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(V 1 CMCdON QTY ENTEWlSEiiS icfiba. . Th ' InlcrprlM It lit 4 only Claskam County Ntwspsptr lht print 4 all of in ntwt of (Hit frawlnf County. FORTY NINTH YEAR Na. 41. OKWJOX CITV, OUKOON', I-'UI DAY, OCTOHKIM5, 1915. ESTABLISHED 1M4 COUNTY COURT IS TRYING TO SOLVE ROADLAWPUZZLE mm elect DISTRICT ATTORNEY WRITII TO ATTORN! V OENERAL FOR AN OPINION. KEW STATUTE KAY FORCE EVERY ROAD DISTRICT TO HAVE BUDGET Another Cau Rsqulrs Two Mt lga af Taapaytr la AuthorUa Ip.clal Lvy Bpacial lank Are fWqulrtd. The Clarkainaa county ronrt and District Attorney Hedge ara trying lu figure out Just what th chanties maW In tha road law. by tha lilt legislature rrally mean. Mr. Hedgea has w rltlm (or an opinion fnun Attor ney General Brown and baa apent Mima lima In a careful aludy o( lha statutes. TIm Clarkamaa roiintjr official are awaiting with Interest lha outcoma or lha ault In Multnomah county to de termine whether lha legislator rrally did make every Incorporated rlty In tha atata aparate road district. Many mad dlatiirta In other conn Ilea, aa well aa Clackamas, ara anil onaly awaiting an Interpretation of tha nrir lava by lha court. Tba particular atatuta which la both rrlng Clackamaa county officials at tha present lima la Ilia ona which. ap parently, compels every road dl.trlcl to adopt tha budget system, regulate an Increase In the levy and make two meetings of taxpayers necessary to .crura a special district levy. Ona chsngo requires publication of an estimate or bud KM of lha pro mised expenditure for alwiut three n-ki prior lo lha road meeting; tha other la with reference to tha Increase In the rale, of taxation, A aporlal procedure la required In raae the taifa are Increased more than atx percent over tha highest levy of the prerrdlug two year.. In tbla ca.a a thirty day notice la required and It require w special meeting, each railed by a pe- tltlon of more than 10 per cent of the resident taxpayera, and the whole pro cedure remilrea about two month limn. Aa the final report mut be filed In the office nf the county clerk before (he end of November the proceeding imiKt be commenced aliout the first of October. At least one change In tho atate road law waa mada by the 1915 legis lature In the Intercut of timber Inter- cut, who are aald oppose heavy din trlct taxea, dcclarea Ihejaloin Capital Journal In a recent Issue. The sin cere puriKise nf miuieroti road ills- trlct in Marlon county to nink a special levy- ha brought many inqulrlo to the county clerk Ha'em regarding the method of lavy Iiik the tax. The Journal says, part: 'The law a framed appear to he Hie result of a dellberalo attempt on the part of aome of the li glalaton to complicate the law and to twist It In to audi a ahape that road district would find the bother occasioned by raiding a special road tax would be greater than to go ahead and Improve their road by volunteer work, "Aa I uiunl In moHt cane the road district la either practically unani- moii for or against a roud tax tor sie- rial purpoKe and where thu resident taxpayers all agree that a road tax should bo voted they dcHlro the slnipl cBt means of gaining those ends. In the pant they almply posted three no tice of a road meeting and then each man talked It over with hi neighbor before the meeting and at the mooting a notice wne drafted to ho aont Into the county court to have the tax col lector add that specified amount to the taxo for the property of the par ticular district whore tho tux wa levied. "The timber men complained that In ' sparsely Bottled dlHtrlct the few homesteader who Inhublted the wild of tho timber belt would vote a spe cial road tax In order that they moy be provided with employment for a large part of the year and It la a fact that In some parts of the timber belt there are better road than there are In the more settled districts. The timber men were the largest owners of property In the dlHtrlct a they pal on thousand of acres where the home steatler paid only on his quarter sec tion. The timber men could not ob ject to bettor rondB or to the siioclul tux hut they claimed the standards of efficiency of the mountaineers woro not up to that of the timber companies nnd that they were not getting the maximum amount of work for the money voted and expended. As a re sult they set about to complicate mat ters so that special roud taxes would not only he a burden but would be a source of grief to anyone who attempt ed to vote a tax nnd wrapped a vol ume of red tape about the procedure that would detor even the hardy mountaineer." II. Thleasen. of Conord. wa fleeted president of lha Clackani Cow Testing association al Ilia in" I lug brld In Oregon City Riturday. Ol i r offlcera elated are: rlmcreiary treasurer, Mr. A. I. Hughe, and dl rector, II. I Itodger, nf lleavrr Creek; A. A. Hpangler, of liatr Creak, and Charlra II. Rider, of Cen tral Point. Tli annual report of lha secretary waa read. Within the last few days J. II. HsnquUt, of Hubbard, and John I. Whalley, of Aurora, Jolm-d tba asMM-latkiu. HOUSE RATE VILL BE $1.75 AFTER FIRST OF MONTH WATtn COMMIttlONIl ILItVC THAT 40 Pin CINT NAUt WILL MI IT MIDI I TROOPS 1 IIPORAOT VICTORY III EAST EIITERLNC PLANT WtU BE KEPT READY f OR USE FOB SHORT TIME Joint Commissi an In Charge of Pipe line Will Meat ana Organli Msnd.y Twanty Man Want Jab at Intake. LAIT LINf ON tOUTHIRN MONT II PIERCED 1Y FORCE! OF THE CZAR. THREE AUSTRIAN DIVISIONS ARE DEFEATED CLAIMS PFFROGRAD Armlts Manaclng Dvlneh Ara Drlv.n Back From Thra to Tan M,i Calaclan Advantage May Impnta Roumanians. In SHIP SUNK WAS NICOMEDIA. KAI.MA R, Sweden. Oct. 12. It be came known here today that the Ger man steamer sunk In the Baltic sea yesterday by a Hrltlsh submarine was the Nicomedla, bound from Sweden to Hamburg with cargo of ore. I'KTHOCH All, via Umdon. Oct. IX Another striking victory haa been won by tho llusslana on the southern front In eastern (tallcla. They hav pierced tho laat I'iic ol a iu iris n def cur oil the Strips ruer an.l s'ormed one of the trougeNt IK'il.t on (he aim! .enna.i r' fl.-lk Till achlcv.'inent of '.he l!usini i r: presented a continuation of the ie cert strong o(f-nsle tr.ovement uorln of the lioumaulan froutier. Tbe poal Ikin they attirmed waa a hlU lo th" east of Ulavoranka on the right hi: of the Btrlp, 13 mllea north of Itiiv- mach. Thl formication waa of grout atrength. tVoiu thl base tho Alia trlan had preps rod to strike at the Russian force on tbe loft bank of fltyr. which seriously menaced their opponent. Ilotwccn 20tl0 ami 300fl prisoners were raptured by tho Russians. The war office estimate that up ward of three division of the Aus- trlons were dlsorganlicd. It charsc teiixe thl success aa tactical, trst eglcal nnd political victory, assertlim It will compel General von I.lnslngen to re-group bis force on the who'e front which will affect operation In the entire (outheastern district. Greatest Importance la attuched ( the .political slgnlflcanco of the Rus slun accomplishments In eastern (is Hi la. Innsmuch as large Austro-Ger man forces had been concentrated on tho Gallclan front, apparently to Im press Roumanla. A general ilim of 40 p4r tent In all water ralua. ficeptlng only the rates for prlngllng lawns, wa or derel by the Hoard of Water Commla liui Wednesday. Tbe house rat will be ralsrd from II.2S to 11.75, aa advance of 10 renla. Tba sew rate III go Into effect with the collections In November. The lncrve In rate I uiada nerea- aary to pay for th Dew I375.0O0 Hoiitl. Fork water project and th advance Is about tbe same aa predicted by the I'ure Mountain Water league daring the campaign for tba Iln laat aprlnf Tbe annual Income under tbe old rate waa about I U.000 a year, and tha total Income under tbe new rates Is esti mated at allgbtly ktaa than f!3.000. With the money secured by the raise tn rates and saved br closing the filtering plant, the romralsfclob III take uj outstanding warrant and meet the paymenta of principal and Interval on bonds. The first payment on Ihe 135.000 bond Issue will be made In 1920. but before that time the commission proposes to take up 3I 000 In outstanding warrant. The an nual Interest payment on the 375, 000 Issue of bond will be $1J.&00 and on a previous 1(0,000 Issue of bonds will lie 11R0O. After the first few year a lower rate Is predicted by member of the Hoard of Water commissioners. A 40 per cent advance, howevor, la consid ered ample to meet all rntcreat pay ments and tbe bonds as they come due. The city will retain the filtering plant and a watchman wilt be left In charge, at leaat for a abort lime. West l.lnn baa paid 1125,000 In bonds lo Oregon City aa Ita ahare In the pipeline. Tbe town across the river will pay both Interest anjl prin cipal to this city. The Joint commlssoln, composed o' II. T. Mclinln, 1 1 Porter, represent ing West Linn, and Fred McCauslund II. A. Randa and M. D. Latourette, rep resenting Oregon City, will meet aim organlxe Monday night. The petitions of Kitncada and a large number of res ident of Maple 1-ane for South Pork water wilt be taken up at that time. Twenty men have applied for the Job of watchman at the Intake In tbe mountain. DRY LEADERS WILL GATHER HERE NEXT EIGHTf ORLOVER ASSESSHEIITS irnti 11 MAIS MIITINO'WILL BE HELD AT BAPTIST CHURCH HOB SON HERE NOV, 22. Th trading pruhlMtlunlsta of Ihe slat will gather bar Monday. In th morning they wl'l lil! the pulpits of th liaptlat, Methodist, Congregation al and Presbyterian i Sum he and at 2 p. m. at maas meeting In the Hap- list church they will inawer questions regarding tba prohibition law. tt. f. Mutton, atate superintendent of th AntlHaloon league, was In Oregon City Tuesday lo arrange for tbe meet ing. ' Those who will gather here Hunday are Oeorga M. Hrewa. attorney gen eral; Judge K. V. Llttlefield. of Port land; J. K. Andereon. mayor of Tbe Dalles, and tbe man who Introduced tba prohibition bill In the legislature: K. A. Ilaker, attorney for th Anti Sa loon league; G. N. Tsylor, field secre tary for Ibe league, and Mr. llutton The meeting waa arranged shortly after George C. Prow Bell made bis at tack on Ihe prohibition law over month ago. Mr. Motion aald that none of the speaker woild mention the criticisms of Mr. Ilrqwaell unlesa ques tioned by tbe audlonc. It la under stood that Mr. DrowneU baa been asked to attend Ibe meeting. Mr. Hutton announced thai Richard Pearson Hobsonr who Introduced an amendment to tbe federal constitu tion providing for national prohibition, will speak bare In tbe Bhlrely Opera opera house Monday, November 22. on national prohibition. Hut talk will lie one of aeries of SO to be delivered throughout tbe atata by speakers of national prominence. Me aald Ibat among those who will talk al the atate convention of the lea gue to be beld In Portland are Mr. Hobaon, Moeea Alexander, governor of laho; Erneit Lister, governor of Waahlngton ; Jame Wltbycombe, gov ernor of Oregon; Miss Marion H. Town, atate legislator, and Attorney General Ilrown. BYVEYERHAUSERS REDUCTION OF 144,400400 FEET ORDERED ON ASSESSMENT ROLLS OF COUNTY. AJiM TAX PAYMENTS Of RIG COMY REDUCED ABOUT 1200 HANYSHOVINTEREST Decialon Blivd to Open Way For Lower Appralemnte on Other Heavy Timber Holding Colling Caa Up. Article of Incorporation of tne Wll laiurtte Valley KU company wire filed with Count Clerk Harrington Wednesday. The company proposed to build and operate large flax mill In the north Willamette valley. Incor poration paper were filed with the stale about work ago. John W. I .oder, one of those hack of the plant, aald today that tbe com pany had received many liniulrlcs from all part of the atat following th annunnient of the plana of tbe company made by hlin last week. PRE! SAYS A feel J IS E :0F 26 OF 31 NEW PANEL FARMERS WETS AIJD DP.YS REftDY FOR FIGHT IN COURTS SECTION OF LAW PROHIBITING SOLICITING BY CIRCULARS IS POINT AT ISSUE. HEAD OF COMPANY, WILL NOT MAKE HOWEVER, PUBLIC PLAN3 OF OPERATION. The Oswego, PiiIIiih & RoBcliurg railroad, a suliHldary company of the 'ortlund Cement company, has begun operations, preparatory to the -opening of the OBWogo plant of thu latter company, probably at an early date. Adam Moore, of tho cement com pany, said Saturday night that four miles of track would be built at Hose- burg, three and a half at Dallas and wo and a half at tho Oswego plant. Tho company owns limestone quar ries at Hosoburg and Dallas and the road now being laid by the Oswego, Dallas & Roseburg company will con nect this property with the Southern Pacific. Work on the track at Oswego will begin Monday morning and will be completed within 60 days, Mr. Mooro said. He refused to say when the Oswe go plant would open or to make public any of the plans of the company, which Is now being re-incorporated. OTHERS ARE MILL MEN, CARPEN TERS AND PLUMBERS RE PORT NOVEMBER 1. BARTON WOMAN AT ASYLUM. Mrs, Grace Gllmon, of Karton, was committed to the insane asylum Thursday and taken to Salem In an automobile that afternoon. She Is 45 ears old and has a huHband and six children. Two mill men, two carpenters, one plumber and 26 farmers- were drawn on tho panel of Jiyors Wednesday. They are to report at the courthouse Monday morning, November I, when seven will be drawn for the new grand Jury. Those on tho new Hut of Jurors are: George Dellok. farmer, Willamette; W. K Young, v Sherwood, farmer; E. W. Scott, Oregon City, carpenter; John K. Kly, Estucadii farmer; W. K. Welsh. Welshes, farmer; C, A. Bax ter, Oregon City, millwright; John Hughes, Oregon City, route No. 2, farmer; J, A. Hlchey, Poring, farmer; 0. P. Rothe, Oswego, farmer: O. S. Bullock, Oswego, farmer; J. W. Hart. Mllwaukle, plumber; Chester Gart, Oregon City, route No. 4, farmer; J. D. Rltter, Aurora, route No, 2, farmer; D, R. Dlmlck, Canhy. farmer; O. W. Robbins, Molalla,' farmer; George Guttrldge, EHtacada, farmer; 11. A. Howard, Mulino, mill man; Julius Paulson. Goorge, farmer; W. G. Ilrlck loy, Mllwaukle route No. 2, farmer; J. L. Kruso, Sherwood route No. 6, farm er; Frank Haherlach, Clackamas, farmer; A. D. Burnett, Eagle Creek, 'armor; R. R. Rnnd, Mllwaukle route No. 1. carpenter; W. A. Proctor, Por ing, route No. 1, farmer; E. Helple. EHtacada, farmer; AugiiHt Staehly, New Era, farmer; T. A, Stlpp, Molalla, route No. 1, farmer; James Nelson, Mulino, farmer; J. P. Cook, Oswego, farmer; G. C. Dalles, Clackamas route No. 1, farmer, and P. F. Tooze. Sher wood route No. 5, farmer. The first Imiiortiint fight between the "wets" and the "drys," after the statewide prohibition law goes into ef fect next January 1, will probably arise over tbe section of tho law pro hibiting the sending of circulars or any form of advertising matter solicit ing liquor business Into the state. Liquor dealers are eatabllshing large mail order houses Jtmt across the line In California, and they are now sending thousands of circulars to persons In Oregon. The drys see In this a sign that the liquor dealers ex pect to continue their solicitation of business after the prohibition law goes Into effect. In that event, R. P. Hutton, super intendent of the Anti-Saloon league In Oregon, said they were ready to fight the matter out In the courts. He liolnts to the precedent set by the fed eral court of appeals In a West Vir ginia rase. Me says the appellate court Issued an Injunction restraining liquor deal ers or others in outsldo states from sending any advertising matter Into West Virginia, and also issued an or der restraining common carriers from delivering packages of liquor to any consignee until such person made af fidavit that he had purchased the liq uor without solicitation from any source. Mr. Hutton said the advertising sec tion of the Oregon law Is an exact copy of the West Virginia law. and the drys will make the same kind of a fight here that they did there. He said they would carry the matter to the United States supreme court. If necessary. total reduction of H4.4A0.004 In tbe estimate of tbe num ber of feet of standing timber In eight section of timber land In the upper tributaries of the Molalla river, be longing to the Weyerhauser Land company, wa made Saturday by Cir cuit Judge Campbell In tbe appeal of the Weyerhauser Intereata from the refusal of the county board of equal ization to reduce the assessments of the rompany'a property. Tbe court refused to charge Asses sor Jack'a value of 50 cents a thou sand feet for tbe timber. Tbe county's case waa based on a cruise made by M. G. Neaae while tbe land company Introduced number of Ita own cruisers. The Neaae cruise showed that there waa 250.707.000 feet of timber on the land In question and the court held that there waa 394.114,000 feet Tbe reduction will make a difference of about $1200 In tbe Weyerhauser' annual tax pay men ta. Tbe raae opened Friday afternoon before Judge Campbell and ended early Saturday afternoon. Among those who testifcd were George Long, vice president of the Weyerhaeuser Land company; Charles V. Galloway, atate tax commission, and M. G. Neaae. The case Is considered Important by the county official tn a much as the decision opens' a way for' other big timber Interests to fight for lower assessment. The Collins Interests, holding property almost aa extensile as the Weyerhaeuser company, have apealed from the assessments placed by Assessor Jack and the case is set IIDEIIT THAT U. S. 1ST KEEPOUTOF AR HEDCES TO TAKE TIMBER TAX CASE TO HIGHER COUR T DISTRICT ATTORNEY BELIEVES DECISION OF CIRCUIT JUDGE WILL BE REVERSED. BOARD CE EQUALIZATION TURNS WU l S. COLLINS PETITIONS County Will Not Allow WhoUsal Re duction In Asamnt on La'0 t Tlmbsr Holding In County Much at SUk. DUTY OF EVERY AMERICAN TO HELP PRESERVE NEUTRAL ITY, HE DECLARES. AMERICA KUST PRESERVE CAUSE CE HUMANITY, SAYS EXECUTIVE Mr. Wilson Bsllsve Cltiisne Should Make Plain Whalher Sympathy For Foreign Countries Come Before Love of America. WASHINGTON, OcL 11. Prealdent Wilson, speaking today at tbe 25th an niversary meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution, declared the United States should keep out of the European war, not to avoid trouble, but to preacnt the foundations upon which peace must be built The president spoke on tbe duties of Americans to preserve true neutral ity and aald be believed American clt itena should make U plain whether tbelr sympathy for foreign countries came before their love for tbe United Statea or whether they were for Am erica first, last and all the time. The president said the United States bad now reached a time of special t raao m n A am t a nt that nniv lha iiiuv for Monday before the board of equal- ple need , of the p.otun,. A1I the Izatlon. If the board refuses to reduce the assessment another appeal to the circuit court Is considered almost cer tain. The Weyerhaeuser company sought to secure a reduction on the assess ment of 4249 acres which are apprais ed, on an average, at $14.37 an acre. This company owns 20.101 acres of land In Clackamas county, assessed at $515,115 or at an average of $25.62 an acre. UNDER NEW STATUTE NEW OFFICIALS WILL REPORT ALL DEATHS AND BIRTHS LIST NOW COMPLETE rest of the world was In the crucible, be declared, and no man could tell what the result would be be. Mr. Wilson urged that every social and political action in the United States should be aimed to get all of the people to rally to one standard of America. Some people have wavered from the American Ideal, he said, and have sought to aid rival Ideals. "We should keep out of the quar rel," he declared. "America has prom ised the world to pursue a course grounded on Justice. We are not try ing to maintain the foundations on which peace must be built. America must preserve the cause of humanity." Mrs. Norman Gait, the president's fiancee, occupied a box above the stage, SUE8 TO COLLECT ON NOTE. Charles A. Prower filed a suit In the circuit court Thursday against A. Plasey and H. P. and Jane Strong to collect on a J1000 note signed July 21, 1910. COLONISTS FEAR VILLA. SUITS TO COLLECT ON LARGE NOTES TILED A suit to collect on two notes total ing $26,000 has been filed In the cir cuit court by Ida Ray Brandes against Carrie A. Walker, Catherine Rowe, John Doe and Jane Doe. The notes were signed in Portland September 1914, and came due the first of Sep tember, this year. The total amount aBked, with Interests, Is $26236.25. Ida Ray Prandcs also filed a suit In the circuit court against Carrie A. Walker, Oliver G. Walker and Evelyn Walker to collect on a promlsory note for $1000 signed September 9, 1914. EL PASO, Texas. Oct, 11. Pellef that Vllllstas will be Incited to new depredations by General Carranza' recognition, today caused fear here for the safety of 500 Mormon colonists In tho Casas Grandas district. The col onists already have suffered from mi nor depredations. TWO STATES PROBATED, v The estates of Joh.i Shannon, who died here a' week ago last Sunday, and of Newton M. Sterling, who died at Molalla July 24, were filed In the pro bate department of the county court Monday. The Shannon estate Is val ued at $7500 and the Sterling property at $972. The naming of registrars for Clack amas county under the new state law has been completed. These new of ficials will make reports of deaths an births, which was done by the count) health officer In the past. County Health Officer Welsh has been sup plied with a list of the registrars this county, which follows: District 13 Corporate limits of Oregon City only; Dr. J. W. Norris. District 66 Wllsonville, Pleasant Hill. Tualatin and Union;' Dr. W Pntler. ; District 13-A Colton. Highland, Clarks, Reaver Creek, Cams, Maple Lane, Evergreen, Logan, Willamette, West Linn, Mt. Pleasant, Abernathy, Gladstone, Jennings Lodge, Clacka mas, Sumiyside and Damascus; Dr. Orel A. Welsh. I District 67 Oswego; Dr. A. J. Ros- slter. District 68 Milwaukie, Harmony, Ardenwald and Oak Grove; William D. Ferry. District 69 Estacada, Eagle Creek, Springwater, Viola, Dover, George and Garfield; Dr. H. V. Adlx. District 73 Molalla, Mulino. Lib eral, Dickey Prairie, Needy, Killin, Marquam and Soda Springs; George J. Case. District 74 Canby, New Era, Bar low and Macksburg; Dr. H. A. Ded man. District 76 Sandy, Poring, Cottrell, llarton, Sandy, Bull Run and Cherry ville; Dr. J. R. Steagall. SUIT TILED TO FIND CITY AND P. R., L. A P. CO. CLAIM TITLE TO TRACT NEAR THE BASIN. DIVORCE SUIT DROPPED. Following the reconcilatlon between Mr. and Mrs. Grover Faulkner, an or der dismissing the divorce suit, filed by her, was signed by Circuit Judge Campbell Thursday. A judgment for $105. SS against E. H. Vonderahe and Jack Booth was signed tn the suit filed by tbe Ameri can Paint company. Judge Campbell also signed a di vorce decree separating Mable Bran denburg from H. G. Brandenburg. In order to determine the owner of a small triangular tract of land at the head of Main street by the basin. friendly suit was filed in the circuit court Thursday by the Portland Rail way, Light & Power company. The property is at the present time used by the Hawley Pulp & Paper company, which holds a lease from the power company. The Portland Railway. Light Power company alleges that it has used the property for more than 16 years, while the city claims that the tract of land is part of Main street and has been dedicated for street pur poses In the original town plat. The plaintiff asks that the defend ant be required to set up the nature of all its claims, that the plaintiff be decreed owner, that all claiming inter est be barred from asserting any clajm or title. The matter has been before the council a number of times and was tbe subject for a lengthy and detailed report at one time. FOOTBALL PVAYER HURT. Frank King, high school half bac! was Injured Wednesday afternoon In practicing. Dr. Mount believes that King may have fractured his elbow and an X-ray examination will b made today. King Is the third high school player Injured this season here. Mike Myers and Robert Lynch were hurt in Saturday's game with Jeffer son high school. The county will not tamely submit to big reduction In Ibe assessment of the Weyerhauser, E. 8. Collins, Col lin estate and other big timber hold ings and every case will be fougdt through the courts, declared District Attorney Hedge Monday. Tbe Weyerhauser rase, which waa appealed from tbe board of equalisa tion and loot by the county In the cir cuit court Saturday, wilt be appealed to Ihe supreme court, aald Mr. Hedges, who believes that th county can prove It caae before the higher tribu nal The court refuaed to reduce the value put on tbe timber, but cut the estlmatea 114.460,000 feet In fire sec tions In queatlon. Three section were not changed by tbe court. Be tween $1100 and $1200 it Involved In annual tax payments by the reduc tion ordered in tbe circuit court. Tbe case Is considered Important In aa much aa It opena the way for other big timber Intereata to fight for lower assessments. The county's fig ures are all based on tbe M. G. Neaae cruise. The board of equalization. In face of tbe action of the circuit court Sat urday, refuaed Monday to reduce tbe assessments on this same property of tbe Weyerhauser company for the 1915 tax roll.- -Tbe case tried Satur day referred to the 1914 tax rolls, or the taxea collected this year. Like wise, petition from tbe Collins lutor ests, together Involving as much prop erty as the Weyerhauser rase, worn turned down by the board of equalisa tion. Another appeal to the circuit court Is expected. "We are fighting for the county'a money." declared District Attorney Hedges," and we will not let those big Interests get out of paying their taxea if we can help it" Mr. Hedgea called attention to the fact that the Weyerhauser company raised a dispute over only 4249 acres of the total or 20.101 acres owned In this county, and hinted that the coun ty may Investigate the quality anil quantity on the remaining 16,000 acres with a view of raising the as sessment on them. The case In the circuit court last Friday and Saturday brought out sev eral rather interesting points. R. It. Beatie, former county judge, and M. G. Nease. who made the cmise, testified that the Weyerhauser company had offered a cruise made by a G. W. Mar shall, tax agent of the Weyerhauser interests, before the Nease cruise was made. Mr. Marshall argued that his cmise was correct and said that by ac cepting it, Nease would be saved the expense of going over their lands. When the Nease cruise was com pleted, the Marshall cruise was found to be far short When the case was called in the circuit court, the county was unable to find a check cruise, which would have been important In the case. The papers were in the office of Count? Assessor Jack and strangely disap peared about a month ago. IS FOR JITNEY DRIVER SHENEFIELD GETS JUDGMENT FOR $51 IN SUIT FOR " $10,000. Victory was with the jitney driver Tuesday in the first suit In the Clack amas county circuit court growing out of the operation of the automobile busses. I. Shenefield, who sued for $10,0(10 secured a judgment for $51, enough to cover costs, against Frank Chandler, owner of the Jitney. Earl Van Aukeo the driver, testified that Shenefield. who Is a Civil war veteran and lives at Jennings Lodge, held an umbrella in such ii manner that he was unable) to see and avoid the approaching car. Van Auken declared that he s'owed -down his car and gave Shenefield ev ery opportunity to get out of the path of the machine. Shenefield was knocked to the ground and severely bruised. The accident occurred at Eighth and Main streets. B. N. Hicks and Westbrook A West- brook, represented the plaintiff, an1 William M. Stone and Charles Monl- ton the defendant. The Jury was com- posed of P. J. Winkle. A. 8. Thomp son, A. W. Cook, W. C. Green, John G. Moehnke. A. McKlrchem, D. M. Msr- shall, H. S. Gibson, S. B. Berg. E. R. Leek, Thomas E. Gault and Mark See- iy.