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Page Four THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1922. THE BANNER COURIER Ths Clackamas County Banner and the Oregon City Courier, Consolidated July 8th, 1919, and Published by the Clackamas County Banner Publishing Company, Incorporated. F.J.T00ZE P. J. TOOZE, Editor H. A. KIRK, Advertising Published Thursdays from the Banner Building at Ninth and Main Streets and Entered in the Postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon as Second Class Mail Matter. Subscription Price, J1.50 per year in advance. Telephone 417 MEMBER OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION ' MEMBER OF OREGON STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Official Paper of City of Oregon City "Fiag of the free heatrs' hope and home! By Angels' hands to valor given; Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in Heaven. Forever float that standard shget! Where breathes the foe but falls be fore us. With Freedom's soil beneath our feet. And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us." JOSEPH DRAKE. b v. RURAL CREDITS LAW Under the provisions of .the Rural Credits Law en acted in November, 1916, loans were to be made by the state to farmers for the purpose of helping to finance them with long time loans at a low rate of interestN The money was to be raised by the state by issuing bonds in series of $50,000 each and up to 2 per cent of the valuation of the state or up to approximately $20, 000,000. The Ronds were to draw 4 per cent and the loan rate was to cover the rate paid and costs of operation. The privilege of selling below par. could have been taken ad vantage of and the money loaned at not to exceed five or five and one-half per cent. This rate together with the long time feature made these loans a boon to the farmers who needed money and have been entitled to it to improve their 'farms and herds, to pay off the pressing mortgages or to clear land. And for months the demand for bonds has been ac tive at five or five and one-half per cent but the state has for the past three years made little or no effort to sell these bonds and relieve the farmers. Men who are nominated and elected to the offices of State should make it their first business to make this law operative. A PROBLEM SOLVED The Banner-Courier first suggested the site selected for the new citv hall on the Sinerer Hill nrorjertv. The council has decided on this location and the live wire or ganisation has endorsed the council's action. This decision should result satisfactorily in many jvays. , It should eliminate the continued ill feeling which has for many months divided the city into two distinct sections. The location here saves, after the cost of the wall and the attendant value of the basement space is considered, the price of a lot costing several thousand dollars. Its location provides for convenient access to the city jail and a central location for the fire truck as well. The amount of money stated as required is within the bond itself. And furthermore, this site from a civic standpoint is well taken. The results should be a beauty spot in landscape and architecture where there is now waste and unattractiveness. The council and citizens should keep these ideals in view and insist that they be realized. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT This is the time of the year especially, to beautify not only the home surroundings but the city itself. Many are the parkings made attractive the whole summer and autumn through by hedges of roses and other flowering plants of various types and hues. The lawns with well arranged shrubs and flowers banked attractively about the edges and around the buildings are an asset of real value to every community. The homes thus beautified and providing a municipal asset have a right to the same conditions maintained by the city itself. The city should clean up its waste places. L .!'! ir I ' i:' f 4 per cent Interest Paid On Savings ' Deposits Life's Pleasures are bestowed by destiny upon those who have the judgment" to practice fru gality and foresight. Don't spend all you earn on the passing show. Good things come To Those Who Save Now J oin the growing number of young men who have a savings account in our care. First National Bank 512 Main St. OF OREGON CITY Oregon City Republican Candidate for Nomination for SENATOR Twelfth Senatorial District, Comprising Clackamas County REASONS WHY He Should be Elected to the Senate F. J. TOOZE FOR THE SENATE F. J. Tooze applies progressive economy to whatever he undertakes. He has made a success of farming, edu cational work and business. He offers as a candidate for the Senate, a' Constructive plan for economy and ef ficiency in the state's business and encouragement to in dustry. 4 He challenges comparison of his record for genuine four-square Americanism. He will fight public appropri ations which are for the benefit of private concerns and those which are not essential to the real needs of the state. He will insist upon the operation of the State rural credits law providing long-time loans at Reasonable rates of interest to farmers and stockmen. Will oppose Oriental ownership or control of proper ty in Oregon. Has always insisted and still insists that both nation al and state government shall aid Ex-service men in a way commensurate with their service ancj financial losses at a time when those who remained at home in comfort and safety were employed by the government at record wages. He will strive to put the Penitentiary and the"reform atories on a self supporting basis. He will work for the abolition and consolidation of boards and commissions and the adoption of the depart mental plan of state government in order to place respon sibility and to obtain economy and progress. ' Will continue to support the millage tax for the state educational institutions. Will insist on vigorous and impartial enforcement of the laws, for free and open expression on matters of pub lic interest and suppression of the narcotic evil. If you want this kind of Service Vote for F. J. TOOZE for Senator Ballot 38 X BIOGRAPHY F. J. Tooze was born and raised on a farm. Educated in the public schools. Worked for and paid own expenses through Normal College and University from wihch grad uated. Have been teacher in rural schools and superin tendent of village and city schools. Was for nine years head of Oregon City educational system. Engaged inT. M. C. A. work during the war. Now editor and manager of the Banner-Courier. Adv F- J- Tooze - - , . !. STONE'S LEGISLATIVE RECORD Except for the "Eleventh hour" attack by Mr. Stones political organ, the following resume would not appear in this issue so close to election. W. M. Stone while a member of the 1921 legislature voted for FORTY SIX SALARY INCREASE bills; voted for ALL. APPROPRIATIONS except one and INCLUDING a compulsory levy FOR the PORTLAND ROSE SHOW an FOR the 1925 FAIR TAX. But he voted AGAINST the one thousand dollar assessment Exemp tion for the Civil War Veterans; AGAINST increasing PENSIONS of WID OWS; AGAINST EQUIPPING the PENITENTIARY so convicts could help support themselves and thus relieve the tax burden of the state. Mr. Stone voted for EXTRAVAGANCES generally during his term in the House and now asks the taxpayers to send him to the Senate where he will be urged to appropriate more hundreds of thousands - of dollars at the next session. 'Mr. Stone voted for $175,000 for the Pacific International Livestock Association which is of largest interest to multi millionaire Swift Packing company; $75,000 for the Northwest Tourist Association whose object is to advertise the scenic beauties of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, and $171,000 for the Oregon State Fair w"hich should be self supporting. These three items alone amount to $426,000. Mr. Stone voted for these and other exhorbitant appropriations during the sessions of the 1921 legislature when farmers in this county could not rent their farms for enough money to pay their taxes and many of their products were marketed at actual loss, and when the taxes on homes in many instances were equal to rent. It is no wonder that Clackamas County's portion of the state tax in creased from $149,907.10 to $355,680.70 or over $205,000 during 1920 and 1921. Many vital legislative questions are noticeably absent from his plat form. He is SILENT in regard to Oriental ownership or control of property. He takes no stand on the equalization of taxes by either adding new sources of income or by equalizing assessments to lighten the tax burdens. On the enforcement pf the operation of the State rural credit law for the benefit of the farmers and stockmen he is silent also. And now at the eleventh hour comes the "Morning Corkscrew," Stone's political organ, in an attack on his opponent, F. J. Tooze, with mud slinging and misrepresentation in order to confuse the voters. . Elsewhere in this issue is answer to the "Corkscrew's" efforts. who have not reached 13 years: 50 yard dash. 220 yard relay (four boys) - 3. Event for. girls up to 9 years, who have not reached 10 years: " 50 yard dash, - . . -' 4. Event for girls up to 12 years, who have not reached 13 years: 50 yard dash, 220 yard relay (four girls). . 5. Main events open to all girls: 1. 50 yarddash. 2. Basket ball dis tance throw. 3. Baseball distance throw. 4. Indian Club race (ten girls). 5. 220 yard relay (four girls). 6. Main events open to all boys: 1. 50 yard dash. 2. 100 yard dash. 3. 220 yard dash. 4. 440 yard run. 5. Half-mil relay (four boys). 6. Broad jump. 7. High jump.- 8. Pole vault. 9. -Shot put (12 Jb.) 10 Jav elin throw. It should maintain its lots including parkings in clean liness, and order. It can with little effort and nominal expense turn its unsightly places including the ends of streets and crumbling banks into bowers of beauty by planting plants which would hide the ugliness. Who will follow up this suggestion for the civic betterment? A GOOD PROPOSITION Rules for Track Meet Issued by Secretary The following are rules and regu lations issued for the Clackamas grammar school field meet at Glad stone, May 27. 1. The entry fee is $1.00, payable to the treasurer, Supt. R. I. Abraham, Molalla. Send your fee to the treasur er, and your name to the secretary. 2. Each competing school shall not later than May 22 have in the hands of the secretary a complete list of contestants from that school, giving age pf each contestant and events to be entered. Make up this list at once and send it in, thereby doing away with confusion at the last min ute. Absolutely no entries will be re ceived after May 22, so getyqur list into the mail by then. 3. No contestant shall be allowed to compete who is over 16 years of age, but contestants shall be eligible until the seventeenth birthday is reached. . . 4. Each school shall be allowed not more than three entries for one event, except for the relay, which has four entries. 5. No contestant may compete in more than four events besides the re lay or Indian Club race. Boys may compete in one relay and four other event, girls may compete in the re lay fnd three other events, or . in the Indian Club race and tfi'ree other events. 6. Admission will be 15c for all school pupils and 25c foradults. Con testants whose names appear on the lists mentioned in par. 2, will be ad imtted free. Tags will be issued at the gate, and some person should be in charge of the delegation. 7. The secretary will be inside the grounds to check in all contestants. The track teams will report to the secretary in a body upon being ad mitted to the grounds." 8. In each event there will be awarded a first prize, 5 points'; a sec ond prize, 3 points; and a third prize. 1 point. The relays asd the Indian Club race will each carry a first prize only, the 5 points going to the win ning school. " ...... 9. The school winning the meet will be given possession of the silver cup now held by Gladstone. Let us all get together and bocct this meet, making it the best one we have eyer held. Yours very truly, '-.. : - J. W. Leonhardt, Sec, -H Up Hill I or Down The spend-thrift is gradually slid ing down hill but the thrifty man is steadily climbing to financial success. Which do you prefer luxury now, or comforts for ad vancing age? Right now is a good time to start an account with the Bank of Commerce. First Bank in Oregon City to pay .4 per cent Interest on Savings Accounts. FEDERAL RESERVE Bankof Commerce Oregon City.Ore . THOS FRYAN pres.ocnt DhHUGH S M0UNTv.it Ps JOHN R HUMPHRYS cashier 'K E.BAUERSFELD, Asst Casn.er Owned, managed and controlled bv clackamas county people birth, And to steadfast faith a deeper worth. We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, JSut whom have we fed today? We shall reap such joys in tite by v and by, But what have we sown today? We shall build us mansions in- the sky, But what have we Ibuilt today? 'Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask, But here and now do we do our task? Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask: "What have we done today?" Civic Improvement Plans Scheduled of the Commercial Club on Thursday last A. R. Jacobs, president, of the Ore gon City Manufacturing company was chosen chairman. S. O. Dillman and "Homer Hollowell were chosen ex ecutive committee. This department will try to obtain from the council the- appointment of a "City Planning Commission". The work of this commission will be the improvement of parks and the city generally. This Commission is to be composed of six: members 2 from the commercial clubi 2 from the council and 2 from the womans club. This division of the club will recom mend the beautifying of the grounds about the new city hall. - The matter of housing was referred at this meeting to the Executive Committee. At the meeting of the civic division Subscribe for the Banner-Courier. ! REALTY TRANSFERS Weekly Record of Property Changes Compiled From County Recorder's Office. List Includes Transfers up to Each Wednesday The chief executive has recommended legislation' which will provide farmers with credit facilities as favpr able to the farm as to other industries and to commerce. This may lead to the inauguration of a rural credit sys tem independent and entirely different from the federal reserve system or the land banks. A bill for this pur pose is now before Congress. It is designed by this bill to provide loans on agricultural products and livestock for periods up to three years. This is a worthy effort to relieve the farmers and stockmen. But it is subject to the same-obstacles as ren der the War Finance corporation functionless the pro tests of the big financial interests which see in the sys tem danger to the exhorbitant rates of interest they are now able to wrest from the borrowers at this critical time. If congress will pass and the executive and judicial authorities will make it operative this proposed law should bring prosperity to many now discouraged on ac count of financial depression. - Farmers shQuld forward their demands to Washing ton in beh?. If of this legislation. Track and Field Meet Has Fine List Events County grammar school track and field meet at Gladstone, May 27. 1. Event for boys up to 9 years, who have not reached 10 years: 50 The following is the list of events yanj dash. ' - scheduled for the annual Clackamas Kj 2. Event for boys" up to 12 years, . Jane Harding to Addie Bighan Lot 27, Tualatin Meadows. Ella and Will Simmons to Addie Bigham, Lot 27, Tualatin Meadows. L. H. Kirchem toJLaura M. McPheT son, Part of Lot 56, Oak Grove. Clinton A. and Hattie F. Ambrose to Brightwood Co., Sec. 24-2-6. Also Lot 9, Blk 5, Brightwood. Anabelle Dedman to Ida B. Knight, Lot 9. Blk. 7, Canby. Mrs. Rose L. and Harvey E. Wallis to Mamie Wallace, Lot "B" Tract 41 Willamette Tracts. - Jos. R. and Maude P. Foltz to Jos. R. Foltz, Jr., Lots 3 and 4 Gibson's Subdivision of J. A. Logan Tract. A. L. Martin to Anieta E. and Thos. R., Brown. Lot 21, Crystal Springs Park. Gladstone Real Estate Assn. to Gil bert P. Mooris. Lot 1, Blk. -75, Glad stone. Earle C. and Ruth S. Latourette to A. E. Lewis. East Canby Gardens. Hanna R. and G. L. Sniddw to Mary A. Criteser. Lots 1 and 2, Blk. 6, Willamette Falls. Arthur and Alma Louden to Harold R. Paulson. Lots6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Blk. 25, Milwaukie Park. Mary E. and U. S. Tull to August Rydo, Part of Lot 3, First Add. to Barlow. - BANNER THOUGHTS IN POETRY WHAT HAVE WE DONE TODAY? We shall do so much in the years to come, But what have we done today? We shall give our gold in a princely sum, But what did we give today? We shall lift the heart and dry the tear. We shall plant a hope In the place of fear, We shall speak the words of love and cheer But what did we speak today? . We shall be so kind in the after while, But what have, we been today? We shall bring each lonely life a smile, But what have we brought today? 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