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III. l b l ML 1 in I'H'i oW'floN city kntkinmukk. i imdav. i)i:ci:.iiji;ii n, ifn For Bargains in I oil Jay Good Aluminumwtre Grsnitewaro I'Utedwsra GUiiwar Crocker Cutler Kitchen Uteniili And the largest, best as sorted ttock of GROCERIES In Clackamas Count. Come to sec our greet line of goods, and real bargins. Don't tend iwijr for good, when you can buy at home and sav money sea us firit and be convinced Larsen & Co. Corner Tenth and Main DEPARTMENT C0S1S PUZZLE COMMITTEi I'lfUcully In determining Ih rod of operating n drliiieii of ('!' auiaa count r confronted Wadne Idar by Ilia rommltle ut 16 appolntr I by Ilia county rimrt Id vrullnln III1 budget. Tha iDiiiiiillli-e found Hint hal lio Information allal-l In hei up Ilia estimate of Ilia budget with Ihe mi lual rl of romlm tlii Ilia varlou detriment, anil Ilia member of t It Kiiiiinlllea were mialila In make Ihliillsi-iit suney I hut would justify tie rommendlliHi lu Ilia taipar T. V Hullltan, a memlier of Ilia mm initio. urged llial a sislrm of a" conn Ing should la provldi-d lhal would nl only show Ilia riml of operating rn dilartmiinl, but ouli also ehnw the detailed character of Ilia ripviidllures In evi-ry Department of Ilia county affair. LOCAL I3RICPS II A. Hi huebel, brother of ('. Hiliue- M, of Eldorado, we In town Tuesday K. M tavliMn. poatniaater of ( wrgo. vlaltet Oregon City on legal Lual neas Monday, Tha Utile daughter of Mrs. John llugbea, of llravrr Creek, la III ( Ilia noma of hrr parent. V. V. Caywood. a farmer realdlng eat of Claikama. al a rountjr eat lllur Monday afternoon. A Jenson. a farmer of tha ItedUud district, visited Oregon City Friday at tending lo business matter. Fred Grrber, a farmer residing In the Logan district, waa In Oregon City Thnniday transacting business. II. W. Kohler, of 0cfo, bo wa the Ilemocratlo candidate for lirrllT list yrar, waa In loan Tuesday. S. M. Ramsby, a Molalla farmer and a former deputy collector of internal revenue. waa In Orrgon fit jf Tueeday Mr. Ralph Green, of Heaver Creek, v l It I'd relatlvea and frlenda In the roiinty et and at GUdatone Wedne- day. J. ldorhoff, of Stafford, aa ralllUK on frlenda In the county aeat Friday and looking after business Interest while hrr. Mr. Mrenlon Vedder, wlfo of County Hchool Ruwrvlor Veddor. I Improv I ii ax slowly, following an lllnes of over a month at her home In Gladstone. Holier! Kvllond, a member of th (Irand Army of the Republic and a former resident of thla rounty, waa III Oregon City Tueaday from Hell wood. E. J. Ijtnkltia, manager of tho 1)1 in Irk tmk funu at Hubbard, visited relatives and frlenda In thla city Tuea day. Mr. Lankln a I no attended to business mutter. Nell JnmlHon, official tenter for I ho Clarkamna County Cow Tenting ni rlatlon, wa In Oregon City Monday enrouto to the farm home of Churle Itlder of Greenwood. W, II. Iloring, a farmer from the llorlng dlalrh't, waa a county neat vial tor the firm of the week. Mr. Boring la lck and ha not been able to he out for a number of week. A banket aoelul will be given at the Eldorudo school house December 1 1. A good program has b"en arranged and a gnnerul Invitation haa been extended by the committee In clmrKe. Mr. Kdna M. Swift of Portland, for merly of thi city, ViHlted friend In Oregon City ycHterday. Her on, Hleh rd. I Jimt recovering from an llliun of aevernl week of pneumonia. John WclHinundet, who hn been con nucted with the local brunch office of Mitchell, Lewi & Slaver for a number of year with W. J. WIIhoii, left a few day ao for Montana, whore ho will bo ititerested In a hUHlnfla venture. Mr. nnd Mr. II. J. Koolern, who lived on a farm In tho rtedlitnila dUtrict un til early In Octobor when they niovod to 8cattlo, were In Oregon City Friday on their way to California, where thoy will vIhU Mr. Keolorn purontii. The Muplo lMe I.ndleg' Imiirovo mont club entertained for tho men ot tho community WodnoHduy night nt tho OraiiKO hull. Over one hundred guest were prcHont, following refresh ment a aotial program was given. Clirla JohiiHon, a potato tniyor, com pleted buying nnd shipping potatoes from tho Oeorgo dlHtrlct In tho enHt nrn part of the county, amounting In all to 158.579 pound or four carloads. Tho value of the Cioorgo potato crop was over $1200. Monday night a robbery was attempt ed In tho butcher shop at Wllonvlllo. Tho building, which la ownod by Joseph Thornton, had not boon occupied for several months and nothing was In II of valuo. Tho Intrudor Bnwed a nolo six Inches square In tho back door nnd gained entranco In that manner. A. C. Howlott, of Eaglo Point, Jack son county, Is hero visiting his hroth flr ln law, l'ostmnstor J. J. Cooko, for a few days. Ho has been visiting A. V. Cooko nt Damascus and his daughter at Folrvlow. He was formerly a resi dent of Damascus, whore ho married a sister of J. J. and A. V. Cooko 52 years ng. The marrlgo ot Wllllnm H. Monroe of 17 East Sovonth street, Portland, and MIhb Flora M. Young of this city was solomnlaed .Tuesday afternoon in the "office of Justice of the Peace Sle vers. Fred Hogg was a witness to the wedding ceremony. Mr. Monroe is a traveling salesman from a Portland house, Curt Wilcox, of the aarttcla" district, ha his own opinion of amateur hunt er who are unable to tell the differ ence between a cow. and a deer. The EBtacada Progress tells the story that he recently went In the mountains to round up his stock when he found cow with two shots through the ani mal. Hunters are blamed. 10 ESTATES ARE FILED FOR PROBATE A iM-lltlnn for probata of tha will of A n ii la U. Chrlalenarn, who died In O ro, Oi lolwr II, 1I1S, III filed In th probata department of Hit county court Wadnmday by A. II. Ilirrrll, of Port land, Ih atrrutur. Five children are named a blr. end the aatate, con aiding of real prorty, lia n ail! uiHlrd value of f 11)00. Petition for letter of admlnUIr lion In Ilia entitle of Mr. M. Jennie Sullivan, war filed Wrdneaduy by Joaeph K. Iledgaa, attorney for T. W Hu'lUan. Hlia leave propvrly In Port land valued at 75oo and bealdee her huaband, Ihrve heir era named. F. K ill II van. Halle Hulllvan and George Rulllvan. TWO BECK DIVORCE Cruel and Inhuman treatment and dMrtlon are alleged by llurlelgh Mi' Kea In a divorce ult Inatituled In the rlrt-ull court Tuesday agalnat John Mr Kea. They were married May Zl. Hill In Coolbran, Colo. Oorgn C. Ilrown ell and Charlea T. Hlever are Mr. Mc Kee'l attorney. Iva N. Williamson haa been an In lid for right ear. yet during that period her huiband, (ieorg K. William son, haa often inlnlreated her, she al leged In a suit for divorce filed In the circuit court her. They were married October !. 191. In Mitchell, 8. 1). She claim that In November. 1911. he once threw her lo the floor and greatly In creased her suffering. Colonel Rolert Miller, of Portland, defeated candidate for the Democratic nomination for gov ernor, I hrr attorney. WEST LINN HONOR ROLL Pupil of the West l.lnu achoola who were neither absent nor late during school month ending December 3 were: Frank HoKiin. Hurleigh Wright. Kmll Hugiienln. Itlchard Nixon, Anna MclHiliuld, Kllccn Nixon. Glad)' Wright, Fred Doerner, Ituby Honag. F.niiua Htutj, John dtuu, Kay ligun, .eonlu Adrian; Allan Draper, Willie McUrty, Paul Stutx. Mary 8 herxlnger. ern Uigan, Opal Hogan. Ktta HiMTner. Kmll MvlBtcr. Vloletto Ford. Hdi'lUi Sanders, Herman lluxo, Claud Mont- romer.v, Uonnrd Scliwartx. Emmet Shleldn, KUie lluse. Mubel Ford, Ella Karllk. Mllilred Pickle. Edith SteniH, Marie (irlblile, Clara Karlik, Zennull .Msell, Ella Hnlu'r. Flora Kunnk, Rose likuituH. Elmer SnnpHon. Frnnkle' I'ImIkt, Clinrlie Duy, John Murco, La in In Kunuk, Kvanello Hull, Jennlo Kurllk, Murgaret Pupoun, Dempsey owcll. Marlon Wood, Knlpti McCoy, liulph liuynv, Mulvin Dowe, Eva loe. Ulanche I.ch. Mary Zudiiikur, Iluth KobliiHou, Mildred Charles. Amber Ford, Cheater Wood, Leonard Green. Clulr I'elkey, Clarence Pelkey, Albert Petit, Eldun Ford. Churliu Karlik, Mary SuIoiiIm, Mildred Anderson, Lillian Mlesler, Winifred Humphrey, Florence Mae llewick, Robert Wright, Florence Karlik, Leo Wood, Johnnlo Karlik, Willie Campboll, Johnnlo Fredericks, Orvlllo Chaiies, Joseph Saloula, Ed wurd Marco, Domlnlck Salonls. Irys Day, rrimklo Mloster, May Powell, Mil dred Kunnk, Eleanor Hall, Othu Wood, Joe Marco, Wl'llo Elliot, Robert Pickle. !5C LUNCHEONS WILL BE SERVED AT SCHOOL EACH NOON BOARD IANCTIONI PLAN Of MR! WILCOX-IIRVICi MUST BE lELf-BUf PORTING. Hluiliinl at Ilia Oregon City high m IhhiI, who In Ilia pl have bioiigbl luiii bea from boma, will In the fnlura have an opportunliy to buy a warm luin b for t cent from Mr. Wlhoi. who Tbumday night aecured the roil aril of Iba si hool board to sell nil klr luni'beuna In the building. The only t-rovt.lon inaik by the IkiuI board waa thai the plan must ba eirii. porting (b district will not iend money lo aid her. The luncheon will lie aervrd with th co operation of Ilia domoallc aiienra lie parlmeiit of Ilia M'hool. Similar ub kle lurn h aervb e have Ie4. ralabllalu-d Bl oilier hoola lliniiighoul lha stala. Many tuition Indent who liva at a distance from the hool are Iperted to take ad vantage of (be plan. $I7 IS STOLEN FROM WAVERLY COIF CLUB Th ladily honaa of tha Wawrly Golf fiub, lixaled wllbln a ahori dutaiwa of Ilia main Hub building and near Ida tra'ka of Ilia I'oMlaiid lUIUay I.IkIiI A power company, u n,t-r-d nun a lime Sunday lilgbl and I7 in raah lak an. lb 1'ii'wr "" in Ihrouxb a wlnJow. Hbarlff Wlln lnviagatd lha raae ltd morning hut unabla lu find definitely who rlUd Ilia pU-. The Mine building anterrd l milliner and a nurnhi r of articlr tak en. Hherlff Wilson (a.ht aeveral boy who were raMinalbla itien, bill lha rae waa not praaaed. IWPU AUTHOR OF NOVEL SUCCESSFUL FEACHERS TO CH CERTIFICATES STATE SUPERINTENDENT J. A CHURCHILL ANNOUNCES PLAN REQUIREMENTS LlSTEO. N. C. MARIS AND COUNT? SUPER , INTEOENT CALAVAN SPEND BUSY WEEK IN COUNTRY. A plan for giving puhllr recognition lo (hose teachers of Urn atat who have proved Iheiuaelve to ba progrvialve a well a lucreaaful In their work, ba been announced by Superintendent of Public Instruction J A. ( bun hill. To all teacher who meet the five re quirement adopted by tha atate auper Inteudent there will lie given profe alonal teacher rertlfliate which will PIONEER CARPI ELD COOD ROADS I certify that the bolder have nol only T JOB ANOTHER YEAR BUILDER WILL DEVOTE ALL HIS TIME TO FARM. Guy T. Hunt, pioneer Garfield road builder, representative lu the legisla ture and generally prominent east lackamu citizen, will not be road lupervlaor during 1916 for the very good roaaon that, while offered the taught eucceenfully during the preci-d lug year, but that they are pmgreaalve and have shown a proper profeaalonal spirit toward their work. The certlfl- tale will be issued by the superintend ent of public Instruction upon the statement of the county superintendent' that all of the requirement have been met and that the teacher deserv ripeclal recognition of bl atulnmcntk. While the certificate will In itself not entitle the holder to (each. Il will be Job, he docs not want It. Mr. Hunt find that hi farm and other private of great assistance to school boards In Interest made a atrong demand for I helping them to aelert thoroughly pro- hi lime and that he could not be ucr vlaor agalu without sacrificing either hi personal Interests or hi job as road builder. It 1 through Mr. Hunt's tirele ef fort that the Garfield district haa It good road. Ralph Lemon wa e'reted upcrvlaor at a dlatrirt meeting held the other day, after Mr. Hunt had pos itively refused lo accept the post an other year. A 10-mlll ain-clul tax was levied In the district The Katacada Progress make the fol lowing summary of east road district meeting: .In district No. 10, Lower Gurfleld. Supervisor Charles Duncan was re tained unanimously and a 7 mill tax voted. Albert Hitching wa again ejected lo act aa supervisor in the Currlnsvllle. district No. i. which voted a 3-mlll tax. The road builders of George, not contented lo have their main Estacada rood remain ungravelled, voted an 8 III tax and Insisted that Fred Lint retain the siiiervlsorhlp. The Viola district voted G mills and will continue their work under the supervision of George Hively, the pres ent supervisor. The Bprlngwater road builders will have lo continue to take their orders from Frank Millard as supervisors and with him in charge, gladly votod a 5 mill tax. Tho city of Estacada, with a vote of 26 to 6 declared themselves In favor of a 5 mill excess tux, for tho building or a gravelled road on Third street and to holp hard surface Tlroadway between Second and Third streets. In the Elwood district. No. 45, for mer supervisor Jesse Cox was suc ceeded by L. P. Elliott and a special tax of 6M milts voted. Tho Eagle Creek district. No. 43, re tained Alec tinker as supervisor hut voted down and proposed spoclal road tux. gresslve and up-to-date teachers, who have been eeclully successful in their work. The requirement which must be met for the professional teacher' certlfl catea, are a follow: 1. Having taught successfully for at least eight months during the year 1915-16 2. Having met all of the require ments for a teacher In a standard school and having compiled strictly with the law relating lo fire danger Clackamas I and fire drill. X Having sent promptly to the county superintendent all reports re quested by him or required by law. 4. Having attended the annual teacher's Instlute or teacher's training school, snd at least one local Institute. 6. Having read during the year, un der the supervision of the University of Oregon or the Oregon Agricultural college, st least two books on the teach ers' reading circle list. WETS PLAN ATTACK RUMOR IS OUT STEP WILL BE TAKEN SOON TO COMBAT NEW DRY MEASURE. ROTH ESTATE IS PROBATED Letters of administration for tho es tuto of Fruncosca Roth were filed in probate court Saturday. The estate Is valued at $1700. Anna G. Uakor was appointed udmlniHtrntrlx. GERVAI3 MAN WEDS HERE Gonova Madison , and Abraham Jef ferson Prultt, of GervalB, secured a marriage license from County Clork Harrington Monday. J. PETTY GET8 JUDGMENT James Petty Monday secured a judg' mont In the circuit court against W. Jl, Dunn, Elizabeth Dann, Addle Nelson and Stephen Shobert for. J2000 on a nolo. 150 attorney foes and Interest. Tho defendants live In Gladstone. CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Hare Always Bought Bears the Signature of OAULD COMPANY SUES The Gauld company, of Portland, Monday filed a suit In the crcult court agolnst H. 11. Volhelm to collect on two promissory notes; one for $160 and the other for $110. The plaintiff asks for $100 attorneys' foes. Circuit Judge Campbell Monday do nled the motion of the defendant for a hew trial In the suit of T. O. Hsrrett against Fred Myers. Douglas county farmers get $30,000 for 11.700 turkeys. , T Mary Gerhurdus owns 40 acres of land on Rock creek. She alleges that Mary Schwaulmuer, her neighbor, dumped several hundred pounds of rock on a private road running through her property and thereby damaged her land to the extent of $S00, according to a complaint filed in the circuit court Monday. Mary Gerhardus Is repre sented by Attorney Georgo C. Brown el! and Charles T. Slevers. OREGON FLAX IS LU PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8. It Is ru mored that saloon interests will seek the Invalidation of the prohibition amendment. The rumor has been afloat for a num ber of days, but has become more per sistent since 22 saloon men filed ap plications for 1916 liquor license re newals In Portland, and attorneys have appeared ot the city hall seeking de tailed information as to requirements of the model liquor ordinance. Saloon men who have filed applica tions for license renewals say that they died with the expectation of maintain ing a policy of "watchful waiting." It they know of any defined plan to combat the law they are keeping the facts strictly to thoniselves. Owners of the Oregon Importing company who made the first applica tion for a 1916 liquor license renewal Bay tlmt they are "going to take a chance on something happening," and wanted to be on the safe side in case the prohibition amendment does not become effective. Periststent rumors went the rounds yesterday when an attorney apeared at the license bureau in the city hnll and stated that before December 25 a check for $400 for the first six months' license fee for 1916 would be deposited with the city treasurer for a half year'B 'license. This attorney wanted to know of Li cense Clerk Pearce whether the check would be accepted by the city If placed In his hands. Treasurer Adams In structed his deputies to accept no checks for licenses. Eleven Induatrial rluh have been or ganliad In ''ia karna lonniy alnrv Monday, November to, by County Hiiperlrilcmlenl Calsran and N. C. Mar I, of lb stala department of puhlw Instruction. Tba purpoa of Iba rlubs I In promote lha Interest of lha pupils In lha practical matter of education neb as domestic art and domestic nice aud th piopcr tar of stuck and blikrn and Ih growing of lha com mon crop. New Industrial cluba are organled eai b school year throughout Ibe conn ly. Their aucccs ha ln marked and much fA ha been accomplished through Ihem. Mr. Mail will spend another week In Oa kamaa courtly with Huperlnlrndent Calaan soon aft er the Aral of the year. Aside from the Industrial clubs form ed, parent teacher association werr organised al Ili-nrU I and Mulluo. Those schools in which Induatrl club wr formed during the last week and Ihe offlcrra elected were: Canernah President, I .aura Green vice president, llaxH llooti ; secretary. Ionise Klmsey; treasurer, Ethel l iter, and adviser, Mr. Mary Harvey. One other adviser will be li ctcd later. Parkplaca President, Noma Frey- tag; vice president. Fern Mapes; m- reiary, Richard Munger, and adviser to be selected later. Gladstone President. Fred McFar bind; vice-president. Robert Ayers; secretary, Gertrude Edwards; treaaur- 'J er. Thora Smith, and adviser to I se lected at later meeting. Clackamas President, Parley Reyn old; vie president. Ralph Johnson; secretary, Clara Johnson; treasurer. Mildred Dedtnan, and adviser to be elected later. Harmony President. Muriel Lin net! ; vlcrldent. Ernest Linnett; secretary. Harvey Stucky; treasurer, ( barle Roadarmel, and adviser not yet elected.- llolton lresldent. Alvlna Scherln- ger; vice-president. Harold Wright; secretary. Clarence Doty; treasurer. John McDonald, and advisers to be elected later. Willamette President. Terry Ilarn e; vice-president, Marion Patterson; secretary, Vivian Ilartholmew; treas urer. Haicl Keoney. and adviser to be elected at a later meeting ML Pleasant President. Aleen Chrlsteasen; vice-president. Marlorie Paul; secretary, IVertha Hartke; treas urer. Howard Osburn," and advisers, Ward R. Lav ton and Mrs. T. E. Mc Laln. C Is I r in on I President. William Schmidts; vice-president. Jean Holi day; secretary. Helen Gaffney; treas urer, Luclle Wourms, and advisers to be elected later. Henrlcl President, ilary nonswsll; vice-president. Arthur Llndsley; secre tary. Ana lions wall; treasurer, Walter Henrlcl, and advisers. Miss Echo Spence and Willamette Harris. Mulino President, Oscar Erickson; vice-president, Georgia Rugg; secre tary. Mary Snodgrass; treasurer, James Jackson; advisers. Miss Flora Grlce and Robert Snodgrass. laurel M Jl'Ot, i f IUWo, dfrt .u, who la lha author of a l,li.lu! aovrl. now os Iba pre. la both ii:nd and Aiiirrba, wblih I rtliif al It-Mlon. Is a son la law of Wr and Mi It II Taber of G'ra F ho. Tha book I rlvliig lha CKiiiinrnds Una of novel rrnli evrrywber and Is fifraald by son, lo rival Ih famous lien llur whu h ha been, so well rl MAN, CHARGED WWW. ASSAULTING FATHER, CONVICTED By JURY i. P. JONIS, OP BOHINO, PRINCIPAL WITNESS AGAINST HIS SON IN CIRCUIT COURT. (hat II wa dramatized at grlipco.' "" k iutt '" a.M.iltlrig a number of year. ago. Mr. Iloyt wrot. 0, ,a""f' " If a bl story at odd Hue and It I ax ported lo ba on lb market brfore tba Christmas holiday In both countries Tba Kh-foisn. French A Company of lUMtofl I placing Ih book before Iba public. FIVE ARE ADMITTED TO U, S. CITIZENSHIP : riVE OTHER CASES ARE CONTIN UEDTO NATURALIZATION DAY IN FEBRUARY NEXT. Five wrre admitted to full citWro- a!,lp Monday and Ih rae of flv oth er applicant fur second paper war held over until February when Cnlted ritale Immigration Inspector Haiurd will be In Oregon City autn. Tuose to whom full citizenship was granted were: Karl lllatnlk. Herman Piper, Henry lloege, Thomas Edward Ilrown and August Horger, and those whose case were continued: Philip llucklcln. Carl 8c baud U Peter Mai ilnlnl, Joseph Reach and Charle llecher. The new ronsilullonal amendment providing that only those of foreign birth who had SM-ond pspers ha brought out a large number of men holding only first papers who are now seeking final paper. PATENT SICNED BY 0. S. GRANT IS FILED Jury la Ihe rlrruli court Tuesday nliftit itrr del l hor a n rig on th caa from 4 IS lu T o'clix k. All partlr con cerned In lha tas live In lb Handy aud Poring dlatrWI. J. P. Junes, father of Ih defendsnt, waa lb prim Ipal witness fur Ih state whit on th other si ite. Mr. Hsrah K. Jonr. appeared for her son. Mr. and Mr. June wer dlvorcad In the local circuit court !vr month ago. Other witness who speared In Ihe asa war: For th stala. J. W. llolman nd W. A. Procter, and fur Ih defend 'aiil, Grace Jones, Dickson Jones Hull man Andre a, Jeasa Mliurman and Vercy A. Hhelky. The alleged attack in mad by ihe son on hi father after a violent quar rel. I loth aide Introduced testimony lo show that threat had been e changed by the two, Itroancll at Hlever appeared for th defendant and Dlalrli t Attorney Hedge, saslsted by Philip Hammond, Tor Ihe stut. IS. HARRIET QUINT, 82, DIES AT BARLOW PHOTOGRAPH OP ORIGINAL DOCU MENT PLACED IN VAULTS OP RECORDER DEDMAN. Several years after the death of the grantee, a patent giving Wesley Joslln, deceased, and bis wife, Elisabeth Jos lln, title to 303 acres in sections 3! and 33, township 3 south, range 1 east, was filed for record In Clackamas coun ty Friday. The original patent was dated in 1ST3 and signed by President Grant It was discovered the patent had nev er been filed In this county when an abstract of the property was made re cently. As the original document giv en to Mr. Joslln could not be found. It was necessary to obtain a phtograph of the original one filed in the general land office at Washington, D. C. SCHOOL MEN MEET AT GIRLS IN DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS SERVE DINNER FOR t VISITING TEACHERS. Thirty school men, members of the Clackamas County School Masters club, attended the regular meeting in the Oregon City high school building Saturday afternoon. Dr. Dellusk, of the extension depart ment of the University of Oregon, was the principal speaker of the afternoon. His talk was on "The Psychologic of Child Life." N. C. Maris, of the state department of education, spoke on gen eral school subject and Fred J. Tooze, city superintendent at Oregon City, discussed school atiilcttcs. Tho girls of the high school domestic science class served a dinner for the teachers. U.S. FOR RED CROSS COIN FINANCIAL AID FROM ACROSS SEA THOROUGHLY APPRECIATED BY GERMAN EMPEROR. RIGHTS OF STREBIG DEFEFATED CANDIDATE AT GLAD STONE SAYS VICTOR IS NOT A CITIZEN. Mr. Ilsrrlet Relief Quint died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R, E. Ir win, in Harlow, November 26. at the age of 83 years snd eight months. The funeral service were conducted by Dr. Love, of Portland, of the Spirit uallstlc faith. She leave two daugb lers, ills. Irvln. of liurlo. and Mr. 8ule Chsse. of Bcuth Dakota. Marrlet Relief Prown was born in Cass county. New York, and when 11 years of sge her parents moved to Michigan, where they settled upon a donation land claim. In 1857 she wa married to Obed W. Quint, and In 1870 they moved to lows, locating on a homestead. After four years they moved to Bloux City, lows, where they resided until 1892 when they came to Oregon, settling at Darlow. Mr. Quint died In 189 J. He wss a veteran of the Civil war. also Mrs. Quint's father and two brothers, lost their lives In the service of their country. Mrs. Quint was a kind and loving mother, a faithful friends, possessing the true pioneer spirit of hospitality. F. E. Goodman, who was defeated for "councilman at the city election In Glad' stone last Monday, promises to make it warm for Henry W. Streblg, who was a victor over Goodman. The Gladstone council at a meeting Wednesday night, directed the city recorder to issue a certificate of election to Mr. Streblg, along with Councilmen-elect C. W. Parrish and F. A. Hurdon, and to Mayor Chambers Howell, Recorder John Sle vers and Treasurer Thomas A. Burke, who were reelected.' Goodman questions the citizenship of Councilman-elect Streblg, and filed a protest with the council against the is suance ot a certificate of election to Streblg, but the council Ignored the protest and ordered a certificate is sued on the face of the election re turns.. Mr. Goodman's only remedy Is to go Into court, and he has indicated that this is the course he will pursue. Mr. Streblg was not present at the 'council meeting. SALEM, Ore., Dec. t. To Inspect The Christmas slogan has been done the quality of the flax produced in into rhyme by the Salem Statesman, Oregon, Sir Francis Webster, linen manufacturer of Abroath, Scotland, passed today In Salem, where "he sur veyed the 600-ton crop and fiber plant at the Oregon penitentiary. Sir Francis declares that Oregon flax Is surpassed by none In the world, and Is convinced that It has suffered no ma terial damage from excessive rains dur ing the rotting process. thus: "Don't bo stingy, sad or surly, husband, wife or boy or girlie, do your Christmas shopping early. LlW. BABY FOUND IN lOT PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 3. The body of a girl baby which had died when but a few hours old, was found under a tree In a vacant lot on Alnsworth ave nue betwe&n East Twenty-ninth and East Thirtieth streets, late yesterday. It had been there two weeks and was wrapped in a newspaper. Deputy Coroner Smith Is Investigating. First cornmeal ever ground In Hood River has Just been turned out Mrs. William Wallace Graham, for many years a resident of Wilsonvllle, died In a Portland hospital Saturday from blood poisoning, and the funeral was held Monday at Wilsonvllle with interment In the Pleasant Hill ceme tery. Mrs. Graham was 40 years old and Is survived by her widower and two children, aged 6 and 8 years. Mr. Graham is a well known violinist and has a studio in Portland. BERLIN, by Wireless to Sayville, L. I., Dec. 8. The kaiser, through the di rector of the Red Cross, today thanked Americans who have contributed large sums to the German Red Cross. He said Germany will gladly and thank fully press the brotherly hand of sym pathizers from across the ocean. : In a letter to Henry Runkel of Chi cago, now here. Director von Pheul Vonveyed the kaiser's message, and also wrote: "It Is undeniable that the 'German people cherish a deep feeling (of regret because of your government's favorable attitude toward our enemies.', "Although we are hurt by political developments," said the letter, "espe cially because of Americas' money making through manufacturing ammu nition against Germany, we are thank fully remembering there are still peo ple who remember their German blood. Inform them we at home rely upon our countrymen In the future." Prospects are that Klamath Falls mills will run all winter. FUNERAL OF CHRIST HETTfffl IS HELD Saturday morning at 11 o'clock the funeral services for the late Christ Hettmann were held from SL Paul's Episcopal church. Rev. T. F. How en of Portland and Rev. T. J. Williams of this city conducted th.e funeral services. Interment was made In Mountain View cemetery. The church was crowded with friends of the deceased coming from Portland and out of town places. The pall bear ers were acquaintances ot the family for a number of years. They were Ray Aniel, M. A. Mugone, A. Kohler, Chris Muralt, Charles Moehnke and C. Mc Donald. Mr. Hettman was a resident of Clack amas county for the past 30 years. ARTHUR FREESE IS Arthur Freese, aged 19 years, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Freese of Oregon City, died Monday night in Ta coma, after a brief Illness. He was connected with the DuPont Powder company In Tacoma, where his uncle resides and his parents left for the Sound city Saturday upon receipt ot a telegram announcing tho serious Ill ness of their son. The family home Is at Fourteenth and J. Q. Adams streets. Mr. Freese is employed In the East Side pulp mill of the Crown Willamette Paper company. BIG PAPER FACTORY CONCERN ENGAGED IN MAKING TARRED PAPER FOR USE IN ALLIES' TRENCHES. . LATROBE, Pa., Dec. 3. Two em ployes were seriously injured and prop erty damage estimated at 350,000 sus tained in a boiler explosion at the Peters Paper company's plant here to day, v Cousiderable mystery surrounds the explosion, the pressure In the boilers being only 65 pounds at the time. The theory that dynamite had been planted secured credence, the plant having been engaged in the manufacture of tarred roofing paper for use in the al lies' trenches aa cave linings. Twenty-eight workmen were In the building when the explosion occured, but most of them were fortunately In an opposite end. JOHNSONS ARE DIVORCED A decree of divorce was granted Fri day to F. T. Johnson from Minnie B. Johnson by Circuit Judge Campbell. AT LOCAL HOSPITAL James Moffatt died Monday morning at the Oregon City hospital, aged 58 years. He was a brother of John W. Moffatt, president ot the Oregon Engi neering & Construction company, and was employed here about four years by the Willamette Pulp & Paper company. Mr. Moffatt went to Forest, Idaho, about 15 years ago and was engaged In stock raising. He was recently strick en with paralysis, and his brother went to Idaho and brought him here, and a recurrence of the attack caused his death. Mr. Moffatt was unmarried. TOOZE TRAILS PEACE SHIP WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Lamar Tooze, Universtly of Oregon delegate on the Ford peace mission, obtained a passport today and will sail tomorrow on the steamer Frederick VIII to meet the party In Sweden. SALEM, Ore., Dec. 4. Following Ihe recommendation of the superintendent of the parole board of the state indus trial school for girls, Viola Monagan, of Oregon City, has been paroled. She will be married.