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OREGON CITY ENTE RPJUSE IIP !!)' in. . Th InUrprlM It th only Claefcama County Npapr that print all th new r Ihn growing County, OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917. rirrvriMT yiahno. i. IITABLIIHIO tMf GERMANY WOULD SIC BO ON UNITED STATES WASI IINGTON, Feb. 28. Crrmany. in planning unrr trictrxl uhmnrine warfare ind counting it conarqurncea pro posed tin alliance with Mrxico and Japan to make war on tlie United Statci, if this country ahoutd not remain neutral. Japan, through Mexican meditation, wm to le urged to ulxindon her alliea and join in the attack on the United btatei. Mexico, for her reward, was to receive general financial upport from Germany, reconquer Texa, New Mexico and Arizona lout provinces and share in the victorious peace terms Germany contemplated. Details were left to German Minister Fxkhardt. in Mex ico City, who by instructions signed by German Foreign Min ister Zimrnermann, at Rerlin. January 19, 1917. was directed to propose the alliance with Mexico to General Carrana and suggest that Mexico seek to bring Japan into the plot. These instructions were transmitted to von Fxkhardt through Count von licrnstorff, ex-German ambassador here, now on his way home to Germany under a safe conduct ob tained from his enemies by the country against which he was plotting war. . Germany pictured to Mexico, by broad intimation, Eng land and the entente allies triumphant and in world domina- t on bv the instrument ui uimi A copy of Zlmmermann'a limtruc tlona to Von K hlmr.lt. sent through von Hernntorff l m poaumwun thn I'nlled Htatea government. It I" m follow: llerlln. Jan. 19. 1917. n the On. I of February we. Intend to beisln ub marlno wixrfaro uiirtrlrt'd. In sidle of thl, It l " liit-"tln to KiinVuvor to keep neutral the t'tiltod State of Amerleo. If this attempt l not mcful wo propone, an allium o on Urn follow InR hunl wltU Mexico: That wo ahull nm'.o war together and together make jinn.. We uhr.ll give generul finan cial upport. hikI It I understood that Mexico la t r.roii(U, r tho lout ter ritory In New Mexico. Tenia "' ArUona. Tim detail are left to you for attlemont. -You aro nl rutted to Inform the President Of Mexico of tho ut.ovn In 7-oiilldolice an aooii mi It l certain that thorn will be ' Mitbreuk of war with thn United mate mm "'" that tho president of Mexico, oil his own lullliitlv,.. should communicate with Jaimtl. BUggertlng adherence lit oni to thla at tho siimo lime offer to mediate between tiornmny unit Jiipun. Tl.imo mil to tho attention of tho president of Mexico Unit tho employ ment of ruthless Hiil'iimrliii' warfare now pniinlHoH to compel KiikIiihiI to mako iK'iuo In a few months. "(Slimed) ZIMMKUMANN." Thin document ha been In the bund of Hut government lime Prrsi iloiit WIIhoii lirolto off diplomatic r. lutloiiH with (Sermniiy. H him heeti kept secret, while Iho provident him been HHklm; eoni-renH for full author-' Hy to ileal with (iernmny and while eolll-TeHB ha been hesitating, It wiih In I he president' Luiwl whlln Chancellor von llethmuiin llo'l wet; was il 'rliirlni; that the Vnlted Slntno hiul placed nn Inteipiet.itlon on tho mihnmrliio ileihirutlim "never liileiuleil hy tiornmny," ami that tier- i.iid tirmiioted and honored until i , friendly r'latlmirt with tho United SlatPH "uh nn heirloom from Kiwi erlek tho llroat." TORE ON 3 NEW LAWS SALEM, Ore, Feb. 28.-Tho ref erendum will bo invoked nuainat nt loant three meumiroii pnsHod nt tho recent scsalon of tho legislature ac conlinff to reports in circulation nbout tho cnpitol today. ThcHO will bo tho bill removing the dond lino for commercial flahinfr in tho Willamette river to three miles bolow tho folia at OreRon City, the sterilization bill and tho insurance code. HEAD OF STATE GIRLS SALEM, Or., Feb, 24. (SpocloD Katharine M. Doan, supervisor and parolo offlcor nt the Stuto Industrial School for Girls, has BUbmlttod her resignation to the Stuto Hoard of Con trol, but the board has' taken no ac tion theroon. Expressing herself as highly Interested In the work and Its advancement, she gave no roaBon for desiring to resign, saying simply that she wlBhftd the resignation to become effective March 1. REFERENDUM SURE m ...w. ..... BL1JESTEH FAILS BRAND OF WHEAT WASHINGTON-. Keh. ZS That a number of vitriolic of uprlnR wlant Klv coiiKlxtriitly iM'ttor yielda In the Columbia baMti of Orison than dooj rncirio llliieiilem, (lie atumlurd aprlnx wheat of thn bunln, la hown by varie tal trt mad at Moro. Oregon. The lentil were conducted co-oeiutlvely by thn llurenii of Hunt Imluntry of the t S. liepurliiiont of AKrlriilturn. the Oregon Aurlcultunil Kxperlment t tlon. nml Miorimm county, Or.'Kon. and are reported In liepiirtniont of Anrl cullnro Hulletln 4!K. recently piihltHh od. It Im believed thut the rodiilts oh tulned at Moro are appllciibln In a cen oral way to mont of tho Columbln Hindu, hut oHpeclally to dIMrleta where the proviil'liiK anil type la nllt loiim mid where tho nveruito iiimual precipi tation raiiKOH from to 12 Inch . CHAMBERLAIN GETS EDUCATION y WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Senator Clurtiiborltiin today secured n provi sion in tho army bill providing fur vocational cdiicntion in tho rouulur army for one regiment at each mili tary post. Tho working day of such roKlineiits wl'l oomtlHt of throe hours' military duty and six hours' voca tional education. Men not desiring vocational training may bo trans ferred to other regiments. An ap propriation of $2,r0,000 will enrry the provision into effect. ROAD AT BUCKNER LET BY THE COUNTY Contracts for tho malnrlalu neces sary to tho Improvement of tho Hea ver Crook-Highland county rond wore lot hy tho county Monday to Griffith & Coulter. According to the agreement filed with tho comity clek tho contractors are to furnish crushed rock for the rond at n cost of 9 1-40 a yard. Tho work Is to comnii'iico March la and must bo completed by May 10 Tha section of road to bo macadam' l.od runs from Iluckner to the top of tho hill. Ewald May Exchange Jail for Guardhouse Ewald was out of Jull for a whllo today, but soon after It got durR ho wont back again. Chlof of Police Ulnnchurd let him out during the day, but about 9 o'clock Offlcor French found him hanging around the Southern Pacific depot and asked him If ha didn't think It was time to go back to Jail. "Yep! flues so," said Ewald. fio back ho went. Sometime toduy Prufossor N. h. Dowland la going to take young Schneider to Portland and give him a chance to Join the army. J BEHIND AS BANNER WOOLEN MILLS DOUBLE OUTPUT WITH NIGHT SHIFT Th limn of machinery at thn Or Kn ( Hy WiMilon Mllla to Ixi hoard all nllit laal lilxht and la achi'dulH to Imi heard Zi hour a day from uow on. Owimr to thn rapid liirreum In or dora. thn liiiiiiuri iiic iit tut di cldi d on a polley of doiililed prwlui tlon, and t a roault tho mill will double their runnliit: 1 1 id n with a nldit ahlft. A rapidly a worker ran ba found to men handle thn machinery It will be put lulo opfratluu durliix tho lilxht hour At thn prxaent tlino thorn are ai protlinulely 2:,0 turn on thu payroll. An addition to thn mill I' being runhed to I'omplotlon. and If thn 21 hour rvlr I continued after thn now plant lor into operation It will mean that the employment of 1 000 Iho nereialty of ohtulnod killed workera I the only thins which I llkey to rauan delay with tho night hlft. JUDGE ANDERSON TELLS I At tho lunt nieetliiK of the Ab'Tne- thy KruiiKe. Jmlgn Anderiton Kave an able riMmltlon of county roverninent, oxplalnliiK it In lomewhat tho cam. way a llmtkina haa detcrlbed federal Kovernineiit. llo flriit tKik up tho ro bale dopartmeiit und anld hn hud ud mlnlnlralt d tho enluleii of 4.13 pTiion m fur. He aald that although ho wu not perfectly familiar with proleite law at tho hc,liinliiK, und bad to rely upon tho attorney of Oregon City to advlne him In nil but two or three cuaca they hud played perfectly aiiuare. llo laid peclul I'inphaHl upon tho fact that al- ' though ninny people considered attor- ney crooked ah a class he had found thla a cruel Injustice. Hn denned the Juvonllo department a dealing with children with no moans of uport or With fault that In elder persons would bo considered crimes, lllvorco ap- lieurod to him tho chief causo of this (lellniuency, a dlvorco a day being the rule in this county. Ho dwelt also In tho IncrcaHlng number of dependent poor und widows for which provision had to bo made. County finance ho defined as the art of making the appropriation lust through tho year, not always an easy thliiK to do when tho public demandx Increased expenditures. Ho corrected the Impression, also, that tho county court levies all the taxes. It has nn control over tho $135,000 state and other fixed taxes In this county. Ho discussed the 2 mill tax for hard sur face in addition to tho 7 mill tax for ordinary road purposes, the budget for this your. Valuing tho county ut :9 millions wo rulse a tax of neurly u million u year for all puritoaes. llo branded as a falsehood the statement that road money was not spent In tho districts where levied. Ills daughter, MIbs Milan rocltod the poem "Neighbors," with encoro of 'The Humble Hoe," and, also road "(ilvo tho boy n chance." MIsb Oehler was Initiated Into first and second div grot's. Muster Pye prcsldod. E E Mr. It. A. Dodman, of Cunby, repre sentative In tho state legislature, snriine a comnlota surprise on hi friends when ho returned to Cnnbv Saturday with a wife. As a cii'mliuitlon of a quiet romance, MIsb lllancho Jobo, of Philadelphia, was married to Dr. Dodman in Seuttlo, January 27. Despite tho fact that tho wedding had taken place moro than n month before, not olio word of It had leaked out. Mr. Dedniun went to Salem ami set through tho entire session without saying anything to any of his acquaint liac.'B. He Is president of tho First National bank of Canby and of tho Cunby State bank. E WINS OLSON BOOSI II. D. Olson, who has been agent for the Southern Pacific company nt Ore gon City for tho last two years, has been promoted and appointed travel ing freight ascnt, witn headquarters at Portland. Mr. Olson Is tho most popular and efficient agent that the Southern Pacific has had at Oregon City In recent yonrs, nnd his departure wilt be regretted by the traveling pub lic. His successor at Oregon City has not yet been nr.med. AUTOS STUCK IN MUD a GOT OUT BY FARMER STUCK SECOND TIME THE DALLES, b. 28 Hrt la "Ct Rlch-Walllngford- In tha hap of a Waco county rancher who raldt In th vicinity of Mil ltf brldg. Mil of Th Dill. Th chmo of this Walllngford I to pull automobll out of toft, ooiy, itlcky ttrn Ortgon mud t 14 pr. TO MOUM.A. Ore., Mart h 1 II. H Calmer, who purchused (hn Molalla I'loiieor about four month bko, re colved word lust week thut he had fullen heir to several hundred thou sand dollar through the death of hi mother. Ho received an advance draft of $r,000 to defray expense of hi Hast ern trip. He left fuesd.'ty, accoinpan led by hi wife, who will go a far a Washington, L. C, while Mr. Palmer goo to New York. Cordon J. Taylor, who wu on a lec turing tota In Hie state of Washing ton, wa rompi'lled to cancel dates, and la now In churgo of the I'loneer, Ho wo tho former owner. BLUE SKY SCHEME OFFICE; MANY BIT Boverul hundred ClucKamas county people have been swindled as tho re sult of a scheme to defraud curried on by the National Mall Order Broker age evehange of 120 Globe building, Minneapolis, Minn. A government fraud order warning those who nro contemplating sending to this linn for silk underskirts said to bo vulucd ut $4.50 was received Wednesday by Postmaster Cooke. Tho men engaged In this scheme have left Minneapolis. The swindling scheme has been carried on, and Is still being taki'n by many who do not know of its fraud, by means of an endless chain letter. L ELECT OFFICERS The first mooting of the board of governors of tho Commercial club Blnce tho reelection of President O. D. Eby last month, was bold Friday nlglil and th: following officers for 1917 wcro elected: E. E. Hrodte, vice-president; M. D. I-atourt'tte, secretary; Dr. U A. Morris, treasurer. The gover nors held thi'ir annual dinner at Mass' restaurant. Tho following standing committees for the calendar year were appointed: Executive O. D. Eby, A. U Obst, U AdnniB, W. A. Huntley, William An dresen. House John J. Cooke, Joseph 'E. Hodges, H. H. Johnson. Reception uud entertainment E. E. Prodio, L. A. Morris, John W. Loder, It. L. Holmun. A. A. Price. Membership C. Schuebel Chus. T. Parker. T. W. SulHvun, Geroge V. Ely. C. P. Farr. Transportation Frank Ilusch, Ed ward Schwab, H. T. Mcliain, W. P. Hnwicy, Jr., It. L. Shepli.'rd. Auditing II. A. Swafford, I. T. Uau, Glen Hanklns, T. Osmund, J. A. Mob ley. Publicity O. D. Eby, Percy P. Cau fleld. E. E. Ilrodle, M. D. Latourette, A. C. Howlund. PUTON WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Dids will be opened by the navy depart ment tomorrow for 2400 one-pound guns and mouns, 350 hree-inch guns and mounts and several four and five nch mounts. These gun are the type most effective against submarine and are the size guns that would be mounted on merchant ships in case congress so ordered. MOLALLA EDITOR LATESTOREGONIAN 1 FORTUNE STOPPED BY POST COMMERCIA CLUB GOVERNORS IE YOUNGHANWOULD F L WAHHIMJTON, Feb. 2-PreldeM WlUnn ha received the following ca blegram from Auatln Y. Hoy, whoau mother and sister were lost when the Ijtconls wa torpedoed without warn ing by a German aubmarltie: "I am an American citizen, n-pre-ar-ntliiK thn b.lllvun M-ohln-ry com pany, of Chicago, living abroad not a an expatriate, but for the promotion of American trade. 1 love thn flag, l lifting in It algnlflcunce. My belovrd mother and slitter, pam-nger on th Ijironln. have been foully murdered on the high teas. "A an American rlllren outraged and aa audi fully within my right, and aa an American aon and brother bereaved, I call uon my government to preaerve It citizen' self-respect and ave other of my countrymen from inch grief a I now feel. I gin of military ago, able to fight. If my country ran use me against these brutal nssaailni I am at Ita call. "If It (tultlflr my manhood and my nation' by remaining passive under outrage, I .hall seek a man's chauce under another flag." PARENT-TEACHERS HDLBll E One of the most successful meet ings held under the auspices of the Willamette teacher was at the Will amette school bouse Saturday after noon, when the Parent-Teacher asso ciation csslsted In entertaining the teachers of Clackamas county, with J. E. Calavan, county superintendent having charge of the program. The morning session commenced at 10 o'clock, and opened with a few re marks by the county school superin tendent. A reading by Professor Earl Kllpatrick followed after which N. C. Marls talked upon the Industrial work thut is being accomplished in the schools of the state. Following the spread furnlBhed by the women of Willamette and of the Parent-Teacher association, tho afternoon's program was given. The Willamette Glee club, composed of four young ladles, gave several selections. Professor John Mason fnvored the audience with sev eral readings. "Adolescent Retard ntlon" was the subject upon which Dr. R. W. DeMusk dwelt for some time. His address was of much In terest to the teachers and others in attendance. RT 8 MADE HEAD OF ENDEAVOR UNI SALEM. Or., Feb. 24. (Special) Elbert Charman. of Oregon City, was elected president of the Western Ore gon Christain Endeavor union at the convention of that organization here Saturday. Young Charman is the son of Mr. nnd Mrs. T. L. Charman, of Oregon City. For several years he has been very active in the work of tho organiz ation. Prior to his trip to Salem he was a delegate to the Eastern Oregon con vention at La Grande, where he was very prominent in the affairs of the Christian 'congress. Ho is a student In Reed college. His election was practically unopposed. ROAD MEETING IS TO BE HELD TUESDAY AT ML PLEASANT CLUB Efforts to obtain funds for the ltu-i provement of a stretch of three-quar- tors of a niila of roadway connecting tho Rock road and the Long road In Greenwood are being made by the residents of that district. A meeting of citizens will ba held at tho Mount Pleasant community club Ttiesday evening for the purpose of finding out what can be done by way of subscriptions toward the fund. Representatives of the county court will be present. The people affected by the improvement expect that tha court will appropriate a part of the necessary money. The section which It is proposed to macadamize runs southward from the Partlow place to the top of the hill in Greenwood. The other roads were improved two years ago, but the one stretch of mud was left on account of lack of funds. No exact estimate on the amount that It will be necessary to raise for the purpose ba been made a yet km DEATHO MOTHER SISTER ELBE CHARMAN ON Hats off to Star Spangled Banner, New National Air I'OItTI-AMl, Ore., b 21 "Th KUr-Rpangled Dunner" I th Ameri can national air. At least, it i a fat a tha United ritate army 1 con cerned, recent order of the war de partment deiignatin; Francis Scott Key' historic composition a the na tional anthem. New army regulations Just received her by Colonel Samujl R. Jones, United State quartermas ter, fix "Th Str.fipang!f Banner' definitely, under the date of January 8, 1917. FISHERMEN OPEN QUASH GILL BILL More than 150 men Interested In the fishing Ind'jatry here were present at a meeting of the fishermen' union Monday dIkIiI In the city hall when definite action wa taken to set on foot a referendum putting the Gill bill up to a vote of the people. Ily Friday petition wilt have been prepared and returned from Secretary ! of State Olcott and at that time they will be put Into circulation throughout th state. $750 Raised. t At the meeting It was announced" that $750 ha already been raised to forward the campaign which the fish ermen ay will be the only mean of saving the Industry from death a a resu't of the drastic removal of the deadline to Oswego. Representative of the following fish-deollng firm In Portland were pres -nt and each contributed $100 to the fund: Mularkey Fish company, Darbey Fish company, Portland Fish company and Pillar Rock Company. Merchants of the Oregon City have added $53 to the fund. It was an nounced. . NM(J 2000Q s,anerfc- - Ily obtaining 20,000 signatures to their petition the fishermen will hold ap the law for two years, or until the election In November 1?1S. Circulation of petitions must be completed by May 10. A lettiT was authorized asking Sec retary' of the Interior Lane to force a delay of any action on the measures providing that all legislation con nected with the Columbia Jtlver shall be approved by both states. He has already put the matter off 60 days. HUNDRED YEARS OLD BUT STILL HE WANTS TO JOIN THE ARMY One hundred and four years old, John Dowd, of Portland, father of Mrs. Nellie Shlnville, Is now anxious to enlist In the army should war be declared with Germany. He says he can use a gun just as well at the present time as In the early days when he fought the Indians. Mr. Dowd who will celebrato his 105 birthday anniversary on St. Pat rick's day, has been In this city visit ing Mrs. Shlnville. He left for his home In Portland Thursday ufternoon. Travels Alone. Although Mr. Dowd has almost reached his 105tb birthday anniver sary, he Is unusually active, and ex pects to livo many more yccrs. He returned from a trip to California last month, having iicccmpnuled his daughter, Mrs. Shlnville, to San Fran cisco, where he visited with rolatlves. He returned to Portland unaccom panied, remarking that he was "old enough to travel alone." He was born in County Carey, Ire land, and came to the United States when quite young. He settled In Port land when that city was a forest. He is well versed in loro of the early days when the Indians wora' giving the whites so much trouble. He served during the Indian war. Built Shack. Mr. Dowd has the distinction of building one of tho little shacks in Portland, at what is now Broadway and Washington Btrectn. At that time that purt of Portland was a dense forest. , He was considered one of the best farmers, trappers end scouts in his early days. His memory is still as active as in those days when the city of Portland was a wildarncss. The first time he has worn specta cles wrvs last year, when his eyesight commenced failing, and ho said that it was about timo that he was putting them on. Ho reads the dally papers and Is well posted on current events. Being Interested In tho present war in the European countries, he is well read on thtt subject. Mr. Dowd offered his services to the government at the time the men were called to go to the front He Is still watching his chance of re-enlisting to fight for hi country America. HOT CAMPAIGN TO F OF DEED RE-OPEHSAIJCIEHT LID UTICATI WALTER a COX OBTAIN! Die PUTCD TITUf TO QUARTER LOT WATER POWER tITf. CONSIDERATION OF S10 NAKED IN PAPERS LEFT WITH TOE RECORDER Portland Railway Light 4 Powr Com pany Ha Paid Taat en Properly for 20 ytar; Claim for Title Long In Court. When Walter O. Coi, of this city, filed a deed to quarter lot of valu able water power alto on tha Island at the bead of the fall Monday ba auto matically entered a a defendant InUJ litigation over the property which ha been In the court for the past 21 year. Immediately following the filing of the deed. Circuit Judge J. U. Campbell allowed a petition making Cox a de fendant In the suit of the Willamette Transportation A Lock company agalnit Aurlo M. Draper and W. T. Iiurney. claimant to adjoining sec tion of the Island. Txa Man Owner. , Cox obtained the deed from Clar ence W. Simpaon of Houston, Texas, who according to the deed. In turn got the land from Iiurney In 1891 when Iiurney was register of the local land office. The consideration wa $10. The Portland Railway Light A Power company, of which the suing corporation I a subsidiary concern, as sert a claim to the hind, bad In part on long time occurancy. It ba paid taxe on the property for more than 20 years. Tho hind was orglnally deeded by the government as a homestead, but the record of Clackamas county are not complete enough to aettla without court action title questions which arose later. .The records show that the Portland Railway Light ft Power company hold what Is called "adverse title." Wis Attorney. Mrs. Draper, the first named of the defendants. Is the wife of J. W. Dra per, of Bolton, who was an attorney for the land office at the time Mr. Burney was register. Simpson, who held the deed to the land which has been transferred to Cox Is a brother-in-law of Mr. Burney. The contested land Is of great value, but the assessor's office Is unable to approximate the worth of tha par ticular quarter-lot without Investiga tion. WILL INTRODUCE NEW SCHEME AS S. Robackor, who recently returned to Oregon City from eastern Oregon, where he was In the grocery business, has brought a lot on tha northeast cor ner of Fifth and Jackson streets and will erect a store building there where he will engage In the grocery busi ness. Mr. Robaeker Is to try a new plan. He will carry on his grocery business as what he terms "a basket grocery." Mr. Robaeker purchased tha lot from Frank E. Andrews. Jr., of Portland. Ho will Immediately start construc tion of his store building, expecting to have it completed and ready for business within a month. He came to Oregon in 1911 from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and since com ing west has purchased considerable property. He has leased 320 acres of land recently purchased in eastern Oregon, about 23 miles from Bend. Fi WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Feder al farm loan board officials are under stood to have arranged for placing of the entire first issue of forthcoming farm loan bonds, amount undeter mined, with a syndicate of bankers at New York and elsewhere at a rate of 4 Yj per cent The rate to be charged the farmers on loans will range be tween 5 and 5 per cent Klamath: New fish hatchery on Crooked Creek to be built another to be enlarged. BASKET GROCERY ARM LOAN BOARD READY WITHCHFAP COIN FOR EARNERS