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OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 22 1907
24th YEAR.
No 45
ORE
BEST SERVICE
AT LEAST COST
Farmers Want Free Exchange
With Oregon City. .
DICKER WITH COMPANIES
Countv Systems Expect To
Benefit By Rivalry Be
tween Pacific States
and Home Lines.
"The best possible service at the
least possible cost."
This Is what Is demanded by the
farmers mutual and independent lines
of Clackamas County, and stockhold
ers and directors to the number of
40 met on Saturday afternoon In the
couuty courtroom and talked over the
proposition for more than two hours,
and finally adopted a resolution re
commending that a delegate be ap
pointed by each of the mutual and In
dependent telephone lines in Clack
amas County to meet March 28, with
representatives of the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph Company and
the Home Telephone Company to re
ceive proposals, which will be sub
mitted to the stockholders of the sev
eral companies for approval or re
jection. The entrance of the Home Tele
phone Company into the local field
lias caused the farmers to sit up and
take notice and they are bound to take
advantage of the situation where the
two big companies are in direct com
petition for the business of this coun
ty. The Beaver Creek and Molalla
Mutual companies are practically com
mitted to the proposition of free lo
cal exchange with Oregon City and
the Clear Creek Mutual Company will
probably act with Uie other two com
panies, which come into Oregon City
over one trunk lino.
Louis Funk, of the Clear Creek Mu
tual, acted as chairman of the meeting
and G. A. Schuebel, of the Beaver
Creek Mutual, was secretary. The Mo
lalla Company was not represented
at the meeting. Considerable discus
sion was Indulged In by prominent j
farmers, and several motions were
made. The motion of Mr. Charles E.
Spence, of Beaver Creek, as amended
by Mr. Mumpower, of Clear Creek,
was adopted.
Mr. Spence sounded the key note of
the meeting, stating that It is desir
able for all the farmer companies to
enter into an arrangement with either
the Pacific States or the Home Com-
pany, and that it would be an unwise
policy for some of the mtutual lines
to tie up with one company, and for
others, to affiliate with the other- com
pany. Mr. Funk drove in a nail by saying
that it is understood that if the farm
Gives Moe Light
Gem High Efficiency
High Candle Power Electric Lamp
THI8 NEW LINE OF HIGH CANDLE- POWER LAMPS SIGNALIZES AN IMPORTANT DEVELO
PMENT IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT, AND MARKS A NOTABLE ADVANCE IN THE BET
TERMENT OF ILLUMINATION. THE ACTUAL GAIN IS 20 PER CENT BETTER EFFICIENCY THAN
IS AT PRE8ENT OBTAINED FROM THE HIGH-EST EFFICIENCY INCANDESCENT LAMPS.
High Efficiency Lamp with Distributing
Holophone Reflector
APPRECIATING THE GREAT GAIN IN LIGHTING SECURED BY THE USE OF PROPER RE
FLECTORS, THERE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR USE WITH THE NEW LAMPS A SPECIAL LINE OP
HOLOPHANE BAGODA SHADES, WHICH, WHEN USED WITH THE NEW LAMPS FORM A BRIL
LIANT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE LIGHTING COMBINATION.
TWO STYLES OF REFLECTORS ARE PROVIDED, THE DISTRIBUTING OR "D" FORM WHICH
IS SHOWN ABOVE, AND WHICH IS RECOMMENDED WHERE -WIDE AREAS ARE TO BE ILLUMI
NATED, AND THE CONCENTRATING OR "C" FORM OF REFLECTOR WHICH IS ADMIRABLY
ADAPTED FOR USE IN SHOW-WINDOW LIGHTING OR WHEREVER A CONCENTRATION OF
LIGHT IS DESIRABLE.
THE GEM LAMP WITH ITS HOLOPHANE GLASS REFLECTOR FORM8 A BRILLIANT LIGHT
ING COMBINATION AND MERITS THE ATTENTION OF STORE KEEPERS AND ALL THOSE IN
TERESTED IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIGHTING FACILITIES. - .
ON EXHIBITION AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICE, 609 MAIN 8TREET.
Portland Railway Light & Power Co.
C. G. MILLER,
CALL TELEPHONE MAIN 1081
ers contracted with the Pacific States
Company for exchange service, the
Home Company would practically be
shut out of Oregon City, but, on the
other hand, if connection with the
Home Company was effected, the busi
ness men of Oregon City would be
forced to Install new phones.
The mutual and Independent lines
of Clackamas County number more
than 1000 prones and all of them have
connection with Oregon City, the ma
jority coming in over the Oregon City
& Farmers' Independent Telephone
Company. There are many that con
nect with the Pacific States Company,
however, and It is the intention of
most of the formers to bring about
an arrangement by which all of the
business and connections of the farm
ers lines shall be made with one of
the two companies. The Home Com
pany Is about to enter the local Held
and has absorbed the Oregon City &
Faroters' Independent Telephone
Company, which has connection with
the Molalla, Beaver Creek and Clear
Creek Mutual lines.
The farmers have been paying a
nominal rate of $1 per phone for
switching privileges, but many of
them consider that they ought to have
free exchange.
COAL AT SCOTT8 MILLS.
Section Vitally Interested In Develop
ment of Its Mines.
Mr. and Mrs. Barton Jack, who have
been visiting relations at Hood River,
passed through the city Thursday en
route to their home in Marduam. Mr.
Jack reports the country around Mar
quam and Scotts Mills in a state of
excitement over the coal prospects
of that section and immense quanties
are believed to be stored 200 feet be
low the surface. The company that
recently filed 10 leases, covering
about 1000 acres of land, has com
menced boring this side of the bridge
In Clackamas County. Most of the
outcropplngs are in" Clackamas, where
In many places coal banks and ledges
crop out from the top of the ground.
The company has agreed to pay the
farmers whose lands are covered by
lease eight cents per ton for all the
coal taken out, and as the depth Is
great no material injury to the land
will result, except where the shafts
are sunk. The Southern Pacific Com
pany has completed a survey for a
railroad, line from Scotts Mills to
Mount Angel, and if operations are
successful a branch will be construct
ed. The first discoveries of coal in
the Stotts Mills region wree made
eight years ago, but little has been
done In the way of development since
that time.
Waespe Will Probated.
The will of the late Fred Waespe,
of Sandy, has been admitted to pro
bate. The property Is left to the wid
ow and three children of the deceased.
The will provides that If Mrs. Waespe
prefers to sell the property the money
shall be divided as follows: Two
thirds to herself and one-third to their
children, fcJary, Fred and Henry," lo be
placed iu a bank until they become of
age. The wife has the privilege of
living on the homestead during her
lifetime, and in bucIi case she shall
have exclusive control of the property,
which goes to the children after her
death. '
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MILWAUKIE
OPENS HALL
Appropriate Exercises in New
Grange Edifice.
BUILDING COST $2,000
Patrons First Organized in
1 894 and Membership Has
Increased Steadily
Ever Since.
The new grange hall at Mllwaukle
was opened to the public Saturday,
and appropriate exercises took place
for the occasion. The hall, which is
one of the finest grange halls in the
state, cost about $2,000, and was con
structed under the supervision of
three of Its members, Richard Scott
T. R. A. Sell wood and Monroe Nye.
who deserve great credit for their
workmanship. The building is a two-
story structure, the lower floor being
used for the dining room, while the
upper one will be used for the meet
ings of the grange. It is plasterer!
throughout. It has a reception hall
and stage, a piano, and sixty new
chairs. Over the stage Is carve'i iu
large lettering "1907." The dedica
tion of the building will be held as
soon as the $900 debt is raised, and
a the members are planning many
functions for the near future, it is
possible that this debt will soon be
cleared.
Saturday, being the regular day for
meeting of Mllwaukle Grange the
morning session was opened at 10
o clock. Five candidates were elected
and two initiated. After ail of tho
business of the order had been trans
acted all repaired to the dining room,
where a sumptuous dinner was
spread." The long tables were Jeco
rated with jonquils and azaleas. The
women of the granges have the repu
tation of serving good dinners, and all
visitors were made welcome and en-
Joyed one of the best dinners evrer
served by a grange. After dinner a
social time was spent before the after
noon s program.
About two o'clock the exercises of
the afternoon were opened with an
address by the worthy master, Mrs.
J. S. Casto, followed by "Welcome
Song," by the grange. T. R. A. Sell
wood, worthy chaplain of Mllwaukle
Grange led in prayer. Richard Scott,
one of the oldest members of the
grange, talked on "Pioneer Grangers.'
Mr. Scott spoke of the organization of
theJ5range, and of the work It has
done at Mllwaukle, and at other
places. In his talk he said that there
was already a grange at' Milwaukie
when he moved to that place, and
that It was organized by J. S. Casto
In the year of 1894, and that there are
only two charter members left, and
they are Mr. and Mrs. T. R. A. Sell-
for Oregon City
wood, Mr. Oatfield and himself, and
for years met In the Good Templar
hall, after which the meetings were
held in the Woodmen hall, a very
impressive ceremony followed Mr.
Scott's remarks, when he presented
to the worthy lecturer, Mrs. J. s.
Casto, the keys, and In a few appro
priate remarks, turned them, over
to the steward for the keeping. Mrs.
Casto thanked all of the grangers,
especially Mr. Scott, who had taken
such an interest In the grange work
and who so kindly assisted In the
erection of the biulding. Dr. Webster,
of Sellwood, spoke on the grange
I work, and his remarks were listened
I to with 'interest by his hearers. Dr.
Webster told how the grange had
'.helped to keep the young folks on the
farm, and the goou it was doing to
interest the farmers In their work,
and that this work should be pushed
u attain the hlgest sphere in Ore
gon. .
Miss Eva Scott," who possesses an
excellent contralto voice, favored her
hearers with a solo, and was accom
panied by Mrs. Mildred Ruegg-Elsert.
Chaplain of the Oregon State
Grange, Oscar Eaton, of Oswego, read
his original poem dedicated to Mll
waukle Grange.
Col. R. A. Miller, of Portland, made
a talk on "Grange Legation." Mr.
Miller was secretary Ol the Jackson
ville Grange for two years. In speak
ing of the grange work, he said that
the cities are made and built up by
the boys and girls of the farm, and
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that the best people on earth were
from the country.
Hon. W. S. U'Ren gave an address,
and brought out several good points
in his talk. Mr. U'Ren spoke of the
farmers being lecislators at the last
session of the legislature. Mr. U'Ren
also talked on "The Compulsory Pass
Law," in which the granges of the
state are taking a great interest. Mr.
U'Ren was one of the advocates of the
"Anti-Pass law," and said that it has
been left for the public to decide.
Mrs. Sarah Evans, pure food in
spector, gave one of her Interesting
talks on "Pure Food, and gave a
number of illustrations necessitating
the Importance of food Inspection.
Mrs. Mildred Ruegg-Elsert In her
talk on "The Grange as a Social Func
tlon," said In part: "The Patrons of
Husbandry is an organization for the
tiller of the soil and his family. It l:i
an organization of the farmer for the
farmer and by the furmer. In it they
were taught the beauty of nature, the
dignity of their calling, the value of
a good farm and a good farmer. The
farmer is the bread winner and like
Atlas, carries the world on his should
ers. The organization strives to show
that rural life has its pleasures. The
grange as a social function, will ever
jtand for purity, sobriety, justice and
right living. The grange Is an
organization of men and women from
all professions and ranks of workers.
rhe children must not be overlooked.
Thero are many young people In the
grange, and this is surely very en
couraging. It would be a fine thing
to have a Juvenile grange at Mil
waukie where girls und boys could
come together and be helpful." '
Practical Agriculture" was the
subject for Harvey (J. Starkweather's
address, and was ably handled.
'The River of Time" waa sung by
the Orange, and was followed by a
few remarks by the worthy lecturer,
Mrs. May Getchell.
There were about 300 people at the
grange hall to witness the Impressive
ceremony, and many of the granges
of the county were represented as
follows:
Multnomah Mrs. Mary Dolan.
Abernethy Mrs. Minnie A. Ingram,
Mrs. C. E. DeFord, Mrs. Julia Tingle,
Mrs. Ida Kent, Mrs. Augusta Jones,
Mrs. J. Keeley, Mrs. M. Rivers, Mrs.
M. E. Brown, Mrs. Fannie Greaves,
Mrs. Eugenia Smith, Mrs. Pearl Ber
ier, Mrs. A. M. Biayton, Miss Eflle
Morris.
Evening Star Grange Mrs. N. R.
Payen, Mr. W. S. Payne, Warren S.
White, Mrs. Melia Milem, C. Milem,
Mrs. H. L. Vail, L. H. Willis, B. Lee
Paget.
Surprise Grange, No. ii3. Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Wood.
Oswego Grange, No. 175. C. W.
Bryant. C. F. Dlckerson, A. R. Dicker-
son, Mrs. Florence Dickerson, Father
Oscar Eaton, Mrs. Borland, (master)
Harry Borland; Helen M. Kwing, Ret-
ta A. Nelson, Mary Workman, C. A.
Thompson.
Woodlawn A. J. Garnett, J. w.
Block.
Ktisselville Grangft (Youngest
grange In Multnomah County) John
Wilbur, master.
INSULT U'REN
AT MILWAUKIE
His Speech Interrupted By
Sneers of Auditors.
GRANGERS ARE INDIGNANT
Mrs. S. V. ILewelling Gives
Her Version of Affairs
and Denies That She
Was Hissed.
During an address given by W. S.
U'Ren at the opening of the new
Grange hall at Milwaukie Saturday
the speaker was interrupted by J. D.
Stevens and Mrs. S. V. Lewelllng, who
have Socailist Inclinations, and was
subjected to insulting remarks and
threatened with rotten eggs.
Mr. U'Ren was speaking on the sub
ject of the farmer iu the Legislature,
and had often been asked to make a
few remarks ou Uie compulsory pass
law, which the grange of the state
are going to put to the referendum.
Some tilings he said were dlspleas-'
lng to Mrs. Lewelllng, and she com
menced to make sneering remarks at
him. Ho paid no attention, but con
tinued his address in a calm and dig
nified manner. Then Stevens, who is
noted t chiefly for the Socialist
speeches he makes on the streets of
Portland, cut in, and Mr. U'Ren si
lenced him with some well-chosen sar
casm, v
After the session was over Stevens
Is said to have followed U'Ren outside
and to have continued to abuse him.
Mrs. Lewelllng was hissed by the audi
ence when she Interrupted.
Mrs. Lewelllng has the following to
say in refernece to the matter: '
"Among the speakers were doctors
and lawyers, who, in a vein of pleas
antry, were Joked for being Grangors.
They were especially funny at the ex
pense of Robert A. Miller, and fired
questions at him, which lie parried
good naturedly.
"While U'Ren was speaking Colonel
Miller, to get even with him, asked
U'Ren if he were one of the agricul
turists who farmer the farmer, where
upon I spoke, saying 'No, he Is the $80
statesman.' Another woman asked
him about his record concerning the
anti-pass law. Answering this ques
tion U'Ren made excuse, saying he
was chief blunderer in that matter. To
this 1 remarked aloud, "We well know
you are a blunderer.' .
"As Mr. U'Ren was fresh from the
Legislature, where he had been busy
lobbying for laws which were opposed
to the principles of the Grange, was It
any wonder he caused displeasure?
There was no disturbance of any kind.
The master of the Grange would not
have permitted disorder. All Inter
ruptions were of a pleasant character.
If there were any hisses they were di
rected toward Mr. U'Ren, who, it ap
peared to me, was a very unpopular
person.
"I am accused of being a Socialist.
I do not deny it. U'Ren first called
my attention to Socialism as the next
step onward, when in our home, work
ing for the- referendum. After he
went to Oregon City he endeavored to
establish a Socialist party, without
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success. He then spent considerable
time and energy In securing large lists
of subscribers for a loading Socialist
paper. You can see that Socialism
had nothing to do with this matter at
all."
AID OF BOARD OF TRADE.
Commercial Club Will Help to Estab
lish Military Company.
A special mjeetlng of the board of
trade has been called for Friday night
to discuss plans for obtaining a site
and sufficient funds for the construc
tion of an armory here. A petition
has been circulated for some weeks
among the young men of the town,
which will be presented to the state
military board asking them to allow
the establishment here of a company
of Infantry to belong to the O. N. Q.
Out of the 58 names necessary 54
have already been secured, and mili
tary matters are arousing great Inter
est among the young men. Those who
are pushing the project expect to have
no difficulty In getting aid from the
city. So sure of success are those
who are working for the company that
they are, discussing eligible sites. It Is
planned to make the armory the so
cial center of the town, and plans
are being discussed to have club
rooms and ladies' rooms, with a kitch
en and officers' quarters.
The man who is spoken of for the po
sition of captain of the new company
is Major P. A. lomls, who has seen
service In many branches of army
life, and served through the Phllll
plue campaign. He states that Adjutant-General
W. A. Finzer and Colonel
Jackson, Inspector General, both of
Portland, have promised that they will
do all they can to further the Inter
ests of the local company, and with
this backing the men are sure of suc
cess. CHARTER COMMITTEES NAMED.
Mayor Caufield Appoints Men to
Study Other Governments.
Mayor Cauflold. chairman of the
charter commission has announced
his appointments of committees who
will be given 30 days in which to read
up and study the problems set before
them, and are expected to make are
port at a meeting to be called by the
mayor about the middle of April. The
appointments follow:
Desirable features to be taken from
municipal governments of other na
tions Judge T. A. McBrlde.
Switzerland, New England and New
York W. S. U'Ren, W. A. Huntley,
E. P. Rands.
Great Britain Thos F. Ryan, J. E.
Hedges, W. R. Logus.
Germany A. Knapp, Wm. Andre
sen, Dr. E. A. Sommer, Henry Brand,
Canada James U. Campbell, Chas.
W. Pope, David C. Williams.
Middle and Southern States Chas.
H. Dye, Fred J. Meyer, T. Leonard
Charman.
Some good features in Western
city charters Franklin T. Griffith,
Charles H. Caufield, H. C." Stevens.
Australia and New Zealand Geo.
A. Harding, D. C. Latourette, Joseph
N. Harrington.
Baseball Postponed.
Rain brought about a postponement
of the baseball game scheduled at
Willamette Falls field between the
teams of the Barclay and Parkplace
high schools, and the game will be
played at the same time this Friday
afternoon, weather permitting.
Two teams from the Barclay high
school played a match game of basket
bull Friday In the gymnasium. Harold
Swafford and Millard Uillett officiated
as timekeeper and referee, respective
ly, and the Whites beat the Reds by
the close score of 10 to 15.
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CITIES SHOULD
BEAR BURDEN
Council Will be Asked To
Enact Spraying Law.
BACKED BY THE MAYOR
County Fruit Inspector A. J.
Lewis Elaborates Upon
Danger of Pests To
Orchards.
County Fruit Inspector A. J. Lewis
will appear before the city council at
its next meeting and urge upon that
body the necessity of the passage of
an ordinance providing for the care of
trees within the limits of the city. Mr.
Lewis has the whole of Clackamas
County to look after and the work is
too great. If every municipality In
the county would take care of Its own
backyard the work of the fruit inspec
tor would be lightened to the extent
where he would have ample time to
see that the country is complying with
the laws relating to the spraying of
fruit trees. The Inspector has men
tioned the matter to Mayor Caufield
and prominent citizens, who have
promised their hearty support
Deputy District Attorney Oscar D.
Eby is taking care of his trees, but Is .
alarmed because some of his neigh
bors have not been as careful. There
Is good reasoning In this, as Mr. L7'ls
says great danger to clean trees .t
brought about by neighboring trees
that have not been sprayed. He cites
the case of Mr. Harvey, of Milwaukie,
wl o raises nursery stock for ship
ment. Mr. Harvey's orchard Is clean
but In a shipment of apple trees sent
to Hood River a few weeks ago scale
was found and every tree was burned.
The value was $1000. Mr. Harvey
suffers from, the negligence of some of
tils neighbors who have not sprayed
properly, and Mr. Lewis believes that
In such cases the loser has a good
action for damages, as the matntaln
ence of fruit trees that are Infested
with scale is nothing more or less
than a nuisance, and should be treat
ed as , such. Mr. Harvey spent six
months In the care of his trees in or
der that they might reach a high
stage of perfection and shipped them
away in good faith, but scale appeared
and he lost $1000 in a clip. He must
either fight or be driven out of busi
ness. Mr. Lewis has a fine orchard at bin
place In Maple Lane, and his trees In
clude a number of fine apple bearers
that are about 35 years old. He took
particular pride lost year In caring
for these trees and was amazed to
find that after the apples had become
ripened some of them were scaly, and
he made an investigation and discov
ered that a heavy southwest wind
had blown the scale from the Latour
ette orchard one-quarter mile distant,
and some of his fruit was absolutely
unmarketable. Since that time con
siderable work hu been done In the
orchard on the Latourette place and
further danger from that source Is
averted.
Spraying with lime and sulphur
creates a sulphuric acid that smothers
the San Jose scale. The pest cannot
be starved as It subsists on nothing
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