OREGON CITY COURIER. OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAV, 'NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
About the State
Resume of the News of the
Week from AH Parts
. of Oregon
Salom, Ore. J. E. Nebon, who
has been engineer for the . state
highway department on the Clatsop
county paving work, was in Salem
last week on the way to Douglas
county to begin work on the Wolf
Creek-Graves Creek stretch of the
Pacific highway. A contract for
this work was awarded. Mr. Nel
son will establish headquarters at
Wolf Creek, The main part of this
job is rock work and the contractor
will be able to .operate practically
all winter.
Independence, Ore. The Valley
& Siletz railroad is laying track in
side the limits of Independence and
but a few rods remain to be built
The road extends south and west of
Independence for a distance of over
40 miles, and reaches the timber
belt in the Siletz basin. Though
thought to have, been built for log
ging purposes, it is a substantially
built railroad in every particular,
and this has led to the prediction
that it will be extended to Newport
soon. Regular train service is to
be established in December.
Albany, Ore. As a result of
the arrest Wednesday of Alfred C.
Schmitt, vice president and manager
of the First National bank of Al
bany, when United States Senator
Chamberlain was a guest with him
in his car, Albany's most interesting
case for alleged violation of city
speed ordinanoces has developed.
Traflic Officer Armentrout filed two
charges against Mr. Schmitt, one
for exceeding the speed limit and
one for resisting an officer. Ap
pearing before City Recorder Lew
clling the next afternoon Mr.
Schmitt entered pleas of not guilty
to both charge? and the cases were
set for trial next Thursday.
Salem, Ore. The largest num
ber of fatal accidents reported for
any single week since the organiza
tion of the Oregon industrial acci
dent commission is contained in the
statement for the week ended No
vember 8. The report shows 12 fa
tal accidents. Seven of the fatali
ties resulted from an accident near
Reedville when a train crashed in
to an automobile. The remainder
were distributed through different
industries.
Eugene, Ore. Allen H. Eaton,
who recently resigned as a member
of the faculty of the University of
Oregon following a demand for his
removal because of his participation
in a meeting of the people's council
of democracy and terms of peace,
was refused access to the Lane coun
ty courthouse Friday, after he had
made arrangements for holding a
mass-meeting there for the announc
ed purpose of explaining his connec
tion with the people's council.
The Dalles, Ore. The Elliott
Construction company which was re
cently awarded the contract for
grading the Columbia highway from
Mosier to Chonowith creek has sub
let nine and eight-tenths miles of the
work, retaining only two miles it
self. The Elliott company is hard
at work at the Mosier end of the
road, and the contractors who have
the subcontracts are now establish
ing their camps. It is expected the
work will be finished before May 1,
the time limit mentioned in the con
tract, which was awarded by the
Wasco county court.
Salem, Ore. Information reach
ed the state penitentiary Saturday
afternoon that Frank Johnson and
Joe Wilson, two of the six convicts
who escaped from an honor gang
last Tuesday, were captured at
Pendleton, Umatilla county, Satur
day by Sheriff Till Taylor. John
son is an Indian and Pendleton is
his home town. The three negroes
who escaped at the same time, and
who were believed to be cornered in
Clackamas county, have so far
eluded the posses. There is no clew
to the whereabouts of Earl Higley,
the sixth man who escaped.
Baker, Ore. With his leg brok
en in three places, Henry Slinkman.
a rancher living near Durkee, hop
ped and crawled for, two miles to
a ranch for aid. Mr. Slinkman was
hauling a load of potatoes from his
farm to Durkee and was driving
down a hill when the double-tree on
the wagon broke, starting the hors
es on a run.. The driver was thrown
to the ground and both wheels of
the heavy vehicle passed over him.
The limb was fractured in three
places. The injured man is ireport
ed to be resting easily.
Klamath Falls, Ore. H. E.
Crane, of the firm of Crane & Wat
ers, farmers in the Klamath basin
south of this city,, has just return
ed from Portland, where he took
the Pasteur treatment following an
exposure to rabies. His dog licked
a hand that was scratched, and it
was later discovered that the ani
mal had the rabies and had to be
shot. Mr. Crane immediately went
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colds and indigestion by timely
medication with the thoroughly test
ed and reliable remedy f the Ameri
can household
PERUNA'
It's better to be safe than sorry.
Many a long spell of distressing sickness
might have been presented if this proved
remedy bad been resorted to In the first
stages. Any article that has been efficiently
used for nearly half a century has proved
its value. Tablet form it yo desire it.
At your druggists.
THE PERUNA CO.
to Portland to be treated and was
informed when he arrived there that
had he waited one more day ' the
treatment would have been too late.
As it is, however, he will suffer no
ill effects.
Eugene, Ore. That the ever
green blackberry, growing wild in
every part of the Willamette valley,
is the best paying fruit crop that
can be raised by the farmers of
this part of the state is the asser
tion of J. S. Rauch, of Deerhorn,
east of Eugene, and he voices the
sentiment of many others who made
money on this crop this year. Mr.
Rauch says he bought 67 acres of
land near Deerhorn and this year
sold enough of the evergreen black
berries that were growing on it to
pay interest at 6 per cent on the
purchase price, besides the taxes on
the land, and has a surplus left.
The cannery of the Eugene Fruit
Growers' association this year paid
for 185 tons of this fruit, as com-
pared to 102 tons last year.
Redmond, Ore. Indications are
that the demand for prime Oregon
jackrabbit hides will far exceed the
supply. County Agent . R. A. Ward
of Deschutes county spent a day in
conference with Congressman N. J.
Sinnott this week, as a result -of
which the central point for all ship
ments of jackrabbit hides will be
made the county agent's office here.
Mr. Sinnott has placed the jack
rabbit hide business in Mr. Ward's
hands and all correspondence con
cerning the marketing will be
handled through the county agent's
office. The best offer received is
8 cents for prime skins and 6 cents
for seconds. It is expected that
500,000 skins can be shipped from
Oregon to eastern manufacturers
this winter.
Portland, Ore. Her majesty the
cow, through her ambassadors, the
Portland dealers in milk, cream,
butter cheese and ice cream, dis
tributes nearly $6,000,000 a year in
the Portland territory, 95 per cent
of which finds its way into the chan
nels of trade that make the Rose
City prosperous, according to data
just compiled in conjunction with
the big land products exposition.
Nearly $500,000 of this money is
paid out in salaries to about 480
employes, while more than $4,000,-
000 is paid to the farmer producers
of dairy foods. Two hundred thou
sand dollars is expended for sup-
nlies used in the manufacture of
dairy products, $103,524 constitutes
stable and automobile expense,
$805,502 represents the amount in
vested in buildings and equipment,
and more than $5000 is given to pub
lic, charitable and church institu
tions.
Portland, Ore. Passing through
Portland Friday on his way to
Washington, D. C, Dr. W. J. Kerr,
president of Oregon Agricultural
college, said that Oregon's wheat
acreage will be greater next year
than this and with a good season
the yield will be materially increas
ed. "Farmers are responding to the
government's appeal in spite of
handicaps," said Dr. Kerr. "The
dry weather has been cause of de
lay both in the eastern part of the
state and the Willamette valley.
Reports indicate that over in Sher
man and Gilliam counties, for in
stance, the growers have been plant
ing increased acreage 'in the dust.'
The situation in the Willamette
valley was improved by the rain and
the fine weather- that immediately
followed it."
Dr. Kerr says that the guaran
teed price of $2 for wheat next year
will greatly stimulate production as
well as the patriotic desire of farm
ers to serve tne government in its
war emergency. With a price of
$2 for wheat and a good year the
growers will be well rewarded for
their efforts, he predicts. In Wash
ington he will confer on Oregon's
food production campaign with of
ficials f the department of agricul
ture and he will attend a national
convention of agricultural college
heads. ' '
TO VOTE ON TAX LIST
Jackson Takes His
Fight Against
to Voters
Country Press
Preliminary to its being put into
circulation, the draft of a bill pro
viding for the abolition of the pub
lication of delinquent tax lists has
been presented to Attorney General
Brown with the request that he pre
pare a ballot title for it.
C. S. Jackson, publisher of the
Oregon Journal, and R. M. Hagood,
of Portland, are -the authors of the
measure. Instead of the publica
tion of the delinquent tax list, pro
vision is made that notification shall
be made by the tax collectors to
owners of property on which the
taxes are delinquent.
C. S. Jackson and his publication
attempted to procure the passage of
a similar law by the last legislature
but failed.
The Oregon Farmer is devoted
strictly to Oregon farm news. The
Courier is devoted strictly to Clack
amas county home news. A good
combination for $1.00 a year.
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S USEFUL WEIGHTS
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ft The following weights may not ft
J be exact, but limy are near
enough for ordinary calcula- ft
tfons : -ft
One cubic foot of water, 60.4
ft pounds.
( A volume of nlr equal to 12.4
ft cubic feet weighs 1 pound.
ji une Durrei coninins ai'S gai- ij
ions. ft
J One cubic font of wnlw con- Ji
ft tains 7.48 gnllons. ft
ft One gallon of water weighs ft
about 8 1-3 pounds. "
ft One pint of water weighs ft
J about 1 pound. i$
ft Pine weighs about 35 pounds ft
J per cubic foot. $
ft Oak weighs about 45 pounds ft
per cubic foot.
. Concrete weighs about
150
pounds per cubic foot.
Stone weighs from 135 to 200
pouuds per cubic foot.
Seventeen cubic feet of clay J
weighs about a ton. ft
Eighteen cubic feet of gravel
in bank weighs about a ton. ft
Twenty-seven cubic feet of V
gravel, dry, weighs about a ton.
ume weigns yd pounus per y
Zi bushel.
USEFUL AS FODDER BUNDLER
Device Invented by Ohio Man for Re
ceiving Stalks of Corn and Hold
ing In Compact Form.
The Scientific American In Illustrat
ing and describing a device adapted for
receiving stalks of corn, invented by
J. L. Wolffe of Wlllshlre, Ohio, says:
This device Is adapted for receiving
stalks of corn and for "holding them In
a compact form In such manner that
Fodder Bundler.
a tie may be placed on the bundle
while so held, and wherein the bun
dler Is well supported for easy trans
portation, and wherein means Is pro
vided on the btiudler for supporting
cord and for permitting the cord to be
drawn off to be used as ties for the
bundles, and for compressing the bun
dle prior to the tying.
FEED SWINE CULL POTATOES
Spuds Are Poor in Protein, But Rich
In Carbohydrates, Thus They
Are Fat Producing.
(From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
It is estimated that four and one
half bushels of potatoes equal one
bushel of corn In producing weight
gains on hogs.' Potatoes resemble
corn In composition, and this Is espe
cially true of sweet potatoes. Both
corn and potatoes are poor In pro
tein and rich In carbohydrates, thus
they make fat rather than bone and
muscle. The potatoes should be boiled
or steamed until they form a mealy
mnsh, which should be mixed with
some othor feed such as corn-meal,
shorts or bran. Only enough water
should be added In the cooking to
prevent burning and to make a thick
mnsh, While some potatoes may be
fed rnw to add succulence to the ra
tion, they should be given only at In
tervals and In small quantities. Too
many are likely to cause scours. A
potato ration should be supplemented
with feeds rich In nitrogen, such as
old-process llnseed-oll meal or fiah
meal. Where sweet potatoes are
plentiful and cheap a combination
with gluten meal and skim milk makes
a good ration.
CORN LACKING MINERALS
When Fed as Sole Concentrate in Ra
tions for Swine Bodily Weak
ness Will Result.
Because of Its low content of min
eral matter, particularly lime, corn
should not be fed as the sole concen
trate in rations for swine. Bodily
weaknesses result from a deficiency of
mineral elements when other feeds are
not supplied with corn.
. In experimental feeding tests con
ducted by Dr. E. B. Forbes of the
Ohio experiment station, hogs fed
mainly corn had weak bones often re
sulting In lameness and fractures.
Such Injuries do not occur with hogs
on pasture or with those given feeds
rich In lime, such as clover, alfalfa,
rape, skim milk and tankage. Bone
flour, wood ashes, corncob charcoal
and lime are useful supplements to ra-i
Hons deficient In minerals.
RIGHT CARE OF SPRAY PUMP
Different Parts Should Be Gone Over,
, Cleaned and Oiled Keep Ma
chinery Under Cover.
Are you taking enre of your spray
pump? Go over all the different parts
of the pump, cleaning them off and
oiling them. Unless this precaution Is
taken your pump will be out of order
when you will need It. The spray
materials rust the metal pnrts and
they soon become useless unless they
are cleaned and oiled when the season
is over. Don't fall to keep the pump
and all other machinery under shelter
ivhen not In use.
I. W. W. Member Jailed
Late Thursday night Sheriff W.
J. Wilson picked up a wanderer of
suspicious appearance in the South
ern Pacific yards, and held him in
the county jail because the fellow
could not produce a draft registra
tion card. Confessing in Swedish
accents that he was from Minnesota,
the unnamed prisoner is said to be
a confirmed I. W. W., and creden
tials proving his membership were
found in his pockets.
Courier and Daily Journal $4.75.
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Means to Every Family and Person
The World War has jumped prices of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing Goods and Shoes to un-heard-of heighths. Every-
thing you eat and wear cost more, vastly more. Here is a ray
. of sunshine for every man, woman and family. Here is reliable
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Furnishing Goods, Furniture, etc.,
bought before the war prices began to go up, and which we are
actually selling at figures which will surprise you and in almost
every instance, less than any merchant can buy the same goods
for at wholesale today. Come yourself! Bring your neighbors
and friends to share in these mighty bargains for the way mer
chandise is going up daily there is no telling what you will pay
for the same goods later. Every article in this store, with no
exceptions, is on sale at greatly reduced prices which means a
. saving no person or family can afford to miss.
PART OF BUILDING TO BE TORN DOWN SOON
GOODS MUST BE SOLD
BE SURE AND VISIT THE BIG SALE
ADAMS DEPT. STORE
Oregon City s Largest Store Going Out of Business
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KENT WILSON TELLS OF
WEARING ARMY GAS MASK
Among other interesting things
of which the public has not been
widely informed mentioned by Kent
R. Wilson, son of Sheriff and Mrs.
W. J. Wilson, in a letter 'received
here on Tuesday, is the fact that
soldiers of the United States in
France will only be paid half their
wages overseas, and when they re
turn to America will get the full
amount due. This plan is supposed
to be arranged so that the soldiers
can save in spite of the temptations
for spending in a strange land, and
will have small fortunes when they
return home. In his letter, writ
ten from Camp Mills, Long Island,
New York, Kent says:
"We haven't been paid yet for
this month and when we do it will
only be half of what we have due,
as the government keeps half of
our pay when we go to . France, and
pays in full when we return.
"It snowed here yesterday. This
is an awful place. We haven't any
floors in our tents and it is almost
impossible to get wood for the lit
tle stoves we have. We have to
keep a fire going all night to keep
from freezing. Most of the boys
have bad colds and the hospital here
is full to the limit.
"We have been getting supplies
and equipment the last few days
and will probably not be here much
longer. Yesterday we were issued
our gas masks and we have to wear
them an hour each day in order to
get used to them. One certainly
looks like a ghost when one wears a
gas mask. We have to be able to
put them on in six seconds. They
fit tightly over the head and there
is a clamp to be placed over the
nose, and a mouth piece which is in
serted between the teeth and which
leads to a box of chemical through
which the wearer brathes. A sol
dier can withstand a gas attack for
two or three hours with a gas
mask."
Kent tells of the appreciation the
boys have for those who send them
boxes of goodies such as their army
fare does not include. He suggests
wrapping in heavy pasteboard box
es for shipment, rather than send
ing things in heavy wooden boxes.
The knitted things that women send
are in great demand, he says, and
fruit cake is one of the best things
to send, inasmuch as it is not so
perishable as other edibles.
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The readera of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being: greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature In doing Its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in the curative powers of Hall's
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it falls
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
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Mrs. Gus Griffith, of
Everton, Mo., writes: "I
suffered for three years
with various female
troubles. My life was a
misery. I was not able
to do anything . . . bear
ing down pains in my
back and limbs, and head
ache . . . weak and nerv
ous. Dr. recom
mended Cardui to me."
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"When I was on the
sixth bottle", she contin
ues, "1 began feeling like
a new woman . . . I am
now a well woman . . .
I know my cure is per
manent for it has been
three years since I took
Cardui." Thousands of
women, now strong and
healthy, who once suf
fered from women's ail
ments, give Card-u-i the
credit tor their good
health. Try it, for your
troubles. '
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W. S. U'Ren, formerly a local le
gal light, has a new fad. The new
one is not single tax, nor any of
that frequently refreshed mass of
fads and hobbies the attorney car
ries around under his hat. As a
matter of fact, he no longer has a
hat to carry them under. That is
just the point it is a hatless fad
that is giving a bright tinge to the
long encaged hair of the attorney
and chasing the germs of bronchial
trouble from the front trenches of
Mr. U'Ren's anatomy.
Upon advice of a physician Mr.
U'Ren is wearing no hat when he
journeys out into the chilly air of
fall, thus saving himself not only
from that pitiful, yet absorbing
melody, "Where did you get that
hat?" but from the ravages of the
bronchial broncos that have been
playing havoc with our friend's
throat. Mr. U'Ren was hatless in
our midst late last week and 'vouch
ed for great improvement in his
health as a result of the practice.
Miss Danforth Visits
Miss Lucile Danforth, national
organizer for the Girls' Honor
guard, was in Oregon City Friday
u it i
Departoisif
evening and delivered a highly in
teresting lecture at the Commercial
club to a large group of members
of the local guard organization. A
brief business session took up part
of the meeting hour.
THURSDAY COURT RECORD
Fish Family Wins a Point in
Damage Suit Against County
Alice Etta Fish, Frank E. Fish
and Amy Fish, injured when their
automobile went over the bank on
the road between here and New Era
several months ago, Thursday won
a motion in Judge Campbell's court
against a demurrer filed by the
county, which is being sued by the
family. The demurrer to their
amended complaints was overruled
and the county was given until Mon
day to file an answer in the case.
Judge Campbell Thursday allow
ed a voluntary non-suit in the case
of Martin Herdt against V. Daffieb.
A suit filed by Carl Barth against
F. C. Mortenson asked for a judg
ment in the sum of $606.89, cover
ing four causes of action in con
nection with bills for labor. Three
of the causes are assigned to Barth.
Jacobs Gets $1 for Slander
At a trial from which the usual
disinterested audience was barred, a
jury in Judge Campbell's court
Tuesday awarded a verdict of $1 to
Lee S. Jacobs in his slander suit
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Many changes of Climate
Opportunity to visit San Francisco
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Ask any Agent for particulars 'or writs
John M. Scott,
General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
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brought against M. C. Baker. Mr.
Jacobs asked for $5000 damages be
cause of slanderous remarks said to
have been made about him by Mr.
Baker.
Christian Endeavor Rally
Clackamas county unions will
hold a Christian Endeavor rally at
the First Boptist church at Oregon
City on November 16, 1917. Miss
Helen Cox, state secretary, will be
the speaker of the evening. Her
topic will be "The Oregon Challenge
Campaign."
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