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FIFTY-THIRD YEAR No. 4
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1919.
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TROOPS ARE
NEARHOI
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 22. The
flrxt trainlonrt of tho SfiUh field urtll
lory arrived bore at 10 o'clock fur mi
ullduy stop on routo to Camp Lewi
today. Hpokano wb ritly with bra
tiuiidH, pies, itandwliiic uiul Dm glad
Imiid to lity down the heuvk'Mt wul
coining bitrruKo thu boy liuvo yet re
ceived. Tho aro comliiK In four section. A
big parade I scheduled fur 2, I. M.
Tb artillerymen huvo hud a riotous
tlm coming aero tho continent
Ulnco their arrival In Now York
wmik ago today their procession went
want lum bmm u t rlinti plial one. A
two hour stop wo made at Niagara
Fall and also at Havre, Mont., at both
of which places tho SlGth paraded
Tho S4Gth fluid artillery pursonnel
bulla from Washington, Idiiho, Oregon,
California and Monlunu.
PAVING BILLS ARE
INTRODUCED IN 1
HOUSE AND SENATE
SALEM, Or., Jun. I2.-Tho first two
of a sorlo of blllM drafted with tho
view ot administering a solnr plexla
blow to tho paving tniKt were Intro
duced In thu legislature todtiy ono
In tho seuuto and ouo In the house.
Senator Thorns and Lachmuud,
who, with Bnnator Dlmlck, have boon
leading tho fight against the hard sur
facing pavement monopoly In the inn
ate, aro the author of tho meoaure
Introduced In that body, and Repre
aentatlve Sheldon, who hug been the
monopoly' too In tho houao, present
ed the one Introduced In the lower
houao. IUith atrlke at the so-called 10
year maintenance guarantee, the most
effective Instrument employed by the
paving tniHt In securing hard-urfao-Inf
contract,
Resides muk Ins It unlawful for the
state, count Ich mid munlclpaUtlo to
enter Into a ten-year maintenance
guarnnteo contract and pronouncing
any micn contract void, tho bill of Sen
utorg Thomas nud Lachiuund make It
a misdemeanor for any otio to outor
Into such an agreement.
HEAVY TAX PROPOSED
ON PHONE COMPANY
BY SCHUEBEL
SALEM, Or., Jan. 22. Representa
tive C. Sclmohol of Clackamas county,
till morning Introd;irod a bill In the
hoUHo which It Irt bcllovod will bo an
effective antidote for tho Increase In
rates of from 25 to 100 per cent, an
nounced by the Hull Telephone com
puny. Schunhul's bill causes 5 per cent
of the coinpuny's gross income to re
vert to the state in tuxes.
"The people limy have to pay the ar
bitrary rise in rates," Bald Represent
ative Schunbol. "Undoubtedly they
will, as all protests so far lmve been
unavailing. Hut they will at loast have
tho satisfaction of knowing that the
extra money they pay will go to the
state treasury nnd not to the treasury
of some private corporation."
The bill Is expected to "start some
thing," and it la predicted that the
"third house" will soon have greatly
increasod membership.
IS
HEAVY
OF
CONDON, Or., Jan. 22. After two
days or a warm Chinook and a heavy
rain, old man winter returned and on
Monday had covered Gilliam county
with six incheB of snow. It wag a
pleasant surprise to farmers as they
were beginning to think the winter
was over. Every sheepman In Condon
left at once for bis camp to get flocks
back to feed before the snow could
pack and drift when It Is a hard Job
to move a large flock any distance
through canyons. .
The snow la very welcome and com
ing on soft and unfrosen ground wltf
mostly soak down in the wheatflelcjs
.and give moisture for the big crop ex-
ERS REUEF
BILL PASSES
BOTH HOUSES
SALEM, Jan. 22. After a partic
ularly stormy career In tho Senate,
tho soldier' relief bill, providing for
mi appropriation of $100,000 for
emergency relief to returned soldier,
sullnra and marine, finally wa pus
od in both 1 1 on ho and Senate today
and became a law upon it approval
shortly after by Governor Withy
combe. After having passed the Senate yes
terday with an amendment providing
thut soldier should furnish such per
lonnl data to tho soldier' relief com
mission as that body should demand,
the bill was halted In the House,
whore members refused to concur lu
tho Senate amendment House mom-
1r branded tho amendment as an In
sult to the soldier and to tho House.
A conference committee of both
houses recommended the elimination
of tho objectionable amendment, and
their report was adopted without
further debate.
WORKINGMEN IN
FULL CONTROL
OF LARGE CITY
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22. The city of
Mremen virtually Is in tho hands of
tho worklngmon, according to a dis
patch to the Merlin I-oknl Autoigor
from tho Herman seaport. Tho work
liiKUion have occupied tho barrackB,
the town hull, tho telephone office and
the banks and have posted machine
guns In the market place and lu pub
lic buildings.
The Boluiers In ll.o barracks were
disarmed by the workers,
A general strike has been pro
claimed at Rumscheld as a protest
against tho killing of Dr. Karl Llob
knci lit and Rosa' Luxemuttg.
Factories have been closed and traf
fic was stopped.
TERM OF
The January session of tho Grand
Jury convened Monday with the fol
lowing Jurors:
Edwin Rates, foreman, Estncada; T.
C. Thomas, Oregon City, Route 1;
C. llattln, Mllwaukio, Route 2; John
M. Stormer, Estncada, Route 3; E. A.
Shavor, Markhomv George V. Adams,
'Estncada, J. A. Mlley, Oswego, John
C. Bradley, of Oregon City, bullff..
As several important questions
awaited the Grand Jury the sosslon
was called to pass on these by" the
Circuit Judge. The Jurors were drawn
In November.
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VALLEY RAIL ROAD
BE
SALEM, Or., Jan. 21. Telegraphic
advices received late yesterday after
noon from Washington indlcnte that
tho strike troubles on the Sumptor
Valloy railroad may be near an end,
as tho public service commission was
Informed that Edward Chambers, of
the railroad administration, has ruled
that wage advances in the aggregate
of from $25,000 to $30,000 annually
Bhould be given to the men. The tele
gram stated that tho method of rais
ing this amount was to bo determined
later.
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SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 22. Sher
iff's posses today are ueorchlng the
roads and woods In the vicinity tf
Auburn, Wash., in an effort to run
down the man who shot and killed
Raymond Ostrom, 32 years old, a taxi
cab driver, Tuesday evening, on the
Jack Peasley road, south of Seattle.
So far no trace of the murderer has
been found.
The only witness to the shooting
Is William Brown, 14 years old, who,
sayg he heard the shot tired and by
the rays of the car lights saw Ostrom'
fall beside the machine. A man's voice,
in the darkness told the boy "to beat,
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Leader of Strike That
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Thl i the man who caused thou
sands of resilient of New York and
Now Jersey to fum and cuss in their
cramble to get to their offices when
tho harbor strike completely tldo up
the city's ferry service. Ho is Thomas
L. Delahaunty, president of tho Ma
rino Workers' Affiliation.
JURY SESSION
The January term of the Grand
Jury adjourned Wednesday after find
ing four true bills after a three-days
session.
indictments were returned against
C. L. Hrown and Lawrence Eorsythe,
who were charged with breaking Into
the garage of G. L. ITptegrove and
stealing tools. They waived prelim!
nary hearing when arrested and were
bound over to the grand Jury. For
sytho was arrested soon after the al
leged robbery but Brown made his es
cape and was captured a short time
ago in Portland.
An indictment was returned against
Charles Covell of Canemah, on in
criminating evidence of his minor
daughter. Ho was arrested some time
ago and has been held in the county
jail since.
An indictment was returned against
William R. Llndnu, who was accused
of marrying a second wffo without
first getting a divorce from the first.
He had a wlfo here and loft her and
went to Idaho and married another
woman later returning here to live.
Ho again returned to the first wife
and tried to get wife No. 1 to go back
to Idaho but sho would not do this.
Wlfo No. 2 discovered that Linduu
met No, 1 in Portland and he promised
to meet No. 2 hero to take her home
He brought No. 1 here taking her
to his homo and No. 2 had him ar
rested. He was released on ball to
appear before the grand Jury.
SYNDICALISM BILL
BYL
SALEM, Jan. 22. Labor representa
tives have set a backfire on the Kubli
Dlmick criminal syndicalism bill and
are prepared to fight it to the finish.
They promise that before they are
through the Legislature will have
some new ideas on the subject. The
principle of the Kubli-Dlmick measure
is admitted as good, but the labor
poople contend that the bill, if enact
ed, can be used viciously.
As a reply to the criminal syndical
ism measure Representative E. E.
Smith of Multnomah, former president
of the Central Labor Council, has sub
mitted House bill No. 31 on criminal
commercialism. Tonight Representa
tives Smith and Home appeared be
fore the Judiciary committee to attack
the Kubll-Dlmick bill, and advocated
a favorable report on the Smith bill.
This Is the second time that these
labor representatives have taken up
the subject with the Judiciary commit
tee. 1
TAXES NOT INCREASED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Taxes on
amusement admissions will not be in
creased by the war revenue bill. The
conferees agreed today to rescind
their rate from 10 to 20 per cent
TRUE BILLS ME
FOUND AT GRAND
AMERICA
POSITIONS
HACKED
ARCHANGEL, Jan. 22. Iiolsbevik
troop are heavily shelling the farth
est south position of the American
and Russian armies at Ust Padenga
on the Vaga River, 30 miles south of
Shenktirsk. They are showing consid
erable activity west of Shonkursk on
the Tenia river.
It has been Impossible to determine
whether the attack will develop on a
greater scale. The enemy has mob
ilized the peasants in the vicinity of
Vllsk and apparently lg prepared for
a general offensive in the Shenkursk
sector.
Sunday the enemy, under cover of
heavy bombardment attacked with In
fantry the American and Russian post
Hons at Ust Padenga. The allied out
post withdrew, but the BolBhevlk at
tack on the main positions was re
pulsed with heavy losses.
BE PLACED ON NEW
WILLAMETTE BRIDGE
Inscription of the names of every
soldier, sailor and marine registered
from Clackamas county for service din
ing the world war on a victory arch
to be placed on the new bridge across
the Willamette river connecting Ore
gon City with Wesi Unn and forming
an Important link in the Pacific high
way is recommended by A. R, Jacobs,
president of the Oregon City woolen
mills.
Mr. Jacobs voiced his proposal at
the noon-day luncheon of the Live
Wires Tuesday.
The Live Wires committee, which is
specifically directed to bring about
the erection of a local memorial for
Clackamas county boys, Is expected to
get Into action without delay. It was
originally proposed to raise funds for
the construction ot a permanent mon
ument or statue to be placed in the
courthouse square or some other con
spicuous place, but the suggestion of
Mr. Jacobs is meeting with some favor
and will receive consideration by the
committee.
HOUSE SCORES !
SENATE FOR ACTION
SALEM, Or., Jun. 22. Hotly scoring
the senate for making a "political
football' of the bill appropriating
$100,000 for relief of returned sol
diers and sailors, the house this morn
ing with but two members dissenting,
votod to send the measure back to
the senate with refusal to concur.
The bill was first put through the
house cnlllng for a fund of $250,000.
The senate reduced the amount and
sent it back to the house. Rather than
have relief held up, the house concur
red. The bill was then declared faulty
by the attorney general because it did
not contain a provision prescribing a
proper method of drawing the money
from the general fund. The house then
passed a new bill correcting the tech
nicality and sent it to the senate.
This morning's fight developed
when the senate returned the bill
for concurrence in an additional
amendment it had added to the ef
fect that soldiers receiving money
from the fund must file a complete
statement concerning themselves and
their circumstances with the soldiers'
and sailors' committee and that the
committee In turn file the information
with the secretary ot state.
GERMAN REDS
PROTEST OVER
LEADER'S DEATH
LONDON, Jan. 18. Independent
Socialists at Berlin assert Dr. Karl
Liebknecbt, who was shot and killed
on Thursday, did not attempt to es
cape from an escort of troops, but
was shot through the forehead at a
few paoes distant by soldiers guarding
him, according to a Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company. ' "v- ";' ' !)-' '
The Prelheit of Berlin is calling1
upon workers there to begin a gen
eral strike, it it reported. " " 1
VOLODA
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President Poincare is shovn here
bestowing upon General Pershing the
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor,
the most prized ot all the decorations
France can award. This photograph
HEAVY BAINS
CAUSE RIVERS
TO OVERFLOW
The Willamette river, Clackamas
and all tributaries raised considerably
Tuesday night. The Willamette river
below the falls raised for about two
feet, and in the northern part of the
city, where the tend Is overflowed It
raised about 15 inches. So tar there
is very little damage done by the
high water.
On the road leading to Cackamas
Heights there Is much water, and
some have been using rowboats in
order to make their way to this city.
The Abernethy near the bridge on
Washington street and near Seven
teenth is nearly to overflowing its
banks.
The roadway leading between New
Era and Oregon City in some places
has been considered dangerous In the
manner in which it has been left
since the new highway has been con
structed. Early in the week large trees
overhanging fell across the Toadway,
and it was for some time that auto
mobiles passing in that direction were
delayed. As ottier trees are in the
same condition fear is felt by those
passing over the roadway. The railing
at one place on the highway was
crushed beneath the big timber that
fell on Sunday.
The paper mills were in operation
on Wednesday as usual, except a por
tion of the sawmill of the Crown-Willamette,
which Is somewhat crippled
by the high waters.
The roadway leading from the Aber
nethy to Parkplace was partly cover
ed with water on Wednesday aftei
noon, but not so as to interfere with
travel.
An amusing incident occurred near
Greenpoint when it was discovered
that a hen had gone to roost in a tree
and was unable to get ashore as the
water had covered the ground undei
neath. She was rescued by a man in
a rowboat.
SENATE BILL
PROVIDES FOR
RELEASED MEN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Every
discharged soldier and sailor will re
ceive, one month's additional, pay,
mileage home at the rate of 5 cents a
mile, may keep one uniform, including
the overcoat, and wear the same after
being discharged, under a bill passed
by the senate Monday.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Chamberlain .chairman of the military
affairs committee. Originally it pro
vided only for the retention ot the uni
form and such other articles of ap
parel or equipment as might bedesig
nated by the secretary ot war or the
secretary of the navy. Senator Poln
dexter of Washington offered an
amendment for the payment of mile
age from the place of discharge to the
soldier's or sailor's home, and Senator
Ashurst of Arizona offered an amend
ment to provide for the payment of
one month's pay at the time of dis-1
charge. Both these amendments were
accepted hy Senator Chamberlain nd
rawed bvtha senate.
Grand Cross to General Pershing
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was taken as the president of the
rTencn republic was speaking in the
quaarangie of the American head
quarters In France.
MUCH WHISKEY
AND OPIUM IS
TAKEN IN RAID
The "Crawfish House." located near
the Tualatin bridge was the scene of
one of the largest bootlegging raids
made here for some time when Sheriff
Wilson and Deputies Meads, Hughes,
and Jayner arrested three Port
land people, Thomas McKale. W.
I. Hutchinson and Jennie Davis Sun
day and confiscated over J100Q worth
of whiskey. There were many empty
bottles and an outfit for flllinK these
A case of white wine, one of home
made wine and a small ke of whla
key and many full bottles were also
found.
The three were brought to Oregon
City for a hearing and pleaded not
guilty and were released on 1,550
bail to appear for trial Wednesday,
January 29.
When the officers were at this
place they found traces of opium but
not any convincing proof. After the
people were released, 'Wilson and tne
people were resleased TVllsou and the
deputies followed the car at a safe
distance and when the officers got
near the place Wilson went on ahead
and hid in the bridge, the deputies
remaining a short distance down the
road.
The occupants of the car went into
the house and soon came out and hid
something under the hood of the car.
Wilson motioned the deputies and
when the car started it was stopped
and the three occupants were arrest
again and the package found to
be opium and a complete smoking out
fit, which was confiscated.
. The three were again brought to
Oregon City and held for federal offic
ers who took them to Portland where
they were again released on J500 bail
each to appear before the federal
grand Jury.
The "Crawfish House" had been un
der suspicion for some time and it Is
thought that it was the headquarters
for Portland bootleggers who would
leave their stocks of liquor there and
come and get it as needed for the
Portland trade. Officers ot Multnomah
county have been in communication
with the local officers in regard to
this place but it was not until Sun
day that enough evidence could be
obtained to make any arrests.
Jennie Davis is thought to be one
ot the cleverest opium operators on
the coast according to information
received by the local officers.
ANIMAL BY MISTAKE
SETTLES WITH
Ed F. Bruns made complaint to
Sheriff Wilson that he had lost a heif
er and thought that one, Mark Sens-
kl, had killed the animal. Wilson took
a search warrant and went to the
home of Senski near Sandy and upon
investigation found the walls of the
barn covered with blood and also
noticed some newly disturbed ground
and he dug into this and found the
head and tall of the heifer.
The next day Wilson went to the
home of Senski to arrest him and the
parents of the man put up bonds for
his appearance. ;
He afterwards explained Owt Jbe
thought the .heifer was bis own and
made settlement with Bruns for ,the
RUSSIANS
MY HAV
DELEGATES
council
PARIS, Jan. 22. That a limited
number of representatives of the Rus
sian soviet government will attend the
peace conference seemed certain to
day. It was learned that an agreement
had been reached by the supreme
war council In this regard. Official
announcement was expected before
night
The British delegation is understood
to have taken the lead in pressing this
solution of the difficult and important
Russian question.
The original British plan, as an
nounced, was for the associated pow
ers to send a special commission to
investigate conditions in Russia. This
met with American approval to such
an extent that the personnel of the
proposed commission was even dis
cussed, the names of Elihu Root and
William Howard Taft being mention
ed.
SURVEY OF FRUIT
IS
IN NEW HOUSE BILL
SALEM, Or., Jan. 20. Representa
tive George W. Meeks of Marion coun
ty, this morning Introduced a bill in
the house calling tor an anneal, sur
vey of the fruit, berry and wheat in
dustries. The task of making the sur
vey falls upon the county assessors,
who are required to compile the in
formation and file their reports with
the secretary of state on the first day
of Jnne of each year. The bill, if pass
ed, will become effective immediate
ly. The Salem Fruit union is said to be
back of the bill. It is aimed at Wil
lamette valley canners, who have
been packing the best Oregon pro
ducts under the label of "Choice Cali
fornia" fruit The canneries are for
the most part California owned.
MEASURE IS DRAFTED
OF STATE BOARDS
SALEM, Or., Jan. 20. With a bill
carrying out the recommendations of
the consolidation commission, John H.
Carkln of Medford, the lawyer mem
ber of the commission, arrived upon
the scene today, and it is expected
thai the measure will be one of the
storm centers of the session, for in
one waj or another it strikes at al
most every state department and com
mission. Immediately following the introduc
tion of the bill t will be referred to
the Joint cocsoiidatlon committee cf
the two houses. Although the commis
sion doe3 not expect that the legisla
ture will enact all of its recommenvia
tons into law, it is confident t'aat
many of them ul lo adopted. The
consolidation committee will probably
adopt such recommendations as it con
siders feasible, and those considered
impractical will be discarded.
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PORTLAND, Jan. 22. Certainty as
to the coming visit of former Presi
dent William Howard Taft in Portland
to be the leading speaker and prime
mover at the Northwest congress for
a Jeague of nations, to be held in the
Auditorium February 16 and 17, has
been cqnflrmed by a telegram to H. V.
Stahl, secretary of the Oregon branch
of ,the National League to Enforce
Peace.
Accompanying Mr. Taft will be a
distinguished party which includes
Rev. Henry Van Dyke, late ambassa
dor to The Netherlands; Dr. A. haw-
rence (Lowell," president of Harvar4
university, and JSrank P. Walsh, who
was associated with Mr. Taft on the
uacy poaro ana nas represented
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