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Independent and progres sive, The Banner-Courier cov ers, with larger circulation than tlvat of any other paper, every .portion of Clackamas County. T7' Clackamas county justly boasts of the intelligence and progress of her citizens, the excellence of her schools, churches, farms and homes 1 J uJ lV Number 33 40th Year THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922. mm: ) . w. in 1 S J CITY OF ASTORIA IS NEARLY WIPED OUT BY CONFLAGRATION Response to Needs of Strick en People Immediate and Effective CITY WILL REBUILD Thirty-five Blocks, Including Nearly The Whole Of The Business District, Wiped Out In the midst of the busy hours last Friday, there was flashed over the wires and announced thru early edi tions of the press, the startling news that the Astoria business section was being destroyed by fire. The extent of the disaster was impressed more and more deeply as subsequent reports were received of increased areas burn ed and over 2,500 persons rendered homeless. The fire started in an old downtown restaurant, according to report, and spread rapidly, being driven by under currents of air thru under-street fun nels, formed by the street surfaces be ing placed over pilings driven into the soft alluvial soil beneath. Flames broke out at various places almost simultaneously, ' rendering effective work, by the fire department impos sible. In the losses are included the banks, hotels, garages and business houses of the stricken area. The homeless were left wothout food and shelter, nor was there any way to obtain money as the bulk of it was in the banks' vaults and in the safes of the merchant popular tion Important buildings saved were the court house, Y. M. C. A., one garage, St. Mary's hospital and the postoffice. Aid was rushed to the homeless from every quarter of the state .and even from outside, food and clothing were "rushed to the stricken city. Portland and other municipalities sent re lief. The former's bankers providing money to establish exchange. The National guard, Red Cross and civic organizations everywhere responded hastily to the call until the immediate need were provided. It will be a long time before all those thrown out of employment will find work. It will be a long time be fore the rebuilding of the city will be completed, and there should be while the need lasts the same splendid response which has thus far met every appeal. MRS. CHARLES STRAIGHT DIES AT LOCAL HOSPITAL Mrs. Charles Straight of Clackamas Heights died at a local hospital at an early hour Thursday morning. The re mains are at the Holman & Pace chap el, pending final arrangements for the funeral. BOOTH TARKINGTON Of all the photographs of this dis tinguished man, wa have never seen one that was not thoughtful, stern, in some cases even severe. In contrast to his pictures, his friends say he is ' one of the most genial of men, with wonderful smile that is more habit ual than any other expression. His writings exhibit fine thought, but certainly they are never gloomy; indeed they abound in the choicest humor. The greatest comedians sel dom smile when at work, and Tar kington's pictured poses convey the impression that being funny is a seri ous business. Every story he writes is different from every other story, and there are more facets to his genius than to a diamond. Twice since 1919 he has won the Pulitzer prize for the best novel of the year. Indiana, famous for celebrities, proclaims him her favorite son. The most delightful Christmas story that has come out in years is his "Beasley's Christmas Party," which will be printed serially in this paper. Read the first installment in this paper next week, or save your copies of the paper until you have the story X complete. Falls Bakery Heavy Loser By Fire Monday Evening Fire, believed to have started from an overheated 'furnace pipe, in the basement of the Falls restaurant and bakery Monday evening at 5 o'clock caused a loss estimated at from $5000 to $8000 before brought under control. The building, a frame structure own ed by Richard Petzold, is located be tween the Jones drug store and the 'Masonic temple. The building is oc cupied by the Falls restaurant and bakery and Ed. ' L. Johnson's O. K. barber shop. The fire was confined to the basement, the damage to the first floor being from smoke and water. Ray Cameron, owner of the restaur ant and bakery lost a heavy stock of flour, supplies and fountain fixtures. His loss is 'believed to be fairly well covered by insurance. . Chris Myers, who operates the bak ery, sustained a loss estimated at $400 without insurance. . .- - The fire department was hampered in its work by the large crowd which congregated. During the progress of the fire downtown an alarm was turned in caused by a burning chimney at the residence of R. W. Kirk, at Fourteenth and Center streets. This call was an swered by the chemical and the blaze was extinguished without damage. Gladstone Postoffice Again The Victim Of Safe Blowers The safe in the Gladstone postoffice was blown sometime between midnight I and 4:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, wrecking the safe, shattering the win dows and postoffice boxes. Entrance was gained through the front door, which was pried open. The safe cracker secured the necessary tools for his work from the Parkplace garage. In addition to the damage to the build ing and fixtures, $100 in stamps and approximately $20 in silver was se cured. The office of the water collector is in the postoffice. Several hundred dol lars of the water funds had been turn ed over to the city treasurer the pre vious evening. This is t'le second robbery of the Gladstone postoffice within the past year. Postoffice inspectors were on the job early . Wednesday morning. Finger-print impressions were made and the postoffce accounts were check ed over to determine the exact loss. Sheriff Wilson, who made an early investigation, expresses the opinion that the work was done by profes sionals. ' Jail Terms And Heavy Fines Drawn By Offenders In Justice Court Entering a plea of. guilty to the charge of the unlawful possession of liquor, when arraigned hefore Justice loble, Monday afternoon, Charles Hurl- burt of the Sunnyside district, drew a fine of $500 and costs, together with a six-months' term in the county jail. His wife, Mrs. Emma Hurlburt, ar raigned at the same time, was fined $250 and costs, together with a jail sentence of 60 days. They were both committed to the jailMonday evening. - The liquor, sized by Sheriff Wilson in the raid 17 gallons was destroy ed by order of the court. Hurlburt resided on the Ripley place, which he leased a short time ago. COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE IS POSTPONED Decision to postpone a community chest drive for Oregon City has been announced, after investigation of con ditions in the community by a commit tee recently appointed for this pur pose. It is believed by the committee that while there is need of the drive for funds to meet present needs, now is an inopportune time,- owing to multiplicity of other drives scheduled or under way. The committee is composed of Rev. H. G. Edgar, chairman; W. A. Hunt ley, F. J. Tooze, J. C. Cochran, John Humphreys, T. W. Sullivan and ArthuH Beattie. A. E. Palmer Home Burns . The A. E. Palmer residence near New Era, burned Wednesday after noon. The fire started in the attic. At the time of the fire Mr. and Mrs. Palmer were away fom home, though the former returned in time to assist in saving a part of the furniture. Mrs. Hummel, mother of Mrs. Palm er, a maid and the youngest child were in the house when the fire started and took with them what they could from the burning building. Three children of the family were in school. The place has no water system and the bucket brigade rormcd ny neigh bors and workmen nearby, was inef fective, except to save adjoining build ings. ' Funeral Held Wednesday. Funeral services "for Mrs. Mary Nor ton, widow of the late Seba Norton, were held from the Holman & Pace Chapel, Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, the Rev. A. H. Lathrop of the Methodist church officiating. - Mrs. Norton died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. Dundas. BATTLEFOR PRESIDENCY OF SENATE In the fight for the presidency of the state senate there are line-ups which, if carried into the session, will make the highest quality of needed legisla tion difficult, if not impossible. The eastern Oregon bloc, consisting of seven senators, for the purpose of controlling legislation in the interest of their section, entered into a compact before any definite campaign was en tered upon by any candidate for the presidency. Their purpose was to elect, by the help of eight other sena tors, whose votes they might obtain, one of their number president, or, if this were impossible, some other sena tor, and then control the committee ap pointments, which affects greatly legis lative procedure throughout the ses sion. During the last session and at the present time, Roy Ritner of Pen dleton and one of the eastern Oregon bloc has been president. ' - . B. L. Eddy of Roseburg, basing his candidacy upon his twenty years' rec ord in the state legislature and repre senting no section, faction or bloc, be gan soliciting support. Upon the basis of his record as a legislator he accumu lated votes rapidly.. The alarm was sounded. - Portland's venerable senator, Gua Moser, began lining up his forces, though Kubli's election as speaker of the House was then conceded. Some Oregon City Resident Held In Los Angeles Charged With Forgery C. H. Nelson, of Oregon City, was ar rested in Los Angeles, California, last Saturday, and is bejng held for the of ficials of Clackamas county, according to telegraphic , information from the sheriff of Los Angeles to Sheriff W. J. Wilson. Armed with a requisition from the governor's office. Deputy Sheriff H. H. Hughes left Monday aft ernoon for Los Angeles, for the pur pose of bringing Nelson back to Ore gon City for trial on a charge of forg ery. The complaining witness is Mrs. Mary Grisco, who has been acting as the guardian of the estate of Julia Rin kus. Nelson was acting, according to the complainant, as her, bondsman. There was a deposit of approximately $450 in the Bank of Oregon City, to be drawn only by a joint check signed -by Mrs. Grisco and Nelson. It is charged that Nelson forged Mrs. Grisco's name to the check, withdrawing the funds from the bank. Nelson Is well known in Oregon City, being a skilled auto mechanic, and was at one time associated with William Weismandel in the automobile busi ness. Irrigation Is Assured As Re sult Of Election At Molalla By a vote of 34 to 13 against the land owners at Molalla, in the area included, in the. district for which irri gation was proposed, voted for the for mation of a water district which will include approximately 4,000 acres. L. A. Shaver, O. W. Robbins and S. A. Knapp will serve as directors of the newly created district. Water will be secured from the Molalla river and tributary streams.' In the election of directorsr George Gregory and S. A. Knapp were tied, the latter winning when they drew for place. ROAD SUPERVISORS WILL SERVE AS DEPUTIES Commencing January 1st, the road supervisors of Clackamas county, num bering 50, will serve as deputy sheriffs, and will take an active part in appre hending violators of the traffic regula tions. This arrangement has been made possible by an understanding be tween the sheriff's office and the coun ty court. This will make it possible to look after the roads in every portion of the county, without additional cost to the taxpayers, outside of the amount neces sary to purchase deputy sheriff's stars for the new appointees. ADAM KNIGHT WILL BE NEXT CANBY POSTMASTER Adam H. Knight, former county com missioner of Clackamas county, has been recommended by President Hard ing as the next postmaster of Canby. The contest for appointment to the elect to the state legislature. ocffice was between Knight and Mil lard J. Lee, the latter representative- R. L. HOLMAN BUYS THE E. E. BRODIE RESIDENCE A deal for the sale of the home of E. E. Brodie, United States minister to Siam, to Ross L. Holman, has been practically consummated. . The resi dence is located at Seventh and Jeffer son streets. ' The consideration is said to be be tween $7,000 and $8,000. E. L." Pope Returns. E. L. Pope of Parkplace, who was called to his former home at La Moille Illinois, by the sickness and death Of his father, returned last Thursday evening. senators, Including Tooze of Clacka mas and Brown of Marion, didn't take kindly to the two heads of the depart ments of the legislature being selected from Portland. Others, for other rea sons, demurred over the Moser boom, though he insisted that he could and would win, or at least name the next president. Farrell of Portland was also an entrant,- but eventually went over to Eddy, who stepped aside .tem porarily in order to give Moser oppor tunity to make good his claim to" 16 votes which he did not have. Inthe meantime, Charles Hall des cends into the valley, wearing the in signa -which has been his strength in previous battles. Moser still clung to his hope and brethren. - Hall, next to himself, favorel Upton of the eastern Oregon bloc. Eddy gained pledges., Moser delivered two or three votes to Upton in a meteoric flight for a seat .on the Upton band wagon. Suddenly there were squeaks in the engine. Ritner, Strayer and Dennis of the "E" bloc didn't want the versatile Gus C. Hall-Moser political oil didn't mix. The line of cleavage became very plain. Eddy had made some political speeches for the party to which he be longs during the campaign, and for this hitherto common practice he must be punished.' ' -. Both sides obtained signatures the COUNTY JUDGES TEND ERED LUNCHEON BY LIVE WIRES Speeches Favor Road Improvements Inspection of New Bridge and C. W. P. Mill Made One of the big events of the week his the meeting, in Portland, of Ore gon's county judges. About seventy judges and county commissioners are in attendance. The meeting is being held at the court house, room 520. The program is in charge of Ralph W. Hoyt,l president, H. E. Cross, vice-president, and H. L. Hasbrouck, secretary-treas urer. . . Among subjects discussed have been county indebtedness, scenic preserva tion and contract work for all county work. Relative values of "black-face" and cement pavements were subjects of debate. On Thursday, R. A. Booth, chairman of the state highway -commission, an swered the criticisms directed' against the commission hy Governor-elect Pierce, during the recent campaign. He made it clear that none of the com missioners would handicap, in any way the new governor, and that both his and Mr. Yeon's resignation would be forthcoming within reasonable time. Meanwhile, the commission is going on with the road program in a methodical way. On Wednesday, the judges and com missioners were given a luncheon at the Commercial Club, at which there were ahout seventy in attendance. After a welcome by J. E. Hedges, sev eral of the visitors were called on for speeches hy- President Hoyt. "Judge Smith of Lake county responded, com plimenting the high school girls' quar tette, which sang for the visitors. Ru- fus Holman ' endorsed the investment of money in good roads and was fol lowed by Charles Rudeen, commission er, and J. H. Rankin, commissioner elect, of Multnomah county.- The re sponses were" expressive of the spirit of progress in road improvement and other county affairs. An inspection of the new bridge and a visit to the C. W. P. mill followed the luncheon. . ORCHARD COMPANY HAS A NEW REMEDY Messrs. W. D. Morehouse and John H. Spaar of Woodstock, Oregon, have been in the city this week in the in terests of the Morehouse Orcharding Co. - This-company handles "MoreHouse's Fruit Invigorant," which is a chemical food product containing a chemical plant food, which is a curative for plant diseases and a food forfruit and flowers. By treating the bark of the tree, the liquid food reaches the cambium layer of covering and circulates through, the treein the sap, hastening fruitage and improving the quality. The operation of the company in clude pruning, spraying and other sci entific orchard work. Parker Home Damaged On Tuesday morning the coils of the range in the Q. L. Parker home ex ploded, shattering kitchen utensils and endangering the lives of Mr. and Mrs Parker, their little son and Mrs. Park er's mother. Not only was the stove blown to pieces, but windows were shattered by the force of the explosion. Budget Meeting Friday Evening The budget meeting of the Oregon City council will be held at the coun cil chambers, Friday evening, Decem ber.l5th. . - Read the Banner-Courier's plan for starting a bank account editorial page. IS STILL RAGING Upton 16, Eddy 14 with three of the 16' opposed to Moser and balking. Up ton defied the fcloc and received the Portland solon' with wide open arms. The meeting scheduled for Wednes day of this week at Pendleton, .was to determine whether the "E" bloc would remain intact or whether those adverse to Moser must sit upon the Upton wagon and be "good." The result as reported wa the acceptance of the Moser mandate which, had been repu diated by Ritner and two or three of his followers. . As noses are now counted the east ern Oregon-Hall-Moser bloc has 16 votes, or enough to put Upton over and assure a legislature dominated by the above named combination, through the committee appointments of the presi dent Later reports today Thursday however, claim certain disaffection bf at least one solon from the Upton to the Eddy camp, which would mean at least a deadlock. Whatever the outcome, "Oregon First" must be the slogan of every member of the senate. The people of the various counties and of the entire state will and should demand of their legislators genuine service which will relieve burdens and add prosperity, and which is more vital to them than any or all political units or organiza tions with single viewpoint or purpose. State Fire Marshal Files Charges Of Arson In Jen nings Lodge Fire H. H. Pomeroy, state fire marshal, recently sent here to investigate the origin of the numerous fires that have been of monthly occurrence in Oregon City since last J anuary, Saturday filed a complaint in the justice court, charg ing William Barry and his mother, Mrs. Mary Barry, with the crime of arson, as a result of the burning of their home in Jennings Lodge last July. The fire that destroyed the Barry home also destroyed the home of Mrs. Ingalls on the adjoining lot Mr. Barry, father and husband of the defendants, at the time of the first was a patient at the Oregon City hospital. Their home and contents were wiped out with a loss, estimated at the time, at from $2,000 to $2,500. The insurance on the Barry property amounted to $1,400. Both Barry and his mother were held to await the action of the grand jury. The bonds of the former, placed at $500, were furnished by C. D. Atchley and Wiley Trout. Mrs. Barry was al lowed her liberty on her own recog nizancef School House In District No. Ninety - Six Dedicated Friday Evening The recently built school house in district No. 96, Pete's Mountain, was dedicated last Friday evening. Bren- ton Vedder, county superintendent ,and Grant B. Dimick, were the principal speakers. Following the dedication exercises, a bazaar and basket social were features of the evening's pro gram. Judge Dimick served as auc tioneer. The school house, a neat one-room structure, was completed October 1st. This district was formerly a part of district No. 43, and has an enrollment of 23 pupils. Miss Leone Cole is teacher. The board of directors are: John Hellberg, chairman; E. Nordurft, John Vlahos, directors; John Kaiser, clerk. Precautionary Measures To Guard Against Fires By School Board Gladstone school directors at a meet ing held Saturday evening for the pur pose of affording better fire protection fo their school, decided to lay a six inch water main from Dartmouth, with standard lire hydrants on the school property. A two-inch main will be run through the building with hydrants in the basement and on each floor. Other precautionary measures will' include chemical fire extinguishers on each floor and in the -basement and attic. A sprinkling system will be installed on the roof. COUNTY TREASURER WILL ISSUE WARRANT CALL Another warrant call to the amount of approximately $25,000, will be issued by County Treasurer W. W. Everhart, December 19th. At the present time the outstanding warrant indebtedness of the county is $374,246.87. The call to be issued will reduce the indebted ness to $349,246.87. McCONNELL NAMED FOR SHERWOOD POSTMASTER Lawrence S. McConnell has been recommended for the appointment as postmaster of Sherwood, according to advices received from Washington, Monday. Basketball Players To Compete The Oregon City basketball team will play the North Pacific Dental College team, Friday. December 15, in the High school gymnasium. Poultry Breeders Plan For A Big Exhibit At Hubbard A real poulby show, resounding the glories of purebred Clackamas and Marion county bird aristocracy, has been scheduled for Hubbard, on Friday and Saturday, January 12 and 13. These will be red-letter days in the purebred poultry calendar of 1923. ! Poultrymen, poultry lovers and citi zens clip .this date and paste it in your hats. The exhibit is purely a Marion-Clack amas affair. Entries will be accepted only from flocks owned within these counties. The premium list is large and still growing. The special prizes are tempting, many of them being of fered only to those breeders who have never before placed their birds in com petition. The extension department of 0. A. C. will co-operate and the . most experi enced poultrymen of the two counties will be on hand with their enthusiasm and knowledge to make the exhibit the biggest possible success. The affair is backed by the recently organized poultry association of the two counties, business men of the dis trict and other live wires, who are de termined to encourage the production of purebred poultry for commercial purposes. Any information desired may be ob tained from T. J. Kinley, Hubbard, Ore gon. Remember the dates, place and occasion Hubhard, January 12 and 13 and the Purebred Poultry. Exhibit. "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" to be Shown Sun day Evening A six-reel picture, entitled "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," will be shown at the First Congregational church next Sunday at the popular evening service. Rev, Morgan will re view the book and deliver an address on it together with the pictures. There will also be the usual special music by the orchestra trio. No charge of admission will be made, but an of fering will be made to defray expenses, The public is cordially invited to see this wonderful and instructive pic ture. "Beasley's Christmas Party" Will Appear Next Next Week Continuing the publication of a fine serial story for the pleasure of its readers, the Banner-Courier will offer next week the first installment of "Baesley's Christmas Party," by Booth Tarkington, America's great story-tell er. - i i We hope and trust that our rea'ders will find as much enjoyment in this story as the Banner-Courier does in its presentation to them. If they do, it will be well worth while. Irrigation Meets Defeat In Special Election Held At Canby In a -special election held at Canby last Saturday, for the purpose of cre ating an irrigation district that would have afforded water for several thou sand acres, the proposal met defeat by a vote of 140 against to 11 for the proposal. - CARL GREEN HOME FROM ATLANTA MEET Carl Green, delegate' to the Klan meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov ember 27-30, returned home on Satur day. ' - , On the way home, by chance, he met a former Oregon City boy, the brother of "Cy" Mosher, at Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Mosher is now with a New York firm as traveling salesman. Ray Littlefield Paroled Ray Littlefield, sentenced ia October to serve six months in the county jail and to pay a fine of $350, on a charge of moonshining, has been paroled by Judge Campbell. Littlefield paid, at the time of his parole, $75 of the amount of his fine and is to pay the balance at the rate of $15 per month. He is to report by letter or personally once each month during the period of his parole. Remodeling County Jail Contractors commenced work on the reconstruction of the county jail Mon day. The contract was awarded sev eral months ago, but actual work has been held up by reason of delay in se curing material, the steel being fabri cated in the east. The present county jail has been the object of criticism by nearly every grand jury of Clacka mas county for the past ten years. Marriage License Issued. A marriage license was -issued Sat urday to Fred Edward Stoller, 27, and Laura Madge Pennell, 23, both of Can by. Read the Banner-Courier's plan for starting a bank account editorial page. flG TO AWAITAGTIONDF THE NEW OFFICIALS Highway Commissioners Say They Will Do Nothing More In Matter UP TO NEW OFFICIALS Negotiations Have Extended Past Eighteen Months, Come To Naught. On In the days of Caesar, when all roads lead to Rome, there is no record that would indicate that the roads of the Roman empire were administered by a highway commission. If they had been so handled, and had the commissioners of those stirring days had as much trouble with the council of Rome as the Oregon highway commissioners are experiencing with the council and citi zens of Oregon City, Mt. Vesuvious would have experienced more than one eruption, and Ceasar's throne would have been overturned daily. The above remarks are preliminary to breaking the news gently that the official routing of the Pacific High way through Oregon City, has been abandoned by the present commission ers, who will retire from office with the outgoing administration. Negotia tions pending for the past .eighteen months, with the city council are af an end, and the problems of finding an outlet satisfactory to the highway department, city officials and individu als will await the coming of the New Year, when new officials in state and city will inherit more trouble than the ordinary mortal should be called upon to bear. The difference of opinion arises as to whether the commsisioners name Seventh street and Railroad avenue to Fifth street or whether the routing shall be down. Main street to Fifth and thence east to an underground crossing of the Southern Pacific tracks. Confronted with threats of injunction suits by both sides, and a petition by Chris Schuebel protesting against vacating--Third street unless the Main street route was taken. The state highway commissioners chose the easy way out of the difficulty and passed method of final settlement to their successors to be. The selection of the Fifth street route was made possible through con tributions by the Southern Pacific com pany, The Portland Railway Light and Power company, The Hawley Pulp and Paper company and the Crown-Wil lamette company. The combined con tribution of the companies being $110, 000. In return for these contributions the Hawley Pulp and Paper company were to secure the vacation of Third street from Main street to the S. P. Railway right of way. The P. R. L. and P. company secured an extension of their freight franchise until 1943, a reduction of their franchise tax from $1000 per year the amount they are now paying to $500 per year, and the privilege of operating .freight trains during the day. As the matter stands at present, all concerned will mark time until the beginning of the new year, when the echo of the Christmas bells may possibly have created a spirit of harmony that will make possible concerted action in a matter of vital interest. ASSESSED VALUATION OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY The assessed valuation of the prop erty of Clackamas county, exclusive of public service corporations, is $24, 682,815, according to figures compiled by William B. Cook, county assessor. This is a net increase since 1921 of 179,650. In addition to this increase the amount exempt -to soldiers was in creased this year by an additional $30, 665, making the total soldiers' exemp tion $96,450. , l ne increase in the assessments comes from an increase of $55,000 in the valuation of improved lands, $35, 000 increase in the value of town lots and $70,000 in town improvements. - MONEY GIVEN AWAY TO BANK - DEPOSITORS AT - SANDY. The Banner-Courier has arranged with the Clackamas County Bank at Sandy to help every Banner-Courier reader to Start a Bank Account during this holiday season. The plan includes Giving Away Fifty cents with which to open the account also a beautiful Liberty-Bell bank in which to accumulate your money. Read the Banner-Courier coupon and plan on the Editorial page of this issue. Clip the coupon and take it to the Clackamas County uanK wnere it will be worth fifty cents to you. Do not delay. The Best Time to Begjn Regular Saving is Today. HIGHWAY ROUT