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QK'KiiQN tTI'V KNTKIMMMSK, KIDAV, JANUARY V 1917. 4 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE PubltihK Er f ftty E. I. 1110011. Hilar and Pukllehar. Baird at Oitagoa Cltl. Oregon Poaiofftia u second -clot matter. l-uu.ki in Raise: . aar Ms Moalfca t Trial Hubacrtpiloa. Two Months Subarribart will Dad ika data of iplratla ((unpad on their papers fol tew lag taalr aaaM. If Uat paravaal ( not rradllad. kindly aollfy ua. aad lb aianar will receive our eluation. AdTarttttBg lUtaa oa application UGAR AND LEMONS, Along aboet September, lilt, tbe beet ugar Indualrr tn (ho I'nUod Htate aa In a precarious condition Tbe Oewo rati had paased a (artff law reducing the duty on sugar 14 par rant, art.1 alnftnf Iff for ll,.. frt lint t U . . a .. .. . . . t (i . '.they have a "ahow me" altitude ll. mis nan on uon.- hi inn lie- . m , , het of the aeabuard augar refiner, who a ere huge contributor (o the Democratic rampalrn fund, in order that they might purrhaae (heir raw from Ool. add pan of ihe reduction In du(y to their margin of profit and use soma of It lo deelroy Ihe eatem market of the western bee augar men The Democrat bragged that before framing (he bill Mr. Wilson had rid Washington of the tariff lobbylau. and o be had. H far as the protection lob bylats were concerned, although al least two large lobbies for free trade bad access to the back door of the ways snd means committee roomv They were tbe seaboard refiners and the Italian Importera of Sicilian lem ons. The western beet sugar stste. particularly Colorado and Utah raised an awful howl when tbe bill became s law. snd California had a fit when she saw tbe reduction which bad been msde on lemons. Sugar sad lemon! It was not Intended to giro the lemon sld. but it waa intended that the augar refining trust should get a sugar plum. Hut It was quickly discovered thst the Wllson-l'nderwood lsw was s failure ss a revenue producer. For a time tbe Democrats were In a quan dary. And then the war broke out and gar everybody an opportunity. Tbe reelrtctlon of workmen freedom a minister of munitions, Is isld to be with him. Tbu ha Is assured the unanimous support of parllsraent. wllb tha etceptlon of the Irish party. Redmond and hi followers have held aloof They are not hostile, bul Tbev rannot forget that Uoyd Ceorge. when entrusted wllb (he e((lement of (he Irish problem a few monlbs ago. re pudiated tbe agreement he bad made with the Irish leader for the inline diste elshtlhment of home rule. His eiruse wss that the cabinet, after promising him a free band, refuaed to O. K. hi action, and be bad to com promise. Tbe Irish Vatlonalitts since thst bsve doubted l.loyd-Oeorge. It would be tbe hrewd snd logics! thing for him now to make effective that broken agreement. Ireumbly be ha power now to put It through Thus he could do justice to Irelsnd And he could do much more than (hat. England blt(rl need Ireland' men and Ireland loyal support for (he war. Fair treat mcnt. even a( this Iste dsy, might bring her both. Tbe only alternative Is conscription for (he whole 1'nited Kingdom. And conscription In Irelsnd would probably mean civil war. la the smsll gtsss lop Was It firmly in place no that It wouldn't alwayi be tVllwt off or letting broken' Of 64 women who Inquired about (unuiier ulis for children, all ware mo( Inl -re.ied in (be iioaalbllil cf ashing well Would Ihe color ruu ttixild the good (brink Were lh" ult loo frilly snd plslted to be esslly Ironed? Inriprnlteneea I certainly a big atlrarOon lh - daa Hut here are more factor (hau the price that en ter lo make (be good eipenslve or heap Ai cording io ihe i(a(l(lc of that alore, women shopper sre look Ing for (hose- o(her factor. It's a good hist to manufacturers, sdvertlsers and merchant OSWEGO ANNEXATION SCHEME Democrat cancelled the provirion lo I litigation PROPROSE TO IGNORE THE LAW. Political leaders (elk of ignoring tax limitation, a law tbit waa enacted by popular vote at the November election. As It Is a constitutional amendment, (bat will be a dangerous undertaking and msy involve tbe state in costly free-list sugsr less thsn a week befor- thst provision would have taken ef feet. They needed the revenue which augar produced. We oon became tinge exporters of sugsr because soldiers are large consumers of this article. For example, the value of our exports of sugar for tbe nine montha ended September of this year totaled $" 000,004. compared with $1,185,000 worth during the first nine months if September, 1913. Importations of lemons decreased nearly SO per cent. while exportation nearly doubled. There was a crying need for them in the hospitals of tbe hostile powers. How quickly a little prosperity will cause human kind to forget previous adversity! Colorado and Utah, which had cried vengence from Heaven on the man who drove congress to the adoption of a free sugar clause, turnod right around and voted him into pow er for another four years. California, that In 19H, grew lemonrholy at the very mention of Mr. Wilson, gave him a grudging majority in 1916 and lemons! If the Republican party had only had a chairman who could have put a "stick" in that beverage, what a different tale we could tell today. There is complaint that under that law not enough taxes can be levied to meet budget requirements and new state demands. It should be remembered that what is called the budget is nothing but de mends of officials and department., some not necessary. So far candidates for heads of the two branches of the legislature come from counties that demand increased appropriations. There is no serious thought of cut ting off some most ancient and unjus tifiable g.-nfts by the legislature itself, like clerkships, etc. The legislature thinks nothing of taking forty thousand dollars for clerks, mostly useless za a fifth wheel on a wagon, or even worse. It is a well known fact that legiti mate clerical work could be done for five or six thousand dollars at the out side, or even lese. Portland uplifterc for revenue only are framing bills to create new boards. OEMOCRATIC PROgPIRITY. On the evening of December alb (he ittillah Naval and Military Veteran' A metal Ion of lloston. at their animal reunion, bad a banquet confuting of cheese, crackers, and ber. The money which ordinarily tbey expend at (heir annual banquets, waa cent to KnglanJ to help w in (be struggle in Europe. On tbe same evening the American Cotton Waste Exchange sat down to a spread at (he Hotel lnox of Hronx Cocktails, a lot of what Eugene Field would have called ' horse doovers." broiled Jum bo squab on toast, lU Mall cigarette. NcMelrode pudding, assorted cheese. champagne and cognac. Hungry ron sumer on their way to purchase oat meal and codfish, about all tbey cau now afford, glanced In and passed on with mouth watering. The Itoiion Herald reports that the Co((on Waite Exchange member "did not .speak about any meatless days, for never In the history of the organization haa (here been uch prosperity as there has been since the war started." Here is a fair sample of Democratic prosperity, and the reason for It. Probably some of the money sent home by those ItrKIshers will ultimately find Its way into tbe pockets of the Ex change members for large quantltle of cotton waste are used in making gun cotton. They are entitled to their profits, hut if there had been no war there would have been no champagne and squab, and possibly no Waste Exchange. Hut Democratic prosperity is fast reaching the point where It Is no longer democratic. EXPLAINED FROM STANDPOINT OF BUSINESS MAN Of TOWN A B C. Of C. Paper Company w ; montorifr OF THE SfCRFfS iiHW KtitV tir , Jan J (Editor of Ihe Enlerprlarl If wa give Hi. eight lu Hi que(lon of annexation to Mull in. in. .li ii I impoaaibla iii nnd an ar gument to haae auch stent upon bul taxe. no one will gal rich by laylng out for (hair Inlrresla Wa all remember when Ihe Oregon Iron and Hleel company nearly uc reeded In working lh achnol dialrlrl we alll nnd many arguments that wlll,fur ,m.nl, v h...ir .... . dl. -mirage the step as unl.u.lneM Ilka. ,,. hf , of , , The good roada will be sat nrwl much for ,,. ,,..,,. Thl. ,.,. ... sooner by slaying In flu. Urnae than , , , , .,,, ,. they will be by leaving 01 our coort ,h. deal down at Ihla priea, and yal haa already aialed thai will girt ,,,,, nna f u hard urface dm t next urn M,1IB ,.,. ,,. ..... ,.,, lk. . mer. nnd A King Wllaon asva. In tttm snd Hleel company paid taxes at 0.wego Time, of 1.(1 a,, k lh.1 In a , of ft)r) dtllUria rp few years, we will get road. fr..u MuH , ttl,n Thl. illu..,llM ... ...,.,..,. " " - tbe land by the. school hoard ... dl. ciinsed which wa NNilble, as Ihe law enabled Ihe achotil hoard lo condemn land for x'hool psjfffgsjl three (line. ll. nMeued valuation, and aa ihey only vera wlahlng for ihla half tli. condemning value would have been (Ixly dollars. Then A. King WBaofl nomah mod encouraging for lboe a ho advo cate annexation There nver has been su .. live road tinsdiictlon ihiIi. condoled In sny county with (he road tvy alone All road construction of any conaequence lo a roun(y baa been done k bonding me rouniy u i tacaamsi. . .niniy win , uei ni influence, arguing lhal It undertake thl ripen.-, n loo. can aould nut .Niul a much lo (aka ll aecure ju( a good road . Mul(nom-) (hrvnigli die court as ll would lake to ah. The policy of this county so far I pay Ihe price naked by Ihe Oregon Iron has bean to avoid bonded Indebtedness. snd Hleel company Hememl.er. the and up to date haa no det't This con. difference l.eU. en (he condemning ervatlve policy may be .1. rvlng of j price and that asked was fourteen hun iTidriim: but It would prove a mostldred and forty dollars Many a repul wise step today if the i: m-pean war able attorney, I have .in.. I.. unci were lo coma lo a sudden end; tor In would have gladly taken Ihla rasa (hat event our countn would go through Ihe cour( for one hundred through a reu.lution.ir. change, ad- and lift, dollar making ll coat tba lulling itself (o tbe new conditions of district around two hundred and (wen prices, and for a county lo bo out of ly-flva dollars; bul (be people llXened deb( would bo aa wis as for sn Individ- lo A. King Wllaon nnd the achool ual lo be free from all financial bur board paid the price of 11144. 'B, Now be asks m to listen to him If the people wish bond for road again and snnex (o Mullnomsh, and Is Improvement, or If tbey alsh to vols mUrrpresrnllng sgsln and we. (ha a special road levy, aa ha been done goats, are going lo listen; bul let us on tbe east side, we can bring these hope, not mind thl lima and save our things about and benefit by (ha ex(ra selves before It Is too late from get tax paid; but by leaving this county (lag Into an irretrievable mess A U for Audln. s Mile wood man, ll la for I Iron nor, in fix II he can ( la for Chambers, a hoe machine lender, I) is for Hav'tipon. hot .hurl, bul lender K I for Kdaard. Jual oiTl. a (all man F la for Finishing aa Fred llurdon can il la lor (luy, a fair aon of Kile, alao for Hay a ho make pulp by Ihe pll II la for II. .1,1. ii a ho wed on lha ly I for liidrM.ndiric he n be alll try J I for Jarue. family Cary by name. And also for Jake of new aul phlle faille K Is for hi. an lines, (hough (palled Willi a C, I. for Irfiwlhaaltea. both John and Johnnie AImi for l.melt, Ihe hoe full of glee, M is (or Mcllaln. both Mill and M T N I. for a blank on our Foremen's psy mil. l haa a record which can mil be told P la fi r PrlK-llla. known olberwlae a Lynch, Q follow first teller In Phillip, that a cinch It I for Itnddl. k of ood mill fame Also for Hubert alio works Ihe uiiis game H I for Spencer, Fred Hlmmon. HI Clair, Also for Shank who slwsy play fair T Is for Torn. ee W below. I for you. slways too slow. V Is Ihe flume between Mill A snd II, w for Warner. Tom and little Hobble Y Is for Young, whose whistle still blow. 7. I (he lust letter a everyone knows. government for Multnomah merely en able u to assume a bonded Indebted- A. King Wllaon dates In Ihe Oswego Times of Issl week thst there Is a law LIGHTING UP MONUMENTS. Inspired by the illumination of the Goddess of Liberty In New York hsr bor. Representative Hood, of North Carolina, proposes to light up In like manner tbe Washington monument at the national capital He Is Introduc ing a bill for that purpose. Inasmuch as the monument and the park it stands in are the property of the na tion. It Is a matter for congressional action. At present the great obelisk Is in visible at night. The plan Is to pro vide whatever lighting is needed to make it stand out in luminous relief against the nocturnal sky. In sdditlon. there would be four giant searchlights playing from the monument, toward the four points of the compass. One ness of nixty thousand dollars for work rulriBK .Mf,im,nu ,,, . IRELAND'S CHANCE Once more Ireland seems to have a chance. The latest revolution of Brit ish politics has thrown tbe possibil ity of home rule onc more within its reach. There is no certainty of it, and the home-rulers who have fought so long for self-government are not taking anything for granted. But mere mere expediency may give them what they bad despaired of getting un til after the war. And Lloyd-George, now at the helm of state, is judge of expediency- As the new premier, occupying what Is today the most powerful and re sponsible office in the world, Lloy.l George has Immediately been assured of the support of three out of the four Important political parties. As a Lib eral, he naturally commands the loyal ty of the dominant party. The con servative Unionist party, which so long fought his "revolutionary" inno vations in the years preceding the war, has turned to him as the savior of the country. The Labor party, which It was feared he had alienated by of them would be utilized to illumine Sugar I commissions and institutions, when all ' ,ne dome of Uie Capitol building promised to cut. The general proportion to over ride tax limitation will make state and political history and may result in abolishing the legislature. When state valuations have shrunk millions, says the Pacific Coast Manu facturer, and the people enacted tax limitation, there should be honest re trenchment. WOMEN SHOPPERS. It has often been said that the qual ities the woman shopper seeks in the goods she buys are the superficial ones of appearance and cheapness. She has been accused of not caring parti cularly about the durability or prac- rare ticalness of the article purchased. A big department store undertook to And out for itself just what its women customers wanted to know about their purchases. So it tabulated the queries made concerning certain articles. The results were in favor of the women. Of 50 women considering the pur chase of a trunk, 46 of them wished to be assured of the resistance quality of the lock. Size and space they could estimate for themselves, strength they asked about. Of 50 women buying a certain kitch- his en utensil, 41 were chiefly interested It's an admirable Idea. The lighting system would cost comparatively little and would add greatly to the attract iveness of a city which, beautiful by day, has little to catch the eye at night. And if anything is to be made conspi cuous by electric illumination, in Washington or any other city, that honor should be conferred on public monuments and beautiful buildings hy should lighting advantages of such vast artistic possibilities be con fined to whisky, tobacco and medlclno advertisements? SECRECY Our customer's relations with us are held in complete confidence. The amount of money you have on deposit with us your business relations with us are never disclosed to any one, except yourself. Any person can obtain in formation about our affairs, but when you carry your money here no one can obtain information about your affairs. YOUR MONEY AND YOUR BUSINESS WITH US ARE BOTH SAFE. THE BANK OF OREGON CITY Oldest, Largest sod Strongest Bank in Clarkimas County. LEGISLATION AND BUSINESS. A weak point in our government Ii that one set of men Is legislating about business and industries; another set is conducting business and industries. The intiative of progress and pros perity lies in the hands of leaders of business and founders of enterprises. The politician, too, often represents neither. Political and legislative, programs are decided upon and business men can accept or reject them they are not much consulted iu advance. It Is not easy to understand why there should be any suspicion and hos tility between leaders of business and leaders of politics and it is growing less. This condition is not found in other great commercial nutionB and some of them are as democratic as ours. There should be mor; co-operation between these in business and those who understand politics in future Pacific Coast Manufacturer. H000 RIVER APPLES ARE Owing to the scarcity of local i;rown apples and in order to fill rush orders for canned ajiples, the R. C. Deming Packing company, at tTstacada, Is this week operating on the canning of a carload of Hood River apples, says the Eastern Clackamas news. This shipment is made up entirely of 8H:ond grade Newtown and Ortley apples, amounting to over 70,000 pounds. This company has also installed a large elder press, with vats, filter and other equipment necessary for tbe manufacture of vinegar, this eqtiqlp ment being used In handling the by products from tbe apple canning de-pt.-tment. WARREN MAN WED8 HERE County Clery Iva Harrington Wed nesday issued a marriage license io Helen Gay Pull and C. A. Shadlnger, of Warren, Oregon. done In some other pari of (he rouniy and would not benefit u tn Ihe leat Any extra debt for Improving (his sec lion would add that additional expenae to u. What senso Is there In advoral Ing annexation in Ihe face of the4 facts? The question of tax en I a most lin portsnt one. and should not be passed over lightly, and an InveMlKalion here as with the question of iving ihe roads will not be found In favor of annexation. It sounds nice lo talk of two mill road tax In Multnom.ih county- It does Kound belter than sn olght mill tax In Clackamas. It I only a petty and nasty way of dodg.ng the real Is sue, and most misleading to those who are not able, or who have not the time to investigate for thoin.iolves. The assessed valuation In Multno mah coun(y Is very much higher on small holdings (han It Is In Clackamas. On this class of property In Multno mah, about one third Its biggest selling price is the tax value, and If you will figure twenty-two mills on one-third the actual best selling price of your Oswego holdings, for this Is what would be cssessed against you if you were In Multnomah: and then figure twenty-eight mills, which is the rate In Clackamas on the property you hold as assessed in the past, and you will begin to get some Idea of the Increase taxes that would confront us if wo be come annexed to Multnomah. A. King Wilson knows that the taxes will be higher In Multnomah than they wlH be in Clackamas, and dodges the issue when he talks of the mlllago oniy. Talk of the valuation also und use some other property holder as an illus tration than the Oregon Iron and Steel company. These pcoplo never have paid what they should; und as A. King Wilson admitted that the taxes of tho Oregon Iron and Steel company, on the Multnomah side of the line, were no higher than they were on tho Clacka mas side, only shows that they are not paying all they should pay there. Here they pay on a ral nation of forty dollitrs an acre and value their land at sever al thousand per a re, driving out the industries such as the car nhops, which I would have been hero had it not been for the selfishness of this Oregon Iron nnd Steel company. This ruling spirit of theirs has nevr done a thing for Oswego, and yet nevef mlssos a chanco to keep It a little pokle place, so that the taxes on their holdings will remain low. Now if we annex to Multnomah, they will Htlll hold these big prlcis upon their land, as they pay tho same amount of money to government of Multnomah per acre; for the same wire-pulling enables them to get their assessments made low there, whlln the poor devil dances for all ho Is worth This agitation was begun In u mild way before tho last general election, ko that If the election went to suit the Oregon Iron and Steel company it could be dropped, and if It did not go to suit them then the agitation could b ) made stronger without appearing to be centered In them only. The elec tion did not go to suit them, and then the petition for segregation nnd the misrepresentation!! of A. King Wilson while he talks of the less millage In Multnomah than in Clackamas; but never a word of tho different assess ment methods In the two counties. They are the same when dealing with big selflBh interests; but not the same when applied to the small holder of property. Every one who boosts for annexation is boosting for a company who has not paid its just taxes, and is still enabl ing that non progrenDivo company to escape its duty; for If we stay here, W. W. Everhart has promised honest assessment. ThiH means that the Oregon Iron and Steel company will pay their share of the tax or sell to some one that will and in olthcr case progress wi'l result. Time after time this company has prevented Industries from g-ttlng in hero on account of the high price of their land, and were en abled to hold It due to the very low assessed valuation. Why extend them these favors? Who do they benefit? If they aro no more liberal in paying for boosters than they are in paying Well, ran we not have (he ue of (hat law here In Clackamas as well as In MuKnorash? Will Mr. Wllaon please explain Ibis? I pay nine dollar las on (he lot upon which my building und and (he nei( lo(. which I quite a little larger and which contain some Improvement, (he Oregon Iron and Steel company pay thirty rents Uu- I know (his. I have an equity In (he lot next (o my building and I hold a bill forwarded me by (he Oregon Iron and 8teel company for this thirty cent tax. What would you have us do? Oo lo Multnomah couiity whero this company ran get taxe low as you say they do, no that this Imposi tion might be continued, or had wo better not stay here where we have a newly elected assessor pledged to hon- -t ndmlnlMradon of hi dudra? No man or woman who ha been Influenced (o sign (he pedtlon lo an nex (o Multnomah, should feel them selves bound (o adhere to such a bar gain; for surely no greater mlrepre senladon of real condition can be made than those tiKn which people wore nski'd (o sign, lower taxe nn t IMived roads. These things will come quicker by staying anil working with our county Instead of ngainst 11. V. K. COOPEK. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS Of SMIE COMING CONQNIM ORDIM INVMTIOA TION OF CHAMOIS- OP THOMAi W LAWION. CHARGf HAD! ON NOOROf HOUSE THAI 8. MM IS RIMMBII Isle ef lt.000 Snare of Sll On Ad vane Infermatlon af President's Maeeeua la Allaaatlen Mad. WAMIIINflTON. Jun 3 Conarea lotirtl agltadon oier iliargea (hem aa "leak" of advance Information on President Wilson . peaie note, on a hi. h someUidy made money In Ihe Nlia-k maikel i ulmliiaird toils) In Ihe home ordering tha rule commutes lu make a rvMrt within 10 day on Hep roa. nialhe Wood rvsoludoii for In esllgallon Oier objection of lteprcantatlve leiiry. rhnlrmun of lh comrnltire. ho. after conferences with Thomas W. Lson, announced the lloston n nancler charge wore a ' mirage. ' ! preaentathe w.kn! siii. e.le.l In "lng the house hold privileged hi reaolutlon proildlng for an Inquiry In- o (fin I -a sou aU'Kutlon by a com milieu of five. Mr Henry Immediately railed a meeting for tomorrow morning to con- Ider (he rraoliidon. und lonlahl both Democrat and Republicans of thn com mldee were demanding (bat Mr. l-n M) Iteprnieriladvs Wood and other bo called lo tdfy. Oemarid by Representative (larrrtt f Tenneee. oppodng tha rceoludun. I r a com rete statement ss to tba ru mor of leaka" dro this la(emen( COMMONWEALTH CONFEMENCE IS fr"'" H'"l'r ntnllve Penned The rumor I (hn( llarnnv lun.rh NOW UNDER WAV IN CITY OF PORTLAND EWflLD SYNDER. 19, IS SECOND TIME IN YEAR BOY CONFESSES ROBBING TWO STORES STOLEN CANS GIVE CLUE TO WHEREABOUTS PQMUAND, Ore.. Jan. 3 Tba ghth annual commonweaKh con ference under Ihe auspice of the I'nlveralty of Oregon, was called to order (hi forenoon at (he MuKnomsh notel hy p. (I. Young, profeasor of economic and sociology The con ference. which Is lo continue In es slon until tomorrow night. I (o bo devote. I olely lo a discussion of die highway problems, wl(h particular ref . retire to a new stnto highway code which ha been drafted by the Culled State office of public road It was announced this morning that the pr seii rode had not yet arrived but lhal ll was in transit and should reach Cortland by tomorrow. In calling Ihe conference (o order I'rofeor Young outlined Ihe object alrni-d at. saying (ha( tho road question was both nn engineering und builnea one. J. O. llrown. president of the farm er's union of Oregon, was Imrodueed ns (he presiding offlrer of (he day Mr. llrown on taking the chulr said Hint the road problem was (ho moil Important one confronting the people of Oregon (oday. As l( was probable (lint WtthtB the next 20 yeurs (he slat" will spend $ir0,000.000 on road, he a member of (he council of nadonal defene, aa (he nmn reaponalhla for thl Information getting (o Wall treet and that 30 minute before Ihe I'real dene message was made public he old. on a riling market In leel. 16, "00 hares of sleel common horl Thai I Ihe rumor in New York Clly. If the gentleman wunl names" INDUSTRIES HERE WILL EXPAND IN NEXT 12 MONTHS (Continued from Page One ) IU first successful soaion and may make Improvement (o keep pace wlh a growing demand; (he Crown Wlllam elle mill In Weil Linn are running at capacity and new horn sre aria Ing at U'adstone, Oregon City real dendsl suburb. MILEAGE GROWS TOTAL RAISED TO SHOW INCREASE I Continued from page li be high ichool tuition fund levy of 3 mills. This levy will hrlnc In UK nn which will b used to pay Ihe luldon of children attending high schools districts Without standard high schools under the tuition fund law of the i:u leclslnture. The property owner outside of Oro- L'OfI I'ltV ' . 1 1 p nn ........... Ik. continued, there is great 1 of a new ' ummml of ,,, , . . . . . to IH.fi mills, the total general millage Ewald Snyder, aged 19 years, a youth with a record which is filled with more huir ralHlng adventure (ban most dime novels, Is In the Clackamas county Jail and has confessed, local of- flcorB say, to robbing the store of fjeorge Keddaway and of Kverhart & Hall, both on tho hill. The police hellovo thut young Sny derll who has been Jail in both Oro gon nml Idaho and has broken pull i time or two, Is responsible for tho long string of house robberies on tho bill. The manner In which he was lo cated, connected with tho grocery Btoro robjcrlos and finally arrested Is In keeping with the youth's record. II. B. Woodward, employed by the Keddaway store, noticed that there were a number of discurded fruit and vegetal. I., cans urnuiul a housu on Fourth street nbout two blocks from Monroe. Canned food hail been taken from the Iteddaway store, and I ho la bels answered the description of the stolen stuff. Tho police and Sheriff Wilson and Constable F'roBt were no tiffed. The following night, neighbors saw a light In the littlo house about 3 o'clock in tho morning. They called Sheriff Wilson and he with Constable. I'Yost, went to tho house and nrrosted Snyder. That, was Saturday. The two officers then sturtod out on a hunt for a partner, who, they be lieved, accompanied Snyder. They visited Portland In their search nnd found that the companion, also a youth .Htlll in his 'teens, was In tho city Jail Snyder was in the Clackamas county Jail last March und was sent to the state training school, and escaped, go ing to Idaho. Ho was arrested In that state, but broke Jail and returned to Oregon. The Portland police captured him, and turned him loose, there. His name Is George Taylor, aged 19. PORTLANDER GETS LICENSE hlehwny eode and above nil harimm lous action. The defects In Oregon's present road Inws were suggested by Hufus C. Hi. I man, president of the state association of county Judges und cnmmlsslonerH. "Although wo are spending millions of dollars annually In rond work.'' said he, "It Is necessary (o carry con Kliiih'y to the supremo courts nulls ut Inw before we, who are responsible lo tho people, both civilly nnd criminally for the legal disbursement of their funds, can know whether our pro cedure Is legal or nol." Tho present laws, he said, produce wnsleful conditions nnd prevent tho consummation of prudent expendi tures. They should he replaced, In bin opinion, with a complete new code, pro viding for the Initiation, conHtrui tlo.i nnd maintenance of roads, tho financ ing of such work, the organization and supervision of the forces. THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE R. P. HUTTON, SUPERINTENDENT OF ORGANIZATION, CONFER8 WITH LOCAL LEADSRS. Louis Huriaux and Alfred Larson, 226 V4 Morrison street, Portland, se cured a marriage license here Tuesday. The consumption of alcohol In var ious forms In place of whisky Is worry ing tho Oregon Antl-Saloon league and that organization is now prepar ing legislation which will lessen the rvil. H. P. Mutton, superintendent of the league, was In Oregon City the latter part of I lie week and conferred with 0. II. Dye and Clirlstaln 8chuebel In regunl to thu mutter. "Alcohol for externa use should not 1)9 sold unless denuturlzod probably ny addition or lysol or carbolic ucld,1' said Mr. lludon. "Thoso aro nntl septic and In tho quantities prescribed by the United States for ilenaturlzlng would not Irritate tho skin. Of course some might distil the alcohol from the mixture and drink It, hut since tho fod oral laws mnko It un off. r punish able by a $5000 fine and Imprisonment to make or have in one's possession any unregistered still nnd since the minute It" Is registered tho district at torney would know it and seize It there Is little probability of evading (his so aa to get drinkable alcohol from denatured alcohol. Therefore it would be used externally and no longer would people wear their ex ternals InBlde." Ihe amount of hi school district, city und rond district, if there are such levies against his properly, and 1.3 mills, the tuition levy, If bin property I located outside of a school dl(rlct wKh a standard high school. CKy Levy Grows. Oregon City taxpayers will experi ence the greatest Increase In mllluge. This yenr the county Heat properly owner paid S4.6 mills, but next ear tho total mllluge In Oregon City will Jump to 40 8. t The greatest Increase aiming the levies affecting the city taipayir Is In the city levy, which Jumped from lO.fi to 14.5, owing to Ihe charter amendment enacted nt tho city elec tion a your ago. The school district levy also shows an Increase of from 0 to 7.8 mills. WOMEN OF OREGON ! Women Everywhere iiadorse Ibis "Psvorlle" I.ents, Oregon. "In my younger days I was greatly trouble! with gas on my stomach -it gave mo lots of trouble. I began using Dr. Piaros'i mad loin bi and r n o e i v o d such relief that I can recommend them to others, " I havs raised a lurgu family and urn a ureal, irrnml- mothn and have always Ixulated that my ilnllgblers-ill-law oho I)r Pieren'a l avonle Prescription when expecting to become a mother.'' Mb. B. b . 8kki.ey, Wl (Mtli Street, 8. K. Thousands of women who urn now Wl M with robust health ennnot understand why thousands o( othor women continue to worry and suffer from nilments-peciiliar lo women when they can obtnin for a triling sum Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which will surely and iiuiclcly banish all pain, distress und misery and restore tho womanly functions to perfect health. Young mothers who prcsorvo tha cbnrma of face nnd llguro in spite of an increasing family nnd the care of growing children nrn always to be envied. Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pro scription gives the strength and health upon winch happy motherhood de pends. It practically does away with the pains of maternity. It enables the mother to nourish tho infant life de pending on her, ami enjoy thn hourly happiness of wntcbing the develop ment of a perfectly healthy child. Llr?BTA!,,T iraolAI. nnr.n to ESJSF f "pr of Tha PtopU i Common Hnr.M Mndlcal Adviser bafor tha ululon la ho?ld 1mruS " totaUiHth Wf59 (or stamp.) to Dr. PtarM, Invslld.' PfS ""o, N. Y., and a eopr will U taa 6y latum msu, U charge prapald.