)K . f A V L 0 W OT
OREGON OTY ENTERPRIS
Th Enttrprle It In
only Clackamas County
Ntwapaptr thai print 4
(II of th ntw of (hit
growing County.
Th Wkly tnUrprlM U
worth th trie. Ctmptri
It witli Mhtit and thn ouk-
4 tcrlbt.
OKHdON' (MTV, OUKOON, FRIDAY, MAUCII 10, 1910
pipitietm year No. to.
C$TABMSHEO 1M
AOS
14 TO STAND BY
in
i3000 VISIT SCHOOLS
Of) PARENTS' DAY IS
WILSON'S POLICY
CORI ABSOLUTION IS KILLED BY
UPPER HOUSE AFTER TUR
BULENT SESSION.
WHITE HOUSE IS PLEASED WITH
STRONG SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT
Parliamentary Mlxup Htlpt to Olvt
Rtiult Efftct of "Scotch Vtrdlct"
Houtt Commit! Movtt to
Put up Ittut Today.
WAHIII.YUTON, March J lly vol
of fid to 14 thr aonate today carried
out President Wlliton' mini and klllcj
Hcnator Corr'a resolution to warn Am
rrlrana off armed ln-lllctTf nt ahlpa.
In a turtili-nt acvne, aw-h ai la ael
diitn wltnecd in tbn annate, Voting
proceeded, wllh ai'iiutora aliotillng ob
jection, fulllrly demanding rerogul
lion to rilaln their ptwltlona ami
making tint retort to each other, all
if which ti out of order.
At ono time to many actiatora wero
aboutlng fur the vice prrdilenfa rec
ognition that the o'want at arm wa
called to rtore quirt.
After having maneuvered fur two
day to get ihn renolutlon In auch par
liamentary poaltlon (hut it waa dl
nnaed of without debute, the senate
IIiimi proo'cded In a central dlruloii
of the autijecl, which continued all aft
ernoon, to the dlmnny of admlulHtra
t Ion aupportcrx. There were free ex
prenloim of opinion that the aenate't
action, ttecaune the vote actuulty waa
taken on motion to tahle the Ooro
resolution, with a correction ly thi
author and a anlmlttute ly Senator
McCumher, waa In effect a "Scotch
verdict," und had out actully accom
plished the purpose of the president
Such atatcmcnt aroused the prel
dent's friends, who feared they would
produce an effect exactly opollo to
that Intended. It waa Intended to five
totlce to Uie world that the aenate
' Kiunda behind the prrnldcnt In hi de
mand on Germany for the right of
American travelliiK tha sou.
In the hnuap, however, Hie foreign
affairs commute, by a vote of 17 to
2, took a longer atop toward meet Inn
fully the prenldenl't wlshe. It Vot
ed to report the Mcl-cmore warning
reaolutlon, with the recommendation
Hint It ms tulilod. In tho report the
eoiumlttee assert tlmt thu constltu
tlon InipoHeil tho conduct of diplomatic
ncgotiatlona on tho prptildeul, and
"with thl practice the committee tinea
not fin'l It proper for tho house of
representatives to Interfere."
It probably will ho voted on In the
house tomorrow under a special rule.
AdiiilnlHtratlon force are confident of
a complete victory.
At tho White Hoiixe HutlHfactlon
was expressed with tho senate's action.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT RE'
CEIVES MAY LETTERS PRAIS
INO COUNTY MOVEMENT.
Three thoiimind parent attended
(he 13(1 achiMil In the rounty tlml oil-
erved purenlk' d.iy lal Friday wllh
iiriinraina and pihltiltlon of school
work, eiitlmale County H hool HuM-r-
Inlendent Calavan who ha received
report from a hund'ed of the ichool
that took part In the movement. Only
three or four achoola In the county
failed to Join tn the general, roumy
wlde pnrent' day.
The number of vUlturt varied from
C to 73. i'arrnli, iiirnilicrt of the
cIiihiI board tnd other attended the
me-llng. In vera I practical
ly every mother In the dlnlrlct turned
out
The aim of the plan to acquaint
he parent better with the teacher,
Iho erhool and tho work. I'roxram
were itlvcn and the rtaliy work of the
nuplla dlNldayod.
HII 1FI llillll IV ItWm IIIW V.UIM U.
(heir children with tha teacher.
Bupcrlntcndeiit Calavan ha beurd
from arore of teacher who ak that
the day be made an annual affair. They
are ureal ly plenaed with the aucrena of
the experiment, and declare that It
waken In the parent of the d!trlct
and Intercut In the achool.
Kvery one of tho 1 no achoolt that
olmcrved parent' day had a protram
lt Frldny afternoon, ciceptln only
Onweno. where they combined
meeting: of the I'arent Teach
er' aHRorlatlon, a atandardltntlon nil-
COSTS OF NAVAL
PLANS RUN INTO
I
BILLIONS
BILLION ANO HALF POR SHIPS,
1760,000,000 A YEAR POR UP
KEEP, FLETCHER SAYS..
FLEETS ARE STILL REQUIRED,
ADMIRAL INFORMS COHHITTEE
CIH;
FUHIT
3130AREL0ST
Naval Offlctr Think Conclusion of
War Will Opportunity for
Disarmament, But Would Not
Delay Prtpartdntt.
WASHINGTON, Murch . Approxl
mutely a billion and half dollar for
new tihlp and an annual upkeep
churio of I7C0.0O0.000 I what Ad
miral Fletcher, commanding the At-
IikiIIii fli.fl. htlifiafia ll wiinlil ctiHl
arenl were given I to carry out the navy general board'
recommendation that the American
navy ahould equal the moKt (mwerful
fleet afloat by not later than IMS.
The admiral' eillmnle wa given
today In tcMlmony before the hotme
naval commltlee. Reprcentatlve Cal
laway, who brought out the atatement,
called attention to published report
that Great Hrltaln had added nearly
a million ton to her fighting ahlpa
line the war began. lie wa aked
If the altuatlun wa not "hoiiele."
Admiral Fletcher thought not, add
ing that. Judging by It great wealth,
the ('lilted State could well afford
ly and parent' day Wednewtay after . to give la Intercut the tame proeo
noon. The children gave a program,
and aeverul talk were made, Includ
ing one by Hupcrlntcndcnt Calavan
on Mandurdlzatlon.
COUNTY ASKED TO FIX
tlon that other nation thought necea
nary. Rcprpcnlutlv) Ilenaley anked If a
race in building warahlp or In any
other military preparation lielwwn
two nation had not Invariable led to
war. Admiral Fletcher lutld no, and
DISASTER TAKES LEAD IN FATAL.
ITIES OF SEA; 40O0 ABOARD,
S70 ARE SAVED.
VICTIMS ARE SOLDIERS
Mlnltttry of Marlnt Admit Largt
Number of Mn on Ship Ordi
nary Capacity of VmI It
Largely Ecdtd.
I'AHIH, March 3,-lt waa announced
at the French Mlblttry of Marine to
day that there were nearly 4000 men
on board the French auxiliary crulaer
Provence when ahe wat tunk In the
Mediterranean on February 26.
It wa tald that on board the Prov
ence were the Haft of the Third Co
lonial Infantry regiment, the Third
battalion, the Second company of the
Pint battalion, the Second machine
gun company and one extra company.
At the ministry of marine, on Feb
ruary 29. announced that the number
of aurvlvora of the Provence dUater
waa eitlmated at S70, It la indicated
II
NlVINDuSTRYTO
E PLOY BETWEEN
15 AND 20 MEN
PLANT WILL BE RUNNINQ WITH
IN tO DAYS UNDER CON
TRACT NOW SIGNED.
DEPOSIT IS LAKCE AND IS 95
PER CENT PUR SAY PROKOTEKS
IS THERE LIT TO
POWER OF VOTER AT
INITIATIVE ELECTION?
INTERESTING ISSUE RAISED BY
BILL ATTORNEYS HOLD MANY
AND CONFLICTING VIEWS.
European War Bootta Price of Silica
and Cutt Out Foreign Competition
C. F. Ttrrill Find Mlntral
In Digging Baaemtnt
The development of alllca deposit
near Oregon Cltr. !! to be 5 per
cent pure, la aaaured by a contract be
tween Cbarlee F. Terrlll and a group
of Portland and Canadian capitalize,
leailng from hlr all right to the
property he has acquired and promis
ing; to erect and put In operation with
in CO day a refining plant that will
coat approximately $2500, and will em
ploy from the start 15 to 20 men. The
plant will turn out refined alllca, one
of the most uvful tnaterlala.
The deposit Up near the city limit.
and waa discovered last fall when Mr.
Terrlll began to dig a basement under
hi house. Aa soon at he learned the
nature of the deposit, he secured op-
that upwards of 3130 lives were loL (Hons on surrounding property until
This great number of casualties
make the dlMaatrr the greatest on
the aea In modern time. I'p to the
present the largest number of Uvea
ever lost In one tvreck waa when the
White Star liner Titanic struck an Ice
berg off the Newfoundland banka on
April 14, 1912, an.i sank with a death
Iohs of 1595. The rrtcued numbered
43.
The French Minintry of Marine had
expressed the opinion that failure to Previously Issued no atatement aa to
ONLY WAY OUT OF CLACKAMAS
COUNTY TRACT OVER BROKEN
WAGON BRIDGE IN CITY.
PRIEST KILLED AT ALTAR.
ST. PAUI,, March 4. Father JuJke
kl piiHtor of St. CaHlmlr'R Polixh Cath
olic church hero, was Hhot und killed
nt tho church by a woman tonight In
Iho pretence of several memlKra of
IiIh congregation while lm wan sitting
at the ultur.
Ontario: Dlxtrlct to bo formed to
develop Wurm Springs Irrigation project.
forty families living In the Sell-
wood Hardens, a tract on the Muttno-
mah-C'lackuma rounty lino to the
north of Mllwnuklo, huvo appealed to
tho Clackamas county court for aid In
repairing a bridge that Is within the
boundaries of the city of Portland.
ftellwood Garden I In Clackamas
rounty, hut tha only road leading from
tho tract crosses a bridge within tho
city of Portland. This brldgo was
built by tho man who laid out tho tract
and was never approved by tho city
within which It lies. Tho brldgo has
boon neglected, and hat been con
demned at unsafe, and barricaded.
Tho county court does not feel that
It can go Into tho city limits of Port
land and repair a brldgo, yet the only
pcoplo that uho tho brldgo aro resi
dents in and taxpayers of Clackamas
county. The need for Immedluto no
tion in nppurent to tho court, but no
action will probably bo taken until
County Commissioner Adam Knight
has had an opportunity to discus the
situation with tho Portland city com-inlrtHloncrs.
It would bo Impractical to construct
a road leading south, rrom tno tract,
owing to tho high cost.
prepare was merely making certain
that a nation must surrender it
rights.
Representative Callaway asked If It
waa not reauonahlo to assume that the
Kur..- v.ar wo'.iU end within
year or a year and a half at most
Admiral Fletcher thought It would
and added that ho believed the close
of tho war would tee the greatest op'
portunlty In history for the success
of an International iIJtarmnnent or
limitation or arniunent agreement
Ho Insisted, however, that tho United
States could not afford to put off It
navy building on that account
"Why not put all our energies Into
cnmltlittlnir uhlns nlremlv antlinrfyi'il?1
Representative Callawoy asked, "and
co fur aa new building is concerned.
await tho conclusion of tho war
Admiral Fletcher repeuted his stnto-
ment that tho hope of a disarmament
agreement was too vague to build up
on. ,
Representative Oliver asked If any.
thing had been developed within the
lant two years to shako Admiral
Fletcher's faith In heavy armored
ships as tho main strength of a navy.
Ho asked particularly if hlgh-cxplo
stvn shells had made armor less
trustworthy.
"Thero has been no development In
high-explosives kholls worth mention
ing In thnt time," Admiral Fletcher
replied.
LIBERAL COUPLE TO WED.
Ilessle K. Dickinson und C. C. E.
Vlck, of Lllteral, secured a marriage
license hero Thursday.
GILL ACT IS DECLARED TO BE VALID
the numlier of person on the Prov
ence when she went down.
The vessel, however, when in the
trans-Atlantic service, could carry
1960 prsons. Including the crew, and
It has been preaO. -d that as ahe waa
transporting troops between ports not
far apart, she was carrying a number
of men larger than her normal capacity.
C. SCIEBEL FILES
FOR LEGISLATURE
MEMBER OF 1913 AND 1915 SES
SIONS DECLARES FOR FEWER
AND BETTER LAWS.
now the amount of alllca which he
control and can be easily reached it
estimated at 400.000 cubic yard. The
deposit run from a ton to a ton and a
half to the yard and la worth about
$20 a ton. Mr. Terrlll tald Mouuay that
he expected $100,000 from royaltlet
from hit property, beside a tubttan-
tlal cash payment, be will secure for
his lease rights.
Names Ar Withheld.
The names of those behind the pro
ject, and the exact amounts involved
are at present withheld.
The Pacific coast alone will afford a
vufficiently large market to take care
of the entire deposit, Mr. Terrlll be
lieves, but he added that the promo
ter Intended to sell refined ailica In
Canada as well. The present war In
Europe, which shuts off importations,
has tent the price skyward and will
aid materially in securing early de
velopment of th property here.
John Clark, local attorney, is Mr.
Ten-Hi's representative in the matt?r,
and Mr. Terrlll will be represented in
the company which, will be formed to
develop the silica property. The plans
for development call for immediate
operations, iho erection of a refining
plant on the property and the ship
ment of the finished product to the
riverfront here It will be loaded on
scows and shipped to markets in Port
land and other coast cities.
Plant Wll! Be Economical.
The local plant will be one of the
most economical In the world, as tar
as operation goes. The deposit is lo
cated on a tidehill and lies practically
A situation brand new In Oregon le
gal a(l4lr la developing aa the result
of the circulation of petition by tha
Clackamas County Fishermen's union
for an intlatlvo law prohibiting the
ue of seines, trap and flsbwheela In
tho Columbia river and It tributaries.
Fishing In the Columbia and It
chief trlbiitarle Is new regulated by
a conference agreement bill paaaed
jointly by the Washington and Oregon
leglalatiirea. The question which arise
: whether or not an Initiative meas
ure In one of the two state will be
valid and will replace the law.
Attorney aro divided on the mat
ter, CbrUtlon Bchuebel think that if
the Clackamas County fishermen'
union measure passes it will bo futile.
Mr. Schucbrl aayt the Initiative can
not operate against a conference law
adopted by two state.
W. 8. U'Rcn, father of the Oregon
system, and former law partner of
Mr. Bchuebel, takes the opposite view.
The legislature cannot bargain away
the voting power of the people," aayt
Mr. U'Ren.
Still another view la taken by Dis
trict Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges, who
holds that no conference law, adopted
by two state, aro valid unleat they
have been approved by a resolution of
congress. If Mr. Hedges la correct
the conference bill now governing Co
lumbia river fishing is of no more ef-
TOTAL OF TAXES
IN 15 YEARS IS
OVER $8,500,000
AMOUNT RAISED AMONG TAXPAY
ERS GROWS STEADILY SINCE
1902 COLLECTION.
lEYY TOR COUKTY, SCHOOL, R0,1D
AKD STATE PHOT DROPPKC
Total Taa Raited In County In 1902
Lost Than General Road Taa Thlt
Year A Ion. Although Ltvy
That Ytar Wat 32 Mills.
In the last 15 rears, or since the
year 1302, Inclusive, (axes collected In
Clackamas county tor all purposes total
$8,528,AC7.4, or more than one-fourth .
of the total present assessed valuation.
In that period. tb levy has gone
down, but the amount of taxes raised
has f ono up every year steadily.
In 1302, or the taxes collected on
the 1901 uurimwnt roll, the levy waa
32 mills for general county, general
roods, state and school purposes. The
total Ui collected that year waa $l&f,
102.76. That sum Included all the gen
eral levies, as well at the money de
rived from district and city taxes.
Comire with the 32-mlll levy of
1902, the taxes to be collected this year.
Instead of $168,102, the 1916 Us col-
feet than would be separate lawt of lector will gather $S19,318.99, or almort
the two states, each of which would fi times as much aa tha aum raised
Christian Schnebel, a member of
tho 1913 and 1915 sessions of the leg
islature, Thursday forwarded to Sec
retary of State Ren W. Olcott his dec- L fte 8Hrface of the For the
laratlon ns a candidate for Republican lflm geveriU yearg ,t w, be nece88ary
loiuiiiuiiou lor two reureaeiuume. onlv. to Rhovel ,t ln(n th rpflnw
Mr. Schucbcl has been ono of the plant, which will be located below the
most active members of tho lower deposit. From there It will be hauled
house of tho legislature and was ol- down hill to the river, and thence
va8 willing to tight for what he con- towed in scows downstream to Port
slders right despite whatever opposl- land. There it will be shipped to vari
ous markets.
IN CIRCUIT COURT; FLAWS ARE FOUND
IN OREGON-WASHINGTON FISHING PACT
There In no compact between the
legislatures of Oregon and Washing
ton rolatlvo to regulating Ashing on
tho Columbia and its tributaries where
tlioso waters form tho boundary be
tween the states, according to tho do
clslon of Circuit Judge Campbell Monday.
Judge Campbell 'uphold the conten
tion of District Attornoy Hedges in
every respoct, declaring; that the Gill
act, which prohibits commercial not
fishing between the suspension bridge
and the falls of the Willamette, is
valid.
The attorneys for the Clackamas
County Fishermen's union, who were
testing tho validity of the Gill act,
based their caso on the contention
that tho Gill ant wot not possed by
the legislature of Washington, al
though tho two legislatures had reach
ed an agreement that legislation affect
ing fishing on the Columbia and cer
tain of Ha trlbutarlea must be passed
by the legislatures of both states.
Tho state contended that the com
pact between the states did not exist,
as It had not been ratified by con
gress aa required by section 10, article
1 of the Federal constitution.
Judge Campbell made four principal ,
points, which are: , Isuch an agreement by themselves,
1 The act applied only to waters than would Washington and British
In tho two statog which aro actual Columbia. The ratification of congress
boundaries. Is necessary. Or again, it Is the Bamo
2 The compact carries with it a las If ono or you ond I should reach
turrendor of state sovereignty, and 'an agreement, providing that It would
cannot go Into effect until It Is ratified go Into effect when our wives approved
by congress. It acts as a treaty be- lit. If the consent of our wives was
tweon tho states. The states are ud-lnot secured, our agreement would not
milled to have concurrent rights In j bo binding." ,
legislation nffoctlng the waters of the L. Stlpp and C. Schucbcl, two of the
Columbia, but the states themselves 'attorneys for the fishermen's union,
cannot put the waters of the Wlllum- said Monday thoy had not decided
etto or other streams where they are whether or not thoy would appeal the
not boundaries tinder the Joint Juris- case to tho supreme court. George
tlon there nmy be to him. His Influ
ence at the session a year ago. was a
matter to bo considered.
"If I um nominated and elected I
will during my term of office serve
the people to the best of my ability
In favoring the enactment of such laws
as are in the interest of the whole
stute and endeavor to prevent the pas
sage of bad laws," his statement reads.
"I will advocate fewer and better laws,
economy In appropriation."
The words to be placed on tho bal
lot opposite Mr. Schuebel's name are,
"Justice to all and special privilege
to none."
IS
f
diction of the two states withou con
sent of congress.
C. Brownell also was an attorney for
the union. Tho caso wis argued last
3 Even If the compact did exist, It Friday,
s doubtful if Charles F. Ely, who was i ne compact, which was known as
defendant In tho tost case, could take the concurrent fishing act, was con-
.avantnge oi ii. Isldered one of the most important
4 An article of the compact itself pieces of legislation of the 1915 ses-
provides that It shall be In effect when lfion. Judge Campbell's decision, if It
congress shun have ratmed it. con
gress has not passed upon the com
laet, and, therefore, it It not tn force.
Judge Campbell drew several illus
rations to bring home some of tho
points of his decision. "The concur
rent act Is in the nature of a treaty,"
le said. "Oregon and Washington
would have no more right to draw up
were upheld by the supreme court,
would undo all that work. It also re
moves any possibility that the rights
of the voters to legislate concerning
fishing on the Columbia and Willam
ette are lmpared by the compact Sev
eral bills have been drawn and peti
tions are now being prepared to regu
late fishing on these streams.
County Commlssolner W. H. Mat
toon, of the Viola district, who Is at
tending the present session of tho
county court, said last night that many
of his friends were asking that he
run for re-election, but declared that
he Intended to stick by his declaration
some time ugo that he would not be a
candidate.
Voters from many sections of the
county had come to him and asked
him to run, declared Mr. Mattoon.
However, he believes thnt from the
four men who have already entered
the race, the voters will be able to
relect a man who can attend to the
county's business as well, if not better
than he.
CHESTER MILLER FINED $25
Chester Miller, of Gladstone, was ar
rested by Chief of Police Merton J.
Hell, of that city, Tuesday on a charge
of assaulting J. W. Outler, a neighbor
and distant relative. He entered a
plea of guilty before Justice of the
Peace Slevers and was find $25. The
alleged assault was made on Portland
avenue Monday night.
Engineers who have Investigated the
deposit have not yet found the bot
tom, although borings have been made
to a depth of 40 feet
Silica Highly Useful.
Silica Is used for many things. It
enters Into the manufacture of soaps
and polishing compounds. It is im
portant in the manufacture of high
grade firebrick for ovens where great
heat is generated. It is used as one
of the component parts of all composi
tion flooring, and as a dressing for
hard surface paving. It is used as a
filler in cement where great tensile
strength is desired, and plays an im
portant part in the manufacture of
pottery. Manufacturers of rubber find
it indlspensiblo In the manufacture of
all sorts of moulded rubber forms, and
It is also used extensively In making
of all grades of heavy paper, water
proofing materials, waterproof paints,
cements and paper. It Is also used In
making all varieties of non-conductors,
its composition making It uneffected
by temperature or by the lapse of time.
It Is also important In the compound
ing of pharmaceutical preparations,
only be effective up to the border line
between the states.
Believing that the view of the mat
ter taken by Mr. U'Ren and Mr. Hed
ges It correct the Clackamas County
Fishermen's union is continuing the
circulation of Its petition for Its bill
to protect salmon. Already close to
4,000 signatures have been obtained;
and much support for the measure has
developed.
State Senator Robert S. Farrelt,
chairman of the fishing Industry com
mlasoln of tho last Oregon legislature,
has written John P. Albright presi
dent of the union, that if the bill
passes and seines, traps and wheels
are abolished, "the gill-netters would
catch more fish than their boats would
hold."
The aim of the measure Is to pre
vent the slaughter of countless of
game fish along with the salmon in
the seines and wheels, and to give the
salmon a better chance to reach
spawning grounds. The bill is not di
rected against the fishing industry in
the state, but simply substitutes gill
net fishing for the mechanical wheels
and the small-meshed seines that
now scoop the rivers bare of every'
thing with fins.
MOUNT HOOD ROADS OPEN.
W. M. Killlngsworth and family of
Portland who visited their cottage at
Rhododendron, near Mount Hood, Sun
day, making the trip by way of the
bluff road to Sandy and thence out tho
south bank of the Sandy In their rua
chine, reported that the roads were tn
good shape, although there is still two
feet of snow between Murphy's and
Tollgate.
Mr. Killlngsworth said that he had
made the trip at least 100 times, but
that this one was the most enjoyable.
He reports one spot however, on
the road which mars the pleasure of
the trip In the vicinity of Dodkin Hill.
He urges that something be done to
make the road less difficult for autos
at that point.
only IS years ago. Yet the taxpayer tn
1902 paid on a 32 mill rate, while the
1916 taxpayer faces only a 18 mill gen
era! levy. The reason why the tmalkr
rate brings In a sum five time u
large as the high rate of 1902 Ilea In
the difference In the total assessed
valuation of taxable property.
Records on tax affairs are burled In
flyleaves of the old tax rolls, and tn
hidden corners of tha vault of the
clerk's office. The assessed valuation
year by year of Oackamaa connty
could not be secured Tuesday com
plete, but an idea of tb great advance
in tho total assessment of taxable
property Is evident when it Is known
that in 190S the taxable property was
assessed $12,858,339.
In 1903, the general levies totaled 32
mills, the same as tha year previous.
The county levy was 12 mills, the state
6 mills, th3 road 9 mills, and the school
5 mills. Every one of these items Is
lower than the corresponding rate this
year, yet the total tax for all purposes,
both general and district levies, was
only $177,402.94, or even less than the
amount collected for school taxes along
this year in the county.
County Assessor Jack and County
Cleric Harrington cooperated with the
effort to trace the tax records of the
last 15 years. Tho strange rise of the
amount collected and the reduction in
the levy year by year can be traced
In the following table:
Total Tax for General
All Purposes Levies
190,2 $168,162.11 32
1903 177,462.94 32
1904 213,734.88 20.5
1905 223,061.26 20.5
1906 211,622.48 18
1907 238,754.88 18
1908 297,358.23 17
1909 319.900.00 14
1910 427,239.21 14
1911 499,176.25 15
1912 649,369.83 17.6
1913 658.760.39 16
1914 840,914.92 20
1915 784,378.64 18.5
1916 819,145.79 18
N. DJBAKERiTO TAKE
GARRISON'S PLACE
Silica Is by no means rare. In fact It
forms about SO per cent of the earth's
c urtace, but it is usually so mixed with
other substances that it has no com
mercial value. Deposits of silica have
been found in eastern Oregon, but
transportation is lacking.
GRANGE MEETS SATURDAY
Maple Lane Grange, No. 296, will
hold its regular meeting next Satur
day, March 11. They have three can
didates due to take the first and sec
ond degrees.
The lecture hour from 1 o'clock to 2,
la open to the public. Mrs. Hammond
has promised to give a talk on "Orni
thology" at this time. The young peo
ple have a special invitation to be pres
ent and hear this talk on birds, as they
are Just organizing a Liberty Hell Bird
club in Maple Lane.
WASHINGTON, March 6. Newton
D. Baker, former mayor of Cleveland,
has been eelccted by President Wilson
for secretary of war. His nomination
VH1 go to the senate tomorrow, and
administration leaders expect quick
confirmation so the new secretary may
take active charge ot the war depart
ment's plans for army increases and
reorganization.
Mr. Baker is a lawyer, and as a
leader among Ohio Democrats has been
a warm supporter of the Wilson poli
cies since the pre-conventlon campaign
'n 1912. He has been a close personal
friend of Mr. Wilson since the latter
was Instructor years ago at Johns
Hopkins university, and was offered
the post of secretary of the Interior
n the original Wilson cabinet, but de
clined because he then was mayor. He
Is understood to be in thorough accord
'with the president on the prepared
ness program and foreign questions.
HELP IN SHORTAGE
OF
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL OPEN
CAR DISTRIBUTION OFFICE
IN PORTLAND.
CONSUL DIES SUDDENLY.
Enterprise: Rodgers Brothers will
erect brick, stone or concrete garage.
ROME, via Paris, March 4. William
F. Kelly, the American consul here,
was found dead in a chair shortly be
fore the breakfast hour today. Death
was probably due to heart disease.
Spaulding Logging Co. will cut 55,
000,000 feet of logs back of Corvallis.
SALEM, Ore., March 6. Return of
D. W. Campbell, assistant general
manager of the Southern Pacific com
pany, to Portland within tho next 30
days and the establishment , of a car
distribution bureau at Portland Imme
diately, was promised to the Oregon
Public Service commission today by
William Sproulc, president of the
Southern Pacific, after a conference
here in which plana to relieve the pres
ent car shortage in the state wero dis-cusssd.
Prospects for permanent relief for
Oregon lumber mills In the Willam
ette valley and other Industrie-! were
declared by the commission after the
conference with Mr. Sproule to be
small, though assurances that the
Southern Pacific will do its utmost to
supply this territory were given.
"I see nothing to prevent the great
est car shortage this fall that the coun
try has ever seen, as It Is cumulative," .
President Sproule advised the commission.
Eugene: Business men promoting
enlarged -fire brick factory.