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OK GON COTY ENTEIRPKIPills; Tourney fiM. , FIFTIETH VIAN-No. 47. OKKdOX CITV KNTKWrJMHK, FIM DA V, NOVKM HKH 21, VM. STABCIIHEO tMI ThS Intarprlsa is Ins enly Clackamas C aunty 4 Nswwpapar thai print all at h f this (rearing County. $8000 SET ASIDE BY COUNTY COURT OR ARMORY HER E COLONEL IS CITV EXPECTED TO GIVE PROPER TV AND ITATE TO DONATE 1 14,000 IN CAH. NEW METHOD OF RAISING ROAD HONEY IS PLACED IN BUDGET Clackamas Tapytr Will RalM M,- 21140 for All OtnSral Lsvlss If Estimatts Art Adopltd by . Tpaytra Oae. I Llklil thousand dollura la appropil ated In the comity budget for 1917. oinuli-tril thla Week by llm county t iMirl. fur the oiitru tlon uf an arm ory lit Oregon City. The city council Ima signified lla 111 In ac to ! uf an euual alue fur alto lor the building ami tha atata la ri tn art a hurt a' auin equal to other roiitrlbullotia, or 114,000. Committers from Itio council and from Um Commercial flub, workliiK In cooperation, at reapouslMo for tbla Itrtu In Ilia county budget. Tba city . Ill probably give what la known aa Urn Cruaa biota, a alithlly track of land near tba blub achool, for the arm ory. With tha sole exception of tba Inetll cm! of raising money for road Improve im-nt, lbs budget aa outllnrd by tbo court, folio a out the budget for the prraent year. There will probably be no rh-""" In the general levies thla year In Clackamas county. luntead of nuking an 8 mill road levy, aa In the pant, the county will hae a 4 mill levy for general road purpoea next year, but the follow ing Itenia are Included In the general etpenaea for the year: Asphalt and oil, $U.oO; bridges, and cuhent. i '1200- road machinery and repairs,! 111,600, and atata and federal road coj operation. fll.tiH). Tba total or those four appropriations la $JH.OOO. aum which will require 3 mllla to ralae. To all practical purposes the road neit year will be the name ai thla, 8 mllla. The reason for thla iJiange In nielh od of making tha levy la that under the atate law compelling a division of county road levy with the dlstrlcta and Incorporated towna, the county will be compelled to give less to the dlhtrlcta and more monoy con bo npent for permanent road under the direct aiipervUlon of tho court mil KondmaNtcr HootH, Clackamaa county taxpayora will rmlae for the atate, achool, road and cenernl county mirposos IliUi.Il.t.H liet yeur under thla budget. With the aperlal district achool and road levlea, thla aum will probably be brought up to about the aamo umoutil aa rubted thla year, $XX.000. The county court baa net December 9 aa the date for tho nnniial taxpayer' meeting, when the Ileum of tho bud get Willi bo checked over nnd up-liroved. AT HEAD OF PEACE BODY NKW YORK. Nov. . Tbeoior llooaeti'lt baa accepted lemporarlly the honorary preoldeucy of tba lea gue, of Neutral Nations, It waa an nounced Iter tonight. The orgaulta lion waa formed aon after tbo tier man Invanlon of pflgliiin to Influence public aentlmriil In favor of I lie rlgliN of amnller countries agalnat "military oi.rc.lnu by tbn gnat powers" LAND FRAUD CAS E WILL REST WITH THECOURTTODAY ARGUMENT!, BIOINNINO TUES DAY MORNING, WILL RI CON CLUDED THUMDAV. BRIEFS WILL EE SUBMITTED AND DECISION RENDERED Dl KW WEEKS Diftnaa Contends Polnta of Law In volved Now In Litigation and tata Coorta Havo No Right To Consider Tham. LESS HI 191 TRADE WAR AFIER PEACE COMES IS THOUGHT CERTAIN PUHTDMJUUE PRESIDENT RE -ORGANIZATION Of ELECTOR AL COLLEGE PLAN URGED IN LETTER TO NEWSPAPER. THOUSANDS DRINK CLACKAMA8 PRODUCT AT LAND SHOW IN PORTLAND. A reorgaulratlon of the electoral col lege plan of electing the preitldent to let each atata vote directly without the cumltereoiue participation of elect- org, 11 electoral vo'.o lelng counted for the winning ticket, and a readjust- meut of the appolutmrut of tbo elect oral vote on a basis of the actual vot era participating, la favored by Gov ernor Wlthycomhu In a reply made to the New York World which linked fur hla opinion. The executive's atatement to the publication fnllowa: "Replying to your Inquiry, It la my opinion that the operation of the elec toral college aa at present conMltutcd la not conducive to fair repreaenlatlon by the peoples of lha several atates nor to the selection of a president lice cwuirlly representing the actual choice of the majority of the votera. How ever, the absolute ubtltullon of po- tilitr iote fur tbo electoral collego ou'd of necenalty give the over- helming preponilerunce of power to tbo half doxen thickly Kpulated eaMlern atatea. Thla would bo n unjut aa la the preaent method which now give the aouth a representation proHirotloned upon Ita population and not upon Ita actuul vote. "To my mind, then, the bent remidy ia a reorganisation of the electoral vote lu theae two reapecta: Klrat, let each Htute votu directly (or prealilent without the rumberaomo perticlpa lion of electors Ita allotted electoral vote then being counted for the will' ning ticket; nnd, aecond, readjust the dinting iim.iqrtloiiim'iit of electorul rotea ainoajt the atntea upon a IiuhIh of the number of uctMa' votera purtlcl pntlng In Iliu election, and not upon population." COUNTY'S POPULATION 15 PLACED AT 39.317 CLACKAMAS SHOWS INCREASE OF SEVERAL THOUSAND SINCE FEDERAL CENSUS One of the moat nttractlve hoothn nt tha pure food hIiow In I'ortlund, which cloned Saturday ovenlnit, wiih thnt oP tho ("lenr Creek Cienmery company. Thin booth 1b In chiirgo of MIkh Alum Moore, of thU city and Ml8 Mlllim Anderaon, of Loguii. TIioho liitllen wfto kept I'onnliintly lumy In acrviiiK the vUltoni with butter milk, whleli waa received dully from tho creamery. Many of the viHllora pronounce HiIh the niciHt ilullcloiiH biitteriullk they hitvo ever pnrtuken of, and tilthmmh the Clear Creek Croainery buttor Ih known far nnd wide, by having tho exlilult ul inn ronu vnow una neeii iuu meuna of IiHiikIiik it to tlin at ton t Ion of thOMO who have never used the prod uct. The booth wiih very artlHtlcnlly de. Hlnncd. Autumn Ichvoh, iiiohh mill ferns were titled at tho Hides and for the coverlnK, while yellow chrysan themums were nrraiiKod In lnrne vasus. The color scheme whs white and yel low, and with the display of golden butter mnde ono of tho most attrac tive booths In the building. Ono man wns heard to any on Thurs day evening, "1 could drink a uullon of thnt buttermilk," whllo anothor ex claimed, "That Is tho first tlmo I have tasted good buttermilk since 1 left old Minnesota." WOMAN DIES FROM BURNS. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Nov. 20. Mrs. Elizabeth nelumotor, a West Side woman, more than 80 years old, paasod away Friday night, tho victim of burns. Her companion, Miss Little, heard her screaming about 10 o'clock Friday morning, and found her com pletely enveloped In flnmos. The population of Clackamas coun ty Is 39.317. according to the esti mates of State Labor Commissioner O. P. Iloff, who bases his figures on the state school census. Ills estimute show s a healthy Increase for tho coun ty above tho 1910 federal census. Multnomah county's incrouso In pop ulation Is 2:i.l per cent, or 2!4.:M population, compared to 22C,L(;i lu 1910, For tho two-year period, 1911 and 19111, Multnomah county gained 1.7 per rent In populutlon. Mr. lloff's figures on tho estimated present population lu tho different counties follow: linker, 21,591; Ren Ion, 13.594; Clackamas, 39.317; Clat sop, 19,459; Columbia, 13,101; Coos, H0.015; Crook, 12,728; Jefferson, 6:i34; Curry, 2543; Douglas, 23,325; (lilliiiin. 412.1; tlrant, 7235; Harney. 4(102; Hood Hlver, 703ti; Jackson, 215.384 ; Jose phine, 939N; Klamath, 12, 100; Mint, 2ri.2:il; Malheur, 13,522; Marlon, 49, 213; Morrow, 4892; Mulluomith, 294, 284 ; 1'olk, 17,542; Sherman, 4739; Til lamook, 8540; Umatilla, 24.2K6; Union, 8387; Wallowa, 10,9ii3; Wasco, 21,013; Washington, 23.126; Wheeler, 3075; Yamhill 19,592. Arguments In the flrt legal battle between the atato of Oregon and K. A. ilydo and the Western I.uiiiInt eompuuy, a Montaua corporation, for 3210 arrea of vuulalila a bool lunda In Clackamas county will lie completed today. Iliiefa will be aubmltled to Circuit Judge Campbell upon the com pletion of the arguments and It will probably bo aeveral weeka before a declnlon In the rase la handed down. The case ox-ne Monday before Judge Campbell. All the testimony and evidence waa aubmltted Monday, and the arguments occupied all of Tuesday and Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Italley will make tha closing argument for the state today. The atate cbargea tbut Hyde so- cured title to the lands fraudeuUy In m. Later he secured script fur the hinds under the federal act of 1897 and aold the arrlpl to the Western l.umoer company. Selections were made In Montana by tho corporation The atate coutenda that Hyde never secured legal title to the lands In this county, that the script waa not valid and thereforo thai the Western Lum ber company does not own the Mon tana timber lands. The 3240 acres In Clackamas county are atlll achool lands under the Jurisdiction of the state, the attorney! for Oregon argue. The defense charges that points luvulved in this caae are bow In lit) gallon In the federal land office and that the atate courts have no right to take a hand In the matter until the federal authorities reach a decision. Tho Western Lumber company con tends In Its arguments that It bought tho script from Ilydo In good faith. believing that It was valid. The com pany declares that If there was any II legal methods used In securing tho script, the company waa totally un aware of It. Hyde, through J. U Shnelder, In 1899, made 14C applications for achool lands. He bought school rights from residents of this atate for sums vary ing from fl to $5, evidence Introduced this week showed. Tho 3240 acres In this county is now a part of tho nat ional forests, having passed from Hydo to the government by the tkamv fer of script MAI. KM, Ore.. No. H -No lit r . for tha malntenalM e of Oregon's M m utite offli a will I anked by 'Jot emor Wllhyiombe fr ihe coining hi ennluin and he will ak that the spe cial sgent fund b reduced from 7ooo for Ilia past blennlum to 1'iisjo for lb coming to years, lie alll he able to return to the sLt- treasury epproil mately $1000 of the - Ul agent fund of 17000 treated by the IUU leglnla- lll.a Th. .,.... fo: .off.ee. ,r FEAR ISfElT THAT AMERICAN to iiiciuna ini.wo". salary lor in governor. I'.ooo for eocretary a aa'ary, 2 loo for aatary for anllant tm re- tary. I2O00 for atenxcrupber and stem graphic work, 2XJ for geuerul and contingent ripenae of the office In cluding pontage, eUliotiery and simi lar eipenst-e, and lr0 traveling and Imldenlal eipeiiMs fur the governor, the total being 121700 NATION IS FACINO GRAVE ECON OMIC DANGER AND WASHING TON SHOWS ALARM. PECflfDO HOT REALIZE PERIL Foreign BuslnSse Now Amounting to a.000,000.000 Annually May Fade Away Unites Prompt Action Is Tsken In The U. S. HUGHES SENDS BEST WISHES TO KH 1917 lil SEE IAKKWOOI), N. J., Nov. 22. Char lea K. Hughes, ltrpulilic.ui candidate for preii-nt In the recent elecdnu. tonight sent to 'resident Wlln a lclt;ruin congratulating til in upon hi re-rh- Hon. In hla telegram Mr. Hughea said: "llerauae of the rloeencsa of the vole I have aaalted the oRlclal count In California, and now that It bus been virtually completed, permit me to ex-li-nd to you my congratulations upon your re-election. 1 desire s'ao to ri- I prei.s my beat wishes for a successful administration. ADAMSO I LAW IS HELD IB BY DISTRICT i T EIGHT-HOUR MEASURE NOW WILL BE RUSHED TO THE SUPREME COURT. MAYOR ACQUITTED OF MURDER. 11ATESVILLE. Ark., Nov. 20 Gil liert Richardson, mayor of llatosvlllc, was acquitted of murder by jury In circuit court hero lute Saturday. The Jurors deliberated three hours. As tho verdict was read, Richard son's 17-yeur-old wife, tho alleged cnuso of the killing for which he was tried, rushed Into his arms and they wept together. CASE WILL BE TAKEN TO FINAL TRIBUNAL AS FAST AS POSSIBLE Findings Made Not On Mature Con siderations, But With Hope of Gsttlng Law Disposed of Be fore January 1, 1917. KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov. 22. Tut Adamaon eight-hour law was beld un constitutional today by Judge William C. Hook. In the Vnh Statca District court here. The court made It plain that lis decision waa not based on ma ture consideration of the merits of the case, but on expediency desired by all parties at Interest bcce.uso of the ne cessity of a filial decision by the Su preme court of tho United States be fore January, when the law goes Into effect The legal moves in the process of consigning the problem direct to the highest court of the land were some what involved from the lay point of vlow, but tho lawyers concerned ruBhcd the matter through with a speed seldom witnessed In courts of law. WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 The pros- Ttlve Kiiro-aii commercial war af ter the aar, viewed with Inrreanlng seriousness here. Is being wslched carefully l-y American consular offi cers abroad whose reporta and many from other sources are being received regularly at the state department. It Ixnaiue known today that all available farts are being sent on to Washington, both as to the progress already made In planning the economic struggle and as to expected future developments. Officials think the American people do nut fully realize the possible effects of such Kst-bellum strife on their huge foreign trade, which baa passed the $3,000,009,000 mark annu ally. Legislation will be sought In con gress. The Webb bill, allowing Ameri can Orms t: unite for foreign trade without violation of tbo anti trust laws. Is to be urged again In the presi dent's next address. The shipping board, provided at the last congress. Is expected to be named shortly and to submit a program designed' to free America's seaboard trade from depend ence on foreign bottoms. A maximum and minimum tariff, automatically to favor friends and punish those dis criminate against American goods, Is another proposed means of defense which will be submitted for consider ation by the new tariff commission. Reports vary, widely In their Inter pretation of the prol)llities abroad. It la apparent thut personal hatred among the masses w ill result In practi cal boycott against goods from coun tries now hostile. Doubt Is expressed, however, as to whether an actual trade w ar, as proposed by the London Cham ber of Commerce, with different tar iffs for colonies, allies friendly neu trals, unfricsdly neutrals and ene mies, would be decreed by official act CHJIRLESA.MURPHY.OF WITHYCOM8E AND KAY VOTE FOR EASTERN OREGON MAN WILL S. HALE MENTIONED. ANOTHER JUMP IN MOST TAX L EI OREGON CITV WILL PA VAT LEAST 40 MILLS IN 117. ESTIMATES NOW SHOW. COUNTY ASSLMNT REDUCED, KQMNEYOTBEira City Lsvy In County tat Jump From 10 to 14 Mllla School .District 12 Finda Decided Increase Is Absolutely Nscesaary. H t 4 I M ( TAX LEVIES COMPARED ON 4 MILAGE BASIS. . I'urpoae 191C 1917 Slate 3 2 3.32 t County .S 6.S .County achool 31 3JH County road I. S. f'lty 19. 14. School district 2....l. 74 : Totale 34. 40. Estimated 444V4 4. Taxes In Clackamas county la geo- r BAIXM. Or. Nov. 30. Charles A. Murphy, chief engineer of the hospital for the Insane at Pendleton, was chos en as warden of the Oregon prison by ' ,r' nd in Oregon City In partlr the Ltate board or control at an execu-l Ur are going to take a decisive jump tlve session this morning. iDf 40 mllla nrt rnnnt. i..v ia CUY TO BE DEVELOPED OWNERS PLAN ORGANIZATION OF COMPANY STONEWARE TO BE MANUFACTURED. T CUNT BE FOUND 15 ADVERTISED CLACKAMAS COUNTY FLOOOEO BY LETTERS OFFERING PET TICOATS FOR 10 CENTS. INDIAN-ATOMS, lnd., Nov. 20. Wil liam Jennings Ilrynn, at a conference with delegates to the convention of tho National Woman's Cbrlstiun Temper snoo Union here late Saturday, prom ised the women to do "everything pos- The police of Minneapolis aro un ablu to locate tho National Mull Order llrokerngo company and the postof llco In that city Is returning to the senders tho vast volume of mull re ceived thero for the firm. Evidently no such company exists, yot Clacka mas county In particular and the United Stales in general aro being flooded with letters advertising tho firm. "Dear friend,' a letter, received at one Oregon City home, reads, "You will certainly be Interested In tho of fer being made, by the National Mall Order llrokerngo company, f20 Globe building, Minneapolis, Minn. To In troduce and advertise ready-to-wear goods within the least possible time we will send to any one complying with tho conditions herein stated a 1916 model silk petticoat selling at f 1.75, glvo size and color desired. "Make five copies of this letter and mall them to your friends. Send 10 rents to the National Mail Order com pany with the names of the ladles you mailed copies to and receive one of these petticoats without lurlbor ex pense. This offer holds good to all slide to stimulate rivalry between the Dmnocrutle and Republican parties lu receive this letter. Act now. Do tho cauno of prohibition. "The Democrats have got to take the dry side," he said, "and the Re publicans will be forced to It." He re- Iterated his former statements tbat he intended to work for a constitutional prohibition amendment It today and receive, thu benefit of this reinurkable odor. Every skirt has a guuiantec." One th-egon City woman received three of these lotters land several P. M. Hoyles and Guy Dibble, who own four flro clay claims of 20 acres each about nine miles southeast of Molnlln, have begun active prepara tions for the organization of a stock company to develop their property, says the Molalla Pioneer. Doth Mr. lloyles and Mr. Dibble have been working quietly for Borne tlmo to get their title perfected to Uie above property, and now that they have everything settled ns far as ownership is concerned, the only thing thut re mains to do to start development work Is forming of a company to finance the proposition, nnd they have no fears as to tholr being able to secure the capi tal needed for their company accord ing to the Pioneer. As soon as the stock company is formed It Is the purpose to begin de velopment work nnd establish a plant at tho claims. The initial plant will be so constructed that It can be added J to from time to time as 1110 Business requires. . The four claims owned by Messrs. Doyles and Ulbblo have a fire clay deposit that runs from 20 to ISO feet deep, and Is of excellent quality. This clay will make tbo same kind of stone ware that Is made nt Zanesville, Ohio. The Intention Is to make a specialty of the manufacture of stoneware such as bowls, pitchers, plates, etc. It Is stated that this will be the only plant of the kind In tho west NOT TRUE BILL RETURNEO IN CASE OF WOMAN WHO FIREO ' AT HER HUSBAND. A not-true bill was returned by the grand Jury In the case of Mrs. Cather ine Fisher, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. She is alleged to hr.ve attempted to kill her husband a month ago at his home near Sandy by firing two shots at him. Both missed, although one came within a few Inches of his head. She was ar rested by Deputy Sheriff Deaton, of Sandy, and bound over to the grand Jury in the Sundy Justice court the night of her arrest. BAKER MAN TO WED HERE. County Clerk Harrington yesterday issued a marriage licenso to Nieta Harding, of Oregon City, and Henry McKlnney, of linker. They will be married tonight. Governor Witbycombe and State Treasurer Kay voted for Murphy, Sec retary of Bute Olcott voted for Frank Meredith or North ' Yakima. Wash., former secretary of the state fair board here. The board gave the question of ap pointing Will 8. Hale, superintendent of the state training school for boys, serious consideration, but decided be did not come up to the requirements necessary. It was agreed that bo would represent the moral and human itarian phrases but did not have the energy and ability at a disciplinarian sufficient to mats a success as warden. Secretary of State Olcott said that he had been in touch with Meredith and he would accept If named. Mere dith was not a candidate for warden. Olcott said, but was asked If be would accept, if ejected, and had agreed to do so. The secretary said he waa sat isfied that he would conduct the prison along humanitarian lines and would have the business and executive abil ity necessary to make bis administra tion a success. Murphy, the new warden, was en gaged In the plumbing business in Salem for a number of years. He went to the Philippines ai second lieuten ant of Company K, Salem, Second Ore gon National guard, and while there organised a battery and did some very fine work as Its head, it' Is asserted. After his return to Salem he was made captain of Company M. He ran for sheriff against Frank Durbin, Demo crat, who was seeking a second term, and was defeated in 1900. About 10 years ago Murphy entered the employ of the state as engineer at the Cottage, farm of the hospital for the insane. Four years ago he was sent to Pendleton as superintendent of construction durlug the erection of the state hospital for Jhe insane. When the building was completed he re mained as chief engineer. I PLACE KICK WINS GAME. MOUNT ANGEL, Ore., Nov. 20. A place-kick from the 38-yard line by Captain Kasberger gave the Mount Angel football team a 3-to-0 victory over the Chemawa Indians' eleven here Saturday afternoon. The lone score came in the last quarter after a hard tussle all tho way through. -4 POSTAL SAVINGS INCREASE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Deposits In postal savings banks continue to show record-breaking gains. The In crease of October was $4,700,000, or twice tbat for October 1915. In the four months since July 1 the deposits have increased more than 117,000,000. almost as much as for the entire year On October 31 postal savings depos- probably have sent their dime to the ltors numbered 650,000, and had 3104, flrra that does not exist. 200,000 to their credit. fjanlisgibtng Bap proclamation President Wilson issued the annual Thanksgiving day proclama tion Thursday afternoon. It follows: "Pv the President of the United States of America. A Proclama tion: "It ha3 long been the custom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year In praise and thanksgiving to Almighty. God for his many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. Thp yeartat has elapsed since we last observed our day of thanksgiving had been Vich in blessings to us as a people, but the wlio'e face of the world has been darkened by war. In the midst of our peace and happiness, our thoughts dwell with pain disquiet upon the struggles and sufferings of the nations at war and the peoples upon whom the war has brought disaster without choice or possibility of escape on their part. We can not think of our own happiness without thinking also of their pitiful distress. ' ' Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wllaon, president of the United Stutes of America, do appoint Thursday, the thirtieth of November, as a day of national thanksgiving and prayer, and urge and advise the people to resort to their several places cf worship on that day to ren der thanks to Almighty God for the bleusings of peace and unbroken prosperity which he has bestowed upon our beloved country In such unstinted measure. And I also urge and suggest our duty in this, our day of peare and abundance, to think in deep sympathy of the stricken people of the world upon whom the curse and-terror of war has so piti lessly fallen, and to contribute out of our abundant means to tbo relief of their sufferings. Our people could In no better way show their real attitude toward the present struggle of the nations than by contribut ing out of their abundance to the relief of suffering which war has brought In its train. "In witness, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the city of Washington, this seventeenth day of Novem ber, In the year of our Ird, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-first. "WOODROW WILSON," ' "By the President, ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of 8tate." next year. As nearly aa the levies ran be figured out at this early date Oregon City taxpayers will pay a total mills, plus the levies of their read and school districts and their towna. Every taxpayer In the county will reel the loss of the Oregon t Califor nia grant lands from the tax rolls, fur while the total assesaed valuation of the county has been reduced from $30,000,000 to $29,000,000. the amount of money to be raised la not reduced. The county school fund ran short Ibia year, and more must be raised In 131.. The Increase in county achool levy will be at least .1 of a mil). The state levy will also show a slight Increase. County Levies Changed. To all practical purposes the county general and road levies are the same. County Judge Anderson and the com missioners have been able to bold the estimate expenses down to this year's mark, although there has been a change in levies. Certain road work, tho buying of machinery and supplies, for instance, will be paid for out of the general county fund. The general county levy, therefore will) Increase two mills, but the road levy will bo. re duced two mills. These county figures, however, are subject to change after the. annual county budget meeting December 9, when the taxpayers will check over the items with the county court. City Levy Increase Is Big Greatest of all increases will be in the levy made by Oregon City. This year a 10 mill tax was collected on county seat property for municipal purposes, but next year the city levy is 14 mills. This increase was auth- -orlzed by the voters at the annual city election a year. ago. Seven mllla will be used for the general operating expenses of the city and seven mi!!s to pny principal and interest of out standing bonds. School district 62, which Includes; Oregon City, will probably, make as large a levy as possible under the tax limitation law enacted by the state legislature in 1915. With "only a 6 mill levy this yeur, the district Is finding itself short of funds. An un expected reduction in the assessments of public service corporations in Ore gon City a year ago, mado by the state tax commission, and too optimistic estimates of the Income from ' th'V county high school tuition fund will prcJhably leave the district with a floating debt nt the end of this school' year. Taypayers living outside of Oregon City can secure their approximate total levy for 1017 by adding their . road district, school district or city ' levies to 18.20 mills. County Assessor Jack Is beginning to hear from road and school districts, and incorporated cities iu regard to their lovles for 1917. They all must be in by the first of next month. T 4 ST. PAUL, Minn.. Nov. 18. Charles E. Hughes carried Minnesota by a plurality of 396 over President Wil son, the complete official count Bhowed today. The vote was: Hughes 179,553, Wilson 178,157. There will be no official recount of the Minnesota figures, Fred Wheaton, chairman of the Democratic state ccn- tral committee, and other Democrats Intimated today. The Republicans got out a brass band and paraded the streets this afternoon.