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"FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 41.
OREGON CITY, OREGOISl, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 1 , 1 92 1
COOPERATIVE
MARKETING OE
BERRIES, PLAN
HORTICULTURE SURVEY
IS COMPLETED
System to Better Distribution
Method to be Outlined by
Farm Bureau
A survey to show the acreage in
Clackamas county producing small
fruifs and berries in marketable
quantities has been completed by tlu
Clackamas County Farm Bureau.
The survey, while the totals: do not
present any exceptional information,
represents a mass of detail, and tuj
first accurate attempt that lias be:?n
made here toward the collection of
statjetics bearing upon the market
ing of loccaly produced fruit.
The berry and smair fruit crop this
year to a great extent went to waste
for the reason that there was no
"organized way of getting to market.
The local markets were flooded, wnh
the result that tfie prices were below
normal in the immediate vicinity of
the farms, and there was a surplus
that resulted in considerable loss to
the growers But demand at the
markeas further removed the source
of .supply was not filled, because
there was no organization which could
place tha fruit in their hands.
Remedy is Proposed
It is with the view- to remedying
this condition that the movement for
co-operative marketing has grown up
It U felt that by affiliation with j
state-wide organizations, the local
growers will be able to serve a far
larger field and that they will obtain
the benefits of a normal market due
to proper distribution jf their pio
duce. "
The figures given in the farm bur
eau's tabulations are necessarily be
low the totals on the assessors list
or given in the government reports
for the reason that these latter in
clude all of the acreage devoted to
the production of any given fruit in
the county, regardless of whether it
is used for domestic consumption or
not.
The survey taken by the farm
bureau is to be used as a basis up-m
which to build its market crganiza
tion. When the marketing move
ment first sprang up some months
ago, it was found that nothing could
fee done because there was practically
no way for a central office to get in
touch with the growers. The survey
was taken through the project leaders
in thedifferenb communities. Al'tho
it has been completed for the pres
ent, it will be augmented from time
to time, until it is expected, it will be
the most authoritative research in the
county on this subject.
Magnitude is Shown
One example of the magnitude of
the small fruit and berry industry in
the county is contained in compari
son with other reports. The bureaus
survey shows that of a total acreage
of 809 acres in the county devoted
to prunes, 717 are devoted to tie
raising of the fruit for market. On
the other hand, in tho strawberry
field, only approximately a tenth of
the total acreage is producing i n
marketing quantities, according t :
the figures. ,
The survey this year does not con
tain any accurate information upon
the size of the crops, due to the fact
that the majority of the farmers are
not keeping records. It is. hoped, a
cording to County Agent W.' A. Holt,
that in future years when the survey
is enlarged, that comparative data up
on the yield from year to year can be
collected.
The .acreage producing small fruits
and berries in marketable quantities,
fogetber with the number of growers
represented, is given as:
Loganberries: growers, 51; acres
bearing. 54; "new acreage, 123 V; To
tal 3 77.
Strawberries: growers, 24; acres
"bearing, 27; new acreage, 10; Total
Apples: growers, 29; acres bearing,
124; new acreage, 79; Total, 203.
Prunes: growers, 78; acres bearing,
498; new acreage, 219; Total, 717.
Nuts: acres bearing. 15; new acre
age, 26; Total 11..
Small berries: acres beariDg, ,14,
new acreage. 4; Total, 18.
Pears, peaches, grapes and plums:
acres bearing, 11; new acreage. If-:
Total, 21.
WEST LINN ADOPTS
BUDGET FOR YEAR,
. EXPENSES ARE CUT
Total of $19,660 to be Raised
for City Purposes; Levy
is Nine Mills
VALUATIONS IN
COUNTY HELD
INEQUITABLE
PAMONA GRANGE ASKS
REASSESSMENT
Property Here
The new budget proposed for the
city of West Linn, shows a slight de
crease over the amount established
last year. The total of the budpt I County Requested to Finance
The reduction was made by a slight OUTVey or All 1 axaDle
pruning of all departmental expense,
The largest items in the budget a;-e
the interest and redemption funds for
the water bonds. There are over
$200,000 in water bonds outstanding.
To care for the five per cent interest,
$10,000 was allowed in the budget, in
addition to $2500 for the retirement
of the years quota The interest
amount will decrease each year in
proportion to the retirement of the
bonds.
The levy, according to Treasurer
Michael Clancy, amounts to nine mills
for city purposes this year. J ne as
sessed valuation of the city is two and
a half million, the largest part of
which is represented by the paper
mills.
" The items included in the budget,
outside of the bonds, are: Printing
$150; garbage, $300; pound, $o0; bonds
for officers. $50; contageous disease,
fund. $75; city hall, $600; light, $3000;
engineer, $200; treasurer, $180; po
lice, $400; election, $150; attorney,
$500: recorder, $480; city fire com
pany, $1000.
Contesting the equity of .the distri
bution of the assessed, valuation of
Clackamas county, Pamona Grange, at
its meeting at Springfield Wednesday,
appointed a committee to wait upon
the county court to ask for a com.
plete survey of all of the property in
the county.
The committee was instructed to
make a request that funds be provid
ed for this purpose. They plan to
have the survey include industrial, as
well as real and personal property. Tt
is contended that there is considerable
property in the county which is not
taxed. This especially is said to ap
ply to the farming and rural districts.
Further it is contended that many of
the existing assessments are not just
and that a reapportionment of the val
uation is necessary.
Consideration of the recall proposed
against $1,700,000 of road bonds, vot-.d
some years ago, but not yet issued in
entirety, brought out divided feeling
though petitions for a recall election
on the bonds are already in circula
tion. '
It was finally voted that Pomona
grange ask its members who were
rirmilatiriio- the, netitiona in wnxn
TO M'MINNVILLE their activities until after a referen-
uum voie on cue matter naa ueen ob
tained from all the granges in " the
state
W. C. T. U. MEET
IN 1922 GOES
The 1922 state convention of tha
Women's Christian Temperance Un
ion will meet at McMinnville. This
was decided by the union in its 38tb
annual convention at the last day's
session which was completed Fri
day wight.
La Grande also made a bid for the
39th Oregon convention.
Strong resolutions commending the
worji of the W. C T. U. in its educa
tional and .social program were pass
ed. The anti-cigarette campaign was
especially approved. This work is
conducted among minors The union
is attempting to prevent the use of
tobacco by those who are under age
and . to conduct an educational cam
paign which will demonstrate t o
others now using tobacco its extens
ive evil and injury.
Legal Activity Approved
The convention also approved tho
activities of the prohibition authovi
ties in their enforcement program and
plelged their fullest co-operation in
the aiding of officials and other or
ganizations working toward the same
purpose.
The international proposal toward
disarmament was commended in a
resolution, and their approval given
the action of President Harding In
TEMP&RARY
BRIDGE MAY
SPAN RIVER
Tentative plans for keeping traffic
open across the Willamette river dur
ing 1 he year of 1922 when the new
bridge is under construction, under
went a complete change at the con
ference held between the joint muni
cipal and civic committee and fie
couuty court Monday afternoon.
The building of a light span to
accomodate foot traffic and light d
livery cars is under consideration, in
place of the operation of a ferry. 1
whicih for a time was considered the
only practical solution to the prob
lem. Bridge Proposal Made
Jack Moffatt, representing the Ore
gon Engineering and 'Joastructioii
company made a proposition that he
would build - a suitable suspension
bridge north of the present span, the
type of structure to be decided by the
court's engineer. The county is ask-
NATONWIDE
RAIL TIEUP
IS ORDERED
TWO MILLION MEN MAY
WALKOUT.
Complete Paralysis of
Lines in Country Is
Plan of Unions.
All
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. More than half
a million American railroad men to
day were ordered to initiate a strike
October 30, while other unions whose
memberships brings the total to about
2,000,000, announced unofficially that
ed 10 pay $12,000 and the remainder they were preparing tonight to fol-
of the cost will be secured by tho low suit and make the walkout gen-
corr.rany from other sources, which eral, on the same date
RULE
TEST CASE GOES TO
SUPREME TRIBUNAL
' porn: m
HED 1866
R. C. Kelsey Found Guilty by
Circuit Judge Campbell;
Decision Appealed
I Teachers of County
To Meet October 3
The first annual meeting of the
Clackamas! County Division of tha
Oregon State Teachers Association
will be held at the Oregon City hi
school Thursday afternoon, Noveni
ber 3, at which time officers for the
state association will be nominated.
In addition to the non.inations for
state officers, election of Clackamas
county officers will be held at this
meeting and all are tsrged to attend
coming prepared to vote.
One of the most important matter
to come up at this meeting will be
the election of delegates to the Re
presentative Council of the state as
sociation. Clackamas county division
is entitled to seven delegates if the
enrollment is 100 per cent as every
5o members entitles any division to a
delegate.
To enroll a teacher must send in
their state fee of $1.00 and the local
dues of 50 cents before the November
meeting and all are urged to do so.
Horticulturist for
County is Appointed
Acting upon the request of a dele
gation from the fruit growers of Can-
by, the county court will appoint Os
car E. Freytag, county horticultural
inspector as soon as the formality of
a petition bearing the names of at
least twenty-five growers is drawn and
presented to the court. This proce
dure is required by statute. Appear
ing before the county court Thursday
were J. R- Marks, J. P. Christensen,
W. W. Walker, J. G. Mitchell and A.
H. Finnegan. A ruling of the state
board prohibits a grower from selling
plants locally or even giving them to
his neighbor, unless they have been
officially inspected.
Fees may be sent to either Superin-
taking the innitiative toward obtain- tendent Vedder or Lewis E. Reese.
ing a limitation of armament or com- secretary of the Clackamas County
plete disarmament should this prove Division.
possible.
A resolution thanking the people Cl,w1l CUm. Cin
of Oregon City for the courtesy ex- "ix-ACiJ. vjiioiigu vii
tended the delegates was also pass
ed.
A number of changes were author-
ized in the constitution of the organ
ization, the most significant of which
was a change from the informal bal
lot system of nominating officers to
the provision for a nominating com
mittee.
Rail Line Announced
The winter schedule of the Willam
ette "Valley Southern Railway com
pany will go into effect between Port
land. Oregon City and Mt. Angel next
Sunday, October 23, according to the
announcement of superintendent J. I-
The morning session was occupied Stacer.
by reports of superintendents of the
different departments.
Progress i3 Reported
The county president's reports in
dicated considerable progress through
out .the state both in activities and
in the enlargement of their member
ship. The silver medal contest, in whiol
the prize is awarded for the best
reading, was won Friday night by
William Collie, son of John Collie of
this city. His subject was "Wait 'til
light my cig" ,
There were eight contestants from
different parts of the ccunty. The
judges were Professor Jolly, of Port
land: Miss Mildred Wells, of fon-
land and Mrs. Rexroad, of Milton..
The other seven contestants m me
contest were Etta McWillis and Flor
ence Hassel, Estacada; Gordon Tour,
Willamette; John Edgar. Oregon City:
Ruth Harry and Winnie Nooks, Ever
green; Lucine Koch, Redland.
Demurer Overruled
In Mount Libel Suit
Under the new schedule, the regu
lar service will be- continued seven
days a week, displacing the special
summer Sunday service. Morning
train. Number 6 leaves Oregon City
for Mt. Angel at 7:55, instead of 8:25.
Train Number 2 will leave Oregon
City at 10:20 a. m. for Mt. Angel in
stead of 9:50. Train Number 4, the
last on the run, will leave Oregon
City at 5:20 p. m. instead of 5:50 p.
m.
Trains from Mt Angel to Oregon
City change as follows: Number 1
leaves Mt- Angel at 7:30 a. m. instead
of 7 o'clock, arriving here at 8:48 in
stead of 8:19. Train 5 leaves Mt.
Angel at 10:30 a. m. instead of 1 p.
m., arriving- at 11:50 a. m. instead "of
2:25 p. m. The last train from Ml.
Angel leaves at 2:30 p. m. Instead of
3 o'clock, arriving at Oregon City at
3:48 Instead of 4:19.
The demurer or the dt-fendants in
the libel suit brought by Dr. H. 9.
Mount against seven local physicians.
was overruled Tuesday by Judge J
U. Campbell
Dr. Mount is suing Doctors O. A
"Welsh, M. C. Strickland, A H. Huycke
C. H. Meissner, w. Ross Eaton, C.
A. Stuart and George Stuart for
$50,000 upon the basis of a protest
against payment for an autopsy which
made allegations said to be defama
tory in character. The defendants
demured to the amended complaint,
8nd .the demurer was argued two
weeks ago, the decision being taken
under advisement.
Lyceum Course for
High School is Plan
The West, Linn high school will
have five numbers for its winter ly
ceum course One will be a lecture,
"Yon and Your Town," by Dr. Frank
lin 3abt; another will be a concert
by the Arion quartet. The- Willam
ette Glee club ha3 been secured tor
one evening, and the students are
plant' ing1 a benefit entertainment and
later a Christmas, program.
they decline to make public.
A meeting to farther cons'der this
proposition will be, held today Tues
day At one o'clock. i)urins the in-
tennin the court-twill investigate the
type of bridge ' which could be built
to adequately care fo- liie -traffic.
None of the expected propositions
for a toll ferry were presented. I-an
Fields, 509 E. Davis, Portland, pre
sented a bid for the operation of a
steamboat which could navkte dur-
infe the Jiirtiest water. His offer
wa4 $2,00 a month to be paid by the
county. M. J. Lee, of Canby, offered
to present a bid for the operation of
gasoline ferry during the period
when the water was not at its heighth.
but suggested that the building of a
temporary bridge be first given full
consideration.
Ferry Said Good Plan '
Captain Robert Y0ung& of the Wil-
amette Transportation company spoKe
on the problems attendant upon the
nstallation of a ferry and stated that
his research has shown that the cost
of operation would be in the neigh
borhood of $30,000 for the year's per
iod. He stated it as his belidf that
it would be possible to operate a
ferry of the proper type even during
the highest water this winter.
The matter of financing the pro
posed temporary bridge was brought
up, and because Mr. Moffatt refused
to discuss his plans for financing the
cost above what the county would
pay, discussing turned to the furnish
ing of the $12,000 which the court
was asked to give. Judge H. E. Cross
pointed out that the couniy in al
ready in debt to the tune of a quar
ter of a million. on the Pacific high
way, including- the new bridge, and
$3,o0u on the Mt. Hood loop road.
He suggested as a tentative finance
plan that tie Oregon City and West
Linn contribute $4,000 each from their
road fund tax money, the county to
give the remaining $4,000 and allow
the cities extra time to mako up the
funds contracted for out of the real
taxes.
Altho this proposal is only tenta
tive, it, may present the solution to the
financial problem, according to the
judge.- Final action will be taken
at the joint meeting today.
Under this programme the tieup
would be complete, according to union
predictions, by November 2.
The hour wag fixed for 6 a. m., Oc
tober 30, except for one Texas ilne.
whose trainmen were authorized to
go out October 22.
The strike was announced follow.-
ing an overwhelming vote, said to be
upwards of 90 per cent, favoring a
strike because of a 12 per cent wage
reduction authorized by the railroad
labor boara of July 1, and after it
was declared by the Association of
Railway Executives in session yester
day that a further reduction would be
sought by the railroads. It was saM
that the strike decision was made b-
fore the announcement, of this fur
ther intended cut. Printed instruc
tions as to conduct of the strike, is
sued in Chicago, were dated yester
day, October 14.
"It will be the greatest strike in
history," W. iG. Lee, president of the
trainmen, was quoted as saying when
he left the union conference. Tt is
a life and death struggle for our
organization and we are not going
Into this with our eyes closed. Our
house is in order and we are ready."
Five hundred general chairmen of
the Big Four Brotherhoods and of th?
Switchmen's Union of North America
received the strike orders.
Smith,Not Held for
Death of Dr. Graham
Plan for Poor House
Talked; Project May
Now Become Reality
LYLE CURRAN MARRIES
The marriage of Lyle Curran and
Ruby McCormick was solemnized at
the bride's home in Canemah at 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Her. H.
G. Edgar officiating. Mr. Curran is in
the employ of the . woolen mills hero.
After a short honeyir.oon the couple
will make t&eir home in Elyville.
Two years ago, responding to pub
lic sentiment as expressed through
out the county and at a county bud
get meeting, the county court appoint
ed a committee, with Oscar D. Eby
as chairman, to make an investiga
tion as to the feasibility of establish
ing a county poor farm. The com
mittee visited several counties,' and
after extending a generous amount
of its own time and money in the
investigation, reported to the county
court the recommendation that $10,
000 be included in the budget of last
year for the purpose of buying h
county farm. , With the action of the
budget meeting of the previous yoar
on the question, as a precedent, it was
generally believed that this item
would be passed without debate.
The last budget rreeting was a
stormy one, and the court room was
packed with taxpayers determined to
cut the budget to the core. Without
deigning to give the committee a vote
of thanks for the time and money
spent, the item of $10,000 recom
mended was lost by an overwhelming
majority.
Since the last budget meeting there
has been a growing feeling in every
section of the county that the action
taken was ill advised. A number of
citizens who are heavy taxpayers, be
lieving that those who are being su;j-
ported by the county would be bet
ter cared for and at, less expense,
were a farm established, will bring
the matter before the county court
and endeavor to have that amount in
cluded in the budget for 1922.
Instead of buying; a farm, it has
been suggested that the fair grounds
at Canby, owned by the county, could
be put to this use by the erection of
suitable buildings without interfering
with the activities of the fair. An
idea has been advanced that several
small cottages be erected, where fam
ilies dependent on the county would
have the privilege of home life.
Combining dairying, gardening and
poultry keeping, it is believed that,
once established, tibe farm would
show a substantial - return to thft
county treasury. . !
Although the local authorities will
make no official announcement "of
their intention, it is understood that
J. L Smith, driver of the liquor car
which was wrecked at New Era Sep
tember 6, will not be held for the
death of Dr. J. P. Graham, of Port
land Dr. Graham was seriously injured
in the wreck, and died Wednesday
night as the result of a complication
of Jiseases which resulted in pneu
monia. For over a month the injured
man battled aainst a fracture of tha
skul, and at the time of his death it
was believed that he was on the way
to recovery.
During the trial of Smith and Maur
ice Galbreath, it was rumored that .n
the event of Graham's death from in
juries received in the wreck, the
driver would be held responsible in a
court action.
District Attorney Livy Stipp stated
Thursday that no action against Smith
in connection with Graham's death is
contemplated. Smith is still awaitin
to be sentenced on two counts driv
ing ''while being unable to operate" a
machine, and transporting liquor, U
which he pled guilty.
Dr Graham was a member .of the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment in the
Spanish-American war and during the
world war was an officer with the
Oregon hospital unit and regimental
surgeon in an engineer unit with the
rank of major. He was graduated
from the University of Oregon Medi
cal school in 1909. Dr. Graham is
survived by a widow and his parents
in Pennsylvania. The funeral will be
held Friday at 1 p. in. at Finley-s
chapel under Elk auspices. The body
will be sent to McMinnville for burial
The trial of the case to test the
validity of the county ruling estab-
T : i. : . t . ...
usiiujg a iuww nam upon toaas wnicn
may , be . transported over the high
ways than js allowed by the stat?,
wa8 completed in the circuit court
Friday, and has been appealed to the
supreme court.
R. C. Kelsey, driver of the Willam
ette Valley Transfer company of
Portland 1s the defendant iu the ac
tion, and was found guilty of driving
a vehicle loaded to a greater extent
than the county rulings allow. The
original demurer filed by Flagel, Kev-
nolds, Flagel and Smith, defendant's at
torneys, was argued before Judge J
u. Campbell, and denied. The de
murer stated that the " complaint did
not warrant cause for action.
Jjry is Waived
Trial by jury was waived, and the
case heard before the court ' result
ing in the decision of guilty. Imme
diate notice of appeal was served.
Kelsey was arrested at Oregon City,
and the case brought against, hiiu
September 28. Because of the fact
that the new load limit makes it im
practical for Portland transfer firms
to conduct their service in Clacka
mas county, it was decided to insti
tute a suit to test the validity of the
ruling.
Arrests for violation of the over
loading ruling during the first 11 days
in October totaled twelve, out of a
total of 21 arrests made by Officer R.
E. Wagy. They are: J. M. McDon
ald, fine $34; Charles Arnold, $20;R.
H. Erny, $14; A. H. Collier, $30; Si
mon Huttle, $10? Fred Lanenberger,
$10; Sam Reichen, $10; C. W. Kirk
ham, $10; C. E. Hostettler, $25; Les
lie C. Batton, $10; Clyde McBee, $,".:
B. Swales, $15.
Five Speeders Fined
Other arrests in the same period
were: for speeding, James Harper,
$44; Waller Thurlon, $15; Freeman
Whitman, $15; A. L. Linn, $15; J. E.
Zadnicker, $15.;:
For reckless driving, Ralph Myers
was fined $9. Carl Davis, for taking
spotlight from wrecked .car, was fined
$25 and cost of new spotlight
ANOTHER NE1
RIVER TRAFFIC
PLAN NOW OP
AERIAL TRAMWAY
CONSIDERED
IS
3 Methods of Keeping Travel
Now in Hands of Court;
No Decision Made
Commercial Club
Expansion is Plan
At a meeting o? the board of gov
ernors of the commercial club Thurs
day evening, plans for fcaking dn the
work of the American City Bureau
were discussed, and definite action
will be taken after the matter is more
thoroughly thrashed out a meetings of
the Live Wires and the Business Men's
Association.
Lynn D. Mowat presented the plan
of the bureau to the board, explain
ing that their service covered a period
of three years, and took care of every
phase of commercial "club activity.
The need for expansion in the. club
projects was pointed out by several
of the board members, and the meth
ods that the bureau would take to
meet and care for this work was
shown by the speaker.
'Go To' Says Shaw
to Would-be Thieves
McNab to Be Chief
Arbuckle Attorney
SAN" FRANCISCO, Cal.. Oct. 15.
Gavin McNab, considered California's
foremost lawyer, delegate to the ad
visory body of the disarmament con
ference and called "the Colonel House
of the West " by reason of the con
fidential matters entrusted to him
during the Wilson administration, to
day announced his acceptance of the
post of chief counsel of the defense
of Roscoe Arbuckle, charged with
manslaughter following the death of
Virginia Rappe
"As I am convinced that Arbuckle
is not guilty of the hideouj criine
against the poor, unfortunate girl, I
have accepted,'- he said.
McNab defended Jack Dempse;
against the slacker charges of his
divorced wife and is also counsel for
Mary Pickford in her divorce litigation."
, Wl-L IS PROBATED
The will of the late Mary D. Fouts
was admitted to probate yesterday.
The estate Is valued at $9,000. Her
son, Darius Fonts was named execu
tor, the other heirs befng Minnie
Fouls, Jessie Friedrich, daughters anl
Herbert Fouts, a son.
Ed. L. Shaw, who used to be chief
of police here ' had six-bits in his
pockets Saturday night when he re
turned from the municipal auto park.
That was all he had, and he still has
it.
There was a benefit dance on at the
auto park the same evening, and lots
of folks were there. Two highway
men supposed Ed. Shaw, who is offi
cial caretaker of the park. woul;l
bring thei gate receipt in to town
and they lay in wait for him at Sec
ond and Main streets. But Ed didn't
bring in the money from the benefit
somebody else did.
"Stick 'em up," quoth one of the
highwaymen, as Ed appeared, walk
ing home with hia own six-bits.
"You go to blazes," said Ed, reach
ing into his pocket to grab hi's six
bits and hang on to it.
The highwaymen thought the ex
chief was reaching for his gun, and
though they had him covered, both
ran off at full speed.
Auto Park Exempted
From All Taxation
The Canemah automobile park ha3
been exempted from taxation. Under
the fctate law, all grourds used or
municipal or corporate purposes are
not pubject to either city, county or
state levies
The park at Canemah represents a
valuation of $13,150, the taxes cn
which amount to approximately $5:"
a year. Altho this represents a con
siderable portion of the Canemah dis
trict, the distribution of the levy as
it effects the remaining properly is
not greatly changed, according to
Assessor W. E. Cook. The park has
been leased for public pui poses from
the Pacific Railway Light and Power
Company on legal 'stipulation pay
ment.
Three distinct plans for keeping
traffic open during the ttme that the
new Willamette river bridge is under
construction, are -being; considered by
the county court. The third plan,
it is announced by Judge Harvey E
Cross, is contained in the proposal of
A. Guthrie Company, contractors cu
the new bridge who offer to build, an
aerial tramway across the river.
The proposals under consideration
are the tramway, a, light bridsre tt-
care for minor vehicle traffic and
pedestrians, and the opeiation of a
ferry, either municipally or privately
owned.
Regarding the latent development
in the problem of maintaining traffic
across the bridge during the year of
1922. the judge states that the pr;-
bable cost is from $8,000 to $10,000
for construction and $3,000 for oper
ation during the twelve month period.
Engineers Confer
No action of a definite character
has been taken, and all of the pro
posals are under consideration. The
plan of J. A. Moffatt, representing the
Oregon Engineering and Construction
Company, to build a light bridge
across the river is beina- worked out.
R. E Furrow and C- P- Richards, en
gineers in charge of the new bridge
work, went over the preliminary out
line for this proposal at the request
of the court. More detailed plans
have yet to be worked out before any
action can be taken on this subject.
The operation of a ferry has not
been totally abandoned, Tudge Cross
states, but all feasible means o f
solving the problem are being taken
under advisement with a view
selecting the mcst practical and
economical method.
The problem, said Judge Cross yes
terday, has resolved Itself intio a
financial one. "I do not feel," he sail,
"that the county should be called up
on to shoulder the entire burden for
the maintenence of traffic. We hav-i
strained ourselves to the utmost to
secure the Pacific Highwuy and Loop
roads, and. are already in debt more
than $300,000 for these two projects.
But we feel that we are justified in
tha. we will have over $2,000,000
worth of the best paved roads in the
west, and one of the finest re-enforced
concrete bridges in the coun
try. Municipal Aid Expected
"t'nder such a burden," he con
tinued, ''anyone as vitally interested
as Oregon City and West Linn, ought
t6 aid in the financing of some plan
to meet this emergency. The count
has practically no money that it can
spend. In this regard it is no better
off then the cities. It may be possi
ble to borrow some money from the
cities' road funds, and the county will
extend the time for payment of money
already contracted for.
' This Is the only solution to tho
financial side of the problem that
seems feasible at present Everything ,
is being done to get the best system
possible in operation in time so that
traffic will not be interupted But I
do feel that the burden of the cot
should be borne by those most vitally
affected rather than placed upon the
county at large."
Hopes for Outcome
Of Arms Parley Lag
WASHINGTON, Oct 15. A hope
that the international conference here -next
month will rid the world of the
evils, of competitive armament, rathsr
than a conviction that it will, prevails
among a majority of people, accord
ing to a symposium of views from the
national CapitoL
Ftw cared to flatly predict that the
conference would be a success or a
failure, but without exception those
whose viewg were sought voiced a
hope that it will accomplish lasting
good.
A majority of opinions expressed
came from senators and representa
trves. who theoretically at least speak
for their constituencies
Booze Possession
Brings Heavy Fine
JR. Fuller, arrested by Sheriff Wil--
son at Bell station, in connection with
a cache of booze which waa found
there, pled guilty in the justice court
Monday and was fined $500, for pos
sessing liquor.
Fuller, whose home is. in Vancouver,
Wash., came to Bell station, accord
ing to the story, to transport , the
liquor which had been hidden thero
for several weeks He found the li
quor, but he also foi;nd the sheriff.
Ed. Boylan, arrested early last week
lor driving' while intoxicated, yester
day paid his $50 fine after serving a
short jail sentence.