1 (I u? The WWy Enterprise u.KSE The Enterprise la the enly Clckm County Newspaper that print all of the newt of thla ' iowlng County. The WWy Enterprise f I It werth the prior Com- III rpsre It with others nd VI I thin ubionb. A )KE(QON C Y EN o i of Mt t V1 : - 4 if P! FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. 62. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1 91 9. ESTABLISHED 1 OUTBREAK CAUSED N f SUFFRAGIST ITCH EIRE OREGON CUT PROVES LOYALTY. Citizens Meet Obligations and Go 100 Per Cent In Roll Call IPANIC REIfiNSR IN Ht lift AS WASHINGTON, Jun. l.-An out troiik occurred tonight In trout of the I whim Mouse when soldiers, sailors and eltlsens undertook to end "watch fire" demoniirtatlon, started In Jjifavotte Park by "sentlnuls" of the1 Katlona! Women's Tarty, m a protest gulnxt the failure of the Senate to liana the equal suffrage amendment. Wunixn carrying banners were knocked down by the charging crowd and tnolr banners destroyed. An urn In which the "watch flra" was burn- Inf. was dostroyed. After the polio j had destored ordr the women atartod a now fire In one of the big urns to the park and five of thera wera ar rested for violation of park reguia tlona. They refused to furnlah bond and wro hold at a precinct station. Oregon City went over the top in the Reel Cross drive for Christmas Roll Call memberships. ' 23 1 6 memberships were received and some more are expected before the books are' closed at Red Cross head quarters in the Masonic building where those who have been missed can sign the honor roll. The committee at the Hawley mill received 464 but 114 had taken out memberships from solicitors at their homes, making 578 Red Cross members employed at this mill and making the Hawley mill 1 00 per cent, including office and plant. The Oregon City Woolen Mill is also 1 00 per cent in membership. The committees in the house to house canvas all worked hard and deserve a great deal of credit. All sec-ti- Oft ' he city did well in proportion to to the popula-toS'W. rrBul!nfa0J.CL ' Calavan. chairman, raised - g "4 REDS ADVANCE KAulNIi UVtK COPENHAGEN, Jan. 1. Riga is panic-stricken over advance of Bolshe vist forces, which are only 18 miles away, and many families are fleeing, Berlin reports. The Russian fleet will attempt to leave Kronstadt and meet the British in tha Baltic. Two battleships and soma cruisers, manned by Esthon lana and Lithuanians .tried to put out to aea recently, hut were fired upon from tha Finnish coast and returned to Kronstadt. PRESIDENT THOUGHT TO BE TIMELY MIDDLE V EST JP. .ter. chairman, n,lsed wjflold, chairman, raised Mrs. . k, chairman raised . 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 HOLLY GIVEN AM ' AT STATE CAPITOL WORTH $500; Special Com. Special Cora. Liberty Temple Mr. A. 14. o-lkles, cbnirman, raised Mr. Frank Cross, chairman, ralsca Miss Eunice King, chairman, raised Mrs. George Swafford. chairman, raised. Mra. Goorge P. Osburn, chairman, raised . Mr. M. Amrlne, chairman, raisea Mr. John Lewellyn, chairman, raised Mr. P. J. Holton, chairman, rauea mi r.i Pratt and Miss Wynne Manny, raised W. c. T. U.. Mrs. Ella Shandy, chair., raised Hod Cross Rooms Mrs. Gardner, chairman, raisod Committee at Woolen Mill, raisea : Committee at Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., raised ----- Committee at Willamette Pulp Paper Co., Oregon City a share t 63.00 81.00 12200 75.00 148.00 . 48.00 . 28.00 88.00 . 77.00 69.00 73,00 63.00 277.00 82.00 30.00 250.00 464.00 300.00 PARIS, Jan. L Official dispatches received from Bucharest say that Bolshevik organization, aided by Russian Anarchists and Budapest rev olutionists, recently organized a dem onstration in Bucharest and attempted to cross one of the principal thorough fares. The revolutionists fired On the soldiers guarding the street. The troops returned the fire, and as a re sult of the fighting six persons were klUed and 15 wounded. The ringlead ers in the affray were arrested and will be prosecuted. LONUON, Jan. 1. "President Wil son returned to France yesterday. It was time," says the Manchester Guar dian in commenting on the speeches of Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Plchon and the difference in the flew expressed by the French statesmen and President Wilson. "The difference In views, it con tinues, "is palpably acute and cannot be glossed over. It is better not to elons It over, but to face It and to have our differences." Declaring that the allies had accept ed President Wilson's 14 points in the armlstce terms and that these points were the policy of America and Great Britain, the Gua.Jian concludes: "It our friends among the allies re ject it well, they will have to make their own peace and dispense with our assistance." NEW MAYOR APPOINTS Total 42316.00 I0DWF0RCI F RECOUNT ON VOTE OF SHERIFF ELECTION CHICAGO, Jan. 1. A blizzard sweeping through the Middle West rora Minnesota to the gulf, delaying trains, causing great suffering and sending the mercury down to as low as 26 below In some sections, is due strike Chicago today on Its way east. The weather man promises plenty of snow with the blizzard. Train service at Minneapolis is de layed from one to nine hours. Kansas reports heavy snowstorms seriously tying np railway traffic . The streetcar service at Kansas City and other large Kansas centers is tied up. Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota are burled under a heavy snowfall, with the temperature at Grand Forks, V. D.. hoverin between 20 and 26 below. HOSPITAL TR1SP0RI mm. m M fill If AFIfV Mhini if iiii SALEM. Or.. Deo. SO.-Hotly from th tato capltol grounds for Christ mas decorating purposes was furnish ed free of charge to 600 or 700 per sons, most of them adult The ! of tho holly was about soo. Distri bution of the holly is an annual prao- MANY ALIENS BARRED FROM CITIZENSHIP PORTLAND, Jan. 1. Seeking to . . - . . I .... till .. ........ I In t It a ITtittAfl i... onxmiritMi b secretary oi emu eo ronumj " ni., . I States by taaing aavaniaue oi Santa Claus In this case," says Mr. clal provision applying w iuuju . Olcott, "was George uunstora, super innurai tuuuui-- n,nrt,,n hftha canltol buildings ano service regulations, vt iiiodi ui .rmniii. under the custodianship or state forever renounced tneir nauw w . .. . m .lt-AK n4? A marlno Ktf M Vl. . j vi. i.n bnri. On the capltol celling their first papers. i Kit II " -I I i t. Hra nnmlins tit lift Till I XT Tsllitlr BArotflr flf thft f .1 ... nnm anil It .'R ftlt t if) ITl I . . n it a -v. - ffAHJnn il 1ROI1HB nj v",B "" -" Riot lOUnCll Ol Uino, fliuuuH Ifrom the mat conauiuioa mo uu containing ap- PRESIDENT OF FRANCE -mada tin In packages i vtiroilmately two pounds each of hoi- fy. Those were distributed to an maa I flin rcaucsts therefor, and numbered t nn r 7fin mu kaues. aKKregat- Pt'U'W , vvi vm - ' f ' " in 1000 oounds. Computing this on t ih- hnsls of the minimum roruanu ouolation. or CO cents a pound. It wlM be soen that the holly distribution had monotary value of approximately v 500. Tbe holly trees from which these I cuttings came show small evidence of , It. Tho holly thla year was extremely eood and was the occasion of com i mont as to Its remarkable richness of ' color and plentltude of berries." completed the list of names of those who took this step, and he contem plates sending it to every naturaliza tion bureau and State Council of De fense in the coutnry. Swedish and Norwegian subjects were more free 1 nthelr declnratlon to abandon their rights to become cm sens than were those of other neu tral countries. RE SPEECH OF PRESSINT E FRISCO ENTERTAINED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 30.- Presldont Wilson in an epochal speech at Free Trade hall today served no ting on th world that the United Btutes will participate In no combina tion of all those nations Interested in maintalnliUf the peace of he vU'.d The speech, which was received with the wlldeBt applause, lonoweo the conferring of the freedom of the corted on citv unon the American president The United 8tates has no Interest In ICuronean politics, nor In any balance nf nowar. President Wilson . said. America, he explained, Is interested jWy in the penco of the world. I Brilliant and Impressive scenes marked the ceremonies at the hall The lord mayor, attired in red robe and wig, led the way, followed by the president and Mrs. Wilson. The en trance of the presidential party was the signal for an outburst that lasted three minutes. , great pipe organ in the back- H'f pealed "The star spangiou ,i 31 ill LUMUumviurs lv r'M i--itt?TTT? A 1VT"TVITT?"D SERIOUS BLOW SAN FRANCISCO. Jun. 1. San Francisco dedicated last night's ob servance of the New Year's advent in a noisy, spontaneous outdoor and in door demonstration to greeting return ing soldiers and sailors, welcoming the advent of peace and In observing what is believed to be the last "wet" New Year's In California. Soveral contingents of wounded sol diers were met by reception commlt- tAo and Red Cross nurses and es- a tour of the city. Soldiers PARIS, Dec. 31. President Poln care is planning to visit the United States after the peace conference. He revealed, this today during an Inter view In which he forecast that France the United States and the allies in general will enter the conerenc al ready agreed on the basis for peace. No dates and no details have been fixed for Polncare's visit, but June or July have been tentative suggested to him. "Naturally." he said with a smtie, as president of the country where the ger, Green, Tobln conference will be held, I will be un able to leave before It la ended." Reports of material differences among the allies, Palcare declared- then reiterated are mere fabrica tions. "I do not foresee the slightest trou ble in arriving at complete accord, even to the details," he said. "We are already In harmony on general lines. Th details will be settled as soon as the delegates got down to work. It will takn some time, of course, as there Is a tremendous amount of de tail." rolncare early directed the conver satlon to President Wilson's presence in France In an evident desire to show his appreciation of the Ameri can executive's visit. Roswell L. Holman, who takes over the office of Mayor of Oregon City on New Year's Day, Tuesday night an nounced his appointments for the new year at a supper which he tendered the eight incoming, members of tne council at the Electric hotel. George Woodward will be the new chief of police, 7 succeeding Henry Cooke, who will be given a post on the nlcht force, and Ed Surras will be retained aa night officer. v Martin Christiansen succeeds' C. C Babcuek as soprinitadeut of streets The mayoralty supper to the new administration was a get-acquaintea affair, at which matters of Interest to the city were discussed, and Mayor Holman announced tho appointment of the following standing committees of the council: Finance Tobln, Kruger, BrldgeB. Streets and Public Property Km- TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 1. Kansas today is in the grip of one of the worst snowstorms recorded and rail road traffic Is demoralized, especial ly In the western part of the state The California limited of the 8anta Fe is tied up at soma unknown point Rock Island and Union Pacific trains are either cancelled, blockaded or run ning many hours behind time. Telegraph and telephone lines are down in all parts of the state. Sev eral points reported a shortage of food supplies as the roads had not been open since last week's storm and supplies in stores and homes away from the railways have been con sumed. NEW YORK, Jan. L The 8,000-lon nospltal transport Northern Pacific, which formerly operated in the pas senger service between Flavel, ty and San Franciscr ran aground in'a heavy fog on the shore of Fire J land, at 2 o'clock this morning. ! The big steamship has 2500 return ing soldiers on board, of which VTi are wounded men. . Efforts to float the ship at high tide this morning failed. The ship Is on -an) even keel, hard and faBt on the sand? shelving beach of Fire Island, about 40 miles from New York bay. The hospital transport Solace Jle standing by and the 1744 wounded sol- dlerg will b9 transferred to her if Itja Impossible to pull the Northern Paci fic Into deep watet The positon of the Northern Faelw is believed to be good. The shore 3a rocky In places but she escaped strik ing the reefs. t ill r j h a m ! ill and sailors, many of them wearing service and wound chevrons, were conspicuous among the merry-makers and were commnndoered by civilians and pressed into service In adding to New Year's family parties. WELL KNOWN MEN ARRESTED EARLY SUNDAY Early Sunday morning Sheriff Wil son and Deputy Meads stopped a car at DR. MARIE EQUI GIVEN SENTENCE AND $500 FINE prraTLAND. Dec. 28. Fir lumber tiroducers of Oregon and Washington have beon struck another blow under the belt by Influences of the Bouthern pine mills operating . through the United States railroad administration. The latest assault on the Pacific Northwest industry is aimed directly . mnnnfortiirAra of ties and other material needed by the railways of the country, formerly the market for fir lumber used by the railways practical ly was nation-wide, but bureaucratlo centralized purchasing now places an arbitrary cower In one man ana ine market of railway material has oe- .come grotaly restricted at depresses. PORTLAND, Deo. 31. Three years' Imprisonment at McNeil's Island, or such other prison as mignt be deter mined by the government, and a fine of $G00 was the sentence imposed up on Dr. Marie Equl by Judge Bean in the United States court this morning, as the sequel of her indictment, trial and conviction for sedition. Immediately following the pro nouncement of sentence a physical en counter ocourred between Dr. Equi Mrs. Harriett Speckart, her friend, and William Bryon, chief of the Unit ed States secret service, .when the trio met in the corridor outside the court room. In the scuffle both of the women were thrown to the floor, and Dr. Equl filled the air with, her out cries as Bryon made a hasty but tem porary exit down the elevator, while United States Attorney Haney herded the excited woman into the United States marshal's of flee where she told him. In the course of her explanation of the encounter, that her brother would be In Portland In a short time the foot of the South End road and arrested J. E. Pomeroy, former Justice of the peace at Sandy, and Lee Porter, of Portland, and confia cated seven suit cases of whiskey. When Meads flashed his light on the car one of the men called nirn by name and asked what was wanted The deputy informed him that they were after the load -of booze. The men were released on ball and at the hearing they pleaded not guil ty to the charge of bootlegging, say ing that the whiskey did not belong to them but that they were hired to carry it and the real owners Jumped out of the car just before the officers appoared. The men will be given a trial Fri day morning. Fire and Water Bridges. Wood ward. Albright. Health and Police Kelly, Green Woodward. Cemetery Scott, Albright, Tobln. Tobln, by reason of his experience and especial interest in municipal at fairs, has been placed on three com mlttees, the important posts of nance and streets, and was also given a place on the cemetery committee as he has been in close touch with im provements that have been placed for the city cemetery. In making up his committees, Mayor Holman was care ful to place not more than one coun cilman from any single ward on the same committee. Of the eight mem bers of the council, Tfobin and Bridg es are the only onee who served dur ing the past year. Tobln, Kruger, Bridges, Scott and Kelly are given chairmanships. Citv Recorder Loder and City At torney Story, who were reelected last November, have Qualified and will serve during 1919-1920, as all pity af- fleers are now chosen for two-year terms. The council is expected to , have short meeting today for the pur- of effecting formal organiza The long and tedious work of the recount in the election of the sheriff started Tuesday morning on the com plaint of Henry R. Koehler, defeated Democratic candidate. Attorney Hume, of Portland, consul for Koehler and Attorney Dimick, for Wilson, Judge Campbell, Clerk Har rington and R. &.R3nyon ar, doing the work and Tuesday they counted 25 precincts. Out of this number very little q- ference was shown oil the original count. Koehler won a vote or two and several were laid aside for further consideration. Attorney Dlmlck stated that he thought they wouid be through within three days at the rate they were go ing. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. A southwest storm warning from Jacasonmie, Fla., to Eastport, Maine, was ordered holBted at 10 o'clock today by the weather bureau. "A disturbance of considerable in tensity Is being experienced over the Great Lakes and Is moving eastward," the bureau also announced. "Southern sales will prevail this afternoon, ahltt uig to westward Thursday morning." PLANS MADE FOR CONVENTION OF REBUILDING M1I0RISTSARE ; SENDING TO SALOJ FOR El LICENSES" SALEM, "Dec. 30. With the receipt of 1800 applications for motor vehlclle licenses last Thursday, and 2000 more Friday and Saturday, the usual annual congestion of business In the auttano- bae dep&rtmehl 'i-S the seomteTy" m ' state's office H Iwnw developing Fob the last month the employes la the department have been working overtime at night to keep pace witB- . the business,5 but the bis congestion-; IN GREAT WAR the first part oi January is a result - of the taraiaess 0:. bo many auauuu- (XACKAMASEEAD YOUNG AVIATOR a pose tlon. DESERTER TAKEN THURSDAY BY LOCAL OFFICERS DEMAND IN THE ORIENT KEEN FOR LUMBER TACOMA, WASH., Dec. 28.-Aus. tralla, the Orient and South America are short millions oi feet tt lumber, according to J. H. Bloedel, Seattle lumber manufacturer, and aB a result the lumber Industry of the Pacific Northwest will prospdr' tnormously, This assertion was made at the meet ing of the West Coast Lumbermen's association here Friday evening. Astoria applies ofr appropriation of water from Bis creek at estimated Carl John Newberger, an Austrian, who registered here and was called for service September, 1917, disap peared and had not been heard from Blnce. wag captured Thursday by Of ficers Meads and Joyner at the home nf frtfinda a short distance out of town. , When questioned he claimed to have been traveling ever since leaving here and had been In Wisconsin and Art- iona. In the latter place he got into some trouble and then registered un der the 81-year call, using an as sumed name, . ... After the war was over he decided to come back and straighten the mat. ter out with the local board but had not made his appearance before De bit captured. : He tried to place the blame on a lady friend here who did not want him to go to war and he did not want to fight against his country. He admit ted he was a deserter from the Aus trian armv. having left because he did not want to fight. Whiln here bofore he waa employed tt thn cal mills and lived at the Willamette hotel . . ; . u H waB takett to Vancouver Wed nesday and timed ovw to the author- Definite plans of action in connec tion with Oregon's transformation in dustrially from a war to a peace basis will be formulated at a Reconstruc tion convention called by Governor Wlthycombe, to be held in Portland, on January 9, 10 and 11. Representa tives; business men, industrial lead ers, representatives of both organized and unorganized labor and delegates from all organizations interested in the development of the state will at tend. Mayor George L. Baker of Portland, who is handling the details of the meeting has arranged for the atten dance of several federal representa tives from Washington. D. C, who are familiar with some of the problems to be brought before the convention for solution. Members of the Oregon leg islature have been invited to attend. Nothing is deemed as important at the present time as the solution of the nroblems which are a port of the re construction- period. To properly han dle these problems provision for the expansion of Industries, plans for new projects which will both aid in the state's development and provide em Dloyment to large numbers of men Recognized leaders in every branch of endeavor, including agriculture, stock-raising.' mining, fishing, ship ping, shipbuilding, road building, etc., will attend and take part m tne con vention program. From this convention will come s definite program which will insure the state against unemplowment. provide employment for returning service men and bring about the greatest state of development in Oregon's history Clackamas county can boast of hay lug one of the youngest aviators In the service in France during the war. This Is Robert Ewalt, son of Mrs. L, J. Ewalt, of Clairmont, near Oregon City. The young man, who has been Buffering from Influenza in France, ar rived safely at the Marine Barracke, Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday, ac cording to word received by his moth er.' Robert Ewalt reached his 19th birthday anniversary March 16, 1918. He enlisted for four years service in the United States regular army, leav- ing here a year ago, and first taking up ht3 duties at Key Port .Wash., ten miles from Bremerton, where he was euardine the wireless station. There were nine other young marines sta tioned with him at that time. On June 8, 1917, he waa transferred to Phila delphia navy yard. He waa placed in charge of seven motor trucks, and Lieutenant Murray in charge of seven other trucks, there being fourteen in of bile owners tn making applloauDna for the new license tags. . "We are registering today arouri 24,000," said Secretary of State Vf cott "As there were registered for the ' current year 63,325 machines it wllUe seen that considerably less than tne half of the automobile owners have- so far responded to our several ur gent requests to eend in their applica tions before January 1, to the end that we could be sure that everyhpuy would have his plate by or soon fol lowing that date. ' 1! NEuMILCOIS AMERICA'S BiG FLEET NEW YORK, Dec. 26 America's victory fleet waa jven a tumultunus welcome . upon Ua triumphant return todav. EmertrinK from a gray mist that the division. These two. young men epread lit the city's gates, where the had charge of th6 driving of these 1ft al Baanaiiehu arrived ma- trucks from Philadelphia to Mineola, GERMAN MOBS ARE PILLAGING IN FRANKFORT LONDON, Deo. 80. Pillaging on large scale is being carried ' on by authorities are powerless to prevent mobs in Frankfort, Germany, and the it. according to a Central News dls patch from Amsterdam. Troops the city refused to fire on the rioters GENERAL. PERSHING WILL REST NICE, France, Deo. 30. General Pershing arrived here Saturday. He will take a rest, remaining over here I.. (New York), where Robert Ewalt was chief mechanician, and where he took up flying. He also had charge of the motor trucks for a short time. He learned to fly in January, 1918. From that place he was transfer red to Gerstner Field, Louisiana, where he also took up flyins and in May was sent to Marni, Florida. He was also acting in the quartermaster service at that place. On August 10, 1918, be was again transferred, this time going to Hoboken, N. J., and August 17 left for overseas duty. At ter his arrival In France he entered the First Marine aviation forces, where he has been thoroughly enjoy ng his aerial experiences, many ot which were exciting. Since entering the service Ewalt has the distinction of working on all kinds of airships Uncle Sam has had. Having a head for mechanics, he has found this to be most valuable since entering the ser vice of Uncle Sam. . ; , If Ewalt Is given the privilege, of enjoying a furlough, he will visit his home in Clackamas county.. He has been suffering from effects ot Influen za since November, and word that he had arrived in Virginia was some what of a surprise to hlB mother here, as he had not informed her of his ex pectation of leaving France. 1 Mrs. Ewalt received a letter from her nephew, Higby Ewalt, Who makes his home with his aunt, on Friday, telling her to be sure and have plenty ot pie and cake for the New Tear's dinner that he wished to enjoy upon his return from France. As the young man Is with the Twentjr-Eshth Divi sion, the amy of occupation, the probi ability is that Higby will be oompelled to partake of his New Year's' dinner In France of some other cwtrfi nesday, the fleet steamed into Jhe harbor amidst the greatest popular ovation in the hlstojry of New York. Just before the fleet steamed into th harbor snov began to fall, addpg a touch of winter to the inipogtog spectacle.' ; v !: The immense crowd ; which ' fllltld every vantage point In Battery park, gamely stuck to Its ground despite the blinding snow. The snow fell so thick ly that the statue of Liberty coura scarcely be seen from lower Manhat tan; .; . ,; ;' " With bands playing, flags fluttering and peace, guns reverberating, there was patriotic thrill added ' tq the In spiring demonstration that surpassed the acclaim with which previous na val spectacles were heralded. ELECTION OF ENGLISH PRliSlEPiNfi coaliUbn 1 politlciil. LONDON Des,;,28.-rThe parliamentary, -candidates, ; supporters ot TremtBr Lloyd George, had a 4 to 1 lead, according tdce turns from the general election -on. December 14, niade public up to.thmrj todays -.- ' x-e; ;t ; General TIHet an Independent,-jva i overwhelmingly returned to commoni. Colonel was As further returns came In Prenvl" Lloyd GeorEe'H toaHtion forces mn tinued to show trains. The l'ne-'J; 3:22 o'clock thla artemoon follow; " ' Coalition Unionists, pi-, ecav' Liberals, 81; coalition labor, C; s. )lonel Lynch, an Irish Natiqna.iiit, defeateLl ' "."( - l! - il re . . tjirf- v l n