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OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921
JNDUSTR Y IS FA CING
RETURN TO NORMAL
ON NEW STANDARDS
(BY C. E. G.)
Back to normal!
With the nation's business engaged
upon the readjustment ol economic
affairs, captains of industry and work
men alike are beginning to peer from
behind the haze of catch-phrase phil
osophy, toward the concrete facts
which "frame the answer to the ques
tion, "What is normalcy?"
Early after the close of the world
struggle, the nation looked forward to
a return to pre-war conditions. Nor
malcy then, meant a readjustment of
things upon the basis of affairs of
1916 or even a few years before. But
current developments show that this
level will never be attained. Move
ments in industry and commerce are
proof today that the country will
readjust itself upon a different, and
probably firmer financial foundation,
NEW STANDARD LOOMS
Prices will never return to the 1913
level. Students of conditions don't
expect it. But the return to normalcy
lies in the leveling of relative values,
to a point where on the whole they
bear the same mutual relation, tho
perhaps show a higher index number,
Taken in view of the actual condi
tions) as they exist today, the current
cut in wages at the coast paper mills
is but added proof that the inevitable
revision of standards is gradually tak
ing place. As one of the major fac
tors in production, labor is necessari
ly heavily affected by any change,
either spasmodical or permanent. Be
cause labor is a perishable commodity,
properly interpreted, it forms an ac
curate weather vein to the basic move
ment in the commercial world.
BASIC ADJUSTMENT MADE
A study of the scale as framed to
govern the mills upon the coast, ef
fective December 1, shows that the
wage reduction is only in proportion
to the reduction of other commodi
ties, raw materials, etc., which direct
ly affect the paper and pulp industry.
As a matter of fact, labor has been
one of the last things to be reduced.
Raw ingredients that make up the
paper sheet, had dropped, before the
labor cut, and the reduction of wages
was made upon a basis proportionate
to the fall of materials and other
commodities. For example, during a
period that saw but a 10 per cent re
duction in wages, over a year's time,
logs, the basic material in paper
manufacture dropped nearly 50 per
cent. Wood that is bought today at
$10 and $12, sold fourteen months
ago for $18 and $22.
It is true that some things, notably
fuel oil, have not come down in pro
. portion, but these are for the most
part, commodities, the cost of which,
like paper", is largely governed by the
cost of labor.
CUT IS DETAILED
At the meeting of the coast paper
makers in San Francisco November
22, wT- P- Hawley, Jr., of the Hawley
Pulp and Paper company and A. J.
Lewthwaite, of the crown-Willamette
were appointed a committee to frame
the scale for the wage cut. Compara
tive figures upon material and over
head costs were taken into consider
ation with the result that the eight
and five cent blanket reduction was
worked out. The former cut applies
to day workers and the latter to shift
men. The only workers unaffected
are the paper machine men, who are
working under the scale as governed
by the International.
Balancing of entire conditions indi
cates the readjustment of values upon
a new standard. Neither wages nor
commodities can possibly drop to 1913
bases any more than was possible af
ter the rebellion, but present optimism
is founded upon the knowledge that
when capital, labor, land and industry
reach their angle of repose, it will be
upon a higher level which is the out
growth of newer developments rather
than superficial bolstering.
EXCHANGE IS UNSTABLE
The only note of discord in the en
tire atmosphere is the affect of
,the condition "of foreign trade and
foreign exchange. A striking example
of thft manifest initiating i fdinwn in
the figures compiled at the recent
trade conference. In Germany, a pa
mper machine man receives 1500 marks
a month, equivalent at the present
rate of exchange,' to $6 or $7. In
America, a man doing the same class
of work, receives under the new wage
scale, $165 & month. The exchange
basis reduces all other costs in pro
portion, until foreign manufacturers
are enabled to put their product in
the domestic market at a cost which
it is impossible for the local mills to
meet. Not only is this condition true
of German business, but of Norway,
(Sweden and in a lesser degree, of
Canada.
. PROTECTION HELD NEED
The relief, it is believed, lies in a
temporary emergency tariff to take
up the slack. Manufacturers are not
looking for an advantage, but merely
for reasonable protection until the re
struction with the exception of $450,
000 Rural Credit Farm Loan 4 per cent
bonds, and $393,300 Irrigation District
interest bonds.
Lottery Loans Popular in France
The government of the French Re
public has no scruples about lotteries;
they are not forbidden the mails, as in
the United States, and it is entirely
lawful and reputable to deal in them.
The credit National Bank has just suc
cessfully launched a new 3,000,000
franc 6 per cent lottery loan as a con
tinuation of its program begun in 1919
for restoration of destroyed idustries
and properties in the North. Loans
totaling 17,000,000 francs have now
been floated by this institution alone.
These loans are limited to 60 per cent
of the capitalization of the properties
gages, guaranteed by the government.
The lottery feature appeals to the
small investor not only from a gamb
ler's viewpoint, but also from that of
an' investor who sees in addition an
opportunity for large prizes1 honestly
distributed. Thirteen million franc in
prizes are distributed annually, rang
ing downward from". 500,000 francs.
until the redemption in 1936.
What Currency Inflation Means '
Continued devaluatioD of the Ger
man mark and reports of failure of
the government's efforts to obtain new
loans from abroad have contributed to
the utter demoralization of financial
affairs in Germany. The "Lokal An
zeiger," commenting on the situation,
says: "It is hardly necessary to point
out of consequences to German indus
try of the latest calamity to the mark.
With the dollar at 300, the gulden at
100 and the franc at 33, it practically
will no longer be possible for German
industry to purchase raw materials
aboard. We have entered the class
of Austria and Poland." Minister Ges-
sler of the cabinet said: "The 132,000,-
000 gold marks which we must pay the
Allies is equivalent today to seven
thousand billion paper marks, while
the annual payment of 3,500,000,000
gold marks now amounts to 127,000,
000,000 paper marks. We cannot pos
sibly pay that. The next few months
will determine the life or death of the
German people and the German state."
Avenue of Credit for Cities
It is not generally known that Fed
eral Reserve banks may make direct
loans to municipalities. This is fully
provided for in the Federal Reserve
act. The Federal Reserve banks are
not permitted to make loans or ad
vances to individuals or coporations.
Subject to certain conditions!, for per
iods not exceeding six months, in an
ticipation of the collection of taxes
or receipt of assurred revenues, states,
counties, municipalities and other po
litical subdivisions of the United
States may borrow directly from the
banks. This is a feature of the law
that may be very useful at times; for
example, the city of Portland's gen-
erl fund is greatly depleted at present,
and several times in the past the city
has borrowed from Portland banks
when the banks perhaps could have
found more constructive employment
for their funds. The state of Oregon
is "hard up" just now ,and, to bring
some cash into the depleted industrial
accident fund, State Treasurer Hoff is
seillng some of the state's bonds. He
could, no doubt, borrow from the Fed
eral Reserve bank at a low rate.
Interest Grows in Financial News
The Press of the Pacific Northwest
is showing increased interet in news
of financial matters. The Walla Wal
la "Bulletin," the Yakima "Herald"
and the Wenatchee "World" have all
recently announced the weekly publi
cation of a page of financial news and
opinion. The papers will not accept
advertising of wild-cat stocks or secur
ities of doubtful character, and state
that they will deal only in announce
ments of reputable institutions.
This Railroad is Prosperous
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
is one of the prosperous railroad. It
comes from an; authoritative source
that the next dividend will be 20 per
cent, making 25 per cent for the year.
This will be an incident of much signi
ficance, although the prosperity of the
Burlington is widely known. The divi
dend probably will apply to an in
crease in capitalization. Perhaps one
motive for this large dividend is to
help the Great .Northern and Northern
Pacific, owners of a majority of the
Burlington stock, which are not doing
very well on their own operations.
They are not earning their dividend.
Lincoln Motors Bankrupt
Directors of the Lincoln Motors
Company last week filled a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, and the Detroit
Trust Company was appointed receiv
er. Assets are reported at $14,800,000
and liabilities at $8,237,280. It is an
nounced that the business will be con
tinued by the receiver. Another casual
ty in the automobile industry is Hare's
Motors, a selling organization for the
Locomobile and other high priced
cars. A receiver has been asked for.
GOOD LOOKS FOLLOW
GOOD HEALTH
If You're a Young Woman
This Advice is For You
Aurora, Nebr. "My mother was al
ways a great believer in all af Dr.
Pierce's medicines and when I was a
girl she gave me the 'Favorite Pro
scription' when I was in a rundown,
nerous condition and it soon built .lie
up in health and strength. I am gla.l
to endorse Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre
scription as being a splendid tonic for
girls or women who suffer."- Mrs
Walter Guard, 608 Tenth St.
How can delicate, sickly girls hope
to become healthy women? A healthy
state of the system comes with Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It's u
medicine prepared for women's ail
ments. , Get it now in either tablets
or licuid from your neighborhood drug
gist, .and write Dr. Pierced Invalid '3
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., for fie medical
advice. Adv.
FIRE RAGES HIGH
LOS ANGELES, cal., Dec. 5. With
a terrific and spectacular fire report
ed to be raging beyond control in the
Malibu mountains, and threatening to
sweep through the Calabasas section
in the upper section of the San Fer
nando valley, near here, county offi
cials today were rushing 300 fire
fighters to the scene.
MEAT MEN STRIKE
SOUTH ST, PAUL, Minn., Dec. 5
Striking packing plant employes at
tacked a trainload of strikebreaker!!
here at 10 a. m., broke windown In
the train and prevented packing plant
officials from unloading the strike,
breakers. Strike of unionized psu U-
ing plant employes of the country wan
called in protest against wage slaHheM
and refusal, of employers to reconnlz'i
the union. ,
The "big five" in Chicago claimed
to be operating 95 per cent normal. In
dications, according, to neutral ob
servers, were that about ,12.000 of th
35,000 employes were out.
BRIAND ENDORSED
PARIS, Dec. 6. TB French senate
this afternoon voted Vconfidenjce in
the policies of PremierNBriand. . The
vote was 249 to 12. X
CHINOOK STORM
WHECKS PHONES
RIVER IS RISING
High Wind Does Damage
In Oregon City; Gale
Hits 60 Miles
More than 250 telephones in Ore
gon City are out of commission, with
probably half this number down in the
outlying districts, and the.rive is ris
ing again, as the result of the Chinook
which struck this locality Thursday.
The river at four o'clock Thursday
afternoon had raached a stage of 61.8.
The Crown-Willamette will be forced
to close its pulp mills and grinder
rooms with a rise of another three-
tenths. Thursday night it was be
lieved that this would be found neces
sary by Friday morning.
Gale Runs High
More than fifty telephone poles in
mis cy ana tne surrounamg country
were torn down by the wind, which
reached a velocity of more than 60
miles an hour. A large elm tree at
Fifth and Water streets was blown
down, and fell across the phone lines,
breaking cjable number 1, thus cut
ting off 200 telephones in the business
district.
Thursday afternoon, telephone poles
were reported down at Fifth and Mon
roe, Sixteenth and Division, Sixth and
Washington, Fourth and Center and
Eighth and Monroe.
The old suspension bridge across
the Willamette river here swayed or
more than la foot in the whipping gale.
Traffic across the bridge was dis
couraged this afternoon, for it was
believed that the structure was in
danger.
The big sign of the Oregon City
Manufacturing company was blown
down.
Shop Demolished
The Rosenbaum blacksmith shop at
Mountain View Addition is in a de
of the street one of the large display
windows was shattered.
For over an hour great excitment
prevailed on Sixteenth street between
Taylor and Jackson streets when trees
were being uprooted, and limbs fall
ing in all directions. During tbe
lapidated copdition. The entire front
was blown off. On the opposite side
Vi ni crT-i t nf tha ofnrm f-ki-villo Wall -rush
ed through falling limbs to the home
of Mrs. Ida Eggleston, who was con
fined to her bed by illness, and car
ried out of the building, which had
already beeu struck by one of the big
limbs. Mr. Hall carried Mrs. Eggles
ton to the home of Mrs. Earl Wink,
at 1601 Sixteenth street, and both had
narrow escapes from being struck by
the limbs while making their escape.
The wood shed of Mrs." Eggleston was
damaged by a falling tree.
Windows Are Broken
Several windows were broken in the
offices in Oregon City, including the
court house.
Trees lining the banks of the Clack
amas river and the Abernethy creek
were felled by the wind. Residents
near the Abernethy creek rushed in
side of their homes fearing of being
struck, while others feared their
homes would be blown into the stream
In many sections of the county
trees have fallen over the telephone
wires causing the poles to fall, and
many of the lines are out.
Havoc was played in the rural sec
tions with timber and farm buildings
and the telephone lines.. In Many
sections no word can be secured ow
ing to the lines out of commission.
. Canby Hard Hit
CANBY, Dec 1. One of the sever
est wind storms that has ever been
experienced in Canby was this after
noon, when a gale swept over the city
and throughout the rural section, do
ing much damage to property.
The telephone service in the country
is out of commission due to poles be
ing blown down.
Word comes from various parts of
the county in the vicinity of Canby
where damage was done to farm build
ings and orchards.
New Era suffered from the storm.
While two Ford automobiles were
coming towards Canby on the high
way during the storm, they were
stripped of their covers, and the oc
cupants had narrow escape from in
jury.
IRISH PEACE FIXED
BIRMINGHAM, England. Dec. 6.
Ireland hereafter will be known offi
cially a8 "The Irish Free State," un
der the agreement reached at last
night's London conference, it was an
nounced by Lord Chancellor Birken
head, in an address here today. It is
understood that Ulster will have the
option of maintaining her present sta
tus, but it is proposed to appoint a
commission to limit the boundaries
of Turone and Formanagh counties.
The Sinn Fein claims these counties
wholly or in part of the ground of po
litical belief.
FAMINE CONDITIONS SERIOUS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. The Rus-
sian famine is spreading and now
threatens 25,000,000 jieople. ex-Governor
James P. Goodrich of Indiana re
ported to Secretary Hoover today. Fol
lowing the conference it was indicated
that congress will be asked by Mr.
Hoover to provide funds by which
large quantifier! of grain and food
Hupplien can be m-nt to the stricken
territory.
CAR MEN TO STRIKE
HICATTLK. WukIi., Dec. 6. ) n e
hundred anil twenty employex of the
Seattle & KuWiler Valley Kailroud
read ('(untiaiiy, at a iiihhk meeting in
Cyltjuililit Clly tit iitldnlKliI ItiHt night
voted tit ntrtke t 1 o'clock tomorrow
tiiornitiK utileNM the cotnimny rescinds
Utt rece.Mly pouted bulletin of wage
rtxfiiftioita, tniikliiK IheHe reductions
retroactive to October 1."
STEAMER AGROUND
VICTDUIA, II. C Dec. 6. The Can
adian Kovprnmont mercantile marine
h ten in hip Canadian Rover ia aground
In Ihmcnn bay, ten miles north of
Capo Mudge, acocrding to wireless
meHgages picked up at Gonzales sta
tion here. The American coast guard
cutter Snohomish is standing by. The
Canadian Rover was on her way to
Ocean Falls.
Used Car Market
At Low Ebb Now
'Buy used cars now," is the advice
given motorists by Jake S. Risley, of
Clackamas County Auto & Tractor Co.
"The extreme low point In the used
car market has been reached. From
now on the tendency will be toward a
strong reaction for higher prices in re
possessed cars."
Pointing to some of the deciding
features, he says: "Immediately fol
lowing a period of peak production
came a sharp break in the demand for
motor cars. Before the production
program could be curtained there
existed a temporary surplus of supply
over demand for new cars.
"Manufacturers then began produc
ing on a greatly reduced basis until
the market should once more reach a
normal state.
"All these determining influences
have affected the used car market. At-
tractive Drices calculated to stimulate
demand caused new car buyer to take
advantage of lower cost and many
thousands of these new car buyers had
used cars to dispose of. Automobile
dealers began taking the used cars in
trade and offering liberal prices for
them but today very few dealers are
accepting used cars.
"Just now the used car supply tem
porarily exceeds the demand with the
result that used cars are lower today
than they have been and probably ever
will be again. To prove the truth of
this statement buyers need only ascer
tain the period during which any used
car nas been in service, then figure a
depreciation of 25 per cent per year
for the period in use, this being the
percentage used by the United States
Government, basing; the depreciation
not on pre-war price of the car but its
present and greatly reduced price. You
will find the present prices run be
tween 35 and 50 per cent per year even
figurd on present lw prices.
"This indicates! that the final low
point in the used car market is here.
"Undoubtedly between this and
spring we will see a decided stiffen
ing in used car pries which will permit
present buyers to purchase a used car,
have the use of it and be in positionto
sell to advantage in the spring or sum
mer." Odd PlienOIlienOll
in Batteries Found
When storage -batteries or dry cells
are cooled down to 170 degrees below
zero Centigrade, the temperature of
liquid iir, these producers of electri
city may reverse their voltage. This is
the scientifically startling phenomenon
that has been discovered at the Bu
reau of Standards, Department of
Commerce, by two phyicists, G. W.
Vinal and F. W. Altrup, who were mak
ing tests to determine the reliability
of batteries at arctic temperatures. So
far as it is known, this is the first time
this phenomenon has been observed.
A storage cell of the same material
as used on thousands of automobiles
eery day was gradually cooled down
and the open circuit voltages at the
various temperatures were determined,
Down to 80 degrees below, the voltage
remained at the normal value as it
does in ordinary operation at normal
air temperatures. But between 80 and
100 degrees blow, aftr the electrolyt
hand "under-cooled," it increased in
temperature slightly as freezing began.
The voltage dropped down to nothing
at about minus 100 degrees Centigrade
ad then, at a slightly lower tempera
ture, strangely registered a minus
reading. Still more unexpected was
the fact that there was registered as
high as 10 volts in the direction op
posite to the normal voltage. Then
the voltage violently flunctuated rang
ing from positive ten volts to negative
ten volts. These reversals happene.l
whenever the frozen electrolyte, of the
cell '"ticked.'!
A dry cell of an electric flashlight
of commercial grade! was given the
same cooling treatment, and after giv
ing slightly higher voltage than .nor
mal at 115 degrees below, it gradually
reduced voltage until at 170 degrees
below it reversed its voltage also.
But while the voltages shown under
the sub-arctic temperatures are revers
ed and remarkably large, no hopes is
held that storage batteries can be re
charged by the simple method of cool
ing them to the low temperatures used
in the Bureau of Standards' tests. The
currents at these low temperatures
are vanishing small, and practically
they hardly exist, the tests showed.
Just now the battery charging stations
ned far no low temperature competi
tion.
The low temperature tests were be
gun to determine whether dry batteries
would give reliable voltages at temper
atures that would be encountered by
the McMillian arctic eypedition which
recently started northward. The scien
tists of the Department of Terrestrial
Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution
of Washington who were cooperating
in this expedition also wished to know
whether dry cells were fit for use after
being frozen.
Dry cells of both the ordinary type
and the silver chloride cells which
were also tested at low temperatures
appeared to be perfectly normal after
being thawed out. The small-sized stor
age cell used also came through the
cold without damage and even the
glass test tube that contained it was
unbroken. This phase of the tests is
likely to prove of considerable com
mercial importance as dry cells that
are used in cold regions and accident
ally frozen can be relied upon, accord
ing to the restults of the tests.
The knowledge of the behavior of
cells at low temperature will prove
useful in the case of flying at high
altitudes where temperatures ap
proach those of the actio regions.
FEiW GREET ARBUCKLE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6. Roscoe
"Fatty" Arbuckle came home from
San Francisco with his wife today to
enjoy what he said he hoped would
be a "good rest."
A few women relatives and newspa
per men greeted Arbuckle and his wife
as they walked from the station to
their automobile. ,No film celebrities
were present, and there was no ova
tion of any kind.
GLADSTONE NEWS
Christmas Tree is
Plan of Gladstone
GLADSTONE, Ore., Dec. 3. Glad
stone will have a community Christ
mas tree. Plans layed at the meeting
of the Community Club here last night
promise good cheer for both the kid -
dies and the grown-ups at the yule -
tide season.
F. D. Ellis, an electrician, was an-
pointed chairman of a committee to I similar meetings held all over " the
erect the tree and string the electric county and that the Gladstone coun
lights. Mrs. Ellis has charge of the cil had nothing to do with it. Mr.
decoration.- Ed. Stoval heads the com-!
mittee which -vy-ill secure the tree. J.
W. Leonhart has charge of the child
ren's exercises and Mrs. Frank Os
wald has charge of the adult's pro
gram. Brenton Vedder was appointed
chairman of the committee on "grand
unusual and extraordinary stunts."
Fred Burden is in charge of the or
chestra, and W. E. Hassler of the
finance committee which will pro
vide candy and other gifts for the
children.
The tree is to be erected between
River boulevard and - Arlington and
will be over 60 feet high. It will be
put up on the 24th, and the exercises
will be held Monday night, December
26. The tree will then remain stand
ing until after New Years.
The Community club at its meeting
elected the following officers: J. W.
Leonhardt, president; Mrs. F. L. Os
wald, vice president;. W. L. Wilson,
secretary; Mrs. Ed Rauch, treasurer.
These officers, with Jacob Kyler, T.
F. Meeds and W. E. Hassler, were
named as members of the executive
committee.
Clackamas Scenery
Damaged By Storms
The recent storm has left a wreck
age in its path along the beautiful
Clackamas river. A number of the
large trees in the Gladstone Riverside
park have been broken down while
others are stripped of their main
limbs. The island just east of the elec
tric bridge is fast disappearing, the
high water has so loosened the soil,
that many of the largest trees were
blown over during the wind storm
Thursday. Four years ago a beauti
ful summer park was improved on
this island while today it is under
water and strewn with stumpage,
timber and logs which have been
washed down stream. The roof of the
residence of Mr- and Mrs. T. E. Gault
was partially torn off by the gale and
Mr. Gault and Mr. Nelson were heroes
of the hour.
Bazaar Date Set
For December 14
!
The ladies of the Gladstone Chris-
tian church will hold their annual ba-!
zaar and supper in the basement of
the church on the afternoon and eve
ning of December 14th. They will
have booths of fancy work, quilts,
canned fruit and home-made candies.
Supper will be served at 6:30, at a
nominal cost.
GIFTS FOR THE BOY-
The boy is more interested in a football, basketball, punch
ing bag or boxing gloves than anything you could possibly give
him.
DAISY
AIRRIFLES
Visit our
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Oregon City
Gladstone Voters
. Down Tax Measure
Between 175 and 200 taxpayers of
Road district .No. 5 known as Glad
stone, met at the school house Wed
nesday to. vote on the special road
! tax. The meeting was called to order
1 by Mayor Brenton Vedder ,who read
I the call for the meeting from the
county court m conjunction with other
Vedder1 was elected chairman' and
Chambers Howell, secretary. Attor
ney William Hammond explained that
the voting of a special tax at' this
time did not mean necessarily that
the money had to be expended upon
Portland avenue, but the meeting
could designate what road or street
should receive the benefit However
this was questioned, by some as the
call specifically mentioned Portland
avenue and the meeting was largely
of one mind that the general taxes
should not be used to pay for im
provement along the thoroughfare,
when taxpayers on other streets have
been compeled to pay the cost of im
proving the?r streets. When a mo
tion was made- that a special tax levy
of 10 mills be raised for 1922 it was
voted down almost unanimously.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dunmire who re- J Mrs. Chas. Legler and daughter Mil
cently sold their home at Fern Ridge J dred spent Saturday in Portland and
are domonciled at the home of Mr. were accompanied home by Dr. and
Gay.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Bruder and lit
tle son Gordon, were called to Port
land by the illness of the former's
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dallas of Carver,
were guests of friends in Gladstone
Thursday.
Mrs. J. Blake Bowland is confined
to her home with a severe cold.
The members of the Euterpian club
met at the home of Mrs. T. E. Gault.
During the afternoon Mrs. Frank Nel
son gave an interesting talk upon the
work of the "Red Cross."
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Holland of Port
land have thoroughly remodeled their
house on East c'ackamas boulevard
and have completely furnished it for
renting. Mrs. Holland was formerly
Miss Martha Rauch of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Alldredge en
tertained at dinner Sunday, Mrs. H.
H. Hulburt and children, Margaret,
Teddy and James.
Clenard, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Eby is quite sick with
bronchitis.
The school children are very busy
selling Christmas seals.
The special services being held at
the Baptist church by Rev. Lehigh are
very largely attended and the won
derful sermons much appreciated.
Miss Marjory Read returned to her
duties at the University of Oregon
after spending the Thanksgiving
week-end at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Read of West
Gladstone.
Miss Francis Cross, daughter o f
Judge and Mrs. H. E. Cross, left Tues
day evening for Chicago, where she
will spend the winter with her sisters
Mrs. E. P. Leaper nee Stella Marie
Cross, and Mrs. Thomas Burk, nee
An excellent gift for any boy.
Price $2.00 and $2.50
$6.00 set to $17.00 set
Price $3.50 to $12.00
SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE OF
Single .Shot
500 Shot
1060 Shot
Pump Gun ..
store and make your gift selections.
Miller-Parker Co
EVBV NEED OP AN AUTOMOBILE
Jewelette Cross, formerly of this city.
Miss Cross will visit various places
of interest and will perhaps be ac
companied home later in the sum
mer by Mr. and Mrs. Burk, who will
visit friends here.
Mrs. J. W. Gray, who is the guest
of Judge and Mrs. H. E. Cross.haa
received word from her husband, who
proceeded her to their home at Hu
sum. Wash., that the stages are now
running from White Salmon to Hu
sum. Prof, and Mrs. Gray and little daugh
ter, Lucile, drove to Gladstone just
before the recent storm and could not
get back with their machine. Prof
Gray returned to Husom last week,
walking from White Sainton to their
fruit farm at Husom.
C. Marston of Gresham visited his
brother-in-law, Edward Eby and fam
ily Monday.
Mr. 'and Mrs. J. T. McKinney and
Mrs. Carl Simmons of West Gladstone
spent Sunday with ' the tetter's
brother, Loren Shockley of Mulino.
Prof. J. W. Leonhardt is greatly en
couraged over the success of the Sat
urday picture show which netted them
$24. Saturday, December 10th, will be
the date of the next picture show at
the school nouse being Wallace Reid
in "The Valley of the Giants."
The football game played between
Gladstone and Parkplace resulted in a
score of 12 to 0 in our favor.
The excellent tackling done by Alden
Rivers who weighs 85 pounds was a
source of pleasure to all those who
witnessed the game.
Mrs. Lyle Gault of Portland spent
Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Gault of this e.itv.
1 Mrs. V. L. Rocho who were guests at
the Legler home over Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. S. V. Frances wer also the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Legler.
Mrs. James McFarland who has
; been the house guest of Mrs. W. E.
( Niles for the past two weeks returned
to her home in Powell River, B. C. Sat
urday. Mr. McFarland will meet his
wife at Victoria and they will spend a
few days visiting friends at that place.
Mrs. Tufts who has been critically
ill at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Guy Dwiggins of West Gladstone is
much improved.
Prof. J. W. Gray left for his home
Thursday. Prof, and Mrs. Gray and
daughter Lucile motored to Gladstone
just before the recent storm and have
the guests of Judge and Mrs. H. E.
Cross and Mrs. Gray's sister, Mrs.
Woods of Woodburn. Mrs. Gray and
Lucile are visiting at the Cross home
at present until Prof. Gray can make
the trip with the automobile.
Mrs. Rudolph Wenger of Parkplace
underwent a surgical operation at the
Oregon City hospital Wednesdy. Mrs.
Wenger recently suffered a nervous
breakdown and has been confined to
her home for some time.
WIFE KILLS HUBBY
CHICAGO, Dec 6. Walter F. Blake,
52, an arc light inspector for the city,
was shot and killed in his home early
today by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Blake.
Mrs. Blake told the police she shot
her husband during a struggle for
possession of a revolver with which
he had threatened to kill her. Her
husband had been drinking, Mrs.
Blake said, and they quarreled when
she attempted1 to prevent his going
out after more liquor.
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