mm OKEGON' -OTY GNTEMflSE I F
tfRTY-MVlN YIAR-No. 17.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1913.
ESTABLISHED 1M
ROAD'S FIRST
MILE IS DONE
.-CORD MADE IN ORADINQ WORK
ON PORTLAND m OREGON
CITY LINES
WANT PUNS CHANCED
M Alteration B nou,M ' N,W "Md
H Th,x WHI be lneiuda wnen
Conitructlon ll ' Fin
ished Th. first mil" r grading ror th
... l'urlUl ,)r,,"n Kllroad
ZrVrc-rJ l lrllmlnry construe
.ori on th " l"un 0,,lJ,
l.o weeki ito.
Th work which I bftliB rushed by
Ur Ctrver rapidly PomIM".
" n t hi. Webslur Acre Iru'li.
Lf MllwaukW.. ud the gradurs.
.-.a laua wnrb.
iiottl firtjr in iiiinnKT -- -
7 ..... ... If ihn imu-ii la kl)l 111)
ID thought that within f foW
md will ,,, l,,",n "oimlal ns fur
ihi, way as ib Clackamas river.
J.mr IUh.I of Boring, wa In Or
og City Kriitnr afternoon, after bav.
lol uKKiM-d through lh grading camp
II, , .jtremely rnlhutlastlc over the
line sd y th eroa.1 will be
or llu and ny ro"(' wl" be
tmothi. Mr Carver U personally In
thine of tl grading work at the
prrwnt iImi and (cording to Mr
Routt, there m no doubt from tbe
iy the rk U prugrraalng that he
BMtli t)Ulll. .
Parkolac Survty
Tomorrow tentative survey will be
nude through Parkplare. following
nertlng held there a week or so Mto,
thro Parkplace cltltens asked that
th rlKtit ot way be laid tbrouRh thilr
lon. After the survey la made
committer ( Parkplara cltlsn under
toe chairmanship at Captain J. T.
Apperaon lll make atreuuoua efforts
lo tecum a rlliht or way for the new
lb. If they iiircrcd and pressure
wa be brought to bear uM)n Carver.
Ib linn l!l probably croaa Into Park
plare ticr Die 8 V, bridge and will
tw of ireat Ix'neflt to tbe cltUent of
that lorallty.
At all cvi-nte the line will make a
arp cut thrniiKh (ilodatone, parallel
III the 8. P trarka and mretlnn tbe
county rond Junt IkIow tbe Chautau
qua park, h-re tbe line aa now aur
eyed rune alnnx Arlington etreot and
croitri the C!a(-kamaa river at a point
otr the lnUnd.
It now develiipa that the Una la to
ptu farther raat throtiKh Mllwauklo
tbtn formerly contemplated, aa the
people of that aoctlon are bot after
lh ntw line. It la now contemplated
to iklrt the eattrn boundary of Mil
wiukle and likely run tbrouRh tbe
Hlnthorn addition to Portlaud.
More men nnd tea mi are wanted In
tha conntructlnn work, eapnclally more
nrn to ck'ar and keep ahead or tbe
iradcrt who are maklnx phenomenal
pronren. The rlht or way baa prac
tically all been ancured between
CUditono and Mllwaukle.
OF
IS
CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN INSIST
THAT PORTLAND LINE SIGN
AGREEMENT AT ONCE
SIOPS AT CBOSSING LINE
Ucil Official Think Other Company
Wanted Excuta for Delay In
Reaching Molalla on Speci
fied Time
A clanh between the Clackamaa
southern and tbe Portland. Kugeuo
EaHtern waa avorted when tha offl
tinla of the l'ortlnnd company atopp-
the work on their llnea at Liberal
Pon the ordora of tha rflpreaentalivea
Clttcknniaa line.
IkvaiiHe the PortlanJ company bad
t alKned tha crnaalng agreement In
Plte of the fact that It ll aald to have
It .k ""vte! montha. the official
0 the Cluckamaa Southern refused to
tnp'" to make tha croaalng at
wneral and ordered the work atop
until the agreement waa algned.
P' M- Swift, itoneral mannRer of tbe
oouthnrn, Wiia notified Friday after
Tn ,ht the BKreement had, at least,
"! t;n'-J by the Portland line and
e lntnirted him men to allow the
, r co'nimny to put In tha crossing
w kecordance with the terroe of the
"Ueratanrilng.
inrCmU" ,0 P- M- 8wlft. tn 0PP
u uliro,ld h& n nureement to enter
T. u.on spPtemt)er 19 and that it
th. U " Impossible feat to make
I...! 0n""ctl'"' by that time. Ha be
wVm'j Bt ,he road- n excuse,
W k to a-l that the Southern
h.A the raUM ot the delay and
th. a,l0el Ha lines to cross at
ln" Utera junction.
Mr. swift also aaya that he baa of
and V nPP08'tlon to the other line
It. , ,.? ma,,B 1,0 e"ort to prevent
that k ,nt0 Mll' on time but
Cm, m lnsl"t th"1 th company
for. , . , the crolnn aRrcement be-
tr"ck wm um at tbe
The difficulty between tha two
ettlem!"!' reK,itr as did also the
'on & f tne olfferenc ot opln
ln has existed.
CLASH
ROADS
AVERTED
TALK AND FIREWORKS
TO
Many Oregon City people are olan
nlnx to go to Molalla Hc.pleml.er 1k
and 10, when th rat-nut ly Incorpor
ated city will celebrate the complo
tton of tha MoUlla Canliy branch of
tha Portland, Kugutie Kaatern rail
road Members of the Clackamas
County Automobile club will make tin
run lu a body and farmers from the
urniuudlng country will he on band
to enjoy the festivities.
The program, as arranged. Includes
concert by four ban. I a, daylight fire
works, spew-he by President Hobert
titration) of the new lino, and others:
a reception at the Mblalla Commercial
club, and apodal demonatrallon
when the first train over tb new line
pulla Into town.
The Portland, Kugene V Eaatcrn
will not only put Molalla Into direct
rail communication with the rest of
the atate, but will also open up a wide
aweep ur agricultural country and pro
vide modern facilities for It hipping
needs. Marked development Is ei-
perted to follow the advent of tbe
road.
OISTRICT ATTORNEY ADVISES
NEW OFFICERS NOT TO
HEED MANDAMUS
IS THE ECHO Of RECALL VOTE
Hold Th Suit Wat Brought Agalmt
Official Not Now In Power
and Ha no Effect at
Prnt
Deputy Dlatrlct Attorney Uvy Stlno.
acting a county attorney, ha advised
tbe member of the county court and
the county treasurer to Ignore the do-
elMlnn nf rMrrnlf Juilvji .1 IT Cimtt.
bell In the matter of the Gladstone
roaj fund suit, which was brought In
th form ot mandamus proceedings to
rnmiMl th emintv In refund tn (Mad-
Stone the unexpended portion of the
road tax coiierieo. wunin lie uoruers
ror the year 1911 and 1912.
' Tbe court ruled that the money col
dried within the Gladstone limits wss
fnp Ih. ff.-il. ttmm nt ih tmnrnvpnient nf
nia.talnnM'a hluhwava and ordered the
unexpended balance returned to the
municipality.
Suit Against Old Court.
The nmreedlnii were brouxht
against the county court composed or
Judge R. H. lleatle and Commission
er N. lllalr and Mattoon. While the
matter has been pending In the courts
Judge lleatle and Commissioner lUalr
have been recalled, and replaced by
Countr Judge II. S. Anderson and
Commlaloner J. W. Smith.
Mr Rllnn holds that the present
county court, therefor, la not a party
in ih. ..-iinn that It ci mint be man-
damuaed on the original ault. and that
a they have never reruaed to give me
money In question to Gladstone, and
h.. noor had a dar In court for any
hearing In relation to the matter, they
caunot be effectej by the outcome or
the action.
Manit.miia trne.dlnc. Mr. Stlt)D
holds, are directed against Individuals,
and not against county offlcera In the
.h.ir.M mi therefor Judue Ander-
ton and Commissioner Smith cannot
be bound by court orders aireciea 10
Judge lleatle and Commissioner Hlalr.
RAILROAD SHOWS ITS
INTEREST IN COM
Further demonstration of the Inter
est or the Boutnern racinc aim uryj
Northern railroads, with their allleJ
ti. (n n.oimnma rnnntv has beeu
given In tha receipt by the Oregon
City Commercial club or a massive
silver and gold cup, which Is offered
by the Hill lines as a ithb iui lu
. Ji.nlnv nf farm DrodllCts
made by any one man at tha Clacka
maa County fair wnicn is 10 u umu
at Canby September i. tj, in ana n.
Tbe cup la a beautiful aampie 01
the allversmllh'a art, atanding ll
luche high, and measuring six incnes
acroea the top. It Is mounted upon
an ebony baae and Is to be competed
for each year until won three times
by tbe same farmer, wuen u la if u-
come the winner a property.
Stimulate Development
vt . k mil line enter Clack-
amaa county, ao the offering of the
cup la all tbe more remarkable. It
la designed to stlmu'ate general agri
cultural development In tne county,
and la a duplicate or the cupa that are
being offered by the Hill People In
atate where ttieir roaoa unu u
live rrelght field. -
i ..nnn ih. frnnt the trade
mark of the Northern Pacific In dec
orative relief, and 1 inscriDea wuu
a rew line denoting It purpose.
Vakiabl Cup
There I over $60 wortht or llver
and gold In th cup and aa a trophy
It wl'l be ure to appeal to ranchers
and farmer or th ectlon, many of
whom are preparing special displays
In the hope or winning It In the
opinion or Secretary FreyUg. or the
Commercial club, however, the cup is
apt to be won by some rarmer who
haa made no apeclal effort to capture
It, but the excellence of whose general
crop will appeal to the Judge as be
ing the best aampie of all-around superiority.
COUNTY IGNORES
COURT'S ORDER
ENGINES SOON TO
PUFF IN MOLALLA
R.AD PUSHES WORK ON RAIL
LAYING AND WILL REACH
POINT ON TIME
ROAD WILL SOON BE ELECTRIFIED
Lin Plan to Mk Change and to
Pntrt Rich Land Now
Untouched by Trans
portation Rails of the Wlllumette Valley Hue
have passed Liberal and Monday
morning will rind the Portland, Ku
gene t Kaatern work trains at Mo
lalla. nallastlng train have been follow
ing close on the heels of the rail lay
ing crews and the engineers for the
company announce that the new road
will be In rcadlm-as to do Its part lu
the official opcnlnfg ceremonies wblcb
are scheduled to ocur next Friday,
September 19.
Important Lin
The o-nlng of this new line of
connection between Oregon City and
the rich Molulla country is consider
ed of vuat Importance. Until the new
ma.! la electrified the trade of the
Molalla will pass through this city
on tbe tracks of the Southern Pacific
company, and If any considerable por
tion of It shall be diverted to find per
manent anchorage with local business
houses, the effort to capture the bus
iness must be put forth tjy Oregon
City men.
Portland, Salem, Canby are all alive
to the possibilities of landing tbe Mo
lulla country aa part of their trade
territory and will be largely represent
ed at the big celebration. Special
tralna will come up from the south and
it Is anuounced that 10 cars will be
on tbe Canby siding when the train
from Portlund and Oregon City reach
ea that place In the morning of cele
bration day.
Big Depot Facilities
After tbe main line or the Willam
ette Valley line la constructed and
electrified the electric tralna will paaa
through West Oregon City, where
splendid depot facilities are promised
and from which point Oregon City
merchants can still command a large
Influnence In Molalla trade If the ef
fort I made.
The Commercial club of Molalla Is
preparing to entertain a crowd of
6.000 persons at the opening of the
P. E. A K. It la asserted that every
farmer between Colton and Bllverton
will be there, besides the huudreJs
who will ride on the first train over
the new line. It will be an opportun
ity for Oregon City men to come in
closer contact with tbe people of the
district and Is bound to result In the
establishment of closer and even more
friendly relation than have hereto
fore existed. It 1 believed.
Cowboy Coming
A the engine ahead of tba first
train pokes Its nose Into the city lim
its of Molalla tbe old cowboy from
Lack In the bill will attempt to cap
ture It with their lariat, and a It
steams on Into town hundreds ot bal
loon flags will be released, while
massed bands turn loose with stirring
music.
Besides Robert E. Strahorn and oth
er prominent railroad men there will
be speaker from Oregon City and ad
joining cities to express the gratifica
tion of every resident at the accom
plishment or the railroad dream or the
old settlers.
L
SLIPS OFF DRENCHED DECK OF
FREIGHT AND IS LEFT '
UNCONSCIOUS
FINDS WAV INTO CITV FOR HELP
Walka Unaided from Seen to Get Aid
After Accident Happena on Sharp
Curve or Road Goea to
Portland
Rnnnlni alnnff the deck of a frelnht
train soaked by several pouring rains
aha was swlnelnc around the curve
near. Gladstone, J. S. Cushlng, a "bra-
i" waa tnrown to tne grouna, len
ih. .-tithrh for MV.raI hours In tfl-d
drenching rain with bia skull fractur-
I and hi back Injured until he re
ined consciousness and walked Into
the city ror help.
Cushlng was a brakeman on one or
i. fralirhta that nansed throueh Ore
gon City Wednesday night. He was
about 3o years old and unmarried.
waa at the rear end ot tne train
h. mmm niakino- the curve near
Gladstone and attempted to reach the
head of the freight.
The deck or tbe train waa aa allp-
n.r elana His feet went out
from under him and be dropped to
the
grouna use a oag oi teao, airuca
haiul nn a rocV. fractured the
his
skul
11 .njl Inlnfwtff lit hack
Ttimn.h th. seven hours of the
nlchi In Ih rirenchlnc rain he staid
there until he regained consciousness
could make his way into tne city,
u.i.lw.n' tha 9 P station here and
was placed on board a Portland train
that took him to the hospital formed-
Jcal attention.
SKUL
RROKFN
ISItUslL.11
LIES
1
E
ITS DISPLAY EOR FAIR
The people of Gladstone, a thriv
ing community two mile north or
Oregon City, are so proud or tb pro
gress they have male since Incorpo
ration that they are planning to make
a novel exhibit at . the Clackamas
County Fair, which will be held at
Canby on September 24, 25, 26 and
27. The Gladstone exhibit, a plan
ned, will be unique, and will combine
display or agricultural products with
sample or municipal development.
Part or tbe exhibit will be compos
ed or mapa and drawing or the Glad
stone municipal street improvement
plant, Including gravel pit, grading
machine, road olllug plant and stan
dard specifications; ' and accompany
ing this will bs a map showing the
miles or completed street work.
Gladstone holds the record ror
Oregon or having the most economi
cal street plant in the state, and la
able to Improve its highways at a coat
or from CG cent to one dollar a yard,
depending on the clas of Improve
ment. Aside from this display, there will
be an exhibit of fruits, vegetablea and
grains raised In Gladstone, and tbe
management of the Clackamas Coun
ty Fair believe that the municipal
bowing to be made will attract much
Interest among tbe fair visitors.
CIRCUIT JUDGE I8SUES ORDER
COMPELLING COURT TO GIVE
MONEY BACK
CITIES TO GET ALL ROAD LEVIES
Cannot Use Taxea Collected for High
way purposet on Other District
Mutt b Given to City Wher
Railed
The city of Gladstone will, hereaf
ter receive all or Ita road money rais
ed within the limits or Its own dis
trict. The county or Clackamas, the mem
bers or the county court, and tbe coun
ty treasurer have been mandamused
by Circuit Judge J. U. Campbell, re
quiring them to return to the city
treasury of the city of Gladstone the
sum of 11232.86 that baa been retain
ed from tbe money raised in that dla
trlct during the year 1911 for road
purposes. '
The circuit judge holds that the city
la entitled to all of tbe money that
It geta for tbe road purposes and that
the county officers cannot take the
funda that are raised Inside of Incor
porated cities and towns and use
them for the general county benefit
Old Systam -
Under the old arrangement the city
waa receiving 60 per cent of ita road
taxea after they bad been collected
hut suit waa brought to have the coun
ty treasurer Instructed to return all
of the money collected from cities
and towna that are Incorporated. The
petitioners, through, their attorneys,
H. E. Cross and John Selvers, won
their request and tha city officials
were ordered Friday to make the res
titution. During the years 1911 and 1912 tbe
county court levied road tax of
eight mills and collected from the
city of Gladstone the sums or 12568.98
In 1911 and $2695.60 In 1912, or which
$1336.12 baa been returned. Under
the instructions or the court tha re
mainder will be given back Into tbe
city treasury ror use in the improve
ments that are contemplated there.
: Old Man Asks Court :
',.'
: To Take Name From :
: The Charity List :
Perhapa ror the first time In the
records of the county court, a man
who has been on the charity list ror
a number or years haa applied ror the
removal or his name and the cancella
tion or the order that brought htm In
monthly revenues.
In a letter written tor htm by
friend. J. U. Scott, 83 years of age,
tells the court that he believes he is
now able to take rare of himself and
can support himself without the as
sistance that the county haa hitherto
given to him.
Goea Into Business
He plans to get into business for
himself and to make bia own living
hereafter. His friends have admired
his pluck tn determining at hia age
in life that he would no longer be a
charge upon the county but that be
would earn bia living for himself.
The application is a novelty at the
court house for In most cases or this
kind tbe officers of the court would
have to remove the man'a name over
hla protest and the protests of many
or hia friends.
The work of checking over the
county list each month and determin
ing those who are, from their unfor
tunate circumstance, entitled to char
ity is an undertaking for the county
court and for its officers. But the
work haa been done of late until the
contains only those who are entitled
to assistance from the county fund.
Legal Battl Finally Settled
A long legal controversy came to an
end on August 28 In the Clackamas
County court in Oregon City, when
Judge Eakln awarded the custody of
Gilbert R. Hamilton to bia grand-par
enta. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Hamilton,
of 1031 East Twenty-second atreet,
North, this city. The case has bed
in court for the past two years.
COUNTY MUST
RETURN FUNDS
CHICKENS' CROW
PRIZE CHICKS
GIRLS RAISE WINNERS AT FAIR
IN E8TACADA AND TAKE ALL
PREMIUM OFFERED
COMMUNITY FAIR IS FUTURE PLAN
Big Crowd Attends Exhibition and
Seea Displaya cf all Klnda that
have been Produced bY School
Children
A Brahma chicken four months o'd
and weighing five pounds was one or
the features of tbe Estacada school
fair held in tbe power-bousa city Sat
urday, and declared by all who saw It
to bave been one or tbe most promis
ing juvenile displays ever given In
this county. The rive pound chick
was developed by Ruth Gltbens, who
also gathered in tbe prize ror llrahma
i pullets.
Girl take Prizes
Another school girl, Abbie Wagner,
took two or tbe prizes offered for
Plymouth Rocks, he having exhibited
the best graded chicken and cockrel
of this species. Other prize winning
chicken were a llrahma cockrel grown
by Everett Shipley and a Plymouth
Rock pullet grown by Earl Gibson.
Tbe contest In chickens wss knnwn
as the "Shearer Chicken Race", a
school patron named Shearer having
given 20 of the Estacada school child
ren each ten eggs four months ago.
The children took the eggs to their
homes, bad them batched out and
raised tbe cblcka aa best they could.
- Big Crowd
An excellent attendance marked
the Estacada Juvenile fair, the second
or a aeries or nine to be beld in tbe
county this year. There were 66 ex
hibitors who had on display 141 en
tries. Particular merit was round by
the Judges in tbe display or cakes
made by the girls and in collections
or native wood gathered by aome or
the boys. A derrick, entirely design
ed and made by some or the boys also
received favorable mention. Tbe beat
display or vegetables waa grown by
George Hackenrtder.
Interesting Talks
School patrons who attended tbe
fair listened to Intereatiag talks by
Superintendent Churchill, Professor
Griffith, of tbe Oregon Agricultural
college, and Professor T. J. Gary, coun
ty school superintendent. Following
this they determined to bold a com
munity fair next year In conjunction
with the school fair and John Ely,
Ms. A. W. Botkln. J .A. Shlbley, F.
J. Harkenrlder, Charles Duncan and
H. M. James were named as a com
mittee to arrange tbe matter.
Music was furnished at the fair by
the Currinsville band a4 domestic
scienoe work was demonstrated by
the girls In the form of refreshments.
The exhibit included work of pupils
In all grades of the grammar and high
school
DANISH PAPER IS
TILED FOR RECORD
A power of attorney written In the
Danish tongue - and the translation
certified to by the connsul or that
land in PoiUand was riled in the
county ncorder's office Wednesday
by Jena Madsen.
The paper merely prepared the way
for the settlement of the estate of the
husband, Jamea Madsen, who owned
a bank account of $140 and 160 acres
in Clackamas county valued at $200.
SPACE HEAVY
COMMERCIAL CLUB 8ECRETARY
FINDS MANY EXHIBITS ARE
COMING TO FAIR
CLACKAMAS COUNTY TO HAVE SHOW
Local Diaplays to be Better Than
Ever Before and to Cover a Larger
-Field Than In Previous
Yar
Demand tor space at the state fair
are Increasing so rapidly that tbe offi
cials have had to add tent after tent
to the enclosure that was originally
set apart for the exhibits.
Almost aa rapidly as the tents are
given their certain place on the
grounds, the exhibits that are pouring
In fill them up and others bave to
be added. Thia Is the status of at
afrit, according to Secretary Freytag
of the Commercial club, who haa Just
returned from a trip to 8alem where
he was arranging for the Clackamaa
county exhibition there.
Many excellent features have- been
planned ror Ibis year s exhibit The
juvenile shows, the eugenics depart
ments and other features of the kind
are bringing In their exhibits by the
train load to tbe grounds.
Clackamas couaty will bave the gi
gantic roUnty exhibit that will sho
all of tbe products of the county as
they are produced on the farms in tbe
Wi'Umette valley. In addition, will
be an exhibit by the Dougherty bro
thers, by the juvenile department
and by tbe city and district of Molalla.
DEMANDS FOR
ARE
AT FAIR
One ot the feature of the Clacka
mas County fair, to be held at Canby
September 24, 25, 26 and 27, will be
tbe "vacation park" wber free camp
ing site, supplied with excellent wa
ter, will be placed at the disposal of
all wbo desire to spend tbe fair week
near the grounds.
No cbarga will be made for camp
ing sites, and as the grounds have
been divided Into numbered Iota ar
ranged In streets, It Is expected that
an extensive tent city will spring up.
People wbo take advantage of this
offer of tbe fair board will rind It a
most enjoyable way to spend a brier
outdoor vacation.
Tbe camping groulda are located
In the heart or one or the most beau
tiful agricultural sections of the
state, are well shaded, and are con
veniently located with regard to the
fair grounds, so that it will be but a
rew steps from the tents to the fair
attractions.
Application for camping sites should
be made a oon a possible to M. J.
Lee, secretary of the Clackamas Coun
ty Fair association, at Canby.
READY FOR FAIR
WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF LIVE
STOCK SOON TO BE 8ENT TO
CANBY EXHIBIT
DAIRY CATTLE WE BE FEATURE
All Sorts of Farm Products ar Gath
ered for Show Rooms and Fair
Promise to Rival On at
Salem
The last of tbe county exhibits be
fore the big state fair at Salem will
be the Clackamas County fair, which
is to be beld at Canby September 24,
25, 26 and 27, and which promises
to rival In Interest any similar display
in the northwest
Primarily will this be so because
of the great Interest that bas devel
oped in Clackamas county within the
past three years in blooded livestock,
representative aamplea of which will
be shown by a host of exhibitors.
Exhibit Dairy Cattle
Dairy cattle that supply Portland
and neighboring cities with cream,
milk and their products will be on
view, and tbe visitor will be surpris
ed at the superiority of this stock.
There will also be pena of shorthorn
cattle, many thousands bead ot which
graze in tbe county to be fattened tor
the markets, as well aa displays or
hogs or high degree, and sheep which
annually provide the big mills at Ore
gon City with the raw material from
which clothes, shawls and blankets
are made.
Angora goats, which are raised to a
considerable extent in the county,
will also be on view, wh'le some of
the finest horseflesh in the state will
be seen In the parades and on the
race track.
Clackamas county is also famous for
its chickens, nd the entries so far
received in the poultry section mke
It evident that this division or the
fair will be specially worth viewing.
TO HAVE
BRIDGE NEXT YEAR
Molalla will have a new bridge over
Its river aa soon aa tbe danger from
flood is over and the construction
work can progress without . lnterfer
ance from high water.
The county court haa listened to
tales of plana and specifications and
has decided that it will allow the ap
propriation for the bridge as soon aa
the work can be completed without
Interference or danger of damage.
To award the contract at this sea
son or the year would, in the judg
ment or the court, throw the actual
work during the period when the wa
ter in tbe river la at its heighth and
would endanger all or the sub-struc
ture erected during the work. As
soon as the flood danger Is over, the
court plans to advertise for bids on
tbe cost of the work and to have the
bridge rushed through to early com
pletion. Talk Improvements. -
Roads and bridges through the
county bave been the subject of con
sidarable discussion In the court room
during the last few daya of session
and has attracted a great deal of at
tention from the members of the
court
Among other things, the commis
sioners have considered the plan ot
allowing the several districts to use
the money that is raised within their
limits for actual work on their own
roads and to take none of that money
for roads in other parts or the county.
Several argumenta along this line
have been made to the board by those
wbo are Interested in the Improve
ment or tbe county highways and the
matter has been placed on the table
for future determination.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
TIES MARRIAGE KNOt
John Selvers, justice of the peace,
performed the marriage ceremony for
Joseph Vana and Helen Rabick Wed
nesday. The license had been issued
several days before.
County Clerk Mulvey also Issued a
license to John R. Leach and Lilla L.
Irvin Wednesday.
CLACKAMAS IS
TELEPHONE CASE
UP FOR HEARING
RAILROAD COMMISSION SITS TO
LISTEN TO CITY'S CHARGES
AGAINST ITS RATES
MATTER TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT
No Decision on Evidenc Given Whn
T'ltlmony Is In but Ruling
Is Expected In a Few
Weeks
With all of tbe member of rail
road commission of the state present
at the hearing, the city pushed it
charges against the Pacific Telephone
k Telegraph company and produced
receipts to show how tht company had
made different ana discriminatory
rate for Identically tbe same service,
according to the committee's conten
tion. That ths company had made rates
that were manifestly unfair and dis
criminated against some of its patrons
In tbe question of rentals waa charged
by the city and evidence Jntroaucea
to prove the claim that ths council
has made. The city goes furthar and
alleges that the company bas discrim
inated aginst Oregon City, as a whole,
and bas made rates that ara higher
ror service rendered here than the
same company makes ror tbe same
service In other citi js of the state.
The committee had a vast collec
tion of receipt and contracts that had
been gathered from aome of the pa
trons and thes3 were Introduced to
show that the company had made char
ges of $1.25 and $1.50 for identically
the same service.
The company introduced Engineer
Spencer and Teague and Assistant Su
perintendent Phillips to prove that the
rate of $1.50 was necessary in order
to maintain the line an dservice that
the corporation now ias in the city.
Tbe officers said the lower rates
would not meet the expenses of the
company and return any margin of
profit and that the higher rate was
njfded in order to make anything off
the money Invested in the plant here.
The city contended, on the other
hand, that the company Is now charg
ing Oregon City with higher rates
than it holds against other towns of
the state and that it gives no better
service for the charges that it make.
It showed, briefly, that some towna
were receiving the same service for
as little as one dollar that patrons en
the line here are now paying for at
the rate of $1.50.
It First Cat
The case Is considered the first of
Its kind that has ever been brought
before the railroad commission of the
state although it is not the first tele
phone mater that has been submitted
for decision. The city believes that
the decision in this case will be one
of far reaching importance in that It
will establish a precedent for similar
action to be taken by other cities ot
the state that feel the company la
making a rate higher than it shou'd for
the service given.
TO ADVERTISE
AIL WEST SIDE
BOOSTERS ROLL VP SLEEVE8
AND GET TO WORK FOR IM
PROVEMENTS PRINT TEN THOUSAND BOOKLETS
Plan to Start General Publicity Cam
paign for Growing Towna and to
Present Facts to Newcomer
From East
Witb every seat in the new Wil
liamette school house taken and the
people of tbe west Bide out in force,
the new board of governors and other
officers of the West Side Improve
ment club were named and steps
taken to advertise and boost for the
advancement of tbe communities on
the other bank of the river.
Ten thousand eight page folders
will be printed and distributed for
the benefit of the communities that
are scattered along the west bank.
Ripe, crisp facts, written in tbe best
and most readable style, will tell tbe
people of other places the truth about
the cities on that aide of the river
and will advertise tbe various resour
ces and advantages that they have
that are of interest to new comers in
this section of the country.
"In unity, there is strength" waa
the key note of the meeting through
the evening. B. T. McBain, tbe re
tiring president made a strong appeal
to the people of those communities to
stand by each other in tbe effort to
build up the new cities on that bank.
Professor Thompson and C J). Wil
son talked along the same lines.
Tbe newly elected members of tbe
board of governors are, J. W. Draper,
of Bolton; B. T. McBain, of the West
Side, and C. B. Wilson, of Willamette.
Six of the members or the board hold
over and were not elected Thursdsr
night Of the membership of the board
G. U 8nldow was chosen president;
J. W. Draper, of Bokon. vice presi
dent; J. Ntchols. West Side, re-eVect-ed
secretary, and M. C. Micbels, re
elected treasurer.
The treasurer's report showed a bal
ance In the Bank of Oregon City of
$88.75 and was adopted by a vote of
the citizena present