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mi! OREGON QTY ENTEKMSElIPi 44.4 - 4 f 4) OKKUOK CITV, OliICOON, rifWAY, JMX'KMIJKU 18, 1011. ESTABLISHED IMS rOHTV EIGHTH VIAHN. M. OREGON INDUSTRY AID BY CHOICE 1 h Van IfMkln i mi aaa i. l' Ifnln 11 1- tu )( ( inn court ti Halnlll 1 1 li'if'lii mi ppal fn.ui Dm i.II.ii f I'll! J'l.lCM ( U.,l..'l, C, Inn. I l and I.. Hi.. ri i,r riiril ir, J A Van lin.kln and (' i, .iiliiiir((t tan t,iln l,.... I ..( Ii..ltli. A it 1IM011 ! BOND ISSUE WOULD BE 875.000,-r; l,:?;:; Olltr.ON ENGINEERING A CON 5IHUCTION COMPANY'S UIO or $iii.ooo belecteo men ooutr hears JOE COULD FACES L FEDERA CMC E CammHK Pick Pip WUh Uf of W Vr Colling of Burlap Dippd In Tar and Aspha'1 Adda to Itrvkf On on liiiluxlrli'i rnenlved a nub ainntlal IkmihI Monday, I'rimpi rHx day, wlii'ii Ihr outh fink water niiil( ( MiiiinuiK ! Hint llm Oregon Kiiglun'T Ing & Construction ttiiiiariy, a lixal firm, waa aclccfcd Id build lli plx lu Hi hi r )i fork of Ihn Clai-kama with llm iindnratandliia; that llm Wll lamcttn Iron A Hti'i'l company of I'orllniit, would nml.o I lie pipe, 1 llm voter approve; Ihn lotul at a apurlal rlly elm-lion, which will titi ht'lil at an farly data. It I voted attti't with a coating (it I'ltr lap dipped In rout tar and hut aaphall was ( Irrlril ty thn roinnilttra aa tlw beat for tha money. Thn Ornon Knitl liocrlna; It Construction rompany'a hid for tha Una la $315,000. Thn W'lllam cite Iron ft Steel company la hacking th local rnnlractora ami will guar mi toe In thn committee I In- carrying nut uf tlin rontrart. Bond lama $375,000. Thn water committee, rompuai'il of William Atidrison, M. I). I a t u nt t and V. A. laing made tho announce- j incut M hi 1n y night after a uioilng which lu!-d llm greater part of the afternoon. Thn arliMilon of riveted Mec) wna endorsed by II. T. MiTiiln ro'irt on . I'lMiniy lliallh IHIlM-r Van Itrakln la lui.ftiit. If tbi dninloti of the loi-r riMirl la rnveraed, Iib will hi' rt'lii'ilfl llm Irrallty of llm order ail) In r I iirniinr lenum by Mm Uard In an attempt to mmt lr. Van I'mkl-- la I lie ij.nnlli.il ht for thn rourt. BAKERS BRIDGE LABORER TAKEN TO PORTLAND BY SECRET SERVICE DETECTIVC OPERATIONS IHOUCHI EXTENSIVE SQ.UN6 PLEADS fi OR UNFORTUNATE Arrtal Follci StaUmtnU Mid Conalahla Treat by Chjrle A. R(.gr, Maid Hr for Foryry to PORTLAND MERCHANT MAKES AFFECTIVE TALK BEFORE THE LIVE WIRES WORK IN HIS HOME CITY IS TOLD Phllanlhropiat ftrvri 800 Mala a Day at FI Canla Each to Poor Join Bdglan Relief Plan la Advlca Iti'ti Hi-lllim. millionaire im-ri'liitiit land phlluiithroplat. hroiiKht tura to ' thp ) of tho iiii-n around thn lunch Icon tnliha at thn nii'i'tlnit of thn l.lvc I Vlr.- In thn Ciiiiiiikti lul clnh Tm-a mill I- I.. Porter, r. pri'io iiIIhk Vt nly. wlo n lie tolJ of thn auffi rlnit ftn llli a In tho coiintrli'N di'vaatnti'd hy thn Kuropcan war. Whlln he waa Invllnl to come to Ore gon City to ti ll of thn pinna lot had worked out In Portland to fend mid tioiiHti thn iini'inplnyi'd, ho could not re- I. Inn. Tim roiniiilttnn wu united In thn iIim-IkIoii. Thn comiiiiIIIi'ii In uiiur.ml I 'JO ci'iita on thn ilnllnr for thn IkiihU and In ram tin y can Im aold for a IiIkIiit flKiir.v thn city will l. m flt. Thn tnlnl hond lnim wilt hn fl'.T.VlldO lo nllnw a propi-r limrKln for piirchaa J 'rnln from awlirhlnr. ahout nnd pour- HiK rortn mi ununpnHnioni'ii, mu tout n Imt pli'a for tha nturvliiK Hoklnn. T. V Bullivan had Jimt mnd a Ii Uit ail drvanil to him aa urvalilnnl of Iho Com- Iiik rliihl-of way and -m;lni'crliiK thu project. If Went Mnn cntera Iho pro Joel, ua la plnnnod, thn town anoint llm river will turn ovur lo Ocmm Clt " f lab'nno wrth of lunula nnd tiikn otiii llilrd of inu water delivered In the re orvolr at thn end of tho pipeline. Weat l.lnti will coiihtrurt tt it linn from tho inn I M plpn to Ita reaervolr on thn wchI aide of thn river. Orennn City will hold thn ImhiiIh. receive luleri-nt and prlnclpul from Went I. Inn under the plan. Pipe Selected Serviceable. Although tli!s were received for tho coiiHtriii tioii of a reservoir, tho coin mitten ilecliled that with tho aelectlon nf n ato.'l pipe, n new rcaervolr wna not rncesiHiiry. I'rnpoBiiln wero opened for the conatructlon of both opened and closed renervolra. Tho riveted aleel plpo with the bur lap cimtliih' nu ill aa aelected by thu commltti'o will luivo n 1 1 To of ut leant CO yearH, nrcordliiK to thu atatetuont of ttcineera. Tho coatlni; of burlap Is illlipi il in coul tar and hot nplmH nnd In anld to add 10 to 20 years to tho life of tho pliK'. Tho first plpo laid from Portland to Hull Itun, which Is riveted steel, although not eoiitiul, has been In tho Krouml 25 years. Tho competition between tho con tractors and tho plpo inaniifai'turers was very utrontr. Tho water commit too held a nicotinic nlmoHt every day liiHt work a ml at each session repre sentatives of contractors nnd pipe makers would ho present. Kvery ef fort wns brought to l'r on tho com inlttoo to force tho Rolwtlon of a wood pipe. Tho Influeiico of l'orlliind pa pers was oven focused on tho commit tee. Will Draft Amendment at Once. Itobert Wnkofleld withdrew his hid of $.W!,000 for tho construction of a lanwold plpo Monclny nnd loft tho enmmittea with a choice of throo prop ositions: tho Pacific! riiidgo company, wood plpo, $210,00(1; Oregon KiiKlneer- InK & Construction company, riveted steol with nntlonal coatlni;, $1115 000; nnd Hoyajohn-Arnold compniiy, lap weld, $:i.ri0.000. Willi City Attorney Schuohel, tho committee will draft the proposed amendment to tho city charter author izing tho construction of the lino and tho issuance of tho bonds at nn early date. Tho council can call a special election In 21 dnys to refer the projoct to tho voters nnd It Is prohahlo that tho dalo will ho sot early In .January. Mayor Jones nnd a largo majority of the lnemlwirs of tho council favor tho construction of the lino. A spirited campaign is being plan ned by tho Pure Mountain Wntor lea gue, which has fostered tho plan from the beginning. It will probably bo gin as soon as tho dnto for the election Is known. DECREE IS MODIFIED Circuit Judge Campbell signed an order modifying the decree of divorce of Florence Stevens and Orvillo A. Stevens, of Portland, Monday. The custody of their two children, Marlon nd Ilnriett, was given to the jnother a"d the father wob ordered to pay a Monthly alimony of $12 for their sup Port. The decree wai signed several eka ago. menial club by Theodore H. Wilcox, of Portland, who Is nldlng the movement to send a ship lend of nnn-pcrlidiiilili food from Oregon and Washington to Kurope nnd Mr. Hulltwin and J. K lledgea had lieen named as n commit ten to makii an InvcHtlmntion locally and determine thn fi iisahllity of a plan to rnlnn funds here. There was little rnllui-iiiMin appar ent until Mr. Selling manufactured it When hn had concluded there was great deal, and It Is expected the re sult will be fruitful. Mr. Selling. In a brief, but very In foresting talk, explained his plnn of hoimlng nnd feeling thn unemployed men, Hint has worked out so success fully ut Portland. Ho said ho was nonius S00 meals a day at five cents per mnul. and several hundred beds nl 10 cents per nlgbt had been found In flvo lodging houses. He was given a vote of thanks nt tho clone, of his talk K. It. Drown wns chairman for the day. Tho suggestion has been mado that every person In Orvgon City, who has It within bis means, give a suck of flour to bo sent to Ilelglum. There seems to bo a strong probability that several hundred sacks of flour could bo Bent from Oregon City, and those w ho aro willing to contribute are nskod to communicate with Mr. Sullivan or Mr. Hodges, who form tho relief com mittoo. Ii. Adams. A. C. Howland nnd R H. llrown wero named by V. A. Olmsted as a commitK'o to promoto tne mr- chaso of Oregon mado products. The Idve Wires will not meet ngain until nfter tho holidays, tho first Tues day in January being tho dute. W. L. Mulvey will bo chairman for tho day's program. The following menu was served: Hull Itun Chicken Frlcassoo Mashed Potatoes Green Pens Combination Salad Hot Rolls Whipped Cream Apple Pie Coffoa Jn fjnuld, who, Iho offlr.m hellevn lia l.-. n e,iin li d with f'.rKhiX opera llona in (i:n k.mma county lor aomn (linn waa arn-add Friday afternoon war llaki-r'a l.r1'H: hy William II. (Jlowr, aecr-l ai-rli nperalor, hii.-rlff K. T. Ma. a a-id Conatalde I). K Front. Iiirnrmattun aKulimt (Jould waa aei iimd IhroiiKh thn i fforta of I on atahlu Froat who In devoted a lurxw putt of hla lima to llm raa durltiK the lnt tarn week. When thn office approached Gould h" waa working un a f-nre by the road near link.-r'a bridge. Ho offered no re alnlaiicn to tho arnat. A tneltliiK po htttlnrli-a and otto-r parts of a connt.-r fiitliiK riulpmi-nt, i-xe-ptliiK tha dlea, wnrn found near Could' rabln by thn Ctui-kaiima river, and aro now held by Sheriff Mu a evidcticA. Could was lukeii to Portland by 0-i-rulor Clover on a late afternoon car and will furw a ciurKit In thn fedeiul court. A iniiiiln-r of colna ald to have l.ei-n mndn by Could are held aa nvl di ni-e. Ku h coin roiiatltuti a si p arntn coiiiit and the feilernl luw pre- serilie a lOyeur penulty fur w li count on conviction. Til one who liivcallgati'd tho cssu are of thn opinion thut thn IS counterfeit coins found lain In October on thn Southern Pacific right-of-way which wer.i reported to Chief of Pollco Shaw were ninnul.U'tiired hy Could. The coins which were a oor imitation of $5 gold pieces, wero aeiit to tho secre-t service operulors In Portland. It is thought that Could has been making counterfeit coins in Clackamas county for a number of yearn. Ho Is thought to have confined hla Wforta In tho past to allver money In which iSe la said to have reachuit a deitrea of proficiency. Countable Front first becniuo nc ouulntcd w Ith tho cuiio ahout threv! weeks ago when he was bringing Charles A. Hogers, a brother-in-law of Could, to Oregon City from Chehnlls lo answer a chargo of forgery Rogers knew a good part of tho nlleg d oixir- iiIIoiim of his rel.ltlve nnd gave Frost enougli facts to open the case against Could. Rogers Is now In tho county Jail here, having been bound over to the grand Jury lu tho court of Justice Slevers. It Is thought that Rogers and Gould wero associated in forging operations In Gladstone and rnrkpluce. Four checks were rushed in the two towns early In the fall and In tho opinion of Constable Frost, one of tho checks was cashed by Could nnd throo hy Rogers. Further Investigation will he mado before the end of the week. AID IS APPRECIATED i MII.WAI Kli:. )-. II, lull. i I (Mr. K. K. HriMlm, On-K"ii City, Orison - On behalf nf llm fjood Covcrmiuiit Iiuk'I i.l Mllaiiklii, I wlrh .j i ml.-r to oil and I'm i lin-i'oii ('lly'FiitrpiU', Ilia aln- ir thanka and apprw-iatlon of the leugiie, of your rplendld aup- xrt In llm lutu lot al campalKii lu 4- Mllwnuklft. 4- It la Indeed Kratlfyliix to u to find that a newspaper of thn 4 a- alundliiK and circulation of your ."l" r, pnMlnhi-d lu anoiher town, e la aulllii. iitly Inti ri -li i In mu- 4 ' iilclpul (hi i nry In our town, to do i what you did 10 he'p along Iho raunn of chic cli'Miilini-aa. With 4- f your aid, we won a i'iavn vie. f tory. We feel that Iho poll) lea ot thn 4 prea.iit adiTilnlHtratlbii have be -n emphutlrally disapproved by the 4- people, and that thla I Ihn begin- 4 lilnK of a new era In tho puhllc 4- atfulr of our little town. You 4 have itreatly lncread Iho num- 4- NEW LAW REDUCES 2 IN KELSO ROBBERY TOTAL VALUATION DESPITE RISE IN REALTY VALUES CLACKAMAS ASSESSMENT IS CUT IM0.172 l.-r of your friend lu Mllwaukle 4 and vicinity. 4 Yours alncen-ly, 4 II. O. HKUI.ASON, 4- President. 4- 4- t 4- 4 - V 4- 4 - 4- P. 1 1 & P. LARGEST TAXPAYER Electric Company la Valued 4,i41,546.28 Other Public 6ervlc Corporation art Attctted by State at Although there has ln-en a gin ral rife In realty value in very part of f)f llm thren nii-n who brokn Into thn Carl stors at Knlno laat month, two wern paroled ronviit and thn third an -onvlrt. Hherlff .Maa ha rwelve-d Hi record of two of tha tlirt-n from atatn offliiula. Hi n Thompson bnlli-vrd to l.fl one of thn three Waa paroled Hi-ptember X. I : 1 1 . wh-n h had II vi-ara of a 20 year ai-iiterim yi t to ai-rvn. 'Tint' h' Sfirf, who ha lim n roniiecti d wltli the attempted burglary according to th county official, hua (everal yi-ara yet to -rv and la now In Ihn -nl telitlary. Jack Cnator la the other on In tin. trio and Inia roiupbted a two term afier ln-ln convicted In iKiugla county on charge of burglary. TAXPAYERS CUT BUDGET $18,935 NEW JAIL COSTINO I1VOO0 IS TURNED DOWN BY DECISIVE . VOTE AT MEETING ACCOUNTING BILL io uriT m i mu 10 in U HLLUllLli COUNTY COURT REFUSES TO SANCTION ITEM FOR MEALS AND CARFARE COLLIS & CO. ASKS FOR $1054.65 Recommendation Is Made to Conaoll- date County Recorder With Clerk E. P. Dedman Com mended for Syitem T SCHOOLS ARE STANDARD SAFE IS BLOWN IN EAT llurglars entered the store of Greg erson & Co., at Monitor early Friday morning nnd blew the safe but ob tained only a small amount of monoy. Monitor Is Just ncross the Clacka-nuiB-Mnrlon county line nnd tho case was reported to Sheriff Esch, at Sa lem. Marion county deputies have been working on tha case but up until late Friday night no arrest had been mado. SALEM Ore., Dec. IB. Governor- elect Wlthycombe arrived In Salem this morning nnd will remain here un til Thursday evening. Today he an nounced the appointment ot Nell D. Baldwin, student and Instructor In the commercial department of the O. A. C, aa stenographer in his office. Onk Grovo nnd Ixnver Colton schools hnve met tha 12 rigid requirements ot tho state board of education and this week received tho pennants nwnrded to a standard school. Superintendent Calnvnn examined tho Oak Grove school nnd Supervisor McCormack tho Lower Colton building. Superintendent Calnvnn Is urging ev ery school district In tho county to Uiko up tho standardization plan nnd many have responded. Molnlln. Can- by, Kendall station, Iluttevllle, Union, WUsonvllle, Corral Crook nnd Union Hall have notified Mr. Cnlnvan ot tluir Intention of making application for the standardization pennant and they will probably bo visited early next year. to. meals and cnrf.iro, tho county court hns refused to allow the bill of E. 11. Col- lis ft Co. for $1014.05 for expertlnr the county's books under the new un! form accounting luw. "I do not lWn in nww City, yet 1 do not expect the taxpayers to give mo money to pny my menis and car fare," said County Judge II. S. Ander son Saturday. "The court strongly ob jects to the lt;m. There is na reason why the county should pny tho living expenses of tho accountants merely because they live In Portland." Following the recommendation o! tho accountants that all bills brought before tho county court be itemized the bill of Coliis & Co. was submitted to the court with pr.ictlcr.li no Items mentioned. The number of men ein ployed, tho number of days, the rate per diem, and other detnlls were omit ted altogether. It simply charged the county with $040 for nudltin? the books. The accountants chided the clerk's office for filing hills which were not thoroughly Itemized The consolidation of tho office of county clerk with county recorder wns recommended. The accountants also advised that no other persons than county employes be allowed In the vaults. Such a ruling would affect at torneys and abstractors who are now In tho habit of looking up their own records. County Recorder Dedman wns commended for the manner In which his records wore kopt. STOCKHOLDERS 0 44 TAKE TESTS FOR E Forty-four candidates-" for teaching certificates took the first day's cxanil nntions Wednesday under the super vision of Superintendent Cnlavan and Supervisors Voddor and McCormack. The examlnttons are held In the Ma sonic building. The program follows: Wedncsdny Writing, U. S. history, physicology. physical geography, read ing, composition, methods in reading, methods In arithmetic. Thursday Arthmetlc, history of education, psychology, methods In geography, grammar, geography, Am erican literature, physics, methods In language thesis for primary certificate. Friday Theory ar.d practice ortho grophy, EngliBh literature, cheralsWy, school law, geology, algerhra, civil government. Saturday Geometry, botany, gen eral history, bookkeeping. F WIS. MEET HERE Two hundred thousand dollars of preferred stock was authorized at the mooting of the stockholders of tho Wil lamette Valley Southern held nt tho company's offices in Oreson City Sat urday ofternoon. Tho money dorlvtHl from tho sale of a part of the stock will bo used to pay for improvements on tho line heteen this city and Mt. Angel. It is not )roh ahlo that nil of the stock authorised will bo sold. The directors who have served dur ing the last year were re-elected. They are: William Sheahnn, 13. T. Meltnin. George A. Harding, Frank Dusch, E. E. Ilurning, Oliver Rohhius, O. D. Eby. W. A. Huntley nnd Judge Grant D. Dimick A large majority of the stock of tho company was represented. $ 8 PRIZEFIGHTING BARRED $ ? That there will be no prizefight- ? f" ing In Clackamas county has been f ? the answer of District Attorney Gilbert Hedges to fight promoters who have come up from Portland ? to ask for permission to stage S fights In Milwaukie or Oregon ? - City. $ Promoters who have been stag- 3 l ing fights in and near St. Helens have aproached Mr. Hedges on the subject several times but the ? answer has always been that $ there will be no prizefighting in S Clackamas county. Amateur bouts only are permitted. S tho county, the total assessi-d valua tion oil which will hn based tho 1'JlG due ha $1(0,171' 31 lean than th valuation for thla year's levy. Tho lor Is duo to the law panned by the recent Icgliduture which take the anBi-nmnent of bridge from the hands of .thii county assessor and turns them over to tho state tax comuilsion. The Oswego and tho Wllsonvlllo bridges, both across the Williim-tte river and both within Clackamas county, are not assessed with property In the county but with the general valuation of the Oregon and California Railroad com pany. Assessor J. t. Jack received the as acssmi nt of public service corpora tions from the state commission Mon day. The total assessed valuation of all taxuhlo property In the county Is $30,375.81 against $30,521,729.81 for 1913. Tho Portland Railway. Light & Pow- er company is the largest individual taxpayer In the county. Almost one- sixth of the taxes In the county will be palu by tho electric company next year. The total assessed valuation of proKTty owned by the company Is $4. 541.MC.2ii, which Is divided as follows: Oregon City division. $331,205.00; Port land Cozadero division. $788,S92.80; Hull Run division, $S7.874.C0; wntei rights and ower development at Ore gon City, $1,257,440: water rights and power developments at Cazndero", $318,- 1 000; water rights and power develop ment at River Mill, $104,000; water rights and power development at Hull Run, $240,500; nnd wires and power lines (758.22G miles), $1 011.473.4S. Other larga taxpayers assessed by the t-tnte tax commission are: Portlnnd, Eugene & Eastern, Willam ette Fnlls railway. $13,555.90 und Can-by-Molalla line. $91,176. Postal Telesraph & Cnblo company, j such purpose- Western Union Telegraph company, $11,134.96. Oregon City and Farmers Indeppnd ent company, $11 943.36. Oregon & California Railroad com pniiy, east side division $SS5,349.12; Yamhill division, $111,1S6; and Heaver ton and Willsburg division. $64,800. Oregon Electric Railroad company, main line, $120,338.40: transmission line, $4.9SS. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com pany, $75,002.12. LEGISLATIVE ACT FOR LI PLANNED REPRESENTATIVE ELECT 8CHUE BEL WILL INTRODUCE MEAS URE EARLY IN SESSION EMERGENCY CLAUSE IS FEATURE Inactment of Bill I Neceaaary to Make Joint Ownership of Line to South Fork Legal. Claim Bond Attorney A special act of the legislature will be necessary to make the Joint-ownership of the pipeline to the South Fork of the Clackamas by Oregon City and West Linn legal, according to au thorities on bonds, L. Stlpp prepared such a bill Wed nesday which C. Scbuebol will submit to the house of representatives early in the session. The bill has an emer gency clause so that the act could take effect as soon as It was passed. ' The bill follows: "To authorize Incorporated cities and towns to construct, own or oper ate Jointly in such proportion as they may agree, water works, wnter pipe lines, water rights or water, or to pur chase one from the other, or others, any interest therein, and to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of bonds or other s?curltlcs of such city or town for COUHTY ROAD IEVY WILL EE J HILLS Taxpayer Ltav Offlc of Read Engi neer With County Court Judge Anderson Report Progrti CHANCES MADE AT TAX PAY- t ERS MEETING Original t Hudgi-t County vnnterl- nnrlan f f00 County si-alnr . . 600 Health offlcnr .. 1,175 9 New Jail 15.000 4 Care prisoners.. 1.200 County poor ... 10.000 Swond I!udt t 200 1,000 i.ooo 7.500 2 500 500 4 i- Stock Inspector. 400 P Road engineer .. 2,510 I- Poor farm Auditing book.. 150 Total $31,635 $12,700 Total cut $18,835 Choice between these two of- 4 flees left with county court. To be Dald from county road fund nnd not from general fund. j, , f, 4, i 4 4 4 ON ENTIONCI AH0NP0IT0 PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10. After making recommendations to the com ing legislature on mntters ot legisla tion and electing officers for the en suing year the fifth annunl conven tion of the Oregon Stnte Association of County Judges and Commissioners ad journed today to meet again Decem ber 8, 1915, at 10 a. m. in the Multno mah county courthouse In Portland. The following officers were elected unanimously to head the association during the coming year: President, Edwin C. Judd, judge of Clatsop'coun- ty; vice president, Helmus W. Thomp son, judge of Lane conty; secretary, Phllo Holbrook, commissioner of Mult nomah county re-elected; treasurer, W. H. Mattoon, commissioner of Clacka mas county, re-elected. MT. PLEASANT CLUB "He It enacted by tho peonlo of the state of Oregon: "Section 1 All or any of tho In corporated cities or tovn3 within the state of Oregon nre hereby authorizsd to construct, own or operate Jointly, in such proportion as they may agree or to purchase one from the other or others, waterworks, water pipelines, water rights or water or any iuterest therein or In either of them nnd to provide Joint or other commissions or agencies for the construction, opera tion or control thereof and to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of bonds or other securities of such city or town for the purpose of carrying out any of the foregoing provisions. "Section 2. WHEREAS a great ninny of the cities and towns of Ore gon are without an adequate supply of pure and wholesome water aud are unable alone to Becure such supply, and "WHEREAS the health and safety of the people of such cities and towns and the state of Oregon is thereby en dangered, and "WHEREAS there is now no author ity for cities and towns to enter Into or carry out the provisions of section one of this act, and it is necessary for the Immediate preservation of the health and safety of the people of the state of Oregon that such authority Immediately be given, an emergency Is hereby declared to exist and this act shall take effect and be In force Im mediately upon its approval by the governor." At the regular meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Civic Improvement club, the road committee, consisting of J. M. Warnock, J. A. Roman and A. C. War ner, reported the road opposite the Mt. Pleasant school in excellent shape. L. Mattoon, road supervisor of dis trict No. 15. had charge of the work and all work was donated. This piece of road connects the Central Point road with New Era, and has long since needed repairing. When it was learned that the court had no funds for this work the Improvement club committee began soliciting teams antf labor and had no trouble in getting plenty of help although this particular piece of road Is In road district No. 44. MINERAL LANDS LEASED BY STATE SALEM, Ore., Dec. 15. With the leasing today by the state land board ! of Summer nnd Albert Lakes, which contain rich deposits of salts, to Jason C. Moore, head of a New York syndi cate, the development of another of Oregon's remarkable resources seems near. What the value of the output ot the lakes annually will be is problematic, but Mr. Moore declared that he and his associated would expend at least $6,000,000 in equipment and develop ment within the next two years. He thought that from 3500 to 6000 men would be employed. Engineers would be put to work at once, but because of a reservation of the board that the legislature must pass upon the proposition, the work of building a plant and laying pipeslines will not be started until that is done. SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 12. Charles Washington and Beard Hen derson, negroes, accused of robbing and killing Cyrus Hotchkin, white, were lynched. SALEM, Ore.. Dec. 11. Secretary of State Olcott today fixed December 29 as the time for holding a special elec tion In Tillamook county to recall M. J. GersonL ita district attorney. Cuts wherever possible were mado In the county budget prepared by the county court at the taxpayers' me-t- lug which was held In the circuit court room at the courthouse from 10 o'clock Tuesday morning to 5 o'clock thnt aft ernoon. Hy a vote of 10 to one, the taxpayers took a stand against the proposed county Jail, reduced the $10,000 item for the enra of the county poor to $7,500 and voted their recommenda tion to the county court to spend $2,500 as first payment on a county poor farm of at least 40 acres. In each of these three recommendations, which were probably the most Important changes made In the budget drafted by the court, the taxpayers were almost united. An attempt of Harvey E. Cross to reduce the county road tax to 6 mills and the plan of Harvey Starkweather to raise it to 10 mills both met with failure and tho recommendation of the county court, 8 mills, was adopted. The vote on the road tax was taken shortly before the meeting adjourned and there was only 23 persons In the room. A number of road supervisors were present and swung their influ ence against the five mill levy pro posed by Mr. Cross. Mr. Starkweath er's proposal of a 10-mill levy received but little endorsement. Jail Voted Down. The largest single Item dispensed with was the construction of the coun ty Jail. A committee headed by J. O. Staats, and representing the Live Wires of the Oregon City Commercial club, recommended the construction of a new Jail and the project found sev eral advocates among the taxpayers but the vote against the Item was large. Several speakers attempted to work the prohibition amendment into the Is sue by declaring that with a dry Btnto there would be no need of a county jail. Their efforts were met with laughter from a large part of the crowd. Only one Item was raised, for audit ing the county's books under the uni form accounting law although the tax payers did recommend to the court thnt $2,500 be appropriated for a coun ty poor farm, nn Item which was not in the original budget. Road Engineer Left With Court. Whether or not Clackamas county will have a county road engineer next year was left with the county court. The taxpayers did, however, recom mend that his salary and expenses be taken from the general road fund and not from the geueral county fund. As the taxpayers checked over the budget the office of veterinarian was abolished and Inter the office of stock inspector wns done away with. A few minutes before the close of the meet ing, the discovery was made that both offices had been abolished and the mo tion was made and carried to recom mend to the county court that only one of the two offices be done away with. The action of the taxpayers In mak ing recommendations to the county court does not compel the court to recognize their wish but it Is general ly understood that the commissioners will adopt a budget based on their ad vice. LaBt year the recommendations of the taxpayers was followed out. Resolutions Passed, County Judge Anderson acted as chairman and Harvey G. Starkweather as secretary. Harvey Cross took a prominent part in the discussion, al ways Btandlng for reduction In the county's expenses. Others who spoke several times are: George Randall, Charles Spence, J. O. Staats, John Rig ley, Charles Risley and E. C. Hackett. The only reduction made In any of the offices In the courthouse was a re duction of the force In the tax collect ing department One clerk allowed (Continued on page 4.)