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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 2, WW.
ESTABLISHED 1!H.
FORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 27.
HILL PEOPLE
ENTHUSIASTIC
OtMAND THe IMPROVEMENT OF
WASHINGTON STREET BY
NEXT YEAR.
ELMER H. COOPER,
WATER COLLECTOR.
SPRINKLE 7TII STREET
Growing Club Requests Council to
Piece City Park In Qood Con
dition During the
Bummtr Montha.
Tin- Hill Improvement Chili In-Ill mi
intlun.liu.nc meeting Monday night In
Hie A. (). I. W. hull Mini rcciilv.nl 23
appllcntlnn fur n ihemhlp, nwellluu
(ho tnliil to 45. H"l(.'iiU nf Ihn hill
nrn inking nn ncllvo Intercut n din
welfare nf their nuniniitiliy and nt
Hi" "t I'llng, which will b held
Mnnilny, July 1 3, a, committee of one
(itlxell frciin each nf I tin three wnrdn
will In. niMilntii In it 1 1 ml Hiii meet
Iiikh tif (In council In keep a viKlluiit
')' mi iri'iHPi i li-itlnlatliiii nlTertlng
(lin Mil Mini to unnlnl llii. uii'llllicin (if
llin rniiluil K In n ili.ar-il.
Tin- cluli mliii!i'(l ilin-d ri-HoliiilniiN.
I II" iiiwiiuiiiIIiik llio liiiiniiv.'i i( of
Wnihliigluii Hreel. nnil nillhorliliiK
tho BiiolliltiM-lil of n rnuiliilttoe of
lli In Ukn up ih.i ninllor wild llm
property owners ninl council; number
rriiumlliiK I ln clly riiiiiii-ll In hnve
I hi' clly park placed In ptenontuhle
romlliloii, ninl u third nnklnit t tint
Sei.ulli street lin k-it clean ami well
nprlnkli-d during tin. mitnuu-r mniithn:
Til' ri'Hiilutliilin follow ;
Klmi'r II. Cooper wiih Wi'd
henduy elected collector of
nulla by llm Hoard of Wilier-
('(lllllllMHlllll.rK, to HIICI-l'lIll
llruoi. (', Curry. Mr. Cooper,
who linn ofTlcoM with IJ'lliin t
Hi'liui'lii'l, wiih fm iimrly i-onn-ty
clerk of diickmmu County,
ninl hla I'li'i'tliui kIvik general
nutlnfnctlou. " Iiiih hml con
alilnrulilo rxpiTlriirn an a cler
ical nltli-iT, being clerk of VVII
III IIH'I to Kill I it ('limp Nil. 148.
Wooilmi'ii nf llm World, lin
Iiiih a, wliln riuiK" of llm liimir
niieo hunltiiinn. Mr. Curry, who
wiih practicing attorney of
Oregon t.'Hy for iiiiuiy yearn,
Iiiih iiiuvimI In I'ortlmul.
1 - M 4--M- 4-M--f 1 4-4-1 44-
SUIT FOR PAYMENT
OF LOGS UNDECIDED
JURY FAILS TO REACH AGREE
MENT IN ACTION AGAINST
BOWMAN LUMBER CO.
Strict Improvement NeccMjry,
When-nn. I In- Mill-in on tin, hill In
Oregon City, r leun mill (Hmrillt
o liuprovliiK nn wi-ll nn epnni.lvo,
nii.l
Wlierenn, irry nluw prngremi In be
lilt; nuide In Improving unlit in i r.li
on ni-couiit tlinii-nf, unit im rennlt
Hierciif M-oin tin' moving frulll, tin"
lllll lo (ll.nlnliilii. Molt tut ii'nl other
piiliitH where hihi-u mil ln better ;(
irnvi-u-ii iiiih nn n ruitlinr n-mili hulhb
liiK niul Improvement generally iiriTi
timl. il iin.l tin. i-lly In luhliiK in popu.
Iiiiinti ninl ri'vi'iiiin, ninl
Whi-riiin, ihn -i,t Inii-ri-Hi of llm
hill ilrinamU Hml llm Hlr.-.-tn on tin-l-lll
In (Ir. umi t'py nliiiiil.l In- linpruv
fil na fimt nn Ki.nllin In oritur In itlvr
IliRr'-nn ninl rKri-ni to thi' pulilli'.
Now Tliin-lori' Mi- II Ito-mln il. ll.ut
ll l ll Ha" of Ihln rluli Hml I'm
linprovi'iiii'iit of WiimI'Iiikiiiii nirrit
ili. mill al nun' in- inUi-ii up niul a
niuiiiimlilti Knnlii i-nliilillnlu-il which
will itlic n miiii of publli- uillliy mul
tmt l" i-oiitlni-iilory to propi-tly own
ra, Hml nil ain-h pn-llinliuiry work
lii ilmi" iIiiiIhk lli" roiiilni; full mul
winter an na to limine the Improve
ment nf nil )! atreet ilurliiK Hie kiiiii
mer of ;iil.
Ami lie It fiirtlu-r ll'-aolveil. Unit to
i ion en. i we a hk 111" lieurty coopeni
Hon of our i-lty rounrll mul lie It fur
ther Ueanlveil, Hull II l'IUIllllltti'0 of five
lie npiHiluteil to lull" up Nlilil linprove
iiieni with properly owner mul the
city rniiiii-ll.
In the milt of Cliupiiinn ft Taylor
vn. the How niul) I aiiii lu-r I iimpmiy, of
Newiii-m. Hi" Jury fulled In reudi nn
iil'.ri-i'iiii'iit lifter lieliiK mil nil liliiht
mnl wna illarhiirii'-il Weilm-ailuy liy
JUilK" Kuklll. Tliu plnllllltTa ioiikIiI
lo r'-i-nver ir.:i. until to he due on de
ferred piiymeiiia on Iok delivered mul
f I. mill iliiluuK'-a for tin-urli of colli nu t
M ti. Muuly of I'orilmul, iiipenred for
('hiipiiuui & Taylor.
The lliiwmmi I.tiiulu-r f'liuipuiiy ael
up Hull liul Novi-uilii-r the philiitltTn
weiv niilllleil Hint the mill wiu to re
allllie liieruHollH. Iillt thill III" pIltlllllrT
fulled to deliver Hie 1K t"T cull
true! mul nn u reault the mill wua
olilliii-il to aliut down, mid cniiai-d a
loan of ! I. VI 17 mul Ituuii iIiiiiiuki-h. The
rotilniti piovldi-il Hull 6) celita per
III III feet he held lilll'U to K llll llllt. I-
the full iii'ifiirnuince of lh" coiitniel,
tl'-orK" K, JoHipi, niul Kriiuk J. Im
TKilll roildiuMeil Hid rnae for the
How mini Luiule r Compiuiy mnl Hie
followiiiit Jury tried th" ciin-: J. A
'una, j. (ioii.eti, i:. m. unwell, j.
'. Ilr.ulliy. Kd (iniven, W. W. I'ree-
in, in, W 1 1 1 1 it i it lli-anl. J. I.. Kwaffnr.l,
Mli-lui. I llnlliiiul. ul'lrlck llurrla mid
(Irliuiil.i t-'ellowa
LADIES ARE
INTERESTED
PREMIUMS ENTERPRISE OFFERS
ATTRACTING ATTENTION OF
YOUNG LADIES.
CHANCE OF THE SEASON
Rtaldanc Lot, Outing at Beaihora,
Bualnaia Collagt Scholarahlp
Within Roach of Any
Who Will Huitle.
A lively Intereat In nlt'emly Ih-Imk
mmiifenleil III the auliHi-rlpt Inn ruin
pulKII lllllluheil IiihI week by til" Kll-
terprlaw. Tin' cxtruorillniuy preuiluiiiH
iifl.-ri-d ahntild ultrm t the alti-iitlnii of
a ii y youiiii liul y who hun any a pare
tlino ui nil In call upon her frlemla
In lb" Inlerent of the leudliiK county
pnp'T.
KlKhl rewnnU nro filvi-n miy of
which will more Hum repay the win.
" (Ciiiitlnm-il on I'HK'i 4 )
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4
- HENEY COMES TO TOWN. '
4
Krnncla J. Henry, with bin
- wife, driver and liody ituard 4-
piinneil HirmiKh tlm clly yen- 4
tiirduy, lenvliiK for .I'ortlnnd 4
on thu went aid" of the river al 4-
3:30 o'clock. Ileney wan her 4-
- an hour and had dinner lit Kel-
: ly'n rentauiuii; with hi party. 4
4 ll culled on W. 8. U'lU n whllo 4
In the city and acorea of p-o 4-
pie Rutlifrrd In front of the- 4
- realautuiit lo ne the famoua 4
proHecutor. 4-
4-
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MT. PLEASANT TO CELEBRATE.
Gao, H. Hlmea and Capt. J, T. Apper-
aon Will b tht Main Spaakara.
In cnininemoration of th ploneeri
of Mount I'leaannt tho people of that
aectloii will on Monday, July S. cele-
liralH will) a liunket plrlilc. (ieorKe
If. lllnieH, analalunt aecretury of the
Ori'Kon Pioneer Aaaorlatlon, and Cap-
lain J. T. Apperaon will be the main
npeakcra. and a aplendld proKramme
will he ulven. Ill the afternoon ganiei
will he the feature of the pniKramine.
Cotirenalona have been let to expe
rienced cnterern and IlKlit refrenh
nieutn of all kliuln will le anld on
the Kroiind". The celebration will
lake pluci) In the Mount I'leaanut park
and everyone In cordially Invited to
come am) have a flood time.
CHAUTAUQUA
ABOUT READY
ANNUAL SESSION OPENS NEXT
TUESDAY MORNING AT
GLADSTONE PARK.
MANY NEW FEATURES
Thirteen Daya' Seaalon Replete with
Lectures, 8ong, Ball Games
and Scores of Other
Attractions.
Tho Wlllumette Valley Chautauqua
will open next Tuesday. This year'a
program Is the moat evenly balanced
fi-unt of knowledge, music. Inspiring
thoiiKbt and pleasure that has ever
been offered tbe people of the Wil
lamette Valley. Everything that can
be done for the accommodation of
the patrons will be done. Campers
have already begun to arrive. A large
number of tents have been engaged
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YCU CAN'T LOSE IN THIS
80RT OF A TRADE.
(Continued on Page 4.)
GREEKS SENT TO JAIL.
Assault John Montgomery On Ground
of Overcharges.
Keep Seventh Street Clean,
Whereas. Seventh HI reel In Oregon
Clly, Oregon, la nun of the principal
ntrecin If not Hi" principal nin-cl In
aiihl city, mid linn morn ni-tuiil travel
per day t linn any other atreet In the
clly. mnl
WhercliH, alild Heveiilb Street, while
graded mid Improved, la III mi unkept
cuiiilltl being full of mini mid de
bris In the winter lime, which are left
to grind Into dual In the summer mid
which lllea Into our atiuea mid tinmen
on (he hill, niul
Wherenn, Ihln roiullllon provulln to
Much mi extent Hint nub! street In be
ing prematurely worn out and la
rough umi broken mnl If lis present
ronilllliui In not remudleil In the
cnurne of time the clly will bo com
pelted to build n new nlreel at n great
coat mid expenne to the tax pnyera,
Now Iherefore be II Heaolvcil, thu!
It In Hie aensc of Ihln club that mild
at rent ahould ho kept clean mid In
good repair u ml cuiulltliiii mnl wo ask
llio roiipcriitlon of Hie city rounrll to
the end that Home ntepa be taken to
wnnU cleaning up audi nt met and In
keeping the Hume sprinkled (lining
llio hummer inoulhn.
Place Park In Good Order.
Wherenn. the Ireea In tho City Turk
on Seventh Street In Oregon Clly
have grown large and urn now fur-
nlKhlug much li iuli dining the hiiiii
uier muiiHin, mul
WliereiiH, Mild park Ih mi unkept
mil uiiHlghlly roiiii'tlo:i while If In
proper roiullllon would bo a houito of
much plennui-o nnd enjoyineul to the
people of the city and would luld
greiitly lo the general iippenrnnco of
the city,
Now lliereforo, be It IteHolved. That
thlH ("lull HiihiiillH for .llm coiiHldcrn
(Ion of our clly cnuncll thn present
unkept cnuilliliiii of nalil park nnd we
iihI( Hint Hie Hiinie ho nicely mown nnd
rnked no im to present tt renperlnhlo
mid nttiiicllvo iippeiiianco.
-John MiiiUKuniery.il li-ninaier flY tMs
city, wan aeverely benlen over the
tn nd .Monday nfterniam by two Creeks
by the name of Thoniaa tiriiut mul
lnila ('urns The men, who bud park
ed their heloiiglngM prepnrliig In iemc
Hi" city, luul eiiKiiKed Montgomery to
haul III" hnggnK" to the Southern I'll
i-Ule depot. It bi claimed by the
(.reeks that Montgomery li.nl agr.-eil
( haul (he liiiggiiKe for 6u renin, bill
upon arriving at the depot told (hem
It would be . TbJn the (Ireekn re
filHcd lo pay, mul nller some mguliig
the tireekn set upon the teaniHter.
liriiul, picking up u bounl, hent Mont
ginnery over the bend, while (ho oilier
man used bin flat, knocking It out of
Joint, tlrant wan lined M and Caraa
$10. Ilulh men were lodged In the
county Jail, nn neither luul enough
money to pay his fine.
J0NE8 WILL PROBATED.
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LINDEN WILL JOIN
REV. BILLY SUNDAY
Are you a good '"trader?"
Have you got some not
needed article of value for
which you would like to ex
change for eomeone else'a not 4
needed article of value?
An exchange ad. usuallr
makes two people bappy. Your 4
ad. of your not-needed article
stating your preference as to 4-
wnich of the other fellow' not
needed things you want In ex
change, ought to introduce you 4
to me right person, and quick
ly result in a trade. In coming
to terms In such a trade you
can ascertain whether or not
you are a "good trader." But
a to both parties In aucb an
exchange, "the worst each can
get Is the best of it"
a,
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MRS. S. P. DAVIS HAS
A FORTUNATE ESCAPE
INTOXICATED DRIVER CALLIDE3
WITH BUGGY, WHICH OVER
TURNS, INJURING OCCUPANT.
PASTOR OF BAPTI8T CHURCH
HAS OFFER FROM GREAT
EVANGELIST.
REV. JOHN M. LINDEN. Pastor of the First Baptist Church, who has been
Apointed First Assistant to "Billy" Sunday, the Evangelist.
The First Baptist Church of Ore
gon City will probably lose Its pas
tor, Hev. John M. Linden, who has
received an offer (hat few clergymen
would realst. Ha has been Invited by
Evangelist "Billy" Sunday to become
his first naslstant In the work that
Sunday is doing all over this country.
Mr. Sunday begins his work this year
about August 20. at Boulder. Col.
Eighteen years ago. while connected
with the mammoth store of Marshall
Field & Co., In Chicago. Mr. Linden
used lo do street work with Sunday,
Inviting men to the meetings of the
Voting Men's Christian Association of
which Mr. Sunday was secretary of
religious work. Friendship formed
then was never broken. In 1S94 Mr.
Linden left business to prepare for
the ministry and Sunday went Into
evangelistic work with Or. Chapman.
It was primarily through the efforts
of Mr. Linden that Sunday came to
Portland a few months ago.
liecent developments In Mr. Lin
den's work here have shown clearly
his ability as an evangelist. Sunday
has recognized his gifts and has chos
en him out of a great many men who
were anxious for the position.
The First Baptist Church of Ore
gon City during the two years of Mr.
Linden's pastorate has doubled its
membership and has trebeled Its fi
nances for current expenses and mis
sionary enterprises.
If Mr. Linden accepts this offer from
his friend "Billy" he will probably re
sign his Oregon City charge to take
effect July 31.
Mrs S. P. Davis, wife of the secre
(try of the publicity department of
the Commercial Club, met with a pain
ful accident Tuesday. She had driven
Mr. Davis down town .In their buggy
and was returning home when on Sev
enth Street, she was run Into by a
horse and buggy driven by a man who
was evidently Intoxicated. Her buggy
was overturned and her horse started
to ruu away but was caught, while
Mrs. Davis extricated herself from the
conveyance, escapln with a few
scratches and bruises. Meanwhile tbe
man who had caused the accident
drove rapidly away paying no atten
tion to the results of his carelessness.
Mrs. Davis had a very fortunate escape.
MINISTERS VISIT AT OAKLEYS,
Congregational Clergymen and Their
Wives are Entertained.
Widow to Have Use of Property Dur
ing Her Life Time.
STORE CL08ED BY SHERIFF.
Yokahoma Clothing Company In the
Hands of Creditors.
OolilHlliifl Urns., n Sun ' Francisco
firm, liiMllluled suit Wednesday
iignliiHt llio Yokohomn nothing Com
pany, of which (ieorge N. Joe Is pro
prietor, for j:i8,'l.7.r), fm- niercliundlHO
purchased from January 1. 1 '. t
Juno 21, l!IO!l. Attachment proceed
ings followed nnd the store was closod
by Sheriff IleiUlo. Tho proprietor,
who Is n .lupuncHO, Is lUmcnt from tho
clly, and his wife denies knowddgo
or his whereabouts, There wns no
money In the till. It Is probnbla thnt
Ihn stock of goods will liuve to be
sold to sutlsfy the claims of creditors.
The will of the late Jacob A. Jones
tins been Hied for probate. Mr. Jones
requests Hint as soon nn convenient
after bin ileulli that there be first
paid from his personnl property nil
of his Just debts nnd liabilities, nu.l
that In rune there should not be suf
ficient personal property to pay snld
ilebln nnd liabilities, that miluclent
only of bin real eslnto be sold and con
verted Into money to satisfy said
debls after tho exhaustion of mild
personal property.
Mrs. Henrietta Jones, widow, Is ap
pointed executrix without bonds. Mr.
Jones leaves to his. wife, Henrietta
Jones, nil of IiIh personal property
remaining In bis estate after the sat
iHfnctlon of liabilities, and also gives
unto his wife tho use during her
life lime of any and nil real properly
belonging to lilin. Ho left to his
giiiiliichlld , Ver Jones, daughter of
the lulu Oscar Jones, tt, and (o his
children, Unset In Ijirklns, O. Floyd
Jones, Itosiinnn June Ioney, Mali In
fl. Jones, Surah Leek, Felix A Jones,
Mary L. Jones, Percy K. Jones, share
and share alike.
CELEBRATION AT GLADSTONE.
Senator Hedge Will Orate and No
Admission Will bo Charged.
Senator J. E. iledgoa wlil deliver
the oration nt (iludstonn Park at the
Fourth of July celebration on July 5.
lion. If. 13. Cross will bo master of cer
emonies.
The 1Ogan huso ball team will cross
bats with the CluilHtono ten in at (Hail
stone Park July fi for one, of the best
games Hint will bo witnessed this swa
son. 1igati comes with a good ninny
sinlps hanging to her belt nnd the
(lliidHtone boys nro training overy evening.
There hnvo been rumors that there
will be an admission charged at tho
grounds lit (iladstono July 5. The
lllndstono Improvement Club who
hnvo full charge, on this day, wish to
hnvo" everyone understand that they
como as gucHta. Tho admission to the
grounds will be absolutely free. There
will be no ndmlHslon charged for any
thing but tho concessions which hnve
been allowed for that day.
New Teacher For Weil Oregon City.
Miss Grace Grnfton, of Portland, has
been elected a teacher In the West
Oregon Clly schools. This completes
the corps for the coming torm.
CREDIT WEATHER WITH STAMPEDE
JOHN HANCOCK SAYS JULY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Copyright tflo'.l by C.
Ten Utile patriots
linn led a mine
I'luler a billy goal ;
.Then there were
11. Klelh.
Nine little patriots
tin! tiered about
To seo If ll large
Cannon cracker
was out 8
Wholly uiuliiunled,
Tho balance were strong
To blow up the Icemun
When he ciune along
7
All tho survivors
Were perfectly bug 1
To st'O whut some powder
Would do In a Jug 6
Six llttlo patriots.
(nine, for a that,
Tied u plnwiicel
To the tall of a cut 5
Five little patriots
Overly skittish, 1
Showed the grown folks
What we do to tho British 4
Four llttlo patriots
Sought lo determine, 1
If tho Irish hold sl..ers
As lung us a (icrman 3
All tho Miirvlvurs
Wore fairly agog 1
To touch off n skyrocket
lied to a dog 2
Two little patriots..
Vied, being boys, 1
To see who could make
The most singular noise 1
mull who ever lived. Marc Antony who
changed (he name of (he month from
Qiiliitlltls to July, snld that If Caesar
hud opened his eyes anywhere else on
tho calendar he probably would have
been a mollycoddle nnd Koine would
have had woman suffrage. The Celts,
who have made fewer mistakes than
any other race, made July the be
ginning of the year, nnd John Hun
rock, who was Hie first to sign the
Declaration of Independence, said that
credit for tiie stampede to that his
toric revolt did not belong to him, but
to the weather.
The lowly worm.
Will take a brace
Ami slap the robin
In the face;
Tho. liquor man
Will utter cries
And kipper half
A dozen drys;;
The hot consumer.
What with (hrusls
And blows will kill
. Himself some trusts.
And tho swimming pupil.
Burned and red.
Will chase his dad
Around the shed.
One llttlo sliuver,
Tho lust to be nipped, 1
Lighted the fuse In his
Cannon, nnd slipped 0
July Is tho month of human pro
gress. As there enn bo no progress
unless everybody Is hot and mad, su
It Is to July that we must look for
getting anywhere at all. "Heuven for
climate, but hell for company." suld
the prophet. June forever, but July
for growth, says your Uncle Guilder
bone.
The ancients esteemed July above
all the other months. To Rome It
gave Imperial Caesar, the fUghttnest
To all of which nobody much can
make the least objection. We never
shall get anywhere except In that di
rection. We never shall do anything
to Aliliich and bis tariff until the
meek Insurgents rise and take some
body's hair off. We never shall re
form a thing until we have a ruction
In which we get our dander up nnd
compass some destruction. And while
most everything Is out with a chip
upon Its shoulder, we wish that money
would somehow become n little bolder.
Wo'd llko to hnve n dollar bill jump
out upon and fright us, or a hundred
dollars, we will say, cmue close enough
to bite us. It's been a good while
now, too long, the common people
find It, since money did not run on
sight, with Its tail jammed down
behind It.
However, and be as H may,
The tadpole in the bog
Will thank whatever gods may be
For making him a frog.
The bobolink will dwell upon
Such bliss as we are In,
Aud the aim will sail the summer
skies
With the perspiration in his eyes
And dripping from his chin.
The Congregational Ministerial As
sociation of Portland, which meets
twice a month, was Invited by Rev.
and Mrs. E. Clarence Oakley, of this
City, to meet at their pretty home on
the bluff Monday afternoon. This was
the last meeting of the year, and
rived a most successful meeting. The
morning was devoted to business of
the Association, and at noon a dinner
was served on the lawn. The after
noon exercises was In charge of the
wives of the ministers, the feature of
the afternoon being a paper read by
Mrs. E. S. Bollinger, formerly of this
city. The subject of Mrs. Bollinger's
paper was "The Confessions of a Min
ister's Wife." A most enjoyable af
ternoon was spent. The visitors lef!
on the 4:30 car for their homes In
Portland. Among those who attend
ed were Rev. and Mrs. Dyott. Rev. an
Mrs. J. J. Staub and daughter. Rev.
Dixon, missionary from Ceylon; Rev,
and Mrs. Corbey of the L'niversalist
church: Rev. G. W. Nelson, and
daughter. Rev. Guy L. Dick, Rev. H
N. Smith, and wife. Rev. D. B. Gra
and wife, Rev. E. S. Bollinger and
wife.
BILLIONS OF
FEET SAWED
LUMBER CUT IN 1908 WAS 33,289,
169,000 FEET, A8 REPORTED
BY CENSU8.
BELOW PREVIOUS YEAR
Washington Ranks First In Lumber
Production, Lousiana Is Second
and Oregon Is Seventh
' on ths List,
WILLIAM S. JOHNS DEAD.
Native Son of Oregon Falls Victim to
Tuberculosis.
Upon the Fourth, as patriots and
patriots' descendants, the usual burnt
offerings are due to independence;
and having shot each other up to our
own satisfaction, and shown foreign
ers nt hand just how we look In action
we'll pile the victims In a heap, un
furl a (lag above It, and ask Japan and
all the rest If they want any of It.
The chances that they will are
scarcely worth elaboration. If we
could shoot like that In only
decent celebration of what some
friends of liberty long laid upon the
shelf, once did for us, what would we
do for liberty Itself?
This will be about the last year that
the Fourth of July will be observed to
any great exteut. Fireworks are al
ready forbidden In ninny cities, and
within another year the movement
will probably have spread wherever
parents desire to preserve their child
ren. There Is, In fact, a much better
day In the month which can be ob
served without Injury to anyone nnd
to much better purpose. This Is St.
Swithin's Day, which comes on the
15th. The object of St. Swithin's Dav
Is a concerted prayer for rain, and If
the prayer Is answered it Is supposed
to rain daily for the next 40 days.
Wherever St. Swithin's has been ob
served In this country, it has already
become n formnble rival of the Fourth.
indeed it is said that they do not
compare for enthusiasm, which Is
not surprising, for as a rule whnt we
really need in this country in July Is
ram, anil not liberty at all.
After the 22d the month will be un
der the influence of Leo tho Lion, the
fifth sign of the zodiac, nnd a day
or so luter It will also come under
(he Influence of Sirius (he Dog, which
begins rising with the sun and ush
ers In the Dog Days. While Leo. the
Uon, Slrus. the Dog, and Teddy the
Bear are settling It among themselves,
Congress and pretty near everything
else will adjourn to Its hole and oc
cupy Itself with prayer and an occa
sional peek out.
William S. Johns died at 7:30
o'clock Monday night at his home. 123
Seventeenth street in Green Point, of
tuberculosis. The fuueral took place
Wednesday afternoon at the Portland
Crematorium under the direction of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men. of which deceased was a mem
ber. A special car for the friends of
the family left Seventeenth and Main
streets at 2:15 o clock.
Mr. Johns was born February 5
lSba. ht Dlllcy. Washington County
He had been seriously ill about oue
vear. He is survived bv a widow and
two sons, George, aged 15 years, and
Elmore, aged 13 years. Five brothers
ard three sisters also survive him
as follows: H. O. Johns, of Portland:
Charles H., Phillip S.. Jean S., and
Thomas T. Johns, of Kalama, Wash.
Mrs. Albro Burls, of Kalama; Mrs
Otto Wleprlcht, of Seaside, Or., and
Mrs. Fred Sederstrom, of Cook, Wash.
A. O. FREEL IS PRINCIPAL.
Rainier Man Will Head One School
Building Next Year.
And then or thereabout the month
Of August will be due,
And the wicked get a warniug taste
Of where theyre going to.
The board of directors of the city
schools Saturday elected A. O. Freel
to' the position of principal. Mr
Freel will be assigned to the East-
ham building unless the high school
Is transferee! there, In which event
he will be charge of the Barclay
building. He is a native of Jackson
County, Oregon, and Is 29 years of
age, having a wife and one child.
Last year he was principal of the
schools at Gold Hill, but desires edu
cational work nearer Portland. He
Is a graduate of the Ashland State
Normal with the class of 1901. Mr.
Freel Is spendlug the summer at
Rainier.
HAMMOND ADMITTED TO BAR.
New Oregon City Attorney Now Ready
For Legal Business.
William Hammond has been admit
ted to the bar. Mr. Hammond has
been studying diligently for several
years In the law and abstract office of
Harvey E. Cross, and having passed
his examination with credit, is now
ready to fight all of the legal battles
that may come his way. Mr. Ham
mond Is a graduate of Kenyon College,
Ohio, and a son of Rev. Philip Kemp
Hammond, formerly rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church of this city.
During the year 1908, 31,231 saw
mills in the United States manufactur
ed 33.289.3C9.000 feet of lumber, ac
cording to a preliminary report just
Issued by the Bureau of the Census.
These mills also cut 12,106,483,000
shingles and 2.98C.C81.00O lath. Lum
ber manufacturing like every other
industry, felt the effects of the busi
ness depreslon which began In Octo
ber, 1907. Consequently tbe produc
tion In 1908 was below hat for the
previous year. In 1907 the cut of
28,850 sawmills was 40.256,154,000 feet,
the highest production ever recorded.
Notwithstanding, therefore, that in
1908 reports were received from eight
per cent more mills than in 1907, the
decrease In lumber cut reported by
them was slightly over seventeen per
cent.
Washington, as for several years
past, still ranks first among the
state in lumber production, its cut in
1908 being 2.915.928,000 feet a de
crease of 22.8 per cent over the cut
In 1907. Nearly all the lumber manu
factured in Washington is Douglas
fir, the market for which was serious
ly affected by the panic. Louisiana
ranks second, with 2.722,421.000 feet.
a decrease of 250,000.000 feet, or 8.4
per cent over the cut In 1907. Louis
iana is first in the production of both
yellow pine and cypress. Cypress Is
particularly useful and valuable
wood, and apparently, the manufactur
ers of it did not suffer as severely
from dull times as did the manufac
turers of yellow pine and Douglas fir.
Mississippi was the third state in
lumber production In 1908, with a
total of 1.801.016,000 feet a decrease
of eleven per cent from the cut in
1907. Arkansas ranked fourth, with
1.C5C, 991.000 feet a decrease of near
ly seventeen per cent ove,r the previ
ous year's output, and Wisconsin fifth.
with 1.C13.S15.00O feet against 2.003,-
279,000 feet in 1907. In Texas, where
the lumber Industry is confined al
most exclusively to yellow pine, the
falling ofT was very heavy. The total
cut of the state in 1908 was 1,524,-
00S.000 feet a decrease of 31.6 per
cent over the cut in 1907. Eight other
states manufactured more than one
billion feet each of lumber last year.
In the order of Importance they were:
Michigan, Oregon, Minnesota. Pennsyl
vania, Virginia, Alabama, North Caro
line, and West Virginia. California
and Maine, other states which report
ed more than one billion feet each In
1907, went just below that figure in
1908. The totals for a few states,
were greater in 1908 than in 1907, but
this was chiefly due to the larger
number of reports secured in those
states in 1908. In Georgia, for in
stance, a particularly close canvass
increased the number of mills report
ing nearly one-third, while the result
ing increase In reports of total produc
tion was only six per cent. In Mas
sachusetts, 610 mills reported a cut
of 384.526,000 feet in 1908 as compared
with a cut of 364,231,000 feet by 518
mills In 1907. In Colorado, 254 mills
cut 1S2.036.000 feet In 1908, while in
1907 230 mills cut 134,239,000 feet. A
particularly large gain in mills report
ing was made in Oklahoma. In 1907
129 mills in that state cut 140.015,000
ieet. wniie in 1908, 214 mills cut
158.756,000 feet.
While there are many very large
sawmills in the United States, the
small mills far outnumber the large
ones, and it is particularly Interesting
to note how many of these small mills
there are in the states which are not
now of the first rank In lumber nro-
duction. The statistics for New York
were collected by the Forest. Fish and
Game Commission of that state, which
secured reports from 2,291 mills. In
Pennsylvania 2,224 mills reported to
the Census, and in Virginia. 1.937
mills. In North Carolina reports came
irom 1,740 mills, and in Kentucky
from 1,530 mills. The number of mills
reporting from Tennessee was onlv
forty less than from Kentucky. In
West Virginia, Georgia. Missouri. Ohio
and Indiana between 1,000 and 1,100
mills each were engaged In cutting
lumber last year. The average output
per nun was 350,000 feet In New
York, and 5.260OOO feet 111 I-niilcinnn
these two states presenting nearly the
extremes of production by small and
large mills.
Yellow pine, Douglas fir. white nine
oak, hemlock and spruce, In the order
named, were the woods cut Into lum
ber in the largest Quantity. Yellow
pine has ranked first since it sur
passed white pine in the later nine
ties, and it Is still far in the lead.
More recently, white Dine has also
been superseded by Douglas fir. so
that now it occupies third place.
Washington has been the nrincinal
shingle producing state since the use
of red cedar shingles became gener
al, una it supplied threeflfifths of the
total output of shingles last year.
Among the other shingle producing
states, Michigan, Louisiana, Maine and
California were the most Important.
me sningles cut In Michigan and
Maine are chiefly of white cedar, those
In Louisiana of cypress, and those In
California, of redwood. Lath are gen
erally a by-product of lumber manu
facture, and are made to some extent
from almost every wood that is cut
Into lumber. Among the kinds of lath
which are most prominent are white
pine, Douglas fir, yellow pine, spruce,
cypress and hemlock.