...... ... ... . Portland riu 1 ; - - . . i ' ' ,; - - , - '. - . . , ', ". .. ' . 37th Year OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 27, 1919 ' Number 2 BelWeTsenator passesbeyond DEATH OK. SENATOR WALTER A. D1MICK KELT KEENLY IN COMMUNITY , ' WAS CHAMPION OF PEOPLE Many Prominent Men from All Over State Attend Kuneral at Elks' Temple Saturday - The entire community suffered a keen loss when. Senator Walter A. . Dimick passed away at his home in Oregon City last Thursday evening, following an illness which first be came serious while the senator was at his post of duty during the recent session of the legislature. Mr. Dim ick passed quietly away about, 6:00 o'clock in the evening at Eighth and Center streets, where he and his wid ow and little son have resided for the past several years. ! " - While the citizens of Oregon City understood that he was in a serious condition at his home, nevertheless the announcement of his death was a great shock, inasmuch as he had al ways rallied from his organic attacks, which had been of a rather chfbnic nature for the past several months. With the passing away of Mr. Dimick, the community and state at large loses a splendid type of citizen ship, a man of unusual character and ability, a fair, honest and able law year, a splendid neighbor and a true friend of the people. Words of ten der sympathy and beautiful tributes to the high citizenship standards of Mr. Dimick, have come to the bereav ed relatives from all sections of the state. . Senator Aaron Walter Dimick was born August 30, 187, on the old Dim ick donation land claim two miles east of Hubbard. .He was the . son of George and- Rhoda L. (Gleason) Dimick. He was educated in the pub lic schools at Hubbard, and later fin ished at the Pacific University at Forest Grove, where he graduated in 1902. He was admitted to the bar on October 13, 1904, and took up the practice of law with his cousin, Grant B. Dimick, in this city, which prac tice he kept up until a few weeks be fore his death. He was married to Miss Ora D. Caples July 18, 1906, at Forest Grove, and is survived by his wife and one young son, Norman. When a very young man, Mr. Dim ick became interested in politics, and was city recorder for this city for many years. In 1905 and again in 1908, he was elected from this coun ty to the state legislature, and serv ed in the house in the session of 1909. The following year he Was elected to the state senate, and again reelected In 1914 and at the last elec tion, 1918. He served for five con secutive sessions at the legislature. Mr. Dimick was an aggressive fighter in politics, and was instru mental during his long service in the state legislature, in putting over many good laws for the people of Oregon. He was the author of the present law compelling medical ex aminations for marriage licenses. At the last session of the legislature, he championed the legislation directed against criminal syndicalism, and favored the passage of laws striking at hyphenated Americanism. . Sena tor Dimick was a member of the Ore gon City Commercial club, Elks, Red Men, Knights of Pythias and Odd Fel lows of this city. Tho funeral services for Senator Walter A. Dimick took place Satur day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the-lks temple. The services were in charge of the Elks lodge, and Col. Mercer, sergeant at arms of the state senate, preached a beautiful sermon. The ritualistic ceremony of the Elks was directed by tho Past Exalted Ruler, Clyde Mount. A quartet com posed of Thos. A. Burke, Mrs. Thos. A. Burke, Homer Hollowell and Mrs. Nieta Barlow Lawrence sang at the services. Interment was held in the Mountain View cemetery, and servic es at the grave were , in charge of the Christian Science church. Hundreds of people from all over the state and this county attended the funeral. The Elks temple was crowded to its full capacity, and many were compelled to stand in the hall of the . temple, unable to get in. Many distinguished men from all over the state attended the funeral, which included the following members from the state senate: Walter B. Jones, Lane county; W. T. Vinton, Yamhill county, president of the senate; Louis Lacjmund, Marion county; Dr. W. D. Wood, Washington county;- A. W. Norblad, Clatsop county; T. B. Hand ley, Tillamook county; Gus C. Moser, W. W. Banks, R. S. Farrell, John Gill and A. W. Orton, from Multno mah; John Cochran, chief clerk of tho senate.' Married Thclma E. Cooper, 18, of Clacka mas, and Neal E. Cooty, 19, Portland, were granted a marriage license here Tuesday by the county clerk. Mollie Kruger, 30, of this city, and Herman O. Reishe, 33, Silverton, were also granted a license to wed Tuesday. TEACHERS -PARE NTS TO MEET SATURDAY FINE PROGRAM IS PREPARED. SANDY TO BE SCENE OK CONVENTION . Everything is in readiness for the parent-teachers' meeting to be held at Sandy Saturday, and it is expect ed that a large attendance will - be present. ' Parents are urged to at tend, to make the meeting success ful from every angle, and the good derived from the discussions and pro gram prepared will be a real help to the teachers and schools afterward. Trains have been arranged to . leave the Alder street depot at Portland at 6:45 in the morning on the above date, "and cars from this city to make connections with the Estacada and Cazadero cars will leave at 6:15 a. m. "Although the hour set to leave this city is somewhat early, parents and teachers from this vicinity will enjoy the trip, and the fresh morn ing air will be beneficial also," says Superintendent Calavan. " Following is the program as ar ranged for the day: 10:00 Club Work; Organization and Mangement A. L. Olmstead. 11:00 The Community a Complex Machine Supt. R. W. Kirk. 12:00 Lunch. .1:15 Special Music. . 1:40 High School Requirements in English Lilli Schmidli. 2:30 Correlation of History and Civics Mrs. M. B. Signs, L. H. Mal licoat, O. I. Calkins. MILITARY BALL TO BE GIVEN ON MAY 3 RETURNED HEROES OF COUNTY WILL RECEIVE ROYAL WELCOME HERE - On Saturday evening, May 3, a royal welcome will be given to Clack amas county's returned soldier heroes in the form of a grand military hall. The affair will be in charge of a number of young women of this city. One of the best orchestras to be had has been secured from Portlund for the ball, and the young ladies are making elaborate preparations . to make the affair one of the largest of its kind ever held in this city. The baill iwSH take place at Busch's hall, and all young men from this county, whether from the navy, army or marine service, will be ad mitted free. The returning heroes will have full sway on this evening, and will be served by pretty young women of this city with ice cream and cake. It is expected that a large number of returned soldier boys will be home by May 3, the date of the ball. Those in charge of the affair are: Miss Nan Cochran and Miss Dolly Pratt, chairmen; Miss Gertie Wilson, Miss Virginia - Shaw, Miss Geneva Young, Miss Merle Keck, Miss Verne Kurl, Miss Wynne Hanny,' Miss Char lotte Baker, Miss Kathryn Sinnott, Miss Cis Pratt, Miss Alberta Dunn, Miss Evelyn Harding, Mrs. H. A. Swafford. Miss Pratt and Miss Dunn will have charge of the door, while the rest of the young ladies will manage ; the ball and refreshment booths. UNION HIGH SCHOOL AT WEST LINN WINS 115-42 In the special election held at West Linn Wednesday, of Willamette and West Linn citizens, for the purpose of voting on the issue of school war rants for the sum of $62,500 for erecting a union high school, the pro posal carried by a vote of 115 to 42. Friends of the proposed measure are delighted by the result. The same proposition was voted upon before and lost by a slight margin. Here tofore the high school of Willamette and West Linnx has been conducted in the grade school building at Wil lamette, and- it was claimed that the building was not even large enough to conduct the grade school classes, and that a high school building was badly needed. About six acres of ground have been offered for the new building at West Linn, for the sum of $2,250, with the provision that a street and sidewalk be constructed to connect the ground with the main road. The site is considered one of the best in West Linn. LIEUT. BR0WNELL RETURNS FROM FRANCE SUNDAY Lieutenant Ambrose Brownell, son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Brownell, of Concord, arrived home from France Sunday aftternoon. He was a member of Company D, 29th En gineers. He is in fine health, and has many interesting tales of his ex periences while fighting for his coun try in Europe. He is a graduate of Reed college and also a graduate of the Oregon City high school. He is well known in this city, and will be one of the boys to be welcomed here on May 3, when a grnd ball is to be given in honor of Clackamas county's returning heroes. Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15. HIGH SCHOOL IS GIVEN HARO TASK COMPILATION OF RECORD OF ALL ENLISTED MEN OF THE COUNTY GIRLS WILL SECURE DATA History of Every Soldier and Sailor Is To Be Secured for Clackamas Record A "flying squadron" of High School girls willanvass tho community next week, in an. effort to obtain complete and accurate data concerning every man who has been or is now in the service of the United States. The work is under the direction of Super intendent Kirk of the city schools, and is being done to aid State Li brarian, Miss Cornelia Marvin, ob tain a complete personal history of every man in every branch of the service in Oregon. Plans will also be worked out to handle the out of town and country districts, which will be" announced later. In many cases relatives will have to hunt up old letters and seek the information b various ways, as the records are to be very complete. Miss Marvin requests also that where it is convenient a small photograph of the soldier or any newspaper clippings about him should be sent with the service record. . - The following will indicate some of the information desired: 1. Personal history, including the full name of the person enlisted, where born, home address, place of birth, whether married or single, wife's maiden name, number of chil dren, father's name, mother's name, and when and where each were born; whether the soldier came from for eign country, date he was naturaliz ed, date came to Orgon, schools at tended, including elementary high schools and colleges, occupation be fore the war. 2. Military or naval service, date, entered for this war, place, whether by enlistment or draft, branch of service entered, name and number of company, regiment or unit, trans fers, branch of army orjthe branch of the navy, name of ship or assignment, Students' Army Training Corps, name of school, etc. 3. Rank and Promotions. This will include all promotions and wheth er they have received any rank, medals, etc. ' 4. ' Locations. Officers' train ing camp, cantonments or other sta tions, and the length of foreign service, battles and whether captur ed by the enemy, casualties, wounds, death if such be the case, cause of same and place of burial, nearest rel ative, name of person by whom re port is made and the date. WOMAN BOOTLEGGER TAKEN WEDNESDAY AT CLACKAMAS A woman bootlegger was captured Wednesday morning at Clackamas station, when the 8:30 north bound train pulled into the station. She was brought before Judge Seivers, and gave her name as Gussie Pozzun ski, and claimed that she lived at 200 Taylor street, Portland. At the pre liminary hearing in the justice court, she plead not guilty, and her bail is fixed at $100 for appearance for trial Monday morning. Sheriff Wilson made the capture, and a car, con taining booze, got away from the sheriff when he was making the ar rest of the woman. CREDITORS OF JOHN L0DER MEET HERE MONDAY NOON E. L. Pope was appointed auditor, and C. H. Caufield and Wm. Andre sen were appointed trustees of the J. W. Loder estate at a meeting held Monday noon by Loder's creditors. A committee was also appointed to go over the finances of the estate and another, committee was appoint ed to represent tho creditors of Mr. Loder. . Nothing definite was done in the matter, outside of estimating the assets and liabilities of the estate. Another meeting of the creditors will be held Friday. s GRAND JURY TO CONVENE TODAY (THURS.); MANY CASES On motion of District Attorney Hedges, Judge J. U. Campbell has ordered the grand jury for this county to convene today (Thursday). This was done to dispose of a num ber of cases which have been bound over to the grand jury since the last session. CaSc Dismissed . The case of L. O. Nightengale vs. L. L., W. L., and R. J. Ellis, was ordered dismissed last Thursday in the circuit court here. The Oregon Farmer is conceded the best agriculture weekly in the United States. The Courier and the Farmer together for $1.15. WATCH YOUR WATCH" -WILL GAIN SUNDAY DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN OVER; TIME TO GAIN HOUR MARCH 30 Watch your clock! The government will steal an hour of perfectly good time from every fireside in the country at the hour of 2:00 a. m on Sunday March 30, 1919. The daylight saving plan, more or less popular with a tired, yawning populace, is to come into vogue at that particular hour and minute, so keep the thing in mind, and if you should happen to be up at 2:00 a. m., Sunday morning, better turn, the old Waterbury up a notch. The government has sent out spe cific instructions to the official time makers throughout the country and the Western Union of Oregon City Wednesday received word to make the change at the appointed hour. Watch your clock or you may be late to church! - BAR ASSOCIATION PASSES RESOLUTIONS BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF STATE SENATOR W. A. DIMICK Beautiful and impressive was the Memorial service held by the Clacka mas County Bar Association Wednes day during the noon hour. The meet ing was held as a tribute to the mem ory of the late Senator Dimick. Al most the entire membership of the bar was present . A regular session of court was held, Judge Campbell presiding. J. E. Hedges, chairman of the resolutions committee, presented suitable resolu tions for adoption, and before plac ing the question to a vote, Judge Campbell called on every member present to express himself on the loss of Senator Dimick to the local bar and to the community at large. Es pecially beautiful tributes were paid the departed by Attorneys D. C. Lat ourette, Harvey E. Cross and George C. Brownell, pioneers of the local as sociation. The resolutions were un animously passed and an order of the circuit court entered placing the res olutions in the circuit court journal. "It is the first death in my official family," stated Judge Campbell in closing, and I feel the loss keenly, as do you all. Senator Dimick's loss is great indeed, and although he is not with us, his works will live on. He was an intensely human man, fair and honest, a splendid type of citizen ship. His work and energy should be an inspiration to the younger mem bers of the bar." ' The resolutions follow: "We, the Bar Association of Clack amas County, believe that by the death of Hon. W. A. Dimick, this body has sustained a most serious loss to its membership, this commun ity has been deprived of the services of a valuable leader in civic advance ment, the state has been denied fur ther influence for good of a worthy, intellectual and educated citizen, and his family a helpful and devoted hus band and father, "THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, that we deplore the death of this member, leader, citizen and father and husband, whose character was sterling, his devotion marked, his in- fluence for good always outstanding, and his passing a general depriva tion, and be it further, . "RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be entered on the Journal of the Circuit Court of this county, a copy spread upon the minutes of this Association, and a copy mailed to his family. "JOS. E. HEDGES, "H. E. CROSS "LIVY STIPP, "Committee." LOWELL KENT, LATE HERO, BURIED HERE WEDNESDAY The funeral services over the re mains of the late Lowell Kent, who was drowned in the East river, New York, while in the services of his country, took place Wednesday at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Herbert Crock er, pastor of the Congregational church of this city, officiated at the services, which took place from the parlors of Holman & Pace. The pall bearers were young men from the navy and army, associates of the late young hero, while in the service. In terment took place in the Mountain Viewi cemetery beside the body of the young man's brother, who died some time ago from wounds receiv ed from the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of a boy in East ern Oregon. Lowell Kent made many trips to France in the service of his country, and was on a transport which at sev eral times was attacked by subma rines. He was accidently drowned in the East river, New York, while in swimming, and for some time his body could not be located. Later, his body was found by the military authorities, and his parents in this city were immediately notified. Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15. "WIRES" ENDORSE MOVINGTEMPLE VOTE IN FAVOR OF MOVING BUILDING TO COURT HOUSE LAWN ENDORSE DIMICK RESOLUTIONS Edgar B. Piper, of Portland, to Speak to Organization Next Tuesday : Evening At the regular meeting of the Live Wires Tuesday the organization went on record in favor of moving the Lib erty Temple to the south side of the; court house lawn. After an address by C. Schuebel, who claimed that the court house lawn was the proper place for the building and that the structure ought to be preserved as a rest room for the city, a vote was taken by the members and it was unanimously in favor of the proposed location. The Liberty Temple has been turned over to the W. C. T. U. of this city, which organization has kept up the building at its own ex pense as a rest room for the. city. The Live Wires Tuesday discussed the advisability of holding meetings over the county between now and the June election for the purpose of arousing interest in proposed meas ures on the ballot. It was brought to the attention of the "Wires" by C. Schuebel, who claimed that -many ap propriations, involving over $500,000, will be voted on at this election and that the people ought to be inform ed as to the measures, i A committee composed of E. E. Brodie, O. D. Eby and M. D. Latour ette, appointed to draft resolutions upon the death of - the late Senator Walter A. Dimick, handed in the fol lowing resolutions, which were read and unanimously adopted: Whereas, the Divine Ruler has tak en from our midst State Senator Walter Aaron Dimick, for many years an active member of the Com mercial Club of Oregon City and of the Live Wire organization of such Commercial Club, and Whereas, Mr. Dimick was, during his residence in Oregon City and while he was a member of this club, a champion of the right and an ar dent defender of the interests of Clackamas county, ready at all times to fight for the preservation of the county's boundaries, and resisting any and all attempts to do this coun ty and its people injury, therefore be it Resolved, that in the untimely death of Senator Dimick this com munity has lost a useful citizen and this club has suffered the loss of a valuable and active member, and the people of the ' state a legislative champion, and be it further Resolved, that the Live Wires of the Commercial club of Oregon City, in regular meeting assembled this 25th day of March, 1919, express their profound sorrow upon the death of Senator Dimick, and that we ex tend to the bereaved family of our late member our sincere sympathy, and be it further Resolved, that those resolutions be spread upon the record of this or ganization, a copy be transmitted to the family of Senator Dimick and copies be furnished to the press of Clackamas county. Dr. L. A. Morris, chairman of the road committee of the Commercial club, announced that the County Court had agreed to pave Washington street from the Abernathy bridge to Main street at cost to the city. The work will be done by the county paving plant and the actual cost of the oper ations will be charged to Oregon City. It is understood that the city council is in favor of this, and opera tions will commence soon. There will be an 18-foot stretch of hard surface laid on this stretch of road, which will connect with the north end of the bridge, ' providing a continuous stretch of pavement between this city and Portland. It is also planned by the county court to pave from the Gladstone bridge over the 82d street road to the Gladstone park cutoff, through the new road & round the Chautauqua ground this summer, making the complete loop between this city and Portland hard surfaced. The next meeting of the Live Wires will be held on next- Tuesday even ing, when a banquet will be given the members of the Commercial club and the Live Wires and their wives, and Edgar B. Piper, of Portland, will give an address telling of his experiences while in the war zone in Europe. ' DAUE BOY COMMITTED TO STATE ASYLUM MONDAY Following an examination conduct ed by County Judge Anderson and Dr. C. H. Mcisner, Fred Daue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daue, of the Logan district, was committeed to the state asylum for the insane Mon day. The patient has a mania for homicide, and has been weak of mind since a baby. He was taken in by the officers late Sunday evening;. JAMES ROOTS DIES; WAS EARLY PIONEER FUNERAL SERVICES HELD AT ELK'S TEMPLE HERE WEDNESDAY Last rites over the body of James Roots, Clackamas County pioneer, who died in Los Angeles a few days ago, were held Wednesday under the auspices of the local Elks lodge and the Sandy 6dd Fellows' lodge. The funeral was largely attended by rel atives, friends and admirers of the well known citizen. At the Elks Lodge services were held at 2:00 p. m., Past Exalted Rul er Dr. Clyde Mount conducting the services. The beautiful Elks eulogy was read by Gilbert L. Hedges and Thomas A. Burke sang impressively, Graff's "A Little While." . The pall bearers were from the Sandy Odd Fel lows' Lodge, of which ' the deceased had been a member for many years, and this order conducted the final services at the grave. With the passing of Mr. Roots, the county lost a splendid citizen; one whose life was characterized with energetic labors of a constructive na ture. He was of the ruddy, pioneer type, which made Oregon what it is today, and his loss will be keenly felt in the community. Mr. Roots had been in : failing health for many months and only be cause in his last days he insisted that a change of climate would help him, did the family consent to take him to California. He was there but a few days when the end came. Mr. Roots was 69 years and had al ways occupied a prominent position in county affairs, though never hav ing been an office holder. He held extensive property interests. He leaves a widow and several children, among them being Thomas A. Roots, Clackamas county's roadmaster. W. P. HAWLEY WILL ERECT MONUMENT IN MEMORY. OF. FIRST NEWS PAPER PUBLISHED ON : PACIFIC COAST w Announcement was made Monday by W. P. Hawley, of the Hawley Pulp & Paper company, of this city, that he would erect a suitable monument in memory of the first newspaper ever published this side of the rocky mountains the Oregon Spectator. The location of the Spectator was where the Hawley plant now stands, close to the falls, and Mr. Hawley claims that he will donate the ground and monument. About two. weeks ago, George II. Himes, assistant secretary of the Ore gon Historical Society, was in this city and addressed the Live Wires of the Commercial club on the matter of erecting the monument. The Oregon Spectator was first published Febru ary 5, 1846, and was a twice-a-week paper. The monument, as it will be erect ed by Mr. Hawley, will adjoin the main offices of the company, on the lawn. It will be erected this sum mer, in time for the national conven tion of editors at Portland in Aug ust, and dedicatory services will be in charge of the national association. On the program at the coming con vention, August 9 is set aside for a trip to this city by the editors, and at that ime the monument will be dedicated. ONE MORE JAIL BREAK IS ATTEMPTED TUESDAY NIGHT Another attempt was made Tues day evening by the prisoners in the county jail here to.' break out. Sheriff Wilson, while making the rounds of the courthouse building, found that one of the bars to the jail door had been partly sawed through. The prisoners had secured a saw from the outside, but refused to di vulge where or from whom they got it. A close watch is being kept on the jail at present. Some time ago, lights were put next to the jail win dows on the outside, so as to enable the night officers to see the jail win dow when making their rounds at night. The sensational escape of "Slim" Brown, who was never ap prehended, has caused the officials here to keep close tab on the prison ers. MYERS BOUND OVER TO ) GRAND JURY; OUT ON BAIL E, H. Myers, arrested by the authorities here some time ago on complaint of the Humane society, charged with cruelty to his stock, had a preliminary hearing in Justice Seivers' court Saturday, and was bound over to the grand jury. Myers was released on $150 cash bail. Myers is accused of having starved his stock at his place at Oswego, and when the humane officers arrived at his place at the time of tho arrest, they were compelled to shoot two or three head of cattle to put the ani mals out of their misery. Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15. IS. CONVENTION FRIDAY-SATURDAY TO BE HELD AT ESTACADA. . LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED TO ATTEND MANY PROMINENT SPEAKERS One of the Largest Conventions of Sunday Schools to be Held in ; Past Years ; Highly interesting will be the ses sion of the Clackamas County Sun day School convention to be held Fri day and Saturday at Estacada. A large delegation of church and Sun day school workers will be present from all sections of the county. The sessions are to be held at the Esta cada M. E. church. A splendid ad dress by County President C. F. Ro mig is one of the features of the convention. Rev. Herbert Gould Crocker, well known Oregon City pastor, will speak on "The Man and the Sunday School." The program is as follows: MORNING "Welcome," Rev. J. F. Dunlop, Estacada; "Why We Are Here," C. F. Romig, county president; address "The Romance of Religious Education," by state secretary. AFTERNOON "Advertising the Sunday School," Prof. Ely, Estacada; Accredited Bible Study in Oregon; address "The Sunday School a Com munity Asset," John Matthews; de partmental conferences children's di vision Miss Georgia Parker, Port land, Cradle Roll its value; securing' new members; promotion; cradle roll day, etc.) Equipment for- children's work in the Sunday School (chairs, sand table, pictures, hand work, etc) ; the teacher as an illustrator, or story telling. Adult division A service program for an adult class: Develop ing the home department; can the Sunday school promote parents training? . " ' t : ETENING Address "The Call of Youth," Mrs. F. N. Rogers; address "The Master Teacher," Rev. S. W, Seaman. .. . .- - ... - MORNING Devotional period";' Dusmess session reports or county officers; reports of convention com mittees; election of officers. Sympos ium (four' 15-minute talks) The ideal Sunday school teacher; the training of teachers; "A Successful Sunday School Superintendent," Mrs.' Esson; the pastor's relation to the Sunday school ; a d d r e s s "T h e Triumph of Loyalty ,"by state secre tary. ' . ' ' AFTERNOON Meeting of new of ficers "with general secretary. De partmental conferences Young Peo-. pie's division (workers with pupils 12 to 24); Why the organized class? "What a Young People's Class Can Do" (a round table discussion led by some live worker, Mrs. M. B. Weach-" am; administrative division (superin-. tendents, officers and pastors); "The Sunday School Missionary Commit tee," Miss Violet Johnson; address "The Man and the Sunday School," Rev. Herbert Gould Crocker, Oregon City; address "Torch of Flanders," State Secretary Harold. Humbert. . COURT TAKES DRAPER CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT The divorce case of Leon Draper . against nis wire, Lena Draper, was heard in the circuit court here Wed nesday, with attorney Hume of Port land, appearing for the defendant, and Joseph E. Hedges for the plain tiff. Judge Bagley, of Hillsboro, pre sided on the bench. The case was taken under advisement by the court. Draper, who is a returned soldier, upon arriving back in this city, im mediately started suit against his wife for divorce, alleging in his com plaint that she associated with other men while he was in the service. Mrs. Draper denied the charges, and alleges that Draper is influenced by his father, who did not like her. She entered a counter complaint a few days later, asking for suit money, and a stipulated sum for her and the ennus support while the case was BEN SCOVELL, HUMORIST, COMES TO CONG. CHURCH The Congregational church of this city has secured Ben Scovell, recent ly with the American, British. Canad ian and Austrian forces in Europe, to give a lecture in the church parlors on Monday evening, March 81. Mr. Scovell will come to this city highly recommended, and will give an in teresting lecture of his experiences while on the front in France. Mr. Scovell has spent most of his time in entertaining the boys "over there" and army publications as well as many Eastern papers speak highly of his ability as an entertainer. Hood Fined r w it a . n i.. i.' i. v. iii uuuu, wen miuwu lumber man of this city, was fined $5 in Judge Loder's court Monday for driving his truck on the wrong side of the street. He was arrested Sat urday by City Speed Officer Joyner.