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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1922.
THE PESSIMIST
(By A. H. Perryman.)
The modern Socialist is usually a
pessimist. But he is not the only
pessimist.
Noted individuals often appear in
our midst clammoring to the people.
Friends, lend me your ears.
It is Captain Jack, who led the par
ticular squad that smashed the Hin
denburg line. Or Two Fingered Bob,
who coined the famouse French ex
pression, "You shall not pass.' '
Or Major Get-There-First, the fa
mous newspaper reporter who render
ed first aid to the dead and wounded
in France and first flashed to the
world the news of every important
event of the war.
These guys propose to discuss such
subjects as the following:
What is the matter with Europe
What is the matter with America?
What is the matter with the world
How will the great problem be solv
ed. These wise prophets are pessimists
of the first order. They know exact
ly when the ne,xt great war will come,
how long it will last and what will
be the result. Away with them.
There is not going to be another
great world war very soon. In time,
Europe will recover. Uncle Sam is
wise and almost paternal. The world
will continue to bring forth its vari
ous products for the sustenance and
the happiness of mankind. And there
is no problem too much complicated
for the human mind.
These agitators all came from the
front. They are out of place in front
of anything decent. Each should come
from the front, aided and abetted by
the toe of some one's boot. .
They should be invited to cease
their mutterings of war and go to
work, or to jail.
Every vicinity, eveiy state, and ev
ery nation has its evils. Everybody
has his faults. But all have some
redeemable qualities. But the pes
simist sees all the evil and fails to
recognize the good.
Every effort to make citizens more
comfortable, more progressive, more
intelligent and more happy, should be
favorably considered.
The Disarmament Conference may
not accomplish all that is desired. It
probably will not enact a single mea
sure that will have a tendency to
prevent war. But if it succeeds in
reducing taxes levied for useless con
struction, it will have rendered great
service to the. world.
Some one has said :"It is folly for
these nations to give up their guns
on land and see and keep their souls
full of gun powder."
This is true. The presence of mun
itions is less liable to cause war than
jealousy and hatred rankling in the
hearts of individuals of nations.
If nations want peace, many things
besides battleships must be scrapped.
We must scrap contempt. Every sane
individual has some estimable quali
ty. We must cut out vanity. Every
nation engaged claims to have won
the war. England, hints that she
could have won alone.
France is very frank to contend that
she could have stood off the German
horde, even if the United States troops
had remained aif'home. Italy is con
vinced that without her the allies must
have lost. And it is common senti
ment here that the United States was
the real victor. We do not need proof
we admit it
Even Germany claims that she won.
And strange as it may seem, she is
the only nation that can prove it.
While the other nations have been
boasting of victory and trying to for
mulate plans to prevent another con
flict which is not liable to material
ize the Germans have been at work.
They have secured markets for
their products, thus securing good
money with which to pay their indem
nity debts. They can use their own
fiat for local exchange.
Germany appears to be the only
country that is sure that the war' is
over.
We must get rid of that idea of in
dependence and isolation. No nation
can be wholly independent in a com
mercial sense.
We must scrap suspicion and ven
geance. We must not weaken our
culture by dropping the study of
French, German or any other langu
age.
And you shall not teach the children
in your schools that French, English,
German, Spanish, Scotch or Irish
boys and girls are their enemies, sim
ply because we have been at some
time or other- at war with their na
tions.
These methods of teaching true pa
triotism are all wrong.
There is a new generation coming.
It w-'ll be an improvement.
With all these evils there is no
cause for pessimism.
In time the mind of man will so
master the forces of nature that a
half-grown child may be able to at
once destroy a whole city. Then war
will mean extinction and will cease.
Sciences will function for the hap
piness of mankind.
As one broadens his horizon by tak
ing a higher altitude, as we take a
higher position in knowledge and pow
er, a gleam of light paralells our hor
izon and above all in the great dome
above shines the eternal star of hope.
I T
ocai jews
Mrs. Fred Peckover, who has been
quite ill for the past ten days, is im
proved enough to be able to resume
her position with the J. C. Penny Co.
Mrs. Otto Peters and little daughter
Marjorie Geraldine, who have been at
the Oregon City hospital, where the
little girl was born returned to their
home at Stafford Friday.
Virginia May is the name given to
the little lady that arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Menke, of
801 Van Buren street on Wednesday,
Jan. 25. She weighed 7 1-2 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson, who
are residents of Liberal were trans
acting business in Oregon City Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Gerber and chil
dren Edward Jr., Virginia and Erma,
of Logan transacted business in Ore
gon City Wednesday. While here
Mrs. Gerber visited her sister, Miss
Marie Fredericks.
Mrs. F. A. Burdon who has been so
seriously ill at her home in Gladstone
is slightly improved.
Robert Schuebel, a prominent farm
er of Mulino was transacting busi
ness in Oregon City Wednesday.
Little Betty Jane Mills, who was op
erated on at the Oregon City hospi
tal Wednesday for the removal of ton
sils is improving.
Mrs. G. Fletcher Mighells of Maple
Lane visited her mother Mrs. James
Dawson Wednesday.
Mrs. Amelia Hettiman, a pioneer of
the Beaver Creek country underwent
a serious operation at the Oregon City
hospital last Saturday. Her many
friends will be glad to know she is
improving. Mrs. Hettman is an aunt
of Mrs. Frank Fosberg.
George Griffith has improved so as
to be able to leave his room after
a severe illness of pneumonia for
more than six weeks.
Roy Woodward, who has hda quite i
a severe attack of appendicitis is im
proving.
The entertainment given at the
Presbyterian church Wednesday by
the Men's Bible class, was a most
enjoyable affair. The evening was
spent in charades, a hunting expedi
tion in which Frank Schoenborn won
the prize for being the best hunter.
A conversational contest in which
some of the men out 'talked the la
dies, and other stunts which kept the
guests busy every minute of the eve
ning. Ice cream, cake and coffee were
served by the men. "Beautiful Ore
gon Rose" was sung by Mrs. Schoen
born accompanied by Mrs. Arthur
Beattie, and the audience joined on
the chorus. Mrs. C. Schuebel was
chairman of the evening.
REALTY TRANSFERS
Weekly Record of Property
Changes Compiled From County
Recorder's Office. List Includes
Transfers up to Each Wednesday
STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT
Srah J. Solomon to W. Wells, East
of lots 1-2, Blk. 16, Milwaukie.
W. and Blanche Wells to First State
Bank of MilWaukie, East Vz of lots
1 and 2, Blk. 16, Milwaukie.
Thos. H. and Flora E. Blencoe to
Sylvester and Mary H. Barnes, Part
of lot 17, Gibson's Subdivision of J.
A. Logan Tract
B. L. and Edith K. McBain to Nellie
V. Markley, Lot 15, Blk. 51, Glad
stone. Frank and Pearl M. McAnnulty to
Agnes M. and O. E. Freytag, Lot 13,
Blk. 34, Gladstone, Ore.
Wm. Reita Ruconich to Rose E.
Pope. Lot 4, Blk. 123, Oregon City.
A. F. and Alma Will to Jennie G.
and J. W. Bush. Lot 16, Blk. 28,
O. I. S. Co's 1st Add. to Oswego.
Joy J. Anderson to B. F. and Aledo
Wiseman. Sec. 21, 3, 1. .
United States to Edward R. Sins
enbrener. Sec. 31-2-5.
Wm. E. and Mattie L. Linn to Ma
bel and M. Perry Anderson. Lots 7
and 8, Blk. 11, Zobrist Add. to Estaca-
da.
F. C. and Addie M. Marshall to W.
O. Stuart Part of Lot 16, 1st Subdiv.
of portion of Oak Grove.
J. A. and Frieda M. Giger to Annie
Jurnack. Tracts 15 - 16 - 17, Canby
Gardens.
THE JAPANESE MAKE
BIG AUTOMOBILE RULES
i
The following copy of Japanese
rules for autoists was sent to Supt
R. W. Kirk from Korea by Miss Marie
Church, a Methodist missionary. Miss
Church has many friends in Oregon
City, having spent some time at the
Kirk home last September when home
on a furlough.
1. At the rise of the hand of the
policeman stop rapidly. Do not pass
him or otherwise disrespect him.
2. When a passenger of the feet
hove in sight, toote the horn trumpet
to him melodiously at first. If he
still obstacles your passage toot with
vigor and express by word of mouth
this warning Hi! Hi!
3. Beware of the wandering horse
that he shall not take fright as you
pass him. Do not explosion the ex
haust for him.
Go soothingly by or step by the
road side till he passes away.
4. Give big space to the festive
dog that make sport in the road way.
Avoid entanglement of dog with your
wheel spokes.
5. Go soothingly on the grease, mud,
as there lurk tbo skid demon Be
ware!
6. Press the brake of the foot as
you roll around the corner to save
collapse 'or lie up.
Existing Conditions.
The existing conditions at the time
of this survey are much improved ov
er what they were at the time of the
former survey.
.Housekeeping conditions are found
to be improved; -basements and back
yards mostly free from rubbish and in
flammable material; less dangerous
gasoline storage and muTn improve
ment in electrical wiring.
In addition to the improvement
above mentioned, substantial improve
ment has been made in the tire depart
ment ahd substantial addition has
been made to the fire fighting equip
ment Public sentiment and the attitude
of the city council and mayor are more
favorable to fire prevention and fire
protection than formerly.
Summary of Inspections.
32, Defective wiring; 64, rubbish and
trash; 15, floors and walls unprotect
ed from stoves; 5, exposed and unpro
tected openings; 7, number of metal
cans for oily waste ordered; 1, gaso
line kept in unsafe manner; 12, de
fective pipes, stoves or flues; 4, ashes
in wooden receptacles; 4, number of
drip pans for waste oil ordered; 9,
without proper fire escapes; 3, with-
opt proper fire exit signs and lights;
81, chimneys found on brackets; 5,
places where smoking was permitted;
110, fire extinguishers ordered; 8, me
ntal cans for ashes ordered; 6, places
wmere sana was ordered; 4, exit lat
ches ordered; 3, buildings should be
razed.
Water System.
The water system and source of sup
ply is the same, no improvement hav
ing been made since the former sur
vey.
Fire Department and Equipment.
The fire department has been great
ly improved. It has been converted
from a purely volunteer organization
to a paid department with a paid chiei
and two paid engineers. The chief
is active in inspection work and is
accomplishing good results.
A list of the fire fighting equipment
is as follows:
1 American La France triple com
bination truck, 1700 feet of 2 inch
hose, 300 feet of 1 1-2 inch "hose; 4
play pipes, 1 ladder truck with 45 foot
extension ladder, 24 foot ladder, 20
foot ladder, 16 foot ladder, 12 foot lad
der, 2 crowbars, 4 axes, 1 wire cutter,
7 wire poles, 2 Babcock extinguishers.
1 chemical engine (hand), 6 hand hose
carts as follows: one at North Main
with 500 feet or 2 1-2 inch hose and
two play pipes; one at South Main
with 250 feet or 2 1-2 inch hose and
two play pipes; one at South Main
with 400 feet 2 1-2 inch hose and two
play pipes; one at Falls View with
500 feet of 2 1-2 inch hose and two
play pipes; two extra hose carte at
city hall, one hose cart on plank road
with 400 feet 'of 2 1-2 inch hose and
two play pipes, one fire bell, with
Gamewell fire alarm system; 138 hy
drants distributed throughout the city
WILLAMETTE VALLEY GROWS
WORLD'S BEST WALNUTS
Oregon City, Oregon
7th at Main
PRJCE BROS. DEPT. STORE
The best place to shop after all
Unequaled Values in the
Pre-Inventory Shoe Sale
We take our inventory next week and find we have many shoes all good
shoes of the fines leathers, that we wish to dispose of. Our determination
is to sell every pair and if LOW PRICES will do it here goes. Be here Fri
day and Saturday.
4 Styles at
2.95
Values to $12.00
One Big Selection
Women's and Misses mahogany Brogue Boots, of
Brown calf with low rubber tipped heel, a $6.50
shoe.
Women's Black Calf, low heeV, walking Boot;
medium toe, a fine grade shoe that sold for $8.50
regularly.
4 Styles at
Here is wonderful value an unheard of off
ering. Women's 9 inch Black kid boot; full Louis
heel. Fine construction throughout. A shoe
we sold for $12.00, now to go at $2.95.
2.95
Values to $12.00
Women's fine Quality Brown kid, dress shoe
with military heel. A wonderful shoe that
sold formerly for $10.00.
$3.95
3 Styles
at
$3.95
Growing Girls heavy brown calfskin shoe, just
the thing for school and hard wear. Gooff sen
sible heel. A regular $6.50 shoe. Some value.
Women's brown calfskin brogue boot, medium
toe and low English heel with outside vamp
straps. Good looking, formerly priced at $7.50.
A very pretty shoe that formerly sold for $12.00
is this Brown Kid, military heel boot. Dressy
and serviceable.
Wonderful Values
$4.95
3 Styles
at
$4.95
Women's brown calfskin, low heel, English
toe. Regular $8.00 value.
Brown kid, military heel and English tci Reg
ular $12.00 value Brown kid dress shoe; mili
tary heel, English toe, extension sole. A reg
ular $8.50 value.
All at the one price, $4.95.
These three styles represent unusual values.
Buy for future use.
Men's and Women's Bath Slippers,
Many Colors, Reg. 85c value for
$5.95
Styles
at
$5.95
Brown calfskin dress shoes, military heel.
tine .shoe that sold formerly at $9.50.
Brown and Black finest quality kid shoe; Full
Louis heel, newest last. A $13.50 shoe, now
at $5.95.
$1.19
Felt Slippers
$1.19
"Sour choice of any felt slipper in the stock
at this one price. For men, women and chil
dren, many styles and colors, but not every
size in each. Sold as high as $2.50.
No exchanges
$6.95
One Style
at
$6.95
Women's fine black kid, steel arch support.
indorsed by Y. W. C. A. as a health shoe.
Rubber heei. A snoe that will hold its shape
and give tne greatest amount of comfort and
service. Sold regularly for $13.00.
One Big Lot of Men's
WORK SHOES
Heavy shoes for the man who(
works. Made to wear. Come in,
several styles that sold as high as
$5.50.
Real Values
!$285
See these values in our windows
further declared in an important po- Esther Buley vs. Avon Buley, di-
litical speech within a few days, that vorce, cause of action is cruel and in-
The Farm Bloc
Some politicians and some of the press are loud in their
denunciation of the farm "bloc". This is because they fear the
influence and power of the farmer members of congress who
are practically united in efforts to obtain legislation favorable
to the farmer and farm interests. And it is probably true that
with the power of legislation in their hands this bloc might legis
late selfishly as other organizations have done. But in the past
there has been little or no effort to unite legislators for definite
legislative effort and the farmer's needs have been practically
ignored. Every other big interest in the country has had its
coterie of representatives working in its interests.
Why not then the farmers bloc? Farmers make up the
great conservative force of the country. In times of great stress
it is they who are called upon to produce the fundamentals food
and clothing. It was the great resources of this county which
backed up the armyduring the World war. Without the help of
the farmers who sped up production our forces in Europe could
not have been fed. Neither could England nor France.
The farmer has reached, the point where his products bring
only about half of what they brought a few months ago while it
costs him far more than one half as much to produce as it did
when he got the higher prices. Meanwhile his taxes have gone
skyward and the price o"f his products in the opposite direction
with no help in sight. The population of the cities is increasing
and so has been representation in Congress, of city dwellers
with no real knowledge of the needs of agriculture and who cater
to those whose needs they do understand and who en masse have
the votes.
It's high time for unified action to obtain a better balance
between agricultural and other interests and the farm bloc 'is
worrying the big interests and the politicians by its ability to
accomplish this very thing.
Franquette walnuts grown in the
Willamette valley are the cream of
perfection. They are unequaled by
those from any other section.
This year's crop, handled through
the Oregon Growers' Cooperative as
sociation, brought from one to two
cents a pound more than California
nuts of the same grade on account of
their superior excellence. And they
went to Oregon buyers, too.
It wasn't that eastern buyers did
not want them, but because the west
ern buyers were more familiar with
the Oregon quality and got the jump
on them.
One large New York broker who
received a sample, said: "They are
the finest walnuts we have ever seen
either in this country, in Europe or
in the world. Sorry you are not in
a position to send us five or six cars."
Another broker who is so desirous
of securing some of the nuts that b
has already placed his order with
the association for the first car of
the 1922 crop and calls are coming
trom all sides. England is asking
tor a substantial tonnage.
The outlook is most encouraging to
the walnut growers of the Willamette
valley and they may feel that there
is a good outlet for their crop even
with greatly increased acreage and
yield. Walnut growing promises to
become one of the leading horticultur
al industries of the state.
Pope Benedict XV
PASSES AT ROME
News of the death of the head of
the Catholic church, Benedict XV, was
heralded from the Vatican acRome
via Paris and London to the United
Mates on Sunday morning.
the conference at Washington is a
great success and emphasizes this
statement with "If there had been
such a conference in July, 1914, there
would have been no war catastropTie
in August, 1914."
"We want an end to wars and to
rumors of wars and I appeal to all
men in power and to all rulers to
come to Genoa in a spirit of peacs,
and then peace will .come. Each con
ference is a rung in the ladder ' of
peace," he said.
Business Surgery.
Customer This care is $1100 now
and a year ago you asked $1800 for .it.
What's the idea?
Agent Increased operations, sir.
We cut off the -overhead to put the
business oh its feet. Then we cut
down the catalog expense by remov
ing the appendix. Finally we lopped
off all the dead wooa by firing the
blockheads in the office force and
there you are. Wayside Tales.
human treatment. Custody of minor
child and $30.00 a month alimony 'ask
by plaintiff.
Annie Bagdan vs. Frank Bodgen,
divorce, cruel and inhuman treatment
cause of action. Property rights mu
tually divided out of court.
Melissa J. Bolton vs. George Bol
ton, divorce: Married in Oregon City,
1883. Plaintiff alleges that her hus
band deserted her 20 years ago and
she has never seen nor heard from
him since. Which reminds us of the
old axiom, "better late than never."
Committee Starts
Work on New Charter
O. C. H. S. Trims Vancouver
In a series of hard fought bouts
Wednesday night the local boys scored
a clean sweep over the Vance "er
wrestlers. Although the visitors put
up a game fight to the last, the Ore
gon. City bunch won every bout either
by falls or by decisions. A good
crowd turned out to see the match.
Work on the proposed new city
charter was started last Friday eve
ning when the committee named by
the mayor met and organized for the
task. William Andresen was elected
chairman and C. Schuebel secretary.
The council was asked to appoint six
representative citizens from each of
the wards to meet and advise with the
committee, the ultimate desire being
to enlarge the general committ3 and
obtain a more, complete expression
from every portion of the city.
It has-been suggested as a port of
the procedure to hold public meetings
at which those who are experienced
and expert in city government will
give information of the best and most
workable plans of city government
Another meeting will be called soon
to further progress.
MASS VS. INDIVIDUAL
are wanted by the best markets at
prices satisfactory to the grower.
Machine graders are used by Brown
& Sons, who say their machines will
pay for themselves each year, and if
consideration is given to the long life
of such equipment it not difficult to
figure why many growers could well
afford to invest in mechanical grad
ers. One of these machines will be
in operation at the demonstration.
This meeting will give the potato
growers of the county a chance to ob
serve the practical methods of em-
The Pope's illness which n-sultpd in
his death was pneumonia contracted ! Ployed bv successfuy growers who will
while he was celebrating mass a short
time ago. The end camo while all
Rome was in a fever of excitement
hoping, praying for a further exten
sion of the Pontiff's life.
Benedict XV. was born in Italy of
noble parentage a little over a period
of t7 years ago. He was educated
for the priesthood at Capronican col
lege and the Academy of Ecclesi
astes; was ordained in 1878: raised
to the office of cardinal in 1914 and
six months later was made the su
preme head of the Catholic church.
His attitude toward the world war
was aversion and he tried in vain
to bring about peace, making his first
plea to this end only one week after
his coronation. In 1917 in his own
hand he made a written appeal to the
belligerent rulers of Europe to end the
struggle thereon.
In the conduct of his office Bene
dict will be remembered, no doubt,
as the most progressive pf the popes.
St. Joseph and Jesus were the ideals
he emphasized in teaching loyal home
life and the dignity of labor.
be glad to answer questions of 'the
less experienced. This will be an op
portunity. Make it a part of your
farm business to attend.
For further particulars calPor ad
dress the County Agent.
LOCAL BUYING MARKET
British Premier
Wants No More War
Premier Lloyd George declared
there can be po permanent peace un
less there is an understanding follow
ed by reductions in armament. He
Potato Growers Attention!
A public demonstration of grading
1 - v in uc iituu at t 1 "ii-,.- .i- rt '
the potato warehouse of Geo. Brown xieiying upon wnoiesaie ncense instead oi granting
t fonlai New Era on Thursday- Feb. privileges upon moiviuuai merit is an oia "gag ' worta
2nd., at 2:00 p. m. There are manv ,
growers in the county who are unfa- tllUae W11 tJ1US taKe advantage OX tlieir SllOl'tCOmmgS
miliar with market requirements as to as wen as by tnose wno ior some reason are willing "to
size quality best types of shipping pass me ouck". it is also worked semi-oeeasionaiiy by
containers, etc., for seed potatoes that.: t . '
muoc vvnu ci Li in. c cm cilliluuc uo. caw. erne jusuce Willie UUJV
rejoice over tne opportunity to make a ten strike ior
penormance of duy. it is also sometimes accepted by
those whose real honest-to-goodness conscience tens them
its more or less "bunk" but who at the same time yield
for the sake of "harmony." This same yielding to the "if
one goes all should be granted the privilege oi going" is
characteristic oi some social idols who crave the '"how
lovely" of everybody.
The teacher is tempted by the keen-witted small boy
who upon being caught with "gum" boldly claims immun
ity from loss oi his "cud" by the information that "There's
a hundred other in this here school chewin' too" and it
works, of times, beautifully.
Certain dance halls in Clackamas county have been
under ban on account of reports of immoral conditions
being allowed to exist in connection with them. A deputv
from the sheriff's office gives damaging testimony
against it; the county matron, Constable Lowe, and oth
er citizens oppose it upon the basis of its allowing these
immoral conditions to exist. By many it is reported to be
among the most objectionable if not the worst in the coun
ty. The district attorney is opposed upon the basis of in
formation coming to him to giving this place a license
this year. Ditto the county judge. The county commiss
ioners will it is reported sign and thus grant the license.
At a recent meeting of the city council all poolrooms
were granted the same privileges and all are made to suff
er certain restrictions because some, openly condemned
for disobeying the city regulations, continued to defy the
charter.
And this common practice of punishing the whole for
the wrongs of the few or of tolerating the wrong of the
many rather than to punish the guilty few encourages
general indifference and even defiance of the law.
All licenses and privileges should be granted upon
INDIVIDUAL MERIT. If a proposition is questionable
it should not be licensed no matter how many others of
similar kind are licensed.
milling
Wheat $1.05 per bushel.
Oats, feed $27.00 per ton;
$32.00 per ton.
Hay, clover $12.00 per ton; oat $14
per ton.
Straw $9.00 per ton.
Beef, live weight Steers 5 to 7c
per lb., cows 3 1-2 to 6c per lb.
Hogs, dressed 12c per lb.
Chickens, live weight light 15c,
heavy 18 - 20c per lb.
Sheep, live weight 3 1-2 to 5c per lb.
Lambs, live weight 5 to 6c per lb.
Eggs 30c per doz.
Potatoes $1.25 per 100 lbs.
Hides Calf 9c per lb; kip 5c per lb.
others 9c a lb.
CIRCUIT COURT ACTIONS
J. C. Elliott of Damascus has filed
suit against N. Paulson to obtain
judgment for $145.20. This amount
he claims is due on a plow and equip
ment he sold Paulson in September,
1920. In the same suit he is also
asking for $30.00 due him for the
leasing of 43 acres of pasture land.