To bay and sell tae usu-
al or uswsval needs of
fanning sseyls requires
such a Imi as the col-
nws f She enterprise. Try
a claassfted ad.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 33.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1921.
CRIMP PUT IN
TAXATION BY
HOUSE BILL
$818,000,000 CUT IS MADE
IN BURDEN
Straight Party Vote Cast On
Measure to Revise
National Levy
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Aug. 20.
The tax revision bill of 1921, estimat
ed to cut $818,000,000 from the na
tion's tax burden by 1923, was passed
late today by the house, 274 to 123.
on almost straight party vote.
Three democrats voted for the hill,
while nine republicans voted against
it. Democrats voting for were Camp
bell. Pennsylvania, and Duprie an I
Lazoro, both of Louisiana
Republicans voting against thebill
were Beck, Wisconsin; Clagi, Min
nesota; Keller, Minnesota; Lambert,
Wisconsin; Michaelson Illinois ; John
M. Nelson, Wisconsin; Sinclair, Nortn
Dakota; Voigt, Wisconsin: Woodruff
Michigan.
Representative London, socialist of
New York, voted against the bill.
Compared with this number of re
publicans were 50 who voted for i
democratic motion to recommit the
bill for elimination of thi-: provision
repealing the income surtax rates
above 32 per cent. This motion was
lost, 169 to 230, with on; democrat,'
Campbell of Pennsylvania, voting
against it.
TRUCK OVERLOADING
WILL BE STOPPED BY
STAIJPOIJCE MEN
Highway Protection Drive is
Started; County Plans
to Cooperate
VEHICLE IAW TEST
CASE STARTS-FINE
OFWASSESEB
Log Cabin Baking Company
Convicted of Violation
Of New Ordinance
The first judicial action in the test
case on the new Oregon City vehicle
tax ordinance, was taken in Policu
court Monday morning when A. W
Paddock, driver for the Log Cabin
Baking company branch of Portland
was convicted of driving a truck
without a license.
Fram.- Russell. driver for the
Weinhard company, scheduled to ap
pear for a hearing Monday, failed to
appear, and his trial was postponed.
Paddock was fined the limit which
the ordinance provides, $100. The
case was appealed and will be re
tried in the circuit court.
It it understood that it is the in
tention of the Portland firms to car
ry the matter to the supreme court
in. order to determine the validity
of the ordinance. The tax is placed
upon trucks which deliver goods here
for resale, and is 130 a Quarter. The
provision effects mainly the whol
sale houses of Portland. They op-
nose the ordinance as a piece o t
class legislation.
The time for the trial in the elr
cult court has not yet been set as
the transcript from the police court
has not been filed.
Facing Program is
Arranged for Fair;
Rules are Compiled
Edward Fortune, who has been su
perintendent of the racing program
at the Clackamas couuty fair for a
number of years, is busily engaged, in
selecting bjs horses for the big events
to be polled off at the four days' fair
to commence September ISth, los
ing September 17th.
Mr. Fortune has arranged the fol
lowing program:
First Day, Wednesday, Sept. 14
The races this day are for Clack
amas county horses, owned in thi
county 3 months before the fair.
Free for all trot or pace, mile
heats; 2 in 3, $50; Vt mile run. $26.
Second Day, Thursday, Sept. 15
Free for all pace, mile heats, 3 in
5, $300.00; 2:24 trot, 3 heats, 1200.00:
1 mile run, $100.00.
Third Day, Friday, Sept 16
Free for all trot, mile heats, 3 n5,
?300.00: 2:24 pace. 3 heats, $200.00:
"i mile run, $100.00.
Fourth Day, Saturday, ept. 17
2:18 pace, 3 heats, $200.00; 2:1S
trot, 3 heats, $200.00; 5-8 mile tc
horses that have not won, $100. OS.
Condition of Harness Races
Two horses may start from the
same stable. 5 per cent to enter; no
deductions from money winners, fl to
nter, 4 to start. Entries close the
night before at 6 p m. Money divid
ed 50-25-15-10.
Conditions of Running Races
Entries close night before at 6 .
m.
The management has a right to cill
off any races that doe.3 not feel satis
factory or because of weather condi
tions. Money divided 70-20-10
The much touted war against truci
overloaders in Clackamas county
started in dead earnest Friday when
three representatives of the state
motor vehicle division started over
the local highways, equipped with
loadometers for measuring the weight
of trucks and thei rloads. ,
T. A. Raffety, chief of the state
motor vehicle division, and deputies
H. L. Griffith and W. L. Campbell
are the state agents wup will oper
ate in thi3 territory. Five arrests
were made Friday. W. H. Bowman
was arrested at Aurora for carrying
an excess ot 3.4UU pounas over cue
limit on one axle. George Doty driv
ing for the Oregon citv Sand & Grav
el company was arrested here for
carrying an excess load of 2,600
pounds. Both trials will be in tha
justice court, the former in Aurora
and the latter before Judge Perry in
Milwaukie in the absence of Judge E.
J. Noble of this district. B. V. Hyatt,
C. C. Snedeger and W. A. Reddaway
were arrested. They had overloads
respectively totaling 400, 4,200 and
3,200 pounds.
The state office will operate in this
district until over loading trucks up
on the highways has been stopped.
Every effort is to be made to teaclf
the truck owners and operators the
tremendous havoc that they are creat
ing by the carrying of excess loads.
Highways Ruined
The state officers cite as a strik
ing example of what overloading will
do, the condition of the Portland
Newberg road. The pavament has
been broken down by the trucks which
have hauled heavy loads along this
route Similar examples can be found
in Clackamas county, where the poor
condition of the roads is really due
to this form of ahuse
The loadometers which are in use
by the officials of the motor vehicle
division, are built in the form of large
jacks. Each is equipped with a
gauge. which measures accurately
the weight put upon the screw. Two
such instruments are used, lifting
one axle off the ground, the combined
reading giving the weight on the axle
The law, explains the officers, re
quires that if the total tire width of
the trucv- is less than 30 Inches, a
maximum weight, for both truck and
load of 500 pounds for each inch of
tire width is allowed Should the
tire width total more than 30, l00
pounds per inch is allowed to any
one axle. Tire width is the com
bined commercial width of the tire
for the four whee-.s of the truck.
The provision is made however.
that no one axle shall carry more
than 17,600 pounds, with a load max
imum for all four wheels of 22,000.
County Limit Smaller
The county limit, however, is less
than allowed by the state, the max
imum being 18,0u0 pounds. The of
ficer however, are "basing their ar
rests upon the limit allowed by the
state law. Clackamas county has
also arranged to purchase two load-i
ometera to be used by the local of
ficers. These co9t $200 apiece and
two are necessary.
The purpose of the work, explain
the rtate men, is to put a stop to the
overloading practice, rather than to
use the law for purposes of "revenue
extortion. Work here will continue
until overloading is stopped. The
maximum penalty is $400 and one
year In jail. Heavy fines and oc
easlonal Jail sentences will be In
flicted in order to stop the practice
The work is being done in an effort
to preserve the highways of the scate
and county.
Mi:HiuiimwiwiuiiiiinwiuiwmiWHniimiiHiimii!
An Excessive Surplus
With a surplus of nearly five million dollars in the j
hands of the State Industrial Accident commission, it is
hard to understand why some distribution is not made
to the employers and their workmen who are still re-
quired to pay in money to the state compensation fund.
Since the organization of the commission, the receipts 1
have been $12,909,054.34, and the disbursements $8,- I
041,875.42, leaving a balance of $4,867,178.92.
The financial statement of the commission for the
year ending June 30 last shows an income for the fiscal g
year of $3,2 1 2,87 1 .97, of which $56,563.08 is repre-
sented by collectible premiums. The disbursements in 1
the same period amounted to $2,205,596.43, leaving an j
excess of receipts amounting to $1 ,007,275.54.
Out of its annual surplus the commission added to j
j its miscellaneous reserves $41 2,798.08, along with j
$300,000 "to cover contingencies as required by Section j
6624, Oregon Laws," and $97,704.34 "to take care of
any loss that may be incurred in respect of realization
upon investments." These added reserves, based upon
past expenditures, appear to be altogether excessive, and
the commission could have, with perfect safety, distri-
1 buted $300,000 in dividends, as well as $97,704.34,
which was placed in the reserve as an "investment de-
preciation." In view of the fact that the investments of j
the commission are in gilt-edged bonds, with an average
interest rate of 4 per cent. , there ought to be absolute im-
munity from loss through depreciation of principal, and
instead of declaring a division of 20 per cent, there could
have been distributed as much as 34 per cent without I
danger to the reserve.
Administration of the compensation fund contemp-
j lates a reserve sufficient to cover unusual, as well as an- I
ticipated losses, but it is entirely unreasonable for the
commission to compel employers of labor and the men
f and women employed in factories to put money into a
fund that is beyond danger point. It should be pointed
out, as well, that during the fiscal year more than a quar-
ter million of dollars was spent for administration,
amounting to 1 1 .6 per cent of the total sum disbursed.
The per cent of reserves to claims paid in Oregon is 73,
while that of Washington is only 20, though Washing- 1
ton still had a balance in its reserve on February 1 of this
year of $2,049,227.
iwwflMiwiUMnnaaguiMiMM
SYSTEM OF
SCHOOL BOOK
KEEPING HIT
NOVEL ATTRACTIONS PLANNED FOR
CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAIR AT CANBY
David Long, of Hazella, secretary
of the Clackamas county fair, was
in Oregon City Friday on business
pertaining to the fair to be held at
Canby September 14, 15, 16 and lith.
Many requests for space have been
received by those intending to make
exhibits says Mr. Long and Bpace is
ilso in demand on the grounds by
concessioners.
greatest competitions this year will
be among the granges. Harding
grange is going in for one of the big
prizes this year, and has set Septem
her 3 as a booster day for the fair
at Logan, when final arrangement
will be completed Tr taking a big dls
play at the fair. This organization
won one of the big prizes a number
f years ago, when one of the finest
A number of tha concessions at displays was made by any grange
the Oaks and Columbia beach resorts I Mr. Long has been extended an tn-
will be on the grounds The Jatnes 1 vitation to address the grangers on
Chiff Carnival company a. Columbia tost day, and has accepted the invi-
beach, which closes its engagement j
U that resort September 1st, will be
among tne big attractions at ioc gaged in harvesting his fruit at his
Clackamas county fair grounds, when farm for the past month, la now. to
tation
Mr. Long, who has been busily en
Bonus Appointments
Not. Expected Soon
By Governor Olcott
Salem, or., Aug. 23. Applicants for
ppointments as attorneys and ap
praisers under the state bonus law.
who are expecting action on their ap
plications by the bonus board at to
day's session, are doomed to disap
pointment, according to Governor
Olcott, chairman of the commission.
'There is much preliminary detail
yet to he worked out hy the commis
sion and the appointments them
selves will require much study be
fore any definite action can be tak
en," he explained.
Adjutant General White, who re-
ume.i Mondav nfterrori from a
ck's tour of the central
ern sections of Oregon, declared that
extension of the state loan to exserv
ice men will be the signal for a great
boom in homebuilding throughout the
state. Sentiment among the ex-service
men, White said, is decidedly in
favor of the loan feature of the bill
and many who will be unable to com
ply with the loan requirements this
year have1 expressed their intentions
of waiting a year or t ,vo until thy
can meet these requirements, rather
than accept the cash bonus.
White expresses much satisfaction
over the attitude taken by ex-servicn
men toward the bonus measure, senti
ment being shown on all sides against
any abuses of the spirit of the law.
he management will bring a merry-
go-round end ferris wheel.
Victor Vernon, Teteran flyer, has
arranged to make nts appearance
with an aeroplane, and wfD give daily
demonstrations each day of the fair,
allowing passengers to take a voyage
!n the air if they so desire.
Negotiations are being made with
the Melody Brothers' orchestra for
erection of a dancing platform on the
grounds. Heretofore there have been
no attractions at the fair except the
carnival company's shows or to al
low visitors to view the exhibits In
the big pavilion. There are several
band leaders also in communication
with Mr. Long as to furnishing music
during the fair. Among these Is the
Mt. Angel band, which has never ap
peared at the fair, and no doubt
would be the means of attracting
many from that section.
Mr. Long says that owe of the
devote a large part of his time In the
county to collect exhibits Tor the
pavilion. Wilsonvllle will be visited
this week and other sections will
follow, until all the territory has bean
covered.
Ed Fortune, who has managed tb
race horses in former years, will also
be superintendent of the racing pro
gram for 1921 fair. He will visit the
fairs held in Washington this week
and select some of the beat racing
.'loraea for the big events. A special
racing program ia to be gotten out
hy Mr. Fortune, and he is promising
those who are interested in this part
of the fair's program some of the
best races ever put on the half mile
track.
There will he a number of moteroy
cle race daring the fair, and a num
ber of riders are planning on enter
ing the events.
2000 Tourists Use
Can em ah Auto Park
The register at Oregon City's auto
mobile camp shows that more than
200o tourists have pitched their tents
here since June 18 of this year.
Twenty-seven states, besides Alaska
and British Columbia are represented.
The number of visitors would be
greatly increased if proper sign
boards wer displayed alone the
highway with directions as to bow to
reach the park.
The old publicitv of?ie builditur of
actl East- i the flnmmorriai lnH v,vas1 ft,.-
Fraud Ring Swindles
Bankers of Country
For Untold Millions
CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Worthless
notes, stolen bonds, fraudulent deeds
of trust and forged certificates of
deposit running into untold million
. That a uniform system of bookkeep
ing and accounting is the crying need
of the school districts in Clackamas
county, iB the substance of the re
port of the auditor who has completed
the checking over of the books of
132 districts in the county, under the
new requirements made by the school
law.
Auditor C. A Chambers made his
report to School Superintendent Bren
lon Vedder Monday. No financial
discrepancies were found, other than
where figures would not balance,
due to errors in system or computa
tion. Mr. Chambers makes a number
of recommendations for a standard
system, stating that the majority of
the trouble comes from the fact, that
although standard forms are used, no
explanatory syste-m accompanies
til em.
Law Held Legal
The audit, made under the new law
passed hy the 1P21 lcgiIature. has
been in progress for the past month
nnd a half. It was first contented,
because no provision for the payment
of t'ne auditor was made. Under a
ruling made by the attorney general,
it was found that each district would
Lhave to pay the osts of the audit of
their own nooks, no burden tailing
upon the county funds.
There is no uniformity in the sys
tem over the county, says Mr. Cham
bers' report. "Under the present
methods many clerks keep the school
funds in their private accounts, and
naturally refuse to submit their priv
ate hank statements to a public au
dit. This makes it impossible to bring
about a reconciliation between thoir
books and the bank balance. Others
use no bank, simply cashing their
warrants as received from the various
funds, and pay cash as they go. Some
pay by warrant alone, some by check
and some by a combination of all
three methods.
Formality Overlooked
"Warrants as a rule are issued by
the clerk upon the presentation of a
bill against the school without the
iormallty of an okeh by the board,
and no mention is made of it in ths
minutes of a board meeting. The
minutes of the boards, except in very
few exceptions, fail to show all the
business transacted at the meetings;
In some cases districts have even
borrowed money without any refer
ence to the transaction.
"Some of the larger districts do
not use the clerks record book but
have a regular journal, ledger, cash
took system of their own. I would
not recommend any change in these
systems as they are in capable hands.
"A confusing practice is resorted tc
by some, the drawing of a check in
round figures to pay a number of
small bills over a period of several
weeks, and entering each small bill
as paid, sometimes forgetting one un
til they attempt to balance at the end
of the year. In -one district, the clerk
was unable, in looking over his boks,
to remember what the different en
tries included."
Clsrks Commended
The attitude of the clerks in gen
eral toward their work. Is commended
by the auditor. In regard to the sys
temattziivg of the records, he makes
a number of suggestions relative to
the use of the books furnished to the
clerks. These cover the standard
rules in the keeping of ordinary
books, with proper classification of
accounts and record of claims
While the audit this year was eon-
ducted at the expenditure of consid
erable time and money, Mr. Cham
bers explains that with a standard
system, and with the work being done
every year, the expense will not run
as high and the amount of time re
quired will not be nearly so great.
The work this year was held back
hy the facts that the clerks reports
were in such varied form and that
many failed to send all their records.
misunderstanding what was needed.
The audit this year included l2
districts. The law does not include
the audit of the books of a first class
district, as under separate provision.
this may bo made by the districts ap
pointing a man auditor itself, inde
pendent of the system under whlck
the last audit was made.
REGISTRATION OF m$ TPFFT
Trim imp mnAinT 1I - UlllLLI
I LMuriLsAo run nlaj
TERM IN
Contracts Being Recorded at
Office of the County
Superintendent
. The wrk of registration of teach
ers, preparatory to the opening of
school mxt month, is under way in
the office of County School Superin
tendent Bienton Vedder.
Under the present school law, all
teachers certificates, and contracts,
together with their reading- circle
certificates, must be registered before
the opening date of school. Teachers
who occupy their positions without
tuch registration are not entitled to
pay for such time as they serve be
fore being duly registered.
The circle reading requirement in
volves the reading, of one of a series
of specified books upon different
phases of pedagogy. The list, includ
Jng 23 books, choice of which js op
tional with the teacher, is made up by
the extension divisions of the Ore
son Agricultural College and the Un
iversity of Oregon. The teachers
are required to make a review of the
book, which, alter being passed on,
allows them a certificate showing
that the reading work has been com
pleted. This requirement, however, is not
made for teachers in first class dis
tricts. The only school district in
this class in the county is Oregon
City. A number of the teachers here,
however, according to Superintendent
Vedder, are doing the work voluntar
ily, in order to keep up with the ad
vance in the educational profession.
The county will this year employ
approximately 32s teachers This
number will fee employed at any one
time. Changes which occur during
the year through resignations, ina
bilities, etc., raise the total number
employed to approximately 350 dur
ing the year.
IMPROVEMENT
IS HELD IIP
ERROR IN PROCEDURE
CAUSES DELAY
September 5 Is Date
For Farmers Picnic
September 5 has been selected as
the tentative date for the first an
nual picnic of the Clackamas County
Farm bureau.
The picnic is to he held in the Chau
tauqua parc iat -Gladstone, and as
well as being open to the entire
county, will be attended by a number
r-.t notable men who are connecter
with farm bureau work. Word from
the secretary of the state farm bureau
has been received to the effect that
it is expected that the national pres
ident of the organization wfll be here
at that time. It is expected that both
he and George Mansfield, president
of the state farm bureau will be on
the speakers list.
Among the features of the date
will be a complete report from the
community project leaders, on the
work outlined and the results accom
plished since the first of the year.
The picnic will be an all day af
fair, with a big lunch at noon, special
entertainment features and regular
program. A large majority of the
1500 members of the farm bureau lu
Clackamas county are expected to at-
tend. Committees are at present ;n
ly tentatively selected Final com
nilttees are to be chosen soon. In
eluding representatives from each
community In the county.
Notice Provides City Shall
Furnish Cement; New Bids
to be Called
Contracts tcr the improvement of
Twelfth street from Main street to
Center street will not be let, owing
to an error in the proceedings.
When bids were advertised for on
the work, the notice specified that
the concrete was to be "furnished by
the city." It is held that under this
provision, the city would ie required
to pay for the concrete out of the
general funds, and would be unabla
to asses the costs of the material
against the property.
The improvement cost is to be
borne by a special assessment upon
the benefited property, The bids will
oe re-advertised for and new proceed
ings nistituted at a special meeting
of the council to be held tonight.
The city has been purchasing ce
ment for the improvements for the
reason that it can be secured at a
considerable saving Kids have been
advertised for for the laying of the
pavement and do not include the pur
chase price of the cement.
Bids received when opened last Fri
dav were from two concerns. W. D.
Andrews Construction company and
the Eathon Construction company.
They were $2,376.58 and $4159.24 re
spectively. At a meeting of the council last
Friday night. Doctor H. S. Mount,
chairman of the street committee
made an objection to the phrasing of
the advertisements but no action was
taken upon the matter. The eon
tracts were refeWed to the street
(committee and they decided to insti
tute new proceedings in order to
clear up the matter from a financial
standpoint.
The improvement calls for the lay
:ng of a concrete pavement on 12th
street and the paving of the alley in
Block 24, between 7th and 8th streets,
runnin gfrom Main to Railroad ave
nue. The work involves construction
of 1125 square yards of concrete.
HUNTLEY IS
NAMED FOR
FEDERAL JOB
School Directors'
Instructions Out
Brumf ield Put Into
Regular Jail Cell
today, after Investigating the opera
tion of a band alleged to have been
headed by Charles W French and
John W. Worthington.
Banks .bond houses investment se-
parjc at the begining of the season, j eurtty brokers and wealthy business
is comfortably fitted up a? a reading 1 men from coast to coast were de-
ROSEBURG, or., Aug. 22. Dr. R
M. Brumfield, alleged murderer of
i .uuw ivubocu, nan wcmj i friiiu
have been flung on the markets of J from the lop floor of the county Jail
trie country, federal agents declared I this mornlnp- tr, mo th rtarv in-
and rest room with facilities provided
for those wishing to write. Visitors
pronounce the park one of the best
kept in the Pacific Northwest
Ed. jj. Shaw, who has been in charge
of the park since the opening day,
has made many Improvements
Stumps have been removed, stoves
have been built, gas for cooking has
been installed and the latest improve
ment has been the instaUation of a
drinking fountain.
Mrs. E. P. Elliott is rapidly regain
ing her health, after an illness or
several weeks.
clared to have been victims of one
of the most gigantic swindles ever
unearthed by department of justice
agents.
Six million dollars worth of stolen
bonds, nearly $3,000,000 in worthless
notes and hundreds of thousands of
doilttrs' worth of trust deeds and
forged certificates of deposit already
have been traced by department of
justice agents, ft was declared.
The revelations resulted from a de
tailed confession attributed to Alva
W Harshman, ald to have been a
private secretary to French, and who
surrendered to federal officers today.
erior cells on the lower floor. He did
not appear to relish the change of
abode, but told the officers he was
wTlrcg to "follow instructions."
Dr. Erumfield is not feeling so well
today, following a sickness yesterday
caused hy some tainted meat. When
interviewed this morning he said:
"This jail life is not exactly to my
likin's;. I cannot realize the charges
placed against me. They say 1 1 com
mitted murder. It seems if I had
killed a man I would begin to feel re
morse. I have no such feelings. It is
all a deep mystery to me."
The grand jury will meet Saturday
next to act on Dr. Bnimfield's case.
An indictment is expected, and in
view of this and to speed P trial pro
cedure, Sheriff Starmer has already
drawn a jury panel of thirty-one
names to be used at the trial, which
is slated to open a week from today.
Instructions) to the clerks and di
rectors of every sched district in
be county, preparatory to laying
plans for the opening of the coming
school year, have bees snt ont In
circular form by Superintendent
Brenton Vedder.
The matters of registration of
teachers certificates and contracts,
r.nd the regulations In rewprd to sat-i-'atlcn
are cited.
In the matter of financial prepara
tion, Mr. Vedder points oat ha h'.i
letter that the law requires a mini
mum of $620 on hand in ee.eh district,
from the sounty school funds. If tar
per capita tax apportionment to each
district does not reach this figure. I
he district is compelled by law tj Iters to interfere
levy a tax to make up the difference. I , ,
t'iTTi- ner Mint is er u ha limit which
u district can be forced to lew.
Should this levy still not complete
he required sum any further defi
ciency Is made up by county appro
priation out of the general fund.
WASHINGTON", D. C,. Aug. 18.
Recommendations for the principal
federal offices to be filled in Oregon
were made by Senators McNary anl
Stanfield today as follows:
Collector of' Internal revenue
Clyde G. Huntley, Oregon City.
Collector of customs George U.
Piper, Portland.
United States marshal Clarence
R. Hotchkiss, Portland,
Appraiser of merchandise Edward
N. Wheeler, Portland, but formerly
of Stanfield.
Federal prohibition director Dr.
Joseph A. Linnville, Carlton.
Roseburg land office Receiver
Fred W. Haynes, Roseburg.
B. B. Brodie. editor of the Oregon
City Enterprise and president of the
National Editorial association, ap
pears to have the edge on the ap
pointment as minister to Slam, held
In other daya by two ether Oregon
newspaper men.
In forwarding these recommenda
tions to the president today Senators
McNary and Stanfield said that they
desired it to be understood that they
had worked in perfect harmony at
all timea in perfecting the slate. The
long delay, they said, was due, first.
to the tact that there were so many
good candidates to choose from and.
second, to the fact that important
legislative matters had been oecupy
?ns so much of their time in the last
few weeks that they regarded it ta
bad taste to permit any other mat-
Temporary Repairs
Are Made To Bridge
Temporary repairs were made to
the east side of the suspension bridge
Wednesday afternoon, where it v-as
found that one of the large cross
beams, used as a support, had rotted
and there was danger to the large
traffic over the structure. It was
also found necessary tc place in oth
er supports in order to have the pub
lic travel in safety.
Work is progressing at the west
side of the bridge in preparation for
installing the cofferdam to erect the
concrete piers.
Farm Bureau Votes
Funds for Exhibit
To defray the expenses of an ex
hibit at the Clackamas County Fair
in Canby next month, the executive
committee of the Farm Bureau last
night voted $100.
The farm bureau this year will not
enter anything of a competitive na
ture but will maintain a oooth, dis
playing products of the county ami
tesits with which the farmers have
to contend. Their exhibit will be
purely along educational lines. Ac
companying the products displayed
will be samples of the fertilizers used
and the methods under which they
were cultivated. Weeds and pests
that are current over the county will
also be displayed together with meth
ods of eradication.