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THE. &VNNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1922 -
T HE "BANNER COU.RI ER
Th Clackamas County Banner and the Oregon City Courier, Consolidated
July 8th, 1919, and Published by the Clackamas County Banner Publishing
Company, Incorporated.
P. J, TOOZE, Editor
H. A. KIRK, Advertising
Published Thursdays from the Banner Building at Ninth and Main Streets
ad Entered in the Postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon as Second Class Mail
Matter.
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Official Paper of City of Oregon City
"Flag of the free heart's 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 sheet!
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-
BIBLE THOUGHT
FOR TODAY
Bibl Thoughts memorized, will prore ft
pnceleaa luritatfe in altar years,
WAY TO LIFE: He hath shewed
thee, O man, what ife good; and what
doth the Lord require of thee, but to
do justly, and to love mercy, and to
walk humbly with thy God? Micah
6: 8.
MAKE THEM PERMANENT
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Reports are current of the costs of road maintain
ance throughout the country and among 'these roads is
the great Lincoln Highway traversing eleven states. .
Last year it cost Ohio $1573 per mile for upkeep in
cluding stretches of old macadam, and other general re
pairs. It cost Indiana $633 a mile and Pennsylvania $2333.
These are tremendous drains on the resources of the
states and are bound to increase every year on the same
surfaces. The only means of reduction are to either re
place the present surface with more enduring mtaerials or
reduce the wear upon them made by heavy trucks and oth
er vehicles.
The latter seems, under the present insistence upon
truck transportation, capable of slight reduction only arid
the former means the substitution of concrete for the bit
uminous mixtures now used.
Th.e expense of road upkeep in the middle West and
East, owing to the cost of snow removals during the winter
months renders a comparison with the upkeep of Oregon
roads difficult. Then, too, the problem of greater water
pressure on disintegration of roads here must be taken
into account in any comparisons undertaken.
One thing is certain however, and it is that the cost of
maintainance here will be tremendous and hence the most
enduring materials only should be used. Concrete whose
initial cost is more than that of other materials, is being
laid becaue of its permanency and this permanency is abso
lutely essential to the taxpayers of Clackamas county if
they are to survive the costs of future road mainenance.
RETRENCH
In Oregon last year the people paid $41,000,000 general
purpose taxes on property; $2,300,000 in auto licenses;
and to the national government $28,000,000 income and in
ternal revenue taxes. Other special fees, license taxes,
etc., were paid also running our taxes up to a total of over
$100,000,000. And this in a state where we are less than
700,00CT men, women and children.
Here the $69,000,000 for general state and national
taxes demands a per capita tax of over $89. Add to this
financial requirement over $31,000,000 more in special fi
nancial demands and the sum per capita sails beyond ones
vision. And how far we are willing to run on in this mad
race toward financial disaster seems to be increased only
by our ability to see new places for expenditures. .
v In November we shall vote on nine initiated measures
and not one of them is intended to reduce taxes. Two of
tnem, income tax measures, are designed to raise the mon
ey from additional sources and the proponents of these two
measures are already pointing out defects in the other
measure with the possible result that both will be defeated.
While any means for more justly placing the burden of
taxation upon the people of the state should be welcomed
it must be borne in mind that taxes will not be reduced un
til genuine RETRENCHMENT' is undertaken. Shifting
vSystem In Your
Savings
' Make your bank book show some headway for
every pay-day. The man who cultivates a sys
tematic savings habit when young reaps .pros
perity and happiness when old.
Why not figure now just how much you could
put away every pay-day, then start you'r sav
ings system by opening an account with us next
pay-day.
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TRAINING LITTLE CITIZENS
These Articles published weekly in these columns are
Issued by the National Kindergarten Associ
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TO A WATERFOWL
WALKS AND TALKS
By Elsie F.'Kartack
We were in the garden one morning,
shortly after my arrival, John, Mary,
Bobby and I. Mother had gone away
for a vacation.
The garden was ibeautif ul, and we
were quietly enjoying all its loveliness
when suddenly Mary cried, "Oh,
there's an ugly old toad,. I'm afraid of
it!"
John and Bobby ran toward it in
eager anticipation of destroying it.
I hate toads," said John with a ven
geance. - ,
"I'll step on it," exclaimed Bobby at
the same time.
I was just in time with my "Wait, Bob
by. Why are you going to kill it?"
"Because I hate it," he answered.
"And -why do you hate it?"
"It's ugly."
"Oh, it is? I don't think so. Let's
take a better look at it. Why, see, It
has beautiful jewels on its 'back, and
look here at. its gold rimmed specta
cles." The children looked surprised.
"Suppose we sit down and watch it
while I tell you all about it," I con
tinued. "Don't do that, you'll get warts."
This from John as I reached out to
stroke the toad. "No, you won't," I
replied, "Not any of the books that I
have ever read about toads say that
you get warts from stroking them. The
toad likes it and he sometimes sings a.
song, just as a cat purrs when it is
stroked. Do you see the pouch under
his mouth? That swells as he sings.
He cries too, when he is hurt There
are different kinds of toads. The tree
toad becomes the color of the surface
on which he finds himself so that peo
ple or animals cannot see him."
"I -wish I could do that- when I'm
playing hide-and-go-seek," said Mary.
"Well, you see the toad can do some
things that you cannot do", I replied.
"Let'shear some more about it,' ex
claimed John,, breathlessly moving
closer to the toad. "The mother toad
lays the eggs in the water and covers
them with a jelly for protection. After
they are hached, they are called tad
poles." "Ahe those little black things
thatt swim around in the water tad
poles?" interrupted Mary. "Yes. They
live in the water six weeks and then
they lose their tails, grow legs and
swim to shore. After that they live
on land When a toad wants a new
suit he splits, his old one up the back,
pulls it off, rolls it into a (ball and swal
ows it and there he is in his new suit."
"Really?" the children all exclaimed at
once. "Yes, really," I replied, "and
I have left the best for the last. The
toad is one of our best helpers. He
eats all the insects thar would destroy
our cropp and flowers, so is very val
uable to the farmer and gardener. If
unharmed, he will live for years in our
garden. There is one very old toad
who spends his fwiaters undjer my
stone steps at home, .and every spring
I look eagerly for him to come out and
he has not disappointed me yet," I end
ed. '
Mary moved nearer. "I don't be
lieve I'm afraid of yod any more, nice
old Mr. Toad".
"Say, - Bobby,"' said John, "let's be
good to this toad and then he'll stay
and maybe some" day we'll see hiim
change his coat.- Anyway, we can take
him , into partnership in our garden
work".
William Cullen Bryant
"Our place in the world, the happi
ness of our people, the perpetuity of
our free institutions all are depend
ent upon the opportunity for education
which is provided in our public
schools."
... George D. Strayer.
of the burden with the consequent temptation to raise
more taxes is not enough. The first duty of the next legis
lature will be to Hold Down Expenditures to Genuine Es
sentials and see that every body pays a just share.
WHOS WHO IN THE PRIMARY
Whither midst falling dew. .
While glow the heavens with the last
steps of day.
Far through their rosy depth, dost
thou pursue
Thy solitary way.
Vainly the fowler's eye
Might mark thy distant, flight to dp
thee wrong.
As, darkly pointed on the crimson sky,
ny ngure noats along.
. Seek'st thou 'the plashy brink
Of weedy lake or anarge of river wide,
Or where the rocking billows rise and
sink
On the "chafed ocean-side.
There is a Power whose care
Teaches thy way along that pathless
coast,
The desert and illimitable air,--
Lone wandering, but not lost.
All day thy wings have fanned
At that far height, the cold, thin at
mosphere,
Yet stoop not Aweary, to the welcome
land,
Though the dark night be near.
And soon that toil shall end ;
Soon shalt thou find a summer home,
and rest,
And scream among thy fellows; reeds
shall bend
Soon o'er thy sheltered nest.
Thou'rt gone; the abyss of heaven
Hath swallowed up thy form; yet on
my heart
Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast
given . v
And shall not soon-depart.
He who, from zone to zone,
Guides through the boundless sky
thy certain fright
In the long way that I must tread alone
Will lead My steps aright.
The claim that the direct primary keeps men of mod
erate means from office is not borne out by the facts in
the case It is far easier to purchase the nomination thru
personal appeals to the pocket book for support than it is
to buy the masses thru newspaper or other methods of ad
vertising. Masses of people are not bought. Even in New
berry's case the convention system isseen inasmuch as the
most effective use of money was in the purchase of the
individual workers the "faithful" which always haunted
the convention halls, newspapers and poster advertising
played as great part of the vast amount spent in the pur
chase of the senatorial toga.
It is ideas which decide in the primary. The candidate
with the difinite ideas of most value to the voters and
backed up by sincere purpose, courage and aggressive ser
vice is in the political contest today privileged to make a
campaign upon these merits in the old convention system
it was he who had the biggest pull with the henchmen.
ftoMMERci Peace of Mind
Speculation may be exciting
but it's risky.
Peace of mind and safety is better.
Put your savings in a SAFE place
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Per Cent Interest on Savings Accounts
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BY CLACKAMAS COUNTY PEOPLE
The above beautiful poem was pen
ned jhv Mr. "Rrvant at n time whpn his I
heart was full Of discouragement and
disappointed in his search for a posi
tion in which to apply himself to life's
task. To read this poem is to renew
one's courage and to increase faith in
the guidance and guardianship of this
Creator Ed. .
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How To Serve Cucumbers
DUTY OF -THE PRESS
The. number of law breakers haled before the courts
of Clackamas County during the past few days might be
thought at first to indicate that lawlessness Including
booze peddling and moonshine operations is on the in
crease. This is not a safe conclusion, however. It may mean
greater publicity on the part of news agencies or the
greater activities of the officials whose duty it is to appre
hend the law breakers. Both have helped to bring this
condition about and in this condition there is a kind of co
operation which is indeed commendable as it is efficient.
The press should stand for high ideals of morality and
justice. It should be ready and fearless in its constructive
criticism of law enforcement and as ready to commend
the courage and activities of the executives and courts in
the punishment of crime. .
To make a cucumber boat par the
cucumber and slit lengthwise. Hollow
out each half and refill it with a salad
mitxure of equal parts diced cucum
bers, celery and tomato, with mayori
aise dressing. From white letter pap
er cut a smalj sail and insert it in a
skewer or any small p,iece of elean
wood . Put the sail in the center of the
boat.
So many ,cucumbers are now grow
ing on the vine that the O. A. C.'farm
news man asked the home economic
specialists to tell him how to tell the
editors how to tell their readers how
to make present and future use of
them. The foregoing and following
were among the many ways suggested:
A SOLEMN DUTY
The governments insistence that -coal as one of the
chief necessities for the home, transportation and the in
dustries shall be given precedence in transportation is as
sensible as it is just. ,
Uncle Samuel should make it plain that the lives of
his 110 million family must not be jeopardized while any
dispute is in progress of settlement.
Justice demands a settlement fair to the strikers 'as tq
everybody else but our Uncle Samuel is both big. enough
and good enough to make a fair settlement and keep on
"bringing in the coal." x
And while the complaint of hard times is heard thru
out the land, Oreon City with her big payroll at the Indus
trial plants should count herself most fortunate.
Marvelous are the productions of the Willamette Val
ley without rain for sixty days.
' And the City Hall'is still under constructionof Plans.
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Frank Bittner has moved his rinnkev
engine dh the Rydzewski place,. where
he has a -small piece of timber to log.
Mrs. Schwerin and son Frank, of
Willamette, Ore., who have been
spending the past tew weeks on the
former's place in -this vicinity, have
returned home.
Mr .and Mrs. F. N. CalnTiaii and
daughter Avis, of Estacada, were Sun
day guests at the home of Mrs. Cado
nau's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Park,
Sr.
Mr. and Mrs Knowles are out on
their homestead from Portland for a
short visit.
Mrs. Cora Jacobs and son Jack, of
Vancouver, Wash., spent several days
visiting her sisters, Mrs. Montle Val
len and Mrs. Effie Brown, and pick
ing wild black berries.
Mr. T. Munson is home from the log
ging camp to look after his harvest..
Dan Stahlnecker is cutting his grain..
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vallen motored
out from Portland Sunday, returning
Monday. Mr. Vallen is employed in
the Portland postoffice
Colton Public
High School
Where will you attend High School this year? Do you know that
COlton is offering the strongest Musical course 1xth vocal and instru
mental in Clackamas county? New Dormitory, new athletic field, new
gymnasium, splendid faculty, excellent moral surroundings.
Full four-year standard courses of study.
Parents and students are invited to investigate.
For information address or call on Clerk, School District No. 53.
Phone Colton 11-2, Colton, Oregon. 8-10-4t.
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How To Salt 'Em Down
Have ready a perfectly clean jar,
crock or keg. Use only good firm cu
cumbers, not too large and cut them
from the vine with a pair of scissors
leaving about xk inch stem on ach.
Never pull from vine and always han
dle them so carefully as not to bruise
them. Wash clean and wipe dry. Put
a 2 or 3 layer of coarse salt in the bot
tom of the keg, then a layer of close
ly packed cucumbers, cover with salt'
and proceed in this way until all the
cucumbers are used, stopping off witli
a layer oi salt, and over that layer of
freshly picked grapp leaves.
Use plenty of salt Pour in cold
hard water to cover Put a clean white
cloth over the top, tucking in the edg
es snugly down the sides, then put
in an inverted plate or a hardwood
board to fit and -weight it down with
a large clean stone, to keep the cu
cumbers welljinder he brine
Cover the keg and set in a cool
place. Cucumbers may be added from
time to time as they are gathered,
with more salt until he crock is full.
Be icareful always to keep the cucum
bers well under the brine and if there
should be too much brine throw some
of it away.
When removing cloth, plate and
stone, do so carefully and if any scum
has gathered wash thoroughly before
returning to the crock. When the
pickles af e wanted for table use, take
out enough to last about one week,
freshen them in clear cold water baths
until, they are plump and just right to
the taste, changing the water frequent
ly and tasting a pickle occasionally to
see if it is too salty.
The pickles are then ready to be
put in cold vinegar with any preferred
spices and in about 10 hours or less
they will be ready for use, A small
bunch of dill put in the vinigar im
parts a delightful flavor Cover the
jar and set in a cool place.
F you want
.what you
want when you
want it-rin the
printing line
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