"H" 37th Year OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 17, 1919 Number 5 OREGON CITY AND L SECURE QUOTAS IN VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN IN DOUBLE QUICK TIME WILS0NV1LLE FIRST IN COUNTY Large Sum of $274,725 is Subscribed by Local Banks Campaign To Go On The rest of the state will have to" "take off its hat to Oregon City and Wilsonville. According to an an nouncement made yesterday (Wed nesday) by County Manager Latour ette, Oregon City and Wilsonville have raised their respective quotas in the Victory Liberty loan and are now "over the top." The quota for Wil sonville was $12,150, and the bank at that place, with the help of a few subscriptions from the outside, rais ed this nmount at 2 p, m., yesterday afternoon. Oregon City, with a total quota of $202,575, came through with this amount at 4 o'clock yesterday (Wed nesday) afternoon. This large sum was raised almost exclusively by the banks, and was distributed as fol lows: Bank of Oregon City, $141, 075; Bank of Commerce $64,125; First National Bank $57,375. Al though the quota has been raised, there will be no let-up in the cam paign which starts on the twenty first of this month. Mr. Latourette said yeserday that while the banks had subscribed the quota for the Ore gon City district, the public could se cure the bonds from the banks, and the campaign will be carried on just the same as contemplated before the quota was raised. If the rest of Clackamas county does as well as Oregon City and Wilsonville, the entire quota will be raised in record time". The invest ment by the people in Victory Loan bonds is considered one of the best issues ever put out by the' United States government, and the bonds, carrying as they do high rate of interest, makes it an attractive prop osition to almost every citizen in the country. It is rumored that the gov ernment will not accept oversub scriptions on this loan. Better 'Wake up. Ten years from now, with these bonds selling above par, will make one wish that a larg er amount had been invested in the Victory Loan, The bonds are now on sale at the several banks in this city, and can be secured on the same terms as before. FORMER OREGON CITY GIRL DIES IN PORTLAND TUESDAY Miss Grace Kruger died at the Dr. Pierce sanitorium Tuesday morning in Portland. . She was formerly of this city and was employed as a stenographer for the Hawley Puly & Paper company here. She held a similar position in Portland. She 'was ill' for several months with in fluenza, from which she never re covered. , The disease terminated in pneumonia, and the young woman passed away Tuesday morning. Her home was in Milwaukie, Wis., where her parents reside. She made a trip back to her home a short time ago, but liked the climate so well in Ore gon that she returned to stay. She is well known in this city, and leaves many friends in this county to mourn her. The remains were shipped East to her home Saturday. A number of friends of the young lady from this city, paid their last respects to deceased by visiting the Finley funeral parlors Saturday, and covered the casket with flowers. She was a very popular young lady here, and a valued employe of the Hawley company. Both W. Hawley, Sr., and Willard Hawley, Jr., visited the fun eral parlors at Portland Saturday, to pay their respects to the departed young woman. MRS. ALBRIGHT SUES FOR DIVORCE IN CIRCUIT COURT Elizabeth Albright has entered suit for divorce against her husband, J. F. Albright, in the circuit court here. She alleges in her complaint that she has been assaulted by her husband upon several occasions, and has suf fered cruel and inhuma treatment. Albright, her husband, was at one time a member of the Oregon City council, Huntley Property Sold H. F. Way, engineer of the electric plant at West Linn, has purchased the property formerly owned by Mrs. Sarah Huntley, between North and Tenth streets on Washington, and will take possession immediately, Mr. and Mrs. Heuyer are now occupying the property, but will leave in a few days' for the East, where they will make an extended visit , County Clerk F. A. Miller issued a marriage license Wednesday to Mary E. Hays, aged 20, Gladstone, and Arthur W. Rice, aged 22, Wap initia, Oregon. SO ILL LOCAL BOY TELLS OF SIBERIAN SERVICE FRED MINDER WRITES PARENTS HERE OF EXPERIENCES IN FAR NORTH mmm Fred Minder Fred Minder is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Minder, of the -Logan dis trict near here. He enlisted from Portland in the medical corps July 20, 1918. After training for a con siderable period, he was sent with his company to Siberia, and has been with the U. S. forces there for about seven months. He is well known in Oregon City and Clackamas county, and is anxious to get back home. The letter follows: Vladivostok, Siberia, Feb. 24, 1919. My dear folks: I will write you a few lines and hope they will find you all well. I am fine, weigh 184 pounds now. How is everything around home? I guess by the time you get this let ter you will be putting in the crops there; wish I could be there to help, but there's not any chance of getting out of "Old Siberia" for some time yet by the way things are looking now around here, but believe me it sure will be a happy day for me when we will leave Siberia and sail for the "Good Old U. , S. A." And it can't come any too soon for me. Things sure look queer here com paring with our states. They haven't a decent house as far as I can see, only little shacks in places. And for the weather, we sure have had an awfully cold winter here, but it will be getting warmer now right along. We have had it as far as 25 to 30 be low zero..- Some warm, isn't it? But we had to get used to it. We sure had warm clothing, fur coats, caps and mittens. When we go to town the Russians and Japanese look at us as if we are some kind of an animal. The Y. M. C. A. . gave a motion picture show for us "over here," and the first two reels were of Portland, Oregon. The picture showed Broad way and Washington streets and some of the city's nice buildings. Believe -me, we sure did do some loud yelling. I. felt like chasing up those streets they looked so natur al. It was enough to make us good and lonesome. Well, folks, I will close for this time and will tell you more next time I write. Best regards to you all. And this leaves ' me well and I hope this letter finds you the same. Your loving son, FRED MINDER, Evacuation Hospital No. 17, A. E. F., Siberia, via San Francisco, Calif. SERGEANT ELVIN W. SMITH WRITES TO PARENTS HERE Word has been received from Ser geant Elvin Smith by his parents, who reside at Parkplace," that the young soldier has arrived at Camp Lewis and has been in the base hos pital in New York for the past three weeks. He served overseas with the 116th Engineers, and saw service in Europe for 18 months. He is well known in Oregon City and Clacka mas county, having enlisted from here. He expects to be mustered out of the service soon. The telegram from him stating his arrival, did not say as to whether he had been wounded or ill from disease. , Prizes for Rodent Killing Prizes amounting to $60 cash will be given by the farm bureau to boys and girls who catch the most moles and gophers from now to the corn show next fall. First prizes for both moles and gophers are $8; sec ond, $5; third, $3; and fourth, $1. A special cash Drize of $16 will h nnid to the school that catches the most rodents per member. "See vour teachers for details and get busy right away.V says George W. Kable the county agent. Eastham Defeats Willamette In a game of base ball between the Eastham school team nnd thut of the Willamette school, the former team won the game Friday by a score of 9 to 2. CnliflT. nf fho Fpot. ham team, secured a home run and Drougnt in two men on bases ahead of him. The batterv for the East ham team was Califf and Cook. L' 1 m ' '" J WILD MAN TAKEN NEAfl MOUNT SCOTT SHERIFF AND DEPUTY CAPTURE ESCAPED PATIENT FROM SANITARIUM Considerable excitement was caus ed among the citizens of the Mt. Scott neighborhood near here Tues day, when Sheriff Wilson and Dep uty Hughes captured a "wild man," who escaped from the - Morningside Institute in Portland, some time ago. The man had been living in a cave near that place on the mountain, and when first sighted by the sheriff, re fused to surrender, but was soon tak en in charge by the officials. He gave his name as Mareno Albertine, and claimed to have been in this country for about six years, coming from Austria. He was in a terrible con dition, and his clothing was in rags. He had not shaved, and ' a' heavy beard covered his face, making his appearance more repulsive. He is now being held in the jail here await ing word from the institute in Port land! Several chickens, eggs, and other articles have been reported missing from the Mt. Scott neighborhood by the farmers there, and the cap ture of Albertir.e . stops the petty thefts. The man had his cave built under the roots of a large tree, and when the officers investigated the place, found a considerable stock of provisions. The man made his head quarters near the Mt. Scott ceme tery, and had been seen upon several occasions by residents of that section but could not be located, and hot un til Tuesday was he apprehended. BIG MUSICAL EVENT HERE ON APRIL 27th FOREMOST ARTISTS ON COAST TO GATHER IN THIS CITY SUNDAY EVENING The big musical event, under the direction of Professor Flechtner of this city, which' was scheduled to take place on April 25th, has been chang ed to April 27th. The program will be rendered at the Busch hall in this city, and will be one of the big gatherings of musical talent in this city for the year. Over 50 violins will take part, and several celebrities from Portland and elsewhere) will be on the program. The program fol lows: Overture, "Romantique" Keler Bela Transcription, "Elegie" (Melodie) Massenet Valse, "Les Patineurs"..... Wald Poetic Melodies . (a) "Sundown;" (b) "Moon, So Pound;" (c) "The Reapers;" (d) "Spring Rain;" (e) "May" .Junior Quartet Vocal Solo J. Adrian Epping Suite "Indian Summer" Lake (a) "At Dawn;" (b) "Dance of the Pumpkins;" (c) "Love Song;" (d) "At Twilight;" '(e) "Neapolitan Nights" Zamechik Musical Comedy, "Sinbad" Pomberg Jolson MR. AND MRS. RADDATZ LOSE CHILD WEDNESDAY The funeral of Bertha, the seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William1 Kaddatz, living near Brown's school house, was held from the Methodist church in Canby this after noon (Thursday), interment being made in the Canby cemetery. The child was taken suddenly ill Tuesday evening, and passed away in a few hours. Surviving besides the parents are several brothers and sisters. COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT TO PASS FINAL READING The Oregon City council will meet on Thursday evening to consider the second and last reading of the new city traffic ordinances, which passed their first reading last Wednesday night of last week. It is expected that no trouble will be had over the ordinances this time, as most of the difficulties between citizens and the council over the matter were ironed out at the last meeting. As to plac ing the speed officer for the city on a flat salary, no action has been tak en by the council, who claim that no funds have been provided for that purpose. Not on Commission It has been understood that one of the members of the Oregon City council at the last meeting of that body, made the remark that the coun ty Bpeed officer was paid on a com mission basis. In order to correct the rumor, the councilman desires to make the statement that he did not say that officer was on a commission, but that in order to make his salary, any speed officer would have to bring in a revenue in order to pay his sal ary for services rendered. The coun ty speed officer is not paid on a com mission basis, but is on a straight salary paid by the county court. Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15. Gladstone Man Captured hy the Bolsheviks in Russia; is Prisoner rv-.wfifn ft- -i In a telegram received by Mrs. Ryall of Gladstone last week it stat ed that Bryant R. Ryall, who has been stationed in Archangel for the past year, has been captured by the Bolshevik army, and taken to Mos cow. The young man is the son of Mrs. E. C. Ryall, of Gladstone, and be fore going overseas, was state sec retary for the state of Ohio for the Y. M. C. A. About a year ago he married Miss Catherine Childs in Russia, who is labeled "the official home-maker for" the Y. M. C. A. in Russia," and who has been stationed in that country for about two years. SNYDER GETS OATS THIEF BY TRACKS IN WHITE FROST Deputy Sheriff Snyder, of Molalla, was in this city Friday. Mr. Snyder told how he tracked a thief, who had stolen a load of oats from the Slyter & Erickson warehouse at that place, to his hiding place by the tracks of the culprit in the early morning frost. He succeeded in arresting the man and recovered the oats for the owners. It proved to be a young re turned soldier, who gave as his reas on that he had no money, and needed the oats badly for his stock, which he had on a small farm near Mo lalla. When brought up before the judge at that place, Mr. Erickson, one of the owners of the oats, gave the young man a good lecture, and recommended to the judge that he be given another chance. The judge let him go. TEACHER SUES SCHOOL DIST. NO. 114 FOR $108.75 The school directors of school dis trict No. 114 have been, made de fendants in a suit instituted by Miss Florence Jaggar, who asks the court to allow her $108,75 as back pay for services rendered as a teacher in that district. She alleges that she taught the school from January 10 to Feb ruary 19, with the consent of the school board at a salary .of $75 per month, in the absence of the regular teacher. Plaintiff further alleges that the regular teacher assigned over this amount to her for teaching in her absence, and that the school board refuses to pay the amount. She asks the court to allow her the $108.75, besides costs in the case. O. C. High Standard At the Inland Empire Teachers' Association meeting, which convened at Spokane last week, the Oregon City high school was enrolled as one of the ' eighteen accredited high schools of the state of Oregon. Pro fessor Kirk attended the convention, and reports that it is the intention of the association to accredit the schools on a much higher standard than that of the state of Oregon. At a committee meeting of the conven tion, the Oregon City high school was voted to be one of the highest standard schools in the state. Super intendent Churchill visited the schools here last week, and while in this city, made the award to the high school. New Business Opened W. G. Hall, formerly of the firm of Everhart & Hall, of Mountain View, has opened up a new grocery and confectionery at the corner of 12th and Main streets of this city. Mr. Hall is well known to the people of this city, having been in business here for a number of years. Taylor Gives $500 in Bail Edward- Taylor, secretly indicted by the grand jury here at their last session, was arraigned Tuesday and released on $500 bonds to appear for trial Monday. He is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minQr. Mr. and Mrs. Byrant Ryall Mr. Ryall is a graduate of the Uni versity of Wisconsin. Since his graduation, he has devoted- most of his time to Y. M. C. A. work. He expected to spend most of this year in Archangel, where he has charge of the "Y" work. The telegram to the mother of the young man states that he probably will be well treated by the Lenine forces, and is now in Moscow with other Yankee prisoners. ' His brother-in-law, G. H. Kordenat, is employed in this city by the Miller-Parker company. Mrs. Ryall is now ill at her home and confined to her bed. No later word of her son has been re ceived as yet. It is supposed that Mr. Ryall's wife was also taken by the Bolsheviks, but the telegram did not state so. ; DRAPER GIVEN DIVORCE . BY JUDGE BAGLEY Leon T. Draper, returned soldier, was granted a divorce Friday in the circuit court here by Judge Bagley, who held down the bench in the ab sence of Judge Campbell. Draper, upon returning . from overseas, im mediately instituted divorce proceed ings against his wife, Lena Deller Draper, whom he claimed had been unfaithful to him in his absence. The two-year-old child of the couple was awarded to the mother, and- also $20 per month for the support of the child. The child was left with the grandparents of the father during the soldier's absence overseas, while the mother held down a position in Portland. At the time of the divorce proceedings by the husband, Lena Draper filed counter charges against him, claiming that his father. was partly responsible for their trouble. FRENCH WHIPPET TANK TO BE AT OSWEGO SATURDAY One of the French whippet tanks, of the type that played such an im portant part in the recent war, will be shown at Oswego Saturday after noon, April 19, at 2:43 o'clock, in the interest of the Victory Liberty Loan campaign. C. Schuebel, chairman of the speakers' committee for the Ore gon City district, in which Oswego is included, has arranged a good pro gram for the hour, with an interest ing speaker. EARLY SETTLER DROPS DEAD-HEART FAILURE August Koellermeier, while on a visit to Pete's Mountain, to see a friend, where he first settled upon arriving in this country in 1880, drop ped dead from heart failure while on the road Saturday, about 5:30 p. m. His body was found by two boys, who were in that neighborhood. Cor oner Johnson was immediately call ed, and brought the body to this city. Deceased lived at Willamette, and had resided at that place for about three years. He was well known in this county, and was one of the early settlers. He is survived by two sons, Louis and William Koellemeier, of Stafford, and several daughters. Sues to Quiet Title A suit to quiet title has been enter ed in the circuit court here by Alice Dillon against Jane Doe Shanks, An na McGinnis and Bamard McGinnis. The property " in question is in this county, and plaintiff alleges that she has owned the land for some time, but that the defendants claim some interest in the property. She asks the court to quiet the title to the land, and set aside the claims of the de fendants in the suit. . The following marriage licenses were issued from the county clerk's office Monday: Hazel Bartley, 18, Hubbard, and Jefferson C. Shockley, 21, Nolin; Grace Elizabeth Burk holder, 20, Aurora, and Floyd Alvin Emmert, Hubbard. GILBERT L. HEDGES HEADS LOCAL ELKS T. A. BURKE RESIGNS AND NEW EXALTED RULER ELECTED AT LAST MEETING At the regular meeting of the local Elks held in this city Friday night, Gilbert L. .Hedges was elected, exalt ed ruler to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thos. A. Burke, who took a new position outside the jurisdiction of this lodge. Mr. Hedges was installed exalted ruler last Friday night. Thos. A. Burke was elected exalted ruler at the last meeting, but owing to his acceptance pf a position with the Ellison-White Chautauqua, his duties will compel him to be absent from the city about seven months in the year. . The drive for new members of the Eiks is pro gressing nicely, and already over 60 applications have been presented to the lodge for membership. It is the intention of the Elks here to secure about 200 members during this drive, which will close May 15, when a grand banquet will take place and the new members initiated into the order. MAN, ARRESTED ON MONT. WARRANT, REFUSES TO GO ,...m 1j A. Zelaski was arrested in this citv Monday on a warrant mailed from Butte, Montana, charged with taking a phonograph out of that state to Oregon, which it was alleged in the warrant Was not paid for. Zelaski claimed at the time of his arrest that only a small amount was due on the machine, and that he intended to pay the sum due when he received his check from the Crown Willamettn Paper company, where he is employ ee;. Alter consulting with an attor ney in this city, Zelaski late yester day decided to fiirht extrarfit.inn. claiming that he will pay the amount, Dut retuses to go back to Montana to settle the matter. Livy Stipp is his attorney. , CHAUTAUQUA DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING AND PLAN A meeting of the directors of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua asso ciation was held Tuesday in this city. It was decided to improve the grounds at Gladstone this year, said improvements to" cost in the neigh borhood of $12o6. A vacancy as sec retary of the association, caused by the resignation of Thos. A. Burke, is temporarily being filled at present by W. A. Huntley, until the directors can secure another able secretary for the association. Two new sanitary lavatories will be installed on. the Chautauqua grounds this year, and the "Walks and grounds made dust proof. . MOUNT PLEASANT ELECTS TEACHERS FOR FALL TERM At a meeting of the school board of the Mount Pleasant school, the following teachers were elected for the fall term: Mrs. W. A. Barnum, principal; Miss Mariraret Thomnsnn. intermediate; Miss Ann Erickson, pri mary, ihis will make the fourth term for Mrs. Barnum, and the sec ond term for both the other teach ers elected. Mrs. Barnum has given great satisfaction in the Mount Pleas ant schools, and is well likprl W thB faculty and students. SOLA CIRCLE TO PUT ON MEMBERSHIP DRIVE At a meeting of the Sola Circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft, it was de cided to put on a membership cam paign for new members. The Circle met at the home of Mrs. A. F. Parker at Gladstone, and an entertainment will be given by the organization soon, to which the general public will be invited. Mrs. Bennett, of Long Beach, California, met with the ladies at the Parker home, and help ed with the plans of the new drive. The local committee in charge of the campaign, is composed of Mrs. J. L. Waldron, Mrs. Anna Rakel, Mrs. Viola Brunner, Mrs. A. F. Parker, Mrs. Mattie Cannon. SEIVERS WINS CASE AT BEND FRIDAY Charles Seivers left this city Thurs day for Bend, where he was called to defend a client in the courts at thut place. Mr. Seivers took advantage of the fishing near Bend while there, and stayed over for the balance of the week. He won his case, and the defendant was dismissed. Home Burns to Ground The home of Irvine Clarke, on the 82nd road, near Sunnyside, was burn ed to the ground Tuesday evening about 5:30 o'clock. The fire was caused by a spark from the kitchen stove, which ignited the roof of the dwelling. Nearly all of the furniture was saved. Mr. and Mrs. : Clarke and a small daughter, were at home at the time of the fire. The Oregon Farmer is conceded the best agriculture weekly in the United States. The Courier and the Farmer together for $1.15. FRANK MOUNT HIIO IN 0. S. WILL BE MUSTERED OUT AT CAMP LEWIS SOME TIME THIS MONTH . OTHER LOCAL BOYS ARRIVE Mulligan, Miller, Mumpower, Hogg and Spatz Now Stationed in New York Word has been received by Drs. Hugh and Guy ' Mount that their cousin, Lieutenant-Colonel Dr. Frank Mount, has arrived with the head- -quarters staff in New York from overseas. Lieutenant-Colonel Mount entered the service at the outbreak of the war, joining the medical corps. He entered the service ag a lieutenant and during the last year has been rapidly promoted until his present rank is one of the highest He join ed his wife in New York, and his little son, born while the Colonel was overseas. He will be sent to Camp Lewis soon, and will be mustered out from that camp, and will resume his practice here with Drs. Hugh and Guy Mount upon receiving his honor- ablo discharge. Several Oregon City heroes will be home soon, according to word from dispatches. Claire Miller, son of the late C. A. Miller, formerly city en gineer, and Lawrence Mulligan, of Oregon City,' will arrive tomorrow from overseas. Both young men have during the past year, seen service in France, and will arrive in New York. from which city they will probably oe sent to Camp Lewis to be muster-, ed out. Lawrence Mulligan was formerly the Wells-Fargo agent in this city, and Claire Miller is well known throughout the county. Both young men are enlisted in the U. of O. Medical Corps, 46th Unit. Other Oregon City heroes who have arrived from overseas during the paw week are arl B. Mumpower, Sergeant Otto Hogg and .Corporal Herman Spatz, all of the 361st In fantry. They are now at New York, and are awaiting orders to proceed to a western camp to be mustered out. They have ail seen hard serv ice while in Europe, and are expected to be mustered out of the service dur ing this month. Most of the above Clackamas county heroes will arrive home in time to attend the big mili tary ball, which is scheduled to take place in the Busch hall here on May 3. Elaborate preparations are under way to make this event one of the best of the season, and the young ladies in charge of the arrangements are sparing no efforts toward this end. Many other Clackamas county boys are expected to arrive daily from Eu rope, and it will not be long before most of our local boys are with us again. DEBATING SOCIETY GIVES FINE PROGRAM AT HAZEI IA On last Saturdav eveninc nt thn Hazelia school house, the. Hazelia Literary and Debating Society gave a fine program to a large audience. F. Cooner. of Osweiro. trnvn nn nrl. dress, and the following program was given: Duct bvangeline and Dun can Christensen; recitation Lena Lehman: quartet. "Rose of No Man's Land" Blanche and Herbert Duncan, Vernon Davidson and Mrs. Christen sen (Marion Eastman, pianiBt); duet, violin and piano Libhv and Joe Ra- bick; play "Wanted, a Cook" Mrs. Wtutten (housewife), Blanche Dun can (Irish girl), Mary Eastman (American girl), Wanda Warner (negress), Irene Duncan (Norweg ian),. Gaston Eastman . (Chinese), Evangeline Thais (German); quartet, "Beautiful Ohio," Veva Tiedeman, Dora Oldenstadt, Clarence Weddle, Lloyd Teideman. and Eva Seedlinc. accompanist on the piano. A debate "Resolved, That the League of Nations, as Proposed by the Peace Conference at Paris Should be Approved by the United States Senate," followed. The affirmative on the question was debated by William Kroll, and negative by D. L. Long and Earl Schuebel. Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15. LESLIE WIEVESIEK TO BE MUSTERED OUT SOON Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Rev. Wievesiek that their son, Leslie Wievesiek, who has been in the Marine service for the past eigh teen months, will soon be mustered out of the service and come home to this city. The young hero was to have sailed from France soon after the armistice was signed, and had been issued his overseas clothing and passage, but at the last minute was ordered to stay. He was a sniper for his company. His brother, Lieu tenant Alvin Wievesiek, arrived home in this city after eighteen months service with the United States forc es, and had been stationed at Camp Taylor, Ky. Both brothers enlisted in the service about the game time.