40th Year
THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922
Number 11
VOTERSTOPASSONTWO
INCOME TAX BILLS IN
NOVEMBER
State Grange and Taxpayers
League Sponsor Pro
posed Measures
ASK GRADUATED LEVY
League Amendment Would Not Affect
Present Constitutional
Limitation
Two income tax measures will go
on the ballot for the state election in
November as the result of efforts of
two active organizations in the state
to place taxation upon what they con
sider a more sound and equitable bas
is. One of these organizations, the
state taxpayers' league, proposes a
constitutional amendment that pro
vides that" all money required to be
raised in the year 1924 and there
after for state expenses shall be rais
ed in equal amounts from two sources
iby direct levy. The other organiza
ation, the state Grange, is sponsoring
an initiative measure that provides
for the levying of graduated annual
taxes on the incomes of all residents
of the state and all non-residents re
ceiving income from sources within its
jurisdiction.
Exemptions Vary Widely
Unlike the taxpayers' league mea
sure, which would not be effective un
til after next year, the provisions of
the Grange bill would be applied to
incomes received in 1922 and follow
ing years. The Grange measure,
moreover, would allow individuals an
exemption of $1500 and husbands and
wives and exemption of $2500, with an
additional exemption of $400 for each
child under the age of years and for
each additional person "actually sup
ported by and entirely dependent upon
the taxpayer." Under the proposed
constitutional amendment the legis
lature would be authorized to allow ex
emptions of not less than $800 nor
more, than $1000 for unmarried per
sons and not less than $100 nor more
than $1500 for married persons, with
an attitional exemption $200 on ac
count of each person dependent upon
a taxpayer.
Two Sources Of Income
One source of income under the pro
posed amendment is from a direct tax
on real and personal property as under
the present taxation scheme, and the
other from an income tax levied
against all net income accruing to
natural persons and corporations resid
ing in, owning property in or doing
business in this state. Income accru
ing to stockholders from dividends
paid by corporations subject to such
tax shall be exempt, under the pro
visions of the amendment.
The rate of such income tax shall
be determined each year by dividing
the amount required to be raised from
the income tax iby the total net income
subject to such tax.
Incomes of corporations and others
exempted by th federal income tax
law would be exempted under the
amendment also, wtfiich provides fur
ther against the levying in the eggre
gate in any year by the income tax
proposed and by the existing system
of taxation and greater sum for state
purposes than is now authorized by
the constitution.
Liberal Deductions Allowed
The Grange's initiative measure al
lows for the deduction from incomeof
ordinary and necessary expenses actu
ally paid within the year in conducting
the business from which the income
is derived; for losses actually sus
tained within the year and not com
pensated for by insurance or other
wise; and for various other items,
such as United States pensions, inter
est paid on indeptedness . connected
with the business concerned, interest
from tax exempt bonds and securit
ies, insurance benefits other than
when paid to insured during his life
time, etc.
The rate at which incomes would
taxed under the Grange bill is one
per cent on the first taxable $100 of
income and an additional one per cent
for each additional $1000 or any part
thereof.
Oddfellows Lodge
Installs Officers
On Friday evening last the local lodge
I. O. O. F. installed the following of
ficers: Leo MahvN. G.; E. J. Stan
ley, V. G.; Irving Ran, Recording Sec;
Sidney Warner, "Warden; C. McGahn
ey, Conductor; W. B. Schuebal, L G.;
H. V. Bennet. O. G.; J. L. Waldron,
R. S. N. G.; John Scott, L. S. N. G.;
W. E. Kayser,-R. S. V. G.; E. M.
Scouton, L. S. V. G.; H. V. Waldron,
" R. S. S.; Ed. Scott, L. S. S.; Ed. Muel
ler, Chaplain.
Mrs. Charles Tooze Returns
After -a visit of four weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. John Cooper at Park
dale, Mrs. Charles Tooze has returned
to her home at 14th and Water St.,
' this city.
.
WILL HAVE NEW HEAD
FOR THE POULTRY
ASSOCIATION
Dissatisfaction With Manager Upson
Resulted In Threats Of
Membership Revolt
The threatened withdrawa lof sixty
members of the Pacific PoultryPro
ducers Association has been averted
by the removal of U. L. Upson as gen
eral manager of the organization.
President Schroeder of the association
will serve as manager until the board
of directors elect a successor to Mr.
Upson. This announcement was made
Wednesday, thus "averting the threat
ened strike of the dissatisfied mem
bers who had served notice on the di
rectors that unless Upson was remov
ed, they wduld withdraw July 15th.
Many Clackamas County poultry
men are members of the Association
and have been steadily making ship
ments through it.
GOVERNMENT WILL
INSIST ON ORDER
IN STRIKE AREAS
Through the appointment of depu
ty marshals in and about the strike
regions the Federal government has
taken the initiative in the matter of
preserving order during1 the (Strike
period1 now on. The U. S. Attorney
General declares that this policy will
be continued so long as and "wherever
necessary.
In the Kansas strike area martial
law has been declared and notice serv
ed on all dealers not to sell fire arms.
Farm Home Burns
The farm house of Michael Moe
hnke was burned to the ground last
week, Monday. The home was located
in the Beaver Creek section and was
occupied by Max Hollman and family.
The cause of the fire is believed' to be
a defective flue. The burning was
very rapid and only a few of the con
tents of the building were saved. A
new building -will be erected.
Jersey Breeders Having
Big Meeting July 19
Field Man For American Jersey Cattle
Club Will Be Speaker For
Occasion
Clackamas County breeders of Jer
sey cattle are completing extensive
plan jfor a meeting at Oregon City,
next Wednesday, July 19. with Mr.
F. B. Astroth, field man for the
American Jersey cattle club. Mr.
Astroth is a live wire and full of en
thusiasm for the Jersey breed. He
will come equipped with motion pic
tures and lantern slides showing many
interesting things about this famous
breed of cattla.
The program will fill most of the
day, commencing at 10 a. in. with mo
tion pictures at the Grand Theater.
At noon a luncheon will be served in
the Commercial Club rooms. Follow
ing the luncheon Mr Astroth will ad
dress the gathering in the club rooms
with a discussion of development plans
of the American Jersey Cattle Club.
Clackamas Count Jersey cattle club
wishes to invite its jmany friends,
whether or not they are breeders of
Jerseys, to be present for the entire
program.
It is expected that a number of busi
ness men from Clackamas County
towns will partake of at least a por
tion of the program, as they, too, are
cordially invited to this gathering of
those who are engaged in one of the
county's greatest industries dairy
farming.
Especially important is it that
luncheon reservations be made by per
sons intending to participate., in that
feature of the program. All reser
vations, should Be made before noon
of the" 18th by writing or telephoning
Walter A. Holt, County Agent, Oregon
City. The" luncheon charge will be
fifty cents per plate.
Don't forget the date. Wednesday,
July 19. A big day for Clackamas
County Jersey (breeders.
Highway Route Through
City Takes New Turn
Special Press dispatches this
Thursday morning state that if the
council opposes the commissions' de
dication of Railroad avenue, the com
mission will go no further with the
route from Fifth Street over the bluff.
The advertising of the bids for this
improvement has Iheen, accordingly
called off by the commission.
The city attorney, O. E. Eby, receiv
ed this morning a letter from the com
mission, accepting! the councils re
quest for a meeting in regard to the
matter, the. latter part of this month.
Honors For C. W. Kelly v
The Great Council of the Improved
Order of Red' Men will be in session
in Portland three days from the 27th
to the 30th of this month.
Among the events of the seasons of
interest especially1 to friends of the
Order in this city is the installation of
recorder C. W. Kelly of this city to the
exalted position of Great Sachem.
Schooley Obtains Patent
SA patent on a device for holding
outo robes and wraps has been grant
ed W. F. Schooley, real estate dealer
of this city. The merit of this article
is already recognized and it Is finding
a ready sale. It is manufactured in
Portland. v ; '
TAX REDUCTION FOLKS
GIVE JOLT TO STATE
BANK IDEA
Oregon Tax Reduction Lea
gue Refuse To Accept Non
partisan Plank
ENDORSE INCOME TAX
Salem Convention Adopts ' Platform
.Demanding Retrenchment In
Expenditures
Members of the Oregon Tax Re
duction League in Convention assem
bled on the 7th inst. in the capitol city
put the skids under an attempt by the
non-partisan leaguers present to in
ject a "state bank plank into the plat
form under construction.
F. E. Coulter a non-partisan worker,
from. Dakota was the leader in insist
ing upon the principles of the league
being inserted in the platform of the
tax reductionists but foiled in his at
tempts generally.
At the conventio stand was taken
against all special appropriations for
the University, Agricultural College
and Normal School insisting that the
present millage tax suffice for their
needs including extension "work.
The platform adopted is:
"Confiscation by taxation in Oregon
must cease.
"We oppose any further appropri
ations by the legislature, so long as
the present millage tax remains un
changed, for any of the educational
institutions of higher learning of the
state and favor a law requiring state
institutions to maintain all activities
thereof, including extension work now
carried on.
"We reaffirm those planks of the
last platform of the state convention
of the tax reduction clubs, and favor
specific reduction or exterminatiop
of appropriations by the legislature.
"We indorse the income tax meas
ure initiated by the Oregon State
grange.
"We oppose any legislation, either
by initiative ' or by the legislature.
which "will take from the people the
power of electing officials as now pro
vided by law and of granting to the
governor the power of appointing such
officials.
HALL STILL FIGHTING
FOR GOVERNOR'S
CHAIR
Plurality Of 4123 Votes Over Olcott
Claimed By Marshfield
Man .
Alleging miscounts of ballots and
other irregularities in., counting the
vote uf the recent primary contest,
Charles Hall of Marshfield has filed a
petition in Marion county contesting
the Republican nomination of Ben Ol
cott for governor. . The official count
of ballots gave Olcott lead of 521
votes, but Hall claims that he actually
received 4123 more votes than did the
governor. Hall's petition was filed
July 5 by R. Coster, secretary of the
public defense league of Oregon, which
is supplying funds to finance Hall's
contest of the nomination..
The difference between the official
fgures and those claimed in the peti
tion -were explained by alleging, that
there were miscounts of ballots, where
Olcott was credited with more votes
than he received; that Democrats
wrote Olcott's name on their ballot
and that these votes were erroneously
counted for Olcott; that Democrats
and others were permitted to re-regist
er illegally on election day and vote;
that illegal votes were cast by voters
who were not citizens, and that votes
for Hall were rejected erroneously.
About 1000 precincts are said to be
involved in the irregularities, although
no charge of fraud is alleged except
in a few precincts in Multnomah and
Marion counties.
I, W. S. U'Ren, Gus C. Moser, and Col
liers: collier, oi Portland, ana yecx. &
rem or marsnneia aie awjcis wmi
have signed the petition.
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
HOLDS TO RAILROAD
AVENUE ROUTE
In" a letter from the state highway
engineer to the city council the com
mission still holds to its routing of the
Pacific highway through the city via
the Raidroad avenue route. This com
munication is in reply to the action of
the council at its last meeting when it
notified the state highway authority
that the city could not co-operate at
present in this routing.
The highway engineer in the com
munication, points out that petitions
have been received by his office from
both sides in the controversy and that
owing both, to present and contemplat
ed congestion of Main Street the com
mission does not see its way clear to
recede from its position on the route.
Bids for the construction of the por
tion of the highway from the S. P.
tracks on Fifth. Street to Canemah
will be advertised for on the 25th inst
The council is expected to consider the
routing, further at its special Satur
day night meeting.
THREE MEN ARRESTED
AS RESULT OF AUTO
ACCIDENT
A. E. Bryson Brings Action Against
Clackamas County Residents For
Assault And Battery
' The following report filed as re
quired by law in case of a criminal
action brought by A. E. Bryson of
Portland, against H. J. Ditloff, Chas.
Schuler, and two other men named
Wilson and Dixon, charging the quar
tet with being intoxicated and Dietloff
with driving car in this condition and
with assault and battery upon Mrs. A.
E. Bryson.
Mr. Bryson avers that on his way
from Molalla toward Oregon City, with
his wife, on July. 4, a car came toward
his car at high rate of speed and
swerving in its course; that he turned
on his dimmer and flickered signal
for the other car to dim also but this
the,, driver did not do; that the Bryson
car was then turned to the right until
one wheel was on the pavement and
the other on the grass; that the other
car driven by Ditloff struck on the
rear end tearing of hind cap and rear
fender. The Dietloff car then ran on
into the ditch and turned over.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryson went to the as
sistance of the other parties and took
the four men, two women and two
children into their car, and took them
to their homes near by.
In front of Wilson's house Bryson
placed Dretloff under arrest, when the
men jumped onto Bryson and when his
wife came to his rescue, Dretloff is
charged with kicking and striking her
with the result that she was obliged
to go to a Portland hospital for .treat
ment. The report further says that Sher
iff Wilson came up wihle the fight
was on. Howard Eccles and Harry
Baer of Canby also came up and assist
ed in stopping the attack; that Bey
son asked the sheriff to arrest on
charge of assault and battery, but was
told that he must have a warrant.
Bryson came to Oregon City made
his report of the accident, swore out
complaints and the district attorney
issued warrants. Dretloff, Wilson and
Schuler were arrested and brought
into court where the hearing was post
poned until such time as Mrs. Bryson
is physically able to appear.
Sheriff Wilson states that he paw
nothing to warrant arrest and the re
port of the defendants In the case
claims that the Bryson car did not
give the legal road space.
Bryson is determined to seek justice
in the courts and has employed an
attorney.
Hogg Brothers Plan
New Brick Building
Hogg Brothers are planning to con
struct a new brick building on their
lot on Main Street and adjoining there
present building on the corner of
Main and Eighth streets. It will be
used for hardware sales and display
room. The present building space will
be devoted exclusively to furniture
and house furnishings. -
Howlands Go To Crater Lake
A. C. Howland, local realtor, is away
with his family on a holidaymotor
trip into Southern Oregon this week.
Their tour will include a visit to
Crater Lake. They are expected to
return to Oregon City Sunday or
Mjondajr.
DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK
OH, OREGON CITYITE!
THAT a man who doesn't know
where he is going, seldom gets any
where.
THAT the way of the city knock
er is DOWN.
THAT some people are over
working the conservation idea.
Perhaps a few dollars spent now
on repair of your house, will save
a large expense later.
THAT you should do your share
to make your city the industrial
and commercial metropolis of your
section.
THAT the boosting spirit teaches
you to first know your city, then go
ahead with the real knowledge of
your city, with a vision of xa STILL
GREATER CITY toward which
your hcpes, your thoughts and toil
are building through the years.
THAT the prosperity of .your city
depends much upon the prosperity
of the farmers.
TJHAT back of your city stands a
great agricultural country.
THAT agriculture is the basis of
our national prosperity and the
farmers are left pretty much alone.
CO-OPERATE WITH THEM!
THAT you should marshall the
facts about your city and county
and then ' use them to BOOST
YOUR CITY! -
PRESIDENT HARDING
URGES SETTLEMENT
OF GOAL STRIKE
Government Control As
Alternative Of Continued
Strike Suggested
CITES PUBLIC NEEDS
Proposes Arbitration Commission From
Three Sources To Work
Out Plans
Recently the Chief Executive out
lined a plan to the striking coal'min
ers and the operators the position of
the government in regard to the strike
and declared for the necessity for a
repid settlement of the same. He even
went so far as to remind the warring
factions that if they could not "or
would not settle their differences and
begin soon the production of coal the
government as a duty to its citizens
who will need it for heat light and in
dustrial purposes will itself take
charge of production.
The President in pursuance of his
determination to end the strike pro
posed a commission to arbitrate the
matter setting as the reasonable time
for its avail, August 10. And he urg
ed that the miners work at the scale
existing when they went out on strike
April 1, until this date set for the an
nouncement of the commission's
award.
The personel of the commission pro
posed by Mr. Harding is three mem
bers to be appointed by the United
Mine Workers of America; three by
the operators and life by the Chief Ex
ecutive himself.
While (the Arbitration Committee
would be expected to have their award
ready by August 10, if unable to do so
the President urges that the miners
continue on the scale of wages of the
first of last April until next April 1.
1923.
Indications are favorable to an ac
ceptance of the Presidents plan.-
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
UNDER WAY
Contracts For Over Eight Miles Hard
Surface To Be Awarded
July 17
Contracts will be awarded for the
construction of eight and one-half
miles of permanent road in Clackamas
county Monday, July 17. Yesterday
bids were opened from eight firms.
All bids except, the one submitted by
the Warren Construction company call
for seven-inch concrete construction,
and according to D. T. Meldrum, coun
ty engineer, are well within the esti
mate. The following bids were submitted:
Molalla South Market Road (1 mile)
United Contracting company, $11,
214.45; Parker and Schram, $11,291.05;
W. D. Andrews, $10,868.75; Warren
Construction company, $10,351; Lund
strom and Carlson, $11,778.60; Pacific
Bridge company, $10,876.80; Oregon
Contracting company, $8,838.55; Ar
cher Brothers, $10,431.
Wright's Bridge Road (3 miles)
United Construction company, $45,
136.85; Parker and Schram, $45,149.65;
W. D. Andrews, $41,248.25; Warren
Construction company, $44,333.75;
Lundstrom and Carlson, $47,311.20;
Pacific Bridge company, $45,642; Ore
gon Contracting company, $37,903.95.
Oregon City Road (south toward Mo
lalla, 2100 feet) United Contracting
company, $9,230.70; Parker & Schram,
$9,801.15; W. D. Andrews, $7974.65;
Warren Construction company, $9373.
52; Pacific Bridge company, $8536.59;
Oregon Contracting company, $7603.
68; Archer Brothers $8809.25.
South End Market Road (2 miles)
United Contracting company, $32,
465.20; Parker and Schram, $30,142.50;
W. D. Andrews, $28,622.60; Warren
Construction company, $33,012.80; Pa
cific Bridge company, $30,622.45; Ore
gon Contracting company,' $34,087.20.
Hardscrabble Road, Market Road
No. 24 (21-10 miles) United Con
tracting company, $38,249.70; Parker
and Sclwam, $36,297.13; W. D. jAn
drews, $33,805.30; Warren Construc
tion ' company, $38,948.08; Pacific
Bridge company, $36,649.70; Oregon
Contracting company, $31,251.52.
Sales of the bonds to the amount of
$152,952 will be consummated August
7. Work on the roads will commence
immediately after the contracts are
awarded and rushed as rapidly as pos
sible, in order to take advantage of
favorable weather conditions.
Property Changes Hands
Property belonging to George A.
Harding, and located on Main Street
including stores occupied by the Fifth
street restaurant. Millers shoe store,
the barber shop adjoining and tfie Red
Front Clothing store has been sold to
t.wn nnrties. S Wolf and C. Gates.
both of Portland, the latter taking the1
location where Fifth street restaurant
now stands aad the former the re
mainder.
EDUCATIONAL AID FOR
VETERANS REPORTED
BY THE STATE
Under Present Law Funds Provided
More Than Actual Need. For
Present Year
During the year 1919 there was ex
pended in educational aid for the ex
service men in Oregon institutions of
learning $207,458.38. In 1920 the
amount for this same purpose was
$494,045.99 while for 1921 it was
$355,075.47 and during the period of I
this year ending, June 1, it amounted
to $148,112.75.
The educational aid law provides
that ex-service men shall .receive $25
a month aad while in school but if
he desires to accept a cash bonus or
loan he must return to the state this
amount received, and from this source
the state has, since the law has be
come operative, received $83,703.19.
The state, for this educational fund
authorizes a tax of 4 mills on its tax
able property and this income it is
estimated by the Secretary of State
will be more than twice the amount
actually needed in 1922.
DR. LATOURETTE WILL
SPEND HIS VACATION
IN THIS CITY
Word has been received from Dr.
Latourette that he will visit his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Latourette
and friends in this city upon his return
from China about August 1.
Dr. Latourette has been in China at
tending a Christian Conference in
Shanghai at which there were 1000 in
attendance about one half of whom
were Chinese. He attended also the
World's Student Federation meet at
Peking.
Among the noted -cities Dr. Latour
ette has visited in the Orient are
Shanghai, Peking and Hong Kong,
China and Tokio and Yokohama, Jo
pan. While absent from this country
he has been gathering data for a his
tory of missions in foreign countries.
He has already written histories on
the Japanese and Chinese.
After a visit here he will resume
his duties Of professor of missions in
his alma mater, Yale University.
Canby Phone Service
Will Be 24 Hours
Canby is rapidly and as surely put
ting on metropolitan airs. The last
progressive step forward is to arrange
for 24 hour service for telephone pat
rons. This new plan will require ad
ditional help and the directors of the
company are advertising for two oper
ators in place of Mrs. Soper who has
resigned and will leave the position,
August 1. Hats off.
Board Considers Matters,
Of Routine At Meeting
Among Improvements Decided Upon
Are Painting Of Barclay Building
Repairs Will Be General
Contracts for general repairing and
for painting of the Barclay school,
twhich was extensively damaged toy
fire this spring, were awarder by the
board of directors iof Oregon. City
school district at a regular meeting
held last Thursday evening. W. G. H.
Kruger was the successful -hidder on
the general repair work. His bid was
$1,624.75, to cover all repairs specified
by the board. The painting of the
building will cost the district $982.50,
Roy Woodward being the successful i
bidder for this work. Both the gener- j
al repair work and the painting will be i
required to be finished before time for
the reopening of school In the fall.
Other bids submitted were, on the
general repair work: W. L. Arrant and
L. A. King, $3480; M. H. Martin, $2345,
and on the painting: G. A. Marrgi,
$1365; Emery French, $949.35 and A.
J. Bell, $1031.65.
The matter of providing an extra
fire escape for the Barclay school was
proposed and will be investigated by
the board.
Representatives of Portland bond
houses appeared before the board and
rged the funding of a new bond issue
to enable the board to take up the
$14,000 issue of 1910. Bonds bearing
five per cent interest could be issued
now they said, as against the five
and one-half per cent being paid on
the issue in question. With the 1910
isawe having but eight years more
to run to maturity, the board decided
to take no action regarding a new
issue, figuring the saving to be too
slight to warrant this course.
Application were made by two
teachers for leave of absence
for one year. Miss Bernice Zimmer
man of the high school staff was
granted leave to attend a university in
the east and Miss Lela Reed of the
Barclay school to attend the normal
at Monmouth.
The auditor'? report was read and
filed, being fully satisfactory to the
board1. A number of bills were also
presented and passed upon. Among
these were"bills from judges at the re
cent school election for $6.00 each,
which the board cut to $3 each.
Among other bills presented were:
Klham Stationery Co., for diplom-
as $96; Enterprise Printing and elec-
tion supplies, $109; telephones $22.81
Lights, $47.49; Friedrich and son,
$208.87; Banner-Courier, advertising,
$12.30. v.-'
SUCCESSFUL SEASON AT
CHAUTAUQUA PARK
SEEN AGAIN
Two Weeks' Course Con
cluded By Fine Program
Last Night
NOTED PLAYMAKESHIT
Swimming Pool Possibility For Next
Year. As Result Of Financial
Success
Gladstone's 1922 Chautauqua wound
up with a flourish yesterday, a grand
concert last night by the New York
City Concert quartette bringing the
close to two weeks of delightful en
tertainment for folks of Gladstone and
neighboring communities and of much
enjoyed recreation and physical and
mental refreshment and rejuvenation
for the large colony of campers at the
park grounds.
The past week brought enough good
things in the regular Chautauqua
line to make the whole course a well
balanced one. Some numbers were
found disappointing, but there were
others wllich the crowd deemed it a
rare privilege to hear. In -face, it ought
to be said in fairness to all that the
disappointments were in the minority.
Electra Piatt and Vernon Stone, who
were a big hit on the circuit last year
came around in the same vehicle this
year and spoiled the good time many
had planned to have with them. The
Watteau Duo likewise used the same
sttiff they have been using In lyceum
and Chautauqua work for the past two
or three years.
The record crowd for this season
probably was seen at the park Sunday,
when a big all day program drew
some 5,000 folks to the shade of the
big auditorium. Harold R. Peat, one
of many former Canadian soldiers on
the Chautauqua platform, was the
evening attraction and gave a well
received address. Substitutions had
to be made In the afternoon program,
but little if anything, was lost there
by, and the whole day was well en
joyed. The previous "day had seen an in
teresting gathering of Grangers to
hear Walter M. Pierce, demoncratic
nominee for governor, who was special
speaker for Grange Day. Some 25
Granges of the state were represented,
with about 230 Grangers hearing the
address and attending the dinner
which followed.
. Arthur . Walwyn Evans, a brilliant
young orator whose native land is
Wales, came Monday night with his
successful lecture on "Let There Be
Light"
Tuesday niyht the play "Turn to
the Right", presented! by the Keighley
Players, drew a crowd that rivalled
Sunday's attendance. One of the very
best things on the; course this season,
seemed to be the popular estimation -of
it. A radio set installed over the
stage brought music out of the air dur
ing the intermissions, and,was a uni
que feature that the bigcrowd appre
ciated. The feature of the Wednesday pro
gram was the spendid address in the
evening by Chancellor Geo. H. Brad
ford, who brought a message of espec
ial significance for young people.
The possibility of there being a
large and modern swimming pool in
the chautauqua park Is seen in the
financial success of the -chautauqua
this year. There will be, it is - said,
a considerable surplus of funds avail
able for improvement of the park and
the establishment of a big natatorium
is receiving favorable consideration.
Co-operation between the city of
Gladstone and the chautauqua manage
ment, in order to make the proposed
pool available all the year around is
favorably regarded.
Store At Macksburg
Destroyed By Fire
The Joe Gibson store at Macksburg,
together with considerable merchan
dise and a high priced piano, were de
stroyed early Sunday morning by a
fire that for a time threatened to con
sume also the general store of G. W.
Scramlin. Macksburg has no fire pro
tection, but the Aurora fire department
hastened to give aid and saved the
Scramlin store. Canby's department
also answered the call for aid. Gib-
sn's loss is figured at between $3000
and $4000, with some insurance.
Damage to the Ocramlin store amount
ed to about $300.
New Restaurant Will Open
A new restaurant will soon be in
operation in the building recently va
cated by the Style Shop. The propri
etors will be W. H. Pizer and his
mother who have had extensive ex
perience in th erestaurant business.
The equipment of the place will be
thoroughly modern in every respect,
home- made pastry will be a specialty.
Molalla and Gladstone will play this
afternoon to determine the winner of
the baseball pennant 4n the series of
games o nthe Chautauqua.
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