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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
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HOW THE MILLENIUM CAME TO
OREGON CITY
; The other evening after dinner the
editor donned his smoking jacket and
slippers and sat down by the cosy
fireplace in his palatial mansion.
And while sitting there he began to
dream. It seemed to him in his vis
ion that the Millennium had at last
struck Oregon City, and he had come
back from somewhere to pay the
little old burg a friendly visit. He
was seated in a new fifteen-cylinder
Maxwell with Mayor Hackett at the
wheel. As they shot out onto Sev
enth street near the library ye edi
tor braced himself for the accustom
ed bump when they struck the cross
ing. In the old days citizens of Ore
gon City who were troubled with tor
pid liver, used to get someone to
drive them across those Seventh and
Ninth street crossings just to waken
the fool things up. And it invariably
worked a cure, if it missed beaning
the dyspeptic in the operation. But
to his surprise no bump was forth
coming, and the car shot up a mag
nificently paved street between fine
rows of modern business houses. All
the cross streets were paved, and the
hills were graded down to an easy
level. Just as they turned up by the
new 10-story brownstone Estes block
at Molalla and Division streets the
fire bell rang. The visitor sensed a
glimpse of a boulevard as smooth as
a society belle s new laid compiec
tion. The Mayor suggested:
"Let's go back and see the new fire
apparatus at work. You haven t seen
it in operation yet?
Ye editor assented, so they shot
back down Seventh street, and found
the fire at the corner of Seventh and
J. Q. Adams street in an old frame
building, a relic of the pre-millerini-um
days. Before they .had time to
park their machine a superb motor
fire-truck steamed up and came to a
stand in front of the building, from
whose roof the flames were bursting.
Almost before they could cross the
street two great streams of water
had drowned out the flames and the
excitement wag over. The editor
could not help remarking:
"Wheel What a change from the
days when the fire-boys nearly yell
ed their lungs out for some modern
apparatus, and the city was satisfied
to let them plug along with an outfit
that had come out of the ark "
Clang! Clang!
The editor awoke with a start. It
was still the old burg, and still 1918.
The fire-bell was ringing. . Investiga
tion revealed that the Commercial
club was on fire. Without waiting to
change slippers the editor beat it
"The appointment by Secretary
Daniels of a Christian Scientist as
navv chaplain denotes a significant
change in the 'public attitude toward
the faith founded by Mrs. fcday.
"Could such a selection of a spirit
ual adviser have been conceived of
in Dewey's navy? Christian Science
then and long after was anathema to
the regular religious religious denom
inations of the country. Legislation
was invoked to restrain it, medical
societies prosecuted the practitioners,
and it was made to bear the brunt of
a powerful opposition everywhere.
Now the government gives it full
recognition and accords its readers an
equal status with the ministers of
other creeds. Besides the navy chap
lain, there are two Christian Science
chaplains in the army.
"So have the old antagonisms sub
sided and the earlier intolerance giv
en way under the spirit "of religious
freedom. History has repeated itself
once more, and the new kirk fought
lits way to a place alongside the old
kirk. It has been an interesting pro
cess, and the outcome is notable as
an illustration of the liberalizing
tendencies of modern opinion, wheth
er religious or political." Christian
Science Monitor. ,
of the self-seeking politician whose
vote may be bought and sold, is past,
both in the nation and Clackamas
county, and we stand at the dawn of
a day when clean men and clean poli
tics must be the order. The world is
getting too enlightened to play suck
er to the crook and the self-seeker.
Every man may "Have his price," as
some suppose, but the people will
henceforth keep their servants so in
the spotlight that it will pay them
better to play fair. It is not only the
railroads the government has taken
over, but a cleaner code of political
morals as, well.
here Saturday. Both are residents of
Oregon City.
Josi-Elmer
Fred Josi, a well-known young
Clackamas county farmer, obtained a
license yesterday to marry Miss Olga
Elmer, of Mulino.
Political parties! Our allies have
already agreed to put partyism out
of sight for the duration of the war.
We must waken up to the fact that
we are at a man's sized job, and lack
of perfect team-work may lead to
defeat. The hyphen is dead because
it marks the unfriendly alien. There
are no longer German-Americans and
English-Americans. They are either
plain Americans, or outright Ger
mans and Englishmen. The accident
of birth does not make an American.
It is the spirit and the understanding
which do that Hyphenism is dead.
Equally dead is party politics. No
single party is big enough today to
serve the nation, or to win the war
for Democracy. It will take the con
certed action of all our national forc
es to accomplish the task. And we
should treat both the foreign enemy
who bombs a munitions factory and
the home enemy who attempts to
throw a crowbar into the political
machinery in the same way. The
former is an alien enemy. He is try
ing to help our foes win the war.
The latter is a traitor. He is block
ing the work of war by making a
hard task still harder, and by endan
gering the interests of the boys who
have left all at their country's call.
We must do the team-work of our
lives, or men will believe the criti
cism that "Democracy is a failure."
OPTIMISTIC MUTTERINGS
The German Crown Prince says:
"I hope to go to Canada after the
war." Why not Kansas instead of
Canada, for the mayor of Topeka is
credited with stating that "In Kansas
the human nut attains its richest,
rarest flavor."
"John, I hear you enlisted."
"I shore did. I done jined de
National Ahmy ob American Jewel
lers."
"Long-tailed-'possum! What under
de sun am dat?".
"Oh, dey're de boys what am gwine
across de ocean to put a new set ob
wuhks in de Watch on de Rhine."
The third Liberty loan will exceed
both previous issues put together. It
will probably be" floated about the
first of March.
The Coy Maiden "I like a man of
few words and many actions.
The Disappointed Suitor "Then
I'll send around my brother. He is
tongue-tied and has St. Vitus dance."
THE DIVORCE
...MILL...
Irene vs. R. Robinson
Irene Robinson was granted her
freedom Tuesday from R. Robinson,
in the circuit court. She was allow
ed the custody of two minor chil
dren, Raymond, age 5, and Leah,
age 3.
Edwin vs. Henrietta Lewis
Edwin Lewis last Thursday filed
suit against Henrietta Lewis, basing
his complaint on grounds of deser
tion. The Lewis were married in Achi
son, Kansas, on March 25, 1906. On
January 8, 1917, Mrs. Achison is al
leged to have deserted her husband
at Effingham, Kansas.
Secretary Garfield closed down all
eastern business interests ten Mon
days to save coal. Meanwhile New
York state breweries alone use over
a million tons of coal a year. Silly
New York shuts up her schools to
down the hill to enjoy the same old conserve fuel, and leaves her saloons
bout between willing and brave but
inadequately equipped men and the
fire demon. Against heavy odds the
men won with apparatus that was
out of date before Moses was old
enough to wear whiskers, and one of
the bystander? was heard to remark:
"Those firemen are all right, but
why in thunder don't Oregon City
wake up and get a little modern fire
equipment? Some day there will
come a blaze with a high wind, and
the whole bloomin' match will go up
in smoke!"
And as the editor hiked for home
and the hay he echoed "Why?"
ON EQUAL STATUS
Under the heading "Christian Sci
ence in the Navy," the New York
World printed the following as an
editorial:
and "movies" open. Schenectady
board of Education calls attention to
the anomaly and proposes that the
process be reversed.
Yet in "Bourgeouse" New York
one baby (lies in ten, while in I. W.
W. Russia one dies in every four.
The main reason for the infant mor
tality of Russia and for its Bolshe
viki is the same. It is ignorance.
When it comes to a choice between
the "Cruel reign of capitalistic
greed" in New York and the still
more inhuman regime of the "Red,"
give me the former every time. But
why put up with either?
feo poor old Seattle has had decen
cy enough to drop Hi Gill! The con
game expert may hold the hand for
a time, but invariably the crook los
es the jack pot in the end. The day
Your Income Tax
AX'AR TAX, Income Tax and Excess
Profit Tax returns, covering every item
of personal income and business profit for
the year of 1917, must be filed soon after
January 1st.
The law and its interpretations are complicated and many
citizens are likely to fail to take advantage of the various
exemptions and deductions which Congress intended for
their benefit.
On the other hand delays, errors, concealments even
unintentional will cause heavy penalties; to forestall such
occurrences we have had prepared for free distribution to
those affected by the law, a complete analysis and explanation
of it. including sixteen pages of properly ruled record forms
for keeping account of your income and deductions.
This service is but one of many ways this institution 1
strives to assist those who learn to use its facilities, J
The Bank of Oregon City
Lottie V. vs. Chas. A. Wolf
. Mrs. Lottie V. Wolf yesterday fil
ed suit for divorce against Charles
J. Wolf on a charge of cruelty. The
complaint charges Wolf with being a
brute. Continued drunkenness and
foul language are the facts set forth
as basis for the cruelty charge.
The Wolfs have been married 21
years. The union took place in Til
lamook. There are three children, of
which Mrs. Wolf desires custody.
Elizabeth vs. Bert Turlcy
Nineteen days of married life was
sufficient for Elizabeth Turley, who
seeks her freedom from Bert Turley
on the grounds of cruelty. The Tur
leys were married at Vancouver on
January 13, 1918. Immediately, ac
cording to the complaint, Turley
proved himself to be morally rotten,
and Mrs. lurley left him and seeks
her freedom. The petition filed Mon
day, also requests the restoration of
the plaintiff's maiden name, Eliza
beth McCloskey.
Lillian F. vs. Warren H. Marshall
Lillian F. Marshall filed against
Warren H. Marshall last Monday,
charging desertion. Mrs. Marshall
claims that her husband was shift
less and a spendthrift, going through
$5000 belonging to her and her
mother during the period of their
married life. Marshall, according to
the complaint, had a cute little trick
of running up big hotel bills and. then
leaving town on an unexpected vaca
tion, allowing his wife the honor of
settling the accounts. They were
married in Portland on December 30,
lain.
Iva vs. Fred Dart
One of the most sensational di
vorce suits in the local records was
filed Saturday by Iva Dart against
to red Dart. According to the com
plaint, the Darts were married in
Eugene in 1915. Soon after the hus
band began a vicious system of strik
ing and beating his wife, and using
vile language toward her. The cli
max came in Portland recently, when,
two months before their child was
born, Dart drove his wife out on the
city streets and forced her to beg
lor money.
Another incident recited in the
complaint is that on Christmas night
Dart drove his step-son from the
house with a large fork, and forced
him to remain out until the early
I hours of the morning.
Obituaries
Fredcricka Keller
Fredericka Keller, of Stafford,
died Tuesday night at the home of
her son, Gustave Keller, at the age
of 82. Mrs. Keller had been ill with
pneumonia for the past several
weeks.
Mrs. Keller was born in Germany.
She has lived near Stafford for 16
years. Funeral services were held
at 1:30 p. m. today from the Staf
ford church. Interment was in the
Stafford cemetery.
John M. Sutherland
John M. Sutherland, Canby pion
eer, died yesterday at the age of 90
years. His death occurred at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Carrie I.
Seaton.
Mr. Sutherland had been in Clack
amas county for 45 years. He had
lived in the town of Canby for the
past 15 years. He was born Novem
ber 29, 1828, on Prince Edward
Island.
Two daughters and a son survive:
Mrs. Seaton and Mrs. Lura Kendall
of Canby, and George Sutherland, of
Macksburg. The elder Sutherland's
wife died many years ago.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Canby Methodist church at
10 a. m. tomorrow.
...BIRTHS...
White
February 19 To Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. White, 416 Center street, a son.
Demacon
February 19 To Mr. and Mrs. L.
J. Demacon, Canemah, a son.
McDowell
February 16 To Mr. and Mrs. R.
McDowell, now at Portland, a daugh
ter.
Kerr
February 16 To Mr. and Mrs.
John Kerr, 1215 Fourth street, a
daughter.
Franzel
February 15 To Mr. and Mrs,
Henry Franzel, Stafford, a daughter-
Jensen
February 14 To Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Jensen, route 1, a daughter.
TRANSPORT VICTIM IS
GIVEN TRIBUTE AT U
An impressive ceremony was held
at the University of Oregon Friday
afternoon, when the whole battalion
of some 250 men drew up before the
Administration building and came to
"present arms" in honor of James B.
Gurney, a former University fresh
men, who was aboard the Tuscania
when she went to the bottom as the
result of a German torpedo.
Under Colonel Leader the battalion
was drawn up, the flag on the build
ing was half mast, and a token of
honor was paid to the man who gave
his life to his country in the cause of
democracy. Colonel Leader addressed
the formation saying but a few
words:
"Gentlemen, we are drawn up here
to pay an honor to one of the mem
bers of the college who has given his
life, the greatest service possible, to
his country. Battalion, present
arms!"
George H. Parkinson, pastor of the
Methodist-Episcopal church of Eu
gene, and regimental chaplain of the
University, gave the benediction,
Gurney was a resident of Glide,
Oregon, and entered the University
as a freshman last October. He left
college soon after the Thanksgiving
holidays to enlist in the 20th Eng
ineers, and was on board the tor
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Growing castor beans may s)jon
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by the University school of com
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Castor beans now have a tremen
dous commercial value because ithe
oil which is extracted from them is
used for lubricating airplane motors.
The oil is hard to abtain and the
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believe that certain parts of western
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miles tq town, mile to car line,
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MARRIAGES
I Montchalia-Churchill
I The county clerk's office Tuesday
issued a marriage license to John B.
Montchalis and-Manila D. Churchill.
i Mr. Montchalis is engaged in the live
stock business in Manitoba, Canada.
Miss Churchill is a Minnesota girl.
McElroy-Johnston
Vancouver Harvey G. McElroy,
age 18, and Edith M. Johnston, age
18, were granted a marriage license
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