Page 4 OREGON CITY. ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1921. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE Published Every Friday. E. E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher. Entered at Oregon City. Oregon, Post ffiea as Becdnd-claaa matter. One Subscription Rates: yar Six Months 11.50 . .76 .25 Trial Subscription. Two Months. Subscribers will find the date of ex nir&tlon stamped on their papers fol lowing their name. If last payment Is aot credited, kinaiy nuiy us, ana the matter 'will receive our attention Advertising Rates on application. Permanent Ferry Committee Chosen . Definite information as to the cost of operating a ferry across, the il lamette river is to be secured by a permanent committee to consider the problem, which was appointed by County Judge Harvey E. . Cross at a meeting held at one o'clock Friday afternoon. Committees representing the Com mercial Club, city council, and West Una appeared in conference with th county court at the first official meet ing to consider the problem of keep ing traffic open during the time that the new bridge is under construction. These committees were appointed by the judge as) a permanent organization to cooperate with the court until the problem was solved. Finances Said Problem After two hours discussion, the problem resolved itself into a matter of financing the ferry. Although de finite costs were, not available, A. Bankus of the Crown-Willamette mill, a member of the. Live Wire ferry committee, presented tentative figures, showing that the estimates, of $2,00" a month for the operation of the boat would be about what could be expected- Jitdge Cross instructed the Oregon City and West Linn committees to ) joinly for some definite MWNMmmiiiiiuHHiuiiiiiimiMiiittiHuiiiniiiiMiiiiiiiiniHHHmNiHiiiininmi Fire Prevention Day 1 i The American-people complain bitterly about the extravagance of the government, and yet most persons are responsible for wastes that are equally needless and preposterous. One of the most notable of these is' the annual fire loss. It is not much use to find fault with our lawmakers, when we burn up annually nearly $300, 000,000 worth of property. Fire department and insurance men have been con ducting a vigorous campaign to arouse the people to the folly of this annual loss. The Fire Prevention day which has been appointed for consideration of this matter, has done a good deal to awaken the public to the subject. This year it comes on October 1 0, and it is an occasion that should make people stop and think. - ' While insurance is a splendid system for equalizing losses, yet it leads to a good deal of carelessness. The man who is fully covered feels that he does not stand to suffer much if his property burns down, so he neglects precautions that would be taken if he had no insurance. As the result of this easy going attitude, many dangerous conditions are tolerated, and it becomes easy for a blaze to start and spread. It makes a fireman's hair stand on end, to see the way a lot of people will handle inflammable things. They throw matches into waste baskets, without a thought to see if they are extinguished. They allow rubbish to col lect in their buildings without thought of what would happen if the same got afire. Then they expect firemen to risk their lives to put out a blaze once it gets a start in these firetraps. The insurance companies do a great deal to reduce fires, by. inspections of property to secure removal of hazards. Anyone who fails to comply with reasonable fire prevention rules deserves to have his policy can celled, and he can have no kick coming if he has to stand a loss himself. COPYRIGHTED Collect for Club Women Keeup us, O God, from pettiness; let us be larger in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault-finding and leave off self seeking. May we put away all pretense and meet each other face to face, without self pity and -without prejudice. y May we be never hasty in judgment and always gWerousl Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straight forward and un pfraid. Let us take time .'or all things; make us grow calm, serene, gentle. Grant that we may realize that it is the little thingsi that create differences; that in (he big things of life we are as one. And may we strive to touch and to know the great, common woman's heart of us all, and O Lord iGod, let us not forget to be kind. Mary Stuart. r determine the exact cost of construct ing a ferry landing upon their respec tive sides of the river. The commer cial club committee will investigate the cost of operation of different styles of ferry boats', and the court will undertake to secure whatever ai.i is possible from the state Highway Commission. The committee is composed of P. C. Parker, A. Morris M- D. La tourette, and A Bankus for the com mercial club; L. L. Porter, L. L. Pickens and B. Barnes for'West Linn and H. S. Mount, K. Petzold and Fred Metzner for Oregon City. Co"rt Wants Ad The matter of providing for funds to keep the ferry In operation loomed as the biggest problem. The court expressed it as their opinion that the county should not be called upon to pay the total expense of the operation ' of the ferry, and asked the coopera tion of the other cities and the indus trial plants Dr. H. S. Mount stated it as his be lief that the cities would no more benefit from the ferry than the other portions of the county and that they should not be called upon to bear tne expanse of the burden, but that the county should do the financing. Tlys opinion was seconded by Mr. Bankus. Dr. L. A. Morris drew attention of the meeting to the fact th.it the state highway commission had promised to aid in keeping traffic open and that they should be requested to give some financial assistance. This matter will be taken up by the county court. Trucks are Banned It was tacitly decided that no pro vision would be made to take care of heavy truck traffic or pleasure cars upon the ferry, but that the pas sage would be restricted to pedes trians and to farmers' wagons and light delivery trucks. In making thia decision, Judge Cross explained that surveys show an average of 700 cars an hour passing over the read and that it would be aa physical impossibil ity tc take care of them. The immense tonr.age that would have to be handled to accomodate the heavy trucks makes this impractical also. . The probable landing place for thf ferry will be the old Bupch dock on the foot of 12th street and. if possible, the l.atourette- property directly across the river, where it is believed, a n easy means of access is securablc. Members of he committee appearing before the court made this suggestion and it -will be investigated. Judge Cross estimated that the cost of con structing these landings would ap proximate $5,000 each. Year-round Operation Possible Mr. Bankus stated that he had conferred with Captain Ycurig of the Western transportation company and that the captain is of the opinion that a ferry could be operated any time during the year, provided the water came no higher than it did last year. The use of a pontoon bridge during the slack season was also suggested. M. D. Latourette suggested the es tablishment of a toll ferry, the coun ty giving.a franchise to a private com pany for the operation of the ferry, charging each person a small amount for passage. F. J. Tooze gave as his belief that it was up to the county court to take the lead in the matter and that if any action were to be taken they should be the prime movers in the affair. Judge Cross replied that the court had been giving the matter considerable thnt and that they desired to secure the best means possible of handling the situation, but that he looked to tne committees handling the problem suggestions and accurate figures upon costs. Every assurance has been given, said the judge, that the bridge will be kept open as long as possible in order to accomodate traffic during the period when the watpr is highest and it would be most difficult, to operate a ferry. , , Cooperation Promised I. L. Porter, of "West Linn, said that investigation of the approaches on the west side of the river showed that there would be little difficulty in providing suitable landing pieces Hitherto this had been considered one of the big problems attendant upon the establishment of the ferry. The county court took the attitude that every effort would be made toward the arriving at an amicable disposi tion of the problem. As soon as de tailed information as to the ways and means can be secured, a final deci sion will be reached. The committees will make their reports tc the court at - o'clock in the afternoon of Octo ber 17. Survey Shows Many Foreign Born Here Foreign Missionary Officers are Chosen The Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church held their elec tion of officers at a meeting in the church parlors on Thursday after noon. They are: Mrs. A. O. Hollings- worth, president; Mrs. B. A. Hogne. first vice-president; Mrs. A. L. Blan chard, second vice-president; Mrs. M T. Wire, secretary; Mrs. Malissa Os born, treasurer; Mrs. Florence Hock man, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Lizz-'e Humphreys, mute bcx secre tary. Following the election of officers Misj. Church a missionary of Korea, gave a most interesting talk on her work in the missionary field, and sh! was followed by a piano selection by ?.Iiws Kim, a Korean young wo:nan, who was accompanied on the violin by Miss Kathryn Kirk. Miss Kim ar rived in Portland early in the sum mer to take up the study of the piano with tie Ellison-White Conservatory of -Music in Portland. She will re turn to her native country at some future date to instruct the natives of Korea. Miss Church ,wili return to Korea to resuma- her duties in the school from which Miss Kim came from the iatter part of the month. Refreshments were served during the afternoon. Decorations of the social where the meeting was held formed with fall flowers and most effectively arranged. Clackamas county has the fifth largest number of foreign born whites in the state of Oregon according to figures compiled by the department of Commerce, made public yesterday. The percentage of foreign born whites in the county is 14.6, which exceeds the general average for the state by 1.6 per cent. Clatsop, with 29.2 per cent has the largest number of any county in the state. The percentage in Clackamas shows a decrease of 1.6 per cent in, tb past ten yearsi. Less than two-thirds of the white people in the state are native Ameri cans born of native parents, the total native white of native parentage be ing 497,726 while the foreign element is represented by 102,151 foreign-born whites, 95.827 native whites who had foreign-born parents, and 33,442 who had one parent foreign born, the other being; native. The total population includes also 2,141 Negroes, 4,590 Indians, 3,091' Chinese, 4,151 Japanese, 142 Filipinos, 5 Hawaiians, 90 Hindus, and 31 Kor eans. In every county of the state except 4, the percentage of foreien-bom white has decreased and in 17 of the 36 counties there was also a decrease m the number of foreign-born whites. OPEN DOORS IN BUSINESS The Physical Director. The recent draft examinations have shown us how deficient we are physi cally, and there are now laws before Congress which will make the wort of ! a Physical Director in great demand. This is a profession with a future. It will be paid about as that of a high school teacher or Playground or Gym nasium Director. The work is much the same as that of the above mentioned workers but will include more attention to exami nations and prescribing remedial and upbuilding exercise. To do this work, the woman under- j taking it should be vigorous, as the work is hard with a great deal of ex ercise. It is a work which should be enjoyable to the natural athlete, es pecially if she loves to teach. The Phy sical director should have a sympathy with any undertaking of those she is to direct and should be a natural lead er. - There are many schools of physical training. Most of these have summer schools and camps that those employ ed the rest of the year may take the course at some lakeside during their vacations. The regular course usually takes two or thre years and is some what more expensive than ordinary college work. room were were Divorce is Asked; Cruelty Alleged Pauline Eib, of this ciiy Tuesday filed a suit for divorce against Wil liam Eib, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. In her complaint she said that she was in fear of bodily injury, and Judge Campbell has issued an order restraining the defendant hus band from living with the plaintiff during the time the suit is pending. Bolton Sewer Will Be Built This Spring An ordinance for the improvement of the Bolton Sewer at West Linn has passed its first reading at the meet ing of the city council, and it is ex pected that no further opposition to its passage will be experienced. The sewer has been argued for some time, and it was finally compromised to the extent that the council agreed to withhold the starting of actual work until next spring. An ordinance for the grading and macadamizing of Maple street in Willamette was also passed on first reading. Harry Berdine, contractor on Puejj and Barlow streets was giv en an additional 10 days to complete his work. The construction has-been Stjelayed due ,to the fact that he county steam rollers were busy at other jobs. At the next meeting of the council the budget for-the ensuing year will be made out. Treasurer Frank Clancy reported on the condition of the varil cus funds, and rhowed th outstanding endorsed warrants amounted to .$12 549.58. S HOW TO CUT THE i GAS BILL Use a little oven over one burner instead of using the big oven. In It you can cook a whole meal with care ful planning. On the lower shelf place the meat, which you have seared to keep in the juice, then added water, and wish to cook slowly for lrng time. Peel the potatoes and cut in halves and place these in with the meat. On the top shelf cook rice pudding or a cottage pie. Or, bake the potatoes on Lhe lower shelf and let the shallow tin containing the meat rest on top of ihem. This reservas the top shelf for gems or Johnny cake, or beans, or what-not all cooking over one burner. A steamer can be bought in which four articles can be cooked at one time ovsr one burner. If igreat care is taken to have tho outside of dishes as clean as the in side, a small dish can be set inside the vegetable kettle and tapioca, or corn starch pudding cooked," double-boiler-wise, while the potatoes are cooking, or perhaps it will be the breakfast food for next morning, or rice, or greens steamed, or tomatoes, or any vog!?table warmed, or milk scalded for salad dressing, or white sauce made for any purpose,. Several articles can be cooked 6vc.r one burner by putting each into a fruit jar and setting these into a larige ket tle with a shelf of wood or wire in the When lighting the gas, fire, turn it on slowly and apply the match. If you turn it on full tilt and then touch the match, It causes an explosion which makes the gas meter hop along. Judg ing by the monthly bills, some of U3 think we must have practised this wasteful trick pretty often . It is wasteful of gas to cook things on a large burner when a small one will do, or to leave the gas turned high so that a beautiful aureole of flame flares out around the kettle to radiate in the air. It saves gas u bring a thing to" boil on tho large burn er, if in a hurry, and then to transfer it to a small one.' Even the simmer burner will keep a kettle boiling when once it has a good start. The simmer burner can be used to do the largest part of the family cooking. The careless housewife is apt to for get her dishwater and heat it too much, or heat too large a quantity, or to forget to turn the gas loer whm a lesser flame will do. When heating water in the tank for bathing, do not heat it unfil it is need ed, as it cools rapidly if left standing, since the pressure of cold water form beneath tends, to equalize the tempera ture of all water in the tack. When cooking things which require long time cooking, a Quantity can of ten be cooked at one time and served in portions. Oatmeal can be made to last several days,. and a part re-heated each morning. In the winter one can, cook enough for four breakfasts. Rice, beans, potatoes, an-.l many other ar ticles can be used advantageously by re-heating and it wil save es to cook -i large" amount at one time, as a big dish will cook about as quickly as a small one. try butter go farther can serve this double purpose by warming it enough to sr.ften it that it may be worker and then working into it a cup of sweet milk and more salt. Beware of buying ever salted butter. This devise to cover up undesirable able flavors in poor butter. It is not economy to buy poor butter. In cold weather butter keps well if well covered and in a clean-, place. Many people have a jar of butter pack ed for them at some cleanly farm house in October, the season when but ter is at its' best and pasturage i3 plentiful. This may be kept until May is cold weather continues. - LIGHT BRIDGE TALKED AS SUBSTITUTE FOR WILLAMETTE FERRY Former Mayor Advances Plan for .solution of - River Traffic Problem "Don't run a ferry build a bridge." This is the advice given by former mayor E. C. Hackett, as the best 'pos sible solution to the problem of keep ing traffic open during the time that the new Willamette river span is un der construction. At first thought it appears like a colossal undertaking, but consideration i-hows that it is one of the logical methods which could be used to pro vide a means of crossing from Oregon City to West Lijn. The operation of the ferry, Mr. Hackett points out, would cost at; minimum ?30,0C0, perhaps it would cost more. The present bridge across the Willamette was built at a cost of $25,000. Mr. Hackett suggests that a. structure suitable for caring for light &&$stSg4$3! traffic such as the ferry would accomm odate, could be built a block above or THE WOMAN CITIZEN Garbage Disposal. What to do with the bottles, and cans, and rags, and kitchen scraps,, and refuse from vegetables, and brok en furniture, and bits of iron and wood, and ashes, and all else not want ed is a problem. In the country these are part fed to pigs, and part dumped into seme out of the way place or buried. Wherever they are dumped they are unsightly a'nd if the garbage dump is near a below the present span, This, even at the present cost of material could be done for little more than the ferry would cost, and in the end, Clackamas county would have two bridges. Thus, the money expended during the emer gency would not be lost. After the new bridge was completed, the smaller span could be limited to' foot traffic, and thus give greater crossover accomodations. With the possibilities or keeping the town seme people will live near it and j present bridge open for another month Ahout Butter contract disease which they may pass on to any citizens ,so all are in danger Refuse becomes dirty and is a breeding place for flies and vermin. When the city is small enough that the bulk of its garbage may be fed to pigs, that method is fairly good, al or so, there would be sufficient tiinfe to build a cable suspension bridge, such as the present span, but some what smaller. Thus, Mr. Hackett points out, tw.i purposes 'would be served. Traffic would be kept open and a safe means though garbage-fed pigs are liable to for pedestrians to cioss the Willamet- have diseased flesh It is not safe for a city to trust to individuals to dispose of their garbage, for many will be careless. Some plan should be arranged whereby all house holds may be served. Perhaps the best for the small city is to burn it in the specially constructed furnace with forcj draught so that all is consumed and no odor escape. The coal in the ashes is generally enough to do this te would be provided. If the bridge were to be built at 5th street or 6th street, the foot travel from the mills would naturally gravi tate that way, which would lighten the travel upon the main bridge on the highway line. Mr. Hackett advances The proposal as one of the tangible solutions of one of the most perplex ing problems that has arisen in the I construction of the Pacific highway. Willi LIl aitmi iuiiJOV.c, cw&vx (,nr pu" - . - er generated furnishes power and elec; LdCCnSe OUSDenCied. The making or butter has been going on from earliest historical times. This is probably because, milk undergoes so rapid a change that it was nectssary for aan to preseare what part of it he could in butter or cheese. Butter is a valuable food and is our most easily digested fat. Recently ex periments prove that it is strong :u the VvaJuablel tvitamines. Creameries are gradually taking over the making of butter and yet it is surprising how much butter is made in the farm homes. That which is well made is a most delicious product but a great quantity of it is poorly made and soon turns sour. Such butter, bought by the town merchant, is sold to factories at a evry low figure. Here it is melte.t and washed and churned over aua made into rather poor grade butter which should be, according to law. plainly marked "Renovated." It J -sometimes called 'process butter. It does not keep well and the ccok will find it cheaper to use other fat, such as cotton-seed oil. Cream is composed of tiny fat glob ules, each enclosed in an albumen tricity enough to almost pay expenses of burning. "Reducing plants" whijh sepai ate the fat and mineral ash for fertilizer are found in many cities, but these cannoVbe successful in cities .of less than 100,000. Garbage should be collected careful ly and not spilled about the premises or streets. It should be kept in tight tans in the yard until collected and ten cans kept as clean as possible in. hot weather. The carts which haul it any should be kept covered. In Europe this work is all done under expert super vision and made to nearly pay expens es ond cause the least possible an noyance or x unsanitary conditions for the public. When Driver Drinks x. -n It MRS. SOLOMON SAYS: takes Herculean effort to keep wranner. tlmminr DreaKE me amu- bottom, or simply by placinc a thick j men wrapper and the fat then gathers cloth m the bottom or tne Ketue to Three Local Girls Pledged at O. A, C. The pledging of three local girls is announced by pororities at the Ore gon Agricultural college. Miss Helen Anderson was taken by Chi Omega. Alpha Rho announced the pledging of Fern Yexley and Monta Little. keep the glass jars from the -extreme heat of the flame. It is the same meth od as that used in cold-racking- can ning. These three or four jars, each containing a different thing, are cov ered, -but not tight, and the food is cooked by the double boiler method. In one jar might be oatmeal, in another rice, in another beans, or apples or any fruit for sauce, while beets could be in the water outside tho Iglass jars. When the jars are put in the water they must be the same temperature as the water or they will break. Either start the cooking in cold water or heat the jars and content before im mersing in the hot water. The use of the firesless cooker is a gas, and time, and labor saver. Heat the soapstone dishes in the furnace doorway, or over the water heater to save gas. . Many dishes can be cooked in the furnace doorway on the step which leads to the pit. This makes a fine oven and will bake potatoes, beans, and anw dish which may be covered. in lumps of butter. The buttermi'ik is then washed out and salt added, and this helps to keep the butter sweet. If the milk has not been thoroughly washed out the butter soon turns soar or rancid. Such butter may be sweet ened by soaking and working over in water to which baling soda has been added. Wash it then with sweet milk and it will be almost as good as new. Keep it wrapped in a salted cloth. abreast of the times, to discard long i to stop the habits and adopt new ones, 10 aaapi oneself gracefu'.ly to changed environ ment, to kep up steam and make pn sre33, ti overcome the inertia and os sification which is liable tc set in with middle age. How much spunk have vou? Are you able to do it? SMILES S A s - "And shall we read from Shake speare's works To enliven our glad school days-:"" 'Ko thanks, I got enough ot wirks, I'd rather read his plays." Change in School Districts is Asked Voting- to request the district boun dary board . to place their districts It it is too pour to be made ever tor j un(jer tjje supervision of the Oregon Suspension or the revoking of a drivers license, in cases where a man is convicted of driving a car while intoxicated, is being found to be th- most expedient way of checking the practice or die "booze driver." Another offender met with this treatment at the hands of Judge E. J. Noble Thursday. Ed, Boylan, con victed of this offense was fined $3i. sentenced to 10 days in the county jail and a recommendation sent to the secretary of state that his license be permanently revoked. In several j other cases that have come up dur ing the past few weeks, licenses of drivers have been either suspended Cr revoked. Officials, while they are making- an effort to check wantom carelessness and the abuse of the privileges of the highways, say that they are unable speeder and drunken driver, due to the fact .that the county is not provided with a traffic force which is adequate to properly polica the highways. The arrests for speed ing and for reckless driving during ihe past sixty days have been prac tically nothing, according to court recbrds, when compared wifh the. tremendous amount of violation w-i'-cli is known, to be going on. The county at present has one speed officer whose work, tho i f creditable nature, is confined mostly to the regulation of truck traffic and the stopping of the practice of over loading. Officials claim that the other part of the law enlorcemet is overlooked. Southern Pacific Will Not Cut Fare table use. it can be sweetened for cook ing by melting it and putting into it a piece of fresh toast. The toast will absorb the ordors and flavors. Butter is very absorptive. It should never be kept with strong smelling foods. It should have a compartment with the milk in the ice-box and not be kent with other foods. Butter will keep better if covered with a cloth, wrung out of cold watei. Charcoal in the butler crock or a little chunk in the cloth wrapped about the butter will help it to keep sweet. Those who prefer the flavor of coun try butter or who wish to make et-un- City schools, more than 120 taxpayers of the Mount Pleasant and Twilight district' gathered at a meeting held Thursday night. Under this request, districts 109 ahd 43 would be abolished and a school established at Ml Pleasant under the supervision of Oregon City. This it The Southern Pacific will not be affected by the cut in passenger rat-?s announced by the Oregon Electric be tween Portland and Salem, according to John M. Scott, general passenger agent of the line Effective October 21. the Oregon Electric will cut their fares approxi mately 25 per cent in order to meet the competition of the bus lines. Officials of th Auto Transit com pany, whose lines operate through is claimed, would give a better ser-1 Oregon City and which controls a ma- vice to the outlying communities than ' jority of the automobile busses oper under the present plan. Many of the j a ting to Salem and the other va'.ley Mt. Pleasant children have to come points, annoum-ed this morning that into Oregon City to attend school. - ' the busses were net seeking to fight Petitions were drawn up and will the railroads and that it was hardly be presented tc the boundary boa ra likely that they would cut the rate in the immediate future. " ,et by he Oregon Electric. GAS BUGGIES "What ponies After the Purchase Price?" bv Beck 3 ........................................................... I Pacific Phone: I Office 52 Residence 304-M I 1 CHARLES T. SIEVERS, j 2 Lawyer Oregon City, Ore. j j h'lo honey- our NOW VELL HAVE lOME REAL SR2RT- "T4LK ABOUT FUN t sav- we're nur. TO HAVE ALL KINP OF IT- THERE 5 A MAN WAITING TO SEE YOU- n PIP YOO 1 UNDERSTAND YOU'VE JUST GO! A NEW CAR -I P LIKE TO HANDLE THE INSURANCE ; ' V OH IVE DECIDED Tyc NOT , TO INSURE IT- JM A CAREFUL DRIVEF? AND WILL BE IN THE COUNTRY MOSTLY 'OU may PE A CARE FUL DRIVER BUT HOW ABOUT THF TTHFR FELLOW?) NINETY PER CENT OF ALL iinirKlT. &a DT IF Ti THF - OTHER FE LL OW -AUTCMO&lLE CASU.4LT1E 5 ARE INCf?EASIN? YOU MU5T CONSIDER f YOUU FAMILY- YOU AL50 WANT TO AVOIP PAMA6t 3UTS m BEAR IN MIND A FEW DOLLARS INVESTED IN INSURANCE NOV MAY MEAN Y?UR WIFS ONLY 3UPPOR1 IF YOURE MLLED- OUfl COMPANY 15 SUPPORTING THOUSANDS' OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS WHO CAN TELL-ETC- , iiM quick! GIVE ME THAT PEN ID AVV&E YOU TO INCREASE THIS POLICY AS YOUR CAR jET5 OLVZfl-