University EEGON PITS 34th Year OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1916 Number 14 Y CALL TO ARMS IS C0MPANY G MOBILIZES RAPIDLY WHEN SUDDEN ORDER . ' IS SOUNDED GUARDS CAMP AT CLACKAMAS Captain Blanchard Foresees Service on Border and Maybe in For eign Country - The call to arms has been sounded. Sudden as was the order to mobilize the troops of the Oregon National guard, Company G of Oregon City, commanded by Captain Lowell E. Blanchard was not found wanting and within a few hours after the summons came Captain Blanchard had a majority of his men in uniform and under arms... , . . the men and officers of Company G worked strenuously at the tasks inci- aent to moDinzation ana oy weanes day morning had recruited to more than the minimum strength required by United States army regulations and were at the concentration camp at Clackamas station. Captain Blan chard received a brief command on Sunday night and throughout the night and the early hours of the morning was a most active person in gathering his flock of guardsmen to gether "under the shelter of Busch hall, the company's armory. Lieutenant William R. Logus and Second Lieutenant Eldon Blanchard were on the job soon after orders were received by the captain and they cared for the details of the mobiliza tion of the command preparatory to its departure for Clackamas. Within a few hours the junior officers had secured more than twenty enlistments from young men from all -stations in the life of the community who had the warlike ambition. By Tuesday evening the armory had been cleared of equipment and all had been shipped to - the state rifle range wnicn is tne sue 01 tne concen tration camp for troops of this state. Telegrams from members of the com pany in several sections of the state had been received announcing their intentioi of joining the local force at the earliest possible moment and the departure on Wednesday marked one of the most promut and orderly mobilizations reported from any of the valley cities., The company left fully equipped for most strenuous field duty and prepared in the spirit of the occasion for. anything that duty demands of them. "Although the orders I have receiv ed say nothing of border service, other than to . intimate that such is the purpose of the mobilization of the citizen- soldiery of the entire United States, I see nothing that would indi cate that the guard will not see active service on the border, and that prob ably within less than a month," said Captain Blanchard. "There could be no other purpose for this great nat ional troop movement, as the expense of an experiment at this time is too great for the government to bear if there is not a very serious motive be hind it all. I know no more about the plans of the war department than any citizen, but I am certain that the Ore gon National guard will see service." The junior officers and enlisted men of the company, representing every industry in the city, are enthusiastic over the-prospects of the first actual service . since the Spanish-American war, and authorities on the Mexican situation predict that their services will be demanded by the war depart ment before the' concentration camp ii any more than well-established. Heads of local industries have been willing to have their employes join the colors and in many cases have promised the reinstatement of militia members upon their return from ser vice. Sixty-five men and officers com prise the local force which is encamp ed at Clackamas. - On Monday five hours were spent in drill and the new members of the company were put through a stiff training session. On Tuesday the same dose was repeated and each day at the concentration camp will be featured by approximately five hours of drill and tactical duty. On Mon day afternoon the fife and drum corps of the Grand army visited the armory and played martial airs and also appeared on Main street with their instruments. The entire period of mobilization in Oregon City has . been featured by orderly haste and a marvelous amount of work was &c- eomplished in the short time between the receipt of orders and the transfer of troops and equipment to Clacka mas. There is no doubt that the officers of Company G have been the busiest men in the county since Sun day night, but the enthusiasm and the spirit of it all has offset any telling effects of the strenuous labor. The wives of the local officers and the wives and sweethearts of the en listed men have been the most inter ested among the great number of spectators during the mobilization of the company. For the most part the MINER FILES ANSWER TO TOOZE COMPLAINT COME-BACK IS SUPPLEMENT TO FORMER CHARGES MADE BY PRINCIPAL Supplementing his charges present ed to the state department of educa tion and to the Oregon City school board against City Superintendent F. J. Tooze, C. G. Miner, former prin cipal of the high school here, has fil ed an answer to the complaint filed against him in the circuit court by Superintendent Tooze. Mr. Miner admits having made every declaration alleged by the su perintendent and rather than forego the force of any of these he adds to them, at least by reiteration. Mr. Miner admits the authorship of let ters to State Superintendent Churchill and includes in his statement the use of 'the words "immorality," and ".dis honesty." It is explained, however, that immorality has other meanings than the common one, and the dic tionaries indicate that the word is synonymous with dishonesty and others of similar meaning. Mr. Miner according to his statement, probably diq not intend to convey the impres sion that the superintendent was un chaste. Superintendent Tooze has filed suit against the former high school head asking for libel damages of $20,000. The suit, prepared by Christian Schue bel, contains two counts of action; the first deals with Mr. Miner's charge to State Superintendent Churchill in which Mr. Tooze was said to be dis honest and immoral and the author of anonymous letters. The second count deals with the publication of a story in a Portland newspaper, said to have been submitted for publication through or by Mr. Miner. In answering this action Mr. Miner does little more than to reiterate the charges he had already made. He says: "The Plaintiff is so given to falsehood, chicanery and deceit, and has so practiced the same in the said schools of the said district, among and toward 4he teachers and pupils of the school, and especially in the said high school, that he is, does and during the last school year did have albaseful and evil effect upon the stu dents of the high school and kept the teaching force in such an uncertain and perturbed state of mind as almost to disorganize the high school and did prevent the teachers from conducting the said school in an efficient manner. " Plaintiff had no certificate to teach school and defendant learned of and had knowledge of the foregoing alleged facts and honestly believed that plaintiff was. thereby unfit to hold the said position of superintendent of schools, and further found that the only charge covering 6uch acts of plaintiff as hereinbefore alleged was 'immorality' and before a certificate should be issued to a teacher he should present evidence of good moral char acter and personal fitness that de fendant had no intent to charge and did not charge plaintiff with lewd ness." . ladies have been as brave in the face of the possible danger to their hus bands and friends as have the men themselves, but they were at the ar mory during practically the entire time of the assembling of the com pany. ' Memories of the days of '98 attract ed many Spanish-American war vet erans to the armory to witness mo bilization proceedings. To' a man these veterans expressed a desire to get into the uniform of service once more if their age and business would permit. Many of these men have ad vanced greatly in the business world since their war and many have taken upon themselves the "ties that bind," so that their enlistment is impossible. Those, however, who are free have been enlisting in great numbers. Noryn P. Hoff, son of State Labor Commissioner 0. P. Hoff is a non commissioned officer in Captain Blan chard's command. Mr. Hoff was a member of Company G for a short time some years ago and when he heard the call to duty he came to Oregon City from a good position in Portland to take up arms. Mr. Hoff is a graduate of the Oregon Agricul tural college and while there received the primary military training that qualifies him as an experienced sol dier with the national guard. Second Lieutenant Eldon Blan chard, brother of Captain Blanchard, both of Company G, returned on Tuesday evening from Aberdeen, Wash., as soon as possible after re ceipt of orders. Lieutenant Blan chard had only recently located at Aberdeen where he was agent for the American-Wells Fargo express com panies. After a severe and long-houred seige of labor First Lieutenant Wil liam R. Logus took a well-earned va- cation on Tuesday and spent the day in Portland. Lieutenant Logus has been with the local company since its organization and is known as one of the most efficient officers in the ser vice. He served through the Spanish- American war as a member of Com (Continued on Page 8) HEDGES RE-ELECTED A SCHOOL DIRECTOR LODER ONLY OPPONENT OF MAN WHO PLEDGES DEVELOP MENT OF SCHOOLS With factions working against him Joseph E. Hedges was re-elected di rector on the Oregon City school board on Monday by 79 votes out of a total of 339. John W. Loder, city recorder, and local attorney, was the only opponent of Mr. Hedges for the five-year term which is to go again to Mr. Hedges. The balloting was a source of much interest to taxpayers throughout the day and at least three factions were at work among those entitled to vote. Attack was made upon Mr, Hedges because of the action of which he was father and which accomplished the banishment of an'-anti-Romari Cath olic newspapers from the tables of the WOODSOW WLSOV "Americanism and peace, preparedness and prosperity are the issues upon which the democratic party stands, and the heart of democracy swells with pride that is more than a pride of party as it hails the man, who has asserted this Americanism, assured this peace, advocated this preparedness and produced this prosperity." Martin H. GlynnK. former governor of New York. local library. This action was as sig nificant of Mr. Hedges' Catholic inclination, but such a supposition was found to be absolutely without foundation. Mr. Hedges is not a member of any church and members of his family are not allied with the Catholic denomination. The second faction attacking Mr. Hedges is said to have been the friends of Fred J. Tooze, city school superintendent. These persons would have accomplished the defeat of the incumbent for the political advantage the superintendent could gain by the election of Mr. Loder. In addition' to these a few of the friends of Mr. Hedges took a personal interest in his campaign and are said to have brought a number of voters to the polls. "Mr. Hedges has been out of the city for more than a week and took no part in the campaign for his re-election. The polls were opened at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon and closed at 6 o'clock. Only property owners, in cluding owners of stock in local cor porations, are allowed the franchise in school elections and the fact that 339 votes were polled is considered a fair representation. Mr. Hedges' term as school direc tor will not be interrupted. He has been re-elected for five years and the last term and the new one will be continuous. He is well-known in this community as an active and pro gressive citizen, with the welfare of the school system deeply implanted and his re-election is a source of grat ification to his many friends. His service on the board in the past has been very creditable and before the election on Monday he pledged him self to maintain the same rules of conduct in connection with the schools as he has been working out in the past. Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Holman of Dallas, Ore., were visitors in Oregon City this morning en route to Port land. Mr. Holman is county treasurer of Polk county, and is in line for elec tion as county clerk. He was touring to Portland to take Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Tetherow of Falls City, to the pioneer convention in the metropolis. LI WIRES GET MILITARY SPIRIT START FUND FOR AID COMPANY G, WHICH IS IN CAMP OF VETERANS ADDRESS MEETING Final Live Wire Meeting of Season Held at Mt. Pleasant Next Week The military spirit, with patriot ism and the present .mobilization of the state troops as the keynote, in stilled the weekly meeting of the Live Wires of the Commercial club on Tuesday and much practical good was accomplished. , , : The spirit of the days of other wars was brought before the meet ing in fine style by four of those once sturdy youths who fought for a na tion's honor a half-century ago, and whose blue clad figures today are draped in the mantle of the stars and stripes, "the most worthy emblem be tween earth and heaven," as one speaker described it. The first speaker was Dr. J. E. Hall, department commander of the Oregon chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic. Dr. Hall commended in patriotic words the spirit that im bues the nation when it is called to the protection of its rights. He com mended the young men who are shoul dering the strife once born by the members of the Grand army and hfi displayed through his brief talk the whole-hearted interest in the cause of national honor which the Grand army cherishes through the memory of its participation in the civil war. (C. A.Williams of Gladstone, as sistant adjutant general of the G. A. R. in Orejfcn spoke briefly upon the subject of preparedness and the present mobilization of troops. A. F. Stokes, commander of Meade post, Number 2, paid a fine tribute to the spirit that animates the youth of to day, spoke feelingly of the national emblem and its significance and sub scribed to tbe general interest Bhown by the Live Wires. . ' In concluding the program of speeches Captain J. T, Apperson of Parkplace, former commander of the Oregon department of the Grand army, and a prominent member of Meade post of this city said that as an organization the Grand army was solidly behind the movement for pre paredness and showed his very prac tical support of the policies that have forced the issue with Mexico by do nating liberally to a fund that was started for the benefit of Company G of this city. H. E. Williams, former company commander of the Oregon National guard, started a ball rolling at the meeting which will undoubtedly mean jLA , i:opgcH bros i (Continued on Page 8) CAMPAIGN AROUSES INTEREST IN CLUBS H. C. SEYMOUR SPEAKS HIGHLY OF COUNTY OFFICERS FOR SCHOOL WORK The campaign to interest pupils of the Clackamas county schools in in dustrial club projects in connection with their class duties received im petus last week when H. C. Seymour, state leader of industrial club work for the Oregon Agricultural college spent two days visiting schools in dif ferent parts of the county. Mr. Sey mour was accompaniedby Superin tendent Calavan on his trips about the county. Notwithstanding the fact that classes had been dismissed for the summer vacation the officers had no trouble in assembling large numbers of the pupils at the several school houses where meetings were held, and the talks proved the attraction of the industrial club plan, with the result that 'a great many more boys and girls will take part in the projects than ever, before. On Monday Mr. Seymour spoke to many audiences and on Friday visited Gladstone, Jen nings Lodge, Ardenwald, Oak Grove, Milwaukie, Clackamas and Harmony. In these schools Mr. Seymour found the club work well under way and found the children not only interested in their work,' but accomplishing pleasing results. This was especial ly true of the Oak Grove, Milwaukie and Ardenwald schools. The club members are alreaiJy planning ex hibits for local, county and state fairs this fall. In most cases money has already been raised to finance these exhibits. , Oak Grove and Milwaukie pupils plan to hold local exhibits of their products just before the' time of the county fair. This will materially assist in the work of assembling for the latter and ' when the local and county fairs are off the boards the displays will be taken to Salem to form a part of the county exhibit. "The development of club work in Clackamas county compares very favorably with conditions I find in any other county in the state," said Mr. Seymour after his meetings on Fri day. Mr. Seymour has visited prac tically every hamlet in the state since he took up the duties of state leader with tho O. A. ,C Pie was formerly county superintendent of schools in Polk county and is an authority in school affairs. . It was largely through his work as a school superintendent that the industrial club plan go$ such an active start in this state and it is now through his efforts that it is keeping the interest of thousands of pupils. Mr. Seymour said: "In fact, I find the club work here in a bet-. ter condition in many ways than I have found it anywhere else. Fori this fact I can only praise Superin tendent Calavan and Supervisor Ved- der for the admirable work they have been doing. They are very capable partners and I can say that the col lege extension department is very proud of them for their work." Mr. Seymour will return to this county about July 18 with a staff of six assistants to conduct a great in dustrial club revival campaign in which every phase of the work will be taken up with every pupil that can be reached in the county. The cam paign, under the' direction of Mr. Seymour and the county officers will be carried on by the college experts from July 18 to 20, inclusive, and is destined to be one of the greatest and most enthusiastic grade educational features the county has known. Mr. Seymour will bring extension special ists in all lines and together with his own work and that of the county officers Clackamas county will un doubtedly forge to the front rapidly with her school industrial clubs. COUNCIL APPROPRIATES Five Hundred Dollars Presented to ' Guard Company At a special meeting of the city council held late Tuesday afternoon, an ordinance was presented and pass ed both readings authorizing the ap propriation of $500 for the benefit of Company G, O. N. G., as part of a fund that was being raised by a com mittee from the . Live Wires of the Commercial club. The committee, comprising H. E. Williams, O. D. Eby, M. D. Latourette, C. Schuebcl and George Harding, waited upon the. council with a request for this donation and with very little discussion the worth of such an appro priation was made evident to the councilmen, with the result that the appropriation had the unanimous sup port of the body. With $100 provided through sub scription from Live Wire members, the $500 given to the company by the council for the taxpayers and a prom ise of the appropriation of $350 by the county court, Company G has gone into camp with a company fund ap proximating $1000. This will be used in the most efficient manner to pro vide those luxuries which men from civil life will demand during the first part of their enforced military life when the rations provided by the government commissary do not meet the demands of the untrained stomach. You can get the Courier for one year for $1.00 if you pay In advance POSTAL WORKERS TO ASSEMBLE SATURDAY FOUR HUNDRED DELEGATES EX PECTED HERE FOR ANNUAL CONVENTION Next Saturday Oregon City will be turned over to the three state asso ciations of postoffice employes for the annual convention of the organization here, and the local hosts are planning an extensive and very interesting pro gram for the entertainment of the guests, who will number close to 400 persons. . Those who will come to Oregon City are the rural carriers and city carriers and the mail clerks, and an interesting note in this connection is the fact that the presidents of the three individual associations are em ployes of the local office. Frank Whiteman is president of the rural carriers association; John Etcheson of the city carriers and Carl Joehnke of the mail clerks. The municipality has shown its interest in the conven tion by the appropriation of $75 to help in defraying the expenses in cident to the entertainment of the visitors. - The first feature of the program will be an address of welcome by Mayor Hackett. This meeting will be held at Busch's hall and following Mayor Hackett, T. Leston Kirk will speak. Mr. Kirk was the first west ern man to become a member of the national board. Hi3 station now is at Bremerton, Wash. Other speak ers during the day will be the Rev. James Elvin of Salem and Herman Wise of Astoria. District Attorney G. L. Hedges will act as toastmaster. Committees in charge of the con vention include: Arrangements, J. L. Spagle, Charles Andrus, William Let tenmeier and Hazen Brainard; public ity, Mrs. C. A. Nash .Charles Andrus and John Ejrr; refreshments, Roy Trullinger, Thomas Smith and Ralph JNUes; finance, w. is. Howell, Kaiph Niles and Orville Johnson; reception, Luther McAnulty, Otto Lyman, Frank Fuge, Perry Meek and Roy Trullin ger. The following program is outlined by the hosts: Saturday afternoon, 1:30 to 2:30, trip to the mills;-3,to 6 o'clock, busi ness session; 7 to 8:30, parade and auto ride; 8:30, banquet at Busch's hall, with G. L. Hedges as toast master; instrumental music, orches tra; selection, Canemah quartet; ad dress, Rev. James Elvin; instrumen tal music, orchestra; address, Herman Wise; selection, Canemah quartet; address, T. Leston Kirk"; patriotic song, "Star Spangled Banner." B0YSEN GETS TERM IN JAIL AND FINE JUDGE CAMPBELL GIVES MAX- ' IMUM SENTENCE; SCORES OLD OFFENDER Fritz Boysen, whose booze has made Milwaukie famous, will probably appeal from the decision rendered in Circuit Judge J. U. Campbell's court on Friday finding him guilty on a charge of selling intoxicants at the Hotel Belle, Milwaukie. Judge Camp bell sentenced Boysen on Friday to six months in jail and a fine of $500 in the case which was appealed from the justice court. If an appeal is not taken Mr.' Boy sen will probably ask for a new trial and he has ten days from the date of the decision to prepare such a mo tion. The Milwaukie tavern keeper is at liberty for the time being under bail fo $2000, double the amount that gave him freedom before the trial. Boysen's trial was featured by the evidence of Miss Helen Sullivan, arrested last week by Sheriff Wilson while on the ferry between Vancouver and Portland, just -after her release from the Clarke county, Washington, jail. She was one of a number who testified that she secured intoxicants at the Belle hotel and her testimony was valuable to the state's case, pre sented by District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges, and Deputy Thomas C. Burke. The jury in the case was out twenty-four hours, with the exception of a few minutes and many ballots were required to establish the verdict. John H. Stevensont attorney for Boy sen, maintained that the deliberations of the jury were proof that the evidence presented was inconclusive, but this had no weight with the court, which had opinions of its own regard ing the guilt of the defendant. In passing judgment Judge Campbell scored Mr. Boysen. "You have been before this court three times. As far as this county is concerned you are up against it," said Judge Campbell, employing a popular phrase to carry to. Boysen's mind what he need expect if a new trial is sought. "I know, from the statements of a man who is very close to me, but who has never been on the witness stand, just what kind of a den you have operated since the first of the year, and before that time. You ijave violated the law many times since the first of the year and I have authority for the assertion COUNCIL UK TO JITNEY ALDERMAN TEMPLETON WAXES ELOQUENT IN DENOUNCING OF PETITIONERS COUNCIL VACATES STREET City Will Build 5,000,000 Gallon Res ervoir. May Sell West Linn Bonds for Fund When the good taxpayers of the Oswego district stretched their imag inations to that point where they dreamed of having established a jit ney service between Portland and Oregon City by way of Oswego, that they might have other means of trans portation to the county seat than that provided by nature, they forgot to reckon with Councilman Templeton. At the meeting of the Oregon City council last evening a delegation of Oswego patriots, led by E. James Jones, editor of the Oswego Times, and V. F. Cooper, presented the traf fic situation to the council with a prayer that something might be done to permit a jitney to operate into this city. No sooner had Mr. Jones finish ed a statement regarding the desire of west side residents to bring their trade and banking to the county seat than Councilman Templeton had the floor. Mr. Templeton employed personal ities and strong statements to show his objection to the transportation scheme proposed. The alderman laid down the law to the delegation and to the Oswgeo Times, expressing his opinion of the latter and its editor in terms of certain scorn. He concluded his tirade with a motion to lay the proposition on the table. An amend ment was moved by Councilman Cox, and carried after much discussion, to put the matter in the hands of a com mittee for investigation. The mayor appointed Templeton, Metzner and Roake as members of this committee, and in the mind of the visitors there by put the last nail in the coffin of their hopes, for Templeton and Metz ner are avowed enemies of any such plan as that desired by the Oswego delegation. An ordinance prepared and pre sented by C. D. Latourette as attor ney for the Hawley Pulp & Paper company, asked for the vacation of Fourth street between Main! street and the bluff. The ordinance was presented with the approval of City Attorney Schuebel and passed ttya first reading. - The first regular meet ing next month has been set as the time for the final reading. In spite of the fact .that the council recently voted a temporary permit to Raasch and Lamb, pool hall operators, for the removal of their business to the basement of the Andresen build ing, the council promising an ordi nance covering the move after the ex piration of the three-month permit, the body refused to recognize its pledge through an ordinance present ed for the pool hall owners by W. A. Dimick. Mr, Dimick took occasion to score the council for its change of faith and charged them with forcing a legitimate business from the city. A city ordinance in effect at present provides that all pool or billiard halls must be on the ground floor and visible from tho street. The city proposes to build a 5,000,- 000 gallon reservoir and in a scheme to provide funds for the purpose con templates the sale of certain West Linn improvement bonds which it owns. The legality of such a sale has been questioned and by a majority vote of the council the matter of tho bond proposition was referred to the water board with power to act. Permission to occupy a small sec tion of Water street, which is al ready covered by a building, was granted to Mr. Frisbie. Authority to accept the resignation , of the present fire alarm tender and the power to employ his successor was vested in the fire and water com mittee by a vote of the council. By unanimous vote the council up held the action of Mayor Hackett in tentatively promising that Chief of. Police Blanchard would be reinstated in his position with the city upon his return from duty with Company G, O. N. G., of which he is commanding officer. that you have sold liquor illicitly within the last ten days .' ' "The Hotel Belle is a notorious blind pig," said District Attorney Gil bert LHedges in requesting that the court impose the maximum sentence, "and its owner is a hard man, and a stubborn fighter behind the best legal talent he can secure. Blind pigging can only be curbed by putting the 'pigger' where he belongs." Oak Lawn Elects The annual school election held at the Oak Lawn school, district number 22, resulted in the election to the board of directors of 'Alfred Schneider by a large majority over John Mc Kenzie. P. J. Schneider was unan- l l i . l i. B 1.- 1 J The Oak Lawn school has just clos ed a prosperous and very successful year with Mrs. Belknay as teacher. PLAN