QON CITY COURI
29th YEAR.
OREGON CITY; OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 1911.
No. 20
ORE
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'S 15
FOR A CREED?
It Provides for Flowers
for the Live 0 nes.
PLAN WHERE EDITORS AGREE.
Hand out the Eulogies and Flow
I
ers Before Death Comes.
Noting the little editorial in the
Courier two weeks ago, advocating
that the time for boquets was before
a funeral, a Portland subscriber sends
in the printed creed oi.W. IX Boyce
of the Chicago Ledger, from which
we print a part:
"If my friends have alabaster boxes
laid away, full of fragrant perfumes
of sympathy and affection which they
intend to break over my dead body,
I would, rather they would bring them
out in my weary and troubled hours,
and open them that I may be re
freshed and cheered by them while I
need them. I would rather have a
plain coffin without a flower, a fun
eral without an eulogy, than a life
without the sweetness of love and
sympathy. Post mortem kindness
does not cheer the troubled spirit.
Flowers on the coffin cast no frag
rance backward over life's weay
way.''
Read it again, and let it soaK in
this time.
There's a sermon in those lines
. just as long as you care to spin it
out, or just the size it is now.
It is pleasing and easing to mourn
ing friends and relatives to pass out
a eulogy a foot or two long, but to a
fellow whose bones are mingling with
the cemetery soil it is wasted elo
quence. He is off for the Long Jour
ney, and he hasn't left any forward
ing address.
We all seem to have more or less
of a streak of envy, when we're in
the running, and when some fellow
trots out Humanity and proposes to '
start him in the free-for-all, we give
the rooters the signal to start up the
noise to distract from what is being
said of the good points of the new
entry. Then we go in to fix up a
"pocket" for this usurper of public
opinion, and pass out the tip he is
only a gallery starter, a poser, not
eligible to the class. - .
Later on grim old death rocks the
cradle, and then every mother's son
of us goes digging into memory's at
tic and packing out stuff to make into
eulogies.
Not that we are hypocrites, but that
we are at last posting oip the credit
memorandums. Death has closed
the pools, and we have to fix up those
long overlooked bets.
When a man is a whole lot alive
Is a mighty good time to pass the bo
quets. After he has finished the long
time dead race a rose's fragrance
WE GIVE SERVICE
Even Children
, . Can Operate It With Safety
The Electric Radiant Toaster is such a .
simple device that even children can op
erate it with safaty. This toaster is as x
Scientific as it is Safe and Simple. It
makes scientific Toast because its radi
ant heat forces the absolutely necessary
chemical change in the 'bread. .This
- means Perfect Toast in any degree that
pleases yoti individual taste-Toast Is as ,
digestible as it is delicious.
Time required, less than two minutes.
Cost per slice, the merest fraction of a
cent.
In addition to its utility and economy the
Electric Radiant Toaster is distinctly unique
and ornamental. You can operate it any
where in the house where there is an ordin
ary lighting socket; just attach the plug, turn
the switch and almost instantly the coils be
come radiant with a cheerful glow on the
N shining porcelain base. '
After you have used the Electric Radiant
Toaster ONE time you will follow thousands
of others in saying, ."why haven't I had this
Toaster before?"
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company
MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH ALDER.
WE GIVE SERVICE WE GIVE SERVICE
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doesn't reach him. What's the use of
raising a beautiful flower to give to
a dead man. .A chrysanthemum atfer
you're dead hasn t any more sweet
ness than a fertilizer factory.
: When a fellow is cleaning up and
getting ready for the rainy season,
he ought to take a few loads of Jeal
ousy and envy and dump them In with
the other rubbish, and then resolve
so help me John Rogers, I will hand
out some nice ones from now on.
The friendship that gets In Its work
before death is the kind to be long
on. If you are game, play the cards
as they are dealt, and don't wait for
a showdown.
If you are a man's friend or a wom
an's friend stay with them while they
need you.
. This span of life fa but a few shifts
of scenery, a few stunts before the
footlights, and then the curtain. It
Is up to us to get the most out of the
entertainment that we have paid for,
and when your friend does a little
specialty for your own benefit, come
through with your boquet. ,
This spirit is catching, if you will
only expose yourself.
If you have any good notes stored
away for obituaries, dig 'em out. Now
Is the time to spring 'em.
Load a coffin down with a dray load
of carnations and not a breath of per
fume will ever seep down to the dead
friend, but hand him one for the but
tonhole while he is a .perpendicular,
and Its fragrance will go clear down
to the feet.
I want a friend while I am on the
job. After I am dead I can't use
them.
BRED IN THE BONE.
i
Bound to Lead Spirit Crops Out
Young in Our Kids.
Human nature was pretty well 11--
lustrated the other day by a couple
of little kids pushing around a board
fastened to a stake in the -ground in
a Washington street yard.
The boys were not over five years
old and they were having a great
time, one tn each end of the board,
going around and around.
And then one of them got It into
his lfttle white head that the other
tot was ahead of him, that he was
trailing, and he backed up and re
fused to push any more sweep until
he could have the head position,
The writer then got into the mix
up as arbitrator, and told the young
rebel to look behind and he would
see he was ahead. Then the black
head protested, and he was told to
look back and see the tow-head was
following him.
The young fellows couldn't under
stand this until it was explained that
this was a sport where both were
always ahead and that each could
look back and see the other follow
ing. After that the sport went on joy
fully. But it illustrated that bit of Ameri
can human nature that Is not bred
to trail, and about 25 years from now
it would be interesting to have an-,
other look at these boys who, in their
almost baby days, wouldn't take sec
ond place.
WE
BE A .SCHOOL
BOY NEXT WEEK.
Go to Canby Fair and
Cut Things Loose.
ANNUAL FOUR DAYS' HOLIDAY,
ttiiu i ilia ieai uicio ia a uieai
n ri TkiA Vaam 4knnn i a I n n r 1
Show for Everybody.
Next week the county fair opens
and closes at Canby, and with fair
weather records will be broken, at
tendance records, race records and
entertainment records.
A force of men has been at work
on the grounds lor some time ana
everything will be in fine shape for
nevt wppk'a nnenine.
President J. W. Smith and Secre-
tary M. J. Lazelle were at the state
fair last week and picked up several
extra attractions, some extra racing
events and two big carnival compa
nies. More than 800 premiums are offered
exhibitors of agricultural and horti
cultural products, livestock, dairy
products, -etc. The Ladies' Textile
and Domestic Science Departments
will be an attractive feature, as will
the stock parades and racing depart
ment. The amusement features of the fair
will this year be greatly enlarged.
The" management Invites the public to
camp on the grounds and enjoy the
entire four days' session. Camping
grounds are offered free of cost, water
and fuel are convenient. Those who
camp on the grounds cannot miss any
o fthe amusement events consisting
of athletic stunts and sports, horse
races, motor cycle races, automobile
races, sham battle and dozens of spe
cial attractions.
The opening day is Farmers' Day,
with lectures in the pavilion and de
monstrations of milk and cream test
ing In addition to all the regular fea
tures. Thursday is Canby Day, Friday is
Oregon City Day, and Saturday is
Children's Day, when all children un
der 14 years of age will be admitted
free.
The track meet, open to all gram
mar and high school pupils, will be
held on Saturday.
A pleasing feature of the amuse
ment program will be the Oak Grove
Girls' Band, which will furnish music
during the entire fair and will give a
concert each evening.
Many of the state fair exhibitors
will take their exhibits to Canby, and
there will be a much larger live stock
display , than ever before. M. S.
Schrocki superintendent of the dairy
department at the Salem fair will be
at Canby and .assist in this depart
ment. A novel and interesting feature, and
one not seen every day, will be the
GIVE SERVICE
sham battle between the company at
Woodburn and Company G, of this
state. Both these military companies
are splendidly drilled, and the ma
neuvers will be interesting. After
the battle there will be competitive
drills.
! The automobile race will be anoth
i er new and interesting feature and
the liberal purse will draw some of
1 Manager Lazelle and President
oimiii ntive uBou uuuig a 101 01 nam
work for many weeks to make next
week's fair a hummer, as have the
directors, and if the sun will only
shine the people will do the rest.
Underneath the grandstand there
has been built a first class restaurant,
which will be conducted by the ladies
'
who are assisting in tbls way to build
the Methodist church in that place,
which will soon be undertaken, "v
. There are reduced rates on rail
want to make your plans to get In and
have a good time with the bunch.
THE RIGHT PACE.
II h 10 r a Means 10 MaKe UtfierS
Fcljow This Lead.
Oregon City set the right pace Sat
urday night, at its special meeting, a
pace other property owners, who have
patriotism, should follow, and the pace
which if followed will very soon have
the government's employees at work
on the locks canal.
The city councilmen and president
didn't get their heads together and
figure up about how much the govern
ment would stand for for right of
way; they, didn't try the squeeze play
for every 'dollar they might be able to
milk out while they risked losing out
on the big work, but they figured out
about what the whole expense would
be to the city and notified Major Mc-
Indoe that the government could have
the right of way for 100.
You will hear some men criticise
this action of the city council, you
will hear some of them say the city
has given away a valuable right of
way for a song, but the most of the
men who will hand-out this line of
talk are the kind of men who have
stood between Oregon City and 20,000
population for twenty years.
This government work isn't one to
e put through a lemon squeezer.
Free open locks, locks big enough for
the big boats to go through, means
as much to this city as a new railroad
going through, and you can't get away
from It. It later on means govern
ment aid in deepening the channel
between here and Portland and above
the falls, and it means putting this
city and the Willamette Valley in line
for a little part of the big business
that will follow the completion of the
big Panama canal, and that will come
to the coast states.
The man - who will criticise the
city's action in helping the govern
ment work along, should be a very
lonesome croaker. The city council
did the right thing, and they should
be accorded a vote of thanks by the
city and by the people generally.
SINGLE TAX TEST.;
Matters Started to Determine if
County Option Will Stand.
Attorney General Crawford has ad
vised the secretary ot state not to
receive the single tax petition from
Clackamas County,, and this starts
a contest over a measure 'this early
that it may be finally ruled upon and
settled before election next year.
The attorney general gives his ad
vice on his construction that the 1907
law does not make provision for the
filing of county initiative measures.
Mr. U'Ren says if the Supreme
Court decides the AttorneyKJeneral
is right they will prepare a single
tax measure for the entire state, and
submit it at the election next year.
"This is a matter ofgreat public
Importance," said Mr. U'Ren. "be
cause tf the law Is not sun'lcient it
will save to the state officals as well
as tue single taxers the troabls of
prepni'lnK and filing 34 different coun
ty bills, c.ne for each county. It Is
one of that class of cases which the
courts expedite as much as possible
and we have no doubt that the Su
premo Court will render a final de
cision Koroo time this Fall."
It is proposed to file a suit asking
that the Secretary of State be com
pelled to .receive the Clackamas
County petition. If the decision is
favorable the work of obtaining pe
titions ir. other counties will be start
ed. Mr. U'Ren said he was confi
dent the measure could be passed in
several counties, and he believed if
submitted at a general election to all
the voters of the state it would be
passed.
"We are not advocating all that
Henry George advocated," said Mr.
U'Ren. "All we are seeking to do is
to exempt from taxation personal
property and improvements on real
ty. It is a question that is easily un
derstood, and the people will soon
grasp it."
Mhen Your Bluff Goes Thru.
If, maybe in your system there's a
- little sportln' streak,
You'll understand the joy of which
I'm trying fur to speak;
When you're kind o' losin' courage
and your luck is running hard
An' you hold a bob-tailed flush an.
raise and draw a single card, -And
It ain't the card you wanted, but
you don't give it not yet,
Bu Jes' keep on a raisin' till the rest
are skeered to bet,
You feel a thrill of pleasure sech as
comes to very few;
Life's a golden dream of glory when
ver bluff
goes
through.
Hanging iu the Balance.
Today Canada is voting on reci
nropitv with this ' country, and the
METHODS
TO STOP dUUL
Using a Knife in the Dark
to Kill Project.
RIG BUSINESS SMOOTH WORK
Time for Citizens of Oregon to
Smoke out Knife Toters.
There Is nothing small about Ore
gon City,, except the price for
which it agrees to give clear
right-of-way to the Government to
such land as the city owns, for'
the canal and locks which it is
proposed to build on the east
side of the Willamette at thnt
point. For $100 such right-of-way
will be granted, this sum be
ing required to pay for an ab
stract of title to the land. Good
for the first capital of Oregon!
Its people know what they want
' and are willing to make such
terms as are necessary to secure
it The Oregonian.
If the PEOPLE only had say as to
right-of-way for a government canal,
the question of commencing work
would only be limited to the govern
ment red tape.
But there Is so much the people
cannot fight in such matters, so much
that is kept under the table, and so
many cards held up sleeves. When
there is about a million dollars of
public money In sight, and more like
ly to come along, there Is going to be
other doings than love feast stunts.
Oregon City's council, to its ever
lasting credit, did what It could to
make good on a proposition that the
people ot the city and the Willamette
Valley have worked for for so many
years. But Oregon City is but small
change in the big game. -There are
big stacks of the red 6n this play,
big pockets that want to be .filled,
lawyers who are playing for the table
stakes and it is just possible there
may be a bit of politics wedged in.
The whole opposition to the east
side canal proposition is prevent the
canal to stop its building -because
big business does not want it built.
If the government had approved
the west side route the same oppo
sition would have appeared only pos
sibly not so much of it. ,
The object of this agitation against
the east side Is not to change the
route across the river and build it on
the west side, but to stop It ever be
ing built on either side. '
The government has made a big
appropriation and the state another
to build these locks. The government
has APPROVED THE EAST SIDE
ROUTE, and It is the east side route
or no route. You know, this, the In
terests who are trying to kill it know
it we all know It.
In Tuesday morning's Enterprise
was a first page article, under a Port
land date line, and marked as "Spe
cial" a misleading, untruthful,
garbled write-up, an article favoring
an east side route, and an article that
would make readers think everybody
else favored the change, Including the
government officials who are at work
on the project.
As explaining and excusing Major
Mclndoe's work on the east side, and
the estimated cost for same, the En
terprlse article says that his reasons
are that the present canal can 4e
used for transporting boats during
the work, "and for this reason he
prefers the east side proposition even
though It costs more."
Major Mclndoe tells the Courier
TillS STATEMENT IS FALSE.
The article says Major Mclndoe
estimates it will take four years to
build the east side canal, but that
"It would take only a year to rebuild
the west side canal by private par
ties, but In the hands of the govern
ment, due to red tape, it will take all
of three years."
Major Mclndoe tells the Courier
THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE.
The article says Major Mclndoe ad
mits that the east side canal "will
practically eliminate all of the high
water power now being used by .the
mills.
Major Mclndoe tells the Courier
THIS STATEMENT IS FALSE.
And then the article goes on with
a line of gloomy talk that the wa
ter rights on the east side will "be
a long and doubtful story," Involving
great expense and dispute, that the
damages will run" up to considerable
more than $500,000 "thus making the
cost of the east side canal $1,276,000"
and all the while it tells us we can
buy the west side locks, for $512,000.
. This article Is writen that the peo
ple of Oregon City and the Willam
ette Valley may know wBat they are
up against, and what contemptible
ways and means are being employed
to get this matter into dispute and
have the whole thing abandoned by
a disgusted government, and it is too
band that Oregon City newspapers
will be led into plugging such a game.
The Courier stated some time ago
that It did not matter WHICH side
of the river the canal was built If it
only WAS built, but the Courier
knows that if this agitation succeeds
in stopping work on this side that
it is stopped for good.
And this is just the stakes the In
terests are playing for.
The people o fthls city and this
state ought to smoke out the men
who are trying to stall this work;
they should find out who writes such
lying articles and then they should
bang tbelr skins on the fence.
If you want locks here get busy
and show up the Oregon City Judas
Iscariots.
Dyipepsia is America'! corne. Bur
dock Blood Bitteis conquers dyspepsia
every time It driven out imporitiei,
tones the stomach, restores perfect
digestion, normal weight and flood
health.
Spreading Out Some.
The Courier is reaching out some
these days last week's edition run
ning over the 3000 mark.
; This paper covers Clackamas coun
ty like an umbrella. It is a paper
that reaches the homes and is read.
It's the paper you want If you want
your advertisement read.
Should Interest Farmers.
At the Canby fair next week there
will be a specialty for farmers that
every farmer should be wise to, and
make the best use or.
In the main pavilion will be con
ducted a question bureau, by profes
sors of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, where every day questions will
be answered and matters explained
to rarmers. Any questions on dairy
ing, stock, horticulture, agriculture,
or other matters will be answered by
these men, and there will be the best
of speakers on these topics.
This Is a department the farmers
should have a special interest in and
one they should take their troubles
to.
A HOME BUILDER.
A Building and Loan Association
Would Boom This City.
Some weeks ago the Courier tried
to start Interest in the starting of
a building and loan association for
Oregon City, and it's a hard matter
to give up.
You all know more or less about
the workings, and we defy any per
son to show where a local associa
tion was ever started, and where the
loans were confined to its one lo
cality, that ever lost out, or ever
failed of growing into a fine success.
The proposition Is that almost any
poor man may own a home; that
the amount he now pays for rent will
pay for his home in-seven or eight
years; that it will build up a city as
no other means wtH, and that It is
just as good a proposition for the
man who has money to loan as for
the man who buys the home.
he writer has in mind one such
association in a village of 2600 in
New ,York state, and It has been dlr
rectly responsible for the building of
morn residences in that village than
all the other interests combined. And
every year of the 21 years it has been
operated it has paid not less than 7
per cent to investors.
It's an organization that works sev
eral ways. It builds up a city, it
gives the worklngmen a start and
encourages them, It Is a safe Invest
ment for men with capital and a
great incentive for the man who can
spare a little of his wages every
week.
Safe as a postal savings bank, a
splendid medium through which to
build homes, business blocks, etc.
And Oregon City, with its army of
mill workers, would be a splendid
field.
TROUPE MADE GOOD.
Franklin Stock Company Played
to Crowded Houses.
The Franklin Stock Company, who
played in this city Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, at the
Shlvely Opera House, were greeted
with crowded houses at each perform
ance. 'The plays put on here were
"Dora Thome," "The Girl of the
Hills," and "Don't Tell My Wife."
The cast is well chosen and In jall
of the plays each character snowed
up to an advantage.
Ronald Bradbury, the leading man.
and Wm. Wolbert, deserve special
mention. Both actors were members
of the Baker Stock Co. and are gen
eral favorites with theatre going peo
ple. Much talent was displayed by Miss
Lindsay Drlscoll, who takes the char
acter parts.
Other members of' the troupe who
did good work were Jessie Edwards,
Florence Henry, Steve Burton and
Irving Livingston.
The company' is under the manage
ment of Albert L Krause, and the
director is Wm. Wolbert.
The Ones Behind the Guns.
The several schools of the city op
ened f, with large attendances this
week, and these will be much added
to as soon as hop picking and fall
work is over. The preliminary work
and the classifying of the pupils is
completed and the schools are set
tling down to hard work.
Following are the teachers in the
grammar schools:
Eastham N. W. Bowland, princi
pal, seventh and eighth grades;
Chrlstabel Jewitt, first grade; Mar
jorle Caufleld, second grade; Hanna
Smith, first and second grades; Maude
Mason, third grade; Ethel Park, fifth
and sixth grades; Queen Adams,
fourth and fifth grades; Marcla Ho
mlg,' fourth grade; Roma Stafford,
sixth and seventh grades.
Barclay A. O. Freel, principal,
eight grade; Helen Grlsez, flrBt
grade; Ola Mickey, second grade;
Nleta Harding, third grade; Ruth
Notz, fourth grade; Gussie Hull, fifth
grade; Ruth Leets, sixth grade; H.v
tella Salisbury, seventh grade.
SCHOOL DAYS are here
find everything
School Supplies
Yotf can't afford to he without one of Our
SPECIAL $1.00 FOUNTAIN PENS
JThey are Goat anteecf to give perfect Satisfaction
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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Ladies Make Unusual but Jusf
Protest Against Residents.
Twp or three ladies have asked this
office to take up a matter which may
look to many like a trivial one, but
which is entitled to just as much con
sideration and sympathy as any cause
of the dumb brutes that Is preven
tion of cruelty and starvation to cats.
There have been several cases re
ported where a family removing to
another location has loft a cat or fam
ily group of kittens homeless and
starving.
If a horse should be so abused, the
one responsible would be arrested and
punished, and don't you believe the
pain is just as severe to a cat as a
horse, and starving just as aqute?
The ladles complain that the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
has no funds for prosecutions and
that the city has refused them of
ficial assistance.
Why not have the regular officials
look after this matter, the same offi
cer who looks after the dogs look af
ter the cats, and why not proceed
against any family for cruelty who
abandons a kitten to starve?
The ladles are right. A kitten has
as much right to protection as a songbird.
YET TRYING TO STOP IT.
Personal Interests Bigger to
Some than State Interests.
There is Just now a pretty, good
prospect of government locks at Ore
gon City. For years they have been
demanded by the people and resisted
by Interested parties who have suc
ceeded in staving off the work to the
detriment of Portland and the Wil
lamette valley, Yamhill Record.
The "Interested parties" are yet
on the staving off job, and unless the
people and papers hunt them out and
stand them up to public contempt,
they'll turn the trick again.
GALLOWAY MARKED FIGURE
w.
C. T. U. Convention Determined
to Invoke Recall on Judgs.
Woodburn. The W. C. T. U. con
vention, recently held at Salem, has
picked Judge William Galloway, as
a fit subject for the recall, on ac
count of his recent ruling in the case
of the Bachelor's Club of this city vs.
the City of Woodburn, in which he
issued a permanent injunction, re
itrictlivg the city officials from further
attempt to enforce certain city ordi
nances that forbid the Bale of Intoxi
cating liquors within the city.
Woodburn was voted "dry" last
November and all saloons closed thoir
doors on January 1, Immediately fol
lowing which the Bachelor's Club was
Incorporated and occupied the saloon
building vacated by Meehan - and
Jones. It was asserted by the city
officials that the "Club" was run for
the sole purpose of evading the "dry"
laws. .
COUNCIL MATTERS.
Various Propositions up Before
City Fathers for Action.
At a meeting of the city council
Monday , night the finance committee
reported the expense of street oiling
as $1,180.
City Engineer Noble opposed the
use of cement tiling for drains and
sewers, on the findings that It is not
practicable.
An ordinance establishing the
grade on Fourteenth street, between
Main and Washington, was passed,
and favorable action was taken for
the Improvement of Water street be
tween Sixth and Seventh. ,
As per the plans of the City Engi
neer, an ordinance was ordered pre
pared for the proposed sewer at
Greenpolnt.
Protests were presented against
the improvement work on Center and
Sixth streets, that walks had been
left in bad condition, etc. The street
commissioner was ordered to look In
to the matter, and the assessment
for the improvement of Taylor street
was referred back to the appraisers.
An ordinance for the Improvement
of Water street was presented and
passed, as also one providing for a
drain sewer on Fourteenth street to
Abernutby creek. Favorable action
was also taken on an ordinance for
Improving Monroe sfreet.
Tho council ordered the removal of.
the dam constructed by Frank Busch
in the drain on Eleventh street. Mrs.
Kate Newton complained of a filthy
condition on her.property, the result
of the deposits of a drain, and asked
that it be remedied at once.
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