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39th Year fHE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922. Number 44 V CLACKAMAS COUNTY FARM BUREAU ELECTS OFFCIERS Various Sections of County Kepresented By Execu tive Committee ATTENDANCE OVER 250 Election of Project Leaders for Year Was Left to Executive Committee. The Clackamas County Farm Bu reau held its annual meeting and elected officers for the ensuing year on Friday last. Resolution showing to large extent the results of the meeting -were pass ed. They refer to county officers of more than ordinary interest and express a persistent progressive at titude toward agriculture and the Bu reau itself. Revision of By-Laws. 1. Whereas ( we believe that the executive committee of the Clackamas County Farm Bureau should fairly re present all portions of the county; Therefore, be it resolved that the by-laws be revised to conform with this principle of zone representation. Date Annual Meeting Changed. 2. Whereas, the executive commit tee of the Clackamas County Farm Bu reau has recommended by resolution to change the date of the annual meet ing of the Clackamas County Farm Bu reau, Therefore, be it resolved that the annual meeting be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, as recommended by the ex ecutive committee. Cattle to Be Tested. 3. Whereas, we realizu the impor tance of freeing the county from tu berculosis in cattle; Therefore, be it resolved that the annual convention of the Clackamas County Farm Bureau recommend to the proper authorities the advisabili ty of AjpwcpulMsry ..tgstina; .of cattle .for iuWfculosis. The olficers elected for next year are: President, O. R. Daugherty, Molalla; vice-president, H. H. Chindgren, Meadowbrook; secretary- treasurer, Mrs. John Gaffney, Jr., Claremont. Ex ecutive committee N. H. Smith, Lo gan; Edward Hart, Sandy; Mrs. A. I. Hughes, Redland; Homer Kruse, Wil lamette; D. O. Day, Oswego; E. C. Brown, Carus, and H. W. Kamme, Sun nyside. The county club work referred to in the resolution favoring it has been kept going by the leader, Mrs. Purcell through means from the federal gov ernment and by private contributions. The regular fund for this purpose was cut off by the voters at the county budget meeting. The contract with the Moline Plow works was renewed. Colonel William Aird and state vice president was present and gave many helpful suggestions. ROCKEFELLER'S NIECE ENGAGED TO SWISS Disparity in Ane and Wealth Are Ig nored in the Power of Romance. The country's society section has been agog over the announcement of the engagement of the granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, the world's wealthiest financier. There are two reasons for the gossip and the news paper headlines portraying this en gagement of the heir to millions to a Swiss horseman. One is the great disparity in wealth involved and the other is the differ ence in the ages of the pair she 17 and he 44 years old. It is reported that Harold McCor- mick, father of Mathilde, gave readily his consent, the mother ignores the match as does the sister; and J. D. is yet to be interviewed for consent. The groom is described as belong ing to one of Switzerland's best fam ilies himself, modest, intelligent and of rural tastes, a fine horseman own ing excellent stables and genuinely in love with his youthful fiancee. This wedding will take place it is believed in early summer and the home will be in a rural section of Switzerland it is said. Union High School Wifl Give Concert At thu U n Men !nw' ulltcnia"i in West Lin -i ih .! niirlit. M;iirl 3, students under direction of Mis3 Helen Leathsrs, an instructor, will give the last number on the Lyceum course. The cast is made up from members of the Girls' Glee club, Boys' Glee club and the TT. H. S. orchestra. Parents Mourn. The six-months' old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Seaman residing near Aurora,. passed away on Thursday in this city. OPPOSITION HARD AT WORK AGAINST TREATY Thirty-Three Votes Necessary to De feat Measure in the Senate. The treaties arising from the dis armament conference are before the senate where they will probably be accepted except the Four-Power pact which deals with international mat ters. It is an agreement between the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan, with a view to pre serving peace in the Pacific. At first politicians like Borah, Johnson, Shields and Reed opposed it claiming that under its provisions this country would have to go to the aid of Japan in case of trouble on her mainland. The possibility of SHch interpretation was promptly removed at the leadership of Secretary Hughes and yet the "irreconcilables" find some other possible interpretation up on which they oppose ratification. It will require 33 votes to reject this pact and it will soon be clear whether in the senate there will be this number lined up against it. Op position to alliances is the chief wea pon now wielded by the opposition. U. of O. Summer Term Has Great Schedule Summer work on the campus of the university of Oregon in 1922 will be much like the instruction given in the other terms of the college year, ac cording to Colin V. Dyment, director. He adds that the only differences will be that the offerings of the summer term will be somewhat restricted and specialized and that more attention will be given proportionately to the needs of advanced students. Some elementary courses will be offered hot the emphasis will be upon those cours es in which the libraries and labora tories on the campus can be used to best advantage by mature and experi enced students. Dean Henry D. Sheldon comes back to the summer term as head of the education work, assisted by Assistant Superintendent Thomas R. Cole of Se attle, Professor Harl Douglass arc1 two other luaiructorj. K?nes B:90s, who will head the department of En glish, has called Dr. Otis Richardson of the university ow Idaho to give courses in English literature. Dr. Samuel B. Harding comes from the university of Iowa, and will offer work in history. Prominent W. C. T. U. Worker Passes On Mrs. Helen Harford, mother of Mrs. R. W. Kirk of this city, passed on at her home in Portland on Tuesday of this week. For four years Mrs. Harford was president of the Oregon Woman's Christian Temperance union and for many years traveled and lectured in the interest of temperance. She was well known at the Gladstone Chautau qua where she was prominent in the W. C. T. U. work. A graduate "of the state normal school of New York, she taught sev eral years in Illinois and Kansas be fore coming to Oregon where she has resided 30 years. Among those who mourn her depar ture are her husband, and three chil dren, George Chamberlain of San Di ego, California; Alden Chamberlain, Portland, and Mrs. Kirk of this city. Funeral services were held today at Lerche's undertaking parlors in Portland Another Clacakmas County Man Passes William Bunke, a native of Clacka mas county and well and favorably known here, died at his home on Mon day. He was a member of- the I. O. O. F. lodge of this city. He is surviv ed by bis wife and two children, Lor raine and Dorris, parents and brothers, John, Henry and George. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in this city on Wednes day, Rev. Wm. Kraxberger officiating. George Robbins Dies. Funeral services of George Robbins of Jennings Lodge, were held on Sat urday morning last at the grave in St. Johns cemetery. Monsignor Hille- brand officiated. His wife, ill with influenza, and a brother, survive him. Railroad Sues for Site. The Southern Pacific company has filed suit asking the court to place valuation on a piece of property near Green Point. The company having been ordered to build a corrall and loading chute for stock, state that it has been imposible to agree with the owners upon a value for the site, and hence take the matter into the court for adjustment Ku Klux Grow At the meeting of the Ku Klux Klan in Portland recently there were 1200 taken into membership. Report has it that the- order has now several hundred members in Oregon City. MULTNOMAH COUNTY WILL PAY HER SHARE OF LOOP ROAD The United States Govern ment, State and Counties Bear Share of Cost WORK WILL PROCEED Portion of Loop Outside Forest Re serves Costs $640,000. Clackamas County to Pay $83,000. When arranging for the improve ment of the Mt. Hood Loop road ex tending from Portland up the Colum bia highway to Hood River, thence up the Hood River valley around Mt. Hood through Government camp, Sandy, Gresham and back to Port land. Clackamas county through her coun ty court agreed to pay $83,000; the slate through the highway commis sion pays as its share of the loop out side the forest reserve approximately $387,000; Multnomah county outside the reserves $107,000. . The state and ihe United States pay for the im provement within the reserves. Altogether this loop road will cost Multnomah county about $1,000,000, and its entire cost will be about $5, 000,000 for one of the most scenic highways in the country. After apportionments of costs had been settled upon, the tax commission for Multnomah county cut off the funds intended by the commissioners for this improvement and the whole project was "in the air." The said commission gave as one of the rea sons for cutting off the funds that there were doubts as to the legality of Multnomah county spending mon ey out3ide for road purposes. But the district attorney for the county has given as his opinion ta County Commissioners Holman, Hoyt and Ru deen that they may legally direct the expenditures of the county's share of funds derived imHorHo rf'wn notor in the budget for road work on the Mt. Hood loop road. To Clackamas county the completion of the "loop means $640,000 worth of highway for $83,0000. It is expected that work will now proceed and the highway covering territory in both Multnoman ana Clackamas counties will be completed at an early date. ' Later advices show deficits for the Multnomah county commissioners to meet and which may delay the mat ter a little longer. PRINCESS MARY OF ENGLAND WEDS Royalty, Tenantry, and Peers Witness Ceremony at Westminster Abbey. On Tuesday this week, occurred the marriage of the Princess Mary of Great Britain to Lord Lascelles. The ceremony was performed amid royal splendor in Westmister Abbey. The bride is a general favorite among the people, is of simple tastes and modest manner. Lascelles is independent and democratic. The wedding was witnessed bv the poorest tenant from Lascelles' hold ings and by the richest nobles of the realm. Labor leaders and peers al so mingled together in the crowds attending" the ceremony. All of which is a good omen for the future of Eng land. Local Club Makes Excellent Progress Ten committees are at" work in the interest of the local Woman's club. Recently Mrs. Edward McLean, vice-president of the club, entertained the ten women heading these com mittees. During the meeting plans were laid for future work and pro gress. . Among other recent evidences of vitality and progress in the organiza tion have been the .work of raising funds by Mrs. S. M. Stevens and her committee; the entertainment of 25 ladies interested in dramatics, by Mrs. Walter Bennett, and Mrs. A. Mac Donald; and the reports of Mrs. Rose Green, who belongs to the Emerson club of Portland. Appraisers Busy On Bonus Loans E. P. Dedman, W. R. Logus and.H. G. Stephens, members of the board of appraisers of property, designated for soldier bonus loans, have been prepar ing for their work and have now be gun the appraisements. Quite a number of applications have been received during the past few days. The board has its headquart ers with Philip Hammond, who is at torney under the bonus plan. RECALL PETITIONS WILL BE FILED MARCH 4 Provision Is Made for the Exception of Bonds Sold Before Recall Is Approved by Voters. The petitions for recalling the Clack amas county road bonds authorized in the sum of $1,700,000 will be filed with the county clerk on March 4. The committee in charge of these petitions is composed of Matt C. Glov er, Boring, R. 1; A. F. Sloper, Ore gon City. R. 2; C. E. Spence, Ore gon City, R. 3; Henry Thiessen, Mil waukie, R. 1; H. B. Davis, Estacada, R. 1. This committee is acting un der direction of the Clukamas Coun ty Pomona Grange association. If the progress of the movement is not checked by legal proceedings, pro visions for the recall will be on the ballot at the regular election Novem ber 24, next. ! Provision is made in the petitions for the exception of such of these bonds as may have been sold before this law shall have been voted on and approved by the voters of the county. Realty Asociation ) Hold Fine Meeting On Monday evening the Clackamas County Realty board enjoyed . an ad dress by J. H.. Mariels, vice-president of the Portlad Realty board. He condemned the realtor guilty of crook ed transactions and demanded his elimination. He reviewed the bene fits and commended the efforts of the organization. L. A. Henderson placed before the board a number of inquiries from eastern folk desiring information on Clackamas county. Mrs. Johnson, realty dealer of Mil waukie, expressed the belief that the 1925 exposition must eventually be fi nanced by bonds. S. O. Dillman, pres ided. . - ' New Zealand Native To Lecture In City Wherahiko Rawei, a native Maori of New eZaland, wi 1 deliver a lecture At the Birat .3o.?i re tW? s JJhPrch, Tenth and Main, next Sunday evening on the arts and crafts and native mu sic of the inhabitants of Manua, most beautiful of the island possessions of the United States in the south seas. Dr. Rawei pledged at the death-bed of his English foster mother that he would devote his life to the welfare of the South Sea. islanders. His parents were killed in battle, and a British commander took him to his wife, who mothered and reared him. He was educated in England and New Zealand. Special effort has been made to have Dr. Rawei come to Oregon City because of the many demands made upon him as a lecturer. The public is cordially invited to hear' this fa mous lecturer. The service starts at 7:30 " . Gladstone Will Have Early Chautauqua This year the Willamette Valley Chautauqua at Gladstone will be an earlier date than ever before. The date set. for the opening is June 24, which means that there will be two Sunday sessions. The reason for tHe early date is that by this- arrangement the association can obtain the 13-day program of the Ellison-White Chau tauqua. The symposium in charge of Mrs. Dye will again be a feature of the program. The hour for this part of the program is set for four to five o'clock. An unusually strong program will be offered. H. E. Cross, the founder of the association and Arthur G. Beat tie for two years secretary, are pres ident and secretary respectively. Dance Pavilion Under Big Protest A petition protesting against the li censing of the dance pavilion at Oak Grove has been presented to the coun ty court. It is claimed that almost all of the residents of the vicinity are averse to the granting of the li cense, the petition itself containing 82 names. New Warning Signs Installed On Main St. Large metal signs have been placed near the edge of the sidewalks along Main street between Sixth and Eighth to remind the autoists that there is a limit of 15 minutes between 8 o'clock in the morning and 6 o'clock in the afteernoon in wbich vehicles are al lowed to be parked between these noints. The regulatory provision now for Hie buzz buggies on Mam street Is that they must not remain thereon longer than 45 minutes. The r.itv officials have been leni pnt with those who have transgressed the laws in this regard but with the metal warnings installed compliance with the regulations will be insisted upon, the officials announce. PROSPECTS FOR BONUS BILL NOT BRIGHT AT THIS TIME Opposition Grows Stronger As Measure Comes on For Final Vote HARDING STANDS FIRM Plan Most Favored Is to Provide for Payment From Proceeds of Foreign War Debts. The bonus bill has arrived at a point in congress where it makes no progress. One of several things which will give it new life or kill it for the time must result from the political pull and haul to which it has been subjected. There is now pro bability that no bonus bill will pass this session. Again it is possible for some form of bill to be passed by the house and receive the ax in the senate or veto by the president. Or that a bill may be passed providing for payment of the bonus from the war debts of Europe. The president has held to the po sition that no bill will be acceptable to him which does not provide sure and adeaquate means of payment to the soldiers. With thip view he could do no less than veto the pro posed European debt method of pay ment as it would be neither sure or adequate. So much opposition and feeling has been stirred up over the bonus mea sure by manipulating politicians who keep an eye on the soldiers' vote that even the political value, whatever the outcome, will not be very great. Those congressmen who have prom ised to vote for the measure and who must go before their people for elec tion next fall are anxious to get a chance to record a favorable vote. Those who feel themselves safe or who hold over this next election pre fer to wait for a final vote until af ter the ;idSs" of November fpr an The president resents the cot?? means brought to bear upon him in the matter and will, it is believed, continue to oppose all bills which do not provide definite means for rais ing the money for payment. Hence hopes for a satisfactory bo nus measure during this session of congress are not very bright. BIG EXPENDITURES SCHEDULED BY GREAT NORTHERN Oregon. and Washington Will Profit by Improvements Costing $3,500,000. Officials of the Pacific coast are now optimistic over the future of bus iness in Oregon, especially. En couraged thus, they have been plan ning to handle increased business particularly in lumber. And with this outlook the Great Northern has recently with the Northern Pacific company, taken over the Astoria and Pacific railway which extends to the timber sections of Tillamook, Clatsop, Washington and Columbia counties. These tremendous expenditures are justified the railroad authorities be lieve on the basis that the purchase and use of material will create bus iness for others and in so doing will help the roads themselves. Among the improvements will be an addition of several hundred new freight cars, the wood of which will be fir; new block signals and ter minals. Altogether the Great North ern will expend in improvements on its lines $15,000,000. It is expected that passenger rates this next summer will be 2 cents a mile from tblis section to Chicago and from all eastern points they will be at a pre-war level. Freight rates have been reduced on some commod ities and other reductions await low ering of costs of labor and materi als. It is expected that the lower passenger rates will greatly stimulate travel. Christopher Neunchwonder Passes. The funeral services of Christoph er Neunchwonder were held from the church at Yoder on Friday, last, with interment in Yoder cemetery. The deceased had passed the three-score years and ten mile stone and is sur vived by his widow and daughter. New Bridge Span In Place. That work on the new bridge across the Willamette is on in earnest is evidenced by the erection of the span which is now in place. Work is being rushed at the east approach of the bridge also. The report that the bridge will not stand floods and that it will obstruct boat traffic to any considerable ex tent is decried by the state highway engineer, Herbert Nunn. He de clares that the bridge will admit of navigation for any height of water except at a point reached only once during the past 40 years and then only two or three days. CHIEF FIRE BUREAU PACIFIC COAST TALKS TO BUSINESS MEN Jay Stevens Gives Splendid Talk on Causes and Prevention of Fire. At the Live Wire meeting Tuesday noon there were present Jay Stevens, chief of the Fire Bureau of the Pa cific coast, Fire Marshals Stokes and Glisan of the state fire marshal's of fice; Chief Priebe and chairman I. C. Bridges of the council fire committee. Mr. Stevens, who won an enviable record while in the service of th Pnrt. land fire department, was the chief' speaker. He not only spoke of fire hazards, and loss of life, but gave demonstrations to emphasize his state ments. The speaker condemned the celluloid playthings given .the child, dresses, receptacles and other celuloid ar ticles and demonstrated theis combus tibility by setting fire to them with an ordinary match. He demon strated the danger of fire from the use of ordinary stove polish by setting fire to a few drops on a piece of pa per. He condemned the use of gasoline and showed it to be one of the most prolific causes of fires. By moving pictures he showed build ings in the burning, noted the causes and urged,prevention. Statistics showed, said he, that ev ery building is subject to fire once in 11 years. In the afternoon Mr. Stevens ad dressed the high school and show- ed his pictures at the Shively opera ! house m the evening. His talks were very entertaining, instructive and should have been heard by every cit izen. - Marble Works To Be Established Here Mr. Charles Glaze, who read of Oregon City's opportunities in the Banner-Courier over a year ago, is now in this city establishing a mar ble works. He has already ordered stock from Vermont and hopes to open the business in about a month. His present address is 1014 Sev- s-rth Legion Executive Committee to Meet A meeting of the state executive committee of the American Legion will be held in Portland on March 4. Selection of dates for the 1922 con vention at The Dalles; approval of the anti-Japanese bill drawp up by a special committee of the legion which will be placed upon the ballot through the initiative next November; a re port of the state legislature chairman on committee activities and many oth er matters of importance will come before the body. The meeting will call in George A. Codding of Med ford, vice-commander, a national ex ecutive committeeman, George A. White of Salem; B. F. Pound of Sa lem; Fred E. Kiddle of La Grande, George R. Wilbur of Hood River; Ol iver B. Huston of Portland, execu tive committeemen and Rev. Frank James of Dallas; Chaplain and Pres cott W. Cookingham of Portland, de partment finance officer. , State Tax Reduction League Meets Mar. 13 At the meeting of the Oregon State Tax Reduction league in Oregon City February 22d, Henry Theissen of the R. F. D. No. 1, Milwaukie, was elect ed president of the Clackamas Coun ty branch of the organization and au thorized to name a vice chairman to complete the campaign for member ship in Clackamas county. The fol lowing five vice-presidents have been named : , C. E. Spence. Beaver Creek; Matt C. Glover, Boring, R. F. D., No. 1, George H. Grover, R. F. D. No. 2, Canby, George Askin, Aurora, Ore. . Members of the organization are re quested to meet in Oregon City Mon day morning, March 13th 11 o'clock at the circuit court rooms for the pur pose of selecting delegates to the state meeting in Portland, March 21. Vehicle Weights Limited The county court has issued an or der limiting truck loads to 2000 pounds for load and 3000 pounds for trucks. Roads over which this limit holds are: Market roads number 1, 3, and 7; Beaver Creek-Clarkes ; Kelly-Apper-son; Beaver Creek-Highland; Eldor-ado-Canby; Molalla-Wilhoit; Molalla Russellville; Molalla-Dickey Prairie; Molalla-Meadow Brook; Donahue-Oregon City. Horse drawn vehicles have a limit of 2000 pounds and if more than a 1000 pound load the vehicle must have tires not less than 4 inches in width. Examination for Postmaster. At the request of the postmaster general the United States civil ser vice commission announces an open competitive examination to be held March 11, 1922, to fill the position of postmaster at Gladstone, Ore. This vacancy is dated January 1. 1922. Sal ary $1000 a year. GUBERNATORIAL RACE SHOWS PROGRESS DURING WEEK HalL Lee and Bean Have Now Definitely Commit ted Themselves OTHERS CONSIDERING Taxation Is Chief Plank in Platforms Congressman W. C. Hawley Has Lone Field So Far. This week sees the scoring turned into a final get-away for at least two aspirants' for governor, although there has been so. far not even the sug gestion of a scorer to contend for W. C. Hawley's congressional post. Senator Charles Hall, of Marshfield has crossed the "line" and with the endorsement of the federated societies has sent out over the state announce ment of his platform. He declares tor reduction of taxes on general pro perty; state government machinery of ten departments instead of the four score or more commissions, boards, etc.; increased market facilities; in creased credits for the farmer; gaso line tax for highway use.... comple tion of state highway systems with special attention to market sections; continued building up of the public scno.ols; gainst Japanese land own- ership or control; and for strict en forcement of all laws. J. D. Lee of Portland, who was the first to lay claim to gubernatorial honors, is making a quiet, persistent campaign in and about his own city and will no doubt, extend his efforts to other parts of the state soon. Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton has announced a platform, but has not put forth organized or personal effort in behalf of his candidacy. Louis Bean has already campaign ed in eastern Oregon. Patterson an! ' Kelly are non-committal. rfralt;Ter aspirations fie may have to succeed himself securely lock ed in his own bosom. It is very pa tent, however, that he will announce his candidacy inr due time and form. And with many others in the field, it is predicted in various political quar ters that with his prestige and pat ronage he will be at least a very for midable candidate. No one has so far announced him- -self a competitor for Congressman Hawley's toga. List of Legislative Candidates Grows There are now three candidates who have announced their intention to run for the office of state senator from Clackamas county. F. J. Tooze, from Canemah precinct; William Stone, Oregon City, and R. E. Church, Barlow. Of the candiadtes for representa tives are Philip Hammond, Oregon City; I. C. Bridges, Oregon City; George Randall, New Era; M. I. Lee, Canby. Messrs. Hammond and Bridges have announced themselves and it is expected the others will do so on the near future. The Banner-Courier will give the platform of all candidates so far as possible to obtain them in the very near future. Matt Scribner Gone. Matt Scribner, prominent farmer of the Logan section, died at his home on Monday this week, from appoplexy. He was a long-time and well-known resident in this county. Those who are left to mourn are his wife; his children, Olga and Del, and a sister, Mrs. W. L. Bell, of Bend, Ore. Siam Missionary Will Speak. Mrs. Henry White, wife of the pas tor Of the Millard Avenue Presby terian church, Portland, will be the speaker at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening. The occasion is the annual praise service and thanksgiving gathering under the auspices of the Missionary society. Rev. and Mrs. White for years, and until recently missionair- ies in Siam, which country will furnish the theme of Mrs. White's address, which will be accompanied by the presentation of stereoptican pictures. The address and pictures will be of special interest to Oregon City resi dents, as they will portray the condi tions under which the Brodie family are living. One of the finest pieces of missionary work in the world is being done by the Presbyterian church in that unique country. Clackamas County Honored. At the Oregon Retail Merchants' association meeting at Roseburg last week, Everman Robbins, merchant of Molalla, and F. A. Rosecrans of Can by, were elected respectively, to the office of first vice-president and director. r