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FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 40.
OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1922.
ESTABLISHED 18S
LIVE WIRES TABLE
ACTION ON RECALL
OF JUDGE CROSS
Move To Appoint Committees
To Probe Issue Rejected;
Merging Of Organization
And Commercial Club Hit.
CITY HALL LOCATION
EVOKES DISCUSSION
Group Will Be Named To Aid
Council in Selection of Two
Sites To Be Put On Ballot.
The Live Wires of the local com
mercial club will take no part either
pro or con, will make no effort to
ward the investigation of the merits of
the projected recall of county Judge,
H. E. Cross, the organization will aid
in picking both an uphill and down
town site to be placed on the ballot
at the coming election, and will take
no steps toward the merging of it
self with the Oregon City commercial
club proper.
These things were decided Tuesday
noon at the regular luncheon meeting.
A resolution, - providing for the ap
pointment of a committee to "investi
gate the charges against Judge Cross,
and investigate the proposed recall
candidate, Fred D. Shank, and report
their findings to the organization so
that it might properly face the situa
tion," was immediately voted down
unanimously and without discussion.
The question of the site for the pro
posed city hall evoked a fire of com
ment. A resolution was introduced,
providing for the appointment' of a
committee of three to aid the council
in the selection of a downtown site.
City Recorder, Charles Kelly, object
ed to the motion to table the resolu
tion, scoring the Wires for refusing
to take action on an important matter.
O. D. Eby interposed with the sugges
tion that the matter was not one for
the Live Wires primarily, and that
having been so often discussed it was
one now well left in the hands of the
city council.
Chris Schuebel proposed that the
resolution be amended to read that
the committee aid in picking both an
uphil and downtown site and put the
best possible in both cases upon the
ballot.
L. A. Henderson objected, saying
that the Wires had endorsed the down
town location and that no action which
would be contradictory in this regard
should be -taken.
L. A. Morris, in support of Schue-
bel's contention pointed to the possib
ility of the electors deciding upon an
uphfil location and urged the selec
tion of the best possibe hill site.
"You're bum politicians,'' insisted
A. G. Beatie. "If you want to get the
city hall down town, pick a poor hill
location."
Putting the motion to a vote, Main
Trunk Price pointed out that previous
actions of the Wires had favored the
.downtown location. A second vote,
with a division of the house was neces
sary on the question, the amended res
olution, providing a committee to aid
in selecting both sites, was passed.
A resolution providing for the mer
ger of the commercial club and the
Live Wires was taken from the table
where it had rested for the past two
weeks. Sentiment generally favored
the keeping intact of the Live Wires
organization as against the merger
under the direct control of the com-mer.-ial
club itself. The plan was de
vise 1 following agitation last spring
for the organization of a more effec
tive means of administration of Live
Wiros business and the merger plan
was presented, in the discussion it
was pointed out that the Live Wires
enjoyed both a local and state wide
reputation and that any charges which
should be made should be to streng
then the present organization rather
than substitute an entirely new plan.
Touching upon the attendance, Livy
Stipp pointed out that the special at
tractions at the regular meetings
always drew good crowds and that the
solution of the problem rested in the
presentation of more Interesting sub
ject matter for discussion or the
bringing of speakers to the club with
a message of wider appeal.
CLERKS OFFICE TO OPEN
ON REGISTRATION EVE
October 7 Is Last Date; Later
Period for Filing Allowed
Candidates: Dates Listed, i
The office of the county clerk will
be open until eight o'clock on the
evening- of October 7, the last date for
registration of voters before the No
vember election. The special arrange
ment was made by County Clerk, Fred
A. Miller to accomodate those who
cannot call at the court house at reg
ular iours.
Although October 7 is the last day
for registration, the law allows until
October 12 for the filing of independ
ent candidates for county offices. Sev
eral petitions are expected to be fil
ed before that date.
The filing of the recall petition to
oust Judge H. SI. Cross, cannot be plac
ed before October 14 in order to hold
the election in conjunction with the
.November general election. If it is
filed later than October 18, although
it will still be incumbent upon the
clerk to call a special election, it can
not fall on the date of November 7. j
MATT WALKIRCH
IS RELEASED ON
TECHNICALITIES
Habeas Corpus Proceedings In
Circuit Court Result In
Freeing Of Moonshiner;
Campbell Gives Opinion
POWERS OF JUSTICE
COURT ARE OUTLINED
Reincarceration Upon Former
Sentence Is Held Illegal
After Time Limit Expires.
Matt Walkirch, sentenced by Judge
E. J. Noble to serve 166 days sen
tence to complete a term from which,
he was paroled, yesterday walked out
of the county jail a free man, follow
ing a hearing brought in the circuit
""l la" " l."c rr-HHnns T five court to test the legality of his incar
After the filing of the petitions, five t.
days are allowed for the resignation j
of the officer attacked, in case of a
refusal the writ for the election being
issued.
The final date for the filing of pe
titions for city offices is noon, Nov
ember 1, as the law requires that they
be filed by noon of the Wednesday
proceeding the election. Four council
men's chairs are to be filled and as
yet there have been no filings for
these offices: Recorder, city attor
ney, treasurer and mayor are also on
the list, the recorder's office being-the
only one so far contested.
TAXPAYER LEAGUE BILL
IRKS LABOR FEDERATION
SALEM, Sept. 29. A resolution de
claring that the proposed income tax
amendment, sponsored by the state
Taxpayers' league, was "initiated for
the obvious purpose of confusing the
voters and "killing the grange income
tax measure," was adopted by the
Oregon State' Federation of Labor, in
session Thursday.
The resolution points out that adop
tion of the proposed amendment "will
throw more of the burden of taxation
on the small wage earner," and calls
upon organized labor to lend its forces
to opposition of the measure.
The convention also went on record
as opposed to any movement which
sought to destroy the direct primary
and bring about the return to the old
convention system of nominating can
didates for political office.
- The bitterest fight of the convention
was waged around a resolution intro
duced by the soft dring dispensors urg
ing modificiation of the Volstead act
and a return of "Wholesome beer and
light wines." The resolution was
adopted by a vote of 35 to 27, with 21
delegates absent, after an oratorical
exchange replete with personalities
which consumed most of the after
noon.
A resolution proposing an amend
ment to the state compensation act,
The decision of Judge J- U. Camp
bell which released Walkirch, was
upon the basis that parole power is
not vested in the justice court and-
that the expiration of the total sen
tence passed upon ' Walkirch autos
matically released him from custody,
regardless of the further action upon
the part of the lower court.
On December 8, 1922, alkirch was
convicted on a moonshining charge
and sentenced to 90 days in jail in
addition to a $400 fine he was to serve
290 days, but after serving 34 was
released upon parole. He was sub
sequently arrested on a similar
charge but found not guilty by a jus
tice court jury. Judge Noble then re
voked the parole and ordered Wal
kirch committed for the remaining 166
days of the sentence.
Last Sunday the period of the or
iginal sentence expired and J. E.
Hedges, atorney for Walkirch, applied
for a writ of habeus corpus. On this
hearing, Judge Campbell held that the
justice courf had exceeded its author
ity in the matter of the parole, and
the defendant wa8 released.
JERSEY, SOLD FOR $75.
SWEEPSTAKES WINNER
Cow Owned by D. W. Heppler
Big Prize Winner at Fair;
Grand Champions Defeated.
CONVENTION OF
C. E. TO
BE IN GLADSTONE
COUNTY
SALEM, Sept 30. (Special).
Clackamas county Won fourth place
coaay in tne Dys and girl's club work
canning contests.
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 29. A Jersey
cow purchased by its present owner
for $75 walked out of the prize ring
at the state fair yesterday winner
of sweepstakes honors over four
other grand champions representing
the milking Shorthorn, Holstein
October 6, 7, 8, Is Selected
! As Time For Sessions;
Christian Church Will Be
Devoted to Gatherings.
100 DELEGATES ARE
EXPECTED AT MEET
Guernsey and Ayrshire classes. Edith's J Jaoorate rTOgram Prepared
For Occasion; Purpose Of
Organization to be Topic
Oxford Lass, exhibited with three heif
er calves, is a 2 year old grand cham
pion owned by D. W. Heppler, of Aur
ora, who bought her originally from
A- D. Gribble, another Aurora Jersey
breeder of the fair.
MUSCLE SHOALS
PLAN ENDORSED
BY EAJ GROUP
Chester H.'- Gray, Director
Of National Organization
Talks (To Local Executive
Committee; Plan Outlined.
CHANGE OF PLEA FAILS
TO CUT DOWN SENTENCE
R. H. Lattlefield Fails To Get
Leniency Upon Appeal to
Circuit Judge Campbell.
GOVERNMENT USE OF
PLANT TO BE SHUNNED
R. H. Littlefield, arrested two
months ago on charges of illegal pos
ession of liquor, will serve the sen
tence imposed upon him by the justice
court, despite appeal to the circuit
court, which ended Friday. Littlefield
appealed from the verdict and sen
tence of Judge E. J. Noble, and the
hearing of the case was set by Judge
Campbell in the circuit for Monday.
Friday Littlefield changed his plea
guilty, and a plea for leniency was
entered. Judge Campbell, however,
making acceptanee if its provisions j handed out the same sentence as giv-
compulsory upon all employers was
adopted , by the convention. Should
the legislature fail to pass such an
amendment steps will be taken to
place the question before the voters
through the medium of the initiative.
State insurance, as administered un
der the Oregon act, was highly prefer
able to the protection offered by cas
ualty companies, it was pointed out
by supporters of this resolutiin.
UPON TYPE OF COUNTRY
RACE FOR RECORDER'S
OFFICE NOW 4 HANDED
Various types of Federal-aid roads
are built in different sections of the
country. According to' the Bureau of
Public- Roads of the United States
Department of Agriculture, this var
iation is due largely to availability of
materials, volume of traffic, and cli
matic conditions.
The 18,299 miles of Federal-aid road
copletmed on July 31 haa been dis
tributed among the eight major types
of construction as follows: Graaeo
and drained, 2,528 miles; sand-clay,
2,222 miles; gravel, 7.013 miles; water-
bound macadam, 456 miles; bitumi-
en in the lower court, a fine of $350.
In default of the fine Littlefield Mon
day will begin to serve the sentence
out in the county jail, which will
amount to 175 days.
Littlefield was arrested at his
ranch three miles south of Milwaukie
by Deputy Sheriffs Long and Hughes
and Constable F. E. Lowe.
The eighth annual convention of
the Clackamas county Christian En
deavor union will be held at Glad
stone, October 6, 7. and 8. The ses
sions are to be held in the Christian
church. More than 100 delegates from
over the country are expected to be
present at the affair and an elaborate
program for the three day period has
been arranged.
The complete program for the ses
sions follows:
Friday Evening Rally 7.00, Regis
tration Period, Miss Margaret Baker;
7:30, Song Service, Miss Clara Tate;
7:45, Quarterly Rally, Miss Margaret
Baker; 8:45, Announcements; 8:50,
Social Hour.
Saturday Morning Convention 8:30,
Song Service; 8:45, Devotional, Rev.
H. G. Edgar; 9:15, Conferences; Pray
Meeting, Rev G. E. Williams; Mission
ary, Rev. G. E. Williams; Social, Mis3
Viola Ogden ; Lookout, Miss Viola Og
den; 10:45, Business Session and
Reports, Miss. Clara Tate; 12:00,
Lunch.
Saturday Afternoon 1:30, Song
Service and Devotional, Rev. E. C.
iFarnham; 2:00, Keynote Address;
"Visions of Better C. E.", Mr. G. Evert
. Baker; 3:15, Junior Demonstrations;
One of Reclamation; Need j 3:30, Intermediate Session, Mr. Hil
r r ei I hert Holloway; 3:45, Recreation Per-
ror rertuization onown. ,nA M, WiiKPrt wniinwav- -nn Rn-
j , -. j& ' ! quet (Pep and Budget).
' j Saturday Evening 7:45," Song Ser
ine muscie bjioais nitrate plant t vice: 8:00. Election of Officers;
tender made to the government by I 8:20, Address on Christian Endeavor
Henry Ford, was endorsed last night World, Mr. W. D. Guy; 8:30, Address
by the Clackamas County Farm Bur-: "Living in Better Christian Endeavor",
eau federation, at a special meeting, ! Mr. Cliye Saiz.
at which a resolution was adopted j Sunday Morning Sunday School
favoring the Ladd bill now pending ; an,j church of choice.
before both houses of congress. i Sunday Afternoon 2:00, Song Ser-
The matter was presented to the , vice; 2:15, "Why a Junior Society?"
Miss Bonnabelle Kent; 2:30, "Why
an Intermediate Society ", Rev. G.
B. Williams; 2:45, Special Music;
2:50, "Why a Senior Society?", Mr.
Clive Saiz; 3:05, "Why. an Alumnie?"
Mr. G. Evert Baker; 3:20, Special
Music (Have Thine Own Way, Lord) ;
3:25, Sentence Prayers; 3:45. De
cision Service, Rev. 'James A. Smith;
5:30, Lunch;
Sunday Evening 6:15, Pre-prayer
Service; 6:30, Christian Endeavor,
Mr. W. D. Guy; 7:30, Address "Vic-
CLACKAMAS COUNTY IS
SECOND AT STATE FAIR
High Place In Poultry
General Exhibit c CN .
Greenhouse 'oV rrize.
SALE M, ' Cof. 28. (SDeciat.U
Clackamas ct-artty today was awarded
secojnd place in the poultry specia
prize competition.
Clackamas county 'won - seventh
place at the State fair for the county
exhibit prizes. Jackson county coun
ty, with its splendid exhibit of fruits.
vegetables, minerals, .- grains and
other products, typical of that sec
tion of the state, was proclaimed win
ner of the first prize in the county
competition. Jackson county scored
1014. Polk county finished second
with a score of 9S4, Tillamook county
third with a score of 967, Benton coun
ty forth with a score of 943 and Col
umbia county fifth with a score of
930.
The Rafin and Herbert greenhouse
of Clackamas won second prize for
the best greenhouse display.
SALEM, Sept 28. New barns to
house the livestock exhibits at the
state fair and an appropriation of
$100,000 for a building to be devoted
to the exhibits of boys' and girls' club
members were demanded by speakers
before the annual meeting of the Ore
gon Purebred Livestock association at
the state fair grounds here Wednes
day night. A committee was named
at last night's session to bring in re
solutions at the annual banquet of the
association tonight covering these de
mands.
At the present time the livestock
exhibits of the boys' and girls' cjub
members are occupying oca of the 13
livestock barns on the fair grounds
with the overflow exhibits housed in
a 40 by bO tent. With a steady in
crease in the interest of these youth
ful exhibitors every year their pari
in the annual livestock exhibit has
come to be recognized as one of ma
jor importance and demanding spec
ial attention.
1925 EXPOSITION
MEASURE TO GO
ON N0V.7 BALLOT
Decision In Supreme Court
Sustains Judge Kelly In
Action Dismission Suits
To Prevent Vote on Bill.
ALBRIGHT PETITIONS
DECLARED ILLEGAL
Failure To Appeal in Fish
And Income Tax Cases Is
Cited in Final Opinion.
STATE LOSES SUIT FOR
ROYALTY ON PAVEMENT
SALEM, Oct. 2. The state highway
commission lost a decision in federal
court this morning for $18,635.25 but
the full effect of the decision may to
tal $180,000 in cost.
The case was that of Warren
Bros, against Oskar Huber for 25
cents a yard royalty on 74,541,7 yards
of bitulithic paving, known commonly
of Warrenite. The contract was taken
by Huber from the state highway com
mission without the Inclusion of the
highway since the commission desired
a test case to determine if the Warren
company was really entitled b the
royalty. Huber was guaranteed in his
contract that the commission would
executive committee xif the' farm
bureau by Chester H. Gray, director
of the American Farm Bureau who
is at present tourings the country
in the interests of the operation of
the Muscle Shoals plant. The farm
bureau also declared itself as against
the scheme of government operation
of the plant.
"The project," explained Gray, "is
one of reclamation, as truly as -the j
turning of water into the fields for
: .- . : . i - . : 1, A . '
Muscle Shoals the plan is to take
water power, and use it to create ni
trate, which as fertilizer will have a
large part in the reclamation of the
unfertile and failing soil in the coun
try." Gray and Colonel Worthington were
the two men who were responsible for
interesting Ford in the Muscle Shoals
plant, and who urged him to enter a
bid for the operation of the Industry.
Following the government's request
for tenders for operating of the plant,
it was upon tne presentation made by
Gray and ' Worthington that Ford and
his engineers investigated the pro
ject Ford's offer, now In congress, fol
lowed. The farm bureau federation here
last night also recommended to the
county court the appointment of H. W.
Kanne, Portland Route 5, as a member
of the budget committee which will
make up the schedule of expenditures
for the county for the coming year.
torious Christian Endeavor", Mr.
Roy Robinson.
Le-
Independent to
Enter Race For
Commissioner
.t. j intervene and care for the judgment
nous macadam, 654 miles; bituminous! , . .t J 6 e 1
... .on s, i- o IrAl tu l48 Ol SUU.
miles ; coucreie. o,ouu
K B. Woodward, who for the past
two weeks has been groomed as a
candidate for city recorder at the
coming November election, has for
mally filed his petition of candidacy.
The race for the recordership yester
day loomed as a four sided affair
when the entry of Woodward Into the
contest -
The other three who are running
for the job are C W. Kelly, present
incumbent, J. K. Morris and J. H. Liz
berg. " j
concrete, 699
miles; and brick, 287 miles.
In the group of States composed of
Washington, Oregon, and California,
the 1,125.2 miles completed has been
distributed as follows: Graded and
drained, 248.4; gravel, 498.3; water
bound macadam 25.6; bituminous
concrete, 56.4; and concrete, 296.5-.
Bridges completed total 2.3 miles in
length.
The' total mileage completed in
each state is as follows: Washington,
359.1; Oregon, 462.5 ;: and California
305.5. In addition the mileage under
construction or completed and final
payment not made is as follows:
-4a announcing his decision this
morning Federal Judge Ban said that
he had read the record and brief in
the case with great care and was un
able to dissent from the numerous de
cisions of a like nature in other states
where commissions had fought the so
called ''paving trust."
Richard Montague, attorney for
the Warren company, said thai set
tlement of this suit would probably
adjudicate other claims of his clients
against the commission.
In the past eighteen months the
Warren patents have expired and the
claims lie between the time of the
decision of the commission to fight
Washington, 17.4; Oregon. 29.6; and, the royy and the date of expiration
California. 435.8. of the patents. -
Outlying Districts
To Give Major Part
Of 'Recall Support
Petitions for the recall of County
Judge Harvey E. Cross will secure the
major portion of their support in the
outlying districts, according to the
indications current at present.
S. T. Edmiston, a member of the re-
Petitons to place upon the ballot
the name of Henry Hagemann, of
Logan as the independent candidate
for county commissioner have been
placed in circulation. Hagemann,
who is registered as a Republican, is
to run against C. W. Kruse and Roscoe
Gard. Kruse in' a hot campaign
against Wm. Harris, present incum
bent, at the May primaries secured
SPEGIAL SESSION, PLAN
OF COUNTY TEACHERS
A special meeting of the ClacKamas
County Division of the Oregi State
Teachers association to act upon a
series of amendments and to nominate
officers for state and county positions,
hap been called by J. W. Leonhard,
president of the division, for Satur
day, October 7. A meeting was call
ed for September 16, at which a small
minority prevenid the adoption j the
resolutions and their further consid
eration at the subsequent session was
projected.
' The meeting is to be held in the
CommerciaUClub rooms beginning at
ten o'clock. The program includes
music in charge of O. A. Schultz, re
port of the nominating committee
headed by J. L. Gary, report of the
social entertainment committee head'
ed by N. W. Bowland, discussion of
the "Placement Bureau," the argu
ment headed by Brenton Vedder, and
a discussion of "Promotion of Better
English," led by Mrs. Myrtle G. ToC
bey.
The amendments to be acted upon
are:
To Article IV Officers The officers
of this division shall be a chairman,
one vice chairman, a secretary, a
treasurer, and an executive committee
of seven members, of which commit
tee the chairman, vice chairman,
treasurer, and County school superin
tendent shall be ex-officio members,
and the other three members shall be
elective
To Article V. Election of Officers.
Section 1. All officers of this division
shall be nominated and elected im-
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 2. The so-called
1925 exposition amendment, which -
authorizes Portland to levy a tax to
raise $3,000,000 to help defray the cost
of the proposed show, will go ont he
ballot at the November election. The
per cent interest rate amendment
initiated by J. F. Albright of Oregon
City will not go before the voters at
the fall election.
No appeal was taken In the so-
called salmon fishing case or the ac
tion brought to Invalidate the gradu
ated income tax measure initiated
uy uxa scare sraage, so Dotn of tnese
measurers' places on the ballot were
denied by the Marion county circuit
ccurt.
This was announced here today
in an oral opinion handed down . ljy
the state supreme court. A written
opinion covering the two cases is
now being prepared, but it is not
likely that it will be filed with
the clerk of the court for two weeks.
The court handed down the oral
opinion today to expediate the work
of the secretary of state in certify
ing the names of candidates and
amendments to the county clerks.
The exposition case originated in
the Marica county circuit court
here, but was dismissed by Judge
Percy.- Kelly when the plaintiffs
refused to make their petition more
certain and definite. Appeal to the
supreme court then was announced
by the plaintiffs. Sam A. Kozer,
secretary of state, was named as
defendant in the action.
Injunction Suit On
1925 Exposition Is
Dismissed In Court
SALEM, Sept. 27. The injunction
suit to prevent the 1925 Exposition tax
measure from being placed on the No
vember ballot was dismissed this af
ternoon by Circuit Judge Percy R.
Kelly, and S. S. Johnson and Rogers
MacVeagh, plaintiffs and attorneys in
the se, are preparing for an appeal
to the supreme court to test out the
validity of the initiative proceedings.
The dismissal followed refusal of the
plaintiffs to make the complaint more
definite and certain, asked in a motion
file by the attorney general, repre
senting Secretary of State Kozer.
Judge Kelly held that the complaint
must specify total number of alleged
illegal signatures to the initative pe
tition and the number in each county.
The plea of the ifefemse that the
plaintiff be required to give the names
and addresses of the alleged illegal
signers was not sustained.
the nomination of the Republican
party. Gard carries the Democratic medicately after the adoption of this
nomination.
It is understood that the candidacy
of Hagemann is being sponsored by
both of the county commissioners who
are at Present in office, with the pos
sibility cited by some that the move
is one to split the Republican vote to
favor the Democrat.
Two Councilmen
Will Make Race.
For ReElection
R. J. Rodgson, councilman from the
call' committee yesterday stated that ! first ward appointed to fill the va
in two precincts in the southern end
of the county which he had canvassed
only four of the registered voters had
refused to sign. Edmlston stated
that every registered voter i these
precincts had been approached.
The petitions in Oregon City," it is
understood, are not receiving the same
general support and signatures are be
ing secured with difficulty on Main
Street, It is said.
Oak Grove Couple
Get License To Wed
A marriage license was issued dur
ing the week end to Joseph D. Mc
Allister 24 and Lois Ball, 17, of Oak
Orove. -
cancy caused by the resignation of R
Petzold, and F. H. Cross, councilmen
from the second ward, will Beek re
election at the November election.
Hodgson Monday filed his petition
with the necessary 25 signatures, and
Cross petition is in the process of
circulation.
I. C. Bridges, councilman from the
fourth ward is understood to have de
clined to run. John A. Cameron has
filed His petition of candidacy for the
seat held by Bridges. The only coun
cilmanio seat remaining unfilled is
that of J. E. Jack, who was appointed
to Ward 3 upon the death of F. E-
Albright. Jack, on account of his 111
health, is not seriously considering
the race.
J. W. Sctt From Canby
J. W. Scott, of Canby, was In Ore
gon .City on Monday and Tuesday.
constitution
Section 2. All officers shall be nom
inated sometime during each annual
Teacher's Institute thereafter or at
a regularly called meeting preceding1
the annual Teacher's institute; pro
vided such meeting shall not be held
more than six weeks prior to the in
stitute. Mr. Leonhardt has also announced
the appointment of a number of spec
ial committees which are:
Membership Campaign Committee
Mrs. Bessie Cunningham, Chairman,
Mrs. Gussie Hull, Mrs. Alma Blaugh,
Mrs. Frances Abraham, Mrs. Vesta
Clark.
Election Commities or" Boards; John
L. Gary, Chairman, O. J. Lake, O. A.
Schultz. John R. Bowland, Chairman
Carl Muendeiv C. O. Main.
Social Committee, .N. W. Bowland,
Chairman, L. W. Arant, Mrs. Jt,tnei
Lansdowne.
Resolutions Committee, Supt R. W.
Kirk, Chairman, Roma G. White, Leila
Howe, Mrs. Florence Moore, Eagar
R. Means.
Bergholtz Sues -Oregon
City for
Architect Fees
School At Oswego
Will Be Enlarged
The Oswego school is showing a
greatly increased growth over the past
year and already plans are under way
to add two additional rooms the com
ing year. The Oswego school board
has equipped one room as a hospital
room where first aid is given, using
the standard Red Cross equipment.
Suit to collect architectual fees, al
leged to be due on a contract undei
which he prepared plans for the pro
posed city hall here, was instituted,
against the city Thursday by Edmund
Bergholtz, Portland architect. . A bal
ance of $750 is claimed by Bergholtz.
On June 8 a contract was entered in
to between Bergholtz and the city for
the preparation of the plans for the
building, it was understood that the
structure was to co $33,000 but the
bids on the plans ran from $40,000 up.
After a lengthy period of discussion.
Bergholtz secured a contractor to
build the hall for $35,000, and the ar
chitect required that his fees amount
ing to over $1,000 to be paid In addi
tion. The bond issue for the build
ing was in the sum of $35,000 and the
council refused.
Bergholtz, however, in his suit main
tains that he was to be paid 5 per
cent of the contract price of the build
ing, and in the event that work on the
structure, after the signing of the con
tract was subsequently discontinued.
he would receive a total of 5 per
cent The contract with Bergholtz's
contractors was approved by the coun
cil, but - in the discussion over the
altejraions tnecessay tta bring the
price to $35,000, a disagreement oc
curred and the contract was not for
mally signed. - -
Bergholtz had already been paid
$300 and asks $750 additional.
Came From Estacada.
Among those coming to Ojregon City
on Tuesday was Mrs. Ella Mallatt,
whose home is at Estacada.