OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921.
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CANBY AND SOUTHERN CLACKAMAS
Motorcycle Riders
Try Canby Track
CANBY, May 11. A group of boys
from Newberg, accompanied by Earl
Hutchinson, arrived in Canby Sunday
mjorning on their motorcycles, and
were guests at the home of Hutchin
son's mother, Mrs. R. . Soper.
During the day the boys gave demon
strations as to what they could ac
complish in the way of motorcycle
racing on the fair ground race track.
A large and interested audience wit
nessed the feats, while several of the
fair damsels were brave enough to
take part in the races.
Several of the boys are contemplat
ing taking part in motorcycle races at
the Clackamas county fair this year.
if events of this nature are to be on
the program. 1
NEWS FOR CANBY AND VICINITY.
Secretary Of The Navy
Asparagus Growers
Find Good Demand
CANBY, May 11. The asparagus
market is now at its height, and Can-
by can boast xf growing some of the
finest asparagus in the West. There
is always a steady demand for this
and the Portland markets as well as
other places are finding a ready de
mand when in stock.
The farmers'Of canby are not only
specializing on the rhubarb corn
- strawberries, but have devoted much
of their attention to growing the aspar
agus during the past few jears.
The retail price for this week was
15 cents per bunch.
Portion of Streets
In Canby Paved
CANBY, May 11. A portion of
Front street near the Vinyard store
has received its coating of concrete,
and from all appearance Cahby will
have one of the finest concrete streets
in the state. Owing to the rain a few
days ago it was necessary to discon
tinue work for a short time, but has
been resumed.
Pians are talked of having some sort
of. celebration when the streets have
been completed. .
Chautauqua Assn. Is
To Put on Progam
CANBY May 11. Radcliffe Chautau
qua Association is to give a program
in Canby May 25, 26 and 27, and an
excellent program of musicians is to
he among the features of the program.
Miss Ethel Abbott, of Washington,
D. C, has been in Canby for several
days, where she arranged for the ap
pearance of the artists, and was much
encouraged over the enthusiasm of the
people of Canby. Although the date
of the high school commencement
exercises were to take place on Friday
evening, May 17, it is probable that
the time will be changed for the exer
cises. This will be decided within a
few days. "
Any news for the Canpy edi-
tion of the Oregon City Enter- -
prise may be left at the Cottage
8 Hotel, which will be called for by S
8 Miss Nan Cochran Tuesday after S
S noon will be greatly appreciated. -8
S If you have any church notices, 3
S "property sales, parties, lodge
$ news, locals and any other news i
of interest to the public, these I
will be gladly mentioned in the j
$ Oregon City Enterprise. "We !
S have a large list in this section S
-8- of the county, and all are inter- &
ested in news from Canby and 3
vicinity. i
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Mis Edna Lowry, after visiting in
this city as the gnost of friends for
about ten days, has returned to her
home at Toppenish, Wash.
Mrs. Kraxberg'er, of Macksburg, was
among the Canby visitors Tuesday
afternoon.
CANBY OREGON CITY
Stage Time Table
STAGE LEAVES 5 MINUTES BE
FORE SCHEDULED TIME
WEEK-DAYS
Lv. Canby Lv. Ore. City
7:25 a. m. 8:00 a. na.
9:55 a. m. 11:00 a. m.
12:55 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:15 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS SATURDAY
2:55 p. m. 3:35 p. m.
6:15 p. m. 7:00 p. m.
SUNDAY
Lv. Canby Lv. Ore. City
7:55 a. m. 8:30 a. m.
9:55 a. m. 11:30 a. m-
12:55 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:15 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
6:15 p. m. 7:00 p "i.
7:55 p. m. 10:45 p. m.
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COPYRIGHT CI.1NKOIN6T. WASH1NCTOM
Kdwin Le"Hy, of Michigan. Secre
tary of the Navy. Fifty years old.
Lawyer, of retroit, Mich. Has inti
mate knowlcdse-of Far Eas: in ad
dition to extensive naval experience.
Went to China in 1885. Later served
ten years In Chinese Maritime Cus
toms Service. Served as gunner's
mate in navy during- Spanish-American
War. At 4 7 years of age was
sergeant of Marines in world war.
Was Representative in the Fifty
ninth, Sixtieth and Sixty-first Con
gresses, making particular study of
naval affairs as member of Naval
Committee.
Fare 25c
H. C. L.
TO BE CONDUCTED BY
COUNTY BUSINESS MEN
DAUGHTER ARRIVES.
CANBY, May 11. Mr. and Mrs. A.
Steffani, of this city, are receiving
congratulations over the arrival of a
daughter, born May 4.
ECKERSON HAS SMALLPOX
CANBY May 11. Lee Eckerson,
who left here about six weeks ago for
Condon, where he has been employed
in a bank, has returned to his home
owing to illness. After Mr. Eckerson
returned he found that he was suffer
ing from a mild case of smallpox. The
family has been quarantined.
PIONEER IS ILL.
CANBY, May 11. Grandma Lowry.
one of the pioneer residents of Clack
amas county, is critically ill at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Christ
Jost, near this city. Mrs. Lowry is suf
fering from pneumonia.
CANBY LOCALS
CANBY, May 11. Miss Ollie Dor
sey, of Burns, Oregon, was in Canby
Sunday visiting friends. She register
ed ai. the Cottage.
J. King Bryan, of Portland, was
among the Canby visitors the first
of the week.
Coleman Mark, of Maik's Prairie,
was in Canby on business Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Kaf hryn Evans was among the
Oregon City visitors Tuesday
L. D. Walker, formerly of Canby,
and at one time head of the First
Bank of Canby, now of Portland, was
in this city Sunday visiting among his
friends.
Craig Dedman, well known young
man of Canby, now a traveling sales
man, was in Canby on business the
first of the week, where he visited
his) father. Dr. E. P. Dedman.
Wayne Hampton, of Portland, spent
Sunday in canby, visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hampton.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wang, of this
city, motored to Portland Sunday,
where they visited at the home of Mr
and Mrs. Allen Adams. Mrs. Adams
is a daughter of Mr.' and Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Harry Smith and son, (George,
of Newberg, accompanied by Miss
Marvel Cornel, also of that place, vis
ited at the home of Mrs. R. Soper on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Huiras, residing
near Central Point, were Canby visi
tors Monday. Mr .Huiras recently un
derwent an operation on his eye, and
has found much relief since the, oper
ation, i ; t ! !
Martha Frances Bradt, little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bradt, is
ill at the family home near Aurora.
Miss Violet Roberts, who has been
a guest of her cousin, Miss Rena
Hutchinson for several weeks left the
first of the week- for Portland to be
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. George
Altaian.
Owing to protests of local mill em
ployes on the prices of commodities
not being lowered in proportion to the
wage reduction the County Business
Men's association will conduct an in
vestigation of the H. C. L. in Ore
gon City. At their meeting Tuesday
night a committee was appointed to
gather data on prices so that a state
ment may be issued showing what
commodities have bteen lowered in
price and to what extent and wheth
er those not reduced were increased
in price. A general wage reduction
of 20 per cent is in effect.
Meetings Scheduled
Thruout Clackamas
She Is Married
Mme. Curie, discoverer of radium-, shares with
her husband the glory of that discovery.
-She is married, disproving the theory that a wom
an blessed with a husband and a family of children, can
not do creative intellectual work because of that so
called handicap. We have been informed that women
who have been kept busy creating babies have been do
mestic slaves to a greater or less extent.
That is not true. -
The world has in Mme. Curie a woman who has
discovered something more important in the realm of
natural science than anything that man can boast of.
She is the mother of two children, and she nursed them
and attended them at the very time she was making her
researches. For many years she did the housework
without a servant, darning her husband's socks and mak
ing the beds.
The radical feminists who do not believe in mat
rimony for. the professional . woman will be up a tree
over Mme. Curie. She is an exhibit of tremendous im
portance. Her domestic life is sweet, her trials have
been those of most married women, but she leads the
universe in the discovery of a substance that is of prim
ary benefit to the progress of the human race.
Mme. Curie arrived in New York yesterday. She
is here to receive from her admiring friends one gramme
of radium,, valued at one hundred thousand dollars. In
all the world there are only five ounces, or 1 1 4 grammes,
of this precious stuff. President Harding is to make
the former presentation in behalf of the donors.
And she is married.
DAZED STRANGER
PICKED UP; HAD
$1000 ON HB1
Someone suggests coining of a half nickel. ' Give
the nickel time and it may again be worth that much.
Even the optimist who bas no '. patience with
knocking will be overoyed to hear the sound of the
buikler's hammer.
German militarism seems to have 'been success
ful chiefly in reducing the nation's population, which is
less now than in 1905.
HOSPITAL DAY
ENDORSED BY
LEGION BOYS
"National Hospital Day" has receiv
ed the endorsement of the American
Legion. All posts and units of the
Women's auxiliary of the ex-service
mens lorganization will cooperate
with the United States public health
service in celebrating May 1 2 as hof
pital day.
The plan calls for patients in pub
lic health hospitals holding dpen
house for their friends ; entertainment
features; visits of convalescent pat
ients to theaters and ball parks; vis
its inspection by the general pub
lic and similar festivities.
It is believed by public health of
ficials that wide observance of the
day will help rouse public interest
and will be of lasting benefit to dis
abled veterans.
George Alasia
Contributes $50
To Clackamas Co,
As a sequel to the arrest and con
fession of Joe Alasia, Sheriff Wil
son had Geo. Alasia before Judge Per
ry of Milwaukie and the county is
$50.00 richer. Joe and Geo. Alasia
weie the owners and operators of the
large still found near Milwaukie Wei
nesday of this week.
New Firm Purchases
Cash and Carry Store
Jack Wood, of Jack's Cash and Car
ry store, announced yesterday the
consumation of a deal whereby his in
terest in the store is taken over by J.
Simon & Bros., operating a chain of
stores over the Pacific coast, with
headquarters jn Portland.
Mr. Wood, who will remain in
charge of the local branch .as mana
ger, opened the store several months
ago in the location formerly occu
pied by Price Bros, temporary store.
Under the. new ownership .announces
Mr. Wood, the Oregon City branch
will carry the same lines of goods at
the same prices as the other Simons
stores. -
At a special meeting of the execu
tive committee of, the County Farm
Bureau, held in Oregon City, May 10,
it was decided to aid the Oregon
Wheat Growers' in the organization of
this county.
C. A. Barnes, one of the organizers
of the Oregon Wheat Growers' Asso
ciation, with present headquarters at
The Dalles, was present and explained
the nature of the Wheat Growers' con
tract and just what ha3 been accom
plished to date in the organization of
other states and other counties.
He states that a total of twenty-
eight millions bushels of wheat in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, have al
ready been contracted for sale
through the Wheat Growers' pools for
next season. During the last three
months three million bushels of wheat
m Oregon have been signed up, and
an intensive campaign for additional
contracts is now being carried on In
different sections of Eastern Oregon.
The campaign is just beginning in the
Willamette Valley. Organizers are""at
work in Washington county and soon
will be at work in Clackamas county.
Through the assistance of the Farm
Bureau, the Farmers' Union, the State
Grange, and other organizations, meet
ings have been scheduled at the fol
lowing points in the county: Canby
Monday evening, May 16, with P. A.
Weber as local chairman; Molalla,
Tuesday, May 17, with S. A. Cordill as
local chairman; Beaver Creek com
munity, probably at Beacon Heights
Hall, Wednesday, May 18, with E. Ber
ger as community chairman; Wilson-
ville, Thursday evening, May 19, with
red Wiedmann as local chairman;
Logan, Friday, May 20, with C. B.
Sprague as community chairman;
Sunnyside, Saturday, May 21, with H,
Kaane as local chairman.
AURORA NEWS
Mrs. E. M. Howe is reported to be
ill.
Hugo Muecke was a pleasant caller
Saturday.
G. A. Ehlen was a Portland visitor
last week.
Julius Stauffer, of near Hubbard,
called Saturday.
Bob and Everett Shimmin spent the
week-end at home.
Miss Vera Cutsfortth spent Sunday
at her home in Gervais.
Orville Stoner spent the week-end at
home, coming from Portland.
B. J. Grimm and Earl Grimm were
Aurora visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Ray Yergen and mother, Mrs.
Miner spent Saturday at the Geo. "Yer
gen home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sandberg of Sa
lem, visited friends in Aurora the
first of the week.
Mrs. Diana Snyder and daughter.
Aileen visited Diana Snyder at Mt.
Angel Sunday.
Mrs. Monroe and Sun Wendell and
Allen Crissel spen; the week-end at
the Yergen- home.
Hurrah, the "Camp Ground" sign is
up. The campers are welcome uonis
on, you tourists! It-
Mr. and Mrs. Keefover, Mr. and Mrs.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
WILL BE FEATURED AT
Farmers' we& xat O. A, C. has come
to be one f the outstanding events
of the year, from the standpoint of
the farmers of Oregon.
Farmers' week this year will bo
held from June 13th to 18th inclus
ive, and will embrace a much wider
program that has ever before been
attempted. Definite plans are not
entirely completed, but among the at
tractive features for this year will b-
found the free camping grounds, rest
rooms, bath, swimming pools and su
pervised play grounds. In other
words the farmers who desire to ec
onomize on expenses will find every
pqssJble convenience provided free
for their comfort. As the dormitor
ies will be vacant at this time, farm
ers making this trip may take advan
tage of a very lo wroom rent while
there.
One of the principal features of tho
week will be the Oregon State Mark
eting conference, which shuulH have
Watt, Mr. and Mrs. Ottaway, Mr. and ( the interest and support of every far
mer in the state.
A well dressed' man about 43 years
of age was turned over to the panby
police Thursday evening by the con
ductor on train No. 53, due there at
9 : 00 o'clock. The man refused to
tell where he was bound and had no
ticket. The conductor suspicioned
that the passenger was a little "off
and put him In the hands of the of
ficers. He was held by the Canby
police until Friday, afternoon, when
Sheriff Wilson sent Deputies Hughes
and Long to bring the man to this
city for an investigation of his con
dition. His name proved to be Mar
tin Gilbert, recently of 287 Thirteenth
street, Portland, and upon his person
was found $700 in Liberty bonds and
$317.00 in cash,, mostly in bills. Hia
landlady at the Portland address, af
ter being notified that Gilbert was in
this city in care of the officers, tele
phoned back that he had left her
house on Wednesday evening for the
south, and at that time was in his
right mind and that as far as shn
knew, he was a steady and industrious
citizen.
She also out the information
that Gilbert was foreman of a ship.
yard at Grays Harbor up to last Au
gust, when he came to board with her
at that time.
When Gilbert was brought to the
courthouse by the deputies, he acted
queerly; refusing to talk and seemed
to be in a kind of dazed condition. He
sat in a chair in one corner of the
sheriff's office, and about every three
minutes, Vould pick up his grip and
start for the door without, saying a
word. Each time, the officers would
gently push him back to his seat,
without resistance on 'the part of the
stranger.
T)x. Guy Mount was called in to ex
amine Gilbert, but the doctor couM
not "determine what was wrong with
him at that time, and took him to the
Oregon City hospital, where late last
Rright Gilbert remained in the same
groggy sort of condition. The phy
sicians at the hospital will give him
a thorough examination today to de
termine what is wrong.
The search of Gilbert's colthing re
vealed a Metal Trades Council union
"card. No. 1020; receipt for a safety
deposit box in Portland; personal ac
counts, papers and note books, and
in his upper vest pocket in one of
the notebooks, over $300 in bills of
large denominations were found b3-
tween the pages of the book. One
cardshowed that he was a registered
Motere in precinct No. 71. Portland.
His clothing was of good material,
and he wore an overcoat of excep
tional quality.
Two reasons for his condition are
advanced by the officers: One, that
he has been doped by thugs with a
view to relieving him of his money,
but the stuff did not work as quickly
as expected, or, that he suddenly
went insane on the train which he
took from Portland.
His landlady, Mrs. Gregory, of Port
land, telephoned Sheriff Wilson that
if Gilbert was sick or in need of as
sistance, she would gladly have him
brought to her home, where she would
lake care of him until he recovered.
GERMANY VOTES
TO ACCEPT THE
ALLIES TERMS
BERLIN, May 11 By a vote of 221
to 175 the German reichstsg Tuesday
night voted to accept unconditionally
fhe demands laid down in the allied
ultimatum. The new government was
informed of the decision.
"The government has accepted the
allied ultimatum," Chancellor Wirth
declared solemnly, 'and recommends
that you do1 likewise."
The reichstag convened at 9 o'clock
n the eveening. The new chancel
lor opened debate upon the repara
tions question by declaring that the
threatened occupation of the Ruhr
district would prove the ruin of Ger
many, and that any alternative to
this disaster would be preferable. He
was subjected to some hissing upon
the part of certain pan-Germans, but
there was no other demonstration.
The whole reparations debt is to be
funded by the issuance of bonds, tha
first issue to be made immediately
and the second in November. The
bonds are to bear 5 per cent inter
est.
By accepting the allied ultimatum
Germany must:
Disarm at once all naval, air and
military forres.
Put war culprits on trial immediate
ly and
Begin payment of $33,750,000 in
demnity within 25 days. The first
payment is to be l.OOO.OOOiOOO gold
marks by June 1. Subsequent pay
ments must be made at the rate ot -
two billion gold marks annually. In.
addition, Germany must pay an ex
port tax of 25 per cent or the equiv
alent. The .German government muf-t
issue tax free bonds secured by the
resources of the whole nation. These
bonds will bear 5 per cent interest.
President Tbert, it was learned on
Wednesday, had threatened to resign
unless democrats participated in the
new ministry which accepted the ul-
timatum. Under this threat the dem
ocrats agreed to have representation.
Mrs. Schwab attended a dancing party
at Donald Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Keefover were guests
at a lovely luncheon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ehlen after the
dance Saturday evening.
Sunday was May day and we were
reminded of the occasion by various
parties of the younger set, leaving
pretty . May baskets at the homes.
THE IDEALISM OF HARDING
The list of speakers for these meet
ings contains such names as J. R.
Howard, president of the American
Farm ' Bureau federation; Dean Dav
enport; Kenyon L. Butterfield; Clif
ford Thome and Aaron Sapiro.
There will be a county life confer
ence. Home Makers conference, out
door demonstrations, inspection of the
experimental .'products and college
herds and flocks and many other
points of interest about the college
campus
I; you are doubtful about the value
the home of Mrs. Albert Ehlen. oi your stare axuurai coi.ene, we
Miss Irene Armstrong spent the, worn suggest yor Uhn.s t.ns time to
week-en at home from Eugune. .get tr-.c facts.
i
Dotnh T.oahn Is renorted to have a. winy larmeu ioin
The Chinese relief committee met
C. A. Barnes will be the chief speak- at the Presbyterian church Thursday
er at these meetings, explaining the to c-eanize for soliciting the city. The
nature of the contract and the possibil- soliciting committee's report is very
i-ns oi ine movement, ana it Is hoped favorable
inat all wheat growers in their respeo Miss 'Norma Yergen spent Friday at
ti. e counties will attend.
St Louis Globe Democrat.
ome people imagine that we have
changed from a government of ideal
ism without practicality to one that is
practical without idealism. President
Harding is showing that there has
been no such reversion Although hap-
yuy xi e is a practical man. ho i fnr.
slight attack of sleeping sickness.
Dolph Crissel pased through Aurora
on his way to Portland Thursday.
Mrs. Wm. Gooding and little daugh
ter were in town shopping Saturday.
Frank Kerr and Frank Kersch wcrg
Aurora visitors from St. Paul Satur
day.
Mrs. J. at. Gray was a caller Sat-
..uild.Leiy net lacking in idealism. The urday that subscribed for the Qbserv
D uccu rum a government
in which too often the ideal subordin
ated rne practical, ia which too often
the practical became lost in a sort of
cosmic idealism ,to one in which the
practical and the ideal are fairly well
balanced each giving support to the
other. Mr. Harding has had few op-
pun.uuii.ies to give expression to the
laeaasm that is within him. The cir
cumstances of his campaign and the
condition of the country made it es
sential that he address himself to the
pmcucai solution of practical prob
lems, and to combat In a way that ex
pression of idealism which he believed
to be not only impractical but danger
ous Therefore the practical side of
the man so largely predominated in
his utterances that the ideal was sub-
Mrs J. H. Kraus, who has been ill
at the Oregon City hospital is reported
to be improving.
Henrv Becke and Mr. ana Mrs. ueo
Grey were Aurora visitors the latter
part of last week.
Miss Mable Thomas spent me weeh.-
j . T Tn. Dins.
end at the nonie oi mi a. uva
ser, atteneding the dance Saturday evening.
nr and Mrs. B. F. Giesy were guests
at a luncheon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Watt after the dance Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur lsraus anu chil
dren and Mrs. F. L. Miner spent r: .
day in Portland. Miss Orietta Kraus
accompanied them to Aurora where
she spent the week-end with her par-
ari.- planning to
whilt others wi.I
A.iiTsion rater.
' -r I'm .state
S by utomoblle,
t il o Advantage of
arrangements 'for
which are now bring made
The details in connection with the
Farmers' week wi'l be supplied at a
later date.
Don't forget June 13th to 18th
elusive, at Corvallis.
In-
Arrangements
for County Wheat
Pool are Made
FRED BAKER
IS ACQUITTED
iFred Baker, a young man of this
city, was arrested Tuesday on the
charge of fishing without a license, by
Constable Fortune. A jury trial was
given the defendant in the court cl
Judge .Noble Wednesday afternoon,
which lasted over, an hour and the
jury was out over an hour before it
came to its decision, which was "Not
Guilty."
merged. This was no less true tf Lnts Mr. end Mrf. Geo. Kraus.
nis inaugural address and his first Mrs. F- L. Miller served a delightful
message to congress. . . hnor of Thomas Wescott
J Sunday evening.
issues, in the main, that caller fnr
gres. He was aiscussmg material c uriss TJzzie Will as
innngs almost exclusively. . practical Risted in servine and entertaining of
practical consideration.
But on the 5th of last December he
delivered an Elks' memorial address
at Bedford, Va., which was little no
ticed at the time but which revealed
the inner depths of the man, his spirit,
as nothing else he had sail, and now.
In his address at the unveiling of the
Bolivar statue, he hasi given voice to
his spirit in another and yet more Im
pressive way Here was an opportun
ity to express himself in terms of
idealism, and, whether he was con
scious of it or not, he used it to the
end.
E. S. Barnes, Oregon organizer for
the Wreat Growers' union met with
the county lejqecutive commiCtee of
the farm bureau here Tuesday and
made arrangements for a wheat pool
in the counts. Meetings in favor of
the plan will be held later at Canby,
Molalla, Beaver Creek, Sunnyside and
Wilsonville. It is expected 700,000
bushels will be signed up. The as
sociation, so far has signed up over
3,000,000 bushels in the state. !
Divorces
the boys. Those present were: inoi.-i-as
Wescott, Norman Hurst, Forest
Giesy, Ivan Blosser, Lowel Gribble,
Ralph Heltzel, Robert Powers. Glenn
rvofei- TrvortnHek Ortman. Willard
Hunt Winfield Atkinson and IRolandjof Earl Allen vs. Industrial Accident
Wurs'ter Commission of Oregon. Etta Koch-
' er vs. Henry W. Kocher .claims de-
r.oniMTV TREASURER'S NOTICE sertion. Married in Portland 1905.
Two civil and three divorce suits
were filed in the county clerk's of
fice Tuesday were:
C. H. Dye vs. Elbert G. Larkins
for the recovery of $200.00. Appeal
I have funds on hand to pay all
county road warrants endorsed pri
or to August 1, 1920. Interest
ceases on the date of this notice.
May 12, 1921.
ALBERTA L. DUNN,
County Treasurer.
Florence G. Lockett vs. Tyra M- Lock-
ett claims cruelty, married at Chad
ron. Neb., December, 1911. Two chil
dren are Involved. Helen Russell
vsl James W- Russell, claims cruel
and inhuma ntreatment, married at
Vancouver, Wash., June, 1919.
THE REAL 'INDUSTRIAL
AUTOCRAY.'
(From the New York Tribune.)
We do not wish to insult Mr.
Gompers by supposing that he meant
his remarks touching the open shop to
be taken seriously, certainly not many
of the American people will be dispos
ed to take them seriously. To call the
open shop "industrial autocracy" and
accuse it of excluding union workmen
and comparable to the achievement of
Kaiser Wilhelm is to talk just absurd
ity. Practically everywhere that the open
shop prevails no applicant for a job
is asked whether he is a union man
or not. The union man works side
by side with the non-union man that
is the theory of the open shop and
that is its almost universal practice
It is the antithesis of autocracy. It
well deserves the title of the "Ameri
can shop."
If Mr Gompers is looking for an "it
dustrial autocracy," almost any plain
American citizen can point one out
to him in a ' Jlocal union ol the auto
cratic type. jThe workings of these
organizations in restriction output, in
closely limiting the numbers of ap
prentices and members, in keeping
non-members out of jobs whether
(hey starve or not are. a familiar
story now to everyone. v Every word
that Mr. Gompers sought to apply to
the capitalist fits these tyrannical
unions accurately.
If the rehabilitated American mer
chant marine is to make secure its
place upon the Seven Seas it. must be
by virtue f the skill .economy and
efficiency with which it is operated.
It will have to face the opposition and
hostility of its competitors. It may
even be compelled to confront the
sort of organized boycott fn which
British shippers, British banks and
British insurance companies are said
to be already engaged to maintain
the supremacy of British shipping.
Philodelphia Ledger.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION
WILL HOLD SERVICES
Traver and Nephew
Badly Burned on
Face and Hands
By the explosion of a lamp in a
brooder house on the farm of R. A.
Traver, on the Linn Mill road, about
four miles from. Oregon City a brood
er house containing 800 baby chicks
was entirely, destroyed with its oc
cupants, and had it not been for tho
timely arrival of the owner and his
nephew, Eugene Traver, a building
adjoining containing 800 thorough
bred laying hens would have also been
destroyed. Mr. Traver and his neph
ew worked heroically to save the
building and his birds. As a, result
the hands of the men are badly burn
ed, as also their faces..
They came to Oregon City to have
their injuries dressed.
. This makes the third brooder in
Clackamas county that has been des
troyed through a lamp explosion.
A program has been arranged by
the Meade post No. 2, G- A. R. and
Women's Relief corps for Memorial
day exercises to be held in Oregon
City.
On Sunday, May" 29th, the post and
Relief corps will meet in front of the
Willamette hall at 9 a. m., where au
tomobiles will be in readiness to
transfer them to Mountain View cemetery.
The following is the program to be
given at the cemetery: Dirge, drum
corps; prayer, Rev. M. T. Wire;
crowning of the monument, officer of
the day; roll of honor, adjutant;
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address," Fred
Tooze, Jr.; "Unknown Dead1," Rev. .
H. G. Edgar- ritualistic services of
Relief corps; firing salute; taps.
At 11 a. m. the Reliefs corps, pre
ceded by the Moose band, will march
to the suspension bridge, where the
naval part of the Memorial day ex
ercises will be conducted.
At 12 o'clock noon, dinner will be
served by the Relief corps to mem
bers of the post and their wives and
invited guests.
At 2 p. m. the post, Relief corp3,
American Legion, women's auxiliary
and all other patriotic societies will
meet in front of the Willamette hall
and march to Busch hall, where the
following program will be given: Se
lection, drum corps; prayer, Rev. W.
E. Pettibone; introduction to Com
mander "Logan's Address," adjutant;
president of the day, Mayor James
Shjannon; "Star Spangled Banner,"
Mrs. E. H. Cooper; reading, Mrs. W.
S. Bennett, "The Veteran's Last
Song," Professor J. D. McFall; "Tent
ing Tonight," Overseas trio, L Craw
ford, R. Castle, F. A. McConnell; mu
sical selections, high school stud
ents; address. Judge aWlace McCam
ant; "America," high school students
and audience.
William R. Logua, who was major
during the world war, will be the ma
jor of the day.
Average Owner of
Automobile Fails to
Understand Oiling
The term proper lubrication has no
very exact meaning for the average
car owner, and yet it can be defined"
exactly. It means the quality of oil
needed by the individual part, sup
plied in the proper quantity, neither
too little nor too much, and changed
with sufficient frequency to keep it
in condition to function properly
This latter condition carries with it
the implication that the erankcase or
other part shall be flushed out with
kerosene before new oil is put In.
From all this it will be seen that the
car owners must devote some study to
the particular needs of his particular
Vehicle in order to master the lubrica
tion needs of the car.
Lucinda E. Eagles asks the circuit
court to give her a divoroe decree
from Harvey N. Engles on . the
grounds of non-support. The couple
were married at Rushville, 111., Oc
tober 13, 1894.
Mary Snider also asked the court
for her freedom on the grounds of
cruelty and inhuman treatment by her
husband, Gas Snider. They were
married at Salida, Colo., September
3, 1903, and have two children, a sort
Noble, age 13, and a daughter, Kath-
erine, aged 8. The mother asks for
the custody of the children.