OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1922.
CANBY AND SOUTHERN CLACKAMAS
T
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CANBY, Aug. 8. W. H. Lyda has
brought the first Yellow Bantam
sweet com to the market, and grown
on his farm near Canby. On Monday
he took 18 dozen ears to Oregon City,
where he disposed of the same, and
today shipped 27 "dozen, expecting to
take much more to Oregon City on
Saturday. The retail price for this
corn is 25 cents, while other varieties
of corn are selling at 20 cents.
Among the growers are I. B. Ilein,
who is specializing on white sweet
corn.
The Lyda farm is to be irrigated,
and a new water system is now being
installed, but will require a raise of
about 150 feet from the Molalla river
in order to successfully bring the wa
ter to the gardens. A pump will be
installed to pump the water. A
wheel system was tried out a few
days ago, but did not prove satisfac
tory. Lydas have one and one-half acre
planted to the Yellow Bantam, and
have so arranged that they will have
this variety a larger part of the sum
mer, for a later crop will come on
when the first crop is harvested.
Prune Picking Price
Set; Crop Is Good
From present indications the prune
crop in and around Canby will be
much better than that of last year.
The -prune harvest prices have been
set by the Oregon Growers' Co-Opera
tive Association, and will be as fol
lows: Picking, eight cents per bushel,
if the pickers work throughout the
season, otherwise the price will be six
cents; drier help and other labor, $3
per day, and kiln men, $ 5.
Mrs. A. H. Knight Is
Named School Clerk
5 MEN MAKE ATTEMPT
TO ROB HOME IN CANBY
CAXBY, Aug. 8. Mrs. A. H.
Knight, of this city, has been appoint
ed school clerk of Canby school dist
rict to succeed William Knight, who
has held the position for many years,
who was considered the only man in
the United States who had held the
position for the length of time. He
was clerk of the Canby district for- av
er forty years besides serving as di
rector. A. H. Knighrt was appointed
to fill the vacancy, but Mr. Knight de
clined to. serve. His wife was then
appointed for the place.
PLAN NEAR COMPLETION
FOR BIG M AT CANBY
Improvement to Grounds and
Increases in Classification
Of Exhibits Under Way.
among these being Mr. Anthony,
whose crop was unusually large last
fall, although there was a scarcity of
nuts during that year
LAWN PARTY
First Peaches Are
Shipped from Canby
CANBY, Aug. 5. The first local
Deaches to be marketed in Canby are
j from the peach orchards of W. H. S.
j Buoy, of Riverside district. These
I are of exceptionally fine quality and
i have a delicious flavor. Among the
other growers now bringing peaches
Five men entered the home of W. j intQ the market ig the Eiler farm.
Evergreen Berries
Is Sent From Canby
W. Walker near Canby "Wednesday
night during the absence of Walker, j Jjj.gf; Shipment of
who was attending: a meeting of the I 1
Artisan Lodge in this city. As Roy
Parmenter, neighbor of Walker. was
passing the home, he saw the men
making their entrance, and immediate- j
ly notified the owner of the home.
Walker and Parmenter returned to
the Walker home, and with the as
sistance of William Uppendahl, suc
ceeded in catching one of the men in
the house, the others making their es
cape, but three were later overtaken
by an automobile, although they had
made a hasty retreat in a Ford, which
they had taken at the Bentley berry
yard. The men had been picking lo
gan berries at that place. The four
were brought to this city and placed
in jail for the night, and Sheriff Wil
son notified. One of the five men, by
the name of Steele, whose home is in
Oregon City, made his escape, but
was found on Friday.
Sheriff Wilson turned the men loose
today, since no charge was made
CANBYr Aug. 9. The first Ever
green blackberries to be shipped from
Canby this season will be sent by the
Schmidt Produce Company to Wood
burn on Monday morning. The
Graves Canning Company of that city,
purchased 86,113 pounds. . There
were 22,929 pounds shipped in one
week, the greatest number during
the season. This cannery paid out
for last year's Evergreens to the
Canby people $3644.32, furnishing the
boxes and crates. This year's crip
will probably not be as large as was
expected, which is due to the contin
ued dry weather, which will tend to
shorten the crop, except on the low
lands near streams, where the bushes
are laden with berries.
against them. He failed to secure j The first shipment of musk melons
their names. to be received in the local markets
This is the third time the Walker f reached here this morning, and were
imo W-K0or. entorpri thi, vear. and i irom tne uen framings iarm
Mr. Walker is now determined to see i
that the fourth time will not occur,
but if it does there will probably be
"something doing" with thdse visit
ing his home on an occasion like Wed
nesday evening, and that they will not
get off as easy.
AGREEMENT REACHED ON
CANBY LIGHTING SYSTEM
local
ed ra- the Riverside section, canby.
There was a good demand for these
melons, which sold at three cents per
pound, averaging about ten cents
each. They were of luscious flavor.
The Carlton & Rosekrans store and
the Swanby store as well as the Vin
yard store were stocked with the mel
ons. Among other growers in this sec
tion who are looking forward to hav
ing big yields this year are Miss
Frances Cummings, W. A. Reed and
J. W. Fawver. Mr. Fawver shipped
largely to Portland last season. The
Canby soil is well adapted for the
growing of melons,- and a number of
the farmers are now specializing on
growing both watermelons and musk-melons.
CANBY, Aug. 8. iAt the meeting of
the Canby city council held on Mon- j
day evening it was decided to offer j
the Molalla Electric Power Company Pj0ng(3g For Bi0"
17787.00 as the purchase price for its ! 1 C"
holdings in the city of Canby's light! Peadl CrOpS Good
equipment. This will no doubt be ac- i A
cepted by p. G. Robinson, manager,
since Mr. Robinson has offered to j "CANBY, Or., Aug. 9 Local grown
sell ar that nrice if $1350 be eliminat- early Peacnes art on in mamw,
ed, which the city of Canby has claim-
the Early Crawfords will not be ripa
ed as an equity in the plant. At the unul August tne season to u-,-f.r
r,o;i QQn i , aMoA tinue to about September 1, while the
to eliminate this.
Mr. Kobmson has not yet made a
definite statement as to closing a,
deal, as he left the meeting before
the final decision was made by the
late Crawfords will make their ap-
nearanco. about September l.
city fathers. The matter is to be tak
en up with Mr. Robinson within a)
few days to arrange for the final set
tlement. Through City Attorney Phillip Ham
mond the $10,000 bonds were dispos
ed of to private individuals.
SPARKS IN BRUSH NEAR
CANBY START BIG FIRE
CANBY, Aug. 7. A brush fire
started on the highway near Coalca
Rock on Sunday evening, which reach
ed almost to the highway. Sparks
from the cliff above scattered among
the brush and tree tops, and many
trees were ablaze at 9 o'clock. The
fire is now under control in that seo
tioii, although burning in various
places.
There will be a good crop of both
Early and Late Crawfords from pres
ent appearance, and a number of the
growers are already contracting their
crops, while others are advertising
theirs, the purchasers to bring their
own boxes.
Among the growers who are to
have large yields are O. M. Scott and
W. H. Buoy, the Scott farm being lo
cated three miles north of Canby.
W. H. Buoy has had the first early
peaches in the Canby market.
During the severe winter of 1920-21
many peach trees of this sectionl
were destroyed, and last year's crop
was a total failure, the growers hav
ing buT enough for their own supply,
while others did not even have that
amount. There has always been a
demand for the Canby peaches, for
thev are of unusual sweet flavor. In
dications are that many will be sold
in the yards without being marketed
tostores. .
CANBY, Aug. 9. The big pavilion
at the fair grounds of the Clackamas
County Fair association in the north
ern part of the city Is being put into
readiness for the fair to be held in1
September, the date of which will be
September 19, 20, 21 and 2, the week
preceding the Oregon State Fair. The
interior is being whitewashed, as -are
also the livestock barns.
Through the leader of the Mt. An
gel band. Fred Schwab, that musical
organization is to furnish the music
for this year's event. The band was
at last year's fair, playing both day
and evening.
For this year's fair plans are un
der way for having a dancing plat
form on the grounds for the pleasure
of the younger generation who desire
to attend during the evening. The
music will be furnished by an orches
tra. Florists Take Interest
A number of the florists are taking!
an interest in this year's fair, and
Mrs. Bertha Hurst, to have charge
of the department, is encouraged over
the bright prospects of having the
largest exhibit of any year. Among
the florists to enter are the Oregon
City Greenhouse, Starker. Clackamas
Greenhouse. Shearer. There will be
many individual growers to exhibit.
Among the special prizes secuerd by
Mrs. Hurst for her department are as
follows: Best display cut flowers by
florists, first $5; second, $2; best dis
play cut flowers by amateurs, first,
$5; second, $2; best display cut dah
lias, comprising at least five classes
of bloom, arrangement, length of
stems and perfection of bloom to
count in judging, best display cactus
dahlia, $1, first; "50 cents, second;
best display peony dahlia, $1," first;
50 cents, second; best display show1
dahlias, $1, first; 50 cents second;
best display single dahlias, $1 first;
50 cents, second. Petunias, verbenas,
hollyhocks and delphiniums have
been added to this year's premium
list, when $1 will be first prize and
second 50 cents on each variety.
Any person exhibiting at this year's
fair not bona-fide property shall for
feit the entrance fee, and no premium
will be awarded for such article en
tered. This year's ruling is to be
strictly carried out. The entries must
be made to the superintendent of the
floral department before 10 a. m. of
the first day of the fair. The cut
flowers must be in 'place by 12 noon
first day of the fair.
Competition to be Keen
The competition will be close in this !
department according to present in
dications and also in the grange de
partment. The first prize for the
best grange exhibit will be $100;- sec
ond, $75; third prize, $50; fourth
prize, $25; fifth prize, $15. A special
prize will be awarded to the grange
having the most beautiful and artist
ically arranged booth. In the contest
the score card follows: "Vegetables,
fresh and canned, 20 points; fruits,
green, dried and canned, 15 points;
seeds, grains and grasses, shelled and
sheaf, 20 points; household skill, 20
points; quality, 25 points, making a
total of 100 points.
In the Improvement Clubs or Dist
rict Displays the first prize is $75;
second prize, $50; third prize, $25.
This is for the best collective exhibit
by members of an improvement club
I or other neighborhood organizatins.
( For best farm exhibit, products of
one farm, consisting of vegetables,
. grains, shelled and in sheaves, fruits,
j fresh, dried and canned, dairy prb
1 ducts and other things "common on
the farm, the first prize is $75; second
prize, $50; third prize, $25.
Stock Judging to be Feature
In the juvenile department the live
stock judging will be a great feature,
and will be held Thursday, September
21. Each club wil be restricted to en
tering one team of three members
who shall be chosen from a regularly
organized club. Judging will be lim
ited to one lot of one breed of cattle; j
one lot of one breed of sheep, and one !
lot of one breed of swine. The first
prize will be $9; second, $6; third, $3;
fourth, $2; fifth, $1. In the poultry
department the judging will also take
place on Thursday, September 21.
There will also be special prizes in
the corning and potato growing, vege
table gardening, poultry raising and
prk production, sheep raising, calf
raising and dairy herd record-keeping,
as well as canning and sewing.
CANBY, Or, Aug. 9 The first lawn
party of the season to be held at Can-
by will take place at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. M. J. Lee on Friday evening,
August 11. The affair is to be given;
by the Ladies Aid Society of the1
Methodist church.' Refreshments are
to be served, and there will be a pro
gram.
INFANT DIES
CANBY, Or., Aug. 9 The infant
daughted of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mitts,
born on Tuesday morning, August 1,
died the following day. At the time
of the birth of the child a growth
was found in the throat, and she was
too young to undergo an operation.
CANBY LOCALS
CANBY, Aug. 9 Mrs. Widdows, re
siding" at" Barlow, was in this city on
Tuesday morning on her way to Ore
gon City, where she transacted busi
ness. Mrs. A. M. Condit and children, re
siding near Vancouver, Wash., have
been visiting relatives at Coles Mill.
Edward Satter, editor of the (?anby
Herald, was in Oregon City on Tues
day on business.
Mrs. Delbert Hutchinson, of Molalla,
has arrived in Canby and is spending
the week with her aunt, Mrs. R. So
per. '
Mrs. W. D. Rider and infant daugh
ter, Alta Fay, returned to Canby from
the Oregon City hospital on Tuesday.
Little Alta Fay was born at that in
stitution. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Phelps, who
left Canby abont two years ago to
make their home at Hubbard, have re
turned to this city.
Mrs. Ola Ogle and son, Wayne
Gurley, accompanied by Miss Opal
Wheeler, have gone on' a motoring!
trip, expecting to visit a number of
beach resorts before returning here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Eccles and Mr.
and Mrs. Grant White, who have been;
enjoying an outihg at the Tillamook
beaches, have returned to Canby.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waite and
the latter's mother, Mrs. Mary Kutz-
cheon, have gone to Newport to spend
the month of August in their summer
home that overlooks the ocean. Mrs.
A. H. Knight is in charge of the post
office during the absence of Post
master Waite.
N. Diggerness, of Salem, and a res
ident of Canby for a number of years,
was in this city the first of the week
visiting friends.
Mrs. A. H. Knight and son. Beau
ford, were Portland visitors the lat
ter part of last week.
John Kabourek has gone on his an
nual vacation, and during his absence
from his barber shop, George Meeks
is wielding the razor and shears, as
in former years when occupying the
building in a similar business.
Miss Lorena Hornig has taken a
position with the Cottage hotel.
Miss Lorraine Lee visited friends
and relatives in Portland on Wednes
day. John Eid, merchant of this city, was
among those attending buyers' week
in Portland on Tuesday.
Mrs. Bertha Hurst was in Oregon
City on business Saturday. Mrs.
Hurst is to be iii charge of the floral
display at the Clackamas county fair
in September, and went to Oregon,
City on business pertaining to the
same.
MOUNTHOODLOOP HARGREAVES HOME ON
iWflRIf IQ HFI n IIP 1 CARUS FARM IS BURNED
II UIU1 1U 1ILL1S Ul
BY IRATE FARMER
Rancher With Gun Prevents
Men Entering Premises To
Start Road Construction:
Courts to Take Action.
CONDEMNATION ERROR
IS GIVEN AS GROUNDS
Lauderbach Property. Close
To Clackamas County Line
Is Scene of Altercation.
Blaze Thot Started by Spark
From Thresher; Damage Is
$5500; Insurance Is $1,500
The nine-room farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Hargreaves at Cams,
six miles from Oregon City, was de
stroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon.
Reports here yesterday were to the
effect that, the blaze was caused by
sparks from the threshing machine
which was on the place near to the
house."
The thirteen men, comprising the
threshing outfit, were engaged in
eating dinner when the fire broke
out in the second story. Effort was
made to save the furniture, but the
flames had gotten such a headway
that it was difficult to save the piano
and a few chairs. All other furniture,
bedding and dishes as well as cloth
ing, were burned. The insurance on
the house was but $1500. The damage
was $5500.
After the house had burned the
workmen and neighbors numbering
about 30 men turned their attention
to saving nearby buildings and also
keeping the flames from entering the
canyon a short distance away. Bucket
brigades were formed and the mea
worked heroically. Women also gave
aid to prevent the fire from spreading
into the timber. The grain and
threshers were saved.
Mr. Hargreaves resided in Oregon
City for a number of years, attending;
school here while a boy.
Highway builders ran into trouble
Wednesday when they undertook to
continue work- on a road to connect
with the Mount Hood loop, six miles
south of Gresham, across the property
of Kenneth and L. R. Lauderbach,
near the Clackamas county line.
As a result of the encounter, in
which the display of a rifle is charged
by James Hillyard and F. R. Meyer,
county employes, warrants were
sworn later in the day by Deputy Dist
rict Attorney George Mowry, charg
ing Kenneth Lauderbach with threat
ening to commit a felony.
Threat Is Made
According to the story told by the
road workers to County Roadmaster
Eatchel, they had taken the road ma
chinery to a point in Clackamas coun
ty adjacent to the Lauderbach prop
erty,, whose boundary coincided with i
the county line. They left the equip-
to start actual work early this morn-1 Voluntary Cut of Five Cents
ing. Hillyard reached the spot first. I
a few minutes before 8 o'clock, and .'
was confronted by the Lauderbach :
brothers. Kenneth Lauderbach, who I
was carrying a rifle, warned Hillyard '
not to proceed with the work, alleging -
that the county's condemnation pro-
SECOND REDUCTION IN
GAS RATES IS ORDERED
More Made by Company;
Change is Effective Here.
Probe of Gasoline
. Prices is Started
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Sweeping
investigation into the high gasoline
prices prevailing over the country op
ened before a special subcommittee of
five senators today.
Headed by Senator McNary, Ore
gon, acting chairman in the absence of
Senator La Follette, Wisconsin, the
committee sought to ascertain if price
advances of the past few months were
warranted in face of government fig
ures showing record reserves.
ceedings were illegal in that notices
had not been properly posted. Dur
ing the argument Meyer arrived and
the words became heated.
The county employes allege that
finally Kenneth gave - formal order
that the men remain on the Clacka
mas county side of the line, making
a dire threat that he would use the
rifle. L. R. Lauderbach then said he
"would serve them with a written or
der to stay away, which he did, Hill
yard and Meyer accompanying him to
a slaughter, house operated by the
brothers, where the notice .was made
out.
Resistance Held Futile
Not being equipped to resist an ar
gument in which a rifle figured, Hill
yard and Meyer returned to Portland
and reported the situation to Eatchel.
Eatchel took them before the county
commissioners, who called in Mowry.
Deputy, sheriffs were given the war
rant to serve on Lauderbach.
Roadmaster Eatchel declared that
the condemnation proceedings were
perfectly legal, that the notices were
duly posted and that the damages to
property condemned had been appor
tioned and paid.
The proposed road, while not an in
tegral part of the Mt. Hood loop, con
nects with it from the Powell Valley
road at Gresham southward.
Lakewood Prowler
Takes Clothes and
Gun, Scares Woman
Phenominal Beans
Measure 10 Inches
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 f v. Ore. City
7:50 a. m 8:30 a. m.
9:10 a. m. 11:00 a. m.
12:45 p. m. 2:00 p.
4:15 p. m. 5:15 p.
EXTRA TRIPS SATURDAY
2:45 p. m. 3:35 p.
6:15 P. m. 7:30 p.
EXTRA TRIPS SUNDAY
6:15 P. m. ":30 P
Several New Homes
Built at Ne wEra
m.
m.
m.
8:05 p. m
Fare 2
10:45 p. m.
CANBY, Aug. 9 "Jack the Bean
Stalk", has nothing on W. H. Lyda,
of this city, when it comes to pro
ducing beans, for so far this season
Lyda has proven to be the champion'
bean grower of Clackamas county.
This was shown at the Swanby store
in this city on Monday when some of
the giant beans were weighed and
measured. Seventeen of the beans,
measuring ten Inches in length.
weighed one pound on the Swanby!
scales. The name of these beans are
the "Oregon Wonder" and are attract
ing unusual attention. This is the
first year that Ljda has experiment
ed with the variety, and so favorably
impressed with this year's crop that
he is to specializt on the "Oregon'
Wonders" next year. The beans in
side of the Pod are unusually large
and solid, but cook tenderly.
CANBY, Aug.. 9 Several handsome
new bungalows are being arected at
New Era, all of which are modern
throughout with built-in conveniences
and with full cement basements.
Those erecting new homes and locate
on the highway overlooking the Will
amette river are Joe Endree and John
Tacklenberg, which are nearing com
pletion. When finished these will be
among the most attractive and con
venient homes in the county.
On the old Oregon City road in
the New Era section Roy Anthony is
building a handsome farm home, this
also to be equipped with modern con
veniences. Others are contemplating
erecting homes in the near future.
New Era Is one of the oldest set
tlements in the county and with the
erection of these homes is the start
ing of a building boom in that section
of Clackamas county. Close to the
river, railroad and highway, with
land adapted for fruit growing" and
grain growing as well makes it a most
desirable place , to reside. A number
of the farmers of that section are
now specializing on walnut growing,
Young Snatch Thief
Seizes Purse and
Runs With $1,300
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Ag. 7. In full
view-of hundreds of pedestrians, .a
young bandit today snatched a satchel
containing $1300 from the hands of
Miss Louise Harvey, 20, cashier of
the Rossman Clothing company, at a
downtown corner and escaped. She
was on the way to the bank.
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Careful Attention
Your eyes are the most impor
tant organs of your body and
deserve the best that OPTICAL
SCIENCE affords.
Each -detail in the fitting,
grinding and adjusting of glasses
receives the most careful at
tention at this office.
If you are a sufferer from
Headaches, Eyeaches or other
symptoms which result from
EYESTRAIN, do not delay, but
arrange an appointment for an
early examination. Phone 380
and you are assured careful con
scientious service.
H. H. Brown or Lakewood station,
on the Oregon City line, telephoned to
the police Tuesday night that his
house was robbed Tuesday and that
the burglar had threatened his sister-in-law
with a gun he stole from the
house.
Brown said his wife's sister had1
been away from the house and when
she returned she noticed the house
had been entered. She started to go
through the place and see what had'
happened, but was halted by a young j
man noiaing a gun in nis nana.
He told her to "be quiet." She raa
from the house screaming for help.
While she was gone the prowler ran
from the Place leaving behind some
clothing and small articles he was
about to take. He kept the gun, however.
The announcement of the additional
cutMn the gas rates, made in Portland,
will be effective also in Oregon City.
A second reduction was announced
yesterday by the Portland Gas and
Coke company, making a total cut in
the charges of ten cents per thousand
cubic feet.
Under the ruling on the reductions,
given for the Clackamas county terri
tory at the request of the local com
mercial club, Oregon City and the
surrounding district .will receive" the
benefit of the reduction in Portland.
The announcement was made by
Guy W. Talbot, president of the Port
land Gas & Coke company.
Lowered cost of fuel oil is th&
cause of the reduction, which follows
a similar drop announced on August
2. The total reduction of 10 cents
thousand feet becomes effective Sep
tember 1.
Official notice has been received by"
the gas company of another cut of
25 cents a barrel in the price of crude
oil, Talbot said. Cuts made in the
past month by the Standard Oil com
pany aggregate 50 cents a barrel.
New rates are general and cover all
meter readings. Notice of tne reduc
tion has been sent by the company to
the public service 'commission.
July Fire Loss Is
$972,905, Is Report
of State Marshal
FOREST FIRE THREATENS
' HULT COMPANY TIMBER
The forest fire that started Sunday
from " donkey engine at the Giant
Logging company camp near Mulino
is spreading steadily, forcing the
fighters to give way and take a stand
about a quarter of a mile from the
camp on a county road.
The camp was deserted and the wo
men moved out.
The men made a valiant fight to
save the logging road, camp and log
ging equipment, but the camp was giv
en up and about half of the logging
road was destroyed.
The fire burned over more than
forty acres in three hours Sunday and
hap. now burned over more than 200
acres.
Barrels of water are being trucked
and thrown on the blaze.
The timber is mostly owned by W.
O. Vaughn and leased to the Hult
Lumber company.
RESTORATION OF
OLD PHONE RATES
TO BE ATTEMPTED
Public Service Commission
Asks Attorney General to
Withdraw Action Pending
Over Projected Increase.
REBATE TO CONSUMER '
DECLARED PROBABLE
Issuance of Desired Order By
Multnomah Circuit Court
Held To Be Mandatory.
SALEM, Aug. 9. The public service
commission today took steps looking
toward the restoration of the lower
telephone rate that formerly prevail
ed. A resolution was passed directing
the attorney general to withdraw his
answer on behalf of the public serv
ice commission to the suit of Robert
G. Duncan and others.
This suit was started in the circuit
court of Multnomah county and sought
to prevent the public service commis
sion from putting the new and higher
telephone rates of the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph company in Port
land and many other cities in Oregon
into effect. Oregon City is included.
The old public service commission,
just two days before their recall went
into effect, answered the suit. Hav
ing granted the increased rates, the
old commission had no interest in
fighting the increase.
Today's action, directing the attor
ney general to withdraw the answer
ordered by the old commission, goes
a step further and instructs the at
torney general to confess judgment.
In other words, the public service
commission will admit thaf the Dun
can uit seeking to prevent the in
creased telephone rates should pre
vail. -There will be nothing for the Mult
nomah county circuit court to do but
to hand down a decision in favor of
Duncan and against the public serv
ice commission, which will automati- '
cally put the old telephone rates' in
effect.
Incidentally, the patrons of the tel
ephone company who have paid the
increased rates will be able to get a
refund which will amount to several
thousand dollars.
The order increasing telephone
rates was made February 28, 1921.
Weather Man Saves
Reputation With 15
Minutes of Rainfall
Promises of rain which the wea
ther man joyfully posted for Wednes
day were fulfilled in Clackamas coun
ty. That is. almost. The weather
man made good for the simple reason
that he did not predict how much rain
there would be.
It rained in Oregon City from 4
o'clock yesterday until about 4:15. It
was just the start of an Oregon Mist,
but it was rain, the first which the
city has seen since the commencing
of a. drought which had lasted for
more than two months.
Predictions continue to point to
showers. The exceptionally light
drizzle yesterday afternoon is regard
ed as an indication that after all, the
wealir man may be right.
SALEM, Aug. 9. Sixty-nine fires in
Oregon, outside of Portland, during
July, resulted in losses estimated at
$972,905, according to a. summary is
sued by A. C. Barber, state fire mar
shal.
ALLEGED MOONSHINER
JUMPS BAIL OF
19
yeari practical experience.
Dr. Freeze, Eye Specialist
207-8 Masonic Bldg.,
Oregon City, Ore. j
E Phone 380 for appointment E
niiimiiumiiHiiiiuiimmimiimmmiin
J. Boehly, arrested Saturday on
charges of operating a still, forfeited
$500 bail yesterdayby failing to ap
pear in the justice court for trial. The
bail had been posted by John Miehlke.
Boehly was charged with the opera
tion of a still which the sheriff and
his deputies discovered on his ranch
near Mt. Pleasant.
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6 Per Cent State School f
Money to Loan on Farms
I- SCHUEBEL &. BEATTIE
! Bank of Oregon City Bldg. s
I Oregon City, Ore.
COLLAPSE OF INDEMNITY
CONFERENCE AVERTED
LONDON, Aug. 9. Threatened col
lapse of the interallied indemnity con
ference was narrowly averted today,
when Premier Theunis of Belgium
submitted counter proposals to take
the place of the German conditions
turned in by Premier Poincare of
France on Tuesday.
Tbe danger of deadlock was not
completely allayed this afternoon.
France Is understood to be insisting
on the right to separate action against
Germany and the French already have
"sanctions" in mind which include
seizure of the German coal fields in
the .Ruhr basin.
In add tion to the breach of views
between Premier Lloyd George and
Premier l'oincare dissensions nave
broken cut in the committee of ex
perts which has been considering the
Poincare proposals since yesterday
morning.
Divorces Granted
By Circuit Judge
Judge J. U. Campbell granted the
following decrees of divorce Monday;
Lauretta Whitely from Claudius F.
Whitely with plaintiff restored her
maiden name of Lauretta Maunder;
Yette Dunsmore from . Clifford J.
Dunsmore with plaintiff awarded $40
per month for the support of two min
or children; Earl George Wright from
Helen Gold Wright; Blanche W.
Smythe from James F. Smythe; Vir
ginia Gertrude Armstrong from Albert
G. Armstrong.
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MONEY TO LOAN
ON FARM AND CITY PROPERTY
Philip Hammond, Lawyer
Beaver Building
OREGON CITY, OREGON
Owner of Stolen
TiresIs Sought
Sheriff Wilson is endeavoring to lo
cate the owner of two new 30x3 cord
tires which have been turned over to
him. The tires are known to have
been stolen, but of late no complaint
of this kind has come to the atten
tion of the officers. ,
j Holman & Pace f
I FUNERAL ' I
I DIRECTORS
1 Homelike Efficient Courteous
Telephone 86 f
7th and Water Sts., Oregon City ..
I GEORGE HOEYE
CHIROPRACTOR
Caufield Bldg.
Phone 636-W
Oregon City, Ore.