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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
FAIR, CANBY, ORE.,
SEPT. 24, 23, 29, 27.
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f-OHTY SEVENTH YEAR Na. 16.
OREGON CITY, OUEQON, FRIDAY, APHJL 18, 1913
ESTABLISHED 1861
rse
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO BE IN PARADE
DIRECTORS OIVI PUPILS HOLIDAY
BO THAT THIY MAY
PARTICIPATE
MANUAL TRAINING BUILDING NEEDLD
Tpyers My b Akd (e Author
Id Expenditure of 1 1,800
for Structure at Nest
Election
) -it l 1 1 m mill tii'li'r of tlm Orcgot
t 'li v public school wll bo Mlvnn
lull Imllilny vacation on Friday
n(lrriiiKn. April 25. Tllli will ho
luii.xirr May. mid Inaamuch a prac
II. ally ull of Mm student In Cm Hnr
i la) mul Eitathmn building have
acrci'l In march In llm school iiruin
on Saturday morclng, the half hull
ill) n "lU'iuli-il. Ttio coiimailult
m I'lti'iidi'd by Ilia board of dlroc
turn ni thi'lr regular nionilily meet
I iik Monday i Ik lit , and coiiaiderablii
i1U itrnh l ensued OVr 111 lltr4U('
of the children Inlo III parade, aomo
fur Ii.'Iiik etprnaard over III I wU'lom
of iNTiiilllliiu llm iiiiU to partlii
putt' III parade lu which stock will
hae a prominent place. City Super
tiiliiiil.'nt Tooan gave voles to III"
lluiukhl Hint Ilia children are llm
l-t aim k lu Oregon City and aboiild
l.'.id I. ii' parade.
The whiMil board devoted consider
atilr Hunt to dlaruaalon of Urn
drink lux of city walnr at tho school
IiiiIIiIIiiki. All of the foiiiitalni have
lrt-.ii aliul off for several months, and
IhiIIiiI water la furnished for drink
I hk piirponc, but wale la running
f n mi I'n' faucets In the manual train
I ti c: iliiiui'iiilr nud chemical rooiua at
lln hU;h arhool, and notwithstanding
the warning aKalnat the consumption
of unboiled water for drinking pur
poara, ninny of til pupils il r I nk Ihn
water (mm llm faucet whenever
lh ib-aire Ii preaenl and oportunlty
offi-ri. Tim director finally ordered
I tut pul our Ihn faucets to make
t;ie warning aaalnat drinking wtr
mure emphatic. It wai reMirtid Hint
In many ItiHtniiroa tho boya at I'm
hlK'i aihiMil bad n'nd pipes with
thi'lr hh yrlH wrenches to obtain rltf
nl r.
II developed at lit meeting that
i ho ilinirlil U up against a dlfflcult
problem for space for manual tri'rt
Iiik work, which la handled In one
mull room nt ttm high arhool, and II
baa Mi:M'(i'ti that a manual train
ing building tm "reel Ml at tho north
nil corner of tho high arhool block.
Thin la (tin pliin followed In rnrtlnnd
anil n iiuiiilnr of manual trnlnlnit
buildings Imvn linen erected thcro at
a i-oat of $1 son each. Th tpayrr
mny li nnknd thla m minor to aulhnr
!' Hiiili an pxpcnillturt. Tboro am
more Hum 210 aluilrnla onrnll-td In
ttin mniiiial training work, which Is
oni' of ihn moat tnlomlliiK dnpart
Rh'IiIh In t;m public arhoola.
Tim director! aulhnrlxnd tho pur-
hum of two innre drtuna, ono for
"m il of llm graded arhool building'-
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TEMPERATURE NORMAL AND DAN
CER POINT BELIEVED TO
BE PASSED
T TAKEN By PONTIFF
PJilent Sleeps t-aaily and Palna In
Cheat are Abating Nephew
Jolna Head of Vat
ican HOMK. April 15. (Tuoaday, 1 A.
M l Thi) pope hua rallied In a won
derful manner from tho aerloui at
aek from which he aufTered Sunday.
Me nppi-ared to be on tho point of
neath Hundny night, but tho physl-'1-inn'
report late last nlg.it Indicate
thai Hi. (laiiRer point, for the present
M lea-it, hill been paaaed.
r. Amlel paid a vUlt to the alrk
room Bhortly after midnight. Although
Inn I'npe'a temperature hna Inrrcaa
" "Uglilly, ho found tho general con
fll'lon sallafactory. He admlnlatered
heart Htlmulunt, and ahortly tho
I'ope went to aliop.
Throughout the day the tempera
"re wna normal, the pulse remaining
'ut 85 and the reaplratllon 26,
This Indicated a considerable araM
''rntlon In the bronchial aymtoma,
hli'h was further ahown by easier
"rniihing an(1 frpedon, for jong ver.
it'ils from coughing.
n addition tht Pope waa able to
ate some nourishment, and ho show
much Intereat In what was hap
pening alKiut him. When Professor
March lafava allowed tbo Pontiff'!
nephew to entsr the room there waa
m affecting ocene. The frail and
!ed Pontiff and tho young and ro
"ust priest embraced tenderly, the
'tter being unable to restrain his
emotion at finding the Pope ao chang
d Dhyiicafly.
Profeaaor Marlafava repeated to
""Kht hia assurancea that If prudence
ere eierclad tho Pope would re
rover. lie declared that his exsmlua
lon of the chest showed that the In
"mmallon, which yesterday waa
marked on tho left aide, has been
checked and waa dlmlehlng. while
bronchiaJ aounda wero less no-
tlceahlo.
POPE
RALLIES
DOCTORS HOPEFU
NEWEST TWITE
CALLED "LIBERAL"
A pint of th lownallo of l.llmral,
loratnd at tho Jumtlon of Ilia I'ort-
mini, Migimo A ICMli.ru and Ilia
I'liii'knuini Hoiiilu.ru rnllwaya, wai
flU'd with tho county rorurdod Thura-
Uay. llii plat la dndlraled by K. M.
Hwlft and Kdwlu KoMer, Jr., and
roniuiii :d acrra, illvldcd Into build
lug lota and aero trai-ta. Tim town
aim Una on llm rreat of a bill, our-
looking the Mulnlla valley, and Ii
U 12 uillea ual of (Iriivon Cllv.
Tim Imid Ilea on a guntlo alopo, and
llu aoll la reported to bo lucclleut
for agrlrultural purpoaei. Tbo loca
tion at tlm iunnlon of tho two rail
rood a la regarded aa in oat favorable
for development. The plat wua aur
ey-d by 8. A. I). Ilungato, but will
not bo placed on tlm market until
ronalriicllon of Ihn Cluckamaa South
em through tho property bua been
completed.
GAY DECORATION
WILL BE FEATURE
0RE00N CITY STORES TO WAR
GALA ATTIRE OURINQ DAYS
OP COMING STOCK SHOW
TEMPTING BARGAINS WITH DISPLAY
efforti to be Made to Bring Farmer
and Merchants Into Closer
Touch, So That Trade May
be Bettered
' 8o much Intereat la being takeu In
the annual stin k show and looter
Day to bo held here next week that
ll Is sugKontod by the Commercial
club that al uiurchauts lu tbo city
docorate their atores fur the event,
and give tii main streets a thorough
ly festlvo'nppcnrnuco. There will bo
hundreds of visitors In the city, and
If holiday attire la everywhere In evi
dence It la believed that the affair
will bo a greater success than other
wlae.
It la l sugiieatad (hat during the
two (lays of the annual stock show
that merchants advertiae all special
bargains, for fanners will be In town
the surrounding country, and It will
bo a good lime to offer them the
wares of the city. Even If theme who
aro In toe city at tue time do not
purchase from tho templing displays,
they will at least take word to their
home communities, it Is believed, of
the bargains that may bo procured
her), and lu thla way trade will be
built up.
The stock show, which will be held
ou April 2 j and 26, u aimed to ac
complish tw0 things display to vis
itors the excellence of the animals
rained lu the county, and also to fur
nish stockmen and ranchers a chance
to Interchange and buy pedigreed
livestock, so as to Improve their own
herds. Tho display barns will be the
center of activity lu tills lino; and It
la expected that aa a reuult much Im
provement In local foundation stock
will result. Those Interested In find
ing better stock will be able to eutiafy
their desires at the burns.
It Is planned to make thla year's
atock allow and Ilooster Day co-operative
In as many ways as possible.
Particularly Is it tho desire of Com
mercial club members that tho farm
ers and the city merchants be broiiKht
In closer touch with each other, and
that they learn how to beBt meat each
other's needs. The local men reallxe
that when the furnior Is prosperous
and satisfied. Ills happy condition Is
reflected In the prosperity and satis
faction of tho city merchant and
those dependent upon them.
Morchnnts generally approve of the
plan to decorate city buildings during
the two day of tho atock show, and
quite a number of them have already
begun to plan elaborate -displays,
flnntlnir and flags wll enter largely
Into tho decorations, but some of the
more progreatve merchants expect to
Incorporate In their decorations de
signs that will ahow tne
principal
Jiroducta for which tho
amed.
county Is
DECIDED BY BOARD
At a meeting of tho County Orator
leal Committee, held in County Sup
erintendent Gary'a omce Saturday It
waa decided that the best oration
delivered by the High school atudents
was that of Miss Elva Llnten, of the
first year Oregon City High achool.
Her oration was on "Tho Conserva
toln of Natural Resourcea." -
Kent Moody, of the olghth grade,
narclay achool, Oregon City, was
awarded tho honor of having the
bast oration from any of tie grade
schools In tho county. His oration
was In ''Independence for tho Phil
ippine." The committee wa com
posed of J. E. Calavan, Oregon City:
8 Alder, Oak Grove; J. R. Bolland.
Willamette: A. O. Freel. Oregon City;
and T. J. Gary, county school gnpei
Intendent. Honors for tho essays will
bo awarded later.
DEED FOR LOCKS
AT FALLS ARRIVES
MAJOR MclNDOE HAS IN8TRU
MENT WHICH IS READY FOR
SIGNATURES
WORK WILL BE STARTED IN SUMMER
bosi or improvement Estimated at
$800,000 Government Control
Will Mean Increase In
River Traffic
Intereat In tho operation of the Ore
gon City locks under the Jurlsdlc-
Is revived by the arrival Monday
lion of the I'nlti'd fitat'-s government
morning at the olllce In Portland of
Major J. K. Mclndou, corps of engli
eers, I'nlted Stales army, of tiie dralt
of the deed for the locka property
approved by the secretary of war.
After a long wall It Is probable that
those luterualed In the upper Wlllnm
ett n river navigation may see the
locks under government control by
the coming summer.
With the exception of a minor
rliango suggested by Major Mclndoe,
the draft of the deed to the locks of
the Willamette falls came back ap
proved Just as It was submitted to
the chief of engineers at Washington
lust Kebruary by him. The draft will
be returned to the Portland Hallway,
Light & Power Company for final ex
ecution after which It will be sub
mitted to the attorney general for
approval. The properly will then be
taken over by the government.
Major a Ik Indoe said that the plans
for the new locks are already made
and It Is hoped to gut to work on
them during the low water period
this summer. As soou as the govern
ment gets the title to the locks P.
will take them over and operate the
old unes while tho work Is going on
The Portland Railway, Light &
Power company accented Major Mc-
Indoe's offer of $:i"5,uu0 for the locks
Kebruary 24. 1912. and elnce that
time until tbo draft of the deed was
sent to Washington tne transrer nas
been delayed by difficulties In obtain
ing an abstract of title.
It la estimated that therelwlli be
a total cost or xwu.ueu lor improve
ments to tho locks. Of thla amount
tho state of Oregon appropriated
MuO.OOO In 1908 and the following
year the I'nlted 8tntes government
appropriated the remaining $:i00,0on,
Ttin last $100,090 of the state! ap
propriation was collected by taxes
this spring.
With tha government In control or
the locks It Is expected that rlvtr
traffic to points above Oregon City
w 111 be greatly bini"Uted as the lock
will be free and with tho doing away
fthe toll on passengers and rretgnt
of the toll on passeng'ra and fretght
be In force.
DOCTORS WANT FEE
On behalf of Drs, J. J. Sellwood and
J. H. Desson, of Portland, the Acme
Mcn-hantlle association has broupht
suit against Homer Mullan and wife
for the recovery of $250. aald to be
due for professional services rend
ered. Suit Is In the circuit court.
GETTYSBURG FIGHT
TO BE LIVED ANEW
THREE OREGON CITY VETERANS
TO JOIN PILGRIMAGE TO HAL
LOWED FIELD IN JULY
DELEGATES WILL VISIT NEWBURG
Meads Post Also Planning Talk to
Public School Children on Mem
orial Day as Part of
Celebration
Members of Mfead Post, Q. A. R.,
are busy these days preparing for
three coming eventa, the cslcbratlon
of Momorlal Day, the state encamp
ment at Newburg Juno 17, 18.and 19,
and tho general reunion to be held
on tho Field of Gettysburg In July.
Three member of the local post
fought at Gettysburg, and in all prob
ability tho trio of veterans will
Journey to the alto of the great battle
thla summer.
Oregon City will lend a large del-
egatlon to the state encampment at
Newburg, and the local post win tam
a prominent part In tne exercises
there.
Plana are now under way for gsn
eral exercise here on Memorial Day,
part of which will be the visiting of
the public schools by th9 veterans,
and tha recounting to the children the
salient point of the great druggie
for tho preservation of tha nation.
Details of the Memorial Day program
aro yet to be worked out.
Of the local veterans who fought
at Gettysburg, one baa already de
clared hia intention of returning to
the battlefield In July, and It 1 be
lUved that tho other two will also
make the pilgrimage. I'nt.l plana are
completed for the Journey, however,
the member of the local post desire
to refrain from making definite an
nouncement. Plan for the celebration hero of
Memorial Day, and the assignment of
speaker at tha public schools, will
also be announced In the near future,
when detail for this annual feature
have been worked out.
SALEM NOW CENTER
Of
SAI.EM, Or., April 12: (Spec)
Announcement was made here today
that organization of tuo Oregon Rail
road company had been completed,
for construction of the road cowards
and that within thref week contrary
lleud and Central Oregon point! would
bo lot. The line from Halerrl will run
through Htayton and Mlnto Pass.
Tha company Is Incorporated for
$000,000, Its Incorporators being G.
A. Kyi-), a former engineer for the
Hill lines, A. L. McCloud and J. V.
Munce. Kyle's former connection
with the Hill system lead to tbTt be
lief that tho lino will be part of th.
Hill line In Oregon.
COMMITTEES SET APRIL 29 AS
DAY TO START GATHERING
DETAILED INFORMATION
W. S. U'REN TOO BUSY TO ASSIST
Citizen Interested In Probe Request
ed to Communicate by Letter
With Those Conducting
Investigation
A Joint meeting of the committee
appointed at last Saturday's mass
meeting and by the Live Wires of
tho Commercial Club on Tuesday, to
Investigate matters relating to the
county court, was held Friday. Ways
and means of obtaining Information
aa to the condition of the county
court wero discussed, but no Immed
iate action wa taken.
It waa determined to hold a pub
lic meeting of the two committees In
tbo county, court room at 11 o clock
on April 20. At this meeting It U hop-
Led that all person having complaints
to make regarding me county conn,
or otherwise desiring to call the at
tention of the committee to matters
relating to county affairs, will submit
their Information In writing.
At Friday s meeting W. S. U'Ren
resigned from the committee appoint
ed by Dr. Van Rrakle, Sub Trunk
Line of the l.lve Wirej, giving three
reasons for severing connection with
the movement.
Mr. U Ren said his reasons wero
that he was preparing an initiative
petition, that he was a candidate for
governor, and that he was too busy
earning a living. No member was
appointed on the jommlttee to take
Mr. U'Rens place, but the vacujicy
will probably be filled at next Tues
day' meeting of the Live Wire.
Those present were M. J. Brown,
R. Schucbcl and S. L. Casto. of the
committee appointed at the mass
meeting, and O. D. Eby, W. 8. U'Ren
and John W. Loder, the Live Wires
committee apiwlted to assist the
others.
OF
The doom of the Milwaukie Tavern,
otherwise known as "Bobbie Hums'
place." which waa sounded when
Governor West and the militia threat
ened last fall to raxe the place, was
completed Tuesday ntght, when the
Milwaukie council revoked Its license.
Numerous complaints have been made
about the place for the past year, and
the council, tiring of the revel that
were formerly the rule at the resort,
decided to take drastic steps and
close It
The tavern waa reconstructed from
a former club house, and soon became
the mwa for "Joy-rldera" and the
element that follows In their trail.
During Governor West' spectacular
'clean-up" campaign the tavern was
made an objective point of the execu
tive' attacks, and eventually was the
scene of nn opera bouffe selge on the
part of a small party of state militia
men. Following this the fence sur
rounding the grounds waa torn down,
and after thla the habitue of the
place were considerably less strenu
ous In their reveals.
At the same meeting of the Milwau
kie council, Felix K. Mitchell was
elected chalrmon of the bqdy.
MUDDY RIVER CLAIMS LIVtS
OF BOYS PLAYING ON 8COW
OAKVILLE, Or, April 11:
(Snerlall. Theril Wiebera. 13
year old, and his brother Earnest,
11 wara aid. waro drowned here
afternoon In tho water of Mudd'
A
river.
Tha two lada were olavina along
tne anor or in iiream ana rc-v
nally found a small scow, In
which they ventured out into the
swift current. Presumably the
cow (truck a srvag and wa ov-
srturned, for both lad er
thrown Into tho water.
Children on tho shore aaw the
accident, but war too frightened
to bo of any material assistance.
Neither of tho boys could wim
well enough to combat tho swift
$ current, and both were soon swept
under.
PUBLIC AID ASKED
IN COURT INQUIRY
'COUNTY RANKING
SHOWS
PROGRESS
CLACKAMAS WELL IN LEAD A8
AS PRODUCER OF AGRICUL
TURAL. PRODUCTS FRUIT
a
FICURES SHOW TREMENDOUS YIELD
Rich Soil and Remarkable Climate
Glv Best Conditions for
Raising Assorted Variety
of Crops
Clackamas county has reason to be
proud of Itself. Not only . has It
3,646 farms, with an average of 82.6
acres in each, but these farms are in
a high state of cultivation, and are
yielding crops that place the county
In the front rank of the agricultural
districts of the state. Ftgurea com
piled by O. E. Freytag, publicity man
ager of the Oregon City Commercial
club, show that tho county ha at
tained an enviable position as a pro
ducer In the state. In the last num
ber of Oregon City Publicity, the
club' booster booklet, the achieve
ments of the local agriculturist are
set for as follow:
Clackamas Coifnty ranks 4th In the
production of fruit. Tho reason Clacka
mas County Is not In the lead Is be
cause some of the oldest orchards are
In this County. Some have been
neglected on account of old age and
are not so profitable, but in the near
future these old trees will be removed
and then more and better fruit will
be grown. Clackamas County ranks
4th In apples, 7th In peaches and nec
tarine. 4th In pears, 4& In plums
and pmnea, 2nd In cherries, 8th In
apricots, 1st in quince, 1st In grapes,
1st in strawberries, 4th In raspber
ries and loganberries, 3rd In black
berries and dewberries and 5th In
walnuts.
Clackamas County ranks - 17th In
area, 4th In population, 31st In wheat,
4th In oata, 24th In barley, 16th In
rye, 1st in potatoes, 5th in bops, 14th
in hay, 1st In clover.
The condition of the soil and cli
mate favor the production of abund
ant crops of grain, hay, root crops and
vegetables, which supply green feed
throughout the year. The most Im
portant of these crops, from a stand
point of economy and as well as milk
and butter fat producing qualities Ib
the thousand, headed kae. It la nat
urally adapted to thla section and
yields 25 tona per acre and over. The
farmer I Independent of the silo.
ADMINISTRATOR NAMED.
In the probate department of the
circuit court Judge R- B. Beatie has
appointed John Krantx as adminis
trator of the estate of the late Peter
Landlin.
The estate consists of $5,550 worth
of real estate and personal property
to the extent of $575.
AUTO CLUB FOLK
TO
CLACKAMAS COUNTY DRIVERS
..TO MAKE RUN TO SANDY
RIVER ON APRIL 3.
PORTLAND FRIENDS TO JOIN IN FUN
Reservations for Affair Already Out
number Expectatlona Coat
$1.50 Per Plate
The second annual banquet of the
Clackamas Automobile club will be
hed In the dining rooms of the Port
land Automobile clubhouse on the
Sandy Road, on the evening of Wed
nesday, April 23rd. 1913.
The Clackamas County Automobile
club Is composed of about fifty of the
local enthusiasts, who have organized
themselves into a body with tho end
in view of obtaining good road, doing
social runs, obtaining touring dates
and securing equitable legislation.
The members, their ladles and their
frlenda wi leave the Commercial club
rooms In Oregon C!y at six o'clock
on the 23rd by automobiles and will
wind tfcelr way to the scenic club
house of the Portland Automobile
club on the Sandy River, about 25
miles distant from Oregon City,
where a pleasing banquet at $1.50 per
plate will be served by the club.
A number of Portland guests will
be present on this occasion, and It
la expected that the coming banquet
will be ono of the events of the sea
son. About fifty plates have been re
served, and the committee In charge
expect to have one hundred plates riv
served before next Sunday when re
srvations will be closed.
All automoblllsta of Clackamas
county are Invited to participate on
thla event. The roads are good from
here, and the club will banquet rain
or shine. The committee In charge
ia: M. D. Latonrette. Wm. R. Ilogua
and J. F. Rlsley.
HOLD
BANQUET
FAIR DIRECTORS
TO MEET APRIL 26
At an Important meeting of the di
rectors and stockholders of the Clack
amas County Fair Association, which
will be, held In this city Saturday,
April 26, the filling of any vacancies
which may ocur will be attended to
and appropriation made for the var
ious department In which premiums
are to be awarded.
A feature of the fair this year will
be the elimination of all entry fees
frjm exhibits In which tho farmer
t&ke part This will Include stock,
poultry and vegetables. Horses will
be charged an entrance fee. Tho
amount that the state Is to appro
priate towards the fair for premiums
will probably be known at that time.
The Meeting wll be at 4:30 In the
afternoon, probably In the court
bouse or the Commercial Club.
URBAN LINE
L. M. LEPPER 8AYS DEVELOP
MENT OF CLACKAMAS ROUTE
AWAIT8 HILL CHIEF
PRESIDENT YOUNG WILL VIEW PLAN
Proposed Route to Tap Region of
Great Agricultural and Timber
Wealth Almost Neglected
That a .branch of the Oregon Elec
tric railroad part of the Hill lines In
Oregon, wll traverse the Clackamas
valley before long, and will tap a re
gion of great fertility and of extreme
timber wealth, Is the declaration of
L. Monte Lepper, of Portland, who
ha recently been talking with resi
dents of Clackamas, Milwaukie, Red-
lands, and other valley centers, and
who has been interviewipg farmers
and ranchers nearby. Mr. Lepper was
formerly in the employ of the Hill
interests In Minnesota, and Is re
garded by many here as being an ac-j
credited advance agent of the Hill
roads in this locality.
Some months ago Mr. Lepper made
a tour from Milwaukie to points In
the upper Clackamas valley, and car
rled with him a topographical blue
print, upon which was shown in a
vivid red line the proposed route of
an interurban line. On thla trip Mr.
Lepper made Inquiries as to upon
what conditions right-of-way could be
obtained, and while not sayics out
right that he represented tho Hill peo
ple, nevertheless gave an Impression.
Since that time the matter has been
rather neglected, though lntrest In It
has not flagged In the valley.
Monday afternoon Mr. Lepper shed
some light upon the delay in the mat
ter, and also upon the Interest back
ing the proposed line.
'We are waiting for Mr. Young,
president of the Hill lines In Oregon,
to return and take this matter up,"
said he. "He baa promised to look
into our plans and profiles as soon as
he gets here. I believe that he will
take the matter up and put It through
at once, for there I a rich field along
the route, of our road, and its delevop
ment is right in line with the Hill
policies.. I expect that In a very short
time we will be able to make an an
nouncement , regarding the definite
route of the line, and the time at
which operation will start."
1
Railroad rumor are as thick In the
Wllliamette and Clackamas valleys
as flie In summer time. The latest
excitement In this line Is reported
from communities between Milwaukie
and Clackamas station, where it Is
said that agents representing two
rival lines are busy seeking rlghts-of
way privileges over farm land. One
outfit seems to be searching for a
route that will bend gradually east
ward from Milwaukie and so skirt the
northern side of the Clackamas val
ley, running In the general and In
definite direction of Mount Hood;
while the other party of promoters
are making vague statement about
a line from Portland, through Milwau
kie, and thence almost due south to
Oregon City. Ranchers and farmers
have been Interviewed by representa
tive of both roads, but are not tumbl
ing over themselves to grant rights-of-way,
as the agents do not aeem to
be overburdened with convincing cre
dentials. There !s also a revival of the old
report that the Southern Pacific may
soon change the route of its main
line so as to avoid the curve to the
eastward from Willsburg through
bast Mllwaume, Clackamas and Glad
stone, and wll operate this line as an
electric feeder to the new main line
that will follow almost a direct tang
ent south from Sellwood. This re
port has been sprung so ofen, how
ever, that but little credence Is now
placed In It.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following marriage licenses
have been Issued by the county clerk:
Aurora M. Cosgrovo and Edwin B.
Morris, of Tho Dalles; Orva Freytag
and Curtis C. Miller, of Kallspel.
Mont; Anna C. Erkie and Paul V.
Finch, of Waldport; Ida E. Hall, of
Elk City and Andrew Redlund, of
Oregon City.
PROSPECTS
GOOD
NEW AUTO ROUTE
TO CANBY FOUND
OREGON CITY MEN DISCOVER WAY
TO AVOID, MUDDY STRETCHES
ENCOUNTERED BY MAJORITY
ROAD CONDITION NOTICES PLANNED
Scheme to Inform Travelers as to
Passability of Highways by Mean!
of Public Bulletin! May bo
Given Trial
A new and easy automobile route
to Canby has been mapped out by
W. H. Luckey and M. J. Lee, who
made the run from Oregon City to
Canby In 40 minutei on Saturday,
while less fortunate autoists got
stuck In tha mud for hours at a time
while essaying the usual road. The
distance traveled by Messrs. Lee and
Luckey 1 but three-quarters of a
mile greater than the old route, aafl
they declare that the road are In
fine shape all the way, and have but
few grades.
Hearing that the South End road
was Impassable, and that much diffi
culty would be experienced la get
ting past Twilight school house, the
two auto-explorers followed the Cen
tral Point road from Oregon City,
going out Twtlfth street to strike it.
At the Mount Pleasant school they
turned Into the Central Point road,
following It to Central Point, at which
point they did not turn off, but con
tinued straight on to Felt Corners,
where there la a large signboard
reading "thrj;e miles to Canby". They
followed the road indicated by this
directly past the Zlon Cemetery, and
so reached their destination without
any difficulties.
They report that there were eight
or ten auto stalled on the New Era
road, and that some of them were
two hours in getting out ot the mire.
The route they followed, they say, was
free of mud, and afforded a bard and
even surface practically the entire
distance.
At Canby Mr. Lee learned that au
toists ot that section had, adopted
the practice of placing signboards on
the Pacific Highway signs, setting
forth the condition of the main road,
and suggesting alternatice routes
that might be followed. The Idea
appealed strongly to him, and he says
he thinks it would be a good thing if
Oregon City autoists, and those else
where in tho stats, wero to follcx
the same plan.
These secondary notices are put up
voluntarily by local automobile en
thusiasts, and are based on the re
ports of men well acquainted with
the roads in the district Reports
from motorcycle riders are also found
to be of much service in connection
with this Idea, and the riders of the
smaller machines are regarded as
important aides in the movement.
CLACKA.MAS SOUTHERN TO RUN
TRAINS TO BEAVER CREEK
AS SOON AS LINE FINISHED
SEEAM POWER TO BE USED FIRST
Possible Extension of Road to Port
land Under Consideration, Though
Route I Not Selected to
City Limit
As soon 'as construction ot the
Clackamas Southern Railway is com
pleted as far as Beaver Creek, a
freight and passenger service will be
installed on the line from Oregon
City to stations to the east and
south. While It is the Intention ot the
official ot the road to eventually op
erate It by electricity, the service to
Beaver Creek will be handled by
steam locomotives. .
The initial service, It was said by
an official of the line, will be used
exclusively tor the handling of freight,
but Just as soon as It Is determined
how the needs of the patrons ot the
road may best be served, passenger
trains will be put on. In all probabil
ity the passenger service will consist
of a train a day in each direction,
with possibly the use of a passenger
coach on the freight train, aa well.
Though no formal announcement
of the matter has as yH been made,
It has also been learned that power
ful pressure Is being brought to
bear on the managers of the new line
to extend their road Into Portland.
It la said that a Portland capitalist
stands ready to finance the extension
of the line to the metropolis, and
that a right of way can easily be
secured. The route of a possible ex
tension to Portland has been under
consideration, and It is said that
while the construction of a direct
line from Oregon City ia not likely,
the company may, at a future date,
construct a branch from some point
in the Clackamas valley to Portland
by way of Clackamas station and
either Milwaukie or Woodstock.
Report that tho Portland develop
ment of the line waa to be made
along the tentative route for an In
terurban road mapped out by L.
Monte Lepper, of Portland, was em
phatically denied by officials of the
road. i
SERVICE PLEDGED
RAILROAD