The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-23
CITIZENS BACK
COUNTY COURT
TAXPAYERS LEAGUE is ORGANIZED
Active Campaign is Begun by Board Of
Commissioners to Defeat the Aim
of the Recallers

Inc Citizens OF tllS city ara county,
who have met and organized the Tax
payers League to support the county
court in its campaign against those ag-
itating the recall of that body of offici-
ais, express a surprise that it has been
possible for the recall exponents to
secure the required number Of sigma
lures to their petition to place the re-
call on the ballot at the November
special election. At the meeting of
organization, at which a great por on
of the taxpaying interests OF the
county was represented, the following
cj&Eens were present: Truman Butler,
&. ". Hooker, John r. Norton, S. A.
Mitchell. A. W. Peters, K. r. psoley,
F. b. Kimball, II. Morton Ho69Cook,
W. l.. Clark, G. A. Molden, R. B. Ben
nett, A. o. Adams. E. N. Benson, j.
P. Lucas, Frank Chandler, Chris Deth-
man, c. A. Bell, Chas. T. Early, w. E.
King, Hans Lage, ID. Mcdonald, Wal
ter Kimball, Ralph Root. DR.. Ed.
Kanaga, Robert Walstrom, Albert
Sutton. E. o. Hall, Edward E. Lage,
p. S. Davidson, X. E. Scott, Geo. r.
Castner, F. K. Newly, l.. F. Hender-
son, E. o. Blanchar, A. ID. Moe, J. E.
Robertson, c. N. Ravlin, W. N. Win
ter, j. A. Epping, j. II. Heilbronner,
w. f. Hanson, G. D. Thompson and c.
r. Bone.
All parts of the county were repre-.
sented. A. o. Adams, of Cascade
Locks, says: EVERY man, woman and
child in our section of the county is
against the recall. We don't think the
law was passed to hamper progress,
but to oust thieves and grafters. Nc
one has yet shown any malfeasance or
thepart of the county court.
"And the people of Cascade Locks
want the Columbia river road. which
will open a way for them to theii
county seat. We are gratified at the
action of the county court has taker
toward securing this for u.s."
Among the allegations of the recall
supporters is the item that funds wer,
improperly used in oiling the roads o.
the county. Hsss Lage, a prominent
orchardist of the East Side and an olC
road supervisor says that the job o.
oilng is the best ever done in thu
county.
G. W. Hooker, a member of tht
board of directors of the Apple Grow
ers Association, says: 1--WE absolutel.
must defeat this recall in order t
show the sentiment of the vale,
against the misuse of the lSR. Tn
allegations that the bills of the count
court have never been itemized are un
true. Under the present administratio
the county for the first time is out Q
debt and has sufficient funds to pay a
expenses until next year.
1t is thought that many who hav
signed the recall petition have done s
resting under misapprehensions. Thos
who circulated the recall petition ha
photographs made of bridge acros
the Hood river at Winans station
"These photographs are deceiving,
says W. E. King, West Side orchard
ist, who assert that he has made
thorough examination of the bridge
1.-THE photograph would mAfe it appea
that the structure was unsafe" say
MIR. King. "when in fact it has bee
used since its completion by teamster
hauling heavy four horse loads of pi
ing to the new Oregon Lumber Con
pany mill. We must carry on can
paign to rightly inform the citizens Q
the county.
1--WE cannot afford to allow sma
percentage of the voters of the count
to work the same trick that was turne
in Clackamas county," says Truma
Butler, land the county court is goin
4 to begin active work to defeat the n
4 call"
II The members of the court, some {
H the members of which have assumed
H rather indifferent attitude during r,
II cent agitations of those opposing then
II at the urgent request of those either
who have organized in their behal
will open headquarters here next weel
II An anti-recall Office will be maintaiRe
II in the city, and committees will can
II paign the Sgunty.
II While the county court this year hi
II expended the sum of $3.50, 900, the reca
II petition in its allegations of extrav
III gance and the unwise use of none,
= cites only the building of the Wing
\ bridge, the salary of c. X. Marshall
! road master and the oiling Of Il
! roads.
"Any reference on the part of tl
4 recallers to the court having been e
travagant in the payment of Mr.. Ma
shall's salary is farcical, y says M
Butler, "to the man who has studi
the items the expenses are absolute
legitimate, and no reasonable citizen
the county can find fault with them.