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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 30.
OUE00N CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911.
ESTABLISHED 1B4)
USES SMITH ID
STORY
SECOND PLACE PRIZES AWARDED TO
MISSES
KENT
MRS. ZIMMERMAN AND
MISSES CROSS AND
Wo, tho undersigned judges of The Enterprise Voting Contost,
hereby certify that wo havo made an accurate count of all votes
polled In favor of each and every Candidate and doclare the fol
low lnn winners, to wit V0TK8.
1st Prize District Number One... LENA STORY 322,307
2nd l'rlzo DlHtrlct Number One. .. EVA KKNT ...145,798
3rd Prize DlHtrlct Number One... MRS. R. V. ZIMMERMAN. 73.083
4tb Prize DUtrlct Number One. . . M YIITI.IC CROSS 58,411
5th Prize DlHtrlct Number One. . .TILMIi MYEHS 63.909
VOTES.
Ut l'rlzo DlHtrlct Number Two. . .HELEN SMITH C39,55C
2nd Prize District Number Two... ETHEL CLOSNER 620,581
3rd Prize DlHtrlct Number Two. . . MILDRED UBAM 140,970
4th IT We DlHtrlct Number Two. . . BUnVDKN THOMAS ....121.602
6th Prize DlHtrlct Number Two. . .MRS. M. T. MACK 100,907
Special Irle Diet. Number One..KVA KKNT.
Special prize Dint. Number Two.. ETHEL CLOSNER.
E. II. COOPER,
WVI MULVKY.
Content Judges.
The greatest circulation contest
held In Cluckamaa county cloned at 9
o'clock laHt night, with a rutin of
hundred of thoiiHand of votes that
overwhelmed the content clerka and
managers, and delayed the counting
until a Into hour. The eager facea of
the contestants, who thronged the of
fice of the Morning Enterprise, never
relaxed until the results were annnunc
ed by the Judpes, and trieu exclama-
lion of relief marked tho end of the
atraln Hint baa extended over a per
tod covering eight weeks.
It was really a delugo of votes until
o'clock when the offlco door was
locked tight, and tho count com
meurcd by County Clerk W. I Mill
vey and Water Collector E. II. Coo-
er, who officiated as judges, taking
complete charge of the count.
Beit of Feeling Prevailed.
Many of the contcatnnts and not a
few of their relatives and friends re
mained to hear the result announced
Tho best of feeling prevallod. The
war was over and the weary hours
were spent In making wild guosscs
as to the probable rcHulta and at the
number of votes that had been polled.
The lining of the Judges to make
their announcements was the sign for
a quieting of tho excited conversation
that had been ,olnn on between the
candidates and their friends and
when tho contest manager read the
results there was a perceptible, lax
Ing of tense nerves all about the of
fice. Miss Story and MIhs Smith take
place In their respective districts.
When Miss Smith's namo was read as
winning first place MIhs Closner, who
has been her nearest competitor, was
tho first to offer congratulations,
allowing plainly that there has been
nothing but friendly rivalry all
through the contest.
Miss Closner Deserves Credit.
Great credit is due Miss Closner
for this manifestation of good will
"oiiHldorliig the fact thnt she was
beaten by a small majority and was
Intent upon winning the first grand
capital prize. Hare Indeed Is a con
test closed with all tho candidates
satisfied and content with the results
and the manner In which ench con-"
tcHtnnt accepted the Inevitable lent
night adds additional proof to the
Btatement that an Enterprise contest
Is decided solely upon merit and the
ones who deserve success win re
gardlesB of outside Influence.
As a parting work to the people of
Clackamas county the Contest Man- J
all for the Interest you have taken
agement wishes to thank you one and
all for the Interest you have tnken
and support accorded your favorite
candidate.
URGED FIST BATTLE
Fredcrlch Hoffman, a carpenter,
was seriously cut and stabbed In a
Main Btreet saloon at noon Monday.
Thomas Harding, a wood cutter of
Mount I'leasnnt, was arrested charged
with tho crime. According to the
police Harding was under the In
fluence of liquor and was looking for
a fight. Ho Is said to have dared
Hoffman to fight, and finally the lat
ter suggested that they go to a pas
ture or the street and have It out.
A. I Hughes, who was standing at
the bar started to Jump between the
men, but before he reached them
Harding slashed HofTman on the right
side of the face. The cut extended
from bis eye to his chin. He then,
flrcirding to witnesses, thrust tb
knife Into the left side of Hoffman's
face under the eye. Harding then ran
out of the saloon and started toward
the hill. Sheriff Mass and Chief of
Police Shaw were notified, and the
former captured the fugitive. He was
turned over to the chief of pollre and
locked up In the city Jail on a charge
of malicious cutting. Dr. Strickland
attended Hoffman.
PANOS
D
LONER
MISS REAM ARE THIRD;
THOMAS GET AWARDS
$
SCHOOE HEAD ADVISES
Tl
County Superintendent of Schools
Gary hus written a letter to the teach
ers In which he vouchsafes good ad
vice. The letter In part follows:
"You will note that The law has
been changed raisins; the per capita
to fdgtit dollars. This means more
money for tho schools and we hope
better teachers. There wore some Im
portant changes made In the compul
sory law which, you will also please
note carefully.
"The Institute will be held October
2 to 4 IncliiHlve. As this Is near the
time your school will open It should
be of great assistance to you In start
ing right. The common drinking -cup
has been abolished by law, I have
asked the directors to abolish the
open wnter pall and should have In
eluded the 'common towel and the
common comb In tho request.
The Supervisors enter upon their
duties today. Mrs. Emllle C. Shaw
will supervise the central and north
em portions of the county; Mr. J.
E. Cnlavan has been assigned to the
southern and western portions; Mr.
Carl F. Anderson's district will In
clude the eastern and northeastern
portions, vwhlle I 'will take certain
schools from each of these divisions.
Our aim Is to work for tho best In
terests of tho schools and you should
be free to ask for advice and assist
ance at all times. Our purpose Is to
help not to find fault.
"The Educational Hoard has adopt
ed rules governing our work. The
rule that most concerns you Is rule
four, paragraph (c), which reads as
follows:
"They shall report, In writing, to
the County School Superintendent he-
fore thevtose of each school year the
names of all teachers In their super
visory district who they deem worthy
of special mention. The basis of such
report shall be tho following ques
tlons:
"Has she sufficient scholarship as
shown by. her work? Has she the
power to Instruct properlyT Does she
economize time Does she secure
and hold attention Does she Inter
est the pupils In all their work? Does
Bhe favor any of the grades to tho
neglect of the others? Does she
strive for mastery of the work by all
the pupils of a grade? Is she neat
In her personal appearance? Has she
a sympathetic attitude and voice? Is
she punctual? Does she secure punct
uality from her pupils? Are her
school room and grounds neat and
attractive? Does she give clhse at
tention to the light, ventilation and
temperature of the school room and
to the drinking water? Does she
know the course of study, and teach
In accordance with Its requirements?
Does she supervise the play of the
children Docs she take an Interest
in the people of her district, and In
the children when out of school? Is
her conduct when not In school a
good model for her pupils? Does she
make proper assignment of the les
son? Does she strive for self Im
provement by reading teachers' Jour
nals and books on teaching? Does
she attend teachers' meetings? Does
she get good results?
To Exhibit Monster Peach.
One of the peaches that will no
doubt attract attention In the Clacka
mas county exhibit at the State Fair
will be thnt of Judge Thomas F. Ryan.
This peach measures 15 Inches In clr
cuniferance and Is the lergest that
has been brought to this city.
Artisans Initiate Three.
The Artisans met in regnlar ses
sion In the Woodmen hall Thursday
evening. There was a good atten
dance. Three were Initiated and two
applications for" membership were re
ceived. Ice cream and cake were
served In honor of the new members.
T
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES RE
CEIVE PRIZES AND ALL
ARE DELIGHTED.
BIG CAIN IS MADE IN CIRCULATION
Merchants 8hould Take Advantage of
Incrcass In Number of Read
ers By Advertising
In Paper,
The Enterprise Grand Voting Con
test Is over ana tne prizes have been
awarded to the successful candidates.
In the first district, Oregon City,
Miss Lena Story won the first prize,
a 1400 Kimball piano.
The second prize, a diamond ring
and a sewing machine went to Miss
Eva Kent. Mrs. E. F. Zimmerman
won tho musical scholarship offered
as third prize and Miss Myrtle Cross!
took the business scholarship offered
for fourth. The fifth prize, a fine
gold watch, went to Miss Tlllle Myers.
In the second district Miss Helen
Smith won the piano, and It Is already
In her home, having been the center
of attraction at a party tndered Miss
Smith last night by a number of her
friends who gathered to congratulate
her on her success. The second prize,
a diamond ring and sewing machine,
went to Miss Ethel Closner, of Spring
water. Miss Mildred Ream won the
musical scholarship and Miss Dlodwen
Thomas the business scholarship, the
gold watch going to Miss M. T. Mack,
of Canby.
Miss Closner Gets Piano.
Miss Closner also won a piano, pre
sented to her by her father, as a mark
of appreciation of the splendid show
ing she made In her effort to win first
place.
Miss Eva Kent, who was working
for a business education and won the
diamond ring and sewing machine In
the first district, made a trade with
Miss Hlowden Thomas who wanted a
sewing machine so everybody was
satisfied and the contest closed with
nothing but the best of good will all
round.
The Intense Interest taken by the
public In the result was highly grati
fying to the contest management and
to the publisher of the Enterprise and
both take great pleasure In thanking
the public for the splendid support
given the candidates.
The circulation of the Morning En
terprise has been Increased largely
and Us worth as an advertising med
ium Is far greater than 'before. This
la something every person who has
anything whatever to sell should keep
In mind when advertising, for circula
tion Is what brings results.
Subscriptions Greatly Increased. ',
The subscription list of the weekly
edition of the Oregon City Enterprise
also has been greatly Increased and a
large percentage of the circulation of
this paper Is paid for In advance, not
only for one year but for as high as
twenty yeara. This gives the Enter
prise a prestige as a news and adver
tising medium that can never be beat
en. Why? Because everyone pays
much more attention to every part of
a paper that has been paid for than
to one they are getting for nothing,
as Is tho case with many weeklies.
The young ladles who worked so
hard during the past two months have
earned their rewards. Miss Smith
and Miss closner especially having
done some really remarkable work.
The record made by Miss Smith of
nearly 700,000 votes shows that she
worked every minute and the 521,821
votes cast by Miss Closner are a rec
ord of wonderful perseverance and
endurance. The work done by Miss
Closner was In the sparsely settled
districts In the eastern part of the
county where she had to be out from
early in the morning till late at night
to reach the people upon whom she
called.
Public Interested In Race.
The public has never before taken
such an lnterjst In a newspaper con
test in Clackamas county. At all
hours of the day and night the En
terprise office has been beselgned
with telephone . queries about the
standing of the various candidates
and since the count Saturday eve
ning tho telephone has been kept
busy by persons who wished to know
to whom the various prizes had been
awarded.
That the circulation of the Enter
prise will keep on growing even
though the contest la over, Is an as
sured fact, for so many persons are
reading It that their neighbors will be
Influenced to tnke the local dally Just
from hearing the news so much soon
er tliao has been possible where the
sole record of Clackamas county
events came once a week only.
When the publisher of the Enter
prise started the daily edition, Janu
ary 8 last, hundreds of persons pre
dicted speedly suspension. They said
that the Enterprise would not last
more than three or four months at the
most. But the "knocker" will have to
put his little hammer away now and
subscribe for the Enterprise himself,
so that he can keep up with the pro
gress of events In his home county.
The "knocker" always boosts more
than he' damages anyway. And why
should not the Enterprise receive the
support of the public? Established
fnrtv-flve vears sen and npvpr miss. I
CONIES
PROVES
GRAND
Ing an Issue since established It' Contract For Home On Clackamas
should, receive the support due a'sue- Boad Awarded To Simmons & Co.
cessful publication. ' Simmons & Company have been
Paper Has Fine Record. 'awarded the contract to build a flve-
The Enterprise was not the first i room bungalow for O. D. Ehy on his
paper published in Clackamas county,
but had a shortlived predecessor that i
was stBrted as the official organ of
the Territorial Government of Ore
gon, about five years before the first
issue of the Enterprise. The Clacka
mas county has never before been
able to support her own daily paper
has been due largely to the difficulty
(Continued on page 4.) 1
WINNERS IN BIG
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MISS LENA STORY,
(Winner In District No. 1.)
MISS EVA KENT,
(Second In District ,No. 1.)
TO HAVE
FINE FAIR EXHIBIT
MESSRS. FREYTAG AND EBY TO
BEGIN SHIPPING SAMPLES TO
SALEM GROUNDS TODAY.
MANAGERS ARE AFTER FIRST PRIZE
Agricultural Hort. cultural, Mineral
And Manufacturing Resources
Of County To Be
Represented.
If Clackamas county does not win
first prize for county exhibits at the
State Fair, which begins at Salem
next Monday. It will be no fault of
O. E. Freytag and O. D. Eby. They
have been gathering samples for the
display for several weeks, and today
will begin shipping them to the Capi
tal City. The exhibit will comprise
more than a carload and will bS the
finest ever Bent from this county to
the fair. Mr. Freytag has charge of
the agricultural exhibition at the fair,
and Mr. Eby has been his assistant
in collecting an exhibit which will re
flect credit upon tnls county. They
will send a representative to Salem
tomorrow to receive the goods, and
arrange them on the stands at the
fair grounds.
Other counties that will have ex
hibits are Marlon, Linn, Polk, Doug-
lass, Coos, Benton and Clatsop. The 1
Clackamas county exhibit this year
will be much finer than that of last,
which made such a favorable Impres
sion. The county last year appropriated
$.100 for use in purchasing samples
for the exhibit, and the premiums re
ceived more than paid for the expen
diture. This year the county has ap
propriated $2.')0. Most all of the arti
cles for the exhibit, which Include
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COU TY
everything in the horticultural and street. There was a serious automo
agricultural line have been purchas- bile accident at that place last year,
ed. It being the object of the manag- when two machines going In opposite
ers to obtain only the best. The ex-1 direction collided. Both automobiles
hlblt will also show the mineral and i were badly damaged, and had it not
manufacturing resources of the
county.
Five enormous peaches of fine color
end quality were the ofTerlng of O. A.
Waldron of the Sllvermead Fruit
Farm to the exhibit. The peaches
were grown from Waldron Seedling
stock stnrted almost fifty years ago
by the father of Mr. Waldron. Mr.
Freytag had all that he could do to
get the peaches Into a Jar. They are
light In color with no trace of blush i
and are highly prized by persons who j
have been fortunate enough to obtain j
a supply of tnis particular variety.
The original trees were
seedllngs 1
early Crawford stock, and are an Im
provement on the original.
O. D. EBY TO BUILD BUNGALOW.
ranch on the Clackamas Road. The
home will be modern In all respects. I
Mr. Eby and family expect to spend
their summers on the ranch. !
Sue For Balance of $159.35.
E. and B. Boyce, through Attorneys
Dimick A Dimick. Thursday, sued i
Fred Bowers for $159.35, alleged due ,
as a balance tor cord-wood. i
VOTING CONTEST
MISS HELEN SMITH,
(Winner In District No. 2.)
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Miss ETHEL CLOSNER,
(Second In District No. 2.)
CENTRAL POINT
s.
0.. DILLMAN URGES IT
PART OF CAPITAL HIGH
WAY ROUTE.
FOR
52,500 IS SUBSCRIBED FOR WORK
Scenic Beauty Declared To Excel
That Of Two Other Thorough
fares Automobile Acci
dent Is Recalled.
S. O. Dlllman, of this city, declared
Friday that the Central Point Road
was the most feasible route from Ore
gon" City to New Era for the Capital
Highway. A committee appointed by
the East Side Capital Highway Asso
ciation recommended the River Road
as the permanent route and the South
End Road for use temporarily. Mr.
Dlllman said:
"While the engineers, who were ap
pointed to investigate the roads lead
ing from Oregon -City to New Era.
have decided upon the South End
Road temporarily, and the River Road
as a permanent route, a great many
grade and by far a cheaper road to
build. The residents along the road
have subscribed between $2,000 and
(2,500 to build the road. As far as
the scenic beauty and the farming
country is concerned the other roads
are not In a class with the Central
have looked over the Central Point
Road and decided it was the easiest
Point thoroughfare. This road will
accommodate many more people in
the southern part of the county than
either the South End Road or the
River Road.
"There are many persons who con
demn the Sputh End Road on account
of its passing under the culvert of the
Southern Pacliic railroad on Fourth
been for the occupants Jumping from
one, they would, no doubt, have been
killed
MEETING CALLED Of
The State Road3 Commission ap-
ported about two months ago by Gov-
ernor west to formulate a bill, or
series of bills, covering completely the
subject of road Improvement for Ore
gon, will meet in Portland, September
12 and 13 at the Commercial Club con
vention hall. Dr. Andrew C. Smith,
chairman of the commission, sent let
ters Friday, to all its members an
nouncing the date and place of meet
ing. Data on road laws and copies of
good roads bills from all the states
f ti,e Union have been obtained by
the chairman and secretary of the
commission. A resume of their con
tents was mailed to each of the mem
bers, with the letter, announcing the
date for the meet'ng, that they may
have an opportunity to look over them
and make plans for the work of the
coming session.
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ROAD IS FAVORED
HAvVLEY SCORES
EAST SIDE CANAL
PAPER MILL HEAD SAYS WORK
WOULD PUT BIG PLANT OUT
OF BUSINESS.
CITY WOULD SUFFER HE ASSERTS
Manufacturer Favors Open Ditch, But
Thinks One On West Side
8hould Be Purchased
And Improved.
That the Hawley Pulp t Paper
Company, which has almost $1,000,000
Invested here will be forced to go out
of business Jf the proposed canal on
the east side at the falls Is built, was
the declaration made Friday - after
noon by W. P. Hawley, present of the
company. Mr. Hawley also said that
it was probable other manufacturing
plants here would be forced to close
If the route that has been surveyed
Is approved.
"It am In favor of an open canal,"
said Mr. Hawley, "but I think it
should not be built in a place where
the business interests of the town
are bound to be seriously affected.
The proposed route of the canal cuts
right through our main plant, and Its
building would be our annihilation.
However, we would ,be amply paid,
and consequently so far as I am per
sonally concerned I am not alarmed.
But the closing of our plant and the
Crown plant would put more than
300 men out of work, and the closing
of others would cause the loss of em
ployment to many others. It Is a mat
ter that should be given careful con
sideration, and the manufacturing in
terests here are too large to be put
In Jeopardy."
Mr. Hawley said that he had heard
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company had offered the existing
canal and locks on the west side of
the river at a reasonable price, and
he favored the purchase and improve
ment of this property. The cost, he
said, would be much less than that
of building a new canal, and the old
canal would answer every purpose of
any that could be built.
A. R. Jacobs, president of the Ore
gon City Manufacturing Company said
that he favored the building of the
east aide canal. He had not seen the
blueprint Bhowing the route and did
not know what effect It would have
on the buildings of the company. The
proposed route, however, will make it
necessary to move several frame
buildings nearer the main plant, and
it Is understood the work will not put
the company to a great inconvenience.
The east side pulp plant of the
Crown Columbia Pulp & Paper Com
pany, It is said, will have to be razed
in order to build the canal. Announce
ment was made several days ago that
the company had decided to abandon
this plant and build another at Camas,
Wash., where It has a paper manu
facturing" plant. This, however, has
been denied. The company is said
to have leased the property for $36,
000 a year for forty-five years from
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company.
ASSURED BY RAINS
For the late potato crop In this
state the rains of the past few days
were Just what was needed. The
ground In practically all the potato
growing districts of the valley, which
had been very dry for months, has
been thoroughly drenched, and as a
result it Is believed now that the late
crop fs safe, so far as the need of
moisture is concerned. There is of
course still the possibility of damage
by early frost, but in general that is
considered a remote hazard.
While the ground has been more or
less parched since the planting of the
late crop, it Is believed that the dry
weather worked no appreciable harm,
and with the soil now in the best pos
sible condition, a good growth is
counted a certainty from this time on.
Thorough cultivation the past few
weeks has in many instances kept the
vines in condition to withstand the
drouth in the best of shape.
The size of the late crop Is of
course yet a matter of uncertainty,
but local dealers who keep In close
touch with conditions In the country
say that Oregon this year will harvest
a fair average crop, and that as yet
nothing has developed to offset ad
versely the quality of the output The
prediction also is made that the mar
ket will be a satisfactory one, for it
is well known that the potato crop In
many of the Eastern states this year
will be far short of the normal.
T TO
HAVE SHEEP EXHIBIT
George Schmidt, of Shubel, who was,
in town Friday, says that Schmidt i
Bros, will exhibit their famous Snrop-!
shire sheep, which have taken pre
miums many times at State fairs and
at the Clackamas County Fair. Mr.
Schmidt will send about 20 head to
the State Fair, making the shipment
about September 8. Two years ago
Schmidt Bros, won nearly all the pre
miums on the Shropshire exhibit at
the State Fair. Mr. Schmidt says he
bus just finished threshing his grain
and that fall sown oats averaged
about fifty bushels to the acre.
PROTEST
PLANNED
AGAINST
A
BU8INESS MEN SAY PROPOSED
ROUTE WOULD COST MORE
THAN $3,000,000.
PEOPLE MUST DECIDE SAKS HAWLEY
Paper Mill Head Favors Construction
Of Open Ditch 1,000 Employe!
In Big Plants May
Be Affected.
Several business men whose prop
erty will be damaged by the proposed
East Side canal and locks at the falls
of the Willamette are preparing to
file a protest against the construction
of the big ditch along the route sug
gested to the authorities at Wash
ington. It la asserted that the con
struction of the canal wltl require
more than $2,000,000 for condemna
tion awards alone, and that it will be
almost an Impossibility to raise the
pecessary money. The state has
made an appropriation of $303,000 and
the Government will give a similar
amount This money Is to be used
in the actual construction of the
canal, and, It la estimated, that $154,
000 more will be required for this
work. The plans for the canal were
made by E. Burslem Thomson, Assis
tant United States Engineer under
Major Mclndoe, of the States Engin
eering Corpa.
W. P. Hawley. president of the
Hawley Pulp & Paper Company, the
plant of which will suffer the most
through the construction of the canal,
declares that the building of the canal
would mean the company would quit
business In this city.
Hawley Wants Open Canal.
"As the route for the canal and
locks has been surveyed," said Mr.
Hawley, "our mills will be so
cut up as to virtually amount to an
nihilation. Personally I am Indiffer
ent as to what Is done, and it la up
to the people to decide whether they
want the mill or the canal. I favor
an open canal at Oregon City, and I
am perfectly willing to abide by the
will of the people."
Mr. Hawley thinks that, under the
circumstances the present locks and
canal on the west side of the river,
should be purchased and enlarged. He
says that the route proposed for this
side of the river would cut the city
off from the falls, and destroy the
manufacturing plants.
The canal, as proposed, begins at
the foot of Fourth street In Oregon
City and extends In a southeasterly
direction for a distance of 900 feet,
having a width of 125 feet. The course
of the 125 feet cuts into several build
ings of the Oregon City Manufactur
ing Company's plant. The same ap
plies to the Crown Columbia Pulp &
Paper Company's plant, where about
$100,000 worth of machinery for the
manufacture of pulp has been In
stalled. Expense Would Be Heavy.
Along the route of the proposed
canal there is in operation $200,000
worth of machinery. It is contended
that If the government condemns this
property for a right of way compell
ing these business concerns to seek
other quarters, the expense pill run
beyond the $2,000,000 mark.
There is little douot that the peo
ple of Oregon City would rather lose
the canal than the big manufacturing
plants. However, It is contended by
many of the leading men here that
the building of the canal on the East
Side will not necessitate the mills
closing. In fact some even go so far
as to say the water power will not be
affected and that the Hawley Pulp &
Paper Company and the East Side
pulp plant of the Crown Columbia
Pulp & Paper Company will be the
only ones put to great inconvenience.
Mr. Hawley says the plan proposed
would so interfere with his business
that he would not think of continu
ing It here. About 1,000 persons are
employed by the mills that will be
affected.
1LHERE
IS TO START AT ONCE
PORTLAND, Sept. 2. The follow
ing telegram was today received from
Senator Bourne and given out for pub
lication from his local office:
"Senator Bourne yesterday had a
conference with Assistant Attorney
General Fowler regarding the author
ity of the Secretary of War to ap
prove Willamette locks project not
withstanding the Joint appropriation
of the Federal government and the
state aggregated $154,000, less than
estimated amount to complete pro
ject. Today Assistant Attorney-General
Fowler gave an opinion that the
Secretary of War had authority and
acting Secretary of War Scofleld
signed approval of the Willanette
locks project and Chief of Englreer
Gtneral Bixby will telegraphically in
struct Dis'.rict Engineer Mclnd. e to
commence negotiation? for right c.f
way and necessary prope."'y covered
nv proje?tf. three an rjur en tne eist
side of the Williamct'e Piver. Sen u
tor Bourne telegrap.ilcal y suggest
that f.overnor Wesi nave state of
ficials ready to nuk-i the $300.o")
state appropriation available, in onl-;r
to make uch disposition of same a
the Secretary of Wii r'-q.uies In u:
cordancj wvh Senrtor i i'ne am' i
1910. under which amendment thes"
nent In .e river .ni harbor bM of
proceedings have been taken and to
day vitalized by the approval of the
Secretary of War. Great credit la due
District Engineer Mclndoe, Board of
Review Chief of Engineers. Secretary
of War and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Fowler for Immediate attention
and expedition of this matter upon
earnest request of Senator Bourne."