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mm OREGON OTY ENTEM C HZ Tha Waakly fnUrprtae I...TW ''"' t"e pK. Cam- (HIK ISIHTOIilf'AI. HOf IK I I , HB other aad fi.iirr.eir lllilg. II, ' or. HT'"i , tt-Ucriba. 1 Portland, "re PIPTV PIR8T VIAR-NO. fl. WHO SAID NEUTRAL? CITIZENS! TO ARMS! BEG PARDON, KAISER IIKHI.IN, Wis. .May JO Berlin, una of llio timat thriving Utile till In th famous Kl Itlmr Valley of Wlaconaln. la llm (tut illy of the t'nltixl Hlalna In rebel mk hIii at Ha nanus, follow I nx announcement that there ara tl other towns In Ihn country bearing tb aama nama. It la probable that lha townapeoals will overthrow tha (lerman tnonaknr for an Indian name HIGHWAY BOARD TURNS 001 EXCESSIVE BIOS FOR COUNTY PAVING la Una with Ita announced poller la pat no aicraalve profits for pave- in mil, tha atala highway commlaalon, alttlng with lha Yamhill county court at McMinnvlllo yeaterday, rejected bid on a unmlla stretch of cement rom reto piTrmviil near hhiTi.lun ami Inatruclail lha atata hlxhwar engineer to (inweej with lha work by force ac count If ha found that labor conilltlona would In no war Interfere with agrl cultural work. Two blda wara aubmltted, but tha loweal waa nearly I WO In eiceai of tha aallinata of tha atata highway en glnorr. Tba blda wera a followa: Monlague O'ltellly company. Portland, grading, draining and ahouldera, $55(0.20; par ment 1 1 1.K41.2R. V. It. IMmnla construc llon company, McMinnvlllo, grading, draining and ahouldera, f!09 10; pavement. $11,931 (0. Tha eatlmate of Ihe highway de partment waa: Grading, draining and ahouldera, $1187 04; pavement. $ 10,- 2')t. Tha apeclflcatlona called for 11- foot pavement with two foot macad am ahouldera. C. L EATON, LOCAL ATTORNEY, ENLISTS IN UNITED STATES NAVY Clarwma I. Talon, an Mtorm-y ol ttila ill, baa i-nllaird In the lulled HUU- natr and will leave aliurlly t' uine lila In it ut It A dun n )n ago Mr Kulun rnli-ri-d Ilia law ofTI'i-i of llrditea and UrllTllh In llila city ami aline lliul llniu Ilia lii-in more or baa rtuai'ly loiiln rli'd i Hie a'tlltli- of I'lai ka'iiaa county. When Kranklln T. 'irlffllli moved III. olfli e to Portland, Mr. Katon went lth OKEGON CITY ; ENTEKI'KISRJ KIDAY , JUNE I, 1917. $1,200,000 is Asked By Naval If TABUSHf D IUI Committee For Establishment 4 a of Columbia Submarine Base Attorney Who Has Joined U. S. Navy OF TO L. EATON CLARENCt him and for many year waa aaaocl- atrd with him llierr. When Mr. Crlf tlth aaaiimed Ihe presidency of Hie Portland Hallway, Unht ft Cower com pany, Mr Katun mined tila law office In the Muaonlc Trjiiplo in th la city. Mr. Katoti hits Ihe llrgroe of llache lor of l.a from Ihe University of Oregon and waa admitted to prui lice by (he aiiireme court of the atale of Oregon In 1910, by the t'nlted Stales district court of Oregon In 1911 and by the supreme rourt of Ihe United State In I9H. OSWEGO ROAD MAY BE CHANGED SO THAT IT E WASHINGTON, May 29. The aec ri'tiiry of Hie navy today M nt to con-xn-aa (ha report of the llfllii bourd rei oinmendlng Dm appropriation of ll.200.0iMl to establish and eiiulp a sub marina and aviation bane near Ilia mouth of the Columbia river. Tim board rerommi'iida the purchase of iba Tongue I'olnt alls, at a coat not eiccedlng 110,000, and In event the proMriy cannot bo acquired at that figure, advlaea condemnation. The owner ara taking ITS, COO. Tha remainder of Ihv appropriation It la recomiuendi'd, ahould be expended In preparing the alte, wd In the con- atmctlon of whuru-s, torchouai-a, ahopa and eiilpmenl, an electric charg ing plant, temporary barrack a for men, lth a ii i ll other equipment aa may be Oeceaanry to meet the net essltle of al lenat 12 aiibmarlnci. In addition provision la to be mad for baiigura, launching way and equlp ment for aernplanea and other air craft. The aubmarlne buae. It la recom mended ahould be 10 Inatulled aa to be able to care for at leant 24 aubmaiinea In time of war. In Ita report Ihs board atutea that during Ita vlalta to the Columbia river It waa Impreaaed with Ihe Importance of adequately defending thla region from attack, and the baae la recom mended largely aa a delenae measure, In ufTord naval protection to Die Co lumbia river country In time of war, None of Ihe alt'- m ar the mouth of llio river waa regarded a Ideal for iihmarlne and aviation work, and It In aald the region l not niltubla for trulnlng avlutor. "Hut," aya the report, ' In time of war the necessity for the protection of the Columbia river felon la Impera live, and a well-eiiilpped aubmarlne baae In the Columbia rlvi-r from which aubmarlnea could operate for a dia tunce of 150 mile to the north and eouth would meet the major require ment of defenae at Wlllupa bay and (Jruya harbor and the cuaat north and aoutli of the Columbia." Of Iho appropriation recommended It li proponed to expend $900,000 on the iiibmarlne baae and 1300,000 on the aviation ba- The board would have preferred a rite near the mouth of the liver, but aa there la no aultuble lite to be had, it la recommended that Tongue I'olnt be aelected and that the facllltlea at Fort Steven be (iiade available, aa far aa Kaalble, for aubmarlne base at the Tongue point atatlon. The report, a outlined, I ilgned by Admiral Helm and three other mem ber of the board. ' Commander Hoi If. In a supplement ary report, rouimendn that the ap propriation be made Immcdlululy, a he regard the mciaalty for Oil and other I'm Hie couat bancs aa Impera tive. Inquiry of the house naval commit tee dlr.clone that there I no preacul Intention to make appropriation this session for submarine or naval bases, as they are purt of the permanent nv al program, and the plan, agreed to by the navy department, la to take the Helm board' recommendation when tho next regular naval appropriation bill la being filmed nt-xt winter. The Helm recommendations, however, proc tlcally insure a base at the mouth of tho Columbia, along the lines indi cated. In addition to the Columbia liver base the board recommends an appro priation of $1,425,000 to establish a nome base for aubmarlnea at the t'uget Sound Navyyard and a further appropriation of $375,000 for an avia tion base In connection with that yeard Linked with this baae, the board ask an appropriation of $300,000 for a submarine and aviation base at Edii Hook, near Port Townaend, on land now owned by the government The proposal to establish an avia tion school on Lake Washington, near Seattle, I now- recommended at this time. IALCLUBIS I A TO AID IN SALE OF n LIBERTY LOAN BONDS The Live Wires of th Commercial! club are going to do their bit In help ing to finance the Liberty loan, and i Tuesday A. It. Jacobs, Grant li. Mm-I Ick, L. Adams, C. Bchuebe! and C. W.i Jtlaley were named as committee to cooperate with the local bank In securing subscriptions to the loan bond. The First National Dank baa already subscribed $15,000 to the Lib- DIVIDED RUSSIA IS DESIRE Of Unions to Aid Government Food Conservation Urged, x Local Branches Assisting L REPORT FIXES FARMS AT 9 PER CENT COPKNHAOKN, via London, May 30. According to a private roport from Uormnny for which thnro Is as yet no positive confirmation, the provisional council of state In Poland yesterday transmitted the resignations of Ita members to tho Auntro (Jcnimn author Ities. The council has been pressing fur tho appointment of a regent for tho kingdom nml tho rcgularlzntlon of tho Polish administration slnco Its own position hus been rendered extremely difficult, If not ImpoHslblo, by a resolu tltm adopted ty tho Polish National council expressing lack of confldanco In tho body nnluctod and appointed Jy llio central powers. Thus tho resigns tlons may huvo boon submitted to forco tho governments of" tho central powers to tnko speedy action on tho regency quoHllon. Tho Polish Soclnllsts are In opon op position to tho now order In Poland, Thirty of their leaders wore arrostod this week and sent to concentration camps In Germany. Tho Polish ngoncy of Lnusnnno re cnnlly received a communication from Warsaw stilting that tho council of Htato hud docldod to suspend Its fun tlons ns a protust ugnliiHt tho hostile policies of tha Gc-rmnn authorities toward Polish National iiHplratlona, according to a Qtmova illHpatch on Tuesday. FARMERS NEED 7000 MORE MEN FOR HARVEST OltKGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvnllls, May 30. In order to dntermlno as nearly as posslblo the labor conditions of the state, tho dis trict ngonts of Marlon, Polk, Douglas, Linn, Clncknma and WnBhlngton counties mot yesterday In conforonce with tho extonslon officials of the Or egon Agricultural colloge! In response to Inquiries sent out by the extension department of the col lege, 6333 reports have Just beon re ceived from farmer In all parts of the state, which Indicate that about 7000 farm laborers will be needed to har vest the crops In Oregon this year. The extonslon department ha sent out enlistment blanks for the purposo of getting aa many men and boys as are available to sign up for farm work. County Judge 11. 8. Anderson, with II H. Thomas, a Portland civil engi neer In cbnrKO of the preliminary sur vey of Ihn west side road between Os wego and (his city, went over the road Saturday to consider recommenda tions In the state commission. No definite conclUHloni were reached by the member of the Inspecting par ty but Jinln- Anderson states that In nil probability the now cranio will fol low Main street of Oswego strnlKlit south a ml ncroHs Sucker Creek on a new bridge Instead of turning to the west and following Iho present road way. The present brldgo on tho Stafford road would then be eliminated because tbu Sinfford road would Join Into the Oregon City road at a point Just smith of Sucker Creek. This would elimin ate a bud grade on the roud near the present bridge. Tho county has Just completed the repairing of llio stretch of road ex tending three and n half miles from the lop of (ho hill on tho south end ra.'l from New Kra. Tho road has been resurfaced with top dressing of rock and line gravel and rolled. This eliminates one of llio worst pieces of llio hlnhway In tho county, south of hero. LIFE IS SHATTERED Mr- and Mrs. Dennett, of Willam ette, received a telegram from Kuroka, California, on TuoHday to tho effect that their son, Frank Dennett, was In a critical condition owing to amputa tion of his leg. Mr. and Mrs. Honnett left Immodlntely for Portland, and from that city went to Kuroka. Aftor their departnro a second message ar rived stating that tho lad had died from the effects of tho accident. No particulars huvo boon rocelved as to bow tho accident occurred causing Ills dentil. Iionnott, waa a 15-year-old lud in knoo trousexB when leaving thla city recently, applied in Portliuid to entor the novy, but owing to his youth, was rojocted. Tho next thing hlo parents hoard from him waa by telegram re coived on Tuosday announcing bis critical Illness. The lad was well known In Willamette, whore he has boeri rqsldlng with his parents, and was very anxious to Join the navy when Uncle Sam called for recruit. ' f - 4' 4- t j UNIONS PLAN TO 8AVE FOOD 4 "The organization Doing per- footed here at this time," said Otto Hartwlg, president of the $ Oregon State Federation of La- s f bor, Friday night, "Is not bolng formed for tho purpose of linnied- f ately asking an Increase In wages $ or the shortening of hour. We Intend to organize for tho educa- $ tlonul and social advantages, as -1- woll as tho Insurance advantage J which we boliove can be secured In this way. t f "Furthermore, we fool that tho luboring men of this community and every other community can f do more to assist the government In tho conservation of our resour- cos and the control of food ? ! through organization than ludi- . ..i.i ,1.. . . . . 5- viuuiiuy. vb coiuompiate work- ? ! Ing In conjunction with the fod f' oral government In advancing Its $ propaganda for food consorva- $--! tlon. 4 Following out tho gonoral plan of complete, organization of tho Industries of this city upon a union basis which has boon undertaken by representa tives of the Amorlcnn Federation of Labor working through Its stato rep resentatives, comes me announce ment by State Prosldont Otto Hartwlg that next wook a branch of tho Fed oral Labor Union will bo formed here. Thla Is lntondod to Include all labor lug mon of whom thore ore not suf ficient of any ono crnft or Industry to form a local, and forms of laoor not The final report on the farm survey In Clackamas County based on reports will Include some;from alni08t 300 farm shows an In nn inriiiitnii in crease In acreage of 9 per cent, a little the local of the American Federation.! le8S lhan tho flrst ""eporta based on Prealdent Hartwlg said Friday night earller ret""- These reports have that nearly all of the employes of the Been H" wltn tne representatives of three mills, employing In the aggregate the Oregon Agricultural college who nearly 2090 men and women. have!are actln8 UIllle'" direction of the Na- elthor Joined or agreed to Join the ! tlonal Council of Defense. movement started last week to form j Tho f"0WlnK tPle crops show an three branches of the American Fed- lncreas6 OTer Iu8t 'ear: Spring wheat. v . ' ' - t A. R. JACOBS erty Loan and John R. Humphry, cashier of the Bank of Commerce, said Tuesday that all of the banks here were ready to cooperate along any line designed, to float some of the bond. The committee will get In touch with the financial Interest of the city. Including the manufacturing concern. and It is expected a substantial block of the bonds will be taken here. The banka say they will arrange to assist any buyer who desire to purchase bonds on the Installment plan. BE Y IS TO S SOCIALISTS eratlon of Labor here. The charters for those branches, to be known as Oregon City locals of the textile work ers, the paper makers and the pulp and sulphur workers, will arrive next week. The next meeting of the laboring mon and women will be held Sunday night at 8 o'clock In Willamette hall, when an effort will be made to com plete the organization of the three branches. Noxt Tuesday night a moet lng of the paper mill workers will be hold and It Is the plan of the organ izers to have the charter tor tho union here at that time. About 700 names have been secured for tho paper work ers' union and about 100 for the tex tile workers. Many others have agreed to sign, according to Hartwlg. A branch of the national painters' union was organized here last week and hold Its first meeting Friday night with an attendance of about 20. Next week a meeting of the carpenters will be hold for the purposo of organizing and it Is understood thnt these meet ings will be held until every craft rep resented here will have had a chance to organize. No direct opposition from the mill owners has been mot with, although one mill has announced that It will not recognize, nor treat with, representa tives of a union. 59 per cent: corn IS per cent; pota toes, 36 per cent; hay, 5 per cent; beans, 24S per cent; oats, 9 per cent; barley, 113 per cent. Acreage In fall w heat shows a decrease o' 24 per cent, The survey reports Indicate that the total number of livestock on the farms has not materially changed, but a de cided change has taken place In the kind. Horses show an Increase of 9 I per cent; brood sows, 9 per cent; I sheep, 31 per cent dairy calves, 145 ! per cent. Dairy cattle have decreased slightly, 2 per cent, as have feeding hops, S per cent. s IN THE PAST WEEK LONDON, Mny 30. Eighteen Brit ish merchant vessels of more than 1600 tons wore sunk during the past week, It was officially announced to night. One vessel of less than 1600 tons and two fishing vessels wore sunk. The losses of British shipping from the submarine was as reported this week total 21, as compared with a to tal of 30 lost in the previous week. While the losses of vessels exceed ing 1600 tons each remain the same as in the last previous report, the num ber of vessel of less than 1600 tons 1 reduced from nine to only one. The number of fishing vessels gunk 1 re duced from three to two. U. S. ARMY IS STRUCK BY THE INCREASE IN COST OF FEEDING MEN SAN FRANCISCO. May 29. The high cost of living has hit the army, ac cording to the quartermaster' depart ment. Food experts have figured that the next estimates for rationing will have to be based on 32 cents a day for each man, a raise of 6 cents from pres ent figures. Tho additional cost, the department has estimated, will ap proximate $50,000 dally for the In creased army. The per capita cost of equipment has also Increased $19 within six months, which means an additional cost of approximately $10,000,000 for equipment. ' STATE OWNERSHIP OF PAVING PLANTS WILL BE DEBATED MONDAY With one section of their new plant already in operation, the managers of the Oregon City Manufacturing company Saturday announced that the remaining units will begin operations within a short time. The first work in the new plant very fittingly is a large order of supplies for the United States government for theuso of the army and navy departments, tand in order to complete this work within the contract time, an additional ferce is to be put to work. The weave room, was the first unit of the new building to be used but the garment factory will begin operations Monday. The building' Is three stories high and covers a ground space of 80 by 250 feet. HE WANTS 810,000 FOR HIS WIFE'S STRAYING LOVE HTOCKHOLM. via London, May 30. The peace program of the Austrian and German delegute to Ihe Roclallst conference to be held here, as formu lated In a group conference, provide for no annexation, no Indemnities and restriction of mechanical mean which may be employed In maritime and air warfare. The ill chief point of the pro gram are enumerated as follows: UralNo annexation. Second No Indemnities. Third The south Slavic lands and Austro-Hungarlan crown lands to re main In the dual monarchy, but Social Ixta ahould support the efforts of their Inhabitant to gain autonomy. Fourth Flnalnd and Russian Poland to be Independent state. The people of Gallcla to have autonomy under the sovereignty of Austria, Under thla head the assertion I made lhat "an enduring solution of the Polish prob lem can be expected to be reached in the future by free agreement between the two central power and the Inde pendent state of Russian Poland." Fifth Restoration of freedom of commerce on land and sea, modifica tion of the protectionist system, the establishment of "International admin istration" for all mora time route and inter-oceanic canals. Internationally built and administered railways. Sixth Return to the mora time prin ciple by tha Pari peace treaty of 1856, especially regarding the prohibi tion of the arming of merchantmen; abolishment of the prize court; reduc tion of .the contraband list, taking therefrom all raw materials for cloth ing and food; modification of the right of blockade and "restriction of mechanical means which may be em ployed in maritime and air warfare" The delegate go on record as oppos ing the annexation of Belgium and de clare themselves a "friendly to Ser bia' Independence, which state, by Joining with Montenegro, can assure Itself an outlet to the sea." They declare that the Balkan state should arrange their own International affairs without outside Interference. The future of Alsace and Lorraine is not mestioned. The Czech, Polish and Bosnian dele gates attended the group conference, but did not Join In the program. They will formulate thel rown program later. BEGINS HE DELIVERY OF BALLOT' Furthering the cause of good roads through debating in the grammar schools of the county is cue of the latest moves of the "Twelve Disciples of Road Efficiency" of the Oregon City Live Wires. Monday night at the Canby and Gladstone schools, teams representing the schools will debate the question, "Resolved, That the State Should Own and Operate Paving Plants," the winner of this debate to be the acknowledged county champion. The negative teams will travel and the affirmative debate at home. Judges will be furnished by the "Twelve Disciples," and will speak on behalf of the proposed road bond is i sue following the debates. Charging alienation of his wife's affections, Albert Hancock of Jen- The distribution of ballot boxes and nlngs Lodge, the husband of Mrs. Maud I supplies for the special election June Hancock, who was involved In a sen sational raid on a Nob Hill residence in Portland last Monday, has tiled suit against Sidney Mann for $10,000 dam ages. Stone and Moulton, of this city, are representing Mr. Hancock. According to the story circulated nt the time of the raid, Mrs. Hancock and her sister were seen entering a house, by her husband and a witness. Upon following them the two men discovered that the house was a liquor resort. 4 was begun Monday morning by Sher iff W. J. Wilson. Supplies were de livered to Wilsonvllle, Union, Tualatin, Mt. Pleasant and Lad Hill. There are 81 precincts in Clackamas county to be supplied with election material th!3 year and also with blanks for the registration for conscription. Sheriff Wilson is taking advantage of this opportunity to personally instruct many of the registration marshals as to the nature of their duties on June 5. LIVE WIRES TO HOLD A DEBATE ON BOND ISSUE Arrangements are being completed by the Twelve Disciples of Road Effi ciency to have Christian Schuebel, rep resenting the affirmative of the $6, 000,000 road bond issue and Walter A. Dimlck, representing the negative of the same question, hold a public de bate here soon. The date and place of meeting have not yet been fully de cided upon but it 1 expected that it will be held at the Commercial club rooms. Mill Official Voices His Company's Opposition to Plan of Union Organizers Following the announcement of the planned organization of labor unions In all crafts in Oregon City last night by Otto Hartwlg, state president of the Oregon Federation of Labor, a local official of the Crown Willamette Poper company Saturday refuted a published statement of Hartwlg', that no opposition to the movement was coming from the mill owners. "There is not one factory here," said this official, "which welcomes the union. None of them will recognize that organization, and as far a the Crown Willamette company Is con cerned, union affiliation Is not de sired. In fact, there ia no call what ever for a union In this section." The official also stated that under the present system all men are ad vanced as rapidly as local conditions will permit and that home boys are always given the preference. "The men themselves," he said, "are authority for the statement that there is no grievance among the men; that they are paid better wages than In any union mills, that there is no need for a union and that the official organizers had better put In their time In other districts where their services might be needed." The Crown Willamette company also announced that a representative of their company would be ready at any time to meet with the union organizer and confirm the statement of the official