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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 5.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1921.
ESTABLISHED 1868
To buy and sell the asu-
al or unusual "heeds of 3-
fanning people requires
such a medium as the col- 3
nmna of the Enterprise. Try
AUTO DEALERS
HERE ORGANIZE
FOR PROTECTION
What will hereafter be known as
the Oregon City Automotive Dealers
association was organized last night
when proprietors of all the main
garages and dealers of tbe city gath
ered and adopted by-laws and rules
for the furtherance of the business in
Clackamas county.
The prime object of the new or
ganization is to give to the general
public the right values in automobil
es, and at the same time assist the
continuance of the good will and trade
of Clackamas county people.
The members will keep an ear to
the ground for the best and newest
ideas concerning the trade and at
the first opportunity, give the public
here the benefit of their knowledge
and findings and it is reported that
the association will be a direct help
to possible automobile buyers in this
locality.
"While some will assume that the
new association has been formed for
- the benefit of the dealers, the case i3
the reverse; as every member be
longing asserts that the organization
has been formed to protect the
Clackamas county buyers from fraud
and extreme prices; on' automobiles
and accessories.
Charter members of the new as
sociation are proprietors of: Miller
Parker garage; Clackamas County
Auto & Tractor Company; Pacific
Highway garage; Seventh Street
garage; Hall & Son; and Ore
gon City Auto company.
Officers elected are as follows:
Ralph P. Parker, president; Jacob
Eisley, vice-president; Wallace B.
Caufield, secretary; Lee Hall, treats,
urer.
TAX EXPERTS
WILL ARRIVE
FEBRUARY 26
FIRE DESTROYS
BUSINESS BLOCK
AT OAK GROVE
JURY DOES
NOT AGREE
ON VERDICT
Fire, whiRE HISTORICAL. SOCIETY riie state vs. Herman Fisher and
Audltorfnn.
of the Postrb"c Auditorium
, , , Portland. Or
o clock Sunaay jcx
gutted the block of buildings on the
east side of the electric line at Oak
Grove. Owing to the heroic
work of a volunteer crew
of firefighters, the business district
on the wegt side of the tracks would
have been destroyed. The mail sacks
and packages in the postoffice were
burned and it was impossible to save
anything from the flames.
The loss is estimated at about $12,-
000, and included in the business
houses that were destroyed was the
postoffice; Smith & Johnson garage;
P. R. L. & P. company depot; Hob-
kirk's confectionary store; Little s
grocery and Oiler's meat market; all
frame buildings.
Several automobiles housed in
back of the 'block were saved from
the flames, but two machines in the
rear of the Smith & Johnson garage
were a total loss. When the fire was
discovered, it had gained a fairly
good start, and in spite of the , ef
forts of a fire-fighting crew, the flam
es could not be checked. Nothing
was saved and it is reported outside
of the insurance carried by individual
storekeepers, the buildings are a
total loss. P. B. Smjth, owner of most
of the block, carried little or no in
surance on the property, it is report
ed.
fe, accused of assault and battery
. the person of one C. Hinkle, all
bt the Redland neighborhood, caused
the local justice court rooms to be
come crowded to the extreme, and
witnesses . and spectators from that
neighborhood stood' out in the hall of
the Masonic building yesterday after
noon patiently listening to the testi
mony offered.
The case was the outcome of a war
rant being issued by Hinkle after his
son had a fight with the Fisher lad.
Hinkle alleged at the trial that when
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher caught them
fighting, they held him while the
Fisher lad pummelled him severely.
Dean Butler and Paul Fisher were
the attorneys for the Fishers, while
Livy Stipp, district attorney handled
the case for the state.
The jury was out for over an ohur
and a half, and unable to agree on a
verdict, they were dismissed by Judge
Noble. Most of the Redland neiga
borhood was in attendance it seem
ed, and several witnesses, who took
up most of the afternoon, testifies
in the case.
4930 AUTOS IN
COUNTY WERE
TAGGED IN 1921
In a statement by Sam Kozer,
secretary of state . of Oregon, the
number of automobiles registered in
Clackamas county? numbers 4,309.
The amount of license feest derived
from these machines was $80,597.50,
and the total fees collected from all
motorcycle, auto licenses and other
transactions totals the huge amount
of $54,597.50. Following is the table
of all vehicles, both automjoibfiesy
motorcycles, trucks, drivers' licenses,
etc. fees collected during the .! year
1920: -
CROSS LEATHER
SHOP ROBBED OF
10 PAIRS SHOES
BILL WOULD
ASSESS TAX ON
STATE INCOMES
STONE HAS BILL
TO KEEP SALMON
IN WILLAMETTE
On tha 26th of this month, two in
come tax experts will be in the coun
ty courthouse for the benefit of those
wishing advice on how to make out
their reports. The two men wili
make a stay in Oregon City for only
two days 26th to 28th, inclusive
and are sent out for the express pur
pose of helpinia Clackamas; county
taxpayers to make the right returns
15 MILES OF
PAVEMENT IS
NEW PROGRAM
Contracts for more than half
million dollars' worth of road work
Including construction of six bridges
and the laying of 15 miles of pave
ment, were ordered entered into yes
terday afternoon by the state high
way commission following the open
ing of bids upon the proposed work-
Bids on many other jobs were opened
and rejected, and a second advertis
ing of the work ordered.
THIEVES ROB
LENTS STORE
AT TWELFTH
The Lents Confectionary store, at
12th and Main streets, was entered
by robbers' about 9:00 o'clock Sunday
evening, while the proprietor was in,
and after stealing about $30 or $40
from the cash register, made a get
away. It is reported . that the local
police have a clue to the thieves and
are working on the case. One of
the men engaged the proprietor in
conversation, while the other "tap
ped the till."
HARRY DRAPER
NEW MEMBER OF
HUNTLEY FIRM
Announcement was made Saturday
afternoon by the Huntley Drug com
pany that the name of the firm after
February 1 will be changed to Hunt-ley-Draper
Drug Co., and that Harry
Draper, wll known druggist, will be
the new member of the firm.
Mr. Draper has been cbnnected
with the Huntleys for over 20 years
and during that timie has been very
active in helping the progress of the
institution towards success. During
the past few years, Draper has been
one of the managers of the firm, and
during Will" Huntley's enforced ab
sence from the active management
of the concern, caused by an auto
adeide-nt. Mr. Draper assumed full
charge of the business. '
The Huntley-Draper Drug company
has grown by leaps and bounds dur
ing the Past few years, and from time
to time new departments have been
added to the store.
A large force of clerks, is employed
night and day, and about a year ago,
the building in which the business is
housed was rebuilt on a large and
more commodious scale to accommo
date the growing trade.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 31 (Special to
the Enterprise) A bill of consider
able interest to Willamette river fish
ermen was introduced in the , House
late today by Representative Stone
of Clackamas county, calling for the
return to the Willamette river of
ighty per cent of all spawn and sal
mon spawned from eggs taken from
salmon procured south of the falls at
Oregon City.
The hill further provides that any
state employe or state official charg-j
ed with this duty who fails to carry
out the provisions of the act, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and sljall
be fined from $25 to $190 or sentenc
ed to serve from ten to 30 days in
jail. m
Representative Stone, Shank, and
Hammond of Clackamas today intro
duced a bill authorizing! an increase
in the salary of the Clackamas coun
ty school superintendent from $1400
to $1600 annually.
A bill is being prepared by Senator
Ryan, to provide that all school dis
tricts, cities, towns and all othei
public bodies issuing bonds shall of
fer them to the state before placing
them on the open market. The state
would be the preferred purchaser if
it offered par or better.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Jan
28. Representative Gordon of Mult
nomah county, in a bill introduced
in the house yesterday, proposes to tax
incomes for state, county and muni
cipal revenues. For the first $100u
o ftaxable income the bill fixes the
rate of assessment at 1 per cent,
while incomes in excess of $10,000
are subject to a tax of 6 per cent. In
cases of single persons ithe exemption
is fixed at $1000, while for the head
of a family the exemption is $2000.
An additional exemption of $200 is
allowed for each child or dependent
member of the family other than the
husband and wife.
MAMMOTH POLES
FALL IN STREET
AT BUSY CORNER
WOMAN DIES
AT AGE OF
110 YEARS
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 29.
Mrs. Margarete McLoughlin, 110
years old, believed to be the oldest
woman in the state and who saw
President Lincoln shot by Booth,
died at. her home near Hockinsian
Saturday.
Mrs. McLoughlin was born in 1811
in County Kerry, Ireland. She came
to this country when a girl and had
lived in this county for nearly 50
years. Her youngest son, Mike Mc
Loughlin, "76 years old, survives, his
older brothers "having died of old age
many years ago.
Two light and power poles fell
across the busiest intersection of
Oregon City's streets yesterday
afternoon about 3:30 o'clock, and
luckily, neither autoists or pedes
trians-, were injured. The largest of
the power poles, situated on Seventh
and Main streets at the corner of
Burmeister & Andresen's crashed to
the pavement and completely block
ed the entrance to the suspension
bridge. The other pole, across the
street near Price Bros., store fell a
few minutes later from the strain
the wires from the other pole, and
came down across Main street, block-
ingi traffic for about an half hour.
The pole near Price Bros., store
fell over the trolley and caused
the live wire to sag very low; the
pole 1 bounced off however, and fell
to the street, carrying with It a masa
of wires' and two arc lights.
The repair crew of the P. R- L. &
P., company was on the hill section at
the time of the accident and rushed
down town, soon having the street
cleared and traffic running smooth
again. The pole near the suspension
bridge broke off at the bottom, sup
posedly from the force of the high
winds of yesterday. It carried most
of the cables and wires of the P. R.
L. & P., company across the bridge,
and service is somewhat interrupted
to west Linn at the present moment.
One machine, just coming off tha
suspension bridge at the Main street
end was nearly demolished when the
arge pole crashed to the ground. If
the driver had slowed down a trifle
when he neared Main street, his
machine would have caught the force
of the falling pole. Several citizens
nearby, just before the crash, were
warned by a crackling noise when
the pole began to fall, and were lucky
enough to get out of the way before
it hit the pavement.
MAN ACCUSED
OF USING KNIFE
IN ARGUMENT
Number of Automobiles register-
ed 4,309
Fees received from automobile re
gistrations $80,597.50
Number of motorcycles- register
ed 143
Fees received from motorcycle re
gistrations $760.50
Number of motor bicycles regist
ered 5
Fees received from motor bicycle
registrations $15.00
Number of chauffeurs registered 58
Fees received from chauffeur re
gistrations $175.00
Number of dealers registered. .'.21
Fees received from dealers regist
ered $615.00
Number of additional dealers re
gistered 45
Fees received from additional deal
ers registrations .....$225.00
Number of transfers issued. . .640
Fees received from transfers . is
sued $640.00
Number of duplicate issued.... 4i
Fees received from duplicates is-
sued $41.00
Number of regular operators regist
ered 6,059
Fees received from regular oper
ators $1,514.75
Number of special operators regist
ered 21
Fees received from special oper
ators $5.25
Number of duplicate operators is
sued 32
Fees received from duplicate oper
ators t::.. . . . . . .vrr-.s.w
Number of learner's permits, is
sued - "
Fees received from learner's per
mits $-50 1
Total fees received from all tran
sactions $84,597.50
George Brown and Lon Faris, the
latter colored, were arrested Satur
day afternoon by -the Portland police
for the robbery of the Cross store in
this city Thursday night. The two
men were taken in from a description
furnished - the Portland 'cops' by
Chief-of-Police Hadiey, of Oregon
City, who brought the men back here
and placed them in the- county jail.
They will come up before Judge Noble
Monday morning for a preliminary
hearing.
When arrested, the two alleged
robbers had in their possession som
of the loot taken from the Cross es
tablishment including two pairs of
high-topped boots and a pair of glov
es;, which Cross identified Saturday
afternoon.
Brown, the white man, refuses to
talk, and the colored man told sever
al tales which are not believed at the
sheriff's office. Both of them allege
that they are innocent of the robbery,
but neither explained he possession
or the boots and gloves in their pos
session when arresited.
Most of the loot taken from the
Cross store could not be located, and
when the men were searched at the
courthouse, only about three dollars
between them was found. Just where
the goods have disappeared has not
been learned by either the Portland
police of the officials here, but it is
claimed by the local force that the
two men will "come through" with
the Information before long. Both
Brown and Faris are about 3! years
of age. -
VOLCANO IS
. VERY ACTIVE
AT LAKE VIEW
CLACKAMAS
LEADS ALL IN
SEAL SALE
A man named Hoeye was arrested
on a warrant sworn out by Henry
Kerbs charged with attempted man
slaughter Saturday afternoon. The
warrant was served by Constable
Fortune and Hoeye is now in the
county jail and will appear for trial
before Judge Noble Monday morning.
It is reported that Hoeye is employ
ed cutting wood on the Kerbs place
near Oregon City, and after an argu
ment between him and Kerbs, Hoeye
chased Kerbs off the place with a
knife.
Clackamas county is taking the
lead over the state in the amount of
money raised from the sale of Christ
mas seals outside of Multnomah, and
Mrs. Mary Caufield, local chairman.
announced yesterday afternoon that
the sum of $1310.95 will be ready
for the head organization, of which
amount this branch will retain the
sum of $327.73, under the twenty-five
per cent arrangememnt put in vogue
this year. The money will be used
to carry on the work of .a county
health nurse, it is reported.
TEN POLICEMEN
DISMISSED FROM
PORTLAND FORCE
MARRIED.
Two coupls from Gladstone secur
ed marriage licenses Saturday from
the county clerk and were: Alex
Peterson, 43, and Louise E. Sartin,
45; John M. Hollowell, 55, and Tillie
Edwards, 41.
PORTLAND, Jan. 29 In a shake
up which strikes at practically every
department of the police bureau,
Mayor Baker and Chief of police Jen
kins; last night issued orders which
removed five inspectors to uniform,
place Captain Moore as assistant to
the chief; replace Captain Circle by
Chief of Inspectors Clark as com
manding officer of the detective bur
eau, dismiss 10 patrolmen outright
and make other changes of pratrol-
men, sergeants and lieutenants.
In addition to serving as assistant
to the cihef, Captain Moore will re
main in command of the day relief of
uniform officers. He will be the su
perior officer of all members of the
police bureau.
Chief of Inspectors Clark is in
structed to remove his office to the
detective bureau on the third floor
of police headquarters and take im
mediate charge of that division. Cap
tain Circle is to be in command ot
the firs"t night relief of detectives.
All changes as ordered by the may.
for and chief last night became effec
tive Monday morning.
Inspectors Tackaberry, Schulplus,
Hyde and LaSalle have been instruct
ed to return to .uniform and report
Monday to Captain Moore of the day
relief. Inspector Tichenor will re
port to Lieutenant Wade of the east
t'ide station to take command of the
first night relief of east side officers. '
P. T. A. AFFAIR
AT GLADSTONE
BIG SUCCESS
The Gladstone Parent Teachers'
association held a very successful
meeting at the schoolhouse there last
Friday evening; and ideas for the bet
terment of the school service and the
plans for a new school building were
discussed. Included on the evening's
program was, an address by the presi
dent, Attorney Wm. Hammond; Pro
fessor Leonhard and Wm. Paul spoke
on "fire protection," and County
School Superintendent Ve-Ider ad
dressed the gathering on "The Needs
of Our School." . Voval solos by Mrs.
Leonhard and songs by the school
students followed by a general dis
cussion, made up the balance of the
program. ,
A committee consisting of Profess
or Leonhard, Dr. W. E. Hempstead,
Mrs. H.H. Hulburt and K. E. Bauers
feldt. was appointed to perfect plans
ofr the new school building.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. 29.
Reports reaching here from Lakeview
tell of queer occurances in the 'lava
bed" region in the northwestern part
of Modoc county, California, which
cause inhabitants to fear that some
long dormant volcano is about to
break forth again.
One night recently the family of W.
P. Heryford! was awakened before
midnight by. strange rumbling noises.
On rising and looking out they saw
flames In' the -"hills" across" thelaXe-
from their dwelling resembling a huge
bonfire. The flames were accompan
ied by the rumbling sounds.
Others of the small population, oi
the region saw the flames . ,it is re
ported. Owing to the remoteness of
the district and the sparsity of set
tlers, it is hard to get authentic in
formation regarding the phenomena,
but humors of small volanic upheav
als in the lava beds have been curren
for months.
STORE OUT $84
THROUGH CLEVER
RUSE BY WOMAN
A woman with an infant in her
arms entered the Twentieth Century
grocery Monday afternoon and asked
the manager if she could nurse her
baby In the rear of the store. The
manger obligingly consented and af
ter the woman had departed, it wa3
discovered that $84 was missing from
a coat belonging to the manager's
wife, who had the sum of money
ready for bank deposit.
The proprietor of the store hurried
out on Main street In search of the
woman to learn if she was was con
nected with the theft. He could find
no trace of her and officers put
on the case reported that the woman
had taken a car for Portland. It was
discovered later that she had enter
ed the Jones? Drug company and
made the same request of the man
agement, and upon being told that
she might go into the phonograph
room to nurse the infant, she did so.
While in the roomi however, she
ordered a few purchases and told the
clerk that she would pay for them as
soon as the baby was through nurs
ing. While the clerk was; busy wait
ing on other customers, the woman
quietly vanished, and nothing has
been seen of her since.
As far as can be learned, no one in
Oregon City had seen the woman and
baby in town before, and the officials
believe that she is using the baby
as a blind to secure articles, of value
from the different stores and shops.
CHARITY BALL
PROMISES TO BE
WELL ATTENDED
NEGROES TAKEN
AND CANEMAH
LOOT RECOVERED
ASKS REPEAL
OFBONE-DRY
ENACTMENT
Two colored men, giving their nam
es as Andrew Andrews and James
Baney were arrested near Woodburn
by Officers Long and Hughes yester
day afternoon, charged with robbing
the McCurdy home at Canemah last
Wednesday morning, when a suit of
clothes and several piti of jewelry
were taken from the residence.
Andrwe, when arrested, had on the
suit taken, and Baney had the articl
es of jewlry on his. person. Both men
confessed to the theft, and claimed
that they entered the house in the
absence of Mrs. McCurdy, who had
gone shopping.
Both negroes are as black as "the
ace of spades" and are powerful edx-
footers. The officers traced them to
Woodburn, from a description ob
tained after the robbery and they
were caught "footing it" on the rail
road track near Woodburn.
The negroes are now in the county
jail to await action of the next grand
jury, after coming up before Judge
Noble, who bound them over.
Andrews claims that he comes from
Washington, while Baney says that
his home is at Tacoma. Both of
them were about half starved, having
nothing to eat Siince early morning.
They were taken plenty of grub by
the sheriffs deputies, and ate like
famished animals.
On next Wednesday evening a
charity ball- will be given at the
Moose hall under the supervision of
prominent women of this city, and
the proceeds from the sale of the
tickets will go towards the fund for
starving children of Europe. The
committee in charge promises that
the affair will be one of the best ever
given in Oregon City and Burns or
chestra has donated its services for
the. occasion. It is understood that
only the waltz and two-step will be
Included on the program, in order to
allow every patron to enjoy the dance,
and the numbers will "be varied with
several "Paul Jones" and other popu
lar old time dances.
It is expected that a large attend
ance will enjoy the evening as the af
fair is purely charitable, and those
who are not in the habit of dancing
much, will be present to help out on
the charity fund.
The committees in charge consist
of Mrs. David Caufield. door-keeper;
Mrs. Don James and Mrs. Edward
Fortune, floor committee; Miss Nan
Cochran, Miss Evelpn Harding, Miss
Alberta Dunn, Miss Mary Mitchell,
Mrs. Walter Bennett, and Mrs. Henry
Henningsen, general committee.
The dancing will commence prompt
ly at 9:00 o'clock and those desiring
special numbers played by' the or
chestra are requested to turn them
in to one of the committee, or to the
leader of the orchestra.
Tickets are $1 per couple, and the
girls allege that no "shimmie," "goose
or bunny hug" will be tolerated.
WIRES BACK Of
LOCAL NET MEN
AND STONE BILL
WOMAN INJURED
IN AUTO CRASH;
DRIVER IS HELD
W. O. W. HOLDS
INSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Jan.
31. Repeal of the Oregon bone-dry
act and the substitution of the nation
al Volstead act is proposed in a bill
introduced in the house today by
Representative McFarland.
In support of the bill Mr. McFar
land states there is a conflict in the
two laws which makes the laws diffi
cult of enforcement. f
It Is said that a poll of both house?
was taken prior to the introduction of
the repeal bill and that strong sup
port is shown for the repeal of the
bone-dry act. In the house it Is said
that sufficient votes are pledged to
insure it passage.
The following officers were instal
led for the coming year by Willamet
te Falls Camp No. 14S, Woodmen of
the World, Friday night, Consul
Commander, Wm. Stone; Past Con
sul, F. W. Parker; Adviser Lieuten
ant E. O. DeMoss; clerk, E. H. Coop
er; banker, W. L. Snidow; manager,
H. A. Shandy; escort, J. C. Spagl;
watchman, Kenneth Martin; sentry,
E. V. Criteser.
' The committee headed by C. A.
Andrus served refreshments - after
the installation.
Past Consul Grant B. Dimick st
ed as installing officer and was as
sisted by Past Consul C. B. Wilson.
The Camp has nearly 600 members
in good standing.
Fred Meager, of Portland, i3 out on
$500 bail to appear Thursday before
Judge Noble for reckless driving, and
Mrs. Kate Gordon, of Portland is now
in the Oregon City hospital in a serious
condition, as the result of an auto
mobile accident which occurred near!
New Era Sunday afternoon.
The accident took dace about a I
mile beyond New Era, and Yeager, who
was driving a big Mitchell car north
at the rate of about 50 miles an hour,
attempted to make the turn on the
highway where the old road joins the
pavement, and the machine skidded,
completely turning over off the road,
Mrs. Gordon, and another woman and
two children are reported to have
been in the car at the time, and all of
the occupants received bruises and
scratches from the "smashup. Mrs.
Gordon received injuries about the
head and shoulders, and is now under
the care of physicians at the hospit
al. It is reported that the other wo
man and two children left for Port
land on the street car.
Yeager, the driver, while consider
ably bruised about the body, was able
to leave the hospital and a warrant
was issued for his arrest charging
him with reckless driving. His bail
was fixed at $500, which he put up, j
and he will appear before Judge Noble j
Thursday morning.
The car was considerably wrecked,
both of the front wheels were turned
under the engine, and the front axle
bent entirely under the frame. The
machine was taken by Officer Long
to the Miller-Parker garage, where it
is now1 held. According to the lic
ense number, the car is owned by Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Yeager, 799 East 12th
street, Portland. Mrs. Gordon, the
injured woman, lives at 25th and
Marshal streets Portland. The ac
cident occurred about 4:00 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. - .
The matter of annexation of South
Oregon City to the corporate munici
pality was discussed by the Live
Wires of the commercial club at
their Tuesday noon luncheon, and tha
report of W. B. Cook, special com
mittee on statistic relating to the
problem, was adopted. Judge B.
Dimick was authorized by the club
to assist in the project, and he will
appear before the city council when
the matter comes up for consider
ation with the endorsement of the
commercial club behind him.
In the committee's report it was
shown that approximately 80 acres
are in the tract which seeks admis
sion to the city, with an assessed
valuation of $20,160.00. The amount
of taxes paid by this section this year
amounted to but $160.80, but it is
thought by the development that will
follow consolidation into the city
that homes will be built and a greater
valuation attained.
While the discussion of increasing
the size of the city was on the
boards, the matter of taking in a
greater territory, including as far
north as Jennings Lodge, West Linn,
Canemah, Parkplace, and other out
lying districts as part of the corpor
ation, was discussed, and Main
Trunk Hoss was authorized to appoint
committee to look into the advis
ability. M. D. Latourette, who once
before promoted a plan for a greater
Oregon City along the lines propos
ed, was appointed as this comittee.
After considerable discussion on
the pending fishing bills at the state
legislature, the club endorsed the
two measures affecting commercial
fishing here, and a delegation was in
vited to attend a hearing of the state
game and fish commission at Salem
Thursday evening. Local fishermen
will be hosts to the delegation for the
trip, and it is expected that a number
of public spirited citizens will go to
Salem then
Following Is the resolution, as
passed by the Wires:
-Whereas, xhe legislature is past
years has from time to time closed
the Willamette river from district to
district to Commercail Fishing until
now the river isi closed to the extent
that the salmon' industry has been
killed for commercial purposes for
Clackamas county, and
Wheras, it has been stated that
with a closed river Oregon City and
the Great Northwest would benefit
from profits to be received through
the medium of foreign tinglers, who
would s,pend the whole season in this
district and thereby leave behind a
trail of many good intentions, and
Whereas, the experiment has been
tried and given a thorough test.
Therefore Be It Resolved, that The
Live Wires of the Commercial Club
of Oregon City go'on record as favor
ing an open river to the 600 feet limit
and that the Commercial Fishermen
be, permitted to take from the river
and sell the salmon on the markets
of the world during open season, and
that such open season be poade to
conform to the run of the salmon
and at the poroper time, and be It
Further Resolved, that we urge that
80 per cent of the spawn produced
from the eggs taken from the Wil
lamette river be deposited in the Wil- .
Iamette river an dthat support be
given the Stone Bill covering the
same, and be it
Further Resolved, that these Res
olutions be spread on the minutes otN
the meeting held Feb: 1st, 1921, and
that copies thereof be sent to the
press and to the proper committees
and our delegation In the Oregon
I legislature.
A communication from J. W. Exon,
in regard to the establishment of a
steam boat line between here and
Portland was referred to the trans
portation committee of the commerci
al club, after discussion had brought
out the information that the club had
promised to support the freight lines
already established, in their fight for
a new railway station. Exon asked
for. tonnage from the mills to Port
land, and figured that the up-stream
freight would give sufficient revenue
to make it a paying venture.
LEGAL LIGHT
GIVES ADVICE
ON FISHING
With the fishing season only two
months off, many local sports have
been making inquiry as- to whether
one can fish for trout over 10 inches
in length. While the following in
form(ation is not exactly authentic,
nevertheless you can bank on it:
According to the law, no trout fish
ing will be permitted from Dec. 1 to
April 31st, inclusive. While the game
rules are not specific on this point
and neither is the law, in the opinion
of a prominent attorney of Oregon
City, one can be arrested for fishing
for trout in the above closed sea
son, just the same, and in all probabil
ity, will be convicted.