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Y FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR, No. 22. OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1922. ESTABLISHED 186S BIG ATTRACTIONS ARE ON PROGRAM FOR CHAUTAQUA Symposium Again to be One o f Features ; Prominent Authors and Lecturers of State Are Being Booked. DAILY BALL GAMES WILL BE ARRANGED New Entertainment Stunts are Scheduled for Children In Thirteen Days of Session. The program for the 29th annual gathering of the ' Willamette Valley Chautauqua association at the historic and scenic Gladstone Park for 13 days beginning July 1, has been completed by the executive committee. Following the established policy of the organization to keep up a steady and substantial growth every effort is being made by the management to to make this year's program an im provement on any previous year. The program has been tentatively arrang ed and with the exception of a few minor details is complete. In addition to the forum hours and programs in , the big auditorium scheduled in the program there will be a daily after noon symposium at which many of the best read and best known Oregon peo ple will gather to discuss the various subjects to which their lives are de dicated. Authors, educators, minis ters and musicians all find their place on the program. Each morning from 10 to 11 will be reserved for the Bible Hour as the officers feel that this is the heart of the Chautauqua idea. It is not definitely determined who will be the leader of this hour, but he will be a minister of great force and wide reputation. Ball Games Planned. The daily baseball games, which have come to be relied upon as the variety which makes association a success, are to be scheduled with par ticular interest toward arranging even contests. A. G. Beattie, the secretary, is ready to accept applications, from the managers of any amateur teams in Clackamas or Multnomah counties. Several have already signified their desire to play on the Chautauqua diamond, and the indications are that the National game will not want for players or fans this year. The children will be taken care of in the way of Junior Chautauqua which provides games, sports and a great pageant on the closing day for their entertainment. The athletics for the older children and grown persons who care to participate will be direct ed by a competent gymnasium expert. Program Is Given. July 1st Afternoon: Organization and announcements. Concert, Lee Con cert Co. Evening: "An Evening of Mental, Magic," Paul Fleming Co Phenomona, East Indian Magic, Spirit Materialization. July 2nd Morning; Union Sunday school, direction of State Sunday School Association. Afternoon: "The Holy City," Colton Oratoria society, a chorous of fifty voices. Artists Pre lude, Stern Hellekson Trio. Sermon Lecture. Evening: Special feature Artistic Recital, Frances Ingram, America's formost contralto of Me tropolitan opera fame, assisted by Misses Vere and Ethel Stearns and Mina Hellekson. July 3rd Morning: Forum hour, un der direction of State W. C.-T. U. Af ternoon: Musical entertainment, Pat ton Bros. Trio, a unique offering by three unusual musicians. Evening: Prelude, Patton Bros. Trio. Lecture, "Working together for Billions," Nor man Allan Imrie. Teaching us that friendships are better than battle ships. July 4th Morning Forum, in charge of local (American Legion Post. After noon: Popular-Concert, Oceanic Quin tet. Lecture, "Human Nature and Politics," Opie Read. An hour with America's kindliest philosopher. July 5th Morning forum Oregon Pioneer Day. ' Afternoon: Musical en tertainment, The Watteau Girls. Eve ning: The Play "Cappy Ricks," Per cival "Vivian Players, of Saturday Eve ning Post fame. The most refreshing comedy in years. July. 6th Morning forum. Authors Day. Afternoon: Musical entertain ment Prelude, Electra Piatt and Ver non Stone. Two inimitable entertain ers featuring "Personality Plus." Lec ture: "Life's Balance Sheet," J. C. Herbsman. Evening: Prelude, Elec tra Piatt and Vernon Stone. Lecture: "The Big Game," Dr. Elmer Lynn Wil liams. Concerning public morals in reconstruction by Chicago's "Fighting parson." July 7th Morning forum Portland G. A. R. Afternoon: Prelude, Gilvan Opera Co. Lecture: Judge Geo. H. Brown of the Oregon Supreme Court, (Program dedicated to G. A. R.) Eve ning: Grand concert, Gilvan Opera Co. A brillant vocal entertainment featur ing light opera in costume. July 8th Morning forum State Grange. Afternoon: Artists' Recital, Steelman, Marriner, Taylor Trio. Eve ning: Concert Prelude, Steelman, Mar (Continned on page five.) L OLCOTT PLURALITY 521 Returns Complete from all Counties In State; Report from Wheeler Unchanged. Governor Ben Oleott's plurality is 521 votes over Charles Hall of Marshfield on complete official returns from all counties in the state on their race for the Republican nom ination for governor in last week's primary. Olcott gained twelve votes and Hall gained one vote on the official count in Curry county which was completed yesterday. The totals for the entire state are: Hall 42,511. Olcott 43,032. Wheeler county's official returns did not change, the official figures. Jacob Duyn, 12 Year-Old Youth, Drowns In Lake Jacob Duyn, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Duyn, of Clackamas Heights, lost his life in Englebrecht Lake Saturday morning while swim ming and the body was recovered two hours later by Joe Murphy of Clacka mas Heights. The lad, in company with two small friends, James Grady and William Murphy, was playing about the lake earlier in the morning and about 10 o'clock the Duyn boy went in swim ming. The two other boys remained on shore and paid little attention to the cries of the lad, whom they claim was in the habit of calling for help. As soon as they realized the danger they caught hands and waded into the lake to help their friend, but were un able to reach him until he had sank for the third time. They immediately spread the word in Clackamas Heights and several neighbors rushed to the scene but were unable to locate the body. 'This lake has several large holes in it that were caused from blasting and the boy went down near one of the,largest of these. Efforts were made to lo cate the body in this hole but it was found near the edge by Murphy and soon brought to shore. The water at this place is only about four feet deep but is muddy, which hindered the searchers. Besides the father and mother the drowned boy is survived by two sis ters, Anna and Gertrude Duyn, and one brother, (Nicholas, Jr. The family has resided at Clackamas Heights for the Past three years and Mr. Duyn is employed at the Crown Willamette paper mills. The same place has been the scene of four other deaths. Otto and Hor ace Sehram were drowned there a number of years ago when they went through the ice on which they were skating. Otto was killed while at tempting to save his brother. Two of the Endres boys were drowned a few years later under sim ilar conditions. Fare Rise Not to Affect Traction Lilies In West Linn The request of the Southern Pacific company for a rise in the rate charged on the traction lines in Eugene and Salem, will not affect the Willamette Falls Railway, which they operate be tween Wilamette, West Linn and Bol ton, according to the statement made by Fred G. Buchtel, of the Public Serv ice Commission Monday. Considerable interest has been aroused here by the filing of the peti tion with the commission, for in the former actions, the three lines were handled together and it was first be lieved that the new request would in dicate the local traction line. The request for a six-cent fare, which at present pending before the commission, is a secondary petition, following the former action to secure an increase from five to eight cents. This was denied by the commission. Subsequently, it is pointed out, the Southern Pacific withdrew the request for an increase on the west side road and, the recent action brought before the commission sought no change in the status of the line here. The action taken by the railroad was in conjunction with the first re quest for an increase and the West Linn railway was not taken into con sideration! on the later application. The city of West Linn is at present in communication with the commis sion relative to the clearing up of the matter, as it was planned to fight any advance which might be made. 7NATI WASHINGTON, May 25. Nations of the world, no less than seven of them, have sought information from the United States on the manufacture of poison gas since the arms confer ence here drafted a treaty to outlaw chemical warfare. Information to this effect wa3 verified yesterday at the war department. PERFECTING POISON GAS RfD CROSS 10 END VVORKOFCHAPTER IN LOCAL DISTRICT National Organization Branch1 to Discontinue Activities! Stories of large catches, made in j the still hours of the early morning. In Clackamas County Due are being freely told throughout the ! city.- The old practices of rushing the to Lack of Adequate Funds. ; area above the deadline at the falls I and making dark drifts in the Wilam- ette have evidently been made diffi- CIS BARCLAY PRATT cult, especially since the ruling of the i department of commerce to enforce TO GIVE UP OFFICE the provisions of the navigation laws ! which would prosecute any operators j of a vessel on a navigable stream Arrangements to Complete , which runs without lights. j For some reason, the poachers All Negotiations Must be : Beem to have found the' Clackamas . , , KT . o . j ! river an easier field for their opera riniShed by Next Oaturday. tlons Tne Clackamas has long been i closed by law to commercial and net ' j fishing, while the action regarding the The work of the Red Cross society ; Willamette is of comparatively recent in Clackamas county will be discon- j date and Ig not dignified by statutory tinued on Saturday, June 3rd. reauirement. Since the beginnine of the world war the Red Cross work has been successfully carried on in this city, ! with Miss Cis Barclay Pratt as local assistant secretary. She has visited all section of the county, where she has' made a host of friends, not only for herself in the interest she has taken in her duties, but for the Red Cross Society as well. When the world war began Miss Pratt was one of the first to respond to give her assistance in war work carried on in this city, and later was appointed to the responsible position as the as sistant secretary. Miss Pratt served as president of the Honor Guard Girls, an organiza tion formed here in 1917 to carry on patriotic work. This organization raised a large amount of money, which was used for patriotic purposes ! and a portion of which was turned over to me iteu uruss oocieiy, oau- j ling the organization to purchase sup plies for the injured over-seas and for other places where-such was need ed. Miss Pratt also gave her assist ance in other patriotic bodies in this city, during the past few years, and has aided in the bringing of relief to needy families in Clackamas coun ty. Those desiring any information re garding any Red Cross work may call at the office in the Masonic building. which will be open until Saturday evening. The discontinuance of the work here is due to lack of funds. The cam paign last November only provided sufficient finances to keep up the ex? penses of the office for a six month period and no further local aid or government money has been avail able. 4 DIVORCE DECREES ARE GRANTED IN COURT HERE Four divorce decrees were granted by the circuit court Monday and three suits for separation were filed. Margret Hill was granted a divorce from Harry C. Hill, in a contested suit. They were married in Oregon City July 23, 1921. Her husband, in the employ of the Crown-Wilamette Paper company, was taxed for the cost of the suit and is lo pay his wife $300 in monthly installments. She will re sume her maiden name of Margret Ashenfelter. Augusta H. Martien was granted a decree on a cross complaint against her husband Cecil J. Martien Mar tien filed suit for divorce which was followed immediately by a counter suit. The wife was granted the custo dy of their one child and $20 a month. Martien, who is in the employ of the American Sing Company in Portland, is on bond awaiting trial in the circuit court on charges of non-support. He was arrested last March. Divorces were. granted in the case of Silvia against Ray H. Schilling, married in Seattle October 5, 1919 and Cleo against Olive M. Mansfield, mar ried in Vancouver May 31, 1917. - Suits for divorce filed were: Laura B. Kapphan against James P. Kap phan, married in Marion county March 3, 1915; Helen H. against Paul V. Black, married in Kalama October 1, 1914 and Bessie V. against Clarence Prier, married in Vancouver Decem ber 31, 1914. S. P. LOSES CASE OVER RIGHT OF A decision against the Southern Pa cific in the case brought by J. A. Ream, of Willamette, was written Monday by Judge J. U. Campbell. The decision prevents the railway com pany from preventing travel across their right of way. The suit covered a tract just south of Willamette where the defendant company had built a fence la .front of Ream's property. . It Is decided in the suit that the right of way is a public thoroughfare at this point and that the company has no priority 'which will allow them the exclusive use of it. A similar case between West Linn and the Southern Pacific was similarly decided by Judge Campbell. FISH POACHERS ARE SAID ACTIVE ON CLACKAJY1AS The prevention of poaching on the Willamette river, which has been closed by the order of the fish com- mission to commercial fishing with nets, has driven the game violateors to an older, but a seemingly safer amas river. Method Is Described. One of the favorite means said to be used in the Clackamas river poach ing is to haul boats up the river on a trailer during the afternoon, mak ing the drift late at night. One of the systems used to avoid detection is to haul the boat, and net gear, sep arate. The boats are taken up the Clackamas road and the nets are left behind. In the event of appre hension by the authorities, no fishing gear Could be located. After the boat is safely conducted, a return trip is made, or another oar dispatched with the net and tackle. Toward dusk the raft is fitted out and a silent drift is made down stream, the nets being pulled in shortly before the mouth of the stream Is reached. Of bolder stamp are the poachers wno leavlng with loaded Doats in the afternoon, work their way up the Clackamas and by evening are ready to start the return drift. In some in stances these men load their boats with nets and gears and strike out up the river. The success of these operations is witnessed to by the fact that there have been comparatively few arrests made this year the state wardens, of whom there are nine stationed j near Oregon City. The business of catching the game violators has al j ways been one fraught with difficulty i because of the clever means used by the poachers to break through the lines of the wardens. Willamette Said Clear. The Wilamette this year has been held comparatively clear of encroach ments, the wardens assert. There has been less attempt at commercial fish ing because of the fact that the run of salmon is not so good as has been seen even during the few past years. Many of the salmon are large in size but their number is stated .to be fewer. The poachers operations this year have been conducted on a quieter scale than has marked the violations of the past few years. Especially last year, there was particular violence over the closing of the river, and in the fights that took place several times the lives of the wardens were en dangered. This year three attempts to raid the fish ladder near the Willamette falls have been made but the fact that the efforts of the wardens is concentrated in this vicinity has made them fewer. Thus the Clacka mas is steadily gaining in favor for the illicit operations. The marketing of the fish caught by the netting operations is said to have been meeting with little diffi culty. Although the sale of salmon is prohibited by law, among those who are organized to carry on the illicit trade, private markets are se cured and ' the catch is believed to find its way into the metropolis, where it is often sold over reputable counters. SENATOR PATTERSON TO AID GOVERNOR IN FALL SALEM, Ore., May 27. Senator I. L. Patterson has congratulated Gov ernor Olcott on his victory in the primaries and has promised his sup port for November. "I congratulate you on your run at the primaries," writes Senator Pat terson. "oYu shall have my support at the election this fall as every Re publican nominee for governor of Or egon has had since I became a voter." Samuel Hill has cabled congratula tions from London. RAILROAD WAGE SLASH MAY MEANSTRIKE VOTE DETROIT, Mich., May 29. Belief that a strike vote would be ordered by the executive council of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers was expressed today by E. F. Grable, grand president of the organization, as the council went into session to consider the wage reduction ordered yesterday by the United States rail road labor board. NINE LARGE BANKS ON PACIFIC COAST GRANTEDCOMBINE Four Financial Institutions Are Chartered by U. S. . - D , . . r arm Loan Board ; Aid for . i, i u u "6.uUUic as iiciu -fuii. A I f r o a m-i IT-0 ALL. rSKAJMCHES TO BE ITPOM PAflFir rrtACT Kjr 'ALU'lL VUAOl . - Long 1 lme Loans of Sixteen .J U1C Rfil r 'Li and Half Million Possible Under Low Interest Rates. on,, . XT , . ... PORTLAND, May 30.-A combina- ton of mne ot the strongest banks west of the Rocky mountains to aid the farmers of the west was accom plished today when applications to charter four joint stock land banks were granted by the federal farm loan board at Washington. A telegram received today by A. L. Mills, president of the First Na tional bank and father of the project, assured the launching of the enter prise, which is regarded as an im portant development in financing the farmer in the Pacific coast states. Four joint stock land banks will be opened, at Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. They will be able to make long-time farm loans in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, California and Arizona at 6 per cent to the extent of $16,500,000. The nine banks affiliated in the group back of the project are the First National, Portland; First Na tional, Los Angeles; Los Angeles Trust & Savings bank and Security j Trust & Savings bank, Los Angeles; Mercantile Trust company, San Fran cisco; National Copper bank, Walker Bros.' bank, Utah State National bank and Desert National bank Salt Lake City. 0f EXAMINATION SET FOR MOLALLA POSTOFFICE The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exam ination to be held at Oregon City on June 24, to fill the position of rural carrier at Molalla, Oregon, and va cancies that may later occur on rural routes from that postoffice. The sal ary of a rural carrier on a standard daily wagon route of 24 miles is $1800 a year, with an additional $30 per mile per annum for each mile in ex- j cess of 24. The salary on motor routes ranges from $z,4oU to ?2,buu per annum, according to length. Separate examinations for motor routes and wagon routes are no lflng er held. lAppointments to both- posi tions will be made from the same reg ister. The examination will be open only to citizens who are actually dom iciled in the territory of the postoffice where the vacancy exists. Both men and women, if qualified, may enter this examination, but appointing offi cers have the legal right to specify the sex desired in requesting certifi cation of eligiiles. Women will not be considered for rural carrier ap pointment unless they are the widows of U. S. soldiers, sailors or mar ines, or the wives of U. S. soldiers, sailors or marines who are physically disqualified for examination by rea son of injuries received in the line of military duty. Application blanks may be obtained from the local office or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C. Ap plications should be forwarded to the Commission at Washington, D. C, at the earliest jracticable date. DEMOCRATIC BANQUET SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 6 Tuesday evening, June 6, has been selected as the date for the Democrat ic banquet and get together meeting for the faithful of Clackamas county. The banquet will be at the Electric hotel. Invitations to the workers In all parts of the county were mailed to day. The committee in charge of the affair is: Oscar D. Eby, G- F. John son and John F. Risley. Among those who are expected to attend are: Walter M. Pierce, candi date for governor; Milton A. Miller, candidate for state treasurer; Har vey. Starkweather, president of the Jackson club, and all candidates for county and legislative offices. STARKWEATHER SPENT $1 41 .50 FOR CAMPAIGN Harvey G. Starkweather, defeated candidate for the Democratic nomina tion for governor, spent $141.50 in his campaign, according to his expense statement filed with the secretary of j state Thursday. I , fireworks BAo FOR JIE Out of Juvenile Life; Law Aims at Safe and Sane Day. j - j SALEM, May 26. No more may the ; youthful patriots of Oregon vent their . enthusiasm on the grand and glorious j Fourth of July through the medium of firecrackers and fireworks. "Them days is gone forever." Under the provisions of an act of the legislature of 1921, effective Jafl- uary last firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, blank cartridges, caps, Ro- man candles, pistols, canes and all forms of explosives and pyrotechnics j hitherto associated with the celebra- Won of the annual natal day have been banished from the realm of Ore- B forever: . , K. , a j Nflt only lg lfc forbidden to make use of these once common and necessary adjuncts to a fitting and proper ob- servance of the Fourth of July, but or possession by deaiers is also prohibited and the state fire mar shal or his assistants are authorized to confiscate and remove any such stocks as may be discovered within the state. The only prospect for young Oregon j to get a taste of a real old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration will be through a specially staged and care fully supervised public display of fire works under special permission of the i city authorities. Hereafter Oregon's observance of the grand old day will be absolutely safe and sane at least so far as leg islative action can make it. State Wide Aid For 1925 Fair Is Asked By Mayor PORTLAND, May 25. The first shot in the campaign to authorize the staging of the 1925 exposition under the revised financial plan recently adopted Dy a special cuuiuuiieo wao i fired yesterday in the form of an appeal to the citizenry of Oregon by George L. Baker, acting in the dual capacity of mayor of Portland and ice-ehainmm of liia exposition man aging committee. Two initiative measures will be submitted to the voters of the state at the November election, under the revised plan. One of the measures will authorize the leiy of $1,000,000 a year for three years in the city of Portland and the other will be a. con stitutional amendment permitting the voters of the city of Portland to levy the tax. Business men of Portland have pledged themselves to subscribe $50, 000 to carry out the preliminary ex position plans, and a campaign to rajSe $1,000,000 subscription through out the state wiu fouow tne Novem ber election. It is understood that a great portion of this money is al ready pledged pending the outcome of the election. In his statement calling for a final settlement of the' exposition question. Mayor Baker called for the moral support of the people of the state. NIGHT CREWS AT WORK UPON NEW BRIDGE HERE Work on the new bridge between Oregon City and West Linn is being speeded by the employment of a night gang. It is now anticipated that the structure will be opened within five or six months, at least some time be fore the contracted period for com pletion is expired. The present flood stage of the river has developed no trouble at the bridge. Fears had been entertained that a log jam would form about the western pier, but so far there has been no gathering of drift about the struc ture. Engineers have been closely watch ing the rising river, because com plaints had been made to the state highway board that the new span would interfere with river traffic dur ing the freshet season. A jam that appeared at the last high water is now believed to have been due to the cof fer dam surrounding the pier founda tions, and not to the pier itself. OREGON FREIGHT RATES SALEM, May 30. That the Oregon public, service commission, can be expected to follow the lead set by the interstate commerce commission In its horizontal reduction of freight rates, was the information given by Fred IA. Williams, chairman of the Oregon Commission, Monday, upon re ceipt of a copy of the commission's order. Inasmuch as the state commission followed the lead of the interstate body when the rates were on the up grade It is only reasonable to expect that intrastate rates will follow inter state rates downward now that the sit- uation has been reversed, according to Williams. RECORD CLASS TO GRADUATE FROM COUNTYSCHOOLS V Biggest Number In History of Clackamas District Public Schools WU1 be Handed Eighth Grade Certificates. NUMBER OF DIPLOMAS EXPECTED TO BE 625 Better Systematized Work In Teaching and Census Gain. Believed Cause of Increase. The largest graduating class in the history of the Clackamas county pub lic schools, will receive diplomas at the joint exercises to be held in "Gladstone on June 3. The issuance of the diplomas has been completed. A total of 612 have already been made out and it is expected that by the end of the year there will be at least 625. The number will be increased some what as some of the schools have not yet held their examinations. Oak Grove, Eagle Creek and Russelville, are in this class. Their examinations will be given on June 8 and 9. At this same time, students of the eighth grade over the county who have failed in one or two subjects will be given a second examination which will bring up the list slightly. Some diplomas also are being held up pending the re ceiving of credits coming from schools outside of the county from which the graduating students had entered. . The reason for the increase, accord ing to County Superintendent Brenton Vedder, is that the population of the county has materially increased. The school census this year, he points out, showed a big gain over the previous year and indicates that the number of students attending the schools here is gaining in large strides. Part of the increase, Mr. Vedder states, is due to the fact that the work of the schools themselves is be coming better systematized. On this account the failures and the number of students who drop out of school has become smaller. Improvement of the instruction system with the pos sibility of more personal instruction for the students individually has in creased materially the number who are not hampered by having to spend a second term repeating any of the curriculm. The closing exercises of Hazelia school district. No. 37, were held Fri day. The teacher, pupils and friends of the school joined in an excursion up the Columbia River highway, where a picnic dinner was served at Multnomah falls. The excursion was piloted by Wiliam B. Cook. Miss Frances Willis, who has taught the school the past year, has been en gaged for the coming year at a sub stantial increase in salary. , . GURNIE CRANOR NAMED HEAD OF STUDENT BODY Gurnie Cranor, president of the Freshman class at the Union High School in West Linn, will head the student body next year. At the same election Elmer Simpson was chosen vice president; Ruth Miller, secre tary; Mildred McKillican, treasurer; Earl Cox, sergeant-at-arms; Sylvester Petit, editor of the Green and Gold; 'Gordon Hammerle, manager of the annual; Dempsey Powell, yell leadeuf John Straub, dean of men at the University of Oregon, will deliver the commencement address at the Union High auditorium. The last pre- -summer event to be staged by the students will be a student body hike to Oswego lake on this coming Mon day. PLAINTIFF'S COSTS $145 IN DOCTOR'S LIBEL SUIT The plaintiff's costs in the $50,000 libel suit brought by Dr. H. S. Mount against seven local physicians, was $145, according to the bill of costs filed by Ben C. Dey, attorney . for Dr. Mount. The costs cover the wit ness fees, reporter's fee and filing charges. An allowance for that amount against the defendants in ad dition to the $20,000 judgment, is asked. The attorney's fees, as given on the document, are the legal speci fied rate of $10. 2 Divorces Granted By Judge Campbell Two decrees of divorce were grant ed Thursday by Circuit Judge J. U. Campbell. They were in the cases of Ruth against W. l. Brown and Esther against Ruth Rieman. In the latter case the plaintiff was granted the return of her maiden name, Esther Steinmetz. 4