"04a-GrOi"'CI inrnTtAtiUitL, FKi'L a i , VvFKlL. i., tzzr rage J CANBY AND AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE;. . WOMANSHEAD IS CUT Car of Mayor of Canby Is In Smashup: Machines Hit as'. Both Tirn on Intersection. CANBY. April 7. (Special). Mra H. D. Evans, of Donald, was severely cut about the head when the machine in wT.ir.Ji she wan riding, and a car driven by Mayor W. S. Maple, crash ed at the corner of Front and C streets in front of the bank this eve-ni-ns- Th machines were turning th corner. Th Mania car was badly damaged by the wreck, but both the mayor and lr. Evans, who was driving tne otner machiae escaped without injury. Mrs. Evans injuries are not believed to be serious. DRUG STORE AT CANBY SCOTCH. CANBY. April 11. C. H. Sheldon, -who has been local manager for the Huntley-Draper Drug and book store, for the past four years, has purchased the Huntley-Draper interest, and will continue the business here. He will be associated in business by his wife. Mr. Sheldon, former resident of Portland, has resided here for four ye,ars, accepting the position as local manager. It is his intention to move from the present location in the Ma sonic building to the new brick build ing now under construction , owned by John. Koehler, adjoining the Ma sonio building, located at the corner of First and C street. The store room which will be 25x75 feet, will enable the firm to carry a larger stock than at the present time. One of the new features will be a confectionery and soda department. A ?3000 soda foun tain has been purchased by Mr. Shel don and will be installed as soon as the new building is ready for occu pancy. Mr. Sheldon is a member of the city council and also a member of the Can by Booster Club, an organization re cently formed here. CANBY SCHOOLS CLOSE GERMS FOUND IN WELL CANBT, April 10. (Special) Ow ing to bacteria being found in the wa ter of the wells supplying the city of r.anbv. schools of this city were closed for Monday, as the children were not , county Fair Association, and at pre provided with proper drinking water, 8ent m charge of the maintenance of but will commence on Tuesday morn- tne pacific highway in Canby district, ing, when each child will come pro- jje was among the proponents locat vided with proper drinking water, this ing- the highway along the river route ' to be boiled before coming to scnooi. So far it is not known whether the contaminated water Is from the new well owned by the city, which has a depth of 880 feet or that which has been used for several years, having a depth of 85 feet. It is believed by manv that one of these wells has be- me Dolluted with the bacteria from the recent heavy rainfall. A similar well used by the city a number of years ago, became infected from the same source and It was necessary to establish a new well. Th. southern Pacific company was the first to discover the bacteria in the water here, reporting it to the city officials Immediate action was tab en, so that it is necessary for every househould to boil their drinking wa ter. VETERAN IS RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS CANBY, April 11. Joseph Schau bel, veteran of the wrld war, who served over-seas in some of the big engagements, and who is at the Pierce's sanitarium in Portland, where he is receiving medical treat ment, is improving. Mr. Schaubel suffered from an attack of pneumonia ten weeks ago at his home in this city, and has been at the Portland in stitution for over six weeks. His father,. Otto Schaubel, a well known business man of this city, and daugh ter, Miss Sophia, bookkeeper for the Carlton and Rosenkrans store in Can by, visited the patient xn Sunday, finding him. much improved. Canby Girl Suffers Septic Sore Tliroat CANBY, April ll The 15-year-old daughter of Mrs. E. A. .Wismer. of this city, who has been seriously ill suffering from septic sore throat, was brought here from Portland on Mon day having recvered from the effects of th malady. Mrs. Wismer , who is employed in this city, was called to the bedside of her daughter, who was making her home in Portland. FOR SALE Fine Five and Ten Acre Tracts in Canby Gardens. Well Located, Reasonable Prices, Good Terms CL BATES, Real Estate Agent. CAITBY, OREGON SOUTHERN CLACKAMAS Two Canby Men Seeking Office Of ' Postmaster CANBY, April 11. Two native sons position of postmaster here, both of wnora nave airean-r annnnnr-Mi rneir4 candidacy for the office They are A. H. Knight and M. J. Lee. Both are sons of early Oregon pioneers, who A. H. KNIGHT M. J. LEE crossed the plains by ox team and settled on the Canby prairie, where these two men were born, reared and have since made their homes. A. H. Knight served as postmaster of Canby during the time Theodore Roosevelt was president and some time after, when succeeded by the present postmaster, C. N. Wait, also a native son. Mr. Knight has been county commissioner for several terms, mayor, councilman, president , of the Caaby Commercial Club .jrhen ' this organization was in existence. served as Recretary of the "Clackamas between Oregon City and Canby. He is a prominent member of the I. O. O F. lodge, being past grand patriarch and past grand representative of the patriarch branch of the I. O. O. F. Lodge. His parents came across the' plains in 1852 and remained here con tinuously after arriving from the Eagt M j Lee is tne solI or A h. Lee, tae jatter crossing the plains in 1847, settiing m canby, where he is still making his home, and was the first " I M'H'II'IDIIK .Iw.WIU-.j.t.llll I -HI , I, II ? i . jr. ' - - K S ' - -V,.: v . - . ; t ' ' ' - Bw. .; ; I V ' t . :, I , - ..- . ' '. I w , p 1 1 II l j U-.-.,.n ,.; ,.. : ; . - i vaj postmaster in Canby. M. J. Lee was union niga scnooi wnere may u.e v. also secretary of the Clackamas Coun-, ited and also of the proposed m the ty Fair Association, and has the hon-. eastern part of the city, two -acres of or of taking the first automobile stage I which have been, offered y. (Del Clark over the highway after its completion, who has offered also to sell two ad having operated this line a number "of joining acres for $250 each, while an years. He waa vice-president of the other resident of Canby has offered an Oregon Irrigation Congress for some icre adjoining the property free of time, recently elected as councilman, and a promotor, having been instru mental in securing the Clackamas county fair grounds at Canby and also now actively engaged in promoting the union high school and the new electric light system. He is also an active member of the Canby I. O. O. F. Lodge. Both candidates have their share of substantial friends, and the best of feeling exists between the two candi dates. Mr. Knight is a cousin of Mrs. Lee. A. H. Knight is the.nephew of Wil liam Knight, who is said to hold the office of school clerk in his own dis trict longer than any other man in the world. He is past 8o years of age, and still making good on the job in Canby school district. A. H. Knight to-Talk At I.O.O.F. Function CANBY. April 12 A. H Knight, of this citv. will be one of the main speakers at the third annual Clacka mas County I. O. O. F. district con vention to be held at Gresham on Sat urday, April 15. Mr. Knight is presi lent of the organization. CANBY OREGON CITY Stage Time Table STAGE LEAVES 5 MINUTES' BE FORE SCHEDULED TIME WEEK-DAYS Waiting room at Huntley-Draper Drug Company, Oregon City, where bus leaves on schedule time, fw. canby v. Ore. City 7:45 a. m. 8:00 a. m. 9:45 a. m. 11:00 a- m. 12:45 p. m. 2:00 p. m. 4:15 p. m. 5:15 p. m. EXTRA TRIPS SATURDAY 2:4g p. m. 6:15 p. m. 7:45 a.m. 9:45 a. in. 12:4S 9. m. 4:15 p. 6:15 p. 8:65 p. m. Fare 25c 3:35 p. 7:30 p. m. m. SUNDAY 8:30 a. m. 11:00 a. m. 2:00 p. m. 5:15 p. m. 7:30 p. m. 10:45 p. m. UNION HIGH SCHOOL TO BE DISCUSSED AT CANBY CANBY, April 12. - A, meeting the patrous of school district No. wlU be held at the school house on vjwuuw School "Superintendent Brenton Ved- der will preside. The subject for dis cussion will be the proposed union high school for Canby. A similar meeting will be held at the Meridian school house on Friday evening, April 14, when the county school superintendent will be in charge. Much interest is being manifested in that section of the county over the prospects of establishing a union high school at Canby. Automobile Park Is Talked at Meeting Of Canby Boosters CANBY, April 11. The Canby Booster Club, composed of some of the prominent business and profes sional men f Canby, held its weekly luncheon at the Cottage hotel today. H. B. Evans, cashier of the First National Bank, presided over the meeting. The discussion at the af fair wa3 "Canby's Automobile Park," recently proposed by the business men of this city, and which will probably be located in the northern part of the city or near Good's bridge, as several ideal sites for such a park have been suggested. The matter will be de cided by the city council, this to be discussed by that body at its next session, the first Monday night in May. Addresses pertaining to- the pro posed automobile park were made by H. B. Evans, M. J. Lee, C. H. Sheldon, J. J. Sandsness and F. A. Rosen krans. Next Tuesday's meeting will be at the Matthew's restaurant. Attending today's luncheon were H. B. Evans, C. H. Sheldon, M. J. Lee, J. J. Sandsness, clarence Eid, Melvin Eid, W. Bond, R. Smith, E. H. Hov, Charles Prouty and F. A. Rosenkrans. Union High School Meet Well Attended CANBY, April 12. At a meeting held in th gymnasuim in this city oni Wednesday evening of last week lor the purpose of hearing the report of the committee working in the interest of th proposed union high school in Canby. many out of town residents were jn attendance, these being from tne various school districts eligible for the proposed union high school dis trict. Among the districts representee: were E. C. St. Clair, of Mark's Prairie; M J. Lee, Canby; Elmer Veteto, New Era; D. W. Shrock, District No. 91: R. F. Watts, Oak Lawn; F. J. Kraxberger, Macksburg;P. A. Webber,-Union Hall; Lou Smith, Barlow. Mr. St. Clair was chairman of the meeting. Th people of Canby- turned out en masse, and took unusual interest in the proceedings of the meeting. A Targe number of the high school stu Jents attended and addressed the as sembly. The members of the committee talk ed on the subject of the union high school, and reported the progresa that is being made on that line. They have ound that many are in favor of tne charge. If th two acres are pur chased ,th City of Canby will stand the expense, and thig be presented for the establishment of the house school grounds, and that arrangements would be made for the present time by the school board for housing the high school students until such a building is erected by arranging the classes in the grammar grades. This makes the fourth meeting held in Canby when the proposed union high school has been the subject for discussion, and many who were not in favor of the movement several weeks ago, have changed their opinion and are now looking favorable upon the proposition, which is not only encour aging to the committee but also to County School Superintendent Bren ton Vedder, who is working in the in terests of the union high school. Long Illness Fatal To W. H. Mandeville UAiNtsi, April 14 w. H. Mande-i ville, prominent resident of this city, ...... .. aiea at tne tamiiy nome on weanes- uay mgu. ai j o ciuck, aner an liiness of about two years. Mr. Mandevill was born at Rock ford, 111., September 23, 1844, and was th son of Henry and Anna Mande- ville. In 1S91 he came to Oregon with his family from Lyons county, Iowa, settling in Portland, where he made hia home until 1S92, when he and his family moved to Canby. Mr. Mande vill engaged in farming on a small scale. He was an active member of the Methodist church of this city. Deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maria Jane Mandevill, a son. Ralph Mandeville.both of Canby.. a sister, Mrs. Carrie Corey, of Loa Ang- eles.Calif.; two brothers, Eugene Mandeville, of Monrovia, Calif.; C. R. Mandevill. of Holton. Kansas. Two ! "r.Tr.t T"i ctci 3 fori crvm n MmA Ju?f) The funeral services are to be held from th Methodist church in Canby on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. . Rev. Boyd Moor, pastor ot this city, and Rev. Atkinson, old time friend of the family, whose horn is in Portland, win ( officiate. Interment will be in th Zion , cemetery. i REBEKAH DELEGATES TO CANBY, April 8. At a meeting of the Kirk Rebekah Lodge, of this city, on Tuesday evening, the delegation to the grand lodge convening in Eu gene during the - last week of May, were chosen7 These are Mrs. A. H. Knight and Mrs. J. R. Vinyard, of this city. Mrs. Knight, who has served as fi nancial secretary of Kirk Rebekah Lodge for the past ten years, has been recommended for deputy district president. Canby Social Club Gives Masquerade CANBY, April 11. There were 73 people attending the masquerade party given -on Saturday evening ' un der the auspices of the Idle Hour Club of this city at the Artisan hall. Many handsome costumes were in evidence. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Phil Miller and Avon Jesse. The music was furnished by the Garrett orchestra. The club, composed of the unmar ried young peple of this city, number ing about 27 members, will, for its next meeting, enjoy a kike, which will be on Sunday, leaving here early in the day, the destination of which has not been decided upon. This club was recently organized in this city, and dancing parties or other forms of entertainment are. given every two weeks, when the married people are given an oppor tunity to enjoy the festivities. M. E. Aid Society Holds Silver Tea CANBY, Or., April 12. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church entertained in a novel manner at the home of Mrs. F. C. Reynolds last Wed nesday, when Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. E. D. Blackman, Mrs. T. b Hamilton and Mrs. J. "W. Snider were hostesses of the afternoon. The affair was in the form of a silver tea, and the proceeds amounted to a meat sum. The early part of the afternoon was taken up with a program, each guest sang a selection or gave a recitation of childhood days. Prizes were won by Mrs. John Eid and Mrs. H. M. Brown. There were about 40 women attend ing, t Spring blossoms were used in a most effective manner in decorating the rooms of the Reynolds' home. CANBY LOCALS CANBY, April 13. Miss Ruth Port er, of Portland, is in Canby visiting friends. Miss Porter was a former resident of this city and also of Ore gon City. C. H. Sheldon went to Portland on business Tuesday, stopping at Oregon City while enroute home. Mr. and Mj. Weston, of Portland, were in Canby on Tuesday afternoon, visiting among friends. Mrs. Weston was Miss Wastell before her marriage, and taught for a number of years in the Canby high school. Look at the dashing sport hats at Miss Goldsmith's. Adv. Mrs. W. O. Neff, of Canby, was among those coming to Oregon City on business Tuesday, and while here visited among friends. Mr. and Mrs. Neff, former residents of Molalla, where they mad their home for about a year, have purchased th O. - R. Mack property in the northern part of th city and located near the fair, grounds. Many improvements have been made to the place, and much of the land is being cleared. Mr. and Mrs. 'Neff are to engage in the poul try industry, and will specialize with the White Leghorns, having 200 baby chicks, and over 80 laying hens. Miss Goldsmith has a wonderful dis play of Easter hats, Vogue and other makes. Adv. Mrs. Anabell Dedman, supervisor of the surgical department of the M. E. hospital, in Los Angeles, Calif., who has been in Canby visiting her sister, Mrs Frank Zollner, has returned to Portland, where sh is visiting her mother, Mrs. Morris, having been call ed to her bedside owing to her critical illness. While in Canby Mrs. Dedman was entertained by a number , of her friends, having been a former resident of this city. She will leave soon tor Los Angeles to resume her duties in the hospital. ' Mr and Mrs. E. H. Conkey, Mr. and Vari Mantcus. or Dallas, Oregon, were in Canby the first of th week as guests of Dr. and Mrs. jonn u. Mrs. Mangus is the daughter of Dr. Miss Goldsmith has Prlscilla Dean Hats for girls. Adv. Arthur J. Mugg and T. Walker, of Portland, are in this city, engaged in making a new map of Canby to be us ed by insurance companies. A. Warner of Portland, was among those coming to Canby the first . of tae week, where they transacted businses. Earl Hutchinson, his brother, Ken nnT Hutchinson, Mrs. Sophia Moody, of Oregon City, were tending the country fair given by tne Lt-tJ Jr . TvtHnw pvpn- hieh school Btuaeui-a - - w i untoninson served on tne J&SSeT n giving the affair, and Moody represented the gypsy for tune teller, one of the attractive fea tures of th "Midway." iJACOMA POLICE OFFICER TACOMA, Wash., April 12. Wil ,., tt .Tames, local police officer, is Jn ijonnty jail today charged with roDbing th Young hotel early yester-) day. He occupies a cell with Eddie . uniinM. "stool pigeon" of the police j fim on f also alleged to have nartment. also auegea to taken part in the robbery. S James was dismissed from the po lice department yesterday after he had admitted h had "raided" the hotel, and last night a warrant charg mcr him with robbery was sworn out by jacfc Edwards, night clerk at the hotel. HEALTH OFFICER OPINION IS GIVEN TOCOUNTYCOURT District Attorney Is Asked to Aid In Clearing Dispute Over Official Positions; Final Action Being Delayed. FILING OF CHARGES MAY BE CONSIDERED Salary of Welsh Denied but Expense Account Allowed For Considerable Period. The first official legal opinion up on a question which has knotted the threads of official health affaira since last July, has been prepared by Dis trict Attorney Livy Stipp at the re quest of County Judge H- E. Cross. Information as to the status of JrZ Orel A. Welsh, and the necessary pro ceedure to oust him from office, is given by the district attorney. The county court was expected to decide who they are to recognize as health ofifcer, but no action was taken at the present term. The request of the judge for an opinion and the text of th district attorney's reply, indicate an effort to settle the dissension, and point to a probable effort by the court to secure the dismissal of the health officer. Last July, upon grounds that Welsh was extravagant, the county court made an effort to combine the posi tion of health officer, which he holds, and the county physician. Dr. W. E. Hempstead was appointed to the joint office. Welsh refused to step out, and his position was sustained by the state board of health. Hempstead, await ing the decision in the case, has not been active in the fight, which has been waged between Welsh and the court. No Salary Paid Welsh Sine July, no salary payments have been mad by th court to Welsh, though his expenses for sev eral months, including last month, have been allowed by the court. Outlining the status of the affair, District Attorney Stipp writes as fol lows: Th law respecting the County Health Officer reads as follows: " "They (meaning the ' county board of health) shall elect a se cretary who shall be in possession of a license issued to him by the State Board of Medical examin ers, who shall b the health offi cer of the appointing board when so commissioned by the state board of health, and he shall hold his office so long as h shall faith- fully perform the duties thereof." The same section also provides that the state board of health shall have power to remove, at any time, any county health officer for intemper ance, failure to collect vital statistics, failure to obey rules and regulations, keep records, make reports, or answer letters of inquiry orfloey oraers oi i"e Etato hMith officer concerning the health of the people. There is noth ing stated in the law which gives the state board of health authority to re move a health officer for any other cause than those enumerated and there is no provision giving any court or board, including the county board of health, specific authority for bring ing about the removal of a county Health Officer on account of failure faithfully to perform his duties. Court May Prefer Charges ' If th charges which you wish to prefer come within any of the enumer ated classes, the Court ltseir or me Cnuntv Judge or one of the Commis sioners individually may prefer the charges to the state board of health. If it is for failure to faithfully per form the duties of his office in respect to other things, then 4t may De mat the county board of health would have jurisdiction and authority and the charges could be made by the county court or by any member of the County Court acting alone. If, however, the charges are for a violation of the law or malfeasance in office, it might be that the charges should b brought directly before the grand jury. Not knowing, however, th character of the charges contem plated, it is impossible ror me 10 gi specific directions and it may be that the local board of health would be held to- have no authority so far as hearing and determining any case is concerned. The law i3 entirely inde finite and as to what it exactly is. is nothing more than a guess. ON RFED COLLEGE BODY REED COLLEGE, Portland, April 12. (Special). William Miller - of Oregon City, a member of the junior class at Reed college, was today nam ed a member of the committee on ar rangements for the third annual Reed Day, scheduled for May 12. Reed day was substituted for th traditional Junior Week-end at Reed three years ago, and has proved an unusual suc cess sine that time. More than 500 Portland high schol seniors will be guests of Reed students this year. A full day is being planned by the jun ior class, in charge of th program, j Athletic events, a tennis matcu. canoe carnivait tug Qf war, baseball game and exhibits are scheduled for th afternoon, while a dance ana aro matic production will be features of the evening. A buffet supper will be served on the campus. Cleo. Wash.. Pfteple Visit H Among those coming to this city on .Wednesday were Mrs. W. O. Hughes, Lora and Lois Hughes, of Cleo, Wash. MILLER NAMED IMF BE STAGED AT GRESHAM The third semi-annual Clackamas County I. O. 0F. district convention will be held at Gresham on Saturday, April 15, with Roy H. Gibbs, P. G., chairman of the committees. Th following program will be giv en In the morning: Opening ode; roll call of officers; roll call of lodges; reading of minutes of the last con vention; address of welcome, C. A. j Hill, P. G., 'of Gresham Lodge; re-J sponse, William A. Morand, p. G., Boring Lodge; reading of reports, pe titions and communications; reports of special committees; presentation of bills; unfinished business; new business; selection of next meeting place; question box; luncheon. The Ladies' Aid Society of th Methodist church will serve a dinner at tire I. O. O. F. hall, and at the grange hall the Ladies' Guild of the Baptist church will serve dinner. - The afternoon session will begin at 2 o'clock, when the program will be opened with the exemplifying of first decree by competing teams. Dinner Will be served by th Giiild and Aid Society as at luncheon time. The evening session will have the followiung program: Invocation, Rev. David Q. Barry; roll call of lodges; decision of judges on degree work; presentation of cup to winning team; vocal duet, Myrtle Rusher and Dorris Zimmerman; remarks, President A. H. Knight, of Canby; recitation, Cath erine Metzger; address, Judge Thom as F. Ryan, P. G. M., of Oregon City; reading, Mrs. C. M. Zimemrman; se lections, Male Quartet, J. F. Jones, L. A. Walrad and Hal C. Bishop. Th following aTe the officers of the convention: A. H. Knight, presi dent; C. F. M. Brown, vice-president; L. A. Daugherty, secretary; A. C. Baumback, treasurer; R. S. Pennell, warden; M. I. Sundat, conductor; Henry Speiss, chaplain; c. J. Spagle, inside guardian; Arthur Mather, out side guardian. WILLIAM I. BAUER DIES AT HIS MOLALLA HOME William I. Bauer, prominent resi dent of Molalla, where he resided for the past four years, and a mail car rier for three years on Molalla Route 2. died at the family home in Molalla on Tuesday night about 10:30 o'clock after an illness of three months, hav ing undergone an operation in this city some time ago. Mr. Bauer was born at Barlow on April 14, 1874, and resided in Clack amas county during his entire life. He was th son of the late Jacob and Lydia Bauer, of Barlow. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Bauer, two sons, Wayne and Donald Bauer, of Molalla; his sisters, Mrs. W. W. Irvin, Mrs. Clara Atkinson and Mrs. W. P. Wurster, all of Aurora; Mrs. J R. Leach, of Portland; a brother, Henry Bauer, of Rupert, Idaho, who was here at the time of Mr. Bauer's death. . The remains are at the Holman & Pace undertaking parlors and the fun eral services will be held from the chapel ob Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock, with interment in th family lot in Zion cemetery, uanDy. mo Masonic Lodge of Molalla, of which Mr. Bauer was a member, will have charge of the services at the Holman & Pace chapeL 2 DIVOlfslslED IN CIRCUIT COURT HERF Two suits for divorce were filed in th circuit court Wednesday. They are: Ada against Clyde May, married in Portland, August 1898, and Otto against Myrtle Bluff, married in Mar ion county, March 25, 1910. Marriage License Is Issued Local Couple A marriage license was issued Wed nesday to Ferrell A. Heater 21, and Golda C. Wiesenbeck, 19, both of Ore gon City. Corning to Portland Dr. Mellenthin SPECIALIST in Internal Medicin for the past eleven years. DOES NOT OPERATE Will be at Benson Hotel Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 12, 13, 14 and 15 Office Hours: 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. FOUR DAYS ONLY No Charge for Consultation Dr. Mellenthin is a regular graduate in medicine and surgery and ia lic ensed by the state of Oregon. He visits professionally the more important towns and cities and offers to all who call on this trip free consultation, ex cept the expense of treatment when desired. - According to his method of treat ment he does not operate for chronic appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers of stomach, tonsils or adenoids. , He has to his credit wonderful re sults in diseases.of the stomach, liver. bowels, blood, skin, nerves, heart, kidney, bladder, bed wetting, catarrh, weak lungs, rheumatism, sciatica, leg ulcers and rectal ailments. If you have been ailing for any length of time and do not get any bet ter, do no fail to call, as Improper measures rather than disease are very often the cause of your long standing trouble. Remember above date, that consul tation on this trip will be free and that his treatment is different. Married women must be accom panied by their husbands. Address: 336 Boston Block, Minme apolis, Minn. COMPROMISE ON CITY HALL SITE IS AGREED UPON Representatives of Hill and Down Town District Meet To Effect Settlement of Location of New Building. MATTER TO BE PUT UP TO CITY COUNCIL Title to Property Is Clouded; Right of Municipality to Use Land to be Determined. A compromise location for the pro posed city hall, agreed upon last night by representatives of th down town and hill factions, will be pre sented to the city council. At a meet ing last evening of a number of men who are interested in the selection of the location, it was decided to recom mend the Singer Hill site, at th top of Eighth street. The proviso is at tached that the fire engine shall b located so as to be on a level with the top of th bluff. The joint meeting was brought into session in an effort to affect some agreement which would end the long drawn out battle over the city hall. Threats of recalls and injunc tions which would indefinitely hold up the proceedings were bared, and a general sentiment prevailed that some action, agreeable to both fac tions, must be taken. Plans Not Definite The plan for the Singer Hill site is not definitely worked out, and is to be left to the engineers and the coun cil to determine. Two' locations are projected. One is north of the pres ent Eighth street steps, and would en tail the construction of a cement wall for the north side of the building. Th other proposed Bite is -just south of the steps where the fire bell tower stands at the present time. This would necessitate considerable rock excava tion. A committee composed of L. A. Morris, Carl Green, John Morris, Ed Johnson, J. R. Stafford, Walter Lit tle and L. A. Henderson was appoint ed to take the matter up with the council. An efofrt is to be made to secure the withdrawal of th other plans which were to b outlined to th.e voters in May. The question of pur chasing the Caufield property is ready for the ballot, - petitions are completed for th bond recall and pe- titions are - being circulated to place the old Main street location up as a site for the new building. Vote Is Unanimous The approval of the compromise site, though considerably discussed, was unanimous. There is consider able contention over th exact design of th structure but the impossibility of arranging the details without the employment of an engineer precluded definite action upon this point last night. Th title to the Singer Hill site is somewhat clouded, but It is generally believed that the property is owned? by the city. It was originally deeded to Oregon City by John McLoughlin, but no special purposes for Its use were Bet aside. Later, th heirs of McLoughlin deeded the tract to Sing er, who constructed a mill. The mill property changed hands and was sold for taxes. Later, during th Oregon California Land Grant suit, it was de cided that the property reverted back to th city. Sine then it has been abandoned and considered as a pub lic thoroughfare. One of the contentions in the use of the hill site is the location of th fir truck, which would b permanent ly placed on the hill, but it is not ex pected that any other arrangement can be made that will secure any sup port from the Hill section. The ar rangement would also practically lo cate the jail down town, as the en trance would be from Eighth street. $25 Reward Is Set For Ferry Robbers Some time during Sunday or early Monday morning thieves entered th pilot house of the gasoline launch used in towing th Oregon City ferry and secured thirty gallons of gasoline and a quantity of tools used in opera ting th ferry. Arthur G. Beattie, se cretary of tie Clackamas Coraty Businesg Men's association pf' tors Of the ferry today will post a re ward of $25 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of th guilty parties. - MONEY TO LOAN Farm Loans Preferred PAUL C. FISCHER : Beaver Bldg. Oregon ftity IHHINHIIHWMMHHIHHHIMIHIHHII. Holman & Pace FUNERAL DIRECTORS Homelike Efficient Courteous Telephone 86 7th and Water Sts, Oregsn Grty .4 Dr. Harry W. Paine Osteopathic Physician Beaver Bldg. Oregon City (Mill, "' '""