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k. nCni H" your orlptlon ax- , VS. 11 P'rad' , Ai t tha labal. II v ft0N mies any l I I .eV - numbera. ikV V ' ...0N It now. EGON OlYENTE The Enterprise li ths only Clackamas Courtly Ntwspsper that prints 4 all or tha nsws of thla growing County, 4 FORTV SIXTH YEAR No. 21. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FWflAV, MAY 21, 1012 kT l.M 'l It A r ESTABLISHED ISM on GRANGE SPURNS ROAD AGREEMENT COMPROMISE OF GOVERNOR WEST ON HIGHWAYS RE PORTED UNFAVORABLY SELLING AND LANE ARE SPEAKERS Equal Suffraga Indoraad And Conaol Idatlon Of University And Ag ricultural Collaga la Oppoatd The State Orange nt the Itonoliurg meeting refused to adopt tl;o com promise on I tin two antagonistic road itii-iuuri'a aiil)inltlil by Governor Went. Tim KtttiiKit decided lu routlii tin din canvass for names to Ilia In Initiative petition. Huppurt from sev eral unexpected sources la promised. Judge Colvlg, nf Jnikaoit County, chairman of coimiilf t-n appointed hy t tic Medfonl Commercial Club to draft a new i on (I bonding art, Indoree the grange I'lll and recommend Ita adop l Ion. After a compnrUun of tha two hllla ho unhesitatingly voiced bla oi IHinlllon to tha eo-cnllcd 'harmony" hill prepared hy Governor Weal's com . mltteo. A resolution pledging tha grange for equal aurfrage waa adopt id Itlioitt a dlancmlng voice Hen Helling addrenacd tho grange, favor ItiK Did iitt-niure. p A irMl to ronaolldate the State I'nlvrrslly and Stale Aitrlrtiltural Col lege waa reported adveraely upon hy a commute appointed at the laat ses sion of tha grange. Thla committee. In a lengthy report covering statistic al rracsrches for a year, made the follow Iiik recommendations: "First -That the two schools be re tained na ai-liamte and dlartuct Instl tutlona. , "Heond That the work of each be denned definitely hy the enactment of an Initiative law, giving the work of the pure sciences, liberal arte and the school ofslnw and medicine to the university and the work of applied science In their relation to the Indus tries to the agricultural college; or definitely defining the dlatlnrtlve work of each ao aa to leave no further op IKirtuulty for conflict or duplication." 'Third Thay they he taken entire ly out of polltlca In the matter of a propriutlona hy placing them uion a fractional ntlllnge bnala aa the regular ineana of their support "Fourth We recommend thnt the state grange Indoise the Inveallgntlng rontmlttee rwetttly appolnlod by Oov ernor Weat and further recommend thnt Ita i:owera be etilurued aulllcleiit ly to ennlile It to carry out the recom mendntlona herein contained." The iHitinl aulTraite Indoraeinent waa In the followlitK manner: "Whrreaa. tho eoelnl relallona of the fnmlly and atate have from the hcKlnnln. of the hlatory of tho human race ahown man and woman, thouch of different apherea of activity and frequently of different viewpoints, to he eaaenllally neceaaary In tne aoctai economical and Intellectual wellfare nf the homo. roiiMiiunlty and tho atate, and "Whcreae the evlilence of cxnmplni ahown by trial In other atatea provea that women are not only entltUd to participate In the pritctlcnl dutlua of the atnto, hut that they have ahown thcmaclvca to exhibit an Interest and JudKnient the equal of their rnfriN chined brothers; therefore, bo U "Iteaolved. Thnt tho OreKon State Orange orKanlxatlon noes od record aa favorlnx tho KrantiiiK or auffrnKO to the women of tha Htate of Uregonand commend the snmo to tho conaldera tlon of ull thoao persona who now ex ercise tho rlKhta of citizenship." KollowitiR nre the remaining- oftlces llllcd: Correspondent, Mrs. Lauro Mo Morris. Conilon, ailllam County: l'o ntona, Mrs. K. lluker. 'nlilort. Lincoln County; .-Flora, Mra. K. A. doff, Hay Creek, Crook County; lndy naalHtant, Mra. M. E. Allen, TatiRent, l.lnn county; executive committee, B. V. l,eody, Corvallla; leKlslatlvo com mlltoe, C. P. Huffman, Grando, and K. A. Itond, Irving, Linn County. Albany wbb unanimously selected as convention city next year. More than 100 candidate were Klven tho fifth and sixth doKrees. lien Holllna: and Harry Uno, Re publican and Democratic candidates for United Btntes Benntor, wore ex tended the courtesy of a few minutes' time by the Granite. Both made good speeches In their own behalf and were subjected to a rapid fire of questions, which they answered. 10 NAVE JIG MEETING Tho members and friends of Warn er Ornnt'e will meet at New Era next HiitunUy, the occasion being their annual children's day. A good pro gram will bo rendered In charge of Mrs. S. U Casto. Memliers of other granges are Invited to attend and en Joy the day with Warner Grangers. Warner Orange Is In a thriving con dition, having made a fifty per cent Increase In attendance during tho first qusrter of this year over tho last quar ter of 1911. M. J. I-azclle of Oregon City, Is Mnater; Mrs. Joseph Hoff man, of New Era Is lecturer and Dav id McArthur of New Era, Is secretary All are enthusiastic grange workers snd their efforts have been rewarded with success. HAI.KM, Or., May 20. (iovernor Weal celebrated his tblrty-nluth birthday today by annouiicltiK a plan to overlintil all coftnty oftlces In the way of salaries anil expenditures, and work out a method for eijualixltiK thein. lie said: "I'ml'ir present conditions some couiills are paying certain officers blK aalurlea, with nut much to do, while In other counties where the work la heavier, the emtio officers may he KeitliiK attmll aalarles. There la no ayatem, InklnK (he atato aa a whole I think there oiikM to he, ami that taxpayers nuidit to know just what their official , family Is coaling them. ao I have reiiucsted the atnto tax com- iiiUmIoii to prepare me a atnteuinnt of all the county offlcea In each county, with the aalurlea of tho officers, their deputies and the sums paid for extra help," FREYTAG ELECTED PROMINENT CLACKAMAS COUN TY MAN SUCCESSOR OF M. J. LAZELLE APPOINTEE TO QUIT REAL ESTATE Work Aa Fruit Inspector And Super- Intsndant Of Horticulture At Stats Fair To Bt Continued O. E. Freytag, Superintendent of the Horticultural Department of the State Fair, and ono of tho beat known men In Clackamas County, was elec ted Secretary and Manager of the I'tilillclty Department at a meeting of (he Committee Wednesday evening. Mr. Freytag Is In every respect qual ified to fill the exacting duties of the office. He succeeds M. J. 1-azello, who resinned to become manager of a bus iness which will be started here In September. He will serve under the committee, which la composed of O. I. Khy. Chairman; T. W. Sullivan. M. I). Ijtlourette T. U Chartnan, II. T. Mdlatn and M. J. Uielle. tho latter having been made a member ot the committee at the meeting Wednesday evening. Mr. Freytag will give up bla real estate buslnesa, and will devote bis entire time to the publicity work, the horticultural exhlhlte at the state fair and the work of fruit Inspector of (iacknmss County. He has lived In Clackamtia County for more than twenty years. Ho thoroughly under stands agriculture and horticulture and hnvlng been In the real estate business oc muny years Is recognised as a first class booster. Mr. Freytag formerly wns In the newspaper busi ness, and consequently will he able to attend to the work of writing articles of a boosting nature for the press. He will be assisted In editing Oregon City Publicity, the Commercial Jub paper, by Messrs McHaln and Laielle who at the meeting Wednesday even ing were designated assoclnte editors. The paper Is one of the brightest and best Journals for the exploitation of a county In the state and Its field of usefulness will no doubt be enlarg ed under the able management of Mr. Freytag and the able corps of editors. EIGHTH GRADE PUPILS DO WELL AT QUIZ County Schools Superintendent Gary announced Monday that 139 ot the 3(1 pupils who tried the eighth grade examinations passed. Sixty sev en failed outright; sixty-nine failed In one subject and seventy-seven failed in two subjects. Those falling In one or two sttbejets will be given the privi lege of trying another examination In these subjects In June. Mr. Gary an nounced that the questions were a fair test of the work that had been given during the year, and he li grat ified to know that the per centage of failures Is smaller than last year. 2 Couples Get Licenses Marriages licenses were Issued Mon day to Grace Paddack and Alexander P. DeFord and Florence Miller and Tolbert T. Johnson. TO BE IMPROVED The board of directors of the Will amette Valley Chautauqua Associa tion, at a meeting Wednesday evening In the Commercial Club parlors, voted to Improve the sanitary conditions o'. Gladstone Park before the comlnn meeting at an expense of $700. The work will be done at once. The Chau tauqua, which will start July 9, prom ises to be the most successful In the history of the association. The rest aurant privilege has been awarded to I. V. Crossley. Secretary Cross an nnunced Wednesday night that all lite Importnnt arrangements had been completed for the meeting. The test entertainers and lecturers on the chautauqua circuit have been engaged. PUBLICITY HEAD CLUB ORGANIZED BY AUTOMOBILISTS DR. MOUNT PRESIDENT, RISLEY VICE PRESIDENT AND PARK ER SECRETARY CHARIER MEMBERSHIP TWENTY-TWO Object-Of Organization To Promote Motoring And To Safeguard Peraons Driving Horaea The Clnckamua County Automobile Club was organized Monday evening wlih a charter membership of twenty two, as follows: M. D. I.nlourctto, A. I). Buckles, W. A. lluutley, Ardcn Hickman, It C. 1'urker, J. W. Thomas, Hugh Mount, il. 8. Moody, II. T. Mclluln, K. J. Lluul ton. C. i. Miller, C. W. Ulsley, M. E. I'ark, Wm. Hheahiin, Joe fiheahan, II. (I. Hlarkweiither, W. J. Wilson, John lllaley. Guy Mount, E. Noef, Geo. Sulli van and Chris Hihuebvl. The ohjii ts of the club are the pro motion and maintenance of a social and protective organization of all per sons owning and Interested In motor vehicles: to promote the Investigation In the developments of motor car rlaites: To co-operate with others In recti rlns IcKlstlntlon, rules and regu lations Kovernlng the use of automo- biles; To tench hy precept and exain- ! pie care and consideration both for the pedestrian and users of other re- hides on the public highway; to as sist In securing the punishment of those who from reckless or careless driving violate the bras snd ordinan ces governing the use of motor ve hicles: T" arrange rluh runs and meets and to promote and encourage the construction snd maintenance of good roads The club unanimously voted to tako part In the Rose Parade Juno 8, In Oregon City. It was unanimously voted to hold a banquet June 6 at a cost of $1 a plate. The chsrler wss left open until aft er the evening of June 6, and a prize nf S2.C0 worth of auto supplies was of. fered bv Park and Huntley Garage for the largest number of new mem liers obtained by one member. The following officers were elec ted: President Dr. Hugh Mount. Vlce-Prealdent O. W. Rlalcy. Secretary B. C. Parker. Treasurer M. D. I-ntourette. Dlrectnrs-Vm. Sheahan. E. J. Daul ton. .1. W. Thomns. If. 8. Moody, B. T. McPaln. Committees. were appointed to se cure emblems and to draft rules and refutations. Much Interest wss displayed In the orsnnlintlon and It Is expected that within two weeks the membershln will reach flftv. . The dues are $2.50 a vear. payable In advance with n Initiation fee. All are eligible. FIVE DROWN AS AUTO CHICAGO, Muy 20. Five persons three men and two women, were drowned . early today when the automobile In which they were riding plunged Into the Calumet River at the Ninety-second street bridge. On ly ono of the bodies was recovered, that of ono of the women, who jump ed into the river as the embankment was reached, according to a watch man. The automobile wns going about 30 miles an hour, and turned completely over as It went Into the river. The bridge had been swung to allow a boat to pass. Eaxmlnntlon of the car definitely established that It was owned by Mrs. C. F. Spalding. 1300 Aator street. It was driven by John Buchanan, a chauf feur, temporarily emnloved bv Mrs Spalding who took the car without permission and Invited two girls and two boy friends to rtdenvlth hlra. The license tag was first said to be "5-Illlnols,M and to have been Issued to O. W. Cannon. 604 Vermillion street. Danville, III. Cannon. It wss learned, la a nephew of former Speak er Joseph Cannon. Cannon and his wife left Danville In their motor car for Chicago last Saturday, but other members of the fnmlly at Danville ssld they had returned there this morning. Relatives said Cannon was there today and left home to make some business calls. They added ef forts to find him would be made Im mediately. LAZELLE WILL ATTEND DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS M. J. Lazelle. appointed a delegate to the Northwestern Development Congress to be held In Seattle June 5 to June 8 by Governor West, wrote the governor Friday that he probably would attend. M. D. Latourette, also appointed a delegate, expects to at tend. Donald to Leave Railroad NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., May 11 George Donald, president of the North Yakima Valley Railroad, a subsi diary of the Northern Pacific Com pany, announced today that he had offered hla realgnatlon to take effect In the hear future. It Is said here that Donald probably will be aucceeded by George Reld, of Tacoma. general counsel for -the Northern Pacific COMMITTEE PLANS BIC FLORAL PARADE The committee having charge of the Koao Show parade to lie riven on the morning of June X, has almost com pleted the arrangements and the pa-si-silt will eclipse all previous ones. Tho committee Is comiioned of Mrs. H. Walker, chairman; Mrs. J. I,. Wal (Iron, Mrs. Msy rulrclotit.li and Mrs. William Kales. The parade will take place at 11 o'clock, and will form at Twelfth and Main streets. There will he scvcrul divisions as follows: Moun tain View, Gladstone, Willamette, fa- nemah, Oregon City. There will be prizes for the best float uud prizes for the children, which will he as follows: for the best decorated vehicle of a girl under twelve years of sge; for the best decorated vehicle hy a boy un der twelve years of age; for the beat decorated vehicle by a girl over twelve years of age; for tho best decorated ve hicle by a boy over twelvo years of e; for the best dressed girl, for the bent dressed boy. The girls' band of On k Grove will lead the psrade. A picnic will be given the children tak ing part In the parade several days later In the Bcvonth Street Park. The prospects for successful rose show are most encouraging. It Is thought the roses will be In best flowtr at that time. CONTESTANTS SHOULD PROFIT - FROM EXAMPLE OF TAFT AND ROOSEVELT CREAT HEN NEVER CIVE OP EIGHT Person Who Once Convinces Himself He Cannot Loaa la Usually Successful Throughout Lifs STANDING OF CANDIDATES Ruby McCord 191.200 Joseph Sheahan 47.200 Kent Wilson 33,600 John Brown 15,000 John Weber ,800 John llaleslon C.000 t A. G. Klndler 7,200 In their efforts to win the Ohio dele gation to the national Republican convention President Taft and ex- President Roosevelt fought to the last minute. The vote of that state at the Presidential preference primary which w as held Tuesday, and at pres ent appears to have been In favor of Colonel Roosevelt, jnay determine who Is to be the next President of the greatest Republic and the great est country the world has ever known. lioth of these great men, who tor twenty years were the closest friends were fighting for principle. Each be lieved that what he stood for was right, and each did his best to win. Of course one had to lose, but tho glory thnt success would bring, caus ed each to exert himself to the ut most. That was a great struggle one fraught with great Importance to tho candidates themselves but ot far greater Importance to the country. Neither Mr. Taft nor Mr. Roosevelt could have made such a determined fight, could have been so confident or success to the end If he had not had tho right training In early lite. It was the superior training In connec tion with natural ability that placed them In positions to be candidates for the highest olTlce In the gift o! a nation. Money did not count, so cial position did not count, the so called "pull" did not count. What counted was what the men themselv es had accomplished and what the sovereign people thought they would accomplish In the future. The candidates In the Morning and Weekly Knterprlse contest can draw a tine lesson from the contest that Is being made by Messrs. Taft and Roosevelt for the presidency. It Is be determined to win. Do not quit Work. If vou win this race you will be In line to win one of more Import ance. If you win that you will be come obsessed with the Idea that you cannot fall. And when a person once determines In his own mind that he cannot fall there is no telling what his ultimate success will be. T CHICAGO. May 20. Colonel Harry S. New, chairman of the sub-commltte on arrangements for the Republican Natlonl convention said he. waa too busy with other things today to con sider the selection of a temporary chairman for the National gathering. The committee members have left the selection of their chairman. Poli ticians continued to sssert that the of fice had been offered to United States Senator Root and that the announce ment was waiting the result of the Ohlon prlmsries, which are scheduled for tomorrow. The apportionment of tickets to the convention Is proving a difficult task ror New snd Secretary William Hay- word. The present schedule of divis ion of the 11.172 seats In the Coliseum Is: Delegates. 1078: extra seats for each delegate, 107S: alternates, 1078; nevrs psner men. 500; Chicago committee, 2000; total, 5734; remaining for visit ors. 5438. PRESIDENTIAL RACE TEACHES LESSON JOHN H S BURNED TO DEATH BROTHER OF MAYOR PERISHES IN HOME ON RANCH NEAR AURORA BLAZE STARTS WHILE HE IS AWAY Theory Is That Hs Waa Overcome B Smoke While Trying To Remove Effeeta From Building John R. Dlmlck, brother of Grant II. Dlmlck, and one of the best known lawyers snd farmers In the state was burned to death Wednesday morning st bis home near Aurors. It Is sup posed that Mr. Dlmlck found bis home ablaze upon returning from a visit to a neighbor, and perished wbila trying to save his effects. He and Miss Wcntherford, or Olex Gilliam County, were to have been married June 6, and all arrangements for the wedding bad been made. The tragedy occurred seven months to the dsy after the death ot Mr. Dlm Ick's younger brother, Ifalph, the not ed Notre Dame University football player, who died In Portland after being Injured In a football game. While delirious, as the result of the Injury, Ralph Dlmlck Jumped from a hospital window and ran several blocks before be was overtaken. He died soon after. John R. Dlmlck left his borne short ly before 10 o'cloc k telling John Tay lor and Alwood Pratt employed by him, that he was going to visit, John Spinner, a neighbor, and would re turn soon. Taylor and Fratt went to work In a nearby Held, and about 1 o'clock noticed that the house was ablaze. Tbey hurried to it, but upon tbelr arrival the building was envel oped in flames. They found several trunks and other furniture In the yard and surmised that Mr. Dlmlck bad tak en them out of the building and prob ably bad perished In the flames. Per sons from all parts o: the neighbor hood hurried to the scene, and waited for the fire to burn Itself out Mean while Grant 11. Dlmlck and his sister, Mrs. Nellie D. Fry, of Portland, were notified. Mrs. Fry came to this city and she and her brother went to Au rora In an automobile. Before their arrival the charred body had been fnun on cot which was near window. It was evident that Mr. Dlmlck had been overcome by smoke and had fallen on the cot aa he was trying to make bis exit through the wlrdow. Coroner Wilson viewed the remains, which were taken to Aurora where the funreal will be held prob ably Friday. John R. Dimick was a son of John B. Dimick, a Clackamas County pio neer, and celebrated his forty-fifth birthday May 9 last Besides Grant . Dlmlck he is survived by the fol lowing brothers: George A., of Hub bard; Augustus, formerly in the rail road business, but now a farmer of thla county; and H. E. of Sea view, (Continued on page 4) E The legislative committee of the state grange, reporting its conclusions on the primary law, at the Roseburg meeting made suggestions for changes In the law that are arousing decided Interest The chief recommendation is an in dorsement of tho second choice vote. or preferential system of voting. An other suggested change la the repeal of the law for rotation of names on the ballot and the placing of names on the ticket by lot Still another is an amendment of the registration law to do away with "blank A," by which votes may now be sworn In on elec tion day, and a plan for issuing cer tificates of registration to each regist ered voter, upon which he will be en titled to vote so long as he remains in the same precinct The resolutions presented make a short argument for the second choice plan, urging that a small minority is often successful under the prsent plu rality rule. "Eight years ago the people of Ore gon adopted the direct, primary law, the committee reported. "It has per formed a great service for the people in defeating the bosses and in restor ing to the people a large measure ol the power ursurped by political ma chines. But good as It is, it Is not perfect Time has shown that some amendments should be proposed by the friends of the primary, and we grangers have always been loyal ad vocates of this law. "The greatest objection now found to the primary Is tho fact that a small minority does often nominate, and so gives a person of poor qualifications too great a chance for nomination. Thus In the last gubernatorial election the standpat element or the Republi can party lined up solldy for Bower- man, while the progressive Kepunti- can vote was divided amongst Dimick, Hofer and Abraham." (The committee also suggested chang ing the time for filing nominating pe titions to not less than 30 days before election day and the sending of sam ple ballota to each voter. The com mittee favored limiting campaign ex pense to 15 per cent of one year's sal ary, whether spent by the candidate himself or by others, but no candidate limited to less than $100. 2 Couples Get Licenses Marriage licenses were issued Sat urday to Ludmlla Hahn and Voclav Kruml snd Millie Newkirk and Char les F. Robinson. EX-OREGON CITY HAN N. V. MARKET HEAD I.awrmce ! Drlgga, formerly of Oref-on Ciy, son or Mrs. M. U Driggs, haa been appointed chairman or the market committee In Nerr York city. Tho committee will erect a ',000,OO0 market, which will be the finest in the world. It will hu six stories. The site cmhracfs about five blinks and will allow for expansion as the needs or he city Increase. Besides ample space for the prospective tenants and cold storage chamber, which will be based to wholesalers, an aree Is to be reserved for farmers' wagons. Mr. Drlgss was a resident of New York for several years, after wblcli he moved to Texas, later returning with his family to New York. Mr. Driggs wss graduated from the Ijiw School In New York, snd his headquarters now are at 135 Broadway. He is well known In this city, where be has s host of friends. PASTOR IS KILLED L RICHESON GOES TO ELECTRIC CHAIR SMILING AND ASK ING FORGIVENESS DOOMED MAN RETAINS COMPOSURE Recite Prayer As He Sits Down And Closes Eyes Confessed Slay er Of Sweetheart Regrets Crime BOSTON, May 21. Clarence V. T. RlcUt-oQ was electrocuted at 12:17 this morning. The former Baptist clergyman, con fessed poisoner of Avis Hnnell, of Hyannls, his one-time sweetheart was outwardly calm when he entered the death chamber and he retained his composure while the straps and elec trodes were being adjusted as he aat in the electric chair. Rlcheson walked to the electric chair erect eyes straight ahead. Seated in the chair, he was asked questions by the Rev. Herbert 8. Johnson, his spiritual adviser. In his answer he said: "God will take care of my soul and I pray for all. I forgive everybody." The last of the questions was: "Are you willing to die for Jesus' sake?" The reply In an even, well modulat ed tone was simply, "I am willing to die. When the officials and witnesses of the execution entered the death cham ber after walking through the prison yard in a peltering rain, they heard the strans of a song. It was Rlche son and his spiritual advisers, Mr. Johnson and Chaplain Stebblns. Dis tinctly audible as they closed were the words: For I know what'er befall me, Jesus doeth nil things well. Rlcheson. smiling, left his cell at 12:08 A. M. Before starting on the death march he Bhook hands with William A. Morse, his counsel, who at the last moment had been admitted as a witness of the execution, and with the two chaplains. Rev. M. J. Murphy, the Catholic priest also be ing present Then he said: "I'm ready," and walked on. The party then entered the chamb er. Rlcheson. accompanied by the clergymen, followed soon after, the unfrocked minister appearing as calm as either of his companions. TAX AT GRANGE OUTING In a speech delivered at Cedar Brook before the Farmers' Grange Saturday, George C. Brownell scored single tax opposed the abolition of capital pun ishment opposed the state issuing bonds for road purposes, favored equal suffrage, and declared that as many bridges should be built In the county as are necessary. Mr. Brownell op posed the creation of useless commis sions, and declared that the nation should work for the establishment of universal peace. He said that entire single tax theory was wrong, and he waa confident the people of this coun ty would not favor it Mr. Brownell spoke at the Grange picnic which was attended by at least 2,000 persons, and the address was one of the finest he has ever delivered. He said he fav ored the taxing ot the water power fa cilities. OPEN CANNERY HERE M. J. Laielle, manager of the Pro motion work of the Oregon City Com mercial Club, has received com munication from an experienced can nery man In California who wishes to cooperate with Oregon City In build ing and operating a cannery. The Publicity Committee will con sider the proposition.. The man is reported to have enough funds to make the proposed ener prlse a success with a little local assistance. FOR SLAYING IGLETAaSCORED BY STATE GRANGE MEASURES CONTAIN "DELU SIONS" AND "SNARES," RESO LUTIONS ALLEGE STATE FOREST CONTROL IS ASKED Appeal Mads For Cheap Power As Means Of Aiding Farmers Enlargement Of School Work Urged The State Grange, at Its recent meeting In Roseburg, opposed the single tax. Its report was as follows: "First That henceforth all legisla tive acts should be labeled what they really are, to the end that the voters may know the exact nature of the measure by the title it bears. " Second That we condemn and de nounce this bold attempt of the Standard Oil Company, or any other coroporation, its friends or promoters. to capture private property without compensation, and we declare the same to be revolutionary and uncon stitutional. 'Third We condemn and denounce the system of single tax, as an at tempt to impair the obligations of contracts. Fourth That we condemn the measures proposed by the single tak ers, because In their duplicity they contain delusions and snares prepar ed expressly to appeal to as many classes of voters as possible, with a bult held out to each as delusive as it is untrue. "Fifth We especially condemn the bait held out to labor, as absolutely without excuse or foundation, and a sert that the single tax can In no way increase the wages of the lab orer. That wages can only be increas ed either by the Increase of capital. the increase In the efficiency of labor or a decrease in the number of labor ers. "Sixth That the great cry of the single taxer, who sheds such copious tears over the unearned Increment in land, is Insincere in this: that there is an unearned increment in every thing; the diamond, the nugget, the profits of tie merchant, and in noth ing is there so great an unearned In crement as in the watered stock of the great corporations whom the sing le taxer wonld exempt "Seventh We hold that private property and land is fundamentally sound, and necessary to the best in terests of society, and that there is positively no monopoly in land as proven by Mr. Fels himself., in his purchase of so vast a tract near Lon don, at from ?35 to $50 per acre; and we w-ould here Inquire if the ultimate purpose of Mr. Fels is to buy up the fertile valleys of Oregon when under the blight of the single tax he shall thus have reduced the price. "Finally We hold that the prin ciple of the single tax is fundamental ly unjust' unreasonable, and incon sistent, and In the face of the pur poses and plans of its promoters, it is nnconscionable, and its adoption would mean ruin to the farmers of Oregon, without whose success and prosperity, the cities could and would prosper." The conservation committee ap pointed at the last session of the State Grange made an exhaustive re- port on conservation of forests. The salient features of the report are embodied In the following: "We recommend that the State of Oregon ask the Federal Government to locate Army camps throughout the Government forest reserves for ac comodation of a mounted patrol sys tem, whose duty It would be to ride on patrol all of the Government tim ber laads, with authority to arrest anyone responsible tor fires. This patrol to be drawn from the present soldiers with practically no addition al expense. "We believe that, the forests of the different states are a purely- looal proposition, and not an interestate matter. Therefore, the National Gov ernment should not have control ov er any state forest "We further believe that state con trol of forests would develop the resources or that state in a much more satisfactory manner than pres ent Federal control. We believe that the present system is a relic of the feudal system of government of vast acres of forests. "We recommend that the legisla tive committee prepare a bill to be presented at the next session of the Legislature, asking for an apropria- tion of J 12,500 for the purpose of pay ing the expense of a campaign of ed ucation along this line at the next succeeding session of Congress; that the state of Washington, Idaho and California be asked to make a sim ilar apropriation for the purpose of co-operation in this movement "That the bill provide for the ap pointment of one man from each (Continued on page 4) F. B. PRATT HAKES $20,000 BOND DEAL Morris Bros., of Portland, Monday, purchased the 120,000 bond issue of School District No. 86, which la locat ed In Canby. The negotiations were conducted through F. B. Pratt of this city. The bonds pay five and one-half per cent annual interest and the com petition was keen. The successful firm paid 1217.50 premium. Several eastern firms. Including one in Cleve land. O., made bids for the bonds. It is the intention of the school district to begin the erection of a fine school house at once.