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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919.
FIFTY-THIRD YIAR No. 10.
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CAMPAIG
OFVICTORY
LOAN OPENS
APRIL 21
WASHINGTON', March 12. The
victory liberty loun ciimimlgn will
open Monday, Alhil 21, anil cloim
three wonUn later, Saturday, May 10,
Secretary (Jlu announced the
iluti'i KinlRht, together with the fuel
thwl short iwu notes maturing In not
over fivo yean woiru do issued i"
steud of lunger term bond. Tho !
amount of notes to bo offered wn not
disclosed, but It hat been been gen
rally understood tint tho loan wouM
bo for a minimum of I5.000.000.0UO,
with iho trfiiHiiry rennrvlrg tho right
to accept all oversibwrl ijiono.
I
I, D. C,
Many of tho hx al aoldlurt who havo
roci'lvod thwlr honorablo dlHcharRo are
i,(imth!t confimod a to tho cotinio to
pursue In ordir to recelvo tho t0
liomm allowed thntu mid for the bono
fit of thiao hoyt we publlnh tho rules
fur thorn, whlrh aro aa followa:
Thoxo who havo bceii dlnchargud
and hato rcci'lved tholr final pay
without the J60.00 bomm. nhould wrlto
a lutter to Uio Zone Finance. Officer,
l.nmon H.illiHng. Wanhltifton. D. C,
nUitlng lliclr m-rvlce alnco Aiirll 6,
1317 tho date of lnt dlnchurgo aud
tholr pnfnt addrciia to which thoy
doilro thflr honua .rhnrka to l tont
and IncUwinit with thia latter thoJr dl
charge rortlflrato or military order
for dlachargo and both, If both w ore In
auod, Upon rcflpt by tho Kono Hnancn
Officer, Waahlugton, D. C, of thla In
formation and tho toMlor'i dlocharKO
rortiflcate, thla officer will cauao
chm ka to bo drawn and mallnd to tho
clulmanta In tho order In which tholr
clalnia wiro rocelvod b him. Tho dl
charge certificate will be returned to
tho soldier with the check.
STILL WORKING FOR
Tho office of the Rod Cross branch
of Cl tckamnt county has moved back
to the Mnsonlo building from the pub
licity building of the Oregon City Com
mercial Club. The work of making
scarfs and nhawlg for the rofugoos In
Europe will bo taken up, and those de
airing to mako these at their homos
may do so, and may secure the ma-'
torlul by calling at the Red Crose of
fice, which la In charge of Mrs. F
V. Gardiner, the eocretary.
The following number of artlclos
have been turned Into Portland head
(quarters from tho local branch, In
eluding auxiliaries of the county,
whose work was turned over to the
local branch since August, 1918, gockH,
1315 pal.-s; sweaters, 557; wrletlots,
30; oonvaloscent robes, 400; hospital
coats, 100; pinafores, 300; girls'
drosHes, 100; pajuma suits, 400; boya'
suite, 150; men's refugee shirts, 1500.
LIQUOR CAUSES
ARREST OF TWO
AT FRIARS' CLUB
Possession of liquor caused the ar
rest of two men Saturday night at the
dance at the old Friar's Club at Mil
waukio. Tho arrosts were made by
Deputy Sheriff Mollis.
J. Taylor of Portland, was ono of
those arrested and he was given a
hearing Monday and flnod $50 by
Justice Slovers.
John Anderson was the othor man
arrested and he posted $10 bail but
faljod to appear for trial and the ball
was forfeited.
This place has been In the limelight
more or less for some time and was
twice closed by the government. Pro
lessor Rlngler of Portland, was given
a permit to operate a dance by the
Mllwankle council but this was later
rovoked.
A short time ago the council granted
a permit to another mon to operate
there and the one Saturday night was
the second given under tho now management.
APPOINTED TO
BALKM, March 12. The stitt
board of control today oppoltitotl Cup
lulu James K. Hhaw of Mllwatikla,
('liicluuniiH county, aa commandant oi
tho Slutc Soldiers' Hume at Jlotieb.irg
Mr. Show I well known here,
where Jm resided tor ft number oi
your and wan In the rtml estate and
uiorrnutllo biulnuH. While residing
hero hi wife was tor homo t!iu prlu
clpnl of tha lCitHiImm schools and U
whII known in tducutlonul circles.
Tho now commandant wu at one
lime department commander for tho
Grand Army of tho Ilnpubltc and for
nearly 40 year but beoo a resident of
' . 7
loItlm. the telc tlun being made
, wiinoui ma anowioiiKO. but was madu
I after ho had received tho warm ap
proval ofJradlnK 0 .A, It. men and oth
er who know him.
Life Termer Makes
Escape from Prison
SAI.KM. March 0. Jack U Itoao.
who wik nerving a Ufo aentence for
nocimd degree murder for killing 11.
Newman, a Junk dealer In I'urtland, In
1909, cm-aped Wediuaday afternoon
from tho prison wood camp, aoven
mllea northeaat of Balam la atlll
at large.
He wai known aa a dungoroua "m
pipe" man, aa it waa with a piece of
gas plpo that ho killed Newman.
It li reported that he wa being con-
aldered by lata Governor Wllhycombe
for conditional pardon and when tbo
governor died he became despondent
and soon found opportunity for ea
capo. Ho waa a trusty end waa em
ployed at the pruton wood camp with
out the presence of an armed guard.
LEADING STATESMAN
S LAID 10 FINAL REST
SALEM, March fl. Sweetly and
beautifully Impressive were the serv
ices this afternoon for ex-Governor
Withycombe. They stood as a symbol
of farewell from a great common
wealth to the man who had been en
trusted with leadership during the
most trying hours of Its history.
How well he bullded could be read
In the solemn faces and tear-dlmmed
eyes. The First Methodist church, a
roomy edifice, was filled to the doors.
Out on tho walks and In tho etreets
stood more than a thousand people,
stricken with a sorrow that they plain
ly showed.
Inside, by the altar rail, In a niagnl-
cent gray casket, set off In massive
silver and fairly embedded In flowers
tokens from hundreds of loving
friends, lay the last that was mortal
of James Withycombe, leader of his
state In war and peace.
No greater trlbuto could havo been
paid to tho character and achievement
of this man than the gathering togeth
er of the representative types of citi
zens who were In the church today.
In one seat a man who stands for mil
lions In ono of the greatest Industries
of the state rubbed knees with an
artisan still clad In the coarse and not
overly clean garments of his trade
Each know he had lost a true friend
and an honest, helpful adviser.
Turougn ail of the services ran a
touch of simplicity, a spontaneous re
sponse to the simple, but lofty ideals
of the man whose memory they hon
ored. After a prayer, a brief scripture
reading by the Rev. Richard N. Avl
son of the Methodist church, pastor
of tho late governor, was followed by
singing of "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought," by Mrs. Ilallio Rurnal of
Sulem.
LA.
LEADER OF B, P.O. ELKS
Thomas A. Burke was elected Ex
alted Ruler of the Elks lodge at their
annual election of officers held Fri
day night, and will head of the local
herd during the ensuing year. Mr.
Burke Is well known locally and haB
been assistant prosecuting attorney
for Clackamas county during the past
three years. The newly elected of
ficers will be Installed the first Friday
In April. Other officials chosen were:
Leading Knight, Don James; Loyal
Knight, Raymond Caufleld; Lecturing
Knight, II. A. Honlngsen; Tyler ,A.
M. 81nnott; treasurer, Eber Chapman;
secretary, Ooorge Swafford. Three
trtiRtees were also choson, M. P. Chap
man, John Rlsley and R. D. Wilson.
Benjamin Beard is the retiring Ex
alted Ruler who steps from the office
In April, and wns elected representa
tive to the Grand Lodge. G. B. Dlmlck
was elocted alternate representative.
HIGH
POSITION
The Blonde Beast will never bite
COUNTY Fl DATES
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Hoard of Directors and other
officers of tho Clackamas County Fair
Association met in session Thursday
afternoon to again change the date of
tho fair, aa the children's display in
the Juvenile department of the Oregon
State Fair from Clackamas county
would not be eligible unless exhibited
at the county fair first. The dates
now set and decided upon are Septem
ber 17, IS, 19, and 20. The children
of Clackamas county are taking un
usual Interest In the coming county
and state fairs, and Clackamas coun
ty is to have a record breaking dis
play in the Juvenile department.
Horse racing, automobile racing
and aeroplane flights are to be among
some of the attractive features.
Many Improvements are to be made
on the grounds in the way of repair
lng barns and stalls for the livestock
ana burses.
SPEED COP MEADS
S
Spoed Cop Meads was looking for
speeders Saturday night near New
Era and was nearly run over by a car
with no headlights. The officer stop
ped the driver, who proved to be A.
Tiller of Portland. He was released
and nppeored bofore Justice Sievers
Monday and was fined $5.00 tor his
carelessness.
P. II. Jones of Portland, salesman
for the Goodyear Tire company, was
arrestod Monday near Canby by
Meads for speeding. He was charged
with going 38 miles an hour straight
away and 30 miles on the corners. He
was released by Meads and is to ap
pear here for trial Wednesday.
Judge H. S. Anderson, Commission
ers Proctor and Harris attended the
meeting ot the Highway Commission
In Portland Friday when Representa
tives from several counties were pres
ent. At the meeting the Clackamas dele
gates brought up the matter ot the
pavement on the west side In Clacka
mas and the Mount Hood road. Al
though no definite action was taken
at the meeting the commissioners
were given the most favorable report
on the mattof so far that has boon
received.
again.
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
EXPLAINED
TO WIRES
Fourteen new individual member
ships for the Oregon State Chamber
of Commerce were obtained here
Tuesday during the weekly luncheon
ot the Live Wires of the Commercial
Club, after brief speeches from Judge
John H. Stevenson and Frank Mc
Cril'ls of Portland, who explained the
plans and purposes ot the new organ-
(a f t rt Tn a T)tt 1 n n rf man oomA linrA
In anticipation of the drive for about
400 members from Clackamas coun
ty, which has been districted and the
campaign will be carried on In earnest
next week under the direction ot U
Adams as county chairman.
The Oregon State Chamber of Com
merce, explained the speakers, was
formed to consider and promote legiti
mate objects of a state wide charact
er, taking a referendum vote ot the
constituent members, composed of
commercial bodies throughout the
state. The organization has already
appointed a committee to . represent
the telephone users of Oregon at the
hearing to increase the local rates ot i
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company approximately 20 per cent
throughout the state.
F
NOT GUILTY BY
JURY TRIAL
Lawrence Forsythe, who was plac-
ed on trial charged with burglary, was
found not guilty In the circuit court
Tuesday.
Forsythe, In company with "Slim"
Brown, was accused of breaking" Into
and robbing the garage of Uptegrove.
After arrest Forsythe was released on
bonds and Brown was held In the
county Jail In default of bail. He later
made his escape by sawing the bars
of the window.
Attorney George C. Brownell repre
sented the defendant, and B .T. Mc
Bain and a number of others were wit
nesses for Forsythe.
This case has attracted much atten
tion, and a largo number ot people
attended the trial.
There are several more cases to
come before the court at this session.
PETITION FOR LETTERS
Marie Frledrich filed Thursday for
letters of administration in the estate
of the late Gustav Frledrich. The es
tate consists of real and personal pro
perty valued at $2800. There are sev
eral heirs.
ORSYTHE
FOUND
By Morris
nninnr inn nun niun
BILL-FORKS
D.. L. Torrence filed suit against the
Portland Bridge & Building company
to collect for piling he alleges he sold
to the defendants and they have not
paid for.
According to the complaint defend
ants agreed to purchase the piling af
ter this was placed In the Willamette
river above the locks and in the form
ot a raft and the plaintiff was to In
spect and scale it. Plaintiff alleges
this was done and the defendants have
no p,
He further alleges at another date
plaintiffs agreed to purchase more
piling and this was placed in the river
and scaled and tht defendants were to
inspect It. He claims they tailed to do
this and the piling was worth $1SS4.50
when the agreement was made but
the market had dropped and they de
creased in value $57-1.50 and during
the high water in January the piling
broke loose and was scattered over a
large territory.
He asks $735.50 damages for the
first lot and $1SS4.50 for the second
j lot and Interest on the full amount.
T COURT
FOR BUSINESS BUT
ADJOURNS
The circuit court convened here
Monday to try several cases the first
being that ot C. M. Hall, charged
with forgery.
Hall failed to appear and he will be
given until Thursday before his ball
is to be forfeited.
Lawrence Forsythe, charged with
burglary, will be tried Tuesday. He
was arrested some time ago and has
been at liberty on bail. "Slim" Brown
I was arrested for the same offense,
j but made his escape from the countj
Jail.
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Automobile Thieves
Arrested Saturday
About 11:30 Saturday evening
Night Officer Surfus and Deputy
Sheriff Hughes arrested two young
men from Portland, who were charged
with stealing a large Oldsmobile car.
The men were noticed to be acting
j suspicious and after the officers made
the arrest they admitted to the theft.
They said they took the car early In
the evening and claimed to be on their
way to Cottage Grove.
The Portland police department
was notified and the men were held
until officers came after them and
took them back to Portland.
The prisoners gave the names of
Joe Jonla and William McDonald. The
latter has been in the army and had
his discharge papers with him.
SALEM PLANS
TO ESTABLISH
PAPER PLANT
SALEM, March 12. Announcement
la mado here that bualnec men of
1'ortland and Salem, who are Interest
ed In the Charlea K. Spauldlng Log
glng company of Salem and the Crown
Willamette Paper milla of Oregon
City, will establish a paper mill at
balem on the site of the old Salem
Flouring mils. The conarructlon of
the plant. It is said, will begin at an
early date and will Involve an invest
ment of $500,000. F. W. Leadbetter of
Portland, is the moving epirlt in the
project.
Local War Office
To Close March 31
Miss Iva M. Harrington, clerk of
the local war board, la busy classify
Ing the card records prior to closing
the office. Word waa received by her
to have everything ready by March
31, as that Is the date set by the gov
ernment to end the work of the of
fice.
There are many cards to be classi
fied and some of these have been fll
ed a number of times when orders
were received to do the work in a dif
ferent manner. When the work is com
pleted the cardg will be shipped to
Washington, D. C, where they will be
filed for reference.
PORTLAND, March 10. At 3:40
o'clock this afternoon, with the
union station a bedlam ot anticipatory
kith and kin, four companies of the
old Third Oregon regiment rolled into
the yards,. The troop -.train . windows
were Jammed with long rows ot tous
led heads and tanned faces respect
ively opened In ear-splitting whoops
of sheer Joy at the home-coming. In
all there were about 260 returned
troopers, but scores left the train at
Vancouver and boarded street cars to
reach their homes sooner.
Colonel John May, commander of
the regiment, lean and dusky and hus
ky, with his overseas cap perched aa
Jauntily an any top-sergeant's, step
ped Into the throng and was engulfed.
A rough and ready crowd they seem
ed to be, those boys of the Third Ore
gon. From the military standpoint
they were as smart as the best of
them. The roughness was something
that you sensed, precisely In the way
that Heinle did when he received his
first party of visitors in the Ameri
can trench raids. And lees than two
years ago most of them were in high
school or tackling their first tilt with
a Job.
AT TUESDAY LUNCHEON
State Senator Arthur W. Ortou,
chairman ot the committee on roads
and highways, declared here Tuesday !
in a speech before the Live Wires of
the Commercial Club, that Multnomah
county was prepared and desired to
extend its fullest cooperation with
Clackamas county in the completion
ot state and national highways. He ex
plained that by reason ot Clackamas
being one of Multnomah's near neigh
bors, that his county recognized the
liability of Multnomah In reference to
a county that has hundreds of mi'es
of road demanding Improvement, with
lim'ted funds with which to work. He
made espeical reference to the Pacif
ic highway between Canby and Auro
ra, and between Oregon City and the
Multnomah county line, and the pro
posed Mount Hood loop highway.
County Commissioners Rufus Hoi
man, Ralpn W. Hoyt and A. A. Muck
backed up the declan Hons of Senator
Orton. Mr. Holman explained that this
vear the highways n both sides ot
tua Willamette leading out of Mult
omah county toward Clackamas
would be hard surfaced, covering the
street through Sellwood and4the road
passing the Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Draper Allowed
$50 Attorney's Fees
In the divorce suit of Leon T. Drap
er against Lena Delia Draper, defend
ant was granted $20 suit money and
$50 attorney's fees, and the plaintiff
was ordered tg deposit this with the
county clerk within five days.
Defendant's motion to set aside the
order of the court granting tha cus
tody of tho child to the plaintiff was
denied and demurrer was overruled.
PORTLANDWELCOMES
SOLDIERS ON RETURN
COVILLE
CONVICTED
iY CIRCUIT
COURT JURY
Charles Covllle, was found guilty ot
a statutory charge Wednesday by a
curcuit court Jury after 30 minutes
deliberation.
Covllle was arrested December 2 on
incriminating evidence given by his
daughter and was given a hearing
and bound over to the grand Jury who
found an Indictment against him. His
bonds were p'aced at $2,500 and in de
fault of this amount he had been held
in the county Jail. After the verdict
was given he was immediately taken
back to the Jail, where he will be held
awaiting sentence. The maximum pen
alty is 20 years in the penitentiary.
Attorneys George C. Brownell and
3, Dean But'er represented the de
fendant and District Attorney G. L.
Hedges and Deputy Burke were the
prosecuting attorneys.
Covllle denied the charge and also
tried to convince the jury the girl was
16 years of age and to shield himself
he attacked her character. When the
state presented their argument the
district attorney answered this attack
wih biting sarcasm.
William Lindau was to appear for
trial today but owing to the U'ness ot
his attorney, W. A. Dlmlck, this has
been postponed to a later date. He is
charged with bigamy.
C, M. Hall, charged with forgery,
and is at liberty on bail, was to ap
pear Monday but tailed to do so and
was given until today. It he falls to
appear today his bail will be forfeit
ed. ..-
HELD LAST MONDAY
BY
The regular meeting of tho Hard
ing Grange, No. 122, was held at the
Logan hall last Monday with a very
good attendance considering tho
weather.
There was one application for mem-
bership and six were initiated into the
order. Thut,e tekiug the first and sec
ond degrees were Misses Helen, Elsie
and Gertrude SinitE, Helen Ogden and
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Rose.
During the lecture hour discussions
were held on "Selection of Prune
Seed" and "The Daylight Saving
Plan." Each one present read some lit
tle remark on present day topics. Mab
el Kirchem gave a vocal sola and
Clara Fullam and- Henry EgKor gave
a duet
The Grange docided that they would
make preparations for a Fourth of
July celebratlcn and appointed s com
mittee for this purpose composed of
Messrs. Kohl, Wilson, Sloper, Kirk
em and Mrs. Babler.
They also decided to give a dance
March 8 and appointed a committee
for this purpose.
The next meeting will be an open
meeting as the county agriculturist
is to speak. This will be held April
5 and all are invited.
ARE REPORTED BY
TAX DEPARTMENT
Many ClacKamas county taxpayers
are coming to Oregon City to pay
their taxes, and the heaviest day that
Tax Collector I. D. Taylor and hla
deputies iiad so far this year wai
Wednesday when about $8000 was de
le sited in the bank. The firt half of
the taxes become delinquent April
5, and som-i of the largest concerns
have not yet turned their money into
the tax department
In somr of the sections there Is a
special levy made, and son.e ot tho
texpayeri aro objecting to this when
paying their taxes, while others are
paying willingly. The special tax at
Gladstone has caused some of the peo
ple ot that place to complain this be
ing a special tax tor roadwork.
PETITION FOR LETTERS
Sarah R. Bennett filed tor letters
of administration In the estate of the
late John M. BennetU who passed
away in Los Angeles county, Califor
nia. .
The estate consists ot personal
property valued at $100 and two lot
In Multnomah county. Thore aro sev
eral heirs.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING