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EGON- CITY
37th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 24, 1919
Number 6
OR
G TY
STRAINED
POPULATION
BOOM
HENRYSCHWOCKGAVE
LIFE ON HONOR FIELD
MORE HOUSES ARE NEEDED TO
ACCOMMODATE INFLUX OF
INDUSTRY EMPLOYES
OREGON CITY SOLDIER REPORT
ED DEAD, BUT RELATIVES
ENTERTAIN HOPE '
NEW SCENIC ROAD PROPOSED
Boosters Present Plan to Commercial
Club at Tuesday Luncheon;
Committee to Act
The Live Wirest met Tuesday in
the Commercial club parlors for their
weekly luncheon, and the main sub
ject taken under discussion was the
housing conditions for Oregon City.
It was brought out at the meeting
that the Oregon City Woolen mills
are at the present time facing a ser
ious shortage of labor, due to the
fact that there are not enough hous.
es for rent in this city for the work
ers. The company intimated that if
something was not done immediate
ly, they would consider moving the
largest branch of the concern to
Portland, in order to get accommoda
tions for their workers. After dis
cussing the subject thoroughly, a
committee was appointed from the or
ganization to look into the matter
and report at the next meeting. The
committee is composed of A. R. Jac
obs, chairman, A. C. Howland, John
R. Humphrys, A. A. Price, Willard
Hawley, Jr., and Lloyd Riches. Late
ly the Oregon City woolen mills have
been carrying on a national advertis
ing campaign for their products.
Several pages of this publicity in the
Saturday Evening Post have appear
ed lately, ine Lrive Wires promise
that everything will be done to in
sure the future of the company in
this city, as it is a great asset to
this community. Over 200 men and
women are now employed by the
mills, and the national advertising
campaign has brought such an influx
of business that they -intend to en
large the plant and increase the num
ber of workers to almost double that
at present. This will necessitate
more houses for the workers and bet
ter living conditions in this city".
A new water level scenic road run
ning through Clackamas county and
nearby towns was proposed by E. W.
Bartlett and J. W. Reed, Estacada
citizens, at the luncheon. The new
road would tap the Mount Hood loop
near Firwood, pass through Bissel or
George, then down Eagle Creek and
the Clackamas river, connecting with
the Pacific highway at Oregon City.
It was declared that the people of
eastern Clackamas would donate much
of the labor needed for grading. A
meeting was arranged by the Live
Wires for next Tuesday evening,
which members of the county court,
state highway commission and Mount
Hood loop committee will be asked, to
attend.
The suggested road would pass
through remarkable scenic areas.
Support of the movement was ex
pressed by several business men, who
believe such a road will prove an at
traction to automobile tourists, be
sides bettering facilities for local
farm transportation.
WOULD
INCREASE
TAX OF F
ARMERS
Henry G. Schwork, a well known
Oregon City boy, gave his life on the
field of honor October 5, 1918, accord
ing to an official telegram from the
government to the soldier's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwock, which
was received Saturday. The date -and
cause of death have not been deter
mined, the telegram sets forth. For
this reason relatives here hope he
may be still living, a prisoner or suf
fering from shock that caused him
to lose his memory. Every effort is
being made to learn the detailed
facts.
The young man wrote to his par
ents just before he entered the bat
tle of the Argonne forest late in Sep
tember. No other communication has
been received from him. A letter
mailed by local relatives in August
was returned in December marked
"Deceased." Telegraphic inquiry elic
ited a statement from the war de
partment that the soldier had been
reported missing in action October 5.
Further inquiries have been made
from time to time, and the report of
his death was the final reply.
Henry Schwock, 29 years old, enter
ed the service June 29, 1918 and
trained two weeks at Camp Lewis,
three weeks at Camp Mills and one
week in an Ejiglish rest camp. He
arrived in France September 19
with the 40th division and was later
transferred to the 77th division, with
which he went into battle about Sep
tember 26. .
He had operated a large wheat
ranch in eastern Oregon for six years
before donning the uniform, but had
always called Oregon City his home
town since his parents moved here 11
years ago.
Local relatives say they still hope
to learn the lad is alive. It is said
that death reports are often given
out when the normal mind of a sol
dier is taken from him on the battle
field, and that when he again be
comes normal notice of his survival
given relatives. By this method
anxious suspense on the part of rel
atives is broken oft however sadly
His near relatives are his parents,
two brothers, W. T. Schwoch, of Ore
gon City, and Emil Schwoch of Port
land, and a sister, Miss Gertrude
Schwoch of Oregon City.
M'FADDEN'S IDEA THREATENS
FARM LOAN BOARD AND
RAISES INTEREST
QUICK SEES IT AS UNFAIR
Levy on Bank Bonds a Discrimination
That Aids Sharks, According to
Noted Writer
CHILD AVERTS DEATH
NARROWLY IN MISHAP
A fatal accident was barely avert
ed Monday evening when the little
daughter, of E. E. Davis stepped off
the curb in the path of an oncoming
automobile in front of the Burmeis
ter & Andresen store on Main street.
The machine was going at a slow
rate of speed, and just as it neared
the corner of the intersection of Sev
enth and Main streets, the little girl
ran in front of the machine, the
right front fender striking her in the
face and throwing her to the pave
ment. The driver immediately ap
plied the emergency brakes and stop
ped the auto in its own length. The
child was taken to the offices of Dr.
Strickland, where her injuries were
pronounced of a minor nature, aside
from a bad cut on the forehead.
CRACKSMEN LOOT
ESTACADA OFFICE
SAFE BLOWN WHILE LIGHT IS
BURNING AND WINDOWS
ARE UNCURTAINED
SIEVERS RESIGNS;
STIPP IS APPOINTED
FOE OF BOOTLEGGERS STEPS
DOWN TO TAKE UP LAW
PRACTICE HERE
JOSEPH ANDREE HURT IN
ACCIDENT AT NEW ERA
Joseph Andree, an employe of the
Doernbecker mill near New Era, sus
tained serious lacerations of the
right arm and three fractures of that
member when a broken belt attach
ed to power-driven machinery caught
him up and dragged him into works
of the mill Friday afternoon. -He
was taken to the Oregon City hos
pital, where it was at first believed
that amputation of the arm would be
necessary. He was attended by Drs
H. S. and Guy Mount, who now hope
to save the injured limb. -
KIMMEL BACK AFTER LONG
SERVICE IN BATTLE ZONES
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The proposal of Representative
Louis T. McFadden, republican of
Pennsylvania, member of the house
banking and currency committee, to
tax farm loan bank 'bonds means
either that the federal farm loan
board will have to go out of business
or raise its interest rate on loans to
farmers, says Herbert Quick, mem
ber of the farm loan board and noted
writer. And if the rates are raised,
of course the farmer will have to' pay
the difference, not only in higher
rates on loans made with farm land
banks, but it means that everybody
else lending money to them will raise
their rates, and the very purpose for
which tne farm land bank system
was organized will be defeated.
Mr. Quick declares the proposal to
tax these bonds is largely inspired by
the old farm-mortgage bankers, who
had a free hand prior to the establish
ment of the land banks and charged
the farmers exhorbitant rates on
short-term loans. Through these
banks, the farmers have been able to
negotiate loans at almost their own
terms. City dwellers enjoy the ben
efits of bond issues for municipal
improvements of various kinds that
are exempt from taxation, and Mr.
Quick thinks it is unfair discrimina
tion to tax the farmers. If Mr. Mc
Fadden's proposal is adopted, the
farmer will be Jaxed twice on his
property and on his debts.
Up to this time the federal land
banks have loaned the farmers of
the country over $180,000,000. This
has saved the farmers tens of mil
lions of dollars, for not only have
these loans been made at a low rate
of. interest, but the rates of interest
charged by other banks and private
money lenders have been forced
down. The federal land banks lend
money to farmers at 5 per cent for
periods of five to forty years; prior to
their establishment, farmers ha.d to
pay anywhere from 8 to 15 per cent
for money borroyed on their farm
property, and for short terms.
Mr. Quick declares that the federal
land bank system was the salvation
of the farmer during the war, for had
they not been established there is no
telling where money prices would
have soared to. And he believes they
will continue to be the greatest boon
the farmer struggling to pay for his
farm will ever have known, if the
Pennsylvania republican ' congress
man's proposal to remove the exemp
tion on these bonds is defeated.
The boldest robbery in the history
of Clackamas county was staged in
Estacada early Tuesday morning,
when burglars looted the safe of the
Portland Railway Light and Power
company omces, mowing n open
with two charges of nitro-glycerin
while a bright electric light burned
in the room on one of the principal
streets of the town and shone through
uncurtained windows. About $550 in
currency, Liberty bonds and travel
ler's checks was taken.
That the burglars were experienc
ed cracksmen is apparent in the thor
oughness of the robbery and the re
moval of all clues. Not a trace of
their identity was left. Sheriff Wil
son, who was notified when the office
was opened for the day, went to Es
tacada immediately. Although he
found no definite clue, he believes
there remains a possibility of appre
hending -the burglars through a fur
ther investigation.
The robbers, it is believed, came to
Estacada by automobile and approach
ed the railway offices through an ad
jacent park. No suspicious charac
ters had been seen on the streets.
It was evident, however, that the
men knew the layout of the town.
No blanket or other muffling device
was used when the safe was blown.
Attempts had evidently been made to
lessen the combination bolt and, fail
ing in this the cracksmen had snapped
off the handle of the lock control and
poured the explosive into the hole
left in the door of the safe. But one
man in Estacada reported anything
that might be connected with the
thefts. He said he thought he heard
two shots at about 3:30 a. m. The.
station clock near the office had been
stopped at 3:40 o'clock and it is
believed that this was the moment of
the second and heaviest explosion.
VICTORY
LOAN
W
TOT
R UMPH
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS
MOST BANKING DISTRICTS
OF THIS COUNTY
IN
LEADERS EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
Professional Financiers Eager to Take
Federal Securities; Many
Small Subscribers
OLD DANCES MIXED
WITH MODERN HOPS
OREGON CITY LADS
FACING HOMEWARD
EIGHTEENTH ENGINEERS ARE
ABOARD BATTLESHIP RE
TURNING TO U. S.
VICTORY BALL TO BE GIVEN
FOR EX-SOLDIERS BY WOMEN
OF OREGON CITY
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT
OF SPRINGWATER DIES
After 15 months of service over
seas, Carl Kimmel, son of R. B. Kim
mel, well known in Clackamas coun
ty, has returned to his home in Esta
cada. He was a member of company
B, 127th regiment, and had been sta
tioned in sectors of Alsace, Chateau
Thierry, Soissons and the Argonne.
Livy Stipp, Newly .Appointed Justice
of the Peace for 4th District
John N. Seivers, for the last seven
years justice of the peace for this
district, resigned early this week. He
has the distinction of fining; more
bootleggers and adding more money
to the county coffers than any other
justice of the peace in Oregon. He
was appointed to the office of justice
of the peace for the fourth district
to fill the unexpired term of W. H.
Sampson in 1913, and was reelected
twice since then. Mr. Seivers will
resume his law practice in Oregon
City, and will move his headquarters
to the Masonic, building. He made
many friends in this county during
his long term as justice for this dis
trict, and bootleggers and others
whom he has fined, in the past, al
ways departed satisfied that they re
ceived a "square deal."
Livy Stipp, welj known attorney
here, has been appointed by the coun
ty court to fill the office. Mr. Stipp
was justice of the peace for this dis
trict once before from 1902 to 1908
and was succeeded at that time by
Mr. Sampson. Mr. Stipp was also
deputy district attorney for Clacka
mas county under Bert Tongue, and
for several years was city recorder.
He is well fitted for the job, and un
derstands the duties of the office
fully. He will take up the Work in
the same building where Mr. Seivers
held forth and in the same offices.
Tavid Clossner, well known resi
dent of Springwater, prominent re
tired farmer, died Friday at his home.
He was 87 years old. Mr. Clossner
had been ill but a short time. . He
had lived in Springwater 26 years.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon .in Springwater, the Rev.
Weld officiating. A large attendance
and many beautiful floral tributes
attested to the high esteem in which
Mr. Clossner was held by a large
circle of friends. Interment was
made in Springwater cemetery be
side the grave of his wife, who died
some weeks ago.
Eight sons and daughters, 39
grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren
survive him.
Suit Dropped
The divorce suit of Elizabeth Al
bright against J. F. Albright was
dismissed in circuit court Monday on
I motion of attorney for the plaintiff.
COUNTY C. E. OFFICERS
MEET IN THIS CITY
A cabinet meeting of the county
Christian Endeavor officers was held
at the Presbyterian church in this
city last Thursday evening. Rev.
Weller, of Springwater, conducted
the opening services, later turning
over the business meeting to Miss
Elva Shibley, county president, also
of Springwater. Plans for the big
C. E. convention in this city May
9, 10 -and 11, were discussed and per
fected. The convention is to be held
in the Congregational church. A very
good program is planned and a large
number of Christian Endeavorers
from over the county -will be in at
tendance at the big rally.
Melodies of former happy days,
bitter-sweet in reminiscence, will
bring back to soldiers who have re
turned, to Clackamas county a new
appreciation of Terpsichorean joys in
the Victory ball to be given the even
ing of May 3 in Oregon City by
local young women for the ex-soldiers.
An alluring combination of
old dances to old melodies that bring
bring to mind the romance of form
er wars, and new dances to jazz, the
present day's vivid rythm, fill the
program. McElroy's orchestra will
dictate lilting ' moods and tenses
through dreamy waltzes, dainty two
steps and the Schottische, lively fox
rots, sketchy one steps and flippant
tangoes. '
Design ? Well, the lads are a like
ly looking lot and some have been
gone for a long, long time. But the
ladies aren't admitting anything.
They say, however, that it's merely
the best kind of a program for a
real happy time.
Nearly every town and hamlet in
Clackamas county has pledged its
allotment in the Victory loan. Con
fidence that the county's quota will
be subscribed within a day or two
was expressed today by leaders of
the drive. Canby, Sandy and Mil
waukie districts were reported safe
ly "over" early in the week. Esta
cada and Molalla are reported miss
ing, but it is predicted they will be
found among the live ones.
Picture shows and theaters through
out the county are running special
films urging subscriptions. Scores
of speakers have been active. Popu
lar interest has been stimulated in a
hundred ways, although this loan is
distinguished from other loans by the
avidity of banks to subscribe to the
limit. The high rate of interest and
favorable provisions attendant to in
vestments of this character are at
tracting attention of professional
financiers.
It is announced that three Per
shing helmets will be given to the
three largest subscribers in' the coun
ty. All the helmets have "seen serv
ice." Individual subscriptions have been
encouragingly numerous in Clack
amas, however. A large number
of bonds have been issued to work
ing people, employes of the woolen
and pulp mills.
County Director Latourette is sat
isfied with progress up to date. He
declares that Clackamas will lead
most of the counties of the state,
probably all of them. He gives two
facts to support his assertion, first,
that the people of the county are
nearly all Americans because the
county has been settled many years;
second, those who were not born or
naturalized Americans are Americans
in spirit.
Activities, especially in clubs and
civic organizations, are boosting the
subscription figures by leaps and
bounds, according to Mrs. H. B. Cart
lidge, county chairman of the Wom
an's Victory Loan committee.
Although Oregon City's quota and
that of other districts has been sub
scribed by banks, individual subscrip
tions are the only true proof of the
county's loyalty and the only -real
protection of its honor, Readers of
the drive held.
The number of individual subscrip
tions has not assumed large propor
tions. There is still a large margin
Facing west not the "west" of the
trenches, but the land that means to
them home and peace many boys of
Oregon City are coming back on the
battleship Texas in the eighteenth
engineers railway company. This in
formation was contained in a cable
gram received by James T. Twohy
of Twohy Brothers, contractors,
Seattle, which was transmitted to Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Bigger of Oregon City
Monday. Hundreds of local friends
and relatives of soldiers who are
members of the unit have been
awaiting this news for months. The
Texas left France April 16 and is
due in New York City about May 1.
Some of the Oregon City youths
aboard the returning ship are, Alfred
Bigger, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Bigger; Albert and Edwin Meade;
William Folger, formerly of the
Jones Drug company; Earl Hutchin
son, son of Mrs. Ida Hutchinson; Roy
Stafford, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Stafford of Mount Pleasant; Wallace
McCord, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
McCord; L. H. Rubican; Elbert Char
man, and Blake Bowland, son of Prof,
and Mrs. John Bowland.
Elbert Charman, son of Leonard
Charman, left with the eighteenth en
gineers, but was transferred to the
Stars and Stripes and it is possible
that he will not return with his orig
inal company.
The overseas lads will pass
through Portland about May 3, prob
ably, to be discharged at Camp Lewis.
Relatives and friends here are plan
ning to greet them in the Rose city.
If 'they do not reach home before the
victory ball to be given by local
young women for returned soldiers,
another ball will be given at a later
date.
INVISIBLE PLANES
MYSTERY CLEARED
ETHERIDGE'S ANNOUNCEMENT
PROVES UNHAPPY FARCE;
FLYERS FAIL TO COME
"EXPLANATION" NOT A BALM
Thousands ' Find Liniment Best for
Strained Neck Muscles After
Vainly Gazing Skyward
KENT WILSON EXPECTED
HOME SOON; ARRIVES IN U.S.
RYALL IS FREED FROM .
PRISON OF B0LSHEVIK1
(Continued on Page 6)
KERSLICH FIRST ARREST
UNDER NEW ORDINANCE
Bryant R. Ryall, Gladstone man
who was ta"ken prisoner by the Bol-
sheviki forces in Russia last week and
held in Moscow, has been released and
is proceeding to Copenhagen, accord
ing to telegraphic dispatches from
Secretary Penningroth of the Y. M.
C. A. at Terejeki, Finland. The sec
retary reported that he had seen
Ryall in prison at Moscow.
No apprehension was felt locally
when news of Ryall's capture came,
for he is a Y. M. C. A. worker in Rus
sia, and is not involved in the politic
al turmoil of the country. The reas
ons for his arrest, if there were any,
have not been made known.
Ryall is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Ryall of Gladstone. He was
state Y. M. C. A. secretary for Ohio
before going overseas. He was mar
ried to Miss Catherine Childs, "offic
ial home-maker of the Y M. C. A. in
Russia" about a year ago.
Eastern Star Meets
The Eastern Star met Tuesday
night in the Masonic temple here and
gave a banquet in honor of Major
Hempstead and Lieutenant Swafford,
returned soldiers. A large attend
ance, with guests from Portland,
Canby and other towns, were present.
It was also the occasion for initiation
of new members in the organization,
three taking the degree Mr. and
Mrs. G. Nordling and Mr. Orth all
of this city. Other business of the
order was taken care of before the
banquet.
SUES TO SETTLE CLAIM
ENTAILED BY MORTGAGE
To collect a promissory note for
$1,933.33 Eva Allen Bean has filed
suit in the circuit court against
Hester and William Rainsford, Rich
ard and Stella Mason, J. F.. Draper,
H. B. and May Spalding and U. S.
Yorex, asking that her mortgage be
declared a prior lien over a second
mortgage. She sets forth that the
Rainsfords gave a mortgage on prop
erty in Clackamas county to secure
the note and Yorex has taken a sec
ond mortgage. The note is dated
June 5, 1910, to run 5 years at 6 per
cent. Mrs. Bean seeks liquidation of
her claim through sale of the property.
Oregon City's new traffic ordinance
became apparent in one arrest and
street signs this week. A junk deal
er named Herslich attempted to pass
a street car while it was taking on
and discharging passengers and was
taken into custody by Traffic Officer
Joyner. No automobile is now per
mitted to pass street cars that are
standing.
Herslich was fined $10 by Po
lice Judge Loder Monday morning,
He was arrested Sunday night.
Markings twenty feet from each
corner indicate the limit of parking
space. Cars are forbidden to turn
around between intersections ' o f
streets, or at the corner of Seventh
and Main streets. A sign has been
painted on the old fountain at the
latter corner to convey the warning.
A thousand copies of the ordinance
are being printed for general' distri
bution in pamphlet form.-
OREGON CITY BESTED
BY ESTACADA HERE
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Announcement of John L. Ethe
ridge, state director of organization
of the Victory loan campaign, through
Raymond P. Caufield, chairman for
Oregon City, that the flying circus
slated to appear in Portland Monday
would make a flight to Oregon City
caused the sky to have a large local
audience that sunshiny afternoon
and all to no avail. The planes didn't
come. 1
Mr. Caufield received a telegram
Monday morning, too late to save the
hundreds of necks destined to as--.
sume more or less permanent curves,
that Major Spotts, in charge of the
flyers, had definite instructions from
Washington which prohibited varia
tion of a schedule excluding Ore-
gon City. The telegram was from
Mr. Etheridge.
THE COURIER phones were kept
busy all afternoon by inquiries re
garding the planes that never hove
in sight, never put in an appearance,
never loomed above the horizon, fail
ed dismally to enter the perspective
of many strained and tearful eyes.
The sun glared down mockingly into
the optics of the city's populace and
made noses look like bootleggers and
blind pigs had been unusually active.
Several hundred people went to
Portland and witnessed the stunts of
the aeronauts. Hundreds more would
have gone but they expected to see
the planes here.
One might have thought the Ger
mans were about to raid the Clacka
mas metropolis from the . air from
the number of upturned faces and
anxious looks bestowed upon the blue
dome of heaven Monday. Old was
the song that was sung, old as the
hills, when it was learned that Mr.
Etheridge's original announcement
was the pure and simple bunk. Real
genuine tears of the truly unhappy
variety could not be suppressed after
the hardships and anxieties of hours
stretching neck muscles into knots
and straining eyes at the bright light
of day. Local drug stores did a rec
ord business in liniments and cold
cream when the faux pas became gen
erally known. And those who were
so fortunate, so miraculously favor
ed by Providence that they had not
learned of Mr. Etheridge's original
announcement bowed their heads and
folded their hands reverently when
friends told of the Etheridge contra
dictions.
Sergeant Kent Wilson, Who Has Re
turned from Overseas Duty
Word has been received by Mr. and
Mrs. Sheritf W. J. Wilson that their
son, Kent, who has been in France
during the war, but lately transfer
red to Germany with the U. S. Forc
es of occupation, had arrived safely
in. New York and expects to be home
soon. The telegram to the parents
of Sergeant Wilson states that he ar
rived in New York last Sunday even
ing. He has been in France over 16
months and in Ccrmany four months.
He expects to be sent to a western
camp soon and mustered out of the
service.
FLOYD DAVIS RETURNS
FROM LAND OF BATTLE
CLACKAMAS ANSWERS CRY
OF ARMENIA FOR CLOTHES
Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15.
Oregon City high school went down
to dismal, defeat before Estacada high
in a diamond battle Wednesday
afternoon. The county seat aggrega
tion's score card was blank when the
game closed, while Estacada exhibit
ed a tally of 8.
Lack of training as a team-unit and
the fact that this was the season
opener were given as the reasons for
the unqualified rout of the locals.
Their defensive work was fair, but
weak in spots. Sound hits were be
yond them.
. Calif! held the slab for the locals.
His work was clever, though not
watertight. Coach Tatro is not down
hearted. He declares that a little
practice is all the locals need.
Oregon City will play Molalla Fri
day on the latter's grounds, and a re
turn game at Estacada next Wednes
day. Molalla put it over Canby and
Canby bested Oregon City. The
locals, however, are preparing to put
forth a uniform effort that will re
deem their escutcheon.
Floyd J. Davis of Estacada, has re
turned from service in France. He
brought home an assortment of souv
enirs and observations on army life.
Silk embroidered kefchiefs of three
countries and cootie strings are the
principal articles of interest, with his
assertion that canned willie is not
considered a delicacy for very long
after its acquaintance has been
made. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Davis, long residents of Esta
cada. He trained in Camp Lewis and
Fort Stevens, then, about nine
months ago, was transferred to over
seas duty, where he saw actual fight
ing. He was employed in a sawmill
at Estacada before entering the service.
When the sun shone on Armenia
and the land was glad no appeal for
aid went out to the rest of the world,
although the. Armenians have long
paid tribute, in poverty, suffering and
death, to the Turks, because they are
Christians. Armenia's prostrate
people, rescued in rags from serfdom
of the star and crescent, now have
cried out in need of clothing and
food. Clackamas county answers
with the rest of the world.
Clothing of myriad sizes, shapes,
styles and cut is being piled high in
the receiving headquarters of Ore
gon City. lAlready 1,650 pounds
have been shipped to Portland from
where it will be sent directly to Eu
rope. "Old clothes 1 Old clothes!" is
not the appeal, nor do the residents
of this section reply to it as such.
From farmhouse and mansion, cottage
and flat, good serviceable apparel is
being contributed.
The ladies of the Baptist church
have been active in the work during
the last week. Mrs. F. W. Gardiner,
secretary of the local Red Cross, is
receiving and looking after sorting
of the garments. ,
Wins Verdict
Mary Van Donge won a verdict of
$2,900.25 against A. B. Baker and
wife, W. E. Joberg , John Kayler,
Alice M. Kayler, Audrey Baker and
Edwin Baker in circuit court last
week. She based her suit on the
grounds that a note secured by a
mortgage given to Martin Van Donge,
now deceased, had forced her to pay
taxes on the security when its legal
owners failed to do so. The court
ordered the property sold to satisfy
the claim.
HAYHURST HEADS PHONE
LINES OF OREGON CITY
T. B. Hayhurst, several years local
manager for the Home Telephone
company, has been appointed manager
for the Pacific company at this point.
The Home company being combined
with the Pacific, the headquarters for
that company will still be continued
here for an indefinite period in the
Andresen building. .Mr. Hayhurst
took up his duties a few days ago.
While manager for the Home com
pany, he made many friends for that
line, and took care of the rural dis
tricts connected with the company
lines here. '
Good Friday was observed by near
ly every church in Oregon City in
day and evening services. Masses
were said in the Catholic churches.
A large congregation was present at
a three-hour devotional during the
day at St. Paul's, conducted by the
Rey. C. H. L. Chandler. ;