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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1918.
FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. 43.
ESTABLISHED 1888
OREGON
RULERS Of
GERMAN!
ARE FORCED
B! PEOPLE
WASHINGTON. 0't. 30. Tli "
oral opinion ainonx official and ll il
muU hero lit that Hid Herman proposal
for an armistice and peace, while tiav
In- It origin In a plan to fcaln time
for the atrengthenln; tf tho urmy and
tho restoring of H shattered morale
tm now gotten beyond the Control of
(ho military party, and that tho Our.
man people aro ho force which
drlvln (ho German tovvrniiH'iil to
make a move for ending tho war.
Another note from the Gorman gov
ernnicnl explanatory of tho change
that have been made or aro pro)icted
In tho German coimtltutlou and form
of government wan received today
(lmuKh tho SwIh legation, but tho
flute Department did not make It put
llo.
Thla noto wa understood to Ihj u
pleinenUiry to tho preceding Gorman
communication, aaylng to tho Prl
dent Hint ho muHt have knowledge of
tho effort that have been made to
democratic Germany.
Presldont Wilson wa at work to
day on bla reply to Austria' renewed
plna for an armistice and peace, and
It w eipm tcd that It would bo dis
patched before night, but later today
It wo atild at the State Department
thut there would be no announcement
regarding the reply tonight.
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ON CONTRACT FOR
Railroad Blown Up in'Face of Advancing Yankees
Oregon, Watihliigton and California
woolen mill were bidders Mommy
on 276,000 'umnKeia ior mo iui-
moitt. Hid wore opened in Son Fran-
clnco and tho total contract will bo in
exciiBH Of Il.ljUU.uuu. urnKim mm
Washington mill underbid Eatern
mill for tho high grade blanket,
while tho latter mill ubmltted bids
alio for'aecond irado blanket. For
army uho th envum"- '- the
maronH5 1118TORICAI.HOUE.li U
I b Public Auditorium iTe
hoei Portland, Oro. ers
fur 186.000 of them.
Following are the Pacific Coaat
bid and tho quantltie offered to be
contracted for:
Portland Woolen mill, 60,000 blan
kola at f 7.50.
Waahougnl Woolen mill, 50,000 at
$7.75.
Thoma B. Kay Woolen mill, Sa
lem, 20,000 blanket at $7 57.
Eugene Woolen mill, 6000 at $8.
Oregon City Woolen mills, 60,000
at $7.85.
Inlnnd Woolen mill, Bpokane, 25000
at $8.50.
MhUoii Woolen mills, Seattle, 20000
at IS.
Golden State Woolen mill, Lang
Beach, Cel., 15.000 at $7.25.
Mission Woolen mill. Santa Ana
Cal.. 29,000 at I7.X&.
Oregon woolen mill manager will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce
thl afternoon to plan concerted action
toward obtaining futher war order.
IS ON DECLINE HERE
IT
DRIVE IS ON
FOR RECORDS
FOR SOLDIERS
A irn wiil be carried on thin week
tor record for the soldier boy at
Vancouver Hurrnek and Camp Lew
Is, and oUier cantonments, where tho
boys have been provided with Vie
trolft nnd grnfonoln. There aro ninny
record In the home that people are
tired of. or there niny bo a favorite
eolcctlon that you desire to present
Tncla Sam' men with, They may be
left at tho H.irmelsler & AnderHeii
store, nnil these will be forwarded to
Vancouver,
It ha been found that tho phnno-
graph I one of tho greatest pleasures
afforded tho soldier, and each even
ing Uiey delight In tho music, It was
during one of the fleerest bntt'e
recently when the signal enmo to
ahell tho German linen, the men shout
ed to bring the phonograph along, and
ns they erved, pointed and fired the
gun, they strained their ear for a bit
of music from tho little machine pois
cd on a tree stump nearby.
cilipiiM
OF WRECKED SOPHIA,
TO BE BURIED HERE
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TO
E
AND DECEMBER
HI'
CAPTURE
....... .
At one point in tho rout of
face of the advancing Yankee,
the charge.
the German on j the western front a railroad bridge was blown up in the
The cron gtructuro In the air i a part of the bridge with the rail rising from
PEOPLE'S LAW TO BE PRESERVED
Voters Urged to Vote to Save the Initia
tive and Referendum.
According to the report of rt). Nor
ris, city health officer, tho influenza
Urat a standstill in Oregon City.
No deaths bav0 been reported dur
ing th pL4w day and In fact but
three r v. if have died from thla
dbu.-1i . city... ....
Great effort have been made to
prevent the spread of tho disease and
tho local doctor huvo been working
night and day to this end. Many have
been Inoculnted and other means have
been employed during the rage of tho
epidemic. Vory few gntue masks have
been worn hero but ull public places
aro still closed a a preventive.
DR. MEISSNER HAS
STARTEDWORKONTHE
Mr. Clarence Porter and her moth
or in-law, Mrs. It. W. Porter, of Glad
stone, recolveU a telegram from Ju
noaa, Alaska. Wednesdny, saying that
the body of Clarence Porter was
among thooa washed ashore from the
wrocked Sophia in tho Alaskan wa
ters, Tao body will be shipped to Or
egon City for burial.
Mr. Torter was on his way to Or
egon City from Fairbanks, and had in
tended to spend the winter with his
mother at Gladstone, where his wife
and daughter, Miss Alta, were at the
time of tho disaster. It was Mr.
Porter lntenelon to remain in Ore
gon, a It was his former homo state,
and had looked forward with pleasure
of returning. It has been thirteen
years since he visited here, but has
been tn business in Alaska for 20
year. Mr. Porter had' intended ac
companying friends on a boat that left
a few days before, but had change
his mind and purchased a ticket for
the Sophia.
Many friends of Mrs. Clarence Port
er were on the ill-fated Sophia, who
met tfcolr death by drowning. '
Mr. Porter was well known here,
where ho spent his boyhood days,
and his death has cast a gloom
anion kla numerous friends and ac
quaintances.
LOCAL DRAFT BOARD
Tuesday was the first day for Dr.
Molssner, newly appointed examin
ing physician for tho local draft
board. Tho first allotment of men
from Claekanla county, who waived
exemption and called .by the board
for Immediate duty In the last draft
woro examined. They numbered 50 in
all, and 60 more will be up for exam
ination todoy, and 50 more tomorrow.
They are all class 1 men. Dr. Molssner
the examining physician, was ap
pointed to fill tho vacancy on the
board caused by tho resignation of
Dr. Guy Mount, who was called to the
color a few day ago.
ON DECLINE HERE
MEDFORD 8HIPS APPLES
MEnFORD, Or., Oct. 28. It is estl
mated that 100 carloads of apples re
main to be shipped from this valley
Tho new rate, In effect here since Oc
tober 24, saves the shipper $60 a car.
Thirty-two cars have already been
shipped. The epidemic delayed pick
ing, but preparation Is made for re-
amfiMoa of that work this week.
There were no deaths reported
caused by Spanish influenxa Tuesday,
the first day that has missed a death
for a week. from Indications the dread
ed disease is on the decline, as few
now cnees nave noen reporter, al
though care is being taken, and the ln
nocuhitton is still going on by the
physicians nf the city, as a means of
stamping out the disease.
Dr. M. C. Strickland, county health
officer, reports there are (about 60
case in the county, several of whom
are still in a critical condition.
There is a very imple way to kill
the initiative and referendum. Abuse
Its powers and the best weapon of self
protection over established for an elec
torate, will die a natural death.
The voter alone hold the secret of
preserving the Oregon system. Tho
people' weapon must bo preserved by
tho people. They alone can protect
themselves by turning down all un.
nccensary and frcakini laws. The time
to strike Is at tire poll, and every
ethorlal measure which fall to mea
sure up to genuine public service re
quirement, should be most vigorously
swatted.
One man, or a single group of men,
may kill the Initiative and referendum.
A proposod measure, if actuated by
personal spitework, political Jealousy,
or kindred motives, will do more to
abolish the Oregon system, when once
placed on the statute books, than a
hundred direct attacks on the initia
tive and referendum.
A safe and sane plan for the voters
to follow, if they would preserve the
sanctity of the Oregon system, is to
vote a general "NO" on all measures
submitted for consideration of the
people, unless the intent of the fram
ers Is cloar beyond question, and the
voter can see genuine merit in the bill.
When in doubt, vote "NO," should be
tho slogan. In 99 cases out of a hun
dred this rule, If followed, will do more
to preserve the initiative and referen
dum, than any other course at the
polls.
The 100th case however, happens to
be on the ballot to be voted on next
woek. This is the referendum by the
state tax commission authorizing an
increase in the state levy to meet-wartime
jemergencies, An emphatic "Yes"
should be voted on thla measure, for
there Is no argument against it. in
view 'of present conditions. Oregon'
war record must be kept up at all cost.
With this exception, however, the
voters should register a vigorous pro
test on every other bill proposed at
the coming election, or referred, as
the case may be. There happens to
be tour referendums and two initia
tive measures to be considered at the
coming eloction. They Bhould be
snowed under, with the exception of
the war emergency measure men
tioned.
No one will deny that a normal
school is a splendid institution;
FEAR IS CAUSE OF
SQVIN SKY'S LEAVING
neither Is there any argument against
establishing a home for dependent, de
linquent and defective children. At
this particular time, however, - these
expenditures are uncalled for, and the
voter will be doing his bit by voting
"NO" on No. 801 and No. 303.
So also with the two fish bills to be
considered. Both are referendum,
one to prohibit seine and set-net fish
ing on tho Rosne river and tributaries,
and the other closing the Willamette
river to fishl.vrhouth of Oswego. The
fisherman has a right to live, and dur
ing war times should have the advan
tage, If any there be, over the man
who fishes for sport. Vote "NO" on
both these bills. Common sense will
dictate such action.
Then too, are the Jackson bills, pro
posed by Initiative petition, to abolish
tho delinquent tax publication law and
to establish a different rate for legal
advertising. Both are creatures of
Sam Jackson, editor of the Portland
Journal, who is seeking a golden op
portunity to even up old scores with
the state press of Oregon. A fewj
years ago the state press snowed un
der the single tax measures, which
Brother Jackson saw fit to foster.' It
was a bitter pill, and now under the
guise of so-called war-time necessity,
Jackson would even matters up with
the press, at the expense of the tax
payers, whose property, under the
proposed Jackson delinquent tax bill,
will be left to the mercies of the tax
title grabber. The legal rate bill is
lower than the same charges made by
legislatures in most of the states of
the union, and while Mr. Jackson
knows that newspaper costs have gone
up from 30 to 100 per cent during the
past year, as in all lines of Industry,
he thinks the present rate of 5 cents
per line should be lowered at this par
ticular time. The personal spitework
element figure largely in the Jackson
bills. 'This is shown particularly in
the delinquent tax measure. The pres
ent law provides that mall notice bo
sent out. Jackson's substitute mea-
sure provides the same thing. The
present law provides for publication
ONLY after mall notice has failed to
notify. In spite of this fact, there never
yet has appeared a clear statement of
the present law in the Journal's con
temptible campaign to cloud the issue
before the voters. Both these bills
should be swatted along with the rest.
They come within the general rule.
Kill them.
Dreading arrest on a charge of set
ting out a brush fire without a permit,
Antone Sovlnsky, of the Highland dis
trlct, has deeded his property to hi
wife and left the county.. About two
week ago a slashing fire was set on
the Sovlnsky place, and a crew of
men wag sent out to fight the flames,
which were subdued at a cost of more
than ?200 to the forest fire control
bureau, and a warrant was Issued for
Sovlnsky' arrest
Before the warrant could be served,
Sovlnsky was reported ill, with symp
tons of Spanish influenza, and was
placed in quarantine by Dr. H. V.
Adix, of Estacada. Sovlnsky recovered
speedily and went before Justice of
the Peace Mat Kandle, of Highland,
and executed a deed for his property
to his wife and left for Portland. His
present whereabouts are unknown.
Sovlnsky was evidently badly
frightened at the charge against him,
though he would probably have es
caped with a fine of $10 had he appear
ed and entered a plea of guilty.
PORTLAND, Oct. 30. A call for
51 HZ selective service men between
the ages of 19 and 36, who registered
September' 12, will be made in Oregon
during November and December, ac
cording to a telegram received Wed
nesday morning by Captain J. E.
Culllson, state selective executive,
from the provost marshal general's office.
The quota assigned to Oregon Is only
Indefinite and provisional, since the
plan of fixing the state allotment on
the bast of national 'and state
itrengtb of all class 1 men of the Sep
tember registration which ha been
adopted, cannot be carried out at pres
ent because of Spanish influenza, mak
ing It Impossible to determine the
strength of any state. The temporary
allotment made for the November
and December call will be adjusted
Mater and the state given credit for
any additional men over their actual
quota they may have supplied. The
allotment of no state should exceed
12 per cent of the total September
registration between the age of 19
and 36.
Since the influenza make it im
possible to set a definite date for in
ductlon Jrom the states, Captain Cul
lison wag requested to inform the
provost marshal general the date on
which the inductions could be fulfilled.
Captain Cullison telegraphed that
2500 men could be supplied November
20 and the remainder of the provis
ional allotment December 20.
In the meantime all class 1 men re
maining from previous registration
are to be inducted in calls expected
within the next few dayB, according
to Captain Cullison.
umm
UNFAIR CRITICISM
FROM OPPONENTS
CAMPAIGN TO
BE CONDUCTED
ON SCHEDULE
LARGE AMOUNT
OF REVENUE
IS PAID HERE
The largest amount ever paid as rev
enue in the recorder's office here was
paid Tuesday by the Nedra Company,
when a quit claim deed was entered
upon the record carrying f 30 in rev
enue stamps, The deed in question was
Issued to the Nedra company by John
B. and Susan Scott Cronan giving
clear title to a tract of land situated
In section 6, township 2, range 2 east,
Clackamas county.
The campaign for the Seven War
Activities will take place on the time
designated, according to word re
ceived here Friday by A. C. Rowland,
county chairman. The telegram fol
lows: "I have just received, from John R.
Mott, National Campaign Manager,
telegram as follows: Committee has
decided after careful consideration
and wide consultation to adhere to
original date and conduct of drive as
planned. Have visited Washington to
day and took matter up with war de
partment and President Wilson and
they fully support this decision. In
some sections talk of postponing cam
paign on account of Influenza epidem
ic This settles that matter definitely.
ORLANDO W. DAVIDSON,
State Director."
10 IS TAKEN TO SALEM
Charles P. Stutz, who was arrested
last week on a charge of violation of
the espionage act, was Friday commit
ted to the state hospital for the insane
and was taken to Salem that night.
Stutz was arrested upon complaint of
his wife and daughters for disloyal
utterances, but after ho had been
taken to Portland on the federal
charge, Mrs. Stutz relented and insist
ed that her husband was insane, so
he was brought hero and given an ex
amination by Dr. C. H. Meissener and
Dr., M. C. Strickland bofore County
Judge Anderson, and adjudged insane.
He is a resident of Bolton, aged 63
years, and is the father of 12 children,
all of whom are living. He has two
sons In the army and was born in
Kentucky of German parentage.
Several year ago Stutz received a
blow on the head and has not been of
sound mind since.
Preparing for the time when 4,000
000 American fighting men will be tin;
der arms in this country and over
seas, the seven welfare organizations
serving the soldiers, will, at the re
quest of President Wilson, make a
united drive for 1170,500,000, Novem
ber 11 to 18.
I'hese organizations are already car
ing for the physical, moral and spirit
ual needs of the men already In ser
vice. In the front line trenches, under
shell fire and gas attack, in the rest
camps behind the lines, on the trans
ports crossing the ocean, in the home
camps and wherever the fighting men
are to be found, the secretaries of the
Y. M. C. A., K. of C. Salvation Army
and Jewish Welfare Board are doing
valiant work.
The Y. W. C, A. is doing a woader
ul service with its Hostess Houses and
among women munition workers, the
American Library Association is sup
plying thousands of books to the men
and the War Camp Community Ser
vice is looking after the soldiers in
the cities adjacent to the camps.
Each of the seven welfare organiza
tions has its particular work and looks
to the people for support. These or
ganizations link the rldlor with home
I strengthen his morale and make, life
easier and happier for him. To sup
port them is to furnish your boy or
your neighbor's boy with the comforts
and conveniences which you want htm
to have.
Opponents of Governor Withycombe
have devoted all of their time to crit
icising minor detais of his administra
tion, and, in doing so, innuendo, mis
reprsentation and misstatement of
facts have been freely and recklessly
emp'oyed. None of his critics has had
the fairness to say that Governor
Withycombe Is loyally, patriotically
American, and has at all times earn
estly co-operated with the administra
tion in the prosecution of the war.
None of these critics has pointed
out the fact that it was due in large
measure to the leadership of Gover
nor Withycombe that Oregon has led
all other states in responding to the
country's call for soldiers and sailors,
liberty bond and Red Cross drives and
all other patriotic endeavors. They
have neglected also to relate anything
of the splendid efficiency of the State's
military organization at the outbreak
of the war, and for whose efficiency
the Governor was responsible. Neith
er have they told the people of the
state that Governor Withycombe in
the organization of the military forces
of the state, the medical corps, selee
tion of officers and the formation of
draft boards, . absolutely ignored pol
itics and chose men solely for their
fitness an competency.
Governor W'ithycombe has a record
for a sound business administration
and loyal and earnest effort in the
nation's present crisis that .should
command the approval and support
of the whole people.
PRISONERS
A! GUNS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Thirty-
three thousand Austrian troop, hund
red of gun and Innumerable machine '
gun have been captured by Italian
and allied force on the Italian front,
said an official dispatch today from
Rome. The 332d American infantry
regiment ha gone into action and the
fighting now extend practically all
along the course of the Plavo river.
The Austrian are resisting stub
bornly, throwing in many new divis
ions, but have not been able to stop
the advancing force.
The 332d United State Infantry I
composed of men from Ohio and
some .Pennsylvanian. The Ameri
cans entered Italy late in July and
were warmly greeted by the King and
Minister and the populace generally.
PARIS, Oct 30. General Pershing's
force today Improved their position
in the region of Grand Pre. Bellejoy
euse farm Is now virtually within tho
Americas line.
By the occupation of Aincreville the
Americans have brought within their
lines a series of bill and natural po
sitions dominating the country for
mile. Aincreville was taken with but
little opposition, the resistance being
principally from machine guns.
Enemy artillery activity east of the
River Mense decreased this evening,
but the German continued to throw
gag Into the left and other parts of
the line and to hurl she'ls of large
caliber in he back area. American ar
tillery pounded away at the positions
behind the German line. Their target
included cross roads and wood where
enemy troops wfere reported to be encamped.
BIG WHEAT CROP
SUIT IS FILED
TO COLLECT ON
NOTE OF $1950
WASHINGTON, Oct 29. A bumjer
supply of wheat on hand the first of
October, is shown in a statement is'
sued today by the department of agri
culture. At that time there were 195,-
997,839 bushels on hand, as compared
with 114,331,842, September 1. The sup
ply, the report shows, Is almost three
times as large as a year ago, the act
ual percentage being 297.6 of the 1917
stock. These figures refer to stocks
actually reported and do not include
stocks on the farms.
GLADSTONE MAY
NOT HOU) ANY
CITY ELECTION
The City of Gladstone in all proba
bility will not hold their city election
this year, according to the report of
the city officials. The new law, affect
ing city precinols with county boun
daries, which must be co-terminus,
makes it impossible for the City of
Gladstone to hold a regular election
on next Tuesday, November 5, inas
much aa their city charter carrie an
amendment to the effect that no
election shall be held only on regular
election dates, and the boundaries of
the city have not been changed so
as to make them co-terminus with
the county precincts. According to
the officials, the only solution to the
problem is to have a recall of the pres
ent office holders, leaving one coun
cilman aid the mayor to hold office,
then having new city officials appoint
ed by these two. It was first suggest
ed that the county court should
change the boundaries at his late hour,
but upon Investigation it was found
that they have no power in the matter,
as the time had elapsed for the court
to take action.
T
MUST BE PAID IN
A. E. Brandon, administrator of the
estate of Alberta W. Thompson, ha
Instituted suit against I. G. Davidson
and Ida May Davidson, his wife, H. F.
Bushong, trustee in bankruptcy and
F. W. Goldabb for the foreclosure
of a mortgage on Tract O, Clackamas
Riverside, given to secure the pay
ment of a note for $1950, executed Oc
tober 81, 191T, by Mr. and Mra. David
son in favor of Alberta W. Thompson.
Bushong and Goldabb claim some in
terest In the property.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 28. It will be
necessary for the Red Cross to pay
tue local freight rate on a partial
carload of magazines and other peri
odicals from Grants Pass to Medford,
according to a ruling of the railroad
administration which says there shall
be no discrimination in favor of ship
ments of this character.
The two towns were able to get
together a carload of magazines for
soldiers and asked the public service
commission if tho local rate from
Grants Pas to Medford could be
waived, Commissioner Corey took the
question up with the railroad officials
and they cited the administrators
ruling. ;
ALTERNATES SENT TO '
CAMP IN PLACE OF
DISQUALIFIED MEN
Robert Avery Snodgrass and Clyde
Ernest Fischer were inducted Into ser
vice yesterday and sent to Fort Mc
Arthur, Cal., to take the places of Wal
tre W. Helms, of Garfield, and Henry
Kyllo, who were ' physically incapac
itated from going. Helms ha Span
ish influenza. Snodgrass and Fischer
were alternates lor me group oi la
men who left for Fort Uc Arthur
yesterday.
L. O. Eldred, of Molalla, and Albert
Slop, of Boring, will be sent to Benson
Podytechnic, today, in place of Joseph
Haas, of Maple Lane, who is a Span
ish influenza patient, and Homer Hoi
lowell, of Gladstone, who is ill.
BOYS GET TRAINING
Ten members of the Oregon Agri
cultural College S. A. T. C. were or
dered to. Fort Monroe, Vs.., to attend
the central officers artillery school.'
Seven of them are from Portland.
Those from Portland are as ofllows:
Edgar A. Blersdort, Joseph H. Cun
ningham, Wallace R. Hoffer, Tevor N.
Klncald, Dewey B. Larson, Carl M,
Stebinger and George G. West. The
other are Kenneth Phillips, Albany;
John M. Pugh, Shedd; Mervyn Steph
enson, Tillamook.