OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY. MARCH 16. 1917.
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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
Publish Evtry ftittf.
I t, ROOlt, Miter k4 Publlan.
tater l Orrfua CUT. Oregon. Poaioffti eondcla nailer.
usccriwtlon Rt:
O year I 3
ll Mania 71
Trial Hiibarrtptlnn, Two el.iatke
Mubecrlber will fin 4 th dat of iplratlon stamped on Ihelr paper M
!( lacir aaiM. K UK rmrot I nl rrll:d. kindly noUfy ua, and
lk manor will twi uur attention,
A4artiint llie no anpllratloa.
A CASE FOR PITY
FROM THE MOOD RIVF.K GLACIER
THE H. C. Or U
Th Perowfbllc rial'0"" of HIS
charged tha bleb ro( of living Id lo
rain -a: lha tariff, and Inula. Tha
Democratic admlnlet,allon removed
(ha tariff ao far a protnrilon
concerned, and t out to proaeuta
mint trutia, bat found Bona aan to
Indat, M alone convict. And the
roat of lUInf went up etaadltjr from
tha dir tha pcmocraU took chrs.
AH this la rene Hon upon the lVmo-
erailo leader oiH upon the rank and
flla of tha party. Tee leader mad
the plntform and directed the IcgUla
tln and administration. The rank
ad file looked to the WJ to ful
81 promise. Tbey r till watch
fully welting for om performance
that will Jutlfy the confidence re
posed la the men who aaaume to di
rect paty affair. Untea thoe lead-
am accomplished something of deft
nlte nature rery boob, there will be
new leader or b ery general de
sortloa from the ran k.
the public utility tominlt tn mid
in. A.' II pay It hre of the t.to
I'nt I he official who operate It un
d.r a Ittavy bond on. I do not allow It
to I' simply a million dnll.tr platthtn
Hh which to buy vote. lYinrta
ti.-nli.ia ay I In' rt already h.i more
power developed (d.m It run tme mill
they ought to know for ttu-y are way
up politician
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50 Years A&o
Taken from Oregon City Enterprise
March 9, 1867.
Population of Oregon City J. M
Moor . city recorder, ha Just com
pVled the annual achool renu of thl
8me of u up iui newspaper hate
been prone lo get very angry at the
Porllnnd Oregon Journal because of In
continued Inordinate f proteot
against a la providing for the ptihtl
cillon of dcllnipiest laee. And. In
deed. Ihe broad aTll"H, made d.iy
after day. Ilut all newspaper tit the
stale prnrtue (raft. 'i l't. of iuure.
111.. nn;Nillul.'.l Journal, hua naturally
artuixM a.mie r.ilh Hut In (4 I Ihe
rite of the Jourtial, In lla 'll.l uor lo
put over lit deiiiHKUKU ' froth, la one
lo arnimo pity r.uln r than iviiurt.
AUuiii eitr'.y In Janunry Mr. J.uk.n
a lordiin lo the islilori.il roliiinn of
the Journal, N'm.-d lo think ho ha. I
lh. I.'s:!.iliir In lilt vent p.M ket. 'Mo
mi,l the 1. )ttl.iluro. e are itolnc to rid
the m-i'k of Ihe downtrodden pmiple
from that t.-rrili'o )ok, the delliuiueiil
lax pnhlu-allon bill." Thla waa (lie
ton - In whlrh he apoke. Affording to
the Journal ome of the newtpapera In
other part of Ihe Mate made Ihreata
of al.lftlnic tlivlr tupport In r.me their
aitneiuhly deli-catioin failed to commit
uport of Ihe ilelln.iuenl tan puMua
tlon. Siuh a policy aa v.ry fimll.li,
and the Journal fairly altilcd In It do
nuiif l.itloim. Hut the holy Port l.i-i.l
dally .ct;an to ill.n-ocr that Ha con-
repta if a power to perua.ln a lesta'a
CONGRATULATE THE DALLES
The Dallea, Oregon, haa atarted on
an effort that will be watched with
coniumlng Intereat to ret one hund
red famllle of Italian to come there
and locate on tome cheap land and
bevome truck rardner.
To bring thote Italian acroa from
the old county and ranko a place for
them near The Dalle, and et them
to producing garden truck, fruit and
family luppllet 1 a bo'd mote. Indus-
trtally.
Any effort to keep them from being
robbed on the price of land I alo
revolutionary, becauae It ha been the
principal buslncs of the bootcr or
ganizations to advance land out of
reach.
Of course, one hundred poor fami
ne of working people, who would go
to ratal eg lettuce, radishes, greens,
carrots, turnips, and berries, that are
now all shipped up from California.
would be a'l right
That Is the way to make Oregon
productive and bring down the hifih
cost of living and make it possible
for vegetable and fruit canneries to
operate and cultivate our waste lands
and make them valuable.
Land that is really made productive
by intensive labor will become really
valuable and wiH make the commun
ity rich but lands with a ficticious
value put on by speculation makes
the community poor.
It will be in order for labor agita
tors and politicians to howl about
bringing In cheap labor, to drag forth
their forty laws on minimum wage,
contract labor, literacy test, etc., and
block The Dall?.
Such 'aws and land legislation is
all calculated to keep the state from
developing Industrially and canneries
and sugar factories will be closed for
lack of cheap and abundant labor of
productive sort.
nance. He ha Kne a little farther.
i r.nd obtained Ihe exact number of resi
dent. ho hav, alt together, claul
fled according to air.s and aex s fol
Males, J'"-!: females, T.7 : total
1.01S; total number of voter. 3?!
total number between four and i
years. 391.
Itv In accordance with existing or.lt-1 "" comims.tl of sane, well halance.1 J
Oregon rltlren. were ratlh-r Ingrown.1
Then the Journal began to sob; It be-'
auie chief mourner for a downtrodden
populace. It doc not seem quite able
lo hut off the tear faur 't. Hut at
time It tried to be a bold, bad paper,
and. despite Its former dcmin lutlons
of such a practice, legislative ussem
blvmen were threatened. If not in cl ar
cut Knglish language, at least by innu
endo. And what happened down at Salem,
when the delinquent tax bill finally
came up for definite action Nine to
on the legislators voted to continue
the publication of delinquent taxes, the
new bill earning some needed modifi
cations over that formerly In force.
Legislators were outspoken in their
Seminary Paper The male stu
dents of Ihe Oregon Oily seminary
In addition to the lyceum exercises on
Monday evening, published what
they term Ihe Seminary Gazette, con
lalnlng composition, which are read
on each Friday afternoon. The female
student also Issue their Ideas
through the columns of the Magnolia
on the same day. These compositions
are well gott -n up. and the Seminary
paper contains considerable spice. The
ensuing two weeks will be devoted to
preparation for rival issue on Ihe
Mrd. wh n It will be interesting to at
tend.
Oregon City Oil Manufacturing Com.
psny Articles of incorporation for the
Oregon Citv Oil Manufacturing Com
pany were filed in accordance with the
law governing Joint stock tncorpora
ttons on Tuesday last. Dr. Forbes
Rarc'ay, Georee LaRocque. William
Ilarlow. John H. Moor?. George Marsh
all. Samuel U Stevens and D. M. Mc
Kenny appear as Incorporators. The
capital stock of the company has been
died at 110.000 In shares at 100 each.
WHO PAYS?
Seattle for soma time has been In
vesting millions in municipal under
taking street car lines light p'ant,
water plant, dockB, and the like, until
today the tax rate is some 45 mills.
At the election last week the politi
cians had loaded the bal'.ot with an
other crop of municipal undertaking
but the people were evidently sick and
tired of the increasing cost of govern
ment for they voted everything down
by large majorltlse.
When the po'ltlcianB propose thest
things to the people they show the
will be moneymakers for the city with
a nice profit left over each yar above
expenses.
When it comes to payiynyg the bill,
however, the tax payer finds that for
each new municipal enterprise starUd
for his benefit and to give him "cheap
er service" he has a few mills extra
tax burden to pay. Instead of being a
"money maker" the undertaking turns
out to be a "tax eater." The profit
uhown on paper by the political pro
motern has turned into a deficit which
the taxpayer always has to meet.
Politicians now tell Portland that it
needs a $2,000,000 electric p'ant and
that such a plant will earn a net profil
above all expenses of $57,000 a year.
A nice statement with which to buy
vfna but who foots the bill If it
doesn't pan out, the taxpayer of course.
What does the Job seeking politician
om h is not responsible for the
debts, asks the Pacific Coast Manu
facturcr.
The municipal plants pay no taxes
and In addition rob the city treasury
of taxes formerally paid by a private
plant
With state regulation of rates there
Is not a reason for destroying private
lnvsetmonts with unfair competition.
lit a municipal p'ant Is necessary
make it sink or awlm on its own earn
ings. Put it under the regulation of(
The Hope of Portland After so
many years of sbeplne. Portland Is
beginning to show evidences of life
A good road will be built to Tualatin
The country south and west of Port
land is the hope of ber interest as the
future metropolis of Oregon. Her
destiny is in the yet unfilled garden
'and of this valley. If she would grow
and prosper, she must encourage peo
ple to occupy these lands, cultivate
them and make them productive; con
vert to life those idle wildernesses
and thus gain the golden dreams; to
do this, most effectively, she must as
sist the people to build roads wagon
roads and railroads. Dlisht these
prospects, and to that extent blight
Portland.
AGAINST BOND ISSUE.
nal.
If Ihe Portland Journal had conduct
ed a campaign against delinquent thl
publication a a mailer of principle.
If It hr.d nol endeavored lo make lla
effort a demagogical !, Ihe lil
lator mliilil have hee.. . to a ie.iler
di-gr II arguiueuta. It U erv likely
thai etldeiii ea of graft In i oiiiiih lion
with delinquent publication hate a
peared nl different llin We inn, In
deed, dlM'ouut by 60 per cent a. line of
(lip alarming oulcrlea of l be Journal
In It roci-iit campaign, and till show
condition that are doer urn of criti
cism. Hut as B member of I he Oregon
newspuper fraternity. e a.uit lo Join
In hirling bach ot the Journal It mud-
; ball. It charge of unl. r..il newapa
! vr graft In Oregon And because, of
jtho vIclotiMieo of Its purpose In trying
to gain the lead of th" raM'te. wo can
not help sml'lng in our sleet e at
the mu the Journal ha m.i.le of It
, campaign.
I Hi-cause man lii. r ly delict c
I that delinquent taxea nhould Hot be
pulillah-d In the newspapers Is not go
; Ing to arouse our hiwtllttv tig:ttiit hint
J The Journal may now l ellete, really
believe. In Its cauip.ili ii. It la said
I that a man can tell some outlau.lUh
I tale of adventure of his hot hood until
he ronie lo really beliete It.
All qu -stlona have nl Ic.iM two side
Wo beliete In publication of dolln
quenl taxes because we think the ay
leni the best that can he del Ned for
stimulating collections It I lery
natural for any good citi.-en, on first
thought, to r ach a conclusion that the
publication expense I one that might
be done away with, but wh.-a those
very citizen have the matter fully ex
plained lo them, when they reallic
that the expense nml the puMliily Is
an raided pen.Vty for delinquency, they
see the efflcl 'Hoy of It.
The new law Just adopted by the
legislature remove some of the fea
ture of the old bill and eliminates
tils. It In ii n aid to the adiiilulstra
iind not the terrible, red eyed, detour
Ing ogre the Journal would hate Ore-
ESSAY CONTEST HAS
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THII CHAUFFEUR II COR-
HlCTLV GARBED FOR WORK
disgust at the slobbering of th Jour-fon citUen believe it.
Home of Hie alildent of Ihe 1'ls.ik
mi county achoola are Inter 'slid In
the good road eay. III t barge of
Senator W.nmI, of itioro, and are
lo compel for Ihe ptles thai are of
fenM Thene ats UHlt be placed
III Ihe mall ti '(ore March 'i and are
lo t.e addlesard lo Mr. Wmid
The i an are lo be used aa a ha-ls
of argument for the road bond, whii h
are to lie published In Ihe at ale cl.-.
tlon pamphlet.
Four Oivlion.
The cny contest ha been dltldel
Into four dltUloiis. Hue ix-rsoii mi)
enter only one colli. !, and Ihe paper
must be marked so that the Judge
will know t'l. Il tlMidon II la lulended
for. The argument are tiol lo ex. e -.1
:nu word
The following the prUce and
rule for Hut four divisions'
Cond-M V Subject: "The b licit!
accruing lo the county In which the
writer I a rol.l. nl front (be Improtp
in. 'lit of Hie roaila deacrlbed In !ie
fii.HOii.eiul bonding nc "
Fit Ihe best argument, first prl. e
of IV
For. Ihe sivoiid bent argument a
prl.-e of $.'
72 Prle In All.
There are '' fli( prizes and 3I
second prizes In thl content
fonte( It- Sul'Je. t 'The I ciieflt
which will u. crue l,i die nt.it.' at large
from the improve. ui nl of the ro.nl
scribed In the boinllng a. t "
For the .t argument, a flrt prue
of 2i.
For the s.cond best argument, a
prli of 1.V
t'onlest (' The same ns contest II.
This contest I open only lo bona fide
tudcM of Oregon high school
Fur the bet argument written by a
high school student, a prize of f 10.
Bona Fid.
Cunt 'st l The same as contest IV
nnd I open only lo bona fide students
of Oregon grammar school.
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LARGEST WIRELESS
PLANT AT SAN DIEGO
CORVALM3. Ore., March H Faced
by an annual loss of about $150,000
annually from brown rot of prunes,
growers In different parts of Or. gon
have planned demonstration spraying
under the auspices of the Agricultural
College Extension service. A series of
these demonstrations was conducted
in the Roseburg district last year with
very favorable results, and will be re
peated this year In the Da' Ins dis
trict.
The first spray of the scries will be
applied as the young buds are pushing
out and turning white, probably about
March 31. N. S. Guy has promised to
New $300,000 Station Is Made
Ready For Work After Sat
isfactory Tests.
San Mego. CaL-Tbe new $o00.000
wlrelena tcUvrupti statVu was recent
ly completed mid otlii lully put In com
mission after suitable IcM. It la the
largest unil uint powerful radio stn
timi in Ihe Western hemisphere n nil Is
apuble of carrying- for UMssj miles
Messages from the llrlll.sh Meet cruis
ing In Ihe North sea. from the h
IHitveroiJ German pluut at llerliu and
from American kIiIjis uml from An
tralla have been Intercepted.
Three units In the glolio eni'ln ling
radio service uf the Culled States uuty
Emphatical'y opposing the passage
of the proposed $5,000,000 bond Issue
for the construction of good roads,
tho Maple I.nne grange has passed the
following resolution:'
Whereas. The legislature of Oregon
which has Junt adjourned, passed a
bill proposing to bond the state for
the Bum of $6,000,000 with which to
build scenic highways with the provis
ion, that said bill be referred to the
people at a special election to be held
the 4th day yof June, 1917, and
Whereas, we believe that the salo
nonding bil' is only the first issue of a
series to Involve the further Issuance!
of some $ 10 000,000 more, and
Whereas, an effort Is being made
through our new highway commission
to place our road problem and money
in the hands of a few millionaires,
Therefore, be it Resolved, that we,
the members of Maple Lane grange
P. of H. No. 29C in regular session
assembled on the 10th day of March,
1917, are most emphatically opposed to
the issuance of the said $6,000,000
bonds, and that 'ach and every one
wili do all possible to defeat this meas
ure at the said election. And
He It Further Keso'ved, that a copy
of these resolution be Bent to our local
papers and the Oregon Grange fjulle
tin.
ANNA .1. LEWIS,
Secretary
lend an outfit for tho work, and snrav are Uuvr completed. Tlirse are the sta
w ill be applied to the orchard of R. I, i tluua at Snu Uicgo. Arlington uud
riianmnn na nerpzirv Ihrnnchnnt tho i vunva l nnama caum luill'i. A louriu
,,. i Is under ronstrui tu ill .Manila
ii. me tnree lirni root iieiiui towers iiirm
"l I'iuiicb ouu mm: l nulls - trll1f.a T1...V .nlllnli. I IJW.IJUI
sunject to crown rot are working naru : pollIllH ,lf fabricated steel uud nre tin
tor me success oi inese a -monsira-: nrKC!lt ru()0 ,,.,-,, In ,,. ,u ,.
Hons. . S. Hrown, who Is In charge j Tlicv nre l.'O feet In width tit the base
conducted tho demonstrations last 1 nnd eight fwt at Hie uiex. They ure
year, and is devoting much time to Hie placed 1.100 feet apart. Hugo pon e
study of this disease, which Is grow- lulu lusuliitor emi eihled In concrete
ing worse and calls for careful atten 1 form Ihe Ims.. of i-a. Ii leg of the tow-
tlon. i crs.
. . The receiving room Is absolutely
Impertinent.
Glbbs I tell you no man can fool
my wife. I)lbbs Then now did you
get her?
P0ST0FFICE AIDS AIR RACE.
Designates Tranicontinental Couraa ai
an Official Mail Route.
Washington. - lielivery nf L'niteil
Stati-s mail by aeroplane will be u
feature of the cross contlnciital rnci
planneil for next June, a the route o!
the contest will be dcsignnteil us an
aerial mail route by the piwtolllce ik
partment
iu accepting the Aero club's offer o
co-operation Hie m-ohJ iisslstant post
master general, Otto Praegcr, huj'h in n
letter read ut the Boronmitics exposi
Hon In the Grand Central palace. Net
Yuri;, by Alan U. Iluwley, presldeni
of the club:
"The field superintendents of the rail
way mall service have presented to tin
department thirty -seven practicahh
aeroplane mail routes. The postolii'i
department will appreciate it If yn
will designate committee l en-opera
with this bureau in making an Invest
gntioti as to the designation of till'
cities In various states us aerial in
MtntiouH, where satisfactory lundin,
pluciu can be provided."
Gosh,Girls! YouOtta
See the Lad When
He's All Dressed Up
PORTLAND. Ore., March 12.
Wearing a wig and carrying a pow
der puff and false moustache in his
pocket, T. Witt, an auto repair man,
dropped off a train from Everett,
Wash., at the North Bank depot Sun
day. Policeman Ferry nabbed him.
But the visitor proved himself no
desperado in police court Monday. lie
explained:
"I wear a wig and oft times a
moustache to improve my appear
ance.
Whereupon the nettled policeman
casually observed:
"And from your looks I guess you
need to."
SLATES MAY COME BACK.
High Price of Paper Force Them ln!r
Use In New Jersey.
'eniisgrove, N. .1. Slnlis may cum
into vogue aaiu In south .leis.
;i-1i'k.Ih. iu spile f object ions to tlicr.
on hunltary (.'rounds, us result of tin
shortage and Increased cost of paper
County Superintendent of School.
Dixon bus already issued an order t"
pupils i f the Salem county schools t"
use both sides of the paper in prepur
:ng written lessons.
A number of organizations and
church societies throughout this end ol
the state are collecting and selling old
paper us an effective method of raisin.'
funds fur tbelr various s'-bemes. The
most systematic paper saving cam
palgn in this part of the state is being
conducted at the new Du Pont vil
lages, where a salvage department has
been established.
Old paper Is regularly collected In
wagons, and presses have been aet op
for baling it Into 100 pound bundles
for shipment
sound proof, the walls nnd floors being
padded w ith asbestos There ure four
distinct and cumplet controlling sets
Installed In the rc-i Ivlng room, en
abllng liny one of the four operators or
all four Hi mix It it iihIv to send and re
ceive messages.
The aerials or nutennne weigh six
teen tons uud have a sag between tow
ers of 100 feet. They nre twice us lurtfe
ss those strung fn.ni the F.I (Tel lower
In Paris. The helix Is fourteen feet In
diameter and eleven feet in height, or
nine feet higher Hum the helix lied In
ordinary nnval and commercial sta
tions Hat For Evening.
The edb t of Hie French government
that huts and simple gowns must be
worn In the etenlng Iu public has al
ready brought about the fashion In
this country .Milliners are delighted
over the change. They are offering ill'
manner of brilliant nnd expensive huti
to wear with low evening gowns. Il
has been a half dozen years or mure
since this fashion was accepted in
America. Today one sues more tlmii
half a dozen fashionable women In the
restaurants Iu the evening adopting it
The major ly of these evening hsif
ire of kilt-' tulle or bullion cloth.
WILL BUILD FLEETS
War Scout Boats to
Protect Coast from
Submarine Menace
WASHINGTON. March 12- Prelimi
nary steps w 're taken by the navy
department today toward contracting
for the quick construction of 100 or
more high speed roast patrol bout of
a new type for scouting aiailtmt submarines.
Th Motor Girl.
Soldier's blue wool veloiira. i ut a
la inllltarle lth a flared Urt. deep
capo and stri pped belt, lual.c a
fetching motor coat. A feminine
touch Is added by th long chiffon
tell morn so plcturempiely nnd con
fined It, the belt.
L
SHE By BUYING
LICENSES AT ONCE
FUhcrmcii and huulei inny
nrir reul nil each Incline by buying
tliciii ,ef,.r May :it. a on Ihnt ditto
Ihe In panned lit the recent .loll
of Hie I. rliUlolo coc Into ( fT.'. t Iu-
ii,. i mi the pi lie of hunting nnd kii
(ling ll.cu.M-a from l (in In $1 .'.0, and
a i oitiiiiinti ion ur 'line rr. un .-uu in
1 1 in) Htule li.iiuii Warden Carl l. '
Shin iiinker nta Ihnt Hiem ha limui
unite a runt) for Ii. cik. in ninny
purls of tho utatit, due In all probabil
ity lo lh fin I that Ihe rnlnn In lie
ciica Kill I.e. .. inn erf. i lite i.kiii
Women are exeiupl from pur. tinn
ing angling llc.'incn, but muni olitaln
a liuiitliig IIicikh If Ihny doalri In
hunt for any of Hie iraiiin bird, and
ci.iiio t it I inula nf Hie t.ile
The deer Sriiaon for IHatrlct No. I,
Vibl.h Is i'ilcrii Oregon, baa hocn
horlciicit t.i we'ka an.) will here
after i. pi n on Auriunt I'.th and clonu
on O. tol.i r I'th, Ihe bag limit has
I'c.'U redni ed frmn three In to deer
III liny ae.imiti
The open s '.mini on mii:iiil.ry blrT
t 11 run In in t the i.lutn a III be from Oc
ti.!uT tut to January I.MIi with lh
exception of M i Hi.' nr and Harney
count Im. n re Ihe m inim will b
fMiu Mepteuib T I'-th lo I ic. cnil'. r 31
I II" I'bllU'xe pheim.Mit bell hua been
protected an. I only iiiu'e blrda luay
herenfter U killed. Ihe bag limit la
lite In any on diy and lint morn
than leu In any mien rmitcciitlvn
dat a
All over Hn nl.ite llie Ii.ik limit on
trout Ima lie. ii n-iluced from 1'j to lit
trout, nr .1,'i (Mm ii ,1m In any oue day.
Tb dpeii ii ion on six Inch trout
berlns April Ut nnd 'ortni II are
urged In puichi.ae their llceimea mid
carry them on their pemoii u trlct
order bate Inch glten deputle In
check up nil imglcr found nulling In
Ihe sir aini.
AIR COAST PATROL
BEING PLANNED
WASHINGTON. March II A Joint
army and navy board Is studying the
Atlantic nnd Gulf coasts prepntory
to the establishment of eight aero
nautic stations, which besides having
two dirigibles and six or eight hch
planes each for aerial patrol work,
probably wl'l s rve as basis for the
new 1 10-foot const scout boats, of
which the navy will order more than
10ft In a few days.
Sixteen dirigibles nnd a sufficient
number of seaplanes already have
been contracted for. The only station
slto nlr-ady definitely Helected Is that
at Toco Solo, near t'olun. I'tinal Zono
At present no stations for the I'aclf
In coast are being prepared, although
the chain of coast patrol bases will be
extended n'ong the entire coiistllnj as
rapidly as machines can bu secured
and men trained.
Tho Immediate plans require the
training w ithin the n xt four months
of 50 officers and 2."0 men at Pensa-
co!a, t la., Iu handling dirigibles.
PUILIPSTiER; CALLS
SENTENCE EXGESSSIVE
Phillip Stui'.. t, ot ("uneiiiah, who waa
convicted of burglary hern netrly
year ago, nu received a coiulltlon.il
pardon and waa released from the pen
Itentiary y 'sterility.
Studcr was sentenced In a minimum
of two rars for stealing chicken
On the ground that the sentence
fixed by law was etcesHlte for the
crime, local people Interposed and poll
Honed the governor In bis behalf.
iikutf ing oiuiin.jlili.il.
Changed HI Fce.
Jnrnn-Hello' Where did yon gtt
that mask? John It nln't a mask. If
toothache.-- l.umlon Sketch.
HUNTER LIGGETT TO BE
NEW MAJOR GENERAL OF
UNITED STATES ARMY
IN CASE Of WAR
WASHINGTON, March 11. Speeding-up
measures to enable the United
Suites In event of war with Germany
to procure without delay a gnat licet
of vessels for transportation of sup
plies to the allies were discussed here
today by wooden shipbuilders of the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, who met al
the call of the shipping board. Yards
that produce st -e' tonnage already are
working to their capacity.
In the near future the board will
call in Pacific coast builders and then
the makers of power machinery will
be consulted.
Mr. ad Mrs. E. B. Anderson and
son, Lloyd, motored to Portland Wednesday.
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GEN. HUNTEfZ LI66ETT
Queer Family Tenjle Arite After th
Marriaue.
GallliKillH, (i.- W ill. ii, 1 1. .user was
married recently to Mrs. Stella llou-or.
hi stepmotlier, who Ii the mother o.'
thrn- ihllilien b.v lloioers father.
I toiler's father died I lice liioliths ngo.
The Hewlett cd reside at I 'liapiniin. In
Jacksoii coiiiiiv. near here. ty WH
l.'inl's marriage to his stepmother be
biviunes stepfather in well its half
brother to his tvlfe'a children.
Chineee Coin on Women's Hale.
Sioux l'l- la. War prosperity hai
caused mlllliii rs here lo add a II "Hi
season In Hie f.nir lunv r gnlzed by
the trade. The new olio has n style all
Its own, say iIcmIi is, the adtiinn' u
price of Chlni so , ..Ins from S cents to
$l..'s a Inuiilie l h.'ivlng lent charm to
them ai diH'uriillonv f .r "iiiii"ir lows,
W. S. U'Ren, formerly of this city
but now of Portland, wns in this city
on legal business Wednesday.
E
SNAPS WHIP AND
It took a Sunday of Hie "federal
aid" limit of Postmimler John J.
Cooke to straighten mil a bad road
condition In tho Heaver Creek dis
trict, nnd lo siH'iirn un Improvement
that would permit tbn rural carrier lo
nn Investigator and ho look aoundliiKs
along the road and called ut a iloren
farm housca and when hi had hie
fact Iu hand Im discovered that a
contract had been let for the plank.
Hint the ml'l bud theiii ready, but
they had not b i laid. Armed with
Ibis 'dope," ('(Hike accosted lb' Blip-
ertlsor, ami threatened to recommend
tho dlncontlnu.iuco of the mull route
unless the road waa plurcd In pasaa
bin condition.
Ho brought homo tin bacon. Tint
mall carrier reported WeilncNday that
the miry stretch had been plunked.
It's queer horn they nil Imp when
Cncltt Sam's repres 'iitnllve Issuu
the big ultimatum.
Tommy Atkins Fights
Way Right Up to Last
LineofBosche Defense
WITH TUB BRITISH ARMIES
AFIKI.I), March 12. Capture of Irlos
by British forces brings Knglnnd's
fighting- men to tho main Gurinnn de
fense lino botween Loupjtrt wood nnd
Acluot lo 1'etit.
WASHINGTON, March 15. Hun-t-r
I.'geett, nominated by President
Wilson for advancement to tho rank
ofmajor general In tho United States
army, In succession to tho late Fred
erick Funston, lias been a brigadier
general since 191.1. lis commands
the department of the Philippines.
General Liggett Is a Pennsylvania
man, sixty years old, and was ggradu
pt"d from the Military academy In
1875.
Charter No. sr.MS Report of tho Condition of
Tho First National Dank
at Oregon City,
In tho State of Oregon, ut the close of IiiihIiioss, March r.lh, 1917'
itlCSOUKCES
Loans nnd discounts $111518 47
Overdrafts ; Wr,9
U. S. bonds deposited to sncuro circulation (pnr vnlue) 12.ri00.00
Bonds other than U.S. bonds pledged to secure postal
savings deposits JIIUiOO.Aft
Securities other than U.S. bunds owned unpledged,.., 8.X,12I.H
Total bonds, securities, etc 131,021.11
Ktock of Federal Unnerve Hank (T0 per cent of subscription) ..... . L7.ri0.00
Value of bunking house M.mio.oo
Fiirnlturo and fixtures 0 000.00
Net amount duo from approved ngonts In New York,
Chicago and St. I.ouls 4,970,1.1
N'.'t amount duo from approved roHervo agents In other
reserve cities 4 4 ,1X8.37
49,101. r,0
Net amount duo from banks nnd bnnkors ,1"i, 817.39
Other checks on banks In tho sumo city or town as reporting bank 1,019.40
Outsldo checks and other cash Items f l,(iS.r.10
Fractional currency, nickels mid cents 213.41
1,928.81
Notes of other national bunks 4.870.00
Federal ItOHervo notes , zizsoioo
Lawful reserve In vault nnd net amount duo from Federal Itesi rvo
Bank 1'i,9r.2.13
Red unptlon fund with U, S. Trensurer nnd due from U, S.
Tronsurcr 015.00
Total $120,101.49
LIAIHLITIFS
Capital stock paid In $ r,n 000.00
Surplus fund 2.1,000.00
Undivided profits $3,1 10. 19
Loss current expenses, Interest and taxes paid 2,2!i2.Wi
1,047.03
Circulating notes outstanding 12.ri00.00
Net amount dun to banks and bankers 3,075.53
Individual deposits subject to check 241,008.51
Certlllcat '8 of deposit duo In less than ,10 days 12,159.21
Certified checks 12.90
Postal savings deposits .18,717.90
Total demand deposits 1293,988.58
Certificates of deposit 31.113.72'
Other tlmo deposits 9,059.03
Total of time doposlts $40,792.75 .
Total $120,104.49
Stnte of Oregon, County of ClackamaB ss.
I, F, J. Meyer, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge nnd hn'lef.
F. J. MEYEIl, CnBhlor.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of March, 1917.
(Seal) E. C. LATOURETTE, Notary Public.
My commission expires July 18, 1919.
Correct Attest: D. C. Latourette, M. D .Letourotte, C.D.Latourctte, Director.