As an advertising niedhiri- to meet the rural needs, the Oregon City Enterprise is second to none. A small classified ad in these c.d- "V urns will convince. Try one 3 today and watch tha results. UP U u J as of year neighbors activities OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1922. FH-TY-SIXTH YEAR. No. 5. ESTABLISHED 1866 Tho Oregon City Enter- prise covers the news field ! Ciaekaaias county thor " ugkly. Live correspondents fe-wni erery section keep the readers posted every week CITY ENT COUNTY SCORED FOR FAILURE OF in Laxity In Laying Pavement on Main Trunks Hit at Meeting of Live Wires; Cross Tells of Difficulties Encountered. FUND DISTRIBUTION IS HELD INEFFICIENT Clarkes Farmers Ask Aid of Business Men Here In Improvement of. Arteries. Scoring the county court for failure to put into operation the hard surface road building program L. A. Hender son, secretary of the commercial club and O. D. Eby, city attorney, took is sue with Judge Harvey E. Cross in a discussion before the Live Wires Tuesday noon of the highway develop ment of Clackamas county. Judge Cross, in the main address, outlined the difficulties in the way of efficient proceedure stating that the bond program could not be placed in operation for the reason that the preparation of the grades, as required of the road districts was too expensive and that the districts could not be held together long enough to provide for the improvement of the main trunk road. The cost of laying the grade, was between $5,000 and $7500 a mile, be stated, and the bonding act only provided for the laying of the pavement. WORK HELD POSSIBLE Henderson, characterizing as an Im mediate necessity the continuance ol the road program, stated that a num ber of the roads designated as bond roads, were at present in shape so that they could be paved, and urged that the court carry out the provisions of the act in so far as the present grades were provided. The grades, he said, are going to pieces and the only .solution is to get them hard snrfaced with the least possible delay. Eby attacked the present policy of the court in failing to get the main roads into condition, stating that the side arteries would not be of any val ue until the trunk highways were put into first class condition. "If these things are being held up, we better reorganize the county court, and get a court that will go ahead with the improvement as outlined by the peo ple," he said. "I don't know who is to blame, but I do know that the ma jority in the county court are not in sympathy with the elected improve ment program." COMBINE FUNDS, PLEA Judge Cross, in speaking on the bonding program, stated as the only solution that he saw, the making of the bond roads into market roads. Thus with a market fund of about $100,000 a year, the grade could be laid for approximately 20 miles of road a year. With the market road funds, there is at present under con struction 50 miles of road in Clacka mas county which will be completed in three years. Under the joint plan, ho pointed out, the market funds would be used for the laying of the grade and then the bond funds ap plied on the paving. "The greatest trouble with the road program," the judge said, "is the dis tribution of the 7o per cent of the general road levy to the districts over the county. Thus when the cities and the districts each get their propor (Continued on Page Four) MAILED OUT THRU STATE PORTLAND, Jan. 26. Blanks for individual income tax returns were being mailed today by Clyde G. Hunt ley, collector of internal revenue, to every person residing in the state out side Portland who last year made a return. A further supply of blanks for in dividual returns is expected by Col lector Huntley early next week. Im mediately upon their arrival they will be mailed to taxpayers residing in Portland: Blanks for the use ot corporations are also expected within a few days. "Although income tax returns for the year 1921, must be filed not later than March 15," said Collector Hunt ley, "the taxpayer need not pay his tax in full at that time. Instead, he may pay it in four equal installments if he so desires, one payment ' each on or before the 15th of March, June, September and December. However, the return must be filed not later than March 15, and if the tax is not paid in full at that time the return must be accompanied by the payment of at least one-quarter of the total tax." 15 ARRESTED IN RAID SACRBMENTO, Cal., Jan. 28. Fif teen alleged violators of the "Volstead act were taken into custody here to night by federal operatives in raids on as many places. Liquor is said to have been secured in most of the places. ROAD BOND WORIi WEST LINN MILL DENIES BRIDGE DESIGN PROTEST Manager of Crown-Willamette Says Reports In Portland Paper Without Foundation. Complete denial of the report pub lished in a Portland paper Tuesday afternoon to the effect that the Crown Willamette Paper company had made another protest against the design of the new Willamette river bridge, was made Tuesday p. m. by A. Bankus, resident manager of the mills. The report stated that the company had voiced an objection to the design of the arch, which it is maintained will obstruct river traffic during per iods of high water, as the span is so low that it will prevent boats from using the west channel. Vigorous campaigns against the design were conducted during December of 1921 after the work had already been started, as it was discovered that the clearance originally requested had not been provided. The highway commission came back with the word that unless protests were withdrawn, work on the bridge would be cancel led, and the river tied up indefinitely. As the result of this, the paper com panies agreed to provide larger fuel and paper storage facilities to carry their plants during the high water period, so that in the event of a tie-up of navigation, the industry here would not be hampered. According to Mr. Bankus statement, the Crown-Willamette is not complete ly satisfied with the design of the bridge, but feels that in the interest of the community it is best to refrain from further protest. - It - is under stood that the reports were the result of the protest- made personally by a local engineer not officially connect ed with the company. It is stated that the highway commission still has the matter under consideration al though work is rapidly proceeding un der present plans. FINCH'S DEATH ACCIDENT, SAYS CORONER'S JURY A verdict that death was caused by acciditly falling off the P. R. L. & P. trestle to the bottom of a culvert, was returned here Friday by a corner's jury which investigated the death of Thomas H. Finch. Finch died nere Monday after in juries sustained last Sunday night. It was first announced that an inquest would be held, and Coroner O. A. Pace then decided that it would be unnecessary. As some details were not clear an investigation was later decided upon. They also recommended that the P. R. L. and P. install some type of safe ty device or warning at that point to prevent further accidents of this type, notwithstanding the fact that it is a private right-of-way. The jury was composed of S. Mac Donald, E. P. Elliott, Lee French, George Woodward, J. M. Hamilton and P. E. Wyman. 1 6 POST WAR CASES ARE HANDLED BY RED CROSS During the month or January, the local chapter of the American Red Cross added to its lists 16 new post war cases in Clackamas county which are to be given attention during the time which the office is in operation here. The report for the month was completed yesterday by Cis Barclay Pratt, secretary. According to Miss Pratt s report, eight civilian cases were also taken up by the Red Cross and these will gain further attention. During the 30-day period the office cared for 14 transients, giving both food and cloth ing. The records show 46 office calls for aid of one kind or another during the month and 49 visits in both civil ian and post war relief cases. U.S. COLLECTOR DEPUTY PORTLAND, Jan. 31. Gordon It Watt of Aurora, was today appointed a deputy collector by Clyde G. Hunt ley, collector of internal revenue. Au thority for appointment of additional deputies was received a few days ago from Washington. The appointees will assume their duties early next month and will be assigned to field work to assist taxpayers in prepara tion of their 1921 income tax returns. BANDITS KILL. MAN PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 27. Five bandits who killed H. T. Moss, assist ant cashier of the First National bank at Crafton, escaped today after beat ing off police in a gun battle. They sped from the city in an automobile, pursued by 100 police. The baDdits obtained $95,000, which was recovered. Police said one, and possibly more, of the bandits were shot. The sacks containing the stolen money were cov ered with blood when recovered. J. L HEDGES TO HEAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Annual Election Is Held By Local Civic Organization; Hoss to be Vice-President, Farr Re-eected Treasurer. L. A. HENDERSON TO BE SECRETARY FOR 1922 Profitable Year for Club Is Forecasted; Consolidation Of City Bodies Discussed. J. E. Hedges, prominent attorney and lodge man, was elected president of the Oregon City Commercial Club for the year of 1922, at the annual meeting of the club Monday night. Hal E. Hoss, manager of the Oregon City Enterprise, was elected vice-president; C. P. Farr, of Farr Bros., re elected treasurer, and L. A. Hender son, of the Oregon City Abstract com pany, was chosen secretary. Raymond P. caufield, retiring secretary, will continue to act as collector of dues. BOARD IS NAMED The following were elected mem bers of the board of governors: J. E. Hedges, William Andresen, L. A. Henderson and Hal E. Hoss. Others on the board are L. A. Morris, O. D. Eby, Ralph C. Parker, H. S. Mount, and Clarence B. Farr. Committees will be announced by President Hedges at a special meeting of the board to be held next Monday night, and thereafter regular meet ings will be held on the first Monday of each month. The matter of consolidating the ac tivities of the Live Wires with the Commercial club was discussed by various members, with, a motion pre vailing to have the secretary secure data on various chamber of commerce plans, with the idea in view that un der that head all of the local civic clubs might be consolidated. PLANS TO BE FORMED President Hedges, in accepting the responsibilities of heading the club, said that he would try to make the year a profitable one for the organiz ation, and declared himself in favor of more projects and more activities. His time, he said, was at the disposal of the club whenever possible, and he urged the support of every member to make 1922 a live one. O. D. Eby said that the new blood on the board would "be expected to 'accomplish something, and made an optimistic address upon the possibilities for the organization for the ensuing year. RALPH PARKER TO GO TO COVEY MOTOR COMPANY Ralph Parker, who has been a mem ber of the firm of Miller-Parker Auto mobile company since 1913, re cently severing his connection with the firm, will move to Portland this week with his family, Mr. Parker hav ing taken a position with the Covey Motor Car company. Mr. Parker, while a resident of Ore gon City, has been active in promot ing the city's as well as the county's affairs, and has been a member of the Oregon City Live Wires and Com mercial club. It was largely through the efforts of Mr. Parker that the Ore gon city Automobile Park was estab lished last summer, which was the means of interesting many tourists in Oregon City, for the park was pro nounced one of the best in the North west. "The noted high resale value of Bulck indicates very low1 depreciation and an economy on trade-ins that is apparent on the face of it. WHERE CARDINALS MEET TO SELECT POPE'S SUCCESSOR The Sistine Chapel In the Vatican Catholic church thruout the world HARDING NAMES DISTRICT JUDGE i .1 f - . f ' ft C. .' WILLIAM 3. KEN YON WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--President Harding today sent to the senate the nomination of Senator Kenyon of Iowa, leader of the senate agricultural' bloc, to be judge of the eighth circuit. Senator Kenyon announced that he would accept. The senate soon after receiving the nomination confirmed it in open executive session, an honor only rarely paid to nominees. CONFERENCE TO FIX WAR RULES IS DECIDED UPON WASHINGTON1, D. C, Jan. 27. -The ground-work for another international conference to rewrite the laws of war for the submarine and other agencies of attack was completed today by the arma delegates. Under a resolution adopted by the armament committee, preparations for the new conference will begin im mediately upon the conclusion of the Washington negotiations. The United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy will be represented. The first step toward revision of wnrfapft- TfinilatirwiK' ttv-iiA IaVati 1.V posed of nternational law experts without plenipotentiary powers, but the resolution provides that after they have agreed the five govern ments shall "confer as to the accept ance of the report." MORE WORK ORDERED WASHINGTON, Jan. ST. President Harding today called on six of the government departments to undertake at once all work -possible to relieve unemployment. The president stated that the most difficult period of the winter is still before us and that the government should duplicate the splendid efforts at alleviation of unemployment which have been made by the various muni cipalities, states and private concerns. SPEED KING HURT CHICAGO, Jan. 27. Louis Chevro let, veteran automobile "speed de mon," unscathed survivor -of hun dreds of death-attended motor races, received his first Injury today in a taxicab collision. Chevrolet's right leg was painfully bruised and twisted. "This id irony," was his only com ment. NZLLIE BLY DIES NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Nellie Bly, special writer on the Evening Journ al, died today in St. Mark's hospital after an illness of two weeks. Death resulted from pneumonia. Nellie Bly first gained fame when she made her trip around the world for a New York newspaper. In pri vate life she was Mrs. Robert L. Sea man. CONSUL IS SLAIN MEXICO City, Jan. 30. The Urgu ayn consul at Monterey was slain by burglars in his home early today, said a dispatch from that city. 4 s aaxw..'.,-: ttasasicowiajAjaaa . i-at JuA fetaa'Ca SfA lilt ii will be the scene chortly of the gathering of the Cardinals from to elect one of their number to succeed the late Pope Benedict. TWO ELECTIONS WILL PASS UPON CIVICJROJECTS Petition for Special Vote In Oak Lodge Water District Is Filed; County Court to Set Definite Date for Polling. CANBY POWER PLANT NOW UP TO PEOPLE Municipal Improvements Will Cost $25,000 If Work Now Outlined I s Undertaken. Two municipal projects which will involve expenditure of between $20, 000 and $25,000 by the time they are ultimately completed, are to be launched in Clackamas ' county, de pendant upon two elections to be held in the near future. Petitions for the calling of an elec tion in the north part Of the county to create the Oak Lodge water dis trict, have been filed with the county court, and the definite date will be set as soon as the names are checked over. This provides for the formation of a district which will include a large territory extending practically from the limits of Gladstone to Milwaukie, taking in the Oak Grove and Jen n tag's Lodge sections. The municipal water system is to be financed by tax ation. The second proposition is che in stallation of a municipal electric, plant at Canby. The city council has referred the $10,000 bond issue to the people and the date of the election has been set for February 21. This plant, if it is established is for the purpose of serving the city of Canby only, according to the present plana and it will not give service to the districts outside of the city. These are at present taking service from the Molalla company, with headquar ters at Aurora. The company's fran chise has expired and it is probable that the outlying districts will have to make arrangement for 'special serv ice from the P. R. L. and P. company in the event that the Canby system becomes divorced from the other lines. MAN ON TRUCK STRIKES TRESTLE; FACE GASHED Frank Doty, Jr., 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doty, of Bolton, is suffering from a broken nose, loss of several teeth and lacerations of the face caused by an accident he met with while riding on top of a truck ow-ned by the Oregon City Sand and Gravel company when he collided with a trestle on Fourteenth and Cen ter streets on Friday morning. At the time of the accident Doty, was seated on a truck of lumber, and as one of the boards had slipped, he stooped over to straighten it. . Not realizing he was approacnmg tne tres- j tie. which is unusually low at that place, his head struck against a beam just as he turned his head from the rear. He came full force against the beam, and was rendered unconscious, remaining in an unconscious state for two hours. He was carried to the of fice of Drs. Strickland and Huycke, and later removed to his home at Bol ton. He was able to be out Monday for the first time since the accident. A number of serious accidents have occurred at this point. PARK PLACE FIVE LOSES The Gladstone basketball squad de feated Parkplace Friday night in a game played at Union High of West Linn. The score was 24 to 5- the DEPOT Iff ROVEMENI BE HNBHEMSl) AY.vO Public Service Commission Is To Enforce Order Made On Southern Pacific Station. That the improvements ordered here at the Southern Pacific railway station will be completed by March 10, is the indication of word received by H. W. Streibig from the public service commission. Mr. Streibig's inquiry had particular reference to the stock yard, and stock receiving and loading equippment which the com. mission has ordered provided. At pre sent there are no stock facilities at Oregon City and the GreenDoint dis trict was recently terrorized by a wild steer wuicn escaped wnue a snipmenc of cattle to Mr. Sereibig was being unloaded. The original order of the commis sion provided for extensive improve ments on the part of the company here, and they were to have been com pleted by the tenth of December last year. An extension of time, however, was granted. According to the letter from Fred G. Buchtel, public service commission er, the last date for completion, March 10, is to be insisted upon. At present no work has been begun at the local station but it is understood that the plans have been definitely outlined. Plans Made For West Side Delivery A privately operated ferry, subsi dized by Oregon City merchants, which will probably be operated across the Willamette at 17th street is the method selected by local busi ness men as the means of guarantee ing delivery to the west side the per iod during while the bridge is down. This action was taken Thursday night at a meeting of the Clackamas Coun ty Business Men's Association, which appointed a committee of eight with full executive power to canvas the city, take subscriptions, and enter in to a contract for the establishment and operation of the ferry. Ed. Busch, carence Farr, M. D. Latourette, W. A, Huntley, F. J. Tooze B. F. Scripture, H. W. Streibig and J. A. Brady were appointed to hand!e the matter and full responsibility was placed upon their shoulders. In order to expidate matters it was voted that three of the committee, at formal meeting, should constitute a quorum. NEED IS SHOWN Emphasis was laid upon the neces sity for providing delivery of mer chandise on the West Side during the period of a year while the bridge is closed, and the necessity for provid ing means for the farmers to get to Oregon City with their produce. A local ferry was decided upon as the only feasible means of solving the oroblem. ' The only definite propositions pre sented was that for Fred Morris, of the Oregon City Sand and Gravel com pany. They offered to run a 24 by 86 foot' scow on a ten hour schedule, and will maintain a charge based upon 25 cents for light trucks and automibiles. The landings are to be paid for by subscription among the merchants, the cost to be $4,000. This proposition was takea under advisement by the committee, the nnly definite instruc tion given them being that the charge should not exceed the 25 cent rate. A $50 donation toward tne fund was voted by the association. MANY PLANS TALKED A number of other plans, such as the operation of a truck via the Sell- wood ferry, the carrying of merchan dise across the bridge to trucks sta tioned on the other side, and the op eration, of a ferry above the falls were talked. Mr. Huntley laid par ticular stress upon the fact that all of the merchants, whether the volume of their business'on the West Side is great or not, are indirectly affected by the condition and pointed out the reed for keeping the business coming this way. This situation was outlined by Linn E. Jones, president of the as sociation who presided. He showed the immediate necessity for action to safeguard the interests of Oregon City. Mr. Brady stated that 23 per cent of the business done in Oregon City came from across the river, and he cited the farmers as one of the mer chant's most constant sources of rev enue, both through what they pur chased and through the bringing of their produce htre. He discussed the question, not only from its present angle, but from the point of what tne divorcing of the interests of the two sides of the river would mean to fu ture development. ACTION IS URGED Busch, Latourette, H. W. Streibig, Con Hilgers, Ben Harding, F. J. Tooze and several others all voiced the im mediate need for action. Preliminary plans for organization were laid at a meeting of the committee following the adjournment. The meeting also outlined the ac tivities of the association for the next year. J. A. Brady was elected presi dent by a unanimous vote, succeeding Linn Jones. A. G. Beattie and Ben Harding will succeed themselves as secretary and treasurer. A membership committee to en large the scope of the organization ia to be appointed. The special commit tee which takes under consideration all applications for right to solicit do nations in the city under the name of (Continued on Page Three) DIVISION .OF ROAD DISTRICTS HERE COMPLETED Fifteen Major Changes Made By County Court; Reaction Toward Smaller Boundaries Is Trend In Administration. SUPERVISORS NAMED ; 3. NOT YET APPOINTED Special Tax Levies Will Not Be Affected During this Year, Says Assessor Cook. Fifteen new road districts, repre senting subdivisions of the former road districts in the county, have been established through order of the coun ty court which Thursday also an nounced the appointment of road su pervisors for the total of 66 highway divisions. The outlining of the new districts was completed Thursday after more than a week's work on the part of the court, and the hearing of testimony from farmers from all 'parts of the county. The general trend a8 indicat ed in the action taken this year, is toward the formation of smaller dis tricts, which represents somewhat of a reaction from the time a few years ago when the county was divided into ten main divisions. VALUATIONS TO BE FIGURED The first eleven districts are in corporated towns, and the remaining 55 are the ones which have been re adjusted. These changes will have no effect upon the special road taxes already voted this year. Assessor W. B. Coot explains, 'as the tax will be levied in the district in which it was voted and spent as provided for in the district budgets. Valuations of the road districts however will be computed upon the new basis also, and upon these the general road money for this year wil lbe apportion ed. - The new districts are numbered from 62 to 66 inclusive and are as fol lows: COLTON IS SPLIT 52, Wilhoit, taken from the south part of 42, Colton. 53, Dodge, taken from the south part of 38, Springwater. 54, Elwod, taken from the east part of 37. 55, N. Colton, taken from the south part of 37. 56, Mulino, taken from the north part of 42, Colton. 57, Highland, taken from the north part of 37. 58, Currinsville, taken from the south part of 30, Eagle Creek. 59, East Eagle Creek, taken from the east part of 30, Eagle Creek. 60, New Era, taken -from the south west part of 45, ML Pleasant-Carus.. 61, Twilight, taken from the north west part of 45, Mt. Pleasant-Carus. 62, Rosemont, taken from the north east part of 15, Mountain Road and a part of 11, Hazelia. 63, Peet's Mountain, taken from the east part of 15, Mountain Road. MONITOR SUB-DIVIDED 64, N. Barlow, taken from the north part Of 48, Monitor. 65, South Needy, taken from the south part of 48, Monitor. - 66. Elliott Prairie, taken from the southwest part of 48, Monitor. Supervisors for the different dis tricts have been selected .and the ap pointments confirmed with the ex ceptions of districts 30, 36, and 65, for which none have yet been named. Those appointed follow: 11, Frank Davidson, Oregon City, (Continued on Page Four) 23 CLACKAMAS COUNTY STUDENTS GRADUATED Twenty-three students graduated from the schools in Clackamas coun ty this term .according to the an nouncements made Saturday. There were two graduates from the eighth grade at Marquam, seven from Kelso, one from South Oak Grove and 13 from Oregon City, there being one from the Eastham school and one from Barclay. There are no gradu ates from the high school at this time of the year. The -tew term is to start Monday. The list of graduates follows: Marquam: Norma Olsen, Barnette Olsen. Kelso, Clarence Irvin, Flor ence Kligel, Vernie Jarl, Harold Erick- son, Marie E. Brumback, Helen Peter son, Dorothy Nelson. South Oak Grove: Sylvia Wells. Oregon City: Benjamin Weinberg, James Conrad, Henry Allen, Editn Utter, Charles Reed, Clersa Smith, Lester Burke, Harold Allen, Ralph Trimble, Frank lin Nichols, Kenneth Logue, Charlotte Wright and Pearl Crow. LOCAL FIVE WIN The Oregon City Athletic Club basketball team defeated the Canby squad 41 to 9 in a game played at Canby Tuesday night. The first half ended 20 to 8 in the favor of the lo cals. ' x '