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MANY ARE KILLED
N PITCHED FIGHT
Masked Vigilantes, Workers
In Oil Fields Battle As
Robed Men Start Drive To
Clean Up. Entire District.
DISTURBANCE LAID
UPON KU KLUX KLAN
Statement
Sheriff;
Leading
Is Issued Through
Wires Are Cut
Into Smackover.
OIL CITY, La., Nov. 29. A number
of men were, killed and" injured in a
pitched, battle between oil field -workers
and masked viligantes in the
Smackover, Ark, gusher field early
today, according to unconfirmed re
ports here.
An attempt to run gamblers and
divekeepers out of the field prompted
the outbreak, reports here said. Since
the vigilantes became active two men
have been shot to death in underworld
fights. Two thousand notorious char
acters were said to be in the field.
One of the unconfirmed reports re
ceived here at Natchez and other
towns in this section were that 65
were killed or mjurea m me ngiit-1
ine- !
Authorities from Camden are en-j
route to the field. ' i
Reports reaching Monroe were that
the vigilantes donned the garb of the
Ku- Klux- Klan in the fight with law- j
less elements of the town. This ad-,
vice said the lignting was near me
Ouachita Union county line. Monroe
advices said searching parties were
covering the section looking for cas
ualties. The battle was described by eyewit
nesses as being one of the most spec
tacular engagements ever noted in
this section, as scores of white garbed
figures darted here and there in ef
forts to protect themselves and to
shoot down men of the opposing army
who had resisted when the "vigilan
tes" marched in with the intention of
cleaning up the disorderly element.
The "Smackover clean up commit
tee" was organized on Sunday. The
identity of the men who are its mem
bers are unknown, but it is declared
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that , when the members paraded -they
all wore white robes and hoods. This
committee paraded Monday afternoon
in Smackover and ordered proprietors
of all questionable resorts to go.
" Shortly before midnight the 200 or
more vigilantes left for'the surround
ing areas of the oil- fields and when
they arrived about two miles from the
new oil town they were met with a
fusilade of shots from behind trees.
This was the signal for 'the battle,
which raged fiercely for an hour.-
Before leaving for the scene of the
fight with deputies early today Sher
iff Edward Harper of Camden said
all wires were cut in the Smackover
region and he was without accurate
information as to the number of fa
talities resulting from the battle be
tween 200 hooded "vilgilantes"" and
oil field workers and gamblers.
The sheriffs statement follows:
"I understand that the invaders who
visited the towns along - Smackover
creek after parading in the town of
Smackover last night at 10 o'clock
were- members of the Ku Klux Klan.
They were at least .hooded and wore
white hobes. Their purpose, I am
sure, was not to precigitate a ' battle
"but to clean up the oil region resorts
and gambling.
'The battle, in reality occurred at
what is known as Patagonia and aft
er they paraded in Smackover they
started to several oil field villages in
the Patagonia region and were met
with armed resistance. Thjt part
of the oil fields is a wooded country
and the battle was fought from be
hind trees and rocks and there are
perhaps many dead as a result, but
all reports received by me are that
no one was killed." - -
Persons reached Eldorado, Ark.,
from the Texas Smackover creek de
clared, over the telephone today that
there were no fatalities among the
"viligantes" but one oil field man was
killed and several men were wounded.
i They reported the fight was precipl-
teted by the tarring and feathering of
a man
.
Qn oral Phil win
Says Battle With
Georges Framed
PARIS, Dec. 4. Battling Siki, the
Senegalese conqueror of Georges Car
pentier, declared today In the presence
of Deputy Diagne and one witnesses
that his fight with Carpentier Tor the
light-heavyweight world's champion
ship had been "framed," but that dur
ing the fight he had determined to be
the winner.
- Siki said that, once he was in the
ring with a crowd of 50,000 people
acclaiming him, and conscious of his
own strength, he had had a revulsion
op feeling, despite reminders from his
corner during his minute's rest after
the third round, and he decided to go
in and win.
Myxks Tobacco Cot
OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1922
lECLARED
BASED UPON FAKE
CHARGE
Martin Perwes Escapes From
Morningside .Hospital to
Oregon City r Tells Story
Of Cryptic Poison Plot
INVESTIGATION WILL
BE BEGUN BY WILSON
Committment To- Institution
In Portland 'Declared to be
To Prevent His Talking.
Charging that he had been railroad
ed to the Morningside hospital in Port
land, Martin Perwes, who . escaped
from the hospital there to Oregon City
Tuesday, it became known here yest
terday. Perwes was returned to the
Morningside institution by Sheriff
Wilson and gave no indications of in
sanity while here the scherif f says.
Perwes who is about 35, was charg
ed with insanity, while working in the
Unga Alaska canneries, Perwes claims
that the charges were to silence him
and prevent investigation on his part
of facts concerning what he believes
was either murder or attempted murd
er. ' - -
His story told to the sheriff
attorney here, is to the effect that
while working in a cannery at Unga
he met a Charles Gutenberg, who con
fided in Perwes that he had been wed
ded twice and that at one time had
attempted to poison one of his wives.
Incidents in the story led Perwes to
believe that iGutenberg had attempted
to poison his sister, rather than his
wife, and that the woman was prob
ably living in Boston, as Gutenberg
had not seen her for several years.
The theory that Gutenberg was a
Dtive was also suggested, Perwes
says.
Enduring untold hardships, Perwes
started on a 100 mile journey over the
mountains to the states where he in
tended to investigate. He was fol
lowed by Gutenberg and some of his
former companions, captured and held
on insanity charges.
Because of the fact that there is
no asylum in Alaska he was committed
to the Morningside institution at Port
land, and was denied, he says, the
right to secure an attorney. He re
turned voluntarily to the hospital aft
er being promised that the case would
be fully probed.
OF STRAIGHTS DEMAND
Lausanne, Dec. 4. Making common
cause for their demands, the Russians
and Turks threw a bombshell into the
Near East conference today when they
formally asked that the Turkish straits
be closed to all warships except Turk- j
ish and that, the Dardanelles be forti
fied by the Turks as they were -before
the war.
The demand was voiced by Georges
Tchitcherin, head of the Russian sovi
et delegation.
Ismet Pasha, leader of the Turkish
envoys, followed', saying -that "Rus
sia's declaration was entirely satis
factory to the Turks." - -4
The conference was thrown into
consternation, for there had been evi
dece that the Turks and --Russians
were drifting apart, and would not
execute their threat to form a bloc
against the allies.
Lord Curon, head of the British
delegation, and E. Venizelos, head of
the Greek envoys, left the meeting
without speaking. Both were pessi
mistic over the developments.
By pooling their demands the Turks
and Russians threaten to precipitate a
deadlock of the-straits question im
mediately. Tchitcherin had addressed a note to
the conference protesting against the
decision to bar the Russians from all
discussions save those relating direct
ly to the Turkish straits.
U. S. Cutters Will
Search For Missing:
Fishing Schooner
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 4. The
United States coast guard cutter
Smith has left Ketchikan, Alaska, in
search of the Seattle fishing schoon
ers Washington, Pelican, Morengan
and Convention, reported long over
due from the " storm swept fishing
banks of Southeastern Alaska, accord
ing to. a cablegram received here to
day. The Canadian patrol ship Malas
pina has steamed from Prince Rupert,
B. C. to aid in the search, the cable
gram said.
Despite the fact that heavy ga'les
have swept the' fishing banks for the
last month, officials of the Seattle
Fishing Vessel owners association said
today they believed it possible the mis
sing schooners had sought shelter in
remote anchorages and that their
crews were safe.
Art Gallery Plan
To Warn Drivers
Judge E. J. Noble who presides ov
er the justice court of district 4, has
started an art gallery. At first glance
it looks like photos of a train wreck
or a futurist's pursuit of the muse.
It is -a little of both. A series of
pictures of automobile accidents is be
ing collected and placed upon the
Justice court walls as an object lesson
to' speeders, illustrative of the future
In store for those who speed.
ARREST!
C. V.HAYHURST TELLS
OF JOURNEY TO EGYPT
Trip Through Europe and To
Asia Throws Interesting
Light Upon Old World.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst, form
er residents of Oregon City, now of
Portland, are enjoying a trip abroad,
according to a letter received this
week by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Har
rington and family at Gladstone.
A- letter written by Hayhurse, dat
ed October 11 and on board the steam
ship Lotus, while on his way to Egypt
with his wife, is. as follows:
, "We are at sea again, after eleven
weeks of strenuous sight-seeing.When
securing our steamer bookings in Lon
don for China, etc., we were unable
to get stop-overs in Egypt and Palas
tine, as the demand for passage at
this season is so great that only
through passengers will be accepted.
We had difficulty In even getting pass
age, and finally secured it on a French
line. Now a general French marine
strike seems really to have benefitted
us (temporarily at least,) for it has
delayed the sailing of our Ogina steam
er for abut two weeks, and the comp
any has very kindly sent us to Egypt
up one one of the smaller ships, rather
than to keep us waiting in Marseilles
(an uninteresting place) for our reg
nlar steamer.
"Our accommodations here are very
good, but the food and service very
poor, as the crew, except for the prin
cipal navigating officers," are a pick
up lit of strikebreakers of all nation
alities and four colors, and as yet
there is little system. -
"The steamer is loaded to capacity
with passengers, but has little cargo.
Most of the passengers are high class
Egyptians and Syrians, who are re
turning home with their wives, child
ren and maids, after summering in
France,. England and Switzerland,
Most of the ' children are adorable,
fairly well behaved, and provide the
principal interest on board, as they
have the freedom of the ship, and are
a lively noisy lot. '
"There are a few English and
French on board, but only four of us
Americans. Nearly all the Egyptians
and Syrians speak good English in
fact they speak four languages Ara
bic, French, Italian and English. Most
of them, while natives - born, are of
European descent, and have been edu
cated in Europe.
Electric "Storm Seen
"We were in quite a spectacular
electric storm one night. The light
ning and- thunder was all about the
ships, and quite near too in fact the
usual Fourth of July fireworks' were
very insignificant in comparison with
it. There was A heavy fall of rain,
but little wind. The weather is much
warmer today, such as we had ex
pected it would be here.
"Yesterday" we passed close to the
hmoking volcano island of Stromboli,
f and' through the narrow strait if Mes-
sini between Italy and Sicily. We saw
the new rebuilt city of Mesdini, which
was almost completely destroyed a
few years ago by an earthquake, klao
saw Mt. Etna an active volcano, in
the distance.
. ."We will not see land again until
we eight Africa near Alexandria,
where we will arrive Sunday morning.
"We liked Switzerland best of all
countries visited. It has wonderful
natural beauty, and its cities and ho-
tels are so clean. Italy, of course, is
very interesting, especially historic
ally, and very rich, in art treasures.
Some parts are- also very beautiful,
but it is so dirty everywhere that it
.detracts from its beauty and interest,
fas greatly disappointed in Naples
and Vesuvius, but Pompeii was be
yond our expectations. .
France Is Visited
. "The . seacoast of Southern France,
in the vicinity of Nice, Monoco and
Monte Carlo is very picturesque and
beautiful. ' If we were to live in Eur
ope, however, we would prefer Eng
lana or Switzerland. .
"We are much pleased at not see
ing the evidences of poverty or the
number of beggars we had believed ex
isted over herej- especially In Italy.
England, has by. far the most unem
ployed. Belgium and France have
practically none. Frome the display of
wealth, which we saw nearly every
where on the streets, in shops, hotels,
cafes a.nd theatres the jewels, furs
and other fine clothes, silks and laces,
the crown jewels and precious stones,
gold and other valuable metals in the
palaces and churches We are of the
opinion that the United States should
insist that all the war and other debts
owing us from these countries should
be paid in full with, interest, and that
the only grace we should grant is a
reasonable time in which t make the
payments.
French Resources Vast
"The French . colonial exposition at
Marseilles " gave us . an entirely new
comprehension of the vast resources
next to those of England, North, East
of France and her colonies, which are
and West African colonies and a mul
titude of islands in the Indian, Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, also Syria.
ESI MAT ED BUDGET OF COUNTY EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO
MAINTAIN VARIOUS OFFICES, COURTS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS
OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT, SHOWING TH'E AMOUNT OF MONEY
PROPOSED TO BE EXPENDED BY CLACKAMAS COUNTY FOR ALL
PURPOSES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 1923, AS COMPILED BY THE
"UDGET COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE COURT.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY BUDGET FOR THE YEAR, 1923:
Estimated amounts of money necessary to maintain the various offices
courts and schools of the county, together with the estimated amounts for.
State tax and maintenance of Roads a nd Bridges, with a showing ot the
unit costs of the various offices, material and supplies for the fiscal year
next preceding the current year, and the budget allowances and expendi
tures for the 6 months of the current year. -
Est. Exp.
for 1923
CIRCUIT COURT
Estimated expenses
..6000.00
COUNTY COURT
Salary of County Judge 1600.00
County x Commissioners 2500.00
Sumps . Stationery 100.00
Total . .
JUSTICE COURT
Estimated expenses
.4200.00
.3500.00
STILL IS LOCATED
III BIG DUG-OUT
BENEATfT HOUSE
Paul Muras Is Under Arrest
On Moonshining Charges
. And Held In Jail Here In
Default of Bail of $750.
DINING ROOM CARPET .
DISGUISES TRAP DOOR
House Is Searched By Two
Deputy Sheriffs; Autos
Seen Making Many Trips.
Hidden in a dug-out underneath his
home in Willamette a still, complete
in every detail, was discovered by the
officers Friday night and the alleged
owner. Rani Muras is under arrest
here.
(Deputies Long and Hughes searched
the house which is located two and
a half miles south of West Linn. For
several nights they had been watch
ing the place. Cars coming and go
ing had aroused their suspician, and
at 8 o'clock Monday evening they en
tered the place.
They could smell an odor sugges
tive of a still. The ordinary hiding
places revealed nothing. Finally the
officers looked at the floors .The carp
et of the dining room was pulled back
and a " trap-door, large enough to ad
mit a man comfortably was revealed.
Inside the room to which It lead, a
20 by 20 foot hole in the ground, a
fifty gallon still, 1000 gallons of corn
mash and 150 gallons of finished
liquor were found. The exhausts
-from the still were piped through the
wall into the kitchen and went out
the same chimney as the kitchen stove
smoke, the officers state. The still
room was completely equipped with
plumbing to facilitate handling the
manufacture of the product.
baiL
The officers .also raided the Viola
Burr place a mile south of Camascus.
A complete still, 150 gallons of mash
and three gallons- of finished . liquor
were found. No arrests were made,
but warrants will be issued for the
arrest of those believed to be operat
ing the plant.
"There seems to be so much nation
al hatred over" here in most all coun
tries that it would not be surprising
should another war develop at most
any time. Italians regret that Italy
came into the war at all, and many
believe that they should have helped
Germany instead of fighting against
her. In fact, their sympathe seems
to be with Germany.
"The Near East situation seemed;
quite critical for several days, as it
was seriously feared that England
England and Turkey would engage in
another war that might, and perhaps
would be very far-reaching in its-ef
fect.' The crisis, now seems o have
passed, though consderable feeling
still exists.
St. Peters Visited .
"Of the many cathedrals visited, St.
Peters n Rome ?s lie largest, most
interesting, and has the most beauti
ful interior, while . the Milan cathed
ral has the mist beautiful exterior.
The archutecture is wonderful.
"Many Italian villages are built on
the hill tops and miuntain sides, which
are terraced with vineyards, as they
are along the Rhine in Germany. On
many hill tops are old castles or mon
asteries. "We had the unpleasant experience
in Naples of having our riom entered
and the lock of my suitcase 'jimmied'.
Some small., articles of little value
were stolen, for which the manager of
the hotel reinmbursed us.
"We have not seen an American
paper for. several weeks, although
every few days we see papers from
London and the Paris editiin of the
New York Herald. However, these
papers give little news from the Unit
ed States. It is impossible ti get an
American magazine over here.
"We are on our way to Yokohoma.
Japan, and will return to our home
about Feburaryl, 1923."
5 Year-Old Lad Dies
Of Bright's Disease
Woodrow Williamson, five-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. George William
son, of this city died Saturday evening
from sore throat and acute Bright's
dissease.- .
The father of the child was away
at the time of his death, reaching
home Monday afternoon.
The child was born in California.
Est. Exp.
for 6 mo.
Expendi
ture for
' 1921
Expend!- Expendi
ture for ture for
1920
1919
3975.60 6612.00 5534.00 5515727
.1745.26 4595.10 4256.71 4533.24
1801.95 4508.82 1632.93 1305.89
JUVENILE COURT
Estimated Expenses 1000.00
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Sheriff's Salary ..2100.00
Chief Deputy . 1200.00
Special Deputy hire with car. 2000.00
Stationery & Stamps 320.00
Bond 50.00
.Traffic Officer with car .....2000.00
; 7670.00
TAX DEPARTMENT
Chief Deputy's Salary 1440.00
Second Deputy i080.00
On Clerk 1020.00
One Clerk 1020.00
Three Clerks 3 months ....... 720.00
Overtime 600.00
Stamps 400.00
Premium on Bonds .......... 297.00
Office supplies 1010.00
Total i ..7587.00
CLERK'S OFFICE:
Clerk's Salary 1800.00
Chier Deputy 1320.00
Deputy (recording and reg
istration) 1080.00
Deputy Bookkeeper 1088.00
Assistant Bookkeeper ...... . . 960.00
Stationery & Supplies . .'. ." . . : 675.00
Clerks Bond Premium ....... "35.00
Circuit Court Supplies 155.00
Forgery Bond ................ : 25.00
Juvenile Court Blanks ....... 75.00
Probate Court Blanks 90.00
Commissioners Court-Warrants 207.00
Miscellaneous:.
Marriage Record
Birth & Death. Record
Chattel Lien Record
Dog Lie and Collars
Files & Equipment
Machine & Record repairs . . . 430.00
Total 7932.00
RECORDER'S OFFICE:
Salary of Recorder .......... 1500.00
Chief Deputy 1200.00
2 Typists 2040.00
Extra Help 150.00
Material & Supplies 705.95
Equipment, records and bonds 548.00
Total 6143.95
TREASURER'S OFFICE
Salary of Treasurer 1500.00
Chief Deputy 1200.00
Extra Clerk hire 275.00
Bonds of Treasurer 315.00
Material & Supplies 350.00
Total 3640.00
SURVEYOR'S OFFICE
Salary of Surveyor 1800.00
Assistants 1200.00
Stenographer 120.00
Axmen and chainmen 800.00
Mileage 1. 400.00
Office and Field Supplies ... 350.00
Road Viewers 300.00
Total 4970.00
ASSESSOR'S OFFICE:
Assessor's Salary 1500.00
Chief Deputy ,. . . . 1200.00
Second Deputy 1020.00
Third Deputy 1020.00
Field Deputies 3000.00
Extending Tax Roll & Index
Book 700.00
Bond & Office Supplies . 1280.00
Total 9720.00
HEALTH OFFICER and ex- -
penses 800.00
COUNTY PHYSICIAN an4
expenses 1000.00
CORONER'S ESTIMATED
Expense . .- 800.00
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
Salary of Superintendent ...'.1700.00
Supt's Expenses 400.00
Supervisor's Salary 1440.00
Supervisor's Expenses 650.00
Stenographer's Salary 1080.00
Supplies and Materials 1415.00
Total , 6685.00
INSANE '. 400.00
COURT HOUSE Janitor ...1320.00
Fuel , .1000.00
Supplies. Materials and
Repairs ..1500.00
Total 3820.00
INSURANCE 500.00
Cattle Indemnity 1000.00
Indigent Soldier 500.00
Widow's Pension .. 10000.00
Care of Poor 14000.00
rrisoners Board and
Petty Exp. (Jail) 2000.00
, Scalp Bounty , 400.00
Tax Rebates 400.00
Printing and Advertising 1400.00
State and County Fairs 1000.00
Sealer of Wts and Measures 442.80
Forest Patrol 350.00
Experting Books . . ; 408.00
Damages 1000.00
Agricultural Agent 2300.00
Assistant Leader 1750.00
Interest on General and
District Road Warrants ..22,000.00
5 per cent Interest on Road
bonds in the sum of $390,-
450.00 , 19522.50
Second Payment on New Bridge
at O. C. 1-3 of $45,000 15000.00
Interest on above at 5 per
cent ... 1500.00
Machinery 15000.00
Paving
Prohibition Law enforcement i
under control of District -Attorney
2000.00
Emergency 10000.00
Total County General .......
Less cash in the Treasury, Dec. 1, 1922
Total net General
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
County Clerk's Office
County Recorder's Office
Justice Court Fines
County Treasurer's Office, interest on
- deposits
Sheriffs Office .7.
Net County General
Schools and Library - 129,542.60
High School " 95,367.25
State Tax .'
Aurora Bridge $ 13,000.00
Bridges general . . . . v. 30,000.00
Market Roads, estimated ''". 55,000.00
70 per cent District and 30 per cent General Roads 196,486.35
To reduce County indebtedness
Total tax . . . .. $
Notice is hereby given that a taxpayers meeting will be held at the
Moose Hall, In Oregon City, Oregon, on December 30th, 1922, at 10:00 A. M.
for the purpose of discussing the above estimates with the Levying Board of
Clackamas County, as by law provided.
Done at Oregon City, Oregon, this 27th day of November, 1922.
JOE J. THORNTON, Secretary - H. E. CROSS,
A. D. GRIBBLE, . - Chairman and County Judge
H W. KANNE, W. H. HARRIS,
Budget Committee. " Commissioner.
W. A. PROCTOR,
1 ' ' . 1 Commissioner.
-
584.09
-
. . ;
:
j , ;
893.38
851.80 1098.85
2903.06 6680.72. 7017.60 4215.01
t ! i
I " j H
f
i
2867.24 7673.45 . 5998.79 4457.51
4183.09 8044.50 7076.80 6343.49
5124.25 5991.32 5860.01 4899.83
1741.74 4583.56 3369.92 2987.01
2789.53 4693.32 4878.75 4781.71
r
; '
.
" '
"
.
4310.76
249.05
500.00
616.7
9401.73
1074.83
899.35
9077.11
2493.4i
707.30
1720.90
613.60
3114.57 6619.46 5033.95 516L17
129-.50 377.38 386.47 155.04
1573.12 4340.69 4387.22 3121.93
386.40 685.29
185.87 1478.65 157.24 407.77
330.00 501.50 412.10 430.09
3915.00 9325.04 12571.30 11704.26
7234.39 13711.75 16170.53- 15010.67
1270.01 1381.80 534.24 . 471.87
463.00 323.00 297.00 222.00
404.39 198.13 150.40 12.93
701.12 1800.12 1246.26 737.75
500.00 400.00 945.04 1488.56
193.91 433.74 418.63 430.00
388.01 202.93 341.08 335.57
400.00 400.00 500.00 175.00
710.75 1493.97 1061.24 408.20
1162.50 2309.41 2000.00 2983.36
(full year
1922)
11825.00
15000.00
750.00
10513.62
8134.68
36466.17
16112.11
.$ 198,333.25
7,353.39
.$ 190,979.86
.. $ 10,000.00
8,000.00
14,000.00
Bank
6,000.00
600.00
$ 38,600.00
$ 152,379.86
$ 224,909.85
$