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ers Clackamas Co
WeefcJy .Reader
j -List of 2,650.
32d Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1914
Number 4
CITY
i Suspension Bridge Contracts
Clarence Simmons was given the
contract for the repair of the suspen
sion bridge by the county court last
week, his bid being $200 the lowest
and kelmer and Kinzle were awarded
the lumber contract, being the lowest
bidders by $12.
USER
PICKED
COUNCILMAN
CITY DADS SPLIT EVEN ON
VOTE; MAYOR DECIDES
Referred to the Oregonian
Would a man who wears lin
en pants, make a good govern
or? U'Ren wears 'em.--Mc-
Minnville Telephone Register.
Thn Orerrnninn wnuM nn rlnnVit ko
ZrZ1 mat- SECRET SESSION LIVELY TIME
Should be a Vote Maker
It was a pretty tough proposition
to stand inactive and watch that big
tenement house in West Linn burn
down last week for the want of pro
tection, it should be a big object les
son for that town to get in and vote
to take one third of Oregon City's
proposed new water systam.
Favoritism is Charged by "Drys;"
Andrews gets Grilled a Bit, too
At a secret executive and Iivelv
session of - the city council Monday
evening Dr. C. H. Meisner was elec
ted to till the vacancy caused by the
resignation of F. J. S. Tooze. Every
door, awaiting the reappearance of
oouucumeii ftackett anu VanAuKen,
uut .ney didn't reappear.
"iu, step down to the street and
tell nackeu and VanAuken to come
up, tnat tne lights are on again,"
c.ul ins Honor.
Chiei i!i. snaw stepped down to
the strete. Once there he stepped
the wnole length of the block Doth
ways, but he saw no traces of Coun,
cinnen hackett or VanAuken. They
had disappeared as completely as did
little Lharne Ross. Chiei Shaw con
tinued his esarch. And Ed is a pret
ty good sleuth, too,
vvhile he was looking a little bird
new 111 tne council chamber window
and told tne mayor what tne trouble
was. It appears that application was
to be made to the council for the
granting of a pool hall license, and
there was talk that a new councilman
to succeed Tooze was to be named,
Councilmen hackett and VanAuken
would have opposed,' but they be
lieved that Councilmen Templeton,
Metzner and Long would favor. And
they didn't want the license granted,
So when the lights went out they did
the same thing.
When the mayor understood this
then he said: "ihe
KNOW
5
We Sell. Buv and Rent.
H-ioo member of the council was on hand.
u0 and in voting for Mr .Tooze's succea- u n,
Courier and are constantly proving 01 the board was evenly split, so it meeting will come to order. There
mat it is one 01 tne uest auverusnig -- -r Derng no quorum present, tne meet
mediums inthe state. Watch the t0 st the deciding ballot. ing will stand adjourned until the
Courier for our ads, if you want a , ine council was in session a little first Wednesday in June. The meet-
11 .. .. , . L 1 PRO t.hnn Q n hrtlll- Af Alrvht n'nlnnt . . .
iarm, 101 or nouse to rent or Duy. -r " v" : u ing is adjourned.
We handle the Atlas Insurance Com- the mayor wiled the luting to order 6And when chie shaw came back
pany's business, none better. Come and called upon Chief Shaw to "throw to report that he had been unable to
to MacDonald & VanAuken for real 8 " spectators' and later to put flnd he two missing C0Uncilmen there
1 t 1 hlmaolr nut Than riiTin) men Tn . . .
estate, Insurance, loans.
" Best in Valley, Keepvit Such
The Prohibition movement is gain
ing greater force daily. -Some who
have seen the benefits tar Oregon City
are lining up with the movement, who
were against it before.
Oregon (Jity today is the best town
himself out. Then Councilman Tem
pleton locked the council chamber
door, and the session began in ear
nest. An effort was made bv the
"drys" in the council to secure -the
nomination of L. Adams to fill the
place left vacant by Mr. Tooze. The
wets promptly countered with the
suggestion that Frank Busch would
make an excellent councilman. This
was nobody left on hand.
A WOMAN SHE IS
ALWAYS BUTTING IN
in f Vi Wi 'llamA.o VqIIov RiiairtPCQ
ia fpnnH Qfl tn 10(1 now Vinnspet Vtnva brought things to a deadlock, and for
trone' in or beinff finished in the last sme twenty minutes or so after that
six - months, while houses are filled
up almost as soon as empty, and
houses are in great demand.
The. primary election showed the
careful game of the wets in lining
solid for those who were the un
doubted friends of the booze traffic.
efforts were made by first one side
and then the other to get a compro
mise agreement on some innocuous
candidate.
Failing in this, things got back to
tne way they were last week, when
the disappearance of Councilmen
tu ,vi 0r fio-ninct tho hnn Hackett and VanAuken .prevented
should make this the issue action. One faction in the council
at the general election and vote for
those who are the undoubted friends
of the Prohibition movement.
U'Ren should be the next govern
or,
Has the Audacity to Ask the Council
About Fifth Street Deal
Oregon City, May 25.
Courier:
From my understanding of
of your recent exposure of the
Fifth street improvement, the
city had no right to improve
this street, as it had by ordi
nance or resolution, declared
that it should hereafter be kept
up by the property owners of
the street. If -this is so, why
did the council pay f6r it and
why doesn't the council find out
who did it ? ' '
A Washington Street Lady
taxpayer.
TOO CLOSE TOGETHER
Operation Followed by Coroner's Card
Causes Much Amusement
suggested the name of Dr. Meisner.
and the other faction massed its
votes behind Roy Cox, a son-in.law of
former Councilman Morton. When
it finally became apparent to all that
either one or the other of these two
would be elected, comment upon the rect,
two candidates grew quite warm and Why the council paid this bill,
personal. A vote being taken, the which is clearlv illegal, is what the
council lined up as follows: Courier has been asking and is still
i or Meisner: AiDrignt, long, waiting tor a reply,
Metzner, and Templeton. For Cox: Why the council doesn't find out
In substance you are entirely cor-
TTpro'a nna that has lpaked out on
Dr. Hempstead, and it's too good for Andrews, Hackett, Meyer and Van. who ordered it, and who is responsl
Auken. To this tie the mtr.or cast ble. is another Question that onlv
tne deciding vote, registering nis echo answers.
choice for Dr. Meisner. At once His The onlv enlightenment the Cour-
Honor was criticised lor letting Ms ler can get on the matter is, "I did
personal likes influence his vote, one n't do it" from every last man on
01 tne ury councilmen charging the council
that it was improper to decide a tie Who DID DO IT is a- auestion that
vote in such a way. The mayor re. perhaps the ladies can find put the
pnea tnat assuming ootn men to oe courier can't.
equally well fitted for the place, he "Why doesn't the council find out
iust one familv to laueh over.
A few days before the primaries,
Doctors Hempstead and Mount, per
formed an operation on a lady resi
dent, and it seems the same day
Dr. Hempstead had mailed out cards
to city voters announcing nis candi
dacy for coroner on the Republican
ticket.
And thf npvt-. Hav after the ODera
tion the lady received the- coroner deemed this method of voting proper, who did it?"
. ' " . , A ,1 - I 1 4-A nl.A 1 I -I L. I.. I
card. The irrim humor of the coin
cidence appealed to her, and she in
sisted on writing on the back of the
Ncard
"This is what I call rubbing it in."
Dr. Hempstead received the card,
and refused to make any change. Get a bunch of lady taxpayers to-
Alter Dr. meisner was declared gether and go down to the next coun
elected, some 01 the "wet council, cu meeting and ask them.
men remarked that it was peculiar And while you are at it, find out
that the "drys" should have, picked who struck ifillv Patterson, who stole
for their standard-bearer one of the Charlie Ross, how old Ann was and
and he also saw the humor, and the three men who was implicated last why's a city council?
tipvt. mn parried to his Datient this winter in tne saie 01 oeer irom a 10.
,,w- cal cold storage plant on Sunday.
"Good for ice cream to capacity. Councilman Andrews brought the
whon nrPSPntpH at fountain of Jones next joy into the meeting by launch,
Drue Co. by Mrs and her ing a scheme to bring about a change
sister to be charged to account of W. in the personel of the city engineer's
oince. xiis suggestion was oitteny
and warmly fought by other council.
men, .who intimated that he was more
SOCIALISTS COUNTY
CONVENTION
E. Hemnstead
The lady says there is no time
limit on the order and she is going
to hold same, until she gets tully
well and see if she can't get part of
the doctor bill.
And the Courier wonders if the
Party Calls for United Action to Cor
rect National Woes .
The Socialists of Clackamsa Coun,
desirous of securing a job from the ty met in convention at Knapp's Hall,
city tor a relative than he was ox
bettering one of the municipal de.
partments. " Absence of spectators
doctor had to anticipate her capacity from the council meeting gave the
when he filed his election expenses.
ANOTHER BEAR STORY
FROM OGLE MINE
city dads a chance to "let out," t and
they took advantage of it.
Some lew minor matters were al.
Oregon City, May 23rd, '14, at 10 a
m.
. W. W. Myers' was made chairman
and Ola M. Ogle, secretary, and
throughout the session perfect har
mony and unity prevailed.
The lollowing resolution was unan-
John Fairclough and General Mana
ger have Interesting Night
Here's a "b'ar" story that has
so discussed? and iust before nine imously endorsed by the convention:
Councilman Templeton unlocked, the "The Socialist Party being the on
ddor and the secret, executive and ly political party devoted to the cause
lively session came to a close. of the workers, . ignoring National
1 boundaries, color or creed, having a
This is funny. It is also true. Per- common interest the world over We,
1
IT HAPPENED
AND "NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE
- A DARN"
YET $1600 WAS EXPENDED
Isn't there a Councilman who
Demand an Investigation?
will
Every day we hear talk favoring
a n?w system of tfovermnir Oregon
City, and all kinds 01 criticism of the
picst'iit system. . -
Back in the 60V ' fierc was all
kinds of talk about slavery, and if
there Idln't have bi a Lincoln to
back it vp, we wou'l be taik.ng it
y.it.
If the people of this citv are fond
of the governing we have had for the
past three years, the .Courier cna
stand it.
If they are not, then there must he
something besides talk.
This city is too bier to be manacpH
by over-time work by a council, mem
bers who manage their own business
nrst.
We have got to have a head to the
business of this city, and a system
so that some one can flnd out who
is and who is not responsible.
Ihe Fifth street llletral imnrove.
ment bungle (or design) should make
the taxpayers come out of, it and
realize what a mighty flimsy system
this city has of doing business on
sixteen hundred dollars illegal ex.
penditure and not a man on the city
council can be found who will say he
had a part in it. ordered it. or knew
anything about it.
let the bills come in and the
council pays them Davs for some
thing it never ordered and can't find
out who did order.
And the taxpayers of this citv iust
talk much and damn a few, and let
it suae.
We all know that if an investie-a
tion should be started and the probe
run deep enoueh the resDonsibilitv
01 supping over mis $i,ouy job could
oe located eas nnyeough.
And it seems mighty strange there
are not men on the city council who
would start something along this line
and stay with it until the man or
men who plugged thai Fifth street
deal through were shown up.
We all know that this Sl.fiOO wni-th
of crushed rock sever blowed over
onto, b if th street from the Jones rock
crusner.
We all know someone ordered it
we know some man knew it could be
slipped over while the city was asleep
and probably it would never leak out.
We all know that if the county
court snouia put through as hair a
raw deal the Deonle of the countv
would simply rise up and recall them.
And the Fifth street matter is but
one of many, many matters. .This
paper has been airing them for near
ly three years and it is eomer to
keep right on the job.
The present bungling and ineffi
cient side-line system of management
nas cost uregon City a lot of wasted
money. ' :
Ihere is a splendid openin? for
men with brains in their heads and
honesty in their hearts to take an
interest in the city's future and help
put it on a business basis.
Will they help?
OFFICIAL
COUNTY
Fill
Y VOTE
light for the first time he openly
means vne uquor laws is simply en-
cuuragement to break them again.
We have seen saloonkeepers in
this city confess to breaking the law
get a fine of $25 and be arrested
again in less than two weeks.
We voted booze out of the citv.
Sentences like Mr. Loder handed
to the bootlegger will keep it out
it will have a mighty restraining in-
imeiiix on tne next man who is con
sidering it.
Mr. Loder has the" sand to do just
what the majority of the people want
w uu, auu juou Wliab it 13 nis
auty to 00.
A Question An Answer
On a Dostal card this week wna
this query: -
Mr. Courier
wnen we had saloons you
used to publish a monthly police
report. Under no-license you
have never done so. Why? Following is the official count of
II it was not that we ludpe the state and countv candidates at. the
card was written by a lady we would May primaries, as given out by the
formerly this report was furnish-
A Beauty Spot
McLaughlin Park i3 indeed a beau
ty spot, showing what care will do
th care the ladies exercise.
COUNTS ON STATE AND COUN
TY CANDIDATES
ROAD BONDS BADLY BEATE
Some County Candidates all Three
. Nominations
us the first of every month by city
uiuciais. oince January 1, tne practice-
has for some reason been dis
continued.,
sneaked in from Ogle mine, and like haps that is the funniest thing about convention assembled this 23rd day
all hear stories we eive it to you as it. Anvwav this is what hannened. of Mav 1914 do extend the hand of
we get it, and have promised not to. Last week Wednesday evening fellowship to all oppressed toilers,
give away the source. However, it's there was a special council meeting whether in Mexico or Ludlow, under
dead true and can oe substantiated called. Just who called it is a mys- any or all political standards.
on a stack of bibles. tery: even as other things regarding We ask the class-conscious work,
When the oartv went into the the council of Orecron Citv are mvs- ers to unite with us in order to abol-
mines two weeks aco they found five terious. At half Dast seven the coun- ish ' caDitalism. and establish the
feet of snow on Lookout Mountain, cii chamber was locked tight at ten cooperative commonwealth, in order
and they had to leave part 01 tneir minutes of eight it was open and U- to bring peace in place 01 striie, pien
load of supplies and make a double- luminated, and there were on hand ty in place of poverty that there
up trip. John Fairclough and Su- Councilman Templeton, Metzner, may be Work for all, leisure for all
perintendent were left Hackett and VanAuken. At five and plenty for all. We hereby con
to guard the stuff left, a tent and a minutes of eight Councilman Van- demn the action of the private army
quantity of provisions. Auken went over to the drug store of the capitalists for the atrocious
On "information and belief" we get and told the mavor that he was crime nernetratod unon the workers
thp'storv that in the middle of the wanted to nreside. and when eio-ht at t.udlow and other minine- camns
nieht while John had dreamea mm- o'clock came around the mayor was. and hold the state government re-
self into a millionaire for the steenth in the council chamber, as was Re- sponsible for the crime and further
time aiid the superintendent saw the corder Loder. Citv Attorney Schue- affirm that anyone endorsing -the
cyanide plant running out a stream of bel, Engineer Noble, fhe four council- present system is wilfully or igno-'
yellow gold z4 hours a day, came an mpn above mentioned and also Coun- rantly, guilty 01 all crimes caused by
interruption, an ugly grunt that oilman Long. Likewise the -chief of the pame and '
mountain men know too well. , police, the superintendent of streets, "Whereas, Capitalism has signally
"Beat it!" yelled John, and he tore" some newspaper reporters and a few failed whenever tried, with the result
i - 1. 1.1 1 ... lll. . ii.-i i-i 1 -.1 1 1
lor a tree wnicn ne umimeu up hm taxpayers. tnat crime uiuou sneu anu even mur-
a squirrel, while the superintendent Before the meeting came to order,
City Attorney acnueoei said ne had
to go elsewhere, and asked to be ex
cused. Request granted. His honor,
the -mayor, then called upon the re-
tore back down the trail.
From the first limb of a big fir.
John sat and shivered and watched
a pair pf bears demolish things. His
shoes and coat were off and his teeth
were chattering. He stood the ex
posure as long as passible and wait
der has been resorted to regularly
in an endeavor to temporarily restore
order. Therefore, we demand that
the government proceed to take over
the mines of Colorado or those of any
corder to call the roll. Mr. Loder other state" when necessary, and oper
ate the same in the interest of the
whole people.
The following were placed in
nomination for the county offices, for
representative, Ola M. Ogle, of Can-
hv, M. V. Thomas, of Bull Run, John
V. Stark, of Maple Lane: for county
iudge. Robt. Ginther of Maple Lane;
drew his roll-slip towards him,
sauared around in his seat. oDened
ing until the bears had ripped open his mouth to call the first name and
a sack of flour and had their noses the lights went out.
in it. he slid down and took -the .trail Councilman Templeton struck a
of the superintendent, hitting only match and fired up a cigar. Record-
the high places, and they sav he had er Loder did likewise. Councilman
to swear at a deer to get him out of Long announced hurridly that he
the trail so he could pass him. would be excused to see if the lights for sheriff. J. W. Lieser of Canby;
When "he-became winded he stop- had also gone out in his theatre, and for clerk, H. Helgerson, of Molallaf
nfid and built a big fire and a snort made a rush for the doorway, where for recorder, imma Kaynor or Clack
time after the superintendent showed he bumped into two large and bulky smas: for commissioner, Roy G.
up. - forms. Everybody else sat in the Chubb, of Canby; for 'coroner J. S,
' Thev remained until davlight and dark and made funny remarks about Iml of Abernathy.
went back to camp, where they found the dark until Theodore Miller was The afternoon session was devoted
the supplies demolished and a tent rounded up by Chief Shaw. Mr.
Miller, being familiar with the va
garies of electric power, inserted a
new fuse-plug where an old one had
blown out, and once again the lights
flashed on in the council chamber.
to speeches from the nominees and
others. . . -
they were packing in had simnly dis
acoeared off the facp of the Cascade
mountains. The only articles not new fuse-plug where an old one had ' Swedish Ladies' Aid Society Meet
molested were John's boots and blown out, and once again the lights The Ladies Aid Society of the
thew was a reason. " flashed on in the couacil chamber. Swedish church will meet at the
Whsn the outfit came back for the Recorder Loder started to resume home of J. A. Lisberg. 1612 12th
second load, an altogether different calling the roll, but before doing so street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. All
version was given of this "b'ar looked up. There were present but welcome.
storv. but the tracks 01 stocking Councilmen lemnieton and Metzner.
ieet in tne snow ana tne distant camp a moment later councilman ixmg re- lieorge Luash, of Salem, was in
fire told this gtory. turned. All, eyes turned towards the this city Tuesday and Wednesdaq,
BOOT-LEGGER IS CAUGHT;
GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCE
Chief Shaw Trails Stranger Several
Days Before Getting Evidence
The chief trouble with John Hayes
last week seemed to be that he had
too many friends. He told Chief of
Police Ed. Shaw that he guessed he
had pretty nearly 200 friends in the
mills alone, to say nothing of other
folks that he knew elsewhere. And
having these friends cost John Hayes
a finet of $250 and a sentence of 90
days in the city jail; said fine and
imprisonment being administered by
Recorder Loder Friday afternoon as
punishment for John's habit of sell
ing booze to his friends.
This Hayes party blew into town
about a week ago from Tacoma, and
at once commenced to "make friends"
He had a room at a local hotel, and
thither went his friends in a steady
stream. Sunday before last Hayes
and some of his "friends" went to
Canemah park and came back intoxi
cated, and Chief Shaw commenced te
get suspicious of the stranger who
was sp rapidly increasing his circle
of acquaintance. They don't do that
in a hurry in the best local circles,
you know. s
So Chief Shaw watched, and his
night officers watched, and in due
time they cinched John Hayes run
ning a perfectly pood blind pig and
bootlegging joint in an upstairs room
in a local hotel. .And then Patrol
man Henry Cook went in and made
the arrest. Haves had little to say,
asked for as private a trial as possi
ble, acknowledged that the officers
had the goods on him, and took his
sentence stoically.
"Some of my friends may help pay
the fine." -said Hayes, "but I'm afraid
none of them will help me serve my
time." ,
BULL MOOSE IS HIT
Local School Board Forces Progres
sive .nominee to yuit uace
One of these days, after Theodora
itooseveit nas been to Madrid and
shocked the Spaniards, he is going
to near wnat the Uregon City school
board has done to the Progressive
Party. And when he hears it there
probably will be something similar
to tne "Dear Maria ' episode or
some other variety of a Rooseveltian
explosion. Because the Oregon City
school board has forced one of the
Con cress '
Republican W. C. Hawlev. 323(1
ts. r . Jones, 1187
Democrat Hollister. 1709: Mere
oitn, iuy
Progressive Hanley, 105
Governor
Republican Brownell. 960: Carter
a 10; rawtord, 64U; Dimick, 1850
Geer, 838; Johns, -112; Moser, 377
w ltnycomjoe, 041.
Democrat Bennett. 702: Cobb
171; Manning. 223: Miller. 160: Smith
oo.
Progressive Gill. 91: McMahon
24.
State Treasurer
Republican Kay, 3744.
Democrat B. Lee Paget.
Progressive B. Lee Paget.
Supreme Court JuBtice
'Republican Bean, 228?: Benson,
ibva; cieeton, 2U87; D'Arcy, 968
Progressive party nominees to lie
down and quit. If they haven't, done Harris, 1378; McBride, 2878; McNary
thin VfiT thou Will Hn lf da if in n L. ni .... A. '
- - w " " 104b: Kicnardson. 11US
the same.
The day before the primary elec.
tion Bull Moose headquarters in Porf
lana sent out to the faithful a "slate'
On this slate was the name of F. J,
S. Tooze, of Oregon City, for nominee
on the Progressive ticket as joint
representative in the seventeenth le
gislative district. It is a cinch that
the Progressives nominated Mr.
Tooze, for he, had no opposition with
in nis party. ,
But the Oregon City school board
is not going to let Mr. Tooze be the
standard bearer of the Bull Moose.
Just as they forced him off the city
council, so they will stop his political
career. And we have this on the
word of E. E. Brodie, acting secre
tary of the board.
When asked if he had heard of the
Tooze nomination, Mr. Brodie smiled
No, I hadn t heard of it," he said,
"but if he gets it he'll not run. He'll
pull out.
"Why, for the 'same reason,' " Mr;
Brodie was asked, the ''same
referring to Mr. Tooze's resignation
from the -council.
"Yes, for the 'same reason,' " said
Mr. Brodie.
COURIER NOW IN ITS
OWN NEW QUARTERS
Slightly Mussed Up, but Doing Busi.
Bess on lime
After the last load of the Courier
plant had' been moved to its new
building, the transfer man straight.
ened up and said:
A man wants a mighty stout
back and a very weak head to ever
tackle a printing omce."
it has been a week of hard work
and vexation. The printers said,
"Uh lAear, the pressman, ' Uh
fudge," the linotype operator, "Oh
Hell," and the bosses, "is;! fib"
83....(ES."
(For fear of a slander action we
would explain that Miss White, the
former linotype operator is yet under
the doctor s care, and the new man
doesn t belong to a church.)
Skids, rollers and crowbars! Mo.
tors, shafting and pulleys! Six tons
of machines routed across Eighth
street and rolled into the new office.
Cases, cabinets, furniture oh, it has
been a dream. Nothing half like it.
And out of all this must come a
newspaper on time and job work
somewhere near the date of promise.
And if you find a "pi" line in this
Courier and an error or two (joke)
in the news or ad. columns, come over
and tell us all about it.
However, we are fast squaring
away, are turning out work on time,
and in a .few days we will have
everything in place in the most corn-
Attorney General
Republican Brown, 1566; Farrin,
567; (jrant, 865; Johnson, 789; Lord;
6y4.
Democrat Lewis, 30G4; Stockman
930.
Railroad Commission
Republican Miller, 2415; Patton
1339.
State Senator
Republican Dimick, 4044.
Democrat Risley, 1454.
Representative
Republican Grisenthwaite, 1946;
Hunt, 2515; Kraxberger, 2040; Ulds
1374; r-arrish, 1723 ; seheubel, mai,
Democrat McBride, 6; Clemens,
2: Dimick. 2: Risley, 3; Hedges, 2.
socialist a., a. Clyde, o; a. d,
Ulds,
Joint Representative 1
Republican Hurlburt, 2119: Lof-
gren, 1723.
County Judge
Republican Anderson, 2787; Mul
vey, 2Zoy.
Democrat Cook,
Progressive Anderson, 17.
Commissioner
Republican Harris, 1580; Knight,
1926; Uglesby, Utf'f.
Democrat Smith, lzilz. 1
Progressive, Harris, 9.
Sheriff
Republican AlbrightL 16 55
Klemsen. 759: Wilson. 2267.
Democrat Koehier, Wi; streioig,
476, Thorne, 404.
County LlerK
Republican Casto, 1494; liar
rington, 2630; Lizberg, 786.
Democrat W. C. ureen, 134U.
Progressive, Iva Harrington.
Treasurer
Republican Dunn, 2365; Nelson,
1444; Pardee, 783
Democrat J. U. staats.
Recorder
Republican E. P. Dedman, ahb
Progressive and Democrat.
survevor
Republican Johnson, 2989; Smith
1309.
Coroner
Republican Hempstead, 2 5 8 3
Schmidt, 1761.
Democrat Tom Myers.
Justice
Republican Sievers, 1449.
Constable
Republican Frost, 1199; Terrill,
413.
The road bonds were beaten by a
vote of 6462 to 1348.
CARVER LINE ACTIVE
Grading for Road up Cluckamas Val
ley is Being Rushed Along
Without any brass band tactics
Stephen Carter has been busy during
the past several weeks with his pro-
plete and commodious printing plants posed electric road eastward through
BOOTLEGGING CUBE
LODER HAS
IT
One Dose is Guaranteed No Second'
Application Needed
' "Pretty hard for a first offence,"
was the comment of a man on the
street over the sentence by Recorder
Loder of $250 fine and 90 days in
jail for the bootlegger.
Not a bit too hard.
That man knew Oregon City had
gone dry and that it was a crime to
sell liquor here.
Yet he came here and took the
chances, And he got them good and
plenty, and just what he should have
gotten.
This system of lettnig a man off
n Oregon outside of Portland.
E. SPENCE IS AGAIN
GRANGE MASTER
Brief
C.
Outline of Important Matters
at Annual Convention
E. Spence, of Beaver Creek,
was for the third time elected Master
of the State Grange at Monmouth
last week, and that without opposi.
tion. Mr. Spence is becoming a
power in Oregon, the farmers appro,
ciate it, and his return as head of
the Grange was their mark of appre
ciation. Here are a few of the important
endorsements of the convention:
Favored . revision of the patent
laws; opposed bond issues for roads;
favored semi. annual payment of tax.
cs; urged federal, state and county
support of roads; abolition of useless
boards and commissions and consoli.
dation of others; urged abolishment
of present fish and game lawg and
the state senate; proportional repre
sentation; and national ownership of
railroads.
Next year's session will be held at
Tillamook.
the Clackamas Valley, and not onl:
has much right-of-way been ac
quired, but grading has been started
at several, points. In East Clacka
mas, one mile up the valley from the
olace where the Carver line will crot
the Southern Pacific, a considerable
stretch of grading has been complet
ed beside the county road in front of
the Haworth place; and similar
strips of roadbed have been made
ready elsewhere.
Tho Clackamas Valley line wa.s
"started by Mr. Carter when negotia
tions lor the entrance or his rortinau
& Oregon City railroad into Oregon
Citv seemed absut to full through.
So much enthusiasm over the valley
road was shown by the farmers and
residents that Mr, Carter was en
couraged to rush work on the branch
line first, and quite likely cars will
be running from Portland out on the
Clackamas valley before they will be
runninkg over-the Oregon City di
vision of the Carver line.
George' and Frank Anderson, who
reside near Carus, were Oregon City
visitors on Wednesday.
Before the Grand Jury
The Grand Jury is in session this
week, and one of the cases under con.
sideration is the Milwaukie Tavern,
now known as the Friar's jClub.
Governor West brings the charges.
A Business Course for Sale
A full business course at the
Behnke. Walker business college,
Portland, will be sold at a big re
duction. Ask at the Courier office.
Girls Wanted
(Over 18 years of age)
To OPERATE SEWING MACHINES
IN GARMENT FACTORY
Oregon City Woolen Mills
I Largest Class in County
Out of a class of 335 in the coun
ty, 262 of the pupils will pass from
the eighth rgade the largest class
in the county's history.
Nearly Got 'Em Both
According to, the official count,
Judge Anderson did not lack many
votes of being nominated by the De
mocrats for county judge, as well as
Republicans, as nearly enough Dem
ocrats wrote in his name to nomi
nate him.
Needed and Appreciated
The drinking fountain at the head
of the Seventh street stairway, and
the moving of the horses' water bowl
to the center of the triangle, are
needed and appreciated improve-mentts.
Splendid Try It
The Salem Messenger says Ma
rion county is talking strongly of
putting an independent state ticket
in the field. They figure that as all
the four candidates for the govern,
orship Smith, Withycombe, Gill
and U'Ren are looked upon as "dry,"
a man who will represent the "wet"
element in the Statn ran hn eWteri
And the Tip Went
Three days before the primaries
the Courier asked the Democrats at
the pnmaies to wite in the name of
B. Lee Paget for state treasurer and
put him in nomination against Kay
Democrats wrote in his name to
nominate him, and now Mr. Paget
has both Prohibition and Democratic
nominations, and he will give Tom
Kay a run for his life.
The Opening Guns
The "Oregon Dry" campaign be-.
guns in Oregon City on Sunday
morning next. Speakers from the
State Anti-Saloon League will oc
cupy the pulpits of the Congrega-
tionalist,' Baptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches, and in the af
ternoon a conference of friends of
the dry movement will be held in the '
Presbyterian church.
To Take Care of Boys
Bennett's plan to put defeat,
ed candidates to work on the
roads is about the only way that
is left to get good highways.
We propose Geo. Oglesby for
foreman, Grant Dimick for
timekeeper, and Geo. Brownell ,
for water boy. Aurora Obser.
ver.
What are you going to do with the .
rest of the boys? Move that the
next legfslature provide a new sys
tem of "Highway Boards and Com.
missions" with enough places to take
care of all the boys as they fall by
thea wayside. The Observer's pro.
Position is a clear ca.qB nf favoritism
and class legislation, and if it isn't ,
broadened the Courier will oppose it.
So there.
MAYOR LOSES WATCH
Motorcycle Riding Proves Disastrous
to City Executive and Aide
Anybody findine a perfectly pond
gold watch, gold fob, and Masonic
charm between Oregon City and the
cemetery will please return same to
Linn E. Jones, mayor, and receive
thanks and an ice-cream soda.
All this because Mavor Jones per
mitted Benedict Rotter, one of his
efficient clerks, to take him out on
the hurricane deck of a motorcycle
Wednesday. His honor wanted to
nspect new, sidewalk work near the
cemetery, and Benedict volunteered
to get him there in a hury and he did.
Benedict and his motor cycle took
the mayor up Ninth Btreet hill at top
speed, Part of the time his honor
was on the after deck of the motor
cycle, and part of the time he was
not. Finally the flying machine went
round a corner. So did Benedict. But
the mayor kept on going due east.
describing a parabola through the
air and landing on his left knee and
right ear.
When he sat up again a small bov
was looking at him, and asked: "Did
you fall, Mr. Jones."
"No," said his honor. "I lost mv
watch. It was a good watch given
me by my father 20 years ago, and
I value it highly. Look over near
Mt. Hood, will you sonny, and see
if it has landed yet?" t '
The mayor says next time he goes
motorcycling he won't, go at all.
For county clerk
I- 4 " ,f 1
W. C. Green, Democratic Nominee,
Will Make Aggressive Campaign
"The Democrats have nominated
me for County Clerk and when the
time comes 1 am going to make a
thorough campaign of the county,"
said Mr. Green this week. "A Dem
ocrat bus no right to accept a nom
ination unless he will work his hard
est for election, and this I will do."
Mr. Green is not bv any means an
old man, but he has lived many years
in Clackamas County, and there are
very few voters who can say a word
gainst him. lie is a capable, clean
square fellow, with a wide acquaint
ance and a host of friends, and as
past political history shows, such
Democrats can be elected to office in
Clackamas County.