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TITE MORNING , OREQONIAX, FKIDAT, DECEMBER 10, 1909. 13 GAR LINE DEFENDED Josselyn Says Expenses Far Exceed Earnings. TRAFFIC GROWS RAPIDLY Preliminary Expenditures of $3, 000,000 Outlined for Coming Year, and Even This May Be Increased Still Further. "Charges that the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company has not endeav ored to keep pace with the growth o this city are not supported by the facts." said P.. S. Josselyn, president of the street rail-way company, yesterday. "Since Jan uary 1, 1307, this company has expended on it properties $6,150,000 in excess of Its actual net earnings. This statement does not include any dividends. "The net earnings from operation for this period, the revenue for- November and December beinfr estimated, not in cluding taxes, bond Interest or bridge ren tals, have been $6,500,000. The fixed char-res for the three years have amount ed to $4,150,000, reducing the actual net earnings to $2,350,000. For the same three years, the expenditures of the company for betterments and improvements aggre gate $"(.600,000. From these figures it may he seen that tho company has actually spent in three years $6,150,000 more than the net earnings from operation have yielded. More Millions to lie Spent. "In addition to the foregoing statement, I might add that the company already has laid out preliminary expenditures for the coming year of $3,000,000, which will be even further added to when the work con templated has been completed. "What is more, the records of the com pany enow that In the same length of time we have expended approximately $750,000 Tor new cars. The fact is that in three years we have more than doubled the equipment of our street railway sys tem. Ninety additional cars were ordered and delivered during the year 1907, 25 more were received in 1908. and the de livery of another 40 Is being completed this year, making a total of -155 cars. Each of the new coaches carries 20 per cent more people than any of the old cars, so that. In fact, the 155 cars are the equivalent of 186 of the old type. Traffic I Increasing. "In 1908 travel on the streetcars in creased 6.7 per cent over that of 1907. while to date the passenger business for 3909 over our system has been 10.9 per cent heavier than for last year." Travel this year has been 14 per cent greater than in 1907, while the company's car equipment In carrying capacity has been increased more than 100 per cent. "Favorable as this showing of Increased equipment is to the company, the figures would appear even better for the com pany but for the fact that, under our franchise, we are required to maintain a 13-minu.te headway, or schedule, on sev eral divisions of our system where the travel does not warrant that service Among suoh may be mentioned Burnside Thirteenth, Russell. Grand avenue and Kenton cars. These cars, running llpht, destroy the general averac-e. in nth,.. words, we are required under our fran- t-nmes w give tnese sections of the city a maximum service, while the patronage does not warrant it." Mr. Josselyn furnished figures showing the expenditures of the company annually MS4? Vih.r yeTarS- Wga.tin,r $".542,427. as follows: In 1907. $3.138 997- 1908. $2,903,430: 1909 (November and De cember estimated), $2,500,000. OREGON WHEAT BEATS WORLD Blue? Stem Grown In Central Oregon Wins Klrst at Omaha. That Oregon Is a wheat-producing state is evidenced by the fact that to Thomas Martin, of Klamath Falls, was yesterday awarded the first prize for the best sheaf of blue stem wheat at the National Corn Kxr-osltion. Omaha, the competition being open to the world. This Information was contained in a telegram from S. J. Klltson. general pas senger agent of the Great Northern Rail way, ft. Paul, received yesterday by H. A. Jackson of the Great Northern in this city. Mr. Ellis-on requested that Mr. Martin be advised by -wire, which was im mediately done. This sheaf of wheat was grown near the line of the Oregon Trunk Railway, which the Great Northern is building into Ontral Oregon, and was first ex hibited at the National Dry Farming Con gress at Billings, Mont., and was taken to Omaha to be exhibited at the National rn Bxnoslilon as one of the be;t smmples of grain grown on lines of the Great Northern. One of the special prizes offered by James J. Hill for grain grown on Great Northern lines in the states of Oregon. Washington and Montana, was awarded. S. P. TO CROSS RO VIi OVERHEAD Grnde of Beaverjon Is Changed. Milwaukie Approves It. MILWAUKIH, Or., December 9. (Spe cial.) Work on the Willsburg-Beaverton branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad through Milwaukie has been suspended, pending a change of grade in the south end of Milwaukie, which will permit the railway to make an elevated crossing of the county road. A the change will re move all danger, the City Council here favors it. It Is proposed to carry the county road over the track. The right of way has been graded through Milwaukie and piles are on hand for the trestle across Kellogg Slough. "Work will be resumed as soon as the road crossing has been settled. Track laying will be started next month. CHEIULIS SELIiS ROAD RIGHTS Franchise Granted for Electric Line Through County. MONTKSANO. Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Eldrldge "Wheeler, of this city, and others, were granted a franchise to build and operate electric lines over the county roads of Chehalis County, by the Board of County Commissioners, the vote being 2 to 1. The County Engineer will designate which roads may be used and which may not. It is the Intention of the road to build from here to the lower harbor Im mediately, and to other parts of the county as fast as possible. It may even tually run to the Sound. Ilonteseeker.4 Cuming From East. nOSEPURO, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) The first carload of homeseekers to arrive In Douglas County direct from the East, will arrive in Sutherlin next Saturday direct from Minneapolis. This car is sent by the Luce Land & Development Co.. who operate their own cars, and -ibis1 will be the first of a number of cars that will be sent to Sutherlin. where the company owns a large acreage of or chard and farm land. Ralrload Personals. C. I. Tuttle.- assistant general freight agent of the Oregon Short Line at Salt Lake, was a Portland visitor yesterday. Henry 'Blakely. general Western freight agent for the Northern Pacific. with offices' at Tacoma, was in this city yes terday. CLERK REFUSED BY GIRL Victim of Chloroforming Doesn't Want Assailant for Husband. Charles Tabler. the grocery clerk who chloroformed Marie Buskuhl, a domestic in the home of T. J. Seufert, 705 Brazee street, on November 29, was held to await the action of the grand jury yesterday morning in the Municipal Court. Tabler made overtures to the young wo man through her attorney to marry her and have the case dismissed, but this pro position was refused by the girl and Tabler will have to stand trial. The alleged suicide pact, said to have existed hv Tabler's friends, was denied by Tabler yesterday. When the case was called before Judge Bennett. Tabler de cided not to have a hearing in the Muni cipal Court and .waived examination there. PERSONALMENTION. Thomas Carmichael. a merchant of Gaston, is at the Imperial. J. C. Hostetter, son of the postmaster at The Dalles, is at the Cornelius. W. K. Taylor, of Corvallls. a prominent dairyman, is registered at the Oregon. C. L. Reames came down from Medford yesterday, and is at the Oregon Hotel. M. S. Hauser, merchant of Oakland. Cal., arrived at the Nortonia last night. G. B. McLeod. connected with the Ham mond Lumber Company, of Astoria, is at the Hotel Portland. Mrs. J. Collins, proprietor of the North ern Hotel, of Astoria, is at the Ramapo j for the week. Thomas Froman is among the promi nent milk producers and makers of but ter at the Imperial. J. H. Ballinger, son of the Secretary of the Interior, arrived at the Hotel Port land yesterday morning. R. E. Babson, cattle-grower and man of affairs in the Hood River district, is registered at the Cornelius. Mrs. May D. Bybee is still confined to her bed in Good Samaritan Hospital and is recovering slowly. Frank Logbary, milk and . butter mer chant of Monmouth, is attending the state dairy convention, and is at the Perkins. Eugene Glenn, professor of musio at the University of Oregon, arrived from Eugene last night, and is at the Hotel Seward. . J. H. McConnell, milk gleaner and butter-maker of Shedd, is in the city for the session of the state dairymen. He is at the Imperial. J. C. Costello. director of the Trojan Powder Company, of Oakland, Cal., is at the Hotel Oregon, and will remain dur ing the week. Miss J. A. Lotan, bookkeeper at the Nortonia, yesterday returned to her desk after a vacation of two weeks in Southern California. ; George Pennoyer, large attle-owner and prominent in political circles around Thermopolis, Wyo., Is inspecting the new packing interests here, and is registered at the Hotel Seward. Dr. W. L. Nichols, of Ashland, who is largely interested in the dairy business of his section, together with Mrs. Nich ols, is registered at the Perkins. R. M. Gaston, implement dealer at As toria, arrived at the Imperial yesterday evening, and will remain pending the ar rival of friends from the East. J. M. Woodworth. clerk of Multnomah Camp No. 77, "Woodmen of the World, is recovering from an illness that has kept him confined to his home for the last two weeks. Len Caton, who Is said to have cleaned up $100,000 recently in dairying near Oak land. Or., is a spectator at the dairy con vention. He 'has reinvested his profits at Sauvles Island. E. H. Rhoten and F. S. Craig, editors of the Pacific Homestead, an agricultural newspaper at Salem, are in attendance at the convention of milkmen, and are registered at the Imperial. O. J. Shedd, owner of the well-known dairy and stock farm at the town of Shedd, as well as of the town itself, is at the Perkins, an Interested visitor to the dairy show and convention. William M. Janpote, of New York City, Is on his second visit to the Coast in search of timber-land investments, and is at the Cornelius. Mr. Janpote made several Investments here last year. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Washburn came to the Cornelius yesterday, and will remain in the city during the week. Mr. Wash burn is largely interested In the dairy industry. D. H. Rooney. owner of registered Herefords. and engaged in ranching near Jefferson, came to the Imperial yesterday with a firm conviction that he could con vince the state dairy convention that his favorite cattle were at home in a dairy. F. I. Dunbar. ex-Secretary of State, came up from Astoria yesterday, and Is at the Hotel Portland. Mrs. Dunbar is visiting the holiday displays, while Mr. Dunbar Is attending the convention, of dairymen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guzman arrived at the Perkins yesterday morning from Ketchikan, Alaska. Mr. Guzman is one of the prospectors who have tallied on the register of success in the Northern gold fields. He will go on to California. Councilman L. O. Beliand, of Astoria, left Portland last night for New York City, whence he will sail December 15 for a viBlt to his parents at Stavanger, Norway. He is superintendent of the Columbia River Salmon Packers' Asso ciation cannery at Nushagak. Alaska. E. C. Geddls, breeder of fancy milk cows and an advocate of advanced ideas in sanitation, is attending the sessions of the dairymen at Woodmen Hall. Mr. Geddls speaks for the milk producers of Medford, and is an enthusiast in urging the claims of Oregon as an ideal dairy country. He is acconvpanied by his-wife. AValter S. Martin, son of one of the wealthy pioneer families of San Francisco and one of the Horse Show set of the iroiaen Gate, is at the Hotel Portland. Henry Blakely. of Tacoma, a'n official of the Northern Pacific Railway Com pany, passed through Portland yesterday, en route to California. Mrs. Blakely ac companied him. CHICAGO. Deo. 9. (Special.) The fol lowing Oregonians registered at leading hotels here today: From Portland J. C. Yancey, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Streeter, at the Congress; Alvln T. Powers and wife, at the Great Northern. NEWv YORK Dec, 9. (Special.) L. Q. Swetland, cne of the .directors of the Portland Rose Festival, has been in New York recently, in connection with the an ual festivity that New York should know more about, Ur. Swetland expressed him self as being much pleased with the out look, lie Is now on his way back to Portland. If troubled with indigestion, consti pation, no appetite or feel bilious, give Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab lets a trial and vou will be pleased with tne result. These tablets invigor ate the stomach and liver and strength en the digestion. Sold by a41 dealers. Today is positively the last day for dis count on West Side gas bills. Read "Gas Tips." LOUD DENIAL MADE Alleged Postoffice Robber Is Calm Undr Fire. ROBERT J. BLAKE ON TRIAL Accounts for Articles In Possession by Saying He Bought Them. ., Regarded as Desperate by Authorities. . Although believed by United States Postoffice Inspectors to be the principal in tje burglary of postoffices and railway stations at Jefferson, Creswell, Irving and other points in Oregon during the , last three months, Robert J. Blake calmly faced his accusers in the court of Com missioner Cannon yesterday afternoon and denied he was In any way connect ed with the affairs. Blake was arrested by City Marshal Snodgrass at Cottage Grove, after an attempt to draw a revolver on the offi cer, in a desperate hand-to-hand strug gle in the shadow of a boxcar, where Blake attempted to hide when the Mar shal was placing a gang of "hobos" under arrest. He is believed to be the most desperate criminal recently cap tured in Oregon. , After being remanded to Jail in de fault of a bond of $1500. Blake gave out an interview in which he attempts to establish the time-honored defense of an Innocent purchaser of the articles found on him, and which have been identified as having been lcrst In the various robberies mentioned. "I want the people to understand that I am not guilty of the charges brought against me." said Blake, as his light blue eyes shifted incessantly from one object to another in the office of the United States Marshal. "When Snod grass arrested me at Cottage Grove he found 27 books of stamps of different denomination on my person, but I had a right to them, because I purchased them from a fellow-lodger at Seattle. I never stole anything In my life." Admits Being Deserter. "I admit being a deserter from the United States Army at Fort Russell. I left there on the night of June 22. My company was to go on a march the next morning, and as I was a little bit disgusted with Army life, I just walked away. I went down to Cheyenne, where I purchased a suit of clothes, and then started for Butte. From there I went to Spokane and Everett, and then by boat to Seattle. The re volver I had was the regular Army gun, and was Issued to me the night I deserted. The dirk knife they found on me I used in place of an ordinary Jack-knife, which all travelers need. "At Seattle I stopped at a lodging house on the waterfront and was placed in the same room with a man who told me he had a lot of stamps to sell, and I gave him $5 for the layout. I Intended to send them East for the purchase of Jewelry, which I thought I could peddle." When arrested, Blake had on a suit of clothes which Henry Young, of Jef ferson, identified as belonging to him, saying they were stolen from the sta tion after being returned by express from a pressing- establishment. Blake says the suit' is not the one he bought in Cheyenne, but that it was obtained in Seattle to replace the Wyoming clothing, which had become worn on the brakebeams. Switch Keys Found. On the morning following the arrest the Marshal of Cottage Grove returned to the place of his encounter with Blake and there picked up a bunch of keys which have since been identified as belonging to the Southern Pacific and fitting the switch locks- and depot Yale locks of that system. Such keys were taken from the cash drawer of the depot at Jefferson when that sta tion was robbed. Blake admits he Is traveling under an assumed name, and that he was christened Morton Mills by his parents In Pennsylvania. "I have been away from home since 1899," said Blake, or Mills, "and have not heard from any of my people for five years. I enlisted in the Army In 1899 and was discharged in 1902. I 'again enlisted in 1909." Questioned as to where he was dur ing the seven years intervening be tween the Army terms. Blake refuses to answer directly. Officers of the Government say they will show that Blake spent most of that time in prison. Attorney Charles E. Lennan has been appointed to' defend Blake. PORT HOSTILE TO BRIDGE (Continued From First Page.) that they will vote to permit the build ing of the bridge. President Swlgert declared that he will not vote 'or it. unless there is a 300 foot draw. He sharply criticised the action of the city in employing Mr. Modjeski. declaring that "had the city secured any other engineer, this draw trouble never would have occurred." "Mr. Modjeski is a man who is identi fied with railroad projects," said Presi dent Swigert to Mayor Simon. "He looks to the construction of a bridge just from the railroad standpoint, overlooking the fact that navigation has some considera tion." "Well. Mr. Swigert, the city Is build ing this bridge, "rejoined Mayor Simon. "We are paying for it. we have designed It and we will be responsible for it. You will not be responsible. I think this question of the rights of navigation has gone pretty far. The Willamette River Is not a highway between two states, like the Columbia is. and we are all Interested in it. from the standpoint of crossing to and from our homes or In the process of business. While T think it Is right and proper for the Port of Portland to use its judgment and to look properly for . the rights of navigation, the people also have rights." Mayor Opposes Long- Draw. Mayor Simon took a decided stand against building the bridge with a 300 foot draw, declaring that it is unneces sary, according to . Engineer Modjeski, who is a renowned expert on that sub ject. It would cost a good deal more to construct the longer draw, he explained, without, accomplishing any material good, if the engineer's statements are correct, said the Mayor, and he will not recede from this position. None of the other bridges is built with so long a draw, he pointed out. and this was admitted by all of the members to be true. They stated, however, that the proposed Broad way span Is to be much farther down stream, where it will affect navigation considerably more than any of the others, as they see It. although the bridge Is projected (to be 65 feet above the high water mark, permitting all vessels save sailing ships to pass without the open ing of the draw. The only formal action taken by the Port was to refer the subject to J. B. C. Lockwood. consulting engineer of the Commission, with a request to report at his earliest convenience. It is the pur- nose of the Commission, as stated by President Swigert and sanctioned by the other members, to call a special session to determine the action of the Port at a date as early as is possible, when the information necessary- for- intelligent action is at hand. - , Antagonism Is Apparent. Considerable opposition and a strong spirit of antagonism were apparent while Mayor Simon and those accompanying him were present, but the real attitude of the members, as expressed by- them, became much plainer afterwards. Speak ing without reserve, the Commissioners said they are not favorable to the project, 'and the burden of their remarks was that they were opposed to the heavy ex penditure that is necessary to build the structure. "It ia an awful waste of funds," .said C. F. Adams. '.'If any business man would attempt to run on this basis, he would go bankrupt. I think the Steel bridge will be sufficient, when completed. I bejieve that there will be no further need of additional facilities; but if there should be, it would be ample time then to build the other bridge." "Well. I certainly am in no hurry to build the bridge," laconically ' remarked P. L. Willis. "I believe that the new steel bridge will afford all the facilities that are nec essary," said W. D. Wheelwright, "but if not, it is my opinion that the best thing to do Is to build a tunneL" '. In answer to a question by one of his colleagues on the Commission, Captain Pease said: . "I am absolutely opposed to. the Broadway bridge." J. C. Ainsworth made no comment as to his opinion, and John Driscoll was ab sent. Mayor Urges Plan. j , Mayor Simon was given the privilege, of the floor by the Commission, and he at once proceeded to urgo the approval of the plans that have been adopted by the City Executive Board for""-the projected high bridge. He- explained the urgent necessity of having action expedited, and said that he would like very much to have the Commission approve the plans at the session, so that the municipality could take up the subject with the War Department and get approval there, which is absolutely necessary. . President Swigert asked Mayor Simon whether he had hone anything' toward building a 300-foot draw. The Mayor .re plied that he had not: that Engineer Modjeski had assured him this would only entail an unnecessary burden of expense, and would serve no good pur pose. Mr. Swigert continued to argue in favor of the longer draw, saying it would not cost enough more to be of any great consequence, and that navigation de mands that the draw be 300 feet long. Mayor Simon finally said that he would not concede any such a thing, and -that the city would not build the draw 300 feet long. He called attention of Mr. Swigert and the members of the Com mission to the fact that none of the other bridges have draws anywhere near that long, and said he will not agree to such a long draw at additional cost. "I wish to have the approval of this and all other- bodies having any power in this matter," said Mayor Simon, "and I do not wish to irritate any one, and If the Commission thinks the draw should be 300 feet long, I will depart far enough from the accepted plans to make one 250 feet long; I will not concede any more, and I do not think, Mr. Swigert, that you will hold out against the sentiment of the whole city, will you?" i Swigerfs Mind Made tJp. Mr. Swigert said he will be guided by the action of the Port of Portland, but that, personally, his mind is made up, and that the draw must be .100 feet long or he will not vote for the bridge. Ap parently, his views are nearly those of the Commission. Mr. Swigert asked Mr. Munly if he had ever said that the Port of Portland has ,no authority in the premises, and that it was unnecessary to ask its consent to the construction of" the bridge. "I am very glad that you asked me that question." said Mr. Munly. "I will answer it gladly. , When this bridge agi tation first arose, I consulted the City Attorney, who said that the Port has no power of initiation nothing to do with the issuance of the bonds and that we should proceed without consulting the members at the time. Now the matter has been gone over until the proper time has arrived, when we seek the permission Kof the Commission, and this we have come here today to ask. We need the bridge very urgently, and hope the Com mission will approve the plans." "So you now concede that it is neces sary to secure permit of the Commission before the bridge can be built, do you?" asked Mr. Swigert. "Certainly," replied Mr. Munly. During the discussion Mr. Adams asked Mayor Simon if he thought there was need for the Broadway bridge, and the Mayor replied that he did not see how that question could be debated at this time. "The people have orered the bridge and we will build it." was the Mayor's reply. "How about other things the people have ordered?" asked Mr. Adams. "How about public docks? The people ordered them. too. but. nothing is being done." "I will gladly take up that matter with you at the right time." replied the Mayor. "Just now it ia the Broadway bridge that' we want to act upon-,, and I earnestly ask you gentlemen to make all possible haste." STREET WASHERS COSTLY Council Opens Bids and Is Surprised They Are So High. Bids for flushers, to be used in the street-cleaning department, were opened by the committee yesterday afternoon, and were found to be higher than had been expected. They were held for fur ther consideration. The Studebaker Bros. Company's bid was J980 and Beall & Co. submitted two proposals, one of $1175 and the other $1250. It is proposed to change the system of cleaning hard surface pavements from sweeping to washing. . Superintendent Donaldson reported that the department - had been working hard during the snow storm to keep the gut ters open and the crossings clear in the downtown districts. Ail of the men and wagons that could be spared were con centrated in the business districts. Chairman Conneil said he had been called up by many merchants, who com plimented the department on the work. Mr. Donaldson said that, so far as he had heard, not one basement was in jured by water this year. Last Winter, he stated, there were scores of com plaints. PILGRIM GETS NEW PASTOR Itev. tiny L. Dick Accepts Call to Congregational Church. s Rev. Guy L. Dick, for the past year assistant pastor of the First Congre gational Church, ha been called to the pastorate of .the Pilgrim Congrega tional Church, Shaver street and Mis souri avenue. He has accepted the call and has already begun the work. The pastorate was reoently vacated by the resignation of Rev. D. T. Thomas, who accepted a call to the Congrega tional Church at Forest Grove. During the year that Mr. Dick has been at the First Church he has been recognized as one of the ablest among the younger Portland preachers. Al though Pilgrim Church accepted the resignation of Mr. Thomas with regret. Its members feel confident that the church will continue to prosper under its new leader. The call to Mr. Dick XM AS SPECIALS BOYS' DEPARTMENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Bed Reefers at $3.8o 'IJifty little Coats, with cuff sleeves and hand-emb'd crest, a regular . $5.00 value, for two days special at $3.85 Indian Leather Gauntlets T5 -Soft-leather Gloves, with heavy fringe and deep -gauntlets, Santa's favorite gift, $1.00 value, special at 75 Fancy Boxed Suspended 35J Holiday Suspenders in fancy boxes, lisle and silk effects, a splendid 50c value, special Friday and Saturday at 33 ? 166-170 Third St. was unanimous and the field is recog nized as one of the best in Portland. For 21 years Mr. Dick's father. Rev. J. M. Dick, was pastor of various Con gregational churches in Oregon and is well known throughout the state. - He is now connected with the work of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society in Seattle. Rev. Guy L. Dick was formerly a student at Pacific University, Forest Grove. Be fore coming to Portland he occupied the pulpit of the Belvue Congrega tional Church in Seattle for two years. Pilgrim Church was formerly Mississippi-avenue Church. It has a mem bership of about 200 and Is one of the most active congregations in Portland. A new stone and brick building, cost ing $15,000. was dedicated last June. DIH GIVES RECORD CLACKAMAS COUNTY, NOW PAY ING BILLS IN TJTAH, HE SAYS. Taxes May Be Higher, of Course, but It's All on Account of the Schools. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. . 7. (To the Editor.) In replying to the communica tion of E. C. Chapman published in The Oregonlan of December 7 regarding the financial affairs of Clackamas County, I wish to state that under my administra tion the general fund indebtedness of Clackamas1 County has been entirely wiped out for the first time in 27 years and our general fund warrants have been and are now being paid in cash for more than six months last past. When I took charge of the .county af fairs on the first Monday In July, 1906. there were outstanding .unpaid road war rants amounting to $19,824.10. There were also outstanding claims" against the road fund of the county for a rock crusher, bridges and- a large claim of the corporation of Oregon City, which the city claimed as its share of the bridge fund raised within the corporate limits of said city, and which has been held back from the city for a period of three years, and all of which claims had to be paid. The records further show that the levy for road purposes for the year 190! only produced $28,824.13. and the former County Court had expended and drawn warrants against the road fund for that year up to the date that I took charge of the affairs of Clackamas County, amounting to $41,522.64. The Cotinty Court then was. compelled to run- from the first Monday in July until the following March without any money In Its road fund, and with a great many outstanding warrants against that particular fund. We had, during that time, a large num ber of bridges that had to be repaired on account of their age and defective condi tion, and a large mileage of plank road that had become old and unfit for use. and had to be rebuilt no as to give the farmers and millmon an opportunity to market their produce. There is not a farmer . or a taxpayer in Clackamas County who taken an in terest in public affairs but who is fa miliar with our road fund and recog nizes the fact that it requires a great deal of money to keep our roads and bridges in repair and to build new ones when necessity requires It. We have in this county about 3200 miles of public highway, with 364 bridges more than 75 feet in length, and some of these are more than 00 feet long, and more than 1800 emaller bridges, and it there fore requires conslderabte money for their maintenance and Improvement. Under the law the road fund is a dis tinct and separate fund from the general, school and state tax fund, and each of these funds require a separate estimate and levy, and in order to pay outstand ing, road warrants' we must take the money from the road fund for that pur pose. As Clackamas County is rapidly grow ing and a large mileage of new road is being constantly petitioned for by the tax payers so as to meet their demands, every dollar ra!eed for road purposes has- been expended upon the permanent Improve ment of our public highways leading from the shipping points and market cen ters Into, the Interior of the county. t wish to call Mr. Chapman's attention to the fact that the general running ex penses of Clackamas County during my administration compare favorably with other counties in the Btate of about the same population, and I herewith submit the record of the expense of the following counties for the year 1907. a per reports filed with the Secretary of State: Biikr Jso.STa.s.t Clackamas 3..179.6l Clatsop 4.4"3.50 T,n 7l.ir.3.n Marlon .' 64.2:i.7J Umatilla SO.456.01 It is true that some of the counties above mentioned might have had some extraordinary expense for that year that the records of the Secretary of State's of fice do not disclose, but I wish to call at tention to the running expenses of the same counties for the year 1908. for the purpope of further demonstrating the fact that the business of Clackamas County has been economically adminis tered. Baker r,0.172.6B Olackamas R:i.02.r.o Clatsop 64.4SS.KO Lane :t.272.2 Marlon S0.955.OX Umatilla 72.483.50 I am of the opinion that if E. C. Chap- CHRISTMAS GIFTS OF LASTING MERIT G.sasiy The gift that lasts is the "ideal one.'.' If in doubt what his should be come and look through our well-selected stock for we have spared neither time nor expense in collecting the most exquisite assortment of appropriate articles for your Christmas selection, and have marked them at prices as low as high quality affords. As we are getting busier each day- we urge that you beghi to make your selection in comfort, so that your wishes for engraving, etc., may be properly executed. "We direct attention to our exceptional stock of the few following suggestions : Lockets . $ 1.00 to $150 Bracelets $ 1.50 to $150 Necklaces .... $ 1.50 to $500 Seal Rings $2.00 to $ 35 Cuff Buttons... $ 1.50 to $100 Gold Fobs $2.50 to $ 50 Scarf Pins.. 1.00 to $ 65 La Valiers $10.00 to $500 Diamond Brooches. $15 to $700 . Filled Watches $12 to $25 Gold Watches $18 to $150 ' IadtjBST Diamond DAL3 IN OREGON man would devote some of his time in writing to the Secretary of State, he probably -would be supplied -with a fund of valuable Information, for the reason that he could ascertain the fact that our state tax has been constantly Increasing until it has almost doubled since Mr. Chapman lived at Clackamas Station, and our school tax was raised by the Legis lature of 1907 from S6 to S7 per pupil, and for. the year 1908 we had the expense of three elections upon our hands. Also the per diem of Jurors was raised from $2 to $3 per day, and by reason of these Increases our taxes were higher than in former years. For the year 190S Clackamas County raised for public school purposes $65,000, which represents $7 per pupil as provided by law, and the report of our School Su perltnendent shows that there was ex pended in Clackamas County for school purposes for the year ending July 30. 1909. J182.324.47, and the difference between these two last named sums, except a small sum received from the state, was raised by the taxpayers in the several school districts in the county by special assessments, and in fact some of the school districts of the county made spe cial levies as high as 20 mills on the dol lar, while the total county levy was only 14 mills, and in all probability. Mr. Chap man owns some property In some of those school districts where their special as sessment was exceedingly high ,and was not well enough Informed upon the sub ject intelligently to ascertain the cause of the increased tax In his locality. I am not' informed at this time as to whether Mr. Chapman has any property In his own name In Clackamas County as the records of the Circuit Court at Oregon City show that he deeded all of his property to a third person Jn order to defeat his third wife's Interest In the ro V1. filed a suit ,n tne Circuit JL?f thlt COUnty to the r n th? Srou"ds of fraud, and If records Pm.ai; S nomine wouia read the records In that case he surely -would de MANUFACTURER'S SALE SUITS and COATS H alf Friday and Saturday Acheson, the manufacturer of ladies' suits and coats, offers his entire remaining line of splendid merchant tailor cloth Suits and Coats at HALF PRICE. A manufacturer in any line must each season clear his factory room ; hence this offer. The reputation of our garments is such that there is no question about this manufacturer's sale giving exceedingly fine bargains, for We manufacture make all our STOCK right here, and only use gen uine merchant tailor cloth in our gar ments. Guaranteed linings. Cloth won't spot or shrink, or seams rip. Here's Your Chance ' Here is -what hundreds of women have been waiting for a chance fo get one of Acheson 's own make, gen uine merchant tailor cloth suits at reduced prices. This is a new thing for Portland to have a manufacturer's sale of suits suits manufactured here high-class, standard, staple, elegant-fitting, sub stantial garments. Any one who has visited our sales floor this Fall will remember that our garments are marked in plain figures, and you can tell what a suit will cost you as well as we. All Our Stock Garments Half Price STORE OPEN AT 8:30 Don't Miss the Place 148 Fifth Street, Acheson Building. ACHESON CLOAK & SUIT CO. MANUFACTURERS Umbrellas . $4.00 to $50.00 Oold Match Boxes $15 to $40.00 Silver Match Bxs..$2to$ 7.50 Cigarette Cases. $5.00 to $25.00 Silver Manicure Sets $3.50 to $20.00 Silver Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets. .$10.00 to $45.00 Opera Glasses . .$5.00 to $35.00 Solitaire Diamond Rings, $5.00 to $1250 i masocraftsmef 1 E30TJ5l!dBlAL5 cline the nomination so gracefully ten dered on December S. GRANT B. DIMICK. County Judge. Cream Stops Train. HAINES, Or., Dec. 9. The grand Jury of Baker County returned a true bill against Spence Pulkey, of Baker City, who is charged with attempting to ob struct a passenger train by throwing a heavy, milk can, filled with cream. In front of an approaching fast train at the Haines Station on the night of November 6. Today is positively the last day for dis count on West Side gas bills. Read "Gas Tips." . mmii'i'iiiiiiiiinmiiiiiu'-iiii Ia western 1 WOMAN WRITES : "I used cheap vanilla for twenty years. Not long ago a friend got me to try. Burnett's Vanilla. I did sn. I have used it ever since. I wouldn't change back to ordinary vanilla if I was supplied with it free of charge. Always insist on BURNETT'S VANILLA It is the purest, moat delicious. extract possible o bo nada mmwmMMMmmmmMmm Price