LOCALS AND PERSONALS Visitors Register There -were 433 visitors register ing at the W. C. T. U. rest room last week. The largest attendance was Saturday, when there were 107 visit ors. On that day the Misses Baryland and Reva Kirk, school girls were host eses. Oother'' hostesses ' during the week end and their number of visitors were Mrs. George Osborne, 67 visit ors; Mrs. Florence Kerr, 62; Mrs. Chandler, 62; Mrs M. Barstow 63; Mrs. A. O. Hollingsworth, 72. Prominent Jersey Breeder Here ' A. D. Gribble, prominent Jersey breeder, was in Oregon City on bus iness Saturday. While in the city he visited among some of his old time friends. Gibble's home is at Gribble Prairie, and he is residing on a part of the old Gribble homestead. Arrives From Eerkeley Mrs. C. L. Newman and family, in eluding Miss Isabel, Lillian and Nyle Newman, who have been at Berkeley, Calif., arrived in Oregon City Friday. After visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. MeArthur at Willamette, they left for their home near New Era. Mrs. Pottratz Visits AAunt Mrs. Theodore Pottratz, of - Macks burg, was in Oregon City Wednesday. While in this city she' visited her; aunt, Mrs. Robert Ginther, and fam ily, of Thirteenth and John Adams streets. Daughter Arrives At Trout Home Born, November 22, to the wife of Frank J. Trout, a daughter. The little one weighs 6 pounds. The family resides several miles from Oregon City on the Clackamas river, where the infant was born. . ! j ' daughters, j Spend Week End In City Mrs Rav Wilcox and Thelma. Erma and Vivian, of Estacada ! visited Mrs. Roy Woodward and Mrs. j Bert Baxter over the week-end. j - ! Gregory, Teasel Grower, In City -j George Gregory, the teasel grower,! was in Oresron City Sunday and Hon- j day. tie returned to his home at i Molalla Monde evening. Colton Represented ! Mrs. Julius 'Halt, accompanied by j Evadia and Luura Hult, of Colton, were Oregon City visitors Thursday. Hoff Represented , j Among those to come to Oregon City Thursday afternoon was Mrs. A. 1-. Amrine, whose home is at Hoff. City Marshal tu City Gus Rothenberg city marshal of Can- by, was i:i Orearon City on business pertaining t0 his office Thursday. j . ' . . . ,. i Mrs. Darbyshire Visits City ; Among tne uregon city visitors .hirP T Vr Vc , Vn ,lln' sum., -.l is Muuma. , Colton Represented Mrs. Falir.gren, of Colton, was among the Oregon City visitors Thurs day. . . From Csnby Mrs. R. C. Duke, of Canby, was among t-;ese to come to Oregon City Wednesday. Here From Colton ! Ellen Aelson, whose home is at Col ton was an Oregon City visitor Wednesday. Came From Woodburn Mrs. E. M. Gleason, of Woodburn, vi-itcd friends in this city Wednesday. Visits Friends Mrs. Annie Tremayne, of Barlow, well known resident of that place, was in Oregon City Saturday. While here she visited among some of her friends. Came From Hoff On Business Levy Hull, of Hoff, was among those to come to Oregon City on bu3iness Saturday. Oregon City Visitor Joseph Thornton, prominent resident of Wilsonville, was an Oregon City visitor Saturday. , j j was Milwaukie Is Represented L. C. Elwell, of Milwaukie, among those to come to Oregon City Si'iurday Came From Buckner Anne Dean, of Buckner, was among these coming to Oregon City on bus iness Saturday Aurcra Woman Visits Mrs. B. p. Pfister, whose home is at Anrora, -iv-as among the Oregon City j visitors Saturday. Eernie Stevens in City " Bernie Stevens, of Hoff, was among those coming to Oregon City on bus iness Saturday. Came To City On Friday. Charles Sedlik, of Oswego, was an Oregon City "visitor Friday. Mrs. Kandle Visits N Mrs. M. E. Kandle, of Higland, was an Oregon City visitor Friday. Came From Sandy . J. A. Albei, of Saudy, was an Ore gon City visitor Friday. DR. WM. KRASSIG DENTIST Specializes in Extraction of Teeth Crown and Bridge Work "Plates That Ftf - 10-11-12 Andresen Bids Oregon City, Ore. j 2 1-2 MILL ROAD SPECIAL TAX IS VOTEDJOR CITY Impost to Raise $7,500 For Payment on New Bridge Here Approved Without Any Material Opposition. DISTRICTS IN COUNTY CONSIDER NEW LEVY Improvement Plan Coming Year Depend On Action In Raising Extra Funds A roaa tax of two and a half mills was voted Saturday "by Oregon City district number one. The tax will raise approximately $7,500. There was no opposition to the tax. B. G. Caufield was elected chairman Sam Steve'ns, secretary. The purpose of the tax is to meet Oregon City's annual payment upon the new Willamette river span. Under the agreement with the state high way commission, Oregon City is to make four annual payments of ap proximately 7,000 83 tlieir share of the cost of the new arch. The pay ment next year under the tcix just vot ed is the second to be made. - A similar tax was voted last year, being the first special tax ever pass ed by this district. The funds derived are not -formally designated for the payment on the bridge but go into the municipal road fund, and make is pos- sible to use the money received from the county under the general road tax upon permanent improvements within tne City- and for the upkeep of the rtprartmont .! Districts over entire county voted : yesterday upon the question of speci- j al taxes. In a large number of the i districts the plans for the 1923 road j program will hinge upon tne outcome of the meetings. No reports on the results were received yesterday after noon by the county clerk, but it is probable that complete returns will be in his hands by the end of next week. J District SI, at a meeting during the afternoon by a vote of 42 to 4 turned down the special tax. Max Telford was tlectej chairman and W. A. Hodges, secretary. Water Turned. Off In Drinking Fountains ln order tna(. wator win not freeze in the pipes leading to the drinking fclmtains erected for the use of dumb 1 Iumatle Society., Fred W. McCausland superintendent of the city water, has . turned ott the water. inis win oe only for the winter months, and. in j tbe early spring will again be turned j on by the superintended Marriasre Licenses Granted 3 Couples i .vere grant-! i Three marriage lKensrs I er by clerk Fred A. Miller Saturday. ! They ar: Hersel R. Saunders, 25 Ore i son City and Dorthy. Mohr, 19, Oregon City; Ora E. Coover, 28, Molalla and Grace Powell, 24, Molalla; Charles Klinger, 34, Hoff Route 1 and Alda A. Rees, 23, Hoff Route 1. Divorce suits: Vera P against Roy F. Warner, Alice M. against Earle L. White, Rena against William H. Al- i ph'in and Gladys M against E. J. Froh I man. I , ' TCHCGCK RAPPED BY BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 24 The Tig er of France lashed back at his senate critics today in his first American in-' terview, granted to The Associated Press, replying particularly to the criticism of Senators Hitchcock and Borah. "Senator Hitchcock calls me a mil itarist, Clemenceau, French war i premier said. "Well I am glad to tell j Mr. Hitchcock he is'ln the senate, owing to the vote, for only a few more I days. When he is free, I dare him to ! go to France and learn the facts." Answering Senator Hitchcock's de mand that he exDlain whv France in- sisted on using black troops in her army of occupation, the Tiger declared that Hitchcock had been misled by German propaganda and that today there was not a single black soldier in German territory. To Senator Borah's recent assertion that Clemenceau was primarily re ponsible for conditions ia Europe be cause of his great influence in the drafting of the Vesailles treaty the aged statesman declared his situation was "particularly distressing," since in France he had been most bitterly criti cized, "for having asked from the Ger mans less than I ought to." Tea Scones 2 cupfuls pastry flour, 2 tablespoon fuls sugar, 1 teaspoonful salt. 4 tea spoonfuls baking powder, -3 table spoonfuls crisco, 1 egg beaten light, 1-2 to 2-3 cupful milk, sugar for dredg ing. Sift together the dry ingredients twice and work in the crisco with two knives; add the the half cup ful of milk to the egg and gradually use in mixing a dough. Use more milk if needed. Turn on a floured board, knead slightly, pat and roll into a sheet, cut into rounds, set in criscoed tin; brush oven with melted crisco, and dredge with sugar; bake about 1 ominutes. Serve with tea or cocoa. The marriage of Miss Daisy Violet Roberts, of Castle Rock, WTash., and B. W. Tannler, of Viola, took place in Portland Thursday, November 23. The young couple will reside in Portland. Some of the women members of the Abernethy Grange gathered at the home of Mrs. M. Rivers at Parkplace Thursday for an all day meeting. Quilting and other needlework occu pied the time. These women are working diligently in preparing for the annual bazaaV. The proceeds for this year's event will go towards re building their grange hall, which was recently destroyed by fire. Although the members have worked for years in improving the former building by pur chasing furnishings, which were de stroyed, they have entered into the work this year with unusual interest. The bazaar is to be held at the Parkplace schoolhouse December 16. A feature of the afternoon that de lighted all was the chicken dinner., Each member brought a delicacy to add to the menu. The table was lad en with the best the market could af ford. Enjoying the meeting were Mrs. Charles Augustine, Mrs. James Keel ey, Mrs. John Kent, Mrs. Effie Smith, Mrs. A. F. Fisher, Mrs. .Lyle Glass, Mrs. Fred Steiner, Mrs. Henry En dres, Mrs. James Moore, Mrs. Gus Radke, Mrs. Paul Burns, Mrs. Louis Himler, Mrs. M. Rivers. Mrs. H. E. Cross entertained the members of her Sunday school class Monday evening at her home in Glad stone. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Cross was assisted in enter taining by Judge Cross, her mother, also by Mrs. Julia Tingle. Enjoying the affair were Dorothy Shearer, Erma Roache, LaDessa Da vies, Sally Turrell, Margaret' Ashen felter and Hazel Tawrer. Mrs. Margaret Martin in a delight ful manner entertained the Rowena Club at her home in Willamette last Wednesday. A delicious repast : was served at noon, and the afternoon was devoted to needlework for the coming bazaar The next meeting will be held at the hrtme of Mrs. C. R. Wallace-on 16th and Polk streets, Wednesday, No vember 29th. The following members were pres ent: Mrs. Hush McLarty, Mrs. Geo. Shoi-tlidge, Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. C. R. Wallace, Mrs. Grendeland, Mrs. Irah Fairchilds, Mrs. Cora Foumal, Mrs. Florence Brendle, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. W. croner, Mrs. Christenson, Mrs. M. Martin. Mrs. John Davis, a- bride of Carus, who was formerly Miss Lena Schmeis er, was taken by surprise at her new home at that place Wednesday after noon, when a number of her friends gathered. Bringing pretty and useful tdfts. the affair was in the form of a m time was had by the guests, when Mrs. Davis proved a charming hostess. Refreshments were served during t ig trnoon. Attending were Mrs. Otto Schmeis- er, mother of Mrs. Davis; Mrs. Carl Schmeiser, Mrs. Stier, Mrs. Herman Fisher. Mrs. G. Gwilliiri, Mrs. Fred Spangler, Mrs. J. Griffith, Mrs. Eric i Fisher and little daughter, Mrs. Wal ter Fisher -and daughter, Thelma, Mrs. Ernest Jones and son, Misses Paula, Ruth and Lena Fisher, Mrs. Hugh Par ry, Mrs. Edgar, of Portland, Misses Ruth and Mary Sohme'.ser, Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs. E. C. Brown, Mrs. H. Magness and daughter, Shirley Jean, j Mrs. E. J. Williams. Mrs. D. E. McMahon entertained at a luncheon at her home on Arlington street Thursday afternoon. The rooms were decorated for the occasion. Invitations were extended to Mrs. Frank Busch, Mrs. Phil Ashford, of Portland; Mrs. Edward Miles, Miss Irene Hanny, Mrs. Ada Landsverk, Mrs. Edward Busch. Jefferson Padgett Dies At The Dalles Jefferson Davis Padgett, 59 vears, known in Oregon City, died at the fam ily home, 409 West Fourth Streets, The Dalles, Saturday, November IS, at 3 o'clock. For 14 years he has resided at The Dalies, tie was a member of the I. - - F- Lodge. Deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs- Martha Padgett, three daughters, Mrs. Leona Cox, of The Dalles: Mrs Adeline Thomas and Mrs. Nan Wood, of Portland. He also leaves five sis ters and a brother, who are Mrs. An na Bell, of Portland; Mrs. Isa Scrof? gina, of Oregon City; Mrs. Mary Forth man. of Chelan, Wash.; Mrs. Alice Morgan, and Mrs. Rhoda Lida, of Mansfield, Wash. ; Bert Padgett, of Oregon City. Five grandchildren also survive. afternoon. Interment was in the I. O. O. F, cemetery. . The funeral services, which were largely attended, were held Tuesday $27,700 A Mile Is Spent On U. S. Road Federal aid project No, 14 is the longest highway contract ever let in Tennessee. It consists of five miles of new. road in Grainger county, be ginning at Fate Springs, forty-three miles across Hawkins county and -two miles in Sullivan county, extendig to Kingsport a total length of 50.2 miles. The new highway passes through the Holston River valley for about forty miles and lays between Bay Mountain and Clinch Mountain. Tie GrrAriinc nn Tifa enntrurt va gun in 1920 and the construction of the macadam base in 1921. The road 1 wm cost i,o5(,uud or $z,iuu a mile, PRETTIEST GIRL INTO' CITIES TO DEDICATE BRIDGE Miss Harriett Phipps, Miss Vena Barnes Are Chosen A Candidates Rv Orpcron Citv And West Linn. ! VOTING CONTEST IS TO DECIDE WINNER Municipalities Faced With Age Old Query, "Who Is The. Fairest of The Fair?" In the days when knights were bold, wore tin armor and sported funny no tions, the one question which started more fights and spilled more titled blood than claims" for wealth and ter ritory was the immemorial query ofi "Who's the prettiest lady in the land?" Lance and steel breast plate have gone where the woodbine twineth and the dodo bird sings. But the matter of feminine pulchritude is still of vit al concern to -the genus homo. Oregon city and West Linn are to take the-lists between today and December 28 to pick the fairest of the fair who will break the bottle of champag no, grape juice, on the arch of the new Willamette river bridge and declare the dedication ceremony begun The candidates for queen of the bridge opening celebration were pick ed Saturday by committees represent ing the two cities. ; Miss Harriett Phipps was named for Oregon City by a committee consist ing of His Honor Mayor James Shan non, O. D. Eby and Wm. Andresen. For Wrest Linn, His Honor the mayor Harry Greaves, .Charles Shields and John Ream have nominated Miss Vena Barnes. . ' Miss Phipps is in the office of A. C. Howland, local realtor and Miss Barnes is in the employ of the Oregon City Commercial club. The plan of the committees is to conduct a contest between the tVo cities by votes being purchasable at a cent a piece, coupons to printed in, denominations from 10 cents to $10. The funds accruing from the contest will be used to aid in financing the celebration. OREGON'S HIGHWAYS mrnTr.. urn i n lUlim Ylr-M w'H i'F ANNl-l! ulUILIil ifLLL 3 LnlmLLH The tentative state highway system 'or. Oregon as outlined in the Fourth Biennial Report of the State Highway Commission embraces 445S miles of improved roads. The system includes three east-and-west and three north-aud-south trunk Tines across the state with many connecting and' tributary highways. Forty roads, in all, com prise the .system. The most iniport- ant trunk line is the Pacific Highway j ly completed by Rankin and Catto, lo running from Portland south to the cal contractors. California state line beyond Ashland. ' j The second north-and-south route is The Dalles-California Highway extend ing south from The Dalles through Klamath Falls into California. The third route follows the coast line and will be known a3 the Roosevelt or Coast Highway. The famous Columbia River high- way, one of the finest roads in the world, forms the primary east-and- wst route, running from Astoria to 1 tertain with a family re-union at Pendleton with a southeastern exten- j their home on First street Thanksgiv sion known as the Old Oregon Trail, j ing day. A second route runs eastward across C. A Piatt, who has been spending the center of the state from Newport the summer with his father-in-law and on the Coast to the Idaho State line. A third road composed of several highways crosses the southern part of the state. Once on any one of these roads the motorist can easily reach any section of the state. The Columbia River Highway is 345 miles. Joined to the latter at Portland and Junction City is the I West Kid a Hirtwav IIS miles in len- un LecemDer.b, 192U, the state high way commission had expended $21,- 000,000 on the new system. Amounts since made available have raised this total close to the $50,000,000 mark, in cluding county and government funds spent by the ' state. Of the 4458 miles in the Oregon highway system 761 miles have been paved, GOO miles with asphaltic con crete and 161 miles with hydraulic concrete. ERSKINE GHILDERS IS OFFICIALLY EXEGUTED DUBLIN, Nov. 24. Erskine Child ers, chief lieutenant of Eamon de Val era, was executed here today. He was executed at -7 o'clock this morning for having had an automo tic pistol in his possession, it was an nounced in an official bulletin given out by the national army. While the method of execution was not offically described, it is believed it was by shooting. . The concerted machine gun and rifle firing in several districts of the city last night, believed to have been staged as a demonstration against the execution Erskine Childers, exceeded In intesity and duration all of Dublin's previous experiences of this nature. Bullets began to fly soon after 9 o'clock and the din lasted until aft er midnight. The firing was not con fined to any one district, but ranged over the center of the city, and had the effect of terrifying the maximum number of people for the height of its ' intensity coincided with the outpour-' ing of the theater crowds. Many pres-1 ons fled back to the theaters for shelt-! er and the main streets were speedly emptied of pedestrains. AMERICA IS TO INSIST ON OPEA DOOR POLICY LAUSANNE, Nev. 23. Richard Washburne Child, chief - American spokesman at the Near Easterncon ference, amazed the other delega tions at this morning's session by re iterating the insistence of the United States upon the open door policy in Turkey. He read the aidememoir de livered on October 30 to Great Britain Fran-e an Italy and said that the American government and public sup ported this policy. The conference adjourned its morn ing session after "the completion of Ambassador Child's statement and will resume the discussion of boundaries this afternoon. Mr. Childs said: "It is not and will not be the con cern of the representatives of the United States to express at this con ference views which have not for their the legitimate national interests of the United States or those of humanitar ian consideration which I assume are shared by every delegation present. "We will, however, and I trust ac ceptably, state when the occasion aris es the position of the United States. We believe that a convenient and ap propriate occasion now has arisen. "It is not unknown to those who have observed the history of confer ences and negotiations that few sub jects may be considered by them selves. I note, referring to the specif ic subject under discussion, that all the various points of negotiation- must be considered as a unit, and it is often true that no one detail of negotiations can be considered as isolated from the others. "The representatives df the United States are unable, therfore, t hear concluded the discussion of any ter ritorial settlement which in its turn may affect other settlements without drawing the attention of the confer ence to certain traditional principles cf the foreign policy of America. Gladstone Locals Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gault had as their guests the first of the week, tue lormers cousm, jjr. joan ueere ana wiie ana uaugnier, tsetiy, or ra mona, California. Dr. Deere was for merly pastor of the first Baptist cuurcn or rumoiia anu nas accep.ea a; Road Buiiders' Association, the larg similar pastorate at Everett, Wash. . est and oldest goOU roads organization Miss Dorothy Kyler sprained her in the country. Road' builders to the ankle while at the West Linn High numbed of 1100Q will hold their school, Wednesday. This is the thir tw.entieth annual convention in Clii serious accident in the Kyler family j cago durmg the congress. Many prom recently. Miss Mildred sprained her ; infnt. sneakers will attend, including ankle at the same school motlier is suffering with arm. and her a burned The ladies of the Baptist Woman's! unioa met at tne cllurch Wednesday an1 c0mPIete;1 Plans for the supper j and bazaar to be given. at the churcn j December S. Mrs. J. L. Moore and little daush- ter, Jean Ann'have returned from Hu- sum, Wash., where they were the I guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nash. Mrs. Hilda Parker of West Glad stone is spending the week in Pendle ton with Mr. and Mrs. Risco Amines. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Morris are domiciled in their new home on Ar lington street, the house was recent The books recently Drought from Sa lem to the local library, have been sorted and placed on the shelves for circulation, uuder the supervision o. the assistant librarian, Miss Alice Freytag. The choir of tbe Christian church met at the church Thursday evening to make plans for the Christmas music I and for practice. i Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rauch will en I Mr. Harvison and his daughter, Meryl. j who is making her home with herj grand parents left for Eureka, CaliF-, uesday. Mr. Piatt will meet his broth- er in California whom he has not seen for fourteen years. - DaVe Cotto is improving his prop erty by a'dding a modern garage. Mr. ana Mrs. Jack Strumm are en larging their home on AVest Arling ton" street. Mr. Strumm is identified with R. Freytag's grocery store. Mrs. Hattie Peeht, who has been spending the summer with her broth ers, Richard, Oscar and Paul Frey tag of Gladstone and her sister, Mrs. J. F. Meyers of Oregon City, returned! to her home in Austin, Texas, Tues-1 Hotel committee, John B. Hittell, day. Mrs. Pecht expects to return to Chicago, chairman; Registration com Oreeon after disnosinsr of her proper- i mittee. L. S. Louer. Chicago, chair ty, t make her home. The school show for Saturday night will be Thomas Meighan in '-'White and unmarried" The school shows are beincr very well attended this .year f"drdeTrLsonal supe ' A modern new home is being built by S. Schorer on Dartmouth Street three blocks west of the Chautauqua park. Mrs. J. N. Kyler very seriously burn ed her left arm on an electric iron and in doing her washing later caught cold in the wound. Dr. Hugh Mount is in attendance. The Chautauqua chapter of Rebek ahs held a most enjoyable social meet ing at Paddock's hall Monday evening. Delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. Chas. Tooze and Mrs. Wil liam Rivers. Mrs. Florence Brendlee and Mrs. O. E. Alexander spent Wednesday with friends in Willamette. Carrot Ring One cup cooked carrots . rubbed through a coarse sieve; 1-2 cup thick white sauce; 3 eggs, beaten separate ly ; 1-2 teaspoon salt ; 1-8 teaspoon pepper. Combine carrots and white sauce; add seasonings. . Beat eggs separately; add yolks, then fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into a buttered ring mold; stad in pan of hot water and let stand two or three minutes, then turn out with creamed veal, fish or chicken. Any vee - ntahia miin mav h used in the, same manner, adding seasoning suit- able to the particular vegetable . Thanksgiving is Here and Will oon In looking ahead don't neglect to look back over the twelve months which have brought more to be thankful for than to be regretful of. And let the next twelve months represent something accomplished -SOiMETHING SAVED. Bank of Oregon Gity OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY Organized Forty One Years Ago GOOD ROADS CONGRESS IS READY FOR SESSION With an organization that promises to be one hundred per cent effective in,.perfecting arrangements now under way, the Thirteenth American Good Roads Congress and Fourteenth Na tional Good Roads Show to be held ! in Chicago, January loth to 19th next j wiu by far eclipse in program and at- tendance any good roads meeting in the world. Both events will be held under the auspices of tbe American j officials of the Federal Govern- j ng several governors, hundreds of state highway officials and mayors of American and Canadian cities as well a3 thousands of Engi tractorg and. good roads ei It i3 the intentioa this y ineers, con- enthusiasts. ear to sep- amts the enne-ress nnd show bv hold- in th former at the HonErress Hotel! ,, the atter at the Chicago Colis- the necessity of shutting down the op - erating machinery during the sessions and eliminate the noise that has prov - ed so annoying to speakers and dele gates heretofore. Shortlv after his election, Thomas .T Vasser stats hiahwav engineer, Trenton, N. J., president of the Amer ican Road Builders' Association for 1922-192, appointed to the Executive Committee the following: Charles M. 1 Upham, state highway engineer for i -ortb Carolina; James H. MacDonald; consulting highway engineer, New Haven, Conn., and .J. H. Cranford of the Cranford Paving Company, Wash ington, D. C. By reason of his posi tion as secretary. E. L. Towers be- j came ex-officio, a member of the com mittee. This committee, acting for the Am-1 t'roper lootpatns tor tne use or peu er!can Road Builders' Association, ap ! estrians may be constructed en such pointed Messrs. Upham and MacDon- j portions of any state highway where, nl.l nnri tlie Hiehwav Industries Ex- m the opinion of the state highway w. , 1 hibitors' Association designated . its president, S. F. Beatty, vice-president of the Austin-Western Road Machin ery. Company, Chicago, to act as a conimittee having general charge of tile arrangements for both show and COngress. Tnis committee has created several sub-committees t0 have charge of the various detailed arrangements as fol lows: Transportation committee, Roy al M. AHen, Chicago, chairman; Gen eral Publicity committee, S. T. Henry, New York, chairman; Chicago Press conimittee, W. R. Harris, Chicago, chairman; ' Exhibitors' committee, C. R. Ege, Chicago, chairman; Enter tainment committee, A. C. Cronkrite, Chicago, chairman; Reception and man; Banquet committee, josepn xs.. Draney, New York, chanrman; Pro gram committee, E. J. Mehren, New York, chairman. Farmers Give Fire Protection Tliroug Newlv Paved Roads Dallas County, Texas, has made it possible for its rural districts to ob tain protection from the fire depart ment in Dallas through the construc tion of modern hard-surfaced high ways. A contract executed recently between the Dallas City Commission and the County Commissioners pro vides for fire protection to . farmers on all paved roads within a radius of fifteen miles of Dallas. When a farm house or barn along a paved road catches fire all the farmer has to do is to telephone the Dallas department and it will respond at forty to fifty miles an hour with a chemical en gine or a steamer as occasion may warrant. - Dallas county is one of. the first in the country to make such an arrange ment. Several fires have already been extinguished with small loss. A general reduction in fire insurance rates in the smaller towns and farm Ins districts has been the result. The service will be made more extensive when the big road building program by the arrangement are reported to be oeugnwa witn ue pruweuon uuiue. Be Past J Vf If i INCREASE OF TWO MILLS III SCHOOL TAX IS APPROVED An increase in the school tax of two mills was voted last night at meet ing attended by more than 30 taxpay ers of school district 62. The tax vot ed for the coming year is 13.4 mills, representing an increase from 11.4. The extra tax, it is pointed out by members of the board, has been neces sary to take care of the increased de mands upon the schools? Since the period of . the war, according to city superintendent R- W. Kirk, the school district has not quite been able to meet, with the funds provilel, the necessary improvements and operating expenses. The increase in the tax, it is indicated, will be used largely in bringing to a balance the finances of the district and prevent the necessity of furthe" increases in its indebted ness. I 1 . i T -! A I i, , vuijjaiiic z A J v J 1 1 i j TT- 1 PlaimPfl ! AXIIIVV ciy A XcllIlJCtL 1 1 ! Good roads . enthusiasts will present ! "to the next session of the New ersey legislature a bill providing for the construction of footpaths alcng the state highways. New Jersey ha3 hundreds of miles of beautiful tree lined roads and the state highway commission is favorable to the foot path idea, believing that the paths will keep pedestrians off the roadway and thereby greatly" reduce highyway accidents. An attempt will be made with the support of the state highway commission to amend the state high way act with the following provision: commission, such construction is nec- essarv or advisable." Recall Committee Election Expenses Listed As $593.20 It cost the recall committee 3393.20 to attempt to oust Harvey E. Cross, county judge, from office, according to the report filed by G. R. Hobbs, secretary of the organization, with the county clerk. Of this amount the Oregon City Enterprise received $182. 15 for advertising, printing -and dis tributing. Percy T. Shelly, manager, received $130 for his services and a stenographer was paid $50. Van R. Hyde for legal advice received $20. The Banner Courier received $13.50 and the Milwaukie Review $20 for ad vertising. The balance went for of fice and hall rent and miscellaneous items. . . , , Pneumonia is Fatal To William Griffis Williams S. Griffis, former resident of Gladstone, and recently of Forest Grove, Oregon, died at the family home in the lattter city Sunday." His death was sudden, and was caused from pneumonia. The remains were shipped to Ore gon City on Monday, and funeral services are to be held from the Hol man & Pace chapel Tuesday after noon at 1 o'clock. Interment will be in the family" lot in Mountain View cemetery. Deceased was 70 years of age, and is survived by a wife, of Forest Grove, and three sons, of Portland. The family left Gladstone about five months ago, after residing in that place for several years. CATARRH Catarrh is a local disease greatly Influ enced by constitutional conditions. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE is a Tonic, taken internally, and acts through the blood upon the mucous surfaces of the system. HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE assists Nature ln restoring normal conditions. All Druggists. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.