OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1918
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Local Board Catching Up
With Classification Work
Work of classification ot registrant
goes on steadily by the local board.
Wednesday night about fifty classifica
tions were made.
With a continuous stream ot In
vestigated, announced Clerk Har
rington. District Attorney Hedges will be
present with the board at these hear
ings and If the tacts are proven, which
are Indicated now from an cxamtn
John C. Kunatuan, Oregon City .-.
Raymond Swttser, Molalla .
Fay Wilson, Aurora .
Jake De Young, ortng ..........
Ernest Ireneus Johnson, Gresham
Otto Stulke, Barton ....
Alfred Hauglum, tlortng .
mnrntn until nlcht. and with the
county recorder's and county treas
urer's assistance In preparing the gov
ernment backs tor the questionnaires,
the court house la awar center. It ever
there was one. Treasurer Dunn and
hisasslstants and Recorder Boyles and
hisdeputles have been helping la to"
inormoua ckrlcal work necessary In
carrying on the classifications, and
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Increases ; Tnurgday tor the first time was there
ot about 15 per cent In railroad com-' ny ,ndicaUm 0f getting caught up
modlty rates from the east and Inter-,th th ork With the enormous
for polnu were authorized by the In-mall comin8 in each day, and the con-
quire ra in front ot the desk from early j aUon o (ne questionnaires, together
EAGLE CREEK IS
terstate Commerce commission today
tn finally deciding the famous Inter
nuuntatn rate case pending In various
forms for years. This action will make
the through rates to the coast equal
to higher rates maintained to Spokane,
Denver, Salt Lake City, Reno and oth
er Interm dlate cities and remove the
rate discrimination against which
commercial interests of these cities
have long protested. The order be
comes effective March 15.
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tinual stream of personal calls, the
board finds It absolutely impossible to
do any classifying during the day time.
Those classified Wednesday night
were:
Raphael H. Warren, Portland 1
Louie C. Strohmever. Oregon City 1
William A. F. Uttenmaier, Oregon
City
William Q McKiUlcan, Oregon City
Clarence Laverne. Stevens, Aurora
Lee Mason Adams, Molalla
Carl Schaudt, Oregon City .
Roy McClung, Boring .
Arthur Wilhelm Nelson, Portland
Oscar B. Franklin, Molalla
Herman H. Hasselwander, Sandy
John Oules, Portland
Charley Westlund, Portland
I George Albert Tracy, Estacada
! eorge William Ross. Portland
Frank Francis Rotter. Jr- Bull Run
Joseph N. Splker. Oregon City
John William Julian. Oak Grove
Ethan AUen Clarke, Mullno .
with recent evidence obtained from
outside sources, in all probability
there will be some perjury charges
brought before the next session ot the
grand Jury. Several ot the cases are
"phoney" according to Sheriff Wilson,
and they will be rigidly investigated.
From all parts ot the county loyal
Americans are coming in before the
board and giving valuable information
on cases they have personal knowl
edge. This action la greatly appreci
ated by the board, and In cases where
cttlsens know that false claims have
been made, the board will appreciate
any evidence In the matter.
Additional classification were made
Friday evening as follows:
Edward Vonderahe, Oregon City
Fred Boese, Portland
GATHERING DATA
FOR A CAMPAIGN
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TO CUT USE
MEAT AND WHEAT a
iB FELLOWS TELL OF NEW YORK TRIP
Lieutenant Writes Experiences to Cousin
Miss Iva Harrington
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26,-The! NEW YORK CITY. N Y., Jan. IS.
Amerlcan people will go on a war-1 ),"r Cousin At last I have arrived In
bread diet Monday as a part ot a war-!thta land ot cold winds and loo. Even
rationing system prescribed tonight though winter has spread over the
tied. It Is kept in excellent condition
the same as It was In colonial times,
The "father ot our country" must have
been a landscape gardener as well a
a soldier for the location and lay ot
by President Wilson and the food country, the trip has been a thor- the grounds Is excellent. The old
SALEM. Jan. 16. (Special) Ches
ter L. Chambers, writing to the State
Highway commission tor the Eagle
ministration. "Victory bread." the ..!.. ..i.,i
food admlulatratlon calls it ,B0 ,,,, wlh new ,hng, lor , WMt.
The reduced rations are asked r i wrnpr thgt on0 ronttn the cold weath
the purpose of creating a larger ex- hon ,ooKln Rt the varied scenes
port surplus ot food tor the allies b(jfore h evpt of courM , iUte,
Curtailment of consumption will be -n ,n ..... through on his wav
uconipusneu mrgoiy oy voluntary ei- her6 h, Mr traction
fort, but force will be employed ,,-,. nf i. .n u in lh
under the food-
wherever permitted
CODinil BCl. ... .-.I M..- V.,rk t,aa anmiah In
The rationing system, as presented .tor t0 mor ,nnn wiMf t perion-,
by the president tn a proclamation ,, .w thln.
homo must have the personality ot Us
former owner with It, for 1 felt like I
was right In his presence while there,
We saw the ancient bed In which
Washington died. The occasion felt
as solemn as though he were In It. An-
but the other room was the one In which La
far east. Ifnyotte slept when ha visited this
SALEM, Or, Jan. 26. (Special)
Delays In traffic on the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power company out ot
Oregon City will occur no more be
cause of Improperly laden lumber cars,
according to a report ot Examiner
Rasch ot the commission. The report
wat brought forth, because ot a de-
nllmant All
freight last Tuesday near Fern Ridge Clarence F. Kennedy. Oregon City
station. The derailment occurred onnaro. rensusou,
a curve and Mr. Rasch In hla report ' Owen L. Jameson, Oregon City
states that the overhang ot the logs! Charles W. Montgomery. Oregon
. city ,
Henry D. Smith. Jennings Lodge
John Bolle. Oregon City
Reginald Thomas Carter, Portland
Fred Hogg, Oregon City
Peter Schuld. Milwaukle
Dalles M. Slmonsen. Portland
Ora Hexter Eisele. Aurora
Albert Anthony, Molalla
did not swing clear The train con
sisted ot IS can with Harry Kinnery,
aa conductor. The logs loaded were
located dlrectlly south ot the Inman-
Poulsen Lumber company's plant and
Leonard Lee Young, Waluga
Alonxo Radford, Boring
John William RoppelU Hammond
Lloyd Stanley Smith, Boring
William T. McNulty, Gladstone
Raymond H. Woodcock. Portland
William Gold. Oregon City
Edward E. Thompson, Portland
Walter Sylvester Pratt, Portland
taken from the river there and placed ! Bron Lewis Maine. Oregon City
on the cars, the loading being done
by the Crown Willamette Paper com
pany and on cars about 41 feet in leng
th. The logs are from 44 to 45 feet
In lanvth and this malcM an overhanr
sufficient to cause trouble, Mr. Rasch j Leighton Wright, Oregon City
.. Den Otto Cole, Molalla
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"No Inspection was made of this
train, "says Mr. Rasch. "but Mr. Fields
reports that from now on all these
cars will be properly inspected before
proceeding. The Seattle type bunk is
used and the equipment well designed
for the purpose." Mr. Fields Is Sup
erintendent for the Portland Railway
Light ft Power company.
Wilford Warren Phillips, Portland
Curtis Earl Lay, Molalla
Benjamin Isaac Hoover, Gresham
Leo Willis, Parkplace
Howard C. Worthlngton, Oswego
Melvin Prlebe, Oregon City
Urich Eggenberger, Portland
Albert Arthur Cole, Portland
Guy Husbands, Molalla
WUUam R. McDonald. Portland
Frank A. Mulligan, Molalla
Roy Paddock, Portland
Charles Carroll Leete. Gladstone
Walter L. Norton, Oregon City
Avery Lloyd Lasswell. Estacada
Denxel Ernest Bernard, Portland
Thomas W. Rayburn, Caxadero
Melvin Frank Young. West Linn
Thomas C. Elliott, Orland Cat
Erik Hedlund, Oregon City
Edgar Wiley May. Molalla
Thomas R. McClIncy, La Grande
WInfleld Scott Miller, Molalla
Reuben Beer, Marquam i
James E Downey, Willamette..
William A. Reddaway, Oregon
City
Henry Schoenborn, Canby
Clyde Samuel McMuray, Barton
Frederick W. H. Baker, Gladstone
Charles O. Sinclair. Oregon City
Hilmer Clarence Olson, Canby
Guy Wilcox, Estacada
Joseph Wesley Haines ,Oswego
Harry Payne Confer, Oregon City
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4 1 Louis Alvera White, Oswego
4 1 Ernest M. Curry, Amboy, Wash
4 j Earl A. Britton, Portland
4 j Virgil Steve May, Oregon City
4; Burton A. Warner, Newberg
4 j Christopher E. Jones, Sherwood
4 1 J. H. E. Webster, Gladstone
4 i Wilbur Rule Ivey, Milwaukle
4 j Paul P. Klaetsch, Estacada
Prank Hrunva In ("lai-tramm rnnntv I anil h TnnJ LlmlnUtratn. II. ...v. In I
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a list of regulations, forme the food' , ,, . .
aHmliUr.llnn-a 1ll ,l ,.,.. Ol nil. " J 7 '
gathering data as to wht the com
mission Is doing, and how lt has ex
pended its money, asserting that the
Farmers union la contemplating at
tacking the further sale ot road bonds
and proposes to annul their sale by
initiative at the election In the fall.
tlon programme.
features are:
ot which the chief
Washington, I). C, Virginia. New Jer- country In It's early history. There are
many little details I could tell about
much better than write.
I believe It every American cltlxen
could visit our capital they would
come away with a more patriotic feel
ing, I know I did.
New York City Is so big that one
near the men of the nation who are
making history and see the statues ot
Sale by retailers to householders of : ho hVt, T"(,a " ,n h, pM;! can't tell where to start to tell about
I for every pound ot wheat flour pur-
Among .other thlngi he states that chaaed at the time the wheat flour is
thu commission ha lout over 150.000 1 "ougnt,
.n ..! .,n.,m ...h..i.,..a makes one feel how small he Is and
dqw grcm are ui iuhik u la unniui
to accomplish. The capital (taelt Is
Carl Theodore Sether. Hubbard
Irving Province. Oswego
Fred Joseph Grindeland, Barton
Alfred Taylor Odom, Portland
George Merrell Graham, Portland
Donald W. Green, Portland Emergency j Ray C. Hamilton. Estacada
fleet I William James Thlen, Waluga
Frank Fltzko, Oregon City 4-5; George Adam MIsun, Milwaukle
on the sale ot bonds and already has
expended 136,000 for automobiles. The
commission will answer specifically,
tn a statement to be drawn up soon,
all the questions asked by Mr. Cham
bers in his letter. As to the 138,000
spent tor automobiles, it was stated
at the office ot the commission today
Tthat this sum hat been expended, but
1 It has been from a standpoint ot econ
1 omy. Of the $36,000, spent In this
1 manner, 121.600 was tor auto trucks
1 It was stated. To show the necessity
1 1 tor such trucks It was pointed out that
3 1 rental ot trucks would cost from 12.75
to $3.00 an hour and from this stand-
! point alone the trucks purchased prac
Ulcally paid for themselves on the
I work done last summer and tall and
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the trucks are still as good as new.
But In addition to that, it was stated.
4 imrki wera not avsllshla In anv such
I mimhAra 11 needed and whpre needed.
and that to expedite the work and se
cure adequate return tor the money in
vested, the purchase ot the trucks
was practically a necessity. As to
other automobiles, these were needed
In the work, lt was stated, and proved
an economy.
In his letter Mr. Chambers says:
'The Farmers union of Oregon Is
attacking the further sale ot road
bonds, and proposing an Initiative
vote this coming autumn on the propo-j
sltlon to discontinue same, and to an
nul the vyte ot last spring by which
the highway bonds were provided.
"They charge that the loss In sell
ing the previous, Installment was over
$50,000; that the commission has al
ready spent $36,000 for automobiles,
and that the contract price for paving
Is three times the cost to Clackamas
Sale by millers to wholesalers and
a work of art, both Inside and out. A
person can appreciate this more when
wholesalers to retailer, of only 70 per Ith9, KuU1,? ,Uk'8 on ,hrouh n(l
n! ai Ina at II In wlaaiar
cent o fthe amount of wheat flouri1""
sold last year.
Two wheatless days a week Mon
day and Wednesday and one wheat
less meal a day.
One meatless day a week Tuesday
and one meatless meal a dsy.
Two porkless days a week Tues
day and Saturday.
The party I accompanied consisted
of four naval officers and .myself.
Among many other things we saw was
the room where the president signs
the bills end the vice-president's of
fice. Talk about splendid offices. A
Greek God couldn't ask for any thing
It. Any way it Isn't a city that ap
peals to the Imagination Ilka Wash
ington does, It Is a stern, modern
town. The most wonderful thing I
have noticed so far Is naturally the
method ot transporting the awful
mobs of people. (Where do they all
coma from?) There sre elevated
mads, tracks on the streets and under
the ground,
Those subways surely travel fast
There are no horses or autos In their
way and "believe me" they go. This
city Is so large that a common street
1 Paul Hopp, Fresno, California
5 Christ Bohren, Boring .
j Jake Strelb, Milwaukle
BUSY DAY TUESDAY
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Industrial and Agricultural Claims
A few of the early morning trains . Transferred to District Board.
were delayed by the wreck, but thejjohn De Young, Boring
Willamette Valley Southern loaned j Edward Elmer Jenkins, Estacada
some cars and the passengers were'Tlmm Phal, Oregon City
carried to the Bcene of the wreck and ' Thomas Elton Sloop, Boring
transferred, causing but little delay, j Arthur Christian Jaeger, Sherwood
Mr. Rasch stated.
Nicola Barrona, Milwaukle
j Claude Pembroke Brown, Hubbard
Jens Sorensen, Woodburn
j Lloyd Pulley Lowe, Bull Run
j Einar Johnson, Oregon City
Eugene S. Gribble, Aurora
FILED ON FRIDAY
Three divorce decrees were handed
down Friday in the circuit court. Hel
en Smith was given a divorce from
George W. Smith; Mae Marlo'w was
granted a divorce, $30 per month ali
mony and the custody of three minor
children from Albert Marlow; and the
Walter H. Staehely, Oregon City
Henry Mike Egger, Estacada
Charles A Worthlngton, Oak Grove
Mark Hungate, Molalla
George Gunderson, Boring
Rudolph William Ritter, Aurora
John Henry Stuwe, Oregon City
Herman Binger Davis, Estacada
Industrial and Agricultural Claims
Transferred to District Board
Jacob Fenske, Aurora
Frank P. Burch, Mulinj
Ottot Vernon Purcell, Athena
Herschel Seely, Sherwood
Peter Schoppert, Clackamas
Charles Schreiber, Mullno
Richard J. Zlvney, Oregon City
Henry Koch, Sandy
John Andrew Wilson, Milwaukle
Lacy Wade Day, Oregon City
Raymond H. Baker, Sherwood
Maurice Walter Hall, Bay City
John Philip Hult, Mullno
Gordon Westberg, Aurora
REGISTRANT PAPERS MAY
HAVE BEEN 'DOCTORED
Intimations were made by members
of the local board and the district at-
marriage relation between John Sell ! torney's office, that state lnvestiga
and Christina Bell was dissolved, and tions will be made on certain afflda-
the wife given her former name, jvits in questionnaires filed recently
Christina Wildeman.
John Arthur Stubblefield filled suit
for divorce against Harriet M. Stub-
wlth the local board. No names were
made public by the officials but it Is
known that several questionnaires
blefield in the circuit court. They have been "doctored" and those mat
ing affidavits will be subpoenaed be
fore the board for close examination.
At least six cases will be thoroughly
were married in Salem in 1909, and
the husband charges that the wife de
serted him in Wyoming in 1916.
Otto Paul Hofstetter, Mullno
Michael R. Hemrich, Boring
Joseph C. Mann, Willamette
Emerald E. Groshong, Scotts Mills
William Y. Farnworth, Seattle
Ralph Hardy, Molalla
Joseph M. Schauble, Oregon City
An order sustaining the plaintiff's
demurrer to the answer of defendants
tn the case ot the Hlbernla Savings
Bank vs. Joseph and Luella Hawkins,
was entered In the circuit court Tues
day and the defendant was allowed 6
days to amend their answer.
H. E. Cross has been appointed
guardian ad litem ot the person and
estate of Lena Macho, an Inmate of
the state hospital at Salem. A dower
relinquishment of some property In
which Mrs. Macho and her husband, a
resident of Clackamas county, are In
terested Is necessary
George Henkel, administrator ot the
estate ot WUUam Scltmann, deceased.
has brought foreclosure proceedings
against Fred B. Madison and Julia
Madison to foreclose a mortgage on
lot 50 of Frst addition to Jennlngo
lodge. The Instrument Is In the sura
of $1189.77 and $100 attorneys fees are
asked.
An order setting aside a default
lu,lffmonf Inlran hv the atflt In thn
county for similar road Improvement., , of th S(ate JnMM Acc(lent
"For the benefit of the Eagle Creek : commgsion against W. II. Chllcotte,
grange, for which I have Deen asKea to
I obtain the Information. I respectfully
I ask you to answer the following ques
tions, and make any other comments
you wish upon the subject:
"(a) What is the amount of the
total Issue of road bonds authorized
by the election of last spring?
"(b) How many have been sold up
to date and what is the loss from face
value?
"(c) Did you really spend $36,000
for autos to date, and why?
"(d) Please speclfiy the mileage
and location ot the roads which can
and probably will be built with the
present bond lssue'lf It is not inter
fered with? Kindly do not fall to
answer this fully.
(e) What mileage, and where Is it.
which Is covered by the present con
tract for the paving surface and at
what price? Does the price Include
grading, etc?"
better. The guide showed ua where 1 car would n.er fe. from on ,nd t0
ooniDs nsu neen piaceq some time in
the past.
Resides the rapltol I saw the While
House and the other main buldlngs
at close view. One afternoon I went
to the top of Washington's monument,
which Is 65S feet high, and took a gen
eral view ot the whole city. It must
be very beautiful In the summer when
all the many parks are gretn. A guide
showed us the main points of the
whole city.
My visit In Washington would not
have been complete It Mt Vernon,
Washington's home, had not been vls-
another so they have to have a faster
mode ot travel.
You don't need to regret one min
ute that you live In Oregon, After all
;tha west Is the only place. Don't
think that I am homesick now, for I
have gotten over that long ago.
It la now supper time, and I am go
ing to an automatic restaurant. We
don't have them out west. You put
your money In a slot and out comes
the ham and eggs. Put a nlckle tn
another slot and lo, and behold coffee
comes forth.
LIEUT. HURLEY FELLOWS.
ftRMY HEAD TELLS WHAT
5 DONE TO WAGE WAR
was signed by Judge Campbll Tues
day. A default was taken some time
ago, an dlt was afterwards discovered
that an undisposed demurrer was on
the flics. The order Tuesday will
Rive the state a chance to correct thei
records.
IN LUTING RANKS
WASIUNTON. Jan. XS. Declaring
that every man In 32 national guard
and national training camps Is ready
now to be sent to France whenever
needed, Secretary of War Baker to
day struck back at critics of the war
department
In answer to those who have criti
cised the war department, ho declar
ed:
That laxity of the medical service
at camps will not be tolerated.
Three men have boen court-martialed
and dismissed for negligence.
Pershing Indorsed the adoption of
i the modern Enfield rifle.
A great army was called on before
guns were ready for It upon the earn
est request of Major General Wood.
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SALEM, Or., Jan. 26.-(Speclal)
One ot the experts of the State High
way commission who returned today
from an examination of the work on
the rock cut at New Era, being done
by the Warren Construction company
on force account, reported the work to
be progressing as well as could be ex
pected. The company Is using a small
crew, but under the conditions that ex
ist progress seems to be satisfactory.
The commission has received a let
ter from Judge Anderson, Clackamas
county, In which assurances are given
SALEM, Or., Jan. 25. (Special to
hte Enterprise) Farmer of Clacka
mas county have borrowed an aggre
gate of :s,oo out of the state rural
credits fund to develop their farm
lands, but for soma little time, at least
no more money will be available from
that fund. The Stute Land board has
sold bonds aggregating $441,250 from
the fund, but no further bonds will
be sold unless a par bid can be se
cured. At least that has been the sen
timent of the board right along, and
there seems to be no Indications ot a
change guile a llttlo ot the rural
crudlts money was secured from the
sale ot bonds to Individuals who were
wllllnc to nuv for them at oar aa a
Wood dcclnred the men would first I j ,nVMlm)nt ,!lin( buv,,r. M a
need other training besides that rule hive oRerad blU lt 0 thn pir,
the use of guns. nd .hmil(, (hB boRr(, hgre ,cccpled
Every man In France hns his own:thMe ,t wnuM hlkf b.en MCtt.
gun and was trained to use lt. j ,nry (0 ,.rreMfl tne interest charged
Many times as many men are In to the farmers In making loans. Con
France as had been planned for this sequently the board ha assumod the
date. attitude of holding down sale to noth-
General Pershing himself declared
against the Lewis machine guns tor
land work.
On November 20, 140 machine gunsi
Ing less than par bids.
The school fund still ha about $76.
000 available. The first payments will
begin coming back Into the rural cred-
were sent to each training camp.
Every man In the 32 training camps
Is now ready for service In France.
Our army In France now lnrge and
It will be much larger will havo the
type of artillery lt wants and needs.
Three hundred 3 Inch anti-aircraft
guns in this country before another
year.
Official reports based on careful
(t fund tn April, when Interest and
i principal will be due. However, the
i money received In this manner will be
no large amount and will probably be
I loaned out shortly after It receipt.
With Liberty loan and other Issues
taking the attention and money of the
public, sale ot rural credits bonds
promises to lag for a while yet.
that the county will proceed with the ; consideration show that camp hospl
grading work to the New Era rock cut
all the expedition possible, and the de
partment officials here expressed the
The modern
fireside
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a.,V-yr "-.. . .t r ; , ' L.ttf.ur 'J 1onHtritfhMtAjK-h T' 1
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fV- -W WITH
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Ready atthe touch
of a match out
just asquickly.
Fuel consii med
only when heat is
needed no waste.
No smoke or odor.
Portable.
STANDARD OIL
COMPANY
(CALIFORNIA)
SALEM, Or., Jan. 28. Provided the
Portland city council will present evl-
A n n U n 1 ,V, . 1 kiln n.MA I . .. .
ucud ouuy.ii.p5 mai iub yuum; aci y.d . opinion today that If the work pro-
Sfen,iv ,rf n.0-n, M .. commissioner's 6-cent fare order was i gre88eB rapIdlv ag the county COUrt
nar( , ' , : " fl r ' " " erron,OB8 or wltnou' Justification, the indicates It will, then progress will be
Is bringing forth splendid results in
designating the men of Clackamas
PERFECTION
OIL HEATER
county to their positions in the na
tions fighting forces. Friday evening
the following classifications were
made:
True C. Schmelzel, Los Angeles....
Vernon Avery, Lents
Herbert E. Kraeft, Oregon City....
Hugh E. Burdon, Ocean Falls, B.
C.
Raymond P Caufield, Oregon City
Chas. J. Hu'lras, Canby
Roy Ringo, Oregon City
John Henry Clark, Aurora 2
Victor C. Barney, Oregon City.... 2
Jacob Daniel Owen, Molalla 2
Charles A. Montgomery, Portland 4
Ernest James Patrick, Astoria. 4
Harry Orwln Warren, Portland ..
Floyd Erval Hartsell, Milwaukle
Raymond Edwin Richey, Boring
Lawrence S. Aldrlch, Oregon City
Ira Jacob Green, Molalla
Aubrey Lee Smith, Oregon City..
Harvey W. Heath, Willamette
Reuben Warren Confer, Oswego....
David A. Mobley, Oregon City
Ray Carlton Cameron, Portland ....
Claud B. Anderson, Bear Creek
Montana ..
Carl Bigge, New Era ..
Felty V. Sanders, Waluga 4-5
Yojo Helnioja, Portland 4-6
Otto Nollmeyer, Fessenden, North
Dakota 6
Ralph D. Bullock, Lebanon 6
FOR SALE BY
Frank Busch
C. W. Friedrich
W. E. Este
Hogs Bros.
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commission will reopen the case, and
It 1b now squarely up to the council
to either produce such evidence or
cease charging that the increased
fare granted the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company under the or
der was unjustified.
The commlBiiion offers to reopen the
6-cent fare case under such conditions
In an order Issued today, denying the
third and last resolution of the coun
cil,- anklng for a reclsion .of the 6
cent fare order on the ground that
the commission had no jurisdiction to
issue lt. The commission declares In
today's order that lt cannot either
modify or rescind the 6-cent fare or
der, on the theory that lt had no
jurisdiction, as the commission's legal
advisor, the attorney general, had
ruled that the commission had juris
diction, but that lt can reopen the
case If the council will make a show
ing that it posseHscs evidence that
the order was without justification
from a fact viewpoint. The commis
sion makes It plain that lt will not
reopen the case on the mere formal
application for a reh iring, declaring
that such application must be accom
panied by a showing that the council
possesses and can present, evidence
that the order was without justification.
considered satisfactory.
Judge Anderson stated that in ad
dition to the work to be started by the
Oregon Engineering & Construction
company within a few days, two crews
have already started on the grading
work. These crews are working by
Pulp and Dorbecker's mill.
"We will do our best to make good,"
tals In many cases are the equal of
civilian hospitals, and all are In splen
did shape.
Tonnage Is the crux of the whole
situation, and this country Is using
French artillery to save ships for
other supplies.
The allies urged troops before any
thing else saying France and Eng
land could supply us with artillery.
Haker declared that the "Impression
RoHchurg N w concrete building
for garage soon to be built hero.
men are employed, a majority of
whom llva nt St. Helens.
Salem 10,000,000 output of trout
and game fish from hatcheries of state
for 1917.
ITALY TAKE3 PRISONERS
ROME, Jan. 30.-More than
has spread abroad" that "the war dc-l 2!00 prisoners have been taken
partment has fallen down," In the j by the Italians In their successful
crisis. To correct this Impression, he j ? attacks upon Austrian lines on
said, it was vitally necessary that thei$ the Aslngo Plateau, the war of-
Judge Anderson Informs the highway country be Informed as to what has $ fico announced today. 4
department In his letter. ' been accomplished.
m
MOLES HAVE MO EYES,
THEY CANT READ MY
BILLBOARDS AND GET
WISE.DON'T YOU BE
A MOLE I
Industrial and Agricultural Claims
Transferred to District Board.
Martin Eberhart, Boring 1
Curtis Chalfln Young, Boring 1
Amos Daniel Millard, Estacada.... 1
Robert J. Sanders, Estacada 1
ALIENS HAVE GUNS. 8
4
? SHERWOOD, Or., Jan. 30.
The authorities have taken guns 4
4 and ammunition from enemy $
3 aliens. Others are watched and
their guns will be taken as soon
as possession is established.
GRAVE LY'S
CELBBRATKD
Reel Chewing Plug
lit Utwhf feaUL
Bafont tht Invention
ef ur Patant Air Proof Pousn
Many Daalars Could Not Haap
th Flavor and FraaHnea In
MAL CRAVCLV PLUG TOBACCO.
Now th Patant Pouoh Kaapa It
Fraah and Claan and Uood.
A Uttla Chaw ef Gravaly la Enough
and Laata Longarthan a bloohaw
of ordinary plug.
Atf . Saotly Shtucco Co. Oumu, Ya, 'MV
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