Y COU
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. APRIL 211911
23th YEAR.
No. 60
RIER
OREGON
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Thousands of People
Celebrate Here.
BiG PROGRAM OF EVENTS ON,
Street Parade, Horse Show, Bal
loon Ascension, etc.
Tomorrow will be a:day of contiun
ous vaudeville in this city, with
something on tlie program every min
ute from 9:00 a ru. until after tlie
dunce in the evening.
There will not be a dull minute In
the (lav. Tlie program iB full, it is
free to all, and if the oity is not
packed fall of people from Clackamas
county, tlien it will be because at
tractions have ceased to draw.
There is a big street parade planned
to Btart things off, in which the
horses entered lor the horse show will
take part; there is a balloon ascension
down for a' bin drawing card; hiah
swing acts and slide-for-M'e stunt;
brass bands to make yon feel frisky ; a
horse show with $200 in premiums,
an it is given out that one of the
Miller Amusement Oo. 's men will
mate the jump from the suspension
bridge into the Willamette.
Secretary Lazelle says the horse
entries are rolling in, that .the big
booster day has been widely adver
tised, and "that nothing bnt rain can
keep the crowd away Saturday.
Take a day off. forget that yon have
a care in the world, como to Oregon
Oity and be boys and girls again for
a day. A liuudred years from now
you will never know the difference,
"and it's great fnn to mix it once in
awhile.
The festivities on Blaster Day,
Saturday, April 22nd, will begin with
a balloon aecension at 9 a. ru. All of
our neighbors who expect to attend
should come early. Programs uf the
eveuts of the day may be secured at
any of the stores. Among the men
who have entered horses for the
horse show are Win. Krenger, Oregon
(Jity; W. W. Irwin, Aurora; a Bail
ey, Olairmout; A. J. Marrs, Mount
Tleasant; Moffatt & Parker, Oregon
Oity; E. M. Gerber, Logan; George
Lazelle, Twilight; Win. Robinson,
West Orogon Oity ; KrnBt MaB, Ore
gon City ; Arthur Funk, Oregon City ;
W.J. Wilson, Oregon City; Bradley
Woodward, Oiegou Ciiy; Olando
Romig, Cauby; Dan Lyons, Oregon
Citv ; besides i-iauy Portland men.
S. E. Kramer is to be the judge.
From all prospects this will be the
largest and best horse show held in
the Willamette this year.
The parade will take place promptly
at 10 :30 a. in and the judging of the
horses will take plaoe Immediately
afterward.
TDMQ10W
BOOSTER
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Electric Service is at YOUR, complete command any hewr of
the day or night
It wiM heat Baby's milk in an electric water heater in three min
utes at 3 A. M., just as easily as any other time.
NO matter when is the hour of your need, the electric servant
responds instantly. You can't tire it out.
You may have light, heat, power one or all at the pressing
of a button
And the cosfof the service is well within the means of the
average family
WHY NOT TALK TO US ADOUT IT?
Telephone Main 668, or A-6 131
Portland Railway, Light
&, Power Co.
Seventh and Alder Streets
HE FINDS GOATS
MORE PROFITABLE
Mayor Brownell Thinks Them
Safer Than Politics.
'George C. Brownell, of Oregon
City, is doinn his part to support the
dairy industry of the state by import
ing and breeding Toggenburg goats.
He now has six head of this breed and
is very muoh pleased with them.
Their milk is used in the family with
entire satisfaction, being rich, easily
digested and of fine flavor. Rural
Spirit.
Doubtless George O. is thriving on
goats milk better than be did doing
Oregon politics at Salem during the
various sessions of the legislature, in
the days gone by. for he always as
serted that playing politics wbb a los
ing game for him. Newberg Graphic.
Thousands of Children Parade.
An elaborate historical street pag
eant in which thousands of publio
school children will take pare is one
of the biilliant features being planned
for the next annual Portland Rose
Festival, to take place the week of
June 5-10 Portland's school children
are famous the country over for their
exquisite maneuve:s and drill work in
parades. This big pageantry will
oover the history of the Oregon coun
try since the coming of the white
man.
SCHUBEL'S AUTO TURNS
DOWN THE EMBANKMENT
Machine Balks at Drinking Water
and Scoots Passengers.
Quite a serious accident occurred
Sunday afternoon when the automo
bile belonging to Attorney Chris
Schuebel of this city, which was being
driven by Mr. Lee Requeth of Port
land, plunged down an embankment,
and turned completely over .upsetting
the occupants. The two little Schue
bel girls, Roberta and Ruth, fell free
of the machine, but Mr. Bequeth,
Miss Eulalie Schuebel and Clyde
Schuebel were caught beneath, and
were unable to get out, but luckily a
car that was following them at a
short distance, witnessed the acci
dent, and came to their assistance.
The car was slightly damaged but
the occupants were lucky enough to
escape with a few. bruises and slight
scratches.
The Oregon Agricultural College
willj have charge of the experiment
farm now being pot in shape along
side the West Stayton depot. Ten
aores has already been Bet to various
crops to demonstrate what irrigation
in summer will accomplish.
Servant
that is
Neve Off Duty
DEPUTY STIPP
RESIGNS OFFICE,
Can't Give Work Justice
for Meagre Salary.
THE STATE PAYS BUT $41,66
Governor West Vetoed Law to
Increase the Pay.
The resignation of Livy Stipp as
deputy distiiot attorney was some
what of a surprise to the people of
this oounty when the matter was
made publio the first of the week, bat
when the reasons for the resignation
are considered, few if any can blame
him.
Mr. Stipp refuses to make bricks
without straw that's about the sub
stance of it. - He refuses to ao the
constantly growing work and assume
the responsibilities for $41.06 per
month.
In his letter of resignation to the
governor, Mr. Stipp points out that
the work is monthly increasing; that
it takes a deputy's whole time to give
it the attention that it deserves; that
there is no allowanoe for expenses,
and that an official cannot give the
work the attention it should have for
the meagre salary ot 41.66 per
mouth, hence his resignation.
And in this connection we want to
state right here that the salaries of
publio officials in the state of Oregon
are shamefully low and that the
meagre pay simply pnts a premium on
graft aud invites dishonesty. A man
with ability and honesty won't take
sooh offices, as a general rule and the
matter resolves itself to a call for
patriots, or an invitation for the ras
cals who pat their hands behind them
to step in and graft. And no man
should know this condition better
than Governor West, who vetoed a
bill, passed by the last legislature,
raising the deputy's salary to $75 a
month.
Mr. and Mrs. McLarty Surprised
Mr, and Mrs William McLarty
were pleasantly surprised Monday ev
ening at their home on Washington
street by a number of their friends.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
in conversation and music Dainty
refreshments were served. The Ifol
lowiug were present: Mr. and Mrs.
Harry , Cad well, Mr. and Mrs. Ohas.
Noble, Mr. and Mrs William McLar
ty, Mrs. Martin, Misses Ivy Roake,
Lena Chamberlain, Martha MoLarty,
Messrs. Carl b'rauois, William Ken
nedy, Hngh Kennedy, A. Tresso, Jno
Crawford. J. Johnson, H. Baker, and
Satnmy MoLarty.
A LITTLE ANCIENT
HISTORY.
Oreqon City Water Power 82
Years Ago.
John Minto of Salem bad the fol
lowing communication in the Ore
gonian, which will interest old timers
of our oity :
The writer reads with interest of
investors seeking to use the water
power at Oregon City 82 years after
the oity was taken as a oity and 80
years after the west bank opposite
was occupied. It was as early as
1845 when first contention for ripar
ian rights oovering the falls seemed
to be settled, under the construction
of riparian rights given in "Black
stone," a copy of which was in pos
session of J. W. Nesmith, then con
structing flumes to the mills of the
east bank for the owner, Dr. John
McLoughlin.'
There was no United States law
here then and bitter sorrows if not
dramatic deaths resulted from the
contentions for the water power then
going to waste at Oregon City. Sii:ce
then Oiegnn courts bave deoidid con
tests over water rights. One begun
by the writer, or Minto vs. Delaney,
Third Oregon Reports, gave bank
owners to low-water mark and ac
cretions thereto.
Though waterpower may be gener
ally taken and highly prized, near the
present cit es and towns of Oregon
there are still great quantities of
water power in Oregon yet unused.
There is a fall for 40 miles of the
Santiam river running unused above
Mill City the first 20 roils ot which
has railroad service. In this distance
there is 175.000 horsepower rnnning
unused and a large part is attainahlu
at the state laud office.
WANT TO MAKE TEST.
Drillers are Confident There is
Oil or Gas Here.
Mr. Kivers of the oil drilling firm
of Rivers & MoQregor, was in town
the first of the; week. He is interest
ed in the project of forming a com
pany to put down test wells at Mo
lalla, Stafford, Gladstone and High
land. They are now drilling tou the
McBride traot.
.Mr. Rivers says he is positive fiat
there 1b oil or gas in this county, aud
it is but. a matter of getting to it, an1
lie believes the people of these towns
will take a chanoe with him in mak
ing a thorough test of this part of the
county.
ST, PAUL'S, PARISH
ELECT VESTRYMEN
Will Erect New Church in Near
Future on River Bank.
Monday evening the annual meeting
of the vestry men of St. Paul's Episco
pal church took place. Much impor
tant business was transacted, and the
reports from the different organiza
tions of the church showed the church
affairs to be in fine condition. The
following were elected as vestry men
for this year: John Humphreys, E. A.
Chapman, F. T. Barlow, Dr. L. A. Mor
ris, Carl Joehnke, V. Harris, and C.
W. Evans. The King's Daughters al
so held a meeting Monday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. L. A. Morris, and
the officers elected were as follows:
President, Miss Mollie Holmes; vice
president,' Mrs. T. P. Randall; secre
tary, Miss Alice Lewthwaite; treas
urer, Mrs. L. A. Morris.
The Woman's Guild met Monday
afternoon and elected the following
officers: President, Mrs. Geo. Hard
ing; vice-president, Mrs. Thos. War
ner; secretary, Mrs. John Humphreys;
treasurer, Mrs. Roslna Fouts. The re
ports from both of these organiaztions
were favorably received at the parish
meeting.
COMMERCIAL CLUB GIVES
ANNUAL LOVE FEAST
The third annual banquet of the Or
egon City Commercial Club was the
principal attraction of the week's
events and ooourred Wednesday even
ing in the banquet hall of the Masonic
building. A large number of gentle
men were present to enjoy the good
program of speeches.
J. E. Hedges, president of the Com
meroial Club, was toastmaster. The
speakers were Hon. Thomas F. Ryan,
first assistant to the state treasurer,
of Salem; O. O. Chapman, of the
Portland Commercial Ulub; Uolonel
Robert A. Miller, of Portland; Gil
bert L. Hedgea, and City Bcliool Sup
erintendent F. J. Tooze.
The toatsmaster read a letter from
Judge 1. A. McBride, stating jhis in
ability to attend the banquet on ac
count of illness.
Judge Ryan gave an interesting
talk in favor of extending the boun
daries ofthe city and urged the con
struction of hard surfaced streets.
Mr. Chapman) talked along J the
booster lines, showing what is being
done by the Commercial Olnb at Port
land and other places. Colonel Miller
and Mr. Tooze gave interesting talks
urging the Btimulatiou of a common
ity scirit and an educational discourse
Gilbert Hodges'gave a apicy talk and
gave bis line-up for an Oregon City
baseball team, his aggregation being a
line-op of prominent citizens.
Tuesday evening the Epwortb
Leagne of the Methodist church met
in the church parlors. Much impor
tant business was transacted. The
following delegates were selected to
at'end the convention which will be
lield'in Forest Urov. on May 6th, 6th
and 7th : Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Cox.
and Miss Elva Blanchard and Mii-s
Mori eta Hickman Mr. Will Soidow,
who is the vice president of the dis
trict, will maks a talk on May 6th at
the convention.
BETTER S
1
THM
SLIRRY
The Lighting Franchise
Has Loose Spokes.
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SEEMS TO BIND ONLY THE CITY
More Definite Provisions Should
be Insisted On.
The Conrier editor didn't take hold
of this paper to start something: he
didn't come here to turn things over,
start rows or disturb things in any
way. but he does believe that public
matters should be open to publio dis
cussion, and criiioism if necessary.
And with only the best interests of
all conceined we ask you to take this
article down the line. If we are in
wrong; show us, and we will cheer
fully back ap.
s April 13 there was held a speoial
meeting of the oity council here, and
au ordinance granting a twenty-five
year franchise to A. L. tteatie, his
heirB and assigns, had its first read
ing.
The franchise, if passed, gives away
a right to "erect, maintain and op
erate au illuminating gas plant in Or
egon City."
Now there are lew people in tins
city who would have any objections
to a gas plant heing installed. Com-
Detition in matters or heat, light,
power and water are mighty good as
sets for any oity, but
There ar three provisions in tne
proposed franchise that need a little
thinking over, and any man who owns
a bit ot property in the oity, or who
has the city's future welfare in view,
should think this over, for it is a
mighty lot better to be careful than
to be sorry.
Franchises are Bometimes very vai-
uable-also binding. It is the giving
away to private concerns the rights
tnat are really owned by the people of
this city.
You all know ot too many oases
where franchises worth a stream of
gold have been carelessly given away
by men wuo uiu uut ouiabuu tuun
hoads over tiie provisions quite long
enough.
The present irauoiiiBe wouia gram
the promoters one year and a half to
BEGIN the work of installation, and
even then does not fix a specified time
for its completion.
Now it would seem that this Is too
long a limit tor a city franchise to be
tied np, and even aftor this date
there Is no certainty nor anything
binding that the work shall be done.
It simplv ties the oity np ,for a year
tnd a half. It simply means the
granting of a free option for that
time, aud if at th3 expiration the
promoters do not go ahead, the fran
chise is null, and the city out the
work aud expense of publication, eto.
if the franchise ia of value, hadn't
there better be a little default bond
tacked on? What do you think about
it?
Another condition is that for the
Brut ten years the franchise shall "not
be compelled to pay to Oregon City
any compensation for the lights aud
privileges."
This may be only fair and fall jus
tice to the men who put their money
into the undertaking, and then again
it may be a right to a gold mine.
There are tew of ns who know any
thing about the expenses and reoeipts
of a lighting plant, aud it would seem
to be only a square deal that a pro
viBion should be provided regulating
this point on the amount of business
don9, en the net receipts of the
hnsiness. Should it prove a big flnan-
oial buccpss Bhould it develop into a
bia investment before the expiration
of the ten years, should not the oity
bave some return lor the opportunity
freely given to the promoters?
And here is one more, ana ine real
loose one. Section 8 reads :
"The said grantee, his heirs
or assigns shall furnish to the
City of Oregon City, upon re
quest, such lighting Bervice as
the said city may require, and
at a reasonable cost therefor."
AT A REASONABLE COST.
What is a reasonable cost? Who is
to r'eterniiue it?
Don't von believe a MAAlMUM
prioe should be stated, and the pro
moters be bound to it by annnlliuent
of the franobise? Don't you believe
they should be absolutely bound not
to exceed a certain prioe t
Within the paBt year the writer sawl
an instanoe of one of these elastic
franchises. A natural gas company
wanted a free franchise that went
from under the ground to the blue
sky, and they agreed to be bound to
furnish gas at a "reasonable rate. "
But before it went through, the peo
ple came to and insisted that the com
pany be made to define the elusive
term and tie uD to it. The company
did define, and while they were at it
they slipped in a joker tnat win De a
serious joke tor fifty years to oome.
They agieed to furnish gas at a very
reasonable price (at the start) and
had a maximum rate fixed that they
could not ever go above.
The joke was that the high rate
reaohed-to the clouds, and as soon as
the little city was thoroughly piped
and the houses piped, then the rate
jumped to the limit where it win
stay as long as the franchise owner
can boy off competition.
It would stein that the promoters of
theoropoBed lighting system should
know their business, know what they
can do, and what to expect in this
oity. If so, tin y know what rate they
can offer, and they should offer it
and make it binding before a Iran
ohiaeiatver given them. Property
owners have a right to know, before
the service is installed, just what
that service is going to cost them
this year and every year.
Some. of you will argue that com
petition wilt regulate this, that the
new company win nave to meet pres
ent prices for electric lights, eto,
Very well, but wouldn't franchise
WANT MORE
HITCHING ROOM.
Farmer Says the Lack Drives
1 Trade to Portland.'
A small matter, but oue of consider
able importance to business interests,
was brought to the attention of the
Courier last week, when a farmer
who lives east ot here came to the
office and asked us to take up the
matter of more hitching room for far
mers' horses.
This man stated that because of
this little oversight any amount of
trade that would naturally come to
this city goes to Portland; that it is
often impossible to find a place to
hitoh a horse ; that becar.se cf this a
woman will not drive her rig here to
trade, and a result is that tlie family
waits and goes to Portaud.
This is something our business men
should get after and remedy at once.
There are any number of side
streets where iron hitching frames
could be pat in, , nd they should be
put in. The business places here
want the family trade, and a little
matter like this should never keep
any portion of it away. ,
It can be readily seen that with
street cars running here every few
minutes, with a Boaroity of hitohing
posts, the ladles think twioe about
driving in with a horse that may be
afraid of cars and autos. It is up to
the business men to look after thiB
matter.
WILLAMETTE CHAUTAUQUA
WILL OPENJULY FOURTH
Great Summer School Holds up
Brightest Season for 1911
The fourth of July Is the date set
for the opening of the Willamette
Valley Chautauqua Association, pre
parations being made for a big celer
bratlon. Ex-Governor Richard Yates,
of Illinois, son of the war Governor,
will deliver the address at the open
ing. Gabriel Arm Maguire, the first
man who ascended Congo River after
Stanley came down, will deliver his
famous lecture. "With an Irishman In
Darkest Africa." Mr. Maguire is an
Irishman, six feet four inches tall,
weighs 2G0 pounds, and is as big men
tally ns he is physically. At a mis
sionary meeting In New York City,
after his address, over one hundred
thousand dollars was raised for mis
sions. The' Association has arranged
for sports of various kinds for the
Fourth, and a big time is expected.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL
DOUBLE JRACX TO PORT,
Construction of Temporary Over
-Head on 12th Steet.
Three ropreentatives of the South
ern Paoitio railroad were here Mon
day, iu consultation With members of
the oity oounoil regarding the elevat
ed railroad crossing on Twelfth street.
The company gives it out that it is
the plan of tho railroad company to
double track the Southern Pacific
and with this iu view they want to
put in a temporary overhead struc
ture, that will sulllce until the work
of double tracking is done. They
claim that a stoel sran with the abut
ments would cost from f.15,000 to
50,000, and that it would be practi
cally a doad loss when they built the
seoond track.
The company has agreed to make
certain definite assurances to the oity
of just what it will do when the final
work is on, and what it will do for
lemporary work at Twelfth street,
and when suOh assurances are put In
binding form the oity counoil will de
cide the matter.
It has long been rumored that the
Southern Paoiflo would double track
some day, but "some day" is a very
indefinite term with a railroad cor
poration. Just when they will com
mence the work only they know -and
they won't toll. But there is little
doubt but It will eventually be done.
Following ia the calendar for olvii
actions: April 18. Brice vs. McCor
mi ok; April 19. Leach vs. Norton;
April 20, Merwin vs. Dove; April 21,
Associated Creditors vs. Mrs. Ininan;
April 22, Ellis vs. Kitzmiller; April
24, Dayvs Brown; April 25, Matley
vs. Jonea; April 27, Garver and
Reynolds vs. Wolfe; May 11, Read vs.
Mayor Reed et at ; May 2, Horgor vs.
Preston ; May 8, Guttridge va. Gutt
ridge; May 4, Gordon vs, Berg.
The Beebe murder case has been in
vestigated by the grand jury this
week.
provision be a little more binding?
An 1 did you ever hear of a case of
combination of two companies hold
ing up prices sometimes defined as a
collusion?
As stated at the beginning, we may
not have the right end of this argu
ment. If wrong, show us.
You know the men who ask for this
franchise far better than the writer.
Often a city has got the beat of a
loose contract, hut more often it has
got what, Uncle Tom got in the last
aot.
We would be glad to hear from any
one on this matter.
Our Soda Fountain Is
Running. That Means De
licious SODA WATER and
HAZEL WOOD ICE CREAM
JONES DRUG COMPANY
INCORPORATED
THE DEPEXDMULB DRUG STORE
TO FOLLOW TRAIL
OF EASTERN CITY
School Buildings Will be
Rendezvous
SCHOOL BOARD APPROVE PLAN
Talk by Mrs. Dye Starts Move to
Occupy Assembly Halls it
Unoccupied Hours.
The key note for popular entertain
ment was struck in this oity lust
Thursday arterndon, when Mrs. Eva
Emery Dye spoke before the Womens'
Club in the Commercial Club parlors,
there being also present a number of
citizens and members of the school
board.
Mrs. Dye began by speaking of the
Rochester system of social centers
started four years ago. The good ef
fect was Instantaneous and phenome
nal. The public school buildings were
opened evenings and Sunday after
noons for the free use of the people
tor clubs, debates, discussions, neigh
borhood meetings and Blnglng. The
assembly rooms were equipped for
basket ball, gymnasiums and used Fri
day nights for popular lectures, con
certs and stereoptlcon exhibitions. All
these activities are under the dlrto
tion of the school board.
One member of the board said,
"This Is a great discovery, to find that
we have a beautiful club house, built
and paid for, belonging to all of us,
and all ready for use." Another said,
"It just means for the people to get
their money's worth out of their own
property."
This new plan incurred a little ad
ditional expense for a door and hall- '
keepefr to prevent disorder and run
ning about the entrance In the halls,
and to serve also as an Information
bureau to direct the crowds to the
departments they wished to visit. It
was like our Chautauqua, with a don
en classes going on all at once, at-
tended 'by men and women, clerks,
young people who work through the
day .ni have no other opportunity for
social and ' educational recreation.
Here a department Is fitted for ath
letics and gymnastlo exercise, there
another for the study of art, or cook
ing or sewing.
Jacob RHs said Wednesday night
that boys' clubs are better than police
men's clubs', and cheaper. So all sorts
of boys' clubs m?et In the various
rooms, each under a proper director
hired to conduct their work; In other
rooms girls' clubs and women's clubs
discuss any subject In which they are
Interested. Three nights in the week
the men and boys use the gymnasiums
and two nights are given to the girls
and women.
A certain merchant stopped a direc
tor on the street to say, "This Social
Center has accomplished what I re
garded aB Impossible, I have been
here nine years and during that time
there . has been a gang of toughs
around these corners which has been
a contlnunl nuisance. This winter the
gang has disappeared."
"They aren't a , gang any more,"
answered the director, "they are .
debating club.".
And one of those boys himself said,
"How can you expect boys to grow up
Into good citizens when they have
nothing but the training of the street
corners?" The girls have a Shakespeare club
and present little plays. The school
grounds are fitted up for play actual
play and special teachers show them
how to play, during the pleasant sum
mer days when many children have no
places to play, Vacation schools are
conducted in the buildings, bo that
practically all the year round the peo
ple are getting their money's worth
out of the thousands Invested in school
buildings.
America has a billion dollars In
vested in school houses that He idle
almost three-fourths of the time. The
question once came up at Rochester,
"Can you use the school assembly hall
for political meetings?" The State
Superintendent of publio instruction
said no, but the matter was thrashed
out until the unanimous decision was
"The school houses are the real placea
for political meetings, not for one par
ty, but for all."
"Why," said one speaker, "should I
be compelled to go into a barroom to
address a political meeting, where the
bartender la using me to advertise his
beer? Why should I be compelled to
eo Into smoke-filled rooms to talk on
political Issues when we have build
ings like this paid for by the people."
The country school houses are used
for political discussion, why not the
town buildings for the larger educa
tion of all the people? Rochester de
cided they might, that the school
house was the place "to talk about
the things that ought to be talked
about." Professor Charles Zeublla
went over there to see what was going
on, and he said, "Rochester Is the
home of free speech. Here you can
diBcuss anything you wish In your
public school buildings."
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