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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. 20.
OREGON GFFY. OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 20, 192f.
ESTABLISHED 1866
SE
THE LIVE WIRES
LUNCHEON IS
A BIG SUCCESS
The luncheon of the Live Wires
held at the usual place Tuesday was
the. largest attended meeting for sev
eral weeks. Space for extra covers
had to he arranged before every one
vrtas seatjed. A sumptuous repast
was enjoyed after which Main Trunk
E. E. Brodie called the session to
order and introduced in a short re
view, A. H. Finnegan, who presented
the small fruit marketing problem be
fore the club in a few concise words.
Mr. Finnegan says that the grow
ers of strawberries within a radius of
six miles of Oregon City will raise
and market 50 tons of berries in the
coming season. Mr. O. D. Eby was
appointed by the Main Trunk as a
committee to assist or arrange for a
berry station in this city.
After calling on a few of the stand
ing committees for a report and there
being nothing of importance to re
port the Main Trunk introduced O. W.
Mielke, president of the Portland
Rose Festival, who gave a short talk
on the program planned for the cele
bration soon to be enjoyed. He ox
tended a cordial invitation to this
city to enter a float and take the $o.)0
sweepstake prize. Among the main
features of the festival he said was
the voice amplifier that will be in
stalled at Park and Madison. Over
125,000 will be able to hear every
word of the orators.
Mr M. A. Miller was next introduc
ed and an address on the tax ques
tion of today was rendered in his
clear, concise, forcible style and was
enjoyed by every Live Wire present.
COST OF SHOES
SHOW SHARP
REDUCTIONS
The higher cost of foot wear i3
bound to fall sharply, if figures given
out today by the quartermaster corps
are any indication of readjustment in
prices.
When bids for 500,000 pairs of shoes
for the army were opened in April,
3 920, the average price was found to,
be $6.73 a pair. Today, with bids
calling for 250,000 pairs, the contract i
have just been awarded at an average
price of $3.43 per pair, a cut practic
aly of fifty per cent within twelve
months.
'Such prices will save the taxpayers
millions of dollars in shoes for the
troops.
One Cent Mile
For Speed 'Cops'
Figures prepared from the records
in the City hall at Mason City, Iowa,
reveal the fast that for 14,000 miles of
service covering a period of 19 months
including all seasons the operating
expense of the police motorcycle in
tise in that city totaled only $140.00,
or an average of one ce-t per mile.
The machine is still in perfect condi
tion and capable of 76 miles per hour
In New York City, where 300 ma
chinos are in constant use, the motor
cycle corps of the Police Department
gave the city a net profit of $481,662
for a period of nine months from
February 1. to October 1, 1920. This
This was after all operating expenses,
including salaries of the drivers had
been deducted from the total fines im
posed, which reached the astounding
figure of 767, 960. The saving to the
Metroplis in terms of crime prevented,
lives saved through suppresion of
recklessnes, etc., is inestimable.
Tuberculer Cattle
to Be Inspected
At a meeting of leaders of Farm
Bureau dairv projects held in this
city Thursday, plans were completed
for a survey of the county to inspect
dairy herds suffering from tubercu
losis.
Plans were drawn up, whereby
scrub stock is to be replaced by blood
ed animals. Local banks, as well
as those of other counties, are to as
sist in financing the movement.
Among other business discussed
were the lectures to be given during
the bummer months, these to be oa
the subject of "Pure Bred Dairy
Stock."
Among the leaders of Farm Bureaus
attending the meeting were Carl Fran
kel, Antone Malar, H. H. Chindgren,
H. Janne, M. O. Rose, I G. Myers,
F. H. Stangel, Clyde Ringo and N. H.
Smith.
T. M. BORGLUM CLEARED
T. "BL Borglum, of the Oregon
City creamery, who was on trial ia
Judge Noble's court, for under read
ing the Babcock tester in his reg
ular line of work at the cream test
ing station, was found not guilty by
the jury.
The New Oregon City-West Linn Bridge, designed by the bridge engineers of the State Highway commission, will be erected during 1921-1922,
and proposals will soon be requested for the erection of the structure. Eighteen months will be required to complete the bridge across the Willamette
river, and it is expected that construction will start in July of this yearv The estimated cost ot the bridge is $229,000.
The structure will be built of steel, with a coating -of cement, one and one-half inches thick, applied under the gunite method, under high pres
sure. The bridge will have a width of 20 feet for vehicle traffic and pedestrian walks on each side of four and one-half feet, protected by 10-inch curbs.
In the bridge design provision is made for four comfort stations in the four piers, though the plumbing and equipment of the rooms provided in
the design will have to be financed by the county, outside of the general contract. The main deck of the bridge will be covered with six inches of
laminated wood, set on end, and will have a surface of asphaltic pavement to withstand the jar of traffic.
While the steel will not have as heavy a sheath of cement- as was originally proposed, the appearance will be the same, and the bridge engineers
of the highway commission say that the bridge will carry a maximum load, and will be a handsome as well as durable structure.
John W.Todd
Is Catspaw of
Charles Byron
SALEM, May 13. That John W
Todd was merely the catspaw used by
Charles L. Byron to draw his chest
nuts out of the fire, was the stand
taken by the Salem Rotary club Wed
nesday, when the club decided to
stand by Its former member, now a
resident of "Vancouver, Wash., who
has geen indicted on charges of using
the mails to defraud.
A large delegation of Vancouver Ro
tarians visited Salem Wednesday seek
ing information relative to the land
deaU in which Todd has been impli
cated. Based upon the information
secured the Vancouver club, it is. un
derstood, will also stand by Todd, who
is regarded as the "goat" in the al
leged gigantic land swindle in which
Byron is regarded as the master mind.
Todd, the Rotarians declare, was as
badly victimized b,y Byron as any of
the numerous "purchasers" of land in
troduced by Todd to Byron.
SEATTLE, May 13 Carlos L.
Byron, former Portland attorney, was
at liberty Thursday on $5C00 bail fol
lowing his arrest here Wednesday on
an .ndietment returned in Peruana,
charging use of the mails with intent
to defraud.
Liberal Sum Is
Subscribed by Elks
More than $900 was subscribed in
thirty minutes Friday night at a meet
ing of the Oregon City lodge of Elks
for the Salvation army in response to
te nation-wide appeal now in prog
l ess
Out of a total membership of $550,
tVre were only 85 ."Bills" present,
but they averaged more than $10 each
in their eagerness to help raise the
quota of $400 assigned to Clackamas
county.
The lodge committee, O. D. Eby, Dr.
Clyde Mount and E. E. Brodie will
get in touch with the remaining mem
bers of the lodge in an endeavor to
raise additional funds, before going
to the public with the appeal
Pleasing vocal numbers were ren
deredby Mrs. Walter Wentworth and
Mrs. Naomi Armstrong Warren, and
Little Miss Schwartz gave a colonial
dance that delighted the Elks. Re
freshments were served folowing the
meeting of the lodge.
Work Begun On
Bull Run Project
Work has begun by the Hauser Con
struction company Wednesday morn
ing at the site of the new Bull Run
headworks in locating its camps erect
ing bunk rooms and eating house,
stables, etc, preparatory to carrying
on the extension development work
planned for this summer.
The contract price of this work is
$271,968.25 and it must begin within
15 days and be completed by Novem
ber 15. It is expected that first work
ing forces wil be on the job early next
week.
IN APPRECIATION OF HONESTY
The Enterprise is the proud pos
sessor of an exceptionally honest car
rier boy, Percy O'Donnell. When he
found a $5 bill at the corner of 7th
and Main street .Immediately he rush
ed after the owner to restore it after
a bystander had tried to step on the
bill.
NEW OREGON CITY
LAUNDRY ENTERED
MISSED THE SAFE
The Oregon City laundry wis en
tered Sunday evening and 45 cents
and a few collar buttons were the
only articles secured by tha robbers.
These were in the cash register.
Tr.e safe, which was unlocked, was
n.i tampered with.
"This Safe Unlocked," read a note
left on the safe by the proprietor be
fore leaving his place of business. Ev
idently the parties were rear ama
teurs at the game.
KING COLE
IS HERO OF
DIAMOND
The baseball fans" of Oregon City
and West Linn were treated to one of
the fastest semi-profession-d games of
the season, when the Crown-Willam
ette team crossed bats with the Kirk-
patricks of Portland Sunday, the game I
going to ten innings, resulting in a
score of 3 to 3.
The game was called on account ot
rain, mucli to the disapponitment f
the large throngs of people, who had
congregated to witness the game.
King Cole, of the Crown-Wilamette
nine, struck out 18 opposing batters
and allowed but two scratch hits, but
due lo errors the Kirkpatricks push
ed across three talies.
The hitting of Cole, Kracke and Gur
ley was one of the bright spots of
the game, being responsible for many
it the scores for the C.-W.'s, who con
sidered themselves fortunate n se
curing the services of Walter Kracke,
star catcher. He was on the receiv
ng end last season for the Salem
Senators,- which has one of the fast
est aggregations on the coast. His
playing was one of the features of
the game, and he received a hand
when he make his appearance on the
field.
Hankins, of the C.-W.'s retired
from the game in the fourth innings,
being hit on the wrist by a pitched
ball. Conway replaced him.
Rttenhouse was out of the lineup
because he was aDsent from the city.
Drake and Scott of the Kirkpatricke
allowed five hits and struck out five,
while King Cole allowed t.vo hits and
struck out 18.
The Kirkpatricks played errorless
ball while the C.-W.'s made three
bobbles.
During the game there was a good
deal of rooting by one of the largest
crowds that has ever witnessed a
game in Oregon City or West Linn.
THOMAS KEITH RESIGNS
POSITION
Thomas Keith, who has been repres
entative of the Aetna Life Insurance
company for the past ten years, his
resigned his position, and with J.
K. Pratt, of Eugene, will be associa
ted to handle the business of the Mis
souri State Life Insurance company,
with headquarters in Portland. The
firm name will be Pratt & Keith.
Mr. Pratt has been connected with
the company for the past nine years.
His work took in eleven counties in
cluding the city - of . Salem. These
two men are to take over the general
agency of the company, having al
ready taken up their duties. .
Mr. Keith has resided in Oregon
City for the ' past two years where
he will retain his residence.
- WEST LINN BRIDGE
Clyde G. Huntley
Likely Choice for
The Collectorship
Word comes" back from Washington
definite and certain to the ef
fect that Senator McNary and Sena
tor Stanfield have held their long de
layed pour parlers. have reached an
agreement of minds and will soon.be
ready to make announcement of the
results.'
When that annoiCicem.ent.is mado
it most probably will be apparent to
the naked political eye that Senator
McNary has had his way in the main
and that his political friends and well
wishers, either by personal inclina
tion or from political expediency will
be the winners for at least three out
of the four places.
As has been said several times be
fore during the recent past, little
doubt exists in the minds of inside uol-
iticians as far as the successful can
didates for collector of internal rev
enue and United States marshal are
concerned. The general concensus cf
opinion, backed by more or less def
inite information brought hack from
Washington during the last few days
picks Clyde G. Huntley, of Oregoa
City for the collectorshi pof internal
revenue and JacS Day of Portland for
the marshalship.
Ralph Williams, national commit-
teeman, has been sitting on the side
lines at Washington and is still there,
representative of the state organiza
tion.
He wants both Huntley and Day Mc
Nary is also friendly to Huntley, and,
so far as known, has no antipathy to
Day, while added to this is the re
ported fact, seemingly authentic, that
Stanfield is also pledged to the same
man. As a result it may be put down
as fairly certain tlat Huntley and Day
will land, unless some unforseen up
heaval takes place which political ob
servers cannot now conceive.
When it comes to collector of cus
toms, however, local prophets are gus
sing, even though word has come back
that this place, too, has been determ
ined on by the senators.
Eastern Oregon, it will be noted,
seemingly has no representative nail
ed to the front seat of success .though
J. H. Peare, ot La Grande, has the
promised support oS Stanfield for col
lector of internal revenue. Pat Gal
lagher of Vale, is the Stanfield candi
date for United States attorney and
Julian Hurley of Ontario also wants
the same job, though he is seeming
ly unattached to either of the sena
tors. But the ascendency of the Huntley
star has dimmed the luster of Peare
so far as the collector of internal rev
enue Job is concerned.
Rumor has it that Senator McNary
would like to reward his close per
sonal and political friend, George Neu
nen, Jr., of Roseburg, with appoint
ment as United States attorney, and
that, whoever gets the job, he will
r.ot stand either for Galagher or Hur
ley. Then, too, neither of these are
overly close to the state organization
group represented by Williams, state
chairman, Tom Tongue and Jack Day.
CIRCUIT COURT FINDINGS
Two cases filed in the circuit court
Tuesday were: John Olsen vs. Ida
Emily Olsen for divorce on the
grounds of cruelty and inhuman treat
ment. ILtalia Giovannini vs. Bruno
Giovannini for divorce on the grounds
of desertion. Louis Hoffman vs.
Gus Hoffman for $300 damages on ac
count of assault. Edna J. Davis vs.
Elmer E. Davis for divorce on the
grounds of desertion and Improper re
lations with other women.
5,1 r '
SERVE SIX MONTHS
IN FEDERAL PRISON
Word has been received from the
federal authorities by the sheriff that
N. L. Connett, of Bull Run territory,
has started to serve her six months
in the federal prison at Portland. Thli
is the termination of a series of ar
rests and convictions by Sheriff Wil
son, the first of which was November
6th, 1919. N. L. Connett has con
tributed several hundred dollars to
the county for operating a "moonshine
still."
COUNCIL PLAN
TO PURCHASE
ATHLETIC PARK
At a joint meeting of the city couu
cil and the governors of the Com
mercial club held in the club rooms
Friday a general discussion of pur
chasing an athletic field was held.
Dr. H. S. Mount, president of the club
presided. City Recorder Kelley held
the floor most cf the time in advocat
ing the 1 Engebrecht five-acre tract
northeast of Green Point, as the most
feasible location for a field of this
kind, insomuch as the cost of leveling
and preparing it are so much less thin
any other available tract. The loca
tion is also very much in its favor.
The owner of the tract, it is said,
will take city bonds in payment.
The city has $3000 dollars' worth of
its own bonds on hand that has been
purchased from various funds of the
city and can be used in the purchase
of the land. A plan for building a
fence around the tract and the erec
tion of a suitable grand stand is be
ing arranged.
Members Decide to
Affiliate With
National Asso.
The Wheat Growers association
meetings are being held with trie
greatest enthusiasm imaginable, and
the leaders are. very proud of the
showing. The cfrlve is general all ov
er the state and meeting with the ap
proval of farmers everywhere. Uma
tilla county is falling 'in line with the
drive as all the other counties have.
Washington county is cooperating in
every possible way. Field men are
being put out to "follow up" the meet
ings with contracts. These contracts
are the only authorized blanks and
the only time' that they will be cir
culated and the leaders claims that
they will have 4,000,000 bushels sign
ed up. At a meeting of 1200 mem
bers at The Dalles last Saturday a
decision was reached that the north
west association arfiliate themselves
with the national association.
GRANGE PICNIC SATURDAY
The fourteenth annual picnic to be
given by the Eagle Creek grange will
take place Saturday, May 21. The
picnic will be held in the grove near
the grange hall.
Mrs. McMarh, member of the board
of higher education, will
deliver the address of the day
Free coffee will ge served provid
ing the visitors bring their cups.
The picnic will close with a big
dance in the evening and supper will
be served.
COUNCILS PASS
RESOLUTIONS
FOR NEW BRIDGE
The last hitch in the negotiations
over the new bridg.3 across the Wil
lamette river connecting Oregon City
and West Linn was adjusted Monday
when through the passage of resolu
tions by the councils of tho twin ci
ties, under which the interest on de
ferred payments is "guaranteed. It
was learned Monday morning from
State Highway Commissioner John B.
Yeon that proposals for the new struc
ture would not be advertised until ' a
complete and definite understanding
had been reached, and Mayor Shannon
was asked to call a special meeting
of the Oregon City, council at 1:30
o'clock Monday afternoon, and the ne
cessary resolution was passed in a
few minutes and a certified copy de
livered to the county court. Monday
night the West Linn counc.il passed
a similar resolution and delivered it
to County Judge Cross and the high
way commission will be advised that
the decks have been cleared
Under the provisions of the two res
olutions the sum of $50,000 to be con
tributed toward the bridge will be
paid by Oregon City and West Linn.
with the sanction of the people, in
the proposition of the assessed valu
ation of the two municipalities. I:
is proposed to divide the payments in
to four years, with interest on deferr
ed payments Beginning October 1,
next, though it was .explained that the
two cities have a credit of $5000 from
the county, covering the paving
through Canemah. The resolution
enacted by the council of West Linn
also stipulates that the new bridge
shall carry the water pipe across the
river, and that rooms for comfort sta
tions shall be placed in the bridge
piers, to be fitted and furnished by
the two cities
It is expected that advertisements
for proposals will be published this,
week, and that bids will be opened
with.'r. the t-i xt six weuks. State
Entire Engineer McOi!l;ci: vi anxious
t. "akp advantage of th water
u'--'od this "'iM-ner tc err.ct 'k. piers
sr ihat the c instruct .v: of tliv stsel
may be pushed during , the winter
months.
SCHOOL BOARD
ELECT TEACHERS
FOR NEXT TERM
While three vacancies in the high
school corps of teachers are still to be
filed, along with three in the grades,
and the election of the principal of
the Barclay school, the school board
Saturday afternoon made public a list
of teachers who had been chosen lor
next year. Miss Mertis Riddle has
been transferred from the first prim
ary in the Barclay school to the art
department The partial schedule for
1921-22 follows:
City superintendent R. W. Kirk.
High school W. L. Arant, princip
al; Nell H. Foster, commercial; Lu
ther A. King, manual training and phy
sical education for boys; Carl Lar.der-
hulm, chemistry and French; Char
lotte Patterson, history and English;
O. A. Schultz, science; Hazel Strief,
heme economics; Irm:i L Snere, La
tin and English; Grace Tiffany, phys
ical education for girls; Aileen l'na
send, mathmetics.; Burnice Zimmer
man, stenography and English; Mar
garet Hodson, English.
Music supervisor Mrs. Nieta Bar
low Lawrence.
Barclay school Lela Reed, sev
enth; Mrs. Gussie Hull, sixth; Cor
delia Wievesiek, sixth; Jessie M. Bow
land, fourth; Mrs. Ann Jackson,
fourth; Clara Wievesiek, third; Es
ther Traffe, second; Agnes
first.
Harris,
Elastham school N. W. Bowland,
principal, eighth grade; .Mrs. Eva
Scott, seventh; Mrs. Ethel Lands
down, sixth; Mrs. Nettie Theroux;
fifth; Erma Keen, fourth; Tekla Shu
holm, third; Helen M.. Stantoa, sec
ond; Esther Harris, first; Jane Barn
ett, first.
Art Mertis Riddle.
SLACKER'S MOTHER IS
FINED; TWO FRIENDS
RECEIVE SENTENCE
PHILADELPHIA, May 17: Mrs.
Emma C. Bergdoll was sentenced to
day to pay a fine of $7000 for the part
Fhe was convicted of having taken in
the evasion of the draft laws by her
sons, G rover and Erwin Bergdoll.
If she refuses Judge Dickinson im
posed the alternative sentence of one
ear and one day in federal prison.
A like fine with the same alterna
tive was imposed on two of her co
defendants in the conspiracy case.'
One was her son, Charles F. Braun,
who changed his name because of
the notoriety achieved by his broth
ers, and the other, her life-long friend,
James E. Romig, who is 70 years old.
The two other defendants, Albert
Mitchell and Harry Schuh were fined
$1000 each with the alternative of
passing six months in jail Counsel
for the defendants immediately filed
a formal appeal. This act, the clerk
explained, was to stay execution of
the sentence as otherwise the defend
ants would have been sent to jail Im
mediately.
WATERFRONT
SCENE OF A BIG
LABOR BATTLE
I PORTLAND, May 17. Following
I the beating up of a lone strike break-
er and a pitche battle between gangs
of strikers and strike breakers on the
waterfront Monday night. Chief of
Police Jenkins today ordered his re
serves' out and directed that police be
taken from their regular shifts to re
main on guard along the river
throughout the the day.
Arthur Mason, 265 Ea3t Forty-ninth
street, a strike breake-, was tttack-
c bjid severe'." batteroj by marine
I'r-hers wb-j found him ! ne on the
-"Ui . Baj'. dork at v -15 o'clock
M ...day eveniug.
About 25 men jumped on Mason
all who could get near enough poked
him. Someone who saw the attack
sent in a riot call for the police and
the sounds of approaching sirens and
sent the strikers scampering.
The police chased them into the
railroad yards where they hid in mov
ing trains, box cars and "in whatever
shelter they could find.
Mason was given emergency treat
ment for his many bruises and sent
to his home.
After this fight the waterfront re
mained comparatively quiet until 8:07
o'clock, when a riot call came from
the east end of Broadway bridge. Tha
combatants scattered as the patrol
wagon drew up. The sides in this
battle had been about even, with
about 25 strikebreakers and 25 strik
ers. Police could get little information
from the man or two captured. So
far as known there were no casul
aties except black eyes and bloody
noses.
Police reserves were called out to
be on guard after these two riot calls
but the night remained quiet.
Mason declared he would swear out
"John Woe" warrants against the men
who attacked bim at the North Bank
docks. He believed he would be abia
to -identify several.
Police say no shots were fired by
either side Monday night. Sticks,
fists and bricks were the favorite
weapons.
Monday morning the police were
called post haste to the steamer Swift-
scout at the Eastern & Western Lum
ber company's mill. When a detail
under Sergeant Bunn reached the
scene they found all quiet and Cap
tain George E. Bridgets in command.
The captain reported that a gang
of strikers had .attacked the ship,
driving the crew about the deck and
then entering into a parley with
them, after which the crew agreed to
leave the ship. Two of the men were
reported to have been badly beaten.
A second crew was engaged and
placed in charge and the ship mov
ed to the North Bank dock to load.
Guernsey Club
To Hold Picnic
The Clackamas County Guernsey-
club will hold a picnic at Carver, Sat
urday, May 28, 1921.
An interesting program is promis
ed, in addition to the regular speak
ers, the breeders will be invited to
discuss questions they consider of im
portance to the breed and betterment
of the club. It is desired that the
breeders give their views for the ad
vancement of the breed.
The picnic will be on the banks of
the cIackamas nver if the day is
fair, if not in the Commercial club
hall at Carver. Basket dinner will
be the order of the day.
The Carver Commercial club has
appointed a committee of five on en
tertainment and arrangement to give
the Guernsey breeders a welcome.
This committee consists of J. J. Hat
tan, chairman, J. G. Mumpower, R. L.
Pekke, J. E. Bostrom and L. C. Stew
art, any and all of whom will gladly
do their part toward entertaining
those attending.
Carver is located at what is known
as Baker's Bridge. Roads are pas
sable for autos at all times regardless
of wheather conditions.
Those coming from Oregon City and
Portland, take Logan road at Clacka
mas to Carver.
All aire cordially invited to attend
whether Guernsey breeders or not.
FOUR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO ''
CONSOLIDATE
The meeting held at the Wilson
villo school house Friday evening,
when school districts Wilsonville,
Kruse, Corrall Creek and Hood View
were represented, was largely attend
ed. The purpose of the meeting is
to consolidate these school districts
into one, and have the school at Wil
sonville. There are 89 pupils in the
entire districts, and by having this
consolidation, will do away with the
extra teachers.
A similar meeting will be held at
Hood View this evening, when Mrs.
Puckley, county school supervisor,
will preside.