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GET IN LINE AND BOOST FOR THE COUNTY FAIR. THE WAY TO BOOM CLACKAMAS COUNTY IS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY CAN PRODUCE QON CITY OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JULY 26 1907 25th YEAR. No 11 ORE COW SESSION IS PROFITABLE Chautauqua Ends With Money In Treasury. MANAGEMENT IS GRATIFIED Largest Crowd Of Session On Hand Saturday Night To See Fine Display , Of Fireworks Music and pyrotechnics reigned Saturday night ' at Gladstone Park, when the largest audience that has "been on the grounds during the Chautauqua- session assembled to hear the programme rendered by the Chautauqua chorus, Miss Jennie P. W. Johnson, of Chicago, Contral to, Dr. R. A. Heritage and Arthur von eJssen, pianist. The chorus was greeted with warm sapplause and every number of the eight was well executed. Miss Johnson -was in good voice and was heartily encored. The work of the chorus reflects much credit" upon Dr. Heritage and Mr. vonJessen, who have been un tiring in their efforts to make the, music of the session successful. . The display of fireworks pleased the large crowd, who stayed until the end. The illumination was re markable for the many beautiful set pieces, commencing with "Welcome" and ending with "Good-night," in ad dition to the sky rockets, Roman candles and other features. "Level Best Living" was the, sub ject of Dr. Ira Landrith's lecture Saturday afternoon, and he talked for nearly two hours to a packed auditorium. J. D. Lee talked at the Forum Saturday on "The People's Cabinet," as a proper place for ex-presidents to act as an advisory body to the people of the United States. He said that President Roosevelt might preside in such a capaciy in the future for the good of the country. Dr. Daniel Rader gave an entertain ing account of his experiences in China and Japan," and Herbert Johnson, of Boston, spoke on "The Atrocities In the Congo." He is or ganizing a Congo League to edu cate public opinion on the subject, so that the United States will use its influence for the suppression of the evils of the situation there. He had pictures that had been brought home by missionaries, of women, boys and men with hands and feet cut off, and so stirred his audience that a number contributed to the fund for the society and are to re ceive literature keeping them posted. At the W. C. T. U. Saturday after noon Attorney T. P. Rutherford, of SEND IN YOUR COUPONS FOR ELECTRIC FLATIRONS Save Your Time Save Your Health Save Weary Steps Save Your Money Save Your Clothes Save Your Temper Save Your Complexion Fill m coupon and mail to us Tne itoa will, be de livered, with all -necessary equipment, absolutely free of charge. . CUT OUT COUPON and MAIL TO US TODAY DEPT. O. C 1 THE THIRTY DAYS' TRIAL OFFER APPLIES ONLY TO CON SUMERS OF OUR CURRENT. Portland, gave an Inspiring talk that met with repeated applause. He spoke on the local option law and Its methods of enforcement. Mrs. M. L. (T. Hidden said that the Ideal home i must have the Ideal father as well as the Ideal mother. All of the classes ending Saturday morning, Miss Tingle giving her last demonstration on "Cakes and Frost lngs." The ball game Saturday was ex citing and the Bralnard Cubs turned the tables on the Trunkmakers by de feating them with a score of 6 to 5. Not a run wais made up to the fifth Inning, when the Cubs scored two and the Trunks - landed four men over the slab. In the last half of the ninth the Trunk rooters called upon the team to make two runs neces sary to win. The first man up was retired, and then the bases were filled. It looked bad for the Cubs for a few minutes, but (he next thing doing was a long drive to left field that looked like a hit, but it was nailed and the runner at second never had a chance to get back. Two noted divines. Right Rev. Charles Scadding, Episcopal Bishop of Oregon, and Dr. . Clarence True Wil son, of the Grace Methodist Church, were the central figures at the clos ing day of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association. The crowd was large for Sunday and hundreds of people gathered to hear the musical programmes rendered by the Chema wa Indian School Band, the Chautau qua chorus, and the soloists, Miss Jennie F. W. Johnson, Dr. R. A. Heritage, Arthur vonJessen and sev eral singers from the Portland churches. . Rev. Hiram Vrooman led the de votional exercises Sunday morning and talked on "The Right Conception of Love and Truth." Mr. Vrooman is a student and his sermon was earnest and Impressive. . President R. , R. Steele, of the State Sunday School As sociation, directed the Sunday School Sunday morning. Bishop Scadding is new to Oregon and new to Chautauquans, but his sermon was a powerful exhortation, and its effect was profound. Dr. Wilson s topic was "Man," and his text was from Gen.' 1:26, "And God said let us make man in our own Image, after our likeness." The fourteenth annual session of Chautauqua that ended Sunday night was one of the most successful ever held, and the attendance, especially during the lsfst week,' was gratifying. The management has a balance - of about $250 in excess of the expendi tures that will be used to better the programme next year. The Assembly has been particularly remarkable for the eveness of the daily work, the pro grammes having been unusually well balanced. Expense of Local Fairs. One of the great advantages of a local fair, such asihe apple and cher ry fairs and the horse and goat shows, that have been held recently in Ore gon, Is relatively small expense. The preparatory work is done largely by volunteers, says the Oregon ian, the prizes are offered by local business men, who see an advertising value in the enterprise, and the building re quired for the exhibits are small and need not be specially constructed and maintained for the purpose. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT POWER CO. C. C. MILLER, Agent. Oregon City, Oregon Gentlemen You may deliver to me one Electric Flatiron, which I agree to try, and if unsatisfactory to me, to return to you within 30 day from date of delivery. If I do not retyrn it at that time you may charge same to my account at $4.00.. It is understood that nd charge will be made for the iron if I return it within 30 days. Name . Address , CLOSES LID IN FOUR COUNTIES District Attorney G. L. Hedges Enforces Sunday Law. EFFECTIVE NEXT SUNDAY Country As Well As Town Liquor Shops Will Be Shut Up Tight To Thirsty Throats. Every saloon within the boundaries of Clackamas, Clatsop, Washington and Columbia Counties will be closed tight on Sundays, and the edict was issued late Wednesday afternoon by District Attorney Gilbert L." Hedges, who, for several weeks has been working along this line, 'but. notwith standing an attempt was made to bring pressure to bear ,' upon Mr. Hedges to act without delay, he calm ly pursued the even' tenor of his way and 'declined to be Interfered with, and did not make the order until his arrangements for policing the coun ties in the fifth judicial district were complete. , The situation is a general one, and while much complaint has been reg istered against the district attorney's office for permitting saloons along the Clackamas to operate on Sundays be cause many Portland people found these resorts easy of access. Mr. Hedges has all along maintained that he would enforce no laws locally, that he would act when he was ready and not before, and that when his decree was made It would cover not Clacka mas alone, but the four counties in his jurisdiction. Clergymen and pro hibitionists censured him because he permitted saloons at WUsonville, Es tacada, Eagle Creek, Boring, Oswego and other Clackamas County points to remain open on Sundays, but the district attorney is not easily disturb ed. "I have been working on this mat ter for several weeks," .he said, "and have finally completed my arrange ments for policing the country. The people who have so liberally roasted me through the public press have evi dently not realized the uselessness of attempting to enforce a law, without first seeing that there was a strong arm back of it all. Of course, In cities this feature does not have to be con tended with, as they have policemen on foot and on horseback, but in the country, where the saloons are dozens of miles apart, it is no easy task to arrange for police protection and I was not willing to take any steps un til I found that the chain for enforce ment was entirely complete in every detail." The order of District Attorney Hedges will have no effect on Oregon City and Milwaukle, . where the city authorities have already enforced the law, but it will close up every glnmlll in Canby, Barlow, Oswego, Sandy, Es tacada, Eagle Creek, WUsonville and Boring, where liquor shops are es tablished. The new order of affairs will not be recognized in Washington, where Deputy District Attorney Wall has already acted and closed all sa loons on Sundays. The saloons In Columbia County have also been clos ed for a long time, and it is in As toria where the blow will fall heavily. It is understood that the many sa loons in that city have been permitted to operate after 1 o'clock Sunday af ternoons, being closed at 9 o'clock Sunday mornings. It Is expected that a "howl of protest will arise from the city by the sea, but Mr. Hedges is no weak-kneed official, and it is generally believed that the order will stick to the letter, commencing next Sunday. The statement Issued by the district attorney follows: " 4 To Whom It May Concern: I call attention to Section 1974 of Bellinger & Cotton's Anotated Code and Statues of Oregon, which reads as follows: . 1974. Liquor Not to Be Given Away or Sold, .or Retail House Kept Open on Sunday. "No person Bhalljteep open , any house or room in which intoxicating liquor is kept for retail, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, or give or Bell, or otherwise dispose of intoxicating liquors on that day; any person violating this sec tion shall be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five nor less than ten dollars for each offense; and such fine to be for the use of common schools in the county in which the of- fense was committed ; Provided, that this section, so far as it prohibits , , voa . m ,,iit not apply toHavern keepers On and after Sunday, the 28th day of July, 1907, the foregoing section of our statutes will be strictly enforced in the Fifth Judicial District, embrac ing the counties of Clackamas, Clat sop, Columbia ana wasningion. Dated, Oregon City, Oregon, this 24th day of July, 1907. - GILBERT L. HEDGES, District Attorney for the Fifth Judic ial District, State of Oregon WAR OF EXTERMINATION.' Portland Prohls Threaten to Get Busy In Clackamas. TTnipqq tlm mnrnlnK sun of moral re- from under the blue laws succeeds In dissipating the Sunday ginmill dews along the-shady banks of the rolling Clackamas, action attacking the sa loon as an institution, not merely as a Sunday law vlolater, is likely to be Instituted, says the Oregonlan. The prohibition talks made in the Pacific Northwest during the past few days by such men as Judge S. R. Artman, Rev. John G. Wooley, Oliver W. Stewart and many others wno spoKe at thn - recent Chautauqua Assembly, have sown seeds of reform in fertile soil, and their contention that the liq uor license is unconstitutional has been given much serious tnougnt. For this reason, ana Decause oi me weekly disturbance ana debauches along the Cazadero electric line, Or egon may have the honor of istltutlng legal action with a view 10 naving uie question of the constitutionality of the liquor license taken clear to the Supreme 'Court of the United States for final settlement. Many people, Individually and af filiated with reform movements in this city, have taken up the matter of nailing down the lid in Clackamas County, outside of Oregon City, with District Attorney Gilbert Hedges, but he has ignored their pleas entirely. B. Lee Paget, who lives in uiacKa- mas County, and who is treasurer for the Prohibition party in this state, even went so far as to WTlte a long letter to Mr. Hedges, Inclosing news paper clipping and editorials on the situation. Hedge Ignores All Pleai. Mr. Paget also asked HedgeB to en force the law in Clackamas Just as Mr. Manning is enforcing it in Mult nomah County, and made his appeal on behalf of the citizenship of the county and on behalf of the Oak Grove Improvement Association, or wnicn Mr. Paget is president. Paget closed his letter with the statement: "Our county cannot afford to have much ad. vertlslne of this character. District Attorney Hedges did not even do Mr. Paget the courtesy of ac knowledging receipt or the communi cation or of answering it in any way. Several members or the Municipal Association of this city also requested Mr. Hedges to close the saloons in Es- tacada. Barton. Boring, Eagle Creek and at Sandy, and the only satisfac tion they got. they say, was this: Hedges told them If they would swear out Informations against the saloon men, he would issue warrants. "So you see," said Mr. Paget, In commenting on the situation, last night, "It Is pretty clearly up to Mr. Hedges. We have done all we can in the way of urging him to do his duty, but to my notion you have got to go far back of a mere District Attorney to root out the evil I don't see any solution of the liquor evil so long as the Government licenses the traffic. Refuse saloonmen licenses and the Continued on page 8 STATE FAIR NEXT MONTH Annual Exhibit At Salem September J 6 to 21. GROUNDS ARE IMPROVED Twelve New Modern Sanitary Barns Have Been Erected and Other Changes Are Wade. The Greater Oregon State Fair to be held in Salem September 16 to 21, in clusive, will be "one of the biggest things that ever happened to the Northwest," to ,use one enthusiast's. 0 expression. Perhaps the people in general, and especially those .who have been .reg ular yearly visitors at the fair, and who have noted the growth of this pio neer factor in the -state's' development, are most, interested in the improve ments and facilities 'for Increased use fulness which have." been added this year. The clang of the hammer has been heard for many months at the Fair' Grounds.- Under, the" magic .sway of an army of workmen,' bid,- dilapitated shacks and barren wastes have " van ished, and in their place new . and sightly buildings have arisen, and green lawns and gardens.have appear ed, as if by an enchanter's tpuch: The row of shacks andstands, candy stores and lunch counters, which for merly faced -the main pavilion, has been entirely destroyed. The dairy building which stood near the walk from the entrance gate, has been mov ed nortneast, so mat it now Btanus across the way from the pavilion. Be tween the dairy building and. the pa vilion an expanse of green lawns and flower beds, with beautiful . statues and fountains, will 'greet visitors at the 1907 fair. The refreshment stands. and side shows will have a place, but they will be restricted to a space lying east of the pavilion. Here. they will be grouped around three sides of a hoi low square, the open side to face the I pavilion. In the center of this square ascensions and band concerts will be given. It is also planned to throw stereoDticon views on the white walls of the pavilion and other buildings at night. The removal of all concessions to one district will be greatly appre ciated by fair visitors. Even in this Dlace restrictions will be made, and games of chance and traps to catch the unwary will be strictly prohibited. But the greatest change is in the stock exhibits. The entire collection of old, open-faced barns has been re moved, and in their place twelve new, modern and sanitary structures have been erected. These show barns were designed with the idea of pro viding, the greatest possible comfort both to the exhibitor and the specta tor. They were built around an oval, in the form of the hub of a wheel with its projecting spokes. The center space will be used for the Judging of stock. Openings have been " left through the middle of the barns-to provide for a covered track to be hullt in the future. Sheds will be constructed from one barn to another, thus forming a covered track of near ly a quarter of a. mile in lenght ror winter training purposes. The new barns will all be painted red, with white trimmings. The best lumber in the old barns was used in the construction of these buildings, and thus hundreds of dollars have been saved to the state. The barns are all set on concrete piers, and the lighting and ventilation is perfect. Of the twelve new barns, live are for horses, three for cattle, two for sheep, one for hogs and one for goats. Altogether there is an area or almost two and one-half acres under roof. There are 698 stalls and 342 pens, making a total of 1040 apartments for the accommodation of livestock ex hibitors. In the horse barns there are a great many box stalls. Two out of three cattle buildings are double barns, hav ing passage-ways between tne heads of the animals a great improvement over former conditions, where the vis itor was compelled to walk behina the animals, the point of view being far from advantageous and the danger of soiling clothes Imminent. In the swine department one pleasing reat ure Is the Judging arena In the center of the building . By a system of gates and runways every pen can be connected with this arena, and all danger of escape eliminated, ror mfirlv It was necessary to take the animal out of the pen, and frequently the captive broke away and caused a lively chase around the grounds. The old stand ror tne judging oi stick which served its purpose well but which in the new order of tilings would be useless, has been built into the goat barn. The poultry building has been turned half way around, to face the main walk to the livestock department. It will also be enlarged and remodeled. Thus the dairy build ings, poultry build and nvestocn hnrnn which would naturally be visit ed together, are all in convenient and uniform positions. These are only a few of the changes talng place at the Fair Grounds. Minor improvements are being maue every where. To get a complete luea oi what Oregon's great fair will be the reader must visit the grounds for himself. FAIR IN MULTNOMAH. Grange at Gresham Opens Way for Display of Products. Gresham Grange, Patrons of Hus bandry, has started a movement for a county fair, this action having been taken at its last meeting. The next step will be to secure the cooperation of every grange in Multnomah Coun- ty. The plan is to ask the master of each of the ten granges in the county and one assistant to act as directors of the fair association . to be formed. Business men will be invited to as sist with their advice. All organiza tions, fraternal and benevolent, and churches will be Invited to take part. Stockmen, dairymen, poultry-raisers and rflen engaged in horticulture and agriculture and those interested in the prosperity of the county will be urged to participate. There will be educatloal features, which will be conducted through lec tures and appers on practical topics. Committees are at work preparing a circular letter to send broadcast set ting forth the "scheme. The time for the fair has not been fixed, but it will be held some time in October so as not to conflict with the oe projected by veiling Star Grange. The opening it is hoped will be a permanent instl falr will be the beginning of what it Is hoped will be a permanent insti tution for this county. DATE FOR FAIR NOT FIXED No Posslblity of Conflict with Other Organizations. In order to have no conflicting dates for agricultural fairs in "the county this Fall, the promoters of the Clackamas County Fair Associa tion have deferred fixing a date for the County Fair to be held at Glad stone Park early in October. The State Fair will be held during the later part of September, and several district and Grange fairs will take place 0about that time. An informal meeting was held in the courthouse and It was practically decided to hold the fair on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of some week in October. These days will be selected so that the farmers will have Saturday to pack their exhibits and reach their home before Sunday. RAILROAD SURVEYORS AT WORK. Running a Line From Woodburn Into the Molalla Country, The surveys for the first section of the Oregon City, Beaver Creek & Mol alla Railroad have been completed, and work on securing the right of way starts Thursday morning. Wheth er the road will be started this sum mer depends upon the landowners along the proposed route. Obstructive tactics are not looked for, however, for nearly all understand that their land will be increased In value much more than the right of way Is Worth. A' surveying party Is running a line from Woodburn Into the Molalla coun try. The route of the proposed rail road runs south of Needy and in by the Jonathan Yoder sawmill. The surveyors will not say whether they are working for the Southern Pacific or for an Independent company. A line was run a few months ago from Canby to Molalla, thence south to Scotts Mills, tapping the coal mines and big timber belt there. JAPANESE SUICIDES. Cut His Throat and Dies From the Loss of Blood. A Japanese section hand cut his sev- throat Thursday afternoon, and ered his wind pipe, but the veins and arteries in his neck were intact. The man was working on the Southern Pacific gang and was staying with the other section hands at Gladstone near the Park. Recently he had an attack of typhoid fever and from Its effects his mind was slightly deranger. Dr. H. S.' Mount was called and went to the park but could not find the man, and no one there seemed to know any thing about the Incident. The infor mation to the physician came over the telephone. About 9 o'clock R. L. Holman was notified at the Chautau qua grounds and he at once communi cated with a physician and no time was lost in bringing the man to this city where Drfl R, E. Norrls gave him surgical attention. His wound was sowed up and Friday morning he was taken to a Portland hospital. Weak from the loss of blood, the Jap could not survive and his desire for a qulot place was gratified the following day. The f LW. - If J constant effort is to give not "just as good" but the best work and that, for as little money as possible. f Our recent trip east to the great center of den tal education, was for the purpose of giving you the latest and best up-to-date dentistry. Our 17 years of succssful practice in Oregon City is the best guarantee any dentist can give you. A guar antee is good only as long as you can find the one who gives it, and then not- always. We are care ful not to hurt you, as we have feelings ourselves. ' We want your work and want you to send us your friends. Have an eastern expert graduate assist ant dentist. We put our name back of our prac tice. Our prices are the lowest in the city for good work. . L. L. PICKENS, Dentist, Post Graduate Haskell and Chicago School of Dentistry City Phone 2671 WKINHAR.D BLDC. Mutual and bid. 131 HARVEST FEST IN WILLAMETTE Grand Picnic To Be Held Labor Day, September 2. LEAGUE TO TAKE CHARGE Oratory, Sports and Music Make Up, Programme of Interest Promotion Committee Named. The Willamette Development League that was recently organized at Willamette, will give a grand harvest picnic on the picnic grounds at Wil lamette on Labor Day, September 2. A committee has been appointed to make all of the necessary arrange ments, and promises to be one of the best picnics ever before given in this county. The committee is composed of, the following men of Willamette: R. A. Junker, chairman; Mr. Graves, Mr. Adamson, Frank Capen, and James Edmonds. Amusements of all kinds, such as races, speaking, music will be the order of the day's pro gramme. An excellent band will also be .engaged for the day. There will be ' two baseball games, one in the morning and the other in the after noon. The Grays will be one of the teams to play, and the committee is negotiating with the teams of Wood burn and St. Johns, two of the best teams in the state, to take part in the games. These two teams belong to the Trl-clty league, and if they can be I procured the gams will be a great drawing card. It is probable that the O. C. T. Co.'s boats will be run from Portland through the locks to convey passengers to the picnic grounds, and extra cars will be placed on the West side electric line to convey the large crowds. Willamette Falls Is an ideal place for a picnic of this kind, with plenty of shade, good ball grounds and plenty of spring water. The pro gram is now in the hands of the com mittee. At the meeting Friday night Cap tain J. P. Shaw made a very good talk in regard to the organization of this society, and the good that can be' accomplished if all work together. His talk was much appreciated by the members. Prof. T. J. Gary, of Willamette, also gave a talk on the organization. REDDAWAY NOT MARRIED. Report of His Wedding to Miss Hus ton Was a Canard. The story of the marriage of Ar thur Feddaway, the 19-year old son of George Reddaway, a Seventh street grocer, to Miss Loretta Huston, that was published in an evening news paper Saturday, was a canard pure and simple as the marriage did not take place. The report of the wed ding of young Reddaway to Miss Hus ton was industriously circulated Fri day and Saturday, but the young man denies the whole story and states on hlB honor that he is not married. His father has always been strenuously opposed to the boy's marriage, on ac count of his age, and feels that they should wait until Arthur arrives at an age when his intentions will be clear in his own mind. Improvements at Willamette. The little city of Willamette is having a building boom and several substantial looking houses are under construction. Mr. Christensen is erecting a fine house and a barn and several others are going up. Since the organization of the Willamette Civic Improvement Club last month there has been several houses completed.- In the schoolhouse Wednes day evening there a box social was held with music by the Oregon Cltv Band. Reason If We enjoy the I largest Dental practice in Ore gon City is be cause we try co excel in our work. Our work lasts, we never do poor work. The peo-" pie know it. Our f