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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 1 , 1 92 1
PUBLIC TRUST IS
ABUSED AND MONEY
ISS
IQUANDERED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. "The re
velations that are coming almost
daily from the Senate Committee in
vestigating the coal situation are
startling in the extreme," declares
the Republican Publicity association
through its president, Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, Jr. "Official graft, careless
inefficiency, and lack of adequate
supervision over the actions of sub
ordinates have all conspired to create
on artificial coal valuation, aside
from the direct burden put upon the
Government in the payment of exces
sive prices for its fuel. It appears
that erroneous predictions of a coal
shortage have been published by
Government departments, with the
result that industrial managers have
bid against each other in a feverish
attempt to fill their own coal dumps
before the supply wa exhausted
Doubtless the coal dealers themselv
es have taken advantage of their op
portunities and accepted profits out
of all reason.
"But the remedy for all this is not
Federal control of the coal industry.
If the laws now on the statute books
are vigorously enforced, and honest
and capable men placed in positions
of responsibility, there will be no
need of turning to other means for
relief. The gouging in coal prices to
which the people have been subject
ed is due primarily to President Wil
son himself for his obstinacy in ap
pointing and keeping in office - men
of demonstrated incapacity or unwill
ingness to exert themselves in the
public's welfare. ,
"Perhaps the most notorious of
those who have proved faithless to
their trust is Attorney General Pal
mer. An energetic administration of
the Department of Justice would have
brought sufficient indictments among
dishonest Federal officials and priv
ate coal profiteers to have struck
terror to their hearts and brought
about a speedy lowering of the price.
There are ample laws and adequate
penalties against the abuse of public
trust, and there are special laws
a-gamst profiteering. Trie "weapons
were in Mr. Palmer's hands, but his
utter impotency to make them ef
fective is common knowledge.
"Tt has been brought out at the
hearings that the War Department
paid $9.25 a ton for coal that cost on
ly ?3.25 to produce. Not only was
that a big direct loss to the taxpay
ers but the transaction further serv
ed to boost the price of other 6ales.
Secretary Baker had complete auth
ority to interfere and prevent ,such
extravagance, but he did nothing.
Other officials of the Government re
monstrated their incompetence when
they warned the country against a
fictitious coal famine and stimulated
prices accordingly.
A President with more concern
for his countrymen than for the al
leviation of troubles in Europe would
i have stepped in and peremptorily or
dered his subordinates to take the
action that would have saved the
people from excess fuel expenditures
of hundreds of millions of dollars,
but he remained in the seclusion of
the White House, listening to voices
in the air, and arranging the bound
aries of Dalmatia, Jugo-Slavia and
heaven knows what ether mushroom
republics of the Old World.
"The nation must be patient a few
weeks longer. Then there will be a
President whose thought will be for
America first. He will have as his
executive assistants men pledged to
the execution of the laws, and the
people -will get ti-.e full protection to
which they are entitled thereunder.
Once the new era of law enforce
ment has had an opportunity to prove
its effectiveness, we shall hear but
little of Government of the coal mil.
es or of any other public utility. Priv
ate initiative controlled by impartial
law will giye the people a maximum
pioduction at' a minimum cost."
PLANT MEN ASK
PROTECTIVE
LAW PASSED
The Clackamas Strawberry Grow
era association, in a meeting held at
Canby last Saturday afternoon, a res
olution favoring a bill to their inter
ests in the legislature, was adopted.
The plant growers of the Canby sec
tion want it to be unlawful to sell.
or offer for sale, either for use local
ly or export, plants that have not
been carefully inspected in the field
where grown. The Canby section, so
far, has been found to entirely free,
as 3 Clackamas county, from plant
weevil, and the growers allege that
they will keep the beds free from
pest, and not allow an embargo to be
placed on the product from this coun
ty, if it is their power to do so.
MRS. LOVELL
ASKS DIVORCE
AND $10,000
Mrs. Eda Lovell, through her at
torneys, Brownell & Seivers, filed suit
for divorce yesterday from her hus
band, Charles R. Lovell, a wealthy
and well known farmer of the Cur
rinsville section. Mrs. Lovell alleges
in her complaint that since she mar
ried Lovell at Newberg on Oct. 15,
1919, she has been treated in a cruel
and inhuman manner. She claims
that her husband has been married
twice before, and that his first wif
died and the second one was divorc
ed; that he continually held up these
two women to her as a model to im
itate, and that the treatment accord
ed to her lately compelled her
leave their home on Dec. 2, last.
Mrs. Lovell, in her complaint, asks
the court to allow her $10,000 as per
manent alimony; $1000 for her at
torney fees and $75 per month while
the case is pending.
Lovell, the husband, owns 15
acres of farm land in the Currinsville
district and other property, real and
personal amounting to many hun
dreds of dollars. His second wife
was divorced from him in the circuit
court here during the year 192. Mrs,
Lovell was awarded $750 attorney's
fee yesterday afternoon.
Miss Betty R. Lantz
Marries"Bob"Myers
Miss Betty R- Lantz, who attended
Oregon City high school two years
ago during her junior term, will be
married today at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lantz, in
Tillamook to Robert . W. Myers, a
Portland young man who is also well
known here. Miss Lantz finished her
high school education at Tillamook
last year and is an accomplished
musician. Myers is a .former Wash
ington high school student, and was
captain of the foot ball team last
term. The young couple will make
their home during! the immediate
future at Myers timber claim nea
McMinnville. Mrs. Hal E. Hoss, of
this city and Mrs. Mable G. Pettys
of Jennings Lodge, sisters of the
birde, are in Tillamook for the wed
ding.
SOCIAL HYGIENE
OFFICER TELLS
OF CONDITIONS
MAN FRIGHTENS
WOMEN NEAR
MT. PLEASANT
FOUNTAIN OF
YOUTH NOW AT
MARQUAM
Jcel R. Benton, pastor of the Mar-
quam M. E. church, in writing to the
editor of the Oregonian, alleges that
Ponce de Leon overlooked Marquam
when he found the fountain of youth
The following will be self explan
atory. :
BLAIR LEAVES
ESTATE VALUED
AT ABOUT $22,000
The will of the late Nixon Blair,'
involving an estate of $22,000, an i
which leaves all to his widow, was
filed for probate Monday by Brownell
& Seirers, attorneys. Blair was well
known over this county and at one
time served as county commissioner.
He died in the east about two weeks
ago, where he had gone for the bene
fit of his health.
MARQUAM, Or., (To the Editor.)
Awav back in 1513, when Mr. de
Leon, Ponce by name, set out to find
the fabled "fountain of youth," it is
cause for sincere regret that he got
tangled up in the Florida Evergades
and thereby missed Marquam.
Just a casual survey of our com
niunity impels one to the belief that
here Elbert Hubbard must have got
ten -the motif for hisl oft-rjepeated
assertion that folk are 60 or 70 oi
75 or SO years "young" not old, and is
is surprising, the number of folks
here at and beyond the three-score
and ten milepost of life who are at
tending to their own affairs n(te
that- in a capable, alert manner and
are not only able to look after them
selves but also the younger genera
tion.
Surely, somewhere in her environs
Marquam, has that quality enabling
folks to grow young, not old and no
one can "burgle" it from us you'll
have to come here and enjoy it with
us. We are six miles off a branch
railroad, but we are on the main line
of longevity, and are a happy, pros
perous community, with soie plans
for the immediate future which will
demonstrate we are neither dead nor
yet sleeping.
JOEL R. BENTON,
Pastor Marquam M. E. Church.
Prominent' Couple
Secures License Here
ASKS FOR NEW NAME
Alfred Rothlisberger has petition
ed the court for permission to change
his name to Alfred "Lisberg." His
petition will be given a hearing Jan
uary 24.
Orph Parker, 21, and Miss Lanora
Beatie, 19, both of route No. 3, Ore
gon City, secured a marriage license
from the county clerk yesterday af
ternoon. The bride is the daughter
of L. R. Beatie, prominent resident
of Clackamas county, and who ran
on the Democratic ticket for county
judge at the last election.
A man, described as being attired
in ragged clothing, with slouch hat
over his eyes is frightening women
and girls in Oregon City, according
to some of the victims, who have
been startled by his actions. Sever
al instances he has met women in a
lonely place on the Mount Pleasant
road near a watering trough and al
so on the old highway road.
One of the women was walking
along' the highway near the trough
recently when she saw the man com
ing toward her in the middle of the
road. When he caught sight of the
woman he stopped and "stared." Be
coming frightened at the man's ac
tions, she turned and ran in an op
posite direction. The man followed
and by the time she had reached a
friend's house the man hal almost
overtaken her.
The same scoundrel has been seen
on Fifth street acting in a peculiar
manner.
A prominent Oregon City woman
left her place of employment about 9
o'clock a few evenings ago. and a
she arrived at her home and was
waiting for a member of the family
to open the door, she was somewhat
surprised to see a man dart past her,
and run down the stairway leading to
the street. He was described as be
ing of slender build, dressed in dark
suit and wore a cap pulled down ever
his eyes. It is believed he had at
tempted to break into the house and
was frightened away when the wo
man made her appearance.
The city officials are keeping
sharp lookout for the "peeper."
LURCHING CAR
CAUSES INJURY
TO TEACHER
Miss Anna T. Smith, of Gladstone,
teacher in the Sellwood schools, is
suffering from an injury to her eye,
received in a peculiar manner.
After reaching Golf Junction, Miss
Smith transferred to the Sellwood
car, which was crowded with passeng
ers, many of whom were "hanging"
to the straps overhead. As the car
gave a sudden plunge a man pas
senger, who was standing near Miss
Smith, was thrown against her, and
his elbow struck her eye with ter
rific force. Upon reaching the school
building the eye was badly swollen,
and Miss Smith is now trying every
remedy offered her to reduce the
swelling and discoloring, for the eye
is now badly blackened.
MRS. FRANK
SELBY SUFFERS
AN OPERATION
Mrs. Frank Selby, formerly Miss
Gladys Bullard, of this city, under
went an operation on her throat Fri
day, when it was necessary to re
move a fish bone that had penetrat-
d her tonsils.
Mrs. Selby, who is employed at the
Ohio Dentist parlors, had partaken of
her lunch at a nearby restaurant, and
the bone was from a fish sandwich
she had eaten.
Dr. A. H. Huycke performed the
operation.
A. F. Flegel, Portland attorney and
president of the Oregon Social Hy
giene society, spoke before the Live
Wires of the commercial club at their
Tuesday luncheon, upon invitation of
the special committee which has
been investigating the morals situ
ation here for the past several weeks
The speaker told of the work the so
ciety was doing and pointed out the
seriousness of the social evils now
existing.
That there is hardly a family but
has some trace of the social disease.
that 15 per cent of the insane in this
state are sent to the asylum as
direct result of these diseases, and
that at one time a third of the entire
British army was incapacitated for
action during the recent war, due to
the ravages of kindred diseases, were
some of the startling' statements
made by Flegel. , On the other hand
not an American soldier- was sent
over-seas while afflicted, said the
speaker, and in this connection he
tolj of the primary work done by his
society in securing the cooperation
of the government In imposing re
strictions along this line.
In introducing Mr. Flegel, R. W
Kirk, city superintendent of schools
and chairman of the vice committee
here, told of the educational work
that has been done and of the series
of meetings which will be held here
later. The public will be invited to
the lectures when they are (given.
Main Trunk Hal E. Hoss announc
ed the appointment of Ralph Shep
herd as program committee, and L
A. Henderson as Feed Wire. Upon
motion of the club a committee con
sisting of W. B. Cook was appointed
to investigate the advisability of hav
ing the city of Oregon City extend its
boundaries to include what is known
as South Oregon City. This commit
tee will report at the next meeting.
Judge Grant B. Dimick broached the
matter to the club, and , suggested
that it be gone into thoroughly be
fore either endorsing or turning down
the matter. The district which wants
to be included in the city limits are
denied the city water rights so long
as they are within the corporate
imits.
M. D. Latourette reported on the
matter of endorsing a fund for the
support of a municipal band, which
was introduced into the -ojubl n'it
week by a committee from the Hill
Improvement club. It was decided
to refer the matter to the city coun
cil, with the recommendation of the
club that the band be given support
from the public money, or, if the
budget does not provide any money
for that purpose, to have the city
back them in a campaign to raise suf
ficient funds to guarantee their main
tenance.
A new chairman for the south-end
road committee will be appointed by
the Main Trunk, following the res
ignation of W. A. Huntley, who was
recently injured and is unable to take
care of the committee work. It was
nnounced by City Recorder Charles
W. Kelly, who was a guest at the
uncheon, that the state highway
commission would meet here on tho
morning of February 15th with other
interested parties ooncerninfe the
proposed southern entrance to the
ity over the Pacific Highway, and
the club committee was invited to be
present.
As guests of the club at the meet
ing to hear Mr. Flegel's talk were
members of the school board, citj
council, police chief, and the pastors
of the various churches. Feed Wire
Henderson was delegated by the
chairman to arrange a get-to-gether
meeting with the Live Wires and the
Hill Improvement club. It is the
plan to have a joint banquet some
evening, when the plans and ambi
tions of the two organizations can
be coordinated for the public good.
CLEVER TRIO
SPEND NIGHT
IN COMFORT
According to a detective who was in
this city yesterday afternoon, one of
the trio J. W. Wells arrested in
Milwaukie for breaking into a res
idence there, and who is now in the
county jail awaiting the action of
business of stirring up trouble. The
detective alleges that he has been
on the trail of Mayo, Wells and Sabit
ta for about three weeks, and was
just ready to nab the three men when
they were arrested by Sheriff Wil
son's deputies last Friday afternoon.
The detective, who does not want
his name mentioned, claims that the
The Gladstone Parent-Teachers As
sociation held its first meeting of the
year &t the school house Friday after
noon. About fifty parents were in at
tendance and the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Richard
G. Scott; vice-president, Mrs. William
Hammond ; secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
J.G.Nash.
William Hammond, chairman of
the board of directors gave a splenddi
talk on the needs of . the school,
empnasizing tne special neea or a
building to be used as an auditorium,
gymnazium and play shed, such a
building to be used for all community I hang-out of the trio was at the- Sell-
gainerings. woou street car Darns, and a very
It was decided to hold two Parent-1 clever arrangement the alleged burg-
Teachers meetings each month, the I lars had, was discribed. The three
second Friday of each month at 2:45 men. when ready to sleep for the night.
and the fourth Friday each month at I would enter a street car, first turn-
7:30 p. m. ing off the head-light "switch and
President Scott appointed a com-1 lights inside. They would then put
mittee to draft the constitution and up the trolley of the car on the wire
by-laws. Composing the committee and turn on the heaters under the
are fror. j. w. Leonhardt, Mrs. Frank seats. This would airora them a
Oswald and Mrs. Frank Miranda. I heaUed appartment on disagreeable
After the business meeting, refersh- nights, and by turning over the back
ments were served by Mrs. Hammond, of the car seats, they made a corn-
Mrs. Wanda Turner, Mrs. Beth Pad- fortable bed.
dock and Mrs. R. G. Scott. I The beauty of the scheme, accord
The silver tea given by the Rebekah I Ing to the sleuth, was in the fact that
Club at the home of Mrs. S. S. Walker I no watchman could see into the car
on Sixth and John Adams streets I because the lights were turned off,
Wednesday afternoon was a most de-1 and the three men would be comfort-
lightful affair. I able after an early evening's raid on
Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Ada Pearl, Mrs. I some -store or warehouse
Julia Haskell and Mrs. J. K. Morris J. The detective also claims that
were the hostesses of the afternoon, Wells is one of the men that held up
and presided over the tea tables. I the cook at the Golf Links several
Attending were Mrs. J. W. Draper. I weeks ago and ;sectured about $60
Mrs. J. L. Waldron, Mrs. J. K. Morris, I from the cook. During the holdup at
Mrs. -George V. Ely, Mrs. Lawrence I that time, one of the watchmen at
Mautz, Mrs. F. E. Albright, Mrs. G. the Golf Links was hit over the head
W. Church, Mrs. Walter Wentworth, with the butt of a gun, and had to be
Mrs. Gus Bergren, Mrs. J. J. Cooke, I taken to the Sellwood hospital.
Mrs. John Surfus, Mrs. Julia Haskell, Mayo, Wells and Sabittia are now
Mrs. Ada Pearl, Mrs. Christina Bar-1 in the county jail on a charge of
bur, Mrs. Libby, Mrs. George Osborne, burglary, although when the "cops
Mrs. James Shannon, Mrs. S. S. Wal- caught them, they were manufactur
ger and Master Eugene Wentworth. ing "moonshine" in a residence near
Milwaukie.
EARLY PIONEER
WOMAN OF THIS
1 COUNTY DIES
Mrs. Kate Mark, wife of Coleman
Mark, prominent resident of Clacka
mas county, whose home is at Mark's
Prairie, died in the Good Samaritan
hospital, Portland Tuesday morning
at 6 o'clock, after undergoing a surgie-
the grand jury, is an old hand at the I al oration. Mrs. Mark has been in
poor health for the past year, and was
removed to the hospital January
15th.
No woman was more favorably
known in the southern part of the
county than Mrs. Mark, and was lov
ed and highly respected by her hun
dreds of friends, and death is re
gretted by many.
Mrs. Mark was the daughter of the
late Samuel and Margaret Wolfer,
early Oregon pioneers. They cross
ed the plains by ox. team in ' 1S65,
settling at what is now Aurora, Mar
ion county, and were among the
earliest colonists of that place, where
Mrs. Mark was born August 5, 1871.
On December 3, 1899, ghe was unit
ed in marriage to Coleman Mark, son
of early and prominent Oregon
pioneers, who made their home near
Canby, and after whom Mark's Prair
ie was named. Since that time Mrs.
Mark has made her home there.
She is survived by her husband.
Coleman Mark; four daughters. Miss
es Vesta, Jewell, Electa and Cleo
Mark, of Mark's Prairie; a sister,
Mrs. Grant B. Dimick, of this city;
a brother, Henry A. Wolfer, of Canby.
She was the niece of George and Wil
liam Wolfer and Airs. Jacob Stauf
fer, of Hubbard, Oregon.
ROBERT MOORE
OF MOLALLA,
PASSES AWAY
a weaa.ng of interest to many
Clackamas and Multnomah county FAR MFR S ARE
PROTECTED BY
friends, which took place recently in
he East was that of Lawrence O.
Waer, formerly of Parkplace. and
Miss Daisy W. Frayer, of Bayonne,
New Jersey.
The wedding took place in Forcy-
Sixth Street Methodist church at
Bayonne on November 7th and a larg9
GOOD LAWS
(By Snell Smith)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. With its
reception was given in honor of the accustomed celerity the Republican
couple at the home of the bride's sis- Congress has continued to prove its
ter. determination to waste no time in
Mr. Waer served in Uncle Sam's talk, but meet every need of the
navy for four years and recently re-1 county as quickly as it may arise.
oeived his honorable discharge. It I Thus in the last few days it has
was while serving on the U. S. S. Gal- Passed in the House an emergeno
veston that this pretty romance be- tariff bill for the benefit of the farm-
gan, as the couple first met when ers of the entire country, so that theii
Miss Frayer was inquiring a3 to the crops may be freed from foreign com
safety of her brother, who was, also petition.
serving on the same ship. Mr. Waer Investigated in the Senate the rea
is well and favorably known in Clack- I sons for profiteering in coal, with a
amas county, where he had made his view to bringing about an immediate
home until enlisting in the navy. He I drop.
is a brother of Mrs. James Charles, of Reduced .expenditures by saving the
Gladstone, and Mrs. Fred Vallet, of taxpayers $420,000,000 in the sundry
Parkplace, and son of the late Antone civil appropriation bill alone.
Waer. The tariff benefits meted out to the
Miss Frayer is the real American farmers are included in a bill reported
type of girl, and awaited the hero s by Representative Fordney, chairman
return since the beginning of the war. of the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. and Mrs. Waer are making their which fourteen months place upon for-
home in New Jersey for the present, eign staples that might bring compe-
but expect to come to Oregon in the tition the following duties:
future.
PAPERS RECEIVED
Test papers for the eighth grade
schools over the county are com
mencing to roll in to Brenton Vedder,
county school superintendent, and
examination of the documents will be
marked and graded as soon as possible.
6
u. Save Money
says the Good Judge
93
And get more genuine chew
ing satisfaction, when you use
this class of tobacco.
This is because the full, rich,
real tobacco taste lasts so
long, you don't need a fresh
chew nearly as often.
And a small chew gives more
real satisfaction than a big chew
of the ordinary kind ever did.
A.ny man who uses the Real
Tobacco Chew will tell you
that.
Put up in two styles
W-B GUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
RIGHT GUT is a short-cut tobacco
West Linn Team Is
Defeated by Molalla
The West Linn hiph school team
met defeat at the hands of the Molal
laites last Saturday evening to the
tune of 54 to 9, in a basketball game
staged at the West Linn auditorium.
It is claimed that the team from
Molalla was a trifle heavier than the
local members, and gained their ad
vantage in the early part of the
struggle by weight alone.
NEW ROAD SUPERVISORS
The county . court is now at work
segregating and appointing road
supervisors for Clackamas county for
the year 1921. While the appoint
ments have not been made public .is
yet, the names will appear in a day
or two in this paper.
DRUGGIST IS HONORED
Linn E. Jones, druggist of this city
was named a member of the trade
committee of the state druggist's association.
SCRAP OVER
FEES SETTLED
IN VANCOUVER
C
1
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 15.
Fees collected by J. L. Garrett, coun
ty auditor, for performing marriage
ceremonies will be turned into the
county fund. , This order was issued
when (the county commissioners
adopted a resolution to that effect today.
Couple from Canby
Married Thursday
Edward Summerfied, aged 63, and
Mary Anna Turnbow, aged 40, both
of Canby, secured a marriage license
from County Clerk Miller here yester
day afternoon.
MARRIED
Andrew Gribble, 25, of Portland,
and Iness L. Knox, 25, of Boring, se
cured a marriage license here yester
day. - ,
When
Grandmother
Was a Girl
HOOP skirts were
worn by those who
first asked the druggist
for, and insisted on
having, the genuine
Golden Medical Discovery put
up by Dr. Pierce over 50 years
ago. Dress has changed very
much since then! But Dr.
Pierce's medicines contain the
same dependable ingredients.
They are standard today just as
they were fifty years ago and
never contained alcohol.
Dr. Pierce's Golden . Medical
Discovery for the stomach and
blood cannot be surpassed by any
tonic and alterative today.
When you feel "all out of sorts"
your vitality at a low ebb the
blood becomes surcharged with J
poisons! Ihe best tome is called
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. Dr. Pierce manufactured
this "Discovery" from roots and
barks without alcohol a cor
rective remedy, the ingredients of
which nature put in the fields and
forests for keeping us healthy.
It puts vim, vigor, vitality into
the blood.
Try it. All druggists. liquid
or tablets.
The engagement of Miss Mary
Vierhus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Vierhus, of this city, and Mr.
Allen Kirchem, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Kirchem, of Logan, is announced.
Tbe wedding will take place in the
near future.
Miss Vierhus is a popular girl .of
Oregon City, and Mr. Kirchem, a well
known young man of Logan.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler enter
tained at an elaborate dinner Sunday
in honor of their brother and hi
bride, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wheeler,
recently married.
Mrs. Wheeler was formerly Miss
Opal Hall, of Oregon City, the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Hall
She has resided in Oregon City for
the past six years and attended the
Oregon City schools.
Mr. Wheeler is the son of Mi. and
Mrs. S. W. Wheeler, of Outlook, and
served in the world war as first lieu
tenant.
Other guests were Mrs. L. H. Strick
land, and Bert Strickland, of Eastern
Oregon.
.The young couple will make their
home temporarily in Oregon City.
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Hall announce
the marriage of their daughter, Opal
to Frank Wheeler of Outlook, Friday,
Jan. 7th at Vancouver, Wash.
MARRIED LAST
NOVEMBER, NOW
ASKS DIVORCE
Married in this city on Nov. 26
last, and now in the divorce court, is
the ending of a matrimonial venture
by Mrs. Elizabeth M. Leche, former
ly M:sa Elizabeth M. Haines. She en
tered suit for divorce yesterday
against her husband, David H. Leche,
and alleges in her complaint that she
has been treated cruel and inhuman
by him. The complaint reads that
Leche left her a short time ago and
refuses to live with her longer, al
though she has asked him to return.
Mrs. Leche asks the court to restore
her maiden name and other relief as
the court may seem fit.
APPOINTED GUARDIAN
Mrs. Sylvia M. Wilcox has been
appointed guardian of the estate of
Naomi E.. Kenneth R-, Keith E., and
L. Hugh Allen Wilcox 4 by County
Judge Harvey E. Cross.
MARRIER
Hurley A. Turnbull, 24, and Jean
ette W. Boss, 18, both of Sherwood,
secured a marriage license ia Van
couver yesterday.
LIST OF FARM BENEFITS
Wheat flour, 20
Wheat, 30 cents per bushel.
Wheat flour, 20 cent ad valorem.
Corn. 15 cents per bushel.
Beans, 2 cents per pound.
Peanuts. 25 cents per bushel.
Onions, 40 cents per bushel.
Rice, 2 cents per pound.
Lemons, 1 cents per pound.
Cottonseed, cocoanut and soya oils,
20 cents per gallon. .
Cattle, 30 cents ad valorem.
Sheep, $2 per head.
Fresh mutton and lamb 2 cents
per pound.
Unwashed wool, 15 cents per pound.
Washed wool, 30 cents per pound.
Funeral services over the remains
of the late Robert J. Moore, promin
ent resident of Clackamas county,
were held from the Christain church
at Molalla Thursday morning at 11:30
o clock. Rev. Williams, pastor, of
ficiated, and spoke highly of the
pioneer resident of Molalla, who was
favorably known far and wide. Many
old time friends of Mr. Moore formed
the choir and sang several favorite
selections of the deceased. Among
these were "Shall We Gather At The
River" and "I Need Thee Every
Hour."
The church was filled to capacity
with friends of the family, many of
whom came from miles away to pay
last tributes. Interment was in
Adams cemetery, where a large num
ber followed the remains to their
last resting place in the family lot.
The floral tributes were in profusion
and were beautiful.
Pallbearers were old time friends
of Mr. Moore' and were O. W. Rob
bins, L. W. Robbins, W. W. Ever
hart, W. H. Engle, W. H. Steinninger,
and S. A. Cordell.
Mr. Moore died suddenly at his
home at Molalla Thursday morning
at 2 o'clock.
FLAMES RAZE
HOME NEAR
WILLAMETTE
Charles Cole Passes
Away at Cross Home
Charles Cole, aged 94 years, who
has made his home at the residence
of Judge and Mrs. Harvey Cross at
Gladstone for about twenty years,
died at the Cross home this morn
ing. So far as known, Mr. Cole leaves
no relatives.
The deceased was born in Ten
nessee, and came to Oregon in I860,
settling on a homestead near Bull
Run and Sandy.
Mr. Cole was a member of the
Baptist church, and was unusually
active for his age.
MAY USE 1920
LICENSE TAGS
UNTIL FEB. 1
An old house, belonging to Mr.
Bearding, situated near Pete's Moun
tain, on the Stafford road, was burn
ed to the ground last night about
10:00 o'clock, according to a report
received here. The blaze could be
seen from the elevator bridge in Ore
gon City and many speculated as to
the cause of the flames.
I. O. O. F. AT
MOLALLA HAS
INSTALLATION
Sheriff Wilson announced Satur
day afternoon that the time limit on
1921 auto license tags will be extend
ed to Feb. 1, as he has just received
a letter from the secretary of state
to this effect. A few days ago it
was published that the time limit
would be January 15th, but owing to
the mass of detail work at the state
house at Salem, the new license plat
es can not be mailed before February.
BIG AMOUNT
RECEIVED BY
LOCAL P. O,
The I. O. O. F. lodge of Molalla
installed the following officers at
their last meeting. Elmer Sawtell,
N. G., L. L. Eurghardt, V. G., K A.
Daugherty, Sec; E. R. Todd, Treas.;
W. W. Everhart, Warden; George
Marts, Conductor; F. M. Henricksen.
R. S. N. G.; Ray Switzer, L. S. N. G.;
A. E. McKinister, R. S. V. G.; Rcss
Sawtell, L. V. G.; W. L. Freeman,
R. S. S .; Ross Whities. L. S. S.;
Merle Wright, O. G; E. L. Palfrey,
G.; and W. J. E. Vick, chaplain.
Pioneer.
The receipts of the Oregon City
postoffice for the quarter ending De
cember 31, 1920, amounted io $S5S7.
71. This amount was $1S3.44 more
than the previous quarter of 1919.
For the year of 1920 the receipts
of the local postoffice were $27,164.- -06,
which was $4301.03 more than
1919 The receipts for the year of
1920 was the largest on record.
RANDALL SUES
SINGER SEWING
MACHINE CO.
Sues for Judgment
on Lumber Bill
Herbert H. Huxley and Ida L. Hux
ley have beon made defendants in a
suit instituted by Clifford Guynup and
T. W. I.hn, who ask for a judgment
in -im of $1029.03 for the sale
of lumber to the defendants. Plain
tiffs allege that on July 15, 1920, they
sold Huxley lumber which has not been
paid for to date and asks the court
for the further sum of $150 attorneys
fees, and $10 which they claim they
paid out for filing the contract with
Huxley and Ida L. Huxley.
Chas. F. Randall has entered suit
here against the Singer Sewing Mach.
ine company to collect alleged back
commissions. Randall alleges in hi3
complaint that he was employed by
the company as solicitor and collector
and had an agreement with them to
receive commissions on sales and col
lections. He has entered suit to col
lect the sum of $479.09 alleged due
him from the Singer company.
ADOPTION IS AUTHORIZED
The petition of Mrs. Minnie Wool
ever for permission to adopt little
Dorothy Pauline Jourdan, aged -3
years, has been granted by County
Judge Harvey E. Cross and the child's
name was changed to Dorothy Paul
ine Woolever. - "