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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 10.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1921.
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OREGON
EN
EKM
JrtC3 LI VA LI U u
BANQUET FOR ROAD
MEN IS BIG SUCCESS
The first day of the two-day road
convention between the members of
the county court and the forty-eight
road foremen of Clackamas county
passed off Monday without a hitch in
the program, and the eircui, Ot
room was crowded to full
from the start of the progr,
10:00 o'clock in the morning
pair a Macadam Road," Herman Fish
er, Cams. Discussion, 15 minutes.
1:30 p. m. "When, How and Cost
of Repairing a Gravel Road," RudoIpTi
Klaus, Macksburg. Discussion, lo
minutes.
2:00 p. m. "Keeping Roads in Con-
"o tinuous Repair Is It Practical or
adjournment at 6:00 p. m., for d. - .'villiam
tpOesirable, and How," Roy Ridings,
,V,Villiam Daniels, P. T. Monroe,
Many besides the road men wei lolph Miller, Charles Duncan. Gen-
attendance and listened to the ' iOl discussion, 20 minutes,
dresses and discussions which follv 00 p. m. "Systematic Bridge
ed with keen interest. Judging by t
attitude of the road foremen hen
they have come to this city for tin
purpose of absorbing all they can of
the different ideas advanced and are
anxious to cooperate with the county
court in putting over the best in the
way of road construction in the differ
ent sections.
"We must combat speed and over
loading if we expect to save our high
ways and roads. These two factors
are the most important of all in our
road building program. The commis
sion has made some mistakes in the
past, but it was owing to the newness
of the work by all we ask the co
operation of Clackamas county in
helping us get the best for every dol
lar expended, and at the same time
give each of the 36 counties in the
state of Oregon their share of th
roads."
These remarks were made by j
Robert A. Booth chairman of the
State Highway commission at the
banquet held Monday evening given
by the Live Wires to the road men.
county court, mayor, city council and
highway commission. Mr. Booth told
of the work of the highway commis
sion and stated that Clackamas coun
ty would get every bit of its share of
Oregon's great road building program.
He gave an interesting address on
accomplishments that the highway
body had already put over, and in
reference to the new bridge across
the Willamette here said: "If an old
bridge is in such condition that it is
endangering thousands of lives, in
the name of humanity, let's build a
new one." At the end of his talk,
he was heartly applauded.
Chris. Schuebel, who acted as chair
man of the banquet, introduced John
B. Yeon, another member of the com
mission. Mr. Yeon told of the big
task ahead of the commission, and
said that he had been seven years with
that body and was proud of the work
that had been accomplished through
the cooperation of the people of Ore
gon. "They said we were eight to ten
years ahead of the times when we
built the Columbia highway; that we
were ei?;ht years ahead when we built
the Interstate bridge at Vancouver;
eight years ahead when the Broad
way bridge was built; I ask you
gentlemen if we were too soon witn
these improvements?" said Mr. Yeon.
Judge Cross spoke at length on
what the county court had in mind li
the way of the road program for the
coming year for Clackamas county.
He said in part:
"When the people voted the $1,700.
000 road bonds they meant that thb
bonds should bring that amount, and
the county court will sit on the lid un
til these bonds sell at par. They are
tPling and Repairs," John Heft,
03 foreman; E. D. Olds. Discus
"15 minutes.
p. m. Visit to Crown-Wil-paper
mill. i
.a0 p. m. "Keeping Cost," ;jack
Moffitt.
8:00 p. m. "Efficiency of Portland
Paving Plant," commissioner A. L.
Barbur.
8:30 p. m. "Clackamas County and
Its Experience in Paving." W. H.
Counsell, E. D. Olds, Henry Henrici.
General discussion.
9:15 p. m. "Facing the Future,-
County Judge H. E. Cross. Adjourn
ment.
CONVENTION
OF ROAD MEN
ENDS TUESDAY
The two-day road convention came
to an end last night in the circuit
court room with an address by Judge
Cross, who gave a brief outline of
what the get-together affair between
the road foremen and county court
had accomplished, and what cooper
ation between them would produce
for Clackamas county in the future,
It was probably one of the best road
conventions ever held in the state of
Oregon, for the problems presented
directly " concerned the territory in
wbich those attending lived, and the
further fact that it accomplished
much in the way of good-fellowship
before the $1,700,000 bond issue is
spent for hard surfaced roads in
Clackamas county.
From different opinions gathered
from the road foremen in attendance
at the convention, the fact was
brought out that cooperation in the
road building program was going to
be. the watchword, and every dollar
expended would receive a dollar's
worth of effort, if not in some cases,
value.
One feature of the congress was
the securing of the members of the
state highway commission to attend,
and try and iron out ome of the dif
ficulties .which have loomed up be
tween Clackamas and the commis
sion in the past. It is claimed that
to a certain extent, this was accomp
lished, and the commission left Ore
gon City with a better understanding
of conditions and relations than ever
before.
The program yesterday was carried
out per schedule, and about 4:00
o'clock in the afternoon, the conven
tion adjourned' to allow the visiting
road foremen to make a visit to the
Crown Willamette paper mills. The
evening's program was opened by
NEW TELEPHONE
RATES CAUSE OF
MASS MEETING
Citizens of Oswego will hold a mass
meeting there Friday evening, for the
purpose of discussing and entering
a protest against the recent advance
in telephone rates, allowed by the
Public Service commission. It is re
ported the meeting also has been call
ed to consider action in circulating a
petition among Oswegoites for the
recall of the members of the commis
sion.
Over twenty-seven telephones have
beep ordered taken out in Oswego
since the advance in rates allowed, it
is said, and the citizens are indignant
over the establishing of a toll rate
from Portland to Oswego and vice
versa. When the Pacific Telephone
company secured a franchise in Os
wego, it is claimed that one of the
stipulations was Jliat free calls to and
from Portland would be allowed. Un
der the recent ruling handed down
by the Public Service commission, a
charge was allowed the telephone
company of 10c for each call from
Portland to Oswego or from Oswego
to Portland.
The Oswego citizens allege that In'
asmuch as most of the calls are from
Portland or to Portland, the service
is valueless to them unless a free toll
is established.
Thomas Clinefelter will preside at
the meeting Friday evening.
Dry Diplomats
PHONOGRAPH
TONE TEST IS
BIG SUCCESS
Dry legislation becomes extreme when it goes so
far as to prescribe the conduct of American representa
tives abroad with regard to alcoholic beverages. A bill
introduced in Congress by Representative Upshaw of
Georgia, and said to be backed by the Anti-Saloon Lea
gue, provides:
"That is shall be unlawful for any citizen of the
United States or person owing allegiance to the United
States to serve any of the intoxicating liquors mention
ed here in section 1 at a public or official function, or
give official recognition to any club or association that
keeps or serves such liquors for beverage purposes."
The plain intent of this bill is to forbid American
ambassadors, ministers and consuls in foreign countries
to serve drinks of any sort to diplomatic guests at their
own tables, c r to belong to, or patronize, any clubs
where drinks are served.
It can easily be imagined how embarrassing such
restriction would oftten prove to American representa
tives, in theiri business or social intercourse at foreign
capitals. Wriy such a law should be urged is not clear.
It has never been charged that American diplomats are
given to excessive use of liquor.
It is just as well to be temperate in the application
of prohibition, especially in other lands. Such a law
would turn a serious and beneficent prohibition amend
ment into an international jest.
Some articles that are reduced one-half give evid
ence that the quality shrank with the price. .
Since girls will want something different, it is not
likely that they will wear goloshes next summer.
Nearly all the trouble 'is caused by a man doing the "
things his good sense tells him not to do.
Most persons will have their faith in humanity in
creased when pies again travel under their own name.
OFBUREAUIS
NOW PERFECTED
T r rAr TlT--ffir vt'Vi r cTnb-a rn "TToflnintr
, , I uu-u. .Yi. f lilt, iiu opuivc vsu . a.
quoted at less than par now, but they nta QT. WQcl h t!)1to ,
win , i l" , u ' Commissioner A. L. Barbur, of Port-
we sit tight, I am in favor of the i ,an(J ing w h. Counsell, E.
road program as outlined in the bond ; D oldg and Henry Henrlci After a
issue, but I am not in favor -of selling , general discusslon and address by
Judge Cross, the convention adjourn-
Music lovera of Oregon City were
given a rare treat last evening at the
Congregational church when Collins
& Harlan, assisted by William Reed,
flutist, appeared in concert under the
irr rrer Reorganiiiation
achieved reproduction of the human
voice were swept away by this con
cert.
These well known Metropolitan en
tertainers gave a concert such as rare
ly comes to Oregon City and their
wonderful voices were matched note
for note by the Edison Phonograph.
Singing with the Edison the voice
would cease but the words of the song
continued in the same voice. The re-cre
ation was as perfect as the voice3
of Collins and Harlan and only by the
pause of the singer's lips could the
audience know that the machine was
carrying on the song.
Mr Harlan sang the first number
on the program and as his lips ceased
to move and the song continued the
audience realized that all the claims
for the Edison were true and that the
human voice is reproduced in every
sense of the word The tones that
came from the Edison matched that
of the artist perfectly and it was im-
posible to detecj any difference
When former Mexican bandits read of what is go
ing on in the United States they must feel like mere
pikers.
STABEN HELD FOR
MURDER OF YODER
PORTLAND, March 7. Police ar
rested Monday Harry Staben, sus
pected of being implicated in the mur
der of S. J. Yoder, Woodburn garage
man, late Saturday night.
Staben was arrested at Fourth and
Madison streets by Deputy Sherift
Mollenhour.
The deputy recognized Staben as he
was passing on the street, having ar
rested the boy more than a year ago
for the theft of an automobile and
tires from Yoder's garage.
"Before God, I swear I never killed
that man," protested Staben -when
seen in the county jail last night.
Tears coursed down his cnecks as he
asserted his innocence again ana
again. He is only 23 years old. '
was in Portland all Saturday night
and I am 'sure I can prove it. I have
never made any threats against Mr
Yoder and have not been in Wood-
burn for more than three months."
An aid to Staben in establishing
his alibi is Roy Hurley, one of the
owners of the Poodle Dog card room
Third and Jefferson streets, who told
Sheriff Hurlburt yesterday afternoon
that he saw Staben Saturday night
and took him to a hotel on the east
side between 10:40 and 11:30 p. m.
Tuesday at 1 p. m. Funeral arrange
ments will not be made until after tne
inquest.
Officers elected Saturday for
the reorganized Clackamas County
Farm Bureau:
President O R. Dougherty, of
Molalla.
Vive-President N. H. Smith, of
Logan.
Secretary-Tjreasurer Mrs. John
Gaffney, Jr., Clairmont.
Executive Committee W. L
Clarke, Clarkes; Mrs. A. I. Hugh
es, Redland; Homer Kruse, Sher
wood; Geo. G. Randall, Oregon
City, route No. 1; H. W. Kanne,
Happy Valley; H. C. Belton, New
Era.
the day Geo. A. Mansfield, presi
dent of the State Farm Bureau tola
of the work of the state and national
bodies, and what had been accomplish
ed in the past, and what was in store
for the future if all cooperated. Mr.
Mansfield alleged that the American
Farm Bureau Federation was the on
ly organization that the government
extended financial assistance. His
address was interesting and the mem
bers listened attentively to his ad
vice and information.
A new constitution and by-laws
were adopted at the meeting, and re
ports of committees, election of of
ficers completed one of the most
successful and best attended Farm
Bureau meetings ever held in the
state.
those bonds below par, and thereby
cheating some section out of their
share of the roads, as outlined in the
program."
Commissioner , Barret, of Heppner,
followed Judge Cross with a brier
talk on the necessity of cooperation
between the various units of the state
roaj administration, and told of the
early days in road construction in
eastern Oregon-
Herbert Nunn, state highway en
gineer, wag present, and told of a
trip over the Pacific highway to the
California line and return. He touch
ed on the mechanics of good road con
struction and urged the county road
makers to build good roads as they
went along, with good base as one
of the prime essentials to a long-lasting
construction.
After the banquet, which ended at
8:00 o'clock the roadmen, county
court and members of the highway
commission left for the courthouse,
when the balance of the day's pro
gram took place. Wages and men
were discussed, and Livy Stipp, dis
trict attorney, addressed the assem
bly on "Market Roads." He was fol
lowed by W. A. Eatchel, roadmastet
of Multnomah, who talked on the ef
ficiency of modern road machinery.
H. H. Johnson, civil engineer, spoke
on engineering, "When it paid and
when not." The care of road equip
ment, repairs, and many other sub
jects were discussed before the meet
ing adjourned late in the evening.
The program for today follows:
9:30 a. m. "Rock Crushers," num
ber and location, W. A. Proctor, com
missioner; "Rock Crushers, Ef
ficiency," Abe Gilbert, superintend
ent of rock crushers. General dis
cussion, 15 minutes.
10:30 a. m. "How to Make a Mac
adam Road," Henry Cromer, of Logan.
Discussion, 20 minutes.
11:15 a. m. "When and How to Re-,
ed about 11:00 o'clock.
COUNTY LEAGUE
EXECUTIVES TO
MEET SATURDAY
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Clackamas County School
League has been called for Saturday,
March 12, in the county school super
intendent's office at 10:00 a. m. The
purpose of. the conference is to pre
pare plans for the coming athletic
events, and to stimulate athletics and
sports among the differernt school
students over the county. Since the
formation of the league, much has
been accomplished along this line.
and the organization looks forward
to a very active year. J. W. Leon
hardt is secretary of the league.
The Clackamas County Farm Bur
eau organization held its annual meet-
It ing in the Moose hall Saturday Willi
wa3 not merely an echo of the human one o fthe largest delegations present
voice but the real thing, unspoiled by since the Bureau was formed in this
any mechanical ring county. The meeting, comine as it
The climax of the coucert came did just after the recent membership
when the room was darkened during drive, was called for the purpose or
one of Mr Collin's selections and the electing officers for the coming year
audience was' left to depend entirely and to outline plans for a better ancJ
upon hearing to determine whether more progressive farmers' order, and
the artist or tne macnino was doing those attending were satisfied with
the singing As the song progressed the day's work.
the auidence was more and more con- President C. R. Dougherty opened
vinced that no machine could sing 1 tne meeting at 11 : 00 o'clock with the
like that voice and that Mr comns was statement that the present Clacka-
singing Suddenly the lights were mas County Farm Bureau was the
snapped on and it was discovered that largest organization of its kind in
Mr Collins was not even on the stage the state of Oregon, and the new
and that the Edison was doing the members added in the recent drive
singing alone , J over 1800 made the organization
All in all the concert was a decided the strongest of any of its kind on
success and those who were privileged the coast. He outlined the work of
to attend expressed their delight and ! the Bureau for the future, and with a
satisfaction after each number. Bur-few weu chosen remarks, started the
melster c Anaresen nave given sever-1 program for the day.
al of these concerts and eacn one nas Walter A. Holt, new county agent,
brought the desired results that the followed, and told of the work of his
Edison can actually reproduce the hu- department and what conlrl hn ac-
INAUGURAL VERY
PLAIN; HARDING
GOES TO WORK
FOREIGN WAR
MEN START
NEW POST
SALEM, Or., March 4. A post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars was or
ganized at a meeting of veterans here
last night. The local post starts off
with about 35 members. Officers
were elected as follows: C. F. Hager
man, commander; Allen Jones, senior
vice-commander; -Mark Skiff, junior
vice-commander; Henry O. Miller, R.
E. Pomeroy and Allan Carson, trus
tees; E. A. Robbins, historian; W. E.
Lamb, chaplain; Bryan H. Conley,
adjutant; Carle Abrams, quartermas
ter; F. G. Young, officer of the day; I
P. N. Anderson, sergeant-major, and
Theodore J. Conde, quarter-sergeant.!
CIRCUIT COURT
JURY IS CALLED
man voice I comolished. He was well received,
Paul V. Maris, of the O. A. C, ex
tension department told of the "new
County Farm Bureau," and how it
would function. He outlined the
work for the benefit of the assembly
JTQJ MARCH 14 and asked for hearty cooperation
The women's part m farm bureau
The Cl-ckamas flounty circuit court work was ably handled by Mrs. Jesse
jury has been called to convene for J D. McComb, and as the meeting was
two weeks starting March 14, and sev- J well represented by women from over
eral cases which have attracted wide Clackamas county, Mrs. McComb's
interest have been set for trial. Of remarks were listened to with in-
these Is the case of Frost vs. State tense interest,
of Oregon, which ha3 been put on the
docket for Tuesday, March 22. Other
cases to be tried are as follows:
Monday, 14th Hoffman vs. Ogden.
Tuesday, 15thi Brown vs. Shop-
pert.
Wednesday, 36th Munsell vs. Le
quist.
Thursday, 17th Warley vs. Linn.
Friday, 18th Vrecouvic vs. Bott.
Saturday; 19th Randall vs. Singer
Sewing Machine Co.
Monday, 21st Bivan vs. Sherift
Wilson.
Tuesday, 22nd State vs. Frost.
Wednesday, 23rd McAdoo vs.
Kocher.
Thursday, 24th Mainwood vs
Bowman. "
Friday, 24th Townley vs. Town-i
ley.
Saturday, 25th State vs. Dougan.
Romney P. Snedeker, county club
leader, who has accomplished much
among the boys' and girls' clubs over
this county, reported on the work in
store for 1921. Miss Snedeker gave
a brief outline of what had already
been accomplished during the past
year.
After this address, the membert
partook of a bountiful banquet, furn
ished by the ladies of Clair
mont Sewing club in the Moose club
dining room. The- members of this
club are striving to accumulate
enough funds to send one of the or
ganizatin to the O. A. C, to attend a
short course. '
The meeting was called to order at
2:00 p. m.f by the. president, and the
program was opened with singing
"America" by the audience.
One- ot the prominent speakers of
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 4.
The reins, of presidential authority
passed from Woodrow Wilson to War
ren G. Harding today in an inaugural
ceremony at once the simplest and
most dramatic of a generation.
The drama centered about the re
tirement of Woodrow Wilson. Insis
tent to the last that he would carry
out a retiring president's customary
part in the ceremonies, Mr. Wilson
finally yielded to the warning of his
physician that he might endanger his
life, and only accompanied his suc
cessor to the capitol..
As he descended from the White
House portico to enter the waiting
automobile, secret service men plac
ed his feet on each descending step;
when he left the car (to enter the cap
itol he was practically lifted up
short flight of steps by an attendant.
After a few minutes at the capitol
Mr. Wilson went to his private home
to become "plain Woodrow Wilson
now," as he expressed it.
Before Mr. Harding had been pres
ident an hour he had revived a prece
dent set by George Washington by
conferring with the senate in execu
tive session, submitting in person the
nominations of hi3 ten cabinet offi
cers, ah were immediately, con
firmed.
Within anolther hour he had gone
to the White House to "hang up his
hat and go to work," as be often had
said, and unlocked the White House
gates, for four years closed to the
public.
The public celebrated by actually
overrunning the grounds and peep
ing through the windows to see the
new president.
Fruit Men Treat
Seed With Tar
The murderer of S. J. Yoder, Wood
burn garage man, who was found on
the highway with a bullet hole
through his head has not been ar
rested to date. "Dutch" .Wilson, of
this city, was arrested by Constable
Fortune last night upon request of
the Wood bur a police, as being con
nected with the murder, but was held
only about an hour, when the police
at Woodburn telephoned the con
stable to release him. Wilson alleges
that he can prove a perfect alibi as
to his whereabouts on Saturday nig In
and claims that he was attending a
picture show in Oregon City when
the murderer was supposed to have
telephoned for the machine in Wooa
burn. It is reported that Wilson has
trouble with Yoder some time ago,
and that suspicion was directed
against him in connection jwith the
murder on this account.
Simon J. Yoder was murdered last
Saturday night by two men who tele
phoned for a car to take them to
Salem. The men phoned from a drug
store in Woodburn about 11:00 o'clock
Saturday night, and asked that a full
tank of gas be provided as they would
probably want to drive to Portland
when they finished their business at
Salem.
The stranger who hired Yoder was
described as about five feet ten inch
es tall, of light complexion and dress
ed in a khaki suit with leather put
tees. Several who saw him in the
pool hall said he -was of good appear
ance, although it was with difficulty
that the authorities obtained a de
finite description.
Yoder, who owns the .garage at
Woodburn, arrived with the car in
front of the drug store there and two
passengers got in the machine ana
the party drove off. At 7:00 o'clock
Sunday morning, Yoder's body was
found in a ditch on the outskirts of
Gervais with a bullet wound in his
head, and, his skull crushed in by
some blunt instrument. His auto-i
mobile a Willis-Knight was gone
PORTLAND, March 8. Against the
word of three Woodburn citizens who
are said to have announced they are
positive they saw Harry Staben, a
suspect in the Yoder murder case, in
Woodburn. Saturday night, Staben
Tuesday furnished Sheriff Hurlburt
an alibi which was closely checked
by deputy sheriffs during the day and
which, according to Deputies Christ
offersen and Schirmer, convinces
them that Staben had nothing to do
with the Woodburn murder.
In spite of this alibi, Staben was
returned to Salem yesterday in cus
tody of Deputy Sheriff Morelock ot
Marion county. He is charged with
the murder of S. J. Yoder, Woodburn
garage man, near Woodburn late
Saturday night. - Marion county of
ficials still cling to the theory that
a thorough investigation will connect
young Staben with the killing of
Yoder, although local authorities are
equally as confident that the alibi of
fered by Staben is true in every
particular.
If, as local authorities believe,
Staben clears himself of the murder
charge through the medium of the .
alibi, there is a possibility that tha
murderer of the IWoodbuxn, garage
man will never be caught. John
Clark, chief of inspectors of the po
lice bureau, still believes that a sol- .--dier
or ex-soldier at Vancouver bar
racks is responsible for the killing.
Accordng to Marion county offi
cials, revenge would be the motive if
it were proved that Staben was guilty
of the crime. If the murderer or
murderers of Yoder had , gone to
Woodburn for the avowed purpose of
killing Yoder, they would not have
arranged for the rental of an auto
mobile as they did, in the opinion of
local authorities. It was pointed out
yesterday that the man who hired
Yoder's automobile did not seek out
Yoder in particular.
If Staben had intended killing
Yoder and had sent a confederate
into Woodburn to trap Yoder, this
confederate certainly would have
sought ' Yoder . and ararnged for him
to drive the car, say local authorities.
The most plausible theory held
of the persons who murdered Yoder,
here is that robbery was the motive
They had planned to kill him and rob
him and then take the automobile,
according to local deputies. But when -they
saw other automobiles coming
along the highway immediately after
the shooting, they got into the- auto
mobile and fled without having time
or opportunity to rob their victim,
according to this theory.
So far as the local end of the Wood
burn murder case is concerned, there
will be no further investigation, .ac
cording to both the police and county
officials unless further clews are ob
tained and Marion county officials
ask for aid. With Staben in jail at
Salem, the local authorities will drop
any contemplated investigation until
disposition is made of Staben.
SALEM, Or., March 8. Whether
Harry Staben, now in the county jail,
is the man who last Saturday night
employed Simon J. Yoder, Woodburn
a hm, qn in rBSh nrf n n,ml garage owner, to dnve him to a
amount in checks was found upon his lonely sPot. on Pacific highway
HOOD RIVER, Or., March 4. H.
S. Galligan, local nurseryman, who
has just received a shipment of pear
seed from Japan, says he will (treat
the seed with coal tar before plant
ing, In an effort to prevent China
pheasants from feeding on - them.
Last spring Mr. Galligan lost $1000
worth of sprouting seedlings, he says,
as a result of the rapacious appetites! Illinois,
of the game fowls.
Farmers have protected freshly
planted corn by covering the seed
with a film of coal tar.
person. Absolutely no clue to the
murderer was found, and not until
11:30 p. m., Sunday night was the
machine discovered, which was founa
on the streets on Vancouver, Wash.,
by the police of that place,
In the car were several shotgun
shells, a fishing license in Yoder's
name, and a few-mother articles. No
blood was upon the car. The police
believe that Yoder was murdered
while driving the car and his body
quickly dumped along side of the
road.
The body lay on the back in the
ditch, with the feet in a pool of water.
The authorities believe, from the con
dition of the ground, that an at
tempt had been made to drag the
body up the bank with the object of
concealing it in Sam Brown's berry
patch, which is just inside the fence.
The authorities are inclined to be
lieve that only one person partici
pated in the crime, inasmuch as two
wonld have been able to drag the
body up the bank into a berry patch.
The body was found by three Gerv
ais farmers who were on their way
to church Sunday morning. They im
mediately notified the police at Wood-
burn, who in turn notified Sheriff
Wilson of this city. The sheriff
here immediately put out a cordon 'oi
deputies on the road to discover the
car which was later found
Mr. Yoder evidently had been shot
from behind while he was driving.
The bullet entered through the lobe
of his rigjit ear and lodged in the
skull just over the left eye. The
bullet was of .38 caliber, and of the
soft nose type.
Mr. Yoder came to Woodburn
with his parents when he wag a small
boy. He had lived there nearly all
his life. He was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Noah Yoder, who now live in
He also is survived by a
widow and three children. His widow
was Maud Dimick, a second cousin of
Judge Grant B. Dimick of Oregon CIt7.
The coroner's inquest has been set
near Gervais, where the iatter's body
was found the following morning with
a bullet wound in his head, will be de
finitely determined Thursday when
Sheriff Bower will summon a number
of . Wootfburn residents to Salem to
view the prisoner.
RECALL TALK
BOBS UP AT
LIVE WIRES
At the regular weekly luncheon of
the Live Wires, held Tuesday noon
in the Commercial club parlors, a
resolution was asked from that
organization giving support in the
proposed recall of the members of
the Public Service commission. The
matter was referred to the committee
on resolutions, which will report back
at the meeting o fthe Wireg on next
Tuesday.
It is reported that considerable
agitation has been going on in this
locality for- a means to show dis
approval on the recent ruling of the
commission allowing a thirty per
cent, advance in telephone rates, and
since a fund has been raised in Port
land for the purpose of getting out
petitions for the recall of the mem
bers of the Public Service commis
sion, the same thing is being talked
of here.
LONDON AFTER
FIGHT WITH
BIG PURSE
, YORK, Mar. 3. Tex Rick-
ard, promoter of the Dempsey-Car-pentier
heavyweight championship
contest, announced today receipt of a
$740,000 offer for the bout at London.
Rickard announced1 that he woull
give it consideration.