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Newspaper Page TextUniversity Ex 1 wJi il OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1917 Number 18 35th Year SHOULD KNOW YOUR WAR NUMBER INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSCRIP TION GIVEN TO REGIS TERED MEN WILL NOTIFY THOSE DRAWN Those Having Dependents Will be . Discharged on Proper Showing Be fore Exemption Board Every , man in Oregon registered under the selective conscriptiomact hould know just what to do if his number is drawn and he is called lor service on the first draft, soon to be maae. First, he should learn at once, if ' he has not already done so, the new red ink serial number of his registra tion card. He can learn this by ap plying to his local county exemption . board or by getting a copy of last week's and today's Courier. As soon as the names of the men to be called from Oregon on the first draft are known, the local exemption board in each county will post a list of the, men drawn from that county. Only in counties that have already ounnllorl Hioir full rmrvt.aK throusrh ""II"'1-1' v.. r volunteers in the regular army ana national guard, will this not be done. The county exemption boards will also send notification, at the address on his registration card, to each man called. This letter will direct the man drafted to appear before the board for physical examination on a speci fied date. tends to file a claim for exemption or discharge, he must appear without fail on the date named. , ; If he desires to file a claim for ex emption or discharge, he has seven days in which to do so from the day the call to him was mailed and posted. The procedure is more simple than is generaiy supposea. ... , First, if you come under the ex empted class, go to your exemption hoard and ask for. Form Up for ex emption, or Form 121' for discharge (men having dependents apply foi discharge instead of for exemption). Second, fill out the proper form and file it with the board. Third, do this within seven days of the posting of the call to you to present yoursell before the board. After having filed your claim, how ever, you will still have ten days in which to file proof. All proofs must be in the form of affidavits. Upon ap plication the board will give you the official blank forms for these affidav its. Have the affidavits properly made out and return them to the board within the 10-day time limit. Another important fact to remem ber is that county exemption boards cannot consider claims for industrial exemption. Such claims must be made to one of the three district boards that will sit at Portland, at La Grande and at Eugene. Moreover, claims for industrial ex emption cannot be filed with the dis trict boards until the county exemp tion board has certified and posted your name as one who has been call ed for service and not exempted or discharged. ltWIFE OUT ON REST DAY Husband Says Wife Refused to Re main at Home Louis H. Buntzel says he works six days a week and when he is off Sun- An-nm a unfa o-npa tn HnnrpA find au tomobile parties. She , also insisted on taking extended trips when they had any money saved, his complaint for divorce states. She stayed away from home many nights but he thought nothing of the matter, he declares, until she failed to return the morning of May 16. 1917. He had given her $20 the day before, and she used the money to ta! e her to Boise, Idaho, where she has remained. There are no children. RUNAWAY RETURNED Colton Girl's Home Conditions to be Investigated Josephine Freeman, 15 years of age, was brought to Oregon City last night and placed in charge of a pri vate family by Constable D. E. Frost, following her detention in Portland, where she went a week or so ago without the consent of her father, who lives at Colton. The girl had been staying at a private home at 167 Grand avenue, north, in Portland, and was sick, the officers said last night Her mother is dead and she has a step-mother. The home conditions will be investigated before the girl is returned to Colton. Two Couples Divorced T? C. nd Frieda Brown and Sam uel and Clara 'McFarland were di vorced here yesterday by Circuit Judge J. U. Campbell. A new divorce complaint was filed by Eva J. Kuljis. who claims her husband, Vinson, took all Yibt mnnev. Thev were married in Cathlamet, Wash., April 14, 1914, and have no children. HOW SUNDAY WAS INDUCED TO COME SECRETARY THOMAS A. BURKE TELLS HOW COMMITTEE MET EVANGELIST How "Billy" Sunday gave his con sent to preach at the dedication of the new auditorium at Gladstone Chautauqua at two o'clock Sunday afternoon was told by Secretary Thos. A. Burke last night, after a visit to the Sunday ranch in the Hood River country which he made with a com mittee of chautauqua officials consist ong of C. H. Dye, president; Chris Schuebel and John Loder, directors, and Rev. J. W. MacCallum, of the Congregational church of this city. "As we drove up to the gate," said Mr Burke, "after an 80-mile drive 'Ma' and 'Billy' Sunday were just rounding the corner of their barn, swinging a crate of raspberries be tween them and happy as two school children just released for the sum mer's vacation. '"Hello, what's this?,' laughingly inquired 'Ma' Sunday. '"Some delegation, eh?,' echoed Billy with characteristic inflection on the 'some.' " 'Ma' made a hasty retreat into the house, returning a moment later with a pitcher of sparkling spring wa ter and happily remarking, 'It's the best we have.' "The object of our visit was quick ly stated, as 'Ma' sat on a rain barrel in the shade of the farm house and 'Billy' doused his head under running water in the yard. "He gazed wistfully over the neatly ordered fields, loath, no doubt, to leave them for a moment of his precious va cation after one of the most strenu ous seasons of his career; one could not blame him if the thought occur red to him, for the place personified peace, indeed. x " 'All right, you boys have a car ready for me at the Union depot in Portland Sunday, in time to meet my train and take 'Ma' and I and the kid dies to the chautauqua grounds and I'll come down and preach for you,' was. 'Billy "s decision. . "One of the delegation mentioned .pay for Sunday's services. " 'Nothing doing on that,' cam the crisp reply, one of the many thai has mafc the' evangelist famous! i "The Sunday's are at their ranch for an extended vacation which ''Ma' says should not have been broken un der any circumstances, but she gra ciously consented to 'Billy's' appear ance just this once in view of the fact that Gladstone is known as the Moth er Chautauqua of the northwest and this year .marks the close of a quar ter century of its existence in addition to the dedication of the greatest au diorium of its kind on the Pacific coast. "The building will Beat approxi mately 5,000 people on the new seats but the benches from the old. auditor ium will be moved over to the new site for Sunday's visit, giving a seat ing capacity of 3,000 more. The fact that the new building is located on a natural slope will make a view of the platform possible from a long distance outside and the acoustics are so nearly perfect that auditors will'bt able to hear for a distance of sev eral hundred feet from the edge of the auditorium." POWER COMPANY'S APPEAL IS UPHELD FORMER CITY ATTORNEY WILL MOVE FOR RE-HEARING IN LAND CASE The appeal of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power company from the decision of Judge J. U. Campbell giving Oregon City title to certain property here was upheld by the su preme court Tuesday, it was learned here. Through former City Attor ney Chris Schuebel, Oregon ' City brought suit to quiet title on property at the south end of Main street on a triangular section of land near the Hawley mills. The question, involved was whether the street limits extend to the breakwater or end at the edge of the triangular srip. The railway company claimed it had title to the land by virtue of its right-of-way which it was claimed by the, city was assumed during a wa ter rights controversy seven or eight years ago. Judge Campbell ruled for the city and the case was appealed by the company. Attorney Schuebel, who handled the case for the city, said this morning that in all proba bility a motion for a new trial would be made. He said he had not seen the decision and would make no comment until he read it Former O. C. Woman Marries Mrs. Letha Jackson O'Brien, of Portland, who was formerly Miss Le tha Jackson, of this city, was mar ried to Edward H. Holt, of Portland, in San Francisco, July 7. Mrs. Holt is the daughter of J. B. Jackson, of Clairmont, near this city, and has many friends here. Courier and Oregon Farmer for one year for $ 1.00. James Goddard Chicago Grand Opera Star Coming to Chautauqua fT hi'twf ill s . f'Z. THE EJllson-Whlte Chautauqua System announces the eugaRement of James Goddard, bass-bantoue, one of the world's greatest operatic ce lebrltes, for their western circuit of Chautauqua this year. Goddard comes to Chautauqua after the most brilliant season of bis ca reer with the Chicago Grand Opera Company, where he has starred J intly with Geraldlne Farrar, Olive Fremstad, Julia Claussen, Maclenuan and oth er world figures of the concert and operatic, stiijre, ...I : . , , . : . - , Goddard's cvlreet Jias been meteoric. ' InU'Jli tiu great Jean do Reszke - heard him at bis Paris debut and prophesied hint the legitimate successor of . Edouard de Keszke. From Paris Goddard's fame spread to conservative Eng land, where at Covent Garden, London, the singer's astonishing power, drew the eyes of Vienna critics. Here he entered Into a six year contract with the Royal Grand Opera, which the outbreak of the war dissolved. Upon return ing to America Goddard was Immediately engaged by CampaninI, impresa rio of the Chicago Grand Opera Company, where he remains one of the most valued members of the Association. Goddard receives faultless support at the hands of two noted artists, Miss Eiith Ray, violinist, and Mr. Robert Yale Smith.' pianist.. Last Night Chautauqua, Sunday, July 22 225 BOOKS, 10 DOZEN TOWELS FOR SOLDIERS Two hundred and twenty-five books, 10 .dozen ' dish towels, three dozen rags and six pounds of gun patches are the result of the local drive for these articles conducted by a committee of young women in charge of Miss Alice Holman, who, with . Miss Lou Cochran, took the books and materials to Camp Withy combe Saturday morning to be turn ed over for' use by the boys of the 3rd Oregon. The young women were taken to the camp by A. C. Howland in his automobile. Miss Holman desires to thank the Bannon department store for the loan of space in which to collect the books, the persons. who contributed the fic tion and towels, Mr. Howland for transporting the stuff and the press for the space devoted to the cam paign. BUY LAND FOR ROAD ' Corner of Lot Purchased Nead Clack amas to Improve Road In order to straighten the bad curve in the road near Clackamas sta tion leading by the Congregational church, 25 feet of the corner owned by Mrs. Mary Imel was purchased for the county by Roadmaster T. A. Roots this week The land lies on the northwest corner of the road and will greatly improve what is considered a dangerous point. The price given was $100. LABOR HOURS REDUCED Crown-Willamette Will Only Work Nine Hour Shifts A voluntary decrease in the hours of labor from 10 to nine hours daily with 10 hours' pay has been announc ed by the Crown-Willamette Paper company effective August 1st. The mill whistle will blow at 7:30 a. m.; 12 noon and five o'clock in the even ing. All employes' must be at their posts when the whistle sounds. Sues for Rent Mahalia Kerr has started suit to collect $235 which is alleged to be due from James and Ella Church for farm rent and hay on a farm seven miles east of this city. Pence's Trial Tomorrow G. Pence, charged with disorderly conduct at Oak Grove July 6, will be given a hearing before Justice of the Peace John N. Sievers Friday morn- DAIRYMEN TO PICNIC AT CEDAR HILL FARM JULY 28 Dairymen, friends of dairymen, and their families of Clackamas county are invited to attend a Dairymen's picnic at N. H. Smith's Cedar-hill Farm, near 'Fisher Mill, about 8 miles east of Oregon City, on Saturday, July 28th, 1917. This is to be a gen eral get-together meeting; object is to promote better dairying and to make this county one of the great dairy, centers of the west. Representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Agricultural college, as well as prominent dairymen of this county, will give talks. A judging contest will be conducted at this picnic. All boys and girls under 18 years of age who have never received college training in stock judging will be eligible. Three prizes will be given. Those coming to Oregon City on the train and the Electric will be giv en free transportation frofn Oregon City to1 the farm. Those desiring free transportation please notify Geo. F. Johnson, secretary Oregon City Com mercial club, before July 28th, so that arrangements can be provided. Ar riving at Oregon City, go to the Com mercial club rooms. Be there by 11 a. m. Bring a picnic basket well filled. Kirks Defeat Wilsonville The Kirkpatricks, of Portland, de feated the Wilsonville baseball team in theirg ame at Chautauqua park 10 to 5 yesterday afternoon. Emmet Baker, of the Baker brothers, stars of the Wilsonville team, played for the Kirks yesterday to fill a place left vacant by the nonappearance of one of the team. The batteries were: Kirkpatricks Besson and Stott; Wil sonville Schwartz and Baker. Nine Speeders Arrested ' Nine speeders were arrested in the past three days by Motorcycle Offi cer H. E. Meades.. They are F. Moore, Harry Staten. F. W. Roberts, R. Boa ter, C S. Beals, Fred Heinbuckar, C. Hamell, J. S. Martin, H. Benson, H. Olson, H. Broders, E. C. Tressler and Fred Ballam. Deputy Assessor Sick Miss Virginia Shaw, deputy county assessor, suffered an attack of appen dicitis Wednesday evening at her home in this city. Miss Shaw was removed to St. Vincent's hospital this morning. t NEED HELP TO DO RED CROSS WORK NON-MEMBERS URGED TO HELP PREPARE BANDAGES FOR SOLDIER BOYS Women active in the work of the Red Cross society in this city are anxious to have it clearly understood 'that the work and contributions are not expected to be provided by any exclusive circle. The ones most act ive in sewing work during the after noons at the Masonic hall Headquar ters say the idea that helpers must be members of the society is erron eous. They say they will welcome and urgently need more help. Four or five women have taken the special course in preparing bandages and oth er articles used in the hospitals and they are devoting their time to im parting their knowledge to those will ing to help the worthy cause. "The belief that the Red Cross so ciety is an exclusive circle has become prevalent in many sections of Ore gon City," said Mrs. J. W. Norris, who has been active in the work. "We would like to correct the error, as nothing is farther from our minds than to .have the Red Cross looked up on as an organization other than it is a society organized for the purpose of giving relief to wounded soldiers and extending help to sufferers through any misfortune, primarily, of course, to those affected by the war. "Women who wishv to contribute money, material or their labor are cordially invited to do so. They will find a hearty welcome at the perma nent headquarters in the Masonic hall or at the tent on the Gladstone Chautauqua grounds. It is not neces sary that they become members of the society to take part in the work. There is a vast amount of work to be done and naturally it is the desire of Oregon City chapter to do its share and more. We do not wish to appear as slackers and urge all of our people to take some part in the effort to make a grand showing for our city." The Women's society of the Bap tist church recently donated $22,70; school district No. 82, $10, and West Linn has $53.70 in addition to. what was collected there during the drive. EARL LATOURETTE i IS ITS. DEPUTY APPOINTMENT MADE AT RE . QUEST OF DISTRICT ATTOR NEY C. L. REAMES Earle C. Latourette, of the .aw firm of C. D. and E. C. Latourette, has been appointed special United States attorney for Oregon by Attor ney General Gregory. The appoint ment was announced Friday ana was made on -the recommendation of Clar ence L. Reames, United States Dist rict Attorney for Oregon. District Attorney Reames advised the appointment of a special attorney with headquarters in Oregon City, be cause of the military importance of Clackamas county by virtue of the many manufacturing plants and wat er power resources within its boun daries. Mr. Latourette has announced that his office will be open to persons hon estly seeking information concerning the federal laws enacted on account of the war. Reports concerning the vio lation of the federal laws -will be cheerfully answered and investigated, said Mr. Latourette, who asks all pat riotic citizens' cooperation. Mr. Lat oureet is a member of a prominent family of this city. He has been practicing law for five years.- WOULD COLLECT ON NOTES CLAIMED LONG OVERDUE Helen McMurry Morgan and J. W. Loder et al. have begun action here to collect $860 on a note alleged to be due from Frank McMurry and wife. The note was given December 23, 1915, and is secured by a mortgage on 20 acres in the Wm. Arthur D. L. C. township 2 south, range 3 east. Ethel Drake wants a divorce from Raphael Drake, whom she married November 15, 1915. She claims he deserted her February 21, 1916. There are no children and she asks the use of her maiden name, Ethel Morris. Maggie Franks started suit on a note for $1,050 alleged to be due from Bessie Sims Brown and others, given on tract 18 of Fairmount Orchards, July 12, 1915. Eight per cent inter est is asked from that date. WILSONVILLE WINS Redmcn Taken Into Camp by 7 to 2 Score Thursday Wilsonville took the Oregon City Redmen into camp by a score of 7 to 2 in their game at the Chautauqua grounds Thursday afternoon. The visitors got 13 hits off Zweifel, while the local aggregation gathered five off Baker. The game was slow and furnished no features. The batter ies were Baker and. Baker, Wilson ville; Zweifel and Shea, Oregon City Redmen. The score by innings: I Wilsonville 100420000-7 1 Oregon City 001100000-2 "BILLY" SUNDAY AGREES TO DEDICATE BUILDING CHAUTAUQUA SUNDAY Famous Evangelist Will Appear On Platform At Two O'clock Afternoon Program To Be Given in the Evening Billy Sunday will formally dedi cate the beautiful new auditorium at Gladstone Park Sunday. This was the announcement made by the board of directors Wednesday night fol lowing a trip to Mr. Sunday's ranch in the Hood River valley. It was the original intention to dedicate the new structure Saturday, but the great evangelist gracefully consented to come to Gladstone Park and preach on the final day of Chautauqua, so the schedule was changed to Sunday. Secretary Burke today predicted that more than 10,000 people will swarm the grounds. The P. R. L. & P.- Co. and the S. P. lines will run special trains all throughout the day and several ad ditional acres in the park will be set aside for the-use of autoists. All night Saturday a big force of work men will be employed removing the seats from the old auditorium and placing them about the new structure. These, with the new benches already constructed in the new auditorium, will take care of between eight and ten thousand people and undoubtedly every available seat will be filled. The regular afternoon program for Sunday has been set over, and Annie Therese Devault, dramatic reader, will appear on the evening program Sunday, with James Goddard, famous baritone of the Chicago Grand Opera company. Hartridgs Whipp's great chorus will give another sacred con cert at 4:00 p. m., and with the other entertainment t he day will be one long to be remembered at Gladstone Park and a most fitting close to a great year. , Friday the Ongawa Japanese com pany will be the feature and on Sat urday Dr. Frank Bohn, European cor respondent of, the New York Times, will give his great lecture, "The Mind of Germany." This will be one of the treats of the present assembly. The Third Oregon Infantry Band, Monta ville Flowers, and the MuBical Arts Quartette will draw thousands on Sat urday, and then will come the grand closing day program of the year, headlined by "Billy" Sunday, and to be enjoyed by nearly 10,000 people. Rev. W. C. Buckner's sermon lec ture this morning was entitled "Such As I Have," and the speaker showed the possibilities of working with the material at hand. During the forum hour Mr. M. S. Pitman, of Monmouth, speaking on "The Value of Parent Teacher Work," said the value of co operation between teacher and parent could not be overestimated. He re viewed the history of the movement and urged parents to take a keener interest in the work. Special music was provided, as this is Oregon Con gress of Mothers' Day. The community lecture this after noon was delivered by Dr. A. E. Turn er. He calls his t alk "Watch Your Step," and makes a strong plea for conservation of the resources of com munities. He showed the waste in educational methods and , advocated that the school season be extended. "There is too much vacation," said Dr. Turner; "about 95 per cent of the students' time should be under super vision. Study should be diversified by taking the pupil into the garden and the shop and letting him have actual experience in lines which will fit him at the end of .his school years to enter industry at once. In this way about three extra years of study and ex perience may be included in the t ime now wasted." Rev. Buckner will talke on "A Man Four Square" at his lecture hour to morrow morning. During the forum hour Frank Branch Riley will speak on "The League to Enforce Peace the National Vigilance Committee." The lecture in the afternoon will be delivered by Lee Francis Lybarger on "The Land Question." It was of Dr. Lybarger that William Jennings Bry and said, "He is the profoundest thinker on economics in America." The lecture yesterday afternoon entitled "Father Adam and Brother Bill," was delivered by Hon. W. I. Nolan, of Minnesota. Mr. Nolan's talk was full of humorous , stories that kept his audience laughing while he drove home truths in the relations of father and son. The prelude to Mr. Nolan's lecture was given by the Smith-Spring-Holmes company, one of the oldest and foremost musical organizations on the chautauqua platform. In ad dition to the superb artistry of these players their Instruments excited ad miration, for they are finished in 18 karat gold and elaborately engraved, each instrument, it is said, represent ing 100 hours of engraving. Last night the company gave the entire program witha grand concert. Today the Oregon Congress of Mothers have their day and special music and a basket picnic were giv en in addition to the splendid reg ular program.: The new auditorium will be occupied for the first time by the Boston Light Opera company in "The Chimes of Normandie" this evening. , During the forum hour Mr. M. S. Pitman, of Monmouth, was heard in "The Value of Parent-Teacher Work." The sermon lecture by Dr. Buckner is entitled "Such As I Have," and the Boston Light Opera company ap peared in the prelude to the commun ity lecture, "Watch Your Step," by Dr. A. E. Turner, this afternoon. Miss Gladys Hannon, whose lec ture, "March .of the Young Brigade," was given at the forum hour, under the auspices of the W. C. T. U., made a strong apeal for prohibition md commended the action of the war de partment in declaring "dry" zones about the army cantonments. Mrs. Lorene Wilson, who is billed as a com munity expert, spoke for a closer re lationship between citizens. She said what many communities needed was a few first class funerals. Dr. Buck ner was heard in "The Curbstone Crit ic and His Wife," in which the speak er advised his audience to not always knock movements which they did not initiate but to get in and investigate the movement and if it was a good one to get behind and push it "Canning the Kaiser," the new war song by Upton Sinclair and set to the tune of "Marching Through Geor gia,' was, sung at the forum hour in the morning by the audience, led by Itev. Bates, of Warrenton, Oregon, It was repeated several times. . "Through Five Republics on Horseback," the travelogue lecture delivered by Dr. Whitefield Ray at the Gladstone Chautauqua last Thurs day, revealed to the audience the im mensity of the territory and the re sources, as yet unscratched in many quarters, of the countries of South America. His descriptions of his ex plorations through Bolivia, a country he has thoroughly traversed, was in structive and entertaining. . The prelude to Dr. Ray's talk, giv en by the Military Girls' Orchestra, was received with delight by the 2600 people who crowded into the spacious auditorium. ... The attractive ; young womeq. .featured patriotic airij which met the spirit of theiciudience. In the evening the orchestra furnished the entire program, using several burlesque musical numbers and reci tations with the heavier musical se lections which marked the excellent program. A "barnyard medley" fea turing the pretty drummer was an especially amusing number and a comic song by one of the sextette also won considerable applause. The young women were repeatedly . en cored and extended their time to please the applauding audience. Members of the G. A. R., among them Rev. C. E Cline, T. H. Stevens and J. D. Stevens, made stirring pat riotic remarks preliminary to the lecture and musical program in the afternoon. Many old soldiers, wear ing the blue of '61, were in the grove to take part in G. A. R. day. A timely coincidence was the ap pearance of Mrs. Lucia Faxton Ad diton, widow of a Civil war veteran, who was in charge of the W. C. T. U. forum hour in the morning and who lectured on "Conserve, Preserve and Observe." Mrs. Additon said the challenge of the hour is 'patriotism and Bhe declared if it was a sin to speculate in wheat in times of peace, it is criminal in times of war. She advocated the conscription of prison ers now serving time in the jails and pententiaries for farm duty and she would also use the men who will be forced out of employment by the new federal law which prohibits the use of food stuffs in making spirituous liquors. Mrs. Gertrude Woodard sang a so lo and her daughter, Miss Mary Beth, repeated the recitation "Our Flag," by request. Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, state president of the W. C. T. U., was chairman, and Major. John J. Murray recited one of Bret Harte's poems. Rev. W. C. Buckner took for the subject of his sermon lecture, "Self Possession," saying in part that self possesion is too often defined in terms of retraint. He declared " that re straint is necessary, but so also Is self-compulsion. "Once self -compulsion is gained," said Dr. Buckner, "it becomes easy to see and do our duty. Fear paralyzes some who are not lazy but laziness is not a physi cal condition; it is a mental one." . , Friday, Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, not ed author of Oregon history, started a course of lectures on Oregon his tory, literature, scenery and institu tions in the Kindergarten pavilion each day, beginning at five o'clock In the afternoon. Nearly 6,000 enjoyed the cooling breezes that wafted through Chautau qua park Sunday while Dr. James Whitcomb Brougher delivered his lec ture, "What's Under Your Hat," mak ing a strong plea 'for self-mastery. The close of his address was marked by the greatest ovation ever given a speaker at Chautauqua, many of Dr. Brougher's admirers pressing for ward to shake his hand before he was whisked away to Salem, where he was scheduled to speak Sunday night. The Chautauqua' Chorus, of 100 (Continued on page 8)