Oregon City courier., June 28, 1917, Image 1

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OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917
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EXCELLENT CHICKEN DINNER
PUTS BOTH SIDES IN
GOOD SPIRITS
STEVENS ASKS AID FOR FAIR
Different Viewpoints Given by Speak'
. ers of Farmers and Merchants'
and Local Clubs
IRES PLEASED
ESTACADAMEETING
Sixty-five members of the Oregon
City Commercial club returned from
a banquet and "get-together meeting"
at Estacada Tuesday night, highly
elated over the successful outcome of
their visit. After enjoying an excel
lent chicken dinner served by the la
dies of the Civic Improvement club, of
Estacada, speakers of the Live Wires
and members of the Farmers' and
Merchants' club took alternate turns
at presenting civic "problems from
their point of view. Judge Grant
Dmrick, of Oregon City, covered agri
cultural subjects, interspersing his
address with apt verses of poetry. H.
... C. Stevens, state representative and
president of the Eastern Clackamas
County Fair, made an appeal for fi
nancial assistance for the fair and
discussed road building problems.
Gilbert Hedges, district attorney of
Clackamas county, B. T. McBain, H.
E. Cross, G. F. Johnson, Livy Stipp,
C. W. Robey, C. Schuebel and Thomas
Burke, of the Live Wires, also made
brief addresses. E. W. Bartlett, prom
inent attorney of Estacada, told of
some of the needs of his section of
the county. 0. D. Eby, of the Live
Wires, and Walter Givens, president
of the Farmers and Merchants' club,
presided at the meeting.
The Farmers and Merchants' club
suspended their order of business and
turned that feature of the meeting
over to the Live Wires, who made
their committee reports and conduct
ed their business very much as it is
conducted at home. Judge Dimick
told of the efforts of the "bean" com
i,.. mittee of the club .to raise a standard
ized bean crop, in the hope of demon'
strating the value of standardizing
farm production. He pointed out the
importance of raising pure bred
stock; felicitated the Estacada people
on the organization of a cheese fac
tory in that town and suggested that
the farmers get behind the move by
bringing their products to the factory
instead of shipping them elsewhere.
Mr. Stevens said the Eastern
Clackamas County fair had received
financial aid from the county budget
two years ago and that last year aid
was given, although not provided foi
in the budget; this year, however,
said the speaker, there is plenty of
budget but no appropriation. He said
he had introduced a bill in the last
legislature to permit the division of
state aid funds, but the measure was
defeated and had been opposed by the
Live Wires. B. T. McBain agreed
with Mr. Stevens but C. Schuebel lat
er said the Wires had favored the
bill.
A rising vote of thanks to the la
dies who served the dinner and the
introduction of Mrs. E. W. Bartlett,
president of the Civic Improvement
club, and the singing of America by
the entire assemblage were 'other fea
tures of the meeting. A bit of humor
wa3 injected by Judge John N. Siev
ers, who said he would have to give
" up marching with the Oregon City
(Continued on page 8)
INSURANCE CASE
LOST BY WOMAN
TAKES JURY TWENTY MINUTES
TO BRING IN VERDICT FOR
INSURANCE COMPANY
Twenty minutes after the case was
submitted to them Monday, a jury
who had listened to the case of Mrs.
Mary C. Wells against the Firemen's
Insurance company of New Jersey for
$1,400 alleged to be due as insurance
on a residence which burned in Oswe
go last August, brought in a verdict
for the insurance company.
The suit for recovery on the insur
ance was contested by attorneys for
the company on the grounds that Mrs.
Wells had hired William Newman to
set fire to three cottages so that the
money could be collected. Newman
was tried for arson last year and
pleaded guilty, receiving a sentence of
from three to seven years in the peni
tentiary. He was brought here to
testify Monday and swore that Mrs.
Wells had promised him $225 for do
ing the job. -
Mrs. Wells was also tried for arson
but was acquitted, and she started the
action which resulted in a -verdict
against her Monday. Judge Robert
Tucker heard the case. Brownell and
Marsters apeared for Mrs. Wells and
Gilbert Hedges, district attorney of
Clackamas county, and John McCort,
former assistant United States dis
' trict attorney, of Portland, appeared
for the insurance company.
WILL MAKE TRADE
FOR NEW PARKSITE
COUNCIL HEARS PROTESTS AND
APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO
CONFER
Responding to popular appeal as
manifested in a petition signed by
several hundred citizens, the city
council, at a special meeting Friday
night, reconsidered its former action
in regard to trading certain pieces of
city property for 13 acres in the
south end of the city under control
of the water board, which it is pro
posed to use for a park site. At a
meeting last week five of the coun
cilmen voted against the trade but
with only one member absent from
the meeting Friday night the vote to
appoint a committee to confer with
the water board and consummae the
deal was unanimous. Councilmen
Buckles, Cox and Bridges were named
on the committee.
The decision was reached after a
communication from Frank Busch, of
fering $5,500 for the site, was read
and a. storm of protest against ac
cepting the offer was made by several
of the council members and citizens
gathered in the chambers for the pur
pose. Councilmen H. M. Templeton,
Fred Metzner and I. C. Bridges led
the opposition to the sale of the prop
erty. Mr. Bridges was opposed to the
trade last week but explained Friday
night that he realized a Majority of
the citizens favored the public park
and he wished to comply with the will
of the people. On the proposal of
Councilman Tobin the letter from
Mr. Busch was rejected.
Attorney C. Schuebel, Mrs. J. W.
Norris, prominent club woman, and
George Randall were actively in fa
vor of the city accepting the offer of
the water' board. "Hang on to what
we have," said Mr. - Randall, who
strongly oposed selling the property
to a private individual. Mrs. Norris
also spoke for the park. "Why do we
have to beg and beg for a thing of
which we may well be proud ?," asked
Mrs. Norris, and several women in the
audience decisively nodded their heads
in approval.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
APPOINTED AT CLUB MEETING
The Bible class department of the
Women's club had charge of the meet
ing in the Commercial club rooms
here last Thursday. Mrs. D. C. La
tourette was the leader. The sub-.
jects for the afternoon were "The
Prophets, Elijah and Elisha," Mrs. S.
S. Walker; "The Life of Samuel,"
Mrs. J. W. Draper; "Character Study
of David," Mrs. D. M. Shanks;
"Friendship of David and Jonathan,"
Mrs. F. J. Tooze. Appropriate read
ings illustrating their subjects were
given by Mrs. E. A. Chapman and
Mrs. Theodore W. Clark, and Mrs. La
tourette gave a general Bible review.
Delegates were appointed to the
State Federation meeting to be held
in Prinevile in . October. They are
Mrs. Rosina' Foutsand Mrs,. J.'W.
Norris, with Mrs. J. Et Downey and
Mrs. W. J. Wilson, alternates. The
calendar committee was chosen as fol
lows: Mrs. D. C. Latourette, Mrs. W.
A. White, Mrs. T. E. Beard, Mrs. E.
W. Scott, Mrs. A. McDonald, Mrs. N.
M. Alldredge, Miss Ada Bedwell and
Mrs. D. M. Shanks. ,
WELL KNOWN YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE MARRIED AT PARSONAGE
Miss Blanche Miller, who recently
finished the term as a teacher in the
Oregon City schools, and Waldo F.
Brown, of New Era, were quietly
married at the Presbyterian parson
age by Rev. J. R. Landsborough at
11 o'clock yesterday morning. They
left immediately for a short honey
moon, after which they will go to
New Era, where Mr. Brown is en
gaged in farming with his father,
George Brown, who is known as the
"potato king of Clackamas county."
' Mrs. Brown is the daughter of Mrs.
Nora Miller, of Highland, and a grad
uated the Highland schools and the
Oregon City high school. She was a
teacher here for three years and had
been elected for the term next year,
but resigned recently when her wed
ding engagement was announced.
" FLOWER DAY JULY 2
Money Paid for Admission Will be
Given to Red Cross
The Mount Pleasant Rose society
will hold a "flower show" in the
schoool house July 2nd in lieu of the
Rose show which it was intended
should be held in June but which was
postponed on account of the shortage
in the latter flowers. A small admis
sion fee will be charged to the flower
show and the money given to the Red
Cross. All kinds of wild flowers and
ferns will be shown in addition to ros
es and other cultivated blooms. A
strawberry fete for the benefit of the
Red Cross will be held at the home of
Mrs. A. C. Warner, June 27.
Two Fined for Speeding
Gust Petzol, of California, and P.
A. Schmidt, of Mount Angel, were
fined $5 and costs by Justice of the
Peace John N. Sievers for speeding
yesterday. They were arrested by
Motorcycle Officer H. E. Meades.
GROSS
11 J PER CAPITA
CLACKAMAS COUNTY TOTALS
SLOW COMING IN BUT SHOW
OVERSUBSCRIPTION .
COUNTY DONATES $12,700
Many Districts Ask for More Time as
Supplies Reached Them After
Drive Started
The total of the contributions to
the Red Cross fund from Clackamas
county has not yet been compiled but
figures reported late last night
with many districts yet to turn in
complete reports show about $12,700
have been collected, approximately
$7,200 coming from Oregon City. It
was learned by County Campaign
Manager T. W. Sullivan that the quo
ta for Clackamas county was $10,000
instead of $15,000, so that with the
figures available the apportionment
is oversubscribed by more than
$2,000.
The total contribution of Oregon
City to the Red Cross fund is more
than $7200 at present -with a few
more subscriptions to be reported.
This gives the city credit for donat
ing approximately $1.50 per capita.
County Campaign Manager T. W.
Sullivan does not -expect to have the
grand totals in for several days, as
the .time for making collections was
extended in ,some of the districts be
cause of the late. arrival of supplies.
Several fraternal organizations
made their contributions known Tues
day. They are the Elks' lodge, $100;
Masons, $25; Rebekahs, $10; I. O. Oj
F., $25; W. O. W., $20; and the Ore
gon City Comercial club, $50.
Districts which have turned in re
ports are Dist. 3, Canemah, $44.17;
Dist. 4, $39; Dbt. 20, Macksburg,
$122.50; Dist.- 26, $38.50; Dist. .15,
Beaver Creek, $101.90; Damascus,
$112.50; Dist. 31, $40; Dist. 37, $39.
50; Dist. 46, Sandy, $317.50; Dist. 48,
Parkplace, $102.20; Dist. 55, $100.50;
District 63, $61; Dist. 64, Clackamas,
$221; JJist. 73, New Era, $100; Dist.
81, $36.30; Dist. 92, $60.05; Dist. 107,
$36.50; Dist. 305, $48.50; Stafford,
$70.50; Oak Grove, $316.17; Logan,
(partial), $29; Bull Run (partial),
$28; Oswego, $636.50; Estacada, $1,
026; Concord, $109; Lakewood, $130.-
25; Redlands, $117.80.
The following reports were receiv
ed by Mr. Sullivan yesterday: Dist.
32 (partial), $13.75; Dist. 38, $66.50;
Dist. 42, Cherryville, $1.00; Cist. 43,
(Continued on page 8)
WEST POINTER IS
HERE ON FURLOUGH
JOHN HALESTON, GRADUATE OF
OREGON CITY HIGH
VISITS FRIENDS
John Haleston, West Point cadet,
is here visiting friends while on a
furlough, of 60 days, after spending
two years at the military academy.
Cadet Haleston is a graduate of Ore
gan City high, school and was appoint
ed to West Point by the late United
States Senator Harry Lane. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hales
ton, former residents of this city, who
now reside at Camas.
Only one furlough is allowed West
Point cadets during the four year
course, said Cadet Haleston. The
leave of absence is granted at the
end of the second year. He said that
the incoming class this year is about
twice as large as in former times and
that the students were being grad
uated at the end of three years be
cause of the war. He expects to
complete his course next fail if the
war lasts until that time and he says
military authorities in the east do not
look for an early ending of hostilities.
As he watched a detachment of the
Third Oregon Guards passing through
the city on a practice hike, he re
marked that the men looked in fine
physical shape and were equipped for
the roughest . kind of going and he
added that the duties and training at
West Point were not the sinecure
commonly believed compared with the
lot of a private soldier in the Nation
al Guard or regular army. The rigid
rules, which are as rigidly enforced,
and the intensive course of study, he
declared, required constant and close
application. His only regret, how
ever, is that he will not be able to
finish the course this year, as he is
anxious to see active duty in the field.
Hold Auxiliary Meeting
An auxiliary meeting of the Pacific
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
church, which held its convention in
Portland last week, was held here
Friday afternoofri with services in the
Lutheran church in the evening. Rev.
Dr. Kunzman, of Philadelphia, ad
dressed the auxiliary meeting and the
evening services. Delegates to the
convention took an automobile trip
over the Columbia highway Saturday.
NEAT SUM RAISED
AT GARDEN FETE
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
AND MUSICAL PROGRAM
ENTICE MONEY
A neat sum was realized for the
Red Cross society at the strawberry
fete given at The Lilacs, the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Warner, of Mount
Pleasant, last evening. The musical
program and the delicious strawber-
ries combined to delight the large
number who attended the affair.
While the evening was not as
pleasant as the patrons would have
wished the inspiring spirit of the mu
sicians and the worthy cause to which
the proceeds were devoted pleased a
crowd that would have been much
larger had the weather man been
more generous with warmth.
The harp selections of A. Galicio,
of Gladstone; the classical violin
numbers by Miss Maxine Telford; the
songs of Mrs. Carl Moore, of Glad
stone, and E. McLane, who was ac
companied by his daughter, Miss Mil
dred, of Mount Pleasant, were given
spontaneous applause, and the ad
dress by James Cary, of Oregon City,
on Red Cross work, was received with
attentive interest. ' Dancing, on a
specially built platform, helped pass
the evening, the music being fur
nished by Mrs. William Estes and
Gustave Flechtner, of this city. Many
of the women of Mount Pleasant did
their bit by sending dainty baskets
filled with delicatessens to be sold for
the cause.
Members of the Red Cross chap
ter of this city and Mount Pleasant,
and Honor Guard girls of Oregon
City assisted Mr. and Mrs. Warner in
entertaining the guests. They are
Mrs. O. A. Kruse, Mrs. A. E. King,
Miss E. E, Williams, Mrs. J. M. War
nock, Mrs. E. McLane, Mrs. O G.
Thomas, Mrs. E. A. Chapman, Mrs.
W. B. Lawton, Mrs. Jennie Vincent
Miles, Mrs. F. M. Thompson, Mrs.
Curtis Dodds, Miss Marie Harvey,
Mrs. W. B. Stafford, Miss Lyle Yex
ley, Miss Merle Yexley, Miss Margar
et Bruening, of Mount Pleasant; Mrs.
J. N. Wisner, Mrs. James Cary, Mrs.
L. E. Jones, Mrs. Theodore Osmund,
of the Red Cross society; Miss Cis
Pratt, Miss' Dolly Pratt, Miss Merle
Keck, Miss Kathryn Sinnott, and
Miss Plhkney Whitney, of the Honor
Guard, of Oregon City. ,
DAMASCUS PRINCIPAL IS
UNITED TO DAIRY FARMER
Miss Anna Bachmann, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Bachmann, of Da
mascus, was married at the family
home at noon yesterday to John W.
Wornstaff, of Bend, Ore., by Rev. J.
R. Landsborough, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, of Oregon City.
Miss Jennie Bachmann, sister of the
bride, was bride's maid and the groom
was attended by George Bachmann,
brother of Mrs. Wornstaff. The cer
emony was performed under a floral
arch of ferns and pink roses in the
presence of relatives and several in
timate friends of the families. Mrs.
Josephine Languist Link, of Port
land, sang "I Love You Truly" as the
bridal party took their places beneath
the arch.
After the honeymoon, which is to
be spent in Astoria and Seaside, the
new married couple will go to Bend,
where Mr. Wornstaff has a dairy
farm. The bride was principal of the
Damascus schools for several years
and has many friends in Portland and
this city.
COUNCIL RAISES PAY OF
CITY EMPLOYES TO $2.75
At a special meeting of the city
council Friday night wages of city
employes were raised from $2.25 a
day to $2.75 and the operators of the
city elevator will receive $60 per
month instead of $50. The increases
become effective July 1. Councilmen
Tobin, Bridges and Templeton were
appointed to confer with officials of
the Southern Pacific Railway com
pany and the Portland Railway, Light
& Power company in an effort to have
the blowing of whistles at all hours
of the night stoped. An ordinance
authorizing the purchase of 500 feeet
of hose was passed and several peti
tions for the improvement of streets
were considered. ,
SUES BLIND HUSBAND
Mrs. Minnie A. Lent Claims Fred G.
Lent Deserted Her
Charging her husband, Fred G.
Lent, with desertion, Mrs. Minnie A.
Lent has started suit here for divorce.
The couple were married in 1893. She
claims her husband has not lived with
her since June, 1916. He is blind and
formerly conducted a confectionery
store in Oregon City.
Arrested for Speeding
W. J. Burns, an automobile dem
onstrator of Portland, was arrested
by Motorcycle Officer H. E. Meades
near Barlow Sunday. He told
Meades, according to the latter that
he would appear for trial yesterday.
When he did not show up Justice of
the Peace John N. Sievers sent Con
stable Jack Frost after him. He is
to be given a trial today. Burns
was en route from Salem to' Portland.
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CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE IS
ATTACHED TO WEYERHAU
SER TAX CASE
COUNTY ASSESSMENT UPHELD
Difference of $95,643 in Valuation
Allowed by Campbell Set Aside
By Higher Court
Considerable importance is attach
ed by local attorneys to a decision
handed down by the supreme court
Tuesday, in which the appeal of
Clackamas county to reverse the cir
cuity court in the Weyerhauser Tim
ber company's tax suit is upheld and
the county will receive taxes on $188,
145 instead of $92,502.
The supreme court decision is the
culmination of a suit started by the
timber company in 1914, at which
time its attorneys appealed to the cir
cuit court to lower the assessed valu
ation after the board of equalization
had refused to grant the request.
Judge J. U. Campbell heard the case
and rendered a decision for the Wey
erhauser interests, lowering the valu
ation $95,643.
District Attorney Gilbert E. Hedg
es, assisted by his deputy, Thomas A.
Burke, and H. B. Beckett, appealed
to the supreme court, their contention
being that if the assessments were to
be overturned on what they termed
flimsy evidence the county officials
might just as well permit the timber
companies to make their own assess
ments. . The attorneys for the timber com
pany, C. L. Starr and Littlefield &
Maguire, held that the assessment in
this case had been made at full valu
ation of the land, whereas other lands
were assessed at a 58 per cent valua
tion. The cruise was made for the com
pany by M. G. Nease, assisted by M.
L. Stoddard, C. A. Hart, L. Clarke
and L. W. Olinger on about six sec
tions of timber. Judge Campbell sus
tained the county cruise and the as
sessment on but two parcels of land
covered by the petition, the county
cruise being approximately the same
as the high cruise of the other men in
those two cases. ,
District Attorney , Hedges charac
terized the decision of the supreme
court as a "victory for the small, land
holder," whom he said must pay the
taxes necessary to conduct the gov
ernment if the large holders escape
paying the assessed valuation on their
timber.
AVIATOR WILL FLY
AT FOURTH PICNIC
GOOD PROGRAM BEING AR
RANGED BY COMMITTEE OF
MILL EMPLOYES
The principal attraction at the big
Fourth of July picnic of the employes
of the mills of this city, to be held at
Chautauqua park, will be Aviator
Hansen, pupil of the late Silas Chris
tofferson, who will fijfrom Eugene
to the grounds and do "stunts" dur
ing the day after his arrival at the
park. George C. Brownell will de
liver a patriotic address.
Employes of the Oregon City Man
ufacturing company, the Hawley Pulp
& Paper company and, the Crown
Willamette company, numbering
about 2000 men, will participate in
the festivities with their families and
the general public is invited to be
present.
The committee on arrangements
which will meet tomorrow night to
formulate further plans for the cele
bration are Captain M. D. Phillips,
Crown-Willamette company! chair
man; B. L. Harvey, of the Oregon
City Manufacturing company, secre
tary; E. A. Chapman, of the Hawley
Pulp & Paper company, treasurer;
Fred Metzner, H. F. Tschirgi, Henry
Henningsen, Joseph Bealiau, John
Reams and Mr. Schwartz.
The Boys' band, of Oregon City,
will furnish the music. Other at
tractions will include sack races, run
ning races, nail driving contests for
the women and girls, three legged
races and baseball. Prizes will be
announced later by the committee.
There will be dancing during the
afternoon and evening. Arrange
ments have been made to run special
cars to the park at Gladstone and
no charges will be asked at the gate.
WORKERS WILL ORGANIZE
Employes of Oregon City Manufac
turing Co. to Meet Friday
Employes of the Oregon City Man
ufacturing company will meet In Wil
lamette hall tomorrow evening to per
fect the organization of the textile
workers' union. Otto Hartwig, pres
ident of the Oregon Federation of
Labor,' will speak and assist in the
organization.
HEDGES INS
SI 1
EMPLOYERS SHOW
DISCRIMINATION
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR MEN
SHOW DISLOYAL SPIRIT,
SAYS NEW YORK MAN
Men of military age are being dis
criminated against by employers since
the enactment of the selective draft
and it is becoming increasingly diffi
cult for them to obtain employment.
Help wanted advertisements in the
great daily papers show this, the
greater majority calling for men
"over 31" and otherwise indicating
that preference will be given 'to the
men not subject to the nation's call.
The injustice and disloyalty of this
was shown by Dr. Schuyler S. Wheel
er, past president of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers, who
is head of a firm employing several
thousand workmen.
"Employers only willing to hire
men over the military age," he said,
"are disloyal, un-American and un
fair. In addition, they are short
sighted, as only about one in twenty
of the ten million men registered
will be called. Refusal to employ
men between the ages of twenty-one
and thirty-one penalizes the very
class on which the future of the na
tion depends. These men are the
fathers of the coming generation.
"Men should be given employment
on the same basis as before the war.
If a man is called from his work to
take arms to help 'make the world
safe for Democracy' the employer
should be proud that one of his men
has gone to the front and should wish
him God-speed. The thought that his
work may have to be done by a new
man should never occur there are
millions who cannot go!
"If employers are not careful they
will make it a disgrace for a young
man to be called to the colors. In
stead, there should be rivalry between
the shops and factories as to which
sends the most men to the front, for
only the best are wanted and the fit
test to work are the fittest to fight.
Give the young men their chance!
They took it when they registered
now, let the employers take their
chance and give them work!"
The movement to employ men re
gardless of their liability to military
service was started at the plant of
the Crocker-Wheeler, Company, elec.
trical machinery manufacturers of
Ampere, N. J., and is being adopted
by many of the otyier large concerns.
JUDGE'S DAUGHTER UNITED
'
0 PORTLAND PHARMACIST
Miss Lillian Anderson, daughter, of
Judge and Mrs. H. S. Anderson, was
married to Leland Hendricks, son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Hendricks, at the
home of her parents, Fair Oaks Farm,
by Rev. J. R. Landsborough, of the
Presbyterian church' at noon last
Thursday. Relatives and intimate
friends of the contracting couple at
tended the ceremony.
Miss Ruth Brown and Miss Wini
fred Brown, of Logan, sang "God
Made Me Thine," preceding the wed
ding, and Miss Grace Hendricks, sis
ter of the groom, played the Lohen
grin wedding march as the bridal par
ty entered the living room. Mr. Ken
neth Hendricks was best man and
Miss Ozella Anderson, cousin of the
bride, was bridesmaid.
The bride is an accomplished vocal
ist of Logan, where she has spent
most of her life. Her father is county
judge of Clackamas county. Mr.
Hendricks is a graduate of the Phar
macy college of Portland and is em
ployed at the Byerly Drug company
in that city, where the couple will
make their home following a honey
moon of two weeks.
An account of this wedding hastily
prepared for last week's paper was
entirely wrong. The Courier wishes
to apologize for the error.
JURY ACQUITS FOUR OF
FISHING NEAR FISHWAY
A jury in Justice of the Peace John
N. Sievers' court here Saturday found
W. Judd, Geo. Story, Matt Story and
William Finucane not guilty of fish
ing within 100 feet of the fishway in
the Willamette river.
The case excited considerable at
tention because of the number of wit
nesses called by the defendants to re
fute" the testimony ' of Deputy Game
Warden Jewel and Constable Jack
Frost, who made the arrest June 13.
The jury was composed of John Le
wellen, M. D. Telford, E. H. Cooper,
James McNiel and H. C. Salisbury.
Their verdict was greeted with cheers
from the crowd of friends of the ac
cused men who filled the court room
and half the sidewalk in front.
DRAFT BOARD ORGANIZES
Sheriff Wilson and County Clerk Har
rington Are Chairman and Clerk
The local board for the selective
draft, composed of Dr. J. W. Norris,
W. J. Wilson, sheriff, and Iva M. Har
rington, county clerk, met Thursday
morning to 'organize. Sheriff Wilson
was chosen chairman and Miss Har
rington was elected clerk. Deputy
District Attorney Thos. Burke acted
in an advisory capacity. The board
will draw the names and pass on the
men eligible for the selective army
when the call is made by President
Wilson.
BIG FORCE BUSY
RESERVATIONS COMING IN RAP
IDLY FOR CHAUTAUQUA
TENT SITES . ; ' .
GREAT YEAR ANTICIPATED
Season Ticket Sale Opened at Oregon
City Bank With Rush of Or
ders Coming In
From present indications it looks
as if most every man, woman and
child in Clackamas county will be in
attendance at the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua Assembly this year. The
big program opens July 10 for a 13
day assembly, and already Secretary
Burke has been besieged with reser
vations for tents and camp-sites.
The season ticket sale, which opened
Monday morning at the Bank of Or
egon City, has been unusually brisk,
and from the fact that the opening
date is still two weeks away, there is
every indication of a wonderful year.
Down at the old park a large force
of men is at work on the new auditor
ium and every possible means will be
used to have the elegant new struc
ture in readiness when the gates of
the park swing open on the morning
or tne tenth. The new building iu
be one of the finest Chautauqua audi
toriums of the country, and the ex
cellent program chosen by the board
of directors is certainly fitting for the
fine new auditorium.
The program this year is a won
derfully large assortment of excel
lent features. The summer school
morning classes will be up to the
standard of former years in every
way. Fror. Grilley, of Portland, will
supervise the athletic work, Hart
ridge G. Whipp, of Portland, is to
handle the daily chorus work and the
big Chautauqua chorus, and daily Bi
ble study, bird-lore and interesting
forum hours each day on the general
theme, "How Can I Do My Bit?,"
will round out the mornings.
, The v lecturer include Montavilla
Flowers, Lee Francis, Lybarger, Wm.
A. Bom., Dr. Whitcomb Brougher,
Governor George Carlson, Dr. An
drew Johnson, Dr. G. Whitefield Ray,
W. L. Mellinger, Chauncey Hawkins,
Dr. Henry Smith Williams, Lorene
Wiswell Wilson, Wood Briggs, Eliaa
Day, Mrs. Chas. Castner, W. I. Nolan,
A. E. Turner and Dr. Frank Bohn.
A wonderful music and entertain
ment program is in store for the pa
trons. James Goddard, world's great
est baritone, is coming. Also LoZi
to's Royal Venetian band, the Onga-
wa Japanese troupe, the Davenny "
Festival Quintette, Graus Alpine Yod
lers, Mawson Antarctic movies, the
Wassers Co., Boston Light Opera Co.,
the Australian Manikins, Lyric Glee
club, Fillion Concert party, the Mili
tary Girls' orchestra, Musical Arts
Quartette, the Smith-Spring-Holmes
Co., and other splendid features.
Gladstone Park is the most ideal
site for camping. It is estimated that
over 1000 people will camp on the
grounds. .
NEW RECTOR TAKES.
CHARGE AUGUST 1
REV. C. H. L. CHANDLER, OF SAN
LUIS OBISPO, COMING TO ST.
PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
Rev. C. H. L. Chandler, rector of
St. Stephens Episcopal church at San
Luis Obispo, Cal., will become rector
of St. Paul's Episcopal church in Or
egon City about August 1, it was an
nounced by members of the local
church, who have received word from
Rev. Chandler stating that he has ac
cepted the call to this city.
Rev. Chandler has been at San Luis
Obispo for seven years and has taken
keen interest in public affairs, while
strongly developing his pastorage,
his friends say. He organized the
Emerson club and a Chautauqua as
sociation and was very active in oth
er civic and economic bodies. A Guild '
hall was built and a parochial organi
zation of the church was effected un
der his direction.
Mrs. Chandler is a, talented musi
cian and a member of the Music
Study club, the Book club and other
organizations designed to support
community interest and. church work.
Rev. Chandler was employed in the
office of the O. W. R. & N. company
in Portland for ten years and prior to
accepting the call to California he
was travelling secretary of the St.
Andrew Brotherhood.
Discuss Juvenile Work
"The Juvenile Work," was the sub
ject discussed at the meeting of the
W. C. T. U. in the Oregon City li
brary Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Min
da Church, court matron, and Con
stable D. E. Frost spoke at the meet
ing on the work of the juvenile court
of Clackamas county. Several speak
ers from Portland also talked upon
the subject.