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OREGON CITY BNTKIM'KIHK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1917.
EE-TAiLISHBO IM4
The Enterprise It (he 4
only Clackamas County
Newspaper thai prints
M ef the nw or this
growing County.
DIVISION PLAN'Wmm
IS VIGOROUS!, K HASPUNTOCUT
FOUGHT BY O.C.
T holos repairs EASTERN PART OF
PART OF SCHOOL COST
COUNTY SPLIT ON
USELESS BOARDS
COMMITTEE WILE
heulcd ItiriMiKh said State Highway
i iillinilKaliili .hi. I th' mill court - lin
! v.nrklng Willi Hint "tnl In vie.
GO TO SALEM TO
OPPOSE SCHEME
CLACKAMAS COUN1
un
ATIVS INTRODUCES NSSOLU
TION IN THE HOUSE
RESOLUTION PASSED AT LIVELV
MEETING HELD IN COMMER
CIAL CLUB ROOMS.
$50,000 WILL BE SPENT IN 1917
ON NORTH AND SOUTH HIGHWAY
0
B. T. McBoln Saye Route of Pacific
Highway Changed. Laavlng Ore.
gon City Off Road Caecade
County Not Favored-
PRACTICAL RENfDY IS SOUGHT
In the Senate, Olmlck't Resolution for
a Joint Committ., t0 investigate
Boardt la Adoptsd By
Unanlmoue Vote.
Ami WHKHEAH Urn eald court has
Imlli sled II ntiriH.eo Iti rnturli In Hi.
rZX? HIGH STATE TAX IS HUB,
roii-il Hi- (nil lou Mir "Mil o( all mail
iiiniii y ruln ih. i. in ilurliiK the year.
IVI7 ami l willing lli.it the same limy
In- ep. tided while tin Hii,i-i i.i.il
authorities uf aultl illelrlrt aliall .. all
nate.
Court's Plan Favored.
Now TIIKItKFOHK It UK
SOLVED t.y tliln meeting of taxpayer
mm-iiiIiIkI that wo believe (tic artlnn
uf i-ounty court relative to Un- i
umm SitiiMB t..m M I ......
7. . . ' - V . Tl HTATK IKMeJE. HAI.KM. Jan 10 -
III III" NtBKI MIPII in r1 (I'll IN JlIPl UIMJ i-.l rlia ilea. ftala.lt ... ( (l
fair and we . the ,,,, ,.,.,;-, ,od.y
cniltitv hiiiiMII rrl.ill. ill llicr. to mill In. ,...,
II flirtlHr ,- n. w I "-w.,,1,.,,,,, III III'" ,i,ii'--
...,u, ' ,. . providing that the hotia committee) )
IIImiIA l.li Unit ! nre ihiim 'i . ., ,.
.. . . .... j . "h ri-ii'luii nf I.ikh uii'l tir attor-.
the i hange of Hip boundary DM or Id
,, . ' , , in') gem riil hal I iiimtllute a romm t-,
liny other change of aa d boundary ' , .. .... ,. . , , , 1
,,. ., . .. . t' tn liivcatlgate a eultah c plan for
lit ffi-i iiiik hiiM territory and tli.it .. , ,,,, ..... .
,. . . , ,. . ,., . , tlii- ii I. nt 11 Inn and i ofiMillilal loti of cum-1
... . , i.i " i,oii. 'Hi.- r-noltitli.il .ay.
i Hiiiiiilttoo of flvo cltlune and tax- '
parora of Clarkamaa county to takol MM pollil l campalKn l
charnr of a cnmio.lRn In oiHltlon to I"' lw" l'r I" fompalltii I
such proKtd chatiKi' and that aahl , "' "'"r "' npwmoKra nentr-1
roiiniilttp.. he iiml hnrwhy Is r-mpow- "'r ""' bollshnipiit r coiiaolldatlun
BNd to ralso fuiiiln and to enrrv mihl of M"n of nimlealoiia now In uao ,
lli-lil to tin- said Irxlalalltn rpa.lon of ln ,nl '' ' llari'il ii.ie.ur.
OroKon If iiecpnaary In ordrr to dr-feut 1 nml J-mtM! by candidate of iMiih
ih. i. Ill which rfas ln preparod for P"l''- "d
Hi.- SBBBaTS of aald houndary Wnv." "WT1KHKAH the tui rate U In I. and
Thi- committer waa nlno authorized la retiinlliiK the devalopineiit of many
to make it flirlii attnlnat the rrcattnn of material Inf. r-ata of Hit' ntutc ami In
HAI.KM. Or , is TIM suprosM
ourt, In au oplnloa ly Jnallcs Mi llrtd..
today, held that count!. , urn not llahle
under (tin ronniy hli h a. hool liililon
fund law to pay school diatrkta for
coot of ir pre. lalloa of the hlah M-liool
t.iilldlnc, .r for lni.-rct on utnounia
previously Inveslad la coastrm tins:
ii h hulldluK. fiat 1. 1.. held that an
llaai for repairs saiuld puld to tho
districts.
DIVISION
SCHEME
RIGHTS OF WA Y
THROUGH WEST
LINN SOLD S. P.
HIOHER TAXES DUE TO EXPENSE
OF ANOTHER COUNTY GOV
ERNMENT IS CAUSE.
29TH SESSION OE
DIMICK LEADINC
REMONSTRANCE TO LEGISLATURE f PUT All CTTpO
IS BEING PUT IN CIRCULATION IM" vHulHlLU
ROAD EXPECTED
LEGISLATOR
E
SENATE IS BUSY
PRESIDENT MOSER AND SPEAKER
BTANFIELD HEAD GROUPS
OF LAWMAKERS.
; Csscada County, ,f Crsatsd. Will Gat
Approprlstlon of County's Proper
ty and Equlpmsnt, snd Tsks
Over Share of the Debt.
TO TAKE UP OLD
USELESS BOARDS WEST SIDE PLAN
Tho state li'Klalaturn will not he per
uilttixl to enai t in.-imurei rooting: l'.
cuiln county out of the t-iistern porltoti
of (Tuikauina, or to nnnr III BaJfeMsTC
mllna of territory einlirm Inic the iu,i
of OtWSfOi lo Multnomah county, w ith ,
nut & ritri-nilllllH lirnlent from reNlltelltri
of ihu county wbo DfODOM to make a 1 ',,'',, coiinly. nn well as to m.I. e n keeping tupliol from its proper Invrat
Uxoroo. rtL-ht' when the ie.,ir. nr, l"1'" lm' sunn-la! Ion plan m nt In tho Mali-, anil
WIIKKKAH the tuxpuycra .ml the
people K nerull of the state .ire look
ilng and piixi-tlng soiiip real reform
In the ri'iliirilnn of taica and cxpenecH
In mnliitaliilng different Institutions i
I le thla stale.
Clerk Hire Provided
TIIKIIKKOKK UK IT KKSOI.VKD
SENATOR DIMICK INTRODUCES
4 RESOLUTIONS AND ONE BILL
Representative Browne I Makes Sec
onding Speech When H. N. Stan
field la Nominated for Speaker
of the House.
SENATE COMMITTEE FAVORS HIS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
JOINT COMMITTEE.
CONSTRUCTION OF LINE UP VAL
LEY ON WEST BANK OF WILL
AMETTE IS FORECASTED
cimehlered before the stiut.. nml luiux.- "" '""
nltteoa. O I) Khy. 0 Hrhuehel 1 50.000 Project Adopted.
.'. tl llnntley. Judg.. II H Andrr-.m ' Th" ''"I""1 "' "'" ' ,h"
ami II. T. Meltaln were appointed u -""",nl by County Judge Anderson.
. ommltte. under a resolution adopted u,ikt"K lhnlf "f 0,lrt
at a maaa rueellng Monday night by '""'"ll""r Knight and I'm -
u unanimous vote, to carry the pro-, ,,,r ffi lhM "", r0"rt 10
lest lo Salem peml I'.O.min HiIn year mi u mad run
I'he n-wilnlloii followa: ! " ..-...-... .....mR.. .,. . ,..,.., I comuleted orcanlxatl. i. and kaataa
iimuH county, providing mute and rea- ' w "e" - - -
HAI.KM. ore.. Jan i.- With paaoa
and harmony on every hand the 29th
session of the Oregon slate legisla
ture opened this morning. With speed
which breaks all words, the senate
organited. electing Senator (ins. Moser,
of Multnouiuh county its president.
business.
An Insurrection against Kstacdaa
plan to create Cascade county has
arisen In tho dleti-M affected by tax
payers who feel (hat county division,
making two county governments nec
essary, will result In an increase In
taxes
A. D llitrnett, of Eagle Creek, waa
:n ir . on (Tij w. atal ate Me sbM
that all the people of his community
were opposed to county division, which
they were certain wcuM ratae their
taxes
The following remonstrance to the
legislature waa put Into circulation in
the eastern part of Clackamas county,
from which Caacade county would be
carved, Wedncaday:
"We. the undersigned, legal voters
residing In the vicinity of
BROWNEll. STEPHENS AND DEDMAN COMPLETION Of WORK IN TWO
EACH HEAD COMMITTEE IN HOUSE YEARS AND HALE IS PREDICTED
and In that part of Clackamas county,
Oregon, from which It Is proposed to
creat; the county of Cascade, do here
by most respectfully remonstrate
against such action, for the reason
that we are satisfied with our pres
ent county government. .m.I believe
thut It is for the b-st Interest of our
selves and of all concerned that said
proposed county be not created."
Representative
Several Bills, Including One to
Raiae Salary of County School
Superintendent.
Brownell Introduces Southern Pacific Acquires Tltls to
Rights of Way Through West Linn
From Moody Investment Com
pany for tl.
HAI.KM. Ore, Jan. 9 (Special)
The resolutions committee of the sen
ate late this afternoon voted to report
The construction at a not far distant
date of a two or four-track railroad
down the west side of the Willamette
ravcramy on Senator Dlmlcka resolu-1 river from I'ortland to Salem by tho
tlon for a Joint committee to Investl-j Southern Pacific a plan once adopted
gate the abolition and consolidation by tmU company but later postponed
of boards and commissions. The I WaJ forecaoted Saturday by the fll
Clackamas county senalor is leading iDt ta me office of County Recorder
tho light here for a reduction in the j D. c Roylea of a deed conveying rights
number of boards and commissions. of way through West Linn from the
The revolution wiil be taken before Moody Investment company to the
the senate tomorrow, and It is thought Southern Pacific and a partial release
that It has a good chuice for passage of mortgage held by the Rankers'
In the upper house. i Trust company on the property In-
Each memoer of the house from volved.
It Is understood here from an author-
on revision of law. of this house to- "resident Moser wasccorted to thn ' equipment and must shoulder its share c- Hrownell at the head of cltys and i understanding that the Southern la
gether with the attorney geti'TuI fl-i,.i. n,., u.-.i I nf ih eminivs dehi the oronortlon I lowns. Dr. H. A. Dedman. labor and ' would complete the line within
Ml. II. I4lll.ll.-Ill . " 1.1. 1 !. , I l .. , . . , I .. - ' WU WIB..II - ' I , . . . , . . . I. . - . . - 1 . . , mw..
. .,,.,, ,lf I motion promising the rooperutlou " " "' " saw mmu
. ' , i ..i lb.- me r of the i'ommercl:" Investigate this proposition
.... r': .?.i " L .. . 'r, . ral aid .oulil be MM-urad. and that I -Islatun.. that the commute
siding In Osweto, Clackamas county. I. aid had already lieen sotighl. Thin
- . , ..!,.,. ..I !,., f taletlieilt elicited cheers, ami a for-
thereto with the avowed immose of ',r 'sing the cimperatlou " " " "' "' '"'- I an, ma(p a brief .l(Mreaa. In tho I being based on the ratio between the
securing action by the present legbv the n.emi.erH of the Commercial ; ' 'II, "Hl " ''crt .V Ht mold was named assessed valuation of the new county
la.ureor tin gon now In session, .hi. I. ' adopt. .1. P- " W. If , 1 speaker Roth IT-stdent Moser and land of the old. In this caaa. for In-
will take from Clackamas county; Anderson helevos (ha( two-, " Ma or Ih. people of , Sp ukr ,,,,, m -f.ei tcd unall .! atance. Clackamas county's assessed
about 12 or 13 so. Hon. of land Includ tUir'iH ot '"",'1" llvl"'- '"" th" ! . . ' rB,wrt . ,e1 Uon Imously. Representative George C. valuation Is about II8.700.O0O. of which
lug Oswego ami territory adjacent ",",,r" l,,""1'r lf Hi-froposed new , " ' ' Ff" "" Hrownell. of Clackamas county, made 4.5T8.J01.S0 Is In the bounds of the I
to Mult ""ln,v "Pi""'" ' uivisioii oi - - onf Qf (ne Bef()n(
' l liu kiMiian, ami t ommlMiilonerH Ktilglit " . mii. nn may i.u re
land ProetOT agreed with him. The ! 1i""d snd necessary to carry Into
I Judge advised that a remonstrance 1 '" ( object and purpose of this rcso
uKalnst the annexation scheme be clr-! I'ttlon."
' ctilnteit In the Oswego district. In the sennte this morning Senator
Mr. Hehtiebel udmltled that under Walter A. Dlmick's resolution for u
some proper territorial division for the Joint committee it the senate and
New County Must Share Debt.
cawnrte ennntv If created hv th Clnckamas county was awarded the
legislature, will get a share of the ac- chairmanship of a committee today i atlve source that the Moody Invest-
I cumulated proiierty of the county and i w"en speascr stanuneid placed ueorse "'rui company gave iuu uerw wiu, mi
thereto mid niiiiei the am
uomah county through legislation
changing the boundary line between
t.ald counties.
Road Work Promleed-
And. WIIKItKAS I ho lenders of aajd
movctnetil have at verlous and divers
tin S and plm es staled that iiuch SO
Hon Is taken on their behalf for Un
reason thut In the past the sultl por
tion of Clackamas county linn not se
cured lis proper portion of (he road
funds of said county and by reason
thereof have been unable lo construct
and maintain roads adeqata for trans
nding speeches aftc i proosed new county. Cascade county
Stunfleld had Ih ch nominated. I would be entitled to a little over one-
sixth of the county's property.
8AI.EM. Ore . Jan. 8. (Speclali The new county promoters em
While Clackamas county members of i ployed J. E. Jack, former county sses
the legislature In the house were awuit-! sor. to gather these figures. He com
ing the appointment of committees to- piled the valuation of the proposed
morrow and lor that bodv to act under new county Wednesday. Cascade
. n ation of a new county, there might the house to Inv.-sthuiic the work of w ay with actual luislncss'. Senator Wul- county would have 15.10 children of
he reason for the suggestion, but he of the varloio boards and commissions
ark'iied that the Hues proposed were : ami to work out a plan to consolidate
nut proper He said that Multnomah or abolish several nf them, was puss- d
county hud too much political power , by a tinainluous vote.
industries and H. C. Stephens, coua- the next two years and a half. Ttw
ties. Hrownell also will serve on lm-1 consideration Is given ln the deed aa $1
migration and Judiciary coamttteea; 1 With the rights of way thro igh West
Dedman. livestock, medicine, phar- '-Inn acquired by (he Southern Pacific
macy and dentistry and banking and Saturday the company now has title to
Stephens, banking aad ways and practically all of the property needed
means. for the line between the Clackamas-
Representative Brownell introduced Multnomah county line and the point
a number of bills Including one re-
where the survey cro3ses the Wiilam-
oenllnr the old fl.hln tremv hetween ; ette- The Southern Pacific bought
Oregon and Washington: another fix- veral years ago the Willamette Palls
ing the salary of the supreme court
ne easi siue line operuieu oy me.
Southern Pacific is far from straight
and has several bad grades. Er.ur
Justices at $4500 a year as full pay for
services; another increasing the limi
tation of employes' salary under gar
nishment from $75 to J100 per month
Early Report Is Provided.
This Joint . ..mum! . will atudy
now.
The discussion covered the road
..t..ul Lit, I lit- ,.itrll..,il.kt-u iie.l II
portallon and In particular have com T la(j nw ,,, (lf Plans Mr eliminating noodles com-
piaineu o. Hit. n uu ii o. muu iiupiov- . . .,.,....., ...... .,.,.. ,,,,.
ter A. Dtmlok. of Clackamas, begun cut- schiwl uge. and a popu'atlon of about
ting a wide awath in the senate when 4.S00. During 1916. fl4.834.lS was I and one fixing the salary of the Clack
he landed as chairman of the resolu- spent from the general road fund In amas county school superintendent at
(Ions committee uml on tho Judiciary, the district which would make up the $1500 Instead of $1000 annually, with
industries, printing and countv com- new county. i $.100 traveling expenses annually. Kep
i .nt on the main road leading from
Oswego to I'ortland
And WIIKItKAS the
county court
gon uml through said State Highway
commission with the federtil govern
ment, with the Idea of having that said
portion of the Oswego road Included
ami embraced In the I'aclllc Highway
(hereby timorlng a permanently con
structed highway upon grades lo bo
by thn Slate Hlghwuy commission, and
Hint the line of (he highway run west
nt Id,. Vlllnm.tt l.mvlllir OreL'ivt, Cltv
of Cluckuinus county. Oregon, has lm (Ull o(,l(,r ((wnK ,,,,, ,, rltv ,,
dlcated its purpose to cooperate with . . . . ,. ...,.
lioMlliin Mlguvvay coi.iiiiiss.oi. oi ,,,, ,.,.r ,.. n,,,,,. nf ,1,,, .,. i
clflc highway. Ho declared It was j
high time the people of this section!
should be up and doing In order lo pre j
serve tho advantages of this road, j
llrlef talliH were made by O I). Khy, i
.1. E. Jack, (ieorgo Randall, J. J. Cooke.
Mr. Miller and others.
missions and public offices and get
a program of retrenchment well un
der way In the early days of the ses
sion, without delaying until hills and
(Continued on Tnge I,)
MAN WITHOUT UNIFORM NOT
SHIIISII AS in
II Fill MIST
POPULAR
IDS
IN CANADA. F
r
W WILSON AFTER VISIT
A young man without a uniform In
Canada has about as much ohMtttt
winning the heart of n girl as an ice
berg has of long life In the trOploSi
opined Kent Wilson, son of Sheriff and
Mrs. W. J, Wilson, of this city, and
rnlverstty of Oregon track star, who
Thursday nlrrht returned from Van
couver, II. C.
"Tin. girls up there In Vancouver
do not even seem to see n fellow with
out a uniform," he said Friday "and
tho man with a uniform Is popular
everywhere. I suppose thoy figure
that a m.i - without a uniform 1b a
coward, a that the mlnuto a mun
puts on one of tho government suits
ho instantly becomes a hero."
Mr. Wilson finds that Vancouver, al
though separated from Europe by sev
eral thousand miles of land and sea, is
Just as much at war with tho Central
Cowers as London or Paris. Troops
aro everywhere on tho streots, mili
tary grounds surround the city, sign
board and newspapers appeal to the
people to support Uie army and con
tribute to various funds used for red
cross purposes or to aid war widows
and Interest In the war Is tense.
"The Canadian newspapers refer to
tho Hermans as the 'Huns' always,"
said Mr. Wilson, "and they cannot
print anything strong enough to ex
prom their opinion of them."
Mr. Wilson saw 1200 trooim leavo for
England while lio wan in Vancouver,
lb- flatted the military training
grounds uml talked with both men and
officers. The pecular vi'nlty of the
rocnilt Impressed Mr. Wilson. "The
Scottish regiments, or Kilties, as they
are known In Vancouver, soem to bo
the most popular among tho recruits
because of the attractive uniforms,"
Mr. Wilson was on tho Mexican bor
der, attached to tho hospital corps of
tho Third Oregon, and while In Van
couver he paid particular attention to
tho Red Cross work, hospital service
and tho handling of the men. He
noticed that after a few months of mili
tary training a stoop shouldorod, dell
cato youth would be transformed Into
a strudy, broad shouldered man. Ho
watchod recruits charge, with fixed
bayonets, into figures made of bags of
straw, and shoot from trenches dug
along the lines of the trenches in Eur
ope. Mr. Wilson visited the Vancou
ver general hospital, In which 300 con
valient soldiers are confined with Or.
Nicholson.
COUNTY COURT WILL SET A DAY
LATE IN MONTH FOR APPOINT
MENT OF 56 MEN.
TRUST DEED IS
FILED. BONDS WILL BE
SSUEO FOR EXTENSION
Pity the county court.
That group of hard working Individ
uals Judge Anderson and Comniia
iiioitera Knight and Proctor aro be
ing pestered from morning until night
by vvould-ho rond bosses for that sea
son of the year Is now nt hand when
rond supervisors arc named.
Tho court met Wednesday, with
Commissioner Prostor, recently elected
taking his sent for the first time, and
organized. Almost the entire day was
spent listening to ciiiullilates for road
supervisor or their friends. Many of
tho cainpalgna uro being conducted
along lines th.it would put the ordinary
political campaign to shame for muckraking.
"Tom James comes in and tells us
Hint Hill Smith, tho supervisor ln his
district, is no good, that he wastes
tho district's money, that he don't
know how to build roada, but that he,
Jones, would make, an Ideal super
visor" ohservod one person who had
heard a number of thcae candidates
for supervisor deliver a tirade against
tho Incumbent supervisor and present
his own merits.
Resides tho candidates who have ap
liearcd before the court ln person,
many have sent In written petitions.
The county court, said Judge Ander
son yesterday, will set n special day
for the appointment of road supervis
ors later ln the month. A supervisor
will bo named for each of the 56 road
districts in the county.
mlttees: Introduced two senate resolu- Mr. Jack found that the net indent
Hons, two lolnl resolutions and one odncBS of the county the first of this
I i.in .....i .,.,n.i i,i., i. .. .-nnr "us and that the
,.(, llllu - .ii.-.. ... . . . . i i i i . . ' - . li, l - - - - "
and reported favorably on two resolu-
Hons of his own and several others. (Continued on Page
Ono of his senate resolutions pro
vides that no bills shall be introduced
after tho ,10th day of the session and
the other thut the ways and means
committee must have all Its appropria
tion bills prepared and on the desks of
the members by the 30th day of the
session. One of the Joint resolutions
calls for a committee of three from the
senate and four from the bouse to
investigate the question of the consoli
dation and elimination of boards and
commission and gives the Joint com
mittee sweeping power to hire clerks.
subpoena witnesses and mako a gen-'
oral investigation of all unnecessary
and duplicated w ork and recommend '
a general wiping out of useless com-
missions and consolidation of duplica-l
Hons.
Senator Dlmiok also introduced sen- j vOjrtaf the property of the Portland &
ate bill No. 4, making It a felony for Oregon City Rutlwuy company to the
a drunken automobile driver to kill or : Security Savings & Trust company, of
Injure any person or to damage prop-; Portland, as trustee, preliminary' to
erty and mlsdeiiieanor to drive a cnrj'be Issuance of $350,000 In bonds
while Intoxicated and forbidding any which will be used to complete the
person or firm from employing a habit-1 ltll(? from takers' bridge, or Carver
ual drinker as an automobile driver station, on the Clackamas river to
and providing punishment for nn em- Highland.
plover who persists In employing n i 1 ne u0ml9 win ne issued in aeno.u-
drunken driver.
Tho Clackamas
resentntive Hrownell named Mrs-!
Malva Holle. Oregon City, as his sec-'
retary.
The Clackamas members in the
bouts have seats adjacent ln the en
ter of the back row on the east side ;
years ago the company announced that
it would build a four-track road up the
west side of the river, two tracks be
ing for electric and two for steam
trains. The matter was allowed to
drop, however, and the filing of the
deeds here Saturday comes as the first
intimntlon that the company is pre
paring to resume its plan, although It
is not known here whether the com
pany will follow the original survey.
The deed provides that the Southern
Pacific shell maintain at all times side-
of the house, while Senator Dimick has
the same seat he had for many -',, and 8treets ln West Linn over
j which the road shall run or cross. It
(Continued on Page 4.) ' Letter & Allen, of Portland.
LEGISLATORS FAVORING THE
PAPERS DECLARE MONEY WILL
BE USED TO BUILD HIGHLAND
AND OREGON CITY ROADS
A trust deed was filed Thursday con-
CREATING OF NEW COUNTIES
county senator
stated today that he will make no
inntions of $500 and $1000 nnd will
,"7. i draw t! per cent interest. They will
I The trust deed declares Is the pur
pose of the company to build a road
T"l . I .1 . .. , V. .. I ll..l,ln...l Ala
illOlll I I' III. mil n' inr 1 1 i -... .. 1 1", uto-
mnture In 1946. The Issue was auth-
.r .li JL i.. , -viia r- or zed by tho directors of the road in
effort tl is session to abolish tho Ore- . . .... .... , ,
. . . . ,. September, 1915, but the actual ssu-
hon uu.ai iiiiiiua. i-ui uiu nml dia . , , . . ,
, ,,. tl I, .1...., , I K l,,,lilme Ui me uiniua wuo u,wjvi.
11 , .ll.'M- I. Ill,' - D.OOIUUD, .Id ... I. I
nt tacked that organization, once car
rying the bill through the senate.
Miss Eva L. Moulton, of Oregon City, j tTict nl)0Ut elgnt milcg from tne pre8.
is Senator Dlmick's secretary. ent terminus of the road, and from
Members of the houso ate awaiting i Portland to Oregon City. It is gener
n report of the committee on rules be-1 ally understood that a branch will be
fore they will know whether thoy will built from Dedman station in the
be forced to hire private clerks or en-, Clackamas district to Oregon City, a
titled to stenographers. distance of about five miles, ulti-
E-James Jones, editor of the Oswego i motely. This branch will give the
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ACCORDING TO REM
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If the efforts of the people of Osvve-1 there will be about 600 square miles,
go. some of whom nre trying to in-1 wl'h a population of 4500, and an as
duce the legislature to authorize the sessed valuation of more than $6,000.
annexation of 13 square miles of Clack- 00- The district has 17 townships.
omas county terirtory nre successful, I more than half of which are in the
and the people of Estocada succeed in
having the new county of Cascade
carved out of Clackamas, this county
will assume will be in a somewhat
amputated condition.
It was reported here Monday that
forest reserve and seven of these town
ships are unsurveyed. .
"he lines do not Include Horlng and
Sandy. The promoters of the plan
propose to start at the northwest cor
ner of section 10, township 2 south.
the effort to secure the creation of the range 3 east, and run south on the
new county of Cascade will have the township line to and Including Colton,
backing of delegations from a half
dozen other counties, where similar
running east from that point to the
forest reserve line und south to tho
Times, was defeated by Charles Ers
klne In the race for calendar clerk of
the houso, when southern Oregon and
Multnomah county swung together
ngalnst Jones.
BOY HAS FATHER ARRESTED.
On complaint of his own son, B. M.
Keele, aged 45 years, a woodcutter of
Harton. was arrested yesterday by
Constable Frost and Sheriff Wilson.
He is charged with threatening to take
the life of members of his family. He
will be given a preliminary hearing
today.
Carver line a road connecting Port
land with Oregon City, about half a
mile longer than the line of the Port
land Railway Light & Power company,
but shorter than the Southern Pacific.
The Portland & Oregon City Rail-
i road company now has about 15 miles
I miles of rails laid and Is operating
trains. Stephen Carver, president of
the company, has applied for a fran
chise from Oregon City to operate Jit
neys between Oregon City and Ded
man until the branch rail line Is built
so that the county seat town will be
connected with his road- He is also
securing Jitney grants from the city
of Portland.
schemes have been hatched and that i boundary line of Clackamas county,
the promoters of all of the county div-1 Tne line of the proposed county runs
Islon and annexation plans in Oregon I est of the Highland store, which Is
will work in close harmony for a com- j ,lot included, but the Highland school
mon end. is within the boundaries of tho pro-
The proposal to create Cascade coun-1 posed f0 The dividing line In a
ty was placed before the people of Ore-j f"1 wa ,he watershed between
b. .ho i.Hu.. .i. the Clackamas and the Molalla rivers
but failed to secure a sufficient num. i and he,wee" thc San and " clach-
ber of votes. The peoplo living with
in the boundaries of the proposed coun
ty failed to Indorse the ineasnr?,
through the opposition of residents of
Boring and Sandy, some of whom
were jealous of the ambition of Estaca
da to obtain the county seat and others
for the reason that It is their ultimate
expectation that at some time terri
tory will be carved from Clackamas
and Multnomah and a new county cre
ated, with a county seat at Gresham,
providing the oft mentioned plan ot
creating a city and county of Portland
is adopted.
In the proposed county of Cascade
amas rivers. Part of the upper Logan
territory is taken in. but none of the
lower Logan district. Kelso is Just
outside, but the towns of Firwood,
CherryvIIle and Sprlngwater aro ln the
new county. The eaat line runs to
the summit of the Cascades, the pres
ent boundary' between Clackamas and
Hood River counties. The boundaries
give the people interested a valley
county along the Clackamas river up
to a point west and near Harton
It is understood that two of the
three Clackamas members of the bouse
have promised to support the measure.
No effort haa been made here to resist
the creation of the new county.