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J3RKGON CITYCOURIfiR. FRIDAY, DEC. IB -
THE PROBLEM OF
; TOWN HOUSING
Sound Planning From the Start
Is Necessary,
'i
GOOO HOMES AND PROSPERITY
The Majority of Towns Are Too Slow
ito Recognize the Problem When It
: First Presents Itself Beauty Can
not Be Graftad on Rottenness.
Almost all well directed efforts to ad-TtK-'e
'our social standards center
Hound'' homes, religion, education and
pfny. When these fall and when acci
dent, Incompetence and injustice over
take people we have to develop phi
lanthropies, settlements, child helping
societies, courts, probation, police and
nitdical charities, says Edward T.
Hnrtinan, secretary of the Massachu
setts Civic leniitie,. In the Survey.
.We are in this country slow in arriv
ing at a proper understanding of the
housing problem. As a rule, "our town
Ws no housing problem." Did you ever
hear of a mother who waited till her
boy was ready for the Juvenile court,
the hospital or the insane asylum be
fore sho admitted that she hud a boy
problem? Hid you ever see a manu
facturer recognize a factory problem
only after his building was burned
down or ready for the junk heap? No;
the mother and the manufacturer both
recognize their problems at the start
'Our towns and cities refuse to recog
njze the real, the constructive prob
lem, and even after the damage is done
they too commonly introduce pallia
tives Instead of removing the cause.
The problem is present when every
house Is built, when every street is laid
opt, when every bit of plumbing is set
np, when every sewer Is laid and when
efrery water connection is made. Jt la
tie problem of mailing communities.
'For many yours we have had In
Massachusetts a succession of short
lived organizations to improve the ap-
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A QL10UP OK YOUTHI'tUi MILli WOHKItltS
IN A MANLFAUTUnlNU TOWN.
pearnnce of towns. They have died
mainly because beauty cannot easily be
engrafted upon roltcnni'ss,
Had homes are responsible for a
large percentage of the immorality
which the churches arc trying to cure;
they are responsible for a large part
of tho sickness which the hospitals,
dispensaries am! nurses are trying to
cure and for much of the poverty the
charities are trying to cure. The bona,
iug problem -that Is, tho constructive
problem-Is one of the biggest Items in
homemalilng.
The economic aspects of tho housing
problem are serious. Towns get, as a
rule, vi hut they bid for. That Is, If
force of circumstances brings a largo
number of people to a town tho qual
ity of these people will depend In largo
measure on the kind of homes which
are offered to them If the peoplo
have to content themselves with
abandoned dwellings, outbuilillngs and
inferior homes they will be an Inferior
type of people, because self respecting
people will not live In such homes.
On the other liaml, the town lias to
meet the problems of education, police,
courts, Jails and hospitals. The peo
ple who are willing to live In bad
homes are the people who keep (ho
remedial Institutions busy and who do
practically nothing to help maintain
any institutions.
But when attractive homos on well
planned streets are offered self respect
ing peoplo will come, the taxable val
ues of the town will rise, and the per
capita demand for all the remedial In
stitutions wlli lie decreased
It Is well, too, not to overlook the
iconomlc values of the aesthetic and
Social aspects of the problem. The
money values of civic art and of a
civic conscience were never ho fully
recognized as at the present time.
It is not enough, either, to develop
good homes. They must ho maintained
In a good condition. This calls for an
active local health authority lCvery
town must have a good law, tho elU-
dent Indorsement of which will give
the town vliut"it needs In I lie way of
houses, and a board of health that will
see that houses nre always kept cleau.
The housing problem In Its proper
aspects confronts all towns. The com
munity will rise as the quality of its
homes rises, and It will go down ts the
quality of Its homes goes dow n
OREGON CITY
RESTAURANT
, and OYSTER HOUSE
Serves
Meals, Lunches, Short Orders
OPEN DAY AND NICHT
J. Mann, Pi'OB.
8th Sf. Near Main OREGON CITY
H-M-l-H-M-H I ! I ! M-H-M-M-M-l-
T
THE TOWN NEWSPAPER, t
I Stand by your towu newspa-
f per. If there Is anything in your
town wortn laming auoui, leu
chances to one your little town
naner had a hand In putting It
T there, and If there exists any
unsightly or unsavory nuisance
twenty chances to one It will
X stav there until your town editor
f sees It or smells It and wipes his
7. pen on the town , board's
breeches. If anybody beyond tne
walls of your little burg ever
learns that there Is sucb a place
as I'eacevllle It will be through
the town oracle ' v
Every village gets Its money's
worth In the village newspaper.
It's the wagon that carries all
I vour good thlugs to market. It
T ought to be kept in good repair.
In many cases u wouiu pa iu
grease It, paint It, keep Its run
ning gear In shape and shelter it
at the public expense.
Stand by your town newspa
tier. It's the guardian and de-
i fender of every Interest, the
forerunner and pioneer of every
advance movement and the stur
dy advocate of law and order.
Take It away and It would not
be six months before the town
would look as If it bad been
doped. Business would drag,
society would yawn, and grass
would grow between the cob
bles. ,
Long live the town newspa
per! Virginia Industrial Maga
zine. H"I"M"H-H-M-
DENVER'S NEW METHOD
OF STREET LIGHTING.
Ornamental Trolley Poles Used to
Carry Light Wires.
An Interesting group of views, show
ing the street lighting of Denver, has
been published by Denver Municipal
Facts in connection with a short his
tory of the ornamental street lighting
Bystem.
When It was first suggested tbnt a
multiplicity of wires and poles could
be avoided by providing combination
trolley and light poles, the idea seemed
to a number of the people consulted as
not worth experimenting with. In
working out this problem Denver hud
to ho original, as no city could ba
found that was using such a plan.
Sixteenth street was the Brst one
lighted from the trolley poles. A simi
lar plau, with a different design and
appearance in each case, was later
used for Fifteenth and Seventeenth
streets. The art commission selected the
stylo of poles to be used, and tlia street
car company furnished them, while the
light company helped to perfect tho
plans. The general effect, looking up
or down these broad streets, Is that of
two long, straight lines of brilliant,
but not flaming light.
The city pays for the lights on tho
streets referred to. In four other sec
tions of the city merchants and prop
erty owners have put In ornamental
lighting at their own expense, using
the trolley polo plan. On three of these
streets the merchants are also paying
the cost of current
Denver considers the brilliancy of her
lights one of her greatest advertise
nients. During 1011 the city paid
$100,8117' for street lighting. Besides
the lights Installed by merchants, there
are now 2,421 arcs and 1.050 fifty can
dle power lamps on the city streets nnd
boulevards. The estimated cost for
1012, covering 2,478 ares at $00 per
year, 1,110 fifty candle power lamps at
$28 per year and the lighting of the
welcome urch, is $180,0(50.
An Interesting Advertising Fable.
This fable Is printed by a Kansas
newspaper for the benetlt of its ad
vertlsers and those who ought to be:
"In n certain barnyard there were two
hens, one of which when she laid an
egg cackled because Bhe knew she had
a good thing and wanted others to
know It That hen believed In ad
vertising. And many were the break
fasts her enterprise supplied. When
the other hen laid eggs she disdained
to cackle. 'What's the use?" she said.
'lCvorybody knows I lay eggs.' And
she cackled not One day the owner
of the hens by accident discovered the
nest of tho noiseless one, and it was
full of eggs, but they were too old
to use, and Immediately he cut off the
head of the hen that refused to be
'modern' and advertise."
Give Them a Plaoe to Play.
Monty of room for dives and dons.
(Hitter and nUiro and sin;
Plenty of room for prison pens
Outbor the criminals In!
Hut never a place for the lads to race
No; never a place to play I
Plenty of room for shops nnd stores
Mammon must have the boat
Plenty of room for the running sores
That rot In the city's breast.
Plenty of room for the lines that lead
The heaita of our young astray,
Jlut never a cent on a playground spent
No; never n place to play I
Plenty of room for schools and halls,
1'tetity of room for art,
plenty of room for teas and balls,
Platform, at sure and ninrt.
Proud la the city-she Minis a place
Kor many a lad today
tint uhe'a more than blind If she falls to
llnd
A place for the boys to play
(Jive them a chance for Innocent sport;
lllve them a chance for fun
Hetter a playground plot than a court
And lll when the harm Is done.
Olee thein a chance. If you stint them
now
Tomorrow you'll have to pay
A larger hill for a darker 111.
So give them a place to play
-Denis A. McCarthy.
Crouqy Coughs and Wheezy Colds
The quickest simplest way to
lid the children of dangerous
cinupy coughs ami wheezy stuffy
cold is to nive (hem Foley's Hon
ey ami Tar Compound. It gives
almost inslanl relief nnd stop
a cmigh promptly. It sooths nnil
heals. Contains no opiates.
I'or sale ly llunlley Bros. Co.
Sheon for sale 150 owes com
ing with lamb January 1, will sell
in lots to suit purchaser. Also
fresh cows for salo. F. V. Parker,
Oregon City lit. 3, Maple Lane.
FUNDAMENTALS
OF TREESURGERY
Most Important Branch ot Moo
em Conservation,
GREAT CARE IS NECESSARY
Romovlng Dead Limbs, Treatment ot
Diseased Trunks, Trimming and Fill1
ing of Canities AH Atte.iaeu to by
the "Surgeon."
Hitherto tree surgery tas been too
Biich localized. It still is con lined to
il very small percentage of 'the -ities
which need It, but this year more than
any previous one has marked n j.tow:
ing, attention to
the subjeet. ) ,Hev
eral causes have
contributed to the
arousing of Inter
est in this great
work; of these the
greatest factor has
been the Increased
space which the
newspapers and
other publications
have devoted, not
only to this
branch, but also to
all the other
branches of for
estry, says E. M.
Swlgett, city for
TUB TREE AS
SHOULD BE.
ester of Utica, In the American City.
By tree surgery is meant all of the
physical operations oecessnry to make
the tree under treatment as nearly a
perfect tree as possible. Tree surgery
Includes the removal of dead branches,
the scraping of the tree trunks where
necessary, the filling of cavities with
concrete and shaping the tree in gen
eral. In removing llmba the all Important
point to remember Is that the limbs
should be sawed off squarely, so that
whatever remains of them will be en
tirely within the trunk and the freshly
sawed surface flush with the bark of
the tree. When limbs are removed In
this way the surrounding bark will
usually completely cover the wound In
time. All such wounds should be
either treated with creosote and then
painted or simply painted with black
asphaltum paint. It Is always safer
to treat with creosote before paint
ing. Authorities differ as to the extent
to which tree trunks may be scraped
without Injury to the tree. A safe
rule to follow Is to scrape all the de
cayed nnd otherwise Injured portions
of the bark, treat
with creosote and
paint them. If
these portions are
so numerous that
the lack of uni
formity In the bark
Is very pronounc
ed, tho rough sur
face bark may be
scraped off on all
sides to a uniform
height frOm the
ground Or eat
cure must be tak
en not to scraps
down to the green
SUFFERING rROU
NEOLKCT.
growing or cambl
um Inycr of tho In
ner bark. Trees draw up the largest
share of their food material through
this layer, mid to cut into it would
he partly to girdle the tree a certain
method of kllllug it.
All cavities In a tree, large or small,
should he carefully scraped out, treat
ed with creosote and tlnally filled
with concrete at the opening and as
far up the trunk If the cavity is in the
trunk ns conditions will permit. The
edges of large cavities are sometimes
squared off aud the concrete put on In
luch a way as to remind one of the way
a deutlst Oils a tooth.
Pruning may be defined as the right
way to trim trees either to better their
shape or to tucreuse their vigor. When
trees are to be trimmed for either of
tbt abort pur
poses pruning Is a
better word than
trimming, which
ts often used to
denote a method
little better than
butchery. Some
trees, such as
innny of the ever
green trees anil
some of the hard
wood s-b road
leaved or decidu
ous trees, as they
are variously
termed-are trses
which have a dls
tinctly ercurrent
... :..1t?'.i-.-' .'jj
ij wije vv.4l
0AVITT FILLED WITH
CONCRETE.
habit-that Is, have one main trunk
from which all the principal branches
spring. Trees of this type ought never
to be pollarded or, In other words,
have their tnalu stern clipped, but
some of their branches If so uumerous
on one side of the trunk as to give the
tree an unbalanced appearance may b
removed. Evergreens used for hedges
may be clipped at the will of the owner
because used for special purposes.
The time to have trees treated is
when they ueed It The late fall and
early spring except In the case of the
maples, which bleed profusely In the
early spring are considered the best
times to care for trees, although one
point lu particular makes summer a
good time, and that Is the ease with
which dead limbs may be seen
life Insure
. YOUn LIFE A NO HEALTH
YOUR HOUSE AND DAHN
YOUR AUTOMOBILE
DILL. MAN A HOWLAND
Real Etate and Insurance
Welnhard Building.
i is
2 n
Mo K
THE "WHITE STAR"
is the greatest invention off the age from the stand
point of preserving life and health It solves the prob
lent of the disposal of sewerage does away with the
deadly pit closet, aud combines all the advantages of
the most perfect water closet.
It is a positive necessity for the farmer or suburb
an resident. The WHITE STAE CHEMICAL Clos
et may be installed in any part of the house it is al
ways sanitary, odorless, with not an unpleasant feature.
m'When in Portland, he sure to call and inspect
wonderful closet
5SE2SSE
PROTECTION FH0NI FIRE.
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Water Supply For Sprinkler 8yttems
Should Ba Quiokly Available.
.I'ln water supply for sprinkler sys
tems Is TartoiiHl.v prorided by derated
tanks or reHerrulis, by pressure tanks,
the city wuter pipes or die pumps.
Good protection requires that st least
two separate nnd Independent sources
of wuter supply, properly, checked
aenlust eacli other. b prorided for
each s.rstem and that at least on of
these be automatic Hint Is, continu
ously ready for Immediate operation
without the Intervention of any bu
man agency.
The elevnted or gravity tank, If nt a
Bulllclent elevation, of good size, and
If properly safeguarded against (reel
ing, forms a good, reliable primary
supply. A connection from ths city
mains may be better If ample pressure
and an adequate volume of water ars
Instantly available.
The pressure tank Is a closed steel
tank, usually placed In the upper story
or on the roof, flllod to about two
thirds of its capacity with water, and
the balance with nir under 75 to 100
pounds pressure. The object of the
air Is to force the water out of the
tank under heavy pressure, the pre
portlons of the compressed air and wa
ter being such that all of the water
will be forced out of the tank under
sufficient pressure to supply the sprin
klers on the topmost line. This tank
forms an excellent primary supply, ow
ing to the heavy pressure available at
the start, but it Is not as reliable as
either the gravity tnnk or the con
nection to the city mains, as It re
quires close supervision In the main
tenance of the air pressure.
Kir pumps are not satisfactory as a
primary supply, as In order to b of
any rain thry must be automatic In
their action, and the regulators neces
sary to effect this are too often out of
order Fire pumps, liowerer, form an
excellent secondary supply.
In addition to the regular water sup
plies, all sprinkler systems accessible
to public fire departments should be
equipped with one or more Siamese
steamer, connections to enable the pub
lic Ore department to force water into
the system Whenever practicable a
system of outside control over the wa
ter supplies by means of post Indicator
gate valves, located well away from
the buildings, should be provlded.
Englneerlng Magazine.
RADIUM IMPROVES GEMS.
Interesting Oiacovery Made by a Ger
man Scientist,
The latest experiment made with
radium conllrm the statement that It
has tfie property of changing the color
of precious anil semiprecious stones
The change Is effected merely by con
tinned exposure to radium salts, and
the gems which give the best results
are sapphires A young (Jermao die ni
ls t Is snld to tut vw sveurvd seiiHatlnnsI
results from this discovery He r
eently purchased several varieties of
sapphire and placed them In a box
with a small quantity of radium hro
mide. The tninsfnrm.itiou of tlie stones
after about a t.mntirs exposure Is de
scribed as follows:
UfiK'ilNAL COl.oU
While "l uncolored
Blue
V Inlet
NEW CO 1.0 H.
ropnx.like yellow
Kinei m)ii (:i een
51 ipphiiv blue.
Wine colored
tteamiful ruhjr
Inferior dais colored (.vejB viQieL
A MODERN
Adapted for Districts Having
UNNINC -WATER or MO
tary Closet Comp 9 y
302 Pine Street
TB criemist visited the Jeweler from
whom be bought the stones at an aver
age price of Is. 8d. a carat and asked
what the Jeweler would offer for the
parcel. The Jeweler, suspecting noth
ing, even after close examination, of
fered I7a. d. a carat for all the stones,
with the exception of the small but ex
quisite ruby colored.one. for which he
said he was willing to give no less than
20 a carat-Chicago Tribune.
Sand and Gravel. ,
One of the Important Industries In
the United States of which compara
tlvely little Is wrltteu Is the produc
tion of sand aud gravel. In 1011, ac
cording to a report Just Issued by the
United States geological survey, the
production of sand and gravel amount
ed to e,R4rt.'jn9 short tons, valued at
$21.ir8.n83 The production of sand
of all kinds was 40.2KU.IIT7 tons, valued
at IM.H.IS.riOO. and that of gravel was
2(i.W)'J.llS2 tons, valued at $(1,720,083.
The production of glass sand was
rained nt $l.M7.73:i. an Increase over
the figure for 1910; the sand used for
building In l!)ll was rnlned at 7.il9,
2Sn. a slight decrease ns compared with
1010. The production of molding snnd
In 1911 wns valued at J2.1.T2,4(). a
marked decrease as compared- with
1910. The production of all other
a ud ii In 1911. such as sand for grind
Ing and polishing. Ore sand, engine
sand and Alteration sand, was valued
at $:i.04:uii2. an Increase of over a
million dollars in value as compared
with 1 010
Height o! Mountains Varies,
The dicii'vury thai the HllTel tower
In Purls varies In height according to
the temperature of the air elicits a still
more remarkable piece of Information
Of the same sort. It appears that
Mount Kverest. still believed to be the
highest mountain In the world, varies
In altitude from time to time as much
as 800 feet During the daytime the
snows will often melt to that extent
on the aummlt of the mountain be
tween sunrise and sunset. On the oth
r hsnd. often between sunset nnd sun
rise the mountain will reirain 800 feet
In a slncrle nlu'ht. Therefore the figure
given In the geographies of 20.002 feet
for Rrerent's altitude Is a mere rough
avrrnire Colonel Rurrard. who has
made s study of the subject. ays that
the oflicer of the Indian survey place
the mountain somewhere between 28,
700 and 20.1.10 feet In height and de
dine to guess any closer
Notice fop Bids.
Gladstone, Ore., Dec. 9, 1912.
Tlie School Board District No.
115. Gladstone, will receive seal
ed bids up to December 18 for
plastering and finishing the west
half o"f the school building.
Said board reserving the right
to rt'ject'any or all bids.
For further particulars see
H. 0. Paddock,
K. P. Carter, or '
Hugh Hall, Trustees.
Kslclla Salisbury, Clerk.
Card of Thanks.
The undersigned extends hear
ty thanks to neighbors and other
friends who showed kindness and
rendered assistance in any way
during the illness and at the
funeral services of the late Mrs.
Melissa Blackman, our mother,
A. V. Balt.i
Julia Ballz.
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Portland, Oregon
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RUb.:NG ,IT IN.
T It may be true, say a Missouri
. . editor, that the oirouse take a
whole lot of money out of town,
; ) but look at the mail order house
!! they don't even give a parade.
Kama City Star.
H"I"I"l"l"I-l"l-H-H"l"l-I"M"H-l"H"H"l-
Good Advloe For Any Town.
The board of public works should
begin a general and thorough cleaning
up of the city from one end to the
other. Every street and alley should
be looked after and the premises
thoroughly inspected everywhere. It
would not only be better In the way
of cleanliness, but It would give the
city a still finer appearance, and quite
likely the work might result In pre
venting a large amount of sickness.
At the some time the sidewalks should
be put in the very best shape pos
sible, every foot of them Inspected and
orders to repair given wherever needed.
Longer School Term Add to Treasury.
The city qf Income... Waslu will .
YOUNG MEN !
Pabt' Okay Specific
DOES THE WORK. YOU ALL KNOW IT BY REPUTATION. PRICE $2
" For Sale By
JONES DRUG COMPANY
Incorporated )
. C.LATOURETTB, President
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of OREGON CITY, OREGON
(Successor to Commercial Bank)
Transacts a General Banking Bus Iness Open from 9 a. m. to 3
A QUICK SAFE AND
Thousands have used and
Price 50c
The Box of
50 Caps
Sold by JONES DRUG CO.,
or ent postpaid ia plaia wrapper
he Safety Rem;ly Co.,
Phone 1121
Res. 1833
Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
Safes. Pianos and Furniture Moving a Specialty
Freight and Parcels Delivered
DERN
CLOSET
for yourself this
cure an additional $10,000 for Its
schools by keeping them open for an
other week next year. The school term
will end June 20. The schools opened
on Sept 3. Washington stmV pars U
.cents a pupil for each -day lae pupil
spends In school. Taconia will Ihua
secure the sum of $10,000.
Commission Saves Money.
According to the estimate made by
the city commissioners of Guthrie,
Okla., tbe amount of money required
to run the city during the past year
is $10,000 less than It wns under the
aldermanlc form of government. The
commissioners have Just flatbed mak
ing their estimate.
A Snap.
Lots 19 20 21, making 3 and
a half acres of Harding-Walden
tracts. Level, good land, in sight
of Oregon City. mile to High
School mile to street car. Will
sell for cash and give good ab
stract. $125 per acre. Land join
ing is $200 and $300 per acre.
See H. S. Clyde, Weinhard Bldg.
Oregon City.
P. I. MEYER, Cuh
f OR MEN
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found it the one best remedy
Discharges, inflammation and Irritation of tbe Kid
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or money back
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Canlon
Office in Favorite Ciear Store
- Opposite Masonic building
Prices reasonable and
Satisfaction Guaranteed