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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1921.
SAFE-BLOWERS
BROUGHT HERE
FROM PORTLAND
John Mabus and James Steele, ar
rested in St. Johns last Thursday for
the robberies at Estacada and of the
Olson-Roe Transfer Co., in Portland,
on the night of February 26, were
brought to this city from Portland
Monday afternoon by Sheriff Wilson
to have a preliminary hearing before
Judge Noble for the Estacada safe
blowing job. The two alleged safe
crackers were in charge of officers
Long and Huges and came by automo
. bile, both men handcuffed to prevent
escape, and as they were marched
down Main street, attracted consider
able attention.
When brought before Judge 'Noble,
both of them refused to talk, outside
of asking that the hearing be post
poned until they could get word to
their attorney, Ed. L. Fraley, of Port
land. When asked why their attor
ney was not present, they alleged that
Fraley did not know that they were
to be brought to this city so soon.
and that they had no time in which
to notify him. Judge Noble set the
hearing for Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock and Steele and Mabus were
taken back to Portland by Officers
Long and Hughes.
In the meantime Sheriff Wilson was
carrying on investigations of his own
at St. Johns in connection with the
case, and returned to Oregon City lat
Monday night with articles of cloth
ing, which were new and supposedly
from the stores robbed at Estacada.
The sheriff also brought back with
him the "come-along," a device which
is used in opening safes, and which
was found in the room where Steele
and Mabus were arrested at St.
Johns. The "come-along" is a square
Fteel affair, with a heavy set-screw in
each corner. A large hole in the
center of the contrivance allows the
plate to fit tight around the knob or
combination of the safe, and the set
screws, when -turned produce power
ful pull on the knob of a safe, ripping
it open for a charge of "nitro." The
"come-along" is on exhibition at the
sheriff's office here.
A sack containing dynamite caps,
battery and fuses, was brought here
by the sheriff and which belong to
Steele and Mabus, it is said. Hun
dreds of dollars worth of Liberty
Bonds and other securities were found
in the room where Steel and his pal,
Mabus, were taken.
The sheriff's force here alleges that
they have the "goods" on both men
and will prove without doubt that they
are connected with the Estacada safe
blowing job on February 26.
Sheriff Geo. A. Herbert, of Baker
county, is in Oregon City for the pur
pose of gathering evidence against the
two arrested men in connection with
the Haines, Oregon, safe-blowing job,
when about $15,000 in Liberty bonds
was taken from the bank there on
March 7. Sheriff Herbert i3 of the
opinion that some of the bonds found
in possession of the two alleged yeggs
belongs to. the bank at Haines. This
will be verified soon.
Both Steele and .Mabus have been
in court before, as shown by their at
titude yesterday when tney were
brought before Justice Noble. They
seemed to know just what to do In the
case, refused to talk and asked for
their attorney before they would com
mit themselves.
F
WASHINGTON AFTER
SENATOR SINCLAIR
SUICIDE FOUND
IN WOODS NEAR
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 11.
The Prunarians are up In arms at the
utterances of Senator Sinclair in ref
erence., to Clarke county in which he
WEST LINN HIGH eaid that the people livIns here aht
LU UKZ 1UOU1ICU WALli. O, 11 (.Lit? JJ i ill t? lUi
the State of Washington. This was
said after Clarke county asked to
have a bill passed permitting ths
bridge tolls from the Columbia riv
er interstate bridge, paid for by
Clarke county without a cent of aid
from the state, to be spent for any
roads that the county commisisoners
think best.
It has been shown by the Clarke
Mrs. Geo. Moriarfty, while tracing
a stray cow in the woods back of the
Union high school building at West
inn Saturday morning, ran into the
body of a dead man' hanging by the
neck from the limb of a trea. Coron
er Pace was called to the scene of
the tragedy and upon investigation,
the man was identified by naturaliz
ation papers found in his pocket as county records that this county has
juawva fiizgeraia jeiecuei, aseu "-i spent more than 10 times as much on
He had been hanging there about four I state roads as has been received from
days, according to the coroner and I the state.
had committed suicide. I The Prunarians. after hearine Sen
Flecher took his own life by using ator Sinclair's statement read, voted
his necktie and handkerchief. He unanimously to have a committee ap
had climbed up, inserted his neck- pointed to seek a retraction of the
tie through the loop and around his statement. The committe telegraph-
neck, then jumping off the limb up-led to 'Senator Sinclair that a public
on which he stood. His Doay was I apology was expected
cut down by Coronc-r race, ana tne The Prunarians also went on record
necktie with which he hung himself against the state appropriating $25,
had stretched until it was almost 000 to fight the basin rate decision,
JONES CORNER
ON MAIN STREET
SOLD TO MULVEY
ready to break.
Flecher came to Oregon City a few
weeks ago and worked on the Steam
er Lang as a deck hand. His natural
ization naoers. which were issued
Clarke county standing with PortlanJ
on -this proposition. She holds that
to spend money to fight this case
would be like spending money for
the state to fight against itself. Van-
from Carbon county, Montana, during couver has fought for the differential
1910, gave his age as 55 years, making
him 61 years of age at the time oi
the suicide. Outside of his acquain
tance with the steamboat men, he is
not known here, and no trace of bis
relative3 can be found up to date.
The body is at the undertaking par
lors of Holman & Pace, and will be
held until word has been received
from Montana as regards hin relatives
or friends. Fletcher was an Eng
lishman.
rate and how that she has it, feels
keenly the rebuff offered by the legis
lature by appropriating public funds
to fight the case for the benefit of
Seattle to the detriment of Vancouv
er and other points in this section of
the state.
Entertainment Nets
Students $226.50
ELKS FROM
OREGON WILL
SHOW 'EM
Elks representing 18 lodges in Ore
gon plan to swoop down on the na
tional convention of Elks set for Los
The1 proceeds from ttfe entertain- Angeles in July with a great campaign
ment given in the auditorium of ths of Oregon advertising, showing the
Oregon City High school last Friday
evening- under the auspices of the
Oregon City High school students,
amounted to $226.50. Three-fourths
of this amount is to go towards the
publishing expense of the Hesperian,
and the remaining one-fourth goes in
to the general fund. It was one of
the most successful entertainments
ever given in the high school builci-ing.
GUN TRAP KILLS FARMER.
OMAHA, March 11. John Berg, 54,
farmer living near Omaha, was shot
and instantly killed Friday when he
walked into a gun trap set in his hen
coop to catch chicken thieves.
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- Purchasers on the time payment plan
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part of your earnings is not a wise course
. . ' for you to pursue.
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varied resources of the state, accord
ing to recent plans outlined by the
state convention committee.
iMotion pictures showing Oregon's
industries, booklets and exhibits of
products raised in the state are a
few of the means that will be used, to
herald Oregon before the antlered
herd of the nation. It is expected
that $10,000 will be spent in publish
ing 50,000 copies of an Illustrated book
let.
More than 2000 Oregon Elks are ex
pected to march in the big convention
parade. The Oregon delegation will
appear in a distinctive uniform bear
ing only the numerals of the individu
al lodges. Monroe .Goldstein. ha3 been
placed in charge o fplans to co-6rdin-placed
in4charge of plans to co-ordinate
the work and representation of all
state lodges.
Two important Main street real es
state deals were closed Saturday af
ternoon in this city when the firm of
Frank Busch & Sons purchased the
property now used by them as a sales
room, which Is situated north of the
city hall, and also the property now
occupied by the Roconich & Roppel
meat market. The second story of
the later building is now used by the
Brunswick hotel and contains about
24 rooms. Busch & Sons announce
that they have a five-year lease on
their present location city hall build
ing but will erect a two-story con
crete building soon on the property
just purchased, and have notified the
tenants to vacate by May 1st, thia
year.
The other deal closed Saturday waa
the transfer of the property at the
corner of Seventh and Main street
occupied by the Jones Drug company
to W. L. Mulvey, for "the sum of $35,
000. This property is considered one
of the best locations in the city's bus
iness district, and the office rooms
above the Jones company are occu
pied by Dt. Meissner, Ir. Hempstea J
and Dr. Morris, dentist. Mr. Mulvey
the new owner, announces that he will
not make any improvements on the
property, and bought the location for.
an investment.
Chas. Catta, who is forced to vacate
by consumation of the Busch deal,
claims that he has been unable to se
cure a location for his hotel and res
taurant, and if one cannot b9 founJ,
he will have to discontinue business
in Oregon City for lack of a location.
The Bank of Commerce will start
its new bank building in the spring it
is understood, which will be erected
upon the old site of the Oregon City
shoe store. With -the two modern
buildings contemplated by the Bank
of Commerce and Busch & Sons, Main
street will be wonderfully improv&ii
after the completion of the new struc
tures. .
Lead Pipe Attracts
Billy Takes a Look
and Learns Something:
K. T. Webb, residing at Evergreen,
believes in safety first, when it comes
to drinking pure water,-and has hit
upon a scheme which no doubt will
keep typhoid fever out of his home.
. Employed in the Crowr. Willamette
Paper company, he fills a five-gallon
can with pure water from, one of the
fountains of Oregon City and takes ti
home for drinking purposes. , The wa
ter is secured by means of a lead
pipe, curved in order to fit the mouth
of the fountain, while the other eca
extends into an opening in the can,
and works to perfection.
It was while Mr. Webb was securing
a five-gallon can full Saturday evening
that Sheriff W. J. Wilson looked on
and thought to himself "Well, that
ia a whole lot better than drinking
moonshine." What was amusing.was
that Mr. Webb carries the can in a
sack made for this purpose and when
Billy saw the lead pipe coming out oi
the sack, it . reminded him of some of
the moonshine cans and pipes he has
discovered during his "activities. .
TWO THIEVES
ENTER HOUSE
AT GLADSTONE
PRISON DOORS
ARE CLOSED
ON BRAKE
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD ON ROAD'
NEAR WEST LINN
O. A. C. THIRD
TERM STARTS
MARCH 28
OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COL
LEGE, Corvallis, March 15. Applica
tions are being received by the regis
trar's office from students who expect
to enter college the third term which
will start Monday, March 28, and will
continue throughout Tuesday. "'his
will follow spring vacation the week
beginning March 21. Students are
now hard at work preparatory to finai
examinations next week.
Total registration of long course
students for the school year to date
is 3547 according to the resistrar by
far the largest registration in the his
tory of the institution. Registration of
session and short course students
brings the grand total up to 4229.
Mrs. Ann Ersley, of Willamette, was
found dead on the highway between
Willamette, and West Linn last Sun
day evening about 9 o'clock. Heart
failure was the cause. The body was
discovered by E. E. Cobb and J. &.
Berge, when the headlights of their
machine showed the woman lying in
the road. Coroner Pace was
called, who immediately removed the
body to the parlors of Holman &
Pace.
It ls reported that Mrs. Ersley was
on her way home from church, and
evidently she had an attack of the
heart, resulting in her death before
the could summon assistance.
Deceased is. survived by her hus-
band, Chauncey Ersley, of Willam
ette, and two sons, both of Stafford.
The date of the funeral has not been
announced.
Russell. Brake, convicted in this city
for the murder of Harry Dubinsky,
taxicab driver of Portland, was taken
to the state penitentiary Tuesday by
Sheriff Wilson. Brake starts hls
life sentence for the crime. His com.
panion, George Moore, is already serv
ing his sentence.
OLD DAM IS
DESTROYED AT
C.-W. PLANT
Two robbers entered the home of
Mrs. H. H. Hulbert, on the 82nd street
road, near Gladstone Friday 'after
noon, and made away with $2 In cash,
an Elgin watch and one gold brooch.
Mrs. Hulbert was away from home at
the time and the house was unoccu
pied. Neighbors of Mrs. Hulbert saw
the two robbers enter the house, but
thinking that they had proper authori
to do so, paid little attention to the
incident, until Mrs. Hulbert anrvu
home and discovered the loss.
Deputy Long, from the sheriff's of
fice, immediately left for the scene of
the robbery after the telephone mes
sage was received, and late yestrday
afternoon traced the two robbers into
Portland. He has not reported th,e
result of the chase, as yet.
WHEELER GETS
FIRST CHINOOK
AND WINS PRIZE
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES
(Continued from Page 5).
after all. "She'U be here in ten min
utes." Eleanoij radiant: "John, I want
you to get Patsy Hudgens out of jail.
Its an awful thing to love a husband
Vocal solo, Miss Gladys Mae Trim
ble. Butterfly Dance (ballet) Frances
Swart r. '
The door keepers will be Mrs. S. S.
Walker and Mrs. Jennie Drumm.
The ushers are to be Mrs. Mittie
Hadley and Mrs. Henry Henningsen.
Miss lone Dunn, accomplished pian
ist, will he accompanist of the evening.
From the present indications th4
Star theatre will be packed to tha
doors, for many tickets have already
been disposed of.
Harry Wheeler of Gladstone, brought
in a fine 22-pound Chinook salmon,
which he hooked in the Clackamas
river near there Wednesday afternoon.
Not only did Wheeler catch the first
salmon of the 1921 season, but he re
ceived a beautiful hand-made six
ounce rod from Backus & Morris, of
Portland, for the first salmon caught
on a spoon this season. Last year
Wheeler was as lucky and won the
prize offered by C. F. Frederick, of
the Frederick Hardware . store, for
catching the first salmon on a Hilde
brandt spoon.
James Moore, manager of the Back
us & Morris sports goods store, of
Portland, alleges that he is going to
do all his fishing in the Clackamas riv
er this year, as the species- caught in
that stream are of a sounder and
bigger brand of Royal Chinook.
A program given at the close of
the regular meeting of Pioneer chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star, Tuesday
evening was highly appreciated and
given under the direction of Mrs. Sam
uel Stevens.
Each number received its share of
applause, and encores were responded
to.
Taking part in the program .were
Miss Gladys Trimble, who sang "The
Swallow" and "Daddy's Little Sweet
heart;" "Requim" and "Give A Man A
Horse He Can Ride," Lyman War
nock; Scarf dance and other da&ces,
Mrs. Mead.
At?the business meeting several
candidates were initiated 4nto the
order.
Over 75 boxes of dynamite were ex
ploded under the old dam of the
Crown-Willamette paper company yes
terday evening about 6:30 o'clock to
remove the structure, which has been
replaced by a new one. The new dam
was recently completed, and the ex
plosion, caused many to pause in their
steps, and wonder where the explo
sion took place.
REED FUNERAL
HELD MONDAY
AT ESTACADA
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3
M.-P. Co., Installs
Huge Cash Register
In line witn their policy of adapt
ing any new device or plan which will
increase the efficiency of its service,
the Miller-Parker Co... today are in
stalling the newest product of the Na
tional Cash Register Co., a big 9 draw,
er multiplex cash register. This rer
later is finished in oak to match the
floor cases in the sales room, and is
so devised that the sales of each de
partment of the plant Is listed sep
arately, in addition to giving the to
ials at the close of the day's business.
The machine is said to be the largest
type of register used in retail stores.
Mrs. Kenner Buried
Monday in Portland
The funeral .services of the late Mrs.
William Kenner, of Concord, who sud
denly died in Oregon City Friday, were
held from the Catholic church at Mil-
waukie Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
with Rev. Bernard, pastor, officiating.
Many friends of-the deceased and of
the family attended the funeral ser
vices. . The floral tributes were in
great profusion and were beautiful.
Interment was in Mount Calvary
cemetery, Portland. The pallbearers
were: Phillip Oatfield, Mr. Brooks,
John Hart, Julius . Broetje, Anton
Broetje and Mr. Grover.
Deceased is survived by her hus
band, William Kenner, of Concord, two
daughters, and a son, Mrs. Albert Zent
ner, of 1151 East Morrison street, Port
land, Oregon; Mrs. Charles E. Hurrlr,
of 537 Fremont street, Portland, and
Otto Kenner, of Concord, a pressman,
who is connected ' with Oregon
City newspapers.
Mrs. Davis has resumed her posi
tion with Bannon & Company after
spending a few days in Eugene, where
she was called by the death of her
brother-in-law, Edward Hawkins.
New Picture House
Ready About May 30
The Liberty theater, new picture
house now under construction and
owned by W. A Long, also owner of
the Star, will be ready for the official
opening about Decoration day, and an
added attraction will be the feature
of the opening Work on the movie
house is rapidly advancing and Mon
day the temporary foundations hold
ing up the drying cement walls were
removed.
Stamp Cancelling
Machine at P. O. Now
The motor attached to the stamp
cancelling machine in the Oregon City
postoffice was put in operation for the
first time Monday. Up to Tuesday
evening, March 15, the comptometer
showed that there were 40.000 stamps
on letters and cards cancelled for th
15 days.
Mrs. Edward Reckner, of Camas,
Wash., was in Oregon City looking nf
ter property during the week. She
was formerly Miss Jessie Jackson, of
this city.
"I Fee! as Its I GasM Rot
Drag Thru lb Gay's tfork"
Is the complaint of many a woman
in the household, office or factory.
AftersufTeriigr
nervous, dizzy,
weak and
dragged-down
by weaknesses
of her sex
with eyes
sunken, black
circles and
pale cheeks
such a woman
is quickly re
stored to
health by the
Favorite Pre-;
scription of Dr. Pierce. Changed,
too, in looks, for after taking Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription the
skin becomes clear, the eyes
brighter, the cheeks plump. It is
purely vegetable and contains ho
alcohol.
Druggists sell it in tablets or
liquid, or send Doctor Pierce, at
Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y
10 cents for trial package.
Redding, Calif. "Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is perfectly
wonderful. I owe everything to'
this medicine. When I was passing
thru middle age I suffered every
thing. Finally, I decided to take
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
It stopped the headaches, the pains
and the hemorrhages. I never had
any more trouble. It really is
great," Mrs. R. B. Ralph, 60
Terllurium Street.
Commercial Netmen
Quit Until May 10
Under the new law, passed by the
last legislature, the net men of Ore
gon City stopped operating Monday
noon, and will commence the industry
again on May 10. The catch this
season has been very light,- owing tc
the late run of the Roya Chinooks
However, several fine catches haYO
been reported by anglers with hook
and spoon in the Clackamas river ana
near where the river runs into the
Willamette.
The funeral of J. W. Reed, who was
killed in an auto accident last Friday
evening, was held at Estacada Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock rfom, the
Methodist church. Hundreds of peo
ple from all over Clackamas county,
and some from over the state, paid
their last respects. Members of county
court attended in a body. Floral
wreaths were sent by the Oregon City
Commercial club and other organiza
tions of Oregon City.
Chapter P., P. E. O. Sisterhood met
at the home of Mrs. Jeanette Scott on
Falls View Tuesday afternoon, when
the election of officers took place, waa
among the business taken up for trans
action. The officers are as follows:
Mrs. Clara Jack, president; Mrs. Lillie
Bowland, vice-president; Mrs. Caddie
Paiie, recording secretary; Mrs. Win
nie Andresen, corresponding secre
tary; Mrs. Jeanette Scott, treasurer;
Mrs. Agnes Schuebel, chaplain; Mrs.
Emma Tooze, guard.
Besides the above newly elected of
ficers attending were Mrs. Grace
Welsh, Mrs. Edna Beattie and Mrs.
Ella Caufield.
Refreshments were served during
the afternoon. '
The next meeting to be held Tues
day afternoon, March 22, will be at the
home of Mrs. Ella Caufield on Ninth
and Washington streets.
Oyer 800 Chicks
Burned To Death
Walter Phelps, of Oswego, was in
this city Thursday.
ALBANY, Or., March 14. Eight
hundred baby chicks were burned to
death when a brooder on the farm of
T. M. Bennett, near Tangent, was des
troyed by fire. Only about 25 of the
chickens escaped. The fire started
from a heater in the brooder and the
building and all its contents were destroyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Criteser enter
tained a number of relatives and
friends at their home known as "Echo
Lodge" during the past week in honor
of Mrs. Criteser's birthday anniver?
sary, occurring Wednesday. Mrs. Crite
ser received a number of pretty gifta
on Wednesday, when her three sisters
called.
Among those entertained at the hos
pitable home were W. E. Warren and
son, Ray, Mr. and Mrs. M. Serle, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Bentley, Dewey Kumk
ler, David Fancher, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Rider, W. S. Rider, Arthur
Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Albright,
Mrs- A. F. Jack, Mrs. Laura McCor-
mack, the latter of Sellwood. The
three latter are sisters of Mrs. Criteser.
Mrs. Belle Banford, of Oak Grove.
visited Oregon City Thursday.
That the lightness- of the Business
Car is united to great strength
is proven by the splendid service
it is rendering everywhere under
widely varying conditions.
The lightness of the car keeps the
gas and oil costs down, and its
sound construction renders repairs
infrequent.