mm OREGON CUT Y subscription 9 Look at th label. II You should no of our now Lln Attend to It n( not mlti any wa numbers, w now. growing County, FORTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 12. OHEGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAKCH 22, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1IH ENTOMI TAFT LAUDED AND COLONEL RED FULTON SAYS IT WOULD BE 6UI CIOALTO MAKE ROOSEVELT NOMINEE tX GOVERNOR CER OF SAME OPINION T. R. Accuaad Of Sacrificing Patriot ism To Gratify Ambition Croat At Head Of Taft Club iNH'liirliitc Unit Roosevelt had pluc 1 In Joopurdy hi place In history, and that lint pooplu have ducreod that mi iiiuii however grout shall lis eloc Iml to u third term aa Pruslduiit, C. V. Fulton, ex United Htatut Senator, Saturday afternoon In shlvuly's op era house opened the campaign In Clackiimus Comity of Mr. Taft. Al though assorting that It was the duty of thu Republican party to oluct lia notnliiKo Mr. Fulton plululy Indicated that It wuh IiIm personal opinion, Koosttvolt, If nomlnnlud would bo de feated. In aliurp contrail with hi thaructitrlxutlou of tho ox-Prenldout was Mr. Fulton's statements regarding rrcaldi'Ut Taft. "Tuft hna more effectually enforced the law than any president wo havo rver had," aald the speaker, "lie la not receiving tho support of tho great Interests and by tho great Interest I moan tho greul apodal Interest ttiHt am thriving at tho expenso of tho peoplo-liut he In receiving the aupKrt of tho r-euplo theiiiMi'lvus." Another speaker was T. T. Goer, ex Governer, who declared that nu tnuo haa ever boon o great and no man ever will lie su great aa to bo de manded by the people for a third term aa Chief Executive of the Nation. About 1D0 persona attended the meet Iiik and u"er the spenklnK an organl xutlon designated "Tho Taft Club of Clnrkaiinia County,'' was formed, H. K. Cross being elected President and 8. M. Honiiiby, secretary. Two large public meetliiKS will be held III thl city before the primary. Brownell Introduces Speaksr, George C. Ilrownell. In Introducing Mr. Fulton, aald the Ex Senator was one of tho greatest men In the atato, and had been one of the Intellectual irlimlii of th Hulled Ktatos Senate. lie declared Mr. Fulton had always worked for tho Interests of the peo ple, and while some persons bad been led to believe he opposed the popular will on one or two occasions auch was not the ra.io. Mr. Fulton, ho as serted, whs one of the staunchest sup porter of tho resolution that result ed In the adoption of tho Initiative and referendum. Tho Ex Senator snld In opening, that ha was not a candidate for any office, and would speak as a plain citizen. He declared that since Mr. Ilrownell had mentioned his service In the stuto somite, he wished to say thnt ho supported the resolution to change tho constitution to provide the Initiative ami referendum, hut that It was his belief luws of minor Import ance should be made by tho legisla ture and only those of great Import ance by the ballots of the people. "Our party Is perhaps not lu entlro accord as to who should be nominated for President," said Mr. Fulton. ''We hopo that the nominee gets all the votes of the party. Wo give expres sion of our preferences, but that does not mean that wo should not support tho nominees of tho party. I am not representing any particular commit tee or association but I have my own conviction us to who should be nom Innted for President. I believe Mr. Tnft Is one of the greatest and best men who has ever served as Chief Ex ecutive of his country and the party would he guilty of the grossest Injus tice nnd Ingratitude If It failed to nom inate him. In the history of tho re public there has never been a man In public office guided by a hlghor sense of Justice and appreciation of his duty than Mr Taft. There has never been a tlmo when you have not felt that he was not doing what he bellevd to bo his duty, lie has not been controlled by selflnb motives, and has been a faithful servant of the peo plo." Roosevelt Aided By Taft. Mr Fulton told of Taft's work as Secretary of War, and snld that Roose velt had always depended upon him. He declared that the President when he wanted a great work done, a work that required tact, policy and ability, the man to whom that duty was as signed was Taft. '1 never knew a more sincere, a more earnest a better poised man than Mr. Taft," continued the speaker. "He la brainy and earnest, and yet does his great work with the simplicity of a a child. He U courageous, but he la mentally and morally brave. He remembers only what la for the best Interests of the people. "Mr. Taft Is not receiving the sup port of the Interests I mean the great special Interests thriving at the ex pense of the people he Is receiving the support of the people themselves. The great combinations of wealth are bringing every Inflluence to bear to crush him, and the question la will the people permit them to cniBh him. The Standard Oil Company, the Meat Trust, the Tabacco Trust, the Sugar Trust nre not supporting him. It he In elected It will be by the people he has served and not by the gTeat In terests be has prosecuted. "Taft has more effectually enforced the law than any President we have ever hod. He hna more than fifty prosecutions under way, and to my mind the greatest of them all lathe one against the meat trust. That trust fixea the price the producer shall receives and fixes the price the con sumer shall pay." The speaker called attention to the millions the Sugar Trust had been compelled to pay to the country, and how the Standard Oil monopoly through the efforts of President Taft bad been dissolved. (Continued on page 4.) TAX COLLECTIONS BREAK ALL Moro than $170,000 taxes was paid Friday, tho last day of the 3 per cent discount. A check for $102,1100 was received from the Portland Hallway Ught ft Power Company, which Is the largest amount paid by any Individ ual or corporation slnoo the collection of tuxes for 1911 was started. Chief Deputy Hherlff Htuats, who has chargo of the collection, aald that tho pay ment this year had been moro prompt than usual, despite the fact that tho assessments went higher. No dis counts will bo allowed until May 1, and after that penalties will bo u Inched. Property owners may elect to puy half of their tax' s before April 1, and tho balance before October 1. CLACKAMAS COUNTY COMMIT TEES CONFER WITH p. R. L. A P. CO. OFFICIALS CANEMAH IS PROMISED RELIEE Station To Be Moved From Psrk To Crossing And Trains Will Be Run On Schedule Time PORTLAND, March 20. (Special.) Committees representing Oregon City, Gladstone, Canemuh and Jen nings Iidge held a conference hero tonight with officials of the Portland Hallway, Light & Power Company re garding passenger rates, which are leclared to bo excessive and unsatis factory, and, aa u result, It Is bellov- d many Important concessions will ie made by the company. The con ference, which was In the office of F. T. (irlfflth. general attorney' of the rnmimnv. was harmonious through out and the railway men Indicated a disposition to deal tairiy wim mo resident or Oregon City ana vicinuy. The rallroud was raprwsntod btr Mr. Griffith, F. W. Hill, General Manag er; F. 1). Hunt, Traffic Manager and V. T. Uuehanan, Publicity Agent. H. T .Mcllaln, President of tho Ore gun City Commercial Club, outlined whnt the residents of the various dls trlcts desired, being followed by H. B. Crois. of Gladstone; John F. Jen nings of Jennings Ixdge aud W. A. Hodges and S. I Stevens, of Cane .h -rim nivinlniH nromlsed to give careful consideration of tho questions . . ..... . A l.n Involved, ana virtually pruiinneu "" several of tho lnconvolnces existing in Cunemah would be remedied. The station will be removed from Cane niuh Pork to Cunemah Crossing. A complaint that the cars are not op erating on schedule will be investi gated and If found true will be cor rected at once. The offlclnla prom ised to make a reply to the various committees as aoon as possible. The following rates were asked by the committees: I Between Oregon City and Port land, 15 cents cash fure, 25 cents round trip and commutation rate of 10 cents, with tho same fare covering Cnnemnh, Green Point, Parkplace, Gladstone nnd Kern Ridge. "Between Gladstone, Parkplace and Green Point, 3 cent commutation rates. "Between Oregon City and Cane mnh, 3 cent commutation rate. "Canemah to be placed on the same traffic basis as Oregon nit v. "Between Oregon City and Green Point, Parkplace, Gladstone, Fern Ridge, Meldrum and Jennings Lodge, 5 cent cash fare. "Between Oregon City and Green Point, Parkplace and Gladstone, 3 cent commutation rate. "Between Portland and Jennings Lodge and Meldrum, cash fare of 10 cents nnd commutation rate of 9 cents. "Elimination of Canemah Pnrk sta tion and establishment of Cancmnh Pw.ialnff ntntlnn nnd nneratlon of V I n " " n i cars at night to the Canemah term inal." E T0IBEAUT1FY TOWN At a recent mass meeting of the citizens of Estacada It was decided In nlmerve Frtdav as "clean up day." Every man will be asked to give his service for the purpose of honntirvinir thn rltv. Cantalns have been appointed Including the Mayot of the town and tho president and secretary of tne commercial ciud, mhn ailll such have charge of a snuad of men to work along definite plana. The banks and stores will De ciosea and bankers, lawyers, doctors and merchants will don their overalls ana tn thnlr task under the sup ervision of one of the appointed cap tains. Governor West Is to apeak at Gar field Grange under the auspices of Grange No. 317, and when he alights from his special car Saturday be will see one of the cleanest towns In the state. A special reception commit tee consisting of W. A. Heylman, Dr. H. V. Adlx. Robert Duncan, and Will lam Dale, haa been appointed by the Mayor to receive the Governor on behalf of the city .and a reception will be tendered him by the citizens of Estacada before hia departure for Garfield. RAILWAY HEADS CONSIDER FARES DUCK ACCEPTS RECORDS m mm MAYOR, HOWEVER, IN8I8TS THAT PERSONALITIES BE ELI MINATED TAX ROLL IS AWAITED Single Tax Debate To Be Held In Oregon City Other Engage ments May Be Ar ranged Grant II. Dlmlck In a letter Wed nesday to W. S. U'Ren accepta tho sliiglw Uxer'e challenge for a Joint debate In this city. Mayor Dlmlck, however, stipulates that the debate must b KHtponed until a tax roll, which Mr. IJ'lten mentioned In tho debate several days ago at Beaver Creek, Is published. He aUo wants un understanding that all personali ties bn kept out of the debate, and that Mr. U'Ren confine himself to thn question at Issue. Mayor Dlm lck' letter follows: I received your Invitation through I (in nui, I and also through the nress Invllliu nie to participate In a Joint debate on tne Single Tax measure, which will m suhmitted to the consid eration qf the legal voters of Clacka mas County at the next general State Election, and I desire to Inform you that I will Join you In a debate upon I hut mien! Ion in Dreeon Cltr or any J other place provided, however, you confine yourself to the question una er discussion and not resort to person alities. I make this provision for the reiiton thnt debates of this nature are presumed to be Instructive and an in telligent audience find very little com fort In listening to personal abuse. The alleged facts and figures pre sented by you to the consideration of the people of Beaver Creek a few weeks since, are not born out by re cent developments and therefore In order to avoid any mlsunder3tandlng, I request that this debate be not held until the assessment roll which you alluded to la printed ana reaay ior circulation, as you stated would be done. I have before me a copy of the pro posed bill to be voted on In Clacka mas County aud find that It Is a Single Tax measure, pure and simple, and wipe out with one stroke tho assess ment uin every mill, factory, bund ing, stock of merchandise, all stocks, bonds, saloon licenses and In fact ev erything called for under the Henry George theory of the Single Tax and thereby throws the burden of taxation upon the real property of the city and county, and under that system the merchants and manufacturers would get nnd would have a right to expect fire protection, police protection, and In fact nil the protection which they now enjoy without the expenditure of a dollar as a consideration there fore. In your speech at Beaver Creek you gave tho Hawley Pulp & Paper Com pany as an example under the Single Tax measure advocated by you where in It would have saved Twenty Nine Hundred Jlollars If the Single Tax measure hnd been In force under the tax roll of 1910 .and under your Single Tax measure I presume all merchants i.,ii mil nil fuctnrera would, make a sav ing In proportion to that saved by the above mentioned manufacturing pium. Your theory is further verified by the Joseph Fels Fund pamphlet is sued In 1911 on pages ten and eleven thereof ns follows: "The good work done by him In Oregon has already heen mentioned. In addition to Dr. Rugleston, Mr. Samuel Danziger of Philadelphia, was selected as assist ant, and assigned to miscellaneous work. He will assist In tho prepara tlon of the "Morchants and Manufact urers Booklet." the object of which Is to carry convictions to merchants and mmufneturers by showing, from offlclnl figures of various cities in dif ferent states, how the General Proper ty Tax Is a tax upon production and all business, and how MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS GET POC KET-BOOK PROFITS FROM THE LAND VALUE TAX." Again on page twenty-four or the above pamphlet, the Fels Fund Com mission states thnt they would stand for the Henry George doctrines and they were engaged In popularizing it In the United States, and we find at pnge sixty-six of the book written by Henry George called "The Land Qest lon," a paragraph which tears the mask off from the Single Tax meas uro and give Its true purpose as follows- "What Is the programme. The way to make land common property Is simply to take rent for the com mon benefit. And to do this the easy way to abolish one tax after another until the whole weight of taxation falls upon the value of the land. hen that point Is reached the battle Is won. The hare la caught, killed and skin ned, and to cook him will be an easy matter. The real fight will come on the proposition to consolidate exist Ing taxation upon land values V,hen this Is once won, the landholders will not merely have been decisively defeated, they will have been routed; j .l . nf thn land values ana mo uon.io , . . will be so generally understood that to raise taxation so as 10 i" whole rent for common purposes will be merely a matter of course." cii l hnnln? that you will OIlll-CI t.J I o - , cause your single tax roll to be im ... o -...i.iiohorf bo that we may have the facts and figures, before us In order to present to tne ciuzeu of Oregon City In an Intelligent way, the question now Involved under this proposed measure, i u your challenge to debate the quest Ion as eoon a the Uf roll la print ed. Sue For $319.75. Warren Emmons have filed suit against William Shands to recover tia 75 eai,t tn he balance due on mer chandise purchased from the firm by Shands. Clark Will Beat Wilson Here, Says Manager CHAMP CLARK James T. Barbee, campaign manag ,.r in nrL'nn for f'hamn Clark, de- niupn.l WarinoaHn v thnt th sneaker J would beat Woodrow Wilson In the primary In this state. Mr. Barbee spent the day here conferring with County Judge Heatle, Assessor Jack, Sheriff Masg and other distinguished Democrats. He said be thought Clark would carry this county. Mr. Barbee lives In Medford, but has offices In the Yeon building In Portland. HEDGES OUT FOR OREGON CITY LAWYER ANNOUN CES FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION TONGUE AND NORBLAD CANDIDATES Latest Entrant Is Yale Graduate And Served Two Years As Prose cutor By Appoint ment Gilbert L. Hedge one of the most prominent lawyers of Clackamas Coun ty, has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Dist rict Attorney. He filed his declara- Gilbert L. Hedges, who has announced for Democratic nomination for Dist rict Attorney. tion In the Secretary of State's ofTlce Tuesday. It is not believed that Mr. Hedges will have any opposition for the nomination. ' District Attorney Tongue, of Hllls boro am' Attorney Norblad of Astoria, are candidate for the Republican nom ination, and. It is reported there will be another entrant. Mr. Hedges served as District At torney for two years, having been ap pointed by Governor Chamberlain. He was born in 1874 In Clackamas coun ty and attended the schools here un til he was fifteen years of age when he went to Andover, Mass., where he entered a preparatory school After three years of study there he entered Yale University and was graduated four years later. He took a law course of two years in Yale, and has pract iced law since 189G. E FOR REPRESENTATIVE Samuel O. Dillman, for many years In the employ of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company, and who recent ly left that concern to go "back to the Farm" Saturday afternoon filed his declaration to become a candi date for the Republican nomination for Representative In the Legislature. He is opposed to the Single Tax In all forms, the creation of useless boards and commissions and political berth for office seekers, and exces sive appropriations. He favors good roads that will develop the Interior of the county, and will staid against pre-arranged plans of automobile deal ers and machinery men. He says he is In favor of the repeal of the school supervisor law and the fish and game commission and will stand for less taxes, for the abolishment of rebate on taxes and the penalty on dellnq uent taxes. Mr. Dillman will also stand for more stringent laws regulat ing automobiles on country roads. He subscribes to Statement No. 1. D ISTRICT ATTORNEY ' V V 1 (I C- i ; Y IS 0 r 7 MADE OREGON T CONSUMERS LEAGUE OF 600 MEM BERS ORGANIZED THROUGH SCHOOLS "OREGON FIRS!" BUTTONS ARE WORN Commercial Club Workers Ar En thusiastic Over Movement To Aid Home Indus tries Exploitation of the ''made In Ore gon'1 idea Interested many of the busi ness and professional men of this city Friday evening at the Commercial Club parlors. Inclement weather re quired In Iha nhfienrA of nr. me nf thn speakers from Portland but those who were there became deeply Interested and enthused over the campaign re cently Initiated to promote the sale of Oregon made product. In introducing Colonel E. Hofer, of Salem, President B. T. McBaln, of the Commercial Club, took occasion to commend the work and Colonel Hofer, who Is devoting practically all of his time to educational work, talked entertainingly and straight to the point 11 a iirffarl hla hpnrera tn lndiiCA their -families to demand Oregon manufact ured article? In food stuffs, wearing apparel in fact to ask for home pro ductions at any and all times. C. H. Hoeg, manager of the factory of Flelscbncr. Mayer t Co., manu facturer of clothing and dress goods, said there are about 1000 factories ef various kinds In Oregon, with an an nual production of $85,000,000 and a pay roll of $10,000,000. He pointed out that only five per cent of the mer chandise sold In this state Is manu factured here and drove his story home with illustration of bow it would be possible to Increase the payroll to $100,000,000 by Increasing the sales of Oregon made products to fifty per cent. "How are you going to have fack orles here If you do not buy goods made here?" demanded Mr. Hoeg. "The idea must be to reach the con sumer and you have got to creato a demand." O. E. Freytag superintendent of the pavilion or the Oregon State Fair, said he hoped to have an exhibition of "made in Oregon" products as a grt feature of bJa department for 1912. He ea'd the Multnomah Coun ty Court had made an appropriation for a county exhibit and be hoped to see it comprised largely of the Ore gon manufactures. Bvery member of the Comerclal Club and others present Joined the Consumers League. Friday afternoon was pent In or ganizing the Consumers League. Rep resentatives of the Manufacturers' As sociation visited the three large pub Its schools in Oregon City and deliv ered addresses on the "made in Ore gon" movement. One thousand of the "Oregon first! ' buttons were distribut ed among the students In the higher grades and 500 "made In Oregon" Con sumers League cards were sent Into as many homes for signatures and ad dresses to be supplied with literature oi,..t tho rirppnn Industrie. City Superintendent Tooze and all the principals and teacners pieageu mew hearty support and cooperation with the movement. Tho Osu-pcro Commercial Club was organized in the town hall Thursday night with twenty members present The following officers were elected: President. J. A. Taylor; vice-president. G. V. Prosser; secretary, P. H. Zim merman; treasurer, W. F. Sickler. The meeting was enthusiastic and plans to pomote Industries In the lo cality of Oswego will be put In opera tinn nf nnro. Tho examDle set by the Oregon City Commercial Club will be followed. OF FOR REPRESENTATIVE M. E. Dunn the confectioner, Wed noartav withdrew from the race for the Republican nomination for repre sentative. Press or nusiness was Riv en as the reason for the withdrawal Mr. Dunn made the announcement that he would be a candidate at the ortllMtntlnn nf Hr-nrpn of friends, who declare he stood an excellent chance of being elected. There are sun six xanriiitntoa Hi follOWS! C. Schuebel, S. O. Dillman, M. A. Magone, Gustav Schnoerr, EL D. Olds, ana r'. m. urn. rtr u rtoHmnn. nf Canbv. and F. Lehman, of Milwaukle, also are be ing urged to enter the contest scHilTfis FOR REPRESENTATIVE Hnstav Schnoerr. of Willamette. MnnrTnv annnii need himself a candi date for the Legislature. Mr. Schnoerr Is one of the best known men in Clack amas County, and his friend say he will have no trouble winning. He If a candidate for the Republican nomt nation. Mr. Schnoerr is President of the Deutsche Verein, oi Oregon uiy, an vlxo-Prealrient nf the German Speaking Societle of Oregon. He Will Die his declaration in a iew aays, and petitions nrging Mm to make the race for the Republican nomination are being circulated. PLAN GIVEN BOOS OSWEGO ORGANIZES COMMERCIAL CLUB E 50010 TAXES ARE COLLECTED More than $500,000 taxes have been paid for 19 1, which breaks all pre vious records. In fact the amount paid exceeds that collected any year heretofore. The Increase Is due to the Increase In state and special lev ies. Chief Deputy Sheriff Staats said Monday that $172,487.95 was received last Friday, the last day the discount of three per cent wa allowed. Prop erty owners who did not take advan tage of the discount are availing themselves of the privilege of paying half now and the balance before Oct ober 1. Tbey will not be allowed a discount, but will not have to pay a penalty. PROFESSOR CHAPMAN, OF PACIF IC UNIVERSITY WILL BE IN CHARGE STANDING COMMITTEES ARE NAMED Leland Stanford University Man To Conduct Classes In Expression During Entire Meet ing The directors of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association, at a meeting In the Commercial Club par lor Friday afternoon virtually complet ed arrangements for the coming Chau tauqua at Gladstone Park. The pro gram I more elaborate than ever ar ranged before, and the directors are confident the meeting will be the most successful ever held. Standing com mittees were appointed as follows: Executive C. H. Dye, J. W. Loder, H. E. Cross. Finance W. A. Huntley, G. A. Harding. C. SchuebeL Athletic R. L. Holman, C. Schuebel, O. D. Eby. Grounds and Restaurant H. E. Cross, J. a Jack, Mrs. Emma M. Spooner. TratiBportatfou K. E. Cross, C. B. Moores, Sarah A. Evans, Mrs. Emma M. Spooner. A contract was made with Professor F. T. rhaoman. who has chare eof the conservatory of music at Pacific University, to take entire cnarge oi the music. He will furnish vocal and instrumental soloist, and an orches tra of twelve pieces to be led by him self. Professor Chapman also will have charg of the chorus of 150 voices, which will be prepared es pecially for the Sunday concerts. The orchestra will play dally from 1:15 o'clock to 2 in the afternoon and from 7:15 to 8 in the evening. Sacred con certs will be given at four o'clock Sundays. A grand concert prooauiy will be given the last day of the Chau tauqua. Professor Lee Emerson Bassett, pro Rnellsh Uteraturp In the Leland Stanford University will have charge of the classes in expression, nnd will devote one hour each morn ing tn tho work. He will also give a recital, if a place is found for him on the program. Tho nrnnnsltinn to lmDTOVe the grounds was referred to the committee on grounds to make a report and rec ommendations at the next meeting of the director. FOR REPRESENTATIVE p erhnehol. of the law firm of U'Ren & Schuebel, Thursday filed his declaration a a candidate for repres entative. Mr. Schuebel says if he is oWtori he will Introduce an act pro viding that no person shall be com pelled to work more tnan sixty nours a week or ten hours a day. He Is al so an ardent supporter of the single tax theory. Mr. Schuebel Is one of the best known lawyer In tne coun ty. COMMITTEEMEN ARE NAMED BY DEMOCRATS Sovon Prerlnct committeemen of the rinritamna rnuntv Democratic Coun ty Central Committee held a confer ence here Saturday with County judge Beatie. Sheriff Mass, J. J. Caufleld, nilhert K Hedees. who acted as chair man In the absence of Dr. A. u Beatie, and G. F. Johnson, secretary of the committee. H. M. Easterly, a Port land Democrat, was present at the meeting, which took place In Willam ette Hall. The Committeemen pres ent were: Luke Duffy, Beaver Creek; C. N. Wait Canby; John Gaffney, Map le Lane; F. A. Miles, Oregon City, No. 1; Harry E .Draper, Oregon City No. 2; W. B. Stafford. Oregon City No. 3, and Louis Funk of Viola. A call was Issued for a general meet ing of the central committee to be held next Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock in the Willamette Hall to elect officers and to arrange for the biennial banquet. The following Democrats were appointed to Oil vacancies on the central commute: J. W .Stone, Boring: William Johnson, Clackamas; Peter Rath, George; C. W. Noblitt, Needy; A. L Beatie, Oregon City No. 2; Jeff Shaw, West Oregon City. R, A. Junken, of Willamette, and H. E. Draper, of Oregon City No. 4. were ap pointed committeemen for the two pre cincts recently created. CHAUTAUQUA TO HAVE FINE MUSIC PE0PLET0V0TE0N REVISED E COUNCIL ORDERS ORDINANCE DRAWN CALLING FOR SPE CIAL ELECTION MCBAIN MAKES PLEA FOR LIBRARY Committees Appointed To Inspect Proposed 8ites And Report De finite Choice At Next Meet ing The charter board, at a meeting of the city council Tuesday night, pre sented the revised charter and urged that a special election be called In Juno to have it passed upon by the people. The board Is composed of George A. Harding, C. Schuebel, F. J. Tooze, H. C. Steven R. L. Holman, William And resen and Llvy Stipp. The revised charter provides for five members of the city council, one to be elected from each ward and two from the city at large, the ward councllmen to serve three years and the councllmen at large to officiate two years. The five councllmen will elect a mayor from their own number, who may be re moved by a four-flftbs vote of the members of the council. A business manager to handle the affairs of the city Is to be appointed by the council, whose salary shall not be more than $2,500 a year. The offces of city eng ineer, Superintendent of streets, etc., will be abolished, the business manager to employ men to do this work as oc casion demands. The chief of police Is to be appointed by the mayor subject to the approval of the council. The city recorder and city treasurer are appointive officer, the recorder to receive all money due the city and turn the same over to the treasurer within twenty-four hours An Important departure covered Is authority of the city to foreclose Hens upon property at any time through the circuit court. After considerable discussion as to the best method of placing the matter before the voter the offer of the Pub licity Department of the Commercial Club to publish the proposed charter entirely in the next Issue of the Club's publicity bulletin. "Publicity" was ac cepted. The charter was ordered filed and the city recorder will draw up an ordinance referring the proposed char ter to special election the date not be ing determined. Mr. B. T. McBaln, President of the Commercial Club, on behalf of the Oregon City Library Association spoke with reference to the city purchasing a suitable site for a public library. T. W. Sullivan expressed his opinion that a down town location was prefer able and that the citizens should Im mediately agree upon a site before Mr. Carnegie withdrew his offer of aid. A number of prominent citizens addressed the council on the library question and among those expressing their views were George Randall, Dr. J W. Norrts, C. Schuebel. A. A. Price, George A. Harding and O. D. Eby. While the urgent need of a library was acknowledged by all, it was evi dent that there exists a great diver sity of opinion as to the best site for the building. The matter of construct ing a two story building, the lower floor to be used as a city hall, and the upper floor as the library and read ing room was discussed. A committee consisting of each chairman of the various committees of the council was appointed to consider site and re port a definite choice of location at the next council meeting Friday night. The city engineer reported an er ror In the assessments for the Four teenth street improvements, the prop erty on the south side of the street being assessed for the Improvement on the north side of the street, and the lots on the south side of the street being assessed for work done on the north half of the street. The error was ordered corrected. A committee consisting of H. A. Montgomery, F. F. White and George L, Story In reference to the repairs to the Mountain View Fire House, re ported that the workmanship and mat erials were unsatisfactory. Mr. Grant of Stewart & Grant, the contractors, stated that the material used was ac cepted by Ex-City Engineer Noble, and that the workmanship was as gfod as could be done with the quality of material. The recommendation that the contractor be paid the contract price, less $50, was ordered filed. A motion was passed to pay Stewart ft Grant a sum adequate to pay for re pairs to the hose house No. 4, which work came under the same contract as the one which covered the Mount ain View hose house. City Engineer Montgomery reported the completion of the work In Sewer District No. 7, by tbe contractor, Har ry Jones. April eighth was designat. ed as the time for property holders in this district to file any objections to this work. H. C. Stevens, O. D. Eby, and T. P. Randall were appointed a committee to apportion the levy of the assess ment to cover this work. The offer of the Oregon Engineer ft Construction Company to paint cer tain iron and wood work on Washing ton street and twelfth street was re ferred to the committee on streets and public property. A resoution regarding a change of grade of J. Q- Adams streets between Eleveneth and Eighteenth streets was adopted and ordered published. A similar resolution regarding Jackson street between Twelfth and Thirteen th was also ordered published. The ordinance appropriating $100 to cover E. L. Shaw s February ealary as chief of police wa passed. The petition of property holder for the Improvement of Jackson street from Thirteenth to FJghteenth was referred to the City Engineer to re port at the next regular meeting of the council F. C. Burke and r. J. Tooze reported (Continued on page 4 )