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FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 1.
OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1 922.
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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
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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
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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
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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 '
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.