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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915.
EXHIBIT OF ETHICS
ECONOMY SHOCKS
LOCAL "JIT" AIDED
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A Wise
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City ..Attorney ..Christian Schuebel
"Holds out" for $21 Waste Can
Monday night s council meeting
brought out a highly interesting dis.
play of municipal and councilmanic
When You Hear Those Torpedoes Go
Off, Think of Judge B. D. Dimick
If you happen to live near eighth
street, Oregon City or if you live or
work anywhere in the lower section of
When you buy clothes from a mail
order concern you send the money in ad
vance, you pay the charges on the pack
age, and you take a chance on what you
get. When you buy in our store you see
what you buy; you try it on and see that
it fits. You examine the workmanship
and feel the cloth before you pay us a
cent. You know, too, that you can de
pend on what you buy in our store, and
that we are here and stand behind our
goods.
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OREGON CITY, ORB.
Established 1895. Sixth and Main Streets
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use on the city's paved streets. Af
ter Mr. Templeton had lauded the
flusher and advised its purchase, he
added that if his plan of cleaning the
streets was cr.rried out, the city would
also need to purchase or require a re
fuse can, portable in nature, and of the
catalogue value of $21.
Mr. Templeton said that inasmuch
ethics, in which the honorable Chris- the county seat and your nerves are
tian Schuebel, city attorney and Henry "shot to a frazzle" by the frequent yet
m. lempieton, "tne only honest coun- unexpected discharges of torpedoes bv
cil man" played stellar roles. The mat- the Southern Pacific trains, don't cuss
Her came up in connection with the the Southern Pacific, but confine you
purcnase ot a $i,juu power-nusher for mental upheavals and brain storms to
the wise and economical folk who dl
reet the policies of the Willamette Val
ley Southern railway.
Maybe you remember that some
time ago the state railroad commis
sion ordered the valley road to install
an interlocking crossing system and
tower at the junction of the S. P. and
the W. V. S. After some delay it was
as tne city was going to pay ifiauu for done, and the burden of the upkeep
a nusner instead oi $iuuu as at nrst ana work goes on the so-called "home
proposed, he thought the flusher peo- road." To keep operators on duty in
pie ougnt to "tnrow in" the portable the switch tower would cost money,
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waste-can. ine representative oi tne ana to spena money in Uregon City i;
flusher-people couldn't see it in that not the apparent purpose of the Wil
light, and a hiatus developed in the Iamette Valley Southern.
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proceeaings. So when w v r. trni n nnnvrtnh,
uoni you mum tney ougnt to e9 the R P t.,.u,.W fh l.i,.,
throw in a team of horses, too?'' ask- som(,hn,lv o-Pts nut. o it tfc.
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cu mayoi jui.ra, . heaves over a ot of le'vnrs. and thon
In the course of time the Honorable the HinW train im.. ,i
Christian Schuebel noticed that the One of t.h Wa .. wrJ
fl,.oKo .v,nn o(- ...!. I.! i .. . . . . .
ii n u making uui on the track ud n the heart of Oreo-nn
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ins oruer xor tne saie as rapiaiy as City but there is no lever to pull the
,.,.k. uc wu, .,u utti.nig auuas torpedoes off again. So the next
tne room to mm ne saia: p train i ,
"You're not hesitating about that the tornedopsnd nPnnl. ni
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"lu '"u working within earshot, inmn twiro
ine nusner man saia ne was, and .nil1 ink on thnir if w ,.
",c,,"u,,cu ""0 ul iiKigm. uii oucn writinp1. anrt snv Rpr ntnrnl ,.,itV,
o "a-v-mi num uib euwiu lacuury. un-Scnptural intent.
A MINUTE ABOUT THAT.'' said , V " "ol come along
the Honorable Christian Schuebel, f TT i Wf"'
"VOR T WON'T riRAW run npniM nas been set- but unless some thot-
ful track-walker frathers up the tor
00 UNTIL YOU COME ACROSS, r .' "'7,. B 0,1 wln lnelr QUaI
YOU'VE GOT TO COME THROUGH ?fng JU' the 8ame- Employing an
WITH THAT WASTE-CAN, OR I'LL leg?n , . ty ma" r tW,t0 perate the
SIMPLY FORGET TO DRAW THE 'nterlocking device at the crossing of
ORDINANCE. I'LL FORGET IT V1 6 W 7' LS wo.uld make the torPe-
EVERY WEEK I'LL DRAW THE and ,the n0lse nrVecesaary; but
ORDINANCE, OF COURSE, BUT I 3UL" K'"i"y w"'a cost more
WILL FORGET TO BRING IT TO ,7 . ' ""c 'Pa. oo we nave
COUNCIL MEETING UNTIL YOU u T ' sna."erea nerves and
COME ACROSS.'' outrageous noisp all of which
The flusher man. tnWno- th Hnnf. sn0UI? te charged up to the men who
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Ati i. if ' and so make Oreeon Citv a wav Rt.,
iiiitiiiv uiriccu lu cumii across. i, " - "
tion on their little road.
COUNCIL
HOLDS A
CIRCUS"
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fit to the city, they will connect with
the Carver trains for Portland.''
Mayor Jones mentioned, with ap
parent casualness, that some of the
jitneys brought in highschool stu
dents from Oswego and other points
on the west side of the river; and Mr.
Andrews added that a jitney also
brought in highschool children from
Clackamas and Gladstone. Council
man Meyer thought that jitneys car
rying school children ought to be
made exempt; but Templeton said
that if this was done every jitney
would find it convenient to stop for
school children.
The mayor suggested thut while
passage of the Templeton motion
might do away with the jitneys, it
would not solve the for-hire auto
problem, and said that he believed
that a blanket regulatory ordinance
should be enacted.
"Why not tell the jitney men what
we want, and have them draw their
own franchises," asked the Honor
able Christian Schuebel. "Why
should I do all this work?''
"Don't let us get cold feet on this
matter," said Mr. Templeton. "Feople
are laughing at us now, they are say
ing that the council is afraid of the
jitneys. We have an ordinance deal
ing with them now, let us live up to
it, and show the people of this city
that we are not afraid."
"I am not afraid of the jitneys,"
said Mayor Jones, "but I am afraid
of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power company. I don't like the
idea of putting the jitneys out of
business simply to give the railroad
company $;!00 or $100 extra profits
a year. Neither the Portland Rail
way, Light & Tower company nor the
Willamette Valley Southern have any
particular use for Oregon City be
yond what they can get out of it.
They are showing this right now in
running through trains to Portland
from Mt. Angel, Molulla, Beaver
Creek and points just outside our city
limits, and by their refusal to give
transfers so that people on the Willa
mette Valley Southern can come up
into the heart of Oregon City.
"The Portland Railway could regu
late this jitney trouble themselves if
they wanted to. All they would have
to do would be to put through trains
on beweon Oregon City and Portland
and reduce the fare to ten or twelve
and a half cents, which they can well
afford to do. I don't like to see this
town lose the business that these
jitneys bring in here just so that the
Portland Railway, Light and Tower
company can get a little more busi
ness. This council may go on record
as being for the Tortland Railway
company if it wants to, but it will
have no wreaths of laurel pressed up
on its brow for putting the jitney
out of business. There will be other
councils."
"Business is business," interrupt
ed Mr. Templeton. "You will find
that the businessmen of this town
have no use for it either, except for
the money they can get out of it.
And do you think it is fair to the
Portland railway to let them havo
this competition?"
Mayor Jones regarded Templeton
as a teacher might regard an ob
streperous boy in primary school for
a minute, and then continued: "If
the jitneys pay a license fee of $24 a
year, they will pay as much in pro
portion as does the Portland Railway
company; yes, if they pay $2-1 they
will pay ten times as much, in pro
portion, as the railway pays this city
for its exclusive right on Main street.
The public have demanded the jitneys,
they find them a convenience and a
"JITNEY benefit, and it is wrong, in my esti
mation, to cut them off at the pocket
with this $200 prohibitive fee for
that is what you are planning to do."
"So you've got cold feet, too, have
you,'' sneered Templeton.
"I've got cofd feet against cut
ting these jitneys off this way,'' an
swered the mayor.
Several citizens present endorsed
the mayor's stand, saying that the
jitneys were the best thing that had
come to the city in a long time, that
they brought in shoppers from, near
by territory not served by the railway
line, and that they would prove a big
aid in getting lower fairs on the in
terurban line. One of the property
owners declared that local merchants
Were at fault as much as anybody for
the 20-cent fare to Portland, nnd that
they were urging the railroad to keep
the rato up. City Attorney Schuebel
also joined in the chorus against
the Templeton plan, saying that
strict regulatory ordinance, placing
the jitneys under a reasonable bond
would serve as well as the Temple
ton scheme, and would protect those
who wanted to remain legitimately in
business. Councilman Hackett thot
the Templeton motion too stringent.
On vote the Templeton plan was
pushed over. Cox, Meyer, Metzner
and Templeton voting for the motion
and Hackett and Andrews votin
against it. When called upon for hi
vote, Councilman Albright shrugged
his shoulders, and said: "What's th
use?"
Mr. Templeton then moved that
the city attorney be instructed to en
force the "public utility vehicle or
dinnnce at present on the statute
books.
The jitney mutter settled, Mavo
Jones reminded the council that some
months ngo a committee had been ap
pointed to see what could be done
towards getting the Willamette Val
ley Southern to give transfers of
service to tho business section of Ore
gon City, and called upon Mr. Hack
ctt for a report.
"I don t remember that anything
hus been done," said Mr. Hackett
"Well, I wish you would see to it
that something is done," said his
honor, tartly. "I'll re-appoint the
committee, with you as chairman and
Mr. Metzner nnd Mr. Albright to act
with you."
The council then went into commit
tee of the whole to discuss charter
revision with the committee of nine
appointed from the Commercial club,
tuesday morning, in an effort to
carry out the wishes of Templeton,
City Attorney Schuebel instructed
Chief of Police Shuw to place an in
terdict on Tortland jitneys. In th
course of doing this the Chief nr
rested J. (). Grove, C. H. Tarrish,
George Vichas und II. T. Peterson,
jitney drivers. The lust three were
reprimanded and released, and Grove
was released on his recognizance; but
will make a test case of his arrest.
When asked why ho permitted' the
Van Auken jitney to run in defiannce
of the orders of the council which
supported the Templeton motion re
quiring the city attorney to enforce
tho present "public utility vehicle or
dinance," Mr. Schuebel said that he
understood it to be the purpose of the
i-uuiicii oniy io promuit the opera
tion ot Portland jits. When reminded
that the "public utility vehicle rdi
nnni'e" provides that no jitney shall
run without a franchise, Mr. Schuebel
snid that he would take the matter
up with the council later on.
..Additional..
...Locals...
We take particular pains with the
stationery we print for our customers
YOUNG PEOPLE MEET
P. L.
WILL SELL at extremely low prices
prices several milch cows, some
fresh, others fresh very soon.
Guaranteed to be good stock and
fine milkers. C. E. Long, Rt. 3,
Oregon City, or call 14-F-5.
Miss Cecelia Spotts, formerly of
Seattle, and a graduate of the art de
partment of Pratt Institute, Brook
lyn, N. Y., will have charge of he art
work in the Oregon City schools this
year.
As the first of a series of Sun
day night topics, the Rev. George
Nelson Edwards will speak on "The
Balkans and the Eastern Question''
at the Congregational church Sun-
day. Following that, for several
weeks, there will be some one of the
warring European nations discussed
at the evening services.
Mrs. C. I). Bastian, of Alder Crest,
fell upon a stove in her home last
Initial Gathering of C. Y.
A Big Success
About two hundred young persons
attended the first social gathering of
tne recently organized Christian
Young People's league Tuesday nieht,
The meeting was held in the First
Congregational church. Members of
the freshman class of Oregon City
high school and members of the var
ious young people's societies of this
vicinity made up the gathering. A
large delegation from Gladstone was
present.
The first speaker of the eveninir
was Dr. Kenneth S. Latourette, in
structor of history at Reed college,
who delivered a rousing address. He
was followed by Rev. J. K. Hawkins,
pastor of the Methodist church, who
young people's work
week and was painfully burned.
Three years after the marriage li- boosted local
cense was issued them in Clackamas strongly.
county, Miss Katherine Marshall and The last sneaker was Llovd Cur-
A. C. Auchinvole were married last rick, president of the Portland Chris
week, the ceremony being performed tian Endeavor union. Mr. Carrick
in Portland. touched upon the difficulties of fresh-
Figures prepared by City Superin- men entering high school in determin-
tendent F. J. S. Tooze show that there mS their life work, and advised them
are enrolled at the hiehschool 406 not to be too hasty in their choice. He
pupils. also strongly endorsed the work of
Joseph F. Bachmann, Jru the son Daniel Poling, a national leader of
of a prominent Clackamas vallev I yung people, who will deliver sev
farmer, died in the Oregon Citv hos- eral addresses in Portland this week
pital last week from blood Doisonini? enc-
following a gunshot Wound sustained Following the speeches and a solo
October Gth. by Miss Kathleen Harrison, games
T. A. Roots, road supervisor at anu. refreshments were enjoyed in the
Clackamas, was in the county seat the S0Clal rom or the church. Kev.
early part of the week. Landsborough acted as chairman. It
Mrs. Lydia Smock, of Wilsonville, 13 Planned to continue young people's
friends
wasc ailing on county seat
during the week.
M. H. Wheeler, of the Boring dis
trict, was in Oregon City during the
week.
Mrs. T. B. Davenport has return
ed to her home in West Linn follow
ing treatment at St. Vincent's hos
pital, Portland.
d. r. iveuung, ot uoquiam, was a
visitor at the home of the Misses
Cochran last Sunday. Mrs. Keating
is a sister of the Cochran girls,
J. E. Shearer, an East Clackamas
fanner, was arrested this week on a
charge of hunting on a county road.
When taken befoer Justice J. N.
Sievers, Shearer was fined $25 and
reprimanded, after which the justice
remitted the fine.
Latest press agent reports from the
Southern Pacific are to the effect
thut rather than run down and kill a
bird-dog, the Shasta Limited slowed
down near Oregon Citv Monday
morning and gave the canine a
chance to get off the track. If the
Shasta wasn't going any faster than
it usually does through here, it must
have been an awfully old and de
crepit dog.
Four hundred pounds of walnuts
have been harvested from a single
tree on the farm of G. Eilers. in this
county.
H. II. Udell, of Sandy, was in the
county seat during the week.
work in Oregon City by means of the
league, and leaders of the movement
find much encouragement in Tues
day's meeting. The league is gov
erned by an executive committee and
a committee drawn from all the so
cieties under its constitution.
The Courier $1.00 per year.
WAR NOT FELT
The Courier $1.00 per year.
They Ought To Be
Saturday's reliable Portland Jour.
nal proclaimed as follows on its front
page:
"Men Charged With Makine Coins
Nabbed; Rollie York and Edward Carr
Accused of Circulating Bad $5 Gold
'icces Worth $800,000."
They ought to be "nabbed." Anv
man who is fool enough to circulate
five-dollar gold pieces worth $800,000
ought to be put in custody in an
sylum. If we had some of those five
dollar gold pieces that are worth
$800,000, we'd buy the Journal and
teach the head-writers how to use
English,
Commerce on West Coast Increasing,
In Spite of Republican Howls
Uncle Sam passes the lie to some
of the silly little newspapers of this
section that have been saying that the
war and other things were cutting off
all the commerce that the Columbia
and Puget Sound formerly enjoyed
The following federal announcement
from Seattle shows what is really
going on.
"In addition to the five regular
lines operating out of Puget Sound to
the Orient, three to European coun
tries, via Panama Canal, and two to
Australia, Puget Sound frequently
adds new lines which give the ports of
this coast much better shipping fa.
cilities. The "tramp charters" op
erating out of Puget Sound in tho or
iental, European, and Atlantic-Pacific
trade seem to be on the increase,
and despite the tremendous advance
m charter rates since the outbreak of
the war the fleet under contract to
carry grain from Puget Sound and
Columbia River points the present
season shows little or no loss in net
tonnage as compared with the fleet
under charter last year at this time.
"The fleet already under charter
this season numbers 46 vessels, most
of which are sailing vessels, with an
aggregate tonnage of 101,677. Last
year at this time it was 104,171 in
tonnage, and in 1913, 62,731. All but
three of the ships chartered to date
will carry grain from Puget Sound
and Columbia River points to the
United Kingdom. Two vessels will
load for Australia, and one for South
Africa."
Councilmanic Committee Will Frame
Franchise Before Next Week
On motion of Councilman Meyer
the council endorsed the Chandler
Van Auken jitney Wednesday after
noon, and a committee consisting of
Meyer, Andrews and Van Auke was
appointed to draw up a franchise,
which is to be submitted to the coun
cil next Wednesday evening. Until
the franchise is granted the hill jit
ney is to be allowed torun. Speak
ing for himself, Mr. Chandler said he
was willing to maintain regular
schedules except in excessively bad
weather, and would be willing to give
a personal bond and pay the city $2
a month for his privileges. As com
pared to the exclusive franchise fram
ed for and by Mr. Van Auken some
months ago, the Chandler-Van Auken
franchise is a mild affair.
While jit franchises were under
discussion it was brought out that
the cost of a $5,000 bond, as wanted
in the case of Portland jitneys by
Councilman Templeton, would be $200.
In spite of this prohibitive figure,
Templeton said that he "wanted to
see the local jitney protected, but the
Portland jitneys ought to meet the
city's requiremens."
ODESSA'S RAPID RISE.
I Commerce and Intellect It It the
Capital of New Russia.
Odessa Is one of the most important
seaports of Russia, ranking, by reason
of Its population aud Its foreign trade,
after Petrograd, Moscow and Warsaw.
Since It was founded In 1794 near the
ruins of a Turkish fort that fell into
Russia u hands lu 17S0 it bus rapidly
become the Intellectual and commer
cial capital of what is culled New Rus
sia. It la the principal export town
for the extensive grain growing dis
tricts of south Russia, the see of an
archbishop of the Greek Orthodox
church, tue center of a fine university
and the headquarters of the Seventh
army corps.
The port lies on the shore of the
Black sea. about mid way between the
estuniies of the Dniester and Dnieper,
9G7 miles from Moscow and 381 from
Kiev. The city Is built facing the sea,
on low cliffs, seamed witu deep ra
vines and hollowed out by galleries In
the soft rock, lu which thousands of
the poorest Inhabitants live. But above
this are fine broad tree lined streets
nnd squares bordered with handsome
public buildings and mansions lu the
Italian style and good shops. Besides
the cathedral there are dozens of other
churches, a fine opera house and the
Palais Royal, which is a favorite pluce
of resort London Chronicle.
LIFE ON SWAN ISLAND.
Probably the World's Most Isolated
Wireless Station.
On Swan Island, iu the Caribbean
sea, is situated what is probably the
most Isolated wireless station In the
world. The station crew Is made up
of three operators, two engineers, a
cook, a machinist and three laborers.
No women are permitted to land on
the Island. Men who express a will
ingness to go to Swan Island are oblig
ed to sign a contract whereby they
agree to remain at least eighteen
months or waive their right to free re
turn transportation. Those remaining
the full period of service are returned
to their homes by way of one of the
Central American ports and are grant
ed six weeks' vacation with full pay.
Strangely enough, there Is uo diffi
culty In obtaining men to man the sta
tion. Applicants, indeed, exceed the
number of vacancies. Board and lodg
ing, of course, are supplied, a boat
bearing all provisions necessary, in-
ludlng fresh meat, and the mail as
well, arriving regularly every two
weeks. Some men have remained on
the island as long as two years and a
half aud, subsequently, have been glad
to return to the station. Philadelphia
Record.
Six Follies of Science.
The six follies of science are the
squaring of the circle, perpetual mo
tion, tue philosopher's stotie. the elixir
of life, tniigic nnd astrology.
In all ages meu of undoubted ability
have tolled early and late to unravel
the mysteries supposed to be connect
ed with these fascinating problems. It
not always remembered that such
Intellectual giants as Bacon, Sir Rob
ert Boyle und Sir Isaac Newton sought
he philosopher's stone. In the study
astrology Lilly was for a time even
pensioned by parliament.
Most of these "follies" conferred In
direct benefits upou scleuce. for In
seeking one thing tbelr devotees dis
covered many another. The craze for
the secret, or unknown, has still its
hold upon men aud is seen In palmis
try and kindred cults. Exchange.
Saturday Bargains
Bring your price-saving problems here
for the happiest solution of all
Our October Prosperity Sale
has brought us hundreds of new customers.
Nothing more stirring or more powerful has
ever been brought out by this store. We
are in the midst of the largest month's bus
iness of our entire career.
Prices in effect like the following are
the reasons
50 dozen Men's President Suspenders, on sale 25c
200 Women's best $1.50 Rainproof Umbrellas, on sale $1.09
60 dozen Men's Silk Fibre Socks, black and tan, on sale.... 10c
10 donen Men's Flannelette Night Gowns all sizes on sale, 50c
50 dozen Men's Wool Cashmere Socks, black and natural, on sale.. ..15c
10 dozen Men's Heavy Woven Sweater Coats, Military style $1.50
30 dozen Girls' best 75c quality Union Suits, on sale 50c
20 dozen Women's best $1.00 Fleeced Union Suits, on sale 84c
30 pieces Novelty Dress Goods, values to $1.50 per yd, on sale,.. ..50c
50 pair Cotton Blankets, size 40x68, pink or blue borders, on sale,. .48c
50 pair Heavy Double Cotton Blankets, 60x76, tan, gray or white, 98c
10 dozen Boys' Flannel Two-piece Pajamas, all Bizes, the suit 50c
50 Men's or Women's regular $3.98 Flannel Bath Robes on sale....$2.50
100 large size Wool Mixed Comfort Batts 72x84 inches, on sale....$1.39
TEMPLE 6LDG.
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OREGON CITY, OBC.
CITY BUDGET IS THE WORK
COUNCIL
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being allowed, and only $500 being
set apart for new apparatus. The
city treasurer's salary was fixed at
$400 per year, though the charter pro
vides but $160 for this office. All
the councilmen present looked at Al
bright, expecting an objecton, but
Jack had nothng to say.
Anticipated election expenses were fanta' Pul-Pses. Later Mr. Schue-
PROHIS HOLD MEET
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forum on the booze question -was held,
Attornies Schuebel and Baker ans
wering legal questions propounded.
They ruled that buyers of Peruna
would have to comply with the pro
hibition law and sign affidavits, but
that people who wanted Jamaica gin
ger could get it without swearing
that they intended to keep it for sac-
placed at $150, city lights at $4,656.58,
Quarantine at $75.00, and the city at
torney at $900.
The city printing was going to be
allowed $500, but Mr. Templeton who
doesn't believe in city printing, ask
ed that the budget allowance for this
be made $1,250. Mr. Templeton has
a charter amendment abolishing city
Cactuses of Arizona.
Arizona has more than a hundred
kinds of cactuses, and Tucson Is the
center of the great cactus region of
the southwest. These odd plants range
in size from the noble saliiiara, or giant
cactus, forty or llfty feet high, to small
pincushlou cuctuses an Inch or two in
diameter Sahuuras grow in great
abundance iu the foot hills between
Tucson and Yuimi and me always ob
jects of wonder. Ii is believed a large
plnut Is at It'ust -M) years old. The
fruit begins to ripen iu June und Is
gathered in urent quantities by In
diuns. who make line jam aud also a
pressed sweetmeat of It.
Why He Laughed.
"What ure you Inimliini; at'"
"I was Just thinking of my poverty."
"Well, what Is there In poverty to
make you laugh?''
"It just struck tne ttiat if 1 should
by chance strike It right some day how
tuuny thousands there are who could
honestly say I hey knew ine wtieu I
didn't huve a dollar." Detroit Kree
I 'ress.
"Printing with
Courier.
a punch" at the
Needed Repairs.
"Ioes jour typewriter need repairs?"
asked ill meandering tinker as lie en
tered the otfice.
"It would seem so." replied the em
ployer. "She has Just gone across the
street to consult a dentist."
printing coming up, and hopes by
having a large sum for this in the
budget to scare the voters into favor
ing his amendment. The allowance
for printing was finally set at $1,000,
and is to include the Schuebel codifi
cation of the ordinances.
Forty-eight dollars was allowed for
appraisers fees, and then the council
plunged into Mr. Templeton's budget
for street expenses. Mr. Albright
moved that the street superintendent's
salary be increased to $100 a month,
and on the same division as the in
crease of the chief's salary this car
ried, the mayor breaking the 4-to-4
tie. Later, when it developed that
the budget would exceed the estimat
ed income Street Superintendent Bab-
cock voluntarily asked to continue the
office at the same salary. In goine
through the street estimate, the
council liberally slashed Councilman
Templeton's figures, allowed him no
thing for sharpening lawn-mowers,
and finally got the street department
total down to $9,700 which was con
siderably below the 1915 budget that
Mr. Templeton helped work out.
Before the reduction in the street
committee's desires was made, Coun
cilman Metzner discovered that no
allowance had been made for the ele
vator, and that the budget totalled
$1,592.58 more tha nthe estimated re
ceipts. Then slashing began in ear
nest, Councilman Hackett first pro
posing that the elevator be made self
supporting and be not considered in
the budget. Mr. Van Auken wanted
the elevator not only to be self sup
porting, but wanted each of the two
operators to be given $125 a month
wages. Mr. Van Auken runs a jit
ney, and the elevator will hurt his
trade.
Councilman Albright got the floor,
and declared that the people had vot
ed for a free elevator, and that while
he personally didn't care whether the
elevator operated or not, he was go
ing to keep his pledge to the people
and fight for a free elevator. Then
he turned on Councilman Hackett, and
denouncing him as a member of "the
downtown gang" that didn't want to
see any money spent for the "hill"
portion of the city, recalled to Mr.
Hackett the time when people in Mr.
Hackett's district had "milked the
city" for $6,000 to build a "great big
fill in the north end of town." Mr.
Albright said more to the same gen
eral effect, and Mr. Hackett with
drew into his shell and kept quiet
With the slashing goin on all
around enough money was clipped off
the several allowances to provide a
fund of $1,587.42 for the elevator,
bel decided that maybe Peruna would
be on the "free list," too; and this
moved Dr. Milliken to say that any
W. C. T. U. members who desired to
use Peruna after the first of the year
could do so without signing the legal
affidavit. This pleasantry on the
part of Dr. Milliken was objected to
by one of the Temperance Union
women who rose and informed tha
pastor that "nice ladies of the W. C.
T. U. do not use Peruna."
WE WANT A FARM ,
to trade for Portland property. i
We have two houses in Port- i
land close to car line. One is t
a 5-room house, hot and cold
water, bath and toilet. Wood
shed, chicken house, fruit and
berries; free of debt. The
other is a 7-room modern house
in every way, 1 lots on the
corner, concrete foundation.
This has a mortgage of $800.00
and street assessment of $186.
We will trade in these two
. properties at $5200.00. What .
have you to match it? If you
! want to sell or trade come in
and see us. ,4
DILLMAN & HOWLAND
Cor. 8th & Main Street
Oregon City, Ore.
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Notice of Road Budget Meeting
Notice is hereby given that, pur
suant to Chapter 234, General Laws
of Oregon 1913, and Chapter 222,
General Laws of Oregon 1915, a meet
ing of the legal voters of ROAD DIS
TRICT NO. 40, Clackamas Countv.
Oregon, will be held at the school
house in said District on the 27th day
of November, 1915, at the hour of
one o'clock P. M., for the purpose of
considering the following estimates of
the amount of money to be raised by
special tax in said District for tho
ensuing year.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS Im
provement and maintenance of all of
District No. 40, $1200.00.
BRIDGES None.
PROBABLE RECEIPTS None.
BALANCES None.
Subscribed by three resident free
holders of said district and by the
road supervisor of said district this
20th day of November, 1915.
M. ZOGG, Freeholder
IRVIN BROWN, Freeholder
P. M. HOLST, Freeholder
D. S. ERDMAN, Road Supervisor,
Road District No. 40. '
FOR SALE Choice re-cleaned gray
seed oats. Address W. W. Harris,
Oregon City, Route 3.
and the budget was made to total
$47,000. It was then formally ap
proved by the council and ordered
published.