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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 '