EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V olume 10, I ' N umber 37 E stacada , O regon , T hursday , M ay 31. 1917 E. H. S. GRADUATES 25 CITY ELECTION JUNE 5TH LEGAL HOLIDAY JUNE 5TH Grammar School Graduates 18 State Election June 4th The 1916-17 year of the Esta cada Schools ended Wednesday, May 30th, with the Commence ment exercises o f the’ high school taking place that evening, at the school play-shed, which building was beautifully decorated and crowded to capacity. The class of E. H. S. 1917 com prised twenty-five s t u d e n t s , there being fourteen girls and eleven boys, which speaks es pecially well for the growth of the local high school, which last year graduated seventeen, the year before that six and but a year or two prior but one. And the fact that the present class constitutes an almost equal pro portion of girls and boys is an exceptional one in a rural com munity, where the boys too often do not continue through high school. The programs rendered at the Class Day and Commencement exercises were entertaining and instructive and all participants received the applause of the as sembled parents and friends. The Commencement address by Dr. John Straub o f the U. o f O. was one of the be>t ever given before a local audience, while the Baccalaureate sermon preached by Dr. Simpson of Portland on Sunday evening was a stirring and uplifting one. Among the scholarships award ed at the Commencement Exer cises by Fred Jorg, Chairman of the School Board, were one to Willamette University awarded Miss Nettie Woodle and the Con ference Scholarship a w a r d e d John Schenk, this latter allows the student the choice of six con ference colleges, namely Albany, Pacific College, Pacific Univer sity, Philomath, Reed or Willa- mina. The class of 1917 comprises:- William Bartlemay, Sam Barr, Orion Coop, Joseph Demoy, Phil Adams, Clyde Denney, Russell Reed, Emil Johnson, Lloyd Sat ing, John Schenk, Hilda Rees, Vernon Schmidt, Ida Wagner, Harriette Belfils, Ro-;allie Allen, Grace Allen. Vella Coop, Dora Currin, Grace Denney, Josephine Harkenrkier, Christine Graham, Jeannette Graham, Gladys Town send. Rose J a n n s e n , Nettie Woodle. The Eighth Grade Promotion Exercises, which were held in Despite the outcome of the state election, on the measure making it compulsory that all state, city and town elections be held on the same day, the City of Estacada will hold its regular election on Tuesday, June 5th, with the voting booths located at the city hall. The herd-law matter will be voted upon again, with the fol lowing question appearing on the ballot—“ Shall any horse, sheep, mule or cattle be permitted to run at large on the streets, high ways and alleys of the City of Estacada? This must be an swered “ yes” or “ no” by the voters. Voters are cautioned not to vote on this measure as if they were answering the question— “ Shall Estacada have a herd- law?“ for the answer would be the opposite in that case. I. D. Wright is the only candi date for Mayor, with Mrs. Jess M. Bartlett and Claude W. De vore being the only candidates for their respective offices, name ly Treasurer and Recorder. J. F. Lovelace and R. M, Stan- dish are candidates for reelec tion as Councilmen for the 5th and 4th wards, being opposed by J. M. Park and Will Kaake, re spectively. The result of the herd-law question at this election will pro bably be on a par with the Coun cilmen elected — the present Councilmen, Lovelace and Stan- dish only accepting the nomina tions for re-election, because they would not lay down during the herd-law fight and both of them stand unconditionally for the enforcement o f a herd-law. At the state election on Mon day, June 4ih, the following measures will be voted upon: “ Authorizing Ports to Create Limited lnueutedness to Encour age Water Transportation“ “ A Bill for Taxation of Ore gon and California Land G rant." “ Limiting Number o f Bills In troduced and Increasing Pay o f Legislators.” “ Declaration Against Implied Repeal of Constitutional Provis ions by Amendments Thereto.“ “ Uniform Tax Classification Amendment.“ “ Requiring Election C i t y , Town and State Officers at Same T im e.“ “ $400,000. Tax Levy for New Penitentiary. “ “ $6,000,000. State Road Bond Issue and Highway Bill.” W a r Census Marshall And Deputies Ready Concluded on back pa#e Governor Withycombe. by pro clamation has designated Tues day, June 5th, War Census Day, as a legal holiday. Similar ac tion has been taken by the gov ernors o f the several states, so that Tuesday will Lie a legal hol iday throughout the country. It is vitally essential that the war census registration Lie ac complished with thoroughness and dispatch and all registration headquarters in this district will be ready and equipped to handle the work on Tuesday. The following War Census Marshals have been appointed in this community, each o f whom has selecte I several deputies. As far as is known now. all registration will take place in the voting headquarters of the respective districts, excepting precinct 2 in Estacada which will take place in the office o f C. W. Devore, this change being due to a city election in Estacada on that day. Voting Precinct Marshal Estacada No. 1 W. H. Holder Estacada—No. 2 C. W. Devore Garfield B. T. Rawlins Eagle Creek H. S. Gilison Barton George Turner Dover H. H. Udell Springwater C. M. Folsom Viola J. T. Fullam Colton L. B. Elliott Every male resident l>etween the ages o f 21 and 30 years, in clusive, must register. This in cludes aliens, as well as men who are sick or crippled. Exemp tions from military services will be determined later. Register in your home voting precinct. Booths at regular vot ing places will be open from 7 A. M. until 9 P. M. Absent ees must register before War Census Day at the office o f the county clerk o f the county in which they happen to be. The penalty for failing to reg ister, or giving false, misleading or incorrect answers, is impris onment without option o f fine. Mueller-Ruhl Marriage Announcement is made this week o f the marriage Thursday, May 24th in Portland of Miss Lydia Mueller o f Montavilla and Peter Ruhl o f George. After a few days honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Ruhl returned this week to the groom’s farm in George, where they will make their home and where they are receiving the good wishes and con gratulations o f the neighbors. $1. P er Y ear Buy A Liberty Loan Bond Lilierty Loan Bonds are the safest investment in the world today*. They are issued by the United States Government and are a mortgage on the United States o f America our country the richest country in the world. They are Uncle Sam's promise to pay, and he is worth $225,000, (XX). 000. Liberty Loan Bonds pay 3 ' .■ Interest and they may be nad i i any of the following denomina tions: $50, $101», $500, $1000, $5000, $10,000, $50,000 a n d $ 1(M),000. You can make a first payment as low as one dollar and have until August 30 to pay the balance. Most big business houses will accept Liberty Loan Bonds same as cash in payment for merchandise. W. G. M’ Adoo, Secretary of the Treasury, says:- “ W a r s cannot be conducted without money. It is the first thing to be provided. In this war it is the most immediate help -"the most effective help that we can give. We must not be content with a subscription o f two billion dollars we must oversubscribe this loan as an indication that Amer ica is stirred to the depths and aroused to the summit o f her greatness in the cause o f free dom. Let us not endanger suc cess by complacent optimism. Let us not satisfy ourselves with the reflection that some one else will s u b s c r i b e the required amount. Let every man and woman in the land make it his or her business to suL>scribe to the Liberty Loan immediately, and if they cannot suL>scribe them selves, let them induce some body else to sul>scril)e. Provide the Government with the funds indispensably needed for the con duct of the war and give notice to the enemies of the United States that we have billions to sacrifice in the cause of Liberty. “ Buy a Liberty Bond today; do not put it off until tomorrow. Every dollar provided quickly and expended wisely will shorten the war and save human life.” Three Legal Holidays Beginning with Decoration Day of this week and including Mon day and Tuesday of next week, there will be three legal holidays ni a week, Monday being election day and Tuesday war census day. Decoration Day was oLjserved but slightly in Estacada, despite the present days of patriotic pre paredness. This condition is largely due to the fact that few civil war veterans reside here and as no G. A. R. is estaLJished locally.