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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1922.
Number 42
39th Year
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
CHIEF DISCUSSION
NOWADAYS
Petitions to Make Market
Roads of Bond Roads
Presented to Court
SYSTEMS CRITICIZED
County Judge Cross and Others Ex
change Views on Different Sys
tems Now Employed
At the noon dinner at the Commer
cial Club room last Tuesday there
was general discussion on the various
methods of road building now employ
ed in Clackamas county.
Alter a committee consisting of
Messrs. Diniick Henderson, Latour
ette, Johnson and Tooze had reported
on the Monitor-Barlow road. Judge
Cross discussed the penetration sys
tem of suriacing. He expressed doubt
as to the wisdom of putting down this
kind of pavement and declared that
the stretch of road from Harding
station to Monitor thus built was not
satisiactory to the county court. And
he hesitated to recommend spending
the taxpayers money on this type of
pavement at this time.
L. A. Morris agreed with the speak
er in iegard to Lie -.alue of the pene
tration system. Phil Hammond re
ported that there is a statute in Ore
gon whicn auows the residents of road
district to bond themselves for road
construction without reference to
bonds or other provisions.
T. W. Roots former roadmaster in
this county spoke 01 his experience in
laying hard surface and advised liber
al tuing across the road in order to
carry off surplus water which collects
at points unuer the surface and causes
chuck holes and disintegration. Oth
ers look part in the general discuss
ion, the general sentiment being to
continue the road program in the
county.
Judge Cross reiterated his former
statements mat the bond road build
ing is still impracticable under the
law reqbiringsJJi. districts' to lay the
base and the top to be made at lor
$11,000 a mile. He also held to the
belief that all the bone! roads of the
county should De made market roads
at one time.
Judge Anderson in an interview la
ter agreed with the suggestion that it
would be wise to' make the bond
roads market roads but was inclined
to the belief that the present time and
conditions ere not very encouraging
for the rapid completion 01 the road
program laid out under the bond plan.
C. E. Spence welcomes a vote on
the recall of the bonds and final set
tling down to definite procedure.
J. W. Exon, B. F. Watts, Coleman
Marks and others urge that bond
roads be made market roads and con
struction be continued without deiay.
Since the suggestion to make mar
ket roads of bond roads has become
current petitions have been presented
from the ten bond road districts for
this change.
Health Drive
Is on In County
At a meeting of the Estacada Parent-Teacher
association Tuesday even,
ing, Dr. Fitsall of Portland will give
an illustrated lecture on dental hy
giene, Miss Hilda Morris, Clackamas
county public health nurse, Will dis
cuss the parent's responsibility in pub
lic health.
One hundred and forty bulletins, re
prints from Help to Check Influenza
and Pneumonia, issued by the New
York city health department, were
mailed to every school in the county,
from the office of the Clackamas coun
ty public health association.
Womans Club Talks
Natural Resources
A general discussion of natural re
sources, forestry, water power, scen
ery and the greatest national high
ways entertained and instructed the
Woman's club Thursday . afternoon.
Mrs. Jeanette Fairclough Scott out
lined the general direction of the Lin
coln, Roosevelt and Dixie highways,
the Columbia River, Washington and
Olympia roads, with glimpses of their
construction and plans of parking
with trees indiginous to the regions
through which they pass. Mrs. H.
E. Straight discussed forestry and its
influence on the fate of a nation, and
Mrs. Rosina Fouts-Evans predicted
the future of water power in heating,
lighting and warming the world.
So great was the interest that one
after! another arose to relate per
sonal observations along the Oregon
coast where magnificent view. have
been watonly slashed away and in
Calafornia where sawmills are rush
ing in to cut up the redwoods. It
was declared that WiUymette falls
were not what they onca were and
the people yet living remember a
greater Niagara falls. General ap
proval was voiced fr? Governor 01
cott's demand that no more forests be
destroyed along the highways.
CIVIL WARFARE
IS GOING ON UNDER
IRISH RULE
Sein Feiners and Uisterites Continue
Fighting, Necessitating Presence
of English Troops.
When the terms of th-. Irish Fiee
state were a... op: 2d by Ireland and
Great Britain't.i? v. o-.il breathed easi
er in the hope liu; i:.e for-i.e. would
speedily adjus-t I.c'S'-ii to a lcpub.i
can form of government for which
she has been striving for centuries.
It was hoped that north and south
Ireland, the Uisterites and Sinn Fein
ers would unite in an ei'-orc for free
government even submerging in this
endeavor their religious differences.
Great Britain proceeded to grant an
open field for the operations of the
new government. She grunted am
nesty to Irish prisoners evem to thuse
awaiting deac.i fcentences. for murder.
ihe began at on 33 aiil has ".ontin
ued to withdraw her troi.p.. from the
t ee State. And uu J ree 6 '.ate lead
ers are fr.e to ..;: i n wi;h lht? wnri:
of the government":. Many of lht m
are going about this work in a way
which if given cooperation would
mean peace and success.
There are others whose opposition
to the new government gives encour
agement to the elements now in clan
destine or open warfare against law
enforcement and continued peace.
Strikers hav-3 Uken foitibie posses
sion of the railroad terminals at Cork
and 200 miles of track over which they
run trains on the soviet plan. And
during this da'iger period, Do Yalera
instead of jieldng to ike majority,
which is the li''.t -asenti.il in a Ke
public, continues to fight and slir up
discord thrju.i Iks position in the
Dail Eireana. t
The border between North and
South Irish Free State is the line of
disturbance, fight and kidnapping be
tween Ulster and Seinn Feiuer adher
ents. And Great Britain has been
obliged to dispatch troops to the in
terior to prevent more rioting and
bloodshed.
Frogpond Grange
Enjoys a Social
Miss Myrtle Aden.was a Portland vis
itor Thursday of last week.
Miss Dora and Mildred Oldenstadt
and Myrtle Aden spent Sunday even
ing at the home of Smith Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Turner and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schemer and
family, were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Turner Sunday.
Miss Ida Turner spent Saturday and
Sunday with her aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Schemer.
Miss Dora Oldenstadt and brother
George, were among those attending
the pie social at Hazelia Saturday
night.
Miss My tie Aden and Frances
Randelin spent Tuesday evening with
Miss Nila Turner.
Family Recovers
From Scarlet Fever
Councilman I. C. Bridges and fam
ily are recovering from a siege of scar
let fever. Four of the five children
land Mr. and Mrs. Bridges were all
sick. Mr. Bridges and two of the
children at one time. And before
they were up the father was taken
down with it.
Mrs. Bridges, who was very serious
ly ill is now able to sit up. Quaran
tine will probably be lifted Sunday;
Suit In Dissolution
Of Partnership Filed
Suit is on file in the circuit court
to enforce the claim of Joseph Jus
tin to a fifteen per cent interest in
the local clothing business of Joe
Swartz.
The complaint states that Justin
purchased this interest in March, la.t
year, and that this partnership was
dissolved the first day of this month;
that the purchase agreement pioviued
that in case of dissolution, Justin was
to receive fifteen- per cent of the in
voice value of the concern; and that
this settlement has been refused.
Judge Campbell has issued an or
der restraining the sale of the pro
perty except that which is necessarily
sold in the regular course of business
until the rights of the parties at suit
are determined.
Gladstone to Act On
Important Matters
On February 23d, the Gladstone city
council will consider two important
matters an ordinance appropriating
?500 for repairs to the water reser
voir, and the franchise for the P.
R. L. & P. railway through the city.
A County Investment.
The report of R. E. Wagy, traffic
officer, operating under the direction
of the county court, shows collected
in fines and fees while he was traffic
officer for the county, $1035.14, which
is $35.05 over and above salary re
ceived. This showing does not in
clude possible fines from accused
whose trials have not yet been held. .
ARL0V-M0NIT0R
FOLK URGE MARKET
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Petition County Court to
Make Bond Road a Mar
ket Thoroughfare
"GO AHEAD" IS SLOGAN
Local Good Roads Enthusiasts Offer
To Purchase Bonds in Order
Continue Improvements.
One of the many problems now be
fore the county court is that of com
pleting the bond road extending from
Barlow to Monitor. Owing to dis
cord within the area affected the dis
trict last" fall failed to vote special
taxes for road purposes; the expense
of preparing base to conform to the
improvement under the bond plan is
too large for the distritcs involved;
and, hence, a petition containing 271
names has been presented to the coun
ty court urging this body to make
this bond road a market road and by
applying a portion of the market road
money to this section, and, by per
mitting the sale of bonds, to complete
the same. A committee representing
those who desire early-completion of
this road declare that local residents ,
will buy sufficient bonds for this pur
pose if given the opportunity.
Last week a committee came to Ore
gon City and urged the Commercial
club through the Live Wires to "ap
point a committee to view with them
this Barlow-Monitor road and to give
such help as it could in case the im
provement proposal met with favor.
This committee went over the road on
Monday. Its report explains the sit
uation as it found it:
Committee Report.
Oregon City Live Wires of the Com
mercial Club, Oregon City, Ore.:
Gentlemen:
Your committee, having obeyed your
instructions to view the Monitor-Barlow
road with a committee of farmers
living near and interested in said
thorofare, beg to report
-This hiehway "has "been set down
as a bond road.
From Barlow to 91 school house, a
distance of approximately 5 1-2 miles.
If is graded and rocked. With the
exception of a short stretch over
Bear Creek, it is in farily good con
dition for travel. From 91 school
house for a "distance of one mile to
Cemetery road, there has been no
grading. This stretch of hoad is in
a very bad condition with deep mud
holes and is almost impassable for
horses or automobiles. From Ceme
tery road to Snyder's Comer, grad
ing is complete but not rocked. From
Snyder's Corner to Harding station,
the base is laid for hard surface.
This local committee desires, in ac
cordance with the proposed plan, that
the court shall make of the bond road
a market road andy to allow the resi
dents of the district through which
the road passes, to purchase bonds
to complete same.
Believing this proposition reason
able, workable and just, your commit
tee recommends the favorable consid
eration of giving to these districts
the $5000 from the market road; and
that the sale of sufficient bonds be
authorized to complete the plan out
lined. This report was accepted and sub
mitted to the county court for its fin
al action.
World Progress
The Armament Conference recently closed in Washington has been
a success in that it has brought the nations of the world to a better under
standing of each other and has resulted in solving many problems whose
various interpretations were leading toward war.
Most important among the accomplishments of the conference have
been the halting of the gigantic naval program of the world and the con
sequent lightening of burden of taxation; the adjustment of Eastern
difficulties including the Japanese-Chinese disputes over Shantung; re
ducing the likelihood of war and assuring the continued peace of the Pa
cific. Greater still has been the effect upon the future peace of the
world by opening the way for other conferences where international prob
lems may be amicably adjusted.
Secretary Hughes, President Harding and the present administration
receive the applause of an appreciative public for the efforts and results
of the Conference. And in justice to the previous administration and
President Wilson let it be remembered that the proposed League of Na
tions with its purposes, discussions, and effects of its defeat upon the pub
lic mind was of value in influencing the progress of this history making
three-months epoch.
The effect upon the United States has been to magnify her leader
ship among the nations of the earth. It has brought upon the statesman
ship of this country the highest enconiums of praise and upon the Amer
ican people the gratitude of the war-sick and war-torn nations of the
world. And it has opened the way for our still larger individual and na
tional service to the peoples of all lands.
PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR PAYMENT OF
SOLDIERS' BONUS
Luxuries Pay Small Portion Compar
ed with Gasoline, Parcels Post '
and Documents.
To cover the two and one-half years
over which it is roposed to extend
the soldiers' bonus payment, the
ways and means committee of the
house committee of congress has
agreed upon a plan. While $350,000,
000 a year is the sum estimated only
$316,000,000 is provided for under the
plan. The first payment will be made
January 1, 1923. Under the propos
al: Documentary stamp taxes are
doubled. Ditto stamp taxes on real
estate transfers. This means that
the rate will be $1.00 where the sum
is more than $100 and less than $500
and $1.00 for each additional $500.
The tax on. cigarettes will be in
creased 50 cents on each 1000. Why
this tax should not be still more in
creased and the tax on necessities as
on postage and real estate is not
explained by the committee. Ditto the
only two cents a pound on chewing
gum and smoking tobacco. Total
amount $30,000,000.
The present tax on admissions will
be increased from 10 to 20 per cent
and yields $60,000,000.
In transfers of capital stock the tax
is increased from 1-50 of 1 per cent
to 1-10 of 1 per cent; and on docu
ments $64,000,000.
Cope the Humorist
Is Coming to City
The next number in the Oregon
City Lyceum course is an entertain
ment by Herbert Leon Cope, he man
who makes you "laugh."
He will ' be here with his rare wit
and humor, at the High schgol audi
torium, this month, on Thursday the
23d. It will be a rare treat. Come
out and hear him.
"Cope is one of the biggest men in
his line, that ever came west and we
will miss an opportunity if we do not
hear him. R. W.JKirk.
Sure, I'll be there on the front seat.
Clyde Mot'tt&vi"' -
And I'll be iu the Lalc-'ny. M. D.
Latourette.
Six dollars' worth of fun in one
evening for J5c. Bert Roake.
Cope will make you laugh like you
never laughed before. E. L. Pepe. "
Cooking Classes Give Luncheons
The first of a series of luncheons
were given Tuesday noon at the Ore
gon City high school by four members
of the Domestic Science class, Evelyn
Hampton, Dorothy Draper, Edna Rakel
and Helen Crawford had prepared a
splendid luncheon to which six of the
faculty members were invited. Hand
made Valentine place cards and heart
shaped sandwiches were very attract
ive and appropriate for the day. These
luncheons are a part of the regular
domestic science work, to give the
students practical experience in cook
ing and sewing.
Vesta Stipp Dies.
Vesta Stipp, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Stipp of Molalla, passed
away on Thursday of last week as a
result of influenza.
The deceased was a student at the
Molalla high school where she would
have graduated next June. Besides
her father and mother, two sisters
and a brother are left to mourn her
departure. Livy Stipp of this city
is her uncle.
GUBERNATORIAL
POT IN DANGER
OF BOILING OVER
Eight Candidates Now
Open and Others in
Patient Waiting
in
LOWER TAXES, SLOGAN
"Federated Patriotic Societies" Are
Among Influences Desired by
Some Candidates.
The gubernatorial pot has begun to
boil. In fact it is beginning to boil
over. The last candidate to jump
into- the political cauldron is Louis
E. Bean, speaker of the house.
Bean reminds the sovereign people
that he has been in the Oregon leg
islature in both senate and house for
fourteen years and that he will stand
on his record as a candidate. He
declares that if elected governor, he
will work for lower taxes brought
about largely "through a delirium of
public waste and extravagance. That
he will enter this high office free
from committment or promise to spe
cial interests and would render full
measufe of justice to everyone.
And in this declaration of principles
the candidate shows himself a good
judge of public desire; and at the'
same time he offers to take upon him
self one "whale" of a job.
Mr. Bean is the second man to en
ter the gubernatonial race during the
week. The other who beat him to
it by a few hours is Stephen A. Low
ell of Pendleton, an eastern Oregon
man, whose equipment for this high
office is such as to make him a form
idable candidate.
A unique feature in state politics
and which harks back to the olden
days of the convention methods of
nominations, is the secret organiza
liin known as The Federated Pa
triotic societies and wl'ose o k. is
said to be soufht by -janiid'ttes as an
ally in the race office. An4 it
is reported that Lowed and Bean
have ignored this soi.e ct "influence '
.while tiiJieliiT t-am-v? for eulir
seiu-.or 'aTrer.'n uiianesTni
George H. Kelly or Judge W. M. Cake.
J. D. Lee made nis formal announce
ment . eveial wee.:., ago All theso
candidates ve itpablicsu.?. 'I'h.. si
;ence of Ben W. O.o.t", a:uf not
taken to meia 'uat he is not a can
didate. It is geauM-.y unilerst'.uJ
that he will be si lhe "po3t" wbe
the starter five, trie i;n:;l signal thai
he is watching .vitli deepest .meres!
the initial "scratch" for favorite
place.
So far every would-be-governor de
clares himself in favor of lower taxes.
The one who will put forth a definite
workable plan that will accomplish
this result will mighty soon take the
lead in the present public mind.
K. of P. Will Celabrate
The Knights of Pythias Lodge will
celebrate Home Coming anniversary
at their lodge room, Odd Felows Hall,
on next Wednesday evening the 22d.
At this time, there will be presented
a twenty-five years membership jewel.
Work in the third degree arid a ban--quet
are other features of the meet
ing scheduled.
Roseburg Will Entertain.
The annual Retail Merchants' and
Shoe Dealers' . association will meet
at Roseburg on the 20th 21st and 22d
of this month.
TAX COLLECTION
IS DELAYED:?
SEVERAL DAYS
Complexities In Records of Road Lev
ies Is Cause. Rolls Will
Open On Monday.
With everything in readiness for
tax collections to start this week,
Tuesday, four errors in road levies
were discovered in the extension of
the special road tax levies.
In 1921 the legislature passed a
law with reference to assessments
of special road taxes and whether the
budget could be authorized without
the passage of a special measure au
thorizing the tax levy was a question
which had to be decided. Distinct
changes also complicated and delayed
the completion of the road levy as
sessment sheet.
During the confusion here noted,
four districts had been listed as having
levied ten mill tax each which was not
the case.
It has taken so far this week to cor
rect the tax roll. And the necessi
ty for changing the figures submitted
to the secretary of state meant the
recall of the county's tax roll from
Salem.
The county court authorized the
change in tlje roll by order, on Tues
day. And thus let us hope endeth one
long chapter in history of ever chang
ing laws at the court house.
The date of opening for tax collec
tion will be next Monday, February
20.
Pacific Coast Fire
Chief to Visit City
Chief Jay Stevens of the Fire Pre
vention Bureau of the Pacific Coast
will be present and address the Live
Wires at the noon hour next Tuesday.
Mr. Stevens stands at the head in
the ranks of firemen of the north
west Meade Post G. A. R.
Observed Lincoln Day
A large and apreciative audience
greeted Rev. A. H. Thompson at Will
amette Hall on Monday last on the
ccas-oa of the iiSU. memory of -the
man, declared the speaker, could have
sucessfully brought the country
through the great struggle in which
it was engaged.- Mr. Lincoln was a
man of the common people, and his
whole life was devotel to the uplift
of struggling humanity. Without dis
pargment to Washington the speaker
believed Mr. Lincoln to be the first
American. Preceeding the address
there was a selection by the drum
corps. A reading by Mrs. Walter
Bennett and the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" and "Tenting Tonight" by Mrs.
Frank Schoenborn and a violin solo
by Mrs. Christine Brakel Stone, all
of which were enthusiastically receiv
ed. After the address the Sunday
school scholars of Mrs. J. F. Butler
of Gladstone, sang America and they
were loudly applauded.
May Pay Income Tax
By Checks on Bank
Checks will be accepted in payment
of income and other federal taxes, an
nounces Clyde G. Huntley, collector
of internal revenue, only when hon
ored by the banks upon which they
are drawn at par, or full face value.
This announcement is made by Col
lector Huntley on instructions from
the commissioner of internal revenue
at Washington, D. C.
Therefore, where it is known that
the bank upon which the check is
drawn will not pay the same at par,
the taxpayer should remit by bank
draft or money order.
Pneumonia Fatal to J. Jones
Jerry M. Jones died at the Welch
apartments on Seventh and Center
streets Tuesday morning. After a
two weeks illness with pneumonia.
Mr. Jones returned to Oregon City
with his wife three months ago and
has been employed by the Crown-Willamette
Paper Company. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Jones,
who is ill at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Joseph Kenick of Oregon City,
a mother Mrs. M. Jones of Payette,
Idaho and two brothers, Wallace Jones
of Payette, Idaho and F. W. Jones of
Estacada, Oregon. The remains were
sent to Weiser, Idaho, Tuesday after
noon by the Holman and Pace under
taking establishment, where funeral
services will be held, when the re
mains will be laid to rest by the side
of his father, who passed away seven
years ago.
Who Is Joe Jolly?
Much speculation is expressed as to
the identity of "Joe Jolly", who writes
under the title page "Between You
and Me" in the Banner-Courier every
week. Some folks say: "She is a
woman;" others declare: "He is a
man." There are those who believe
"Him" a minister and there are those
who think "Her" a rising literary con
tributor. Poor guessers.
Read this week's short, crisp obser
vations on biography, architecture, na
ture, domestic sience and current po
licies, note the sentiment, the facts
and the fiction and then guess
AGAIN.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
BUSINESSMEN
HOLD MEET
Secretary Beattie Elected
Delegate To Roseburg
Convention
PORTLAND MEN SPEAK
Many Matters of Importance to City
And County Are 'Given
Attention
The Clackamas County Business
Men's Association met at the commer
cial club on Wednesday night. Pres
ident Brady outlined the proposed
business and Secretary Arthur G.
Beattie made a report of the progress
of the Association.
Attention was called to the value of
the lists of debits to the members of
the Association, and the Secretary was
elected a delegate to the Retail Mer
chants' Convention to be held in Rose
burg the first three days next week.
Five members of the Grocers Asso
ciation of Portland were present and
gave short talks. Gus Walstrom, pres
ident, spoke of the advantages of the
Roseburg convention and urged the
association to send several delegates.
G. J. McPherson, state secretary, J. J.
Lane, sales manager Tru Blu Biscuit
Co.; D. R. "Norton and W. A. Bisbee,
all spoke of the values of the associa
tion membership.
A resolution was adopted, pledging
support of the plan of beautifying the
bridge approaches, attention to the
plans of the state highway com
mission relative to the same having
been called by Mesrs. Jones and Beat
tie. In the general discussion regarding
things of interest to the city, F. J.
Tooze called attention to the excessive
taxation levied on the local taxes and
pointed out the value of this means
of transportation to Oregon City and
even to the railway lines inasmuch
as the taxis offer public service to
and from these lines, to West Linn,
Mt. Pleasant, and other portions of
the community not otherwise cojs-
The suggestion that all commercial
bodies of the city might profitably
combine into one organization was
discouragedJ.y the visitors.
American Legion
Hears Major Peake
In the absence of Col. Witworth,
Major Albert S. Peake, U. S. A., ad
dressed a large American Legion meet
ing Monday night at Willamette hall,
on the purpose, scope and activities
of the U. S. Reserve corps. Col.
Witworth, who "was scheduled to
speak, was unable to come because of
a minor operation which he was com
pelled to undergo. Major Aiken of
the Reserve corps also gave a short
talk on other phases of 'the same sub
ject.
Philip Hamomnd talked on a vital
subject to most of the boys present,
the present bonus situation in Ore
gon. According to Mr. Hammond, the
appraisers will meet on the 17th and
will begin work in the field almost im
mediately afterward, appraising pro
perty upon which loans have been
asked. . It is supposed that the mon
ey will soon be available as the bonds
have already been disposed of and
much of the red tape eliminated.
The Ladies' auxiliary served re
freshments after the program and the
balance of -the evening was spent in
dancing. The floor was not over
crowded however, because of a scar
city of the fair sex., Over 70 mem
bers attended but many neglected to .
bring "auxiliaries."
The O. C. H. S. Observes
Lincoln's Birthday
Lincoln's birthday was observed on
Monday afternoon, February 13, with
a special program held in our auditor
ium. Th program consisted of the fol
lowing features :
"Narcissus" (Ethelbert Nevin) by
the high school orchestra; "One Fleet
ing Hour", "Somewhere in Naples",
cornet solos played by Gerald Bab
cock; autobiography of Lincoln, read
by Dwight Hedges; The Perfect Tri-'
bute, a story, read by Miss Doris Mill
er.; patriotic songs, sung by student
body, direction of Mrs. Laurance.
TO SAVE EYES, IS AIM
National Campaign of Education Is
to Be Launched
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 To eliminate
the huge national loss of men and
money for which defective vision is
held resDonsible. the eyesight conser
vation council of America announced
today that a nationwide campaign of
education would be conducted in
schools, industries and professions,
and even on college athletic fields.
The eye, it was declared, is involv
ed in 11 per cent of the permanent in
dustrial accidents of. the nation, and
approximately 25,000,000 persons have
defective vision that requires correction.
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