CITY
..The Courier has an average
sworn circulation during the year
1912 of over 2,000 weekly. Its ad.
vertlsing columns are gold.
Oregon City ships 300 tons of
goods every day and receives 700
tons. That's why Its the best
city In the state.
30th YEAR.
OREGON OTY. OREGON. FRDAY. .NOV. 15, 1912.
No. 27
OREGON
COU1IE
LADIES, YOU CAN
VOTE DECEMBER 2
YOU CAN BE FIRST IN OREGON
TO USE THE BALLOT.
YOU NEED NOT TO REGISTER
Just Puff up Like a Man and go
Down and Vote for City Dads,
Yes, ladies you can vote in Ore.
gon, and you can vote in Oregon
City two weeks from Monday, at
the city election, and you may
have the distinction of being the
llrttt voters in Oregon for our
city election is said to be the first
in the slate to be held after the
national election.
You can walk into the polling
places on November 2, big as
any man and make or unmake
men. You can build up or tear
down ofllce aspirants. You are in
a voting sense a man. The right
was ever yours, it nas not neen
given you simply withheld from
you all these years.
You have not got to register to
vote for city olllciais. you nave
not got to do anything. You are
a voter now, today. No voters are
required to register for city elec
tions.
Some have told you that you
would have to wait three montns
until the law becomes operative;
others that the legislature must
approve of it, and again mat you
cannot vote until the governor is
sues a proclamation that you are
Nothing to them. It is usual
with irovernors to issue such pro
clamations, and Governor West
will, yet at the same time it has
absolutely nothing to do with
giving or withholding your voting
power. The minute the official
count of the ballots declared that
the voters had given a majority
in favor of giving the voting pow
er to you, that minute you become
voters and you can vote in any
spot or place and on any propo
sition that a man can.
Don't let anybody scare you
with! the threat of having to do
jury duty there is nothing in It.
The constitution of the state of
Oregon provides for men, and the
vote which gave you the right to
vote did not change the state con.
stitution. You haven't got to do
anything under this franchise
that you do' not do now unless
you want to.
There are some women right
here in Oregon City that did not
want the right of franchise, didn't
want to mix up with the horrid
men at the public polling places,
and they wished the people would
let them alone "so there."
And to you why bless your
hearts you haven't got to vote.
The
At
The power is yours if you want to
use it. and it won't hurt you the
least bit in the world to have it
lying around handy, but tliereis
not anyone going to tear your
dresses or take the starch out of
your shirt waists in pulling you
down to the polling places. If
you want to vote, do so, if not stay
at home and rock the cradle. No
compulsion in this franchise that
we generous men have given you.
But seriously: You women
have a wonderful balance of pow
er, and when the pinch comes you
are going to use it for the right
or the Courier editor is no weath
er prophet.
It is up to you to become in
formed on national and state
subjects. In Oregon you have as
much power as the legislators we
send to. Salem. You will be given
the privilege to make and unmake
laws. to confirm and unmake those
passed by the . legislature. . You
are a part of the legislature of Or
egon make good. .
the Courier does not expect
that every woman voter in Oregon
will be down to the polls on city
election day. and the Courier does
expect that any number of the
men who voted against you win
comment on your absence and
say you didn't want the vote after
they gave it to you. But some of
these days there will come a line
up that will be a moral issue, a
time when some immoral, unfit
cus will bob up for office or where
a proposition that will effect your
homes is at' an issue ana men is
where you women will shin.e for
the right.
And, by the way, better come
out to the city election and get
your hand in. Come out and help
?ive Linn Jones the biggest vote
or mayor ever given. It won't
hurt you a bit in the world and it
will do Mr. Jones good.
Six Foot Channel to Eugene.
There will be a strong effort
made at the coming session of
congress for an appropriation for
a six foot channel on tne Will
amette river from Portland to
Eugene, and those at the head of
the movement have big hopes that
the government will look ravorah
ly an thi measure and give Ore
gon the needed help.
W. H. Bixby, chief engineer of
the U. S. army, Majo rJ. F. Mc
Indoe, Major Mclndoe of Port
land and E. B. Thompson, U. S.
engineer, were in the city Satur
day last, looking over the locks
project here and the upper riv
er with this matter in view.
.Want to Buy Body?
Jack Roberts, who tried to- hold
up an auto party in this county
several months ago, and who kill
ed George Hastings and Donald
Stewart, wants to sell his body
after the hangman takes the life
out of it next month, and that he
wants the money for his parents.
Perhaps some or tne voters
who voted to kill Roberts next
month may want to bid on his
carcass. .
And the next day it rained.
E
est Lig'ht
i -
the Lowest Cost
ELECTRIC LIGHT is the most suitable for homes,
offices, shops and other places needing light. Elec
tricity can be used in any quantity, larjr? or small,
thereby furnishing any requirf amount of light.
Furthermore, electric .'amps 'cox- be located in any
place, thus affording any desire! i1!8trlbuti ia of light.
No other lamps possess tV' oualiflcatio.i i, there
fore it is not surprising that electric lamps are rapidly
replacing all others in mottoo establishments.
Portland Railway. Light &
Power Company
MAIN OFFICE SEVENTH & ALDER.
PORTLAND
Phones Main 6688 and A. 6131
THINGS THAT DO
NOT SMELL GOOD
TWO SIDES TO A STORY THAT
IS BEING INVESTIGATED.
WOMAN, SALOON AND BOYS.
Mayor and Counoll will Take the
Matter up Tonight
Saturday night an affair han
pened in this city which resulted
in the arrest of two vounar men.
and which promises to make
quite a little after racket.
There are two sides to the
sstory and here they are: !
It s the old storv. A woman
came here from Portland and the
boys caught on. They searched
for hotel accomodations but did
not have good luck, but finally
secured a room over a lower Main
street saloon. The young man
claims he hired it for the woman,
that the bartender knew the pur
pose for which it was to be hired
and told him he must be juiet
about it. The room wa8 No. 10.
It appears later that the sec
ond young fellow, not knowing
his partner had rented the room,
went to the same place and rent
ed room No. 2. Later he savs he
came back to the place and asked
n tne woman was there and was
told she and the other young man
were in No. 10. .
The other side of the story ; is ;
that Iho fipfif vnima. man tt thn '
v..uu V. . i . u v J "Ul'Q II1UI. ,V1U I'llW
proprietor or bartender that the
woman was his wife and he oth
er fellow the woman's nephew;
that they made a noise and dis
turbance in the room and that the
proprietor's wife went to the
proprieor, and told him to put
them out, which he did.
It seems that later it was dis
covered that jewelry and dresses
were missing from the room, and
a warrant was sworn out for the
two young men and the woman.
Through an unfortunate blunder
the name of the women was given
as a resident of this city, who
bore a resemblance, and a war
rant was issued for her arrest
with the boys. She easily proved
her absence of any connection
with the affair and her absence
from the city and was released.
The bova were tried before Re
corder Stipp, fined $20 each and
20 days in jail. The younger boy
was but J a years old ana nis ra
ther paid his fine and secured his
release. . The woman has not yet
been located. The other man was
released from jail Wednesday.
One of the arrested boys claims
the hearinsr before Recorder Stiop
was a kangaroo affair and they
were railroaded through.
The father of the boy was not
satisfied to let the matter drop
and he says now that he will play
the string out. He says he went
to the city attorney for a warrant
for the saloon man, but was re
fused. He then went to the mayor
ano councnmen wim a signed
statement or tne whole alfair
from one of the boys, and de
clares he will, start something in
Oregon City. He says the boys of
mis city are entitled to as much
protection as the saloons and he
ia going to see if they can't get it
insead of being thrown in jail.
And back of ill this are stories
told on the side; of police differ
ences entering into it; of plans to
nave Kept tne matter quiet, which
went wrong: of members of the
city council having an interest in
the saloon, and so on with no end
of gossip.
It is said Mayor Dimick will
call a special session of the coun
cil to investigate the matter in
connection with the license and
the city charter provisions, and
no doubt the matter will have a
thorough airing, as it should.
The father of the yountrer bov
savs he will see the whole affair
sifted and the justice of the mat
ter brought out, if he has to go
to the governor with it.
The matter will be taken up be
fore the mayor and coucnil this
( Thursday) evening.
SOCIALISTS ARE ATHEISTS.
Enterprise Classes Them as Ene
' mies to Christianity.
If Mr. U'Ren is a socialist
at heart, he is an enemy of
Christianity, as the princi
ples of socialism demand.
Does the republican party
want a socialist for its stan
dard bearer and do the relii?-
ious people of our state want
as governor, one who, as a
socialist at heart, believes
Christianity is one of the
great curses of the present
day. Enterprise. (Wednes
day.) The Courier believes the Enter
prise started something in the
above nasty editorial that will
come back to roost.
As to the U!Iten part of it, he
can take care ol himself, but as
to insulting the 1500 men in this
county who voted for some of the
Socialist candidates this month
the Enterprise will doubtless find
these men will stoutly resent the
insult to socialism, in order to
get back at a man who is an at
torney against that paper in a li
bel suit.
One million men voted the soc
ialistic ticket this month. They
nave gamed iuu per cent in
strength since the last national
election.
There are hundreds of demo
crats and republicans who vtte
their party tickets, yet who believe
in many or tne planks and doc
trines of Socialism.
mere are many farmers in
Clackamas county, many of the
best German citizens of the state,
who are socialists, who are
Christians, law-abiding citizens
There are men in Oregon who
forgot more about Socialism yes
teruay man traitor urodie ever
will know, men in high positions
brainy lawyers, teachers in our
public schools, and ministers of
the gospel.
And these men will bitterly re
tent the editorial above, which
says they are enemie.q of Chris
tianity and that they believe
Christianity one of the greatest
curses of the present day.
The Enterprise says "some lit
tle time back tne .Portland Jour
nal had an editorial that no doubt
W. S. U'Ren would be a socialist
only that he thought he could do
more good through the repubii
can party.
Then the Enterprise takes up a
writing by Edward Averlirig, who
is quoted as saying the two curses
of our country are capitalism and
Christianity, and ads the above
editorial.
It framed up a setting for Mr.
u Hen ana mens et nun.
The Enterprise hates Mr. U'Ren
with the hatred that smacks of
fanaticism.
Mr. U'Ren doesn t care and the
people don't care, but when the
Enterprise has to drag in lying,
insulting attacks on socialism as
a means to hit U'Ren, then social
ists or any other fair minded,
thinking men DO care.
It's unfair, underhanded, nasty,
contemptible journalism.
The Socialists are highly in
dignant over this Italian style of
fighting, and they should be.
wom?HAknew, aontk aontkaon
Teddy.
At Peter stood at heaven's gate,
A stranger came in view:
When asked, "Who's there?".
The answer came.
I'm Roosevelt, Who er you?
When asked what he had ever
done
That entrance he might claim:
"Full many a trust I ve helped
to bust,
And killed some mighty game."
But Peter said: "For these alone
These streets you ne'er may
trod,"
But Teddy cried, "Just, stand
aside,
"I'll take it up with God."
I
And Teddy took it up with God
That night at half past seven
At eight the angels heard him yell
uel out uod, i ii run neaven.
Exchange.
Who Will be First?
There is a rnilfhtv ooenintf
right here in Oregon City for the
live merchants to use the incoin-
ng parcel post law to build up
i big business from this county.
Under this law any merchant
who is a hustler can build up a
mail order business as big as he
chooses.
It a matter of advertising and
of detail ability. You will see mail
order departments jump up and
build up in all the larger places of
Oregon. The first man always has
the ground floor, and we are
wondering who is the business
man in thia city that will be first
to Jump in. ., ;
JONES
WILL
E
Ail OPEN FIELD
NO OPPOSITION FOR MAYOR AT
CITY ELECTION.
MAYOR DIMICK NOT RUNNING.
But He Probably Will Be Candl
date for Governor.
If you are offered a ten to one
chance against Linn E. Jones for
mayor, 1 wouldn't take it, for it
looks now as if he would simijly
go on exhibition heat.
Mayor Dimick says he will not
be a candidate for re-election,
that he has held the office five
terms, that his railroad and leca
work demand all his time, and
that with the close of this term
he will step down and out.
And nerhaus Mayor Dimick did
not tell it all. Anyhow rumor has
t that he has other than-leifal
duties and railroad work manned
oui, mat ne nas nis eyes on uov
ernor West's shoes and that he
would like to push those shoes
under Governor West's executive
desk at Salem.
And it is generally conceded
that Mr. Jones will not have any
opposition for the head otl'ice of
me city, and it will be a whole lot
better so. With a mayoralty fight
conies factions and political
scraps, and with a clean field a
mayor can have harmony and thi
best of good feeling in all the city
departments.
Mr, Jones is certainly a popular
man. He is a prince of good fel
lows, a man with all kinds of
warm friends, a level-headed,
reasonable, courteous fellow, and
the Courier knows he will be as
popular as a mayor as a citizen.
And here's to him. We'll all
vote for him the women and
all.
MAKE HIM GOVERNOR.
Oregon Owes Muoh to U. S. U'Ren
for His Work.
Editor Courier:
We people in this neck 'o the
woods are glad to note the aan-
nouncement of Mr. U. S. U Ren as
a candidate to succeed Governor
West. We believe Mr. U'Ren is
worthy of the highest gift of the
people, we Deiieve the people owe
it to him. as who in Oreiron has
done more for the common people
than he?
Beginning awav back with the
Australian Ballot System he has
been a pillar of strength in all
the succeeding great reforms and
has fought to the last ditch to
perpetuate the present perfect
and valuable direct legislative
system of our great State.
Like the citizens of New Jersey
with Woodrow Wilson; of Wis
consin with La Eollette; of Cali
ionna with Johnson and of other
instances, the people of Oregon
owe it to U'Ren to reward him
with the greatest honors that he
might demand.
Let's show our appreciation of
his efforts by making him gov
ernor in 1914.
Very truly yours,
S. L. CASTO.
SUFFRAGE SPIRIT TESTED
Well Known Gladstone Women to
Serve as Election Board.
At the regular meetintr of the
Gladstone city council Tuesday
evening, the city dads played a
clover trick on lh newlv enfran
chised lady citizens of that place,
uy appointing live oi tneir num
ber to officiate as election clerks
and judges, at the coming city
election to be held the first Mon
day in December. The ladies who
were thus honored by the city fa.
mers were: Miss Ada liuluurt,
Misses Iva and Pearl Harrington,
Mrs. Ralph McUelchie and Mrs.
Join A Burke.
The ladies declare they will
supervise the election in a first-
class manner, and if the council-
men, imagine they will be called
on to untangle the affair before
mo eiecnon is over, tney are naa
ly fooled. Miss Hariuglon. wlib
has been County Clerk Mulvey's
deputy for the past two years,
knows more about election details
than the average election official.
She and her corps of assistants
are all well known ladies of Glad
stone, and all are capable and ef-
licient in every way to take uu the
more arduous duties mat tne lad
es of Oregon assumed at the last
election. Election ethics and all
details pertaining to the sanctity
or the ballot will be rigidly ob
served, and it is predicted by
those on the inside of the secret
manipulations of the suffragette
board, that things will be run off
in pink lea order.
1 hree councilmen. a city re
corder and a city treasurer will
be electied aontw aontwaontwyw
be chosen at this election, and
with women officials in charge,
and their sisters all voting, inter
est will be at a fever heat election
day in Gladstone.
8ome Parcels Post Faots.
Now that election is over, the
people are beginning to take no-
ice that a parcels nost law was
passed by the last congress and to
make inquiries about its work
ings. ,
lurst, the parcels post will do
away . with fourth class mail.
Hereafter if you have a package
to mail it will have to be sent
through the parcels post.
Parcels post stamps will be is
sued in denomniations of 1, 2, 3,
4. 5. 10. 15, 20, 25. 50. 75 cents
and f 1.
A distinctive parcels nost
stamp will have to be used on
merchandise sent through the
mail or your package will be held
for postage due.
You can't drop your parcels
post package into the mail box or
the big package boxes, but it must
bo taken to the postolllce direct
or sent there.
Your Dai'Cel. In 1A until Ihrnucrti
the mail, must have the sender's
address on it, as plainly as the
receiver's or the package will be
ueiu ior me postage.
You can celiver with the mails
auer uec. 31, iyi2, .
Hlbs. for 15 cents on any rural
route: 11 lbs. for 15 cents nn
any city delivery route; 11 lbs. for
35 cents to any customer with
in oo miles of vour store: i 1 ha
for 46 cents to any customer be
tween 50 and 150 miles of vnnr
suu-e. cincago ana otnor mail or
der centers cannot deliver 11 lbs.
in Oregon territory for less than
$1. 66.
lhe postmasters thruout the
country are hard at work on the
study of the now law, and soon
they will be giving out the pro
visions and will make the detail?
plain to the public.
NOW MAKE QOOD.
The Last Chance Is Offered and
it must Deliver the Goods.
Editor Courier:
lhe neoule of Mt. Pleasant are
all very well satisfied with thn
election that the Democrats had
last week. Professor Wilson did
very well for the first run. It re
minds me of a little girl's first
day at school. The teacher asked
her if she know her letters and
she said she knew a few and snmn
besides.
I trust that now no citizen nf
uregon is alraid to nut the reins
of government in the hands of all
the people.
lhe big land slide-slid all the
esnonsihl Itv onto lhe ulwni Mora
or Democracy and it is my opin
ion that Democracy and Plutoa
racy cannot rule the same coun
try at the same time.
We have one thousand and
twenty trusts with about sixty
billion in stocks. A noted U. S.
senator told us that seventy per
cent of that is water but we are
paying dividends on it all and we
know for years it has taken all we
produce to do it.
Now it is to be honed that Prof.
Wilson and the learned men that
he will gather around him will
not spend four years tinkering
witn me lurui.
I see the Wells Fargo Express
Company have doclared a divi
dend of eight hundrerd per cent.
Now if democracy fails to run
these counterfeit stocks and
bonds through the national
wringer four years from now
there may be another land slide.
Are the people going to slide back
into the same rut they just slid
out of? .
Debs has more than doubled his
vote in the last four years and
has belter lumber left than what
T. R. stole and it is not nailed
down or guarded. Here is wishing
success to the nation, the wealth
jproducers and the Courier that
stands by them.
P. W. Meredith
P. S. About that governor busi
ness, I have not pledged myself as
yet, but I may throw my hat in the
ring. P. W. M.
COMPLETE 8IQNAL SYSTEM.
Home Telephone Company's Fire
Alarm l8 Great Suooess.
A very complete fire alarm and
police signal systems have just
been installed in this city by the
Home Telephone Company of
Oregon City,- andj the same, after
severe tests, have been found
complete and to work to the en
tire satisfaction of the committee
fro mthe city council, and the po
lice as well, and will prove an lint
mense convenience and advantage
to the patrons of the Home line.
Tho system comprises an alarm
in each fire house in the city, op
erated from the switch-board in
tho company's office, so that in
case of fire reported from any pa
tron of tho Home phono, the
alarm is immediately sounded in
the proper fire house, or may be
given throughout the entire sys
tem. The police call is the same as
now ia service, with two extra sig
nals on the hill, on Seventh and
one being located in the business
section on Main street, thus giv
ing the people on the hill and
down town the benefit of an im
mediate police call. Those sig
nals, the red lights, are also op
erated from the Home company's
switchboard.
Home phone patrons have the
free uso of these exclusive fire
and police signals, and the man
ager or me Home company, Mr
T. li. Hayhurst, is to be com
mended for the successful instal
lation of the two systems.
Needed Laws for Oregon.
Editor Courier:
Here are a few outlines sug
gested for the coming state legis
lature to consider:
Repeal of the county supervis
or law.
A limited pay roll and clerk
staff for county officials.
That no person be entitled to
vole on bonding state, county,
school or road districts except tax
payers.
No rerson be allowed to vote
who cannot read hi or hor ballot.
Now that we have won equal
suffrage, let us have an intelli
gent voto and not ignorant, preju
dicial voters. This is a progress,
ive age live up to it.
II. S. CLYDE.
Hands Up.
To date there are eight recept
ive candidates for postmas
tership of this city, George A.
Harding. James Lovett, John
Cook, W. C. Green, E. F. Mass,
ft. F. Johnson, T. J. Myers, C. W.
Kelly, and it is said there are two
or three others who are not an
nounced, but who are doing some
lively gum shoe work 'for endors
ements. .
STEEL TO
T
RAIL SHIPMENT8 DUE HERE
THIS WEEK
THE BEGINNING ON THE END.
Trains Will be Running to Beaver
Creek by Christmas.
About a year ago a farmer said
to the writer, "when I see the
first pair of rails laid out of Ore
gon City, I will really believe we
are going to have a railroad to
Molalla.
If freights run on schedule that
farmer should come down to Ore
gon City about a week from today
ami see tue nrsi rails laid.
Rails to lav the road to Reaver
Creek have been shipped, they
are on the way and are due to ar
rive here the last of this week. As
soon as they arrive they will be
unloaded, and as soon as unload
ed the laying will commence.
Manager Swift says trains will
be running to Beaver Creek at
least by Christmas, and that the
oash is available and ready to lay
every rail on the road from this
city to Molalla.
Tonamy mere is no undertak
ing that raises and defers hope
like a railroad. It's no kid's busi
ness this railroad game, and es
pecially when men outside of the
circle have the big game to buck.
The men behind the Clackamas
Southern have had to go some,
and they have obstacles and dis
couragements laid in their way
that make men lie awake nights.
But the- road is a go. It has got
to where the steel will commence
to go down, and that is pretty
nearly the beginning of the end.
Mr. Swift says that only an
earthquake can stop the complet
ion of the road now, and that
rock-ribbed old .Oregon doesn't
have these quakes. He says the
finish is in sight, the finish of
the start, but that the road will
go further south in time, farther
than the people have any idea of,
and some of these future days be
a railroad with a business that
tho big fellows will be glad to take
notice of. '
Well, a field, as rich a field as
a Hill or Harriman could ask for,
lays enroute and ahead of the
Clackamas Southern. Such open
ings build ut railroads and the
country. The products are there,
waiting for an outlet and the cer
tain completion of thi road gives '..
them the outlet. : --
Some of the men who took
stock in this road have at limes
had their feet get very cold and
chills have passed up and down
their backbones, at the string or
blue music big business put on
its S. P. graphaphones, but the
lime will come when these men
will shake hands with themselves
that they had sand and patriot
ism to back a piay mat tne Dig
fellows would not play, and did
not propose anyone else should
Play ... .
It will take something more
than scare stories to put a gloom
on a railroad when it reaches the
aying-of-the rail stage. It will
take something as powerful as
dynamite from this on.
For Future Reference.
Next week the Courier will print
the tabulated vote for Clackamas
county, showing the actual vote
of every candidate. It will be valu
able for future reference.
Where?
The Oregon City pulp and paper
mill is going to greatly enlarge
its capacity, erect new buildings
and increase its output and the
number of its employees; and
this just after the election of a
Democratic president. Whore be
the panic prophets? Portland
Journal.
Late City News.
Fred Hurst, an electrician and
prominent resident of Canby, was
in Oregon City on business Tues
day.
There will be a basket social at
tho West Oregon City school
house next week, Friday night,
November 23. to which all are in
vited.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wilmot. who
have made their residence in Ore
gon City. for about seven years,
will move to Portland Friday,
where Mr. Wilmot has accepted a
position in the Matlhieu drug
store, Mr. Wilmot being an ex
perienced druggist.
Chief oS Police Shaw received
a telephone message in this city
on Wednesday from J. R. Law
paugh and A. E. Chittenden in.
forming him that their two sons,
Paul Lawpaugh, aged 16 years,
and Paul Chittendon, aged 11,
had run away fro mthoir homes
in Portland and would no doubt
pass through Oregon City on
their way. Chief Shaw at once
"got busy" and by telephone
found that the boys had reached
Jennings Lodge about noon and
further information stated that
the boys had passed through
Gladstone on their way to Oregon
City, having remained during the
night at tne rormer place, un
Thursday morning the two runa-
way arrived in Oregon City and
were taken in charge by Shaw,
when they were trying to dispose
of two bicycles at C. G. Miller's
store.
When asked by Chief of Po
lice Shaw why they had left home,
hey stated tney had intended to
gel positions at tho paper mills
to buy motorcycles. One of the
adq had in nis possession 117.05
while the other had 25cents.
The fathers came to Oregon
City. Thursday and were accom
panied Home by meir wayward
eons.
LAYINC
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