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OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 7. 1921.
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 1.
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HOT FAVORED BY
LIVE WIRE CLUB
At the regular weekly luncheon of
the Live Wires of the commercial
,.ih held in the Masonic building
Tuesday, the Question of endorsing a
r Tncr hetwpfin Ore fro n City and
Gladstone was raised, but, after discus
tt w5, laid on the table. The
main argument against the proposed
new' road was that the club's support
of it might divert the state highway
commission's aid from the new bridge
to be erected across tbe Willamette
river here, and as this has neen a pei
measure of tbe Wire's for the past
several years they decided to not
jeonardize their chances of securing
rit by advocating a new route t Port
land via the river roaa.
M. D. Latourette and others, how-
wpr in favor of the route,
ivhlfh would parallel the electri'
linn out Main street, and cross the
a bridge to be
built alongside the steel bridge now
-csed by the street cars. The new
road would necessitate considerable
filling, estimated by Grant B. Dimick
to cost $125,000, but is would save
practically a mile in the distance,
eleminate one grade crossing over
the S. P. tracks, and give an all-year
thoroughfare. The present road
through Parkplace is now inundated
with three feet of water, preventing
traffic for the past three days, and
sponsors of the movement to chan re
the route declare that a f la. 3
grade on the highway now . J d Is
impossible, due to the lownus-c uf tLe
ijand through which it passes.
' nhria Schuebel was the suongest
1 opponent to the proposed plan, label-
ing it as extreme folly to expend
mrmpo- nn a tiBW road, when, the
t" farmers need better access to the city
. tiio rrn.lR already built. After
the discussion the club decided to
1 center their present road-building on
f the Pacific Highway bridge here, for
I which. a bond. isue has-been vyotel.
faild wh-ftsfwill be cooperated in, by
Lilt? SjM3.Lt: vui""""""
Tftf committee on securing a new
.sdepot for Oregon City reported that
they nad niea mi.uriijM.uii
i state public service commission and
f that a hearing would be held, iQ this
T ity at some future date,to ; decide
, the advisibility of asking 'the S. P.
x-ompany to erect a new structure. R.
VV. Kirk, reporting for the committee
ijn moral conditions in the city, stat-
- A , 1 mfirtiTicr -With UlC
fee
i(l I,: nit Liitjy t:i " l"
Social Hygeme Society ana
Ji that, they would have a definite re
' .port to make next weeic.
itereafter the club, reverting to an
old 'rule of the organization, will have
lu"t one man on committees, except-
mg tne noujiuaLiiig
comprise three, members. The next
meeting to be held January 11 will
be election of officers.
REWARD MONEY
PAID TO LOCAL
4 MEN YESTERDAY
Con.-tabio Fortune and Ed. Rich
ardson, oi this city, received their re
ard money from the Small estate
'vesterday evening Portland for the
capture of thei famous John Doughty
The money name in the form of -a
-heck and was on the Canadian Bank
fit P6rtland.
-t FVirtune received $7,000, and Rich
erdson the same amount, , aitnougn
Phirns Detective Agency, of Port-
;'lnnd. attached $2,500 of Richardson's
tehare of the money. Richardson al
rt,;,t hB Trill fierbt the Burns
'Aeencv to the limit in the courts.
Ed. Shaw, formerly chief-of-police
Jor Oregon City, received $1000 of the
ic;nnn offered for the capture of
Doughty, for watching the man dur:
insr the day time while the Toronto
rn-Af-of-Trlic was on his way here
.inn Canada. ' ' --
Just what Fortune will do with his
share of the money-has not been da
cided bv "Ed." although there is
V rumor that he will invest in Canadian
tr.i. Richardson and the Burns
agency will
the matter out m
wthi court
mah county soon.
at Richardson
lgal talent at
of his interests
to trial.
lallege that Rich
r after the cap-
Iring to give the
ireward money.
i allege in their
lardson, filled a
refused later to
it promised and
le $2500.
tUn Asks for
Unpaid Alimony
Pauline Sampson has filed a com-
fclaint here against her divorced hus-
and, alleging that alimony ordered
Jby the court ha3 not been paid by
fhim, and thai; the sum of $355 is now
slue. The couple was divorced in
Minnesota, and at that time the pre
siding judge ordered the husband to
MANY AIR VIEWS
OVER DIVISION
AT MILWAUKEE
At a meeting held at Milwaukie
Mondav nisht a desire to lopp off
about one-third of Clackamas county
and annex it to Multnomah was ex
pressed by a vota of 74 to 23, less
than half of those present voting.
Harvey G. Starkweather presided
at the meeting and in his opening re
marks he expressed the pinion that
both that part of this to be en
nexed and Multnomah ."e bene
fitted by the change. $ that
the annexed part of Clac. "Qould
have better roads and that Q'Jj.'.o
ple residing in Portland ?
chase homes in the new addit
viding they were still in Mult.
county. He said that these p.
desired homes in the country
that they wished to stay in Mui
nomah county and not divide tneir
interests. Mr. Starkweather saiatnat
at least 20 times as many people from
the proposed annexed territory went
to Portland as did to Oregon City and
that their trading was done in the
former city. He said that tne growta
of that' section of Clackamas was be
ing retarded and that it would be re
cognized and greatly helped by the
annexation. The speaker saw xnai
the Mount Hood loop road should be
in Multnomah county and that the
annexation would put it there.
John Reveneu, of . Sandy, followed
the chairman and m no uncertain
tones expressed his opposition to the
change. HefT aid that the people oi
Sandy wanted to "st.ayr.ia Clackamas
county and expressed their desire al
most unanimously at a meeting held
last week. He said that Multnoman
"unty was not able to build the
1; -i Ixjop and that that coun
v -lied taxable land twice as
is up, ;id Clackamas.
. . . ' ...... V t t -:i - -i A n W TlO
has long been a booster for county
division, has not changed in the least
and expressed his opinion that Clack
amas should be divided and now was
a good time to do the deed. He said
that the people of Estacada seemed
to favor' a union with Multnoma'1 anc3
expressed that opinion at a meeting
last week by an , unanimous vote.
weeK Dy an unammuua yulc. .
s i, , o t,
was another opposing the change and
said that he could not see where the
annexed part would benefit. He said
that that part would be worse off
then in regafds to roads and that
some of the roads in . -Multnomah
county were a disgrace to any com
munity. "This ia just the first step
toward making the proposed annexed
section a part of Portland." the speak
er said, "and then where will your
taxes be." They will be a great deal
higher than at the present time and
you will not receive the benefit you
should. This. is . not a matter for ths
legislature to decide but one tor tne
people of the territory involved."
Albert Horger, of Barton, Mr.
Reed, of Gladstone, John Snyder, of
Milwaukie; Chas. Junkey, of Sandy,
H. E. Lawrence, of Springwater, E.
B. Maulding, of Boring, R. E. Gearld,
of Kelso, J. Paulson, of George, John
Oatfield, of Concord, Fred -Mattison,
of Jennings Lodge, R. S. MeLoughlin,
of Harmony, Pauld Dunn, of Sandy,
and Fred Harris of Oak Grove, al)
spoke on the matter and opinions
were about equally divided.
Justice Parry, of Milwaukie, follow,
ed with 'an address that was full of
warning and good advice. He advised
tbe voters to consider carefully the
benefits to be derived and also what
Multnomiah and Clackamas counties
would do for the section to be an
nexed. "Pe careful that you don't
make bricks for Multnomah county
and furnish your own straw. Look
where you will land before you leap.
Multnomah county has miles of
roads to build and in place of them
helping you you may have to help
them. Soon a part of Washington
county will be annexed by Mult
nomah and then you will have to helo
build their roads. There is a tunnel
to be built through the mountains in
that county and you may have to pav
our share and you have as much use
for that tunnel as you have for one
through the moon.
The chairman was instructed to ap
point committees on boundary, fin
ancps and to draft the bill for an
nexation.
GLADSTONE
HAS DIVISION
MEET FRIDAY
The county division meeting which
was scheduled to take place at Glad
stone on Friday evening was attend
ed by about fifty residents and tax
payers of that locality and Jenning3
Lodge and Oak Grove. L. A. Reed
acted as 'Chairman and Harvey G.
Starkweather addressed the gathering
and gave figures and illustrations in
favor of Gladstone being annexed to
Multnomah county. Harvey tu. oross,
countv iudge. also gave a talk, and
said he -was decidedly opposed to the
annexation scheme.
A committee consisting of Frank
Barlow, H. C. Parish, F. E. Goodman,
Mrs. Frank Nelson, L. T. Mumpower,
Frank Nelson and E. P. Carter, was
appointed to represent Gladstone at
the Milwaukie meeting to be heldon
Jan. 3. 5 " " ' ' ' '
Japaris
Viscount Ishii officially declared at Geneva that
Japan cannot consent to any limitation of her expendi
tures on armament as long as there are other nations out
side the League of Nations and not subject to such limit
ations, "especially one certain great power." This puts
the responsibility for disarmament squarely up to the
United States. r
The Assembly had made considerable headway.
The members seemed almost unanimously in favor of a
proposal to limit military and naval programs for the
years 1922 and 1923 to expenditures not in excess of
those contemplated' for 1 92 1 . The British delegation
was enthusiastic. Then Japan, though Britain's ally,
demurred, serving notice that as long as the United
States continues increasing its armament, ' she feels
o ri i crFr fr rr f-rif camA tKir-irr
Here is the whole problem in a nutshell. Every
nation increasing its army and navy has always argued
the same way. In most cases, nations have: doubtless
been sincere about it. There is no need to" question
Japan's sincerity in this case. She is simply doing what
America would do in her position.
The situation puts the United States in an embar
rassing spotlight. This country has always advocated
the limitation of armament at international peace gath
erings, and severely criticized Germany before the war
because the latter would not agree. Now it is the Unit
ed States that is placed in the position of preventing a
start toward lessening the biggest'load now piled on the
world's back, and a load that is coming to weigh almost
as grievously on our nation as on those less wealthy.
It is not necessary for America to be in the League
of Nations in order to cooperate in this great reform.
The League has invited the United States to participate
independently in the disarmament discussions. Presi
dent Wilson has refused, no doubt from a'; sense of
delicacy that is natural enough in the circumstances.
But as matters stand, should any sense of delicacy be
allowed to interfere with the launching of a reform of
which the big majority of Americans have always ap
proved and approve today?
Austen Chamberlain, English Chancellor of the
Exchequer, announces that the unpaid interest on
American loans to England now amounts to $314,500,
is nnn LJ f M J l
I 5 whpn tririRf rtrrpnrt won - K
amounting to about $4,200,000,000, would be reduced.
Meanwhile the American people have got to meet the "
interest on that huge sum, and the rest of the $ 1 0,000,-
000,000 allied loan, by taxation.
There must be some unexplained streak in human
nature that instinctively loves a king, regardless of cir
cumstances. Look at those Greeks !
It's the same old question, whether the Sabbath is
going to be adapted to man, or man to the Sabbath.
"Trimming the sails," advocated by a big business
man, is certainly better than trimming the consumers.
W. WEISMANDEL
HOME ROBBED OF
$400 IN GOLD
Robbers entered the home of Wm.
Weismanclel aU 11th and Center
streets Friday night and secured
about ?400 in gold, which was hid in
a closet in the house. The robbers
entered the home through a window
and used a "jimmie" "to force the
ltx:k. After they secured en
trance, they unlocked the back doer,
which was locked from the inside, and
left the residence by that way.
Mr. and Mrs. WeismanSel were
away from home at the time and Mr.
Weismandel's brother, who stays in
the house, had returned about 9:00
o'clock in the evening, and found
clothes scattered on the floor from
the closet. He notified Weismandel,
who immediately informed the police.
As near as the officers can judge, the
yeggs gained entrance to the house
between the hours of 8:00 and 9:00
o'clock.
According to Weismandef, the rob
bers knew something of the lay of
the interior of the house, "and also
knew that he had some money stored
there. Nothing else was disturbed,
outside of one bed, which the yeggs
searched carefully, even searching
the mattresst The money,
which was in gold pieces, was in a
jar in the closet of the house, and hid
among articles of clothing.
No trace of the thieves has been
discovered to date, although the
sheriff has been working on the case
since last night.
NEW COUNTY
OFFICERS NOW
ATTHEHELM
New county officers who were
sworn in yesterday were: Harvey E.
Cross, county judge; D. T. Meldrum,
county surveyor; Livy Stipp, district
attorney. Emery J. Noble, attorney,
took up his duties as justice of the
peace, and Dean Butler, formerly de
puty district attorney, will resume his
private law practice, as will Gilbert
L. Hedges, formerly district attorney.
Armament
in cplf-iAfAriQA .
j. j. . .
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How Hidi Are Tliey?
Are Not High Enough
Ask 6Billy Wilson
If anyone sees "Billy" Wilson, of
the W- J. Wilson firm, ask him how
high his carburetor is on his Mitchell
auto. Last Sunday afternoon, "Billy"
was driving from Astoria, and when
he arrived near the high water cover
ing the road near Parkplace, he step
ped. A Ford had just gone through
the water and Wilson hailed the
machine and asked the driver how
high his carburetor was. After meas
uring the Ford's carburetor, "Billy"
saw that the Mitchell's was several
inches higher. Away he started for
the water, and just as he arrived in
the deepest part of it, his car stopped.
Nor would "she go" until a tin "liz
zie" came along and it cost' ."Billy"
something like"'$1.50 to be pulled out.
SANDY TURNS
DOWNCOUNTY
DIVISION PLAN
At a special meeting of the Sandy
branch of the Clackamas. County De
velopment league, a resolution was
passed "that the people of Sandy and
adjoining precincts are absolutely
and unalterably opposed to the divis
ion of Clackamas county as proposed
by tlarvey Starkweather and others."
The resolution asks the legislature to
vote against any division measure.
Commissioners Proctor of Sandy and
Harris of Oregon City and Harvey
Cross, county judge-elect, spoke.
SUSPENSION
BRIDGE IS
POLICED
The county court has appointed
Jack Hamilton as a special deputy to
watch traffic on' the suspension
bridge. Hamilton's duties are to
see that loads of vehicles do not ex
ceed the limit allowed on the struc
ture and to prevent accidents and
confusion jnn thai weakened bridge.
3ion jrt
MUCH DAMAGE
CAUSED BY RAIN
AND HIGH WINDS
The high waters of the Willamette
river have about held their own dur
ing the past twelve hours, but it is
predicted by "old-timers" that the
waters will again rise today. Along
the Parkplace road, the water 'has
receded somewhat, but is still deep
enough to stop traffic.
P0RTLAM, Jan. 4. What
storm did to Portland and the
cific Northwest.
the
Pa
Rise of river to 19-foot stage
dieted by weather bureau.
pre-
Dam at Bonneville fish hatchery
washed out with damage estimated at
$9000.
Section of roof, blown from phono
graph factory, crashes through high
tension wires and blocks traffic at
Portland,
Plate-glass window of Meir
Frank store blown in.
Telephone poles, blown over
south Portland.
&
in
Aberdeen, Wash. Roads flooded
and travel made difficult.
Hood River, Or. Columbia high
way blocked by slide near Wyeth.
Five inches of snow falls in valley.
Seaside, Or. Gale and high waters
endanger bridge near hv.
Astoria, Or. Gale raging at rale of
75 males an hour. North Head also
hit.
Ellensburg, Wash. Worst storm of
year raging in Cascade mountains.
Snowfall heavy and wind high.
Chehalis, Wash. Valleys of Che-
halis and NewauRen flooded as re-
suit of terrible storm and rain. Che
halis streets flooded. ,
Vancouver, Wash. Columbia river
at lo-foot stage and still rising while
rain downpour continues.
BIG INCREASE
IN TAXES FOR
THIS COUNTY
The state and county tax levy for
the 1920 roll for Clackamas county
will be .0292 mills, which will be due
some time in March. This tax ex
ceeds last year's of .0222, and the in
crease is chiefly due to the millage
taxes voted by the people, which were
exempt from the six per cent con
stitutional limitation.
The tax for Oregon City proper w;.ll
be in the neighborhood of .05S2 mills
which includes the county tax, and cf
this amount, .0112 mills is school tax
and .018 mills city tax, making a total
tax for Oregon City exclusive of the
state and county levy of about .029
mills.
Another reason for the increase is
that Clackamas county paid $149,907.
10 last year to the state for state pur
poses, bu this year the county will
pay $324,664.20 to the state, an in
crease of $174,757.10.
BRIEFS ARE
EXCHANGED IN
BRAKE CASE
BrJafs in the case of Russel Brake,
convicted in the circuit court here for
the murder of Harry Dubinsky, and
which case was appealed to the
supreme court by Brake's lawyers,
have been exchanged between the at
torneys for the state and defense. It
is rumored that the case will be con
sidered in a few weeks.
The respondent's brief, prepared by
Attorney Gilbert Hedges of thiscoun
ty, who handled the prosecution, has
been printed, and the appellant's re
ply brief will be out wi-hin a week or
10 days. After that, it will be but a
short time until the case is consid
ered, as criminal cases are usually ad
vancad on the supreme court docket.
ABOUT 9857
ACRES READY
FOR SETTLERS
SALEM. Or., Jan. 4. Beginning
yesterday, and for a period of ninety
days, lands of the Pacific Livestock
company in Harney county, under a
contract of settlement with the state
are thrown open to purchase and set
tlement by soldiers, sailors and mar
ines who participated in the World
war.
After the expiration of th,e ninety
day period te lands are open to pur
chase by any person.
The total amount of: lands thrown
open is 9S57 acres, and the valuation
of the whole agreed upon by the
livestock company and the state land
board, is $739,940. This is an aver
age of a little less than $75 an acre.
The ex-service men have the privilege
of purchasing 160 acres each.
GRAVEL PERMIT GRANTED
The Wichita Sand & Gravel Com
pany, of Wichita, has been granted
permission by the court to dig gravel
from Johnson Creek, near that place.
NEW HIGHWAY
TO GLADSTONE
IS ADVOCATED
A move is on foot ia this city to
get the county court to build a high
way between this city and Gladstone
parallel with the P. R. L. & P., com
pany's tracks. It is pointed out that
the fill can easily be made along the
tracks, and that the electric company
will be willing to allow rightof-way
for the new highway. This road
would commence at the end of Main
street at Green Point and continue
until it connected with the Rive
road in Gladstone, thereby eliminat
ing two railroad crossings and also
would be above the low water mark.
The present highway by Pakplace 1s
now under five feet of water in some
places, and every year costly repairs
to the hard surface are made.
The county court it is said, is
about ready to advertise for bids for
a new steel bridge across the Clacka
mas river, in place of the present
structure. The sponsors of the new
highway movement allege that this
money can be saved by extending the
present P. R. L. & P., Co.'s bridge
so that it would accommodate traffic
for the new road.
If ' the road ia built as sug
gested, not only would it be above
high-water mark, but would be a dir
ect route from this city to Gladstone,
and connecting with the River road
for Portland. If traffic preferred the
S2nd street route, then it would be an
easy matter to turn to the rigbt after
reaching Gladsone, or to the left to
wards Portland.
The matter will be brought to the
attention of the Live Wires today
noon. It is said that the majority of
the Gladstone residents are in favor
of ' the new highway connecting this
city and that" place, and are eager to
see the project go through.
GOV. OLCOTT
ANNOUNCES HIS
APPOINTMENTS
SALEM, Or., Jan. 1. Fourteen firs t-of-the-year
lucrative and non-lucrative
reappointments! were announced to
day by Governor Olcott.
J. W. Ferguson was reappointed a
member of the state industrial accid
ent commission and T. B. Handley
was reappointed state corporation
commissioner. Mr. Ferguson was ap
pointed by Governor Olcott July 1,
1919, to take the place of Harvey
Beckwith and today completed Beck
with's unexpired term. " Handley was
appointed May 27, 1920, to succeed
H. J. Schulderman, who was ousted
by Governor Olcott following the pri
mary election, and hasi filled out
Schulderman's unexpired term.
Other reappointments announced
by the governor today were:
O. S. Blanchard of Grants Pass, W.
C. Fellows- of Sumpter, R. M. Betts
of Cornucopia, W. B. Dennis of Carl
ton and F. A. Olmstead of Portland,
members of the Oregon bureau of
mines and geology; W. D. Wheel
wright, Mrs. Edmond C. Giltner and
Mrs. Henry L. Corbett, all of Port
land, members of the child welfare
commission; Amedee M. Smith of
Portland, member of the industrial
welfare commission; G. M. Baker of
Bend, member of the Oregon land
settlement commission; David M.
Dune of Portland, member of the
state board of vocational education.
PAGEANT HELD
AT GLADSTONE
IS BIG SUCCESS
. The Christmas pagaent given at
the Baptist church Thursday evening
was a grand success in every way.
The Highland Baptist church or
chestra furnished music. Mrs. Ramsy,
of Sellwood, sang "The New. Judea"
and "O Little Town of Bethelhem,"
and Mrs. Blood, of Portland, sang "1
gave my life for Thee," Mrs. Hulburst
led the chorus which sang "Holy
Night," Hark! The Herald Angels
Sing" and "Joy to the World." W. E.
Hassler, Elvin Catto and George Hol
lingworth, who took the part of the
three wise men, sang responsively
with the chorus "Watchman What of
the Night" and "Three Kings of the
Orient." Edna Rowan took the part
as Gabriel, Lester Kerns as the "King
of Judea," Mrs. H. C. Leete as
"Mary," acted their p-" to perfec
tion. Each one who assisted in the
pageant deserves the highest praise,
especially Dr. Keeny-Ferris and Rev.
Ferris, of Sellwood. The offering
amounted to fifty dollars and the
Sunday-school gave twenty-seven dol
lars, making a total from the church
of seventy seven dollars for the Near
East drive. '
NEW YEAR'S
BABY COMES TO
ESTES HOME
The first and only New Year's baby
to arrive in Clackamas county was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Estes
yesterday evening. The little girl
weighed nine and one-half pounds,
and the proud parents: have" named
her Anne Ann Elizabeth. The mother
and babe are doing nicely under the
care of Dr. Meissner.
HY. COMMISSION
ASKS HUGE SUM
EROM COUNTY
The Pacific Highway, from the
Marion county line to the Multnomah
county line, will cost Clackamas coun
ty in the neighborhood of $443,673.05,
according to figures compiled by an
Enterprise reporter from the records
of the county court . and Highway
Commission. This amount includes
$125,000 as the county's share for the
new bridge across the Willamette
river here, and $120,000 for the grad
ing and construction of the highway
between this city and! Canemah.
According to the Highway Commis
sion, Clackamas county now owes
that body for work already done in.
this county the following amounts:
Tyron Creek bridge $ 5,526.36
Sucker Creek bridge 65,851.14
Grading between Oregon City
and Multnomah county line,
(Oswego route) 52,187.12
Canby to Aurora grading and
construction 32,678.58
Molalla bridge .42,429.85
Of the above amounts, $90,000 has
already been paid by the county to
the Highway Commission, but work
is now going on under the direction
of the Commission, and the abov
amounts will increase.
A private hearing between' the
Clackamas county court and the High
way Commission will take place soon
in this city, and matters are expected
to be ironed out concerning construc
tion and indebtedness at this time.
It is said that the present members
of the county court face no easy task
in setting straight the highway pro
gram in Clackamas and face a huge
Indebtedness for the coming two
years.
FLOOD STAGE IN
MANY PARTS OF
THIS TERRITORY
With sections of the Parkplace
road under' five-feet of water,
part of the paper mills shut down,
and several homes in the low sec
tions under water, the recent heavy
rains have palyed havoc in this ter
ritory. The only bright side of the
floods is that of the falls, which are
a wonderful sight and a roaring,
plunging cataract.
On the Parkplace road, on this side
of tbe railroad tracks, the water is
about five-feet deep, and motorists
from Portland coming to this city to
view the falls Monday, found them
selves stuck in the middle of the
sntall pond. "Tin Lizzies" with plenty
of stout rope on hand, done a rushing
business towing unsuspecting motor
ists out of their predicament. Drivers
were not aware of the depth of the
water until they were "stuck," and it
was up to them to call for assistance.
The charges ranged from $1 to $5.
The one dollar "Lizzies" did the larg
est business.
Crowds gathered during Monday af
ternoon to witness drivers of auto
mobiles attempt to make their way
through the water. The last auto
mobile to make the trip through the
high water Sunday evening was that
of W. A. Scnooley, coming through
about 12 o'clock.
The Chinese gardens in the north
ern part of the city are partly under
water. Several houses near that sec
tion are now close to the water's
edge, and the tennants are in readi
ness to move if the flood continues
to rise. Tha Abernethy is overflow
ing its banks and the backwater is '
causing residents of Clackamas
Heights some bother, for the road is r"
covered in some sections, necessitat
ing the use of row boats. One family ,
residing in the lowlands has moved
to the second story of its nome, as
the house is completely surrounded
by water.
The pulp mill of the Crown ' Wil
lamette closed Saturday evening, ow
ing to the high water, but the. re
mainder of the mill is operating. Ow
ing to the high water in the basin.
Mill D, including machnes No. 2 and
3, have closed at the Hawley Pulp &
Paper company's plant.
Water entirely covers the road lead
ing from the Eighth street dock,
formerly used by the Oregon City
Transportation Co., and Is high upon
the piers of the suspension bridge
Since Saturday afternoon, the river
has risen at thia point over three feet.
The upper river is about 14 feet above
the low water mark and the lower
river about 34 feet.
The low lands on the east side of
Washington street between Four
teenth and Seventeenth streets are
flooded by back - water from the
Abernathy. The Clackamas river is a
raging torrent, and debris of various
kinds is plunging down stream.
SUES ON NOTE.
. William Bogynsna, of this city, has
entered suit in the circuit court here
to recover money alleged due on a
note executed in his favor by Henry
Cromer Sept. 22, 1920. The amount
of the note is $95, and the plaintiff
also asks $40 attorney's fees and In
terest to date. ' '