EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests o f Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 10,
N umber 36
CONSCRIPTION REGISTRATION
DAY • JUNE 5TH
Important Facts To Remember
WAR CENSUS DAY - Tues
day, June 5th, as named by Pres
ident Wilson in his official procla
mation.
WHO MUST REGISTER—Ev
ery male resident between the
ages of 21 and 30 years, inclu
sive. This includes aliens as well
as Americans.
Japanese, Chi
nese, Italian, Germans, English,
Americans, and men of any oth
er nationality who are of the des
ignated ages, must register.
Aliens will not be drafted for
war duty, of course, but a com
plete record of them is desired.
WHO IS EXEMPT - No male
resident between the ages of 21
and 30 years, inclusive, is ex
empt from registering. Those
to be exempted from military
service will be determined later,
but first all must register.
W H E R E TO REGISTER —
Registration must be made in the
home precinct o f the man regis
tering. Register at your regular
voting place.
H O U R S FOR REGISTRA
TION — Booths at regular voting
places in each precinct will be
open on War Census Day from 7
o ’clock a. m. to 9 o ’clock p. m.
Dont wait until the last mo
ment. Register early.
REGISTRATION OF ABSEN
TEES — If you find you will be
unavoidably absent from your
home precinct on War Census
Day. you should apply at the
earliest possible date to the coun
ty clerk of the county in which
you may be at the time, whether
in Oregon or elsewhere, who will
fill out your registration card.
He will then give you the card,
which you must mail to the reg
istrar o f your home precinct, in
care o f the sheriff of your home
county, in time to reach the reg
istrar by War Census Day. If
you live in Portland, or a city of
over 30,000 population in another
state, mail the card to the regis
trar in care of the mayor.
But remember, the burden of
having your card reach the regis
trar o f your home precinct by
War Census Day is on you.
REGISTRATION O F T H E
SICK — Men of mili ary age who
are too ill to go to the votihg
booth to register must send a
competent person before War
O n us Day to the county clerk
to explain the circumstances,
and secure instructions from the
Federal regulations which these
officials will receive from the
Government.
PENALTIES The penalty for
failing to appear to register, or
E stacada ,
O regon ,
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF
C. I. C. ASSURED
Former Presidents In Office
The continued success of the
Civic Improvement Chib, that or
ganization of Estacada women,
which for the past few years has
been one of the biggest assets of
this city and community, is as
sured for another year at least,
having at its annual meeting, held
May 12th, elected Mrs. E. W.
Bartlett as president.
During the regime of Mrs.
Bartlett three years ago the club
made an extra good showing, well
maintaining the standard set by
the club under the leadership of
Mrs. A. E. Sparks and which for
two years past has been current
under the direction of Mrs. J. F.
Lovelace and Mrs. H. V. Adix.
Of the past presidents, three
consented to accept the responsi
bility of officers for the 1917-1918
season, the other officers elected
being, Mrs. A. E. Sparks, vice
president; Mrs. II. V. Adix, treas
urer, and Mrs. L. A. Wells, sec
retary.
Thg, following committe ap
pointments were made by the
president: Executive Board to
consists of the officers, Mrs. W. A.
Heylman, Mrs. John Lovelace and
Mrs. It. M. Standish ; library com
mittee, Mrs. J. It. Hughes, Mrs.
Fred Jorg, Mrs. I. I). Wright, Mrs.
Win. Kuhrasehe and Mrs. Itay
Kieth;
study club committee,
Mrs. C. W. Devore, Mrs. J. W.
Iteed, Mrs. A. K. Morton and Mrs.
Walter Givens.
The committee in charge of the
recent White Minstrel entertain
ment wishes to thank all who took
part and also all wdio were so lib
eral in their patronage. The re
ceipts of the entertainment were
$41.50 with the Candy Committee
clearing $4.50, which last amount
was put into the fund for buying
material for the “ housewives” ,
which the ladies of the city are
now making for the soldier boys
who enlisted from here, besides
furnishing eighteen for the Com
pany I) men here.
Texas Dealer Orders
Estacada Cheese
The reputation of the product
which will soon be forthcoming
from the Estacmla Cheesery has
already travelled far, with Pres.
Ewing this week in receipt of an
order from a Texas wholesale
commission man, ordering 2,000
pounds at a price one-half cent
below Portland prevailing prices,
f. o. b. there.
The work of laying the concrete
flooring and foundations is now
under way at the cheesery, with
the P. It. L. & P. Co., working
out their $100 donation in the lay
ing of the cement, with their up-
to-date machinery.
for giving false, misleading or
incorrect answers, is imprison
ment. There is no alternative
o f a fine.
T hursday ,
M ay 24,
1917
FISH LADDERS TO BE OPEN
State And Federal Experts
Make Local Investigations
Following a visit on Friday to
the fish-rack on Eagle Creek and
to the Cazadero and River Mill
dams, made by Hugh ( ’. Mitchell
of tht> U. S. Bureau of Fisheries,
State Game Warden Carl Shoe
maker and Deputy Warden Clark,
accompanied by one or two ol tin*
local spmtsmcn, orders have been
given for the opening up of the
fish-ladders in the two dams.
The fish-ladder at Ca/adcro was
open and in working order and
on opening the River Mill ladder
fish can ascend the Clackamas to
its headwaters.
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The River Mill ladder has been
substantially closed since the dam
was built, but the blockading rack
lias been removed this week. This
concrete ladder, which was built
according to expert plans and at
a cost of several thousand dollars,
has been more or less useless, even
when not blockaded, owing to its
being located on tin* opposite side
of the channel to that in which
the strong current from the pen
stocks flows. A strong current of
water at the mouth of the holder
is needed in attracting the migrat
ing fish and arrangements are be
ing .made to maintain an eight
een-inch stream of water through
the vacant penstock at that point,
on the mouth of the ladder; that
added water to be applied during
those months when the water can
be spared by the dam.
An exception to the all year
around opening of the ladders
was made by the Federal repre
sentative, who asks to be allowed
to keep the River Mill ladder
closet! for a time during the sum
mer, when the so-called run of
“ summer Chinook’ ’ salmon takes
place. During the balance of the
year the river will remain open,
including the Spring and Fall
runs of the steel-head ami salmon.
If the River Mill ladder proves
ineffective even with the addition
of the eighteen-inch stream of
water, it was suggested that the
building of a wooden ladder from
the main channel of the river, con
necting with the third turn in the
present ladder, would assure a
working ladder with plenty of
current.
At the Eagle Creek racks no
change was ordered for this year
as the steel-head run ¡ h about,
over, but some relief is promised
for the next season.
Contrary to the general impres
sion that fishing for steel-heads
within two miles below the Eagle
Creek rack was forbidden, Supt.
Mitchell, who is in charge of the
Federal work in the Northwest,
says, “ You can fish anywhere on
the stream. Fish in front of the
racks or stand on top and if you
can’t catch one then, try your
luck in the trap and then if you
still need a fish to eat, go up and
ask the man in charge of the rack
Concluded on Back Page
$1. P er Y ear
A FINAL WOTID ON
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ROAD CO.'JD BILL
Provides ImmeJiate Construc
tion of Permanent H ig h w ays
Wittijut increasing taxes.
Much has bom Laid In opposition to
the ¿>uud rui.tla L ,iitl L.111 U.tU i..»a .« »
bearing wLu.evcr on the meusme a. 1
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That U ln a lUo case, the following per
tinent facta are BUbnmted tor the in
formation and thoughtful considera
tion of ttie impartial voter on the eve
oi the special election June 4th:
rli. is rouu oond bill propost a the is
suance of ipi.ooO.OGO tw tuiy-llve year
four per cent Londa for the construc
tion of a byaum of a.ato-wluo liunl-
Buimced highways. The rouda to be
improved are dkSl;;nntcd in the bill
and inciudi. the uiuiu-liavelod rouda
throughout the at ate.
Adequate retin u e has been provided
by aiaiute for paying both Interest
and principal and retire the bonds at
mukU.i.y \. l.bout increasing taxes.
Tim money u .rived from the increased
au.on.ouile licenses ar.d the existing
quarter-mill aiute road tax will pay
the Intel eat and retire the bonds and
leave a aubaiautial balance for the
construction of other rouda not enum
erated in the bond bill.
The increased automobile license
and the state road tux are provided by
statutes now in effect uud will have
to bo paid regardless of whether or
not the roud bonds are voted at the
special election Juno 4th.
The automobile owner is willing to
pay the increased license. All that he
asks is that the license money, which
has to be paid anyway, be exp«>nded In
constructing the roads proposed in the
bond bill. The automobile owner will
provide all of the money necessary to
meet the interest charges and retire
the bonds. He falls to see why there
should be any opposition to the ex
penditure of the money so provided In
the construction of good roads, In view
of the fact that it Is Ms money that
will pay for the lmprov fluents.
All of the money raised from the
bonds will be expended under the di
rection of the State Highway Commis
sion, appointed by Governor Wltiiy-
combe. The Commission has announc
ed that in expending the lund all s< c-
tions of the state will be consider) d
Impartially. A dollar's worth of mud
■ tons.ruction for every dollar expended
la guaranteed by the Oonimlssionei.i,
who have declared that they will pur-
chuae one or more paving plants a..d
lay paving unless satisfactory bids are
rubinltted by paving contractors. Or
dinary common-sense business princi
ples will also govern the Commlss.on
ers In their work of road building,
fi.arclty of labor and the icasonauto-
ucss of war-ilme prices for matei ‘mis
will determine the time for inaugurat
ing work and the scope of actual road
construction. Hoad building will not
I.e undertaken by the Commission un
less conditions are fa vo-able.
Apptoval of the road bond bill June
4th will be an indorseaient of a plan
that Insures for the state the construc
tion of a svstem of hard-surfaced roads
with funds already provided by law
and without Incr* using other taxea.
Vote 214 X Y k. 1 and help "Hull Ore
gon Out of .he hn.d.”