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mm OKEGON OTY ENTEKPKISE PH - .muilnn County.'' ' a. nrowlna County, rTV CIOHTH YIAR No, U. (MEUON CITY, OREGON, KKIDAY, MAY .1, 11)11. ESTABLISHED 1M FARMERSTIIENEED OFOREGONBOOTH UNOPPOSED REPUBLICAN CANDI CATE MAKES NON POLITICAL TALK TO LIVE WIRES Mf ARMS SHQULDGROW BErORECHY" Btn.tor Booth li Takan Tour of Town Undar Quldance of Mom bars of Party Mitt Many Parsons in, invitation of mnny prominent 1,,,-m i"'m of hi party Robert A. Itooth, df l utein'. inioiHiHi(l candidate fur t!n lli'iiiilillinii nomination for United Stiii acntilor. nn Oregon City illi,.r j i-slenlay. Il was in loiiiim I, I,, I In Mra. Hoolh, lio wua filler laiiixl by a niimlwr of women nf tin' ciiy. ai 'iiinimiiylnK thern l a luncheon ,,f li,,. Women's Relief corps, while Mr. Iioiiih vm IikIiiic piloted around lnn citing acquainted unit waa ail dri"i"iii: ' Live Wires of the Cum iii.frLii i lull at t hl r regular weekly lllln Il,"ll. Tin' l.i Wlree being a non political iiri'.iiiluiloii Kohator llooth wna cure ful in ink!-! nothing of a political tia t lira- li.'" hi rt'iimrki hctora thn mem l,irn of Unit organisation. Nothing lli.il In' n i Id could In any wiiv he con Kirui il in) nn attempt to boost lila own niMi1iilii v, li In only reference to It Inl ine In ii Jocular vein. Ilia talk waa i.mflii.'l nlnioHt entlrvly lu the liecra Kliv i( im n imlng (he fnrinliiK populu t iii'n ,,f Oregon. Il rtirurd iimn the Winn Mini tliey devote at least pari til il lr energy to tlila -fltl. Ho mil II rn i bi'il nnil waa Bpi'limit'-il K,.in r. .imiy hi thn roiii'ltialiin of lila ri'iii:irkn i;mlli of mrnl iOiulnllnn niuat n. nn ftrl. iiml thereafter will come mmi'., of (In' titlea nnii lowna ami nt nmnutiK iiirlnr." ull the speaker. 'lUi-n- him In-ill altogether too much li'iiili iii') nn Urn ..iri of our Mpln to lor-.ike fiirin life t..r the lu xnrli-n of III., i in. h nli I In- result Hint our urtiuu trim Hi Iiiih In', n nil m-i i hi r out of pro portion In our mil Inn I. nn growth In ix'Piil.iMon. Thin la nut a natural run ill' Inn. One of I n runi'i of It la III fa. I Hint Hiu'i iilntiiri have IkiiikIiI up I a ml in Iiitki' ipimitiilra and are hold Inn li nt pr.ilill.ltiv! prima, or at laat at irui' Hint tluiso who would actu ally like to li t I In on the land do not rare tu pay "1h fannnia ranal hat turned all ryes limur.lH thn I'nrlflr roaat and we riper! a Inritii ImmlKratlon. I ran not urn iti" n you too alrongly the necea ll; of doing everything In our power toitirn. i people of thn hardy raeea of northern Europe aa those am the poo plii !io will become producers from ilii ami Wr do not need and aliould nut mint poptilutlon of thn character ohlrli rmiKi'Mla III thn cltlea. Thn fu tiin. uf Oregon rests In the cultivation of It prnai'iit wnatH arrrana. I' In not a furl that all of wn rlty ilw.llirn hnvn alnrndy I'xploltnil the fiirim-r tuo nun h? II la time tlint we w in l out of our way to do evnrythliiK In our pnwi-r to enrourattn him. In thin I'l.iiiinrtliin a nyatrni of rural rrnd iih la tiiiporliiut iiml i-aanntlal. Tho I nlind Ktnti's Rovi-rnnii'iit liorrowi'd minify nt two nnd thn pnr ci-nt for riiiiHlructloii of thn Piiniiinn rnniil and lml la morn linportniit tliun that thn I'liwriinieiit ahould ain-urn more of thla lummy and ndonn It to farnn-ra at irtiuil coat, Klvlim ihi'tn an opportnn V.J lu naciipo pnyliix from 7 to 10 per rent it they do now?" it"m thla Mr. Iloolh went on to Hak ..f thn Kri'at pnrt which thn linn ir ImliiNtry numt piny n thn future nttlm Hintn, predicting thnt In 20 yeare rroiti now thn rut In Orison would b nt Imist in tlmna aa (treat aa In 19IJ. hrlnitiiiK Into tlin atate annuiilly from Hi" onlHlili. a mini equal to the natlon l il' lii. Hut in thla connection he re- '"nii.ii t,( thn lianln of permanent nnmporlty for thn atnte la axrlcul- turn. In the nrternnon fionntor Hooth waa accompanied around the city by varl Itipulillcana who eaw to It thnt It" wan Klven every opportunity to di'tiioimtniie hla powereaa In thn "li.uiilNhakliiR conteat," aa ho hlmaelf nutniirntiiily cnlleil the prnaont method f coniliictlnK pnlltlral campaUna In 'In talk before the Live Wlma. He I" ii Kenlnl, companionable aort of man ami made a Rood Impreaalon on all ih whom he came In contact. He Murnnd to I'ortland lu the late after noon, i' The balance of thn time before the lulmary will bo devoted to RettliiK ac quainted with votera In the lower Co lumbia river count lea and those nor tinna of pnatern OreRon moat eaally reached. In the full Mr. Ilootb plana to uiako a mom extended tour of the tain, covering everv rllv town nnit am, let. He reall.ea that the chief 'TuiKtli of hla principal opponent, uri'.e k, Chnmberlnln, Democrat, le lii liln ability aa a hnndHhnker and I" Willie, to Hhow up nil over the state nlRifHlf with a view to com I nc In tier- "mal enntnet with every voter In Ore- ' peasildn. The fall campalRn w a t pecen making tour as well. Of 10 YEARS ears i I .E,m Kammerer. age 10 I'rv i J"" ln ,h0 '""h -" of the InelJh, . ,W h",,, ,he "eH'ller ii :" ,l"tr,c,, in he MoiBii IM .7,' h i! der",pd e In h ' ?m at Mol8ll Tueaday Teaale f ota,,- "nRr P" Eby. l-ralrm I 1K """"vUle, Dlckyi "'"lr f"lr ,r',re,M'nt,,d b' en of The , n"d "riL 17 R"ln. The sec- ,0 scho 0f w ducted thrbM rT Vdle' K CHAMPION SPELLER hlNSEY AND RAGAN GET $2,000 VERDICT CASE WHICH WAS BEFORE CIR CUIT COURT SINCE SAT URDAY SETTLED W. T. Klnany and M II. Hiiiuii were awarded a verdict of f 2.1)00 annlunt I'eter llmiry and lila mother, Anna Henry. Iiy a Jury In the circuit court Weilneaday. The jury returned Ita vnrdlct at 5:3(1 oVIih k. The plnlntlffa alli'Ki'd that thn dnfendnuta aold thi tn a farm In the linmiiacua country throiiKh fraud and nilarepreaentntlon. Thn raan opened In (lie circuit court Halurduy and It aa not until niKiti VVi'diieadav-that Juilun Kjikln conipli't ed lila IiimI riicl Ion to the Jury. The pliilntlff attempted to prove that thn farm wua aoauy, that It waa poorly drained, and that the will waa worn out. Thn dnfendiinl Introduced a num ber of thn farmera of that dlalrlct to tnntlfy (hat thn property In (in-tlon waa aa Rood aa any lu thn licliilihor- hood and well worth thn piirchnan price. Tui-adny Ihn Jury viewed thn prop erty and upon ri-turuliix; to Ori'itmi t'lly heard tin! artMiiunnta of the at torncya until ahont 10 o'clock that eviiiliiK. PROHIBITION DELEOATE8 FROM ALL PARTS OF CLACKAMAS MEET IN CITY REV. JACK WARE ELECTED CHAIRMAN Repretenatatlvet for State Gathering In Portland Neat Week Are Elected Aeaembly En doraet Movement The Clackftiiini County I'rohlbltlou couventliin met in Oregon City Tues day lu thn Methodlat church. About 25 delcRntes were preaent, repreaeutliia; every part of Clackamas county. Thn principal bualneae trans acted waa the selection of delcRates for thn atate convention which will convene In I'ortlnnd May 5 and (. The following will repreaeut Clackamas county: Hev. T. 11. Ford, Jlev. T. W. Mllllken. Hev. C. 11. Wooley, of Clack amns; Krnnk Parker, of Maple Ijine; Mra. J. (. Kherly. Mra. E. II. Andrewa. A. O. HolllnRaworth of filadatone; Mr. mid Mra. William Mnckerell, of Mo Inlla: C. A. lewla. of Oak Grove; Kev. C. C. Coop, of Viola: U Tenny, of Kedlnnd: William Haines, of Oswcrj: llurtteaa Kord, of Katacada; Hev. Kid rldxe, of Hherwood; Mra. Oeorae I)e Hok. of Willamette; 11. A. Htirdctt, of Cnnby; John H. I'enden, of Canby; A. J. Ware, of Oregon City: A. J. Pillow; Hev. II. I Dunn, of fllailHtnne, J. ItoweriUHn, of Kutinyaldn; Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Joalyn, of Canby: 8. Mac- Donald; Mr. nnd Mra. II. Ixn I'nRet, of Onk drove; Mra. llertha Parker; Mrs. Hrunn and Mrs. O. A. llollliigs- worth. The county convention panned a res olution endoraltm the Orenon-dry movement and pleilRlnR the support of the Clncknmaa county orRanixatlon to any movement or measure which would aid In carryliiR the amendment to the state cnnatltution. Hev. Inck Ware waa elected chair ninn of the country central rommlttee nnd waa rhalrmnn of the convention Tuesday. The dclcRntca will hold their next meetltiR auhstxiuent to the primaries at t ho call of the chairman. Nn resolutions were passed endorsing any rnndldate for either county or state offlcea and It was the prevailing opinion anion the dclcaatea that the Clackainaa county representatives at the atate convention would oppose any aurh movement hufnrn thn nrlmnHi.. at the atate convention. E William Crawford, owner of the El mer Mercantile company of Milwnu kle, was brought to the county Jail Wednesday evening where he will be held until he can be examined for Insanity. Crawford came home early in the evening when he suddenly begnn to cry. !iitfwlfe called neighbors to her aid but they were unable to pacify the man. Sheriff Mass was notified and Crawford was brought to the county seat. It Ii thought that conatnnt brooding over religion was tbe cause of the trouble. Crawford, who Is aliont 35 years of age, recently came to Mllwaukle from the eastern part of the state. Ileatdes a wife he hue a child living at Mll waukle. C. C. Kamrar, who lives near Mll waukle was arrested Wednesday on charge of assault and battery upon tbe complaint of A. E. Neate. The caae was taken before the Justice court but was continued until the officials can Investigate further. Neate, who Is a humane officers, claims tbat Kamrar beat bis son. Jay Kamrar. DRYS'j OF COUNTY HOLD CONVENTION WOMEN INDORSE ROAD BOND PLAN THAT THEY WILL ORGANIZE FOR PERMANENT ROADS, IS REPORTED REGISTRATION Of WOMEN SHOWS GAIN Defeat of Permanent Road Bond leeue Maant laolatlon for Farmtra' Wlvtt for Next 20 Year Comfort Wanted 'Tla whispered about that the wo men of Clai kaitiHS county In no small niiinbera are taking an unprecedented Intereat In the proposed bond Issue which la to be decided at thn coming primary election on May l&tb. Tbe rumor la current that the women of both town and country want perma nent ruaila and that organl.allons will be formed within the next two weeks at varioiia point a over tbe county, with a view to assisting In thn flgbt for per manent roaila. The nature of the or ganizatl'ina and the plan of campaign has not yet been tnadu public. It la a well known fact however, that the women of the county are Just aa vital ly Interested In the road boud Issue aa are the men. Thla much can be gath ered from remark! that have lieen dropped in the county clerk'a office where registration of the women has been unusually heavy of late. Wlih better JiidKiiient than is some times shown by the men the women n-ullie that thn first duty In thn flKht for giMid roads Is that of reglBterlng and In the lust few days they have beeu coming In fust. They nall.e that thn building achemo la the Ideal sys tem to secure permanent roads, and tbe Idnntiiiil way In which ail rail roads, ennuis, striH'i railroads, sewer systems and most paved streets are constructed, and that It Is a plan which needs cause no alarm among the calamity bowlera of the community. Hut thnro are other reasons why our women are Interested. If the liondlng system of building permanent highways Is voted down In Clackamas county It will he necessary to wallow around In mud roads for the next twenty years, and you kaow what that means to the women folks on the farm. It means stay at home. You know what that means. It means Isolation. It means to be cut off from social intercourse with tbe friends and nelRhhors the larger part of the year. With mud roads, the average woman In the country does not get to town once a month. Had roads make country life underalrabln. It drives boys and girla away from the farm and Into the cities. A good syatetn of per manent highways lu any county doubles and quadruples the comforts of life while they are In this world. Home will say, vote down the bond Issue on account of high taxes and get your comforts in the next world. Good Roads mean what every woman wants better society, better morals, better conditions here and now. Good roads mean better markets all the year round for what la raised on the farm. They mean less torture and agony for human beings and less cruel ty to animals. There Is not an Improvement In so ciety, there Is not an Improvement In the home, there is not an Improve ment ln the church nor the school that is not brought aliout by women. There will be no improvement In our public roada unlets women make up their minds to go to the polls and fight this battle for progress. No woman Is satisfied to stand still, or stick In the mud, or remain in an old mt of conservation. They will de mnnd almost unanimously that our main highways shall be made passable summer and winter, so that children can go to school, the family can go to church, and the products of the soil can be taken to mnrket In every coun ty where a bond election has been held and carried for good roads, It has received the almost unanimous sup port of women voters. It is a safe pre diction that the women of Clackamas county will not line up with tbe moss backs. WOMAN TAKEN TO ASYLUM Mrs. Mra McCardnll has been tnken from her home near l'arkplnce to the state hospital at Salem to receive treatment for Insanity. After an exam ination the doctors could not deter mine what 'he cause of the insanity but It la thought that homesickness is responsible. She Is 64 years old. OBJECT OF EMPLOYMENT OF AD DITIONAL MEN IS TO HURRY COMPLETION OF WORK In order to hurry thn completion of tha permanent pipe linn survey from thn south fork of the Clackamas river to Oregon City, a third crew will prob ably be aet to work within a few days. The new group of surveyors, which I will bring the total number In the field ; up to about 18 men, will be stationed i at Estacada and will work both ways from that town. The two crews which ' are now employed started from I HprliigwHler ridge and from the In- take of the line. Engineer It. A. Rands, who Is In i In Orfimil ! charge of tbe work, was City Tuesday and reports that the aur- vey Is progressing satisfactorily. TO SCHEME OF CONSOLIDATING CEL - EBRATION MEETS WITH FAVOR OF SOCIETY JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING TONIGHT, Commercial Club, Rose Society, Suggestion Wires Will Discusa Joint at Meeting The first step In the plan of con solidating the annual Ituse Show and llooster Duy Into one big celebration was taken up Wednesday afternoon when the mutter was thoroughly dis cussed by the Hose society and Thurs day evening set as tbe time for a Joint nieotlng of the committee from the i nose society, me uive ires auu me publicity department of the Commer cial club. The members of the Hose society took up every angle of the plan of uniting the two events and but little opposition developed. "Only at first wua any opposition evident tty tbe time the meeting was over every lady urescnt aeenied In favor of the plan," said Mrs. J. J. Cooke, president of the society. The date for llooster Day was re cently aet as May li and 9, but owing to the fact that no preparation nas been made now although tbat date la the latter part of next week, many members of the Commercial club are of the opinion that it would be neces sary for the postponement of Booster Day even if it were given tnis year aa It has been in tbe past. All tbe members of the Rose society ask Is that the date for combined celebra tion be postponed until rosea are plentiful. At the meeting of the Rose society It was suggested that the two affairs be consolidated Into one day which would be filled with the best of what bad been formerly spread over several days. O. E. Ere tag, of the publicity department of the Commercial club said Wednesday that It was the plan of tbe members of the club to combine the two celebrations Into two days, one of which would be the rose show and the other the Booster Day parade and stock show. The date and the number of days ln the united celebrations will probably be the matters discussed at the meet ing nf the committees of the three or ganizations Interested Thursday even ing. ; Tbe reason for the consolidation is to furnish better programs to the pub 118 as well as to save money. "We can arrange a higher class parade, give better prizes, nnd have as much music In the united celebration for less money than we could if the at tractions were scattered over a num ber of days," said Mr. Freytag Wed nesday afternoon. Welsh Gets Decision. I,OS ANGELES. Cal.. April 28. Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion of England, was given the decision over Lenrh Cross, of New York, at Vernon arena tonight at the end of their 20 round ftht. PLAN BEGUN UNITE DAYS "A SUPPORTER OF THE GOOD ROADS ROAD POLICY KEY TOSTATESUCCESS WASHINGTON HAS OUTSTRIPPED OREGON IN PROGRESS, GROWTH AND IN HIGHWAYS PERMANENT ROADS BUILT UP STATE Enterpria la Pledged to True Bane fits of Clackamas County and Will Try to Show Value of Good Roads The Enterprise propose to leave no stone unturned ln the coming fight for oernmnent hlehwava for Clackamas 'county. Kroru now on until the votes I are counted; on the evening of May 15th, 1914, this paper will urge affir mative actlou In the matter, and will drive borne cold bard facts and com parisons in favor of tbe bond Issue, ! because it firmly believes that In the i adoption of the bond Issue lies the fu ture of Clackamas county. . There Is no argument against good roads; neither Is there real argument I against the bonding plan of building , Permnuem n'Kw.,s. ii. i system worked out ln minutest detail permanent highways. It's the Weal to meet conditions right here In Ore gon. It is a system which has been eagerly adopted by other counties of the state, as the real solution of tbe mud-hole question ever a burning question In this Willamette valley. Washington has left Or on far be- 1 hind In the race for development, not- ; withstanding the fact that Washington and Is 30 years younger than Is our own i state. She has 1,250.000 population and Is jumping ahead today in gigan tic strides; Oregon has about 700,000 though ten per cent larger. 20 years I oldnr and with greater wealth and re- Incidentally for ten years the state of Washington has been engaged In building permanent highways, many of them hard surfaced. The people of that state have tried good roads. They know what good roads will do for a community. They are everlastingly building more good roads in Wasblng- ton Bnd today nearly every county in tnnt progressive state la building a great system or nara suriace nignwaya, Millions are spent each year, Tbey have discovered up there tbat whi'e It pays to pave the streets of the cities, it is even more profitable to pave the county roads. A most natu ral conclusion when you think it over. Why shouldn't tbe same condition be found right here at home? City pave ment belp the townsmen but is of lit - ' tie use to the farmer. There is hard- y a farmer ln Clackamas county to day who at some time during the win ter, finds it extremely bard to get away from borne for any distance. And most certainly It Is distance that counts with the farmer and his heavy load of produce. Thanks to a Judicious selection of permanent roads to be constructed under the bond issue, this deplorable condition can be remedied and practi cally every farmer in the county will be benefited, either directly or indi rectly. And the city man, with his paved streets already laid down and paid for, will dig up his pro rata on tbe county's permanent highways, like a good fellow, for the city owes it to the county to help construct good roads for the benefit of all. It Is a clear case of mutual benefit. Sentiment In favor of the bonds Is spending all over the ocunty for the citizens are awakening to the fact that in the bonding scheme Ilea the future of old Clackamas. GAS CONCERN PUTS MORE HEN TO WORK The Clackamas Gas company has In creased ita force of men which is lay ing mains in the hill section, to about 75 men will probably continue the work until it Is completed ln that part of town. The first work was done on Seventh street several weeks ago and a two inch pipe, one of the main lines ln tbat part of town, was laid almost the en tire length of the street. At the pres ent time the company is working on High, Center, Washington, Monroe and Seventh streets. BILL NOTE IN BOTTLE HAY SOLVE HILL MURDER 8HERIFF INVESTIGATES LETTER IN CATSUP BOTTLE FOUND IN RIVER What Is regarded variously as either a possible clew to tbe murderer of the Hill family, at Ardenwald, several years ago, a practical Joke or tbe rav ings of a self-deluded maniac, is a note, found In a catsup bottle ln the Willam ette river near the Bellwood car barns, April 12, and now being inveatlgated by Sheriff Mass, of Clackamas county. Herbert Dahlke, son of William Dahlke, of C66 I,lnn avenue, Bellwood, while playing with three other boys In the vicinity, found tbe bottle where it had been washed ashore. Tbe paper was spotted with water that bad leaked In and the writing waa barely legible. The boys took the bottle borne and Mr. Dahlke dried out the sheets. The writer said that he had been haunted for two years by the memory of the crime which he said he baiV perpetrat ed, and that he waa about to take his life. He also said that he hoped bis body would not be found. He signed the name, "Patrick O'Neil." TO PLAN IS WORKED OUT TO ELIMIN ATE MIDDLEMAN IN HANDL ING PRODUCE PARCEL POST IS KEY OF NEW SCHEME Higher Price for Producer, Lower for Consumer and More Satisfac tion for All Is Promise of Promoters A plan to bring the farmers of Clack amas county ln closer touch with the consumer through the parcel post is being worked out by the publicity de partment of the commercial club and a number of Portland organizations. A number of persons have written the various commercial bodies through out the Willamette valley asking that some step be taken which would do oumc difi ue uint-ii wuiuu WUIIIU uu away wUh the prof)t of tne middleman in the handling of produce. Portland organizations were tbe next to take an interest In the plan and they have written the various clubs in tbe valley asking that they obtain the names of farmers who wish to market their produce direct to the consumer. As soon as the names of the farmers come into the Portland headquarters of the league, tbe names and addresses of the producers will be assigned to the townspeople who desire to pur chase the products direct. O. E. Frey tag. secretary of the publicity depart ment, requests that all farmers who would like to join ln the plan to send their names to the commercial club, in Oregon City. The backers of the new plan argue that by bringing tbe producer and the consumer close together through the mails, the producer will not only se cure a higher price for his products and the consumer a lower price, but al so the produce itself will be fresher and cleaner than when it goes through the hands of the commission men as at present It is planned to market all varieties of farm produce includ ing vegetables, fmit, chickens and meat by this method. FARMERS TESTIFY IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Peter Henry and Anna Henry pre sented tbeir testimony Monday in the JfilOO suit filed against them ln the circuit court by W. T. Kinaey and M. R. Ragan on the grounds that prop erty sold the plaintiff by the defend ant ln December 1912 was not as rep resented and that the sale was made by fraud. The case opened Saturday and that day waa spent by the attorneys for the plaintiff in attempting to prove that tbe farm was not worth its pur chase price as represented. Monday the defendant introduced a number of farmers from the Damascus section. In which the land in dispute is situated to shoy that the property was all that was said for It. Among those who ap peared Monday are Emll Wise, Ed Siefer, Charles Prekstek, A. H. RItzau, E. Kettle, J. Kettle and V. R. Dallas. VILLA IS OPPOSED TOWARJTHU.S. MEXICO HAS TROUBLES OF HER OWN SHE CAN SETTLE IN TIME, HE SAYS JUAREZ. Mexico. April 23. On his arrival here late today General Villa, the rebel leader, said: "We do not want war with the Unit ed States or any other foreign nation Mexico bas troubles of her own, but she can settle them If given time." ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED Mary L. Graham bas been appointed the administrator of tbe estate of Mar garet Martin. Tbe estate is valued at 11600. MAILS UNITE FARMS AND CITIES RIDDLE Or THE CHANGED FRONT GRANGE IN 1912 FAVORED VER' MEASURE IT NOW SEEMS TO OPPOSE FARMERS BACKED BONDING LAW 8tata Grange Master and Others Prori Inent In Organization Endorsed Law in Official Stat Pamphlet There Is no organization in tbe stats that should be boosting more earnest ly for permanent hard surfaced roads from the market places Into the farm ing districts than tbe grange organiza tions. Tbe subordinate granges to gether with the state grange have heretofore been consistent booster for permanent Improvement of public roads under the bonding system, and ln 1912 and prior to that date tbe granges throughout the state were warm advocates of bonding for perma nent road construction, but now since tbe master of the state grange has changed front and claims to oppose the bonding system, tbe members of the subordinate granges have changed front also and now claim to be op posed to bonding for good road con struction. Who prepared the bonding bill that was submitted to tbe legal voters In 1912, authorizing tbe bonding of coun ties for permanent road improve ments? Who furnished the argument and signed It and caused It to be print ed in tbe official pamphlet tbat was sent out to every registered voter ln the state, demanding the passing of tbe bonding act and placing the work of road construction under a state highway engineer at a salary of $3, 600.00 a year, and at the same time called for an appropriation of $12, 000.00 for the maintenance of the de partment? The answer is the State -Grange, representing the subordinate granges. The attention of the legal voters is called to page 101 of the of ficial pamphlet which waa Issued prior to the election of 1912, wherein Mr. Spence, Mr. Shaw. Mr. Leedy, and Mr. Mason submitted in behalf of the State Grange inter alia the following: This bill further provides for a competent state highway engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the proper construction of permanent county roads and bridges, tbua enabl ing counties to avoid tbe present Inef ficient and unsatisfactory work of en gineers and supervisors with little or no practical experience or knowledge. The object of these grange bills is to encourage and promote the construc tion of good permanent roads, radiat ing from market centers out and into tbe rural communities and such other roads as the business interests of the county requires. "These bills were carefully drawn by the grange committee after advis ing and consulting with the best au thorities on road laws and road con struction in the state, and we believe if enacted Into laws will benefit all. "Business man and farmer, producer and consumer, vote for these grange measures, for you one and all are in terested In the development of the state tbat can never be accomplished without the construction of good, per manent roads, built economically and scientifically." After these road measures were de feated for the reason that they did not provide for serial bonds, Mr. Spence was one of the most active men around the legislature working In the Interests of the bonding measure which was thereafter enacted, and which is now upon the statute books. Why should Mr. Spence change front and be a "trimmer" simply because a few chronic kickers jump Into the -newspapers and fight what these grange measures stand for and the op eration of the same, when as a matter of fact the present bonding question which will be voted upon by the legal voters of Clackamas county on the 13th day of May, are for the direct benefit of the producer and consumer alike? Under this law tbe bonding for good roads cannot exceed $20.00 on each thousand dollar valuation on any property, and who among tbe grangers can consistently fight a prop osition of such small import when tbey are deriving such great benefits, un less it would be the big timber com panies or the railroad companies and other large corporations who would be compelled to shoulder the larger part of the cost of these permanent road improvements. SUIT AGAINST CITY The suit of George Wilson against the city of Oregon City was argued be fore Judge Eakln Friday afternoon and verdict will be sent the city later. The plaintiff claimed that through difference ln estimates in street work done on Jackson, Sixteenth, and John Q. Adams street he is entitled to re ceive $530. John McCabe represented the plaintiff and Chris Schucbel the city. FINAL SPELLING BEE SET FOR MAY 16 The final spelling bee in which the champions of each district will com pete for the county championship, will be held May 16 In Oregon City at the high school building. The last match is scheduled at Wil sooville this week. By that time each of the beet spellers of tbe 17 districts will be determined.