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OREGON C1TV COURJER.THURSDAV. JULY 1913 ! Tf .Tiificro Beatie thnueht a lihpl ac tion would make the Courier quit the recall. Judee Beatie has another think coming. That old scare game doesn't work these days. OREGON CITY COURIER Published Fridays from the Courier Building, Eighth and Main streets, and en- tered in the Postoffice at Oregon City, Ore., as second class mail matter. It is a cinch George C. Brownell OREGON CITY COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY, PUBLISHER fever advised Beatie and Mattoon to M.J. BROWN, A. E. FROST, OWNERS. th't County Court error. That was too coarse work for George. It looks like the work of Batie un-advised or mighty poorly advised. Subscription Price $1.30. Telephones, Main 3-1; Home A 3-1 Official Paper for the Farmers Society of Equity of Clackamas Co M. J. BROWN, EDITOR Affidavit of Circulation 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, 19 13, has exceeded 2,000 copies, and that these papers have been printed and circulated from the Courier office in the usual manner. M.' J. BROWN. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of May, 1913. GILBERT L. HEDGES, Notary Public for Oregon You wiirhear some one yell "class legislation" as soon as the $1500 ex emption law on improvements comes ands of home makers to Oreogn needs before the people. Let them yell. If it r" oi will reduce the taxes of the struggling to get another and set of glasses. THE RESULT LET US SEE class and place it where it belongs, let them call it what they may. It is a proposed law lor the poor man, There are enough of them in Oregon to make it a statute, THE POOR MAN'S FIGHT There is now ready for signatures an initiative petition providing for the exemption from taxation of improve ments and personal property to the account of $1500 value to any one taxpayer. The measure is very brief and ex pressly declares that it is especially intended to exempt within its limits "all kinds of personal property and all said land improvements made for the greater convenience and attractive ness of the home or the gaining of a livelihood. As soon as subscriptions sufficient to pay for the printing, literature and incidental expenses have been secured headquarters of the Home Tax Ex emption League will be opened in Portland. Starting at this time is to give plenty of opportunity to those in terested to circulate the petitions with out having to hire men and women for that purpose. Also it is intended that the people shall have abundant opportunity to consider the measure in all its phases and to get over any scare that may be thrown into them by certain large taxpayers and hold ers of valuable special privileges. This is not going to be a measure , that will suit the single taxers ex actly, or at least all of them. It is not receiving any support or encourage ment from the Fels Fund, and it will not require much money to make a campaign lor. It will have to be y poor man's fight straight through. The measure provides for its re submission if it carries, so that the people need not keep it in force they do not like it at the end of two years, and again at the end of four years. The promoters of it have so much confidence in lt.'i benificiary nature that they provide for it to be voted upon in 1914, 1916 and 1918. This is a peculiar provision but if it carries will prevent any juggling or eliminatng by its enemies, and will not require any expense whatever to put it upon the ballot. Its supporters claim that if it thus carries three times in succession it will become an established part of the Oregon sys tern. Applied to Clackamas county it will exempt from tax nearly every small farmer and home owner. An examin ation of the estimated tax rolls for 1910 (the only one so available! shows that over 85 per cent of the tax payers would have their improve ments and personal property entirely exempt. The increased tax on the remaining property would be about 16 to 18 per cent, some closer figures will no doubt be evolved later on. as any intelligent assessor prop erly DacKeu Dy tne county Commiss ioners can discover valuable idle land and water power sufficient to take up this increase, it will become appar ent that the farmer of small means is now paying taxes on his improve ments and personal property to the assessed amount ot $iaUU, when he has that much, for fun, charity or out of pity for millionaires. Hundreds of men and women to whom .the general provisions of this measure have been submitted have endorsed it, or have admitted that it would carry if voted on. Only one in about fifty times has any person ap proached condemned it, und they were invariably large taxpayers, irreeon- cuuuie single taxers or avowed an archists. When this proposed amendment gets signed and actually assured of being voted on, it is going to create a ruction. It does not exempt any skyscrapers, big mills or factories, railroad trains or department stores, a "million dollars in the bunk" or a railroad depot. It just knocks off the tuxes on thes mull home and farm up to the extent of $1500, if there is that much assessed in the form of improve ments, live stock or machinery. Any small tax payer who cun fig ure that this will not help him will have to figure up side down. Tlie real estate man who cannot see that such un exemption of homes will bring thousands upon tens of thous- Judge Beatie and his admirer, and z-1 n T 11 I 1 CfrarM!r.X . With Rev. Henry Spiess challeng- " r--.";"T ing Judge Beatie to go with him be tne cnarces uui uauei iuxb wiwcu ... ..i f ti. .. i against iue cuui.ujr wu.v ycic ... u f th u j f . lt -w-,- cut uo you aiiow 01 ujr " and Robert Schuebel challenge Tna narr r t rnpuu rriun l f l nu uu i mm i ... . " w . j. . j m ur V Ueorge C. Brownell to go with him Courier editor indicted for publishing Mo thg peop,e on thmass meet these cnarges. ing charges, it looks as if their were u ? Z??YjLLlKt? to b. things doing in old Clackamas a-hn hava criAn tin nnrt nnAnlv mflnp i these charges CHARGES THAT ARE WORTH WHILE? There is a current rumor around There are a lot of men m Oregon the county that when the recall pe City who have not taken any part in titions are filed, there will be a list of the recall fight, who are asking these names taken off the petitions. This, Questions. They come into the Cour- if true, is a shrewd little trick, but we ier office almost every hour. They ask doubt if it can be worked to an ex why Beatie and Mattoon did not tent to accomplish the end, for we bring THESE charges before the doubt if there are enough such cheap grand jury, rather than a typograph- men in Clackamas county. The list ical error, and have a trial that would of the names, printed where all may STAND FOR SOMETHING? read, would be interesting, Men have come in, one after anoth or man urhrt nave, nvpi aitrnari fho recall; they have laid their pocket- The Courier learns from reliable books down on the counter; lawyers sources that some of the west side have volunteered to defend. projects, the Southern Pacific mclud- If Judge Beatie and William Mat- ed' probably be delayed for some toon waited for over 30 days in the me to come not in any sense aban- hope that someone would call our at- donment, but laid over until the big tention to the publication, and we monev market loosen. It is said the would then make a comment, they got recent merger decision, i.nd the re- what thpv waited for cent anti-railroad supreme court de- The Courier editor is indicted for "sions have made big money uneasy. m-iminni lihoi ana what was considered eilt-edcred And PERHAPS Judra Beatie and security a year ago nnanciers won't William Mattoon will get MORE than 100K at now .ana tne west side devel- UJ.C...C..I. jjiujeuts are amuilg tnuse that will wait until confidence (rets back from its vacation. they waited for, WAIT . . , . , : , . . , Alanson M. Himes was here last Quietly waiting and working, with- week from Portland for a visit with out any help and without any noise, his sons, the engineers. Mr. Himes is Rev. Henry Spiess of Clackamas, is an'ardent advocate of single tax, and weaving a net around some om the has lately returned from a lengthy County Court, in connection with the visit in British Columbia, where he county neaitn matters, inat iook has inquired into its workings there very bad that look as if there was no during the two years that t has been escape for at least one member of established. He reports that country the court. as one o fthe most prosperous he was And Rev. Spiess never quits. ever in, and that it is growing slowly i...a wi.u.c .num. ib asvuuuu.i.g in out steadily, but witn a swiftness that ine way puoiic neaitn nas oeen tan- s amazing to the conservative Brit- gied up with politics end pull, and isn old timer. Out of the hundreds things put over in defiance of the that he interviewed on the single tax people and the law. It does not seem question, he only found tix that were possible that these things could be against the new way of taxation there hushed up and put over right on the and they were without exception men ..cc.o ui. u.u cii.ucuuta 01 mnei, iev- or wealth who had a lot of unimprov er and typhoid that have cost human Pf) land nn t.hpir hnnria that fhov won-. lives. It does not seem possbile that ed to hold for a rise in values. Even politicians would play football with these men did not like to say that linn t-U AC.r AUn iTAin t u . . ucaui auu uej.jr u.ceumu. ui men tney were against single tax, for they working for the health and safety of knew it would hurt their standing in the county. , . , " . t the community.. All men of small IOU Will probably See and hear mpana hnH nnnfinfail nr. icA V.i- it oo some developements that will surprise one of the greatest blessings for them you before long. land the growth of their country that naa ever been tried. Dalles ltemizer. It probably cost the Willamette Pulp and Paper Co. a thousand dol lars to give the annual fourth of Julv celebration to the employees and tneir lamnies, but it was money well spent. it isn't so much the dav off and the program oi sports, as it is the con sideration. Two thousand people had a BDlen- did day of enjoyment at Canemah park last Friday, but in the minds and hearts of the most of the workmen and their families was the fact that the company appreciated their work on. If more managers had the inclin preciation. Managers, superintendents and otticials got into the game with the workmen. There was no class, no crust. They were all having a fine time together. "EMERGENCIES." Cincinnati, July 2, The Board of Health today ordered the health officers of Cincinnati to sieze and operate all ice plants in the city and to use every avail able means of distributing to the general public. Mayor Hunt sent a communication to the Board de claring that a public emergency existed. Such press dispatches as this make men who have brains use them. Just let it soak in a little and then wonder at "the alarming indications of Socialism." Next December Oregon City should put in a commission form of govern-1 ment, and the people will vote it ini just as surely as a charter that really means a reform is presented. Portland is now under commission management and it bids fair to be a splendidly goverened city. This city will adopt seme commis sion form of government as soon as the right form is presented and some of our public spirited men will get be hind it and show the voters the bene fit. The attempt last year was a fail ure because the people knew but lit tle of the proposed charter and they thought something was being put ov er on them. This city should be put under a thoroughly practical business man agement, and run as a factory or de partment store is run managed by men qualified to manage. This is a matter of the utmost im portance to this city, and one that we should all take a hand in. Its our duty. If we make the chanze next De cember it is up to some of our brainy men to donate a few days' work and push the form along. We are grow ing, we will continue to grow, and we neeu a xar Detter system of govern ment. PRINCIPAL PORTLAND AGENTS FOR LADIES HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS, ALL THE LATEST STYLES IN ALL SIZES AT 10c & 15c EACH FULL LINE OF EMBROIDERY PATTERNS PRICED AT 10c & 15c. MAIL ORDERS CAREFULLY FILLED PARCEL POST PACKAGES SENT PREPAID TO ALL POINTS WHERE CHARGES DO NOT EXCEED 5 PER CENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. THE BIG DRAWBACK Eliminiating entirely the recall, this paper wants to present a few plain facts to common-sense men to consider. You might as well face it, taxation is the greatest draw-back Clackamas county has. It is holding back this county as nothing else can. When a farmer can't make six per cent interest on the land he buys here it is a pretty close crowd to confis cation. This isn't a knock. You lennw it. T know it, we all know it, and the com mercial organizations of this city and county could not possibly do the coun ty a better work than to get right into the matter of a more economical gov ernment for county and cities and get uixes uown into proportion with dod- ulation and needs. Lower prices and lower taxes have got to come in -western Oregon, and uniess tney oo come the efforts to bring settlers to this county is more nor less than a plain bunco game. Ihese are thines we should facp and remedy. We should have a county court that would cut to the bone cut out every soft snap, every useless expense ana reduce taxation a half. It s costine- a world of monev to run tnis county, .taxation is mounting un in tne poor man. loaded for all h can hear of debt and interest, can1 stand it. When taxation eets around the two. dollar-an-acre mark, its time to use tne suction pump on those respons lu.e. IS THIS CRIME? The Board of Health had to step These are the lines to run factories '? and sieze and operate ice plants on. If morcm anagers had the inclin- tnat w?re utilizing God's weather, ation and foresight to see it, we sunstrokes and sickness to boost the would have less I. W. W's. P" of ce- Th ti-mihia with tho mn anA u It s a horrible thoueht that a little boss is the distinction. Too many look 8hul! be. deprived of cooling at a workman as a mule when the lce.' wmle lever races through the day is done run him to the stable. The vem,s . , .... boss that man won't have much Th,? rlch can procure ice if it costs who is not afraid to rub up against a a dollar a.Puna an.d the cinch of the pair oi overalls; wno thinks the day . "u f""iein., nut even man is just as good and entitled to '"conveniences to them. just as much consideration as the . BuV .the P?or those who live in the boss that man won'th ave mnr-h Dot a"eys; those who live in the stuf trouble with his workmen. Iv Daclc rooms way up in the tene- Everv manufacturv in Oromn rit nents, the mothers, the children in should join in this annual event the r. teri'.ble, hea that, Paa been blis Willamette people put on. Such af- ",B Clncinnati and killing the bab fiiira nnu nml tinti ua!1 'eS. wl.lif 4t, !.. ... make a Socialist of you, or anythnig death LET US EXPLAIN to you some of the advantages of deposit ing sums of money in tins bank on Cer tificates of Deposit. If you have any money that will bo idle for a couple of months this plan of banking will interest you. Let us explain it to you. What do you farmers, workmen and D"B"?" "V?',1"1 tiw. i;in fn... ui. i . - c.oe ui yuu, w.hi, wouiu worn toward Hfr "h" L !".!?!$; h to abolish such a pinch under , ,...,, sucn conditions ; I ""I 'lpr!er;tot8,.0";yur,fm' H The board of health siezed the ice uvino wi nine "uoiiicna i uv you plants! think it would be the right thing, or An "emergency existed!" are you satisfied with the present i.i;;5 .: ' j system and present taxation? Think fodnkipal actio7 una u.g, in... tuuiuy is mil OI "emergency" conditions today, but it taxes an eartnquaxe to arouse the public. Necessities are cornered what-vou eat and drink have an ice trust cinch over them. Some day a government will k!p7 them, because the people who are the government will declare an emergency exists. And speed the day! What is cood for Cincinnati is onnH for the nation. The Bank of Oregon City OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY Last week a bridge went down un der a traction engine out at Baker's and the county court went out to view it. It was a clear case of a new struc ture, and when the mutter was being discussed it is said Judge Beatie ob served that perhaps a new county court would have to accept it. Reminds me of a story: Sam Jones was holding revivals in Springfield, 111., and one of the news. papers handed things to him each ev ening in good sized chunks A newsboy tried to sret Rev. Samuel to purchase, but he laughingly told the kid he could not read. The next night the paper had Jones roasted to a dark brown, and the same newsboy was trying to persuade Sam to invest. "Didn't I tell you I could not read?" replied Mr. Jones. "Yes, but you can SMELL can't youT" A certain attorney savs M. Brown should be put in jail because he published an article last week about the school clerk of this city. mi a; i i i - i. ine article quoted Lord s uregon Laws and asked Superintendent Gary some questions tnat ne nasn t ans wered. Are these Questions and Quotations of law crimes in Clackamas county? would tne gang muzzle the press and put a newspaper editor in jail because he would publish a farmer's letter that laid down the plain statutes of Lords Uregon laws and that asked superintendent Gary some questions every voter has a right to ask ? The Courier editor did not write the letter, but Mr. Eby may see it and know who did write it if he cares to And anyone who wants to put the editor of this paper in jail for running a paper whose columns are long enough and wide enough for free ex pressions of voters and taxpayers tnis puncn may nop to it just as auick as they care to. If quotinsr the laws of a state and making a local application of them is a crime in the eyes of some men in Oregon City, it rather looks to this paper as if it was about time men who want a square deal to warm things up. TIME TO ACT Is it possible that the same old on position gtng is going to jump onto tne proposition to get Bun jtun wat er Is it possible that people are going to stand another run of typhoid and another year or more of delay and un ertainity before they rise up, demand that this monkey business be cut out and safe water be provided for the city i There isn't a county in any state in the Union that has the pure water sources and supplies of Clackamas county, and yet we sit quietly by and unnit sewer iutn. It's time for the men who want wat er more than they do jobs, to raise up anu turn wings over. It's time to eet water. Human life should not be measured against the expense of a pipe line; and if obstacles and opposition are raised against the sincere efforts of the men who are trying to get pure water for this city, it is time to call a pblic mass meeting and take the matter into the hands of the people. The story is told of the nieht of the mill riots of how a Poor fellow accidentally got caught in the circum stantial net. He was a workman at the mills, a foreigner who cannot speak kntrlish and who had onlv worked one day. On the night of the sheriff's round-up this man was go ing to work. He was turned back, and was afterward arrested with the crowd and taken to jail. He was indic ted by the grand iurv and has lain in jail since. He doesn't think this is the "land of the free." It might be inter esting to know on what evidence the grand jury found the indictment. Mayor Vinton, of McMinnville. some weeks ago, refused to approve a paving contract made by the city council. Taken to the circuit court Judge Galloway ordered the mayor arrested for contempt of court, sen tenced to six months in jail and fined $300. Vinton carried the matter to the supreme court, where the decision was reversed, and he was told he was within his ricrhts in his action. Will Thep ublic is cordially invted. July Sale qf Under muslins One that few women can afford to miss. It's the sale you've been waiting for a special tmderpricing of Dainty Undermaslins. See to it that you secure a generous supply. You may well fudge the values from this offering of Women's Gowns, Princess Slips, Combination fiQ Suits and Skirts, all our regular $1 and $1.25 lines on sale at O S The Combination Suits are made of good quality nainsoon, cambric or longcloth, and are prettily trimmed with fine or heavy laces or dainty embroideries. They come in two styles, either corset cover and skirt or corset cover and drawers. The Gowns are made of good qualisy nainsook, longcloth, cambric or crepe. They come in all new styles with low neck and kimono sleeves, slip-over style, or high and V-neck, long sleeves. All trimmed with fine lace or embroidery. The PrinCeSS SliDS are mae 8 quality lawn, batiste or nainsook, and are neatly trimmed with lace, insertions and embroideries. An excellent assortment to choose from. The SkirtS are mace ne quality nainsook, longcloth or cambric, and are shown with ruffle of fine embroidery, plain hemstitched or lace trimming. They com9 in the narrow widths now so popular. Our best 8Qj $1.25 grades, on sale tomorrow at, the garment "C 75c Corset Covers, 50c A splendid assortment of dainty new Corset Covers, made of fine quality cambric, batiste or nainsook. All are neatly trimmed with fine laces, inser tions and embroideries. The best 75c grade, priced for this sale at flf only - wVC 75c Drawers, 50c A complete line of Drawers of extra good quality nainsook, longcloth or cambric. They come in several styles knicker bocker, circular and the new narrow style. Prettily trimmed with fine laces, embroideries and ribbons. Reg- CA lar 75c grade JJC George E. Chamberlain, so the Washington dispatches state, will run for U. S. senator again. Aud Jonathan Bourne, so political rumior says, will make a fight to come back. Ana there may be others. . . Here is a text of scripture a read er wishes us to refer Judge Ueatie and William Matton to Proverbs 2b 27. If there is a Bible in the grand jury room we would ask them to bor row it and Iook it up. COURIER HAS 3,000 SUPPORTERS If the recall movement needed one thing to stir up a certain indifferent class in this county, it was the action of Beatie and Mattoon toward the Courier in the error in the County Court expenditures and the resulting indictment This action has brought out men of all classes and parties who have red blood in them, and you are going to see things move in the recall fight from now on. Twilight Writer Says They will Stand by If .Seeded Was not the recent Grand Jury bill against the Courier Editor for libel ill advised, and more uiy umeo. .' ine explanation given in last week's ed ition seems not only reasonable, giv ing the true version of the affair, but the fina act ot a gentleman recogniz ing an act of injustice. If it should be constructed retaliatory for his out spoken manner in defense, of the tax payers of this county, in justice to our exnositor. should not a defense fund be Drovided amone his supporters for a proper defense of this action? With upwards of 3.UUU Known supporters of the crusade against usurpation such a fund should quickly amass without being felt by the donors. Evervbodv. including: his girl, pic- niced at New Era on the Fourth. J. M. Jack and wife together with their house guest, attended the cherry fair at Salem Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bentley enter tained a number of Oak Grove friends overthe 4th. Frank Henrickson of Union Mills, formerly of this community, spent a day last week with his wife's father, J. Hylton. Fiftv-two vears aeo last Friday morning, July 5th, while a soldier in the Southern Army. u. J. wyicon, re ceived a irun-shot wound in the ab' domen, the bullet lodging in his back, was extracted, and is now in nis pos session as a relic. His condition was considered hopeless by the surgeon in charge, the removal of the bullet only accomplished through r. Hylton s insistence, who now at the advanced age of 86 still preserves the memen to. Much clover hay will be put up this present week if weather conditions continue favorable. Mr. and Mrs. E. Schwale of Oregon City, were Totem Pole ranch callers Sunday. Our boys have argued that lotem Pole Ranch should no t be quotation marked and we have capitulated. Truly it can be said that no dis paraging remark of the Dodd's fami- has ever been herad in this com munity, of which they are members and we are pleased to cast the flow ers before the customary time. Recently we emerged from a six ty hour surge of sick headache, the result of biliousness. Tho fact of our illness had escaped our household hen a neighbor rushed in with a root and herb remedy. She had no sooner departed than another rapped on the living-room door with a sed litz powder, quickly followed by a third with a package of epsom salts. Through fear of their displeasure wife insisted on giving each a trial. This ordeal was scarcely over when our most intimate friend appeared at the rear door with a sheepish ex pression bearing a can of ground mus tard and our established courtesy de manded an application of his remedy. We are now up and about the house having overcome the ill effects of all these treatments except the mustard which finds us with our hat down, but unable to wear our pants. The Kellands entertained Dr. and Mrs. Moreland of Portland over the 4th, their three children remaining over for a week or two additional outing. Mr. and Mrs. Snierer had as euests for a few hours the 4th, a party of Spokane friends on their way to the library; and that is the People's Un iversity. Just now there is at the li brary a collection of books, loaned by the State Library, on Sanitation and Public Health. Besides the books on flies and theiir unclean habits, there is material on water supply, disposal of waste, tuberculosis and typhoid, sea shore for their summer vacation. a"d their prevention, floods and food Joe aimmons, a worthless charac ter of this vicinity, while harmless himself, maintains a dog which caus es more or less damage and excite ment in the neighborhood. Recently the dog broke into the apiary of the property of Percy Knowlton and in his rush to eet awav from the hews jumped through a sky-light to his hot adulteration, and. in fact, nracticallv every phase of the subject of sani tation. In connection with the books there is a very unlovely chart, issued by the U. S. Public Health and Marine Hos pital Service. While it is not attract ive to look at, the conditions which it pictures are less so; and they may ex- house, rushed through a hennery, Ist ln some place not far removed breaking up a number of setting hens, frm .our beautiful to1 finally relieving his agony by rolling uown a Dea oi sweet peas. Moral most of us are passably fair, but in some way maintain a nuisance partic ularly annoying to some of their neighbors. The Jacks had comnanv last Sun day. The weather has finallv settled, the rains disDersino of the recatcitrant memhnrs havo rushed back into the Lcok Pleasant Club. Time to Get Busy Why should Eueene be a flvlpss town and not Oretron Citv? Thov have declared war on the pestiferous fly in the university town and mean to make it possible to leave houses unscreened. But Eugene hasn't any thing over Oregon City if it has the State University. We have the public town. If thev dn. it is time for somebody to get busy. Parcel Post Stamps to Go Parcel Post stamps are to be done away with as quickly as possible. The inconvenience of the separate issue for merchandise has proved too great for its continued use and beginning July 1 parcel post stamps will be ac cepted for postage on all mail matter and regular postage stamps will be accepted in payment of postage on parcels as well as letters. As soon as the parcel post stamps that are on hand are disposed of, no more will be issued and the ordinary stamps will be used on all mail matter. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R I A SUMMERING AT Tillamook County Beaches "Nature's Playground," as these beaches have been called are Double Daily Train Service Leaving Portland daily " "daily except Sunday 8.45 A. M. 1.20 P. M. BEACHES REACHED IN FIVE HOURS Round Tri Pares Prom Portland Season Tickets on sale daily. . . Woalr T.J Sr. -.1 . jmu vv itriurn monoay . . . Corresponding low fares from other 'point's' $4.00 $3.00 Call for brand new folder "Tillamook County Beaches." Folders and full information from any S. P. Agent or at Cltq Ticket Office 60 Sixth St., Cor. Oak JOHN M. SCOTT General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon I CO S U N S ET I (OGDEN&SKASTAl I 1 ROUTES I