OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1922.
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CANB YAND
COUNTY HEALTH NURSE
INJURED IN AUTO SMASH
Careless Driver Forces Car
Off Roadi HUda Morris Is
Bruised; Friend Escapes.
CANBY, April 26. Miss Hilda Mor
ris, county health nurse of Clackamas
county, with headquarters in this city.
accompanied by Miss Campbell, su
perintendent of the Open Air Sanitar
ium of Portland, while on their way
from this city to Oregon, city on Tues
day afternoon, had a narrow escape,
when their automobile was struck by
a careless driver of another machine
going in the same direction. The wo
men claim that no sound was made by
the driver to announce his approach
and in attempting to pass the car in
which the women were driving, sim
ply shoved their car from the road
and into the bank, damaging the fen
der and badly bruising Miss Morris'
leg below the knee.
The driver proceeded on hi3 way
-without giving assistance, and tne wo
men failed to get the number.
CANBY PASTOR HONORED
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CANBY, April 25. Rev. Boyd Moore
pastor of the Methodist church, was
taken by surprise at the church par
lors on Tuesday evening, April 25,
when many friends gathered upon in
vitation of the Ladies' Aid Society,
of the Methodist church, to assist in
celebrating his 63rd birthday anniver
sary. Rev. Moore and wife spent the day
in Salem as guests of their son, Rev.
Stanford Moore, while the women of
the parish decorated the social room
of the church with wild currant and
Japonica blossoms, the color scheme
being red and green, and made other
arrangements. Each family brought
some delicacy to add to the menu, and
the handsomely decorated birthday
cake bearing the necessary candles
to mark the number of birthdays ob
served by the pastor, was the handi
work of Mrs. W. H. Bair and Mrs. H.
N. Brown. The candles were lighted
and added to the beauty of the decor
ative scheme of the table.
During the evening a handsome
traveling case was presented to Rev.
Moore, who responded to the present
ation address.
The affair was largely attended,
many coming from a distance.
Rev. Moore was recently re-appointed
to the Methodist charge of this
city.
CHILDREN TO COMPETE
ON HIGH SCHOOL ESSAYS
' CANBY, April 21. The committee
in charge of the proposed union hish
school, organized to be composed of
districts in the vicinity of Canby, has
offered a prize of $5 for the best essay
written by any grammar school stu
dent attending school in any regular
district of the proposed union.
The subject of the essay will be
"Why My District Should Enter the
Proposed High School Union." This
must not contain more than 600
words. In addition to the winning es
say the committee will choose ten of
the next best essays, and the writer
of each to receive a prize of $1.
Essays should be written on legal
cap paper of good quality, and must
contain the name, age, grade, address
and number of the district of the
writer. The teacher is to collect the
essays and mail to the secretary cf
the committee, who is Lou Smith, of
Barlow, on or before May 15th.
Idle Hour Clubbers
Take First Outing
CANBY, April 26. The Idle Hour
Club of this city enjoyed its first out
ing or the season on bunday, the des- j
tmation being Oswego Lake, where
the day was spent in picnicing and
canoeing. , ' ' ;
Leaving by automobile at 10 o'clock
the party arrived in good time and
selecth-g one of the beauty spots to
pitch camp, a bon fire was made, and
hot coffe was served with lunch.
Enjoying the affair were Misses Al
bert Gilmore, Laura Pennell, Leta
Zimmei;r;an, Hollenbach, Emma Berg,
Easter Noble, Fisher, Gladys Tre
maiyiie; Messrs. Fred Staller, Ernest
Hov, Melvin Eid, Fayne Wolfer, Lyle
Pennell, Floyd Zeigler, Roy Zimmer
man. LORENZO ADKJN3
CANBY; April 26. The funeral ser
vices of the late Lorenzo Adkin, who
died sudden! yat his sister's home at
Mulino last Friday, were held in Ore
gon City Sunday morning and inter
ment was in the Zion cemetery in
Canby. Many oTd time friends of the
deceased attended the services here,
and the grave was completely covered
-with flowrs.
FOR SALE
Fine Five and Ten Acre
Tracts in Canby Gardens.
Well Located, Reasonable Prices,
Good Terms
C. Li BATES,
Real Estate Agent.
CANBY,
OREGON
SOUTHERN
AUTO PARK DISCUSSED
BY CANBY BOOSTER GLUB
CANBY, April 25. The weekly
luncheon of the Canby Booster Club
met at the Smith restaurant today.
when business of the organization
was discussed. Among this was tne
proposed automobile park
which will
.be considered further by the Canby
City council at its meeting on Monday
evening. May 1, at which time it is
probable a decision will be made.
The next meeting will be on Tues
day, May 2, at the Cottage Hotel.
Attending today's meeting were C.
H. Sheldon, Dr. H. A. Dedman, H. B.
Evans, M. J. Lee, Arthur . Graham,
Louis Lent, Aaron Wait and Charles
Prouty.
FIRST CANBY ASPARAGUS
IS SHIPPED TO PORTLAND
CANBY, April 25. The first ship
ment of home grown asparagus was
sent out of Canby this morning, the
grower being W. A. Reed, who pur
chased the famous Cummings farm
some time ago, and is specializing on
asparagus and rhubarb. The ship
ment was made to Portland, where
Mr. Reed is to ship larger quantities
later in the season.
Other growers who will soon begin
shipping to Portland will be Harvey
Douglass, Fred Hampton and Elmer
Douglass.
The soil in Canby :a well adapted
to growing asparagus, and each year
large shipments are sent from this
section of the county, as this is one
of the important asparagus centers
of the state.
CANBY GRAMMAR NINE
Ml M0 IM UIIDDADn PAMC
CANBY, April 25. On Friday after
noon Canby grammar school won an
exciting baseball game from the' Hub- i
bard grammar school team on the !
Canby diamond by a score of 12 to 6. j
The feature of the game was the ;
fielding of the Canby team and the j
batting of Leach and Hagen for the ;
local team. The pitching - for both j
teams was excellent and caused much
favorable comment among the many '
spectators. Many from Hubbard at
tended and "rooted" for their home
team.
The Canby second team won from
the Barlow school at Barlow, this
game resulting in a score of 14 to 2.
SUNDAY SETS RECORD IN
HIGHWAY AUTO TRAFFIC
CANBY, Apr.'l 23. Sunday proved a
record day for motorists passing over
the Pacific highway and through Can
by. A number of residents along the
highway and J. W. Kane, driver of the i
Canby-Oregon City stage were among
those "keeping track" of the number '
of automobiles passing in a short ,
time. While Mr. Kane was on his way j
from Oregon City to Canby he counted
237 automobiles headed for Portland. .
This was on the 5:15 trip, and previ
ous to that time the travel was still ;
greater.
Lawrence Ferguson, who resides on
the highway near New Era, in com- !
pany with a neighbor, counted 147 au- '
tc-mobiles passing his place in 20min-J
utes' time. i
There were all kinds of machines, !
ranging from a "bug" to the
make automobile.
finest
VISITING ARTISANS ARE
ENTERTAINED AT CANBY
CANBY, April 26. Canby Artisan
lodge entertained lodges of Salem,
Woodbura and Portland at the Arti-
san hall last Thursday night,
the afn j
there were over 100
fair.
enjoying
Among the features of the evening
was a supper and dancing.
Several addresses were made. j
In charge of the event were Mrs. j
R. Soper, chairman; Mrs. George ,
Hardesty, Mrs. Veteto. ;
The hall was prettily decorated. !
and the table to correspond with the !
hall, the color scheme being yellow i
and green. Oregon grape and myrtle
sprays were used most effectively.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our apprecia
tion to the many friends and ac
quaintances for the sympathy extend
ed us during our recent bereavement, i
also for the beautiful floral tributes.
RABICK FAMILY.
CANBY OREGON CITY
Stage Time Table
STAGE LEAVES 5 MINUTES BE
FORE SCHEDULED TIME
WEEK-DAYS ,
Waiting room at Huntley-Draper
Drug Company, Oregon City, where
bus leaves on schedule time.
Lv. canby
v. Ore. City
8:00 a. m.
! 11:00 a- m.
2:00 p.. m.
5:15 p. m.
TRIPS SATURDAY ,
3:35 p. m.
.7:30 p. m. :
7:45 a. m.
9:45 a. m.
12:45 p. m.
4:15 p. m.
EXTRA
2:45 p. m.
6:15 p. m.
7:45. ajn.
9: 45 a. m.
12:45 p. .
4:15 p. ni:
6:15 p. m.
8:05 p. m
Fare 2 U,.
SUNDAY
8:30 a.
11:00 a.
2:00 p.
5:15 p.
7:30 p.
10:45 p.
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ni, m.
m.
m.
m.
CLA CKAMAS
POTATO PROSPECT GOOD
SAYS CANBY MERCHANT!
I day morning at the Canby Lutheran
CANBY, April 26. W. H. Bair, com- church at 10 o'clock,
mission merchant of this city, in com- J On last Sunday evening the daugh
pany with Mr. Beck, of San Francisco, , ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Nelson, of
left on Tuesday evening for Redmond, ' Barlow, was baptized at the Barlow
Oregon, where they are to remain for ! Lutheran church, and given the came
a few aays- Mr- Bair is president of
the Deschutes Valley Seed company,
and Mr. Beck is secretary, and wliile
at Redmond will look after the com
pany's interests. .
The company has owned over 640
time, and recently purchased another
large tract. Last (year's crop of seed
potatoes averaged 10,000 sacks, and
this year's crop will be even larger
than this, since more land will be
planted to seed potatoes.
PUPILSTCANBYHSGH
SCHOOL TO STAGE PLAY
CANBY, April 26. "Strenuous Life"
is the name of the play to be given by
the senior class of the Canby high
school at the Canby gymnasium on
Saturday night. May 6. This is the
annual play to be given by the high
school students previous to commence
ment day, which will be on May 27.
The play Is being directed by Mrs.
Pearl Gregory Cartlidge, superintend
ent of the Canby high school, who has
had much experience of this kin.d.
The following is the cast of chara
ters: "Tom Harry ton," Noel Oathes:
"Reginald Black
"James Roberts,'
T rn i a T vrrpn 7 - 1
Lawrence Hitch-
man; "Professor Jans," Charles Bates,
"Dan iDavenant," Myles Noble; "Pro
fessor Magee," Corwin Hein; "Daw
ley," Albert Boe; "Byron Harrington,"
Wesley Mitts; "Nugato," (Japanese
girl), Violette Ledford; "Marian Dave
nant," Dorothy Vaughan; "Mis. Wig
gins," Mildred Henrickson; "Ruth
Thornton," Easter Noble; "Dulcie,"
Eva Kraus; "Mrs. Maguire," Elanor
Lent.
NEEDY STUDENTS GIVE
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
CANBY, April . 22. The program
given by the pupils of the Needy
school on Friday evening under the
direction of Robert Ginther, teacher,
whose home is in Oregon City, was a
decided success and attended by over
250 people. Refreshments were serv-
ed after the program
Chlldrenof the school took part, and
this was one of the first entertain-
ments given at ' the Needy school
hnnsp nartidnated in hv the miDils i
for a number of years. As Mr. Gin
ther taught for three years previous
to 1922, in the Needy school, 1902,
1S03 and 1904, some of the pupils tak
ing part in Friday's entertainment
are children of former pupils of Mr.
Ginther.
NEW LUTHERAN PASTOR
IS INSTALLED AT CANBY
CANBY, -April 26 Bishop L. C- Fass
of Seattle, Wash., inaugurated Rev.
Obert Skillbred as pastor of the Can-by-Barlow-Woodburn
Lutheran .chur
ches. Each services were attended
by large congregations.
Rev. Skillbred recently arrived in
Canby from Billings, Montana, and is
making his headquarters in Canby
with iis family.
Drama to jjelp Pay
Baseball Expenses
CANBY, April 26. "Bird's Island."
a four act drama, will be given at the
Canby auditorium oa Saturday eve
ning. April 29, for the benefit of the
:;a:iby baseba'.l team.
There will be special features be
tween the act3 including musical se
lections. Canby Card Club
Has Last Session
CANBY, April 26. The last meet-
jngr 0f the Canby Card Club was hell
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Robinson on the Molalla on Saturday
evening, which was in the form of a
dinner party. Dinner was served at 7 i
o'clock and while playing cards re-1
lresnmenis were enjoyea. inoee at-
tending from this city made the trip j
by automobiles. .
Places were laid for Mr. and Mrs.
Grant White, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Bair, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Graham,
Mr. and Mrs Howard Eccles, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Bradtl, Mr. and
Mrs.
Rob-
Adam Knight and Mr. and Mrs.
insonu
. Friends Surprise
! Miss Laura Pennell
CANBY, April 26. Miss Laura Pn
nell was taken by surprise at her
home near Barlow last Thursday ev
ening by a number of friends from
this city who called on her in a body
and laden with good tilings to eat to
oooic M 4 i ;.,i
anniversary ' '
Th moL Atx ,cI
-w V f vuill, UCTVTOU IVJ UU3Vf
games, followed by refreshments.
BAIRS ENTERTAIN
CANBY, April 26. Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Bair entertained at dinner a their
home on Sunday evening, when their
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Graut W.
.White, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Graham, j
Mr. an dJirs. w. H Bair, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Eccles and Mrs. Anna Knight.
The table decorations were artistic
ally arranged and there were formed
from spring blossoms.
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
CANBY, April 26. The Ladies Aid
Socnety of the Lutheran church met
at the home of Mrs. Joseph Sallie on
1 Wednesday afternoon. Needlework
I was among the features of the meet
ing.
The confirm ants meet every Satur-
; of Violet Jenette. Rev. Skillbred, of
this city, officiated.
The program last Sunday evening
at the Barlow Lutheran church under
the auspices of the Young People's
League, was well rendered and large
ly attended.
CANBY LOCALS
CANBY, April 26. Mrs. Howard Ec
cles spent Thursday In Oregon City as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Harry
Baxter.
! Mrs. M. A. Sheldon, who left Canby
j about a year ago for Los Angeles, re
j turned to this city Monday evening to
' remain for some time. Mrs. Sheldon is
at the apartment of her son, C. H.
Sheldon and wife, and is more than
ever favorably impressed with Oregon.
Miss Laura Pennell, who was em
ployed at the Carlton. & Rosenk'a..3
store for about two years, has resign
ed and will take a position in the
First National bank to succeed Miss
Edith Johnson, whose resignation will
take effect this week. Miss Myrtle
Lorrenz, who recently resigned from
the store to take a business colrse in
Portland has taken the posiiton made
vacant by Miss Pennell.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowers and E.
F. Hov went to Oak Grove Sunday,
where they were the guests of friends.
Melvin Eid, who has been connect-
ed with the local drug store, left on i
Tuesday for Newport, where he has a
posmun wiin a urug iinu.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hampton were
in Canby Sunday as guests of the form
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hamp
ton.
Miss Irene Olmstead, .of Seattle,
who has been in Canby as a guest at
the home of Mrs. R. Soper, and also
visiting other friends, has returned to
her home.
Mr. and Mrs'. H. J. Jasperson and
children of Kelso, Wash., were in this
city Sunday, having come here toat
tend the funeral services of the late
Lorenzo Adkins. While- here they
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
j Rider.
I Alex and William Ice, residiig near
; Molalla, were in Canby Sunday visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. M. E. Haynes and grandson, of
Oswego, are in Canby as guests of
Mr. and Mrs. urant vvnite. Mrs. Hay -
nes is the mother of Mrs. White.
Edward Satter, a linotype operator
for the Morning Enterprise, a ad son
! of Mr. and Mrs. John Satter of this
! city, was in Canby on business Tues-
day morning.
Mrs. M. J.
Lee has been-spend-
"'S me 'winter m aiuorma wim ner
daughter, Miss Lorraine, who has
been taking voice culture In Los An
geles, returned to Canby Monday ev-
ening. Miss Lee will remain i;i the
south for about a month longer. !
Water Front Strike
Follows Wage Cut
PORTLAND, April 2!. Shipping in
Portland harbor was severely crippled
today by the longshoremen's strike,
called yesterday in protest against
waterfront employers' decision to hire
men independent of the union and to
cut pay of truckers.
NEW ODD FELLOWS
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! I TWO-STORY
BUILDING TO BE ERECTED BY OREGON
CITY ODDFELLOWS.
The new home for Oregon ioobo
No. 3, I. O. O. F., of this city, to be
erected oa the recently acquired prop
erty at Seventh and Washington
street, will be one of the most modern
tinii in th utate
The &etor& and lodge building will
,,--(Mi concrete with face
brick and plate glass windows
The
structure will be 52 1-2 x 120 feet, s from the east side of the lodge room
with full eight-foot basement for tho j by two wide, sliding doors. At the
stores facing Seventh street, where rear of these rooms will be the ban
the heating plants, fuel space, a record . quet hall and kitchen, the former to
vault and lodge bowling alley will be be 25x4 feet, and the kitchen 11x25
featured. I feet. The kitchen will . be equipped
The first floor will be divided into j with sink, drain boards, - cupboards,
two stores, with a 25-foot frontage table and ga3 fr the range, there will
on Seventh street and a 25-foot store be provision made for a wood and coal
room fronting Washington street. ; range if needed.
Main Entrance to be Seventh Street j The building will have double floors
The main entrance to tne second or ;
lodge floor of the building will be six
feet in width, and in the center of
tho SBventh street front. There will
also De a rei
Lton 8treet th SeCnd StOTy
rto the basement.
The stores and basement will have
modern equipment and conveniences.;
m j, ... , .
enure swuu" uc UTC" i
tor loage puryuoo. .
From the front tiled lobby the main j
stairway will lead into a hallway,
12x12 feet, where a wide sliding door
will open into a men's club room at
the left. The size of this room will be
22x36 feet From this hallway a door
opens into a waiting room, for the ac-j
comodation oi women, ana win De
TREASURY 18 SAID
TO HAVE ISSUED
DUPLICATE BONDS
Representative Johnson Says
Hundreds of Millions of
Dollars of False Paper In
Circulation Thruout Land.
OFFICIAL PROMPTLY
DENIES ALL CHARGES
Mellon's Investigation Held:
To Indicate Allegations
Of Counterfeiting as False.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 26.
The statement was made on the floor
of the house today by Representative
Johnson, republican. South Dakota,
that it "will later be shown by official
documents that there are probably
hundreds of millions of dollars of du
plicate bonds in the United States.
Prompt denial of the statement was
made by high treasury officials, who
I declared investigation by Secretary
Mellon of the bureau of engraving
had disclosed there was no truth in
reports of the circulation on a large
scale of counterfeit government se
curities. 3 NIGHT RIDERS SHOT IN
RIOT FOLLOWING
LOS ANGELES, April 24. Secret
warrants were being issued from Dis
trict Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwin's
office today for the arrest of a coterie
of alleged night riders believed to have
participated in a sensational raid and
gun battle at Inglewood yesterday.
As a result of the Inglewood episode
.Constable M. B. Mosher is dead, Leon
ard Ruegg will probably die and Wal
ter Mosher, son of the constable, is
In the hospital with severe injuries.
The fatal rioting started when 200
masked and white-robed men sur
rounded the home, of Fidel Elduyan,
a Spaniard whom the raiders accused
of operating a whiskey still. The moo
is alleged to have been diverted from
its arnounced mission and to have
roughly handled Mrs. Angelia Elduyan
1 ana f0rced her two pretty daughters,
i Maria and Bernarda, to disrobe in
! frnnt rf thn Eldnvan home. -
The investigation today centers
around the statement that thr raid
was the work of a "well organized
band," members of which frequently
mentioned their "organization."
MOTHER POISONS FOUR
CHILDREN; TWO DEAD
BLACKFOOT, Idaho, April 24. Ed-
i ward Taylor 7: his brother Leroy, 18
i months, sons of James B. Taylor, liv-
j ing eight 'miles north of here, are
j dead, and Keith Taylor, 5, is at tie
i point of death, while a fourth child
j of the family is recovering from the
effects of strychnine poisoning, said
I to have been given the children by
I f-eir mother.
LODGE BUILDING
22x26 feet. At the- right will be an
ante-room.
Both sliding and hinged doors will
be used between the men's club rooms
and the ante-rooms to the lodge room.
The latter will be 40.6x55.6 feet.
Banquet Hall to be Rear
The locker room will be reached
throughout, and the walls and ceilings
will be of bard wall nlaster . finish. ;
tinted in an attractive color. The
lodge room will have beamed ceiling
with neat plaster cornice, and the
stairhall will also have plaster cor-
nice. ' I
The wood work will be painted in j
flat effect shades.
All exterior woodwork and metal cor
nices will be painted.
A first-class heating and ventilating
system will be installed.
Among the attractive features of the
basement will be the ventilating sash
and two area . iron doors and fuel
chute.
The 'architects of the building are
W. A White and J. G. Wilson.
RAID
YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN
ASSAULTED BY YOUTHS
Mrs. Marvel Hahn ForcecTInto
Car by Thugs; Dragged In
Brush; Brutally Attacked.
. PORTLAND, April 24. in a hyster
ical and semi-conscious condition, Mrs
Marvel Hahn, aged 17, of No.' 6419,
86th street southeast, was taken to
the Emergency hospital at 3 o'clock
this morning after having been forced
into an automobile taken into the
country and attacked by three young
I men
! A short distance from the eitv lim
its the car stopped and. Mrs. Hahn was
dragged into the brush by two of the
j assailants ana atiacitea, wmie me
' third gagged her sister. The younger
sister reportea mat me car siayea ai
the spot at least half an hour.
PROGRAM IS COMPLETED
FOR COUNTY INSTITUTE
The complete program for the last
local teacher's Institute of the year,
has been completed by County School
! Superintendent Brenton Vedder. The
meeting is to be held at the Jennings
Lo e school on May 6, and will take
a'l day.
The address of the morning is to
be made by Dr. C. A, Gregory of the
University of Oregon on "Making an
Educative Situation." The morning
session will be concluded , by a busi
ness meeting of the Clackamas county
division of the Oregon State Teacher's
association. In the afternoon a school
program will be given under the direc
tion of Minnie B. Altman and the
teachers of the Jennings Jodge school
Two talks will be given in the after
noon, Jtfiss Katherine Arbuthnot of
the state normal school will speak on
"Reading in the Grades," and S. S.
Duncan, superintendent ' of Yamhill
county will talk on "Development and
controlled personality."
Boys On Increase;
Girls Still Lead
In Birth Statistics
With the girl babies exceeding boy
babies in Clackamas county since the
first of the year, a number of new
boys have arrived this week to in
crease the number o fthe sterner sex
according to late reports yesterday.
These are as follows: Mr. and Mrs.
Neil Whitney of Willamette, sftn, born
April 23; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde From
ong, of Gladstone, son, born Wednes
day morning at the Sanetel home, par
ents of Mrs. Fromong, residing at
Clackamas Heights, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Butler, of this city, a son, born
at the St. Vincent's hospital. Portland
Wednesday morning, who has been
named Olen Otto, while girls wern
born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Misley, of
1202 Jackson street, Wednesday morn
ing at 6 o'clock; Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Palmer, of Tualatin, April 22; Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Moore of Gladstone, April
20, Tiamed Jean Anne; Mr, and Mrs.
George Disbrow, April 15, named Dor
othy Elizabeth.
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PORTLAND DOCK STRIKE
PORTLAND, April 25. Strike con
ditions in Portland harbor were prac
tically unchanged today.
From 200 to 300 men were reported
at work.
Quiet prevailed all along the water
front without any hint of trouble.
The hiring hall of the Waterfront
Employers' association at Second and
Oak streets was again picketed ' by
j about 150 men, many of whom sat in
the hall itself.
11 DROWNED, 1500 LOSE
HOMES IN TEXAS STORM
FORTH WORTH, Tex., April 25.
Eleven persons were drowned, at
least 1500 made homeless, the city
water plant put out of commission,
other public utilities endangered, pro
perty damage of $600,000 inflicted, all
interurban traffic was suspended and
street car service crippled as a result
of a storm, the most terrific that ever
visited Fort Worth and vicinity last
night and this morning.
IRISH ARMY GENERAL IS
SLAIN BY MALCONTENTS
DUBLIN, April 25. Brigadier Gen
eral Adams, commanding a brigade
of Free State troops at AiJilone, was
heir! up- there last night and shot to
death. A party of mutineer officers
arrived at Athlone after the( murder
and took over the headquarters of
the loyal forces.
MAY QUIT PAPER MILLSl
NEW YORK, April 26. Unless the
paper mill owners of America with
draw their wage cut demands, almost
one half million paper mill workers
will go on strike May 1, it was de
c'ared here today at a meeting be
tween the workers and the employers.
MILWAUKIE MAN
KILLED IN FALL
FROM TRACTOR
J. W. Cottrell Breaks Neck
When Chain Hook Catches
In Wheel Spokes Dragging
Him from Seat on Machine.
MEN WORKING NEAR
DISCOVER DEAD BODY
Deceased Was Employed On
Farm Owned by Dickover
Close to Sunnyside Road.
Thrown from a tractor by a chain
which laid across his leg and the hook
of which caught in the spokes of the
wheel, J. W. Cottrell broke his neck
raid . died instantly Wednesday after
ii'ton. Cottrell is said to have been work
ing for J. W. Dickover on the Sunny
side Road and was discing with the
tractor when the disc became block
ed and he went ' to the barn to get a
chain. Placing the chain across his
legs he started up the tractor with
the result that the book of the chain
caught in the spokes and he was drag
ged from the seat breaking his neck in
the fall.
The accident occurred about 4:30 p.
m., but as Cottrell was working alone
it was not discovered for nearly half
an hour when some men from a near
by field discovered the inanimate
body. Little is known concerning the
deceased except that he is supposed
to have come from Milwaukie.
Coroner Pace took charge of the
body and brought it to Oregon City.
MAN WOUNDED IN FIGHT
WITH HOLD-UP BANDIT
PORTLAND, April 24. "Hand over
your dough or 111 drill you full of
holes!"
This "was the commend that met the
ears of Mitchell Summers, 23, as he
and Miss Helen Barton, stepped onto
the Barton porch at 12:10 o'clock this
morning.
Turning, Summers saw a bandit
covering him with a small nickel
plated revolver.
Insicad of complying with the re
quest, the young man swung on the
highwayman and the robber fired two
shots. One of them struck young
Summers in the abdomen. The other
went wild. '
ONE DEAD, SIX INJURED;
TRAIN HITS FORD TRUCK
MEDFORD, April 24. Six Grants
Pass men in a Ford truck, struck by
S. P. Train No. 13 at the Fourth street
crossing, were seriously injured, one
dying enroute to the hospital. More
deaths are expected. The men have
not been identified, nor has blame for
the accident been established.
WESTON CONVICTED OF
MURDER IN KRUG CASE
BEND, Ore., April " 26. Following
deliberations of seventy-eight hours,
the jury last night returned a verdict
of second degree murder against A. J.
Weston, charged with slaying Robert
H. Krug of Sisters on March 24, 1919.
Sentence was to be passed this after
noon. Judge Campbell Not
To Have Operatior
Judge J. U. Campbell, who was re
moved to the Oregon City hospital on
Moaday morning, still continues to im
prove, and it will not be necessary for
the Judge to undergo an operation,
acording to attending physicians.
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I LITTLE THINGS I
How often you hear the ex
pression " 'tis the little things
of life that count." In the fitt
ing of glasses to relieve EYE
STRAIN it is necessary to at
tend to each detail carefully if
good results are expected.
If you are a suffer from
headaches, eyeaches or other eye
troubles caused by eyestrain do
not delay but come to me at
once for a careful examination
and advice.
Defective vision has caused
more misery to the human fam
ily than, we can ever realize and
the nation-wide movement to
care for it is a worthy crusade.
Nineteen Years Experience Here
at Your Service
Dr. Freeze, Eye Specialist
5052 Main St. Oregon City E
Opposite Postoffice
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