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OICKOON CITY, OKKUON, I'M PAY, JANUAKY 2J, WIS.
ilTASLUHIO 1HI
EGON
ENT
SCHUEBEL
ID
ABOLISH EISH AND
GAMEC0MM1SSI0N
CLACKAMAS RIPRlBtNTATIVt IN
TRODUCIS MIASURl IN
HOUSE SATURDAY.
COUNTY'S DELEGATION SUNOS
AS UNIT TOR STRICT ECONOMY
Join! Representative Hurlburt Takes
Active Part In Legislative Work
Oregon City Member Ha
Mora Meaeure.
HAI.KM Ore. Jun. IHpwIal.)
"TM bill If II iwmi-i HI yl lil n'it
.r iliio.ooo annually lu (ha alalo." de
clared Henrr-ae ntatlva rVlniebel today
Just before Introducing B measure
abolishing lh alala Hall and game
rauniiilsslon. It aulhorUee lira gov
rnnr lo appoint a master flh warden
ami a mauler game warden wlih ainlnr
I. a of IKOO year ra b. Tim mastr
fUh warden now fwlM :I and
maalrr gaino warden 12100.
The 8 hueltl measure redurea the
aalurlc of deputy icame warden from
3 a ilar 10 12 60. All fund rwelvrd
from license are lo go lo the general
fund, and the department will lm con
ducted under the appropriation y
tint. Mr. Hchurbcl figure that about
1100.000 haa been ot foolishly lijr
tho commission.
Hunt Haa Road Bill.
It..rcsenlllv ll'int Introduced
Mil today, which 1 designed lo aid
road building In tha coonllc. It pro
vide that district apportionment from
general fundi shall be Increased from
to to 70 pr cent nd that all inror
unrated cities nd town ahall be con
sldered aa aeparat road districts and
receive tha itme pro rata of the road
fund aa other dllllict.
The Clackamai county delegation U
a unit for economy. Senator Dlmlck
waa the author of the first economy
mnaaurea caaard In the cnate the
onea abolishing the Immigration com
nilaalo and repealing the Uw provld
In I for a croeue being taken every 10
year-end Representative Hunt, Rl-
ley and Hchunbel have ueen jusi aa
artlvo In the house. Although under
the rule adopted each la entitled to a
clerk or a stenographer they have only
one stenographer between them, and
they and Joint Representative nun
murt have only one clerk.
"We think we can Ret along with
one atenographer." wild tr. Hunt to
day, "and even though we are cniiuou
to more wo have dt-cldod It would bo
a waate of money to employ additional
help. We are working In harmony,
and doing all we ran to help along
the economy program."
Political Line Dropped.
. "Oh, ye. I am working in perfect
harmony with my colleague from
('iiickamita county, even though wo
are not of tho aamo political fulth,"
aatd nepreaentnttvo lllaley. "Thla I
no time for politic. We are hero to
work, and all of are doing It. Wo
are together on Clackamaa county af
fair, and If I veto differently from
tho other member of our county on
cortnln outHldo bill It la of amnll Im
portance." i
Indication uro that NopreHentallvo
Hurlburt will retain hi eut. Ho ha
received conmltttee appointment aim
apparently I working a Induatrloualy
na any other member: hokcoo r. iiurm
hi Democratic opponent at tho recent
election, o fur aa I known horo, lb
not planning to content Hurlburt aoat.
It probably Ih too lute even should he
deBlro to do ao. Thero oom to bo
no disposition upon tho part of the
house momuers to unwnt tho Joint
reproBcntntlvo, deBplto IiIb repudiation
by hla own party boforo the election.
Schuebel Ha More BUI.
Iloproanntntlve Buhuubal has a num
bor of blllB In various Btagos of ad
vancement In tho hoiiBn. One consoli
dates all Btate funds Into tho general
fund. It Is regarded by porBona fa
miliar with Btato affairs as an oconomy
nionMiiro. Under present contimona
when one fund Ib exhausted IntoreBt
bearing warrants arc. lBBiiod until the
fund la replenished even thoiiRU more
may ho $1,000,000 Idle In other rumis
The Schuobol bill would pavo tho moil
cy now paid out as interest which Is
estimated to average about ?ju,iiuu a
CLACKAMAI CIVII
W TO WAR VICTIM!
,
Thml'r II. WIU mi, of I'url
bind, who la leading tlta imit-
lm nl lo i h'l alilt'id of flour
lo Ihe alrb kn ruiiiitrli tit
KurMi, rlaiurday r'lid a
rbw k fur 1707 It, Cli kuinm
cuutiiy'a rotilrlliiillun, from 1. V.,
f Ih'daxa, Inutur-r of I he CllixW
OrKunUatloM.
Thr iiiom-y will buy ltl barrrla
I of flour. AIIIioukIi Ilia ttaitn la
f now ahova fl a larrl, Mr. Wilroi
in fnwTiiiber axriwd lo provide
fliMir at j a barrrl fur any tnon-
t- y hl h iiiIkM Ih ralai'd In tliU
ciuiily. a
Mont of Ilia inoiiry rollN-t-
d In Origini City, aihouc'i
olhi r roininiinltlr In tha country 4
contribute).
DELEGATION FROM
IS
NTY IS
S
AT
SALE
BILL TOR JOINT OWNCRBHIP Of
WATIR IVITEM NOW AWAIT!
COVKRNOR.
fIRIT TRIP MADI TO
MT. ANOCL OVER W. V. I. I
f A party of railroad offlilal
llh Judx (Irani II. Imnli k Inada
I- Ihe flrat Irlp from (rf,tt City to 4
Ml. Aacul In one of the new aire- 4
trie car ovf M( rail of th
WllaioHte Valley H'ullii-rri t'tl 4
dty. The Irlp wal !"'! la t'"l
llm and Ih party lk In 4
Orrguit CMy early In Ihe afti-r 4
4 iiooti. AniiouB'-xmaul of pi-rma- 4
4 unit paaM-iigirr arrvlie alll lm
4 aiade soon. 4
4 4
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GOVERNOR SIGHS
TWO RETRENCHMENT MEASURES
BY DLMICK PASS THE SENATE
MARRIAGE TO END
MACADAM STREETS
DECLARED WASTE
JUDGE J. U. CAMPBELL AOVISE!
WEIT LINN TO OUILO PER
MANENT ROAD! ONLV.
OTHER METHODS "HAND-TO KOUTfT
"Every Voter Should Cut Ballot for
Pur Water," He Bay Plan
Mad to Divide City Into
Four Ward.
Ichuebel. In Lower Hou, Load In
Attack on Junhetlng Resolution
Which Ar Defeated by
Large Vote,
ROMANCE OF 1860
BILL FOR SOUTH
FORK PIPE
ORECON CITV ANO WEIT LINN
riHIT BENEFICIARIES OP
THE LEGISLATURE.
DOUCK WOULD PREVENT THE
BAITING OE DUCKS 0?? COLUMBIA
WILLAMETTE SETS SHARE
HAI.KM. Ore. Jan I J (Hpwlal.l
Hinatcir lilinUk and Itiprcu'ntatlve
hVh'ii-M tixlay pavl the way for the
Ori-Kou City and Wra! I.lnn purn water
aupply. A bill Introduced by HcIiukM
providing that rltlr and town may
unite in obtain wau-r and build a plant
aaa rurhed Ihrouith the boiiae and the
fliutn and will be l''d by Governor
Wlthyroinbe at once, ao the routrtn
L'lnt'il l3Tjfin0 bond Uaue may be
voted upon at the earlleat opporunlty
It wa the flrat bill paad.
Two bill Introduced by Senator
I Mm lik In Ihe retrenchment e were A. R. Doollttle, who Da been In thl
paard by the aonate today. Oue txl I cit r vUltlnj hla eon, Ioul Doollttle.
A. R. OOOLITTLI ANO MRS. MAR-
CIA ALLSHOUIC TO WED AT
PERRY, IOWA.
PRINCIPALS FORMER SCHOOLMATES
Mr. Ooollttle, Formerly of Oregon City,
Ha Spent Lait Two-Year
With Powell Rlvr Paper
Company,
That the construction of macadam
treet la a waate and the moat eco
mimical and biiKlneaa like method of
building atreela la to hard surface
them waa the atatemvnt of Judge J. l!.
Campbell lu an addrea. "Municipal
Improvements," which wa delivered
before the Weit Linn Improvement
olub Thuraday night.
Judge Campbell declared that West
Una wa making a mlatak In laying
any macadam atreet. Hard lurface I
many time better than any other type
of Improvement, he eald. "The people
of Went I.lnn would back the Improve
ment club If It made a decided aland
for hard aurfaee atreet." h aald. "It
I easy to see the many advantage of
a modern, permanent atreet over the
usual macadam roadway which last
only a few year." He characterized
the construction 'Of street other than
hard aurfaee aa "hand to mouth
method.
Judge Campbell touched on other
points. He approved tho plan of West
I.lnn lo unite with Oregon City In se
curing pure mountain water and de
clared that the city ahould make an
effort to aocure water at a early a
date a possible. "Every voter In West
Inn ahould cast hla ballot for pure
water," he anld. Ho also declared that
tho city ahould add to It dignity by
keeping cattlo oft Ita l reels at all
hours.
M. K. Clancey waa appointed a com
mittee of one to go before tho council
with tho request that tho city be di
vided Into four warda as la provided
In -tho charter. Tho committee on the
club hoiiao reported thnt of the $lt00
which must bo subscribed In stock bo
foro corporation papera could be Is
sued, all had been taken except $300.
A motion waa paBsed directing the
framing of the picture of tho commit
tee of 10 which drafted tho WeBt I.lnn
charter, Refreshments were served at
tho close of tho meeting.
Clackamas Senator Bellevea Measur
Would Reviv Sport Along the
Willamette Hunt Call
Public Hearing.
HAI.KM, Ore.. Jan. H. (Special.)
Oregon City and Weal I.lnn are the
first lieneflriarlr of this eslon of
the legislature. House bill No. 3, by
Reprerentatlve Brhuebel. which pro
vide (hat Oregon City and West I.lnn
may provide a pure water ayitem Joint
ly was signed by ihe governor tonight
and, having an emergency clause It be
came a law at once. ,
Quirk action waa necesaary In order
that the cities might vote a ooon a
poKslble upon a bond Issue of 1373,000.
The bill wa rushed through the house
by 8chuebel and throrgh the aenate by
Dlmlck.
Dlmlck Introduced hills today to pre
vent baiting of duck and other wild
fowla on lakes and pond along the
4 WAHIIt.ViTO.V, r. c, J,n. .
4 (Hprlal ) The share which
lll be rrvd by 'lie Wlllam
4 etta river la th rlv-r and harVor
4 bill. Just paused, la i:9. This
4 sum will be spent above rortlund. 4
4 Th bill provide HOuO'l for
4 Cooa liay; WfiOQ tor Cixiilll;
l.170 fur N'ehalem; 1 .1000 for
4 Coo river; I IK, WW for Kluslaw; 4
r00 for Vaiulna; I'UiO.OOO for 4
4 lower WlllsHM-tto and Columbia
rlvera; I! ,2M,00 for the Colum-
4 bla river bar. and tiooo for 4
4 Cliitsksnle.
4 In all, KtS.I25 or 7 per cent
of Ihn entire amount carried by 4
4 the bill I appropriated for water- 4
4 ways In the first congressional 4
4 dlatrlct.
SCHEUBEL'S BILL
T
EDBYII
AIIS
LOBBY
PASS
USE
CLACKAMAS REPRESENTATIVE
BELIEVES MEASURE WILL CO
THROUGH SENATE.
D
DISTRICT
DS
EXCEEDED
COUNTY CLERK HARRINGTON IS
NOW CHECKING UP RECORDS
FOR YEAR.
SUPERVISORS NOT ALWAYS BLAMED
lhr the Immigration commission, for and family, will leave I'urtlsnd Janu
which i:,Q.00O wa appropriated for the ary IS for Iowa, whert he will marry
nasi two years, and estimate of more Mrs. Marcla Allshoue of Perry. The
than 171.000 was made In the budget marriage will be aolemnlied at the t Columbia river. He aald portmen of
for the next two year. The other re. home of Mr. Allhouae, and their fu-j Portland were the orfender. ana a a
peal the Uw which provide for tak jture home will be In that city. reult bird never reached the Wil
ing of wnau every two year. M, rjooiitne arrived In tht city from I nver a lormeny. aponing
8.M-relary of State Olcott who ug- Powell River. XI. C recently having, C,UD T roniano are prepanng w
grated that bill providing for the cen been employed by the Powell River
ma be repealed, aald that proposed Paper company for th last two year.
work thl year would have cost the He waa a resident of this city from
countlr 1100.000. An emergency jsso until hortly bcrore leaving for
clause I attached to the Dlmlck bill. Powell River. He la a member of the
HnnrentstWa Schuebel today vlr- Methodist chuwh of thl city, and
tually defeated resolution In the houe while making hi home here he took
providing for Junketing trip lo the an active Interest In church affair.
.. . m a. j . &. . r-- Am Int In rom anrai la rnnnvtfl4i
i niver.ity oi uregon snain. "a " I, 7 Doho1 uld fight with Dlmlck to
Agrlralutral College. It haa been the with the .econd marriage of Mr. Doo-f irurvllknTm
custom for each bou to aend a com- Ultie. u waa wniie a 007 ae oecamr
mittM to look over theae lntltu Ion, acquainted wita Miaa atartta uiiia. ano
The Clackamaa county man aald It waa who waa hla school m la the county
a waata of time and money, and that of Henry, iiunoia. 10 iswr."
legislator ihould 4tlck to their bus! Mis Hill Married Mr. Allhouae,
nea at the capital. He changed icntl- who enlisted In the Civil War and
ment to euch an extent that the reso- fought to the end of the war. Alte
lutlona were defeated by large major the war waa over Mr. Doollttle, wh
tie. married Mis Mary Grenwalt. and Air.
nnr...enitlve. c.iiv T. HunL having and Mrs. Allshouie remained aa neigh-
recovered from a severe attack of neu- bora for eight year, when the Utter
ralgla as a reault of an uncerated left for ferry, lowa. ana air. ana ra.
innih I. hiistf nrenarlna- h a road b . uooiuue movea 10 iuimm, u
later 10 camornia, ana iiwiiiy vuuiiuk
Hnake right against the measure.
Dlmlck Introduced a bill standardizing
the welghta of sack of ahorta and
bran. Weight for shorts I fixed at 80
pound, and of bran, 60 pound. Mple
I.ane farmer complained to him that
they were getting short weight and
losing about three acka to the ton.
Dlngham. of Lane county, announced
It relate to work In district and will
be Introduced Monday
FRAUD SUSPECTED IN
T
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION
PROBABLE FOLLOWING THE
SHERIFF RECOUNT.
IS
year.
Another bill of tho Oregon City man
placcB a license tnx of 3 per cent upon
tho grosB rocelpts of oil compimlcB.
telephone companies, telegraph com
panies and express companies. Mr.
Schuebel also has started the machin
ery koIiir which Is expected to ropeal
all continuing appropriations. Ho says
tho bill wold savo much money by cut
ting out uflnlofls appropriations, which
a majority of tho voters do not know
anything about.
"My anti-lobby bill is going 10 no
passed by the house," declared Mr.
Schuebol. "It was passed two years
ago you know and the Bcnate killed it.
I don't know what that' body will do
to It this time."
Tho bill provide that persons np
nearlng In the capital In the Interest
of certain measure or opposing them
must renter with the secretary pr
state and make all appearances before
committees by filing brlefB. The con
cerns employing them are required to
file atatemcnta of expense after the
session with the secretary of state, ;
the Bame aa candidates do now.
BOOST YOUR TOWN IS
ADVICE OF P. S. BATES
LIVE WIRES HEAR 8EVERAL
PORTLAND SPEAKERS BOARD
OF TRADE GUEST.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 20. Thnt
votes for the office of sheriff on 121
ballots In Precinct 37 were chnnged
In favor of Tom M. Word aome time
between 8 a. ni. and 8 p. m. of Novem
ber 4 was Indicated today at the ro-
count proceedings tnstluted by Mr.
Word against Sheriff Hurlburt. Evi
dence of fraud were bo apparent that
It waB predicted freely about tho court
house that a grand Jury Investigation
to Oregon to make thelrfuturehome.
During tht time the two families
kept up a correspondence. Mrs. Ale
house' husband died seven years ago,
and Mr. Doollttle died In this city two
year ago. It was during; the past few
month that the old time Infatuation
wa renewed by the Mr. Doollttle and
Mr. Allshouie.
Mr. Allshouse Is a prominent mem
ber of the Methodist church of Perry.
and has been chaplain of tha Women's
Relief Corp for many yeara. She Is
well known In the city where ahe is re
siding, and Is held In the highest es
teem by all.
Mr. Doollttle while a realdent of Ore
gon City made many friends among
the old and young In Clackamas coun
ty. His daughter. Mrs. A. w. Cheney
whose husband Is one of the members
of tho firm of tho Tacifio Stationery
company, resides in Portland. Benja
min Doollttle, a son, is superintendent
of the mnchtnery department of tho
Powoll River Paper company, and two
daughter Mrs. Cora Hutson Is secre
tary of a large mining company In Ne
vada, while Mrs. Charles Lynch Is a
resident of Powell River, her husband
abolish county school lupervlaors. He
aid tbey had coat Lane county $22,000
In four yeara, without commensurate
Ureaults. If superintendents need help
the counties can furnish It, he declared
Representative Hunt, chairman
the house committee on horticulture.
has called a public hearing for Friday
to consider a bill by Vawter. of Douglas
county: It provltics for the appoint
ment of a horticultural commissioner.
the Inspection of trees, planta, agricul
tural products, etc. It carries an ap
propriation of $30,000. The measure Is
far-reaching and will be carefully con
akicred.
Shortage of $5914.90 I Found In West
Linn District Figures Show
Expenditure ef Last
Two Yeara.
TO
CHANCE ROAD LAWS
CLACKAMAS COUNTY REPRESENT
ATIVE FAVORS RETURN TO
FORMER SYSTEM.
"lloost your town all the time wher
ever you are and If you can't booBt It,
get out of the place."
Such was the emphatic, advice of
Phil S. Hntea, editor of tho Pacific
Northwest and a natural born booster
from the ground tip, to the mombors of
the Live Wires and the Hoard of Trade
ut tho weekly luncheon of tho former
body Tuesday noon. Tho board was
the guest or the othor clvlo body.
Mr. Hates' talk hlngod on a trip ho
recently mndo Ih rough California when
he took particular notlco of tho pride
In clvlo Improvements manifest there.
Ho came oack to his home city, Fort-
land, with a llbernl share of the CM
fornla boosting spirit In his own henrt,
Cioorgo A. Ilnteson and K. C. Tllsloy,
both of Portland, seconded the state
ments of Mr. Hates. The Wires ex
tended a vote of thnnkB to the speak
ers near tho end of tho meeting.
F. J. Cnvanaugh, ninnngcr of tho
Nlohoff Shoe Manufacturing company,
of Portland, and Georgo S. Smith, also
of Portland, who Is Interested In tho
manufacture of children's shoes, were
present at the meeting. Both are In
terested In the establishment of shoe
factories In some Willamette valley
town. .Walter E. rillss, special agent
and adjuster of the Insurance com
pany, was another of tho speaker.
would be demanded
Sixty-nine bnllota wore known a'- bolng ono of the night superintendents
ready to nave looaoa so suspicious 10 of the p0Well River Paper company,
tho Judges on tho night board that they t)00itti0, ihe youngest son, of
rejected them. Tho recount officials tillg ctty tg connected with the Adams
yemenmy uiscoveiim i mum """ Department Store,
had boon counted uy me ciay ooara ior
Mr. Word and on which erasures of
votes cast for Mr. Hurlburt were plain
ly visible. One more erasure was dis
covered in tho night board's ballots,
making a totiaj of 121 ballots which
evidently had been tampered with.
The Lako county court has made
provisions to a fnrm expert, appropri
ating $1500 for that purpose.
; FISHERMEN WIN-FIRST
VICTORY AT CAPITAL
$
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. (Spo-
clal.) The Oregon City fisher- S
men won a substantial victory S
tills nfternoon when the house ?
$ committee 011 fisheries returned a
majority against the Gill bill,
which would close tho Wlllamotte S
? below tho falls to commercial net $
fishing.
? A minority report was submit
ted to the house favoring the bill.
J Tho measure will be taken up by
$ the house tomorrow and It Is prob- t'
$ ably that definite action will re- S
I suit. Local opponents of the bill
are confident that it will be
snowed tindor by a substantial
vote. ?
& Late today a telegram was re- $
$ celved from an Oregon City
$ sportsmen's club favoring the
S passage of the bill. S
PAPERS ARE FILED
Articles of Incorporation of tho Ladd
Hill Commercial club were filed with
County Clerk Harrington Friday by
Clarence A. Allen, William Campbell,
Georgo Smith, James A. Parrott and
C. C. Loucks. all of the Buttevllle dis-
rict.
The club plans to build a clubhouse
In Buttovillo near the . Clackamas
Marion county line. The object of the
organization as stated In the articles
of incorporation, is to promote literary
and social interest.
FRED HAINES INJURED
Fred Haines a fireman on the Wil
lamette Valloy Southern, was Injured
about the face and neck Wednesday
while working on an oil valve. He
came to Oregon City for treatment. Ho
is not seriously Injured.
SALEM. Ore., Jan. . (Special.)
Two bills designed to facilitate the
construction of county road work were
Introduced In the house today by Rep
resentative Hunt of Clackamaa county
One repeals section 347, passed at the
1913 session, which permits county
courts to order roads opened without
petitions from residents of districts
where the thoroughfares are to be lo
cated.
Mr. Hunt said the new system had
caused endless confusion and virtually
had made the road laws unworkable.
His plan Is to return to the old system
which provided thnt county courts or
der roads opened upon petition of 12
freeholders of a district. County Judge
Anderson, of Clackamas County, and
in fact, county courts all over the state
approve Mr. Hunt's bill.
The other bill repeals chapter 142,
1913 laws, which provides that work
on roads costing more than $1000 shall
be let by contract. Bids must be asked
and the contract given to the lowest
bid. Preliminary arrangements, such
as advertising, moving of rock crush
ers and other machinery, Mr. Hunt de
clares, absorbs a large part of the
money intended for building the roads.
Under the old system the counties,
which have rock crushers and other
machinery did the work, excepting In
cases of large expenditures.
That Clackamas county road super
visors have. In many case, materially
exceeded the allowance granted them
by the county I evident from figure
now being; prepared by County Clerk
Harrington.
Work of checking up on the dlatrlct
wa begun Monday but It will not be
completed for several days. The
figures will be submitted to the coun
ty court which will be in session the
Utter part of the week.
Many of the districts have exceeded
their allotment with tb eonaent of the
court and the understanding that pro
vision would be made for the shortage
either from the 1915 taxes or from the
general road fund. In several case
the districts show a shortage In the
general road fund while In the special
fund there is a large balance. In such
cases a transfer will be made.
Clackamas county spent almost twice
aa much on roads in 1914 as In 1913 and
with an 8-mill tax levy for roads this
year there will be a still further In
crease In 1915. County Clerk Harring
ton Monday compiled totals for the
two years.
The total money raised by general
and special road tax In 1913 wa $163,-
552.10 and in 1914, $307,599.08. Of the
latter sum. $69,469.34 was raised
through special districts taxes. In
the year preceding, special district
tax $52,196.80. With an eight-
mill levy, the 1915 road tax, excluding
the special district taxes, will total
about $232,000. -
RISLEY HAS BUETO ALLOW
DISTRICTS TO SELL BONDS
Oak Crov, Clackamas and Jennings
Lodge Would Benefit Dlmlck'
Bill Against School Super
visors Crest Stir.
The right foot of J. W. Aune, who
lives near this city, is seriously in
Jured as a result of a hunting accident
early in the week. He was climbing
over a fence on his place when the
trigger of a 22 caliber rifle which he
was carrying caught and discharged
the gun.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Jan. 15.
Sheriff Stewart believes today that he
has solved the mystery surrounding
the disappearance of a score of im
ported peacocks from the Montecito es
tate of Milionalre Gardner Hammon.
We arrested Dan McGraw last
night," said the sheriff, "and he con
fessed to wholesale chicken thefts. He
used many of the fowla to make chick
en tamales, which he sold at the tour
1st hotels."
SALEM, Ore, Jan. 20. I Special.)
Representative Rl!ey will lnlrodure
bill in the house tomorrow which will
provide that towns may Incorporate
for the purpose of obtaining a water
upply, but that the Incorporation (hall
not be blndlnr otherwise. The pur
pose I to make It possible for thickly
settled communities to sell bond for
obtaining water.
Oak Grove. Jennings Lodge anil
Clackamas probably will be the first
to take advantage of thl measure.
ReildvnU of these town are advocat
ing a public inpply.
Hunt made his maiden spe-cb In" the
house today in advocacy of hi bill to -give
the tame protection to cord woo)
choppers a other lumber workers In
matter of obtaining wages. His 6W)
would give them lien on the wood)
cut nntll money is paid. It I reported '
that Clackamas county wood chopper
have been vlcltlmlxed by unscrupulous
employers.
Schuebel' antl-lobbying bin has
paased the bouse, with only 11 mem
bers opposing It He thinks It will be
passed In the aenate. It paased t'he
house in 1913, but waa defeated by
the senate. It provides that persona
working in the; interest of or against
any measures must register win the
secretary of stale; that all appearaace
before committees most be througtt
written arguments and that statements '
of expeases must be filed with tha
secretary of state the same as candi
dates file now.
Senator Dlmlck, who bas a bill be
fore the committee on education,
which repeals tho law providing for
county school supervisors, has been
asked by the committee to prepare a
substitute making It. optional with
counties as to whether tbey adopt the
supervisory system.
The Clackamas senator declares a
majority of hla constituents think tho
employment of supervisors is a wasto
of money and the positions entirely
unnecessary. At a meeting of th
committee this week County School
Superintendent Calavan, of Clackamas
county, spoke in favor of the supervis
ory system, declaring that it had put
the country schools in the class with
the city ones for efficiency. He even
went so far as to say that country
children were a little further advanced
than city ones.
"That being the case," said Senator
Dlmlck today, "I think we can well do
without the supervisors. Our people
In Clackamas county will be well satis
fied with their children holding their
own with the children of Portland. I
think the plan to make the system op
tional with the counties a good one. If
the law I shall prepare is passed, and
I think it will be, supervisors will not
be employed in Clackamas coi'nty for
a year or two at least."
RIVERSIDE, Cal, Jan. 19. Califor
nia, citrus crop for 1915 will be worth
between $16,000,000 and $20 000,000, ac
cording to estimates made public here
today. Both the orange and lemon
crops are slightly lighter than last
year.
In his enthusiasm for the sugar beet
project now being boosted at Medford,
a market man of thnt city has offered
to pay $200 for the first beef animal
fattened from a sugar beet factory in
Jackson. And that is not by way of
betting there won't be any such ani
mal, but that there will be, and that
it will be well worth the money.
FRED HETMAN,AGED 77
.DIES AT WILLAMETTE
Fred Hetman, a pioneer In the state.
died at the home of Charles Moehnke.
of Willamette, at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Death was indirectly due to
old age.
Mr. Hetman was born March 6, 1837,
In Germany and came to this country
when a young man. He has spent the
great part of the last 20 years In Clack
amas county. The body Is held at
Holnian funeral parlors. Services will
be held at the Ten O'clock church at
Beaver Creek and Interment will be in
Beaver Creek cemetery. No imme
diate relatives survive. ' '
Clackamas Delegation
Is As Active As Any
Other At State Capital
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 20. (Special)
It is doubtful if there is any county
In the state which has a less active
deleeatlon than Clackamas county. In
the house Representative Schuebel
Risley and Hunt have introduced a
number of measures which rank as
among the most important which have
yet made their appearance while in the
senate, Dimick, known as an insur
gent, is fighting for efficiency, econ
omy and common sense applied to the
problems of the commonwealth.
Representative Schuebel has intro
duced a number of .bills in the house.
exceeding, perhaps, the number
brought out by any other one member
and in the lower body, Dlmlck bas a
similar lead. The bills framed by
Schuebel have been listed but one of
the first lists of Dimick measures fol
lows:
To prevent baiting of ducks and
other wild fowls In lakes and ponds
near the Columbia river.
To standardize weights of sacks of
shorts and bran for protection of far
mers. Weight for shorts 80 pounds
and for bran 60 pounds.
To abolish act providing for decen
nial census. Passed by senate. . Cost
of each census about $100,000.
To repeal Immigration bureau, Bur
eau asked $71,000 appropriation for
next two years. Passed by senate.
To abolish bureau of mines annd
geology. Appropriation of $50,000
asked. Referred to committee on
minei
To abolish naval militia. Appropriiv
tion of $26,000 asked. Referred t)
committee on military affairs.
To repeal act providing for school
supervisors. Author says It will save
Clackamas county $2,542.55 annually.
Referred to educational committee.
To repeal act creating bureau of
sealer of weights and measures. Au
thor says Its passage would save the
state $10,875 annually. Referred to
the committee on navigation.