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OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1914
Number 52
City Park a Beauty
The library park is nearly com
pleted in grading and landscamne-
and it is certainly going to be a
oeauty spot when the lawn grows
out.
Notice to Farmers
Farmers who wish to sell produce
direct to the consumers in Portland
via Parcels Post, should send their
names to the Publicity office of the
Oregon City Commercial Club also
what they have to sell. Phone tn
your name.
Swedish Ladies' Aid Society to Meet
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Swedish Methodist Church will meet
at Johannes Johnson's home in Willa
mette today, (Thursday) April 30th,
at 2 P. M. All welcome .
Swat the Fly
Busy, curious, thirsty fly,
Drink with me, and drink as I;
Freely welcome to my cup,
Could'st thou sip and sip it up
Make the most of life you may;
Life is short and wears away.
Both alike arts mine and thine.
Hastening quick to their decline;
Thine's a summer, mine no more,
Though repeated to three score:
Three score summers, when they're
gone,
Will appear as short as one.
Big Cost, Big Improvement
For many weeks a force of work
men have been cutting down the
solid rock mountains where High and
Center streets join and a handsome
plaza at the head of the seventh
street stairway is resulting. It has
cost the city and property owners a
lot of money, but it will vastly im
prove the looks of the locality. When
.the sidewalks and grades from the
elevator landing are done this front
will be a most sightly and attractive
part of the city.
NOTABLES WILL BE HERE
Governor West and Candidates for
Governor will Attend Friday
Banquet
Sheriff Massk chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee, says
the biennial banquet to be held at
Woodman hall Unday night .gives
every promise of laying way over
former occasions, and that the nota
ble Democrats of the state will be
present. It is expected that at least
WO will be present.
Governor West will be present, the
Democratic candidates for governor,
Smith, Manning, Bennett, Cobb and
Miller have accepted invitations.
Holiister, Democratic candidate for
congress writes that he will be pres
ent, Judge Galloway of Salem, Gat
tens and Stevenson of Portland, Post
master Meyer of Portland, and many
other prominent Democrats of the
state will attend. County Attorney
G. L. Hedges of this city will be
toastmaster. A large attendance of
lady voters is expected.
There will be music, feasting,
toasts and responses. An elaborate
banquet table will be spread. The
occasion is not confined to Democrats
It is open to all.
CROSS WINS SUIT
Took Only Two Ballots to Decide the
Nease Damage Action
iThe second ballot of the jury In
the Nease $25,000 damage suit
against H. E. Cross resulted in un
animous verdict of no cause for ac
tion last week.
The suit was the outcome of a
speech made by Mr. Cross the night
before the recall election last sum
mer, in which he denounced the let
ting of the timber cruising contract
by Judge Beatie to M. A. Nease,
without competition. In his talk he
stated Nease had been a profession
al gambler and connected with the
infamous Milwaukie Tavern, once
a white slave den, where many a girl
had been started wrong. Mr. Nease
brought the damage action on the
charge that Cross had called him a
white slaver.
The action occupied nearly four
days. Three witnesses testified Mr.
Cross applied the "white slave"
charge to Nease personally, while 15
others declared it was used in con
nection with the Milwaukie resort
This is the third action that has
grown out of the recall, all of which
were acquitted.
Might Be Best in World
A Portland fisherman, connected
with the Oregonian, came here Sat
urday, caught a 20-lb. salmon, and
waiting for a car dropped into the
Courier office.
"Why doesn't the legislature or
the people through the iniative close
the river between here and Portland
to net fishing and make Oregon City
the fisherman's paradise of the Uni
ted States?" he asked.
"I don't believe there is a place In
the world where there is better fish
ing than at Oregon City, and yet the
season is really limited to about two
weeks before the gillnetters.are per
mitted to ruin it by making a meat
pioposition of the gamiest sporting
place in the country. Sportsmen
from all over the U. S. would come
here if the river was dosed to the
netters, and they would stay here
weeks."
There is a lot in the above line of
talk. The season for angling is orac
tically no season.
It is only now that the water has
cleared and the fishing been good
and Friday of this week the netters
will run their seines entirely across
the river, pull in the great salmon
by the ton and ruin the angling sport.
Girls Wanted
(Over 18 years of age)
To OPERATE SEWING MACHINES
IN GARMENT FACTORY .
Oregon City Woolen Mills
RETRENCHMENT
HEARTILY
AVORED
ISCH-KA BIBBLE IF WE KEEP ON
WITH EXPENSES
STOP SPENDING, CATCH. UP
Phones and Letters Commend Cour
ier for its Stand
From all over the city the Courier
nas received hearty commendation
for the article last week advocating
that city expenses be cut down to
absolute necessities until such time
as taxes are lowered and a part of
our indebtedness paid off.
There is just one way to reduce
expenses and lower taxes, and that
way is to QUIT SPENDING MONEY
Improvements follow growth no
getting away from that. The city
that improves is invariably the city
that is hustling and growing. It is
the city that people talk about, and
move to.
But there is" such a thine as eoine
too fast; there is such a thing as pil
ing up expenses until taxes scare,
rents prohibit and indebtedness for
bids. Oregon City has transformed the
resident section from mountains of
rock, sloughs, lakes and paths) to
handsome streets and desirable resi
dence places.
The work has probably been more
expensive than like improvements in
any other city in Oregon, for nature
never laid it out for a city.
The result of these improvements
has been a rapidly growing city.
But there comes a time to slow
down. There comes a time when the
cost of improvements offset the ad
vantages and a city will not grow in
the face of big taxes and improve
ment assessments.
This city is now in splendid shape
as to street improvements, and we
should not, and must not, spoil it by
going debt crazy and making this too
expensive a city to rent or own pro
perty in.
There need not be another rod of
street improvement ordered for three
years and the city will be far better
off and its growth will not be re
tarded. Finish up the work under way and
then back up on every expense that
is not absolutely necessary.
The city councilman who will take
this stand will represent Oregon City
far better and work for its future
growth far more than he who wants
to plug through mortgages for its
future debts that will simply have to
be faced. .
Almost every city up the Willam
ette Valley is over-burdened because
of innumerable improvements pur
chased on the installment plan.
Now they are coming to and figur
ing on how to get the mortgages off.
A bond on a city is a mortgage on
the house and lot, that a orospective
buyer is going to figure on.
"I'm going to wait until these ex
pensive improvements are finished,"
is a too common expression heard
in this city by the real estate men al
most every day.
Put the lid on every new street, on
every improved street, on the new
sewer systems, on the proposed street
making outfit, on parks, playgrounds
and all other projects not absolutely
necessary until we get our city bond
ed debt off, the many big street im
provements paid for, and taxation far
below the present rate.
Then take them up, one by one,
go slow and pay as we go.
There is not a man on the city
council who would run his private
business into debt with the freedom
that he does the city.
There is no good reason now fo
this city keeping ten years behind
on its debts and paying big interes
in taxes.
Let us hold up and catch up.
Don't wait for protects, which the
taxpayers are considering, but let the
council take this action because it is
the right action to take for the best
good af the city's future.
Unanimously Opposed To Bonding
April 25, 19914.
Tualatin Grange No. Ill P. of H.
by a standing vote, voted unanimous
ly against the six hundred thousand
dollar bond issue. Ella H. Seedling,
Master, Viola Barnes, Secretary.
BRUCK GETS BAIL
Joe Bruck, held in jail for some
time to await action of the grand
jury on the charge of having assault
ed with intent to kill a woman in the
Pete's Mountain country, was this
week admitted to $1,000 bail by Jus
tice Sievers. Bruck is alleged to have
attacked the woman with an axe.
LOCAL STABLE PRAISED
Eastern Livery Man Says Elkhorn
Barn Among Finest in West
"Oregon City and the farmers of
of Clackamas County have reason to
be proud of the Elkhorn Livery barn"
said O. T. Spaulding, of Boston, while
here on a visit this week, "for it is
one of the most modernly equipped
and most sanitary stables that I have
ever seen. Being a livery man my
self, I am naturally interested in such
establishments, and I was certainly
surprised when I got here and found
'Billy Wilson's concrete 'horse hotel'.
I thought I had some barn myself at
home, but this modern Oregon City
stable has some things that I have
not got. It certainly is a credit to
the horsemen of this section, end
speaks highly for the enterprise and
business ability of Mr. Wilson."
Mr. Spaulding is owner of one of
the large livery barns, in Boston, and
stopped over in Oregon City while on
a tour of the Northwest in search of
riding horses. From here he went
to the "horse heaven" country in
Eastern Washington, expecting to
Duy a earioaa ox animals.
Swedish Service in Methodist Church
Swedish services will be held in
the Methodist church at 3 o'clock P.
M. There will be, besides preaching,
good songs and music rendered. All
are most cordially invited to attend.
John Ovall, Swedish minister,
Gerhardus Independent Candidate
Herman Gerhardus of Clackamas,
is an independent candidate lor coun
ty commissioner, and-he will be in
tne race to tne unisn, tor ne has a
petition signed by 480 voters placing
him in nomination, while but 280 are
necessary.
BRAKEMAN IS KILLED
Freight Train Mangles Employee of
1. K. L. & r. Co. Sunday
.Morning
L. W. Hammett, brakeman on the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company, wasskilled in Oregon City
ounnay morning wnue listing cars
brought in to the Hawley mill. In
some way the man got caught be
tween two sections of the train, and
was crushed by moving cars.
Stop! Look! Listen!
Come to Knapp's hall Saturday
night and Sunday night at 8:00 P. M.
Rev. Milliken's points and others to
be reviewed. What is the "Seal of
God?" What is the "Mark of the
Beast?"
Come and see what the Bible says
about "Last Things." By H. G.
Thurston of Salem.
GLADSTONE IS BETTER
Enterprising Community Gets Busy
in "Clean up Day," and
Now Sparkles
Saturday of last week people in
Gladstone, who think they have just
about the finest little city in Oregon
got the "clean up bug", and from
early morning to late at night they
scrubbed and polished and gathered
up leaves, rubbish and old tin-cans,
until by nightfall Gladstone gave a
perfectly good imitation of "Spotless
Town." Some of the housewives even
went so far as to scrub and mop off
the sidewalks before their homes, and
when many of the "hubbies" came
home from work in the evening they
hardly dared step along the streets
for fear of dirtying things up.
"JACK" WELL ADVERTISED
Local Candidate for Sheriff Boosted
. Even in Portland Police Station
Even down in Portland they know
that John F. Albright, present city
councilman, is running for sheriff of
Clackamas county. Some of 'Jack's'
cards have been put up by his admir
ers in the new police headquarters
down there, and among the detectives
there are quite a number of Albright
boosteis. Portland detectives fre
quently have business in Oregon City
and on their trips here many of them
have got to know Jack Albright as
chairman of the police committee of
the city council, and these sleuths
are strong for him.
Of course it is a complimentary
strength, for none of the Portland
"bulls" have a vote here; but as Jack
says, "It is nice to know that the
Portland men don't think I'm un
reasonably butting in the race."
Friends of Mr. Albright are respon
sible for the display of his cards in
the metropolis.
DEPUTY AND DAGO
Frank Ervin and Italian Have Inter
esting Sunday Session
The serenity of the Sabbath day
was considerably disturbed just out
side of Milwalikie when Frank Ervift,
deputy state game warden and an
Italian by the name of Joe Lorrenzo
put on a little play that is not usual
ly down in the Sunday services.
Ervin had .had previous trouble
with the dago over shooting ong
birds for meat, and the son of Italy,
didn t propose to be gathered m if
there was any way of escape and
he figured out there was.
Sunday it appears the Italian took
his gun and went out to get black
bird material for a Sunday dinner.
He had shot two, when Ervin broke
in on his pleasure and told him he
was violating the laws.
The Italian didn't want to be ar
rested by the warden again. He no
doubt remembered the last fine and
how many days work it took to pay
it, so he simply stood him off with the
shot gun, and told him he would get
what the birds got if he came nearer,
when the warden appeared to give up
the arrest.
Then the Italian called to him, said
he would stand the gun against the
fence, and proposed a negotiation
for peace.
Ervin accepted the proposal and
skirmished around where the gun
was and finally captured it.
Outgeneralled, and seeing another
fine following his arrest, the Dago
pulled out a .32 and tore loose on the
warden, firing at him three times, all
of which went wild.
The warden is said to be a crack
shot and carried a gun that gets 'em,
but believing there were no witness
es to the affair, - and knowing the
criticism that would follow any gun
play on his part, he let the Dago and
his gun have the field, retreating
with some haste and little dignity.
Monday he went after his man
with a warrant and he and Constable
Jack Frost had a merry time finding
him, but he was finally arrested and
taken before Justice Kellogg, bound
over to the grand jury on a charge
of assault with intent to kill, bail
placed at $1,000, and he was brought
to the jail here.
When Deputy Miles "frisked" him
the neck and head of a China pheas
ant, partly cooked and partly picked,
was found rolled up in a paper in his
pocket.
They say that what makes Warden
Ervin boil is the fact that there were
two witnesses to the affair when he
got the Italian's shot gun, and he
didn't know it. He said if he had
only known there would have been
evidence, the Dago would have been
attending to his wounds rather than
chasing him off with a popgun.
The Firm You Want.
McDonald & Van Auken don't wait
for buvers they hunt them. They
are the people to do real estate busi
ness with.
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JUDGE ANDERSON'S CANDID
LETTER TO THE COUNTY
SOME FIGURES TO CONSIDER
And the Position Court is in in Des
ignating Improved Roads
The coming election on May 15th
is one of more than usual importance.
So far as the primary nominating
election is concerned it may not have
any unusual interest to the average
citizen and voter, more than similar
elections which have been held in the
past.
It might be well to note however
that the primary is always an impor
tant election. This election is es
pecially important in view of the
fact that, at this time a special elec
ion is called to decide a question
which is new to the voters of Clack
amas county, viz., "Shall Clackamas
county issue bonds.
No careful, conservative business
man ever incurs debt without due
consideration of the matter, especial
ly if the contemplated debt is to be
long standing in its nature. And no
citizen should vote thoughtlessly on
this question who has a care for the
ultimate good of the county.
The citizen who votes in favor of
a thirty year debt upon the county
simply because he hears someone say
"We want good roads," is open to the
charge of carelessness in the use of
a powerful agent for good or ill the
ballot.
The citizen who votes for the mea
sure simply because he lives along
one of the proposed lines of improve
ment, is open to the charge of self
ishness, in a matter which should be
considered only in the light of a puD
lic policy in which the public ' good
alone should be the controlling in
fluence. The citizen who votes carefully and
conscientiously either for or against
the measure is entitled to respect,
and a majority of such is not likely to
be wrong.
Personally I am opposed to the
bond issue, and I .pi making this
statement not for political reasons
but because I want my position on
this question understood. I learn
that there are those who think that
because the county court outlined
these roads in a manner which seems
to meet the approval of those who
favor bonds, therefore the county
court is in favor of bonds, but such
is not the case or at least not my
case.
II never felt confronted by a more
hopeless, thankless, or impossible
task than to attempt to make eighty
miles of road serve the taxpayers of
this big county in equity and justice.
And I have never for one moment
felt that we came within a thousand
miles of doing it. For instance can
any one make himself believe that
four and three fourths miles of road
are the entire west side of the Wil
lamette river is their just propor
tion or that the people of that sec
tion would be justified in voting u
debt upon themselves and their child
ren for the benefit received from it.
Counting out ten entire townships
aa heinir in the mountains there are
yet not less than 14 entire townships
which are not toucnea Dy any oi tnese
proposed roads. And yet all alike
will have to bear their proportion of
the cost Nor do those who receive
little or no benefit have any redress,
for we go to the legal limit of debt
at once, and there can be no further
issues of bonds for road building.
Notwithstanding all the array of
fio-ures intended to prove that this
bonding project is a measure of econ
omy, this much is certain, this eighty
miles oi permanent roaa win cost
$375.00 per mile per year in interest
charge alone. $120,000.00 will be
paid out for interest before one dol
lar of principal is paid, which brings
the cost of roads at the end of the
fourth year to $720,000.00. And this
$375.00 per mile per year will not be
dumped into mud holes but into the
pockets of capitalists who hold our
bonds. This interest charge per mile
alone if applied to all Clackamas
county roads would give, at least
$500,000.00 per year for road fund
If we were to give it to the much
abused road supervisors or even one
half of it, they might be able in much
less than thirty years to make good
roads. Not only so but the most or
the money would be spent at home
and paid to our own laboring people.
H. S. Anderson
STORM DOES DAMAGE
Hanging Gardens at Burke Residence
Gladstone, are Destroyed by Gale
The "tempest" that swept down
the Willamette Valley Sunday noon
of this week did considerable minor
damage, blowing down trees, sweep
ing away fruit blossoms and tear
ing shingles from barns. Perhaps
the most serious harm done by the
sudden gale was in Gladstone, where
the wind and driving rain beat down
the extensive hanging gardens just
completed on the mansion of Thomas
A. Burke, secretary of the Gladstone
Commercial Club.
Mr. Burke had just completed the
erection of this beautification to his
home, and had tenderly planted
therein the seeds of many beautiful
flowers. While he and his family
were away to church the gale swept
over Gladstone, and at its height,
rardens were carried down and torn
wreckage strewn over tne wide ex
panse of lawn in front of the house
Journal, not Star
Last week we quoted a combina
tion of the Courier and Kansas City
Star for $1.10. We should have writ
ten Kansas City Journal.
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RUAD
WILL CDS
Live Wires to Visit
' Members of the Live Wires of the
Oregon City Commercial club will
journey to Schuebel next iTuetsday
evening to hold the . first of their
"get-together" meetings with farm
ers of the county, in conformity with
a recently outlined plan. Koad bond
ing and ice cream will be discussed,
the Live Wires furnishing the cold
stuff.
Inspectors Find Violations
United States revenue officers who
have been watching for river craft
voyaging about at night without
ngnts nave nieo a oaten oi 18 com
plaints in Portland, many of them
applying to Oregon City boatmen,.,
Among those charged with failing to
nave lights displayed when the regu
lations call for them are the Crown
Columbia company, H. L. Burns and
Jack Payne, all of Oregon City. The
other complaints are lodged against
Portland and Kalama, Wn., boatmen
and hrms.
FARMER TURNS SLEUTH
Invents Burglar Alarm, which Works
And Warrant Soon Follows
Last week George Schaber. a farm
er living southwest . of Willamette,
missed several articles from his barn
Watching his grain did no good, so
Mr. schaber rieeed ud a home-made
burglar alarm designed to ring a bell
in his house when the barn was tarn
Eered with. Wednesday morning the
ell rang, and going to a window
Schaber saw a man disappearing
irom the- barn carrying two sacks oi
grain. To Schaber it looked as if the
thief was a neighbor named Wright,
and he promptly came to Oregon City
and swore out a warrant in Justice
Siever's court. Jack Frost went af
ter the man.
Wednesday Justice Sievers also
issued a warrant for C. C. Kamrar,
who lives inside the county line, neav
Sellwood. Kamrar is charged by
Humane Officer Neate, of Portland,
with beating his minor son with a
club.
NEW CAUSE OF DELAY
HALTS ELEVATOR WORK
Slowness of Collections of Assess
ments now Holds up Progress
"Is the elevator running yet?"
"No."
"When will it run?"
"Ask 'Sweeney.' "
And that is about the size of it.
The elevator tower is now completed
and partly paid for, the elevator it
self is ready to run except for such
little things as water power and
water to make that power; and all
that remains to be done is to con
struct the bridge across the Southern
Pacific tracks, from the top of the
tower to that 'part of Seventh street
which has not as yet been opened up.
Mayor Jones and other members
of the citv administration say that
while the condemnation proceedings
in regard to the Chase property,
where the bridge from the upper
landing of the elevator is to rest, are
practically closed and ready for ad
justment, no action can be taken
along these lines until property own
ers 'in the elevator assessment dis..
trict pay up their assessments. Re
corder Loder has sent out notices to
all of these property owners, advising
them to pay up "pronto", but until
they do so the next move in proceed
ings cannot be taken. The assess
ment is not very large, but neverthe
less there is a delay about it.
After this little affair of the
assessments has been satisfactorily
straightened out, it is presumed that
the next thing on the program will
be the erection of the bridge to the
bluff. A contract with the Southern
Pacific to permit this has already
been signed. After the bridge is
built, Oregon City will have a fight
with Oregon City's Water Commis
sion over the little matter of provid
ing the elevator with an extension
water mam, so tnat hydraulic power
to operate the lift may be secured.
This fight was waged once, and the
Water Commission won out, refusing
to order the main, and being dis
missed by the council for their re
fusal. The circuit court then deci
ded that they were wrongfully dis
missed, and they went back on the
job again.
Oregon City voted $12,000 bonds
to pay for the elevator, Construc
tion of the tower alone, together with
the elevator itself, has cost $1,1,980.
The twenty dollars remaining out of
the bond issue has not yet been set
to work, but it will probably be used
to pay for an advertisement for
another site for the structure. Gen
eral rumor has it that after all the
fuss is over the- elevator tower will
be quietly unbolted and taken down,
and then put up again at Fourth
street. Even this move will not solve
the difficulty of getting power to op
erate the thing.
FIRST DAY IN SUIT
Attorney for "Friars' Club" Files
Demurrer in Attack on Tavern
Representing "the Friars' Club of
Milwaukie," as the operating organ
ization of the Milwaukie Tavern is
now known, John Ditchburn, a Port
land attorney, has filed with County
Clerk Mulvey a demurrer to the com
plaint lodged against the organiza
tion by the state, Attorney General
Crawford, his assistant and County
Attorney Hedges. The demurer sets
forth that the complaint does not
state grounds sufficient to constitute
a cause of action. This procedure is
the first step in the fight that will
doubtless be waged against the ef
forts of Governor Oswald West and
others to close the Milwaukie Tavern
as it is at present operated.
In spite of the suit against the
Friars' Club, filed something over a
week ago, the place is still reported
ac entertaining large and merry
crowds nightly. Sunday night two
automobile loads came out from Port
land, and in the curse of the even
ing got quite exhilerated. On their
wnv home in the "wee sma' hours'
both parties got in a mixup on the
road, and were fighting merrily when
one of the Portland policemen came
along and run the whole outfit in to
the jail. Bail of $25 each was put up
tv the offenders, about half of whom
dM not put in appearance. Those
who did appear in police court were
fined $10 each.
SPENCE EXPLAINS
GRANGE POSITION
NEVER WAS FOR BONDS AND
HAS NOT CHANGED
REPLY TO ENTERPRISE STORY
Refutes Unfair Statements and Mis
representation of Enterprise
April 29, 1914.
Editor Courier:
In a reply to an article in the En
terprise of Wednesday, I wish to say
that neither the subordinate Grang
es nor the State Grange have ever
been "boosters for permanent im
provement of public roads UNDER
THE BONDING SYSTEM," and
they never have been warm advo
cates of BQNDING for permanent
road construction," neither has the
Master of the State Grange changed
front on the bonding question. I
have always ODDOsed bonds for mad
building since the question was first
agitated in Oregon and have so stat
ed both publicly and privately.
was quoted as opposing bonds bv the
Portland papers in their reports of
the proceedings of the "State Wide"
and "Harmony" commmittee meet
ings in 1912. Mr. Shaw and Mr.
Leedy are both opposed to bonds and
have always have been since I have
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itnowii wieir position on tne matter.
The Grange road bills were nre
pared partly as a buffer to defeat the
State Wide and Harmony road bills
which were drawn in the interests of
those who wanted to "See America
First," on the Pacific Highway and
the Columbia River Boulevard. They
were carefully drawn so that if they
became law the interests of the ru
ral communities would be protected,
as the distribution of the funds and
selection of the roads was placed in
the hands of the voters. It was re
quired that the movement for a bond
issue should begin in the various road
districts rather than in the office of a
scenic highway association.
The Grange bill was urced not be
cause we favored a bond issue but
as a protection against the scheming
boosters of the Pacific Highway who
i.: a! - i i
me nuw wuitiuig uver nine lor uuuus
to build roads for "The Dear Far
mer."
In a circular letter sent to the
members of the Grange in 1912 urg
ing tne circulation ol urange petit
ions I said in part, "We know that
owing to the influence brought to
bear on them, by road machinery
men, automobile and commercial
clubs the average county court will
spend this money for state highways
and leave the farmer in the mud"
"The selfish interests I have men
tioned are always on the job, they
have time and money and are will
ing to use both. " While the farmer
is busy making a living and getting
the wherewithal to pay taxes, the
other fellow is busy "making hay"
for his own pleasure and advantage."
"Personally I do not believe in
bonds and will vote against bonding
the county or state."
Personally I believe that a state
highway engineer would be a bene
fit and a saving to the state, but af
ter witnessing the manipulations of
that office and the funds at its dis
posal for the sole benefit of the Pac
ific Highway and Columbia Rive
Boulevard I have changed my mind
and am of the opinion that a county
engineer will serve the people bet
ter, therefore will work for the abol
ition of the office of state highway
engineer.
Your statement that the urange
measures were defeated for the rea
son that they did not provide for ser
ial bonds, is not true. lor the reason
that thev DID provide for serial
bonds, and the bungling attempt at
serial bonus in tne present law was
the result of an attempt to imitate
the Grange bill in that respect. The
present law makes a pretense at ser
ial bonds and provides for a sinking
fund. This is not the only inconsis
tency in the present law, as it con
flicts with the part of tne constitu
tion which it is supposed to put into
operation. It is loosely drawn and a
patchwork, and at no time of the ses
sion did I support this bill. We prac
tically forced the amendment requir
ing the county court to name the roads
and the minimum amount of money
to be expended on each, then refused
to take any further part in the maU
ter.
Now, Mr. Editor, I do not like to
take time to reply to the unfair sta
tement and misrepresentabidns (you
continue to make in regards to this
bonding question and would not do
so on my own account, but when you
cast reflections on the Grange, of
which I believe you are a member, I
believe it is my duty to state the
f&cts
In conclusion I wish to say that
I think you know that I am not a
"trimmer" and have not changed
front, and those who oppose the bond
ing scheme are not chronic kickers
but. are honest in their opinions, and
that it is not necessary to be a bond
booster to be in favor of good roads.
Instead of the big timber compan
ies and the railroads being opposed to
the bonds, as you seem to intimate,
they ore favorable, for the reason
that the timber companies expect to
have a large portion of their timber
cut off and the stump land sold to
settlers before the thirty year bond
are paid, then the settlers can clear
up the land and pay the bonds. We
will likelv have government owner
ship of railroads before the bonds
become due and tne railroads win es
cabe the final payment.
It is a confession of weakness on
the nart of the bond boosters when
they are forced to resort to person
alities and attempts to cast reflec
tions upon the Grange.
Respectfully,
C. E. Spence.
Genuine New York mapla syrup
at hud grocery co.
The Last Call
If you don't register before five
o'clock Friday you will be too late.
It's the last call heed it.
ANGLERS GET ENTANGLED
Fishermen Get Caught Without Li
censes, One Draws Small Fine
Fishing on Sunday proved disas
trous this week for R. C. Berger and
W. C. Graham of Portland, and for
Fred Wieman of Canby, all of whom
were arrested by fish wardens for
angling without a license. Arranged
before Justice Sievers Berger plead
ed guilty and drew down a $25 fine,
which he paid, while Wieman man
aged to produce a license from some
where, and got off with a reprimand.
Graham asked for two days further
in which to plead, and it was an open
bet in court that he would also have
a license when his time came.
RUSH PIPE LINE WORK
Extra Crew of Surveyors to Hasten
survey for New Water Route
According to H. A. Rands, engin
eer in charge of the survey for the
pipe line to bring pure mountain wa
ter to Oregon City, a third crew of
field workers will probably be put to
work on the project next week so
that progress on the permanent lo
cation ( of the line may be expedited.
The addition of another crew will
bring the number of men in the field
up to about 18, and it is expected that
with this number of men the entire
survey will be completed in short'
order.
GAS COMPANY IS BUSY
New Concern Laying Mains in City,
As Well as Along County Roads
Large crews of men are rushing
work on Oregon City's new gas sys
tem, and within a very few weeks it
will be possible for patrons in the
downtown section to use the service
of the first competing light and pow
er company the city has had in its
history. The network of distributing
mains m the more central portion of
town is rapidly being put down, and
the laying of the main supply line
from Portland is being pushed ahead
with all possible speed. The line is
already laid as far south as Ever
green, and this week another crew of
men started working on the section
of big pipe between Gladstone and
Oregon City.
Over this last section of the route
the line follows along the county road
and ditching for the big main is al
ready about half completed. North
of Gladstone the supply main will
run through the various communi
ties along the O. W. P. interurban
line, and in many of these service
will also be given.
FISHERMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Local Union Reorganizes for Season
of 1914 and Adopts Schedule
Nearly two score of the Oregon
Citv Fishermen's Union met in the
council chamber Wednesday and or
ganized for the coming commercial
salmon nsning season, ike rercivai
was elected president for the ensuing
year, Mike Long was chosen secre
tary, and as treasurer Antone Nater
line will handle the organization's
funds. A nominal assessment was
levied upon all members, and it was
determined to assess foreign fisher
men who came to the falls during the
season five dollars a boat. The as
sessment for outside boats this year
is considerably lower than previously.
All members look forward to a pro
fitable season this year, the early
run of salmon being reported good.
MERCHANT GOES INSANE
Proprietor of Milwaukie Store Be
comes Suddenly violent
Late Wednesday evening William
Crawford, of Milwaukie, was brought
to the county jail, violently insane,
and placed in the custody of Sheriff
E. T. Mass until a sanity commission
can consider his case. Mr. Crawford
recently purchased a major interest
in the Elmer Merchantile company of
the northern county town, and was
in charge of the store at the time of
his seizure. Friends and local officers
in Milwaukie had difficulty restrain
ing him, and upon his arrival at the
county scat his first request was for
a Bible. The man's mind has become
unbalanced over religion.
Mr. Crawford has a wife and child,
both of whom but recently arrived
in Milwaukie to make their home
with him. Friends could give no ex
planation of his attack.
County Prohl Delegates
Delegates elected from Clackamas
county to the state convention were:
Rev. T. B. Ford, Rev. T. W. Milliken,
Rev. C. H. Wooley, of Clackamas;
T.- 1 Dn.bA $ AT ii nl n Tanai Hfva
J. G. Ebcrly, Mrs. E. B. Andrews, A.
O. Hollingsworth of Gladstone; Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Mackerell, of Molalla;
C. A. Lewis, of Oak Grove; Rev. C.
C. Coop, of Viola; L. Tenny, ofRe
land; William Haines, of Oswego;
Burgess r ord, ot tstacada; Kev. jmu
ridge, of Sherwood; Mrs. George De
Bok. of Willamette; H. A. Burdett, of
Canbv: John R. Penden. of Canby: A.
J. Ware, of Oregon City;' A. J. Dillow
Rev. 'K. L. Uunn, of Uladstone; J.
Bowerman, of Sunny side; Kev. and
Mrs. A. J. Joslvn. of Canby: S. Mas-
Donald: Mr. and Mrs. B. Lee Paget,
of Oak Grove; Mrs. Bertha Parker,
Mrs. Brunn and Mrs. O. A. Hollings
worth.
A Suggestion to Rockefeller
One after another, men and wo
men, walked back and forth in front
of the Standard Oil building in New
York wearing crepe. To one hated
as Rockefeller is hara-kiri should
be a blessing we Americans will never
forgive him for the bloody wont in
Colorado.
Fresh Cream Wanted.
Highest market price paid for but
ter fat, 25c per lb. Cash paid every
Tuesday and Friday. Oregon City
Creamery Co., next S. P. R. R. depot,
Main 1581.
Chris Fischer, of Beaver Creek,
made a business trip to Oregon City
Wednesday.