Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, May 21, 1914, Image 1

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OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914
Number 3
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Warehouse Will be Opened
W .C. Mangum, C. F. Romig and
W. H. Lucke have leased a business
lot in Oregon City and have arranged
tor the construction ot a warehouse
where Mr. Lucke will be enabled to
handle has increasing business of
shipping potatoes and produce from
that point. Canby Irrigator.
FOOL KILLER IS
Champion County Speller
Austin Young, a student of. the
r :-i i I. ..l 1 i. rorii 11-
vuviai ijreen scauoi at wiisouvine
who was a delegate from that school
in the spelling contest that took
place at the Oregon City High school
on Saturday, at the close or the con
test proved to be the champion spell
er of Clackamas County, after spell
ing the words" of 128 pages of the
speller,.
The different schools of the county
were represented, lour tailing to
make the appearance on the last day.
The lad winning the championship
is the son ot Mr. and Mrs. W. r ,
Young, prominent residents of Wil-
sqnville. He is 14 years of age and
is in the eighth grade. The boy was
presented with a handsome silver
loving cup presented by E. E. Brodie.
J. K. PARDEE SHOOTS
HIMSELF WITH REVOLVER
Grief and Defeat No Doubt Cause of
. Veteran's Suicide
The price of politics was high to
James K. Pardee, the defeated can
didate for county treasurer.
Monday morning he placed the
barrel of a .32 revolver in his mouth
pulled the trigger and the bullet en
tering his brain killed him almost in
stantly. Mr. Pardee was a civil war veter
an and about 70 years old. He was a
candidate for county treasurer at the
primaries, and opposing him on the
same ticket was James Nelson, a
soldier, and M. E. Dunn of this city.
Mr. Pardee took the campaign
with much seriousness and made the
remark Saturday morning that if he
could not get 90 per cent of the Re
publican vote he would kill himself.
His wife died a few months ago
and he had not appeared natural
DUTY
SPLENDID CHANCE IS OVER
LOOKED IN THIS COUNTY
MAN WAVES A BIG RED, RAG
Drags in the Recall and Orders Cof
fins for Next November
Followine is a letter received hv
the Courier Monday, and that it may ccaslon'
ue iuiiy appreciated, we print it ver-batim.
It is post-iriarked Oregon City and
it ia piauny disguised in me writing,
nere it is:
May 16.
The Courier bunch:
There are so many flat-heads
you may not know wnen you are
dead so will count them for you.
The Needy hot-air man the
Oak Grove baloon juse his
Highness from Beaver Creek
and his partner the Welchman
the Maple Lane reformed;
temperance leader the coun
ty clerk 2, faced the Carus
Casto. .
All you got left is pius Coun
ty Judge and Jim Smith and we
will get them as soon as we can.
The loud laugher is the ones
who make a monkey of you when
you are sleeping.
The recall fight is only just
commenced.
The lest of it will come in
the fall, get coffins.
1 A. Clark.
pletion, and from present indications
me car service between lVt. Angel
and Oregon- City will be in operation
Dy eariy ran.
In several sections through which
this line will extend, timber is being
cut and gotten ready for shipment,
Shipments of cordwood and poles
have already been made to this city
over the line already completed, and
this transfered to Portland.
Fair Excursion for Club Members
Manager B. .T McBain of the Will
amette has tendered the two steam
ers, Ruth and Lang, to the Commer
cial Club, and invtiations have been
sent out to the Club members for a
free excursion to Portland on the
opening day of the rose festival, June
9. A year ago this arrangement was
made, and it was a delightul trip,
and it is expected the two steamers
will be crowded to the limit on this
THE NOMINEES
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since her death, and there is but one
conclusion for the rash act, that her
death and brooding over defeat had
unbalanced his mind.
Mr. Pardee cooked his breakfast
on the morning of the tragedy, and
after eating he went to the wood
shed and killed himself. The shot
was not heard by anyone, but a few
minutes later when the son went to
the woodshed he found him dead.
James K. Pardee was a member of
the G. A. R. He served for three and
one half years of the Civil war as ad-
jutant of Company A. Second Ohio
cavalry. He lived in Gladstone for
several years and was city treasurer
for two years. He is survived by one
son, Joseph Pardee, who is in the geo
logical department ot the govern
ment at Washington. D. C. This son
was visiting his father at the time
ot the tragedy.
State and County Officials Put in the
Race at Primary Election
Uere are we conceded nominations
witn tne count up to Wednesday
noon.
. Uoverridr, (Dem.) Dr. C. J. Smith,
Portland; (Kep.) Ur. James Withy
comDe oi Corvallis.
U. S. Senate, (Dem.) Geo. E.
Chamberlain ; (Rep.) R. A. Booth.
Congress (Dem.) Frederick Holli
ster of North Bend, (Rep.) W. C.
Hawley, Salem.
In tnig County the nominees are
State Senate W. A. Dimick,
(Rep.), Harvey Starkweather (Dem.)
Representative, (Rep.) Guy T
Hunt, Fraii Kraxberger, Chris Schu-
bel; (Dem.) Charles W. Risely, Dr,
C. ri. Meissner, McGuein.
county Judge, (Rep.) H. S. Ander
son, (Dem.) J.J. Cooke.
County Commissioner (Rep.) 'Ad
am luugnt, J. w. Smith,
Sheriff (Ron Wm T w;i..
mi- t!,.i i . v IT noun
ine grammar is a nttie ODScure, I mm i r...,, xu ir-ui.
m,e nZ PM ?-,. .......... County Clerk, (Rep.) Ira M. Har-
1VI I . li H! K IN H Nil H III. 1. It f 1 1 ISC' 1 1 IH. I i , . - -
The is n Mr ClnrV at. Mr,l I,9n. rlngton, (Llra- w- C. Green,
but. he is not the author nf thi liter- county Treasurer, (Reft) M. E
HA
L
NS
SATURDAY
ROSE FESTIVAL, STOCK SHOW
AND BOOSTER DAY
SPLENDID PROGRAM IS READY
An All Day Free Entertainment for
Everybody ,
ary gem
Our horseradish friend is afraid
we are going to overtook something
in the recent primary results, so he
borrows somebody's name and breaks
into prominence,
He says all we have left is "pius
County Judge and 'Jim Smith.
In the translation the Courier is
Dunn, (Dem.) J. O. Staats!
County Recorder, (Rep.) E. P.
ueaman.
County Surveyor. CRenA W P
UllU Hi,
Coroner (Ren.) Dr. W. E. Homn-
stead.
The closest contest in the eriuntv
was between C. Scheubel and Wm.
Ait ifiio iiauoiatiuu iiiic vuuiici to i .. . . .
trying to figure out if that "pious" W'senthwaite, bcheubel nosing him
wrH onniioa oion to Tim Smith anA out hy nine votes. The ProBTessive
who the "all you got left" applies to. .ount had .nt been cornpleted at the
Une in Dreaking into print should -
be more definite.
"The loud laugher is the ones who AVALANCHE OF VOTES
make a monkey oi you when you are
sleeDinsr.
JSow that may mean something,
but we don't just catch it. The style
of delivery needs cultivating. It is
indistinct and somewhat wanting in
BURIES ROAD BONDS
SPEEDING AUTO CROWDS
OTHER INTO DITCH
Car Overturns and Four are Pinned
In and Injured
Another of those auto accidents
that are becoming altogether too fre
quent and dangerous happened near
Meldrum Sunday, when a car driven
. by Ernest Rands was forced into the
ditch to escape being struck by a big
touring car that was tearing up the
road, overturned and pinned the oc
cupants beneath.,
Mrs. Rands had her collar bone
and ribs broken; Mrs. W. A. White's
ankle "was broken and she was ser
iously bruised; Miss Florence White,
linotype operator at the Courier, sus
tained a dislocated shoulder; Ernest
Rands had a rib broken; Mrs. Rand's
collar bone was broken and she was
otherwise badly bruised and Miss
Jeanne White was bruised.
, The occupants of the other car did
not even slacken speed, but tore on
dwn the road, leaving the overturn
ed car and the occupants pinned
under it to their fate. Engineer
Ernest Rands was driving the ma
chine, and he said when he saw the
oncoming car he knew that he must
either be struck or take his chances
with the ditch. The car was running
at a high rate of speed and never
slacked after seeing the other car
go over. The number of the car and
the occupants could not be learned.
Courier is Light, the Reasons ,
This Courier is a light weight and
doubtless next week's issue will not
be any heavier.
An auto accident injured the lino
type operator; sickness and death
called the foreman away; and these
coming just as the office was moving
to its new building, has made it im
possible to get out the usual quality
of paper.
Next week's Courier will be print
ed from its new home, not fully com
pleted as yet, and when readers ap
preciate the big job of moving, wir
ing and getting out a paper in the
same week, they will have charity
for shortcomings and delayed orders.
After another week we will be
fairly settled in our new home and n
the commodious quarters will b'e in
far better shape to handle the rapidly
growing business.
So Far as Canvassed Count Shows
About 5 to 1 Against
The road bonds were buried nndnr
trood form. The "loud laueher" would the biggest defeat of any nroDOsition
have a devil ot a lonesome time crow- ever votea on in ciackamas county,
ine over a fellow when he was sleep: So far as the count has been of
ing. and that isn't the time for such nciaily made it stands about 5 to 1
levity anvhow. SuDnosine he should against.
awaken someone. The loud laugher up to Wednesday noon the official
should go hire a hail. count oi 64 out of b6 precincts show
The recall iiglit has just Degun." ea oo lor ana z&bo against.
Mr. Clark vou are slower than the borne precincts did not have a sin
Oregon City locks canal or the city gle vote recorded for the bonds, and
, . i i i n i. 1 .. j. inn i . ,
elevator, u you nave ueen an wi umna went iuu to j. against it.
time petting started, how are you .Not a precinct so far counted
ever goinng to finish up this fall un- shows a majority in favor of the
le3s you let it out on side contracts ? bonds, Canby being the closest, los-
alowing away the tunny business, ing Dy only two votes.
Mr. Clark is either the half fool that Unmistakably the neocle have ex,
his letter indicates, or he is some fel- pressed themselves on the bonding
low with a yellow streak where a method of good roads, and other
backbone should be, that he hides un- means must be provided. The bond
der butchered grammar and a bor- ing proposition is killed for years to
rowed name. . come. Marion county defeated the
The recall closed nine months ago same proposition about 5 to 1. The
With the counting of the votes the people simply will not mortgage
men behind it drooped it as an issue their county to build roads. Their
and fell back into their party fblds. voice is decisive, and we might better
This naner does not recall tnat recognize it and turn to other propo
the word recall nas ever ueen print- anions.
ed during the primary campaign.
Men who had active part in the re- EQUITY ATTENTION
can were candidates ior onice icoun-
tv commissioner for specific instance) rWcrnn r.itv n Mow is iqh
they were running against each other To the Local and County Unions of
nar;is, ounui nu ugicouy. uregon.
In the case of Grisenthwaite it does . a
look as if there was a concerted ac- state Union of the Farmers Society
nun in me 'a, ' "-- " " i ox rjquity win De neia at iu o ciock
to defeat hifiSfofit was conceded to m. on mv 2C-49-14: at the Emiitv
be the candidate who would have the Warehouse, Portland, Oregon, for the
big end, but we cannot think that purpose of completing plans, that are
our blustering friend Clark had the now unaer way, for putting the
coinns an uickbu out anu uio unuci- Equity warehouse Co. in better work
takers ready for every defeated can- m order.
Hirlate. flplpirtaQ uhn worn nroaont at tha
The recall died the lbth of last ast state Meeting will be seated at
All (Til St. It W0U1U remain UeUU ll U tho moolno U thnnt xmHont a a T
were not for fool friends like Clark cas which were not represented at
slopping over. tne last meeting should elects dele-
It doesn't take much to start up a Eates for ths one and furnjsh them
nanr. acain niter il ims uemi uuictcu. w th paHant a o
A nnrt moutnen Diacpan witn a reu
utes than a Carneeie peace commis- Ana w e uet tne Laugh
sion could patch up in a year. uregon city gave the .Portland
The recall should not be dug up, Gas & Coke Co. a franchise at a min-
but the erave is shallow it can be imum rate of $1.50,
easily. A little jeering and rubbing The same company offered little
it in and it will break out like a Milwaukie a $1.25 rate which that
DonnyDrooK iair iignu city nas twice rejectea, stating to tne
If anyone can locate Mr. a. ciarK, company they will have the game
Esq., catch him and hold him until rat given to Portland, $1, or the
the fool-killer can be notified.
RAILROAD WORK RUSHING
Beautiful Residence Location
....That is indeed a handsome looking
block of imriroved street between
Ninth and Tenth, and now we will
soon see handsome residences build
along the bluff the most sightly lo
cation in the city.
company will not be granted a fran
chise.
Now the company , is after Glad
stone, and that city will demand the
Car Service Between This City and dollar rate or Portland.
Mt. Aneel by Early Fall The situation or the gas company
mi., w.ul irn ci.i, offering little Milwaukie gas at 25c
Railway ComDanv for seWal years less than this makes our people
KSPuarLsin heBeaver !3. "l J 1
building, on Monday moved to tern- al """ uur Kuun
porary headquarters on Fifteenth .
M.l. ctrot Tha hniWino. ti he . i '"'"' "Je cities are teacn
ocupieu iur tne present was jecennjf - . u" - jii ;i
moved from the west side of Main she seems to be 8 dul1 PuPl1
street to the east side, and has been
thoroughly renovated. The company
will soon erect a two story building
on the property where
De I : nit-.. i u..a
ocupied for the present was recent y V . . " , '"'B8' u"
Only a Place for It.
As considerable city money was
formerly expended on the cement conduct at
stood the Dolan home, but recently
removed. . The first floor of the
structure will be used as car shops,
and the second story for office rooms,
and will be modern throughout.
The Willamette Valley Southern
Railway Company has a large force
of men engaged at work at the yards
on Fifteenth street, as well as along
the line, where the track is being ex
tended into a rich farming section
of Clackamas County, as well as
through a large timber belt. The
railway line is being pushed to com-
the head of the Seventh street stair
way to carry the water under the
streets and make a pretty falls. But
the leaky cement allows it to seep
through and the mouth or the tunnel
is dry while the laughing stream
winks ati the contractors and plays
hookey.
Ladies, if you want a new pair of
colonial pumps, a Mary Jane, Baby
Doll, or a shoe with the new Spool
Heel, call in at the Oregon City Shoe
Store.
The annual fiesta to which every
one in Clackamas County is looking
ioiwaru to win do neia on Saturday,
may jra, ana win De an all-day cele
bration, commencing at 9:45 a. m.
Mayor L. E. Jones delivering the ad
dress of welcome to the visitors, and
afterward turning the city over to
merry making.
Arrangements have been comple
ted for the day's affair, which nro-
mises to be one of the most enjoyable
booster days and rose festivals that
have taken place in this city. This
is the first time that these two days'
celebrations have been observed on
the same day, and no doubt there will
be thousands of visitors in Oregon
wty on mis aay.
Mrs. J. J .Cooke, who is president
of the Clackamas County Rose So
cietyswith her assistants, and O. E.
Freytag, secretary of the publicity
department of the Oregon City Com
mercial Club, and his assistants have
worked diligently for the past two
weeks in arranging the day's pro
gramme.
Among the features of tha day
will be a parade of the livestock, this
to take place at 10 a. m. and will con
sist of the following: Division A.
in harness; Division B Fine horses;
Division C. Farmer's till purpose
class, by special request; Division D.
embracing the fine cattle, of which
Clackamas County is justly proud of,
and which will be displayed during
the day.
At 1:30 p. m. the children's parade
will form on Seventh and Washing
ton street, and march down to Main
street. The school children will also
take part in this work. As the pa
rade passes along Main, street drills
and May pole dances will be given by
the children. Mrs. W. C. Green is
chairman of the children's parade,
and her assistants are Mrs. T. P. Ran
dall, Mrs. C. G. Miller, Mrs. E. W.
Scott, Mrs. E, P, Rands. The child
ren will march, as far north as Buschs
store and countermarch down Main
street. It was thought advisable by
the committee in charge too have the
children's parade precede the auto
mobile or vehicle parade so as to pre
vent any accident. There are many
interesting features of this parade
that will be new to celebrations held
heretofore in this city, among these
being parasol drills, wand and hoop
drills. There will be prettily decora
ted express wagons, doll buggies,
dog carts. Prizes will be offered for
all entries, and each youngster is to
strive for a prize.
Division V will form at 2:30 p. m.
on Main street between Twelfth and
Sixteenth streets, this to consist of
floats of lodges, granges, commercial
floats, hose carts, etc.-
At 3:30 p. in. a monster automo
bile parade will form on Main street
between Twelfth and Sixteenth
streets. The committee, which has
this division in charge is giving it
special attention to the end that it
will prove one of the most attractive
features of the day.
Motor boat races undr the com
mand of Commodore Charles Spencer,
of Canemah, and his aides, will occu
py a place on the afternoons programme.
Dr. A. L. Beatie will be grand mar
shal of the day, and with able assist
ants, will direct all parades.
Two bands have been erfgaged,
which will insure plenty of music,
both day and evening, and an orches
tra will discourse music in the even
ing at the Masonic Temple, where the
rose show win be neia. mere win
also be a musical and literary pro
SECTION B.
Class. Hvbrid Tea.
No. 1 Best 6 White Roses, 3 varieties:
named, 2 of each; No. 2 Best 6 Red
Roses, 3 varieties, named, 2 of each;
No. 3 Best 6 Pink Roses, 3 varieties,
named, 2 ot each,; Let ranee and Test
out excepted; No. 4 Best 6 Yellow
Roses, 3 varieties, named, 2 of each.
wo. o uenerai collection, 10 Roses,,
eacn a separate variety, named.
SECTION C.
Class. Hvbrid Pernetual.
No. 1 Best 6 White Roses, l' va
riety, named; No. 2 Best 6 Red Roses,
1 variety, named; No. 3 Best 6 Red
Roses 3 varieties, 2 each, named; No.
4 Best 6 Pink Roses, 1 variety, named;
No. 5 Best general collection 10 Roses
5 varieties, I ot each, named.
SECTION D.
COUNCIL
BALKS
AT POLICE GUT
TEMPLETON PLAN TO REDUCE
FORCE TURNED DOWN
BIDS ASKED FOR MAIN ST,
Class, Climbers (Ramblers excepted) Palchi"S of Business Thoroughfare
Gets but Slight Endorsement
No. 1 Best 6 Yellow Roses, 1 va
riety, riamed. Marechal Neil except
ed; No. 2 Best 6 Red Roses, 1 variety,
numnrl- KSn 9 Root R Whio TOnona 1
... ku, u X.C1V J ,1 1111,1 llVDCa. X I r
variety, named; No. 4 Pink Roses, 1 ,ljast weeks council meeting was
variety, named; No. 5 Best general enlvened by little things that helped
collection lu roses, o varieties, I of " "' u, mnuumg a res-
each, named. ignation of or e of the city dads; a
SECTION E. "ve'y llttle altercation between
' Class, Mixed Varieties Councilmen Hackett and Templeton,
and a long-drawn and fruit'ess dis-
named; No. 2 Best 4 Pink LaFrance, J.us.sion. of the matter of repaying
named; wo. 3 isest 4 tien. Arthur nura w mmitu nme
Roses; No. 4 Best 4 Gloria Dyonaise t0 Tder there were present in the
Roses, named; No. 5 Best 4 Marechal meet'"S room a large delegation from
Neil Roses, named: No. 6 Best 4 Ul- "'e commeraal C'ub, and the early
rich Brunner Roses; No. 7 Best 4 Ma- Part ; 01 tne procoedings was witness
man Crochet (white) Roses; No. 8 ed by ,the vi,sirws' when things
Best Killarney Roses. warmea up, nowever, Mayor Jones
SECTION F. ouKgeateu umt pernaps ine council
Class, Testout. nad Detter hear the visitors first and
No. 1 Best 15 Caroline Testouts: fiSnt afterwards, and this plan was
No. 2 Best 10 Caroline Testouts. adopted.
SECTION G. v. u. z,oy, an chairman tor the
Class New Rose. committee, said that he and his com
No. 1 Rest. Now Rnsp. nmnl Pmir panions were on hand to ask th
prizes in this class. Roses originated cuncil to grant an appropriation of
before 1908 cannot be exhibited in f100 for the forthcoming Booster
this class. Dav celebration and for the annual
SECTION H. Kose .tnow. "0 made a neat little
Class, Large Roses. speech, and the council adopted a res-
No. 1 Best 3 Laree Roses .1 variety ution that $75 be appropriated for
named a prizes. "10 uul jim-puff., nu mat un siue
SECTION I. streets be turned over to the Booster
Tins. RnmhWa. Day committees for the day of th
No. 1 Best treneral collection two celebration. The coynmitteo then re
prizes in this class. Roses on branches tlredi and the fireworks began.
Bppentorl Police Cut Aaked
SECTION J ' Councilman Tempievon started th
Class, Out-of-town Exhibits . PiWam. ULiiiig i) s8,j he, hud a
District makine- hest exhihik-2 matter tc mni b.'i re ;..iu-
- i i.ii. , 1, i
prizes.
SECTION K.
Best individual Rose exhibited in
any class, named 1st and 2nd prize.
SUCTION L.
Roses n i Boxes.
No. 1 6 Roses in boxes, each a sepa
rate variety, named; No. 2 12 Roses,
each a separate variety, named.
SECTION M.
For Exhibitors Who Have Never Re
ceived a Prize
No. 1. ' 3 Red Roses.
No. 2 3 White Roses.
No. 3. 3 Yellow Roses.
No. 4 4 Pink Roses.
SECTION N.
that he would much have preferred
to have had someone else introduce
but as nobody else had done to, he
voluteered to be the goat. Compar
ing the first four months of 19.13 and
1914, he said that in the present yea
there had been 69 less arrests by
the local police,, 40 per cent less in
come f rorrf fines levied. In police court
and lb per cent increase in tne num
ber of hoboes giving lodging and
breakfast. In view of these facts
and municipal economy, Mr. TemP'
elton moved that the night police
force be reduced by- one. f
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councilman vanAUKen scconueu
the motion and one of the Biost pro
Professional Florest Making the best found Periods of quiet ever known
Floral Exhibit settled down on the council cham-
2 Cash Prizes. ber. Finally Mayor Jones broke the
SECTION O. 1ulet by saying that any cut in tne
Special Prizes Trophy Loving Cup, ni&ht Pce force would have to be
for best 12 Caroline Testouts. This made in the business section, and
prize can only be contested for by merchants were ajready hiring spec
members of the "Rose Society," ial watchmen.
and must be earned-two years in Councilman Meyer thought that
succession to enable the holder to Mr- Templcton's figures, showing an
keep the prize. increase m the number of hoboes,
RULES ought to be a signal for more police,
1 All rnsm ontoroH fnv men to watch the tramps. Council,
must be grown out of doors, and man Metzner thought that if a cut in
owned by person making entry. expenses was necessary it should be
2 All roses entered for prizes must made somewhere else than in the po-
be grown and cultivated by ameteurs. lice department. Councilman Al-
3 To prepare exhibits for compe- bright said that while the subject of
tition tie a neat white card, three cutting down the police force was up
inches lone by one inch wide. One it might interest the council to know
one side write name of rose and on mat a petition was uemg cncumieu
the other write the section, class and " the hill for an extra night patrol
number in which you wish to exhibit, ma" and that there were already 200
4 All exhibitors not members of names on it.
the Rose Society will be charged 25 Councilman Hackett finally got to
cents. his feet and closed the discussion.
5 Exhibits as rfirnivRH will h "As a member of the police commit
numbered by the committee, accord- tee." said he, "I believe that we need
ing to the respective sections, class two ollicers downtown, ana we cer-
and number for which they are en- tainly need one on the hill. It seems
tered. to me that if Councilman Templo-
fi Anv exhihit. fnr nnVei honrinir ton is realv sincere in his1 demands
name of exhibitor will be disqualified, for economy he will leave the police
Prizes must be awarded by numbers, department alone, and cut out some
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(lame oi exniuitor win be given alter- oi tnis tarn oi m auuut uuing
gramme.
A votinc contest in on for the se
lection of the Rose Queen, and no
doubt the competition will be close at
the closing of the balloting. ine
Eastham and Barclay schools will se
lect their queen to represent the two
schools.
The following are the committees
having charge of the rose show to be
held in the rooms formerly occupied
by the Oregon City Commercial Club
in the Masonic Temple:
i Soliciting Mrs. J. H. Walker, Mrs.
Angus Matheson, Mrs. c. w. itisiey
Charles Snencer. M. D. Latourette.
Hall Mrs. M. Cannon, Mrs. W. L.
Mulvey, Mrs. Grant B. Dimick.
Decoration Mrs. Duncan Shank,
Mrs. F. T. Busch, Sr., Miss Neita
Harding, Mrs. O. E. Freytag, Kev
G. N. Edwards, Mrs. C. J. Hood, Mrs
C. C. Snpncer.
Arranging exhibits Mrs. A. L.
Beatie, Mrs. F. T. Barlow, Mrs. A. C.
Warner, Mrs. u. a. uimicK, mrs. u. c
Williama. Mrs.-C. W. Evans.
- Assigning prize Mrs. G. A. Hard
ing, Mrs. David cauneia, Mrs. jiay
Fairclough, Mrs. O. D. Eby, Mrs. W.
L. Mulvey.
Auditing Mrs. F. T. Barlow, Mrs.
J. E. Jack, Mrs. A. L. Beatie.
Music J. J. Cooke, T. w. suiiivan.
General parade B. T. McBain, J.
H Walker. O. D. Eby Livy Stipp,
Lloyd Riches, W. L. Mulvey.
Printing ana revising ruies, ran,
A. C. Warner,.
The following is the premium list
for the rose entries:
CLASSIFICATIONS
SECTION A.
Class, Tea.
w 1 Rpt collection 4 Red Roses,
named, one variety; No. 2 Best col
lation 4 White Roses, named, one va
riety; No. 3 Best collection 4 Yellow
Roses, named, one variety; No. 4 Best
collection 4 Pink Roses, named, one
variety; No. 6 General collection 8
Roses, each a separate variety.
wards. rock-crusher and an auto truck and
7 All entries must be made bv 11 a few other things.'
o'clock -A. M. on day of exhibit. Hall The question being put; nobody
will be onen to the nnhlic at. tum supported Mr. Templeton's motion.
o'clock. Mr. Templeton and Mr. VanAuken
B Exhibits for display, not for did not vote either way.
competition may he pntnrpd hunrinir Rcduest Not Unexpected
name of exhibitor. Mr. Templeton's onslaught upon
9 Vases will be furnished bv the the night police fore? was not alto-
Society; others may be used. gether unexpected. In fact for some
10 When a certain number of little time a number or tne council
roRes am flosiornntpH thrp mint Ho have known that the thine was going
neither more nor less than that num- to bob up in some guise, but they did
ber entered. Any added buds or fo- not look for it from the chairman of
liage shall disqualify. the ttreet committee. Several weeks
11 All roses must be good speci-aco one oi tne special watcnnian em-
mens. No awards will be eiven for ployed by a down-town mercnani
inferior roses, though they be the
only ones entered for contest.
12 Roses improperly named or
entered which do not conform to the
rules and regulations of the Oregon
City Rose Society exhibit, will be
ruled out of contest.
13 No person will be allowed in
the hall during the time that the
judges are awarding the prizes.
14 Rules will be enforced), and
there can be no appeal from the
Judges' decision.
. , 15 Admission ten cents.
16 All members wishing to avail
themselves of the privileges of the
Rose Society, must pay dues before
the third Saturday in May
Roses must be arranged and
named and clasified before bein
brought to the hall. This is im
perative. Sibson's catalogue will be used
authority.
ihe roilowing premiums are of
fered for the events of the parade:
Division A Best farm team own
ed by farmer loaded with the great
est number of out of town folks $15
piow given Dy Mitchell, Lewis &
fitaver by J. W. Wilson local agent.
Best Draft team weiehine over 2800
owned by farmer, $5.00; best Driving
team hitched to buggy. $5.00; best
Single driver hitched to buggy, $3.50;
best Saddle horse, mounted, $2.50;
best Saddle horse, ladies mount.
$2.50; best Saddle horse, boy's mount,
$2.50; best Saddle horse, girls mount
$2.50; best comical rig sustained
(Continued on Page 2.)
made a written complaint to the
council that one of the night patrol
men had sworn at him when he ask
ed him a civil question, and since
then this watchman has been active
in trying to get one of the night of
ficers removed, hoping himself to be
appointed in his place as soon as it
was found that one man would not
be sufficient downtown late at night.
The council having determined
that there should be no changes in the
police department, later expressed its
satisfaction with the way the mem
bers of the force were behaving, and
granted to each of them two weeks
vacation with pay. The time of the
vacations and the method of "filling
in" the absent officer's patrol time,
will be left with the nolice committee
and Chief Shaw to settle. .
Main Street Fuss Revived
The matter of repaving or of re
pairing Main street came up soon af
ter the police matter had been settled
and a debate lasting some 90 'minutes
followed. Opposition to a complete
improvement of the city's business
thoroughfare was made chiefly bv
Mr. Charman, one of the property
owners. Mr. Andresen .another pro
perty owner, and chairman of the
Mountain Water commission, did
moRt of the argriine on the other sidn.
Councilman Long recalled to the
members of the council that the "life"
of Main street had been declared in
December, 1912, alonir with Fifth and
Seventh streets. Councilman Tem
pleton said that he had looked the
matter un himself, and that the or
dinance declaring the life oi Main
street was passed December 6, 1912,
and that the time at which the city
stopped being responsible for its up
keep was December 31, 1912. It was
also brought out that the city had
just before that spent $6,000 in re
pairing the street.
Representatives of the Hawley
Pulp & Paper company and of Mr.
Hawley himself said that they were
willing to pay their share towards a
complete re-improvement of the
street. Other property owners said
that they also favored a compelte re
laying of the street. Mayor Jones
said that several of the people who
had signed the protest against doing
any but patch work on the thorough
fare had told him they wished their
names erased from the document.
Councilman Meyer finally moved
that bids be invited from the several
paving companies for a re-improvement
of Main street, from Second to
Moss, and that these bids be submitt
ed within ten days. The motion
passed with Councilman Hackett
alone opposing it.
looze Resigns Post
Just prior to the adjournment a
letter from Councilman F. J. S. Tooze
was read by the mayor. In this
Mr. Tooze "regretted that he had to
sever his relations" with the council
and tendered his resignation. The
council, having previously read ip the
press that Mr. Tooze had been for
ced to resign by the school board in
order that he might gain reappoint
ment as city superintendent of
schools, and also that he had been
nominated by the Progressive party
as their candidate for the legislature
from the 17th district, accepted his
resignation and tendered him a vote
of thanks for his services in the coun
cil. . Mr. Tooze has in the past shown
a deep interest in city affairs, and
those who had worked with him on
committees spoke highly of his un
tiring and ceaseless efforts. His
successor will be selected at a later
meeting.
The ordinance providing a series
of graded license fees for auto trucks
came up for first reading, and will be
acted upon finally at the first meet
ing in June.
A Case of Typhoid
Mrs. W. L. Little, of Seventh St.,
was taken with typhoid fever Thurs
day of last week and is under care of
physicians and nurses.
Prof. Tooze Has Resigned
As predicted in last week's Cour
ier, Supt. F. J. Tooze handed in his
resignation to the city council Wed
nesday night. No reason was given
for the resignation.
SCHOOL TROUBLES CAUSE
TALK THAT HURTS
Dissention Among Teachers and Man
agement Should be Thoroughly
Probed ' '
Last week the Courier scribbled off
a few lines of semi-nonsense regard
ing the action ot the board of edu
cation slipping one over and trying
to keep it on the q. t'-
Nevertheless the story has started
considerable city gossip, and has
brought to light school -conditions
that have existed for some time, but
which have been covered up and kept
quiet, in the hope that all might work
out satisfactorily and that it would
be for the best good of the schools to
keep the conditions quiet as possible.
During the past week many indi
viduals have talked with the editor
over school matters. He has heard
all sides from several people from
friends of Superintendent Tooze and
his enemies; from pupils and from
teachers.
There are always two sides to a
story, but in Oregon City schools
there should not be a story.
Once let dissension get into schools
and efficiency hits the chutes. Once
let teachers, pupils and the educa
tion board get to working at cross '
purposes and schools cannot do good
work.
The Courier editor doesn t know
who is at fault in this matter. He
simply knows there IS A FAULT
when these people tell him the differ
ent sides of the story.
Teachers in the high school have
voluntarily come to him and told him
of vexatious conditions under which
thev work: of Petty annoyances they
have to endure; of the feeling which
exists between the superintendent
and the teachers, and one of them
frankly stated she would not longer
emain as teacher under tne present
management.
It will do neither the teachers or
the schools any good to recite these
grievances, and we win not unless
tliene statements are challenged.
The point we are alter is that
these conditions should be changed
and changed at once. No schools can
do good work under such conditions
Bible, then there should be new tcach
If it is the teachers who are respon-
ers. ir it is tne manager wno is an
fault, then it is high time to change
the management.' If it is the board
f education that is not onto its job,
then the sooner that is changed the
better for he school.
Al there is to it now Is that tnere
is trouble in our schools. There is
lack of team work. There is dissa
tisfaction. The board of education
nows it, the teachers know it, the
pupils know it.
Oregon City has schools to-be
proud of. Year after year they have
mnroved and no county is octter
equipped. The standard should be
maintained, the good worK continued.
But it can't be done with dissatisfied
teachers and Pupils. The schools
can't do good work when there is not
harmony and good feeling between
the superintendent and the teachers.
The one thing ior tne ooaru ui eu
ucation to do is to find the cause
of the trouble and remove it no
matter what it is. It should oe none
once. All personal teeungs
should be forgotten and the best
good of the school worked for. A
church and a school cannot succeed
with Internal strife. No matter what
has caused the trouble, get the cause.
Ladies, if you want a new pair of
colonial pumps, a Marv Jane, Baby
noil, or a shoe with the new Spool
Heel, call in at the Oregon City S.ioe
Store.
WANTED Young team, "t. 15M'
or over, no plucs. L. E. McKm
ney. R. F. D., No. 2.