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, .
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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.
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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.
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