GREAT $2000.00 SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN OPENS- SEE PAGE 8
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The Farmers Society of Equity is
spreading over this county and th
Courier is spreading with it. Its ad
vertising columns are good as gold
Clackamat County Fair
September 24, 25, 26, 2?
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LOWEST RESULTS
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO COME
TO LATER ON?
.ISN'T IT HIGH TIME TO CHANGE
Whether Fault is Officials' or System,
We Should Remedy It
A farmer was in the Courier office
the other day and he was figuring out
how long before confiscation would be
here if taxation Clackamas county
continues to increase.
This farmer lives on the western
boundary of the county and gets his
mail on Aurora, Rt. 1.
He said in 1895 his taxes were $35,
this year $112.
He said he was not ordinarily a
kicker, that he was willing to pay his
just share of taxation, and would
never kick on taxation when it could
be shown- the county or his locality,
was getting something like value re
ceived for the high taxation.
But today he pays $67 more than he
did when he bought the placeover
three times as much.
He says his buildings are no better,
the roads are no better and there is
but very little to show for this great
increase in taxation; that if it con
inues a this ration he will be forced o
quit his farm, for decreased prices for
produce and staggering increase in
taxation will not leave anything for a
man's labor.
This man's story is the story of
hundreds in Clackamas county.
Taxation is rolling up, is increasing
by leaps and bounds.
Not only does it catch the farmer
but the business man, the home own
er, the renter.
The expenses of Clackamas county
are something stupendious, when you
figure the vast timber and wild land
where but little if any expense and
improvements are made.
A taxpayer reported to this office
that the expenses of the county court
last month that in -the bills allowed
and audited, were nearly $50,000 for
the one month.
To verify this statement this office
roughly totalled the amounts paid out
from the county court statements and
in round dollars and found the expen
ditures about $40,000.
Ten thousand dollars a week!
What is Clackamas county "getting
for this enormous expenditure?
Are you taxpayers getting value re
ceived for this great expenditure and
the excessive taxes that are conse
quent ?
We might as well face it we have
simply got to cut down expenses to
the size of our business, and our pop
ulation. The first thing a new comer asks
are "What are your taxes?" Tell him
they are from a dollar to two an acre
and he will tear out of Clackamas
county.
We have got to have a turning over
in this county.
We have .got to have an economical
and business-like administration.
We have got to cut out big useless
expenditures, quit sinking hundreds
of thousands into roads that do not
improve; only absolutely necessary
nmprovements, and what we do or
der, see that it shall bo lasting and
worth the money.
It's time to back up if we want this
county to go ahead. It's time to pare
close, cut out every last useless ex
pense, every last useless drone and
salary-graber, cut out useless con
tracts and political expenses and
make every man get on the job and
show a dollar's worth of results for
every dollar of county warrants that
are issued.
When taxpayers smart hard enough
and long enough there wil be a ris
ing up in this county and we will
have county business run as is pri
vate business.
It looks as if they had smarted
hard enough and long enough and
that the time was about here"
LINE THEM UP
Send a Delegation to the Court and
See Who Owns Road Roller
Not long ago when the Farmers
Society of Equity would hold an af
ternoon meeting in a. room of the
court house, Judge Beatie refused
them permission and instructed the
sheriff not to permit them to use the
rooms for their meetings.
A farmer started the question
"Who Owns the Court House?"
The next man passed it along and
the question went all over the county
"Who Owns the Court House?"
The Equity Societies took the mat
ter up and a committee was sent to
the county court to find out who
owned the court house, when, lo, the
county judge came up and offered to
eat out of their hands. He told them
they COULD have the use of the
rooms when not otherwise in use, and
he went on official record to that ex
tent.
Now the question is being asked
"Who owns the road rollers?" and it
is a question that will probably be
N asked right along now.
It appears now that out at Maple
Lane. Supervisor Henrici had a niece
of road prepared ready for the roller,
and he called up Judge Beatie and
asked if they could have the use of a
roller. Ihe reply was:
"No show at all.' They are all busy,
You might go and see your friends
Harris and Muralt They may be able
to get one for you."
: These men signed the recall petit
ion against Judge Beatie.
What do you think of this method
of using Clackamas county, to punish
them?
Maple Lane should do just as the
Equity Society did.
They should hold a piblic meeting
in that precinct; they hould appoint
a committee of the fanners who help
ed to pay for that road roller and that
iummittee should wait on the county
court (and by this we mean all three
members) and see whether' Messrs.
Mattoon and Blair countenance this
variety of county court "'justice."
Get together you taxpayers of the
precinct. Send a delegation to wait
on the county court and let us see if
the other two members of the court
won't give you the right to use your
own machinery, or let us know if the
whole court is playing Doatie's game.
Let's find uot who owns the road
roller. Don't wait, but go to it and
smoke them out. . Let the County
Court realize for once and for all you
taxpayers are awake and are going
to run your own business.
Find out who. owns the road roll
ers. SLIM GROUNDS FOR RECALL
Mr. Terrill Gives his Views of the
City JRecall Talk
Editor Courier:
A. short time ago I heard rumors
of a recall movement being started to
recall the mayor and city council of
Oregon City with the exception of
councilmen Long and Metzner. So far
I have been unable to find anyone
that will own up to having anything
to do with it. I think the mayor and
city council are doing as well as can
be expected. There are some matters
before the city council that seem to be
tangled up, but the council is try
ing to expediate these matters and at
the same time do the will of the peo
ple they represent. The citizens them
selves 'are not pulling together. The
present administration has done a
whole lot for Oregon City and should
receive credit for it. it is true that
when thee omplexion of the council
changed Jan. 1st some changes were
made. New engineers', policemen, at
torneys and etc were hired. The out
going men were possibly sore because
they were fired, but they certainly
won't help matters by trying to dis
credit the councilmen or their repu
tations. Some of the councilmen don't vote
on some questions as I would have
them, but as far as-I am concerned
they may keep their job right and the
majority will rule. All the councilmen
are sincere in their belief and have a
right to their opinions.
Ihe mayor is a gentleman and
scholar and has a backbone of pure
steel. He will listen to reason and ac
cord any man a' hearing in my esti
mation, uregon tiity has a mavor
second to none on the coast, or any--
where else tor that-matter, for busi
ness ability, justice and right Linn
Jones is O. K.
I have found Chief of Police Shaw
to be an ideal officer, always patrol-
mg tne streets, ready to answer a call
anytime, day or nieht. a eentleman
always and a strict disciplinarian, en
tirely iree irom grait or crookedness.
A rumor has it that one of the police
men is not just what he might be. I
haven't found anyone that has any
real proof. I have paid especial atten
tion to this policeman fnd I have
find him always on his beat, attend
ing to his business, never have I been
able to find him doing anything unbe
coming an officer.
A few short months ago I stood on
the streets of Oregon City and notic
ed that frequently, very frequently at
that, a saloon door would open and
out would tumble several drunk men.
By the time the three perspiring po
licemen had those gathered in a sa
loon door would open in some other
part of town and the same act re
peated. I have seen a barrom within a
few feet of a theatre whers ladies
and children were passing in and out,
ano in tne saloon would be a drunk
en, boisterous crowd of men, some ly
ing on the pool tables drinking from
a whiskey bottle, others standing near
holding a companion up that who was
too drunk to stand by himself while
one or more of his friends poured
more liquor down his throat. Boys of
17 years were welcome. Any boy or
drunkard could join the happy throng
as long as they had the price. But
times have changed in Oregon City.
The saloons that are still running
are living closer to the laws and I
know who is responsible for the get
ting rid of the joints and regulating
the saloon business.
I notice Governor West came to
town a short time ago, looked all
around, talked with the people and
just as quietly departed again, speaks
pretty well for Oiegon City officers
doesn't it I. If I am wrong in this mat
ter please somebody jump out of the
bush and tell me wherein I am mis
taken. Believing as I do in the honesty
and well meaning of the mayor, chief
of police and city council and willing
to give them due credit for the good
they are doing I will, fight their re
call to the last ditch and I have some
pretty good cards up my sleeve. No,
this is not a paid advertisement. It
comes unsolicited from one who likes
to see fair play."-
Charles F. Terrill.
Any Error in This?
The Enterprise used a column of
its precious editorial space last week
over an error in the transposition of
lines in the county court expenditures
in May.
Here are a couple more lines. Won
der if it will find any errors in them ?
They were the expenditures for one
month:
Oregon City Enterprise ....$831.75
Oregon City Courier 34.25
That's some expenditure for one
one month, and those who have
watched these printing items month
after month and year after year,
don't wonder that sheet raises a din
over a very liable errffr (what that
paper has made many times) yet its
grave-like silence over the other ex
penditures of the county, which have
been poked under their noses week
after week and month after month.
Show the Enterprise a dollar and
hear it cackle along any old key de
sired. Look back through the county court
expenses and see the huge sums it
has been paid for printing during the
Beatie administration, and note the
presents of $150 in warrants the
court has given it to aid its special
editions taxing property owners for
Enterprise chanty.
RECALL PETITIONS
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MORE THAN NECESSARY NAMES
ALREADY SECURED.
FILLED IN LESS THAN 5 WEEKS
Signatures Will be Verified and Re
call Steps Taken
In the remarkable short time of
less than five weeks 25 per cent of
the voters of Clackamas county have
signed petitions asking that Countv
Judge Beatie and Commissioner Blair
be recalled from office.
There are over 3,200 hundred signa
tures already in the hands of the ex
ecutive committee on the two petit
ions, and there are petitions yet out
that have not been accounted lor.
The committee will go over these
signatures, name by name, and check
them from the official registration
list, before they are filed with the
county clerk, that there may be no
question raised of fraud.
When it is considered that these
signatures have been the wrok of
men who have left their work and
volunteered their services; that the
work has been done without pay and
without any promise or hint of fav
ors or reward, then it must be con
sidered as a protest that is signifi
cant an uprising of taxpayers that
means business for Clackamas county.
No recall petitions in any county
in Oregon has ever been filed in so
short a time even when paid solicit
ors were employed. -
mere has been considerable de
mand from the petitioners that Com
missioner Mattoon be also included
in the. recall and that a "clean sweep"
oe made, uwing to the lact that Mr.
Mattoon was re-elected last Novem.
ber and took office in January, the
law does not permit recall petitions
to be circulated until after an official
has served six months, which exemp
tion expires this week. But it simply
means delay in the recall and the go
ing over tne county tne second time,
which is asking too much of those
who have just finished their work.
However an opportunity will be giv
en if volunteers wish to take up the
second canvas and will do the work
quickly.
Before the recall petitions were cir
culated a copy was sent to Salem and
the form and wording were declared
in legal form. Every name will be
checked from the county registration
list, that there may be no just groun
ds ior opposition to the recall.
When the petitions are filed the
county judge and commissioner are
given five days under the law in
which to resign, and if they do not,
then candidates are placed in nomin
ation against them, and the recall el
ection must be held within 20 days.
And from now until the closing of
the polls there will be lively times in
uackamas county.
AN EXPLANATION
In the county court expenditures
in May there appeared under the head
of tax rebates three items, R. B. Beat
ie, N. Blair and W. T. Mattoon.
Last week a letter was received at
this office calling attention to these
items and asking if the county court
could rebate their own taxes.
We looked back on the files, found
the three items as reported, and
printed them under the head "Rebat-
ing meir uwn j-axes.
County Clerk Mulvey Eaid this was
an error, that the three items should
have come under the road expenses.
This office holds copy two weeks
after publication and then burns it.
Mr. Mulvey did not have a duplicate
of the copy furnished this office, but
from the publication of the same
county court expenditures in the En
terprise, it shows that these three
items, with six others were placed
under a wrong heading they should
have been under some road fund ex
pense. How the mistake occurred it is hard
to determine, as the proofs have been
destroyed, but it was evidently done
in the "make-up" putting the type
in the forms ready for the printing.
It was an error very easy to make,
an error the like of which u often
made, not only in a country printing
office but in city dailies. It was simply
an error, one that was not noted until
a month after publication, and one
that we freely and gladly correct, in
justice to the-county court.
May be Another "Mare's Nest"
It is just possible that wonderful,
historic anchor dug up yi the river
the other day would look better in a
junk factory than in a historical dis
play, as fishermen state that it hasn't
lain in the river since 1493, but was
lost off a mud scow six years ago, and
has lain there in four feet of water
since, where many have seen it. If this
is true it is an afwul jar on ancient
legends.
DRUNK OR VICIOUS?
What do you Think of this Line of
Newspaper Bunk?
The Courier says Ed Olds was
the lowest bidder on the "public
elevator up the bluffs," and says
the Enterprise didn't mention it.
This was natural on the part of
The Enterprise, for Mr. Olds
. didn't bid on the elevator. Prob
ably The Courier refers to the
bid Mr. Brown put in for the
steel tower at the top of the
bluff. Enterprise.
What'8 the matter with the Phono-
eraoh anvwav?
E. D. Olds DID bid on the elevat
or; his bid was the LOWEST bid: it
was accompanied with a certified
check for $1,000; the bid was for
51IFFCEN
$11,959: and this bid is a matter of
public record if the Phonograph was
fair enough to look it up.
"The Courier refers to the bid of Mr
Brown to put in the steel tower at
the top of the bluff.
' The Courier doesn't refer to any
thing of the kind. It refers to Ed,
Old's bid on the elevatoi the lowest
bid submitted.
Mr. Brown didn't bid on the fire al
arm 'tower on the bluff. Was the En
terprise editor drunk? Brown isn't
building bridges he's just telling the
people how the OTHER fellows build
them. Mr. Olds also bid on the fire
alarm tower and got the contract for
being the lowest bidder.
The Enterprise had better come out
of its trance and get next to the mat
ters it is writing about, for such
breaks as above, week after week,
make it ridiculous.
WILL MR. GARY EXPLAIN?
How Can a Non-Resident Hold School
Office Acording to Law?
Mr. Editor:
The sheet published over Barlow's
store tells us that E. E. Brodie was
elected school clerk at the recent elec
tion in Oregon City.
section 403s L. U. L says:
"No person shall be eligible to ft
district office who shall not be at the
time of his election a legal voter for
a school officer in such district.
Section 4089 says:
"Any citizen of this state, male or
female, who is 21 years of age, and
has resided in the district 30 days im
mediately preceeding the meeting or
election AND has property in the dis
trict, shall be entitled to vote.
Mr. Brodie is, and has been Iivinar
in Portland for a long while, his fam
ily lives there, and he is therefore dis
qualified from voting at a school elec
tion in Oregon city, and consequently
inelligible to office.
Section 4062 says:
"The school superintendent shall
declare the office of a clerk vacant,
when an incumbent shall cease to be
a resident of the district."
Is it not about time for Mr. Garv
to act? Please explain Mr. Gary
through the columns of the Courier
and oblige
A TAXPAYER.
"What Appears to Have Been"
The Enterprise did not say that
an attempt had been made to
burn the mills either, it said '
"what appears to have been an
attempt."
Oh sure! The Enterprise was never
known .to make a definite statement
in any of its fairy tales. "What ap
pears to have been an attempt" is its
usual dodge, yet it went on and ex
plained how the incendiary would
have worked out his program by ap
plying a torch to the wool inside the
building until you could almost see
the flames shoot up.
SHIFTING AND SCRAPPING.
West Side Events Occur With Mexi
can Rapidity.
Matters shift about on the west
side about as quick and often as they
do in Mexico. They change names,
schemes, boundaries, etc, with sudden
frequency, and he is a wise geek of
a resident who knows 'his week in
what corporation and under what
name he will be living next week.
Last week Mulsburg shifted , to
West Linn and under this new name
beat Willamette to the big mills prop
erty by the close vote of 21 to 18, and
as Willamette cannot add to her boun
daries without the consent of those in
the territory to be annexed, West
Linn laughed herseit to sleep.
But she awoke and found Willam
ette laughing last Willamette out
with notice of another annexation
election to be held July 30, when it is
confidentally asserted home mission
ary work will not only yank that ma
jority of three back in the fold, but
bring more with it.
And Oregon City will sit by and
watch the scrap and call "sic 'em."
Will Go Ahead Now.
The city council has fixed up mat
ters with the P. Ry. L. & P. Co., for
using their poles for power transmis
sion of power to the fire alarm tow
er, and now the work of compietin
will, proceed. The Pacific Telephone
r-i . k 1 i . 1 1 . ' 1
uo. reiusea to auow a transmission
box to be installed in their central;
the Home Co. offered the service, but
the city decided to install it in he
water works plant, which operates
night and day. The transmission box,
which will be installed there, will
make it possible to sound on the bell
alarm the box numbers rung when
any fire occurs, and will notify any
members of the department and citi
zens in what ward and district a box
has been pulled. In this waV much
time will be saved in reaching the ex
act location of fires' that may occur
and the property damage in any con
flagration will be cut down by the
prompt response of the department.
Schubel Trims Union Hall
In a one-sided ball game Sunday
Schubel did a good job of cleaning
up for its old rival Union Hall, by a
score of 15 to 0. For Union Smith and
Ginther were the battery and Baker
and Hegg for fachubel.
College Biddy is Busy Laying Eggs
Evidently being a cross-bred hen
does not interfere with the laying
proclivities of a membe- of the flock
at the Oresron Agricultural College,
Shem ade a record of 99 eggs in 100
davs. laid off one day for the conv
mencement exercises, and then began
again, and kept right on to date. She
has been laying steadily and persist
ently all winter too. and shows what
may be acomplished in increasing
egg yield by proper selective breed
ing, as She nas several genearaons
of good layers in her pedigree.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. U'Ren, Miss
Myrtle Buchanan, Mrs. M. E. Bunn
and M. J. Brown attended the barbe
cue celebration at Aurora Saturday
last, and were entertained by Mayor
and Mrs. Sadler at their handsome
home.
T TO GO TO
THE BIG FAIR?i
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WANT A $750 EILER'S PLAYER
PIANO?
WANT $100,00 IN GOLD COIN
Biggest Contest in Clackamas County
now On With Courier
The Oregon City Courier on Tues
day of this week, opened the greatest
subscription campaign ever under
taken by a paper of its size in the
state of Oregon. The contest will con
tinue for a period of six weeks.
More than $2,000 in prizes is the
offer of this remarkable campaign.
Three trips to the World's Fair, San
Francisco, 1915, with side trips io the
noted California resorts, lasting over
a period of 14 days, will be among the
attractive considerations. After these
trips are awarded then comes the
marvelous list of Grand Prizes, head
ed with a $750.00 Eiler's Bungalow
Player Piano. This Bungalow is the
most modern of all Player Pianos. It
is sweet toned, durable, satisfying. It
is the' latest, the best in the Player
world. Every note of the keyboard is
played on this wonderful instrument.
The piano will be on exhibition at the
"Courier" office within a tew days.
Everyone is asked to call and inspect
it.
The second Grand Prize will consist
of one hundred dollars in gold. Oth
er prizes such as lots, scholarships,
Gold Bond Certificates and etc, will
round out the list of valuable awards.
See page eight.
Contest Men Here.
The "Courier" has secured the ser
vices of Mr. Geo. S. Teall of New
York, and Geo. C. Blower of Ohio, two
of the best contest men in the coun
try, to promote and manage this re
markable campaign. Mr. lean nas
been connected with such papers as
the New York World, the Rochester
Herald, the Cedar Rapids Republican
and Times, the Denver Republican,
the Salt Lake Tribune, the Los An
geles Times, the San Francisco
Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee, the
Nevada State Journal and other big
papers. Mr. Blower is also Known
from coast to coast in newspaper
work. He is a college man holding
two degrees from the Ohio University,
and is the president of one of the
leading college organizations of the
east. The people of Clackamas coun
ty will find both of these young gen
tlemen very pleasant to meet.
The Une Chance.
This is that one big chance of a life
time for the young men and women of
this community to win a valuable
prize. Plan now rfor the World's Fair
or get in the race for one of the other
big offers. We can't explain things
very well in print, but if you will call
at the Courier office, or phone Main
51, one of the contest men will be at
your service.
Everybody Wins.
Every contestant that enters this
contest and turns in not less than ten
dollars will win a prize. This we guar,
anee.
You Must Hurry.
You must hurry and get in the race
on an even start. Every minute counts
in this campaign. The first trip to
the world's fair may be awarded the
first week. See 6ne of the contest
men at once for particulars.
$10 For You.
We are going to give a special
present of $10.00 to the person nom
inating the candidate that wins the
Grand Player.Piano. All you have to
do to place a nominee is to think of
some active young man or woman
that would appreciate a trip to the
World's Fair, or one of the other
beautiful prizes. When this is done fill
in the nomination blank on page six
and mail the same to the Contest de
partment, Oregon City Courier, Ore
gon City, Oregon.
Get busy! Every minute counts
votes.
LETS PROBE THIS
Let us Find Out What and Why Work
is Held Up
Why doesn't Oregon come alive and
find out what and who are holding up
the state locks canal in this city.
For nearly two and a half years
the state and national appropriations
have been ready for this work but the
work is not ready and no one seems to
know when it ever wll be ready.
Nowadays when projects of this'na
ture take on the mysterious, the peo
ple simply go to it and find out the
mysteries; find out all there is to it
and why the -delay.
But we sit down and hum.
The taxpayers of Oregon raised
half of this big appropriation because
they wanted an open river up the
vallev and cheaper freight rates.
The taxpayers wanted this work
done during their lifetime, when they
would get some of the benefits of a
free ooen river. J
Yet the months and years drag on
and not a start is made.
If the Southern Pacific is holding
up this big state project, why don't
we find it out?
If the red tape job holders and out
side lawyers are holding it up to
make their jobs last, why don't we
smoke them out?
This project Ss a' big one, and one
of bior importance to the whole Wil
lamette valley. It's a matter that
should never have been allowed to be
put in cold storage alt these months
and vearn. and the neon's of the Wil
lamette Vallev are a bunch of easy
marks if they don't rise tp and smoke
out the whole inside or this snaoy-
lookmg deal that is becoming a scan
dal.
For upwards of thirty yeara there
has been private canal locks at the
IN
falls here, owned by the biggest cor
poration in the northwast, and the ti
tle to this property has been good
enough lor the company ,
But when the state or nation wants
title, then there was a f-crewhole, lost
when Linn City washed away along
about Noah's time; an iron stake
can't be located; a rusty nail was
lost in the washout and a countv re
cord of the lost city disappeared from
tne court house.
And because of these disappearanc
es the lawyers quibble: national offic
ials monkey and the big work is held
up.
We should commence rierht here in
Oregon City with a protest that
would burn and go up the valley with
it, and every locality should add to it
and make it hotter.
Our commercial club and Live Wir
es should start it; every town and
city up the river should keep it go
ing.
We should eo to thee overnor with
it. We should ask and insist that the
state take it up at Washington, force
action and show up who are delaying
the work and why it is being held up.
These things can be done, can be
easily done, but so long as we sit
meekly by and hope, thes pool of red
tape will be wound and unwound.
Let's get after this matter, get af
ter it hot, and stay with it. I
Pioneer Reunion Planned
A the annual meetinc of the Mc-
Loughlin Memorial Association Mon
day nifht plans were discussed for a
big reunion of pioneers in this citv at
a later date. This proposition will no
doubt receive all kinds of hearty sup
port and encouragement.
ihe following officers were reelect
ed:
E. G. Caufield, president: Rev. A.
Hillebrand, vice-president; J. E. Hed
ges, secretary; Geo. A. Harding, C. H.
T TV T) rt 3 TV tt:
F. V. Holman and Dr. Andrew C.
Smith.
PLACES TO. CELEBRATE
Outline of Fourth of July Programs
in Clackamas County
The eagle will scream on the Fourth
this year in many sections of Clacka
mas County but Oregon City will
not have any celebration. Many of the
residents are planning to attend the
celebrations elsewhere.
Among the places that are to cele
brate this year are at Gladstone, Mo
lalla, Clarks, Logan, Canby, New Era
and other sections, where progrmmes
of the day are being arranged.
The firemen of this city have ar
ranged for a splendid celebration for
members at Schnoerr's park, and all
kinds of a good time is being looked
forward to. "-..
At Molalla the grand parade will
form at 9:30 A. M., the line of march
forming at the school house. "The
Star Spangled Banner" will be sung
by the audience accompanied by Mo
lalla band, which will furnish the mu
sic for the day. Hon, Gilbert L. Hed
ges will be the .orator of the day.
There will be races and contests for
prizes. Among them will be tug-of-war,
100-yard run for girls udner 12;
100-yard dash for boys under Vi; la
dies nail driving contest, ball game,
etc.
At Logan Hon. G. B. Dimick will be
the orator of the day. The Redland
band will furnish music during the
day and evening. Races, contests, ball
game, closing with a grand ball at
night, is the programme arranged for
that place.
C. Schuebel and (J. Spence and other
are among those on the excellent pro
gramme arranged by the committee
for the celebration to be held at
Clarkes. There will be races of all
kinds and Praesp's orchestra and the
Miller Quartet are to render the mu
sic during the day.
At New Era Louis Kelnhofer has
charge of the programme for the 4th
of July celebration to be held by the
f armers' Society of Jiiquity, and
many from different parts of the
county are planning to enjoy the day
at the park at that place. The pro
gramme will commence at 10 A. M.
by the singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner" led by a chorus. "The Dec
laration of Independence will be re
cited by Mrs. Griffin of this city. A.
J. Kelnhofer will deliver the address
of welcome and S. L. Casto will de
liver the opening address. There will
be other SDeakers. Amone the featur
es of the day will be the Baby Show,
which will take place at 1:30 o'clock,
John Wallace having charge, after
which will be sports of various kinds,
There will be a tug-of-war between
Mt. Pleasant men and Carus, all of
whom are husky fellows.
The celebration at ' Gladstone is
more for .the gathering of the home
folk. This is the second year an af
fair of this kind has been held and
that of last year was a big success,
Friends and relatives of the residents
of Gladstone have been extended an
invitation, but are not allowed on the
grounds unless presented with tick
ets. The days' programme is to be
even better than that of last year,
There will be races ofa 11 kinds, mu-
Bic bv a chorus of 50 voices, and the
"Hungry Seven Band" of Portland
will furnish the music d'iring the day.
Colonel Robert R. A. Miller of Port
land, will be the orator of the- day.
Gladstone believes in giving the peo
ple a good time and no pains will be
spared for this day to give all who
attend a "time of their lives."
Hon. Geonne C. Browncll will be the
orator of the day at the Canby cele
bration on the Fourth. A committee
has charge of the programme which
will consist of races, contests and
closing with fireworks and a grand
ball. The Canby band will furnish the
music for the day's pleasure.
Prof, and Mrs. Howard M. James
and children of Estacada, are in this
city, where they are the guests of
Prof. Jame s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. W. James, and his brother, D. A,
James and family. They will remain
in Oregon City until after Chautau
qua and will enjoy camp life during
the session. Prof. Jame?, who is su
pervisor at Estacada, is instructor of
arithmetic and reotrraohv at the sum
mer school now in session at Gladstone,
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BIG CHAUTAUQUA NEXT WEEK
Biggest Program in Years Largest
Attendance Is Predicted.
"Getting the Book" seems to be a
popular pastime these days .Especial
ly during the past week, the devotees
of the new pastime have been most
conspicious. The game was invented
by the Chautauqua management, pri
marily as a convenience to Chautau
qua patrons, and they have not been
lax in catching on.
The rules ot the game are simple:
Find, a party of ten who plan to go
to Chautauqua this year and by the
way the pioneer assembly opens next
Tuesday, take their names and $2.00
from each one and go to Mr. Cau
field at the Bank of Oregon City. He
will hand you 10 season tickets for
the Chautauqua, thus saving the pa
trons $5.00 on the book, or 50c on the
season ticket." The regular season
ticket is $2.50. In making up the
books patrons may use two ' child's
tickets to repiesent one p.dult.
1 here will be a record crowd at
Gladstone park next week. And no
wonder. The program is an excellent
one in every sense, and well worth '
twice the money, even if you don't
play "Get the Book." Predictions are
that the tent city will eclipse all form
er records, and interest is intense ov
er the outlook for a grand year. Yes
terday's mail brought letters from
Troutdale, Gresham, Canby, McMinn
ville, Estacada, Molalla, and several
other places stating that folks were
coming not single admissions, mind
you, but in groups of five, ten, etc.
Portland will be exceptionally well
represented, and almost, a dozen so
cieties and organizations of the metro
polis will maintain headquarters on
the grounds. Oregon City, of course,
will turn out en masse, as well as
folks from all section of rural Clacka
mas. No one is more pleased with the
1913 outlook than is the Courier, and
this paper heartily endorses the Glad
stone Chautauqua as a great institu
tion that seryea a gamtt ftiprose. .wv-
The railroads have granted excur
sion rates. The P. R. L. & P. runs its
daily trains into the grounds, every
half hour of the day and evening, both
from Portland and Oregon City. The
i. f, has courteously arranged to stop
:s local trains at a point near the
grounds, and has granted a fare of
one and one-third where patrons buy
their tickets on the certificate nlant.
The P. R. L & P. will double the light
ing capacity on the grounds asa fur
ther courtesy to Chautauqua.
Baggage of course can be hsipped on
either line. Don't stay away because
you haven't a tent. Remember the as
sembly rents tents for the seeason for
$2.00, and as to the ideal camp life in
beautiful Gladstone park well the
Courier frankly says it can't be beat.
Reserve your tent at once. Under
stand there is no charge for reserva
tion you pay for your tent after you
are comfortably fixed on the grounds.
Already there are thirty tents on the
grounds and before Monday the tent
city complete, will have sprung up.
Ihe assembly lasts from July 8th
to 20th. Among the 1913 features
will be: The Tyrolean Alpine Singers
on the 10th; the Sierrra Mixed Quar
tette on the 8th and 9th; Pamahasika
and His Pets, on the evening of the
8th; Mr. JNg. foon Uhew on the 11th;
Frederick Vining Fisher, on the 11th;
Frances Carter on the 1.2th; Dr. Hin
ao n on the 13th; Maude Willis on the
same date;on the 14th Maude Willis
and Matt Hughes; Colonel Bain and
E. G. Lewis on the 15th; Matt Hughes
and Frances Carter on the 16th; Miss
Grace Lamkin and Colonel Bain on
the 17th; Walt. Holcomb nad Prof.
baumgardt on the 18th; the same two
great lecturers on the 19th; and Bain
and Baumgardt on the 20th.
These are the mam auditorium af
ternoon and evening features, but in
addition there will be a course of most
interesting talks for the morning, em
bracing in all, about sixty one hour
lectures. Dr. James Gilbert of the
state university talks daily on "Econ
omic Problems of Today;" Miss Lam
kin's Round Table talks to Mothers;
Dr. Hinson's morning Bible Study
classes; Frances Carter's elocution
classes; the school of music under
Prof. Cowen of Portland; the O. A. C.
lectures on practical farm lines, and
domestic science; and Mrs. Etter's
class in out-door sketching.
Then there s the daily ball games to
be played by Price Bros., the Commer
cial club, Clackamas, Oswego and Lo
gan. These are five of the fastest
teams in the county and the Chautau
qua daily games will be a feature
this year.
The big Chautauqua chorus of 100
voices, the Ladies' Band of Portland,
the fireworks on Saturday night, July
19th, also will attract wide attention.
And say don't overlook the fact
that the assembly will this year have
the best "eats" in its history. The la
dies of the Canby M. E. church are to
conduct the Chautauqua Cafeteria
this year. 'Nuff said. '
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Girls and Women
To operate Sewing Machines
in garment factory.
.Oregon City Woolen Mills