36th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918
Number 33
ENT WIL
NEEDS YOUR HELP
BACK HIM UP WITH MEN IN
CONGRESS WHO WILL
SUPPORT HIM
VITAL TO WINNING THE WAR
Elect a Democratic Congress and
Support the Man Who Has
Led Us to Victory
The political campaign has pro
gressed sufficiently for certain con
clusions to be drawn. Reports from
all parts of the state indicate a
strong tendency on the part of vot
ers to support the Democratic nom
inees, While, the campaign has of
necessity been a quiet-one,, still there
h a strong interest in the political
situation and a general feeling that
the nationul administration should be
supported, and that this can be best
accomplished by electing John S.
Smith to congress and Oswald West
to the United States senate. This is
especially important at this time on
account of its influence in European
countries.
The European allied democracies
have governmental organizations in
which parliamentary bodies are con
sidered the government's vital force.
When purty control of the legislative
branch changes, the government falls.
Reversal at the polls of party in con
trol of the government is interpret
ed as popular ' disapproval of the
party's policies, and the government
is speedily changed that it may be
in harmony with the law-making
power.
In the United States, it is possible
for congressional majorities to be
changed in the - middle of a presi
dent's term. Invariably, however,
defeat of the president's party, even
in peace times, is regarded as evi
dence of popular dissatisfaction with
the president. In time of war, such
changes are exceedingly serious, es
pecially in the present juncture when
we are fighting with European dem
ocracies, to whom parliamentary
changes mean-the down-fall of gov
ernments. '
No one can doubt the view that
would be taken abroad if Wilson's
party suffered defeat in the coming
elections. It would be regarded as
Wilson's defeat and impair confi
dence in the quality of his support
at home.
This does not reflect upon anyone's
patriotism, but is an obvious truth
which no American voter can afford
to overlook. .
0. L. DUNBAR DIES FROM
THE INFLUENZA SUNDAY
. O. L. Dunbar died Sunday morn
ing at his home in this city from
Spanish influenda. Deceased came
to this city several months ago to
take charge of the drygoods depart
ment of the Price Bros. Department
store, and came here from Reo Vista,
Calif. He was born in 1870, and was
48 years of age at the time of his
death. A few days ago both he and
his wife were taken down with the
influenza epidemic, and his wife is
now suffering from the disease at
the home.' Deceased was a Mason,
and the funeral was in charge of the
local lodge here.
He. is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Laura Dunbar, of this city; a daugh
ter, Miss Lucile Dunbar, who is
teaching school at Joseph, Oregon,
and a " son, who is with the
U. S. army in France. He is also sur
vived by his parents, who live at
view, and a brother, Jesse Dunbar,
of Portland.
The Oregon City Courier and the
Oregon Farmer, both one year, $1.15.
51
County Politics are Warming Up;
Epidemic May Cause Light Vote
In our last issue, we made the
statement that- we would try and
give our version of how the election
ought to go on next Tuesday, inas
much as the Clackamas County
"Boomer" and the "Mourning Enter
prise" seemed to be confident that
they knew all about it. The "Boom
er" especially, in its last issue,
seemed to be real peeved about The
COURIER'S statement, and claim
that they are eagerly awaiting our
prediction. ,' .
Well, here goes, Mr. "Boomer,"
about the county offices anyway, and
probably this article will be of more
interest than the "twelfth street
park" editorials which appear about
every other week in the "Boomer.".
The race for sheriff seems' to be
"neck and neck" between Wilson .and
Koehler. Two weeks ago, however,
the election of Wilson was practical
ly conceded by most of those who
kept close tab on the race, but dur
ing the last few days more Koehler
talk has been heard throughout the
county, and as the saying goes, "it
will be a hoss race."
Fortune is making a good race for
constable of the fourth district, and
his opponent, Hughes, will have to
make considerable gain during the
TRAIN KILLS LOCAL
MAN AT CAN BY
ERNEST PERKINS, RESIDENT OF
WEST LINN, KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO
Ernest Perkins of West Linn, while
on his way to attend a funeral at Sa
lem, was instantly, killed at Canby
Sunday morning when a Southern
Pacific train hit his Ford at a cross
ing at that place. Something went
wrong with, the Perkins' auto near
Canby and the passengers who were
accompanying Perkins got out of his
machine and into another auto which
was also bound for the same place.
Just as Perkins neared the crossing
at Canby, he failed to see a passenger-train
which was coming, and be
fore he could drive his machine off
the crossing, the train hit it, throw
ing Perkins against the crossing sign,
crushing his skull.
The Ford was a total wreck.
Perkins had the curtains of the
machine up at the time, arid it is be
lieved that he did not see or hear the
train coming for this reason. He
was on his way to Salem to attend
the funeral of his cousin, who died
at West Linn a few days ago. There
were three autoa making the trip to
Salem at the time, and the passen
gers of the cars did not hear of the
accident until they arrived home in
Oregon City Sunday evening,
Perkins is the son of Mrs. J. 0.
Weston, of West Linn, and was em
ployed by the Crown Willamette
Paper company. He has resided at
that place for several years.
The funeral of Mr. Perkins, who
was 38 years of age, was held from
the Holman & Pace chapel in this
city' Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. W. T. Milliken,
with interment following in Moun
tain View cemetery. Mr. Perkins is
survived by his mother, Mrs. James
0. Weston of West Linn, a sister,
Miss Maud Perkins, and step father,
James 0. Weston, and a step brother,
Claude Weston, in Iowa. ". ;
ROY IMEL DIES AT TRAIN
ING CAMP IN CALIFORNIA
Roy Imel, of Clackamas, who wa
stationed at the training camp at
Camp Freemont, Cal., died from the
effects of Spanish influenza Satur
day afternoon'; and the remains were
brought to this city.
A military funeral was held Wed
nesday over the remains. A squad
of soldiers from, the Vancouver bar
racks acted as pall bearers and the
services were ' conducted from the
Brady funeral parlors. Interment
was held in the Catho'lic cemetery
here, with Rev. Hillebrand officiat
ing. Flowers completely covered the
grove of the departed hero.
Roy Imel left this city for Camp
Lewis on July 24, and on August 18,
was transferred to Camp Freemont,
Calif. He was 27 years of age at
the time of his death', and is surviv
ed by his father, J. Imel, of Clacka
mas, and a sister, Mrs. J. M. Mont
gomery, of East Clay street, Port
land. ESCAPES FROM PEST HOUSE.
INFECTED WITH SMALLPOX
Officials here received word Mon
day that a man by the name of Earl
Johnson escaped from the pest house
in Portland and was headed this way.
The Portland officials telephoned
that the man had smallpox and was
a hard sustomer, having broken jail
upon several occasions. He had on
a brown suit, Was of medium height,
and just recovering from the small
pox. Sheriff Wilson is keeping a
sharp lookout for the man.
Charged with Insanity
On complaint of her husband, a
warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of Mrs. Thielcle, of Boring,
charged with insanity. The officers
left Monday morning to take her in
charge. ...
next few days if he overcomes the
Fortune lead, according to the analy
sis of those who are in a position to
size up the situation.
There seems to be one candidate
who has the favor of most of the
voters of Clackamas county. He is
J. U. Campbell, candidate for the
supreme bench, and although his
name will have to be-written in on
the ballot, we predict he will carry
this county by almost the entire vote
cast. "
The office of recorder and that of
county clerk involves practically no
race at all, as J. G. Noe, for record
er, and Fred Miller for clerk, seem
to have the situation "sewed up," and
from all appearances, are not wor
ried much as to the outcome.
J. C. Sawyer, the democratic can
didate for county treasurer is work
ing hard, and no doubt will poll a
good vote, although his opponent,
Alberta Dunn has the advantage of
being, already in the office for the
first term.
W. F. Harris, who is a candidate
for county commissioner, we predict
will win in a walk, and we think we
can say the same for E. L. Johnson,
who is out for county coroner.
15
THE WANE HERE
DISEASE WILL BE CHECKED IN
COUNTY IF PROPER CARE
IS TAKEN -
ONLY 10 NEW CASES REPORTED
.
Innoculution with Serum Seems to be
Good Preventive. Local
Doctors Encouraged
, The local doctors here in the "city
ar beseiged- with people asking for a
"shot" in the arm with the serum for
the prevention of Spanish influenza,
and every night this week saw long
lines of people patiently , waiting
their turn in the anterooms of . the
physicians for inhoculation with the
are beseiged with people asking for a
preventive.
Although there have been quite a
few deaths over the county during
the past week from the dread dis
ease, it is the opinion of most of the
physicians that - if strict measures
are taken during the coming week,
the epidemic will be stopped from
spreading to a considerable degree.
But the utmost precaution must be
observed by the people of Clackamas
county and Oregon City especially,
if the disease keeps from sweeping
over the county. As to the serum
now used by the physicians for the
prevention of influenza, so far no one
who has had the innoculation has
contracted the disease. Only two
cases, where the serum was used,
have taken down with the disease,
but the physician in attendance re
ported that the persons had already
contracted the epidemic, and had ask
ed for the innoculation as a further
preventive. -
Dr. Strickland reported Wednes
day that 10 more cases of influenza
had been reported to him since Mon
day morning. They are distributed
over the county and in Oregon City
proper. Dr. Strickland said Wed
nesday that in his opinion, the dis
ease had neither gained nor lost dur
ing the past few days, but that one
could not tell as to .how far the epi
demic would, go to reach its height.
Many of the larger cities, such as
Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco,
have passed strict ordinances provid
ing for the wearing of the gauze
masks, and in Seattle and San Fran
cisco especially, any pedestrian ap
pearing on the streets without a
mask, is arrested immediately.
As this article is being written
(Wednesday -evening), no further
deaths have been reported in the
county from the epidemic and many
people in Oreeon City are now hop
ing that it is dying down and that
the disease has reached its height.
After interviewing many physic
ians and health specialists over the
state, the author of this article is of
the opinion that nothing can be done
when one has contracted what is call
ed Spanish influenza. The disease
first attacks its victim in the form
of grippe, but this does not neces
sarily mean Influenza. The Spanish
influenza follows the grippe, and if
the patient does not take the proper
precautions when suffering with the
grippe, influenza sets in, and closes
up the lungs, making it almost lm
possible for a physician to adminis.
ter successfully to the victim. The
main thing to do when one discov.
ers that one has it to go to bed and
stay there until absolutely sure that
all symptoms of the disease have
left the system.
In many of the fatalities from the
disease, the patients got out of bed
too soon after the grippe attack, and
a relapse set in, causing influenza.
VUTO CATCHES IN TRACK.
TRAIN WRECKS MACHINE
An auto driven by C. Demarco, of
Portand, while crossing the railroad
I between Oregon City and Parkplace,
became fastened in the 'rails Wed
nesday night and was hit by train
No. 13, south bound, and completely
demolished. Demarco was driving
the machine, and was accompanied
by three passengers. Just as they
were making the crossing near Nich
ol's hop house, the machine caught
in the railroad rails and stuck.
The passengers got out of the ma
chine, and Demarco made efforts, to
get the auto from the track as train
No! 13 was whistling for the cross
ing. Seeing that he was unable to
j break the auto loose, Demarco made
ettorts to nag trie train, but the en
gineer did not understand the sig
nals of Demarco, and after the ac
cident, said that he thought the auto
was free of the track. The train
hit the auto with such force that it
drove it nearly 80 feet from the
crossing, completely wrecking it.
When the auto stuck upon the track,
the passengers got out quickly, and
are now considering themselves
lucky. Outside of wrecking the auto
mobile, no one was injured.
Appointed City Treasurer
At the regular meeting of the
Oregon City council held Wednes
day night, Mayor Hackett appointed
Raymond Caufleld to fill the unex
pired term as city treasurer, vacancy
caused by the death of the late Cap
tain Phillips.
FU ffi
PROMINENT CITIZEN
DROPS DEAD AT HOME
M. D. PHILLIPS SUCCUMBS TO
HEART FAILURE LATE
TUESDAY EVENING
M. D. Phillips dropped dead from
heart disease late Tuesday night at
his home at 8th and Center streets
in this city. He was one of Oregon
City's most prominent citizens, was
city treasurer and a veteran of the
Spanish-American war.
After completing his work for the
day at the Crown Willamette paper
company, where he was employed as
construction foreman, he came home
and was working in the basement
moving some boxes when death over
took him.
Deceased has resided in this city
for many years, and was a most en
thusiastic worker in the Liberty loan
drives and Red Cross activities. He
served , through the Spanish-Amer
ican war as captain of Co. I, and
was drill master for the past few
years of the Woodman lodge team of
this city.
Probably no other man in the
county was so well known as Captain
Phillips, as he was a man of strong
personality and made friends wher
ever he happened to go. .
He is survived, by. his wife, a
daughter, Alene, who has just re
turned from Eugene where she is at
tending college, and a brother, Henry.
He is also survived by a sister, Mrs.
Chas. Caufleld, of this city.
Funeral services over the remains
of the late Captain Phillips were
held today (Thursday), from .the
Holman and Pace undertaking parlors
with the Rev. Crocker, pastor of the
Congregational church, officiating.
Interment took place in the Mountain
View cemetery and was in charge of
the Woodman of the World, of which
deceased was an active member for
many years. He was also a member
of the Knights of Pythias order of
this city.
At the regular meeting of the Ore
gon City council Wednesday night,
the following resolution was adopted,
and the council voted to attend the
funeral of the late Mr. Phillips in a
body. ...
"That Whereas, it has pleased the
(Continued on Page G)
HOW ABOUT YOUR
SHARE IN THIS?
CAN YOU READ THE FOLLOWING
ARTICLE AND REFUSE
TO GIVE?
" (By Bruce Barton) '
He is a conscientious gentleman,
who honestly wants to do right. And
he came to me shaking his head.
"I want to do my full part in this
United War Work campaign," he
said. - "Do you. think a hundred do!
lars is my share?" '
And I told him that it would be
hard for anyone but himself to de
cide. "There are so many different
ways of looking at money," I said,
A hundred and seventy millions
looks big at first glance. It is forty
times what Jefferson gave for the
Louisiana territory. .
It's a dollar and seventy cents for
every man, woman and child in the
land; it's more than eight dollars and
a half for every household.
"You can figure it. on that basis,"
I told him. "On the basis of dollars
and cents. Or you can figure it on
the basis of boys."
"Of boys?" he 'questioned. "I do
not understand.
"It's less than fifteen cents a day
for each of our soldiers and sailors,
I answered. "Fifteen cents a day to
give them warmth and comfort and
entertainment, and lectures, and
games, and the thought of mother
and of God."
"Fifteen cents a day for a boy:
two for a quarter a day. How many
boys will you take?"
And his eyes kindled. "I think I
could take ten at least," he said. He
drew his check book out.
"Figure it out and tell , me the
price," he said. . I want you to give
them the best you've gpt. What is
it going to cost?".
" for ten boys, for a year, at two
for a quarter a day?"
So I figured it out for him: sup
pose you figure it out for yourself.
SOLETO DIES SATURDAY
FROM SPANISH INFLUENZA
Carmilino Soleto died Saturday at
the Oregon City hospital from lobar
pneumonia, after a few days illness.
He was a native of the Philippine
Islands, and was 28 years of age at
the time of his death. He was not
married.
Serving Soldiers
The Salvation Army war workers.
are oneratme? at 831 units in this
country England and in the war
zone.
Soldiers Studying
The American Library association
has purchased 600,000 books on me
chanical, technical and scientific sub
jects for the American soldier.
LOCAL MEN GQ
11
ARE DROWNED WHEN ILL FATED
SHIP SINKS IN ALASKAN
WATERS
192 BODIES ARE RECOVERED
Boat Hung on a Reef All Night
in Blinding Snow Storm,
s . Aid Comes Too Late
When the Princess Sophia steamer
went down in Alaskan waters a few
days ago, a former resident of Ca
nemah, Clarence W. Porter, lost his
life, according to reports of the trag
edy.1 ' Other Clackamas county ; victims
whose bodies have been recov ered
from the wreck and identified are
Charles A. Craven, of Sherwood, and
Mrs. Joseph Popper, of Milwaukie. .
Porter went into Alaska about
20 years ago, first locating at Skag
way, later going to Dawson, and for
the last few years was a resident of
Fairbanks. He was operating an
auto stage line between Fairbanks
and Cordova,' and about two months
ago he brought his wife and daugh
ter out, locating them in this city,
where they now live. He has a sis
ter, Mrs. Elmer Mayville, who is liv
ing at Canemah. Mrs. Porter receiv
ed a postal from him written Octo
ber 7, m which he informed her that
he had decided to come out from
Alaska, and the passenger list of the
ill-fated steamer contained his name.
The steamship Sophia crashed on
to a reef in the Lynn canal in Alaska,
when she was on her way out for
the states last Friday. Ihe ship
struck the reef in a blinding snow
storm during the night and a
number of passengers were thrown
out of their berths by the impact.
So far, the victims of the wreck num
ber 192, whose bodies have been re
covered and are at Skagway, Alaska,
from which place they are being
transferred to Vancouver, B. C. Ac
cording to a diary found upon the
person of a miner by the name of
John Maskell. of Dawson, the follow
ing story of the wreck is revealed:
"We struck the reef in a blinding
snowstorm during the night. A num
ber of passengers were thrown out of
their berths and great excitement
prevailed. Boats were made ready to
lower when information was received
that the boat was not taking water.
The passengers became quiet. Owing
to the storm the boats were not low.
ered. This morning we are surround
ed by a number of small boats, but
it is too rough to transfer the pas
sengers. In the realism that we are
surrounded by grave danger, I make
this my last will.
His will followed.
Appointed Administrator
G. E. Thomas has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Ed
win P. Clay, upon petition of his
sister, Edith C. Clay, widow of the
deceased and heir to the estate, which
is valued at $3000.
True Stories of
TRENCH LIFE
Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey,
author of the famous war story, "Over
the Top," entered the fight for world
freedom and democracy long before hia
country got into the great conflict. When
news came of the sinking of the Lusitania
he left his home in New Jersey and went to
London where he enlistedin theBritisharmy.
For seventeen months be fought the good fight and
then, incapacitated by wounds, he came home to
become the foremost writer of war stories.
.. . : m ' ' '
"Somewhere
In France"
With EMPEY
Is the title of a series of grip
ping stories written by Empey telling
in a simple but graphic way of experi
ences euch as hundreds of thousands of '
American youths have been going through
on the battle fronts across the sea. The re
cital of these experiences of an American boy who was
early in the fight Is of Intense Interest to all A
This paper hia Mired the exclusive rlfhta (e tee
publication ( Eneey's toriea U
this territory. - . ,
"THE FIRST WILL APPEAR IN
AN EARLY ISSUE
HEDGES COMES OUT
FOR CITY ATTORNEY
MANY CANDIDATES ARE OUT
FOR CITY COUNCIL, AND
TWO FOR MAYOR
Joseph E, Hedges decided Monday
to become a candidate for city attor
ney, and his petitions were filed with
the city recorder Tuesday. His op
ponent, Geo. L. Story, is also in the
race for a second term. Roswell L.
Holman's petition for mayor was, fil
ed Monday, and also the petition of
Henry L. Templeton, for the same
office. The candidates for the city
council seem to .be in the majority,
and quite a few are running for that
office.
In the first ward, Roy Woodward
is running for the long term of four
years, while J. Tobin and Fred Metz
ner are running for the council on
the two year term. In the second
ward, F. E. Albright and George E.
Griffith are out for the long term,
and E. A. Brady is the candidate for
the short term. Ward No. 3 finds
two candidates for city council run
ning without opposition, Charles W.
Kelly for the long term and W. G. H.
Kruger for the short term. I. C.
Bridges and George. Eberly are after
the long term in the fourth, ward,
and E. W. Scott and E. D, VanAuken
are candidates in the same ward for
the short term.
Although the present epidemic of'
influenza has slowed business down
considerable in this city, politics, es
pecially for the city offices, at the
coming election, seems to be hum
ming in- the different localities in
Oregon City.
FOUST SUED FOR $2500
DAMAGES BY MRS. R0MI6
Edwin J. Foust was made defend
ant in a personal damage suit Wed
nesday, when Angie A. Romig filed
papers in the county clerk's office
starting suit to collect $2500, which
sum is asked for alleged personal
damages and shock. She alleges in
her complaint that defendant severe
ly beat her upon the leg and arm,
and pulled quantities of hair from
her head,' causing her a great men
tal shock,, and asks the court to al
low her the abovt sum as compensa
tion.r ...
L . A, weeks npx,. Foust (Started a
personal damage suit against John
Romig asking for the sm of $1600,
for alleged slander. In his complaint
filed at the time, he claimed that Ro
mig had told several persons that he
(Foust) was caught by Romig's
wife in their chicken house and that
when discovered, Mrs. Romig tried
to close the chicken ho'use door, but
Foust broke the door open, kicked
her upon the shins and pulled her
hair. The suit was dismissed on
October 4. All parties concerned
live near Mulino.
James H. Carothers
The funeral services of the late
James H, Carothers, who died in tnis
city Thursday, was held from the
Holman & Pace undertaking parlors
Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The
pastor who united the deceased and
his wife years ago, officiated at the
services. Interment took place in
the Riverview cemetry, Portland.
aencans.
SINGLE TAX UP
; KILL IT
JACKSON BILLS SHOULD GO
DOWN IN DEFEAT. VOTE
308 X NO
BOTH BILLS ARE CAMOUFLAGED
Millionaire Jackson, of the Portland
Journal, Would- Shout "Economy"
in Freak Legislation
The "economy" slogan is a splen
did idea, and the American public has
taken to it as a duck takes to water.
It's practical application as a win-the-war
idea is a fine thing and as a
developer of national thrift it can't
be beaten. There is ' such a thing,
nowever, as working the idea over
time, and there is such a thing as us
ing it, under the guise -of patriotic
ardor, to carry out the most diabol
ical schemes of designing spite-work
ers. ,
Thus we find Sam Jackson and the
Portland Journal waging a bitter
campaign against the country editors
of the state of Oregon, in advocating
the delinquent tax .law amendment
and a new legal rate law. "Economy"
shouts the Journal and its wealthy
editor, and of course to bring about
a real era of economy, , the voting
public is urged to support the two -bills
bearing the ear-marks of Sam;
uel Jackson.
Economy is a fine quality for the
state, as well as the individual, and
were Mr. Jackson's motives actuat
ed purely from the economy view
point, his daily editorials might ring
with sincerity.
Look out for these laws. Editor
Jackson has supported freak legisla
tion before most notably when the
single tax idea was smothered by the
voters of the state. The present stat
utes which Mr. Jackson would place
on the Oregon law books, would have
no more to do with an era of econ
omy thrughut the state of Oregon
than would a bill to cut down the
price of a shave. The thinking voter
will give both measures a close analy-
sis, and. the. thinking ..voter ot the .
state will come to a conclusion on the
worth of the measures about as fol
lows: i '
Both measures should be Vigorous
ly swatted by the voters, for the very
sane and simple reason that the pres
ent laws, passed by the Oregon state
legislature, are fulfilling their mis- .
sion, by protecting the public "from!
the wiles of the title grabber. Any
law that 1s protective and is of prac
tical service to the people of the
state should be let alone., , 4 '
To be more specific the present de
linquent tax law provides for pub
lication of the delinquent list but
ONLY after a mail notice has been
sent to the delinquent and has fail
ed to fulfil its mission. In other
words the publication is simply a pre
cautionary measure to inform . the .
delinquent who has changed his ad
dress, or who through some reason
fails to get his mail notice, that his
taxes are due and payable. The ef
fect - of such a law cuts out the
chances for the title grabber who
hangs around the tax collectors' of
fice from the moment the taxes be
come delinquent, in an effort to line
up and pick up some so-called
"snap." A "snap" to the title grab
ber is the picking up of your proper- '
ty or mine, for the taxes due plus
penalty and interest. It's a great
business to follow, but just the same
it is being done in every county in
the state. .
Jackson would cut out this publica
tion from the present law. Any sane
voter can see the result. Let the
present law stand the way it is if
you are in favor of protecting the
taxpayer.
The other bill is to cut down the
present rate for legal advertising.
At the present time the law fixes the
legal rate as 5 cents per line. The
Portland papers ask usually to
$1.50 per inch for their commercial
advertising. The state law makes
the rate about 4 cents per inch. .The
thinking voter will decide for him
self whether the rate is exorbitant.
The newspaper men have a right to
live. They are doing a most meri
torious work in boosting bond sales
and in fact every line of war activity,
and have won highest praise from
President Wilson for their patriotic
publicity work, which by the way is
all donated to Uncle Sam. The think
ing voter will concede that the coun
try newspaperman has a right to
exist. . It is no time to throttle the
press of Oregon, or any other state.
Swat the Jackson measures both
of them. , ,
BARBER SHOPS IN CITY
WILL CLOSE AT 6 P. M.
At a meeting last night, the local
barbers' union and the employers
met to decide the demands ' of the
barbers, who asked for a nine-hour
day, instead of "a ten-hour day, now
in effect. After some discussion the
employers met the demands of the
local union, and from next Monday,
November 4, all barber shops that
are under union rules, will close
promptly at 6 o'clock, excepting Sat
urdays, when the hours will be from
8 a. m., to 9 p. m. .