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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1916)
Phone uc your news ltems---they are al ways welcome This is a good time to re new your subscription to the Herald. Subscription, $1.00 a Year Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, February 17, 1916. CITY PAPERS EXAG THOMPSON Df AIH DE- VEIOPS fAVORIIISM GERATE DAMAGE Although Ernest E 1732—1916. Thompson of Advertised Letters Advertised letters for week ending Feb. 12, 1918: Beard, Mrs. W. D.; Conrad. Mrs. John; Cantwell, Mrs. A. M.; Clark, Mm. W. T.; Clark. W. T.; Day, Mrs. F. E.; Davis, Jno. T.; Dillman, Conrad ; Dorsey, Rev. J P.: Hine, R. E.; Irish, H. E.; Kimmel, Irene; Smith, Helen. Geo. W. Spring, Postmaster. Cromwell’s Way. In the days when Oliver Cromwell was lord protector of England there was no flue discrimination to favor inemltera of an embassy. When such meinliera committed crimes against tbe law of the Innd they were held to the same accountability us though they bad been natives. So it was that on July 10. 11153, Don Pantaleon Sa, a Portuguese nobleman, brother of tbe ambassador from that country to Eng land and a knight of Malta, was be headed ou Tower hill. He had killed an Englishman, mistaking him for an other. The Portuguese took refuge with Ids brother, the ambassador, who claimed that by tho Inw or nations his bouse was an inviolable sanctuary for all his countrymen. Cromwell sent a messenger to state that If the criminal waa not given up to the civil authori ties tbe soldiers would be withdrawn from guarding tbe embassy and tbe mob left to do as It pleased. Every effort waa made by the Portuguese and ether ambassadors to save Don Pants- leon’a life, but without avail. Crom well made no other reply than, “Blood baa been abed, and justice must be satiated.1*— Indianapolis New*. LEWS PARENT-TEACH ERS MEET FRIDAY Iteputy District Attorney Fredrick Dempsey will speak Friday Feb. IN, at 2:30 p. in. to the Lents Parent Teacher Circle on “Needed Ix-gislation for Women and Children.” Music for the afternoon will be furnished by | pupils of Mias Chapman and Miss Hunt. In executive session of the Circle on Tuesday a committee was appointed to - investigate the advisability ot establish ing a Day Nursery in IjnnU to open in the fall. The Campfire Girls under the leader ship of Mrs. Herschner will present “Annnng” at the Yeager Theater both afternoon and evening of Feb. 18. The play protraya early colonial days, fea tures of which are Indian songs and dances. Johnson Creek Flood not Half as I Lenta died at the county hospital on i Saturday, Feb. 5, his wife in la-nts was Bad as Represented. Scare | not notified of bls death until Wednes About Dam all Bunco. Put up day evening, tls- 9th, tbe information Job of Job Hunter. reaching ie-r by mail. She had been There in no question that the over flowing banks of Johnson Creek »rr« sufficient oum for considerable excite- nient last week, and some liltl<* damag* was done but there was no justification for the misrepresentation practiced by one or two of the city dalle«. The water has Iwen just aa high la-fore thia and lher<* waa lew* danger to people living in Mentone thia time than previously for the promoters of the tract built quite an embankment a couple of yean ago, which aasisted very successfully in preventing the water’s coming furtbrr up into tl>e tract and surrounding homes that a few years ago were completely isolated by the water. Thia embankment was the cause of a lot of excitement on Thursday night. Word waa circulated that some Ja|*s ha*l mentioned blowing up tin- dam for the purpose of releasing the water. It is not believed that the Japanese in this section made any such remark, or had any such Intentiou. If the remark was made it was most likely made by some one who thought I m - could make him self a job as watchman by circulating tlw- story. It is not tsdievrd that any one had any notion of trying to carry out such I»'seat. Il was leo represented that about .’MMX) acres were under water whfie the actual taxis would place the area far under Uiat. Anyway Uiere waa much under a section covered, probably 6<JO acre«. That waa enough. The sub- merged area reached from I m -I ow Main street, |>ertiapa half way to Kendall Hla- tion, eastward to famte Junction, and north nearly to Gillwrt avenue and east to liuckley avenue near Gilbert Htation. At one point about a mile east of the la-nta school house the water reached across the Gilbert road to a depth of four to six feet. A few people were inconvenienced but none seriously endangered. The water came up slowly and there was als-olute- ly no chance of its going much higher. The talk of breaking the embnnkment and relieving tin* rise of water was foolish. Aft* r a certain heighth was reached the waters were directed to other outlets ami a furtlwr rise would hardly Is* possible. Johnson creek is too small to permit of a large volume passing some | mj I ii I s above al any one time, thus the flood was limited. However there was considerable loss in the garden tracts where the spring crop is coming on. Ixittuce, onions, radish and cablmgv over-flowed for a considerable time was bound to sutler. The publicity given the matter has produced one good effect. The sheriff has expressed an opinion that the whole trouble could tie avoided by a little expense. The county, property owners, and the Portland Railway Company should get together on some form of imnrovemeut that would put an end to tie* loss and inconvenience of them- periodical overflows. Vol. 14. expecting his death lor some time ami she lelt word with tbe hospital officials that in event of his death she waa to be notified and that she wanted the la-nts undertaker to take care of the funeral. Instead of carrying out her instructions the county hospital autliontes sent a sjs-cial messenger to Portland ou Mon- ■ lay and left an order with a certain un dertaker to come out and emladm tie* laxly. When Mrs. Thompson learned of the situation «lie went to A. D. Ken worthy ami instructed him to take charge of the Ixxly and 11 le funeral. Now it is evident there waa plenty of time to have sent word to tin- wife of the deceased before Wednesday even ing. There was an opportunity to send word to the city umiertaker, and why wen- not the wife’s wisie-s carried out? Tills sort of thing has happened ouce liefore within the past year. When a Mr. CraiiM-r of Ia*nts tiled in the county hospital last Jum- it wax several days before word was receive 1 by his wife. In the meantime this same city undertak ing concern bad been informed and the ixxly had Ix-eu partially embalmed. Coder Mrs. Cramer’s instructions tbe case wax taken over by Mr Kenworthy, anti completed according to the wife’s wishes. Now the question that arises is, are other parts of tbe county lurving tlie xame sort of experience with tbe man agement of tlie <-ounty hospital. It is to be presumed ljuita is no exception, and if that I m - true then certain undertak ing establishments* in thia county are making a good business handling county cases, evidently with a mutual under standing between Ue-inselves and the management at the county hospital at Troutdale. If this is not true it is high time there were indications to tlie con trary in evidence. ARIETA WILL GIVE BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT Under the auspices of the Arleta Parent-Teacher Circle, an entertain ment will lie given at Arleta school Saturday evening, Feb. 19th at 8 p. m. i This entertainment will be given for tbe benefit of the social service work and an admission of ten cents will be charge*!. The girls of the domestic science de partment will have charge of the candy ' booths. An excellent program is to be fur nished by the best talent from the various churzbee of the community. Mrs. Hobson, who has charge of the social service work has been untiring in —-Cssars in New York Sun. her efforts to secure employment for needy families. She has visited their I he Brandéis Appointment homes regularly, and through her ef Pays Some Taxes forts many have been provided with (Lebanon Criterion) The President has stirred up the A fact not generally known is the food, fuel, and clothing. At present the Senate by Mending in the name of l»uis Arleta school lunch room is furnishing D. Brandéis for confirmation as a mem amount of taxes paid by the big rail lunches free of charge to fifteen Tlie recent state ber of tlie Supn me Court of the United road companies. children. State*. Mr. Brandéis has shown him ment of the Southern Pacific Company self one of the most sterling patriots in filed with.the State Public Service Com LESSON FOR US IN public life today. It wax principally mission shows that fully one-third of WASTE IN EUROPE through his activities that President the net revenues ot tlie company are Taft was comj>elied to remove Richard i paid to the counties in which they The tr emendous waste that is going operate, as taxes. In many counties, in Ernes! E. fhompson. Deceased A. Ballinger from his cabinet, who wae Oregon it is tbe largest single item of on in Europe is a lesson for us in many l.*«t rites wen* field tor Ernest E altout to give a large portion of the oil tax receipts on the rolls and in Linn it wayB. Tbe single item of nitrogen Thompson of it'll, 56’ Ave., at 10:30 lands, coal lands and water power sites was practically ten per cent of the entire should make us think more seriously a. tn., on Saturday at Kenworthy’s to the big corporations. Mr. Brandies collections for state, county, school and than ever about tbe conservation of that undertaking parlors, Rev. Nelson de has been a powerful and relentless municipal taxes. With such invest element in our own country. The tre livering tlie addnwx. Mr. Thompson tighter of the grafters and especially the ments tbe railroads become vitally in mendous amount of nitrogen already died at the county hospital a week big grafters which are so dangerous. It terested in the prosperity of the country wasted in explosives would serve to previously, aged 34. He leaves a wife is believed that the Senate after fret- through which they run. fertilize the whole of Europe for many ami child to mourn his loss. He bad tiug. fussing and squiring will confirm ¡ years to come. If our farmers are to Mr. Brandéis who is so worthy to wear ; been ill for several months. learn any one lesson, it should be, OREGON HAS 89 MINERALS: the ermine. “How can we get along without An interesting point in this connec fertilizers?” 22 HAVE A PRESENT VALUE Thackeray at Oxford. tion is the fact that tie is tbe first Jew When a farmer burns his straw pile An old story of Oxford and Thackeray ever appointed to tlie Supreme Court of he wastes not only nitrogen but valu is recalled by Thomas Plowman, who A bulletin that is intended to name tlie United States, and he is a credit to able organic matter as well. We can vouches in tbe Cornbfll Magazine for and describe practically all the minerals his race and his country. not hope to continue to remove plant tbe accuracy of bis version. Thackeray of Oregon, with as many as possible of food in tlie crop that is sold without had to apply to tbe vice chancellor for the occurrences of each, is now in the permission to lecture and found that putting anything back in the place of Curious Manx Custom. hands of the state printer and will gentleman Ignorant alike of bis name It. If every farmer would do his part On July 5 «very year all tbe otllclals and fame. of the Isle of Man. Including tbe cler shortly be issued by the State Univer in studying ways and means of conser- Still, he bad a trump card left, which gy in their surplices, walk to the top sity The author is Graham J. Mitchell, ing the nitrogen supply, as by green be had been accustomed to consider of Tynwald hill, and from die top of It assistant professor of geology in the would carry all before it wherever the the laws made during the year are University, and the assembling of the manuring, or still better, by bare fal English language was spoken. Bo, with promulgated in Manx and English. material has required a year, in addition lowing, by saving and using stable manure—in short, by utilizing every a quiet smile of supreme confidence, be This promulgation of the laws on Tyn to several prolonged tripe. pound of nitrogen he raises, he would simply ejaculated, “ ‘Vanity Fair,’ you wald hill Is jis necessary as the royal The bulletin will describe 89 minerals, know!" Then at last, to bis relief, a assent to tlie validity of all laws pass aid in preventing the necessity of im look of awakened intelligence mani ed by the Manx legislature. This is of which Mr. Mitchell says about 22 proving fertilizers for several genera fested Itself upon tbe vice chancellor's one of the many relics which tbe old have a present commercial value. A tions. C. E. V. countenance, and Thackeray awaited Norsemen left behind, and it dates so ninetieth mineral has just been identi the effusive outburst which would fied al the University, too late to get a make amends for all. It came in the tar back that its origin is lost In the place in the bulletin. It is vivianite, Early Coal Mining in Oregon mists of antiquity — Liverpool Mer words, "Yea. yea. 1 have heard of and the specimen was sent from Mult Coal was first noted in the Coos Bay cury. 'Vanity Fair,’ of course; it is mentioned nomah county. region, Oregon, about 60 years ago, In the 'Pilgrim's Progress.’ ” — West Wonderful. For years inquiries from mining men, Prof. J. S. Newberry having reported in minster Gazette. It was In tbe Boston Musuem of prospectors, and landowners with de 1855 that the coal deposits of Coos Bay Fine Arts. The little man with the posits on their property that they could had begun to attract attention. To Make Copper Oxide. bunted look on his face wns standing The first cargo was shipped from the An excellent way to make copper before the mummy of nn Egyptian not identify have l>een coming steadily oxide for use lu lotteries is as follows: prim-ess. “Isn't it wonderful.” be sigh to the University department ot geology, Empire Basin, but the discovery of coal Take a quHUtlty of cop|*er tilings or ed. “to think that any one could make and these letters provided the idea of a near the head of Coos Bay soon trans- Que copper shavings and heat them iu a woman dry up and stay that way?" bulletin that should cover the mineral fersed the point of production to New a cast Iron container or In a crucible And silently wiping away a tear he resources of the state in full. port, which remained the principal till they are red hot. Stir them with ‘ hurried out and caught a car, for it Copies may be had free upon appli mine until within the last decade, since an Iron rod, and while still stirring was only twenty minutes to dinner cation to the University. the Beaver Hill mine has been more sprinkle a little water over tbe filings I time.—Boston Post. successfully managed and became the until they become ocher red. You will chief producer. The first record of coal then have a good quality of cop;>er Young Efficiency Expert. A Pen Portrait of Carlyle. production is contained in the census oxide. Caller—So your son Willie has got a He looked. 1 thought, the prophet report of 1880, when 43,205 short tone Copper oxide plates may be made as Job as office boy. How is be getting follows: Mix tbe granulated or coarse an? Fond Mother— Splendidly! Heal- His clothes loose and careless, for were mined. copper oxide with 5 per cent or 10 per ready knows who ought to be discharg comfort, now show; the shaggy, un cent of magnesium chloride and beat ed and is merely waiting to get pro kempt gray thatch of hair; the long The Dog Rose. the heavy mass In forma made of Iron moted so that he can attend to It— bead, the bony, almost fleshless face The "dog rose" has provoked as much of one who -has fasted and suffered, sheeting, the forms being of the else Boston Transcript. the tyrannous overhanging cliff fore ingenious explanation of its name as of the wanted plate The more head; the firm, heavy mouth and out- the "horse chestnut.” One solution is chloride of magnesium used the more Well, Well. thrust challenging chin—tbe face of s that the “dog" Is really "dagga.” a porous the plates will be. The coarser “Did yon ever aim at a deer in the fighter; force everywhere, brains and dagger, in allusion to the prickles, a the copper oxide the better will tie tbe Adirondack« and hag a guide?” drawback from which the Alexandra results.—Popular Science Monthly and “I did more than that. I aimed at a will dominant: strength redeemed by Day rose Is free. Unfortunately for tbe deepset eyes, most human, beautl World's Advance. dear in a drnwlng room and baggtfd a ful; by turns piercing, luminous, ten this explanation, tbe flower bears a bride.”—Florida Times-Uulon. der, gleaming; pathetic, too, for tbe similar name in countries where it will The Traditional Nine. lights were usually veiled In brooding not apply. The Germans, for instance, Hokns— I have tried to kill that cat Experience. sadness, broken oftenent by a look of have “Hundsrose," and Pliny tells how at least eighteen times Pokus Well. "Experience would tie a wonderfnl dumb despair and regret; a strong, a Roman mother was moved in a dream I suppose even a cat may lend a don asset but for one thing." sad face, tbe saddest face I ever studl to send some roots of the wild rose to hie life.—Pittsburgh Press “What's that?" her soldier eon in Spain. They arrived "You can never sell It for what it ed—all petrified, so to speak, in tear jnst after be bad been bitten by a mad Very True. leas misery as of one who bad come .■•oet you " Hazel—It's alwaya to a man a credit to wreck by his own fault and was dog. He took them and waa preserved from hydrophobia, aa were others who when he atop« drinking. Omar—Some Fortuna has often been blamed for tortured by remorse—tbe worm that adopted tbe same treatment. And from times It la due to bls lack of credit— her bltndneaa, but Fortune ia not ao dleth not—From “Contemporary Per- Indianapolis Star blind aa men are. — Samuel Bmilee. traits," by Frank Harris No. 7. FERGUSON AND BERRY CAUGHT Frequent Robberies of Japanese Fanners near Gresham and Trout dale Explained by Pair. 27 Far mers Robbed. Nicholas 8. Berry and Bert E. Fer guson were arrested within the past week and confessed to robbing eight Japanese farmers this winter of an amount totaling F10 in money and several watches and trinkets. “Red,** as lie has been familiarly known around Mt. Scott, waa taken at Linneman Junction last Friday evening by deputy sheriff Kenney and Constable Squires He was returning from two robberies committed a short time before. Berry was with him, but escaped, emptying his revolver at the officers who attempt ed to capture him. Berry realized the impossibility of escape and voluntarily went to the sheriff's office Saturday and gave up. He claims a wife and six week’s old child were on the verge of starvation, Berry is 19 years old and lives at 5604 32 Ave. 8. E. Ferguson is 18 and has made his home in Lents and for several months has been employed by McKinley A Bundy, and Iz*w Mc Kinley. He was a good hand. He and Berry are cousins. Tbe boys have terrorized the Jape in the vicinity of Gresham for several months, and admit holding up 27 dif ferent farmers. They claim they never tried to rob anyone before but last August they took a motorcycle from C. O. Windle of 84th and Powell, and started south. They were captured at Chico, Calif., re turned, convicted and paroled. It is probable they will get a more severe punishment this time. Joseph N. Railton Buried Joseph N. Railton of 9328 46th Ave., died February 4th, aged 58 years, 8 months, of pneumonia. Mr. Railton was a tailor by trade and with his family has lived in Lents seven years. The funeral was held at Kenworthy’s Wednesday, at 9:90, Rev. Fankhauser officiating, and the interment was at Mt. Scott cemetery. Mr. Railton leaves a wife and son and daughter to mourn his loss. Shitting The Tax Burdens Another commission has been created and is at work in California to ascer tain who pays the taxes and how they can be shifted. Some are so foolish as to think that there is some way to make the rich people and the corporations pay all the taxes. Orators make some people who pay no direct tax believe that they <k> not have to become interested in this sub ject. But it has been proven by census statistics that the man who pays $12 a month rent pays three dollars of that for taxes. The grocer who sells people tbe neces sities of life is forced to add about ten penvnt to make up for his taxes. So if taxes are unnecessarily high more and more is shifted onto those least able to pay tbe high cost of living. It is exactly this poor, propertylees class that the politician gets to vote for all his schemes for new jobs. He promist*« them all kinds of relief at tbe hands of commissions and mini num wage scales that only enrich the grafter. Home Study W. A. Hollingworth. Many people who would like to know more about many things do not know that the University of Oregon offers splendid opportunities through its Ex tension Department. Several courses are offered especially for women’s clubs, teachers'study clubs, granges and other groups of persons whose common interest in some subject makes group study desirable. Motliers who feel the need of brush ing up to keep ahead of their fast learn ing children may refresh their minds and endue them with a most satisfying alertness by keeping up the practice of study. The courses include such sub jects as home an<i community sanita tion, English, German, Literature, Sociology, Economics, History, Journal ism, Teachers’ Courses, arid so forth. Course« may be secured by those who wish college entrance credit. It is a splendid thing to keep tbe heart yonng and interested, and one of the surest ways to do so ia to keep learning something new. "Cultivate an athletic that time the wild rose became tbe mind, for with its exevriae you can win “dog rose."—London Chronicle. life’s choioeet prices.” . ,