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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. 15.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 15. 1921.
ESTABLISHED 1866
To buy and sell the usu-
al or unusual needs cf
farming people requires
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umns of the Enterprise. Try
a classified ad , .
JUDGE PAROLES
JACK FROST ON
GOOD BEHAVIOR
Jack Frost, found guilty by a circuit
court jury for the shooting of Alex
DeFord on the night of November
21st, in this city, was sentenced to
.three years In the penitentiary and
then paroled by Judge Campbell. The
parole subjects Frost to report to the
circuit judge here once each month.
Judge Campbell pronounced sen
tence on Frost, following the decision
of the court denying a rehearing of
the.oase, as asked by Frost's attorn
ey, who filed a motion for a new trial
after the verdict of the jury a few
weeks ago.
WILHOIT RESORT
TAKEN OVER BY
NEW COMPANY
The Wilhoit Springs property has
been taken over by a company form
ed by Portland and eastern men, and
F" W. McLaren, who has operated the
springs for the past lorty yiars, gave
possession the first of the week.
It Ur ihe incsntiou of thi. new man
agement to add improvements and re
model the buildings al the resort and
uiake it one of ttu most attractive
summer places in the Pacific North
west. The grounds will be beauti
fied and accommodations at the m in
feral springs for tourists and autoists
this summer will be firs-class. The
surrounding cottages on the place
and the hotel proper will bo renovat
ed and additions constructed, and the
store near the hotel, the . auto camp
ing grounds will carry a bigger stock
than ever.
Thp Wilhoit Springs resort has been
a popular place for tourists ai.d local
autoists for years, and as has been
predicted, with enough additional cap
ital secured to make up-to-date im
provements on the property and ar
range
place would be one of the - foremost
and attractive summer reports in the
Northwest.
EDUCATORS AT
MOLALLA HAVE
FINE PROGRAM
The teachers' meeting held at Mol
alla Saturday was one of the most suc
cessful educational features held in
this county for some time. Men and
women of prominence from over the
state addressed the assembly, and the
main topic of the day was the consoli
dation of schools for Union high school
purposes. The discussion on the sub
ject was led by State Superintendent
Churchill, and W. W. EV6rhart, di
rector of the Molalla school board, and
other well known figures took part.
It was the sense of the meeting that
a Union high school should be estab
ished in Molalla of schools in the sur
rounding neighborhood.
"The State's Duty to the Child," a
subject of much interest was ably
handled by Mrs. Sadie Orr-Dunbaif, ex
head of the Oregon Tuberculosis so
ciety, and Miss Anna Thompson, prin
cipal of the Mills' Open Air school,
of Portland; Miss Elizabeth Hopper,
state director of the Modern Health
Crusade society, and Miss Helen Hart
ley, state advisory nurse, spoke on the
subject.
Louise E. Reese, principal of the Ca-
nemah schools, and Mrs. Minnie Alt
man, head of the Jennings Lodge
schools, lead the discussion on the
future of the C. C. T. A. and O. S. T.
A. The subject was well handled by
these prominent people. The pro
gram put on by the students of Mol
alla and surrounding schools, was pro
bably one of the best affairs of its
kind in the history of the schools. The
students entertained the assembly with
excellent numbers and the program,
was in charge of R. W, Rose, head of
the Molalla schools.
TRUCK ARRIVES
AT FIRST FIRE
IN TWO MINUTES
Disparities In Expenditure
It is a rather surprising fact that the amount of
money spent for chewing gum in this country last year,
which amounted to $50,000,000, was more than all
states and cities spent for the higher education. Also
that this amount was two and a half times as much as .
was spent for normal schools in which to train teachers.
The amount spent for automobiles last year was
estimated at $6,000,000,000. Possibly one half of this
expense was incurred for business purposes, but this
Is probably a large estimate. ; Even at ,that there re
mains an expenditure that exceeds the cost of public
schools last year by about four times-
The taxpayers growl - terribly about the cost of
schools, which are the foundatioon of all American
prosperity and stability. Without schools the coun
try would go to ruin. And yet we, burn up. four times
the cost of the schools for pleasure car driving. .
It would seem good policy to maintain a heavy tax
on luxuries as a means of raising sufficient funds for
great community objects like the schools. It would
seems as if such assessments should be made a perman
ent part of the federal taxation system,; so as to dis
courage too free spending in these directions.
The people who are masticating $50,000,000
worth every year in the form of chewing gum, would
not probably feel very badly if they paid an increased
tax on that amount. If they noted the assessment
they could escape it by chewing less gum. More
could be gotten for good roads by a higher tax on pleas
ure automobiles, and so on. While people dislike to
see their favorite diversions assessed, yet they will
feel it much less than to have such taxes laid on bus
iness that enterprisers discouraged and industrial de
pression created.
CFT0 TDAD TAD &ck at Ds
olio inHr i uii .'t,' h
Ul W AlAJJ i-IlUL ilUlSC.
COYOTE, SNARES '
LADY'S SLIPPER
Have a
Heart
J. T. Hoopes, expert trapper of the
Central Point country, this county, set
a special trap for coyotes last Mon
day on his neighbor's land, and the
wife of the neighbor, while crossing the owner will be brought to account.
Treat dumb animals kindly, espec
ially thia week, is the plea of the
Clackamas County Humane society,
and if you notice an old-broken-down
horse, a stray cat, hungry looking dog,
do something to celebrate the occas
ion. If the owner of the horse refuses-
to help the animal by the pro
per feeding or care, just report the
matter to the proper authorities, and
the farm, caught her foot in the trap
and was compelled to leave her slio-
per in the jaws of the contrivance
while she journed home on one
shoe Her husband later removed
the slipper, a high-heeled affair, from
the trap. Fortunately, the Jaws of
the trap only caught the high heel
of th-. shoe, or the woman might have
received a serious Injury.
Hoopes, the trapper, has had much
experience in trapping coyotes and
Remember, dumb animals can not ex
press themselves like humans. Stop
and pat the stray dog on the head
feed the stray . cat . that comes to
your door each morning1 otherwise,
""have a heart." It won't hurt you
might do you good.
Anita McCarver, president of the lo
cal society, has asked the - teachers
of the public schools to have the chil
dren make an especial effort to treat
dumb animals kindly for the week.
has met with considerable success in and several rules laid down include
Curry county, where he spent several
months last year. His friends are i
"joshing" him on the kind of "bait"
that would entice a woman in one of
his coyote snares. , , .
"Dont throw stones at the birds
Feed homeless dogs and catE, assist
every helpless creature." -
E. E. BRODIE
RETURNS FROM
EASTERN TOUR
ANOTHER JAIL
BREAK; CAUGHT
ON MAIN STREET
Sues to Prevent
School Board from
Buying New Site
The new fire truck and fireman ha
a chance to prove their -efficiency Sat
urday afternoon when the first real
fi:"e since the truck was installed hero
took place. The fire broke out on
two-story residence at Seventeenth
jciils u vtvwj . .street, near Main, and just exactly
for larger accommodations, the minutes wa, consumed from the
time the engine left the fire house to
the scene of the conflagration. Twen
ty seconds later, water was streaming
trom the hose on the burning build
ing.
The fire was caused by defective
wiring, and when the truck arrived,
the residence which is used as a room
ing house, was in flames. Had it not
been for the speedy work of theire
department, the building would have
been past saving, but as it was, tha
damage was only about J1500, fully
covered by insurance.
The residence is owned by
Dan Knowlan. of -this city, and
a deal to dispose of the property
would have been closed Saturday
night, the new owner taking posses
sion, had it not been for the fire.
Fire Chief Ruconich is considerably
"ouffed up" today as a result of th.
quick work of the truck and fire lad
dies. Firemen making the run in
cluding the chief were: Gerela War
ner, driver; William Priebe, assistant
fire chief; LouU Nobel, Jr., "Hub
Thomas, J. W. Bingham and Walter
Young.
C. Stein has entered suit against A.
Welch, Erick Bartell, Olaf Gran and
A. L. Heacock, composing the school
board of district iNo. 26, to restrain
that body from issuing or selling
bonds or warrants for the purpose of
building a new school house or pur
chasing a site for the same in that
district.
Plaintiff alleges that a special meet
ing was called by the" board to vote
upon" the question whether or not the
district, which is in the Damascus
neighborhood, should issue bonds to
purcrase a site for a new school house
and grounds, as the old one now m
use was unfit for the put pose. Stei?i
alleges that the vote was declared by
the chairman of the meeting to have
carried 38 to IS, who ordered the
bonds sold for the purpose. Stein
alleges in his complaint that the elec
tion was illegal, and asks: the court
to restrain the board from buying the
new- schoolhouse site or selling bonds
or issuing warrants tor the proposal.
Wm. Stone is the attorney for Stein.
GET DIGGERS
NOW-ADVICE OF
COUNTY AGENT
OREGON WHEAT
THIRD BEST IN
UNITED STATES
If all the farmers in Clackamas
county had attended" a squirrel pois
oning demonstration that was held
at Molalla last Tuesday, they would
be completely convinced that now is
the time to spread poison for the grey
digger. Ira N. Gabrielson, of the bi-
logical survey, assisted by the Clack
amas county agent, spread poisoned
barley, the standard government bait.
over two infested fields and held post
mortems on specimens that were kill
ed by the poison.
These examinations showed that in
poisoning the two diggers which were
disected, that eighteen squirrels had
been put out of the business of eating
farm crops. One speciment contain
ed ten embryonic diggers and the oth
er six. That would be argument
enough to convince any man that pois
oned barley will kill squirrels if right
ly used and that how is the time to
spread the poison.
Poisoning in the lower districts
should be done before the loth of this
month, and in the higher parts of the
county the young will not be born for
a week or ten days later.
Poisoned grain may be secured at
the county agent's office, or from
Farm Bureau rodent control leaders
in the various communities.
RISKY.
Tdlike to give my wife $50 for
Christmas." - .--
"Well why not?" ' '
"I ain't certain that I could coax it
away from her again." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 8. De
partment of agricultural figures made
public here rank Oregon third among
the principal wheat producing states
of the country for the average yield
per acre in 1920. Oregon averaged
20.7 bushels an acre. The Beaver
state's production was bettered by Ida
ho, with 22.5 bushels, and New York
with 22 bushels. The figures includ
ed the combined production of both
winter and spring crops.
The Oregon yield exceeded by 6.3
bushels the combined aveiage yield of
the entire United States, which wa3
giv-m as 13.8 bushels, and showed
the greatest percentage of increase
over the 1918 yield of all states in tha
union.
In 1918 the Oregon yield was 14.7
bushels per acre, over which the 19'-'0
yield was an increase of 42 per cent.
During the same period the average
yield per acre for the entire country
decreased 11.5 per cent from 15.6 bu
shels in 1918 to 13.8 in 1920.
The Oregon total production for the
three years jumped from 15,228,000
bushels in 1918 to 20,800,000 bushels
in' 1919, and 22,900.000 in 1920.
The larger yield for 1920 was har
vested despite a decrease of 8000
acres in the state's planted area as
compared with the previous year.
Ranked in order of total annual pro
duction of wheat by the various
states, Oregon moved from 16th place
in both 1918 and 1919 to 1.1th place
in 1920.
McMinnville Lad
Saves Life of Child
MeMINNVILLE, Or., April . 7.
Frances Coffey, three year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Coffey, of
this city, was saved from drowning
yesterday by Harold Waldron, 18-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. "W. C. Waldron.
COLONEL ARNOLD FLIES HIGH.
ROSEBURG, Or., April 8. Flyins
from Mather field, California, Colonel
Arnold Wednesday passed Roseburg
at a great altitude. The airplane ap
peared to be following the line of the
railroad. The flight from Medford
here wa3 made in approximately 43
minutes.
Combination Disease
Hits City of Gresham
GRESHAM, April 7 .Measles have
been, followed by. pneumonia in a
number of cases in the vicinity of
Gresham and the" physicians and nur
ses find this complication more dan.
gerous than the mallpox.
- sues""$n NCTE
Fred Uphoff has entered suit
against H. Scheurman, Matkins Nehr,
and W Oeschlik to secure judgment
on an alleged balance due on a note
executed in favor of the plaintiff
March 1, 1920. The amount of the
judgment asked is $500, and $100 as
attorney's fee.
Complete Synopsis President Harding's
Message to Congress Delivered Tuesday
WHALING SEASON SETS RECORD.
VANCOUVER, B. C. The whalint
season just . closed has been one of
the biggest catches in several years.
Altogether 430 whales were caught
by Vancouver island whalers during
1920 The majority of the whales
were taken to the rendering plant at
Kyuquot, B. C.
Fereign Relations No separate
peace with the Central Powers, "on
the assumption alone that these
would be adequate."
"The wiser course would seem to
be to engage under the ex
isting treaty, assuming of course, that
this can be satisfactorily accomplish
ed by such explicit reservations and
modifications as will secure our ab
solute freedom of inadvisable com
mitments and safeguard all our essen
tial interests No helpful society
of nations can be founded on justice
and committed to peace until the cov
enants re-establishing peace are seal
ed by the nations which were at war."
Taxation Readjustment of interna!
taxes and revision or repeal "of those
taxes which have become unproduc
tive and are so artificial and burden
some as to defeat their own purpose."
Tariff Instant tariff enactment,
emergency in character and under
stood by our people that it is for the
emergency only."
Railroads Efficient operation, at a
cost "within that which the traffic can
bear Railway rates and coats
of operation must be be reduced" .
The remaining obstacles wnich ar.
the heritage of capitalistic exploita
tion must be removed and labor and
joint management in understanding
that the public which pay3 is the pub
ic to be served and simple justice is
the right and will continue to be the
right of all the people."
Good . Roads The strengthening of
laws governing federal aid.
Merchant Marine "Private monop
olies tending to prevent the develop
ment of needed facilities should be
prohibited. Government-owned fa
cilitates wherever possible without
unduly interfering with private enter
prise or government needs, should b
made available for general usages."
Aviation Regulation by the federal
government and encouragement of av
iation for development for military
and civil purposes.
Service Men "The American peo
ple expect congress unfailingly to voice
the gratitude of the republic in a
generous and practical way its de
fenders in the World War ". The im
mediate extension and utilization of
government hospital facilities to
"bring relief to the acute conditions
most complained of." .
Public Welfare Co-ordination of
various government agencies now
working on the subject and indorse
ment of the pending maternity bill. "
Lynching "Congress ought to wipe
the stain of barbaric lynching from
the banners of a free and orderly rep
resentative democracy. A proposal
for a commission with representatives
of white and black races to study and
report on the subject," the president
said, "has real merit."
Army and Navy Early considera
tion of pending appropriation bills
was urged. "The government is in
accord with the wish to eliminate the
burdens of heavy armament," said
the president. "The United State3
will ever be in harmony with such a
movement toward the higher attain
ments of peace. But we shall not
entirely discard our agencies for de
fense until there is removed the need
to defend." We are ready to coop
erate with other Dations to approxi
mate disarmament, but merest pru
dence forbids that we disarm alone."
National Finance "The staggering
load of war debt must be cared for
in orderly funding and gradual liqui
dation. We shall hasten the solu
tion and aid effectively irt lifting the
tax burdens if we strike resolutely at
expenditure."
Administration Enactment of a na
tional budget system and general re
ductions by efficient management ot
the cost of government.
Business "Less of government in
business as well as more business in
government. ...... .There is no chal
lenge to honest and lawful success.
But government approval of fortun
ate, untramelled business does not
mean toleration of restrain of trade
or of maintained prices by unnatural
methods.... Anxious as we are to
restore the onward flow of business,
it is fair to combine assurance" and
warning in one utterance."
Agriculture "The maintained- re
tail, costs in perishable foods cannot
be justified Reduced costs of
basic production has been recorded
but high cost of living has not yielded
in like proportion...' Without the
spirit of hostility or haste in accusa
tion of profiteering, some suitable in
quiry by congress might speed the
price, readjustment to normal relation
ship, with helpfulness to both pro
ducer and consumer. A measuring
rod of fair prices will satisfy the
country and give us a business revival
to end ' all depression and unemploy
ment," - These ..were the principal subjects
touched on in the address, whivh was
about 7500, words in length, and p.
large portion of wblcn was devoted to
the related subjects of peace, the
League of Nations and the country's
foreign policy. -
E. E. Brodie, publisher of the Morn
ing Enterprise, returned from the east
where he went with Mrs. Brodie to
attend the 36th annual meeting of the
National Editorial association at St.
Augustine, Florida, where he "was
elected president. The National Edi
torial association is the oldest and
the largest newspaper organization in
the world.
After a tour through Florida with
the delegates, covering most of the
state and as far south as Miami, Mr.
and Mrs. Brodie went to Washington,
where the former pressed his claims
for appointment as U. S. minister to
Siam with the Oregon delegation,
which has the matter before the state
Carl Edwards escaped from the
county jail last night about 12:00
o'clock and was recaptured by Night
Officer Johnson a few minutes later.
Edwards had sawed the lock on the
jail door and as he was coming out
of the courthouse was seen by Offic
ers Johnson and Wagonblast. Johnson
took after him and caught him near
14th street, where Edwards was wait
ing for a car- to Portland.
After Edwards was brought back to
the courthouse and placed in his cell
he told Sheriff Wilson, who arrived
a few minutes after the escape .that
he wa stired of staying in jail. "Wells
left a file here," said Edwards, "and
the temptation to make & get-a-way
was top damn much," he said.
Edwards also alleged that the pad-
denartment. After a week in New
York, Mr. and Mrs. Brodie went to locK wnicn ne sawed tnrougn wa3 nan
Montreal and Quebec and returned m lwo Deiore ne started in to saw it.
home over th& Canadian Pacific stou- and that it only took him about 10
Timer or v inninAir n n .vflncn vnr ti. - ' . . . . w. . . -
tne iock and me in tne cour mouse
entrance? Wells, referred to by Ed
wards escaped two nights ago and has
not been caught.
Edwards is serving a term of one
year for forgjery. and has served
about four months of his sentence
The prisoners in the jail tried
to argue him out of the attempt, al
leging that he might be pardoned lat
er, but he refused to listen.
PORTLAND AUTO
MEN ARE DUPED
BY INSANE MAN
When S. C. Saulsbury of Willamette,
arrived in Portland Thursday morning
he started the auto and motorcycle
dealers on his trail In an effort to
sell him one or two of their machines,
an after Saulsbury had bought sev
eral, it was found that the checks be
issued were "no good." There was a
Erand flurry among the dealers to
see wnich would get tneir macnines
back first, after one dealer had tele
phoned to the First National Bank
cf Oregon City to fin I if the checks
were O. K. They were not.
Saulsbury was recently released
from the state asylum at Salem, and
early Thursday morning, appeared at
the First National Bank here with a
bo ens order for $50,000, which he
claimed was issued from the Hawley
Pulp and Paper company. From here
he took the car to Portland, and kept
the auto dealer8 on the jump for sev
era! hours.
Saulsbury is now in the custody of
the Portland police, and will be taken
back to the asylum by the sheriff
some time today, it is reported.
BORING WOMAN
MAKES GOOD
AT COLLEGE
HUBBARD MAN
GIVES DEPUTIES
WARM CHASE
OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COL
LEGE, Corvallis, April 12. Clackamas
county has one woman registered at
the college for regular degree course
in agriculture. There are 11 women
taking regular college courses of stu
dy in agriculture. Three of the elev
en are from Corvalis, two from Port
land, one each from Astoria, Boring,
Saginaw, and one each from Wash
ington, Montana and Denmark. i
Mrs. Ruth M. Wilson, of Boring, is
Clackamas county's woman- repres
entative in the freshman class in ag
riculture. She is the only woman in
the class and her record for the first
term was equaled only by one other
member of the freshman class.
The other women students taking, an
agricultural course of study are: Ami
Lague, of Astoria, and Mildred J. Spen
cer, of Seattle, are seniors; Celia Wil
son, of Portland, is a junior; Mary E.
Haight, of Saginaw, and Marq C. Cu
sask of Portland, are sophomores;
Mrs. Elizabeth V, -Clark, Eugenia II.
Somers and Mary R. Scott, ,of Corval
lis; Jewell Godfrey, of Helena, Mon
tana, and Marie Hinrichsen, of Hiller
od, Denmark, are specials.
JAP-QUESTION
IN U. S. BRINGS
SPECIAL ENVOY
TOKIO, April 11. Plans for send
ing to Washington a distinguished
Japanese, who would take up the en
tire ranee of the so-called Pacific pro
blems, including mandates, Californ
ia, China, Siberia, immigration and
armaments, were understood to be in
process of formulation by the Japan
ese government . -
Official announcement of the inten-"
tion of this country to send such a
delegate, who would act in a capacity
similar to that of ex-Premier Virianl
of France, who it as present in the
United States, has not been made, but
it was said that the subject is re
ceiving serious attention.
The note from Charles E. Hughes,
American secretary .of state, to the
allies, declaring that America does
not abandon her rights in the peace :,
settlement, especially concerning Ger
man overseas possessions, not only
created a profound impression in Ja
pan, but has served, in addition, to
crystalize the conviction that the time
has arrived to bring about a solution
of all problems involving Japan and
America before the relations of those
countries reach a critical stage.
Japanese foreign office authorities
confine themselves to a statement that
the Hughes note is "so important that
it is receiving the most perious "con
sideration from the Japanese govern
ment, which is anxious to do every
thing possible to establish a friend
ly cooperation with the new admin
istration in Washington."
It was learned from other influ
ential sources that the opinion pre
vails among prominent Japanese that
the general situation has gone so far
that it requires heroic treatment to
prevent the two nations from further
drifting apart.
WATCHMAN DIES
FROM FALL WHEN
MAKING ARREST
SALEM. Or., April 8. Andrew
Mace, who claims to own a farm near
Hubbard in this county, was lodged iu
the city jail here Thursday after a
ha nnvprinc several davs anrl much
territory. Mace, who is" accused ol ARMERS' WEEK
passing . Dad cnecKs in saiem, n,ugu-j
and Hubbard, was taken -into custody
for the first time a week ego, but es
caped the arresting officer, who firea
several shots at him, one of which
pierced his overcoat, later found dis
carded.
, The checks alleged to have been
passed by Mace on local merchants
are all of small amounts aggregating
approximately $50. It i? said that
his operations included Woodburn and
Corvallis. - -
AT O. A. C. WILL
BE APRIL 13-19
Wardens Examine
Over 760 Licenses
on River Sunday
Fish Wardens Clarke, Kraig,
Meadesfand Christensen, operating on
the Willamette river here, examined
over 760 anglers licenses Sundav.
Only two cases where anglers did not
have the proper fishing licenses were
discovered. The wardens are ex
ceeding active on the river here this
year, and it behooves local anglers to
see that they have their license with
them while fishing . for the elusive
salmon. '
Oregon farmers' week, since many
farmers have reported through the
county agricultural agents that thej
want it then, will be held at the state
agricultural college June 13-19.
The date was selected because it is
a relatively slack season on the farm.
Roads are fine for motoring and all
nature is at her prime for travel and
camping. It will give parents of gra
duates an opportunity to take in com
mencement with formal graduation ex
ercises on Monday.
It suits the college program of work
coming in between the regulsr three
term and summer session calendars
giving college station and extension
staffs time for farm and home prob
lems.
This short and snappy session or
the college will be in charge of Dr
A. B. Cordley, dean of agriculture.
The whole college staff from "Prex
le" down will join in making the stay
of the rural folk a continuous round of
profit and pleasure. Many hundreds
are expeoted to come and enjoy it
Jack Hamilton, an aged watchman
employed by the county court to reg
ulate traffic on the suspension bridge,
fell from an automobile at Seventh
and Main streets yesterday mjorning
at about 9:00 o'clock, striking-his head
on the pavement, which' caused his
death 30 minutes later in Dr. Strick
land's office.
Hamilton met Wm. Schmitz driving
an Oldsmobile touring car in the cen
ter of the bridge, and jumping upon
the running board of the car, ordereti
Schmitz to drive to the sheriffs of
fice to answer a charge of violating
one of the bridge ordinances. Hamil
ton was hanging on to the door of the
car at the-time, and just as the ma
chine made the turn at the intersec
tion of Seventh and Main streets, the
door flew open, throwing Hamilton to
the pavement with considerable force,
striking on the back of his head.
Schmitz, the driver of the car, was go
ing slowly and was not aware that
Hamilton fell until hailed by a pedes
trian. Hamilton was carried to Dr.
Strickland's office, where he died
from the blow on the head 30 minutes
later.
It is reported Hamilton had one
arm parlyzed, and that the reason that
he fell when the door came open was
on account of only being able to use
one arm. He had been employed on
the bridge as a watchman for several .
months by the county court, to regu
late the traffic and see that trucks
and vehicles did not carry heavy loads
across the weakened structure. .
According to Schmitz, who lives on
route No. 1, this city, he did not know
at the time just why Hamilton placed
him under arrest, as he was driving
slowly across the bridge when Ham
ilton jumped upon the running board
of the car and ordered him to drive
to the courthouse. Schmitz, in his
report of the accident at the sheriffs
office, claims that he has driven au
tomobiles for 15 months and operated
his Oldsmobile 10 months.
Mr. Hamilton was" a native of Eng
land, and was 53 years of age. He for
merly resided in Gladstone, where ho
and his wife and four-year-old daugh
ter remtained until a short time ago
when the wtife and son movied to
Portland. While in thi3 city Mr.
Hamilton made his home at the Iowa
hotel near the suspension bridge.
The jury in session at the coroner's
inquest held yesterday afternoon ov
er the remains of Jack Hamilton,
bridge watchman, who met death from
falling from an auto on Main street
Thursday morning returned the fol
lowing verdict: "The accident was
caused by deceased falling off the
running board of a car." Those in the
jury were O. G. Dofkins, A. L. Blan
chard, Geo. Roth, Geo. E. Hamlin and
W. D. HonetL.-
Funeral services over the remains
of Hamilton will be held at Claek
amas Station today at 2:00 o'clock and
interment will take place in the cem
etery at that place. Rev. Edgar, of .
this city, will officiate. ,