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
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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.