ORECON CITY, ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1922.
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LOCALS
AND
PERSONALS
Rest Room Comfortable for Hot Days
Prom July 17 to Saturday, July 22.
inclusive, there were 362 people reg
istering at the rest room of the W. C.
T. U. on Seventh and Main streets. On
July 17 tnere were thirty-nine regis
tering, with Mrs. George Osborne as
hostess; July 18, 50, Mrs. F. M. Kerr;
July 19, 50, Mrs. Eugene Van Auken;
July 20, 67. Mrs. Harris; July 21, 73,
Mrs. N. M. Alldredge; July 22, 83,
with Mrs. Sarah Parker and Mrs. H.
Dunn acting as joint hostesses. The
visitors have found the rest room an
ideal place to rest while in the city
shoppingduring the recent warm wea
ther. The room is kept as cool as
possible, where other comforts are
found.
Znch. Taylor Leaves
Zach L. Taylor, special contact rep
resentative of the United States Vet
erans' Bureau, who has been in Oregon
City for the past week, where he came
tc assist the ex-soldiers in. filing com
pensations against the government for
service in the world war, left on Sat
urday afternoon for The Dalles, where
' he will remain for about a week.
"When leaving Mr". Taylor expressed
his appreciation of the co-operation
of the people of, Oregon City in as
sisting him in carrying on his duties
in this city.
David Long Building New Home
David Long, prominent resident of
Hazelia, and secretary of the Clacka
mas county fair, was in Oregon City
on business Saturday, Mr. Long has
just completed the task of .planting" 15
acres to cabbage plants, as he is one
of ' the prominent potato growers of
the county. He is having constructed
a modern bungalow on his property
and making other improvements on
his 30-acre farm. H. R. Kibler, of
Portland, is. the contractor erecting
the new residence.
Goes to Seaside
Mrs. Maxwell Telford, Jr., of Cane
mah, left the latter part of the week
for Seaside, Oregon, where she is to
be guest of her mother. Mrs. A. F
Johnson, of Portland, who has taken
a cottage at the resort for this sum
mer. Mrs. Schoenborn Has Guests
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Schoenborn and
children, Donald and Dorothy, of ear
ns, were Oregon City visitors on
Thursday. While in this city they
-lrfcifck Mr Qphnp.nhrtrn'a mother.
Mrs. Augusta Schoenborn, of Seventh
and John Qumcy Adams streets.
Miss Dunri Improving
Miss Alberta Dunn, ex-county treas
urer, who has been ill for some time,
necessitating Tier resigning her posi
tion, is improving. Miss Dunn is at
the home of her aunt. Mrs. S. Gal
breath, at Tigard, Oregon.
Mrs. Kent and Daughter Visit
Mrs". Tillie E. Kent and little daugh
ter, Crystal Elaine, have arrived at
Gladstone, where they are spending
the summer at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Kent. Their home is at
Fossil, Oregon.
Lee Eckerson In City
Lee Eckerson, of canby, was among
the Oregon City visitors on Thursday,
coming here on business. .
Attend Baptist Convention
Judge and Mrs. H. E. Cross. Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Butler, and Mrs. A.
F. Parker, postmistress of Gladstone,
left on Monday for Columbia City,
Oregon, where they are to attend the
Baptist convention.
Beaver Creek People Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beatie, of
Beaver Creek, were visiting in this
city on Tuesday. While here the
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Beatie, parents of Mr. Beatie.
Dr. and Mrs. Fuller in City
Dr. and Mrs. John Fuller, of Canby,
motored to Oregon City on Sunday,
where they came on business. They
are owners and proprietors of the Cot
tage hotel
C. E. Spence in City
C. E. Spence, of Beaver Creek, was
an Oregon City visitor on Monday,
coming here on business.
Mrs. Trennayne In City
Mrs. Anna Tremayne, of Barlow,
was among the Oregon City visitors
on Monday. While in this city she
visited among friends.
Mrs. Stewart Returns Home
Mrs. Edward Stewart, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Warner, and also her sister,
Mrs. Alfred Cook, returned to her
, home at Bull Run on Saturday.
Canby Represented
Mrs. W. S. Maple, of Canby, wife
of Mayor Maple, and Mrs. A. W. Faulk
ner, of that city, were Oregon City
visitors on Saturday.
Carus Resident Visits
Mrs. E. O. Fisher, of Carus, was an
Oregon City viistor on Saturday.
Mrs. Hollman Visits City
Mrs. Anna Hollman, of Hoff, was
an Oregon City visitor on Saturday.
Stacks Family in Twn
Mrs. Earl Starks and daughters,
Irene and Frances, of Mulino, were
Oregon City visitors on Saturday.
DR. WM. KRASSIG
DENTIST
Specializes in
Extraction of Teeth
Crown and Bridge Work
"Pfates That Fit"
10-11-12 Andresen Bldg.
Oregon City, Ore.
Hoff Resident in City
Among the Oregon City visitors on
Monday was Mrs. Carl Moehnke,
whose home is at Hoff.
MOlalla Represented
Mrs. G. Palmer, of Molalla, was
among the Oregon City visitors on
Monday.
Lilly Parmenter in City
Lilly Parmenter, of Canby, was an
Oregon City visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Nordling in City
Mrs. J. E. Nordling, of Mulino, was
an Oregon City visitor on Monday.
From Beaver Creek
Joseph Studeman, of Beaver Creek,
was in tbis city on business Friday.
Mrs. Mar'e Steiner Comes to City
Mrs. Marie Steiner was among the
Oregon City visitors on Saturday. Her
home is at Hoff.
Miss Samuelson Visi
Among those visiting in Oregon
City on Saturday wp Ella Samuelson,
of Canby.
TUBERCULOSIS IS FATAL
TO MRS. VIOLET SHE!
Mrs. Violet Shiek, wife of Edward
Shiek, of this city, died at ttie home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Robins, of Linn Avenue, Oregon City,
Monday morning, after a lingering ill
ness from tuberculosis.
Deceased was 24 years of age. and
is survived by her husband, of this
city; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.Rich
ard Robins, of this city, and several
brothers and sisters.
Old Time Resident
of Logan Dies; Lived
in County 46 -Years
Frederick Gerber, prominent resi
dent of Logan, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Thomas E. Anderson,
of that place, Sunday morning.
Deceased was a native of Wiscon
sin, born 64 years ago. For the Past
46 years he has resided in the Logan
country, and was known throughout
this section of the county.
Mr. Gerber is survived by his wid
ow, of Logan; a son, E. C. Gerber. of
Logan; his daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Anderson, of Logan; two brothers, Ja
cob Gerber, of Oregon City; Samuel
Gerber, of Logan.
Moonshiner Fined
$500 and 60 Days in
i Jail By Judge Noble
Le Roy D. Parmenter, of Barlow,
was fined $500 and given 60 days in
jail for the operation of a still yester
day. The case was heard in the local
justice court before Judge E. J. Noble.
Parmenter was arrested by Deputy
Sheriffs Hughes and Burke and al
quantity of mash and parts of a still
confiscated.
Four traffic arrests were made by
Officer Long during the week end.
They were A. D. Hurley, Portland,
parking on pavement, to be tried July
28; J. A. Cobb, Portland, no driver's li
cense, pending; C- B. Guthrie, Port
land, parking on curve, dismissed, and
H. Jacobsen, speeding, $10 and costs.
State Officer Browne arrested E. P.
Keeble for driving without a license.
He was fined $10 and costs.
Local Girls Injured
In Auto Accident
Helen Wahl and Harriette Reynolds
were slightly injured in an automobile
accident near Silverton Saturday
night, when the car driven by George
Criteser skidded and turned over on
its side. Criteser was driving down
the road when he came to barricae.
There was no light on it to indicate
the necessity of a detour, he claims,
and the fact that the barricade was
the same height as 'his wind shield,
forced him to swerve sharply to pre
vent killing the occupants of the ma
chine. In turning the car skidded.
Albert Mead of this city was also a
pasenger in the machine. Criteser
states that he intends to start legal
proceedings against whomever is re
sponsible for the unlighted barricade.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MARTIN R0BB1NS HELD
The funeral services of the late
Martin Robbins pioneer resident of
Clackamas county, who died at the
family home at Robbins Station Wed
nesday evening, were held from the
Holman & Pace chapel Thursday aft
ernoon at 1 o'clock. The services
were conducted by the Christian Sci
entists, and were very impressive.
Many friends of the deceased and
family were present.
Interment was in the Adam3 ceme
tery at Molalla, and many friends at
tended the last rites at the grave. In
terment was in the family lot. ,
Old time friends acted as pallbear
ers. Many beautiful floral tributes
covered the grave.
MAN SLIGHTLY INJURED
WHEN HORSESRUN AVAY
When two horses a was driving be
came scared and ran away Thursday
morning, G. F. Grady, prominent res
ident of leldrum; was severely cut
and bruised. He was thrown from a
wagon, which passed over his bod7.
The enjured man was attended to by
Dr. C. A. Stuart, of Oregon City, who
was summoned by telephone, and
who arrived shortly after the accident
occurred. .
Greene Fish Bill Is Graft -
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I am a citizen of the United States,
over the age of twenty-one years, and
a resident of Portland, Oregon: that
on the 24th day of June. 1922, at or
about 10 o'clock a- m. of said day, a
Mr. Greene and a Mr. McCarthy came
to my office in the Yeon- building, in
Portland. Oregon, a Mr. F. Barker and
a Mr. Seufert having arrived there
sometime earlier: that I thereupon
introduced the two first mentioned
gentlemen by saying: "Mr. Green, this
is Mr. Barker of -the Columbia River
Packers' association, and Mr. Seufert
of The Dalles; Mr. McCarthy, this is
Mr. Seufert and Mr. Barker."
Greene Comes With Proposition
All of those present were there
upon seated and I prefaced my con
versation by saying: "Gentlemen,
will repeat to you what Mr. Greene
said to me before, so that you may
understand the situation clearly. Mr.
Greene came to me the other day with
a proposition relative to an initiative
petition which he said he had been
circulating. He stated that he had in
terested some people on the lower
river in nutting up some notes on a
contingent basis and that he would
consider a proposition from you rela
tive to dropping the matter. I then
asked Mr. Greene whether or not this
was his own idea or whether anyone
else was interested in it with him. He
said it was not and that he had no
interest in the matter except primar
ily a grudge against Mr. Shoemaker,
but that principally it was a plan for
making some easy money; that he had
started the petition, which was drawn
by a lawyer by the name of Story in
Oregon City, who had given him a
part of the ideaand that he had then
gone out expecting to make as much
as he could out of the fishermen on
the lower river and as much as he
could out of the packers on the other
side; that in plain EngUsn, it was a
money making proposition with him
pure nd simple and that he had no
other interest in it, and admitted
without any equivocation that it was
strictly a holdup.
Thereupon Mr. Seufert asked Mr.
Greene various and sundry questions
as to how he had gone about the mat
ter whether Mr. Albright and some
other people had any interest in it
and Mr. Greene said they had" not.
that this was his graft and Albright's
interest was the bank graft.
Asks Abo"t Private Graft
I then asked Mr. Greene if any of
the citizens of Oregon City had any
private graft of their own and he re
plied that he did not know, but that
he believed he and Albright had the
exclusive market on that at the pres
ent time. Then he stated that he had
filed his petition with but twelve
names in excess of the legal number
for the reason that he had to do it to
protect his own good name and to en
able him to go down on the lower riv
er and collect the notes from the fish
ermen; that he would mucn ramer
not fiave filed it and to have dealt
directly with the packers on the sub
ject, but that he could not see his
way clear to handle it otherwise, but
that he knew there were sufficient il
legal signatures to the petition al
ready to enable him to Invalidate the
petition, or rather to show the pack
ers how to invalidate it, and that he
was prepared to show them how to
do it; that if he did not come to any
arrangement he proposed to file about
more names to insure its validity if
it were attacked. He stated that he
wanted the sum of $10,000, $5000 down
and $5000 when it was broken.
Mr. Greene was then asked as to
what guarantee he could give that
the petition would contain a suffic
ient number of illegal signatures, and
he replied, "you will have to take my
word for it," and further said: "I
know that those illegal names have
been filed," and further said that in
at least one instance he knew of one
name that was on the petition five or
six times and that no such person ex
isted. Mr. Greene further stated that
about 50 per cent of the names that
had been, filed from Multnomah coun
ty had been checked by -the county
clerk and that possibly a little higher
percentage had been checked in the
outlying districts; that of those that
had been checked by the county
clerk all the way from 25 to 50 per
cent or more had been thrown out
and probably a very large percentage
of the names still unchecked could be
thrown but. Mr. Barker asked Mr.
Greene for some further time in
which to consider the matter, until
Saturday; July 1, 1922, and Mr.
Greene agreed to allow that ' much
time. Mr. Barker or Mr. Seufert to
get in direct touch with ureene
through Mr. McCarthy. Greene was
asked what interest McCarthy had in
the matter and in reply he stated only
as a friend, that he was a good friend
and a good Scotchman and was inter
ested with him in that way. The above
and foregoing constitutes my recol
lection of the conversation between
the persons named at the time above
mentioned.
Knowledge Comes Thru Shoemaker
I further state that the first knowl
edge I had at all of the above men
tioned matter came through Carl D.
Shoemaker, the date of which I can
not exactly remember, but arose as
follows: Mr. Shoemaker had been ap
proached by telephone from some
lawyer In Portland, whose name I do
not know, asking that Mr. bnoemaser
call on him relative to an initiative
petition that was to be circulated by
a man named Greene, of Oregon City.
Mr. Shoemaker stated to me that he
called on the attorney, who informed
him (Shoemaker) that for the sum of
$1000 he, the said attorney, could
have the matter dropped.
The next Intimation I had of it
was on May 27, 1922, when one J. W.
Moffat of West Linn. Ore., was in my
office and told me that on the morn
ing before he came to Portland he
had met Mr. Albriight of Oregon City,
who told him that the said petition
was being circulated, and suggested
that Mr. Moffat bring the matter to
my attention, and that if I would get
in touch with Albright that Albright
would arrange for a consideration to
have it straightened out. Just after
Moffat left my office, tie same morn
irg, Mr. Seufert and Mr. McGowan
came in. I told them the circum
stances connected with the taatter,
and they went over and saw Mr. Shoe-
maker and others relative to having
the case investigated.
Shortly after this occurred, Mr. Mc
Carthy came to Bee me and introduced
himself as a member of the firm or
employed by the firm known as the
Dolan Wrecking &. Construction com
pany. He said that he knew Greene
owed his firm some money; that they
had been pressing Greene to secure
the same, and that Greene had been
putting them off on the plea that he
had"" some funds coming- to him on an
initiative petition; that he, McCarthy,
had investigated it and believed that
Greene was going to collect a lot of
money from some' fishermen as soon
as the said petition was filed ana
would then beat it, and that he, Mc
Carthy, was going to be on hand s
that Greene couldn't beat it. He
wanted to know if I was interested in
the proposition, and I told him I was
not.
Petition SaJ d tobe Detrimental
He came to my office a few days
later and stated that he had seen
Greene and believed that the petition
which Greene was circulating was
detrimental to the best interests of
the fishing industry, and that Greene
would probably be open to some deal
whereby it could be quashed. I told
him that I did not Know anytning
about the petition In any way, shape
or manner, but that I would like to
know what it was. McCarthy came in
a few days later with a memorandum
of the petition, which conveyed to me
no particular information.
The next time it was brought to my
attention was by an attorney by the
name of Munly, who said he was Inter
ested in it from the connection which
he had with the Dolan Wrecking &
Construction company in wishing to
see that concern get its money, and
itimated that we might like to know
what was going on. He came in a
couple of days later and left with me
a memorandum, which I have in his
handwriting, part, of it being as fol
lows Have received in Multnomah,
Clatsop and Marion counties 18,664
signatures. It is only 'necessary to
have 13,261 signatures to put the
measure on the ballot. The sum of
$3100 has already been collected and
about $15,000 subscribed for. No
money will be paid Greene until pe
titions have been filed. He wrote a
brief memorandum of what he under
stood the bill to be. A few days after
that McCarthy came in again and left
with me a typewritten . copy of the
petition,-and told me at the time he
hought it would be advisable for me
to have a chat with Greene and that
Greene wanted to talk with me.
Interest is Small
I told him that my interest in the
business was very small; -that we
had practically transferred our opera
tions to Alaska, and that all I could
say was that if he had anything to
present that I would put it before peo
ple who might be interested. He told
me that Greene was coming in that
afternoon, which was, I think, last
Saturday,' June 17, 1922, or ( possibly
the day before, Friday, and that I
would talk with Greene and ascertain
whether Greene wanted to meet with
these -people. I heard nothing more
from him as I remember until Thurs
day, the 22d of June I think it was
in the morning when he called me up
b telephone and stated athat Greene
was coming In at 2 o'clock in the af
ternoon and wanted to talk with" me
about 2:30. Greene came into my of
fice about 2:30 on the afternoon of
June 22, 1922, accompanied by Mc
Carthy, and said: "Well, you know
why I am here." I told Greene that
McCarthy had been in once or twice
and advised me that he, Greene, want
ed to talk with me. McCarthy then
explained that Greene was clrculat.
ing a petition, the one he had shown
me, in which he believed the packers
would be interested.
I told Greene that I had no partic
ular interest In it, that my interests
on the Columbia river were compara
ively nominal at present, but that I
had told McCarthy that if he, Greene,
wanted o talk with the people who
were interested, I would present tSe
matter to hem and arrange a meeting
date if that was what he was after.
Greene then informed me that he was
in on a proposition in which he was
not going to lose out either way; that
his arrangements with his partner
were such that he would have to file
the petition within a certain length
of time, stating that In fact he had
already filed with the secretary of
state petitions having about one hun
dred names in excess of the number
required, and it was up to the pack
ers whether or not he filed some five
hundred more. He stated that it would
be the easiest way out for him and
that he could collect from both parties
by filing the petition, but stated that
a sufficient number of names could
easily be invalidated to prevent the
petition from going on the ballot. He
further said that he .had filed the pe
tition, half of the . names on which
had been certified by the county clerk,
but that he was certain there were
enough illegal signatures on it to
throw it out and that he was prepared
to show where those irregularities
were and that that could easily be
done. He stated that if anything was
to be done with him that they would
have to meet him before 10 o'clock
the following Friday morning.
Proposition is Stated
I told him that if that was the
case, he better go ahead, because it
was certain that no meeting could be
arranged by that time. He then stat
ed he would leave it open until 10
o'clock Saturday morning and possi
bly until the following Monday, but
that he wanted to know if possible
whether I could make arrangements
for a meeting. I then asked what his
proposition was, and he stated that
he wanted to get $10,000, half down
and the balance when the petition was
invalidated, and that he proposed to
collect from 'the other people on their
notes on approximately July 6, and in
that way get his money both ways.
He and McCarthy then left, and I
immediately calied both Mr. Seufert
and Mr. Barker on the telephone and
suggested tnat they come Into town.
They came into my office yesterday
morning, June 3, 1922. and were pres
ent with Mr. R. S. Farrell, when' we
discussed the situation. They inform
ed me that they would be willing to
meet with Greene and hear what he
had to say. I tTieh called up McCarthy !
andtold him that I would be able to
arrange a meeting providing it was
Certain that Greene would be present.
McCarthy said: "Don't you worry, I
will get Greene; there isn't any trou
ble about that.'
I said: "I am going to get these
people Tn here to meet him, but I
cant unless I know for certain that
Greene is coming, and you will have
to verify that with him." He said he
would do that and would let me know
in the afternoon.
Testerday afternoon about 3 o'clock
McCarthy came to my office and said
he had had a conversatin with Greene
and that Greene would surely be here
at 10 o'clock this morning. He also
stated that Greene, he thought, was a
little bit "hard boiled" in his ponver
sation with us the day before and had
set the price a little bit too high, and
said: "If you dicker with him I think
you can get it down somewhat lower
where it will be more advantageous,"
or words to that effect. He further
said: "I don't know how Greene will
feel about it tomorrow; he may be a
little suspicious and want to talk with
you singly when others are not pres
ent." I said "that is up to Sufert and
Barker; as I told you before, I am
not particularly interested," or words
to that effect. Then McCarthy left,
and the next I saw of him he came in
with Greene this morning and the con
versation ensued as detailed above.
Shoemaker's affidavit reads:
I, Carl D. Shoemaker, being first du
ly sworn, depost and say: That I am
a citizen of the United States, over the
age of 21 years and a resident of the
city of Portland, Ore.; that early in
the month of March, 1922, I was called
on the telephone by an attorney nam
ed Eastham, who has an office in the
Couch building, Portland, Ore., who
stated that he had a matter he wanted
to talk with me about, that he could
not very well talk to me about it in
my office and wanted to know if it
would be convenient for mo to call
upon him ; that on the same day I call
ed at his office and after seme pre
liminary conversation he told me he
.had a certain petition in his posses
session that was going to be circulated
by a man named Greene at West Linn
Ore., and thereupon took from his
desk and handed to me a petition, the
same being hereto attached marked
"Exhibit A.". ,
The said Eastham further stated to
me that this petition would eliminate
from the Columbia river, if sustained,
the seines, wheels and traps and
would seriously interfere with the op
eration of the state fish hatchery. He
further stated- that he was not himself
directly interested in the mttter, but
that he knew the said Greene and also
knew the people who were back of
the said petition or initiative measure
and that he thought the packers on
the river might be Interested 'n pre
venting the circulation of said petition
or the filing of the same. - He further
said that while he could not state pos
itively, yet he felt very certain that
the matter could be settled for the
sum of $1000, one-half of which would
come to me and one-half to him. He
then hesitated a moment and said: "I
may be mistaken about that; I have
a partner in the business, and we will
split it three ways, my partner and I
to get $666 and you will get $333, or
words to that effect. I thereupon told
him that I was not interested in ac
cepting any compensation, that I was
a state official and that I expected to
fight the measure if it went upon the
ballot and use my best endeavors to
defeat the measure; that I would be
willing to convey to the packers (he
particularly mentioned Mr. Seufert)
his proposal.
I then left his office and the next
day met Mr. Seufert and Mr. Kendall
and told them of the conversation I
had had with Eastham, and later In
formed Mr. F. M. Warren, Mr. Chris
Schmidt, Mr. Fred Barker, and Mr.
McGowan of the said conversation. I
then heard nothing further of the mat
ter until a few weeks ago, when the
said Seufert and McGowan came to
my office and informed me that the
matter was again being considered.
We thereupon arranged to employ a
Pinkerton detective to obtain as much
information concerning the proposed
"holdup" as possible.
TWO MEN ARE KILLED IN
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
HILLSBORO, July 24. Traveling
on the wrong side of the road at high
speed, two men were killed last night
when their motorcycle crashed head
on Into a state highway truck near
Witch Hazel, three miles from this ci
ty. Arthur H. Gritzmacher, 28, of
Orenco, Ore,, was killed instantly,
crushed against the radiator of the
heavy truck, and Fred Bishop, 40. al
so of Orenco, died at 11 o'clock after
being rushed to this place.
Gritzmacher was driving the motor
cycle, with two other occupants, tow
ard Portland, according to A. H. Ben
son, driver of the truck, and was trav
eling on the wrong side of the road.
The fender of the truck was bent, tne
guard caved in and the heavy machine
shoved back for more than its full
length by the Impact with the motor
cycle. Gritzmacher was hurled straight
over the handlebars into the truck.
Bishop was pitched under the ma?
chine and was mangled by the wheels.
Couple Granted
Marriage License
John Ackley, 77. of Gladstone, and
Emma Jane Pooler, 58, of Willamette,
were granted a marriage license in
the county clerk's office Friday.
Two Couples Issued
Marriage Licenses
Two couples were granted marriage
licenses at Vancouver Monday. These
were R. T. Davis, 72, and A. M. Spur
geon, 70. both of Clackamas; Floyd R.
Clark, 38. and Katharine Scott, 36,
both of Oregon City. i
Oregon City Couple
Get License to Wed
Frank Hitchman, 38, and Susie
Hardy, 38, both of Oregon City Route
6, were granted a marriage license
in the county clerk's office Thursday.
Why Leave Any One At Home
During Vacation Time?
If you have placed your valuables beyond the
- reach of fire or theft there will be no need of
leaving any one at home during vacation time.
Place your jewelry, silverware and valuable
papers in one of our Safe Deposit Boxes and
you can go away knowing they are safe.
The rent of our Safe Deposit Boxes
is from $2.50 a year up.
Bank of Oregon City
OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY
GLADSTONE RESIDENT IS
HEART FAILURE VICTIM
J. C. Wilson, a well known resident
of Gladstone, who has made his home
at that place for the past 24 years,
died from heart failure Friday
morning at 8 o'clock while entering
the home of his son, H. S. Wilson, of
Gladstone.
Mr. Wilson ad been suffering from
heart disease for several months, but
his death came as a shock to his rela
tives. Deceased- was a native of England,
born 74 years ago, and came to Amen
ica when a mere child. For many
years he made his home at Willsburg
near Portland, and later moved to
Grants Pass, Oregon, coming from
that city to Gladstone 24 years ago.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his son,
H. S. Wilson, of Gladstone, and five
grandchildren, Mrs.' Grace Stoles, of
Portland; Ethel Fromeyer, of Glad
stone; Miss Evelyn Wilson, of Glad
stone; Percy Wilson, of ' Gladstone,
and Wilbur Wilson, of Oregon City.
He also is survived by two great
grandchildren. Harry Virgil Stoles, of
Portland, and Betty Jane Wilson, of
Oregon City. His wife died about five
years ago, and his son, Todd, about
six years ago.
Pioneer Resident Is
Buried at Portland
The funeral services of the , late
Mrs. Babette Levy, a pioneer resident
of Oregon City, but of recent years a
resident of Union, Oregon, were held
from the Beth Israel Synagogue in
Portland on Thursday afternoon. Rab
bi Wise officiated.
The interment was in the Beth Is
rael cemetery, Portland, and the re
mains were laid to rest in the family
lot beside those of her husband, who
died some time ago.
The floral tributes were beautiful
and in large numbers.
Bolton Man Dies in
Local Institution
Richard E.. Thompson, 28 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Thomp
son, of Bolton, died in the Oregon City
hospital, Saturday evening, from heart
trouble.
Thompson is survived by his par
ents, five brothers and a sister. They
all reside in Bolton, with the excep
tion of a brother who lives in Eastern
Oregon.
TTio hodv is the Holman and
Pace undertaking parlors awaiting
Duriai. jTineraA arraugouiouis
pending on the arrival of the brother
from Eastern Oregon.
KLAN CANDIDATE LEADS
IN TEXAS SFNATORRACE
DALLAS, Texas, July 24. Earl B.
Mayfield, champion of the Ku Klux
Klan, was leading in tie Democratic
race for nomination for United States
senator in returns from Saturday's
primary, by 25.000.
Returns from Saturday's Texas dem
ocratic primary, tabulated at 11
o'clock today and including 247 of the
250 counties in the state, twenty of
them complete, give: For United
States senator: Mayfield 100,785; Fer
guson 74,523; Culberson 68,947; Ous
ley 36,681; Henry 25,734.
The anti-Klan vote was split among
four candidates. The vote tabulated
today gave Cullen H. Thomas 51,146,
and Clarence F. Ousley 35,338. Both
are anti-Klan men.
The final nomination will be made
at a runoff primary on August 26.
NEGRO ARRESTED; CASE
IS DISMISSED BY COURT
Perrv Ellis, negro, charged with as
sault and battery on Milton Goddert,
was arrested Friday morning by Chief
of Police W. B. May and tried before
Judge Kelly. Ellis was dismissed.
OLD TIME RESIDENT OF
STATE DIES WEDNESDAY
Martin Robbins Succumbs At
Age of 84; Crossed Plains
With Parents When Lad
Martin Robbins, one of the most
prominent residents of Clackamas
county, and . pioneer of Oregon, died
at the family home at Robbins Sta
tion on Wednesday.
Mr. Robbins, who was 84 years of
age, came to Oregon when a lad of
14 years, crossing the plains with his
parents. For a number of years Mr.
Robbins resided in Marion county, re
turning to Clackamas county, where
he spent the greater part of his life.
About twelve years ago Mr. Rob
bins and family took up their resi
dence near Beaver creek, on the Wil
lamette Valley Southern line, the sta
tion being named in honor of Mr.
Robbins.
Mr. Robbins Is survived by his wid
ow, Rosei Anne, of Robbins Staton;
Mrs. J. T. Wallace, of Hubbard ; Miss
Roselynn Robbins, of Robbins Sta
tion; two sons, Herbert M. and Gil
bert H. Robbins, who reside near Or
egon City in the Maple Lane section.
He is also survived by his brothers,
Harvey Robbins, of Hood River, Or.;
Oliver Robbins, of Molalla; Mrs.
James Gilliam, of Pilot Rock; Mrs.
Ed Loveridge, of Hollywood, Calif.;
Mrs. T. c- Benson, of Portland. All of
the children were at the father's bed
side at the time of his death.
$200,000 BLAZE VISITS
MARSHFIELD; 1 MISSING
MARSHFIELD, July 24. Fire which
started at 4 o'clock Sunday morning
swept a large portion of the Marsh
field waterfront, destroying 25 busi
ness buildings and four residences
and causing a loss of probably $200,
000. The city hall and many of the
city records and maps were lost.
Henry Horstman is believed to
have been burned to death 'in the
Portland rooming house, where the
fire started. Henry Lecoq, one of the
firemen, was injured when he fell
through a skylight. Clifford Brault
received an injury to the head, Frank
Miller's feet were badly burned before
he could get out of the Portland room
ing house. He was trapped in his
room and crawled out of a window to
a neighboring roof, from which place
he was carried away.
Several others received minor in.
juries and many had narrow escapes.
George Carlton, operator at the West
ern Union office, barely escaped with
his life when his residence burned.
Four rooming houses were destroyed
and many of the roomers were forced
to flee from the flames scantily
clothed. ,-
Auto Hit by Train Is
Wrecked; Man Hurt
PORTLAND, July 24. Charles Mar
tinson, 45, a barber driving a small au
tomobile, tried to beat a Southern Pa
cific freight this morning at Firstand
East Stark street, with the result that
he was taken to the emergency hospi
tal with a sprained ankle and severe
lacerations, while his . machine was
rolled up into a ball beside the tracks.
Martinson, whose address is No. 75
East Eighth street, was driving west
on Stark treet and approached the
Southern Pacific tracks. A freight
coming from the south was signalling
for the right of way. It was traveling
only about 10 miles an hour, according
to witnesses.
Martinson, decided he could beat it
across and stepped on the accelerator.
The cowcatcher caught the rear end.
The driver was hurled out of the ma
chine, this probably saving his life,
as the automobile was thrown against
a freight car on the opposite track
and crumpled between the car and
the train.
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