BAINEE fCOIJHEl
39th Year
THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1922.
Number 51
STATE TAX LEAGUE
WORKS OUT NEW TAX
PROPOSITION
Proposal to Limit General
Property Tax to One
Half State Expenses
ONE FIFTH PAY TAXES
Executive Committee of the Taxpay
ers League Will Draft the
Proposed Measure
That there will be Initiated an
amendment to the state constitution
providing for a state income tax
which shall produce revenue suffic
ient to pay one half the expenses of
the state is announced by the execu
tive committee of the state Taxpay
ers League. Members of this commit
tee are: Walter M. Pierce, democratic
candidate for nomination for govern
' or, La Grande; C. L. Hawley, Mc
Coy; J. A. Westerlund, Medforcr; and
Robert E. Smith, Portalnd.
By the procedure adopted by its
sponsors the initiative measure will,
it is claimed, i remove all question
about the constitutionality of a state
income tax. It is also proposed
through the result of this measure, to
relieve the taxpayers of the general
property tax of one half the state ex
penses whether times are good or bad,
and incomes large or small. It will be
up to the legislature to pass the in
come tax law complete if the people
vote for the measlre providing that
the property shall pay but one half
the taxes.
It is the purpose of the committee
in initiating this amendment to pro
vide in it against a fund during the
prosperous years so large as to stim
ulate extravagant expenditures by
hedging it about with all the present
limitations on percentage ratios and
to make generally uniform the taxes
of the farmer from year to year. In
other words the present limitation
will continue and when prices of his
products are high or low his tax ratio
on his property for state expenses will
be practically the same.
Another reason advanced for the
income tax is that there is only about
one-fifth of the population who pay
property taxes and many of these will
be forced to contribute to the state's
finances through the income propos
ed. The Clackamas County Pomona
Grange passed at its last session,
also, a resolution favoring the initia
tion of a graduated income tax for
this state, to be voted on at the No
vember election.
World-War Hero Goes
To California
City
Dan Finnucane, who has been in
the government hospital in Portland
for several months where he has been
taking treatment for the effects of
gas inhaled during the world war has
"gone to San Diego, California, for fur
ther treatment.
He is the son of Patrick Finucane
of 12th and Van Buren streets this
city. A member of the Oregon Na
tional Guard, Dan was one of the first
to enter the service and cross the
seas where he distinguished himself
by bravery and other qualities of ex
cellent service.
His many friends here wish him
speedy return to health and home.
Why the Best City
In Which to Live?
Beginning with this issue the Banner-Courier
will present each week
or as consecutively as possible the
story of "Shawnee". This city won,
recently, the $2500 prize awarded by
competent judges upon the basis of
being the "Best city in Oklahoma in
which to live."
Thirty nine cities competed for the
prize.
It is hoped that readers will com
pare the points of excellence which
entitled Shawnee to this prize with
the points of excellence which char
acterizes Oregon City and other cities.
SHAWNEE
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"Behind every great movement is
a man or group of men. The city
of Shawnee has never been lacking
in men since its foundation. In fact,
Shawnee is Shawnee because of the
will of men. Nature and topography
made up their minds to put Shawnee
in the center of the country. A few
red blooded men determined to do
likewise. The same mind has run
through the building of Shawnee and
the piloting of her campaign in the
better cities contest until she had
been acclaimed the winner.
Correction
The meeting of the South West Im
provement League held March 21st
at which County Commissioner Rufus
C. Holman spoke was held at J. J.
Knox's Hall at Palatine Hill and
Boone's Ferry Road, Collin's View
Tract
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
BUSINESS BOOSTERS
BUSILY BOOST
Headed by the Oregon City Booster
band of twenty pieces over fifty
Clackamas County Business Men's As
sociation boosters via special car in
vaded the meetin' house of the Port
land Retail Grocers Association in the
metropolis on Monday night this
week. The occasion was an effort to
invite in due and emphatic form the
Oregon Retail Grocers' to hold their
next annual picnic on July 26 next in
Gladstone Park.
To say that the Oregon City aggre
gation made an impression is mild..
And to repeat that the Portland bunch
of retailers were game is milder.
However, both the visitors and their
vociferous enthusiasm were received
royally.
Among those who acted as spokes
men for the park site, representing
the local association were F. J. Tooze,
Brenton Vedder, James Brady, C. H.
Dickey and Sam Clay.
The result of the meeting was the
appointment of a committee from
each of the commercial bodies to con
fer and definitely decide upon a site
for the meeting. For the Portland
Association those appointed were W.
W. Hill, Harry Corkhill, Emil Gin
ther and for Oregon City, Arthur
Beattie, Charles Dickey, Hal Hoss
and Brenton Vedder.
The two committees held a confer
ence with the result that they will
look over conditions, at the park on
Friday afternoon this week and report
back to their associations.
Road Cannot Be Closed
The decision of Judge J. TJ. Camp
bell in regard to the Holcomb road
is that it cannot be closed. This road
crosses the place recently purchased
by Collier. The court held that the
road having been dedicated did not
revert back to theowners of the ad
jacent property when the land
changes ownership.
RESPECTED RESIDENT
OF OREGON CITY IS
LAID TO REST
George Califf, an old and highly re
spected citizen passed away suddenly
from heart failure as he was complet
ing his days work at the Crown-Willamette
Paper plant last Sunday even
ing. Mr. Califf was the son of early Ore
gon pioneers. Coming from Wiscon
sin with his parents when he was
twenty years of age. He has resided
in this city a half century and for
twenty years has been employed as
millwright at the local paper mills.
The funeral was held at the Pres
byterian church Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. It was one of the largest
funerals ever held in the church. The
services were conducted by Rev. H. G.
Edgar.' The pall bearers were men
who worked with him at the Crown-
Willamette and also his Knights of
Pythias brothers.
BARCLAY SCHOOL
BUILDING INJURED
BY BLAZE
Oregon City was surprised on Sun
day morning last to learn that the in
terior of the Barclay school building
had been during the night badly dam
aged by fire.
The fire was discovered at about
foTir o'clock in the morning by Frank
Koenig just returning from Portland
and who immediately turned in an
alarm. The fire department respond
ed promptly and found the -flames
which had evidently started " in a
cloakroom near the center of the
building on the first floor coming out
through the roof. Before coming out
through the roof the flames had burn
ed through into several of the rooms,
doing considerable damage.
The cause of the fire is unknown
but is generally believed to be the
results of some one who had entered
the building for this or some other
unworthy purpose.
There "was carried, by the district,
on the building $11,500 insurance
which is more than sufficient to cov
er the Joss.
Woman's Club Passes
Strong Resolutions
One of the liveliest meetings ever
held by the Woman's Club occurred
on Thursday afternoon of last week
when "Art" was the subject of dis
cussion. Mrs. H. G. Edgar, led out
with "A new hope in the motion pic
ture field"; Mrs. Meta Finley follow
ed with "A new hope in the national
news service"; Mrs. Agnes Buckley
spoke on "Clackamas county schools",
Mrs. Irma" Jones exhibited Oregon pot
tery made from clay from Molalla
and H. P. Denber of the Foster-Kleis-er
Co. of Portland told of the "Dec
orative possibilities of the billboard."
Among resolutions passed unani
mously by the club, were a protest
against licensing of boxing exhibitions
in Oregon City declaring them to be
"only prize fighting in disguise"; con
demned the action of the county com
missioners in granting liecnse to the
dancing pavillion at Oak Grove; and
requested the city council to print and
place in every house the" ordinances
for city sanitation.
EUROPE'S CONFERENCE
IS A MANY SIDED
PROPOSITION
Russia and France Pivotal
Points Upon Which the
Meeting Turns
CONCESSIONS MADE
Soviet Russia Makes Headway To
ward Full Recognition Among the
Nations of Europe
During the past week of the sess
ions of the Genoa Conference reports
had it that the future of the meeting
was dark and gloomy. This condition
has been due to the attitude of France
and the little entente over disarma
ment and Russia over recognition as
entitled to all the privileges of the
other nations of Europe. The matter
of reparation also promised trouble
for the meeting.
Lloyd George, the "Father" of the
Conference, was said to have under
taken to solve the most difficult prob
lem of his life and doubts have been
expressed over his ability to put over
the chief propositions set for the
great meeting. But the many intri
cate problems with which the British
premier has dealt triumphantly may
yet be augmented by this last and
not the least important effort in mod
ern history.
Already progress has been made
through the initiation of him who
insisted first that Russia should be
admitted. Gathering about him the
leading statesmen representing the
greatest national differences and to
gether they reached an agreement in
volving concessions of France and
Russian in regard to those matters
which threatened the success of the
conference.
Sufficient progress was made in the
special meeting of the representatives
so that an expert committee was di
rected to put into concise form heir
agreements. And on this committee
was placed a repreesntative of sov
iet Russia. And it is believed that
this concession is but the beginning
of a final full recognition ol ithfe
Russian soviet regime. Her acknowl
edgment of her czarist debts; meth
ods of adjusting claims and counter
claims of war debts are being pressed
as preliminary to full recognition.
Dairy Lectures For
Clackamas County
The third series of .dairy lectures
to be held in Clackamas County, will
be April 25, 26, 27. and 28. Professor
E. B. Fitts, Dairy Specialist from the
Extension Department of Oregon Ag
ricultural College, will discuss the
subject of balanced rations and pro
subpject of balanced rations and pro
per feeding of dairy cattle has been
taken up at former meetings held on
the dairy demonstration farms of the
county.
The program for this series of meet
ings follows:
Wm. Biddle's farm Sunnyside
Community, 9:30 A. M., April 25th.
Anton Malar's farm Sandy Com
munity, 2:00 P. M., April 25th.
H. Tschopp's farm Logan Commun
ity, 9:30 A. M., April 26th.
A. H. Miller's farm George Com
munity: 00 P. M., April 26th.
Leslie Moore's farm Colton Com
munity, 1:30 P. M., April 27th.
J. L. Lienhart's farm Monitor
Community, 1:30 P. M., April 28th.
NEW SITE CITY HALL-
Upon recommendation of a commit
tee selected from the warring factions
representing the "up stairs" and
"down stairs" sections of the City
Beautiful the council will investigate
a proposed site on Singer Hill be
tween Bluff and Main Streets and 7th
and Eighth.
If this site is found feasible the
council will no doubt proceed with the
building there. If unsatisfactory, two
sites one up stairs and another down
stairs will be put on the ballot for
the people's decision.
GEORGE G. RANDALL
Candidate for Representative
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LIBRARY BOOK DRIVE
FOR OREGON CITY IS
ON THIS WEEK
Citizens Urged to Contribute Books
Scientific Works Favorites
With Local Readers
Oregon City bill boards announce
the fact that this week is designated
Library Week in Oregon City. The
posters have been donated by the Fos-
ter-Kleiser Billboard company of Port
land, and are the same as used in
the Portland drive for library books.
The drive in this city is timely and
beneficial. The purpose and hopes of
the Woman's Club and others behind
the drive is set forth in the following
"Such an opportunity never came to
us before. A thousand books are
needed immediately and there ia no
money' to buy them. Scattered in
the homes of Oregon City and vicin
ity may be found many excellent
works of history, travel, poetry, biog
raphy that our boys and girls will be
glad to read. We must remember we
have an educational institution in our
midst of young people, more than a
thousand of them, as well as hundreds
of workers in our mills and factories
who need reference books and espec
ially newand up to dale technical and
scientific works. And to all our citi
zens the best in literature new or
old is always welcome, sets of "Scott,
Dickens, Poe, Mark Twain, or single
books of famous classics. Not old,
worn out books, but goods clean, new
looking books.
Take or send" them immediately to
the library. In Portland many people
are pledging a book a week, new,
good, worthwhile books. Families
with children need their books and
ought to keep them, Trat families with
out children have an opportunity to
share their benefits. ' An Annual Book
Week ought to double our library very
soon.
Commercial Club
Schedules Big Time
The committee on arrangements
in charge of the Commercial Club
Smoker, reported on Tuesday night
that all arrangements are about- per
fected for the very excellent program
of entertainment which the Commit
tee has Jeen wyrkipg upon. From
thetime the. -Reception Committee ar
rives and opens the doors of the Club
at 7 o'clock, until the last hungry man
has been served with eats at 12 'clock
on Friday night, there will be some
thing doing every minute. The pro
gram is of a very varied character,
and consists of boxing, wrestling, mu
sic, dancing, and general good-felolw-ship.
One outstanding feature of the pro
gram is the Radio Concert to which
all members present will be treated
through the generosity of Willard P.
Hawley, Jr. Mr. Hawley, at the re
quest of the Commercial Club, and in
spite of many difficulties, obstacles,
and expense, has installed in the club
and prepared to give a special concert
by Radio during the evening. Mr.
Hawley has had his experts working
on the apparatus all of this week, do
ing everything possible to guarantee a
successful Radio Program.
The boxing, which will consist of
several bouts, will 'bring out "a very
classy bunch of youngsters, who com
bine an unusual amount of science
with a generous supply, of youthful
pep and vigor. There is little dpubt
but what this part of the program will
go over big.
Admission, as already announced.
will be free to all members, a"od will
be by card. Membership cards have
been mailed to the membership, and
Mr. Clay wishes to announce, that if
any member has failed to receive his
card through the mail, if that member
will call him by telephone, (phone
134), Mr Clay will see that his card is
re-mailed at once.
COLTON ORATORIO
SOCIETY GIVES FINE
PROGRAM IN CITY
"The Holy City" by A. R. Gaul will
be rendered by the Colton Oratorio
Society under direction of Mrs. Mil
dred Anderson Hult at the Congrega
tional church of this city on Sunday
evening, April 23, at 7:30 o'clock.
There are fortysix voices in the so
ciety. -
PART 1
Introduction (instrumental)" Con
templation; Chorus, tenor solo, quar
tet, chorus, No Shadows Yonder;Sir
My Soul Is Athirst for God; Trio, At
Eventide It Shall Be Light; chorus,
They That Sow In Tears; Air.Eye
Hath Not Seen; Chorus, For Thee,
O Dear, Dear Country; chorus, Thine
Is the Kingdom.
PART II
Intermezzo (Instrumental) "Adora
tion"; Air, A New Heaven and a New
Earth; choral Sanctus, Holy, Holy,
Holy; Chorus for a double choir, Let
the Heavens Rejoice; Air, To the
Lord Our God; Air, Come, Te Bless
ed of My Father; Semi-chorus, The
Fining Pot is For Silver; Air, These
Are They Which Came Out of Great
Tribulation; Duet, They Shall Hunger
No More; Quartet and Chorus, List!
to The Cherubic Host; solo, And I
Heard the Voice of Harpers; chorus,
Great and Marvelous Are Thy Works,
Lord God. T
No admission, silver collection.
THREE SENATORIAL
CANDIDATES FILE
FOR OFFICE
Five Republicans Seek Seats
Among Representatives
at Salem
ONE DEMOCRAT FILES
Race for County Commissioners Brisk
Only One Candidate for
Circuit Judge
Clackamas county aspirants for leg
islature positions as shown by the
files completed at the secretary of
state's office within the specified
time number nine. Of these, three
are filed for the senate and six for
the house. All would-be senators are
republicans and five of the six aspir
ants for the lower house are branded
as of the same political faith,
For the senate are F. J. Tooze, edi
tor and manager of the Banner-Courier,
one of the leading newspapers of
the state, and located at Oregon City;
William Stone, lawyer at Oregon City
and a member of the House at the
last session of the legislature; R. E.
Cherrick, farmer and organizer at
Barlow.
W. W. Banks, Republican, of Port
land is out after the joint senatorship
for Multnomah and Clackamas coun
ties. For the House, are George G. Ran
dall, farmer and leader in grange and
farm bureau work; I. C. Bridges, car
penter and member of Oregon City
council, Oregon City; Phil Hammond,
lawyer and attorney for local Sold
iers Aid .Commission at Oregon City;
Robert Schuebel, farmer and coopera
tive markets advocate, Mulino; Mill
ard J. Lee, promoter and general
booster for good roads, Canby. A.
A. Price, merchant and advocate of
progress generally, Oregon City, is
the democratic candidate.
For county commissioner the pres
ent incumbent, W. F. Harris is oppos
ed by C. W. Kruse, a successful farm
er and business man, Oswego, Oregon.
For the circuit court there is no op
ponent to J. U. Campbell . who has
been judge for the past thirteen
years.
So far in the campaign with the
exception of the commissionership
there has been little political activity
shown by the candidates.
A warm campaign on governor is
promised, however, and from this on
it is expected that other candidates
will get busy and things political will
reach the melting point.
Church Schedules
Home Economics
The Home Economics school under
the supervision of Mrs. Elinor Red-
ington, which is to be held at the
Presbyterian church next week on
April 25, 26, 27, 28, four days, will
be well attended as many tickets have
been sold. Anyone attending will get
three meals a day for the four days,
including the lectures given by Mrs.
Redington. The tickets are on dollar.
Extensive Banquet Enjoyed
The banquet given at the Presbyter
ian church Tuesday night was one of
the largest ever held in the church.
225 guests were seated at one time.
C. Schuebel gave the address of wel
come. Addresses were made by Dr.
Bowman of the First church Portalnd,
Rev. Nugent of Central Church and
Rev. Day of the Methodist denomi
nation. Mr. Carter of Portland was
the moderator. Lyman Warnock, a
well known soloist of Oregon City de
lighted the audience. Rev. Dr. Gil
bert of the church at Astoria extended
the Extension Club an invitation to
meet at Astoria next year, which was
unanimously accepted.
Grange Changes Date
Warner Grange of New Era has
changed its meetings from afternoon
to evening commencing April 22, 8 p.
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A. A. PRICE
Candidate for Representative
Clackamas County
BIG ROAD PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED BY
COUNTY COURT
The total number of market roads
for Clackamas county has been in
creased to twenty-nine by .the reecnt
order of the county court.
Several of these roads designated
as market roads are the bond roads
which it has been impossible to im
prove on account of the great expense
involved and which there has been
no attempt to improve while the agi
tation has been on for tie bond meas
ure recall.
By declaring these roads market
roads the market road money may be
used on them and thus their improve
ment may be hastened. The designa
tions, however, must be endorsed by
the state highway engineer before
procedure can be made.
The list of the market roads with
their numbers is:
(9) The Monitor-Barlow road; (10)
Marquam to Canby; (11) Oregon City-
Clarks; (12) Oswego-Dutchtown, Os
wego to Wilsonville section; (13)
Boones Ferry, county line to Lake
Villa section; (14) Oregon CityStaf
ford, Willamette to Tiedeman; (15)
Sandy-Pleasant Home via Cottrell
school; (16) Oregon City, Damascus
and Boring, Rock Creek Bridge to
Mt. Hood Loop section; (17) Bradley-
Richey Road, Boring to county line
section; (18) Foster Road, Damascus
to county line section; (19) Barton,
Eagle Creek and Estacada Road; (20)
Oregon City and Viola, Oregon City
to Redland store; (21). Myers and
Benson road; (22) Oregon City-Molal-la,
Oregon City to Mulino section;
(23) South End Road, leading out
from Oregon City; (24) Oregon City-
Hardscrabble, Oregon City to Central
Point section; (25) New Era-Molalla-
Wilhoit; (26) Gribble Prairie-Macks-1
burg; (27) Wilsonville-Aurora; (28)
Oregon City-Springwater; (29) Happy
Valley County line road length
about 2. miles. - .
A. PRICE ANNOUNCES
PLATFORM, ECONOMY,
PUBLIC SERVICE
TheDe mocratic party will have a
candidate for the House of Represen
tatives in the state legislature in the
person of one of Oregon City's busi
ness men. A. A. Price, general Clack
amas county booster has entered the
race. He is the only one to file for
the democratic nomination in either
branch of the legislature.
His platform is short and compre
hensive. "If I am nominated and elected I
will during m?4erm of office endeav
or to serve the public interest and
defend the interests of my constitu
ents against those persons or corpor
ations who seek to promote private
gain at public expense. I will seek
to eliminate wasteful and extravagant
methods in state administration."
Ballot Slogan: "Twenty-five years
of business experience in Clackamas
County enable - me to serve you in
telligently." OREGON CITY WOOLEN
MILLS PAY BONUS
TO EMPLOYEES
The local woolen mills maintain a
plan whereby every employe who
shall have worked for the company
one half year is entitled to two and
a half per cent of his total earnings
in addition to his regular pay. This
accumulating dividend is allowed to
increase up to fifteen per cent of his
earnings the object being to encour
age high class service through con
tinuous service of the workers at the
plant.
A large proportion of the employees
have been with the company three or
more years.
The amount special distributed to
the workers last week exceeded $18,
000. That the plan is well-liked by
the workers is obvious. It is the only
one in force of its kind in this part
of the country. .
Aged Woman Answers the Call
Mrs. Frederick Meinig died at the
family home near Sandy last Sunday
morning after a long illness. She
leaves a daughter, Clara and
three sons, Albion,.. Paul and Otto,
all of Sandy. The services were held
in the Sandy M. E. Church Tuesday
at 12:30. Rev. Pitts of Cottrell, of
ficiating. Interment was at Cliff Side
cemetery. The Sandy Quartette sang
and Miss Margaret Miller sang "Face
to Face."
f-lawley Is Opposed
W. C. Hawley for the past sixteen
successive years unopposed for the
office of congressman from this first
district, is opposed this year by two
aspirants Senator Norblad of Astoria
and State Representative Earl E.
Fisher of Beaverton. It is prophesied
wise men that Senator Norblad will
carry his home and other coast coun
ties while Mr. Hawley will retain the
Willamette valley lead.
Fine Baby Girl Arrives
A fine baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Theron A. Bar
tges, April 19th. ''
TEN CANDIDATES FILE
FOR GOVERNOR OF
OREGON
Former Governor's Brother
Enters Race at the
"Eleventh Hour"
BIG BATTLE IN SIGHT
Platform's Uniformly Promise Reduc
ti on of Taxes Opposition to Alien
Land Ownership Endorsed
At the close of the date for filing on
Friday last, with the secretary of
state for office of governor ten stal
wart sons of. this commonwealth had
evidenced their desire to serve In the
capacity of chief executive.
Those, of Republican political faith
are Charles Hall, attorney, promoter,
and senator, Marshfield; L. E. Bean,
lawyer and speaker of the lower
house, Eugene; Isaac L.- Paterson,
farmer, and senator, Eola, Polk coun
ty; J. D. Lee, representative and pio
neer, Portland; Ben W. Olcott, now -governor,
Salem; Philip Withycombe
farmer in charge of O. A. C. experi
ment station, Yamhill county. He is
a brother of ex-governor James B.
Withycombe, who died in office.
George A. White, adjutant general
Oregon National Guard, who distin
guished himself during the war per
iod by efficiency and economy in the
preparation and leadership of the war
forces is one of the last of the candi
dates to file. He promises consoli
dation of commissions, relief for the
agricultural interests from the pres
ent burdens of taxation and progress
in state affairs.
Democrats who are in the race
are Walter M. Pierce farmer and ex
senator; also candidate fouy years
ago for governor against Harvey G.
Starkweather, present aspirant for
this same office.
Harvey G. Starkweather, farmer
and business man with property in
terests in Portland and in Clackamas
county where with his family he lives
on his farm. Mr. Starkweather has
held many offices of trust and is now
president of the Jackson Club, the
laregst democratic organization in the '
state. Will E. Purdy, Salem and
Webb Holmes of Tillamook are also
candidates.
The campaign for governor is now
on, several of the candidates cover
ing the state with meetings . where
they are making appeal for support.
With the entrance of White and
Withycombe into active campaign the
political atmosphere is bound to grow
more and more tense as the date of
the primaries draws near. All prom
ise reduction of taxesand oppose Or
iental ownership. of land.'
Glyde Schuebel Wins
University Honors
MissG lyde Schuebel, who is at
tending the university of Oregon has
been signally honored. She was chos
en recently to represent the univer
sity association at the National Y.
W. C. A. convention in session at
Hot Springs, Arkansas, beginning to
day and continuing until next Wed
nesday. Miss Schuebel made the trip via
Denver with stops at Topeka, Kan
sas to visit a cousin, Miss Grace Beat
tie and at Lawrence for a visit with
Mrs. Arthur G. Beattie's brother, who
is attending the university at Law
rence. '
Local Church Scene
Of Presbytery Meet
At the Presbyterian church of this
city the Portland Presbytery was
sruest on Tuesday and Wednesday this
week. On Tuesday the Evangelical
church, corner 8th and Madison
streets was the meeting pjace while
the Extension Club prepared for the
banquet in the evening. Rev. Harold
Bowman, pastor of the First Presby
terian church of Portland, made the
principal address. J. C. Cochran was
the official delegate from the Oregon
City church to the meeting.
The meeting was largely attended
by delegates and friends from Port
land and other places.
Humane Society
Re-elects Oiticers
At the recent meeting of the Clack
amas County Humane Society the fol
lowing officers were elected: Anita
McCarver, president; George A. Hard
ing, vice-president; Mrs." E. G. Cau-
field, secretary and E. G. Caufield,
treasurer. Dierctors are Miss Vara
Caufield, Percy Caufield and Mrs. Em
ma Wilkinson.
Next week from April 24' to 31 will
be observed as humane week for all
Clackamas county.
R. R. Crossing to be Improved
The Southern Pacific company will
improve their crossing over the Ore
gon City-Parkplace road soon. Reply
has been received by the Oregon City,
engineer to this effegt.