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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916. OlilllllM AT RESOURCES Loans, Bonds and Warrants . . Overdrafts . Furniture and Fixtures Account Other Resources Cash and Due From Banks Total ... Capital . Surplus and Profits Deposits r Total jliillillllllMllillM CARRIERS AND CLERKS COME Local Post Office Employes Hosts to State Convention Extensive plans are being made by the local post office employes for the entertainment of carriers and clerks from all parts of Oregon at the annu al convention of the Oregon Associa tion of Clerks and Carriers to be held in this city on June 24. The clerks and carriers of the Oregon city postoffice met at the Commercial club rooms last Thursday evening and appointed committees to make ar rangements for the reception and en tertainment of approximately 500 del egates from the various postoflices of the state who are expected to attend the annual convention. The annual convention is the big social and business gathering of the year and at the session held at Salem last year 400 delegates were present. The association has been organized only two years, but its members have taken a keen interest in its welfare and it is constantly growing in mem bership and importance. The following committees were ap pointed at the meeting last week: Executive committee, including the three state presidents elected from the Oregon City delegation to the Salem convention, Carl Joehnke, chairman, president of the post office clerks, John Etcheson, president of the let ter carriers, Frank Whiteman, presi dent of the rural carriers; finance committee, W. B. Howell, Ralph Niles, Orville Johnson; reception, Luther McAnulty, Roy Trullinger, Otto Ry man, Frank Fuge, Perry Neeks; en tertainment, Julius Spagle, Thomas Smith, John Egr; publicity, Mrs. C A. Nash, Charles Andrus, John Egr; arrangements, Julius Spagle, Charles Andrus, William Lettenmeier; re freshments, Roy Trullinger, Thomas Smith, Ralph Niles. Luther McAnul ty will act as stenographer of the convention. Troubled at Night Painful, annoying bladder weak' ness usually indicates kidney trouble and kidney trouble never should be neglected. Backache, rheumatism; sore, swollen or stiff muscles or joints all these have been relieved by Foley Kidney Pills. They act promptly and efficiently and help to health. Henry Rudolph, Carmi, 111., writes: "I was bothered with hurting in back and was troubled at night and had to get up several times. Since taking Foley Kidney Tills I sleep all night without getting up." Jones Drug Co. STUDER GOES TO PEN Stringtown Poultry Thief Will Serve Time for Actions For the profitable business he con ducted in ull parts of the county as a chicken thief Philip Studer of "String town" will have to pay dearly. Studer was indicted by the gruud jury on Tuesday and on Wednesday morning pled guilty to the charges against him. He" was sentenced by Judge Campbell to serve from 2 to 5 years in the state penitentiary, and is al ready behind the bars of that insti tution. Farmers, especially those living in the vicinity of Studer's home, will re ceive his committment as pleasant news, for the prisoner's depredations have been a source of heavy loss and much worry to keepers of poultry He was arrested moro than a week ago by Sheriff Wilson and Constable Front when they broke down a door at his homo and found Studer pie- paring chickens be had stolen for the market. The officials tracked the thief from a farmhouse at Beaver Creek to his home in what is known popularly as Stringtown, by the po culiar mark left in the road by a shoe worn by the horse he was riding. Studer is held to blame for most of the poultry losses that have occurred about the county within the past few months, as he is known to have marketed a great number of fowls Which were not his rightful property. Desertion Charged Lea Normayle charges her husband with willful desertion ; in a divorce complaint filed in the circuit court on Tuesday. The couple was married at Spokane, Wash., on May 23, 1910. ; You can get the Courier for one year for $ 1.00 if you pay In advance. CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION f Uy ' OPPOSITE COURT MOUSE jm"" T, OF OREGON CITY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MAY 1st. LIABILITIES CORRECT: . John OPENED FOR BUSINESS DECEMBER 20th. 1919 Your account Invited , WILL REPAIR DAM Structure at Oswego Lake Has Caus ed Mucli Trouble The Oregon Iron & Steel company, owner of the dam at Oswego lake, is contemplating the repair of the struc ture and will probably have workmen busy there early next week. The dam first held back the waters of the lake fifty-six years ago, when it was erected by A. A. Dunham, owner of a sawmill at the lake in the early days. High water from the Tualatin river washed out a section of the dam about two months ago and it is this damage which the present owners will repair. Since the dam came into pos session of the present owners it has been causing considerable trouble, probably because, at the time of its most recent rebuilding, the construc tion work was faulty. When it is re built this time the dam will be made of sufficient strength to hold back the waters of the Tualatin. West Linn Equipped A hose cart and 400 feet of hose were installed in a new fire house at Sunset and Walnut streets, West Linn, late last week, and that community is prepared for the worst, in the way of fire. West Linn will soon have three houses ready for apparatus and these are to be located at different parts of the town in order to provide maximum protection. One house is located at Willamette, which was re cently annexed by the thriving coun cil of West Linn. FOR SALE A Fresh Cow. In quire 1G19 Harrison St., Oregon City. .18 CONCORD LAD HURT Fourteen Sitches Necessary to' Sew Up Cut on Head Elmer Evans, of Concord, was on Saturday night kicked by his saddle horse and his face badly lacerated, the animal's hoof striking over one eye and cutting a gash that required 14 stitches. The lad was leading his horse to the barn after completing his work, when the animal reared, broke loose and kicked the lad, knocking him down, where he was picked up in an unconscious condition. A physician expressed the hope that the injured lad's eyesight is not iffectcd, but says there is danger of that. It is impossible as yet to say how serious the injury is until the swelling of the face goes down. The Boy Scouts of Concord, to which organization Elmer belonged will care for the lad's work until he is entirely restored. SPENCE RE-ELECTED Clackamas County People Will Serve State Grange Again Two Clackamas countv neonle were honored by the State Grange meeting hold at Grants Pass last week bv bo ing elected to office in that important organization. C. E. Spence of Beaver Creek was re-elected mastor of the grange and Mrs. Mary Howard of Mulino was re-elected secretarv. The grange meeting closed last Thursday evening with a great banquet at which nearly 600 delegates were present. The re-election of Mr. Snence and Mr.?. Howard comes as a tribute to their activities in connection with the grange work and as a result of their splendid service in these nositions during the pnst few years. The 1917 convention of the state grange will be held at Astoria. Governor to Speak An enthusiastic farmer's union meeting is nlnnned bv the Creek union on Saturday night. Gov ernor Withycombe will attend the meeting and will speak on some phase of agricultural endeavor. In view of the executive's attendance a large crowd will be present at the meeting. "Bachelor's Club," an interesting and very lively comedv will be nresnte1 during the evening by members of the union, a nominal admission fee has been set and refreshments will be served. Patriot's suggestion: One nominee. one platform, one party the Party of Humanity with Woodrow Wilson as its lender. 1916 $ 108,279.04 NONE 7,235.89 4,472.73 139,287.72 $ 259,275.38 $ 50,000.00 6,150.45 203,124.93 $ 259,275.38 R. Humphrys, Cashier FUNDS APPORTIONED County Treasurer Delivers Tax Money To Cities Nearly $20,000 in tax money was distributed late last week to the in corporated cities of the county by County Treasurer M. Ei Dunn. This sum is approximately 50 per cent, of the amount due the several cities and the remainder is to tie distributed after the closing of collections in Oc tober. The money is the share due each of the cities from the county road tax, of which the state, govern ment appropriates 70 per cent. The following sums- were appor tioned by the county treasurer: Ore gon City, $7,509.51; West Linn, $5,886.33; Milwaukie, $1,556.04; Glad stone, $967.56; Canby, $881.02; Oswe go, $597.63; Molalla, $543.20; Esta cada, $497.75; Willamette, $275.95; Sandy, $197.95 and Barlow, $86.48. COUNTY BUYS LAND CoHnty Fair Grounds Become Posses sion of Taxpayers The county fair grounds at Canby are now the property of the county, having been transferred from the possession of the Clackamas County Fair association late last week. The county paid $7,950 to the association for the property, which is just suffic ient to pay off mortgages against the grounds. After some little delay, caused by a defect in the title to the land, the papers were filed with Recorder Ded man and by virtue of these documents the county holds absolute title to the property, with no incumberance of any kind. The county is free to make what disposition it sees fit of the property. FIRE TAKES MILL Mattoon Sawmill at Redlands De stroyed by Fire on Monday A loss of about $3,000 was sus tained by the Mattoon brothers at Redlands on Monday night,, when their sawmill at that place burned to the ground. The origin of the fire has not been determined and was not covered by insurance. Within an hour after midnight, when" the fire started, the building had been con sumed. Roy Mattoon and John Mat toon, owners, who are sons of County Commissioner W. H. Mattoon, do not expect to rebuild their plant, which had a capacity of 20,000 feet daily. Redmen Defeated The benefit baseball game played at Canby on Sunday between the Ore gon City Redmen and the Canby Arti sans resulted in the defeat, of the former by a score of 3 to 2. The re sult was uncertain, however, Tintil two extra innings had been played. The battery for Oregon City was Raasch and Story and for Canby was Hoss and Gribble. The local heaver struck out 15 of the Canby players during the game, but the work of his team mates in supporting him and in run ning bases made his brilliant work in effective. The heavy expenses incident to the game made the returns to the game made the returns to the campaign treasury of the candidate for Rose Queen much less than had been antici pated, although a fair crowd witness ed the game. Former Detective Here J. F. Kerrigan, former Portland de tective, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Mullan of Milwaukie, was in Oregon City on Tuesday. Mr. Kerri gan, although not the Kerrigan who is known to thousands of moving pic ture fans, is almost as well known as that J. W. Kerrigan, who some times takes detective roles in the pic tures. The Oregon City visitor is the detective who arrested "The Lone Highwayman," in Portland some time ago, after he had held up an Oregon City car. The same highwayman is accused of the brutal murder of Mrs, Helen Jennings at the old Gore farm near the Clackamas countv line in Washington county on Monday night. The highwayman's committment to the penitentiary resulted from the arrest made by Detective Kerrigan. "Anything to beat Wilson" will not beat Wilson. They'll have to give good reasons and they can't j An Escape Br ELINOR MARSH A young Russian named Ivan Ivano vltch, living at Kars, not many miles north of the boundary line between Russia and Turkey, found employment across the border and while there fell In love with a young Turkish girl. Her father refused her to him unless he would renounce the Christian religion and become a Mohammedan. Ivan was averse to doing so, but It Is easy for one who Is In love to find a salve for his conscience, and he finally consent ed. He professed adhesion to the prophet, and the' two were married. This is a simple matter with the Turks, for the bride Is conducted to the groom's house and left there with him. There Is no such ceremony as among Christians. Of course the young husband's con version was a form, but he was obliged to go to prayers In the mosque like any Mohummedan and otherwise conform to that religion. After awhile he grew tired of this and, taking his wife with him, went back to the other side of the border. Now, It was not long after the Ivano vltch family made this move that the Grand Duke Nicholas marched by, Im pressing men Into his army as be ad vanced, taking Ivan among the num ber. Wh?n the latter found that they were marching on Erzerum he was much concerned, for It was near that city that he had married his wife, and If he should be captured and recog nized fighting In a Christian army against the followers of Mohammed he would suffer as dreadful fate as could be visited on a renegade. Ivnnovltch was on the flank of his army and ten miles to the northwest of Erzerum. There he was captured by the Turks and carried with them In their retreat before the Russians to ward Trebizond. Just before the Russian advance Into Turkey, Mine. Ivanovltch went on a visit to her people and was there dur ing the surrender of Erzerum by the Turks. One day while looking at some Russian prisoners who were being marched by, she saw her husband among them. The good woman was seized with the same trepidation us Ivan, that he might be recognized us a Mohammed an renegade. Wishing to be neur him to afford him such protection us she might be uble, she followed the prison ers, their captors taking them along In retreat, and saw them go Into blvounc for the nlglit Now, there was no opportunity for a woman to mingle among men in Tur key, for Turkish women and men do not associate together as In other coun tries. The only way Mme. Ivanovltch could go among the soldiers and prison ers was by assuming man's attire. En tering the women's quarters of a house near by, she prevailed upon a wife to procure her a suit of her husband's, which she put on and, carrying her own clothes in a bundle under her arm, went to the place where the prisoners were. There she made friends with the guurd and offered her services for any duty she might perform. She was told that she might tube part In watch ing the prisoners, and, obtaining a gun, she stood guard with the rest. Toward midnight she took position near her husband and dropped her bundle beside him, at the same time making signs to him to roll into some underbrush a few yards from him. Slowly edging In that direction, he came to the edge of the brush. Most of the guard were drowsy. One of them was near enough to observe Ivan, and Mme. Ivanovltch placed her-) self between the two. Then the pris oner rolled Into the brush. As soon ns he examined the con tents of the bundle he suw his wife's design. As a man In Russian uniform It would be Impossible for him to make his way through the Turkish lines, but ns n womun he would have every advantage, especially as the face of a Turkish woman Is always hidden by a veil. Under cover of the dark ness he took off his clothes and put on those of his wife, then made his way out of the bivouac of guards and prisoners. Coming to the roud over which he hud been marched during the day, he walked ulong It till he came to a house. There he took refuge In an outhouse till morning, when he rapped at the women's quarters. He was admitted, made up a story of having been to see an officer to whom she (he) was mar ried, and was treated with kindness. Hero he ws in double danger, for he was not only a renegade Mussulman, but a man in the women's quarters, a place where not even a husband may enter unless his wife Is without visit ors.' However, he Insisted on remain ing veiled and got out as soon as he could without exciting suspicion. Following the road back toward the Russians, he modestly withdrew to one side on meeting Turkish soldiers who were hurrying before their conquerors. At Inst ho mot the Russian advance and, lifting his veil, revealed himself as a man and a Russian. The next meeting between Ivanovltch and his wife was In a hospital within the Russian lines. He had been taken ill mid relegated to the quarters of the sick. Mme. Ivanovltch had made her way back toward Erzerum and had been hoping that he hud made good his escape. She had gone with Red Cross' nurses to help in the hospital, and one day as she was passing his cot the two met She was free to kneel beside him, and the two embraced with thanks, the one to God. the other to Allah. . Liquor and Games Did Nut Pay Lorena Sturgis asks for severance of the bonds of matrimony in a com plaint filed in the circuit court on Tuesday alleging' cruelty, laziness, addiction to liquor and gambling, on the part of Jesse Earl Sturgis. The husband's family, with whom Mrs. Sturgis was forced to live, is charged with many indignities against her. Tho couple was married on De cember 14, 1909. There are no chil dren and no property rights and the plaintiff asks for the restoration of her maiden name, Lorena Wigginton. REPORT RETURNS A. I. and J. Hughes Have Fine Record on Red Wing Farm A. I. and J. Hughes, owners of Red Wing farm, near Oregon City, report the following returns from their Guernsey cows entered for advanced registry: Florham's Red Wing of the Glen's Lily, 2 years 1 month, 5863.6 pounds milk, 319.63 pounds fat; Modele's Jolly Lass, 2 years 2 months, 9343.4 pounds milk, 395.49 pounds fat, and has made on re-entry 53.2 pounds of fat in March, being dry but one month be fore calving; Red Wing of the Glen, 4 years 3 months, has 10,758.6 pounds milk, 607.03 pounds fat; and Jennie Van, 6 years, made 13,107.2 pounds milk and 663.49 pounds of fat. Bo nito Gypsy, 2 years 6 months, and Governor's Memorial Rose, 2 years 3 months, have both made more than their requirements for advanced reg istry and have till the latter part of August to complete their records. All the above cows were on the fair circuit last fall for three weeks, while on test, which lowered their butterfat record considerably, espec ially the heaviest producers. Moral: "Do not show test cows if you expect to get the best possible record." Red Wing fprm recently shipped an 8-months-old bull calf to P. E. Allen, of Nehalem, also sold first prize bull calf to G. N. Hesgard, Newberg. . F. S. Hutchins heads his herd of pure breds with a son of Red Wing of the Glen, 607.03 pounds of fat, and Chas. A. Rider heads his grade herd with a son of Jennie Van, 663.49 pounds fat. "All bull calves are sold out and future calves spoken for," say the owners. "One of our grade Guernsey cows, Topsy, 6 years old, made 76.40 pounds of fat in December, being the lead ing cow of the Clackamas County Cow-testing association for the month. In 147 days she has made 308.64 pounds of fat: "For the month of April there were five Guernsey breeders with cows on official test in the association. A year ago there was one herd on test in the association. "There are a number of registered Guernsey bulls now in the county heading grade herds." P. R. L. & P. Repairs Surface The P. R. L. & P. Co., has a crew at work on its Main street tracks and is removing the stone filler between the tracks and at the outer edge. This work is done to make a better surface with the new" asphalt street covering, as he ties, which extend beyond the edge of the stones, has caused an uneven surface. The com pany is cutting the pavement away to the ends of its ties and will fill this space in with belgian blocks. A re cent attempt to roll the defective sur face into shape was not successful. Bank Cashier Quits -J. Lee Erickson, cashier of the Canby State bank since the organiza tion of that institution, has severed his connection with the bank and will engage in business as a partner of Ora Slyter, conducting logging and timber activities. Arthur Graham, well known in Canby as manager of the Huntley Bros., drug store there, has taken Mr. Erickson's position in the bank. - You Can Do Store Opens 8:30 A. M. Saturdays at 9 A.M. The Most in Value Pacific Phone Marshall 5080 THE MOST IN Smart New Patterns in These Two mbroiderv Soccials It's a great special purchase from a manufacturer with whom in the past we have done an enormous business. Being overstocked, he requested us to take the lot quickly at great price concessions therefore these . GREAT SAVINGS FOR YOU: At 15c Yard Regular Values to 39c Here is anotherjunmatchable embroidery sale in widths and styles 'suitable for underwear, chil dren's and women's dresses, etc., including 17 inch Flouncings in dainty baby patterns on sheer Swiss and batiste, heavy patterns on nainsook and cambric, also Corset-cover Embroidery and 12- inch Skirtings in a large range terns. All imported and all perfect workmanship. ValuestoJ9c.jrhisSale Convocation Is Held Eleven representatives attended the convocation of the northern deanery of the Episcopal diocese of Oregon held in Oregon City on Monday morn ing. The convocation opened with a holy communion at St. Paul's church and was followed by a morning pray er service. "The Unction of the Sick" was the title of a paper read by the Rev. Betram Runnals of Corvallis, and the subject was further discussed by the Rev. John G. Hatton of Portland. Those in attendance at the convo cation were H. D. Chambers, arch deacon of the Oregon diocese; the Very Rev. Dean Ramsey, Portland; Rev. W. R. Powell, Rev. T. F. Bowen, Rev. Thomas Jenkins, Rev. F. K. How ard, Rev. John B. Rice, Rev. John Dawson, Rev. J. G. Hatton, Rev. C. B. Reynolds and Rev. T. J. Williams. During the session a paper on the "Training of the Child in Worship" was read by the Rev. Thomas Jen kins and the subject was discussed by the Rev. T. J. Williams. St. Paul's guild served a delightful luncheon to the visiting churchmen and, in the evening the King's Daughters were the entertainers. Dean Ramsey of St. Stephen's pro-cathedral of Portland, preached at the evening service. Derthick Club Elects Mrs. T..A. Burke and Mrs. C. G. Miller were the hostesses of the Der thick club at the home of the former at Gladstone on Fridiy afternoon. The election of officer;) occupied the early part of the afternoon, and these were re-elected: President, Mrs. L. II. Olmsted; vice president, Mrs. W. A. Dimick; secretary, Mrs Livy Stipp; treasurer, Mrs. A. C. Howland. Among the features of the after noon was the presentation of a hand some gold wrist watch to Mrs. Nieta Barlow Lawrence from the members of the Derthick chorus, this being pre sented to Mrs. Lawrence as a token from the musical club. This is the last of the regular meet ings of the Derthick club for the sea son, but an evening party will be given on Friday, May 26, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Loder on Ninth and Center streets. Gospel Team at Clarks . With seventeen members of a Gos. pel team, the Rev. J. K. Hawkins went to Clarks on Sunday afternoon to conduct a service in the Methodist church there. Two-hundred people in that community attended the service, which was the first of a series that is being held at Clarks this week. The Rev. Mr. Hawkins held a meet ing at the same church on Tuesday evening and will continue the series during the remainder of the week. In the intervals between services the pastor is visiting the membership in the Clarks neighborhood. Mrs. Wells Defendant Action has been started in the cir cuit court here by Judge G. B. Dimick and W. A. Dimick for the recovery of $250 attorney fees from Mrs. Mary C. Wells, recently acquitted on a charge of defrauding an insurance company. Dimick and Dimick de fended the elderly Oswego woman in the recent trial and it is this fee that they would compel Mrs. Wells to pay. Physical training in childhood is the foundation of adult health. Better for Less on The VALUJ An elegant assortment of beautiful 45-inch high grade sheer Batiste Flouncings especially suit able for graduation and Summer dresses. The patterns range from neat small floral effects to large, bold conventional designsand are so ex tensive and varied of pat 1 suitea. a special you qualities regularly sold at $2 per yd. ...Additional.. ...Locals... Mra. Edwin Foster, who has spent h nnst two weeks with relatives at Eugene, returned to her home in this city on Tuesday. Mrs. roster went to Enirene to attend the wedding of her niece, Miss Eunice Foster, who is now Mrs. L. Verne Graves or fort- land. Miss Foster was well known in Oregon City where she has visited many times. W. W. Jesse of Barlow was a visitor in Oregon City on Wednesday. Mr. Jesse was returning home from a business trip to Portland. W. B. Kirchem of Logan "was a business visitor in Oregon City on Wednesday. W. W. Irwin, well known stockman of Aurora, was a visitor in Oregon City on Wednesday. ' Frank Willard Emerson, a promi nent prohibition orator, will deliver an interesting lecture at Willamette hall on Monday evening under the auspic es of the Oregon Prohibition State committee. Mr. Emerson is an elo quent speaker. HEAR WITHOUT EARS Police and Detectives are Using Lip Reading in Place of Dictagraph Thousands of deaf people are to day throwing away all hearing devic es and enjoying all conversation. This method is easily and quickly acquired through our system. Absolutely the only thing of its kind in the country. Our proposition is entirely original. We guarantee results, it will amaze you. Cost is trifling. See what New International Encyclopaedia says on Lip Reading. Hundreds of people with normal hearing are taking up Lip Reading for the many benefits gained. You can understand, what the actors are saying in the moving pic tures. You can understand what people are saying just as far away as you can see them. ' The eye under stands beyond the range of hearing. Send no money, but mention this pa per and state whether or not you are deaf. All particulars will be sent you absolutely free and with no ex pense to you. Address, School of Lip Language, Kansas City, .Missouri. Parkplace Road Closed Pending the completion of paving operations, the Parkplace road be tween that community and Oregon City, has been closed. Roadmaster Roots and Harry Worswick, superin tendent of paving, are rushing the work on the road after" a delay of several days due to a lack of asphalt, but this week the arrival of several hundred tons of material at the pav ing plant enabled the crews to get at their labors. It is estimated that the road work will be completed within three weeks, and when finished the road will be open for travel. Republicans can't agree on a can didate, can't agree on a platform; can't agree on what they will do if they get the offices. They have only one agreement they want the offices. Third Street Best in Quality Store Closes 6:30 P. M. 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