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H OREGON GIT Y ENTE Th EnterprlM ll th only Clackama County Niwipipar tint print! all of Hit newt of thli orowlno County, 4-1 t 1 t' 1 !$ M-fr-M" FORTY FIFTH YEAR No. 3. OUI2CION CITY, OKEUON, .rJ.WAY, JANUARY 20, V.)U. ESTABLISHED 1866 NEW POSTOFFICE STATE AID L L IIHIHHHHHIHM- ISP 0 EXEMPTIONS AND FRUIT Ai FARM PRODUCE UNION A A GRAHAM RAILWAY TRAFFIC IS INTERRUPTED ASKED CAN RE REVIVED: LOCA Ml ESTATE PROBATED DING NEEDED FOR ROAD MAW; NEW ORDER MADE A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION TO BE WAGED AND VOTE TAKEN AT GENERAL ELECTION. E TO BE PUT TO USE Farmer and Laboring Mon of th 611 May Combine to Stcurt , Mor EqulUbli Ad justment. The Mkki'M question tluit llm O ro tten voter luivo luiil in dual with by their direct viiIk, uliiru tin' adoption of llm Itillliillvii, will In' mi Ihsiiq In pni'h county In HlU statu commencing Willi not Monday. Tin' jurHi Ion uf I'lKiiipilium anil tniniluii U to kh to llm voter uf imrh I'oiiiily of llm atnto separately by liilllnllvo I'l'llilmi lit thin i.tirly iliito, nml utter nu nliirntloiinl cumpiilKii will bo disposed of nt geiiornl flection n j. Tim Initiative In In ho liroiiKlit Into use now on tho lux )ti Mtton to satisfy llm nulled iloinninl cif fiiriuora, Imal ticM moll, mull u Tuc t urTH nml wagn earners. Tim iimvi'iiioiil linn nlrcndy taken definite (nrin In aevernl roiinllc uf llm atnto HirmiKh dm county orgiml nt Ion h uf mon from tho fur in, (nun Iiiihi rii.nn nml liilmr. t Tho iiuntlitn will lii proHonioit nt llm eighth ntiiiunl convention of tho Oregon Federation of lAhor, which convene In Hulem next Monday. A rtx.Oui Inn will ho liitroiltiroil ni tho 'i hi v cnl Ion which will Iihvii fur It purpnuo tint securing of Hiii ro-opcra-(Inn of tho I jtlHir ( ' tl lornt nf tho nlnln with t he farmer nml dunlin's men In proioiilliiK n ronnty tnx law lo ho put on llm liH'iil tiitllnt of ouch county. Thin ninvoiiioiii U made MIHI0 liy tho Inlmr tux nnii'iiilmoiit adopted by tho Not ''in nf Oregon nt tho IuhI general election, which give tltn vol orn of count let Ilia exclusive- power to any how Hiey shall be Inxod for nny purHino whatsoever nml whnt prnporty If nny shall ho exempt from taxation Tho i roK im-l lax inniiHiirn will ex empt from taxation Hume thing nee family lo Hi" existence,-nun nmt coin fort of mankind unit lo plnrn tho (ai on value ere nt oil by society other than iv liitmr ni or. Specifically llm proi'oiioil law will exempt lntHir product unrli nt nrch rd, boimi'ii, fence nml nil such tin prnvoiiioiitn mi nml In land, live stork, fn nn liiiploiiioiiin, personal iriiHrly, building, etc, while frnnchlHii vnlurM, wntor ihiwit. tho value In liiml owner- hip nml iniitmply created by our rvor growing population will ho tillod. II U p"l nl 'mI nut by tho in nny ad vocate of tho proposed measure Hint tho further, lulxir nml legitimate busi ness will greatly profit liy tho Inw, a ll will remove 11 ii mi t ii rut barrier which now serve J n nioiinn of creat ing n huge lillo Hpocuhitlvo i-Iiihk of tm n who llvo, not by tmcftil Inlior. but entirely off of thn products of latxir. MEET ON FEB. J CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAIR ASSO CIATION WILL HOLD ITS AN NUAL BUSINESS SESSION. PLAN TO MAKE THIS YEAR'S MEET Beit In the Hlitory of the Organization Every Stockholder Urged to Be Preient at the Meeting. Tho niiniuil stockholders' meeting of tho Clackamas County Fair Assocln lion will bo hold In Oregon Cliy on Hiiliirilny, Koliiimiy 4, IioIiik two wot'ln friiin ni'Xl Hiituriliiy, At thU Hum tho roport of the prol dont. Kocrntiiry nml iroimuror w ill "bo rend, liirludliiK n romploto flnnnrliil roport of llm iiunoi-IiiHoii for tho pnnt your. ' I'Iiiiin will bo dlHctiHHod for the fair for llm romliiK your nml iimch hunt limn of Iniportiini'o will bo cotiHldorod, ICvcry Hloi-klioldor In uritod to bo proHc nt ii h n Kroiit (loiil dopoiiilH upon thin niot'HiiK no to tho future of tho Fnlr. The Kulr hold by tho HHsnclntlon limt full wns tho boHt of nny ovor hold nml wns nlvcn rrodlt of holntt the bom county fnlr In thn Htitlo, and It Is hoped Hint thin year's Vul: will even aurpiiHH Hint of hint yonr. Tho illioolors of tho iiHHoclntlon at pruMcnt nro, J. V. Smith. prPHldont, Aiironi; O. 10. KrryliiK, vlco iiroHlilont, Ori'Kon City; M. J. Iji.iiIIp, norrotnry, OrPKiin City; 0. 1). Khy, t.ronHiiror, Ori'Kon City; (ioo, M. Ijizollo, R. 8, Cop, W. W. Kvorhnrt, John ItlHlpy, (i, 11. nlinlok. John Ixiwollon, W. II. Mnt tiKin, dlrentora. WORTHY PROMOTION. Theodore Osmund Advanced to Posi tion of 8ecretary-Treaurer. Thoodoro OHtiiund was Innt Monilny plco.ted Hi'crolnry mid troiiHuror of tho llnwloy I'ulp & Pnpor Co. nt tho nn nun niRotliiK of tho oorporntlon. Mr. OHinuiid, who bupcppiIk II. B. Rynn, him boon cntiuoclcd with Hie company since lis corporation nml was for ninny years In tho office of tho Crown-Co-liimbla I'ulp & I'apor Company. Ho him hunilrcils of frlonds In Oregon City to rejoice at his promotion. STOCKHOLDERS TO REITERATION OF A FEW OP THE STRONG POINTS CONCERNING THE ASSOCIATION. Of TO Eiy to Strengthen tho Oruanlzatlon From Tlmt to Time Good Start Hal Bean Madt. CoiiHlilornblo linn boon priuti'd In thn colninim or tho Kntorprlno In tho I'"! moniliiK tho Orenoii city Krult mill Knrm Product, l.'nliui, which wiik rocouily liiuiichod In Clnckniiiiis coun ty, While It U iHimilhUi Hint por tion or what tuny ha mild In thin unl et " will bo a n-i'i't 11 Inn It In dooimid bonl lo nKltlll cull nltcntlon to a fow thlliKS ronrnrnlliK Hie oriaiiUntiiiu Hint mny hour ropi'iitlliK. 1 llm f Ii Nt pliico thu men w ho urKod llm oi'itiiiilvulloii of thn bhiiiii'IiiHou wore not Hookorn nftor Iho ptwltlon of uiamiKor. This will bo nn liniHirtiiut IHmt of duly, nml not every mini enn till It microimrully mill to (tin nntlnrnn- Hull of nioiiiliorn. Ihit on the other hund, thn board of dlroclorn im tho iiNHiM-liitliiii In iiIiiiiiipiI will dlctuto llm policy of Hip llKorllltlon mill liol tlm miinuKt-r. Tlmt ofriiial will b ciitrimit-tl with but llltlu lultliitlvo and bin duties will b llmltpil to tho carry liiK out of Iho orders of tho hoard. IIn will be Hlmply an oiociitlve official nml will not dlclntu policy or lav pious: ho will put into effect tho pol icy tlmt his superiors ilocldo upon nml rsrry out tho plnns Iho Imnrd on (rimts ! 1 n with. 1'hn bord of direr ors, lo ho composed of ton mom horn of llm tiKHoolnlloil will bo tlm supremo lioiiil. Messrs. Kuppoiiliender, A, J, I-wls, mid M. J, Uni-llc, who h ivo boon do vntltiK limn ami cnorKy lo thn oriinnl milloti, nro not piillltiK for nny soft Jobs. They tiav Ihimi sppudhiK their own nxuioy nml putting time into the project with tho hopo thut tho orKiinl ml loll mny Im effected nnd Inn.ln sue ci-snful, for If It enn lio dotm It will be linumy In llmlr iHK-kols nloiis. with tliosn of other 'liirkninns County rltl- xpiis nnd be prodiicllvo of iiroat food lo tho business Imprests of this section of llm Htuto. Utile mKunmiit Is uuw nocossnry to coiinIiico iiipii of tho liplinflclnl results (hat luivo scrrued from tlm orKmilr.n llon of Hip HimmI lllvor nssoclntlnn. And yet nl the oiilsot muro opiiosltlon wns eucoiiiitorrd Ihnn In trylnn to iIiiih llcntn Hint success lu Clncknnins. 1 ho oiKtilnnllon of llm union nsmx-ltltloii lu Texns wns rriuiKht with creator px pi'iinn 1 1 1 ii tl will this nssocliitlon pntall hero. Added to tlmt wns tho losses which ciiiiio In hinging Hip wny for the success of those who follow, which need not bo encountered hero. Then tlm California oil nssiH-latton, which Ii successfully hocking Hip Htnndard OH Compnny, rmphtisUi'S the fuel that dcNpltn the most tU'enuoiM i,pMisllloii Hip small priHlucer n-ny win on his inetnl If ho will pin his fulth to -or-Kniilriitlon nnd buslupss iiipHioiU. In thn rnsp of tlm California "II as sociation there wore grievous errors mnde nt first by Iho assoolat Ion's nianiiKiirs, tho outcomn of not knowing Hip IuihIiioss. Added lo this w ns I ho fact Hull tlm Stundnrd threw every possible obstacle In Hie way of the now nnd weaker rival. Hut a inaniiKor was trained nnd by sticking together Hie niHorlntlon did finally win nnd Is now trimming the sails of that giant corporation anil paying handsome divi dends to lis ineiiibers. It may InUe a Hill" time for the fruit nnd produce union In Chickiinius coun ty, nnd lis new officers for they must be new nt tho outset lo learn the ropes sufficiently well to at all times market Its product at a satisfactory price; but now is tho time, when the producers nro few nnd havo small hearing orchards, for lis officers to learn the ropes so that in five, or six yenrs from now tho orgniil.ntlon may bo In shape to market uny quantity of fruit mid produce which its total mem bership may raise. It Is the purpose of the organiza tion not only to market tho produce of Its members but to also teach those needing Instruction how to euro for their orchards nnd product, how to grade nml pack to got best results, how to flghl pests, furnish nt least ex pense to members materials for pack ing nnd fortUIJug nnd In a score of other ways nld members to produce best results for them Individually nnd collectively. It Is not the aim of tho nssoclntlon to require members to soil nil their products (o the nssoclntlon. A mem ber may have ten ncrcs of strawber ries nml declare but five. In tho ense he sees that tho nssoclntlon will he nlilo to pay hint twice thn price he enn realize on Hie outside, he cannot require the nssoclntlon to tnko the crop from the second five acres, nnd It will not do so unless It need the fruit to fill Its orders; I, o., It Is up to the producer, even when a member, to doclaro tho porllon of his crop he wishes lo entrust to the nssoclntlon, but ho can then expect to hnvo tho nssiK'lallon care for only what ho hns declared. The members of Iho nssoclntlon will bo roqulrod to In n measure pin tholr faith to tho association, nut the .lo will not bo very binding nnd mo mem ber will bo required to hold but one shnro of five dollars ns a member. Willi hut a small sum lied up In tho stock mid the opportunity open for an easy withdrawal, every fruit or pro duce growor In this section should ear ly alllgn himself with tho men who nre striving to niuko good with tho Clackiimnn County Fruit nnd Farm 1'rodiico Union. Petty differences botweon fnrmors (Continued on Page 4.) MRS. JULIA E. HASKELL OBTAINS 10,000 BEQUEST UNDER TERMS OF WILL. STEAMBOAT MAN WAS WORTH S 1 5,000 Remainder of Estate Goes Share and Share Alike to BU Children of Pioneer River Pilot Who Died Lsit Week. Tlm will of Hip late C'uptnlil John M. (iniliiun, pioneer sipiimlHiat man, who died In Oregon City lust week, wns admitted to urobilin hnra vostur- day, Hip estimated value nf tho prop erty bi'lng flS.O'Hi. Tlm chief bono- flclary Is Mrs. Julia K. Ilaskitll, who Inlierlls $iwiiill for faithful service, aim having taken care nf Cuntuln (irahnm during his declining years. I'ntll the estate Is settled Mrs. Haskell Is to re ceive ',n per mouth, mid the bequest becomes void only If sho remarries. Tlm family clock Is left to Cuntuln (irnham's son, John M , nnd the family portraits to the other children. The remainder of the estate Is willed, shnro nnd sham alike to his sons and daughters. Allien II., Arthur W., and John M. (irnhaiii, mid Mercy W. An drcKcii, Anna .May Morrill nnd JokhIo K. Kuchs. his danglers. The execu tors nf tho estate nre his two sons, Allien II. mid Arthur W. (Irnhutn. and two sons-in-law, William Andresen and ll. I). Morrill. PORTLAND, MARCH 20, 21 AND 22, ARE THE PLACE AND DATES CHOSEN. TO HAVE EDUCATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE Prizes for Beit Stook and No Admis sion Charge to the Show- Lec ture By Competent Authoritle. Poitlaml will have a fat stock show March 20, ;i nnd 22. The affair will hp of the same nature us similar shows held ill the packing centers of the Middle WchI and It In evm.etofl lo develop Into a great aid to livestock crowlim. rrcatlnir Interest In the In dustry . nnd spreading Information broadcast as to methods followed with the most success. Thorn will hit hiinilmlinn nrbixt nf. fered for the best stock, and entries will close March 20. There will bo no admission charge to the show and It Is believed It will bo one of tho best nimslhtii wava lo pdiicate the farmers of the Pacific Northwest to become stockralsem. Lectures will be given tiv comnelent unthorltles on the still- Ject of fattening stock and conditions thonghoiit the territory from which the Portland livestock market gets Its supplies will be considered. Tli utmw loin thn lineklnir nf hnlh thu Hill and llnrrlmnn systems and prominent livestock and packing In terests nro lending their full support to It. E T NOT HAVING MONEY TO PAY DEBTS HE HANGS HIMSELF IN BARN. Hon Chip, a Chlumiinu nf Wilson- vllle, hanged himself Tuesday nfter noon. Coroner Fox was called to hold nn inquest. The verdict wns that do- censed enmo to his death liy hnngintj, tho Injury being Inflicted by his own hand. Chip waa a conscientious Chink anil believed tho theory of his countrymen tlmt If ono did not pny his debts he wns disgraced beyond redemption. He wns working for II. C. Young nnd a few days ago drew $30 of his wages. Ho then mnde a visit to Portland whero he purchased a fow presents for. Mr. Young's children, ns wns his custom. Later he wns Induced to gamble, nnd lost what money he pos sessed. Tho Now Yonr In his religion drawing near, and ho not nblo to pny his debts, ho took his own life. Chip went to a small structure of his own nnd throwing a ropo over a benm swung himself freo. Ho used what Is known ns a "Ornnny knot," nnd In said to have choked to death. Chip lenves a wife nnd a son nnd dnughler In Chlnn, whom he had never brought to this country. Ho was be tween 50 nnd CO yenrs of ngo. unarged With Begging While Drunk. C. C. Armstrong, who halls from Portlnnd, wns found bogging on the streets Tuesday, being In nn Intoxi cated condition. Chief of Police Shaw took him In tow nnd locked him up in tho city prison till such time as he should sober up. Wednesday ho wns taken before Recorder Btlpp mid given a sentence of 30 days In Jail. PLANNING FOR A LIVESTOCK SHOW HEAVY RAINFALL WASHES OUT BRIDGES CAUSING TONS OF ROCK AND DIRT TO FALL. NORTH AND SOUTH TRAINS STALLED Track of O- W. P. Covered With Water it Several Points Be tween Her and Portland. ii, . 4. -i, J, 4, , .J. J. , ,y. Less alarm Is now felt about the flood situation, ns tin- river Is not raising so rapidly since the rain ceased. Traffic has been resumed on the eh-ctrlc line bi t ween Oregon city and Portland, the only serious In terruption being lu the fill north of Green I'olnt, whore the passengers ui transferred. Train service on tho Southern Pacific will be resumed today. The track Is damaged near the llawley pulp & Paper Co., and there Is a washout st parkplare thut cannot be repaired until the work train comes up from Portland: The paper mills were closed down last night and will probably not start up again before Tuelny, us It Ih not expected the crest of the fliMsl will reach this point be fore Saturday night or Sunday. The locks are closed mid the pulp mills and grinders are shut down. The east side pulp mill of the Crowl Columbia Pulp & Paper Co. ceased opera tions at noon yesterday, and the paper machines In all the' mills will bo down by tonight. This city and surrounding country Is fnst In. the grip of the heaviest rain storm that hua struck hero In many yenrs. In the last IK hours, 3 Inches of rain has fallen. The upper river has risen from 63.8 feet to 5S.1 feet, and the locks will be closed tblsafter noon, and Hsslbly this morning. Re ports are reaching tills city from every direction about the devastating effects of tho storm. Several small bridges and culverts have washed out on the Pout hern Pacific tricks north and south of Oregon City, knd oue bridge went out at Clackamas Station yester day afternoon. Tbo track of the Port land Railway IJght & Power Co. from Nuef to Itoardmnn Is under water. Conditions are worst on this line be tween Concord nnd Rlsley. On the car reaching Oregon City from Port land at S o'clock Thursday afternoon a trap door over the forward motor was hurst oil open, flooding the car and giving some nf the passengers a drenching. Flat cars forming a chain four blocks long wero taken up Wed nesday night nnd placed on the Cano mnh walk to keep It from getting uwny. The office and freight sheds of the Portland Railway Light & Power Co. in the south end of the city were sud denly flooded Wednesday afternoon, the turbulent water rushing down from the south end road and through Third street past the brick mill into tho Willamette River. It Is not likely, however, that conditions in this par ticular locality, will become worse than they are at present, as long ns a drain for tho water can be provided. The bridge over the -Madison street canyon in Kansas City Addition Is In a dangerous condition nnd has been closed to traffic. Wednesday night a huge landslide of many tons of earth, currying trees and stumps, struck the underpinning of the structure, carry ing cut two bents, and rendering the bridge unsafe. The city authorities closed It. Water coming down tho hill past the Seventh street steps played havoc with a big electric light pole, and threatened to .throw It down, but a gang of men made it fast and a watch will be kept upon it. Tho board of school directors have placed a night watchman at the Bar clay school building, whero Water has flooded tho basement coming from the street In the rear of the building, and a wutchmntt has been stationed at the Aberncthy bridge. The upper pulp mill and the grinders will be shut down today on the West side of the river. I'nless the water subsides Oregon City will be practically Isolat ed until tho flood recedes. Karly last evening the Portland Rail way Light & Power Co. was forced to abandon passenger traffic owing to conditions north of the city, and ran cars out of the city as far as Jennings Uidgo. The Southern Pacific Co. had trains stalled last night two miles south of Oregon City, where No. 18 was held up, nnd No. 17, south bound, could proceed no further than the car shops In the outskirts of Portland. Ily morning It will be found neces sary to close down the pnper mills on both sides of the river. Tho big paper machines, which nre run by steam, will bo kept In operation, however. The main cause of the trouble on tho Iower River, which makes the troublo nt tho mills here, comes from the backwater of the Clackamas River, which Is very high. Hut unless It continues to rain trouble from that sourco will be of sliott duration as the Clackamas Is a very swift stream and soon runs Itself out., n flood In that stream rarely lasting over 18 or 20 hours, The story was abroad that the train that left Portland . for San Francisco Tuesday nlgfct, the Shasta Limited, only got ns far as Salem and started to return to Portlnnd yester day afternoon. For several hours It lay on tho track near Cnnemah but tContlnued on P"80 4.) PRESENT QUARTERS ARE INADE- QUATE TO INCREASED WORK MADE NECE88ARY. I POSTMASTER RANDALL SENDS DATA Washington Authoritle Made Ac- qualnted With the Conditions and Need and the Probable Coet Tho Llvo Wires Tuesday discussed ai leiifcin ino neea oi a reaerai uuim - Ing In Oregon City, and I considerable light was thrown on the matter by I'.ml mnalbr llari'lult m-ti,i aalrt h a tinri furnished the postofflce department j wi n ! ' lo l" ctwl ol reueral ouliuing. .... It Is always the desire of the de - I-artment to secure a site within 800 feet of the railroad doxjt, aa this car- ries won u me naming ui lue maun to and from the postofflce by the , rail - roud company. Mr. Randall found that a site of about one-half block on Main street would cost at least $23,000. ; ;he ,9 and $wm fof ,he year ; whoge name ghe wag F wm. The peculiar location of the business ,Q u(ie(, , ,he gon,,. 0, ' lamgon. she waB accordingly appoint- section of Oregon City, with but one . mancm j, ,n that county as pro i ed administratrix, giving the required Main street, makes it impracticable ft(.t , immediately afterwards, to obtain a s te at a reasonable price. I gecton 3 whenever any county Hesse & Beckett, of Portland, repre The department Is now paying a : gha de8,re tQ acccpt thfl monpy ;,, Bernhardt Halste, filed a pe momhly rental of $, for quarters In mRntloned , sectloll tw0 or thlg act tltlon for the rpmoval of Mra. Robln the Odd rellows bn ding and these :, 8hal provlde and make available as ,on. setting up that her claim to re are rather undesirable, the front of "a fumJ of 2000(, to be used lationshlp to the dead man was false, the building being g ven over to a real mentioned In section and made for the purpose of getting estate firm and a transfer company. h construction of a perma-' control of the money. Bernhardt CENSUS BUREAU IS S 0 OFF ITS TROLLEY"; POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS WHAT A FARCE THE ENUMERA TION MUST HAVE BEEN. , POSTMASTER'S FIGURES WONT LIE Conoretiman Hawley Promie, In a Mrisage to Postmaster Randall, to Try to Get a Recount ; may determine will be needed in tne anjr statute providing for cancellation The tremeudoiis growth of Oregon construction of such road, but no part o ietters of administration and is con Clty in recent vears is clearly set of the fund of $20,000 mentioned In , ,rary to tne statutes. Judge Beatie forth by the receipts of the local post- section three of this act shaft be used ; also says the order 0f Judge Dimick office, which were $0.803 76 in 19H0, -for the purchase of machinery, tools , was n0t accompanied by or followed and in 19"9 had leaped to $14,249.61 or appliances or for any other purpose administratrix, indicating that the pre The office receipts last year were than the construction of such road. ; ceedin!jS jn the county court were ir $16,746.20. None the less marvelous i Necessary engineering and supervision ; reK,lIar. Is the showing of the monev order de-1 work shall be-deemed construction Tnig week Harry E. Draper. T. J. partment In 1H)9 there were 11412 As soon as the Commissioner shall be Mvers and R. L. Holman were appolnt ordera issued, amounting to $S3,243.59. satisfied that the county court has ed appraiSer8 of the estate, and they and 7119 orders were paid, amounting complied with the requirements or found ,524 30 ln the hands of County to JSC 041 04 Last year 170c9 orders sections three and four of this act he , Treasurer Tufts, and this money has were issued, amounting to J93.149.5C, shall comence the construction of such j been paid over t0 Mrs. Robinson upon and 7W3 monev orders were paid road at the Place of beginning thereof j an order ., whlcn wm amoiintliie to IS7 13(4 , as designated by the county court and i prevent lts be(Dg escheated to the In view of the great increase in re- ceipts in 10 vears. the figures of 1910 being more than double those of 1900. the recent report of the government census bureau, giving Oregon City an Increase In population of about 700 in K . . .. 10 vears Is considered ridiculous. It '-"". . - r ------ Is verv apparent that the population of statement in triplicate showing the ciiv has very nearly doubled In the i the amounts due on account of the con Inst decade. Congressman Hawley ; -miction of such road and the persons has wired the Commercial Club that, to whom it s owing One of these he will attempt to secure a recount statements of account shall be deliv for Oregon City. Tho business men ed the county court one to the are Indignant over the report of the i Secretary of State, and the other he bureau. OF ALLEGED IN THE SUIT m... maov v. cdhupm asKc. THE w COURTS FOR VERDICT AGAINST W. B. MOORE. and most scientific methods, and so as to make thera as durable and per CANBY, Or., Jan. 17. Walter Baker maneut as possible, and no part of Moore, president of the Canby Canal such road shall be constructed upon and Realty Co.. and a prominent figure greater grade than seven per cent ex In the business developments In this j Cept by direction of the State Highway place, has been sued In the Portland '. Board. courts for breach of promise by Miss j Section 6. If any road, or any part Mary E. Cronen. The allegations are ; mnnv nnd specific, and according to the story told Moore has repeatedly failed to keep his engagements to wed, changing the date on three different occasions. Miss Cronen wants $100,000 to as- .... sunge her gnet. .Moore is very . wealthy, has large Interests ln waiia i Walla, his former home. Is son of Ex-1 Governor Miles C. Moore, and is a j business man of considerable Import- ance in the Rose City. Miss Cronen is said to bo an old ; friend of the Moores. and the Indignity henued upon her by Moore's recent treatment is more than she can bear. without financial relief. COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE. Third Annual Convention to Be Held ; Friday and Saturday. EUGENE Or, Jan. 12. (Spl.) The third annual Commonwealth Con- ment for bids, at sucn time as may ue ference. to be held In this city under specified in such advertisement The the auspices of the University of Ore- contract sha be awarded to the low pon. convenes tomorrow. There will I est responsible bidder but, other be morning, afternoon and evening things being equal, citizens of he sessions tomorrow and morning and; county 'Jan be preferred. The coun nfternoon sessions Saturday. Some of ty ln which the work Is done shall the best speakers ln the State are on ! have the right to bid and the i Cm- the progrnm and an enjoyable and : profitable time is promised. CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER HIGH- WAYS TO COVER PERIOD OF j I TWO YEARS. COUNTY COURT TO DESIGNATE ROADS j Improvement Muit Be Begun Within Two Year From Pasiage of the Enabling1 Act An effort is being put forth to pro . vd(J 8(a(e a(1 , the countftll for roa(1 ; ,)UUng. A b), wllh ,nBt , view : nas ,)Wn ntroiuced int0 the leglsla - ture. We print the text below: Section 1. There Is hereby appro- ; prlated the sum of $r,so,000 to be used i as provided for In thl act. one-half of ,.,,, .,, ....m,,,,,,, ,h .,, j,,,, and ,he rcmainder In the year j j 912 Section 2 Each county, as now or ; BanlVed In thla atate, ahall be entitled to receive $10,000 of the money appro prtated by Section one of this Act for nent road in that county. After hav-, Halste claimed to be the brother of ing bo provided such fund the county ! the dead man, who was said to be court shall select the particular loca- one Christian Halsti. Hon of the road to be constructed and ; Grant B. Dimick, then county Judge, shall designate the place of beginning ; went Into the case thoroughly and ol and definitely describe the location of ' tallied a mass of testimony that waa the road, all of which shall be entered i very conflicting. Affidavits and depo on the Journal of the court. Such sitions were secured from the East, road shall begin at one of the principal ; and finally Judge Dimick rendered an ; market places in the county or shall exhaustive opinion. In which he de connect with a permanent road lead-; clared that neither of the litigants had SHOW ing to such place, and shall be so locat- the slightest claim to the estate, and ed as that when constructed, as herein ; that Mrs. Robinson s maiden name provided, it will constitute one of the j was Williams, and not Williamson, main traveled roads to the place from l Her marriage certificate was produced whence It starts. and Indicated that the letters "on" Section 4. AH roads constructed un-1 had been added to the name of Win der the provisions of this act shall be j lams after the original certificate had constructed by and under the exclus- been made out. Ive direction and control of the State jirs. Robinson's attorney, J. H. ; Highway Commissioner. Whenever ; mtchings, of Portland, promptly ap the county court shall have complied ; pealed to the Circuit Court, and Judge ; with the requirements of section three Campbell, after a hearing, dismissed , of this act It shall notify the Com- the appeal. i missloner of that fact and at the ssme ! judge Beatie ha3 Just made an order I time render him assurance that it has getting aside the order of former ; or will procure when needed Buch ma-. jdge Dimick, upon the grounds that : chinery, tools and appliances as they tne order was not made pursuant to ;l)r"l ru -""''"" " , peditiously as posstuie. as tne wors j of construction proceeds the cos ! thereof shall be paid as follows At the end of each calendar month, or Softener, in the discretion of the Com- n.i ....!, m .it- y,a ahnll nrpnflrp An Item- S11UII Keep Ull imc ao a. yoiv ui ords of his office. As soon as. the county court receives such statement of account it shall cause warrants to be drawn according to such statement for 06 2-3 per cent thereof, nnd aa soon as the Secretary of State shall receive such statement of account he shall In the same manner draw warrants upon the State Treasurer for 33 1-3 per cent ! thereof, and In this way shall sucn .payment, proceed until $30,000 shall have been expenaea. Section S. All roads constructed I under the provisions of this act shall l be constructed according to the best thereof, constructed under the pro- visions or tnis act snau oe coiisiiul-icu bv contract, specifications showing what Is to be Included in any such contract so ns to enable any one of ordinary understanding in such mat- ters to understand the same shall be ... . v. ; v. prepared in duplicate, one oi wuicu shall be delivered to tne county couu and' the other shall be kept on file by the Commissioner as a part or me records of his office, and botn oi which shall be open to the inspection 0f prospective bidders. Alter tne pre paration of such speculations nonce invltine bids according to such speci fications shall be printed for at least two weeks in two newspapers printed In the county, or If there is but one such paper then In It, nnd also by post ing one copy of such notice at the nn.irt Iioiisb door. All bids shall be pubncy opened by the Commissioner at the olice or tne county juuge, or m such other room in the court house as may bo designated in the advertise- missu.urr .. ..... .. (Continued on page 4.) MRS. EFFIE B. ROBINSON GIVEN JUDGMENT FOR MONEY FOUND ON 8UPPOSED FATHER. JUDCE BEATIE REVERSES PREDECESSOR Teitlmony at Early Trial of Case I Conflicting Money I in the Hand of County Treasurer. - 1 Judge Beatle has taken decisive ac- ! ton in the fnmous Williamson case ; that has been dragging along In the 1 Clackamas county courts since Sep- ' . ... 1 Tember 1,1, 1908, when the body of an old man was found in the woods close ! to Springbrook school house near On- ; wego. with GG0 in gold In the pock- , , hi in.hin- u .i ' the man had been 'dead for about six I weeks, and soon after his body was - ; discovered Mrs. Effle B. Robinson, of ! Kirland station,' near Lents, applied - ' for letters of administration, claiming to be the daughter of the dead man, i state, u is supposeo .iam mo unui- neys of Haslte, who has since died, wiil fight the order of Judge Beatie which placed the money In Mrs. Rob inson's hands. POPULAR CHOICE OF IL S. SENATORS SEEMS CERTAIN TO COME AT THE PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS. BORAH ENCOUNTERS MILD OPPOSITION Prediction Made That the Bill Will Pass Senate Within Thirty Days, And House This Session. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (Spl.) There Is little doubt since the action of the Senate today that the bill pro viding for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people will be put to vote some time during this session. One Senator raised objection to it being put upon the calendar but on request withdrew his objection and the bill Is now in line for consideration. The amendment provides for elec tion of Senators by popular vote, and Senator Borah, who is In charge of the bill, predicts it will pass the Senate within 30 days and the House before March 4. Certain Senators are asking for time, who are not believed to have a desire to oppose. There will be some opposition, nevertheless. Recent de velopments as to fraud in elections are likely to aid ln its passage. Madison Street Bridge Closed. The MRdlson street bridge In the Kansas City addition, was closed to traffic Wednesday morning by the street superintendent. Tuesday night a huge landslide, carrying several tons of dirt, crashed Into the bridge, knock ing out two bents and damaging the underpinning. The municipal depart ment will make repairs Immediately and It is expected the bridge will be opened to vehicles In a short time.