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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 32.
OREGpN GITY. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1921.
ESTAB4.ISH-EO t86S
Bolton Gap Not
To Be Improved
PACIFIC HIGHWAY PLANS DO NOT CALL FOR
COMPLETION OF ROAD FROM BRIDGE
TO S. P. RIGHT-OF-WAY
Pa ing of 3000 feet of the Pacific
Highway, extending1 from the West
Linn bridge to the end of the present
contract for paving on the west side,
cannot be undertaken as, an exten
sion to the present road work and
done as a part of the contract now
under course of completion.
Separate bids for this work, accord
ing to unofficial advices from the
highway commission, will have to be
advertised for, and the section from
Bolton to the" bridge placed in an in
dividual contract.
Possibilities of this being done,
however, are slight at present, due
to other complications that it in-
volves in the road work, in Clacka
mas county. It is unofficially stated
that the highway commission will not
undertake the completion of this gap
of road, until matters concerning the
improvement of the South End road,
from Oregon City to Canemah, are
settled. I
Unpaved Portion Small
The reason for this is that it is de
sired to secure a complete paved
route through this section of the
state, and that with the completion
of the work now under contract, the
strip on the west end of the bridge
' and ihe south end road would be the
only unpaved portions remaining.
The improvement of the south end
road has been under consideration for
considerable time, although no defin
ite action has ever been taken. Three
possible routes have been surveyed
and estimates on the "work completed.
The highway commission cannot
make the improvement for the rea
son that a large part of the road is
-within the corporate limits of Oregon
City.
Another reason given for the con
templated delay in the construction
of the Bolton gap is that it will not
De needed until the Willamette bridge
is completed. The highway depart
ment contemplates having the entire
road paved by the time the new struc
ture is opened. Traffic, however, is
-not to be closed and transportation
across the river is to be provided.
The reason that the Bolton gap
was not' included in the p;esftnt con
tract for the Pacific Highway i3 that
the proposed main line right of way
of the Southern Pacific Railway
crosses the high way. This will require
an overhead crossing, but as the rail
road has not yet completed its plans
for improving its tracks, definite con
struction of this portion of the road
has been held up.
Road Could Be- Built
There is however, no engineering
objection to the completion of the
gap along the grade, and the build
ing of an overhead crossing when the
railroad finally decides to fmprove. i
Due to the fact that the railroads are
not contemplating .expansions or new
improvements at this tim'e, it is be
lieVed that it will be several years
before the right of way on the west
side is put ln:o use In the mean
time the road, according to unofficial
advices, could be improved in accord
ance with the "paper location" made
several years ago, and when needed,
the overhead crossing tiould be con
structed. This would only do "away with less
than 1,000 feet of the improved road,
and in the event that it is five or six
year3 until the railroad aeciaes up
on imnrovinsr. thi3 completion will
have rendered considerable service.
In the construction of the South
End road, which as a part of the
Pacific highway is closely allied
with the completion of the paving on
the 'west side of the river, several
plans have been advanced. One sur
vey runs along the basin where the
present road follows, but the cost of
a permanent improvement here is
prohibitive. The most econ'omical
plan is the use of the third street
undergrade crossing at 3rd street,
and carrying the road along the edge
of the bluff and In:o Canemah on a
six per cent grade. The objection ta
this plan is the fact that it would in
terfere with the industrial improve
ments which are contemplated by the
plants in that end of the city.
Plan Is Favored
The plan which meets with the
most favor is that of constructing an
undergrade crossing with the the S.
P. tracks at 5th street, and carrying
the road up along the edge of the
bluff, and into Canemah, over a fair
ly even grade, connecting with the
present pavement on the highway.
The cost of this improvement
would necessarily be borne by the
Southern Pacific, the P. It. L. & P.,
the Hawley mills, Crown-Willamette
mill, city, state and county. This
would place the cost of the construe
tion of the road in such, a diversified
"bufden "That it would no fall heavily
on any one corporation or public
body.
The building of the overhead cross
ing, according to law, would be divid
ed 60 4o between the city and the
railroad.
The need for these improvements
is pointed out as two fold. The com
pletion of the Bolton gap will give a
paved loop between Oregon City and
Portland which will not be spoiled
by any stretches of unimproved road.
By the time rrtat tne bridge over
the Willamette is completed, the
major portion of the Pacific Highway
will be finished. The completion of
the South End road would provide an
unbroken pavement along the trail
to the southland.
PLANS LAID
FOR WINTER
RELIEF WORK
The task of relieving the needy in
the cities throughout the state the
coming winter is to be tried this
year from a new angle the reduction
WIDE SCOPE OF WORK
OF RED CROSS SHOWN
BY REPORT FOR YEAR
HIGHWAYMAN
OPERATING AT
OSWEGO SHOT
With the death of George Decker,
the holdups in the Oswego district
are stopped, the mystery of the "talk
ative burglar" is solved, and the iden-
of waste on the farms of the state Ex-Service . Men Aided: Over Uficf tion of 'shadow." ervy black-
and thei use of surplus products to
supply food nd fuelto those whom
the chill days of December and Jan
uary find in want.
The work- has been undertaken by
the Farm Bureau, and the first step
is tr; conduct a survey of the farms
in the state to find out how rruch wil
be available this winter.
Work Starts Here
Forms have been sent out to the
community project leaders of the
farm bureau, and the Clackamas
county office has started to gather
the information asked ty P. O. Powell
secretary of the state bureau and
chairman of the committee in charge
of this work.
The plan, according to Mrs. John
Gaffney, secretary of the Clackamas
Farm Bureau, is to use the surplus
products from the farms of the state,
which would otherwise be wasted.
This can only be accomplished by
organized effort, and the plan thi3
year is to have things so arranged
that the work can be -successfully
carried on.
Cooperation Planned
Food products which aceumalate in
small surpluses on all farms through
out Oregon will be gathered together,
and it is believed that in the aggre
gate they will form a great aid in
combating the untoward conditions
which are expected this winter.
Economic conditions throughout
the country point at the present time
to the fact that a large number of
men will be without worfe and that
suffering will probably be acute.
The farm bureau- feels that under
such circumstances nothing that can
be put to valued use should be
wasted.
One of the plans which is being
considered is the placing of men on
One and Half Million Spent
in Disaster Relief
A report of national activity of the
Red Cross, showing' the tremendous
scope and excellent'' results of the
work conducted, among- the ex-service
men, has been received by Cis Bar
clay Pratt, secretary of the Clack
amas County of fice.-
The Red Cross has, according to
Miss Pratt, given eiecial attention
to the aiding erf veterans and their
families, and has :done (everything
in its power to foster a speedy re
turn to normal conditions.
The national report, which 5s. char
acteristic of the way that the work
is being conducted over the country
shows for the year ending June 30,
that over a million and a half men
received substantial aid through the
Red Cross and that families of 1,550,-
000 more also received help.
Many Loans Granted
A total of 32,495 loans, agregating
$450,00 was made duriijg the year.
of which 85 per cent have been re
paid. Allotment and allowance
claims handled during the year were
nearly 143,000, while nearly 200,000
men still in the service received aid
from the Red Cross.
The Red Cross supervised or con
ducted its work through 1692 govern
ment hospitals, patients of which
mail crook, probably revealed
Decker, alias Jesse Isard died in a
gun fight at the hand of the law
yesterday.
A change of occupation from that
of a daring and spectacuar house
breaker and extortionist to that of a
road agent ended his dashing career
Identification, oficers believe, is
certain.
Decoy Held Ud
Deputy sheriffs shot him Saturday
night near the Dunthrope school
house in the Oswego district, after
he and a confederate had held up a
decoy automobile loaded with offi
cers. He died yesterday in the county
hospital of wounds received in the
battle that followed.
Roscoe .Nelson, Portland attorney,
made the identification at the morgue
Monday.
Decker was killed, and his alleged
accomplice, Tom Brown, arrested Sat
urday night near the Dunthorpe
schoolhouse at Oswego, when they
held up the decoy automobile filled
with deputy sheriffs.
Man Arrested Here
The Investigation into the "talka
tive burglar" casa led to the arrest
of Joe Brady, an itinerant vaudeville
actor, who had just been released
from custody at Oregon City where
he was held on drunk and disorderly
charges. Brady had formerly appear
ed at a local theatre. "Brady was
SPAN OVER RIVER AL
OREGON Cr
LARGES r ON COAST
number 26,300
The Clackamas, county office !a om; charged with having received money
of the 2,397 chapters which is en-J from Nelson for the return of Mrs.
gaged in the tendering of aid to the
former soldiers. The total number,
of chapters engaged, in active work
is 3,402. . f
The scope of work, according to
Nelson's engagement ring which the
"talkative burglar" toofc when he rob
bed Ihe Nelson home.
In working on the Oswego holdup
cases, the authorities went upon the
Mis.? Prajtt's )-ejxrt includes uutri- theory that the road bandits were
tion service, junior red cross, disaster! specializing on couples that would
rtump land, and- the land partially I relief, health service, and the gath-j forfeit their loss rather than risk
cleared. All the wood that can be
used for fue! will be taken off. Al
though the renumeration for this
work will probably be small it will
furnish wood for many families who
this winter will be unable to pay the
high prices that will be demanded for
fuel:
The first step, according to Mrs.
Gaffney is to conduct a more or less
exhaustive survey of the county, witn
the view to ascertaining just how
much fuel and produce will be avail
able. With this information at hand.
and by organized effort it is believed
that what has been wasted upon the
farms of the state during former
years will do much this year to aid
those in actual want.
ering of statistics.
Striken Areas Relieved
The report on disaster relief showa
lhat during the years of J 920 and
1921 a total of 70 disasters have been
handled by the Red Cross, at an ex
penditure of $1,600,000 In addition to
supplies that were donated for the
work.
Two distinct kma. of -service
said Miss Pratt," one growing out of
Vie war, and the other representa
tive ,of an enlarged permanent pro-
publicity which would follow report
ing the robbery.
With this in mind, the officers mas
queraded on several occasions, and,
with a woman's hat very much In evi
dence on the head of a deputy sheriff
in the front seat, sat with cocked re
volvers and loaded automatic shot
guns waiting for the appearance of
the "highwaymen.-
Robberies along the Oswego road
during the last few weeks that have
been reported to the police and
gram, have been undertaken by the I sheriffs office, have netted the high
waymen cash totalling nearly $1000.
while unconfirmed reports reaching
the authorities have more than
doubled that amount through robber
ies that were never reported.
RESULTS OF
FARM BUREAU
ARE LAUDED
Red Cross. Aiding the Government
in the care of its fighting men and
of those disabled In the Nation's
service, is a function pertaining to
the organic objective of the Red
Cross.
"The other feature of service seeks j
to raise the standards of health in
the communities and therefore in the
Nation as a whole: which aims to
spread the gospel of better living and
1o make for the welfare of all the peo
ple."
FIRST BONUS
BOND ISSUE
INCREASED
EXTRA PARKING SPACE
PROVIDED IN PLANS
BIG BRiDGESTRUCTURE
Fill Not to be Made on End
at 7th and Water Says
State Engineer
That the plans for the new Oregon
City-West Linn bridge will allow for
more clearance at 7th and Water
streets, where the east pier is to be j
situated, and will give more room for
parking of cars then the present struc
ture, is the information contained in
a .communication received by City
Attorney O. D. Eby from the state
highway commission.
The city council understood that
the plans called for a fill at th'.s
point which would block access t;
Water street, along the edge of the
Willamette, irom 7th street. Herbert
Nunn, state highway engineer, in his
communication says that the plans
call for two 32 foot arches under the
bridge at this point, which will allow
freer access than is provided for un
der the existing bridge. The plans,
Mr. Nunn states, do not call for a fill,
and the entire structure is to be of
re-enforced concrete, with an arch
way over the juncture of 7th and
water.
This plan will also , allow more ma
chines to park on 7 th street than are
able to at present.
The. council, under the misappre
hension that a fill was to be put in.
communicated with the highway com
mission asking that the plans be
changed. This however, will not be
necessary.
AYER IS ELECTED
SALEM, Or., Aug. 15. Dr. Fred C.
Ayer, from the year 1912 to 1915
professor of education in the Univer
sity of Oregon, tonight was . elected
president of the Oregon State Normal
school to succeed J. H. Ackerman.
GEORGE OWENS TELLS
OF WRECK OF ALASKA
OFF MENDOCINO BAY
Local Man Recuperating in
California; Was Hurt
Very Badly
Word has just been received iu
Oregon City from George W. Owens
survivor of the steamship Alaska,
saying that he was safe, but still sut
lenrtg irom tne terrible experience
he underwent after the sinkiner of
the ship.
Mr. Owens says his body is covered
from bruises caused by coming in
contact with wreckage of the ship,
and that he is also suferin.g from "the
exposure he underwent while float
ing in the ocean, for when he was
picked up by a mess boat he was un
conscious and reniained in that con
dition until two hours after he was
taken aboard. He stayed with the
ship until she sank, whi;h he says
was .10 o'clock, having sitruck the
rock at 9:30, sinking half an hour
later. As the. boat sank he jumped
for his life, but before making the
leap donned a life preserver, and
floated in mid-ocean until picked up
at 3 a. m. IJe was given every atten
tion and says he is now rapidly re
gaining his strength.
Owens gave his place-in the life
boat to a woman and trusted It to
luck when he made the leap into the
boiling surf. He says he only saved
his shoes and what clothing he had
on at the time of the wreck.
While in this city Mr. Owens, us
ually made his headquarters at the
Electric hotel, where he was well
and favorably known among! 'the ho
tel patrons and others of this city.
He has recently been employed in the
state of Washington, and was on his
way to California for a pleasure trip.
Results such as have never been
accomplished in the history of agri
cultural development before are the
outcome of the farm bureau program
which has been in operation for the
past year. This statement- is made
by Paul V. Maris, director of the ex
tension division work of the Oregon
Agricultural college who isited Ore
gon City Friday.
Professor Maris and . C. N. Hurd,
assistant county agent leader spent
Friday at the office of. Walter A.
Holt, jcounty agent for Clackamas,
making their annual survey of the
wort done by the offices of the local
agents throughout the state.
County Leads
Brumfield's Arrival
In Roseburg Awaited
The initial bond issue under the
bonus bill will be increased from the
contemplated $3,000,000 to $5,000,000
in order to meet the calls for loans
which the commission expects to be
able to handle when the applications
Actual work on the construction of
the West Linn-Oregon City bridge, is
to start the beginning of the coming
week. During the past week the con
tractors have been busy getting their
equipment upon the ground and all
is now in readiness for the beginning
of building operations.
The bridge in size and importance
is the largest structure undertaken in
the highway development of the state
and ranks next to the Interstate bridge
across the Columbia built by Multno
mah and Clarke counties. Its approxi
mate cost will be a quarter of a mil
lion dollars. This cost is to be borne
by "the state, Clackamas county and
the municipalities of Oregon City and
West Linn. -
Main Arch 350 Feet
The bridge will be S50 feet in
length with a 350-foot -riain arch
Hanked by reinforced concrete piers
and approach viaduct. The arch will
he one of the longest in the United
States as well as being one of the most
substantial, according to R. A. Far
row, bridge engineer for the highway
department, who will have supervi
sion of the construction. The road
way will be" 19 feet' wide with a side
walk four feet and a half on each side.
The central span will be a half
through steel arch, encased in gunite.
which, according to Engineed Furrow,
is as near true permanent construc
tion as is possible to obtain with any
type of material.
Shot on to the structural steel un
der great pressure the gunite covering
will wei(gh considerably Imore and
afford greater resistance to moisture
than would ordinary poured concrete,
Furrow states.
Quanities Estimated
The estimated quanities are as fol
lows: Class A concrete, 2100 cubic
yards; class B concrete, 1050 cubic
yards; reinforcing" steel, 240,000
pounds; structural steel, "900,000
pounds; concrete handrail, 16S0 lineal
feet; 23,000 square feet of -inch
gunite; 22,000 square feet l-inch
gunite fire mesh for gunite, 15,000
pounds; earth excavation, 225 cubic
yards; rock excavation, 300 cubic
lMI'OORETTE
PAID; CHARTER
IS VIOLATED
$3 0 0 WARRANT FOR
'SERVICE' ISSUED
Fee Given Before Ordinance
to Sanction Claim is
Acted Upon
yards fs eat :h enriJaajUiKUt, 170 -cnbiaa apuld .- be -undertaken in compliance
Calgary, Aug. 15; Local authori
ties were anxiously awaiting the ar- rare first opened,
rival here today of the Roseburg of- This, according to Phil Hammond,
ficials who are coming for Dr. Rich- former head of the local legion post,
ard M. Brumfield. - "who is in touch with the bonus situ-
The Oregon dentist has been in a 1 ation, was decided on the comniis-
highly nervous state for the last 48 sion following a survey of the speed
hours, and has been constantly with which the commission expects
watched in the belief that he contem
plates suicide.
Brumfield has not eaten since Sat
urday night, and lies with his head
covered by a blanket the most of the
time, refusing to talk to anyone. - li
to operate after the machinery is set
in motion. This survey showed, thai
ihe larger issue was preferable in
all waya and was agreed upon unanimously.
Consideration of perplexing legal
Clackamas county, said Professor I taken back to Roseburg on a stretch
Maris, has made an excellent record er.
during the past year. The plan of
organization, !has been woirkod out
to a point of real efficiency. "The
main value of the farm bureau," Mr
Mans explained, is in that it pro
vides an functioning organization to
carry out any development projects
in horticultural and livestock work
which might be instituted.
The survey made by the state men
here shows that in 26 communities
in the county, there are an average
of six project leaders in each. These
Jarmers are each in charge of some
special line of work that is being
carried on. The movement In the
livestock field to eradicate tubercul
osis, establish standard milk tests.
Lnd record keeping systems were
cited as . some of the projects which
are under development.
Difficulty Cited
Such work has heretofore h.-,en
is possible that he will have to be knots in the loosely-drawn law occu
piea an enure anernoon ana eve
ning, as many of the rulings of the
Efforts have been made to get him
to explain the mysterious . woman in
the case, whose identity has so far
baffled all investigators, but, like all
the other questions asked of the den
tist, the ones on the subject have
met with, no response.
It is probable that the Oregon of
ficers will start back across the bor
der with the prisoner at 10 o'clock to
night, reaching Roseburg Wednes
day. Extradition formalities have
been rendered unnecessary by the
prisoner's signing of a waiver.
Cross-Examinations .
May Now be Limited
impossible due to the fact that thero by E M. Cousin in cross-examination
SALEM, Or., Aug. 18. Most of the
time in yesterday's session of the tel
ephone rate rehearing was occupied maae m otner states on bonus laws,
commission will prove of far-reach
ing consequence involving large sums
of money.
"The creation on short notice of a
$30,000,000 building and loan agency
is a most serious problem," said one
member of the commission, "and
every step must he .taken with cau
tion and with th utmost delibera
tion of every consequence. Not only
the interests of the ex-service men
but the interests of the people as
whole must be kept very carefully ia
mind and in preparing to administer
the law we are confronted with try
ing problems on points where the
law is not entirely clear"
No test of the constitutionality of
the law will be made by the commis
sion, it was said, as all feel that the
law is fairly constitutional in view
of the numerous tets that have been
LICENSE IS ISSUED
A niJirriage license was issued here
Monday to George D. De Witt, 56, of
Portland and Alice E. Robertson, 44,
of Independence.
was no organization to take chars
of it
The farm bureau has provided this
want, with the result that a Jarre
uumoer or projects have been put
over
The activities or the different live-
stock associations have been greatly
aided by the farm bureau
One of the features of the work
throughout the year has been the
excellent cooperation, betwleeni the
state office representative ' and the
farm bureau according to Professor
Maris.
The farm bureau idea has only been
developed during tthe past twelve
month, but has done much to cement
the farmers together and give them a
working basis for the larger activ
ities and the newer lines of work
which placing agriculture in the field
of a profession.
of J. C. Lowe, manager of the Cor-
vallis exchange of the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph company. Mr
Cousin quizzt-d Lowe for threo hours,
causing impatience to be expressed
by the public service commission and
attorneys for the telephone company,
and probably resulting in a policy to
be observed during the remainder of
the hearing whereby no counsel of
either side will be allowed more than
one cross-examination of a witness.
Such a policy was Indicated when
Chairman Williams ruled as a point
well taken an objection by Attorney
John H. McNary of the telephone com
pany to Cousin cross-examining Low
a second time after Major Garrison
Babcock had finished a cross-examination
of. the witness.
"I don't think it is necessary tc
cross-examine in relays," said Williams.
all of which have been declared con
stitutional. The only possibility of
litigation now foreseen is that bond
buyers might insist upon such action
before being willing t6 purchase the
bonds. Such a contingency was not
anticipated by the commission.
First Hop Contract
Of Year is Recorded
The. first hop contract to be placed
on record this year, was recorded
Monday . in the office of J. G- Noe,
county recorder. It names a price of
40 cents per pound for dried heps.
The contract is made by McNelf
Brothers of Portland with John Dres
cher. and John Drescher Jr., of Moni
tor. The contract is . for 10,000 pounds
of dried hops.
yard3.
When completed the bridge will add
to the large number of beautiful and
substantial bridges of the state which
incomparison with road mileage and
wealth can boast of a greater number
than any other state. Some of the Ore
gon bridges are especially notable
from an artistic standpoint, which is
set off by natural surroundings. Among
these are the span on the Pacific
highway across Rogue river near Gold
Hill, the arch across Canyon creek in
Douglas county between Canyonville
and Galesville, the Oswego arch over
Sucker creek near Oswego and " the
arches on the Columbia river includ
ing the one across Diy canyon be
tween Mosier and Rowena.
Appearance To Be Pleasing
' The Oswego arch consists of a
main arch span of 128 feet with two
spans of 26 feet at one end and twol
30 and 32-foot spans at the other. It
is .designed for a load, of two 20-ton
trucks side by side and has a road
way width of 20 feet. In view of the
prominence of the structure an ef
fort was made toward a pleasing ap
pearance. A striking contrast was ob
tained by the use of two brands rf
cement of widely different color. The
tetal cost of this structure was $6I,
589, nearly all of which is to be borne
by Clackamas county.
Where the Pacific highway crosses
Rogue river about two miles north cf
Gold Hill, the topography of the coun
try is such that it provides a wonder
ful setting for a bridge. An effort was
made to adapt a structure to the sur
roundings and a 115 foot arch span
was erected which is the subject of
most favorable comment from the
standpoint of beauty. On one end are
six 25 foot approach spans and on the
other seven of the same length. Of
the cost of this bridge, $ 23.465 will be
paid by Jackson county and $24,928 by
the state.
- 600 Feet Above River
The Dry Canyon arch six miles east
of Mosier crosses a deep ravine at an
elevation of approximately 600 feet
above the Columbia river.
This crossing is made by means of
a 75 foot arch span with two 15 foot
approach spans all of reinforced con
crete construction. This bridge was
built by force account an its total
cost approximately $23,000. From
the bridge is obtained one of the most
comprehensive views of the upper
Columbia,
That the ordinance appropriating
$300 for the benefit of M. D. Latour
ette is only legal formality was ad
mitted by Recorder C. W. Kollv, who"
said Tuesday that the warrant for
ihat amount had been turned over to
Mr. Latourette and had been cashed.
In other words, Mr. Latourette, hav
i'ng already received the money, is
probably indifferent as to what ac
tion may be taken upon the ordinance
hat is scheduled for second reading
and final passage next Friday night
at a special meeting of the council.
Records Need Fixing
The only purpose of the ordinance
s to square the action already taken
with the official records, as the coun
cil is aware that the city charter was ,
violated in paying the money witheut
an ordinance,- as specified in the
charter.
It makes no difference to Mr. La
tourette whether the ordinance ia
passed or not, as he has had the
money for several weeks, and the
burden of correcting its error rests
upon the council.
Mr. Kelly is free to confess that
he knew, the charter was being ig
nored when the warrant for $300 was -issued,
-but defends his course by
stating that the council authorized
the transaction and that City Attor
ney Eby advised him to issue the
warrant, with the explanation that
the action could later be validated
by ordinance, which is now being :
done.
Delay Not Allowed
The council was apparently unwill
ing to delay the payment of the
money until the proper procedure
with the organic law of the city. The
money has been spent and it only
remains for the council to pass the
ordinance, which it tinquestionably
will do at Friday night's meeting; un
less the ordinance should be lost, as
was done recently with the" play
ground ordinance.
One councilman will vote against
the ordinance on principle, and per
haps two, but the five votes neces
sary for the passage of ihe Latour
ette ordinance are understood to be
cinched. The honor of the city ap
pears to be at stake.
ALLEGED FORGER SAWS
' BARS OF COUNTY JAIL
TWO INMATES ESCAPE
Man Held for Astoria Sheriff
Missing When Official
Arrives Here
Demurrer Filed
- In City Hall Case
A demurrer in the case against the
establishment of the city hall in Me-'
Louighlin park was filed today by O.
D. Kby and Schuebel and Beattie, at
torneys for the city.
The suit was filed August 11 In
the name of Mary Caufield and Mary
Norris against the city to prevent the
use of the park as a site for the pro
posed municipal building.
The demurrer avers .' that ibe
causes named in the complaint ara
not sufficient to warrant action. The
hearing for the demurrer has not
been set.
When Sheriff Ole Nelson arrived
in Oregon city Tuesday to take Jack
Walton back to Astoria, Walton.
wanted on charges of larceny and
forgery, was not to be had.
Walton, alias Mier Silverstein, was
arre-sted at Oak Grove beach in the
dance hall Sunday night. He was
brought here and placed in the coun
ty jail.
Tuesday morning, when the jailer
brought in the breakfasts, two miss
ing bars in the south window of the
jail was all that remained of the al
leged forger and Marion Dugger,
held pending a trial on charges of
non-support. The bars had been
neatly sawed off below the bottom
cross-bar, making a hole about 14 by,
10 inchest
When the escape was made is not
known. Two other prisoners in the
jail refused to take advantage of the
"delivery." They were Anton Roop,
serving a 100-day moonshine sentence
and A. M. Aronson, serving a 30-day
sentence on a similar charge. Aron-.
son's sentence expired Tuesday.
The fact that some women were
recently seen talking through the bars
with the prisoners, leads the sheriff's
office to the conjecture that it was
thru them that Walton received aid
The two bars were severed with a
hacksaw, which, by the clean cut
made, was evidently equipped with a
ew blade.
This is not the first time that a
jail delivery was effected from the
county "chicken coup." Two steei
plates, riveted across missing bars
in other windows of the jail bear
mute testimony to escapes made be- -fore.
A hole in the floor of the as
sessors office is a reminder of sever
al other escapes.
Search. has been instituted by the
authorities for the two escaped men
Walton is wanted in Portland and
Seattle as- well as in Astoria, on
charges of forgery He is alleged to
have passed a number of spurilous
checks. Last night, no trace of the
fugitives had been found.