OREO ON OfTY ENTERPRISE. VHtDAY, FEMRUARY 13, 1914.
S0I1UCEL DEFENDS
SYSTEM IN VOGUE
BEAVER CREEK SUPERVISOR
FIRM IN ADHERENCE TO
BXISTINQ PLAN
PCGR MATERIAL HANDICAPPS RESULTS
H. E. CroM Brand Prnt PUn f
Wat'ul Sullivan and Dlmlck
favor Good Road Bond
Lock Rtport
n A. Bulmi'lifl. one of tliB road
pervlsor nf ('Inchmiiita) county and an
enthusiastic defender uf tho ylem
that baa been vogue for ')' y''ttr
for ilia construction and maintenance
of county road, wa a guest of ihe
n ..! I v luncheon of I In) Live Wire
Tuesday noon and made a speech that
Interested the member ot Inn organ
(nation tlmt ha madit rthcr a vain at
tempt to tirltiK ationi a better and a
mom yteinatle method In llm expen
diture of llxi road money of llm conn'
ty, which will amount llila year lo ap
tiroxlmutoly $:iik,ioo. Mr. bVhubcl do
ctored Ihut hi dlatrlet waa handicap
ped with poor material; thai (Iim main
road ! adlng out lo Beaver Creek U In
better condition today limn th muln
treel of Oregon City; thai a S Ion load
ran he hauled over the road leading to
hi district at the present time; thai
every farmer la Interested to a great
er extent than any resident of Oregon
City over the rond question; that the
farmer can and do build roan n
good and a cheaply a rould bo done
under the sup'-rvlalon of a roadiuaster.
Member of lh IJve Wires, how
ever, did not agree with Mr. Schuhol.
II. K. Croaa declared Hint liidlratlona
pointed to a ronlliiiuice of tun present
waateful and extravagant method. T.
W. Sullivan set nut the advantage of
a bond laaue for th construction of a
ayati'in of permanent highway lead
liil from th fiirin to thn market cen
ter. He ald n would soon present a
tabulated tatoiiienl. showing thn low
cost of bond lu and th" benefit
that would accrue to the furtner.
Judge Dlmlck heartily endorsed thn
proposed b""d laaun for $600,000, lie
aald ll would be possible to luy aside
$IOO.0o0 each year for 12 year, which
would tlll leave more than $20,ooo
In lh general mad fund, and of Oil
1100,000 there c.inld ba taken $M).0OO
for a alnkliiK fund. $:i.000 for Interest
and thn remainder for maintenance of
thn hard surface road lo be construct
ed with the money raited through the
bond luo.
F. W. llarrl. who I In Oregon City
a foreman of the grand Jury, waa alo
luncheon guest and wa au interest-
d llitener. Mr. llarrl I opposed to
the present supervisor ytem.
H. T. Meltaln made a report on thn
atatua of the Oregon Clly locks, ana
ald the government expected to atari
actual work on thn new locka by April
1; that It wa promised to widen the
look at the upper end and ue ome
nf the material removed for the con-
l nut Inn of an addition lock at tlm
lower ml. ajid that ronlractor had
been over llm lock thl week to ob
tain data upon which lo ban their
figure.
O. n. Eby reroinmended dolny In
proceeding with the agitllon for the
widen 111 of KallrtiMl avenue, lie uiu
there would bn roiilderahl oppoal
tlon and the property would have to
Um rondeiiiiied. HI committee wa
continued to report when elrrum
atanoe appear to be more propltlou
P. A. Olmated reported on the coffee
club nroDoaali He aald that the Joint
committee of the Mvo Wire and tho
various church brotherhood had not
agreed upon a plan; tlmt aoinn of the
member of the committee favored the
establlHhment of a coffee club to be
conducted along thn line of the V.n
anna Coffee chili, with a lunch count'
er, which, at KuKenn, paid all of the
exuenae of maintaining the club. (Mil
or favored the etHhllHhmcul a free
reading; and rent room for the working
men, the expense to be bnrue by pri
vate contribution.
The next luncheon of tho Live Wire
will nrobnbly he held in the banquet
hall ot the hew Commercial club
room on Klghth and Main troeta
The menu luncheon for last Tuenlay
follows;
('lain Chowder
llaked Virginia Ham litced Potutnoii
Uraiaed Swent I'otatoea
Hot Holla
Lettuce and Aiparagua Salad
Sponge Cake Whipped Cream
Coffee
MECHANICS LEIN
HELD DEFECTIVE
The declalon of Circuit Judge Camp-
ll In the Bull of (he Uaat Hide Mill
i Lumber Co. v. Melnier hn been af
irmed by the supreme court. Thl
vaa a ault In which the court that the
nechanlca Hen hold by the plaintiff
:ompany waa defective. J. K. Hedge
'epreaented Molnror.
I have opened up a
NEW STORE
with a complete
i stock of
i
Uaple and Fancy
Groceries
Farmers Produce
j bought and sold
i
Good Goods at Rtaion
1 able Prices
2 doors touth of
Firit National Bank
D. H. KLEHSOH
Phan Utla 3542
JENNINQS LODGE
A itnall, but appreciative audience
(rented W. H. U'Keir on Wduday
evening at thn regular meeting of the
Commuiiliy Club, when he apoka on
dood It .ml. Mr. U Hon la a promi
nent attorney of Oregon City and will
tun lor governor of Oregon on the
liiui peiidi til. ticket, He apuka la favor
of the unemployed being ghen work
on our run il building at wane uuii
elit to euro fur and uduralu family.
'I he Roooud rle of dunce given
by I'rof. Iiowon wu held on 'I inirmluy
IunI. A large iiuiiiber from Uladatono
and Oregon city attended.
Dr. I'erkln mid wife, of I'orllulid,
were Utdge vlnlior on HuiiUay.
Or. Krauk t.'unldy and wife, of Tort
land, wera recent cullur at the C. 1',
Morne hollin.
Mr. and Mra. Lloyd Tlllbury, former
realdetit of I'ortland, but who have
lient miimi tuoiithi In California, r
turned on Hunday and will vllt with
Mra. Tlllbury' paronU, Mr. and Mr
A, Oatroiu.
Mia Kdna WeMterlleld, who luia
apent the paat alx mouth with her
Inter In Houtheru Oregon, ha return
od to her home near Maplo Lane, and
on Thuraduy waa accompanied by her
mother, who apent the duy with Mra,
II. Hart.
Mr. Ilea llruerhert and Mr. II
Hart attended the I'urent Tcacher' Aa
iHiatlou at Concord on Krlday Inat.
Mlaa Winnie Kern lenvaa on Hunday
for Corvalll. where ahe will enter
tlm Oregon Agricultural College
The Fraternal Colon will give a to
clal dance at tho Itatdorf hall on Fri
day evening, Keli. lath, The younger
meiulieri are In charge of the ar
raiiKenu lit.
Mr. Harry llayle. of I'ortland, vla-
Ited at llm unlge on hrlduy.
I,. Uilcog left by boat on Krlduy for
California, where hi alaler I III at
her home at Long lleach. Mr. Wilcox
will vlalt with relative for two week
ul Ihla well known regort.
J, A. Hoeabe, a retired cnpltallat, of
Newport I upending a few duya at thl
plain.
Mr. Mary Hurley, a pioneer rel
dent uf Oregon hn been conllned to
the linmo of her daughter, Mr. Carrie
I'eaae, at Conmado, California, for the
puat 17 week. Kite ha atomach
trouble and grave fear are enter
tained for her recovery. Mr. Hurley
I well and favorably known at Ore
gon City, Concord and thl place and
her friend were aorry to hear of her
UlllOH.
A number of miw chc of menale
have been reported. Among thn little
one who are III are, Jack Hampton.
It.ed Mlchetior, Kobert Kuaaell and
Mra Jume Hcrnard and young on.
Mr. Khaver I vlaltlug Mr. Wm.
Jacob and will return to her homo
In I'ortland on Thuraday.
OAK GROVE.
Mr. and Mra. J. 8. Smith entertained
thn Ladle' I'rogrevKlve Club of Oak
drove Thumday evening. Owing to
bn Inclemency of the weather only a
few member were pregent. The com
mittee rendered a fine program and a
Miuntlful lunch waa aerved. Mr.
Kmlth gave a few selection on the
nniphaphnne. Thotie preennl were.
Mr and Mr. J. S. Smith, Mr. and Mtf
J. (lilllxpln and ion. Mr. and Mr. It.
M. Itlehnrdaon and son, Mr. W. II.
Harris. Mr. and Mra. J. II. Kven. Mr.
and Mr. K. C. Warren, Mr, (lo and
two daughter and Mr. K. K. Naef.
Mr. J. II. Kven I prealdent of the
Huh. which la In Ita third year with a
memberahlp of ilxteen ladle. The
club ha one bualnes meeting and one
anelnl meeting each month.
Thn moving picture show at the
school hnuan Thursday evening was
a siiccchs. The children also enjoyed
athletics and games In the bnsement
for a u hour.
The cafeteria luncheon served at
noon lo the pupils Is meeting with
much success and la considered a grent
benefit to the children.
Miss Mario Kpllet, of Oenevla
Switch Inland, formerly of St. Inl,
Mo.. Is spending the winter with her
brother, L. Kpllet.
C. C. Hargrove has sold his proper
ly to Mr. Green and tho family are
domiciled In their new home.
Miss Minnie Armstrong, of New
Yr'X Is spending the winter with her
b. ther. U E. Armstrong and family.
Mrs. P. O. Worthlngton will return
to Victoria. II. C next month. She
was called home some time ago on
account of an accident to her moth
er, Mr. Geo. Illgham.
Methodist Minister Recommend
Chsmbtrlaln' Cough Remedy.
Rev. Jamei A. Iwis, Mllnca. Minn.,
write: "Chamberlain' Cough Remedy
hn been a needed and welcome guest
In our homo for a number of year. I
highly recommend It to my fellow as
being a medicine worthy of trial In
cae of colds, coughs and croup."
tilve Chamberlain Cough Remedy a
trial and we are confident you will find
It very effeclunl and continue to use
It aa occaalon require for year to
como. as many other have done. For
sale by all dealers. (Adv.)
EAGLE CREEK.
Robert flrnsch and John Strahl have
a new rond out to the main road from
tholr place. They Invttnd some of their
neighbors to come Inst Thursday and
help make a road. Quite a number
turned out and they had a regular road
building bee. They got It all rut out
that day so one could travel over It
with a wagon.
Mr. Bertha Douglass returned home
last Tuesday from The Dalle, where
he went to lee her father, who dlod
while she wa there.
There I a new cream wagon come
through thl neighborhood now. Some
of the patrons of the Mount Hood
Creamery have quit selling to that
firm and are selling to the new firm,
the Clear Creek Creamery.
Mr. Judd called on Mrs. Howlett
last Thursday.
Mrs. Clark visited with Mr. How
lett one day last week.
Guy Woodle and family and Claude
Woodlo spent Saturday evening at the
home of R. II. Gibson.
H. 3. Gibson was a Portland vis
itor last Wednesday.
Mr. Itesle Douglas made trip to
Portland the latter part of last week
Albert Moehnke and wlfe Mis Rose
Hatz and Fred Moehnke were the
guests of Mr. and Mr. Roy Douglass
Saturday and Sunday.
Will Douglas and wife, took dinner
with Mr. and Mr. Urasch Sunday.
Ray Woodle and aon, Lnalle, who
have been lick with measles, are able
to be up and about again.
KjUDGE DIMICK GOES TO SALEM
Judge Grant B. Dlmlck ha been In
vited to go (o Salem tomorrow and de
liver the Lincoln Day address before
the Salem Republican club. Judge
Dlmlck, who Is a formidable candidate
for the governorship on th Republi
can ticket, talked at the weekly lunch
eon of the Portland Ad club Wednes
day. He will go to The Dalle next
Thursday and talk ther.
I
ITS SUPERVISORS
GENERAL CIRCULAR OUTLINES
POLICY OF COURT AND DU
TIES OP ROAD MEN.
KEEP PERMANENT WORK IN HIND
Construction or Repair Amounting to
11000 Muat First B RtporUd
to Court and County
Surveyor.
Tho general policy of the Clackamas
County court on the Improvement and
repair of road and bridgea In Clacka
ma County ha been briefly outlined
In a circular of Instruction to the (9
aupcrvUor of the county. The circu
lar Is signed hy County Judge Ander
aon and Commissioners Hmlth and Mat-
loon. While It I confined largely to
general lint ructions relative to the
caie of road and bridge, It make a
apeclllc direction to the road iiipervls
ors not to sturt the construction or re
pair on any piece of roud thn coat of
which will amount to $1000 without
Aral notifying tlm court and obtaining
eHtlmutea and apeclflcatlon from the
county turveyor, or roadmanler. Aa
tho county haa no roadmanler, till du
ty iii I urully devolve, under the law,
onto the county aurveyor.
The circular of Instruction to super
visor follow:
The following Instruction are aent
out by the county court to the super
visor of all district in the county,
and which are meant to Inform you as
to tlm general policy of the court and
thn duties of your position. w
First Do not begin work on any
particular piece of road construction
or repair which will In your Judgment
coat one thousand dollar or more with
out first notifying the court of the In
tended Improvement and obtaining e-
lltuatea and specifications from the
county surveyor or road mater.
Second Do not begin the construc
tion of any brldgn or trestle that may
cost five hundred dollars or more with
out orders.
Third It I the policy of tho court lo
replace all wood culvert with concrete
or metal arche or pipe, where re
pair of this kind are necessary. Due
care being taken to place such arches
or culverts at proper grade and to
make them of diffident size.
Fourth In all road work keep In
mind thn Idea of permanent Improve
ment or In other word do not put rock
or other road material on bill which
should be graded down, or on low j
ground which should be filled and prop
erly drained. When in doubt In these
matters consult with the Surveyor or
road master.
Fifth So far aa possible use tho
funds of your district where tho money
will do tho greatest good to "the great
est number of people.
Sixth Carefully Inspect all bridges
and keep decking In repair and railing
up.
Seventh In case of any accident on
thn public highway ascertain as quick
ly as posslblo the cause; and report
thn facta as you And them to the Dis
trict Attorney, Gilbert Hedges, togeth
er with thn name of all witnesse
present at the acene of the accident
and a short statement of what each
witness saw.
Klghth The amount given on the
enclosed slip la your share of the
County road levy. If you have a spe
cial tax you should see that the money
I In tho treasury before you use It.
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
HEAVER CREEK. Ore.. Feb. 10.--
(Edltor of thn Enterprise.) In Inst
week' Cobrler, a Mr. A. C. Newell
peaks of regulntlng the traffic on the
county roads, and says that Mr. Dim
Ick tried to hove a law passed to regu
late the same, but could get no one
to back him. Now let us see If this Is
so.
On pngo 209, chapter 143, of the
1909 session laws. Is a law which the
Dlmlck' had paased. Part of section
3 reads aa follows, "and shall also In
clude In said order the maximum
weiKht of each load of cord wood, saw
log, lumtier, ties, timDer, piling, or
heavy merchandise to be hauled In. or
upon any vehicle upon said road, and
the maximum weight thereof shall not
be made less than twenty-five hun
dred pounds nor more than thirty-five
hundred pounds for any vehicle having
tires or any width less than four In
ches." Now If a farmer was going to
market, say with 10 or 1500 pounds of
wneat, oats, or anything else, he would
have to finish out bis load up to 2500
pounds with rock or something else,
or he would be in contempt of the
court and may be punished by said
court. Mr. Newell please ask friend
Dimlck why he did not enforce the law
after having It passed, while he wa
County Judge.
0. A. SCHUBfcU.
$80,000 FOR THE FALLS.
Washington. D. C. Feb. IS. 1914 a
v ine enterprise, f
a Oregon City, Ore.
y i nave lust been officially ad.
vised by the committee of river
and harbors of the House that I
will have In the bill renorted nnxt A
week one and three-quarters &
v minion aollar for first congress-
lonal district, elchtv thousand
dollar of which Is for the falls
v or Willamette at Orearnn flf .nH a
Indicate an early settlement of
t mia matter: th rtv thousnnd fnr
Willamette river above Portland
v ana ramnill river.
w. c. HAW LEY, M. C.
. . AL8PAUGH.
Mr. John Githena. Mr. Dick Olth.
en and Hazel Olthen were the guests
m mr. ana ivir. Henry Glthon and
family Thursday.
Edgar Hleple I very lck with In
flammatory rehumatlim. He la under
the csre of Dr. Morse.
Frank Boyer had the misfortune to
break bl leg thl week.
Echo and Haxel Glthen were Port
land visitor Saturday.
Mr. Fred Ely and children are rl
Itlng with J. W. Dowty and family.
Mr. Frank ha been purchasing
ome fine atock for hi farm.
Between a half-baked optlmlat and
a klln-diied pessimist, which would
you choose?
COURT INS
n
VAN 6RAKLE HAS
A QUAIIEICATION
STATE LICENSE EMPOWERS HIM
TO HOLD POSITION OF
HEALTH OFFICER
CAMPBELL HOLDS FOR OSTEOPATH
Question of What a "Reputable Medl
cal College" I Will b De
termined by a Jury
Secretary Dr. John A. Van Itrakle, an osteo
pathic physician of Oregon (iiy, drew
first blood hero today when Circuit
Judge Campbell overruled the demur
rer to his answer to the r.nnplalnt un-
DR. J. A. VAN BflAKLE
Who drew first blood In the fight
brought by th Msdical Society to
oust him from the County Health
Office.
der which It was sought to bring about
his removal as the secretary of the
Clackamas County Board of Health.
Proceedings were lnstltutid soon af
ter Van Itrukle's appointment, the
plaintiff being the state of Oregon, up
on the information of District Attor
ney Tongue. The Clackamas County
Medical soe'ety wa the head and
front of the movement to prevent Van
Ilrakle holding the office, which not
only has a salary attached, but it was
felt that the appointment of an oteo-
path would establish a precedent that
might be followed In other counties.
Dr. Van Untitle was named as secre
tary of the Clackamas County Board
of Health September 13. 1913. by
County Judge H. S. Anderson, to fill
the unexpired term of Dr. J. W. Nor
rls. The law provides that the sec
retary of the county board of health,
who Is also the county health officer,
"shall be a graduute of a reputable
medical college and shall be In pos
session of a license Issued by the Ore
gon Slate Board of Medical Examin
ers." Dr. Van Ilrakle Is a graduate of
the American School of Osteopathy, of
Kirksvllle, Mo., and holds an Oregon
state license to practice osteopathy
The complaint charged that this 11
cense Is not such as It contemplated by
law and that In effect the school from
which the doctor was graduated Is not
a Tcputauie meaicai college.
Judge Campbell did not rule on the
question of fuct which will.be deter
mined by a Jury when the case formal
ly comes to trial. It Is expected that
It will be an extremely difficult mat
ter for a Jury to determine whether or
not the Kirksvllle school Is or is not a
"reputable medical college," for it Is
reasonably certain that all of the doc
tor of what I known as the "reg
ular" school will swear that It Is not.
while the osteopaths will Insist with
equal emphasis that it Is.
Tho court held that the license
which the state board of health grant
ed to Dr. Van Brakle to practice osteo
pathy is such a license that is con
templated by the statute as a qualifi
cation to hold the office of secretary of
tne county board of health.
John N. Solvers and U'Ren & Schue-
bel appeared for Dr. Van Brakle, and
the state was represented by J. E,
Hedges and Clarence L. Eaton.
L
E
AIRLIE, Ore., Feb. 6. Traveling
over miles of muddy highways to In
spect the rural school of Polk coun
ty. Miss Rose Vreeland,' the nurse ap
pointed by the Oregon State Board of
Health, has become an enthusiastic ad
vocate of good roads, after having de
clared that it is impossible to keep
some of the schools free from dirt.
She inspected 69 schools, attended
In all by 3241 pupils, found 61 cases of
impetigo, 133 of adenoids, 38 caaes of
defective vision, beside a small num
ber of other deficiencies.
ESTATE IS FILED
The $1500 estate of John T. Gleason
was filed for probate in the county
court Wednesday, Anna L. Gleason be
ing named administratrix.
RIGHTS OF WAY ARE
By
For condemnation of a sixty foot
strip as the right of way through proo-
erty along the linn already surveyed,
the Willamette Valley Southern, form
erly the Clackamaa Southern, filed
su't In th circuit court against W. G.
Wolfe and wife and It. Kyllo and wife.
In the first action, the company al
lege that the value of the property
that la proposed to be taken for the
trarka I $85.20 while that of the
Kyllo farm Is $202.50.
The plaintiff allege that It haa'at-
tempted to purchase the land and has
made these offer to the owner but
that they have refused to accent them
and condemnation proceedings afford
tne only relief. Th two action In
volve about five acre of actual territory.
I nil i-J. . J- imn .tij . ii..M II
- .'ty. r )
FARMERS DONATE
WORK FOR ROADS
MR.
SPENCE CONTENDS THAI
LABOR WORTH 11400 IS
NOT IN RECORDS
REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO : BONDS
Ftara Craft In Construction of New
York Highway Would Be
Repeated In Thl
County
IIEAVEH CREEK, Ore., Feb. 11.
(Kditor of the Enterprise.) The En
terprise la mistaken when It says that
I am a resident of District 39. I have
not been for a number of year. It
backs up in It statements as to the con
dition of the roads and the expendi
ture of road money when It say that:
isow, after tne taxpayer or the coun-
ty as a whole, have furnished Mr.
Hpence and hi neighbor with fairly
good roads at a rather fancy figure,"
etc. It Is worth a personal roast to
get this acknowledgment from the
bond boosters. Now, let us quote from
the Enterprise of January 9. In an
article on the front page we find the
following: "The vast sums of money
that are spent in this county every
year for road work for which nothing
is gained," etc., then: "No one who has
traveled to any extent over the coun
ty highways will ever call the present
affa r roads In the true sense of the
word," and further, "In the past five
years the county haa spent $1,000,000
on road. This year It will spend
$318,560. None of this money has done
the roads any good."
After thl slander on our past coun
ty courts, road supervisors and people
generally, it Is worth a good deal to
see the Enterprise and others admit
that we have at leas! about seven
miles of FAIRLY GOOD ROAD, in one
road district.
While the Enterprise is looking up
records it might ascertain how much
work baa been done In District 39 for
which the county did not pay. For
example, quoting the Enterprise again:
"In 1913 Dlatrlct 39 slowed down a
little and spent the sum of $1,723 In
cidently without special levy." Per
haps the records do not show it, but
the farmers of District 39 donated
about $1,500 In work besides ita share
of the county levy and "incidentally"
built about a mile and a quarter of
"fairly good road."
And now, Mr. Editor, while District
39 was spending so much county mon
ey. It was building a road that was
used by the farmers, grist mills and
ssw mills of Mulino. Meadow-brook.
Colton, Liberal. Molalla and even as
far south as Marquam and Soda
Springs. This road is just as Import
ant to Oregon City as It is to any of
the farmers living near It for upon It
depends a large part of the trade of
that city. It was built for business
and has always been a main road lead
ing to the market. No one has
"knocked" this road but those who
want road for pleasure.
Now, "Farmer" Hazell says that I
seem to be opposed to good roads.
Where did he get that idea? Is it
because I do not agree with his bond
ing scheme? I am In favor of good
roads, have worked for them and on
them, and for good roads legislation
oerore I ever heard his name men
tioned in connection with the road
movement.
Mr. Hazell objects to my statements
In regards to graft in New York roads
and says: 'The facts, are the roads
you referred to are macadam roads
with a Telford base or foundation."
Now, the facts are that Mr. Hazell Is
wrong. These roads were HARD
Sl'RFACED by contractors during the
expenditure of the first $i0,000,000
bond Issue, and if it be true as Mr.
Hazell says that they needed resurfac
ing it does not speak well for hard
surfacing. The facts are that the con
tractors grafted in both quality and
quantity of material used in the hard
surfacing. District Attorney Whit
man' John Doe inquiry Into state
highway graft shows that $11,000 was
split In commissions with the agents
of one paving company while sums
varying from $200 to $2,000 were di
vided with others. The sworn testi
mony of this report shows that the
contractors grafted by putting on less
thon half of the concrete and surface
called for by the specifications. This
matter is common knowledge In the
east and Is one reason that Ohio and
Pennsylvania voted down a bond is
sue. I used the New York case to
show that a bond issue will not nec-
esarlly eliminate graf and waste in
road building but on the contrary that
it Is a fruitful source of graft. I am
pleased to note that this writer does
not consider our county courts graft
era and Incompetents, as do some of
those who are supporting the bond
Issue. In the same number of the
Enterprise and In the same article
quoted from above, we find the follow
ing: In the general and SDeclal levies
that have been made, this county will
spend $318,360 for road this year. That
money will fall like a dron In thn
bucket on the roads and the only evi
dence that the taxpayers will have
of the work done is the receipted bills
in me on ice or tne county clerk. I
do not believe this la true and do not
think that any one elae doe, not even
the writer. What la to be sained bv
such statements and what la the ob
ject In view? Is It necessary in any
good cause to make such misrepresent
ations? Nearly all of the macadam road In
this part of the county haa a good
foundation. They were built with
large cobble stone laid in the trench
with the large end carefully Disced
down." W have learned that It ta
not beat to mix mud with tue rock
but have used the water wagon and
roller about as the writer auggests.
District 39 has a piece of macadam
road that waa built ia this manner
some iweive or thirteen years aeo
ana ii is a "fairly good road" yet I
do not remember that It has had even
a top dressing since it was built. Un
der a proper system of maintenance
our macadam roads would be food to-
nay ana tne money used in buildinc
them waa not wasted.
Why do the Enterprise and other
assume that every one who does not
agree with them on the bonding ques
tion ana in tneir program of misrep
resentation Is opposed to good roads?
It ia not true and It is not fair. I
know a number w&o are ooDosed to
the bonds who have worked for good
roads and good roads legislation be
fore those who belittle them were
heard. of In the good roads movement
Un would he led to believ from
the discussion on the new road laws
a published In the Oregon Clly pa
pers, that wn can not ret the assist
ance of the State Highway Engineer
unless w vote bonds. Allow me to
state that the advice and aaslstanca
of that officer Is to be had for the
asking, free of charge, by any county
court, whether In the expenditure of
a small mm of money, a regular or
special tax levy, or a bond In lie. It
I not necessary to vote bonds or
spend a great sum of money to get the
service of the state engineer.
While the new law requires the
county court to get specification and
(srlmale and advertise for bids on
roud work, requiring the expenditure
of ll.ooo or more In any road district,
the court may reject all bids and have
It done by day' work. Thl make a
good check on both the bidders and the
day laborer, and I believe It will save
money for the taxpayer. The assist
ance and advice of the State Engineer
may be had for the asking; In thl work
but I do not think It I the Intention
of the law that be act's county road
boss for any county. The following Is
a ropv of purl of section 4 of this It:
"Said Engineer shall act In an advisory
ei'fiaelty to the county courts of the
different counties In the matter of
HOAD CONSTKL'CTION OK MAIN
TENANCE whenever requested so to
do. I pon request of the county court
of any county said engineer shall fur-
n'sh specifications for any piece of
road construction In such county uoon
,' T.olnar furnished the necessary Informa-
tlon and data to enable him to pre
pare such specifications; and such
specifications shall be furnished free
of all cost to such county." Part of
aectlon 6 of the same law reads as fol
lows: "Said engineer shall investigate
and determine the methods of road
construction best adapted to the vari
ous counties, giving due regard to topo
graphy, natural character and avail
ability of road building materials. Said
engineer may be consulted at all reas
onable times by the county officers
having care and authority over high
ways, culverts and bridges, and shall
advise such officers relative to the
construction, repair, alteration, or
maintenance of the aame, etc."
C. E. SPENCE.
FARMERS HAVE GREAT LOADS ON
HAND AND PRICE IS DOWN
TO BOTTOM
ONLY BEST WANTED AT ANY COST
Buyers Are Sticker for Quality But
Will Not Pay Above Fifty
Cents Last Year Wa
Even Worse
With many of the Clackamas county
farmers with unsold potato crops yet
on their hands and the top price hov
ering around 50 cents a hundred, the
local potato situation assumes a seri
ous aspect.
Word was received the fort part of
tne week by a local buyer from a San
l-ranclsco r.rm that potatoes were not
to be bought unless they were extra
fancy and then the top price would be
50 cents. There are practically none
of last year's crop of the tubers going
out of the county and all that are be
ing sold are for the local consumption
only. A number of the farmer have
brought In small quantities of pota
toes for sale to town grocery stores
and sales have been made In some
cases for prices ranging as high as a
dollar a hundred.
Excepting last year when the price
went as low as 25 cent a hundred, the
present markt quotatoions on potatoes
holds the lowest record In recent years
and there are prospects that the price
may go still lower.
Local dealers blame the present
condition or the potato market on the
unusual supply of last year's early po
tatoes. According to this argument,
a great number of the farmers still
have their early spuds on hand which
are hard to dispose of on account of
their condition. This, coupled with
the fact that in many cases these po
tatoes will soon spoil, has forced all
holding their early crop to made fran
tic attempts to dispost of it. As soon
as these potatoes are gomfhe market
will go. up. the later half of the crop
will be sold, and conditions will return
to normal.
GOOD ROADS BILL
E
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The
Shackleford bill, under which the gov
ernment would distribute $25,000,000
for good roads among the states con
ditioned upon a dollar for dollar appro
priation by each state, was passed by
the house yesterday by a vote of 282 to
42. It now awaits action by the sen
ate. Ita passage allowed several days
of debate, during which most of the
hundred and more speakers advocated
the project in th interest of the farm
ers, while a minority attacked It as a
dangerous opening wedge for heavy in
roads on the treasury.
Democratic Leader Underwood, Re
publican Leader Mann and Represen
tative Hinebaugh, of Illinois, ranking
progressive, all voted for the measure.
Representative Mann said that the
dtles could well afford to contribute
taxes to aid the country In construc
tion of roads and other improvements.
Many of those who voted against
the bill explained that their opposition
was not to federal aid in constructing
highways, but to the method proposed
in the pending measure.
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SPUDS
CAUSE
LOCAL BRIEPS
Tl 1 1 -o
Ray Wallace, who waa Injured Sat
urday evening while climbing off a
Southern Pacific freight train and waa
tuken lo thn Oregon City hospital, la
aomewhat better although he I uf
ferlng great pain. The foot and leg
are so badly swollen that It will be
Impossible for the doctors to place a
plaster cast for some time.
Mr. Bnd Mrs. Thomas Clifford, of
Silverton, are spending a few day
with the former' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. O. Clifford, of the Sanby river
valley. Mr. Clifford passed through
Oregon City Tuesday afternoon.
ror the second time In three week
the Bridge hotel, located on Seventh
stret between Main and Water streets.
has been sold. This time Lenard
Hceuermunn, of Molalla, ha bought
the hotel from Charles U. Longgood.
Verne Itoake ha returned to Ore
gon Agricultural college at Corvalll
where he I a student after spending
several days In Oregon City with bla
parents.
Erlck Olson, for 12 years a resident
of thn Colton district, was in Oregon
City Wednesday. Mr. Olson now own
a farm In southern Oregon.
Edward Cox. a farmer of the Barton
district, waa in the county seat Wed
nesday. Mrs. Maggie Johnson, of Milwaukle,
was In the county seat the fore part
of the week.
CITY STATISTICS
SOUTHARD-CARLSON D. B. South
ard, 992 East Gleason street in Port
land, and Miss Haz'i Carlson were
granted a marriage license by the
county clerk, Will L. Mulvey, Thurs
day. ROBERTS John W. Loder. as ad
ministrator, filed the es'ate of Sybil
Roberts for probate. The property
I valued at $2000.
HASKETT, Suit for divorce was
brought in the circuit court by Car
rie Haskett against Orman Saturday.
Married August 24, 190S, por.land;
charges, intoxication and cruelty.
BUNNELL Title to land and a Judg
ment for $621.32 was granted to the
plaintiff by the circuit court Sat
day in the suit of John F. Bunnell
against Jamea A. Bunnell.
BACHMAN Title to 1.37 acres in sec
tion 12, T. 2 S.. R. 2 E., was given
to plaintiff in the suit by Joseph
Bacbman against K. M. Henricb and
wife.
JOLT GIVEN TO
BUTTER TRUST
STATE COMMISSION COMES TO
FRONT WITH STERN WARN
ING TO CONCERNS
SAYS ROTTEN SITUATION SOMEWHERE
Butter Fat Prices Higher Than Product
in Markets Are Either Killing
Competition or Cheating
Oregon Farmers
PORTLAND, -Feb. 5. A stern warn
ing to the creamery interests believed
to be attempting to stifle competition
in the butter market is contained in
the last bulletin Issued by Dairy and
Food Commissioner J. D. Mickle.
"It is time that the creameries of
Oregon should cease trying to cut each
others' throats," he says. "With quo
tations in Portland at 32c and butter
fat at shipping station at 36c, there is
surely something wrong. Parties en
gaging in such work are either under
reading their tests to the dairymen or
are using unfair means to destroy
weaker creameries.
"We do not wish to be drawn into
this fight, but we warn all that unless
parties Indulging In such work change
their ways, we will carry the truth to
the dairy farmer and we will go after
it just as vigorously as w did into the
foreign butter question."
Multnomah Experts
To Inspect Roadway
Built by Brains Trained to Convert
Hard Highways From Mud, They
Stretch Through County, Silver
Arteries of Trade.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 6. Uoon in-
vitation of the county commissioners
a party of 12 to 14 representative busi
ness men and taxpayers wfll go to
Multnomah Falls Monday to view tbe
progress of the work on the Columbia
river highway. The party will be
chaperoned by Roadmaster John B.
Yeon and Consulting Engineer Samuel
C. Lancaster.
'The object of the excursion." said
Rufus C. Holman, chairman of tbe
county commission, "is one of inves
tigation both a to what tbe county is
doing and the efficiency and economy
witn wnicn they are doing the work.
We are inviting all those Interested
to make an Inspection In order that
they may have first hand knowledge
as to how the public money is being
expended and in order that the board
of commissioners may have the bene
fit ot constructive criticism for the pur
pose of correcting any faults that may
prevail In the road department.
"It Is only by the active coporatlcn
and interest of capable men thru It is
possible to administer public affairs
efficiently. It is our intention to make
these trips or inspection from time to
time and all interested In public work
are Invited to go along. They will con
fer a favor by sending In their name
In advance, together with their ad
dress, that we may communicate with
them as to arrangements. The only
expense attached to the trip is the rail
way fare and a day's time."
Preliminary surveys for ' the hard
surfacing of the Base Line road from
Mount Tabor to Chanticleer Inn have
been made. Stakes have been set on
the noth side of the road every SO feet
showing the curb line. Preparations
to begin tbe improvement are being
made by Roadmaster Yeon.
The county is to pay one half the
coat of the improvement, the other
halt being borne by tbe adjoining prop
erty owners. Assessments are to be
made one half mile each aide of the
road and paymeLts are to funr for a
period of 10 yeara.