NOW IS THE TIME WHEN YOU WANT YOUR MONEY TO DO DOUBLE DUTY, THEREFORE PLACE YOUR AD IN THE COURIER WHERE EVERYBODY WILL READ IT. CITY COURI 25th YEAR. OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1907 No 27 CERTIFICATES LEGAL TENDER day, a man by the name of Morgan, an employe of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Co., slipped and fell to the rocks below rendering him uncon scious for some time. He was taken to the office of Drs. Carll & Meisner, where Dr. Meisner made an examina tion and found no bones were broken but that the man was badly bruised. He was removed to his residence and was resting easy at last reports. There were other exhibitors of fancy work and of vegetables and fruit. The fancy work booth was presided over O.F.WILBUR LEAVES CITY by Mrs. Ida Kent, Mrs. E. D. Fellows and Mrs. M. E. Brown. The Grange hall was decorated with evergreens, grains and red berries. The patch work quilt made by the Women's Work Club was won by Mrs. Florence PAPER OF PORTLAND CLEARING HOUSE IS ACCEPTED BY BUSINESS MEN. Frazicr. The fair closed in the even ing with a dance, which was largely POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S MANAGER MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS. attended, and the music was furnish HOLIDAYS HINDER COURTS. ed by Whlteman's orchestra. OREGON TAKEN AT FACE VALUE Distribution of $20,000 by Paper Com panics Tends to Relieve Local Situation and Prospects Are Encourgalng. Commencing last Friday Portland clearing house certificates In all de nominations are being received by nearly, every business house in Ore gon City in payment of all claims and also in payment for goods purchased at the stores. This was decided last Thursday night by 33 merchants of Oregon City, who held a meeting in the office of Franklin T. Griffith. The sentiment in favor of accepting the clearing hojuse certificates In lieu of cash was unanimous. The certifi cates are issued in denominations of " $5, $10 and $20 and will be practically legal tender everywhere in Oregon City. The following merchants agreed to accept the certificates at their face value: Huntley, Bros. Co., Geo. A, Harding, Burmeister & Andresen, L. Adams, Duane C. Ely, Price Bros., V. Harris, S. Rosenstein, H. P. Bright bill. C. G. Miller. F..T. Barlow. J. Lev itt, Joyner & Hosklns, Geo. V. Ely, W. W. Myers, Howell & Jones, Wm. Robinson, J. E. Jack, Brown & Welsh, Geo. Reddaway, J. E. Seeley, P. J. Wlnkel, Frank Busch, Pope & Co., John Adams, R. Petzold, Farr Bros., W. L. Block, Harry Baxter, Charman & Co., The C. C. Store, by Carter; T. J. Gary. The distribution of about $20,000 in clearing house certificates in pay ment of the wage checks of the em ployes of the Willamette Pulp & Pa per Company has caused a flood of that paper among the business houses of Oregon. City. The paper is taken at its face value by nearly all of the local merchants, but has made a tem porary shortage of change, as the paper is not issued in denominations smaller than $5. The financial condi tion here Is .rapidly becoming clari fied and the situation is most encour aging. The local banks have received from San Francisco a large amount of San Francisco Clearing House certificates in denominations of $1 and $2. These smaller denominations were needed here and were quickly placed in cir culation by the business men, and occasioned by the issuance of the $5, $10 and $20 Portland Clearing HouBe certificates. The San . Francisco cer tiflcates are a very convenient size, closely resembling National Bank notes. Injured in Paper Mill. While at work on a scaffold scrap ing concrete from a wheelbarrow, Fri- No Legal Business Can Bo Trancacted ; During the Present Situation. The banks are not alone in their holidays, for this is a matter that is giving the officials around the court house much concern. County Clerk Greenman has on his desk a huge stack of papers that have been pre sented for filing since October 28, but in the big book for the register of action there in nothing but blank pages since that date, and Mr. Green man and his deputies are looking for ward with no degree of pleasure to the end of the holidays, when their work will fall on them with an un desirable heaviness. The Circuit Court should have convened Monday morning of last week for the regular November term and the docket is not a light one by any means, In ad dition to a record breaking number of law, divorce and other equity cases, there are a large number of criminal actions, embrancing the charge of as sault against Leroy Carden, the cases against four Canby saloonmen who are charged with selling liquor to mi nors, and finally the charge of mur dering Bhingwan Singh, the Hindu, which has been lodged against seven residents of Boring Precinct, these men now being in the county jail. The regular term of the County Court was set for Wednesday but is postponed, as no judicial acts can be done at the present time. County Re corder Ramsby has filed no instru ments of any kind since October 28, and will have a busy office for a while at the termination of the holidays. McKinley Escapes from Chinese. A dispatch from Pekin says: Hora tio McKinley. wanted in Oregon in connection with the land-fraud trials In that state, who was arrested by the Manchurian authorities at Muk den, October 5, and incarcerated pend ing the arrival of an officer from America, escaped1 from custody Tues day. The Chinese government is making efforts to recapture the pris oner. The escape of McKinley will prob ably defeat the first attempt of China's co-operation in the extradi tion of criminals without a treaty. It was hoped that the attempt would succeed and discourage numerous American criminals and adventurers from taking refuge in China. v Letter List. Letter list for week ending Novem ber 16: Women's list Thornton, Mrs. Jno.; Thomas, Mrs. A. L. Men's list Beebe, L. G.; Cramer, E. M.; Emler, John; Erlckson, Hem berg; Foe, Mr.; Gott, Wm. H.; Han sen, Fred; Morris, Chas.; Osborn, oBnes; Rosmer, R. A.; Wilson, Ed R.; Weddle, B. F. ,:'( '" . A -, S i 7 :.'. Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher Who will talk on the pro posed Excise Law next Monday night in the Bap tist church. ANOTHER BANK CLOSES DOORS MERCHANTS' NATIONAL SUS PENDS IN PORTLAND THOUGH IT IS SOLVENT.- PUBLIC UNDULY SCARED Institution Is Sound but Malicious Ru mors Caused Steady Drain On Its Available Cash Balance. The Merchants' National, of Port land, suspended Tuesday morning. During two weeks ended Tuesday pay ing tellers had sifted $1,500,000 through the wickets. This sum was In cash. The bank is solvent, says President J. Frank Watson, and will reopen within 90 days. Claud Gatch, of Sa lem, National bank examiner for this district, took charge of the institution and will make a careful examination of the bank's condition. He has been directed to do so by the Controller of the Currency. If, as is confidently ex pected, his report discloses a solvent Keep Bright and You Will Keep Busy ELECTRIC LIGHT is the magnet that draws trade. The bright store ia the "hypnotic eye" of business. People can no more resist the the at traction of a brilliant, Electrically lighted store than resist the clarion call of a brass band. Is your competitor with the Electrically illluminated show windows, bright interior and sparkling Electric Sign getting an advantage over you ? The moth never flutters around the unlighted candle 1 Up-to-date stores nowadays consider shop-window lighting a necessity, whether they remain open after dark or not. Competition forces modern methods. A show window brilliantly illuminate! with Electric light will make many a sale "the night before.'"" Electric light compels attention, makes easy the examination of your display, shows goods in detail, and fabrics in their true colors. ? And don't neglect the Electric Sign. It is soliciting "tomorrow's" business every moment it is lighted burning your name in the public mind. It is a solicitor that never becomes weary never stops work costs little. Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. e. G. MILLER, 2lent Oregon Gity, Oregon bank, the Controller will allow such time as seems necessary for the col lection of outstanding accounts and the doors will be opened again for business. Malicious rumors, spread by ene mies of the bank, are believed by President Watson to be responsible for its suspension. These were cir culated in various ways. Anonymous letter to prominent business men about the city, mysterious telephone calls, all advising- the withdrawal of deposits from the Merchants' Nation al, and street reports helped to in still the fear of loss in tile minds of the public. The result was that anx ious depositors poured into the bank. Business community has general confidence in the officials of the Mer chants' National. ' J. Frank Vatson, president, has been its head Bince 1893, the bank having been establish ed in 1886. When Mr. Watson became its head the deposits in the Institu tion were only $175,000. The high water mark of deposits was reached early in the present year, when the total was nearly $6,000,000. The bank is the third largest in the state. On Monday, the last day the bank did business, it was required to pay $157,000 to settle its clearances. It handled checks of other banks that day amounting lor $109,000. Other banks handlod checks drawn on it amounting to a ruin"' of $266,000, leav ing the abovo difference. The Po.tlund Clearing Hod 19 As sociation, did everything 'it will 1 to help this .f.ar.lV Nailonal Of'oials of the f,us,)?nde.l bank agree on this point. The Clearing House advanced $250,000 in Clearing House certifii cates of $5000 denomination, which the Merchants' National used to settle Its clearances. In securing this loan the bank gave its note to the Clearing House, secured by about $.300,000 in notes and ether commercial paper. When this note is paid the collateral will be returned to the Merchants' National. The National banking act does not allow a -National bank to borrow from other banks in excess of the bank's capital stock. The Merchants Na tional has a capital stock at $250,000, so it could not make further loans and comply with the law. The Merchants Savings & Trust Company, an institution recently started, in quarters next door to the Merchants National, and of which Mr. Watson is also president, is not af fected in any way by the suspension of the Merchants National,.. says Mr. Watson. This bank will go ahead and do business as usual. It is the intention of the manage ment of the Merchants National to take over the banking room of the smaller institution, which will move to the building now being fixed for it on the corner of Sixth and Washing ton streets, when the closed bank is re-opened. It is likely that the cap! tal stock of the Merchants National will be increased, for this has been planned for some time SECOND FAIR OF ABERNETHY GRANGE CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL EXHIBIT OF FARM PRODUCTS AT PARKPLACE. WOMEN MAKE A DISPLAY Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Grasses, and Other Exhibits are Admired By Scores of Visitors Last Saturday. Marquam Men Lose Money. H. L. Skirvln, a well known farmer of Marquam, passed through the city Monday enroute to his home from Portland, where he went to attend a meeting of the depositors of the de funct Title Guarantee & Trust Com pany. Mr. Skirvln had $280 in the institution and his son had $100 on deposit there. . .. HAWSE GIVES HIMSELF UP. Seventh Man In Hindu Case Surren ders to Sheriff Beatie. Vernon Hawse, the seventh man im plicated in the murder of Bhingwan Singh, the Hindu who was shot and fatally wounded Hallowe'en night at Jarl & Pagh Bros.' camp near Boring, Thursday afternoon gave himself up to the authorities and occupies quar ters In the county jail, along with the six other men charged with the mur der of the Hindu. Ex-Sneriff Sitton, of Yamhill County, telephoned Sheriff Beatie Wednesday that Hawse was In McMlnnvIlle arid pledged his word to the sheriff that Kawse would come over and deliver himself without the necessity of being arpested. This was entirely satisfactory to the sher iff, and Hawse, after a conference with his attorney, Franklin T. Grif fith, came over to the courthouse and was locked up. Real Estate Consolidated. Mr. Robeson, of the real estate firm of Robeson, Gofbett & Co., has sold out his interest in the firm to his part ners, who have consolidated their bus iness with Smith & Hornback. The office of the new firm will remain in the postoffice building. Abernethy Grange held its second annual fair at Parkplace Saturday. The affair lasted all day and ended at night with a dance at the Grange hall. At noon and during the after noon dinner was served for which 25 cents was charged. Fancy arti cles were also sold., After the noon hour a program was rendered, ' and was the following: Music, -, "Ameri ca;" address, Master of Abernethy Grange, 0. L. Clyde; address, Capt. J. T. Apperson; vocal duet, Gussie Riv ers and Charles Lucas; recitation. Fern Huerth; instrumental solo, Mrs. W. R. U'Ren; Mrs. Getchell, lecturer of Milwaukle Grange, answered to a call for her and replied to Mr. U'Ren and spoke on Grange interests. Mrs. Getchell congratulated Abernethy Grange as being a neighbor and spoke of the splendid exhibit. She was warmly encored upon making the statement "any effort worthy of the name was the united action of men and women;" and said co-operative work is Just now needed in our lodge, our country and our State. Dangers are subdued, wrongs are corrected and great good is accomplished only by the forceful action of, not one, but by united, noble, courageous work." The remarks of Mrs. Getchell, as well as those of the other speakers of the afternoon were in the Interest of the Grange and of its workers, and were greatly appreciated by the large as sembly. At the close of Mrs. Getch ell'B remarks, Capt. J. T. Apperson spoke with a few closing remarks in which he congratulated the women of the Parkplace Grange upon the good showing they had made, and especial ly of the Women's Work Club of this organization who had made many beautiful quilts that adorned the walls of the Grange hall on this occasion, and which were sold on this day. Captain Apperson's remarks closed the afternoon program, after which exhibits were viewed by the visitors. Capt. Apperson's fine exhibit of ap ples, vegetables and butter were greatly admired. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. U'Ren had a fine collection of curios from Africa, among the collection be ing three war weapons of the natives of that country, two assigai (spears) and a knoli kerri (war club), which were brought from Africa by Mr. U'Ren's son. Mrs. E. D. Fellows' needle work was also admired by lov ers of that line, and In her collection she had doilies, centerpieces, quilts and sofa pillows. One quilt that at tracted considerable attention was a patchwork quilt on exhibition by Mrs. O. L. Clyde, whose mother made It when 90 years of age. The Women's Work Club of Abernethy Grange had several crazy patch '"work and silk quilts, besides several lounge throws. Some of the other exhibits were po tatoes, 13 in one hill grown by Mrs. Ivers; Burbank potatoes, Louis Rail; jellies, Mrs. De Ford; apples, Mrs. Minnie Ingram; apples, Mr. C. W. Swallow, of Maple Lane Grange; fancy work, Mrs. William Etters; fancy work, Mrs. M, E. Brown; stein, over 100 years old brought from Ger many, Mrs. Prishoff; glass mug, tak en from a well 75 feet deep, by Mrs. I. Rivers, at Eagle Creek, when a lit tle girl; copper teapot, that has been in several floods but has always been recovered, the last one being the great flood at Galveston. The teapot is of the old fashioned kind and is the property of Mrs. Waer, the teapot be ing In the Praeger family for over 50 years; fancy work, Mrs. ZInserling; doll's cradle, made from a pen knife, by Clarence ZInserling, aged 14 years; nuts, Henry Nachand; Mrs. George ZInserling bad a pumpkin on exhibition taken from a vine on which four pumpkins were raised, the least one weighing 12 pounds and the larg est one weighing 22 pounds. Mrs. Burton bad a collection of vegetables. CHAPMAN OPENS CAMPAIGN. Talks to Crowd In the First Baptist Church on Excise Ordinance. Irvin S. Chapman, D. D L. L. D., who is 70 years of age, with the vigor of a boy, talking with his hands, his feet, his mouth and eyes, was the cen tral figure Monday night at the first mass meeting held in the First Bap tist Church to impress the voters of Oregon City with the necessity of en acting the proposed ordinance creat ing the excise law. Dr. Chapman was greeted by a large crowd, in which the men predominated, and there were no children present. The speak er's subject was "A Story You Never Heard," and he was Introduced by Hon. W. S. U'Ren. Dr. Chapman did not discuss the moral phase of the existence of the saloon, but took up the practical side of the case from his point of view. He Insisted that the saloon hurts bus iness and gave a number of striking Illustrations in support of his claim. He sent home arguments that were convincing and discussed the eco nomic phase of the case. "The saloon destroys the value of property, debases the character of men, and destroys citizenship and homes," was the theme of his dis course, LEFT PROPERTY BEHIND Had Been Drinking Heavily for Some Months and Friends Fear He Has Thrown Himself Into' River. GENINI'S LIFE THREATENED Causes Arrest of Andy Jeffery, Who Disturbed Domestic Relations. Andy Jeffery was arrested Satur day at Macksburg, and brought ,to this city. Jeffery is charged by Tony Geninl with threatening to take the life of the latter. Back of this charge is the court record of divorce proceedings between Mr. and Mrs. Geninl and a fight for the possession of their little daughter. It is al leged by Geninl that his wife and Jeffery were unduly intimate, and sev eral weeks ago they went over into Washington. He followed them and found them in a hotel at Chehalis, but was greeted by Jeffery, who fired a revolver at the woman's husband, none of the five shots taking effect in the darkness. Before Genlni could get a warrant for the arrest of the pair, they fled to this state. He re sumed his vigilance, however, and found them several days later in a rooming house in Portland, and they were arrested and released on bonds. The attempt of Genlni to obtain the custody of his daughter was de feated;1 and tho child is now in the pare of lta maternal grandparents. Geninl foars that Jeffery will take his life and avers that October 22 Jef fery said to Gus Foumal, a local sa loonkeeper:- "I took five shots at him, blow his hat off, and made him crawl under the bed and the next time I will do a better job." Jeffery was released from custody Tuesday by Judge Dimlck following a hearing. Gus Foumal, a local' saloon keeper, swore that he had overheard Jeffery say that he would kill Genlni If opportunity offered, and the court held that this threat was not direct, but conditional. Jeffery has apparently been a thorn In the side of Genlni, whose wife has brought divorce proceedings against him. Mrs. Genlni and Jeffery are good friends, and the man is a wel come guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mathews, of Macksburg, the parents of the woman, who have the custody of the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geninl. Judge Dimick, at the hearing, crit icized Mr. Mathews for allowing Jef fery to be around his daughter and her child at the farm home In Macksburg. The mysterious disappearance of O. F. Wilbur, agent for the Postal Tele graph Company at this point , has aroused much speculation as to his probable fate. Mr. Wilbur left the city suddenly, on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 29, leaving behind all his clothes and personal effects of every nature. Even his pipe was left on his desk. Mr. Wilbur, who came here May 15 last from Fowler, Cal., was a Confed erate veteran and was aged about 62 years. He was appointed manager of the local branch of the. Postal Tele graph Company Immediately after his arrival here and established an office with W. F. Schooley, a local real es tate dealer. For a time he attended to business strictly, but later fell a victim to drink, and was Intoxicated a large portion of his time. In this manner he accumulated small debts and worried over this fact, telling Mr. Schooley that if he could not pay his creditors, he would kill himself by jumping in the river. Mr. Schooley told Wilbur to stop drinking and then he would have no difficulty in paying his debts. Two weeks ago Wilbur started to make some sacks, and told Mr. Schooley that he was going to drown himself. He left the office just before noon, saying that he intended to get some money, and a few hours later was seen In a Main street saloon. About 3 o'clock he boarded a car for Port land and nothing has been seen or heard of him since that time. It is feared by his friends that in his des pondent and muddled condition that he destroyed himself. Mr. Wilbur has distant cousins liv ing in Colorado. He had no money when he left, but possessed Nevada mining stock valued at $1000, which he received a few days before. REST ROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS. Frank Busch and J. E. Seeley Estab lih an Attractive Innovation. Makes Money In Grapes. Phillip Strleb, who has a small vine yard at his home in Milwaukle, where he raises Concord, Sweetwater and Niagara grapes, says that from a lit tle over one acre he sold grapes to the amount of $600. His vineyard is high ground and on a slope and pro duces well. Mr. Strleb expresses the opinion that grapes of fine quality and in great quantity can be produced on the land about Milwaukle, and thinks that before long grape juice will be bottled at Milwaukle for the markets of the Coast and Northwest. Just a Roadhouse. It Is understood that negotiations are on to make the Milwaukle Club house a roadhouse, and that parties have been negotiating to lease the property for that purpose. The city is paid a license for the saloon onlv. and not for the gambling department. -The progresslveness of some of our morchants in fixing rest rooms Tor their patrons will ceTtalnly be appreciated by the public who are called to their places of business to trmlfi. ' Frank Busch is having con structed in his fine busienss block on Main and Eleventh streets a room 16x30 feet which is to be fitted up in a most attractive manner. Mr. Busch will Jiave the room furnished with nice cnairs, nnrary taoie anu volumes of the latest books and magazines and all the dally papers and in fact all the conveniences to make an attrac tive place to rest and warm. J. E. Seeley, who conducts a groc ery store on main and Ninth Btreets is having a reBt room fitted up which when completed will be 14x18 feet and will be nicely furnished with books, magazines and papers for the accomodation of thoBe who wish a nice quiet place to rest and warm during the cold, wet days of winter. This is a step forward that will cer tainly be appreciated by the people coming from a distance in the country when the weather is cold and wet, es pecially those having small children, as heretofore there has been no place where mothers could go with their children and rest and get warm, there fore this will be a great convenience. Heavy Assessment Roll. County Assessor Nelson has a force of six clerks copying the assessment roll for 1907 and the work will be com pleted as fast as possible. The total valuation as shown by the roll is $12,908,336. The valuation of the pro perty of Clackamas County on last year's roll was $10,597,300, showing a material increase, nearly all of which la on corporation property and timber lands. Spidell Case Monday. William Spidell, of Oak Grove, who is charged by E. D. Olds with beating his wife, Edna Spidell, has been re leased on his own recognizance to appear for preliminary hearing next Monday morning at 10 o'clock . Farm For Sale Our business is to show investors that Clackamas county farms are better investments than U. S. gold bonds. There are many real estate signs in town but the office over the Bank of Oregon City continues to do the real estate business of the county. Get Down to Business If your farm drags on the market let's talk the mat ter over. Maybe you need the services of a live agency. The "con" talk of the amateur agent won't sell your land. For results see Eastliam, Patison & Co. Over the Batik of Oregon City Successors to C, N. Plowman & Co.