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OREGON 01TY BNTKRPRI8K, I RIDAY. JANUARY 19. 1917. OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE PwM ! Ivary Frteav. I. I. ROOIf. I hit e Pybli.l.f Catered at Oratoa CHy, Onxua PoatotVe aa ea.iaiaea " khob Hum ot yaw H-M It M .. lit .T Trial Mubtcrtpitott Twa Mm t -It Subscribers will nod ikt otto or aiplralloa stamped om their papers lol las-lag laalr name If last piinitl It aoi credited kindly notify aaj ikt mtiitr will recelvs our aiiaatioa. Ad.nittD A GAIN FOR THI FEW AT A LOM; trolled ! tlaluu, aho distort Iht la TO THI MANY. to "ill lblr on lit -at. who hsrsss m t on. mho hate to do buelnes! wltb Ihrin. bo seek to Impoae pnalll t dkn than doubtful legality, and b buttreea Ibeaiselvee with lb thought ibal no oop have the temerity to There never aa a ,u-n of lb uta laKlalatura bald but tbat purely . Ittik bllla eere introduced Home timet, by logrolling and other irtcka i..vullr t such aucuat bodies of law makers, the blllt got by aad tbr aula ' naealtoe heir darletone Tbr North at Itrta suffered aa a coaaucece. ! bo,d ,0 Take for example th. bill Introducad Mr ,",,-' at the present taaaloa of lb legUla t'Urha hat emphasised tbo outcome tura by Senator llarrett. a bo would Home day tba functionaries who ad designate crnaln highway a upon w hub mlnleter the Income ux law. may alui tba bulk of tula road money would 'larly And themselves la court. If ao. h speoL Ha ha in mind two roadt. lhay will And that old doclrinee still one laadlnc from Poflland aouth obtain in thit lountry. even thouch through tha tUta to tha California , n Judge, come to interpret and ap Una. am! other from Portland to cast ply them m Oregon, tbaa aooth tbrouih Baker Tha twlar uaad to mat to 7 canta a roaad, aad thara waa alwaya plenty oi I ,t. Th. Meairan fmtmm htt baan Interfering with tba supply Wors. till, tbr Carrani.i amaranii-iii organ tied a tlaal monopoly to squ.eic UN i.rnflt out of tba rrlniioaa. At a result, tha price baa aaarty doublad lael aaaaon North Dakota fannara elded to ripertnient a lib hetupraie lag Thay planted a liberal acreage with aurprlslngty lood reaulla Thay found tbat. even without experience I bey could not 1.000 to S.000 pounde fa! ftbar to an acta. Tha plant ran he lurnad Into ftbar reedy for spinning at coat of half a rant a pound by the uta of machinery, agnlnat a cent 4 pound whea -ratted' by band accord ing to tha Mrikan way. Hrnator liroenoa aaya that tba farm- ran make a fine profit on tin ir crop at a telling price that will en (tile the twine to be aold at I eon la a pound North Dakota farmer ara going to plant tlaal very extensively tbta year, and hope eventually to pro duce enough of the ttaple to tupply tha whole country. LIMIT FOR NETS MAY BE SHIFTED FAR DOWN RIVER 5" BILL INCLUDES $80,000 FOR unnr rin u ninninr nr ' DEEPENING Of LOCKS HERE LEGISLATURE WILL Bt ASKED TO MOVI DIAOLINt r, MILCt LOW THI RAPIDS. Hilly PASSAGE OP THE BONE-DRY MEASURE ' aaiittiTtTiua aainaaa iun KNATOH SHANKS SPEAK AT M I CHURCH SUNDAV vent wlii'M II aat lieloie lb lollllllll tea. Thlt apiiroprlalloa protldea nionei to gltn the loi'ka a depth of all feet at low water out the llla mid In the uppi-r batlu Iturlng aUiui two month ea h year ut lb present l line, the hi WAMHINilTllN. Jan II (HpaUli An'appropilalloii of launoo for tbt leeieiiliig of the lorki al llrigon City u lin IihIinI In the rli and habora i ill ahlih It how Itefore ibe hoaaa uf repriaeulalltet Tha Item aurflted the tlgiintui pninlng the bill under inOatarta Tha Idea of telectlag certain main traveled roodt upon whkb tba ataia mutt center Ita altenllon until aome tblflf of pruiinenl talue la arcoin plltbad may bare Ita menu, but la tti election of tba road through wretern Oracon a highway which will carry tha greater part of the automobile touiitt traffic In the yeare to come -oerloua fanlt can be found la the Hnt place. Senator llarrwtt Ignorea the preaent route of the Tactile highway In mapping bla road through Waahlngtoo and Yamhill counliea. He would hare the automobile tourtet mitt the beautiful drive along the banka of tba Willamette out of Portland, he would hare the tourlat Ignore the falla of the Willi mUte and the great paper and woolen mlllt that line the ehoree of the historic ttream. ha would have the motorist go through rlllagct of no historical importance and paaa up Oragoa City, the aect of territorial government In Oregon, the home ft Pr. McLoughlln, the moat prosperous city of Ita alie in the entire state. Clackamaa county, wltb state and federal aid pledged, will spend $50,000 or $60,000 In improving this northanJ south road through the county this year. With its own paring plant, the county has already paved a large part of the road leading aouth out of Port land and hard surface will. In time, lie laid from one county Una to the other Suraly such roads beat the ma cadam and gravel of Washington coun ty. Oregon City and Clackamaa roun'.v should not be Ignored In this matter. It Is a thing of the most vital concern. The defeat of Ilarrett's bill Is absolute ly necessary If the automobile touriJt is to gain a glimpse of one of Oregon's greatest Industries, its most historical town and ita most beautiful river. POOR BOYS' CHANCIS Some people persist In b'llevlng that chance" la the Important factor In aurceas or failure That It it a factor that muat be reconed wltb it hard to deny. Hut that It'a very far from being the main factor, everybody WMV NOT REPUDIATE THEM A lot of newspapers throughout tha auccecded. wh.lher m country find, at tha beginning of the ! attaining health or happiness, wealth or power cgroee In Chicago tha life atory of the gen eral manager of a great Industrial con cern haa recently come to light. He began as a poor hoy with a very hum ble Job low down In the scale of the business which he now heads. It took him thirty year to reach the top, but he did It When asked whether there are any chances" today for the poor and friendless boy. tins man gave the fol lowing very complete and comprrhen slve reply: "Rise early, work late, play hard, te merry, don't worry, and be good." It'a a recipe that leaves little to chance but spells hope and success for anyone with ambition and determination new year, that among their aaaettt ara ceruin 'account a receivable" from the Democratic National committee for a I vertlatng. ordered and furnished dur ing the recent campaign. The sum total of this Indebtedneaa la aald to reach the not Inconsiderable sum of $00.000 and the publishers to whom It la owed are In the aggraeable posi tion of always having something com ing to them. The national committee la display ing no signs of worry over thla situ ation. There la no reason why 't should. U stands In the same poaltlon as the cat who ata Pie canary. An aaay way out of whatever dilem ma the case ; resents la In a repudia tion of these obligations which haa high Democratic authority The Dem ocratic atate governmenta of the aouth cm stale long ago repudiated the bonda which Republican administra tions had issued: and even later than that we have seen a deliberate repudl tion of Iemocratlc obligations far mor honorable than any which mere finance cat) show. The single-term pledge of the Balti more platform aa repudiated. Why slick at a mere matter of money The probability Hint the prohibition 'ill drawn by In J K Andrrsoon. r l rett nlatlve In the legtaatur from Wasco county and chairman ol Hie a'cohollc committee In the house, will be in. one of the aeveral which have I BBSS prvpan d lo receive the support of the couuiiltlee of both Hie huuie Clackamaa Rtprteentat rj Inductt tht ' inl Hie tonale became known heie BROWNELL WINS TIGHT IN HOUSE FOR SURVEY OF SIAIE BOARDS House to Ignore Senator Olmkk'a Resolution and Sanate Dim Ck Still Sttkt Harmony. S A I. KM Ore., Jn Hi iSpeclal .Milium itticruooti whin llciucitoni lie Anderson and H-mulor M i Khanka, chairman of the alcoholli committee In the upper house, spoku In the Methodlat churi h Representative Anderaon aald that after a study of all the bllU drawn h CLACKAMAS DELEGATION TO THE FOREFRONT IN' LECISIIM ACTIVITY MEMBERS FROM THIS COUNTY HOLD GOOD COMMITTII JOBS OS WE OO BILL IS UP SAI.KM, lira.. Jan. IS. - Special) The first week uf the twenty ninth COUNTV IOUCATIONAL BOARD, IP BILL PASSES, WILL CONTROL ALL SCHOOLS. Hie Knlonirtael While (akin no del ",m considered his own the beat, and Inlte vole. It waa tanatiel agreed lo- s',"a,"r Hhankt alao declared til day at a Joint meeting .( Hi Kleh and hpart approval of the Anderaon Mil OBBJd commlaalon with the two fish Dr Anderson propuers to change binennial aaaaion of the Oregon legia- uu pm commuiee. ot Hie leglaia oniv live oi uie i: seciiuiis or the pre ture lo advocate the Ui lng of dead eiit pTOklhitiOB law. and he Is opposed line for ralniort Dstiir with nets, not to a ean h and seliure rlaiisv whl' h at the suapenalon bridge In Oregon la dcalred by some of the more radl City, to a point two and a half mllea ral drys. The question of the handl Mow the Clackamas r.iplds. ng of alcohol, one of the most pin An effort waa made two yaara ago illng confronting the U makers, haa to change the deadline from a point received the careful consideration ol 'he Wasco county representative, and he does nut approve Hie proposed plvn of selling alcohol only iiimui penult A NEW JUDGE AN OLD DOCTRINE Mr. Justice Clarke of Ohio suc ceeded Mr. Justice Hughes of New York on the supreme court. At the December sitting of the court he deliv ered its opinion in a case brought against the Northern Pacific railroad for alleged violation of a regulation of the Interstate Commerce commis sion. The court held for the railroad, on the ground that its offense, if any existed, was an omission caused by an honest mistake In regard to a genuine ly doubtful episode; and that this con stitutes no violation of the law. Justice Clarke added some observa tions re'atlng to the disposition of ministerial officers to construe stat utes by personal whim. He said: "Statutes should be construed, as far as possible, so that those subject to their control may, by reference to tuelr terms, ascertain the measure of tbelr duty and obligation, rather than that such measure Bhould be depend ent upon the dlscreatlon of executive officers, to the end tbat ours may con tinue to be a government of written laws rather than one of official grace." Here Is John Adams come to lif'? again. "A government of laws and nut of men" was the nliject of his solici tude. We hope Justice Clark'; intends to make It his, also, lie will find am ple occupation if ho does. Tho Inter state Commerce commission i8 by no means the only offender. Our govern ment. In states and in the nation, In honeycombed with minor offl.ers. whose places are created by Btatu'e and whose powers are likewise con- PROPOSING RUIN FOR FARMERS. Speaking to the members of Use Na tional grange, some time ago. Presi dent Wilson exposed hit lack of knowl- nt -iff nr. hv ativlnp that "u-. ' V.-i.. J HUM,.-' -...... should raise such big crops that cir cumstances like the preaent thigh prices) can never recur." Taken In connection with a dispatch from At lanta. Georgia, saying that thousands of tons of food ..r.- going to waste in the fields and barns of tbat state, the Wilson pronunclamento la amusing. !t is the Wilsonian habit, brought from the schoolroom, to settle all the prob lems of the business world by th forming of a plausible phrase. He dis missed the whole subject with the die- turn that the way out of high food pricea is to raise such big crops that we will have a plenty even when our export demand Is suddenly doubled by the outbreak of an unexpected war There is not a farmer in all America so stupid that he cannot see that such crops, In normal times, would mean prices ruinously low for the former. With fruit and vegetables rotting in orchard nnd garden, and with children hungering for food In the cities, It 's evident that we have before us a big problem. The man or men who can solve it will merit the gratitude of the nation. But its solution Is not has tened by the thoughtless dictum of men whose official position carries with it an obligation of thoughtfulness as a basis for talkativeness. WHEN REFORMS MUST COME Por years we have been told that Oregon haa too many boards and com miaalona. and tbat they duplicate each other's work and gather information and undertake tasks which are unneo eaaary, but at each biennial aeaaioa of the legislature the abolition or con solidation of the useless boarda has been poatponed under one excuse or another. Hut things are different this year. The tax limitation amendment makes economy absolutely necessary In the conduct of state affairs and the place where economy must begin la with theae much-abused commissions. Incldently. the Clackamaa county delegation is in the forefront In this movement which looks toward more efficiency and less machinery In th state government. S-nator Walter V Dlmick's resolution for a Joint commit tee to investigate the work of the boards and commissions was passed unanimously in the senate, and Rep- resentativp C.eorge C. flrownell started a somewhat similar movement in the honse. near the falla to the mouth of the Clackamaa, and the auspentlon bridgo waa finally made a compromise point. Thla new propoied deadline, which latura cloaad with the Clackamaa county delegation giving a (aod ac count of Itavlf In both houaee. Senator iHmirk and Representa tive llrownrll have been the active members in iutroducinir blllt. but tha other memoert have teii ueiriertlnir """ ""J laiatloii. Ibe o luotl Ini none of the Ulla and the f.ral weak H,run, ",r "uu' .Uonal eye- will ahow that thay have beau active A bill embodying the munty anil plan of .i iie.il adinlnHlratlon la bain, drafted and will h Inlruduied at the loiulug aoaalon of Ibe atalt legislature County school tuperlnlendenla, re cent I) gathered ut Haleiu, dltruaand the meaaure and eiprvtaed their favor of If. Thla proposed meaaure will. If II become a law. be optional with eaw h county. It provldea for achool adiulnlatra I .... -.1 1... Ik.. .11-1.1., . I t ...... V 11.. wouiu .nut off to the net fisherman . . ' ..,.,. , . . ... luce.1 aix bill. , what I. left of the beat salmon flahlng. . . " ' " Senator Dimlck introdu grounds on the Willamette la along J' 1 "'T" reeentati-e Hrownell the line of tha recommendation, made I TT. T -ffT '.1. JZZl , retolulion and Senator ni iaa Mn ami imn e.iliim u nn I ' - BREAKING THE SISAL TRUST. While the dye manufacturers are making the United States independent of German dyes, North Dakota farmers have undertaken to free the country from another foreign monopoly, the Reguladora of Yucatan, otherwise known ad the sisal trust. Sltial Is a form of hemp required for hinder twine and Indispensable for use in the reapers that bind tho sheaves if the nation's vast Krain crops. Some if the Qber comes from the Philippines nut the bulk of it come3 from Yucatan. T RAZOR. BUT WILE LIVE PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 11 Harry Kendall Thaw, under indictment In New York, together with two so-called bodyguards for an alleged attack on Frederick Gump, Jr., a 19-year-old high nchool boy of Kansas City, In n New York hotel last Christmas, attempted suicide in a house at west Philadelphia today while the police of virtually every city in the east were searching for him as a fugitive from Justice. Thaw slashed his throat twice with a razor and tried to cut an artery in his arm. Thirty stitches were neces sary to close the gaping wound In bis neck, which, had It been an eighth of an Inch deeper, would have cost him his life. He Is expected to recover. The resolution committee of the houae today while not reporting back Repreaentatlve lirowneir. consolida tion reaolutlon tent In a aubatltutt reaolutlon calling for a committee of five members of the houae to Investi gate the queatlon of the conaolldatlon or elimination of various atate com. miaalona. The reeomtion paaaed with, out any particular oppoeltlon and Speaker StanOeld named aa members of the committee Hrownell. chairman. Thomas. Kit tier. Port wood nnd Porter Browned Wlnt Fight. "I consider I won my tight Whnt I want la an Intelligent conaolldatlon program" stated Ilrowm-ll after the passage of the resolution. Senator Dlmick's reaolutlon pro viding for a Joint committee from the house and eenate for the same purpose passed the senate but waa burled In the house committee .imt It la stated that Hrownell was rather active In burying the resolution. Dimlck will introduce another reso lution in the senate tomorrow morning asking for the appointment of a com mittee from the eenate for the same purpose. He hopes to secure cooper ation with the houao committee in thia manner and will hang out the olive branch, he states, to secure a pro gram that will be satisfactory to both houses. Some Senators Dissatisfied. Some dissatisfaction was expressed In the senate today at tho act of the house In ignoring the senate, on the consolidation committee and one or two declared It might be questionable if bills framed by the house commit tec would have altogether clear sal', ing when coming Into the senato un less the senate is recognized. It Is be lieved Senator Dlmick's resolution to be introduced tomorrow will bo passed readily. Hrownell introduced two bills to day one providing for two filing fees for Initiative and referendum petitions and other permitting angling for sal mon at any time during tho year. LEADER IN FIGHT TO MAPLE LANE GRANGE IS The White Light Of Publicity By every means in our power we endeavor to make OUR business public business. No one whether customer or not need heaitate to ask us any questions about our Financial Strength our Resources our Investments---our affairs in general. The greater the num ber of people who know about our Bank the greater will be the number of our depositers. Trust your affairs to the Bank that trusts you with its affairs. (Scrtnan is spoken hrrt THE BANK OF OREGON CITY Oldest, Largest and Strongest Bank in Clackamas County. DECLARES BACKERS OF COUNTY DIVI8ION ARE ACTUATED BY MERCENARY MOTIVES Maple Lnno Grange No. 296, met in regular session at the grange hall at Maple Lane on Saturday, at which time the Installation of officers 'ook place. The morning session wan dBvoted to business of the order, at which time tho resolution regarding the division of the county was brought up an! passed. The members of tin . grange are ntrongly opposed to the division. The following is the reso tion pass3d: "WHEREAS, there Is a movement on foot to divide our county, and "WHEREAS, we believe such action b being organized and prosecuted from political and mercenary motives, und not for the welfare ot the whole county; Therefore, be It "RESOLVED by Maple Lane Grange No. 296, P. of H.. In regular session assembled on January 13 1917, that w? strongly oppose such an action by the legislature, and tbat a copy of th ; above be sent to the committee oppos ing such division. , ANNA J. LEWIS, , Secretary. LYMAN DERRICK. Master. BILL IS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE IN SENATE LAWMAKERS QUIT UNTIL MONDAY. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 12 (SpociaD Iloth houses of t ho legislature ad journed early today until Monday. Senator Walter A. Dimlck, of Clackamas, was one of the leaders n the fight in the senate this morning to reduce the salaries of circuit Judges from $4000 to 13600. Tho bill was re ferred to a committee with Instruc tions to prepare a bill cutting the sal aries of Judges when a cut was deemed necessary and to leave the salaries un changed when th present salaries were deemed warranted. or scientific purpose for which dena lured alcohol Is not Just aa good aa grain or ethyl alcohol'' aald Kepnv aentatlve Anderson. "All alrohool not aold upon a doctor's prescription ehould be denatured." While oppoalng a atrlct search and seizure clause, which wmld give the officials the authority to search a house or store without the usual pro ceediire. Repreaentatlve Anderaon does look with favor upon a rlaiite which would permit an examination of bag gage and gooda entering Oregon from a wet atate. He reviewed briefly the good done his home city. The Dalles, by prohlbl. Moon, and aeverul timet drew applause by bis account of the reforma which the new regime had brought. Senator Shanks spoke briefly, tak tng up the dlfflcultlea faced by those whose duty It was to enact tho law which would carry the bone-dry mea sure Into effect. He aald that all would be given on opportunity to crit icize the bill before the legislature en acted It. C. H. Dye. prominent In local pro uibltlon work, wnt chairman of the meeting und R. P. Hutton, superlm tendent of the Anti-Saloon league, spoke. Rw. J. K. Hawkins, pastor of the Methodist church, Introduced the following resolution which was pased unanimously: "RESOLVED, that we, the repre sentattves of the temperance senti ment of Clackamiis county, In meeting assembled at the Plrnt Methodist Epls copal church ut Oregon City, hereby urge our representatives In the legls lutiiro to enact Into luw a bill enforc ing the bone-dry amendment at the earliest possible date "We further recommend that all liquor shipped In for other than bever age purposes be shipped In by public curriers only. We are not In favor of a search and sei.ure law, which would Invade tho sacred precincts of the home; hut we ore In favor of u law that would make It M)sslble to exum- in a qultt way. Representative llrowutll Intro- luring tha week while red four. Kep- introduced one Dimirk intro duced three. Representative Stephana haa shown himtelf aa an active member on the waya and meant committee. That rommittee has cut out for it the moat te m The county, eicept that pari of It which Is In dlatrtcta of the flret rlasa, will be devlded In five ! . or dla trli la. Tba votera In each of tbeae dla trlcta will elect one director to be a member of the County Educational board The term of ofTb e will be five years. The specific dutlea of Ibe f'ountr Educational hoard ahall tie aa followa 1 To determine ai,U prepare an important work of the aeaaion and ha. "-" ' "r . (-(limit ami alilttilll tl... .Iln.al.u I.. a great grist of work ahead. Regard leaa of this fart it got away with a flying start in the two Joint eesaiont held and ronaiderable (miineas waa transacted. Repreaentatlve Stephens, as the only Clackamas county mam her on that committee, haa taken a decided interest in the proceedings alao hat taken occation to examine the budgeta closely aa they have ap peared and hs frequently entered into the rroaa-queitionlng of ttata official! who have been "called onto the car pet" to explain the estimate! which they havo placed before the commit tee. Division Pin Honor The bill of Senator I i . of Mult nomah county, Introduced early in the session, changes the boundary line between ('lackamat and Multnomah countiee by annexing certain terri tory of Clarkamat county to Multno mah it in tho committee on countiea. Ry a rather itrange coincidence Senator Dimick of Clackamas Is on the committee on counties in the sen ate and Representative Stephens, al so of Clackamas, is chairman of the committee on countiea in the house. Senator Dimick intimated before 1 1 lh county court, of the amount of i o net ded t.' support tbr tinman tary and high arhoola. I. To have full power and author Ity to change the Isniudarlea of the several achool district! within the county. 1. To appoint tha county achool superintendent and prcacriba bla dutlea. 4. To appoint, at a regular meeting called for thla purpose, upon the rec oiiuni ndullon of the county achool Mipertntendent. all prlnclpala, teach era, and other necessary employe, to determine the length of their terms of service, i-nter Into ontract with, und tlx and pay all ealarioa of aucb employee!, prescribe, under the dim lion of the county iiiperlntondcnt their duties S. To authorise the chairman and superintendent to draw warrants for the payment of teacher's aalarloe. 6 To Inform the compulsory edu cation law. 7. The county achool fnnd will ho apiMirtloned by the county achool eup erintendent aa follows One half of the county achool fund leaving1 for home at the adjournment on the teachers, baaed on 8 achool ment for the week that possibly the bill might never creep out of the coun ties committee, but if it does it prob ably will have un ndverse report In event two other members of that com mittee, Orton and Lienenwcber insist on giving and affirmative report the question probably will be threshed out on the floor of the senato through majority and minority reports, at Dimick will oppose the passage of the bill. If it should finally get by the sen ate, which seems very doubtful, it still has to run tho gauntlet through the counties committeo with another months for the year, the other one half to be apportioned on th aggrv gate dully atteinlatii e, plus 3W duys constructive attendance for each month of school tuiight In eurh district Ine personnl effects or vehicles enter- Clackamas county member as chair- TEMPEST STIRRED UP Ing the state under suspicion of trans porting liquor In violation of tho luw. We are In favor of a law that will re quire that all alcohol sold for exter nal use shall be denatured and marke I as poison." ALLIES REPEAT THAT BIG WAR MUST CO ON WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 The en tente allies, In a note addressed by Arthur lialfour, liritlsh foreign minis ter, to AmbaHsador Spring Rice, and delivered to th : state department to day, amplify their replies to President Wilson's peace note, by exylalning la detail why they believe Impossible at present to attain a peace which will assure them such guarantee as they consider essential. The note also explains why the al lies demand the expti'nlon of Turkey from Europe, restoration of Alsace laorraine to France, of Italia Irredenta to Italy and other territorial changes set forth. Those who think the future peace of the world may be Insured by In ternatlonal treaties and International laws, the note says, have ill learned the lesson taught by recent history. BOOKS OE COUNTY MADE ACCOUNTANT HAS PRAI8E FOR MANNER IN WHICH RE CORDS ARE KEPT J, H, Wilson, certified public ac countant, haB completed the annual audit of the county's books, and Thurs day filed his report with County Clerk Iva M. Harrington. He has praise for tho county offi cials, commending them for the man ner In which they keep their records and manage their offices. Kor In stance, ho says of Clerk Harrington: "All or her financial business has been transacted without any error," and again he says, "I cannot rofrain from complimenting the county clerk on her record for 1916. Every figure Is cor rect and tho business of her office has been handled prompt'y and efficient ly." Of County Treasurer M. E. Dunn, Mr. Wilson says: "Iloth tho treasurer and his dnugbtrr, who assists him, thoroughly understand all the duties of the treasurer's office. ' Mr. Wilson reports that on the first of tills year tho county had a balance of $r,9.456.07, of which most Is deposit ed In the various banks of tho county. During the last year the treasurer dis bursed $799,696.40 and received $82.! r.99.47. Tha general items, showln:; the disbursements during 1916, follow; Schools, 246,273.04; cities, J61.95G.76; general fund. $199,339.09; roads, $290, 195 32; fair, $1819.25; trust fund, $113.94. In addition to fees totaling $496.25 which Sheriff Wilson col'ected during 1916, his office collected $775,810.32 taxes, Including $20,574.65, delinquent taxes. The racorder collected $6057.02 and the clerk $7666.25. mun. Whatever may be the eventual fnte of the bill it will have somo merry sledding before it if it finally passes, and it will still have the executive to confront. Flood Of Bilk ! '.iming. All the bills introduced by the members of tho ClackamaH delegation still are in committo, but probably will start to appear for final pnssugc during the coming week. Next week promisos to develop some exciting times at tho session. The number of bills introduced the first week was somewhat less in the aggregate for both houses than for the first week of tho Inst session, but next Monday will see a new flock of them flonting into both houses bright and early. Tho few members left here aru working on a number of pro posed measures, while those that have gono homo will bring back a bunch more. It is not known what addi tional legislation Clackamas county members will ask for but ono or two of them intimated just boforo leaving for home that they "might start something." NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Bfforta to bring about harmony between Republi cans und Progressives hero today pro duced iih the first conspicuous result a stormy protest from (leorgn W. Perkins and Everett Colby, Progres sive lenders, th it Republican loaders were not acting in good faith. Later n statement declaring tho charges un founded was Issued by members of the Republican committee. Elmer Swopo. of Sllverton, Is In this city for u few days visit. IS NERVOUS WOMEN I It'a The Same Every where In Oregon aO. CEAR TIMBER IN OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH ALMOST AS SOUND AS 50 YEAR? AGO. Tho old Mllwauklo Catholic church, a landmark for half a century and ono of the oldest places of worship In the Peofflfl northwest, Is being torn down. Tho church was probubly built in th'i early '50h, although a search made by Rev. Father Joh Ilernanln, pastor of tho church of St. John tho Baptist, nf Mllwauklo, through church rocords in Mllwauklo Portland nnd Vcucouvor, failed to fix definitely the duto of Its erection. The church was built of cedar, and the timbers stll' are sound after over half a century of use. 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