iMIj OREGON CITY ENTEKPKE IliPi FURTV E VENTH YEAR-No. . OREGON CITY, Oli KG ON, FRIDAY, FVA'AIVAUV 7, Ym. ESTABLISHEO 1M SUM PLEDGED F . rGIBLATURE II TOLD THAT ORB CON BMOULO APPROPRIATE 1100,000 DELEGATIONS APPEAL 10 COMMITTEE Chairman Announc that Amount Will bt Nearly Adequate can bt Olv. en HWI.KM. Or. Jail. 30 - (Special 1 1h If u1 1"1' ,r'"" l'irlluiii and i? ,,d,, r i-illi'i niul towua In Oregon In nit 1.1 iHik Haleiu by storm, cai'tuinl Hi Mai" I touan unit held II until they Uil ur'l meml-vr n( Joint Mi Ii.iIk niul llotian -'olllllllltro nil ami un-ane tliiil lliu atato ll aupport an appropriation if betwotiu 1 .100,. mo, anil i'iJ.iHio fur tha aduqiiala r, !,i, . ul.itlon at Ilia Panama Ta'lf ii- Kipoaitluu. riilKiuiiilrtl itnlliiialaaiu (iruvullod ff.ini ilr Hum (ho varluu delegation from Hi" stale reached tfali'in until tl,,, tprakrra preaeliliid Ilia different i,-, ilcnii ami aalil their biiIIuUb of I he atiil" would alalid by I0 Lrgla Ututo in an deq,ual appropriation ami l.aJ taken their lilglit trulna fur bittlir. Urn lari;'at delegation waa (hat In. m Portland, but II aa by liu Una lis itu'f iii i-arueal or mora eiilliuaia. in than llm other. Every nun prr rui it n, ml Mled with tha dcalro to liam ' in mm represented at llm great ripndtlon III Hall llandaro In 1 I & ml all with oolanoken In tha belief 1 1; .ii anitlilng III tha way of Bo-called cull. mi) at lllla time Ulidoutib-dly anuiil mean a very or Idea being romi-ied lo Ihn world aa to Iho In-ten-it nf tirfiiuii hoopla In liat aa dec tared to tin a celebration of olia uf Ilin grealeat achievement lu hla tor;, the rotiiii'tlnu of tha lilK canal that ! lo Mnil til ii rarinc It) tha At Until' anil bring tba t'oaat lulu It on At the roui'lualun of tha incatlng which aa belt) III tha House chain hrr. ami at which Stalo Senator Per kim. nf Multnomah County, pn-aldcd. h -ik-iUnd hliuenlf and tha member uf i Im i-uiiunlttra on way ami mean lo an appropriation a nearly ado quale aa ran consistently b made, taking Into conaltlcratlon Ihn many IIiIIiri for which fundi will ha Bak ed Ihn ..i,iiin. Great cheer greet d hla atatmiienli, and tba varluu di'li'itallnna loft amid rulhualaam. HAI.KM, Jan. 30.. (Hihm UI ) The follualnx la tha iiitiatama of ai'Vvral ImiKirtant I. Ilia llinian bill No. 191, Introdurcd by Mr. Mit.h.l. i.rotlilaa for an appro- priatinn uf tri.OoO to provliln for two yuara ahl to tha OriiKon HikIbI My ilrnii Horlrty. n ordnr that II may carry on an ndurallonal rampalxn throiiKhniit tha itntn In tha Intircat of tiM-ul am) an hyKlmin and for tha (irnti-iitliiii of aoiial arlla and dla- M Tlm bill provide for ellthl quartrrly pnynu'iiti to bo matin to (tin awrriary of tho aorlnty, which I lo (lip an annual report of It work with tha Hirn tiiry of Hint. Iluui. bill No. Introduced by I'hrU, S. hii.-t.i t. provide that a man mir kill any kind of gaum bird or inimala nn hla own land at any limn of tha year without regard to tha prrt.nt ratlin law. Thl law would repeal any Minting law that might conribl with Ihn new onn and limit mltlit go out Into hi field and kill lid gaum animal or bird at any time h mlcht rhooaa. HiMiAin , So, 1&0, Introduced bf fWnalor liny, provide that any per on funnel guilty of circulating any mlaleading aintninant or coniiiiunlca tlmii whirl, aro untrue ahall ba guilty of itilmtrtni'anor and upon conviction lll b" fined not lea than $10 nor ""rn than $M or be Iniprlaoned In Ui" county )a for not mora than 'nty day. Thl act amend hill of tha aaiun nature, hut not a eiten. lit., and I almnd at mlaleadlng Uternent In nnwapaper advertlalng cniiimni. fiAI.KM, jn. ai (Special.) llouae ""I No. ai9, introduced by Keproien ""Ive Srhu,,i,, provtdea for making ch county judge M-offldo fire war a In hla own county, that Ii, that ''ry peraon who wlahe to burn lulling or timber might obtain per nuanlon from the Judgn of bi coun 'r liiatia, of only from the flra war d"i at preaent. Thl bill I it "'niiltiile for one that wa Introduc er earlier In the aeaalon by Mr. Bchue W. whiih provided for making ech rnd aupervlaor an eg offlclo fire war "n ami which wa defeated. aIIoiib ,ui No 3S6 introduced by ,r. l'rpiiitir, provide that moving Picture ahowg ahall not be operated "J wood,.,, building over which peo ple live (,r room for longer time lnan Mx month aftir the bill be- COlnea law lirilnaa I ha uhnw rnnm be niuiln fire proof jy metal 'ni ami heavy wooden wall no Ion in four Inche thick. It further pro- thai auch a wooden building "u"t alnit on at leaat two itrmt or rodr. and hava large exit on cn urept. If the building eati "ro than ;ir,0 u lm,at have an add! ""'il exit for every 100 peraon. Any 'lnn ph-ture theater In a onetory oodn building muit be aepa rated "n the adjoining buildings on two " and one end by cement aide "l ne feet wide. For violation Jiy of the above provlalon a fine ""rum $(.i) to $250 I provided. Hnuar, I, III KI i.i i A K. ni'llllMKol nf Clackamas County, n amendment to section C36S of Lord Oregon !-aws. and ellmlnatea Oie Provlalnn h mhli-K tha ennntT " nave been able to build bridges ftore than $500 valuation without rding contract for the same. OR Fi BUILDING BILL 10 ISSUE ROAD IS ni.r.,M. nr.. Jan. ,- At tlm i-ii of a aperlnl ai'aaluu IuhIIiik ull IIiIk WlliTlinnn Ihn lliiunn punned (hti ail called 1 1 hi, I bin, ih,k for u system of l.nti.l lamina by count Ira for tlm pur- " i couairtlrlliig piilillc hlghwuya Dm vnlii wa 12 to ., Hrlnlly iut. tlm bill provides that "'" county almll Iiiivi. Dm right to lamin lunula for rii,..lillih,K purpoae up lo J i..r nut of Ha assessed vnl uiillnii, that Ihn road districts ahull ha rcprcseutm) In convention railed br posting of lioilrea, ami Hint ouch district nliall llavn a Villi li llilM Oll vi'iillnil III Hi la iiiiuiiiiT. Whmi a iKitni'iiUnii la riilli-d. ihn roa'la to bn liniirotcd alutll bn illm-ilnaiil am! what i vir nrtloii la taken ahall ha tha Knlilii of tlm count y In th luuttnr of hliiliway liiiirovciiiiita. SCHOOL FUND IS ASKED By WEST GOVERNOR WOULD PAV $25,822 Of IT AS SALARIES IN OTHER OFFICES LOOKS LIKE AFFRONT TO TREASURER Schuebal Maka Startling Chargt Ri girding Watar Powar Mtar ur Clll'i Liquor Dill Paaaa HAI.KM, Or. Feb. 3.-(Hpnclal.) A bill having for It uiriirt to re uiiliurau the riiiiniii.il arhool fund for itlaliiiraenirlila which have Imi-ii miule i nun it for alnrli' of rertalu fin ploye during the pant two year, and fur the equipment of the office, ha been Introduced In the Keiinle by Joaeph The bill evidently rmanted from the ortlre of (iovernor Weat. It aaka for total appropriation of t2i.- Kit for til la purKin. The bill an-ma to have arlr.enover dlfflrulty that ha found It way mnit , h ft. I ra nf I It a UihIa I mnA IK.aril a to Whether the common " - ' ' " ' chiMil fund, or any part of It, can be uaed for tha payment of aalarle and eipenae In connection with the ad ministration of that fund. It ha been contended by the exe cutive, aa ahown In the appearance nf thl bill, that the eipenie of ad ministration in u at be paid out of the general fund, and that the Irreduc ible acnnol fund can he uied for no other purpoae than for the lien fit of ma common school of the itate. Now, It I contended that In the admlnlatratlon of the common school fund Bunie of (he aalarlra of clerk In the Htate Treaaurer' office and ome of the office equipment uaed for that purpoae were paid for from the arhool fund, when their ;noney should co in n from the general fund. On tho other hand, It I rontiluled by State Treaaurer Kay that If the clerk In hi office should ba paid from the general fund the employe In the State I -a ml office should be so paid, and the oftlcn equipment for that office ahould alao be paid for from the general fund. The House today paased with one dissenting vote, that of ltepresenta tlve lleltiel. of Marlon County, a bill by (Ull, of Clnckama County, giving the court the right to send to Jail fori a period of not les than 60 day or more than lx months, any peraon found to be selling Intoxicating Uq uiirs without a license. At present there la no mean of ending 'blind pig" operator to Jail, although there I a line attached to violation of tho liquor law. Mr. Olll explained that, with thl Jail sentence at hand. It Is probable that "blind ilg" people would b slow In defying he law. He said the fine system jb not troubled them much, as they can pay their fine and (till make a good profit In their buslnea. Charging that the committee on Ir rigation, of the House, wished to get hold of his hill regulating the rates of payment to the tnte for use of water for power purposes in order to delay It. Representative Schuebel to dar created a mild (lurry. Schuebel said It had no relation to Irrigation and that. In hi Judgment, person deeply Interested In defeating It were endeavoring to kill' It by delay. Representative Hagnod, of Multno mah County, and other member o! the House declared that It does re late to Irrigation. In that It purposes to Increase by a large extent the amount to be paid to the state on water used for Irrigation purposes. There was so much objection to It that It was sent to a committee with Instructions to report back on It Wed nesday morning. Mr. Schuebel ac cepted this reference with satisfac tion. MIL $2 One of the largest mortgages ever filed In Clackamas County wss that Thursday of the Multnomah Central Railroad Company which was taken by the Portland Trust Company of Oregon. The mortgage was for $200. 000. which Is to draw alx per cent Interest. It will fall due In 1932. All of the money given on the mortgage will lie expended In Clackamas County. The Multnomah Central popose to build a railroad In Eas tern Multnomah County and North weatern Clackamas County along the flandy River and In the vicinity of Mount Hood. mnnrn r IS - PLAN TO OIVE HIM PORTFOLIO AND HAVE WEST APPOINT ED SENATOR TEAL CALLED VICTIM OF NEW PACT Olcott to Buecetd to Governorship and To Nm Former Exccutlv Succtaaor of "Our George" HAI.KM, Or., Keb. S.-Througli tnoae unilergrouml wire o fri-iiiicnt ly cnnveyiiig k.IIIhi new of the ut iinmt Importuiice In adviincu of the nrthodot menu of coiumuiili utlon, word hi. reuched the atato capital Unit I tilled Htitlea Heuutor (ieorge I'.. ( Imnilierlaln I billed for a Tahl l.et portfolio under i'realdeiit Wood- row w llaon. t loan on the beela of thl rriMirt loine another Ihut, when ( 'hum I- Inln tukea hla aeat with tlm I'real- 'lent' ailvlaory corpi. (iovernor Weal la to rralvn. whereupon Hecretary of Htnln Oli-ott will aamiliie the olTlce of Koi'Utlvp, In aiMltlon to Hii-retary-ahlp The next atep In political pro- greaaion would be the appointment of Wrat by Olcott to fill the uneiplr term of Chamberlain a I'lilted Htate Heniitor Jilal how the report originated I hard to puttier, but (tint It hit n a auln atautlal foundation I ahown by tho commotion It la earning In lglala. tlvn circle nt the capital and. the ac tivity l;i the rink of (Killtlclnn In varluu iiunrtera. pirtlrulnrly Port land. It I anld that an Inkling of the plan tu conveyed to an obl tl.iie politician of Portland by a niembit of the 'Inner circle- at WuahliiKton. la the llcl.t of thiao reort many phnaei of the political iltuntlon In thla alate. which have cnuaed more or lea goaalp but have not been clearly undi-ratood by the layman, be come fraught with significance. I'n queatlonably, certain of them, It la raiit, tend Mrongly to lend color to the peralaten rumor now In circula tion In the flrat place. It I pointed out, while oitenalbly aupiiortlnK J. N. l.'r" ,ur """" re.ary o. lie n'.. .. I t it . t d . , Intelror, Chamberlain ha never can- ed on President elect Wilson without giving the newspaer correspondents, immediately after, Interviews, In which he expresed grave doubt that thl Imiiortant office would go to a Western man, despite the admitted desirability from the public itand olnt of this part of the country re (elvlng such representation It Is patent that. If Chamberlain Is billed for a Cabinet position; the Secretsryshlp of the Interior could not reasonably be expected also to go to another Western man Tho his tory of Chamberlain leaves no room for doubt that with him It Is always a case of "Our George" first and oth ers afterward. The sincerity of hla advocacy of Teal's cause has been doubted In well Informed quarters for some time MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING WOOD ARRESTED Thiimna Kellond, accused of steal Ing two cords of wood, and a saw was taken to the rounty court Tuesday for hearing. Judge llentle postponed the trial until next Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Tho wood and saw are alleged to have been stolen from a ninn living In Twilight. ON HOME RULE BILL SAI.EM. Or., Feb 1. Attorney Gen eral Crawford has reversed his form er Interpretation of the home rule amendment and today rendered an opinion to the effect that home rule elections cannot legality be hold ex cept on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In November of any year. Previously he held that such elections could be held at the time of any regular city election. The question came up at this time on a request from Mrs. Clara M. Hoff man. corresiKindlng secretary of the Women's Christian Temperance Un ion of Motrolius In Crook County, for an opinion. It seems that Metrollus hns been recently Incorporated and as the county Is drj. the wet element In the city desired to have an elec tion held Immediately under the home rule amendment. It Is held In the opinion that all provisions that apply to the local op tlon law also apply to the home rule amendment with the exception of course as to the unit Included. This brings out another point that ha not been noticed, which I that the re sult of home rule elections cannot go Into effect until the first of the fol lowing January, the same as local op tion election. According to this. It Is pointed out. nothing could be gained by nlldlng the home rule election early In the year, because If the city was voted either wet or dry the new order would not become effective until Jan uary 1. No time would be gained ov er holding the election at the time prescribed In November. 1 Divorces Granted. Circuit Judge Campbell granted di vorces In the following suits Satur day: Frances I.ursen from Edward A. Lursen: Frederick Itombsrd from Catherine Pombard; Mary Lehman from Frederick Iehman and Alexan der Itertrand from Lena Bertrand. IAIN i.iiai VIII II 11 mm URGED FOR CABINET 'I - - -t- - ENTERPRISE SPECIAL EDITION IS COMMENDED f The Morning Knterprlsn, Ore- gun City, Oregon: The writer's attention hns been culled to the ' copy if the Progr.-aa and Annl $.vnranry edition gotten out by you Mind bellnvea tlila Is fie of the ' ni'iilcHl kiipplemeiita n, ha ever ' seen It Is a pb-aaure to examine this mid note tin. progress mid prospect of Oregon City. We desire to compliment you on this edition mid the beautiful and thrlv- lug town of Oregon city. t, AM KUIC AN IlltCfJ I'KKHH ASSOCIATION. W. Illunt Decorah, la. WEST'S IS PLAN TO MAKE CHAMBERLAIN MEMBER OF.CABINET SEEMS REASONABLE RECESS WOULD HELP CONDITIONS President Would Satisfy Southern Comtltuenti by Chooalng Ore gon Senator for Cab inet SAI.EM. Or.. Feb. 4.-Placlns en tire credence In the report, said to hiive emancipated directly from Wash ington, that Presldnut Wilson Inti-ndi to name CnlteJ State Senator liuorne r- ( bnmberlaln ai a member of his cabinet, and that this will lead to the resignation of West as Governor, and his appointment to wear tho Cbunilier luin Una by Secretary Olcott, whe wll succeed to the Governor's chair Republican leaders of both Legislative branches aro In a quandary. The situation In all Its aspects haa been freely discussed and little, else has been the topic of conversation since the report became widely dis semlnated yesterday morning It Is evident that the Republican members of this Legislative Assembly, howev er, are at a distinct disadvantage, and there is no method by 'vhlcb they can balk the suspected tilbns of the Democratic forces without dam aging their own party. The first step considered wan to adjourn the Legislature until April 1, by which time President Wilson will have been Inaugurated and will have assumed the reins of government and named hla cabinet. It was argued that, a a United State Senator serv Ing by Gubernatorial appointment. holds office only until -the next -slon of the Legislature of lh state from which he shall have received appointment, West's successor ciulri be elected from Republican ranks and bis tenure would be not longer than a month. This solution of the problem wnkh Republican leaders believe confronts them, has distinct disadvantages. In the first place, It Is asserted, the election of one Republican to th" United States Senate would give tlm balance of power to that party. That the President realizes this and would never nnme Chamberlain as a cabinet otllcer should the Oregon Legislature adjourn only to April 1, la generally conceded. In reprisal, It Is believed, the Pres ident then would refuse to name a Western man as Secretary of ;hti In terior. That this is the position for which Chamberlain himself la slated is suspected by many, who feel that it would be better for the state to have such representation than to try to keep West out of the United States Senate. A few believe that Chamber lain is billed for a portfolio other than that of the Secretary of the In terior. Taking either horn of the dl- lemna, however, the politicians hold ing sway during this session feel that not much is to be gained now by ac tion striking at West' political as pirations. The consensus of opinion is that one of the reasons causing President Wilson to observe strict secrecy re garding the personnel of his cabinet Is the situation which might develop In Oregon from premature publicity. There Is none but admits that "Our George" I always "there with bells' when it comes to reaching for a plum and that his motive is never unsel fish. So far as he Is concerned, they argue, neither J. N. Teal nor Will XI. King need expect anything but the satisfaction of knowing that they were "mentioned" for the office of Secretary of the Interior. Ily choosing Chamberlain for a cabinet position, it Is admitted. Pres ident Wilson will satisfy bis Southern constituencies, as Chamberlain came from M'Sriselppl and has alway.i hern loyal in that section of the country In wjrd and deed when 'oyalty iid not ronl'let with his ow i jerscnr.l in terests. This would sls.i eliminate from Iho field a radical. in"iiy f whom are clamoring for recognition from the Sunny South. If the con lectures of political leaders shall prove accurate, it Is deemed unlikely that the President wilt name me members of his cabinet until the last minute, and probably not until March Unless he should siv nt lor any reason to do otherwise. It in nponr- ent that the state of unrest and anv lety among the rank of the Repub lican stalwarts In Oregon will not be relieved for some time. Wilson to Wear Top Hat. TRENTON. N. J., Jan. 30. Presi dent-elect Wilson, when asked If he had made any further plana for his inauguration, replied that he bad de rided to wear a silk hat when review ing the parade. "I suppose I'll have to concede that much to custom." he said. He usually wear a felt nat AMBITION SENATORSHIP IS ASKED BY GILL MASTER FI8H WARDEN URGED TO MAKE COMPLETE IN VESTIGATION CLANTON WONT MAKE STATEMENT Schuebel and Dlmick Billi Regulat ing Houn of Work of Labor Reported by Commit tees SALEM, Feb. 4. (Special.) The chief Interest of the session for to day came from Representative! Gill and Schuebel of the Clackamas Coun ty delegation, when they Introduced a resolution directed at the master fish warden and demanding an Inves tigation of conditions at the llonnl ville Central hatchery and other batch les of the state. They declared In the resolution that large expenditures of money on concrete fish ponds a' the central hatchery hud been render ed through cracks and defect which have made the ponds useless and have also made It necessary to prac tically reconstruct them. They fur thhe alleged that Fish Warden Clan ton had ordered 2000 thousand dead fish to be burled In the sands to cov er up delinquencies and that other charges could be lodged. Fish Warden Clanton refused to make a complete statement owing to the fact that bis work Is subordinated to that of the State Fish and Game ComniUKlon but did say that an In vestigation Is courted, that the fish ponds are not rendered worthless as charged, that he never ordered any one to bury dead fish and that what dead fish may have been found were killed by heavy storms. Representative Gill said that the complaints which have been lodged do not come from Oregon City fish ermen. Itotb the 10-hour bill of Schuebel and the eight-hour bill of Dlmick will be reorted out next Wednesday Into the Senate according to a statement of Chairman Smith of the Industries committee before which there has been a red hot hearing on the 10-hour bill. The Schuebel bill has been In troduced in the House and passed there but the eight-hour bill has so far never got out of the committee in the House In which it was introduc ed. Representatives of some of the mill' Ins interest of Oregon City appear ed. among them B. T. Mcliain, resi dent manager of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company, Franklin T. Grif fith, Charles H. Carey, foreman of millwrights. Frank Burdon, James Nichols, of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company; Charles D. Latour ette. general counsel and Theodore Osmund, Secretary of the Hawle? mill were also there. Representatives of the mining as sociation of Portland and others were there. One who took an active In terest was Senator Kiddle who rep resents large flouring mills of his own and of other large flouring mills of the state. All of these appearing be foro the committee put up a bitter opposition to the 10-hour bill. Sena tor Dimick. and Representative Schue bel backed the bills In the committee declaring in favor of shorter hours for the men not only In the mills but In various parts of the state. Senator Dlmick states that Irres pective of what the committee does that the 10-hour bill will be brought Into the floor of the Senate and that he contemplates making the fight of his life for It WEST'S ATTACK ON KAY MAKES BREACH SALEM. Or., Feb. 4. By procuring the Introduction of a bill In tho Sen ate by Joseph, stricking directly at the office of State Treasurer Kay yes terday afternoon, Governor West has caused an open breach between the two departments and laid his own of ficial record open to attack . The ma terial recessary for the attack wai gathered from the records of the State Land Board under West's order, and his action taken without previous knowledge, either by Treasrurer Kay of Secretary of State Olcott, the other two members of the State Board. The bill causing the friction pro vide for reimbursement of the school fund from the general fund in the amount of $25,260.60, "salaries of em ployes of the State Treasurer' office," and $622.30 "equipment for said of fice." The unfairness of West, la ad mitted even by Joseph, author of the hill, who announces his Intention of having the measure amended ao as to include the traveling expenses of the Governor himself while State Land Agent, amounting to $939.58, and the salaries of three other clerks paid out of the same fund. The haste with which the act was drafted is shown by the total amount to be transferred from one fund to another being given as $25,822.30. instead of $25,822.90, the accurate figure. For a great many years It has been customary for the State Land Board to conduct matters ol business per taining to the school fund and to pay the cost of such work out of the in terest accruing from the school fund. For many, years, also, the Legisla ture has refused to make appropria tions to bear auch expense on the ground that, while the school fund it self, amounting to about $6,000,000 is irreducible, the fund should pay for Its own operation and be self-supporting entirely. Good lawyer have tak en thl view and it la doubtful if (Continued on page I.) HATCHERY PROBE CHANGE OF HIGHWAY E TO BE Declaring that the route of the Pacific HlKhway should be on the East Side between tbl city and Port land, the East Side Capital Highway Association, at a meeting in the Com mercial Club rooms Thursday evening adopte'l a resolution providing that the Highway Commission be asked to change the route from the west to the east aide of the river. The meeting was well attended, represen tatives of Sellwood, Oregon City, Mil- waukle, Oak Grove, Jennings Lodge and Gladstone being present. J. F. Kerchem, of Sellwood, president, pre sided, and the other officers, C. P. Morse, Jennings Lodge, vice-president; M. D. Latourette, secretary, and Charles Rlsley, treasurer, were present. ANNEXATION BILL DIMICK WINS SIGNAL VICTORY IN HAVING MILLS TAXED BY CITY SENATOR SCORES P. R.,L&P. CO. Workmen's Compensation Measure Is Paased by House and Goes to Senate for Ac tion SALEM, Feb. 5. (Special.) The bittere3t battle which has been enact ed In the State Senate wai fought today where Senator Dlmick of Clack- Walter A. DimicK, Clackamas County Senator who wins fight In State Senate to have mill property incor porated In city limits. amas County made an attack on the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. Hla attack was charged with bitter Invective. It came when the question of whether the Dimick bill providing for a method of ex tending the boundaries in incorpor ated cities and towns should find its way on the calendar was before the Senate. Senators Joseph and Lester had filed a majority report against the bill and Kellaher a minority re port In its favor. The minority re port won. The bill as stated openly by Its introducer on the floor of the Senate has no other purpose than to bring the mill properties across the river from Oregon City into the city limits to compel them to pay city taxes. "Robery," "thievery ,'- "mean and hORglsh", were some of the ep ithets which Dimick hurled at the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company when arguing In favor of his bill. The measure provides, for annexation by a city without the con sent of the terrltorp annexed. Representative Gill Introduced a bill In the House today which would prohibit advertising or soliciting the sale of cigarettes. Tomorroy is the last day which is allowed under a joint resolution to Introduce bills and while the number of bills which has been received extend beyond anything ever before seen In an Oregon Legis lative Assembly It Is probable that there will be an avalanche of them tomorrow. After that date none can be introduced without the consent of at least three-fourths of the body in which they are Introduced. Road lobbyists came In for a grill ing in the Senate today when mem bers declared that bad it not been for the interference of a large number of them at committee meetings that the work would have progressed satisfactorily. Perhaps the most im portant Individual achievement of either house today was accomplish ed by the Representatives when they passed the workmen's compensation bill to send to the Senate. Some amendments were obtained in con nection with the bill. It may have difficulty in the Senate aa Day. of Multnomah, has another compensa tion bill which differs materially from the one passed, being the bill framed by the commission appointed by the Governor. GETS $100 ON CHARGE OF BEING ASSAULTED Antonio Chiorgo was given a ver dict of $100 in Judge Campbell's Court Wednesday against Giovanni Deben-dettL The plaintiff who was con nected with the "Ranch of the Six" at Mtlwaukle, alleged that the defendant attacked and aeverly beat him. He aid that he sustained permanent In juries. Kimball at Ringo represented the plaintiff and Martin Watrouss anj M. G. Montrezza, represented the defendant. PASSED BY SENATE FAIR ASSOCIATION LIQUIDATING DEBT DIRECTORS OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY ORGANIZATION ELECT ED AT MEETING 5525 RECEIVED AT LAST EXHIBITION Tlm of Annual Meeting Changed From Firat Saturday In February to Decem ber The County Fair Association at a meeting Saturday afternoon In the Commercial Club parlors elected J. W. Smith, W. H. Blair, Charles N. Wait, A. D. Gribble, O. E. Freytag and O. D. Eby member of the board of directors. At a meeting which will be held next Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock It Is probable that Mr. Smith will be reelected president. The meeting was called to order at 1 o'clock by Mr. Smith, president O. E. Freytag, treasurer; O. D. Eby, secretay and W. P. Kercbam, vice president, were present. The secre tary In bis report announced that $5, 225 had been received at the last fair through gate receipts and conces sions. He said that $825 of the In debtedness of the association bad been paid, and there was $325 In the treasury. A resolution changing the time of the annual meeting from the first Saturday In February to the first Saturday In December was adopt ed by a unanimous vote. It was the opinion of those present that having the meeting immediately after the fair would cause the fanners to take a greater interest The report of the president follows: In accordance with the usual cus tom and by-laws of this corporation. I herewith submit my annual report as your president during the past year. The 1912 fair was a success from every standpoint and la another addi tion to the unbroken chain of suc- cesses since the organization of this' association. All business matters per taining to the late fair, have been set tled and all patrons and exhibitors are well pleased with the efforts put forth by the officers and the complete success of the recent exhibition. The association la in the best financial condition that it ha experienced since purchasing the grounds at Canby and the Fair is known of by more people of this county and state than ever be fore, therefore I predict and am confi dent that the 1913 Fair will by far surpass any of the previous Fairs In attendance and exhibits. The improvement upon the grounds during the past year, mainly com prised of lighting the grounds and buildings with electricity. This work included building a substantial line I with good cedar poles and copper wire from a point In the city of Can by, one fourth mile south of the Fair grounds and continuing this line past the main pavilion and to the live-, stock barns. All of the buildings with out any exceptions have been wired and supplied with lights. The camp grove is wired and lighted and a string of. lights placed along the streets leading from the railroad en trance and the south entrance to the Fair buildings proper. This lighting system is complete and satisfactory and was installed at an expense of $500.00. Other minor Improvements were made, such as new fences and additions to the sheep and swlne barns etc. The Dlmick Stock farm built at iheir own expense, a very attractive and convenient swine barn in which to exhibit their Poland China hogs. They intend to enlarge this barn be fore tho coming Fair. The erecting of this barn is a very commendable act and a great help to the Fair aa It shows Interest and confidence. In the way of needed improve ments, I would recommend that the water pipes leading from the tanks to the barns be replaced with larger pipes and also laterals to be extend ed to to the camp grove and to the north corner of the grounds and there a watering place be establish ed for the use of those who have horses. Display eases should be built for the Ladies Textile and Domestic de partments. This is very important as It la not possible to exhibit the ar . tides of these departments without the proper cases. A poultry building must be erect ed as it Is folly to expect the owuers of high priced birds to display them In an old shed such as we have been using. This should be a neatly con structed building and properly paint ed and of size and arrangement to properly house this very important branch of our Fair. Another swlne and sheep barn should be built as next year the ex hibits In this line will be more num erous than ever and our pens were all utilized last year. A platform should be erected In front of the grandstand and some kind of performances should amuse the patrons during the Intermissions between heats. This will add greatly to the Interest of the Fair and will be a drawing card. I would also suggest that this as sociation take the Initiative and or ganize an Inner-circuit Fair Associa tion, composed of the fairs of Van conver. Gresham, Canby. 8clo, Eu gene and McMlnnville. This matter has been presented to some of the associations and all seem to be fav orably Impressed with the plan. I trut that we secure an efficient and active board of directors and that they ln turn will employ a competent manager for while the Fair 1 firmly established, the management must be In the bands of those who are exrter lenced and have the proper ability to awing the big 1913 Fair to success.