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FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 49.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1922
ESTABLISHED 136
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HIGHWAY BODY TO
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CHANGE DATES TO
AID BRIDGE PLANS
IPUNAWE DAMAGE ARE
ASKED FOR AUTO CRASH
Suit Filed In Circuit Court
By A. T. Kline; Fred Cool
Charged With Bad Driving.
State Highway Body To Defer
Frtrmal rWnlrnr TM TJmP One of the first cases on record here
r I where punative damages have been
Set Br I ire con litv And asked in addition to actual damages
' . . , . I as the result of an automobile acci-
VYUI Alter LJay or Wieenng. dent,, was filed in? the circuit court
Monday by A. T. Kline against Frea
Cool. A total of $1950 of which $1,000
TROI JRI .F OVER EARLY is iunatlve. is asked against Cool. In
an action in the justice court Monaay
IKArrlU 125 XUU irJJ cool was convicted of reckless driving
and fined $25 and $31.50 costs. He has
appealed the case to the circuit court.
IT -C c D U:nk.luwJ The suits are the outgrowth of an
of Canby November 10.
Following his announcemet that
traffic offenses would meet no light
treatment at his hands. Judge E. J.
Noble in the Justice court Monday
sentenced W. C. Stuart to five days
in jail, suspended his license for six
months and fined him $10 and costs
for speeding. Stuart had been arrest-
ed by Traffic Officer Carl Long.
G. G. Huff, driver for the union Oil
company, arrested by Long for park
ing on the wrong side of the street
was fined $10 and costs.
Paul Muraa, charged with the illegal
manufacture of liquor was given a
preliminary hearing in the justice
court, pleaded not guilty, and is being
held in default of $1000 bail
G. W. Carlson, of Colton, arrested
by Long for being drunk at the Ogles-
by dance hall at Meadow brook was
fined $20.
Students Not Regarded As
Serious Commission Feels.
In deferance to Oregon City an?
West Linn and the plans made for the
' holding of the opening of the bridge
celebration here .December 28, the
state highway commission has chang
ed the date of its December meeting.
The commission voted to open the
bridge December 27 and was to meet
on the following date. In order not
to conflict with the plans tor the two
municipalities for the holding of the
ceremonial the dates of the highway
session and the opening -date set by
that body for the span here have been
reversed.
The commission together with other
state officials, will be in Oregon City
on the 28th to take part in the dedica
tion.
Little attention, it was indicated
yesterday, will be paid by the com
mission or either of the cities to the
fact that the use of the bridge by
West Linn students en route to the
recent football game with Oregon
City, raised a technicality - regarding
the acceptance of the span.
It is maintained by some attorneys
that the legality of the acceptance
of the bridge by -the state is raised
through the fact that the bridge was
opened to traffic.
The unofficial opening of the span
to traffic, it is said, may serve as a
technical point upon which Oregon
City and West Linn may seek to
avoid payment of their share of the
construction costs; or, on the other
hand, may place the entire burden of
cost upon the community whose of
ficers authorized opening the span
if such authorization was given.
Attorneys say that the bridge, bar
ricaded as it is now, is not public
property, not having been accepted
by the state from the .contractors, and
not having yet been dedicated to pub
lic use. Recent removal of the bar
ricades at one end, however, by those
in chargef of the maintenance of the
barricades, was in effect, a surrender
of the bridge to the public, it is de
clared even though' this opening to
traffic was not the act of the stat
highway commission, which is sup
posedly in control of the structure.
A change in the entire agreement
for paying for the span could grow
out of the action, it is indicated if it
were found that the guard who allow
ed passage, was in effect an official
of one of the two cities. No steps to
this effect, however, are expected by
any of the parties to the bridge con
tract, and no concern over the malter
is felt.
RECORDER'S RACE
AT ESTACADA IS
TO BEXONTESTED
F. Bartholomew Claims Vote
Not Properly Handled
Election of J. K. Ely Said
Illegal; Charges are Made.
DENIAL OF BALLOT TO
TWO PEOPLE IS CITED
Failure of Candidate to File
- Election Expenses Is Held
Violation of State Statute.
THREE KILLED IN FIRE
IN HOTEL IN PORTLAND
Ben Hur Lodging House Is
Engulfed ' in Flames After
Explosion in Engine Room
War Contractors
Named In Suits to
Recover Big Sum
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dev. 4. Six
additional suits seeking recovery of
large sums alleged to have been mis
spent in construction of the wartime
army, "cantonments were filed today
in as many cities by representatives of
the department of jutice. The six
actions sought to recover $29,000,00
and brought the total claimed by th'e
government from war contractors to
more than $50,000,000.
According to official figures, Camp
Lee was, with one exception, the cost
liest of the war cantonments projects.
More than $18,670,000 was spent on
the Virginia training center, $13,846,
000 at Center, $11,296,000 at Dodge,
313,545,000 at Dix $12,748,00 at Pike
and $9,880,000 at Travis. Camp Knox
at iStitson, Ky., holds the high record
in cost, $18,733,189 having been paid,
according to war department records,
for its construction.
The projects, contractors and sums
involved in the six suits were: Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Tex., Lee Peters
burg, Kan., Rhinehard & Dennis, Inc.,
$7,000,000; Camp Custer, Battle Creek,
Mich., Porter Bros., $5,000,000; Camp
Pike, Little Rock, Ark., James Stew
art & Co., Inc., $3,000,000; Camp
Dodge, IDes Moines, la., Charles Weitz
Sons $4,500,00, and Camp Dix, Wrights
town, ,N. J., Irwin & Leighton, $6,500,-
000. .
PORTLAND Deo. 1. Three lives
were forfeited, 50 others were endang
ered and property loss estimated at
$40,000 resulted early today- when fire
gutted the old three-story frame build
ing near Park and Oak streets, oc
cupied by the Ben Hur lodging house.
The three men who met death were
lodgers and succumbed to smoke and
flame inhalations. Their bodies were
identified at the morgue.
The dead:
J. J. McDonald, white, age and con
nections not known.
Christosomo Madarang, Filipino, bus
boy at Imperial hotel.
Tomas Carino, Filipino, same em
ployment.
Of the estimated property loss, $30,-
000 represents damage to a stock of
furniture in a store on the ground
floor and $10,000 to building and the
furniture of the lodging house on the
two upper floors.
The flames broke out about 3
o'clock, almost immediately after an
explosion in the furnace room
By the efforts of firemen, more than
50 roomers were rescued from the
burning building, many of them .carri
ed down ladders from the upper
stories.
The building was a relic of old days.
It stood directly across from the Tele
phone building. It extended -entirely
through the block to Ankehy street.
The lodging house was frequented
most by transients.
The wooden structure offered ready
fuel to the fire, which leaped up in
crackling sheets and burned so quick
ly that occupants had little time to
gather their belongings.
The first floor of the building was
occupied as a furniture store, the
stock being owned by Cohn & Director.
All the goods were either destroyed
by fire or practically ruined by water.
The stock represented what was sav
ed two years ago from the fire at the
Meier & Frank warehouse at Broad
way and Taylor street.
Captain Roberts of ihe fire mar
shal's office estimated the loss to the
furniture was only half covered by in
surance.
A contest over the city recorder
election in Estacada was filed in the
circuit court Friday by F. C. Bartholo
mew against J- K. Ely. Certain ill
egal practices in the holding of the
election are charged.
According to the official count Ely
and Bartholomew tried for the posi
tion. J. P. Woodle, justice of the
peace there, was also a canidate for
the recodership. After considerable
contention, lots were drawn and Ely
was officially declared elected.
Bartholomew charges that the fail
ure of the judges of election to an
nounce the closing of the polls half
an hour before the time, as- required
in the charter, prevented votes be
ing cast for him. He charges further
that George Jack and Clara Nelson
voted for Ely and that their votes
were not legal for the reason that they
had not been residents of Estacada
for the required length of time.
Permission to vote was refused
Bertie Rhodes and Josephine R. Einer-
son by the judges, Bartholomew
claims, and that these votes would
have been cast in his favor. He al
so charges that the list of those vot
ing includes the name of Nellie Hay-
man, and that the woman did not
cast her ballot on the city election
and that she was given no city bal
lot by the Judges.
'Bartholomew maintains" that thai
ballot did not contain his name al
though he was formally nominated and
that the recorder failed to notify him
to appear and accept the nomination
as was done in the case of other can
didates for the office. He states In
the petition that Ely has failed to file
his certificate of expenses as required
under the corrupt practice act.
H E the American
Minister To Siam
Sees Plira Kathin
Power belts, such as are used in
workshops for transmitting power
from a revolving shaft to a machine,
have been run at a rate of nearly 5,
900 feet per minute, but in practice it
is seldom an advantage . to run them
over 4,000 feet per minute.
HOLIDAY SPREE FINDS
2 IN MUNICIPAL COURT
The holiday spirit may perchance
be allowable, but holiday spirits do
not mix with gasoline, Recorder C. W.
Kelly decided in municipal court yes
terday, "Red" Carson and M. "Stiffy"
Hamilton were taken into custody" by
night officer Jrry Hemingwaji on
Thanksgiving day. Hamilton was fin
ed $100 for operating a car while in
toxicated and $50 On charges of be
ing drunk and disorderly. He is still
facing a charge of transporting liquor.
Carson was fined $50 for being drunk
and disorderly.
Hemmingway arrested Joe Murphy
on a warrant charging him with dis
turbing the peace. He was wanted in
connection with a disturbance a month
ago at the Star cafe. Murphy, who is
being held at Chief May's hotel will
appear for trial at 2 o'clock today.
There is more than one wrinkle to
being the king of Siam E. E. Brodie,
publisher of The Enterprise, serving
as minister of the United States to
the land of Chang and Eng recently
witnessed one of them, the Phra Kath
in, whatever that may be. The ac
count of the cerlmonial appeared in
the Bangkok, Siam, Times, of October
14.- It follows:
Yesterday thousands of people
flocked to the vicinity, of Banu
mas Chamrun Palace to witness
the Phra Kathin ceremony. It
was impossible to drive or walk
along the main roads .leading to
the Grand Palace at three o'clock.
Assembled on the lawns in front
of the War Office were H. E. the
British Minister and Mrs. Greg;
H. E. the American Minister and
Mrs. Brodie, H. E. the Netherlands
Minister; H. E. the Danish Minis
ter; H. E. the Danish Minister.
Mrs. Cramer ana Miss Cramer; H.
E. . the Belgian Minister; Major
DesgruelLes, and others.
At about half past three the pro
cession from the Palace to Wat
Rajapabith commenced. It must
have been over a mile long. All
the sections of nie Army were re
presented. His Majesty the King,
carried on a palanquin born by
about twenty bearers, was in mili
tary uniform. All along the route
he acknowledged the homage of
his people, and very, graciously
smiled and bowed to the saluta
tions of those assembled outside
the War Office. Arriving at the -temple
the King entered and pre
sented the Kathin gifts to the
priests. That done the procession
- wended still further on its way
and His Majesty performed simi
lar rites at the Phra Jetubon monastery.
COMPENSATION LAW TO
BE CENTER OF BATTLE
Attack of Statute at Next
Legislative Session Is Now
Seen; Hot Fight Looms.
ENDORSEMENT OF
COUNTY AGENT IS
GIVEN BY WIRES
Inclusion of Appropriation In
Budget For Next Year Is
Endorsed At Meeting Here:
Farm Bureau Men Speak.
SALEM, Nov. 30.-Forces antagon
istic to the 'Oregon, compensation act
are busily eigaged in organizing their
line of battle preparatory to launch
ing their fight in the forthcoming leg
islature, according to reports reach
ing Salem. A bill, said to be design
ed at ripping the Oregon act wide op
en, is now in course of preparation
and a powerful, lobby, It is understood,
will be on. hand when the lawmakers
meet to back up the demands of priv
ate insurance interests which are not
at all pleased with the exclusive fea
ture of the present law..
Prediction ; is being made by those
in fairly close touch with the situa
tion that the compensation law will
be one of the storm centers of the leg
islative session, as those who seek to
change the present compensation sys
tem are very determined about the
matter.
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LECTURE ON SAFETY
MOVEMENT IS HEARD
H. H. Herdman Tells of Work
Of National Council For
Prevention of Accidents.
Endorsement of 'the inclusion of an
appropriation in the county budget
for the support of the county agent
and the agricultural work In the conn-
SURFACING OF MT HOOD
State Highway. Commission
To Open Bids on Sandy
Section at Meeting Dec 13.
(ADJUSTMENT OF
LOOP TO BE ADVERTISED! padmc ami i adhd
lrUU'IUHMU LnUUll
IS DECLARED NEED
Thomas F. Ryan, President of
Bank of Commerce Is Back
From 18th Trans-Continent
Trip; Many Cities Visited.
Surfacing of tb' V--Cherryvllle
section of the V .jop ia Clack
amas county
bids by tb'"
accordJr -oj
advertised for
l .S- annniinAmftnt sUt
Baler- S The bids -will be open-
the law are equally determined to per
mit no mutilation of the act which!
has operated so successfully in this
state for the past eight years and
which is now being held up as a mod
el in other states.
According to information reaching
the state capital, D.-.H. Moore of the
the local commercial club at their ses
sion Tuesday noon. H. H. Chindgren
and Martin Stuber, representing the
Clackamas County Farm bureau fed
eration appeared before the meeting
and asked the endorsement of the
Wires for the appropriation for both
Shevlin-Hlxon company of Bend, which J J
has rejected the compensation law;
Paul Quick, safety engineer for the
Coos. Bay, Lumber company, and A.
W. Cooper, secretary 0t the Western
Pine association, are taking the active
lead of a group of dissatisfied employ
ers in organizing a movement to
amend the compensation law. It is
said they are working in cooperation
with certain casualty interests which
have persistently attacked the law
since its enactment.
x These Interests, it is said, want the
compensation law so amended that
employers may carry their own com
pensation insurance under a self-insurance
plan, and So casualty insurace j
companies may write compensation
insurance,
Chindgren described the work that is
being done by the organization at pres
ent. Committee Is Named
A committee composed of L. A.
Henderson, O. D. Eby, and L. E. Jones
was - appointed to determine the ar
rangements ht course of completion
for the equipping 'of the rest rooms
in the piers. .
hway commission I
W- meeting of the commission I
X6.-'13. The wort Includes 7.4
mityjil crushed rock or gravel sur-1
facing.
The RtAt.A roimmiafifrm K9a prnnnW.'
ed the figures upon the cost of co
struction of the south end road under pientv Of C&nital Ia AviIaHc
the revised estimates, according to 7 .ur P"1 Available
the word received by H. S. Mount,
chairman of the street committee.
The estimate calls for the expendi
ture of $79,404 from Fifth street and
Railroad avenue to the south ct
limits. I When the farmer and the laborer
Poi nt rvwaf . . v ' como together upon the matter of wag-
highway from Fifth street to d not untU then, wUl the soluUon
Seventh street parallel to Rail-i of & fKT?0? COn'
road avenue is pWd at $13,150 1 fonuo f1 9JJSgb' T
making the mount necessary for the f P" Ryan T
. . , J I, the Bank of Commerce, who has just
IZ JvTSTS. r?ed fTOm W3 18tt '--continent-
GENERAL PROSPERITY
. OVER EAST IS FOUND
For Investment Says Local
Man; Optimism Is General
amount it will be necessary to expend
in condemning property along Railroad
avenue to allow the improvement to
be made.
Outside the city limits the cost of
the highway to the point where it con
nects with the road already construct
ed is placed at $49,670. This latter
amount will be borne by the highway
commission.
M. D. Latourette, chairman of the
bridge dedication committee reported
that the program was tenatitively ar
ranged to include the crowning of the
queen, a band concert, parade, recep
tion and dedication ceremony in the
j morning and a banquet in the after-
$12,000 IS IN INVOLVED
IN GIRCUTTCOURT SUITS
Six Actions Are Begun To
Collect On Notes Or To
Under the present law neither self
insurance nor-'' casualty .-insurance Is
permitted, but rather the compensa
tion insurance fund is administered by
the state through the state industrial:
accident commission. It is not now
a money making scheme but is a law
which provides absolute insurance
protection for the employer and at
the same time is -humane in its pro
visions for the injured worker and
his family.
It is also, probable that an amend
ment will be offered to make the com
pensation law compulsory upon all
hazardous employments. It will be
recalled that at the last annual con
vention of the Oregon State Federa
tion of Labor a resolution In favor of
compulsory law was adopted.
... H.H. Herdman Talks
H. H. Herdman, manager of the Ore-
.- The return of agriculture to a sound
basis is the big question of the day.
Judge Ryan believes, and the key to
the situation is the adjustment of la
bor. The laborer believes that his
work is worth $4.50 a day. . Th farm
er cant only afford to pay $2.25. It is
the equalization of their positions that
holds the answer, he declares.
In his trip throughout the east.
Judge Ryan visited Richmond, Balti
more, Washington, Philadelphia,-New
York,. Hartford, Providence, Boston,
Lowell, Albany, Cleveland, Chicago,
Milwaukie, St. Louis, Kansas City and
Denver. He visited ten federal re
serve banks and numerous private fi
nancial institutions.
Prosperity "Forecasted
"Financiers throughout the east are
confident that the immediate future
holds from one and a half to three
years of prosperity for the county.
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I noon. . - i rwtc vjii tract vuinpieiion. Tnough tnere are some tew wno are
, -,. - .1 pessimistic, many cannot see any rea-
' - - " r -" -.' " i son why . contiued industrial and fi
Six suits to .. collect wither upon ' nancial prosperity should not prevail,"
! "h rf-v,!., r Tsra- promlsory notes or cotracts were fil- Judge Ryan said yesterday. "Only the
EXPERIMENTAL FIRE IS
AID IN INVESTIGATION
Trial Under Ideal Condition
Convinces Sheriff Wilson
Few Start By Cigarettes.
tional Safety conncil spoke upon the
steps that are being taken for the re
duction of loss of life through was
itself, ha stated that the country is
laboring under the fallacy cited by
Artemis Ward when he said that the
people of this country "knew too many
facts that aren't true." One of them.
he1-declared is that accidents are not
preventable.
Herdman described the means be
ing taken to reach both adolescent and
adult mind with the message of .safe
ty. The automobile today is the big
gest public menace where life and
limb are concerned. He urged per
sonal cooperation with safety move
ments and individual care in matters
which the average citizen was prone
to overlook.
ed in the' circuit' court Wednesday ! readjustment o' the farming condition
involving a total of more than $12,000. j and the restoring of the farmer to the
Suit for $6,000 alleged due on a con- j position of a potential buyer -remains,
tract for sale of real estate was filed I More than the Question of taxation,
by John and Marie Limdgren agast 1 found that the labor situation is what
ITarrv Ti Warden. Unit rt J33S9 30 ! IS tne ainicuiiy. ,ine iarmers cau-
alleged due on a promisory note was
filed against the Palmer Construction
Company by Exile Burkit. E. J. Chap
man filed suit against A. I. and J.
Hughes for $277.50 charging that the
defendants had made misrepresenta
tions in sale of certain livestock.
a few days ago of the Paramount res- ,th.a lack understanding between the
turant were sued for $539.29 on a
not afford to pay the present prices
lor labor and sell their produce at
the going market rates."
The local banker found that living
conditions throughout the far east are
exceptionally good though the aver
age wage earner seems perfectly will
ing to pay high prices. Illustrative of -
Paul Muras Given
Six Months In Jail
For M($onshining
Paul Muras, arrested on charges of
manufacturing liquor was convicted In
the justice court Tuesday and sen
tenced to serve six months in jail and
pay $500 fine and the cost9 of the ac
tion. Muras was arrested when a com
plete still was found in a dug-out be
low, his house, the entrance to which
was concealer under the dining room
carpet.
It is expected that the case will be
appealed.
Fire of paradoxical origin, started
in the county court house Tuesday afternoon.-
The blaze,, which almost ma
terialized, was of both natural and in
cendiary origin.
The attempt to "set" the fire was
made by Sheriff W. J. Wilson as an
experiment touching upon the many
fires which have occurred in Oregon
City during the past year.
Practically ideal conditions for nat
uaral origin of a fire were created.
A newspaper was crumbled up and
thrown on the floor of the office A
cigarette was lighted just right and
was placed between the sheets of
crumbled paper. Then the sheriff took
! out his watch.
For twenty-five minutes the news
paper smouldered. A thin film of
smoke arose. Then the fire went out.
The cigarette had burned steadily un
der the slight draft, and had burned
up completely without setting the pa
per afire. '-
The little experiment indicates, the
sheriff says, that it is not so easy. to.
start a blaze after all. He does not
intend to disapprove the theory that
r iQima u ,iAmnn. A total of 16 arrests were made by
strates thai natural causes are prob-? !?!
ably not responsible for the blazes in
War Saving Stamps -Mature
Januarv 1;
Issue Convertible
War savings certificates, series of
1918, will mature January 1, 1923, and
will be payable after that date at $5.00
for each stamp affixed.
Owners of. the 1918 war savings
certificates may now apply to ex
change the whole or a part of their
certificates at maturity value for
Treasury savings certificates to be
dated January 1, 1923, with the dif
ference either way to be paid in cash.
or they may apply for fult cash pay
ment to be made at maturity. Accord
ing to assistant postmaster Howell.
War savings certificates presented
from now until the first of the year
will be paid by check direct to the
owner by the Branch of the Federal
Reserve Bank at Portland, Oregon,
Stamps presented, after Dec. 31, 1922,
will be cash direc through thie Post
Office but owners of certificates who
desire payment promptly on the first
of the year should present certificates
now in order that payment can be
made by the branch of the Federal Re
serve Bank. .
promisory note given to O. A. Cheney,
local grocer. Suit for $1600 to col
lect a promisory note was filed by D.
A. Nefzgar against Levi M. Lowry.
The Credit Service corporation rep-
Lresented three wholesale concerns
filed suit for a total of $417.45 against
W. F. Haberlach..
A judgment for $365.25 was won in
the circuit court byR.De Neui against
Rosa Rieder. '
Articles of Incorporation of the Cal
gary Community Church have been
filed with the.county clerk. The church
is located at Lake Grove and the;
board named in the incorpation is '
composed of R. L. Edwards, Jessie
MacGregor and E. A. Witheridge.
Certificate of assumed name was '
filed by the Spring Station Garage,
operated by G. H. Brucksman and
Charles Hagan, both of Milwaukie.
The garage is located on thje 82nd
street road at the Southern Pacific
crossing.
Marriage licenses: Leo. R. Shindler
and Mary B. Miller, Milwaukie, Vin
cent H. Riede and Anna Miller, Mil-
alorer and the farmer he points out
that in New England, steak is selling
for ordinary cuts, at between 60 and .
75 cents a pound. Through the mid
dle west a two year old steer brings
enly $20. The laborer, he says, feel3
Jhat the big reurn for the retail com
modity is going to the farmer, when,
check of conditions actually shows
tha: it is not-
Laws Not Solution
Labor generally, Judge Ryan de
clares, feels that 'the condition of the
farmer can be remedied by legislation
but the financeers conceed that the
matter is ona so fundamental that laws
will not change it, Some feel that
within ten years the government will
piratically own all of the land. Oth
ers believe that the condition will be
met by a bonus for the farmers, or a
subsidy under which the government
would practically control agriculture
as an essential industry similar to
coal production. The adjustment of
the condition, the judge says', is re
garded as vital Jo protect the neces
sary food producing power of the nation.
The labor condition as it affects the
16 Arrests Made By
Constable Fortune
Oregon City which have accurred with
such frequent regularity.
- Local and state authorities are mak
ing a complete investigation of the
fires which, have caused more than
350.000 damage here. No indications
as to the progress of the investigations 1
are made.
month of November according to his
report for that period. Five were ar
rests for speeding, three for assault
and battery, three for larceny, two
for failure to report accidents, two for
non support and one for larceny by
bailee.
waukie, Richard Johnston and Emma; farms, has made many of the farmers
isirich, Clackamas, Lester A. Will and
Elizabeth Schienheinz, Hubbard.
Divorces granted: Una M. against
L. E. Belfils, Paloma against Henry
Heynemann, Oda against P. W. Jones,
Elizabeth Ei ' against . Leonard
E. Slider divorOe J. H. against Helen
W.. Dailey, Charity against J. H.
Broyles, Chris R. against Emma Bat
talion, George aginst Rosa H. MoKil
ligan, Andrew against Ida E.
Bmma Battalion, George against Rosa
Hedlund, Alice M. against Stephen I.
Fraser and Al against Fannie Schlos
berg.
Miss Annie Jewett, business mana
ger of a large Chicago cafeteria, . is
in charge of the campaien undertaken
by the National Restaurant Associa
tion to direct the attention of trained
and educated women to the restaurant
business as a proflable and otherwise
desirable profession.
Roake Foundry Casts
Span Lamp Bases
The contract for the castings of the
bronze lamps for the new bridge has
been secured by the Reake Foundry.
This work is one of the few jobs on
the new bridge turned out by a local
concern.
feel that restricted immigration is un
desirable, the local banker founl. They
believe that the admission of more im
migrants i3 the method of securing
cheaper labor for the agricultural re
gions. Money Said Plentifal
As the financial outlook itself is
concerned. Judge Ryan declared that
money is plentiful throughout the east
and that thera is plenty of capital
available for investment. The bankers
are expecting a decline in the current
interest rate which is at present six
per cent.
Ia spite of the general industrial
prosperity, there is little .disposition on
the part of the laboring classes to-"
save. Living is both high and more
extravagant than in former years, he
declared. The tendency of the laborer
to fail to build for the -future is attrib
uted to some extent to the tendency
on the part of large corporations to
provide insurance for their men, the
amounts increasing with the (period of
service, and to provide for pensions.
This he. said, is decreasing the labor
turn over and somewhat stabilizing
the basis of employment.
"I checked up carefully on the liv
ing costs throughout the New Eng-
ranch, the Humphreys family own a land states," Ryan said. "I was greatly
stock ranch at Calgary. When leav- surprised to find that fully sixty per
ing for Oregon the Humphreys boys i cent of the eggs consumed In New
say the thermometer registered 15 de- England are laid in California. And
grees below zero. (Continued on page five.)
Weather In Calgary
Now 15 Below Zero
Ralph and Ray Humphreys, who
have spent the summer and fall on
their farm at. Calgary, Alberta, Cana
da, have returned to their home at
Mount Pleasant. They are sons of
Mr. and . Mrs. George Humphreys, of
that place, and have been harvesting
the crops. These wera a failure, ow
ing to continued dry weather last sum--mer.
Besides owning a large wheat