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COTY EN1
PROS
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 46
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1921.
ESTABLISHED 1866
Tho Oregon City Enter- ?
prise covers the new field
of Clackania county thor-
s oughly. Live correspondents
from every section keep the J
S readers posted every week S
of your neighbors activities.
BOYS' AND GIRL?'
CLUBS END YEAR
WITH BIG RECORD
TOTAL PRODUCTS ARE
VALUED AT $12,283
456 Members Active Under
Program; Improvement
in Results Shown
With an enrollment of 456 children,
the boys' and girls' clubs sponsored
by the government and the stale agri
cultural college produced in Clacka
mas eouity products valued at $1",-
"fJ.;jS during the year just ended, ac
cording to the annual rsnort completed
Wednesday by Mrs. L. Purcell, county
ciub leader.
During' the year 4!) clubs were ac
tive in the county doing work in 14
projects, varying from the raising of
mi!k goats to study in the art of
homemcltin'g. Of this number of
clubs, 20 finished 7v00 per cent, with
all of the enrolled members still ac
tive at the end of the year. A total
of 3fi finished "standard" or with more
than 75 per cent of their enrolled
members reporting on the wort ac
complished during the year. The to
tal cost of the products of the club
members for the period was $7,871,70,
leaving them a ne profit of $4,630.9:!.
Enrollment Increases
The number of boys and girls ou
rolled three years ago was practically
one half of the present enrollment
That year the profit on the products
was but $1500. During this period in
which Mrs. I'urcell has been in charg.j
of the work in this county a number
of new projects have Deen undertak
en. Three years ago, there were no
pure bred calves in the club organiza
tions This last year not a grade ani
mal is on the list and the club en
tries in dairy calves and Guernseys and
Jersey classes, took all of the fif-:t
awards a,t every stock exhibit in tho
' ttatu Club exhibits at the Facific In
ternational Livestock show and at the
,"i-to.ie fair took a total ot 20 first places
;;nd at the former show every cattle
and poultry exhibit entered by club
members from ihe county placed.
'Credit for tho excellent showing,
especially that of this year is due to
ihe activity and interest of the com
muniry project leaders"' said Mr?.
Purcell "Each club has an older
perse n who guides them in their work,
i-nd ihe enthusiasm with which they
have taken hold cf the- work lias been
rhe greatest aid to the members of
ihe duns to be successful in their ac
tivities." Records Are Kept i
In carrying on their projects, the
club members keep complete record
of all of their expenditures, including
an allowance of 30 cents au hour for
their time. Altho no organized club
look charge of corn production and
milk goat raising, seven were listed
in the former project and two in the
latter. Cora produced was valued at
$183.50, netting a profit of $143.89.
Products from the milk goits. netted a
profit of $78.55 over a cost of $21.45
the total value being $100.
One club with eleven members en
gaged in potato raising and reported
j 00 per cent at the end of the year.
The. value of the product was $730.5C,
produced at a cost of but $236.67. Two
clubs did vegetxblo gardening, enroll
ing 20 members and producing a crop
valued at $SPJ0 with a profit $63.15.
There were four poultry i:lubs. three
of wnich finished standard with 23 of
47 members enrolled.. Their product
was valued at $800.33 which netted a
profit of $47S.66.
Pork Profit Big
Two of five pork clubs with a mem
bership of 22 of the total of 37 finish
ed the year. The total value of the
product was $1140.90 which cost
$686.17.
Two calf duos finished he year
losing only one member and made a
net profit of $1161. 3 cn produce
valued a t $6,000. With a membership
ot 9, tho sheep club produced $156
worth of produce netting a profit of
$69.51. Four canning clubs lost but
cne member of a-total of 33 during
the year and made a profit of $1006 24
on canned goods which they put up
valued at $1493 33. The homemakin.;
club numbered tix members during
the .year, and the value of its work
was $212.82 of vhich 50 per cent was
profit. (
Fifteen clubs were organized in
sewing and started the year with 163
members, 103 turning in reports
They made a prcfit of $331.44 on
$761 02 worth of things made. Thir
teen cooking clubs, finished with 92
of 122 members made a fifty per cent
profit on $474.S2 worth of food pro
duced. Nine members, forming a
rabbit club netted $78.r.5 on a produc
tion of $155.97 during the year-
The purpose of the club work is to
aid the younger generation to us-?
business methods in farming, to teach
the advantage of scientific application
and modern methods in production on
the farm and in management of the
home.
LICENSE TO WED
A license to wed was issued Thurs
day by County Clerk Miller to Peter
Lucier, 39, and Vera Smith, 27, bcth
of West Linn. '
Active Work for
Red Cross Drive
Started Monday
Active work in Oregon City in so
licitation of memberships under the
Fifth Annual Roll Call of the Ameri
can Red Cross, was started Monday
morning.
The drive lias besn In progress .'in
ihe outlying districts since the middic
of last -week, when organization under
district chairmen was completed. Tn
Oregon City the drive is to be handled
throgh the local chapter office, under
the direction ot Mrs 'Thora 73. Gard
ner and Miss Cis Barclay Pratt.
A fund of $5,000 isi to be raised to
guarantee the activity of the chapter
here for the next ye?ir4 During thj
past 12 months, according to the re
port of the local office, claims o f
wounded or disabled ex-service men,
totaling more than $8,000 a month or
$96,000 a year, have been secured thw
the efforts of the chapter here. Two
hundred and fortv-five families of ei-
service men in the county have been
on the list as under the care of the
charter and have received material
and badiy needed aid.
Under the policy of the Red cross'
every effort is made to put a man ir
a family on 1 heir fet With this v'ew
special attention has been given to
vocational training and every care
taken that the men are nut in their
picier places At the retiuest of the
district headquarters, educational in
stitutions in the county have been re
ported cn, and it is probable in the
near future that some of them will
become accredited for post war educa
tional work, and ex-service men who
are in ned of training will be placed
there. '
The drive will continue until the Ir.t
ter part of this week, an:', will pio
bably not be finally concluded until
ihe first of next week. The local
chapter Monday received a statement
on the drive from Dr. Livingston Far-
rand national general chairman, which
says:
The summons of the Fifth Roll Call
finds the American Red Cross still
standing in a position of unique im
portance. Nothing is more remarkable than
out for succor and for aid, both, at
home and overseas There is a rem
nant of war work that still persdsts,
and our work cannot in any sense be
called con-.pttte vinSit to tbe last pos
sible detail that work is accomplished.
Pei haps the principal asset of the
American Red Cross is that out of the
varied activities of war-time it has
learned how. It offers its experience
and its organization to the cause of
humanity, satisiied to be the aent
of the American people upon whose
heart and conscience it depends for
its warrant.
In all that it undertakes the Ameri
can Red Cross h.:s no ulterior nor sel
fish motive. It has nothing to g.ve
but disinterested service. It asks lor
nothing but a chance to serve the com
mon gocd.
Merchants Fall for
Phoney Check Artist
Every few days Sheriff William J.
Wilson receives a check fcr a few dol
lars from some Oregon City merchant
with the information that it was pas.-J-
ed by a matronly appearing woman
about 6o years of a?e The checks
vary in amount, from $3,25 to "S4.75 are
always drawn on the First National
r.ant of C'anby, but are signed w'th
different names.
The checks are filled out by the
merchants on whom they are passed
No cash is asked for, but the shopper
is a. keen buyer and haggles ever the
price.
Sheriff Wilson has warned every
merchant in tov.n, but the checks con
tinue to be cashed and returned.
Prize Heifer Hurt
In Auto Smashup
Ihe prize winning Jersey heifer
owned by Miss Jean Skene, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Skene, of the
Twilight district, was injured in a
collision ' when being returned from
the Pacific International Livestock ox
hibition. The driver of the truck ran
into a telegraph pele to avoid striking
a car thatj dashed ahead of him. One
horn of the animal -was broken, ' so
that dehorning will be necessary. This
will not disqualify .the animal lrorn
competing in exhibitions. In addition
to the nrize won by Miss Jean, her
father was a winner of one of the
prizes awarded for a junior heircr
calf of the Jersey breed
Motorcycle Stolen .
By Gardner is Found
The motorcycle belonging to J. c
Hansen, which was stolen from Ore
gon City by Roy Gardner, has been re
covered in San Diego, California. Word
to this effect was received Lt-ie by
Clief of Police J. L. Hactley.
The machine was a Harley David
son, and was originally equipped with
a side car, but the bandit evidently
cue the car loose in order to travel
lighter. When the machine was dis
covered in San Diego, the motor was
frozen. The motorcycle was taken
from the Nash Garage on 7th and J.
Q. A street, and up until the time of
the capture of Gardner, no trace of it
was found.
VALUATION OE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
TAKESBIG DROP
DECREASE IN COUNTY IS
MORE THAN $277,000
State Tax Commission Gives
Corporation Levy Basis
For Coming Year
Taxable valuation of the public serv
ice corporations in Clackamas county
is $277,827.46 less this year than in.
i 920, according to figures received
from the state tax commission Men-
day by County Assessoi W. B Cook.
In l:)2P the valuation of public utili
ties in the county was $5,367,623.11
and this yaar it is $5,091,795.05.
The assessment of the public utili
ties, 'gives the county a total value cf
$2:.!i94,806.65 on which the U2i tax
roll'collectable in 1922, will be com
puted as against $?:', 7 14,608.11, a de
crease of $119,814.46 over !ast year.
This year the assessed valuation of
the wire lines cf the Pacific Railway
Ligrt and Power company was 5:0
per mile less, resulting in a decreuse
of $71,000 The power plant at Ore
gon City was valued at $32,3ii0 less
than last year, the Cazeder.'i plant, at
$47,000 less, the Estaeada power plant
ct $29,700 less and the water power
sold at Oregon city at $S6.000 less.
The Bull Run power plant showed an
increase in valuation of $7,1.000.
The value of other -issessablo pro
perty in the county this year, accord
ing Jo Mr. Cook's rolls was $24,503,105
. n increase of nearly $182,000 ove the '
valu&tion for the sanie class of pro
pertj last year. This gain was shown
despite the fact that there was a total
of more than. $79,000 in exemptions
(ranted this year. These included ex
emptions under the old soldier's tax
till and the exemption of Car.emah
automobile park. The former totaled
?55,7S5 and the latter $13,500.
Minister Brodie is
Guest at Luncheon
WASHINGTON, T. C-, Nov. IS.
(Special). E. E. Brcdie, of Oregon
City Oregon, who took the cath of
office a few days ago as envoy ex
traordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary to Siam was the guest of honor
at a luncheon today given by per.i
Fanpakitch, judge of the Siamese le
gation here. Later in the afternoon
Mr. Brodie was given an audience by
Secretary of Stp.te Charles E. Hughes.
After the conference tomorrow with
the
Far Eastern Division of the state '
department he will depart for Oregon
Katjii relay preparatory to sailing for
Bangkok December 10. Mr. Brodie
today had a conference with Tinder
Secretary Flet.?her of the state de
partment relative to his duties as
minister.
RECALL -DECISION STANDS
BISMARCK, M. T)., Nov. 22. The
North Dakota supremo court late to
day denied the application cf five
taxpayers for a writ pr hibiting tae
titate canvassing board from canvass
ng the vote cast at the recall elec
tion October 2S.
JUST TRIM IT
1925 Exposition
Up to People of
State of Oregon
Clackamas county, at the primaries
:n May next, will vote upon ihe sub
ject of tho 1925 exposition tax. if pres
ent plans of the directorate are carried
out. Announcement made at the head
quarters of the exposition in Portland
ttates that everything s beinfi put In
readiness for the securia-.? of Ui sup
port of the state, since Portland has
pledged itself for what will bo the
inajcr burden of the cost.
At thq election in Portia ui Satur
day, the question of the city's vising
a tax. to raise $2,000000 passed by a
majority of more than four to one.
Every precinct in the entire city re
turned a favorable vote, - a record
which far outstripped expectations.
Of the $6,000,000 that is to be raised
I $2,000,000 is now voted. $1,000,000 will
be secured through guaranteed sub
scriptions and t'ie balance by a state
tax
The question of the exposition is of
eirecial importance to Clackamas
county," saiil Chairman Julius Meier
yesterday in speaking ot the forth
coming campaign. "AVhile. we have
proved conclusively thin the World
Fair will be .f tremendous benefit to
tne entire state, it means much in a
different way ts your county up the
Willamette because you are practical
ly within the gates of the exposition
itself.
'Tn symbolizing the vxter power cf
the Northwest, from which the phrase
'hydro-electric' was incorporated in
the name of the Exposition, Willamet- j
te falls will play a large part, and with J
your industries ana undeveloped po
tentialities. Clacktuuas county will be--ome
one of the nearby drawing cards
to the millions who will visit Oregon
in 1925."
In all probab lity, in o'-der to sub
mit, the tax to the -people of the state,
Oovernor Olcott will call a - special
p.-ssion of the legislature, so that the
measure can be put or the ballot al
the. next primary.
WORKMAN FALLS
FROM NEW SPAN;
ott-ttt t "DTTdTTTrTI
Sam Fiunucavi.,' .ell known young
man of this city, is suffering from a
fracture of the baie cf the fckull also
fractured jaw, a a result of being
struck by a concrete carrier and pitch
ed 2o feet below the suspension bridge,
where he was employed in construc
tion work. Finnucane struck on tho
rocks, and had a narrow escape from
death.
He was removed to the offices of
Drs. Mount, and McLean, where his
-nJur:es were fttende,! to and la- , r
lemovea to ine Oregon uity nospnai
where an x-ray pict.ur was taken ot
the fractures.
This is the first accident to occur
on the structure since the work be
gan. The men, with whom Finnucane
was working, were engaged in build
:ng the concrete foundations for the
west side approach of the new bridge,
when he was struck.
Finnuc.ine is the son cf IJ. S. Fin
nucane, of 1215 Van Furen street, of
this city, and was in the service dur
ing the world war.
The young man's condition was re
ported favorable Thursday evening.
REGISTRATION OF
SCHOOLS SHOWS
SLIGHT INCREASE
FEWER GIRLS AND MORE
BOYS ATTEND
First Report for 'County of
Current Year Prepared;
Funds Apportioned
First total figures on the registra
tion in the schools of Clackamas coun
ty were announced Friday by rjie coun.
ty superintendent. This year, the to
tal registration is S053, an increase
cf 71 over last year. Two small dis
tricts are not included in the report.
as their registration blanks had f.o be
sent back for correction
The figures are for the first month
of school here, but are completed late
for the reason that a number of the
schools in the county do not com
mence until the first week in October.
The figures this year show a decrease
in the number of girls attending
school, but a large increase in the
number cf boys. In 1920-21 there
were 4060 girls registered and this
year there are but 4043. Boys this
year number "4010 as against 3921 m
i!20-S;l, but are still outnumbered by
the girls despite the increase.
Comparative figures on the school
census for this year will not be avail-
able until possibly January 1. The
school census last year totaled 12,010
showing that more than two-thirds of
the children in the county over four
years of age and -under 20 are attend
ing school
Clackamas county schools this year
will receive $21,190.40 as its share of
the state educational funds, which
accrues as the interest on the irr
ducible state land sale fund. Thi3 is
apportioned to the different school
districts in proportion to their school
census, at the rate of f 1.7C per capita
With this fund is also being sent out
the remi-annua! share of a general
county school tax, whJCh for this .six
month period amounts to $5S,15t5.3i
or $3.61 per capita. Both of these re
present a decrease of last year wi.en
the state per capita allowance was
J2.00 and t'ie county tax $1.00. The
two-mill elementary school tfix Is the
same this year as last, amounting to
S35.396.69. This however, is propor-
tioned according to the number o f
teachers in the schools and the num
ber of pup'ls.
Settlement is Asked
On Note for 1600
John Kuck filed suit here Thursday
against Henry Krebs and H. -J.
Schlegel to collect or a promissory
note for $1600 alleged to have been
given December 2. 1920 with interest
at 6 per cent, the note to be raid with-1
in six months.
Plaintiff alleees tlhat nothine- has
been paid and asks for a settlement
5200 attorney's fees.
BY MORRIS
Ambition? Local
The Real iTng
UNIVERSITY OF. OREGON, Eu
gene, Nov. 17. That there is no lack
of ambition In Clackamsjs county is
indicated by the number cf residents
who are taking correspondence
courses with the University of Ore
gon examples of fine determination
of persistent study and preparation
during spare hours.
The Clackamas county correspond
ence students during the past year
include: Roberta M. Schuebel, Olive
A. Whipple, Alma Litzberg, Marie An
derson, MrSL Clarie Chancy, Vernice
Robbins, Wilfred W. Davis, and Gus- I
s-ie Hull, all of Oregon City, who re
spectively enrolled in: socially signj
gicant literature and foundation o f
American literature, educational
ministration and supervision, review
of grammar, accounting, short story,
child welfare, teaching principles and
secondary education, and Oregon hiv
I tory and methods in grammar school
English.
Milwaukie is Represented
Milwaukie is to be accredited with
six enrollments duiing the year. They
include: E. B. Stanely. in school ad
ministration; B. S. Wakefield, in edu
cational administration and supervi
iion; Lynda A.' Cowell, in elementary
algebra; Arthur C. Hath way, in shor
story; Marianne Dunham, m recenr
American literature; and Margare'
Ann Dickover, in contemporary poet
ry.
Ecta Halley, studying geometry
Mabel Larson, studying child study
Florence Fromong. studying chili
study; Mrs. Ma E. Baty, studying al
gebra; and Mrs. Fern M. Porter,
studying entrance English compos!
tion, all registered from Willamette.
In Molalla, R.' W. Rose took"
course in educational .administration
and supervision, while W. C. Jackson
took courses in Oregon history am!
foundations of American citizenship
Literature s Studied
Dorothy C. Heicrich and Beatrice
M. Rolfe, of Boring, enrolled in early
American literature and rural school
management respectively.
Marvin Woolfook, of Oswego, reg
istered for English composition; Roy
Stroud, jof Oak 3rrsve, for college Ene
lish compopitioa4f Mrc. Iaura -Baunv
gartner, of Eagle creek, for teaching
principles; Myrtle Birtchett, of Can
by, for elementary psychology; Shirlie
Swallow, of Gladstone, for educational
s-ociology; Bess Barton, of Sandy, for
methods in civics- and Mrs. Morrie
Hedden. of West Linn, for element-
ary psychology.
They all study by their own fire
s-ides utilizing their spare time. The
Universityo f Oregon, through its e;:
tension division, offers 80 different
courses in correspondence study'
courses that cover the important fields
of knowledge and that carry universi
ty credit .
These residents of Clackamas cou
tv. who during the past year navs
taken such a variety of courses for
cultural improvement and profession
al advancement, are part, of a group
of 1000 Oregon citizens' who have tak
en advantages for home study offer-
ed by the University of Oregon.
Jj BrO(lie IS GlVen
Audience by Harding
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. IS.
(Special). E. E. Brodie, of Oregcn
Ciry, new minister to Siam, was re
ceived by President Harding today
anr the chief executive was promptly
s- licited to join the National Editori
al Association of which Mr. Brodie Is
the president.
Harding: was quite sure that he b
longed to the association as he had
made a trip to the Pacific coast at om
time with its members. He was told
tbab a search of the membership rolls
made a few days ago failed o reveal
r.is name, whereupon he hastened to
sign his name to the dotted line.
Mr. Brodie left louigbt for Oregon
City under traveling orders to sail
from Seattle for Bangkok December
10.
$2,000 Damage Suit
Brings $26 Verdict
One dollar damages, together with
$25 punirative damages, has been
awarded to Louis Hoffman of Canby
against Gus Rothenberg, night police
officer.
Hoffman brought suit against the
officer claiming that on the night of
May 13, when he was walking home a
a late hour, he was attacked and se
verely beaten without provocation. He
alleged that he had formerly been
threatened by the official. Hoffman
sued for $2,000.
In awarding Uie verdict, the jury
doea not give the plaintiff court costs
althr he won his f-uit. Costs cannot
be assessed to any judgment for less
tbnn ?50. The lawyers fees and plain
tiff's costs will be far in excess if
tie total of $26 damages allowed.
Father Asks Return
of Adopted Daughter
Frank Romain has appeale 1 to the
circuit court asking for the reversal
rf an order of the county court in
which the adoption of his 6-year-old
daughter Gladys Romain, was granted
to Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Imel of M'l
waukie.
p
SWEPT
OUT AND PHONE
LINES ARE DOWN
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT
$60,000; BRIDGES FALL
BEFORE RISING TIDE;
PHONE SERVICE IS HIT
What the Storm Did
In Clackamas County
Damage probably $60,000.
Oregon City water main at
Clear Creek washed out.
Two' hundred telephones out
of order. ,
AVillamette Valley Southern
track at Liberal washed out.
New bridge at Moialla en
dangered. Steel bridge near Meadcw
brook down.
Falsework on old Clackamas.
River bridge destroyed.
Log raft and digger torn from
moorings.
Lowlands over entire county
flooded, devastating several'
homes.
Bridge at Dickey rrairie de-
stroyed.
More than 200 telephones and 60
lines in the district surrounding Ote
gon City were put out of commission
yesterday by the storm which has been
raging here, according to the local Ps.
cific Telephone and Telegraph com
pany The majority of these are in
the farmer districts, Damage to the
lines is largely due to water's getting
into the trunk cables, causing a short
circuit.
Property damage is estimated at a
total of more then $60,000.
The $15,000 steel bridge, about two
and one-half miles from Molalla, be-.
tween Meadowbrook and Cotton and
spanning the Molalla river is badly
dami'ged, due to the banks caving t
'one end, causing the pte to drop If
the ground continues caving, this will
cause the entire structure to fall into
the roaring Molalla, making a total
loss of the bridge".
Small Bridge Goes
A smaller bridge, about 30 feet long,
in the Dickey Prairie country has gone
out with the flood, but th large bridge
at Molalla, also spanning the river is
believed still sate and sound, with no
sign so far of going oul.
Tracks Washed Out
Fifty feet of the Willamette Valley
Southern's interurban tracks at Lib
er.! i have been washed ouf. Passen
gers are being transferred around the
break.
A large log boom, owned by the
Wheeler Lumber company broke loosa
from the moorings Between Milwaukie
and Oswego, and was swept down the
river to Portland where it jammed in
to the Hawthorne bridge.
Sunday night, one of the diggers, be
lieved to belong to the Willamette
Sand and Gravel company which was
located near Oregon City broke loose
and saifed down the river as far as
the ferry. It broke into several house
boats owned by Nickum - Kelly and
did $150 damage to the houseboat of
James E. Craib. The digger was still
stuck this morning.
Car Service Hit m
Portland Railway Light and Power
cars were delayed at intervals due to
the storm's interference with the
power lines. The delay, how ever, was
not serious.
Several smaJI slides occurred on
the Pacific Highway between Canby
and Oregon City, but A H. Knight
and William Rakel, with their crew cf
men. soon had the road cleared of all
debris.
Near the Hawley Pulp and Papsr -
company in Main street, a portion of
the concrete walk has gone down,
due to the rushing waters beneath. A
barricade has been buiU around the
dangerous walk to prevent any acci-
dent
Molalla Dam Safe
Reports that the Trnu Creek dam
which supplies th- new Mokilla water
system has been damaged by the
itorn was found to be so. A com
mittee of councUmen, accompanied by
Mayor Henderson vi-itec' the dam,
7l.i miles from Molalla, and found that
it w s in good condition. Tne volume
cf water however has greatly in
creased.
Wcfk on .the new Willamette River
bridge at Oregon City was not affect
ed. It was estimated at four o'clock
Monday that the water had risen 19
feet above normal at tho west pier.
Worjj on the bridge construction is
progressing without mterupuon, tno
Monday afternoon efforts centered tip
on taking the logs which were in a
small raft, out of the river onto the
bank.
SUES ON NOTE
Charles Gramm filed suit Thursday
ngainst John H and Bertie L Yeager
to collect $100 alleged to b due on
a promissory note given Oorober, 10.
1919, for the sum of $200. Plain Uft
alleges that only half o the note ha3
been paid although it was to run for
only one year. Attorney's fees of $4'J
and costs of the case are asked.