The Sunday Oregonian., January 19, 1913, Page 12, Image 12

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STATE BAR DIVIDES
ON COURT REVISION
Oregon Lawyers Outside of
Portland Write Views on
Proposed Changes.
FEW SUGGESTIONS MADE
Majority or Legal Leaders Think
Code as It Stands Good Enough,
While Others FaTor Quasi
Radical Alterations.
s That the bar of the state is by no
means a unit on the question of Judicial
revision Is shown by the diverse senti
ments expressed by lawyers and Judg-es
of prominence outside of Portland, who
were written to for their views by
The Oregonlan. The majority believe
that the-ode as It stands is about as
rood as could be had. Others -are in
favor of quasi-radical changes. There
Is much expression of the view that
a wood deal of popular discontent is
caused by Judges and attorneys fail
ing to do their best to expedite the
work of the courts.
J W. Knowles. Circuit Judge of the
Tenth Judicial District, writes from
Bnterprlse as follows:
"There has been considerable crit
icism of the Commission appointed by
the Governor to revise the Judicial sys
tem of the state, because the majority
report of the Commission does not rec
ommend more radical changes. The ab
sence of such recommendation of rad
ical changes In the majority report has
been taken by some as evidence that
the Commissioners who signed the ma
jority report have been derelict In the
performance of their duty. Such con
clusion by no -means follows.
Radical Ctaaas-e Opposed.
"The secretary of the Commission
wrote to nearly every lawyer in the
state asking for his views and recom
mendations as to necessary changes.
The Commission, no doubt, carefully
considered the recommendations of the
lawyers and came to the conclusion
that there Is no need or necessity of
radical changes. In this conclusion 1
heartily concur. The legal procedure
of our state Is as simple as It can be
made, except at the expense of the mis
carriage of Justice. The object of
pleadings is to form the Issues upon
which the court Is to try the case. The
law's delay." referred to In Hamlefs
soliloquy, does not result so much In
putting the case at issue as In the
court finding time to try the case afte
it has been put at issue.
-Legislation should be enacted lim
iting the number of cases to be tried
in the Circuit Court and to be tried
on appeal in the Supreme Court. It is
a well-known fact In the legal pro
fession that one-half the time of the
Circuit Court Is taken up with the trial
of petty cases which should be settled
in the Justice Court. Furthermore, a
great portion of the time of the Su
preme Court Is consumed in the consid
eration of cases In which the amount
in controversy la small and which
should not be permitted to be appealeo
to the Supreme Court.
Statutes ef States Differ.
"The statutes of a great many of
the states provide that the County and
Justice Courts shall have exclusive
Jurisdiction at all misdemeanors and of
civil actions where the amount In con-
troversy does not exceed $230. Under
these laws a person prosecuted for a
misdemeanor (a crime punishable by a
fine or" imprisonment In the County
Jall must be prosecuted In the County
or Justice Court. A person suing an
other on a claim not exceeding 1250
must commence his case In the County
or Justice Court.
"The statutes of some states have
provisions that appeals may be taken
from the County and Justice Courts to
the Circuit Court In all cases where
fh ludrment of the-court or the "ver
dict of the Jury exceeds a certain
specified amount. Other states have
provisions that If. upon an Inspection of
the records of a trial of a County or
Justice Court, the Circuit Judge should
be of the opinion that the party at-
lempiiug; ir .laa. - - -
impartial trial In the County or Justice
vourt, tne circuit vourt Dntm ueu?
the appeal; but If the Circuit Judge
believes, from an Inspection of the rec
ords, that the party attempting to ap
peal did not have a fair and Impartial
trial in the County or Justice Court,
he shall allow the appeal.
' annual aa Vl talcATl tfl ttltk Sll-
preme Court from the refusal of the
Circuit court to auow me appeal hi
all cases where the amount In con-
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should be limited to cases where the
amount in controversy is at least
or where the case Involves a question
a, . 1 aa anna..,, ("., tt tM 1Ari-
eral or state constitution, or the valid
ity Ot an act OI im ijegisiaiurc.
"It Is sometimes urged In opposition
to the limitation of appeals that the
poor man and the man with a small
case might be denied Justice. How
ever. In cases where the amount In con
troversy i mii. i "
In the Supreme Court, by the time he
pays nis attorneys ires tuiu wmcr
Edward E. Gray, of Astoria, writes:
"Above all. there should be an entire
reform in our procedure, such reform
having the direct tendency to minimize
what are termed technicalities in prac-
liio thuu J. ... . - ...w -
should not only be given greater power
to control trials, but that he should ex
ert such authority sharply. The Judge
should virtually control the selection
Of jurors, tor example.
o man can do a oroaa ana aucvtss
ful lawyer whose mind Is not alert and
ready to receive and act upon new
Ideas; yet. despite this generalisation.
It Is apparently equally true that law
yers, as a class, are deeply impressed
with an accumulated Inertia of cen
turies. Their profession and studies
make them conservatives. Yet. while
we as Individuals have come to see the
need of reform In our Judicial system,
' It Is a sharp criticism of our Bar As
sociations that while they read ad
dresses and deliberate, yet they do not
"Upon the whole. I believe we have
a moat excellent system of Jurispru
dence. Our laws In themselves can
hardly be bettered; our complaint main
ly lies against what Is contained In our
practice, and procedure; at least very
largely is this true. Our system of
Jurisprudence is at bottom and in de
tail virtually the same as England's
and Canada's, yet how differently do
they handle theirs.
Ckaase Timely. Is Belief. .
1 would like to advance a thought,
that " some may deem of Importance.
How deeply our people as & whole
countenance and uphold the faults In
our system perhaps only the lawyers
know. As citizens they may deplore;
as litigants I believe they exert an in
fluence to uphold. One who deliberates
upon the pages of history can hardly
avoid observing that the laware very
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Portland! A. o. nelson, i-orxianaj ji. vwwi, " . t-it
apt to reflect the morals and manners
of a people.
I have not had time to give more
v. n n.iu.i .ramlniitlnn to the re-
port of the committee appointed by
Governor west on revision oi our
but I can hardly agree with them that
.Ha nMnt nrMirA find nrocedure are
plain, effective, simple, easily under
stood, and, not capaoie oi Deing bhujiii
fied. However, it is possible that we
a-. ' " all mill, (hn nhrase 'Dractice
and procedure" as being Inclusive of
the same tnings.
.T 1 a knt II. la In t rJkllflA fOr
1UCIV a u u ...fc.w
complaint under the existing-code. The
courts, attorneys and litigants are
equally responsible for about nine
tenths of the criticism, and this is es
pecially true In Multnomah County,"
says u. a. jonns, oi uaner.
"The procedure as defined by tne code
Is very plain, simple and direct, and
i. . .a naaa a H l v Th defend
ant In an action is required to answer
within ten aays it eerveu m mo tuw
- -1. .Ha - la tlfmicht And in 20
days If served In any other county,
and under the code tho court has ample
power to put any. ordinary .case i
Kpin- tt tn trial within ten days
after service Is complete.
"The complaint snait cuiiii
clse statement of the facts constituting
the cause of action without unnecessary
repetition.' and the answer shall con
sist of a general or specmc uemm
a statement of any new matter con-
a .l.f.r.a n nnlintfr claim In
ordinary concise language without rep
etition. 'In tne construction 01 a pick
ing. Its allegations snan uo "uci,i"j
, ..-ww a vi nt substantial
Justice -between the parties. "The court
shall, at every stage oi an
regard any error or defect in the pleaa-
i n a npni-MHiinM which shall not
affect the substantial rights of the ad
verse party. i o ianguBs
more concise, plain or comprehensive.
Blame Shared With AIL
"My business has largely been In the
cow counties." where it Is the practice
to put at Issue, try and decide any
action at the regular term of court
that is -nmmnced ten days prior to
such regular term, and where no action
can or will be continued over the term
without a good and sufficient showing
as to the merits. That Is the Bpirit and
intent of the present code. Under the
existing law a case in any Eastern Ore
gon Circuit court can oe incu mm -elded
within 90 days after the action
i i a-. is vrv often tried
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and decided within 20 days after the
action Is commencea; ana, n
It Is decided by the Supreme Court
within P days after the May or No
vember terms. That Is not true In
other portions of the state, and In
Multnomah County In particular; and
in that county the litigants, attorneys
and courts are all equally to blame.
The country practice is not hedged In
with red tape, rules and formalities,
and as a rule the attorneys are re
quired to put their cases at Issue and
tn" them without excuse or delay.
.... n in iuriilAl procedure.
I think some very valuable lessons can
be learned by comparison of results In
ri,.m.h County with results In
..t.i. nf Multnomah County
cvunuca uumh-
When litigants in the Circuit Court can
have an orainary case "
elded within 0 days after It is com
menced, there ought not to be any Just
cause of complaint of the Circuit Court;
and when any ordinary case can be
tried and decided In the Supreme Court
i.ki &a afta,. the aDDeal Is per-
fected. there ought not to be any Just
cause of complaint oi i" "i1"""
Court. There should .be at least two
additional judges to relievo the 8u
preme Bench, which Is now more than
one year oenina.
r-rwia la Found Ample.
"There Is Just cause for criticism.
but the present code is ampie uu
enough to Insure certain and speedy
. a . i. .. .miff anA attorneys.
justice, awiu V 1 ,
the men behind the cun." are largely
responsible for any criticism, because
they do not enforce and respect the
provisions of the present code."
Frank M. Calkens. Circuit Judge,
Ashland. Or, responas:
"I have watched with considerable
. . . ,Ha Hlaa.i-alon in reEird tO TO-
vlsion of our Judicial procedure and
must confess tnat many i
hav not annealed to me
strongly. I am of the opinion that
much of the delay In our Judicial pro
cedure can be eliminated under our
Tr.-nt laws. For instance, in my
, M t a r, ri that the most fre
quent causes of delay are the Interpos
ing -of demurrers and motions without
merit. . ,,
"I think if the courts will generally
apply the provisions of the code per-
: - ... i ittnn nft terms. In
milling te iH""""" -
i annh HAmiirrers and tno-
V " ' " ,
tions. the attorneys will not find oc-
i .a -a ha. a irHDoni of delay
.. . . i H i A Anlirt
as irequenuy as iucj u
. . . .Ha itnnnaiTia' ldiuid ,u
rUlO U1M.A.1I1S fclic " z . -a
such cases mandatory would be aurn-
clent to correct tne idum m p-"
measure.
Tn Chaawes SaBee
"There are, however, two changes
which do appeal to me as being de
sirable: the making of Circuit Court
rules by the Supreme Court, and the
giving of Justice Courts and County
Courts exclusive Jurisdiction in minor
civil actions and misdemeanors.
"On the first proposition the Judges
of the Supreme Court have all had long
experience In Circuit Court work, and
are all well Informed as to the needs of
the Circuit Court. They are also in a
better position to make rules which
will harmonize the Circuit Court prac
tice with the Supreme Court work and
make such practice uniform through
out the state. If given the force of
law, these rules would accomplish
nearly every purpose that a revision of
our Judicial procedure would do.
"As to the second change, I believe
It would be wise to give Justices'
Courts original Jurisdiction concurrent
with County Courts In all civil actions
where the amount Involved does not
exceed 250; and In criminal cases
give to the Justices' Courts and County
Courts original concurrent Jurisdiction
of all misdemeanors, exclusive of tho
Circuit Court. The right of appeal to
the Circuit Court should remain as
now provided, except that appeal
should be allowed only upon the cer
tlllcate of the Circuit Judge, based
upon an inspection of the record, to
the effect that there Is probable cause
for the appeal.
"These changes. In my Judgment,
would relieve the Circuit Courts of a
large amount of need'ess work, and
the taxpayers of considerable unneces
sary expense."
Parker SnsK-sts Cfcanare.
Under date of January 15., E. E.
Parker writes from Bend, Or.:
"I know of no substitute that would
serve the ends of Justice better than
the one. prescribed In Lord's Oregon
Laws. As a whole I think it Is about
as perfect as Imperfect man can devise;
there are, however, a few rules that
-miiri ha made less cumbersome without
Interfering with the established order
of things.
"I know of no reason wny xne pmo-
. 1 .ha fitata f?nlirtS COUldn't COU-
form. more nearly with the practice
before the Interior Department, mi in
stance In contest cases. Section 84,
Lord's Oregon Laws, says: The sum
mons shall be served by the Sheriff of
the county where tne ueienuaut i
j i hi. iinnut v when served
out of the county where the action Is
commenced the summons may be re
turned by mall.' wny not nave Krnco
by registered mail Iff" or out of the
county, as is the practice in contest
cases?
"Section 57, Lord's Oregon iws,
says: 'When publication Is ordered,
personal service of a copy of the sum-
. ani-lnt nut of the state
III Ulia U11U l,lKai"- "
shall be equivalent to publication and
deposit in the Postoffice." And here
again it would seem to me that copy of
summons and complaint served by reg
istered mall would answer the purpose
and that there woum oe no ueou 101
publication being ordered.
, a r.tnn whv a certified copy
of the writ of attachment should be
served on the garnishee as is requireo.
by section 300, Lord's Oregon Laws.
The notloe alone seems to me to be
sufficient. In some cases requiring
numerous garnishments to Issue it
makes It very cumbersome to serve a
certified copy of the writ on each of
the garnishees.
WORKING OF PARCEL POST
IS STUDIED BY OBSERVER
Numerous Mistakes Made and Countless Questions Asked by Early Patrons
of Government's Addition to Postal Facilities.
BT ADDISON BENNETT.
.HK first surprise I received yes-
Iterday morning as at my request
and by courtesy -of Acting Post
master Williamson I was seated at the
side of F. E. Ross, In charge of the
naraal nnt vliulfl -At the POStOfftce.
came from a package that had been
returnee irom tne r-aoi. oioo
the addressee having moved from the
-4aa rriv.ii ThA up a co contained
some cottage cheese when it was mailed.
but the aforesaid cneese nan npeneti.
yea. It hd become over-ripe, and It
gave forth an odor that wasp well. It
was not fragrant. Indeed. . it was so
far from fragrant that It smelled like
something thaf was intensely dead, and
before Mr. Ross conld get It Into the
stove for destruction it was necessary
for the young women clerks to flee to
the open windows, while the mere men
folks wondered what was the matter
with their breakfasts and one or two
gave them up! Yes, that little pack
age of cheese was mighty rank it was
the cheesiest cheese that was ever
cheesed.
Then came a large package contain
ing a ledger, a blank book weighing
nine pounds, which was well plastered
with stamps of the parcel post variety.
But they don't go for- books of any
kind, so there is a little bill of $6.08
lodged against the ledger which must
FOUR GENERATIONS OF WELL-KNOWN FAMILY VISIT
AURORA, OR.
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AURORA. Or, Jan. 18. XSpeclal.) Mrs. J. W. See, of this city: her
daughter. Mrs. L. M. Bitney, of Woodburn; granddaughter, Mrs. H. W.
Grafs of Lacrosse. Kan. and her great-granddaughter. Geraldine
GraS: held a reunion here recently. The. family is well known through,
the Aurora country.
be paid before the addressee can get it.
"1 am in oire oistress, i n.
woman, "for I mailed a newspaper
with- a parcel post stamp upon It, and
I was anxious to have It go to a
friend." Said newspaper probably now
reposes with several hundred other
pieces of such like mall matter that
have been dropped Into the boxes
during the last few days. The con
signees' will get these article per
haps. '
"You say," responded a man to the
clerk, "that this little package weigh
ing enly four and a quarter ounces will
cost 12 cents, and it only goes to New
York? Why bless your soul It only
cost 6 cents under the old rate, and I
supposed the new rate was cheaper."
It is, for latfge packages, but the new
law reckons only with pounds and not
with ounces. Five ounces or one
pound both the same.
"I was told I must put the name of
tie addressor as well as the name of
the addressee on this package; pray
who Is the addressor?" That Is a
puszler to a good many. They cannot
get it through their heads that the ad
dressee is the person to whom the
package Is consigned or addresf ed and
the addressor the person who con
signs or malls It. or has It mailed. The
distinction seems simple, but Mr. Ross
say he has to explain the matter 200
or 300 times every day.
Some Courtesies Forbidden.
"Will you please address this pack
age for me, I have mr gloves on," was
the request of a sweet little miss whom
Mr. Ross would have gladly accom
modated had the rules permitted, but
. .. i .iintva tn aA-
postal employes i"i-
drees letters or paretic.
Another young woman maiai, w
having the clerk put her stamps on a
package, but patrons must lick their
own stamps, the clerks need all of their
tongue energy to answer questions.
ilere is a smaii t"naf w
-hih t wish to send to my wife in
San Francisco. It Is silk underwear
and my wife will not allow me to have
it washed at a laundry; what will the
charges be?" This from one who looked
like a traveling salesman. The cost
was a mere trine, soraetmng iikb
cents, so the frugal salesman will save
money.
A merchant nere presents a tB
which he says is worth i0, and he
wants to be sure of Its safe transit. All
right. He deposits an extra 10 cents
and has it insured for Its full value,
as can be done for a dime provided the
value is not over $50. This Is one of
the important cnanees m
laws and should be remembered.
Pointers Are Given.
.i nainainni 'nnlntii to observe in
ui,o- T,AMca-ea under the new law
are these: The name and address In
- .a . t- . na orMIHir. TTlllSt
IU11. O- H" Buiiu. , w" '
be on each package. This Is Impera
tive. No package will be dispatched
unless this rule has been complied
with. Nearly 100 pacKages are nuw m
thA Postoffice which have een held
for this reason.
Books, newspapers, raagoziuoa Quu
reading matter of all descriptions must
- a tha nA Acriiln.tinnfi the
DO BoUb uuwi .
parcel post law makeB no provision
for sucn matter.
t i inn,, ha AAcurelv wramed
Til tld. but not sealed. If sealed
they cannot do sent Dy purai f"
In dispatching a package to a foreign
. , a Ju.lapatlnli flf Its Contents.
UU fc J CV 4 V- a aai u -
for use by the customs officials, must
be made out to accompany n. au.a
can be done at the stamp window.
A regulation, which It seems every
body ought to understand who knows
there Is a parcel-post law In force,
a- a .ti.H., fnp Ahntit one out
seems iu ue .
of every three bringing a package to
mall tne old postage t"'" -
l -. H taira.,. An ft VlH rk T O D8
no rniuo -imvviwi , -
sent by parcel post. Nor are parcel
post stamps of any use on letters or
newspapers.
Pctages Should Be Welshed.
If you have not the full regulations,
. j . i,nAw..T,i,tlv thA amount of
postage a package will require, take it
first to the parcel-post window and
have it weighed and find out the exact
amount ot postage rtii"tu .
Then get the stamps at the regular
stamp window In the south end of the
lobby, attach them to the package and
. ; . , I. n naaAal.nAAt WitldOW.
return It !. luivf.'" -
"Can I send these clams to Canby by
parcel post?" sure; uiams, or""
crabs, eggs, butter, cheese or any old
tiling, to Canby or anywhere else. But.
as In the case of the cheese afore
mentioned, the shipper should take into
- . v. i -,h n thA trln and the
accuuiiL me "cue"' - . , ,
longevity of the "sBbject" to be mailed.
But those Claras win nneiy
r.i.ho in arood shape for a chowder
. . i- i - Hna Ata., TT1 II i 1 1 T1 Z.
Wltllin la 1 "UU1 " ...
As you enter the postoffice you will
notice to the left, at the second or
third window, there Is a drop box for
the reception of mall matter, "Outgoing
Mall." What does that mean? One
would think it tolerably clear and ex
plicit. But the clerks say they have to
explain it hundreds of times every day.
Intelligent-looking 'men and women
will gaze long at that and the other
. a .1 InfnnnaHnn Of the DUD 1 1C
and will then ask where a letter for
New England. London or some other
far-away place snouia u. utum
Sacks Filled by Dozens.
,L. aaaa1nnat naalraa-aa Rfft F
AS tile I'nt o. " "
. . . - ar.nnaa ,h,V ATA T h Tfi WT1
ceiveaat me - --- -
Into canvas sacks, and when a doien
os so of these are filled they are taken
to- the mailing station at Fifth and
Glisan streets, where they are assort
ed and dispatched, over the various
routes leaving the city. They are there
counted and weighed in bulk before
dispatch. And to that place tne ae
nurtment Rtores and other large ship
pers take such packages as go out of
town, for nearly all of the merchants
using the parcel post have the full
directions and prepare their packages
with care.
These directions should be had by
every person expecting to do a business
of any volume through the new system.
By sending a money order for 76 cents
to the chief clerk of the Postoffice De
partment, Washington. D. C, and ask-
In o- for full Instructions, you will re
celve a map, guide and every detail of
the new law, and, with a brief study
of these, you need make no mistake.
After becoming conversant with these
Instructions you can prepare your
packages in your office and send them
to the mailing station or to tne pom
dfflce .
Local Rates Low.
Remember, however, that you cannot
mall Dackages of merchandise In the
street boxes, no matter how small or
what they contain, unless you pay run
leUter postage on them, which Is 2
cents for each ounce. The letter boxes
and the old package boxes will be used
only for books, papers ana magazines,
In addition to letters and other first
class matter.
The new law will be of great benefit
locally. By that I mean the local rate
is exceedingly low, being 6 ' cents for
the first pound, and 1 cent for each
additional pound. And that applies to
Dackaees mailed in town or on any of
the rural routes adjacent to town. Of
course this regulation applies to an
postof flees. So It will be of great con
venience to the merchants of small
cities and towns where there are rural
routes. With the telephone as its
principal adjunct, the law will work
many changes in the old system of do
intr business between the merchant and
his country customers, it. win save tne
latter many trips to town.
Aetlnir Postmaster Williamson yes
terdav remarked: "The new law Is
sure to be a wonderful success and of
the greatest Denent to an. i is wo
.-non vAt to sav how profitable it will
prove to the Postoffice Department It
will take some time to discover just
what the expense will be and what the
IncomA will amount to. But It now
looks as if It would help materially in
making the postal service self-support
ing. '
LABORER HAS FORT PLANS
French Secrets Slip From Pocket ot
Drunkard, Who Is Held.
D1PT9 Tan- 18. (Special.) On the
k.h nf the waitlntr-room at the sta
tion of Forges-les-Eaux a man, dressed
like a workman, was lying In a drunken
sleep. When the train for Dieppe was
signalled one of the other occupants of
the waiting-room. M. Colombel, In an
endeavor to awanen tne sioepor. buwa
him vigorously by the shoulder.- The
. lalaa-aa A nflPlfAt of n n-T".
inuveiuciiL uijiunp'-vi v i .
which slipped from the man's breast
pocket to the tloor. strucK oy me
i-l-l annaaaanaA Afthft tlRIlPrS. lu. CO
1 1 tHJir.l-"- r . -
lomhAi examined them, and to his
. i Jnimd thAm tO hR dOCU
Blupoiawiivu 4Wa..M .
ments relating to the national defence,
u. infnpm thA authorities, and doc-
. - Knornr were taken to the
police station,"- where the papers were
found to contain piaus i mo v,
Jarny and Harrlcourt, and also of the
. .. a anotal A A f ATI A A at HftVfta.
sytsicui -
Their possessor, who gave his name as
. . . - m .Hat Ha Ha.4 'ntmH thA
ti 1 1 let, aeCiarCU m.l HO HttU iwuuu
documents In a cnateau near t8.
, HlaH Ha had Ho on wOrlcinaT. Gillet.
in wiuii " "
who Is 62 years of age, and by trade a
slater, does not seem to realize me im
portance of the papers found In his pos
session.
RAILWAY POSTS UNITED
Tacoma Man to Look After O.-W. R
& N. Business to the North.
William Carruthers. district freight
agent for the O.-W. R. & N. Company
at Tacoma. yesterday was appointed
NOW!
Any
Raincoat
at Cost
$30 Raincoats, $17.00
$27 Raincoats, $16.00
$25 Raincoats, $13.00
$20 Raincoats, $12.15
$18 Raincoats, $10.00
$16 Raincoats, $ 7.00
$10 Raincoats, $ 5.25
Others Reduced in
Proportion.
Everything for the
Auto.
Western
Hardware
&Auto
Supply Co.
.Seventh and Pine
Maximum Efficiency
and service coupled
with, economy of opera
tion. These are the points which
thoughtful buyers have In
mind when they choose the
. White
Moor Truck
Ask us to show you. lo
cated In the business dis
trict for your convenience.
The White Company
f:. w. mix. Mar.
09 Seventh St.
district . freight and passenger agent,
with charge of all traffic business be
tween Tacoma and Vancouver, Wash.
This change was made necessary
owinjf to the recent death of Robert
Lee, who, for many years, had been
district passenger agent at Tacoma. Mr.
Carruthers now will combine the work
of the freight and passenger depart
ments, and probably will appoint a man
to-have charge of the passenger busi
ness under his direction.
Mr. Carruthers was in Portland yes
terday and arranged to take ever his
new duties Monday morning.
SALARY RISEJS EXPECTED
Clackamas County Superintendent
of Schools to Have More Duties.
OREGON CITT, Or- Jan. 18. (Spe
cial.) It Is virtually assured that the
bill providing for an increase of salary
of the Clackamas County Superintend
ent of Schools from $1000 annually to
not more than 1650 will be passed by
the Legislature.
The plan now Is to have two super
visors in the county Instead of three,
which, even with the increase of salary
to the Superintendent, would save the
county money. T. J. Gary. County
Superintendent, it is understood, will
be called upon to do more supervisory
work if the bill becomes a law. Ho has,
however, since the passage of the
supervisor law, done as much of the
work provided In the bill as the super
visors. v
Mrs. Taylor Recovers.
Mrs. E. H. C. Taylor, who was seri
ously burned early in December, has
recovered sufficiently to leave the Good
Samaritan Hospital, and is now at her
home the Wilmer apartments, 742
Everett street.
Do You Want to Buy an Automobile
On the Monthly Payment Plan?
If von do, and haven't enough money to pay cash, we will lend
yon two-thirds of the pnrehase price.
You can repay us in twelve monthly installments. No brokerage
charged and only interest at 8 per cent per annum.
INVESTIGATE THIS PLAN
Automobile Buyers Finance Co.
,3fhad Sweek, Gen. Mgr.
612 Swetland Building
Phone: Main 4871.