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OREGON CITY
33d Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1915
Number 10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.