llSSIf 40th Year THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, Thursday, September 14, 1922. Number 20. CONFERENCE OF IS HELD AT EUGENE Committee Appointed To To Draft Declaration Of Party Pinciples. OLCOTT PLEDGES MADE Convention Called To Meet In Port land September 26 To Consider Party Platform. The state-wide meeting of Republi can hold-over senators, representatives and nominees tor the senate and house and other leaders of the Republican party, held in Eugene on Saturday last, was well attended. Support was pledged the entire ticket. Defeated candidates for gov , ernor in the May primaries Bean, Pat terson and White got into the Ben Ol cott political vehicle as enthusiastically as an owner takes his place at the wheel of his new Cadillac. Dominant Features. Two dominant features of the meet ing were the expressed de3ire for a stronger party organization than now exists and for reform in the direct pri mary system. The meeting was called by W. L. Tooze, Jr., chairman of the state Re publican Central Committee. About 75 were present. Platfo'nm Committee Appointed. In order to strengthen the party, the chairman appointed a committee of Re publicans from over the state to draft a platform upon which candidates and party may unite. Among those ap pointed are: Senator Bruce Dennis, chairman; L. E. Bean, George L. White, I. L. Patterson and J. D. Lee, candidates for governor at the recent iirimai-y election; B. L. Eddy, E. D. Cusick, R. E. Farrel and Gus Moser, candidates for president of the senate; Herbert Gordon, Denton Burdick, Tom Kay, K. K. Kubli, candidates for speak er of the house; also I. N. Day of the state tax committee appointed by the governor; Lair ThomPSon, leader against the present initiative measure going oh the November ballot; T. T. Bennet, George Neuner, Jr., A. J. John son, Roy Ritner and Jay Upton, F. A. McQully, M. Fitzmaurice, Bert Ander son and W. A. Massergill. Party Responsibility Emphasized. In opening the convention. Chairman Tooze declared that the compulsory educati6n bill is not a party measure and asserted, that Republican prin ciples, not religious questions, should be considered. Party responsibility should be assumed instead of individ ual responsibility was emphasized. The direct primary came in for dis cussion. Some went so far as to con demn it altogether, but the prevailing sentiment favored reformation. -State Convention Scheduled. The outstanding result of the meet ing is a call for a convention of Re publican leaders to meet in Portland September 26th, for consideration of the adoption of a platform or declara tion of principles of the party. In this convention there will be n titlPd to seats as delegates, all Re publican state officers and candidates, all Republican senators and represen tatives and candidates, state central and congressional committeemen, coun tv chairmen and vice-chairmen, and countv officeholders and candidates. The number entitled thus to seats is over 200. PIONEERS CLACKAMAS CO. CELEBRATE AT CANBY FAIR. Clackamas county pioneers are plai ning on red letter day at the county fair on Wednesday, the date empha sized in their honor. Plans were recently outlined for the day at a meeting of the Pioneer Association, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Harding, in this city. On this date at the fair. Governor Olcott, who has been invited, will speak; other addresses will be heard, and a basket lunch enjoyed at the noon hour. t The officers of the association are: David Caufleld, president; Mrs. Geo. R. Harding, vice-president; E. C. Hac ket, secretary, and E. G. Caufleld, treasurer. S. P. R. R. Builds Siding. The Southern Pacific Company has I'jgun building its siding into the site of its newly acquired stockyard site, at Green Point, between 16th and 17th streets. Stock chutes and' platform for unloading autos and heavy machinery will be built within the t'ixt three or four weeks. This improvement has been held up for some time, pending condemnation proceedings to obtain tbte site. REPUBLICANS COURT RULES AGAINST NEW UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. ' In the circuit court yesterday, the quo warranto proceedings brought by J. H. Kraus and twenty-four correla tors against the recently elected di rectors of the proposed" union high school district, No. 1, was upheld. Kraus and co-relators brought suit, claiming the proceedings in forming the district were illegal. The action was based on the facts that the peti tion for the election, which was to de cide whether, there should be estab lished the union high school at Canby, set the date of the election for August 21st. Under the,, law the petition le gally sets the date of the election. The boundary board, however, set the date for the election by ordering no tices for the election August 26th. Ten of the eleven districts held the election on the date set forth in the petition. District 38, in which Kraus and the co-relators live, held its elec tion on the 26th the date set ferth in the notices of election. In the first election, the ten districts tied five for and five against the proposition. District 38 voted favorably with four majority. , Charles T. Seivers represented Kraus, Earl Latourette the co-relators and Grant B. Dimick the defendants. Ths deciision kills the entire project. What further steps will toe taken in the matter have not been decided Contract For Church Let By Presbyterians Work Has Begun. Splendid Reconstructed Edifice Will Take Place Of The Old - Structure. That out of adversity oftimes comes good, will be exemplified in the recon struction of the First Presbyterian church of this city. The former Ibuild ing was burned practically destroyed by fire some months ago. The inside was burned and charred, the roof ruin ed and most of the furniture destroy ed. The insurance allowed was approx imately 3,400. The building was re constructed about twelve years ago at a cost of several thousand dollars and of this a debt remained which, when paid, brought the net assets in cash from the insurance down to about 11, 700. : I ! i-f The congregation have been holding services in the Shively building and under circumstances difficult and dis couraging have been working and planning for a church home in place of the one burned. Last week the plans of White & Wilson, local architects, were accept ed, and a contract entered into for the reconstruction of the building. The contract was awarded to Bernard & Simpson, Portland builders, for $11, 764, exclusive of heating, plumbing and wiring. The new building Will be one of the most convenient, attractive and mod ern church edifices in the state when completed a monument to the energy, the faith and .sacrifice of its member ship, who' have thus shown their pro gressive, determined spirit. There will be provided full concrete basement, containing furnace room, Sunday school rooms, dining room, fully equipped kitchen and lavatories. The main part will consist of auditori um with two Sunday school rooms sep arated from it by French doors, which provide for enlargement of the main room fo accommodate audiences too large for it. Back of the pulpit will be two rooms one for the pastor's study and another for Sunday school or prayer service. The Seventh street front will be changed in architectural design, the tower appearing on the southeast cor ner, the lot lowered to the level of the stone wall, and the whole struc ture rendered more attractive than in the past. ".'- , Bring Thm In. Ferdinand Lillie, arrested on Tues day,, for having in his possession sev! eral v gallons of moonshine, was sen tenced by Judge Noble to pay a fine of $500 and to spend six months in the Hotel de Wilson. lillie claimed that two men had hired, for $100, the privilege of carrying on moonshine operations on his farm and that the liquor did not belong to him. He claimed further, that he did not know the men. nor had he the num ber of their auto, their names, nor had) he yet received the hundred "bucks." Upon the payment of the $500 fine and putting up a bond for good faith, he was allowed thirty days freedom to gather his crops and care for his live stock, before entering upon his sentence. Oswego School Opens. The new school term opened Mon day with a large enrollment. The school buildings were repainted and all remodeled this year. Mrs. 'Buck ley, -who was supervisor of schools In Clackamas county, is now principal of the Oswego school, succeeding Miss Mary Bickner, who resigned last year. Other teachers on thfl staff are: Mrs. Gertrude Ewing.'Miss Irma Vose, Mrs. Lucille Jor3line and Miss Hamilton. The American ambassador to Eng land has given up his privately i3nted house in Chesham Place and will oc cupy the residence of the Prince's Gate, donated to the American government .by J. P. Morgan. f 1 Clackamas County Fair 2 Canby, farms, orchards, gardens and homes. Entries indicate the Finest Exhibit, the Largest Attendance and the Greatest Success in the history of the Fair Association. " In cattle, there will be- shown the finest types from several herds of thorobred animals, including individuals and groups of Jerseys from which there will be selected by special judge, Harry West, a county herd of ten animals for contest for honors at the State Fair. . . The competition in sheep will be keen, including the Doerfler showing from McClay. . " : Of hogs, there will be genuine rivalry, including the standard breeds of Durocs, Hampshires, . Poland-China, Chested-Whites, Berkshires.and others. Of horses, there are entered Clackamas County's best. ' A veritable paradise of Poultry of various breeds, for various " purposes and of highest Values overflow the housing capacity. Textile work, domestic science products, and boys' and girls' club exhibits marvels of handiwork, industry and educational training will please and profit visitors. Club and Grange exhibits will portray community progress Commercial enterprise will be shown by various firms thru the exhibition of their wares. Bicycle, motorcycle and automobile races are added attrac tions. ' ' : - , ,. Over 900' premiums are offered and every one of them a badge' of honor. . ' .. " Governor Olcott and the Clackamas County Pioneers will be there on Wednesday. Candidate for governor Walter Pierce, and farm bureau members will be there on Thursday. Worth while entertainment and the Finest Exhibit ever shown will be there all the time. It's your own Clackamas County Fair. You and all your, relatives and neighbors should be there also. 21 Sit Campaign For 1925 Fair In Portland Continues Measure Providing Funds ByMetropo lis Of State Will 'Go-On Ballot In November. With an appeal to the people in every part of Oregon to concentrate on a campaign of statewide develop ment by filling the state' with visitors from all over the world and by pre senting to the world the scenic, farming and industrial attractions and oppor tunities, the 1925 exposition committee in Portland has launched its campaign in behalf of toe measure to be voted on at the. state election, November 6th. The measure amends the state consti opportunities and sc'jnic attractions," says Mayor Baker of Portland, . who heads" the exposition committee. "Oregon now is the least " advertised state in the Union and consequently is idteveloping slowly. We must do like a store or a business concern does when business is slack adver tise, and the exppsition is the best known way to advertiste. "To bring thousands of people to Oregon from all over the world will bring anoney to the state and will bring business people, farmers and invest ors. We have th'a advantages and we must show them in order to place them on the market and in order to develop our state to the extent that what we already have in the way of tution so as to permit Portland to tax itself to finance ttte fair. No tax is provided outside Portland. "We have a state full of resources, products can be utilized. . "The 1925 exposition is not a Portland venture, although that city will stand the ex pense. It is an Oregon exposition and all Portland asks is that the state sanction it. The state which is now talking about the need for advertis ing our attractions could ask 'for no better proposition." Plans have been made for an in- Oregon, September 19-22, jN TUESDAY next Clackamas County will open to the pub lic her Sixteetnh Annual Exhibition of the product of her tensive campaign between now and November 6th. The exposition advo cates expect to extend, the campaign throughout the state, in 'an effort to organize he state as a unit for state development, which is the underlying purpose of the exposition. IMPORTANT GET-TOGETHER REPUBLICAN MEETING Walter L. Tooze, Jr., chairman, and C. E. Ingalls, secretary, of the Repub lican State Central Committee, were hosts at the get-together meeting of Clackamas" county Republicans, at a dinner served at the Paramount last Thursday night. " . . In an exceptionally fine address, the Chairman decried the substitution dur ing the past few years, of individual ism for party loyalty, and urged the necessity of two political parties, both strong, active and a check against ach other. The state secretary urged the sup port of party and the voting for prin ciples, instead of voting for individuals, and pointed out that the election of a Democrat would mean the placing in office of 2500 appointees opposed to Republican principles. Thomas F. Ryan and Grant B. Dim ick were called upon by the chairman of the meeting, W. R. Lyons, and re sponded with short addresses, urging Republicans to support their organiza tion. It was urged also that defects in the direct primary law be remedied, so that the party vote would represent more nearly than was the case at the last election, the party principles in volved in the election. New Firm Opens. ' Tom Jones, for several years with the government as expert mechanic, has located a filling station and garage between Second and Third streets on High street.- Here he will do general auto repairing and conduct a first class service station. Mr. Jones is a son-in-law of R. E. Woodward and with , his family has taken upnis residence in this city. 1922 Clackamas County Jersey Cattle Club Holds Meeting. Number Splendid Types' Thorobreds Exhibited Sixty Persons Enjoy The Day's Program. At the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. John Cole, near 'Molalla, on Saturday last, about sixty member3 of the Clack amas County Jersey Cattle Club met together in conference. With a num ber of visitors present and a program of .interesting topics under discus sion, the meeting was both helpful and entertaining. There were many thorobred Jerseys placed on exhibition by members pres ent,, including the twenty-five bead owned by Mr. and Mrs. Cole, a num ber of the type owned by Rex Stubba, J. C. Vaughn and Buxton Bros. Judg ing of these cattle was by Messrs. N. H. Smith and Ainsley Grabble. Among the features of the day's ex cellent program were: Readings by Vida Cole and Mrs. Miller; songs by the Molalla quar tette; an excellent talk on farm life Iby Mrs. Buxton. Judge Ryan of Ore gon City spoke also on "The country for the people and the people for the country." As usual, the meeting resulted in a new courage and a new pride in the breeding and development of pure bred live stock, with emphasis on the Jerseys. . Highway Matters Stand Still. - The matter of the Pacific Highway route thru the city is at a standstill. Property, owners in Third street of fered a remonstration to vacation of this street, which was intended by or dinances passed by the council as a part of the scheme to put 'the highway over the hill. Legally, nothing fur ther can be done for thirty days, while the remonstrance is in effect, unless it is determined that the remonstrators are not entitled o remonstrate. 115 f CLACKAMAS COUNTY DIVISION O.S.T. A. , WILL MEET : v The Executive Committee of the Clackamas county division of the State Teachers' Association has . called a business meeting of the division for this week SatuBday. . - ' The meeting is called for 10 o'ciock, at : the Commercial Club parlor, and "is for the purpose of nominating state and county officers, discussing O. S. T, A. reports and considering other business of importance The follow ing program has been arranged: Music and reading Mrs. Beattie. Opening remarks Prin. Leonhardt, chairman. ' -Report of secretary and treasurer. Report of committee on amending constitution. New business. Discussion of O. S. T. A. reports. Institutes and reading circle work, by Minnie B. Altman. Teachers' council and rural schools, Ethel Landsdowne, rural school sup ervisor. Open discussion. This is an important meeting. All teachers are urged to be present. - Potato Growers Of Clack amas County " Organize. Potato Improvement Will Be Sought Committee Appointed To , Program Work- A very successful meeting of the potato growers of the county was held at the Commercial Club rooms Friday September 8th, with O. R. Daugherty, president of the Clackamas County Farm Bureau, presiding. The meeting was called) by the potato committee of the county farm bureau to consider plans of ogranization for the advance ment of the potato industry in the county. . Thei'a was some discussion as to the possibility of organizing a marketing association, a study of which has been made by the potato committee, con sisting of D. O. Day, H. J. Koch and C, B. Sprague. After a thorough con sideration of the present condition of the potato market, it was agreed that further investigation be made and the matter held in abeyance until such time as conditions are more satisfac tory for organizing such an association. The matter of potato improvtement through seed selection and standardi zation of varieties, as well as the im provement of the grade and pack of the marketablte potatoes, was thor oughly discussed and much interest was shown in that aspect of the po tato industry. In view of the situation as discussed, those present at the meeting unanim ously voted to form the Clackamas County Potato Growers' Association, this association to be a definite body to promote the. Interests of the potato growing business' and put it on a more satisfactory basis. . A-committe was appointed by Mr. Daugherty, consisting of P. A- Weber, H. J. Koch, W. A. Holt, N. Paulson and D. O. Day, to proceed with or ganization plans and map out a pro gram of work for the coming months. This association will co-operate closely with the Clackamas- county farm 'bureau, the farm bureau to act as sponsor for the new organization. An agreement was signed Whereby thos3 present signified their willing ness to support a permanent potato growers' association for' the improve ment of the industry in the county and to become members of the Clacka mas County Potato Growers' Associa tion, subject to furthfer organization plans. Those signing the agreement were: P. A. Weber, Union Hall; Her man J. Koch, Redlands; H. W. Kanne, Happy Valley; C- B. Perkins, Damas cus; V. E. Dart, Molalla; D. O. Day, Rosemont; E. N. Barrttt, Logan; Carl J. Hanson,. Deep Creek; N. Licht, Hap py Valley; Ed. Ott, Sunnyside; N. Paulson. Damascus; Geo. H. Brown, New Era; E. H. Zivney; Mazelia. Gladstone Lad Killed. Newell Niles, six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Niles, well known residents -of Gladstone, was killed late Monday afternoon by an auto mobile, on the river road, near the P. R. L.- & P. crossing at Gladstone. L. Cook of Jennings Lodge was the driver of the car which struck the lad, who, in -company with young Bobbie Dwiggins, was carrying water to campers near the bridge. . Young Niles dashed -in front of the machine, which struck him, fracturing several ribs and inflicting internal injuries from which he died three hours later at the local hospital. . The lad is survived by three broth era and his parents. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, the body being held at the Holman & Pace undertaking par lors . New Houses In South Oswego. South Oswego -is- taking a sudden boom with the erection (of several homes. .JMr. - Weinstein and family, from Michigan, are intending to settle here permanently and are erecting a modern home on the lots they recently purchased. . There have" also been a number of other real estate deals in the same neighborhood. " . RECALL OF ROAD i-BOND. ISSUE NOW IS Number Signatures Neces sary For Place On Ballot Is Insufficient. PART OF BONDS SOLD Initiators Of Petitions Determined Still . - New Developments Are " Expected. Following the passage of the bond measure authorizing the expenditure of $1,700,000 in road improvements in Clackamas county, hard times came on, the bonds could not be marketed at face value, many districts found it difficult to build th.e base at the cost of materials and labor then prevailing, and the court found themselves un- able to build roads at the stipulated 111,000 per mile, as provided in the law authorizing the bonds. Recall Movement Starts. Worried over the increasing tax bur den while products of farm and labor were growing rapidly less and the cost of living was not being reduced cor respondingly, there developed a feel ing in Clackamas county that these bonds should not be sold; that the time for an expensive road building plan was not yet ripe. v Then, too, sectional feeling running high then and now in the county, aug mented this feeling, which resulted in determined effort to recall these bonds. Petitions Filed. Petitions were prepared, circulated and filed with the. county clerk, but upon being checked over were found several months ago, before the May primaries, to contain less than the re quired number of names to entitle the measure to a place on the ballot. Temporarily halted, but determined, the petitioners added to the petitions more names and again filed them with the expectation that the measure. would be submitted to the voters at the November election. However, their efforts have again come to naught, so far as this- fall's ballot contest is con cerned. Number Of Names Insufficient. At the expiration of the timeduring which the petitions in legal form must be filed, which is sixty days prior to the date of the November election, or last Friday, September 8th, the peti ions still lacked 150 names of the re quired number. - Portion OF Bonds Sold. About $250,000 of these bonds have been sold and this partial transaction was relied upon by the advocates of the bonds to block even the favorable . results of the recall vote. While the defeat of the recall movement was con: jectural, there is rejoicing among Its opponents over the recent result. Just what steps the recall initiators will next take has not been announced. YOUNG BUSINESS MAN . . - . MARRIED IN LOS ANGELES. Edward . J. Busch , of the firm of Frank Busch & Sons, surprised many of his friends by a telegram announc.-, ing his marriage in Los Angeles to Miss Cecilia Eimers of that city. The bride and groom first met when Mr. Busch was stationed at Camp Kearney during the late unpleasant ness with Germany. Mrs. Busch is a prominent young woman of Los Angeles. The young couple will arrive in Oregon City in about two weeks and will make this city their future home. Congratula tions. ' , DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTS. At a meeting of local Democrats on . Wednesday, the resignation of J. E. Jack, as chairman of the county cen tral committee, was accepted and W. W. Woodbeck elected his successor. Dr. Meissner was elected state com mitteeman and J. R- Bowland secrer tary. Arrangements were also made to have Walter M. Pierce here for a street meeting in Oregon City, later on during the campaign. Jennings School Opens. The Jennings Lodge school opened for the fall term Monday with the fol lowing corps of teachers : ,Mrs. Minnie B. Altman, principal; Mrs. Margaret McDonald, Mrs. Florence B. Moore and Miss Ruth Truscott. The first day's' enrollment numbered 140. , McAdoo Seeks Nomination. It is current news that W. G. Mc Adoo, son-in-law of Woodrow Wilson, and ex-Secretary of the United States Treasury, will make the race for nomination for the position .of" chief executive in the next presidential cam paign. ' The mother of Marconi, the wireless inventor, was Irish. IMPOSS BLE