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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922.
THE BANNER COURIER
The Clackamas County Banner and the Oregon City Courier, Consolidated
July 8th, 1919, and Published by the Clackamas County Banner Publishing
Company, Incorporated.'
F. J. TOOZE. Editor
Published Thursdays from the Banner Building at Ninth and Main Streets
and Entered in the Postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon as Second Class Mail
Matter. ,
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MEMBEK OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
MEMBER OF OREGON STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
Official Paper of City of Oregon City
AS WE SEE IT
The indictment of Sheriff Wilson brings to mind the
seriousness of public service, particularly is this true of
service dealing with the crooks, and other law-breaking
elements of society which forms a large part of the sher
its "dinged" if he does and "darned" if he doesn't, so
mand that there should be greater activity in bringing
doers of wrong to justice and that this officer isn't doing
his full duty. There are others who accuse him of per
sonal spite work and discrimination in the discharge oi
' his duty. Finally no matter how active or how just, this
office is the target more than that of any other county
officer, except the county judge, of public condemnation.
Its "dinegd" if he does and "darned" if he doesn't, so
there!
There is much public sentiment to the effect that
W. J. Wilson has done his duty bringing the booze plug
gers, and moonshiners to justice and yet so persistent has
' Deen reports to the conrtary that through tne suggestion
of W. (J. T. U. members there has been an investigation oi
this office under way for some time but nothing nas been
found to warrant procedure against him. We have be
lieved and still believe the sheriif sincere in his eiiorts to
enforce the prohibition law and we know he has brought
in a lot of tne booze gentry to answer for their crimes.
And if his office is "off color" some persons whom he
trusts are, we believe, "putting over" on him.
He will answer his indictment before this paper
is in the hands of its readers. The Banner-Courier has
believed W. J. Wilson not guilty of larceny by bailee. In
the first place we believe him honest and second that he
has too much sense to embezzle a lot of old junk such as
is mentioned in the complaint. The charge brought near
ly two years after the tools are said to have been taken
looks to us flimsy.
And if this official is proven not guilty his accusers
if they have brought these charges against him through
spite, with hope of political advantage or through any
other ulterior motives should be punished.
AWAY WITH THEM
must go up, down or remain at a stationary level together.
' The situation at present is discouraging to progress
Take the matter of building for example. Prospective
builders of homes, and other structures hesitate owing to
the fluctuating prices of products or goods they have for
sale, the high and uncertain costs of materials and the
uncertainty of the fdture cost of labor. The laborer is in
the same dilemma as the merchant, or the manufacturer
none feel sure of the future.
It is to be hoped that this feeling that tomorrow may
bring reductions in the cost of the things we want . to buy
and hence we will not buy, but will wait for tomorrow will
soon end. And this feeling and tendency observed by in
dustry and by commerce defense of their own interests,
people buy only in a very limited way thus forcing the
manufacturer and producer to curtail their product. And
this process retroacts upon the workmen engaged in the
industries and the result is curtailment of compensation
and opportunity to labor.
However, with greater assurance of peace through
out the world than ever before: with bonds selling at a
lower rate and more readily than for many months past;
with prices settling down to a more certain level; and
with the efforts of the world directed toward making the
bases of money exchaneg more stable thus stimulating
and encouraging commerce at home and with foreign
countries, better times must surely come.
WHY ANY PREFERENCE?
Secretary Mellon of The United States Treasury,
proposes the payment of $500,000,000.00 bonus to the rail
roads to pay their owners for their losses when the roads
were drafted into the service. How about the young men
who were drafted into the service at the same time the
railroads were and who sustained losses thousands of
them health, financial opportunities and jobs. Why not
show the same anxiety for them as for the roads? If any
preference why not. for the "khaki boys?"
COMPLIMENTARY
.Boozy Woozy Willy Worthless is growing mighty
unpopular among his old associates since the beginning
of the local campaign for morally better Oregon City,
Here's to the mayor, the police and the entire administra
tion in their present efforts.
BANNER LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for the - County of Clackamas
has appointed the undersigned,
administrator of the Estate of
Katherine Paschal, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said decedent or her estate, are here
by given notice that they shall pre
sent them to the undersigned admin
istrator at the office of' Jos. E.
Hedges, Esq., 804 Maint St., Ore
gon City, Oregon, -within six months
from the date of this notice with pro
per vouchers duly verified.
WALTER I. PASCHAL
Administrator of the Estate of
Katherine Paschal.
JOS. E. HEDGES, Attorney.
Date of first publication, January
12, 1922.
Date of last publication, February
9, 1922.
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The next move should be to eliminate the submarine
and to limit aircraft to defensive purposes. -
A REMEDY
A contemporary is authority for the statement that
capital invested during the year in Oregon industries in
creased from $139,500,000 in 1914 to $439,982,000 in 1919,
Salaries and wages also increased from $26,515,000 to
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With the price of productions from these industries
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THE PUBLIC'S VERDICT
And "Fatty" Roscoe is on trial again. He even
"grins" at his lawyers in contemplation of acquittal.
Whatever the verdict, however, by the jury, the American
public will look upon his drunekn, rotten social orgy as
sufficient in itself to put 300 pounds of physical debauch
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