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'mm okeqon c fount. ! :,.-"-fl County. JRTV II0MTM VIAW-No. II COMM,TT Of PROMINENT CITIN. NAMED TO HEAD MOVlMfNT FIRST DONATIO!RECIVED ISJIOO Mon.r Mm M.Hlno It "" ,cr Bu-diy. Dteembir 27-Shlp-load of food lo Europe It Object cmiinilltra -f prominent till una ia - - . was ordntiUiMi iiito rnw .irk for th H.-iRian rcnn .....u .Itliln tha n"t M '"v' IJ campaign l b undw X aur.- Id fundi. . '....I .,r lha llaW- HMHISOII T ESTACftpA IS CUT I W. r. llawii-y. io-" ' -J y ulp A I'uP'-r Co.. haa hdd tb tiharrlptlon i " """" - 1100 althouitli no aolu-iiaiMui . ,(! by th comnilll"". Thoaa In thll rKai.Uatlo.i ir: W. P. IUI. 1) Kby. Mayor I.Hm K. Jonia. U. T ,l Konl. County Jo Andaraon. T. Mrllaln. M. t. Ulouralla. B. K p'rodl". C. II. fmifl-ltl. A- J""'' judia Omni . Il'"l' A',BI,", ""V A UllW.raml. William Andrcaon, J. V lxd. r. K. K.mn' th fltanlon. 1'i'rcy Cauflld. T. Dainund. Al I'rl'-fl. C live. C. 0. lluntU y. (I-.rKO C. Urow ni ll' C. I. Latouri'tto. S, i. Cook". H K. rroaa and itev. C.xirK N'daon Kd wanla. Ttl on-atilnitlon of tt" commit! .01 l.n roml.l.-t'd at a IH' t tlnK In Iho ,,,inr of tha Comnivn-lal rlub Moil . .. i..ki ur RulllvBii hna ai'iit a VU,.p to oacb nf tlm 12 nu-n on th rommlltH" nollfylnK thotn on ne ' .... Ti.- riiv .111 bo dtvld d Into ell Irl.ta lo fimMo Iho work.T !.) rnrry on the mov.-tn.Mit lu lyaionmi.c ... A nma n.cPln ' h .Id Sun ,y Ifrcrmhrr tl. In the Woodman of th.. World ball h.'n ipookvn from t,o ConimcrHnl club l.. ro and prob ably from rortUu'd aa H ' " "inotho plan for the rolK of the K.-l- rIhiii . t,.. ro.ultcd from a ! Tba n.ovamrnt haa wu Mnw a TJia r o' nin. of Portland. ,.lkmakfl br ""'"Sm'r- boforotlioI.lvoWlroa uf Ihe tomm rial club. Inat Tueaday noon a, r hi. app-nl for no P '" "J '"" ' . ..,.,. of Kuropo an or T. W SuUlvan and J. B. lli-dKoa. wna appointed. A ,.,.r laaucd t.y T. W. BulHvan Friday followa: Own City. Oro.. Doc is. To tho ruhllc: Tho Stat.- of OroKon and WimhlnK , ,mve m..lor...k.-n to do thnlr l-art l (h great work .f rollcf for tb MnrvhiR IMKlani. Tho alota'a part la MM1,.r tho direction of the OrTon !' volopmcnt Loamio CominltK'i'. A 7.'.flft ton ahlp aalla from fortluiid Munlrlpnl Om-k direct to Buropa early , jaimry. The Commorclu CI til of OroKon City Ihrouich I'ldont u ,,,. m.nlrd to- to put the nmtiw boforo tho people of this rlly and v In Ity and to appoint a committee of It cltUoi.8 to h.Hp In thlB nol.lo work. At tho meetliiB of tho J.Wo Wlrog of tho Commorclnl Club hold lnt Tiioh day, T. W. Bulllvnn and J. E. IIpcIkps were appointed a committee to repra lent that body In this relief work. off era tiiiiou ' of aBHlHtnnre and holp from our public ... - Iff n TtnmlnU Bplrltcd citizens, mr. ..... ., ...!.. .ho linwlev PulD and Pa per Company aiibacrlbod 1100.00 and volunteered to lane an . 11,8 work for this noble cauae. B. T Mcltnlt. and E. Kenneth Stanton of the Crown-Willamette i-aP. r p H. Ilrodlo, O. D. Eby, Knv. T. M. ioxA. C. H. Dye and nmny others navo vo.- untoerod and promlaed every nsslst- n.... or,nninii.,i tho following per- rnnnnil committee to Bonn in '"" r . act with the committee composed or T. W. Sullivan nnd J. E. lledgea to so licit and receive subscriptions: W. P. Hnwloy. O. D. Eby, Mayor Linn B. Jones, Rev. T. D. Frod, County Judge H. S. Anderson B. T. Mcllatn, M D. Lntourette, E. E. Brodlo, C. H. Cauflold, A. R. Jacobs O. II. Dlmlck, ... t. A Trlll.,l,rn,w1 WlTl- An. -S li. AUIims, nev. . "'" ' dreson, J. w. T.o.lor, K. Konnoui bi ton, Percy Cauflold T. Osmund, Al Price, 0. H , Dye, C. G. Huntloy, Ooo. C.Hro'wnoll, C. D. lAtourette, J. J. Cooke, H. E. Cross Ilevt Geo. N. Ed wards. N"o portion of remittances received In reRiionse to this anneal Is used for evnense of Rnthorins sunDlles, for transportation charRes, overhead ex nonsos collection expenses, printing, nr nnv other expense whatsoever. Ev- In Invanlflfl In fnn.l ntiifTa nnp ery inn ... ,v.-- ... .vuu n.u,, hundred cents of every dollar you give DUyS IOOU 1UI BIUIVUIIS l'--IKItlIlH. T. W. SULLIVAN President Oregon City Commercial Club. NEW YORK. Dec, 22. "Harry K. Thaw will bo back in Mntteawnn asy lum hv .Innuary 21. if not before," Wil llnm Travers Jerome, former district nttrirnnv for this county announced W ruiliiv: hs also declared thnt he in tended to see that Thaw Is kept there permanently. CHARLESTON, S. C, Dec. 22. The cruiser Olympia, Admiral Deweys" flag ship at the battle of Manila bay, re ceived orders to leave February 15 for the San Francisco exposition. Tim nnd valuation of proporty even nilh'i from Kiai-a.la low orrt from $r.'O0 lo KMO by Clniill Jmlm Ciinphtll Thunder. Tli Und la property nf J Mi'lmlln. Mvlmllf appi-ilid from Urn valiuilluii of lila pmprty a annt-M-d by th .m,r In Iho ,quttllmlln Tho board r-du..d lh alualln rrnl hiimlri-d dollars lo i'KWi but Mt'lmlln was mil Milaflcit ami epp-al) from Hi" 1k Inlou ot the board lo III' rlrcull rourt. Tim appwil of tho WMk"1" 1,1 tirrili (rum Hi" valuation plmfd on .itiilve tliiil cr holdlnaa In Hi" romi ly wai lo have bn aritimd before Hi" circuit court yeal.-nlay but aa pout poned to Haturday. ONE OVERLOOKED Ifl MS STUNTS ANNUAL EXERCISES Of COMMER CIAL CLUB DRAWS OVER 100 MEMBERS REV. FORD FACES LIQUOR CHARGE Mtthodnt Paator Accqulted by Judge Lodarflnt laauo of "Tho Morning Blait" Appear! During Evening If thoro v.a a alnclo mnn, or a mar rld mnn flihi-r who i-arapcd b.'lnit lnmKH)iiPil Wodnradny tilpht at th an nual C'hrlntnma Irt'o atunl of tho Com niorclnl rlub. It wna b.uc the t-n txrlnlnmi'tit coinmllti'o could not r m.'niluT hla namo and for no oth r rcnaon. liolwocn tho liulicrotii nlfta Hint wort i. ih .I,.lii4ti (ho tiim-k trial ' i .,.w-i,,i Uaun of tlm "Mornltm Ulnat." ovory body auff.-rwl. and tho OTrrmnl nA noarly four fait of mwrlwonl lnloa noany io.. hourn. and no one aa horod and th un( . a. M A I U a ilt'lll n, ait m hundred and moro men alayd until W. Sullivan. pr.-Kld.-nl of tho club w o,,iiu-nn iirinlilint of tho rlub wan nnd nin.lo n few liilinii-i xi ... Introductory remnrks. ana mo ioor bund rend. rcd several plennliiR selec tions. The Commercial club nuurtctto. Thoinns A. Hurke, Homer Ilollowell. Harold Swafford and Victor Cault. snnR and r-sponile.l to two encores and tho nddrosH of Iho evening wna Riven bv Dr. T. P. Ford who wna rnm -m nnd humorous. Osonr I.nunnre W oot- fin sunn "Mother Mncnreo. ami u an encore "Tlppernry." nnd then the "MornliiK PhiNt" was niHhed Into tho cluhrooms by two newsboys. The "Ilium" was received onthunlastlcally. ltd eolunina w ro filled with Jokes nnd roasts and fnkes mid nftor n few mln iites sp-nt In Its perusal two former high school liuls who were on the do nating tenm. pulled off a debate be tween C. Sohiiebel and Grunt 11. Dim lek the former was represented by Mil ton Mlllor. while Mr. Dlmlck's cham pion was Elbert Chnrman. The boys went nt it hn miner and tongs, rehears ing aome Interesting municipal politi cal history anent the recent city elec tion, and honors wer easy, me were doo. A. Hnrdlng. H. E. Cross nnd Ooorge Lnzolle but thoy did not ren der a decision. The crowd npplnuded vigorously when Chief of Police Shaw arrested Dr. Ford and. pulled that divine, chair commIt'ed hn) ,, the hnn(,8 ot CUy Ro(,or(,or The cnnrRe nKftnst and nil, to tne rront or me nan, .m i Silt. IWl'Uluui jtM - n- the doctor was a violation of the liquor laws, anu ur. ruiu iiciiii ui.di.-i. iuv progrnm by entering a plea of guilty. He was prosecuted by City Attorney Schuobol and cieionueu oy w. u The doctor faced his acousers brave ly and proved a alibi, after a blind pig was Introduced an evidence, along with a Jug of Intoxicants that was really nothing hut vinegar, lib ; rendered other numbers, Mr. Woodf n gave a piano solo, and then Santa Clntis (O. D. Eby) appeared and dis tributed scores of presents from the tree, which wns brilliantly Illuminated by Harry Young. Three reels of motion pictures from the Star theatre completed the pro gram nnd a buffet luncheon was i m. i,ii rnnms were tasto- serveu. i ii" . . . fully decorated for the annual stunt by H. J. BlKgar DATE IS SET FOR Fl The Trlars' club case will be tried in .i.- ninii onurt January 4. 5 and 6. Four proprietors ot the club, Julius Wilbur vVililnm vvuour, .ion u' pJ,,v Mrtnra are named defend ants on a charge of selling liquor on Sunday. Clerk Mulvey nas arninseu the trials of the four as follows: Jan", i vs. Julius Wilbur and Wil lie Wilbur; January 5, state vs. Julius unit,,,. nnH Frank Moore: and Janu ary G, state vs. Julius Wilbur and Joe Harris. IRS OUKUON CITY, a. ' 1 I $111,000, STATE TAX IN COUNTY SHARE OF STATE BURDEN IS LESS THAN WAS ESTIMATED BY OFFICIALS COUNTY COURT VISITS BRIDGES New Structure! at Barton and Meadowbrook Inspected Mil-waukle-Sellwood Road to be Opened Soon n., nnniired' and eleven thousand dollnrs Is tho share of the state taxes which has been assigned to wachu...u ncnnniine to word received Thured'ay by County Judge Anderson from state authorities. The amount is less than the court had estimated would be Clackamas county's portion and considerably un dor the state tax raised here this year, The court will probably hold a spe ii,i aoBtdnn next week to levy, the i io rviiintv Assessor juck uuuu,; .'". ' . ...Ill nmnilto ho total VBlliatlOU 01 U" taxable property In the county so that the court will have definite figures on which to work. Smith and Mattoon were in the county seat several days tlils week. Wednesday the two com ,i,.ira with .tudce Anderson and Rood Engineer Hobson visited tho new Meadowbrook bridge over the Mo- iniin Hvor which was completed iasi rail and Thursday they inspected the Barton bridge across the Clackamas river. Commissioner Mattoon re turned to his home from Barton Thurs- j The two hriaiies are iu UUJ- liuuu. . - - largest which have been constructed In the county in tne iasi year auu w. together over 21,000. The structure at Barton, althougn compieieu, not been put In use owing to uie iaci that the grade on one side is noi com pleted. ti,, rnurt will nrobably open tne Mllwaukie-Sellwood road within a few days although it has not been compioi-.-in? to the fact that traffic be tween Portland and Clackamas county nnii.in ins been hampered by the clos hiehwav. The road will be .,ii-wt in .ho anrinz when clear weather will permit outdoor work. . r . . Bais ABII1 l"Tf"I TY ENT OHKUON, Kill DAY, DKCKMHKIt 25, 1911. k a rv T e n rs i , rp LUMBER BRINGS BIG PLAMIf LUtl! SUM HERE EACH YEAR CLACKAMAS RECEIVED $624,950 IN 1914 FROM INDUSTRY REPORT IS OUT thfl total value of 111 iua iwoi. r ' , lumber produced In Clackamas count was JG24.9G0 and the amount 62.495,- In 000 feet, board measure, accorumg iu .t.. rnnnrt of Labor Commis sioner Holt which will be ready for dis tribution within a short time. . .mv nt over 20.UUU people. mc and women, are given employment in mi tiuij w - ' - - Oregon every year in the dirrereni nf the timber industry, the state's greatest natural resume, iu ...u .0 nni.i nut annually in wages and salaries approximately $10,000,000, according to Mr. Hon. rr, .onnrt also shows that the total output of all branches of the Industry which Includes, sawmius, suingie iuu.d, ti.. mtiia hnv factories, and furnl- ,.rn factories, is 2.871198,000 feet of r which was a dull year In the lumber business which, . i, ln.pst estimate of $10 per thou- sand feet at the mill, represents a to .., too 711 nsn The segregate total value of all plans treated in the report Is $19,242,119. The report covers the operations or the sawmills, shingle mills, planing mills box factories and furniture fac 4.i! in ovorv county of the state; shows the number of skilled and un skilled workmen employed in all i..nhoo nt tho industry together with the average dally wage of each class of labor, the average number of days em ployed during the year and the kind and amount of power used. The data Is compiled In tabulated form and is the first time that the tremendous nt thia ffreat Industry has been prepared In this comprehensive man ner. $S.JS-SS5,'$'$3J?'?"5 RIVER GETS snnt WASHINGTON, D. C lec. i. s and harbor bill i which was reported today, $42,- 'i 500 is appropriated tor me v u- above Portland. In the bill for the district laere $ appropriations for ten projects nnd provision lur bia uhW- - & Thfl ofP-rprnte nnnroDriatlon for i -5' l uv nri -o - . the Btate is more tuan two muuuu and a quarter. ,$-SS&'t?J"l'' Et 11 "C j U T - . T-;'i.. ' .5 ...1 ' . . 4.-t 1 1 FOR SPELLING BEE -r EVERY SCHOOL IN COUNTY WILL BE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN SCHEDULE LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS IS RECALLED Superltendent Calavan Will Send Out Letter of Instructions to All Teachers Division Ac cording to Grade! Every school in Clackamas county will be Invited to join the schedule of spelling bees which will begin soon after the first of the year. County Superintenjlent Calavan with Supervisors McCorn.ack and Vedder has completed the details of the plan which will be Bent to every teacher in the county within the next few days. The plan, which differs in many ways from "the schedule adopted last spring. Is outlined as follows by Mr. Calavan In tlu letter: "Our plan this year will consist of t, divisions, the fourth and fifth grades In one and the sixth, seventh, eighth in the other. The fourth and fifth rrndes will study sections on turn nn A thron and the sixth, seventh and eighth grades will study sections four, five and six or me unampiuu Spelling book. "Begin the first of January and stud? for two months at the close of which time select your team of two best spellers In each division. The schoo' will be grouped in series of four to 10 .nnia tnr tha trv-out for the cham pion speller, which will be held In the most centrally located scnooi duuu ing." Tho firot rnimtv-wlae scnenuie ' Bnelline bees was hold last sprln.' when almost every school In tha coun tv nartook In the plan. Scnooi auinon hnni thnt thiw Interest was aroused In a subject which before hart been the dryest in the day s worn. The spelling be?s, which were he! . fmtr times a week brouph . ...6.io qi wp 1 as dupiis ana ui? .i..i. i.ornme Roml-social In their Yin iiei uis, nnture. The final spelling bea which was to select the champion scnoo. .u the county was held in the Oregon City high school rrt rpt ft fTT II 1 V i3 Th Int.rpHM wih.l Z A you Merry Chrlitm.1 and "Sy . y J . a Hippy md Proipercul U U U U h U d m y.,r. ASSESSMENT OH BIG The appeal of the Weyrhaiii-f Ijind To. from th aieed valuation nf tho timber holdlnx In the count) made by the county aaieianr wai held ovrr to thu April term or the circuit court. The matter wis to hare been Irt' d before Judge Campbell Saturday. Aiaeaior Jack assesed the noldlnK of the company at 1189,090, banlna bl estimates on the flgurei of the Neaai timber cruise. An appeal wai taken to the board of equalisation which do nled tho petition. The value of the a aeaseJ property Is piaco al I'-okuv by the Weyerhaeuser Interest!. Other appeal! from decliloni of the board of equalization. Including the U'irerlv club case, will be heard in the January terra of the circuit court BY ICE IN RIVER BOATS IN FLEET Of OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO. ARE TIED UP SHEETING IS PUT ON RUTH AND LANG Only Four Regular Steamer! Out of Portland Still In Service Ice From Shore to Shore on Upper River Hlver traffic on the Willamette has been demoralized by the present cold ..on ont tho niiprntlnn of tne Doais nf tho Oreeon City Transportation company and the Willamette Navlga tlon company has been greauy(nin dered. a coram! nnints un tne river. Ice forms from shore to shore each night K,,l la hrnlron nn dllHnff the dttV. ICO along the shore in many places and! In many of the lagoons Is thick enough for skating. The river was frozen, across at Rock Island Tuesday night but melted when the sun struck the river. Ruth and Ling Prepared for Ice. All the boats In the fleet for the Oregon City Transportation company are tied up either at Salem or at rori land. Tho hulls of the Ruth and the Lang, of the fleet of the Willamette Navigation company, have been coatea with Rhent iron along the water line to protect the wood from the ice. The Ruth was overloaded weanesaay anu ice cut the hull above the line ot sheet iron. The damage is not serious. The Clackamas river near the South ern Pacific bridge is frozen across and much ice is floating from the stream Into the Willamette. Practically all of the small lakes throughout mis part of the county give skaters an ex cellent chance to try their skill. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 23. Only four of the regular river steamers are left on their runs, as a result ot the heavy run of Ice in the lower Columbia. The Lurline Is keeping a slower sched ule to Astoria, the America her usual run to St. Helens through the Willam ette slough, and the lralda Rainier via the slough, but eliminating her stops on the river side o eauvies Island. The steamer lone is making tamas as usual. In order to maintain some sort of a service to Astoria, the Lurline is us ing the slough from the mouth of the river to St. Helens. From St. Helens to Astoria she is forced to run only at half speed, the Ice extending now from Altona, 10 miles above Astoria to the month of the Willamette. Northland la Cut by Ice. Aftor tnkine a Bevere battering from the ice on her run down the Columbia .Ivor tho wnoden hull steamer North land of the Dodge fleet reached Knapp- ton this morning, where she is complet ing her careo for San Francisco. AxpnrHlne to CaDtain Bodge, the steamer was lifted at times four feet out of the water by the ice which crowded under her bow. Precautions had been taken to sheath her bow at the water line and two feet below, but tho Ipo did damaee even below that mark. She will leave Knappton for San Francisco this afternoon. LOSS IS BIG GRESHAM FIRE ORESHAM Ore.. Dec. 21. Seven business houses, ons residence and a barn were totally destroyed by a fire which early Sunday -nornlng raged De- fore a stiff cold east wind, and unrnea over an area covering nvo ttuarier- MncV-s each side of tUin s'.reit. Tho homiest loss was sustained ny the Farteit Mercantile con-pai-.y, whic'u oorripd a stork valued at $15,000, with n inanrRnop of $11,000. The otner losses brought the total figures up to $40,000. with an Insurance totaling about $22,000. Thi fire was discovered about HOLDINGS IS F OUGHT TRAFFIC HINDERED $40,000 ovwu t,v John Parteit. who occupied a room In the second story of the stnre. He was nearly entrapped before being rescued from the window by the fire men, who answered his calls for help. ItTABLIIHID 1M COUNTY TAX CUTS TOTAL 1.5 MILLS COUNTY COURT DETERMINES COUNTY ROAD, STATE AND SCHOOL LEVIES WILHOIT CUT-OFF FLAN ADOPTED Nw Rout Ordered Wednetday Will Sv Steep Gride Work Will Begin Early In Spring Al PoteJble T rnuol m RrlN OF LEVIES 1911 . 2.4 ,. 8. ,. 3.1 .. 1.1 1915 31 8. 3 4 3.9 18.5 County Road .. School , State X Outstanding road war- ranta ToUll 2l" The total county, state, road and achool tax levies In Clackamai county will be 1.5 mills lesi next year than they were In 1914. The county court formerly adopted the levlei Wednei day afternoon. The itate tax will be 3.9 mills; the county tax 3.2 mills; the school tax. 3 4 mills and the road tax 8 mllli. The total levy. 18.5 mills, will raise $360,000 which Is $13,000 less than the amount raised In these four levies this year. The total valuation of the taxable property In the county has decreased over $1,000,000, owing to the amount of railroad land which is In litigation between the Oregon & California Rail road company and the federal govern ment. Twenty-nine million dollars Is the total amount of taxable property in the county now. In Oregon City, there will be a ma terial reduction in the tax rate. The total of all levies here will be 35.2 mills a reduction of over 4 muis un der this year's rate. The largest re duction la made in the district scnooi tax. The county court plans no substan tial change from the budget adopted by the taxpayers at the meeting last week. Tha route ot the road from Molalla to Wilholt was ordered changed by the court Wednesday after considering tne ' matter for some time. The new route follows along Rock Creek and will avoid one of the worst hills on the route. The part effected by the change Is about eight miles on the Wilholt end of the road. Only three miles of this distance will be new road. Work of onening the new road will commence early In the spring and it Is planned to complete the route In time to accommodate the summer travel to tha springs. The change has been contemplated for the last four years. DRUGGISTS WILL ASK TOR CHANGE IN LAW PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 18. A hill will be introduced in the next legisla ture to reduce the minimum penalties for various infractions of the Btate pharmacy law. Such a measure likely will be presented by Representative Plowdeu Scott, who as attorney for the state board of pharmacy, drafted the law now In force. The pharmacy law prohibits a drug gist leaving an unregistered pharma cist in charge of his store. The min imum penalty for violating this pro vision Is $100 fine. The druggists want this reduced to $25. They are willing that the maximum penalty shall be left at $200 fine. . rinieelsta want the minimum pen alty for Belling poisons in -violation of law reduced, and also the minimum penalty for using opium illegally. ARMY BILL CARRIES 1ATII WASHINfiTON. Dec. 19. The house military committee agreed today to the army appropriation bill, carrying prac tically everything requested by the war department. No provision was made, however, for a larger army or a re serve force. The bill nrovides 82.000 000 for am munition and $400,000 to be applied to another squadron of eight air ma chines. The objection of Senator O'Gorman of New York today defeated the re quest of Senator Smith of South Caro APPROPRIATIONS lina for unanimous consent to a vote on the Immigration bill on January 4. O'Gorman insisted that more time was needed for discussion of the bill. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 21. With numerous stah wounds about the heart and back, the body of William Troy, proprietor of the Troy hotel and the Hawley house here, was found head today in the Troy hotel.