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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.
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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.
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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