Independent and progres
sive, The Banner-Courier cov
ers, with larger circulation
than tlvat of any other paper,
every .portion of Clackamas
County.
T7'
Clackamas county justly
boasts of the intelligence and
progress of her citizens, the
excellence of her schools,
churches, farms and homes
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Number 33
40th Year
THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922.
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CITY OF ASTORIA IS
NEARLY WIPED OUT
BY CONFLAGRATION
Response to Needs of Strick
en People Immediate
and Effective
CITY WILL REBUILD
Thirty-five Blocks, Including Nearly
The Whole Of The Business
District, Wiped Out
In the midst of the busy hours last
Friday, there was flashed over the
wires and announced thru early edi
tions of the press, the startling news
that the Astoria business section was
being destroyed by fire. The extent of
the disaster was impressed more and
more deeply as subsequent reports
were received of increased areas burn
ed and over 2,500 persons rendered
homeless.
The fire started in an old downtown
restaurant, according to report, and
spread rapidly, being driven by under
currents of air thru under-street fun
nels, formed by the street surfaces be
ing placed over pilings driven into the
soft alluvial soil beneath. Flames
broke out at various places almost
simultaneously, ' rendering effective
work, by the fire department impos
sible. In the losses are included the banks,
hotels, garages and business houses of
the stricken area. The homeless were
left wothout food and shelter, nor was
there any way to obtain money as the
bulk of it was in the banks' vaults and
in the safes of the merchant popular
tion
Important buildings saved were the
court house, Y. M. C. A., one garage,
St. Mary's hospital and the postoffice.
Aid was rushed to the homeless from
every quarter of the state .and even
from outside, food and clothing were
"rushed to the stricken city. Portland
and other municipalities sent re
lief. The former's bankers providing
money to establish exchange. The
National guard, Red Cross and civic
organizations everywhere responded
hastily to the call until the immediate
need were provided.
It will be a long time before all
those thrown out of employment will
find work. It will be a long time be
fore the rebuilding of the city will
be completed, and there should be
while the need lasts the same splendid
response which has thus far met every
appeal.
MRS. CHARLES STRAIGHT
DIES AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
Mrs. Charles Straight of Clackamas
Heights died at a local hospital at an
early hour Thursday morning. The re
mains are at the Holman & Pace chap
el, pending final arrangements for the
funeral.
BOOTH TARKINGTON
Of all the photographs of this dis
tinguished man, wa have never seen
one that was not thoughtful, stern, in
some cases even severe. In contrast
to his pictures, his friends say he is
' one of the most genial of men, with
wonderful smile that is more habit
ual than any other expression.
His writings exhibit fine thought,
but certainly they are never gloomy;
indeed they abound in the choicest
humor. The greatest comedians sel
dom smile when at work, and Tar
kington's pictured poses convey the
impression that being funny is a seri
ous business.
Every story he writes is different
from every other story, and there
are more facets to his genius than
to a diamond. Twice since 1919 he
has won the Pulitzer prize for the
best novel of the year. Indiana,
famous for celebrities, proclaims him
her favorite son.
The most delightful Christmas
story that has come out in years is
his "Beasley's Christmas Party,"
which will be printed serially in this
paper.
Read the first installment in this
paper next week, or save your copies
of the paper until you have the story
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complete.
Falls Bakery Heavy Loser
By Fire Monday
Evening
Fire, believed to have started from
an overheated 'furnace pipe, in the
basement of the Falls restaurant and
bakery Monday evening at 5 o'clock
caused a loss estimated at from $5000
to $8000 before brought under control.
The building, a frame structure own
ed by Richard Petzold, is located be
tween the Jones drug store and the
'Masonic temple. The building is oc
cupied by the Falls restaurant and
bakery and Ed. ' L. Johnson's O. K.
barber shop. The fire was confined
to the basement, the damage to the
first floor being from smoke and water.
Ray Cameron, owner of the restaur
ant and bakery lost a heavy stock of
flour, supplies and fountain fixtures.
His loss is 'believed to be fairly well
covered by insurance. .
Chris Myers, who operates the bak
ery, sustained a loss estimated at $400
without insurance. . .- -
The fire department was hampered
in its work by the large crowd which
congregated.
During the progress of the fire
downtown an alarm was turned in
caused by a burning chimney at the
residence of R. W. Kirk, at Fourteenth
and Center streets. This call was an
swered by the chemical and the blaze
was extinguished without damage.
Gladstone Postoffice Again
The Victim Of Safe
Blowers
The safe in the Gladstone postoffice
was blown sometime between midnight I
and 4:30 o'clock Wednesday morning,
wrecking the safe, shattering the win
dows and postoffice boxes. Entrance
was gained through the front door,
which was pried open. The safe
cracker secured the necessary tools for
his work from the Parkplace garage.
In addition to the damage to the build
ing and fixtures, $100 in stamps and
approximately $20 in silver was se
cured. The office of the water collector is
in the postoffice. Several hundred dol
lars of the water funds had been turn
ed over to the city treasurer the pre
vious evening.
This is t'le second robbery of the
Gladstone postoffice within the past
year. Postoffice inspectors were on
the job early . Wednesday morning.
Finger-print impressions were made
and the postoffce accounts were check
ed over to determine the exact loss.
Sheriff Wilson, who made an early
investigation, expresses the opinion
that the work was done by profes
sionals. '
Jail Terms And Heavy Fines
Drawn By Offenders In
Justice Court
Entering a plea of. guilty to the
charge of the unlawful possession of
liquor, when arraigned hefore Justice
loble, Monday afternoon, Charles Hurl-
burt of the Sunnyside district, drew a
fine of $500 and costs, together with a
six-months' term in the county jail.
His wife, Mrs. Emma Hurlburt, ar
raigned at the same time, was fined
$250 and costs, together with a jail
sentence of 60 days. They were both
committed to the jailMonday evening.
- The liquor, sized by Sheriff Wilson
in the raid 17 gallons was destroy
ed by order of the court.
Hurlburt resided on the Ripley place,
which he leased a short time ago.
COMMUNITY CHEST
DRIVE IS POSTPONED
Decision to postpone a community
chest drive for Oregon City has been
announced, after investigation of con
ditions in the community by a commit
tee recently appointed for this pur
pose. It is believed by the committee
that while there is need of the drive
for funds to meet present needs, now
is an inopportune time,- owing to
multiplicity of other drives scheduled
or under way.
The committee is composed of Rev.
H. G. Edgar, chairman; W. A. Hunt
ley, F. J. Tooze, J. C. Cochran, John
Humphreys, T. W. Sullivan and ArthuH
Beattie.
A. E. Palmer Home Burns .
The A. E. Palmer residence near
New Era, burned Wednesday after
noon. The fire started in the attic.
At the time of the fire Mr. and Mrs.
Palmer were away fom home, though
the former returned in time to assist
in saving a part of the furniture.
Mrs. Hummel, mother of Mrs. Palm
er, a maid and the youngest child were
in the house when the fire started and
took with them what they could from
the burning building. Three children
of the family were in school.
The place has no water system and
the bucket brigade rormcd ny neigh
bors and workmen nearby, was inef
fective, except to save adjoining build
ings. '
Funeral Held Wednesday.
Funeral services "for Mrs. Mary Nor
ton, widow of the late Seba Norton,
were held from the Holman & Pace
Chapel, Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock, the Rev. A. H. Lathrop of the
Methodist church officiating. - Mrs.
Norton died Monday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. R. Dundas.
BATTLEFOR PRESIDENCY OF SENATE
In the fight for the presidency of the
state senate there are line-ups which,
if carried into the session, will make
the highest quality of needed legisla
tion difficult, if not impossible.
The eastern Oregon bloc, consisting
of seven senators, for the purpose of
controlling legislation in the interest
of their section, entered into a compact
before any definite campaign was en
tered upon by any candidate for the
presidency. Their purpose was to
elect, by the help of eight other sena
tors, whose votes they might obtain,
one of their number president, or, if
this were impossible, some other sena
tor, and then control the committee ap
pointments, which affects greatly legis
lative procedure throughout the ses
sion. During the last session and at
the present time, Roy Ritner of Pen
dleton and one of the eastern Oregon
bloc has been president. ' -
. B. L. Eddy of Roseburg, basing his
candidacy upon his twenty years' rec
ord in the state legislature and repre
senting no section, faction or bloc, be
gan soliciting support. Upon the basis
of his record as a legislator he accumu
lated votes rapidly.. The alarm was
sounded. -
Portland's venerable senator, Gua
Moser, began lining up his forces,
though Kubli's election as speaker of
the House was then conceded. Some
Oregon City Resident Held
In Los Angeles Charged
With Forgery
C. H. Nelson, of Oregon City, was ar
rested in Los Angeles, California, last
Saturday, and is bejng held for the of
ficials of Clackamas county, according
to telegraphic , information from the
sheriff of Los Angeles to Sheriff W. J.
Wilson. Armed with a requisition
from the governor's office. Deputy
Sheriff H. H. Hughes left Monday aft
ernoon for Los Angeles, for the pur
pose of bringing Nelson back to Ore
gon City for trial on a charge of forg
ery.
The complaining witness is Mrs.
Mary Grisco, who has been acting as
the guardian of the estate of Julia Rin
kus. Nelson was acting, according to
the complainant, as her, bondsman.
There was a deposit of approximately
$450 in the Bank of Oregon City, to be
drawn only by a joint check signed -by
Mrs. Grisco and Nelson. It is charged
that Nelson forged Mrs. Grisco's name
to the check, withdrawing the funds
from the bank.
Nelson Is well known in Oregon City,
being a skilled auto mechanic, and was
at one time associated with William
Weismandel in the automobile busi
ness.
Irrigation Is Assured As Re
sult Of Election At
Molalla
By a vote of 34 to 13 against the
land owners at Molalla, in the area
included, in the. district for which irri
gation was proposed, voted for the for
mation of a water district which will
include approximately 4,000 acres.
L. A. Shaver, O. W. Robbins and S.
A. Knapp will serve as directors of
the newly created district. Water will
be secured from the Molalla river and
tributary streams.' In the election of
directorsr George Gregory and S. A.
Knapp were tied, the latter winning
when they drew for place.
ROAD SUPERVISORS WILL
SERVE AS DEPUTIES
Commencing January 1st, the road
supervisors of Clackamas county, num
bering 50, will serve as deputy sheriffs,
and will take an active part in appre
hending violators of the traffic regula
tions. This arrangement has been
made possible by an understanding be
tween the sheriff's office and the coun
ty court.
This will make it possible to look
after the roads in every portion of the
county, without additional cost to the
taxpayers, outside of the amount neces
sary to purchase deputy sheriff's stars
for the new appointees.
ADAM KNIGHT WILL BE
NEXT CANBY POSTMASTER
Adam H. Knight, former county com
missioner of Clackamas county, has
been recommended by President Hard
ing as the next postmaster of Canby.
The contest for appointment to the
elect to the state legislature.
ocffice was between Knight and Mil
lard J. Lee, the latter representative-
R. L. HOLMAN BUYS THE
E. E. BRODIE RESIDENCE
A deal for the sale of the home of
E. E. Brodie, United States minister
to Siam, to Ross L. Holman, has been
practically consummated. . The resi
dence is located at Seventh and Jeffer
son streets. '
The consideration is said to be be
tween $7,000 and $8,000.
E. L." Pope Returns.
E. L. Pope of Parkplace, who was
called to his former home at La Moille
Illinois, by the sickness and death Of
his father, returned last Thursday
evening.
senators, Including Tooze of Clacka
mas and Brown of Marion, didn't take
kindly to the two heads of the depart
ments of the legislature being selected
from Portland. Others, for other rea
sons, demurred over the Moser boom,
though he insisted that he could and
would win, or at least name the next
president. Farrell of Portland was
also an entrant,- but eventually went
over to Eddy, who stepped aside .tem
porarily in order to give Moser oppor
tunity to make good his claim to" 16
votes which he did not have.
Inthe meantime, Charles Hall des
cends into the valley, wearing the in
signa -which has been his strength in
previous battles. Moser still clung to
his hope and brethren. -
Hall, next to himself, favorel Upton
of the eastern Oregon bloc. Eddy
gained pledges., Moser delivered two
or three votes to Upton in a meteoric
flight for a seat .on the Upton band
wagon.
Suddenly there were squeaks in the
engine. Ritner, Strayer and Dennis of
the "E" bloc didn't want the versatile
Gus C. Hall-Moser political oil didn't
mix. The line of cleavage became very
plain. Eddy had made some political
speeches for the party to which he be
longs during the campaign, and for
this hitherto common practice he must
be punished.' ' -.
Both sides obtained signatures the
COUNTY JUDGES TEND
ERED LUNCHEON BY
LIVE WIRES
Speeches Favor Road Improvements
Inspection of New Bridge and
C. W. P. Mill Made
One of the big events of the week
his the meeting, in Portland, of Ore
gon's county judges. About seventy
judges and county commissioners are
in attendance. The meeting is being
held at the court house, room 520. The
program is in charge of Ralph W. Hoyt,l
president, H. E. Cross, vice-president,
and H. L. Hasbrouck, secretary-treas
urer. . .
Among subjects discussed have been
county indebtedness, scenic preserva
tion and contract work for all county
work. Relative values of "black-face"
and cement pavements were subjects
of debate.
On Thursday, R. A. Booth, chairman
of the state highway -commission, an
swered the criticisms directed' against
the commission hy Governor-elect
Pierce, during the recent campaign.
He made it clear that none of the com
missioners would handicap, in any way
the new governor, and that both his
and Mr. Yeon's resignation would be
forthcoming within reasonable time.
Meanwhile, the commission is going on
with the road program in a methodical
way.
On Wednesday, the judges and com
missioners were given a luncheon at
the Commercial Club, at which there
were ahout seventy in attendance.
After a welcome by J. E. Hedges, sev
eral of the visitors were called on for
speeches hy- President Hoyt. "Judge
Smith of Lake county responded, com
plimenting the high school girls' quar
tette, which sang for the visitors. Ru-
fus Holman ' endorsed the investment
of money in good roads and was fol
lowed by Charles Rudeen, commission
er, and J. H. Rankin, commissioner
elect, of Multnomah county.- The re
sponses were" expressive of the spirit
of progress in road improvement and
other county affairs.
An inspection of the new bridge and
a visit to the C. W. P. mill followed
the luncheon. .
ORCHARD COMPANY
HAS A NEW REMEDY
Messrs. W. D. Morehouse and John
H. Spaar of Woodstock, Oregon, have
been in the city this week in the in
terests of the Morehouse Orcharding
Co. -
This-company handles "MoreHouse's
Fruit Invigorant," which is a chemical
food product containing a chemical
plant food, which is a curative for
plant diseases and a food forfruit and
flowers.
By treating the bark of the tree, the
liquid food reaches the cambium layer
of covering and circulates through, the
treein the sap, hastening fruitage and
improving the quality.
The operation of the company in
clude pruning, spraying and other sci
entific orchard work.
Parker Home Damaged
On Tuesday morning the coils of the
range in the Q. L. Parker home ex
ploded, shattering kitchen utensils and
endangering the lives of Mr. and Mrs
Parker, their little son and Mrs. Park
er's mother.
Not only was the stove blown to
pieces, but windows were shattered by
the force of the explosion.
Budget Meeting Friday Evening
The budget meeting of the Oregon
City council will be held at the coun
cil chambers, Friday evening, Decem
ber.l5th. .
- Read the Banner-Courier's plan for
starting a bank account editorial
page.
IS STILL RAGING
Upton 16, Eddy 14 with three of the
16' opposed to Moser and balking. Up
ton defied the fcloc and received the
Portland solon' with wide open arms.
The meeting scheduled for Wednes
day of this week at Pendleton, .was to
determine whether the "E" bloc would
remain intact or whether those adverse
to Moser must sit upon the Upton
wagon and be "good." The result as
reported wa the acceptance of the
Moser mandate which, had been repu
diated by Ritner and two or three
of his followers. .
As noses are now counted the east
ern Oregon-Hall-Moser bloc has 16
votes, or enough to put Upton over and
assure a legislature dominated by the
above named combination, through the
committee appointments of the presi
dent Later reports today Thursday
however, claim certain disaffection bf
at least one solon from the Upton to
the Eddy camp, which would mean at
least a deadlock.
Whatever the outcome, "Oregon
First" must be the slogan of every
member of the senate. The people of
the various counties and of the entire
state will and should demand of their
legislators genuine service which will
relieve burdens and add prosperity,
and which is more vital to them than
any or all political units or organiza
tions with single viewpoint or purpose.
State Fire Marshal Files
Charges Of Arson In Jen
nings Lodge Fire
H. H. Pomeroy, state fire marshal,
recently sent here to investigate the
origin of the numerous fires that have
been of monthly occurrence in Oregon
City since last J anuary, Saturday filed
a complaint in the justice court, charg
ing William Barry and his mother,
Mrs. Mary Barry, with the crime of
arson, as a result of the burning of
their home in Jennings Lodge last July.
The fire that destroyed the Barry
home also destroyed the home of Mrs.
Ingalls on the adjoining lot Mr. Barry,
father and husband of the defendants,
at the time of the first was a patient
at the Oregon City hospital. Their
home and contents were wiped out
with a loss, estimated at the time, at
from $2,000 to $2,500. The insurance
on the Barry property amounted to
$1,400.
Both Barry and his mother were held
to await the action of the grand jury.
The bonds of the former, placed at
$500, were furnished by C. D. Atchley
and Wiley Trout. Mrs. Barry was al
lowed her liberty on her own recog
nizancef School House In District No.
Ninety - Six Dedicated
Friday Evening
The recently built school house in
district No. 96, Pete's Mountain, was
dedicated last Friday evening. Bren-
ton Vedder, county superintendent ,and
Grant B. Dimick, were the principal
speakers. Following the dedication
exercises, a bazaar and basket social
were features of the evening's pro
gram. Judge Dimick served as auc
tioneer.
The school house, a neat one-room
structure, was completed October 1st.
This district was formerly a part of
district No. 43, and has an enrollment
of 23 pupils. Miss Leone Cole is
teacher. The board of directors are:
John Hellberg, chairman; E. Nordurft,
John Vlahos, directors; John Kaiser,
clerk.
Precautionary Measures To
Guard Against Fires By
School Board
Gladstone school directors at a meet
ing held Saturday evening for the pur
pose of affording better fire protection
fo their school, decided to lay a six
inch water main from Dartmouth, with
standard lire hydrants on the school
property. A two-inch main will be run
through the building with hydrants in
the basement and on each floor. Other
precautionary measures will' include
chemical fire extinguishers on each
floor and in the -basement and attic.
A sprinkling system will be installed
on the roof.
COUNTY TREASURER WILL
ISSUE WARRANT CALL
Another warrant call to the amount
of approximately $25,000, will be issued
by County Treasurer W. W. Everhart,
December 19th. At the present time
the outstanding warrant indebtedness
of the county is $374,246.87. The call
to be issued will reduce the indebted
ness to $349,246.87.
McCONNELL NAMED FOR
SHERWOOD POSTMASTER
Lawrence S. McConnell has been
recommended for the appointment as
postmaster of Sherwood, according to
advices received from Washington,
Monday.
Basketball Players To Compete
The Oregon City basketball team will
play the North Pacific Dental College
team, Friday. December 15, in the
High school gymnasium.
Poultry Breeders Plan For
A Big Exhibit At
Hubbard
A real poulby show, resounding the
glories of purebred Clackamas and
Marion county bird aristocracy, has
been scheduled for Hubbard, on Friday
and Saturday, January 12 and 13.
These will be red-letter days in the
purebred poultry calendar of 1923. !
Poultrymen, poultry lovers and citi
zens clip .this date and paste it in
your hats.
The exhibit is purely a Marion-Clack
amas affair. Entries will be accepted
only from flocks owned within these
counties. The premium list is large
and still growing. The special prizes
are tempting, many of them being of
fered only to those breeders who have
never before placed their birds in com
petition. The extension department of 0. A. C.
will co-operate and the . most experi
enced poultrymen of the two counties
will be on hand with their enthusiasm
and knowledge to make the exhibit the
biggest possible success.
The affair is backed by the recently
organized poultry association of the
two counties, business men of the dis
trict and other live wires, who are de
termined to encourage the production
of purebred poultry for commercial
purposes.
Any information desired may be ob
tained from T. J. Kinley, Hubbard, Ore
gon. Remember the dates, place and
occasion Hubhard, January 12 and 13
and the Purebred Poultry. Exhibit.
"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch" to be Shown Sun
day Evening
A six-reel picture, entitled "Mrs.
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," will be
shown at the First Congregational
church next Sunday at the popular
evening service. Rev, Morgan will re
view the book and deliver an address
on it together with the pictures.
There will also be the usual special
music by the orchestra trio. No charge
of admission will be made, but an of
fering will be made to defray expenses,
The public is cordially invited to
see this wonderful and instructive pic
ture.
"Beasley's Christmas Party"
Will Appear Next
Next Week
Continuing the publication of a fine
serial story for the pleasure of its
readers, the Banner-Courier will offer
next week the first installment of
"Baesley's Christmas Party," by Booth
Tarkington, America's great story-tell
er. - i i
We hope and trust that our rea'ders
will find as much enjoyment in this
story as the Banner-Courier does in its
presentation to them. If they do, it
will be well worth while.
Irrigation Meets Defeat In
Special Election Held
At Canby
In a -special election held at Canby
last Saturday, for the purpose of cre
ating an irrigation district that would
have afforded water for several thou
sand acres, the proposal met defeat by
a vote of 140 against to 11 for the
proposal. -
CARL GREEN HOME
FROM ATLANTA MEET
Carl Green, delegate' to the Klan
meeting held in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov
ember 27-30, returned home on Satur
day. ' -
, On the way home, by chance, he met
a former Oregon City boy, the brother
of "Cy" Mosher, at Tucson, Arizona.
Mr. Mosher is now with a New York
firm as traveling salesman.
Ray Littlefield Paroled
Ray Littlefield, sentenced ia October
to serve six months in the county jail
and to pay a fine of $350, on a charge
of moonshining, has been paroled by
Judge Campbell. Littlefield paid, at
the time of his parole, $75 of the
amount of his fine and is to pay the
balance at the rate of $15 per month.
He is to report by letter or personally
once each month during the period of
his parole.
Remodeling County Jail
Contractors commenced work on the
reconstruction of the county jail Mon
day. The contract was awarded sev
eral months ago, but actual work has
been held up by reason of delay in se
curing material, the steel being fabri
cated in the east. The present county
jail has been the object of criticism
by nearly every grand jury of Clacka
mas county for the past ten years.
Marriage License Issued.
A marriage license was -issued Sat
urday to Fred Edward Stoller, 27, and
Laura Madge Pennell, 23, both of Can
by. Read the Banner-Courier's plan for
starting a bank account editorial
page.
flG
TO AWAITAGTIONDF
THE NEW OFFICIALS
Highway Commissioners Say
They Will Do Nothing
More In Matter
UP TO NEW OFFICIALS
Negotiations Have Extended
Past Eighteen Months,
Come To Naught.
On
In the days of Caesar, when all roads
lead to Rome, there is no record that
would indicate that the roads of the
Roman empire were administered by a
highway commission. If they had been
so handled, and had the commissioners
of those stirring days had as much
trouble with the council of Rome as
the Oregon highway commissioners are
experiencing with the council and citi
zens of Oregon City, Mt. Vesuvious
would have experienced more than one
eruption, and Ceasar's throne would
have been overturned daily.
The above remarks are preliminary
to breaking the news gently that the
official routing of the Pacific High
way through Oregon City, has been
abandoned by the present commission
ers, who will retire from office with
the outgoing administration. Negotia
tions pending for the past .eighteen
months, with the city council are af
an end, and the problems of finding
an outlet satisfactory to the highway
department, city officials and individu
als will await the coming of the New
Year, when new officials in state and
city will inherit more trouble than the
ordinary mortal should be called upon
to bear.
The difference of opinion arises as
to whether the commsisioners name
Seventh street and Railroad avenue to
Fifth street or whether the routing
shall be down. Main street to Fifth
and thence east to an underground
crossing of the Southern Pacific tracks.
Confronted with threats of injunction
suits by both sides, and a petition by
Chris Schuebel protesting against vacating--Third
street unless the Main
street route was taken. The state
highway commissioners chose the easy
way out of the difficulty and passed
method of final settlement to their
successors to be.
The selection of the Fifth street
route was made possible through con
tributions by the Southern Pacific com
pany, The Portland Railway Light and
Power company, The Hawley Pulp and
Paper company and the Crown-Wil
lamette company. The combined con
tribution of the companies being $110,
000. In return for these contributions
the Hawley Pulp and Paper company
were to secure the vacation of Third
street from Main street to the S. P.
Railway right of way. The P. R. L.
and P. company secured an extension
of their freight franchise until 1943, a
reduction of their franchise tax from
$1000 per year the amount they are
now paying to $500 per year, and the
privilege of operating .freight trains
during the day. As the matter stands
at present, all concerned will mark
time until the beginning of the new
year, when the echo of the Christmas
bells may possibly have created a spirit
of harmony that will make possible
concerted action in a matter of vital
interest.
ASSESSED VALUATION
OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY
The assessed valuation of the prop
erty of Clackamas county, exclusive of
public service corporations, is $24,
682,815, according to figures compiled
by William B. Cook, county assessor.
This is a net increase since 1921 of
179,650.
In addition to this increase the
amount exempt -to soldiers was in
creased this year by an additional $30,
665, making the total soldiers' exemp
tion $96,450. ,
l ne increase in the assessments
comes from an increase of $55,000 in
the valuation of improved lands, $35,
000 increase in the value of town lots
and $70,000 in town improvements. -
MONEY GIVEN AWAY TO BANK
- DEPOSITORS AT
- SANDY.
The Banner-Courier has arranged
with the Clackamas County Bank at
Sandy to help every Banner-Courier
reader to Start a Bank Account
during this holiday season.
The plan includes Giving Away
Fifty cents with which to open the
account also a beautiful Liberty-Bell
bank in which to accumulate your
money.
Read the Banner-Courier coupon
and plan on the Editorial page of
this issue. Clip the coupon and
take it to the Clackamas County
uanK wnere it will be worth fifty
cents to you. Do not delay. The
Best Time to Begjn Regular Saving
is Today.
HIGHWAY
ROUT