OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1916.
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OREGON CITY COURIER
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THE COUNTY POOR
Some weeks ago the Courier made
some comment on the way money was
being dispersed to the "indigent
poor." The matter was brought to
this paper's attention by the state
ment of Linn E. Jones, then mayor of
the county seat, who said that Ore
gon City had passed through the
Christmas season last year without
having any dependent poor asking
municipal aid. Following that it de
veloped that the county court was
paying allowances to some people in
the county seat who seemed to be un
deserving of public charity.
The Courier's publication of de
tails of certain cases on the county
bounty list evidently stirred up some
body. For shortly after it was print
ed there was a slight pruning of the
county allowances, and some people
who had been getting public funds
were notified that they wouldn't get
them any more. This happened at
about the same time that the county
court announced its plan of utiliz
ing' the old county fair grounds near
Canby for a county poor farm.
The Courier believes that there
were a number of people getting coun
ty aid that should not have been so
favored. But there were also a num
ber of deserving cases. When there
is no county poor farm, to which pau
pers and those unable to care for
themselves can be sent, it is hard to
differentiate between worthy cases
and those in which people are simply
lazy. When the county has a poor
farm there will not be this difficulty,
for folk who are not in actual need
will balk at going to the poor house.
And if they don't balk, and are taken
there, they will at least do some
work for their keep.
Last week the Courier's attention
was called to a case that appears,
upon investigation, to be a deserving
one. A woman, blind and bedridden
part of the time, has two children
for whom she is caring. Up to the
present she had been been allowed by
the county court fifteen dollars a
month as a mother's pension. Fol
lowing the investigation into the coun
ty expenditures for the poor, she was
notified that her fifteen dollars would
cease. In order to pay her household
expenses this woman knits hammocks
and things, and gives "readings."
About the only "luxury" she has in
her home is a telephone, nad under
the circumstances a telephone in her
case is pretty nearly a necessity.
Any woman who is blind and who
is limited as to her means of earn
ing her living on account of illness,
and who is trying to bring up two
children, would appear to be worthy
of county aid. The Courier hopes
that the county court will reconsider
its action in this particular case, and
that at least some of the former coun
ty aid will be continued to this wo
man. There are other 'cases where
cutting off the county aid could be
far better be done, and the Courier
hasn't heard that it has been stopped
in some of these other and less de
serving cases.
THE BIG BROTHERHOOD
The Courier's faith in the brother
hood of man was considerably
strengthened last week. And it was
a simple little thing like a funeral
that did the strengthening.
The funeral was held because quite
a number of county seat folk felt that
they owed a duty to every man, no
matter what his estate, and that
part of this duty was seeing that
every mun had a decent burial. Maybe
you've always thought that every
body would chip in and see that a
man was given a final resting place
but it appears that some people
don't feel that way about it.
However, because there are some
fine spirited men in the county scat,
the remains of James Hayek, who
was burned to death at Highland last
January, Wfe decently buried last
week in Mountain View cemetery.
Elsewhere in these columns will be
found a news story of that funeral--perhaps
the most remarkable funeral
ever held in Oregon City. Right I
here, however, The Courier wishes to
The World Owes
Every Man a Living
but there is i
it to his dour,
ly and often,
the crowd that
better than
better than
crease when
no
nothing,
able.
The Bank of Oregon City
Oldest Bank in Clackamas County
4 Per Cent Paid on
Time Certificates
Building, Eighth Street, and entered
Ore., as 2nd class mail matter
C. W. ROBEY
Business Manager
Telephones, Pacific 51; Home A-51.
extend its thanks to those of its
friends who made it possible for the
remains of the unfortunate man to
have the sort of a funeral that was
held.
James Hayek was nothing to these
men. They didn't know him, and un
til he died they didn't know that he
had ever lived. But when they heard
the facts in his case, and the odd cir
cumstances regarding his death, they
felt that something ought to be done
about it something more than just
putting the poor remains in a hole in
the pauper's plot. Maybe they felt
that they ought to do something a
little bit extra to wipe out the stain
on manhood that was written on the
pages of local history when James
Hayek's bones were raked into a hole
under the ruins of his burned home,
and left there like the bones of a
dog. Maybe they felt that the
brotherhood of man was something
more than a theory; that it was some
thing that ought to be applied in
every day life.
In any event they dug down into
their jeans willingly and made up a
modest purse, so that James Hayek
could have a funeral that was just a
little more than the law required. The
men didn't give much in coin of the
realm they were not asked to but
they gave a great deal in spirit. They
gave something for a dead stranger;
they gave when they knew that the
stranger wouldn't even be able to
appreciate it at least in this world.
The Courier merely stated the cir
cumstances of the case to these men,
and without hesitation they said:
"Sure, I want to do something."
There wasn't any "grand-standing"
about it; they didn't even know that
the Courier was going to say any
thing about it. But something fine
within them made them feel that they
ought to do something, and they did
it.
The men who contributed to the
fund that made it possible for James
Hayek to have a real funeral all
know what is meant by "the brother
hood of man." When they paid their
little share of the fund, they paid
their "brotherhood dues." And the
men who did this who gave some
thing willingly because they felt that
they should, were:
John N. Sievers, George C. Brown
ell, George H. Bannon, W. A. Dimifik,
W. L. Mulvey, Grant B. Dimick, O.
W. Eastham, Harvey E. Cross,
Charles Schram, E. T. Mass, William
J. Wilson, S. 0. Dillman, Dr. L. A.
Morris, 0. D. Eby, Dr. H. S. Mount,
L. Adams and W. A. Long.
They all belong to the brotherhood
of man, and they know what the
brotherhood means.
ONE WAY OUT
Senator Chamberlain has introduc
ed a bill for the settlement of the
Oregon & California land grant tangle
that appears to be the best solution
yet offered for the predicament in
which the state of Oregon finds itself.
In brief the bill provides that the
Oregon & California lands shall be
disposed of to bona fide purchasers
and settlers, that no part of it shall
be locked up in reserves, that the rail
road company shall get two and a
half dollars an acre for the land; and
that of the sum realized by its sale
later to the people, twenty Dercent
shall go to the Federal government,
forty percent shall go to the state of
Oregon for the common school fund,
and forty percent shall be given to
the land grant counties for the im
provement of roads and highways.
According to the Chamberlain bill
the government is to buy the lands
from the Southern Pacific (the succes
sor of the original Oregon & Califor
nia railroad) for the flat price of
$2. HO an acre stipulated in the original
grant. After this purchase the
government shall classify the lands
into mineral, timber and agricultural;
and the timber on the "timber land"
shall bo sold before these lands them
selves are disposed of. The sale of
the land itself is to be through federal
agencies, and sufficient safeguards
are provided by the plan to Drevent
speculation.
The bill probably offers as good a
10 delivery system to brine
He's cot to no after it ear-
and elbow his way through
Ijets there first. A crust is
bread, so a little saved is
Begin
and
in-
way out of the land tangle in Oregon
as any that has yet been suggested,
or that will be suggested. The state
of Oregon will receive a very great
increase to its school fund, if the bill
carries; and the land grant counties
will have enough road money to get
some much needed highways. These
two provisions have probably been In
serted in the measure to bring it
friends, in great number but the dis
posal of the sums realized from the
sale of the lands is good, even at
that. The government's 20 percent
will help defray the cost of the fed
eral purchase and of federal work in
clearing the matter up.
The bill also seems to slip a few
stumbling blocks in the path of S. A.
D. Puter and some other professional
gentlemen who have been busily en
gaged in "protecting" settlers on the
grant lands, for it provides that the
only prior claims that will be recog
nized are those made by people who
were actually living on the land in
December of 1915, and who have re
sided thereon ever since. In short
the bill appears to be a good way of
getting the most out of a bad tangle,
and congress should be given en
couragement to pass it.
MEBBESO, MEBBESO
Right at the start of this we beg
pardon for using the coloquialism at
the head of this, but it most clearly
expresses our thoughts in the matter.
And now to get down to the question
in hand.
The Honorable Christian Schuebel,
ably assisted and confirmed by some
other people, says that the Courier
has no right to "butt in" to the re
publican primaries. Mr. Schuebel
avers that the Courier is a democratic
paper, and that until the primaries
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are come and past that we should
ignore such republican luminaries as
are poking up their heads for the
electorate to swat. After the primar
ies, when republican and democratic
candidates are aligned in battle
array, then, Mr. Schuebel admits, the
Courier may rightfully take a paste
at such republican heads as it doesn't
admire.
We can well understand why the
Honorable Christian Schuebel and
some other registered republicans so
opine. The republicans have grief
enough on their hands before the
primaries, and they don't like to have
the Courier add any more trouble.
And if politics in this great state of
Oregon was simply a matter of party
caucuses and party slates, the Schue
bel et al contention would be perfectly
good.
However, the time has gone by in
Oregon when people will vote for
either a man or a vpllnw ilnc inst lio.
cause he has a Dartv affiliation label
tacked on to him. Here in Oregon
political affiliations don't count for
much for this is a state that is1
"overwhelmingly republican,"
but
which has a habit of returning demo
cratic men to office. People here
abouts vote for the MAN, and not for
the party; so the Courier construes it
as its duty, as a newspaper, to occas
ionally pass comment upon some of
the men who are "running for office,"
oven before the primaries. The Cour
ier, when it does this, is commenting j
on the men themselves, and not upon
them as republican nominees or as
republican aspirants.
These few remarks are made right
here, in ample time before the pri
mary election, so that republicans
who think the same way that the
Honorable Christian Schuebel thinks
need not be incensed or surprised if
this paper "butts in" to the republi
can primaries, and says a few kind
words about the men MEN, mind
you, who are seeking office. When
the Courier obtains facts about a
MAN who is running for office; and
when these facts ought to be known
by the people before the man is voted
upon, the Courier is going to shoot
'em out even if the man in the case
is a republican.
MEXICO
Right at this time it is well to
face matters squarely, and not to con
ceal meanings in flowery words.
There are iust three possible exnla-
f ,,. thnt )aA III. f n I
the invasion of Mexico by a punitive
expedition of the United States Army.
Villa attacked Columbus, New
Mexico, for one of three reasons: he
was desperate and in sight of im
mediate defeat, so made the attack
knowing that the United States would
take steps against him, and that any
such attack by Americans would
make him appear a hero in the eyes
of Mexicans and so increase his fol
lowing and resources. Or else he
was urged and encouraged to make
the attack by certain agents of a
European government that is trying
desperately to plunge the United
States into some sort of trouble, so
that Uncle Sam will have too much
on his hands to longer watch Europe.
Or his attack was instigated by cer-
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ETC.
tain American business interests
that hope to see intervention . into
Mexico, knowing that under American
rule or protection their Mexican con-
cessions will greatly increase in
value.
The Courier is inclined to believe
that Villa made his attack for the
first of the reasons enumerated. If
Villa can appear to the Mexican
people as a man who is being perse
cuted by a foreign and invading
power, he will not only gain follow-
ers and sympathy; but he may in
time rally all Mexico to his defense
by making the ignorant Mexicans be
lieve that the United States is after
Mexico and not after Villa.
However, the other two reasons
are plausible enough to demand con
sideration and when the time comes,
action.
In the meantime, two results of
the chase after Villa loom before the
American people. If Villa is caught
immediately, the incident will prob-
ab,y be dosed wthout further trouble
,of a serlous nature.
If Villa is not caught in a very
short space of time, he will become a
national hero in Mexico, will gain suf
ficient sympathy to undermine the
Carranza government (which is none
too secure), and the United States,
win nave a war wun Mexico on its
nanas.
The Courier trusts that the Ameri
can soldiers will meet with early suc
cess in' their pursuit of Villa. In the
'wfMtmtaia Iff' ' Sl' C'J f I I f fl
meanwhile, the situation is serious
enough to demand the deep thought of
every American citizen.
BRIGHT EYES WANTED
A couple of weeks ago the Courier
expressed the fond wish that some
councilman of the calibre of Mr.
Moore would express a curiosity as to
the meaning of that wire fence on the
westerly side of Water street, between
Sixth and the Suspension bridge. As
yet the Courier hasn't heard of any
councilmanic curiosity in the matter.
And, in fact, it really didn't expect
that there would be any manifested.
However, considering that this is
nearly half of Oregon City's free and
unreserved water front, and that as
saults have already been made on
other parts of the city's right to reach
the river; it would seem that this
fence ought to be a subject of con
siderable inquiry. When, some weeks
ago, an ordinance was slipped into the
council establishing the grade of that
imaginary part of Water street that
lies in deep water, and when the same
ordinance would had it passed
have established the grade of the
west end of Twelfth street, too; it
was the bright eye of Councilman
Moore who saw the hidden plot
therein, and who promptly started
agitation that blocked the ordinance.
And it was Councilman Moore who
asked that the ordinance itself be in
vestigated. Councilman Moore's bright eyes
are to be congratulated. Likewise
are the eyes of Mayor Hackett,
which at once saw the point raised by
Mr. Moore. Between the two of
them, the mayor and the alert coun
cilman should be able to do consider
able especially as Mr. Moore usually
votes with the administration and
against the insurgent faction.
Hence the Courier has the temerity
once again to speak of that fence on
the westerly side of Water street,
from Sixth street north, and to hope
fondly that the council will get active
ly curious about it. This is a good
time to probe that fence and what is
Back oi it tor before very many
months have passed it will be too late.
And when it is too late, Oregon City
will have still less free and available
water frontage than it has now.
If the council doesn t investigate
that fence, the Courier may make a
guess as to why it doesn't.
Nice weather we're having: it
hatches out the flies, mosquitos and
spiders.
If you want to hear something
choice, ask Billy Wilson what he
thinks of the newspapers.
The campaign for constable in
these parts promises to be about the
hottest fight of the primaries.
It is a remarkable thine that in
"dry" Oregon almost every man car
ries an "opener" on his key-ring.
Registration closes for most of us
April 18. Are you going to wait till
then before you get ready to vote?
The President has approved the
plan to recruit the army to its full
strength. Preparedness is the thing.
" Violets, candidates' cards, general
laziness, building activity and interest
in fishing all prove that spring has
come.
A Portland department store
vertlses "new rompers, 59 cents."
they usually sell old rompers,
ad
Do we
! wonder? '
I
Some people wore green in the
county seat on St. Patrick's Day, and
some wore orapge but we didn't hear
of any fights.
Nobodv oueht to doubt the county
seat's enthusiasm for preparedness
just look at the candidates wno want
"to save the country."
One of the hardest tasks confront
ing a candidate for office is to manu
facture a good "talking point" for
the primary campaign. .
Another sign of spring that is to
be observed is the general inclination
to get out and "do something to that
road."
If you want to vote, don't neglect
to register before April 18. You have
less than a month left to look after
this matter.
This is the time of the year when
wise people plant Oregon-grown
seeds. Some people plant seeds that
they get from their congressman,
too.
Advertisers know that people read
each page of the Courier. And Cour
ier readers know that people who have
good things to sell advertise in the
paper that has a larger circulation
than all other Clackamas county pa
pers together.
T. Roosevelt says he is "willing" to
lead America under certain conditions.
Yes and it was Jonathan Bourne
who said Oregon was on trial last
time, and not himself. And every
body knows what happened to Jona
than. It is to be noted that while the As
toria naval base committee is still
seeking a "hearing," the lower house
of Congress has passed a bill giving
over two million to the Puget Sound
yard. They must pull together bet
ter in the Evergreen state.
Portland's schools, having passed
safely through the last charge of
faulty teaching methods, are now fac
ing new charges of favoritism in
appointments. As we've before re
marked, Portland seems to have lots
of trouble with her schools.
The imports of beer and liquor
seem to increase, rather than de
crease. And we hear less crowing
from certain quarters about the bene
fits of Oregon's dry law. Which re
minds us that it was the "wets" in the
recent campaign who remarked: "'you
can't legislate reform into a man."
WORK LINED UP
April Grand Jury Will Probe Evidence
Regarding Liquor Violations
The April grand jury has a nice
lot of work already lined up for it.
Aside from the usual run of cases,
the inquisitors will be given a list
of alleged liquor law violations to
study over, and it is expected that
a number of interesting indictments
will be returned. Members of the
force of the sheriff's office have been
gathering information on this subject
and the district attorney's office has
also been looking into matters of this
sort. All the evidence secured will
be laid before the grand jury.
While neither the sheriff nor the
district attorney would give any hint
of what they have, it is believed that
sufficient evidence has been accumu
lated to make life exciting in Clacka
mas county for some of the law vio
lators after the grand jury makes its
report.
HIGHLAND
(Too Late for Regular Page)
Mr. Washburn was buying seed
oats of Mr. Cornwell last week.
Mrs. C. C. Kandle was over visit
ing and doing a little dressmaking
for Mrs. Cornwell last week.
Lloyd Schram expects to bring a
crowd of young folks out to the dance
at Clarkes on .the first. They will
make the trip in his auto truck, and
those wanting to ride must speak
early.
Mrs. Cash, of Beaver Creek, was
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sims, over
Sunday.
The two Mrs. Clarkes have been
keeping bachelor maids' hall on Mrs.
Hehn's place, while their men put in
the crop on the LaVall place, which
they have rented.
The Martin brothers have been
hauling plank out on tothe road to
be used to get over some of the mud
we have. We understand they will
soon move their mill over near El-
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Explosives In Road Building
One of the newer methods of road
building that Is fust winning the In
dorsement of the better versed contrac
tor Is tbat of employing dynamite fur
reducing the heavy work.
Grading through hard ground or rock,
for Instance, Is tedious and requires
time and labor. The use of dynamite
for blasting such material Is a welcome
relief. Both rock and hard clay muy
he loosened In the cut by well placed
charges of explosives If holes are drill
ed Into the ground a little way up the
bank and loaded. Careful spacing and
loading for electrically fired blasts will
result In bringing down both classes of
materials In the best possible mnniipr
,. i "
In ioosenlug Bhule ami rock to facili
tate hand or steam shovel work dyna
mite is also very effective, while stumps
may be blasted from the roadbed Just
as though they were being removed
from a field to be cleared and c ultivated.
Boulders alsw are easily shattered by
Miituble loading anil when of uurd rock
may be crushed into -surfacing stone.
The side ditches as well as the long ,
outfall ditches can also be blasted In
keeping with the nature of the ground. 1
In fact, there are no limits practically
to the many uses and advantages of
lynamlte for road building when care
Jul and thoughtful attention Is given
'o the work.
Incidentally the planting of shade
trees for roadside Improvement and at
tractiveness Is greatly facilitated by
:he Judicious use of a little dynamite
U Is a recognized fact that tn ps plant
d In blasted holes grow much more
rapidly and progress more favorably
han those planted In tho nvent'-'e spade
lug ground.
wood to saw out road plank, for
which they have a contract with the
county.
George Hanson, who is in a logging
camp near Aberdeen, reports, in a
letter, that times and wages are good
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickson, of Oswego,
expect to visit our grange at our
next meeting, if the weather will per
mit, so all good grangers should be
present at the grange that day.
MARINE MILITIA FORMED
Three States Have Volunteer Corps
Which Act as Reserves
Marine Militia companies of three
states, Ohio, Illinois, and California,
are forming to augment the force of
U. S. Marines in time of war. The
United States Marine Corps, consist
ing of but 9,921 men, has no reserve
force other than one Marine Militia
Company in Massachusetts and an
other in Louisiana.
The Marine Militiamen will be
trained in the duties of the U. S. Ma
rine regular, ashore and afloat, and
will be attached to the several state
naval militia organizations.
R. L. Holman and T. P. Randall,
Leading Undertakers, Fifth and Main
St.; Telephones: Pacific 415-J; Home
MONEY TO LOAN
We have several sums of money to
loan on good real estate, from $100.00
to $1,000.00.
HAMMOND & HAMMOND
ATTORNEYS
Beaver Bldg., Oregon City Ore.
MONEY TO LOAN
PAUL C. FISCHER
Lawyer
Deutscher Advokat
Room 2, Beaver Bldg.
Oregon City, Ore.
Geo. C. Brownell
LAWYER
Caufield Bldg.
Oregon City
Oregon
REAL ESTATE
MONEY LOANED ON IMPROVED
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