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OREGON CITY
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SUPERFLUOUS TRAINS.
Is eno of the big cities 89 passenger
trains depart every day. It la esti
mated that 25 of them could be cut off
without interfering with the malls or
causing any serious Inconvenience to
the public. Nearly all of the 25 are
practically duplicates. That is, they
leajre about the same time of day as
nihAr trains running to the same
points.
It is further estimated that the loco
motives hauling those 2S trains, if dl
verted to the coal traffic, would be
able to move about 560,000 tone of
coal from the mine to the market
every week. That Is twice as much
coal is Is needed to supply all house
hold needs in that city and Its su
hurts.
If the figures are correct, and if the
condition presented is at all typical
of passenger traffto in general there
can be no question about the deslra
billty of a drastic curtailment Many
trains have already been cut oft Iq
all parts of the country, and the pro
portion of sleepers, dining can, chair
cars and other luxurious aocommoda
Hons has been diminished, bat the pro
cess night go on a good deal farther.
The benefit from eliminating taper
fluoas trains is not confined to the
gain In motive power for freight
There la an Indirect gain almost as im
portant Oa most railroads freight
trains are continually being rua onto
siding to let passenger trains go by,
The consequent delay Is one of the
chief causes of freight blockades. The
fewer the passenger trains, the better
speed the freight trains can make.
THE BUDGET.
President Taft urged upon the coun
try the budget system for government
expenditures. President Roosevelt
did the same. The Democratic plat
form of ISIS contained a distinct
pledge for its installation. The pledge
reads:
"We demand careful economy in all
expenditures for the support of the
Government, and to that end favor a
return by the House of Representa
tives to Its former practice of initiat
ing and preparing all appropriation
bills through a single committee chos
en from its membership, in order that
responsibility may be centred, expen
diture standardized and made uniform,
and waste and duplication in the pub
lic service aa much as possible be
avoided. We favor this as a practic
able Brst step toward a budget sys
tem."
The Saturday Evening Post declares
that the makers of this pledge had no
intention of keeping it President Wil
son has more than once reminded
Congress that the pledge ought to be
kept He has followed his predeces
sors in urging the establishment of
the budget system as the only honest
and reasonable manner of conducting
public expenditure. But nothing gets
done.
, No family which lives on a hit-or-miss,
hand-to-mouth, haphazard basis
ever gets ahead. Marshall Field is
reported to have said that if more
young men adopted a system of living
and saving before they were thirty
there would be far fewer old men
wearing frayed trousers. It's the same
with a business as with a family.
There has to be order and system if
tie business is to live. The govern
ment Ic both a family and a business
on a large scale. Even more than
small concerns does it need a budget.
It's high time the budget system was
installed. What American wants to
see Uncle Sam reduced to wearing
frayed trousers?
SAVE, WORK, GIVE.
A nespaper reader fears that too
much emphasis has been put on the
advice to "Bave" while too little pub
licity has been given to the equally
wise injunctions, without which mere
saving is useless, "work" and "give.1
There's something in what this
reader says. We've talked and read a
lot about the need for saving and for
economy and conservation. Perhaps
aot so much has been said about work
and the fact that, while sonservlng
anr saving, every citizen must also
speed up his production.
However, the "work" side of the bal
ance hasn't been entirely forgotten.
We may not have talked about it so
much, but in general "everybody is do
ing It." Old and young ar.e trying to
find places where they can be of most
service to the government or to their
own community. And the opportunity,
onoe recognized, is nearly adways
acted upon.
Whea it comes to the other word,
"give, the American public 1b show
ing by deeds, it not by words, that it
Intends to be generous as well as in
dustrious and thrifty. And there's one
thing about working and giving, we're
going t odo a lot more of both as time
goes on. With our sincere purpee to
win the war and to shirk no opportun
ity or obligation that will hasten the
victory, there's slight danger of our
forgetting any one of the three import
ant little words.
FORWARD-LOOKING MEN.
When he was first Inaugurated, Pres
Ident Wilson summoned "forward
looking men" to stand by his side.
If he had really issued that call, ex
cept rhetorically, we would not have
declared war upon Germany only to
find ourselves unprepared for its
tasks. It he would now issue such a
call and mean it he would see a
tremendous speeding up In onr war
work.
ENTERPRISE
Postofflce as itcotd-clni matter.
Is not credited, kindly notify us, audi
on application.
IN DEADLY EARNEST.
The summary snuffing out of the
German strikes in their main centers
was due to the threats of the govern
ment to institute martini law and to
order the troops to shoot to kill. The
threats of the German government
mean something. When the Kaiser
says "strict accountability," or words
to that effect, he means it.
Chickens are the worst slackers
The more their eggs are needed, the
fewer they lay. No doubt next spring
they'll be laying their heads off. At
present all that most of them are do
ing is eating their heads oft.
If the German peoplo revolt, says
a correspondent, it will be because
they're sick and tired of eating cow
beets. Hope they hare a good crop
of them next summer.
"Huge salaries are ruining the mov
ies," says a manager. Well why not
limit the salaries to a million dollars
a year, and save the movies?
Don't worry about that "soft corn."
U's perfectly good for hogs. And
there's plenty of hard corn tor the rest
of us to eat
Don't bo too modest about that in
come tax report Uncle Sam might
mistake your modesty for something
else.
urn is loi
The people of Hazelia, a little set
tlement near Oswego, and one of the
richest farming sections of that sec
tion of the county, are doing their bit
towards helping our soldiers, who are
alther In France or in the United
States service. At the present time
there is no Red Cross society organi
zation at that place, but the good
women have organized themselves In
to a sewing society known as tha
Hazelia Sewing circle. The work,
when completed is turned over to the
Red Cross branch of this city. There
are about twenty members, who have
worked diligently since organizing
last fall, and during the three past
months have turned over to the Red
Cross branch the following: Twelve
sweaters; 33 pairs socks, 8 pairs
wristlets, 2 helmets; 4 knitted
squares; 31 pajamas, 36 nightshirts,
0 small pillows, 13 ambulance pil
lows; 15 dish towels; 214 handker
chiefs; 65 linen napkins; 10 linen
tray cloths; 1 hospital cape; 7 wash
cloths; 3 knitted wash cloths; 3
wound socks, 4 strings of gun wipers.
Besides making and donating the
above towards the Red Cross branch,
this sewing circle donated 50 dish
towels to the Third Oregon regiment
at Camp Withycombs, previous to Its
leaving for Camp Greene, North Caro
lina, 50 dish towels to Sergeant Phil
lip Hammond, well known attorney of
Oregon City stationed at Camp Lewis,
Wash., and on Monday of this week
brought to this city and turned over to
the committee to be sent to tha Third
Oregon in France 29 dish towels, also
$2.10 towards the tobacco fund for our
boys in France, members of the Third
Oregon.
The Hazelia Improvement club rec
ently donated to this circls f 40 for the
purpose of purchasing yarn to be
made Into useful articles for the boys
who have enlisted from that section
of the county. From this yarn the fol
lowing have been made:
Six sweaters, 3 helmets, 16 pairs of
socks, 10 pairs wristlets, 2 knitted
wash cloths.
These boys who have received the
articles and enlisted from the Hazelia
district are Henry Nagl, Alonzo Hayes,
Mark Hayes, Winfield Baker, Harold
Baker, Victor L. Johnson, Lloyd Rice.
Johnson la a member of Company F,
18th engineers, and formerly was em
ployed by the Willamette Valley
Southern Railway company, and was
one of the first boys of Clackamas
county to reach France.
The officers of the circle are: Presi
dent, Mrs. Lynette Childs; vice-president,
Mrs. A. Nellson; secretary, Mrs
J. Eastman; assistant secretary, Miss
Ethel Baker; treasurer, Mrs. J. P.
Cook.
The circle meets every two weeks,
at the homes of the members.
Even children of that section are
also patriotically included, and havt
been busy disposing of war savings
certificates, and are entitled to belong
to the Junior Rainbow regiment.
These children have so far raised
$400 by selling these stamps. They
are Lena Lehman, Genevieve Duncan,
Laurence Duncan, Lily Fiala, Arthur
Fiala, Kenneth Baker, Everette and
Leonard Wbitten.
It was the little settlement of Ha
zelia that assisted in making the Red
Cross market held in November in
this city such a success. The Lm-
provement club of that place, and
others interested in that vicinity wish
ing to do their bit for the Red Cross
came through with a large supply of
vegetables and other farm products
as well as household donation from
the line of jellies and canned fruits
and vegetables.
Hazelia can always . be depended
upon, and it Is certainly "on the map,"
when it comes to donating for a good
cause.
Portland public schools add ship,
building training school.
Peony Plant Saved J
Faithful Janitor DevoUd to Hand- $
torn Bush at Courthouse v
.
J. W. Jones, known at the court
house as "Jonsie," Is one of the faith
tul standby at that place. He is one
of the Janitors of the court house, ami
has taken a great Interest in the hand
some plant beautifying the grounds
known as the Iturbank peony.
During the recent coldvweather the
atmosphere changed suddenly one eve
ning, and while "Jonsle" was enjoying
his pipe by hts fireside, he thought of
the Uurbank peony bush. Slipping In
to his shoOR, he hasteued to the court
house, and built a framework around
the bush, and covered It with canvas.
Before covering the plant he secured
a lantern, lighted it. and fastened It
inside of the bush, in order to keep the
plant from freezing.
It worked like a charm, and today
the bush bears sprouts of leaves, and
will soon be covered with Its hand
some flowers that are always admired
by tbe public passing that way, es
pecially by visitors to this city who
have seldom seen a bush of such beau
ty. This plant was planted in the court
house yard many years ago by Feter
Nehren, who was one of the faithful
employes.
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LEADERS IN SALE OF
SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 83.-(8peclal)
Inthe list of the third 100 names of
children who have sold $50 worth or
more of war savings certificates and
are entitled to belong to the Junior
Rainbow Regiment as given out by
Superintendent Churchill, the follow
ing appear from Clackamas County:
Albert Grossenbacher, Oregon City;
Genevieve Duncan, Lena Lehman,
Laurence Duncan, Lily Fiala. Arthur
Fiala, Oregon City, R. R. No. 5; Ernest
Leek. Oregon City, R. R. No. 2; Ken
neth Baker, Oswego.
LONELY. WIVES RLE
E
Two lonely, deserted wives, filed
suit in the circuit court Thursday for
divorce.
Lena Baumgarten charges that John
Br.umgarten married her on Feb. 16,
1S16, and on the 26th of January, a
year later, departed from their home
and has since remained away without
cause or provocation.
Pearl Daniels charges that on the
7th anniversary of her marriage, her
husband C. W. Daniels silently stole
away from hsr home affections.
That
wife
from
was in 1911 and since then, the
declares, she has heard nothing
her wandering spouse.
COURT ACTIONS.
Casper J. Wilson, or Banks. Oregon,
obtained a decree of divorce from his
wifi, Mamie Holmes Wilson, in the
circuit court Saturday.
A default judgment for $111.57 was
entered In favor of the State Indus
trial Accident commission against J.
E. Sutherland and C. A. Schledell Sat
urday. Salem Commercial Club may secure
flax plant. Has 750 acr;s assured.
Has also prospect of three story
starch plant to handle potatoes.
National Political
Leaders for Women
MISS HELEN V BOSWElL,
Miss Helen Varlck is president of
the National Republican Women's as
sociation, and Mrs. George Bass is
chairman of the Women' Bureau ot
the ' Democratic National Committee.
As such they will become national
leaders of women in the next presi
dentlal campaign.
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Miss Grace Roth Is the conductor ot this trolley car In Brooklyn, which
l known aa the city ot churches and trolley dodgers. Her father, George
Roth, Is the motorman. The oglclals ot the line say that Motorman Roth
meekly takes hi orders from Condurtor Roth.
LI
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L. J. Simpson, Coos Bay lumberman
has announced his candidacy for gov-
ernor on the Republican, ticket He
pledges himself, If nominated and
elceted, as follow:
"I shall encourage and support such
legislation as may be necessary tor the
establishment ot nation-wide prohi
bition and the permanent adoption ot
equal suffrage In the state and nation.
"I shall endeavor at all times to cre
ate and stimulate that patriotic co
operation between employer and em-
L.J.SintpsoiL-.
ployee rendered so necessary by the
strenuous conditions of war and so es
sential to the progress and advance
ment of the state.
"I shall aid and assist In every way,
commensurate with due and proper
economy, the educational system and
Institutions of the state and in every
possible manner Increase their effici
ency. "With a knowledge and appreciation
of the enormous natural resources of
Oregon I shall endeavor to promote
development of those resources
through establishment of new indus
tries and by encouraging settlers and
urging such legislation as will tend to
make living conditions better for thera
and for the thousands of workers and
laborers throughout the state.
"In administering the office of the
state's highest executive I shall con
sistently endeavor to give to Oregon
an impartial, clean, economical and
businesslike administration, an admin
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Abernethy Hen Makes Record For
Olson Family as Producer.
"What's in a name?"
This Is the least of old Dick's troub
les. Dick happens to be a hen, a cross of
Minorca and Rhode Island Red, owned
by Mrs. H. Olson, who resides about
three miles from this city near the
Abernethy.
Dick is making quite a record for
herself a sa producer of large eggs,
and eggs that are purchased from the
Olson family for setting are gener
ally taken from those furnished by
old Dick, as she Is always called by
the Olson family. Dick is there with
the goods every morning, and her
cacqle can be heard above the other
birds ot the poultry yard, and why
shouldn't she, with the fine, large
eggs she is furnishing the Olson fam
ily. She seems to be proud of the
fact, and she is one ot the proudest
H.MUL HU.MUli
Banker Will Manage
Red Cross in Europe
Major James II. Perkins, vice-presi
dent of the National City Ilasik of!
New York City, perhaps the strongest
bank In the world, has been selected to
succeed Grayson Murphy in charge
of the Red Cross In Europe. Mr. Per-I
kins has been a banker in Albany, and
some time ago he attracted the atten
tion of Frank A. Vanderllp, president'
nf IK. hla I.. .1... - !
wi tut? Mift uiujn, nug in nmii;i limiting
for new talent. Major Perkins, It is
understood, was picked out for the
place by Henry P. DavldBon, who Is In
general command of the Red Cross
here.
Istratlon, which, will have as its Ideal,
the greatest possible advancement ot
the moral, social and economic pros
perity of the people of the state, and
through an ever Increasing develop
ment of Its tremendous resources keep
Oregon at the top In the vast fabric of
our national life.'
8UIT IN EQUITY
Esther Howard was granted a de
cree of divorce from Leon E. Howard
Wednesday. She Is also to have the
custoday of their minor daughter, Vir
ginia E. Howard, and the Bum of $10.00
permonth 'permanent alimony.
Emogene Howe has brought divorce
proceedings against her husband, Oren
P. Howe, alleging cruel and inhuman
treatment as the basis ot her petition
to the court. The Howes were mar
ried In Eugene In June of 1910, and the
husband was formerly a real estate
man of the university town.
IMMENSE EGG
little hens that skips around in the
barnyard at the Olson farm.
The egg she laid on Monday, weighs
one-fourth of a pound, and the egg in
circumference measures seven inches.
Editor Gordon Taylor, of the Mo
lalla Pioneer, was In the Enterprise
office when Dick's egg was brought in,
and he said:
' This reminds me of the time when
William Taft was president ot the
United States I named my cat William
Taft. It was one of the finest cats
that was ever owned by a newspaper
man. I was somewhat surprised one
day when leaving my office, to see my
children running breathlessly to
wards me exclaiming In excited tones,
'Papa, Taft has got kittens,' but we
never changed her name, and she went
by that name until she died."
So old Dick will go by that name un
til she dies.
I OREGON CITY BOYS IN FRANCK
I Harold SwafCord jMccts Will Lojj;us and 1
G really Rejoiced Thereby
tr .. ... ii 'in ii n ii il il il )i ii ni'
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iTercy Cnullold, U, U. Dlmtck. H. T.
Mulluln, 8. I., Htevi-ns, M. 1). Latour-
ette and ltnymond Caufltdd Joined In
sondlnK to llui Oregon City boys who
are serving with the lKtu Kitglnners
ItnllwRy In France tho Orcgonlan and
the Saturday Kvenlng Post. Acknow
ledgement hn been received In the
following letter from Harold Swaftord,
now voitlmentul supply sorgoiint.)
SOMKWUKKR IN FRANCK. Jan
uary 13, 1918, Mr. Percy Caufleld,
Oregon City, Oregon. Dour Percy:
OrtHMlnka from Sunny (T) Franco.
Percy you sre certainly a brick. Tho
Saturday Evening Post and Orcgouliin
are coining to me regularly and you
have no Idea how they are grabbed
and road by all of us. We even read
the ndvortUements and I don't know
but what ws got almost as much en
joyment from the ads we do from
the stories for the ads sort of keep u
In touch with the clothes and things
Ik., nannla uhn rM i-ftnllv llvlnff nr
using. I can't thank you enough fori11" 'h u "" Cttro
your kindness In sending these papers
and the boys who are also getting the
benefit of thorn want mo to tell you
how muqh they appreciate It, too.
And I want to say right here that I
hope with all my heart that I am home
long before the subscription run out
Ot course the principal topic of our
conversation these days Is "when will
the war end" and It 1 of course a mat
ter for a hundred different opinions.
We are all hoping that the term of
peace as outlined by President Wilson
win bring them to time before we
hsve to to In and show them that we
mean business and which will nnceial
t&te the, lost ot thousands ot good
American live.
Ot course I have had many Interest
ing experience but which would not
pas the censor. Of courts we are not
near the front and I do not expect that
we will ever get very close. Those ot
ua who have not been In the tranche
cannot Imagine the awfulneas ot them.
Ot course we are In a position to get
more first hand dope probably than a
great many and I can tell you that
there Is just one word that describe
It and that Is "Hell." For that la what
the fighting front really I. While we
are not a fighting unit we have beard
from a very reliable source that no
Ies a person than General Pershing
has said that the Eighteenth Regiment
ot Engineers Railway was doing the
best and most Important work In
France. We all feel quite proud to
be members of this organisation.
I saw Wilt Logus yesterday. He had
Just arrived In this section ot France
and It certainly did look good to see
him. Kent Moody Is near here t
as are several other men from Oregon
City, who are some two hundred miles
from u. When I aw Will It remind-
ed me of that old song. "Qee ain't It
great to meet a friend from your home
town." It surely did seem good to see
him.
We are situated In a very pretty
section of France. That Is It Is pretty
DREAMS OF HIS
Kent Wilson Writes From France That
Peace Is Far Distant.
"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE," Jan.jshop, and the children doing all kinds
13. Dearest Mother: This Is Sutur- of manual labor but none of thom
day I believe days come and go here
without the least thought the quicker tul lot although hardships and trouble
they are over the better, for everyone mark the expression of each counte
realizes that this i war can't last for-1 nance. I wonder what thny think ot
ever and that the end ot each day us? I know one thing they think
brings it nearer to a close; although we are easy because they charge us
peace still seems fur In the distance, grand prices for everything.
I wish I could tell you about whati
I am doing here, and the things that
happen each day, and millions ot other
things, but the censorship Is very
strict in regard to interesting news
which no doubt Is for the good ot us
all.
I have moved again, but not very far
and am a busy boy each day. Working
hours here are from daylight to mid
night and there certainly are no slack
ers here. The food is good, but Oh!
how I long for some of your good
things. I dream each night ot nut
loaf, fruity cake, fruit salad and
forth, out dreams are not very satisry
Ing to an empty stomach,
The French people around here that
I have had a chance to see are an
awfully queer lot, and the only thing
so far that has In any way Impressed
me is their sort of patient demeanor,
the black-smocked peasant driving
slowly his "one hoss-shay," the wo
men working In the fields and the
LIVE WIRE3 SIDE 8TEP
POLITICAL SUGGESTION
The Live Wires of the Commercial
club saved Its face Tuesday by side
stepping a political proposal from B.
T. McBaln, of West Linn, who urged
upon the organization at Its noon-day
luncheon the advisability of placing In
the Held a strong candidate for repre
sentatlve In the legislature. Mr. Mc
Baln said the good roads program
would be-an important legislative ques
tion, and he assumed that Senator
Dimlck would return to the senate, but
that Oregon City should have a candl-
date for the house. The matter will he
discussed at the next meeting of the
Wires. "
Multnomah county came In for crlt-
icism at the hands of the Lire Wires
In reference to the hard surface lm -
provement of Its roads connecting
with Clackamas county, and President
Latourette, ot the Commercial club,
reminded the Wires that County Com
mlssloner Holman, of Multnomah, had,
upon more than one occasion, offered
to match up Clackamas county's pave
ment at the county line. It was stated
irn1 lr-ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii it u 11 m ii"
n u, n n n n n u 31 11 mt.,n , iln .jl H
lu the summer time. I chu I nuy nt
much tor It In wiuttir, It luu buim
very cold tor some time, but today we
nro having a ruin and wind almont like
our own "Chliiooks," Our enuiti I In
the midst of nil old grnpa vineyard
nlmut a flftoon iiilnule walk from the
river-. The trulns going to and
from I'niiH puns our enmp aluumt with
in a Mono throw, Tbesn Frnnah
trnltiH nre qultn a novoliy, You Imve
kpiu moving picture of them I sin
mii'. The ttiKlnog am muNtly little
nffulrt that remind one of a cupper
ton kottlM, The tars" aro llltln things
inoro like a wngnn than a cnr. In tact
Hint Is what thny are callnd, "wK"U."
In our own country we are imtid to
speaking of a rnrlond as thirty tons.
Ovor here however a carload Is but
ten tons. It quite the propnr meth
od to nhlp produce on a tint cnr and
cover It with a canvas Instead nf uxtng
the box cars, American frnlKht cars
cannot be used here bernuBB of the
bridges and tunnels which have only
of the French train. The people, es
pecially the peaisnt people are very
simple In their manner of living. They
go about wearing wooden shoe and
carrying their produce to market on
their head If they are not lucky
enough to own a donkey and cart At
tomoblln for private use are almost
unheard ot here owing to the price of
gasoline. Th last I heard It wa about
ft SO per gallon. Rugar I quite a lux
ury too, but they almost live on wine.
Yon will see a family at some road
side Inn sit down and actually make
a meal on dry bread and red wine.
They very seldom drink any water.
If you go Into a restaurant and ask
tor water with your meal they look at
you a though yon were 'off and re
pest Tin rouge" "Vln Dlancht Nob".
They can't understand why we want
water. A house of any die through
out the country I called a chateau and
there are certainly some fine one
near ui. I have been In one or two
real old ones and they seera very
strange with their old fashioned Are
places with spits for cooking birds,
etc., old fashioned candle (ticks and
copper kettle, For my own part
though I wsnt a nice little modern
American home, .
Well Percy I want to thank you
again tor being so kind and thought
ful and I want through you to thank
the other men who have Joined with
you. I can assure you and them that
I will not forget It ever. Now I
hope that you will not be a lardy
with your reply aa 1 have been with
this. I will be very glad to hear from
you often. Please give my very best
regard to all the friend In the bank
and also any other whom you may
1 bop. to b there doing
Clackamas County- long before thl
So again thanking you. I am. yours
very alncerely,
HAROLD A. 8WAFF0nDi
Sergeant Company "F" 18th Eng. Ry.
MOTHER'S FOOD
grumbling they seem to be a cheer-
I visited a typical Frencn poasant'a
home today, trying to get some laun
dry dono. In the home I found two
middle aged Indies, five little child
ren and an old man and lady you
never see a young man except In sol-
idlers' uniform, they have all gone
"Somewhere.."
One room In the house with a large
fireplace In which a small fire was
glowing was used as a sitting room,
living room and dining room. At cer
tainly looked dreary. By the fireplace
an old lady was sitting, knitting, and
sojtbs scene reminded me ot a poem
France In all Its glory Is gone, but
the spirit still remains and the Ainorl-
-cans are here to revive It.
I am walling, waiting to hear from
home, how welcome Just a wee bit of
new would be.
Give my love to all.
, KENT WILSON,
Hgt. Med. Dept. 147 Machine Gun
Butalllon.
by Dr. L. A. Morris that the Multno
mah ltudgot this year contemplates the
hard surfacing of the Eighty-second
street road, connecting with the Clack
amas pavement, R. L. Shepherd and
Mr. Latourette were named as a com
mittee to take up with the Multnomah
county ahthorltlos the matter of Im
proving the stretch ot road through
Sellwood. This road has been for sev
eral years In bad condition and Is
especially notlcenble as It connects
with tho hard surface pavement In
Clackamas between Sellwood and Mil-
wauklo.
The hard surfacing of Washington
and Fourteenth streets, connecting the
Clackamas pavement with Main street
in Oregon City was referred to A. A.
price, W. A. Dimlck and L. Adams,
who will urge the improvement on the
city council.
. , ,
WHITES AWARDED DECREE.
Charles and Genevieve White were
awarded a decree quieting title to
; lots 1, 2 and4 of block G of Clacknmas
Heights in tholr suit filed ome tints
ago against W. J. Rittur, Alice Justin,
Lavlna Justin, Marie French,