I, M. J. BROWN, BEING DULY SWORN, SAY THAT I AM EDITOR AND PART OWNER OF THE OREGON CITY COURIER, AND THAT THE AVERAGE WEEKLY CIRCULATION OF THAT PAPER FROM MAY 1,1912 TO MAY 1, 1913 HAS EXCEEDED 2000 COPIES, AND THAT THESE PAPERS HAVE BEEN PRINTED AND CIRCULATED FROM THE COURIER OFFICE -M. J. BROWN. Subscribed and sworn to before me. .thia sth d f . i;,w r ' j - . j i ucugra, iiuiury I UU11C. OREGON The Farmers Society of Equity is spreading over this count; and tht Courier is spreading with it. Its ad rertising columns are good as gold Clackamas County Fair September 24, 25, 26, 27 Canby, Oregon 30th YEAR. OREGON CITY, ORE., FRIDAY, JUNK'S, 1313. No. 52 THE COURT DEFEND? CAN'T THEY ANSWER CHARGES MADE AGAINST THEM? REAL CHARGES ARE IGNORED While Petty Trifles and Misstate . ments are. Used for Defense Months ago charges of law violat ion and reckless expenditure of coun ty money were published in the Courier. They were backed (in the bridge matters) by the sworn affi davits of experts who had measured the bridges, computed the weight of the steel and proved by the figures that a lot of public money had melted away somewhere. These same char ges and figures were made at the public mass meeting here in March. What defense to these charges has been made by the county court or any ; of its friends? NOT A PEEP. . Even O. D. Eby in his immunity report dodged it. The investigating committee, look ing into the claim that "Clackamas . county was out of debt," showed up ; ,in its report to the taxpayers that if the present county court had the same , amount of money the 1910 court had and had expended the same amount the 1910 court did, this county would now be in debt $103,008.95 more than two years ago. What defense has been made to this charge? It was made weeks ago, and it was made to disapprove the county court's claim. What has the county court done to make it's claim good and to show the people where this $163,000 has gone . to in two' years ? ' NOT A PEEP. Even Mr. Eby kept the whitewash brush off this LITTLE item and de voted the most of his paint to an $800 bridge matter. .., In the charges made openly that . tiOrd s Uregon laws were violated in the letting of bridge contracts, what defense has the county court or its mends made? . NOT A PEEP. Mr. Eby skipped this little matter that has cost Clackamas county thousands and thousands of dollars but used a hemorrhage of words to show what the freight on cement was from Portland when the officials' records do not show it. On the court house addition, where contractors showed the cost should not have exceeded $18,000 to $20,000, and it cost $27,000 from the same ad opted plans, what defense is there for this, but Mr. Eby's lame explan ation that some changes were made and the Goddess of Justice repaired? NOT A PEEP. On the matter of giving away Clackamas county rights to a " Port land Gas and Coke Co., through a per petual franchise that has no compen sation, no revoking clause, no enact ing clause a matter that H. W. Hag geman made at the public meeting in the court house what defense, ex planation or excuse has been offered ,by the county court or its friends for this Christmas present to a big public corporation ? NOT A PEEP. Absent-minded Mr. Eby also skip ped this at his whitewash bath. ' And the timber cruising deal, the letting of a contract to estimate the timber in this county to a Portland lumber man, and which it is said will cost this county upwards of $60,000, and could have been done for a quarter or half of this amount. . Mr. Eby reported that he found the cruise was being carefully and accur ately made. w Splendid defense of the charges! ; And later on an editorial in the En terprise made this weak little peep that the reason the contract was let to Mr. Nease was because there were no men available in this county. The charges were not HOW it was being done, but WHY and why it was not advertised and opened to compet ition. There WOULD have been avail able men enough in this county for the job if it had been and it would have been done for a lot less money. In the road implement matters, while the implement houses stand by the county court with a devotion that smacks of fanaticism, yet the com mittee got enough evidence to show that a plain farmer could buy the same rock crusher the county court paid $1600 for for $1200. A man went to the implement house and priced the crusher, giving exactly the same specifications as the one billed to the county for $1600 in fact copied from the bill. A representative of the house gave a price of $1205 on this crusher, and put it in writing. O. D. Eby has that writing. . When called on by the investigat ing committee and asked why a stranger could buy a crusher for $400. less than the County Court, the man ager denied that such prices were ev er given, and when confronted with the office memorandum, he made the excuse that the man who quoted the price was a new man and had not COUNT! the authority to give it. What do you taxpayers of Clacka mas county think of this bit of com edy? It was certainly an effort to stand by wasn't it? Have you fellows any such devoted friends? While there was no way to PROVE that an individual could buy road machinery cheaper than the county court buys it (for you know new men are SO apt to make mistakes) yet the committee was satisfied that . the crusher could have been bought for $400 less on the day the . memoran dum was made AND BEFORE THE IMPLEMENT COMPANY HAD BEEN PUT WISE. These are a few of the many mat ters are up to the voters to think ov er these are the big items that have cost big money. If you think all is lovely, honest and lawful, or if you think that be- cause "the courts before did it" the present bunch has a right well, then back up on the recall, call it off and let's give the court a "vote of thanks for its honesty, integrity and devot ion to the cause of the "deer peepul." But if things don't look , right or honest, and if you think you have been exploited and your tax money squandered in a measure, then get in with the fellows who are in and help maKe a thorough change in the coun ty's managers. " And it is said Commissioner Matt- oon will resign if Beatie and Blair are recalled. RECALL THEM It will be Worse than ever for Tax payers if they Fail Now Prineville, May 27. Editor Courier: I want to congratulate vou on hav ing the best county paper I have ever read not to give you the swell head like most editors have, but to show you that I appreciate a man that has the backbone to stand for what is right and to expose graft in all its forms and if the people have got brains enough to have a headache, they will keep you on the job. I have some property interests in Oregon City and as long as I have it you .can count on me to do what I can to help you in word or deed. I have been cursing the grafting ras cals for 20 years. But the way you are after them now is going to do good, and I ,-nust say if the people don't go after the recall in good earnest and to win it will be worse than ever. Accept my best wishes for your success in the recall. C.E. CROSS SALARY IS HELD UP Petitions are Filed to Submit Gary Increase to the Voters Petitions were filed with County Clerk Mulvey Saturday to refer the matter of an increase in the saalry of T. J. Gary county superintendent of schools, to the people at the el ection this fall. The increase was made a law by the last legislature, and like all salary increase bills, was decidedly unpopu lar with the voters of the county, they arguing that the matter was one entirely up to them to decide and not for the legislature to raise without their consent. And another point on which criticism was made, was that Mr. Gary should have told the vot ers of Clackamas county during his campaign that he would ask for an increase in salary and have shown the need of it. DIMICK'S LAW IN FORCE Must Show Physician's Certificate of Health to Get Marriage License Tuesday of this week a new law went into effect compelling men, be bore being given a marriage certifi cate, to pass a medical examiation and have a physician's cretificate and as we read the law's provisions we find that Senator Dimick put some teeth in it and that it is certainly go ing to be more than "just a law. It provides: "Before any county clerk in this state shall issue a marriage license, the applicant therefor shall file with the clerk from whom such license is sought, a certificate from a physic ian duly authorized to practice medi cine within the state, made under oath, within ten days from the date of filing the same, showing that the male person thus seeking to enter the marriage relation is free from contagious or infectious venerial di sease. ' 1 Any physician who shall, knowingly and wilfully, make a false statement in any certificate issued, as herein provided, shall be punished by the re vocation of his license to practice his profession within the state. We Don't Appreciate The first of the week a hot wave struck Oregon and the mercury slid up the tube all the way to 86, and the people of Oregon City just thot it was awful and took to the woods and rivers. Back in Kansas the temperature has been standing over 100 and the hot winds shrivelling up every thing while in Oregon the minute the. sun goes down the cool air comes down from the snow capped mountains and one needs bed covers on. We have so little to compare with that we don't half apreciate what we have. IS CITY'S BIG ROSE FESTIVAL HAS WONDER FUL PROGRAM RIVER RACING AND PARADES With Street Parades, Rose Show Music and Fun Saturday of this week is Oregon City's annual rose show and festival, and there is far more interest in this year's event than ever before, largely due to the fact that the society has very largely added to its attractions this year, and will give the people a splendid entertainment on this date. One of the real big cards that will bring many people here from Port land and from all over this county, is the motor boat race between the rivals "Oregon Wolf" and "Vamoose." These boats have raced before when the "Vamoose" nosed out the "Wolf" but it was too close to be decisive. This race should be dandy, as the boats are the fastest type made and can simply run away from the steam ers. They are hydroplanes of the latest makes. The race will start from the dock at Eleventh street, go up the river and around a buoy opposite the tanks on the west side, then down the riv er and around a buoy opposite the Adkins lumber " mill below Busch's store, and finish at Eleventh street. This race will certainly be a- big feature. Two other races will be added to the water sports, and then there will be the special attraction the water parade of the Motor Boat Club, which will be here. The fleet will be hand somely decorated and will make a beautiful spectacle. This parade will start at 3:30, and the motor boat races will follow at 4. There will be 250 or 300 motor boats in the parade. But earlier in the day will come the street attractions and parades, and they alone.-will be worth taking a day off to see. The ladies have work ed very hard to make this rose parade a wonder and a train of beauty. It will be a long and splendid line of handsomely decorated autos, business floats, lodge parades and then the childrens parades, and handsome decorations and, prettiest of all, the human rosebud float. Saturday's festival is going to give the Rose Society a prominence it will have to maintain in future years. It is certainly going to be a splendid show. The Committee appointed to take charge of the parade for automobiles, vehicles and pedestrians, at the annu al Rose Show, which will be held in Oregon City June 7, 113, have arrang ed the followng prizes: Best decorated automobile from Or egon City $10.00 Second, best automobile from Or egon City 5.00 Best vehicle drawn otherwise than mechanically 10.00 Second best vehicle drawn otherwise than mechanically 5.00 Best Pedestrians 10.00 Second best 6.00 Best decorated automobile outside of Oregon City but in Clackamas Co. 6.00 Best decorated Firemens' hose cart with men 10.00 Second best decorated Firemens' hose cart with men 5.00 Small cowboys on horses, other an imals, or on foot 5.00 The parade will leave the foot of 14th Street at 1:30 o'clock. Notices have been sent to automo bile owners and it is estimated that over 100 Will be decorated and in the parade. The lodges have signified their in tention to take part in a body. The paper mills have all arranged to let a large number of their em ployees off on that date and the event will no doubt be one of the great est ever held in Oregon City. RECALL NOTICE The executive committee of the re call movement against the county court wants every circulator of a pe tition to make a report of just the number of signatures he has Tuesday of next week, June 10. This does not mean that petitions are to be sent in on this date, but that the commitee may have a record of the work. As fast as petitions are Tilled, send them in, to M. J. Brown, at the Cour ier office, nd be sure they are prop erly sworn to. It is very necessary that the com mittee have a complete record of the work up to June 10, and those having petitions are earnestly urged to give prompt attention to this matter. COMMITTEE Late, but Big as Eggs Strawberries are rolling in this week, and tho' late because of the backward season,, yet they are about the size of hens' eggs and a wonder ful crop. And cherries, the kind that you have take two bites to, are com ing in in quantities. - . SATURDAY 11 This City is a Bouquet Oregon City is now a bower of ros es. Everywhere you see them and thousands of them. They are late this year, but they are more beauti ful than ever. Business Booming Here It is reported to this office that there is not a desirable residence to be had for rent in the city, and this office has many inquiries for for such places. And with an extra shift at the mills and a new factory about ready to start, the future looks bright for growth and prosperity. Everybody Wants to Go Next Monday is the opening day at the Portland rose festival and the commercial club has chartered two steamers, the Ruth and Lang to carry commercial club members and their families to the opening. The boats will carry 280 people and every res ervation has been taken. From these boats the ; Oregon City people will have a fine view of the river ceremon ies opening the rose festival. Three 8-Hour Shifts Now mi. . l" 1 1 TTT.H inis week me Willamette paper mills changed from the 12 and 13 hour shifts to three 8-hour shifts, di viding the 24 hours into three parts. The first shift is from 8 to four, the second irom 4 to midnight, and the third midnight to 8. The men will ro tate weekly on the shifts. There was a small wage cut made in the change of hours. It is expected that other mills will follow and put on the 8-hour day. HELD UP County Attorney Bill Referended and Will Go Over to November It is to be much regretted that the county attorney' law, passed by the last legislature, has been held up by referendum, and cannot take effect until after the voters have passed on it. As we understand it, before he the passage of the county attorney law, District Attorney Tongue's mends got busy (and possiblv Mr. Tongue himself moved a few) and had a law passed boosting his salary to $3500 a year. (You will recall that the last legislature was very gener ous to present office holders.) Afterwards came the county attor ney law, giving each county a dis trict attorney, and providing the gov ernor could remove them for cause. Governor West appointed G. L. Hed ges of this city for Clackamas coun ty. This law annulled Mr. Tongue's sal ary increase law, and of course he did not like it. A public official does- 'nt like to drop from $3500 to $2400 It jars them. So at once they got busy with the referendum, secured the necessary 8000 names, and the matter is held up until next Novem ber, and in the meantime the District Attorney will close nis mits on the bigger salary. There is little probability that the people will sustain the referendum, if tne matter is made clear to them, but it will keep Mr. Tongue on the iob for six months yet, and this was ev idently the real reason of the refer endum. BOOSTING BEATIE'S FUNERAL Contemptible Falsehoods Only In cense Voters Against County Court Editor Courier and Taxpayers of Clackamas County: In the Enterprise of May 28th, 1913, appears a statement purporting to be an account of the public meet ing of the people of Needy. The statements made by the said Enterprise editor are deliberate falsehoods and anyone making such statements is an unmitigated liar. Mr Olds was not interrupted during his speech. Mr. Oglesby was interrupted once by a Macksburg man who has been sucking the county teat to the amount of several dollars since February 1st. The meeting was the largest held at Needy in the past five years and for over two hours heard the speak ers denounce the manner of doing business by the (Hon) county court of Clackamas county. Several persons signed the recall petitions at Needy that evening May 23rd. Just such liars as are publishing such statements as appeared in said dirty, contemptible sheet are only helping to put Beatie and Blair on the retired list. GEO. E. OGLESBY W. NOBBLITT C. MILLER A. S. THOMPSON C. R. NOBBLITT C. W. CARUTHERS J. F. OGLESBY C. E. OGLESBY Uses Fence for Brake Ernest Elliott, driving his father's Buick car, turned it into fence when coming down a hill on the Mulino road Sunday afternoon, and thereby saved a more serious accident. In the car were the mother and sister. The brakes refused to work and he dared not take the hill. The car crashed through, a farm gate. The occupants were hit with splinters and considerably jarred We can show you a separator that has been used 15 years and still it is good. De Laval Agency, 8th & Main Oregon City. - . ' OUR 1913 GRAND OD CHAUTAUQUA SPLENDID PLACE FOR REST AND EDUCATION 26 PROGRAMS ARE BOOKED Season Will be Biggest in Assembly's Long History Are you aware of the fact that next month the old Gladstone Chautauqua, with its ideal camp-life, its excellent educational and lecture features, its wholesome music, its baseball games and dignified recreation, will be with us again? July 8 to 20 inclusive are the dates of the next session, which will be the twentieth in the history of the association. Do you realize that the Chautauqua is for YOU ? That it is one of the greatest ideas that ever came to the mind of man? It is not a circus, it is not a theatre, neither is it a summer lecture course, nor a camp meeting, nor can it be called a music festival And yet it combines the charm of a circus tent, the wit of the stage, the wisdom of the platform, the eloquence of the pulpit, with the beauty and health of out-door camp-life. It is a place where good people of all classes and creeds gather in one big family and annually enjoy an ideal two weeks, in the midst of most beautiful surroundings, and all the while in an atmosphere of most inspiring educat ional work. The Chautauqua is on one hand the great builder of character; on the other hand it is the great lev eller of society. Do ycu know that there are twenty six big programs (afternoon and ev ening) on this year's program, and in addition approximately fifty lectures in the morning classes. The directors charge $2.50 for 75 intellectual treats. That's cheap enough. Or . daily tick ets may be secured for 25 cents. All this -aside from the ideal camp life, and other Chau.tauqa features. Gladstone park, as a "thing of be auty" is in a class by itself. About 75 acres of stately pines and fir trees, wild flowers in abundance. verdure of all kinds in fact Chau tauqua Park is one of Oregon's beau ty spots. If all Clackamas county people would realize the opportunities thro wn at their doors by the coming of the Chautauqua, the 75 acres would not begin to hold the visitors this year. The Chautauqua is for you, whether or not you've been there be fore. Plan now today on attending the coming session, for, as the 20th annual assembly, it will be a mem orable epoch in coast Chautauqua history. The directors promise bifll things for 1913, and a glance at the list of atractions would bear out their predictions. This year's program will include Colonel Bain, a Chautauqua lecturer of national repute; Baumgart, per haps the biggest drawing card out side of Bryan, in western Chautauaua fields; Maude Willis, one of the most gifted interpreters of the American drama who' has ever graced the Am erican stage; the original company of the Tyrolean Alpine singers, with their quaint folk-songs and Alpine melodies; the Sierra Mixed quartet, the premier four of the west; Ng Poon Chew, as his name implies a celestial, a Chinese boy who has made good in real Yankee fashion, now at the head of a great Chinese newspa per, who tells in most eloquent En glish of the "new republic;" Walt Holcomb, son-in-law of the famous Sam Jones, who draws like a magnet, wherever he appears in Chautauqua work; Matt S. Hughes, an old war horse of the Chautauqua field who has been to Gladstone before, and was listened to most attentively by 4000 people on each visit; E. G. Lewis, the gifted orator who made University City, Mo., famous; Grace Lamkin, a new feature of eastern Chautauquas last year, who will be here during the entire session, directing her "Super vised Play." Miss Lamkin looks after the children, any and all of them, and her program, aside from its restful influence upon the mothers, is a most unique and beautiful entertainment. Her work last year was the sensat ion of the eastern Chautauquas. Dr. Hinson will conduct Bible classes each morning of the session. Professor F. T. Chapman of Portland. is to have charge of the Chautauqua music. His orchestra of 12 pieces will be heard twice a day in prelude work. and Mr. Chapman has secured a large number of Portland's leading vocal ists to assist him in the program. uregon Agricultural college and the state university will both main tain headquarters on the grounds dur- j mg the entire session and will carry their extension work direct to the thousands of Chautauqua patrons. The O. A. C. lectures will be along practical agricultural lines by experts from that institution. Dr .James Gil bert, probably the leading economist of Oregon, will deliver a course of lectures for the state university along economic and social lines. All other colleges of the state will be rep. resented at the coming Chautauqua, i me r. K. L. & P. Line, known as the Oregon City line, runs a half hour car service from Portland direr-tlv in to the beautiful park, which lies two miles north of Oregon City. The S. P. trains will stop for patrons within 100 yards of the park, for convenience of people from the Willamette valley at points south, as well as from Port land. Tents mav be secured for nominal sum from the management ana wm De erected for the patrons upon reservation. The assemhlv Alan furnishes cots, but the patrons are expected to bring the balance of their utensils. Provisions can be secured upon the grounds. The park has been connected with the Gladstone water system during the past year that the patrons may enjoy fine muontain water at all times. Lest We Forget Once unon a time the federal o-nv eminent and the state of Orecon H ciaed to open a free ship canal around the falls here, and the money to do it was deposited. It is vet deposited Nothing doing. Once upon a time the voters of Oregon Citv authorized the citv conn cil to build a nuhlir! elevator nn the bluffs and deposited the money. And yet not a pebble has been stirred. Once upon a time the citv had n cement fire alarm buildinc and tower built at the head of the Seventh street stairway. It stands there, vacant with the scaffoldinc unmoved and the lumbetand debris marring the most n.U,.l. A. il.. ..... aiMi.iy spui, in me city. It was a wise old philosopher who got ott that "large bodies move slow ly." NO PROOF SHOWN Just a Few "Disappointed, Splene tic Individuals ' are Kicking There is no real dissatisfaction with the county court here, it has not done any wrong, nor has any proof been submitted that any detail exists with which fault may be found legitimately. All that has been shown is that a small group of disappointed, sple netic individuals, who have in the past not shown any marked fit ness for public executive office, are desirous of ousting county of ficials for personal reasons. En terprise. "No proof that any detail exists with which fault may be found legiti mately." 'Scuse my smile. Where has the $163,000 gone ? What about those bridge building contracts ! What about that county franchise gut? What about the road implements? What about the timber cruising contracts ? As to the small group of "disap pointed individuals" wait a little and see the real size of them. And in the meantime the Enterprise man might look over the recall petitions and see the names of Clackamas county's best citizens and heaviest taxpayers en rolled, asking for the county courts recall. PLACES ASHAMED OF City Hall and Postoffice are Deplor- ame jjumps and Disgrace City Oreeron Citv has a dumn of a nost- " - . x office that is a disgrace to a city of its size, and a place citizens always steer visitors away from, because they are ashamed of it. We have lived in hones for veara of a government appropriation that wouiu provide a decent place, but have only seen the wished-for coal draw near and fade. Waiting for government aid is too much like waitin? for a pentnrv plant to blossom, and too very slow for our growing city.. it is but a matter of a short time when we must have a new citv hall. the present anolnffv a a turin to tha postoffice building. And why doesn't tne city take the matter up with the government, tret a ten or twentv vear lease, build a city hall with a post- on ice department on the first floor, put the iail in the basement. the. fire apparatus on the alley where the jail now is, and the other rooms for rent? Properly handled a plan could be worked out and contracts signed up that would guarantee such a building would pay interest on the investment and give the city a postoffice and a city nan our people would not be ashamed of. And we are ashamed of both of them now. Rose Festival Patronesses Following are the Patronesses for Rose Festival day: Mrs. C. D. Latourctte. Mrs. B. T. McBain, Mrs. C. II. Caufield. Mrs. E. G. Caufield. Mrs. W. B. Cox. M. W. A. Huntley, Mrs. C. G. Huntley, wrs. u. Adams, Mrs. V onO'Neil,! Mrs. John Clark, Mrs. Eber Chapman,' Mrs. Theodore Osmund. Mrs. E. P. Rands, Mrs. Hugh Mount, Mrs. Clara Morcy, Mrs. M. D. Latourette, Mrs. Hugh Hendry, Mrs. M. J. Brtwn'J Mrs. Shanks. All members of the Rose Society are on the receiving committee. WANTED ! Girls and Women Tjo operate Sewing Machines in garment factory. Uregon City Woolen Mills ELEVATOR TAKES ANOTHER REST BIDS ARE ASKED FOR, FOR THIRD TIME WILLDRILL TEST WELL DEEPER Hopee that Flow will be Struck at Mt. Pleasant The elevator matter was locked to sleep once more Wednesday . night when someone proposed to build an inclined railway from Eighth St up to Seventh, and when the two bids were opened and both exceeded the amount appropriated. The bid of the Oregon Bridge and Construction Co. was $14,462 and the Hurley Mason Co. was $13,000. The matter will again be advertised, both for elevat-y or and inclined railway. ' A business man of the city sug gests to the Courier that as the year will soon be up, that this matter of the elevator be again submitted to the people, this time on the proposition of recinding it, on the grounds that it is unconstitutional for the present generation to vote an improvement on to its children. The matter of the test well at Mt. Fleasant came in for considerable dis cussion and the council decided to drill the well 100 feet deeper. Mr. Tooze urged that the proposition to get water from Canby gravels be giv en thorough investigation. Two ordinances designed to better conditions in Oregon City, were in troduced at Wednesday night's coun cil meeting by William M. Stone, city attorney. One provides that no min or shall be employed . in any cigar stand adjacent to a saloon; and the other provides that no person shall be permitted to buy liquor to give or sell to a person who is upon the list of habitual drunkards. . Chief of Police Shaw also submitted his report for the month of May, showing that $142.20 had been col lected in fines, and 11 arrests made. Of these 11 prisoners 3 served time in the city jail, one jumped bail, and 7 paid fines. During the month 33 ho- ' boes were given lodging and 61 meals were served to city charges. DON'T QUIT THE JOB If Mt. Pleasant Fails there are Other Pure Water Supplies The manv advocates nf a nnrn ml.. er system are keenly disappointed mat tne test water well at Mt. Pleasant has not struck tha exner.ta. ed flow and at a depth of 20 feet drilling has been suspended until further consideration by city council. However this failure dries not nra. vent getting- pure water. At the Can by gravels is said to be an inexhaus tible supply of the Durest water, and propositions have been made by out- siae people to deliver this water into our present mains on a percentage basis. This is a matter that should h thoroughly crone Into, as it nnta tha cost and risk uo to other parties and does away with a big city expense and bond issue. This city has simplv GOT to nrn. vide pure water, and the greatest ef forts should be made to get it before the fall freshets rinse down tha tv. phoid. The Willamette river will be- come more and more impure every year as the valley is fast being crowded with people, and as a water source, no matter what filtering sys tems may be applied, is out of all reason. The sooner we tret Dura water th sooner will we stop being an aid soc iety for the city under way on the west side. The city council will not ntin h. cause the predictions of Engineer De- ick did not make frond. Thorn im plenty of other sources. State Convention Here Sept. 1 and 2 The Clackamas Countv Rural Car. riers Association will hold a mnatlnv in the city council chambers Satur day night, for the purpose of electing officers and make preparations for the state convention to be held in this city September 1 and 2. Charles Andrews is president of the county association and Frank White man secretary, and they state they expect from 75 to 100 carriers to be here at the state convention. A nm. gram is being arranged and big times are anticipated. The state association is growing stronger every month. Auto Parade Entries The automobile naradn held in mn. junction with the Rose Show in this city Saturday, will be one of the fea tures oi tne day. Entries for the pa rade may be made with M. J. Laiolla at the Courier office, 8th and Main streets at any time previous to the' aay or tne parade. Entry numbers will be provided at time of making entry. The parade moves nromotlv at 1:30 P. M. Many of your noighbors use the De- Laval cream separator. Why not you T See the ad oa this page.