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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1917.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
Published Every Friday.
E. BROOIE, Editor and Publlth.r.
Entered at Oregon City, Oregon. Postolfic at second-class matter.
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VULTURES OF WAR.
The best And the worst of human
nature shows up In war. While the
boys are Buffering and sacrificing, the
vultures of life ere trying to prey on
them and make them more miserable.
Around every army cantonment are; many perils.
the low Bneaks that are trying toi
In teaching men to land skillfully. A
SIGNING FOOD PLEDGES.
Some people are saying that they be
lieve in the Idea of food saving, only
they won't be asked to sign any
... . ....... &
man may Kn a .ata. .an .nun "'' i pledge tO do it. They WSJl't to pin
In a tree 25 feet high, as well as from thems0,v,,8 down t0 Rnythlng. They
a drop of 10.000 feet. If he learns , , wheatless and meatless
now to- judge lannmg places irvun
above, and how to put his machine
rigiU where he wauts it, he will avoid
days. Hut If they signed agreements
to keep them, then there might be
times when it wouldn't be convenient,
etc.. etc.
It Is easy to see the finish of the
food conservation movement if people
generally take that attitude. At least
it will come short of what we ought to
tempt them to vice. Furitive sellers: BOMBING RAIDS.
of liqaor are pursuing thein and paint-
ed faced women are trying to lure; Great hoins are entertained of what
mem- (the new United States fleet of air- do toward winning the war. To ae-
The boys will be largely proof (1,ams wi b)J al)!o , Jo , bombing i oomplish anything In this world, you
against these sinister temptations. But , raid It ig lniere8tng to note the j must have some kind of organUation
one must remember the active and (l,plts of lhc ,eohnieal wrltorj( 8s to and agreement. There is something
pent up young blood in these camps., how thpse ra(is sllouId be comlucted. n human nature thst can.t gpem t0 act
Even when physically tired, their ac-j was recentiy 8tatedi ani! if so tt ts!m an unor(WnUwl way as mnio In
tive minds and bodies crave diversion. ja po!tU of sonu, imIR,rtalu.0. ,nat the' divlduals
They demand outlet and will be roam-' Uberty motor wm he noise,,lss. j ',e Mt out , a merfIy foma,
lng the neighborhood ready for ad- Mllfh is ex(,ected (rom raids made-! way t0 follow the government re-
ve"ture- . ,. u . at nlsM' 0a, Uast on nish,s l,ark ! quests, little by little they wtll drift
To young men of slight experience. enmlgh g0 that ,he slrplanes would back t0 tne old ways. The wheat and
the appeal of vice will appear quite jbe an ehls!ve mark yet no, s0 dark mwl that our ioWlOTt ,nd Uks need
plausible and harmless No evil re- as ,0 whol conceal objem on tlle exhausted. The idea
...U l AnnAWAVkt- vwtvt (ttnlT that thfl . . , . I
ui " grouna. me macninea are equipped wm spread that few people are observ
ing the requirements, so why should
we?
But the moment you get people to
young Innocent is led on to a bad ) German lines, and deliver a heavy load 1 ,,, ,. . .4 k..i.
habit or some vicious relation The 0f bombs on munition plants anduhf,n ee, thelr word of honor, ln.
clca and the trill and fripperies of
life, but they eann not go without
success in this war,. It Is going to
be a long war, and we should -set our
teeth and set astde forms of work
that simply ding and hinder.
It seems a shnmo that then Is any
difficulty lit getting the necessary
number of shipbuilding mechanics.
Here is the very heart of our war
work. We are going to send n great
army to France, uml they must be
well fed and we must supply the usual
amount of food and munition to our
allies. The submarines are sinking
ships rapidly, and the supply of ton
nage Is already too abort. Munitions
are waiting on the docks of the Atlan
tic ports for ship to come and take
them.
Meanwhile in the shipyards the cry
for help goes up. Men are striking
In some of them. While the work
draks. our hoys will die for lark or the
full supply of munitions.
Every man who has ever had expe
rience in a ship yard should volunteer
his services to the government at this
((ill. Many other mechanics with
I general skill at tools rould be used.
Employers should be glad to let such
men go and should promise to take
tl.em buck to the old Job when the
war is over. It seems the height or
folly to let this most essential part of
our war work drait. U Is up to any
man who can help to offer the needed
i assistance at thla crisis.
pocket peddler furitlvely produces. Awith ligi,u on lntir tips and taiS. g0
flirtation with the painted girl mayithat a f!eet can navigate without dan
seem nothing but pure fun. But onelger 0( collision. The idea has been
step leads to another, and soon our I that they could penetrate far into the
resulU will sooner or later affect the storehouses before the Germans could
soldier'a fighting power and may dark-, locate them in the uncertain light,
en his life. ' j These plants are thoroughly pro-
The government and the army of- tected by anti-aircraft guns and de
flcers understand the situation per- fenslve airplanes.- Yet some of the
fectly. They are doing their best to technical writers say that the guns on
keep a clean and decent and orderly
area around these cantonments. But
active young men can't be tied up like
so many pet animals. They must have
some fling.
If there Is trouble of this kind
around these camps It will be due to
failure of local sentiment to co-operate
with the army authorities. This
protection can be given If penalties
are meted out in accordance with de
serts. The vultures that surround the
camps should not be let off with trifl
ing sentences. They should get the
limit, so that they will betake them
selves to locations where punishment
is less certain and drastic.
SELF IMPROVEMENT
SOLDIERS,
FOR
Visitors to the army camps who
have looked over the little libraries
that are accumulating there from pop
ular gift, find a very large propor
tion of light novels. A certain pro
portion of light fiction will of course
do much good. A cheerful story will
brighten up lonely and homesick
hours.
Cut the report from the camps is
that many soldiers are calling for
really good reading. They are ambi
tious to use the chance to become
more intelligent and make up gaps
in their education.
In this period of his life, the soldier
may well find some time for perma
nent self Improvement Of course he
will spend many hours of rest in so
cial life with his comrades. Also the
camp life will provide many interest
ing entertainments and lectures. But
there will be many idle hours. The
more ambitious men will not fritter
these away. They represent a real
chance for self improvement. Prob
ably never again will there be so
much chance to do really good read
ing. It would be too much to expect that
after the hard labor of their train-
the allied airpalnes could shoot out
the search lights with which the en
emy would locate our planes. This
seems to Involve a pretty high range
of marksmanship, under the very dif
ficult conditions of air fighting. To
the onlooker it hardly seems likely
that it could be done effectively.
Hut if the United States motor
proves to be so noiseless that it can
swoop down on an enemy city with
out being discovered before It begins
its deadly work. Its chances of suc
cess would be much improved. The
quieter the machines, the better their
chances of avoiding attack ln night
fighting.
Considering how automobile engines
used to chug chug ln th'elr early peri
od of development, and the noiseless
motion they have now attained, the
prediction of a noiseless airplane mo
tor seems likely to be fulfilled.
volved. Every person who signs the
pledge takes a just pride in speak
ing of It to his friends, also in suggest
ing waya to observe It comfortably
and pleasantly. They are interested '
to
BUFFLEHEADED BEDFELLOWS.
"I like to lay my mind alongside of
a mind that knows how to pull In
harness." This President Wilson con
fessed to the American Federation of
Labor at Its meeting in lUiffalo. it
Is curious that he seems to find no
such minds except among Democrats.
There are many excellent minds
among Pemocrats. There are many
xcellent minds among the Republi
cans of this country minds that are
accustomed through wide experience
to all sorts of team work, In doubl
persuade other people to do the ! ',r"8S-'uu),m ttnJ tt 'lrov
same thing. ,;' '" UWB
In this way a movement becomes Und lonalde any of these. He pro-
. . . . 4. ifers to try the !uxpritMU'e4 minds
i IK-Hiuiur, huh is nt vruicu na tuiini i . . . , ,
WORLD'S FOOD SHORTAGE.
The United States Is regarded pri
marily an agricultural country and
one of the world's great treasure
houses of food, yet our food exports
are slightly exceeded by our food Im
ports. That is, with all our rich and
broad acres, we are scarcely able to
feed ourselves. '
Many people have been feeling that
food scarcity is caused by the war
only, and that these conditions can be
depended upon to cease when peace is
signed. Yet all over Europe there
has been a lack of fertilization of the
soil for the past three seasons. Vital
elements of plant food have either
been cut off. or have been so high
priced that the ordinary farmer could
not pet them. Germany has had a
practical monopoly of potash, but even
in Germany soil fertility has declined.
Soil production can not be kept up
by the forced labors of prisoners or
by the work of women, old men, and
of men in his own party, men who
oftentimes are absolutely unknown
have accomplished little
themselves or In concert
and right thing. People then do it
a Ha I n ft),. ) at.,1 tlV Ka wornA t
KU UD II, lilt snilll 1 1 It uiar ,u w HUIU. . , . . .... ...
hi .a ' outsi do tuelr own immediate locality,
11 19 UUl BD II BUI1IC I PHI IULQ ilUCn WhO
asked. It is Just a bit of change from J elther bv
after a very short time of trial. , u , case , polnt Penman.. mlM
I was of little value, no matter w ho was
I his Intellectual bedfellow; and nfter
I ,., r . i 1 1
I iii.MiiiiB i'. ii'iiu u rray mm w tin.4jtii
..... ... j fatal delay In the n.ost Important por-
It snow up to 9.000.000 young men lon Qf mf conttruct,T.1 wap 1
of mHitarj -age to answer the questions nenman's mind was re'e,Scd
the United States Rovernment pu ts : ofnda, .,,, Tlte Ad,lr:,,
them about their euiub 11 y for mi l- appa mind wag takffl , nnJef
tary service. It will be Interesting to!(.ovfrs Qiv w be toJ hfM
THE DRAFT QUESTION AIRE.
see how the blank forms come back
in Oregon City. Many fellows who left
school early never before sat down to
answer any kind of a written examin
ation. There will be great cogitations
before the 26 or more answers are set
down in black and white.
To some men the form will seem
needlessly complicated. But there is
no other way to get a thorough survey
of conditions in each instance. The
first set of exemption cases had to be
handled ln a very hasty way. The
country demanded the immediate as
perlence to get up and put its cloth?
on. And there are other examp!e.
which will multiply as long a.) the
President lays his mind alongside o.
none but Democratic minds.
good friend of the United States which
he pretends, some means should he
found to Impress upon hlin the neces
sity for his applying the brake to llerr
von Eckhardt,
"BOOTS AND SADDLES."
The first lot of offlcera graduated
from the training catnpa were com
missioned In tho various arms ot tha
service as of yoro Infantry, cavalry
and artillery; but the cavalry arm
was almost at once dismantled by the
transfer of some four-fifth of It mem
bership to the artillery on the ground
that modern trench fighting had put
mounted troops out of business. The
success of the Italian cavalry In pro
tecting the retreat from the Isonio,
however, has shown that mounted
troops still have their uses, and tho
prospect of open fighting In the west
next spring adds to the strength ot
that view. In consequence, the war
department ts now planning for the
formation ot at least one division ot
cavalry. "Hoots and saddles" will be
heard again from the bugles In our
army.
NO COME-BACK.
Porto Ulco has lost her fight to have
her drafted men trained at home,
Eight thousand white Porto mean
who have been drafted for the National
army will bo sent to train In South
Carolina, and four thousand colored
troops from the Island will be trained
at Camp Upton on long Island. Porto
Ittco Is no worse off ln this respect
than many of the states ot the north,
whose dratted men have been sent to
the southern cantonments. Hut lrto
Ulco Is worse oft In that, having a
territorial form of government, she is
unable to express any resentment alio
may feel through political action.
NEVER ASKED MR. FOSTER.
THE DIFFERENCE.
I The death of Dr. E. Benjamin And
rews gave some writers a chance to
comment upon his course as president
of Brown University In 1896 as being
like that ot some of the professors at
chil lren. Europe w ill feel this reduc
ing many of the boys would have;ed production for five years after the
war. say good authorities. Our own
energy for laborious study. But they
will at least find it pays to read good
books. The masterpieces of litera
ture and informative books of history,
travel and social science can do a
great deal for the growing mind of a!
r. - . ..n . ... t
jvuug uidu. uutc a iuuuw gets in
terested in them, light novels lose
their charm.
In making gifts to camp libraries,
the public should have this in mind.
Many people simply send the soldiers
what they don't want any more
around their own homes. Meanwhile
there are on our shelves many books
of solid worth that will never be look
ed at again. If sent cn to the soldier
they will be read over and over. It
seems too bad to have them lie idle
when they could be so useful.
TRAINING AVIATORS.
soil also shows lack of proper fertili
zations. This is partly due to negli
gence, partly to tha cutting off of our
supplies of potash.
T'-e great numbers of men killed
and crippled will make agricultural
labor scarce for years. Europe will
keep calling on us for food and may j
demand even more than now.
Evidently food shortage is no tem
porary condition, and far reaching
measures of relief need to be taken.
First of course is the improvement of
our own production, on which our gov
ernment experts are working. Then
there is the possible development of
uni':ed resources in other countries.
Of these undeveloped resources
probably the f'.elda of South America
are the most extensive. They form a
j great reserve against the needs of the
Ifut.ire, though they cannot be depend-
little time fo- deliberation or invest!
gation. No doubt some who should
have served, managed to get exemp
tions. And some who should have re
mained at home were forced to go.
Now there will be somewhat more
time for discrimination. Every man
should take pains to answer his ques
tions intelligently. If he doesn't un
derstand them, or can't make out a
legible paper, be should secure help.
Many of course will seek to dodge
service for lnsafficient grounds. It will
be a risky thing to t-y to deceive. The
exemption boards should be slow to
take the unsupported word of unknown
men. Unless a man has a positive rep
utation for truth telling. Independent
investigation of his statements will be
desirable.
This is not a time when government
officials can be trifled with. The man
who answers the questions squarely
and Bincerely will avoid trouble. He
will have the satisfaction whatever
happens that be did his duty.
John W. Foster was a diplomat of
experience In Latin America, Europe,
and Asia. To his wisdom, no doubt,,
his son-in-law. Secretary Lansing
owed much of whatever success has
attended his administration of the
State Department. Yet Mr. Foster
was never formally summoned to
counsel wtth the administration In
any of the numerous crisis" which
have marked our international rela
tions of late. Ha was a republican;
and this administration has no use for
republicans, no matter how talented
or patriotic.
SPANKING THE LAW.
The presld ent, In his Buffalo speech,
aid: "Some of the processes by
which the struggle between capital
and labor la carried on are processes
that come very near to taking the law
Into your own hands." Mercy sakes!
Why, last year the Railway Brother
hood took the law and the prophets
the lawmakers and the chief execatlve
and some claim the U. S. supreme
court Into their own hands, and were
real rude to them.
GENERAL MANAGER HAWLEY
miS OF SEATTLE DEAL
mam isis lui
Columbia nowadays The onlv noint
semblage of a great army. There was j of contact between the two incidents
ts that freedom of opinion was involv
ed ln both. Dr. Andrews In 1896 wrote
a private letter ln which he took a
stand for the free coinage of sliver,
This letter, being published, brought
criticism and the doctor was asked to
modify or to withhold his opinions. He
declined, and a considerable discussion
arose over what was termed an in
fringement of academic freedom. Dr.
Andrew's loyalty to his country was
never questioned; Indeed, he had been
a soldier of the Republic in the Civil
War. His Judgment In a matter ot
finance and economics, was, of course,
open to discussion. In the case of the
Columbia professors there is the larg
er question of the effect of their ut
terances upon an Impressionable body
of youth at a time when the nation Is
at war. There Is a great gulf between
this and a matter of opinion ln he
field of economics.
OREGON CITY. Or., Deo, 7 -(To tho
Morning Kutorprlae:) Dear sir: in
the Issue ot the Morning Rnterprlse of
December S, 1917, there appeared nn
article to the effect that nineteen men
listed and hired by M.'A. Peterson of
Seattle, Washington, to work for the
paper mills, had refused to go
to work upon their arrival In Ore
gon City from .Seattle, and that
these nineteen had made affidav
its to the effect that they had been told
that the mill owned the town; that a
former mayor had been fired because
he sympathUed with labor and that a
man had been put In hi place ot their
(the mills) own; that there had bemi
a strike but tt was practically over;
that there were no labor difficulties;
that there waa no picketing; that they
had been threatened with Imprison
ment ot periods from six month to one
year In the event that they attempt to
get away. The article state that these
affidavit were signed by V. T, Hiibold
A. N. Peterson. II. A. Tucker. 8. P.
Sorenson, Wm. Holllck, Frank Thomp
son, Prank Wood. W. L. Kelley. C.
Carlson, Prank Ruelllus. Otto Roan,
Joe Florls, A. Ulrlchs, Reyes Ames
quits. Kugon Olago, Chas. Iwl.
James Gildlay. 11. Green, and Albert
Wood.
We do not know who drew up these
affidavits, but If they were ever actu
ally signed they are a far from the
facts of the case a daylight I from
darkness.
Further we do not care to got Into
any controversy with men who do not
care for their word or the sanctity
of their affidavit, but we do want tha
public to know the truth about the
whole matter. The plain facts are
these:
A few days prior to December 3rd
we engaged M. A. Peterson. Portland,
Oregon, to engage men for us who
were skilled In handling wood and
timber. On December th, Mr. Peter
son forwarded us a list of 38 name,
whom ho had made arrangement to
hire, six ot whom never came.
About thirty-two men reported In
Oregon City; transportation previous
ly having been furnished them.
Prior however to their reporting we
received from Mr. Peterson, a state
ment of which the following I a copy:
"Men secured at Seattle, Washing
ton, by M. A. Peterson:
"To llawiey Pulp ft Paper company,
Oregon City Oregon.
"The undersigned hereby accept
employment with the Ilawley Pulp ft
Paper company, for work In the mill
of said company, situated either In
Oregon City or Mllwaukle, Oregon,
with knowledge that In accepting such
mployment ho Intend to work In
your mills In lieu of former employes.
or others who are now on a strike, and
the undersigned voluntarily accept
(Continued from page 1)
HOOVERIZE!
Conservation of food means added
efficiency and fighting strength for
our armies abroad.
Added efficiency and fighting
strength means victory instead of de
feat in battle; it means shortening
the war and thereby lessening the loss
LEAGUE AND I. W, W.
French oficers who have inspected ! ftd uion for immediate results.
the beginnings of our aviation work
express themselves as much pleased
with our thorough system of inspec
tion and repairs. It has been the ex
perience of the French aviation schools
that several beginners are killed each
week in practice flying. Our begin
ners now are having very few acci
dents. The secret of safety is a very high
grade of mechanical work. All de
pends on the engine. As long as that
works, the aviator with any decent
control is safe. When the engine
gives way, he is gone. Controlling
a plane is of course more dificult
than running an automobile, as the
aviator must learn to deal with air
currents.
But a pupil after 15 hours with an
instructor is commonly allowed to go
up alone. After five hours solo flights,
he then mjay get his certificate admit
ting him to the aerial reserve. This is
not much longer than it takes many
people to learn to run an automobile.
The main thing is to make an avia
tor a good mechanician. He must be
taught to take down and reassemble
his engine. He should not have to
spend his own time. and energy doing
repair work. But he will have to do
some hasty emergency work on forced
landings away from his hangers. Also
he needs to know whether the repair
men are doing the Job right or not.
Hie must be able to assure himself
from personal Inspection that the ma
chine ia right before he attempts a
flight.
Also the report comes from France
that too little care Is taken over there
of life.
Saving food, therefore, means sav-1 pow er to curb thesi outlaws.
During the harvest season, the I.
W. W. have a pleasant habit of flock
ing Into the harvest fields of the Da
kotas and Montana, refusing to work
or to let others work, robbing and kill
ing honest workmen, burning grain
stacks and blowing up harvesting ma
chinery.
At the last session of the North
Dakota legislature a bill was intro
duced giving local authorities more
state deputies, who are working undor
the direction of Parole Officer Keller.
This action has restored the peaceful
condition that formerly existed, but It
has not assisted In ending the strike.
The paper mill employees unions
asked tor a flat Increase ot 25 cents
per day In pay; that Sunday work
cease, or that overtime be allowed tor
Sunday work If It was necessary for
the mills to operate Sunday, and the
recognition of the grievance committee
of the unions by the mill companies.
On the latter proposition, the mills and
the men locked horns.
The members of the committee
named Saturday have Indicated their
acceptance, with the feeling that It Is
their patriotic duty to do what they
can to end the strike, and they will
meet Monday for organization and for
the formation ot a definite line ot action.
Fifty Years Ago
UNCLE SAM'S SAVINS STAMPS.
The governni"nt pcherne to raise
money to by war savinzs stamps and
thrift cards oiriit to stop Rome money
that now goes to v;a3te. It will not
merely buy uniforms for a good many
soldier boys, but some people will
acquire the thrift habit who formerly
could not save a dollar.
There are many persons having fair
ly good incomes who can never keep
money on hand for regular bank de
posits. W)ki the roll in the bureau
drawer gets up to 10 or 20 dollars,
they feel rich. Then something comes
to their mind that they want. They
unroll their wad and their savings be
gin to melt away. The consol them
selves with the idea that next quar
ter they will do better. BHy that time
new and unforeseen uses for money
have turned up.
These people might easily spare a
dollar a week though they could never
save S50 a year in lumps. A small
sum each week means simply less for
shows or tobacco or candy or other
superfluities and they don't feel it.
Saving is amatter of habit and if
not begun early In life It comes hard.
The boy who becomes used to salting
away a dime or a quarter weekly out
of his little earnings', doesn't feel
comfortable when he fails to do it.
The sense of a little capital growing
all the time gives him more satisfac
tion than the pleasures the money
would give him. Then when he
grows up, he does It easily, and as
mg lives. The food you personally
save may mean the saving of your
own boy's life.
There are 105,000,000 people in the
United States. If each will , eat one
ounce of meat less each day, that will
mean a daily ship-load, of approxi
mately 3300 tons of meat saved for our
boys at the front and our underfed,
famishing allies.
This is also true of sugar and fats
and wheat, all of which we have been
asked by our government to conserve
for export to the front.
A million of our boys now training
or on their way to war, are offering
their lives for their country.
Is a slight change of diet and an
intelligent conserving of our food
staples too much to ask of the civilian
who stays comfortably at home?
Herbert Hoover, United States Food
administrator, does not think so, and
he Is asking you to enlist and serve
under the conservation banner.
Have you enlisted? If not, why not?
And if you have enlisted are you keep
ing your pledge?
The bill was beaten In the house
which was owned, body and breeches
by the Non-Partisan league.
Is Mr. Townley laboring under the
impression that the I. W. W. stay ln
one place long enough to vote, or is
he swayed by the natural feeling of
sympathy and fellowship that exists
between men who live by their wits?
Portland, Oregon, Voter.
The Non-Partisan league claims to
have 32 automobiles with two or more
solicitors in each, out after $16 mem
bership to the new political party In
Idaho, but not one so far as known,
volunteered bis services or automo
bile In the Interest or recent Liberty
Ioaii campaign; yet the men whom
the league threatens to put out of busi
ness worked gratis day and night for
a month to make it a success.
CONCENTRATE ON WAR.
In Germany it is said that 90 per
cent of tho industries of the country
are concentrated on war work. This
Includes of course not merely muni
tion work, but food production. In
our countrythe industries that sup
ply the people with luxuries are going
about as usual. Henry Ford has nobly
shown the way ln offering the ser
vices of his plant for war work, and
shutting down the production of pleas
ure cars.- His example should be fol
lowedby many others.
Our people can go without some of
Taken From the Enterprise, December
7, 1867.
Christmas Party A Christmas party
will be given by L. Dillor, Esq., at the
court house in this city on the even
ing of December 25th.
Superintendent Depart Since the
departure of J. T. Wortley from the
Oregon City Woolen MUIb, Messrs
Jacobs take charge of the superintend
ency, and with the assistance of their
skilled boss workmen, as well as other
experienced hands in the mill, are now
turning out better goods than was ever
turned out before.
Greeley Confirmed Horace Greeley
has been confirmed as minister to Aus
tria.
Arrive ot New York Mr. Shipley,
of Oswego, arrived in New York on
October 31st.
The diligent Horr von Eckhardt who
represents the German publication of
the Zlmmermann note, ln which von
Eckhardt was Instructed to work up
tho Mexican-Japan plot agalnBt the
United States and to do other hostile
things against us has apparently had
little effect; for he hardly cloaks his
activities now any more than he did
before. The remedy is difficult to
find. One thing ia certain, von Eck
hardt will remain a source of annoy
ance and of danger to us so long as
he is permitted to carry on his pres
ent conduct at the City of Mexico. He
is a German diplomat of the Junker
type, physically and mentally. He was
trained in that hotbed of diplomatic
guile, the German embassy at Con
stantinople, his service prior to go
ing to Mexico was altogether ln the
Balkan peninsula, and the Job which
he now has in hand Is exactly to his
Contract for Carrying Mall The P,
T. Company has been awarded a con
tract for carrying the mall upon route
15,137, to leave this city on Monday
Wednesday and Friday for Dayton
via Butteville and Newellsvllle, return
ing on alternate days.
ALBERT GRAHAM
BRINGS ACTION
FOR A DIVORCE
such employment with knowledge ot
said fact. The undersigned Intends
to work in Maid mill long a hi
service are Matlsfactory to tho paper
company and not merely during tha
period ot any trik of former em
ploye ot said mill."
This I the representation upon
which these men wera hired and none
other, This statement I signed by
every man reported to have made
these affidavit excepting one whose
name doe not appear at all on uy
paper. These are the only representa
tions we ever made or ever authorised
any one else to make.
We are willing to lot the public
Judge a to whether or not there I
any misrepresentation there. We
are a permanent Industry of Oregon
City, and no fly by night concern; we
have established our reputation
we think for square dealing between
man and man; we are part of your
community, and expect to remain a
part of it, and we do not like to be
accused of misrepresentation. Our
wh(dn aim ha been and especially In
thl present unfortunate labor trouble
to bo fair, and we have paaaed by
many unpleasant thing but we feel
though wo would not be doing our
selves Justice In passing up the pres
ent accusation against u without
ettlng the public right.
When these mint came we found Umt
some of them were I. V. W. members
and that I a clam of men we do not
care to have around our Institution,
but not wanting to do tven thein any
injustice we paid their far back from
whence they came, and gave them
$2 50 In cash to buy food until they
could get back to Seattle from where
we hid hired them.
Mr. Trumbull, deputy state labor
commissioner at Portland, cama to
Oregon City and looked Into U whole
situation while tha men were still
here and talked to ma by long dis
tance telephone from Oregon City to
Portland and ld that after inelng
the above tatemnt. that we had made
no misrepresentation whatsoever and
that nothing had been misrepresented
to these men and In my offering to
pay tbem their fare back to Seattle
and giving them 12 60 In cash for food
that I wa mora than fair with them
and that he surely appreciated It very
much, and that I was doing mora than
what wa right to them.
Our whole experience cost u sev
eral hundred dollars, while we do not
like this, yet we can pas that by also,
but we wilt never stand to be put In
a false light before the public.
Respectfully submitted,
HAWLEY PULP AND
PAPER COMPANY,
By W. P. HAWLKY,
Prealdont and Gen. Manager
FROM SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
ALFRED BIGGER WRITES OF
SLEEPING IN A FRENCH BED
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bigger are In
receipt of a number of Interesting let
ters from their son, Alfred Bigger,
who Is a nwmber of Company F,
(eighteenth Kngineers Railway, and
now stationed In "Somewhere in
France."
Below are some of the contents that
have been taken from a letter written
o Mr. and Mrs. Bigger by their son:
"Somewhere in France, Nov, 1, 1917.
Dear Father and Mother:
'Our winter weather has now set
In, and when It comes to rain, Oregon
cunnot hold a candle to this section.
Wo are dressed In our oil skins now,
and even these do not turn It. When
we get this suit on wo look like a
bunch of divers, and will say that we
uct the pnrt of most any character
these days.
'Some of the boys of our company
made our cooks a fine lurgo rango,
and now we are getting real hot cakes
for breakfast, and there Is always a
grand rush to hurry up and get hack
for the second, and even tho third
helping. They are very good, but not
like the ones mother makes, and when
I return home, I will show how I ap
preciate homo cooking.
T am certainly enjoying that fine
tobacco you sent inc. It sort of brlngB
me back to old times again. All that
was not complete was the old corn cob
pipe.
"Wo had a fine entertainment at
the Y. M. C. A. last night by some of
the people from New York, who have
Just arrived horo, having come here
for tho purpose of entertaining tho
boys In France. Meeting people Just
from tho United States does us fid
lows good.
"I have heard of people complaining
of flees ln Oregon, but if you were
here ln France, I don't know what
you would do. They eat us follows
alive hero. I nevor knew before what
It was to have flees bite mo. We
also have some rare speclmonts of
mosqultos hero, and angle worms us
long as snakes.
Somewhere In France, Nov. 11, 1917
"I have received tho packago con
taining the articles that you have sent
mo, also tho letters. Well, talk about
packages. I received one, and several
of the other hoys too, from Mrs. Holt
G. WIlHon, of Portland, Oregon, ana
hero is a list ot articles these packages
contained: One bluo bandana hand
kerchief, three O, S. hundkorchiefs,
one tablet, one packago envelopes, sot
Albert G. Graham has brought suit domlnos, one pipe, throe packages
against Emma M. Graham asking a cigarette papers, live pacxages cigar-
showing my appreciation of tho gift.
"The mnll ot late 1 coming In fast,
and hope tho good work will continue.
"I was out to a boxing match last
night, this having been gotten up by
one of the companies of the regiment
In which there were six bouts pulled
off. Some of the men were picked
from the regiment, and somo were ,
French soldiers. It was a great suc
cess and every minute an Interesting
one. llnil an all night pass, and had
the opportunity of sleeping on those
French beds. The bed were nice
enough, but the obstacle wa to get
into them; almost had to havo a step
ladder to get up to them. The bed
frame Itself Is high, and after the
mattresses are put on, ono Is some
height from the floor. By right they
should have sideboards attached. I
feared that I would fall during the
night, and did not get much pleasure
of sleeping ln this sort ot a bed, and
dbl not fall to sleep until Just before
daylight, and then I was listening for
tho bugle call.
When the tlnio comes for our dls-
charge, after pence is doclarod, we
will come back with somo groat habits
- some good, somo bad.
Concerning rumors In tho papers. ,
Those are groat false ones. Wo re
cently got hold of a paper rumor ac
cusing the American soldier of going
to the bud over French wino and
prostitute women. Please do not give
this a moment's thought, und have
faith In us. Our thoughts are always
with our mothers and sweethearts lort
In America. Furthermore, General
Pershing Is looking after his inon, and
you would think so If you could see
some of tho orders that come out, and
every man will be thnr.kful to hint In
after yours.
"Well the boys tiro Just coming in
with some more mull. Tho papers
you send mo come In very handy. I
road them and then turn them over to
Wallace MoCord.
"I am well and am enjoying splash
ing around In tho mud."
"With lots of love to all, from your
loving son,
PRIVATE ALFRKD TIIGGRR,
Company F, 18th Engineers' Ry
United States Army, Postofflco 705,
Via New York, A. K. F. France."
decree of divorce on grounds of deser
tion. The couple were married in Phil
adelphia, July 13, 1898 and have two
children, the oldest being 19 years ot
age. In 1903 the complaint alleges that
the wife deserted and has since contin
ued to live apart from her husband.
Mr. Graham has been a resident of
their candy and their pleasure vehi-1 taste and tradition. If Carranza is the Clackamas county tor the past year.
ettes, five packages gum, five bars
chocolate, throe sacks Bull Durham to
bacco, one deck cards, one steel trench
mirror, one tooth brush, one tube
tooth paste, one pencil, one O. D.
drawstring bag, as a toilet article car
rier. Don't you think that these were
"some" parcels, and I was so tickled
her a letter thanking her for the same,
Rev. E. E. Gilbert
Will Direct Drive
On Soldiers' Bibles
Rov. R. IS. Gilbort, pastor of the M.
E. church of this city, has recolvod a
telegram from tho American Bible so
ciety asking him to take charge of
the drive to bo carried on In Oregon
City this week to raise $200 as tho
city's quota for Bibles for the soldiers,
over It, and was not "slow" in writing