13? ATTMl71ii) (SP;YTWranTO Clackamas county justly boasts of the intelligence and progress of her citizens, the excellence of her schools, churches, farms and homes. Independent and progres sive, The Banner-Courier cov ers, with larger circulation than that of any other paper, every portion of Clackamas .County.' 40thYear THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1922. Number 25 STATE E) T DM TAX AMENDMENT WILL BE ON BALLOT Portland Asks Permission To Raise Three Million - Dollars For Fair ARGUMENT OFFERED Date Extended To 1927 Benefits To State Are Enumerated In Voters' Pamphlet This measure was initiated by the Atlantic-Pacific Highway and Electric al Exposition, whose managing com mittee is Franklin T. Griffith, presi dent Portland Railway, Light & Power Company; George L. Baker, mayor; Emery Olmstead, A.- H. Lea, J. F. Daly, Guy W. Talbot, all of Portland; William Hanley Burns, W. W. Harrah, Pendleton, and F. G. Deckebach, Sa lem, Oregon. This is one of the initiated measures to withstand the attack made, on them and will go on the November ballot. The argument favoring and contain ed in the Voters' Pamphlet, is here reproduced. No negative argument appears in the pamphlet. The official ballot numbers are, Yes, 308; No, 309. The purpose of this act is to author ize the city of Portland to raise $3,000, 000 by levying a special tax in the city of Portland of $1,000,000 each year for three years, beginning not later than 1924 to pay the expenses of hold ing an exposition in the year 1925 to advertise the resources, products, com merce, industries and general advan tages of the state of Oregon and the city of Portland. The expenditure of the money raised is to be under the supervision of a commission repre senting the public. '"The exposition tax is applicable to Portland only and in mrway taxes any other city or count in the state. Con sent of the voters of the state is neces sary to enable Portland to tax itself for this purpose. The tax can be col lected only as provided and can be used for no other purpose and the . amount of said tax cannot be increas ed. The exposition is contingent upon this tax. Among the advantages to be derived are: Make known the possibilities of hydro-electric development; Capitalize Oregon scenic advan tages; - Bring into full use the hihwaygs of the state; " Direct tlie tide of tourist travel westward ; Bring millions of dollars in free pub licity to the state; Advannce Oregon's growth by in creased population; Reclaim the arid lands of Oregon by irrigation; Bring millions of dollars in new wealth for investment; Stimulate building program through out state; Open more foreign and domestic markets for the products of the farm and field; Immortalize the history of the Ore gon country. It is claimed by the opposition that the taxpayers should not finance the fair; that the state will be obliged, thru pride, to furnish money for a state buidinig, for an exhibit of the state's resources, etc.; that the pres ent is an unfavorable time for such exposition, owing to present worldun rest. And in response to the latter sentiment the managers have postpon ed the event to 1927. The. money, if voted now, will not be made available earlier than is need ed. The vote, if favorable, simply au thorizes Portland to raise the desired amount. Mill Is Damaged An explosion which caused consid eiable damage occurred at the William Moehnke sawmill at Hoff, last Friday. Although there were several employees near the scene of the explosion, none were injured. The explosion was caused by the loosening of a flywheel bolt, which re sulted in the flywheel leaving its fast ening. The flywheel severed several of the steam pipes and damaged other parts of the mill machinery. The damage done will necessitate the purchase of a new engine and vari ous repairs, and it will be about a week before the mill will be able to re sume operations. Auto Thieves Speed On All trace of the automobile stolen from E. N. Bellua when he was held up by thugs near Pulp Siding, Wed nesday, has been lost by. the officials, ' although police throughout the state were notified of the theft Bellus and Bert Hall, his employer, have returned from a fruitless chase after the thieves. They followed the' bandits along the highway as far as Roseburg and at Albany they were only 39 minutes behind, the men, who had been seen, but not stopped. At Roseburg the local men lost track of the thieves and turned back. OREGON CITY IS BOOST ED HIGH BY ADVERTISING That Oregon City is rapidly becom ing one of the nation's most favored cities, large or small, on account of national advertising, is a fact little recognized or known. But this is. neyer-the-less a Fact with capital F. In this week's issue of the Satuu- day Evening Post appears a double center special advertisement in colors, marvelous in suggestion and -attractiveness, of the Oregon City Woolen Mills products. This display adv. is unequaled in quality and spread in not only .the United States but all over the world, as it occupies the cen ter spread of America's largest cir culating medium and will be seen and read by more than 10,000,000 people. Another similar spread will appear in the Post in six weeks, on Decem ber 2. ; Single page spreads are regu lar tri-weekly features between the center spreads and continuing thru out the fall season. Here's to the Oreogn City Mfg. Com- j pany for its progressive business spirit and its civic boosts Smyrna Situation Grows More Grave Day By . Day Cablegrams Picture Suffering Inde- scrible President Harding Plans For Relief "The gravity of the Smyrna refugee situation becomes more evident every day," according to a statement just issued by J. J. Handsaker, state di rector, Near East Relief. "The num ber involved Is now said to have reached 700,000 with- the fear that it will reach a million in the near future. Most of these people were comfortably housed and engaged in productive in dustry less than a month ago. Now they are stripped of everything and are strangers on inhospitable shores. 'The island of Mltylene is a fair ex ample of a number of islands-tin the Aegean Sea. One hundred thousand refugees are scattered over the islands in small villages and farms, while 50, 000 are in the city of Mitylene. Refu gees are still arriving daily. A recent cable says, 'Many of our refugees are still suffering from beatings on back and legs by Turkish soldiers. We have just completed inspections of outlying camps where the most noticeable fea ture is the fact that the only men refu gees are very old and helpless. We rarely see- an able-bodied man or a good-looking girl. ' ; 'Other cablegrams tell of the terri fying plight of the refugees in other places. "At a recent conference at the White House, President Harding .appointed Will Hayes chairman and Archie Roosevelt executive secretary of a joint emergency committee, composed of representatives of the Near East Relief, The American Red; Cross, Y. M. A., T. W. C. A., Federal Council of Churches, Knights of Columbus, The American Relief Adlinistration, and the Jewish Relief. At a meeting I or tnis committee in xsew xorit on me ... ... . . -n 16th inst., it was found that at least $15,000,000 would be needed and plans are rapidly being formulated for ' a nation-wide appeal. Meanwhile six shiploads of food have been disfatchf ed by the Near East Relief and a number of relief workers have been assigned to relieve the Smyrna suf fering as far as possible." Contributions should be sent to the Near East Relief, 613 Stock Building, Portland, where their shipment to their destination will be arranged by the state director of Near East Relief, J. Handsaker. Former Dover Woman Hurt , Mrs. Susan Kitzmiller, who is well known in Sandy and vicinity, having formerly lived at Dover, but residing near Gresham for several yeara, sus tained painful . injuries about two weeks ago. They were moving, a chicken house, when a heavy bar fell, striking her on the head and render ing her unconscious for three hours. Her, skull was fractured and it was necessary, to take several stitches in the scalp. Last Friday she developed a severe case of pjeurisy and at this date is no better." Mrs. Walter Kitz miller came up from Rainier, Ore., to care for her. - Her babies are with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe De Shazer, at Dover. Six Take Impromptu Qaths James Mooney, an automobile which he was driving, and five boys of Wood burn, took an impromptu bath in the Clackamas river, at Gladstone, last last Saturday night. Moonev was slightly bruised. The machine which Money failed to manipulate along the proper roadway, plunged twenty oi more feet over the bank into the river. All climbed out of the water unaided, but were Ricked up by an - officer, brought to the "Hotel May," dried out and went on their way homeward Sab bath, morn. - . - Frost Runs As Independent The name of D. E, (Jack) Frost will appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for the office of constable. Frost has teen long years a Re publican, but did not enter the race in the primaries. He is making a cam paign based on the slogan "enforcing the laws as they" are found on the statute books," and "prevention is bet ter than punishment." Juvenile work with boys is his hobby. ' RECALL PETITIONS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH COUNT, CLERK Lively Campaign Covering Entire County Is In Prospect MANAGER EMPLOYED Number Of Names Twenty-Two Hun dred Checking Will Be Rushed' For (November Ballot With a "manager employed to direct the gathering in of the petitions and to -further the campaign against the County Judge, the petitions have been assembled and are in the hands of the County Clerk for final checking.. The number of signatures obtained is approximately 2,200, which, with the anticipated shrinkage, owing to the non-registration of some of the signers, is expected toleave the required num ber, 1,984, to insure the recall a place on the November ballot. The recall election is a special elec tion, but by placing it at the same time the expense .of the special is absorbed by the general. The last day for filing. though the law is not clear on the matter, will necessarily be not later than tomorrow, Friday, in order to give time for the checking in time to post notices and place on the ballot. Those who have circulated the pe titions are: L. A. Rail Dr. O. A. Welsh, Francis Welsh, W. F. Harris, George H. Brown, Fred L. Proctor, A. C. Thomas, Grover C. Pomeroy, C. V. Green, G. J. Eberle, P. L. Turner, Chas. Sharnke, Ila Nealeigh, C. E.'Swicft, Mario Botono,1 H. H. Udel, Claude Howard, Booth Burton, Frank Olden stadt, W. R. Edmiston, Harvey Gib son, W. H. Jaynes, F.'M. Morgan, Ern est Jones, Dan Williams, Howard Bel ton, William Harvey and Miles Wade. If there are a sufficient number of names to put the measure on the bal lot, there will be staged one of the liveliest contests waged in Clackamas county for many years, it is expected. LOCAL' W. . T. U. HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING The well attended business meeting of the local Woman's Christian Tem perance Union, held in the rest room on Tuesday, October 1, was interest ing and instructive. After devotional and reading of the minutes of last meeting, a new president, Mrs. E, M. Scouton, was elected, Mrs. Rintoul, former president, having resigned. Re ports from the state convention held at McMinnville, October 11 to 13, in clusive, were then given by the local delegates, who were: Mrs. EUa Shan dy, Mrs. Frances Rintoul, Mrs. Frank Welsh, Mrs. Alice Lennon, Mrs. Mc Card (of Jennings Lodge), Mrs. E. M. Scouton, Mrs. E. B.1 Andrews. Mrs. Welsh, treasurer, reported $3,5 taken from the treasury of the Oregon City Union to aid the children's farm home. The delegates also pledged $80 toward this work for the coming year. Eigh teen delegates from Clackamas coun ty were in attendance at the conven tion. The budget system was thoroughly discussed at ahe convention, and will be adopted at the next convention, to be held at The Dalies. Members will be educated along the lines of the sys tem, which is similar to that used in the churcses, during'the year, so that it will be thoroughly understood. Each Union is to pledge $2 per member to be raised by the Union in whatever way it sees fit, said amount not to come necessarily from the pocket of each member. Plans for raising money, discussed at Tuesday's meeting, ' will be made public as soon as completed. One of the big features planned is an enter tainment with Judge Evans, of Port land, as speaker of the evening, and other attractive numbers will be given to aid the temperance cause and the children's farm home. Judge Evans was one of the principal speakers at the convention. Officers for the ensuing year are as follows: Mrs. E. M. Scouton, presi dent; Mrs. Bell Alldredge, vice-president; Mrs. Ada Stevens, secretary; Mrs. Frances Welsh, treasurer. CONGRESSMAN HAWLEY WILL SPEAK IN CITY W. C. Hawley, congressman from this district and candidate to succeed himself, will address the voters or Clackamas county at the Star theatre, next Thursday evening. Mr. Hawley is an excellent speaker and should be greeted by a large crowd. . ' A number of other campaign meet ings are being arranged over the coun ty by' the Republican Central Com mittee and will be announced very soon. -.,- ' . A children's program, under the di rection of Mrs. Laidlow of Gladstone and Mrs. John Crawford of Oregon City, will be given at the Pythian Sis ters' meeting on Friday night, at Wil lamette hall. ,'.-, Opie Read f y- The man who edited. Bubiiih) vl K. ArkanuwTraYclei for number of yeanetUblUhed himself as a humoral But hii aspiration being to edify and make people think, a well a te amuse them, he tamed to novelistk effort. The result ku .been a large number of typically American tales, mosdy about the South, which, tot plots, character drawing, namtire cowers and other earned him to be compared favorably with the caaing ncoon writers ot toe world. Mr. Read was bom in Tennessee, hut i. I;4 for a number of years in Chicago. Formerly he wrote to many stories and amazingly good ones, too that people all over the country bton in of loss of sleep through trying to keep op with them. no a bdoui ii yean ot age, but in rigor fully a quarter of a centurv rounser. Havinn k-r,m. of the most popular platform speakers, his time is almost entirely filled with Chautauqua, Lyceum and other lecture engagements, but he still manages to turn out a novel now and then. We have been for. tunate enough to secure " Periwinkle House," his latest delightful tale of the old Southland, to be run as serial in this paper; " " Compulsory School Bill Is The Subject Of Debate C. Schuebel And J. E. Hedges Enliven Occasion Tax Measure Dis cussed By Others At the Commercial Club room, in the presence of a large and attentive audience, political questions held sway during a three hour discussion. For the Compulsory-Education Bill, Schuebel claimed the advantage of the development of a more united citi zenship than is now possible with the rising generation taught the various creeds and biases in the more than one hundred and fifty different private schools. Mr. Schuebel gave full credit the work of the church and de clared the .bill aimed at educational improvement and not at creed or sec tarianism. -He reviewed the history of education, showing that the public school is the surest means of develop ing pure democracy. J. E. Hedges opposed the measure branding insincere the sponsors of the bill in their claim to its educational merit and declared it would produce religious prejudice and threaten the democracy of the cduntry. He pointed out the best features of the private schools; called attention to the in creased cost to the public if these schools were abolished and claimed the constitutional right of parents to educate their children in these schools. The single tax bill was discussed by W. W. Woodbeck and Judge Dimick, with honors about even. The flat rate income tax bill was handled by Levy Stipp, who explained its provisions, and by O. D. Eby, who believed it was initiated for the pur pose of killing the Grange graduated income tax measure the better plan and advised that it be defeated. 8-Plus Clackamas County School masters Form Organization Last week, during the institute, thir ty schoolmasters formed an organiza tion called The Clackamas County Schoolmasters' League, elected officers and are ready for the year's work ahead. - The officers are: Robert Ginther, president; N. W. Bowland, vice-president; Edwin Woodworth. secretary. The place for the first meeting is the West ' Linn Union High school. The date the 28th inst. ' Will Debate School Bill A debate of the compulsory school measure will occur between C. Schue bel, affirmative, and J. E. Hedges, neg ative, at the public library, . Saturday night at 8" o'clock. The public are welcome. Messrs. Schuebel and Hedges debated this question at the Live Wire meeting on Tuesday eve ning. CHURCHES- First Congregational Church school, 9 : 45 a. m. Classes for all ages. C. H. Dye, supt. Kindergarten in pastor's study dur ing hour of morning worship. Morning worship, 10:00; sermon topic, "Rejecting - the Essential"; special music by male quartet. Evening service, :30; a discussion of the question, "What is to $e the Religion of the Future?" Paramount nature picture, 'A Setting of Ages." , Noel Frost, son of Mr. and Mr3. C. A. Frost, of Gladstone, recently retrrned from a trip to China. He has accept ed a position with the Equitable Loan and Savings Association at Portland. Try Joe Orman for your next suit. The finest woolens and a perfect nr. 207 7th street, . ; ' ; ; 'A'-' . 7 CLAGKAI COO TEACHERS END 3 DAY MEETING HERE Attendance Hundred. Per Cent Prominent Educa tors On Program ENDORSE CHURCHILL tesolutions Urge County School Nurse, Increase Official Salaries 'And . Consolidation of Schools Clackamas county teachers closed a successful three-day institute on Fri day last. It was the annual meeting of teachers under the state institute plan, and was attended by all the teachers of the county. Many prom inent educators from over the state took part in the program, including State Superintendent Churchill; Presi dent Oregon Normal School, J. S. Lan ders; E. D. Ressler, head of industrial education at O. A. C." and othersr There were 326 who enrolled in the State Teachers' Association and nine in the National Educational Associa tion. Following the recommendations of the resolutions committee, composed of R. W. Kirk, R. G. White, Lelia Howe, Edgar Reams and Mrs. Flor ence Moore, the teachers passed many resolutions, comprising problems of far-reaching importance to the citizen ship of the county. Among them they: 1. Endorsed the principles of the I county- unit plan of taxation and ad ministration tor schools. 2. Approved the policy of and urged the re-election of State Superintendent J. A. Churchill for another four-year term. 3. Favored consolidation of rural schools and the formation of union grade and high schools, and urged the legislative committee to change pres ent laws to encourage the same. 4. Recommended the three day insti tute and compulsory reading circle work for all teachers in the state. 5. Approved employment of a county school nurse and urged that the coun ty court provide for same in the an nual budget. 6. Recommended that the salary of the county school superintendent be increased to at least $2,400 per year, and that the county school supervisor's salary be increased in the same pro portion, ' " Recommended also that the Clacka mas county budget committee pro vide for funds for an automobile for the use of, the county school superin tendent. ' Gratitude was expressed to all those persons and organizations contribut ing' to the success of the meeting. "Enforce Laws" Is Topic At Church W. J. Herwig of the Oregon Anti Saloon League, spoke to a large audi ence at the Congregational church on the vital aspects of the present liquor situation, last Sunday evening. ,Mr. Herwig stated that it is very necessary that, the fight for prohibition be continued for at least two years more. He urged all citizens interest ed in the enforcement of the law to back up the officers in their efforts to enforce the dry laws, and also ask ed for the support of a new bill, which will be brought before the next legis latuse, to provide for the punishment of all persons connected with the mak ing and sale of intoxicating liquors, in a more drastic manner than is now possible. A motion- picture, ' showing the ef fects of alcohol, was also'shown. P. R. L. & P. PAY LAST HALF. TAXES 1105,900 The largest taxpayer in Clackamas county is the Portland Railway, Light and' Power Company.. For the last half of its taxes it paid the neat sum of $105,912.84 into the coffers of the county treasurer: The amount was paid in before the period of delinquency and is a big boost to county finances. Howell Home Is Robbed While W. B. Howell and family of 308 Jefferson street were absent, Sun day afternoon, their home was entered and many valuable articles were stol en. Among the things taken were a diamond wedding ring, four watches, the family silver and a quantity of clothing. No trace has yet een found of the thieves. Dykstra Home Gladdened The many friends of Mr and Mrs. Charles Dykstra, well-known residents of Oregon City, R. F-D. No. 6, are re joicing with them over the arrival of a fine baby boy, Charles S. Dykstra, Jr., born on Friday, October 13. Moth er and son are doing nicely. - . Suit Settled Out of Court The suit of Thomas Burrows against Portland & Oregon City Railway did not came Up for trial, having been settled out of court. Burrows eued for damages for right of way infringe ments upon his property. h O. O. F. WILL HOLD CEREMONIAL ON SUNDAY Exercises Attendant Upon Laying Cor- ner Stone Of New Tmple Fine Fraternal Feature On Sunday at 2 p. m. the ceremonies attendant to the laying of the corner stone' of the new I. O. O. F. Temple at the corner of Seventh and Washington stdeets will be conducted by Oregon Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F. of this city, assisted by Willamette Rebekah Lodge No. 2, and representatives from all of the Odd Fellow lodges of this county. The exercises will be conducted by Thomas F. Ryan, a member of Oregon Lodge, and a Past Grand Master of the State Grand Lodge. Assisting him will be. P. G. P. Sol S. Walker, acting grand treasurer; Irving T. Rau, acting grand secretary; Rev. Henry Speiss, acting grand chaplain, and the regular corps of officers of the local lodge. The program will be the meeting of the members at the Odd Fellows' hall on Main street at 1:30 p. m., marching from there in a body to the new build ing, where at 2:00 p. m. the ceremon ies will take place. The oration on the part of the subordinate lodge will be given by Rev. Henry Speiss, a member of Oregon Lodge, No. 3, and on the part of Rebekah branch by Mrs. Lizzie C. Howell, a member of Willa- mett Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, and a past president of the state Rebekah assem bly. The music and singing will be in charge of the Rebekahs. It is anti cipated that there will be a large number in attendance upon this oc casion, it being the third hall that has been built by. this lodge' since its or ganization nearly seventy years ago. The ceremonies are public. Judge Doubles Sentence Receiving more than double the sen tence given in the justice's court. from which he appealed, Elmer Elliott, convicted in the circuit court of steal ing wood for commercial use, was, on Friday, sentenced by Judge Campbell to pay $100 fine and serve a year in the county jail. The jail sentence was suspended temporarily, contingent upon the pay ment of the fine, and Elliott was pa roled and instructed to repoit person ally to the Judge at stated Intervals throughout the parole period. MANAGER SHELLY NOW IN FULL COMMAND Percy T. Shelley of Sandy is author ity for the statements that' he was elected, on Tuesday, by unanimous vote, as manager of the recall camr paign, and that the first of his official acts was to place Jn the hands of the county clerk about 1,700 names. "Names are coming in by the hun dreds every day. A big margin is ex pected," states Manager Shelly. Articles Are Omitted- Unable to complete the unusually large amount of typesetting required in this issue, two ariclea favoring the recall, four lists of county correspond ence and other matters also, are omit ted from this issue. The recall articles are By Percy Shelley and-H. S.-Gibson. These ai tides will be published in next week's issue.Editor.' " -' Captured Two "Pints Late Saturday night two Portlanders ran amuck night officers Titus and Hemmingway and, were gathered in, along with two pints of combination booze and moonshine. They deposited $5 each for their appearance in court. The five is here but the appearance is non est. : . .' ' Marmot Man Painfully Hurt ' Last Friday, while working on the Beechal flume, on the " Sandy -river, Henry Aschoff lost his balance and fell about eighteen feet to the ground, but fortunately struck the branches of some tree, which served to break his fall. He was bruised severely and is still confined to his bed.- Commissioner's Wife III Mrs. W. A. Proctor, wife of County Commissioner Proctor, suffered an acute attack of toxic poisoning, Sun day. She was unconscious for several hours, but is reported as resting well now. . '. Grange Plans For Hallowe'en The Wilsonville Grange, No. 600, will give a Hallowe'en social, October 31, at 8:00 p. m., in H. D. Adens new hall at Wilsonville. '- A program, cafetaria lunch and dance afterwards will be features. . Come one. come all. Mrs. M. L. Sevier of Viola has just returned from a two weeks' visit with her daughter, Mrs. William Higgin botham, at Stevenson, Wash. . LOST Browii velvet handbag, con taining glasses, keys, papers, chain, check and owner's card. Return - to Banner-Courier office. Rewara. . 10-19-ltpd. ' . FOR SALE A bargain. Good big po tatoes, 75c a sack. I need the money; am going out of, business John Tucker, R. F. D. No. 2, Box 4.' About one mile east of Oregon City on the Abernethy Toad. 10-191tpd Joe Orman, 207 7th St., will take care of your cleaning, pressing and re modeling need NEK ORDINANCE UP BEFORE City Fathers Ask For State ment Of Cost For Bluff Route Pacific Highway BUILDING LAWS NIL Fire Restriction Ordinance Discussed Previous 'Jets Make Present Enforcement Difficult . The special session of the city coun cil, held Saturday night, was marked by a tangle over the enforcement of the Are restrictions embodied in the building code provisions df the city charter. A communication from City Engi neer Stafford. COncerni'mr a nnmhu, nf buildings being repaired or construct ed in the city in violation of the fire restrictions, was the cause of "the dis cussion. J. A. Roake appeared be fore the council, requesting that he be allowed to construct an addition to his foundry building, which did not com ply with the ordinance, stating that as the law had never been enforced and not knowing that the fire restrictions applied to his property, he had pro ceeded with the construction work. Several plans for the reduction of the fire hazard on his property were pre sented and the matter was referred to the fire and water committee and citv attorney for consideration at the Mon day night meeting. . - According to Mr. Stafford, an at tempt has been made during the nast year to enforce the law and prohibit the erection of non-fireproof buildings within the restricted . area. Former laxity has made the enforcement dif ficult now, he stated, but ursred'that the-council aid in the enforcement. It was brought cut in the discussion that in many cases during recent years, where wooden buildings have been constructed or repaired, the coun cil has granted permission to property owners to violate the fire restriction provisions of the charter. The entire matter wUTcome up for reconsidera tion Monday night and the status of councilmanic authority in this regard will probably be threshed out. A resolution, urging the State High way Commission to make an accurate survey of the Bluff route for the South End road, in order to replace the ap proximate figures by an exact, cost, was passed. . E. W. Dent, represented by William Hammond, submitted to the council a proposed franchise for the operation of the Portland-Salem stage line thru the city. The council expressed its de sire of continuing the supreme court case involving the interurban fran chise law aod which is now pending, and the entire franchise proposition was referred to the Monday night special meeting. Recall Meet At Oswego A meeting of an even half-dozen re call sympathizers was held in Oswego on Tuesday night of this week, it is reported. Among those present was W. w. Williams of Portland." Williams is the man whose bill for "expert" handwriting service in the Yoder case a few months ago, was cut by Judge Cross to ordinary witness fees. He now charges that the Judge did not give sufficient Consideration to the- evidence presented in his, Wil liam's expert identifications of Abra hamson's handwriting, upon which there was, he claims, some degree of hope for conviction. Abrahamson was a youth under arrest and before the juvenile court in. connection, with the Yoder case. ' , School District Sells Bonds School district No. 62 sold this week to R. D. Moores of Portland, ?50,000, 514 serial bonds for $50,129.12, taking up that amount of notes bearing 6 interest and thereby saving of 1 to the district. The amount received from the bonds, together with the last half of the 1921 taxes, and the apportionment to be made from the county and state school funds on the second. Monday in November, will put the district on a cash basl3 for the first time in several years. . Titus Hauls 'Em In On Monday morning officer George Titus arrested R. C. McMurran and A. C. Buckley, both of this city, for driv ing a car while embozzled with booze. Both plead guilty McMurran to being drunk and driving the car, and Buck ley to being just plain drunk. The city recorder fined McMurran $100 on the charge of driving the car while intoxicated and fifty bucks for being drunk. Buckley drew a $25 fine . for over-indulgence in booze. Bucklev paid. His pal is at Hotel de May. Rev. Pettibone In Hospital Rev. Willis Pettibone, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, is in the Good Samaritan hospital, where he underwent an operation, on Friday. At this writing he i3 improvlnlg nicely. GOMES V