OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1922.
JENNI NGS LODGE
MRS. HUGH ROBERTS, Correspondent
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Last Institute of
i Teachers Success
JENNINGS LODGE, May 11.
The big event of the week was the
Teacher's Institute held here on Satur
day at the school house, it being the
last instiute of the school year. Mes-
dames Fred Wilson and A. J. Robbins
assisted the four teachers, Mrs. Alt-
man, Mrs. MacDonald, Mrs. Moore ana
Miss Truscott in receiving the 100
teachers and principals who attended.
Prof. Leonhardt of Gladstone presid
ed. In the morning session, those at
tending were delighted to hear Dr. C.
A. Gregory give his splendid address
on "Making An Education Situation
At the noon hour they repaired to the
banquet room of the new church where
a delicious dinner had been prepared
for them under the auspices of the
Parent Teachers Assocition. Respon
sible for the success of the dinner were
Mrs. Edward Pearson, president of the
Association and the Mesdames Trus
cott, Madden, Dieter, Ross, Randall,
Grady, Thompson, Hole, Moritz, Ford,
Smith, Snider, Starker, Blinestone and
"Wilcox.
In the afternoon the orchestra gave
two pleasing numbers under the direc
tion of Mr. Theroux which were well
received A dialogue "Mrs. O Hooli
gan's Hat" was well given, Florence
"Wilson, Mary Grace Rush, Jack Hum
phreys, Willie Cook and Delbert Kes-
si taking their parts well. The flower
drill by pupils of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and
6th grade were very pretty exercises.
Miss Elaine Bechtel gave two pleasing
piano solos and representatives from
each of the four rooms sang "Keep A
Going." This deserves special men
tion as the pupils taking part in this
showed special talent in singing.
Candidates who will be voted upon
at the primaries spoke. Among them
F. J. Tooze, Mr. Harris, Mr. Lea of
Canby, Mr. Keon, Mr. Cherrick and
Mr. Price, they being invited by the
Clackamas County Teachers Associa
tion. S. S. Duncan, superintendent of
Yamhill county spoke on "Developed
and Controlled Personality." This was
a very helpful and entertaining ad
dress. Miss Katherine Arbuthnot of
the Oregon State Normal gave a talk
on "Reading in the Grades." This also
was an interesting topic and much en
joyed by patrons of the schools as well
as teachers.
Beautiful Home At
Lodge Is Completed
JENNINGS LODGE, May . 11.
"Riverby" has been the name given the
country home recently completed by
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Finley. It is beau
tifully built on a 10 acre tract overlook
ing the Willamette. It is of the early
English architecture, built of stucco
and cedar siding oiled. The living
room extends through the house with
an east and west view. One ; of the
features of the Finley home is a large
study with concrete floor, vaulted ceil
ing and tall circular-headed windows at
either end. Adjoining the study is a
concrete fireproof vault used for their
large collection of photographic plates
and moving picture films of American
natural history. Both the study and
living rooms have large fireplaces of
especially made brick. The inside is
finished in spruce.
On the first floor are study, living
room, dining room, kitchen, pantry,
cloak room, hall opening onto the
loggia with French doors.
The second floor are five bedrooms
and two baths, with one room on the
top floor.
At. this beautiful home the Finleys
have a baby porcupine, which has been
sent them by one of the members of
the biological survey and which is be
ing tenderly cared for by the family.
It takes its nourishment in the form of
milk, out of a bottle and nipple. It has
been given the name of Dinty and is
quite a favorite at the naturalists
home.
Farewell Surprise
Give Mrs. Tagley
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JENNINGS LODGE, May 11.
Mrs. Oliver Tagley was very agree
ably surprised, at her home on Thurs
day last, when fourteen ladies came in,
before she leaves for her new home in
Minnesota. A number of pretty gifts
were given the honored one and at the
refreshment hour, Mrs. Weidle, Mrs.
Waterhouse and Mrs. Hooker served
cakes and punch. In the conundrum
contest Mrs. Waterhouse and Mrs.
Ross shared equal honors.
Those attending were Mesdames A.
B. Snider, Ella MacHargue, Geo. Pool
er, R. Ouellette, W. Ross, J. A. John
son, Robert Cook, Hugh Roberts, G.
Weidle, Caroline Waterhouse, A. B.
Smith, H. J. Hooker and Miss Mary
Weinman.
Social Activities
For Club Planned
JENNINGS LODGE, May 11
The Jennings Lodge Community Club
will give a dancing party at Greene's
hall on Saturday, May 13. The pro
ceeds are to be used for a club house
here.
On Wednsday, May 17th, the social
committee have announced a "500"
party to be held at the school house.
Those who are to be responsible for
the success of the party are Fred Wil
son, Howard Truscott, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Dain, Mrs. J. W. Jones, A J. Rob
bins, Norman Chapman and Mrs. Fred
Bretcher.
On Saturday evening, May 6th, quite
a number of our people enjoyed the
masquerade party at Oak Grove and
report a good time.
S. S. Class Takes
Trip to Mt. Tabor
JENNINGS LODGE, May 11.
Mrs. Fred Nordstrom took the mem
bers of her Sunday school class on
an outing on Sunday afternoon going
by auto to Mt. Tabor. After a sump
tuous luncheon they hiked over the
park.
The members of the class are Mary
Gtrace Rush, Sarah Holloway, Janet
Booth, Marie Moore, Elsie Kuhnhaus
en, Dorothy Tillson, Harold Briggs,
Junior Hole, Jack Humphreys, Hal
mon Roberts, Keith Wilcox and Willis
Kiggins and Harry Nordstrom accom
panied them.
Arts and Crafts
Club Entertained
JENNINGS LODGE, May 11.
Mrs. H. H. Emmons entertained the
Arts and Drafts Club of Portland on
Friday at Stone Gables, with a hand
somely appointed luncheon at 12:30
Covers were laid for 14. In the after
noon Mrs. J. W. Jones of the Lodge
very cleverly told of the past, pres
ent and predicted the future of those
who were present and afforded a pleas
ant afternoon. Bowls of bright colored
tulips and sprigs of spring flowers
were artistically arranged about the
rooms.
SALMON RUN STOPS
JENNINGS LODGE, May 11.
Although the salmon fishing is at a
standstill, there is a hope entertain
ed by old time fishermen that there
will be another run as soon as the wa
ter recedes which it has already set 1p
to do. At Maddens Landing only two
days of real good fishing have been
enjoyed and undisputably the rod men
are entitled to another run for their
money.
ONE ACT PLAY FRIDAY
JENNINGS LODGE, May 11.
"The Neighbors," a one act play by
Zona Gale is to be given at the church
on Friday evening. May 12. The cast
Includes, "Grandma," Mrs. E. Pear
son; "Mis' Dianthy Abel," Mrs. Bline
stone; "Ezra Williams," R. H. Hen
dry; "Peter," Cecil Rosenberry; "Inez
Abel," Miss Florence Wilson; "Mis'
ELmira Moran," Mrs. Fred Wilson;
'Mis' Trot," Mrs. Eva Hole; "Mis' Ells
worth," Miss Ruth Truscott.
JENNINGS LODGE LOCALS
JENNINGS LODGE, May 11.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Walker, Richard
Tabor and Marion Miller motored to
Eugene and remained over the week
end.
At a meeting of the Oak Lodge wa
ter districts commisioners on Tuesday
of last week no definite decision could
be reached as the figures on the new
projected system were not available.
The survey of the engineer has not
been completed. A special meeting will
be called as soon as data is completed.
J. Dean Butler has been appointed to
look after the legal part of it.
Henry Moodenbough has sold his
property, which is known as the Har
vey Henderson place, the people pur
chasing will take possession this week.
Ralph Madison has purchased the
very desirable acre tract on Hull Ave.
and County Road from Charles Red
mond. A theatre party of Jennings Lodge
folks went to Portland on Monday
night. Among them were Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Wilson and Miss Florence Wil
son, Cecil Rosenberry, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Pearson, Mrs. Blinestone,
Mrs. Florence Moore Mrs. Hole and
Miss Truscott going down to the
Little theatre to see some of Zona
Gales plays.
Mrs. Jack Hampton is sojourning in
California and will remain south two
months.
Arthur L. Roberts has purchased a
modern residence in the Richmond
district, taking possession the last of
this month. He still holds his lots at
this place and will not build this year.
C. R. Holloway has been re-elected
elementary principal of the Portland
school, having filled that position for
two years. Mr. Holloway was profes
sor of mathmetics at the Washington
high school previous to bis election
to the principalship.
C. A. Woodcock has the lumber for
a new barn which he will build on
his newly acquired property on Hull
Ave. east of the car line.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Humphreys at
tended the 12th wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. S. MacDonald on Sat
urday night last in Oregon City.
Friends here have received cards
from Mr. and Mrs. L. Adams of Ore
gon City who were in Holland much
enjoying the beautiful gardens of hya
cinths from this country most of our
bulbs are received.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raster, Miss
Mary O'Brien, Floyd Grace accompan
ied Mr. and Mrs. Billie Ruconich of
Oregon City to a dancing party in
Portland given by the Grotto on Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Claire Maple spent Wednes
day of last week with her grandfather
at The Quality Chicken ranch near
Troutdale. At the egg gathering time
Mrs. Maple assited in gathering and
crating two cases of 30 dozens each.
. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hale of Portland
spent Sunday with the Geo. Card fam
ily. The Hales are moving to their new
home at Astoria. Mrs. Hale and Mrs.
Card are sisters.
Mr. Haberman of Grants Pass was
looking after his property interests
here this week.
The regular meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association will be held this
week on Friday May 12th. The new of
ficers are to be installed and are fol
lowing are to be the extension board
for this year: President ,Mrs. Norman
Chapman; vice-president, Mrs. Minnie
B. Altman; secretary Mrs. Lawrence;
treasurer, Mrs. Florence Moore.
Wednesday, May 10th the members
of Grace Guild will meet for work at
the banquet room of the church. Mrs.
Kennedy and Mrs. Babler will be the
hostesses.
Miss Laura Davis and Mrs. Moore
of Portland spent Sunday with the
H. C. Davis family on Leo Avenue.
Miss Ruth Cook will complete her
millinery course at West Linn under
the direction of Mrs. Reitan of the
Benson Polytechnic who has had
charge of this special course.
Mr. and Mrs. Dossenback of Port
land were guests of the Fred Wilson
family on Sunday.
H. H. Emmons of this place and an
attorney of Portland has the distinc
I tion of being the one to introduce the
hansom cab in Portland some years
ago. They were very popular in Port
land and the fare for a ride in these
now obsolete carriages was 25 cents
to any part of the Rose City. There
ore about 100 of them still used in
New York plying up and down 5th
Ave. and are considered as pleasure
vehicles.
Harry Williams little son Edwin
had the misfortune to break his left
elbow, while playing on a teeter-toter
on Saturday.
Mrs. Burton is rapidly recovering
from a slight injury to her eye re
ceived by a fall on Saturday.
T. Hopkins has the excavating com
pleted for the basement for his new
bungalow on Hull Ave. N
Fire rcently destroyed the barn of
G. Heathman together with its con
tents of hay and feed. A cow an au
tomobile were saved. A bucket brigade
saved the adjoining buildings belong
ing to Wm. Gardner. This is the sec
ond barn destroyed by fire within a
month in same neighborhood.
A coat of paint is being added to the
Blinestone store and apartments on
Hull Ave.
Harry Hayles of Airlie, Oregon, was
a caller at the Lodge, enroute home
after taking an income accountant ex
amination in the U. S. civil service
during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dain, Miss Isa
bell Mclntyre and Eugene Kellogg at
tended the Eastern Star dancing party
held at Milwaukie on Saturday even
ing. Mrs. Ella Spooner of Portland spent
Sunday with her son Langdon Spoon
er and family.
Mrs. Wm. Moritz is entertaining on
Thursday honoring her sister, Mrs.
Mansfield, a visitor from Minneapolis.
The final examinations of the 8th
grade are being held this week. School
closes May 26th for the summer vaca
tion. The graduating exercises will
be held about June 1st.
Clarence Elmer Miller of Canby and
Grace May "Worrell were united in
marriage on Saturday at the home of
the bride in Portland. The groom is
the second son of Ed. B. Miller, who
spent the winter at Jennings Lodge.
The newlyweds will reside in Portland.
Clarence Browning of Boring has as
sisted Mr. Ulabrand in clearing some
of the latters land, which is now plant
ed to crop.
A. W. Kelly of Salem has accepted
a position with The Telegram. Mr.
Kelly will build on his tract here and
take up his residence at Jennings
Lodge after a years' absence.
The McMurran family are tenting
while their new home is under con
struction. Mrs. Booth of Portland and F. J.
Booth of ' Milwaukie spent Tuesday
with the Wm. Booth family. F. J.
Booth is a watchmaker and jeweler of
Milwaukie.
J. W. Jones of this place can smoke
a pipe with a 22 calibre cartridge in
the bowl with no bad effects. At least
this is the report which is being cir
culated here, and which really hap
pened to Neighbor Jones at the Clack
amas County Courthouse on Saturday
last.
The monthly meeting of the Sunday
school officers and teachers was held
on Monday evening at the church.
An entertainment is to be given to
provide chairs for the primary depart
ment under Mrs. Geo. Gardner's di
vision of the Sunday school; Mrs. Hugh
Roberts was asked to take charge of
the Cradle Roll department. There
are 15 teachers and officers and there
is need of more teachers as the classes
have grown rapidly. There has been
nn attendance of 106.
C. R. Holloway, Frank Knoll, A B.
Smith and W. H. Tillman attended
the Masonic Lodge at Canby, motor
ing up on Saturday evening. -
The Jennings Lodge school has been
given a Standard school certificate
having complied to the raising of
school flag on all school days; equip
ment andy furniture and ventilation,
attractive rooms, standard pictures,
dean grounds, and play apparatsu,
sanitation, library, attendance, visits
of directors and successful teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Woodbeck
spent Sunday in Vancouver the guests
of their son Henry. Mrs. Woodbeck re
mained over to attend the funeral of
her friend, Mrs. C. H. Crouch, which
was held on Monday at the Cremator
ium in Portland.
Henry Babler is improving nicelz at
the Oregon City hospital and expects
to be able to return on Thursday to
his home.
A number of visitors have been en
tertained at the Fred B. Madison
home. On Sunday Mrs. Pollock of Sil
ver Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Barrett
and bay spent the day. And Mr. Han
sen and eon of Vancouver, Wash., were
week end guests.
The R. F. Deter home is receiving a
coat of paint and adds to its attrac
tiveness. Mothers' Day exercises will be given
at the church on Sunday, May 14th.
Rev. Sniders sermon is to be in keep
ing with the occasion and there will
be special music
AN APPROPRIATE AIR
He pouds his wife and she pounds him,
And when the row is done
They hold each other's hands and
sing,
"Two hearts that beat as one."
jDr. Harry W. Painef
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ALARM WOULD CUT FIRE MENACE
New Apparatus Manufactured by Local Concern Made
Possible by Unusual Chemical Discovery.
A chemical so volatile that it Bolidi
fies at 32 degrees temperature and
vaporizes at 33, and which is capable
of expanding 900 times its original
size at 32 degrees when heated to 280
degrees, is the basis of a new signal
system called the Thermostatic Elec
tric Fire Alarm Combination made by
the Fire Prevention company of this
city.
The instrument actuated by this
chemical is known as the Fire Dector,
and is covered by a basic patent issu
ed to George W. Williamson, .who
heads the company, in, December 1920.
The chemical is said by its inventor
Williamson to be composed of mater
ials native to this district and of
which there is an unlimited supply. Its
contents are an absolute secret with
the inventor.
At a demonstration held here last
week, the Fire Dector was pronounc
ed by John E. Young, chief of the Port
land fire department, to be the best
instrument he ever saw lor the pur
pose. The arrangement of the dector
is such that the expansion of the
chemical, only 3-10 of a drop of which
is put in each instrument, sets off an
electric alarm which shows on an an
nunciator the part of the building or
ship in which the excessive heat is.
The device can be so regulated that
any degree of heat may be required
to set it off, but for ordinary purposes
It is set for 130 degrees. The chemical
is so sensitive' that by regulating the
contact points of the elecrical connec
lons, it may be set off by blowing the
breath upon it
Chief Endorses Dector
Chief Young's endorsement of the
Fire Dector and the apparatus as a
whole was unqualified. "I would like
to see one of these instruments in
every basement in Portland," he said,
after it had been demnostrated at the
factory here. "There is nothing like it
that I ever heard of, and I see no
reason why it should not prove a great
commercial success. Its operation is
simple, and it fills the one great need
of a fire department, that of giving
the alarm early in the conflagration. If
the fire apparatus can get to a fire
soon after it starts there would be no
reason for the millions of dollars of
loss now suffered by lack of prompt
notification of the department. This
instrument, in view of the fact that it
requires no manual operation, should
solve the problem. Its automatic fea
tures are novel and original, and every
fire chief in the country would be glad
to see them installed in his city."
Not only will the device report the
exact location of the fire by ringing
NEW TEACHERS NAMED
AT MILWAUKIE SCHOOLS
Parents' Day Program to be
Held Today;' Head of State
Association Will Lecture.
Three new teachers in the grades
and two in the high schools of Mil
waukie have just been elected by the
local board as follows: Miss Bertha
Arndt, Portland, sixth grade; Miss
Mildred Bartow, Portland, fifth grade;
Miss Edith Griffiths, Oak Grove,
fourth grade, and in the high school,
Mrs. V. M. Currier of the Tualatin
schools and Miss Leitner, Salem.
Superintendent B. S. Wakefield and
Professar Loren B. Shove, head of the
manual training and athletic depart
ments, were reelected.
Parents' day will be celebrated at
Milwaukie high and grade schools to
day, with exhibitions of sewing, mil
linery and drawing work of the pupils
in the afternoon and evening. ,
Features of the program will be an
address by Mrs. J. F. Hill, state Parent-Teacher
association head, a play
by domestic art classes, a flag pre
sentation to the Boy Scouts by a Port
land W. R. C. unit and songs by the
classes. The afternoon program will
open at 2:30 o'clock and the exhibit
will be open in the evening, especially
for fathers, from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock.
BY MILLS AT MILWAUKIE
MILWAUKIE, May 4. The local
shingle mills have announced an in
crease in the price of all grades of
shingles of 25 cents per thousand, the
increase being made necessary by the
increased price being demanded for
logs.
At the same time . the mills an
nounced that sawyers and packers
had been granted an increase of one
cent per thousand shingles, which
means between 35 and 40 cents a day
more for such employes.
The two mills here, the Menefee
Lumber company and the Thompson
Bullis Shingle company, employ close
to 60 men, and their payroll is quite
a factor in the general prosperous
condition of Milwaukie.
CARVER, May 5 The Carver State
bank has been authorized to increase
its capital from $15,000 to $25,000 and
Kiirniiis from $1500 to $3500 upon ac
ceptance of its application by the ,
state banking board. ine oanK or
ganized and first opened its doors
August 14, 1920, and . has steadily
grown since that time, and it now
bids fair to become one of the strong
est country banks in the state.
"COLD IN THE HEAD
is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent "colds m tne
head" will find that the use of HALL'S
CATARRH MEDICINE will build up tfce
System and render them less liable to
colds. Repeated attacks of Acute Ca
tarrh may lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous surfaces of the
System, thus reducing the Inflammation
and assisting Nature in restoring normal
conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, Ohio.
a bell and droDiins an Tmimintir
but it may be readily connected into
the fire alarm and send the call into
the department headquarters. It may
be used to turn on a sprinkler system
of water at the place of the fire, and
when the heat has subsided it will au
tomatically shut the water off again,
thereby saving a great deal of loss
through water damage, a result often
following the use of the old-type
sprinklers which require a new head
to be installed before the water will
cease to flow. The instrument may be
connected into the telephone systems
in small town, giving the operator a
signal when a fire breaks out in any
portion of the city. Another use of the
dector is in holds of ships, cargoes of
materials liable to spontaneous com
bustion, and in ' inaccessible places
where a fire is liable to smoulder for
a long time before being located.
Paper Machine Can Benefit
Another and very practical use of
which this unique machine may be ap
plied is as a hot-bearing dector on
large machines. It can be so fastened
to a bearing housing that the heatinng
of that particular portion of the ma
chine will signal a central office, giv
ing the exact location of the part
needing attention. Loss due to over
heated bearings runs into considerable
money, especially on large machines
like the paper machines in Oregon
City,- where it costs from $100 to $150
an hour to have a machine idle. It is
asserted by the inventor that a num
ber of large corporations are planning
on early installations of a complete
dector system for their machinery.
George W. Williamson, the invent
or and patentee of the chemical and
the dector, is an electrical engineer
and chemist, and was the inventor of
the high-pressure-acytelene weld
ing torch. His torch produced the high
est temperature of heat ever recorded
in an official government test, it being
held in California seven years ago.
Associated with Williamson in the
project are R. C. and R. G. Coffall. A
three story factory has been erected
at 2nd . and High streets in this city,
capable of producing 20,000 instru
ments per day. The whole dector is
manufactured here complete, and a
selling organization is being formed
to insure nation-wide distribution. At
the demonstration, attended by offi
cials of the local fire department.
Chief Young of Portland, a group of
local business men and a number of
Portland people, the device was put
to many tests, all of which it respond
ed to accurately.
OAK GROVE, May 8. On Friday,
May 5, in .Green's hall the county Fed
eration of Women's Organizations met
in regular session, Mrs. Eva Emery
Dye the president presiding. This Fed
eration is about a year and a half old
and has done some good work. The
most difficult problem to get installed
into the minds of many is the need of
a county library and a visiting nurse.
The Federation is working on these
two projects and had a large majority
of votes with them at the budget meet
ing last fall, losing by only a few
votes. Miss M. Campbell, vice presi
dent of the public health association
gave report of work and conditions in
county and state. The Federation en
dorsed the 1925 fair at Portland and
the erecting a building for headquart
ers of state Federation of Women's
Clubs at Chautauqua to replace a tent
that has been used for such purpose
several years. This organization also
favors progressive men as county com
missioners, also woman county super
visor of schools, endorsing the present
incumbent and many other projects of
interest to these communities. The fol
lowing were elected officers for the
year, Valeria G. Benvie, president;
Elizabeth K. Matthews, vice-president;
Mrs. O. E. Freytag, secretary and Eva
K. Parmar, treasurer. The meeting
was of much interest, over twenty del
egates were present with many other
club members. The next meeting will
be held in August. The place not defin
itely stated but it is thought it will be
in Oswego.
On Friday, May 5, Mrs. M. F. Hob
kirk fell on hard cement floor break
ing her right wrist and badly bruising
her face and side.
A new school district is now under
consideration by the district boundry
board. The new proposed district will
take a piece of Concord and district
east.
On Friday evening of last week Miss
Winnifred Derry at her home on Oat
field road south of Concord was hap
pily surprised by her young friends
from the seventh and eighth grades of
Concord school and some of last years
pupils. About 25 were present and the
evening was passed with games and
music. Refreshments were served.
The Parent Teachers of Concord
held their annual election of officers
last Friday when the following .were
elected: Mrs. P. Andrews, president;
Mrs. H. Johnson, vice-president; Mrs.
L. Steinford, secretary and Mrs. H. R.
Pixley, treasurer The teachers of the
school served refreshments.
The masquerade dance by Oak
Grove Community Club was enjoyed
by all present last Saturday evening.
The club expects to close the dances
in a few weeks for the summer al
though many are hoping to have them
continued. Jessie Renfrun received the
prize for best representation.
The Parent Teachers Association of
Oak Grove gave a "500" party Tuesday
evening in Green's hall. A good attend
ance and pleasant time and a neat sum
realized was the result of the efforts.
Con Johnson living alone was found
in a critical condition Saturday morn
ing by neighbors who broke into his
shack. He could neither speak nor
move. It was sometime before rela
tives could be found.
Mrs. J. Brooks of Portland visited
Mrs. E. Brooks of this place' Saturday.
Mrs. G. K. Hall is home from hos
pital but is still suffering with the
ankle which physicians tried to lim
ber that was stiff from effects of
broken bones two years ago.
D. Olds has gone to the hospital for
another operation, to get his foot in
natural position and recover good use
of it.
OSWEGO ITEMS
Mrs. Cora Bullock
Principal Bickner
To Take Vacation
OSWEGO, May 10. The Oswego
public school will be without their
principal. Miss Bickner, after next
September as she is going to take a
rest aftr a long period of teaching.
Miss Bickner, who has been principal
for the past two or three years, has
been one of the most popular teachers
in the local schools, and she has seen
many of the boys and girls of this
community pass through the grades,
enter high school and then out into
the business world or into homes of
their own. It will be. with much regret
that she leaves school work, but she
feels that she is deserving of a rest
and it is doubtful if she even enters
upon th ework again. The school
board In consequence of Miss Bickner's
decision is looking for a new princi
pal and prefers the services of a man
f one is attainable.
Elk Rock Trestle
Has Been Removed
OSWEGO, May 10. The old Elk
Rock trestle of the Southern Pacific
which when in use by . the railroad,
was the cause of much uneasiness to
passengers, and which was placed in
the discard when the company con
structed the Elk Rock tunnel, now in
use for several months, has been torn
down. The railroad has changed the
line south of the tunnel to make a
better curvature, which necessitated
taking out a portion of the old line at
the trestle.
Oswego School to
Close On May 26
OSWEGO, May 10. The Oswego
schools will close for he summer hol
idays on May 26. A program is be
ing prepared by the Misses Bickner
and Cohen for that day, in which all
grades are participating. The com
mencement exercises will be held this
year at Gladstone in June. Mr. Ved
dr has announod that an elaborate
program is being prepared. It will take
on somewhat the nature of a field
meet in which all eighth graders of
Clackamas county will take part. Mr.
Vedder will present the diplomas.
GRADERS DEBATE
OSWEGO, May 10. On Friday after
noon the seventh grade gave their de
bate, "Resolved: That the dog is more
intelligent than the horse." On the af
firmative side were Prentice Baker,
Arnold Farmer and Patricia Newlands.
The negative. Earl Hughes, GUymer
Dunning and Hazeldean Fulton. The
judges were: Kathryn Wessling,
Gladys McDonald and Kenneth Dun
can and they decided in favor of the
affirmative.
LADIES AID MEETS
OSWEGO, May 10. The Ladies' Aid
of the M. E. church held a business
meeting at the home of Mrs. Will
Reamers in New Town Thursday
where they planned on giving dinners,
instead of the usual silver teas that
they had been giving.
OSWEGO LOCALS
OSWEGO, May 11. Mr. and Mrs
Clyd E. Prince have returned to their
former home in Lewiston, Idaho. While
here Mr. Prince was connected with
the Mayes Drug store. They have only
resided here a' short time.
Mrs. J. L. Davis has the greatest
number of consolation prizes won by
any of the members of the "500" club
of the season.
Bob Myers is the owner of a new
Ford.
Harry Headrick and Ike Austin mo
tored to Camas, Wash., Sunday where
Mr. Austin visited his two daughters,
Mrs. H. Austison and Mrs. James Gre
gory. Mrs. Gladys Haines and little son
visited relatives Sunday in Oswego.
Mrs. William Bowdin, formerly Miss
Schaufer of this place, is visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. William Schau-
1V1 .
The rural route mail was changed
from the old river road to Villa Marie,
May 1.
Dr. Fuller of Tualatin was a Sunday
guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. McCor
mick. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Zimmerman, Mr.
and Mrs. Al Brandt and Mr. and Mrs.
Will Reamers motored to Salem Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. P. D- Gibbs, of Port
land acompanied the party in their
trip to Salem.
Mrs. S. E. Proser left Monday for
a few days in Salem.
' The Oswego 'Woman's Club met at
the home of Mrs. L. C- Newlands, Wed
nesday. All enjoyed a pleasant after
noon with a good program. Refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Mary Mosley and T. Petterson,
of Portland were Sunday guests of
Phone: Sellwood 697, Automatic
East Side Mill & Lumber Company
Manufacturers an dDealere In
Lumber. Lath, Shingles and Mouldings
Mill Fool of Spokane Avenue
J P. FINLEY & SON
Perfect Funeral Service
Telephone Main 9
A-1599
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yates of Sooth Os
wego. Mrs. Otto Larson and two sons Vera
and Wayne, also Mrs. George Em rich,
motred to Portland Monday to see the
show.
Mr. Stevens, an old friend of Mr.
Savage, is a guest at their home the
past week.
Mrs. John Erickson spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of the Carl
stons of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baxter and son
Melville, also Miss Howie, were guests
at dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Georgw
Bullock. In the afternoon they mo
tored to Beaverton, where the witness
ed th ball game.
Mrs. G. C. Worthington and children
spent Sunday in Portland with her
mother, Mrs. Gardner.
Mr. Nimick of South Oswego is in'
the hospital at Oregon City, where he
had an operation for blood poisoning
in his hand.
Doug'Gilis has moved back to Os
wego where he expects to stay for a
while.
Frank Anderson has gone to Alaska
for a few months through fishing sea
son. Mr. and Mrs. George Emrich spent
Monday evening at the home of Mr.
Emrich's aunt, Mrs. Lue Miller, in
Portland, -
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Merrick were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gaze of
Brierwood Sunday evening.
Mrs. O. C Davidson spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Clara Miers of
Spring Brook.
Mrs. Otto Larson is staying this
wek with her sister-in-law ,Mrs. Wal
ter Waldorf of Mulino, who is ill.
Marie Johnson who has been very
sick at the Oregon City hospital is get
ting along very nicely at present. - .
Orval Anderson has left for Alaska.
Our Oswego baseball team has play
ed Gladstone and Willamette so far
this season, winning each game. A re
turn game with Gladstone will be play
ed early in the week.
TAX GROUPS PLANS FOR
BALLOT ARE SUBMITTED
SALEM, May 10. Classification . of
lands and improvements for the pur
poses of assessment and taxation is
the outstanding feature of an initia
tive measure submitted to the secre
tary of state here today ' for ballot
title. This measure is being sponsored
by the Oregon Tax Equalization asso
ciation and will go before the voters
at the general election in November.
It was drafted for the association by
Chris Scheubel of Oregon City.
The proposed, measure provides that
manufacturing and merchandising es
tablishments shall be assessed at
their full cash value, lands at one
half their cash value, improvements
on farming lands and all dwellings at
one-half their cash value, and all
other improvements, buildings and
structures at their full cash value.
Affixed to this measure are the
names of A. Slaughter of Salem, J. D.
Brown of Portland, William A. Aird
of Oregon City, C. Scheubel of Ore
gon City, George A. Mansfield of
Portland, C. E. Spence of Oregon City
and F. H. Porter of Halsey.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment submitted by the Oregon Tax
Reduction clubs provides that there
shall be a two-thirds affirmative vote
at general elections for the approval
of any measure authorizing the issu
ance of bonds or creation of public
debt, and prohibiting the submission
of such measures at special eleceions.
An initiative measure, sponsored by
the tax reduction club proposes to
repeal the one and two-tenths millage
tax for the support of the high edu
cational institutions. In explaining
the latter measure members of the
tax reduction clubs said that follow
ing the equalization of assessments
the remaining millage levy will pro
vide sufficient money to care for
the educatonal institutions.
Tax reductionists declared that
imder the proposed equalization plan
several millions of dollars' worth of
property which now escapes taxation
will be made to pay its just share of
the public burdens.
The tax reduction club offerings
were signed by J. C. Cooper of Mc
Minnville, president of the organiza
tion. Sam A Kozer, secretary of state,
tonight referred the measures and
amendment to the attorney-general
for ballot title.
Recital to be Given
In Church at Canby
CANBY, May 9. Franklin Launer,
well known pianist, will present 30 of
his students in recital at the Metho
dist church this evening.
Miss Maxine Telford, accomplished
violinist of Oregon City, will assist
on the- program.
S1SSS
John P. Miller, Mgr.
PORTLAND, OREGON
Montgomery and Fifth
Portland