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ÎEasîmt ÔHarkamaa
Devoted to the Interests ot Eastern Clackamas County
V O LU M E XX.
NO. 13.
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Notes and Comment
Alton in Sutherli n
Sun
I t is q u ite c le a r th a t o u r system
o f h an d lin g and p u n ish in g crim inals
is w ro n g o r a t le a s t does n o t have
th e d esired e ffe c t o f re fo rm in g them .
T u rn e d loose ag ain th e y in th e m a­
jo r ity o f cases re tu rn to th e ir old
w ays an d son o n 'in a n e v e r ending
cycle.
T hey c a n n o t be allow ed to
go fre e , an d th e g re a t problem is
w h at sh all we do w ith them .
* * *
A n n o u n ce m e n t is m ade th a t G er­
m any is to pay claim s re s u ltin g from
th e sin k in g of th e L u sitan ia. A m ong
them is one o f S ta n d a rd Oil fo r
$4,750,000 an d a n o th e r fo r Jo h n
M alino, o f Illinois, fo r n ine dollars
and tw e n ty .re n ts.
T he firs t Jo h n
Was sa fe ly in his hom e a t P ontiac
H ills an d lo st a few gallons of oil,
and th e o th e r Jo h n , a passen g er,
p ro b ab ly lost his su it case c o n ta in ­
in g a h a ir b ru sh a n d an u n la u n d e re d
sh irt. (U n ) lucky Jo h n s.
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T he c ity o f S e a ttle b y a vote o f
33 p e r c e n t o f its v o tin g p o p u latio n
elected a m a y o r tw o y ears ago, and
th a t o ffic ia l p ro ceed ed to a t once
a d m in iste r a ff a irs p resu m ab ly a b o u t
the w ay th e m in o rity w an ted he
should. T he stay -at-h o m es how ever
a re now c o n tra ry m inded, o b je c t to
th e w ay th in g s a re going, a n d a re de­
m an d in g his im p each m en t fro m th e
council. A t th is d ista n c e it looks as
though the sla c k e r v o te r is en title d
to all he is g e ttin g an d should sw al­
low his m edicine, if it is b itte r.
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I t should be a so u rce o f much
pride to th e n ew sp a p e r m en o f this
c o u n try th a t th e ir p u b licatio n s a re
the g re a te s t m eans of sp read in g
u sefu l in fo rm a tio n a n d know ledge
to th e public. S p rin g in g fro m th e
m ost o b scu re to th e la rg e st cities in
th e land, re a d by all classes of peo­
ple, the ed ito rs o f th ese can wish fo r,
can have no g re a te r d esire g ra tifie d ,
th a n to know his p a p e r is recognized
as b ein g on th e side o f all th a t is
good an d w o rth while.
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U n d er th e p re s e n t im m ig ratio n
law s th e U n ited S ta te s ad m itted
close
to fiv e
h u n d re d th o u san d
aliens o f th e d esirab le class an d de­
p o rted n e a rly te n th o u sa n d u n d e sir­
ables in th e fiscal y e a r e n d in g Ju n e
30. T he com m issioner g e n e ra l r e ­
p o rts th e law w o rk in g v ery sa tisfa c ­
to rily , an d says th e re is little com ­
p la in t a t its o p e ra tio n fro m any
source. H e also adds th a t th e re a re
n e a rly a m illion o f illegal e n tra n ts
in th e co u n try , an d su g g ests a
co u n try -w id e re g istra tio n of aliens
to f e r r e t o u t an d send th e m on th e ir
w ay.
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A m em ber o f R ush M edical Col­
lege, C hicago, in looking a b o u t fo r
the cause o f crim e says th a t a larg e
p er cen t is due to h e re d ity . H ered ity
is accused o f m an y th in g s.
The
m o th er o f N apoleon, o f C aru so , of
Lincoln, an d m any o th e r m en who
a tta in e d fam e in th e ir tim e w ere
not m arked by an y g re a t qualities
over o th e r w om en. E ven th e p a re n ts
o f the N az a re n e w ere b u t o f th e
low ly class, an d only b ro u g h t to any
prom inence a t all th ro u g h th e life
and c a re e r o f th e son who rose high
above th e ir statio n .
DOVER DOINGS
Rev. and Mrs. R an k in an d the
G ospel T eam , from E sta c a d a , held
a w o n d erfu l service in D over S un­
day.
T h ere w ere m ore th a n a
dozen youn g people in th e team ,
all w ell aw a re o f th e value o f
C h ristian
life.
Such a splendid
team o f y o u n g people w ill do much
to aro u se th e o th e r y oung people of
th e v ario u s com m unities.
Special
m usic w as fu rn ish e d by Mr. Baker,
w hose violin selection w as v ery
m uch ap p re c ia te d .
Mr. an d M rs. A1 A n d erso n w ere
P o rtla n d visitors W ednesday, p u r­
chasin g m a te ria l fo r th e rem o d el­
in g o f th e ir house.
Mr. A nderson
is h av in g an e ig h t-tu b e rad io set
mr.de in P o rtla n d .
Card of Thank*
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SPRINGWATER
Chad
Wo, th e ch ild ren o f J . A. U pton,
la te ly deceased, wish to te n d e r o u r
th an k s to o u r frie n d s an d n eigh­
bors fo r th e ir kind ex p ressio n s o f
sy m p ath y an d a ssistan ce re n d ered
to U3 in th e loss o f o u r fa th e r.
M rs. L o u e tta Me W illis,
U p to n A. U pton,
Mrs. M yrtle H ornby,
M ark R. U pton.
Says I to m yself says I, th e N ew t
is the paper to buy, say» L
$1.50 A YEAR
E A S T E R N C LA CKA M A S N j.W C TH U R SD A Y . D EC E M B ER 31, 1925.
LOCAL ITEMS
The Closing Year
T he C h ristm as p ro g ram a t th e
h u rch T h u rsd a y evening w as v e ry
qood. E ach one did o r h e r p a rt well
By GEO. D. P R E N T IC E
and a t th e close Old S a n ta C laus
’Tis
m
id
n
ig
h t’s holy h o u r— and silence now
topped fo r a few m in u tes to say
Is b rooding like a gentle sp irit o ’e r
hello to th e children.
The still and pulseless w orld. H ark ! on th e w inds
J . ck G re e n stre e t an d fam ily w ere
The b ell’s deep to n es a re sw elling— ’tis th e knell
O f th e d e p a rte d year. No fu n e ra l train
hom e fo r C h ristin as w ith his p a re n ts.
Is sw eeping p a st; y et on th e stream and wood,
M r. an d M rs. J. F . M oger had a
W ith m elancholy light, the m oonbeam s re s t
p le a sa n t v isit re c e n tly fro m a niece
Like a pale, spotless sh ro u d ; th e a ir is s tirre d
of Mrs. M oger fro m H u tchinson,
As by a m o u rn e r’s sigh; and on yon cloud
K ansas, and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
T h a t flo a ts so still and placidly th ro u g h heaven,
Tho sp irits o f th e seasons seem to sta n d ,—
1'aul H e rsh b e rg e r, who w ere on th e ir
Y oung Spring, b rig h t Sum m er, A u tu m n ’s solem n form ,
w ay to Los A ngeles, Cal.
Mr.
A nd W in te r’s w ith his aged locks— and b reath
H e rsh b e rg e r is an au to p a in te r and
In m o u rn fu l cadences, th a t come abroad
v u lcan izer an d m ay lo cate in the
Like th e f a r w in d -h arp ’s wild and tou ch in g w ail,
A m elancholy d irg e o’e r th e dead year,
w est.
Gone fro n t th e e a rth fo rev er.
G uests a t th e J. A. S hibley hom e
on C h ristm as d ay w ere E a rl Shibley
T he y e a r
and fam ily, o f P o rtla n d , L. S. T en-
H as gone, an d w ith it, m any a glorious th ro n g
n y an d fam ily, o f V iola, W . A. B ard
O f h ap p y d ream s. Its m ark is on each brow ,
Its shadow in each h eart. In its sw ift course,
and fam ily , an d E lm er D ibble and
I t w aved its s c e p te r o’er the b e a u tifu l—
d a u g h te r, E velyn, o f S p rin g w a te r.
A nd th e y a re not. It laid its pallid hand
M r. an d Mrs. Jo h n P a rk an d chil­
U pon th e s tro n g m an— a n d the h a u g h ty form
d ren , of W oodland, W ash., w ere
Is fallen , an d th e flash in g eye is dim,
g u e sts on F rid a y a t th e C arl W ard
I t tro d th e h all o f rev elry , w here th ro n g e d
The b rig h t an d jo y o u s— an d the te a r fu l wail
home.
O f stric k e n ones is heard, w here e rs t th e song
Mr. an d Mrs. Cogswell, o f E agle
A nd reck less sh o u t resounded.
C reek, w ere F rid a y v isito rs a t the
M adden home.
I t passed, o ’e r
Mrs. E lm er D ibble has been con­
The b a ttle p lain, w here sw ord, an d sp ear, and shield,
fin ed to h e r hom e fo r som e tim e by
F lash ed in th e lig h t of m id-day— and th e stre n g th
O f se rrie d h ost is shivered, and th e grass,
illness.
G reen fro m th e soil of carn ag e, w aves above
M rs. G eorge P e rry an d ch ild ren j
The c ru sh ed and m o ldering skeleton. I t cam e
nave been sp en d in g the holidays w ith
A nd fa d ed like a w reath o f m ist a t eve;
rela tiv e s in P o rtla n d and C anby.
Y et, e re it m elted in th e view less air,
I t h era ld e d its m illions to th e ir hom e
C h arles F a rr ie r sp e n t C hristm as
In th e dim lan d o f dream s.
w ith his m o th er in P o rtla n d .
T he H ansen fam ilies sp e n t Christ-1
R evolutions sw eep
mas w ith re la tiv e s in P o rtla n d . T he '
O ’e r e a rth , like tro u b le d visions o ’e r the b re a st
sen io r Mr. an d M rs. H ansen re m a in ­
O f d re a m in g so rro w ; cities rise an d sink,
ing fo r a w eek’s vacatio n .
L ike bubblies on th e w a te r; fie ry isles
G uests a t th e P. T. M onroe hom e
S p rin g b lazin g fro m the ocean, and go back
To th e ir m y sterio u s cav ern s; m o u n tain s re a r
d u rin g th e p a st week w ere th e ir
To h eaven th e ir bald and blackened cliffs, an d bow
son, H e rb e rt, a n d fam ily , of C a r - !
T h e ir ta ll heads to the p la in ; new em pires rise,
ver.
G a th e rin g th e stre n g th o f h o ary cen tu ries,
Mrs. W dey Howell an d son w ere
A nd ru sh dow n like th e A lpine avalanche,
S ta rtlin g th e n a tio n s —-and the v ery sta rs
F rid a y callers a t th e C arl W ard
Y on b rig h t a n d b u rn in g blazo n ry o f God,
home.
G litte r a w hile in th e ir e te rn a l depths,
Mr. an d M rs. M oger w ere F rid a y *
A nd like the Pleiad, loveliest o f th e ir tra in ,
ev en in g callers a t th e W m. B ard
S hoot fro m th e ir glorious spheres, an d pass aw ay,
To d ark le in th e track less void: y et T im e—
home.
Tim e, th e tom b bu ild er, holds his fierce career,
E v e re tt and E lva S hibley and
D ark, ste rn , all pitiless, an d pauses not
E velyn D ibble s p e n t S u n d ay n ig h t
A m id th e m ighty w recks th a t strew his p ath ,
in O regon C ity a t th e Ja c k M arrs
To sit and m use, like o th er con q u ero rs,
home.
U pon thte fe a r fu l ru in he has w rought.
Mr. an d Mrs. Jim S h e a re r and
Jo h n S h e a re r w ere g u e sts a t th e
hom e o f th e ir b ro th e r, E d w ard
S h e a re r, d u rin g th e holdiays.
M arion
M illard an d
w ife, of
W e w ish you one an d all a very
Mrs. H arley Beals, o f In d e p e n d ­
P o rtlan d , w ere S u n d ay g u e sts a t th e h appy and p ro sp ero u s N ew Y ear.
ence, is v isitin g h e r fa th e r, J . H.
hom e o f his p a re n ts, Mr. an d Mrs.
R oy D ouglass an d fam ily sp en t K itching, this week.
F ra n k M illard.
C h ristm as w ith h e r p a re n ts, Mr. and
Miss E th el H ale is visiting home
O regon C ity v isito rs on M onday ■lrs. G. M oehnke.
foiks over th e holidays.
vere H arold
H o m er an d R o b ert
M r. and Mrs. S to n e and son, A l­
O scar H irschm an sp e n t the holi­
G u ttrid g e.
fre d , o f C ath lam et, W ash., w ere the days w ith his m o th er and frie n d s in
M r. an d Mrs. F o rre s t E rickson g u e sts o f Mr. an d M rs. J. C. A kers
P o rtlan d .
have been v isitin g d u rin g th e p ast
d u rin g th e C h ristm as holidays.
M r. R. H. C u rrin sp e n t th e holi­
week w ith Mrs. E ric k so n ’s p a re n ts
Mr. an d Mrs. W m. Asp and chil­ days a t home.
a t The Dalles.
d re n m otored to T u a la tin and sp en t
Mr. an d Mrs. Lloyd H. E w alt and
Mrs. S ch w artz an d h e r m o th er,
C hristm as w ith frie n d s, M rs. Heck Mr. C h arley K itching a re invoicing
Mrs. O rto n , have been sp en d in g th e ir
an d fam ily.
the stock o f goods a t the C u rrin s-
vacation w ith rela tiv e s in P o rtla n d
T om m y M cKay w as hom e d u rin g ville s to re th is w eek. T hey expect
and o th e r points.
th e w eek-end, ta k in g C hristm as din­ to be done T h u rsad y , the 31st.
G uests a t th e W iley H owell hom e
n e r w ith his p a re n ts, Mr. an d Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. W alter, o f P o rtlan d ,
on S a tu rd a y n ig h t w ere Mrs. How­
T. C. M cKay.
visited th e ir son, Jess, and fam ily
ell’s b ro th e r, A. B. Lew eilen and
Mr. an d Mrs. R. B. G ibson an d H. Sunday.
w ife, o f O tis, O regon.
S. Gibson w ere th e d in n e r g u ests of
Mr. A lb e rt K itching, of E stacad a.
D on’t
fo rg e t
th e
C om m unity
M r. and Mrs. H. F. G ibson, o f B a r­ took his f a th e r and m o th er f o r an
C lub m eetin g a t th e G ran g e Hall
auto ride Sunday.
ton, on C h ristm as day.
S a tu rd a y evening.
E v ery o n e w el­
The C h ristm as pro g ram given by
come an d a good tim e assu red .
Miss E d y th e P e te rs a t the school
Mrs. R idniger, who is em ployed
Ben K iggins, who has been in C al­
house la st W ednesday evening,— a t th e C u rrin sv ille sto re, le f t fo r
ifo rn ia fo r m ore th a n a y e a r past, is
w hich was re n d e re d by h e r pupils— P o rtlan d Sunday.
a t th e hom e o f his p a re n ts, J . A.
Mr. an d M rs. R. H. C u rrin and
was well a tte n d e d an d e n joyed by
K iggins fo r the C h ristm as holidays.
-hose p resen t. O ne p a rty declared Mrs. L. H ale sp e n t C hristm as w ith
On C h ristm as day Mr. an d Mrs.
he w ould m uch r a th e r a tte n d th a t Mr. C u rrin ’s m o th er a t Salem .
J. A. K igigns e n te rta in e d th e ir sons
Miss Poole a/id Miss T yberg, the
th a n a movie. T h ere was a C h rist­
tr o v e r , C liffo rd , E v e re tt and O tto
mas tre e and S a n ta C laus cam e w ith te a c h e rs a t C u rrin sv ille, gave a
and th e ir fam ilies of E staca d a.
p ro g ram , a f te r
which
a sack o f p re se n ts, n e a rly everyone C hristm as
Miss R u th Z u rch er, o f P o rtla n d ,
g e ttin g a p re se n t, a n d candy and th ey le f t fo r th e ir respective hom es
was a g u e st on S u n d a y o f h e r sister,
a t P o rtla n d an d G e a rh a rt.
n u ts w ere passed o u t to everyone.
Mrs. Jo e G u ttrid g e .
Mr. and M rs. P ay n e sp e n t the
N o rm an H iser and Miss A gnes
M ary L ou an d R uth G u ttrid g e P e te rs a tte n d e d th e C hristm as e n te r­ week end a t R. H. C u rrin ’s an d L.
visited sev eral days d u rin g th e p ast ta in m e n t la st W ednesday evening.
H ale’s homes.
week w ith re la tiv e s in P o rtla n d .
A m ong th o se h av in g radios in ­
F re d H o ffm e iste r an d fam ily e n ­
stalled fo r C hristm as w ere H ugh
te
rta
in
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d
on
C
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ristm
as
day,
serv
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g
GRANGE PROGRAM
C arlin, C lara B oyer, G. B. Linn and
P R OMI S E S TO BE GOOD a tu rk e y d in n e r w ith all th e fixing* A rth u r Sm ith.
to som e o f th e ir rela tiv es and
Wm. G ithens an d fam ily, from
The co m m u n ity o rg an iz a tio n o f frien d s.
C anby, w ere g u ests a t th e C arlin
th e S p rin g w a te r,
G eorge,
E agle
The W alter D ouglasses also en te r-
home C hristm as.
C reek an d G arfield G ranges wili la .n e d a t a big d in n e r on C hristm as
Mrs. A. N elson, from P o rtlan d ,
hold a public in sta lla tio n o f ' o ff i­ day.
sp en t th e w eek end w ith Mr. and
cers. The cerem ony a tte n d in g this j E agle C reek G ran g e held its re g ­
Mrs. H e n ry H eiple.
in stallatio n will be a t th e P avilion u la r session la s t S a tu rd a y a t the
in the P a rk on S a tu rd a y , J a n u a ry j G range hall.
E lectio n o f o fficers
Strong, ro b u st men h u rry in g along
2nd.
was held an d all lady o ffic e rs w ere ihe stre e t in heavy overcoats and
D in n e r will be serv ed a t th e E sta- elected.
An in te re s tin g program muffled to th e chin, frail, delicate
.a d a H otel.
was re n d e re d , an d th e dance th a t women, sk irts to the knees and th ro a ts
I f th e p ro g ram is carrie d o u t as was given in th e e v en in g w as well bared to the w eather. W hat co n tra sts
proposed th e re will be enough o f in ­ aten d e d .
we m eet up w ith in these days.
te re s t to sa tisfy everyone.
Gov.
P ierce is ex p ected to sp eak ; also
S everal ra ilro a d s have adopted
Jack so n D ay d in n e r will be held
Mr. S pence and Mr. P a lm ite r and C h ev ro let to u rin g cars, equipped :n P o rtlan d , J a n . H a t 6 p. m. D em ­
p ro b a b ly th e re w ill be o th e rs tc w ,th flar.g w heels, as right-of-w ay ocrats a re especially invited to th is
peak.
insp ectio n cars. T hese vehicles a t­ function.
ta in a sp d up to six ty miles per
TV- publ '-ly ow ned G le p h o re sar- h o u r. It i* assum ed th a t th is mode
F ish er Body C o rp o ratio n tak es
.'cc o f F r a r .u was tied up re c e n t y o f ra ilw a y in spection will gain fa ­ the e n tire o u tp u t o f th ree larg e
by a tw o h o u r strik e o f the telephone vor ra p id ly on th e P acific coast saw mills.
o p e ra to rs, w ho a re g o v ern m en t em ­ w here th e re a re no ex te re m e con­
d itions o f w e a th e r to in te rfe re .
ployes.
Laws m ade by n a tu re should n o t
be unm ade by m an.
A rtistic te m p e ra m e n t: A sm all
The h an d th a t rocked th e cradl
A d ro p o f p rin te r’s ink rill m ake
d id n 't know how to sh u ffle a w h i.t p o rtio n o f g en iu s w ith the swell-
a m illion think.
.lead.
deck.
UPPER EAGLE CREEK
CURRINSVILLE
M r. a n d Mrs. F ife r cam e o u t from
P o rtla n d to spend C h ristm as w ith
hom e folks.
Mr. an d Mrs. W allace Sm ith sp en t
C h ristm as w ith Mr. S m ith 's p a re n ts
a t S tay to n .
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L aw rence w ere
g u e sts o f P o rtlan d re la tiv e s fo r d in ­
n er on C hristm as day.
Miss L ydia M atson w as o u t from
P o rtla n d on S u n d ay to visit w ith
h er fa th e r, Mr. Dan M atson.
Miss Olive H um phrey cam e o u t on
C h ristm as to visit a t th e hom e of
h er m o th er, Mrs. C. S. A llen.
P au l G iddings, o f the high school
fa cu lty , le ft on W ednesday to spend
the h o lid ay vacation a t his hom e in
A lbany.
Mr. Coon B oyer won th e lovely
w icker rocking c h a ir given aw ay by
th e P eo p le's C ash S tore.
C h ester W om er cam e o u t from
P o rtla n d to spend C h ristm as w ith
his p a re n ts, Mr. an d Mrs. E. S. W o­
m er.
Miss Ire n e Saling, o f P o rtlan d , has
been sp en d in g sev eral days a t th e
hom e o f h e r uncle and a u n t, Mr.
' and Mrs. F. C. B artholom ew .
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. C u rrin w ere
g u ests o f relativ es in Salem fo r
d in n e r on C h ristm as day.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. M cN allen, o f
i Elm a, W ash., w ere g u ests o f Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. G ossett fo r a few
days la st week.
C arl K imm el, who is te ac h in g in
the high school a t A rlin g to n , W ash.,
is sp ending his v acatio n a t th e hom e
o f his fa th e r, Mr. B. R. Kimm el.
j Tom M endenhall, of Longview ,
! W ashington, is sp en d in g a few days
; visiting a t th e hom e o f his uncle
and a u n t, M r. an d Mrs. R. H. C a r­
ter.
IÏÏ
GREAT SUCCESS
One of the la rg e st an d m ost su c­
cessful g a th e rin g s in th e h isto ry o f
E staca d a
w as
th e
C om m unity
C h ristm as tre e assem blage a t the
high school a u d ito riu m la s t F rid a y
evening— C h ristm as n ig h t.
This anmaal C h ristm as tr e a t spon­
sored by th e C om m unity Club, the
churches und schools o f the tow n,
is one o f the g ra n d e s t ev en ts w hich
can com e to a com m unity, fo r it
ten d s to bind all to g e th e r in a sp irit
of good will, good fellow ship, an d
b ro th e rly love, w hich c an n o t b u t
m ake an y com nfunity a success.
The p ro g ram w as splendidly re n ­
dered. the n u m b ers b eing m ade up
o f songs, re c itatio n s, etc., d onated
by the v ario u s o rg a n izatio n s spon­
so rin g th is event.
The big n u m b er on th e ev en in g ’s
p ro g ram fo r th e children w as the
tim ely
a rriv a l
of
S a n ta
C laus
dressed in his very p re ttie st, and
the passing a ro u n d o f big pop corn
balls an d o ran g es u n d er his able di­
rection.
He says he is g e ttin g too
old, though, to g et uro u n d v ery well
an y m ore, as he is ju s t even “ 100”
y ears o f age now. So n e x t y ear
they can look fo r a m uch you n g er
an d p ep p ier one in the form o f his
son, who is only “ 120” y ears old.
T h ere w ere re p re se n ta tiv e s p res­
e n t on this occasion from all th e
d is tric ts su rro u n d in g E staca d a which
speak« very well fo r th e s p irit of
good will and in te re st in the w el­
fa re fo r good in o u r com m unity.
All who helped in m aking this ev­
e n t such a w o n d erfu l success a re
to be c o n g ra tu la te d indeed fo r an
occasion of this n a tu re su rely r e ­
quires m uch th o u g h t and w ork.
Too Much Speed.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy W ilcox drove
A lthough m a n y people a p p e a r to be
over to S andy Ridge C h ristm as day of th e c o n t r a r y opinion, It Is quite gen­
to join in a fum ily reu n io n a t the e r a l ly a g r e e d th a t "you c a n 't m ak e
hom e o f Mrs. W ilcox’s p a re n ts, Mr. h u m a n b e in g s good by s t a t u t e . ” Is It
nd Mrs. Zogg.
n o t tim e to c o n c l u d e t h a t n e i t h e r c an
Miss R eliance M oore cam e hom e people he m a d e c a r e f u l by law a n d to
from h e r school on T h u rsd ay to a tt e m p t to rcduc: t h e p e r ils of s t r e e t
spend the holidays w ith h er p a re n ts, truffle by m e a n s differe n t from th o se
Mr. and M rs. W. G. M oore, a t the t h a t ha v e b e en re lied u p o n in th e
p a s t ? J u s t w h a t will p ro v e effective
E staca d a H otel.
Mrs. M ary B artholom ew w ent to
C orvallis on T h u rsd ay to spend a
few days a t the hom e o f h er d a u g h ­
ter, M rs. Clyde Saling. Lloyd S al­
ing is also visiting w ith his m o th er
fo r a few days.
Mr. an d Mrs. Tom Ju b b , o f V i­
ola, had as th e ir g u e sts fo r d in n e r
on C h ristm as M r. an d Mrs. Ben
T a n n le r and son, H en ry , and Mr.
and M rs. F. C. B artholom ew and
children.
P assen g ers on the trn in bound
fo r P o rtla n d
C hristm as m orning
w ere M r. an d Mrs. F. J . H ark en -
rid e r and d a u g h te r, Miss E d ith ;
Mr. and M rs. E arl La F o rg e and
baby an d Mr. an d Mrs. Chas. D un­
can.
Dr. R hodes j* e n jo y in g a visit
from his p a re n ts, M r. and Mrs.
Rhodes,- o f T he D alles. T hey also
had as g u ests fo r d in n e r on C h rist­
mas d ay Miss M a rg a re t Punching
and Mr. und M rs. Sam Rhodes, of
P o rtlan d .
Mr. an d Mrs. F. C. B artholom ew
e n te rta in e d a t a fam ily C hristm as
tre e on T h u rsd ay evening. T heir
guest* w ere Mr. and Mrs. F ran k
M orrow, o f P o rtla n d ; Mrs. E velyn
•Saling, Ed and Ted S aling, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ben T a n n le r and son, H en­
ry, of Viola.
The Mehodist Episcopal Church
“ T he F rie n d ly C hurch on the H ill”
Ira F. R ankin, P a sto r
S unday school, (G eo. L aw rence,
S u p t.), 10:00.
J u n io r C hurch (M rs. R ankin in
c h a rg e ), 10:45.
M orning w orship, 11:00.
A ftern o o n
service
at
D over
church, 3:00.
E pw orth L eague devotional m eet­
ing, 6:30.
E ven in g w orship, 7:30.
The L adies A id will m eet a t the
hom e o f
Mrs. Geo.
L aw rence,
W ednesday, J a n u a r y 6th, a t 2:30
p. m. T he ladies a re asked to b rin g
the sacks o f pennies w hich have been
collected. T ell others.
Mu)-week p ra y e r service a t the
church W ednesday evening, 7:30.
C hoir p ractice a t th e church
T h u r-d a y evening, a t 7:30.
“ T hou cro w n est th e y e a r w ith th y
goodness. • * • O bless o u r God. ye
people, an d m ake th e voice o f his
p raise to be h e a rd ." — P salm 6 5 : 11 -
, 6 6 :8.
i
will have to lie doubled a f t e r t h o r o u g h
s t u d y of tho c o n d it i o n s t h a t have
g r o w n up. It s e e m s obvious, th o u g h ,
t h a t m e a s u r e s of p r e v e n t io n r a t h e r
t h a n of p u n i s h m e n t will yield th e
g r e a t e r benefits.
We a r c now in ttie se a so n w h e n the
s t r e e t s a r e q u i t e c o m m o n ly w et a n d
very slip p e r y . C o m m o n s e n s e te lls us
t h a t a n a u to m o b ile c a n n o t he sa fely
d riven as sw iftly on wet a s on dry
s t r e e t s . Yet too m a n y d r i v e r s a r e
d e a f to t h e voice of c o m m o n sense.
Tills type c h a n g e s its h a b its not at all
w h e n c o n d itio n s favor sk id d in g . If tt
avoids c o llisio n s t h is c a n be a c c o u n te d
for only on t h e g r o u n d th a t th ere is
such a t h in g a s " lu c k ."
Of c o u r s e , it is im p o s sib le to leg is­
late s o u n d s e n s e into th e m ind of th a t
type c o m m o n ly c a l l e d " s a p . "
If we
u e to h a v e t h e p o ss ib le m a x i m u m of
sa f e ty In t h e s t r e e t s th e “ s a p " m u s t bo
legisla te d o u t of t h e d r i v e r 's seat. Tills
p e r h a p s f a ll s into th e c a t e g o r y of
filings " m o r e e a s ily said t h a n done."
The " s a p " m u s t be proved b e f o re lie
c a n he d e p riv e d of bis c it i z e n ’s rig h t.
T h e re al q u e s t io n is, w h a t proof sh a ll
lie r e q u ir e d ?
As th e law s u su a l ly a r e a d m i n i s t e r e d
t h e r e is no in te r f e r e n c e with h a b it u a l
m e n a c e s t o life a n d p r o p e r t y until
they h a v e a n " a c c i d e n t . ”
L ittle is
done to p r e v e n t a c c id e n ts . H u n d r e d s
of ' s a p s " c ould be identified w he n th e
s t r e e t s a r e wet by the slid in g of t h e i r
. a r s a t p o i n ts w h e r e t h e y s h o u ld be
u n d e r p e r fe c t c o n .i I.
T oo m u ch
sp e e d on w e t p a v e m e n t s is a s d a n g e r ­
ous a s d r i v in g w hile Intoxic ated.
S o m e th i n g c a n be done a b o u t it.
W. A. H eylm an a tte n d e d the
W oodrow
W iL on
com m em oration
m eeting M onday a t P o rtla n d L ib ra­
ry H all.
W ho is go in g to c a r e for the c a r e ­
t a k e r 's d a u g h t e r does not i n t e r e s t u s
n e a r l y a* m u c h a s does w h e r e the
m oney is c o m in g from to pay fo r the
( h r istu ia * p r e s e n t s t h e fa m ily m a k e s
u s a n d t h em se lv es .
A r h e v r o le t b eat a n oted s p rin te r
in a 100-yard dash from sta n d in g
ta r t.
G RE A T E R C OMMUNI TY CLUB
WI L L M E E T AT OAK G RO V E
T he G re a te r C lackam as C om m u­
n ity C lub will m eet a t O ak G rove
on J a n u a r y 13th.
E v ery clu b is ex ­
pected to he p re p a re d to say som e­
th in g i o r its locality.