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. » 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 i 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 v ,iich con.u o c diar.ai U i u.) io ^. i~ f 11 * * . . . i * ¿>: t . u d l c o tli.« i « 11 l n ti.t.ii. I.. 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.”