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O KEG ON CITY, OREGON, FK1DAY, Al'JUL 10, 1911.
ESTABLISHED 18
fORTYEIOHTH YEAR No, 15.
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4 CLACKAMAS ROAD IXPENDI-
TURKS
At Shown by Districts
1 District No. 1 $ :i:i,l27K4
District No. 3 1 H. 1 1 r, 110
District No. S 3n.N43.a7
Dlslrlct No. 4 ,0!MI4 v
District No. b 22.124. ii
Dlntrlt't No. ft lH.uni.d2
District No. 7 ' 2H.Sll.tl
District No. H .IMI.ll
District No. H.HM.:il
Dl.l riot No. 10 2b.l40.b7 4-
District No. II Ki.:iU'.'.0
District No. 13 12.2:ir.4l 4
District No. 13 I1I.7MI&7 4-
4 District No. 14 40.H27.40 -
Dlstrlut No. IK J4.B4.1.32
4 Dlslrlct No. In 12.2211211
District No. 17 I7.mi4.47
4 District No. IH Z5.KD2 HK
4 Dlnlrlct No. 19 12.47fi2 4
4 District No. 20 I7.7!'20 4
District No. 21 20.r,1.12
District No. 22 22.!tH4.l3
District No. 23 lfi,nn5H
Dlnlrlct No. 24 ll,17fi.3
District No. 2.'. lo.liit lrt 4
DlHtrlct No. 2fl 1X.0O3.2I 4
0 District No. 27 7.0:13.49
Dlnlrlct No. 2H 61.874 U 4
4 Dim r let No. 29 6.H3G 10 4
District No. SO lS.r,7flT
District No. 31 10.2KH 63
District No. S3 10.912 44
4 District No. S3 39.299.17 4
4 District No. 84 C3.tl0K 4
District No, SIS ,r.H 43
District No. 3 , 73.1.06
District No. 37 12.124 1R
4 District No. SH 23.340 34 4
District No. 39 , ... 35.271.14
District No. 40 7.9H2 21
District No. 41 10,H4fi.3
District No. 42 5.3 IS 40
District No. 43 7.I08C3 4
District No. 44 6,105 45
District No. 45 3, HSU 37 4'
District No. 4 it 9.9K1.11 4
: District No. 47 2I.I9H34
District No. 4H 3.5:t9.f.O 4
District No. 49 lS.filH OO
District No. 50 oho 21
4 District No. M 14.790 33
r)lstrtct No. 62 4,n:i 70
District No. 63 I.9H3 84
District No. 64 6.4:i3 60
District No. 65 9.301 63 4
District No. 6)t 4.1S.VCI
District No. 67 1,!C8.30 4
District No. 6H 2.012.69 4
District No. 69 407.05
4
4 $ 939.H0t.05 4
DISTRICTS NO. ft AND 67
lM.lrl.t Vn r.ft I mil In Ilia f'lurWa
and Highland country and wss craal
ed only two years bro. It Includes
about seventeen sections or innd on all
sides of tho two towns bIkivd mention
ed and nm 11 1 iik eastward as fur as
Clear Creek. Tim northwest corner of
this district Is about 6 mllea east and
alx miles aoiith of Oregon City.
Expenditures liavn licen as follows:
Regular Special
1911 1 905.65 $
1913 1.41H.B2 1.831.37
I2.354..I7
$1,831.37
$1,831.37
Total $4,786.64
Roada are as follow or were on
the first of Junoary. 1914. us follows:
Totnl nuniher of miles. 20; (travel, 0:
crushed rock, 0; plunk, 1; dirt, 19
miles. Seventh-eighths of a mile of
the plank road whs built IhhI year. The
assessed valiuitlon was $224,000 lust
year; ths district was entitled to $560
as lit share. Mr. Nut Scrlhncr him
been supervisor since t ho dlnlrlct was
created.
Road district No. 57 lies about three
miles south of Mackshurg In the coun
try between I.lbernl and Needy and
comprises altogether about 12 sections
of land, otMiut 12 miles south of Ore
gon City. This district In 111 hlHlory
of two years bus expended as follows:
191J $ 772.60
1913 1,165.70
Total I1.92S.30
Ronda In No. 57 are us follows: To
tal mllea, 21; no (travel: no crushed
rock, and no plank. All highways are
dirt with the exception of one-fit h of
a mllo of lunk, constructed In 1913.
The assessed valuation Inst yenr wns
$202,425.00 under which No. 57 was ap
portioned $702.74. Win. Stuwe has
been road supervisor In this district
alnce Its creation.
DISTRICTS NO. 58 AND 9.
Districts No. 68 and 59 each have
but one year'a expenditure of tho coun
ty road money and neither sum has
been elaborate. No. 68 beKlna about
three miles north of and alx miles east
of Oregon City and follows along for
about a mllea north of tho Clnckamaa
river to a point a little beyond liartnn.
There are about 5 square mllea In the
district. Expenditures have been:
1913 $2,012.59
Thro are 10H mllea of roads In the
1 ct, no crushed rock, six miles of
r and one-half mile of plank,
tho h of course this was almost all
mil years ngo. During 1913, 800 feet
of l nk wns laid and two miles of the
gravel, according to the records. The
valuation hiHt year was somewhat ovor
$202,000, which gave the district
$785.00 as Ha Bmre. jonn c Mliier
waa supervlHor.
District No, 6a el between the
June Ion of Newell and Abernothy
creek anil Includes about three Mo
tions. , Its northwest corner la per
haps two miles nut eastward frdm Ore
eoa ( Ity. No. 69'a expenditure waa
even raoro Modest:
1913 $407.05
10 lhe? aro 6' mlle 1" 'h district,
J.O rods of cniHhed rock, no gravel and
101 rods of pik, bo rods of which
were built hurt year. The assessed
valuation was $ioo,000 and a little
0V!',1', "J"1"1" ,llch District No. 69 waa
entitled to almit $400.00. W. M. Rum
r fipervlaor last year.
in If concludes the Enterprise dls
fi'fliifin of road expenditures aa far as
ne regular apportionments of 60 per
cent are concerned and totala close on-
t .000.000 In the last aeven years.
In fcunday-a edition thla paper will
Rive a detailed summary of some of
A
IISTORY
CLACKAMAS
0
(lie pertinent fuels aliown In tlio va
rious urt l li-a and will give flKures
showing llio special apportionments
of the county court which have
swelled this large total to iilinont one
million and a quarter.
MILLION AND A QUARTER THE
COST INEFFICIENT ROADS
THE RESULT
1C SINCE 1907
Great Bum ' Sunk In Mud of County
Highways la Strongest Argue
ment Against the Pree- ,
ent System
. .1. .. 4. 4. 4. 4. . 4. 4- . .1. 4,
CLACKAMAS ROAD EXPENDI-
TURES
Expended In all road
dlKtricts since l:i07.f 939,804.05
Expended from Ken-
eral road fund 278.7K1.90
t- Totul Cluckiuna
county for roads
since 1907 11.21S.&S5.95
I a. 4. ! 4 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4.
One million and a quarter! The
above figure, which la close to that
amount represents the sum of money
which taxpayers of Clackamas county
have raised and spend In seven years
In an effort to build a aystem of good
roads. 1'receedlng discussion In the
Knterprlxe showed a totul of $939,
904.05 which represents the expendi
tures In the 69 illntrlcts of the county
under their regular apportionments
and also Included the special levies
which have been raised In the various
district since 1907. Add to thla
amount the sum of $278,781.90 under
the general road fund of the county.
and tho astounding total above shown
la the result.
The expenditures under the general
roud fund of the county have been
meted out among the various districts
at tly direction of the courts, with re
gard to special needs and have been
as follows:
1907 $21,859.55
1908 23.125.07
1909 12,889.89
1910 29.480.46
1911 64.290.02
1912 80.799.32
1913 46.337.59
General road fund since
1907 $278,781.90
In summing up the road situation In
Clackamua county today as taken from
the articles published daily In the En
terprise for the last two months It
must be remembered that practically
all the main trunk lines were estab
lished and In use years before the
"million and a quarter" waa expended
Many of the older roods of the county
were Improved, some with crushed
rock, others with grnvel, and there
were many mllea of the old planking
laid prior to 1907. Figures previous to
that year were practically InaccesHl
hie, but the Enterprise feels that sev
en years' of the road history of the
county, from the standpoint of money
spent and results obtained. Is suffici
ent to convince even the most skepti
cal that the present system of district
expenditures la not conducive to the
building of permanent roads In the
county. Glance at the Immense suma
spent In many of the districts, ranging
from $63,0(10 down to $107.00, take a
peep at the total of almost a million
without tho general road fund, and
then review In your own mind the gen
oral condition of the roods of Clack-
amae county todny.
The Enterprise has not chnnged one
whit In Ita attitude on the road ques
tion, it has pointed out time and
again, the weaknesses of the present
supervisor aystem and It firmly be
lieve that the vast sum of $1,218,-
685.95 which represents but aeven
yearn' squandering, la In Itself the
strongest argument ngnlnHt the exist
ing plan. Had this sum been spent
under a centralized. systematized
scheme of dove-tiilljil permanent roads
for Clucknmaa couifry. Instead of hav
ing been thrown about In accordance
with the whim of the Individual super
visor and his Influential neighhora. we
could today hoaat of aa fine a system
of connected highways as could be
found anywhere.
This paper, strange as lflnay seen,
has been criticized for publishing fis
cal histories of the districts, notwith
standing the fnct that the matters are
of public record and of vital Interest
to the taxpayers. Care has been tak
en In the collection of the data, and
the figures, aome of which are almoat
unhclleveahle, can be verified from a
scrutiny of the records. Facts over
whelming and alarming facts have
been published because comparatively
few people realized the enormous
sums that have been expended.
The Enterprise la more than ever
convinced that the present acheme la
the wrong one. Can the taxpayers of
the county, with thnt million and a
quarter staring them In the face, con
aclencloualy maintain that the money
has been well spent?
SNOW AT OGLE MOUNTAIN
Mrs. Q. W. Grace received a letter
from John Hale of the Ogle Mountain
mine that there waa 6f Inches of snow
on the ground at the time the letter
waa written, March 31.
SEVENYEARS ROAD
WASTE$1,218,000
HARMONY
URGED
B! LIVE WIRES
IMPORTANCE OP CO-OPERATION
BETWEEN CITY AND COUN
TRY EMPHASIZED
SHED FOR HORSES SUGGESTED
Qood Roada Form Toplo at Gathering
of Business Men Fran Krax
berger Endorsee Plan of
State Aid.
Tho Importance of cooperation be
(ween the city and the country was
ngalii emphasized Tuesday at the
weekly luncheon of the l.lve Wires,
and T. W. Hiitll van, (ieorgo Randall,
Franz Kruxberger, L. Hllpp, U Adams,
A. A. rrlci). II. T. McHalu, Dr. A. U
llcutie and C. Kchueliel all talked over
the various phases of tho situation
The l.lve Wins recently apixiinted a
committee, heudisl by Charles v. Ills
ley, himself a farmer, to devise plans
to bring the tnwu Into closer harmony
with the people of the country, and It
la expected the committee will arrange
to attend meeting of farmers In the
several localities of the county during
the summer months. Mr. Hclnieliel
took occasion to rap the biiHlnesa men
for what he termed wus their back
ward attitude toward the fanners In
relation to the purchase of produce
and the absence of stable and bitching
accommodations, and A. 1 Kcatle took
up the gauntlet In defense of the mer
chants. Mr. prlco struck the keynote
of the situation when he argued for the
purchase by the city of ground for a
bitching shed, and he said that the
business men would no doubt bear th
expense of constructing the barn.
Urges State Aid for Roada.
Frnnz Kaxberger, of Macksburg, a
candidate for the legislature, and E.
V. Hurtlett, an Estucada attorney,
tulkc of the attltudo of the people
In the country toward Oregon City.
The former talked along good roads
lines, lie said people In his common
Ity wanted state aid for the main art
erlea running through the counties
connecting with adjoining counties,
county aid for the main hlgbwaya run-
nlng out to the farming districts from
the market centuju and district aid for
the laterals. Ilia remarks were ap
plauded by T. V. Sullivan, chairman of
, the good roads committee of the l.lve
' V V ' . th. ho ..It.
, , 111a, it ir 1.MIU i". 1 ' ' w.i.t
M Kraxberger'a statement of the caae.
Mr. ilartlett discussed the road bond
Ing question, favoring an equitable die
tribution of the funds. He told the
l.lve Wires that Estacada would proli
ably be willing to enter into an ar
rangement with Oregon City to secure
pure mountain water, urged co-operation
between the city and the coun
try and the promotion of all lines of
Industry.
Dr. T. n. Ford, pastor of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, spoke briefly.
congratulating the sulendld work for
the upbuilding of the community that
the Live Wires are engaged In.
Athletic Field Suggested.
The acquisition of an athletic field
for baseball In summer and for foot
ball and track meets In the full and
spring was brought to the attendtion
of the meeting by August Wagner,
professor of chemistry In the Oregon
City High school. He said a tract
480x270 feet between Monroe and
Jackson streets on the hill could be
secured for $5850 and asked for the
support of the Live Wires in the move
ment, which will be broached at the
council meeting thla week. I.. Stlpp.
J. V. Ixider and W. A. Huntley were
named as a committee to take up the
matter. Mr. Stlpp suggested that the
city might trade aome of Ita property
that is scattered nlxmt the city for a
compact piece of lnnd that could be
used for athletic purposes.
Dr. Van Ilrakle. head of the civic Im
provement committee, reported that
arrangements had been completed for
lighting the suspension bridge, and
said a meeting of his committee would
be held with the Woman's club com
mittee next Friday night to discuss the
"Swat the Fly" campaign.
The menu was:
Pull Run Water
Chicken and Dumplings
Mashed Totatoes
Green PeaB
Hot Rolls
Onions "
Radlahes
I-ottuce and Egg Salad
Deep Apple I'le
Whipped Cream
Coffee
I;
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Sheriff Mass has broken the speed
records for the trip over Clackamas
county roads from Oregon City to Mu-
lino In an automobile. In fnct. the
sheriff declares, the only thing that
could have got there quicker then he
would have been an airship.
Sunday morning the aheriff received
word that the general store at Mulino
had been robbed and he lost no time
In starting on his way to the scene of
the alleged crime. When ha arrived
at the scene he found that the propri
etor had short-changed himself in
cashing a check.
MAGAZINE WANTS TO KNOW
ABOUT CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Asking for information regarding
Clackamaa county and the Willamette
valley, the Northwest Farmstead has
written Secretary Freytag of the com
mercial club and the magazine will re
ceive a complete outline of the re
sources and opportunities of this sec
tion within a few days from the local
organization. The Northwest Farm
stead plans to issue special edition
showing the true conditions of the
north Pacific coast states.
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REPRESENTATIVE HAWLEY
4 INVESTIGATES LOCKS 4
.
WASHINGTON, April 3 Rep-
- resentatlve llawley called today tj
4. on the department of Justice and 4
urged that action on the Oregon 4-
City locks be hastened. Ills crltl- t
i, clsm of the delay elicited the 4
alttlement that "every possible ef- 4
4- fort of the department Is being 4
4' used to push the matter to an
early conclusion."
llawley asked: "Do you think 4
- any better progreas will be made
' In the next three yeurs than has '
been made In the past three?"
' He was assured progress bad 4
been made in exumuining ab-
stracts even If no suits had been 4
4- brought In condemnation. 4
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OPINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
IN OCTOBER QUOTED IN OF
FICIAL STATEMENT
DEFENSE CLAIMS A REAL VICTORY
etite Health Board 8tates That Dr.
Van Brakle Has Never Been
Appointed and Holds
Office Illegally.
t, 4. 4, 4 4 4. $ 4 4. 4 4- 4
8TATEMENT MADE BY
DR. VAN BRAKLE TUESDAY
4-
4
Tonight the state board of
health added another chapter to
the comedy of errors being en-
4 acted by the Clackamas County
' Medical society, utterly Ignoring
and dismissing the charges
brought before them. They at-
tempted to render an opinion up-
on my legal rights to hold the of-
4 flee. Frankly. I believe they
4 have nassed ud the responsibility
4 of attempting to remove me from
4 office. I ahall continue to serve
Clackamas county as health offl-
cer.
44444-4444444444
Instead of hearing the arguments of
the opposing attorneys aa was an
nounced at the first session of the
state board of health In this city last
week, the members of the board at the
meeting Tuesday evening Issued a
statement that Dr. Van Mrakle "has
never been appointed and that hla
holding the office and drawing the
salary has been Illegal," and dismissed
the case.
Attorney General Quoted.
To back up their announcement the
state board In Its statement quotes the
following opinion of Attorney General
Crawford, which was obtained In Oc
tober. 1913: "Therefore, as has been
stated, I do not think that an osteo
path, unless he had graduated from a
college which has In Its course of In
struction the study of therapautlcs,
materia medlcu. etc., can qualify as
county health officer under section
4695 of I-ord's Oregon laws.
The board further In its statement
declares that It is "of the opinion that
It Is not necessary to hear any further
argument In the matter as under no
construction of the law, as consmed by
the state board of health and the at
torney general, has the said J. A. Van
Rraklo every legally held this office
and It Is the duty of the county Judge
to appoint a health officer as is pro
vided by law."
Still Officer, Says Schuebel.
"Rut despite the statements of the
state board of health Dr. Van Rrakle
Is still county health officer of Clack
amas county," said Chris Schuebel one
of the attorneys for the defendant doc
tor. "They have not removed the
county health officer and their written
opinion carries no legal weight. Even
the attorney who has been prosecut
ing the case was forced to admit that
Dr. Van Prakle Is still county health
officer and that the announcement of
the beard and the dismissal of the case
to all practicable purposes, is a victory
for the defense.
"The state board of health saw that
under the law rhey were meddling
where they had no business and the
complaint sworn out against the doctor
wss so weak and faulty that no court
In the state would uphold Its decision.
There was but one thing left to do and
that was to gracefully back out of the
hole they had got Into and so they met
In executive session Tuesday after
noon to talk the Utile trouble over.
The result was the announcement
which they handed out before one
word was said by any of the attorneys.
They dismissed the case because they
saw that the charges against Dr. Van
Rrakle were full of legal holes."
"It is plainly an attempt of the
board to 'pass the buck' Juat as Attor
ney Schuebel says." waa the verbal
statement of Dr. Van Rrakle Tuesday
evening. "The verdict of the state
board la perfectly satisfactory to me."
-The complaint was first argued be
fore the board Tuesday when wit
nesses were Introduced to show that
the county health officer was Incompe
tent aa charged by Dr. Strickland and
Dr. Ouy Mount. All testimony was in
troduced but the argument of the at
tomeys waa not heard. The board
aet Tuesday of thla week aa the time
for hearing the final arguments. The
sudden ending of the case was a sur
prise to both aides of the caae.
AUTO RUNS DOWN PARMER
Charles Rages. 31 year old, a farm
er from Canby, Ore., waa run down at
Third and Everett streets In Portland
Friday night by an automobile driven
by James Lamb, 741 Washington
street. Mr. Lamb took the Injured man
to the Good Samaritan hospital. Mr.
Rages was not seriously Injured.
BOARD DISMISSES
VAN BRAKLE GASE
SCOPE Or CARVER
LINE IS ENLARGED
APPLICATION IS MADE FOR FRAN
CHISE OVER MANY PORT
LAND STREETS
EITECT ON OREGON CITY UNCERTAIN
Eastern Capitol Is Thought to Be Be
hind Expansion of Portland
and Oregon City Electric
Railway
A plan to enlarge the scope of the
Portland and Oregon City Electric
Railway company In Portland so that
It will be a rival of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power company for
street car business in that city was
outlined Saturday by tho representa
tives of the Stephen Carver con
cern. Application for a franchise has
been made with Will H. Daly, commis
sioner of public utilities In Portland,
by Stephen Carver.
The routes of the proposed lines will
tap the thickly populated districts of
the east aide of Portland and will en
ter the business section over the Mor
rison bridge, according to the plans of
the promoters. The four main lines
which will form the principal branches
of the system In the Rose City togeth
er with the proposed line from this
city to Portland will give Oregon City
patrons service which will be In many
ways as complete aa that cow given
by the Portland Railway, Light I
Power company. Transfers from the
Oregon City-Portland line to almost
any part of the latter city over the
lines of the Carver company will prob
ably be one of the leading results
when the project is completed.
The company proposes to offer to
the public six tickets for a quarter, a
consession which the Portland Rail
way. Light A Power company refused
to grant. The effect of such a volun
tary offer on the part of the Carver
line la considered by many to mean
that an active rate-cutting war will
be carried on by the rivals of the Portland-Oregon
City business. Others
claim that with the expansion of the
Portland and Oregon City railway In
Portland and with the assurance of
heavy eastern financial backing, en
larged activity in Clackamas la as
sured.
The franchise sought Is for 25 years
and atlmilates that work shall begin
within 30 days after the council grants
the company the right to occupy the
streets. Cars are to be In operation
within 18 months after the franchise
Is granted.
The proposed franchise allows the
company to operate with any kind of
motor power except steam, but It Is
said that operation is to be confined
to the use of electricity. Freight priv
ileges are to be allowed but only on
the east side and then during the
hours from 6 o'clock to 8 in the even
ing. It is clearly stipulated that should
the franchise be granted the company
Is not to be merged with any compet
ing company and the city is given
power to revoke the franchise should
such be done.
WELCH MAY BACK
E
Color is given the report that A.
Welch and the financiers behind him
are Interested with Stephen Carver in
the proposed new street railway sys
tem for Portland, and the lnter'.rban
between this city and Portland by dis
patches from Centralia, Wash., to the
effect that the Washington-Oregon cor
poration Is about to dispose of Its prop
erties In southwest Washington.
Mr. Welch, who formerly was head
of this corporation, but resigned sev
eral months ago, Is reported Jo have
purchased these properties, which in
clude the Centralia and Chehalis street
railway system, water works and nu
merous electric generating plants and
water powers. It has been known here
for months that Mr. Welch is working
on an ambitious plan to connect Seat
tle and Portland with an Intenirban
line, based on Intervening local street
railway systems.
It has been pointed out that the fran
chise sought by the new company is
not for a comprehensive street railway
system at all merely . an in-and-out
trackage entering the city on the Pow
ell Valley road, and departing over
streets leading to the projected inter
state bridge. This indicates that the
franchise is only for terminal tracks
within the city without attempting any
competitive scheme of local service.
In the conviction of Dorsey Smith at
Milwaukle Friday. District Warden Ir
win sees a victory for the state fish
and game commission that has more
value than the usual conviction for il
legal fishing or hunting.
It Is the second Jury trial ever won
by the game wardens In this county.
The Jury was out but five minutes.
Smith was fined $25 and costs for
catching fish under six inches In
length. He also was charged, with
fishing within 200 feet of a flshway.
but this charge waa dismissed.
Smith was arrested Thursday after
noon at Deep Creek with seven fish
nnder the legal limit In his possession
The case waa tried before Judge Kel
logg. He waa prosecuted by County
Attorney Hedges and waa defended by
Harry C. Tankwlch.
ACTION STARTED TO
CLOSE FRIAR'S CLUB
CHARGE MADE PLACE IS OPERAT
ED FOR PURPOSE3 NOT
IN CHARTER
A suit was filed In the circuit court
of thla county Wedneaday to dissolve
articles of Incorporation of the Friar's
club of Milwaukle by the state of Ore
gon upon the ground that the club Is
being operated for purposes which are
not revealed In the articles of Incor
poration. The purpose of the club, ac
cording to Its charter is to equip and
maintain a club and club house and to
develope the literaty, physical and
mental capacity of Its members.
It Is said that the complaint was
made at the special request of Gover
nor West. The place, when known as
the Milwaukle Tavern, had been closed
not only by the sheriff of Clackamas
county but also by the officials of
Multnomah county and the state offi
cers In the paat
Service of the complaint waa made
Wednesday upon L. M. Hoyte and J.
Wilbur, trustees of the club.
W. V. S. FREIGHT
DEPOT IS NEXT
CONSTRUCTION ON BUILDING TO
BE COMMENCED WITHIN
TEN DAYS
EORCEM BE; INCREASED TO 300
Two Camps of Men Now Busy Third
to Be Opened in Two Weeks
Nine Miles From
City
Within 10 days the freight depot of
the Willamette Valley Southern will
be under way, a third camp will be es
tablished about nine miles from Ore
gon City, and the total number of men
employed will be increased from 140 to
300. This waa the statement. of Pres
ident Swift Thursday evening.
The freight depot will be 30 by about
70 feet and will be located on Main
street just south of the point where
the track of the road crosses the
street. The Wllamette Valley South
ern will build a side track on one side
of the building and the Portland Rail
way, Light ft Power company on the
other. The building will be used by
both companies although the local con
cern will own It and rent part of the
floor space to the electric company.
With a common freight house it is
thought that It will be much easier for
the exchange of freight as the contract
recently signed, specifies. The offi
ces of the Willamette Valley road will
probably be moved from their present
location In the Beaver building to the
new structure on north Main street as
soon as It is completed.
Two camps are now working along
the right-of-way of the company, two
pile drivers are busy building bridges
and trussels, and about 140 men are
employed. The new camp which will
be located about nine miles out will be
opened within two weeks and will
raise the number of men to about 300.
"Things are going fine," said Mr.
Swift Thursday evening. "We have
not met a serious obstacle and from
the present outlook the road will be
well under way in a very short time."
Work on the trussel which was to ex
tend from the freight yards to Twelfth
street haj been sl.pped by an Injunc
tion of Charles Cruse who claims that
the railway has no right on Water
.street en the grounds that the street
Das never been dedicated a public
thoroughfare and that the council has
no power to grant a franchise on It.
About 150 feet of this trussel has been
completed.
COUNTY COURT ASKED
TO AID IN ROAD WORK
Asking the county court of each
county to assume direction and leader
ship In organization for All-Oregon
Good Roads day, April 25, Rufus C.
Holman, president of the association
of county judges and commissioners,
has addressed to each county court
the following letter:
"Saturday, April 25, is to be All-Ore
gon Good Roads day, by the gover
nor's proclamations. All Oregon, all
citizens and all organizations are re
quested to cooperate in this movement.
If every county does Its share. It will
be of inestimable benefit to the roads
and state, so say nothing of the ex
cellent advertising the state will re
ceive from the publicity that will re
sult.
"The promoters of this scheme ex
pect that at least 10.000 men will each
give a day's labor to the roads, and
that in addition thereto that the day
will be observed in all the public
schools or the state.
"I have been requested to address
you In the hope that you will take the
management and direction of this
movement In your county, and that
you will do whatever you can to get
the men to cooperate and make the
day a success.
"In every county a banner will be
ttlven by the Portland Ad club to the
organization doing the most work.- If
you will call upon your road super
visors and appoint Toluntary assistant
supervisors for every section of road
In your county and see that the pre
liminary organizations are nerfected
the publicity which will be given this
matter throughout the press of the
suae, will undoubtedly do the rest.'
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DROPPED BY COURT
PROCEEDINGS ARE DISMISSED ON
MOTION OF COUNTY AT
TORNEY HEDGES
'COMPLETE VINDICATIAN'-VANBRAKIE
But One Charge Now Remains Against
Accused Doctor Hearing Be
fore State Board Set
For Tuesday.
The quo warranto proceedings
against County Health Officer Van
rtrakle In the circuit court charging
that he is not a graduate of a repu
table medical college were dismissed
Saturday morning upon the motion of
County Attorney Gilbert Hedges.
Three Charges Filed.
The county attorney was acting only
in relation In the case, the motive be
hind the proceedings being the physi
cians of Oregon City of a rival school
of Van Brakle, who Is an ostepath.
The complaint when filed early last
November consisted of three charges:
that the health officer was not the
graduate of a reputable medical school
and that he did not have a license is
sued by the state board of medical ex
aminers as Is contemplated by law and
that he for other reasons under the
law Is not qualified to hold the office.
Only the first of the charges reached
the court, the other two being thrown
out shortly after the complaint was
filed.
Is Vindication, Says Van Brakle.
'The dismissal of the proceedings
attacking my legal qualifications In the
circuit court is a complete vindication
of my rights to hold the office of
county health officer," said Dr. Van
Rrakle Saturday evening. "The fact
that this dismissal waa asked for by
those opposing me Is proof positive
that they were unable even to make
out a case against me. Typical medi
cal association tactics again were
used. The motion for dismissal being
filed a few minutes before the case
was to come for trial thus throwing
upon the taxpayers the expense of
bringing witnesses from several parti
of the state. My case now rests with
the state board of health and I am con
fident that I will win out in that ac
tion, although the word has gone out
that I must be removed."
Eaton Explains Action.
Clarence U Eaton, who has been
connected with the Clackamaa County
Medical society since Its organization
and who has taken a more or less
prominent part In the struggle offers
the following explanation:
"The plaintiff had arranged for the
attendance at the trial of several
physicians, occupying official positions
on the boards of other states and men
of national reputation who would tes
tify that the American School of Oste
opathy of Klrksville, Missouri, of
which the defendant is a graduate is
not a "reputable medical college.' It
waa found at the last day that these
Important witnesses had mistaken the
date of trial and could not reach Ore
gon in time. It was therefore decided
by plaintiffs attorneys to ask for the
dismissal of the case."
One Charge Remains.
The one charge now remaining
against the local health officer is that
which has been brought before the
state board of health upon the com
plaint of Dr. Guy Mount and Dr. M. C.
Strickland both of this city. The two
Oregon City doctors charge that Van
Rrakle is not competent to hold the
position and, to prove their contention,
they cite three cases In which the ac
cused doctor is alleged to have made
the wrong diagnosis. At a hearing
Tuesday evening here evidence was
taken before three members of the
state board and the case will be
argued before all the members Tues
day evening In Portland. In these
charges, the attorney for Van Brakle:
John Slevers, Chris Schuebel and L.
Stlpp, have taken the stand that the
state board Is exceeding its authority
In hearing the charges and that the
procedings are not lawful on the
grounds that the complaint against
Van Brakle does not state how the
charges which have been filed can be
used to remove the defendant.
Action Helps Clear Situation.
The action In the circuit court Sat
urday Is one of the final steps in
clearing up the confusion in the office
of the county health officer which haa
existed since early last summer. The
state board of health removed Dr. J.
W. Norrls early In the summer of 1913
on the grounds of Incompetency. The
local doctors petitioned the county
court and the state board to re-appoint
Norrls which both bodies refused to
do. Dr. W. C. Schultze and several
others were offered the position but
each refused. The physicians then or
ganized the Clackamaa County Medi
cal association and each agreed not to
accept the position of county health
officer and to combine their efforts to
have Norrfs re-established In the of
fice. About this time the county court
appointed Dr. J. A. Van Brakle, an
osteopath, to the position and the
medical association turned Its efforts
to secure his removal.
In the fight against Van Brakle two
procedings were started, the one
which will be argued before the state
hoard of health Tuesday and the one
which was dismissed in the circuit
court Saturday.
Chinaman Held for Disappearance.
VANCOUVER. B. C April 3. Mrs.
Charles J. Millard, wife of the head
ticket agent at the Canadian Pacific
Railway station, and who has lived In
Vancouver for many years, haa dis
appeared, and the police believ she
has been killed. The police have ar
rested the Chinese servant employed
in the Millard residence and believe
that he can solve the mystery.
Salem Fire Fatal.
SALEM. Ore, April 2. The burning;
of his home frightened John Thomp
son. 60 years old, to death early thla
morning.
VAN BRAKE
CASE