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OltltflON' (MTV KXTK1MMHHK. Kill DAY, DIX'KMHKU 1, 1fJH. OFFICER SILLS ALCOHOL ID THREE ARE ARRESTED FOR SIEALi l. (.i. M.iii rin iin H'uir I iMilr lint well li tloil on til null. W. IV. Ilaiulln, Paul Wyinaii ml John Imm Farmer sr faring j i ling of Hy larceny. Farmer haa l..sn rl,il on his r-HiiiU am it ml Wwriien and llamlln arw In Hi illy )ll. A barrel at denatured alioliol. it I dently mistaken for thl alioliol Ir Hi lhlin. waa alolm fiom III rear if III" Jones Jin alof Monday tilflil OfTiirr Cook In mating hla round" ami-lied Ih m Hilar mlur of almhol whitt alamlliiK oulaliln of a frain tiiillilliiK on Hi" iHriliil corner if hlilh ami Water ilinli II" retired In i.lmlril m.I nearby ami aliinl ANTON 2ALCTCL, MANUFACTUR. IS. II FINED ftOO AND GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE. Flh In Hi Wllluiiiclte "flit mi a ill ii iik Thuraduy. Hherlff Wilson mtircil Hire barrcli ami ki'n nf alrmi lioineiiiad win luiiml at l'i limii" of Anion Zali'tcl recently, lulu ihs river. In all. ihci r aluiiil HO gullona of lln lliimr Tli" rlVr waa red for many feel mil rtniii Hi nhor. n.h rani to Hi" aurfuo of Ih water. hi-Hy up. ami wo mn fishing nearby nillril out carp thai wer In a stupor ami illil not (lop once tu n ili.Nilli-d on ih river bunk. Zalclol waa aentcnird Thurday to 100 dura In Hi" uit y Juil anil flnd lldO ami coats, hlih Mill I-" paid in ID monthly In.tallincrita. Thn Jail I'litiiiri' was suspended. OAK GflOVE VOTES TAX TO GET HARD SUFFRAGE IMPROVEMENT OF RIVER ROAD IS PROPOSED PARKPLACE TO HAVE EXTA MILLAGE lluviug received assuruncca fixini llm county court that hh'Iii1 roud illMrlil tin woulil Inanro Hi iiiunlruc tlnn of aomn vt III" linn li di alrcil noun tylnld onihalllr ronrrit hard aur fuiv In tlm dlhirlit, inicriy oiifM of Ouk (JroMi Wvdiii'Mdny nlRlil voli-d a xpiTlnl la mill lax, tilt h "HI rul-.' alinut 9M0. Thin minify lth othrr (inula (loin lhi KiTiTnl road and ill rounty F"H irnl fund will ho uci-d lo linrd anr faoi purt of wlmt U known hh the Itlver road, thn uiuln traveled IiIkIi way bctwrin UnKn City and Tort hind. I'ort of Hit rmito iilrondy ih pnvi-d. Ouk Orovo proprrly owihth rn dormsl O. P. Hoclli. who ,wiw rond Hiipiin'lBor two nra bko, fur tliu Joh niiiiln In 1917. Iilblrlct 11. north of Orison t'lly anil Dions: tho Cliiukumun uml tli' Ahiirnuthy, voled a Hpm-lul 6 mill orud lux lo Improve tho Ali(-nmlhy uml hlilu rouda. Tho houvlcut truvolod IhorotiRhfaro of tho tllatrlct. Ihn Oro Kon OIly-l'urkplHco rond, wuh luird MiiTucod hiHt Hiiiniiicr uml will rcqnli'o no adilltionul out toy for niiilnlnminco In 1917. Thlrty-flvo propoity owiums HttndiMl tho niiiotlnK, which wont on record iiimiiliiioiiHly hh In fuvor nf Cliiirlcn K, l.lvoHHy iw roud MiiicTvlHtir. TURKEYS 5 CENTS, BIOT riTTSItliltCi, Nov. 20. Compi-tltl'iti lietwePti ItilckiileiH unit HpecliliilorH linndllnK turkeyii on tho WulorHti'm't whiirf, which reHiiltod In tho price of Hno hlrdH liettiK reduced to B centa n pound, citUHud illco roHOrvcH lo he culled out toilny lo prevent rlotn In tho Kenernl PHKeiiieKK to liny, from Hweep Ini: tho deuliirH into llio MononKiihi'lti liver. LARSEN & COMPANY LEADING GROCERS and ' GENERAL MERCHANTS Corner 10th and MainSts. Oregon City, Or. Cream Separators, Dairy, Poultry and Bee Supplies. We pay CASH for Eggs, Poultry, Hides, Grain and other produce. A BARREL A man slargrrod ml i'f Hi" l""r an iiiiixl up lit ain I. Patrolmen IViMxUanl i ml Conae wad bed Hi.' .i lor llm Karlf T'irulj) IiiumiIiik II. i) entered lb bullions' ami found Ih li.lrlni bar 11 nf aliolml In M pin I hi' I. urn! nl'ii' n( lli fl.il'l wan plllwl in Hi floor lliirillii, "nn what ad h from ow-rln liilfc 10 i In I'm firry ilrihk, it levied early Turs'la) Illuming i.ll'l Farmer ami Wrnian were artd late r III III da) Til" Imtlrl lil al'i'll'il la In lil In llii' ill,' Jll imlln the irlul. wliMr wilt probably lie before Jiltlr l I Mir Vai Hletcra 1 1 iiit.ll la mlil In h Wade I iiluii li 10.1 eiin LOCAL liRIEPS Mr ami Mra. K l. ( auneld. lio hat lii'i-n on mi int. null eaulrril trip, hut" ri'iHiiinl In their Immu In Hit ill. Mr. ami Mra fauflelil tla 1 1 ! In New Ymk. IIIhmI Inland and other aliin illli-a. Tliey llt-'i mm. r i HI' " In KIiihIii laluml. Hie liiiino tale of Mra. Cauflil'la paienti. ainniiK llii Im'Iii ul I'rukldem TLey ilnlti il ri Utile, at riuttnlnir New Vufk. Thry heard an addrraa l.y I'rr.ld.nt Mtaini at Hliuilow totwn hlle In Ih" i at. follow In Ihn elii'- Hon. Tli" trip jt ua mud" hy Ih t'aiiadian I'ai Itlr and Ih relmn trip mail hy Hi aoiilhern tout. Mr. ami Mra. K. J Mnor. ( Mn- lalU. parent, of Mra. t). I. Kl.y if till, illy, ami her brother, M. K. Mimii. priMiiliHiit Imaliieaa man if I'nrtland, with Ilia wlf and two dill dreii, are to lm uet at the horn of Mr. ami Mra. O. I). Khy, of Ihia rlty tiMlay at a fnml'y reunion dinner. Mra. K. II. Keddaway and children, of Mllwuukle, hut reifiitly of I'uit land, are cuenla of tho former'a pur eula, Mr. and Mra. J. M. Wamix k, of Mount I'leamint. Mr. Iledilaway la a' an a uet nt th Warmx k hum day. Mlaa liuiiia Klufford, teacher in til" ItriHiklyn m Ikh.I. I'ort liitid, arrived I'l (Iiikoii t'lly Weilneailny to aierd 1'liiiuksKlvlnit day ami thn remainder of Hi week with her parenta, Mr. and Mri. V. It. Slufford, of Mount Plena ant. H. L. KELLYPBESIDENT MEMBERSHIP OF 300 IN EVERY PART OF COUNTY 13 COAL OF ORGANIZERS. The Clm l.nniim I'oiinty Annlern' an KiM'iullon wiih orKiiiil'id In tho office of K. 1'. Klllolt In tho Amlrexen hulld Iiik Wodnewlay itliilit with iv churtor iiii'inlicrnlilp of 45. Tho nnHoclntlon will ho county.wldo In inemhorKhlp und work, uml a cunipuii;n will ho nturled Immediately to Increimo tho morn Imrt-li 1 1 to 1100. Tho olijiH-t of the iiHHOclulion Ih lo better flHhliiR condltloiiH, Htop mi law ful IIhIiIiik, rIvo nttentlon to tho con dition of tho varlotiH Htronmn nnd to uroiiNo Intercut In tho uport. The next rflguliir inoetliiR will ho held Peccin her 1", li ml tho (Into of the annual tncotlniiH thorcnflor IniH heon Het nl tho Rccond WedncHilhy In December. MoetliiKH will bo hold in tho C'oninior olnl club rooniH. II. I.cIkIiIoii Kolly wn elected pre- Itlent of tho nxHoiiutioii. Other offl ecrrt nro: VIctvptoHldont, M. A. Elli ott; nccretiiry nnd IrouHiiror, II. .1. StiiutH. Mi'. Kelly wuh uIho elected n dclcmitc to tho SporlHimin Iiihkiio con vention In I'oitlnud, Docember 4, Any 8iortsninn in tho comity Ih In vited to Join tho nH.socliitlon. Tho Ini tiation fee of SI Includes tho llml yeur'H dues iih yoM. Animal diien thereafter nro $1. Mr, Kelly IntemlH (o muko tho uhso (iutlon an iikkichhIvo orRanlzutlon, nnd with tho other officers Ih plnnninp un'nctlvo yenr. LEVY OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT SET AT 7.8 MILLS MIITINO HEARS REPORT POWER COMPANY'S ASSESSMENT TO BE CUT li.OOO.00. Hi ;- lal lai ly for Hi llrrK oi ( ID a liool cllatrlit for 1 1 7 will -7 H mill., anorillii lo th dei l.lon of Ilia lapayra at meeting li' l I Weilurmlay lilht at Hi Miurtlioua. Th l"i y la In 6in.ri.ame with th" riMommrndatlona of Hi Ixiaril of ill fei lora, who prr.rnteil detail') t" port, alio In Hi liiide of estimated rnrlpla and riHiidltiira for tlii'oi'i In rar. AnonllnK I" 'l unoffli lal report reaeheil Wnlueaday from Kalelll, III ' taliiallou of Ilia liolillmca of th Port land Hallway Until k Tower n.inpaiiy III I ml m ed !, 00", 000 ly Ihu Unto tat i orri mlnalon, and aa mm h of IP piu rty of thia roriiorullon In lixate-l with Hi rlty aihiMil dUlrli t. It la h, lid that Ihn aihoola will lm hard lilt. aa Ihey wer lut year whin Ih alu allona wer reduced hy the ntute tat . I t nliiullou of to.',.no0 Th dl.lrli t liudiiet i alia for experi I- Huna totu'ln I5.('.I.I0. Hi lurKi-al Item In-Ill Unit of aalarlea of ti-uchera. tlerk. jaiillora, clei Irlclun ami au-r- Inlemlent'a ktenonipher. 1-1 e. I i hurnea lm ludv an Hem of for liitne.l on homla and l.'lf. ID f ir Unit um-iiiu-iiI.. Th dlalrlrl will pay off I'.ooo In honda on lii'cemlier I of till" year, liuln It a Ixinili-d delit i',',.:.oo. E.E. T OREGON CITY MAN WILL MAKE TRIP FOR PRISON SURVEY COMMISSION. K. K. Hrodle. a member of Hi xta'e prb.ou aurvey t'oinmlnalou, will Ui- npiHt eautern penllentlarleH next month lo collect Ideas which may ' e put In force In Hi Oreuon prlaori. Tho aluto board of control Wedneaday appropriated money to pay part of the epenne of the trip. Mr. llrodle. with C. O. Miller. Ralph Parker and Huymond Cuufleld, will euve Oregon City December 2 on a trip lo Toledo, Ohio, ai tho KiicRta of tho Wlllya-Overland t'ompnny. From Toledo he will go to Detroit, Mich., where ho will vltdt the atutc Iioiibo of onvctloriR for llrst offendern, und then to JnckHon, Mich., tho town In which the Mate prison la located. Other penltentlnrleg ho will vlnlt are at Juliet. II'., Stillwater, Minn., Tren ton. N, J and Sine Sin. N. Y. Mr. Itrodlo will probably be back In Ore non City by December 20. EIGHT MILL SCHOOL TAX TO BE LEVIED An eight-mill tax waa voted at a mooting of tuxpnyers of school district No. 1 held In the high school lust Fri day evening. Mm. Pourl WlHsinger, chairman of tho board, presided, announcing the purposo of tho mooting, after which tho budget was read and uioii motion tho matter put to a vote which reunit ed favorably by a poll of 20 to 3. No orguiilxcd effort was mndo to defeat It, tho sentiment predominating In fa vor of the special tax. Tho meeting alxo resulted In Instruc tion being given tho board for tho ex pomllturo of $100 for tho purchase of needed furniture for the rest room nt tho new school house and dishes no consary for luinqnot and entertainment purposes. Mrs. Wisslngor and Super intendent GooU linvo purchosed the needed Buppllca and will hnvo them In stalled against tho tho opening (lute. At tlm request of the district clerk tho services of u census clerk was grunted nnd Mrs. Johnson appointed to the position. Sho is this ".eek taking the school census. Danger Signal. If tho flro bell should ring would you run and stop It or go and help to put out tho fire? It Ih much tho same way with n cough. A cough Is n dnngor slgmil ns much ns a fire bpP. You should no more try to suppress It than to ntop a fire boll when It Is ringing, hut should cure the disease that causes Ihn coughing. This can nenrly always bo done by hiking Chamberlain's Cough Remody. Many have used It with thn most beneficial results. It Is especially vnluub'o for tho persist ent cctiyh Hint so often follows a bud cold or an attack of tho grlii. Mrs. Thnmtid RccchinK, Andrew's, 1ml., writes: "During the winter my bus bund takes cold ca.slly mid roughs nnd coughs. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is the best medicine for break ing up these attacks aud you cannot get him to .take any other." Obtain able everywhere. ' (Adv.) F.S. BAKER DIES AT DEATH COMES TO PROMINENT CONTRACTOR AFTER ILLNESS of five years. FUNERAL WILL EE HELD 9 L H. WEDNESDAY fBON SL JOHN CHURCH Man Who Built McLoughlln Institute, j Movtd Hlatorlc Horn Up Slngtr i HHI and Eractad Many Build- nlga, Suttumba. Frederic Hleli linker, for oier io )ur on of tiiu kuuiua couiity's b-u.1 In loritraiiora arid bulldera, died pi-uiefully at 1 o'clock Monday inniii In at liia homo In fi'udnlonn after an lllrieaa eitendlnit over a period of flti yeura. Ilia tomlltlon, however, was: iiitiftldcred w-rloii umy for u week be fore hla diulli, v Mi h wua dun lo a! complication of uremic poluiilri,r, j unite ltrlht'a dlman bud le'tky; vuUea of Ihn hcurt. s He built McUiUkiilln Inatltule und, otlnr liualuesa lullliiu:a :ml lintm- lhroui:houl tb loiinty. II moved Hie hlntoric old It' UiiikIiIIii homu up Ihe Hlner hill roud. coutiidcrcd a r-' imirkald feat becuiik Hi Iioiim waa muior feet wider than th road. Mr. Ilaker r born April 27, 1SI1, In Diiiihum, Pnivleme of QuelM-c, Can ada. When 27 yam old he went to Nchraxka and In I H77 he mrrrlcd Mar yan t Morris. One duuKhter, now Mrs. A. W. Wrtimn. of Dunham, Que., aur vhm Mrs. Iloker died In 1XS2 and in 1 KHti tin married Mnrrnret llaatlnKa, who survives bini. The family moved to the Pacific coaat in IS'Jl and after two yoni spent In Waiihlnitton, they I moved to what Is now Wer.t I. Inn. Ijit er they lived In Oregon City, and then went to (iladnton. For severul years he waa pro:ir1"tor of the Orctjon t'lly PlaiilnK mill. Ilcaldes Mrs. linker the follow InK survive: Dr. M. ('. Iluker, of Mont real, brother: Mrs. Mary Stcvena and IIip M lines Kmma I,, and Harriet Iluk er, of Durham, sinters; MUscs Harriet Julia and J'harlotte Hukcr, of Glud slone. duiiKbters; Fred W. Hakor, of Uludatone, son. and ellilit KratidcbM drcn. Tho funeral will lie held 9 o'clock Wednesday niornluK at St. John's Cnlbollc church, and Interment will be In tho Catholic cemetery. Mr. Iluk er was a member of the Knights of the Maccabees. Jl DEATH C0MEST0 DAMASCUS MAN AFTER YEAR'S ILLNESS OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE. J. D. Corbln, a veteran of the Union campaigns of tho Army of the Poto mac during the Civil war, died at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday morning nt his home at Damascus after a year's Illness of brlght's disease. The fun eral will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the family home, the Damascus Orange, of which he waa a member, having charge of tho ser vices. He was born In Bradford county. Pa., January 4, 1S47. He enlisted !n Company F, 141st Pennsylvania vol unteers, and served under Generals Grant, Hooker, McMillan and Meade. In 1874 ho married Mao Ellen Sen dor of Shebanee, 111: Sho died in 1911 and in 1912 ho came to Oregon and married Ida M. Everett, of Tort land. His widow, one Bon, Charles, of Portland, nnd one daughter, Mrs. J. C. McOme, of Callumet, Okla., sur vive. TOO DANGEROUS TO OVERLOOK Oregon City People Will Do Well to Heed the Warning. To have good health,, tho digcBtion, heart, lungs and kidneys must work perfectly. When there Is anything wrong with the digestion, heart or lungs, a very noticeable pnln or dis tress gives prompt warning. Kidney trouble Is more enslly overlooked, however, and too often gains n long start. Hut kidney trouble does give eni-ly signs, nnd backache, headaches, dizzy spells, rheumatic pains, too fro fluent, scanty or painful urination should not bo neglected. When these warnings appear, use Donn'8 Kidney Pills, the relluble, onccossful, strong-ly-reconmiended kidney remedy. Assist tho medicine by taking things easier, reducing tho diet ami the use of liq uors. A severe attacK oi amney uis- euse may be avoided. Doan's Kidney Pills have w-on tho grateful praise or Oregon City people Rend this Ore gon City resident's endorsement. Mrs. A. M. White, 1310 Center St., Oregon City, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills are all that is claimed of them and when I can reoommend them to others for backache or kidney disor ders, I don't hesitate to do so. I am subject to backache and at times my kidneys get out of order. After I have taken Doan's Kidney Pills a few days, I full as well as ever." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney rills the Bame that Mrs. White had, Foster Mllburn Co props., Buffalo, N. Y. (Adv.) PEACEFULLY GLADSTONE HOME T Th national rnturtalmnent firm In thn ('oiiimcri lal club palora at Mount I'lcaaant Halurday BUM iimlrr llm auilie of th Mouiit I'libaunt aihool, Mra. V. A. Ilarnuin, j principal of Ihn n hool, waa on of Hie I"1""' uni.fil vr lie. at Mouul . - ". ; iriiilll, win riioyrii inn iiipiwi w-i- ted In i-afeleria alyle at llm Uml In, repreaentlriK llm different nallona ImludlriK America, flerrnany, Ireland ami Japan. Th !' Kcoul aloo had a ImmiIIi, aa well aa aeveral of thn Mhool lr'a, the latter ilUpoln of candy. Th" lootli wern pretllly decorated, ami wern pre.lded otr hy Ihn woiniti of Mount Pleu-'it. A mualcal and lliirary prorrmn waa kIvhi durintt Ih evening, and anionic thom deaer' Id k i.M-cial iiu-iitlon are th "Hlir HpiliKli-d ' drill, arid Hi Ihiti h foik dam. IiurlriK Ihn ""Htar flnini;lil" drill Mla Cladya McDowell tun rn. prinhely 'Star HpariKled Hanner." Tlm prii (i of tlie e nti rtalmiient km towarda tli w lux,'. 16 SEVEN CITY JOBS; ALL HAVE FILED NUMBER MAY BE CUT TO 15, HOW. EVER, BY DISQUALIFICATION OF ONE CANDIDATE. QUESTION OF RESIDENCE OF ISOM C. BRIDGES HERE A YEAR RAISED Mayor Hackttt, Running for Re-elec tion, la Only Man on Ballot Who Haa No Opposition 3 Char ter Changes Proposed. The period for filing petitions for nomination for the city election next Monday ended at noon Wednesday with 1G men in the race for seven va cancies to be filled. Mayor E. C. Hackett, candidate for re-election, Is the only person on the ballot who is unopposed. In addition, the voters will approve or reject three proposed amendments to the city charter. For the first time they will elect a city recorder and a city prosecutor under changes In the charter enacted a year ago. The number of candidates, how ever, may be cut down to 15. City authori ties are trying to find If Isom Rrldges, candidate for the council from the third ward. Is a citizen of the town as defined by the charter. The requirements of a candidate for the council include the provision that he must live in the city for a period cf one year before election. Mr. Bridges, after being away from town for two years, returned several months ago. He la employed by the Hawlcy Pulp & Paper company. Among the candidates who entered tho' race for the council within the last few days are C. I. Stafford, Main street merchant, from the first ward; Walter Schwock, draftsman In the offlco of the Crown Willamette Paper company, second ward, and Mr. Bridges. The threo proposed charter amend ments are of considerable Importance One provides for elevator tolls, an other abolishes the present syetem of paying for street and sewer assess ments and provides that all these Im provements must bo paid for from the general or .the road ' funds, and the third gives the city the authority to condemn property for dock sites or other municlpnl undertakings. The candidates are: Mayor, E. C. Hackett. incumbent. Recorder, John W. l,oder, incum bent: J. A. I.izberg and A. S. Fuller. Treasurer, M. D. Phillips, incum bent U P. Hoi ton. City prosecutor, Chris Seliuebel, in cumbent, and George I Story. Council (one to be elected from each ward): Ward 1, Henry M. Tem pleton, Incumbent, and C. I. Stafford; ward 2, Jumes Ronke, incumbent, C. W. Friedrich and Walter Schwock; ward 3, E. 11. Andrews, incumbent, Inom C Bridges and S. Mucdonnld. PORTLAND JURIST TAKES AN ENFORCED VACATION PORTLAND, Noy. 24.- .-s soon us Judge W. N". Gatfiis, who suffered n serious attrck of acuto Indigestion last Sunday and is confined to his home, 1s are going to leave for a month or six able to travel, he and Mrs. Gatens weeks' rest In California. They ex pect to get away In about 10 days. This was decided by Judge Gatens today, acting on tho advice of his phy Bician, who says that' the Jurist's sys tem Is so badly run down that he must take a thorough rest. His condition, however, is not considered serious In any way If a proper rest Is had. The trouble emamates from his stomach, along with physical and ner vous exhaustion, but hla heart Is not affected, the physician advised Mrs. Gatens. RUNNING 0 Templeton Opposes Tolls On Elevator FIRST WARD COUNCILMAN GIVES VIEWS ON OTHER MATTERS PLEDGED TO ECONOMY Cuum llllian llrriry M Templeton who la a candldala fur ri e'i illon from Hi first ward, iprsl lilmw lf In aa Intrrrlew Tuesday as to Ih merits of ih Hire pruped arnendmeiila lliit arn to submitted al the rnnual t-.c-liirfi In Oregon f'lty tu it Monday Mr Ti rnpli ton ri-ld: "There arn thn- aim nilinmn , r r nr'-d for aubmlMlvn b consid ered hy Hi I'-rul oli-rs of ih rlty r.l th lonilrif i lly ltliin. Namely: "f-l. t'ondemri'itlon of propenr Ittln thn rorjHirstii limit, for rrr- V III plirlHHM'S. 2nd An art providing for all atr-l and seer Irnprovemenla to lm ni i, out of Hi rord fund or Ken: I fu id of Ih i Hy. '.Ird. An ad lo colliit fares from Pii.M-nrera rldln on th elevator. "The flrl arnemlnient haa aomn merit and worthy of consideration. Mid I believe should pans. 'The second prox-1 auieridment provldlriK for all street ajid aewer Im provement to be p?ld out of ih road fund or general fund la very radical tnd should be carefully roniderd. If it is adopted it would lm pru tb ally IrnjKikslbln for any further atreet In- provcrricnts In Ihe city, even when th! almuri proposed ameudmcnt: That for life of our present macadamlel I an net to rollwt fares from paasen streets have expired and It becomes! Kvn rldlna: on the elevator, to defny niiessary for a Utter churacter f Ila t-ipi-nae. Had the proposition pavement, or Indi-ed any kind of ivo merit, tho question would rt once arlr where la the money to come from Tho proposed amendment saya out of tho genral fund. U't It be known that this fund la not a gold mine, that It la not an Inexhaustible fund from which the city can dip Into at any time and pay Its debts, but Is an over-worked fund, and a fund that is not equal to meet the needed and minor current exposes of our city. It Is an empty and depleted fund long before many necessary and essentUl needs are met. Therefore, It Is not practical. Indeed, It is Impossible. "Aanolhcr view may bo taken, that of equity. Would It be fair, would It be a square deal to say the property owners on Main snd other streets, who have at great expense, laid down a permanent pavement, to assess them EVANGELIST ARRESTED LI SHERIFF KNOX NABS "PREACH ER" AS HE DISPOSES OF DRINKS NEAR BEND. PRIXEVIM.E, Or., Nov. 27. George Wyatt, a whltew hlakered, fatherly looking man, who has been posing as a preacher aud evangelist around Prinevllle for a number of years, saw an opportunity, on account of the arid condition of his neighbors, to chr.uge the character of his calling. so he purchased a small car, made sev eral trips to the California line, re turning w ith a generous supply of liq uor. He dispensed it from a barrel, which he had concealed in the woods near Bend. Sheriff E. B. Knox acted as confessor to several who had parted with their money and then got on tho trail of the apostle of the new faith" with the result that Wyatt was arrcated with tho liquor In his possession. - Wyatt now Is In Jail here ond will b? tried for bootlegRing in a few days. SANTA GLAUS TO VISIT T PREPARATIONS MADE FOR RE CEPTION AND ENTERTAIN MENT OF VISITOR Everybody attention. Santa Clans will arrive in Oregon City next Saturday and will make hlB homo at the store of Frank Buseh. Great preparations are being mudo for his reception and the store Is to be decked from top to bottom In gala at tire to honor the coming of the wel come and distinguished visitor. There will be a special musical program, Santa Clans will talk to nil the visi tors and beter yet he will have his mall box with him and all the children that wish can bring their letters with them and mull them In Santa's own mall box. This Is to be a double celebration, for the establishment Is to also have Its holiday opening. In spite of the conditions brought about by the war, Frank Buseh hnB by hard effort as sembled a lino of holiday goods that exeells that of previous years. Every thing imaginable for gift puriioses, one will find here nnd the display of toys Is truly marvelous. An unusual crowd Is expected to receive Santa Claus so by all means make arrange ments to go early. Hood River Utilization of cull ap ples Is still a locul Industrial proli Iem. , in part for th Improvement of any other street tahitli wmild b don f Hi payment 1 ! n met out of th" already empty cnral fond. Thn priiiawition Is alx'ird, therefore, I am oppose! to II. and In favor of our pres ent method wild h provides that all street ami sewer Imprvemenla bo met by amu-sstnerit axalnst tho abuttinx pro-riy owner, accordlns' to atu. "Just a few wordi upon th mi.l brn laid before the people at the time of Its propowd erertlon. It would prob ably have bad some weight. It la ! " lute now and I Ixileve the people will aa they should. Jump on It with both feet, and dig their heels Into It at thn same time. It la too selfish and nig gardly for consideration. "As a member of the city eouuetl I have endeavored lo bring about a condition In the city whereby the city would be on a business basis. I have devoted my time to the bent Interests of the city and not from a selfish point of view, but looking to Its general wel fare. During the past few year th expenses of thn city have been cur tailed so that we are now oa a cah basil. Should 1 be returned to thn city council. If It Is In my power, tho city will not go In debt another d. j lor." T E MARGARET LEICHWEIS, 15, AND CHARLES MARSHALL MAR RIED IN A HURRY. Tho grim stone vault of the county clerk's office, lined with the big vol umes of official records from floor Ut ceiling, was the scene of the wedding of Mirgaret Myers Leichweis and Charles Rutherford Marshall, of Mul Ino, at noon Thursday. Rev. H. I). Mann, of Mulino, officiated. The couple hurried Into the clerk's office st noon and secured the license. The county court room and most of the county offices wero locked for tm noon hour. Tho party was debating whether the ceremony should be per formed In the corridor or In the clerk's office when Clerk Harrington offered them the use of the vault The offer was promptly accepted. The bride Is only 15 years old. Another marriage license waa Is sued Thursday to Elizabeth Iredale aud John R. Oaborn, of Oregon City. FROM I. Ir1 J. PARTY ASHLAND, Or. Nov. 23 Fifty mem bers of the I. W, W. lunded here to night from the north on a through freight, formed a procession in "fati gue uniform," and marched and took possession of the Fourth-street fire station, where they hold a 'business meeting'' behind closed doors. A dozen ordinary hobos who smug, gled themselves Into the gathering wero summarily ejected for not pre senting necessary credentials. .7 The meeting adjourned after pnr sentln an ultimatum to the city author ities for food aud transportation south. MRS.M.PILSRURYIS Mrs. Margaret I'ilsbury died Thurs day at her home, 7512 5Sth avenue, 8. E,. Portland, within two months of the death of hor husband, John G. Pll's bury. Both were residents, of Orogon City many years and Mrs.' Ptlsbury's brother, Thomas Miller, and a sisttf, Mrs. Mary Barlow, still live hero. Mrs. Pilsbtiry had oceii In failing health for some time. She was 79 years of age and was born In Falrfle!d, Ind., coming to Oregon in 1850. Her father was Samuel Miller, a well known pioneer. She ia survived by four daughters, Mrs. Henrietta Strick ler, of Manila. P. I.; Mrs. Mnr Maha, Mrs. Vera Ellsworth and Mrs. Hazel Uerrian, of Portland