Clackamas County Record
Twice a Week.
Published Every Monday and Thurs
day by
THE RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Entered January 6, 1908, at Oregon
City, Oregon, as second-class matter,
under the Act of Congress of March 8,
1879.
Subscript ion Per Year $1.75
Advertising Rates on Application.
WHY HERMANN WILL WIN.
Whether Repobican or Democrat,
whether fauoring or opposed to the
electionof Binger Hermann to Con
gress, few doubt that Monday will
decide the issue on the side of the
man of long experience in pnblio
affairs. The fight against him has
not been well maintained. The attack
has been for the most part, directed
against his early public career. But
the voters in half a dozen campaigns
subsequent to those alleged short
comings, declined to render a verdict
against Mr. Hermann, and returned
him repeatedly to an office of honor
and great responsibility. If the people
with those charges fresh in their
minds, weighod the man and found
him not wanting, it is idle to suppose
that time would add gravity to the
offense, or cause the people to re
consider their verdict. One trial
ouce in joopardy one verdict is the
spirit of Americanism.
The man is charged with having
sought office some thirty years ago,
independent of his party nomination.
For this alleged, deviation from party
rules, Republicans are asked to cast a
ballot against him, and for his demo
cratic opponent They are called upon
to emulate his examplo to desert
their party nominee. Truly "con
sistency is a jewel" but what shall
we call such gross inconsistency as
this. How may we condomn the act
in Mr. Hermann, and in the same
moment imitate it?
But this is a day of organization.
Parties are morely the result of organ
ized effort. The party's purpose is to
' bring into practice principles of gov
' ornmont hold in common by a majority
of its membors. In state affairs mon
are nothing more than exponents of
party thoorios.
Because a largo majority of tlie
voters in the First Congressional Dis
trict believe that tho Republican Party
lias shown Itself the most capable of
conducting tho affairs of the nation,
tho Republican nominee will be
elected. It takes broad minded mon
to riso above tho spirit of porsoual feel
ing, and to direct their efforts in
behalf of tho gonoral good. Broad
minded men, however, make np tho
citizenship of tho nation.
Tho Republican party wages its
National war at primaries and con
ventions. Bcforo tho enomy it is a
united army. Disapiointment awaits
those who hopo to attain victory
through feuds and faction strife with
in tho Republican party.
CITIES ARE BUILT BY MEN.
Friday Milwaukie commences life
uudcr her re-generation. She now has
a corporate existence and along with
her neighbors and competitors has
an opportunity to grow. Tho little
towu has slumbered a long time, but
this is no reason why she should not
become a lively city. Cities are not
God's haudiwork men build them.
Where enterprising and ambitions
men congregate they invariably leave
to prosiHirity a monument of their in
dustry. Milwaukie at present is
looked on us a suburb of Portland,
but it is a mistake to suppose that she
may not become a thriving city be
cause of her proximity to Portland,
Oakland is only across tho bay from
Sun Francisco, St. Paul is but a few
minutes rido from Minneapolis, yet
these cities grow into magnificence
right at tho door of their mighty com
petitors. Let tho citizens of Milwaukie remain
loyal to the interests of their city, let
them remember that their own interests
are conplod with thoso of their home
town, lot tliein next remember that
their own advantages are coupled
closely with those of their own
county, and working in this spirit
much may be accomplished this side
the Multnomah line..
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
Saturday ia Memorial Day. With
the blossoming of the flowers comes
the natural impose to strew these
emblems of fond remembrance over
the resting places of those who have
fallen In life's battle. On this day
the momory of departed loved ones
lingers with us, and we pay a tribute
of honor and reverence to our Nations
loyal dead.
When a country forgets to honor her
soldiers, her armies are destined to
go down to defeat. When the graves
of those who followed the flag lie
neglected a people's military' spirit is
broken. But in honoring those who
have preserved our country and our
liberty,! we build ramparts of loyalty
and batttlements of patriotism that
defy the mightiest armies of the
Word.
The ranks of the army that fought
and bled for us are broken. One by
one those dro ) away whom saber and
bullet have spared. The faithful close
in and march on Memorial Day to
where their comrades lie to there pay
a fitting tribute to the memory of
the men who obeyed duty's call to
arms, in defence of the country they
loved so well
The Milwaukie Improvement As
sociation is working along the right
line. A few citizens usually carry
the burden of stimulating the growth
of a locality or city. Success follows
in the wake of organized and well
directed effort. There is a big field
of, oporation for the association and
it will not want for work to keop
it busy. There will always be Ish
maelites with a hand against every
body and every thing search your
heart to make sure yon are not one.
If an anti-improvement association
comes along don't become a membor
before you are aware of it.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holder, of
Currinsville, are attendng the state
grange.
Judgo Gordon E. Hayes will deliver
the Memoral Day address at Hub
bard Saturday.
Sheriff Shaver has secured a supply
of bicycle tags and wheelmon are re
minded that licenses are due.
. P. G. Hester, who for some time
past occupied part of the Prof. Gray
houso, moved to Sellwood Thursday,
Miss Grace Tillard, of Hoppnor,
arrived last week for a week's visit
with Miss Alice Lewthwaite, of this
city.
H. D. Mount, of Silverton, was in
thecity Tuesday, visiting his son, i.
Hugh Mount. He filed on a home
stead and a timber claim.
Norwood Chamau has accepted a
position with Charles Robinson, a civil
enginoor with the Southern Paciflo
Company, and will loave for California
sonn.
Mrs. D. D, Shiudler and son. who
have beon visiting Dr. and Mrs. j. W.
Norris in this city for some time past,
will loave Friday for their home in
San Francisco.
Fiold Superintendent J. Nolson
Wisuer, of tho United States Com
mission of Fisli nud Fisheries,
has rocoivod orders to leave
on tho Fish Commission's steamer
Albatross Juno 13, for a two or throe
mouth's cruiso in Alaskan waters. Ho
is tho represent at ivo of the division of
nsli culturo, on tho Alaskan Salmon
Commission, of which Dr. Duvid
Starr Jordon, presidont of Stanford
University, is tho exoctive head.
Lamonf-Fouts.
The niarriago of Mr. Alexandor
Brown Lamont to Miss Lydia Eliza
beth Fouts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Wygaut Fouts, will be
solemnized at tho homo of tho brido's
parents in this city on Thursday morn
ing, Juno IS, 1003. at 11 o'clock.
Reception to Major Clark.
The reception to Major William
Hancock Clark, a grandson of Clark
of Lowis and Clark fame, will be
tondored by tho Lewis aud Clark Wo
men's Club of this city in tho Willam
ette Hall tomorrow night from 8 to
10.30 o'clock. M kjr Clark aud Mrs.
Clark will arrive in this city today
and will be the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. O. II. Dyo while hero. Tho
reception will be open to ho genoral
public. Short speeches will bo mado
and musical selections will be
rendered.
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.
Tho use of water for Lawn, Gardun
and street sprinkling, for the season
of 1903 will bo governed by tho rules
in foreo lust season. Consumers are
required to pay EXTRA CHARGE
for such use, during the first ten days
) .1 T ti ...
uuiio. uy oruur or the
BOARD OF WATER COMMIS
SIGNERS.
Juno 11.
NASTY STORY OUT
PORTLAND CONTRACTORS TRIED TO
, BOODLE FROM CITY. ' '
Made ProaosiUaa lo Orefoa City Bidders Oa
Sewer to Combine to Rofc Taxpayers
Proposals Were ladl(aaatly Spuracd.
A nasty story is in circulation con
cerning the bids of the sewer in Dis
trict No. 8, the contract for which
was let about a week ago to E. W.
Riner, of Portland, for 115,239.44.
The charge Is not against Riner alone
but it ia stated openly that all the
Portland bidders tried to form a pool
with the bidders from this city to
put the prioe for the construction of
the sewer at $31,000. This bid was
to have been made by the Jacobaon
Bade Company, of Portland. The
other bidders were to receive $500
eaah and their respective bids were
to be higher than $21,000.
The proposition came from the
Portland men, E. W. Riner, Jaconson
Bade Company and Smyth & Howard.
Their representative came to Howell
& Bittner, Lyons ' & Gadke and
Baker & Mihlstin, and offered them
500 each to go into a pool to fleece
the city. The local men indignantly
spurned the proposal. The Portland
contractors represented to them that
tho method of procedure in such in
stances was not ue usual, that in fact
it was the ordinary course to take.
But it did not go and as a consequence
the pool could not be formed and the
contract went to Riner, who.was the
lowest bidder.
This story has every appearance of
truth and is a pretty tale. It places
the Portland contractors in an unen
viable light. If this is the way they
do business -they will certainly bear
watching. If any man or any set of
mon will try to force a combination
to rob a municipality of five or six
thousand it is reasonable to suppose
that whon they have work to do they
will do it unfairly if they are not
closely watched.
No particular credit is due to the
Oregon City mon for exposing the
Portland contractors.- It ia their duty
as citizens to give the matter all the
publioity possible. The Record con
siders it the duty of every reputable
nowspaper, having the .interests of
the oity at heart, to let the general
pnblio know just what kind of men
have been dealing with Oregon City.
Boodle is a volvet word to use in
connection with this nefarious at
tempt to rob the taxpayers.
COMING BASEBALL.
Slight Change Made In Schedule of
Interstate Leagoe.
Two gamos botweon tho Oregon
City team and tho Schillors', of Port
land, have been transposed. Tho
schedule was made up to play lin
teams at Portland Decoration Day and
at Oregon City the following. This
lias been altered "and the teams will
play hero Decoration Day. Tho game
will be called at 3.30 P. M., or one
hour later than is usual. The Sunday
gamo will bo played in Portland.
A game has been arranged for Sun
day at Canomali Park. The toamsterss
of tho city will play a team made
up from tho clerks and barbers.
Rough Rider Fined.
F. A. Woodsides, of Liberal, was
fined $20 in tho recorder's Court yes
terday afternoon for firing a revolver
within tho limits of the city. Ho
came into tho city tho day Presidout
Roosevelt was heie and drank too
much poor whiskey, becoming ex
citablo. Tho next day ho was riding
on Seventh street and discharged his
revolver. Tho police telephoned out
to Liberal and Woodsides came in,
pleaded guilty and paid his flue with
out a murmur. When Recorder Curry
asked him if he was sober, ho said:
"If I had been sober I would have
had more common sense than to fire
tho gun off, because I know it was a
violation of tho city ordinance "
Articles of incorporation of the
Cliffsido Endeavor Society of Bullrun,
have been filed in tho oftlco of the
county clerk. The objoct of tho
society is tho promotion aud interest
of Christian religion. The incorpo
rators are the trustees of tho society:
W. O. Calvin, Harry McCugin and
Charles Loaf.
Robert Sehueble, of Carus, attended
tho Ptato Grange Tuesday aud sub
serided for the Record, Clackamas
County's live twice-a-week newspaper.
" Deal Bern FraporaMnn.
Bctmtlflc ebetrvatton juatlea the
tfanata that a daily average of fi.oOO.OO
tons of water ia received into the Dea
aa from tbe Jordan and other source?
daring tho year. Durtng.tbe rainy sea
on, aaye tho Chicago Record-Herald
the amount la very much greater; dur
tog tbe dry aeaaon it la of course verj
much less, but this average will b
maintained year after year.- There 1
no outlet, and the level la kept dowu b
evaporation only, which' 4 vwy rapi
because of the Intense beat, tbe dry at
moepbere and tho dry winds wnlrb an
constantly blowing down tbe gorges be
tween tbe mountains. Tbla evaporation
causes a baze or mist to bang over the
lake at all times, and wben it la more
rapid than usual heavy clouds form
and thunderstorm sometimes rage with
great violence in the pocket between
tbe cliffs even la the dry season. A
flood of r&tn often falls upon the sur
face of the sea wben the sun la shin
ing, and the atmosphere la aa dry as a
bone half a mile from tbe shore. The
mountains around the Dead sea are
rarory seen with distinctness because
of this base.
- The Rattleanake'a Haiti.
The utility of the rattle to tbe rattle
snake Is a problem still awaiting solu
tion. It has been supposed to be useful
aa paralyzing Its prey through terror
excited by the sound thus Induced
But this is a very doubtful explana
tion. It Is akin to the notion formerly
entertained that serpents had a power
of fascinating other creatures. Others
have thought that It seems to excite
tbe curiosity of animals and so brings
them within the rattlesnake's reach.
It has also been supposed that It serves,
as it may do, to enable snakes of dif
ferent sexes to find each other and also
to guard the animal from attack when
It is helpless from its power of offense
having been temporarily exhausted.
No sufficient evidence has, however,
been collected to show that any of
these Ingenious speculations affords ue
a real clew to tbe true cause of such a
curious and elaborate mechanism.
Quarterly Review.
DeBnltlon of Felicity. -
A Baptist minister tells the following
story:
"A friend of mine, who Is quite a
scholar, once accepted an invitation to
preach at a country church In the south,
and, as was his custom, he uRed very
learned language. After the service
the pastor of the church said that he
felt sure the members of tbe congrega
tion did not understand the sermon.
'Nonsense!' replied my friend. 1 am
sure there was nothing In my sermon
which they could not comprehend.'
" 'Well, said the pastor, 'I will call
one of them in and see If be under
stands the meaning of the word "felic
ity." ' So be called in a laboring man
and said, 'John, can you tell me what
la the meaning of the word "felicity?" '
f 'Well, I dou't know, sir,' said John,
but I believe It la some part of the In
aide of a pig.'"
The Zeat of Hunting:.
You can never know the zest of hunt
ing or fishing until your dinner depends
upon your success; you have never at
tained the sublime in cooking until you
have spitted your fish or meat on a
freshly peeled stick, rubbed the salt In
with your fingers and broiled It over a
woodland fire, you watching It jealous
ly lest It get ablaze, and all the time
that meat Is browning you get hungrier
and hungrier, and every time it sput
ters in tbe glow you catch wafts of fra
grance until you feel that you have
the capacity of a dozen starving men
and wonder whether a single haunch of
venison can supply your wants.
Incredible.
An Irish harvester found himself in
a small Scottish town. At tbe gas
works ho k;'v a gasometer for the first
time In h!s life and stopped a country
man who w.ia passing to ask, "What's
that b!;j n i::ul thing thvre standing o:i
end?"
The Scotchman scratched his head
an'd replied, "A pinna ken."
";et cut with you," said the Irish
man; ".voti never saw a dinner can as
big as that In your life."
Whnt CiiiikciI the li'cllKenllnn.
"Mollie Brown has a model husband."
"In what way?"
"Whenever he doesn't eat anything
she asks him If the cooking Isu't as
good as his mother's."
"And what does he say?"
"He says he has no doubt it is, but
that his Indigestion has quite unfitted
him to be a competent judge." Cleve
land Tlaln Dealer.
Sliea of tl-e Planet.
An Ingenious way of comparing the
sizes of planets with the sun Is sug
gested by a writer In the bulletin of
the French Astronomical society. Let
the earth, he says, be represented by
a 20 franc piece, then Venus Is 13
francs; Mara, 2; Mercury, 7; Uranus.
280; Neptune, 320; Saturn, 1,840; Ju
piter, 0,800, and the sun 0.780.000.
Aa Good aa Drolcea.
"We might as well consider our en
gagement as broken, Reginald."
"I don't see why. Your father said
postponed."
"Postponed until you arrive at years
of discretion, and. In your case. Reggy.
dear, you know what that means."
Oeorare'a Kind Permlaalon.
"Mary," ber father called downstairs,
"Just ask your young man If he doesu't
think It's pretty near bedtime."
Tea, papa," roplled the sweet glrL
after a pause. "George says If you're
Sleepy, go to bed by all meana." Tole
do lice.
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One hundred and fifty thousand sol
diers pass through Waterloo station,
London, yearly.
Have Yot a Fa?m
FM
yE have sold twenty-four farms in
Clackamas County since Decem
ber 1st.
Let Us Sell Yours
We have issued a phamphlet showing
the County's resources, advantages,
etc., and will be glad to send one to
your Eastern friend if you will give
us his address.
C. N. PLOWMAN & CO.,
Over the Bank of Oregon City.
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PORTLAND, OR.
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Jfr tXJ Suits from the Royal Tailors, Lamm & Co,, High-Art
' McCartyr the $50-no-more-no-leBS tailor of Chicago.
We are the solo agents for all undelivered goods from these tailors.
Union lourneymen tailor-made (see label), sewed with double-test pure
silk, all thoroughly sponged and shrunk, all hand made throughout,
with broad shoulder effects, suits that were mado to order at from $20
to $t!0. Thoy come in every color and style of material known.
SPRING OVERCOATS.
HTf and up to $15 for choice of all our $20 to $50 uncalled
A tJ fori spring or winter, short box, medium length box,
or form-fitting garmonts. This includes our elegant
full satin and silk lined from the Royal Tailors, Lamm & Co. , and
High Art McCarty in all colors of correct cloth, Vicunas, Stocknets,
soft worsteds ; also moltons, dress weight Kerseys and cheviots.
PANTS.
$2.50 to $3.. 60 for choice of over 2,000 pairs that were mado to
order at from $5 to $12 a pair. Black, blue, nobby stripes,
checks, plaids, and mixtures ; a list of trousers that would ploase a king.
MADE TO ORDER.
$25 clloice of 200 styles in tweods, choviots, worsteds and cassimeres
that all Portland tailors charge you $35 to $i0 for. Strain
Tailoring Co. wants your trade by deserving it.
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Fine Whiskies and Cigars
All goods bought in bond. Purity and quality guaranteed.
Some Famous Old Brands
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