N CITY
37th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 20, 1919
Number 1
COPlffiE
BODY IS FOUND IN
NEW YORK HARBOR
remains of lowell kent to
be brought to parkplace
for'burial
The body of Lowell Kent, well
known young man of Parkplace, who
was aecidently drowned in New York
harbor recently, while in the service
of his country, will be brought back
to the old home at Parkplace for bur
ial. The remains are expected to ar
rive the latter part of the week
from New York and a "military fun
eral will in all probability be held.
The young man, "who had made
many trips across the Atlantic dur
ing the War in the naval service, was
aecidently drowned in the harbor on
January 22 of this year, and naval
and military authorities have kept
up a continuous search for the body.
Relatives received word ' a week or
ten days ago to the effect that the
search had been fruitless, but the
news of the discovery of the body
came Saturday evening. The tele
gram stated the body had been dis
covered at the foot of Harrison street
in New York.
Lowell Kent was 24 years of age
and was well and popularly known
around Oregon City and the Park
place country. lie was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Kent and was one
of the first Clackamas county lads to
offer his services to his country when
war was declared. Prior to entering
the war he had lived almost his en
tire life around Parkplace, where he
had many friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Kent lost another son , some few
months ago in eastern Oregon, when
a brother of Lowell was aecidently
killed by a gunshot wound.
$600 IN FINES PAID
BY "CRAWFISH" TRIO
Ivan Hutchinson, Tom McHale and
Lizzie Davis, who were arrested some
time ago at the famous "Crawfish
House" for having in their posses
sion intoxicating liquors, appeared in
Justice Sievers' court Saturday after
noon for trial. Through their at
torney, George C. Brownell, the trio
i ij :n... 1 u.,i-nltn .nD
fined $200; McHale $400, and the
charges against the woman were
dismissed. " ' " '
The trio were arrested about six
weeks ago, when they attempted to
smuggle an auto load of booze from
the "Crawfish House." They were
captured by Sheriff Wilson and depu
ties just as they were leaving the
house. They were brought to Ore
gon City, at that time, and were re
leased on $1550 cash br.il. After the
preliminary hearing at that time
McHale was again arrested the some
day for picking up some opium at
the "Crawfish House" on the way
back to Portland from this city. Fed
eral officials took the matter in hand
at that time, and it is reported that
they were later released on the opium
charge.
COL. MAY TO ADDRESS
BROTHERHOOD FRIDAY
Announcement has been made to
the effect that Col, John L. May, of
the 162d Infantry (old Third Ore
gon), has been secured as the main
speaker at the Brotherhood meeting
at the Congregational church next
Friday night, Col. May's address
will be on "An American Officer's
Experience in France."
This will be one of the big meet-,
ings of the Brotherhood for he
season, and elaborate preparations
ure under way to make it a success.
Through some effort and trouble by
the program committee of the Broth
erhood, Col. May has been secured to
address the meeting, and members
of the order are looking forward to
an interesting evening on the above
date.
M0RRIE BUYS CHASE &
LINTON GRAVEL BUSINESS
Fred Morrie, head of the Glenmor
rie Quarry company of this city, has
purchased the bunkers and business,
of the Chase & Linton Gravel com
pany. It is the intention of the
former owners of the business to de
vote all their attention to the gravel
pits they own at Newberg, and Chas.
W. Kelly, bookkeeper of the com
pany, will go to Newberg with the
concern. Mr. Kelly is a member of
the city council, and will retain his
residence in this city.
ROY MAT00N ARRIVES HOME
FROM EUROPE; WAS MUSICIAN
Roy A. Matoon, first-class musician
with the 162nd Infantry, which has
been in France for some time, has
arrived here, from overseas, He re
ceived his honorable discharge after
serving 14 months In France, and
about 22. months in the service. He
was the youngest musician of the
company band. His friends in this
city and county are glad to gee him
back once more.
Born
A new arrival is reported at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. (Bud)
Califf, of 1013 Eighth street. The
Httle girl arrived Sunday morning,
and weighed 10 pounds. Dr. Guy
Mount was the attending physician.
NEW FRANCHISE IS
ASKED
OREGON CITY MOTOR BUS CO.
DESIRES TO SHORTEN HOURS
FOR HILL SERVICE
CLAIM BIG LOSS PAST YEAR
Council Promises to Assist in Hunting
New Location for Liberty Temple
for Rest Room
At a special meeting of the Oregon
City council held Tuesday night a
new franchise was asked for by the
Oregon City Motor Bus company.
Two changes in the new franchise
were asked of the council by the com
pany, the first change concerning the
time of the trips of the bus, and the
second allowing for notice of 30 days
of the discontinuance of the opera
tions of the bus. The present sched
ule calls for the operation of the bus
between the hours of 6:25 a. m. and
10:00 p. m. The company asked in
the new franchise for a new schedule
that of 6.25 a. m. until 6:55 p. m. j
The now franchise calls for a notice
to be given by the company to the
council of the discontinuance of oper
ations of 30 days.
The Motor Bus company claims
that the 30 days' notice was asked
for in case the council granted the
license for jitneys in this city, as
they have been losing money ever
since the bus was put on, but are
Willing to keep on losing money on
the bus in order to receive other ad
vantages of keeping the jitneys off
the run.
The company showed figures prov
ing that they, had operated the -bus
at a loss of $3,600 during the old
franchise.' The council voted favor
ably on the franchise, and it passed
its first reading, and will come up
for the second reading at the next
regular meeting of the council.
Mrs. E. B. Andrews, representative
of the local W. C. T. U., which or
ganization has charge of the Liberty
Temple for a -ity..rest -room, ssked
the council to help secure a suitable
location to establish the building.
The council promised to help, and ex
tended the time for moving the
building until May 15. This was
done for the benefit of the Victory
loan, which will be launched soon.
The county court promised machin
ery and aid in improving the Molalla
avenue road and the council voted
the street committee $99 for the
work, which will start soon.
Two new arc lights asked for at
a former meeting by citizens were
ordered installed at once by the
council. The P. R. L. & P. company
has agreed to install the lights, pro
viding that the city would guarantee"
the difference between the cost of
installation and the revenue.
Councllmen present at the meeting
were: Tobin, Woodward, Green, Al
bright, Kelly, Kruger, Scott. .Mayor
Holman presided.
CLACKAMAS PIONEER PASSES
AWAY AT STAFFORD HOME
Frederick- C, Delkar, one of Clack
amas county's early pioneers, died at
the home of his son, A. H. Telkar,
Tuesday, at Stafford. He was ill for
several weeks. Deceased was a na
tive of Germany, and was 83 years
of age at the time of his death. He
came to Clackamas county many
years ago, and was a valued citizen
in the Stafford community. Deceased
is survived by two sons, who reside
at Stafford, and one daughter resid
ing near Tualatin. Funeral services
will be held today at 2:00 p. m. from
the family home at Stafford, and in
terment will take place in the Staf
ford cemetery.
DAIRY INSTITUTE SUCCESS
AT SANDY LAST WEEK
A very successful meeting of the
Dairy Institute was held at Sandy
Tuesday and Wednesday, and a large
attendance was recorded. Professor
Fitts and Professor E. L. Westoyer,
of the' Oregon Agricultural college
were in attendance and made several
talks. County Agent R. G. Scott,
and Miss Marie Anthony, home dem
onstration agent for this county,
also addressed the assembly. It was
one of the largest attended meetings
so far held in this county. Similar
meetings were held by Miss Anthony
and Mr. Scott during the past week,
in the interest of agricultural and
home work.
CORPORAL BLANCK HOME
FROM OVERSEAS DUTY
Corporal Joe Blanck, Company C,
162 Infantry, was in this city Tues
day visiting at the home of his uncle,
John Weber, of Madison and Twelfth
streets. Corporal Blanck has been in
France about 14 months, and put in
hard service on the Verdun front.
Later he was assigned to training
duty at the training batallion at
Contre3, France. He will enter the
service of the O. W. R. & N., in the
machine shops at Portland next week.
B. T. McBAIN LEAVES
WEST LINN MILLS
TOOK ACTIVE INTEREST HERE
IN CITY AND COUNTY
AFFAIRS .
B. T. McBain, for the past several
years manager of the Crown Willa
mette Paper company's plant at
West Linn, will be succeeded by E.
Kenneth Stanton, according to an an
nouncement made Friday afternoon
Mr. McBain will be transferred to
Portland, and it is rumored that he
will be put in charge of the propos
ed new mill at Salem.
Mr. McBain came here about 10
years ago, and during that time has
taken an active interest in municipal
and county affairs. . He was president
of the Oregon City Commercial Club
for two years, and chairman of the
Twelve Disciples of Road Efficiency"
of the club, which has done such ex
cellent work in road matters of tie
county. Mr. McBain was instruments
al in securing for Oregon City a
public library building, which is one
of the finest structures erected here.
He has always been an active work
er in any worth while project, and for
the past 10 years took a keen inter
est in the destinies of the Live Wires
of the Commercial club.
Since the announcement Friday of
the change, many business and prom
inent men of the city have expressed
their regret in losing Mr. McBain
from this section.
Mr. Stanton, the new manager of
the mills, has been connected with
the company's Portland office since
the consolidation of the Willamette
Pulp & Paper company with the
Crown Willamette . company. M r.
Stanton is well known in this vicin
ity, and has had years of experience
in the paper-making industry on the
coast.
MISS DAVIS TO TALK
HERE NEXT SUNDAY
GOVERNMENT EXPERT SPEAKS
ON "BACK TO THE SCHOOL"
MOVEMENT
Miss Anne Davis, representative of
the government, is to lecture Sunday,
March 23, at the M. E. church at
2:30 p. m., under the auspices of the
Child Welfare Bureau. Her subject
will be "Back to the School." The
public is cordially invited to hear
Miss Davis who is rated as a top-
notch speaker who comes with a
piquant message at this time.
Miss Davis bears credentials from
the United States government which
authorize her present tour through
out Oregon. She is keenly interest
ed in Child Welfare .work, possesses
a magnetic personality and has some
mighty fine things to say to parents.
Miss Davis is to talk at 2:30 p. m.,
and a special musical program has
been arranged.
HOP CONTRACT LET TO
FOREIGN BUYERS HERE
The Clackamas County Hop Farm
ing company, of Sherwood, have
entered into a contract with Ralph E.
Williams and George H. Bird, of Lon
don, England, to furnish them with
30,000 pounds of hops at 25 cents
per pound.- The hops are to be prime
and in bales delivered f. o. b., to the
warehouse of the growers. The first
year's crop will be delivered in two
Jots, the first, September 15, and the
second, October 15, 1919. The con
tract extends over a period of three
years, and the hops will be raised
on a 78-acre tract of the company,
which is located near Wilsonville.
P0ST0FFICE TO BE MOVED
TO NEW QUARTERS SOON
The new quarters for the Oregon
City postoffice. are being repaired and
remodeled, and the office will be
moved about the first of next month.
The large vault, loaned by the city
to the postoffice, is being moved and
put into place. The vault was orig'
inally given to the city when the
First National- bank bought a new
one for the bank. The vault .has
been stored during the past two or
three years. It was first originally
Intended by the city to move the vault
into the city hall. The new quarters
for the postoffice will be where the
Klemson and Terk Brothers' store
was, and it is claimed tnai tne new
location will be much handier for the
business of the city.
C0VEALL SENTENCED TO
FROM 3 TO 20 YEARS IN PEN
. C. Coveall, who was convicted
couple of days ago by a circuit court
jury here on a statutory charge, was
sentenced Friday morning by Judge
Campbell to from three to twenty
years in the penitentiary. He was
taken to Salem the same day by Dep
uty Hughes. The case of Otto
Klaetsch was found guilty in the
justice court and fined $50 and costs,
for lighting forest fires without a
permit. He appealed the' case to a
higher court, and won the appeal.
The Courier and Fanner, $1.15.
KITSCH GIT!
OF SETTING FIRES
CIRCUIT COURT JURY RETURNS
VERDICT AGAINST ESTACADA
LUMBERMAN
DELIBERATES FOR FOUR HOURS
State Shows that Robert McClintock
Caught Defendant in Act of
Burning His Property
Otto Klaetsch, a former lumber
man of the Estacada country, was
found guilty of maliciously setting
out fires on the premises of Robert
McClintock, by a circuit court jury
Tuesday evening, following a delib
eration of about four hours. Klaetsch
is to be sentenced by Judge Camp
bell Saturday morning.
The case attracted widespread at
tention, owing to the fact that both
the defendant and the complaining
witness are well known citizens of
the eactem part of the county. The
fires occurred early last summer and
resulted in considerable damage to
the property of McClintock, The ar
rest followed immediately and
Klaetsch was found guilty in the local
justice court, from which he appeal
ed to the circuit court.
The prosecuting witness, McClin
tock, told the jury that he was at
tracted by smoke in the canyon above
his home about a quarter of a mile
one Sunday last summer. On inves
tigation he found Klaetsch in the act
of starting a series of fires about 60
feet apart. Three were already a
blaze, . aocording to McClintock and
the defendant was lighting the others
when McClintock called to him. Ac
cording to the ' letter's testimony,
Klaetsch beat a hasty retreat, while
he, McClintock, reurned to his home
for a rifle and, calling two neighbors
to his assistance, pursued Klaetsch,
firing several shots at him from a
distance.
Klaetsch denied that he had set the
fires, claiming however, that he was
in the immediate vicinity investigat
ing" a now fence wliicfl' he $Apised to
build, when he, top, was attracted by
the fires. He admitted that McClin
tock shot at him and caid he recog
nized McClintock. The testimony in
nized McClintock. The testimony was
in contradiction to that given by
Klaetsch in the lower court, however,
when he made the statement that he
did not see McClintock until the fol
lowing Tuesday.
When asKed wha he thought was
the motive, McClintock stated that he
had previously reported Klaetsch to
the federal authorities, and he claim
ed this was the reason Klaetsch
sought to burn him out. The testi
mony showed that the fires raged for
several days and that McClintock
suffered considerable loss. He. is a
disabled Spanish-American war vet
eran. Both the defendant and the
prosecuting witness brought in con
siderable evidence of previous good
character from among the citizens of
the community.
The case was handled for the state
by District Attorney G. L. Hedges
and Deputy T. A. Burke, while At
torneys Geo. C. Brownell and John
Collier, of Portland, represented
Klaetsch. It is not known whether
an appeal will be taken..
JONES SUES HAVILL FOR
POSSESSION STORE BLDG.
William F. Jones has entered suit
against George Havill for the posses
sion of the Btore building formerly
occupied by Hoff Brothers at Beaver
Creek. Plaintiff claims that he owns
the building, and that Havill refus.
es to vacate. Costs and disburse
ments are also asked by the plain
tiff. Since Hoff Brothers went into
bankruptcy, the store and business
was taken, over by Havill under" the
name of George Havill & Company,
GET YOUR SALMON TACKLE
READY GAMEY FISH HERE
If the Willamette river at this
point clears by Sunday, it is expect
ed that a big rush of salmon fisher
men will be here from all parts of
the county and state. The salmon
are now in the river, and according
to local sportsmen, it Is only a mat
ter of clear water for the sport to
begin. Many in this city are getting
out their tackle for the sport, which
will be better than ever this year.
PIPER TALKS TO MILL
MEN ABOUT HIS TRIP
Edgar B. Piper, editor of the Ore
gonian, addressed several hundred
mill employes at the West Linn mills
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Piper de
scribed his experiences while in Eu
rope, and told of the horrors-of mod
ern warfare as he saw it in France,
He told of his experiences on ship
board, when 27 soldiers on the boat
were buried at sea, who died from
influenza. Mr. riper made a very
interesting address, and talked for
over an hour to the men, who sat in
silence listening to his graphic nar
rative.
CANBY STORES ARE
ENTERED BY THIEVES
BOOTY INCLUDES 150 KNIVES
AND HALF DOZEN
WATCHES
Petty thievery is keeping Sheriff
Wilson and Constable Ed Fortune ,on
the jump these days. Monday night
the depot at Barlow was broken open
but nothing was taken. The same
night burglars broke into the meat
market at Canby, but they failed to
land anything of value at piis place
either.
The Canby Hardware Company al
so was entered and 150 knives and
one half dozen Ingersoll watches
were taken, the culprits entering the
store through a transom. Officers
are working on the theory that the
work was that of a gang of trans
ients who pr.ssed through the coun
try Sunday and Monday and descrip
tion of the property has been sent
north and south, with instructions to
outside officials to' be on the lookout.
Many other acts of petty thievery
have been reported, mostly the work
of juveniles in various parts of the
county.
CLOTHING DRIVE IS
NEXT ON CALENDAR
CLACKAMAS COUNTY TO MAKE
. ACTIVE DRIVE WEEK OF
APRIL 7 13
America is now going to try and
clothe the destitute refugee, not only
of Northern France and Belgium,
but of the whole allied world.
Through the American Red Cross,
America is being asked to contribute
10,000 tons of used clothing, shoes,
for all ages and both sexes; piece
goods, ticking, sheeting, blankets and
woolens, light Canton flannel to
make garments for newborn babes,
and anything in the line of clothing
that will help keep the spark of life
aglow.
A great drive for this clothing is
to be held in the nation March 24-29,
but because of other conflicting driv
es, we roruana coupler, lamerican
Red Cross, in which Clackamas coun
ty is, has set its drive for April 7-
1n
In Portland the drive will be direct
ed by the Portland Rotary club and
with this great civic organization at
the head, success is assured. - Red
Cross leaders urge that branches of
the Portland chapter secure the ac
tive leadership of some civic organ
ization in each city to prosecute the
drive. -
Communities which have collected
small quantities of clothing should
take or send them to their nearest
Red Cross hranch or auxiliary. Ship
ments in quantity should be made
collect by intcrurban truck, epxress
or freight, whichever is cheaper, to
the American Red Cross receiving
station, Marshall Wells building,
Fifth and Pine streets, Portland, dur
ing the week beginning April 7.
"Clean out your closets put old
clothes to work" is the word Red
Cross leaders from Washington send
out.
One hundred tons of clothing is
asked for from the Portland chapter,
its branches and auxiliaries, more
than twice that asked in any pre
ceding drive.
Already the American Red Cross
has shipped 13,500 yards of textiles
to be manufactured by the suffering
people themselves.
Mending need not be done for there
are many thousands of penniless
women abroad eager to do the nec
essary sewing, the Red Cross asserts.
The people to receive the clothing
none of them being of the Central
powers are those of Northern
France, Belgium, Italy, Czechs-Slo-
skia, Roumania, Greece, Poland, Mac
edonia and Albania.
"Every garment furnished will
cover a body wnicn otnerwiBe would
lack proper clothing and each gar
ment furnished will actually pre
vent suffering," cables Colonel Har
vey D. Gibson, Red Cross representa
tive in Europe.
REBEKAH CONVENTION HELD
AT MILWAUKIE HALL TODAY
Today (Thursday), the Rebekah
district convention of District No. 2,
was held at Milwaukie, in the Mil
waukie hall. 1'he convention conven
ed at 10:30 a. m. Mrs. Ethel Mel
drum, of Meldrum, is chairman of the
convention, and the program was con
ducted by Jessie Jarris, of Portland,
who is vice-president of the Rebekah
assembly. . Tonight the -degree work
will be put on in this city by Willa
mette lodge No. 2.
The .Rebekah lodges which will be
represented at the convention will be
from Estacada, Clackamas, Molalla,
Milwaukie, Oregon City and Glad
stone.
Court Orders Deposit
In the case of Ethel Pruett vs
Sidney Pruett, defendant was ordered
yesterday to deposit with the county
clerk $150 for the maintenance of the
plaintiff and child, and $100 at tor
ney's fees. Suit money was also
ordered deposited.
REACTIONARIES
GRIP CONGRESS
PENROSE AND CANNON GANGS
FIGHT TO DOMINATE THE
STANDPATTERS
FAMILY ROW FOR NEXT HOUSE
Hays, Penrose and Lodge Wrest the
Speakership Progressives Never
Have Look-in at Caucus
The first battle of the Old Guard
of the sixty-sixth Congress proved a
"dog fall." The efforts of Will H.
Hays, chairman of the Republican
National committee, and Senators
Penrose and Lodge to defeat James
R. Mann for the speakership succeed
ed, but the rest of the program of
these outsiders to dominate the
House failed.
The speakership will go to Repre
sentative Frederick H. Gillett, of
Massachusetts, as an empty honor.
Representative Mann, right-hand man
to Joseph G. Cannon, the one-time
czar of the House, snatched the con
trol from the Gillett leaders before
they had time to complete their vic
tory. Therefore, the Republican ele
phant of the House is to be a piebald
one.
But, after all, from the Democrat
ic standpoint, the result of the Re
publican contest for the speakership
of the House is the same as it would
have been with Mr. Mann in the
chair. Reactionaries of New Eng
land and reactionaries of Illinois are
as much alike as two black-eyed peas.
The Republicans who will control the
Senate and House of the next Con
gress are all tarred witn tne same
stick.
The "Progressives" never had a
look-in at the House caucus, and their
brothers in the Senate will receive
the same, or worse, treatment, at the
hands of Senators Penrose and Lodge.
This is not a day for "Progressive"
Republican Congressmen. The Old
Guard is riding, and is not particular
who is run down. If bumptous "Pro
gressives" get in 'tho way Sb'.will
be run over.
Recently, in dismissing the protest
of a leading "Progressive," Senator
Penrose said he had no time for
such fellows; they are like the beard
ed woman in the sideshow at the cir
cus. That is to be the attitude of
the Old Guard toward the men who
made it possible to oust them ten
years ago.
Here is what the action of the
caucus of the House of Representa
tives of the Sixty-sixth Congress
means:
That under Republican rule the
time has arrived when outsiders can
dictate the selection of the officers of
the House.
That Will H. Hays, co-operating
with Senators Penrose of Pennsyl
vania and Lodge of Massachusetts
wrested the speakership from one
"standpat" group and gave it to an
other. To do this he invaded the
right of the House to select its own
officers.
That for some ulterior motive, the
Hays-Penrose combination threw the
old Republican leader of the House
overboard when he was about to get
the honor he had coveted for years.
That the Republicans of the next
House start off with a family row
over promotions and patroniigo, but
not principles, for they are all of the
standpat faith.
lhe republican House caucus was
spirited. Names Were called. Uncle
Joe Cannon charged that the chair
man of the Republican National Com'
mittee and small party of Sena
tors were meddling with the affairs
of the House.
Before the caucus convened Mr.
Mann said:
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PAUL STEGEMAN MARRIES
MONTANA GIRL WEDNESDAY
Paul Stegeman was married last
Wednesday to Miss Lydia Zimpman,
at Vancouver. The groom is very
well known in this part of the coun
ty, having lived at Hoff for many
years. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Stegeman, of Hoff. The bride
comes from Montana and is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Zimpman. The couple will make
their home m the state of Montana,
where the groom will conduct a farm,
The wedding came as a surprise to
the many friends of the groom, and
the marriage was kept secret until
Friday, when the news leaked out.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FOR NEW
CHAMBER COMMERCE IS OVER
With a quota for this county of
$1800 for the membership drive of
the Oregon State Chamber of Com
merce, about one-third of the amount
has been raised to date. The Hawley
interests, the Oregon City Woolen
mills and the banks have subscribed
$265 all told, and subscriptions are
coming in at the rate of $5 to $50
per day. It is expected that the
membership drive will end here some
1 time next week.
WIRES WILL HELP IN
REST ROOM PROBLEM
MRS. E. B. ANDREWS ASKS CLUB
TO HELP FIND SITE FOR
LIBERTY TEMPLE
At the regular meeting of the Live
Wires held Tuesday in the Commer
cial club rooms, a good attendance
was recorded. Reports of committees
and new business took up about a
quarter of the luncheon hour. Mrs.
E. B. Andrews and Mrs. H. A.
Shandy appeared before the organiza
tion representing the local W. C. T.
U. The ladies asked for the support
of the "Wires" in securing a new
site for the Liberty Temple, which
has been ordered moved by the city
council.
Mrs. Andrews was spokesman for
the delegation, and in her talk claim
ed that the Live Wire organization
was the only one in the city who
could help the W. C.T. U. in secur
ing the new site. After some dis
cussion., a committee was appointed
by Main Trunk Mount composed of
the following business men to help
secure the site for the building: M.
D. Latourette, A. A. Price, Dr. L. A.
Morris.
The local ladies of the W. C. T. U. .
took over the Liberty Temple some
time ago and established a municipal
rest room. Since January 1, Mrs.
Andrews claims that over 1600 ,
guests had registered at the rooms,
and which represented states all over
the country. The W. C. T. U. have
furnished the rooms and kept them
up at their own expense since they
took charge of the building.
Warren Thatcher, a former resi
dent of Washington county, was a
guest of the "Wires and in a talk
to the members, asked for aid of the
organization in the improvement of
the Tualatin river, and help to secure
federal aid in draining some of the
swamp land in Washington county.
Mr. Warren claimed that with the
proper dredging also, the river at
the point above the dam at Tuala
tin, which is shallow in places, could
be made navigable, and that the river
had a maximum depth of about 14
feet. He claimed that the removal
of the rapids at the mouth of the
Tualatin, about three miles from
this city where it empties into the
Willamette, would be entirely prac
ticable. .The matter, was taken un
der advisement by the "Wires" and
probably will be called to the atten
tion of the Oregon delegation in Con
gress this spring.
George B. Himes, assistant secre
tary of the Oregon Historical society,
was also a guest of the "Wires" and
addressed the members in the inter
est of a monument in honor of the
first newspaper ever published west
of the Rocky mountains, which was
in Oregon City in 1846. Mr. Himes
claimed that the name of the paper
was the Oregon Spectator, and was
located near the falls here. It was
proposed to erect a suitable monu
ment on the place where the plant
stood, which is a small square near
the Hawley. mills, and have the un
veiling of the monument in August
of this year, when the National Edi
torial association meets in Portland.
JOYNER, NEW CITY SPEED
COP, GETS BUSY HERE
Since the Oregon City council has
appointed a "speed cop" for the pur
pose of preventing reckless driving in
the city limits, the Recorder's office
has been crowded with speed violat
ors asking for a hearing. A. E. Joy
ner was appointed by the city as the
new motorcycle officer, and since his
appearance the first of last week,
many prominent men and residents
of this city have been assessed fines
ranging from $1 to $5.
S. C. Roake, of the Willamette
Transfer company, was arrested Wed-.
nesday and fined $5 for driving with
his cut-out open. D, M. Klemsen
was arrested the same day charged
with reckless driving, and paid a fine
of $5. Thursday H. S. Tschirgi was
taken in by the officer for driving
with headlights in the city, and was
fined $5. E. G. Larkins paid $5' for
driving on the wrong side of the
street. Arrested for driving without
a tail light, Anton Klootwyk was fin
ed $5. Celia Goldsmith, local millin
er, having fuiled to turn on the head
lights of her car, was taken in by the
officer, and was fined $5. H. Mad
dox was arrested the first part of the
week for driving his motorcycle with
the cut-out open. He paid a fine of
$1, and the next night was again ar- ,
rested for having no tail light on his
machine, and given a fine of $5.
Two more traffic violators have ,
been called before Judge Loder. Of
ficer Joyner arrested the driver of the
P. R. L. & P. company's bus, who is ,
E. D. Van Auken, for failing to light
his headlights. Van Auken, through
his attorney, asked for one week in
which to prepare for trial, which was
granted by the Judge. One of the'
drivers of the Hackett Wood Yard
was taken in yesterday evening for ,
having failed to light the tail light
on his machine. The driver entered
the plea of not guilty on the grounds
that it was not one hour after sun
down, as provided in the city charter.
The case will come up for a hearing
and trial some time this week.
Hazel S. Farmer, 21, and Claude
R. Hussey, 34, both of Willamina,
were granted a license to wed Fri
day, from the county clerk's office.