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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1922.
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A Tale Of A Dance
Hall License
"Oregon City, June 23, 1922. '
W. E. Hassler,
Dear Sir: Yours of the 20th at hand and will say that I mailed your
or the contents of your letters, previous to this of the 20th to Tregas
kis, to him at Oak Grove, and bein g that what you published was per
taining to Oak Grove beach, therefore I understood, Tregaskis was to
take care of what was published in regard to his resort down there.
Further I "have gone the limit as to my expense provided by law, and
Mr. Hassler I have been questioned by numerous people if I owed you
any money, wishing to garnishee the same if any was owed. The
amount of your bill was to High, but as Tregaskjs was to pay I said
nothing, I asked Tregaskis to write me by return mail probably He
- has paid yoa by this time. - - . .
Ees Yours,
W. F. HARRIS."
STATE OF OREGON,
County 6f Clackamas,
I. W. W. Woodbeck, being duly sworn, depose and say that the above is a
correct copy of a letter by W. F. Harris, county commissioner, to W. E. Hassler,
publisher of the North Clackamas Reporter.
W. W. WOODBECK.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, this 1st day
(SEAL) of November, 1922.
C. SCHUEBEU
i Notary Public for Oregon.
' ' My Commission Expires Feb. 10, 1924.
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The above is a sordid tale of a chapter in the history of Clackamas county
that might well he forgotten, were it not for the fact that W. F. Harris, signer
of the above letter, is the leader in the movement to recall County Judge
Cross. In explanation let us say that th e Tregaskis mentioned in the letter was .
the owner-operator of the Oak Grove beach resort. He was granted a license
to operate a dance hall by Commissioners Harris and Proctor, over the protests
of Judge Cross, and a"petition"signedby"86 residents of "the vicinity" inwhich
'the resort is located. The letter was written in reply to a request for the
payment of a bill for J68.00 incurred in the primary campaign for Harris' re
nomination for county commissioner. From the tone of the letter it anight be
inferred that Mr. Harris was evidently expecting compensation for his services
as a public official in awarding a license to operate the dance hall. It also
shows that the size of the bill was of little concern as long asf Tregaskis was
to pay. In other words, he was willing' for a man interested in his campaign
to be charged a price which Harris considered excessive. Mr. Hassler states
that Tregaskis had already paid a bill of ?25, which he personally contracted
for advertising in Harris behalf. Since the date of the Harris letter repro
duced above, Hassler states that Harris has paid $40 of the above amount.
Speaking of campaign expenses, perusal of the expenses filed by Mr.
Harris as incurred during the primary campaign fails to show" that he ex
pended $133, with not a single dollar recorded as being paid to the North
Clackamas Reporter, the West Side Review or to W. E. Hassler personally.
Was the approach to the legal limit of expenses so close that it became neces
sary to repudiate these, or were .they simply forgotten? The citizens of
Clackamas County need not be deceived. W. F. Harris, leader in the move
ment to recall Judge Cross, is the same W. F. Harris who expected Harry
Tregaskis to pay his advertising bills contracted in a race to secure a re
nomination to the office of county commissioner.
We regret that it .becomes necessary to refer to this matter again, but the
part Mr. Harris has taken to perpetuate his hold upon county affairs has made
it necessary.
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Under the auspices of the Grange,
a bazaar, chicken dinner and dance
were recently held, which netted the
jI grangers one hundred and thirty dol
lars. The affair was a great success
in every way and all who attended
had a yery enjoyable time. Visitors
were present . from Stafford, Willa
mette, Tualatin, Oswego, West linn,
Mulloy, Portland and Wilsonville, also
Gladstone and Bolton.
Mrs. Phillips of Portland spent the
week-end as the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Gould. '
Mr. and Mrs. Schmeer, Melba Baker
and Loren Baker spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kruse.
Mrs. Adeline Ball of Butteville is
jjj! spending a week or two with her many
HHi friends and relatives in this commun
B:ity. '
HI i Mrs. Walston and children, also Mrs.
! Piatt, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
pa j Richard Oldenstadt.
H j George H. Robbins spent Tuesday in
H ; Oregon City.
HAZELIA
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R. - J. Zivney was an Oregon-1 City
visitor, Thursday. -
Arnes Johnson of California visited
his father, E. C. Johnson, Sunday.
mm Mr. and Mrs. George Espen and Mrs.
K;F. E. Fessler visited Mr. and Mrs. H.
UH T. Duncan, Sunday,
ml Joseph Zivney left for the coast on
jjjj i a fishing trip, Monday morning.
Hj Dr- James Palmer of the Portland
IjljY. C. A. gave an interesting ser
mm mon at the meeting of the Sunday
pH school, Sunday morning.
'Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Liehman and
family visited the latter's brother1,
mm Milton Shipley, and family, at Oswego,
mm ; Sunday afternoon.
Ijj Ben Bliss and family are moving
onto the place recently belonging to
mi ' McMaus-. .
Miss Frances Willis, teacher of the
Hazelia school, visited her mother and
! sister at Clackamas Highlands, Satur
day and Sunday.
Messrs. Keuper, Edward Dueber, Sr.,
Edward- Dueber, Jr., and the Misses
! -i-Josephine and Mary Dueber, Mary and
j; Clara Casey, and Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Hj Casey, visited at the home of J. J.
I Burkhardt, Sunday last.
H! R.J. and W. H. Zivney returned
teg from their hunting trip in southern
IH Oregon, Wednesday morniing. They
Hi brought three four-point fleer. R. J.
irt I Zivney donated one to the Elk's Lodge.
mm ! They will have a venison "feed" at
WM Oregon City, Friday evening.
mW Little Norma Zivney spent Friday
H j"withher grandmother, Mrs. J. Zivney,
! i at Oswego.
mm j Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hall and Mr.
mm and Mrs. Max Forte took dinner with
H ! J. H. Eastman and family, Sunday.
H ; Mrs. Forte was formerly Marian East
U ' man, daughter of J. H. Eastman.
Hj Mrs. J. Spousta and daughters, An
il na and Bozena, visited relatives in
IH j Portland, Sunday.
jj Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whitten and
mm : famjly were afternoon dinner guests at
HI the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Chen-
ney, at Portland, Sunday last.
Audry and Billy Wanker of Oswego
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Some of the older boys of the Ha
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3; rne letter was very interesting, as
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The pupils of Hazelia school had a
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The room was prettily decorated for
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a very enjoyable time was had by all.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Christiansen and
family and Kenneth Baker were callers
at the J. P. Cook home, Sunday after
noon. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Evans of Os
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Henry Nagl and wife of Portland,
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T01 THE VOTERS OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Out of 3,000 asked, 2,600 voters of Clackamas. County signed the
recall petition against Judge Cross, giving as their reasons for
making said demand: . "
"That the said Harvey E. Cross, in the conduct of his office as
said County Judge, has been CARELESS, EXTRAVAGANT and
UNBUSINESSLIKE in the management of the county business,
and in proof thereof we cite the following facts: 1 '
"1. That the county warrant indebtedness during his incum-
bency has increased from $359,636.62 on December 31, 1920, to
$426,197.72 on September 1, 1922, although his 'campaign was
based on economy." - ' "
The figures stand as solid as the rock of Gibraltar and do not re-,
fer to bonded indebtedness nor net indebtedness as iwisted.byj
friends of the Judge: The warrant indebtedness on October r, '
1922, was increased to $457,126.99. - '
Mention might also have been made of the fact that $22,000, or
more, has been spent by citizens of Clackamas County for tempor
ary detour over Willamette River on account' of new bridge, be
cause, according to Judge Cross' own admission, he failed to get in
writing the verbal promise of Mr. Booth, Chairman State High
way Commission, tnat the State would handle the detour across -Willamette
River during the construction of the new bridge.
2. "That he is AUTOCRATIC, DISCOURTEOUS, OVER
BEARING and DISRESPECTFUL to persons calling at his office -on
business."
An avalanche of proof to the above could be cited. Statements
by the "Judge to taxpayers and county officers such as: "If you
stay at home and-run your farm and I stay here and run this
Court, we both will have plenty to do." "If you do not get out of
my way, I will make it as 'rough sledding as I possibly can for ,
you." "If there ,was another man in Clackamas County big
enough to handle the affairs of this county as well as myself, I
would resign." Now you are such a big man, what would you do ?"
"Yes, it is my dutyto order this election, but I will not do so unless
compelled by the Judge of the Circuit Court at the end of a man
damus suit," etc., ad infinitum.
3. "That he has sentenced juveniles to the State Training
School without a fair and open hearing, and after refusing to ad
mit their parents to the hearings!'
The committee holds affidavits in support of the above accusa
tions. .
k : 4: "That his chief source at a show of economy has been by re
ducing the mothers' pensions and refusing to assist paupers."
When asked to assist a county dependent in having an ulcerated
tooth pulled, he informed the dentist to tell the man to take a ham
mer and knock the tooth out. When asked to pay rent for widow
and four children (at that time receiving no county aid), said: "If
she can't pay her rent, put her; out in the street." ,;
v 5. "That he habitually promises to visit roads and to make road ;
improvements, but dose not keep Ms promises."
Many instances can be cited of his upkept road promises. ,
- Voters, these are only a few of the myriad of reasons why you
should go to the polls on November 7th, 1922, and vote :
Recall County Judge Harvey E. Cross
20 X Yes. ' . .
Vote for County Judge " ' .
13 X Fred D. Shank.
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