OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1922.
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The
Oregon City High
SPORTS
SOCIETIES
SAYINGS
DOINGS
The Class of '22 are now the proud
wearers of their new class pins and
rings. So, with a few possible excep
tions, you may know that persons
wearing the letters O. C. H. S. mounted
on a green gold arrow-head with the
figures 22 at the tip -are candidates
for graduation in June.
Juniors 15 Seniors 13
The Junior and Senior boys played
the championship game of the Inter
class basketball series on Tuesday
afternoon. The preliminary contests
between Seniors and Freshman, and
Juniors and Sophomores, left it to
these two teams to decide the champ
ionship. Class rivalry 4matle the game
one of "put and take," as it were, and
yet in spite of the fight, a fairly good
brand of basketball was displayed. One
can readily prophesy that, with the
material in that game developed in the
way of accuracy and teamwork, we
have an excellent outlook for a suc
cessful season in basket-bal.' The fol
lowing gives the line-up and score
for each team.
Total
Senior F. G. F. T. Points
F. J. Bennett 10 2
F. J. Sullivan 2 15
C. R. Eby 0 0 0
G. G. Tatro 0 0 0
G. P. Laurs 0 0 0
G. T. parry .2 2 6
Totals 5 3 13
Juniors
F. M. Toban 0 0 0
F. F. Gardiner 2 2 6
C. C. Johnson 3 2 8
G. L. Bingham 0 11
G. W. criswell 0 0 0
Totals 5 5 15
Alternating waives, a girls game was
played on the same afternoon. This
was a practice game between teams
picked from Junior and Senior girls.
In this game the Junior girls were win
ners with a score of 14 to 2. Alice Hul
tenberg was the star ef this game with
the total of the 14 points to her credit.
On Thursday, January 5, an assemb
ly program was given in honor and
apreciation of the foot-ball players of
the past season. Talks were made by
Manager Pete Laurs, Captain James
Sullivan and Captain-elect Leonard
Mayfield. Coach. L. A. King gave a
brief review of the season's games
and some ideas of our prospects for
next year. A talk that proved to be
both instructive and entertaining was
given by Miss Ermil Bingham, her
topic dealing with the girl's interest in
and support of football.
Following a few preliminary re
marks, Principal v. L. Arant present
ed stripes to those who have partici
pated in sufficient games to win a let
ter the second time, and letters to
those who qualified for a letter for the
first Ume this SeaSon.
Those receiving stripes were: James
Sullivan, "Wilbur criswell, Leonard
Mayfield, Carl Johnson, Monroe Harbi
son, Ralph McCoy.
Letters were awarded to: Pete
Laurs, George Tatro, Myron Toban,
Roscoe Locke, Bud Baxter, Roland
Eby, Ryle Reddick Leonard Thoen,
Hugh Croner, John Bennett, Chester
Newton, Stanley Losh, Quenton Cox.
The high school dsbatii'-g teams are
hard at work in preparation for the
contests set for Friday evening, Febru
ary 3. In managing the debate work,
the entire state is divided into dis
tricts, the local high-school belonging
to the North Willamette District. In
each case the affirmative team re-1
mains at home for the contest and at
our own high school, Gordon Hanna
ford and Gladys Hannaford will de
bate with the negative team from
Parkrose. The negative team from O.
C. H. S., composed of Marguerite Jack
son and Elof Anderson will go to West
Linn to debate. The question for de
bate is: "Resolved, That the Plumb
Plan for the control and management
of railroads should be enacted into
law."
A recent enrollment at the high
school is that of Emma White, who
comes her from the King George V
high school of Gray Point, B. C. An in
teresting difference in school organ
igation was shown in arranging her
course here. Miss White has been in
high school there for a year and three
months and will be classified here as
a Sophomore, yet she has been recit
ing for seven periods each day and was
enrolled in nine courses. The chief
differences are that some classes
recite only two or three times each
wek, similar to our college plan. All
preparation must be done outside of
school hours and the regular time for
study is expected to be 3 hours each
evening. This is usually from 7 to 10,
since participation in sports takes up
the time before dinner.
KRASSIG & HERNS
DENTISTS
Specialize in
Extraction of Teeth
Crown and Bridge Work
"Plates That Fit"
10-11-12 Andresen Bldg.
Oregon City, Ore.
MOVEMENT ID ENLARGE.
Seven More Districts May be
Joined to Sandy; Increase
In Valuation Pointed Out.
A movement to increase tine size ot
Union High School District Number
2, centered about Sandy, so as to
tak in seven other grammar school
distiicts, has been launched here. A
tentative list of districts which might
be included in the enlargement has
bean prepared by County School Su
perintendent Brenton Vedder and the
movement is to be considered by the
Sandy people and the other districts
waich would be affected.
The seven included in the proposed
change are Welshes, 13; Sandy Ridge,
39; Marmot, 66; Deep Creek, 94;
Urightwood, 113; Greewood, 124, and
Hillcrest, 125. These districts would
Increase the total valuation of the
Union High School district from
$961,772 to $1,482,835.25.
If the consolidation is affected, it
would increase the school census of
the district one-third. The census of
the union high district at present is
462, and if the other seven were taken
in it would be 647. The statistics
compiled by Mr. Vedder show that the
number of graduates from the 8th
grade in the entire district included
in the proposed combined plan was
40 last year. Of this number 29
came from grammar schools within
the Sandy district proper.
The proposal for the enlargement
of District Two is the second case
now pending in the county. A move
ment was recently started to organize
a union high school district at Canby.
This, however, would involve the crea
tion of a district which has never ex
isted before while the other would
simply involve an enlargement.
Prize Turkeys from
Ryan Ranch Stolen
Eight prize turkeys were stolen from
the home of Judge and Mrs. Thomas
F. Ryan, of Gladstone, Tuesday eve
ning, during the absence of Judge
Ryan, who was attending the installa
tion ceremonies of the Pioneer Chap
ter of Eastern Star in this city. No
clue to the turkey thief has been
found. Sheriff Wilson has been noti
fied. The birds were the property of
Mrs. Ryan, who has been an invalid
for the past six yeara and six months,
unable to leave her bed in that
time, and she highly prized these tur
keys, looking forward to having
others raised from the stock for show
purposes.
Among the birds stolen were two
that had been awarded blue ribbons
at the Oregon State Fair in 1921, and
two blue ribbon winners at the Cali
fornia State Fair. One of the birds
cost Judge Ryan $18, and the entire
flock was valued at $100.
From indications the birds had been
sulphured before removed from the
coop, showing that the thief was ex
perienced at the business. This was
to prevent them from making any
noise while being caught.
Several weeks ago Judge Ryan
found two men prowling near his
home, and several shots were fired by
Mr. Ryan, searing them away.
Holidays at Indian
Mission Described
In a letter to Mrs. James Dawson,
of this city, from Mrs. C. H. L. Chand
ler, wife of Rev. Chandler, written at
Pocatello, Idaho, tells an interesting
account of Chistmas celebation among
the Pocatello Indiang at the Episcopal
Mission.
On Christmas Eve the big Christ
mas tree, beautifully decorated, and
laden with gifts for the Indians was
an event that drew two hundred of
these people. Not one was forgotten
for Bishop Turrette, bishop of Idaho,
had provided funds for gifts to be pre
sented from the grandfather to the
tiniest child. Men were given pipes
and tobacco, women useful articles,
such as handkerchiefs or bright col
ored ribbons. Boys were given books
and girls pretty hair ribbons, while
the younger generation receive! toys.
Candies and nuts were also provid
ed. There were over 100 children t iking
part, and as Mrs. Chandler officiated
as organist of the occasion, says this
was the most beautiful singing of
children she has listened too, in her
experience as an accompanist. Many
of these children had unusual sweet
voices and attracted unusual atten
tion of the many white visitors at the
service.
Rev. Chandler is rector of Trinity
church of Pocatello, resigning the
rectorship of St. Paul's Episcopal
church of this city. The family is
delighted with the new home. Trinity
church is one of the handsomest struc
tures of Pocatello, being built of stone.
JMEW-YWED KILLED
OMAHA, Jan. 12. Fifteen minutes
after Henry L- Tinker of Dallas, S.
D., married Miss Julia Brunning of
Omaha at Council Bluffs last night
he was lying fatally injured under an
overturned automobile. He died here
early today. The bride was painfully
injured.
OFFICTRS OUSTED
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Asserting
that they had been wrongly advised
to go on strike and were eager to
return to their old jobs, about 1800
milk wagon drivers of local union No.
584, who have been on strike since
November 1, unanimously voted the
union officials 'out of office at an in
dignation meeting. Basis for the ac
tion, it -was said, was provided in the
union's constitution.
TAX EXEMPTIONS HIT
j
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The trea
sury department will support a con
stitutional amendment prohibiting
further issuance of tax exempt secur
ities, Secretary Mellon told the house
ways and means committee today.
OLD FASHIONED BREAD AND MILK li EST
FOOD FOR BABIES,
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bft TsUJ f4 - 4 and i', 1 J
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American Boy DriwTu Mil
By DR. H. E. BARNARD,
Director. American Institute of
Baking.
.' The extraordinary interest every
one is taking in the recently dis
, covered vitamin content of food is
stimulating the study of food as
Serhaps no other situation has ever
one.
It was never easy for people to
; think in terms of calories or eoerpy
producing food units, but it is a
simple matter to remember that
children will nt srrw if they are
! deprived of the butter fat of milk,
land that many children's disorders
are due to too narrow a diet.
The interest manifested in a care
ful choice of the food supply is
bound to be very helpful during the
coming winter, and especially sc in
Hhe case of families where economy
I ia mnat nuteaon) Pnrtnntirf Iv
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the best foods for children and for
grown people too are .he cheapest
foods. It is not necessary to eat
ihigh priced foods in order to get
'the essential vitamins. Not only is
(milk an ideal food for children be
j cause of its high food value and
'cheap cost, but it is also rich in
i the vitamins.
' A diet of bread and milk fur
jnlshes almost everything the child
t needs, for the bread, supplements
JOINT WATER DISTRICT
IS
T
The way is now cleared for the for
mation of a new water district in
the vicinity of Oak Grove, through a
. .court decision of Circuit Judge J. U.
Campbell dissolving the old Jennings
Lodge Oak Grove district.
The question of the, legality of the
election creating this district has been
in- doubt and the judge declared the
formation proceedure void. No im
provements were made under the old
district, due partially to the cloud
that was cast over any attempt to
sell bonds, as the election's legality
was doubted.
Plans at present are for the secur
ing of Bull Run water. An election is
to be held in the near future to create
a district with boundaries differing
somewhat from the former area.
WOMAN BADLY HURT IN
T
Mrs. W. E. Warner, of Ninth and
Selma street, Oregon City, had a nar
row escape from death on Sunday eve
ning while riding in an automobile
driven by her son, Sidney, who was
blinded by glaring lights of a passing
car while' a heavy fog hung over the
city.
Mrs. Warner had been at the home
of a sick relative in this city, and
while riding along Ninth street a
number of automobiles passed. Sev
eral of the drivers failed to dim their
lights, causing the driver of the Warn
er car to collide with a curbing. Mrs.
Warner was pitched against the wind
shield with terrific force, causing a
gash in the throat, one-eighth of an
inch from the juglar vein, and lacera
tion of the chin. The injured woman
was immediately rushed to the home
of Doctors Eaton, close by, and it
was necessary to take four stitches in
the neck and twelve stitches in the
chin. Mrs. Warner's face is also bad
ly bruised. She suffered from great
loss of blood before the home of the
attending physician was reached and
was in a weakened condition upon her
arrival there.
Mrs. Warner is one of the active
members of the Methodist church of
this city and also of the Willamette
Rebekah Lodge.
CAMPAIGN TO MAINTAIN
NURSE HERE, PLANNED
The committee from the Clackamas
County Health association met in the
Commercial club parlors to promulJ
gate plans for raising a .fund sufficient
ly large to retain a county nurse
throughout the year. A canvas of
each section of the county will be
' made to raise the $2000 necessary 1o
insure the work.
Repair of Bridge at
Molalla Is Rushed
John Heft, county bridge superin
tendent, is engaged in getting the
steel bridge between Molalla and Col
ton, damaged by the heavy floods, in
readiness for traffic. It is estimated
the repairs will cost the county $500.
Later new piers will be put m at a
cost of approximately $2000.
- LICENSE IS ISSUED
A marriage license was issued Sat
urday to John Kobler, 28, and Mary
Grasic, 20, both of this city.
y
fn?nch Children Enjoying Plan
the milk and supplies the necessary
starchy food and a very desirable
form of protein for muscle build
ing. The yeast used in making: the
bread is the richest of all known
foods in the water soluble vitamins.
If in addition to the bread and
milk diet, green vegetables are
eaten, either in the form of salads
or cooked, other important food
elements are provided. Cabbajre.
Across the Pacific
From Oregon City to the
Mysterious East
By E. E. B.
FRIDAY. Dec. 16.. At Sea. After!
nearly a week on the good ship Pine ; Red Cross chapter in this county will
Tree State, I have come to the con- j continue only for about five months
elusion that the Pacific Ocean is a ) f tne present year is the indication
tremendous body of water. We have cf the outcome of the drive for mem
been steaming north and west from berships conducted during the recent
Cane Flattery since last Saturday i holidays.
night, with no land in sight and have
seen a slow goinR freighter from the
. .
Columbia river and that is all. Today
the sea is smooth and we are knock -
insr off better than 18 knots, with fair
prospects of making Yokohoma on
time next Thursday.
The passenger list is light, oniy 14
in the cabins, with space for more !
than 200, though there are about 400
Chinese in the steerage. I have not '
explored thaj quarter yet. We left ;
Seattle at noon, with the band play- j
ing and colors flying, for this is the j
maidpn trin nf the shin ivfarie vio. :
toria on schedule that evening and
went to bed before passing through
the Straits.
Next morning there was such a
difference. The band was silent,
every member being on the sick list.
We fell into a choppy sea off tha
Cape. The printer fell a victim and
for three dayg the menus have been
typewritten. My family joined the
chorus and the spacious dining salon
was nearly deserted. Now that we
have passed the Aleutian Islands, the
going is good and passengers are
commencing to enjoy life on ship
board. ,
The Pine Tree State is more than
a floating hotel. The crew numbers
260, the ship Is 535 feet in length,
with a beam of 72 feet. Below the
flying bridge is the pilot house and
chart room. Next below comes the
captain's quarters, with an officers'
smoking room forward, and midships
there are quarters for the deck offi
cers, who have their own mess room.
There are so many decks on the ship
that one easily becomes confused go
ing about. Above the main promenade
deck aft, there is a writing room and
tea room, which is quite a popular
place about 4 o'clock, and the port
and starboard promenade decks are
glass enclosed. Inside there is a
main lobby, social hall, smoking
room and veranda and (whisper it)
a bar. The tier of staterooms with
baths connecting are on a deck, be
low the promenade, with offices for
the purser, surgeon and others. Still
below come the dining salon, with
quarters for the petty officers and
the steerage quarters aft. Then
come the engine and firje rooms', store
rooms and other quarters that I have
not seen.
George is keen over the wireless
room. The ship carries three opera
tors, and every day -we receive bulle
tins of world news that are posted in
the lobbies. The fire drill yesterday
was interesting, with every member
of the big crew assigned to a defin
ite post. By noon today we shall be
nearly 2000 miles from the Pacific
CoasL
FOUR GAIN LIBERTY
DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 16. Four
prisoners, including two of the city's
most notorious gunmen, fled to free
dom from the house of correction to
day. The men made their escape while
being marched to breakfast. They
slid out of the breakfast line and hid
in an anteroom, after which they bat
tered down the bars and dashed for
liberty.
FUNDING Bl-L REPORTED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Senator
McCumber today reported from the
finance committee the foreign debt
refunding bill providing for collection
of the $11,000,000,000 owed the UniteJ
States by the allies.
IS EXPERT OPINIO
.. .
breed
Dr. U.E Barnard
spinach, carrots and turnips hav a
high vitamin content and they are
also rich in essential minerals
which the growing child needs.
The popularity of the common
fresh yeast cake, as a soorce of
vitamins is in itself strong evidence
that these little understood food ao
ce$sories are quite as important in
nutrition as fat, carbohydrates ox
protein. ,
LACK OF FUNDS HINDER
RED CROSS WORK HERE
i
mat the activities of the American
! The total raised by the Red Cross
' throughout the county was $1,100. Of
i l : 1. .Ann S . 1 . 1 T I.
111,3 au,uuul' " 18 suare wnicu
1 win be sent to tne national chapter
I and lhe remainder will only suffice
o carry the expenses of the local
chapter for less than six months.
The w-ork of the Red Cross since
tne conclusion of the war has been
ia aiding the disabled and wounded
soldiers, and the straightening out of
claims for government compensation.
During the past year the Red Cross
had also extended its field to civilian
rener, wnich worK was abandoned
during the stress of the war and ener
gies concentrated upon the caring for
military forces.
Whether arrangements will be
made to keep up the work of the local
office after the subscribed funds are
exhausted, the chapter here is unable
to determine at present. It is pro
bable that it will be enabled to con
tinue its humanitarian work through
added donations to the fund sub
scribed at the end of last year.
JAMES WILKINSON, 85,
SUFFERS FROM STROKE
James Wilkinson, 85, for the past
57 years a resident of Oregon City,
was stricken at 6:30 o'clock Saturday
afternoon with acute heart trouble.
Mr. Wilkinson was working in the
Congregational church building, where
he has held a post for a number of
years, refusing to discontinue his du
ties even though his health was fail
ing. Drs. Meissner and Eaton were
called, and the man removed to his
home at 14th and Main streets. His
recovery is hoped for.
Mrs. Jeanette Wiggins, of Portland,
his daughter, came to Oregon City im
mediately.
TWO ARE ARRESTED ON
William Gentry and W. H. Payne
are facing liquor charges as the result
of two raids made Friday by deputies
of the sheriff's office. Constable
Lowe, and. Deputies Long and Hughes
raided the Gentry residence on the
Frank Robinson farm, two and one
half miles east of Carver on the Clack
amas river. They confiscated a com
plete wash boiler still and sixty gal
lons Of mash.
Fifty gallons of masn and a pint of
moonshine were found in possession
of Payne, who is on the Bessie Scott
ranch a mile southwest of Damascus.
No still was located.
Both men are to appear Sor trial
B. F. Michaels Gets
Judgment for $100
A judgment in the sum ot $100 was
granted in the circuit court Tuesday
to B. F. Michaels against August Ol
son. The case, appealed from the
justice court, involved a dispute over
ownership of some blacksmith sup-1
plies. I
3
ODD FELLOWS BUILDING
-AT ESTACADA DAMAGED
Ely Merchandise Store and
Lodge Rooms Threatened
By Fire; Cause Unknown.
ESTACADA, Jan. 16. Fire which
broke out late Sunday afternon dam
aged the Odd Fellows' building and
for a time threatened its complete
destruction, but prompt action of the
local fire department 'prevented any
extensive loss. The cause was un
known. The stock of Eby's general mer
chandise store and furnishings of
the Masons, Eastern Star, Odd Fel
lows and Rebekahs quarters on the
second floor were carried from the
building. They were somewhat dam
aged by water.
The blaze started in the apartments
of Will Biff, located in the building,
destroying the apartment furniture.
The full extent of the damage had
not been determined. Insurance of
$7000 was carried on the store stock
and $4000 on the lodge paraphernalia.
IN SCHOOL BOUNDARIES
Five minor changes in school dis
trict divisions were ordered yester
day at a meeting of the boundary
board, composed of the county court
and school superintendent. Six peti
tions were acted upon, five of whom
were granted, the other being taken
under aijvisement.
A small portion of the Twilight dis
trict was annexed to Oregon City.
A part of Meadowbrook was put in
with the Fernwood district. Two
small parts of the Holcomb, district
were changed, one going to Carver
and the other to Parkplace. A por
tion of the New Era district was add
ed to Mountain Road.
The majority of the changes were
made to accomodate individual fami
lies where it was found more practi
cal, on account of transportation dif
ficulties, to send children to another
school.
rne matter or the addition or a
portion of the Carver district to Low
er Logan is under advisement, .
JERSEY
CLUB ELECTS;
CLUB LEADER LAUDED
The Clackamas County Jersey Cat
tle club has elected the following of
ficers for the coming year: N. H.
Smith, president; A. D. Gribble, vice
president; John Rheinhart, secretary
treasurer. Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the work of Mrs. L. H. Purcell,
Country club leader, and expressing
disapproval of the action taken by
the county budget meeting in cutting
her salary from the budget.
Later a delegation headed by N. H.
Smith, president of the club, present
ed the resolutions to the county court
and urged the court to restore the ap
propriation to the budget.
The court declined to act in the
matter, Judge Cross saying that as
far as the county court was concerned
the budget would stand as recom
mended at the meeting, and this item
would not be restored until it had re
ceived a majority vote at a regular
budget meeting.
'ME for president;
SAYS OAK GROVE MAN
For President of the United States
N. F. Nelson of Oak Grove, Or.
Nelson declared in a letter to a
Portland paper his intention to run
for the presidency in 1924. ")
He says in part: "Am not of any
particular creed or party, yet at the
presort time, a progressive, demo
cratic Republican. Am a firm be
liever in the enfranchisement of wo
man and should I be elected would
have one or more in my advisory cab
inet. ' I was born in a log cabin. I
deem it imprudent to outline any de
finite policy at the present time."
NEGLECT IS CHARGED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Asserting
that the more than 3500 mentally dis
abled former service men now placed
in state institutions were -victims of
such "gross neglect, indifference and
Drofiteerinff" as constituted a "black
reproach on the honor of the nation
the Disabled Veterans of the World particuiarly true of manufactured pro
War, in a memorial presented today I ductS( although low stocks will pre-
to President riaraing urgea lmmeai-:
ate action by the government looking
to the treatment of all such cases in
federal institutions.
INVESTIGATION PRODDED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Senator
La Fcllette, Republican, Wisconsin,
introduced a resolution today provid-
ing for another packer investigation, j
I GEORGE HOEYE I
CHIROPRACTOR
I Caufield Bldg.
Phone 636-W i
Oregon City, Ore.
Phones
Off. 80 Res. 251-W
EMORY J. NOBLE
LAWYER
1 Justice of Peace I
f 201-2 Masonic Temple, Oregon City.f
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III!
CONDITION
Shows Big Gain
Thruout Country
OF BUSINESS
Impetus; Trade
Is Now Slowly
IMPROVING
By Robert E. Smith"
(President of the Lumbermens Trust
Company Bank, Portland, Oregon.)
the country, involving close inquiry of
authorities in all the financial centers
inevitably draws forth a variety of
opinions. While opinions vary as to
causes and remedies it is possible to
draw rather exact conclusions as to
what conditions actually are and as
to what may be expected in the near
future.
On the trip which I have just com
pleted I ' visited important centers
throughout the East and South and
talked closely with more than one hun
dred presidents of banks and indus
trial enterprises professors of eco
nomics in universities and governors
of Federal Reserve Banks. From the
concensus of all these opinions, it may
be stated that business as a whole is
not going to be as good the coming
year as it was in 1919 and 1920.
NO PANIC POSSIBLE
Although times will undoubtedly
get worse before they, get better we
are In no danger of panic, and condi
tions will not get as bad as they were
in 1893 and the years immediately fol
lowing. A year and & half ago when
we were taking an aeroplane ride in
the clouds there was a serious ques
tion whether we could come down to
earth without wrecking our machine.
but we have definitely landed and
have taken the first big bumps. Al
though it may be some time before we
have smooth riding, we are out of
danger of a crash.
The position of the farmer is the
principal cause of depressed condi
tions; that, and the poverty of the
railroads going. The farmer pays a
large percentage of the freight bills of
the country. The farmer is definitely
out of the market until next Fall, and
the prices of farm products are out ot
relation with the prices of manufactur
ed products. As long as this condi
tion continues it is impossible to pre
dict resumption of trade and industry.
Country banks in the middle West are
loaded with frozen credits extended
to farmers who cannot pay.
FAIR PRICES LOW
Farm products have reached the
pre-war price levels, while manufac
tured products are 60 per cent above
the pre-war levels. Wages are coming
down slowly for the most part . A
large percentage of the country popu
lation has left the farms and gone in
to the cities, and this gives too large
a proportion of industrial population
for the farmers to support. Wasteful
and extravagant methods of produc
tion operate aginst industrial activity.
It must be recognized that labor is
paid out of production, and as long as
labor is permitted to limit or reduce
production, industrial activity is
hampered.
Prospects for foreign trade are not
rosy, owing to the economic condi
tions in Europe. Our foreign loans of
$10,000,000 can only be paid in mer
chandise .which, produced at low cost,
can be dumped into the United States
at figures far below our own produc
tion costs.
Nevertheless, there are many reas
ons for optimism. Merchandise stocks
are low in all lines, and, although con
sumption may be on a reduced scale,
110,000,000 people require a good many
commodities. Resumption in buying
will surely come, and will be immedi
ately reflected industry. In all prob
ability, exportation will be stimulated
by arrangements of trade with foreign
manufacturers. Something may be
done along the line of issuing Ter
Meulen bonds by means of which im
poverished countries in Europe can
buy raw materials in the United States.
Progress along the lines of disarma
ment is having a favorable influence.
TRADE STIMULOUS
The foreign exchange conference
next Spring will have a tendency to
stimulate our foreign trade. There
is probability of railroad development,
and when Ihis materializes the result
will be beneficial to the prosperity of
the nation. There are oustanding rea
sonsor optimism in the fact that the
United States has the agriculural re
sources, raw products, skilled labor,
facilities and machinery for great pro
duction. We also own 40 per cent of
the world's supply of gold, great initia
tive and resourcefulness and the high
est type of citizenry. How can great
poverty be possible?
One treads on dangerous ground
when, forecasting ifnancial oenditions.
It is possible, nevertheless, to make
some specific predicitions. It is like
ly that there will be a general decline
' in commodity prices. This will be
vent immediate sharp reductions.
The general price trend is undoubt
edly downward and will so continue
until manufactured products are on the
same level as farm products. We will
undobtedly have labor disturbances
through the readjustment period, ia-
bor wm endeavor to retard the oper;
.. f -onnTnf law wnich is some-
th-ng nQ Qne cm dQ There wm be
considerable unemployment, vvasieiui
processes in industry will be elimin
ated and efficiency of labor will he in
creased. There will be many goveSn--ment
investigations into the cost of
living. Congress and the State legis
latures will give serious, consideration
to the spread between prices falling to
production and those charged to con
sumers, and freak laws attempting to
remedy this will be proposed.
IjZwicker Cleared of
1 1 Non-Support Charge
Charges of non-support against Wil
liam R. Zwicker, ff Salem, were dis
missed by the circuit court petit jury
Friday under an instructed verdict
rmm Tnrlo-o Camnbell. Zwicker was
'indicted here December 2, 1921 for
"eged failure to support his daugh-
ter.