T 0 H I C A L SCCILTY, ' i 1 . OIUGOH I f, UK ' !- II 1 Y L 0 ft ST Mil OREGON OTY ENTEKPKIIS Th Panama Pecifle (a- 4 portion epens Psbrwery JO. FORTY-NINTH VIAR-No. . OKEOON CITY, OUEOON, TIMIUV, J-'ICIilflJA U V .", KI. UTAaLleHIO 1M4 COUNTY MAY DO iimuui AVAY WITH ROAD fi ENGINEER IN 1 15 KNIOHT AND MATTOON RIPORT KO TO OPP06I IMPLOY. MINT OP EXPERT DEFINITE ACTION IS EXPECTED 6Y COURT BEFORE END Of MH Oregon City Business Men May Try ta Influence Commissioners lo ' Rstaln Road Engineer or Appoint Roadmaater ba After lrlI of one year, Hit county ourt may abolish tht office of road eiiglueur and resort lo the former mot hod of handling road matters through the county Judio and commis sioners. Definite anion haa been delayed by tha court but now It la aaeured Judge Anderson that In all probability It will be act tied at meeting lieit week. The report waa current a wh aio that a dfclalon would not reached before to daya. It la reported that while Juriae An dnraon favors continuing the office of road engineer or even appointing roadmaater, under tha atate law, both Commlaalonnrs Mat toon and Knight are opposed to It Road Knglnner Ilobaon haa been cleaning up unflu lahed bualneaa lo hla office during the laat two weeks, preparing to turn tha work over to the court. Jost who would take over the naaa of detail connected with road work not certain. When aaked If It would be left In tha handa of the county court. Judge Anderaon repllod that he waa already crowded for time and that ha could not devote much mora an ergy to tha county'a bualneaa. Ite aald that If tha offtca were aboliahed, and one of tha commlaalonera could prove lila ability In road mattera, ha would ba willing to approve auch a plan Road work during 1M4 waa carried on under tha direction of Mr. Ilobaon who bora tha title of road engineer Tha leglalatura aeveral yeara ago cre ated tha office of roadmaater but made tha appointment of auch an office op tional with tha county court Only few counties In tha atate have taken advantage of the law. Mr. Ilobaon waa appolntod In the eprtng of 1114 ad Tinder hla direction aeveral of the county'a beat hlghwaya have been laid and ha aupeiintended the construction of the rock cruahlng planta at New Era and at Pulton. At flrat It waa reported on good authority that Mr. Ilobaon might be appolntod roadmaator with all the power granted the office by atatuto. If thla were done, he wouUL have com plota control of road work during the year and not only would direct the efforts of the atiporvlaora but would have much Influence In tho apcmllng of money In the general road fund, aa well. The appointment of Mr. Ilobaon fol lowed a petition preaontcd by Oregon City bualneHa men to a provtoua court. It la pusslhte Hint theae aumn Intercuts may take a hmid In attempting to con vince tho court that It Is to tho best in terests of the county to retain a road engineer or appoint a roadmnator. OliECOfl CITY TO I IIAVEOPEI HOUSE FEBRUARY 22 GOVERNOR! OP CLUO OEIIONATE "WILLAMETTE VALLEY SOUTHERN DAY" ALL LIVING ALONG NEW LINE INVITED TO COUNTY SEAT TOWN Purchaeere ef Tickets Will be Pre sented With Coupons Entitling Them to Many forma of Pree Entertainment Willamette Valley Houthern Day" was officially dcslgnatrd Wednesday nlsht by the board of govnrnora of the Oregon City Commercial club aa a day for tha welcoming of the real dnnta of Clarkamaa and Marlon coun ilea living along the route of the new electric line that was formally opened to traffic laat week. Monday, February 22, Is the date for tha big affair. This date Is Washing Ion 'a birthday and tha govnrnora have determined that they will urge the bualneaa Intervale of the city to co operate with the officers of the club In open handod hospitality to tha real dents of the recently opened territory between Oregon City and Mount An gel, covering 31 miles of tha richest country In Oregon. Tha project to extend a real wel coma to country residents adjacent to the electrlo road waa first broached about a week ago. and met with In stant favor among the business men, who realise the Immense advantage U be gained through cloae communion with tha people who make Oregon City their trade center, and with thla Idea In mind It haa proposed that the city abould arrange for a day of welcome, Incident to tha fulfilment of tho long cherlahed plan of tha construction of railway from Oregon City Into the Interior of tba county. It remained 0 ERHIfJT AT LAST APPROVES DEED TO LOCHS tlONATURE OP SECRETARY WAR ALL THAT IE NOW NECESSARY OP TRANSFER INVOLVES PAYMENT OF $375,000 TO POWER CO. COMMERCIAL CLUI WILL a BOOST WggKLY LUNCHEON While the Oreion City Com- a MiuDial rlub haa de lined lo lake 4 over under Ha particular wing the weekly lumhewis of Iba Live 4 a Wire that for ao many yeara 4 have provaa a popular feature of the city's btfeliieae and profs- 4 elonal Ufa, the board of gover- 4 4 nors Wedaeedsy nlfbt directed 4 4 the rlub'a ew-rrlary to ro-oper- 4 4 ale with the IJe Wiree to exist 4 4 In securing a greater attendance 4 4 under the sew J.', rent luncheon 4 4 plan. Tha Live Wlree will be . 4 4 pected to work out Its on salvo- 4 4 lion under the half rate lunch 4 4 plan. Secretary Latouretta of the 4 4 Commercial Club will today send 4 lo all members of the club return V 4 postal cards arglug the rerlpl- 4 4 eots Id attend the luncheons and 4 BILL TO LESSEN IIDERPENALTI ' IS UP IN SENATE DIMICK MAKES A SUCCESIPUL PICHT r'OR HEAVIER SENTENCES SCHUEBETSBILL AFFECTING ALIENS KILLED W THE HOUSE Plans of War Department Concerning Mkn, for B0 authorization to be 4 Development ef Ship Canal Not Announced at Present Time The federal government baa finally approvod the deed to the links here and will probably take them over with In a short time, according to word which waa received here Saturday from Washington. The eiamlnatlon of the documents waa made by Attorney Crucial Greg ory and bis letter together with the deed waa aent to Secretary of War Garrison for accptance. Thla practl rally cloaea nrgotlatlona which have 4 placed on the club'a telephone 4 4 list. The puVIMty department's 4 4 stenographer will, each Monday. 4 telephone to every member that 4 4 la placed on the list, conveying a 4 4 notification of the weekly lunch- 4 eon on the Tuesday following. 4 4 The plan will be tried out for the 4 4 flrat time next week. 4 PRESIDENT AWAITS ERA Of ENTERPRISE been under way for almoat two years W,L80N BEFORE CON. and It la now necessary only for the secretary to affix hla algnatura and re quest tha secretary of the treasury to pay over tha cash. When tha purchase la completed the aecrctary of war will announce the policy of tha government and It la ex pec ted that the canal will be Imme diately thrown open for free naviga tion. Until that time, tha plana of I tha war department aa to future work VENTION OP ELECTRIC RAIL WAY ASSOCIATION Rtprteentativee Desire t Steer Clear of Possible Foreign Entangle mtnta fli Day-Week Bill Otfsated 444444444444444444 I 4 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE 4 OP CHEER IN SPEECH 4 4 It aoema to me that I can aay, 4 4 with a good deal of confidence. 4 that wa are apon the eve of a 4 near thla city will not ba made pub- era of auterprtea and of proa- lie. 14 parity. Enterprise haa been 4 4 checked In thla country for al- 4 i na iNnirof tr ma in-ka Intnl., - hivmi.nl nf 11TS BOft .MeS .III S. T muml oecauae men were w nald when Ih. riwt I. i. . ""u " oi inierroia- further nnneMiiratlnn tha n.Minain I l'00 POlttU. interior or tna county, it remained:":,, " 7" . - only for tha Commarelal club to put wl" f?"81 1 rd wall which with J i.n..n.. in. ...w.iiL on of 1 walla will make , 'tttft anil Ih. hnard nr envernnra nl.riui Ih. enl Uk,n e" 0 a Power ' hladla .! ll 1 1 I a a kk. . I a M.eieMarA M aav a .a. matter Into tha handa of tha club'a """ ", aniDa piani waa ioe r. aoiuaujuis jan. z.Anomer committee on entertainment and re- ww." coi.nae preoicwwiinai ine country 1 For the purchase of the locka. the! iu P "w era of enter- ette, II. A. Vernel. II. T. Mclialn, L. siaie legisiaiura or appropriated " prvvvmj was voicea Adama and C. O. Huntley. The com- $300,000. A Ilka amount waa appro-10' I'resldent Wllwn. In a speech be- mlitee to aollclt funds la comnoaml of printed by congress In 1910. Both an- ror" convention of the American A. A. Price. L. Adama and Oeorce Dan- proprlatlona wera made with the un- Electrio Railway asaociatlon. non. derstandlng that tha government was 8peaklng to bualneaa men and a. h. . i.n -i to purchase, enlarge and reconstruct I mrougn mem to tna world or business on Waahlngton'a birthday will aonly ,he ,ock nd P len toll-free, wneral y. the president outlined what ntv K h LtL'X Tt r department, which ha. the Democratic congress haa tried to vee .h. n. .im-trto r.ii. Th. f ch mattera. h.s Its p,n, accomplish through Its trust legtsla umh v-n- ,ik. -.in ff. made for tha work. The legislature ,lon. W"1 declared that while a test a round trio rate of one and one-thlrd of 19,3 rellnaulshed. all claim to ant Priod would be required to deter ZS9aZTlZ ot lsdlctlon over tha lock to the gov U. whether the correct remedy bad tickets will be presented with coupons 0nlcnl which will entitle the holders to share Negotiations for the purchase of the In the varloua forms of entertainment I" hve boon in proKroBs for sev that will be provided. er1 rear' ,ne Power company at first The visitors will be shown throunh Mkln H.0.000 for the property the big paper mills and tho woolen The company owned all the mills, and will ba given atcamor rldos nmi Jne 'k. hlch It acquired tn the fnlle anrt will l,n Irnnlort In nlh. "T pureuuBO irom WIO roruana UCD er forms of amusements. The affair " t-'utlr, co.u,mny in ji.ui,, will be exonslvely advcrtlsod all along The state acquired Ita Interest In the line from Oregon City to Mount tha property in 1870. when tho legls Angel and It Js expected thnt nt least la"lr appropriated 1200.000 to help 000 people will scnd Washington's birthday as tho guests of Oregon City's business mon. the Willamette Falls Canal & Lock company build tho locks, with tha tin been applied, he believed the "mate of Interrogation points" which bad checked enterprise for 20 yeara had been cleared away. With a common understang regard land 'n business reached, he said, hence- lunn noiiouj wouiu do suspicious oi any business just because It Is big He gave some of the. "rules of tho game" which he thought should be fo lowed, heading the list with public ity "not doing anything under cover." I always maintained that the only way .In which men could understand one another was by meeting one an COURT IS PETITIONED TO KEEP ROAD EXPERT DELEGATION OF REPRE8ENTA TIVE MEN CALL ON COMMIS SIONERS WEDNESDAY In an attempt to Induao the county court to retain a rond expert, a com mittee composed of John Rlsloy, A. A, Price, T. W. Sulllvnn, M. D. Latour etto, J. W. Moffott, Harvey E. Cross and Harvey Stnrkwcntlior, appeared before the commissioners Wednes day. Although the mattor was thoroughly discussed, no doolslon waa reached, la expected that the court will employ either a roadmaater or remove Road lSngineor IJobson before this term ox plres. The membors of the commlttoe were not united In their opinion whother tho county should have n road onglneor or a roadmaater, who would have all the power vested In that office by the state law, but they all recora- nionded strongly to the commission era that an expert should direct road building. Many routine mattera of road re pair and construction were brought before the court Wednesday, the first day of the regular Fobruary term The court will probably be in session the remainder of the week. SENATE KILLS BILL not profit, of operation should bo paid mnny men whoso horns dropped away ... ... .u.m. i0 oL-r- ,ne moment , WM permitted to ex "uo HUl 1I1IIU, WUIl'U IOU lO B I ,, hol. -k.M -I.. I ... , ,, , . , I 'lt"" IUVII VUHIBI'IOI. iuiik iiiiKiiiioii, keriiuiiuiiiiK in 13 us with the decision of the state supremo court thnt the owners of the locks were bound to pay tha percentage, Oregon City commercial fishermen nave noon worKing at Saloni evor since the fishing bill was Introduced. and when it comes up for considera tion In the senate Monday jot Tuesday the champions or the net flBhcrs will put up their lest fight for the Industry, mid It Is certain to be a hot one. The SALEM, Ore.,' Jon. 30. The senate rl8h and Kam.8 committee will prob- today killed the Langguth bill giving hb,y ro"ort ,ho blU t0 the 8enat0 Mon MCI. RECONSIDERATION OF MEA3URE PAS8ED FIVE DAYS AGO ENDS IN DEFEAT E QUOTA TO FULL CASE DRYS NOW FAVOR 24 QUARTS IN STEAD OF 15 WHISKY . LIMIT THE 8AME Salem Journal: Begins to look like the Salom-Stayton railroad was going to be built at last and we all hope ao. Every new enterprise of - thla kind brings more development of the country, and construction oper ations Just at thla time will do won ders toward backing up the optimistic- talk and algna of coming prosper ity which abound on every hand. women the right to alt upon juries. This action was taken after one of the most protracted debates of the ses sion. Five days ago the senate passed the bill by a vote of 24 to 6. Then by a voto of 19 to 10, the senate rocnlled the bill and decided to reconsider it Today the bill was killed by a vote of 17 to 12. TACTICS OF SENATE'S HEAD 'PEEVES' DICK SALEM, Ore., Jan. SO. Sonator Dlmick's sack of shorts had short The bill had been re-referred to the shift In the senate this morning. His Judlolury commlttoe, which brought In bln 8tnlnrdlzing the weight of a sack a majority and minority report. Sen- f 8horl WM Pa88el by the senate, ator Ilutlor alone slgnod the minority Sonator Von der Hellen caused tho report. I lu r"uuiou irom me nouBe yes- Th rhinf nni... ........... "W. ooay He moved to recon 1,111 -u- OIUU1 U.U YUIO, mo u.i! wua inu pruvinion giving wo man Mini. a nll . ... I er thev should areni .rvic. .. i,, that " WM to late to reconsider. Sen Tk. J or wood was presiding. He over Dimick raised the point of ordor ors. The vote was as follows: AgnlnBt the bill Barret. RlnKham. Dlshop, Burgess, Butler. Cusick, Day, Hawloy, Kiddle, La Follett, McBride, Rngsdale, Smith of Josephine, Stew art, Strayer, Wood, Mr. President. For the bill Clarke, Dimick, Far- ln!l flttfianA fJnlllci tT-tl.k.. T ... guth, Lolnenweber, Moser, Smith of IfL h ' IJVI?01' k 1 n . j .r-,i. I admire lronbanded tactics, but vou ruled the point raised. Sonator Mos or appealed from the chair's ruling. 1 he chair was sustained. The motion to reconsider was put to a viva voce vote. Dimick demanded a division, but Senator Wood rushed ahead with other business. Dimick Coos, Vinton, von der Hellen. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29! Today Secretory of the Navy Daniels official ly announced that the formal opening of the Panama canal would be post poned until early in July. lronbanded tactics, but you suit me too well," he shouted at the presiding officer. Dimick then turned to Senator Mc Bride, who said he know all about shorts, aa he had milked a cow aince he waa 7 yeara old, and grandiloquent ly presented the sack of shorts to him. SALEM. Ore., Feb. 2. Additional amendments have been made in the prohibition bill now before the house. but the measure now Is ready for final consideration mid doubtless will be made a special order of business some time this week. The committee on alcoholic traffic held another meeting this evening at which the maximum limit on the quan tity of malt liquors that a rebtdcut of the state can Import wtthlu an 20-duy period was raised from 15 quaits to 24 quarts. This was for the purpose of conforming with the .methods now tn use in handling beer, as 24 bottles make a case. The quantity of distilled or ferment' ed liquors that may bo shipped In .is an alternative to the 24 quarts of beer has been uiichungod. It remains at two quarts. The limit on the amount of wine that may be imported for sacranieutul purposes has been removed. C'frrgy men may have it shipped Into the state in any desired quantltl if they make affidavit that it is lo be put to sacramental uses. SALEM. Ore., Jan. 30. (Special) Representative Hinkle's hill to raise the standard of county school super intendents passed the house Saturday. It provides that a county superintend ent must have at least 27 months ac tive teaching experience, 12 months of which time must have been served in this state. BAI.EM. Ore., Feb. J. (Rpeclal) Dlmlrk'a fight 00 the Lnicgutb bill changing the sentence for second de gree homicide from life Imprisonment to a term of from 20 to 30 yeara to day, caused tha bill to ba rwreferred to the committee on the revision of laws Langgutb't bill nvklng punishment for first degree homicide life imprison ment passed tba senate. Tba author said since tha passage of the amend mcnt abolishing capital punishment there had been nv. penalty for first degree murder and the district attor neys to obtain convlctlona had slayer Indicted In second degrea. Senator McBride, chairman of com mute on tha revision of laws, aald punishment of saond degree should not be aa severe as for the first de gree, and the committee thought 20 to 30 years in prtaon waa about right Tba deterrent effect la not the same," aald Dimick. "It would give enterprising governors an excuse for paroling and pardoning, when they would hesitate If tba punishment waa life Imprisonment I believe that a person who kills another without Jus tification ahould ba hanged, but the people willed otherwise. I do not be lleva In giving enerprlslng governors an excuse for letting out dead beat a and thuga and playing thla four-flushing game. I think thla bill would be putting a premium on that kind of business." It la probable that the, committee will reoommend punishment for first and second degree homicide ba Hfe Imprisonment 8chuobeL Just before starting for Oregon City tonight, said ha thought tha fishermen .would win their fight to keep tha river open to net fishing. Schuebel la one member of the com mittee to confer with the committee from the Washington legislature re garding fishing and control or the Co lumbia. He tblnka service on that committee will aid him In the battle for the Oregon City fishermen. Constitutional enactment lqpklng to the exclusion of allena from the rights of holding property were sum marlly aat upon in the house this morning when Representative Schue bel 's two Joint resolutions placing the subject upon the ballot were voted down. Only six members voted id fa vor of the measures, the opinion be ing expressed that this is a most un propitious time for the launching of any radical principles affecting foreigners. Littleficld challenged the proposal as an infraction of treaty rights be tween the United States and other lands, and Eaton interposed two objec tions, one being the far-reaching ef fect of such a measure at a time when world affairs are sadly embroiled, and the other that the legislature should not overload the Initiative ballot Schuebel had instated that the legis lature is not committing itself to the policy of excluding aliens, but Forbes retorted that such an Interpretation would be put on the resolution by ev ery foreign nation affected, and Olson echoed the same idea, citing the close watch that consuls and diplomats pay to legislative proceedings. Representative Home's bill, No. 174 calling for one day's rest in seven, was killed this morning when the ma jority report of the committee on health and public morals was adopted, Home renewed the fight he has been making on the floor for legislation to protect labor. The minority report recommended amendments making the bill more rigid than Its original draft. DELAY ALL THAT SAVES GILL BILL; m IE ROADS II COUNTY BECI DEFEA R BAB E ER E, OZ iE DAY NET FltHEftMEN HAVE OPPO NENT! ON THE RUN IN ENATE WILLAMETTE VALLEY IOUTH- EP.N AND P, E. A E. RUN FIRST TRAINS DIMICK, HUNT LSD SCHIOEL RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT THOUGHT WE ACCEPT K3 CIXPEONISE TO OPEN KEW ERA W CUCIUHJLS Amendment ta Compenaatlon Act Is Un w,rt ld Wl" rin M.0O0,- Paeosd by House Test Book Repeal Only Needs Gov ernor's tlgnatura 000 Peat of Lumber Yearly ta Mills st Palle of River SALEM. Ore, Feb. 1 (Special) Oregon City net flabermen have the advocates of the GUI bill on tha run and would have won tba fight In the senate today had not Moaer succeed ed In having the act 100 postponed After a meeting this morning the Two electric railroads, both com pleted within the laat week, ran tbelr first trains Into the towna by tha falls Saturday. Tha longer of tba two, tha Wlllam- ette Valley Southern, Is considered commute on fisheries agreed to sub-1 among the highest srada electric lines mil two report- one prohibiting net , tn, lUte whll, ,n. other fi a h 1 n a aa Pwswai tha aiit rvn aim KeH f er a I CltM sL. -.a.., a - .1 I ojawM wa Miq I Wl liW, bU(JUU OK CmV m VIVUU V.II WUI4 IUJ VlliVI w aiituw I tha law to remain aa It la. ITB wnnocta tha paper and pulp mill Tha Cill men spoke of tha proposal I In West Linn with Oswego. for a deadline at tha hrtdga aa a com- The first train on tha Willamette promise and It is reported that mem- v.n. Rnnih. uft art a,.i f. tv.aei tKa k.a.. .rvJ.I . I " " " days ago to maka the mouth of the Clackamas river the dead Una are fa vorable to 1L Senator Dimick and Representatives Hunt and Schuebl. who ar doing all minutes behind tba scheduled lima of 6:40 o'clock Saturday morning on Ing to difficulties at the Monitor pow. er substation, but arrived la Oregon City almost on time, Tha road waa they can for fishermen, however, will well patronized on Ita first day of op agrea to no such comprocniaa and de- oration. Clara tha bill, no matter how amended. The freight service will ba estab- wlll be defeated. It waa made a spa- lished early In tha week, aa soon aa clal order for Monday afternoon at 1 1 tha locomotive, which was allghUy dock. damaged several daya ago. Is repaired. Compensation Act Psaaed. 47 The passenger trains will mako three Schoebel'a bill, amending tha com-1 round tripe a day. pensatloo act. paased In the bouse by n. ,nU on th. lln. vota of 55 to two. Indicating that the member will not giro favorable con have not yet been named and fares a rm MlrtmA hv the ennrinMAra alderatlon to the senata bill which! .,. ., nk.hl. n. substitutes the Michigan law. This law give casualty companies the light to write compensation Insurance. Schuebel'a bill provides 16 classlfl- cationn for contributions according to the degree of baaarda. Under the old hill alightly hazardous" occupatlona were charged as much and la soma cases more than extra haxardoua. The bill remove alt chance of Injured per sons suing for damages. Dimick made a strong fight to de feat amendment to the law creating a weight and measure department, but waa unsuccessful. He Introduced a bill at the beginning of the session abolishing such a department The amendment divide the state into four gon City, Peaver Creek. Molalla, Mon itor and ML Angel and after a few months at Mulino. S tattoos are to be erected at other point along tha Una. Tha extension of tha Portland Eu gene at Eastern Is about four miles long and will carry 60,000.000 feat of lumber a year. Tha northern term inus of the line Is Just south of Os wego where a large electric derrick haa been Installed to load the car. At thia end of tha line, the road rune a abort distance south of the fall on the river bank where the logs are dumped Into the river to be floated down to the paper planta. The new road on the west aide of districts, the state sealer to appoint tne ri,"r 11 n extension of the old deputle for them at aalariea of 11200 wuiamette rus railway wnicn runs a year each. from Willamette to Poiton through Text Book Law Repealed. Y L4nn. The Oswego end of the Only the governor aignature to H. I Um Is about four miles north of Bol- n. 152 Is now needed to renes.1 the ton. free textbook law. The senate passed the bill this morning. Chief opposition to the repeal of the law came from those Interested in pa rochial schools, which, under the law. are entitled to free textbooks when a school district votes for free books The two roads are considered ma terial evidences of prosperity la Ore gon City and Clackamas county at a time when Industry is crippled and the financial condition of the country is strained. The Willamette Valley Southern was built with local capital the same as public schools. Fear was by local men while the road across the expressed that If this law is repealed river is practically a part of the South- a bill will come up to provide for free era Pacific. textbooks in public schools only. Four roads now run into Oregon Senator Dan Kellaher declared this City and West Linn. The main line would be the result If the present law of the Southern Pacific, the Portland Is repealed. He said Representative Railway, Light & Power company, the Schuebel now has a bill pending be- Willamette Vnlley Southern and the fore the house Judiciary committee Portland, Eugene & Eastern all serve that provides for .free textbooks for the two towns located at the falls of public schools. He moved to indefl- the Willamette. nltely postpone the bill. His motion was seconded by Perkins. On roll call the motion was lost with IS votes against It. Senator Dimick then said that he had been advised by the chairman of the house Judiciary committee and Mr. Schuebel that if the present law is repealed bis bill, now before the Judi ciary committee, will be withdrawn. Senator Day said the present law is vicious and should be repealed. There Is a possibility that the road to Oswego may connect with tho tracks of the Portland, Eugene & East ern which are now laid to Oswego so that a third line would operate be tween here and Portland. The extension of the Portland, Eu gene and Eastern follows the right-of-way which was bought, when it was announced that the main lines of the road down the valley would follow the west bank of the river. $784,377.64, TOTAL OF COUNTY'S TAKES In Clackamas county this year $784 377.64 will be collected in taxes, according to the figures prepared by J. O. Staats who Saturday night com pleted his two-month task of extend ing the tax roll. The total amount Is divided into tho following Items: State and county tax $601,910.15 Special school 108,644.14 Special high school 1,752.66 Special roads 64,012.21 Cities and towna 47,716.94 Forest patrol .111.54 Total $784,377.64 Treasurer Dunn announced the fol lowing deputies who will serve under Tax Collector Harrington: Misses Jes se Paddock, Ona Renner, Mary Con fer and Nell Richardson. Cruel Papa Conspires With Stern Officials To Spoil Elopement A romance between Roy Hill, 22- year-old farm hand, and Gertrude Smith, the 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Smith of the Fisher Mill district, reached its climax and then was broken up Friday afternoon by the girl's irate father and Chief of Police Shaw. The girl left for school Thursday morning but soon after her arrival, was excused for the day on the grounds that she was ill. Later, her parents were notified and Papa Smith, suspicious as soon as he received word, mounted a horse and started for town. In the meantime, the girl and her lover has borrowed a horse and buggy from a neighbor and had arrived in the county seat. Before departing for Portland or Vancouver, where the youth confessed they would attempt to secure a marriage license, the two determined to visit several local atores. At one the proprietor bo- came suspicious and called up the par ents of the girl to learn that ber father was already on the road to the county seat. "He'll gallop all the way." announced Mrs. Smith over the tele phone. Hill, who bas worked for Mr. Smith for the last year, was taken to the police station where he confessed that it was his Intention to attempt to marry the girl. He had asked Mr. Smith for the hand of his daughter over a month ago and had been re fused. "I told him that none of my girls would marry until they were at least 18 years old, when he came to me," declared Mr. Smith. "I said If he would wait four years I might con sider him. Hut after he has attempt ed to runaway with her, he had bet ter stay away from my place." Hill agreed to leave the community and to stop paying atteutJona to the girl, and the girl's parents will not press a charge against him.