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Tho Oregon 'City Enter- prise covers the news field of Clackamas county thor-- oughly. Live correspondents from every section ketp the readers posted every week of your neighbors activities r' v . As an advertising medium to meet the rural needs, the Oregon City Enterprise is second to none. A small classified ad in these col- 4 uma will convince. Try one today and watch tha results. (Q ON CITY ERMOS'E FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 1. OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1 922. ESTABLISHED 186 T7 O OK ENT NN V1 MP M J LA) W A p pi r pi pJ l G dLJrIJ LJ- X5mX VJ dL .Vv J V-V TAXPAYERS CUT ' COUNTY BUDGET, OUSTJEPUTIES EXTRA TRAFFIC COP IS VOTED DOWN Sheriff W. J. Wilson Tax Department Is Hit Hard; More to Include Health Nurse Unsuccessful. Bent upon making reductions some where in county expenditures, tax payers at the annual budget meeting Friday voted for the elimination of two deputy clerks in the court house, cut the tax collector's salary and the salary of his chief deputy, abolished the office of county club leader, abol ished all overtime in the tax depart ment, prunde the alowance for traf fic law enforcement so as to provide for one instead of two officers, cut the allowance of the circuit court $500, and practically halved the ap propriation for the salaries and ex penses of the county health officer and county physician. They aUo killed moves to establish a county health nurse, a county poor farm and a county library. ONE FUND CHANGED The only increase in the entire bud get as outlined was made in the fund provided for enforcement of the pro hibition statutes. The $1500 -for this purpose, . upon resolution introduced by District Attorney Livy Stipp, was taken from the sheriff's budget., aug mented by $500, and placed under the control of the. county court. Under this arrangement expenses incurred by both the sheriff's office and the district attorney in this work, can be paid from a fund provided for the purpose. A $6500 fund provided in the bud get for the building of a new jail was approved. Reductions started upon the first item, the account of the circuit court. The budget showed an estimated in crease of $300 over last yea- making a total of $6,000. With practically no opposition it was reduced to last year's amount. Later it wa3 shown that this figure included only fixed expenses, such as witness and jury fees and would be higher next year owing to the inclusion of women on the juries. Mo .-os to reconsnlor this cut lost heavily. TAX DEPARTMENT CUT When the tax department's budget was considered, the taxpayers okehed the installation of a new receipt is suing system, to cost $1000. They then voted to cut the- chief deputy's salary from $1440, estimated, to $1380, the allowance made for this in the 1921 budget. The second deputy's salary was cut $1140 to $1080. The ( budget called for twQ clerks at a sal ary of $1,020 each. One of these was voted off the list. ' An item, of $800 for overtime to provide for night work necessary in checking the tax books during the time collections are being made during the days, met a similar fate. The original motion to do away with the services of a de puty in the tax office was loosely made, but Judge H. E. Cross, who was elected chairman of the meet ing, construed it as applying to one of the clerks. A general cut in de puties salaries was talked in lieu of this action, but was not put in mo tion form. Subsequent consideration of the as sessor's budget resulted in the cutting of one clerk, at a salary of $1020 from the list. The argument was ad vanced the deputies who are being I pruned from the list, were necessary but the plea of economy broke down all barriers to instant action. CLUB LEADER OUT An $1800 fund for the salary and expenses Of the County Club Leader was killed. Opponents to the club work took issue with its proponents that it was of value to the farmers. Figures were presented showing the extent of the work during the past year, and the profits accruing to the children who entered upon the vari ous projects. A division of the house (ContinucQ cm Fage Four) yy "''' : v , 1 S . ' "v- : Y Clackamas county official under in dictment for larceny, who says he is not worried and that he is pre pared to vindicate himself in open court. OLD BRIDGE TO REMAIN OPEN FOR TWO WEEKS PRISONER THOT TO HOLD KEY TO YODERJYSTERY SALEM AUTHORITIES TO INVESTIGATE Man Serving Time for Forgery . Believed to Kriow of Unsolved Murder. Material Delayed; County to Assume Liability for Care of Span. The old bridge on the Pacific High way across the Wuamette river be tween Oregon City and West Linn will not he closed to traffic January 1, as contemplated, but will remain open for a period of two weeks duration. Through an agreement between the county court anfi the 'contractors this delay has been affected, due to the further construction work on the new i SALEM, Ore., Jan. 2. Reports re ceived here yesterday by Sheriff Bow er indicate that private detective agencies may send a man to Monroe, Wash., to interview George Clausson, serving a term for forgery in the Wash ington state reformatory, in an effort to secure information regarding the murder of Simon Yoder, garage man of Woodburn. The Yoder murder occurred nearly a year ago. REPORT IS DISCREDITED .Sheriff Bower gave little credence to the opinion that Clausson has knowledge of the murderer's identity, although a photograph of Clausson, ex hibited recently . in Woodburn, was sain to be that of a man employed in a pool hall there prior to the tragedy. He was in Camas, Wash., at the time of the murder, according to in formation received by Sheriff Bower when he was brought there from Balti more, Mr., less than a year ago to face a charge of forging a soldier bonus 4JJWrr JUy , Hk i 4 h 1 r 4 I IfffJ) gBv 1 1 z ? 1 1 GRAND JURY RETURNS CHARGES OF LARCENY THEFT OF TOOLS AIXEGED; INVESTIGATION SAID CHARACTERIZED AS SPITE WORK; "WILL CLEAR MYSELF IN OPEN COURT" IS STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL Auto Is Wrecked at Clackamas; 2 Hurt A Hudson car, 37012, listed as be longing to Lawrence M. Perry, 730 Kearney street, Portland, smashed up on the highway at Clackamas about 1 o'clock Friday morning, in juring two of the four occupants, practically wrecking the machine, and damaging a store building into which it crashed. The identity of the occupants is unknown. Witnesses after the acci dent, say that there were two inen and two women in the machine, and that one couple was badly injured. They were taken to Portjand in a passing car. ' Deputy Sheriff Carl Long investi gated the acicdent at 3 o'click friday ; morning, and found that m making the turn in front of the Haberlau store which fronts on the highway at run into a : , .1 i i. i c . m.J .U U II nign-iensiou eiecinc line poie, Drose bOOSt m tunCJS on tne lasi aay or lis receni urivc uiru uic iiuvcij one of tne hlgn voltage wires, which efforts of Mrs. Montieth Gordon. Her scheme called for the lay on the ground until it was re- auctioning of ladies' garters, the sum paid depending not on j J J- p. -men , The car was badly damaged.' The NOVEL STUNT FOR LONDON HOSPITAL FUND: St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England, erijoyed a decided, ciaamas the car William J. Wilson, sheriff of Clack amas county, was indicted Tuesday by the circuit court grand jury on charges Of larceny by bailee. Wilson ischarged wit taking for his own use, tools belonging to C. E. Moulton. valued at a total of $87.50. The indicflfcient is the result of inves tigation made by District Attorney Livy Stipp and officials of the North west Law and Order League. The crime is alleged to have been commit ted March 4, 1920. STATEMENT MADE the intrinsic value of the garter but, as you see above, on the approximately a ol a uiur uouua f fi 1 check belonging to a man nemed Law-1 uwii" ,Jl son. He also was charged with selling I an automobile which had been, stolen , at Sutherlin, Ore. - Clausson was not at Camas at the ' ROB bj-idge, which is to occupy the same j time of the Yoder murder, so far as received. Suspicion that Clausson may have Under the agreement the county j known something of the Yoder mur will assume all liability for accidents, j der near Woodburn, arose from some and either the contractors or thej thing said by a relative who visited court will be able to terminate the i Clausson when "the latter was in jail agreement and close the structure ; at Vancouver, according to the sher- before the two weeks period has elapsed. Under the arrangement at present, the county court assfumed liability for the structure during the daytime, and after midnight, it was in the hands of the contractors who were to prohibit traffic. This agreement will now keep the bridge open 24 hours a day. Work on the light span at 5th street to care for foot traffic while the old bridge is being replaced, i3 progress ing well, and it is probable that it will be completed by the time that the old structure is closed. - The arrange ment made by the county, however, provides that the old span shall be kept open to foot passenges until the light bridge is ready. During the period, of about a year that the con struction work will be under way. there will be no vehicle traffic possi ble across the Willamette here, and machines will have to make the trip down the river to Portland and up the Pacific highway on the West side. iff's office. Deputies todaytsaid, how ever, that they could not recall the re marks nor the name or address of Clausson's relative. Two Boys Are Born V On New Year's Day Two boys, born in Oregon City will celebrate their birthdays on New Years. Dr. C. H. .Meissner officiated at the arrival of the two youngsters. The first was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Van Domelen, of 612 Third street, Oregon City, when a 10 pound spn was born at 10 a. m. His name is Gerald Edward. he grand- Chickens Are Stolen father, Frank Cox,, business man of this city, is also rejoicing over the advent, for this is his first grandchild. The second boy to arrive in Oregon City was born to Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Eaton, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.'G. J. Howell, of 1005 Main street, parents of Mrs. Eaton. He was born at 12:30 From Redland Farm," "vrL:!: new arrival. This is also . the first grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Howell and also first grandson of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Eaton, of Canemah. Monday morning at 5 o'clock, Dr. A. i H. Huycke, of this city, escorted intol the world a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith, of West Linn. The girl weighs .seven pounds. BtRSTOOT 2 STORES FRIDAY NIGHT; GET S300 MERCHANDISE, WATCH AND CASH TAKEN QUICK ACHON EXPECTED ON STATE BONUS LOANS Gladstone Building Entered Through Window; No Clues Are Found. First Applications Are Sent In From Clackamas County; New Houses Planned. Family at West Linn Has 4 Generations The birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith, of West Linn, Monday, January 2, makes four generations in the Montgomery family. Mrs. John Montgomery, of West Linn is the great-grandmother and she is .but 63 years of age. Mrs. Montgomery is the mother of four boys, all of whom were over-seas in the world war. The new arrival is the granddaugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Barto Montgom ery, and her name is Percilla June. Chicken thieves are busy in the Redland section, and on Tuesday eve ning they visited the poultry house of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spatz, of Redland, and stole about 25 -of Mrs. Spatz' prize hens, and also one of the best Ply mouth Rock cocks. The chickens were Plymouth Rocks and White Leg horns. The thief picked out the best birds. From indiactions some of the birds were jilld before taken away, as there were signs of blood. Several other neighbors have reported birds stolen during the past few days. On the night the Spatz chickens were stolen a side of hog that was ready for the brine, 'was also stolen, and it is believed that the same party is responsible for both thefts. Sheriff Wilson's deputies were sent into the Redland section yesterday afternoon to investigate the matter. There were tracks found near the poultry house. The Spatz farm is about seven mileg from Oregon city, and near the Red land store. New Move to Secure Health Nurse Looms Undaunted by their failure to se cure an appropriation at the county budget meeting for th mirimsa of maintaining a county health nurse, the members of the Oregon City Women's club will, at their next meeting launch a movement that will have for its purpose, the adoption of means" 'of raising a revenue sufficient to care for the nurse throughout the entire year. - Twilight Ranch Sold To California Man The George Jenlsoa property at Twilight, consisting of 17 acres, re cently sold through S. O. Dillman, real estate dealer, of this city, brought a price of $3500. Together with the place went 14 stands or bees, a num ber of which were imported stock. Walter Nelson, of Weed, California, purchased the place, and he and his family are delighted with their new home. ' . Mr. Jenison was divorced six months ago and remarried on Christmas day. He has gone to Wyoming to make his future home. IWilsonville Mill Is Under Construction WILSONVILLE, Ore., Jan. 3. A new sawmill is being built on the Wil lamette river opposite Wilsonville. The work of manufacturing will com mence ia the early spring. . The miTl will have a capacity of 3000 feet per day.- A planer will be operated in connection with the mill. Two robberies, loot from which ag gregated about 300, occurred Friday night. The Frommyer grocery Store a t Gladstone was robbed of $200 cash in addition to other articles. The C. C Store, 10th and Main streets, Oregon City, was robbed of merchandise to the value of $61.28. CASES ARE JIM MED The thieves did not enter the C. C. store but jimmied the locks on two display cases located . on the north side of the building facing 10th street. They took three sweaters, 12 pairs of men's leather faced canvas gloves, 12 pairs of men's khaki wool sbx, two dress shirts, one pair of overalls, two pair of pants, three full pairs of shoes and five right and one lett biioes. The total loss is estimat ed at $61.28. TIME IS SET The robbery, it is believed occurred about three o'clock Friday morning. Due to the light character of the locks, it was an easy matter for the thieves to open the cases. The theft is being investigated by the local po lice department. At Gladstone, about nine o'clock Friday evening robbers gained en trance into Frommyer's grocery store by means of a bedroom window of the Frommyer apartment which is locat ed on the floor above the store. CASH REGISTER RIFLED The men rifled the cash register and obtained $200 in cash and a gold watch belonging to Mrs. Frommyer. Although the men went through the bureau drawers in the apartment scat tering the contents about the floor nothing of any great value was taken. The robbery occurred sometime be- j First appraisals of property to be used as security for loans under the so-called Oregon Bonus bill will pro bably be made beginning next week. It is expected that funds on these loans will be forthcoming al)out Feb ruary 1. The first applications for loans from Clackamas county were forwarded Wednesday to the commission in Sa lem which has charge of the adminis tration of the bonus act. Applications for cash bonuses haa been received for some time. Although it is not possible to make an aecuratft estimate until after the loans are actually granted, Phil Ham mond, bonus attorney here, estimates that at least two or three hundred homes will be built with money loaned to former service men by the state. Already applications for building loans to this extent have been made, but a positive check cannot be made un til after the loans are recorded. The commission, according to Mr. Hammond, has passed upon more than 5,000 applications for both loans and cash bonuses and nearly twice that number are still pending. Contrary to expectations, the larger number of men are requesting state loans, rather than the cash. left fender, wheel and lamp were de molished, the engine block broken, in to two pieces, and the windshield and toy Siyreckedy -Aiter hittiajr -thsr: ole, the car swung over into the store building wrecking the glass in the front door. Evidence of injuries was found in the numerous blood stains found around the scene. Deputy Long found several broken whiskey bottles in the machine, and the car was still smelling strongly of liquor. ' Officials were unsuccessful in- get. ting in touch witn the owner of the machine, which was brought here toj be held pending further investigation of the case. Seven Cases jeard In Recorder's Court Game Licenses for Coming Year Issued The first combination fishing and hunting license for the year 1922 to be issued in Clackamas county was made out by Clerk Fred A. Miller Thursday to Dr. L. G. Ice. It is num ber 25551, carries two deer tags, is printed in ordinary paper with green ink and costs $5. The license fee was raised shortly after the first of the present year to $3 for either hunting or fishing license og $5 for a combination. The licenses themselves are printed on much cheap er material than a few years ago. tween 7 and 9 o'clock while the From-1 Qf f icerS Elected myer iamny was aneuaing a snow in Oregon City as the work had been completed by the time the family re turned home at 9:30. No clue has been found. Recorder's court here has had one of the busiest days yesterday on rec ord for some time. Seven cases, five of which were for liquor violatons, were tried before Judge Charles Kelly-Tom Rollins, arrested several days ago by chief W. B. May, appeared to answer to charges of having liquor in 1 his possession. He was fined $50. Rollins had deposited $10 bail for his appearance, which he forfeited by his absence when the case came to trial. , He was picked up Monday by the j chief. C. E. Evans, charged with having liquor in his possession paid a fine of $50. May also brought Ed. McCarthy and Ed. Smith into court on charges of being drunk. McCarty, who was fined $25, was remanded to jail in-default of payment, and Ed. Smith, paroled from the circuit court under sentence for forgery, Was held for ac tion by Judge Campbell after being fined $10 by the recorder. Roy Lani gan, arrested for possession of liquor was fined $5. Two traffic cases were tried but the men dismissed with warnings. N. Goldberg, driver of a fruit vendor's wagon, and a driver for the Mt. Hood Ice cream company of Portland, were charged with double parking. Characterizing the indictment as the result of a political frame-up. Sheriff Wilson said that those who in stituted the investigaton have been trying to 'get' him for months. "There's nothing to it. I was never called before the grand jury, and I will clear myself in open court," he said. Investigation Of the sheriff's office has been conducte'd here since - the middle of November. Officers of th Northwest Law and Order League ap peared before the grand jury at the opening of the November term, and although, no public bills were return ed, it was generally understood that testimony regarding the activities of Wilson and his deputies, was taken. H. E. Meads, former deputy sheriff and candidate for the Republican nom ination f "or .-sJ-eriff fa. vpes'tion ' .f Wilson, and C. E. Moulton, Portland plumber, were the chief witnesses be fore the grand jury. A bill for in vestigation into the Wilson case by F. W. Snyder, head of the Law and Order league has been presented to the county court. It totals $263.28, rendered in a lump sum. Of this amount $106.20 is okehed by District Attorney Stipp. OFFICERS DISAGREE Wilson and the Law and Order men have never worked together. Wilson refused to approve bills submitted by Snyder for prosecution of liquor cases in Clackamas , county. Some were paid by the county court, and $646.70 is still pending. At the recent meet ing of sheriffs of the state held in Portland, "Wilson openly denounced the private operatives. Four of Sny der's men are at present facing liquor charges in the Federal courts, and Snyder's state authority has been re voked by the governor. Meads for some time served under Wilson, but ill feeling grew up and he resigned his position. The specific charges in the in dictment are the outgrowth of an af fair at Hillsboro nearly two years ago. (Continued on Page Four) Year's Sentence Is Given Charlie Wells Quit Claim to Land Is Asked In Action Fred J. and Etta Bechill filed suit Friday against W. H. and Agnes An- nand asking that any claim they have U. S. SAILORS STABBED SHANGHAI, Jan. 2. Serious trouble between sailors from Italian and American warships here developed to day when a band of some two score Italian sailors surprised and attacked about a dozen American jackies in a cafe and then went from one cafe to another seeking out and attaching isolated groups of Americans. Five Americans sustained knife wounds, two o them being seriously stabbed. The attacks were the out growth of a trifling brawl in a cafe. 4 in certain lands, which they agreed to to purchase from .the plaintiffs, be set aside and the contract for the j purchase De aeciareo voia. -j-j i XVT 1 1 According to the complaint the de- 13y ClllD at WalllSja! fendants entered into a contract for I tho i-fin-ri a a r trio lanri frT-i o cii-m WALUGA, Ore., Jan. 3. Officers of the Waluga club chosen at a special election held at the Lake Grove Com- j munuy nouse, for me eiisuiug year are: Carroll A. McFarJand, president; R. D. Bangs, vice-president; William -Herrick, secretary; H. W. Holden and Sydney B- Vincent, directors. The club wiTl endeavor to have the Portland Gas & Coke company ex tend its mains from Oswego into the Goodwin, Lake Grove and Bryant dis tricts. A short time ago petitions were circulated and were quite gener ally, signed asking for the installation of gas in this section. of $5000, of which $1,000 was to be paid m-hen the contract was made and the balance at the rate of $40 install ments. Plaintiffs state that the defendants were to pay taxes and the insurance during the life of the contract, but allege that they have not only failed to pay the installments but also that they have neglected to pay taxes and insurance. Charles E. Wells, held to await trial on charges of non-support of his wif and child, changed his plea Friday from not guilty to guilty, and was sentenced by Judge J. U. Campbell to one year in the state penitentiary. Wells was arrested a month ago after being indicted by the grand jury. He was held for two wees, and up on the plea of his wife was released. Twenty-four hours later, the woman asked the officers to confine him, say ing that he had beaten her. He was again committed to the - county jail by Judge Campbell to await a hear ing in the circuit court. About a week ago, Wells confessed that he was responsible for an attempt which was made to effect a jail delivery. Offi cers discovered the, t corridor with its hinges nearly cut in two. - A crude hacksaw was later found in the jail, and then Wells turn ed over to the sheriff several saw blades and a file. He subsequently gave them several keys on which he had been working. He was taken to Salem today by deputies Hughes and Long, and com menced serving his time. After he was taken from the jail, another part of a saw blade, believed to belong to him was found. . WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 Federal Investigation of retail prices of ne cessities in . all parts of the country is rapidly reaching completion, it was said today at the -justice departments. TAX BUDGET TO BE CUT WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Every man, woman and child in the United States will start off the new year with a direct saving of $7 in federal taxe3 which during the year will expand to four times that sum. Under the new revenue act which becomes effective January 1, . $700, 000,000 in taxes Is lopped from the budget.