fff *% ?*■«* - f t * £ gr « ¿it I / * \ d k j? I M S ^ 1 ** $■ ■%. r ix x 1 ¿M ■$ 'V.. y*+ % J^S^ ' . *-y M W E J ’.:> ' 4 ^ 4 > 'f>- % > V V ' -K> A w A rç «■>./ . . ' l j 'C / * • "I 1 f ' V - ■ > i - xv-^- '* ■ ¥ £ -Ì W -VV .. 't '-v 4 Devoted to the Interests of E >st m Clad ¿mas Comity ..........—....... VOLUME XX. EASTERN NO. 44. GOiERNSü TO SEEK LOWER PHONE RATES A E. CLARK NCT READ-' TO SAY WHAT ACTION h E WILL TAK ............................. ^ CLACKAMAS NEWS V i f i S — — $1.50 A YEAR .. '.UCUST 5 1126. , New 27,000 h. p. Cun s T raine Just Inst led by PEPCO “• e JENNi'JGS LOI CLUB OP,GAN ZED i.f r ? ; < 5-1 I ruiM i U UÜLL I ■' C PT T |y£jCj 0 ia « . ‘i on fii; j- PA AM ij'Jw 'I S OREGON CITY, Aug 3.—Organiza­ tion of a community c’ub in the Jen- ! a t \U i i nings Lodge district is the mo. t re- 1 ce. movement for cooperative devel­ opment in the county. Officers of the At an extendeed meeting of the SALEM, Aug. 3.—Governor Pierce grout which filed its articles of, in- Clackamas County Fair board with the this morning announced his Intention | corporation with the county clerk on Jt* of filing a complaint with the Oregon | Monday, are Fred Wilson, president; department superintendents, and : ..mo 1 public service commission against the i 3. E. Bruechert, secretary; C. H. of the advisory council, Friday night, matters of importance were decided. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com­ v i * 8 winning, tr a-urer; W. Swart, R. pany in an effort to obtain relief from jy: „ I IT tmpson and B. E. Bruechert. direc- The designation of the variou day., ap- fo: cd and what he term3 “excessive rates and ! tors. A membership of more than 390; pelations arc to be used: tbe lirst äkcL:'' ' VÎ charges" made by this utility. | is expected. This complaint, the governor states, Among the activities in view for t'-c day, September 21, will bo called 1 >-*«**«• % ? uà will be the first step in his program *.»•-• club are erection of a clubhouse, es - 1 School Childrens' day; the second day, to obtain reduced rates from public tabiishment of playgrounds and equip -1 September 22 will be Livestock and utilities generally in Oregon. The ment of all sorts for the use of the ! Poultry Day; the third day, Sep­ governor is asking Colonel A. E. Clark, children of the community and gen­ tember 23, ''Till be Farm and lndu Portland attorney, to represent him Annual Meeting of era •. improvement plans for the dis­ via' day, and ¿he last day, Friday, September 24, will be Greater Ciacka- Station “L” plant a total generating trict. in the telephone rate case and has Religious Education Assn, one milli °F o °° ble * trer SER lC, capacity of 56.300 horsepower—the rnns Union of Clubs day. been virtually assured of Clark’s serv­ The racing program will be for ices in this connection. largest plant of its kind in the Pacific The annual meeting of the Eastern Ciass of 1916 Ho’ds prizes amounting to $2000 und about Because of the continued and sub­ Northwest. In selecting the telephone company $4000 has been set aside as premium Xhi3 turbine, which is the last word as his first objective in his war on Clackamas County Council af Reli­ stantial industrial and commercial Successful Reunion money. public utilities, the governor does so gious Education, which convened at growth of P rtlaud and the nearly 70 In modern application of electrical Season Tickets $1 because he regards it as “probably one the Mt. Zion Camp Meeting ground:- communities served with light am science, represents an outlay of about The question of Clackamas county Tlie Class of 1916 of the Estacada of the greatest offenders against the Sunday Aug. 1, was con.- idered very pow#r b}. tht, p0rt!..ud Electric Power $575,000. profitable and inspiring. A impany, II has ..... m When the high-pressure boilers have High School held their ten year Re participation with exhibits at the st.ato public in this state.” program was conducted ;ac..ease the ; trvite facilitie. for it been in-tailed next year, changing the union at the E tacr.da Hotel on Friday fair and the Pacific International Live­ While the complaint against the tel­ anged ephone company will be filed with the thr.ughout the day. After the Sunday 35000 customers 1"- continual Addi- operating pressure to 385 pounds, the evening July 30th with ten of the stock exposition was taken up and ’he allowing committee upnointed to as- v< public service commission, if is plain school session of the morning, Dr. Geo. ti ns t0 pllysiciu plants and equip :otal expenditure for thi rtain ways and means to bring about A most sumptuous dinne.- was sor from the tone of the governor's letter B. Pratt of Portland spoke very con- ,-]cnt coed one million d liars. to Clark that he has little confidence vincing on the subject: "Is It W rth ‘ nuiing 1926 the Company is adding The electric power generated by this ved at 7:30 o’coick after which tlm an exhibit at these affairs: John Rob- in his ability to gain relief from that While”, and showing conclusively that approximately $3,500,000 to its fixed :urbine will assure the company and sues: entertained themselves by tell­ ■ .o .. chaiiman; H. W. Kanne und body and that he is only appealing to Religious Education is aboundantly capital investment solely for the pur­ all of its great army of industrial, com­ ing tales of high school days, and of j-hn R. Humphry*. R. pose of keeping step with service re­ mercial and domestic customers a events riuce leaving school up to the TW» fair board announced that the them as the first step, because the worth while. In the afternoon public utilities law requires such ac­ D. Everett o f Portland gave an inspir­ quirements. more stabilized service and will make present time. These chats were inter­ mson ticket price this year would tion, and that, falling to obtain relief ing address after which Rev. T. I. One of the most important additions it practically impossible for any ser- spersed with occasional dam ing. Need ■: > $1 i•*>-.;end of the $1.50 form : y ;ked. Through advertising and he from that quarter, he will carry his Kirkwood led in a general discussion. to the facilities f r maintaining ade- i us interruptions of service to hap­ less to say the evening parsed all to fhe splendid music interspersed qUate and dependable sen ice tc meet pen. The energy from this turbine will joon and had been one grand event fCor.s of tin board a great number fight up through the courts. of season tickets ure expected to be “I think that the regulation and su­ throughout the program was under the , ,,rc3rnt and prospective demands has, bo turned into the general power re­ lone to he remembered. oeen the installation f a mammoth serve maintained by »the company pervision of public utilities in this able leadership of .Mr. David Horner. Those pre ont were Mary Woodlc p aced throughout the county. Live Wires Present At the business session the follow Curtis Steam turb -generate: to th through the entire generating i.ruc- Pogue, of Turner, Oregon, Hole: state has been very unsatisfactory for Those present and taking part in the many years from the standpoint of the ing resolution was unanimously ad *pt- productive system In Station “L”. This ;ure, comprising nine well-equipped Keith Grantham, of La Center, Wash. public interests,” the governor de­ ed: massive machine, which has just been and modern electric plants, which now Veneta Page Hogan. Erma Grahan tlscusrionn were: Herman Chlndgren, airman; H. W. Kanne. secretary; clared in his letter to Clark. “I think Resolution: put into peration, has a capa ity of l’.ave a combined output of over 181,- Burris, and Leo Havens >" Portlam Whereas week-day study of the 27,000 horsepower and will give the 272 h irsepower of energy. the people of the state of Oregon are Della Lovell Ewalt, Lloyd Ewalt, Cnr1 Denton Wilder, Ward I.av. ton. all paying excessive rates and charges criptures has proven of much value to Kinmel, Leila Howe, and Elva Adam members of the fair board, and Char­ es K.use, ami R. A Wright of the and have been for many years. Espec­ those taking part, and whereas we Ahlberg of Estacada. 3UPP.EME COURT county court; 1. M. C. Anderson, coun­ ially is this true of rates for telephone realize that to accomplish the mo. t MR, W. G. MOORE'S SISTER Plans were made for the next Re MANDATES COME PASSES IN PORTLAND ty club leader; W. A. Holt, e r v .’y this phase of our work must not be service and electrical current.” union to bo held five years henoe Mr. W. G. Moore was called to :o Rehearings Asked in City-County •qrl. of s t H,dens is sure Tuesday and the display in all lip: Vith Adolph; Mcnjott, Gr.-ta Ni :»• n, >!rs. Reed. Th following gucstr “The public service commission ducks fit for roasting, r a fat turkey to grow decidedly during the next fe v is w ,nderful. Due to such an abund­ were prerent: Mrs. Roscoe Deming. Robert Agnew and Clara Beranger. should be reconstructed. It would be ance of ali products and flowers this Twenty-four pieces of French pastry, j ears, • • i •Irs. Mae Re-d, May Alice R ed, far better to abolish the commission year tho exhibit rooms are crowded which are a meal in themselves. Judge Campbell particularly noticed than to let It continue In its present Mi: s June Oakley and Miss Sim­ Saturdry-5-jndiy, Aug. 14-15 With this dollar the tourist may pur- he new pap r mill ti t is bei. •' but the specimens are unusually fine. form. I trust that no appropriation I Mr. Ben Jory of Eastern Oregon has mons of Seattle; Mrs. Aycock, Mrs. ■THE COHENS AND KELLYS” will be made for such continuance.” j chase 140 French daily newspapers.. erected there by the Hawley interest-;, orought a fine string of horses and Raymond Lovelace and Mrs. Fred And again In a later message to the may ride 10 mile« in a taxicab or have nn(i gcjr3 that th» unit construction i each evening a Wild West sh or Bartholomew. George Sidney and Charles Murray same legislature, the governor voiced the best seat in any French theater so ured that it will be po- ible to add Round-up -is being staged. except the "profiteering ' music hails, t the mills at any time in the future. with his lack of confidence in the public An elaborate program of racing and Mary Bickford, long the idol of service commission in these words: , ------------------------------------------------------ Forty acres bas been platted within amusements consisting of vaudeville V era Gordon "In this connection I wish to say that for example, the commission has al- the vicinity of the mill, which is local- acts of various natures is entertaining women and children the world over, becomes tbe Idol of the men through The biggest laugh on the screen lowed an excessive valuation on this ed about a mile north of the court the public service commission has oft­ the crowds of tbe afternoon. Rather Iter p trfrayal of Ronlta, a Spanish en appeared to me as being a servant property and then made th- rates high hou»e This will sti:l further s att«r • • * extensive plans and features have street singer. In her newest screen of the public utilities rather than of enough to earn dividends upon such R Helen a« th»- town has a eadj been planned for this year and are success. "Rosita,” coming next week Only the U -t pictures thown at th« the public. In fixing rates of the Pa- excessive amounts, after also allowing grown noticeably in the direct! n of drawing waormous crowds every day. ^ to the Liberty theatre. Liberty. the paved highway.—Courier. excessive costs of operation. atflc Telephone * Telegraph company, A E. Clark, designated as counsel for the governor in presenting the tel­ ephone situation before the public service commission, said today he had Just received the governor's letter contajning materia! and data supple­ menting subjects discussed at a prev­ ious conference, and had insufficient time to digest it thoroughly. “I will have to decide first of a!', whether to act in the matter at a” ,” said Clark. “I will have to make* a careful study of the situation first. 1 probably will decide this within a few day3.” hi I