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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917
Obituaries
Mrs. William Helsby
Mrs. William Helsby, a bride of
three weeks, died at her home here
Saturday after a bref illness and was
buried Monray in the Catholic ceme
tery. Mrs. Helsby was formerly Miss
Clara Endres. She was married on
February 16 last, to William Helsby.
She was 24 years old and had lived in
and near Oregon City all her life. She
leaves her husband, her parents, three
brothers and two sisters. Funeral
services were held Monday at St.
John's Catholic church and the pall
bearers were Edward Nusch, Henry
Nusch, Henry Huffman, Mitchell
Story, Eugene Lammers, Sam Nisich
and Frank Champion.
Mrs. Caroline Jackson
At her home near Molalla, Mrs.
Caroline V. Jackson passed- away Fri
day night. She was 80 years of age.
In 1852 she came to Oregon with her
parents across the plains by ox team.
Her father, Daniel Haltruner, settled
on a donation land claim in the Glad
Tiding neighborhood. In 1855 Caro
line married George W. Jackson, a
neighbor. Her husband died in Oc
tober, 1894. Nine children survive:
Martha Gunther, Spokane; Hiram
Jackson, Needy; B. F. Jackson, Pra
tum; George W. Jackson, Molalla;
Sarah E. Copeland, Salem; Mrs.
Sema Reed, Markham; Mrs. Annie
E. Bell, Silverton; Mrs. Eva J. Beu
gli, Molalla; Edward Jackson, Molal
la. Interment was made in the
Larkins cemetery Sunday.
BY 2 VOTES CITY ORDERS FIRE
TRUCK
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are blamed. The fire truck will be
paid for through the appropriations
authorized Monday and from the sale
of the site of the Cataract hose com
pany and the donations made by W.
P. Hawley, Sr., A. R. Jacobs and
James Tracy. From outside sources,
including the sale of property and
donations, $3500 will be raised and
with the $4000 appropriation there
will be enough money to buy the
truck and pay at least two expert
firemen.
WRANGLE OVER JOB IS SETTLED
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dition of a large list of sidewalks in
the city and was instructed to order
property owners to make repairs and
to replace wood with cement in most
cases. ,
March 21 was set -as the date for
a public hearing of objections to the
Tenth street sewer district assess
ments and the council is primed to
battle with a number of property
holders who may enter objections.
Routine business was transacted.
Marriage License
County Clerk Iva Harrington Sat
urday issued a marriage license to
Edna Taylor and Clifford F. Fairfax,
of Albany.
to You feat
OUR OLDEST FRIEND
The Dalles Chronicle Says France and
America Alike in Instinct
If we are dragged into the war,
there will be many Americans who
rejoice that while fighting our own
battle we shall be helping England.
There will be others who rejoice that
we are making a little easier the vic
tory of Russia or Italy. But there is
one belligerent power that almost
every man and woman imbued with
American spirit and tradition will be
proud and glad to stand beside. That
is France.
The extent of our obligation to
France s seldom fully realized. There
was an eloquent reminder of it the
other day in a speech by Ambassador
Jusserand, on the anniversary of the
first treaty ever made between our
country and a foreign nation. It was
signed by Benjamin Franklin in 1778,
only two years after our declaration
of independence. And it deserves to
be forever memorable. Never in his
tory had there been a treaty like it.
Never has there been there one since
As Jusserand says, "the oldest of the
nations of Europe pledged itself to
place all its resources military,
naval, financial at the disposal of a
young people, of a new-born nation,
at a time when no one could tell
whether it would survive or perish."
Our service to Cuba, though some
what similar, was far less generous
and heroic.
What did -France expect to get out
of it? Absolutely nothing. "But
one condition was stipulated in re
turn for the support promised
France was to derive no material ad
vantage." The American delegates
offered commercial advantages, but
France refused them. "We wanted
to fight for liberty, for honor, and no
thing else."
After the decisive surrender at
Yorktown, due largely to French aid,
England made every effort to elimin
ate France from the war. She went
so far as to offer to return Canada
to France as the price of withdrawal.
But France steadfastly refused. And
as a result, our independence was
won.
We have never repaid that debt.
We never could repay it. But there
has been between the two great dem
ocratic peoples ever since a close
bond of sympathy. The Statue of
Liberty that stands in New York har
bor is a token of it.
Different as we are in tempera
ment and culture, we are alike in our
instinct for freedom. "As soon as
the soldiers of Washington and Ro
chambeau met, they understood one
another." it has been like that with
our American legion that is fighting
in France today. It will be like that
if we send new legions over there.
Church Services
The subject of the morning ser
mon by the Rev. J. W. MacCallum at
the Congregational church on Sun
day is "National Revival and Nation
al Prosperity." In the evening the
Knights and Ladies of Security will
attend the service in a body and Mr.
MacCallum will preach on "The Gos
pel of Good Work." The orchestra
will play the "Coronation March" by
Meyerbeer and "Confidence" by Men
delssohn. The choir will have special
numbers.
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TO-DAY'S
NEW COUNTY ROAD CODE
Legislature Says County Can Have
Full Road Jurisdiction
Two new county road codes were
adopted by the legislature; one pro
viding for the laying out of county
roads, and the other for their con
struction and maintenance. The pro
visions of the first, as described by
C; C. Chapman, are:
County courts given full jurisdic
tion over all county roads and bridges,
Road locatien may be initiated by
petition, resolution, grant or cc
demnation.
All roads shall be 60 feet wide.
Twelve freeholders, or a majority
must sign road petitions. Bond of
$200 required. Petitioners must pay
all costs if road not allowed.
Board of viewers shall consist of
two disinterested freeholders and one
representative of the county court.
who may be county surveyor or road
master or deputy. Viewers must in
clude plat with report.
Remonstrance by more remonsra-
tors than petitioners shall terminate
proceedings.
Appeal allowed from county court
to circuit court.
Complete code of procedure out
lined.
All the county road laws covering
the scope of this act are repealed.
The second act provides the con
struction and maintenance code, with
provisions as follows:
Office of supervisors and roadmas
ters, as formerly fixed by law, are
abolished, to take effect Jan. 1, 1918,
Employment of roadmaster by each
county optional with county court,
Deputies, patrolmen and assistants
the same. No supervisors for dis
tricts; only such deputies, patrolmen
and assistants as are appointed by the
county court or roadmaster.
Duties of roadmaster are outlined.
Authority is conferred to drain
through private lands. County court
may allow damages, subject to appeal
Division of county into road dis
tricts mandatory; cities and towns to
be separate districts.
Upon petition of three freeholders
county court shall call road district
meeting; all legal voters in district
entitled to participate, but only tax
payers may vote. Rules outlined for
procedure in road district meetings,
Meeting may vote tax up to 10
mills.
Proceeding of county court in let
ting bids is outlined. County court
may reject any and all bids, and do
work by day labor. Bids must be
asked on all work over $2,000.
County court may levy general
road tax up to 10 mills.
Counties authorized to co-operate
through state with federal govern
ment in joint construction of forest
and post roads.
All the old road code laws within
the scope of this act are repealed, in
cluding the provision requiring that
10 per cent of county road monev
shall be expended within the district
whence it was raised.
Drs. Mount Bring Suit
Alleged default in the payment of
a bill for professional services ren
dered is the cause of a suit brought
nere frulay by Drs. Hugh S. and Guy
Mount against M. L. Hayford. The
amount of the bill the doctors seek
to collect is $95.50.
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RECALL AGAIN THREATENED
Peace in Council Will Save Official
Necks of Three
Another bomb of municipal con
tention was thrown into the opposi
tion trenches on Friday night when
recall petitions were put into circu
lation by the Schuebel faction of the
Schuebel-Story army of council mem
bers against Mayor E. C. Hackett and
Councilmen Van Auken and Temple-
ton. The latest feature of the fight
for the city attorney job was a sur
prise to the city, and all but two of
the councilmen, excepting Andrews,
whose seat is in question, will be re
placed if the recall movement against
Councilmen . Albright, Buckles, Cox
and Metzner is successful. Those
who are responsible for the petitions
put into circulation on Friday night
say their action is the result of pub
lic opinion, which, they say, demands
that if one member is recalled all
must go.
E. B. Andrews, holding his seat be
cause his elected successor, Isom C.
Bridges, was declared unqualified,
and C. W. Friedrieh, who was elected
last December, are the only council
men not involved in the recall. Mr.
Bridges threatens to circulate peti
tions against Mr. Andrews, but they
have not materialized. Mr. Friedrieh
has not been in office a sufficient
length of time to permit of a recall
against him.
The entire squabble comes from
the fact that the city council appoint
ed C. Schuebel to be city attorney at
a salary of $60 a month after George
L. Story was supposed to have been
elected legal adviser of the city. Mr.
Story and Mr. Schuebel have patched
up their differences to the extent that
Mr. Story will not complain if Mr.
Schuebel continues as special prosecu
tor for the city's case with the P. R.
L. & P. Co., and retire following the
trial. But the factions that have
lined up behind the two men do not
take their settlement to mean that the
council should not be changed. Mr.
Story is said to be responsible for the
movement against Albright, Buckles,
Cox and Metzner, and Mr. Albright,
aided by his colleagues, is said 'to be
sponsor of the recall directed at May
or Hackett and Councilmen Temple
ton and Vanu Auken. E. L. Moore
is. the only member eligible who Is
not named on either recall petition.
G. A. R. SUSTAINS WILSON
Passes Resolution Confirming Faith
in Cheif Executive
On Pension day, observed here by
Meade post No. 2, G. A. R the old
soldiers were entertained by their pro
gram committee and transacted con
siderable business of importance to
the order. At the noon hour the mem
bers of the Womans' Relief corps
served a delightful luncheon. The
following resolutions, supporting
President Wilson, were passed by the
well-attended meeting:
Whereas, the country is now1 con
fronted by the gravest crisis that has
existed since the dark days of 1861,
and
Whereas, the president of the Unit
ed States has patiently submitted to
many outrages committed on our
commerce by the German government,
the loss of many lives of American
citzens, and the destruction of mil
lions of dollars worth of DroDertv in
the hope that some way might be
found to settle our trouble without a
resort to the arbitrament of waV. now
tnerelore be it
Resolved, that this Dost unauali-
neaiy endorses the actions of the pres
ident in severing diplomatic relations
with Germany, and favor the imme
diate armament of American mer
chant ships in order that thev mav
protect themselves from the murder
ous assaults of the German submar
ines, and be it further
Resolved, that we condemn the ac
tions of the United States senators
who prevented legislation m-ovidini?
for the protection of American lives
and American commerce, believing
them to be unpatriotic and enemies
of the republic.
J. C. SAWYER. Command.
L. r. HORTON. Adjutant.
PRESIDENT PRAISED
Woman's Club Assures Executive of
Loyalty Whatever May Come
The Oregon City Woman's club at
its last meeting, held at the Commer
cial club parlors, passed the following
resolution in support of President
Wilson in the grave crisis which he
is handling for the United States:
Whereas, our beloved United States
now stands, under the threatening
menace oi a areautul war, and
Whereas. Our honored
Woodrow Wilson, is by this menace
placed in a soul trying ordeal to steer
the ship of state with its people safe
ly through the danger; though never
forgetting the nation's motto, "Peace
witn nonor, ' and
Whereas, we recognize the great
neipiuiness to mm to know that all
peoples of these United States stand
behind him in this time of stress with
loyalty and wiling servise, therefor
Be it Resolved, that the Woman's
club of Oregon City assure him of our
loyalty and patriotism, and of our
support to him, whatever may come,
and that we will ever ask that the
oreat Uuide will endow him with
suengui, wisdom and love through it
all; and further
Be it Resolved, that this, the Wo
man's club of Oregon City, forward
these resolutions to President Wood-
row Wilson, attested bv the nmsirfoni
aim secretary oi the club.
Felt like 90; Now Like 21
Many persons complain about feel
ing old before they should. Like a
weak link in a chain, a weak organ
enfeebles the whole body. Over
worked, weak or disordered kidneys
lower vitality. A. W. Morgan, An
gola, La., writes: "I suffered with
pains in the back. I am 43 years old,
but I felt like a man of 90 years old.
Since I took Foley Kidney Pills I feel
like I did when I was 21." In 50c and
$1.00 sizes. Jones Drug Co.
' The Courier, $1.00 per year.
SCHOOLS HAVE FAIRS
Calavan Standardizes Two Schools
in County. Snow Was Handicap
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fair day in about 130 schools of Clack
amas county and in some cases elab
orate plans for the entertainment of
parents and the display of school
work were carried out. ' Only those
schools which were partly snowbound
ina
omitted the day s program. Super
intendent J. E. Calavan started
visit as many of the schools as he
could during the forenoon. At the
lunch hour he was a guest at Twi
light school and in the afternoon was
at Springbrook. Supervisor Brenton
Vedder was at Estacada for -the day.
Practically all the schools observ
ing the day had special programs of
entertainment and at the noon hour
lunch was served. The work done by
the pupils was on display for the par
ents, who had been asked to make it
a point to visit the schools Friday.
Thursday Superintendent Calavan
standardized the Wichita four-room
school, where Mrs. Emily Shaw, Miss
Grace Reed, Miss Pauline Ausicker
and Miss Iva Shelton are teachers.
Friday afternoon the superintendent
standardized the Springbrook one
room school, taught by Miss Adele
Lovell.
The recent snow storms have re
sulted in delays in the work of sev
eral of the remote schools of the coun
ty. Wichita school paused brief
ly -during an especially heavy snow
fall and the Dickey Prairie and Par
rot Mountain schools were closed for
a time. The Jennings Lodge school
was closed three days recently be
cause of an epidemic of chickenpox
and two deaths in the family of Miss
Lena Thomas, teacher at Hill Crest,
near Sandy, caused the closing of that
school for several days.
$45,000 TO BE SPENT
Governor Makes Appointments
of
Men to "Sell Scenery"
As soon as the Washington state
legislature passed the bill authorizing
the expenditure of $45,000 as its share
of the money to be raised for adver
tising Oregon, Washington and Brit
ish Columbia, Governor, Withycombe
announced that Phil Metschan, Jr.,
and W. J. Hoffman would compose the
finance committee for Oregon. These
men will have full charge of the
money to be spent by this state for
advertising the scenic resources and
to induce tourists to come to the great
northwest.
It is expected that British Colum
bia will provide its share this month
and then the various committees and
directors of the Northwest Tourist
association will prepare full plans for
the expenditure of the money. Ore
gon and Washington will spend $22,
500 each this year to induce railroad
and automobile travelers to come
here.
The directors representing Oregon
in the Northwest Tourist association
are: L. (J. Overmire, Phil Metschan
Jr., W. J. Hoffman and Mark Wood
ruff, of Portland; R. E. Scott of Hood
River; H. A. Latta of Medford, and
J. H. Hoke of Eugene. Emery Olm
stead is the Oregon vice-president of
the assciation and J. C. Ainsworth
the general treasurer.
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bronchial and la grippe coughs; Fo
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kidneys, rheumatism, bladder trou
bles, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a
wholesome and thoroughly cleansing
cathartic, for constipation, bilious
ness, headache and sluggish bowels,
Jones Drug Co.
ROAD RALLY AT ENGENE
Delegates From all Counties Asked to
Discuss Road Matters
Delegates from all counties of Ore
gon are invited to a Western Oregon
Road rally to be held in Eugene next
baturday, March 10.
wnat is Uncle Sams proposi
tion .'" is a question that will be asked
of government representatives, and
separate replies will be made as to
forest roads and post roads. Compe
tent engneers will tell the costs of dif
ferent widths and types of paving,
and cost of getting grade ready for
paving under the varying conditions
existing in different sections. The
state highway commissioners will dis
cuss their policies.
That the bonding act will insure
improvement of all the designated
highways within the five year limit at
low cost to the counties in preparing
grades is asserted, and facts and fig
ures will be presented to throw light
on every financial, question involved
in the highway program.
The Courier, $1.00 per year.
When to Pay Taxes
Sherwood, Ore.. Rt. 1.
To the editor:
Please publish in your valuable
paper about the collection of taxes,
When can they be paid? Subscriber,
faxes on the first half of the 1916
roll are being collected now. The
books opened early last month and
will close April 5. If taxes are not
paid before April 5 the usual legal
interest will be charged until Octo
ber, when a penalty will be added to
the collected interest. Taxes paid
before April 5 are not subject to the
interest assessment. I. D. Tavlor.
deputy sheriff, is in charge of the tax
collecting office.
Would Change Sexton to Shaffer
Pearl Sexton asks a divorce from
B. D. Sexton, to whom she was mar
ried at Portland on January 23, 1907.
No allegations of a specific nature
are set up in the complaint which was
filed Saturday, but Mrs. Sexton savs
she was forced to leave their home
on March 4, 1910. She wants to re
sume .her maiden name. Psarl C
Shaffer.
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TO VOTE ON SCHOOL BOND
West Linn Will Have Special Election
on Saturday, March 10.
A special election will be held at
West Linn on Saturday, March 10,
for the purpose of giving the voters
of the school district an opportunity
to decide as to whether they will au
thorize a $14,000 bond issue for the
erection of a new grade school build
ing.
The school board has already ap
proved plans for the structure which
they hope to be authorized to build,
It will be constructed along lines
similar to those of the school built
last summer at Milwaukie. The dis
trict is suffering from lack of school
room facilities and there is little doubt
iu the minds of the members of the
school board that the voters will ap
prove the bond issue. A mass meet
ing has endorsed the issue, and at the
meeting practically a majority of the
voting strength of the district was
represented.
GIVENS SUES KERKES
Alleges Slanderous Statements Made
About His Private Life
Walter Givens, an Estacada busi
ness man and an ordained minister
in the Christian church, is in the cir
cuit court with a $25,000.damage suit
against M. J, Kerkes, author of al
leged slanderous statements made
about Mr. Givens and involving a
woman not his wife. The complaint
filed by Givens Monday changes that
Kerkes told many people about Esta
cada of the immoral life Givens was
alleged to have been leading in Port
land and away from his family. The
stories, Givens says, have damaged
him to the extent of $25,000. Givens
was the leader of the Cascade county
forces in the fight for a division of
Clackamas county. He is a commis
sion merchant and spends part of his
time in his capacity as a preacher.
RENEWED TESTIMONY
No one on Oregon City who suf
fers backache, headaches, or distress
ing urinary ills, can afford to ignore
this Oregon City woman s twice-told
story. It is confirmed testimony that
no Oregon City resident can doubt,
Mrs. Emma A. Wilkinson, 1207
Main St., Oregon City, gave the fol
lowing account of her experience on
April 4, 1913. She said: "I have used
Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and
kidney trouble and have received re
lief."
On April 17, 1915, Mrs. Wilkinson
said: "I gladly confirm my former
endorsement for I still consider
Doan's Kidney Pills a medicine of
merit and very reliable for kidnev
disorders. Since taking them, 1
have had very little trouble from my
kidneys."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Wilkinson has twice publiclv
recommended. Foster-Milburn Co..
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
R. L. Holman, Leading Undertaker.
Fifth and Main St.; Telephones: Pa
cific 415-J; Home B-18.
OUR LUJJGS Iek DELI C A TE
Overwork, lack ol fresh air, mental strain or any sickness
disturbs their functions. Stubborn coughs tear and wear
uie sensiuve lung tissues.
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"ft A"6" cd liver oil improves the quality
of the blood to relieve the cold and the glycerine is
soothing and healing to the lung tissues.
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After Grip
Winter Colds
Bad Blood
You are pale, thin, weak with little
vitality. Your liver is sluggish and
the bad blood causes your stomach
muscles to lose their elasticity and
become flabby and weak then
indigestion.
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, purely -vegetable and free from
alcohol or narcotics, is the great and
powerful blood purifier of to-day. Ex
tracted from American forest herbs
and roots. Contains no alcohol. In
gredients printed on wrapper.
Take it as directed and it will search
out impure and poisonous matter
throughout the system and eliminate
it through the natural channels.
All dealers in medicines can supply
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
in liquid or tablet form, or send teu
cents in one-cent stamps to Dr. Pierce,
Invalids' Hotel, linlfalo, N. Y., for trial
package of tablets.
WHAT WOMEN OF OUR
NATIVE STATE SAY.
Eugene, Oregon. In raising my
family I have al
ways found that
1 could depend on
Dr. Pierce's rem
edies for all ail
ments. I ctava
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Medical Discov
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sore thront. hnd
coughs and criu.
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cured them. I
also gave them
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Pellets' for sick headache, biliousness '
and constipation. I-nm glad to recom
mend them." Mrs. Cajkkie Dean. 11
N. Lawrence Street.
NEW FLAG IS FLYING
Court Official Buys New Banner and
It Will Remain Up
Explaining what appeared to be a
lack of patriotism in not displaying
the county's national banner over the
court house, Judge H. S. Anderson
said Saturday the flag was too hea
vy for the flagpole, and that it could
be hung at half-mast only by taking
chances on breaking the pole. The
explanation came with the arrival of
a new and smaller banner, which was
put in place Monday and left on the
pole. The flag is reached only after
climbing a series of narrow stairs,
and the courthouse janitors have vot
ed to let the flag remain up.
R. L. Holman, Leading Undertaker,
Fifth and Main St.; Telephones: Pa
cific 415-J; Home B-18.
A Seventy-Year Old Couple
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Carpenter, Har
risburg, Pa., suffered from kidney
trouble. He says: "My wife and I
suffered from kidney trouble and had
rheumatic pains all through the body.
The first few doses of Foley Kidney
Pills relieved us, and five bottles en
tirely cured us. Althuuch we are
both in the seventies, we are as vigor
ous as we were thirty vears ae-o."
Foley Kidney Pills stop sleep-disturb
ing bladder weakness, backache,
rheumatism, swollen ioints. Jones
Drug Co.
hard coughs, unyielding colds,
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