WOMEN'S EDITION. This issue of the Courier is entirely the product of the Ladies of Clackamas County FOURTEEN PAGES ' The Farmers Society of Equity ii spreading over this county and th Courier is spreading with it. Its ad vertising columns are good as gold Clackamru County Fair September 24, 25, 26, 27 Canby, Oregon OREGON CITY, ORE., FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1313. 30th YEAR. No. 47 mm mJm wLm 8TH ANNUA L STATES! Four Hundred Delegates v Over the NOTED MEN GIVE EXCELLENT ADDRESSES Cordial Reception Given To Delegates By Citizens I ; Of Oregon City The Oregon State Sunday School Association met for the 28th An nual Convention in the First Baptist ; Church in Oregon City, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. Oyer 400 delegates from the different '.'parts of the state were here for al most the entire session. The leaders, and speakers, who were all expert3, in their work, proved to be very help ful. Mr. William. Brown, of Chicago, at ' one time missionary to the Philip- ; pines, now International superintend ent of Missions, became very popular. ' Rev. Miles ' B. Fisher, Secretary of the Congregational Educational As sociation of San Francisco, gave sev eral masterly addresses. On account of illness, the State President. Dr. J. D. Springston, was unable to be present. Mr. Werlein, Chairman of the State Executive Committee, presided at the convention until Friday noon, when the newly el ected President, Rev. Emerson, of Al bany, took the chair for the remain' inir sessions. The women, who had special parts in the program were: Mrs. Ormsby, who has proved her fitness for the work by one year's service as state Field Worker, and Mrs. Danenhower, President of the Portland Grade Un ion. The services of Mr. Humbert of the Eugene Bible University, who made the singing so attractive by his lead ership, were much appreciated. We were also indebted to Eugene for the able addresses of Prof. Billington. A telegram of congratulations from Marion Lawrence, the great authority on Sunday Schools, was received, in which he said he hoped this would be the best convention Oregon had ever had and the poorest they ever would have. - The keynote of the convention, em phasized over and over, was that the Sunday School is the principal religi ous training school for children. As such, it should be well organized with trained teachers, graded lessons, graded classes, teacher traiCJ clos es and the realization of the impor tance as an educational institution for the religious training of child ren. The convention opened Thursday afternoon, the morning having been given over to assigning places of en tertainment to the guests. After an opening song service and prayer, re ports showing progress of the year's work, were given. The Teachers Training Department showed a great increase as 77 new classes . had been organized." The afternoon session closed with two inspiring addresses by Mr. Fish er and Mr. Brown. After the preliminary services in the evening, the delegates were assur ed of a most cordial welcome by the Mayor, Mr. Jones, ar.d the Rev. Mr. Landsb'orough of the Pres. Church. Mr. Slaver, of Portland responded and the evening session closed with the second of Mr. Brown's addresses on "The Sunday School and the Great Commission." Friday morning, from 8:30 to 9:40 was given over to sectional conferenc es ef pastors, superintendents and teachers. The pastors, meeting in the First Baptist Church was very in teresting. Some noteworthy points brought out were as follows: A pastor is an executive officer standing at the head of the greatest educational institution in the world (the Sunday School) and should not make the mistake of trying to do all the details himself. The old hit and miss way of doing things is without virtue and if Sunday Sciioots ara to accomplish anything they must he well organized, have graded lessons, and trained teachers. No ono should be allowed to teach a Sunday School class who is not a Christian, A good motto is: "Every member present." It was the opinion of the entire body that the Sunday School was the churches' hope of the future and there fore must have the cooperation of each member of the church, to plan and work out the salvation of the coming generations. The question of whether it is advisable to have mov ing pictures to illustrate sacred songs in the church was discussed pro and con. , At the Teachers' Sectional Confer ence, Prof. Billington spoke of the necessity of pupil s preparing the les son before coming to Sunday School. This necessitates the assignment of the lesson a Week before. Their self activity should be aroused and noth ing be told them which they can find out for themselves. Mrs. Hopfield said that teachers could help the pastor by learning to knbw the boys and girls, but in order to do this, they must be teachers seven days a week instead of just one day. In reporting the Girls Club's, Mrs. S. W. Ormsby, the State Field Work er said they were teaching girls not to be butterflies but to help others. Their motto was: "Every girl get a girl." The work trains the girls in ex ecutive ability, gives them a public spirit and power to see where help is needed with the desire to give such help. At Mrs. Orsby's request different delegates representing classes from different parts of the state gave brief reports of their work, all of which was very interesting and helpful, Mrs. Ferguson stated that she had the largest rural class in the state T in Attendance From All State She started with only a few and now has a membership of sixty-five. The motto is "Give to the world the best you have and the best will return to you." Their equipment is the Bible and the hand shake. . The Boys Clubs were not reported owing to the absence of Mr. Ivan B. Rhodes, who was to lead the discus sion. Next came an open discussion of "What I think of the Graded Les sons," led by W. H. Phillips of Port land. Mr. Phillips said he thought the graded lessons were the best legacy the Sunday Schools had inherited for a long time because they stand for progress along all lines. They make better teachers, as the. promotion of one class necessitates the repetition of the same lessons to a new class. The public schools do not have the same lessons through out and why should the Sunday School? The grad ed lessons avoids the waste of time usually given to the Superintendent for review; children get a better knowledge of the Bible in using these lessons because they are assigned the parts of the Word that are interesting to them. " ' In the discussion the majority de cided that graded lessons were a nec essity to progress, but must ,have a dependable teachers. Of course there were a few who opposed their use but these, it seemed, lacked know ledge of their value. In speaking on Sunday School Ef ficiency Mr. Billington said that a Sunday School is efficient when it does the work of a Sunday School, which is to lead people into fellow ship with Christ, to . train them to live in the spirit of the Lord and to do efficient service for Him.. When Christ gave the command to go out and make disciples he also said, "Teach all things". In order to be efficient, the teacher must know why a Sunday school is organized and not think it is merely a place where there is a crowd, a noise and a collection. An efficient superin tendent will see to it that he has a trained secretary and dependable teachers, also graded lessons because God has graded boys and girls as well as the Bible. In the elementary department, the children should make a profession of Christ; in intermediate they should be given some actual service and in the adult department the men and women should come in. touch with every problem in church. The address, "When I Was a Child", by Rev. R. N. Avison, of Sa lem, was very helpful. He said a boy's life is divided into two periods, childhood and adolescence. In child hood he is dependent upon others and what he does is without motive, In adolescence he is independent and adult leadership must not be too prominent or he will resent ?t.- At this time he begins to look within himself and thinks of his relationship to God, his country and his fellow men. He studies the perils and pos sibilities of life until it all becomes oppressive to him. ... This and other things such as physical ailments may cause him to seem incorrigible, but Rev. Avison is of the opinion that the incorrigible boys and girls are minus quantities. He emphasized the fact that the adolescent or teen age is the moment for-the chuch to reach him. A child is by nature Christian and it does not require much effort to get him into the church, but the object is to keep him there. The key to the world's evangelization is I Engraved by Hlcks-Chatten & One of the first things noted by the enterprising, wide-awake visitors one looking for a location for a home or aggressive resident is the natural and civic conditions of the city. The natural scenery, including the pictur esque bluff, the beautiful Willamette, the distant hills with varied colors of rock and forest, the fertile valleys and rivulets, or dear old Mt. Hood rising majestically above the surrounding hills until her summit pierces the azure of the heavens reflecting the diamond sparkle of her snow covered form upon the rays of the sun, appeal to every one with a spark of love for the Sunday school. Rev. Avison leaves the thought that parents and teachers are the connecting links be tween children and God and that a mistake or neglect may prove eter nal in its character. After the song service and devo tional on Friday afternoon, Mr. Wer lein gave the report of the State Executive committee. He spoke of the necessity for funds in this educa tional institution and the fact that on account of the . World's Christian conference to be held in Portland in July, that city had ta raise $30,000 for publicity and entertainment of the same, therefore would have to depend more on the outlying districts to help bear the financial burdens. He closed his remarks by recom mending all to look to the Great Teacher when in need of help. The report of the state treasurer, given by Mr. Phipps, showed that up to April 19, $3,391 had been paid in, $3,364 paid out, leaving a balance of $27. Mr. Phipps then gave the report of his work as general secretary. Spec ial emphasis was placed on the work of the Home Department, the Social Hygiene movement, the temperance work, the Girls' Conference, and the Year Book which was edited by Mr. Kelley. Since the appointment of Mrs. Ormsby as office secretary and assistant held worker the office is al ways open to those who want help. By the efforts of Mrs. Danenhower, the office ahs been hanspmely fur nished and he has been helped in manv wavs by the Portland Grade Union. He closed his report by rec ommending a department of evange lism and a Decision Day once a year for every school. The convention adopted both these reports after Mr. Morris and others had spoken of some of the difficul ties and hardships which Mr. Phipps had undergone to accomplish such good results. Under the order of roll call and pledges each county responded by giving a verse of scripture and a statement that they would . accept their apportionment for the new year. Mr. Fisher spoke on "Points of Emphasis in Modern Sunday School Work", and said that there were three which he would discuss. They were graded lessons, men's work, and missions. He compared the uniform and graded lessons, showing that in the uniform, the object was to teach the Bible, while in the graded les- i son, the- object was to teach the child. As the children are naturally religious during the 'teen age, it is vitally important the part of the Bible that is best for their respec tive ages should be found. The grad ed lesson has done this. 'The neces sity for graded classes follows as well as teacher training classess, be cause the graded lessons are finer tools. Special characteristics of the adolescent age are loyalty, moral sense, idealism and altruism. . The mtn's work in the Sunday school now enrolls over three million and is growing rapidly so the Sunday school can no longer be called " the nursery of the church, but is really an educational institution. Une bene fit is that it keeps the men in the church and the other that it is good for the men themselves. They get together in that way and consider problems that come up in their own lives every day. In missions the emphasis should be on the fact that as we are debtor to all, we should help those who are not so fortunate as ourselves. - In Mr. Brown's address on "The Greatest Missionary Age" he said we are today living in the greatest missionary age the world has ever known. The world is now known from pole to pole and a message can be sent half around the . world in thirty-five minutes and we have had the gospel eighteen hundred years and yet have not given it to half the world. He spoke of the . difficulties the foreign missionaries had to en counter but when he later related the great results obtained by preaching the gospel to the heathens all pres ent realized that it -was surely God's hand directing the missionary move ment and that this is truly the greatest missionary age. Mr. Brown says the following-should be emphas ized in. every Sunday school. Boys and girls should know the stories of missionaries. The spirit of prayer should be promoted as a prayerless (Continued on Page 10) Panoramic view of a section of Oregon City, taken from the Co., Makera of High Grade Printing Plates Jr.' -v.1--y '1 'A', "11 ' 1 w: the beautiful in his life or soul. Every one is -attracted also by the grandure , of the falls with their magnificent set ting of scenic beauty and marvelous power. Turning from these splendid gifts of nature to. the accomplishments of our citizens however, in matters of civic improvement and beautification how startling the contrast. While it is true that much improvement has been recently undertaken or projected and while a few citizens have been beautifying about their homes by re pairing, painting, setting shrubbery in parkings and lawns, etc., and while there has been a general tend&ncy to RECALLS OUT-FOB. BEATIE AND BLAIR CHARGES . ARE MISMANAGE MENT AND EXTRAVAGANCE W. H.HAGEMAN HEAD OF MOVE Petitions Follow the Probe Meeting of Tuesday Tuesday, after the meeting called for the citizens to present their com plaints against county management, recall . petitions were circulated against County Judge R. B. Beatie and County Commissioner N. Blair, and the following reasons are given, as printed on the petitions: , ' That the conduct of the commis missioners has been careless and extravagant in the management of the county business. (1) That the sum of $350.00 was paid for an examination and report on the condition of the Oregon City Suspension Bridge without inviting .competition. (2) That the bridge across Clear Creek at Stone was destroyed and re placed by a new steel bridge, which was wholly uncalled for, as the old bridge was in good condition when destroyed. All it needed was new piers and a few minor repairs at slight expense. (3) That -many steel bridges were built without due publicity and without asking for competitive bids. (4) That a contract was entered into with a Portland timber cruising company to cruise the timber of Clackamas county at the rate of $51.20 per section, without giving any notice to the public that such can tract was to be let. (5) . That said Robert -Beatie and N. Blair, as members of the county court, have not complied with Sec tion G278 Lords Oregon Laws. " Convention Notes ,' Mr. Howland, of the reception com mittee, extended the glad hand to everybody. , The Boy Scouts and Knights " of Arthur made fine messengers. Mr. Wickham was the busiest man about the place. The baggage room resembled the baggage room at the Portland sta tion. . - - ' Where did all the pretty girls come from? .. The Willamette river may have germs, but the delegates did not mind. Mr. Humbert certainly could sing, and he made everybody else sing even the wall flowers. . Mr. Brown's smile radiated every corner of the convention hall. The exhibit of the .work of the children in the Sunday schools was very interesting. Nowadays the children are taught by object lessons such as pictures and hand work as well as from the quarterlies. The Oregon state convention would not be complete without the genial countenance of Mr. Phipps, the state secretary. The ladies of the different churches entertained royally for the delegates. Chairman Tooze of the local com mittee was beaming, for every thing went off without a hitch. Some of the delegates thought the hills were pretty steep, but when they come again they can ride on the elevator. The delegates appreciated the cour tesy of those who proffered the use of their autos to take them around the city. Mrs. Olmstead was an ideal accom panist. The Methodists had the largest number of delegates registered, and the Christian church second. Mrs. Ormsby is the best ever. We are informed by Congressman Hawley that Oregon will have a new rural route starting July 1, 1913. This will be route T. 4 - - .it v t 1 f.r- ward civic improvement following street improvement wherever made, there is still much to be desired along the line of civic improvement and her- He's hoping this spirit of beautifying home will develop more rapidly from now on. It means increased pleasure and with the growth of our city's at- tractiveness will come increased num- bers of desirable residents and the desirability of investment must In- crease also and this means profit to those who now or shall hereafter own property here. But who should lead in this matter of civic improvement? We maintain GIRLS' CONFERENCE First Session in This City was a De cided Success Fads, sheath gowns, and girls who "dress to be looked at" were much condemned in the course of the first Oregon State Girls' conference which opened in the Presbyterian church on the afternoon of February 26. Miss Marguerite Moore led the devotional singing which opened the session. The blue and white badges worn by the members allegorically represent ed the purpose of the meeting, the blue standing for loyalty and the white for purity. Devotional services were led by Mrs. E. B. Andrews after which Miss Agnes Fries rendered a beautiful solo. With Mrs. A. L. Danaenhower pre siding, the delegates were welcomed by Miss Ruth Brightbill, and a pleas ing response was made by Miss Edith Daugherty, of Portland. The design and need of this conference was next outlined by Mrs. F. W.' Ormsby, state superintendent of secondary grade Sunday conferences. The press ing need of work for an open discus sion of "What I Think of the Confer ence" which was led by Mrs. Fergu son, who was followed by many of tiie delegates, who expressed their views as to the need of, organized work for girls. An address by Miss Wilma Chan dlers upon "Dress: It's Effect Upon Morals", proved very interesting. Miss Chandlers, who is assistant to Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, of the munici pal department of public safety for young women in Portland, divided girls into two classes: "Girls men look at" and "girls men admire." Sim plicity was given as the keynote to "good taste", which all strive for. Delegates were urged to use the de portment and dress of the "first lady of our land" and her daughters as a model, for their ideas of modesty and simplicity are well worth duplicating. " Sweet music was furnished by a chorus of Gamma Beta Chi girls from the Sunnyside Congregational church, which was followed oy two talks on - "Girls' Responsibilities". The first one "Am I My Sister's Keep er", was by Miss H. Alena Wolfe. Her plea was for higher ideals, and facts and the fondling of poodle dogs were generously condemned. Miss Stella Wilson, of the Portland Grad ed Union, 'then spoke on the subject, "Am I My Brother's Keeper", and idealized the girl who stands as a guide to higher ideals and a purer life for her boy friends. A duet by Misses Mary Brobst and Grace Rose followed. Two talks on "Girls' Opportunities" followed, the first by Jean Wilverton, representing the "home girls". She begged for friendly help for the quiet girls and those who are "left out". Miss Maude Ray, of the Business Women's Club of i Portland, represented the "Busi ness Girls" and gave many interest ing . examples of the hcip business girls have given in aiding those about them. A charming solo by Miss Marguer ite Moore was followed by a short talk by Miss Lina James, general secretary of the Y. W. C. A. The ap propriateness of holding the first conference for girls' work in Ore gon City, where the thought of this activity had first originated, was touched upon. The afternoon session then closed, after a chorus of girls from the Third Presbyterian church of Portland had rendered some excel lent music. A banquet was served for the dele gates by the organized girls' classes of Oregon City at 6 o'clock, during which many toasts were given, Mrs. Danenhauer acting as toast master. Following the banquet the evening session convened and the committees on organization and election of offi cers reported. The first committee composed of Mrs. Ormsby, Miss Jean Wolverton, Miss Clarke and Miss Pierce, reported that the design of the movement should be "to awaken girls ' to real responsibilities to Christ, to promote loyality to purpose and purity of heart, and to broaden the scope of their influence." It was voted that the motto and aim of the organization be "Every Girl Yet a Girl." The committee on election nominat ed the following officers, who were chosen at the evening session: Pres ident," Miss Ada Hurlburt, Oregon City; vice-president, Miss Jennie Pierce, Salem; secreatary-treasurer, (Continued on Page 10) 1 r 4 M 1 " -rhK JS ft. A the city itself, thru Its council and the various civic organizations. Indeed much has been done by the Woman's Club and by the city. McLaughlin Park, several drinking fountains and the new library are testimonials of the spirit of progress, but much more should have been done to date, The outlook for splendid forward movement during the coming summer is promising however, and every citi- zen should welcome all effort to ward civic advance. In addition to the completion of several streets now under contract, the erection of our elevator on the LARGE CROWDS ATTEND BOOSTER DAYS Despite Showery Weather Two Days Celebration Great Success BIG LIVE STOCK SHOW Thousands of People See Parades Pass Through Streets of City Early Friday morning people be gan flocking into the city, by cars, automobiles and great numbers by teams to witness the parades and view the live stock. The first parade startetd at 10:30 A. M. Friday morning, and was led by Co. L., O. N. G., followed by offi cers of the day and city officials. Af ter these came the live stock and horse section. The last section of the parade was composed largely of fraternal orders and societies. The Maccabees were given first prize in this line, while the Bobbie Burns so ciety, Moose and others caused much favorable comment. In the miscellaneous section Ear nest Cross and his comical rig caus ed screams of laughter.. Between 400 and 500 children marched from their various schools in the parade on Friday afternoon. They were loudly applauded during the march ana counter march ana certainly presented a neat appear ance. . Many from the Barclay school wore deep blue pennants and their march ing brought forth comment. The marching of the children from the Eastham school was a special feature and much credit is due Professor Bolland, who, we are sure spent much time drilling them. They marched and counter marcred like a regiment of soldiers. The crowd of spectators in.the city on Saturday was much larger than on the day before, even though the weather was threatening and show ery. The most interesting feature of the day was the automobile parade in the afternoon led by the Redland band. The automobiles were finely decorated, the first prize, a $15 robe donated by Mitchcl, Lewis & Staver, being awarded to Mr. Parker. After the parades camS the "team pull" and try-out on Main street, en tirely successful, in spite of the rain comng just at this time. The boos ter day celebration closed Saturday night by a big dance at Busch's hall which was largely attended. Awards of different classes were made, as follows : Division A Best driving team with carriage, 1st, Geo. Yexley; 2nd, H. W. Parry. Best single driving' horse: 1st, D. Hutchinson; 2nd, Seldon France. Best draft team: 1st, Mm. Irwin; 2nd, Oregon Engineering & Construc tion Co.; 3rd, James Aikins Lumber Co. Best farm team: 1st, E. A. Hack ett; 2nd, S. Lilly. Best saddle horse with rider: 1st, Dr. Thomas; 2nd, C. J. Hood; 3rd, A. L. Wilkinson. Best saddle horse, ladies: 1st, Myrtle Yexley; 2nd, Ella Parker. Best Shetland pony with rig: 1st, O. E. Romig. Division B JJest draft stalion: 1st, F. Mar shall; 2nd, J. W.-Smith; 3rd, L. Glass. Best draft mare: 1st, Mr. Irkin; 2nd, E. R. Williams; 3rd, E. R. Wil lians. Best coach stallion: 1st, G. Fred erick; 2nd, C. G. Evans. Standard bred stallion: 1st, G. Frederick; 2nd, Albert Pratt. Standard bred mare: 1st, I. D. Hutchinson; 2nd, Seldon France. Standard bred fillies: 1st, A. Matheson. Division C Best bull, 2 years old or over: 1st, N. H. S"ith; 2nd, H. Schneider; 3rd, K. L .dger. Best bull, under two: 1st, W. J. Bluffs Photo by 8. P. Davla irW., 1 fury. ' js ' 4 V 1 1 1 u ' J bluff, the establishment of a fire alarm system, a complete organization of a park department for the city has been accomplished by the council. This is a splendid move and will, we believe, Result great gemlral good to the city. The best comment we can make on this matter is contained who have devoted much time ana effo to a thorough and wise solution of ,nis problem of improvement and r intainance. The thoroughness and system with the committee has cone about its work is indeed praisworthy ana encouragea. The committee s re port will be found on page four. ATTRACTS ATTENTION McCord. Same, under 1 year: 1st, C. W. West; 2nd, H. Schneider. Cow, 2 years old or over: 1st, H. Schneider; 2nd, H. N. Smith. Best heifer under 2 years: 1st, W. J. McCord; 2nd, W. J. McCord; 3rd, R. L. Badger. Best 1 . -d cattle, registered: 1st, H. Schneiu Best brea, not registered: 1st, N. H. Smith. CLASS B. GUERNSEYS Best bull, under 2 yers: 1st, John Hughes. Best cow, 2 years old or over: 1st, John Hughes. Bull, any breed: 1st, H. Schneider. Poland China hogs: 1st, D. O. An derson. Goats: 1st, S. D. Barney. Division D Best fraternal organization: 1st, The Maccabees. Best decorated float: 1st, Bobby Burns society. Most unique rig: 1st, Ernest Cross. MURDER TRIAL OF GLEN GAULT Lad in 'teens faces Jury on Trial for life on May 2. Glen Gault, a boy still in his teens will be tried for the murder of his stepfather in their cabin. This case will be very interesting and the court room will probably be crowded during the sessions of the trial. Gault, who is just seventeen, and his stepfather had never gotten along well, and one day while the two were moving the kitchen stove, an argu ment arose as to Where the stove should stand. The stepfather, accord ing to the boy, attacked him with a knife, and he, in self defence, grasp ed an axe and struck his stepfather on the head, afterward burying his body in the woods. , Younp G8'.vt was one of the prison ers who refused liberty in the recent jail break. George C. Brownell and Gordon Hayes are to act as counsel for the defence. OREGON CITY MUST HAVE AN . . . INSPECTOR OF MARKETS . . . Efforts of Women to improve Sani tary Conditions of City this Sum mer re to be Backed by Civic Committee of Live Wires At a joint meeting of the Live , Wires and theoman s Club Tuesday evening, it was decided that it was to the city's interest to have a woman in spector as she has more interest and time to look into such matters. " Now that summer is almost here it is very necessary to have an inspect or to see that all meats, fish and veg etables are strictly fresh. The council will be asked toap point a woman to do this inspection work. DIMICK FOR GOVERNOR What a County Lady Thinks of the Man for the Place Oregon City, Oregon, April 29, 1913. Editor Womens' Courier: Although the women of this state have not enjoyed the privilege of suffrage very long and have been ac cused of being disinterested in af fairs of the state and nation, I think it is time that we begin to consider important questions and candidates for offices that we will have to help decide upon at the next election. The governorship of Oregon should interest the women of Clackamas county especially as we are encour aging a very worthy candidate to en ter the field from this county, namely Grant B. Dimick. Mr. Dimick is not only one of Oregon City's most capa ble attorneys, but has always allied himself with all public spirited inter ests. While he was county judge of this county, his term of office was very credibly' maintained. Of course it would be impossibel to pleaBe ev ery one in this office but it will be recalled that Mr. Dimick gave bet ter satisfaction than many previous judges and much better than those cominir after. The interest that he is taking in agriculture and the as sistance that tie is offering will in sure a great support amoncr the ag ricultural people of the state. The assistance that was given by our can didate when the writer was taking an active part ni club work for the benefit of the community has always been appreciated and now that the opportunity to return the favor is coming, there will be no stones left unturned. MARY A. LAZELLE. MASS MEETING MAY 10 Called by Chairman Smith to Hear Report of Investigating Committee To the public: The investigating committee pointed by the mass meeting and Live Wires will make a report to the taxpayers of Clackamas county on Saturday, May 10, at Oregon Ciiy, at 10 P. M., and a public meeting is hereby called for this date, and all interested in these matters are invited to attend. J. W. SMITH, Chairman Mass Meeting Committee.