E(QON
CITY
' inscription ex-
. .1 oe ) . th labtl.
.goti Hi10' ,uu should not mls any
T 01 our new numors,
Attend to It now.
FORTY-FIFTH YEAR No. B
OliBOON CITY, OREGON, Fit I DAY, YVAiHUAUY 3, 1011.
ESTABLISHED 1866
OK
GRANGERS OBJECT
TO STATE HIGHWAY
OREQON FARMERS WANT GOOD
ROADS BUT NOT BUILT FOR
AUTOS EXCLUSIVELY.
GILL BILL PROVIDES COUNTY ROADS
County Court Take the Initiative But
tht Voter Have Chine
to Approve or R-
Joct.
HALKM. Or. Jim. 27. (HUff Cor
rinNiiiili'iii',) Thn Hcuiilu thin f
liirnnim iiihi1 ihu lilll rnuitlng tho
Htnte Highway CoiiiiiiImhIiiii hiiiI, In
coiniulttoo uf lliu whole, reported fav
orably tin nnnlluir iiummiro providing
fur thn working f eonvlel on tho
roml. Iinth nf thcmi bill will nii
Willi llt'tlTllll nee) opposition In till'
limine
Opposed to them III Hi ii lower
lirmii'li of thn l'Klnluturo linve np
peurcd Iwn IiIIIn proponing iiioHiimIii
of highway roiint ruction which have
Urn Indorsement of thn Hlnto (irmiKo
mul thn Kiirmoi' Union of Kniilirn
Ori'Kon. Oiui of thi'itn lilll wn In
troduced liy llcprcaeiitiitlvo Mariner,
(illllnm. It pnivlili' t lint I ho Hint"
Knuliieer n tin 1 1 -have advisory super
vision of nil roml to ho constructed
lu whiiln or In pint hy Htiiln aid or
with money appropriated hy thn nulli
ty. Ihu hill provide further that In
return for hi ervlee. the 8tto En
glnwr nhiill hn compotmntcd 11200 per
milium In uiiillllon to hi pr.-m-m mil
nrr. Till ofrirlitl I aluo to hnvo nn
ltnnt ill mi annual Hillary of 2l'in.
Thl hill I preferred hy Hit' (irmiiter
to tho hlKhwiiy c-innnilnxhin plun
which provliti' fur the tiiiphymn(
of highway commissioner at Mono
pir nniitiiii.
Another hill which will fiitillUte
mini construction. In thn evcrnl conn
tli wn offered hy Heprmehtnllvo
C i 111. of Hood HIvit. It provlilc Ihil
on petition nf '.'5 i'r rein of the lei:nl
vnlcr of lliu coiiiuy, the Coiinty Court
hIiiiII rail a speelnl eh-ellon to deter
mine whether or nut uliall lm Issui-d
fur I In' coiiHtriictlmi of pi-niiani-nl
mail pi'tltloniiil for. I'h petition
must Hlntn Ihu amount of lioml to lm
Issued, tho rntti of Intercut tlny nre to
bciir nml tho length of tlmo they nre
to run. It must also ho specified In
tho petition whnt thn beginning 1,11,1
tho leritilnn shall ln nf every rond or
mnd in h Improved.
When thn Improvement nf such
...... I.. Ml.nll I... niillnirlroil lit thn BOO-
clnl election, wild Hin elections limy
ho ordered liy tho County Court with
out thn formnllty of n petition. lh
member of thn County Court whill
Imtiicdlittely roinmuiilcnto with thn
Hlntn Engineer who luill nsutn ad
visory muimTvIhIoii of thn work- Only
one stnii spcclnl election can ho held
In I'ich coiinly nnniinlly.
Provision I niiulx In thn ('.III hill by
which n specified nnioiint of rouiily
wiirriitU enn hn issued to meet tho
expense of mud construction. Thn
ini'ilioil of determining tho Rtuniitit of
their Ihkiih I fn hn ilcinriiiliioil In tin'
nmo miinnor iih In tho ciiho nf n hnml
IHIIIII'.
Anotlmr hill rnlrulnlod to fni'llltrttn
tho opiTiilInn nf thn Itilllntlvo mid nf
ori'iidiini nppenrod In ih lloimo tiv
day. It wn Introduced hy ltopro
ni'iitutlvo Ahriim. of Mnrlnti. Tho
hill provide that nil petition niilmill
Hiik hill unilr Hie Initiative numt ho
filed with tho Hocretniy of Stnto four
nnd on linlf month lieforo tho (Into
nf tho iinnernl election. All uch hill
nro i lion to ho referred to tho nioin
her' of the Supremo Court who nrr
liiHtrurted to dlKont ouch menMiiro nnd
pretmro n coiicIho Mtiiti'iitent on pitch.
PXphiluliiK H l''i:al nnd roiiiitltiitlniuil
tuentiliiK n nil offect, If eiuictod. Tho:"'
tniement toKclbor with tho hill nro
to ho returned to Iho Socrotnry of
Stnte In tlmo to etintilo 111 in to torn
them over to Hip Rlnio 1'rlntor for
prllitlMK III tho nfflrliil puinphlot l
ued hy thn tnto for tho Informntlon
nf tho voters. Tho lntcmoni pro
pnrod hy tho-Hiiprninn Court concern
liiK ouch meuiiro hntl ho printed In
tho pnmphlot ill tho pxpciiM of tlio
wliilo, If, In tholr InvOHtlriitlon, tho
niemhnr nf tho Supremo Court find
Hint nny meiiHiiro nr nny pnrt of nny
nieiiKiiro I iincotiHtltutliinnl, Hint hill
nhiill nl ho pliicpil nn tho offlolnl bal
lot . neither Hhnll tho text of Iho bill
or thn Htiiteinent of tho court concern
lnt( It hn printed In the offlclnl piiniph
let. Senator plmlrk hn won tho first
round In tho flcht for nn olnht-hnur
work duy law for omplnyoeli In nil
niaiiiifuclurliiR lilnnt rnnnltiR 22
hour out of every 21. Tho Honnto
cnmiiilltco on commerce mul lnhor to
day uhmlttod n fnvorahlo report on
hi hill which tuny conio up on third
rciidliiK tomorrow.
Hoth house tnilny niloptcd rosoln
Hon ciilllnn for nn InvostlKntlon of
tho Htnlo Insano nylum nnd It ninn
iiKement. Tlio 8enitto reanlutlon pro
vided for n Joint commit too consisting
of Ihi-eo rncmher from the Houso nnd
two from thn Somite while tho Houso
rpHohitlon provide for n sepnrnto
commltteo nf five tnemhnrs from Its
own hotly. It Is exported tho two
houses will nt toKothor nnd docldo
on n Joint committee to hnvo chnrno
of tho Inquiry. Undor each resolu
tion, tho cnmmltteo to ho appointed I
Instructed to mnlio a report of Its find
ItiK In tho lyOKlHlnturo prior to final
adjournment on Kehrunry 17.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.
Theodore Rooevelt Will 8peak In
. Portland at That Time.
NEW YOKK, Jnn. 30. (Spl,) As a
revision of dntos It Is announced that
Theodore Roosevelt will speak In Port
Innd, on hi trip West, on April 6. Ho
will mnkP n dozen other visits nnd
speak In different Northwest cltios.
FROM EVERY SCHOOL
PRESIDENT TODD AND SUPERIN
TENDENT GARY SPEND ENJOY
ABLE WEEK WITH PATRONS.
Tho riK'eiit lour of iho country
st'honlH, hy I'reHldent Kdwurd II. Todd
nnd County Hiiperlntoudeut (inry,
iiiiioiik Ihu mcIiiiiiIh of Clncknniu coun
ty, hn lieen nno Ioiik continued ova
tion. Ili'KlnnliiK Monday niiiniliiK
(hero hn tmeti nothliiK to Interfere
with chool vIhIHiik and ninny cull
hnvo honn niiidii mid ouch eveiilnu
tlitiro hn heeii nn ediiciitlonul and
hoc I n I KtitherliiK III it Nchool center
that proinlKud mi ntteiidanco worthy
tho effort.
Thorn were 28 Kchool vlxltcd nnd
i'resldniit Todd himiIio 25 llnio. Mr.
(inry did not Mpeiik o often t li.i
tlmo wn limited nnd whora he hn
often nn opportunity to talk to thn
people lm roTriilued from doliiK
thl occnlon ao that tho hcIioOI pat
ron iiilnlil hnvo tho pleiiHiiro of hour
I ii k Hie county' kuohI Mr. Todd.
The IiimI talk wn nt thn llrown m-IumiI,
near Now Krn, on Hnlurday nlxht.
I'reNldont T'imM exprriuii- lilnmulf a
well plenwod with thn condition In
thl county, and ny ho find iho
i-IhniIn doliiK n Kood work hero, and
a far advunced for Nluillar wit u;t lull,
a any In Iho HI ate.
The Keulleineii went train liound nt
(Iri-nliain ono day nnd no took thu :
canlnti to Vliilt tlio Mcliool of that vll
lai;e, even If It wa not lu Mr. Cnry
illalrlct -ImiiIi 4;eiitleliii'lit helni; Invit
ed to npenk, mul hnlli making khk1 In
w II chi'Ken word. .
DIcuMd Single Tax.
The illiuMilon of Klimlo Tax at
Moiinlnlii View Krldiiy eveiilnu proved
to ho u very entorliiliiliiK dlm'iilon.
The iifflrmiiilvn wu Klven tho clecl
ninn. hut not iiiilll after u hot contest
had lieen eliitaKed III. Kev. liny worth,
of Hin llapiut cliuivh, iimde nn Inter
I'MllIK talk.
PROFIT SHARING
BY ITS EMPLOYES
PORTLAND TRACTION COMPANY
PLANS TO INTEREST ITS
WORKMEN.
WILL DRAW DIVIDENDS FROM START
The PUn On Worked Out By Preil
dent Joetelyn Men Subscrib
ing for the Stock
Eagerly.
1'OltTI.ANH. Or. Jan. 2H (Spl.)
Kinplove nf thu Portland Hallway.
I.lltht nnd I'owor Company will ho
conio HtiM'kholders nf the company.
This 1 1 1 k concern, rnt'd a a $:i0,iiu,
(I'KI corporation, ha decided to adopt
it method of proflt-sluirliiK whoruhy
men In the viirlou depnrtment of
the compuny, IncludliiK rouductor nnd
imoIoi ineii, may heconio owner of
lilnck of stock.
Tho plan wn formulated hy Presi
dent It. S. JoKsclyn and ho recently
arrntiKod with tockholder In the
Km! to part with souio of their stock
for the employe. Nnno of the stock
Is for wiln In tho open market hut
President JoKNolyn succeeded In Inter
erttlnu ii inimlier of hit? holder to part
with a portion of their stock so It
niliiht he turned over to tho worker
nf the rorixirntloii.
Transfers will ho minfo Kuhruary 1.
President Josselyn wn surprised nt
tho number of men In tho company's
service who have applied for a block
of tho stock. These men will ench
draw dividends from tho time tho
stock Is taken over on Kehrunry 1.
nlihoiiKh In ninny cases tlmo pay
ments will ho allowed. runnliiK over
n period nf two year.
Most of tho men of small siilury
who have decided to take slock hnvo
applied for five share at J70 n shnro.
Men ilrn whin more money hnvo asked
for a iiirnr number of share, and
President Josselyn, who la nlroady n
Inrso stockholder, added a small block
to his holdliiK" J""' o 1,1 wllh ,,,('
boys.
Tho object soimht In nmklnR tho
men profit-sharers Iho company U
to Rot them Interested In tho concern
so they will feel a direct responsibility
In thn successful operation ot tho
company.
NO "DOCTORS" NEED APPLY.
Senate Put a Crimp In Aspiration of
Quack Practitioner.
SAU5M, Or., Jim. 30. (Staff ' Cor
respondence.) Tho Senate this nfter
noon pnssed U 11. No. 22, by Locke,
relntliiK to tho prnctlco of medicine
nnd prohlbltliiK quacks from nsltiK
"Doctor" nn n tltlo. Tho bill Is aimed
at tho pooplo who hniiR out a mIkh,
without education, fitness or exper
ience, nnd call themselves doctors.
Slnnott and Joseph wore tho only Sen
ators voting nRalnst tho bill.
ORCHARDS ARE TAKEN UP.
Dlieaied Tree Removed at Mount
Pleasant at Inspector' Request.
nlsnnsed orchards of L. H. Androws
and E- B. Kellogg, thnt nre badly In
fested with bciiIo nnd other posts, nre
being taken tip. Theso orchards are
located at Mount Pleasant nnd have
been an eyo sore to the community
for a long while. County Fruit Inspect
or A. J. Lewla servod notices on both
men, nnd they nre now complying with
tho lnw and removing the treoa for
the protection of others.
senate says yes
to Highway bill
DIMICK OBJECTS TO GIVING FULL
LEEWAY TO CONVICTS WHEN
APPROPRIATION IS ASKED.
EASTERN ORECON OBJECTS TO BILL
Sparsely Settled Section Not In Favor
of County Road Building Un
der Stat Super-
vision.
HAI.KM. Or, Jan. 21. (Spl.) The
Heiiate pnssed the bill providing for
road hiilldliiK by hlichway commission
today, tho vote NlnndliiK IS to 14. The
flKht wn warm and prolonged hut
In the end the friend o fthe meniiire
won.
Hut .1 wn not carried without a
protest. McCuIIoiikIi, of linker, wn of
opinion that If ho represented a more
popiilnu section than hn did hn mlchl
voto for It. Ilarrett, nf llmntllln, ald
hi constituent seemed to be against
no ho could not support It.
Stronger opposition I exnectpd In
thn Houso. It I mild tho measure la
losing Krotuid In the Senate and mny
yet bo defeated thoro. Tho voting
stood:
Yen Abram, Alhoo, Harrolt
(Washington). Ilowerman, Cnlkln,
Cnron, Joseph Kellaher, Ixiater,
lys'ke, Mahirkoy, Nottingham, Von
l)cr llellen. Wood nnd Selling.
Nim' Itnrrett (t'mntllln). Hurges
Oluilck, llnwley, lloskln. MuCullnch,
Murrlmnn, Miller, Oliver, Parrlb, Put
ten, slnnott,
Tho bill providing for tho uso of
convict on tho roiul wn a second
mensure to stnrt a heated controvcrny
thl afterniHin. So Interpsted did tho
discussion hecoino that adjournment
was taken until G o'clock.
lilmlck, of flncknmiiH, raised his
protest ngalnst allowing full leeway to
boards after It ton shown that thero
wn an appropriation to go along with
other feature of tho measure. Hy
the term of tho hill all but those con
vict working In tho stove foundry nnd
life prisoner may bo used. On final
passage. Dlmlck. Ilarrett, McCullough,
Nottingham Biid Slnnott voted no.
Get Drill Caught In Rock.
I. W. Itlver. who about four weeks
ngo engaged In drilling a well on the
I). C. Itouretto property on tho West
Side, vheu Hie drill became caught In
the rocks, and cannot be dislodged.
He lm given up the task of removing
II nnd hum purchased nnoiher drill, aud
will commence operating In another
part of the html for a well, which will
no doubt bo more successful than the
ot her.
TWO YEAR TERMS FOR
PROPOSED LAW TO MORE FULLY
ORGANIZE FOR ROAD
BUILDING.
At the genernl election In 1912 nnd
every two jM-nrs thereafter there shall
ho elected in each road district In this
Stnte n road supervisor who shall he
a resident nf said district, and who
shall bold bis office, for two years, or
until his successor shall have been
elected nnd iiiallfled At such elec
tion every person entitled to vote for
county officers In a given road district
shrill he entitled to vote for one road
simervlsor, and said officer shall he
nominated and elected under tho Gen
eral Kindlon Ijiw of the Stato the
an mo as other nf fleers aro now nomi
nated and elected. Before entering
'ninn the discharge of his duties, each
road supervisor shall take nn oath to
faithfully discharge the duties of his
nffleo. All vacancies in the office of
mad supervisor sluill be filled for the
remainder nf tho term hy the county
roiirt of the enmity wherein such va
cancy occurs, at the next term thereof
niter such court Is advised of the va
cancy. Within the confines of their
respective road districts snld super
visors shnll, under the direction of
Ih" countv court, hnvo nnd exerciso
n'l tho powers nnd authority now vest
ed In tho road mnster In nny county,
In addition to the authority now pre
acrihed by lnw to such supervisors,
and tho compensation of snld super
visors shall ho fixed by the county
courts of tho several counties. All
acts and part of acta In conflict here
with aro horeby repealed.
SHORT WEIGHTS
To Be the Subject of Legislature at
This Session. -
SAI.KM. Jan. 28. (SpU The legis
lature Is being Importuned to pass a
mensure thnt will properly punish
merohnnts guilty of using short
weights. Tho claim was put forth
hore today thnt one-third the scales
being used In the State wore defective,
and that In few Instances do the
merchnnts loso In tho transaction. In
vestigation Is promised.
Pardoned By the Governor. v
01 to Olson, who was sentenced to
tho Oregon penitentiary In the year
of 1908 on the charge of forgery, waa
vesterdny pardoned through hla at
torney. George C. Tlrownoll. The
term sot- when sentenced was from
two to 20 years. Olson, before going
to Salem, was an employe of the Port
land Railway Light & Power Com
pany, and this company has offored
him his posl'ion to commence work
this morning. .
APPROPRIATION BILL
CUT DOWN $25,000
DIMICK OBJECTS TO 8ENATE IN
STRUCTING ITS WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE.
BAI.EM, Or., Jan. 20. (Hp!.) The
way and mean committee of the
Senate reported an allowance of
I25.0UO for the Astoria centennial and
the Senate wa t on fire by the re
port. Tho bill wai Kent back with In
formal Instruction to put the $1Q0,0DQ
back In.
Dlmlck thought It a poor precedent
for tho Henalo to. attempt to tell It
way and mean committee how much
to Incorporate Into nny bill.
Senator Joseph thought Clackamas
county wa determined to object to all
appropriation and he asked: "I sup
pose If we appropriated 15 to purchase
a rnko with which to rake the rno
from the hack of our Clackamas
friends they would raise a howl."
. Dlmlck retorted lie could see In the
arguinenta of Joseph Hint the bill was
mainly In behalf of Portland and deep
water.
LAWS GOVERNING CANAL.
WASHINGTON, .'an. 27. A stnrt
ling reminder of the ni-Hrnes of the
opening of the Panama Canal to traffic
1 afforded by the latest Issue of the
Canal Hoard Just received here, which
contain In tho form of an appendix
to the eiipplement, the law governing
navigation of the Panama Canal.
Tho regulation follow those In force
In the Stiex Canal and prescribe with
minute detail the IlKhts to be carried
by all craft, signals to be given by
whistle and otherwise, and other
courses to be hold hy approaching
water craft.
Those law were prepared on the
Isthmus and were approved by Secre
tary Dlneklnaon on Iiecemher 21 last.
The need for them ha already be
como apparent, owing to the growing
use of shipping of tho approaches to
tho canal.
-RI
LOSE FIRST FIGHT
RESOLUTION TO NAME JOINT COM
MITTEE WITH WASHINGTON
PA8"t kENATE.
SUBSTITUTE REPORT IS ADOPTED
Slnnott, of The Dalles, Declares Real
Purpose Is Close Upper River
and Say Interest Are
Irreconcilable.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 30. (Staff Cor
respondence.) Krlends of the fishing
Industries of the upper Willamette
Itlver this afternoon lost their fight to
obtain Indefinite postponement of
Houso concurrent resolution No? 7.
authorizing the appointment of a joint
committee from the Senate and House
to meet with a similar committee from
Iho Washington legislature to Investi
gate the fishing Industries of the two
stntes. The resolution slipped past
Representative Magone In the House,
where It should liavo been killed, as
the Washington legislative committee
had nt then been named. - In the
Senate the committee majority report
was unfavorable to the resolution, but
a motion to substitute the minority
for the mnjorlty report passed by a
vote of 12 to 10. Dlmlck. of Clackamas,
voting to kill the resolution. Senator
Lester, of Astoria, led the fight for n
fnvorahlo report and represented the
lower river fishermen. He declared
the present law Inndequnte and said
the whole Industry was doomed unless
new legislation snould bo enneted.
Senator Slnnott, of The Dalles, said
tho real object of the Investigation
was to closo the upper river and ex
plained that the Interests of the fish
ermen of the lower and upper rivers
were Irreconcilable.
Senntor Abrnhum, of Rosehurg, In
sisted that ctimmon courtesy to the
Washington legislature demanded the
Spokano to lobby against the bill, to
which was attached a rider making
press associations common carriers.
The measure made the telegraph and
telephone companies responsible for
errors.
PURDY'S BUTTEV1LLE
BRIDGE Bill KILLED
NOT A VOICE RAISED IN DEFENSE
OF TRI-COUNTY PUSH CLUB
MEASURE.
SALEM. Or.'. Jan. 30. (Staff Cor
respondence.) Will E- Purdy's Butte
villa bridge bill was killed In the Sen
ate this afternoon, and not a voice
was raised In Its defense. The major
ity report of tho committee to whom
the bill was referred was not favor
able nnd the measure was postponed
Indefinitely. Thero wa a minority
report dlroctlng tho county courts of
Clackamas, Marlon and Yamhill Coun
ties to call a special election within
9b days from the passage of the act
to give the people of the three coun
ties affected an oportunlty to pass up
on the merits of the scheme, to bridge
the Willamette nt Buttevllle, but the
majority roport prevailed.
UP-RIVER
nSHNEN
T
STONE OIL WELL
PRE88URE FROM GA8 IN WELL
FORCES SAND AND GRAVEL
LP INTO THE CASING.
TO REORGANIZE COMPANY SATURDAY
Drill Pae Through Eighteen Feet of
Gat and Oil-Bearing Sand
Getting Ready to
Dynamite.
STONE. Or., Jan. 2G. (Spl.) Our
oil well. In which we are all Interested,
Is coming on lowly. There are more
"symptoms" of oil dally, and the well
In being put Into shape for shooting
that we may find out whether we have
the real smallpox or only varlloid.
And unlike the uBiial case with such
afflictions, every one here hopes we
have the good old disease.
Tool have been sent for away down
In California and when they reach
hero there I to ho a shooting of the
well. In fact the well 1b fast being
put Into shape for the shooting re
gardless of the tool not having ar
rived. The drilling 1 down S50 feet
and the casing I down 700. The drill
is now In the shale and It has passed
through 18 feet of oil and gas bearing
snnd. There Is an opening from the
end of the casing to the bottom of
where the drill has penetrated, prob
ably filled with sand and water. Into
this Is where the dynamite I to be ex
ploded, In this 150 feet of expanse.
There Is certain to be a strong pres
sure of ga for It has forced the sand
up through thl 150 feet of space and
some distance up the casing Itself.
This could not he done unless the
pressure wbb something strong. The
work of putting down the casing has
been very successful of late and the
flow of water, which Is death to gas
prospects, has been shut off.
A gas well of reasonable pressure
will prove more profitable at this time
than oil. The multiplied indications
of gis has had the effect of Inspirit
ing the stockholders. A meeting win
he held In Oregon City Saturday to
consider the proposition of reorganiza
tion and stock Increasing. It Is wished
to raise more money so that a thor
ough test may be had, certain It U
that there are both gas and oil here.
High School Lad Surprised.
Th IPgh School pupil" of the Glad
stone school tendered a surprise to
Frank Johnston, one of their number,
on Saturday evening. There were up
wards of twenty present and a jolly
g'sid time was the result. The young
man was very much surprised and bis
friends enjoyed tnat fact hugely.
IT
T
FEDERAL COURT REFUSES TO
HOLD UP ACTION ORDERED
BY COMMISSION.
PORTLAND, Jan. 2. (Spl.) Sit
ting en banc this morning Federal
Judges Gilbert, Wolverton and Bean
rendered a decision which will be an
important precedent throughout the
West, and perhaps the entire country.
In the matter of Interference with or
ders of statp railway commissions in
rato cases. They refused to grant the
Southern Pacific a restraining order
pending a hearing on Its merits of the
distributive rate case, wherein the
Oregou commission seeks to make an
important cut In charges for services
on the Southern Pacific lines within
this state.
In the past Federal Judges nearly
Invariably have granted such Injunc
tions. I'pon a showing that it would
be difficult to collect the finally' ap
proved rate pending adjudication after
the case was over, the courts have
been restraining state commissions
from enforcing the rato they ordered
until the question had passed through
the courts. At the last session of
Congress a law was enacted thnt one
Federal Judge could not sit alone In a
hearing where a restraining order was
sought ngnlnst enforcement of a state
statute within that state, and requir
ing three judges to hear such issues.
The first controversy of the kind In
the West since enactment of the law
was over the Southern Pacific distrib
utive rate case, and the opinion hand
ed down this morning Indicates that
there will be a marked change in ju
dicial policy.
Circuit Judge W. B. Gilbert, presid
ing officer of the court, rendered the
decision, which was very brief, but to
the point In the following language:
"The court Is not convinced that
this Is a case In which there should
be a restraining order. The case
does not stand on the basis of a suit
between private parties, where a right
is alleged to have been invaded. The
action of the commission Is presumed
to have been upon a fair Investigation
of the facts, nnd ought not to be en
joined by the court until it Is very
nlaln from the averments of the bill
that Borne right has been lufrlnged, or
that a rate has been fixed which
would deprive the railroad company
of a fair return upon Its Investment.
Considering all the allegations of the
bill in this application, It does not nec
essarily appear therefiuni that the
railroad company will be deprived of
its property, or a fair remuneration
upon Its Investment without due pro
cess of law, md we believe we should
not be Justified In restraining the op
eration of the new rates pending final
adjudication of the case upon Us mer
its. The application for the restrain
ing order must be denied."
PRESSURE S
RONG
BIG FACTORY COMING
TO
BIG PROSPECTS PROMISED BUT
TH08E WHO KNOW WON'T
TELL WHAT IT 18.
PORTLAND, Jan. 28. (Spl.) That
a 12,000,000 factory will soon be locat
ed In Portland, employing COO men on
the day It open, was announced (o
the annual meeting ot the Manufac
turers' Association of tlte Northwest,
Just held here. Dr. J. R. Wetherbee
told of the big addition to Portland's
manufacturing Interests that is prom
ised, but said he was not yet at liberty
to name the newcomer.
Dr. Wetherbee said the president of
one of the largest manufacturing con
cerlns in the United States will be In
Portland within a few day to look
over the ground for a location. More
over, five new factories are In light
for this city, which Is becoming more
and more the manufacturing center of
the Northwest
There was a great deal of Interest
In addresses at the dinner of the man
ufurturer. and pmnlovers' liability
laws, freight matter, etc., were di-!
cussed. Those In attendance favored !
an equitable measure that will provide !
for those dependent upon the Injured ,
workmen. The German plan of a com-
mission, whereby the Government, the
employer and the employe contribute I
to the relief fund, was generally fav-'
orel
, . ... ,
Jltfon
commencing February 27. Goods made .
In npavnn will a annvn nn on Avion. '
In Oregon will be shown on an exten
slve scale, a local department store
having offered to house the exhibits.
Secretary Vincent, of the manufactur
ers, promises that over 100,000 people
will view the showing of Oregon made
products.
HORE THAN FIFTY
E!
T
FRUIT AND PRO-
i
OREGON CITY
DUCE UNION HOLD BUSINESS
SESSION AT COURT HOUSE. i
j
ANOTHER MEETING IN TWO WEEKS1
' .
Board of Directors Will Meet Feb-
. r, u,. 1
ruary 1, When Door, of Ware- j
house Are to Be :
. Opened.
MEMBERSPR
do not work under general supervls-
i Ion or by any concerted pUn. Mr.
The Oregon City Fruit and Produce Cross was appointed chairman of a
Union held a meeting in the Court ; committee of the Live Wires to pre
House yesterday, beginning at 10 ; gen the matter to the court, and a
o'clock in the forenoon. There were few weeks ago Commissioners Mat
upwards of fifty members present, j toon an( piair met with the Live
The present conditions were discussed ; wires and listened to arguments for
at length and any points that were ; tj,e appointment of a road engineer
not clear to members or prospective ' Rn(j tne adoption of a sensible system
inombers were explained. I 0f permanent road construction. Noth-
O. E. Freytag, who Is the manager j mg definite came of this meeting, for
chosen, talked on packing and grad- lne two commissioners were rather
ing. He explained to members wtiat
constituted No. 1 and No. 2 pack, how
grading securea to tne iarmer ueuer s0-callei system
results, more money and quicker sales, jt was a"t this meeting that Former
and directed his talk to instructing j county Judge Grant B. Dlnyck made
along the lines wherein much Is to be i the astounding statement that during
accomplished if the Union Is to be a js f0ur years' administration that has
success. j j,ls. ended, at least one-fourth of all
Potatoes and grain are being offered i ti,e road mv-cey expended- had been
to the Union for handling at this time, j praoticallv wasted, because of the lack
likewise considerable hay and feed. jof gvsrem, and that his attempt to
The doors of the warehouse are to be j 0t,tain the appointment of a road en
oiieued February 1 nd an effort will I gjneer one j-ear ago had been resisted
he maoe to nave meniuers uimciamuu
how to get the best results as soon as
possible.
There are 175 members of the Union
at this time, and 15 new ones Joined
today; There will be another meet
ing in about two weeks, at the call of
the nresident, at which time additional
instruction will be given those to ; Qut jntererenCe. It Is rather an tin
whom' the assoclatiou work is new. i ugual spectacie to see these petitions
One fact of Importance In this new placed ln tne hands of the men who
work Is to understand that the proper are known t0 De antagonistic to a
grading of products will mean a good BVStem and the procedure of mak-
standing In the markets, and more
money for products, and less scrutiny
when It comes to moving crops.
One question ' to receive consider
ation at the next meeting will be the
planting and training of trees. A. J.
Lewis, county fruit Inspector, was
present and made a short talk. He
Is greatly Interested In the new Union
and Intends to keep In close touch
with the ork proposed.
The next meeting will be at the call
of the president, and in about two
weeks. Certain members are of opin
ion that the meeting should be held
In the afternoon so that In case the
work drags over the two hours
planned for, there would be no neces
sity to hold a second session.
the board of directors will meet on
February 1 to be present when the
doors of the warehouse are to be
thrown open to the members of the
Union.
THREE MEASURES GET AXE.
House Puts Bill to Sleep By Indefi
nite Postponement.
SALEM, Or-, Jan. 30. (Staff Cor
respondence.) The House today In
definitely postponed the following
bills:
Licensing mercantile agencies.
Giving state jurisdiction over resorts
where liquor Is sold In quantities of
not less than one gallon.
Making telegraph and telephone
companies responsible for errors and
making press associations common
carriers.
ROAD
IS NOT WANTED
UNUSUAL METHOD ADOPTED IN
SENDING OUT PETITIONS TO
ROAD SUPERVISORS.
PROCEDURE IS RATHER REMARKABLE
Commlttloner Mattoon and Blair Not
Willing to Try New Syitem Ev
en In Face of Dlmlck' As
tounding Statement.
The fine art of moulding public sen
timent Is detected In the circulation
of petitions throughout Clackamas
County asking the county court not to
appoint a road superintendent. In
vestigation Saturday proved that the
petition to the number -of 35 or 40
were mailed to road supervisors and
others by George Oglesby, supervisor
for the Marks Prairie district, and Mr.
Oglesby admitted that he had the pe
tition printed and sent out at the sug
gestion of County Commissioners Mat
toon and Blair who are understood to
be opposed to change In the method
ot constructing county roads,
These petitions were received more
'ban a week ago by many of the road
supervisors and there was nothing to
Indicate where they came from or by
whose authority they were mailed,
Several of the supervisors concluded
that the county court had forwarded
the petitions, and It was then that
J?
receiving telephone Inquiries
' - " 1
from some of the supervisors, who
wanted to know If the court desired
the petitions circulated.
- Judge Beatle quickly made an In
vestigation, and about the same time
Attorney H. E. Cross, who has been
foremost in urging the county court
to appoint a road engineer and adopt
a systematic plan of road building, ob
tained a copy of one of the petitions
that had been sent to James Tracv,
i of Gladstone. It was found today that
I the petitions were printed In the office
: of the Valley Publishing Co.. at CaBby,
for Mr. Oglesby, who said, when called
I up by telephone, that hla object In
j sending out the petition had been to
' narnrtain the sentiment of the super-
j visors and farmers and to obtain an
expression, it being expected that the
sunervlsor would place the petitions
In circulation and file them with the
; county court at the time of filing their .
I monthly road reports next Wednesday.
Mr. Oclesbv stated that the com
missioners had some knowledge of
the transaction.
It Is thought likely that tfle petitions
were prompted by an effort that has
been made here for several weeks by
the Live Wires to Induce the county
court to name a competent road mas-
nd ,Q abandon ,he gV3tem that
has been in vogue for a number of
years, under which the 55 supervisors
are a sort of law unto themselves and
j noncommittal and were not willing to
j g0 on rec0rd as changing the present
, Dy commissioners leweuen ana mm-
toon, who did not share his views as
to road construction.
Nearly all of the road supervisors
are opposed to change in the present
plan, as it would interfere materially
with their manner of handling the
,nHa Iha -nntv and districts with-
i . tn'e petitions one-sided Is also out
nf the ordlnarv course.
Jndee Beatle is understood to be
favorable to the appointment of a road
engineer, provided it is possible to
find a man of the right timber for the
position. The county has expended
during the last four years a half mil
lion dollars on road and bridge con
struction, and taking the statement of
Judge Dlmlck into consideration, the
business men and heavy taxpayers
believe it is high time a change was
made.
COLUMBUS DAY HAS O. K.
Legislature Declare October 12 Public
But Not Legal Holiday.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 30. (Staff Cor
respondence.) The House bill desig
nating October 12 as Columbus Day
passed the Senate this afternoon and
will be a law after Its approval by the
Governor. The bill provides that Oc
tober 12 shall be a public holiday, but
not a legal holiday. There was no op
position. ARE CALLING NAMES.
Governor Johnson Threatens to Re
move Bank Examiner.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30. (Spl.)
Trouble between Gov. Johnson and
State Bank Examiner Alden Anderson
has assumed the name-calling stage.
The Governor threatens to have the
law changed so he can remove Ander
son, while the latter retorts by calling
Johnson a hypocrite.