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8 OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916 Story Books for Boys and Girls HUNDREDS OF TITLES TO CHOOSE FROM A NEW LOT JUST ARRIVED ON SALE WHILE THEY LAST A FEW TITLES BELOW BOOKS FOR BOYS Chester Rand Hector's Inheritance Herbert Carter's Legacy Julius, the Street Boy Mark Mason's Victory Paul Prescot's Charge Ralph Raymond's Heir Sam's Chance Shifting for Himself Strong and Steady Tin Box Try and Trust Wait and Hope The Young Acrobat The Young Musician uiiiina 1111111 l u I tvlAbONIC TEMPLE ULDG, About the State Resume of the News of the Week from All Parts of Oregon The Pacific coast's entire season's output of dried fruits, canned goods, wine, beans, barley and other foods will move east under prevailing freight rates, notwithstanding au- 1 , each thority given to the railroads to ad- senger association makes a satisfac vance them 10 cents per 100 pounds, tory transportation rate. It is be Such a decision has been reached vol- lieved that the railroads will not hesi untarily by the transcontinental rail-1 tate to grant rates such as desired, roads and communicated to the inter- j as this is invariably done for this con state commerce commission. The vention. new freight rates, which were to go into effect December 30, will be sus pended by the railroads' own action till March 1 next. By that time, it is thought, the entire product of the , orchards, vineyards and truck farms , of California, Oregon and Washing- ton will have been delivered in east ern markets. Clay C. Clark, representative from Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler coun- ties, expects to introduce in the legis- lature an amendment to the present wild animal bounty law, raising the bounties on female coyotes at the rate of $1 each year with a view to mak ing it worth while to hunt the animals down as they become more scarce, and eventually to exterminate them. The Gardiner company's sawmill at Gardiner, Ore., caught fire Monday and in ten minutes was a mass of flames. The total loss is more than $100,000. No insurance was carried. The steam schooner San Gabriel and the tug Gleanor were at the wharf, but both were saved. A light rain and very little wind prevented the fire from spreading. This mill was built about 1890. Portland will house the annual con vention of the National' Education as- MAS There are only three shopping days left you to buy your Xmas Gifts, and to you late buyers we are offering a chance to buy your Xmas Gifts at a big saving. Rather than carry our toys over till next year we are going to give every one a chance to make a big saving. ALL TOYSIjI REDUCED FROM 4 lU 2 DON'T FORGET WE HAVE FURNITURE AND HARDWARE AND ARE MAKING SPECIAL REDUCTIONS FOR THESE THREE DAYS. HOGG BROS. Phone 412 A 81 m 1 I! W n ml M If m mi A FEW TITLES BELOW BOOKS FOR GIRLS m Children's Pilgrimage Flat Iron for a Farthing Frances Kane's Fortune Gay Charmer Girl of the People Girls of St. Wodes Good Luck The Heart of Gold The Honorable Miss Miss Nonentity A Modern Tomboy Rebel of the School Time, of Roses Wild Kitty A World of Girls f t fm Mi km If m i I MM" J I ' iiiiim i mi m OREGON CI T Y. ORE. . sociation, the world's largest organi zation of teachers, next July. The executive committee of the associa tion, which met in Albany, N. Y., Monday, decided in favor of Portland after having had the matter under ad visement since last summer. At that time Asbury Park, N. J., was favored, with Portland second choice and the middle west runner-up for the honor. In deciding to bring the 1917 con vention to Portland it was stipulated that this will be the convention city in the event the Transcontinental pas After inquiry from the Public Service commission Monday as to what chance there is for alleviating the car shortage in specific instances the car service department of the Southern Pacific company gave a pes simistic answer. It was declared that orders filed as far back as October for 25 or 30 cars still remain unfilled; that it is impossible to obtain refrig- erator cars from the south, and the company is unable to say when such cars can De had. Despite every precaution to guard the facts from becoming public it be came known Monday that Jeff Bald win and James Curtis, convicts at the state penitentiary, sawed their way through their cells in the isolation pen of the prison and were scraping their way through the brick wall into the prison library when they were overheard by the guard and were ap prehended. This occurred last Thurs day night about 7:30 o'clock. Bald win and Curtis are the two prisoners who became notorious recently as victims of "hosing," prior to the rup ture between the State Board of Con trol and Warden Minto. The Washington county court is making its tabulation of road work Opposite Court House done during the past year, cost, etc., and when completed it will show some interesting figures. Compilation thus far shows that 31.92 miles of macad am and 4.U0 miles of gravel were added to the improved highways of the county and that the total mile age of rock road is 170,5. Bridges built during the year totalled 8.71 miles, which gives an idea of the county's bridge problem, for although there are few large bridges the small ones are exceedingly numerous and expensive to maintain. Dr. W. D. Wood of Hillsboro, who has just been elected to his third term in the state senate, and who has been active in his candidacy for pres ident of the upper house, on Tuesday announced his decision to withdraw from the race. A number of acres of orchard land across Bear creek near Ashland are being converted into wheat land un der the gentle encouragement of a tractor engine. The orchard, which was not a success mainly owing to lack of water, is being pulled up and the wood saved. It will be planted to wheat. Three Portland shipbuilding plants, employing approximately 300 men, will close their plants rather than grant a strike demand made by the n 1.1 -l Keii m -i I ruruana metai iraaes council mat I the closed shop principle be alopted, ! declared A. C. Ball, president of the Willamette Iron & Steel works, one of the trio. Word comes from an English' hos pital of the wounding of Wm. R. Man ley, Jr., son of Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Manley of McMinnville, who enlisted in a Canadian regiment about a year ago, and entered the service in France. He was formerly a student in McMinnville high school, and pop ular among his fellows. His duties were those of a range finder for a Canadian machine gun company. H. C. Leonard, last surviving mem ber of the pioneer firm of Leonard & Green, owners of the first waterworks system and the first large gas plant in Portland and the first large import ing and exporting concern operating in Portland, died Sunday night in his apartments in Portland. Had he lived until January 31 next he would have been 94 years of age. He had been a resident of Oregon since 1850 lhe Mate Horticultural society last week chose Salem, Ore., for the 22nd annual meeting next year. Rob ert Paulus of Salem was elected pres ident; u. (J. Bailey of Roseburg, vice- president; C. D. Minton, Portland, re-elected secretary. The fruit grow ers received with surprise a statement from Wilmer Sieg, manager of the Hood River Apple Growers' associa tion, characterizing the efforts of the United States department of agricult ure to aid fruit growers by organiz ing the fruit growers' agency at Spo kane as a failure. A route on each side of the Willam ette river from Portland to Eugene is included in the state highway map adopted last week by the state high way commission. The map is of the system of highways to be construct ed in Oregon in which the state, the countres and thegqvernment will co operate. The secretary of the com mission was instructed to send a let ter to the department of agriculture in response to an inquiry as to what the state will do with the $855,000 federal aid available for Oregon roads, saying that the matter is de pendent upon the legislature, but it is probable that the state will need all of the federal fund available. The Klamath Falls Business Men's association is solidly behind the move ment for early construction of the Oregon, California & Eastern rail road from Klamath Falls to Bend. This was decided at a special meeting of the association Saturday night, at which W. Paul Johnson, S. O. John son and Charles W. Eberlein had been invited to speak. After these gentle men had spoken and left the associa tion adopted, by a unanimous vote, a resolution declaring that it would do everything it could financially and otherwise to help get the railroad and get it soon. Snow and cold weather has stopped threshing in the Shaniko locality. The J. W. Brown machine, out near Ridgewey, has nearly two weeks' more run. There are several form ers who have cut a large crop, but are unable to get the threshing done. It may mean the ruin of many home steaders this year. Their last year's crops are now covered by six inches of snow, there are only tow "threshers in the neighborhood and one is in the hands of the people in the surround ing country. Exceptionally large crops is the cause of the late harvest ing. The Silverton Lumber company after a closedown of several weeks resumed operations today. The mill has been overhauled and new and larger machinery installed. From now on larger timber will be handled. About two-thirds of the regular crew was employed while the repair work was going on. A suit involving the $2,700,000 bond sale of the Paradise irrigation district was settled at Pendleton last week by representatives of the dis trict and George Goodnight of Echo and C. F. H. Vollendorf of Walla Walla, who represents the plaintiff in the suit for the disorganization of the district. For the purpose of permitting adult Indians of the Umatilla reser vation to express their views as to whether tribal lands of the reserva tion shall be allotted to children of present allotees, Superintendent E. L. Swartzlander has issued a call for a tribal council for January 2, 1917. Relations between the cattle and horsemen cast of Bend, and sheepmen from various parts of Lake county who, it is said, have come north into Crook county for winter range, are strained almost to the breaking point, according to J. H. Stanley, a well known cattleman and owner of the Stanley ranch. The appearance of 6000 head of sheep on the Carey act lands, known by the cattlemen as "open range," is, according to' the cattlemen, probably the beginning of unfriendly relations and threatens, if the number is increased and grazing is permanent, to destroy the cattle raising industry of this immediate lo- cality. This is the first year that the southern sheepmen have taken to the northern range to any great extent it is said. Radical changes in the methods of taxing automobiles, the creation of an independent state highway com mission that shall be empowered to appoint a state engineer, the prepar- ation of a new code on road laws and a program calling for the rising of ?l,800,000during the coming three years to match preferred appropria tions of the federal government for road purposes were recommended in the report of the executive committee of the Oregon good roads committee, which was adopted by the general committee at a meeting held in Port land last week. The farmers' educational and co operative union closed its annual con vention after electing the following officers: J. D. Brown, Portland, presi dent; Frank Burkholter, Coquille vice-president; F. A. Sikes, Corvallis secretary; executive board, W. W, Harrow of Pendleton, J. T. Afkison of The Dalles, W. K. Peery of Day ton; legislative committee, W. O Parks of Elgin, C. J. Whitaker of Weiser, A. R. Shumway of Milton and J. A. Smith of Blalock. A. R. Shum way was chosen delegate to the na tional convention and W. K. Peery alternoate. UNSHAKEN TESTIMONY Time is the test of truth. And Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the test in Oregon City. No Oregon City resident who suffers from backache or annoying urinary ills can remain un convinced by this twice-told testi mony. Mrs. Thos. Blanchard, Sr., 1102 John Adams St., Oregon City, says "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder trouble that had annoyed me for years and have re ceived god relief. I have taken in all less than two boxes of Doan's Kid ney Pills but they showed their merit so that I feel that I can endorse them and advise their use to others." The above statement was given on April 4, 1913, and on April 17, 1916, Mrs. Blanchard said: "Whenever have had occasion to take a kidney medicine, I have used Doan's, for I know they are most reliable." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Blanchard had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Passing in Review News of the Week from War Zones of Europe and Mexico The first food restriction went into force in England Monday. Hotels and restaurants are now forbidden to serve more than two courses for breakfast or luncheon and three courses for dinner. Little inconven ience was experienced in connection with the first two meals. The Eng lishman's usual breakfast consists of a cereal and bacon, eggs or fish, and, except in the more expensive places, a luncheon of two courses is the rule. Advocates and opponents of a sys tem of universal training for military service to replace the volunteer sys tem as the mainstay of the nation's defense had a hearing Monday before the senate military committee on Senator Chamberlain's bill for uni versal training, which is supported by the army general staff While representatives of organizations op posed to the bill, headed by Walter L. Fisher, former secretary of the in terior, gave their reasons for oppos ing it, Major-General Scott, chief of staff of the army, detailed to the committee that the staff considered the volunteer system wholly broken down, inefficient and useless, and urged that it be discarded for a sys tem of universal liability to training and service. Sessions of the Mexican-American commission likely will continue until near the end of the week, when ad journment will be taken until after New Year's day. There is no pros pect of a break in the negotiations. When the commission reconvened Monday after a three weeks' recess. Alberto J. Pani reported the results of his visit to Queretaro. The exact character of his report was not re vealed, but it was learned that while Carranza had not signed the protocol drafted at Atlantic City, this was not necessarily to be taken as an indica tion that it would not be ratified later, the signature perhaps being that of Ambassador-Designate Arredondo, who is authorized to sign such a doc ument.. French forces have taken a total of 11,387 German prisoners on the Verdun front since December 15, ac cording to the announcement made by the French war office. A violent German counter attack on the Meuse has resulted in German forces obtain ing a footing at the Chambrettes farm. National guard organizations ag gregating 16,647 troops were desig nated by beneral Funston to leave the border service and return to their respective states to be mustered out of the federal service. He acted in compliance with war department in structions. Canada has begun to tear up 1000 miles of railway to meet the needs of the war on the western front France and Belgium, it was learned Monday. The rails will be shipped to France, where they will be relaid to facilitate the movement of troop; guns, munitions and supplies from French ports to the fighting line. The Oregon cavalry observed its third birthday and entered upon its seventh month of field service Mon day. There was no celebration, al though this will be held on Christmas eve in conjunction with a holiday pro gramme which Captain White is plan ning for his organization, which is at Calexico, Cal. Some lessening in the intensity of the fighting in Rumania is indicated by today's German army headquar ters' statement, which reports the situation on the Rumanian front un changed. Field Marshal von Macken sen's advance has pushed consider ably beyond the Buzeu line, drawn approximately across the southern boundary of Moldavia, and unofficial advices indicate that the entente front it to be established between Rimnik Sara on the Buzeu-Jassy railway about twenty miles north of Buzeu and the Danube marshes. Current advices declare that the Rumanian army is no longer action, having been withdrawn for regrouping and refitting to Jassy and Bessarabia under the protection of Russian forces which now hold the fighting line. The Russians are ex pected to make their stand on the Rimnik Sarat line, where strong de fenses have been prepared. The Ber lin statement, reporting hostile forc es falling back on Izbraila, may indi cate that the easterly end of the line will be established at this important Danube river point, twenty-five miles south of Galatea. Any suggestion of an agreement between' the American government and Villa is regarded by administra tion officials as unworthy of consid eration. No official report of Villa alleged proposal that an agreement under the terms of which he would cease killing Americans and order stopped the destruction of American property, has reached the .state de partment, and some doubt is ex pressed that he has made such over tures. According to an Athens despatch to Reuter's, Greece has replied to the allies' ultimatum by saying that it accepts the demands made on it, as it is desirous of giving another mani fest proof of the sincerely friendly sentiments which have always ani mated it toward the entente. The reply says that no hostile movements of troops have ever taken place or been projected and that the transfer of material northwards will immedi ately ceaSe. Orders, have already been given, it is stated, regarding the movements of troops and war mater ials and will be carried out as rapidly as possible. The losses of the French army to date have been 3,800,000 and of the British 1,300,000, according to "com petent military authority," says an Overseas News agency statement Monday. As his last act before assuming the chief command of the French ar mies on the western ' front General Nievelle smashed the German line east of the Meuse along a front of six miles. The victory advanced the French positions two miles and they are now within a short distance of where the Germans stood at the outset of the great Verdun drive. The military authorities describe the vic tory as complete and crushing and camd out without a hitch. The Teutonic forces in Rumania are continuing their advance all along the front, it is announced in a lest week's war office statement Two thousand more prisoners have been brought in. In Dobrudja the Rus sians have retired. The Norwegian steamer Brask, of 905 tons net, has been sunk, says a Lloyds shipping agency announce ment. The crew has been landed. In an address before the Russian Duma, which last week adopted a resolution opposing acceptance of the peace proposals of the central pow ers, Michael Rodzianko, president of that body, gave the reasons why, in his opinion, the proposals should not be accepted. Reuter's Petrograd correspondent quotes M. Rodzianko as follows: "The enemy proposes peace in circumstances which are excep tionally advantageous to him. He claims to be conqueror. We cannot trust our adversary. He is a worn out felon who seeks not lasting peace, but a temporary armistice in order to recuperate before making a fresh onslaught on the allies with greater violence than before. Pope Benedict has no intention of attempting to mediate among the bel ligerents at present, according to a statement Sunday by the vatican.The net result of several resolutions in troduced in the charmber of deputies regarding the German peace offer and a prolonged discussion among the senators and deputies was the decis ion by the legislators that no peace would be accepted unless in accord ance with national aspirations and the rights of peoples based on the principle of nationality. If such a peace is impossible to obtain diplo matically it was declared that it must be obtained by victory of arms. Notice I, C. C. Wade, have purchased the interest of Sam Oldstein in the pool and billiard parlor at 604 Main street, and hereby announce that I will not be responsible for any of his obliga gations whatsoever. 3t C. C. WADE. 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The old man said that King had brought the suit against his son, Carl Timmerman, without his consent, and that he would not prosecute his son. Fol lowing this testimony, Judge Camp bell dismissed the action without cost to either party. C. Schuebel, named as a defendant with Carl and Har riet Timmerman in the old man's com plaint of several weeks ago, acted as attorney for the defense. The complaint filed some time ago alleges fraud on the part of Carl and Harriet Timmerman and C. Schuebel in securing title to the property. Aged Fritz Timmermn said then that he had thought he was signing a lease when he was really deeding his prop erty to Carl and Harriet. He said he could not read English, was phys ically unfit for business and was deaf, The elder Timmerman is an inmate of St. Joseph's home. Bank Official Recommends Them T. J. Norrell, V. P. Bank of Cot ton wood, Tex., writes: "Beyond doubt I have received great relief and take great pleasure in recommending Fo ley Kidney Pills. Kidney trouble makes one worried and hopeless, by aches, pains, soreness, stiffness, back ache, rheumatism. These symptoms, as well as sleep disturbing bladder disorders, yield quickly to Foley Kid ney Pills. They cast out poisons and purify the blood Jones Drug Co. TEACHERS TESTED State Examination Being Held Here by County Superintendent Applicants for state teacher's cer tificates are gathered in Oregon City taking the state examinations. Twenty-four young men and women are being examined under the direction of County Superintendent J. E. Cala- van. The tests started yesterday morning and will be concluded Sat urday afternoon. Those being exam ined are Mrs. Nannie Thomas, Mo lalla; Myrtle Albright, Marquam; Mrs. C. E. Goetz, Daisy D. Rush, Beatrice M. Kirkeep, Emma A. Schultz, Portland; J. I. Roberts, Ralph Hardy, Molalla; Gwendolyn Evans, Myrtle Burgess, Frances Launer, Marcia Hein, Canbyj Cora Larsen, Barlow: Loney Yoder, Hub bard; Mrs. Augusta Romig, Elizabeth Wirt, Willamette; Marie Holmes, Rai nier; Lexy M. Graham, Aurora route 1; Bertha Dallinger, Oregon City; Sisters M. Annunciate, Mary Franc es, Mary Jerome, Mary Flavia, Mary Angela, Parkplace. MRS. FISHER DIVORCED Woman Wins Decree From Husband She is Alleged to Have Shot at Mrs. Catherine Fisher was separ ated Friday from William F. Fisher of Sandy by a decree signed in Judge Campbell's court. She was awarded $240 permanent alimony and was al lowed $100 for atorney's fees. Mrs. Fisher came into public at tention when she was arrested at Sandy on a charge of firing two shots at her husband, from whom she had been estranged, as he stood at the telephone at his home in Sandy. The grand jury considered all phases of the case and found a not true bill gainst the woman. Swedish People Celebrate At the Outlook Swedish colony more than usual celebration will be held this Christmas The Methodist church .there will be elaborately dec orated and on Sunday, December 24, Rev. John Ovall will preach in Eng lish at 3 o'clock. On Christmas morning there will be, acording to the old Swedish cus tom, services at 6 o'clock, and in the evening the Sunday school will have its festival, at which time a very good program will be rendered and refresh ments will be served gratis. The Methodist church being the only church in this part of the county, all the people in the community are most cordially invited to attend. FOUND I have in my possession one young Jersey bul. Anyone losing one call and see J. B. Ed-1 wards, Mt. Pleasant. 2t , Office phones: Main 50, A50; Res. phones, M. 2524 1715 Home B251, D251 WILLIAMS BROS. TRANSFER & STORAGE Office 612 Main Street Safe, Piano, and Furniture Moving a Specialty Sand, Gravel, Cement, Lime, Plaster, Common Brick, Face Brick, Five Brick rn lit) DIED Mrs. Rebecca J. Buckman Mrs. Rebecca Jane Buckman, aged 80 years, died on Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Kruger, at Parkplace after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Holmari chapel in this city and the remains were sent to Pendleton for burial. Mrs. Buckman had spent many years in Oregon, where she first located at Pendleton, later coming to this valley. She is survived by sev eral close relatives and scores of friends. Mrs. Buckman was born on February 2, 1836. Cashier Resigns Chester D. Phillips, one of the new officials of the Bank of Oregon City, has resigned as cashier of that insti tution, it was announced Monday night, and will leave soon for his former home in California. Mr. Phil lips, who has been here only a few months, will be succeeded by S. L. Stevens, assistant cashier. Mr. Phil lips has accepted a position in the south. Would Recover Estate Charging that Delia Johnson, ad ministratrix of the estate of Francis Marion Johnson, who died intestate in Yamhill county June 16 last, dis regarded a deed by which Johnson held 25 acres of land in this, county in trust for Marion Johnson, the lat ter Tuesday filed suit in the circuit court to recover the property. The complaint says that the land was con veyed to Francis M. Johnson by the late Willis L. Johnson to be held in trust for Marion Johnson. Costs of the action are also asked. . Stone's Brother is Mayor Claude B. Stone, brother of W. M. Stone of this city and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stone, Sr., was recently elected mayor of Dallas, Polk county. Claude Stone is a photographer in the Polk county seat and was elected to the city council as member-at-large last Spring. Following the resigna tion of E. C. 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