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THE BANNElTCOURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1922
Number 13
40th Year
CONTRACT FOR PAVING
MOLALLA AVENUE
IS AWARDED
Three Concerns Offer Bids
Oregon Contract Company
Lowest Bidders
WORK TO COST $8915.02
P. R. L. and P. Company Reminded Of
Failure To Install Lights Hose
Purchase Is Authorized
At the special meeting of tie Ore
gon City councilmanic fathers, on Mon
day evening, bids were, opened and the
contract awarded for tihe paving of
Molalla Avenue to the county line.
The following Md were -pYesent:
W D Andrews Construction Company
$10,258.40; C. H. Rice. S9432.60: and
the Oregon Contract Company, $8915.
12. Councilman Mount's motion to ac
cept the lowest bid and to enter con
tract accordingly was unaniTaously
carried.
The petition of the merchants to de
clare July 26. Wednesday this week a
legal holiday in honor of the Oregon
Retail Grocers annual picnic held in
Gladstone Park was passed without
discussion.
The mayor suggested a meeting for
further discussion of vacating Third
street in furtherance of the plan to
use Fifth street as a part of the Facific
Highway outlet through the cily and
the date was set for tonight, Thursday
The fire committee was authorizes.
to spend money from the fire depart
ment fund for the purchase of BOO feet
of hose, it having been demonstrated
at the recent big fire that more hose
is needed.
The Recorder was directed to' insist
on lights ordered long ago being in
stalled, one at Lincoln and Twelfth
streets, without further delay.
Among those who signified their in
tention of attending a meeting with
the state highway commission with
Shannon, and councilmen Mount, Metz
reference to the Pacific Highway
route through the city were Mayor
ner. Bridges, Hodgson.
David Martin Passes
David B. Martin, aged 87 years, died
at his home in West Gladstone, Wed
nesday nizht. Deceased was a mem
'ber of the G. A. R. and the Masons,
the latter oreanigation will have
charge of the funeral services which
will be held from the Holman and
Pace chapel.
Deceased is survived by his widow, a
son residing at Santa Barbara, Cali
fornia and a daughter, Mrs. Maud Ryp-
czynsW of Pete's mountain.
Frederick Gerber Laid To Rest
Many friends and relatives gathered
at the little church at Logan to pay the
last respects to Frederick Gerger on
Tuesday morning of this week. The
church was filled to the door. The
floral offerings were many and beau
tiful. Rev. A. J. Ware conducted the
services. Mrs. W. C. Green and Frank
Alldredge sang "Over the River", and
"He Knows It All", with Mrs. Giadfs
Fuge at the organ. Mr. Gerber was an
old resident of Logan, a tried and true
firend, and a respected citizen.
Mrsf. Carl jGreen ntertain'ed the
members of the New Thought Club of
Portland on Wednesday of last week
at an all day meetin gat her home at
710 Center Street. A sumptuous din
ner "was served at one o'clock at which
places were laid for 26 ladies. In the
afternoon the ladies visited the old
historic home of Dr. John McLoughlin
Vocal and instruemntal music was en
joyed by all. Among the members
attending was Mrs. Jennie Sails, whose
husbnd the Rev. Sails was pastor of
the Methodist Church of Oregon City
30 years ago.
Everett Blackburn Surprised
Everett Blackburn was taken com
pletely by surprise when a' number of
his friends from Oregon City motored
to the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. T. Blackburn, on the Beaver
Creek road, the occasion being his
birthday. Dancing, music and games
were enjoyed until a late hour, when
refreshments were served and all de
parted for home, after a jolly good
time.
OAK GROVE DANCE HALL
PROPRIETORS ARRESTED
As a sequal to the claim that they
are operating their dance pavilion un
der corporate law of the state and are
not under authority of Clackamas
County the usual performance was
pulled off on Sunday last and another
result was the arrest of Mrs. M. L.
Hubbard and Harry Tregaskes propf
lretors of the place, by Sheriff Wilson.
The case ia continued to August 4 at
COUNCIL AND HIWAY
COMMISSION MEET
IN CONFERENCE
Relative Merits Of Proposed Pacific
Highway Through City Stimulate
. Warm Discussion
Members' of the city council and lo
cal business men met with the state
highway commission at the Multna
mah county courthouse Tuesday after
noon, in an effort to arrive at a final
choice for the routing of the Pacific
highway through Oregon City.
Councilman H. S. Mount. C. Schue
bel, Mayor James Shannon and City
Attorney O. D. Eby spoke for the var
ious Oregon City interests concerned
i nthe case while Messrs. R. A. Booth,
chairman and John B. Yeon, commis
sioner, contended for the attitude of
the commission.
Mr. Schuebel speaking in favor of
the Fifth street route called attention
to the fact that the city would be put
to an expense of over $8,000 for con
struction work in addition to the cost
of the necessary condemnation pro
ceedings, in the event that the Seventh
street route were chosen. Aa the "city
has no funds whatever to cover these
expenses a special bond election would
have to b called, the successful out
come of which would be very doubtful.
The speaker pointed out that the
new Southern Pacific depot will oc
cupy the ful 20 foot strip of railroad
proverty which constitutes a large part
of 'the property required for the pro
posed route, thus leaving the roadway
too narrow for public safety or con
venience. ' The peculiar character of the' dedi
cation made by Dr. John McLoughlin
was brought out by Mr. Schuebel who
declare thai this would allow a re
monstrance to hold up the whole, mat
ter indefinitely by reverting the ques
tion of dedication to the people, re
quiring a two thirds vote. He urged
the selection of the fifth street route
as' a safety measure, stressing the
close proximity of the municipal el
evator to the Seventh street route and
also the dangerous cross currents of
traffic which would be created at
Seventh and Main streets by this rout
ing. He further stated that the city
would be able to finance the compara
tively slight cost of the Ei&h street
route, this route necessitating no ex-
vensive construction work or condem
nation proceedings.
Councilman Mount read a letter
from W. P. Hawley, stating that the
eonstributions of the Hawley Pulpjtnd
Paper, Southern Pacific company 'and
tne urown-wuiamette Paper com
pany, totaling $70,000. were contingent
upon the selection of the Fifth Street
route. "
F. I. Fuller, vice-president of the P.
R. L. & P. Company, the heaviest con
tributor, stated that his company's por
tion of the cost would be met regard
less of-the commission's decision in
the matter.
City Attorney O. D. Eby took issue
in severa linstances with Mr. Schue
bel pointing out the desirability of the
Seventh street route and expressing
the belief that this route could beH
financed.
Mayor James Shannon and Council
man Fred Metzner spoke in favor of
the Fifth street route. Mayor Shan
non stating that 75 or 80 per cent of
the people in Oregon City favored this
route.
Chairman R. A. Booth and John B.
Yeon of the commission took a defin
ite stand in favor' of the Seventh St,
route, stating that they believed that
this route afforded a greater measure
of safety to highway traffic, the fact
or of safety being in their estimation
the most important 'consideration to
be dealt vuth.
The meeting adjourned with the
commission maintaining its original
stand for the Seventh street route and
with its promise to ascertain the exact
attitude of all the corporations on the
Fifth street routing. The public ser
vice commission will also be consulted
by the commission relative to the
question of safety as far as the rail
road crossings are concerned.
In addition to the above mentioned,
were present, Councilmen Hodgson
'and Bridges. City Recorder, C. W. Kel
ley, (County Commissioners Proctor
and Harris. G. Schuebel. William An
dresen. L. A. Henderson. Wallace
Caufield, L. O. Harding; Charles Grat
ke and Fred Tooze. Jr. ' 1
Following the executive order de
claring that a national emergency ex-
'ists, Secretary Hoover, chairman of
the coal distribution committee has-
called ugon the governor of -Oregon'
and of all the other states to form
state organizations to co-operate In the
distribution to points of the greatest
need.
which time plea will be entered In
Justce court.
It will be remembered that the coun
ty court granted the place somemonths
ago over the protests of some of the
county officials and many residents
of Oak Grove. This action was defied
by the said Hubbard and Tregaskis
who now face the opportunity to prove
"their contention.
NEW ENCOURAGEMENT
IS OFFERED III S, P.
DEPOT HATTER
Public Service Commission
Will Demand Quick
Action Is Report
DELAY HAS BEEN LONG
Uncertainty Of Pacific Highway Route
Through Oregon City Is Blamed
For Lack Of Action
Oregon City and its trade area are
again grasping at the hope that re
ports to the effect that the Oregon
public service commission will soon
demand of the Southern Pacific com
pany action in regard to the establish
ment of improved depot facilities will
come speedily true.
It has been more than a year since
this matter was brought before the
commission and nothing yet definitely
accomplished, though property con
condemnation for stock chute and un
loading facilities is under way.
Attorney Schuebel who has been in
consultaUon with the commission the
past wtek is authority for the state
men that the railroad company will
very soon be reauired to proceed.
It develops that the matter has been
held iu obeyance pending the decision
in reference to the route of the Pacific
Highway through .the city. The com
pany has two plans for the remodeling
of the rresent building at Seventh
street and Railroad avenue. One of
them is to be used if the route is via
Main and Fifth streets, the other if
the Seventh street Railroad avenue
route is used.
The change reasonably depends up
on the route inasmuch as the company
owns 20 of the 24 feet to the west from
the depot itself to the creamery and
the city the remaining 4 feet, while the
entire space is only 58 feet in extent
from the depot to the Price Brothers
store building and will necessitate in
case the railroad route is chosen, the
condemnation of the property on
which the creamery and barber shop
buildings now stand. If this route is
chosen pjlans to match conditions will
be used -by the company. If not then
the plans best for the company under
the other conditions will be employed.
Meanwhile a patient, hopeful and long
suffering public just waitwait and
wait still longer.
Local Tennis Fans
Will Hold Tournament
The Baraca tennis club of this city
will stage a tennis tournament to in
clude four series of games which will
run for the' better part of a week.
Plans for the tournament which will
start Thusday of this weeki wtere
completed at a meeting of the club
held Tuesday evening.
All who desire to enter the tourna-
nament or become affiliated with the
club are asked to communicate with
Secretary Virgil Yonce at the Huntly-
Draper Drug store.
Sue For Divorce
Edna S. Weismandel filed suit in the
circuit court, Tuesday, against John E,
Weisimandel, well known salesman of
this city and who is in the employ of
the W. J. Wilson company. She asks
for a settlement of $1,000 immediate
alimony, S25 a month permanent ali
mony and for $100 suit money and at
torney's fees, together with a one third
interest in his personal vroperty. which
is believed to have a value of several
thousand dollars. The couple were
married at Vancouver, Washington,
November 29. 1920.
MONEY
OLCOTT SAYS MANY,
IRREGULARITIES IN
VOTING
Omission of Votes from Tally Sheets,
Illegal Registration and Rejection
ef Olcott Votes Charged -
And now comes candidate Ben W.
Olcott with charges of election irregu
larities that make the attorneys ot
the honorable Charles Hall sit up and
take notice. The fellow "on the fence"
can't "foller." It ia growing too com
plicated;, so he says "sicfean" and
waits reculta. This does not, however,
alter -the seiousness of the situation.
The highest office within the gift of
the people of the state is being drag
ged about in the depths of political
mire and the end of the controversy
still afar off and getting farther away
at every new turn in the proceedings.
The governor filed an answer and
counter complaint on Tuesday this
week, and within ten Says will file an
amendment in which he will set forth
additional precincts in which alleged
irregularities occurred" in Clatsop and
other counties. The charges made by
Olcott and favoring Hall are. That
literature boosting the latter was on
the tables in voting rooms; the count
ing of 100 votes in certain precincts
erroneously; ballots counted in excess
of the number actually cast; demo
cratic votes counted as republican;
omission of votes from tally sheets;
registrations not changed according to
law; and voting by those not entitled
to full citizenship(.
PRESIDENT HARDING
NOMINATES HAGEMAN
DEMOCRAT FOR P. M.
That a Iptrophet is1 not With)
honor except in his own country"
seems to find exception in the case of
tne Miiwauine ppstmastership. ..
.Bernard Hageman a staunch demo-
crate and incumbent since 1913 ha
been indorsed as hi3 own successor, by
democrats and Republicans alike and
ib a result nas Deen recommended
again for the place by President Haro-
ing.
Mr., Hageman is generally favored
by tha patrons of the office and since
entering upon his duties as postmast
er has helped to boost the office from
the third to the second class.
GROCERS PICNIC IS ONE
; BIG EVENT FROM
START TO FINISH,
By
Tens. Hundreds, and Thousands
They Swarmed to Chautauqua
Park to Make Merry
A monster crowd, of 11,000 people
enjoyed the various features of the
day's program, including band, music,
a minstrel show, dancing and a base'
ball game which the Oregon City groc
ers team won from their Portland
brethren by a score of 4 to 2.
The sports program in the afternoon
disposed of $1800 in prizes in record
time while an abundance of good eats
were on hand to pacify the inner man.
Delegations from Multnomah. Clack
amas, Marion and Yamhill counties
united to make the affair a lon-to-be-
remembered one and present" indica
tions point to Gladstone park as .the
scene of next year's picnic. -
Caufield1 Home Rejoices
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Canfield was gladdened on "Wednesday
morning, July '9. by the arrival of
little daughter who has been named
Cynthia Claire. -
Banner-Courier clasified ads bring
home the bacon.
MAKES THE MARE
RAPID PROGRESS IS
MADE III OREGON
CITY PAGEANT
Various Organizations Of
City Will Present Salient
Features .
EFFORT IS UNIQUE
Portrayals of Progressive Scenes thriii
With Attractive Interests Of
Oregon's First Days
The outline portrayal of the page-
am m preparation by MrsrAdah Losh
nose is prephetic of an immensely in-
.ertsuns ana instructive fete. Its so
cial ana niBturic value will eaual its at-
.oiiveness.
bcens 1 Portrays Lowi3 and Clark,
aaed Jawea, ner nusoauu, a uuimcu
servant ana outer men coming up the
ii.er met iy canons .filled with Indians
who tea them by signs and pantomine
ui ihe laiis beyond. Presented by
weniDors of the. Episcopal congrega
tion ana by the i"Ked Men."
beene t Alexander Ross, Astor and
meu come up the river; Indiana snoot
arrows at them and start ia canoes to
attaCK them. White mon lira, killing
an Indian and then repeat down tha
river ana return with uore men armed,
iand, tortiiy their camp and strive to
mate peace with tne rea meuwno
liualiy smoke tho 'Pipe ot Peace"
The "Moose and "lied Men" have
cnarge of this scene.
bceno 3 McLaughlin and French
Canadians come up the river, singing.
and land near the (alia, on the way
to found Champoes. In charge f. W.
Sullivan and others.
Scene 4 Jason lee and party pass
nn the river and around the falls.
m.. H. Church. -
SueneS Dr. Parker forecasts the.
iuture industrial plants of the city.
Indian home life and barter of slaves
shown, i resbyteriau church.
iJcen.3 6 Jason Le3 and wife pass
thQ tails;- more missionaries of the
Methodist faith, land, preach and sing
to tie Indians. MsiUodist Church.
Sene 1 The first legislature. Com
mercial Club.,
Scene 8 (a) The first hotel arrang
ed under an, Arbo?. Guests come and
go." Masonic orders.
Scene 8 b) Pack hose trains car
rying provisions. D. A, R.
Scene 9 Governor Abernathy wel
comes immigrants in wagons. Bound
ary line between U. S. and Canada set
tled an dfirst newspaper distributed.
Congregational church and others.
Scehe 10 Ship arrives- with furni
tui e and milinery. Bonnets' bought
and sold to the women of the camp.
Scene 11 "Whitman massacre" an
nounced at church service and men
rush off to war against the Indians.
American Legion. :
Scene 12 Captives cared for upon
arrival by boat. Woman's Club.
Scene 13 The rush for the Cali
fornia gold fields and Indian life de
picted. 'Scene 14 The Eold seekers return
home ibrinlgng with them bags of the
precious metal.
Scene 15 Joe Lane, the new gover
nor, holds council with the Red men
on table rock.
A Grand chorus and Red Fire close
the pageant:
Brunfield Must Hang
The state supreme court on Tuesday,
in an opinion written by Justice Mo
Bride denied a new trial to Dr. R. M.
Brumfield, the Roseburg dentist con
victed of murder and upheld the sent-1
ence of death imposed by the Douglas
country circuit court
TO GO "
NOTICE OF APPEAL IN
LIBEL CASE NOW
ON FILE
Over Hundred Errors Alleged Suppres
sion Of Material. Evidence
Also Charged
The attorneys for the defendants
in the case of Mount vs. Welsh and
six other Oregon City physicians have
liled notice of appeal and the stay
bond with the county clerk for the pur
pose of taking the case to the supreme
court. -
It will be recalled by those who
have followed the course of events in
this case that Dr. ount brought suit
against seven other physicians of Ore
gon City for $50,000.00 damages on ac
count of alleged libel arising from a
protest against the collection of a $25
autopsy fee charged by Mount and
iroin a disagreement over the cause
or the.death of Alexander DeFord who
was shot during an unfortunate affair
many months ago.
It is understood that the defendants
will urge in the appeal 119 reasons
why the judgment of the circuit court,
Ju4ge Morrow presiding, should be re
versed.
In addition to the more than a hun
dred errors alleged as having occurred
during the trial it is understood that
stress, will be laid on the suppession
of the findings of Dr. Menne a noted
pathologist which findings were from
an autopsy held by him on the body
of DeFord at the reauest of Dr. Mount
In this connection it will be the con
tention of the defendants that D
Menne's findings substantiated their
theory that death was from confluent
pneumonia instead of from septic
peretonitis.
Affidavits of Doctors Ophiels, pro
fessor ofPathology at Stanford Uni
versity and Doctors Joyce, Tucker Else
and Sellwood of Portland will be used
to sustain the findings of Dr. Menne,
Defendant's Bonds Questioned
Indicating the degree of technical
effort, in which the law will be em
ployed in the case the attorney lc
the plaintiff has objected to the bonds
offered byhe defendant physicians
who are appealing to the supreme
court. The bondsmen include Francis
Welsh, William Krassig, Linn Jones,
Clarence Fair. F. L. Charman, John
Meisaner and Ruth L. Eaton. They
will appear before Judge Campbell for
examination, August 1.
Difference Between
Batteries Explained
"How does the radio 'A storage bat
tery differ from the ordinary six volt
automobile starting and lighting, bat
tery". This Question is asked about
as often as any other propounded to
the radio eauipment dealer who sup
plies .flhe correct answer:; "It ihas
thicker plates and fewer of them per.
cell", but why this is true he often
fails to make clear.
So this inouisitive radio enthusiast
hies himself to the nearest battery
service man wllo has a special "A"
jAattery for sale and asks the reason
for thicker and fewer plates. Mr.
Hiilgers local representative of the
Willard Battery Company makes this
point particularly clear for- our read-
es. There is a need for a uniform de
livery of current at a constant voltage
over a slong a period of time between
recharges as it is possible to obtain
xue -unnieaiate demand for a great
flood of current, such as is reauired in
starting a car. is absent here. Thin
plates with much exposed plate, sur
face produces the current reauired for
car starting but thick plates give more
Uniform current over longer period
.ca auu -wnars more
coninoute to longer life of the bat-
wry. ,1.1 -n k'xpv-
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Castle accom
panied by the formers mother, Mrs. M
E. Castle of Woodburn, motored to
Oregon City on Friday of last week
and- were week-end guests of Mrs.
Robert Summons, Mrs. M. E. Castle,
Mrs. Summons' mother will remain for
a longer visit
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon forthe County of Clackamas,
In the matter of the Estate of T..W.
YOUNGER, deceased.
" Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned executrix of the estate of T.
W. Younger, deceased, has filed her
Final Account herein and that the 4th
day of September. 1922, at the hour of
9:30 o'clock, a. in., in the court room
of the County Court in .the Court
house, Oregon City. Clackamas County,
Oregon, have' been appointed as the
time and place for the hearing of ob
jections to the said Final Accounts
and the settlement thereof.
Eate of the first publication, the 27th
day of July.1922.
Date of the last publication the 24th
day of August, 1922.
Attorney
NANNIE YOUNGER,
,w Executrix
FREDERICK M.. DEMPSEY.
826 N. W. Bank Bldg.,
jrumaiHMuregon. 7-27-tt pd
ISA BILL IS BASIS
OF ACCUSATION..
OF GRAFT
Master Fish Warden Argues
Against Bill In Voters
Pamphlet
MANY CHARGES MADE
Author Of The Bill Accused Of Admit
ting Filing Petition Containing
Illegal Signatures
Anrt lust as the ublic had placed -
itself in an attitude to listen more or
less attentively to the denials of those
accused of trying to "sell tor a wm- ,
,deration". the interest reduction
measure now on file and to go on the
ballot at the November election press .
healines appear with the information
that an attempt auite similar, has been
made to kill for another "considera- ;
the fish measure also on fue ana .
to he passed on by the voters this fall.
Can D. Shoemaker, master iiau
den,
characterizes the nieasuie
"hold-up", and Frank M. Warren
as a
is represented in his published affidav
it as asserting in aetaiis now
Green of West Linn, the author o
the measure and a former deputy fish
warden came to his office on June 24
and in the presence of F. A. Senfert
and F. Barker, packers admitted that
his only interest in the measure was
to obtain what money he could from
the gillnetters in initiating it and then
from the packers who would want the
measure killed.
The affidavit of Mr. Warren further
. ... tv,,. f the, bill stated
states that tne auuiu
?arhehadmedthebiUwiya
few names in excess or -n
elued and that of the signatures
there were enough that could be
Sown illegal to invalidate the meas
STand that he would show the pack
ers how to do it for a consideration of
$10,000.00.
m- wert in an affidavit supyui-
in general the declaration of the War
ren affidavit
t trs' namphlet is an argu
ment against the fish bill by Master.
Fish warden Shoemaker, in which he
alludes also to the proposal to sell out
the petitions to the packers.
Mr. Green has made affidavit, suo
cribed and sworn to before MrWm.
j ntorv In which
Stone, attorney ana
he declares he retuseo to sen u je
ttons even when approached by a rep
resentative of the packers. He also
corroborates his statement that the
charges )are without foundation by
presenting a receipt from Secretary
of State Kozer showing that he had
io ti, -netition two days before tie
alleged offer to "sell" took place and
timt It had more than tne
number of signatures, or 13,312.
ii ' v.- riar3ir.er
iflrefin counters iuruuei uj -
that shoemaker misrepresented hiia
and that he had collected a little oyer
$500 for initiating the measure, w.-ucn
cost him S1800. " , ' I
The affair, the sponsor ot tne DJU
claims; Is staged toy represeuuiuy .
the packing interests to help defeat
the bill. He also declares his belief
that the master fish warden ia bud- ,
serving tne unci cam u
more than tne im.eicsis i mm v-
The K. K. K.s Will Initiate
The Knights of the Klu Klux Klaii of
Clackamas County will hold an cut
door initiation of candidates on the
baseball field at Gladstone chautauq.ua
park at nine o'clock on Saturday eve
nine this week.
Officers "of the Klan assure the pub
lic that the ibonifide ritual used in the
indoor initiatory ceremonies will b "
used and cordially invite the public .
to be present. 1 , J
Mrs. Harry- Paddock accompante
by her sons Willis and Hal of Ma
field, Oregon is visiting her sisters
law Misess Jessie and Laura Pad&
at Gladstone. "
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTIC
Notice is hereby given that the t
dersigned Jias been appointed as &
ministrator of the estate of Richard Li
Thompson, deceased, by the County
County of Clackamas County, Oregon.
Any and all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased are
hereby recuired to present the same,
duly verified as by law reauired with
proper vouchers to me at the office of
my attorneys G. B. Dimick and W. L.
Mulvey, Room 3 Andreson Building,
Oregom City, Oregon, on or before
six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice. ' .
ELWOOD THOMPSON,
Administrator of the estate of Rich
ard E. Thompson, deceased.
July 27th. 1922.
G. B. DIMICK & W. L. MULVEY,
Attorneys for administrator.
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