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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, FEDRUAY, 8, 1918.
OREGON CITY
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THOMAS F. RYAN.
Among the candidates for state of
fices in the May primaries none ahould
appeal more strongly to the citixena
of Clackamas County than Judge
Thoa. F. Ryan of Gladstone, candidate
for the Republican nomination tor
state treasurer, and they should rally
unanimously to his candidacy.
Clackamas has never had a more
loyal supporter or advocate In the
mora than thirty years that Judge
Ryan has been a resident of it. He
has been placed in many positions of
trust by the citizens of Oregon City.
School District No, 63, and Clackamas
County, and his record of faithful and
efficient service, at all times accom
panied by the greatest courteay, Is
known from one end of the county
to the other. Aa chief of the Oregon
City fire department, mayor, water
commissioner of Oregon City, school
clerk and director tor fifteen years
and aa county judge for eight years,
he was tried and never found want
ing. Seven years ago Judge Ryan be
came assistant state treasurer with
Treasurer Thoa. B. Kay, and we are
preud of the fact that he has contin
ued a credit to old Clackamas, His
knowledge of public affairs, his legal
education and practical business meth
ods have placed the state treaaury of
Oregon In the first rank of the state
treasuries ot the United States In
economical business management and
efficiency.
His experience la financial matters
has made the state treasury ot Ore
gon recognised as one of the safe and
conservative buyers of bonds. Judge
Ryan has purchased tor the Industrial
accident funds ot the state, securities
that could easily be disposed of at
any time for many thousand dollars
more than waa paid for them. and. com
parison ot state treasury reports show
that the bonds purchased by these
funds realise a much larger per cent
ot interest than Investments made by'l8 Uua P nn. The total sum
tfc- ..t Nnt onlv has Judte Ryan
made possible this record of efficiency "1 of the farms, and yet
u, .v- .,m, tmt ha has there.'e farmers got less than 1 for every
v.. .m nr. !,. tnoi.ted thati? wanted. In Ohio, a rather im
fcO tU UIB .v -
courtesy shall prevail in the office,
and any citizen of Oregon is always
welcomed in the state treasurer's of-l
flee, and made to feel that it is in
. and not a oer-!
sonal sanctum,-! A- good citlxen, a faith
IGDUIJ a. ""M - i
Ml and efficient officer, a courteous
gentleman, Clackainae should as one
stand first last and all the timef U times the farmers ought to be
man
for Judge Ryan. 'Vote and have your
neighbor vote for him In the primaries
on May 17.
LITERACY AND AMERICANIZATION
The Arkansas Illiteracy Commission
has announced through recent reports
thai between 1200 and 1500 adult ilit
erates were taught to read in the
"moonlight" schools of that state dur
ing the past fall. In its report the
commission gives the number of such
schools as seventy-five.
At the fall schools the aim was to
teach simply the elements of read
ing and writnig. Along with that in
struction the teachers tried to give
encouragement tor further study and
ta Instil ideas of progress and Intel-
llgent citizenship.
It is hoped that many of the stu -
dents would be able to continue their
study alone during the winter. And
in the spring ine scnouis win uo uiu gcuciduuu, ue iievenumess Haw uis
again, this time with some slightly j party disastrously beaten in the by
advanced -ourses. Simple arithmetic j elections of 1S94 and the way paved
fa being taught aloag with the reading! for the smashing Republican victories
and writing.
So tar the work in Arkansas has re
ceived no financial aid from the state.
It is probable, however, that the legis
lature will appreciate the need tor
such work and will make an appro
priation to farther It this year.
Arkansas Is Just one state that is
taking this educational work more and
more seriously. In other states defi
nite steps are being taken to reduce
Diteracy. And with the education of
Illiterate Americans goes the educa
tion of oar foreign element. Ameri
canization work Is making great for
ward strides these days.
A young woman engaged In teaching
ear language and customs to alien
born residents ot her city, regreta that
so much ot this Important work Is con
sidered simply as war work. But even
though the emphasis is laid on the war
emergency phase now, the war Is
bound to go on when peace -omes.
America Is awake at last to the need
ot helping her foreign-born citizens to
become real Americans.
THE 80LDIER8' FIR8T CAPTIVE.
The first fruit of war begin to conn
home In the form ot romance. The
first captives In France may not be
any mere Hun or Boches, but some
thing much fairer. The first spoil of
this kind Is reported by a soldier
youth from Cedar Grove, Iowa, who
has fallen in love with a Frencn Till
age maiden, and now Is studying the
Paries Francals books with all his
might. When the war is done, he will
take his captive back to Cedar Grove.
There will be many of these pretty
romances. It will be an unexpected
outcome of war, If the boy who
thought he was going over there to
kill, and possibly to suffer, finds there
hie happiness for a lifetime. The
home folks will be anxious about It.
They have heard alarming tales about
the ways of the French maidens.
While the French towns have all too
many loose women roaming about the
streets, our people must not feel that
the French as ft whole, are of that
type. The euberb manner In which
the French women have taken up the
work of men, tilling the fields, running
trains, and driving trucks, shows that
ENTERPRISE
Poatofflc a Mcoad-clata matter.
they have a very substantial and loyal
nature.
Still marital happiness Is best
founded on congeniality, among peo
ple ot the same antecedents and train
ing. In the long run the boy who mar
ries the girt from his home neighbor
hood, who is accustomed to his ways
and ideaa. Is the one who comes out
the best from his venture. The inter
national marriage Is apt to be a gam
ble. After the young folks from widely
distant environments have come
through their honeymoon, they may
begin to find many points ot differ
ence. They have grown up with dtf
ferent Ideas and interests and stand
ards. Wherefore the boys will do well
not to forget the girls they left be
hind them. Let them not be too much
bewitched by French sparkle and
charm.
FARM LOANS.
What's the matter with farm loans?
The federal loan system waa hailed
as a triumph tor agricultural develop
ment It waa expected to simplify
the farmer's knottiest problem the
financing ot his farm. It was expect
ed to result Immediately In an agri
cultural boom, serving to restock our
farms, equip them with modern mach
inery, drain them and Irrigate them
and clear them and build fences
around them. Improve the barns and
houses and water supply, precipitate a
great back-to-the-land movement and
greatly Increase farm production.
Perhaps we expected too much, and
expected It to come too quickly. But
making all due allowances, we find the
actual progress made rather discour
aging. It was reported recently that
the twelve federal farm loan banks
had received applications for about
220,000,000, and had actually made
loans ot less than $30,000,000.
Thus the amount loaned up to date.
taking all the farms In the country, is
lur e-ire-eiy mu compare!
portant agricultural state, they have
only got $1 out of every $22 that they
J-
.
granted, ot course. And it takes time
- i ,
der. But isn t the whole thing moving
too slowly and Ineffec'lvely? Now,
aiinnHori with pmtt nnasfhlA inpnna nf
increasing production. It is as neces -
sary to finance the land as to finance
the railroads and the war factories,
Can't the thing be speeded up?
HISTORICAL REPETITION?
Is political history about to repeat
itself? The last Democratic President,
Grover Cleveland, broke with influen
tian members of his party in Congress
and broke his party wide open. He
limited his counsellors to a few men
in either branch ot Congress, who be
came known as "cuckoos." He found
means to discipline those who opposed
him by denying thera patronage
or other presidental favor. Though
securing his second term, in the elec
,tlon of ig32 by huge majorities and
carrying with him an overwhelming
j Democratic representation in both
j branches of Congress, reclaiming the
Senate, Indeed, for the first time in
wnien continued for sixteen years.
Mr. Wilson seems entering upon the
same road. His attack upon Senator
Chamberlain is comparable to Cleve
land's attack upon Senator Gorman,
twenty years ago. Will the result be
the same?
BILLY'8 WAY.
Billy Sunday is attempting to evan
gelize Washington. The cynics will
call it a hard job; and certainly some
ot the doctrines which he announced
In his opening sermons at the capital
will not be easy to carry into effect.
For instance: "That eternal. Infernal
bunch ot thugs, the I. W. W. I would
put them all before a firing squad If
I had my way" is the evangelist's
counsel regarding a group who em
body the greatest menace to the coun
try's progress In any direction. It is
fortunate that Billy Sunday speaks at
Washington within sight and sound
of the Capital; and it Is to be hoped
that his robust opinions may find lodg
ment beneath the dome particularly
in connection with legislation which
may arise to deal with the L W. W.
and its propaganda.
STATE TO ELECT
TWO SENATORS
SALEM, Or., Jan. 31. Two United
States senators are to be elected by
the people of Oregon in November, in
stead of one, and the Republican and
Democratic parties are to nominate
two senatorial candidates at the prim
aries for each party Instead of one.
One of the senators elected will hold
for the long term of six years, from
March 4, 1919, while the other will
hold for the unexpired term of the late
Senator Harry Lane, from November
this year until March 3, next year.
This is the gist ot an opinion handed
down by Attorney-General Brown to
day for Secretary of State Olcott.
The request for the opinion was
made by the secretary of state In or
der that he may be certain as to the
offices to be included in ballots which
are to be certified to the county clerks
for the primary nomination election In
May.
Latest List of Classified Registrants
Alfred L. Bramwell, Portland 1
Clyde Hunt Schock, Estacada 1
Carl George J. Barney, Ore. City 1
Anions Mllllan Stsnlch, Ore. City 1
William Edward Nelson, rark place 1
Walter McKinley Hornshuh, Oregon
City I
Donald Francis Allen, Bull Run 1
Andrew Junor, Mllwaukle 1
John Edward Moore, Parkplace. 1
(Emergency Fleet)
Arthur Nowak, Wheeler, Ore 1
Frank Fern Thebo, Portland - 1
(Emergency Fleet)
Lawrence A. P. Scharffenberg. Moa-
ler, Ore, 1
Bruce Gratton Case, Sherwood S
George Franklin Pendergrass, Port'
land 1
Earl Thoa. Walker, Oregon City 1
William Wesley Coonfleld, Portland 1
Lewis Arthur Smith, Oregon City i
Earl Jones, Estacada 1
Gilbert Payne Morris, Oregon City.. 1
Jasper Lewis White. Oregon Clty. 3
Walter O. Griffin. Oregon City 3
Howard Lester Conover, Ore. Clty..4-5
Jacob Reese, Oregon City
PUny Ownbey, Oregon City
45
4
Ralph Merle Cox. Walla Walla.
. 4
. 4
. 4
. 4
Milton Taylor Shipley. Oswego
Jesse James Walker, Oregon City,
Fred L. Proctor, Sandy
Glenn Emerson Prather, ML Angel.. 4
Ralph Waldo Lemon, Echo, Ore 4
Henry George Kilthan, Mllwaukle..- 4
(Emergency Fleet)
Edward Elmer Confer, Portland 4
G rover Thomas Judd, Barton 4
Joseph Leo Schwarti, Portland 4
Gwylan G rover Green. .West Linn 4
Andrew Hedlund, Oregon City 4
Dave McLean, Oregon City 4
Leon Arthur Hulett, Bull Run 4
Evan H. Roberts, Portland 4
Jesa L. Dalrymple, Oswego 4
Henry John Kublk, Portland 4
Walter Ewalr Grunert, Tenlno Wash 4
Jerry Nixich. Oregon City 4
Eldon Carl Swtck, Oregon City,. 4
C: tries Earl Morrill, Westlake 4
James Adna Washburn, Gladstone.. 4
Joe Terk. Oregon City ., 4
George McKay, Condon 4
Myron James Sheldon, Esplnola,
Canada 4
Jim A. Softos, Portland
Mate Karaman, Portland 5
(Re-classltied.)
Rudolph Blgge. New Era 5
(Re-classlfled.)
Guy Anderson, Portland 1-5
Agricultural and Industrial Claims
Transferred to District Board.
Ernest Naef. Mllwaukle 4
George M. Chrlstensen. Molalla 4
Alvin Leo Obst Oregon City 1
Felix Ulsky. Oregon City 4
Edward H. Foadarmel, Mllwaukle 1
Walter William Markwart, Estacada 1
Carl Sodetblom, Colton 1
Harold Wilson. Boring
Arthur L. Larson, Ocean Falls, B. C.
Clinton D. Axford, Oregon City
Louis Fredrick Muller, Aurora
Victor Hugo Dunton, Molalla
'osepl,t,Webr' Mllwaukle
1 1?96 lng? M1"8.' Au'ora
Theo. Beckman, Mllwaukle
Zelca Pearl Coop. Vancouver, Wash 5
George Frank Vaughan, Molalla 1
Jack Henry Feyrer, Molalla 1
John Halbert McElroy, Liberal 4
Burton Myron Deardorff, Clackamas 2
Ambert Edward Andrews, Boring 1
Archie Howell, Estacada . I
Henry Rudolph Zimmerman, Aurora 1
Haakon Hovlk, Portland 1
Oliver Worthlngton, Portland 1
Fred C. Sailer, Portland 1
Millard Garabell. Milwaukie 1
Walter Carl Merz, Aurora 1
Phillip Fred Putz, Colton 1
Paul Earl Wyman, Gladstone 1
George O. Eggiman, Oregon City.... 2
Bernard G. Devenlsh, Portland 2
Joseph C. Jackson. Oregon City. 2
Ernest Heinrlch Wilke, Sherwood 2
Floyd Oscar Minor, Oregon Cit 4
Thomas Black Craig, Milwaukie 4
aFred Q BaaUrer Creek
4
William F. Tipton, Oregon City 4
Ewald Wade, Oregon City 4
Clarence William Daley, Portland 4
William Mathew Stone, Oregon City 4
Henry Eri, Boring .... 4
William Grossenbacber, Oregon City 4
Tony Condari, Bull Run 4
Fred E. Relling, Parkplace 4
Alvin Bert Carter, Waluga .. 4
Lewis A. Maxon, Mllwaukle, Emer
gency fleet 4
Harvey Elmer Toble, Canby 4
Edwin Franklin Farr, Molalla 5
Agricultural and Industrial Claims
Transferred to District Board
Albert Barth, Marquam 1
Lawrence A. Jacobs, Woodburn 1
John James Haley, Sandy . 1
Anton Henry Jerger, Boring 1
Arthur E. Maklnster, Aurora 2
Alexander Wernly, Sherwood 2
Charles Byrun Brandt, Woodburn.... 4
William Charles Bunke, Canby. 4
Fred Bohlander, Hoff 4
Fred Henry Borges, Boring . 1
Rudolph Alfred Schmidt, Boring 1
Classifications were made Thursday
night as follows:
Edward Berhardt Meyer, Portland. 1
Joe Shirka, CleElum, WaBh 1
Joseph E. MIchels, Scotts Mills 1
Claud Jones Humes, Freedom, Okla. 1
Max Theodore Plath, Mllwaukle 1
Harry W. Bressler, Oregon City 1
Edward Chas. Schweitzer, Molalla 1
Gustaf Paul Herz, Boring 1
William Ernest Gelbrlch, Portland. 1
Henry Gullickson, Canby 1
John C. Williams, Flrebaugh, Calif. 1
Edward Ferris Hayman, Portland
Emergency fleet 2
Ernest Oscar Nicholson, Sherwood 2
Fred A. Kinzel, Milwaukie 2
Otto LIman, Hoff 2
ErneBt Hoppe, Oregon City
Oscar Paul Skoog, Oak Grove 2
Grant Allen Day, Oregon City 2
Everett Ransom Robinett, Oak Grove 2
Clarence C. Evans, Oregon City 2
Ona F. Kllngler, Aberdeen, Wash 2
Jesse Harvey H. Fox, Monitor 3
Chester Clyde Harper, Scotts Mills 4
Charles Henry Nelson, Oregon City 4
Walter Will Hubbard, Clackamas,
Anker Ellas Jensen, Mllwaukle . 4
Roy Newton Lathora, Oregcn City.... 4
Edward Charles Buol, Hoff 4
Gerge Hudson Weston, Kerman, Cal 4
Harry Porter, Oregon City
John Alvin Evans, Canby
Jess Laymon Hlte, Boring
Clarence K. Walstrom, Oregon City 4
Arthur Roavall Hornshuh, Aurora, 4
Paul Dudley, Portland 4
Joseph F. Kammler, West Linn........ 4
Norman Lee Lilly, Mllwaukle, Emer
gency fleet .... 4
Jacob R. Qaehwender. Waluga 4
Guiitave Stein, Boring ........................ 4
Aaron O. BIrkemeler, Mtlwaukl.,.. 4
Charlea B. Lomaa, Oregon City 4
Charles Myles Young. Oregon City 4
Percy Edwin Day. Oak Grove 4
Charles S. VanCloave, Soappoos..,. 4
Arthur Holland La mils. Portland....- 4
Elmer Wiseman, Mllwaukle 4 .
William V. Rueonleh. Oregon Clty. 4
Raymond E. Crlteser. Oregon City 4
Pleasant Douglass, Barton .. ... 4
Frank H. McAnulty, Gladstone 4
Sidney Gould Walilron, Willamette 4
Walter Carl Norton. Oregon City. 4
Percy Chandler, Portland 4
Wesley B. Netherton. Portlnnd 4
Guy B. rhllllps, Oregon City 4
John Stein. Mllwaukle ..... 4
Fred Worden Howard, Canby 4
Charley Raamussen. Portland 4
Jas. T. Love, Molalla 15
Charlea O. Larson, Oregon City 4 5
Blano Basttlo, San Francisco, CaL. 5
Agricultural and Industrial Claims
Tranaferred to District Board.
George O. Stangel. Wilsonvlll.
Harold Vohs, Estacada .
Jake C. Baurer, Sherwood
Edwin Anderson Jackson, Molalla. 4
Everett Chas, SUrewalt. Oregon City 4
James Lamour, Aurora .. , .
Harry Howell, Estacada
Royal Walter Zinaer. Portland .
Stanley Robert Ray. Molalla
Ottls Engle, Woodbum
David Evans, Oregon City
Lester Rivers, Barton
Herman Carl Stuwe, Barlow
Murry Hallett Clark. Barton
Melville Jay Byers. Clackamas
John Elory Kropf, Hubbard
Griffith W. Roberts, Oregon City
Alexander C. Power. Sandy
Lepold O. Oberat, Sherwood
Ernest Henry Aernl. Oregon City
Arthur Bennett Deardorff. Portland I
Harold Blair Miller, Gladatone
Roy Ware Alspaugh. Barton
Fred Ellsha Taylor, Marcola
Almon McMurry, Oregon City
Lester Hamilton Phegley. New Pry
mouth, Idaho .
Earl Naurett, Aurora 1
Harry A. Lammera, Cottage Grove
Loney L. Yoder, Hubbard ..,
FIVE OUT OF SIXTY
T
Five registrants out of sixty exam
ined Thursday by Dr. Hugh Mount of
the local board, were declared physi
cally unfit for service. The men were
August Trotske, Alvin Juraes Benoit,
Robert Orem. David Moore and Syl
vester. The ratio of unqualified registrants
was much smaller Thurday. During!
the past two days' examinations in ;
which approximately 300 men have
been examined, forty-two rejections
were made, making a total of forty
seven of about 350 men examined to
date.
There will be no further examlna-
Hons for some time as the local board
has enough available Class I men on
hand to take care of the next call, it
is believed.
EM GIN
CHANCE TO EXPLAIN
BEFORE LOCAL BOARD
Wednesday was "explanation day"
for Clackamas county registrants, and
at least two cases were handled by
the local board, the explanation being
conducted by District Attorney
Hedges. The board would divulge no
names as to the parties subpoenaed to
appear, but the members were closet
ed a large part ot the afternoon in the
district attorney's office at the court
house.
Under the law registrants whose
questionnaires are vague or mislead
ing In any manner, may be summoned
to appear before the board to explain
statements, under process from the
president of the United States. A the
board was of the opinion that there
was no wilful effort to evade the law
in the cases examined, no name were
made public. Sworn statements are
made at the hearings.
INE
!E
Nine registrants, examined during
the past week by the local board, were
found to be specially qualified physl
cally for certain branches of the ser
vice, while deficient In some of the
requirements of the all-around Sammy.
The partial rejections and the spec
ial qualifications found are: Earl C.
Wink, sawmill service; Wm. Erlckson,
tlmberman; Albert A. Hancock, farm
er; Dawson Fairchild, electrical en
gineer; George Wellman, blacksmith
helper; George Maroney, bookkeeper;
Leonard F. Hale, donkey engine fire
man; Percy Jones, farmer; Arthur
Johnson, farmer.
No further classifications were
made Friday night as the board is
swamped with routine work.
TWO MORE TO MARRY.
Victor Naef and Alice B. Scherzln
ger have secured a license to wed
from County Clerk Harrington.
E
PORTLAND, Fob. 1. After deliber
ating only 4S minutes, a Jury 1n the
United States court today found Floyd
Ramp, active Socialist ot Rosoburg,
guilty on each ot two counts In an In
dictment charging hint with a viola
tion of the espionage act. The specific
charge was that ot striving by sedit
ious speech and language In Incite In
subordination, dlMoyalty and mutiny
among the military forces of the
United States.
CALIFORNIA STATE
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4 -The aeo
ond week of a drive to enlist Its quota
ot 250,000 ship builders will be started
by the State Council ot Defense to
morrow, This quota Is 11.500 men,
and less than halt of that number have
been secured tn the drive thus tar, due
to the failure ot a sufficient quantity
ot registration blanks to arrive.
In Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Oak
land, San Diego, approximately 4000
worker were enrolled. Friday and
Saturday.
Weinhard Building
Has Night Fire
Fire Friday night damaged the Com
mercial club building on the corner
ot Eighth and Main streets. The biaie
originated from the flue, and flames
were discovered after the club rooms
on the second floor had been closed
for the night The fire department re
sponded promptly and had several
streams ot water on the blase In rec
ord time, but the fire burned stubborn
ly and was difficult to subdue.
The building is not materially dam
aged, but the club rooms were Injured
by smoke and water, causing serious
loss. The Wentworth barber shop on
the main floor of the building waa bad
ly damaged by water, as the flue runs
through the shop.
The loss to the building, which Is
owned by the Weinhard estate, and to
the contents Is fully covered by insur
ance. Seventeen final classifications were
i handed down from the district board
in Portlnnd to the local board Tues
day. The results effect the status of
several formerly classified by the local
board, while most of the caaes repre
sent the action by the district board
on the Industrial and agricultural
claims.
The local board ban not made nny
further classifications, and probably
will not Eet cauitht uo with routine
jwork until the latter part of this week
wnen clnsHlfvlnir will be resumed.
Organization of the teachers Is be
ing perfected to record the occupa
tional abilities of rcglntrants for the
government records.
All over the United States tenchcrs
are being asked by -the governmnt to
assist In this work as a patriotic duty,
and it is thought the county and city
teachers will rally loyally to assist In
the work, which will trove a momen
tous task. Monday night several of
the teachers volunteered, and It is
hoped that a large number will offer
their services for next Saturday. Sup
erintendent Calavan has issued a call
to all teachers of the county, but vol
unteers have been slow In responding.
Classifications made by the district
board are as follows:
Dewey Samuel Miller, Aurora 1
Noel Sarver, Barton 4
Louis Brack, Sherwood 2
Louis Napoleon Vallen, Colton ...
Charles O. Dallas, Oregon City...
Fred Schaber, Oregon City
Giuseppe Garbarino, Milwaukie...
Edgar L. McAllister, Pendleton...
Herman William Kuhnke, Aurora.
Herbert Henry Huxley, Estacada.
Fred Yeomans, Molalla.... 1
Gustlve M. Landeen, Oregon City.. 2
Joslah W. Rogers, Oregon City.... 2
Charles M. Chlnn, Oregon City 2
James Lee McKenzle, Estacada.... 2
Ernest Douglas, Barton 2
Bert Noll, Milwaukie 1
Clackamas county postmasters have
been busy for the past two days regis
tering alien enemies under govern
mental instructions rcently received
The registration has been unusually
heavy, according to officials ot the
Oregon City office, and an endless
amount of detail clerical work Is nec
essary In every case. Probably 25
registrations have been fully com
pleted and in a great many cases the
applicants have taken the papers out
for necessary information from their
homes. It isthougnt the registration
will ' occupy the largest part of the
week. Postmasters all over the coun
ty are engaged In the work.
PUPIL8 GIVE RECITAL
The pupils of Miss Sadye Evelyn
Ford, assisted by the Treble Clef club
gave a most delightful recital at the
home of Miss Ford on Twelfth and
Washington streets, Friday evening.
Each pupil had been given the privi
lege of inviting two guests, and many
responded to th Invitation.
JACK RANKIN NOW IN HONOLULU
Former High School Student Crack Play
er on Navy Baskcthall Team.
Jack Rankin, a well known CUckn-, "The final score was S4 to SI fur
mas county boy, who la the son of All-stars. All through the game
Mrs. G. C. Dallas, of Damascus, is h n v ,hMk M ,0,rl: "
. , -the hospital usually In the lead. To-
maklng a record for himself as one of tat wnnri kwjlim,
the star players of Ihe basketball team atronger and a last minute rally failed
ot the navy, now stationed at Hone- to save the game,
lulu, It. I. Jack was a former stu-j AU of the All stars were over itx
dent, of the Oregon City high school, f0t, with the exception of J. P. Mor
and has always takon an active Inter- wheh AV9 them a terrlflo ad
eat In athletics, and was considered a vantage. Noves and Darnell played
tar player while a member ot the
Oregon City high school basket ball
loam. Ilia brothon, 8. ir. Rankin,
who Is a member ot the hospital corps
of the United States Army, stationed
ttl fumn Trawl, Can Inlnnlit M, '
was also an excellent basket ball play
er while a student of the Oregon City
high school.
The following was taken from a re
cent publication ot Honolulu regard
ing the navy basketball team of which
Rankin Is a member:
"For the first time this season the
basketball team from the naval hos
pital went down to defeat In the "Y"
games hall last night Scheduled to
play against the Reds, laat year's
champions, they met an all-star team
Instead, and the all-star team turned
the trick. The Reds gave on look at
the schedule, saw who the opponents
war and then secured permission to
select a picked team to put the rollers
under this year's champions.
Dr. Roy Prudden Discusses Consolidation
of Protestant Denominations
(By Dr. Roy Prudden.)
Much is being said in these days
about conservation of all energies ao
that there will be little or no duplica
tions and waste of energy. In many
places In the East churches have com
together for combined worship thus
saving the fuel that would be used In
four or five churches. Perhaps this
Is the only way to get some people to
realise what Dr. Van Dyke once said,
"It takes a microscope and a magni
fying glass to find any difference be
tween many ot our denomination.''
Here in Oregon City wo have sev
eral Protestant denominations that
are struggling along to keep alive and
nursing the Idea that they must keep
up the church of their denomination
because of historic reason or because
some of the older people have gone
there for years and they cannot go to
any other.
Forest Grove people are talking of
federation and the older poople are
opposed to the plan for various sottish
reasons. The young people are In
favor of It and are doing much to rea-
1I.0 their goal, and we hope they make
It.
The older methods of the churches
have not been a sucrexs. Denomlna -
tlonal differences have not won the
younger people to tlio church and you
will not find tbem there. The church
that has reached out for the younger
CIIA11MAN HAS
Local Boy Writes Home of Cclehration of
Holiday "Over There."
A letter of much interest has been
received by T. L. Charman from his
son, Elbert, who is "Somewhere in
France," and a member of Company
E, 18th Engineers Railway.
France, Dec. 26, 1917.
My Dear Father: Have just com
pleted an uncommon and highly divert
ing Christmas day. The whole camp
Is "sitting pretty," as the expression
goes, tonight although a good many
of Its members are still out
Your fine package came a few days
ago, as also one each from my aunts,
Hattie, Sophia, also cousins, Kathryn,
Ellen and June, and I hav everybody
concerned to thank for my Merry
Christmas day. Believe me, Father, I
am not ungrateful for these many kind
remembrances. That Christmas box
was sure fine, everything useful or ap
petizing. Aunt Fox' socks came Into
immediate use, and were responsible
at once for cheating the local weather
out of giving me a good "toe-nipping."
That flashlight Is a very handy ar
ticle, and think I can get battery re
fills here if necessary.
A great deal of Christmas mall held
up, and hasn't arrived, but the bulk of
It Is here, and almost everyone re
ceived a package or so. Everyone did,
In fact for the "E" company auxiliary
sent those fine Christmas boxes, each
containing nuts, fine fruit cakes and
candy galore. These completed the
setting of a Christmas dinner served
in a mess hall, decorated tor the occa
sion. Our menu consisted of turkey
(old, reliable brand), mashed "mur
phies," pumpkin pie, pudding with
hard sauce, vegetable salad, celery,
"Tom and Jerry," the boat French
brands thrown together by expert mix
ers. Company E orchestra furnished
the music, and toasts were made by
Captains Young and McKennett; Lieu
tenants Srhlth and Richards, and Top
Sergeant Hartley. It was truly an
auspicious occasion ,one long to be re
membered, If seldom repeated.
The Y. M .C. A. "came through"
with part of the recent 50 million dol
lar donation, I guess, as each soldier,
who applied, received a fine assort
ment of nuts, figs and apples. Ivan
B. Rhoades, formerly of the Portland
"Y", helped to "dish" the gifts out
The Y. M. C. A. here is not aa satis
factory 1 nthe conduct of Ua affair
,hBr first real game this season, while
MoCrlllls, Albrecht, Morgan and Boott
WBM ,n tn tna best condition. The
champions played their usual strong
-Rm, with Thorum and Clay hitting
the basket In fine style.
"The results were: All star 84
Lett forward, Nowes; right forward,
Scott; center, Albrecht (captain)
right guard; Darnell, Morgan; left
guard, McCrlllls.
"Naval Hospital Sa Left forward,
Thorum (captain)); right forward,
Clay; center, Rankin; right guard. Ma
lone, left guard, Ralston.
"Baskets from field, Boott Mo
Crlllls, 4; Albrecht I; Noye. I;
Thorum, 6; Melon 4; Rankin, S.
"Goals from foul line, Thorum, I Id
IS throws; Noyes, In i throw.
"Referee, Richard Whltcomb; timer,
S. M. Hull; scores, Lawrence McCIus
key and A. B. Larimer. Time ot quar
ters, 10 minutes."
folk ar getting tbem In large num
bers. Sunnyslde Congregational church
In Portland Is a community church
and they ar allv to th thing that
win young peopla and they hav pro
duced torn of th best cltlsena of
Portland. Th whole district for
block around has felt the Influence
of this church and would not see It
closed. Taylor Street Methodist tried
to Install new methods and th "Old
Timers" did all they could to balk th
plan. Th majority hav a fin church
home now and the "Old-Timer' ar
gradually dropping out until there are
only a handful that are depriving them
selves of the better things that the
church holds out for them.
We want a better church, on that
is alive and that will make Itself so
felt In the community that when they
j announce a meeting that people will
flock to Its doors because they Will
gnt more real value for the time and
money they expend than they can any
where elan, and you cannot afford to
bo away from that service.
We can have it and must for "our
; boys" are coming home from war soon
and they have been having experlenc-
lea In the Y. M. C. A. and with the
j groat evangelists and chaplains that
are going to change them and if the
church is "In the rut" they are apt
; to look elaewhnre for Inspiration and
j now life.
XMAS IN FRANCE
as In other camps, and the prices the
organization Is charging are tho limit.
It has the appearance of a profit con
cern than Borvlce Institution. The
comlssary Is much better, selling at
cost to us and having an assortment
ot worth-while things.
After dinner Earl and I bad a truck
ride direct from camp to the large city
stadium where the big footbull game
between the fifth and 6th Marine reg
iments was played. It was fine foot
ball, the fifth regiment winning, 20 to
0. The grandstand was full of French
man who came to see the American
game. Such all-American star as
Bastend, ot Minnesota, Mulr of Prince
ton, and Legore, of Yale, were In play
ing togs. Afterward we rode through
the city street with a bunch ot mar
ines singing, "Hall, the Gang' All
Here," and similar ditties, to the won
derment of the natives, who ar wont
to celebrate Noel (Xmas) In a more
decorous fashion.
I am sending you a Christmas Issue
of "The Splker." Am wondering If
our box arrived as It should have
sometime before Xmas. Also did you
ever receive the poem "A Pint of
Water," which I sent through a long
time ago, about the middle of Octo
ber, I think?
Everything Is about the same here,
except that things grow a little tenser
aa time goes on, I wasn't away from
camp and work for three week until
today, so haven't much that I am able
to tell.
Again, father, I must thank you for
your big part In my Chrlstmaa.
Christmas is Christmas the world
around when home folks are so
thoughtful.
Affectionately,
ELBERT,
Co. E. 18th Engineers, Railway,
A. P. O. 705, A. E. F., France.
POSTMASTERS TO HELP.
Clackamas county postmastera, In
addition to the regular dutlea have
been directed by the federal govern
ment to register such alien enemies
who may apply this week. All male
alien enemies, over the age of 21 years
have been drlected to register at their
respective poBtofflce during the week
of February 4 to 9 inclusive.