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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1916)
¿HL Phone us your news Items—they are al ways welcome 1= Subsçription, $1.00 a Year e ïferalô TT This is a good time to re new your subscription to the Herald. Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, April 13, 1916 Vol. 14. No. 15. i HOLMAN CHARGED LENTS MAN HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT WITH DISHONESTY Business Associates Declares Hol man Did Not Keep Agreement And Questions His Veracity. Poor County Official. Tutwday’s Telegram prints a rejxirt from Earl Smith, who has written U m * county eomniisaioiiera. “Charging that Rufus C. Holman, county eotnmiMldnor, ha* refused tn redeem a moral obligation to the late Milton G. Smith, incurred through th« failure of the Bceman-Hpaldlng-W< km 1 Holman wax ward company in 1910. accountant, ami treasurer of tbe corn- pany. "The company issued two notes," Mr. HmiUi wrote, "one lor $2500 and the other for $3UU0. Holman, Lewis, Woodward, Hmilh and other* sigiMvl the note*. Through tlie mismanagement of the financial affair* which were placed in the hand* of Mr. Holman, who kept advancing tlie company's available cash to tlie factory for merchandise, which eoold have lieen paid for in due course, U m * company could not meet tbewe notes, and they were placed in the hamia of creditor*. "The only stoefcbolder who had se curity outside the company’* interest that could Is* attached was Milton O. Mm I 111, now deceased, while Mr. liol- man, Uinmgb his xelfislinem, placed his interest beyond attachment. Hmilh was compelled and did j»ay $1260on our note and $1600 on U>e other, with interest and attorneys' fees amounting to $1600 “Smith says his brother accompanied Holman to the offices of Beckman A Watson, attorneys for the company. Here it developed Watson was a rela tive of Holman. During the proceedings Holman, according to Earl BmiUi, told Milton Smith he ws« sorry to see him obligated for the i mney, and that he would "certainly do Ute right Uiing by him a* a business associate." “At Utis time" Smith wrote, "Hol man was doing all In hi* power to work hatred and malice among the <<her members of the firm. Mr. Woodward has since paid the share that was ex peeled of him and stale« that he wax glad to meet a just obligation. I lutve personally written Mr. Holman regard ing a settlement, but I m * has at all times refused to make one. I did not receive an answer to my letter. "In dosing I wish to state that judg ing from tbe manner in which Mr. Hol man handled the business affair* of the Beeman-Woodward company ami the treachery displaced in hiding the finan cial affair* of thr company that he is by no mean* the man that the |>eople of the county should have to take care of their interests ” CEMENT CONTRACTORS CHARGE ABUSE THE WAR BABY 1 (near Freeberg of !>*nt* stepped from tlie ferry at Vancouver Monday morn ing at H:30, started up the incline, and almost instantly found himself under U m « wheels of an automobile Nil* Nel son ot .'16 North 19th Htreet wax driving the machine, a new Ford, It appears that Mr. Nelson was a new man with a machine and when I m * started off the ferry a string ot motorcycle* got in the way, one wa* knocked over and Nelson tamed to see what bad happened, He attempted to stop hl* machine, threw U m * dutch over into low gear, ran into another man’s bicycle, and then bumped against Freeberg. When Nel son looked around Freelxirg wax grab bing al the machine to keep from lieing run ov**r. He missed bis hold and wa* dragged about fifteen feet. He wax bruised and torn from head to foot and he was taken to the hospital in a critical condition. Being a strong man It is probable that he will recover but it will tie several day* before bi* bruises will subside sufficiently to find out whether he is suffering from broken bones. Mr. Nelson is a poor man but he is doing all he can to relieve Mr. Free- berg. It is evident that the whole thing happened because he became excited. It is likely that had the Van couver slip lieen arranged like the one on tliis aide there would not have lieen au accident a* the people would have had a separate walk. It is nut likely U m * town can I k * held for damage«. Home of the cement contractors were viewing tbe I.innton road the latter part of March and they took some in teresting pictures. These pictures are on display at the Herald office. They show tbe county road force at work packing the shoulders on tlie concrete roadway and the remits obtained by such treatment. Tlie rollers were run along the edges so that the center of tlie roller rested on tbe edge of the concrete and causing it to crack off at the corners. C. N. Reitzie, cement inspertor, is inclined to think the work was done at the instiga tion of the road master, rather than ax a ^iece of improvement. The concrete road section of the Linnton road is the only part that stood up first-class the oast winter and it is the supposition that the breaking down of tlie corners is a premeditated act on the pan of those who opposed tbe laying of con crete and alleged that it would not stand up. Now that it doe* stand up the only way to prove its inefficiency is to run a twelve ton roller over its edge and then claim ii, would not stand up under the traffic. The cement men guaranteed the inaintenence in the concrete but it would seem they would be justified in refusing to replace damaged parts when it is shown those damages were tbe result of wilful destruction, or ignorance on ' tbe part of tbe road master’s office force. It is probable that the damage is due mostly to ignorance on the part of Mr. Yeon and Mr. Nunn, as they ought to have known what tbe result would be. Commends Whitney Dear Friends ami Fellow Citizens: The lime ha* come when nearly every one is thinking for himself—wondering, questioning, debating—a* to tbe right course in political affaire. And with the people at large, politics, ax such, have ceased to carry tbe weight they did formerly), Today we bear, "Who is tlie man for the place?” For at least ONE place tiiere is a man who is a MAN. The undersigned has known Mr. E. H. Whitney for seven yean. In all matters in bis profession and otherwise, 1 have known him to bea man of principle. He realises, as we all should, that the school children of today should have the Ixwt. For the citizens of tomorrow are tiie school children of today, Our xtanuarils cannot be too high. 1 consider Mr. Whitney exceptionally qualified for the office of county super intendent of school*. Consider his ns*ord and satisfy yourself as to hit fit ness for this position. I have reasons to believe that his ia not a campaign of politics but of principles; not for wealth but service; not for honor but to gain the opportunity to promote high ideals, In view of this I request the support of the citiaens of Multnomah County for Important federation Meeting Mr. Whitney, May 19th. Very Sincerely, The Executive Committee of the Harvey R. Scheuerman, Young Peoples* Federation of lx*nts met «101 E. H9th 8t. 8. E„ Portland. in the Friemls Church last night and transact««! some important business. There was a gixxl representation from TO THE WAR IN A TRUNK. the Young Peoples’ Societies and much Garman Off cor Tried Thus to Evade interest wax manifested. th* British Patrol Boat*. The question was raised as to whether The story of how ■ German engineer there was a real n«ti for the Federa crossed the Atlantic In hl* wife’s trunk, tion, owing to the main workers in each only to be captured by the British at Hociety being so heavily burdened with Kirkwall, cornea from Copenhagen. According to the dispatch. Captain their work. After very full discussion a unanimous vote wax recorded favoring Koewer, a German engineer, who es- caped from Klauchau when the Jap continuance anese captured that stronghold, made Then* lieing vacancies in several of his way to New York with bls wife. the offices, upon motion it wax decided Desirous of reaching Germany, he fit to hold a regular election of all the ted himself Into his wife's trunk after officers The following were chosen fixing a ventilator in the trunk, and after some spirited balloting: President, she took passage on a liner for Copen Ralph Hpearrow; Vice-president, Miss hagen. tils wife had her meals »cut to her Grace Davis; Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Edna Bleything; Publicity Manager, J. cabin, where the trunk was Installed, Hanger Fox; Committeemen, Miss and the engineer was thus provided with food, lie left the trunk only at Frankie Nichols, Mrs. Eva Anderson, night Miss May Kadolph, Roy Kerr; Ex- At Kirkwall wheythe British nutborl Officio Members, all |>axtors and local ties came aboard to examine all bag presidents. gage he hid In the packlug room, but A Union Sunrise Prayer Meeting was was discovered and detained. Ills wife arrangiil to be held at the Methixlist was jiermltted to proceed and lauded Church on Eister Sunday morning at I at Co|>enhHgein the dispatch says 6:00 n. m. The meeting united in extending an INCOME TAX $100.000.000. invitation to E. II Whitney to address the meeting of the Federation and dele McAdoo’s Estimates Show Incraaa* of $15,000,00} Over Last Year. gates were appointe«i to interview the' Income tax receipts of the United local societies to ascertain a suitable States for the year will approximate date. $100.000,000. or $15.000.000 more than the estimate, according to schedule* compiled In Secretary of the Treasury Older Than Hi* Qrsndmethsr. McAdoo’s office on telegraphic reports Tiernan 8che|iel of Holland, Mich., received from throughout the country. has the distinction of being one year If the collections come up to expecta •Ider than his grandmother. Scbepel's tions the tax will yield tbe largest re grandfather, Thomas Vandenboech, turn* In tbe history of the income tax. too* out a Hcetise to wed Miss Gert- Last year receipts approximated $SO, rade Nyboer, and tbe ceremony was 000.000. Tlie $100,000,000 estimate in setemntaed in Grand Haven. Venden elude* some $19.480.000 already collect bench b seventy-two year* sf age svd ed. This Includes taxes from corpora bta bride ta only nineteen. tise* aa well as ladtsidaala —Caaar« m Naw York Sun. MR. AND MRS. BRASURE PARENT-TEACHERS MEET CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ______ Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Brasure of 7703- 69tii avenue, entertained in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary on Fri day evening, April 7th. Those preaent were: Mr. snd Mrs. Spriggs, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Whitman, Mr. and Mre. C. A. Alvord, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kessinger, Mr. and Mrs. Cham bless, Mr. and Mrs. Belmore, Mr. anti Mrs. M. E. Hennika, Mr and Mrs. B. I. Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Dustan, Mr. and Mrs. Woodham, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Stearns and Mr. and Mrs. J. II Mission. Ice cream and cake were served as re- fiesbmente. The house was beautifully decorated in silver ornaments, white carnations and ferns. Mrs. Geo. How ard sang a couple of solos, and Mr. C. A. Alvoni also sang. A beautiful pres ent consisting of a Sheffied silver tray wax presented them as an offering from all present. - CHORUS GIRL SOLDIER’S HEIR. Lagacy of $75,000 Laft to Fiancee by Officer Killed at Front. Through the death In action at Neuve Cbci>elle of Lieutenant Edward Rosa Mu loch of tbe Gordon highlanders. Miss Pat Peel, a chorus girl of London who ha* lieen earning $6 a week, naa Inherited a fortune of $75.000. Tbe roniauce baa just come to light through Miss Peel tendering her resig nation from her show. She explains that sh«> met Lieutenant Muloch be fore the war and that he fell in love with her. Subject to a life interest, he made her sole residuary legatee under his will. All the legal formalities have been compiled with anil probate has been granted. “I received tuy first Intimation of Lieutenant Muloch’s death.” she said, ■from reading It in the official casualty lists. Then 1 remembered the will. He had shown it to me when he was over lu England on leave. This is how it ran: 'In tlie event of my death I give al) my possessions and effects to Mary Patricia Steer’—that, you know, Is my real name. "The witness who attested the will was also killed at ttie front So the validity of tbe document had to be es tabllshed in the courts.” l«AR CROSS ON KNiFE GRINDER Paris Dr***r.iak*r* Crow a to Patronis* Dikublsd Soldier. Disabled French soldiers are already finding their way Into minor occu|>a tlons—the "petlts metiers.” The Figa ro notes the presence In the streets of one armed knife grinders, one of whom. It says, was seen wearing the war cross. He did a thriving business tn tbe Rue de la Paix, where It seemed m if all the dressmakers had suddenly decided to have their scissors sharp ened. For ceuturles It has been French cus tom for an Itinerant grinder to give some souvenir to bls customer*. Thia modern “remouleur” rare a copy of the "Mareetilalss." The next regular meeting of the Lents Parent Teacher’s Association will be held at the school auditorium on Wednesday afternoon, owing to Fri day's being a mid term holiday. A big attendance is deeirabe as there will be matters of especial importance taken up. Mrs. Alva Lee Stevens, president of the Parent Teacher’s Council will be pres ent and address the members and Prof. Whitney will also be present. There will be several entertaining features and a very valuable meeting is expected. Woodmere EX-GOMMISSIONfR STEELE SEEKS UGHDiER’S POSiliON Ex County Commissioner, W. B. Steele, is a candidate against W. L. Lightner in the Republican Primary election to be held May 19th, 1916. In the interest of the taxpayers W. B. Steele stands for no favoritism in county business affaire, sa having had year* of experience in construction work be pro poses, if elected, to work for and favor the awarding of all contracts to the low est responsible bidder and to exact strict compliance with the specifica tions, economy being bis motto at all times. Mr. Steele supervise«! tbe buiding of the bicycle paths, which in their day were enjoyed by all who rode bicycles upon them anil also superintended the building of the first macadam road built in Multnomah County, Oregon, and is a pioneer good road man. All who had business with the County Commissioners during Mr. Steele’s in cumbency know that the public got a square deal and by reatkii, thereof, and the further fact that he is thoroughly competent to fulfill the requirements of tbe office of commissioner, numerous residents of the city of Portland and Multnomah County, Oregon, are con- centrating on him. Mr. 8teele asks the public to not scatter their votes as it is and will be necessary to unite if they desire to beat a ring candidate. When Mr. Steele was elected County Commissioner he ran 1500 votes i above the normal Republican majority. HOLLY LODGE AGAIN NOTO Rl US Hillside Mansion Built Five Years Ago, Rented, Used for Road Bouse Purposes Entertains Miscellan eous Array Who Get Arrested. l)r. Dean, proprietor of a sanitarium or hospital for special diseases at 284 Morrison street took possession of Holly Ixxige on the North slope of Mt. Scott some time ago and prepared it for a' amusement point, He added a good sized ball room to it and fitted up a number of rooms. J ust before the state went dry he announced that he would conduct an open house and hi* adver tising seems to have brought returns. For some time past the neighbors bare been complaining about tbe hilarious proceedings that have been going on out there and a soeeial officer from the sheriff's office has been detailed to watch things. Saturday evenings were the times when tbe place was most generoasly patronized so plane were laid to investigate it last Saturday night. It was about three o’clock in tbe morning when deputies Phillips, Beck man, Ward, and Glennon stepped in and arrested Dr. Dean and detained the company until their names were taken. Dr. Dean will be tried for selling liquor. There were 25 persons in the bouse. Liquor was found in several of the rooms and a partly emptied bottle of whiskey stood on tbe dining room table. Four persons were seated at the table. Why people should be carousing around at that time of night would be enough to convict most any of them if they were investigated by the grand jury. In the basement of the house was a bar fitted ud at which ginger ale was sold, but it is said that it was the cus tom to fill the glasses up with liquor of a more stimulating nature. It is the desire of tbe people in th« vicinity of lente that tbe place be permanently closed. Tbe house was built in tbe first place for illegitimate purposes and there seems to be a dis position on the part of its owners to con tinue it as an immoral rendevous. Grange to Give Play The Russelville Grange Drama Club will present their next annual play on Saturday night of this week, April 15th. "The Village Lawyer” ia the best and most difficult play ever attempted by the Club and a grand success is antici pated. With hard practice three times weekly aud with Mrs. D. A. Hood di recting the action, the members are doing fine work. The Cast consisting of eleven characters is exceptionally strong and though there are three new ones in this year, they are not backward in showing their talent. All the Granges of the county are joining to help matters along, and the Grange having the highest representa tion over twenty, will receive a cash re ward, so if you live near any of these granges get in with their delegation and help them get the prise. The four acts and two scenes will re quire about three hours for presenting and after that retreshments will be served in the basement by the ladies of the home grange. A grand old time is assured to all and you will find that the twenty-five cents for admission will be a very small price for the value received. Remember the time ami the place, Russelville Grange Hall on the Base Line Road, April 15th, 8:15 p. m. The Woodmere Parent Teachers’ Association met Tuesdaj afternoon in the assembly hall ot the school house. Over two hundred persons were present to enjoy the program wnich was pre pared by the anti cigarette committe, of which Mrs. Sommerfeldt is chairman. The musical number* which were en thusiastically received were rendered by Mrs. Harvey Blakeslee. The first selec tion, "Spring” by Grant was graciously followed by “The Years’ at the Spring.” Prof. George Morris spoke on the effect of tobacco from a physcian's stand point, telling many interesting ex periences with person* addicted to the use of cigarettes and tobacco. Mrs. Davenport »poke on the subject from the business stand point, and concisely told the attitude of employers toward cigarette smokers. Tlie next meeting will be May 2, at which time officers will be elected for the coming year. Lents School Notes I Members wishing to vote should pay This week has been Mother’s Week at their dues before that time to Mr*. Nel the Lents School. An invitation was son. secretary. extended to the mothers of Lents by tbe Child Welfare exhibits will lie held at Hot Lunch Committee to come and take the main library from April 20 to dinner with the children and see for April 25, to which all parents and themselves what their children have Mrs. Clapp Dead been eating this year at. the School Hot teachers are cordially invited. Mrs. C. F. Clapp of (W15-4f>th avenue Lunch. A goodly uAnlier of mothers A meeting will be held at the library died Thursday, March 25ch, and the from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. in. on the 22d attended and they are all highly pleased funeral was held at Lerch's the follow of April at which measures to be voted with the menus as served and are very ing Tuesday. Mrs. Clapp leaves her upon at the coming election will be dis much in favor of having the lunches husband, a son Harry, amt a daughter, continued. As the weather changes to cussed. wanner, the soup* will be dispensed Mrs. Elizabeth M. Carlson of HL Marys, with and salads, sandwiches, cold milk, Idaho, to mourn her death. Where formerly trainmen had to g<> Her death was due to shock from a lemonade, and ice cream will be sub on top of cars and set the hand brake Her stituted. The Hot Lunch will serve surgical operation tor tumor, and between cars and couple with links health has been disturbed for some time dinners the rest of the school year. and pins thr brakes are now operated I and an operation promise«! relief but The Indoor Base Ball girls of the from the cab of tbe engine by air and she was not strong enough to overcome every car is equipped with an automatic Lents School played Lewelleyn girls on it. coupler. Tbe old time railroad man Wednesday of this week and the result who worked with the hand brake and ing score was 34 to 24 in favor of lK*nte. Roseburg will regulate jitneys. It link coupler speak* of the average rail Lente girls will return the gam«* and will charge license fee and require a play Lewellyn next Tuesday on the road man of today as a "joy rider.” $2000 bond. ¡«ewellyn grounds. Can’t beat Lente after all. A new railroad is proposed between Daily Mails Bakerand Pine and Eagle Valley. Halsey ships a ton of egg* in a day to Mails at the Lents postoAce arrive outside market*. Orders have already been placed by and depart daily, except Munday, aa fol The Lebanon paper mill is running France and Italy for 400,000 canes of lows: hill time wiUi full force, the first time Pacific (loast salmon. Arrive Depart in month». 7:15A. M. 6:00 A. M. A Myrtle Creek man baa invented New depot* will be built at March 12:60 P. M. 12J8P. M. engine run by air instead of gasobne. field and North Bend by tbe 8. P. Co. 3:80 P. M.