Oregon City courier., January 11, 1917, Image 1

OREGON CITY C
OUlffiE
34th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1917
Number 43
SGHUEBEL
OLDS
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CHARTER DOES NOT PROVIDE
PAY FOR COUNCIL'S
APPOINTEE
STORY SHOULD BE HONORED
Will Alderman Attempt to Violate
Mandates of Voters in this
Illegal Business?
Oregon City is growing very tired
of the presumptuous actions of its pe
culiarly constructed city council, and
more than ever since that unique col
lection of trifling politicians has seen
fit to absolutely ignore the mandates
of the voters and the statutes which
its own members created in not prop
erly recognizing George L. Story as
city prosecutor and in the illegal em
ployment of C. Schuebel as city at
torney.
The citizens of Oregon City have a
right to know, and in their behalf the
Courier asks, how the council is going
to pass onta bill for $60 each month,
$720 a year, for the employment of
C. Schuebel as city attorney?
The council will not deny that
when the voters elected George L
tory they intended that Mr. Story
should be city prosecutor and should
be the legal adviser and representa
tive of this city. Yet we have the
honorable body overthrowing the di
rect orders of the people and contin
uing Mr. Schuebel in charge of the
city's legal affairs at a salary of $60
a month.
We don't mind saying that Mr,
Schuebel cannot legally collect his
salary, inasmuch as the council had
no legal right in appointing him.
The city charter does not provide
that the city shall pay for legal
talent, other than that furnished by
the regularly elected city prosecutor.
Add to that the fact that a majority
of the voters of the city on Decem
ber 4 expressed their approval .of Mr.
. Story with the idea that he was to be
the legal representative of the city,
and you have a fair picture of the
crime that our worthy city council
is attempting to perpetrate..
But the Courier is of the opinion
that the council cannot "get away"
with this clever little bit of by-play,
the voters will hardly stand for such
a joke.
In spite of the fact that Mr. Schue
bel is a Competent attorney and a
worthy gentleman, and in spite of the
fact that he has advised the city in
legal matters in a capable manner,
the people have decided that they
want a change.
This aldermanic .plutocracy of ours
says that Mr. Schuebel shall be city
attorney regardless of what the vot
er thinks about it.
It's a question of who's boss in
these parts, and we have a very good
idea that the citizens will prove en
tirely capable of handling all "boss"
duties. .
It has been intimated that Mr.
Story might not be qualified from a
point of legal knowledge for the du
ties of the office to which he was hon
estly and honorably elected. Such is
not the case, if the record of that gen
tleman's activities can be taken as
a gauge of ability. Mr.' Story has
practiced in the several courts of this
state for a number of years, and even
though he may not be as active as
some Of his younger colleagues, his
record has been above reproach and
he has done some highly important
court work.
If Mr. Story was not capable it
seems wonderful that the voters of
this city should not have discovered
the fact when he acted as city attor
ney for Oregon City during Mayor
G. B. Dimick's administration in
1903 and 1904. It seems odd, too,
that he should have been reappointed
city attorney in 1911 and 1912, when
Geo. C. Brownell and Judge Dimick
took turns as mayor, Surely the
voters had sufficient time in those
four years to find out the ability of
the, man, and it stands as a glowing
tribute to him to know that they
thought enough of him and his abil
ity to give him the honor of being
the first man elected to be city pros
ecutor. Certainly because a recorder's
clerk inadvertently made the title of
the office "city attorney" rather than
"city prosecutor" on the election bal
lots, it is not to be taken to mean
that the voters did not know what
position Mr. Story sought It is as
plain as A. B. C. that Mr. Story was
a candidate for election to be city
prosecutor, and the voters so under
stood. Mr. Schuebel also committed the
error of seeking election as city at
torney, an office that does not exist.
The city council is egging on a cer
tain recall movement by the extreme
littleness of its actions.
Perhaps the matter will appear dif
ferently when the council is "called"
and called in strong terms for any
attempt it may make to pay Mr.
Schuebel according to its illegal
agreement. The Courier thinks that
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EAST SIDE RAILWAY
MAY BE BUILT SOON
ESPEE FILES DEED TO RIGHTS
OF WAY THROUGH WEST
LINN. NEW ACTIVITY
The early construction of a rail
road down the east side of the river
from Portland to Salem and through
West Linn appears to be a reality
from the fact that on Saturday deeds
transferring property for rights of
way were filed with Recorder D. C.
Boyles. The transfer was made by
the Moody investment company to the
Southern Pacific railroad company.
A partial release of a mortgage on
the property by the Bankers' Trust
company was also filed.
These deeds give the Espee practi
cally a clear right of way between
Portland and the Clackamas county
line. Some years ago the company
purchased what rights of way were
then owned by the Willamette Falls
railway, and have been adding to
since that time. . It is believed
here that the company intends to
build a double track system between
Portland and Salem, in part over the
present route, but mostly over new
road bed in order to reduce certain
grades and objectionable turns in the
track.
Renewed activity in connection
with this construction is an echo of
the announcement made by the com
pany four years ago, that it would
build a four track system down the
east side of the Willamette, using
two tracks for steam trains and two
for electric. It is said now, however,
that the company has had so much
success with its electric system that
it will probably not attempt to build
the steam lines at this time. From
outside sources it is learned that the
company is required, in consideration
of the deeds filed Saturday, to com
plete the projected construction with
in the next 30 months. The mone
tary transaction is not given in the
instruments on file.
RECEIVER OF LANDS
IN FRAUD REPORTS
RANDALL SAYS PROPERTY OF
N. W. ASSOCIATION RENTED.
CLAIMS PENDING
Echoes of the crimes of Jesse Ha
zell, the master mind behind the in
famous , Northwestern association of
Oregon City, which was the cause of
the ruination of many eastern invest
ors who were led to believe that fame
and fortune awaited their purchase of
the worthless lands for sale by the
association, were heard yesterday
when T. P. Randall, receiver for the
defunct company, filed his report.
Jesse Hazell has recently completed
a term in the Multnomah county jail
on a charge of using the mails to de
fraud in connection with his land
scheme.
The association's property at Red-
land, considered very poor for or
chard purposes, has been leased for
$160 a year, Mr. Randall's report
shows. Forty-four . persons invested
in Hazell's land fraud, Mr. Randall
says, and of these only 16 live on the
Pacific coast The most distant gives
his address as 31 Coinston avenue,
Wallancy, Cheshire, England. He has
a claim of $540 against the company.
Since the association's property
was heavily mortgaged even while it
was being sold by Hazell it is con
sidered almost impossible that any
of the 44 investors can recover on
total claims for $31,000 against the
company. Many purchasers have not
filed claims, the $31,000 representing
those' who have. Judgments already
signed against the property amount
to $7330.58, with others pending.
These judgments are held by Martha
Holme, R. A. Andrews, Alice Snyder,
Walter Gruel, Lewis Gruel and D. C.
Latourette.
RUSTLER SUSPECTED
Cherryville Farmers Lose Cattle
From Ranges. Look for Thief
Woe be unto the man or men who
are profiting through the theft of
cattle from the ranges in the Cherry
ville vicinity, say the good residents
there. During the present winter
season 20 heead of cattle have been
missed from the ranges and it is not
believed that so many would die from
natural causes. A rustler is at work,
the farmers believe, and they have
vowed vengeance if he is apprehend
ed. The grass on the ranges is very
good this winter and stock owners do
not feed as much as usual. For this
reason they have not been watching
their herds as much as in past years
and there may be more cattle gone
than the losses already discovered
would indicate. Twenty head have
disappeared to date, it is said.
Beck Buys Property
The 34 by 105-foot lot at Fifth and
Main streets, upon which the Portland
house stands, was bought Monday by
Frank Beck for about $8500. The
property was formerly owned by Mrs.
Minnie L. Foster and was transferred
by Dillman & Howland.
CLUBS WILL SEND
TRAIN TO SALEM
REMONSTRANCES SIGNED IN
DISTRICTS THAT WOULD
LEAVE CLACKAMAS
HAWLEY MAKES $100 GIFT
Oregon City Left on Branch of Pacific
Highway After Promising
Money
Clackamas county will not be di-
vided if the Commercial club and the
Live Wires of Oregon City have any
thing to say about the matter. Both
organizations have held lively meet
ings this week and plans are under
way already to thwart if possible
any movement to create a new coun
ty from the eastern half of Clacka
mas, or for Oswego and 13 miles of
contiguous territory ic withdraw
from the northwestern part of Clack
amas and join Multnomah county.
r- At a Commercial club meeting on
Monday night, attended by a large
number of interested citizens, in ad'
dition to club members and the mem'
bers of the county court, the plans
proposed in both dissatisfied sections
of the county were presented and
discussed. The Commercial club pro
posed to send, a special train, carry
ing as large a delegation as possible,
to Salem for the purpose of taking
the matters in hand when they are
presented to the legislature.
Judge Anderson, speaking on be
half of the court, told of plans to
3pend $50,000 in conjunction with
state and federal funds, to build a
permanent hard surfaced road from
the Multnomah county line to Mar
ion county, running directly through
Clackamas county. This plan, inti
mated the judge, had received a se
vere set-back when it was discovered
that the state highway commission
had rerouted the Pacific highway so
that Oregon City or its environs-wer J
left entirely off, being shunted six
miles east on a branch road. If such
a plan becomes .effective, the judge
said, it would mean a practical waste
of money to build a road in Clacka
mas county that would not have im
proved continuation on either end.
Every effort will be made by the
court and the commercial club to pre
vent the successful culmination of
the commission's plans, and this will
probably be one of the important
matters discussed by the delegation
which will go to Salem aboard the
special tram.
The board of governors of the
Commercial club Tuesday morning
sent a man into the field armed with
remonstrances to do what he could
to offset the agitation for the crea
tion of the proposed Cascade county
from the eastern part of Clackamas
county. The remonstrances are still
being circulated and have had many
signatures. The club governors and
the county court as well have had a
series of conferences with Oswego
people regarding the proposed seces
sion of that part of the county, but
apparently no great good has been
accomplished. A meeting which Os
wego people will attend has been pro
jected and several persons from that
city will be asked to accompany the
special train to Salem when the mat
ter is taken to the legislature.
The appointment of a committee
to head the fight against division
when the matter is taken to Salem
was the result of the Commercial
club meeting. O. D. Eby, C. Schue
bel, C. G.. Huntley, Judge H. S. An
derson and B. T. McBain are mem
bers of this committee. In long res
olutions adopted at the meeting the
county court was commended for its
road building proposals and a formal
objection was expressed to any plan
of division of the county.
At the Live Wire meeting on Tues
day the discussion was continued at
length and the proposed creation of
Cascade county was explained fully.
It was pointed out that the lead
ers of the divisionists in Estacada
want to include in the new county a
large part of Oregon City's most val
uable trade field, taking in sections
of the county that would most likely
vote against ahy such plan. The
territory taken in does not include
Sandy and Boring, because, it is said,
Estacada fears she would have a fight
against the two communities for the
location of a court house. A narrow
strip along the north side "of the
county is left out, but the new county
would include Mount Hood and much
of the territory around it, in addition
to most of the -Barlow-Wemme road.
Colton, Viola, Highland, Logan and
other sections of the county tributary
to Oregon City are proposed as part
of Cascade county.
W. P. Hawley, Sr., and his son
announced to the Wires a donation
of $100 toward the expense of taking
a special train to Salem when citi
zens go to meet with the state legis
lature. The Live Wires were much con
cerned over the information that new
maps for the establishment of a per
manent Pacific highway leave Oregon
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SPECIAL ELECTION
MIGHT BE DEMANDED
COUNCIL GRANTS P. R. L. & P.
CO. A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR
OSWEGO JITNEY SERVICE
Under a 60-day special permit,
granted by the city council at its spe
cial session on Thursday night, the
first jitney to operate between Oregon
City and Oswego left here Saturday
morning. Regular hourly service will
not be worked out for a few days, but
in the meantime autos will run
throughout the day. The Portland
Railway, Light & Power company,
operating the jitney line under the
name of the Oregon City Motor Bus
company, has a franchise application
before the council and proposes to
start a regular service between Main
street and Mountain View and be
tween Oregon City and Oswego.
Councilman J. F. Albright, who
strenuously opposed throwing out the
Foster jitney application at the coun-
cil meeting Wednesday night, is cir
culating initiative petitions to bring
the matter before the people at an
election. Mr. Albright says:
," I believe Mr. Foster is entitled to
compete with the railway company.
since he has agreed to post all re
quired bonds and pay the heavy li
cense fee asked by the city. I believe
we will have no trouble in securing
150 signatures on an initiative peti
tion to call a special election and I
also believe that the people of Ore
gon City will vote to give a permit to
someone other than the railway peo
ple."
COURT IS ACTIVE
Judge Anderson Interested in Pre
venting Secession in County
JUDGE H. S. ANDERSON
With the passing into history of
the present turbulent times in coun
ty affairs, Judge H. S. Anderson and
the incumbent commissioners will
have achieved glory for having guid
ed the governmental bark through
some of the roughest waters yet ex
perienced in Clackamas county and
all without running dangerously a-
foul the many rocks that make the
business of county management haz
ardous.
Judge Anderson is spending every
hour in working out a destiny of bet
ter things for the county and he is
capably assisted by the commissioners
On one side they have to combate
ambitions that would give 13 square
miles of territory to Multnomah coun
ty; on the other side there is danger
of losing a full half of the county's
territory, and on all sides are other
troublesome matters that threaten
many things. No sooner is a road
program mapped out, whereby Clack
amas county would have hard surfac
ed highway from the Multnomah to
the Marion county line, than the state
highway commission makes known
its intention to leave Clackamas
county entirely off the Pacific high
way. And when the court attempts
to reduce taxation the cities set up a
howl because their "diwy" will be
less. Withal, the job that County
Judge H. S. Anderson has is one that
few of us could fill with as much gen
eral satisfaction or with any personal
delight.
It appears to the Courier, consid
ering the character of the man and
the nature of his manifold duties, that
Judge Anderson is most worthy of
the increased emoluments which the
legislature will in all probability be
asked to authorize.
Jones Fails at Salem
In spite of the fact that E. James
Jones of Oswego had a "wife, six
kids and a country newspaper to
support," and therefore sought elec
tion to be calendar clerk of the house
at Salem, he was defeated by Charles
Erskine, who, held the position last
year. Mr. Jones was in the same po
sition with a large number of others
at Salem in that he had been prom
ised before hand enough votes from
representatives all over the state to
elect him. That the promises were
watery is apparent.
Steal Chlidren's Banks
The robbery of the home of Dr. and
Mrs. L. G. Ice was discovered and re
ported to the police last Thursday.
Thieves entered the home on Wed
nesday night and stole two toy banks
in which the savings of the children
in the family were held. Each bank
contained a $5 gold piece, in addition
to much change. No clew has been
found.
COUNTY'S SOLD S
ACTIVE AT SALEM
DIMICK IS CHAIRMAN OF THE
RESOLUTIONS COM. HAS
BIG PROGRAM
MAY RAISE CALAVAN'S PAY
Legislators from Clackamas Placed in
Important Positions in House
and Senate
Its delegation in both houses of
the legislature, m session at Salem
since Monday morning, taking an act
ive part in the work of law making
and adjustment, Clackamas county is
in a position to acquire fame. The
senators and representatives of this
county were all in their seats, the
first thing Monday morning and im
mediately assumed important places
in the legislative transactions of the
session.
Senator Walter, A. Dimick of Ore
gon City was appointed chairman of
the resolutions committee by Gus C.
Moser, president of the senate. Sen
ator Dimick was also appointed a
member of , the important counties,
industries, judiciary and printing
committees. Joint Senator Harmon
A. Lewis, the man who on Wednes
day introduced the bill for the divi
sion of Clackamas county by cutting
off the Oswego neighborhood, was
made chairman of the agriculture and
forestry committee and he is a mem
ber of the assessment and taxation
committee, the public buildings and
institutions committee, the roads and
highways committee and the horti
culture committee.
In the lower house George C. Brow
nell of Oregon City has been appoint
ed chairman of the cities and towns
committee by Speaker R. N. Stan
field. Mr. Brownell is also a member
of the immigration and judiciary
committees. H. C. Stephens of
George is chairman of the important
counties committee, and a member of
the ways 'and means and -banking
committees. Representative H. A
Dedman of Canby is chairman of the
labor and industries committee and
a member of the banking, livestock
and medicine, pharmacy and dentist
ry committees.
On the first day of the session Sen
ator Dimick made the interesting an
nouncement that he would abandon
his attacks on the Oregon Naval mi
litia, and that organization is prac
tically insured little attention at this
session. During the past six years
Senator Dimick has been an ardent
foe of the Naval militia appropriation
and had been sponsor for several
bills for the abolishment of the ser
vice. One session he carried a bill
successfully through the senate, but
it failed to pass in the lower house.
This year the militia is asking $15,
900 in appropriations. Senator Dim
ick's first day was active. He in
troduced two resolutions and one bill
and with his committee reported on
two of his own resolutions. The bill
which he introduced would make it
a felony for an intoxicated driver to
pilot an automobile. Miss Eva L.
Moulton of this city is Senator Dim
ick's secretary. ,
The second day of the session saw
even greater activity from Senator
Dimick. He assumed leadership In
a stern fight against figurehead offi
cials, boards and commissions and a
favorable report was made on his
resolution to appoint a joint commit
tee to investigate officials and com-j
missions with a view to doing away
with those which appeared unneces
sary. Senator Dimick introduced
bills or resolutions to reduce the num
ber of clerks on certain committees,
to limit the time for presenting bills
to the 30th day of the session, to close
the China pheasant season until Oc
tober 1, 1919, and thereafter open it
for only one month each year and a
resolution providing that clerks re
ceive no overtime pay.
George C. Brownell, whose secre
tary is Miss Malva Bolle of Oregon
City, offered house bill number 8 on
Tuesday to repeal the Oregon-Washington
joint law regulating fishing in
the Columbia river and a bill to fix
the full salary of justices of the su
preme court at $4500 a year. An
other bill introduced by Brownell
would increase the limit of an em
ploye's salary under garnishment
from $75 to $100 a month. He is also
sponsor for a bill to increase the sal
ary of County School Superintendent
Calavan from $1000 to $1500 a year,
with $300 additional for traveling ex
penses.
Each of the senators and repre
sentatives from this county have oth
er important matters which they will
present to the two houses during the
session. The new men in the house
are taking a few days to accustom
themselves to the procedure, but
promise untiring labors within the
week.
A number of Oregon City and
Clackamas county people have been
at Salem this week taking in the bi
ennial legislative show. They report
things running smoothly and in un
usually rapid style. J
COURT CHANGES TEN
ROAD SUPERVISORS
T. A. ROOTS AND 47 OTHERS ARE
RETAINED TO BUILD ROADS
IN THIS COUNTY
Ten changes are announced by the
county court in the list of supervis
ors in the 56 road districts of the
county. The court completed a re
view of the 1917 appointments last
night and the Courier is the first
paper to publish the revised list,
Roadmaster T. A. Roots, of course, is
retained, and changes are made in
districts 1, 11, 15, 22, 35, 43, 47, 51
and 64. There are 56 districts alto
gether, making 57 road supervisors.
including Roadmaster Roots. The
complete list follows:
T. A. Roots, Roadmaster, Oregon
City.
District 1, M. E. Gaffney, Clacka
mas, route 1; 3, H. Seibert, Boring,
route 3; 4, J. A. Kitching, Estacada
5, John Meyer, Boring; 6, R. E. Jarl
Boring; 7, Dave Douglas, Sandy; 8
C. W. Kern, Brightwood; 9, Fred Lins,
George; 10, Charles Duncan, Esta
cada; 11, Charles R. Livesey, Oregon
City, route 6; 12, E. C. Gerber, Ore
gon City, route 2; 13, J. Fullam, Ore
gon City, route 3; 14, H. Henrici, Ore
gon City, route 3; 15, T. C. Thomas,
Oregon City, route 1; 16, H. Engle,
Oregon City, route 1; 17, G. Koehler,
Canby; 18, F. Kamrath, Oregon City,
route 3; 19, R. Schuebel, Canby.
District 21, W. S. Gorbett, Colton;
22, S. A. D. Hungate, Molalla, route
2: 23, W. R. Zimmerman, Aurora;
24, L. P. Spagle, Aurora; 25, C. H.
Lorenz, Aurora, route 1; 26, W. O,
Vaughn, Molalla; 27, I. D. Larkins,
Marquam; 28, Leslie Shank, Molalla;
29, G. H. Gray, Aurora, route 3; 30,
Ed Wanker, Oswego; 31, G. G. Peters,
Sherwood, route 1; 32, Harry Jost,
Sherwood, route 2; 33, F. Millard,
Estacada; 34, W. Kaiser, Oregon City,
route 7; 35, R. A. Hutchins, . Boring,
route 1; 36, J. McKinzie, Woodburn,
route 2; 37, C. W. Kruse, Oswego; 38,
K. Richardson, Milwaukifi, route 1;
39, H. Fisher, Oregon City, route 3;
40, D. L. Erdman, Boring.
District 41, H. H. Udell, Eagle
Creek; 42, A. C. Taylor, Hubbard,
route 2; 43, W. H. Douglass, Barton
route 1;' 44, A. S. Newton, Oregon
City, route 1; 45r LP. Elliott, Colton,
route 1; 46, E. Nachand, Oregon City,
route 6; 47, O. P. Roethe, Milwaukie,
route 1; 48, Carl Alt, Boring, route
2; 49, Elmer T. Davis, Estacada, route
1; 50, F. M. Townsend, Clackamas,
route 1; 51, Jake DeYoung, Boring,
route 3; 52, W. H. Kanne, Lents,
route 2; 53, Ernest Conrad, .Molalla,
route 1; 54, Benj. Stanton, Hubbard,
route 2; 55, G. Hively, Estacada;
56, A. J. Cota, Springwater, route 1;
57, A. F. Eyman, Aurora, route 2;
58, John C. Miller, Barton.
(t tjl nl $ tj $ $
! CITY SPENDS TOO MUCH J
J Oreeon City snent $2110.- .
. 09 more than- its budget for
1916 provided, figures com- J
M piled by Recorder J. W. Loder J
! show. The emergency fund J
has a deficit of $1280.55, ac-
cording to Mr. Loder, and the J
J operation of the municipal ele- !
J vator cost $467.55 more than J
! was expected. The gross defi- !
cit amounts to $2697.83, but J
balances in other funds to- !
. tal $587.74. The health and J
police budget has a deficit of
J $237.05; the fire and water J
service cost $192.84 more than M
. its appropriation; light cost J
! $38.36 in excess of the budget. .
! Other deficits are: Printing,
J $446.89; elevator, $467.55; J
J emergencies, $1280.55; streets, J
J $434.99. M
$ i$ $ jft
BONE DRY LAW READY
Rep. Anderson Will Present Measure
: With Emergency Clause
i Shadows of the state's "bone dry"
law are casting themselves before and
the bill to provide all the iron bound
rules for the restraint of liquor traf
fic in any form will be presented at
Salem tomorrow if the lower house
decides to adjourn over the week-end.
Representative Anderson is listed to
present the bill being drafted by
Portland attorneys.
While the measure is not yet cam
plete, it is certain that it will carry no
search and seizure provision. Dr.
Anderson and other dry leaders on the
ground declare that it merely will
carry into effect the wishes of the
people, as expressed by the consti
tutional amendment adopted last No
vember. . .
The bill will carry an emergency
clause, however. That will make It
operative immediately after it passes
the two houses and is signed by the
governor. Inasmuch as the alcoholic
traffic committees of the two houses
propose to hold joint sessions before
placing it on third reading in either
house, the bill is not likely to encoun
ter serious delays. According to the
schedule now mapped out for it, the
measure should get through both
houses inside of three weeks. That
will make it effective about February
1
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4972 PERSONS IH
E
MR. JOHNSON ESTIMATES TOTAL
ASSESSED VALUATION AT
ABOUT $4,578,201
COUNTY IN DEBT $102,300
Proposed ' New County Would Re
ceive Equity In Properties and :
Real Estate
'. The total assessed valuation of all
property within the proposed boun
daries of Cascade county, which would
be formed by the secession of an ir
regular east half of Clackamas coun
ty, is placed at $4,578,201.08 by G. F.
Johnson, who was commissioned to
compile statistics for the Estacada
people who are behind the agitation
for secession. Mr. Johnson has com
piled figures showing the approxi
mate population of. the district, the
value of all county equipment and
the condition of county finances and
has submitted them to his employers.
The total assessed valuation of the
territory which would secede is placed
at slightly more than four and one
half million dollars, while the total
assessed valuation of the entire coun
ty this year is $28,737,352.94, and
almost half the territory of the en
tire county is included in the pro
posed county.
Mr. Johnson has figured the school
age population of the eastern section
which would withdraw from Clacka
mas at 1530. An estimate of the to
tal population can be made from that
figure by multiplying by 3.25, the fig
ure comonly used. This gives an es
timated population of 4972 persons.
approximately one-sixth of the entire
population of Clackamas county. .
According to the same set of sta
tistics, a sum of $24,334.35 was spent
from the general road fund last year
for the improvement and building of
roads in the districts involved in the
projected secession; . ; ' '
Mr, Johnson has included in his
compilations, at the request of his
employers, general figures relative to
tht county s condition. ' He shows
thti total net indebtedness of the coun
ty to be $102,300.19, -with properties
valued at $140,741.10. . Of these
properties the court house and fur
nishings are most valuable, repre
senting an estimated worth of $127,-
500. Road machinery and equipment
is estimated to be worth $4,041.10
and real estate, such as gravel pits,
etc., is placed at $9200.
The total amount of cash in the
general fund is $12,964.58 and the
amount in the road fund is $31,810.13,
Mr. Johnson's figures show.
In case of a division of the county
the new county would be entitled to
the value of its equity in real estate
and machinery, as well as all- other .
general county property and a share
of the funds.
A MATTER OF LAW
Charter Gives Council No Right to ,
Employ Attorney Schuebel
C. Schuebel says: "Should the city
council desire to employ Mr. Story,
or any other person, to have charge
of the civil work for the year they
must enter into A SPECIAL CON
TRACT with him for that service."
The city charter, which the council
has- disregarded in appointing Mr.
Schuebel, says: "The city prosecutor
shall be ELECTED for one year by
the qualiled voters of this corporation
at the general election next preced
ing the expiration of the term of the
then incumbent of the office, and
shall hold his office until his succes
sor is elected and qualified." ,
And in the entire 294 pages of the
new city charter Mr. Schuebel, nor
any one else, can find no single clause
clause that would indicate the coun
cil's power to appoint, at a regular
salary, any legal talent.
ROBERTS ARRESTED
Man Drinks Pint of Denatured Alco
hol and Is Jailed
John Roberts was a sadly muti
lated man when he was released from
the city juil on Wednesday morning
after suffering through the , night
from the mental and physical injury
sustained when he was "kicked" by
a pint of denatured alcohol. When
Roberts was arrested oh Tuesday
night the remains of a quart bottle,
of alcohol were confiscated, indicat- .
ing that he had consumed about a
pint of the denatured poison and lived
to tell the tale. "It sure had a kick,"
was Roberts' statement as he left the -jail
with but little trace of any poi
sonous effeot the fluid might have
had.
Estate Valued at $15,000
Letters of administration are asked
in the estate of Margaret Mitchell
Knight, who died intestate in Mult
nomah county, September 5, 1915, by
William A. Knight, the widower. The
estate comprises real property valued
at $15,000, located at Knight station,
In this county. There are three helra,
tha husband and two daughters.
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