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l Y SEVENTH YEAR No. J.
OR KG ON CITY. OREGON, ' FWI DAY, JAN. 17, 1913.
ESTABLISHED 1M
)fll HOUSES ARE
IK 10 ORGANIZE
AHKEV IS ILCCTED SENATE
JltSIDENT AND MCARTHUR
IS SPEAKER
JESS SESSION URGED BY BOTH
Jue thai Ho Obtained Voles
by
romleel of Commutes Ap
pointment! Denied by
Senate Head
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l ICERS ELECTED BY
HOUSE AND SENATES
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)'n-aliliit - Dull J. Mulurkey.
iiiiinnh.
; . J liinf clerk -Joint V. ('ik Iiiuii,
' n : i noiiiu li. 4
, J; oitillitic Clerk-I'mi iluulliiK
w t muitluu.
J uleiidur t'lurk KuuiMin Foster, f
. 1 . 1
f rKi nut at Anna - Colonel W. U.
1 4 Mercer, lane.
. J iihu keeper George Crane,
Dut:lua.
: alii im Clerk -J. I. Monntainl.
m 1 10' "I lllvrr.
House
v iii-nkir ('. N. .MeArlhur, Mull-
lia!i.
t hicf Clerk-W F. Drager. Mur- -
it
-iunl Chief Clerk -Hurry
V I. Hun. iKiuKlua.
flailing Clerk
k - Dudley Cliirkn.
:(ltiiiiimh.
Calendar Clerk -W. II. Iluriitr.
V.'li-r.
lulling Clerk--W. F, MiAd
H,tini'i, I olk.
. ruciiut nt Anne J. l. Wood-
elxiM'. Yamhill.
..urK'MT- H. II. Covey, Hold
F u .KM. Jun. :3 Dan. J. Matarkey
n lii led president of tilt) senate
In ! i'liftnii N. Mc.Vrthtir speaker of
II:.) iuimc. at scheduled. Practically
()) only Unlit Was carried on urulnat
IT'"'), although that developed
iiii i i "tempest In a truiHit ', nutl lii' 11
jb Vi ' were counted hn hud 25 otit
Of l r possible 30 III til Sctiute.
I ih Malnrkey ami McArlhur n it
ru 4 their lleaire fur bualnena
i an of Hi i legKltauro. Malnrkey,
Hi at ut Ills Beat oil the fliKir. as he.
fcc lilmai'lf condemned III alroii.s
tt-r i by Joaiipli and Kvllaiir, follow
ti , 'J i Im'Iiik romliii'li'd to I tin I'linlr,
.'i (Ii-nnlio HtHiciiioiit in roxiii
id i rff iiml lin ltd ai'uuireii le
l IhrtxiKb a bartor for voli'a, r
u..,.'lnf Urn aNRcrtlon In alroim
1i . hihI In Ihla lui wna l.ai ki-il liy
I COlliiRUH.
"I 1'Hjnilhcd not a a I n kIh lilnrn to
tin .la Hcnntor lirfom ho kuvo :m
I of," aionTlnl Mr. Miilnrkcy. Hut
Iit. U wna apparent thnt I had 25
en iiMinlnliiK inn tlirlr vol' I wlah
I t i' proinolo a bualm'aa araalon of
in -riuiiM. I thi n anki'd (li dlffor
il etmlnrn to fnriilali inn wltli their
i.! 'd ml prrfiTi'in-ia iia to ronimlt.
!' ll'H and I will pluro thi'in on
;, i.ililri'ii whura limy ran lin of thn
fri:i!int m-rvlfo to thn tatn.M
! V. itbmit A dlnaontliiR voln. PX'
ciiiing IiIh own, (!, N. MrArtluir,
S 1'nrtliiml, who n.rwd na ajirak
tr nf Hi u hoiian In th I'Olli ai-
linn of thn li'KlKliitnrn, waa 'today
llirii-d ipniiknr of thn li on bo for the
)rcm nt trrin. I In waa acorttd to
ii ctiitlr by Hoprnaontntlvi-a Ijitonr
tiH, Thomna and Chapimin. and wna
onnilty Kppliiudfd and chi-nri'd.
"i wniit In thank )im for Itita ex
)riolon of ronlldi'iicn," aald Hponk
r MoArthnr, In aildnaHliiK thn hoiinn
in (I Id onlllnlnx in Rnm-rnl hla jml
cy. ) think wn all apprnclnte the
:r"sit ri'Hponalhlllly we owe the Rroat
iiinnioiiwciillh which we have lim'H
li-. iod to axrvit, ami that wo will all
nil!, fully illacharKu our dutlea. Law.
niikliiK a a anrlotia biiHlnnaa an I
tlicnild di'iimnd arrloiia altnntlon.
1 lnTa: him benn a tundniiry of Into to
I' part from the old mnthoda of Kov
rnmeiit and toward a more popular
nrm of KovernniMiit the Initiative
I rijfiTriiiliiin. Tho principle rauae
i'i b"n the lack of confidence In
. llHlntiiro. The people have OT
i worked the referendum and Inla
Ivi. in wna demnnHtraled at trie Inat
'li : qu.
"1 it time hin come when we have
in I portunlly to reinitiate ouraelvea
vit'i the people by an honest and
"' riiic aeaalon, and which will
'en: ally bo renpotihlve to the wiah
a rf the pople. There la no other
ft B for the wholesale uae of the
i ' -milium and Initiative If the lex
v' Miir.i will do Ha duty. IM na
aolldly into the Una and give the
4 . a conntructlvn aeaalon, ami
mho n record for honeaty, elllclency
nd prlnclplna."
Aftar the delivery of tha Speaker'i
dilreae. the houae, purauant to reo
'mmendatlona of the committee on
r ritillon and builneaa, went Into
itlve aeaalon for thn purpose of
B a chief clerk and the other
" a while thla afternoon It was
I that a fight would bo particl
by Taton, of Ine. as to bla
change the ruins of the house.
It came to effecting the tempor--gnnliatlon.
This waa tha sub
I discussion at a caucus last
and Raton then waa Insistent
changing tha rules. Tha rule
$ the most objection waa thai
? tho power of committee ap
nls from the speaker and fit-
' to a commute on committees,
appointed by the bona. A fight
Ui la line, however, was averted
- morning session br an arranee-
irni which will mako Eaton menv
er of tba rules commute!, and tho
(Continued oa paf I)
CASE CANNOT AGREE
Mori on tlm purl of Mra, Mury K.
CnnklliiK to leniver $7,r.(iU duiiiiixei
from Iho lluwlny I'nlp & Taper -'o,
HI diiinitKea liecnuan of the death of
linae Cilppeii, failed In the Circuit
Court Krliluy, when the Jury report.
d Ita luiililllly to niiree. ullr havliiK
Imm'Ii out all IiIkiii. Mra. Cniikllim la
ailinllilalrntili of tn enlaln o( ( rli
pen. who wua killed while employed
at III" MlUmikle mill of the lliiwley
I'ulp Taper Co. '1'lui rune wna tried
I'efore JuiUe J. A. Knliln, and a Jury
of II mill. After the cuau had been
oieiied, one of til" Jiirora, N. It. lira
hum of Klllult I'liilrle, riK'i'lveil Intel.
IlKi'iice of the del III of hla brother,
ami hn wna ntciiaed, I lie allorueya
NKreeliiK to try the i um with the re
mnlulntt II Jiirora, who were ilUrhnrK
ed hy Jinlic" KMklii r'rlilay. TlientM'
may lie tried nt a Inl. r term of court.
ARTHUR J. BURNS, PROPRIETOR,
RELEASED ON $00
BONO
TRUE BILL BROUCHI AGAINST HIM
Automoblla Accident In Which Womar.
Il Hurt, Leaili to Obtaining
Evldencl Long
Sought
Arthur J. Ilurna, proirlelor of llio
MllvtaiiHlu 'I j vein, which (..on-rnur
ul thn uleiied to i lime ultli I lie aid
of Ihu OreKon National liuurd fever
ul in ii miia ago, wua arrealed Monday
li Ik Itt oy Hiierirt Muaa and lieputy
Hlivrllt KilJ), uiiil hla plm:o ut liua-
lliena i limeil. Sheriff Muaa locked
lliu doora and barred the window.
Ilurna waa releaned upuu providlilK a
burnt ul fjuu and will bu urrulKiied
bi'luru Circuit JmUu Cuinpbell Ihia
alteruouu at 1 o'clock. The laveru
kicpir wua aatoiilnlied whun hherlfl
Muaa aered thu bench warrunt upon
lil in, and declared that the county
hud no Jurinln Uuu In bla raw. He
kuld that bu paid the municipality of
Mllwnukln a Ikeiiite of M'U annually
to do bUBtlicaa.
Aa a reaull of thu autouiohllu ac
cident near MlUaukle early Sunday
inoniliiK In which a wouiiin waa alight
ly Injured vldeiicu wua ubtutnud b
thu cliickamua County grand Jury
which cutiKcd thu liidlctuieiit of Hums
on a cliurKK of couductluK a uulauncu.
It la nllcged lliiil IliiriiH aold lliiuorut
the tuvuru alter 12 o'rlwk Sunday
iniiriiliix. Sheriff Muaa mid Deputy
Hherlrf Kddy III an elloit Monday to
liaru thu Identity of thu peraoiia In
thu automobile Unit plunged 30 Iccl
over un eniliiinkineul were Informed
that thn law bud been broken Sunday
morning ut the Invvrn.
They lound thu burkeeperi, Al Tike
and William Hurley ut their homes In
Mllwuukle, and thn men, utter being
queatloiicd, said thu charge was true.
I lie) were brought to this city nml
Immediately tuHtltli d beforo thu gruml
Jury. 'Ihu nu n then went buck to
thn tavern to resume their duteea.
Sheriff Mum learned thut the wom
an occiipunt o thu car was llesslo
Hay, of Tortland, and Unit thu man's
until" la McCoy and hn la a railway
contractor of t'ortlnnd. It was du
( hired that thn purty wus on thn way
to Ihu Milwuiikiu tavern when thn ac
cident iccurred and thut they after
ward went them. The driver of tho
car was Hurry M. Turry, son of W.
W. Terry, 607 Mulberry Street, Tort
land. He him a stand al Sixth and
Washington Streets.
Tho Milwuuklo tuvern bus been In
thn public rye for more than a year,
and several mouths ago Coventor
West, with a military compnny went
to tho plnco and toro down a fence,
so a better view could bo obtained
of thu tavern. It was reported at the
time thnt he contemplated closing the
place but he did not do ao.
E
DEFERS MAKING PLEA
Arthur J. Hums, proprietor of the
Milwaukle Tavern, who waa arrested
Monday night by Sheriff Mass, wus
arraigned before Corcult Judge Camp
bell Tuesday afternoon. He Is ex
pected to mnke a plea the latter part
of the week. Senoca Fouta and George
C. llrownell have been retained by
the defendant.
William Lilly, of Tarkplace, was in
dicted ou a charge of attempted crim
inal assault upon hla 16 year old
daughter, Hasel. Ha pleaded not
guilty. A tme bill waa returned
against Charlea Ilennett, who Is ac
cused of stealing $15, a diamond ring
valued at $25 and a watch chain val
ued at $2.50 from iAFtayette Tace.
Albert McFarland was Indicted on a
charge of passing a forged check for
$12 50 on William Gardner.
Glen E. Gault, the 16ffear old boy.
who surrendered In Portland several
weeks ago, declaring that-he murder
ed hla stepfclher, U. M. Metiel, near
Seotta Milla two years ago. waa In
dicted on a charge of homicide. The
boy killed his stepfather by striking
him on the head with an ax. O. W.
Taylor, of 8andy, waa Indicted on a
charge of being criminally Intimate
with an adopted daughter. A true
bill waa returned against Victor
Folmabee, charged with hors steal
MILWAIIE TAVERN
CLOSED By SHERIFF
TRUNK ROADS ARE
E
CLUB INSISTS THAT LICENSE
MONEY BE EXPENDED UPON
MAIN LINES'
SPENCE AND SCHUEBEL HAVE TILT
Maitar of Stat Grange Declare! Or
ganltatlon ha n,,l bean Mat
Half Way by Auto
lata I hu ClurkainuH County Automobile
Club ut a Well uttelided llli'i'llllg
Thuraduy adopted a reaolutlou Intro
duced by Harvey (J. Hturkwcathur, of
Oak Crove, urging the Leglaluturo to
aini'iiil thn automobile law to provide
(but Ihu money ruiaed from thu llci u
alng of motor vehicles, amounting to
uIhiiiI I'mi.uoo per annum, bo cipend
ed upon trunk rouds under thu direc
tion of thn State Kngliieer, uud thut
the eipiliHcs of aduilniHtrulluii be
puld out of tho general fund. The
Trealdeiit of Iho club uud thu bourd
of directors were appointed aa a spec
ial commltteu to further tbu purpos
es of the reaolutlou.
This action was lakeu after a ses
sion that lusted from noun until near
ly duik. und a dlbcussiou lliut wua
participated lu by nearly every mem
ber of tbu organization, us well as
('. K. Spence, Muster of the State
Ciruugn, who engaged In a verbullilt
with Uepreteiitutlve C. Scbuebcl, who
declared thut tho olllcers of tbu
lirunge w ere purtlully responsible for
the prejudice that exists lu gruugu
circles aguliiHt tbu iiiiprovtMiient ol
trunk roads. Mr. Spemu wuriuly du
(elided himself and his ukhcm utis uud
Aald thi y had never been met hall
way by representatives of uutoiiiulille
and ru.id machine Interests lu tbu
preparation of b glskillvo measures.
Dr. II. 8. Mount. Tresideiit of tbu
Club, II. 0. Slurkuettiber Charles
W. Kisley, II. K. Croas. Cuptulu J. T.
Aiipersou, K. Ji. Ilroille, V. It. liuir,
J. T. Hoots. A. S. Dresner, of Tort-
' bind, M. D. Iitoureltu uud others par-
tlclputed lu a general discUBsluu, hav
ing for Its object ihu betterment of
highway contliilims uud u proKittinuin
thnt would have, us fnr us pohaitlu,
the uuitid support of tin) ineiuburs ot
thu local uulouiot.lle club. Early lu
ihu session the club udoplfd a resolu
lion recommending uu uniiiiul license
of tiU cents per hiirsu Hiwer and an
ciiultable liieuse on nil Vehicles, Oth
er than motor dilvcn, thu money to be
expended mult r thu dlrcrtlon of the
Stale Knultiocr. Wllcli il was point
ed out by Mr. Speuco thut lu Clack
uinns County the ov. tiers of wagons
and carriages on the liiriiin would
probably uy a greulcr amount of II
censi) fees than uutomoliilo owners
mid that the farmers would object t
the llmltllii! of the expenditure of the
fund oil trunk ronds. us provided In
tho resolution, tho votu was mconsld
ered, und (hn matter dropped.
11. K. Cr iss ronileiniied tho present
system of road construction, declar
ing It Is wasteful. He said since lh
present cash road system was pluc
ed In operation $-,,HMJ,000 bud been
Hpeiit on Clnckumns County rouds and
much f thu money wasted.
The automobile club served an ap
petizing luncheon at noon.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE
HELD DOWN BY SOLONS
SAI.KM, Or., Jun. 15. On two
things the members of both senute
and house, without a notable excep
tion, are standing pat. They say that
appropriations must be held down to
a minimum, and' that legislation must
proceed at a rutn which will avoid
congestion, confusion and errors of
all kinds lu the closing days.
I!y unanimous vote 8. R. No. 12, by
McCoIloch, which provides that leg
islative employes shall receive no
compensation other than that agreed
upon at the time of employment or
as fixed by the statute, motion or res
olution, waa passed this morning.
This will cut out overtime and pay
for work not done on Sundays and
holidays. McCoIloch filed memoran
da, showing that $20(15 was spent for
overtime and extras at the 1911 ses
sion. While the Dimlck concurrent reso
lution to prohibit the Introduction of
any bill In either house after the
first 25 days of the session, which
waa amended In committee to read
"over the protest of three members,"
waa not adopted by the aenate this
morning, the arguments showed clear
ly that the members disagreed only
In the extent of the limitation Impos
ed. Hoth Joseph and Kellaher be
lieved that the limitation should be
raised, and Thompson agreed, saying
that the Introduction of bills should
not be allowed over the protest ot
eight members after the first 25 days.
Senator Day aald that action ahould
be postponed for a short time, when
a better Idea of the limitations which
should be Imposed might ba had. Jo
seph moved that the resolution be laid
on tne table for 10 days, but his mo
tion was loaf hy a vote of IS to 11.
Thompson thereupon moved that
tha resolution be returned to tha
commute, and after he held a whis
pered conference with Dlmick, who
withdrew his objection, thla action
waa taken, tho committee being left
oninstructed.
ASK
D BY AUTOISTS
T
HAI. KM, Jan. H. (Special.) Kx
pressing the opinion that If the legis
lature should wipe out ubout one
third of thn provisions of the code
uud adjourn, It would do the state of
Oregon the greatest kindness within
Its power, W. A. Dltiilck, Senator
from Clackamas suited his action to
his word by Introducing three bills
to abolish as many laws.
Senate bill 7, by Dlinlck. repeals the
act establishing and maintaining the.
Naval Militia of the state, He asserts
thnt If It should puss Adjutunt-tien-ernl
Klnzer and Ceorgc S. Shepherd,
being numbered with opposing fac
tions, should come together and sing
a reipilem, and tho navy department
be rneuiorlulUi-d as a fltting after
math lo send the cruiser lioston to
a point midway between the Aleutian
Islands and Shanghai and sink It.
liy thn provisions of Seuute bill No.
it, Dlinlck would have county educa
tional boards and school supervisors
abolished. His ground Is that the
laws causes confusion, that thn offi
ces nrn unnecessary and that In Clack
amas County alone there are one
superintendent and three supervis
ors "the eiiilvulent of four super
intendents." Section GC4S of tho codes, provid
ing for county veterinarians, Is swat
ted by tho Clackamas legislator
through the medium of Henaiu bill 9.
Ho asserts that the Inw means merely
thnt each county wastes J 1"0 a year.
"If I have a sick cow I will get a
veterlnnrlun and pay hlra,'' comment
ed Dlinlck. "What Is a county vet
erinarian good for except to draw his
salary, tnyhow?"'
TAX COiIITIEE IS
HEADED BY DIMICK
W, A. Dlinlck. representative in the
statu senate from Clackamas County,
bns received lmortant committee as
slgmucuts. Senator Diialck Is chair
man of tho committee on assessment
and taxation and a member of the
committee on counties, industries,
Jiullclnry nud resolutions. The Clack
amas County Senator has made a tine
n eord. and It has been , expected for
some fine that he would be named
on thn most Important committees.
Senator Dlmick several months ago
was mentioned In connection with the
presidency of the senate, but inform
ed his friends then that he felt he
could bo of more service acting In
thn usual capacity of senator.
$3,000 ASKED FOR
WESTS SECRETARY
SAI.KM. Or., Jan. 15. Anticipating
thn effect of a bill Introduced to con
solidate nil of the state institutional
boards into a state board of control
will have on the salary of Ralph Wat
son, private secretary to Governor
West, Representative llapgood, of
Multnomah County, today Introduced
a bill fixing his salary at $3,0u0 a
year.
Thu last legislature appropriated an
annual Fiilary of $2,400 for him, and
provided that It should operate us
part payment for his services as pri
vate secretary to the Governor and
also as secretary of a number of
boards. For the purpose of raising
his salary to $3,000 a year, an ar
rangement wus made whereby he
was made secretary of a number of
additional boards governing state in
Btltutlons, and from which he draws
$000 a year.
Attorneys who have examined the
law on this subject have given the
opinion that bo was never entitled to
this $i!00 a year as the law forbids
and persou holding two lucrative of
fices, and on the ground thut tho leg
islature, having miido an appropria
tion for his salary, lutended that he
should have no more.
The bill merging nil the Institu
tional boards Into a state board of
control, and providing for a secre
tary at a salary of $3,000 a year, will
eliminate the private secretary of the
Governor from the boards from which
he has been drawing a salary and
reduce his salary to $1200 a year.
Confident that the board of control
bill will pass, the Hnpgood bill Is
Introduced to Insure the Governor's
secretary the Bame salary as he has
drawn for the last two years. Under
this plan his salary remains the same,
while his duties are greatly lessened.
At the annual meeting of the Com
mercial Club Saturday night members
of the board of governors will be
elected to succeed Linn E. Jones, T.
P. Randall and M. D. Latourette,
whose terms will have expired. Har
vey E. Cross. T. W. Sullivan and O.
D. Eby have been mentioned for
president of the club to succeed B.
T. McRaln. whose term expires. The
Commercial Club baa had an unusual
ly prosperous year and has a larger
sum In the treasury than ever before
at the beginning of a new fiscal year.
Reports will be made by various offi
cers al the meeting Saturday night
EiUts Admitted to Probata.
Tho estate of T. A. Adams waa ad
mitted to probate by County Judge
Beatie Wednesday. Mary Adams was
named executrix. The estate la val
ued at $4,500.
PENSION BILL HIT
B WOMAN'S L B
PRINCIPLE 18 FAVORED BUT
MEASURE IS DECLARED TO
BE UNFAIR
TYPHOID PATIENTS ARE GIVEN AID
Plan Urged to Taka University and
Other Publis Institutions
Out of Pol
itics The Women's Club at a meeting
In the Commercial Club parlors Thurs
day afternoon declined to Indorse
the Widows' Pension Dill. It was an
nounced that the main object of the
measure was approved, but there Is
too much discrimination in the -raft
that will be submitted to the Legis
lature. Tbe bill provides for aiding
children whose fathers are dead, but
makes no provision for aiding those
whose fathers have deserted them.
Members of tbe club declared that
this was not right
Indorsement of a measure placing
the state university and other Insti
tutions on a basis which would keep
tbi m out of politics was given. The
meeting was called to order by Mrs.
David Caufleld, president. Applica,.
lions for membership by Mrs. John
Hradley, Mrs. if. F. Pflngsten and
Mrs. C. A. Nash were referred to a
committee to' report at next meeting.
At the last meeting In 1912 Mrs.
Duncan Shanks suggested that the
club make an effort to supply a nurse
to aid the poor suffering from typhoid
fever. The plan was to have the
nurse go from house to house where
there were typhoid patients and give
suggestions as to how to care for
them. The motion was adopted and
the Willamette I'ulp & Taper Com
pany donated $35 and the Oregon City
Uidge of Elks 725 to help pay the
nurse. It was found, however, that
there was need of the employment of
the nurse for only one week and the
money not expended was returned to
the donors. Several persons also con
tributed to the fund.
Mrs. .1. W. Norrls reported thnt Pr.
C. H. Meifsner was the physician In
attendance upon a girl who vas lu i
serious condition from typhoid fever
at the Orecoti City Hospital. She an
nounced that the Lodge of Elks was
paying her hospital expenses and the
Willamette I'ulp & Tnper Company
the salary of n trained nurse.
The club indorsed the plan of the
I'nlversity of Oregon to publish n
compendium of the laws of Oregon
relating to women and children.
Mrs. Caufleld. chairman of the Red
Cross Seal Committee, announced
that the total receipts this year were
C.53. A vote of thanks was extend
ed to the press, persons who purchas
ed seals, the merchants and young
women who assisted in selling seals.
Mrs. Anna Downey, of Willamette,
who hud charge of the literary pro
crnm, read an excellent paper on
"Women In Politics."
The not meeting of the club will
be held January 23, which Is known
as "Red Letter Pay" to the federa
tion of clubs.
E
OPPOSED BY SOLONS
Considerable interest Is being tak
en In the proposed bill to appropriate
a funu for an Oregon exhibit at the
Tanama Exposition at San Francisco
in 1915. This is a matter that will
have to be determined at the coming
session of the Legislature, which
meets next Monday. Members of the
Legislature have gone on record as
favoring an appropriation, ranging
'rom $100,000 to $500,000, but the
Clackamas delegation will be oppos
ed to a heavy appropriation. C. Schue
bel of this city, who Is recovering
from a severe Illness, and will be at
Salem at the opening of the legisla
tive assembly, believes that $100,000
is sufficient to appropriate, and he
will oppose any appropriation in ex
cess of $150,000,
Mr. Schuebel favors the appoint
ment of an Oregon world's fair com
mission by the Governor or the Legis
lature. Gustav A. Schnoerr, Representative
from Clackamas County, looking at
the matter from the standpoint of the
taxpayer in general, believea that an
appropriation of from $125,000 to
$180,000 should be enough, but view
ing the question from a standpoint of
adequate recognition of so great a
prllect as the completion of the Pa
nama Canal, considers that perhaps
$500,000 would not be too much. He
says:
"In the construction of the canal
American genius, energy and perser
verance have erected unto themselves
a lasting monument Tbe whole
world will join with us in 1915 to eel
ebrate the opening of the great can
al Oregon ought not to wait to fol
Iw the example of other states, but
should be one of the first especially
aa we have all to gain and nothing to
lose by the opening."-
Mr. Schnoerr advocates tbe raising
ot a large amount by popular sub
scription aa means of Oregon'a
making an adequate showing. He be
lieves that societies ahould be form
ed In every community of the state
for the purpose of soliciting - sub
scriptions and that In a few months
a Urge fund could be accumulated.
FRUIT EXPERTS SPEAK
TO ESTACADA CROWD
H. M. Williamson, secretary of the
state board of agriculture; O. C. Good
rich, horticultural commissioner of
tbe first district and O. E. Kreytag,
fruit Inspector of Clackamas County,
addressed an audience of more than
3rU persona at Kstacada Saturday on
fruit culture and how to combat the
various diseases and pests that at
tack the orchards. Mr. Williamson
announced that Clackamas County
had become tbe fourth county In tbe
state In fruit production, and said If
the present rate of progress were con
tinued It would soon land near the
top. Diseased branches of trees were
exhibited and tbe growers were in
stdurtea to effect cures in such cases.
Mr. Freytag sioke on the different
phases of horticulture. Tbe resident
of the Kstacada section promised to
have a fine exhibit at tbe next state
and county fairs.
COUNTY LEVY IS
CUT TO 16 HILLS
SCHOOL FUND INCREASED IN
ORDER TO MEET EDUCA
TIONAL DEMANDS
STATE TAX REDUCTION IS A BIG AID
Special Road Allowances Will Mean
Larger Fund for Improvement
'.f Thoroughfares of
County
Tbe county curt Thursday fixed
IS mills as the tax levy for the year,
which is one and a half mills less
than the levy htst year. Tbe levy
this year for various purposes la aa
follows:
State tax .005.
Public schools and library .0034.
General county purposes .0031.
County roads and bridges .008.
The estimated returns from the
levy are as follows:
State tax $40,353.75.
Public schools and library $92,273.
General county purposes $S5,4S4.
County roads rnd bridges $200,
000. The levy for 1912 was:
State tax .0042.
Public schools and library .0034.
General county purposes .0019.
County roads .008.
The estimated returns from the
levy were as follows:
State tax $105,003.75.
' Public schools and library $S9-,500.
General county purposes $50,000.
County roads $208,000.
Twenty-eight districts have voted
special road taxes as follows:
No. 44. 10 mills; 16, 7 mills; 54, 2
mills; 7, 4 mills; 41, 10 mills; 28. 10
mills; 35. 5 mills; 49, 10 mills; 10, 5
mills; 48, 10 mills; 51, 10 mills; 9, 10
mills; 20. 3 mills; 33. 6 mills: 56. 10
mills; 4t, 10 mills; 6. 10 mills; 50, 5
mills: 52. 10 mills; 12, 7 1-2 mills;
21. 6 mills; 22. 5 mills: 3, 10 mills;
40. 10 mills; 20, 5 mills; 55, 7 mills;
47. 10 mills and 32. 5 mills.
The court today will select the
names for Jury service during the
year.
War to be Resumed.
LONDON, Jan. 14 Unless unfor
seen events should change the cur
rent of affairs, war In tbe near JEast
will be resumed within a week.
The allies, convinced that the Turks
merely are drifting, without a fixed
policy, bave determined t '.nd the
seeniinely fruitless debates and wire
pulling by resuming military opera
tions where they were left off more
than a month ago.
NAIL CARRIER WANTS
AUTO FOR DELIVERIES
Frank Whitman, mail carrier rural
route No. 2, Is one of the leaders in
the race for the big $2,000 automobile
offered In the prize contest by enter
prising merchants of the city. Mr.
Whitman has made a pbenominal
showing and his friends confidently
believe that he will win the big ma
chine. In a special offer made by the
Enterprise the mall carrier easily de
feated all competitors and greatly im
proved his standing. Mr. Whitman
wishes to thank the persons who live!
on his mail route for their assistance
in enabling him to be one of the lead
ing contenders in the race for an
automobile, which he intends to use,
in case he wins it in facilitating the
delivery of their mall.
PARCELS POST PROYES
The Oregon City postoffice reports
the newly installed parcels post sys
tem, which went Into effect January
1. 1913, la working smoothly from day
te day and the postoffice authorities
are keeping a watchful eye on the
businesa with ao Idea of providing
additional facllitl s. which the sys
tem may require later. So far tbe
chief burden of the new system has
fallen on the postmen, as the pack
agea are uaually bulky.
ROAD LEGISLATION
FAVORED BY ALL
LEGISLATORS DIFFER, BUTTHERE
ARE EVIDENCES THEY WILL
GET TOGETHER
CAUTION IS ADVISED BY DLMICK
Representative Gill Probably will In
troduce More Bills at Coming
8ession than any Other
Member
That road legislation will be tho
most Important subject to be consid
ered at the coming session of tbe leg
islature Is assured, and the views of
the representatives in that body,
from this county are consequently
pertinent. W. A. Dlmick, State Sen
tor, has expressed himself as follows:
"The Legislature must be very
careful as to the kind of legislation
It passes along this line, especially
In the establishment of a board or
commission to supervise the construc
tion of roads.
"All legislation of this kind should
be brought nearer to the people for
the Legislature wanta the people to
cooperate with It. The road machin
ery men and automobile clubs can
not expect to Jam through the Legis
lature a road programme similar to
the one put up at the last session, re
gardless of the electorate of Oregon.
The men back of this legislation must
recognize the other factions. Tho
Grange and the farming community
must be recognized more than these
men have been willing to consider
them up to date.
"I believe that by the different In
terests getting together aril each side
recognizing the rights of the other a
little more than has been done in tbe
past, we may get some road legisla
tion. Hut if either side attempts to
ignore the other it will be the same
old program that It was at tbe last
session, and also the same outcome
that the initiative road bills met"
" So far as the good roads question
is concerned," says C. Schuebel, "I
supported and favored the Grange
bill, but as I understand it, a bill Is
to be Introduced at the coming ses
sion providing that each road district
Bhall have charge of its own road
funds, to be organized along the same
lines as school districts, and be au
thorized to Issue bonds for road Im
provement Such a bill would meet
with my hearty approval."
Perhaps the most lengthy program
of legislation that any member of tbe
coming Legislature proposes to in
troduce if that of ,F. M. Gill, Of this
county. Here are some of the bills
that Mr. Gill will launch or assist on
their Journey toward the statute
books:
A bill to provide that registration
shall be permanent while a voter re
mains lu the same nreclnct. which Ik
calculated to do away with much of
tne swearlng-In of voters at the polls;
Sinnott's grain sack bill, which Mr.
Gill will introduce: a bill to stand.
ardize the weight of a seek of pota
toes; a bill to prohibit hunting game
birds with dogs; a bill to require
nunters to have permits from own
ers of premises on which they hunt;
a bill to provide that a person may
fish or hunt in the precinct where he
resides without a license; a bill to
provide for second-choice voting 1n
primary elections; a bill to provide
that the common name of Initiative
and referendum bills be placed on the
ballot together with the name of the
author of the measure; a bill to pro
vide for proportional representation:
a bill to provide that all political par
ties casting more than 5 per cent of
the vote shall participate In the pri
mary; a bill to provide that sample
ballots shall be mailed to voters 10
days before election; a bill to pro
vide for the purity of clover seed,
and of beed grain; a bill to raise the
marriageable age of females with par
ental consent from 15 to 18 years; a
bill providing that road districta
shall have a government similar to
a school district, with corporate pow
ers, a board of directors, clerk and
road foreman, and full charge of all
taxes raised In the district by dis
trict or county levies for road purpos
es: the Grange gross earnings tax
bill.
"I mnv nnt tntrriHua all tmBA wm
- --j ...vawuuc nil iiicorj U1I1B
said Representative Gill Tut I shall
endeavor to secure their enactment.
He favors the Clackamas County
road program agreed to at Oregon
City by E. E. Brodie, B. T. McBaln,
Mortimer Latourette, C. E. Spence,
W. A. Dlmick and himself. Accord
ing to thia program a state tax of
one-tenth to one-twentieth of a mill la
to be distributed to those road dis
tricts that vote special taxes In the
proportion that taxes so voted bear
to the whole of the state tax. Thua
a district voting $500 of special tax
in a year wnen the total of such taxes
la $700,000, would receive one one
hundred and fortieth of tbe amount
raised by the atate at onetenth of a
mill, $90,000. or $635.71.
The Clackamas County program al
so demands a license of 50 cents a
horsepower on automobiles to be us
ed on trunk line roads; a bill to make
operative the convict labor bills adopt
ed November 5; the road district bill
making road districta municipal cor
porations, with corporate powers.
JEWELRY THIEF SENTENCED.
Charlea Bennett, Indicted on a
charge of stealing jewelry from fel
low workmen at a camp on tbe Clack
amas Southern Railway, pleaded
guilty to larceny before Circuit Judge
Campbell Wednesday and waa senten
ced to serve one year In jalL
Couple Gets License.
A license to marry waa Issued Sat
urday to Marlon Krape and T. 8.
Ewry, ef 224 First 8treet, Portland.