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OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 3. 1921.
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. 22.
ESTABLISHES 1866
OKEOON
ENTE
S:E
GEO. C. BROWNELL,
PROMINENT CITIZEN
PASSES SATURDAY
Geo. C- Browneil, one of the lead
ing citizens of this city and of the
'state of Oregon, passed away Satur
day evening at 9:05 o'clock at the
Oregon City hospital, from a compli
cation of diseases. Mrs. Browneil
was at the bedside of her husband up
to the very last.
Geo. C- Browneil was born near
Fort Champlain, New York in 1859.
"When a child of "three years his father
died, leaving him the care of a moth
er. He was self-educated and in his
early years knew the pinch of pov
erty, working on the lake steamers
shining shoes.
He read law and was admitted to
the ar in Kansas. Later he became
mayor of Frankfort, Kansas when 25
years- of age and the town of Brown
ell, Kansas is named in his nonor.
He came to Oregon City in 1890,
being 31 years of age at the time.
and opened law offices vhich- have
been continuously conducted ever
since.
Mr .Browneil had been associated
o a law nartner with . Gordon E. i
Hayes, A. S. Dresser, Judge J. V
Campbell, Livy Stipp. WiUiam M,
tnnp an Charles T. Seivers. Ho
earlv took an active interest in pol
itics and was elected as a member of
thp -tate senate in 1S96 serving four
consecutive terms.
During a term as pres-ident of the
senate for one week he as acting
governor of the state during the ah
sence of the governor and secretary
of state.
At hi home at Concord Station
he hi', one of the finest private li
braries in the state.
He is survived by his widow, a sis
ter, Miss Florence Browneil, residimj
in Portland; two sons, Howard M.
Brov-nell, a lawyer in Eugene and
Ambrose Browneil, a veteran of the
world war, residing at Mil"vaukie,
George Clayton Browneil was born
August 10, 1859, at Keensrille, E.S-
sex county. New York, and was the
son of the late Ambrose and Anna
(Smith) Browneil.
On September 20, 1876. Mr. Brown
ell married Miss Alma C- Lane, dauph
ter of a prominent Puritan family of
Massachusetts, . and in 1880 he was
admitted to the bar in Kansas. While
residing in that state be served as
right-of-way and bond attorney for the
Denver-Memphis & Atlantic Railroad
from 1886 to 1888. In 188S he -was
elected county attorney-of Ness coun
ty, Kansas, and was mayor of Frank
fort, Kansas, from 1884 to 1885," and
in 1885 he was elected to the Kansas
state senate
In 1891 Mr. Browneil came to Ore
gon, and was admitted to practice law
in the same year. He was elected to
the Oregon slate senate in 1894 and re
electee in 1S9S and 1902 He was
president of the Oregon state senate J
from 1902 to 1903, and m l'JOJ he actea
as governor for one week during the
absence of Governor Chamberlain and
the secretary of state. In 1916 he was
elected as a member of the lower of
the Oregon Legislature.
As an orator Mr. Browneil had few
to equal him. Among his master.-,
pieces in oratory was considered the
speech he made pleading for the nom
ination for the United States senate
John H- Mitchell and Walter S. Ful
ton. Another time was when he made
the w3lcoir.ing address to Ex-President
Thea.lore Roosevelt when he visited
state capital, Salem, during Roose
velt's trip to the Western coast. ..
The last time Mr. Browneil made
his appearance as a speaker before an
Oregon City audience was at the re
ception tendered E. E. Brodie by the
Commercial Club when returning from
the south and elected as resident of
the editorial association. At that time
the treaker made a strong plea for
the people of Oregon City in every-,
thing that pertained to civil advance-
ment.
Mr Tirownell was a man of great
patriotic spirit, and during thf world
war did much patriotic work. H:s
father, who was of French decent, was
a Civil war veteran and often wnen
speaking of hi life when a box refer
red in a touching manner to the part
his father played in the stirring times
of Civil War days.
Judge Campbell, in speaking o? the
deceased attorney, says "As a busi
ness, associate Mr. Browneil was gen
ial. kind and thoughtful. As a friend,
he was true. As a lawyer was keen,
alert and always a gentleman, and his
manly acts of charity towards the poor
and friendless will never be known. It
would take volumes to tell of the
many charitable deeds thi! man has
performed." Judge Camrbell was a
law partner jf Mr. BrowneU lor six
years.
Mr. Browneil was a member of the
Elk's Lodge, Knight s of Pythias,
Woodmen of the World ?nd the Im
proved Order of Redmen.
OREGON CITY HI
SCHOOL WINS IN
COUNTY MEET
The Clackamas county annual field
and track meet was held at Gladstone
In Chautauqua park Saturday begin
ning at 10 o'clock. The high school
won the following points:
Oregon City, 78- Union High at
West Linn. 35; Molalla, 19; Canby :i.
The grade schools participating
were: Gladstone, 100 ooints; Bar
clay, 28; Eastham, 17; Canby 3; cres
cent 3; Molalla, 3.
Canby won the baseball league
game from Gladstone by a score of
13 to 5, which entitles them to keep
the cup, which they .won last year.
Gladstone"" made an exceptionally
good showing in the meet, carrying
away 100 points, while her nearest
competitor won only 28.
The events of the day were-
H1GH SCHOOLS
50-yard dash 1st place, Tatro, Ore
gon City; second place, Creswell, Ore
gon City; third place, Freytag, Ore
gon City. ,
Event 2, 150-vard dash 1st, Rid
ings. Molalla; 2nd; McCoy, Oregon
City; 3r1., Iiolingsworth, Oregon
City.
Event 3, 220-yard dash 1st, Mc
Coy, Oregon City; 2nd, Locke, Ore
gon City; 3rd, Allen. West Linn.
Event 4, girls, 50-yard dash; 1st,
Mary Zanicker, West Linn ; 2nd, Nel
son, Oregon City; 3rd, Margaret Pep
pon, West Linn.
Event 5, mile run 1st, Freytag,
Oregon City; 2nd, Jagger, . Oregon
City.
Event 6, basketball goal throw for
girls 1st, Amber Ford, West Linn:
2nd, Linnea Nelson, Oregon City; 3rd,
Glenma Mirande, Gladstone.
Event 8, baseball distance throw
1st, Margaret Peppoon, West Linn; j
2nd, Linnea iNelson, Oregon City; 3rd, !
Audrey Hoover, West Linn.
Event 9. pole vault 1st. Lock, Ore
gon City; 2nd, Howell, Oregon City;
3rd, Newton, Oregon City.
Event 10, high jump 1st, Ridings,
Molalla; 2nd, Howell and Ehy tied,
both of Oregon City.
Event 11, 'basketball distance
throw 1st, Margaret Pappoon, West
Linn; 2nd, Francis Shannon, Oregon
City; 3rd, Leona Fox, West Linn.
Event 12. Indian club race Won ty
West Linn team.
Event 13-Girls' relay race, won by
West Linn team.
Event 14, broad jump -lst, McCoy,
Oregon City; 2nd, Heiple, Molalla;
3rd, Dumback, Oregon City.
Event 14. javelin throw 1st, Locke,
Oregon City; 2nd, Dumback, Oregon
City- 3rd, Heiple, Molalla.
Event 15, discus throw 1st, Rid
ings, Molalla; 2nd, Barth. Canby; 3rd,
Kamrath, Oregon City.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
1 He Loved His Neighbor
It is no easy task to write a just tribute to a friend.
It is not the simplest thing in the world Jto refer, in the
hour of tears, to a man of twenty years acquaintance,
a man ever ready to extend a willing hand to aid one in
distress, a man whose friendship and devotion could be
relied upon, a man who scorned affectation, and whose
pleasures were in his daily work and his books.
George Clayton Browneil was a remarkable man.
More than any other who has lived in Clackamas county,
during the last quarter of a century, he had the gift of
an eloquent tongue, backed by the knowledge and the
study of human nature that endeared him to hundreds
of audiences. As a political campaigner he was with
out a peer, and as a speaker at patriotic gatherings he was
always in demand, because of his familiarity with the
history of his country and his devotion to its flag. He
loved the challenge of battle, as able lawyers do, and he
carried confusion to the hearts of his political enemies in
many a stormy fight. But underneath his grim resolu
tion to win at any cost, was the heart of a little child,
tender with sympathy, beating in . unison with the af
flicted and the stricken. His deeds of charity were
countless, his generosity open-handed, with an almost
boyish pleasure at helping the unfortunate. '
Mr. Browneil occupied a unique place in this com
munity. While he was widely known throughout the
state because of the political honors that had been his,
he preferred, in a modest fashion, his own people and his
own circle of warm friends. His mind was a veritable
storehouse, his conversation brilliant and as a raconteur
he had few equals and no superiors.
But he will be remembered longest for his kindly
nature. He loved his neighbor and possessed that love
that delights in sacrifice. He asked for little beyond
an even break in life's struggle. He was a good loser,
a magnanimous enemy, a great-hearted, impulsive soul.
He died, as we would die, surrounded by his beloved
family and his best friends. May he rest in peace.
JUDGE MCCAMANT
SCORES TEXTBOOKS
IN TALK TO S. 0o A. R.
PORTLAND, May 27.-College pro
lessors woo use xneir position,, as a
means of disseminating un-American
propaganda to students under their
care, and publishers who product text
bookq that serve as vehicles for un
patriotic propaganda, are to be fought
by the Sons of the American Revo
lution with every means at their di
posal. This wag the keynote of the
addresses at the reception Thursday
night at the University club in honor
of Judge Wallace McCamant, newly-
elected president general of the na
tional association of the Sops cf the
American revolution.
"The selection of. proper textbooks
for the public schools is one of the
most important questions of the pres
ent day, juage Macuamant said in
his address. "By means ot unpa
triotic textbooks, a groat amcunt of
insidious, propaganda is being spread
throughout our schools and ig produc
ing very bad result?"
Charles F. Beebe, Jnsticp McBride
of the state supreme court; B. B.
Beekman, vice president of the Ore
gon society and Judge Burton, past
grand commander of the G. A R.,
were other speakers. Judge Burton
urged passage of legislation making
It illegal to advocate action tending
toward the overthrow of the govern
ment by fcrcc.
Judsn Ma-Camant, why has been
t rt:s cent of the stte society for
years. Thursday night announced his
resignation, in view of the dutie of
his ffie as iational president.
Wallace, Gladstone; 2nd place, Frey
tag, Gladstone; 3rd place, Mitts, Can
by. The grade javelin throw was left
out
.Gladstone again won the track sil
ver cup which she has held now for
two years. Her baseball record has
been one of the best not only in the
grades, but in the high schools as
well. Canby got her laurels by hard
work and may justly be proud of
them.
Miss Isabelle Bums
Gets Prominent Post
BOLD HORSE THIEF IS
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
BY SHERIFF WILSON
AUSTALIANS BAR
AMERICAN SPELLING
MELBOURNE. American forms of
spelling have been barred from offi
cial documents in the high courts. The
federal chief justice has announced
that he will not allow their introduc
tion and ordered the spelling of the
words "program" and "center" chang
ed to "programme" and "centre" He
remarked that English spelling was
good enough for him.
Event 1, 50-yard dash for boys 9
years old 1st place, Harold Huchens,
Barclay; 2nd place, Harry Roberts.
Eastham: 3rd place, Richard Miranda,
Gladstone.
Event 2, 50-yard dash for boys 12
years old 1st place, Paul Pearson.
Barclay; 2nd place, Albert Panckey:
Crescent; 3rd place: Billie Gay, Glad
stone.
Event 3, 50-yard dash for girls 3
years 1st place, Lyle Washburn, Bar
clay; 2nd, June Griffith, Gladstone;
3rd place. Helen Blont, Gladstone.
Event 4, 50-yard dash, 12-year girls
1st place, Arlene Roberts, Barclay;
2nd place, lone Thorp, Barclay; 3rd
place, Gladys Pagencough, Barclay;
Event, 5. 50-yard dash, all age girls
1st place, Mable Whitcombe, Glad
stone; 2nd Place. Kitty Fessler, Glad
stone; 3rd place. Pearl Crowl, Bar
clay. Event 6, basket ball distance throw
for girls 1st place, Kitty Fessler,
Gladstone; 2nd place, Mabel Whit
combe, Gladstone; 3rd place, Jennie
Hot, Gladstone.
Event 7, basketball goal throw for
girls 1st place, Lyla Land, Glad
stone; 2nd place, Lola Vedder, Glad
stone; 3rd place, Mabel Whitcombe,
Gladstone.
Event 8, baseball distance throw for
girls 1st place, Jennie Hoyte, Glad
stone; 2nd place, Helen Schief. Bar
clay; 3rd place, Maybell Whitcombe,
Gladstone.
Event 9, Indian club race, was won
by the Gladstone team of 10 girls.
This event was won by Gladstone last
year also.
Event 10, 50-yard, dash, all age boys
1st place, Kerns, Gladstone; 2nd
place, Glutsch, Molalla; 3rd place,
Freytag, Gladstone.
Event 11, 100-yard dash for boys
1st place, Kerns, Gladstone; 2nd
place, L. Kerry, Eastham! 3rd place,
Mitts, Canby.
Event 12, 220-yard dash., boys 1st
place, L. Kerry, Eastham: 2nd place.
Kerns, Gladstone; 3rd place, Chant
ler. Gladstone.
Event 13, 440-yard dash for boys
1st place, L. Kerry, Eastham; 2nd
place, D. Wallace, Gladstone; 3rd
place, Chantler, Gladstone.
Event 14, . half-mile relay race was
won by Gladstone.
Event 15. broad jump-lst place,
Kerns, Gladstone; 2nd place, Wallace,
Gladstone; 9rd place, Niles, Gladstone.
Event 16, high jump 1st place,
Mies. Gladstone; 2nd place. Freytag,
Gladstone; 3rd place, Proffet, East
ham. Event 17, pole vault 1st place,
Niles, Gladstone;. 2nd place, D. Wal
lace, Gladstone; 3rd place. Mitts. Can
by. Event 18, shot put 1st place, D.
Miss Isabelle Burns, for some time
county health nurse of Clackamas
county, where she did excellent work
among the school,, and where her
duties called her, has been honored
by being appointed superintendent cf
county work at Bridgeton. N. J., ac
cording to word that has just been re
ceived by Mrs. Bertha Adams, librar
ian of the Oregon Citl library.
Miss Burns, familiarly known
among her friends in this city a3
"Bobby" is at the present time at
Port Norris, N. J., where she is coun
ty health nurse, and has been holding
the position since leaving here sev
eral months ago.
Miss Burns will take up her new du
ties on July 1st, and will be the su
pervising nurse, having two nurses
with her, besides an office girl.
Miss Burns says her office rooms
are beautifully furnished, well located
and she hag a Ford coupe for her pri
vate use, and is to be allowed a va
cation of a month with full salary,
which is $150 per month.
Miss Burns worked untiringly in
Clackamas county when acting as the
county health nurse and made many
friends throughout the county, where
ever her work took her. .In charit'
work si16 never failed to perform her
duties, and it will be well remembered
that she spent her entire time' during
the Christmas day in assisting to dis
tribute articles to the poor, when she
could have been enjoying the "day
off."
Charles English, cf Tremont Sta
tion, on the Mount Scott car out of
Portland, was arrested by Sheriff Wil
son and Deputy Hughes at the B. L.
Schoenbnr p?ace on the Beaver Creek
road about 10 o'clock Saturday night.
Sheriff Wilson received a telephone
message from Willamette Harris in
the Beaver creek territory that they
had scared a horse thief away from
their placve with guns. He had S
horses harnessed and tied outside,
one horse harnessed in the barn and
two sets of harness in the wagon
ready to go. when Harris hearing the
commotion took his gun and started
for the barn whsre he found the
i horse outside and shooting at the
theif but raised him. Losing sight of
the flying figure no pursuit was at
tempted. The sheriff at once was noti
fied and went out to get a line no him.
While at Harris' farm a call from B. L
Schoenborn came telling the sheriff
that they heard a noise out in the
barn and thought that some one was
trying to get their horses. Sheriff
Wilson and Deputy Hughes went
thera immediately and on opening the
door, a horse, harnessed and excited
darted past the sheriff, who saw the
theif standing there getting his fourth
horse ready for the road. Two horses
were outside with the harnesses on.
He is now in the county jail.
HOMESEEKERS COMING
TO OREGON IN JULY
CANBY-AURORA
BIDS HELD UP
BY ENGINEERS
The Canby-Aurora stretch of the
Pacific highway paving, the bids for
which were to have been let- yester
day, was held up by the engineers for
lack of time in which to tabulate and
classify the bids received.
During! the day the- commission op
ened bids for 96.7 mile of road work.
of which 18.97 miles wa,
&
. -,;vcv'
EggSf CONTRACT
FOR 100 MILES ROADS
PORTLAND, May 24. Approximate
ly 10o miles of road work will be plac
ed under contract by the state high
way commission this week, providing
s for paving. I that the orice submitted pre, satlsfan.
There were so many bids that it was j tory to the commission. Most of the
impossible for the engineering force I work is for eradine or surianintr. with
to tabulat6 and compare them in time J very little paving proposed
jr announcements berore adjourn-1 r- . . . . . ,
Cold Springs road in Umatilla county.
The road starts at the river and ends
at Pendleton, but the 13 miles adver
tised for Improvement are on the river
end. , ,
The commissioners selected this
end as it will afford the ranchers a
better means of transporting their
wheat by truck to the river. At some
ment, so the commission gave notice
that awards will be made this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. ' In addition- there
were a number of blda epened for
bridge work.
Until more definite assurance are
received from the Multnomah county
commission, the State Highway com
mission will defer action on the
Mount Hood Loop road. Bids were
received yesterday for the grading f f"tu!le when money is available,
the loop from th6 Multnomah line to c"""l-"11 euu wul De constructea.
Zig-zag. 21.4 miles. These bonds will Not a great deal of attention- has
be referred to Herbert Nunn. highway 1 Deen given heretofore, but the com-
engineer. for the time being. j mission this week is advertising a 11--
George W. Joseph appeared before mue section, rrom Burns to Sage Hen
the highway commission yesterday alu- lnis work was advertised be-
and declared that the county is I tore DUt not awarded The work Js
pieaged to me loop, as snown by a
resolution adopted by the county
commissioners. He said that he had
written the resolution himself.
entirely within the boundaries of Har
ney county.
Seven miles of the Newport-Cor-
vallis road is advertised fnr hrntwi
After Mr. Joseph ceased speaking, stone surfacing on the Turn Turn sec-
Chairman Booth replied that the high
way board understands the resolution
thoroughly; that it promises $85,000.
Notwithstanding the asuranees of Mr.
Joseph none of the Multnomah com
missioners being present that the
county is committed to the loop "even
tion and 7.25 miles of thi same high
way is advertised for surfacing be
tween the towns of Newport and To
ledo.
Morrow county is on the list for 18.5
miles. Of this, 9.5 miles is for grad
ing the Lexington-Heppner section of
FRENCH VETERANS
' WILL PARTICIPATE IN
Southern Pacific to
Change Tariff Rates
On West Linn Line
ThG Souhern Pacific Co. has filed a
notice of an advance in the fares on
the West Linn to Willamette line ot
three cents, to , take effect July first.
The fares after that tim will be 8
cents instead of 5 unless the Public
Service commission extends the time
The commutation books "of 50 rids
that were $2.50 will be $3.65. A new
feature of the new tariff will be the
introduction of strips consisting of
tickets for 6 ride, for 15 cents. Thi3
proposed new tariff will be the same
as theP. R. L. & P. rates in Portland.
SUITS STARTED IN CIRCUIT
COURT
Lee Hall filed suit against Carl M.
Traxel Tuesday for $500, payment- in
default on car. Oregon City Foun
dry Co. filed suit against Harry Bitt
ner and Ernest Boylan for $600 on a
merchandise and labor account, Tho
mas Burrows suits entered against
Portland and Oregon City Ry. Co., for
the possession of property described
as lots 3 to 17, inclusive, In block 94
of Minthorn's addition to the City of
Portland. ,, . 1?.! fcJUSI
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 27. "Le
Poilu does not forget," is the simple
expression of the French army in
signifying to the American Legion its
intention of participating officially
with troops at Memorial Day cere
monies for their American comrades
who still lie buried overseas. This
message was aonveyedi in a letter
from Francis E. Drake, general chair
man of the Legion Memorial Day com
mittee in Paris, to Legion national
headquarters.
The French will make this date a
solemn expression of the close broth
erhood and affection which exists be
tween our two great repubics," Mr
Drake wrote. The Inter-Allied Veter
ans' Federation of which the American
Legion is a member, will also take
part in the tribute to America's heroic
dead. A special committee from that
organization has been appointed to
work with the American committee.
Hundreds of mothers have written
to national headquarters of the Le
gion with special request In regard
to floral offerings which are to be
placed on the graves of their sons
overseas.
FRIDAY AT CHAUTAUQUA PARK
The exercises of the eighth grade
pupils will be held at the Chautau
qua park next Friday. County Sup
erintendent Vedder says that a yery
entertaining program will be render
ed and that he hopes to- have It ready
for publication Thursday morning.
' PORTLAND, Moy 22. July nine
teenth will marke the date when the
first trainload of homeseekers from
the middle west will start from Omaha
to Oregon, according to announcement
made by the executive committee of
the Oregon state chamber of com
merce following receipt of a long tel
egram ' from William Hanley from
Omaha. This date was selected by
the heads of the agricultural depart
ment of the Union Pacific system at
Omaha and confirmed here by the ex
ecutive committee of the state chamber.
Hanley, as a director of the state
chamber, is in Omaha with J. R. Heur-
ng, colonization expert who is work
ing with the Union Pacific officials in
grouping together homeseekers to be
brought to Oregon in a body. Tho
agricultural department of the Union
Pacific will swing its whole forces in
to the drive to send settlers to Ore
gon, it was announced.
Following notification as to the re
sults of the conference in Omaha,
Secretary Quayle of the state chamber
sent out letters to each commercial
organization of the state, urging them
to prepare for the coming of the set
tlers, first, by obtaining listings of
lands in their districts at prices based
upon careful appraisal, and second
to form, if possible, a corporation of
financig commission composed of the
leading business men of the commun
ity, for the purpose of buying up these
available lands, or obtaining options
upon them, under terms that will per
mit the settler to make good.
"In regard to preparing for the re
ception of the settlers when they ar
rive in Oregon," said Secretary Quayle
"Eugene business men have already
perfected a tentative organization, the
purpose of which is to buy or obtain
options on land available for the set
tlers, and re-sell these lands on easy"
terms and long time payments. The
Crook county chamber of commerce
was recently formed and is already at
work preparing for the. homeseekers
the Baker county Chamber of Com
merce has a committee working on
plans for taking care of settlers when
they arrive in Baker.
"These communities are to be com
mended for the promptness with
which they are meeting the situation
and 1 am certain that all other com
munities will do their share. The state
chamber can only bring the settleib
to Oregon. It is up to the individual
districts to take care of them when
they arrive and see that they are lo
cated where they can made good." .
Many applications for admission to
the special homeseekers party are al
ready on file from middle western
farmers to Secretary Quayl. A recent
letter from Gary, Indiana, -stated that
three representative citizens of a
large colony of prospective settlera
had been selected to join the party.
if it costs millions," the highway of- the Oregon-Washington highway and
nine miles of grading between Hepp
ner and Jones hill . This highway is
being pushed toward Umatilla county,
where the highway has been built
from the Washington state line to
Pilot Butte and contracts have been
let between Pilot Butte and the Mor
row county line.
Money permitting, the last gap will
probably be placed under contract
next year and this highway will be
Arthur G- Beattle, secretary of the usuable - from end to end, although
Willamette Valley Chautauqua is out there are a few short stretches which
looking for baseball teams to com-1 require further improvement.
plete the schedule for this summers 1 In Deschutes county the commis
session. - To date the Crown Willara- I sion is advertising eight miles of Bur
ette team of West Linn and the Ar- I facing near Cline Falls. This is on
leta club team of Portland have been the road between Redmond and Sis-
ficials continued unimpressed. Com-
misioner Yeon said he wanted a def
inite agreement in black and white.
Chautauqua Base
Ball Schedule Is
Short on Teams
signed HP. It will, take three more
teams to complete the schedule. Each
team will play four games and at the
end o; the season the two teams hold
ing the highest percentage will play
a cnampionsnip game.
The Oregon city team is getting in
ters... the county having already pre
pared the grade.
Lake county draws six miles of
grading on the Lakevlew-La Pir.e high
way, which is a spur of The Dalles.
California highway. The Crooked
creek-Chandler section is the one ad-
to shape and expects i.o strengthen vertised for development.
FOREST SERVICE INSTALLS
NEW TELEPHONE LINE
up enough to qualify for one of the
places on the schedule. The asso
ciation has let the contract for the
stand concessions to R. M- Lewis and
S. 3. Richardson. Mr. Richardson
and Mr- Lewis ran the concession on
the ground last season ad gave good
satisfaction. They operate the cafe
teria at the Franklin high school in
Portland
The- association has recently pur
chased a large number of steel army
cots to be used for sleeping accom
modations for campers on the grounds
having discarded the old springs us
ed by the assembly for many years.
They have also sold off all of the
old army tents which ware used last
year and are arranging to purchase
almost an entire new equipment in
in the way of tents for tho accommo
dation of people who like to live on
the grounds during the assembly.
The Mount Hood loop in Clackamas
county is listed for 22 miles o'f grad.
ing and the commission is also adver
tising road work in Polk county .
So much work remains to be dis
posed of that the highway commis
sion will have to be in session Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday.
County Examination
Taken hy Large Class
BAKER, Or., May 31. The Forest
service has 17 miles of telephone line
under construction through a region
hitherto cut off from communication.
The line will connect with Sparta
Butte lookout station. Its primary
purpose is to aid in fire fighting dur
ing the dry season.
Incidentally it will give public tel
ephone service to Union Valley, Lilly
White, Martin's Bridge and ranch
houses at intermediate points. The
service will also be available for use
of campers during the summer.
There were 2303 pupil,, of the Clack
amas county schools, including the
Oregon. City schools, taking the sixth,
seventh and eighth grade examina
tions, the largest number ever taking
these. The sixth grade examination
was in physiology, seventh geogra
phy; eighth grade examination includ
ed arithmetic, writing, history, spel
ling, language, civil government and
reading.
The papers are in th hands of the
examining board, which is composed
of Brenton Vedder. county school su
perintendent, H. H. Eccle-s, principal
of the Canby grammar grade; Mrs.
EHa Hawley: Mrs. Emilie Shaw; prin
cipal of the Sunset school: Mrs. Mary
Criteser, principal of th Bolton
school; J. W. Leonhardt, Mrs. Harrv
Paddock, of the Gladstone school;
Mrs. Gussie Hull, ' of the Eastham
school, Oregon City; Miss Erma Keen,
of the Eastham school; Mrs. Agnes
Buckley, county school supervisor.
and Mrs. Minnie Altman.
The tedious task of examining, tee
papers will be completed by the- lat
ter part of next week.
Arrangements ' are bein? made for
the big event to be held at the Chau
tauqua grounds at Gladstone, where
diplomas are to be presented to the
eighth grade students who have pass
ed the examination. County School
Superintendent Vedder has the affair
in charge, and will be the "first of its.
kind ever held in Clackamas county,
and It is the intention of the county
school superintendent to make it an
eventful occasion, which will be held
in June.
CANBY COUPLE GET LICENSE
Christ E. Kraft and Km ma Herman,
both of Canby obtain their marriage
license at the court house Tuesday.
SALEM, Or., May 25. Further re
ductions in gas rates to the patrons
cf the Portland Gas & Coke company
amounting to from 10 cents to 15
cents per thousand cubic feet are pro- -vided
in an order issued by the pub
lic service commission today and ef
fective June 6. Today's order issuey
to involve a reduction of approximate
ly $300,000 annually in the receipts ot
the gas company.
Together with the order of April 10
today's order involves a reduction of
15 cents per thousand cubic feet to
all classes of gas users in Portland
and adjoining towns and mean? a re
duction of revenues to the company
approximately $400,000.
Today's order is based on two re
cently announced reductions in the
price of crude oil to the company,
one of 20 cents a barrel on May 15
and another of 25 cents a barrel on
May 14.
The present rates and the reduc
tions provided in the order of today
are shown in the following schedule:
Resident and commercial rates
300 cubic feet of gas or less, 85 cents,
reduced tof 75 cents.
Next 9700 cubic feet, $1.30 per thou
sand cubic feet, reduced to $1.05.
.Next 60,000 cubic feet, $1.05 per
thousand cubic feet, reduced to 90
cents. -
Next 100,000 cubic feet, 90 cents per
thousand cubic feet, reduced to 70
cents.
Excess over 200,000 cubic feet. 75
cents per thousand feet, reduced to 70
cents.
House heating and gas engine rates
300 cubic feet or less, 85 cents, re
duced to 75 cents.
Next2700 cubic feet, 95 cents per .
thousand cubic .feet, reduced to 90
cents.
Excess over 3000 cubic feet, 75 cent3
per thousand cubic feet, reduced to,
70 cents.
SPEEDERS GIVEN $10 FINE
The two Salem stages operating out
of Portland, driven by Oliver E. Sum
mers and John Radamaker, were ar
rested Tuesday and 'brought in to
Judge Noble's court for speeding on.
the highway. They were fined $10
and costs each.