc
ture. As soon as completed work ot
manufacturing tne smca tor Duilding
purposes wll be startec t " '
On the first floor is tn large kiln.
which is to be covered with stsel. and
beneath are the four large pipes
which the clay substance passes, and
by means of gas Is dried and ready
for grinding. Tha clay is taken to the
second floor of the building, after
passing through these pipes by means
of elevator. A new grinding mill and
modern machinery have Just been in
stalled. The capacity of the mill will
be two tons per hour.
The new mill, 'oeated in a most
picturesque spot is being erected in
one of the richest spots of the silica
niin?s, and the members of the com
pany are now much encouraged over
the prospect of running the plant at
a very near future.
Many orders have already been
placsd for the product of this mill. As
soon as the mill is in working order,
Clackamas county can boast "of hav
ing the first silica mill in the North
west
Charles F. Terrill is president and
J. F. Clark vice-president of the com
pany.
The special road tax election held
last fall in district No. 32 ot the.Wil
sonville country, was a legal gather
ing in every way, and the suit of
Stanley Murray and George B. Mur
ray who sought to question the leg
ality of the proceedure in the circuit
court has been dismissed by Circuit
Judge Campbell.
The suit was argued last week and
the decision was given Saturday. The
on "er" and watched the speedometer plaintiffs who are taxpayers in the
jump past 25, to 30 and climb stead
ily up. And then the ever popular
motorcycle cop speed alongside, honk
ed a little old Ford horn and grinned.
"Don't you think that is a dirty
Irish trick?" asked the Oregon City
motorist
"It may be sorter mean, but we
must show results. And this is sure
the candy decoy for speed demons.
Whenever I honk this little old horn,
they just can't resist the temptation
and I get 'em. Caught eight victims
yesterday."
EMILIE THORNE WEDS
Emilie Thorne and Brantley Jack
son were granted a license to wed
Monday. Jackson lives at 1162 Grand
Avenue, Salem, and Miss Thorne is
an Oregon City girl, .
S WHY SWAP HORSES IN MID-
3 DLE OF STREAM?
S He (Governor Wlthycombe) $
has made a good governor. His
$ stalwart patriotism has thrilled $
patrlotio Oregon with pride in
$ her chief magistrate. When oth-
era elected by Oregon were elth-
er wabbling or of questionable $
loyalty as the country's crisis
$ aproached, Governor Wlthycombe $
$ was vigorously on the job of sus- $
talnlng national honor in all the
many ways a state governor $
$ may help his country in emerg-
S enoy. The patriotic people of $
$ Oregon are not going to forget
Governor Wlthycombe. "Why fc
3 swap horses , while crossing a $
stream?" Oregon Voter. $
district sought to. enjoin the sheriff
from collecting their taxes under the
special 5-milI levy voted by the tax
payers at the meeting. They brought
up technical points of jurisdiction, al
leging failure of proper publication of
notice.
Judge Campbell held that a reason
able compliance with all the election
red-tape had been performed and
that the election was valid in every
way. The special levy amounted to
over $2000 in the district.
Tl
N CIRCUIT COURT
Petition for a writ ot review has
been filed in the circuit court by G.
Hanson, in the road proceedings pass'
ed by the April county court, grant
tng a new water line road way be
tween Gladstone and Clackamas. An
appeal from the action of the court
Is also on file, Hanson appearing as
plaintiff in both actions.
The new road . was petitioned for
by over 300 people, with the Idea of
getting a line grade and cutting off
the elope on each side of the Chau
tauqua grounds. It is understood that
it was the intention of the court to
hard surface the new highway, giving
a first-class road through from Ore
gon City to Portland..
The review haa not been set down
for hearing.
HARD FIGHTING
REPORTED NEAR
(0 PROBE
WASHINGTON, May 15. President
Wilson has summoned Charles Evans
Hughes to act with Attorney-Gerenal
Gregory in the Investigation of crim
inal charges made In connection with
aircraft production.
Mr. Hughes' acceptance of the task
was announced today at the White
House, and he will come to Washing
ton in a few days to go over plans
wiih the Attorney-General.
This announcement svershadowed
in Interest another development which
created a great stir at the Capitol.
In a letter to Senator Martin, the
Democratic leader, the President
earlier in the day had emphatically
reiterated his opposition to the phras
ing of a pending resolution authoris
ing further inquiry by the Senate mil
itary committee into avlatioa and
other phases of war preparations.
He declared he would regard the
passage of such a resolution as a
vote of want ot confidence in the Ad
ministration and virtually as an at
tempt to take over the conduct of the
war.
In designating ex-Judge Hughes,
whoso record in the New York Inror
ance Investigation is wet' remember
ed, the President said he felt the De
partment of Justice's investigation
was ot the very greatest importance,
tha if any person were found to be
guilty that person might be prosecut
ed vigorously and promptly, and that
the reputations of those attacks might
be protected if the charges were found
to be groundless.
The letter to Senator Martin was
the subject ot heated discussion.
Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon,
who Introduced the resolution of In
quiry, called before the Senate expen
ditures committee considering It de
clared there was no intention of in
vestigating the "conduct of the war"
and that the resolution was worded
as If It was only to give the military
committee of which he is chairman
authority to resume its previous Investigations.
NEIPPE SECTOR
PARIS, May 15. Hard fighting con
tinued today In the neighborhood of
Hill 44, north of Kemmsl, which was
stormed and retaken late yesterday
by French troops. This much disputed
elevation has changed hands many
times recently, but the French were
still holding the Germans off at . 2
o'clock this afternoon.
- The Germans attempted a raid last
night north ot Lens, but It was re
pulsed. During the night hostile artillery
was active in the valleys, of the
Sonnne and Ancre north ot Bethune
and In the forest of Neippe sector.
IDAHO BILLIARD
HALLS TO CLOSE
THRU DAY-TIME
BOISE, Idaho, May 10. Governor
Alexander may move against the pool
and billiard halls, cardrooms, dice
table establishments and all places of
amusement where games are played
either In exclusive halls for that pur
pose, clubrooms or other amussment
rendezvous. He Issued a proclamation
closing these places during the day
time, or from sunrise until 6 o'clock
at night.
The purpose of this proclamation is
to make all manpower repressnted in
frequenting such places available for
use In war Industries. All local off!
clals are called upon to enforce rigid
ly the terms of the proclamation.
Subscription blanks and other lit
erature necessary for the Rsd Cross
drive that opens here next Monday
have been distributed to the captains
of the Oregon City district who are
urged by Campaign Manager Sullivan
to commence work at once. Mr. Sul
livan, himself, went out Wednesday
and obtained 40 per cent ot Oregon
City's quota in an hour. He said that
all school clerks in tha country who
have received letters from headi
quarters are expected to promptly is
sue a call for meetings in thalr re
spective districts, and that speakers
are at their disposal J. E. Hedges,
chairman of the speakers' bureau,
will furnish speakers to any section
of the county for meetings, upon application.
VANCOUVER MARRAIGEJ
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 13.
Licenses to marry were issued here
today to Emil L. Kleve, 25, Canby,- and
Ethel Carpenter, 18, Molalla; Ralph
Fay Robinett, 21, Oregon City, and
Etta Verville, 20, Oregon City; Frank
L. Selby, 25, Oregon City, and Gladys
Bertha Bullard, 18, Oregon City; Ev
erett A. M. Cone, 56, Aurora, and Mrs.
Valentine M. Chaigeld, 24, Aurora.
ADMINISTRATION "SAFE,
SOUND AND SANE."
8 Governor Wlthycombe remains
$ at Salem and attends to the
state's business, although cam- 4
paign headquarters have been $
opened In Portland, and hia cam-
$ paten is based upon loyalty, ?
S economy and efficiency, which
backed by his official record
$ should make him a popular can- S
$ dldate. All contestants are urg- S
ing their qualifications to give
S the state a sound business ad-
ministration and they do not fc
deny that this is exactly what
the governor has done for it is
generally conceded that the
3 Wlthycombe administration has i
S been safe, sound and sane, in
fact classed as among the best of
the state for years. While we do 3
not question the integrity or abil-
$ ity of the various candidates we
i see no reason for a change when !
t tha state is getting exactly the f.
S kind Of administration promised
by those aspirants. Silver Lake ti
! Ledger. M