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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY. MAY 18. 1917. PaOK I OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE!!. CASIO DECLINES III PuHtwho Iv.ry frUtf. f. I. BROOit. li'r PuUisho. Eaiartg at Orcgoa City. Orgo I'oatoffira o4Um sattr. l 13 : Ob yaar Kli lloataa Trial Muhaetinllna Ta Unntha Rub-ritri will Bad lk data of aiplrailog siampod on ta.lr rPr Wwlag tbalr earn. If last psvmaiit I ool credited, gladly iotlfr us. toJ ik Mailer III ru our aitatha. Advertising fUlrs on applli'all BASIC TRADE CONDITIONS COOD Thi is whnt the Dry Goods Economist, a recognized author ity in its ficldfj has to say as to the conditions in textiles and allied lines: In some lines complaint is heard as to retailers' unwill ingness to operate. In other, sellers show no anxiety, for the simple reason that they are sold up tar ahead or m view oi the difficulty of forecasting the future are unwilling to accept orders. We need hardly say that the latter class are principally the mills making cottons, silks and wool and worsted dress poods. In the former class are manufacturers of merchandise which is bought closer to the time of distribution, such as wo men's carments. neckwear, millinery, etc. As regards the outlook, it may be that consumers will how a tendency towards economy which has been absent for months past. Retailers should remember, however, that the underlying conditions are practically unchanged, even though this country has entered the war. The demand for labor will be increased, all kinds of workers will be even more fully em ployed than of late, and it is pretty safe to figure that as more money is earned more will be spent. The most important thing for business men in general is to keep their eyes on the basic conditions and not allow them selves to be influenced by thoughtless assertions or hysterical predictions. They should note such facts as the big extra dividend declared by the United States Steel Corporation this week, the approaching renewal of vast expenditures in this country by the Allies as a result of our loan and the strength of the securities market, always an indication of the general condition of the country. THE PEOPLE PREVAIL Perhaps Germany thinks the "peace without victory" pol ity in its field has to say as to the conditions in textiles and another think coming. The American people refused to ac cept that policy, and. fortunately, the will of the people usually prevails in this country, though it sometimes has-great ob stacles to overcome. We have had to overcome "watchful waiting," "too proud to fight," "peace without victory," and the theory that both sides in the war are fighting for the same thing, but we have won out in the conflict and now we are ready to fight autocratic inhumanity to the victorious end. PRODUCING APPETITES. ALSO Many a city resident heretofore unaccustomed to physical exercise but now engaged in cultivating a back-yard garden, will find his appetite enhanced to such an extent that his in creased consumption of food will more than equal his increased production. But he will be a better citizen, mentally, morally and physically. In any event, the country will be the gainer. "NEITHER SHALL HE EAT' When the English colonists settled in this country some 300 years ago, they adoted the rule that "if any man will not work, neither shall he eat." There ought to be some way to enforce such a rule today. FOR LITTLE I RIDE ADVISES ALL VOTERS TO LISTEN TO SPENCE roads are to laid out that they will be of benefit to only Just a few of the farming districts of the state, and the advocates of this bonding bill appear to be just those people who live right In the cities or towns through which this hard-surfaced driveway passes, or someone living right close to It. " - j The whole scheme Is so unjust to a OREGON CITY. Route I. Box 86, j great majority of the people of the May 15.-(Editor of the Enterprise.)-! tate- nd also to the transportation In the Enterprise of May 8 I read an lines of the 8tate that 1 ara 8atl9fic'1 article under the heading. "Clacka-' when the vote f the Btate read Mr' mas County Can Pass Bonds, or Get ! Spencers argument against the bonding No Improvement," over the signature . bm- ln our 11,tle electlon PPhlct "Permanent Citizen." Now that nasi"""' a" lUD' ""' lul" a ring a good deal like an ultimatum, but it is consoling to know that we are not under the rule of the kaiser. this bill down by a large majority. Read Mr. Spence's arguments care fully. He is an old, tried advocate of .1.1... -J l. ... I and I am glad he is not a member of, luc " "'. ne nas naa me enure commence oi the grange for many years. He has no axe of his own to grind, but Is just a fearless advocate of justice and the our state highway commission, but with your consent, I should like to no tice some of his remarks. , "Permanent Citizen" starts out by saying, "I have seen our Btate develop, and our roads improve since the ox team period, and can see a more rap id improvement ln the future, if the proposed bond issue should carry at the special election in June." Yes, he can see a more rapid im provement of those hard-surfaced driveways, that are designated in the t'Altl X. Mar III iKIItor of the KnirrpriM I Am i!r..e. id learn oil,) th i!lliijiilhr4 ill. Ipl l Irul U taking rii-eptmns li my Ideas il Hi road Pond bill I l-lu-t that Mr M. Ia;n u a t.)uar. fur and Jollv i .. (.:ui. but !' h. gotten ift en thn wrong hm l' r-ruilinic !"' itVoi9 road t'nj (-ill I appre.1 at hi very generous u.li t li a r 11- itn-r Ih PacinV highway hut will not oi .- i-l 1-r.jH.r of Ih fail that I am very fami'ur nh h tountri Ihrouuh huh ih.. highway rawira Have been over tinot of .il I hUhway nu.re tunes f'.ir.-r.-'irl than Mr. MdUw has Iwen with hi beautiful Cadillac The road from Oregon I'Hv up Ih t'lai kaiu-n river Into Ih U'Ciii country (or a dvtance of :o tnili-a la . r r tn k 10 len of rlu la Iht tli road Irmii III Pud ling river In Ih litilf Links r '.' It", k bill ! carrying ! . an 1 ita a water grade iki IHiI tin r will I' lii'l iti n-nl of th ait niiKlmi ilul !.ir rxj'ithli'l on tliia i'.iiir-.-A ! tiTtn-v Ci-turjl tin t"r tli.il otilv , ixil of -iTT Itl!1'. loll fnri'liil I orn Aa.iTlun rll i'-na sir Jm!oiI .i Hi Stiira iind S!nr-. to " ar n-t fivi!ii" ny of Ih kaiaor'a Ami'iian tW illiir ur ii.ui In Hrconi t' l.li' up ntiv r.ii!ru.ut tirlilitia Kn if Ih.-v aho'.ilil lh o i!il i'ii.oul.l.!!y Mom n;t Ih t.4'i llfnl atrm t ir nl Shi-phonl'i !'!l. aim u'latiiuly; lln-n Mhrr moiiIJ bf tvir p.ilrl.. at lite othi r i-ndT On of )oiir iT 'iiilnoiit li'ti l bin a lira 4 that Hi pro;od hjr.l t:r- fji-.d rnada would incr.i prop.-rty 'u-a. and a:t In iltloplii Ih country. hy. (or lli'awna .ik Mr. M. I'nln. dun't o kno th.it iT':rty alnr In Oroton lo.!ny ar otplottoil In th point of fonflvatlon. Th tour lata ln tril ovor our loiili'nrd ar n'Xt to na "round had Thry Mill i-o:u and oi'ar out our romla and prhapa li'v a fw stlncy d I'lara it om hoti'la and gur.'.k'c but thy 111 not buy our land. If yoti MSh to do- rolop Orison, ( lar th many nitl'loni of arr of Ml lands (held for ti"""- latlonl m lior thw pio;'li ho mIsii ran -) onto thorn und niak thout 'lvi a home. Iluildlne boulvvarti and sronlr hlitha will not do n. Ni lther M ill a utate Winded to 40 or .'0 tnil'lon dollars dt-velop vry rapidly. Mr. Moltaln. how do you vrify the following statements? Ill Chapman .iys "all the tlvlg nated roads bo built with the t.- 000.000 bond Ihnue;" CI th I'ortlanl Journal says this Mill "only le the bo- KlnnlnR:" 2i Adams says it will 'complete thorn all In fairly good shape;" HI and the publicity bureau of Portland says It Mill make a ' real start." Now Mr. MiT.ain since printers Ink and news prints are so high, and sine the wanvnlte KOCO.OOO bond bill already consigned to the "Ice-box" ly the voters, until our efficient" legis lature meets again, don't you think It hP!.t to discontinue- this little dis cusslon? S. U CASTO. Fijty Years Ago Taan from Oragon C'ty Cntcpria. May 11, mr. Omar IV ha ha arrln d at l and a and I niakinc vliionius pnfi'.iratl.'i for pni.xrullrit a rainiaii il aaaUmt Ih tnaurnts. Imprevtmtnla Thn .iiiiIii a.ton will Mltlieia in a ft y impniii'ioi'lita III Iho Ilim of btilUHna- In lli'a rllt Th 'ld Uoa hall will pio' aMy 'tl Ita nrw I rick hall STATU ACCIIWNT IiNSUKANCK IS i)K(:iin:i)nr;rri:ur()KW()HKiii:N A Flna Cardan Th peal rloMer rur.li n skirting th reuli in'o In froti, of Vr. KoImtI 'ottor ai'r.'a lln from our ofric d.mr. l the r ult -il pailM loll nl the hamt of Mr Wild T'.at It la dn-ldi'dly prent.it I to nil that floMeri In inch a Manner. Maid. If ou plena, th ai'pre. lain tonka of tY' (uilillc a thry pi th la atxii tuelitloned. Good Mua'c t'mn Ih reti rn of ih strainer from th rhlMrotT picnic Th.iraday. th Dromon fit v ban I. on llkeni'd III popl. aloliK V illi "Ireel Mlth several i holit' n'!e. tlnlia. TIip uipinbera of th Ore. n City band nre wltii. in a nam. an! rii.ht worthil, do they iteaervp It Otwtgo Laka Th pei pl of law n tlreil of harlnK h nam i'f Suck T applied to th beautiful alieet o. water near that place, n et together . fM days aliice, and chanced th tiuuii tu Ih OnMego lake. Shtrllfa Report lMirir. the session of Ih county court th past week. Shrrff William Iturna in.nl bis fhi.v return of taxes collected for 1 III Clnckamaa county. The total B.iumiit stated rs follows: Stat tae I S.Sl: :i.. School taxes 3la S, County tux s.:'.i:mo PeHnqiient lint r,'tiirtip 1.1T5 4 . Amount remitted on ,,,.M,. asaeaament 2!l.9:i NKW IIKIIll. Or , May It - Hundreds of ileleaales from all parts of lha atatn lathered liern toiiliiht at Ihn opening rtalon of Ihn Oregon Ktalit Huinlay HihiMil convention. I'r. K.I ward II, I'piicn, of I'ortland. nude the opening convention addreaa on "Loyalty, Dig and l.lltlo." Iteporta of progreaa In the Huiiday schiMil work of lha stale wpro mail by lha hra.la of lha deparlnmnt: Mint OH Clark, ( harlea A. I'hlpps, A. Ilalph S pea row and Vr. M. A. Zaneabower. A. C. Hprlugaton, educational secrn (ary of lha HaptM church, siwiko on "Religious Kdiicatlon and Clirlstlan muniK'racy"; Waller Moor, general secretary for Western Washington. "Tha Torch Which l.lchts ihn Path"; and I'rofeaaor M. 8. Pitman. Mon mouth Normal, "Community l.lfe and tha Rural Sunday School." V1LLAMETTE SCHOLARS HOLD EXERCISES FOR GRAND ARMY VETERANS 0 a4 a HAI KM. Or, May II lei hiring thai erfoita liaie Iieeli luailii rai II year by reruln linurnnc.i ski'IiIs In ducn rniiloers In wllloltaw from the protection of the wolkiliena coiiipiiiautlon law, Ihn alulii In dilnlrlul accldeiil I ollillilaaloll has la aileil a alateiueiil nliipnrlllg Ihn beli Ills under III f ollipcliautloli law with llioaii offered by hindrance I'oinpunlea I'll stiiteineiit reuda "KITorta have been tiiud each )ear by certain liinmim uKents In llnliicn emplov era In Willi. Iraw from Ihn protoi'lloii of the workmen s coiiipeiiaallon law. Kmpli.yera are offered what lira termed i niiiMnalloti pollclea, whlili purport to furulali coiupenantloii to Injured workmen upon the aaine baala na provided b the stale law "III no ill llinliiliepii rati a are iioeil whleli uppeiir lo be nlll.lly lea than Ihoan cluirrel under the alale law Kor tha purpona of comparlaon however, emplov era should consider til fact thnt the statu law afford' opportunity In securn a reduction of 1!0 per cent In ralea for t:ood accident evperieine, while the Hal ralea ipiol id by. Itianraii.e c.un.anlea a.. continuously 'It la llli orl.ilit (or emplovera lo a'mi not thnt while the "tale luw nfTorils complete .r.'t... Hull. II doea not Involve the minojall.e, etpeiia and rrei'ietil dlor:iinlatloii of the Morl.lng force where eniploicH are called to t"Mir In court In litigation re.ulllng from th refuaal of In jur..! workmen lo accept the com- the liiKiirain Total i.'i.ut ;; TWO TRACTS ARE AVAILABLE EOR BEAN PLANTING OF HIS SWEETHEART As a result of the activity of thfr committee of I.lve Wires of the Ore gon City Commercial cluh, uppolntoit to con.ilder available sites to be use 1 for the planting of beans by the IJve Wires, two tracts of land were found Wednesday, one of which tuny be de cided upon within a day or two According In O. I). Kliy, chn'rin.n of the committee Investigating ll:e matter, the I'ortlund Hallway, Light & Power company has a tract of 17 acres opposite Oregon City which the i m0!,tc science class of girls acting as rai way company win tie wining to. ,,..,,,, Tho ,,.i,, wra r,.ttiv In spite of shoMera, a large crowd of patrons of Willamette school grcc.- ptl the "boys In blue" sumo SO arrong. and lha women of tho Women's Hnllef C.tpn. ut...- tl. L. II...."' ,UII". ""-i mo viu fiwiinei. i-aj i pollution Offereil liy everclura wprn held at tho school house on Tuesday. Tho military com-' pany of the school marched tn the car and escorted the old soldiers, mem bers of Meade Post No. 2. U. A. K .l and Women's Itellef Corps, tn the school house, where an excellent pro gram was given under tha direction of tha teachers: Klag drill, first grade; "America," second grade; songs, "The Klag of the Uruve," and "(leorgo Wash ington." third and fourth grades; reel- tatlon. liay Lewis; recitation, Kuth j POUT!. AND, May Id - In Ihn coun ryn Jones; Instrumental solo, Metu j ty Jail, where he Is held tn await a Illgglnbotham; solo, Catharlno Cobh; careful analysis of (tin contents of the song, "King of the Free," fifth and j stomach of Anna Itanuulal, who drop sixth griulo girls; "Star Spangled Han-1 pod dead whllo on her way homo from ner." auillenco Joining In on tho chivjthi circus Monday night. August Wal rus. Tha following program was ar-j tenberg, her sweetheart, denied reho ranged by the old soldiers: ltemarks. , meutly that any act of his contributed Commander of (J. A. H., J. C. Sawyer; i In tho slightest way In her death, address. Dr. Moore, of Jennings I "As tint! Is my Judge," ho said. "I Lodge; remarks. Mrs. Isabel McAr-jknow of nothing that could have thur, of New Krn, president of Iho . caused her death. My relations w ith Women's Itellrf Corps. At the con- j her were always proper, und I gave elusion of tho program the pupils of her no medicines tit any timo." tha primary grades presented tha old! Yet doctors who performed an nil soldiers with flowers. This was fol- topsy say she wus In n dellcnto colidl lowod by serving refreshments tn tho j Hon and strong Irritants were found visitors, with the members of tho do-' In tho stomach. Whether this was a poison could not bo known until the companies under I he polli Ira hetehl referred Id. "Kinplotcrs ara aim hilereaieil In aeelng that llielr Injur. I workmen ur.i properly i oliipenaaled, all. I ma am tin rehire comparing In Ibn fol lowing record a number of benefits provided under thean policies and Ihn lieiiellla paid under Ihn stain law, Ihn Drat flgnri' showing Ilia ttliioiuil paid by Imuran, n iom.aiilea, Ihn aeniii.l Ih .1 paid mil of Ihn atale fund. "Matlliiuui coinpi imullull per week, f 10. 117.10. ' Minimum i-oiuiH-naallon per week, $'.; IHliJ. ' Vavlmum eoiiiM.natliOi In nun case, I'.OiMI, no limit. "Term of lotiipeliaatlon tn wl.lnwa In fatal cases, K yeura; life "t.imii nun payuieiil to widow upon ri'iiuirrliign, none, I mo. "I'oliilM'linatloii In partial depend eiila In fatal caaea, M yeara. during dep. inh tii y 1 1 ii r I it I eipeiiaea where them ar dependent, none, lien "Workmen totally and permanent. ly Incapacitate. I receive coiupeiian. Hon for 10 yeara, life. "We ula. i ih Hire In refute a tula repreaetitiitliiu upprarllig III III lit eraturn of certain Inaur.incn nxetita, tn the effei t Hint Ibn amended ii.in pelmatlon law reipilri a the emplover In i bur:n Moikmeii an i. nla per month ih pr.-aetit cotitriloitlon by workmen of t cent for each day or part of day emplov e. waa not chanted at Ihn recent aeaalon of 111" legislature " DESTROYER FLEET HAS BRUSH WITH SUBMARINES (Cbntlliuei) from page II to, the American ahlps at once put t.i sea. the men. from c.iptallia to a. a i eti, looking III the pink of condition Mid apparently euthualaatlc fur tlelr tank. "They nre certainly a fine buty nf men, and what'a more, their :ait looks just as III," said the I'rlth Ii ci iniiiander ns be watched the de i lloyers (lie s award. On of Hi American destnivera p. I. an war duty even before ri aching this aide of th Atlantic. Una w.. when It plckeil up and iscorte.) I fhriitii.ti II. n ,l ,ii....r .,.. , r ,1... largeit of thn Atl.iul'c liners OF laboring man's Interests. Mr. pence's arguments are all sound and safe, and they have a good, honest ring to them. There is none jf that deceptive, delusive and mis leading atmosphere about Mr. Spence's talk that there Is about the talk put up by the advocates of the bonding bill. It would look like we were all crazy, bond bill. The intention of this bill; is to make the owners of autos all over I if e "hould snter lDto such a useless the state, nay the entire bill of build-i &ni Iavlsh sch,-'me of bu"dlnK Pil ing these hard-surfaced driveways, and 3Ure driveways, right as we are en- keeping them in repair. Now this may be agreeable to a majority of auto owners in the cities through which these driveways pass, or where they are living right close to these roadB, but it certainly will not be agreeable to auto owners back in the rural districts, who never get to see these driveways, unless it is once or twice, right in dry weather, and I don't believe they can be forced to pay auch an unjust li cense tax as that. The inhabitants of the rural districts want autos just aa much as dwellers in the cities, and will have them Just aa soon aa they can get roads fit to run them on, but how are we going to get good roads in the rural districts when we have auch a heavy drain on us, every year, to build and keep in repair all those hard-surfaced drive ways that are laid out in that bond ing bill? Where rural districts are so located that they can't get to those hard-urfacd driveways, and are com pelled to build roads of their own. every bit of this license tax that is taken from us to help build those driveways that are mentioned in the bonding bill, will have to be made up by an additional levy, and extra tex on our property. These hard-surfaced tering Into the greatest war the world has ever known. We can use our strength and capital In a better way. GEORGE I1ICINB0THAM. Mr. Spence Substitutes. HEAVER CREEK, May 14. (Editor of the Enterprise) On account of ill ness or cold feet of soma of the mem bers, the 12 apost'es of good roads failed to appear at the Reaver Creek hall Saturday evening as they agreed (We with them courage to attend ut their next date.). A largo crowd had gathered from eight directions of the wind, to listen to the good roads en thusiasts from Oregon City. The audience was greatly di3 pointed, but in order to have peace In the family and save the good reputa tion of the 12 disciples, C. E. Spence volunteered to fill the vacancy of his friends at Oregon City for the even ing, providing tho 12 from Oregon City should pay expenses. Even the cigars and candy were included. So it was ordered by wireless and the meeting went on with 147 converts at the end of four hours speeah, and all went borne to talk it over. A SPECTATOR. WEST LINN. Ore.. May It (Edi tor of The Enterprise; Pro.! Mr. C. E. Spence's articles In your edition of 11th May, It would appear that Mr. Spence Is either finding out from hla contact with the voters that they don't want to listen to mud slinging oratory and wants facts about tho bond Issuei. which he cannot supply ln opposition without attacking the character of some one favoring the only measure so far presented which offers a chance for Oregon to get out of the mud, or else the truth hurts and is getting under Mb skin. We have on desire to hurt anyone we have met fire with fire when refui. Ing the mis-statements of this man am, his slde-klclter from the Farmers' 1'nlon. We nre confining our efforts to the bond Issue and its merits, and if the opposition will do the same we will pain converts for the bonds every time they open their mouths, for so fur they have said nothing against the measure Itself which the average voter would even consider. TWELVE DICIPLES OF ROAD EFFICIENCY. have the Live Wires us, provldin; the Hoy Scouts of Willamette do not make some move tn utilize It soon. The privilege of using the land was granted to the Hoy Scouts some thu ago but so far no use has been made of It. The committee expects to know within u day or two whether or not this land can be had. Another tract of 25 acres, one mil-! or more east of the city Is nlso avail able and will be taken by the commit li e If other arrangements ure not made. Ths members of th! committee who Investigated available tracts on Wed nesday were O. I). Eby, C. Schuo'iol Senator Walter Dlrnlck and Chnrles T Parker. analyses am completed. decorated, which added to tho attract-1 Wallenberg yesterday suggested to IvenesH. Tho floral decorations were the officers that a youth In thn tielgh In keeping with tho occasion, with red I borhood of thn Unmiulst home. In tha white and bluo flowers arranged In tho j Mount Scott district may huvo been form of a flag. !E They Both Cry Quits OREGON CITY, May 16. (Editor of the Enterprise) Mr. Canto o,iiiM and wants to save printer's Ink. The 12 disciples accept his Invitation and quit also for It seerns a useless task to try to convince him through your columns when he won't go out over the road and be shown where he is wrong. THE 12 DISCIPLES OF ItOAD EFFICIENCY. BOWERMAN GOES TO SANDY WITH HIGHWAY CHIEF There will be a good roads meeting at Sandy on Monday, May 21st at which meeting State Highway Com missioner S. Renson and ex-Governoi Rowcrman will speak and all points of the 16,000,000 bond issue fully ex plained. MOl'NT ANGEL, May 14. Mount Angel college won another victory 'n a clash with the Grays of the Oregon state penitentiary. Tho game was nip and tuck all the way through, with the crowd of fans ready to swarm the field In their excitement. It stretched out to 10 Innings until Coghlan's spec tacular home run in tho last of tho tenth won the game for the collegians. There were several costly errors on both sides that might have been avoided. Sohler and Chapel were th' battery for Mount Angel, Davltt and Hunt for the Grays. Scoro: Mount Angel 7, Grays 6. It Is without precedent thnt a crowd of 40 loave the state penitentiary with only a superintendent and two wardens. It Is the result of the honor system lately reintroduced. The men behaved like gentlemen In every re spect, and took and gave much good natured raillery. Although defeated, they left in high spirits after their holiday. There has been an Increase of ap proximately ten per cent In the urea of Innd cultivated In ClackamiiH conn ty during the iiiist year, If the first 150 reports of Clackamas county farmers In the agricultural defense movement may be taken as a guide. Theso r.v ports ll'ed with T. I). Case and E. IV Flits, district representatives In the movement to centralize the control of tho comity's agricultural resources, are coining In much more rapidly nml with more accurate Information than had been hoped for according to Mr. Case. Preliminary meetings were held In many granges Inst Saturday und blank forms distributed to the farmers. About 1000 blanks were distributed from which thn central office hern will ascertain Just where Beed can bo dis posed of to tho greatest advantage and will advlBo regarding the sowing of the same. DR. SISSON TO RESIGN BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCES BOISE, Idaho, May 16. Dr. Edward O. SIsson, for tho last four years com missioner of education, and formerly a member of the faculty of Reed col lege, Portland, notified the atate board of education yesterday that he would hand in his resignation today. In a. prepared statement Dr. Sisson aald that acute differences of opinion re garding the state university made har monious relations impossible. GERMAN BOY IS ANXIOUS TO HELP ENFORCE LAW responsible for thn condition of tho girl, and upon this suggestion a trip wus inaile there, with Wallenberg and an Investigation nm.lo. Miss HaiKiulHt, who wus IS yours old Inst February, had been subject to fainting spells slncn sho was three years old, said her widowed mother, who lives ut ni.iil sixtieth nvonuo Southeast. 'Ill Is condition, doctors told her, was duo to a weak heart and they advised sho would probably out grow It. Wultenberg told, nlso, of fainting fits tho girl hud suffered ut numerous times when ho was ut tho houso ami on tho rare occasions, ho says, when they wero out together nlono. Pacific Coast League W. L. Suit Lnko 21 San Frnnclsoo 2G Oakland 20 Portland IS Los Angeles 15 Vernon 16 Wednesday's Games At San Francisco 9, Portland 3, At Suit Lnko S, Oakland 3. At Lob Angolns 7, Vernon 6. 15 16 20 19 23 25 Pet. .615 .610 .500 .486 .395 .390 MIN1MIN, May 16- An American torpedo boat destrover flotilla la "now ut thn front" somewhere In European waters, the llrltlnh admiralty officially announced today. ' A I'nlteil States destroyer flotilla has arrived In cooperate with our naval forces." tho udmlrulty's state ment declared 'Rear Admiral Sims, C. H. N. will command all I'nlteil States naval forces In European waters. 'The American destroyer arrlvn.l nt Uueenstown "Rear Admiral Sims Is In dally touch w Ith the chief of staff. "Tho services the Pulled States ves sels ure rendering the al'les are of Iho greatest value ami deeply appreci ated." Tho destroyers are the first veaseln to take an active part In the war. Others will do their share, though what these Vessels will be or how many Is kept a secret by the navy. I CITY CHILDREN 10 BE Anxious to keep within tho law and at the samo time eoopcrato In the pa triotic spirit of tho times, Albert Stfartz, a 14-year-old boy whoso homo Is at Wllsonvlllo, Oregon, wrote to Sheriff Wilson of Clackamas county Pitcher Rronton got "peeved" about SAN FRANCISCO, Cal May 16. Wlllo and Rodgnrs bumped hoads go ing after an easy fly bull from tho bat of Schallnr In tho second round today and the ball dropped to tho ground, Schaller going to second Wednesday, asking If he wore allowed to keep a gun In his possession evon though he is the son of a Gorman who Is not a citizen of the United States. Swartz says that he read that all guns held by aliens would have to be turned over to the authorities by Juno 1 and asks, if that is true, to whom he will deliver his weapons. Sheriff Wilson will investigate the matter. Young Swartz's letter follows: "Would you please tell me if I am allowed to keep any firing arms after June 1. I saw it in the paper that all Germans that are not citizens of the United States were not to have any firing arms after June 1. "I am 14 years of age but my father Is not a citizen of the United States and If I am not allowed to keep them who would I turn them over to. "Please tell me as soon as possible." It, and the San Francisco team butted clear around before ho wns finally lifted to lot Harrington work, The SealA made five runs In that round and that proved to bo enough to win tho game, for Raum kept the hits woll scattered. COLLEGE PROFS. MAKE GARDENS CORVALLIS, Or., May 16 Faculty members of O. A. C, In addition to spreading the preparedness gospel, are actively engaged in raising garden truck. An acre of ground has been set aside and portions of the acre are being allotted to members of the teaching stuff. The land Is plowed, harrowed and practically ready for planting. Peas and beans are said to be favorite crops among the professors. Answers tu fjucstloiiH sent tn grangii officers by tho National Child Labor committee Indicate, that runners do not want or lined city children. Of the replies received to date, which cover 15 slates, 62 per cent say iinipinlilledly "No," tn tho ipieHtloti, "Are city school children wanted to work In your district?" An Illinois farmer writes: "Fanners tiro In need of mliilt help, IS years and over." The Minnesota state grungn muster says: "Nearly all tho work Is curried on by either gas or horse power und I Und they do not under stand how to drive a Iioihii or bundle machinery." Of thoso who mention Iho Inwpst age nt which n boy Is useful, fil p,,r cent say 14 or ovor. Thoso who mon llon tho neod of children suy they nre wanted for berry picking ,ir truck gardening, but only 12 per cent of all the answers sny, without qualification, thnt children are wanted on the forms. HEAD OF STATE WELFARE BODY RESIGNS PLACE PORTLAND, May 16. Fathor E. V. O'Hara, chairman of the State Indus trial Wolfnre Commission, which ad ministers the women's minimum wnge luw, has tondered his resignation to Governor Wlthycombo, effoctlve Juno 1. No successor has been named The war situation in this country emphasizes necessity of hard surface system of state highways.