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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918
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ENTERPR
EASTERN
STATES ARE
TO RE SIT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. In a
draatto order to moot tha coat fam
ine, Ful Administrator Garfield to
night directed that beglnnlug Friday
morning all manufacturing plants
east of tha MUhUhIppI river and la
the tata of Minnesota and Loulsl
ana, except thoae producing food,
shall close down for a period of five
daya, and during the next 10 weeka
ahall cloae on Monday and holidays.
Warning la Riven that provisions of
tha Lever food control bill, under
which the order la laaued and which
carrlea a penalty of f&OOO for viola
tion, will bo vigorously enforced. The
bill glvea power to forbid the uae or
delivery of coal.
Dr. Garfield expects to aave 30,
000,000 tona of coal during the 10
weeka.
Tha ordor will go Into effect tomor
row morning and applloa to all war
Industries as well aa to the non-essentials.
In addition, the admlnlatratlon will
cloae down all manufacturing Indus
trie, except thoae producing food, on
every Monday for a period of 10 weeka.
The order appllea to all atatea east
of the Mississippi river and to the
states of Minnesota and Louisiana.
In the period dealgnated cool will
go only to railroads, households, pub
lic utllltlea, ships' bunkers, canton
ments, naval atatlona and public
buildings.
Office buildings may be heated
during the five-day period to prevent
froetlng, but on the Monday holidays
they must be closed down.
Newspapers will be permitted to
use coal tor only one edition a day.
Thla appllea both to morning and
evening papers.
Hanks and trust companies are not
Included In the order unless the gov
ernors of the slates specifically de
clare that they ahall be Included.
Sans T h c i r Cards
Jail F or ii T i m e
s
Slackers Perhaps
Three suspected slackers, anna reg
istration cards were picked up by
city authorities early Sunday morning
and turned over to Sheriff William J.
Wilson, for proper disposition.
The men gave their names aa Wil
liam Conklln, of Midland, Mich., Lorain
Pbilaon of Billings. Mont , and William
T. Wllllson who clnlma bis borne la In
Pennsylvania. Wllllson waa released
by the sheriff Monday upon proper
showing that he waa not within the
draft age.
Conklln and Phllson are being held
In Jail awaiting advlcea from the local
boards In the counties where they
claim residence.
Telegrams wore aont to Midland and
Hillings Monday morning, but no word
had been received up to Monday night.
Cocklln claims to have lost his card
and Phllson elates ho left his with his
sister. Both admit they aro within
the draft age.
Jennings Lodge Boy Sends
Souvenirs of Interest to
Parents From War Centers
Vf. II. Kolly, of Jennings Lodge, one
of the prominent residents of that sec
tion of the county, waa in thla city on
business Wednesday. Mr. Kelly and
wife have received word from tholr
son, Aldon W. Kolly, who enlisted at
Vancouver, Wash,, in the aviation
corpB, after recovering from a severe
attacke of smallpox. When taking the
physical examination he Was found to
be almost a perfoct Bpeclmon of a
young man for the army. Alden W.
Kolly Is now in France. He -was sta
tioned for a brief time at Vancouver,
and Inter at San Antonio, Texas, and
before sailing for France was at Camp
Mills, Long Ialnnd, New York, The
young man writes of his safety in
Franco, after first reaching England.
He Btatos the French people have tak
en a liking to the boyB of the United
States, and will go out of tholr way
to do the soldiers of Uncle Sam a fav
or, and in several Instances have refus
ed to accept money from the Ameri
can hoys when making little purchases
at stores.
Mr. and Mrs. Kolly are In receipt of
a number of gifts from their son In
France. Among these is a booklot con
ALIENS 10 FILED
LOSE ALL RIGHTS
Declarations of lutentlona to become
cltUona of the United States, made by
aliens, prior to September 27, 1006, are
Invalid and cannot be used In seeking
naturalisation papers.
This ruling was received Thursday
by County Clerk Harrington from John
Speod Smith, chief naturalization ex
amlner of the United States Depart
inont of Labor, In Seattle.
Many aliens In Clackamas county
are affected y the ruling, according to
the county clerk's office, and these
persons may now be prevented from
becoming citizens.
Chief Naturalisation Examiner
Smith, in making tha ruling, cites a
United States aupreme court ruling of
January 7, 1918, In which the highest
tribunal in tha country held that all
declarations of Intentions to become
citizens made under the old law, (that
Is prior to September 27, 1906) are In
valid. "No petition for naturalization"
reads the ruling, "based on such a
declarstlon of intention shall be ac
cepted." E
In a ataU'incnt made by the pn-Hx
ci'iiiinlttco of the local labor unions
enga!id In a strike here, u teli-grin
received Saturday nlht from UuurKe
J. Schneider, vice-pn-sldont (rf the
Intornutlonai Hrotlmrhoori of Paper-n-ttkers,
who old -d for several wevkt
In conducting tht local strike. Is "aid
to have "greatly encouraged the t. lit
ers. The telegram aays:
"Executive, board confident and dc
tfrmlitfd strikers In Oregon and
Washington will win complete vic
tory. Every resource of international
union will bo uaod to overthrow In
diiHtrlnl autocracy and knlserimii of
paper company. Ilawlcy company
and Crown-Willamette company de
clared unfair. Ixmg strike at Or
ange, Tex.. pupiT inllla juat settled.
Complete victory for muu. (Signed)
Oeorgo J. Schneider."
The measuge, dated at Albany, ',.
Y., Is a report on the meeting of the
executive committee of tho lnt"-'
tlonal brotherhood, the press commit
tee wiys;
Coorgo Dunmlre and S. Kd I.auner,
delegates from both local unions,
lert Monday for Astoria to attend the
annual (Mate convention ff the State
Federation of lhor, where pinna will
be made to give greater asslHtaiu e to
the strikers, he press committee's re
port says. The same statement au.' a:
"The cxecutllve conimlttn of the
f tate Federation of Inbor has already
decided to recommend to the conven
tion that an asaessinent be levied on
all unions atfllated with the federa
tion to finance the strikers in Oregon
City and Lebanon."
APPEAL MADE IN
WEST LINN CASE
TO HIGH COURT
Notice of appeal was filed Mondav
by the City of West Linn, in the case
of the Oregon Engineering & Con
struction company vs. the city and Its
water commission, tried some time
ago In the local court and which re
sulted In a verdict for the plaintiff In
tne sum of 11,234.23.
The suit was the outcome of a dis
pute over the water system contract
compioted a year or so ago.
taining illustrations of scenic spots of
Englnnd. The booklet also contains a
photograph of a tombstone marking
the grave of a young man with an un
usual appearing epitaph, which reads
as follows:
"In memory of Thomas Thetcher, a
Grenadier in the north regiment of
Hants militia, who died of a violent
fever contracted by drinking small cold
beor when hot on the 12th day of May,
1764, at tha age of 26 years. In grate
remembrance of universal at whose
good will towards his country this
stone Is placed here at their expense
as small testimony of their regard and
concern. Here sleeps in peace a ham
pored Grenadier who caught his death
drinking cold beer. Soldiers be wise
from his untimely fall. When you're
hot drink strong or none at all. This
memorial being dedicated by the offl-.
cers of the garrison 1764."
The gifts sent by their son are
prized highly by Mr. and Mrs. Kelly.
Their son states he is in the best of
health. Before enlisting in the 99th
aviation corps Kelly was connected
for tan years with a Portland publica
tion, j
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ion picture oi Amtncan prisoners taken by tne Germans on. the French front was published in a German
newspaper, and came to the United States as an official British picture. In the larger photograph there are
six American prisoners (each Indicated by a cross) being questioned by German officers, some of whom seem
amused at the discomfiture of the Americans. The names of the three men whose heads are shown are not
known. Perhaps some American father or mother will here recognize her aon, and know he Is not dead
though reported missing.
PATRIOTISM TO
JUDG
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HIS CANDIDACY TOR
In announcing Saturday bis candacv
for State Treasurer, Judge Thos. P.
Ryan, Assistant State Treasurer, said
he would make neither a speaking nor
a traveling campaign in behalf of his
candidacy. He declaring that during
the present world struggle for democ
racy it is the duty of all citizens to
devote their energy, time and money
towards aiding to win the war.
Judge Ryan is the fourth to an
nounce for the office. The other an.
plrants are: Ed .C. Cuslck, an Albany
banker: O. M. Plummer. Portland
school director, and William Adams,
Treasurer of Portland.
"For the past seven years I have oc
cupied the office of Assistant State
Treasurer, and in the coming primar
ies my official record will be my nlat-
form," said Judge Ryan.
"With the world at war and onr na
tion Sacrificing thn flnwor nf Ita man.
, , b-w v ll U1U U
hood and wealth that Democracy may
triumpn ana gain- a world-wide foot
hold, It Is the duty of every citizen to
devote as much of his time, energy and
money as possible to aid In winning the
war, and I shall make neither a speak
ing nor traveling campaign, but shall
submit my qualifications to the people
and leave my candidacy to their er-
diet," he continued. This Is no time
for politics and costly campaigns; no
time to be touring and scouring the
state for votes to gratify political am
bitions. "I am proud of tne system that has
been inaugurated in the State Treas
ury Department by State Treasurer
Kay and myself. The national exam
iners have given us credit for .per
forming more work with less money
than any other treasury in the Union
and also with having the best regu
lated and most efficient office. If I
am nominated and elected, I pledge
myself to maintain the present high
stnndard of. the office that the Oregon
Treasury Department may continue to
hold first place among the treasures
of the United States.
"Having, as Assistant State Treas-
OF
I GANNOT BE
CITIZEN-NOT YET
Fred William Kraemer, a native of
Germany has filed a petition for final
certificate of citizenship. He is .the
father of eight children, lives at Mil
waukie, and has been in the United
States since 1908. He declared his
Intention in 19U and the time limit
on his first papera expires thlB month.
To save their first papers, a number
of Gorman citizens have recently filed
for final certificates, although their
potltions cannot bo granted until the
war is ended and the ban on enemy
aliens lifted.
American Prisoners in
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GOVERN TI CAMPAIGN OF
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THOS. F. RYAN-
urer, made a study of the several
State Institutions, I feel that I am
thoroughly conversant with their re
quirements, and also the duties of the
Boards and Commissions on which
the State Treasurer serves as a mem
ber. I also believe that my long resi
dence in Oregon and years of service
as a public official has made me famil
iar with the needs ot the agricultural,
horticultural, drainage, irrigation and
other industrial interests of the State,
and If nominated and elected I will
endeavor to the best of my ability to
promote the welfare of these indus
tries and to give the people an effi
cient, economical and business-like
administration."
Judge Ryan is a resident of Oregon
City, and previous to becoming Assist
ant State Treasurer, he had served as
HAWLEY WOULD PROTECT
SOUTH FORK LINE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Re
presentative Hawley has request
ed Land Commissioner Tallman
to disallow -that portion of the
Northern Pacific lieu land selec
tion used by Oregon City as an in
take for its pipe line from the
south fork of the Clackamas
river.
$ $ S$4 $ $ 3 S $ $
H, B. SARVER GETS $150 VERDICT
A Jury In the circuit court Thursday
returned a verdict in favor of the de
fendant i the sum of $150 in a suit
brought by H. B. Sarver against B. O.
Sarver and Oliver Gerber to recover
livestock alleged to have been unlaw
fully taken from his possession.
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STATE TREASURER
Mayor of that city, and also as County
Judge of Clackamaa County. Among
the , reforms inaugurated by him as
Mayor, was the creation of a Board of
Water Commissioners. He was also
the original promoter of the move
ment which resulted in giving to the
City of the Falls, its municipal eleva
tor, the first of its kind on the coast
For eight years he served as County
Judge of Clackamas County, and all
ot his administrations were charac
terized by efficiency and economy. He
was re-elected by one of the largest
majorities ever given a public offi
cial in the county. He also served as
school directod for Oregon City for
eighteen years.
Judge Ryan Is a recognized author
ity on State Inheritance Tax Law
questions. During the time he has
served as Assistant State Treasurer
he has represented the State In sev
eral hundred inheritance tax cases in
court In all save two, he obtained
favorable decrees, resulting in recov
ering for the State thousands of dol
lars. He is a member of the Grange and
during the last session of the legis
lature, rendered valuable assistance
to the committees of the Grange and
Farmers' Union in preparing and se
curing the passage of the Rural Credit
Law. He was a pioneer in the good
roads movement in the State, and with
the late Tom Richardson and others,
formulated the plans for the Oregon
Good Roads association, and campaign
ed the state urging the construction
of good roads from farming sections to
market places. Judge Ryan has al
ways been recognized as a leading
Republican and stands high in the"
councils of his party. He Is also
prominent as a worker in civic, fra
ternal, and charitable organizations.
He has always been interested In hor
ticulture and agriculture, and Is the
owner of the Ryan fruit farm near
Oregon City. Judge Ryan married
Miss Inea Marshall, a prominent Port
land teacher, in 1897, and has two sons
and two daughters.
FOR COMING YEAR
Tnomas A. Roots nas been reap
pointed county road master for the
coming year, succeeding himself to the
post he has hold the past two years
with Clackamas county. Mr. Roots
was offered several lucrative positions
from other counties in the state, but
has decided to remain with the local
court for the present.
Portland Albina Engine & Machine
Works gets government contract for
four steel ships, cost $4,000,000.
Werner Tenders Resig
nation to Join the
Hospital Corps
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n. i. Werner, county a(T, v, y C
Clackamas county returt 'A'gon
City Sunday from CorvalU' .ouere he
has been in attendance at the annual
conference of county agents. The
meeting convened at the Oregon Agri
cultural college, and was one of the
busiest sessions that has been held
at the college for some time.
At the session held at the college,
Mr. Werner placed in his resignation
as agent of Clackamas county, as did
also Wallace I Kadderly, assistant
state leader of county agriculturists,
as both desire to enlist in the army.
The resignations may not be accept
ed by President Kerr, of the Agricul
tural College, as he believes the coun
ty agriculturists are important fac
tors to the country at the present time,
and as both men have had much ex
perience in the line of work assigned
to them, they are valuable assets to
the work they are doing. Both Lave
accomplished much towards interest
ing the farmers in planting more crops
and have devoted all of their time to
this work since being appointed to the
offices.
One of the main objects of this meet
ings waa to Impress upon the county
agents the serious condition of the
labor situation at the present time,
and at the meeting It was decided that
It Is "up" to each county of the state
to act as a local unit to care for its
own labor situation.
It is pfanned by the agents to organ
ize county clubs and these clubs work
together at harvest time. It is prob
able that many women will have to
come to the rescue of the farmers dur
ing the coming harvest season.
"They can do it too," stated Mr.
Werner. Tou should see how the wo
men of eastern Clackamas county
worked last fait while I was In that
section. Some were clearing land, and
their faces and hands were blackened
from handling the burned logs. Seme
worked as well as men I have seen,
They were attired in coveralls, and
EET1NGS
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The three Canadian officers, who
will come to Oregon City next Sunday
to tell the first authentic story of the
battle fields on the western front, will
deliver two lectures, one in the after
noon at 3 o'clock and another In the
evening at 8 o'clock at Busch's hall.
The afternoon meeting was arranged
by County Judge Anderson, chairman
of the county council of defense, to
accomodate those liveing in the coun
try districts, who desire to hear the
speakers. The officers have been giv
en a wonderful reception in the sec
tions of Oregon where they have al
ready appeared. There will be no
charge made at either meeting.
Marshfield Coos Bay Shipping Co.
will employ 600 men to-flnlsh four ves
sels now on ways.
Food and Mail Come to France
With Regularity, Says Wilbur
L. Sharp, Once Local Engineer
Wilbur Sharp, assistant engineer in
constructing the pipe line to the south
Lfork of the Clackamas river, by -which
Oregon City is supplied with water,
and who is now with the engineering
corps in France, has written an inter
esting letter to Engineer H. A. Rands,
of this city, giving some of his experi
ences while in France. Mr. Sharp is
well known in Oregon City. He is the
son of Mr and Mrs. Sharp, ot 1023
Twenty-fourth street, Portland.
The following is the letter received
the latter part of the week by Mr.
Rands:
A. E. F., France, Dec. 16, 1917. Dear
Mr. Rands: Your Christmas box ar
rived safely, and I did not wait for
Xmas to open it, but sampled some of
the " candy and cigarettes, both of
which were fine, as tobacco and sugar
are both very scarce, and high class
American products make a sharp con
trast between some and none.
As usual we are getting along in
good shape and are doing some real
work which consists of railroad- yard
construction. I cannot give actual fig
ures on cubic yards moved or miles of
track laid but a sizable yard has been
filled and leveled and track laid by
Company E alone.. Our work day is
$ hours from leaving camp to return
ing (lunch time out), which means
about 8 hours on the Job. This sched
ule also includes Sunday as our work
is very important and is being pushed
y
5f
they went to work with a vim, and
they accomplished something too.
Some were digging potatoes, while oth
ers assisted in harvesting the grain,
and seemed to be proud of the fact
that they were able to assist in this
manner besides doing the usual routine
of housework. It was a change from
their household duties, and many are
to return to the field during the com
ing season. Baling hay, plowing and
cultivating the land seem to be some
thing new for these women to handle,
but if yon should see them work where
I was working, yon would hare thought
these women had been accustomed to
the work, and you surely would have
been proud of the western women, and
especially of those of Clackamas coun
ty." Mr. Werner started out when a lad
of twelve years to engage In farm
work. He has worked on farms in the
east as well as In the west He has
worked diligently to take a course and
complete the same at the Oregon Agri
cultural College, for some time being
connected with the follege farm, while
a student. He has made his applica
tion to the base hospital corps, but it
may be possible that he will be per
suaded to retain his position.
There are twenty-four counties of
Oregon represented at thla assem
bly, and encouraging reports were
made by ai lagents.
A number of those engaded in farm
ing were interested in the meeting
and attended from this county. Among
those in attendance were O. R. Daugh
erty, farmer and seed producer, of Mo-
lalla; J. R. Cole, prominent stockman
and president of the Poland China
Breeders' association of Oregon, whose
farm is at Molalla; Mrs. A. I. Hughes,
well-known breeder ot Guernseys, and
owner of Red Wing Farm at Logan;
Frank Ewing, farmer, of Estacada;
County School Superintendent J. E.
Calavan .of Cjregon City; Rudolph Mul-
j lenoff, wen-known farmer of Damas
cus; C. E. Spence, of Beaver Creek,
master of the State Grange.
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Otto Nollmeyer, of Fessenden, North
Dakota, a Clackamas county registrant
makes the bold statement in his ques
tionnaire that he is insane, and there
fore incompetent for military duty.
Furthermore Mr. Nollmeyer signs
his name to the statement He claims
to be 64 inches In height and weighs
150 pounds. This with a "no" written
after the question "are you in sound
mental and physical health?" and a
heavy black line drawn beneath the
word "insane" completes his question
naire which was received at the office
of the local board Saturday.
Mollmeyer was in this county at
the time of the first registration last
June and has since removed to North
Dakota. There are no affidavits or
any further evidence of his mental con
dition. ,
as fast as possible. Our quarters are
very comfortable consisting of knock
down huts supplied by the French gov
renment. The uts are made in sec
tions bolted together easy to knock
down or set up. Lumber is very scarce
and far from the quality of Oregon fir.
The huts are all standard and as far
as I can see, interchangeable. The
length of each is approximately 30
metres.
We have four huts to the company
184 men, although three are generally
allowed. We are supplied with an
other luxury which is unusual, that is
doubled deck wooden bunks. Every
other panel (panels 2 metres ctr. to
ctr.) has a window about 1 metre by 2
metres filled with a sort ot white can
vas in place of glass. We also have
two stoves per hut and plenty ot coal,
altho coal is scarce in France. Food
and mail come regularly so It would
not seem as though the subs were
effective. '
As you have probably seen by the
papers some of our engineers have al
ready been under fire but we have not
tTet mixed up with the boches and are
in tact a considerable distance from
the front.
Best regards to Mrs. Rands and I
am glad the boys are so young that
you do not have to risk losing any of
them. ,' ...
Sinnerel-",
wilbur l. snAnr.