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FORTY-FOURTH YIAR No. 23.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1920.
ESTABLISH tO 1881
econd Fattest Member of
"Work and Grow Thin"
Club Following Orders
iTATEIIIT
Honor System Failure
High Cost of Elections
OREGON
PORTLAND
FIRE LADS
Or MINISTER
RESENTED
BY LEGION
In lilt! Memorial Iny uddreaa m (h
l'lrt IiitUt cluin h lit thl city, Huv.
Kraaiu A. Hintli Ml called upon to
rouRt tlio mot ivuM of th Americun Le
gion fur tfm Ht:illd that II lm laktl
upon bonus lilll now bfre Con-
KTc Sl TIlM Irf'KlUll llUS 0 objection to
Mr. Smith wtittluK III vlewa before the
imit ill oiio of our regular mm-tlng
or any othnr plucu where thuro iiiIkIiI
bd Mt) open llnruiil of i bi aiibjmri.
)la ti iiiul tint method that Mr. Hmtiit
utunl to nlr hU view, without rIvIii,'
opporiunlty lo tho IkIou t ein-
tint It rt-riuliily Wa objwl to Ui
juif or to Juiulfy Ita stand.
Iti hooilii(( to attack tho Legion on
Imcornttoti luy ht rmimfkn were
, trumi'ly 111 In that bo was tho
uptttki-r of ib liny and tho itmrnt of
t.u (!, A. U with tho U'Klon awtlntln?
that Imly and hi remark Hhoull
have t,it conftnd to Memorial
titiy rnldtma lnHiad of taking advan
tage of the occasion to i-xpreaa bit
Mroiml opinion of the legion and
thn mmt who fought In tha great war.
When the lesion it coujlo of
iivmtlm iiko. ndoid the bouua bill
It was not without nome opposition ;
from within the pout, nut me action
was almoat unanimous In thnt It wan
fell that there ahould bo aomo sort
of adjustment for tha sacrifices thnt
almost every matt made upon and
ilurtti hi enltniment In tha acrvlco.
Almoin every man gave up a position ,
that meant m-vcrtil time to nun wnai
lh ttevmity five rents which he re
ceived iifUT hi Insurance had been
deducted. With tho Kfima profiteer
ing thnt bna occurred both during and
n f tor th war he 1ib fn't that hoi
n!)ul(t b axlnt(l or compt-nsated, evj
pwUlly whin In many cnnoii ho mlKht j
n wi!l hnvn atnyi'd at homo and Knel
Into t)i ah!pynrla or aotne other Vlndj
.f ciiiptoyim-nt and hnve earned from
H to H a tiny. ln bla roturnj
homo ho found thnt pr' taxoa'
had IncrPttfiod enormoualy and that in
ninny much he was nt a decided dlaal
Timtacn ltd wiw glnd to flKht durliiK
ihc war nnd la bonrliiK hi ahnre of
the cost of It, but neverthe loan l
fei-ls thnt ttomo sort of n bonus, whoth
r It be In a homo purchaHlnR loun or
land Hottlemcnt, ahould bo allowed to
Mm. The Canadlnn government has
been ahl to do thla with their much
Krontcr proportionate loe and cot
Knintlim to their voternna a land lonn
hU'h a 7.000, a much hlgh-r
amount than liaa boon propoaed In
thin country.
Mr. Smith cited tho example of tho
venerable (J. A. It. In utatlng that thoy
received no bonuara nnd that we
fh utd be na well autlnfled a thoy. I
vl h call attention to thn fact thnt
Hv I lie i. i"r in '" ,.. "... .
were enormous tract of public, land j
rich'iiR from the rnclflc to tno mis
rlHKtPDl which were crying forPttlers,
whl'e nt lh proKont time thn amount
of deirnbli public land open la al
mott neKllRlbln. At tho done of tho
Civil war the United Slates currency
was In a badly depreciated condition,
which l far from being true at tho
present time with purchasing power
of the dollnr about one third greater
thnn tho Engllnh equivalent and about
throe tlmea greater than IU French
equivalent.
The writer has no personal gain to
bo made from the passage of thla bill,
.for myself tike a good many thousand
o'her ex-of fleers, ex-regulnr army and
exremilnr navy men will receive no
i ,. 1,111 hn nnvnr.the-
oeneuin uum w,,,, j
loss I fool as though the bill should.
pass and think that the legion was
Justified In the stand that It haa taken.
L. 0. HARPINO,
Commander Willamette Falls Tost No.
(j, American Legion.
Sugar Up Again;
30 Cents Retail
SAN FRANCISCO, Jun'e 1. Sugar
took another Jump Monday.
The California & Hawaiian Sugar
Refining company announced a now
vho'esale basic price of $26.30 per
hundred.
This marked the largest single price
Jump of that ataplo, the new quota
tion bolng 3.6 cents lilgher than prev
ious quotations.
Th'-tv ceit sugar at retail will be
a reality here whon the new allotment
goes on sale.
BANDIT8 GET $10,000
NEW ORLEANS, La., May 28. Two
armed bandits entered the Canal Truit
ft Savings branch' bank In Gretna,
across the river from New Orleans,
forced t.Tie two dorks Into an inner
room snd ecaped w'th all the money
in stent. It is believed over $10,000
was taken.
One after another, wardens of penal institutions
Are almndoninK the honor system. Everett J. Murphy,
head of the Illinois etute penitentiary at Joliet, is the
latfKt prison executive to declare the honor plan to be
a failure, reaching that conclusion after the recent es
cape of twenty convicts from the penitentiary farm.
The inhuman treatment of prison inmates that
obtained in many states up to the last decade or so has
given place to a recognition of certain fundamental
rights to which a convicted criminal, though deprived of
his liberty through due process of law, is entitled. It
used to be common enough to flog an offender for in
fraction of prison rules, and it was not unusual to string
a man up by his thumbs, with his feet barely touching
the floor. Modern prison administrators, of late years,
have frowned upon any form of punishment that car
ries physical suffering which has a tendency to make the
culprit revengeful.
?c re is a wide gap, however between the cruelty
of vf,t Jtime penitentiary management and the honor
sviJ-vt The latter is as great a failure, in its way, as
thcS. er. The ordinary inmate of a penal institu
tion $5 esses a perverted mind and cannot reason like
the
who breathes the free air of the great out-ot-t-i
.i i-ii i i . i
dot
to t
v r even nice me cima wno Dccomes accusiomca
x recting influence of the parent and the teacher.
:essfully conducted prisons are those where the
2. is rigid and fixed, a notable example being at
list
the state penitentiary of Stillwater, Minn., where maw
kish sentimentality has never been permitted to have a
place. There arc few escapes from Stillwater, and the
institution is advertised only as a model among those
familiar with prison administration.
I lere in Oregon, while Oswald West was governor,
we had our fling with the honor system. It had a high
sounding title and some of us were reluctant to see it go,
though it only made for new wardens every time the
moon changed. We have all heard of the only good
Indians being the dead ones, and it is quite true that the
best penitentaries are those that hide their light under a
seal of silence and care for the unfortunates behind
their walls without the fanfare of trumpets.
Harpolc Likes Speed!
"Safety First" Failure
Court Is Held In Road
('. 1 1 ii r mile of Oak Orovo has learn
ed (hat It takes more than one lookout
to avoid trouble apoedlng If Officer
Umtt Is on the Job.
One day last week Hnrpole was hit
lltiR her up at about 33 miles per hour
and had a lookout )n the Job. Said
onkoiit was busy on one sldo of the
car looking out for speed cops but
Uiiik came up on tho other side and
followed the car for some distance.
When Ilarpole win stopped ho at
firm denied speeding but I,ong Insist
ed thnt he knew what he was talking
about. Long had Just passed Justice
of the Pence Uwis and with hU pris
oner nlarted to catch that gentleman.
Lewis was hulled In the middle of the
rend and assexKed Ilarpole f ! for Ills
folly.
House and Senate
Agree on Bi Bill
WASHINGTON. Juno 1. Senate
and house confereos today agreed on
tho sundry civil appropriation bill,
carrying approximately 428,000,OOo.
The Benate amendment granting the
treasury department $1,500,000 for the
gunrdlng of liquors In bonded and oth
er warehouses was reduced to $1,000,
000. The Item providing for the extension
of authority to loans to railroads from
the railroad revolving fund from five
to 15 yenrs, placed In tho bill by the
senate, remains.
Mount View Youth
Dies On Saturday
William Floyd Harbison, 14-year-old
son of Juntos Harbison of Mountain
View, died at the family home early
Saturday. Ho 'hud been 111 for some
time but specialists wore unable to
do anything for him, The fnmlly has
lived here for four years. Services
will be held Monay from the home.
The lad's mother died several years
ago. Two other children survive.
Young Bride Freed
After Killing Mate
PATERSON. N. J., May 27.mVi.
Edna Menslng, 17-yenr-old brldo, who
shot and killed her" husband here Mon
day, was freed of a charge of murder
"qsterdny whon the grand Jury faled
to retain an Indictment against her,
Mrs. Menslng told the police her hus
band's death resulted when she snap
ped a revolver, whlcft she thought
wn not loaded, near his ear as he
iiept, with the intention of awakening
him.
LICENSE TO WED
J. L. Hill, 23, of Canada, and Nora
Cox, 19, of West Linn, were granted
a marriage license Wednesday.
U. S. CIVIL SEMCE
EXAMINATION TO BE
The United States ' Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the county of Clackamas,
Oreg-.ui, td bo lield at Oregon City and
Portland on June 2(5. 19J0. to fill the
position of rural carrier at Horlng and
I-MncndX. and vacancies that may
later occur on rurul routes from other
post offices In the above-mentlonel
county. The examination will be op
en only t) clti.ens who are actually
domiciled In the territory of a pout
office In thn county and who meet the
other rcQureinenta sot forth In Form
No. 197". Hoth men and women, if
qualified, may enter this examination,
but appointing officers have the legal
right to specify tliM sex desired in re
questing certification of ellgibles. Wo
men will not bo considered for rural
currier appointment unless they are
the widows of U. S. soldkra, sailors,
or marines, or the wives of IT. S. sol
diers, pallors, or marines who are
physically disqualified for examina
tion by reason of Injuries received in
the "line of military duty. Form No.
1977 and application blanks may bo
obtained from the office mentioned
nhove or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington,
D. C. Applications should be forward
ed to pie Commission at Washington
at the earliest practicable date.
FOREST FIRES WIPE
E
ST. JOHNS, N. H., May 81. Only
the Roman Catholic church and the
home of its pastor are standing today
In the village of St. Quentn, swept by
forest fires of tho last three days.
The thousand-odd inhabitants are
camping out of doors or are housed l:t
near-by settlements or lumber camps.
Tho property loss is estimated at from
$too,ooo to $r.oo,ooo.
The priest, Rev. E. Martin, was the
only one injured. Relief for the
homeless ones was started at once by
th egovernment.
Forest fires are raging in virtually
every county of the province.
Five Are Killed In
Collision of Trains
TULSA, Okla., May 31.At least
five persons were killed and a score
injured in a liead-on collision of two
St. Louis & San Francisco passenger
trains early today near White Oak, a
village about fifty miles northeast of
here, according to reports received
here. The wreck occurred on a sharp
curve when both trains were running
about forty miles an hour.'
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Two weeks after the experiment waa
begun, 168 pounds Bad been shed by
tho forty women numbers of Health'
! Commissioner 1. John Dill Rlbert-
I son's "work and grow Hi in" class In
Chicago. That waa an average of i
4.2 pounds each. Dr. Robertson's aeo
ond heaviest pupil Is Mrs. Florence!
Peters, wto la five fet three and on j
half inches t"U and weighs 212 pounds.
Dieting, walking and setting up exer-'
cIhis are prescribed but the healtaj
commissioner says work in a garden j
or over the wahll tub la the best re-i
rimer.
One of the largest and most disastr
ous fires In the history of Oregon City
broke out Friday morning at 12:30:
o'clock In the Theroux music store
and rapidly spread to the adjonod i
buildings. It waa with great difficulty
that the flames were prevented from
destroying the en' ire block.
Hefore th..-.'e apparatus reached
the scene the Theroux store was a
mass of flumes and the building and
contents were a totaWloss. The Hopp
harness shop, t'.ie Falls Transfer of
fice, a second hand store and the large,
buildings ci the Portland Flouring,
mills and all contents were completely
destroyed. The fire reached the rear
of the Busch store and the Brunswick
hotel and restaurant the bedding and
other contents being carried from the
later place and from one department
of the Iiusch store.
All roomers of the Brunswick hotel
were awakened and rushed from the
building carrying their belongings.
All the available hose was played
on the fire from all directions and the
firemen are to be thanked for their
good work. Within a few moments
after the fire was discovered a lint
of liose was run Into the alley at the
rear of the fire nearest the railroad
track and the flames preveuted from
crossing the alley. Another line In
from Main street was played on the
flames near the Jail and in this man
ner tho city h ill was saved.
On account f tha alul the ny"
lug sparks It was feared for some time
fhat the entire business Bection be
tween Seventh and Eighth streets
would be destroyed and a call was
lent to the Portland fire department.
They responded with two trucks and
leached here at 1:30.
The local boys are a wonderful
bunch of firefighters and with the
proper equipment are well able to
take care of any firee that are likely
to occur here. As usual Friday morn
ing the fire apparatus became stuck In
the narrow alley where it is kept and
the fire was given a big start before
water was thrown on It.
The line of hose run to the rear
of the 'fire from the east aide which
cauglit fire and was put out of com
mission. At this point Gerald Warner,
a local fireman proved himself to be
a brave lad. He rushed to the fire
hydrant and shut the water off and
prevented the wasCage. When ne
came running out from the hot area
he was covered with tlames and suf
fered some minor injuries.
Deep Sea Freight
Tied Up In Port
PHILADELPHIA, May 27. -All deep-
sea freight, incoming and outgoing, ii
tied up at the port here as a result or
the strike of the longshoreman today
More than 3000 members of the ma
rine transport workers voted to walk
ut Inst nfeht, following the refusal
of employers to grant an increase of
20 cents an hour. Th men are now
WOODEN BUILDINGS
RAVAGED BY FLAMES
FlAf" 'MORNING
paid 80 cents.
The statement of Colonel Proctor, millionaire soap
manufacturer of Ohio, that he contributed a half million
dollars toward the campaign expenses of Leonard Wood,
while a bit unusual, does not signify that the capitalistic
class is responsible for General Wood's candidacy. Col
onel Proctor is so situated that $500,000-mean9 no more
to him than $ 1 00 would mean to an Oregon City bank
president. He very frankly admits that to him General
Wood represents an ideal and that he is willing to give
more money, if necessary. He also testified before a
congres8ional committee that is conducting an inquiry
that he has only a faint expectation of being reimbursed
by other wealthy friends of General Wood.
The United States has quite a number of multi
millionaires. Most of them have hobbies. With one it
may be rare paintings, with another a single tax scheme,
with still another a plan for universal peace, and with
ethers politics take first place.
It is useless for men of the type of Colonel Proctor
or Mr. Crane, of Chicago, to aspire to high political hon
ors. They are successful men, they could save this
country millions in correcting administrative waste,
nothing can be said truthfully against their probity, but
let one of them, or others like them become a candidate
for political honors, and millions of people foam at the
mouth over the very idea. They form a "predatory"
class, and it remains for them to be silent, and to put up
their money if they like, and, if their candidate is suc
cessful, it is reasonable to say that their opinions and
suggestions may be weighed and taken for what they are
worth at the moment.
It has been said, and it has not been denied, that
Mr. Crane contributed $100,000 toward Woodrow Wil
son's campaign expenses. It will be remembered that
Mr. Crane recently sailed for China, as envoy extraord
inary and minister plenipotentiary from this govern
ment, chosen by President Wilson in recognition of the
peculiar fitness of Mr. Crane for the post, without re
gard, of course, to the open-handedness of the new dip
lomat. It wiH also be recalled that Mr. Crane, who pre
sumably supported Mr. Taft in 1908, was appointed
minister to China not long after, and actually started for
the scene of his labors, but was recalled as he was about
to board a steamer at San Francisco, for talking too
much.
It costs money to make an intensive campaign for
president through the medium of the presidential pri
mary. President Wilsop was not a rich man, nor is
General Wood. Neither is Hiram Johnson, whose mil
lionaire friends in California are backing him freely with
their money. Colonel Proctor is a more liberal spender
than most of his class, and that's about all there is to it.
AND COMPANION ARE
Nearly one quart or perfectly gaed;
moonshine and 1150 in fines is the'
price Fred Frank and George Schau !
paid for joyriding when they were!
flirting with the flowing bowl. J
These two happy gentlemen were,
on their way out of Portland for a Joy:
ride but just this side of Milwaukie.j
Frank, who was driving, lost control;
of the machine and it landed in a I
ditch. They were making strenuous
efforts to straighten things out when
officer Long appeared on the scene;
and ended their troubles by arresting '
them.
The unhappy couple pleaded guilty
Tuesday when arraigned before Just
ice Stipp and Frank was fined $100
for driving while intoxicated and
Schau was assessed $50 for having
liquor in his possession. They paid
their fines and were released.
ISSAL1TI
CASE
SALEM, June 1. A motion filed by
George A. Hall, Portland attorney.
asking for a dismissal of an original
proceeding for disbarment filed
against him by the State Bar associ
ation, was ednled In an opinion hand
ed down by the supreme court this
morning and Hall wa granted 10 days
in which to file an answer to the
charges made against him.
KILLED IN BATTLE
PARIS, May 31. -Twelve hundred
Turks were killed near AIntab In a
battle with the French, according to
dispatch, to the Petit Journal from
Beyrut today. The French occupied
AIntab, the report said.
WITH FRENCH TROOPS
Portland Man Is
High Athlete
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 29.
Jess Wells, captain of the Leland
Stanford track learn, whose home is
in Portland. Or., won the intercolleg
iate championship of America on
Franklin field today in the 220-yard
low" liurdles event. Wells' perform
ance came as a surprise in view of
the fact that at the start of the final
heat he was pitted against Earl Thom
son, the Dartmouth timber topper,
who hade arlier in the afternoon set
a new world's record or 14 2-5 sec
onds for the 120 high hurdles. The
best Thomson, who Is of Canadian
birth, could get was a second to
Wells in the low hurdle race, which
was won by the Stanford repreesnt
ative in the remarkably fast time of
23 4-5 seconds, the best time he has
ever shown in that event.
Ireland Is Scene
Of Continued Raids
LONDON, May 29 Burning of pri
vate and public buildings and shoot
ing of citizens continued in various
parts of Ireland last night.
The coast guard station on Sybil
Head in County Kerry was , burned.
Sastle Caufield barracks in the same
county were destroyed by fire.
In County Clare a family was at
tacked an dserlously wounded. A ci
vilian near Lisdoonvarna was attack
ed and shot. Constabulary Sergeant
Johnson was ambushed and wounded
during a tight near Ballyvag'han.
The Second Camerons, who were
dispatched under heavy arms, were
expected to reach their destination
today or tomorrow. It was reported
' today that three otehr battalions of
troops fare been ordered to proceed
, to Ireland on Monday under sealed
order
Ex-Judge Accused
Of Aiding Evader
BALTIMORE, May 29. The fed
eral grand Jury here today returnod
an indictment against James E. Rom
lg, a former magistrate of Philadel
phia, charging Romlg with aiding
Orover C. liergdoll to evade the se
lective draft
Accnrd'ng to advices from Phlla
delphla Romlg was arrested there yes-
t'iiv on a federal warrant issued in
Baltlmor ean dreleased on ?5000 bail.
THANKED BY
CITY DADS
Mayor Hoi man and members of the
city council are at a loss to account
for an interview with Commissioner
IHoelow that appeared in The Oregon-
. iuesday morning stating that the
Portland fire department had not been
t'aanked for their timely assistance
during the lat two large fires in Ore
gon City. In this interview Bigelovr
is quoted as saying that he would
probably send a bill to the Oregon
City officials for wear and tear on the
Portland fire trucks and also for the
time lost by the firemon and goes on
to state that he has been patiently
waiting for the word of thanks.
When interviewed Tuesday Mayor
Holman made the following state
ment: "A letter of thanks was sent the
Portland mayor and commissioners
after the big fire last November and
soon after we gave a banquet for the
firemen that came to our assistance.
At this banquet a number of citizens,
on behalf of the city, thanked the
Portland department for their help,
bnt It seems that we failed to person
ally faank Mr, Bigelow.
"As there has been no meeting of
the city council since the last fire we
have not had the opportunity to thank
the Portland officials or the firemen t
for their valuable assistance but fully
intended to at the next meeting night.
I will at t'lls meeting ask the council
men to join me in. a letter I am pre
paring to Mayor Baker to inform Mr.
Bigelow that we thought we had e
pressed our thanks for their assist
ance last November.
"Oregon City is very grateful to our
sister city for their aid in the time of
need and we hope Mayor Baker will
express our gratitude to Mr. Bigelow
fcr until his threat In the Interview
we did .not know be existed."
CRESCENT SCHOOL GIRL
ESHI
IN ALL STUDIES
Crescent school, about two miles
from Oregon City, will close Friday
afternoon, June 11. Robert Ginther,
wou has taught school for the past
26 years in Clackamas county, ha3
been the teacher of the school, this
being hie first year's work at that
place, and has been re-elected at an
Increase of $30, his salary for next
fall term will be $150. .
Mr. Ginfaer is the father of ten
children (seven boys and three girls),
and is residing in this city, having re
cently purchased a home near the
Barclay school house. Mr. Ginther
although having taught most of tho
time lnr:ie country schools, has man
aged to give hl3 children a high school
education, having taken up his resi
dence here for that purpose. Two oi
the children have finished high school,
two are at the present time taking a
course, and another will enter next
fall.
Since taking up his school work 26
years ago, Mr. Ginther has found a
girl student at Crescent to make the
highest standing at any school he haa
taught. This is Miss Agnes Braats,
who has Just completed her eighth
grade course, and will be among the
students to graduate from the Cres
cent school June 11. Miss BraaU'
standing is as follows; Agriculture,
100 per cent; arithmetic, 97; civil gov
ernment, 100; geography, 96; history,
95; language, 97; physiology, 97; read
ing, 98; spelling, 100. Other students
having gained high standing are May
mle Bernard, second, and Crystal Kirk.
third.
Anion? the boys, Ernest Leek stood
highest. His standing is as follows:
Agriculture, 100; arithmetic, 94; civil
government, 81; geography, 72; his
tory, 99; language, 91; physiology, s;
reading, 96; spelling, 90.
The school Is to close with an ap
propriate program, this to be given at
the sehoolhoue Saturday evening,
June 12, and will be in the form of an
entertainment and basket social.
There were 17 students attending
the school during the year, four In
the sixth grade; seven In the seventh
grade, and seven in the eighth grade.
All pupils of the elgMU grade passed
the examination. These are Ernest
Leek, Crystal Kirk, Mamie Bernard,
Agnes Braatz. Lloyd Hartley, Maymia
Braatz and Elsworth Myers.
TWO BURNED TO DEATH
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 21. Two
burned to death lu a
fire yeterday which destroyed the
Burlington hotel