UrUverslt Eugene, Ore OREGON CITY 33d Year OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1915 Number 10 'SHE LIKE GUARDIAN REV. V. T. MILLIKEN DECLARES TRUE CHRISTIAN PRO TECTS' BROTHERS STAND ON "TONGUES" TOLD County Seat Pastor Answers Letter In Last Week's Courier and De nies He Oversteps Propriety Editor of the Courier: My friend, ,T. Lord Co., in an in teresting and well written letter, asks the pertinent question: "Why spend so much time debating the question of the "tongues" cult? Why not live and let live?" Would it not be well to let rival religious groups go their way unmolested? His question is a sensible one, and I am glad that he asks it, and I shall be happy to give the reasons for turning the search light upon this and similar religious fads. These are, 1 All Christians believe that this life to be merely a training school for broader life beyond. Missteps here lead to serious curtailment for all eternity. The poem says: "The bird with the broken pinion never soared as high again." The rewards and punishments of eternity are not given from without, but are the nat ural fruits of the life lived here. "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." That being the case it is my duty, or yours, to show every error that is likely to lead men away . from the highest paths. This is no more bigotry than it is bigotry for than man who is on the correct road to Oregon City, and who knows that he is on the correct road to Oregon City, to set some fellow right who wants to go to Oregon City, but who is headed for Canby. Every true man is desirous for the welfare of his fel low. Truth is never hurt by discussion. It has been my desire, and I believe I am honest in it, to hold nothing that will not bear the test of investiga tion. Any theory that thrives in darkness has something wrong, in it. The Great Teacher says: "He that followeth me shall not walk in dark ness, but shall have the light of life," and truth loves to dwell in the light and to encourage investigation. This is why we stand so strenuously for an unmuzzled press. Any creed, or practise, or belief that cannot bear investigation and discussion is wrong, and should have no considera tion by reasonable men. Truth courts and demands investigation. 3 It is an inherent right of every organization, as well as of every in dividual, to defend itself, or to pro tect its followers. The church fills a place in the community that no other organization can occupy. How many of you would like to live in a Christless and churchless commun ity? In twenty instances that I can name people have shied rocks at the church until they have struck trouble, then they have turned to the church for comfort. We marry most of the people except divorcees and bury nearly all of you. We are glad, not to bury you, for we wish you would accept the benefits we have to offer before you die, for it is too late then to do any good, but we are glad to be of service in any way we can. No institution touches more lives in more ways than does the church. In re turn it claims the right to show its people, and all others who are liable to be led astray, the naked inward ness of any false faith that comes along. T. Lord C, nor anyone else, ever heard the writer attack any of the sister churches in Oregon City or elsewhere. The Methodist, Presby terian, United Brethren, Evangelical, Lutheran, Christian, Episcopal or a host of others I might name, are all of the same great Christian system. In your political world you find Dem ocrats, and Republicans, and Popu lists, and Socialists, and Prohibition ists, and Progressives. Yet all are AMERICANS, and all would fight with equal readiness for the flag. It is just so with the kingdom of heav en. But when an Emma Goldman comes in with principles subversive of all morals and good government it is the duty of evei'y loyal American citizen to point out her fallacies, and to prevent the unsuspecting from falling into the trap. For the pro tection of the nation we must expose all dogmas that would undermine the principles upon which the nation is founded. The same is true of the Kingdom of Heaven. I think these reasons will clearly justfy my expose of the "tongues" movement. The Good Book says that when the blind become leaders of the blind both shall fall into the ditch. Sev eral times lately the high priest of the "tongues' cult in Oregon City has said: "Christ talked with tongues. He said to Jairus' daughter, "Talitha Cuma," and. on the Cross said: "Eloi, eloi, lama Sabachthani." "He does not know that the Gospels were writ ten in Greek, while Jesus talked the Aramaic dialect of Galilee and Ju dea. When speaking to the daugh- CHURCH (Continued on page 8) WHY HAVE LAWS Question is Raised by Local Merchant to Force Trade A man got famous' once by asking "What's the Constitution between friends." That his viewpoint has not utterly disappeared is to be noted in Oregon City, as well as in other communities in the state; where stat utes enacted by the last legislature passed a law directed against trading stamps. Leading merchants in Oregon City, who had been forced to adopt these troublesome "trade getters" by the actions of rivals or by the original trading stamp concern, recognized not only the wisdom of the law, but the necessity of proving their good citizenship by obeying it. They dis continued giving trading stamps this month, all unting in cutting out the troublesome things on one day. Since then, however, a few merchants have decided that he doesn't have to obey the law, and is continuing to offer to his customers the pesky little stick ers that he has to buy and that his customers have to pay for, too, in in creased cost of goods of standard quality. Of course every man has a right to run his business as he sees fit. Blind-piggers may sell booze in spite of the law, and others may peddle trading stamps in spite of the law, if they want to. But one is as much of a law-breaker as the other; and a man's business standing in the com munity is largely effected by the manner in which he shows himelf to be a good, law-abiding citizen or otherwise. Trading stamps have been abolished in Oregon. It has been shown that they are a parasite on general trade, and that they exist primarily for the benefit of the trad ing stamp companies which are for eign concerns. , The law provides a tax for their use, and heavy penalties for their use under certain conditions. Per haps a small store can use them and not be discovered by the state author ities; but it is hardly a mark of good business these days to openly violate a law that has .the general endorse ment of businessmen and the public ! There is even grave doubt as to whether trading stamps are a bene fit to the individual trade of the mer chant using them; for the merchant has to pay for them in the first place, and unless he wants to pocket their cost, must make up the outlay from his customers in some way. Oregon City merchants who obey ed the law and abolished the trading stamp showed that they had a keen regard fop the wishes of their cus tomers as expressed through the leg islative enactment. BULL RUN WORK ON Milwaukie Busy Getting Mains Down for Adequate Water Supply Streets in Milwaukie during the week have presented a rather "up set" appearance, but Milwaukie is not complaining. In fact most of the progressive citizens of the com munity are quite glad, for they know what it means. Gibeisch & Joplin, contractors, are mussing up the streets, but they are doing it so they can lay big water mains for the sup ply of Bull Run pure water that Mil waukie has authorized. Considerable over two miles of pipe are now being laid on the main feed system, hydrants are being put in, and when this work is finished the laying of laterals and lesser mains will be started. To connect with Milwaukie, Portland is planning to lay a tap-line from Errol station, and when this is completed Milwau kie will have for the first time an adequate water supply. The old water companies are con tinuing their opposition to the mod ern supply from Portland, but Mil waukie appears to be able to hold up its end of the fight, and the city will soon have good water and plenty of it. MORE ABOUT "KITTY" Notable Visitor About Ready to Tell What She Knows of Interest Kitty, the mysterious person who knows all about money that the tax payers never see, is about ready to burst into surprising song. Quite likely she will speak to Courier read ers next week. Maybe she will talk about automobiles. Kitty has news of interest for tax payers. She knows where some money goes. She is modest, and doesn't want to tell all that has come to her attention; but at lastshe be gins to feel the twinges of consci ence, and it appears now as if she would be about ready to make an open confession in next week's is sue of the Courier. All we can say is that it will be worth reading. Kitty has told us about the beans she is going to spill, and well, we think they are good beans. TRACTOR IS MARVEL Samson Sieve Grip Machine Will Do Many Things on Small Farm A tractor with a four or five horse pull, and with an eight horsepower engine attached which will operate a wood-saw, pump or any other piece of farm machinery; a machine which, when pulling a gang plow or harrow will not roll out and cake soil, but will pulverize it and leave it in good (Continued on page 8) RE OBSERVED VETERANS AND FRIENDS WILL UNITE IN HONORING HERO DEAD SERVICES SUNDAY AND MONDAY Patriotism to be Main Theme of All Who Will Take Part in Exer cises May 30 and 31 Members of Meade Post, No. 2, G. A. R., the Women's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans and other patriotic societies, as well as G company, Ore gon National Guard, will unite this year in observing Memorial Day. Special services will be held in the First Presbyterian church Sunday morniag at eleven o'clock, when the Rev. J. R. Landsborough will preach; and on Monday public exercises will be held in Shively's hall, where a for mal program will conclude the cele bration. , Monday morning children of the public schools and of McLoughlin In stitute will meet in Shively s hall, where patriotic exercises will be held, the veterans having charge of the program, and addresses being made by John Boland of the Eastham school and the Rev. Father Hilde brand. Following this members of the G. A. R. and the Relief Corps will head a procession composed largely of school children, and will march to Mountain View cemetery, where graves of departed soldiers will be decorated, and a monument to the heroes of the war will be unveiled. At the cemetery the following will be the program: Music, Drum Corps; Prayer, Rev. Mr. Stockwell; Unveiling Monu ment, Officer of the Day; Unknown Dead, Gilbert L. Hedges; Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Alvin Wieve siek; Ritualistic Ceremonies of Wo men's Relief Corps; Taps. Following the exercises in the cemetery, the ladies of the Relief Corps will march to the suspension bridge, accompanied by the famous Veteran Drum Corps, and from the span flowers will be strewed upon the river in memory of the soldiers and sailors who lost their lives afloat. At noon dinner will be serv ed in Willamette hall "for the veter ans and their families. At 2 p. m. the Post and Corps will be formed on Main street in front of Willamette hall, and, escorted by the Oregon State Veteran Drum Corps, Moose Band, Company G, Ore gon National Guard, Women's Relief Corps, and all other patriotic socie ties, march to Shievely.s hall, where the following program will be given: Music, Oregon State Veteran Drum Corps; prayer, Rev. P. K. Hammond; patriotic music, (High School Quar tette) Milton Miller, Orlando Romig, Albert Roake, Delias Armstrong; in troduction by Commander H. S. Clyde; Relief's American Hymn, Mrs. L. H. Olmsted; Adjutant's Report; "Star Spangled Banner," Mrs. Nellie Cooper; remarks by Mayor Linn E. Jones, President of the day; patriotic exercises, Pupils of McLoughlin In stitute; address, Hon. J. U. Camp bell; music, Miss Nora Webster; Taps. Since Memorial Day last year, sev en members of the local post have answered the long roll, and have passed from the country which they helped to keep intact during the troublous days of 1861-5. The men, whose names are thus added to the Roll of Honor, are: Wells, Peter G., 13th Wis.; Stephens, A. R., 1st Tenn.; Westfall, W. M., 1st Ore.; Crawford, John, 16th U. S.; Deford, J. J., Bat. F. Pa,; Taylor, James M., 12th la., St. Artillery; Cook, J. A., 25th Mich. AS TO WATER Milwaukie Folk Will Have to Pay Extra Now for Bathing People of Milwaukie recently vot ed to have Bull Run water installed as a municipal beverage, and at the same time voted not to purchase the present water plants in the . town. This appears to have peeved some of the local water concerns, and they have promulgated new rules. One of the companies now tells its patrons that water service "for all ordinary uses, cooking, washing and drinking" will be a dollar a month for families of ten or less. However, if one has a bath-tub in the house, a charge of 25 cents ad ditional will be made monthly for each bath-tub. Apparently water for bathing is not considered as an "or dinary use" by the water company in question. There are laso other additional charges provided by the new schedule some of which would surprise the average clWIized human. Rev. E. A. Smith will preach Sun day May 30th, at Clarkes at 11 a. m.; at Alberta at 3 p. m., and at Henrici at 8 p. m. He will take in the ex cursion and make his trip Sunday morning. TRAIL CHILD DIES Woman Born in Ox-Cart Passes Away In Home Near Drain Born August 3, 1863, in an ox cart in which her father was then on his way to the Oregon country, Mrs. G. L. Hardinbrook died at her home near Drain May 11 last. The daugh ter of William Beeson, this pioneer woman first saw the light of day as her father's "prairie schooner'' was passing through the Bitter Root val ley, in Montana enroute from Indiana to the Oregon country. As a baby she made the latter part of the peri lous trip over the old Oregon trail; and she spent her childhood about her father's sawmill, which was one of the first to be erected and put into operation in Oregon. On Nov. 3, 1872, she was married to George Traylor, of Clarke's. La ter she moved with him to Jackson ville, where her first husband died in 1900, leaving her nine children to care for. In the fall of 1901 Bhe mar ried G. L. Hardinbrook, and with him went to Drain to reside. In 1906 they moved to Camas, Washing ton, and made their homes there un til last October, when they returned to Drain. Mrs. Hardinbrook's funer al was held in Drain on May 13, and a large circle of friends went to the graveside to mourn her loss. Besides her husband, eleven chil dren mourn her loss: J. W. Traylor, Mrs. Sylvia Sanders, Newton Tray lor, Claribel and Rachel Hardinbrook, of Drain, Ore.; Mrs. May Mabern, of Gardner; Boyd Traylor and Loretta Traylor, of Camas, Wn.; Mrs. Mary Hankins, of Portland; Albert Traylor of Lexington, Ore.; and Mrs. Lulu Mayfield, of Highlands, Ore. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Traylor and Mrs. Clara Mayfield, and one brother, James Buson, of High lands, Ore. LIST OF ATTRACTIONS FOR BIG 13 DAY ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD AT GLADSTONE SESSION TO CONVENE JULY 6 Directors Aver that Program is The Biggest and Best in 22 Year Chautauqua History The complete program for the 22nd annual assembly of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua to be held July 6th to 18th at Gladstone Park, has just been completed by the board of directors, and the general concensus of opinion is to the effect that the program is bigger and better in every way than in years gone by. A wealth of entertainment has been chosen, headlined by the fa mous Cincillo and his Royal Italian Band, the highest priced and biggest Chautauqua attraction ever brought to the coast. Newell Dwight Hillis, famous lecturer and pastor of Trin ity Church, New York, Colonel Bain, veteran star and Senator Burkett, of Ohio, are three of the "big guns" of the lecture field who will appear. Among the many interesting enter tainment features noted are the Adelphian Male Quartet, Witepskie's Hungarian Orchestra of 15 pieces. Buckner's Jubilee Quintet, The Mag ical Floyds, the Schuman Quintet, the Saxony Opera Singers, The Gullatto Trio. As in former years the summer school classes will be conducted, and already classes in elocution, physical culture, music, and other branches have been arranged. The Congress of Mothers will again take an active part, in a series of interesting pro grams and will also conduct the kind ergarten. Three more baseball teams are wanted in the Chautauqua series, and managers who have Clackamas coun ty teams that have been showing "class" should write Secretary Cross immediately. In all probability Ore gino City, Aurora or Macksburg, and possibly Molalla will participate. There are to be five teams in the league and games will be played at 3:30 each afternoon, as in former years. The Chautauqua directors have reason to feel elated over the pro gram which has been chosen. Never before has such a variety of first class entertainment features been provided, while at the same time, sev eral of the leading lecturers in ly ceum work will also appear at the park. The season ticket sale will begin at once, and the $2.00 season ticket price will be the rule again this year where books of ten tickets are sold prior to the opening of Chautauqua. Quite a few tent reservations have already been made, although the Chautauqua does not open for over a month. The "tent city" as in for- mer years, will again be a big feat ure. The program as now prepared, and practically complete, is as fol lows: PROGRAM READY mm (Continued on page 7) GOnNTY HEALTH E BIRTHS FAR OUTBALANCE THE DEATHS IN FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR SMALLPOX ONLY SERIOUS FOE Odd Mistake in Record of Marriages Makes It Appear that but Two Couples Joined Hands Vital statistics as prepared and tabulated by the state board of health and published in the quarterly bulle tin of that body, show a number of interesting things about Clackamas county for the first three months of the year. Incidentally the tabulations show that Clackamas county has been more completely reported than any other section of the state with the single exception of Portland. It ap pears that physicians here have obey ed the state health laws to the let ter, and have reported every case that the law requires, either to the county health officer or to the state board direct. The statistics for the first three months of the year also show that the population of the county has been steadily increasing. There were 140 births and only 62 deaths, leaving a natural increase of 78. Something appears to have happened to the marriages, however, for the official reports for the three months show but two marriages as being: reported one in january, one in February and none in March. Just who is to blame for not reporting the mar riages is hard to determine, the min isters officiating and the county clerk are not required by law to do it; yet presumably somebody is, else the state board would not include marriages in their statistics. Seventy-eight boys were born during the period covered. The other 62 births were girls. Thirty-three men died, and 29 women passed away. This leaves a balance of in crease in population as 45 males and 33 females which makes chances for all the Clackamas girls getting mar ried good. This is an interesting point brought out by the statistics, and may be especially interesting to the girls. They'll be in demand, and also will be able to pick 'and choose to a certain degree. During the first three months of the year there were seven deaths from tuberculosis in the county, and no cases reported that were not fa tal. There was one death from ty phoid and one case that was not fa tal'. There were no cases of measles reported during the three months. In the matter of smallpox the county leads all sections of the state, having 90 cases reported during the first quarter of the year. None of these was fatal. Other infectious diseases reported were seven in number, none of these being fatal. The report on the whole shows that the county ranked well with all others, in the state in the matter of general health conditions. It ranked especially well in the matter of births and deaths, which is the chief indication of progress in a commun ity. WAR OR WILSON? Which is Bringing Prosperity to the United States, Do You Think? For the benefit of the Roosevelt-Bourne-Republican sheet that issues its dignified laments six days a week down the street meaning the En terprise the Courier herewith of fers its readers and that paper some interesting statistics prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, and sent out in the "weekly news letter" of the depart ment under date of May 26. The En terprise recently told us that the war in Europe was responsible for such prosperity as we were now enjoying. Maybe so, and maybe not. The goverment presents the fol lowing interesting figures on prices of stock this year as compared with similar prices in 1912 a "republic an year.'' Per 100 pounds 1915 1912 Beef cattle $ 5.98 $ 5.15 Veal calves 7.31 6.22 Hogs 6.48 6.78 Sheep 5.60 4.57 Horses (each) 131.75 142.30 The Enterprise says that the war has raised prices. For military pur poses beef, horses and hogs are in demand. Beef shows an advance of but eight mills a pound. Maybe the war did that or maybe it was the gen erally increased demand for beef, due to the fact that more Americans are eating steak now than were eating it under "republican prosperity." Horses, which have been bought up wholesale for war purposes fail to show any "war prosperity price." Hogs, which are in demand for ba con for the troops in the trenches do net show any "war prosperity price." Veal, which isn t being served in the trenches, is bringing the farmer GOOD SI (Continued on page 8) H. BROWNELL HAS WOE Attorney Known Here Given Jail Sentence in Eugene Court Speaking of a contempt of court case in which sentence was passed at Eugene May 24, the Eugene Guard says in part: Howard Brownell, a Eugene at torney, and son of George C. Brown ell, recent candidate for governor of Oregon, must serve three months in jail and pay a $250 fine for his part in spiriting away and removing wit nesses in the Elzia Carter case last winter. The penalty for contempt of court was fixed this morning- by Judge Hamilton, of Roseburg, who delivered a denunciation against the Eugene attorney as Brownell stood before him with an audience compos ed of Eugene attorneys. Brownell pleaded guilty to the al legations cited in contempt proceed ings, but his attorneys, Lark Bilyeu and E. R. Bryson, asked for leniency, claiming that the suggestion came from the women witnesses whose re moval into the state of Washington he assisted and that he was trying to aid them at their own request. The Court replied tat from the tes timony in the Carter case that there was no question but that Brownell was the moving spirit. "You violated your obligation to the public, yet you expect the court to violate its obligation when you ask for leniency," said the court, which went on to state that it is the' duty of the court to uphold the honor of the law profession. "Such acts designed to obstruct justice or brings the laws into dis repute, have done more toward bring ing the law profession into disrepute than all the lawyers in this city could do to overcome it. The pun ishment provided by the statute is too light for an offense like that. We send bootleggers to jail, and yet you expect to be let off with a fine. It is bad for a man who does not know the law to do wrong, but for you, who at one time was connected with a district attorney's office, this is a serious offense." The sentence will be contested on this ground, notice of appeal being sorved this afternoon. WEIRD EGGS FOUND Poultry Fancier Brings Odd Samples of Hens' Production C. J. Hammond, of the county seat, got two different eggs recently in the course of the daily yield of his hens. One of the different eggs was laid by a White Orpington that was evidently trying to imitate the os trich; and the other was the product of a Black Minorca that believed eggs of the size usually laid by robbins were about right. In other words one was unusually large, and the other was unusually small. The Black Minorca, two years old, produced a cute little egg that was an inch and a quarter long, SM inch es in circumference one way, and 4 inches in circumference the other way. It was even a smaller egg is usually served at high-priced ho tels or on dining cars and that is saying it was pretty tiny. The White Orpington, on the other hand, was more ambitious, and did the best she could, and then a lit tle more. Her egg was the Bize and volume of a good healthy half doz en eggs of the old style, and meas ured three inches in length, seven and eleven-sixteenth inches in cir cumference one way and six and a half inches in circumference the other way. Mr. Hammond says he is going to specialize in White Orpingtons after this. HOPE FOR YOUTH Plans for Establishment of Public Gymnasium Take On Form Realizing that one of the greatest needs of the city is a public gymnas ium and gathering place, where boys and girls of the city may obtain re creation and exercise during the rainy season, a general movement for the establishment of such a rec reation center has been taken up and appears to be making substantial progress. Monday evening in the rooms of the Commercial club an open meeting will be held, at which more definite plans will be announc ed. An organization to bring about the recreation center has been, form ed, with Frank King as chairman and Clare Miller as secretary. A constitutional and by-law committee consisting of Frank King, Armcn GroHsenbaeher, Arthur Farr, William Miller and Eldon Alldredge was named last Monday night. The plan has the enthusia.stic support of Buch men as B. T. McBain, F. J. Tooze, 'Jeorge Nelson Edwards and others. The Courier has long and ardently curried on a campaign for such a plan in the county seat, and while those having the matter in charge at pres ent have not as yet in any way seen fit to ask this paper's co-operation the Courier nevertheless stands ready to be of any assistance possible. WOMEN WILL ATTEND Many members of the Oregon City Woman's club are planning to attend the General Federation of Women's Clubs council iin Portland from June 1 to 3. An opening reception will be held at the Multnomah hotel Mon day evening. STOP THE BELL HERE? SURELY MOVEMENT ALREADY STARTED TO HAVE RELIC OF OLD DAYS WELCOMED SCHOOL CHILDREN HAVE PLANS Oregon City, End of Old Pioneer Road Across Continent, De mands Chance to See Bell Will the Liberty Bell, on its way from Philadelphia via Puget Sound to San Francisco, be stopped in Ore gon City, so that pioneers, good Ore gonians and their children can pay homage to the nation's most prized relic? Already the necessary wires are being pulled strenuously to bring about a visit of the famous bell, and there is every indication that the special Pennsylvania railroad car and its precious burden will be halted on its trip at Oregon City, so that the whole country may Bee the great bell that is held in deopest reverence by every true Americacn. At a meeting of the Live Wires the matter of having the Liberty Bell pause here on its journey was brot up, and a committee was appointed to arrange for a visit of the historic relic. A representative of the Cour ier brought the matter before the gathering, and E. E. Bro die, O. D. Eby and F. J. S. Tooze were named as the special board that will have this matter in charge. As Oregon City is not only the county seat, but is also the end of the old Oregon Trail, over which came the pioneers who built up the Oregon country into an important unit of this great nation, and as the county seat is in itself one of the points of general historic fame in the annals of America, it is beleived that there will be little opposition to stopping the bell here. In fact, so sure are those in charge that the Liberty Bell wftl pause here that tentative plans are already be ing made for a general greeting to be given the bell a greeting and wel come in which old and young, pion eers with gray beards and school children with smiling faces will take part.' While it is realized that the time the bell may remain here must necessarily be limited, it is beleived that a sufficient period will be obtain ed to enable local people to stage a fitting ceremony; and to afford' all children an opportunity to pass close to the great American relic and re ceive an inspiration of patriotism from it. FUTURE FORESTS PLANTED Government Does Important Work for Betterment of Oregon's Folk The Forest Service has just com pleted the work on the largest single planting project ever undertaken in the Northwest, approximately one thousand acres having been covered this Spring on Mt. Hebo in Tillamook County, Oregon. This planting of trees is a purt of the regular reforestation work of the Forest Service, and is designed to restore the forest on burned over areas where the original forests have been destroyed by fire, and where . the original forests have been de stroyed by fire, and where nothing but brush now occupies the land. , In this way are barren places on the National Forest made productive and a future crop of timber provided. While the Mt. Hebo project repre sents the largest area covered, re forestation work this spring has been done upon the Snoqualmie For est, in King and Snohomish Counties, Washington, and upon the Oregon, Santiam, Cascade, and Siuslaw For ests in eastern Oregon, covering in all approximately 2,500 acres. It is stated that the success of the spring planting work was somewhat handicapped by the exceedingly dry weather in March and April, and while it facilitated the actual labor of planting, it was a detriment to the trees and may retard their growth. BOOZE COMES HIGH Drink that Fritz Boysen Sold to Mi nor Costs Him$230.35 Fritz Boysen, proprietor and mine host of the Hotel Belle, at Milwau kie, was convicted some months ago in the circuit court of having sold liquor to a minor, and was fined $150 and his license revoked. Fritz so manipulated things in Milwaukie that another license was issued to his place in his bartender's name, and then he appealed the case. . The supreme court couldn't see the justice of the appeal made by Fritz, and sustained the verdict of the lower court, and also tacked on. costs. This week Fritz came to town and ponied up $230.35 to pay for it all. Maybe this will make it moro diffi cult for minors to get booze at the Belle after this.