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The banner-courier, Oregon city, Oregon Thursday, October 19, 1922.
THE-BANNER COURIER
Tke Clackamas County Banner and the Oregon City Courier, Consolidated
July 8th, 1919, and Published by the Clackamas County Banner Publishing
Company, Incorporated. .
F. J. TOOZE, Editor
H. A. KIRK, Advertising
Published Thursdays from the Banner Building at Ninth and Main Streets
and Entered in the Pootoffice at Oregon City, Oregon as Second Class Mail
Matter. - ' -
Subscription Price, $1.56 per year In advance.
Telephone 417
MEMBER OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
MEMBER OF OREGON STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
Official Paper of City of. Oregon Oity
"Flag of 'the free heart's hope and
j 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 shet!
Where breathes the. foe but falls be
fore us.
: With TTroortnTn'a finil .hcTiajith nnr ft
. And Freedom's banner .streaming ,other person
; ' JOSEPH DRAKE.
Owners have entered such pleas for breaking the ordinance as "Fireproof
buildings do not pay rates sufficiently high on the investment to justify hs
lawful improvement"; "the owner is a good citizen"; or "that the construction
and repairs were begun in ignorance of the ordinance." Not once have the
I pleadings failed, since the passage of the ordinance, to obtain the council's ex
pressed or passive consent to disobey the law of the city.
The council yielded for the first time reluctantly, but in permitting the
ordinance to be ignored tha tFIRST TIME paved the way for disobedience to it
ever1 after. For now, in every instance, comes the banter: "Why deny to me
the same privilege as others?" And while a hundred wrong or disobedient acts
make not one righteous cause, the frailties of official nature are usually over
come by this plea. , '
In Oregon City this ordinance has been so continuously ignored that fu
ture usefulness seems beyond hope. And every additional wooden structure
within the fire limits is added danger, added insurance and a block to civic
progress. To longer play with this firebrand ought not to be. ' ,
PUNISHMENT DESERVED
1TH the present congested conditions on the highways of the state
those who attempt to drive an automobile while unnerved and render-:
ed unfit by intoxication to drive are a menace to the safety and lives of every
In fact, they are'a menace to themselves. In regard to results
fthey -should be put in the class with those who are bent on! crime. Fines are
are not sufficient to rid the highways of them. , Jail sentences are their due
and anyone convicted of driving an- auto while "drunk should have his license
revoked till "kingdom kum.".
, BIBLE THOUGHT
FOR TODAY
j Bfclfl Thought memorized. wi!T prove ft
priceless Heritage in alter years.
SELF-PRAISE: Let another man
praise thee, and not thine own mouth;
a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:2. -
THE RECALL
WE are assured that by the time this issue of the Banner-Courier is off
the press a sufficient number of names .will have been secured to place
the petitions on file for the recall of the Clackamas County Judge. These
names Will be carefully checked and those passed as qualified will be allowed
to stand on the county records as final sponsors of the recall.
The number of signatures obtained throughout the county, it is asserted
by many well acquainted with the conditions of the recall movement, and! the
expressions from over the county generally, represents the bulk, of the; oppo1
sition at the polls. This belief they base upon the general effort that has been
made in quest of signatures. Current rumor is afloat to the effect, that addi
tional charges are to be brouhgt forth against ttfe lone target of the county;
court. The plot "thickens" and the "thickness' should act as a boomerang
"favoring the Judge.
This recall movement, or any other based on similar grounds and carried
forward in such manner as this, should and, we believe, will fail. .The Ameri
can people, including the citizens of this county, ADMIRE him "who fights for a
SUFFICIENT CAUSE, and IN THE OPEN. The REVERSE they CONDEMN.
This movement concerns the. public. It is directed at a public official,
elected by a majority of all the people in an oien, publicly advertised cam,1
paign. No meetings of the recallers have been open to the public for public
expression on both sides. Nor has the opposition proven, to even a reasonable
degree, ANY ONE of the charges contained in the petitions or in ail that has
been said or written. -
It has been deemed necessary to "EMPLOY" a "Manager," thus giving the
movement the stamp of a real political campaign. The charges ought to be.
sound enough and Slain enough to influence the voters without "hired cam
paigners" to dig up and drag forward new charges in order to make more
VOteS. " ' , ..' " ; i ; t- ; ,
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The Banner-Courier holds that the recall statute was never Intended for
the use to which it is being put in this case. And to continue" to employ it as a
club weilded by personal spites or to further financial, personal or political' in
terests will soon bring about its condemnation and repeal.
TRAINING LITTLE CITIZENS
These Articles published weekly in these columns are
Issued by the National Kindergarten Associ-'
ation, New York City
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BANNER THOUGHTS IN POETRY
Depart
Pearl M. Bartlett
They asked for love ye gave them
hate
And loneliness and pain;
They asked for rest ye gave them
toil
And anguish and disdain.:
They asked for bread ye gave a stone
And cruel -mocking jeers;
They craved a friend, then trod alone
Adown the weary years.
They asked for work curses ye gave
And whispered slanderous lies;
They plead for hope, ye gave despair
. And moans and groans and sighs.
Ye ask a seat at My right hand
Eternal life to see:
But "As ye did it not to them '
Ye did it not to Me." .
THE USES OF NATURE
MATERIAL IN THE HOME
PLAYING WITH THE FIREBRAND
rrHE' recent discussion over the enforcement of the ordinance regulating the
V Jonstruction or repair of buildings brings to mind one of the shortcomings
of popular government. This "is to falter in enforcement of laws and regula
tions even though sworn to obey and enforce them. Friendships, business
connections and devious pleadings win oftimes over plain necessity and duty.
Officials move along lines of least resistance too generally when, to sub
serve the public interests, they must face opposition. - This condition in public
official positions is probably more general in the city than in rural communi
ties. -
There has been for several years in the Oregon City charter, an ordinance
passed by an Oregon City council, providing that only certain classes of build
ings shall Je built within the fire limits of this city, which limits include the
main business portion below the bluff. This ordinance was passed because
there was a demand for it as a guard against the spread of fire. It was copied
from the laws of other cities and to protect and preserve property and human
life. It was intended, no doubt, that its provisions should be observed.
Other councils assumed the reins of government. In the' course of pro
gress constructions and repairs of wooden buildings within the fire limit have
been undertaken. Protests, in the name of the protecting ordinance; have been
made time after time withouf avail.
- SAFETY - SERVICE -COURTESY
- STRENGTH
In four words Safety, Service,
Courtesy and Strength, we can tell
the story of thfs Bank's growth
into' one of the city's most popular
financial institutions. ..
We guard jealously the Safety of
depositors' money we exert every
effort to give our customers Serv
ice we train our employees in
Courtesy and we engage only in
such Banking practices which add
Strength to the standing of this
Institution.
First National Bank
OF OREGON CITY '
512 Main St. - " Oregon City
By Emma B. Dashley
The little child should make nature's
acquaintance as a friend and playmate
and in so doing he will store up joy
and peace for his after years. Knowl
edge of nature makes, a child realize
more fully his part in the infinite con
ception and gives him a background of
beauty. Through play the child can
first be introduced to the absorbing
world of nature, about him.
The stringing of nature material in
the fall is very facinating to children
because of the various colors and
shapes available. Corn and peas,
pumpkin and squash seeds may be
gathered and stung. Rose-tips, thorn
apples, bitter-sweet and mountain-ash
berries are very artistic strung with
this joint-weed, combining one, two or
three of the red with one of the .green.
We string them in the field using No. 3
Sharpe's needles and No. 30 thread,
and letthe children wear their chains
home.
Milkweed pods give much pleasure,
and many things can be made from
them. By placing two. black pins
near the thick end of the pod for eyes,
slit along the 'side, look inside, and
you see a fish -with scales (seeds).
The children take the -contents out,
and use the empty pod for a boat, put
ting an inch stick across the center
for a seat, and sailing it on tfie water,
of the seeds up in the air, and try to
keep them up.
Mothers can make beautiful buffy
pillows from the down or the milk
weed by taking off the seeds, and put
ting the down in a case. Do this be
fore the down becomes too dry, or it
will fly all about. The pillows are very
useful, as they are soft and fluffy. Even
the brown seeds may be utilized if
saved. . In the winter, the children and
even the older people can play with
them in masses on the table, making
circles,- squares, wreathes and other
flat pictures.
Still another use can be made of the
pods on the branches. They can be
painted blue to resemble blue-birds, or
other colors such as bronze, silver, or
gold. Use thin oil paints. These, with
bitter-sweet berries, sumac,' cat-tails,
colored teasels and grasses, make a
pretty winter bouquet.
Ferns and sumac leaves, oak and
maple leaves in clusters, may be press
ed in books or between sheets of news
paper and pinned ' on the walls at
Christmas time. They . brighten the
rooms wonderfully. Small ferns and
pressed flowers may be used for place
cards or favors. ,
(Horse chestnuts afford a great deal
of amusement. To make a baby doll,
use three sizes of these nuts, the small
one for the head, and the large one for
the base. Punch a hole through the
center of the" middle and lower ones,
and the base of the upper one. Then
put a toothpick through to connect
them and use half sticks -for arms.
Mark or pierce eyes, nose and mouth
for the face. Select a large flat nut
for a stool, using three pins for legs ;
or put a row of. five pins on top along
the edge and weave yarn in and out
for a back, and we have a chair. Both
nuts and cones can be used for hiding
games and nine-pins.
In gathering seeds, look for as many
of their seed houses as you can; and
in opening the pods, emphasize the
protection afforded by each. In this
way, the children come to know more
Of nature and her tenderness of the
species. These points can be amplified
when the children grow older.
THE PEOPLE'S SAY
. Oregon City, Oregon,
Oct. 15, 1922.
To the members of the prospective
Oregon Legislature:
The next session of the Oregon leg
islature will have more responsibilities
resting upon it with reference to the
public welfare than any legislature of
recent years, both the individual mem
ber and the legislative body as a whole.
If ambition is still a characteristic of
the American, then for your own fu
ture's sakes, listen to the longings of
the great mass of common people of
the state, instead of paying too much
attention to the cunning approaches
of those who are stealthily fastening
the fetters of absolutism upon u.
Among the various classes and pro
fessions into which our people are
naturally divided, there are some that
are naturally divided, there are some
that are slowly being "chained" and
the process is so gradual and so sugar
coated that we can hardly realize the
fetters that are slowly being forged.
May I call your attention then, gentle
men, to one of the classes? One in
which every other class is interested
very intimately the teacners of Ore
gon. By degrees, there is being built up
in our state a machine among the
"aristocratic" element of our profes
sion that, unless the law-making body
of the state will keep awaXe, will make
serfs, humble and inanimate atoms,
to be moved about at the will of a
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, thru his lieutenants, so-called
County Superintendents. The first
step, or link in the chain, is already
made. The Compulsory Reading Circle
law, whereby a County Superintendent
can, at his will, annul, and the State
Superintendent can take away your
certificate or - diploma granted to a
teacher by ths educational board 01
this state at the head of which is the
Governor of Oregon, unless you read
some boo& designated by certain in
dividuals each year. r
What a reflection upon the common
teacher! Are our memories so short,
and is our intelligence so small in
quantity, that we must read each year
a certain book? This is the
way they ; are looking down on
us from the top. We have no choice
but to dig up our money, and slowly
but surely the public will feel the evil
effects on their children of a class of
teachers who like to be "serfs" instead
of free, independent Americans.
Imagine, if you can a law that would
give the Master of the State Grange
the power to take away the deed from
any farmer who refused to read a cer
tain book fundamentally designated by
him each year! The favoritism that
could be given, and is given, by Super
intendents! Some muGt read and
favorites don't have to.
The County Unit plan is the next
link in the chain. A plan whereby the
power to hire- their own teachers will
be taken ffom the districts. . This next
"badge of servility" I will explain in a
future article.
ROBERT GINTHER.
Editor Banner-Courier: "
I notice my name featured on the
front page of last week's issue ofthe
Banner-Courier over the signature of
H. E. Cross, County Judge.
. In . reference to the" County Physi
cian, I have never had anything to do
with that position, except to treat
gratis county poor when they were un
able to locate the County Physician.
Before July 1, 1921, he was receiving
$60 per month. Since then he has re
ceived $62.50 per month and drug bills
are being paid by signature of H. E.
Cross, the same as under the previous
administration in spite of the "joker"
in the court order of June 25, 1921.
Where is the saving?
The bill of January, 1921, mentioned
by the Judge, was O. K'd by H. E.
Cross in his own handwriting and no
objection was ever made to that bill
until.it was mentioned in last week's
BannerCourier. To give Borne idea of
the amount of work connected there
with 57 cases of contagious diseases
were reported through the office dur
ing the month in question, besides
other health and sanitary -matters. In
reference to mileage, I was charging
the amount agreed upon, by the pre
vious court, which was equitable and
was saving the county money. , The
Health Officer is not required to fur
nish his own automobile, but may hire
a conveyance as he needs it, Wash
ington County, at that same time, was'
allowing her County Health Officer $1
per mile mileage besides salary. If
$9,591.94 were spent by me for health
matters during the period the Judge
referred to up to July, 1921. it was
less than the budget allowance for
that period. However, the figures have
been juggled. - , If we had spent what
the TJ. S. Public Health Service says a
well regulated Health Department is
entitled to, the amount would have
been several times what was spent
They say we are entitled to 1 of the
amount raised by taxation for general
purposes.
He says I refuse, to give up the
office. I have never been . given a
chance to refuse. No one, even to this
day, has ever asked me to give up the
office. It is true, however, that on
June 25, 1921, an order, was entered
appointing the Judge's neighbor to the
office of County Health Officer at a
salary qf $1,050 per year. It took the
Judge five menths after that before
he could think of any charges he could
talk about.
I was appointed to the office I now
hold on February 6, 1919, by Judge
H. S. Anderson. Chapter 264, L. O. L.,
1919, the law concerning the appoint
ment, term, duties, "etc., of Health Of
ficers, does not limit the term of
Health Officer to four years, as stated
by the Judge. You may consider these
facts and judges for yourself the ver
acity of the Judge's statements.
I .have heretofore been unable to
agree with Judge Cross' article, but
now, in closing, let me whole-heartedly
and unqualifiedly agree with his last
sentence, which reads:. "A better day
is coming for Clackamas County, but it
seems we have to fight for it."
DR. O. A. WELSH,
. County Health Officer.
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