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OREGON CO
TEKPKDS
FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 44.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1 92 1 .
ESTABLISHED 1868
TY
EN
SPECIAL LEVY FOR
ROADS IN COUNTY
MAY BE $250,000
BUDGET MEETING HELD
BY SUPERVISORS
Tentative Expenditures
1922 Under District
Taxes Outlined
for
Indications that the special road
taxes to be voted for 1922 will approx
imate a quarter of a million dollars,
are the result of the meeting of the
load supervisors of Ciackamas coun
ty held Monday with the county court.
The meeting- was called to prepare
the budgets which will be presented
to the voters of each district on No
vember 30, the date set for the hold
ia of the levies for special road pur;
posej.
Budgets for 38 of the 50 road dis
tricts in the county were presented
to the county court by the supervisors
and their committees, estimated expen
ditures under which will total $1S!.V
701.07. This amount represents the
tentative amount which will be ued
for road construction and mainten
ance under the special tax, but not
all of this figure will have to be raised,
as a number of the districts have
money on hand.
Already the proposed expenditures
under a special levy " are higher than
the total expenditures last! year, when
the total came to $1S2,652.18.
Under the new law, the districts are
allowed a special tax nob to exceed
ten mills. This money is proportion
ed among the projected roads, and
the levying board, consisting of the
taxpayers .in the district, are em
powered to change, adjust or revise
the levy, and then voice their approval
or disapproval The funds thus
raised are exlusive of the general
road fund.
The estimated expenditures, as pre
sented to the county court by 38 dis
tricts in the county, are as follows.
6 Sandy 997,S5
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19
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21
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23
25
29'
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32
33
35
34
37
38
39
41
Estacada .- .- 900.M0
Hazelia 7,975.43
Lake Grove -. 4,000.u0
Pleasant Hill 6,000.00
Kruse School 4,413.00
Mountain Road 4,80l).tw
East Mt. Scott 1,200.00
Oak Grove 18,500.00
Sunnyside 1,397.30
Damascus 3,570.00
1,700.00
Poring 3,t9.0o
Cotu-e'l 2,339.1::
Bull Run 5,546.78
Deep Creek 907.45
Wilberus 10,088.97
Viola 4,830.00
Harding 4,208.92
Sandy Ridge 1,370.00
Clackamas Heights 3,850.0
Fir Grove $ 3,600.00
Beaver Creek 0,083.36
Upper Highlaud 5,513.7
Springwater 6,800.0")
Garfield 4,500.00
Denver 735.t.0
Col ton 5,000.00
42
43
Dickey Prairie 6,778 S3
44 19,120.00
45 Claremont School 12,000.00
46
47
48
49
50
51
Mundorf 2,666.26
Union Hill 3,266.00
Elliott Prairie 9,800.00
Scramlin 3,800.60
Yoder 4,145.46
Marquam 2,377.04
George 2,283.72
Total $189,701.07
Roads Decide to
Seek Cut in Pay,
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Representa
tives of 25 Eastern railroads meeting
here have decided to notify their em
ployes within the next few days that
the 10 per cent wage cut decided on
Ocfjober 14 would be put into effect
as soon as the authorization of he
rail labor board could be obtained.
Ttjs announcement, coming on the
heels of the recent threatened strike
of rail workers in protest, was taken
as an indication that the managers do
not shrink from any possible issue that
may result from their action.
The proposed cut would reduce the
wages of operatjing employes con
ductors, switchman, engineers and
firemen to the figures in effect prior
to July 1, 1920, when a general In
crease of 22 per cent was granted
For shop workers and maintenance of
way employes the reduction would be
even more drastic.
Grand Jury Meets;
No Bills Returned
Altho a large number of cases ar
under consideration, no indictments
have yet been returned by the Grand
Jury of the circuit court which Mon
day opened its November term.
The grand jury at this session i
composed of Baptist Campbell, fore
men. Milwaukie: John F. Dicken, Mo
lalla; John J. Jones, Col ton; James K
Carr, Oregon City. Route 2; Harvey
Douglas. Canby; Frank Beers, Bor
ing; Joseph Brunner, Parkplace.
PLANS REPORTED AT
LIVE WIRE MEETING
New Committee to Carry On
Temporary Span Work
Is Appointed
Definite arrangements regarding tin-
method of keeping traffic open across
the Willamette river during the time
when the new bridge is under on
ftruction, should be completed witnin
two Cr three days, according to re
ports made to the Live Wires of the
Commercial Club at their Tuesday
luncheon by A. Bankus and L. L. Pick
ens, of West Linn.
A new committee to work out the
bridge problem, was appointed by Main
Trunk Linn E. Jones, and consists of
Harry Greaves, L. L. Pickens, and A.
Bankus, of west Linn: James Shan
non, R. Petzold and M. D. Latourette
of Oregon City and H. E. Cross, repre
senting the county.
The committee is to work out plans
for the financing of tjhe proposed tern
porary span, as well as to secure an
official O- K upon the plans for the
structure. A discussion as to wheth
er or not the city of Oiegon City
should be asked to pay a portlion of
the costs of constructing a temporary
bridge, was entered into. Al Price
proposed that the Wires endoise th
proposal' to ask the city to pay part
of the expense. Issue was taken by
City Attorney O. T. Eliy and Record
er Charles KeT.y, who cited the fact
that while the cily's heart is in the
right place, the funds for such ex
penditures are not at hand
J. W Bay, representing the State
Health Service spoke retarding the
work of the service throughout the
state and the activities of the county
nurses. Clackamas county nas Deeu
the third to put in a county nurse, and
he commended this action. There ar-i
three ways to meet this expense, be
showed, either by county support, a
health Association membership drive
or by the sale of Tuberculosis Seal
Stamps, as is bein done here.-
Professor P. A. Parsons, of the Child
Welfare League spoke, endorsing tfc-3
Farm Home Movement inaugurated by
te W. C. T. U. for which a $1-25,000
drive is on at present.
Portland Theatre is
Robbed of $9,000
PORTLAND, Nov. 7. Three mask
ed bandits looted the Liberty theater
of approximately f 9,000 this morning.
They surprised Auditor R E. Charl; s
just as he was opening the safe at
9:30 o'clock, bound him, two girl ush
ers and tne carpenter, emctiea me
strong box and escaped.
Police have no trace of them.
Elsie Rotramel, one of the ushers,
finally managed to knock over a tele
phone and shout for help. A super
visor at the Main exchange notified
police headquarters.
Carpenter Slugged
When the police arrived the men
had been gone for about ten minutes.
Henry Barney, the earpenter, was
4-lugged by the robbers, but was not
seriously hurt.
The bandits made their getaway,
leaving Charles, Barney, Miss Rotra
mel and Myrtle Forbes lying helpless
on the floor.
Miss Rotramel managed to twist
her ankles over against Barney's
hands and the carpenter unlossed the
bonds.
Calls for Police
Immediately she knocked over the
telephone and shouted into the trans
mitter:
"Police! Liberty theater! Police!'
Her hands were still tied and she
could not hold the receiver to her ear.
So she reiterated the cry until she felt
certain someone had heard and noti
fied the police.
The gunmen, according to Miss
Forbes, apparently entered the up
stairs office by-way of thj theater.
Wife Slayer Given
Ten Year Penalty
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 4. Ten
years in tjhe penitentiary and a fine
of $1000 is the penalty Joseph J. Hen
derson has been sentenced to pay for
stabbing his wife to death because she
wouldn't live with him.
The sentence was imposed this
mornine by Circuit Judge Tucker fol
lowing Henderson's conviction Monday
of the charge of manslaughter.
Testimony at the trial showed that
on August 8 Henderson, armed with
a revolver, went to his father-in-law's
home where his wife was living. Hen
derson's son testified that before Mrs
Henderson bleeding from body wounds
was seen running from the back door,
he had looked through a window and
had seen both his parents snatching
at a butcher knife. While tn a cot
in the hospital Henderson declared
that; he would have got hi3 wife soon
er but that she got away from him.''
Henderson was arrested in a chicken
house at his mother's home suffering
frbm a self-inflicted b'lllet wound in
one cf his eyes.
Operators of motor buses in Lon
don receive a bonus for avoiding ac
cidents).
ROAD BUDGET IN
OREGON CITY FOR
1922 IS $23,424
SPECIAL LEVY OF 2 1-2
MILLS IS SET
Comprehensive Program For
Coming Year Outlined;
New Work Planned
For general street improvements and
upkeep, Oregon City, in 1922 will
spend $23,424.00.
This amount is set forth in the bud
get completed Tuesday by the special
committee appointed ty the county
court, acting under advisement of a
taxpayers meeting which Monday
night instructed the committeemen to
use 2 mills as the basis for the first
special levy ever proposed in Oregon
City as a road district.
Special Tax Small
While the budget calls for the ex
penditure of nearly $24,000, only $7,600
cf this amount yil be raised by the
special tax. This sum represents a
2 mill levy upon an assessed valua
tion of three and a quarter millions.
The remainder of the expenditures will
be taken care of through the geneia.1
road levy and money on hand.
The proposed expenditures for 1922
are nearly twice as great as the ex
penditures for the year of 1920, which
amounted to $11,998.11. It is-pointed
out however that the program for next
year, which will include the new Wil
lamette river bridge, will be mu;li
more comprehensive than two years
ago. In 1919, however, the expendi
tures for road purposes were higher
than in 1920, being $14,154.36. In 1913
this fund amounted to $12,389.
Meating Scheduled
The proposed budget, which will be
cted upon at a taxpayers meeting at
:30 o'clock November 30, at the City
hall, includes the following projects
for 1922: Salaries. $2,520; Cleaning
t'tretts, $1,080; Madison street bridge,
$2,000; Fund to pay years share
toward construction of new Pacific
Highway bridge across Willamette riv
er, $7,000; Permanent road improve
ments, $7,000; Emergency expenditure,
$3,824.
The income for this fund will, in
addition to the proposed levy, be de
rived from the general county levy.
of which the city's share is $15,821
The road fund at present has a bal
ince of but $650
No action of a final nature was
taken by the committee which has tlu
preparaticn of the municipal budget.
in hand. The meeting adjourned un
til Wednesday morning, and a final
meeting is planned fcr Thursday eve
ning, when it is expected that the ad
ministrative finances for the coming
year will be finally outlined.
LICENSE IS GRANTED
A marriage license was given Tues
day to Kenneth Woodward, 21, and
Gladys McDowell, 21, both of Oregon
City
Himmel! Der Mark Is So Low,
FARM BUREAU LEADS;
MEMBERSHIP IS 1425
Report to Federation Shows
Gain of Local Branch
Largest in State
At the state convention of the farm
bureau held in Portland the past week-
Clackamas county reported a paid up
membership of 1425, being the largest
of any county in the state. The coun
ty is represented on the state execu
tive committee ty; two members, E.
C. Brown and Colonel William Aird.
At the Portland convention dele
gates were present) from fourteen
counties, DouigJas, Jackson, Josephine,
Benton, Klamath, Linn, Morrow, Mult
nomah, Polk, Sherman, Union, Mor
row, Lane. Washington, Clatsop, Co
lumbia and Clackamas. With eig!it
counties fully organized the member
ship for the state is now 10,00o and
i he work of compiling the organiza
tion of the entire state will be push
ed. A new departure has been adopted in
the selecton of a secretary for the
state organization, the board of directors-
having been granted authority
to go. outside of the ranks of the or
ganization should they sc desire for
that purpose.
One of the direct achievements of
the farm bureau has been the comple
tion of arrangements with the port
commission of Portland for cold stor
age facilities, and as a result apples
will be shipped directly by water from
Portland to the European countries,
instead of being' shipped by rail to
New York. This will effect a large
saving to the growers of the West.
Organizers are' already at work In
Yamhill county arid the work of or
ganizing Marion eounty will be taken
up at once.
Assessed Valuation
Of State Decreases
SALEM. Ore.. Nov. 7. All the thir
ty-six county assessors of Oregon have
now completed ftielr 1921 assessments
and these have been equalized by
their county boSrls of equalization.
The totals of the asse&sed valua
tion of property without the public
utilities, railroads, telegraph and tele
phone lines, et al in the state of Ore
gon is $898,867,645
Last year the total was tS17.011.218.
The shrinkage in values is $18,143,
C03. This is less than was to be expected
considering the decrease in the num
ber of horses, cattle, sheep and swine
due to wartime depletion and also the
decline in the prices of agricultural
products.
Last year the value of the public
utilities, railroads, et al, which are
assessed by tihe state tax commission
was placed at $123,827,800.
If the value of the public utilities
is not reduced the total valuation of
all property in Oregon this year will
approximate $1,022,635,943.
Clackamas county's valuation s
I $24,503,165.
i
I Cannot Der Reparations Make!!
GRANGERS VOTE
AGAINST RECALL
OE ROAD BONDS
FARMERS AT MOLALLA
TAKE ACTION
Two Districts Now On Record
as Opposed to Plan
to Halt Work
Molalla Grange has voiced its dis
approval of the recall of the $1,700,000
road bond issuer
Molalla is the second grange in th?
county' to go on record as opposing
the recall of the hard surface road
building program. The bonds were
attacked in a movement recently
launched by the Pamona grange here
to recall the unspent portion of the
issue.
The action was taken by Molalla
Grange Saturday afterncn when by
a two to one majority the grange plac
ed the recall in disfavor. The vota
was taken after a debate was held
upon the subject. More farmers 8t
tended tlie meeting than have b?en
present at the grange in some time.
When Pamona Grange started th3
circulation of petitions to piace the
recall upon the ballot, the movement
met with such general opposition thru
out the county that a referendum
famortg the individual granges was
started. Abernethy gii.nge at Park
place was the first to take action, and
unanimously condemned the recrJI.
The $1,700,000 bonds were voted in
1919, found unconstitutional, and val
idated at a subsequent election. Some
8250,000 of the issue has already been
spent for highway and bridge iro
provements.
An organization established' at a
joint meeting of the Live Wires and
the Road Supervisors, is functioning
and doing active work to prevtn the
recall measure from being placed up
on the ballot. Records of the action
of but two granges have been received
and both favored the continuance of
the road building program.
Cooperation Urged
In Financing Bridge
Sentiment in West Linn, was ex
pressed at tihe council meting Wednes
day night, favc-rs the financing of a
temporary bridge across- the Willma
ette river during the time that the
new span is under construction, thru
cooperation of Oregon City, the coun
ty, and West Linn.
The problem of caring for traffic
during this period was discussed, and
although not official action, the tem
porary structure received the appro
batirn of all who spoke.
The council session was occupied
with considerable routine business.
including the ratification of two ordi
nances providing for the improve
ments on Buck and Barlow and Wil
lamette streets.
By MORRIS
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OREGON CITY POULTRY
CARRIES FIRST PRIZE
AT LIVESTOCK SHOW
Roy C Smith's Exhibits Take
Premier Place; Three 3rd
Awards Are Won
Roy C. rta'. " Oregon City, took
one iirst Pu'olj OrjT, the Pa-
c.fic mt PonuafaoriL soc,3;
Portland,... Ore.
one first Pubu' TOBrTm h Pa
Minorcas
Announcement of the results i
judging was. made Monday. Smith
carried off the first prize for the bet
lien of White Minorcas, and third
prizes for cockerels, hens and pullets.
Practically a thousand birds in the
poultry division of the Facific Inter
national had been competing against
one another since Saturday in an ef
fort to win favor with the judges, who
completed their work in thi. depart
ment Monday. Besides the ?Oo single
entries on the grounds, there arc
ninety birds in the laying, pens, in ad
dition to the numerous exhibits of the
boys and girls' clubs.
AssTirance that Oregon poultry can
compete cn an ec,ual footing with
birds from any other section of toe
country was made by James A. Tuck
er of Detroit, Mich., after surveying
the exhibits there.
Although it Is a little early for the
poultry show, and some fanciers did
not care to bring in their young pens.
Oregon birds are as (good as any in
the country," he asserted. Eeing a
licensed poultry judge, Mr. Tucker
lias worked at fairs throughout th
United States.
Administration
Outlining 1922
Finance Policy
Recommendation of a special road
levy oS 2 ys mills for District 1. Oregon
City, marks the first definite etep in
the outlining of municipal expendi
tures ror tne year or lszz.
At a meeting of taxpayers held Mon
day evening," the budget committee ap
pointed by the .eounty court, was au
thorlzed to aportion approximately
$7,50o which could be raised by such
a tax. The budget as prepared by the
committee will be acted upon at
meeting of the voters of the district
to be held on November 30.
Needs Are Large
In discussing the problem last night
it was pointed out that the funds
amounting to nearly $30,000. which
will be required for the Oregon 'City
West Liun .bridge, and the possible
extra expenditures which will be need
ed to keep traffic open, will seriously
deplete the street budget if they have
to be taken care of out of the general
road fund.
The Oregon City district has never
voted a special road tax. It receives
approximately $17,000 in the general
road fund from the county This mon
ey in the past has been used largely
for the improvement of important
main artpry streets, and the city coun
cil has under way a comprehensive pro-
gran, for the pavement of heavily
traveled thorofares, which it wishes
to see continued.
Tax s Cut
A five mill tax was recommended at
the meeting, and altho it was gener
ally agreed upon that this money was
needed, it was- reduced for the reas.cn
that the tax burden at present is al
ready heavy. Tha special fund, ir
voted, will be used to equalize! the
road money available, so as to keep
the improvement program in progress
in spite of the obligations which have
grown considerably during the past
year. At the meeting it was shown
that the continuance of the street im
provement program in the city is vi
tal to its welfare, and the outlining of
a comprehensive sctieme of activity
for the coming year was urged.
Wallace Caufield and O. D. Eby
were appointed to act with the com
mittee, consisting of James Shannon,
Linn Jones and Benton Ely, in the
workin,,, out of the details of the bud ;
get for the road fund.
The special city budget committee
met with the council last evening and
considered the apportionment of the
city's funds for the coming year. The
city levy for municipal purposes is 7
mills, which will raise approximate!?
$21,000 which with other income wili
give the city some $26,000 for con
ducting its administrative activities.
Recorder C. W. Kelly, Benton Elyan l
William Andresen were appointed a
committee to collect more data regard
ing the expenditures of the city dur
ing the past three years, wnich win De
presented tc an adjourned session this
evening, when the budget will b.i
finally prepared.
State Penitentiary
Faces Heavy Deficit
SALEM, Nov. 4. With the prison
population increasing at an alarming
rate Mie institution faces a heavy de
ficit at the end of the present bienni
rm, according to a report suomitrea
to the statle board of control Thursday
by Warden L. E. Compton The pop-i
ulation at the prison was increased to
40S on November 1, according to
Compton, who points out that) the last
egjislature made piovisiiii for but 32
prisoners.
IMPROVEMENT
IN INDUSTRIAL
STATUSJS SEEN
LOCAL PAPER PLANTS
SPEEDING UP
wrw""6 v""iucr iuoms T.O
' Make More Activity
1, n.,r A.
Improvement in the local industrial
situation here is manifest when com
parison is made with conditions tjhat
existed two months ago. The opening
of the grinder mills in the paper plants
has made employment for a larg num
ber cf extra men, and if present favor
able tendencies continue, the winter
should see Oregon City upon a firmer
industrial basis.
The Hawley Pulp and Paper Com
pany mills are now runnng to capaci
ty. All of the grinder rooms in opera-,
tion; these last, by the middle of the
season will alone be employing 100
men. The "population sheet" of the
Hawley plant shows that 466 men are
on the payroll. A construction gang
is also making extensive repairs to
the plant.
Change is Noted
W. p. Hawley, head of the company,
notes a considerable change in' the
condition of the market during the
last two months as it affects his plant.
About the first of September there waj
a slump in the market which looked
bad, and in fact a number of the mills
throughout the country curtailed their
production. This waa true of the lo
cal Crown-Willamette mill which slmt
down two of it machines and went
on a five day a week basis.
The Hawley mill is now running to
capacity, with orders ahead that prom
ise to tax its production for some time.
"This" said Mr. Hawley Thursday, 'is
due, I believe, to the demand over the
nation for a high quality of paper.
We have found that the market for a
better aheet of paper is always far
more active than tihe; demand for low
er rades. We are at present produc
ing a better sheet than we ever have
before, and the markt has grown cor
respondingly." Foreign Competition Keen
Whether or not this condition is a
general reflection of the trend of th3
national market, Mr. Hawley could
not say. The paper.nen he believes,
are still suffering from a lack of gov- .
ernment aid in coping with the condi
tion of foreign exchange which allows
European and northern manufacturers
to undersell the domestic producer.
Much of the increased local activity
is due to the winter, season with thi
start of the grinding of pulp. Tnis
wul continue probably until Februaiy,
and will only be interrupted if the wa- -
ter in the river roceedes to a poiat
where it is impossible to run the
grinders. At present the 'river is re
ceeding. but a few rains will again
raise it to the necessary height
The Crown-Willamette mills still
have two grinder rooms which are not
yet in operation, but unless the river
continues, to fall, these will probably
be opened some time next week. Some
125 additional men will be employed"
at pulp grinding in this mill during
the winter. The C-W now has 875
men upon its payroll.
Altiho the Crown-Willamette mill is
operating all of the machines except
one, its production has not been ma
terially increased, due to the fact that
the plant) is working, at a slow rate of
speed. In discussing the market con
ditions which affect the C-W mill, A.
Lewthwaite, manager of the com
pany in Portland, a few days ago said
that altho some improvement waa
manifested in the national conditioa
the trade, the general increase in
he movement of the product was not
exceptional.
Demonstrations for
Poultry Men, Plan
Plans for the Second of a
PQilltry demonstrations being held in
Clackamas county, have been com
pleted by the local Farm Bureau office
The demonstrations, which are 10
be given on. the subject of "Winter
Feeding for Egg Production," wiU be
held at central points in the county
November 15 and 16. H. E. Cosby,
extension poultry specialist of tlie
Oregon Agricultural College has thu
work in charge His first series of
lectures given some time ago, was
upon the subject of culling.
In order that all of the poultrymen
of the district may attend, Mr. Cosby
will give his lecture at four farms. At
'J: 30, November 15, he will lecture at
E. M. Barnett farm at Logan and at 5
o'clock the sarre afternoon at the
Hobnet and Smith farm at Clackamas.
The next morning his demonstration
will be held at the Salo and KuuHt
farm, at Meadowbrook, in the after
noon at the W. H. Thompson place at
Canby.
.The demonstrations, according to
County Agent W.-A. Holt, are in line .
with the program of the college and
the farm bureau to aid the poultry
raisers to solve their local problems,
and to increase their production thru
the use of modern and improve;!
methods. The demonstrations are of
a seasonable nature, and two more
will be held later in the year to com
plete the series.