OREGON
COURffiE
37th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 8, 1919
Number 8
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TO MERGE HERE
PACIFIC AND HOME COMPANIES
TO CONSOLIDATE ABOUT
JUNE 1st
FARMERS TO USE PACIFIC LINE
Merger Long Expected. $1 Advance
In Rates of Business Phones
in Effect
According to an announcement
Wednesday by W, D. Phillips, man
ager of the Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company, the Home lines will
be merged witih the Pacific at this
paint on or about June 1 this year,
Men are now working on the cable
here on Main street, getting ready to
cut the Home Telephone lines over
to the Pacific office. After this is
completed, the people of this district
will enjoy only one telephone service
and one line.
The Home Telephone company was
purchased by the Pacific ' company
several 'months ago, and although
several rumors have been out that
the .lines would be merged at differ
ent times, the announcement by the
manager Wednesday is authentic,
The Home telephone offices will be
consolidated after the above date.
The Home company here is known as
the Oregon City & Farmers' Inde
penden Telephone company, and con
nections of the farm lines of the com
pany running into this city will be
, handled through the Pacific offices.
The local offices of the Home com
pany, now located in the Andresen
building on Main street, will be
closed after the merger. -
Although the Public Service Com
mission did not allow an advance in
the rates of the resident phones, a
slight increase will be in effect on
the rates of the business phones.
The rates on business telephones will
be, two-party line, $3; individual
lines, $3.60, and an additional charge
of 25c will be collected on desk
phones. This is an advance of $1
over the old rates. New telephone
directories containing the old Home
company and the Pacific subscribers,
will be issued soon after the consoli
dation. LOCAL SPEED KING HAS
NARROW ESCAPE RECENTLY
George Bannon, of the Bannon De
partment store of this city, had a nar
row "squeak" last .Thursday evening
while driving on the Terwilliger boul
evard in Portland, when his new
$3000 Stutz machine was almost com
pletely wrecked. According to a
Portland paper, Mr. Bannon was
traveling at a high rate of speed
when he turned his machine to. avoid
an oncoming auto with bright head
lights. All that prevented him and
his machine from going over the
high bluff at that point was the
cement posts along the boulevard,
which the auto struck in turning out
of the way, tearing the fenders and
completely stripping the under gears
of the machine. No one was injur
ed in the party, beyond a few bruis
es and slight cuts. The machine is
laid up for repairs.
DEED TO FERRY LANDING
IN POSSESSION OF COURT
Clackamas county is now in pos
session of deeds to property bought
by them for the purpose of getting a
landing for the Wilsonville ferry,
which was voted at the last budget
meeting in January. The land will
be used for poles and guy wires to
the main cable of the ferry. The boat
itself will be completed this week, and
will be in operation free of charge to
those who wish to use it who live on
the other side of the river near Wil
sonville. The only charge that will
be made will be after dark. The
hours of operation after night will be
decided by the county court this
week.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
(By Elma A. Saunders)
League of Nations ! Oh, we hail thee!
Let the flags and banners fly;
Bury deep the blood and carnage,
Under foreign soil to die!
Where brave soldiers now are sleep
ing, Let the "league of nations" sow
No evil thoughts of wild ambition,
Lest the seeds begin to grow!
Let peace and plenty be the harvest,
In those lands that're washed with
blood.
League of Nations! Oh, we hail thee,
Christened at the throne of God!
Asks Judgment
Asking judgment in the sum of
$425, alleged to be due on a promis
sory note, together with interest and
$75 attorney's fees, Charles Gross
miller has brought suit in the circuit
court against L. and Pauline Gross
miller. The note was executed in
November, 1915, and is long past due.
TELEPHONE
ONE BIG ROAD DIST.
PROPOSED IN COUNTY
JUDGE ANDERSON URGES PLAN
IN SPEECH AT ESTACADA
MEETING
Over 150 residents, Live Wires and
Estacada citizens attended the good
roads' meeting held at Estacada
Wednesday night for the purpose of
discussing the proposed highway be
tween this city and the eastern part
of the county.
County Judge Anderson advocated
that the 57 odd road districts in this
county be merged into one large road
district. "The day of thinking in the
terms oi a small road district isj
past," said Judge Anderson. "We
must think in broader terms, and I
am of the opinion that we could do
more constructive road work if we
could abolish the antiquated small
road district system, like other coun
ties have done, and consider the coun
ty, outside of the cities, as one big
district, said the judge.
Road Master Roots claimed he
was in hearty accord with the senti
ments expressed by Judge Anderson,
and explained the difficulties in mak
ing the 30 of the road fund spread
over the general work of this county.
Rufus Holman, Multnomah com
missioner, urged a bond .issue for
Clackamas county, and his sugges
tion was well received by the assem
bly.
Another meeting will take place
soon on the proposed connecting high
way with Estacada and Oregon City.
CAN EM AH PARK HAS
I. W. W. GATHERING
SCATTER PROPAGANDA OVER
THE STREETS OF THIS CITY
AND GLADSTONE
What is considered a stain on the
reputation of Clackamas county was
the event of a picnic given by I. W.
W.'s at Canemah park last Sunday,
when seven carloads of the member
of that organization -arrived from
Portland with their red flags and lit
erature. The crowd left the park at
8:00 o'clock in the evening, and while
passing through this city and Glad
stone, scattered, their literature and
propaganda over the main streets at
both places. The "Rebel Worker,"
and I. W. W. paper published in New
York, was widely distributed here.
The paper claims that the organiza
tion can not be supressed and favors
the release of Eugene V. Debs, now
in prison. Local onlookers who at
tended the picnic at the park Sunday
claim that hrey speeches and radical
talk made up the program. The danc
ing program at the picnic had for
each number danced, the name of a
union which was affiliated with the
order.
HIGHWAY BETWEEN THIS
CITY AND OSWEGO STOPPED
Because several changes in the
grade of the Pacific highway between
this city and Oswego had to be made,
the contract for the grading has been
held up for a short period. County
Surveyor Johnson, after making a
survey over that of the highway en
gineers, found that south of Oswego,
several grade crossings could be elim
inated, and therefore the contract
for the grading will be asked for
again. County Judge Anderson has
cooperated with the highway com
mission in every way possible to get
this road finished, and has tendered
all money available of the county's
funds for the project. A meeting of
the commission will take place on
May 20, when new bids for the grad
ing of the highway between this
point and Oswego will be asked for.
The purpose of the Highway com
mission, it is understood, is to. grade
me nignway not oniy on tne west
side of the river, but from Canby to
Aurora, and will do the work with
county money, and if enough is not
available from the county, the state
will make up the deficit.
If this program is gone through
with, the paving next year between
the Marion and Clackamas county
line will be an assured fact, and an
unbroken stretch of paving between
these points will be had.
ALVIN MACK MEETS DEATH
INSTANTLY KILLED BY WIRE
Alvin Mack was instantly killed
Sunday at Beverly, Wash., when he
came in contact with a highly charg
ed electric wire. He is the son of
the late L. F. and Sarah Jane Mack,
of this city. The young man spent
his early childhood days in this city,
and is well known throughout this
county. The family lived in the Moun
tain View community here, where the
young man was born. Alvin Mack
is survived by his brothers, Wyman
and Milo Mack, of Portland, who
have gone to Washington to bring
the body to this city, where deceased
will be buried in the Mountain View
cemetery in the family lot. Mrs.
Alva Kirchner, of Portland, sister of
deceased, died last October.
Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15.
CITY
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BIG EVENT
MOVING PICTURE TO BE MADE
HERE, RELATING EARLY
PIONEER STORY
FROM PERIOD 1831 T0 1851
Street to be Built Representing This
City in Historical Days To
Be Erected Soon
Oregon City as it stood during the
period from 1831 to 1851, reproduced
to the minutest detail. How does
this sound to you? And on top of
this, several, reels of film will be tak
en of the street, with a heart throb
bing story interwoven through the
spectacle, i
Such will be the result in about
two weeks when Director Wells, of
the Lifograph company of Portland,
arrives in this city with his players
of world wide reputation on the
screen, and the different contrivances
for making the picture.
At the last meeting of the Live
Wires Tuesday, Frank McCrillis and
Director Wells of the Lifograph Mo
tion Picture company of Portland
asked the Wires to back them up in
making a picture of the true happen
ings of the Whitman niajsacre, which
took place in this city during the per
iod from 1831 to 1851. The Live Wires
were aske,d to furnish the scenes and
all necessary background on Sev
enth street from Main down to the
river as it stood in 1851, so that the
picture could be made in Oregon
City where the company could se
cure local color. -
At the meeting, the Wires appoint
ed a committee consisting of O. D.
Eby, H. E. Cross, C. H. Dye, W. A.
Huntley and 0. E. Freytag, to make
the necessary arrangements for the
making of the picture. Mrs. Eva
Emery Dye, who is a recognized au
thority on the early history 1 of the
state and Oregon City, will personal
ly supervise the construction of the
street, so that the log cabins, Indian
scenes, and other trappings 'which
were in vogue during the early per
iod, will be historically correct.
About 3000 men, women and chil
dren of this county will be used as
"supes" or backgrounds to make the
picture, representing Indians, trap
pers, etc.
The story of th Whitman mas
sacre will be true to life in every
detail, and when completed, will tell
the tale of Pioneer Whitman from the
time he arrived near Mount Hood un
til the time his party arrived at this
point and was massacred by the In
dians'. Not only will the picture be of
great historical value, but in the
opinion of the Live Wires, Oregon
City and Clackamas county will re
ceive much publicity through the
showing of the film over the country.
Mr. Hawley, of the Hawley Pulp &
Paper company, has already signified
his willingness to donate two car
loads of lumber for the making of
the construction of the cabins, and
soon as completed, the directors
will arrive and film the story.
About $25000 will be spent to re
produce the story in pictures, and the
motion picture company of Portland
will start taking the films from Hood
River, gradually working down to
Oregon City, where the story will be
finished with an elaborate and effec-'
tive ending. It will be the first time
in the history of the state . that a
legitimate motion picture company
ever produced a real story in these
surroundings on the screen, and if
the picture is successful, will be the
advance guard of the motion picture
business in Oregon. It is claimed
that this state, and especially around
Oregon City, produces the best light
for the making of pictures, far super
ior even to California, for the reason
that the light is not so bright.
ihe date of the taking of the film
will be announced later.
ELKS TO COME OUT FOR BIG
MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT
A big time is looked forward to in
local Elkdom on next Friday when
over 50 new members will be initiat
ed into the order. The Portland Glee
club will be on hand to furnish the
Jazz music for the ceremonies. The
state officers will outline the plan for
the Elks to assist the Salvation army
m their drive in Oregon for $250,000
to carry on home service work in this
state. The quota for this city is
$8,250, and the drive will commence
June 22 and end June 30th. Among
the visitors on next Friday evening
(tomorrow night), will be William S.
Kennedy, president of the Elks' as
sociation. A big feed and a special
program are some of the features on
the program for the above date.
Arretted for Illegal Fishing
James Crumbley was arrested Mon
day tiy Constable Fortune charged
with fishing with a net near the sus
pension bridge hereV- He was ar
raigned before Justice Stipp and
pleaded not guilty. He was found
guilty by the judge and fined $25.
OREGON
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
CONVENTION IS ON
MANY DELEGATES FROM OVER
COUNTY TO ATTEND; ENDS
SUNDAY EVENING
The annual convention of the coun
ty Christian Endeavor societies will
be held in this city at the Congrega
tional church this week, . commencing
Friday evening, May 9th, and lasting
through Sunday.
Plans for a very successful rally of
young folks are near completion and
many societies from over the county
are to send delegates. The program
promises to be full of enthusiasm and
inspiration, and is to be given as fol
lows:
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 9th-
6:30, Registration Assignment of
Delegates Fee 35 cents (assisted by
Boy Scouts); 7:30, Song Service led
by Dr. Roy A. Prudden, ; of Oregon
City; 7:45, Bible Study Book of
Ephesians Dr. S. W. Seeman; 8:15,
C. E. Overseas, VThe War;" 8:40,
Special music; "Wha t Now" 8:45,
The Centenary Movement Rev. E
E. Gilbert (Methodist); 8:55, The
New Era Dr. S. W. Seeman (Pres
byterian); 9:05, The Tercentenary
Rev. H. G. Crocker (Congregational);
9:15, The Victory Drive -Dr. W. T.
Milliken (Baptist); "Whailt Means,"
Dr. W. T. Milliken.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY
10th 6:30, Quiet Hour at homes.
Scripture Ephesians, chapter 3; 9:15
Bible Study Dr. S. W. Seeman; 9:55,
Song service; 10:05, Lookout commit
tee work, Shirlie Swallow; 10:35, W.
Meyers, State President; 11:00, Inter
mission; 11:10, Business meeting
Reports of officers, committees, elec
tion of officers.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1:30,
Song Service; 1:45, Intermediate
Work, Effle Torgeson; 2:05, Junior
Work, Faye Moorhead; 2:26, Mis
sions, Mrs. J. Hunter WellB, of Ko
rea; 3:00, Bible Study, Dr. Seeman;
4:00, Recreation In charge of Alice
Judd, State Social Supt; 6:00, Ban
quet, (60 cents) Society Presidents
Our Part Nin Our Denominational
Standards; 7:30, Inspirational Talk,
Lloyd Carrick; 8:80, Social Hour in
charge of Alice Judd, State Social
Supt.; 9:45, Evening Watch,. Faye
Steinmetz, " -a - .
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 11th
6:30, Morning Watchat homes;
10:00, Sunday Schools as usual; 11:00
Church Services as usual.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON 3 :?0.
Special Music, Gladstone Society;
3:30, Installation 'of Officers, Lloyd
Carrick; 3:50, Missions, Dr. J. Hunter
Wells, of Korea; 6:30, Union Meeting
Methodist church led by new pres
ident; 7:30, Union Church Service
Methodist Church Rev. Herbert
G. Crocker.
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BERG SUES COUNTY TO
PREVENT BUILDING ROAD
A suit was entered Saturday
against Clackamas county by S. B.
Berg, who asks the court to prevent
the county from running a new
road through his property near the
Joslyn brjdge, section 32. The coun
ty made preparations for building
the road some time ago, and Mr.
Berg alleges in his complaint that
the county failed to state that the
road was a public necessity, and that
the boundaries were not in accord
ance with the affidavits filed by the
road reviewers. He therefore asks
the court to prevent the county from
building the road on the grounds that
the proceedings were not according
to law, and therefore are null and
void. He also alleges in his com
plaint that he was not notified of
the contemplated road, and that it
will ruin his farm land at that point.
JOE ALLEN, HERO, DIES
IN FAR AWAY FRANCE
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen receiv
ed a telegram Tuesday announcing
the death of their son, Private Joe
Allen, who died in France. The
young hero's death was caused by
scarlet fever. Last week the mother
received a letter from her son, say
ing that he was in the best of
health. The young soldier was well
known here, and has a brother-in-law
who recently returned from over
seas to this city.
A FINE PROGRAM
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NATIONAL PATRIOTIC DAY TO
BE OBSERVED FITTINGLY
IN OREGON CITY
LATE WAR HEROES TO MARCH
Day Means Much to the American
People This Year Elks
Give Use of Temple
Memorial Day, May 30th, will soon
be here, and this year of all other
years, one should stop and consider
what this day means to the American
people. May 30th has come to be
recognized in every state as the nat
ional Sabbath of patriotism. A day
when men, women and children should
pause and gather in the social cen
ters and tell the tales of heroism of
the men who wore the blue, the
grey and the "khaki," and to reflect
on what that 'heroism means to us
who are living today. But for the
men who fought the battles for the
Union, the United States would be a
third-rate nation today. But for the
men who fought our battles in Eu
rope only a few short months past,
the United States would be in sor
row today, under a heavy hand of
Prussianism.
Now, the Meade Post and the Re
lief Corps of this city have prepar
ed an elaborate program to be given
on this date, and every citizen in the
county should show by his presence
at the ceremonies that he is a true
American and loves his rightful
freedom.
On Sunday morning, May 25th, the
Meade post and the Relief Corps will
gather in front of the Willamette hall
at 10:30 and proceed to the St. Paul's
Episcopal church, where Rev. C. H.
L. Chandler will deliver a memorial
sermon. The general public is ear
nestly requested to attend on this
.sabbath morning, and take part in
the ceremonies to be given.
On Friday morning, May 30th, Me
morial Day, the Post and Relief
Corps will meet in front of the Wil
lamette hall. Autos will be waiting
to transport both of the above or
ganizations and all returning soldiers
to the Mountain View cemetery. The
following ceremonies and exercises at
the cemetery will take place:
Music Drum Corps.
Prayer Comrade Butler. .
Crowning Monument Officer of
Day-
Roll of Honor Adjutant L. P.
Horton. -
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address M.
E. Walker.
Ritualistic ceremonies of Meade Re
lief Corps, No. 18.
Firing Same Firing Squad.
Taps Drum Corps.
(School children are requested to
leave flowers in front of Willamette
hall or on the library grounds before
9 a. m.)
After the exercises at the ceme
tery, the naval part of the program
of the morning will be conducted
from the suspension bridge here, by
the Relief corps. The organization
will meet in front of the Willamette
hall at 11:00 o'clock and march to
the bridge in a body. ' .
At 12 noon, the Relief Corps will
furnish a fine dinner to members of
the Post, the Relief Corps members,
and all soldiers who' participated in
the late war with Germany. The din
ner will take place at the Elks
temple, which organization has gen
erously donated the temple for the
day.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the
Post, Relief Corps and all returned
soldiers of the county will meet at
the corner of Fifth and Main streets.
The entire assembly will be escorted
by the drum corps to the First Bap
tist church, where the following ex
ercises will be given;
Music Drum Corps.
Invocation Rev. E. E. Gilbert.
Introduction Commander E. B.
Grant.
Adjutant's Report.
President of Day Hon. Gilbert L.
Hedges.
Star Spangled Banner Miss Naomi
Armstrong.
Logan's Memorial Address Ad
jutant L. F. Horton.
Reading "To Our Veterans" Mrs.
W. S. Bennett.
Memorial Song J. T. Butler.
Patriotic Poem F. J. Parker.
Address Rev. W. T. Milliken.
America Mrs. Butler and audi
ence.
All returning soldiers in this coun
ty are requested to appear ijj uni
form on this day and take part in
the exercises.
Motion Denied
Motion for a new trial wag denied
in the case of E. W. Fowler against
John Deininger Tuesday in the cir
cuit court. Deininger was sued by
Fowler for the sum of $100 asked for
damages when his car was struck by
the defendant while driving on the
wrong side of the street. The court
at the time of the trial, allowed
plaintiff $70 damages.
Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15.
TEACHERS TO MEET
AT BORING SATURDAY
FINE PROGRAM IS PREPARED;
LARGE ATTENDANCE FROM
HERE IS EXPECTED
The Clackamas County Teachers'
association will hold a meeting at
Boring on next ' Saturday, which will
prove to be of more than usual in
terest to educational workers and
parents. The program is an excep
tional one, and the discussions and
musical numbers will be good.
The program follows:
10:00 a. m. Music.
10:30 a. m. "How an Organiza
tion Helps the Individual , Teacher,"
by Miss Julia Spooner, member of the
executive committee of the Oregon
State Teachers' association.
11:15 a. m. Business session.
12:00 Luncheon.
1:30 p. m. Music.
1:45 p. m. Departmental sessions:
Primary and Reading, Miss Ruth
Swain of the Concord school; Tech
nical Grammar in the Intermediate
and Upper Grades," by Brenton Ved
der, county supervisor of schools;
"How to Get and Keep Boys and
Girls in High School," by W. L
Arant, principal of the Oregon City
school. :
Discussion will be led by Virginia
McKenzie, principal of the Sandy
school.
DRAPERS WED AGAIN
VANCOUVER MONDAY
FINAL CHAPTER IN DIVORCE
. CASE COMPLETED WIFE
SUES FATHER-IN-LAW
Leon T. Draper and Lena Draper
were married at Vancouver Monday.
This is the final chapter in a sensa
tional divorce suit recently instituted
in the circuit court here, when Draper
sued his wife for divorce on the
charge of consorting with other men
while he was with the U. S. army in
France.
Draper enlisted with the XSy S.
forces at the beginning of the war,
and when he returned home, immed
iately filed suit for divorce against
his wife, Lena Draper, claiming that
in his absence she was with other
men. . The wife filed counter charges
against him at the time, and claimed
that Draper's father was instrumen
tal in separating them. She also
claimed that the charges filed in the
husband's complaint were untrue, and
asked the court for a certain sum of
money for the support of herself and
minor child until the divorce was
settled. The court granted this at
the time.
Later, Draper secured the divorce,
and the custody of the ' child,' the
court demanding that he pay alimony,
and that the child be left with the
mother until a later date. Nothing
had been heard of the couple until
Monday, when they were married at
Vancouver. It is reported that the
couple will go to California for a
honeymoon.
At the time of the divorce proceed
ings here, Mrs. Draper entered suit
against her father-in-law, Mr. Drap
er, Sr., claiming that, at the time of
her husband's absence in France, she
was compelled to work for a living,
and at that time her father-in-law
demanded payment on a mortgage
which he held on the home of the
couple, and that she was forced to
go out and borrow the money to keep
from losing the- place. She claims
she paid him and cleared up the
mortgage. The case will be heard in
the near future here in the circuit
court, wherein she asks the court to
allow her the money back paid on the
mortgage at the time of her hus
band's absence.
MISS ROE, FORMER TEACHER,
CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES
Upon motion of the complaining
witness in the case of Meier &
Frank company against Miss Lucile
Roe, in which the plaintiffs accused
Miss Roe of attempting to defraud the
company, the case has been dismissed.
Miss Roe has been cleared of all
charges against her. Plaintiffs alleg
ed in the suit that Miss Roe had
goods charged to her friends, which
she bought of the company without
her friends' knowledge. After an in
vestigation by the Meier & Frank
company, it was found that Miss Roe
had no intention of attempting to de
fraud. Miss Roe; who has . been a
teacher in the Oregon City schools
for the past two years, now lives in
Portland.
Courier and Farmer for $1.15.
CENTENARY MEETING AT
CLACKAMAS CHURCH SUNDAY
The centenary meeting, which was
held at the Clackamas Methodist
church on last Sunday morning was
well attended. .Rev. Abbot preached
a fine sermon and the girls' quartet
from Willamette sang quite a few
numbers. Several new members were
taken in at this time, and Mrs. P
Dedman was sleeted superintendent
of the Sunday school of the church,
I J.
TO SPEAK HERE
WILL LECTURE AT METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
EVENING
SUFFERED GREATLY IN RUSSIA
Will Reveal Story of the Terrible
Experiences of Jewish People
in Russia and Turkey
Rabbi Joseph Goldman. Runninn
Jew, who has suffered extreme cruel
ties at the hands of the Bnlsh nviWin in
Russia, will give an address in this
city on next Sunday evening at the
Methodist church. His nnhfoH-. uHii
be "The Home Coming of Israel."
Rabbi Goldman probably has suf
fered more- than any other man in
Russia. His wife and -six children
were murdered at the hands of a mob
of Bolshevikis and he himself was
beaten unconscious. He carries dis
figurements today as the result, his
teeth being nearly gone, caused from
a kick in the face by a Russian I. W.
W. Two years ago Rabbi Goldman's
oldest son got out of Russia and es
caped to this country. Young, Gold
man immediately enlisted as a pri
vate in the United States army, at
Seattle, and was with the 91st divis
ion when it went to Franco Ha
went over the top twice, and was in
many engagements, receiving no in
juries. Two days before the armis
tice was signed, the vounc hern was
blown to atoms by aGerman shell..
"I do not regret it," said Rabbi
Goldman. . "When a man dies . for
America, he lives forever."
Such is the kind of a man vnn will
be privileged to hear next Sunday
evening at tne Methodist church. . .
Rabbi Goldman
on behalf of the Jews. In an inter
view with a COURIER reporter, he
said: "You will not find a single Jew
in the ranks of the I. W. W."
He is on his way to Palestine,
where, he will join thousands of Jews
in the homecomins- to the Hnlw lnnH
recently redeemed from the barbarous
Turks. Come out and hear him. TT
will give his audience nn inaio-Vit n
to how the Jews have been treated
in Kussia and Turkey.
COUNCIL TURNS DOWN
PARK AT FERN RIDGE
The much heralded Dark near Fern
Ridge station on the eleetmV lin
from this city, which was donated by
rars. Mary a, Thompson for a public
recreation ground upon certain con
ditions, was turned down by the Ore
gon City council Wednesday. Mrs.
Thompson offered to donate the land,
which is ideallv situated for
park, if the city council here would
furnish two men for the park's up
keep, and also make some necessary
improvements. Mrs. Thompson pur
chased the land some time ago, and
intended to dedicate the nark as a
memorial to her parents, the late
John and Susan Meldrum, pioneer
residents of this county. The coun
cil refused to consider the proposi
tion last -ni?ht unon the trrnnnds
that the city had no available funds
with which to keep up the park or
employ the two men. They recom
mended that Mrs. Thompson take the
matter up with some organization in
this city.
MOTHERS MEET AT LIBERTY
TEMPLE-MANY PRESENT
A mothers' meeting- was held in the
Liberty Temple Wednesday and an
excellent program was given to a
large gathering. Mrs. Frank Shoen
born sang, and Rev. Seeman. in an
address, spoke feelingly on the ex
cellent work as performed by the
mothers' organization in the past. At
the meetin? vesterdav. it. wan vntaH '
to hold another gathering, asking the
Dusiness men to attend and help out
in an effort to find a suitable loca
tion for the Liberty Temple, which
win have to be moved soon from its
present location.
MERCHANTS ADVISE HOUSE
KEEPERS TO BAKE BREAD
H. F. Rittman, proprietor of the
Log Cabin Bakincr comnanv. Port.
land, addressed a meeting of the local
merchants Friday afternoon on the
increased cost of bread, explaining
that the wages "of bakers had heen
raised as well as all ingredients used
in the making of bread. , Mr. Ritt
man's explanation failed to satisfy
the local dealers, who are urging
their customers to bake their own
bread. ,
William Godfrey Livingstone
William Godfrey Livingstone pass
ed away at the family home in the
Stafford district Wednesday even
ing at the age of 69 years, He was
a native, of Ohio, leaves no family,
and has resided in this county for
some time. Funeral services were
held today at 1 o'clock from the First
Baptist church of this city, with the
Rev." W. T. Milliken officiating. -
RARE!
GOLDMAN