OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921.
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DOCTORS ASK
$3000 FROM CITY
OF WEST LINN
WHAT IS BEAUTY?
.At the regular meeting of the city
council of West Linn Wednesday ev
ening a number o important sub
jectswere brought up for discussion
Among these was the proposed ho
pital to be erected by a number 01
Oregon City physicians, at which time
it was decided to bring the matter
up to the vote of the people of West
Linn, if $3000 is to be donated by "hat
city towards erecting the hospital
which will cost about $35,000. It
has been understood that the hospital
is to be erected on a sightly location,
if the people of. West Linn vote in
favor of giving their support and vot
ing the $3000.
The ordinance of regulating the
speed for automobiles was discussed
and laid on the table until the next
regular meeting. .
The ordiannce proposed by Mayor
Creaves regarding- the employment of
local men on city work was again
brought up for discussion. This will
require that contractors employing
men for worjj at West Linn to hire no
foreigners unless naturalized citizens,
and that a preference must be shown
in favor of employing local men. The
ordinance provides that if local help
cannot be secured in performing the
neces-.sary work, the contractor .will
be given the privilege of going out
side for help.
The ordinance regarding the smok
ing in the depot and on the passenger
cars at West Linn that was brought
up for discussion at a previous meet
ing, has been changed, and had its
first reading Wednesday.
The council also made a proposition
to the Oregon city council for the pur
chase of bells and chemical engine,
since Oregon City has purchased' a
fire engine and has no further use of j
the equipment. j
The West Linn council accepted the
proposition of the county court where
in West Linn is to pay its share to
wards the construction of the new
bridge, amounting to $18,400, to be
paid in four installments bearing 5
per cent interest. The council ask
ed permission to extend the water
pipes along the new proposed bridge,
and also to establish comfort rooms
for the convenience of the traveling
public, which have been omitted iu
the plans of the bridge.
Sky of flawless turquoise,
Clouds like ships of snow.
Fields of emerald velvet, v
Orchards in full blow;
In the distance, tall, trees
Waving greeting kind,'
O'er H, golden sunshine,
Caresing, fragrant wind,
That is beauty.
N'ight of sheerest silver
Flooding flowers and trees,
Peace and 'restful stillness,
Friendly, cooling breeze;
Boundless sea of azure,
Wisps of lace-cloud haze.
iGolden moon a-gliding
Through the mystic ways,
That is beauty.
Bank of mossy verdure
Girt by fronds of ferns;
Drifts of yellow violets
Everywhere one turns;
Pool of limpid water,
Breath of nectar'j air.
Gleam of purple iris
With dew-jewel rare,
That is beauty.
NORM A, DANIEL ARANT.
FARMER NEAR
YODER FOUND
DEAD IN BED
FARMER GETS
'OVERLOADED
LANDS IN JAIL
Johnnie Bodine, a farmer of the
Beaver (greek district, was arrested
and placed in the city jail yesterday
afternoon charged with being intoxi
cated Bodine had taken a neighbor
- Mrs. Anna Scott to thi city in a
wagon for the purpose of hauling some
furniture back to Beaver Creek that
Mrs. Scott contemplated buying here.
Bodine toofe the car for Portland and
after spending the day in that city,
arrived back here about 5:30 p. m.
somewhat under the inflence of Hqw
or. After finding Mrs. Scott, he se
cured his team hitched on Eighl h
street, near Railroad avenue and
started to drive away. In backing
out from the curb, he 'backed too
much," and crashed into an automo
bile on the opposite side of the street.
A nearby pedestrian, seeing that
the machine would be damaged if Bo
dine kept on backing the team, shout
ed at the driver to stop. Bodine
took offense at the command and
while attempting to start an argu
ment over the incident, Mayor Shan
non and Officer Wagonblast happened
along and placed Bodine under arrest
H3 will appear in the local police court
this morning, after spending the night
in jail. , The team was put utj at
livery stable, and Mayor Shannon se
cured a vehicle for Mrs. Scott to get
to her home near Heaver Creek. The
affair attracted quite a crowd of curi
ous pedestrians. The automobile was
slightly damaged.
An elderly man by t'.ie name of
Jens A. Boe, was found dead in
bed in his little cabin at Yoder Sta
tion on the Willamette Vnlley South
ern railway at 12 o'clock Friday by
a neighbor, G. E wyianu who rented
property from Boe.
Mr. Boe had not been seen by his
neighbors since Wednesday, and in
vestigation w-as' made by Mr. Wyland.
When he peered through the window
of the little home, he saw the man
lying on his bed, and further investi
gation proved that he died of heart
trouble.
Coroner O. A. Pace, of this city, was
summoned, ani the remains were
brought to Oregon City, where they
are at the Holman & Pace undertak
ing parlors, and are being held until
word is heard from relatives, who are
believed to be residing in Portland.
No inquest will be held.
Mr. Boe has a wife and seceral chil
dren, who have been residing elsewhere.
Chickens on the place had not
been fed for several days, and the
birds were turned over to neighbors
by coroner Pace to be caFed for un
til trace of relatives can be found.
Mr. Boe was about 70 years of
age, and had resided on the farm for
the past 32 years.
Tlie Story of a
Spencers Home from
Mexico and Cal. Trip
Mrs. Charles Spencer, who left Ore
gon city April 5th, driving her auto
mobile to California, where she join
ed Mr. Spencer, who had been at
Modesto, at the home of her mother,
Mrs. M. E. Phillips ( for the benefit
of his health for the past six months,
returned to Oregon City Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Spencer, in company with Mr.
and Mrs. Duncan Shanks, of West
Linn, formed a party leaving for the
south,' Mrs. Spencer driving her own
car, and the Shanks family In their
car. The latter are on their way to
Canada to spend the summer. Mrs.
Spencer was much in the lead most
of the trip to California,, but as ar
rangements had been previously made
which cities would be visited while
enroute to California, she remained
at these points until Mr. and Mrs.-
Shank overtook her.
While making the trip south the
roads were in excellent condition, no
mud or rain having been experienced,
and after arriving at Modesto, they
were joined by Mr. Spencer and the
two families proceeded south, visit- j
ing many interesting cities and re
sorts. At Riverside, Calif., the
Shanks family left for their trip to
Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer con
tinued their journey soutnward, vis
iting San Diego, and then over the
border into Mexico. The roads lead
ing to Mexico, were unusually dusty,
and the weather somewhat tropical,
especially for the driver. Mrs. Spen
cer, but who thoroughly enjoyed her
trip. Not a day did she become too
tired to drive her car, and one day
drove about 208 miles in the hot sun.
While in Mexico they visited the
famous Monte Carlo resort, and
quenched their thirst with beer, and
say they "tipped their glasses" and
drank to the health of their many
friends, in this city. They also wit
nessed some of the big horse races
and thoroughly enjoyed the sport. Re
turning to San Diego from Tia Juana,
they remained in that city for the
night, and proceeded north. Among
the places visited was L-iguna' beach
Calif., where they were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Carey, cf thi3 city,
who are there for the benefit of the
former's health.
Again visiting Modesta for a few
days, they started for Oregon last
Saturday evening at 5 o'clock, driving
in the cool of the evening. Weathei
was delightful for motoring until Red
Bluff was reached. Here was the
first rain they had seen since leaving
here except but a few drops that had
fallen in one of the places where they
visited before reaching that place
The miM in some places along the
highway was one of the drawbacks
in making good time, and after reach-
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Kirk Reelected As
Head of Oregon
City Schools
The school board Tlwrsday night re
. elected City Superintendent R. W.
Kirk for the school year of 1921-22
at a salary of $3000 per annum. TIu
board will hold a special meeting next
week for the election of principals
and teachers.
The city schools will close in four
weeks, and B. F. Irvine, editor of the
Portland Journal, will deliver the sen
ior class address on Friday evening,
June 3.
W .C. T. U. Holds
Successful Meeting
The W. c -T- u- held its regular
meeting at the rest room Tuesday,
May 3rd, with a large number pres
ent. After listening to routine bus
iness, a program was given, the main
feature of which was a talk by Mrs.
Helen Harford, of California. Mrs.
Harford is a former state and national
worker for the union, and although 75
years of age, is still an aBle 'speaker,
and recited Simpson's "Beautiful Wil
lamette," by request. The union will
hold a sale of cooked food on Satur
day, May 14, in the office of the P.
It. L. & P. Co. "
Our readers will be glad t6 get the
following authentic account of how
"The Man with the Hoe," blazed like
a meteor in 1899.
The Hoe poem was printed first in
a San Francisco newspaper. It start
led the literary world, the business
world, the labor world. It was trans
lated into all languages. Thousands
of newspapers reprinted it in all
parts of the country, reprinted it, dis
cussed it, condemned it, glorified it.
For a long year the conflict crack
led over the poem. It was the theme
of thousands of articles, interviews,
editorials, cartoons, sermons, debates,
parodies, jocularities, flying para
graphs Two new words appeared in
the language, "hoeman" and "hoe
many." Edwin sprang suddenly in
to international face. The Literati
lifted their voices in - praise.
.Toquin Miller said. "Markham's 'Man
With the Hoe' is the whole Yosemite
the thunder, the might, the majes
ty." John Burns, member of the English
cabinet, maintained that . it "is the
greatest poem ever written by the
hand of man."
Another spokesman hailed it as
"the battle-cry of the next thousand
years."
Again anj again the poet was ac
claimed as the poet of democracy, one
who was rousing the nation and the
world to a sense of social responsi
bility and coming judgment.
in order to have the radiator repair
ed. Snow was experience!
in the Sisldyous and the Shasta
mountainous regions.
From the time Mrs. Spencer left
this city until she returned, she had
no tire trouble, not evena puncture,
and there were over 3200- miles trav
eled. Mrs. Spencer drove most of
the time, and has to her credit the
fact of being the only woman from
Bert Leston Taylor, (B. L. T.), the prince of "colyumists," who died re
cently in Chicago will be missed by the newspaper readers of America. His
wholesome humor and merry pnilosophy won for him a place among the
literary penates of many households. He hits a bit of experience, the truth
of which will be realized by many par ents in his simple poem entitled
"Children":
Sometime our welcome has no tongue;
Children are often in the way,
We tolerate them while they're young.
And do not always sh are their play.
We play our games an d they play theirs,
And when a dozen ye ars have flown
They have, we find, th eir own affairs
" And all their interes ts are their own.
,They are, we reason, in our debt.
And wistfully we look for pay;
They give us what we ask and yet
We feel they're rather in the way.
Our love, now fond, would manifest
Itself in every act and word;
Rut we are won't to toveil it, lest
We feel a little bit absurd
More fond we grow and duteous;
We only live for the m, we say.
They too would live but not for us;
- So runs this pleasant world away.
ers. Wrinse these afterwards in clear
water and hang up.
To Clean a Straw Hat.
The. straw hat may be cleaned by
applying a thick paste made -by add
ing lemon juice to powdered sulphur.
Dry each side of the hat in the sun
shine for thirty minutes. Then brush
thoroughly ,and the straw will look
fresh and clean.
To Wash Ribbons.
Make a strong lather of cold water
and fine soap. Wash the ribbons in
this and rinse several times, always
in soapy water, not clear water. Add
a tint of the same color in the last
water. When partly dry iron between
thin muslin.
MRS SOL
To keep out moths from your trunks
or clothes cupboards, apply cedar oil
to all the crevices. This will make
these places as good as grandmother's
"cedar chest" or the modern built in
cedar store-closet.
The problenhe suggests is a ser-ious one .to many mothers. Men, busy
with a variety of concerns, feel less poignantly the aching void when little
ones are "out from under foot." And h ere-in lies a hint for a remedy,
As the children begin to arrive a t the stage where "all their interests
are their own,' why not the mother also fill her life with new and absorbing
interests of her own? Doors are now open to women as never before. Zest
for life need never lag. There is busin ess; a career, an art to cultivate; wel
fare work for children, ex-soldiers, the orphaned, the tuberculous; industri
al welfare work for the overburdened and poor; educational and health re
forms to forward; oh there is no lack of opportunity, of thrilling, throb
bing "causes" in the big world which cry aloud for solution. As you are
your brother's and sister's keepe.-, they call to YOU. Do you not hear
the call? Throw yourself heart and soul into something new. involving,
helpful and delightful! Then shall life be to the end "one grand, sweet
song ' Start something!
OPEN DOORS IN
BUSINESS
THE LANDSCAPE GARDNER.
The Woman Landscape Gardner is
new professionally, but it has always
been the delight of women to train a
vine over a cottage door, to plant a
rose bush or to beautify a lawn. What.
then could prove more delightful
work for the woman qualified - by
taste than landscape gardening . It
is a fresh air job and full of health
nd vigor, but it requires great phy
sical strength for it means hard work,
and if women are to be out in all
kinds of weather they must dress to
endure it. The latter is possible,
many appropriate and becoming togs
forv the outdoor life of tne modern
woman is being, on the market today.
Love of nature and her beauty and
Oregon City who has driven her car artistic tastes are the first essentials
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300 Students in
Drills on Seventh
Street Near Main
. An excellent showing was made by
students of the Oregon City high
school on Sevenrti and Main streets
Wednesday when about 300 members
of the physical culture classes attired
in their class garb appeared in vari
ous kinds of drills. These were wit
nessed by a large throng of people,
and the students were heartily en
cored for their work. Marching
down Main street, the boys and gii'-f
made an impressive sight, ' and the
drill3 they executed, were evidence
of the excellent training they ira
receiving by the instructors.
This is the first time that the stu
dents have given an open air enter
tainment which was highly appreciat
ed by the many who witnessed the
drills.
through to Mexico and back. At
each gasoline station, where her pen
nant Oregon City. Or., was seen, she
was highly praised for her pluckiness
and success in getting through so
successfully.
Mrs. Spencer speaks highly of the
courtesy of the California people and
even in tne mountainous regions,
there was no raise in the price of gas
oline, and if there was it did not ex
ceed five cents on the gallon.
Among the places of comfort for
the motorists in California are the
automobile parks, especially those of
Los Angeles and- Santa Barbara. At
Santa Barbara are twelve large gas
plates for cooking, baking ovens, a
large sink with a constant supply of
hot water, waffle irons, electric wash
ing machine, two laundry tubs, Rudd
heater, five-foot porcelain bath tub.
sanitary lavatories and toilets, show
er baths, curling irons and even to
the nail files and electric lights. Sand
boxes have been provided for the
amusement of the kiddies, and also
swings. A charge of 50 cents for
each assembled automobile is the on
ly charjre attached to this ideal
camping ground.
The automobile park is -similarly
arrange; and if the motorists care to
occupy a one-room bungalow, com
pletely furnished, they may do so,
with little charge, only $1 per day.
These parks are receiving a big pa
tronage, as many travelers are from
the east. Mr. Spencer is somewhat
improved since going to . California,
and enjoyed his motoring trip in the
south
PAPER COMPANY
TO BUILD BRIDGE
Wilsonville Ferry
Engine Is Broken
The Wilsonville ferry is still de
pending upon the overhead cable and
current tr transport traffic between
the two banks of the Willamette, in
asmuch as the engine is still in hands
of the company in Portland which sold
t to the county., where it is undergo
ing repairs. Although guaranteed to
do the work, it has been out of coni
mision more than it has been in.
YOUNG COUPLE MARRY
Byrd Napier Sorsby and Alline Ger
trude Smith, both of Oregon City,
were married Saturday afternoon at
the Baptist parsonage by Rev. Wil
lis E. Pettibone. The ceremony was
witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. F. E
Smith, parents of the bride. .
A bill granting consent to the
Crown Willamette Paper company to
build a private drawbridge across the
the upper locks ,of the canal at Wil
lamette falls here has been reported
favorably by the house committee on
foreign and interstate commerce, and
it is understood that it has met with
the approval of Secretary of War
Weeks.
The drawbridges, ot which they al
ready have two, are used for trucking
material from the mill proper to the
yards and warehouses on the river
bank. The contemplated structure
will be of steel, whilethose now'built
are of wood. The bridge will be
built without expense to the government.
RESIGNATION IS WANTED.
MED FORD, Or., May 6. The wom
en's axillary of the Medford post of
the American Legion Thursday adopt,
ed a resolution "protesting the release
of Henry Albers" and recommending
that Solicitor Frierson be asked to re
sign for his insult to loyal .Americans."
A copy of the resolution was tele
graphed to Senator McNaty with the
request that he "taken action at once."
a tnis Dusmess. Auaea to mis must
be a course in a school, perhaps a
state university f or . they are begin
ning to offer such courses in some
states. This course will include
among other things architectural
training and practical study of shrubs
and trees. Practical experience work
ing in landscape gardening under the
supervision of a good landscape gard
ner is absolutely essential. A mere
theorectieal knowledge of the busi
nes will never make a girl successful
when she conies to try it for herself.
The danger will be that they will let
the men attend to the outside work
and keep the girl in the office. She.
must make it her business to see
that this does not happen for she
must have this outside experience
A woman is not able to carry the
heavy . surveying instruments, but
She must make herself so valuable
that this handicap will be compensate-
ed for.
For the first year or two she may
receive very small pay, $5, $7, $10,
a week but she is learning the busi
ness she expects to follow. Her in
come when she gets into business for
herself will depend entirely upon her
own ability, her power to draw trade
.and her location where such work i3
to be done. A good way to get estab
lished is to have a desk in the office
of an architect and get him to recom
mend you to take care of the grounds
about Uie fine houses he plans.
Landscape gardening is a business
at which men earn a livelihood, which
shows that there is a livlihood in it,
and there is no reason why a woman
who is able to do the work and has
courage against her sex may not get
a living out of it.
age, taxes, food rent, employment,
wages, schools, roads, coal supply,
transportation, hours and conditions
of labor, recreation, protection from
outer enemies and justice between
man and man, in short, what
does it not concern? In what are we
independent of it?
We women are a part of the com
munity. The responsibility rests as
much on us as on anybody if things go
wrong or are neglected. We waited
long for the gift of suffrage. Having
won it shall we despise our winnings,
like Riley's small heroine. Miss Me
dairy Dory-Ann who
Cast her line and caught a man.
But when he looked so pleased, alack!
She' unhooked and plunked him back?
' I never like to catch what I can,"
Said Miss Medairy Dory-Ann.
We have thrilled to the magnifi
cence of voting once. Let us hold on
to our fine enthusiasm and devote it
to the welfare of our communities
whose afairs are presently to hang
in the balance of a local election.
$ SMILES.
Her graceful manner at the ball
Soon had her friend declaring,
That she could dance- to beat them
all
With such a fine ball bearing.
"I need a new riding habit"
Said the daughter, sweet as pie;
But her Father, stony-hearted
Declared he would not buy.
"But, Daddy," she plead sadly,
"What ever shall I do?"
"Just get the walking habit;
That will be something new."
HAWK DROPS
LARGE TROUT
22 Oregon Hi Schools
Send Debate Teams
-UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu
gene. May 5. Twenty-two high school
elimination debates will be in prog
ress Wednesday, May 18, on the Ore
gon campus. The debaters are the
county winners in the state wide de
bate contest that was held during the
past school year. The Junior week
end contest will be run off as speed
ily as possible, said John C. Almack,
secretary of the debate league, in or
der that the championship debate may
be held some time during Friday.
There was some disagreement
among the members of tlwe league a.
to whether spectators should or
should not be admitted to any of the
debates free. Judges are to be chos
en from members of the University
faculty by request of the- debaters.
Just what professors will act in this
capacity has not been decided, Mr.
Almack states.
The question to be debated this
year is: Resolved, that the federal
government should own and operate
the railroads of the country.. This
subject was decided upon by the of
ficers of the debate league, who are
A. C. Strange, superintendent cf
schools of Astoria, president;' Mr. Al
mack, secretary ; Preident Campbell,
Miss Cornelia Marvin, state librari
an at Salem, and J. A. Churchill, state
superintendent of schools. Mr.
Strange will be on the campus at the
time of the Junior Week-end tryouts.
The names of the debaters on each
team which is to be here in May are
in with the exception of those frpm
Eugene and Corvallis. They are as
follows: Burns Milton G. Brown
and Howard N. Miller, negative, Frank
L. Loggan and Ralph Swett, affirm
ative: Lostine Albert Daisley ami
Clara Nolan, negative, Harold Pierce
and Violet Gleen, affirmative; Klam
ath Falls Paul Keller and- Norma
Adams, negative, Victor Kos and
Frances Honzik, affirmative; Salem
Robert Littler and Ralph Emmons, ne-
! gative, Ralph Bailey and Ward South-
worth, affirmative; - Knappa Olive
Whethern and John Conroy, negative.
Sewell Conroy and William Hunt, af
firmntive; Grants Pass Remoh Try
er and Corlyss Courtney, negative,
Helen Lister and Lula Garrett, affirm
ative; Heppner Roland Humphreys
and Elmer Peterson, negative, Audre
fYTVT TJJC TT VV A V Groan and Margaret Woodson, af-
3 S S s -S- S s '? s -S
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HAPPY THOUGHT.
$ 8 5 S 3$8S
(Apologies to R. L. S.)
The world is so full of business and
bustle, ,
I think that we all should get up and
hustle.
THE DALLES, Or., May 7. J. E.
Peck, resident engineer on the Colum
bia, river highway east of The Dallei,
wjbs driving his automobile along the
highway near the Deschutes river Fri
day morning, when suddenly he notic
ed a small hawk laboring in the air
with a large, trout, apparently caught
in the river.
The trout wasi almost more than
ihe bird could handle and when Peck
stopped his car ano. threy a rock at it,
the hawk released its prev and flew
to a safer location. .-
Peck secured the trout, still alive,
and brought it to The' Dalles to prove
his story.
and Erroll Sloan, negative, Lorin
Schroeder and Lawrence Moon, af
firmative; The Dalles Glenn Coop
er and Eula Stogsdill, negative, Ruth
Cooper and Ethel Johnson, affirmative.
DRIVER DIES
OF FRIGHT AS
TEAM RUNS
8 3 & S
THE WOMAN CITIZEN
The Bugle Call.
Mrs. Daniel Boone, had there been
one, could in her wilderness do about
as she pleased without enroaching on
anybody or being enroached upon.
She would have suffered no annoy
ance flrom lack of speed laws, anti
trust regulations, or smoke consum
ers. She could have safely fed. her
little ones unpasteurized milk, dic
tated the curriculm of their educa
tion, controlled their hours of labor.
and made no insistance upon quarea-
tine enforcement.
Not so the denizen of our highly
organized civilization. Negligence -of
governmental affairs fosters graft
and chicanery. It leaves government
to those who are interested in getting
something out of it for themselves.
It tempts those to use the wheels of
government as grindstones who have
their own axes to grind. ,
Politics is your business; it is my
business. It is, as Mrs. Gilman has
said, "not outside the home but in
side the baby." It concerns pure milk,
good water, sanitary Inspection, sew-
Q RECIPES.
Dandelion Soup.
Make a white sauce, add to it an
equal amount of hot, cooked dandelL. l
greens chopped, and one beaten egg.
Dandelion Timbales.
Mix two beaten egge, cup of chop
ped dandelion greens, large cup milk
salt, pepper, melted butter, and a bit
of chopped union. Bake as' any cus
tard until firm, in buttered molds set
in pan of hot water in moderate oven.
Remove from molds and serve with
tomato sauce or garnish with sprigs
of parsley.
Combination Greens.
Add one part horseradish leaves to
three parts dandelion leaves and cook
as any greens.
Variations.
Dandelions are eood served with
tomato sauce, or with potato balls,
or with rice, or with hard-boiled
egg. or strips of fried bacon. These
may tw served attractively by artis
tic airrangement on a platter using
one for a border.
Wilted Dandelions.
Fry finely cut bacon crisp, add boil
ed salad dressing. Into this put ten
der dandelion leaves until hot. This
method preserves the vitamins.
CONDON, Or., May 5. J. F. Thom
as, of Mayville, died there Thursday
while plowing on his ranch. His
team became frightened when his plow
struck a rock, and started running.
He was thrown down, but no injuries
could be found upon his body and it
is believed that he died of fright.
Mr. Thomas had resided in Gilliam
county for 36 years and had been
postmaster in Mayville since 1912. He
was a charter member of the local
Oddfellows' lodge and master of the
Mayville grange. Surviving him are
five children.
SMALL GAIN OF
UNEMPLOYED IN
MONTH OF APRn,
Consolidation of
Rural Schools
to Be Promoted
WILSONVILLE, May 7. The Wil
sonville committee on consolidation
cf rural r.chools lias scheduled meet
ings to be held in May as follows:
Kruse school, May 13, 7:20 p. m.;
Hood View, May 17, 7:30 p. m.; Cor
ral Creek, May 20, 7:30 p. m. No
date has yet been named for a Wil
sonville meeting. At these meetings,
in addition to local speakers, there
wil be one or two outside speakers,
who have studied the question an-1
some who are familiar with the work
ings of the plan.
CLEANING TIPS "
3 - 4t S S 3 '
Cleaning Solutions.
The following- solution will not only
remove grease and dirt i'Ut also set
and brighten the colors in your rugs.
It Is good for use in removing spots
from clothing and to clean uphols
tery. Its chief virtue is 'that it dries
almost immediately.
Cork tightly In a bottle eight ounces
of strong ammonia, and a half ounce
each of chloroform and ether. A rub
ber cork will prevent these from evap
orating. Keep away from the face.
For cleaning your rugs dissolve one
bar of Napatha soap in three gallons
of hot water. To this add a half tea
spoon each of baking soda, salt and
alum, and three tablespoons of the
ammonia, chloroform, ether solution.
Scrub your rugs with this prepara
tion shaking out the superfluous wa
ter from the brush at each dip.
It is excellent for washing sweat-
Garage at Hood
River Burns. Loss
Figured at $30,000
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 5. Un
employment increased four-tenths of
one per cent during April, according
to figures made public Thursday by
the department of labor.
A decrease of 7037 workers from
the payrolls of 1424 firms in 65 prin
cipal industrial centers, normally err.
ploying a total of 1,600,000 was showc
Since January these firms have let on
almost 50 000 employes, xor 2.9 pr
cent.
Th? Pacific coast, th statement
said, lost ground, inactivity in ship
building and lumbering accounting for
much of the. reduction.
In the iron .and steel industries .
there was a decrease of employment
of 30,055, or 7.8 per cent, but automo
biles manufacturing, which showed the
biggest gain in employment, added
31,986 workers, an increase of 22.3
per cent.
Automobiles, leather, textiles arid
liquors, the four industries showing
recoveries, took on 42,638 workers.
Among the cities reporting largest
decreases in employment .vere Port
land, Or., 16.7 per cent; Seattle, 16.6
per cent; Omaha, 11.8 and San Fran
cisco. 10.9.
Civies reporting "increases in de
ployment include Denver, 44.9 par
cent, and Detroit, 25.9.
Slight improverr-ent wes noted in
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming. Colorado,
New Mexico. Utah. Arizona and No
vada, but sluggishness characterized
some industries in Washington, Ore
gon and California.
42 HED
HOOD RIVER, May 7. One of the
most spectacular fires seen here 'r.
recent years Friday morning destroy
ed the E. X. Cate garage on
heights, involving a $30,000 loss.
fipvpn npw nnra nnrt rno t T-n 1.- l-r I"11 i
converted into junk and a large
Quantity of accessories were ruined.
Although the fire truck was on the
scene within five minutes after the
alarm was, turned in, the garage was
already a blazing furnace, and within
jSO minutes only the shell of the build
ing remainea. i no owner, n;. u. i.aie.
was away in Idaho at the time of the
fire. -
Speeders Caught
By Deputy Long
Speeders on the highway should be
gin to learn that there are some live
officers in this section and adhere to
the road regulations. James P.
Harper, of Portland was fined $20 for
overloading a truck. Paul Kimmelr
of Portland. $10 for speeding. J. K.
Simmons, $10 for speeding. O. Jack
son, of Silverton, $10 for speeding. F.
M. niuhm $10 for reckless driving
Judge Perry, of Milwaukie fined L.
Gustia $25 for having a pint of moor,-
the Bhino in his possession on Monday.
FILES DEEDS
RIGHT OF WAY
MT. HOOD LOOP
Services Held
For Albany Pioneer
. ALBANY. Or.. May 7. The funeral
of Cyrus Hamlin Walker, vhose death
occurred Thursday, was held Friday
afternoon at 2:30 at the United Pres
byterian church. Rev. T. J. McCros
san, pastor, officiating.
PORTLAND, Or., May 10. Work oi
raising a fund of $25,000 for the 1921
Rose festival in Portland has beei
practically completed, according to a
statement by Frank McCrillis, prim's
minifter of the Royal Rosariansv.
Deeds of general interest to Ore
gon City were recorded Monday with
the county recorder, J. G. Noe, are
51 deeds covering the right of way of
the Mt. Hood highway 'loop, by Judge
Cross; also a deed for the Etthridge
summer home on the Clackamas riv
er by Henrietta Morris, ofr Portlan.l,
to W. D. Whitcom, receiver in bank
ruptcy for the Morris Bros. Co. Con
eideiation $7500.
LAD CATCHES FISH
Edwin Whiteman, twelve-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whiteman
caught the limit of Chinook salmon
at this place Saturday. AH of the
fish were of unusual size, and the
youngster was one of the happiest in
the city. He left the Whiteman home
at 6 a. m. and by 12 o'clock he had
his limit.