I, M. J. BROWN, BEING DULY SWORN, SAY THAT I AM EDITOR AND PART OWNER OF THE OREGON CITY COURIER, AND THAT THE AVERAGE WEEKLY CIRCULATION OF THAT PAPER FROM MAY 1,1912 TO MAY 1, 1913, HAS EXCEEDED 2000 COPIES, AND THAT THESE PAPERS HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND CIRCULATED FROM THE COURIER OFFICE M. J. BROWN. Subscribed and sworn to before me. .this 5th dav f Mar. I.l3r.;ih.rt I. ' v, ' OREGON CITY COUI J I - . . ..vuqld, J I MUllV The Farmers Society of Equity is spreading over this county and th Courier is spreading with it. Its ad vertising columns are good as gold Clackamas County Fair September 24, 25, 26, 27 Canby, Oregon 31st YEAR OREGON CITY, ORE., JUNK 4r 1313. No. 3 A POINT WHERE GREAT MEN DIFFER THE COURIER EDITOR AND CHAUNCEY M. FALL OUT PALTER, PATRIMONY, PRUNES, Vs. Cornbread, Sowbelly and a Few Days of Real Life "I never saw any pleasure in hiding in the woods and catching fish nor in tramping with a gun trying to kill something. I am not a fsherman, and I am not a sportsman. But to take a trip to some new place, or to go to Eu rope and there meet persons of strong character, wit, and culture who control government policies and create public sentiment, and talk with them under favorable circumstances gives me a sense of pleasure that nothing else can. The rarest kind of pleasure is to dine with men and women of brains and culture, because at the ' table the sparkle of wit, the jest, the story, and the good things in tellectually come. out. Under such conditions one gets real en joyment and the mind finds pleas ure afterward in dwelling upon the recollections. Chauncey M. Depew. It's all according to one's taste, I don't think much of yours, but that's your business. You travel hundreds of miles across the big drink to spend three hours over a wine supper and talk with men who have a Sir ahead of their names, and "get a sense of pleasure out of it that nothing else can give. It sure doesn't take much to make you feel good. Weeks and weeks before the royal splurge you practice your piece and dig for new jokes. You work out fac- ' ial expressions, read up on court et iquette, and practice gestures. You try the dignity stunts, pose for dis tinctiveness and cultivate a royal crust. . v Wine, witand white shirts.. Palter, patrimony and prunes. Sitting three hours around a table turning your rings, and waiting for a chance to break in and shine. Filling up on champagne, slopping over a little along toward morning and waking with a hard cider big- head. Hob-nobbing with the aristocrats and getting your picture in the Lon don dailies. And Chauncey calls this the rarest kind of pleasure. There is a familiar saying that great minds run in the same chan nels, but they don't. When I get a month or two off I don't go banquet hunting or run somebody down and spring a late story on him, but I get as far away from wit, culture and hobble skirts as the railroads and a pair of cay- uses will carry, and have a vacation that means something. In August or September I am going down in Arizona and Mexico for a vacation, and I will get more out of the few weeks trip than Chauncey will with his English snobbery if he lives until he is United States senator again. A vacation to my mind should be something different, a getting away from the familiar, a hiking back to nature getting away where monot ony does not drip on you. Give me the odd corners, and the new scenes; the campfire and the blanket; the game trails and ruins. Give me the free life and a chance to work "off the staleness a change. But not for you Chauncey. Think of a New Mexican bed bug fastening his jaws on your royal legs or an Arizona chigger digging a hole into your roy al back. No culture in rancid bacon and bak ing powder pones; no intellectuality or sentiment in sleeping with an un washed miner in a 'dobie. But there's change, health, appetite interest, zest, knowledge. Better skip a speech and go down with me Chauncey. The Johnnies can spare you. BUNCHING UP A Crazy Age for People to Want to , Flock Together It's strange but the success of anything these days is measured by the number of people who attend it. Our rose festival was a splendid day's entertainment , People went home advertising it as a fine success. But let us suppose that but a hundred or so people attended, then it would have been declared a "frost," a fail ure, tho' the program and entertain ment were the same. People like to bunch and touch el bows. They are like sheep. The big ger the bunch and the harder the jam, the better they like it Where the crowd is densest is where they want to wedge in. And not only is this true of a rose festival, but true everywhere, and this bunching tendency is a matter that is attracting serious considerat ion. It is stripping the farms of the young fellows; it is killing off the little hamlets; it is making fewer and bigger towns and cities. Men and women crave excitement, noise and hustle. They dread monot ony and silence. We have a bread line in Portland and farmers searching for help in the fields. A farmer is planning to rent or sell and move into Canby; Oregon City lopks good to he Canby man; Portland is the place desired by the Oregon City man; the Portlander wants to go to Chicago, Chicago to New York and New York to London. And what are we going to do, what can we do, to change this condition? Those who are on the pavements won't leave, and those who are on the farms want to get to the electric lights. What are we going to do about this matter? Can you suggest? DON'T RUSH THE BURIAL The Corpse is Very Healthy and Very Lively as Yet Here is an Enterprise "argument' against the recall of the county court, It's great stuff. It's so defensive, o full of "Food for Thought." Up at Canby the other day they had a funeral, and the corpse of the late departed was being slowly covered with dirt, when one of the bystanders, who had been sprinkling dust unto dust, was seen suddenly to reach hastily into the partly filled' grave, and draw therefrom a sheaf of papers that had fallen from his pocket. In spite of the solemnity of the occasion there was a slight snicker, for it was seen that the papers that had sought rest in the sepulchre of death were the sheets of one of these recall petitions. Of course it was just a coincidence, but it was strange that a thing so near ly dead should drop into a grave. his "editorial" . is certainly in 1id taste and place, and it will u so pleasing to the relatives and friends; but it's along the usual line of the Phonograph. The 'trouble with the Enterprise managers is the circle they are in. They only see and hear the things they want to see and hear. The Phonograph has another guess coming on the recall. It will soon find out that it is the liveliest and hottest thing hat sheet has ever tried to stop through misrepresentation. It will soon firtd owthat hundreds of taxpayers and the best men of Clackamas county - are behind the movement to have a new county court and that their names are signed to the recall petitions. There is an old saying that the man who laughs last has the longest and loudest laugh. The Phonograph does n't know anything about the extent of the recall nor the number of men who have signed it. The other side DOES know. This "thing" you think is "so nearly dead" Bro. Brodie, will surprise you. Just wait a little before you arrange for its burial unless you can use the grave for the diggers. RECALL NOTICE All recall petitions in circulation are asked to be sent in to the com mittee at the Courier office not lat er than Monday of next week, June 30. This means every petition in circu lation in the county, whether filled or otherwise. Be sure that they are sworn to before a notary, and be sure that every sheet on which are sig natures, is sworn to, otherwise they are worthless and will have to be re turned. Please give this matter prompt and careful attention. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Why Discriminate? Courier: I note the press comment on the action of your mayor permitting street speaking by the Socialists. There is a reason why conditioned that itrbe free from profanity, obscen ity, etc. Recently, while passing through your city, I had- occasion to stop on the street for a short time and find ing a convenient opening, halted in front of a saloon, leaving my wife in the car, who was subjected to street profanity from the men about the saloon, while I did my errand. Why is soap-box profanity worse than street profanity and on what ground does your mayor allow the latter and deny the former 1 CITIZEN Excursion and Picnic Sunday, June 29th, at Estacada Park, Dancing, Athletic Sports, good prizes, Best Union Music, Admission 25 cents to dance. Given by Kirkpat rick Council No. 2227, Knights and Ladies of Security. The public is cor dially invited to come and have a good time. The best of order will pre vail. "Jeff will make the coffee." Will Build Two Greenhouses H. J. Bigger has purchased two lots on Center Street between Second and Third and has let the contract for the building of two green houses, work to start in a few days. Mr. Big ger thoroughly understands the nurs ery business, and there is a good op ening here for his undertaking. BR01E GOMES TO BEATIE'5 AID SWITCHES PIONEER ADDRESS TO COURT WHITEWASH "MY POLITICAT RIVAL" BUNK, Fullsome Praise, but no Defense to the County Court Charges That George C. Brownell thinks the recall movemetnt is becoming dangerous to his bosom friend Bob Beatie was advertised to the people of Wright's Springs Saturday, when Mr. Smooth with plenty of handy language,switched a pioneers' address from, the days of '49 up to a de fense of Judge Beatie and his county court of 1913 with so short o cut that many of his hearer3 thought he should be arrested for speeding. Mr. Brownell's scheme was Exhibit A.for beautiful nerve. Had he adver tised that his talk would have been a greasing for Judge Beatie there would have been few to attend the process. But he went back to the hard old days "and dragged in a pioneer or two for a sitting. He roped 'em in on the quiet and when he had them where they had to stand for it, he set Judge Beatie up as a patriot nan kering to die for the good of Clacka mas county, Oregon, U. S. A., and with all styles of English he took a man whose virtue is set on a hair trigger and changed him into George Washington. Oh, you George C. Brownell! Big patent medicine heads in the Phonograph state that Brownell "roused to eloquence by attack on Court praises political rival Beatie." His political rival! Wouldn't that make you jump off the bridge? Brownell defending his enemy! Brownell throwing a halo over Beat ie s head, because he was being wrongfully and falsely accused! And while this Discuple of Black- stone and Other Things, whose rep utation is not as sweet as violets wet with Oregon dew, was drawing a pic ture of Judge Beatier looking as inno cent as a Madonna, the taxpayers were busy getting signatures to a re call petition that means as much the recall of George C. Brownell as it does Bob Beatie. His political rival! George is un consciously funny. He is embarassing to himself. It takes sheer gall and a steel nerve to try to slip this one over, when 95 per cent of the tax payers of the county know his pos ition with the county court; know that he is the man behind the throne; the man who deals the cards and that he became a Judas Iscariot to the Re publican party in order to run the layout. Defending his enemy! Isn't that one to crack your sides over? Why Brownell has been the suc tion carpet sweeper on the county court since the day he elected Beatie. He elected him, made him county Judge and betrayed West Point to do it, and if you think he doesn't sleep in the same bed and eat out of the same spoon with Beatie, just try to get a little dinkey appointment or favor from the county, and see who is king. But we all know this, so let's joe along to Brownell's talk and see how he took up the charges, one by one, and how he "defended" them. Here's the opening text: I want to say right here that while Robert Beatie is a democrat and has been a political enemy of mine, if there is anything in this county that I despise it is this same recall movement and the men who are backing it, and their motives. . . Now the men back of it don't care a yellow darn whether Brownell de spises them or not, but if this gentle man will drop over to the Courier of fice we will show him the names of over a thousand voters of Clackamas county, among them the most repre sentative men and biggest taxpayers. And when Mr. Brownell says he "de spises" the men in this movement he is saying something that will come home to roost. Here is another of Mr. Brownell's telling points: "When Robert Beatie was sher iff of this county he had in his keeping thousands of dollars of the peoples' money, and he ac counted for every cent of it The charge was never made against him that he was dishonest! Not even Bob Schuebel ever dared to hurl that charge at him. Is this recall movement for sheriff or county judge? Sheriff Mass has in his keeping thousands of dollars.. So has the county treasurer. No charge has ever been. made that they were dishonest We aren't out with a re call for Sheriff Beatie. ' Perhaps as county judge he has made mistakes. Perhaps the j county commissioners have made ! mistakes did anybody ever hear of a county court that did not; or of a business man that never made mistakes in the details of his business? But none of the mistakes that the county court may have made have been costly. They may have let certain jobs without bidding, but the figures will show you that when they did, the county got the work done just as cheaply as any of the bidders volunteered to do it The figures won't show anything of the kind, and George C. Brownell knows it If they Would, why didn't he use these figures instead of a hem orrhage of halo, and show up where the investigating committee Heft? Why didn't he show by figures where that $7,000 or ?9,000 above the archi tects' figures went to on the county court nouse addition, and why did not he account for that $163,000 of county expenditures above the for mer county court, on a same basis? And WHY did they let contract after contract for bridge building without bids or competition when Sec. 627 of Lord's Oregon Laws plainly states what SHALL be done ? Mr. Brownell, didn't you openly champion Bob Beaty for county Judge and stand up in the circuit court room and proclaim him "Honest Bob?" Before the bridge contracts were let to the Coast Bridge Co., were you j not in close communion with the con tractors for days? Beore the timber cruising contract was let to Mr. Nease, were not you and he in consultation for several days and did not you and Judge Beat ie take long walks about this time? Were you not consulted and did you not have a part in the framing of all the contracts of any importance since the present county court has been in office? Will you answer these, Mr. Brow nell? Will George C. Brownell explain this, and while he is at it, will he ex plain why that big timber cruising contract was plugged through so si lently, and without competition, and will he say what part he had in that deal? And here is another defense: The charges made against Beatie are outrageous. They are so outrageous that the people who make them don't dare to make them definite; they don't dare come before you and say outright that Judge Beatie ever took a cent that he wasn't right fully entitled to. Mr. Brownell is doing the kid act now. No dne to our knowledge has ever charged that he has stolen mon ey, and no one for a minute thinks that any man advised by George C, Brownell would be caught with the goods on him. The investigating com mittee never made 6uch a charge. The recall petitions do Mi make it If Mr. Brownell would read the front page of a recall petition he would be more familiar with his case, and would not appear so ridiculous in his defense. The reasons given in the recall are that the county court has been care less and extravagant in the manage ment of the county business; that bridges were built without publicity or competitive bidding; that the timber cruising contract was let with out any public notice or competition; and that Lord's Oregon Laws have been ignored by the Court These are the charges, Mr. Brown- ell. Aren't they DEFINITE? Why don't you defend them instead of spreading white wash ? And when you get them taken care of, tell us where that $163,000 melted away to; tell us why the court house work wasn't let to the lowest bidder and from f 7,000 to $9,000 saved; tell us why the court made a present and hearafter free franchise of the coun ty to a Portland gas company. And when you have these answered, we will ask you some more. "Who are these men who are making the charges? There's Ed Olds, who is sore, and mad, and disappointed because he didn't get some bridge work. There's Bob Schuebel. Schuebel is a nice man, but he doesn't know what the county court is doing his charges show that. All this stuff in the newspapers has been mis representation and lies and slan der, but in all of it they haven't dared to accuse Bob Beatie of taking public money. It doesn't matter a darn who the men are who make the charges. The matter is are the charges true? If these newspaper reports are "misrep resentation, lies and slander"why are not libel actions brought? Why don't they put Olds, Brown, Schuebel and the rest of the fellows in jail? Why don't you bring an action, Mr. Brown ell, and force us to make good? E"er think that this was about the easiest way for an innocent man to vindicate himself? "Talk about a recall, why have n't they tried it on other commis ioners? Grant Dimick went into office and promised to get the county out of debt in two years or resign. He didn't do either. Why ddin't they cry for a recall for him? Why have they picked on Bob Beatie, who has never been known to be dishonest, and than whom there is no bigger, broader, more square man in pub lic office in this county today. By the same reasoning you might ask why they didn't recall you when you were senator? This is kid talk. My six-year-old boy wouldn't put up this moan. We aren't recalling past history it's the county court we are after. We don't charge they are thieves and can be proven such by their own records. If this were the case, it would be a matter for the grand jury. There would be no need for a recall. And sometimes when I read such nonsense I wonder how George C. ever got his reputation as lawyer. I Brownell has The fact that Mr, THIS YEAR GO TO T PLACE FOR REST, RECREAT ION AND EDUCATION ARE 24 SPLENDID PROGRAMS Session Audiences Will in All Proba bility Total 75,000. The staid old auditorium at Glad stone park will soon be just about the busiest place in the country. Promptly at 10:30 on the morning of July 8th, the first of the 1913 Chautauqua aud iences will assemble, and from then until the night of the 20th, there will be something doing almost every min ute of the day in the famous old structure. During that fime, it is a conservative estimate to say that i grand total of about 75,000 lis teners will fill the benches at the ses sions. surprising as it may seem, still it is a fact that each day (morn ing, noon and night,) the auditorum shelters an average attendance of 7, 000. Some of these folks, of course, at tend but one program, others enjoy two, while hundreds go back the third time each day. This ability to "come back" is one of the features of Chau tauqua life. The slogan of the man agement is: "All PROGRAMS FOR ALL PEOPLE." Twelve days of diversified educational, literary, sci entific and musical features, so ar ranged to avoid monotony, transform the old auditorium platfdrm into a constantly-changing stage with con stantly changing players, and inci dently keeps the monster audiences in constant interest. A brief mention of afternoon and evening programs alone that will be given in the famous old auditorium, is made at this time. Mentally sandwich these 24 big programs with daily band concerts, solos, daily baseball games, fifty summer school lectures, some fireworks on the closing Saturday night, ideal camp life, and many other features, and you will have a small idea of the many things in store for you at the 20th annual assembly. Opening Day, July Xh 2:00 Sierra Quartette, the premier mixed quartette of the west. Silpha Ruggles, soprano; Carl Edwin Ander son, tenor; Mabel Hill Redfield, pian ist and accompanist; Ruth Waterman Anderson, contralto; Lowell Moore Redfield, baritone. 8:00 Pamahasika and his Pets A treat for the children, young and old. Second Day, Wednesday, July 9th. 2:00 Sierra Mixed Quartette. 8:00 Sierra Mixed Quartette. Third Day, Thursday, July 10 2:00 Tyrolean Alpine Singers a high-class organization of ( native Swiss musicians, vocalists, yodlers and instrumentalists: native 'folk songs and peasant garb. 8:00 Tyroleans. Fourth Day, Friday July 11 2:00 Lecture, Ng. Poon Chew, the Chinese statesman, on "Modern China." This should interest all pa trons, as we are often prone to over look the good qualities of our-Mongolian brothers in this great Western country. 8:00 Lecture, Frederick Vining Fisher, "The Panama Canal and The Exposition." Fifth Day, Saturday, July 12 2:00 Recital, Frances Carter of New York, "The Blot on the Scutch eon. Mrs. Carter will head the elo cution department of the Chautauqua, and will be on the grounds during the entire session. 8:00 Grand Chautauqua concert under leadership of Prof. F. T. Chap man, violinist; Pauline-Miller Chap man, mezzo-soprano; Maldwyn Evans, the Welch bariton; Carmel Sullivan, harpiste; Prof J. H. Cowen, chorus director; Miss Goldie Peterson, so prano. Sunday, July 13 Sixth day 2:00 Sermon by Dr. Hinson of Portland White Temple. Dr. Hinson, known as one of the most eloquent di vines of the northwest, will have charge of the daily Bible class work, at 10:00 a. m. each day. 5:00 Sacred concert. 8:00 Maude Willis, recital: "Ev- erywoman." Miss Willis comes to us from the East, highly recommended known Beatie intimately for four teen years is bad for Beatie. His chances were mighty slim before George made this announcement. Nick Blair can count himself lucky that Brownell did not say a word in his favor. But seriously now, you taxpayers, what do you think of this line of de fense bunk? It has a fat lot to do with the charges and issues eh? You know how your taxes go up, up, up every year. You don t believe there is any real reasons for this enormous taxation and expenditures every year. You don t believe that these hundreds of thousands of dol lars of hard earned tax money should be dumped into political mud holes and be called roads every year. You don t believe the contracts and fran chises have been legal or necessary. You want relief. Then pick good men, strong men, honest men and put them in place of the present county court and set if you don't get it GHAU ADDA as a dramatic reader of great merit, Monday, July 14 Seventh Day 2:00 "The Third Degree", Chas. Kleins masterpiece, read by Miss Willis. 8:00 Dr. Matt S. Hughes of Pasa dena, Calif., lecture: "The Penalties of Progress." Dr. Hughes is one of the Pacific Coast favorites and will be one of our finest lecture features. Eighth Day, Tuesday, July 15 2:00 Lecture Col. Bain, the Ken tucky orator, subject: "Our Country, Our Homes and Our Duty." Colonel Bain is a veteran of the American lecture platform and is man of nat ional acquaintance. 8:00 Lecture, Mr. E. G. Lewis, the tounder of the American -Woman's Republic, subject: "The Siege of Uni versity City.'. Ninth Day, Wednesday, July 16 2:U0 Lecture, Dr. Huehes. "Abra ham Lincoln." 8:00 Recital, Mrs. Frances Carter, "The Spanish Gypsy." Tenth Day, Thursday, July 17 2:00 Miss Grace Lamkin will have this afternoon for her grand "Pae- eant." Miss Lamkin's work is an ex clusive feature of this year's session and consists of "Supervised Plav." She makes a personal charge of every youngster on the grounds, not only to tne delight of the "kids" themselves, but also to the hundreds of grateful mothers on the grounds. 8:00 Lecture, Col. Bain, "A Searchlight of the Twentieth Cen tury." Eleventh Day, Friday, July 18 2:00 Lecture, Walt. Holcomb. son-in-law of Sam Jones and also lecturer of national repute. Subject, "lhe Horse Kace. 8:00 Lecture, illustrated. Prof. B, R. Baumgardt, noted scientist, globe trotter and Chautauqua man, subject: "Venice the City of Golden Dreams." Twelfth Day, Saturday, July 19 2:00 Lecture, Walt Holcomb. "The evolution of Humor and Wit' 8:00 Prof. B. R. Baumgardt. "The I'jields-and Fiords of Norway." Thriteenth Day, Sunday, July 20 2:00 Lecture, Colonel Bain: "If I Could Live Life Over." 8:00 Prof. Baumgardt, "An Even ing With the Stars." Don't think the above is the full program by any means. Lack of space prohibits us from publishing the full program this week, but the Courier will, in its next issue, give a detailed list of some of the many features that take place on the grounds -ouWide of the big auditorium. punMhng HowJudge Beatie Breaks Even with Those Who Oppose Him Henry Henrici, road supervisor of District No. 14, (Maple Lane) called up Judge Saturday evening and asked him what the chances were for get ting a road roller to roll the road he is making. The Judge answered he could not have one, that he had bet ter call up his friend, W. F. Harris or Chris Muralt, perhaps they could help him and then hung up. Harris and Muralt have een circu lating recall petitions and the road supervisor has signed it. Some time ago some Equity man sked whose court house this, was, and now someone will be just horrid enough to ask whose road machinery cms 18 7 Someone will want to know if these rollers and crushers, bought lartrelv by the farmers of this county, are to be used by the county court to club men into line, to be worked on the roads where the supervisors "play the game" and to be denied to those who dare to sign a recall petition. But these farmers should recall how the Equity Society forced Judge Beat iet to eat crow. He told the sheriff not to let Equity members hold any meetings in the court house. The far mers made an issue of it and appoint ed a committee to wait on the county court, when Judge Beatie reversed himself like a jumping jack and voted let them and all other societies use the rooms. Farmers of road district Na 14 should get busy, and see who this road machinery belongs to. Civic Committee Should Act A year ago the handsome bluff frontage at the head of the Seventh street stairway was every day used by many residents and visitors, as it is one of the finest viewpoints from tne Blurts. Ihis year it is waist hich with grass and strewn with timbers nd boards from the fire alarm tow er which was never completed. It's too bad for the city to mar this sight ly place. Ordinances are framed to compel private parties to clean ud and keep curbs free from weeds and grass, but the city allows its DroD- erty to become a disgrace. lhe civic committee had better iro after the city. Good Time on Sunday, June 29 Kirkpatrick Council . No. 2227. will entertain members and the public with dancing, athletic games, etc., at Estacada Park. The finest orchestra n Portland has been eniratred for this SDecial eymrainn nni ni.n!n anA pcnty of refreshments will be' sold on the grounds. Admission to dance 25 cents. Come and spend the day in Estacada, the beautiful city on the Clackamas River. Too Late We tried to pound it into you last week that you should got your letters in a day earlier, as the Courier is now issued on Thursdays. You didn't heed, and you were too late for this week. LET'S GET AFTER ITER MATTER THE CANBY PROPOSITION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TYPHOID WILL SOON BE DUE We Have Waited Nine Months, and it is Time to Stir It has been nearly nine months now since typhoid broke out and gave this city such a set back, and we are no nearer a pure water supply than we were then. In about three months fall rains will rinse the Willamette valley of its filth, bring it down here in a stream of poison, and we will have to drink it. And people are yet boiling, boiling, boiling. There has been a proposition made to the city that would settle the water matter, settle it quickly and leave the risk and expense up to the other fel low. Engineer Robert Dieck recom mended it. So far as we can learn there is not a question of the purity of the source and no question as to the volume of the supply. lhe source is the Canby gravels. The proposition is for outside people to bring it here and give it to the city on a per centage basis, the basis to be agreed upon, and with the priv iliege of the city taking it over at certain periods. This would stop further test wells, which are pretty much guess work, and further expense, which is run ning up daily. It would stop a bond is sue and further city indebtedness, and as we understand the matter, the water would not cost consumers any more, if as much, as present. Now if this proposition is what the promoters state it is, and many who , have looked into the matter say there is no quesion of the waer's puriy nor its volume, then why doesn't the city go into it thoroughly, determine these points and then have a special city el- . ection and let the people pass on it if they don't want the responsibility. One of the . -councilmen recently stated in a meeting that it would only -cost $65 to hold a special icty election and this or double this would be too small an expense to put between people and health. The people are becoming restive under delay. They dread the fall and winter rains with conditions as they . were last year. They want water that doesn't have to be boiled, fried, doctored or anal yzed before drinking. They don't care rap about retaining the present water system. They want safe water, want to have it before they have to move out The Courier knows a dozen families that have left this city because of water conditions. No doubt scores of families who would come are kept back by the same reason. One man, whose wife had typhoid fever last fall, moved back to Idaho last week. He said there was no hope for water before the fall rains and he would not take the chances again. This Canby proposition is one we should thoroughly look into, and if O. K., then act. The citizens should take it up, call public meeting, appoint a committee to thoroughly investigate it, and if it bears out the claim, then they should go ahead AND GET WATER. Someone has got to get it pretty soon. ENTERPRISE APOLOGIZES Retracts What it Printed of Mr. Schu- bel and Case is Dropped (Oregon City Enterprise.) On the day before the primary el ection last year the Enterprise pub lished an offensive political advertise ment by Gustave Schnoerr, abusing Mr. Schuebel, not only of purely self ish motives in being a candidate for the legislature, but also charging him with being corrupt and corrupt- able. The editor of the Enterprise has known Mr. Schuebel for many years and never believed any of the charges were true. Mr. Schuebel's integrity and public spirit are unquestioned among those who know him, and his seful and consistent conduct while in the legislature fully justify that confidence. Publication of the, advertisement was one of the unfortunate accidents that sometimes happen in newspaper offices, and the editor desires to dis own all responsibility for itl Thd only redeeming feature of tho acci dent is that no one believed the char ges and the publication did not injure Mr. Schuebel in the election that fol lowed. It affords the Enterprise great pleasure to publish this statement in justice to Mr. Schuebel. Mr. Schuebel has dismissed the li bel suit he brought against the En terprise because of the advertisement Remember This One Frost and Edwards have cards out for a big dance at Busch's hall on the night of July 4, and they say it will be the biggest dance ever held in the city.