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IT COU 36th Year OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 191? Number 42 OREGON RJER CITY L MAYOR IIOLM.AN AND COUNCIL TO ASSUME DUTIES; MAYOR . SELECTS NEW POLICE GEO, WOODWARD NAMED CHIEF Cooke Goes To Night Force. Murtin Christiansen Succeeds Uubcock ns Street Superintendent ' ' The last meeting of the old city council took place Tuesduy night in the 'city hall with Mayor Hackett, Councilmen Ely, Frederick, Bridges, Buckles and Tobin present. Most of the time was taken up with unfinish ed business of the city, so tha,t every thing will be in shape for the new councilmen and mayor, who will take over the reins of the city government on next Wednesday eveing, January 8 At the meeting Tuesday, Chief of Police Cooke made his report for the month, and showed that $15 in fines were collected from arrests during the month. As it was the lust meet ing for Mayor Hackett, he made an address before the council, thanking them for their hearty cooperation during the past year. Councilman Tobin nnswered for the council, und among other things said thut with out the splendid support of the may or during the past- twelve months the good work of the council would have failed. He said that the finan cial condition of the city was in good shape for the new council to start with. After the address by Tobin, a vote of thanks was given the Mayor in appreciation of his good work and, support of the council during the term just expired. At a banquet given by R. L. Hol man, mayor-elect, to the eight mem bers of the incoming city council at the Electric hotel Tuesday evening, Mayor Holman made the following appointments am 'at the same time mimed George Woodward as the new chief of police for Oregon City: Woodward succeeds Henry Cooke, present incumbent, Cooke being trans ferred to the night force, as also Ed. Surfus, who is retained by the new mayor on the night force. Other, appointments follow: Superintendent of Streets Murtin Christiansen (succeeding C. C. Bab- . cock). Finance Tobin, Kruger and Bridg es. Streets ' .and Public . Property Kruger, Green and Tobin. ' Fire and Water Bridges, Wood ward and Albright. Health and Police Kelly, Green and Woodward. Cemetery Scott, Albright and To bin. Councilman Tobin was appointd by the mayor on three different commit tees on account ,of his keen interest in municipal affairs, Tobin, Bridges, Scott, Kruger and Kelly were ap pointed as chairmen of . the various committees. City Recorder Loder and City Attorney Story, elected at the 'last city election, have qualified, and will take up their duties immediately, making the municipal organization for the year 1919 complete. Only two members of the new city coun cil served under the-Hackett admin istration Tobin and Bridges. Dips Cheaper Than Ticks That big dividends follow invest ments in cattle-tick, eradication is shown by investigations during the lust year by the United States De partment of Agriculture, The ex pense of permanently freeing cattle from ticks is repaid from 20 to 50 times. Thft nnst nf irmkino- thu nan. g, v. - essary number of dippings varies from only 18 to 50 cents for each ani- .. i i . i-. i j uiui, aim uie canvass snowea an av 'erage estimated increase of $9.76 in value of the tick-free, cattle,. More than that, the eradication of the tick, as conducted under federal supervis ion, permits the introduction of high class beef and dairy cattle and the establishment of a more profitable live-stock industry. Emphr.sis is placed by the department on the need for a clear understanding of the pur pose of tick eradication and the ne cessity for strict compliance with regulations to insure thoroughness. By co-operating with the government in the work farmers receive the num erous hinpfit.s' rpsiiltino. frn-m tVin Ar portunity for great improvement in their herds. Inexperienced Men Accepted For the first time inexperienced butter and cheese makers will be ad mitted to the dairy .short course at the Agricultural College, January 6 31. Bdth men and women may enter. Creameries are short of butter and cheese makers in Oregon, other states, and Canada, from all of which many inquiries indicate a big enroll ment. Students will be given instruc tion and practical experience in pas teurization of cream, determination of salt and moisture content of but ter, and judging of both cheese and butter. I MEETING COUNTING OF VOTES sfARTED MONDAY ERROR IN HARMONY PRECIlfcT GIVES WILSON LEAD OF ' ABOUT 19 VOTES The recount of the votes as de manded by Henry W. Koehler, can didate for the . office of sheriff of Clackamas county, and who was de feated by W. J. Wilson, present sher iff, at the last election Jy a narrow margin of 61 votes, was started Mon day. Up-to this morning (Thurs day), very few errors were found in the recount, but this morning in counting the ballots of precinct No. 1, Harmony, a mistake was found which gave Wilson a lead of 19 votes, The tally sheet of this-precinct was found to be incorrect, as it recorded more votes for Koehler than for Wilson, and in counting the ballots the judges found that the sheet gave Koehler 10 more votes than he was entitled to. About half of the precincts have been counted by the judges so far, and in the opinion of. Judge Camp bell, it will take several days yet to complete the job. As the, record stands now, with half of tlie votes counted, Wilson has made a gain of 19 votes over his majority, of 61, making a total of 70, which can euner ue increased or decreased, as the counting goes on if mistakes are found. SISTERS SUE FOR ALLEGED MONEY DUE FROM FATHER A suit was instituted last Thurs duy by Sarah M. Graham, Rose Gra ham, Theis and Kate B. Chase, daughters of the late John W. Gra ham, against Marion C, Young, son-in-law of Graham, to recover money on property sold to the defendant by Mr. Graham before his death. In the papers filed in the suit, "the daugh ters allege that the property was' turned over to Young without valu able consideration, and that Young, the defendant, promised the three sons of the deceased, John, William and .Robert, thut he would pr.y the sisters the larger amount, from the sale if the eons would purchase certain amount of the property. It is further claimed that the sons did this, giving their notes and a mort gage, and thut when the notes" were paid, the defendant, failed to give the sisters the money promised. ' The money in question is in the sun of $2200, and the sisters aro suing for a settlement. ROBT. EWALT WRITES HE WILL SOON BE DISCHARGED Mrs. L. J. Ewalt, of Clairmont, near this city, has received word from her son,, Robert Ewalt, that he is now at the Marine barracks at Norfolk, Virginia, where he expects to be mustered out soon. Robert has the distinction of being the youngest aviator in the service so far as known, and is the first and youngest man to enlist from Clackamas coun ty. He is 19 years of age, and- left last August for France, where he has been active on the front for many months as. an aviator. He writes thut he expects to be home soon. SPEEDER CAUGHT AND FINED $25 BY JUDGE Motorcycle Officer Meads and Dep uty Sheriff Joyner arrested Gus Stui son for speeding with a motorcycle on the river road last Thursday, Of ficer Meads claimed that the man was going over 55 mtles an hour, and when he blew his horn for the man to stop, the speeder "stepped on the gas" and -compelled him to shoot over his head before he would stop. He was fined $25 in Justice Seivers' court Thursday evening. Tour County to See Community Work Stirring up ambition and friendly rivalry- by going out to see what other communities have accomplish ed is an excellent Vay to -raise the standards of a whole neighborhood, in the opinion of home-demonstration agents of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture and the State agricultural colleges. In Middlesex county, Mass,, one of the most stim ulating projects this fall was a one day auto tour to some of tho most interesting canning kitchens, food centers, and community houses in the county. Sixteen automobiles, carry ing 70 persons, . made the trip, and the occupants saw at first hand what the other towns in the county are doing in community work. Marriage License Alda Euretta Gillispie, of Portland, and Walter Layton, of Cordova, Alas ka, were granted a marriage license in Oregon City Tuesday. The wed ding ceremony took place at the Bap tist parsonage at 5:00 o'clock on the same day, with Rev. W. T. Milliken officiating. Both were former -resi dents of Independence, Oregon. Mr. Layton is a nephew of J. Dean But ler, of this city, and the couple are visiting in Oregon City during Mr. Layton's furlough from the navy. He has been stationed at Mare Island. Don't fail to read the life story of Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey starting this issue subscribe now and get each installment. AU SOLDIER IN BIG ADVANCE R. S. YODER WRITES OF ROUT OF HUNS; MEN WEMVSIX DAYS WITHOUT FOOD ; WARNS AGAINST PROPAGANDA Advises Americans Not To Believe Stories of Hun's Lack of Food, 1 Merely Scheme of Enemy Yoder In a letter that is marked "Dad's Christmas letter," received by Mr and Mrs, D. B. Yoder at Aurora a few days ago, their son, R. S. Yoder, a member of the American army in France, tells his experiences since he landed in Europe; and shows where he was in the thickest of the fight ing at a time when fighting men were sorely needed. He says in part: "Our company was surrounded at one time for six days-and nights could get no food. Our own artillery shot us to pieces because we could not communicate with headquarters. We got out all right, but you should have seen the bunch-weak, hungry and unshaven, looking like wild men,- and I guess the Huns thought we were. They captured three, or four of our patrol, one being wounded. They dressed his wound and gave him a feed and then sent him back with a note to our major, asking him to sur render. He read it to the men, which, of course, made them madder than he was himself. In about a half hour the Huns came over yelling like wild men. Well, they did not yell long or come far, for we made it too hot for them and, like the low-down, treacherous curs they are, they slunk back to their holes. "After we routed them from this stronghold we advanced 10 miles without resistance and, when we were taken out of the front lines into the reserve, we had helped to drive the Hun about 25 miles through thick woods and over the mountains. The Americans never yielded, a foot of ground the only thing they knew was 'advance.' They ended the war finally and secured the terms they wanted, and I am glad it is over. "Now, remember, the German can not be trusted. He is going to send his propaganda out over the world, working on the sympathy of the people. The United States is weak in that one point, so that when you read anything about the food condi tions in Germany don't believe it they don't need help as badly as they try to make out. They had ample food until the minute the armistice was signed all the prisoners we cap tured .had plenty of -food." G. B. DIMICK HANDS COURT REPORT OF FAIR ASSOCIATION G. B. Dimkk, president of the Clackamas County Fair association, in the annual report of the organiza tion to the county court, shows the sum of $1401.25 paid in premiums from the fund raised by a levy of one half of a mill. Expenses for labor and miscellaneous items, which were paid from gate receipts, totalled $805.24. Sues on Note John Hammelman has filed a suit against A. J. E. Vick et al. to collect on a note given by G. A. and Maggie Cobb to the plaintiff for $1000. This note was made in 1917 and the de fendants claim an interest in the property given to secure the note. Nothing has been , paid on the note, and plaintiff asks for a judgment, the foreclosure of the mortgage and pay ment of the note and costs of the case, with $100 attorney's "fees. Miss Hoffman Weds ", 'Announcement of the wedding of Miss Margaret Hoffman, formerly of this city, to J. B. Adrain, of Weiser, Idaho, has been received here. The wedding took place December 24, and the couple will make their fu ture home- at Weiser, where Mr. Adrain is engaged in business. . , , R. S. MASONS BANQUET AT JOINT INSTALLATION E. P. RANDS AND w. t. MILLIKEN PRESIDE OVER LOCAL ; , MASONIC ORDERS A joint installation of officers by the Multnomah Chapter, No. 1, A. F. & A. M., and Clackamas Chapter No. 2, R, A,' M., was held at the Masonic temple in this city Friday evening. A banquet was enjoyed by the mem bers, and Ernest Rands, of this city, acted as toastmaster. Responses were made by the Grand High Priest and Dr. Seeman. Joseph E. Hedges, of this city, gave an address on the history of the local lodge, calling at tention to the fact that it was the oldest lodge pn the coast and was or ganized in 1848. The .following officers for the Mult nomah lodge, No. 1, A. F. & A. M., were installed: E. P. Rands, W. M.; John F. Eriekson, S. W ; F. M. Wil liams, J. W.; John, R. Humphrys, treasurer; L. V. Roake, secretary; B E. Crabtree, S. D.; Roy A. Prudden, S. S.; George E; Griffith, tyter. Past Worthy Master William Laidlaw act ed as installation officer. Clackamas Chapter No. 2, R. A. M., installed the following officers: W. T. Milliken, H. P.; Livy Stipp, K ; C. H. Roake, S; Ernest P. Rands, C, of H.; John R. Humphrys, P. S.; George Swafford, R. A C; Avery Robacker, 3rd V.; George E. Griffith,' 2nd V.; J, H. Walker, 1st V.; George Grover, S. Max Bollack acted as the install ing officer, and, although a member of this chapter, resides in Portland. He, is a Grand High Priest of the Oregon chapter , of this lodge, this being the highest office for this chap ter. . Retiring High Priest George L. Swafford of the local chapter is also a member of the Grand State chap ter. Oregon City has the distinction of having, two local members on this. ARRESTED FOR DISTURBING PEACE AT WEST LINN HOTEL Jesse Merritt, charged with being intoxicated and disturbing the peace, was arrested Saturday afternoon by Chief of Police Hammerley, on the complaint of Frank Barlow, clerk of the- West Linn Inn. Merritt, who was causing idis4urbance"irr West Linn, made no objections to going with the officer when first arrested. As they crossed the bridge the man raised some objections, and started to resist the officer as they reached Oregon City. Hammerley had some difficulty holding the man until Chief Cooke appeared and handcuffed, him AUTO THIEVES AGAIN BUSY IN OREGON CITY THURSDAY Auto thieves took the new delivery car of H. P. Brightbill Thursday night about 8:00 o'clock from the feed shed where he had the car stor ed. Sheriff Wilson was immediately notified, and about 10:00 o'clock the same evening, the sheriff found the car near Gladstone where it had been left by the auto bandits. No trace of the thieves could be found, and the sheriff is of the opinion that the thieves feared . apprehension and abandoned the car. t . W. C. T. U. OPENS REST ROOM IN LIBERTY TEMPLE HERE The formal opening of the new rest room for this city at the Liberty Temple took place Wednesday after noon under the auspices of the W. C. T. U,, and the hostesses are var ious ladies at different hours. Music and light refreshments were on the program for the day. This rest room will be a permanent affair and the members of the W. C. T. U. will at tend to the upkeep and keep it warm and comfortable for those who care to make use of it Sues for Commission Suit to collect a commission on the sale of real estate in this county was entered Friday by S. , E. Wooster against Meta Berg. Wooster claims that an agreement was made between the defendant and himself that h was to receive a 4 per cent commis sion if he sold the property for $1200. He says the agreement was made De cember 9, 1918, and he sold the prop erty on December 24, According to his claim, tho defendant refused to pay the commission and he is asking judgment for the amount and costs of the case. New Wire Chief Arrives . N. Drake, who has been connected with the Portland office of the Pacific Telephone & Telegram company, has been appointed to succeed R. F. Wood ward as wire chief of the local branch. Mr. Woodward has been promoted to the Salem branch, where he will be wire chief. Methodists Celebrate Members of the Methodist church celebrated the 75th birthday of L, P. Horton, a trustee in the church, ' at his home in Gladstone New Year's Eve. A gold watch chain and gold knife were presented Mr. Horton in appreciation of hig work with the church. The Oregon City Courier and the Oregon Farmer, both for $1.15. BOOTLEGGERS ARE CAUGHT THIS WEEK THREE PARTIES UNSUCCESSFUL IN ATTEMPT TO BRING LIQUOR THROUGH FORMER SANDY MAN CAUGHT Negro, Caught Tuesday, Fined $250; Others Out on Bail To Be " Tried This Week J. E. Pomeroy, formerly justice of the peace at Sandy, but now of Port land, and Lee Porter, ' of Portland, were arrested in this city about 6:30 Sunday morning by Sheriff Wilson, when they attempted to drive an auto load of bootlegging whiskey through here for Portland. The sheriff and Deputy Meads caught the bootleggers at the foot of the South End road, and the auto contained about 50 quarts of liquor. The men had a hearing before Justice Sievers later in the morning, and were released on $100 cash bail each for trial today (Thursday). It was a busy day for Sheriff Wil son chasing bootleggers, and a short time before the above arrest, the sheriff nabbed two Austrians who gave their names as Joe Blaich and George Protika at Milwaukie for having in, their possession a suit case containing about 12 quarts of "Moonshine" whiskey. The Austrians released on $100 bail, were to appear Monday for trial, but they were turn ed over by the authorities here to the officials at Milwaukie Monday where the case will be tried. The bail money was also turned over to the Milwaukie authorities. It is learn ed that the reason for this is be cause the city of Milwaukie recently passed the prohibition ordinance for that territory, hence the trial of the Austrians at that place, where hey were apprehended. Albert Lycurgus, colored, has paid a fine of $250 into Justice John N. Sievers' court following his plea of guilty to the charge of illegally trans porting intoxicating liquor, and John Frazier, also colored, and C D. Brown, white, the latter the chauf feur, pleading not guilty, will have their trial Saturday, January 11, and are at liberty on a cash bail of $150 each. The three men were arrested on the old South End road Tuesday morning by Sheriff W. J. Wilson and Justice of the Peace John N. Sievers, after they had made the trip out from Portland in an automobile and picked up several suit . cases and a special package of liqaor at Barlow. Lycurgus, who acknowledged that he was the owner of the booze, said that it cost him $620. CHAUTAUQUA ASSOCIATION TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET TUESDAY : The Willamette Valley Chautauqua association will hold its .annual meet ing next Tuesday, The chief busi ness will be the election of the board of directors for the coming year. Plans for the improvement of the Chautauqua grounds will be formu lated. The association hopes to over come the dust problem, which has been a source of trouble in the past years. Extension of the graveled walks is one improvement planned. Members of the association think that C. H. Dye, who has been presi dent for the last two years, will be re-elected at the meeting. He was one of the chief promoters of the local Chautauqua when it was start ed 26 years ago. RAILWAY COMPANY SUES FOR POSSESSION OF LAND Suit to get possession of a strip of land belonging to William Mumpower has been started by the Portland and Oregon City Railway company. The railway company claim that they need the land in order to run their tracks properly. The parties could not reach a satisfactory agreement as to prices and damages out of court, so suit was started by the com pany. Associations Ship Live Stock La Salle County, 111., now has five live-stock shipping associations do ing a thriving business, according to the county agent. One association has been doing business for the past 12 months and in that time has ship ped,, 75 carloads of stock. The man ager receives, marks, and loads the stock for market. At the Chicago stockyards each man's consignment is weighed and sold separately, and each man receives what his stock brings less his proportionate share of the expense of shipping. This system is filling one of the demands for a more economical system of marketing and is a popular branch of farm bureau work in this county. Property Sale Confirmed In the case of D. B. Howell, admjn istrator for Clara Zipsy, deceased, against C. W. Johnson, the sale of property involved was confirmed here Monday, FORD TURNS TURTLE WOMAN BADLY HURT RESIDENTS OF COURTNEY HAVE NARROW ESCAPE QN HILL ON RIVER ROAD A Ford car, driven by a Mr. Black man, on the river toad between Gladstone and Oak Grove last Thurs day, completely turned turtle and severely injured Blackman's wife, who was taken to Courtney station her home, immediately after the ac cident.' Officer Meads, who was chasing another speeder at the time on the same road, claims that Black- man passed hint on the road going at a high rate of speed, and, just as the Blackman machine got to the brow of the paved hill, something went wrong with the steering gear, and the machine made , a complete turn in the road and turned turtle on the other side. - Blackman jumped, but his wife was caught in the ma chine and severly injured. The li cense number on the Ford was 25419, and is registered under the name of F. Konard. It was a total wreck. MRS. JULIA BR0DIE DIES AT HOME OF SON HERE Mrs. Julia Brodie, pf this city, died t the home of her son, E E. Brodie, publisher of the Morning Enterprise, Monday morning, after an illness of several weeks. Deceased was form erly of Eugene, where she had lived for many years, but about two years ago came to Oregon City to live at the home of her son on 7th and Jef ferson. She is survived by four chil dren, E. E. Brodie, of this city; Rob ert Brodie, of Eugene; Mrs. Bochers, of Tongue Point; Mrs. Kate Hsavus, of Portland. She also leaves a num ber of grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Portland crematorium. Deceased was 82 years of age at the time of her death. OFFICER FINDS FORD CAR ' -IS COMPLETELY WRECKED A Ford car, that had run off the road and completely turned turtle, was found near Risley - station Mon day afternoon . by 1 Deputy Sheriff Hughes. The car was abandoned, and no trace has been found of the own ers. A small boy living in the neigh borhood saw two young men walking towards Oregon City after the wreck and it is presumed that they were the ones in the car It is a mystery to those who saw the car how the oc cupants could have escaped without injury. SAVON LAND COMPANY SUES PROPERTY OWNERS The Savon Land company, a Minne sota concern doing business in Ore gon, has -entered suit against Isaac Helbacker, John Bofts, John Pespla, Gust Ylinen and John Jokrrinta to collect on contracts to buy property. This property is located in Clacka mas county and the defendants have paid only a part of the contract price and some of them have not paid the interest and taxes. Plaintiff asks a settlement in- full for the various amounts. , Sues to Set Aside Contract Harold Dewaide filed suit here Friday to set aside a contract to buy real estate made by Edward Shearer in 1911. C. N. Worracott and Shear er made the contract, and the former turned this over to Dewaide later. Dewaide alleges that only part of the price has been paid and the balance is due, Tho amount paid down was $300, and judgment is asked by De waide for the rest of the amount. Christmas Wedding News of the wedding of MIbs Ella Chinn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Chinn, of Central Point, to William Gruber, of Pierce county, Wash., on Christmas day, has been received in this city by friends of the Chinn's. Rev. A. Joslyn, of Canby, officiated at the ceremony, which was attended by many friends of the family. Milsied Recovering Morris Milsted, recently reported seriously wounded in action, is re covering, according to a card receiv ed by the young man's mother, Mrs. h. Milsted of this city. Milsted, who was wounded the day before the ar mistice was signed, writes that his wounds are healing. V ; ' I. O. O. F. Elect Officers The Gladstone order of I. O. O. F elected the following officers at their meeting Friday night: Mayor Cham bers Howell, noble grand; George R. Simmons, vice grand: T. B. J. Wil liams, treasurer; Louis E. Sickler, secretary. Marriage Licenses " The county clerk granted licenses to wed Saturday to Edith F. Gund lach, 30, and Frank Rulison, 88, both of Portland, and to Eva Johnson, 40, and Fred L. Wisonger, 41, also of Portland. Frank M. Easterdahl, 32, of Port land, and Margaret D. Carson, 27, of this county, were granted a license to wed here Tuesday by the county clerk. " " 1 EMPLOYES GIVEN BANQUET AT ILL OREGON CITY MANUFACTURING PLANT SCENE OF LIVELY XMAS CELEBRATION MILL TO GO ON 8-HOUR BASIS Announcement of Further Bonuses on Continued Service With Plant Brings Big Demonstration Four tables, 66 feet long, upon which were laid nearly 400 plates, made up the banquet hall Saturday evening, when the Oregon City Wool en Mills gave a banquet to their em ployes at the plant here at 6:30 in the evening. The tables were bright ly decorated with miniature Christ mas trees, and at each plate was a service cap, a whistling balloon and a novelty menu. The cuttinsr room of the plant was used as the banquet hall, and Japanese lanterns and other decorations made the room like a fairy house. Twenty' turkeys were used to appease the appetites of the joyous crowd of employes, and each person was presented with a memen-: to from the mill management. At the close of the banquet, Presi dent Jacobs made the announcement that on and after January 1, tho garment division of the mills would go on an eight-hour basis, and on February 1, the balance of the de partments of the mills would adopt the eight-hour day. A great demon stration took place when this an nouncement was heard by the em ployes. In making the decision, Pres ident Jacobs said that while the ma jority of the manufacturing plants oyer the country are working nine hours, he felt that an eight-hour day was just, and that the management would "take a chance" and adopt a shorter working day.' Upon taking a vote whether the employes should work eight hours week days, or Work nine hours up to Saturday each week and have Satur day ., afternoon off, the employes unanimously voted for the Saturday ' afternoon off. Another announcement - was made by President Jacobs in effect' that hereafter the company would adoDt the policy of committee represents-' tion from each department to repre sent the workers in all. matters affecting their ' welfaresocially' and industrially. A third announcement which brought forth a demonstration by the assembly, was to the effect that in addition to the present policy of allowing 2 on earnings of six months' continuous service, 5 on one year, 7V4 on two years, a fur ther bonus will be allowed of 10 for three years and 15 for five years. RECONSTRUCTION CONVEN- TION 10 BE IN PORTLAND Transformation of labor and indus try from a war to a peace basis is to be worked into a definite program at a Reconstruction Convention called by Governor James Withycombe at Portland, January 9, 10 and llthi. The details for staging the great state-wide conclave are in the hand of Mayor George L, Baker of Port land. ' , Letters of invitation have been sent to the leaders of every branch of activity in the state. City and county offlciuls, members of the legis lature and federal offlciuls from Washington, D. C, who are in touch with problems to be considered will be among those attending. Industrial organizations, both large and small, will be represented, and labor, both organized and unorganized, will have delegates in attendance to take an active part in the discussion of Ore gon's most vital problem. Through the three days' meeting. definite plans, will be worked out to handle the reconstruction problems, which are now facing every state in the Union. It will be the purpose of this convention to work out plans which will eliminate all chance , of unemployment, provide employment lor the returning soldiers and sailors of Oregon, and also bring about the greatest development of industry throughout the state in history. This development will include such indus tries as agriculture, shipping, min ing, shipbuilding, lumbering, fishing, road building, stock raising, etc The recognized leaders in each of these lines will attend the convention and participate in the discussion, and def inite programs for each endeavor will be outlined before the convention is adjourned. The reconstruction problem is one which effects the entire , state and it is the purpose of the convention to bring together men ' interested not only in various lines of endeavor but representing all sections of the state, so that a satisfactory state-wide pro gram can be placed into effect. , , In sending out the call for delegat es, Mayor Baker has adopted the slogan "It can be done." Don't fail to read the life story of Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey starting this issue subscribe now and get each installment.