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today and watch tha results.
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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 47.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1 921 .
ESTABLISHED 1866
. Tho Oregon city Enter-
? prise covers the news field '
of Clackamas county thor-
oughly. Live correspondents
from every section keep tho
readers posted every week
of yonr neighbors activities
OK
Y
ENT
REALTY MEN OF
THREE COUNTIES
HOLD MEET HERE
CLACKAMAS IS HOST TO
MARION, YAMHILL
Advertising of Oregon and
Cooperation Talked at
Joint Gathering
Realtors from three counties, Mar
ion, Yamhill and Clackamas met in
Oregon Cty Monday night and put
their feet under a mutual table to dis
cuss the means by which their pro
fession could better the state, and its
individual communities through the
promotion oZ real estate and the fos
tering of integrity in realty dealings.
1925 Fair. Favored
As an advertisement of the state,
the 1925 Exposition offers a wonder
ful opportunity, said Harry Beckwith.
of Portland, speaking upon "how to
advertise Oregon." He showed that
all of the constructive wort to ex
ploit the state for the next five years
should be linked up with the big world
fair. Mr. Beckwith paid a fine tri
bute to the work of Frank Branch Ril
ey who through his lectures over the
country has given the Blast and middle
west a new conception of the wonders
of the Pacific coast. Mr. Beckwith
also dwelt upon the value of the Ad
vertising work of the Pacific North
west Tourist association and made the
suggestion that the realtors endorse
the association.
Realty Commissioner Talks
C. V. Johnson, deputy realty com
missioner, spoke upon the work of
the real estate commission. In a
short time, he said 96y2 per cent of
the brokers in the state will, be
licensed. He pointed out the raise in
the standards of the profession and
showed how the organization under
, state control had been a protection
to buyers of real estate, who since 19
19 when the .state board was formed
nave received mora tnan $10,000 in
reimbursement in cases where deal
"have not been found 100 per cent. New
regulations for the coming year, Mr'
Johnson pointed out, will be far more
stringent in the past demanding
"higher standard over the entire state
Bonus Warning Sounded
Fred W.' German of Portland spoke
upon the new soldiers bonus bill and
pointed out the need upon the part of
real estate brokers for considerable
care in closing deals financed under
the act. He showed that carelessness
would be doubly serious in dealing
with the soldiers loan and that every
precaution should be taken to protect
the ex-service men and the real-estate
client in every way possible.
The subject of Oregon's logged-off
lands was dealt with by O. E. Freytag,
president of the Clackamas county
board and chairman of the state logged-off
land committee. Mr. Freytag
touched upon the tremendous possi
bilities in logged-off area once b y
clearing or other use, it could be
made productive.
Mayor James Shannon of Oregon
City delivered the address of welcome
to the visitor. It was responded to
by Judge John H. Scott, of Salem.
Prior to the meeting a banquet was
served in the Congregational enures
The list of visitors -included:
Harry Beckwith, Portland; Mrs. Al-
virp Johnson. Portland; Gordon J.
- Taylor, Molalla; Jack I Smith, Port
land; Elva D. Skotheim, Portland; T
F. Meeds, Gladstone; Mrs. Gordon J,
Taylor, Molalla; Mrs. George 'Williams
New York City; E. C- Minnie Youngs.
Milwaukie; R. 1; Maggie A. Johnson,
Milwaukie; F. B. Madison, Jennings
Lodge; M. J. Lee, Canby; Arthur E.
Peterson and wife, Salem; Gertrude
Julia Marlowe Pago, Salem; Clara
Wall, Salem; "William Henry Sibbald,
Ora F. Mclntyre, Salem; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred W. German, Portland; Mr. and
Mrs. Fred O.-Brockman, Portland; C
V. Johnson, Salem; John H. Scott,
Salem; d. E. Freytag, Gladstone.
TO GET UNIT UNDER
NEW ARMY PROGRAM
Infantry Company Will Have
Headquarters Here;. .
Quota is 899
$10,000 In Bonds
Stolen from Bank
CHEHALIS, Wash., Nov. 29. Ten
thousand dollars' worth of liberty
bonds and other negotiable papers
were stolen from the safety deposit
boxes of the Little Falls State. Bank
at Vader in southern Lewis county at
1 o'clock this morning by burglars.
While exact figures were, not obtain
able, Cashier Cheney placed the loss
at the above figures, though the total
may reach, a higher- sum.
There . was no clew to the robbers,
A man living two dbors from, the
bank heard a noise at about 1 o'clock
but thought nothing of it, and no
alarm was given. The Durgla'rs 'en
tered the bank through a window
whiph was pried up with tools ob
tained by breaking open the Northern
Pacific handcar tool house.
No attempt apparently was made to
tamper with the vault in the bank,
containing the cash and strong box.
Hops were grown this year on 25,120
acres in Britain, an increase of more
than 4,000 acres on 1920, which shows
there will be no diminution of beer for
the working man.
Under the new military program as
outlined by Congress, calling for the
reorganization of the reserves. Clack
amas county will become one group,
witn headquarters in Oregon City.
The military quota for Clackamas
county, known as group three, is 899
Company E, of the 381st infantry will
be established in Oregon City and
Battery A, of the 361st field artillery
at Oswego.
The military policy provided for by
congress contemplates the organiza-
tion of military forces into one har
monious, well-balanced, and eitective
army, the army of the United States,
consisting of the Regular army, the
national guard when the the service
of the United States, and organized
reserves, .including the officer's re
serve' corps asd the enlisted reerve
corp.
Balance Force Planned
The mission of the organized re
serves is to provide, a trained, organ
ized, and balanced force which may
be readily expanded and developed is
to an adequate war component of the
army of the United States to meet
any major emergency requiring tne
use of troops in excess of those of
the regular army and the national
guard. -
The organized reserves are the third
omponent of the army of tho United
JStates.
The regular army and the national
guard may be employed se:arately or
together in minor and in major emer
gencies, out tne organized reserves
constitute purely a war force and can
e employed only is the event of a
national emergency declared by con- j
gress.
Units Replace Individuals j
One of the important features is
connection with . the new reserve
movement is to provide for the mobil
ization of units in time of national
emergency rather than of 'individuals
as was the case in the late war.
Plans recently approved by the war
department provide for the organiza
tion of three divisions and certain
corps, army and G. H. Q. troops of the
organized reserves in the ninth corps
area. The corps area commanuer' is
charged with the execution of these
plans.
The three divisions are the 91st,
96th and 104th. The 91st Division
is to be organized in California with
headquarters at San Francisco, the
96th Division in Washington, Oregon
and Alaska with headquarters at Port
land, the-104th Division in Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming Utah and Nevada
with headquarters at Salt Lake City.
LEGISLATURE
TO HAVE SPECIAL
SESSION DEC. 19
t
EXPOSITION. TAX AND
ROAD QUESTIONS UP
ENLARGEMENT OF NEW DEPUTIES FIND
POWER PLANT IS PLAN! M00NSHINER AND
COMPLETE STILL
Preliminary Work on Cazadero
Project of P. R. L. and P.
Is Now In Progress
Fair Measure Favored Over
State Says President of
Editorial Association
SALEM, Novembetr 25. GoVcJp.ior
Ollcott has called a specif session of
i lie' Oregon legislature for Monday,
December 19, to consider the nuest.cn
f submitting the 123 Exposition tax
measure to the people of the state. En
actment of legislation toward furthor
regulation upon the highway will al
so be considered.
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore., Nov. 25.
The storm didn't touch Cottage Grove,
Oregon 1925 is going to go over big
next May, following an energetic ed
ucational campaign, and the newspa
per business of the state is in fine
financial condition.
These are the concluFions of Elbert
M. Bede. president of the Oregon Edi
torial association and memLer of the
Mate-wide committee on the Exposo
tion, who returned Wednesday night
from practically concluding his task
of visiting the newspapers of Oregon
in both of his official capacities.
The Hc?de party, which included G.
L. Hurd of The Gazette-Times, Cor
vallis, Mrs. Bede and Mrs. A. W. Kime
and daughter, was one ef the last to j
reach Oregon City from the Scuth dur
ing ihe storm Sunday night.
The return trip was madj? ever th-J
West Side highway to Oregon City.
East Side highway to Salou, West
Side highway to Da'las Bay City "road
to Corvallis. west Side highway to
.Junction City and East Side highway
to cottage Grove During the trip ot
Mr. Hurd and Mr. Bede through Wasli
ngton, YamhilL Polk. Marion mi
Clackamas counties, they wont thru
mucjj cruntry which had been hit by
the ?torm, but they experienced lit tit?
difficulty in getting through
Preliminary plans for the new hy-
dro-electrc plant to be built by the
-Portland Railway Light and Power
company on the Clackamas river have
been completed, according to the an
nouncement of President Franklin T.
Griffith, who has returned from a con
ference in New York with J. G. White
and company, engineers who have the
designing in charge.
Gangs are now constructing' a road
from the Cazadero plant up the Clack
amas river 25 miles to the power site.
These men will be working through
the winter. It is necessary to build
this road before machinery and sup
plies for power can be moved in for costs.
power construction work.
When the improvement is com
pleted it will be the largest develop
ment of its kind yet undertaken in
the northwest. As a result of the
findings of the consulting engineers
it is expected that the additional Im
provement will give 80,000 horse
power. This, with the 120,000 horse
power capacity now generated in five
hydro-electric and four steam sta
tions the company operates, will
bring the total up to 200,00 horse
power.
unit -will be operating in two
a half years.
GRAPE PUNCH" LABEL
' IS MISNOMER.
Two Violators of Pure Food
Laws are Convicted 'in
Justice Court
The jug was labeled "Grape Punch."
But because the sheriff's office doesn't
always believe in signs, M. E. Black
pled guilty to charges of manufactur
ing and having liquor in his posession.
Judge E. J. Noble fined him $300 and
Black, who resides up the Aber
nethy two and a half miles northeast
of Oregon City was arrested Tuesday
afternoon by deputies carl Long and
Henry Hughes. A complete stiil,
made out of a copper wash boiler, 50
gallons of ciash and a half gallon jug
of mdonshne with a guileless label,
were confiscated.
Andrew Singer,, arrested November
In in Oregon city by the sheriff's 1-
PHONE RATE DECISION
IS NOWUPTOPUBLIC
E
Last Brief Is Submitted' And
Early Action On Case
Now Expected.
fice Tuesday appeared and pled guilty
It is expected that the first ! to charges of having liquor in his po-
a n d i session. - He was scheduled to stand
j trial today, and will appear in court
j to be sentenced. All of the liquor
Soi TJ ' ca8es resulting from the recent cam-
UrVeV OIlOWS XlatlO paign waged by the sheriff, have now
t rr .t been completed. Fines amounting to
JI IjOyS IS lOO -LOW I several thousand dollars have been
I collected.
SALEM. Nov. 29. The hieh school ! J the justice court Tuesday Judge
at uanDy was tne oniyone in Clacka- ",cu . iu .
mas county which last spring erad- tUe Pure food laws- The Corvallis
uated more boys than girls, nceordine Creamery was fined $15 for selling
to returns from a questitinaire com-! egSs "hich were not branded accord
piled by J. A. Churchill, superintend-! ln& to law- Henry Ross and Sons were
ent of public instruction. The ratio J fined $25 for selling candy in con
of boys in the high schools of Oregon j tainers the weight and measure of
is still low, according to Mr. Churchill ! which was not marked. The arrests
and the purpose of the questionnaire ' were made by Deputies Melton and
was to determine the proportionate I Leach of the Dairy and Food Commis-
Ttlimhfr np Tinv an A eHWa Tt chnurs ' SlOn.
a o - - - -
Local Man Named
On Late Hero List
SALEM, Nov. 28. The name of Lile
Dailey, of Oregon City, is included in
the list of 27 wounded heroes which
have been added to Oregon's honor
roll, according to word received here
by Attorney General Write. The an
nouncement from thejwar department
including also 14 dead. and. the ex
tended list i sthe result of inquiries
from Colonel White into the causes
for the omission from official records
-of these names. '
This addition brings the total of
Oregon's honor roll up to 948 dead
and 883 wounded. Of the dead, 247
were killed in action, 82 died of
wounds received in battle, 211 died
of disease in Europe 'and 328 died in
training camps in the United States.
Further additions to the list, as yet
said to be incomplete, are expected
to bring the state's dead in the late
war up to the 1000 mark. The list
of wounded is also said to be far
from complete, omitting, all navy
records and all names of officers, who
were wounded. '
Captain Puts Out to
Sea; Rescue Goat
Parking Law Again
To be Put in Force
SALEM, Nov. 25. Captain A... J.
Spong. who made a reputation n
Clackamas county when he Wis mas
ter cf tho Altona and Latona which
plied the Willamette went one better
Wednesday. In the good old days, the
captain had the reputation of turning
his boat back to shore from mil-s-tream
to pick up a passenger. Wed
nesday he saw a goat floating down
the turbulent river on top of a leg,
which was twice submerged by strik
ing bridge piers as it passed Salem.
Once the log came to the surface with
the goat on top, and another time the
goat had to swim a ccnsidtralbe dis
tance to regain the log. As the log" and
the goat passed the Spong place, Cap
tain Spong went to the animal's res
cue in a boat.
that out of 3315 graduates in 1921,
only 1290, or less than 39 per cent,
were boys.
"The Russell Sage Foundation, when
ranking the differt,it states in the
order of their efficiency in educa
tion," said Mr. Churchill, "used as
one of its measurements theratio of
boys n the high school as compared
to girls. Under this measurement
Oregon ranked low.
Analysis of the questionnaire re
turned from the different schools
shown that the general rule seems to
hold that as the high school enroll
ment increases fhe ratio of girls to
boys also increases. In the smaller
high schools when men principals ex
ercise a closer supervision, more boys
are held in the schools for graduation."
Judge Noble also passed out a $15
fine to J. Stefani, for driving an over
loaded truck upon the highway.
Hawley's Home on
. Center Street Sold
Negotiations were completed yester
day for the sale of the Willard P. Haw
ley Jr., 'residence, located on Eighth
The fate of the demands of Clacka
mas county telephone users and of
residents over the state for annull
ment of the r?cent order increasing
telephrne rites, now rests with, the
Public Service Commission. The last
reply brief was submitted to the com
mission Friday by Deputy City At
torney H. M. Tomlinson, of Portland.
Points covered in the original briefs
filed by the cities throughout this dis
trict which are protesting the increase
were deiterated and contentions mad
by attorneys for the Pacific Telephon
& Telegraph company, m a brief filel
November 7, were vigorouslv attack
ed in the city's final argument show
ing wny rates snouid l.e reduced.
Early Decision Expected
A decision is expected to be forth
coming soon from the public service
commission.
The reply for the'eities of tha state
which are represented in the action
before th commission sets forth that
Rates in Oregon with the exception
of in one or two cities in the United
States are hietier than' the universa
standard for the same sized commun
ities and type of service.
Profits Laid B!g
The percentage of net return which
the company is now receiving upon its
investments is larger than it ever re
ceived in its history, according to th'J
public service commission- records.
The last rate increase was unneces
sary in that war-time prices of mater
ials and labor had already been cared
for by three rate increases prior to
May 1. 1919, which amounted to CO
per cent..
The plant of the Pacific company in
Portland is overvalued, the manage
ment is expensive and inefficient and
the equipment used is obsolete an.l
expensive to onerfite.
Telephone service now rendered by
tho company is poor.
Tht Western Electric contract for
purchases is a burden to telephony
users rather than a benefit.
Claim Profit Made
The city disclaims the company's
contention of monetary losses suffer
ed under the old rates. Attention is
called to the fret that evidence which
i he city claims is proved, shows that
from 1914 to 1920, inclusive, the phoae
company earned an average net re
turn of from 3.30 to 6 per cent.
CHANGE IN RATES
TOPACIFICPORTS
?Si!HED
, Portland. Ore. w - mmwr
LIVE WIRES OPPOSED TO
DIFFERENTIAL
Railroads Ask Change on New
Basis to Meet Water
Competition
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED
Two divorces were granted by the
circuit court Tuesday. Charles R.
Lovell received a decree from Edna L.
Lovell, who was given her former
name, Edna L. Woods. A decree was
also granted in the case of .Nathan
versus Marie Robinson.
T .1 IT . 1 .1 I.
and Center streets, to Will T. Wright "''cul"lu u,u .
nr th f n,mn it-r Th avoided by attaching to the company s
of the Bank of Oregon City. The deal
was made through the A, C. Howland
agency, and the considei ation is un
derstood to have been. $8500.
The property is one of the choicest
residences in Oregon City. It was
built for th late Senator Walter A.
Dimick and sold after his death to
Willard P. Hawley Jr.
HIGH MASON VISITS
Will Moore of Pendleton, past grand
master of the Oregon Masonic lodge,
visited Oregon City Monday evening
where he addressed Multnomah Lodge
Number 1.
With the opening of Eighth street
which has been under -improvement
durng the past six weeks, the traffic
ordinance, prohibiting narking on
Main street is to be put into force
again according to the announcement
of Chief of Police J. L. Hadley. With
tlits added space for the1 'parking
of cars in the business section, it is
believed that it' will be possible to
keep Main street comparatively clear
for traffic.
The ordinance provides that no ve
hicle shall be permitted to stand
within the limits of anv one - block
on Main street between th city limits
on the southerly side of the city and
the southerly side of Tenth street,
for a longer period of time than forty
five minutes, between the hours of 9
o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m., ex
cept on Sundays. Vehicles may be
parked on any of the streets inter
secting with Main street, excepting
on 7th street westerly from Main, ex
cept in . cases - where the owner or
tenant objects. :
Oar observation is that after a man
quits smoking he doesn't feel as virtu
ous as he feels envious.
i : : i
S v "
present plan a few modern devices,
and which the Bell system control
and which it could readily give Ore
gon at a small expense," the brief
contends.
Star Witness Attackec
Criticism levelled by the telephone
company against Major Babcok,, the
city's star witness duriug the re-hear-
ing, "is characteristic of the com
pany's methods of attack against ev
clence which is unanswerabe," i
brief says.
Worth and quality of service along
with general conditions of plant equip
ment and management, state of de
velopment of the plant and the com
munity, density of popultion. history
of the utility and economic and in
dustrial conditions . are outstanrtin
roints which must be considered b
the commission in fixir,; the rate tne
city contends.
Protest against the proposed change
in transcontinental freight rates upon
some commodities, which would result
in the disruption of the present sys
tem of terminal based rates, will be
voiced by Oregon City at the hear
ing in Portland December 5. t The
transportation committee of the Live
Wires of the Commercial club was
Tuesday empowered to drafe a resolu
tion asking the Interstate Commerce
Commission to deny the change.
CITY OF CARVER BETS
POSTOFFICE AFTER 4
YEARS OF PETITIONING
Ed. J. Folker Slated to Have
Charge; Definite Plans
Not Yet Made
After more tfian four years fight.
Carver will have a postoffice.
An order from - the postal depart
ment was received at Carver Monday
to the effect that a postal station had
been granted there. A fourth class
office is to be established in the im
mediate future. Ed. J. Folker of Car
ver is slated for the position of postmaster.
Carver has a population of 200, and
has been receiving its mail through
Clackamas rural route number one.
It has been the only incorporated
town in the state wnicn Doastea a
bank but at the same time had no
postoffice.
Details for the establishment of the
office have not yet been announced,
but it is believed that it will not be
long before mail can " b3 addressed
direct to the city.
GRANGE PLANS BAZAAR
The Home Economic Club of Warn
er Grange No. 117 will hold a bazaar
in the Grange hall at New Era Satur
day evening, December 10. A cafe
teria supper will be served from 7:3Q
to 11:00. A short program will also
be given. The several committees
will have charge of the various booths
and a fish pond. The ladies of the
club, of which Mrs. H. Strubble is
president, have made a quilt which
is to be disposed of at the fair.
Cut s Petitioned
After the transcontinental rate hear
ing in Chicago last April the lines
entered a petition for "a reduction of
rates to Pacific ports. The reduction,
however, would not extend to th ad
jacent territory at present included in
the terminal rate tariff. This would
result in forcing cities such, as Oregon
City, at present enjoying base one
rates, to pay a differential upon all
commodities included under th pro
posed change.
Among the commodities which,
would affect Oregon City under the
projected tarriff are sulphur, canned
goods, iron, steel, and structural ma
terials. The new rates are based on
carload lots, in order to meet water
competition at the various port points.
The proposed differential to all In
terior points would amount to prac
tically the same as the local charge
between port and interior shipping
point.
Would Be Base rtate
R. L. Shepherd, of the Hawley Pulp
and Paper company presented the
matter to the Live Wire. He pointed
out that while the new tarriff would
result in some reduction, it would act
as an entering wedge to destroy the
equilibrium of the present terminal
basis of " rate determination, under .
which Oregon City enjoys a terminal .
tarriff the same as Portland.
The proposed changS would, on
such a commodity a sulphur give San
Francisco a 55 cent rate and Portland
a 65 ent rate. The differential to
Oregon City would be eight cents. It
is maintained that Portland and its ad
jacent terminal territory should, were
a reduction made, enjoy the sajiie rate
as other terminal points0 along the
coat.
In presenting the matter to the com
mission, the request is to be -made
that the reduction be allowed I upon
the same rate basis as that now in
exstence, so as not to disturb the
terminal distribution.
Election is Next Week
A resolution, calling upon the city
council to enforce the building re
strictions in , the fire limit districts
was passed by the Wires. Attention
was called to the fact that it is be
coming the general practice to con
struct "cheap flimsy firetraps within
the restricted limits."
The attention of the Live Wires
was drawn to the fact that the regu
lar election is to be held next Tues
day. Nominating committees are to
be appointed by the Main Trunk dur
ing the week.
E. E Brodie, newly appointed min
ister Siam spoke upon his recent
trip to Washington. Main Trunk Linn
E. Jones gave a brief summary "of the
conclusion of the work of the commit
tee which was active in the securing
of a temporary bridge across the Wil
amette to care for traffic while the
new span is under construction.
Farm Bureau Plans
Seriesyof Meetings
A series of meetings over the coun
ty to demonstrate to the farmers the
work that the Farm Bureau is doing,
are being held. Tuesday meetings
were held at Sunnyside and Happy
Valley, and Wednesday evening a
meeting was held at Rosemont.
Special motion pictures are being
shown, which deal with subjects akin
to farming and agricultural produc
tion. Topics of interest to the farm
ers are discussed and the program of
the' Farm Bureau Is outlined.
Meetings are being held at 1:30 in
the; afternoon and 7:30 in the eve
ning. The program, so far as de
finitely outlined includes:
December 1, afternoon. Monitor;
evening, Wilsonville. December 2,
afternoon, Damascus; evening. Red
land. December 3, afternoon. Needy;
evening, Macksburg. December 5,
afternoon. Eagle Creek; evening, Bor
ing. December 6, afternoon, Mt. Pleas
ant; evening, New Era. December 8,
afternoon, Springwater; evening, Lo
gan. December 9, afternoon, Molalla;
evening, Colton. ' '
LICENSE IS ISSUED
A marriage license wta issued by
County clerk Fred A Miller Friday
to Thomas W. Jubb. 34, and Ida Tan
nler, 28, both of R?tacada Ut. 3.