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OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914
Number 1
OREGON
UUiLMliy
10 IS TO STAND
FIFTH ST. COST?
BILL OF $1480 TO BE PAID FROM
SOMEBODY'S JEANS
TEMPLETON DENIES DOING IT
Other Councilmen Disavow Responsi
bility for Resurfacing Job
Why did Councilman Templeton
order the resurfacing of Fifth street
at the expense of the city more than
a year after the expiration of the
period during which the city was re
sponsible for the street's condition?
This question is bothering taxpay
ers, residents on other streets and
many members of the ity council
and the municipal administration, all
of whom fear that bothersome legal
tangles may result.
In December. 1912. the
cil passed a resolution declaring the
"life" of Fifth and other streets,
and setting forth that after Decem
ber 31 of that year no further im
provements should be made upon
that thoroughfare save at the ex
pense of the abutting property own
ers. About four months before this
the resurfacing of the street had
been ordered, but after a block of
work had been done the improve
ment was countermanded on account
of its cost and owing to the fact that
the street was then in fairly good
condiion.
At the first council meeting in
1914 Mayor Linn E. Jones appointed
Councilmen Templeton, Albright and
Beard as members of the street com
mittee for the. ensuing year. Mr.
Beard was at that time absent from
the city. At the next subsequent
meeting Mr. Beard appeared, resign
ed from the council, and the city
fathers appointed in his place Coun
cilman Van Auken, who was given
Mr. Beard's committee appointments.
Early in February, according to
Street CommissionerBabcock, some
one ordered him to see to the
resurfacing of Fifth street. Mr.
Babcock has since then explained
that he supposed that the work was
regularly ordered by the street com
mittee, and that it was designed to be
tne uniinisned part ot the improve
ment ordered three years before and
then stopped.
After the work was done, mem
bers of the city administration ex
pressed considerable surprise, and
looked into matters. Councilman
Van Auken said that as a member
of the street committee he had no
knowledge of the work, and did not
sign any order to have it done. Coun
cilman Albright, the other member
of the street committee, also had no
knowledge of it in fact during the
early part of the year he attended
neither council meetings nor meet
ings of the street committee.
Inasmuch as the council has de
clared that the "life" of Fifth street
has expired and that no further re
pairs or maintenance of it are to be
charged to the general fund, mem
bers of the administration are con
siderably worried about the legality
of the work ordered done on this
Fifth Street. Some of them
say that should any taxpayer object
to the expense of this improvement
being paid from the general fund the
city could be enjoined from further
paving for the work, and that the
amount already paid from the gen
eral fund could be recovered. The
cost of the work, in that case, would
fall back on the contractor who fur
nished the rock, without haying the
city's orders to do so.
In the course of discussion of street
work in council meeting Wednesday
night of this week Councilman Metz
ner and Long mentioned that the life
had been declared two years ago on
Fifth, Seventh and Main streets.
Main street being under the hammer
at the time, Councilman Templeton
said that under the circumstances
he thought it was an outrage that the
city should now be asked to improve
Main street again at the expense of
the general fund.
After the council meeting Mr.
Templeton was asked how it hap
pened, if he took such a stand in re
gard to Main street, he had ordered
the improvement of Fifth street.
"Who said I ordered the improve
ment of Fifth street, or its repair?"
"Who did order it, then" Mr.
Templeton was asked.
"I don't know who ordered it," he
said.
Mr. Ttempleton was then asked if
he would sign, a statement declaring
that he had not ordered the improve
ment or repair of Fifth street. City
Egineer Noble was a witness to this
request.
"No, I won't sign any such state
ment," said Mr. Templeton in some
heat. "You can take my word for it
or not."
And all of this gets us back to
what this paper has been prodding
you into for two years a business
management for the city.
Perhaps some day we will come
out of our trance and realize that we
have a big enough business to be
managed as a big business should be
and with someone at the head who
is directly responsible.
The city isn't being run as any
number of the council would run his
private business.
The work and responsibility is
farmed out to committees, as it must
be under the system, and the results
are bungles like the elevator mat
ter, this street improving affair and
scores of others in the past that
have made the city notorious and
cost it a lot of useless expense.
At the fall election we should put
this city on a business basis in pro
portion to its size and importance.
It has been run on the country
town management plan too long.
If a half dozen of our public spir
ited, brainy men would give one
night week for three or four
month to the matter of framing up
a new government for the city, with
direct responsibility, economy and a
short charter as the object, there
would be no doubt but yhat the
people would make the change by a
Dig majority.
,And unless this matter is taken
hold of and worked out, there is very
likely to be an initiative movement
started and the matter put up to the
people next tall, and it may not be
a movement that sulticient consid
eration has been given to, or enough
taiciui investigation gone into.
Our level heads should take an in
terest in the matter. The citv eov-
erment needs a complete overhaul
ing. It needs business injected into
it. It is a wasteful, expensive sys
tem now. It has not the confidence
ot the people.
IT'S LAST CHANCE
The Coming Legislature Must Make
Good or the People Will
Here's a little illustration of how
Oregon is exceeding the speed limit
Oil LU Ail LIOH.
Out near Mulino is a small farm
on which the owner twelve years ago
paid taxes of $17.20.
Last month these taxes had iumn.
ed to $143.30.
the roads are some improved over
12 years aeo: the schools mav be
some better, but the owner says the
benefits aie not in proportion to the
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9j.0u.iu increase 111 taxation ana
the owner is dead right.
Oregon is following the pace of
New York, and it is up against what
the Empire state is facing.
Today farm lands in New York
dairy farms, convenient to condens
aries, powdered milk plants, cheese
factories and creameries, are going
down in price, and improved farms,
with splendid buildings, can be
bought cheaper than in any state in
the Union manv of them for the
price of the buildines alone.
New York has been hitting an aw
ful pace of extravagance, and the
farmers can't pay the price and make
good, they cant shove the expense
along.
Oregon has got to pare down,
abolish and double up on its running
expenses, or things are going to hap
pen.
New York has to stand it or get
out, for the people there do not yet
nave tne power to make and unmake.
Oregon has that power and its
taxpayers are going to use it.
Abolishment of the senate and
proportional representation aiie the
first steps of protest, the danger sig
nals, and if the nresent leeislature
doesn't cut to the Done, doesn't ever
lastingly lop off every unnecessary
salary drawer from his job, then will
come more radical initiative legisla
tion that will take the job making
and appropriation spending entirely
out ot the'iianda ot the legislature.
An increase of $136.10 in taxes on
a little Clackamas county farm is a
proportion the voters won't stand
for long.
The incoming legislature (or what
will be left of it) will have about its
last chance to make good.
RUMOR GIVES GOVERNOR
CHARGE OF ALASKA R. R.
Fine Federal Berth Awaits West in
Far North According to Report
Oswald West, of Oregon, for chair
man of the Alaska Railroad Com
mission! And a salary of $12,000 a
year to go with it!
Such is the report in general cir
culation in government circles in
Portland, where it is being whisper
ed about in awed amazement. Con
firmation is lacking, but the report
is pointed to by the knowing ones as
the reason Governor West has de
clared himself out of any political
races in the immediate future.
It is said that the place was of
fered Governor West during his re
cent trip to the national capital, and
that the executive said that it listen
ed good to him, and that he would
welcome the berth as giving him an
opportunity to show what he could
really do. Many of the governor's
friends have felt that his present of
fice did not give him a real oppor
tunity to show his talents, and they
are rejoicing in his future prospects.
If the report is correct, and the
Oregon executive gets the position,
he will be virtually in charge of the
proposed federal railroad in the most
northern United Stated territory, and
will be responsible for the construc
tion of the government's double
tracked, broad-guage line that is
designed to open up Alaska, and
place its rich mineral deposits with
in reach of the world. Also with the
governor will rest a good deal of the
responsibility of deciding whether or
not the government is to run the road
after it is completed, or whether it
is to be leased to a private concern,
as has been suggested. Of course
this matter will be decided by Con
gress, but the report of the Alaska
railroad commissioners will have
considerable to do with their decis
ion. Oregon Democrats say that Gov
ernor West deserves the place, and
many of them seem to place consid
erable belief in the report that he
will get it.
To all Civic Societies in Oregon City
In order to obtain a more general
observance of Memorial Day in Ore
gon City than has heretofore been
the custom, Meade Post No. 2 and
W. R. C. No. 16 are desirous of hav
ing all the civic associations in the
city join in the parade on Memorial
Day. The parade will form in front
of Willamette Hall at 1:30 P. M.,
May 30th, and march to Shively's
Hail where the general exercises will
be held. It is the earnest wish of the
Post and Relief Corps that your So
ciety will be largely represented in
the parade.
Brownell at Newberg
George C. Brownell will deliver
the Memorial Dav address at New
berg Saturday, May 30.
Crowded Out
Several articles crowded out of
this issue will be printed next week.
GOVERNOR SIEZES
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0
NOTORIOUS TAVERN AGAIN UN
DER MARTIAL LAW
FOUR MILITIAMEN IN CHARGE
Clackamas County Officials Say
They Have Done Full Duty in Case
For the second time in its history
the Milwaukie Tavern was seized by
oraer 01 uovernor west this week,
the place being put under martial
law Tuesday evening at half-past
eignt Dy captain Mosnberger, ot 1
company, Third Infantry stationed
at Woodburn. With Capt. Mosh
oerger in tne seizins party were
Lieutenant Johnson and Sergeants
Boytana and Salvin. There was lit
tle that was spectacular about the
seizing 01 the tamous resort, and
only a handful of people witnessed
the proceedings. Though the seiz
ure followed six hours after its an
nouncement in Portland afternoon
papers, there was no crowd of on
lookers; in fact even people living in
Milwaukie did not know that the mil
itary men had arrived until some 15
minutes alter the tavern passed un
der Governor West's control.
Captain Moshbereer and his staff
left Portland, armed with Governor
West s proclamation, on the eight
o'clock car, arriving at Milwaukie at
8:25 p. m. the tour militiamen
dropped off the car just at the end
of the trestle ever Johnson's creek,
and quickly and quietly made then
way to the tavern, marching in double-file.
In the tavern at the time
were the steward, one of the waiters,
the cook, two or three members 01
the "Friars' Club" and the reporters
from the Oregonian and the Cour
ier. Steward Wilbur opened the
door of the reception room when the
militiamen appeared upon the tav
ern porch, and the four soldiers en
tered into one of the most profound
silences that has ever reigned in the
noted resort.
Just then there was a honking on
an auto horn outside, and a big
touring car filled with men and wo
men drew up at the door. This
brought smiles to the faces of the
military men, and also brought two
of these awaiting further develop
ments to the door in a jiffy.
"Go home beat it quick, go home,"
shouted these two' at the auto party.
"What's the matter,- kid," sang
out one of the girls in the auto, and
then Sertreant Boytona stepped to the
door. The chauffeur of the auto
took one look at the military uni
form, jerked his levers, and the big
touring car shot ahead in a serpen
tine curve among the trees and out
of the gate.
In the meantime Capt. Moshberg
er was seeing the inside of what is
probably the most famous resort in
Oregon. He found nothing but fur
niture and food, and a little liquor of
assorted, varieties, which Steward
Wilbur assured him was the personal
property of the members of the Fri
ars' Club. Aside from perhaps fif
ty bottles of real liquor, there was a
bathtub filled with bottled beer.
Three loaves of bread reposed invit
ingly on the kitchen table, and a tew
vegetables were also in evidence.
When Governor West's action in
again sending the armed forces of
the state came as a erood deal of a
surprise to county officials and oth
ers. About two weeks ago the gov
ernor instructed Attorney General
Crawford to file suit to annul the
charter of the Friars' Club, and this
action was taken in the Clackamas
county circuit court. A demurer to
the comnlaint was filed by the at
torney of the club, and after it was
sustained County Attorney Gilbert
Hedees returned the complaint to At
torney General Crawford, suggesing
that certain amendments oe made to
the alleged wrongful acts charged.
This amended complaint was being
prepared by Attorney General Craw
ford's office when Governor West
took his action. In announcing his
determination to take drastic action
in the matter, Governor West said at
Salem Tuesday:
"Under the, guise of a club
or fake lodge, Wilbur is main
taining a resort, where men and
women and young girls congre
gate for the purpose of carous
ing and debauchery. While we
are waiting for the attorney
general and his 'due process of
law,' the laws of the state are
being violated and young wo
men debauched."
The club was operated by W. Wil
bur, whom the governor says for
merly ran a dance hall and house of
prostitution in Astoria. It was in
corporated January J50, 1914, by
Wilbur E. Holloway and B. Parish.
Steward Wilbur, before leaving
the tavern in the hands of Capt.
Moshberirer, told the newspapermen
that he did not blame the governor
for the action he had taken.
"I believe, however," he added,
"that the governor has been misin
formed. I understand that this
place used to be pretty bad, but
since it has been taken over as a pri
vate club there has been no law
breaking here. People have told the
governor that there was lawlessness
at Milwaukie, and he has naturally
thought that it was here. I believe
he is conscientious and that he wants
to break up places of ill-repute, and
I think that he believed sincerely
that he was doing his duty when he
ordered this clubhouse seized. But
there has been no lawbreaking here,
and the governor will find that he
has been misinformed if he has been
told that there was. None but mem
bers and their guests are admitted
here, and whenever any outside party
comes along we eend them away.
Any attempt at roughness ,in here
has always resulted in the immed-
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MILWAUKE
U'Ren Petitions are Out
Petitions are out for the nomina
tion of W. S. U'Ren for independent
candidate ior governor. The Cour
ier office has some of these blanks
and will mail them to any man or wo
man who will circulate them for sig
natures. And any person who cares
to sign tnem may do so at the Cour
ier office.
Slowly but Surely Coming
One after another property owner
is abolishing the needless and un
sightly street fence a relic of the
days when cattle ran loose. Noth
ing so improves the appearance of
city property as the abolishment of
fences and hedges. Let a fence
once come down -and it never goes
up. Uniform, fenceless lawns make
a handsome street, unsightly fences.
uu two aims, juuk. use cnicKen yards.
Oregon City a Bouquet
Roses by the million are bloom
ing in Oregon, and Oreeron Citv is
one great, beautiful bouquet. There
is hardly a home in the city that is
not beautified by the world-famous
uregon roses ana almost every
narking has its border of roses of
many varieties and colors.
It is worth while to stow rosea
in Oregon for the bushes now open
ing witn nunareas 01 iiowers will
bear continuously until next New
x ear s.
Socialist Convention
The Socialist convention for Clack
arnas county is hereby called to most
at inapo s Han, cor. 10th and Main
streets, Oregon City, May 23, 10 A.
M., 1914. All party members and
registered Socialists will be entitled
to seats m convention. Let's make
the day one of record in which we
r.nd our children will be nronH nf
Let every comrade do his dutv for
wub convention is caned ior the pur
pose of placing our county ticket in
tne neia.
By order of,
H. E. Kroun,
- County Ex. Com.
Many Enjoy Music
Oregon Citv had a distin ot inn A.
vation Sunday nieht when J. Bauer.
yrupiiuiur 01 ine rails care sprang
.. ' . i e mi 1 1 1 - .-. . '
a surprise on nis patrons by engag
ing an orchestra to play for the even
ing. From before six until late in
the evening excellent music was nro-
vided for the entertainment of his
patrons, and as a result the place
was crowded throughout the early
night. Mr. Bauer says that ' this
will be a regular feature of his ser
vice hereforth, and believes that in
creased patronage and the pleasure
of his patrons will warrant the ex
tra expense.
lable-d hote dinners and a snec.
ial merchants' lunch are features at
The Falls that Mr. Bauer has added
si.ice taking ovbr the management of
tne piace.
Minister Qualifies for Salmon Club
They say Rev. Robinson of the
Episcopal church has a little bronze
buttoif that he is prouder of than if
it was a Carnegie hero medal.
It is a salmon button. Not much
in itself but how he cot it makes it.
valuable.
'The salmon club of Oregon gives
bronze medal to any fisherman
who catches a salmon of 20 pounds
or over with a rod of over one piece,
weighing not over six ounces, and not
less than five feet long; with a line
of thread of not more than nine
strands, fish to be reeled in bv an
gler and brought to gaff, without as
sistance. All this without a broken
road.
Mr. Robinson qualified last Friday
by landing a 21 lb salmon, and by
the way it takes some sportsman to
get one of these gamey fish into a
boat under these conditions.
FISH THIEVES CAUGHT
Patrolman Lee French Turns Sleuth
and Quickly Rounds up Gang
Trouble started in right alone
with the commercial fishing season
last week, and Friday night, less
than twelve hours after salmon be
came open game, Patrolman Lee
French rounded up the first batch of
salmon thieves and net-cutters.
Clever detective work on the part of
the police officer resulted in the re
covery of the stolen fish and a prom
ise on the part of the thieves to re
pair the damage they had done to at
least one of the nets.
About ten o'clock Friday night,
just when fishing had become really
good, Nick Storey, one of the local
fishermen, told Patrolman French
that one of his boats was missing and
that he suspected all was not as it
should be. A moment later he dis
covered that one of his set-nets was
cut and bloodstained. French at
once started sleuthing on the case,
and after making an investigation
and asking a few questions rounded
up three boys near the courthouse
half an hour later and told them that
he "had the goods on them." The
boys tried to bluff it out for a min
ute, but when threatened with jail
confessed, and led Officer French to
a clump of willows near the foot of
Thirteenth street, where six salmon
were concealed.
These they returned to Storey, and
nromised to repair his net, which
they had cut in stealing the fish. In
consideration of this the fisherman
aereed not to prosecute them, but
their names are in the possession of
the police, and any further depreda
tions will bring them to severe grief.
Mrs. Vernah Shewman, who has
been at the home of her parents in
Tionesta, Pa., for the past vear, will
return to her home here Friday of
this week.
Girls Wanted
(Over 18 years of age)
To OPERATE SEWING MACHINES
IN GARMENT FACTORY
Oregon City Woolen Mills
BUS NESS AND
ZE ATTACK
SCHUEBEL SAYS THEY ARE
MAKING CRIMINAL CAMPAIGN
ARE FALSIFYING HIS RECORD
Says if Re-Elected Will Give the In
terest Something to Worry About
OREGON CITY. May 6. (Editor
of Courier) Certain comorations
in uiackamas county, a rew memDers
of certain lodges In Oregon City who
desired Bpeclal liquor privileges for
their organization, but which were not
allowed them, and will not be by me so
long as I am city attorney, and the
liquor interests are making a secret
and false attack on my record in the
last legislature. There are plenty of
very good reasons for their action, and
if I am re-elected I will do my utmost
to see that the same people and in
terests have still more and better rea
sons for opposing me after the next
session.
They are circulating false attacks in
typewriting and without signature.
which is a crime under the laws of
Oregon, but that does not seem to
make any difference to their kind of
people.
I am very glad to have my record as
a member of the legislature carefully
examined and thoroughly published.
Among other things that these people
do not mention is the fact that I am
responsible for tse passege of an
amendment to the assessment law
which causes the assessment of water
power for taxation in like manner as
the farmer's land is assessed. This
has increased the assessed valuation
of water power in Clackamas county
at least one million dollars. I was re
sponsible for the passage of the labor
law in the interest of the laboring men
In the paper mills; also for the law
under which farmers can burn their
slashings, and this last was bitterly op
posed by the big timber corporations,
and was the author of and responsible
for the passage of the anti-lobby bill
In the house, but which was defeated
in the senate by the same class of peo
ple who now oppose me for re-election
and are making this secret attack.
I especially invite attention to my
votes on appropriation billB and the
laws to protect morals. It is true that
I sometimes differed with the governor,
and in such cases I voted according to
my judgment of what was riant and
for the best interests of the people.
it is also true that the people on ref
erendum vote rejected one of the meas
ures which I advocated and voted for.
The typewritten circular misrepre
sents the facts as to every measure
mentioned. In making this attack on
me these people of course selected the
votes for which they thought I ought
to be condemned, and therefore must
have approved my vote on the re
mainder of about a thousand bills and
resolutions introduced in the legisla
ture. This must be so because it was
necessary for them to make an exam
ination of the whole record to get what
they offer, -and which must have cost
considerable money.
The following is the truth about the
criticism on my record as printed in
the circular:
H. n. 98. I voted for this bill be
cause the court can state the law to the
grand jury more plainly in good Eng
lish and In less time than by reading
the legal paragon of the statute, and
this is now the law in most of the
states.
H. B. 145. This bill was prepared
to cure the defects in the old statute
as pointed out by the supreme court
while the legislature was in session.
The author of the bill forgot to in
clude the saving clause for pending in
dictments and no one noticed this un
til after the legislature adjourned.
H. B. 201. This was one of the bills
Intended to save expense and get bet
ter results by making one state tuber
culosis sanitarium under the control
of the state board of health instead of
having one in each county.
H. B. 69. I voted and talked for the
sterilization act, because I thought it
was right.
H. B. 206 I opposed and voted
against this bill because I counted it
to be another public advertising waste
of money for pet newspapers, and h
useless expense.
H. B. 446. I voted against this blue
law for the Puritan Sabbath, because I
think It should not be a crime to buy
a dish of ice cream or play a game of
ball on Sunday.
H. B. 295. I voted against this bill
because it would require one or more
experts in every county treasurers
office and be of no value to anyone but
the brokers.
H. B. 217. This bill was intended to
legalize fraudulent purchases of cer
tain school lands, and prevent the
state recovering the title, which t ex
posed and was responsible for defeat
ing the bill.
H. B. 93. The law as it now stands
Is a protection to the crook, because
In a criminal prosecution for obtain
ing anything of value by false preten
ses the evidence must be In writing
signed by the criminal. This bill toould
have made it possible to reach thoBe
who do their swindling by word of
mouth, and of course I voted for it.
H. B. 177. I voted against this bill
because it appropriated $459,000 and I
thought the taxes were already too
high.
H. B. 395. This was a bill to adopt
the superior court system now in use
In most of the progreseive states. If
It had become a law, all the legal busi
ness of the county would be done by
the commissioners. I think it would
give us better results than the present
system and for less money.
H. Bs. 229 and 677. I voted for H. H.
229, which Is now the law, because it
requires the fencing of all railroads In
the state. To avrld a conflict between
the laws, I voled for H. B. 577 repeal
ing the old law, which only required
fencing of the main line of the S. P.
Ry. between Portland and Ashland. As
(Continued on Page 5, 6th Col.)
A DOUBLE CELEBRATION
Booster Day and Rose Show to be
Combined in Big Holiday
On Tuesday morning it was defin
itely decided upon for the Rose Show
dav and booster day by the Clacka
mas County Rose Society and mem
bers of the Commercial Club, and ac
tion was immediately taken by
tnose navmg tne attair in charge,
to solicit funds and prizes. The
combining the two together will
make it one of the largest affairs
neiu in tms city. Anions tne attrac
tions will be a monster floral parade
when already many of those poses
sing automobiles and carriages have
signmeu tneir intentions to aecorate
and participate in the pageant.
The prizes will be on exhibition
within a few days in one of the win
dows. The prize list will soon be in
the hands of the printers, and ready
for distribution.
It has been customary heretofore
to have the rose show and booster
day held on separate days, but the
nlon oiio-o-ooto K,r c00oi v,Kn.
of the rnse Rneietv nH Pnmmernini
club in having 1 the two combined has
been met with approval. There will
be several meetings to take final
action, and to make it one of the
" J "
most successful affairs held in Ore
gon City.
A DOSE OF POISON
But it Was Discovered in Time
Prevent Injury to One Intended
to
The Enterprise printed a big
story under a full headiner a few
days ago carrying the inference that
2. MacDonaid, the Prohibition tield
worker, was truilty of hich treason.
a flag insulter, an alien, and how
the G. A. R. was eoinir to comnel
him to salute the flag, and have his
citizenship papers held up in the cir
cuit court.
ine lLnterprise got in wrong
again as usual. It let the late re
call grouch crop out, and let spite
get the strangle hold on newspaper
tairness.
The Huerta stunt didn't material
ize according to the Enterprise's
program the actors refused to do
their turns.
At the G. A. R. sratherincr Satur
day, when Mr. MacDonald told the
old soldiers all there was to the flag
incident, the boys gathered around,
shook him by the hand and an ap
plause was general.
It was much ado about nothmcr
and the Enterprise made the much
ado.
The headlines in the Enterprise
article were untrue and damaging
if any reader placed any credance in
them. That paper could at least
have waited until the matter was in
vestigated and explained before St
held a man up to the scorn of patri
otic citizens.
However the ireneral public un
derstands the motives that prompt
ed the publication of the article, and
the influences behind it, and the
poison didn't work.
COURIER'S NEW HOME
Commodious Building on Eighth
Street Rapidly Nearing Completion
Workmen are rushinar the Cour
ier building on Eighth street and it
will soon be far enough along so
that the office may be moved. The
brick work and plastering are well
under way and two weeks more will
see the work completed, excepting
the inside finishing jobs.
The new building is at the foot of
the Seventh street stairway, and
iust off Main street on Eighth. The
location is ideal for a printing plant.
The completed buildine will be an
ornament to the street and will make
a commodious printing office. The
front is 70 feet and will be almost en
tirely of class, with brick nillars
similar to the new commercial club
building. There will be 3150 feet of
floor space. The interior specifica
tions provide tor a business onice
17 x 17 feet, a private office 10 x 15
feet and a stock room 15 x 15 feet,
and the rest of the entire floor will
be a general mechanical workroom.
The present quarters of the Cour
ier have long been too small for the
growing business. The new quar
ters will give ample room and allow
a little for future growth.
Tooting our own slide trombone
for a few notes, we can say the
growth of the Courier's business in
the past two and a half years has
been remarkable that it has more
than doubled, and that every month
since January, 1912, with the excep
tion df one month, the business has
increased over the proceeding month.
The growth of the Courier's circu
lation has been more than remark
able.
It has a sworn average circulation
today of 2,650, and there are but
three cities in Oregon, outside of
Portland, that have larger circula
tions Eugene, Medford and Pendle
ton. The Courier has a larger circula
tion than any daily or weekly news
paper in Ashland, Baker, Corvallis,
Hood River, Marshfield, Roseburg,
Albany, The Dalles, Salem or any
other town or city excepting the
three above named.
(Its circulation has been increas
ing at the rate of about 100 per
month for many months, and the
3,000 mark, hot far distant at the
rate of the present growth, will
make necessary new equipment ' to
handle the paper.
We can only account for the Cour
ier's splendid business by the fact
that the people have confidence in
the proprietors, believe that they are
honest and on the square and that
they think the plant is worthy of pat
ronage. Would Abolish School Supervisors
A movement is under way in Coos
county to start initiative petitions
to put the matter of abolishing the
school supervisor law up to the vot
ers, and the Courier is in receipt of
inquiries from that county as to he
sentiment of the voters here and
whether aid could be expected in get
tine signatures.
The supervisor law is one the
people of this county think can be
snared without injury to education.
It has always been an unpopular law
and hundreds of voters look at it as
unneeded legislation and passed
more 0 make jobs than education.
1
UTED
FOB
GINO
OREGON DRYS MAKE
UNANIMOUS CHOICE
HIM
MEREDITH EOR CONGRESSMAN
Strong Platform of Progression and
Full Party Ticket
W. S. U'Ren of this city. Indepen
dent Candidate for governor, was
nominated for the same office by the
nominatea tor tne
Prohibition party in their state con-
t . !..! 1 II'..! 1 -
ventiuu at xruriiuuu vv euuesuay ai-
ternoo.
Mr. U'Ren was not only given a
unanimous nomination, but also an
endorsement of the many reforms he
has worked hard for, among which
were proportional representation,,
the proposed initiative law giving
the governor power to remove offi
cials for refusal or neglect of duty,
state wide prohibition, repeal of the
law providing free text books for
private and religious schools, for the
safeguarding of the initiative, refer
endum and recall, abolition of use
less commissions, veto by the govern
or of separate items in appropria
tion bills, expansion of rural credits,
raising efficiency standard of public
employees, semi-annual payment of
taxes, conservation of public recour
ses, state and county co-operation for
better roads, surpression of white
slave traffic, etc.
Regardless of party ties this plat
form is a strong one, will appeal to
the man who votes for principles.and
will poll a heavy vote in Oregon this
fall.
Following is the ticket as nomin
ated: Governor, W. S. U'Ren, Oregon
City.
United States senator, H. S. Stine
of Medford.
State treasurer, B. Lee Padget of
Oak Grove.
Supreme court justices, C. -J.
Bright of The Dalles; Judge William
M.,Ramsby of McMinnville.
Congress, first district, W. M.
Meredith of Curry County.
Labor commissioner, Mrs. Lucy
Faxon, Portland.
Railroad commissioner, Frank J.
Miller of Linn. .
Attorney general. William H.Tnn-
- V
dle of Salem.
State superintendent of public in
struction,' Curtis P. Coe of McMinn
ville.
State engineer, John H. Lewis of
Salem. '
WEIRD HARMONY REIGNS
AT LIVE WIRE TURNOUT
Meeting with Farmers at Schubel is
Liveliest Kind of Success
Twentv-nine automobiles filled
with Live Wires of the Oregon City
Commercial club and a band journey
ed out to Schubel Tuesday evening
for the first of the "harmony" meet
ings with the farmers. There were
in all about 325 people present at the
gathering, which was planned to be
the first of a series of "get-togeth-
er" meetings, where country and city
folk could talk over their problems
and plan co-operation. Music and
refreshments added to tne joy 01 tne
nrnr-eerlincra. and RDeeches eave lead
ers on all questions a chance to in
terchange ideas.
Main Trunk Line Olmsted opened
for the Live Wires, and outlined the
general plan of the organization in
paying its visit. Addresses were al
io made by B. T. McBain, Joseph L.
TTorlcrpa f). r. Ebv. and others, and
T. W. Sulivan and C. E. Spence had
a lively debate on the subject of the
proposed county Donaing naierao iur
onnH roads. While the farmers lis
tened intently to Mr. Sullivan's argu
ments, they seemed to agree more
with the views expressed by Mr.
sPince-- . , . ., t.....
The feature OI tne evening, iiuv-
ever. was not on the program, but
developed after Chris Schuebel had
reached the platform. Mr. Schue
bel's remarks started according to
expectations, but in a few minutes he
rot switched to politics, and in the
words of one of his auditors "just
literally ripped things wide open.
Some of Mr. Schuebel's remarks
were directed to fellow-members of
the Live Wires, and he was even in
terrupted once or twice by mmbers
who hastily disclaimed his allega
tions. In the course of Mr. Schue
bel's talk it appeared that while the
meeting itself might have been a
hnrmony eratehring there was some
where within the Live Wires an ap
oarent lack of harmony that was dis
tressing. J . , J J J J J J - J
NOTICE -
On account of work neces-
sary for the removal of the Jj
J Courier into its new office, J
v next week's edition will be
M printed and mailed Wednes
. day night.
J If you have anything you !
. want printed in next weeks
J paper you MUST get it in
j early you can't get it in too
-jI early
RISLEY FOR LEGISLATURE
Well
Known County Democrat will
Run for the House
Charles W. Risley of Risley Sta
tion, a well known Democrat in
Clackamas county, is announced as
a candidate for the legislature,, and
he will be placed in nomination by
the Democrats at the primaries by
writing his name on the ballot.
The Courier is $1.50 year, but to
the subscriber who pays a year In
aavanje it ta $i.vv.