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FIFTIETH VIAN-No. 47.
OKKdOX CITV KNTKWrJMHK, FIM DA V, NOVKM HKH 21, VM.
STABCIIHEO tMI
ThS Intarprlsa is Ins
enly Clackamas C aunty 4
Nswwpapar thai print
all at h f this
(rearing County.
$8000 SET ASIDE
BY COUNTY COURT
OR ARMORY HER
E
COLONEL
IS
CITV EXPECTED TO GIVE PROPER
TV AND ITATE TO DONATE
1 14,000 IN CAH.
NEW METHOD OF RAISING ROAD
HONEY IS PLACED IN BUDGET
Clackamas Tapytr Will RalM M,-
21140 for All OtnSral Lsvlss If
Estimatts Art Adopltd by
. Tpaytra Oae. I
Llklil thousand dollura la appropil
ated In the comity budget for 1917.
oinuli-tril thla Week by llm county
t iMirl. fur the oiitru tlon uf an arm
ory lit Oregon City. The city council
Ima signified lla 111 In ac to !
uf an euual alue fur alto
lor the building ami tha atata la ri
tn art a hurt a' auin equal to
other roiitrlbullotia, or 114,000.
Committers from Itio council and
from Um Commercial flub, workliiK
In cooperation, at reapouslMo for
tbla Itrtu In Ilia county budget. Tba
city . Ill probably give what la known
aa Urn Cruaa biota, a alithlly track of
land near tba blub achool, for the arm
ory. With tha sole exception of tba Inetll
cm! of raising money for road Improve
im-nt, lbs budget aa outllnrd by tbo
court, folio a out the budget for the
prraent year. There will probably
be no rh-""" In the general levies thla
year In Clackamas county.
luntead of nuking an 8 mill road
levy, aa In the pant, the county will
hae a 4 mill levy for general road
purpoea next year, but the follow
ing Itenia are Included In the general
etpenaea for the year: Asphalt and
oil, $U.oO; bridges, and cuhent.
i '1200- road machinery and repairs,!
111,600, and atata and federal road coj
operation. fll.tiH). Tba total or those
four appropriations la $JH.OOO. aum
which will require 3 mllla to ralae.
To all practical purposes the road
neit year will be the name ai thla, 8
mllla.
The reason for thla iJiange In nielh
od of making tha levy la that under the
atate law compelling a division of
county road levy with the dlstrlcta
and Incorporated towna, the county
will be compelled to give less to the
dlhtrlcta and more monoy con bo
npent for permanent road under the
direct aiipervUlon of tho court mil
KondmaNtcr HootH,
Clackamaa county taxpayora will
rmlae for the atate, achool, road and
cenernl county mirposos IliUi.Il.t.H
liet yeur under thla budget. With
the aperlal district achool and road
levlea, thla aum will probably be
brought up to about the aamo umoutil
aa rubted thla year, $XX.000.
The county court baa net December
9 aa the date for tho nnniial taxpayer'
meeting, when the Ileum of tho bud
get Willi bo checked over nnd up-liroved.
AT HEAD OF
PEACE BODY
NKW YORK. Nov. . Tbeoior
llooaeti'lt baa accepted lemporarlly
the honorary preoldeucy of tba lea
gue, of Neutral Nations, It waa an
nounced Iter tonight. The orgaulta
lion waa formed aon after tbo tier
man Invanlon of pflgliiin to Influence
public aentlmriil In favor of I lie rlgliN
of amnller countries agalnat "military
oi.rc.lnu by tbn gnat powers"
LAND FRAUD CAS
E
WILL REST WITH
THECOURTTODAY
ARGUMENT!, BIOINNINO TUES
DAY MORNING, WILL RI CON
CLUDED THUMDAV.
BRIEFS WILL EE SUBMITTED AND
DECISION RENDERED Dl KW WEEKS
Diftnaa Contends Polnta of Law In
volved Now In Litigation and
tata Coorta Havo No Right
To Consider Tham.
LESS HI 191
TRADE WAR AFIER
PEACE COMES IS
THOUGHT CERTAIN
PUHTDMJUUE PRESIDENT
RE -ORGANIZATION Of ELECTOR
AL COLLEGE PLAN URGED IN
LETTER TO NEWSPAPER.
THOUSANDS DRINK CLACKAMA8
PRODUCT AT LAND SHOW
IN PORTLAND.
A reorgaulratlon of the electoral col
lege plan of electing the preitldent to
let each atata vote directly without
the cumltereoiue participation of elect-
org, 11 electoral vo'.o lelng counted
for the winning ticket, and a readjust-
meut of the appolutmrut of tbo elect
oral vote on a basis of the actual vot
era participating, la favored by Gov
ernor Wlthycomhu In a reply made to
the New York World which linked fur
hla opinion.
The executive's atatement to the
publication fnllowa:
"Replying to your Inquiry, It la my
opinion that the operation of the elec
toral college aa at present conMltutcd
la not conducive to fair repreaenlatlon
by the peoples of lha several atates
nor to the selection of a president lice
cwuirlly representing the actual choice
of the majority of the votera. How
ever, the absolute ubtltullon of po-
tilitr iote fur tbo electoral collego
ou'd of necenalty give the over-
helming preponilerunce of power to
tbo half doxen thickly Kpulated
eaMlern atatea. Thla would bo n
unjut aa la the preaent method which
now give the aouth a representation
proHirotloned upon Ita population and
not upon Ita actuul vote.
"To my mind, then, the bent remidy
ia a reorganisation of the electoral
vote lu theae two reapecta: Klrat, let
each Htute votu directly (or prealilent
without the rumberaomo perticlpa
lion of electors Ita allotted electoral
vote then being counted for the will'
ning ticket; nnd, aecond, readjust the
dinting iim.iqrtloiiim'iit of electorul
rotea ainoajt the atntea upon a IiuhIh
of the number of uctMa' votera purtlcl
pntlng In Iliu election, and not upon
population."
COUNTY'S POPULATION
15 PLACED AT 39.317
CLACKAMAS SHOWS INCREASE
OF SEVERAL THOUSAND
SINCE FEDERAL CENSUS
One of the moat nttractlve hoothn nt
tha pure food hIiow In I'ortlund, which
cloned Saturday ovenlnit, wiih thnt oP
tho ("lenr Creek Cienmery company.
Thin booth 1b In chiirgo of MIkh Alum
Moore, of thU city and Ml8 Mlllim
Anderaon, of Loguii. TIioho liitllen
wfto kept I'onnliintly lumy In acrviiiK
the vUltoni with butter milk, whleli
waa received dully from tho creamery.
Many of the viHllora pronounce HiIh
the niciHt ilullcloiiH biitteriullk they
hitvo ever pnrtuken of, and tilthmmh
the Clear Creek Croainery buttor Ih
known far nnd wide, by having tho
exlilult ul inn ronu vnow una neeii iuu
meuna of IiHiikIiik it to tlin at ton t Ion
of thOMO who have never used the prod
uct. The booth wiih very artlHtlcnlly de.
Hlnncd. Autumn Ichvoh, iiiohh mill
ferns were titled at tho Hides and for
the coverlnK, while yellow chrysan
themums were nrraiiKod In lnrne vasus.
The color scheme whs white and yel
low, and with the display of golden
butter mnde ono of tho most attrac
tive booths In the building.
Ono man wns heard to any on Thurs
day evening, "1 could drink a uullon of
thnt buttermilk," whllo anothor ex
claimed, "That Is tho first tlmo I have
tasted good buttermilk since 1 left old
Minnesota."
WOMAN DIES FROM BURNS.
CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Nov. 20.
Mrs. Elizabeth nelumotor, a West Side
woman, more than 80 years old, paasod
away Friday night, tho victim of
burns. Her companion, Miss Little,
heard her screaming about 10 o'clock
Friday morning, and found her com
pletely enveloped In flnmos.
The population of Clackamas coun
ty Is 39.317. according to the esti
mates of State Labor Commissioner
O. P. Iloff, who bases his figures on
the state school census. Ills estimute
show s a healthy Increase for tho coun
ty above tho 1910 federal census.
Multnomah county's incrouso In pop
ulation Is 2:i.l per cent, or 2!4.:M
population, compared to 22C,L(;i lu
1910, For tho two-year period, 1911
and 19111, Multnomah county gained
1.7 per rent In populutlon.
Mr. lloff's figures on tho estimated
present population lu tho different
counties follow: linker, 21,591; Ren
Ion, 13.594; Clackamas, 39.317; Clat
sop, 19,459; Columbia, 13,101; Coos,
H0.015; Crook, 12,728; Jefferson, 6:i34;
Curry, 2543; Douglas, 23,325; (lilliiiin.
412.1; tlrant, 7235; Harney. 4(102; Hood
Hlver, 703ti; Jackson, 215.384 ; Jose
phine, 939N; Klamath, 12, 100; Mint,
2ri.2:il; Malheur, 13,522; Marlon, 49,
213; Morrow, 4892; Mulluomith, 294,
284 ; 1'olk, 17,542; Sherman, 4739; Til
lamook, 8540; Umatilla, 24.2K6; Union,
8387; Wallowa, 10,9ii3; Wasco, 21,013;
Washington, 23.126; Wheeler, 3075;
Yamhill 19,592.
Arguments In the flrt legal battle
between the atato of Oregon and K.
A. ilydo and the Western I.uiiiInt
eompuuy, a Montaua corporation, for
3210 arrea of vuulalila a bool lunda In
Clackamas county will lie completed
today. Iliiefa will be aubmltled to
Circuit Judge Campbell upon the com
pletion of the arguments and It will
probably bo aeveral weeka before a
declnlon In the rase la handed down.
The case ox-ne Monday before
Judge Campbell. All the testimony
and evidence waa aubmltted Monday,
and the arguments occupied all of
Tuesday and Wednesday, Deputy
Attorney General Italley will make
tha closing argument for the state
today.
The atate cbargea tbut Hyde so-
cured title to the lands fraudeuUy In
m. Later he secured script fur the
hinds under the federal act of 1897
and aold the arrlpl to the Western
l.umoer company. Selections were
made In Montana by tho corporation
The atate coutenda that Hyde never
secured legal title to the lands In this
county, that the script waa not valid
and thereforo thai the Western Lum
ber company does not own the Mon
tana timber lands. The 3240 acres In
Clackamas county are atlll achool
lands under the Jurisdiction of the
state, the attorney! for Oregon argue.
The defense charges that points
luvulved in this caae are bow In lit)
gallon In the federal land office and
that the atate courts have no right to
take a hand In the matter until the
federal authorities reach a decision.
Tho Western Lumber company con
tends In Its arguments that It bought
tho script from Ilydo In good faith.
believing that It was valid. The com
pany declares that If there was any II
legal methods used In securing tho
script, the company waa totally un
aware of It.
Hyde, through J. U Shnelder, In
1899, made 14C applications for achool
lands. He bought school rights from
residents of this atate for sums vary
ing from fl to $5, evidence Introduced
this week showed. Tho 3240 acres In
this county is now a part of tho nat
ional forests, having passed from
Hydo to the government by the tkamv
fer of script
MAI. KM, Ore.. No. H -No lit r .
for tha malntenalM e of Oregon's M
m utite offli a will I anked by 'Jot
emor Wllhyiombe fr ihe coining hi
ennluin and he will ak that the spe
cial sgent fund b reduced from 7ooo
for Ilia past blennlum to 1'iisjo for lb
coming to years, lie alll he able to
return to the sLt- treasury epproil
mately $1000 of the - Ul agent fund
of 17000 treated by the IUU leglnla-
lll.a
Th. .,.... fo: .off.ee. ,r FEAR ISfElT THAT AMERICAN
to iiiciuna ini.wo". salary lor in
governor. I'.ooo for eocretary a aa'ary,
2 loo for aatary for anllant tm re-
tary. I2O00 for atenxcrupber and stem
graphic work, 2XJ for geuerul and
contingent ripenae of the office In
cluding pontage, eUliotiery and simi
lar eipenst-e, and lr0 traveling and
Imldenlal eipeiiMs fur the governor,
the total being 121700
NATION IS FACINO GRAVE ECON
OMIC DANGER AND WASHING
TON SHOWS ALARM.
PECflfDO HOT REALIZE PERIL
Foreign BuslnSse Now Amounting to
a.000,000.000 Annually May Fade
Away Unites Prompt Action
Is Tsken In The U. S.
HUGHES SENDS
BEST WISHES
TO KH
1917 lil SEE
IAKKWOOI), N. J., Nov. 22. Char
lea K. Hughes, ltrpulilic.ui candidate
for preii-nt In the recent elecdnu.
tonight sent to 'resident Wlln a
lclt;ruin congratulating til in upon hi
re-rh- Hon.
In hla telegram Mr. Hughea said:
"llerauae of the rloeencsa of the
vole I have aaalted the oRlclal count
In California, and now that It bus been
virtually completed, permit me to ex-li-nd
to you my congratulations upon
your re-election. 1 desire s'ao to ri-
I prei.s my beat wishes for a successful
administration.
ADAMSO I LAW IS
HELD IB BY
DISTRICT
i
T
EIGHT-HOUR MEASURE NOW WILL
BE RUSHED TO THE SUPREME
COURT.
MAYOR ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
11ATESVILLE. Ark., Nov. 20 Gil
liert Richardson, mayor of llatosvlllc,
was acquitted of murder by jury In
circuit court hero lute Saturday. The
Jurors deliberated three hours.
As tho verdict was read, Richard
son's 17-yeur-old wife, tho alleged
cnuso of the killing for which he was
tried, rushed Into his arms and they
wept together.
CASE WILL BE TAKEN TO FINAL
TRIBUNAL AS FAST AS POSSIBLE
Findings Made Not On Mature Con
siderations, But With Hope of
Gsttlng Law Disposed of Be
fore January 1, 1917.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Nov. 22. Tut
Adamaon eight-hour law was beld un
constitutional today by Judge William
C. Hook. In the Vnh Statca District
court here. The court made It plain
that lis decision waa not based on ma
ture consideration of the merits of the
case, but on expediency desired by all
parties at Interest bcce.uso of the ne
cessity of a filial decision by the Su
preme court of tho United States be
fore January, when the law goes Into
effect
The legal moves in the process of
consigning the problem direct to the
highest court of the land were some
what involved from the lay point of
vlow, but tho lawyers concerned
ruBhcd the matter through with a
speed seldom witnessed In courts of
law.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21 The pros-
Ttlve Kiiro-aii commercial war af
ter the aar, viewed with Inrreanlng
seriousness here. Is being wslched
carefully l-y American consular offi
cers abroad whose reporta and many
from other sources are being received
regularly at the state department. It
Ixnaiue known today that all available
farts are being sent on to Washington,
both as to the progress already made
In planning the economic struggle and
as to expected future developments.
Officials think the American
people do nut fully realize the possible
effects of such Kst-bellum strife on
their huge foreign trade, which baa
passed the $3,000,009,000 mark annu
ally. Legislation will be sought In con
gress. The Webb bill, allowing Ameri
can Orms t: unite for foreign trade
without violation of tbo anti trust
laws. Is to be urged again In the presi
dent's next address. The shipping
board, provided at the last congress. Is
expected to be named shortly and to
submit a program designed' to free
America's seaboard trade from depend
ence on foreign bottoms. A maximum
and minimum tariff, automatically to
favor friends and punish those dis
criminate against American goods, Is
another proposed means of defense
which will be submitted for consider
ation by the new tariff commission.
Reports vary, widely In their Inter
pretation of the prol)llities abroad.
It la apparent thut personal hatred
among the masses w ill result In practi
cal boycott against goods from coun
tries now hostile. Doubt Is expressed,
however, as to whether an actual trade
w ar, as proposed by the London Cham
ber of Commerce, with different tar
iffs for colonies, allies friendly neu
trals, unfricsdly neutrals and ene
mies, would be decreed by official act
CHJIRLESA.MURPHY.OF
WITHYCOM8E AND KAY VOTE FOR
EASTERN OREGON MAN WILL
S. HALE MENTIONED.
ANOTHER JUMP IN
MOST TAX
L
EI
OREGON CITV WILL PA VAT LEAST
40 MILLS IN 117. ESTIMATES
NOW SHOW.
COUNTY ASSLMNT REDUCED,
KQMNEYOTBEira
City Lsvy In County tat Jump From
10 to 14 Mllla School .District
12 Finda Decided Increase
Is Absolutely Nscesaary.
H t 4 I M (
TAX LEVIES COMPARED ON 4
MILAGE BASIS. .
I'urpoae 191C 1917
Slate 3 2 3.32
t County .S 6.S
.County achool 31 3JH
County road I. S.
f'lty 19. 14.
School district 2....l. 74
:
Totale 34. 40.
Estimated
444V4 4.
Taxes In Clackamas county la geo-
r
BAIXM. Or. Nov. 30. Charles A.
Murphy, chief engineer of the hospital
for the Insane at Pendleton, was chos
en as warden of the Oregon prison by ' ,r' nd in Oregon City In partlr
the Ltate board or control at an execu-l Ur are going to take a decisive jump
tlve session this morning. iDf 40 mllla nrt rnnnt. i..v ia
CUY TO BE DEVELOPED
OWNERS PLAN ORGANIZATION OF
COMPANY STONEWARE TO
BE MANUFACTURED.
T CUNT BE
FOUND 15 ADVERTISED
CLACKAMAS COUNTY FLOOOEO
BY LETTERS OFFERING PET
TICOATS FOR 10 CENTS.
INDIAN-ATOMS, lnd., Nov. 20. Wil
liam Jennings Ilrynn, at a conference
with delegates to the convention of tho
National Woman's Cbrlstiun Temper
snoo Union here late Saturday, prom
ised the women to do "everything pos-
The police of Minneapolis aro un
ablu to locate tho National Mull Order
llrokerngo company and the postof
llco In that city Is returning to the
senders tho vast volume of mull re
ceived thero for the firm. Evidently
no such company exists, yot Clacka
mas county In particular and the
United Stales in general aro being
flooded with letters advertising tho
firm.
"Dear friend,' a letter, received at
one Oregon City home, reads, "You
will certainly be Interested In tho of
fer being made, by the National Mall
Order llrokerngo company, f20 Globe
building, Minneapolis, Minn. To In
troduce and advertise ready-to-wear
goods within the least possible time
we will send to any one complying
with tho conditions herein stated a
1916 model silk petticoat selling at
f 1.75, glvo size and color desired.
"Make five copies of this letter and
mall them to your friends. Send 10
rents to the National Mail Order com
pany with the names of the ladles you
mailed copies to and receive one of
these petticoats without lurlbor ex
pense. This offer holds good to all
slide to stimulate rivalry between the
Dmnocrutle and Republican parties lu receive this letter. Act now. Do
tho cauno of prohibition.
"The Democrats have got to take
the dry side," he said, "and the Re
publicans will be forced to It." He re-
Iterated his former statements tbat he
intended to work for a constitutional
prohibition amendment
It today and receive, thu benefit of
this reinurkable odor. Every skirt
has a guuiantec."
One th-egon City woman received
three of these lotters land several
P. M. Hoyles and Guy Dibble, who
own four flro clay claims of 20 acres
each about nine miles southeast of
Molnlln, have begun active prepara
tions for the organization of a stock
company to develop their property,
says the Molalla Pioneer.
Doth Mr. lloyles and Mr. Dibble have
been working quietly for Borne tlmo
to get their title perfected to Uie above
property, and now that they have
everything settled ns far as ownership
is concerned, the only thing thut re
mains to do to start development work
Is forming of a company to finance the
proposition, nnd they have no fears as
to tholr being able to secure the capi
tal needed for their company accord
ing to the Pioneer.
As soon as the stock company is
formed It Is the purpose to begin de
velopment work nnd establish a plant
at tho claims. The initial plant will
be so constructed that It can be added J
to from time to time as 1110 Business
requires. .
The four claims owned by Messrs.
Doyles and Ulbblo have a fire clay
deposit that runs from 20 to ISO feet
deep, and Is of excellent quality. This
clay will make tbo same kind of stone
ware that Is made nt Zanesville, Ohio.
The Intention Is to make a specialty
of the manufacture of stoneware such
as bowls, pitchers, plates, etc. It Is
stated that this will be the only plant
of the kind In tho west
NOT TRUE BILL RETURNEO IN
CASE OF WOMAN WHO FIREO
' AT HER HUSBAND.
A not-true bill was returned by the
grand Jury In the case of Mrs. Cather
ine Fisher, charged with assault with
a dangerous weapon. She is alleged
to hr.ve attempted to kill her husband
a month ago at his home near Sandy
by firing two shots at him. Both
missed, although one came within a
few Inches of his head. She was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Deaton, of
Sandy, and bound over to the grand
Jury in the Sundy Justice court the
night of her arrest.
BAKER MAN TO WED HERE.
County Clerk Harrington yesterday
issued a marriage licenso to Nieta
Harding, of Oregon City, and Henry
McKlnney, of linker. They will be
married tonight.
Governor Witbycombe and State
Treasurer Kay voted for Murphy, Sec
retary of Bute Olcott voted for Frank
Meredith or North ' Yakima. Wash.,
former secretary of the state fair
board here.
The board gave the question of ap
pointing Will 8. Hale, superintendent
of the state training school for boys,
serious consideration, but decided be
did not come up to the requirements
necessary. It was agreed that bo
would represent the moral and human
itarian phrases but did not have the
energy and ability at a disciplinarian
sufficient to mats a success as
warden.
Secretary of State Olcott said that
he had been in touch with Meredith
and he would accept If named. Mere
dith was not a candidate for warden.
Olcott said, but was asked If be would
accept, if ejected, and had agreed to
do so. The secretary said he waa sat
isfied that he would conduct the prison
along humanitarian lines and would
have the business and executive abil
ity necessary to make bis administra
tion a success.
Murphy, the new warden, was en
gaged In the plumbing business in
Salem for a number of years. He went
to the Philippines ai second lieuten
ant of Company K, Salem, Second Ore
gon National guard, and while there
organised a battery and did some very
fine work as Its head, it' Is asserted.
After his return to Salem he was made
captain of Company M. He ran for
sheriff against Frank Durbin, Demo
crat, who was seeking a second term,
and was defeated in 1900.
About 10 years ago Murphy entered
the employ of the state as engineer
at the Cottage, farm of the hospital
for the insane. Four years ago he was
sent to Pendleton as superintendent of
construction durlug the erection of the
state hospital for Jhe insane. When
the building was completed he re
mained as chief engineer.
I
PLACE KICK WINS GAME.
MOUNT ANGEL, Ore., Nov. 20.
A place-kick from the 38-yard line by
Captain Kasberger gave the Mount
Angel football team a 3-to-0 victory
over the Chemawa Indians' eleven
here Saturday afternoon. The lone
score came in the last quarter after a
hard tussle all tho way through.
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POSTAL SAVINGS INCREASE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Deposits
In postal savings banks continue to
show record-breaking gains. The In
crease of October was $4,700,000, or
twice tbat for October 1915. In the
four months since July 1 the deposits
have increased more than 117,000,000.
almost as much as for the entire year
On October 31 postal savings depos-
probably have sent their dime to the ltors numbered 650,000, and had 3104,
flrra that does not exist. 200,000 to their credit.
fjanlisgibtng Bap proclamation
President Wilson issued the annual Thanksgiving day proclama
tion Thursday afternoon. It follows:
"Pv the President of the United States of America. A Proclama
tion: "It ha3 long been the custom of our people to turn in the fruitful
autumn of the year In praise and thanksgiving to Almighty. God for his
many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. Thp yeartat has
elapsed since we last observed our day of thanksgiving had been Vich
in blessings to us as a people, but the wlio'e face of the world has
been darkened by war. In the midst of our peace and happiness,
our thoughts dwell with pain disquiet upon the struggles and sufferings
of the nations at war and the peoples upon whom the war has brought
disaster without choice or possibility of escape on their part. We can
not think of our own happiness without thinking also of their pitiful
distress.
' ' Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wllaon, president of the United
Stutes of America, do appoint Thursday, the thirtieth of November, as
a day of national thanksgiving and prayer, and urge and advise the
people to resort to their several places cf worship on that day to ren
der thanks to Almighty God for the bleusings of peace and unbroken
prosperity which he has bestowed upon our beloved country In such
unstinted measure. And I also urge and suggest our duty in this, our
day of peare and abundance, to think in deep sympathy of the stricken
people of the world upon whom the curse and-terror of war has so piti
lessly fallen, and to contribute out of our abundant means to tbo relief
of their sufferings. Our people could In no better way show their real
attitude toward the present struggle of the nations than by contribut
ing out of their abundance to the relief of suffering which war has
brought In its train.
"In witness, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington, this seventeenth day of Novem
ber, In the year of our Ird, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen,
and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-first.
"WOODROW WILSON," '
"By the President, ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of 8tate."
next year. As nearly aa the levies
ran be figured out at this early date
Oregon City taxpayers will pay a total
mills, plus the levies of their read and
school districts and their towna.
Every taxpayer In the county will
reel the loss of the Oregon t Califor
nia grant lands from the tax rolls, fur
while the total assesaed valuation of
the county has been reduced from
$30,000,000 to $29,000,000. the amount
of money to be raised la not reduced.
The county school fund ran short Ibia
year, and more must be raised In 131..
The Increase in county achool levy will
be at least .1 of a mil). The state levy
will also show a slight Increase.
County Levies Changed.
To all practical purposes the county
general and road levies are the same.
County Judge Anderson and the com
missioners have been able to bold the
estimate expenses down to this year's
mark, although there has been a
change in levies. Certain road work,
tho buying of machinery and supplies,
for instance, will be paid for out of
the general county fund. The general
county levy, therefore will) Increase
two mills, but the road levy will bo. re
duced two mills.
These county figures, however, are
subject to change after the. annual
county budget meeting December 9,
when the taxpayers will check over
the items with the county court.
City Levy Increase Is Big
Greatest of all increases will be in
the levy made by Oregon City. This
year a 10 mill tax was collected on
county seat property for municipal
purposes, but next year the city levy
is 14 mills. This increase was auth- -orlzed
by the voters at the annual
city election a year. ago. Seven mllla
will be used for the general operating
expenses of the city and seven mi!!s
to pny principal and interest of out
standing bonds.
School district 62, which Includes;
Oregon City, will probably, make as
large a levy as possible under the tax
limitation law enacted by the state
legislature in 1915. With "only a 6
mill levy this yeur, the district Is
finding itself short of funds. An un
expected reduction in the assessments
of public service corporations in Ore
gon City a year ago, mado by the state
tax commission, and too optimistic
estimates of the Income from ' th'V
county high school tuition fund will
prcJhably leave the district with a
floating debt nt the end of this school'
year.
Taypayers living outside of Oregon
City can secure their approximate
total levy for 1017 by adding their .
road district, school district or city '
levies to 18.20 mills.
County Assessor Jack Is beginning
to hear from road and school districts,
and incorporated cities iu regard to
their lovles for 1917. They all must
be in by the first of next month.
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4
ST. PAUL, Minn.. Nov. 18. Charles
E. Hughes carried Minnesota by a
plurality of 396 over President Wil
son, the complete official count
Bhowed today. The vote was: Hughes
179,553, Wilson 178,157.
There will be no official recount of
the Minnesota figures, Fred Wheaton,
chairman of the Democratic state ccn-
tral committee, and other Democrats
Intimated today.
The Republicans got out a brass
band and paraded the streets this
afternoon.