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ilpij OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE iPl F" flTY-EIQHTH YEAR No. 11. OUEUON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 19M. ESTABLISHED 1S8I :vv FIRST SESSION OF CHARGES EXCITE TOLL EXEMPTION UP IN CONGRESS ft. HISTORY OF CLACKAMAS ROADS T SEATTLE COUNCIL OI8TRICT NO. 30 MANY BUILDINGS RISE III MOLAL ALASKA RAILWAY AwA IS PRESIDEN 4 t One Million and Quarter Tula) expenditure all 4 road oinirlfia, allien year 107 11.222.UU4 H Aa Show by Dlalrlcta District No. 1 1 33.flit7.lli Dlatrlet No. 2 IK, I If,, do District No. 3 33.M3.37 District No. Dlatrlrt No. IMelrlrt No. Dlatrlet No, Dlatrlet No. District No. Dlatrlot No. District No. 1) Ktrlct No. 12 District No. 13 Dlatrlet No. H DlatrP.it No. Dlatrlrt No. Dlatrlot No. District No. Dlatrlet No. District No. 10 II IS 16 17 IK 20 PlatrH No. II ... Dlatrlrt No. 12 ... J Mai riot No. 23 ... Dlatrlrt No. 21 ... District No. 25 IHmrlct No. 2 Dlatrlrt No. 27 .... Dlatrlet No. 28 Dlatrlrt No. 29 Dlatrlet No. 30 Dlatrlrt No. 31 .... Dlatrlrt No. 31 Dlatrlet No. 33 .... Dlatrlrt No. 34 .... Dlatrlet No. 35 . . . , Total aluc 1907...$ 717.393.77 V.0UMII 22.124.4:1 1H.VOI.03 28.311 61 9,100.01 H.ti&i.an 25. H0.D7 i(i,:tu2.vo 12.2:16.41 in.7r.ot7 40,827.40 24.643 32 12.224 20 17.094.47 26. o2.3 12.47d.fl2 17.72.fl 20.6HI 12 22,tS4.n ifl,oir oh 11.176.9.1 I0.tl.l 1K.003.24 7.03.1.49 . 61.974.36 8 s.tr. io 15.876 9T 10,2X8 dS 10,91144 39.299.27 6.1.616 OH U.6B.42 Ovar on ttiK pl alii of thi Wltlam tt. and a llttlo dlatanre north of Ore gon City, begin the boundarli'e of Dla trlrt No. 30. Thla dlatrlrt la out In tha Oewego country runnliiK perhaps on mile north of that city, three mllea south and for about life mllea waat, and lr.rluclia about eight equare mllea. Tha renter of tha dlatrlrt la about three mile north and four mile weat of OrfRon City. No. 30 haa a prut alnrs 1907 the aum Of $15.(7197 on Ita read ayatem. There hava hern no apodal levtea. There ara IQ -mllea of road a In tbla dlatrlrt Including quite a atrip of tha well known "weal aldo" road between Port land and Oregon City. Expenditure by tha year hava born aa followa: i 1907 .." $ 1.102 33 190 , 1.39K.R1' 1909 1.018.33 1910 1.061.11 1911 2.174.40 1911 ,' .?S 1911 1,033.78 600.80. which would permit expendl turn under Ha eight-mill lovy of about 12300.00 for thut year. The expendi tures were dpt within thla amount. W. C. lira tor haa ben aupervlanr In thla dlatrlrt cotit liinounly alnra 1907. It lulKht be noted that tha flgurea puhllalieil above, with today's dlscue alon of Dlatrlrt No, 32, hava reached and paaaed tha $600,00000 mark. DISTRICT NO. 33. Dlatrlrt No, 33 hna fured pretty well In matters of rond apportionments alnrn the year 1907; likewise It hua made a 10 "id allowing In the ganeroua line of the epeclal levy In lla mad work, Tha total aum expended In thla dlatrlrt during tha laM erven yeara toi ii l $59,299.27, of which amount over $lN.ooo waa rained by apoclul tax. Thla dlatrlet Ilea Juat aouth of Kela rada, running In a eoulheaaterly direr- Hon between tha Clnrkamaa river and Cleur Creek. Including (he HprlnK wa ter and Dodge comiiiiinltlea. and In rinding approximately 40 square mllea It Ilea about nine mllea aouth and 16 mllea east of Oregon City. The flgurea from the dlatrlrt alnca 1907, allowing both regular apportion- meiita and special levlea have been aa followa: Regular $ 1.26394 2.0S4.37 2.634.70 4.4I1.4K 2,348 96 2,206.62 THREE BUSINESS STRUCTURES ON MOLALLA AVENUE UN DER CONSTRUCTION TWENTY-FOUR STUDENTS EN ROLL FOR COURSE IN NIGHT INSTRUCTION MANY RESIDENCES ARE BEING BIT William Mackrell, S. A. Knapp and Marian Corbln ara Owner of New Building Which ar Under Way 1907 1908 1909 1911 1912 1913 Special $ 1,989.19 1,866.96 4,240 67 3.6116.69 2.642.76 2,904.82 $21,068.33 $18,240.98 $18,240.98 Total $16,676.97 T'nder It aaaeaaed valuation of $625.738 84 for 1913. District 30 waa entitled to spend a little over $1700 that year. Road condltlona today In thla dla trlet are about aa followa: Total m'.iaaue, 40 mllea; courae rock roada. H mllea (crushed rock cover); dirt road, alx mllea. Twenty-five hundred feat of cruahed rock roada were built Id 1913. On point of note In the mad his tory of thla dlatrlrt la that there haa been a uniform ayatem In the effort to build good roada, the cniahed rock ayatem having been uaed entirely where any permanent form waa at tempted. J a me Cook euporvlaed In 1907 and 1908; P. IS. Davidson for the next four year, and Kd Wnnker had charge of the work during laat year. DISTRICT NO. 31 Dlatrlet No. 31 la out In the. Stafford nd Wllaonvlltn roiintrlea, running north and aouth between the Tualatin nd the Wlllnmette riven, and eaat ipproxlmately two mllea from the "entrm lino nf Clnrkamaa county. There are In all aliont 11 eiiaro mile n No. 31. The center of thla dlatrlet a about five mile west of Oregon :ity. There are 2R mile of highway In Vo. 31. Of thla amount 114 mile are crushed rock, 140 rod aro gravel, 100 ret are plunk, nnd the balance of the otifl are dirt. Since the year 1907 figure from his district are as followa: 1 907, $ 1,221.66 90S 1.015.13 909 ,. 1.330.41 910 1.163.78 911 1.260.93 911 1.969.49 913 2,286.23 Total $39,299.27 The assessed valuation of No, S3 last year waa $689,800.00, and under thla valuation the dlatrlrt waa en titled to $2.214 .85 a Ita ahare for that year There are 28 mllea of highway In the district which might be classi fied aa followa: 1 Number mllea dirt 17H Number mllea crushed rock 6 Number mllea gravel OH Number mllea plank 4 Total mllea 28 l.aat year 40 yarda of crushed rock and 600 yarda of gravel roada were J constructed. Henry Cromer wa au-l pervlsor from 1907 up to 1913. Jjiat year John Reed bad charge of the road work In tbla district. DISTRICT NO. 34. District No. 34. with It total road expenditure of $63,616.08 alnce 1907, repreaente the largeat dlatrlet from the atandpolnt of money apent, of any' yet dlacuaaed In the Knterpnae. Thla district Ilea Juat across the river from Oreann City and la the familiar "weat aide" country, running north beyond llolton and aouth for about throe mllea oeynna Willamette, ana running posai bly five mllea directly weat of Oregon City. There are about 44 mile of roada In No. 34, which might be classified a follow: Crushed rock 184 ('.ravel 1 IMiitik 4 Dirt 234 MOI.AIJ.A. Ore.. Mnr. 10 (Spe cial) Thre business houses are un der const ruction on Molalla avenue In thla city. They are: a harness ahop, brimming ' IMIam Mackrell: a gen eral merchandise atore, owned by 8. A. Knapp, and a barber ahop and con fectionery atore, belonging to-J. Mar Inn Corbln. Mr. Miu'kreH'a building la 30x60 and will have an elaborate store front. There will be living rooms upstair. The building will be. wired for electri city and piped for hot and cold water. With more room at hi disposal, Mr. Mackrell will be able to better display hla aock of goods. Mr. Mackrell says hi building will be ready for occu pancy by the flrat of May. 8. A. Knapp, who la putting up a general merrhnndlse atore on the prop erty formerly belonging to Mr. I.laile Tmlllnger, came here from South Itend, Wash., where be owned a atore. He waa also owner of a atore at Hood River. The building now under con st met Ion will be a neat and lubatan tint atore and will add much to the appenranre of Molalla avenue. The hiiidlug la tinder the supervision of A. T. Shoemaker of thla city. On the other aide of the atreet J. M. Corbln'a barber ahop and confec tionery atore la going up. Thla I a two atory building with an elaborate store front. Dr. E. H. Todd and Dr. V. fl. Derby will occupy office up- etaira. They will take possession In about a week. Mr. Corbln will not open hi confectionery atore until May. Many reldencea are under way In all parte of the town and sidewalks are being laid In the residence section. SENATE PASSES BILL AFTER LONQ AND THOROUOH DISCUSSION CAFES PAID TWO COUNCILMEN AND OTHERS IS CHARGED BY INVESTIGATOR INITIAL STEPS ARE TAKEN CARRY OUT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT TO MANY NATIONALITIES REPRESENTED SIGNATURE AT WHITE HOUSE ASSURED MUCH EVIDENCE IS SUBMITTED Bill IS RFPORTED IN THE HOUSE From All Indication School I Aa- urad Succaaa Equipment not Complete, Says Rev. Roblnaon. Oregon City night (chool an e tabllahed fact. At the first meeting Monday night In the lecture room of the library, 24 audent, ranging in age from 19 to 40 yean, enrolled and the prospect are that during the next few day the number will be greatly Increased. ' Nothing but the organization of the school waa taken up at the meeting Monday night. The natnee of the pros pective students were secured, the va riolic sub.lert which the member of the school wished to be taught were listed, and arrangementa made for the meeting Wedneaday night which will be the first real seaalon. Maaaurea Prodlve for Construction of 1000 Mllea of Road and the Expenditure of Sum of 135,000,000 Total 43 4 Statlatlca from thla district show the annual expendlturea have been aa fol lowa: Regular Special 1907 $ 3.083.03 f 1908 6.869.80 I9U9 6,999 04 1910 7,876.97 1.960.34 1911 10.822.81 73.45 1912 10,768.62 5,607.32 1913 11.676.70 $66,074.97 $ 7,641.11 $7,541.11 And They Sue And They Quarrel Over One Lone Horse Total $10,228.63 During 1913, under Ita assessed vnl atlon of $397,969.00( No. 81 waa en Itled to $1,094.04 aa Ita ahare of th oad money. The amount expended ra $2,286 .23, or Just about twice this mount. The road building campaign jr that year consisted of the con tructlon of 140 rods of tfrhshed rock oad. and 100 feet of gravel road The work haa been directed as fol wa: Z. ElllKsen, supervisor, 1907; llllnm Schatz, supervisor, 1908 to U Inclusive; O. P. Sharp, 1912; R, Weill, 1913. I nmTPir.T wn s Hint tinrt nf nlil Plneli ntnnfl m-tilnh. 1' Ps over" on the weat aldo of the v.Uiimette meridian and lies west of ho OreKnn Klectrlc and north of the .vinamette river In township 3 south, . fV known as Road Dts- Hct No. 32. There are about 18 miles nmu m thi, district In the most v-rterly corner of the county. fHatlHlIra from District 32 show that y ronita are about as followa: oiai number mH is 'umber miles crushed rock.'.! U "timber miles travel 1 """ r '"" llrt 46 I I. district. rolng back to the year r.M " ""'ow: Z 75.87 879.80 " t aOK 1,9.14 64 11 12 1,311.86 3.235.65 13 .... ' Total for seven years. .$10,912.44 i v rS.b'Te bn no Peclal levies I No. 32. The district I a ssesaed or iher waa aaaeaaed ln 1913 at $601.- Total 7 yeara. $63,616.08 It wlii be noted that over $7,000 of thla total waa raised by special levy. The aaaeaaed valuation In 1913 waa $2. 967.60, under which enormoua sum the district waa entitled to spend a little over $10,000. During 1913 no new permanent roads were built un der the expenditure above noted but several dirt fills, rock cuts and cul verts were made. From 1907 to 1910, Inclualve, John Turnor waa supervisor; alnce then William Kaiser haa looked after the work. DISTRICT NO. 3S Dlatrlet No. 36 haa had to rest con tent with $6,262.84 a Ita share of the county road money during the last aeven yeara, but by reaort to the spe cial levy have swelled this amount to a modest total of $6,686.42. This dlatrlet lies out about 34 miles east of Itorlng and extends west ward to the Sandy river. It la a long narrow district covering about eight square miles and touching Multnomah count line on the north, running thence southerly for perhaps four miles. The district Is 17 miles east and 6 mllea north, of Oregon City. It cannot be presumed that number 33 has an extravagant system of "Im proved hlghwaya," although compar atively with some of the larger and richly-endowed districts of the county number 36 haa not done so badly. Statistics made recently show the fol lowing to be the condition in District No. 36: Total miles 12 Crushed rock 0 Gravel 1 Plank 5 The plank road ln this district are In very bad condition, as may be natu rally Inferred from the meagre amounts expended In the district. Dur ing 1913 90 rods of gravel roadway were built under total expenditure of $1300 for aU the work done In that district Figure are aa follow: Regular Special 1907 $ 484.69 $ 1908 1.354.68 309.05 1909 17994 1910 545.75 1911 1,173.10 1912 746.83 487.45 1913 777.95 627.08 Several hundred dollars, two separ ate actions In the circuit court, and lit Igntlon extending over a period of sev eral months ia part of the history of a horse valued by one man at $250 and by another at $60 and which has passed out of the hands of all con cerned In the trouble. The case Is to come up In the circuit court Tuesday. Last fall the Canby Mercantile com pany turned over a bill of less than a hundred dollars to an attorney named Cobb to colect. Cobb went to Hutchinson, who owned the horse, and owed the bill, and , acting as hi own constable. It Is said, took the horse and placed him In a livery stable In Can- by owned by one Shearer. The mal ter was taken before Judge Knight, Justice of that district. The case was postponed from time to time and an appeal was made to the higher court. ln the meantime, the livery stable keeper, who had become tired of keep ing the horse and receiving no pay, started an action of his own, obtained the horse, and sold It to a man Mnrlson county. Since then the ani mal hna changed hands several time and none concerned know where It la. At the present time the horse has dropped out of the matter along with the Canby Mercantile company and the livery stable keeper. Hutchinson Is suing for the value of the animal alleging that the law provides that ev ery man Is allowed one team of horses free from garnishment. The other ac tion before the circuit court Is a de mur appealed from the Justice court at canny. Many Natlona Rtpreaented. Of the 21 student enrolled, five are women. Eleven of the number are Oreek who dealre to learn to speak the Kngllsh language. Next In order of nationality are the German, having four representatives a Wo desiring to learn the language of their adopted country. The other are divided be tween the Swede, English, American and other European countries. At the preaent time the charge for the students I 60c a week, the object of this expense being to cover charges for light. Janitor service and beat alone. "It was pathetic to see some of those men coming to us to learn the Eng lish language," said Rev. C. W. Robin son, who is one of the teachers, Mon day evening. 'They came to us eager to learn the details of the offer. One Greek left as soon aa the session had closed and returned with seven of his friends before I had left the building. To be a Success. "I can aee from the start we have that the night school is to be perma nent and to be a succesa. The 24 stu denta we now have will bring their frlenda and Wedneaday night there will probably be a great Increaae. But our preaent equipment la not large enough. The lecture room of the rt- nrary nas camp stools, one or two tallies, and no blackboards. We should have a school room with school equip ment In order that the cltv mar re. ceive me run oenent possible from me acnooi. 8houtd Have School Room. "Not only should we have a school room with the advantage of school equipment, but also should we have a school teacher, trained In the science or teaching. Volunteer teacher are not dependable and they cannot teach as well aa those who are trained. I believe that the project should be turned over to the school board and that they should assume full control of It." The night school Is the Dlan of the Woman's club and has been organized by them. The plan waa first aueireat. ed aeveral months ago and since then committees from that organization have been buay perfecting details and making arrangements for the opening. WASHINGTON, March 10. The Alaska railroad bill providing for the construction of 1000 miles of govern ment railroad and the expenditure of $35,000,000 was ready for the presi dent' ilgnature today .when the sen ate adopted the conference report al ready adopted by the house. President Wllaon has Indicated his Intention of signing the bill a soon as It reaches the White House. Final action on the bill tn congress came after a long debate In the sen ate, the report of the conference com mittee appointed to settle differences between the two bouses being adopted by a vote of 42 to 27. The measure authorizes the con struction of not more than 1000 miles of railroad to connect Alaska's coal fields with the coast, the route and other retails to be aelected by the president. He Is to decide If railroad lines already constructed ln the terri tory shall be purchased as a part of the government system and whether the road Is to be operated by the gov ernment or leased after It U built The diacusslon today was principal ly on a suggestion by Senator Cum mins that the aenate conferees be In structed to reinsert the language of the bill aa passed by the aenate and srlcken out by the bouse, providing thst the president, ln constructing the railroad, must. If existing railroad lines In Alaska are to be bought and used as a part of the system, buy or arrange for the purchase of these lines before construction of extensions Is begun. Committee Says Wltnaaa Taatlfy One Official Collected for Him self and Another for Would-be Mayor i'Where Did They Go?M Question For Officer And Parent FRANK BAGLEY CLAIMS $600 DUE FOR ALLEGED FARM WORK FOR BROTHER JE3S $5,262.84 $1,323.68 $1,323.68 Total since 1907. $6,323.58 Hupvertalon has been aa follows: 1907. A. 1). Edwards: 1908. A. D. Ed wards; 1909, A. D. Edwards: 1910, J. B. Jones: 1911. J. B. Jonei: 1912. Wm. Ilooth; 191J, Wm. Booth. Charging that he had an Implied con tract with hla brother for nay durina two yeara spent on the latter' farm near Molalla, Frank Ragley has brought suit against Jess Ragley for $600. The case waa before the cir cuit court Monday and will probably be In the handa of the Jury sometime Tuesday morning. Frank Hagley alleges that he went to worlc for his brother In July, 1912, nu mm nia protner agreed to pay mm lor nis worn. He stayed on the farm nntll November, 1913, but at no time aid the brother pay. he says. The defendant claims that Frank Bagley was aent to the farm of his doctor to regain nis neaitn and that conatant medical attention was required. He states that It waa necessary to keep a trained nurse at the farm house and that Dr. Todd, of Molala, waa a regular visitor. J. E. Hedges Is repre senting tne piainurr and Grant B. Dim Ick the defendant SUES FOR CLEAR TITLE In order to obtain a clear title to a tract of land. O. H. Romans ha brought ault against the Canby In vestment company which be says is composed of Francl Iawliss. Mary Mulloy, William Mulloy, M. J. Lee. Ijcrtha Lee, L. B. Gordman and Ella II. Gordman. FEWER AND BETTER UWS, HUNTC AIM Guy T. Hunt, of Garfield, who re cently Hied his petition for the Repub lican nomination for Representative In the state letjlslature, was asked to become a candidate by hundreds of people living In his own section of the county, where he is best known. In reply to the petition. Mr. Hunt issued the following statement: "I will use every honorable effort rn support of any measure that I feel ia for the beat interest of the people of Where la Addle Reed? This Is the question which her mother, Mrs. Bus- etta E. Reed Is asking. And where Is J. E. Shearer is the problem which confronts Constable Jack Frost Coun ty Attorney Hedgea, and Justice John S levers. Early Monday morning when the door of the clerk's office were first opened a man and a girl applied for a marriage license, but Miss Ida Har rington, refused their request because tne man had no medical certificate. Before the noon hour the court houss was Invaded by a group of hichlr ex- cited persons who Inquired the wav to me ciera s ornce. Again Deputy Clerk Harrington stepped to the counter to wait on them when the woman In the party, who seemed In a highly nervous state, asked If a license had been la- sued to J. E.'Shearer and Addle Reed. Miss Harrington replied that no such license had been Isaued and told the woman of the incident of the morning, Now there la a warrant out for Shearer, charging him with commit ting act8 which might contribute to the delinquency of a minor" and all the clerk's offices within many milea of Oregon City have been notified not to Issue a license to the couple. The romance began In the Sunnyslde coun try tn the northeastern part of the county. Shearer lives near Damascus and is said to be about 30 years of age. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 9. The city council decided today to meet in special session Friday to investigate charge that two councllmen, Albert Goddard and John Pelrce, were In volved In the solicitation of campaign fund from cafe proprietors during the recent municipal campaign In the In terest of the mayoralty candidacies of Councilman Goddard and John C. Slat er. The Investigation waa asked by Councilman Goddard, who wa men tioned In the report of a volunteer committee which Investigated the source of the campaign fund a one of the candidate ln whose Interest funds bad been solicited from cafe proprietor. This committee, which consisted of ex-Mayor Moore, Mayor Cotterlll and Port Commissioner Bridge, said ln It report that there waa evidence that contributes during the primary cam paign were solicited from cafe proprie tor In behalf of the mayoralty candl John C. Slater, both of who were elim inated ln the primary, polling a small vote, and that Councilman Pelrce as sisted ln making such collections for the latter fund. The committee's report said: "During the course of our Investiga tion testimony waa given that John Pelrce, city councilman, and Peter Geogheghan have been active In the solicitation and collection of campaign funds for Mr. Slater from several pro prietors of cafes, and that at least one collection had been made ln behelt of Councilman Goddard from that source. It was stated by one party that Mr. Pelrce appeared In person with Mr. Geogheghan and collected double the amount the proprietor thought he should contribute. This particular cafe proprietor testified that he contrib uted to the funds of two candidates for mayor, Messrs Slater and Goddard, and voted .for neither of them." Democratic Member Ar Seeking Way to Square With Platform Oregon Representative Make 8tand - . V T . Guy T. Hunt this county and the state at large, re gardless of origin. 'V e need fewer and better laws. We are spending too much money yearly in c;ir county and state affairs for the results obtained. "The Oregon Code aa regards roads and hlghwaya needs thorough revision Law regarding: school, taxea and labor ahould have careful and thought ful conaideratlon. If nominated and elected I will use every effort to the end that when my work Is done, you will feel that your confidence and Judgment was not betrayed, and that yon can truthfully and willingly aay weu aone.'" i E TO BE CANDIDATE ANNOUNCEMENT LEAVES BOOTH ALONE IN REPUBLICAN FIELD PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar. 7. Jona than Bourne will not be a candidate Tor United States senator In the com ing campaign. Definite announcement of his decision not to enter the raoe is afforded by the following dispatch sent by him to this city today: "With deep regret I feel obliged to announce that I shall not be a candi date in the Republican primary for the United Statee senatorial nomina tion. For a year I have voluntarily and gladly served without compensa tion as chairman of two Joint congres sional committees, one on federal aid to good roads, and the other on rail way mall pay and second class post age. "It was hoped that the work of these committees would be completed by the third of this month. The magnitude Importance and technicality of the sub jects have necessitated far more ex haustive and elaborate study than or iginally anticipated. Congress has Just extended the life, personnel and powers or these committees until the first of December." Former Senator Bourne's announce ment that he will not be a candidate at the forthcoming primaries for the Republican nomination completely changea the complexion of the sena torial race. With the elimination of Mr. Bourne. R. A. Booth of Eugene has the Repub lican field entirely to himself. At the present writing he Is already well un der way, and be la the avowed candi date of the leading Republican news paper of the state. HUE HOME IS DESTROYED By FIRE MILWAUKEE. Ore.. Mar. 5. (Spe cial) Fire of unknown orgln com- pletly destroyed the house belonging to the Wilson heirs at the head of Washington atreet Thursday evening. The loss is placed at somewhere be tween $1500 and $2000. It was occu pied by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rlgdon and their family. The fire broke out about 8:30 o'clock and the neighbors sent in a call for the fire department At the time but few firemen were here but hose cart was brought to the scene of the blaze but by the time It arrived there was no hope or saving the house. The building, which waa two stories high, had been built many yeara but was still ln a good condition. WASHINGTON, March . Initial step to repeal the toll exemption clause of the Panama canal act a re quested by President Wilson were tak en ln congress today when the bouse committee on interstate commerce re ported favorably a bill to atrlke out the provision. In the senate the committee on Inter-oceanic canals decided to meet next week to consider the appeal of of the president for a reversal of policy In the controversy which In volves the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and ln the opinion of the preaident the general foreign relations policy of the administration. While the houae la debating the Is sue next week, the senate committee will consider whether to recommend a flat repeal bill or to nrge the compro mise bill offered by Senator Chilton, of West Virginia, a member of the committee, which would authorize the president to regulate tolls and aasess charges at his discretion wherever ex emption is provided in the canal act. T believe that more senator would vote for my amendment than will sup port a flat repeal measure." said Sen ator Chilton tonight "Although the amendment would accomplish repeal of toll exemption Indirectly, It would not repudiate the Democratic platform indorsing toll exemption and (enator who flatly refuse to go back on that plank could vote for it" In the houae there was quick re sponse to the president's address, the committee voting 13 to 3 to favorably report the Sims repeal bill. Absent members' who were recorded made the vote 17 to 4. The opponents of the bill were Mr. Doremus, of Michigan, Democrat; Mr. Knowland, of Califor nia, and Mr. Hamilton, of Michigan, Republicans, and Mr. Lafferty, of Ore gon, Progressive. HD NAY BUILD EASTIOCOUNTY PORTLAND AND OREGON CITY RAILROAD PLANS BRANCH -INTO BARTON COUNTRY DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN DECIDED Matter ia Hinter to County Court by Stephen Carver, Head of Com pany Would 8ave Bridge "I Beat My Wife To Make Her Love Me" Says Husband PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar. . "Cave man" methods in holding marital af fection did not meet with the approv al of Judge Stevenson in the municip al court this morning, and he put Rob ert Le Roy under $500 bonds to keep tne peace, despite the protest by Le Roy that he beat his wife to make her love him. Le Roy admitted that he had beaten hla wife .Minnie and when she had objected to the treat ment promised to tie her to a stake and burn her alive. Mrs. Le Roy sought refuge in police protection. "The more I beat her. the better she likes me." said Le Roy to the Judge. "You've got to beat women like they did ln the days of the cave man to make 'em love you." Civilization has Intervened between the day of the cave husband and the husband of today," replied Judge Stev enson. "Your methods are rather an tiquated 88 well as brutal." He then put Le Roy under the bonds to keep tne peace, and as Le Roy has not the needed security he will stay in Jail until some friend helps him out EXOM AND COUNTY As a result of a compromise between the county court and J. W. Exom, the latter was given $176 instead of 1250 as he at first demanded for the loss of a horse which he charges waa due to the condution of a bridge across Bear Crek. The case waa up before the commissioners Friday. Exom claimed that early one morn ing in January a team of his horses wa being driven across the bridge when one of the animals stumbled be cause of a hole In the deck of the structure and fell. He said that thla caused the other horse to fall and damaged the buggy and and the har-neaa. That the Portland and Oregon City railway company may build up either Clear Creek or the Clackamas river was hinted to the county court Thurs day. Stephen Carver told the court that he might build up one of those two streams from Parkplace although how far he woruld construct hla line or the exact location haa not been decided. Mr. Carver will probably approach the county court in the matter of a fran chise at a later date. In case this is done, it Is probable that the Barton bridge will not be built across the Clackamas and that the county will save between $18,000 and $24,000 thereby in connecting roads and the bridge itself. The plan of the county Is deciding to erect this bridge waa to afford the country south of the Clackamaa better and closer access to the tracks of the Portland, Railway, Light & Power company at Barton. But if the Carver line ia ex tended Into this territory that line would be more accessable than the Portland Railway, Light ft Power com pany and the bridge would not be needed. The court decided Wednea day to build the structure and waa preparing to authorize the drawing of plans. The matter of the bridge acrosa the Clackamas river at Parkplace waa also brought up by Mr. Carver. The foun dations for this structure are com pleted and according to an agreement between the railway company and th county, the Portland and Oregon City roaa is to ouua the bridge and give the county use of 20 feet for the roadway. EXPECT EARLY VERDICT ELEVATOR CASE That the city will soon hear the ver dict from Judge Beiison on the eleva tor case, which has been turned over to mm is the opinion of City Attorney SchuebeL Mr. Schuebel wrote the Klamath Falla Judge the first part of laat week and sent aeveral references and Tuesday received a reply that Judge Benson would probably be able to give verdict Monday or Tuesday. If the case, which charges that the elevator ia a public nuisance, ia de cided ln favor of the city, the first s'ep will be taken ln clearing away tha le gal obstructions which stopped work on the bridge from the top of the ele vator tower to the top of the bluff.