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OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1914
Number 11
OREGON
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BAD
BEAKS
W T ON E
STRADDLES LIQUOR ISSUE AND
DEFENDS CHINAMEN
LIQUOR ISSUE IS MORAL ONE
And Demagogue Agitators Incited
People to Drive out Chinese
Criticism is the right, not only
privilege but duty, of any newspap
er, if it is honest. - t
Dr. Withycombe's talk from the
Methodist pulpit Sunday evening is
open to criticism, open to detailed en
quiry, and this paper is going to pass
its judgement on that talk and ask
some questions of this candidate for
governor. If he does not answer
them, the people will answer them
for him.
Dr. Withycombe dodged the liquor
issue straddled would be a more ex
pressive word and ne did not even
do it smoothly. He absoluteely failed
to take a position on this, the biggest
issue in Oregon.
He brought the matter up him
self, touched it gently with gloved
fingers and laid it aside.
He disposed of it perhaps to his
own satisfaction, but it did not at all
satisfy his hearers, and they will not
be content with his obvious evasions.
Last week the Courier printed a
clipping from the Oregon Messenger
of Salem, reporting a speech Dr.
Withycombe made before the com
mercial club in that city, one of the
significant paragraphs of which waa
this:
He took pains to give the hop
growers to understand that, so
far as he was concerned, the hop
industry would not suffer at his
hands. All of which was no
doubt good news to those inter
ested in this line of business.
Dr. Withycombe made reference
to this publication in the Courier
and Salem paper, and then he made
this explanation and straddle.
He said before his talk at Salem
a hop grower, whose name he would
not mention, asked him where he
stood on the liquor question, and he
replied that if elected governor he
would literally and impartially en
force any and all laws the people
made.
Then he cited that years ago the
faculty of the agricultural college, of
which he ia president, was not forbid
den to patronize the saloons of Cor
vallis, while the students were for
bidden, and that he went before the
board and had a rule established that
any of the faculty who entered sa
loons should be expelled. He further
Stated that he was temperate in his
habits, but he DID NOT say that he
was opposed to the saloons, or that
he stood for their abolishment; stat
ing that this matter was a moral one
and not a political issue.
He told the people where he stood
years ago, when he forbade the tea
chers to patronize saloons.
He told the people what he would
do if elected governor.
The far past and the distant fut
ure. BUT HE DID NOT TELL THEM
WHERE HE STOOD ON THE LIQ
UOR ISSUE OF TODAY.
He did NOT tell them whether or
not he stood for state-wide and nat
ional prohibition. ' .
And THESE are what tne people
of Oregon want to know, have a right
to know, and WILL KNOW.
Since Noah's time the liquor ques
tion has been kept a strictly moral
one. Today in Oregon and 'in the U.
S. it is a political one.
Dr. Withycombe is a candidate for
governor, and the great fight is be
tween the liquor and the temperance
people.
It is clean cut, sharp drawn as a
fence.
A man must be on one side or the
other. He can't sit straddle.
The statement that he will enforce
any law the people pass won't do. It
. leaves him with one leg hanging
down on each side of the fence.
Any man who takes the oath of of
fice for governor has to SWEAR he
will enforce the laws of the state,
and the dodge of Mr. Withycombe,
this evasion of a stand on a great is
sue; this pasting of a paregoric label
on a bottle of booze to fool somebody
It won't do.
Dr. Withycombe might have far
better entirely skipped the subject
He dragged it in and left it.
And another matter this paper
thinks is open to honest criticism,
and severe criticism, and it knows it
will be sustained by a great majority
of its readers who have American
patriotism in their hearts.
Dr. Withycombe went back to the
time when the white men of Clacka
mas county rose up and by right of
might drove the Chinamen out of this
city and county,
people to drive out the Chinese,
demigogue, Pennoyer incited the
He said that the mob, aided by the
The doctor said this was the big
gest mistake the people ever made.
He did not denounce it because the
action was illegal force, but because
the Chinamen were driven out. He
strongly defended the Chinamen; de
clared they were law-abiding people;
were industrious, hard working and
that if they had been permitted to re
main here they would have cleared up
the waste land and made of the coun
ty a gardeen spot of productiveness.
If Doctor Withycombe doesn't
know he should have known that the
people of this county rose up and
drove out the Chinamen because they
were forced to to protect American
laborers white men who needed the
work the Chinamen were getting In
Dreferece at the same wage scale;
becauese a white man could not gt
a days work if there was a Chinaman
who would take it at the same wage;
because the woolen mills here were
filled with Chinamen, and the few
white women who were employed pro
tested against being compelled to
work by the side of the pig-tails; be
cause a woman could not find a po
sition as a waiter in any hotel,
restaurant or private house; because
white men had to get out ' on the
farms and compete in wages with low
standard Chinese help and even
then Chinese were given the prefer
ence. One of a committee of five, ap
pointed by the anti-Chinese League,
to order the Chinamen to leave, is a
resident of Oregon City. He told
the Courier that the Ladd Estate of
Portland had brought to Chinamen
in because they would work cheaper
than white men, and he said the re
suit was Americans could not get
work and conditions forced them to
take the law into their own hands
because they could no longer tolerate
the unbearable conditions.
And Dr. Withycombe, from the
church pulpit, deplored the action of
the white men and defended the
Chinamen. He classed them as a
law-abiding peaceful people, while al
most every week their gambling and
opium dens are raided in Portland
and two horrible murders have been
committed by them during the past
two years.
Would the Doctor advocate the re
peal of the Chinese exclusion act and
permit these Orientals to swarm on
our shores?
The Courier does not believe that
any native born American would de
nounce the action of the Clackamas
county citizens in its self protection.
Any man with red blood in his
veins will defend their action.
But Doctor Withycombe is foreign
born.
This column is open to Dr. Withy
combe for reply to these criticisms
of his Sunday night address.
It is open to any man or woman to
defend the Chinamen.
And until these matters can be
defended stronger than they were
Sunday night, and until the Doctor
can explain to people his stand-pat,
back-to-the-convention-system speecn
in Portland tSaurday last, the Cour
ier shall conclude that Oregon will
go back twenty years and make the
greatest blunder it ever made if it
elects this calibre of man governor of
Oregon.
CITY MANAGER SYSTEM
C. E. Cross, Former Resident," Advo
cates this Change for City
Prineville, June 16, 1914.
Editor Courier:
By your paper I see that they are
about to change their form of govern
ment in Oregon City . (And about
time I think.) . The best I have heard
of is for the city to elect three com
missioners and then they hire one
man to look after all the work, finan
ces and all. That makes it easy to
get rid of him if he is not big enough
or gets too big for the job.
The commissioners would have
nothing to do with anything but to
hire and fire, and the people would
have the recall on the commissioners.
I have given this matter some
study and it is the most simple, easy
and quickest of action plan. I be
lieve you will find it so.
C. E. Cross.
AN OPEN LETTER
W. S. U'Ren asks Dr. Withycombe if
he will Tak ea Stand
Oregon City, Ore. June 23, 1914.
Dr. James Withycomb,
Are you in favor of state and nat
ional prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors?
Your speech last night at the Metho
dist Church in this city was very in
teresting, but you did not say whew
you stand on this question. Per
haps this was an oversight, because
you told us you had caused the dis
charge of one of your subordinates
in the State's service for entering a
saloon, and you promised to enforce
the laws if you are elected.
If you are in favor of State and
National Prohibition will you join
with Dr. Smith of the Democrats, Mr
Gill of the Progressives, and myself
of the Prohibitionists; all being can
didates for governor, in publicly ad
vocating the Oregon Dry Amendment
and National prohibition? The Is
sue cannot be evaded in this cam
paign. Such a public declaration o
your part will take the liquor ques
tion out of partisan politics in this
State and very greatly increase the
majority for the adoption of the Ore
gon Dry Amendment in November.
You are to be congratulated on hav
ing the opportunity to render so
great a public service.
Sincerely yours,
W. S. U'Ren.
That Standing Invitation
Dropping into the office of a city
councilman Monday, the following no
tice covering a half sheet of paper,
lay on his desk, awaiting his return:
Hon Councilman
You are most humbly requested to
be present at a conclave of the street
committee and the Main street com
mittee this afternoon at the hour of
4 and 30, to discuss and cuss the sub
ject from top to bottom, from side to
side and from breadth to length.
His Highness
The Mayor.
. Mrs. E. L. Shaw is rapidly recover
ing from her illness, and is now able
to be out.
Girls Wanted!
(Over 18 years of age)
To OPERATE SEWING MACHINES
IN GARMENT FACTORY
Oregon City Woolen Mills
CITY MANAGER
IS
MASS MEETING GOES ON RE
CORD FOR SYSTEM
FACTIONS UNITE FOR CHANGE
Remarkable Interest in Civic Prob
lems Shown by all Classes
. The mass meeting of citizens and
municipal officials called last Satur
day night to determine what was the
matter with Oregon City's way of
doing business and how best to rem
edy the existing ills went on record
to a man as being in favor of hiring
a professional city manager to run
municipal affairs. Members of the
administration, property owners, tax
payers and just ordinary citizens all
favored the main idea, though there
was some difference of opinion as to
how the new system might best be
brought into force. To work out
this problem the mass meeting named
a committee, and this committee will
call another meeting when it is ready
to report.
This committee, nominated from
the body of the hall by the citizens
assembled, consists of J. 0. Staats,
E. G. Caufield, W. S. U'Ren, O. D.
Eby, W. E. O'Donnell, James Roake,
M. J. Brown and Mayor Linn E Jones.
These men will go into the problem
thoroughly, work out a plan whereby
Oregon City's charter may be chang
ed to permit the installation of a city
manager, and will then call a meet
ing of citizens at which their sugges
tions will be discussed, and further
action taken.
Harmony is Keynote
Harmony was the keynote of Sat
urday's gathering. Many in the au
dience were on hand because they
had anticipated some fireworks, but
the seriousness of the subject in hand
precluded personalities throughout
the meeting, save when Councilman
Henry Templeton had one of his
brainstorms just before the close.
His outbreak, though perhaps seem
ing serious to him, was taken as a
joke by the audience.
The meeting had been called for
half past seven, but citizens were
slow in gathering. To while away
time at the start Mayor Jones, who
president, called upon Bob Robinson,
an Alaskan miner and poet of no
slight fame, to entertain the crowd,
and Mr. Robinson responded rather
happily with a poem of him own that
contrasted the pioneer with the mod
ern type of man who has to have his
fingernails manicured each day be
fore he can do anything.
Shortly after eight Mayor Jones
called the meeting toorder and ask
sd W. E. OTonnel, who had circula
ted the petitions calling the gathering
together, to explain his purpose in
so doing.
Irresponsibility is Rapped
Mr. O'Donnell explained that he
had been working for the city In
Street Commissioner Babcock's de
partment for the last 18 months, and
that as a municipal laborer he had
seen and heard of many defects in
the city work. He had tried to find
the cause of this complaint, and after
much investigation had come to the
conclusion that it was the lack of re
sponsibility in the form of city gov
ernment. "The fault lies wth your charter,"
said Mr. O'Donnell. "No council can
get efficient work under the system
that is at present used in -Oregon
City. The charter favors special in
terests too much, and there is too
much mingling of politics and "frame
ups' with the municipal business.
There are many circumstances that I
could cite, many of which have been
discussed in the localpress. But to
pass over these and pick another, let
me speak for a minute about the pub
lic elevator. The people voted for
this, and when they did so they ex
pected to be able to ride up an'd down
the bluff in it someday. They voted
a bond issue of $12,000 to pay for the
work, and they expected to get their
money's worth.
Plans at Fault
"This elevator is supposed to be
operated by hydraulic power, yet in
the plans no provision was made for
an outflow drain. Whose fault was
that? Where lay the responsibility?
"After it was found that there was
no outflow drain, it was up to the
street department which does most
of the public work in this city to
provide one. We dug a ditch on
Seventh street in under the elevator
to connect this outflow. Under the
elevator tower is a concrete floor,
supposed to be six inches in depth.
It fell to me to cut hrough this floor
to make connections, and after I had
layed out my tools and got ready to
do this work, I found that the con
crete, instead of being six inches
thick, was only a layer of rotten con
crete an inch and a half thick.
"Yet the plans called for the an
choring of the operating cable that
would support the weight of the ele
vator in this six-inch floor by means
of an eight-inch anchor. What do
you suppose would have happened
if they had tried to put an eight
inch anchor in one and a half inches
of rotten concrete? We dug down
two feet and put in cement and made
a good anchorage. This I cite to
you merely as an example of the way
things have been done. Who is re
sponsible for such work? How can
things be remedied?"
City Manager Urged
After going into further details re
garding municipal work, Mr. O Don-
nell said that he believed the charter
would have to be changed, and that
it was for the reason of placing this
need before the citizens that he had
circulated petitions lor the meeting.
Personally Mr. O'Donnell said that
he favored the appointment of a city
PLAN
FAVORED
manager, but he urged that those
present discuss the various forms of
city government and determine which
they wanted betore taking any ac
tion. He closed by suggesting that
with the location it had, Oregon City
should also have its -own municipal
lighting and power plant, and should
cut itself free from the large corpor
ations to which it was now paying
tribute.
"Most of our people give all their
time to their own business," said Mr.
O'Donnell, "and let the town go to
the dogs. Now I'm going to saddle
these questions on to Oregon City
and let 'er buck."
George Randall was the first of
the taxpayers present to be heard
from. He declared that for the past
six years, and more particularly in
the. last six months, Oregon City
had been spending money for munici
pal work and not getting commensur
ate returns. ' He cited the improve
ment of Seventh street park as one
example, and declared that while the
city had spent between $1,000 and
$1200 on the job, he could have done
the whole thing for $50 and made
money. He also expressed the opin
ion that city employees were 'soldier
ing' for the sake of getting their
salaries, and wound up by saying:
Plea for Real Rule
"A year and a half ago the major
ity of the people in this city said
they wanted an elevator. Since then
there has been nothing but knocking
of this elevator scheme. Why is
that? Doesn t the majority rule
and if we've got to a point where the
majority can't rule, why should we go
to the polls and vote on or for any
thing? If things have come to such
a condition as they seem, we'd all of
us better quit and give Uregon .City
back to the Indians.'!'
Mayor Jones and Mr. O'Donnell
differed with Mr. Randall in regard
to some of his charges, and explained
their views. Then there were calls
for W. S. U'Ren, and he took the
platform. '
M,r. U Ken sam tnat ne Deiieveu
that the present city officials were
doing the best they could, but de
clared tnat tney never couia sausiy
the people because the charter pro
vided no responsible head to the city
government. He said that private
corporations had -long ago discovered
that a responsible managing neaa
was a necessity in any business, and
told how cities were now awakening
to the same need and were trying to
provide such responsibility in office.
"If you want results, said Mr.
U'Ren, "I suggest that you appoint
a committee here tonight to draw up
a modern charter, in which while the
rule of the city shall be by the peo
ple, it shall be managed by one man,
who will in turn bfr responsible to the
people. It has been, done, it is be
ing successfully -done in many of the
German cities, and there is no reason
why it should not be done here. I
believe you ought to have -your coun
cil elected by proportional repre
sentation, and then have this council
hire a business manager and pay him
say $2,500 a year. The council will
then lay out given lines ot worK, ana
the manager will see that it is done.
If you do this and get the right man,
Oregon City ought to get as much
as it gets now, if not more, at one
half the cost."
Salaried Official Favored "
O. D. Eby endorsed to a certain de
gree the scheme outlined by Mr.
U'Ren. He said that he believed the
responsible head of the city should
have a salary, and marvelled that
the present municipal officials show
ed as much interest in their work as
they did when they get nothing but
kicks and criticisms for what they
did. Referring to former attempts to
better local conditions, Mr. i.by said
that there had been two proposed
charters offered the voters in the
past, and that both had been turned
down.
"After the last charter was turn
ed down," he said, "we decided to
drop the matter and just let the peo
ple get it 'soaked to 'em' until they
woke up. They now appear to have
awakened."
J .E. Hedges, being called on for
his opinion, first denied that he had
any connection with the calling of the
mass meeting, and then paid a glow
ing tribute to Mr. Eby, declaring that
Oregon City was most in need of
men like Eby, unselfish, clear-headed,
forceful workers for the common
good. Mr. Hedges said that he be
lieved that the present form of gov
ernment, with a city manager to
make it effective, would be satisfac
tory. E. G. Caufield said that the trouble
as he saw it, was that "Oregon City
U trviner to conduct the affairs of a
large business corporation in a small
way. He favored the adoption or
the city manager as the best remedy.
J. O. Staats said he couldn't see
the fairness of trying to get men to
manace a two and a' quarter million
dollar proposition for nothing, yet
such was tne uregon uity pian. ne
favored the engaging of a city man
ager at an adequate salary.
Portland Man Heard
F. W Jobleman, of Portland, news
paperman and sociologist, who has
been a student of municipal govern
ment for years, was in the audience,
and was called upon by Mayor Jones
to speak. Mr. Jobleman said that he
was most hopefully impressed by the
fact that the city administration and
the taxpayers were uniting in an en
deavor to better things, and advised
the adoption of the city manager
plan. ,
"Make a few changes in your plan
of government as are possible," said
Mr. Jobleman, "but get a system that
will give you the opportunity to put
vour fintrer on the responsible person.
I think your council should elect a
city manager leaving the council in
office will still give the people a
representative government. Your
city manager should not only gave his
own salary, but save twice as much
besides and if he doesn't do this,
fire him and get a man that will."
Councilman Templeton was called
upon by the mayor to speak for the
council. Mr. Templeton told two hu
morous anecdotes, said that he had
done the best that he could while in
(Carried to Column 6, this page.)
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BLUE SKY GAME
MAKING THE STATE THE GOAT
TO PUT IT OVER
STATE BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Used as Head to Plug Through Stand
Pat Political Bunk
Some time ago a fellow remarked
that Brown had to put his editorials
under first page top heads to get the
people to read them .
Admitting the truth of the state
ment, we will try to put this one
over.
There comes to the Courier office
with weekly regularity, and some
times oftener a full typewritten page
of Short paragraphs of what appears
to be' state news, under the heading
"State Industrial Reviews."
Some weeks ago post cards were
sent out to the newspapers, asking
them to accept the column of "indus
trial" bunk, which would be sent
them, ready for the linotype, free of
all charge.
Evidently it looked like easy copy
for a large number of the newspa
pers, and they fell for it, swallowed
it, hook, line and sinkers swallowed
political advertising which should be
labelled and paid for, and plugged
along the. game of the celebrated
"Col." Hofer, who is no doubt crack
ing his sides with laughter at finding
the newspapers such easy marks to
shove along his "Oregon Manufactur
er" press agent publicity.
Really it is too funny to see the
boys snap at it, and in the same ed
ition denounce the schemes of the
world's fair press agents to get some
thing by.
"Col." Hofer formerly ran a news
paper at Salem. This was before he
got tangled up in a libel suit and sold
out. Now he is promoting a man
facturers' magazine in Portland.
At the top of the page of this coun
terfeit "industrial" stuff he dopes out
to the unwary, is printed (by type
writer.) "STATE BUREAU OF INDUS
TRIES AND STATISTICS
The careless editor looks at the
sheet of prepared copy as having been
prepared by state officials, as be
ing reliable and of news value.
It goes on the hook.
Hofer, the liquor interests and the
politicians smile.
There will run along a dozen news
notes of state development work and
then there will be sandwiched in
Freak laws have had the
same effect in Wisconsin as in
Oregon, in both states taxes
have doubled.
A half dozen more catchy news
items of the state, then
It is claimed that the $1500
tax exemption for "every per
son" would allow whole fami
lies to take out $1,500 apiece
and virtually establish the
single land tax in Oregon.
Once more some brisk paragraphs
of how Oregon is hitting the high
places and then the little item of
poison
Hop growers met at Aurora
and protested against putting
up theif industry, with annual
product of $0,000,000 on a popu
lar vote.
And so the advertising . scheme
works week after week.
The hop product has jumped from
600,000 to $6,000,000; "every person"
is going to have a $1500 exemption;
freak laws are doubling taxes
. And newspapers print this because
it is sent out under a heading "Com
piled by the State Bureau of Indus
tries and Statistics" and they hav
full reasons to believe it is official
and sent out by state officials.
Now read this, a clipping from the
Sherwood News-Sheet :
Advice from the Governor's
office states that the "State
Board of Industries and Statis
tics" which sent reports of the
hop growers meeting to the
press of the State, is a private
enterprise of Col. E. Hofer, of
Salem.
And the Courier would like to
know if this Bag of Wind "Vol.,"
this man who is so much of a joke
in Oregon that the Live Wires of
this city ridiculed him in a resolu
tion, the Courier would like to know
if he will be permitted to cover tip
his press agent political bunk under
the cloak of a state office, and boost
the schemes of the liquor men and
stand-pat politicians at the expense
of the state capital?
When the state of Oregon permits
"Col." Hofer to use it for a "goaf
without a protest, it is time for live
men and women to get busy and fire
in such a protest of indignation that
state officials will be compelled to
protect themselves and openly de
nounce this exploiting system of the
gang covered by their official robes.
Since the above was put in type
an article in the Portland Telegram
throws more light on the matter.
It states the only statistical bur
eau in recent years was created by
the legislature in 1913, and was af
terwards terminated, and that the
present organization is incorporated
by E. Hofer, President; Fred Byron
Secretary: and Elmer Brown Treas
urer, and that the moving spirit in
the organization is Col. Hofer, of
Salem, editor of the Pacific Coast
Manufacturer, that this "bureau" is
said to be really an adjunct to the
Pacific Coast Manufacturer and its
purpose to have articles published
free in country newspapers, with the
view of influencing legislation on the
subject of manufactures and Indus-
tries. The bureau has no capital
stock and no stockholders. However
it is said the "bureau" will not be
longer permited to operate under this
misleading name.
Did You Notice?
When Dr. Withycombe, a resident
of another county, a man foreign
born, spoke in the M. E. pulpit here,
the Enterprise gave him . a column
article under a top head, and a lead
editorial on how his suit was pressed,
his whiskers trimmed and the style
collar he wore.
When W. S. U'Ren spoke, a resi
dent of the city, native born Ameri
can and a man who has worked for
years for the best interests of Ore
gon, the Enterprise simply said "he
spoke."
..Favors City Manager
The committee of eight, appointed
by the mass meeting committee to
take up the matter of a change in
city government, met in the city hall
Monday night and organizing by elec
ting J. O. Staats as chairman, and
M. J. Brown secretary. It was the
unanimous vote) of Jthe comimttee
that the ditty managerial formi pf
government be the system to work
out, and the secretary was instructed
to get data and charters from sev
eral cities where this form of gov
ernment is in operation, and the com
mittee will have its next meeting at
the call of the chairman.
THE ENTERPRISE ANGORA
IS BLEATING AGAIN
Goat Editor Says City Committee is
Owned by W. S. U'Ren
During the agitation for a change
in city government the Enterprise
tried its hardest to find a plot or
something to knock the movement.
Now it has found something.
It boldly states the committee of
eight men the mass meeting appoint
ed to work out a new form of govern
ment "is the private property of W.
S. U'Ren."
The committee is O. D. Eby,
James Roake, Mayor Linn Jones, W.
E. O'Donnell, J. O. Staats, E. G. Cau
field, M, J. Brown, W. S. U'Ren.
And this committee is the private
property of W. S. U'Ren. And the
Enterprise urges "every voter in the
city" to attend the next meeting of
the committee, to force these eight
men to do their duty, and not be swal
lowed by W. S. U'Ren.
If the source was not considered,
this would be little less than an in
sult to the committee.
But it comes from a sheet whose
editor is not a legal resident of the
city; it comes from a man who is not
a legal voter of the county; a man
who does not vote anywhere; a man
who will not be allowed to' vote oi
the new charter when the committee
presents it to the people.
Yet this man poses as a critic on
something that is to be worked on
in the weeks to come, then present
ed to an open mass meeting, and lat
er on to the voters of the city.
The fool killer must be on a va
cation. It says Mr. U'Ren was the first
to propose the city managerial plan,
"and the motion passed with his ap
proval." If Editor Brodie had taken inter
est enough in Saturday night's mass
meeting to have attended it, he would
have known that the mass meeting
was unanimous for the city manager
plan that Mr. Templeton was the
only man who disapproved it, Mr.
Templeton who could not get on the
city government committee.
As the matters are taken up and
approved by the committee of eight
men, it is then the privilege of any
man or newspaper to criticise them,
but anticipating the committee's
work, guessing what it will do, and
pounding the anvil is a fool action.
But the more the Enterprise
pounds the more will the people fa
vor what it knocks.
During the recent road bond prop
osition a bond booster made the ser
ious proposition that the Enterprise
be asked to OPPOSE THE BONDS
on the reasoning that it WOULD
HELP THEM TO CARRY, and many
have been the observations "if we
could only get the Enterprise to come
out AGAINST the pure water propo
sition, it would carry by a three
fourths vote."
The Enterprise is again letting
ONE MAN overshadow public senti
ment. It's off wrong once more.
It insults the people who attended
the mass meeting, and the committee
of nine which it appointed.
But they will no doubt look at tt
as Greely did the skunk.
the council, and added that he thot
a city manager could be found in
Clackamas county who would be will
ing to take the job of running Oregon
City without compensation.
Wrangle Closes Meeting
Mayor Jones, speaking as the last
to address the meeting, put himself
on record as favoring the city man
ager idea. S. Macdonald moved that
the meeting elect a committee to pro
ceed on the idea of altering the char
ter to provide for a city manager, and
the men mentioned above were then
elected by acclamation. When the
name of M. J. Brown was put on the
list, Councilman Templeton objected,
saying that he believed only property
holders should be on the committee.
Mr. U'Ren called the attention of
the chair to the fact that the meeting
was one of taxpayers, and added that
Mr. Brown paid more taxes than did
Mr. Templeton. Mayor Jones ruled
that Mr. Brown was a proper person
to be on the committee, and the meet
ing adjourned.
Not Mr. Templeton, however. He
said that he believed only "men who
are responsible, good men, truthful
men, honest men, reliable men"
should be on the committee, and then
he turned to Street Commissioner
Babcock and tried to get that gentle
man to orrer his name (Templeton's)
as a member. Mr. Babcock wouldn't
do it, and the tramp of marching feet
leaving the hall drowned Mr. Temple-
A BUSHEL OF
GOOD
REASONS
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN THE
"BIG FAMILY" RIGHT NOW
TWENTY-SIX FINE PROGRAMS
A Big Time in Store For You July
7th to 19th
There are one million, six hundred
and forty-five thousand reasons why
you should be seen down about Glad
stone Park from July 7th to 19th.
Here are a few;
Because in no otner way can our
people obtain so much pleasure, en
tertainment and information at so
little . cost.
Because our citizens want the
best, need the best, deserve the best,
and appreciate the best of all good
things.
Because it gives us the means of
Keeping in touch with the progress of
the age, and the trend of human
thought.
Because, working hand in hand
with church and school it is today
one of the most helpful and inspiring
educational movements of the age.
Because In no other way is it pos
sible for most of us to see, hear and
know the wits, poest, - humorists, en
tertainers, interpreters, philosophers,
statesmen and orators of the day.
Because it inspires men to a great
er and better manhood, woman to a
nobler womanhood, and young peo
ple to a grander effort.
Because it is better to bring the
good things of the world to your own
door, where your neighbor may en
joy them, than to selfishly seek them
elsewhere.
Because our Chautauqua has a
most ideal stage setting for its ses
sions beautiful Gladstone Park, one
of Oregon's most picturesque places.
Because in the "tent city," with
pure water, wood and all modern san
itary comforts you can realize camp
life ideal while "doing" Chautauqua.
Because in the Dixie Jubilee Sing
ers, Lochwitzky, Plattenburg, Dr.
Herbert, Ash Davis ,the Chicago Glee
Club, Dr. Edna Eugenia Lowe Dr.
Thomas E.-Green Prof. Lee Maynard
Caggy, Dr. Hinson, the Simpson Col
lege Songbirds (50 voices), Dr. Ho
man, Ng. Poon Chew, Samuel Hill,
Mattie Hardwicke Jones and others,
you have the nucleus for the greatest
assembly ever held at Gladstone Park
Because you can choose from over
50 morning class hours of vital inter
est, and this in addition to the 26
auditorium attractions during the
13 day assemblyf
Because daily baseball games, the
athletic carnival and the annual fire
works display give the necessary var
iety to the entertainment.
Because the whole program Is
yours for the sum of $2.50 or for
$2.00 if you and nine of your 1.
buy at one time.
Awful, if True
Logan, Ore., June 24, 1914
Editor Courier.
I have heard through medical sour
ces in Portland this week that Dr.
Calvin White will call a full meeting
of the state board of health at Salem
in July, at which time Dr. van Brakle
will be -operated on, with small chan
ces for recovery. After his removal
the county court will be expected to
get back into the "medical" possess
ion and name an M. D. for county
health officer, or the county medical
society will put its great influence
behind John Cooke and give Judge
Anderson and Commissioner (Smith
what van Brakle got. If this is true
it is interesting.
Henry Hagemann.
TRACKS PARALLEL HIGHWAY
Carver Line Making Great Progress
in Lower Clackamas Valley
Over two imles of ties have been
laid, and rails are being spiked down
on the Carver line betwten Clackamas
station and Baker's bridge. The bulk
of this work has been done in East
Clackamas, where from Gardner's
farm on east the line has been com
pletely graded and is rapidly near-
mg completion. Large gangs of men
are at work hauling and placing rails
and within a month this section will
be ready for traffic.
Connections between the Clacka
mas valley branch and the main line
from Portland to Oregon City will be
made as soon as right-of-way can be
secured in the outskirts of Clackamas
village. Two alternative routes have
been already surveyed, and one of
these will be adopted and graded in
the near future. Farmers and resi
dents along the line are doing all they
can to aid Mr. Carver in promoting
his enterprise, and hope traffic will
soon start on the line.
Another Bad Break
Dr. Withycombe, in his speech be
fore the Salem Commercial Club the
other night, appeared to feel badly
over the fact that the proposition to
bond the county for roads failed to
carry at the recent election. There
are Borne others sorry, too. But If
the Doctor is wise he will not waste
any sympathy with the people around
these parts over the defeat of the
road bonds, as the vote was almost
two to one against the proposition.
It is dangerous ground, Doctor,
and if you wish to go on record as
being in favor of the bond issue, your
vote in this county next November
will be just about the same as that
given in May in favor of ' bonding the
county for good roads. The idea
wasn't popular here, at all. If you
doubt this, look at the record and be
convinced. Salem Messenger.