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FORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 7.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1909.
ESTABLISHED 18.
ECdQN
WHY TAXES
ARE HIGH
JUDGE DIMICK ADDRESSES LET
TER TO TAXPAYERS IN WHICH
HE ITEMIZES EXPENSES.
BIG OUTLAY FOR ROADS
Saya Taxpayare Themselves Makt
High Taxation by Patltlonlng for
Now Roada and Brldgaa, than
Blama Court.
To I ho Ktltttir:
I fl It my duly, aa a member o(
tho Cmiiily Court, to request apace
1 1) your culuiiina. In order that I may
furtiUh to llin lax ayra uf Claeka
lima County eomn reasona why titxee
fur IMS am higher thin year than It)
former yrara, and I would kindly auk
every reasonable tajt payor tu aludy
I ho flgurea carefully and If possible
IHilnl out a way to Ilia County Court
by which wo can lower the levy other
than which I mention In ihla commtiul-
Wo have had, during my admlnls
cation.
trillion, a lame amount of outstanding
rtmil warrants, and on tha second day
after I took chargn of (he altalra of
Clackamaa Cuunty, aa County Judge.
I hud tha Clerk glvo mo a statement
of th amount of mad warranta out'
nUiiillni and unpaid on that dale, and
I mill have that ataiemeut In my po.
euiUin. and which alateuiem ahuwa
lia.Cit.io,
Now, In addition to that aum llmro
had been held out of the rond fund
belonging to Oregon City under Ita
charter, certain amounts which tha
County Court hnd refuted to give to
tha city, and which had been levied
under the head of a bridge lax, and
w refuaed to pay the city that aum
unlem we were sued and compollad
to nay It, for the reason that It waa
a claim against tha County, and tf
valid claim, the former County Court
ahould have paid It,
The rlty than tiled tha County and
Judge Mcltrldo held that I ho city waa
entitled to recover tha name, aa ine
brliliie fund waa a part of thu load,
fund and Ilia amount Involved, which
we were compelled to pay Oregon
City by the decree of tho Circuit
Court, waa approximately 10,000.
Then, In addition, wo had to pay for
a rock cruaher amounting to $ 1328.0a
which the former Court had purchnaed
and alo for the building of the Pun
ding Klver bridge and ttui( Sucker
creek hrldgii which amounted to mora
than 15.001), and In addition hereto
llmro waa unpaid road claim against
the County amounting approximately
In I3.8o0.ti0: and wo vera compelled
to run the County from July until lha
next February without a dollar of
road money In the treasury. I men
tion Ihla matter for (ho reason that
aomo of tho tux payera are under tho
Impression that the road fund waa
free from debt when I waa eluded
County Judge.
Now, during tho year 1907, there
were more than 80 mllra of now road
petitioned for, which with tho brldgea
and culveriH that weru madu upon
thono roada, cost tho tax payors of
Clarknmaa County a Inrgo aum of
mono), anil during tho year 1'J'jS
moru than 120 miles of now road were
petitioned for, nud of that mileage a
largo portion was allowed itnd op( lud,
which necessarily called fr an ex
pense of mora limn JJO.iwO.
These roads woro made, not at tho
-Instauco and renuesl of tho County
Court, but nt tho liiHlnncu and ro
ijuest of tho tax payors themselves,
mid In uddltlon to that expenditure
wn had !ll4 bridges more than 75 foot
long, and over 1800 mailer brldgea
and culverts, all of which required
about 1:15,000 per annum to keep thorn
In repair.
Wo also hnd to keep In repair tho
Improved County Honds, such us plank
roads mid gravel roads, which requir
ed more than $110,000 per annum, anil
In addition thereto tho County Court
was compelled to miiko largo expendi
tures In clearing and grading other
county romlH, which cost tho taxpay
ers about 100,000 per annum.
Now slnco tho tux payors of Clnck
amiis County a ro raising such a cry
over tho Uinount of luxes thoy ore
compelled to pay, I wish to Inform
them that this grout oxponso has
been brought on by thomsolvca In
pet It lonliig tho County Court for now
rimils nnd bridges and for the im
provement, of thoso,.rnd8 which have
been laid out before and never Im
proved. It might be well nt this tlmo to
state tho ill flu rout funds which we
aro compelled to rulse:
First, wo will take1 the 'running ex
penses of Clackamas County which
Includes the running of the Courts,
expenaos and mllonge' 'of Jurors and
witnesses, boarding prisoners, caring
for tho poof, insane account, Indigent 1
- ; .
. r ,i.,,..
DR. C. A. STUART, chosan President
for third tun of Willow Creak Mln
Ing Company,
soldiers, aalarlea of County officers
and all stationary, atampi, etc., which
aggregate thu sum of 140,000.
Then In addition to that aum wa
have 9.1 HK children of school age,
which the las' compola (he County to
make a levy of 7.00 per acbolar
therefor, which Ihla years amounta to
M4.3lo.O0.
Then the Htate tax which Clack.
mua Counly la compelled lo con t rib
uio for the year 1901) la approximately
H3.000.00.
Then omi'i tho roada and bridge
which ' tha greatest burden that
the tax payera of Clackamaa County
have lo carry. Tho repair and build
lug of bridges, 3S,000 per annum.
Repair of plunk and gravot roada,
J.'O.ooO per annum. Thono two Items
(Continued on pugn four)
INCREASE 100 PER CENT
BUSINESS OF OREGON CITY POST
OFFICE ALMOST DOUBLE8
IN EIGHT JYEARS.
Postmaster Kandall has compiled
flgurea comparing the money order
bualneaa und postul receipts of 1900
with IIioho of 1908. The statement
shows an Increase of nearly ouo hun
dred per rent. In the business of the
Oregon City pontofflce since 1900, The
flgurea follow: Money orders Issued
lu 191)0, 64(17; money orders Issued In
likt 10.703; total aum of orders la
sued In 1900, :tC,799.97: total aum of
orders Issued In 19og, 93.C97.3(: or
ders paid, 1900, 4455; orders paid,
1908, G?r8: totnl sum of orders paid,
1900, $',0,381.57; total aum of orders
paid, 1908. $80,870.10. Postal recelpta,
1900. $(1,493.0(1; postul receipts, 1908,
$13.3:4.24.
Horn, Tuesday, February 8, a seven
pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. William
Itlvers, of Gladstone .
BARCLAY GIRLS VICTORS
BASKETBALL GAME LAST FRIDAY
NIGHT ENDS (N 8CORE
OF 8 TO 32.
The haHkotlmll gumo Friday even
ing between tha Uuitluim and Har
dily schools of this city proved to be
very hit orvsi Ing event. The Inrge
attendance taxed the capacity of the
Ulverhrlnk Kink. The energetic root
ing by tho friends nnd students of
each school gnvo evidence of the keen
rivalry und good school spirit.
The UHHlHtiinco of tho Oregon City
hand added much enthusiasm. The
gumo resulted In a scoro of 8 lo Z'i
In fuvor of Uurcluy. lloth ployed well
but tho excellent team work of the
Ilarclay girls gave them an Important
advanliigo. Although tho Eusthiun
team was unfortunate In not hnvlng
sulllclent propiiratlon, they played
well In all but a few points. They are
confident of huccosb at tho next gumo.
Two out of threo games will doter-
mliio tho championship between the
wn schools. Tho winners will prob-
nlily play ono of tho I'ortlaiul tennis.
The line-up win us follovvs:
Eusthiini llarclny
Murthu Myers, ...C Huliy Francis
Maud Fair R.Q.. . .Lllllun Glllett
Jennlo Schntx ,.L,.G Floy Stewart
VnrlHHu Owenby.R.F....Peiirl Francis
Clnru Fields ... .L.F.. .Ethel Jefferson
MILWAUKEE BOY HERO.
Ross Swaggert Jumps Into Icy Waters
and Savea Little Child's Life,
Ross Swiiggort, a 12-yonr old boy
esldlng nt Milwaukee, played tho part
of a hero on( Sunday while In Port
land, which entitles him to a Carno
Klo modal. A llttlo child was playing
near n housobont at the foot of Enst
Morrison street and foil Into the river.
Swnggort seeing the child's predica
ment Jumped Into the cold waters and
rescued the child from drowning. The
name . of the child's parents was not
ohtalnod by Young Swaggert, as. he
rushed from tho scene to procure dry
clothlng.j ' j ,
$1250 FOR
OLD HOME
HOUSE VOTES ABOVE SUM FOR
PRESERVATION OF THE
MoLOUGHLIN HOME.
MUCH WORK UNDONE
Cochran Tails Us What th Clacka
maa Dalegatlon la Accomplish.
Ing In tha Legisla
ture. (IJy John W. Cochran.)
With commendable diligence the
legislature thla work aettled down
to a sober consideration of tha Im
portant legislation that remaina to be
disposed of during tho session. Aa
expected, the House refused to con
cur' In the Senate resolution calling
for final adjournment on the 10th
Inst., and Is atoning for Its extrava
gant wast of time during the first
four weeks by convening at 9:30 A.
M. and continuing Ita afternoon ses
sions until about S P. M. Even then
the House will be rushed If It winds
up the great amount of business await
ing Ha consideration.
Due largely to the earnest, and per
rlslent efforts of the Clackamas del
egation, the Houso this week passed
the bill creutlng a board of trustees
and providing funds for the purchase
ami preservation by the state of the
old home of Dr. John Mclughlln at
Oregon City. There la llttlo doubt
but that the Senate will pasa the bill
and In thla small way do something
to commemorate that Intrepid state
builder. As originally presented the
bill asked for an appropriation of
$2500, but thla waa shaved down by
the committee on waya and means to
$1250. It Is believed that this will
be sufficient, If expended carefully as
It will be by the trustees to be ap
pointed, to ronwve the building from
HONE8T ABE, WHO OPENED'
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Mini -f - J
ill, ' ' ; A ' J i &
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Its present location onto land owned
by the city where It will be preserv
ed for generations to come.
With only 11 dissenting votes, tha
House on Tuesday on reconsideration
passed Campbell's bill taking the
control of the Oregon Soldier's Home
ut Itoseburg out of the hands of the
Governor and vesting rt In a Board
of Control, consisting of three mem
bers of the (irand Army. While thla
bill was undor consideration In the
House, Campbell and McCue made
especially eloquent addresses In Its
support. They urged that Inasmuch
aa the old veterans themselves desired
the passage of the bill, the least the
members of the legislature could do
wax to comply with their request
With .this explanation the bill passed,
notwithstanding that Just before tho
vote waa taken a report was read
from a special vlaltlng committee that
hud visited the Institution and report
ed finding It managed properly and to
the satisfaction of every one of the
1C3 Inmates of the Home. C, A. Wll
Hams, of Oregon City, Is one of the
' members of tbe first Board of Con
trol as provided In the bill.
Representative Dlmlck's bfll, ap
propriating $500 annually for the
Clackamas County Fair Association,
la atlll pending before the ways and
mean a committee. Because of the
enormous demand for atate funds
with which this Legislature la con
fronted there Is a strong probability
that numerous bills of tbe same char
acter as that Introduced by Dlmlck
will be reported unfavorably by thla
committee. The membere of the
Clackamaa delegation, however, are
doing what they can for the bill and
will aecure the appropriation If It
possibly can be done.
In the unsuccessful fight that waa
made In the House Tuesday to hive
the emergency clause removed from
the Senate bill providing for the re
tention of the two Commissioners to
the Supreme Court, Campbell, Dlmlck
and Jonea were all found lined up on
the losing side. However, they were
standing with the forces in the House
which Insisted that before the mem
bership of tbe Supreme Court ahould
be Increased for a longer time, the
people should not be dented the op-
(Contlnued on page f.)
Hi EYE8 TO. THE WORLD JU8T A
SEES VISIONS
OF RAILROAD
FROM OREGON CITY TO MOLALLA
IN TWENTY-ONE
MONTH8.
CONTRACT DRAWN UP
8arcastlc Molalla Correspondent Tells
People to Get Used to
'the New Order of
Things.
(By Molalla Correspondent.)
All aboard again F. M. Swift, still
on deck and promoting tbe Southern
Clackamas County Railroad Company.
A contract has been gotten up that
seems to be free from flaws and seri
ous objections. At any rate there Is
no money demanded -until the rail
road la built and th-. cars rolling on
to the Molalla Prairie from Oregon
City. Isn't that good enough for any
body? And so long as we get the
goods delivered, on the ground, be
fore payday conies, who cafes wheth
er It la F. M Swift, the O. W, P., or
some other powerful railway company
that carries out the rolling contract.
The job la to be done out this for In
21 months; that's none too soon, let
It come; get a move on old boys, lot's
get used to the new order of things
early.
County Superintendent Gary's school
meeting at the Orange Hall, last Sat
urday, was a great sucess In many
ways. Although the weather was
cold and rainy, about 100 people were
In attendance. The professor's 15
questions were very thoroughly
"threshed" out, seemingly, to the sat
isfaction of all present The only
complaint heard was the day was en
tirely too short to do anything like
Justice to bo many Important ques
tions. This was the first meeting nf
the kind ever held In the county, and
CENTURY AGO ' TODAY.' '
J. E. JACK, who Attended State Board
of Equalization at 8a I em this
week.
we would like to have the Superin
tendent circuit the county with these
meetings. They would tend to short'
en and bridge the gulch, which lies
between the parents' home and the
school house educational co-opera
tion. 4
The Molalla Commercial Club at
Its regular meeting last Friday night,
assigned an essay to each member on
some resource or Industry of the Mo
lalla Valley. These wrlteups are to
be made by persons engaged In (heir
particular line of business and the
club's next meeting promises to be
very Interesting, when all this data
is turned Into the common fund of In
formation, whereupon a folder is to
be Issued dlscrlptlve of Southwest
Clackamas county In general and the
Molalla Valley In particular.
MORE KNOTS SEVERED
JUDGE McBRIDE GRANTS SEPAR
ATION PAPERS TO THREE
UNHAPPY COUPLES.
Thomas A. McBrlde, Judge of the
circuit court, returned from his brief
visit at Deer Island on Wednesday
and held court Thursday disposing of
several cases that were pending. Ina
Carter was tbe plaintiff in the di
vorce suit brought againEt her hus
band, Kemey J. Carter. Plaintiff was
awarded the care ac4 custody of a
minor child, Hallie Carter. Mrs. Car
ter was given the divorce on the
grounds of desertion.
Caroline Kinenart was granted a
decree of divorce from Charles Rine-
hart, and was allowed to resume her
maiden name, Caroline Strlbllng.
On the grounds of cruel and inhu
man treatment, Cerelda K. Tuttle was
granted a divorce from Samuel L.
Tuttle. '
Judge McBrlde is now in St Helens
holding a week's term of court.
ATHLETIC FIELD MEET
GLADSTONE THE SCENE OF BIG
ATHLETIC CONTEST MAY
FIRST.
Through the efforts of Profs. Hill
and Goetz, of the Eastham and Bar
clay schools, an organization has
been perfected under the title of the
"Clackamas School League." - The ex
ecutive committee of the League met
at the court house last Saturday and
made preparation to carry out the
plans of the league. It was decided
to hold the first field meet at Glad
stone on Saturday, May 1. On the ev
ening of the same day the League will
hold at Oregon City a literary con
test, awarding prizes for the best de
clamation and for the best original
production.
The following athletic events will
take place at the field meet: 50-yard
dash, 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash,
440 yard run, half mile run, 120 high
hurdles, 220 low hurdles, 12 pound
shot put, discus throw, broad Jump,
high Jump, pole vault, one mile relay
race, 4 to enter, and two and mile
relay race, 10 to enter. First place
in each event to count 5 points, sec
ond place 3 points and third, 1.
All schools wishing to enter the
baseball league must make applica
tion and send one dollar entrance fee
to the secretary, Brenton Vedder, of
Gladstone, on or before the 20th of
February.
The committee will meet again the
27th of February to arrange a sched
ule for the ball games to be held by
the league. Prizes to be offered will
be announced later by the committee.
ANOTHER CASE OF SMALLPOX.
J. A. Serber, Head of Family Takes
Down with the Disease.
Another case of smallpox has ap
peared In the Serber family at Creon
point. J, A. Serber ,the head of the
family, is bedfast with the disease.
Dr. Stuart, the attending physiclau,
reports the other three cases getting
along nicely. The saloon of Serber
-wag closed Saturday and fumigated.
WILL OPEN
JUNE FIRST
ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPO&I
TION WILL BE READY ON
SCHEDULE TIME. '
COULD OPEN SOONER
Grounds and all .Buildings Rapidly
Nesrlng Completion Under a
Regiment of Work
men. With fonr months to go to the open
ing day of the Alaska-Yakon-Paclfio
Exposition, the exposition ia ninety
per cent complete and, should hurry
orders come from tbe directors to
open on May L Instead of June 1, it
could be done, and with everything In
Its place.
With the exception of the govern
ment buildings, all of the princlps.l
structures on the grounds are finish
ed, so far aa exteriors are concern
ed, some little Interior decoration and
finishing remains to be done, but to
all Intents and purposes the buildings
are ready for the installation of ex
hibits. Work on the handsome buildings
which will bouse the Government ex
hibits from the Philippines, Hawaii
and Alaska, is well under way. A reg
iment of workmen has been thrown
into the field by the contractors and
the daily growth of the structure Is
marvelous.
The Forestry Building Is still in
course of construction, but so nearly
complete that Its magnificent propor
tions, particularly Its pergola of gi
gantic fir trucks is In full view.
The towering Alaska shaft, which
stands at the head of the Cascades
and marks the central court of the
exposition, is In place and the work
of coating it with gold will be begun
as soon as tbe rains of midwinter
have ceased. The cascades, which,
with the Geyser Basin will make one
of the most beautiful electrical spec
tacles ever conceived, are completed''
and the last work of wiring them for
the powerful submerged electric
lights, is being done. Forty thousand
gallons of water will pour down this
wonderful fall every minute and at
night It will be illuminated from be
neath with every color of the solar
prism, making it a tumultuous rain
bow. Geyser Basin, Into which the
fall plunges, will be similarly illumi
nated. Now that spring is at hand, some
Idea is to be had of the beauty of
the gardens which are shot through
the whole exposition reservation.
Many of the plans have been in the
ground through the wiqter and warm
ed by recent sun they are everywhere
bursting into bud and bloom. The
landscape gardners with ' scores of
men, are putting in the pansies. Ger
aniums, violets and other blooms
which- will later make the grounds a
riot of color and everywhere is going
in the cactus dahlia, the official flow
er of the exposition. Flowering trees
from every clime are being set out ,
and many of them have not waited
for transplantation to break into bud.
So nearly complete is the electric
system of the exposition that a for
mal test of it was made by night re
cently and a foretaste given a few of
the fortunate ones of what the expo- -sition
Is to be, as a night spectacle.
In the decorative scheme of the Inner
court alone nearly one million elghc-
candle power incandescent lamps are
used besides a multitude of arc lights
for Illumination of the streets and
ways. Every one of the big buildings
is thrown Into brilliant outline and
the Alaska shaft looks like a huge
flame.
The Pay Streak, which will be the
big amusement center, will be an
other electrical triumph. Besides the
thousands of lights provided by the
exposition, every . coucessloniilie is
required to supply a heavy quota, with
the result that, by night, the "funny
streak" of the exposition looks like a
general conflagration.
Paving 'of the streets, boulevards
and courts with cement and bitumen
Is practically at an end thirty days
will see the last tap done upon even
the great turnpike along the shores
of Lakes Washington and Union, upon
which the Exposition City lies.
All In all the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition will more than make pood
upon Its slogan "The Fair that will
bo ready."
Little Bessie Barton Taken to tho
Hospital,
Little Bessie Barton, the eight-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ,
Barton, of Stone, was brought to this
city Tuesday accompanied by her par
ents and taken to Portland for surgi
cal treatment by a specialist in that .
city for hip disease.