2 OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, JANUARY 23, 1919 rr OREGON CITY COURIER C. W. ROBEY, Editor and Business Manager Published Thursdays from the Courier in the Postofflce at Oregon City, Subscription Price $1.50. MEMBER OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION MEMBER OP OREGON STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BV.THE - OENERAL CPFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES III ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES A YELLOW STREAK IN BOOZE . German liquor ring broken.--Up to date forty-one states have ratified the National Prohibition amendment. This makes five more than the num ber necessary to ratify, hence our nation is now the first great dry country upon earth, The Anglo-Saxon and the Celt love good losers, and the Americans have inherited the liking. There is al ways a yellow streak in a poor los er. The Hun is a mighty poor loser, as he has shown at the conclusion of the present war. And the Hun booze interest shows itself no ex ception to the rule. Schlitz-Annhaus-er-Busch-Pabst, and Co. met recent ly in Chicago, and planned to try to circumvent the will of the great ma-' jority of the people of the United States. They made two plans to attempt this. Because two-thirds of the actual number of names on the roster of the House of Representatives were not numbered among the majority of those who passed the amendment, they are going to try to declare the vote unconstitutional. But on Tues day, January 7th, Chief Justice White handed down a sweeping de. ision from the Supreme Court of the nation, which forever, squashes the Booze contention. According to Justice White and his compeers, the two-thirds majorities of the Houses puas.ug u. mt .a " liio cuiiBumuuii, uu were Biiuri, uu.,i. M T i, uj ,u , two-thirds of the entire enrollment of tba Congress. This construction given to the constitution by the. first Congress yields a precedent which cannot be overcome. The whiskey ring have another guess coming. The other attack is being made through an attempt to make all the states ratifying submit the question to a referendum vote of the people. Article V of the constitution of the United States provides that all amendments to the federal constitu tion "shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of this constitution, when ratified BY THE LEGISLA TURES of three-fourths of the sev eral states, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress ." The convention mode of ratification has never been suggested by Con gress. Article VI, Sec. 2 of the constitution defines the limitations of authority regarding the matter of constitutional amendment, and the manner in which it shall be done. "This constitution and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof and all the treaties made or which shall be made under the authority of the U. S., shall be the supreme Jaw of the land." In other words, amend ments" to the constitution are purely federal matters. All authority the state has is to endorse or reject the amendment in the way defined in the federal constitution. This way is defined as being by action of the several state legislatures. Any other way, then, would be illegal and un constitutional, and no state has the authority to submit the matter of constitutional amendment to the fed eral constitution to a referendum of its citizens. As one .authority has recently stated, "No state has any power to cnange tho method select ed by Congress and designate some other body than that provided by the resolution submitting the amend ment to the states." Booze in America is sentenced, doomed, extinguished, and the Ger man bunch who have fattened upon the manhood of this nation with their nefarious traffic can do so no more. Kaiserism, Junkerism and Rum are not even in good report In Mittel-Europa, and might as well face the fact that their hour of doom has come. AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT Germany is helping pay the ex penses of the American Army of Oc cupation. Already a total of more than three million dollars has been delivered by special trains to General An Essential to Enterprise . is"home patronage." The buy ing of Oregon City goods also encourages its production. Its production promotes payrolls. The Bank of Oregon City Makes passible the accumulation of "BANK. ROLLS." 1 We BANK sf OREGON CITY Oldest, Largest ana" Strongest Bank In Clackamas County Building,-Eighth Street, and entered Ore., as 2nd class mail matter. Telephones: Pacific 51; Home A-61. Joe Dickman at Coblenz and other expense accounts will be rendered. This money and the other millions that Germany will pay do not com prise a loan. They are dead losses. They will bear no interest and will never be returned. Germany lost the war. If she had won special trains- would be running from Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Los Ange les, Spokane, San Francisco, Phoenix, Reno and scores of other western cities hurrying money and supplies toward big German liners waiting to put out from New York harbor bound for Hunland. Your money would go. ' It would not be a loan. You would receive no interest and you would have no idea of the particular purchases made with your savings. You would "dig" when the Germans said "dig. -And who protectee: you from this situation? Who determined that Germany and not you should give up savings? Who met the German "schrecklikeit" on land and water and drove home our victory? Can you say honestly that the war is over when they are not even home their wounds cured, their compen sation paid and the bills contracted for their victory fully met? When the Victory Loan comes along in April don't sit back and say you've done yodr part. Compare whatever you have done with the sacrifices made by our sailors and sol had been in one or two stiff fights you'd be loading up those special trains for Germany and paying the expenses of a German Army of Oc cupation WELL KNOWN CITIZEN DIES IN PORTLAND FRIDAY William Forsythe, a resident of this city for many years, died at the St. Vincent s hospital in Portland Friday morning from erysipelas. Mr. Forsythe had been failing for the last month, and was a victim of the same disease that caused the death of his mother and a sister some years ago. He was bom in Iowa 56 years ago, coming to Oregon with his par ents when a' young man; At first the family made their home at Ash land, but later moved to the Clacka mas Heights district of this city. He was an employe df the Crown- Willamette paper mill, having a position on one of their steamers. The deceased leaves a wife, three (laughters, Mrs. Ethel Cromer, Mrs, Lulu Keil, and Miss Silvia Forsythe, of Oregon City; five sons, Claude, re cently mustered out of the army; Wil liam, of Willamette; Lawrence, Roy and Clifford, of Clackamas Heights; and a brother, Samuel Forsythe, also of Clackamas Heights. The funeral wtas held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Holman & Pace, fun eral parlors. During the services, at which Rev. E. A. Smith, formerly of this city, and an old friend of the family, officiated. A trio, com posed of Mrs. W. C. Green, Miss Naomi Armstrong, and F. W. Park er, ' sang several selections, Pall bearers were members of the Wood man lodge, of which the deceased was a member. Interment was in Mountain View. KILLS OTHER MAN'S COW; THOUGHT OWN To slaughter a heifer which he thought was his own, only to find out that it belonged to his neighbor, was the luck of Mark Senski, a resident of the Sandy district this week. Ed. F. Bruns, the neighbor, complained to faiioritt Wilson of the loss of the heifer, and told him that he suspect ed that Senski had killed it. A search of the Senski place revealed the head and tail of the lost heifer. Senski explained that he had gotten the heifer by mistako, and agreed to give Kruns S80 for it. The case against Senski was dropped upon payment of the money. Telegram and Courier, $4.25. OFFICIAL WILL SUPERVISE REPAYMENT TO WOOL MEN Growers of both fleece and terri tory wools will be interested in the following statement which was issu ed by the United States War Indus tries Board on December 20: "The release given to the indus tries of the country by the War In dustrics Board from pledges does not relieve such industries from the performance of their contracts up to January 1, 1919. This statement ap plies particularly to approved domes tic wool dealers who have agreed in writing in applying for permits to operate that the difference between what the dealer received for wool from the government and what he paid the grower, less his agreed rate of profit, should be disposed of as the government directed, Under this agreement the government has de cided that the excess moneys shall be repaid as fully as ppsaible to the individual grower himself, but in those cases in which this is impos sible to the growers organizations The repayment of these moneys will not have been completed when the resignation of the ' chairman of the War Industries board takes effect on January 1. "At the request of Mr Baruch, Mr. Charles J. Brand, Chief of the Bu reau of Markets of .the Department of Agriculture, has agreed to direct its completion as an incident to his other duties. With the approval of Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Brand will assume supervision of the work immediately. As the number of transactions in volved in this matter is large, it will require a period of some months to carry out the repayment to the growers of the sums of money due them. The government regulations for handling the wool clip, of 1918 cover the product of the whole year. Only such wools as have been load ed on cars and billed to an approved dealer in an approved distributing center on or prior to December 31, 1918, will be taken over. Obviously it was not possible to determine the amounts due producers until the wools had been 'received, classified, and valued, and until the dealers' business for the year was wound up. EMPLOYERS ARE ASKED FOR JOBS FOR SOLDIERS "Reports gathered from all reliable sources in Oregon show today that there are approximately five thousand men out of employment in the state," says Wilfred F. Smith, Federal Di rector of U, S. Employment Service It was to meet an emergency of this sort and devise some methods of relief that the Reconstruction Con vention was called in Portland bv Mayor Georgle L, Baker last week. at which representatives from nearly every section in the state were pres ent. Out of the sessions came the knowledge that immediate action is required. ' Hundreds of soldiers are being dis charged every day and returning to their homes to once more enter civil pursuits. Some have been unable to secure employment, and where others have been given their old places upon their return, the civilian who held the job now finds himself looking for other work. Large bodies of idle men are not conducive to the welfare of the state or a community, and the cooperation from every source ' that has any in fluence is sought to relieve the situ ation. It is hoped that this will not be looked upon as a pessimistic view, but a plain statement of cold facts. The attention of every employer in the state is directed to the situation and they are urged to expand a lit tle if possible. Those who s have de layed some needed improvement un til "after the war" should start it now. If each employer of labor will arrange to absorb only a few of the idle men the new problem ' will be easy of solution. Unemployment breeds soud houses. and soup houses have no place in any well-regulated community. . Then, it may breed something worse. Questionnaires m the form of a blank card will be mailed to all em ployers in the state this week. .Upon being filled out and returned to the federal director with the information asked for he will know exactly how many men may be placed throuirhout the state. INFLUENZA AGAIN BREAKS OUT IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY The influenza epidemic has again broken out to a considerable extent in this city and Clackamas county, according to the report of County Health Officer Strickland, and in many cases tho disease is proving fatal. In many neighborhoods where the epidemic did not spread before, it now is raging in these neighborhoods and, according to tho report of Dr Strickland, the disease is taking old and young alike. About two months ago this city was practically closed on account of the "flu" but later the officials nf thB city and county found that it had modified and lifted the ban. In the opinion of the city physicians here, the disease has broken out in a much more virulent form than before, and the situation is becoming alarming in mis county. At West Linn the city council Friday placed about dozen quarantine signs ovor the city where the epidemic raged, and in that city also, tho condition is alarm ing. Srlicdtile Interrupted of the P. R. L. & P. inm. One pany's freight cars jumped the track at Fern Ridge station Friday after noon about 6:30 o'clock, holding up the passenger schedule for some time. Passengers were forced to change cars at that point Friilrrv nn. til the service could be resumed as per schedule. The Telegram and Courier, one year, $4.25. COUNTY AND CITY X LOCALS Chester Carothers has returned to Oregon City, having received his dis charge from the army. He is to re sume his work with the P, R. L. & P. company. Albert Schiewe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schiewe, of Clarkes, has been mustered out and has returned to his home at Clarkes. lie has been in a naval training school. Another Oregon City man to be given his release recently is Corporal Charles Harlow, who has been in an aero-craft production squadron in Washington. . Harlow spent the week-end in Eugene, returning" to thij city. Monday morning. Mr. and Mra. Victor Wolff, who have been residents of Portland for some time, have moved back to this city again. Mrs. R. W. Kirk is suffering from an attack of influenza, at the Kirk home on Ninth and Monroe streets. Rev. John Ovall, of Spokane, who has been in -Oregon City the past week, has returned to his home. Rev. Ovall was formerly a resident of this city. Mrs. Matilda Charman has recover ed from her recent attack of influ enza, and is able to be out again. Mrs. G. H. Charters, of Oak Grove, is in Salem during the legislative ses sion, where she is serving .as a sten ographei'. . Edwin Woodswortn, principal of the Stafford school, was in Oregon City on business Saturday. John F. Erickson, recently muster ed out of the service, is visiting his! parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Erickson, of Eighth and Jackson streets. He is to resume his position with the I. Case company. Henry Kruse, son of 0. A.' Kruse, of Mount Pleasant, has returned to the University of California at Berk- ely, alter spending a vacation visit ing hia father. W. A, Barnum, who is connected with a lumbering plant at Wanna, Oregon, has been in this city lately, called here by the illness of his fam ily at Mount Pleasant with influen za. Mrs. Clara Bruce, of Portland, has been the guest of her father, W, W Quinn, of Canemah, the past week, fc. E. Frost was called to 'Van couver Monday by the illness of his son, Ivan, who is an employe of the Western Union Telegraph company at that place. The boy was suffering trom a severe case of Influenza. John Mason, recently released from his service with the local draft board, has gone to Eugene, where he has accepted a position in the high school. Miss Freda Martin, formerly of this cky, is seriously ill with pneu monia at Redmond, Wash.', where she has been teaching this year, Her motner, Mrs. Herbert- Martin, of Portland, has gone to Redmond, Born, January 16, to the wife of G. R. Hobbs, bf Clackamas, route 1, daughter. Horn, January 16, to the wife ' of Cornelius Marr, of Gladstone, a son. Visitors in Oregon City during the week were: L. Funk, Redland; F. H. Turner, Clackamas; Valentine Boh- lander, Hoff; W. E. Carlson, Red- land; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cherrlck, Maple Lane; E. 0. Leek, Redland; A. C. Reams, Carus; J. J. Mills, Ingram Station; Mrs. L. A. Russell, and Mrs, Ingram, Carver; A. J. Landeen, rt. 6; W. A. Yeoman, rt. 4; Charles G. Johnson, Oswego; Franz Kraxberger, Macksburg: E. A. Shaver and G, V. Adams, Molulla; Ed. 0, Bates, Esta- cada; Michael Gaffney, Milwaukie; Frank Hatton, Clackams; C. C. Bor land, and son, Arthur, Hazelia; P. M. Graves, Macksburg; Mrs. Elmer Graves, Clarkes; Z. Elllgsen, Sher wood; J. B. Miehler, and daughters, Ruby and Opal, Elliot's Prairie. TREE, 4 FEET THROUGH, HOLDS FIRE FOR MONTHS A' dead grand fir tree, four feet in diameter, was ignited June 27, 1918, during a forest fire, and burned con tinuously until November 8 although heavy rains visited the region in September and October, according to Forest Ranger , John Kirkpatriok. The tree stood near the mouth of the north fork Cirspus river, on the Rainier National forest. When last seen by the ranger the tree was still HUSBAND SAVESWIFE From Suffering by Getting Her Lydia E. Pinkham't Vegetable Compound. Pittsburgh. Pa." For many months I was not able to do my work owing to a weakness which caused backache end headaches. A friend called m y attention to one of your newspaper advertisements and immediately my husband bought three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound for me. After taking two bottles I felt fine and my troubles caused by that weak ness are a thing of the past All women who suffer as 1 did should try Lydia . Pinkham's Vegetable Compound." Mrs. J as. Rohrberq, 620 Knapp St, N. 8., Pittsburgh, Pa. Women who suffer from any form of weakness, as indicated by displacements, inflammation, ulceration, irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness or "the blues," should accept Mrs. Rohr berg's suggestion and give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a thorough trial. For over forty years It has been correcting such ailments. If you have mysterious complications write for advice to Lydia E. Pjnkhara. Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. Pill burning and had been reduced to a stub less than forty feet high. Ranger Kirkpatnck says that fires .of this sort persist on account of me dinners wnien lorm and lie m the center or lowest part of the burning surface. The clinkers re semble those in the bottom of a blacksmith's forge and are like red hot bricks,', A tremendous uinount of rainfall is necessary to cool lliem off. . The clinkers are very hard and present a glazed surface. They re semble lava rock in form, being per forated and honeycombed to some ex tent. They burn the tongue slightly when applied to it cold, as potash does. After gathering they crum ble and look like slaked lime. Burning cinders from forest fires are often carried considerable dis tance by the wind and start new fires where they lodge. In this way a fire may start in the dead top of a tree and smolder unnoticed until some of the cinders or clinkers drop to the ground and ignite the duff of the forest floor. Such a fire may gain considerable headway before discovery- The only safe course, ac cording to forestry officials, is to fell every smoking snag and completely extinguish all fire in the woods BOYS, CHARGED WITH LAR CENY, TRIED AND RELEASED Lloyd Baxter, Wilbur Wilson, d Everett Richardson, charged w.h larceny of the dwelling of Peter So vik, were given a trial before Just ice John N. Sievers, Thursday. They pleaded guilty to the charge of simple larceny and were . fined $10 each and . costs. The boys have been in the county jail waiting to appear before the grand jury since nerom. ber 21, on failure "to provide -bonds. Due to the time spent in jail they were released on light penalty. The boys entered the home of Peter So vik, held him up with a gun. and got away, with a barrel of what was thought to be wine! This later turn ed out to be vinegar. The lads' mothers appeared in court and ask ed that they be released as two of the boys have brothers in the serv ice coming home soon, and the mothers were anxious to have the youngsters out of jail before the homecoming, How One County Fought RodVnts More than GO.OOO acres . of farm land badly infested by prairie dogs was a condition that the Huerfano county (Colo.) Farm Bureau started out to change. With the cooperation of all agencies it is estimated that crops worth $38,085 were saved dur ing the 1918 season. From 85 to 97 per cent of the pests were killed on the areas treated. Poisoned grain was placed on 50,780 privately owned acres by 300 cooperators at a cost of $854.20, and 11,130 acres of public lands were treated with poisoned grain by individuals who killed 90 per cent of the dogs and saved crop and range pasturage valued at $2,782. A cooperative field party treated 27,225 acres of public lands, using 9,040 quarts of poisoned grain, kill ing 96 per cent of the dogs and sav ing crop and range valued at $G,806. fVsTOl-twk 4 The DR Th3 djiigri and tb.2 construction of the VAUGHAN is based on and is the result of hard earned experience. "It is made under the personal supervision of a mechanical engineer who has had 15 years of practical experience with the wood ahd timber con ditions of the Pacific Northwest. It is the only proven, practical machine of its kind. For Timbermen Ranchers Wood Cutters Tbii i iht II, 1V16 lour Jtin ind Migr. Thf chins ol hi 20 Cords in Ten Hour Run LIGHTEST AND STRONGEST DRAG SAW MADE COME Complete OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE uxated Iron ileSps Make Red Blood The Kind That Puts Roses Into The Cheeks of Women and Force, Strength and Courage Into the Veins Of Men Watch the People You Meet On The Street Yor Can Tell Those Who Have Plenty Of Iron In Their Blood Strong, Healthy, Vigorous Folk thmvti Statement ftlfsal It is conservatively estimated that ,! remarkable formula is now being used by over three million people annually. Among these who have used and strongly endorse it are many physicians who have been connected with the best hospitals and medical aocieties. former United Statca Senator and Vice-Presidential nominee, Cbas. A. Towne, of Minnesota! U. S. Commissioner of Immigration, Hon Anthony Caminettii Judge Atkinson of the United States Court of Claims at Washington; Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of the Treasl ury in the Cabinet of one of America'a moat atrenuoua Presidents; Wm. L. Chambers, Com. missioner of the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation at Washington, and former Health Commissioner Wm, K. Kerr, of Chicago , . , . Newspapers everywhere are invited to copy this statement for the benefit of thejr readeri It ia suggested that physicians make a record of it and" keep U in their offices so that they may intelligently answer questiona of patients concerning it Everybody is advised to cut iL0' Lf A .cy.of.tto,clui.l! desires such. It- in as follows: Iron Pen. tonate (Special specific Standard) Quantity tiven below. Sodium Glycerophosphates I. S. P. (Monsanto). Calcium Glvcerophos Dhatea U. S. P. i-Mnnaantol. P. E. Nux Vomica u. b. f. Lascanne Bitter. Mag- . - - . ... aesium Carbonate Po. Oil Cassia Cinnamon Precip. U, S P. Calcium Carbonate frccip, U, a, C, ' Files as Administratrix Ida M. Smith, of Mullno, has filed for appointment as administratrix of the estate of her husband, George W. Smith, deceased. Mr. Smith, who died recently at Mulino, left an estate valued at $2500. Licenses to Wed The county clerk granted two mar U.S. LIBERTY BONDS BOUGHT AND SOLD I WILL BUY . C. HOWLAND Bt h & Main Sts. Telephones: pacific ft Vaughaii- nly AG S, For the Farmer original mtchin Pit. Dec, Tlitji bm bt'A in uu our its put i hi tipr rn only piottn ptiuttil i kind tin in mukti Tbrtf michmti it Jaiiri lr CUTTINQ WOOD of any kind in ir.) pUtr undti any ondiiieni bf 1pub4 HI Ik kunbfi nd ef cui'Vi. ) my kind ol wciihf r- IIich nwhtnti ims ba in apt over loaf ;nff. . IN WE'LL SHOW Line of Repairs for This Saw HOGG BROS. jr- , .. .. . $.VlS-.y V I V nuaffldP 1 Each doie of two tablets cf Nuxated Iron Contain! one and one-half grains of organi Iron in the form of iron peptonate, of a pedal apecific standard, which m our opinion ' ?ossesses superior qualities to any other known orm of iron. By using ether makes of Iron Peptonate we could have put the same quan tity of actual iron in the tableta at less than one-fourth the cost to us, and by using metallia .?0UM 2ve f.?p i! .Fa -S atlessthanoneJtwelftuthcco.ti but by so do.ng must have moat certainly impaired their therapeutic emca-:y. Glycerophoaphates used in Nuxated Iron is one of the moat expensive toni Ingredients known. It is especially recommended to build up the nerve force and thereby increase brain rwwer, as glycerophos- phatea are said to contam phosphorous in hal particular state ao .miliar to that in which it la fou,nd " nerve ind br.im ?" of, , A '' be fr?m,he tw?.im- Er,"nt "i"" f Nuxated Iron (Iron Feptonate and Glycerophosphates) are very ePnaivo products as. compared with most ot?er J01"' . . u"der ,u.ch circumstances the temptation, t0 adulteration and substitution by uuscrup ulous persons, is very great and the publio is htrcty warned to be areM and ,ee every bottle j, plainly labeled "Nuxated Iron" by ,he Dae fteallh Laboratories, Paris, London ,nd DetroiK TJ, S. A., as this ia the only g(!nuIne arHce, If yoa have tak(.n ot,er orm, of iron wIlhollt ,ucce8s )his doM no, P"ve Nuxated Iron will not help you. . ! miOTiiM1 Ron-Jlujitod Iron It noli stent wwa;. E;ri0. notiniurathttMth.mkUii!ntjiM:k,noruiMtti"itinBc!i. Huna Iroo ll out momminded for UH i n cm of iU w mm tow ."Mwr S.-r."r"rT.V: ... t iiin.aa iiwiti fiunauii our uu ut vuyiiL-ian uu u etit of UIdbm tlwayt euniult your (atiilly ptiyiician and bt -.Mad b hindvict.l it indoubtMtowuothorornotyoa Suldad 6 bis savlct.l ir in aoum mw"u,w,ibip',i ... ..w mr eWtiir. mm do not WliO tu Mil oB If ufttod Iron It you do not raquin It, It yoo should um II ud it doss not b.lp you. noUty as sad WS Will (Slum Jutt. satt. It If soU bi U 4ui riage licenses Friday. Esther Mc Connville, 18, of this county, and Frederick Olaf Malstrom, 20, of Seattle; and Clara M .Popper, 30, of this county, and Henry ' Davis Straight, 42, of Portland, were the happy couples. - Read our offer on page 5 Telegram and Courier, $4.25. YOUR RECEIPTS Oregon Cily, Ore. 377 Home B38 if I Practical YOU in Stock OREGON CITY, OREGON AW mail