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Portland ,um CITY 37th Year OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 26, 1919 Number IS OREGON COURIER YOUNG LAD RESCUES DROWNING PLAYMATE MAX MYERS, 10 YEARS OLD, PERFORMS HEROIC FEAT HERE TUESDAY What came near being a tragedy Tuesday afternoon was prevented by a 10-year-old lad in showing rare presence of mind, and by a heroic effort, saving the life of his compan ion. Little John Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lewis of Newberg, who is visiting in this city with his aunt, Mrs. Laura Williams, slipped away from the house with other small ' companions yesterday after noon to go swimming in the Willa mette river near Abernathy creek. The Lewis lad was in company with Max Myers, who is only 10 years of age. When the boys got to the river, they all jumped in and were enjoying the sport, until the Lewis lad, who could not swim very well, was seen to fall into the water from a log, upon which he was stand ing. He fell into the deep water, and was unable to swim to the shore. His companion and playmate, Max Myers, seeing that the Lewis boy was drowning, jumped into the river and, Bwimming to the boy's side, slipped his arm around his neck, and with all his might, brought him safely to shore. Upon reaching the bank after his heroic efforts, Myers fell unconscious, and remain ed so for several minutes. The Lewis boy was pretty far gone, but with the assistance of others nearby, was brought to life. " In telling his mother of his ex perience, the Myers boy said: "Mamma, I was pretty well winded when I reached Johnnie's side, but I stayed with it, and got him out." Considering the age of the little hero, it is considered one of the bravest feats ever accomplished in this part of the state. STAFFORD LOYALTY LEAGUE BACKS SALVATION ARMY ; The Stafford school house last Sat urday evening was the scene of the last meeting for the season of the Stafford Loyalty League. Tho gath- . ering was in the nature of a recep tion to the returning heroes of that neighborhood who so faithfully serv ed their country during the war. Quite a number of returned soldiers and sailors attended. A fine pro gram for the evening was rendered, and Judge Grant B. Dimick was the main speaker. The Judge made a fine patriotic ad dress, and at the close of his speech made a strong appeal to the audi ence for help in raising the quota for this county for the Salvation Army home service fund, which campaign started in this county Monday. Many pledges to the cause were made after the meeting. A penny march, in which each person in attendance was asked to drop a penny or some other coin into a hat, was one of the feat ures of the evening. A fund of $4.75 was raised in this manner, which will go into the treasury of the league. After the program, a supper was served in a beautifully decorated room for the occasion. Miss Eva Seedling was chairman of the com mittee for the banquet, assisted by Miss Esther Moser and Mis Chris tine Elligsen. DELEGATES BACK FROM THE CONVENTION AT THE DALLES The Relief Corps convention, which took place at The Dalles last week, Was a very successful affair, accord ing to local delegates from Mead Post No. 2, G. iA. R., who returned to this city Saturday. Many trips by auto were made around The Dalles by the visiting delegates, and the people of that section were more ; than hospitable in their reception to the delegation. Those who attended from Oregon City were: Mrs. Min nie Donovan, Mrs. Frank Barlow, Mrs. Josiah Martin, Mrs. Rosina Fouts Evans, Mrs. Hadley, Mrs. Julia Tingle, Mrs. B. F. Linn, Mrs. Meades, Mrs. J. R. Williams, Mrs, N. M. Alldredge, Mrs. C T. Hick man, Mrs. J. W. Draper, Mrs. S. S. Walker. BANK OF COMMERCE IS 10th IN VICTORY LOAN The Bank of Commerce of this city registered 158 per cent in subscrip tions to the Victory loan, according to the report from the United States treasury department, just out. Out of the ten largest banks in the state, the Bank of Commerce registered tenth, and four of the banks which were ahead of the bank here are lo cated in Portland. These honors were received by the local institu- tion in a field of 262 banks in the state of Oregon, competing. JUNIOR B, Y, P. U. HOLDS PICNIC ATJANEMAH PARK The members of the Junior B, Y. P. U. of the First Baptist church of this city, held a picnic at Canemah last Saturday, which was well at tended. A big dinner was served to those present, and the afternoon was spent in taking pictures. Mrs. C. M. Oglesby, superintendent of the organization, chaperoned the party. Live Wires Hold Last Meeting of Season Tuesday The Live Wires Tuesday held their last meeting of the season in ; the Commercial club parlors with a good attendance. The organization has been very active during the past year, and has been instrumental in securing better roads for the farm ing districts of this county, and also many other projects which have gone toward making a better Clackamas county. Before adjourning for the summer season, the Wires Tuesday appointed a committee, composed of L. Adams and Rev. C. H. L. Chandler, to secure an auto camp grounds for Oregon City, and gave this committee power to act in the matter. It is rumored that a tract of land, owned by the water board will be used for the purpose, which is situated .... in the southern part of the city. Gas plates, water, and many other camping fa cilities for tourists will be installed in the park. The committee was also instructed to investigate the matter of opening up another park on the West Linn side of the river for the same purpose. Another important committee was appointed at the closing meeting Tuesday to secure an unloading plat form for livestock for this city, andj John R. Humphrys, J. U. Campbell and John Collie were appointed to consult with the Logus heirs in the matter of exchanging their property for city property, so that the Logus tract could be secured for the live stock unloading project. R. C. Ganong, of Canemah, address ed the organization in the matter of taking the electric passenger cars off the run between Oregon City and Canemah. He protested against the decision of the commission at Salem, and accused the Wires of favoring the movement. "The P. R. L. & P. company sneaked in here on Satur day night late and with a gang of dagoes, started laying the tracks for the Canemah line, before the Cane mah citizens could secure an injunc tion," said Mr. Ganong. "On the next Monday morning, cars were running on the line, and of course we could do nothing. Now that the line is there, and Canemah citizens have been using the service, it is right that this service should be continu ed." . The next meeting of the Live Wires will take place some time in September, for the winter sessions. FIRE DESTROYS WILLAMETTE HOME THURSDAY AFTERNOON Fire completely destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew J. Martin, at Willamette late Thursday after noon. The origin of the ' fire was from a defective chimney. Mrs. Mar tin had built a fire m the kitchen stove to prepare, for dinner, and after going into the garden at the rear of the house for some vege tables, upon returning was startled to see the house in flames. A call was sent in for the Willamette Fire department, but before they could ar rive, the house was too far gone. The Martins are now living in a tent on their property. Mr. Martin is just recovering from an accident received some time ago when he was crushed against a building by an automobile. "SOME SHEEP" What is claimed to be a rec ord breaking yield from one head of sfieep is reported by Mrs. Geo. Schlegel,' who lives on Route No. 3, out of this city. About six. months ago she se cured the animal from L. Farr here to be raised on shares. The sheep is two years old, and last week presented the owner with twin lambs, and produced 22 pounds of wool, which meas ured 19 inches in length. Valu ed on the market today, the animal if sold, would bring about $30. El EEEaESEfflHISEIEfflfflBIS SI BEERS SUES HADLEY FOR CLEAR TITLE TO LAND Suit was filed Tuesday by Nicholas Beers against LeRov P. Hadley, to compel the latter to give a clear deed to some property which was purchased through the Elliott real estate firm of this city some time ago. - Beers claims that he purchas ed the property from Hadley through the firm of Elliott & Son, and that he paid part of the purchase price down, and was to pay the balance when a deed was given him. He air lieges that Beers has failed to pro duce the deed, and that he, Beers, is ready to pay the balance when the deed is forthcoming. He claims that Hadley neglects and refuses to give him the deed to the property. A tourist, who refused to divulge his name, was fined Friday by Judge Stipp for speeding on the 82d road, and paid $25 for the offense. Office Meads arrested the man and started for Oregon City with him. On the way to the police court here, the tourist began hitting it up at the rate of 25 miles per hour, and the of ficer was' again compelled to stop him and caution the speeder. Splendid Music Opening Day International Trio Hai Honor Place on Chautauqua Program The International Trio, the sterling musical company which comes to Chautauqua this year on the opening dny, brings a veritable feast of good music. Every member Is notably talented and has gained prominence In their distinctive field of musical endeavor. . Frederleh De Bruin, the young Holland tenor, has one of the best voices ever presented on the Western Chnutauquas. He was formerly a member of the San Francisco Opera Company and has a voice of unusual range, power and brilliancy. Gertrude Hober, mazzo-soprano and violinist,- and Miss Kath leen Harrison, pianist and reader, are both artists of the first rank. Tuesday ; July 8th, is Opening Day! MISS TSCHIRGI WEDDED TO JOHN BUSCH WEDNESDAY 1A very popular and well known couple was married Wednesday in this city, when Miss Mildred Tschirgi and John Busch were united in mar riage at the St John's Catholic church by the Rev. A. Hillebrand. The bride is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Tschirgi, of this city. The groom is manager of the Frank Busch Furniture company here, and has only been out of the service a few months The ceremony took place at 5:30 o'clock in the morning, and follow ing the nuptials, the couple immed iately went to the home of the bride's parents, where a wedding breakfast was served to them and several intimate friends and rela tives. They left later in the morn ing for the beach, where they will spend their honeymoon, and upon re turning to this city, will make their home at Twelfth and Water streets, where a beautifully furnished cottage awaits them. The bride came to this city with her parents ' seven years ago from Duluth, Minn., and" has a host of friends over Clackamas coun ty and Oregon City. GUERNSEY PICNIC TODAY AT WAGNER FARM, WILS0NVILLE The Guernsey Breeders' Associa tion of Clackamas county will hold a picnic Thursday at the Wagner farm near Wilsonville. The affair is in charge of Mrs. I. Hughes, prom inent stockwoman of this county, Many prize exhibits are to be shown, and an excellent prgram is scheduled for the day. The association has made rapid strides in the Guernsey breeding business during the last year, and about three weeks ago, shipped a second car load of fine blooded Guernsey cattle into the state of Washington from this coun ty. Mrs. A. I. Hughes, who has charge of the picnic to be held, is sec retary of the Guernsey Breeders' as sociation here. INDEPENDENT GARAGE SOLD TO ASHLAND AUTO MEN The Independent Garage of this city, has been sold to Lee and O. E. Hall, of Ashland, and the new owners have taken possession of the busi ness. The garage was formerly own ed by William Weismandel and Ches ter Elliott of this city. Mr. Hall and son, the new owners, have for the past five years, owned the distribut ing agency for the Ford at Ashland, and Mr. Hall, Sr., and wife arrived in this city Saturday.. William Mc- Farland, expert mechanic, employed for the past year by the former own ers, will be retained by the Halls. Mr. Weismanaei will leave next week for an extended trip over the country with his family. SUES FOR $81.05 ON BACK MERCHANDISE BILL & LABOR Suit was filed here Monday by R. P. Gilmore against Sarah Belle Pratt to collect $81.05, alleged due on merchandise and work performed by the plaintiff. The original amount was $107, part of which was due from the sale of a buggy and other articles, and the balance of the sum asked is for labor as a blacksmith, informed by the plaintiff. Gilmore claims that only $25.50 has been paid on the original amount, the latter amount being paid m wood by the defendant. Courier and Farmer $1.00 year, SWAFFORDTO MANAGE LEBANON PAPER MILLS HAS BEEN WITH C. W. COMPANY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND RISE IS RAPID Harold A. Swafford . Harold A. Swafford, recently re turned from overseas, and who has been employed by the Crown Willa mette Paper company here for many years, has been appointed by tho company as manager of the paper mills at Lebanon. Mr. Swafford left Tuesday to take up his new duties. He has worked up from messenger boy to his present high position with the company in a very short period of time, and is considered one of the coming young men in the paper in dustry. He saw active service in France, and was one of the volun teers from this city at the outbreak of the war. He joined the 18th En gineers, and while in France was promoted to second lieutenant. Just before leaving for France, he was married to Miss Ivy Ford, daughter of the Rev. Ford, of this city, and since his return from Europe, the couple have been making their home at Twelfth and Elm streets. Mrs. Swafford will leave in a few days to join her husband at Lebanon. BANK ROBBERY FRUSTRATED AT CANBYBY RESIDENT An attempt was made last Tuesday evening to rob the Canby State bank, and the robber made his escape when he was discovered trying to enter the banK by way of the front door. He was at first seen by a passing pedestrian, who telephoned for the local police: Before they could ar rive on the "scene, the burglar be came scared and fled. . Two residences were broken into at Canby during the same evening, and it is believed that the work was done by the same man. He is described as being tall and slender, and was seen several days ago on the streets of Canby and Oregon City. - Twilight Ladies Meet The Twilight Ladies' Aid society met in the hall Friday afternoon in the Twilight neighborhood., and Mrs. Jenson was the hostess for the oc casion. Refreshments were served, and a large attendance was recorded. The society is planning for a big auction o be held in the fall, the funds derived from the sale of the articles auctioned off will go toward the church at that place. BRANCH OF AMERICAN LEGION FOR COUNTY ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND . MARINES The Willamette Falls Post, recent ly organized local branch of the American Legion, held its second session Wednesday night in the par lors of the Methodist church in this city. It was voted by the members of the organization to incorporate under the state branch of the Amer ican Legion and to secure the mem bership of every returned soldier, marine and navy man into the order. This is irrespective of whether said members returned from overseas or were in the service in this country during the late war. There are about 25 members in the local Legion so far, and it is estimated that over 200 will be enrolled before many weeks in Clackamas county. It was also voted at the meeting last night that the organization will tke part in the Fourh of July celebration at some place in this county, but did not specify what celebration they would attend. The initiation fee is $1, and the dues will be 25 cents each quar ter. The next meeting of the Legion will be held in the Willamette hall in Oregon City July 2, and every re turned soldier, sailor or marine in this county is urged to attend. S. McDonald was elected president, M. R. Cooper, vice-president, P. Wil son, secretary-treasurer, and S. Mead, of New Era, sergeant-at-arms. "STAG" PARTY GIVEN BY SHERIFF IS WET AFFAIR The best "stag party" of the year took place Wednesday evening in this city, and many local men are some what peeved today for the reason that they were not invited to attend. The occasion was presided over by Sheriff Wilson, who, with several deputies, including Officer Meades, destroyed over 80 gallons of boot leg whiskey, the result of several raids during the last six months in this county. Most of those invited to attend the little party were of strong physique, and wth their good righj: ; arms, broke bottle after bottle' of bonded whiskey over a large rock on the banks of the Willamette river, back of the court house. Passing pedes trians were seen to halt and "sniff" the air, as the odor from the liquor was wafted to their noses from the rear of the hall of justice. The li quor consisted of one perfectly good 50-gallon barrel of Dago Red; one 10-gallon keg of white wine; one 10 gallon keg of whiskey, and numerous bottles and jugs of assorted liquors. It is claimed that when the booze was emptied into the Willamette, the salmon were seen to jump around in a mysterious manner, and perform antics on the surface of the water. GLADSTONE HOLDS SCHOOL ELECTION LAST THURSDAY All but two of the old teachers were re-elected at a board meeting held by the Gladstone school board Thursday night. The following are the teachers for the coming term: J. F. Croft, principal; Mrs. Estella Salisbury, Mrs. H. O. Paddock, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Estella McGetchie, Miss Johnson, Miss Bruce and Miss Freda Martin. The latter two named are the new teachers selected for the term. Both come from Portland, but Miss Martin was formerly a res ident of this city, and has been teaching in Washington for the past year. She will attend the Monmouth Normal school this summer. AURORA TO CELEBRATE FOURTH IN FINE STYLE Aurora will celebrate the Fourth of July this year and one of the best programs in the history of celebra tions for that 'place has been ar ranged. The Hon. John McNary, of Salem, will be the speaker of the day, and Henry Bets will be presi dent for the occasion. The G. A. R. fife and drum corps and also the G. A. R. Glee club, of Portland, will furnish music, besides a brass band for the event. Soldiers, marines and sailors are to be given a fine dinner on that date free, and will also be supplied with free jitney rides to and from the scene of the celebration. FORD CRASHES INTO STUDEBAKER CAR MONDAY A Ford, driven by A. Schroetin, collided with a large Studebaker car, which was standing in front of the fire hall here Monday afternoon. The driver of the Ford, in attempting to pass between the street car and the Studebaker crashed into the fenders oi tne other machine, doing some damage. The Studebaker car was owned by J. O.'Lacy, of Salem, who settled with the Ford owner for the damage done to his car. Statz Services . Funeral services over the remains of the late E. N. Statz, who died at Willamette last Friday evening, was held from the church at that place at 4:30 o clock Monday afternoon. Auto Mechanics . to Be Examined hy State Board That the motorist may be protect ed from the inefficiency of untrain ed automobile mechanics and repair men, and that craftsmen may be pro tected from inefficient competition, the state board of auto mechanics examiners, created by the last legis lature, is ' distributing application blanks looking to the early examina tion and licensing of every auto me chanic in the state. The examining board, E. E. Bog- gess, president; H. R. Fancher, vice president, and M. L. Granning, secretary-treasurer, will have its head quarters in Portland, where applica tion blanks may be obtained by ad dressing box 761, although applicants for examination may secure blanks from their county clerks, or from local garages. Examinations will be held later in 15 centrally located cit ies in the state and will cover var ious specialized activities of auto trades as well as the usual lines of motor repair work. .., - - .! The board will examine with writ ten, oral and manual tests, prepared, President Boggess declares, in an un derstandable manner, and the appli cant may be examined in any or all subjects for which he, in his opinion, is qualified. Upon completion of the tests the applicant will be rated ac cording to his ability in at least three classes. Deeming a purely theoretical exam ination unfair to many excellent me chanics who have had no theoretical training, such tests will be omitted. Classification of mechanics will serve the dual purpose of giving credit where credit is due and to act as an incentive to others to increase their knowledge and efficiency in their crafts. - ' Mechanics who fail to take' tho examination will be subject to a pen alty of $100; The examination fee will be $5. a iisifflSsiaaiiiiiiasHii a a : The Salvation " Army drive. under the auspices of the local Elks, which is being held this week in Clackamas county to secure a quota of $8,025, is progressing nicely. Several dis tricts have already reported in with their quotas, including Frog Pond district, quota $33, turned in $39.80; Jones Mill district, quota $21.75, turned in $30. The Milwaukie district has asked for more blanks, which means that they will ex ceed their quota by several dol lars. Of the 15 workers for Oregon City proper, only two have reported, bringing In over $50. Other workers, who have been assigned to the mills and factories here, are expected to report by Saturday night. "A man may be down, but he's never out" Subscribe to the best, the most deserving or ganization in the U. S. today the Salvation Army. MRS. YODER, WELL KNOWN, PASSES AWAY FRIDAY Mrs. Miriam Yoder, well known resident of this city, died at her home on Molalla avenue Friday morning at 10:30, after a long ill ness from heart trouble. Deceased was born at Springfield, Ohio, 1852, and accompanied her parents to this county 29 years ago. ' For the past 27 years she has lived in this city, and was an active worker in church affairs and charity organizations here. She was a member of the La dies' Aid society of the Methodist church and was a very popular mem ber. Mrs. Yoder is survived by her husband, M. Yoder, of this city; four daughters, Mrs. C. F. Antonson, Mrs. E. J. McNeelan, of Portland, Mrs. E. L. Clark of LaPine, and Mrs. David Booth of Chicago, 111. Also four sons, Lee, Fred and Harold Yoder, of Oregon City, and Robert Yoder, of Spokane, Wash.; also three grand children. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the Methodist church of this city, and the Rev. E. E. Gilbert, pastor, officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View cemetery. UNIONS HELD CONFERENCE HERE SATURDAY NIGHT At a mass meeting of the local unions made up mostly of paper and sulphite workers of this city, a good attendance was recorded last Satur day night. President Otto R. Hart- wig, State Federation of Labor, and Arthur Brock, president of the press man's union of Portland, were two of the main speakers on the program. The meeting was for the purpose of cementing closer relationship be tween the workers, and for the gen eral welfare of the working men and women of Oregon City. Following the meeting, the unions held a joint business session and several ; new members were favorably voted upon. The following marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Miller yesterday: Althene B. Shelley,' 21, and) Nelson F. Donnelly, 32, Portland; Otto Jake Buol , legal, and Gladys Etta Eberly, legal, both of Oregon City. . COUNCIL AWARDS PAVING CONTRACT J. W. MOFFATT WILL PUT DOWN WASHINGTON STREET , PAY-. ING AT $1.50 PER YARD , A special meeting of the Oregon City council took place Monday night, and the paving contract offered by J. W. Moffatt came up for its sec ond reading and was passed. The contract calls for the paving from the south end of the Abernathy bridge on Washington street to the intersection of 14th and Main streets. The amount to be paid for the paving is to be $1.50 per square yard, or a, total of about $4,800. There will be approximately 3,200 yards of paving, and the work will' be completed by August 1st, this year. All traffic on this road leading in to the city will be suspended for thirty days, and the contract calls for the pavement to be sprinkled for 15 days, in order to keep it from cracking. The pavement will bo of concrete, and the city is to lay the base, Moffatt to furnish the material and labor, and lay a concrete road 18 feet wide and six inches thick. This stretch, when completed, will give a continuous paved road from Portland to Oregon City, and from Oregon City to Canby, with out a break. ! It has long been an "eye sore" to motorists, as the short stretch be tween the' Abernathy bridge and this city has been a bad piece of road, and full of deep hojes WOMAN .SUES PARTNER TO PREVENT SELLING PRODUCT Edith R. Reeves filed suit here Monday to prevent her partner, L. Flury from selling ties, and asks the court to dissolve the partnership be tween herself and Flury. They form ed a partnership in February, 1919 for the purpose of manufacturing rail road ties. She alleges in her com plaint that she guaranteed to pay for the equipment for the plant, and that her partner was to furnish the labor for the manufacture of the product. Complaint states that the equipment cost considerable, part of the amount which ' she paid in ties, and that she still owes $1075.90, and that her partner is now selling the ties and padding the payroll so that she is forced : to pay out large amounts to the workmen. In order to keep up her end, she alleges that she signed a note for $4000, and asks the court to appoint a receiver for the company, and prevent Flury from selling more ties until the suit is settled. , ' ..'.; CARPENTERS RAISE SCALE TO $6.88 PER DAY HERE At a meeting of the local carpen ters' union held in this city last Wed nesday evening, the wage scale for the workmen was raised to conform to that of Portland $6.88 per day. The scale here has been $6 per day. The members of the union claim that there is a dearth in carpenters in this city at the present time, and that contractors have been compelled to import workmen from Portland, and that the wages paid the Portland men has been $6.88 per day, while the local scale was only $6. per day. The union claims that this is not fair to local workmen, and therefor mada the scale to conform to that of Port land. COMPANY SUES FOR $74.90 AS DAMAGES TO FORD CAR Suit was filed Saturday by Mark Levy & Co., against T. M. Chester for damages in the sum of $74.90, as the result of the defendant, backing his auto truck into the company's Ford delivery truck. Plaintiffs al lege that while they were unloading at First and Water streets from their Ford truck, defendant backed his machine without warning into the truck, damaging it to the extent of $74.90. They also ask the court to allow them an additional $6 which they paid for cartage, making the total sum asked $80.90. SMALLPOX CASES GETTING NUMEROUS OVER COUNTY Smallpox cases are becoming num erous in this city recently, and the disease, although in a light form, is spreading. Several cases have been reported to the health department, among those being afflicted are Har riett McCausland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCausland, on Seventh street; Gladys Christianson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Christiansen, Seventh and Jackson streets. Two other families are re ported to be quarantined with the disease- on the same street. Johnson Returns -George F. "Johnson, paymaster for the Crown-Willamette Paper - com pany of West Linn, returned yes terday (Wednesday), from a trip to the scenes of his childhood in Yam hill county. He resided there in 1878, and saw many of his old school mates bnd friends. 'Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15. .... . - . fi