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Newspaper Page TextUniversity OREGON. CITY 34th Year OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1916 Number 5 COURIER 4- ROOT'S TIDES ANSWERED MARTIN H. GLYNN EXPOSES AT TACK ON PRESIDENT MADE BY REPUBLICAN CHIEF HONORABLE PEACE MAINTAINED Former Governor Contrasts JPoIitical Stand of Former Cabinet Of ficer with His Past Record ' Speaking before democrats of national fame at a party conference at Spring Syracuse, New York on March 1, Martin H. Glynn, former governor of New York, replied to Senator Elihu Root's attack on President Wilson and riddled its falseonclusions. In part Mr. Glynn said: "On the sea of neutrality President Wilson has had to sail a hard and dangerous course as captain of our bhip of State, but he has sailed it bravely and well. No other pilot of the nation since Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln has had to sail a sea so beset with storms and floating mines, "The old charts have been torn up, the light' houses extinguished by the belligerent nations throwing inter national law to the winds, but Pilot Wilson insists upon sailig the old course according to the old maps. Great Britain, Germany and France may interpret international law each day to suit their whims and needs, but America persists in interpreting it with justice, with reason and with national dignity. If we were to fight foreign nations for a violation of in ternational law, as Mr. Root insinu ates, we would fight not only Ger many, as Mr. Root seems to imagine, but also every other nation partici pating in Europe's carnival of woe. Mr. Root's policy would make the United States a whirling dervish of war and send us into a perpetual dance of death. "Mr. Root would make the United States the policeman of the world, but the teachings of Washington and Jefferson and Franklin ' about the avoidance of entangling' alliances with foreign nations forbid the United States from attempting any such fan tastic role. Rome tried to be police man of the world and went down; Portugal tried to be policeman of the world and went ,h down; Spain tried - and went down, and the United States proposes to profit by the experience of the ages and not attempt a policy that would surely turn into a' Fran kenstein to destroy us. "If we start this policy, where are we to stop? There is no stopping. It is a vicious circle leading to de struction. It would mean a .revarsal of our traditional policy of govern ment. It would mean the adoption of imperialistic doctrines which we have denounced for over a century. It would make all other nations the wards of the United States, and the United States the keeper of the world. We would be so busy settling other people's quarrels that we would have no time to attend to our own business. It would make the United States either the bully of creation or else a 'globe-trotting, earth-perambulating missionary of good government all over the world.' "For a man who has signed more arbitration treaties than any other man in the country save one, Mr. Root's warlike speech is a mysterious performance. He is about the last man in the land from whom the country had a right to expect it. "For years Mr. Root has been the star performer at peace conferences and yet he condemns President Wil son for maintaining peace. Mr. Root may forget, but Woodrow Wilson re members, that the leader of a nation who plunges his people into an un necessary war, vainly washes his hands of innocent blood, like Pontious Pilate, while the earth quakes and the heavens are darkened and thousands give up the ghost. "Mr. Root finds fault with Presi dent Wilson for changing his mind. All men, including Mr. Root, change their minds now and then. If they did not life would be stagnation in stead of progression. "The instructions which Mr. Root, as Secretary of State, handed to our representatives at The Hague and his words at Carnegie Hall on Bel gium show that Mr. Root sometimes changes his mind. The expressions of Mr. Root at Carnegie Hall on Mex ico compared with his speeches on our relation with the Southern Republics during his South American tour as Secretary of State again show that Mr. Root sometimes changes his mind. Even Mr. Roosevelt sometimes changes his mind. He once thought Mr. Root the only one of his kind, but when they broke he still thought Mr. Root the only one of his kind, but quite another kind. "Again, the difference between Mr. Root's actions and Mr. Root's words illustrate the difference between the conservatism of responsibility and the anarchy of speech. Since leaving public office Mr. Root seems to have lost the sense of responsibility which officials of government should feel and which should guide their every act. MRS. MATHEWS LOSES $5000 DAMAGE SUIT DEFENDANTS ARE VINDICATED AFTER ONE HOUR'S DE .! LIBERATION The defendants in the case of Fern E. Matthews vs. Orella E. Buzza, A, Buzza, George I. Brooks, Arthur Cotzhausen, J. R. Kelso and A. L, Reed, were given a clean bill .of health in the circuit court Wednesday even ing, when affer less than an hour's deliberation the jury returned for the defendants. The case came from the Milwaukie country and was for personal injuries alleged to have been received by Mrs, Matthews to the extent of $50,000.00, growing out of attachment proceed ings injustice Kelso's court at that place. Mrs. Matthews testified that Constable Reed carried a gun and greatly frightened her, in the service of process under the attachment, and alleged that the proceedings were un lawful, and that she suffered' great mental and physical anguish thereby. At the conclusion of plaintiff's case in chief, Gilbert L. Hedges, rente- senting the defendants, obtained a non-suit from Hon. J. U. Campbell as to four of the defendants, and the jury evidently made short work of clearing the other two, Reed and Cotzhausen. O. W. Eastham repre sented Mrs. Matthews. The jury was from the new panel sworn in last Monday and was com posed of John A. Ridings, Solon Kin zer, L. O. Eaton, John Wise, A. W, Albright, George -Hall, Nixon Blair, A. G. Phelps, . F. P. Nelson, W, H. Grastle and Seth Young. . .. , He states that our first Lusitania note was conceived in events which mark ed them as impotent. One of these events, he states, was the alleged in timation to the Austrian ambassador by Mr. Bryan that the note of Febru ary 10, 1915, was intended for Ameri can consumption. . "Mr. Root accepted a sensational story as the truth which he could easily have disproved by reference to the Department of State. The fact is the Austrian ambassador agreed with Mr. Bryan that no such statement or intimation had been made to him and he sent a message to his government to that effect. Mr. Root, moreover, is doing an unprecedented thing for an ex-Senator of the United States, an ex-Secretary of War and an ex-Sec retary of State when he endeavors to make political capital in a speech be fore a political convention out of not only foreign relations of the United States which he well understands are in a critical stage, but out of pending diplomatic negotiations in what is probably the most important case that has been before the state department since Lincoln's day. "Our opponents claim the Republi can party is the friend of military pre paredness. But Grover Cleveland and William C. Whitney started our Navy on whatever ascendancy it enjoys to day, and Samuel J. Tilden is the fa ther of our present system of coast defense.' The truth of the matter is that Theodore Roosevelt as President and Elihu Root as Secretary of War cut down the authorized enlisted strength of the United States army. "History repeats itself historians say. In the annals of old there is a story of a ship caught at sea in a storm which raged as if the very heavens were at war. Havoc threat ened on every side, confusion beckon ed and 'nature seemed to be out of joint, but to the elements in their wildest fury the captain of the ship calmly said: " 'You may sink me, you may save me, but I'll hold my rudder true.' . "So today the American people, hot-heads and cool-heads, partisans and neutrals whether they followi wisdom or coax on fury Woodrow Wilson says by his deeds, not by words: ' " 'You may sink me, you may save me, but I'll hold my rudder true.' "Fronuthis laudable course no ora torical thunder can drive Woodrow Wilson. "When the Ship of State is rocked and tossed by angry waves and howl ing winds the passengers may lose their heads but the captain will keep his. "Excitable people, whose European sympathies one way or the other, have for the moment blinded them to the welfare of this land and whose spokesman Mr. Root seems willing to become may just as well realize, once and for all, that Woodrow Wilson will not swerve from the course he has laid out for himself in this crisis. He will refuse to surrender the powers of his great office to those who seek to plunge this country into needless war; he will continue to work for the preservation of its prosperity, the as surance of its happiness and the main tenance of its honor, even if in so do ing he brings down upon his head the bitter hostility that Washington had to face and that Lincoln silently suf fered in every critical moment of his career." Somewhat early this year, but none the less reliably, the old story about salmon being unable to get over the falls has reappeared. Perhaps there is really something at the dam that should be fixed. PRIMARY LISTS CLOSE WITH EVEN TWO SCORE READY TO "SERVE PEOPLE" - FEW DEMOCRATS ENTER FIGHT Minority Party Leaders Plan to Have Names Written in on Ballot so as to Test Strength of Support -. At five o'clock Wednesday afternoon County Clerk Iva Harrington . had stamped and tucked away the last eievenm nour" declaration ot can - ,1 : .1.. au l - -as i uiuuty uu nits jjhiu iu unite seeKers willing "to serve the people," and the first stage of the year's election cam paign came to a close. Forty candi dates had filed for the several offices to be voted for, practically each one equipped with a neat slogan; and from now to. the date of the primary elec tionMay 19, 1916 the only election noise will be the speech-making of candidates and the more or less en thusiastic applause of the voters. The forty candidates who filed for offices of major importance in the county come from all sections, and while most of them are republicans, there are a few democrats who are bravely putting their heads up to be hit by stray votes. Registration to tals Tuesday afternoon the last daj when voters could enroll were ap proximately 11,000. The exact figure will not be known until reports are in from all district registrars; but in dications are that the total figure will be between ten and eleven thousand, Probably less than half of these will turn out at the primaries, so the sundry and assorted candidates wont have such a very heavy battery to face. But five . democratic . candidates have appeared; but it is reported that party leaders throughout the county will urge voters to write in the names of strong canidates, so that a full ticket will be presented at the No vember election. This plan has the advantage "bf showing the strong figures in the party, and will furnish basis for' figuring the party's strength in November. Candidates who filed for the pri mary election are as follows: Representatives in legislature: re publicanGeorge C. Brownell, E. D. Olds, H. A. Dedman, H. C. Stephesn and Chris Schuebel. District attorney: republican O. W. Eastham. William M. Stone and W., Bartlett; democratic Gilbert Hedges. County commissioner: republican J. W. Reed, S. L. Mullan, W. H. Bot temiller, E. L. Pope, Harvey Gibson, and W; A. Proctor; democratic C. W. Risley. County Recorder: republican Clyde Hughes, Pearl H. Selby and D. C. Boyles. County Assessor: republican Charles F, Romig, W. W. Everhart and R. E. Woodward; democratic . F. Johnson. Sheriff: republican William J. Wil son and John F. Albright; democratic Maxwell Vietor. . Treasurer: republican M. E. Dunn. County Surveyor:' republioan H. , Johnson. County Clerk: republican Iva M. H, Harrington. County school superintendent: re publican J. E. Calavan. Constable: Oregon City district, re publican D. E. Frost and Lee French; democratic Ed Fortune. Os wego district, republican Arthur Mc Vey and Charles E. Austin. Justice of the Peace: republican C. Haines, Sr., and George W. Prosser at Oswego; J. E. Pomeroy, Sandy; William Knight, Canby; W. A. Beck, Molalla. , If you .want to keeD informed about politics election is near sub scribe for the Courier now. $1 a year when paid m advance. TAKE NO CHANCES Justice of Peace Decide to File in Spite of Change in Law Upon advice of District Attorney Hedges that "safety" is better than regret, many of the justices of the peace in this county are filing for re election to the office they at present hold. Others are willing, apparently, to take a chance on the opinion ren dered verbally by the attorney gen eral, to the effect that a justice of the peace is a judge, and that therefore his normal term Is six years. A court decision on the matter is expected from the supreme court, but has not yet been handed down. By some it is contended that the law making the terms of judges six years, passed by a recent legislature, applies to justices, which heretofore had served two-year terms. The is sue hinges on the meaning of the word judge. If justice of the peace is a judge, within the meaning of the law, then justices will not be elected this year, for they were elected two yean ago. On the other hand, if a justice is not a judge, these magis trates will be elected this year. SUSPENSION BRIDGE STRESS GUY BREAKS HEAVY STEEL CABLE DANGLES FROM SPAN TO SURFACE OF THE RIVER The big inch-and-three-eighth steel stress guy on the north side of the suspension bridge across the Willa mette parted near its eastern anchor age recently, and is now dangling down from the structure to the whirl ing waters of the river below. This break in itself does not in any way weaken the bridge as far as its ability to support a load goes; but should a wind storm sweep up the valley from the north the parted steel cable might prove to be sadly wanting. The cable is supposed to hang slack most of the time, and with its mate on the south side of the bridge is designed soley to prevent the structure from swaying w v,:u roinj I "'6' ,H. H. Johnson, county surveyor, has viewed the broken cable, and ex presses the opinion that the stress guy should be replaced at once, and that a steel expert should examine all the other cables and guy wires used in the structure. Thes tress guy gave way, apparently, on account of exces sive rust; and it is thought not unlike' ly that other strands may be in as poor shape. Two years ago when the cables were examined some of them were found to be slightly effect ed by the action of stray electric cur rents. . The bridge has been in service 27 years, and during this time has .seen much hard service. In order to re place the broken stress guy, wire has been ordered from San Francisco; and in all probability when expert work men arrive to replace the broken strand a thorough examination of the big span will be made. COUNCILMAN NAMED IN ALIENATION SUIT B. E. STARK ASKS $15,000 BALM FROM F. E. GOODMAN OF GLADSTONE F. E. Goodman, who has been in the limelight at Gladstone for some tigje as one of the insurgent mem bers of the council deadlock existing at that city, was made defendant in a $15,000 alienation suit brought by Benjamin E. Stark, and filed in the circuit court Wednesday. All parties, including the wife, Mable Stark, are well known Gladstone people. Recently, the complaint alleges, Goodman has stolen the love and af fection of Mrs. Stark and only a few days ago induced her to go to a hotel in Portland with him. The place is called the Tourist Hotel and is located at 150 Front street The association between the two, it is alleged, began the early part of this year. It is understood that the plaintiff had been suspicious of his wife's acions for some time and finally located the couple in the Portland hotel a few days ago. Goodman is a married man and has a family. He is the proprietor of a confectionery store and barber shop at Gladstone, and has been the leader of the Goodman-Parrish-Clyde faction of the city council which has brought about the recent deadlock in that body. ALBANY WANTS FISH City up the Valley Looks Askance at Dam Here in County Seat Albany's Commercial club has start ed an inquiry as to whether or not salmon are getting past the Oregon City dam and going up the river to their former spawning grounds. The scarcity of fish, and reports sent out from the county seat, have made Al bany fishermen suspicious of the big power dam here; and they hope to dis cover shortly whether the fish ladder is doing its work properly or not. An inquiry in regard to the matter has been sent to Governor Withy combe from Albany, and it is hoped that the chief executive of the state will look into the matter. In the meantime it is still reported in the county seat tha many fish are being rapped in the pools below the falls and are unable to pass the concrete wall. Concert Friday The following program of appro priate music will be given by the choir of the First Methodist church Friday night: Quartet "God So Loved the World," Staine, Mrs. Lawrence, Miss Blanchard, Mr. Swafford, Mr. Staf ford; solo "When I Survey the Won drous Cross," Pettman Garland Hol lowell; quartet "One Sweetly Solemn Thought," Ambrose Mrs. Gamong, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Swafford1, Mr. Stafford; choir "O for the Wings of a Dove," Mendlessohn Miss Blan chard, Soprano. Don't forget to do your part In helping crown "Queen Rose", local Rose Festival candidate for 1916. 01 : IN SWIFT RIVER j EARL SIDDONS SUCKED UNDER SURFACE WHEN BOAT CAP SIZES IN BIG EDDY COMPANION RESCUED BY BOAT Tragedy Ends Afternoon Spent Fish ing near Hawley Mill; Searchers Work in Dark Seeking Body In view of employees at the Hawley mill and a score of fishermen on the river, a boat occupied by Earl Sid dons and Irvin Kinney capsized in the eddy at the end of the old Crown tailrace, some 50 yards from the east shore of the river below the falls Wednesday afternoon, and Siddons was sucked under the swiftly moving water and drowned. Kinney managed to climb to the bottom of the upturn ed boat, and was recued a few min utes later by Bill Freeman and "Auk" Smith, who were cruising nearby in a launch. At the time the boat capsized Sid dons, who was chilled from exposure to the cold wind and spray that had been sweping down the river while he had been fishing, was wearing a heavy sweater and overcoat; and thus im peded in his movements had no chance to put up a battle for life in the swirling waters. He sank after ap pearing on the surface of the water once, and all that onlookers saw after the accident was his arm waving momentarily above the surface of the eddies. Unhampered by heavy cloth ing, Kinney was able to fight his way to the upturned boat and to climb upon its prow, where he hung grimly until pulled aboard the launch that came to the rescue. The accident occurred as dusk wasr settling over the river, and the two boys, who had been fishing all after noon, started to row upstream for one final cast of their lines. As their boat shot into the swift current from the old Crown tailrace it was gripped by the rushing water, swung about and "then capsized in the eddy where the freed stream from the mill merged into the main current of the river be low the falls. Almost immediately boatmen began to drag the river for the victim of the accident; and long after darkness they were still at work, their labors illumined from time to time by the gleaming rays from the searchlight above maintained by the fish warden Earl Siddons was 16 years old, and was a member of the sophomore class at the Oregon City highschool. He had been living with W. W. Lourie, his uncle, in Greenpoint; his mother being at present in Eastern Oregon. His father died some years ago. Cor oner Hempstead was notified of the accident, and went to the dock at the end of the Hawley slip soon after wards, but was able to do little aside from gather the stories of witnesses of the tragic affair. MOOSE TO PLAY Logemen Volunteer to Help Campaign of Rose Uptegrove for Queen At the regal dance to be given in Busch's hall on the evening of April 28 in honor of Miss Rose Uptegrove, Clackamas county's candidate for queen of the Portland Rose Festival, the famous Oregon City Moose band will appear and furnish music for the evening. In volunteering their ser vices for this even the local lodge of Moose desire to show that they are warm in their support of "Queen Rose;" and special efforts will be made by the musicians to furnish inspiring airs. The dance will be given to aid in raising a fund to secure votes for Miss Uptegrove, and there will be a num ber of novel features incorporated in the plans for the evening. Details as to these will be announced later, but it may be said in advance that they will be pleasant surprises, and that they will -probably aid in securing still more votes for the county's candidate for royal honors. ARTISANS TO MEET District Convention of Fraternal Body to be Held Here Saturday Gala times and considerable fun, as well as much business, will be brought about Saturday night at Busch's hall when the district conven tion of the United Artisans is called to order. There will be, among other things, a drill by the team that cap tured first prize in fraternal compe titions at the San Francisco fair last year; and there will be much music furnished by local Artisans. The convention will be preceded by a street parade of the local order headed by the band and the Portland drill team with the head officials of the order. The parade will start from the Busch hall at 7:45 and will proceed dowa Main to Sixth and thence back to the hall where the pro gram will be given. The evening will close with a dance starting at about 10 p. m., or as soon as the program is over. E. T. MASS WILL RUN IF VOTERS DESIRE FORMER SHERIFF NOT CANDI DATE, BUT IS WILLING TO ACCEPT NOMINATION Ernest T. Mass, for two terms sheriff of Clackamas county, has been asked by many influential and promi' nent democrats to permit the use of his name at the coming primaries, and has consented to make the race should his name be written in on the ballot so that he becomes the party nominee. '"I do not seek the nomination," says Mr. Mass, "and before the pri maries 1 will make no effort to se cure it. However, should the elec tors honor me by writing my name in on the ballot, I will feel bound as a loyal democrat to accept their decis ion in the matter, and will under such circumstances make the campaign for election as sheriff at the November election." . Mr. Mass's statement has pleased many democrats,' who believe that he should be a candidate for sheriff, even though he has. already served two terms. During the time he held of fice, Mr. Mass proved efficient in every way, and conducted the affairs of his office In a most economical manner, making a record that has not since been equalled. Not only was he effic ient as a peace officer, but the rou tine duties of the sheriff's office were most creditably handled, and attor neys of all parties have been loud in their praise of the prompt manner in which papers were served and other matters attended to under his juris diction. Mr. Mass is well known through out the county, and is a general favor ite with men and women in all walks of life. . Since leaving the sheriff's office he has been successfully con ducting one of the county seat's mod ern hotels and restaurants, and his only political activities have been as chairman of the democratic county central committee. When the present primary campaign opened many ef forts were made to persuade Mr. Mass to be the party's standard bear er in the race for the sheriff's office, but he steadfastly refused to let his name be used. "I have had two terms," he answer ed all comers. "The people asked me to be a candidate for my second term, and I felt honored by their appeal. But I do not think I ought to announce myself as ft candidate again. - Of course, if I am named a candidate again this year at the solicitation of the voters, I shall be much gratified at the tribute thus paid, and shall ac cep the nomination. But I want it distinctly understood that I . shall make no effort to secure the nomina tion." ELEPHANTS USED AS FORTS BY MARINES EXPERIMENTAL MANEUVERS BY SOLDIERS OF THE SEA ARE LIKE MOVIES IN ZOO Elephants and camels, carrying two machine gun sections of the Twenty-eighth Company of the Unit ed States Marine Corps, quartered at San Diego, took part in experimental maneuvers and quickly demonstrated the feasibility of their use in actual warfare conditions such as now ob tain in Mexico. Mounting one operator and tripod machine gun to an elephant, attended by several U. S. Marines on foot, the elephants displayed surprising agility in traveling over rough ground and wheeling into proper position for fir ing. The elephonts, when ordered to lie down made a perfect breastworks, behind which . the Marines were en abled in thirty seconds to employ an effective machine gun fire, Both elephants and camels would prove useful in extended campaigns such as the present one in Mexico, an official declared, for both can carry large loads and can go long distances without water. Elephants are more nervous under fire than camels, but with proper training they can be cur ed of gun-shyness. FISHING SEASON ON. Many Excellent Catches Reported During Last Few Days The salmon season is on in earnest. During the past few days anglers have reported the limit and hundreds of sportsmen have swarmed the river below the falls, with unusually good success. Sunday it is expected the largest crowd of the season will be on hand. Portland sportsmen who are unable to get dovn to Oregon City during the week, make the river here their ren devouz on Sundays. It is understood that there will soon be moving picture men on the job on the river to take "movie" views of the salmon catchers in action. These pictures have proven immensely popu ular during the past two years, and are first-class advertising for the community. SOCIAL HYGIENE FO TWO MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FOR BETTERMENT WORK LOCAL COMMITTEE IN CHARGE Campaign for Cleaner Living and Bet ter Conditions to be Waged in Suburban Communities Friday of this week the Oregon Social Hygiene society will open a campaign in Gladstone and its sur rounding territory with two meetings, one in the afternoon ad one in the evening. Both of these gatherings will be held in the Gladstone school auditorium; the one in the afternoon being for mothers and adult women, and the one in the evening being for men. Similar meetings have been held in the county seat and in other sections of the state; and much work for the betterment of moral conditions has been accomplished to date. At the afternoon meeting Mrs. G. N, Woodley and Dr. Emma Wick strom of Portland will be the prin cipal speakers; and in the evening A. F. Flegel of Portland, H. E. Cross and Coroner Hempstead will speak. Gen- eral discussion of social hygiene problems will be taken up at each gathering. The good of these meet ings comes to Gladstone without any cost whatsoever. They are free and no money is to be raised. It is Glad stone's opportunity to benefit. In this field of activity Oregon leads the country. Prominent men and women of Glad stone are sponsoring the meetings. A committee composed of Mrs. T. Gault, Mrs. Will Hammond, Mrs. M. E. Tur ner, Mrs. Irving Rau, Mrs. J. Evon, Mrs. Rev.Broomfield, Mrs. H. E. Cross, Mrs. H. O. Paddock, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. W. Lets, Mrs. R. Mc Getchie and Mrs. Olive Rivers, are making personal visits upon all wo men to insure their attendance. . " The Oregon' Social Hypiene Society' - is an organization of thoutrhtful. car-. nest business men, professional men, ' educators, clergymen and others, as, sociated together in an ' educational campaign to prevent the further spread of the social diseases, to re move misinformation, to teach in a decent manner the laws of sex life and to improve the social and moral conditions of the people of the state, especially its youth. Some of its most practical work has been to eliminate quack adver- -tising, to arouse parents to the ser iousness of conditions and to help them in bringing information about vital facts regarding health and physical development to their grow ing children. The organization is as sociated with the State Board of Health and derives its financial sup port in part from the state. Meetings held in Eugene, Pendle ton and Salem have brought out hun dreds of men and women. Over six thousand men attended a recent ser ies of talks in the Empress and Heilig Theatres in Portland. Governor Withycombe presided at a recent meeting in Salem attended by over 700 men, and pronounced it the great est meeting ever held there. RECORD SNOW FALL Four Inches of "The Beautiful" Re ported for April in Highland With no desire to advertise the cli mate as anything but unusually de lightful, the Courier herewith remarks that it has been reported this week that four inches of snow fell in the Highland district during the early part of the week, more especially on the day of the big wind. On that day also it hailed in Gladstone and Milwaukie until the streets and roofs were white, and in the county seat it hailed enough to notice it. It should be distinctly understood that this news is not printed as a "knock" on the Highland district, but simply as news news showing that when it comes to climate Clackamas county has the world beaten. For before it snew or snowed the peach trees were blooming and the apple blossoms were tinting the landscape. Likewise were other fruits giving their harbingers of springtime. And incidentally, four inches of snow in April is a record for these parts. Writer Enters Race Just before closing time for the declaration of candidacy Wednesday, Maxwell Vietor entered the primary race as candidate for sheriff on the democratic ticket. Mr." Vietor has been a resient of Clackamas county for the past three or four years, and until recently was news editor of the Courier. He promises economy in the sheriff's office if nominated and elected, and asks that there be print ed on the ballot after his name the slogan: "Results, not Alibis." You can get the Courier for one year for $1.00 if you pay in advance.