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Page Four HE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1922. j. T HE 'BANNER "COURIER The 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 im the Postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon as Second Class Mall Matter. Subscription Price, $1.50 per year in advance. Telephone 417 MEMBER OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION MEMBER OF OREGON STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Official Paper of City of Oregon City KFlag 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 shget! 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 Bible Thootrhts memorised, vfO prove ft priceless nentage in alter years. . A NATION'S GREATNESS: Right eousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14:34 MAJORITY RULE. ON Tuesday next the voters of Oregon City will decide the long disputed location oi the new city hall. There will be the choice of two sites ottered to the voters the site at the corner of Seventh and John Adamb streets, across from Liberty - Park, and the present site on Main street, op posite the Bahnon Company's store. Arguments are advanced with equal fervor for both sites. The propon ents of the hill site urging, primarily, their choice as a matter of protection to the home section, while the downtown advocates urge their choice as a matter of protection to business, and both sides aver that the matter of lower insurance, depending upon location, is problematical. The hill section argues further, that the eighty-five per cent of the people toatter f protection to business, and both sides avefl that the matter of lower growth and development, which the location of the hall in their midst will stimulate. They maintain, too, that an auditorium, impossible of construc tion on the downtown site, is essential to the progress of the city, and that their choice of site is the more economical, as it can be purchased' for $5,000, while the downtown site is worth $15,000 more than this amount for business purposes. Whatever may be the outcome pf the vote, there should be willing ac knowledgment of majority rule by both sides. The result will not lessen the demand for co-operation of all the business interests of the WHOLE city1. Sectional, business and social prejudices are only destructive. They block progress. They engender only hatred and contempt. Voters should read and consider with open mind this question in the light of future progress and unity of the entire community, and abide agreeably by the preference expressed at the ballot box on Tuesday next. A CIVIC INVESTMENT. OREGON CITY taxpayers and other voters will find on the city ballot a proposed amendment to the city charter, authorizing the council to levy an"annual tax not to exceed, three mills, to pay principal and interest on fire department bonds and to maintain the paid fire department. This is one mill more than is now levied for the maintenance of the department and will raise about 1 3,184 more than is now raised for-this purpose. The purpose of the additional sum is to employ a fourth regular fireman and to pay off the bonded .indebtedness of the department more rapidly than is now possible. This ad ditional payment is estimated at $1,600 ,to $1,700 per year. That the fire department should have more funds than provided under the two mill tax is admitted by all those who have investigated its needs. To reduce the bonded debt more rapidly than now possible is good business. The department is of first importance to the city and the best civic invest ment ever made. And to properly support it at the polls as elsewhere, is an important duty. x RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VOTER. IN thestate, county and city elections of this year, as in other years, there is excellent material among the candidates to select from. The choice under our system of balloting is open and free to every voter. The result then will depend upon the individual judgment and courage of the man or woman at the ballot box. - The quality of the executive, legislature, judiciary and other departments of the government are the reflection of the intelligence and will of the individ uals who place them in power. 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THE Live Wires will not Jiear the "committee's" recall manager expound ;he charges of the recall in their august and assembled presence. Their anticipation is rudely shocked by the. information that the manager does not believe they "are interested in hearing both sides of the question." ; The Banner-Courier asks permission to make a suggestion, evidently overlooked, to-wit: That the Live Wires arrange for joint discussion be tween the contestant and contested Hon. F. D. Shank and Judge Harvey E. Cross. . A radio has been suggested for a "broadcast" to "headquarters." SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY. W election, the first duty devolving upon Oregon citizens ?a to forget HEN the smoke of political battle shall have cleared away after the the differences engendered by the various campaign issues and to rally to the support of representative men and women who" will be the choice of the elect orate. Such is the spirit' of true democracy and a fundamental of American liberty. THE PEOPLE'S SAY Cherryville, Ore., Oct. 24, 1922. The Banner-Courier, Oregon City, Ore. Dear Editor: In reading so much of the recall of County Judge H. E. Cross, and the evidence' as the recall committee calls it against him, and then also on reading farther on of Percy T. Shelly being manager of the recall campaign, it keeps one busy wondering what next will happen and when. A little over five years ago when my husband's brother was dying we sent by our stage driver, to our near est town for a notary to come right up immediately to attend to some im portant business. We sent for a Mr. Pomeroy, iwho was notary at the time. He happened to be in Portland and would not be back till that night, so the driver left word for him, to come as' it was very important. In the meantime he met Percy T. Shel ly on the street and mentioned the matter to him, and he of fered to take Pomeroy's place and come up right away and attend to matters, not to wait for Pomeroy, and also leave word for Pomeroy that he needn't come, that "we" had gotten some one else, etc. The stage driver toid us of the Change in the program, when, he passed with the mail that afternoon, and altho we waited and waited, he never came, and the brother died before morning, leaving every thing unsettled. When my husband went to Sandy the next day to get the casket, he saw this same Shelly amus ing himself at a game of cards, all business forgotten.' When he was ask ed why he didn't come, he said the roads were too bad to travel at night, and that he was going to come some time in the forenoon if that day. But you see it was too late.. But it did not worry him any. Why should it? Wasn't it the road's fault? After wards, rather the same day, we found that he had not the right to preform as. a notary, but he was going to brin; along some one who could, and he was going to charge us $20.00 for the trip, If any one thinks this is a made up piece of grudge on my part, I can prove that it was just the reverse, for the man that drove stage at that time is still alive, and the man that was to bring Shelly up here, Is within reach also. And when you see, the committee put a man like that in as manager of the recall campaign, what sort of people' are those that are working with him one wonders ? Was that the best manager they could get, or, is it just only that sort that will take the leadership?- Now about Judge Cross. Altho I have never met him personally, I wish to show any way that he is certainly a gentleman, and does take an interest in other people's troubles, altho the recall com mittee has said otherwise. Early last spring, when a troublesome problem that had bothered us got so that it seemed there was no answer to it, I was advised to go to Judge Cross, "and ask his advice. It was impossible to go at the time, so I wrote to him. He went into the matter thoroughly, and wrote the kindest letter, giving; the best advice he could. And he stated that if we couldn't see our way clear, after hearing from him, to come down and talk things over personally. There was no $20.00 in that for him, still he was willing to listen' and ad vise us in bur trouble. My husband has been road super visor up here for the last two years, and every time he has gone down to see Judge Cross, he always saw him, and no matter how busy the judge was, !he always took time to talk over the roads, and other matters. So I don't think it is quite true that the judge doesn't listen to other peo ple's troubles. That this recall is based purely on spite, is common knowledge. Why the rest of the county should turn against the judge just because one of our comimissioners ran like a dry creek in the primary election, is a mystery to me. If these recall campaigners will be truthful and honest with them selves, they will have to admit that Judge Cross has done very well, con sidering what he has had to work against. Ask the man that they have put up for judge and I'll bet he will admit it too. With the proofs the recallers had published in the papers against Judge Cross so far, it was a cheap thing to circulate those petitions around. I wonder if some of the signers, that the judge never done a particle of harm to, don't feel little and mean. It Is to be hoped that the voters In this next election will be ruled by common sense and not spite. ' Sincerely, ' MRS. W. A. STONE. Editor Banner-Courier. It has been stated publicly that H. W. Hagemann, candidate for Coun ty Commissioner of Clackamas County was in the field to beat Judge Cross. This "is hot so." The reason is "We need a just and equitable distribution of the immense amount of money available for road construction in. Clackamas County in the next four years, also to cut down taxation to a point where it will not impair our Government, In the last few years taxes have increased beyond reason and the end is not yet if a halt is not called, this fall. There have been authorized by the people and are ready for issue $1,950, 000 in 5 percent bonds, of this amount approximately $300,000 have been is sued leaving a balance of $1,659,000. Interest on the total will amount to $97,500, add to this our warrant in debtedness of approximately $346,000 at 6 percent brings Ithe yearly inter est charge up to $118,260 or $324.00 for each day in the year of this in terest the farmer and home owner will pay 82 per cent and corporation and public utilities the rest Under the present iaw 70 per cent of the general road taxes are return ed to the Districts, Cities and Towns from whence the anoney came. and is used to keep up existing roads and especially by-roads. Our County Judge has stated that he is going before the legislature next January Session and have this law changed so ALL the General Road Taxes will be at the disposal of the County Court and nothing returned to the cities and districts. Should the law toe changed to this effect, the taxpayers will have to make special levies, in addition to the regular1 tax, and where are we go ing to land at. . The Judge told the writer, District 31 should levy a good special road tax and he "The Judge" would put the same amount to it or even go a little better so they could start improving. Great scheme isn't it. First he levies a 10 mill road tax and then compels the people to levy a 10 mill special tax in order to get the General Road tax back. Only 20 mill levy. But what about the Market road and other funds, where are they to go? I'll leave this to the reader. Why ia it that Judge Harvey E. Cross is doing everything he can to elect C. W. KRTJSE for commisssion- er. Surely there -must be some rea son for it, should it be that Mr. Kruse will obey the Judge's orders or what is at the bottom of it. Respectfully yours, ' H. W. HAGEMANN. ess j ra m mm i L To , Receive, Safeguard, and Lend A bank is one of the most use ful institutions. It not only receives and safeguards money for its owners, but it lends . money for legitimate business needs. . We believe that you will find our facilities useful. . . Your Checking Account is in vited. Bank of Commerce Oregon, City, Ore. OWN ED, MANAGED AND CONTROLLED BY CLACKAMAS COUNTY PEOPLE Expert Repair Work Genuine Ford Parts Hardware Storage At Elevator Accessories "Equipped to btt TOU BEST" Oregon City, Oregon Tires Phone 390 NOTICE Op SCHOOL MEETING PAID ADVERTISEMENT Candidates for Governor When a candidate for public office makes a campaign' promising what he will do if elected, it is fitting and proper that the voter examine the public records to ascertain whether or not the candidate's record squares with his campaign promises. In the pres ent campaign Candidate Pierce professes to be the apostle of lower taxes. Mr. Pierce's Record 1. Of the $9,376,000 of state taxes for 1938, Mr. Pierce specifically approved of $8,564,039. This is 92 per cent of the total. Mr. Pierce had no opportunity to vote on the other 8 per cent; as he was not a member of the legislature when it was up for vote. 2. He voted for S7 per cent of all tax appro priation bills of the 1919 session of the legisla ture, and for all the appropriation bills of the special session of 1920. 3. The State Highway Commission now works without pay. Mr. Pierce introduced a bill to pay the commissoners $12,000 a year. 4. He voted to submit a bond issue of $400, 000 for a new penitentiary. Governor Olcott has repaired the old one with convict labor at no tax expense. . 5. Mr. Pierce claims he wishes to relieve real estate of the tax burden; yet he is the author of a till submitted to the legislature which would exempt from all taxation moneys, notes, credits and accounts. 6. In the last few years he voted for 185 sal ary increases. 7. He voted against the bills to consolidate the state bureaus and commissions. 8. He introduced a bill providing for the most elaborate commission any state ever had. He specifically provided "to secure every citizen of Oregon an opportunity at all times to work for the state,'' and provided a $5,000 salary for the head of the commission. This bill was purely Socialistic. 9. In the 1917, 1919 and 1920 sessions of the legislature there were appropriation bills intro duced totaling $10,552,000. Of these Senator Pierce voted for $10,075,000. Measured by every standard, Mr. Pierce is the most consistent little tax booster the state, of Oregon ever had. - Mr. Olcotfs Record I. He introduced a change in the state sec retary's report which has saved the state many thousands of dollars since 1912. 8. His renovation of the penitentiary saved the state nearly half a million dollars. 3- He secured funds for a training school building for the Boys' Institute without a single dollar or additional taxes. 4. He is tHe originator of the Oregon Blue Sky Law, which saves the Oregon people mil lions of dollars annually. 5. He was responsible for the stopping of Junketing trips by state officials at state expense. 6. He secured the passage of a budget law effecting large economies in the state govern ment, which could not otherwise" be accom plished. 7. The change in the State Sessions Law, recommended by him, saves the state $10,000 a year. 8. He has been universally commended for the excellence of his official appointments. 8. He is responsible for changes in the ad- , minstration of the state farms, which this year brought returns of $491,000 into the state. 10. He has shown himself, by his acts, a friend of the ex-service men, has warmly sup ported the bonus measure, and has administered the law in the interest of the ex-service men with honesty and efficiency. II. He has taken the first real constructive step in the equalization of the state tax situation by the appointment of a committee of experts to investigate and report to the legislature the entire scope of the tax problem in this state, thus assuring that any changes to be made will be made along sane, conservative and construc tive lines, which give far more promise of secur ing results than demagogic bewailing and idle campaign promises such as are being made by the non-partisan candidate of the Democratic party, especially in the light of his record as tne cnampion tax produoer oube state of Ore gon. V Vote for Okott for GOVERNOR REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE WALTER L. TOOZE, Chairman. C. E. IN GALLS, Secretary. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No. 62 of Clackamas County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING of said district will be held at Oregon. City High School on the 24th day of November, 1922, at 7:30 P. M., for the purpose of discussing the budget hereinafter set out with the leTylng board, and to vote on the proposition of levying a special district tax . , . t The total amount of money needed by the said school district during the fiscal year beginning on June 19, 1922, and ending June 30, 1923, is estimated in the following budget and includes the amounts to be received from the county school fund, state school fund, elementary school fund, special district tax, and all other moneys of the district: BUDGET ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES Personal Service: 1. Superintendent . 2. Principals 3. Teachers 4. Janitors 5. Clerk 6. Stenographer Total No. Total 1 f 3,000.00 4 6,415.00 42 46,975.00 5 4,320.00 640.00 900.00 Material and Supplies: 1. Furniture (desks, stoves, curtains, -etc.) I. Supplies, General 3. Laboratory 4. Domestic Science 5. Manual Training . 6. Printing and Advertising . 7. iAiel . 8. Light, Power and Gas , 9. Water 10. Telephones , , Total Maintenance and Repairs: Building and Grounds , $ 553.00 1,800.00 175.00 250.00 250.00 425.00 2,000.00 750.00 250.00 ' 210.00 $62,150.00 $ 4,500.00 Total Assessments (Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges): 95.20 Total Indebtedness: 1. Bonded, and interest thereon I . 111,735.00 2. All other indebtedness and Interest thereon 200.00 Total Insurance: .. 175.00 Total Miscellaneous: Auditing Books f 2,055.00 25.00 ' Total rotai Total estimated amount of money for all purposes dur-j ing tne year , ... , $ 6,663.00 $ 4,500.00 95.20 fll,935.00 $ 175.00 $ 2,080.00 f87.598.20 187,598.20 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS From county school fund during the coming school From state school fund during the coming school year From elementary school fund during the coming Estimated amount to be received from all other sources auring me coming school year 19,020.00 3,271.84 8,385.97 11,365.53 Total estimated receipts, not including TTTr A TTTTTT A TTrtu lotai estimated expenses for the year t $87 698.20 louu estimated receipts, not including proposed tax j 42,043.34 $42,043.34 Balance, amount to be raised by district tax Dated this 28th dav'of rwnVie,. loot Attest: ' A. C. HOWLAND, District Clerk. $45,554.86 O. A. PACE, Chairman Board of Directors. fSaj it with blowers'