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-' :00N if'HTV ENTEQSE E The Enterprise li the only Clackamas County Newspaper that prlnta all of tha nawa of thla growing County. 4 W M ur ' ,a' ' ' w r BOW. FORTYJ IFTH YEAR No. 48. OREGON CIT OJtEClON, FRIDAY, NOVEMIJER 10, 1911. ESTABLISHED 1IM LIVE WIRES WORK FOR POSTOFFIE CLUB ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING NEW FED ERAL BUILDING. MERCHANTS FAVOR STEAMBOAT LINE Only Obitaola li LacK of Wharf Ac commodatlon Plan For Rural Routa To Stafford a Discussed. Urgent demand for a public building In Oregon City will l imido by tlm I.lvn Wires of I lie Commercial Club and Nt ilia next weekly luncheon res olutions will tin ikIiiiI(I reUHtluK IIih Oregon delegation In Congress to put forth HI rouiioiiH efforts to secure tlm pnHMUKo of mi aiiroirlutlnii bill that la now ix'ikIIiik, The statement of Postmaster T P. Hiimtull at the Intit-ti-min Tuesday that Oregon City post office In a dlxgruce to thn town was greeted with cheers. The government Iiuh not provldid adequate spuce for tint X)M((ifflc(, and bus rented thn space on both sides of thn entrance to thn building, onn side to a transfer company and th othir to a real exute flrm. ToMtofflcn Inspector K. C, Clem ejits, who wiim In thn city Tumidity, In heartily In accord with Postmaster Itnndull In hi effort to secure an ap proprlutlon for a suitable Federal building. Senator Chamberluln and Congressman lluwlcy have hills pend ing In thn Semite and Hoiiho for a Government hulldliiK nt Oregon City. TliroiiKh thn co-operation of the Live Wires, the Commercial Club and thn business men of the city there In a KOOd proltpoct lf HUCCPHH. Tuesday's meeting of the hive Wires was an unusually Interesting onn. Frank Hunch, chairman of the commit toe to which wua referred tlm pro poHii) for an Independent steamer linn, made a report and mated that Cuptuln Ilemhree, owner of the steamer I-eona, would ho In Oregon City thla week. Mr. itiiHrh soys that nearly every mer chant Interviewed expressed a will ingness to support the proponed linn, hut that thn sticking point la the lack of whnrf ai-coininodatlon. Thin In a mailer that hns long been a thorn In the aldn of independent nhlppera and It la possible that by the con certed effort of the elly council and the Commercial Club that the city may yet have a public wharf. The way for Hi I H Innlltiitlon wan opened hint Hum mer but negotiations between the city and tho Oregon Engineering & Con Hiructlon Compnny fell throiiKh be- cuuso or tne unwillingness or mo com puny to cIoho a (leal. II. C. N'lelnen, who tuny establish a creamery In thin city, was a guest of thn Live Wires at lunch Tuesday and outlined his plana. Mr. N'lelnen In mill looking over tho territory In thn m medliito vicinity of Oregon City and will probably make a deflnlto an nouncenient In a few clays. Thn Uvo Wlrcn are Ht t II working on the project for the cHtiihliHhmcul of a rural route running out of Oregon Clly and tapping itio Stafford country, which ban for several yearn been nerved from Sherwood, Washington county. Thla mean a that tho people reHldlng only u few nillea from Oregon Clly uro out of touch Willi tbln com muiilty and are compelled to wait two day before receiving mall sent out or Oregon City. I'oHlniaaler Randall has been In eorresKtidence with Congress- man llawley relative to tho matter ami has received the following letter: Salem, Or., Oct. 24, 1911. lion. Tom P. Ilandall, Oregon City, Or. My Dear Friend: I urn very glad to receive your letter of the 21st IiihI., ndatlvo to the proponed rural route forming a loop from Route No. 5, from Oregon City, und thank you for writ ing me ho fully relative to the matter. 1 think with your co-operation we can place tho matter In such n manner before iho I'oHtofflcn Department and tho Innpector that tho excen portlonn of rural ronten Noh. 1 and 5 from Sher wood may he added to the territory not at prenent covered by any rural delivery service und the proponed route formed. It seems to me that this route would very greatly benefit tho poKtul facilities in that locality. The matter will probably be referred to you for Information and I will glad ly co-operAte with you In an effort to secure the servlco we desire. With best wishes. 1 am. Truly yours, W. C. HAVVLEY. The following menu was served nt Tuesday's luncheon: Digger Chowder Hot Dead Heat Pickles Cold Ilolled Tongue Spud Dumplings Jellied Porker Pedal Kxtremllles Combination Shot Salad Hread and Jlutter Ma'a Pumpkin Pie Whipped Cream Coffee and Trimmings L ARE Thn county school district boundary board, which conslsta of the county court and Superintendent of County Schools clary, at Ita annual meeting Tuenday niado aeveru) change In dis tricts. The petition of school district No. 121 asking for a portion of the Milwuukln district, was denied. The petition of dlntrlct No, lit (Wichita) that It take a portion of district No. CJ (Harmony) was grantnd, Property of K. K. McAriliur was transferred from district No. 109 to district No. 03. A petition to chnnge the boundary linn between district No. 120 and No. 27 was granted. RAILROAD TRESTLE EARS COMPLETION COMMERCIAL CLUB FEE IS REDUCED SPECIAL RATE OF $10 MADE FOR THIRTY DAYS TO INCREASE ITS MEMBERSHIP. NON RESIDENTS TO BE CHARCED $5 Organization Haa $835 In Treasury And N'ver Waa In Mora Pros perous Condition Big Work Planned. GRADE TO BEAVER CREEK WILL BE FINISHED IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. MANY INQUIRIES MADE FOR BONDS Company Haa Been Assured of One Order Calling For Twenty Care Dally For Twen ty Yeare. OREGON CITY HIGH TO PLAY NEWBERG The Oregon City High School foot ball team will play Ha most Important gnm of the season. Saturday at Gladstone Park when It meets the Newberg High School team. The New berg team has good record and will give the high achool a tussel. Coach Pflngston Is having the boys out every night at practice. The line up for this game has not been decided yet, but probably will be announced today. The weather has been favorable for (ho work on the Clackamas South ern railway ilne and with two more weeks of good weather the grade will be completed front Oregon City to Heaver Creek. Work has been pro gressing rapidly at Heaver Creek, MuHno und Molallu and more thau nine miles have been completed. The bridge at the lower end of the city has been placed in shape for the girders and as soon as they are plac ed tho ties and steel will be laid and the track will be built as far as Heaver Creek this . yeur, or by the last of January at the outside. The work performed on the line to date has been done carefully and economically and It reflects credit upon the hourd of directors, who have said that It could be doue and they are making good with the project. People are calling each day, and nnxlous to get some of the bonda Issued by the company and from pres ent Indications the company will dls mhc of tho entire Issue without the leant of trouble. Thousands of people In Oregon have visited the Wllhoit Springs and in doing so they became acquainted with the famous Molalla country, and the vant forests in the foothills that await transportation. When the road Is completed nnd In addition to the vust tonnage there will a largo pas senger traffic from the date of the completion of tho road. The company haa been assured of one order of twenty carloads of lum ber dally for twenty years. The lum ber Is owned by a Portland million aire, who will have It brought here by rail nnd floated down tho river. Tho Hoard of Governors of the Couimnrclit club, at a meeting Mon day evening, decided upon a plan of Increasing the membership. The club was never In a more pronperoua con Oil Ion, but It la the desire to have as many members as possible, arid it Is thought that an Increase of at least fifty cau be obtained In one mouth. The treasurer's report show ed that there was $635 In the treasury It was decided to reduce the member ship fee from 125 to $10 for residents of the city and from $10 to $5 for non residents, provided twenty-flve or more new members are obtained. A committee was appointed to In vestlagte the condition of the club rooms and suggest improvements. It hus been suggested that the rooms be renovated and changes made. A vote of thanks was tendered Charles Schrain, proprietor of the Orand Theatre . for stcreoptlcon advertise ments displayed In his theatre, urg ing his patrons to buy from Oregon City firms. The club has mnny important prop onltlons under consideration, and II has never accomplished more for the city than It is believed will be ac cnmpllnhed this winter. The members are enthusiastic over the outlook and more interest Is being taken in the work thun ever before. A motion that the Woman's Club and tho Rose Society be allowed to meet In the club rooms was panned by a unanimous vote. ELOPINQ COUPLE TAKEN HOME. A boy, seventeen years of age, and a girl, sixteen yeurs of age, of Forrest Grove, were detained here Saturday by Policeman Green until the arrival of a deputy sheriff from their home town, who took them home. They left home several days nog and went to Canby where the boy obtained work. They came hore Saturday and Police man Green held them until the arrival of the deputy sheriff. The girl's broth er accompanied the deputy to this city. TREMBATH'S TRIAL IS SET FOR MONDAY The trial of II. W. Trembath, deputy nsh warden, charged with shooting Alex Douthlt at the falls of the Will a me tin, hua been set for next Monday. Trembath, who was Indicted on a charge of assault with a danegrous weapon ,said after the shooting that he had reason to believe Douthlt was violating the fishing laws, and that the latter refused to stop when ord ered to do so. Douthlt declares that, he was not violating the law and that the shooting was without provocation. The Oregon Fish and Game Commis sion has authorized the Master Fish Warden to employ counsel to assist in the defense of Trembath. John Douthlt, brother of the man who was shot, paid a fine of $jQ for an attack with his lists on Trembath after his brother had been shot. PRICE ASKED FOR BODY IDENTIFIED AS MISSING INDIAN HENRY HENNINQ DISAPPEARED AFTER DRINKING WITH THREE MEN. "H. H' TATTOOED ON VICTIM'S HAND Belt 8ime One A That Worn By Warm Springs Man 8earch To Be Made For Companions. CANAL DEFENDED PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT A POWER COMPANY ASSERT8 $600,000 NOT EXCESSIVE. PRE BASED ON COST AND TAXES Company Hat Agreed To Pay Milla Large Sums For Certain Rights Balance Would Be $500,000. CANAL'S FATE RESTS ' WITH WAR SECRETARY COYOTE STOPS STREET (iladntone, like all growing cities. has a Htory to tell which nuggeHts tho call of tho wild. In New York the home cars furnlnh the big joae. In Portland there Is much wonderment over tho fact that there are no owl cars, and more, wonderment because it has ueeu nonnested that they be en tablinhed on a ten-cents -per ride-busls. in Oregon City there Is wonderment by Homo because the curfew is not observed. Hut something happened In Gladstone last Sunday that has New York, Portland and Oregon City going to the discard. Earnest Sieve, Guy LnSalle and John Slevers were surveying streets when they saw a strange animal. The animal had no: been Indigenous to that section for years. Investigation proved that H was a coyote a carulverous coyoto. Tho animal Hod, but not any faster thun the surveyors. It's up to New- York, Portland and Oregon City. Whether a cannl and locks are to be built on tho ICast Side rests with the Secretary of War. Following a meeting of Governor West, Secretary of Stato Olcott and State Treasurer Kay, representing the state, and Prest dent .losnelyn, of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, owner of the West Side canal and locks, and Major Mclndoe, corps of Army Engla ecrs, It was announced that the Indem nities asked by Oregon City property owners would be submitted to tho authorities at Washington. Major Mclndoe has received from all property owners their claims for damages as estimated. They are re garded as exorbitant. Major Mclndou wlil not discuss details of his recom mendatlons to the Secretary of War, to whom the claims will be given for perusal, nor as to other features of his report on the negotiations so far con ducted, but It is not believed that the Government will accept right of way nt the prices sought. If the Secretary of War decides that the new locks shall be constructed, tho Government will resort to condemnation. The principal purpose of the meet ing wns for the state officials to familiarize themselves with Major Me Indoe's data and reports from subor dinates on parts of the project. So far the Government Ib not In tavor of rehabilitating the old locks, though If the price of the Portland Railway,' Light & Power Company is lowered the rebuilding might be given mor favorable consideration. Main Goea Dry. i AUGUSTA, Me., Nov. 6 Muine re tains constitutional prohibition. Governor Plalsted and his council decided late tonight to accept the cor rections In the vote of four towns, enst In tho special election In Sep tember, thus reversing the result as Indicated on the face of official returns. MATTHEWS RELEASED ECOGNIZANCE APPLES ARE BOUGHT Justice of the Peace Samson Satur day released Frank Matthews, accused of threatening to kill Alfred Harnock and Arthur Harnock, on his own rec ognizance. The alleged threat Is said to have been made at Macksburg. Oct ober 2. Matthewa denies that he Is guilty. He was arrested by Constable Hrown. The alleged threat Is said to have beea the result of a quarrel over a division fence. Owing to the high prices demanded for good apples by some of the lead ing Oregon associations Portland dealers have been compelled to pur chase supplies elsewhere. Early varieties have been purchas ed in the Takima section and these are now coming forward to the trade. Late varieties are being purchased In the best districts of California and will arrive soon. To date this season Front street handlers have purchased twelve cars of Yellow Newtons In the South and several cars of Bellflowers. The Newtons will not be put on the market upon arrival, but will go Into storage to take care of the late sea son demand. All through the apple market there is a much better tone ruling. Small sizes are still being discriminated against Much better quality fruit Is now coming forward from all districts. That $COO,000 asked by the Port land Railway, Light A Power Con par.y for the canal and locks at Ore- ogn City Is not an excessive price, la the statement In a letter from the company to The Portland Journal In nswer to an editorial In that paper. It Is held that the valuation Is based on tha original cost of the property and the Clackamas county tax roll. The government inks for much ad ditional property," states the letter, more than the iifc.f r locks ud canal. The canal and locks are assessed at $300,000. This assessment does not include the 60 by 1900 foot right of way adjacent to the old canal, and the entire upper canal, more than COO feet In length, assessed by $48,000, which are, however, included In the price made by the company to the government "The state tax commission de termined the assessed values in Clock amas county were 59 per cent of the actual value, all property being as sessed at that rate. This would make their valuation of the original canal and locks $500,000, or more than the company will receive net If the sale is made. "The government wants 100 feet of right of way, the canal being only forty feet wide. Therefore it is pro posed to give to the government for the $000,000 named, sixty feet of ad ditional ground along the entire dis tance of the canal, now valuable for manufacturing purposes. There Is filso In the $000,000 proposition a plot of ground 100 by 100 feet, for lock keeper's houses. So we find the valu ation of the property, as estimated by the state tax commission as follows: Canal and locks, 40 feet right of way $500,000 Sixty by 1400 feet right of way and 100 by 100 feet for lockkeeper's houses ....... 100,000 River between Naef and Concord hv A body found In the Willamette Walter Storah Wednesday has oeen positively Identified as that of Henry Hennlng, a young Warm Springs In dian, who disappeared mysteriously on the night of September 22. No marks were found on the body to sustain the theory that the man was a victim of foul play. Indian Joe," who was well acquainted with Hen nlng, Identified a belt found on the corpse as having belonged to Hen nlng. An examination conducted by Coroner Wilson and Mr. J. W. Norris revealed the initials "H. H. ' tottooed on the man's left arm and an "H." on the back of his left band. The body had been in the water for. many weete and It was necessary to make Immediate Interment Hen nlng and his wife and baby were camped on the West Side of the river when he disappeared. The last seen of him alive was when he was drink ing with three other Indians near the Secrest barn. They said the next day. that Henning had been arrested and would not be beard from for a long time. The three men left at once for the reservation. After searching for his son in this county for several days Hennlng's father ma.de a remarkable ride to the reser vation and back, a distance of more than 200 miles in a little more than two days to search for the Indians who were with his son the night be fore he disappeared, but was unsuc cessful. Hennlng's father-in-law was here Tuesday conferring with the authorities regarding the man's dis appearance. The men with whom Henning was drinking at the Secrest barn were James Thompson James Umtouch and Parrlsh Fleming. The Indian's wife and child have returned to the reservation. Coroner Wilson w-ill have a brace let found on an arm of the body, the belt and clothing examined by mem bers of the family in order to make the identification complete. It Is also probable that an effort will be made to find the men with whom the Indian was last seen alive. LOCAL BOARD WILL ASSESS CORPORATIONS Hon. Charles H. Calloway, member of the State Tax Commission, discuss ed with tne Clackamas County Board of Equiiizatlon Tuesday the assess ment of corporations. Mr. Galloway authorized the board to make assess ments on all corporation property un der construction. County Assessor Jack, when making the assessments, was informed that the state would make the assessments on property owned by corporations. The board, howover, haa since decided that the county should asress all property un der construction belonging to corpora. tlons. Mr. Callow ly returned to Sa lem Tuesday evening. OGLE MINE STOCK IS RAISED TO l STOCKHOLDERS INSTRUCT MAN AGER TO INVESTIGATE COST OF SMELTER. THINK $5,000,000 LOCKED IN HILL John B. Falrelough Elected President And J. V. Harlen Vice-Presi dent Rich Ores To Be Assayed at Once. FARE TO PORTLAND REDUCED 5 CENTS NEW RATES ORDERED BY RAIL ROAD BECOME EFFECTIVE IN TWENTY DAYS. BROWNELL PRAISED FOR VICTORY Sprlngwater Division Fares Also Are Cut And Transfers Are Ord ered Waypolnts Share In Benefits. PRESIDENT SEEN BY 5,000,000 ON TRIP Total $000,000 "In addition to the above, the com pany has agreed to pay the Willa mette Pulp & Paper Company $23,000 for certain rights It holds and whicii would prevent free control to the en-' trance of the canal, the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper Company a certain sum for rights, and one-half the cost of the construction of a retaining wall on the east side of the canal, esti mated by Major Mclndoe to cost $112,000. "Major Mclndoe, In his report with reference to the cost of reconstruct ing this canal to suit immediate needs, places the figure at $300,000, which added to our $t00,000, would make a total of $900,000. "Hut the company has ngreed to pay one-half the cost of the retaining wall, which would amount to $5G,000, leaving the cost to the government $544.(100, or $sr5,000 with improvements. "From this $544,000 must be taken the $2r000 to be paid to the Willam ette Pulp & Paper Company, and also the amount to be paid to the Crown- Columbia Pulp & Paper Company. which has not yet been determined. This would ne the company less than $500,000 for Its canal. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. Nov. 8 Resolutions favoring construction of the Or?gon City canal on the west side of the Willamette River were adopted at a joint meeting of the In dependence Commercial Club and a I delegation from the Salem Commer-! clal Club. Speeches were made by Colonel E. Hofer, Senator Patton and Mr. Thielsen. of Salem, and Walton Brown, of Portland. Argument was advanced that construction of a canal on the east side would be too costly. HOT SPRINGS, Va.. Nov. 3 President Taft. brought his second long tour of the country to a tem porary halt here today. He expects to enjoy a rest In Hot Springs until Monday. According to the official figures of the "swing-around-the-clrcle," kept under the direction of Secretary HiUes the trip has been the longest ever taken by a President. In going from Beverly, Mass., to Hot Springs by way of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington and a few hundred other cities, Mr. Taft has traveled 13,436 miles, beat ing his own previous record by about 500 miles. Before he returns to Washington for the winter, the President will visit Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee and will add 1,834 miles to the rec ord. Hilles" "swing" figures show tne President passed through twenty-six states and madn speeches In twenty of them. The governor of each state he en tered gave him a welcome and gov ernor Colquitt, of Texas, a state which was not visited, met him in Kansas. United States Senators to the number of twenty-seven met the President at various times. Six of these senators were Democrats and seven were as knowledged "insurgents." About a dozen senators pledged their support to the arbitration treaties on the trip. Seventy-seven members of the House were on reception committees or wel comed Mr. Taft on his car. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Ogle Mountain Mining Com pany held In this city Monday it was decided to obtain Information regard ing the cost of a smelting plant, and establish one in. the discretion of the board of directors. The stockholders were enthusiastic over the prospects, and it was declared if the mine is properly worked it should yield at least $5,000,000. The following direc tors were elected: T. B. Falrelough, John B. Falrelough. J. V. Harless, 8. S. Walker and John Scott. The price of stock was raised from fifty cents to $1 a share. After the meeting of the stockhold ers the directors met in the office of O. D. Eby and elected the following officers: John B. Falrelough, presi dent; J. V. Harless, vice-president and W. J. Wilson, secretary-treasurer. John B. Falrelough was also appoint ed manager and was directed to ob tain information regarding the cost of installing a smelting plant He was instructed to take samples of the ore to various plants and learn what system would be best to install at the Ogle Mountain mine. It is thought that the plant will cost about $100,000. The development of the mine has progressed rapidly, and experts have declared that it is one of the richest in the northwest About 2,000 shares of stock were sold at the meeting of the stockholders, and many of those present said they would increase their holdings. Seventy-five stockholders were present. Ore taken from the main ledge has assayed $167 a ton. ITALIANS ARE SLAIN IN BATTLE W. Sues For $193.72. H. H. Hughes, through Attorney W. A. Dlmlck, filed suit for $193.72, alleg ed to be a balance doe for merchan dise, against J. B. Cumins. The orig inal bill was 1,099.83, $816.11 of which has been paid. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 6 Five hundred Italians were slain and the remainder of the Italian force was taken prisoners today in a terrific battle with the Ottoman troops, ac cording to dispatches which have been received here. The official announcement also de clares that the Ottoman troops have occupied Derna following the engage ment in which the Italians met with their overwhelming defeat. It has been believed that Derna, Tobruk and Benwasl were securely held by the Italians, who could not be dislodged by the Moslems. But according to the dispatches of the Moslem officers, so fierce was the at tack of the Turks and their allies that the Italians were swept off their feet and the rout mnde complete after a short fray. Eighteen guns were taken by the Moslems. RETURNED TO PRISON PORTLAND, Nov. 6. (Special.) W. Cooper Morris returned to Salem this morning to re-enter the peniten tiary after three weeks spent in Port land in inspecting the books of the Oregon Trust & Savings Bank, of which he was once cashier. He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for embezzlement of funds from the bank, and was recently called to Port land to assist the district attorney's office in preparing the' evidence for the trial of Louis J. Wilde on Janu ary 2. District Attorney Cameron this morning said that Morris has done "fine work" in scanning the books. He Is not prepared to disclose what has been found, he says, but intimated that the examination by the former cashier has revealed new transactions for the entanglement of Wilde. He says a mass of papers has been gone over and Morris has thrown light up on them that will be exceedingly val uable to the state in the trial of Wilde. Morris and Wilde are jointly indict- ted on the charge of embezzling $90, 000 from the bank through the sale of Home Telephone bonds to the bank by Wilde. They are alleged to have divided that sum as ''plunder." Mor ris Is to be a witness for the state In the trial of Wilde. SOON AFTER ROBBERY Within less than ten minutes after the Chinese tailoring establishment at Fourth and Main streets was robbed Tuesday night Policemen Frost and Cook had the burglar under arrest The arrest was made. In fact, before the policemen knew the store had been robbed. The prisoner, who is a Filipino, was captured in a boxcar on the Southern Pacific railroad. His loot which consisted of a $15 pistol, two overcoats, two gold pins, two bolts of cloth, a ring and a box of cigars, wa recovered. Announcement was made Wednes day thai the reductions in rates on the Portland Railway, Light ft Power Company trains, between this city and Portland and on the Sprlngwater di vision of the road would become effec tive In twenty days unless temporary injunctions are granted. The reduc tlons were ordered by the State Rail road Commission. The through rate between this city and Portland Is ord ered cut from fwenty-flve cents to twenty cents. Commutation ticekts will be eighteen cents. George C. Brownell, who was the leading attorney In the fight for a reduction of rates, waa much grati fied over the result Mr. Brownell represented M. E. Dunn, who made three complaints relating to the alleg ed unreasonableness of the one-way or single-trip fares over the road be tween Canemah, Oregon City, Park Place, Gladstone, Fern Ridge, Mel drum, Jennings, Rothe, Naef and Con cord, all In Clackamas county, and the Portland terminus. The complaint alleged that unjust discrimination had been practiced against these sta tions In favor of stations similarly sit uated on the Sprlngwater division, es pecially In the rule denying transfer privileges to passengers between Clackamas county points and Port land. Mr. Brownell was compliment ed on the victory by scores of per sons Wednesday. Among the other reductions Is the granting of a straight five-cent fare to passengers between Ardgour and Hendee, stations just outside Port land, to that city. Full transfer privi leges are also Included. One of the principal contentions asked in the five cases brought be fore the Commission was the same transfer privilege for all patrons on the Oregon City and Sprlngwater di visions as is now granted to passeng ers on the Mount Scott line. This, privilege the car company Is directed to grant The five cases included the com plaints brought by Dunn, Relmers and the Jennings Lodge Community Club, and two investigations started by the Commission on its own motion. Proposed Increases In fares on the Sprlngwater division are in most cases denied by the Commission. which says in part: "For many years one-way commuta tion rates have been charged by the said Portland Railway, Light & Power Company and its predecessors to points on the Sprlngwater division as set out in its tariffs. By rea son of the existence of such fares, a large number of persons have been Induced to settle upon and along the said Springwater division. Such per sons principally work in Portland as clerks, mechanics, artisans or labor ers, and they have occasion to travel dally between their homes along the line of said Springwater division and i o'.nts within the city of Portland, ml the fare paid by them for their traniortatlon is an important ele ment !n their expenditures "The effect of any substantial in crease in fare such as proposed" will be to compel them to give up their homes and either move closer into the suburbs of the city of Portland, or into the city itself In order to procure the same on a lower rate of f:ire than they are now pay ing. Many such persons are now pay ing for their homes in Installments. From the evidence, the com mission finds that such persons can not stand, and the traffic will not bear, any substantial Increase In the rates of fare charged upon the Spring water division. "The commission has not consider ed the testimony to this effect as in any way operating as an estopped up on the said company, but has con sidered the Bame solely with refer ence to its bearing on the qeustlon as to what a reasonable rate would be for the transportation of the passen ger traffic. and what the serivce is worth to them. "The commission finds that the cost to the said company incurred In the transportation of a passenger one mile (1. e. per passenger mile), including all operating expenses, movement, maintenance and administration costs, but not including depreciation, inter (Contlnued on page 4) IAL TO PUBLISH PAPER "Oregon City Publicity" will be the name of a paper to be published semi monthly by the Commercial Club. The first Issue will be December 5. The object of the paper will be the ad vertisement of the resources of the county. The Publicity Committee at a meeting Monday afternoon author ized tho starting of the journal. Mar shall Lazelle will be the editor and members of the club will have charge of various departments. It is planned to issue the paper on the fifth and twentieth of each month. It will be four pages, seven oo'.umnes.