Clackamas oounty justly
boasts of the intelligence and
progress of her citizens, the
excellence of her schools,
churches, farms and homes.
Independent and progre.
sive, The Banner-Courier cov
ers, with larger circulation
than that of any other paper,
every portion of Clackamas
County.
40th Year
THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY,. DECEMBER 7. 1922.
Number 32
LARGEST AMOUNT
BY SPECIAL LEVY
Total Amount Raised Will
Be Between $146,000
And $150,000
23 TO BE BANNER YEAR
Roa doCnstruction Next Year Promises
To Be Heaviest In The History
Of The County
The special road levies in the vari
ous districts of the county -will furnish
an amount estimated by W. B. Cook,
county assessor, at from $145,000 to
$150,000. -The exact amount cannot be
definitely stated before next February,
when official figures will be available,
The amount raised last year by special
levies was $122,036.18. Of the 56 dis-
trlcts in the county, voting on the spec
ial levy, five declined to raise a special
tax, and in two of the districts the
question is still in doubt
The various districts voted to levy
the special tax as follows :
District No. 1, 2 mills; No. 6, 10
mills; No. 7, 4 mills; No.' 11, 10
mills; No. 12, 10 mills; No. 13, 5 mills;
No. 14, 2 mills; No. 15, 5 mills; No. 16,
10 mills; No. 17, 6 mills; No. 18, 10
mills; No. 19, no tax; No. 20, 10 mills;
No. 21, 6 mills; No. 22, 10 mills; No.
23, 10 mills; No. 25, 10 mills; No. 26,
5 mills; No. 28. 10 mills; No. 29, 10
mills; No. 30, 5 mills; No. 31, 10 mills;
No. 32, 10 mills; No. 33, 10 mills; No.
oo, o muis; iso. 3b, iu mills; no. 37,
no tax; No. 38, 5 mills; No. 39, 10
mills; No. 40, 10 mills; No. 41, 10 mills;
No. 42, 10 mills; No. 43, $6,750; No. 44,
5 mills; No. 45, 10 mills; No. 46, re
sult in question; No. 47, result tn ques
tion; No. 48, no tax; No. 49, no tax;
Nn Kft fi Trillin- XTa K1 1 A illc Kn
52, 10 mills; No. 53, 5 mills; No. 54,
10 mills; No. 55, 8 mills; No. 56, no
tax; No. 57, 10 mills; No. 58, 5 mills;
u. oa, o uuub; no. w, no lax; xso. bl,
no tax; No. 62, 10 mills; No. 63, 5
mills; No. 64, no tax; No. 65, 5 mills;
No. 66, 5 mills. v
tty me action oi tne various districts
the coming year gives promise of see
ing the construction of roads in Clack
amas county heavier during 1923 than
In any previous year.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
SAVES LITTLE GIRL.
(Canby Special Correspondent)
On November 30th, Doris England,
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
England, of Portland, was operated
upon for appendicitis by Drs. Bodein
and Kendell, at Manuel hospital in
that city. Miss Mable Smith of .Canby,
an aunt of the patient, submitted' to an
Incision for the transfusion of blood to
save the child's life.
Mrs. Earl England, mother of the
child, was formerly Miss Clara Smith
Of Canby.
It is reported that the child's sick
ness is complicated with pneumonia
and but faint hopes are entertained for
her recovery.
CANBY BUSINESS IS '
SOLD TO EASTERN MAN
(Canby Special Correspondent)
Charles Prouty, who for a number of
years conducted a confectionary and
pool hall in the Masonic building at
Canby, sold his place of business last
week to R. B. Eversol, who recently
came here from Indiana. The new
proprietor has already taken charge
and Mr. Prouty will soon leave for
Portland where he owns his home, and
where he will in all probability buy
into a new business venture.
allace Youna
One of the prettiest home weedings
of the season was solemnized Satur
day evening, December 2, when Miss
Myrtle Young, youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young, was uni
ted In marriage to Charles Stuart Wal
lace of Portland. The ring ceremony
was used, Rev. William Kraxberger of
ficiating. The young couple were at
tended by Miss Geneva Young and
Walter Young, sister and brother of
the bride.
Entertain Thanksgiving Guests
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Howell enter
tained at dinner on Thanksgiving day.
Places were laid at the sumptuously
laden table for Mrs. E. J. Alldredge,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Alldredge and
son Beldon, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Howell
asd son Merle, of OregonCity; Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Eaton and son Robert,
of Portland, and Cleo Howell.
Security Benefit Meets.
The Security Benefit Association
held a very enjoyable stfcial time after
their meeting, Monday night Dancing
was indulged in and included several
old-fashioned quadrilles, with Mark P.
Chapman calling the changes. Four
new members were initiated during the
business' session.
N- Bridge Rest Rooms
Will Require Money -To
Complete
Oregon City and Clackamas County
are confronted with the necessity of
furnishing the re3i and toilet rooms
in the east and west ends of the new
bridge at an outlay estimated by C.
B. Farrow, one of the engineers, at an
approximate cost of $4000.00.
West Linn included in her city buu
get for the coming year an item oi
$750.00 to care for her share in thb
estimated output. Oregon City has
made no provision for this outlay. An
effort will be made to induce the
county court to assume a part of the
expense necessary if the rooms are
fitted in helping with the remaindei
of the bridge.
Whatever action is taken will have
to be decided upon without delay.
Otherwise the contracors state they
will seal the entrances and turn the
bridge over to the county as completed,
Such an action would require a heavy
additional expense should it be decid
ed at a later date to furnish the rooms
and open them for public use.
An appeal will be made to the coun
cil at their special meeting Friday
evening to take action and it is hoped
that arrangements may be made where
by the Oregon City council and the
county court may find a way of re-
leiving the situation.
Charity Ball Planned By
Wacheno Tribe of
Red Men
Wacheno tribe of the Red Men of
Oregon, City will give a charity ball
at the Riverside dancing pavilion Wed
nesday evening, December 13th. Music
for the occasion will be furnished by
the Kamasaka orchestra. The funds
derived from the ball will be turned
over as a nucleus for the foundation of
the Community chest An active cam
paign will be conducted in the sale
of Tickets which have been placed .at
$1.00. A number have given notice!!
that they will take tickets at prices
ranging from $2.00 to $5.00.
SUNSET HOSE CO. No.-C
ELECTED OFFICERS
Sunset Hose company, No. 4 of West
Linn at their annual election held
December 4th elected the following of
ficers: Edwin Friedrich, president;
James Simpson, vice-president; George
Addington, secretary; James Simpson,
vice-president; George Addington, sec
retary; J. A. Muench, treasurer; Jacob
Endres, foreman; Joe Stewart, first
assistant foreman; A. Endres, second
assistant foreman; Claude Montgom
ery, sargeant at arms.
Eastern Star Entertains
The Eastern Star Chapter of Oregon
City entertained the associate matrons
and secretaries of Portland and vicin
ity, Tuesday night of las week. The
visitors came in a body, the affair be
ing given as a surprise in honor of
Sister Olivia Clark, associate matron
of the Oregon City chapter. Taking
part in the degree work were Archie
Freeze, Marie Smith and Martha
Freeze from the Portland chapter. Fol
lowing the exercises of the evening a
banquet was served at which seventy
five were present.
Thanksgiving At Capitol Hill
The real spirit of Thanksgiving was
demnotsarted by the pupils of the
Capitol Hill school, when each child
took some article of food to fill baskets
which were distributed to those less
fortunate. Thanksgiving day was cele
brated .at the school, with programs
held in each room.
A small wooden chest has been
placed in the hall for the pupils dona
tions to the Community Chest.
There were over two tons of papers
colleced dturing heir paper drive, and
part of thatt money has been donated
to the Community Chest
File Assumed Business Name
The Paramount Restaurant Company
is the name under which William
Moessner and Eugene Bierry will con
duct the restaurant recently acquired
by them, according to the assumed
business name certificate filed by them
Saturday with the clerk of the court. -
Will Hold Annual Bazaar
TheSKing's Daughters of St Paul's
Episcopal church will hold their annual
bazaar Saturday, December 9th, in the
C. G. Miller ompany salesroom. At 6
o'clock dinner will be served in the
parish house.
Journal Man Visits.
Fred Lockley, well known writer
for the Oregon Journal was a caller at
the Banner-Courier office on Wednes
day. Raising Bees, In Bedroom.
A'bedroom apiary, consisting of ten
hives of bees, Is a part of the house
hold of Dr. W. B. Eldrldge of Olean,
N. Y. His home Is situated in the
heart of the business district of that
city.
- Various Kinds.
"There are all sorts of wives the
domestic kind and the ones who smoke
excessively."
"Yes, we have the Kitchenette and
the Humidorcas, so to speak." Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR BRIDGE DEDICATION;
MPRESSIUE CEREMONIES: WILL FEATURE OCCASION;
DAY WILL BE
Council Transacts Routine
Business At Wednesday
Night Meeting
The question of overdrawing the
street funds was again discussed by
the city council at their regular meet-
ing held Wednesday evening. An op
inion by O. D. Eby, city attorney, was
to the effect that funds could be trans
ferred from surplus balances to meet
deficiences in accounts exhausted by
City Recorder C. W. Kelly, suggested
that the matter of the technical over
draft in the street deparment will be
met by 'borrowing from special funds
not yet exhausted, and that provision
has already been made by the budget
committee for paying them back. The
present condition of the street depart
ment funds is through the failure last
year, to pay the city engineer from
the general fund, and the expenditure
of $1900 on the Molalla paving.
It was made, clear last night that
the building ordinances will here after
be striltly enforced.
W. B. Maysubmitted his report for
November showing . 12 arrests with
fines resulting from same $122.00.
Six juveniles were placed in custody.
During the month 67 vagrants were
given lodging at tlie city jail.
MUSICAL PROGRAM SUNDAY
AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
A musical program of unusual in
terest will be given at the First Con
gregational Church, Tenth and Main
Streets, next Sunday evening, Decem
ber 10th. Part of the program will
consist in the playing of a number of
a number of phonograph records.
Hymns, scripture lesson, and prayer
will be rendered by the phonograph.
A select number of records of old
familiar songs and hymns will be play
ed. Many of the hymns played will
have childhood and home associations
connected with them.
Mr. Albert Roake will sing "Mother
Machree." The orchestra will also
have their usual special music.
Supt. Kirk, of our public city schools
will give a short address on Education
as an announcement for "Better Edu
cation Week" which will be nationally
observed during the coming week De
cember 10-17th. The public is lordially
invited to this service.
DECEMBER 15 IS DATE
POTATO DAY PROGRAM
The Damascus Farm Bureau has j
completed arrangements for a very! Jos. E. Hedges, Presidont of Corn
complete potato day program. Decern-1 mercial Club,
ber 15th hasbeen set for the event, !Grand Marshal:
which will ibegin at 10:00 a. m., withj Judge J. U. Campbell
a potato grading school conducted byrAitles:
E. R. Jackman, crops' specialist fromj Jonn J- Cooke, Postmaster
O. A. C. A mechanical grader will be
in operation, and there will be a com-j
plete discussion of potatoe grades and
market rkquirements. "
A hot lunch will be served at noon
by the home economics branch of the
Damascus farm bureau.
Powder to Lay Road Dust.
Calcium chloride, a chemical powder,
is being used to lay tlie dust on the
stretches of the Prince of Wales high
way between Brockville and Ottawa.
The experiment is being carried out
by the department of highways with a
view of determining the relative
values of the chemical and of oil for
this purpose, and two stretches of
roadway, at Spencerville and Mano
tick respectively, are being treated.
The chemical absorbs and retains
moisture and forms a coating over the
surface of the road. Its cheapness as
opposed to an oil treatment is said to
be considerable and as both treat
ments have to be repeated frequently
the department hopes to effect a ma
terial saving.
Wonderful Surgery.
.Remarkable surgery was performed
on the third mate of the liner Ruth
Alexander just before she arrived in
Seattle, Wash. The mate became ill
when the ship was 30 hours from
Seattle. Two physicians diagnosed
the Illness as acute appendicitis. A
cabin door was used for an operating
table, and the doctors performed the
operation with sewing scissors, two
pairs of forceps and a darning needle.
The incision was sewed up with em
broidery silk and cat gut. The opera
ton required only 14 minutes. The
mate was taken to a Seattle hospital
when the ship docked there, and Is
recovering.
Island Rich in Verdure.
St Lucia, the largest of the Wind
ward islands, is twenty-four miles
long, and at Its widest is twelve miles
in breadth. It has an .area of 233
square miles. The island is mountain
ous, and its highest point Is 3,145 feet
above sea level, while the land Is
mostly covered with trees and the
rapidly growing vegetation, of the
tropics. Castries, the capital, has a
fine port. In 1921 tlie number of in
habitants of St. Lucia was 51,505.
HISTORICAL ONE FOR CITY AND COUNTY
. December 28th will be a red letter day in the history
of Clackamas county, when the ceremonies incident to
the formal dedication of the Oregon City West linn
bridge will be held and the connecting link in the Pacific
TKU-,,, l, J? n i j ii it'
ij-ignwrt wan ue lurmauy
Oregon City and West
on that day. Visitors will
the state,and will include the
inent in tne ailairs ot the state will be in attendance. The
complete program as .announced by M. D. Lotourette,
Chairman of the committee
9 : 30 A. M Band Concert on Street.
10:00 A. M. Crowning of Queen.
. 10:30 A. M. Reception at Commer
cial Club for guests.
11:30 A. M. Parade.
12:00 Ceremonies for opening of
Bridge on new Bridge.
COMMITTEES:
Executive Committee:
M. D. Latourette, Chairman.
T. W. Sullivan
O. D. Eby, Treasurer.
E. B. Charman, Secretary.
H. E. Greaves
Chas Shields
John R. Reams
Win. Andres en
General Committee:
M. D. . Latourette, Chairman.
O. D. Eby
H. S Mount
T. W. Sullivan
Wm. Andresen
Jos. E. Hedges
E. B. Charman
Hal Hoss
G. L. Hedges
H. A. Kirk
R. A. Furrow
Harry E. Greaves
James Shannon
' ChaJ"Shields
J. W. Moffatt -John
R. Reans
John W. Draper
H. E. Cross
W. A.. Proctor
W. F. Harris
W. L. Little
C. P. Fair
I C. Bridge.3
R L. Holman
Queen Contest Committees:
West Linn Queen Chas. Shields
John R. Ream.
Harry E. Greaves
Oregon City Queen James Shannon
O. D. Eby
Wm. Andresen
Master of Ceremonies:
u u Prter. Recorder West Linn
Toasrmaster:
ranK1in 1. unmtn
Music
Mrs. Neita Barlow Lawience .
Crowning of Queen: (10 O'clock A. M.)
Queens, Maids, aides, etc. escorted
Jap or Chinese.
The eldest son of the mayor of Jef
fersonville, who is about nine years
old, is a shrewd observer and no doubt
marks what his elders say. He can,
however, find his own way of express
ing himself. He was In a newspaper
office a few days ago when an eastern
"drummer" came in, showed his wares,
rnd said he would call again. A dis
cussion ensued in the office whether
the visitor as a Chinese or Japanese,
when Hiram spoke up: "He said he
would come back. If he does, he is a
Chinese, but if he doesn't come back
you can know he is a Japanese." Evi
dently the.ChInese have an enviable
reputation, in Hiram's judgment, for
"truth and veracity." Indianapolis
News.
The Gambler's Paradise.
It looks as if half the population of
New South Wales and Queensland will
be getting its living presently by
gambling in one way or another with
the other half. Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., of
the former state, remarked recently
that "In spite of the financial depres
sion and unprecedented unemployment,
though all productive industry lan
guished last year factories closed,
mines ceased working and land-settlement
nearly came to a halt tlie re
turns from tlie tax on admission to
racecourses, from the totalizator and
from bookmakers' tickets have all In
creased. Sydney Bulletin.
Russian Atrocities.
The cheka, according to Bolshevik
official figures, executed 1,766,118 per
sons before being renamed the su
preme political administration last
February. The total includes - 6,775
professors and teachers ; 8,800 doctors ;
355,250 other intellectuals; 1,243
priests; 54,650 officers; 260,000 sol
diers; 59,000 policemen; 12,950 land
owners ; 192,350 workmen ; 815,100
peasants. During the civil war the
Bolshevikl have had more killed than
all Russia during the great war.
opened to inepuDiic.
linn will be hosts to thousands
be present from all parts of
governor and others prom
is as follows:
to Grand Stand, by band, Grand Mar
shall, Aides and committees.
Ceremonies:
1st. March to throne, (formation)
2nd. Seating of Queen.
3rd. Crowning of Queen by Mayor.
4th Dance of -the Fairies.
5th. Departure of Queen for Grand
Parade & Bridge Ceremonies,
Reception to Visitors: (10:30 o'clock)
To be held at Commercial Club.
Officers, Committees, Councils,
Courts, Judges, Business men, etc. act
as reception committee for out of
town visitors and guests.
Orchestra during reception.
Parade: (11:30 o'clock A. M.)
Formation at 14th & Main Street
(3 American Flags)
(1) J. U. Campbell, Grand Marshall
John J. Cooke; L. L. Porter, aides
(2) Band. .
(3) American Legion
(4) Queen's Auto-
(5) Queen's Maids
(6) Queen's Attendants
(7) Auto:
(7) Auto: Governor Olcott, Jos. E.
Hedges, Mayor Greaves, Mayor Shan
non, Judge H. E. Cross.
(8) Auto: Highway Commission:
R. A. Booth, John B. Yeon, Binson,
W B. Barrett, F. T. Griffith.
(9) Auto: Herbert Nunn, W D.
Clark, T T. Young, C. B. MeCollough,
R. A. Furrow, C. P. Richards.
(10) Auto: Smith Hill, Fraik
Branch Riley, A." J. Lewthwaite, Adol
ph Jacobs, W. P. Hawley.
(11) Auto: H. S. Anderson, Roy
Klein, W. A. Proctor, W. F. Harris,
J. P. Lovett, H. E. Pusey.
(12) Auto: Mayor Baker of Portland,
Mayor Giesy of Salem, Mrs. Neita Barlow-Lawrence,
Miss Lorraine Lee.
(13) Auto: H. S. Mount I. C. Bridges,
C. W. Kelly, O. D. Eby, F. H. Cross,
Wm. Krassig.
(14) Auto: Fred Metzner, E. D. Van
Auken, R. J. Hodgson, Iivy Stipp, W.
J. Wilson.
(15) Auto: L. L. Pickens, E. Wil
liams, W. C. McDonald, Bert Barnes,
R. Bittner, J. Simpson. j
Band: ,
(16) Auto: A Bankus, Nat McDou
gall, R. F. Hoffmark, Geo. H. Bucklin,
Alex Schand, J W. Moffatt.
(1) Auto: Grand Army." (2) Auto
Grand Army. (3) Auto: Grand Army.
(4) Auto: Woman's Club. (5) Wo
man's Club.
(6) Auto: Hall Hoss, W. W. Wood
beck, H. A. Kirk.
(7) Auto: Senator F. J. Tooie,
Representative Philip Hammond, Rep
resentative M. J. Lee, Representative
Geo. Randall. R. W. Kirk. J L. Gary.
(8) Auto: Will T. Wright, Thos.
F. Ryan, D. C. Latourette, Wm. An
dresen, T. W. Sullivan. ' j
(9) Auto: E. B. Charman, Ed. Fots
tune, G. L. Hedges, Chas. Shields, John'
R. Reams, John W. Draper.
(10) Auto: W. L. Little, C. P.
Farr, C. Schueble, R. L. Holman, L. E.
Jones, W. A. Huntley.
High School Chorous:
(100 singing students) Decorated
Autos. Miscl Autos.
Ceremonies On Bridge: (Jos E. Hedges
Master of Cermonies) ,
1. Band.
2. Welcome, Jos. E. Hedges, Pres.
Com'l Club
3. Remarks Judge H. E. Cross.
4. Response R. A. Booth, Chairman
Highway Com.
5. Remarks Mrs. H. B. CartlidgeJ
President Woman's Club.
6. Remarks Mayor Baker, of Port
land, Oregon. . . .
7. Response Mayor Giesy of Salem,
Oregon.
9. Christening By Queen, aided by
Band, High School Chorus.
10. Call & Gun Salute Buglers
Firing Squad.
11. Unlocking of bridge: Mayors
Shannon and Greaves, aided by two
fairies, whistles, Bells, etc.
. 12. Parade continues over and back
across the bridge.
Banquet: (Franklin T. Griffith, Toast
master) West linn 300 Plates.
1. Orchestra.
2. Male Quartette.
3. Address, Frank Branch Riley,
4. Solo Miss Lorraine Lee.
. 5. Address Sam'l Hill.
6. Short Talks Judge H. E. Cross,
Commissioners Booth, Barret and
Yeon, Mayor Baker, Mayors Shannon
and Greaves, Nunn, etc.
7. Orchestra. ,
8. Adjourn.
Committee Appointed To
Investigate Budget
Item
At the Tuesday noon luncheon of
the Live Wires, Ralph J. Shepherd
main trunk appointed L. A, Henderson,
Oscar D. Eby and Lenn E. Jones as
members of a committee to investigate
the facts regarding the item of $500
included in the tentative city budget,
and if available for the purpose have it
turned into the fund that it -will be
necessary to raise to finish the rest
and toilet room located in the east
approach of the new Oregon City West
Linn bridge. The amount in question
was placed in the proposed budget
in response to a petition presented to
the budget committee by the members
of the W. C. T. U. organization who
have maintained a rest room for sev
eral years. Their present quarters
on Seventh near Water Street will be
abandoned in the near future.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS AT
BROTHERHOOD SUPPER
Dr. W. G. Eliot Jr. pastor of the
First Unitarian church of Portland
and Professor G. B. Noble of the po
litical science department of Reed Col-
ege will be the principal speakers at
the next Congregational Brotherhood
supper to be given Tuesday1 evening,
December 12th. Dr. Elliot's subject
will fce "Pilgrim Fathers": Professor
Noble's subject will be "Turkey and
the International Crisis."
BRIDE OF OCTOBER
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
Jennings Lodge, Ore. Dec. 7. (Spec
ial) Mrs. Grace L. Brown has filed suit
for a divorce from Walter Brown, to
whom she was married October 22,
1922. She charges her husband with
slapping her in the face and jerking
her arm until medical aid was neces
sary. She asks to have her former
name of Howland restored.
LOOAL RESTAURANT
CHANGES HANDS
The Electric Restaurant adjoining
the Electric Hotol has been sold to L
and Irvine Fessler of Montana
The new owners, who are experienced
restaurant men will open a first class
restaurant at this loca'ion about De
cember 10th. The sale was handled
thru E., E. Teeple, local realtor.
"Oregon City High Jinks."
Friday evening at the High School
auditorium the students ofthe school
will give an entertainment khich they
have designated "Oregon City High
Jinks."
The program will be a varied one
including a presentation of "The Neigh
bors." Other features will be by the
Oregon City Club; The Keeniwahu
Club with musical selections by the
High school orchestra, the girls quar
tet and the string quarter.
Miss Mitchell Will Returin
Miss Mary Mitchell, who has been
spending several months in Honolulu,
has written Judge Harvey E. Cross a
letter, in which she announces her in
tention of returning to Oregon, and ex
pects to reach here in time to enjoy
Christmas with friends in Oregon City.
Liquor Is Destroyed
Acting under orders of J. U. Camp
bell, circuit court judge, 150 gallons of
liquor, confiscated when, the moonshine
plant of Paul Moras, near Willamette,
was raided by deputies Long and
Hughes of Sheriff Wilson's office, was
destroyed gaturday afternoon.
Plat Filed With Recorder.
The Oregon Iron and Steel company
has filed a plat of the sub-division of
block six in the town of Oswego. The
plat contains 21 lots each 100 feet deep
and varying In width from 50 to 74
feet
Thomas F. Ryan Returns
Thomas F. Ryan, president of the
Bank of Commerce, who has been
spending the past six weeks in the
principal cities of the east and middle
west, returned home last Saturday.
Taken to McMinnville
James Thornberg, arrested by Cons
table Ed. Fortune last week, on a
charge of larceny by bailee, was turn
ed over to the sheriff of Yamhill coun
ty and taken to McMinnville, last Sat
urday, ,
November Busy Month
Ed. Fortune, constable of this dis
trict made fifteen arrests during the
month of November, as follows: Fall
ing to report accidents, two; larceny,
mree; assault ana Dauery, inree;
speeding, five; non-support, two.
New Arrival at Ryan Home.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall T.
Ryan, at heir home on the river road,
in Gladstone, December 1st, a son.
Klmbenley's Wealth.
Klmberley, which i but 60 miles
from the new South African diamond
field. Is one ot the richest mines in the
world. Its yearly output is placed at
$4,000,000. Ninety-nine per cent of all
the diamonds produced in the last 20
years are said to have come from
1 South Africa.
BEAUTIFUL HOME OF
OREGON GITY ELKS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Evidence Points To Fire
Having Been of Incen
diary Origin
LODGE RECORDS SAVED
Loss Will Be Nearly $60,000.00 With
Insurance of $14,000.00
Lodge Jo Rebuild.
Fire thought to be of incendiary
origin early Saturday morning destroy
ed the Elks temple here with a loss
estimated to total beween $50,000 and
$60,000. The building and furnishings
were a complete loss. .
The blaze was discovered by a
passerby at 2:25 Saturday morning
and an alarm turned in. The fire de
partment prevented the flames from
spreading to old frame structures on
three sides and managed to get the
blaze under control, although at 8
oclock the fire was still burning la
fifty cords of wood stored in the base
ment ..
A window in the southwest corner
of the building near the bowling alley
was found to be broken, and as no one
had been bowling Friday night and
the building was unoccupied by any
of the members after midnight, sus
picion is held that the fire was set.
The temple was built In 1911 and
it was only a few months ago that
the clearing of the last indebtedness
wag celebrated. Insurance amounting
to $14,000 was carried. . .-
Members of the lodge have expres
sed intentions to start rebuilding as
soon as possible.
John Moore, caretaker of the build-
nig, declared that when he was in the
bowling alley at 1:30 a. m. on his
rounds there was no sign of fire,
and that there were no broken win
dows. He was in another past of the
structure when the Ore broke out, but
immediately ran around the southwest
corner of the structure and there found
smoke and flames bursting forth and
one of the basement windows broken.
Lodge records were saved from the
fire, but everything else was lost.
Canby Resident Is Pleased
With Holdings In Central
Oregon.
W. H. Bair, one of Canby's local
commission merchants, returned last
week from a trip to Redmond, Oregon,
where he has irrigated land holdings In
connection with the Deschutes Valley
Seed Co.
He reports the company as realiz
ing 1,000 sacks f seed potatoes on 100 -
acres of new land this year. They also
secured from 140 acres, 600 tons of hay
in two cuttings, and 70 bushels of oats
per acre on 140 acres.
The company has under cultivation
a volcanic ash, easily worked and very
productive under scientific irrigation
Their success this year in newly cul
tivated soil demonstrates the value of
Irrigation in Oregon where the soil is
susceptible to it. Unfortunately tor
our Willamette valley soil, there is
much of it which cannot be irrigated
because of a lack of subsoil to prevent
absorption before reaching Its object
or a surface hard soil through which
water will not pass with success.
Mr. Blair is fortunate tn having se
cured holdings- in a land proposition
where both ditch and nature of soil
will insure success. He is preparing a
shipment of four carloads of Christ
mas trees from Canby to California. -
COUNTY JUDGE TO VISIT
HERE DECEMBER
13.
Wednesday December 13, the county
judges of the state will visit Oregon
City, for the purpose of inspecting the
new Oregon City West Linn bridge.
At noon at the Commercial Club rooms
they will be the guests at a luncheon
tendered by the Live Wires of the
Commercial club. The visiting judges
will also visit the paper mills while
here. The judges will be holding: their
annual convention in Portland com
mencing December 12, ani their visit
to Oregon City will be made in re
sponse to an invitation extended by '
County Judge Harvey E. Cross.
Received Market Road Money
W. W. Everhart, county treasurer,
has received from the state highway
commissioners a voucher calling for
the payment of $24,706.26, this amount
being the last payment for 1922 of the
market road appropriation due Clack- ;
amas county. Of the amount received
approximately $21,000.00 will be used
in the payment for work already done.
C. E. Spence Has Returned
C. E. Spence, master of the State
Grange , has returned from Kansas,
where he went as a delegate from the
Oregon State Grange to attend the
national convention.