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NTEOMIIS
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 42.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1 92 1 .
ESTABLISHED 1866
The Oregon City Enter-
prise covers the news field
of Clackamas county thor-
oughly. Live correspondents
- from every section ketp the
s readers posted every week
of your neighbors activities.
Opposition to Bond
Recall Is Organized
PERMANENT COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT WORK!
CHOSEN AT MEETING OF LIVE WIRES
AND ROAD SUPERVISORS
HELP OF STATE
IN RIVER TRAFFIC
PROBLEM DENIED
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
REFUSES FUNDS
An organization to wage an active
campaign to defeat the proposed re
call of the $1,700,000 road bond issue,
was formulated Tuesday afternoon,
at a meeting following the weekly
luncheon of the Live Wire3 of the
Comercial Club.
The meeting and luncheon were at
tended by more than 25 supervisors
of road districts throughout Clackamas
county and a vigorous protest against
the -movement to recall the road
bonds, was voiced.
A movement has been underway for
some time, under the sponsorship of
the local Pamona grange, to recall
the unspent portion of the bond issue.
-Although the legality of the recall is
under a cloud, the movement has hail
a tendency to hold up action upon ttie
road program. In order to clarify the
atmosphere, the Live Wires, who were
active in the original campaign for the
bond issue in 1919, met with the su
pervisors, and laid plans for conduct
ing a counter-drive to keep the bond
ing program in operation.
Kruse Heads Committee
An executive committee to take
charge of the work, with the authority
to appoint representatives in every
road district- in the county, was se
lected at the meeting. It is composed
of: C. W. Kruse, Oswego, chairman;
R. F. Watts. Monitor: M- D. L,atour-
ctte, Oregon City; Gordon J. Taylor,
Molalla, and H. !. Stephens, Estacada
recretary.
Resolutions were adopted at the
meeting, condeming the proposed re
call, and asking that the grange and
farmers organization cooperate in the
movement to continue the program
cutlined by the people when they vot
ed to spend the money. A rtolutlon
also called for tie re-division -of the
county into districts, in order to make
larger tax areas. When the law was
- passed it provided for- 10 majotrjad
districts, each of which was to levy
taxes in order to prepare the base for
hard surfacing. The bond money was
then to be used for the laying of the
pavement. When the constitutionality
of the law became questioned, the
county was redivided into smaller dis
tricts. Change is Recommended
Upon the belief that the small dis
tricts would not be able to bear the
expense of preparing the road bed,
the meeting went on record to ask the
county court, at iqs- January meeting,
to make the desired change back to
the boundaries set forth in the bond
act. ;
A resolution was also passed set
ting forth the benefit to accrue from
Ihe 1925 Exposition, and urging the
county to push the road work so that
the main highways would all be com
pleted to care for the influex of mo
torists at that time.
John Cole, of Molalla, was chairman
of the meeting, and H. G. Stephens,
temrorary secretary. Mr. cole stated
it as his belief that the integrity of
the road program laid in the carry
ing out of the bonding construction,
and that all of the difficulties now at
tendant upon its operation could, with
proper thought and deliberation, be
successfully overcome.
ing program, which at present seem
ed almost insurmountable
The first of these, he said, is the
fact that the law requires the bonds
to be sold at par. They are quoted at
93.6 at present. In order to overcome
this, he said, the taxpayers of the in
dividual districts made up the differ
ence in what bonds had already baei
sold Of the $l,7i0,000 issue a total
of $132,750 has already been spent,
and $105,000 is pledged toward the
new Oregon City-West Linn bridge,
making an aggregate of $237,750.
The second difficulty attendant up
on the carrying out of the bond pro
gram is the fact that the districts are
expected to prepare the base for the
surface. This, he stated, is impossible
for th reason that the cost is $3500
a mile, and the funds at the districts'
disposal are not sufficient to pay for
enough construction to make a show
ing compatible with the bonded out
lay.
Cost8 Said Excessive
The other obstacle, the judge said,
is that the law required that the pave
ment bo built for $11,000 a mile. This,
he said, could Dot be done under the
present costs, with the county paying
tribute to cement and asphalt trusts.
The type of road that is required to
withstand the present heavy traffic.
must necessarily be of a stronger ccr
struction than was figured on when
the bill was passed two years ago
This made it impractical to lay a
$11,000 a mile pavement as it would
break down and In the end the county
would have nothing for its money.
The court felt, the judge said, that
it had best go slow on the proposition
of carrying out the bond program. He
offered as a solution to one of the
problems that the bond roads be made
into market roads also, -.nd thus the
county would have the benefit of a
double income with which to carry
out' the 'proposed. construction program.
The executive committee appointed
to take charge of the work is to con
duct an educational campaign and to
make an effort to get the program
back to a functioning baste. The con
sensus of opinion at the meeting was
rhat the bond reads, no matter what
difficulty were involved, would give
the county an added improvement, se
curable in no other way.
No Statement Made
The county court made no official
fctatement, altho they were requested
County Should Provide Means
of Keeping Travel Open,
Held Understanding
Clackamas county will receive) no
aid from the state highway commis
sion in the maintenance of seme tem
porary means of keeping traffic open
across the Willamette river during the
year of 1922.
At its meeting Tuesday, the com
mission refused the request of the
county for financial aid in the pro
blem of caring for travel during rho
period when the new Oregon City-
West Linn bridge is under construc
tion. The petition was turned down
for the reason that the commission
claims that it had understood that the
traffic was to be kept open by the
county, without expense to the state.
This action throws .tie burden cf
financing' the proposition back on the
county unless some other' action is
taken.
For the time being the proposition
of running a ferry has been abandon
ed, and itj is now contemplated to
build a light bridge across the rlveV.
Just what method of financing the
deal will be worked out is at present
unknown. The county court feels that
West Linn, Oregon City, and the in
dustrial plants should be called on
to pay a part of the expense, while
the general feeling among the cities
and the business houses is that the
county should fooq the bill.
Plans for the light bridge are be
ing worked out, and it is understood
that several tentative locations are
under consideration.
IAD BONO RECALL
STRONGLY OPPOSED
3
County Court Is Requested to
Put Building Program On
Functioning Basis
Three resolutions were adopted
Tuesday afternoon at the joint ses
sion of the Litre. Wires of the Com
mercial club and the road supervisors,
favoring the revival of the $1,700,000
bond road program, and outlining the
method of getting the construction
work in operation
The Wires aiso passed a motion
upon the instance of Judge Thos.
Ryan, authorizing Main Trunk Linn
Jones to appoint a committee to co
operate with the Grangers during
their national meeting here No
vember 9-to-15.
The resolutions follow;
I
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, an attempt is -being
made by certain persons to inietiate
a petition for the repeal ot the road
program of- Clackamas county, and
DRIVER OF BOOZE
CAR GETS FINE OF
S550AND30DAYS
HEAVY SENTENCE
GIVEN J. L. SMITH
IS
Five Days Grace to Prepare
tor Commitment Granted
by Judge Campbell
Penalties aggregating $550 and 30
days in jail were passed upon J. L.
Smith Monday, upon charges in con
nection with the wreck of the liquor
car at New Era on the night of Sep
tember 6.
Smith pled guilty to two counts-
transporting liquor and driving while
being unable to operate a motor ve
hicle. On the first count. Judge J. U.
Campbell passed a sentence of $150
fine, or 75 days in jail if the fine is
defaulted. , He passed a sentence of
$400 and 30 days in jail on the char
of driving while not in a condition to
operate ai machine.
Smith was given five days in whic
to appear before the sheriff and begin
the serving of his sentence. Should
RAILROADS REFUSE
TO GRANT PLEA OF
U. S. LABOR BOARD
Carriers Will Not Postoone
a
Attempt to Secure
More Wage Cuts
MAY
GRANGE MASTER
ENTER RACE
FORJOVERNOR
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE
AID PREDICTED
adopted by the people in November, I he be unable to pay the $550 fine, he.
1915, and
WllETEAS, said road rrogram if
left intact and carried out will pro
vide ten main hard surface roads af
fording a means Cf transportation to
market of the products o tte farmers
of Clackamas county, and a repeal or
would have to serve a jail sentence
of 305 days.
No New Charge Brought
No charges are to be brought in
connection with the death, of Dr. J. P.
Graham of Portland, who died from in
juries received in the wreck. Graham
Appropriation for
"Old Oregon" Asked
SALEM, Oct 20. The war depart
ment i3 ready to turn the old battle
ship Oregon over to the state of Ore
gon when the state is in a position
to maintain the historic fighting craft,
according to Congressman C. N. Mc
Arthur, who was in Salem Wednesday
afternoon to urge Governor Olcott t?i
recommend the creation of an annua
appropriation of $15,000 for the care
of the ship.
The Oregon City council recently
to do so, regarding their attitude to- passed a resolution endorsing ths es
ward the recall of the bonds. tablishment of the Oreeon in the wil-
The list of the out of tewn visitors I lamette river as a rrainine shin.
Judge Cross Speaks
At the luncheon, Judge Harvey E.
Cross, of the county court, as the
principal speaker. He stated that
there were three serious obstacles in
the way of the operation of the bond-
who attended the -meeting, follows:
J. D. Lee, 4828 32nd Ave., E. Port
land; W. R. Telford, Boring; A. D.
Burnett. Eagle Creek; Ward B. Law-
McArthur wants the appropriation
made 'at a special session of the leg
islature, should it be found necessary
to call an extraordinary session of
ton, Oregon City; P. S. Shihley, Spring the lawmakers for any purpose. If
Water: I S. Tenny. Springwator; P
L. Monroe, Spring water; F. D. Hunt,
Portland; M J. Lee, Canby; Sam
Moaer, Oregon City, Route 4; Charles
Holman, Molalla; Fred C. Barthol
omuy, Estacada; H. C. Stephens, Esta
cada; B. Sullivan, Hoff; Geo. Havill,
Hotf; W. J. E. ick, Molalla; J. It-
Cole, Molalla; Gordon J. Taylor, M"-1 the week.
lalla; Everman Bobbins, Molalla;. W.
W. Everharb, Molalla; C W. Kruse,
Oswego; M. D. Chindgren, Mulino:
George Kitzmffler, Eagle Creek; W.
A. Bard, Estacada; J. W. Sporr, Wood
burn. Toute 3; E. L. Palfrey, Molalla;
W. G. Randall. Oregon City. Route I;
Wm. Braatz, Oregon City; R. F. Watts
Woodbnrn, W. H. Livingston, Wood
burn; H. H. Chindgren, Mulino.
not, he wants it made at the next
regular session. However, he say?.
Oregon must wait for the ship until
some action is taken by the state
toward its ma'ntenance. Failing
find the governor in the city Wednes
day, McArthur has arranged for
conference on the subject later in
gon City bridge., the Mount Hood Loop
and all other hard surface roads now
(Continued on Page Four.)
Change in Bridge
abandonment of the same would leave and Morris Galbreath were passengers
the farmers in the mud without help J 'n tno raacnine, isotn or these men
after thev are lesallv bound to heln witn Smith .were indicted for the ac-
pay for the Pacific Highway, the Ore- cideB without preliminary hearing in
a lower court, as in case was taken
before the grand jury immediately.
At the trial October 4, Smith pled
guilty upon both counts, and his sen
tencing was deferred by Judge Canip
belL Galbreath was also tried the
RATT1A rinv And nftAi 9-A mlnntoa H nl i Vi
PlanS Authorized 1 erat,on the JurX pronounced him not
gurry-
Dr. Graham died in Portland on ttie
night of October 12, as the result of
pneumonia which set in following his
internal injuries. Shortly after bis
death. Judge Campbell Issued an or
der quashing the indictment against
him.
Identity Is Veiled
Considerable interest was aroused
ever the case here, due to the fact
that for some time the identity of
Galbreath was not known. The ori
ginal indictment returned by the grand
jury was against him as "John Doe, "
und although his identity was knewn
to officials for several days he was
not taken into custody until nearly a
week after the accident.
Taking of School
Census Commenced
Beer as Medicine
Is Now Permitted
by New Regulation
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct 24 As
unexpected as a rainstorm in a desert.
regulations permitting manufacture
and use of beer ror medical purposes
were issued today by the treasury
department.
Secretary Mellon in announcing
beer rules, declared "that the legal
rie-hta of the Darties concerned be
ing plain, the department is unable
Jonger to delay issuance cf these reg-
u' " Jons."
The new rules cover comprehensiv1
ly the use of beer, wines and spiritu
ous liquors as medicines. The amount
of beer a physician may prescribe at
one time for the use of the same per
son is limited to 2 gallons, equiva
lent to a case, but -no. arbitrary Htnit
i3 placed upon the number of such
prescriptions a physician may write
or the same person may obtain within
a given period.
Two quarts of wine was the limit
put on a single prescription for that ,
beverage, but otherwise the regula
tions are the same as for beer.
Spirituous liquors are limited to
one pint within any ten-day period
and alcohol for external .use was
limited tip a pint to the same person
at one time.
.prescriptions for these medicireg
may be filled only by a licensed phar
macist who is also a retail druggist
"Innocent", Claim
Of Convicted Doctor!
Ore., Oct. 20. "A
?s a God in heaven, I
Taking of tjhe school census in
Clackamas county was , commenced
Tuesday, and according to program
should be completed by this morning.
The school census includes all of
the children in . the county who aro
older than four years of age and un
der the age of 20.
The census was taken in 139 dis
tricts in the county, and includes all
of the children between the age
limits who are actually residents if
the district on October 25. The con
ROSEBURG,
sure as there
am innocent of this crime for which sus when complete, will represent the
I have been convicted." - official data upon which all computa-
Thus did Dr. Richard M. Brumfield, lions relative to percapita division ot
convicted last night of the murder of school funds, and such matters will
Dennis Russell, announce to the world b made for next year
his belief in his
This is the first time Dr. Brumfield $41,837 is Value
ua uiiueu on nis innocence in a
sane and rational manner, save, per
haps, the formal plea of "not guilty"
which he entered to the charge of
first degree murder.
"rn the eyes of God I am innocent,
but I am not afraid to meet death,"
he said.
Brumfield awakened from a sound
sleep at 8 o'clock this morning. He
appeared to have slept well. His face
Of Albers' Estate
The estate of the late Henry Albers
is valued at $41,837.98, according to
an inventory filed in the office of
County Clerk Fred J. Miller Thurs
day. The estate consists of personal pro
perty to the value of $20,737.98 and
real property valued at $21,100. . In-
was colored with health and be came eluded in the personal property are
as near smiling as he ever does as 3192 shares of Albers Brothers Mill
he rubbed his tousled head and re- ing company stock, which are listed
garded his questioners. I as of no value for the reason that
He sat rubbing his eyes and dis- they are held as collateral for the full
cussing the verdict as calmly as his-1 extent of their par value.
jailors or his interrogators I Joseph E. Hedges, James A. Lovett
"Even if the whole world condemns and Clyde G. Huntley were the ap
me," he declared with a yawn, "in
the eyes of God I am innocent. I am
not afraid to meet death."
Brumfield was asked if the verdict ,
came as a surprise.
"Well, I will tell you. I am just as
innocent of that crime as anyone could
Modifications of the plans for the
building of the approach to the east
end of the new Willamette river
bridge, in order to provide more park
ing space, have been ordered by the
highway' commission engineers. Word
to this effect has been received by
City Attorney o D- Eby. who has been
corresponding with the commission,
relative to the change.
me original plans provided for a
solid cement wall from the east side
of Water street to the end of the
bridge. This was generally protested
againstt as it would not allow park
ing1 space -under the bridge approach
on 7th street.
The matter was taken up with the
highway commission, and after con- IT,-. 1, TC 1 1 WTZ 1 1
siderable narlev. the eneineerR wore I JJlUIlUCt XTXXJ.X TV X
ordered to investigate. They report
ed that the proposed change could be
made with no more added cost than
the original plans called for and the
modifications were authorized. The
original plans provided only for arch
es on Water street, but under the
change, archways will be extended
further back along the approach as
far as practicable.
The problem of keeping traffic
across the river open while the new
bridge is being erected, took on a
new angle yesterday with the , an
nouncement that the engineers would
not authorize the building of a tern
porary bridge within a block of th'j
new structure. This was proposed
by Jack Moffatt of the Oregon En
gineering and Construction company.
Resume Operation
M.lling operations in the vicinity
of Molalla and Mulino are showing
considerable increased activity. At
Molalla next week will on ark the re
sumption of steady operations by the
Key Lumber company, whose, daily
output will later be increased to 35.
000 feet by the installment of addi
tional machinery in the local mill. The
Willamette VaUey Southern railroad,
which has secured terminal rates, has
agreed to build a siding at Molalla
for lumber loading, according to Man
ager Key of the local mill.
Lumber shipments from thirteen of
the eighteen small mills in the Mo
lalla vicinity are handled by the Keys
The reason for the rejection of the j company, with the result that 287 cars
plans is that the light structure would I of piling have been sent from here
CHICAGO, Oct, 25. The railroad
labor board today turned to the rail
roads in its attempt to avert the rail
strike scheduled for October 30, sug
gesting that the roads temporarily
postpone seeking further wage reduc
tions because the board's docket was
so crowded wage decisions for all
classes of employes could not b e
rendered before July, 1922.
The carriers, however, informed the
board that they were "powerless to
take any other position," than their
present one.
In a statement, the board informed
the carriers that it would not con
sider any petitions for wage cuts un
til the question of rules and workin
conditions, now before it. were set
tled.
Spence Denies Knowledge
of Movement to Groom '
His Candidacy
More Desert Strike
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 25 Notice
was sent from the national headquar
ters here today of the Brotherhood of
Railway and Steamship Clerks,
Freight Handlers, Express and Sta
tion Employes, numbering more than
200,000 members, that the organization
is not in sympathy with the rropoael
railway strike and members are or
dered not to obey the order to cease
work.
Labor Heads Called
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 25. Not
withstanding the railroad labor board
has cited all general chairmen of the
"big five" railroad transportation or
ganizations to appear before the board
tomorrow, Warren S. Stone, president
of the Brotherhood ot Locomotive En
gineers, today said he had notified
the general chairman of his organiz
ation they need not respond to the
citation.
Chairman R. M. Barton of the rai
road labor board, .last night - wlrel
President Stone that the board's -ir-
der included the general chairmeu.
The executives' reply sent this
morning; by the five executives, ad
vises chairman Barton t?iat it Is "evi
dent you have statement of the sev
eral executives confused," and ex
plains that the general chairmen of
the engineers have no authority to
act on matters pertaining to. settle
ment of the proposed strike, this au
thority being vested in the grand of
ficers and the executive commitii.-e
only.
Seven Per Cent of
Taxes Delinquent
be too near the new span, and that
its erection might interfere with the
building operations upon the new
bridge.
It is understood that a proposal is
now under consideration for the con
struction of a similar bridge up above
the river. The light bridge was ex
pected to be built to the north of the
present span.
At present the traffic problem is
under consideration of the county
court. Three distinct plans a ferry,
light bridge, and aerial tramway, are
being worked out with a view to the
adoption of "he most economical
method which is fearible
Heads -of Families
Get $2500 Tax-Free
praisers.
SANDY MAN FINED
Ed Gasch and Angelo Cassulo, of
the Sandy section, were arraigned be
fore Justice Noble, Saturday, charged
with assult and battery. Gasch was
be. But I wasn't surprised at the ver- fined $10 and costs, the latter item
diet. I wasn't able to help my lawyers amnnntiTig to fyi'jai jc
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. The sen
ate voted tonight, 39 to 27, against
retaining the excess profits' tax after
next January 1 at the present rates.
The proposal was afferd by Senator
Reed, democrat, Missouri, who imme
diately afterward proposed retention
of the profits tax at reduced rates.
Without a record vote the senate
approved the house proposal increas
ing from $2000 to $2500 the exemption
to heads of families having- net in
come of $5000 a year or less.
The senate also adopted an amend
ment providing that) the only deduc
tion allowed to taxpayers borrowing
money to purchase, or carry federal
securities shall be the difference be
tween the amount of interest paid on
the indebtedness thus incurred and
that received on the securities.
OVER LOADER IS FINED
The Willamette River Lumber com
pany was convicted in the justice
court Monday, of operating a truck
on ,) 1- n.h : t'i -n-n i;.,,,!"' t a n, nn . 'i
this year. California points have
received - most of the local output.
Few of the other sawmills near
here have reopened since the slump.
According to Mr. Key, a mill situ
ated on the railroad and receiving its
raw logs by the truck route can be
operated more profitably than one
which is established in a lumber belt,
but which Is forced to truck its fin
ished lumber to the railroad. Mills
in this territory have an average ca
pacity ranging from 10,000 to 25,000
feet a day.
Seventy years of continuous oper- j
ation, except for an occasional brief
closing for necessary repairs, is the
record seti by the Mulino Flour Mills,
established in 1851, by R, R. Howard,
whose son, C. D. Howard, has been
the mill owner for fifty-six years. It
is thought to be the oldest mill in the
West from point of c4hiinuots ser
vice. The original owner crossed the
plains in 1846, when the Oregon coun
try was still disputed territory.
Active management of the mill has
passed to B. A. Howard, a grandson
of the builder. Fifty barrels of flour
is the daily capacity of ' the mill,
which uses both soft and hard wheat,
bringing the latter from Eastern
Oregon. A. day shift only is beipg
operated at present,
Indications are good for a reopen
ing of the Hult Lumber Mill at Mu-
'.ino within a short time. The mill
has been closed since early fiimmer,
but lumber shipments are being made
from the supply on hand.
5 Divorces Granted
Bv Circuit Court
Five divorces- were granted by
Judge J. TJ. Campbell Saturday, in the
following capes: Fred versus Eliza
beth Teuscher; Helen versus Alfred
n , 1 11 1 1, T1 1. am ui. 1 1 1 imin,,, , m,l ...i.,,.!
Only seven per cent of the taxes
due under the 1920 tax roll are de
linquent, according to I. IX Taylor,
head of the Clackamas county tax
department, who Saturday completed
his preliminary totals for the collec
tions during the second half of the
year ending October 5.
The tax roll this year, according to
Mr. Taylor, amounted to appioximate-
ly $1,500,000 Of this amount to date
there has been approximately $!,-
395.000 collected, leaving $105,000 de
linquent;
These figures represent collections
up to the period of delinquency Oc
tober 5th.
The general levy this year! accord
ing to Mr. Taylor, was 32.5 mills. Last
year the general levy was 24.2 mills.
This millage is inclusive of the high
school taxes. The reason for the in
crease, according to Mr. Taylor, is
the increase in the stiate levy. In
the 1919 roll, the levy for state pur
poses was 5.2 mills, but this year it
has jumped to nearly 11 mills.
The tax roll represents the levy for
all state, county, federal iand city
purposes against a valuation given in
the 1920 roll as $29,714,608.11.
In the collection of the 1S2C taxes,
states Mr. Taylor, his office has given
over 1000 receipts more than it did ?n
the collection of the 1919 taxes. This
means that the past year has seen
an increase of nearly that many tax
payers in Clackamas couDty.
The tax office is still busy checking
up on the final tax collections. The
figures given for the 1920 roll do not
include the amounts collected upon
delinquent taxes from other years.
Rumors that C. E. Spence will enter
the race for the governorship of Ore
gon next spring, receive no substan
tiation from the master of the grange
himself.
"I know nothing of any such move
ment." said Mr. Spence Monday in
responce to the query regarding his
probably candidacy. Students of the
workings of the political machine.
however, are firm in their belief that
he will figure in the republican race,
with the backing of the newly formed
League lineup in his support.
League to Bid
The Non-Partisan League of Ore
gon, now in course of incubation, in
going to have a part in the next, state
campaign, so it3 captains and its priv
ates say. Organizers, a dozen or
more, are now in different sectiona of
the state gathering together the foun
dation membership upon which t. o
build county organizations. In due
time it is expected that these county
units will meet, select delegates to a
state convention to be held in Port- -land,
where permanent organization
will he effected, a state chairman se
lected, and the work of the new polit
ical body launched in due and formal
style.
There will be no Non-Partwan
league ticket put in the field, so it is
said, but the league, following the suc
cessful theory worked out in other
states, will endorse candidates of one
or the other of the two major parties,
and attempt to throw behind them the
nnited support of the new group.
Republican Lineup Talked
It is whispered that Spence will en-,
er the. Republican, primaries as a can
didate for governor. He is master of
the State Grange and has a large fol
lowing in that organization. Then,
too, be is taking an active and lead
ing part in the initiation of a state in
come tax law, which, If written into
the statute books would be expeeted
very materially to lighten the burden
of taxation now resting heavily upon
the farmers, and home owning labor
ing men of the state. This proposed
law, according to present plans, will
be on the ballot at the November elec
tion of 1922, and it is argued that
Spence, interested as he is in that
measure, would gain much add34
strength in the primaries from those
who would see him as a champion of
the offered statute during the fall
campaign. . , :
Many Candidates Expected
And, talking over the strategy of
the thing, those who are figuring on
the Non-Partisan league program con
tend that the more there are who en
ter the scrap the merrier it will be
and the better chance they will have.
They cast their analytical eyes over
the list of "those mentioned" and
have the glint of hope reflected back
to them. George L. Baker, Louis E.
Bean, Ben W. Olcott, George H.'Kelly,
George A. White, Charles R. Hall and
all the rest, they argue, would carve
each other down in the cities of the
state, while the Non-Partisan candi
date, backed by tlhe rural vote in the
country and the labor vote in the
cities would march right on over
them to the governor's chair at Sa
lem.
And if Olcott should not be a candi
date to succeed himself they can see
more hope still. Olcott has a lot of
friends out over the state who live
upon the farms and in the small
towns as well as in Portland and the
larger places . Much of this support
a whole lot of it in fact, the leaguers
insist, hag no impelling urge to get
nder the Baker banner, or the Bean
gonfalon, or to march behind Adju
tant General white, or Colonel Kelly,
or Senator Hall. They would rather
fall in behind a granger and whoop
it up for him.
Building and Loan
Association Forms
2 School Districts
Would Consolidate
A branch of the Western Loan r
BuildiDg association of Salt Lake City
was organized here last night It
plans to urtge home-building in Clack
amas county and will assist property
owners in all sections of the county.
The organization will probably make
possible the construction cf a hundred
additional homes in Oregon City dur
ing the (coming year.
Officers chosen were: John it
Humphreys, president; . A. Hunt
ley, vice president; L. A. Henderson,
secretary; directors, W- P- Hawey,
Jr., O. D.- Eby. A. R. Jacobs, R. C.
Parker and George Sullivan; apprais-
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Petitions for the consolidation of
two school districts in Clackamas
county have been received by the
district boundary board.
Districts 88, and 104 ask that they
be combined. For the past five years
district 104 has been without a school
for the reason that the number of
pupils in the district has fallen be
low the legal number required by law
for the operation of a school. Con
solidation with the Porter district will
give the children in 104, beyond Es
tacada, school facilities.
Formal petitions for the annexation
cf the Mt. Pleasant and Twilight dis
tricts to Oregon cy have also been
received. The move to consolidate
these districts with Oregon City was
started some time ago In order to
provide increased facilities for the
students from the outlying section.
The matter was held up until the
formal petitions could be presenteJ