OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918 .
OREGON CITY COURIER
C, W. ROBEY, Editor and Business Manager
Published Thursdays from the Courier Building, Eighth Street, and entered
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8RAHCHES III AU THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
A PLAGUE OF SLACKERS
Oregon City's young people have
been the boast of the community.
Probably no town of its size in the
state has had a larger percentage
of enlistments in the army and navy.
Any of the young men, mostly under
draft age, who are left, nearly all
are engaged in productive labor of
some sort, either in school, or store,
or workshop, or mill, or on ranches
in the country round about. All these
are honorably doing their bit towards
wining the war. And it is a note
worthy fact that, during hours when
respectable people were supposed to
be abroad, women and girls have
been respected chivalrously by our
young men, and have been as safe
from insult or injury as they would
be in their own homes.
But recently there has been an
unwelcome change. Most ' of our
resident young men, and a large
and very welcome group of respect
able young fellows who have come
to the city recently, have been too
busily engaged in productive labor,
'in drilling with the Home Guards,
or in donning the khaki and in going
to the front to loaf on street corners.
But the town has become infested
with a plague of strange slackers.
Five or six complaints have come to
our ears within the past week that
women and girls can no longer ven
ture outside their own gates in broad
daylight without being accosted by
young pikers who are cluttering up
the city streets and making them
selves public nuisances.- Some of
the poor fools show by their manners
that this is the first time they ever
have been out among decent folks
who know how to behave themselves.
But others are merely young slackers,
as old as many of our boys who are
in khaki today, but who are holding
the jobs vacated by these, and who
are so unappreciative of their real
status in the community that they
employ their spare time in insulting
the sisters, wives, sweethearts, and
even mothers of the men who have
answered the nation's call. It is up
to the citizens of Oregon City to
clean up this bunch of incipient I.
W. W's, and to do it well. Some of
these fine days we will have a law
which will put the fool "masher",
and the empty-headed loafer into
the fighting line. The only question
is whether such a one has brains
enough to ever become of any value
as a soldier.
Oregon City has organized two
companies of the Home Guard.
Students of our schools, workmen
who toil all day in our factories, and
mills, boys from the ranches round
about, and busy business and pro
fessional men realize the value of
this work, and are whole-heartedly
devoting themselves to drill. But
this obnoxious bunch of women-slur
ring, icorner-decorating pikers shy
. from service like a cat from water
They prefer to festoon the corner
. hydrants, to poison the fresh air
with cigarette smoke and vile pro
fanity, and to leer at every decent
girl who passees by than to do any
thing towards military service. We
respectfully request our city fathers
to make Oregon City too hot for
the one who is willing to do his share
of productive labor and to help hold
up the moral standard of the com
munity.
HAPPY HOMELAND ECHOES
ing the national songs of our Allies
(such songs being accorded the same
honors as our own national anthem),
short speeches by good speakers,
reading of President Wilson's mes
sage for the occasion, and a short
play or tableau depicting the unity of
the allied nations in the war. A plan
for the last is issued by the Council.
It has been suggested that Glad
stone, Oregon City and the surround
ing communities combine in a mon
ster rally under the supervision of
the Home Guards, acting as repre
sentatives of the Council of Defence.
The mills and factories, the Live
Wires, the various civic societies, and
all other organizations ' might unite
in support of the movement, making
it a genuinely patriotic event. Let
us all boost for such a movement.
American Loyalty League
County Officers:
W. T. MILLIKEN, Pres.
JOHN GAFFNEY, Vice-Pres.
JOHN R. HUMPHRYS, Treas.
F. R. ANDREWS, Sec.
HAL E. HOSS, Pub. Director
This space is donated for the
propaganda of the American Loy
alty League, by the Courier. Lo
cal chapters should see that their
secretary is on our mailing list,
as important announcements will
be made through this column from
time to time. This department h
the official organ of the county organization.
Now a Member of the
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Federal Reserve System
WITH patriotic pleasure we announce that The Bank of Oregon City
has qualified in every particular with the rigid requirements of the
Federal Reserve System, and has, upon its own application, been ad
mitted to Membership therein.
Our, affiliation with this great Government institution is our answer to
President Wilson's recent appeal to the banks to co-operate in mobilizing
the resources and centralizing the banking power of the Nation, and, of
the 180 state banks in Oregon, we feel proud to have been the 10th in thus
contributing our measure towards the. financial preparedness of the
United States of America. .
While we have acquired the full privileges of the Federal Reserve System, including those of re
discount and reserve, this will not decrease but' increase our scope of service under the Oregon
State Banking Laws. . . . , .
OFFICERS
Will T. Wright, President
Geo. H. Tracy, Jr. Vice-President
Chas. H. Caufield, Vice-President.
8. L. Stevens, Cashier
Percy P. Caufield, Assistant Cashier
Raymond P Caufield, Assistant Cashier
The Bank' of Oregon Gity
Oldest Bank in Clackamas County
Established 1881 -
Any suggestions for the good of
the League will be appreciated. Send
them in not later than Tuesdays in
order to have them appear in the
League Column. Mail to Hal E.
Hoss; Publicity Director, Box 241,
Oregon City.
In "Happy Homeland Echoes," a
neat little 24-paire compilation of
Mary Newton Badger's poems, the
soldier boy of Uncle Sam on land
and Bea, to whom it is dedicated, will
find much to cheer and comfort him.
The verses, 25 in number, were writ
ten by Mrs. Badger, especially to fill
the needs of the home-sick lads in
the army camps at the front, and
cover a variety of topics each, how
ever, reminiscent of the title motif,
and have the faculty of instilling the
reader with a fine sense of patriot
ism, and love for the bonds of home
folks and scenes.
From the words of dedication on
the frontispiece to the final "Good
Bye" verse, the little booklet of
cheer contains worlds of wisdom in
happy metre. Not a note of despon
dence, not a trace of somberness to
weight the mind of the soldier, or
undermine his high morale. To see
here reflected the glorious, whole
hearted and vigorous backing of the
American army and navy by the
American civilian, will imbue those
in the service at the front with a
bettor founded courage, and a more
deeply rooted sense of justice.
Ranging from "Mary's Little Calf,"
the lightest of fantastic tales in
perfect rhyme, to the truth-telling
lines of "The Lord is My Shepherd,"
the "Happy Homeland Echoes" cov
ers a scope of literature which will
prove of a worth greater than its
weight in gold to the longing lads
in France.
The following chapters have not
sent in the names of their officers, or
the date of their meetings:
Oak Grove, Damascus, Mulino, Wi
chita, Brightwood, Clackamas, Cher
ryville, Oregon City, Union Mills,
Logan, Needy, Yoderville, Canby, Es
tacada, Molalla, Jennings Lodge,
Harmony, and Macksburg. Please
mail to F. R. Andrews, Oregon City,
R. F. D. 1.
Have all chapters sent in their re
mittances? Please look into this
matter, as it takes money to pay the
printer and buy stamps, and also buy
the charters.
It seems as though the people of
Clackamas county are all loyal. Have
had only one name sent in as being a
slacker. Don't forget to check up
your membership list and be sure you
get all in your district. Send in the
names of the missing ones, their post
oflke address, and reasons for not
signing. This is a very important
matter and should be attended to at
once. This League is a permanent
organization thaf will be in good
working orders years after the war
is ended. The names of these slack
ers will make a permanent record.
They may escape punishment for the
present, but what of the future? Do
you think for a minute that any man
who says the "Red Cross is a band
of thieves," will not get what is com
ing to him? People will not forget
these things. The Loyalty League
will not let them forget.
Every chapter should have a roll
call, the first meeting in every month.
If the secretaries will mail their list
of signatures to F. R. Andrews,
County Secretary, he will return
them together with a type-written
list, which will make the roll call a
very easy task, and also, show who
are the workers, and who are only
stalling, on the job. Any person
missing two roll calls should be look
ed after and his excuse made a mat
ter of record.
expected in at the next meeting. The
meetings are held the 2nd and. 4th
Mondays in the month, ait the Fir
Grove school house. The officers are
George C. Armstrong, president,
George Gill, vice-president; Miss
Clara Fullam, secretary, and Alva
Bonney, treasurer. The executive
committee comprises these officers,
and the local heads of the Red Cross,
War Savings committee, and Lib
erty Loan workers, who are A. L.
Allen, Arnold Allen, and James Ful
lam. At the last meeting there was
no speaker from the outside, but a
rousing meeting was enjoyed just
the same. A literary and musical
program, with the usual 100 patri
otism included, was heartily enjoyed.
Keep the children interested) until
the schools open next fall, then we
will organize the Junior Leagues.
We are depending on these boys Bird
girls to build us up after the war,
and it is up to us to see that they
are made good loyal citizens, , We
will find some way to get rid of what
slackers we have on hand, and it's a
cinch we will have none in the future.
THE DIVORCE
...MILL...
In complaints for divorce filed with
the eounty clerk on Saturday, Jesse
E. Little seeks freedom from George
R. Little, whom she married in 1910.
She says he beat her up. Goldie Hud
son wants a divorce from Charles A.
Hudson, who the complaint states
threatened to kill her. Their wed
ding took place in April of this year,
and she wants both a divorce and her
maiden name of Goldie Kenworthy,
gronted her. Ray Loney wants a di
vorce from Irma Loney. They were
married March 24th, and she left
him six days later, and refused to re
turn. - :
Charging her husband with deser
tion in June, 1916, Minnie Clifton
has instituted divorce proceedings
against W. T. Clifton, who she mar
ried in Tacoma, in 1912. She claims
that the sum of $10 is all the pro
vision he has made for her during
the past two years, and that she
has been forced to earn her own liv
ing. -
Divorce decrees were entered Sat
urday by Judge J. U. Campbell in
the following cases: Jennie E. Hay
ward, from Samuel A. Hayward, for
desertion, the mother securing the
custody of a minor child, Arthur A.
Hayward j Raye E. Heck from Wes
ley C. Heck, plaintiff .resuming form
er name of Faye E.' Glascow; Mar
ion O. Warriner from R. R. Warriner,
and title to property in Clatsop,
Multnomah, and Clackamas counties,
and L. D. Norris, from Sarah Norris.
NURSES ARE NEEDED
State Organization Perfects Plan for
Enrolling Available Aid
On Monday Mrs. J. B. Lewthwaite
represented Clackamas county at the
meeeting at the Portland hotel as
chairman of the nurses' drive. Gov
ernor Withycombe has appealed to
40 CORDS OF WOOD
WANTED
The Board of Trustees of the
Oregon City Library will receive
bids until June 16th, for the
furnishing of forty cords of fir
wood to the city library.
Bids must state grade, and
growth of wood to be furnished.
PERCY P. CAUFIELD
. Secretary
State School Funds to Loan
Farm Securities Only
Long Time Loans at 6 per
Cent Interest
Loans Made up to $5,000
DIMICK & D1MICK
Attorneys at Law Oregon City, Ore.
every nurse in Oregon to enroll with
the Red Cross and every one whose
services are not imperatively needed
here should stand ready to go when
called, either abroad or to canton
ments in . this country. Individuals
employing nurses are requested to
stand ready to release them if call
ed. Nurses of Clackamas county are
to enroll .with Mrs. J. B. Lewthwaite
or Dr. Hugh Mount immediately.
The nurse, the mother of the army,
must be ready. Thousands are need
SERIES OF SCANDINAVIAN
SERVICES ARE ANNOUNCED
Rev. John Ovall, of Salem", an
nounces the following series of spec
ial meetings, to which the public is
invited. Gospel services at Twilight,
next Sunday evening, at 8 p. m. La
dies' Aid Society, Dorcas, meets with
Mrs. Paul Ellings next Saturday, at
2 p. m., refreshments will be served
and a good attendance is desired.
Scandinavian services in the Oregon
City Methodist church, next Sunday
at 3 p. m. Ladies' Aid Society Dor
cas, meets at the home of Olaf Lar
son, at Willamette, next Tuesday,
June 18, at 2 p. m. Refreshments
will be served. Evangelical services
I will be held at the P. J. Erickson
! home in Falls View, next Tuesday
evening, at 8 p. m. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all to attend
these various services.
The Courier and Oregon Farmer,
both for $1.00.
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A CITIZEN'S CELEBRATION
The National Council of Defence
is sending out requests that, as far
as possible and practicable, all coun
try communities hold community
Fourth of July rallies. Sometimes
two or three districts could combine.
A program consisting of the singing
of "America" by the audience, a dra
matic pledging of allegiance to the
flag, reading of the Declaration of
Independence, patriotic music, includ-
Shall we have celebrations at dif
ferent points in the county on July
4th? President Wilson has request
ed that all that possibly can attend
some sort of a celebration. If the
Loyalty League wishes to carry out
some plan for the day, we should be
gin preparation at once. The officers
of the local chapters should commun
icate at once with the county secre
tary or president, in regard to this
matter.
At the regular bi-weekly meeting
of the Redland chapter Monday even
ing, 60 new members were taken in.
This makes a total of 144 for that
progressive unit". The territory cov-1
ered includes three school districts,
and plans are under way for the
consolidation of the Linn's Mill chap
ter, also. There are a few not yet
signed up at Redland, but they are
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