"ORECOfTCi TY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1918.
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DEATHS
Mr. and Mr. Juine Dawaon, of thl
city, rect-lved word Friday of. ilia death
of their fourth Htm, Howard Dawon,
lit Winchester, England, on October
2 1 at, after an Illness of bronclilul pneu
monia. Howard Dawon wan oim of tlui nrt
boy of Clackamas county to anawer
country' cull. Ho enlisted In Com
pany O, Oregon Natlonul Guard, and
Inter tranaforred to tho United Stale
102 Infantry, and wa of the forty
first Division. He arrived In England
on December 27, 1917, and later wont
to Franco, and returning aguln to
England, After being stationed In Eng
land for ome tlmo he wa attain
transferred to Franca, where lie re
mained until being assigned a or
derly for Colonel Alirama at Wlncho
tr. Tbe youtiK man wai heard front by
hit partinta about alx week aK, and
ha had imt returned from hla fur
IoukIi, and wa then In the bent of
health.
4 Ho waa one of the by from the
Weat, who was anxtou to do hla bit
for hla country. He waa well known
here where he had many friend. 11
attended the Oregon City achoola be
fore enlisting.
Howard Dawaon wai born In Mich
igan, and came to Oregon City with
hla parent when a smnll boy, He haa
resided In Oreaon City moiit of IiIn
, life.
The young man I aurvlved by hi
parent, Mr. and Mr. Jamo Dawaon,
of till olty; five iter, Mr. Ktlltli
Mlicholl. of Maple Lune, Ctackama
county; Mra. K. L. Clark, Mlse
Hhoda Dawion, Alice Dawaon and
Mabel Dawaon, of Oregon City; three
brothers, Arthur and Kennth Daw
aon, of Hood Itlver, and John Dawaon,
of thl city.
Mra. Sarah l Fanton, former real
dent of Estaeada, died on November
II at Ilofid, Oregon, the cause of ber
death belnit Influenza. The re:nalnii
were brought to Kstaenda for burial
In the family lot, and laid to real he
aide' ber hiiNbiind, the late Iteuben
Fanton. She had been 111 but a few
day.
Mra, Fanton wa IK) year of ago,
and aame to Oregon from Iowa In
1 871. In 1873 hs married Iteuben Fan
ton, who died In 1910 at Kstnciida.
Mr. Fanton I aurvlvcd by eight
children, who are Henry Fanton. of
Marahfleld; Andy Fanton. of Silver
ton; Mr. Eliza Rice, or Waplnltla,
Ore,; Mra. Klla l,ovlace, of Iteiid;
Mr. Hoao Itond, of Mullno; Mr. Del
la Harder, of George; Mra. Lizzie
Snider, of Katncnda; Mra. Anna Klce,
of Canby.
er company' plant on tha Willamette
river here and wa prominent In Ore
gon City and vlclrtlty,
He I survived by hi widow and
two daughter of Portland, and one
on with the American army In
France, .
The remain of tho iate Clarence
Webster I'orter, who loat hi life on
October 25th In tbe ' Llifti Canal,
Alaska, biting a victim of tho Steam
ship Prince Bophla disaster, arrived
In Oregon City Friday morning. Mr.
I'orter ha been engaged in bulnea
at Falrhunka, Alaska, and wa on hi
way to Oregon City to Join hi wife
and daughter, Mis Alta I'orter, wljo
had proceeded him, They had Intend
ed nuiklng their homo in Oregon.
Mr. I'orter wa well known in Ore
gon City, where be relded for many
year before taking up hi rcHldonce
In AliiHkn, Ho waa the on of Mra. A.
M. Porter, of Clladtono, and of tbe
lata It. W, I'orter, He aliio leave
hi wife, Mr. Simla Wate I'orter, a
nod, Iory C. I'orter, who la In France
with the American Expeditionary
Force; two daughter, Mia Alta II.
I'orter, and Mr. Charle Klraleln, of
llonlulu, II. T. Mr, Porter 1 also ur
vlved by hi brother, Charle B. I'ort
er, of Portland; twe alatsr, Mr. J.
II. Iaber, of Portland; Mr. Klmer
Mavlllo, of Oregon City.
The funeral service of ths late Clar
ence Webstor I'orter were conducted
from the llolinan & Pace funeral chap
el In thl city Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock'. Many frlenda of tha deceaaed
and of the family attended the aer
vlcna. Hev. C, F, Klreger, who 1 p
tor of the Methodtat Episcopal church
of Palrhank, Alaska, officiated, and
waa assisted by Hev. l'urson, alao of
Falrbank. but formerly of Oregon
City. l)urlng the aervlce Mr. Krlegor
ang aeveral olo, and Rev. Krlcger
and hla wife alio ang a duot. At tbe
Mountain View cemetery tha I. O. O.
F. I -edge, of Oregon City, had charge
of the burial aervlce. Many frlenda al
io attended the laat rite at the family
lot.
The pallbearer we-e membera of
the I. O. 0, F. Lodge and were S. 8.
Walker. J. J. Cooke, J. K. Morris, I-ouls
Feaster, William Heilgoa, W. H. How
ell. Mr. Porter wa one of the victim ot
the Ill-fated Steamship Prlnceaa So
phia dlianter, and lost hi life In the
Linn Canal, Alaska. HI body arrived
In Oregon City Friday morning.
Word wu received In Oregon City
Monday of the death of Mr. G. W.
Moore, of Missoula, Montana, wtfu of
(5. W. Moo-e, employed by the Armour
Packing Company and with headquar
ter at Mlaaou'a. Mr. Moore, whose
death waa sudden, wa caused by In
fluenza, resulting In pneumonia. Her
death oecurrud two week ago.
Mrs. Moore la survived by her hus
band, of. Missoula; her inter, Mrs.
Alvln Shield, of Oregon City; Mr.
Thomu Hers, of Portland; and her
parent, Mr. and Mr, W. G. Fitzger
ald, of Portland.
Mabel Phillip, daughter of Mr. and
Mr. Guy II. Phl'llps, of Caii'mnh,
died at the home of her grandmother,
Mr. II, Halcom, of that place, Tueadny
morning at 8:30, after a few flays' Di
nes from Influenza. '
The little girl's age was 5 year, 9
month and 15 day. She wna the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips.
The futher left a few duya ago to en
tor the marine service, and la now on
hla ship on hi way across the ocean.
Besides hor purents, he l?aves a
brother, aged three year, also her
grandmother, Mr. Unicom. Her grand
father, Mr. Unicom, recently died from
Injuries received while working In the1
Hawloy Pulp & Paper Company.
Otto F. Olson, well known In this
county, wa found dead at Marlot lust
Saturday where he was mnp'oytd as
gate tender for the Portland Railway,
Light A Power Co. Death wa due to
valvular heart trouble.
Hs at ono time was head of the pow-
Mr. Hazel Greenwood, wife of Har
vey Greenwood, of Pasco, Wash., dl;d
lit her home on Wednesday evening,
after a brief lllnee from Influenza.
Mra. Greenwood la well known In
Oregon City, where she made her home
for aeveral year while a student of
the high school. She graduated from
that Institution In June, 114. She
luter took up -the study of nursing
at Good Samaritan hospital, Portlnnd,
graduating from that Institution In
February, 1918. She followed her pro
fession but a short time when she was
-.inlted In niurrluge to Mr. Greenwood
a railroad man of Pasco.'
Mr, Greenwood wa born and
rearc-d tit Sandy, Clackamus county,
and la the third daughter of Mr. and
Mr. S. E. Mitch -11, prominent real
dent of that place. At the time of
her detrth she was 24 year Of age.
She bud a host of friend In Sandy
and In Oregon City, u well as In Port
land. Mr. Greenwood U survived by her
husband, Harvey GGreenwood, who 1
very low with tho Influenza; three
sisters, Mis Mary Mitchell and Mrs.
Joseph Justin, of Oregon City; Mia
Gladys Mltche'l. of Sandy; flv broth
ers, all of whom are In the service,
except ono, John, of Sandy. The other
brother are Roy Mltclull, with the
77th Company, Sixth Machine Gun Bat
talion, United States Marino Corps;
Arlle Mitchell, on the U. S. S. Santia
go; Harry Mitchell, also In tho Marine
servlc?, and recently arriving In
France; Ned, the youngest brother, is
at the S. A. T. C. at Pullman, Wash.
The reinaliiB of Mrs. Greenwood will
bo brought to Sandy for burlul.
Sir. Greenwood' sisters, Miss Mary
Mitchell and Mr. Justin, left here
Wednesday afternoon having ben
summoned to the bedside of their sla
ter by telegram, but arrived too late.
Mr. Greenwood passed away before
their arrival at Pasco. Although Mr.
Oraenwod had written her sister
here that he waa suffering from Influ
enza, her condition wna not thought
serlon.
Funeral aervlce ovf the rojiialn
of Mr. Hazel Greenwood, wife of liar-
vey Greenwood, who died In Paco,
Wash,, will be conducted at the Flnloy
funeral parlor Tuesday afternoon,
November 19, at 2:80 o'clock. Rev. J,
R. Landaborougb, former pastor, of the
Presbyterian church of thl city, but
now of Portland, and with whose fam
ily Mr. Greenwood made her home
while attending the Oregon City high
school, will officiate. None from the
Good Samaritan hospital, Portland, are
to act a pallbearer, and friend of
the deceased, MfS. Greenwood having
graduated from that Institution a a
nure In February, 1918, The Inter
ment will be In the Mount Scott cem
etery. .
W. 8, Thomas, of Mount Pleasant,
ha received word of the death of
hi' daughter, Mr. Ernest M. Belle-
vue, of Anacortc, Wash., from Influ
enza, Mr. Ilollevue had been 111 but
a few day.
Mr. Pelevue wa about 20 year of
age, and I survived by a husband and
two children; also by her father and
mother, Mr and Mr. W, 8. Thoma
and her grandmother, Mr. Jane
Thoma, a pioneer of Clackamas coun
ty, whose home I at Mount Plr:aaant.
Mra. Ilollevue made many friend
here while visiting at Mount Pleasant
during the past summer.
Emmett Shea, of thl city; died at
the family home Monday evening, af
ter a short Illness from Influenza
Mr. Shea wa a native of Oregon,
did formerly resided at Iirownsvllle
He wa 24 year of age, and la sur
vived by a wife and little son, Hobby
who la critically 111 with Influenza
The remain were shipped to the for
tner home at Iirownsvllle Tuesday af
tunioon, where Interment took place
Many friend of the young man w:mt
to the Southern Pacific depot to pay
their last repect. Many floral tribute
were also tent to be placed on the
grave.
Mr. Nellie Covell, wife of Charle
Covell, died at the family home at Ca
nemah on Thursday evening from in
fluenza, after a few day Illness of the
disease.
Mr. Covell waa a native of Oregon
and hn resided at Canemah for about
seven month. She wa born February
24, 1881, and wa 37 year of age at
the time of her demise.
Mr. Covell I survived by her wid
ower and nine children, all of Cane
mah.
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hour ot your farmT . 1
Kind of fuel used Doe the tactor operate on low grade fuels and '
does the company give a written guarantee to that effect?
General design Is the tractor sturdy and well made or la It flimsy 1
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Drawbar bar Can it be used for all kinds ot drawbar work such as
plowing, discing, drilling, harvesting, etc?
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GEO. BLATCHFORD
MOLALLA, OREGON
AGENT
Mis Martha Rider, daughter of Mr.
and Mra. W. 8. Rider, plonker resi
dents of Clackamas county, died In
Oregon City Tuesday morning at 10:30
from Influenza. Miss Rider bad been
confined to her bed for severul months
from paralysis, and suffered an attack
of Influenza a frw days ago.
MIhs Rider was born In Oregon, and
was 34 years of age. She Is survived
by her parents, Mr. and Mr. Rider,
of this city; two sisters, Mrs. F,
Albright, Mrs. Charles McCormlck, of
Oregon lty; a brother, Chaa. Rider,
of Oregon City, Route 1.
Tho funeral service over the ro
mains of the late Miss Martha Rider
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. S. Rider,
of this city, who died here Tuesda
morning at 10:30 o'clock from influ
enza, will be held from the funeral
chapel of ilolman & Pace this after
noon' at 2 o'clock, with Rev. S. W. Sea
man. pastor of the Presbyteria
church, officiating. The Interment will
be In the family lot In Mountain View
cemetery.
Mlaa Martha Rldir waa born at
Greenwood, and wa 34 years ot age.
sue is sirvivcu oy tier parents, -Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Rider, well known
pioneers of Clackamas county; six
slaters, Mrs. Terrlll Osborn, ot Red
mond; Mrs. Giant Crlteser, of Rock
Island; Mrs. F. Albright, Mrs. Charles
McCormack, Mrs. Edward Jarrett and
Mrs. A, L. Lambert,, of Oregon City;
two brothers.-Cbarlea Rider, of Oregon
City, and George Rider, of Lents. .
F. E. Roesti, of Mount Pleasant,
died at that place Monday evening ,at
9 o'clock.
Mr. Roesti was a Vatlve of Switzer
land, and was born about SO years
ago. In his boyhood days he went to
Minnesota, and later to Oregon. For
the past six years he haa resided at
Mount Pleasant, where he ha engaged
In farming.
Claud Currln, a prominent young
man ,of Prosaer, Washington, died at
that place November 9. He was the
son of an early pioneer of Clacka
mas county and John H. Surrln,
who was electrocuted October 8.
The late John Currln was well known
In this county as he was born, rear
ed and schooled at Molalla, Oregon.
Claud, his son, was 23 years old, and
levaes to mourn his loss, his wife and
two little sons, also a mother, Mrs.
Dell Currln, tour brothers and six sis
ters, all of Prosser, besides niatjy
friends of that place. ,
The decased Is a nephew of James
Currln, sexton of Mountain' View cem
etery, and Mrs. Mary Shelly, and .five
cousins, all of that place, but no one
who Is In France. He is also a nephew
of Charles Currln, of Genesee, Idaho.
The Interment took place la the
Prosser Cemetery.
relative of the young man. the re
main were brought to Portland for in
terment In Mount Calvary cemetery,
and a delegation of the local Elk'
lodge went to Mount Angel by special
car, and accompanied the body to ft
last resting place. A number of officials
of the Willamette Valley Southern
Railway Company attended the ser
vices, ,
The pallbearers were momber of
the Elks' Lodge, alid were George
Bwafford. Leonard Lageaon, E. L,
Johnson, Francis McGahuey, Don
ame and John F. Clark.-
The floral tribute were beautiful.
and many were ont from thl( city.
Among these tribute were those from
tho employes of the Willamette Valley
Southern Railway, also from the of-
clal of the Willamette Valley South
ern Railway Company and from the
Elk' Lodge.
Mr. Purdy wa connected with the
Oregon Electric Railway Company be
fore accepting the position a motor
man of tbe Willamette Valley South
ern Railway in August, 1915. Since
that time be has beeji one of the most
popular employe of the Willamette
Valley Southern Railway Company.
Hi father, too, wa a former employe
of the Oregon Electric, and also was
employed a a railroad man in Spokane.
Mr. Purdy moved to Mount Angel
from Portland in 1915, and since tak
ing up his residence In that little city
had made many frl-mds.
He wa 111 b it a few day with Influ
enza when death claimed him.
The'deceawed I survived by hi wife
and two ifttle children and also bis
mother, Mrs. Purdy, who has made
he'r home with her son, since the death
of her husband.
Mis Annie Aden, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. John Aden, of Stafford
Clackamas county, died at the famll
ly home Wednesday morning, after an
illness of 15 year;.
Mis Aden was born at Stafford 34
year ago; and ha resided at that
place evertslnce. She I the daughter
of prominent pioneers ot Clackamas
founty, and was favorably known in
that section.
The deceased 1 survived by her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Aden, ot Staf
ford; three sisters, Mrs. Fritz Wag'
ner, of Wllsonvllle; Mrs. U. Eiler, of
Aurora; Miss Myrtle Aden, of Staf
ford; Henry and Georgs Aden, of Wil
sonvllle.
The funeral services are to be con'
ducted Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'
clock, and Rev. Hoffman win officiate
In English, and Rev. Lucas, of Staf
ford, will officiate In German. The in
terment will be in the Stafford ceme
tery.
tune, Mr. Austin, Joseph Davenport
and A thur McAnulty, -
- M . Lulu Lponz, wife of Tony
Lponz, died at her homi at Fourteen
th and Madison Street, Wednesday
evening frori-a brief, attack of Influenza.
Mis. Lponz waa 24 years old, and
survived by h;r husband, and two
little children, one a babe but one
day old, born Wednesday morning.
Mr. Lillian Axford, ot Oregon City,
Route 1, received word from Franca
on Wednesday of thl week of the
death of her son, Merls Bingham, a
well known Oregon City young man
Word came by letter ond stated that
the young man waa killed In action on
October 4th, during on; of the big en
gagements. "'
Merle Iiingham had written his
mother saying that he had already
gone over the top several times, and
expected to again soon, and that he
would write in a few days later tell
ing her mors. Further word vat not
received from the young man, and
Wednesday morning the sad new wa
received. He waa with the Marines
and when leaving here, told a num
ber of friends that be had a present
ment that ha would never return.
Merle Bingham was about 19 years
of age, and was one of the most pop
ular young men leaving Clackamas
county. Us was a student of tbe Ore
gon City high school, bat enlisted In
his junior year. He was one of the first
young men to enter the Marine service
In Oregon City.
Young Iiingham Is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Lillian Axford, of Ore
gon City, Route 1, and a sister, Miss
Ermll Bingham, and a brother, Lydon
Bingham, of Oregon City, Route 1.
ROAD
DISTRICTS
TO VOTE FOR
MPROVEMENTS QUESTION
FOR NEXT SESSIONS
HRflDHB
A. J? Purdy ,who has been motor
man for the Willamette Valley South
ern Railway Company for the past
three years, died at his home nt Mt.
Angel Monday, after a brief Illness of
Influenza.
Mr. Purdy was one of tho most com
petent men employed by the company,
and had made many friends while on
his trips between his home city and
Portland. He Is survived by his wid
ow and two little children, aged four
and six years, also his mother, Mrs.
Purdy, who made her home with her
(tort, since the death ot her husband a
year ago. ' . ,
Funeral services over the remains
of the late R., J. Purdy, of Mt. Angel,
who died at his home Monday after
noon of influenza, were conducted at
Mount Angel Thursday morning. The
services were attended by friends and
D. O. Worthtngton, of Oak Grove,
who recently returnsd from Wheeler.
Oregon, died at the hospital in Port
land Friday evening, after a few days'
Illness of influenza.
Mr. Worthingion Is survived by his
wife and two daughters, one four
years and the other two weeks.
Mr. Worthtngton has come to his
home to see his new born daughter,
when taken 111. y -4
Edward H. Dlsbrow, aged 88 years,
died 'at the home, of William Brnner.
of Clackamas Heights, Wednesday
night, after an Illness of several
weeks. He has resided at the home of
Mr. Bniner sine arriving here."
Mr. Dlsbrow Is survived by a daugh
ter, Mrs. France Allison, of North
Yakima, Wash.; who has come to at
tend the funeral services, and was at
his bedside when he passed away.
Charles Samuel Wolfer, of Milwau
kle, died at his home Friday evening,
November 15, after a few days' illness
of influenza. Mr. Wolfer's death was
sudden, when heart failure resulted
from the attack of Influenza. He was
taken ill last Saturday evening, short
ly after he had returned from his em
ployment at the St. Johns shipyards.
Charles Samuel Wolfer was the son
of the lute Samuel and Margaret Wol
fer, prominent early pioneers, who
crossed the plains in 1S65, and were
among the early Aurora colonists. Mr.
Wolfer was born at N?edy, Clackamas
county, January 3. 1S84, and has re
sided in the county daring his entire
life. On December 13, 1911, he mar
ried Miss Mabel Meeks, of Canby,
daughter of prominent residents of
that place, who survives him, also his
three-year-old son, Samuel . Raymond
Wolfer.
The deceased, besides being sur
vived by his widow and his son, Sam'
uel Raymond, Is also survived by his
sisters, Mrs. Grant B. Dlmlck, of Ore'
gon City; Mrs. ,J. Coleman Mark, ot
Aurora, Route 4; a brother, Henry A.
Wolfer, of Canby, besides many
friends throughout Clackamas county.
William Ceceil Robinson, only son
Mr. and Mrs. A, M. Robinson, of
Clackamas, who died at the family
home Tuesday from influenza, was
given a military funeral at Clackamas
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
E. E. Gilbert, pastor of the M. E.
church of this city, assisted with the
services, which were held at the Clack
amas cemetery.
As William Robinson was a member
of Company H, Oregon National Guard
of Portland, this company was repre
sented by a squad, who acted as pall
bearers and conducted the military
services. Taps were Bounded over the
grave. Beautiful floral tribute's from
the many frlsnds of the young men
covered the grave. .
The funerol services ofthe late Mrs.
Veta Louise Barry, wife ot Louis Bar
ry, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Kelly, ware conducted
from the St. John's Catholic church
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. As the
funeral services were private, only a
few Intimate friends of the family and
relatives attended. During the services
the remains were not removed from
the funeral parlors of, E. A. Brady, and
following mass at the church by Rev.
A. Hlllebrand, who baptized, Mrs. Bar
ry 30 years ago, a brief service was
held at the Brady chapel" before leav
ing for the Catholic cemetery.
The pallbearers were- Thomas O'
Neill, Steven Chambers, Edward For-
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About 50 district in Clackamas coun
ty will hold meetings soon to vote on
special road taxes for the Improvement
of the roads in their districts.
This Is not compulsory for the dis
tricts but a great many vote these
taxes and by so doing much road
improvement Is accomplished that
could not otherwise be done.
The following is a complete list of
the districts that are to hold these
meetings and the number and location
is given::
No. 1 Clackamas.
3 Damascus.
5 Boring.
6 Kelso.
8 Cherryville.
9 George.
No. 10 Estacada.
No. 11 Parkplace.
No. 12 Logan.
No. 14 Maple Lane.
No. 17 Canby. . .
No. 19. Clarkes.
No. 20 Barton,
No. 21 Colton.
No. 22 Dickey Prairie.
No. 23 Aurora.
No. 24 Gribble Prairie."
No. 25 Macks burg.
No. 26 LlberaL
No. 27. Marquam.
No. 28 Soda Springs.
No. 30 Hazelia.
No. 32 Wilsonville.
No. 33 Springwater.
No. 35 Cottrell..
No. SB--Monitor.
No. 38 Oatfleld,
No. 39 Carus.
No. 40 Sandy Ridge.
No. 41 Dover.
No. 42 Needy.
No. 43 Eagle .Creek.
No. 44 Mt. Pleasant.
No. 46 Ho'comb. "
No. 47. Oak Grove.
No. 4S Sanjly.
No. 49 Garfield.
No. 50 Sunnyslde.
No. 51 Pleasant Valley.
No. 52-Happy Valley.
No. 53 Hitchman.
No. 54 Elliott Prairie. '
No. 55 Viola.
No. 56 Lower Highland.
No. 57 Yoder.
No. 59 Canby.
No. 61 Gladstone. ,
No. 64 Sandy.
SALEM, Or., Nor. 19. Legislators-
elect apparently have formed an Oys
ter club. Never before haa a similar
et of men been so mum so soon he
fore a session as the bunch of lolona
that will grace the north and tonth
wing of the Capitol during the 40
day of wrestling coming up early
next year.
There seems to be not even an In
dication a to the big problems that
will have to be wrestled with. There
I the financial problem, of course, but
that I like the poor and ever with
us. It will be more marked the usual
this year because of tha limitation
hedging the legislators round about,
but otherwise It will be much the sam
old story.
Apparently the military police Is in
for a good drubbing. The Governor de
sires to have the present Organization
replace by a state constabulary of
something like 25 men. He ia placed
under the mandate of the state con
stitution to see that the laws are
faithfully executed" but ha nothing
to execute them with excepting the
regular peace officers, who are elected
by the people and are In no manner
responsible .to the chief executive for
th?ir salaries or for their Jobs. It has
frequently occurred that the Governor
has been powerless to execute when
the executing should be good, and con
sequently be wishes to have a little
br.nd of men that are responsible to
btm alone.
A kindly a the coming Legislature
will feel toward the Governor It is
likely that his constabular scheme
will have about as much show as the
kaiser would amoung a group of Bel
gian soldiers. 'There a'int going to
be no military police" seems to be
the attitude of the noble few who have
been sounded on the subject and pro
bably this attitude Is pratty general
The Governor tried two years ago to
steer the Legislature along his own
path for state constabulary, but it
never reached the goal. '
One great big feature which Is lia
ble to dissolve in the mists of the
early days of the session will be the
report of the Consolidation Commis
slon. Unless it is entirely revamped
and worked over from its original form
as it appeard when hurtled forth by
the versatile hand of Col. J. M. Mat
thews, consolidation and elimination
expert of the University of Illinois,
it will have a short life and not a very
merry one.
The bulk of the legislators who have
visited the Capitol off and on since the
Consolidation Commission's tentative
report was made, have thoroughly
made up their minds that the report Is !
largely bunk and Is destined for the
scrap heap. But it looms now, never-
FARMERS WILL
(EE? UIIIS
OF OPERATIONS
One of the most Interesting part
of the discussion which took place at
the luncheon of the Live Wires Tues
day was that relating to the crop ot
bean grown by these same Wires a
ear ago la order to save the Nation
from starvation. The Interesting part
is that the bean cost about twelve
cents a pound to grow, and are now
worth only about ellght cents to sell.
This Is the sort of experience that
farmers are continually getting, and
it may serve to demonstrate to the
business men the need of someone to
take hold and do something to change
the conditions which keep tbe farmer
continually struggling for a bare ex-'
'stance. The Live Wires are ahead of
the "average farmer in one important
respect; they know the cost of pro
ducing their crop. One of the import
ant pieces of work which will be taken
up by the County Agent this coming
year is to get farmers to keep ac
counts. A number of record books will
be placed In the hands of farmer in
different part of th& county, with the
understanding that they are to keep ac
curate account of their farming opera
tion and the information which will
be gained a to the costs of growing
the crops will be available for pub
lication. The opinion 1 held by many
who ought to know, that when the
average fanner finds out how much It
costs him to farm, a great many of
them will Jump the job and take to
something with a steady wage attach
ed. In any event, farming will never
be on a business basis until the costs
are known. Now that the boys are
coming home and kind hearted Con
gressmen are trying to find land for
them to settle on, it would be well to
know whether we are doing them a
good turn or a bad one. It is here that
the County Agent should get busy and
take up lines of work which will In
crease th3 production of the County,
Better livestock, better seed, better
cultural methods, all these will help,
and it is in demonstrating these
things that the, County Agent does his
most valuable work. Plans for next
year's work are now being drawn up,
and great stress is being put on teach
ing the fanner. to figure his posts.
Anything that tends to make prosper
ity for tillers of the soil will evsntuat
ly react to the benefit of the towns-people.
PARIS, Nov. 19. Well Into Belgium
and within a few hours march of the
German frontier on the south, Major-
General Joseph T. Dlckman's Army
gathered itself today for another Jump
into evacuated territory. The line was
unchanged. In accordance with plans
the march has been halted for a short
time while the heavier artillery, sup
ply servlca and other elements can be
brought up. Howevet, General Dlck
man's headquarters .were moved on
to Longuyon tonight and corps and
division commanders made similar ad
vances. -As
the Germans withdraw, the con
centration of the army of occupation
Is increased and not for a moment has
vigilance been relaxed. All possible
tactical advantages are carefully tak
en and the forces are so deployed that
tho peaceful march might easily, In
the presence of the enemy, be con
verted Into a hostile operation.
The second day of the advance serv
ed to confirm the belief at .the Ameri
can headquarters, however, that there
was no thought of treachery In he
minds of the German general staff and
that the terms of the armistice will
be faithfully carried out
the'ess, as the possible basis tor a big ,
fjght. It must be remembered that two ,
years ago two doughty Clackamas
County legislators fought in the Con
solidation arena with short swords.
They fought for Consolidation and I
against each other most of the session i
But what Walt Dimlck and George j
Brownell couldn't think of In the way
of consolidation and elimination must
be very trifling indeed, and It must be
admitted thy produced some very
worthy efforts at cutting down state
expenses. The efforts didn't have any
very tangible results save in one or
two instances, as consolidation has to
run tha gauntlet of as able a band ot
lobbying and job saving state officials
as can be found anywhere in the union.
The Legislature finaly decided that
the question of consolidation was a
swell one for passing the buck over,
and tha buck was passed on to the
coming session through the committee
which has sizzled and fizzled through
two stern years and will probably
reap its reward in January by an early
demise of its pet - child. One or two
membsrs of the commission claim that
their recommendations will go through
and be adopted. Prehaps they will. But
we shall see what we shall see.
The commutes on law reform, also
named by the last session will recom
mend that the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court be given authority to
place three circuit judges on the Su
preme Bench temporally at any time
he sees fit to relieve the congestion
there. This might be fine if it were not
used occassionally as a political ex
pedient to boost the fortunes and the
publicity of some aspiring candidates
for the high bench. This is not very
likely with the present Chief Justice,
or with any of the other Justices who
are sitting their by virtue of the will
of the people:. But developments of
the past year indicate that the bench
is not altogether free from the taint ot
politics, especially when It comes to
the question ot making appointments.
Another power that the committee
on law reform will ask for the Chief
Justice is the power to send circuit
judges from one county to another
when conditions warrant it. The ob
ject of this will be to relieve conges
tion In Multnomah County whenever
it Is deemed necessary and as judges
frequently go their on requests now
for that very purposa, it Is likely the
Legislators will look kindly upon such
a law. In fact probably both ot these
recommendations of the committee
will be granted. If they are not it will
probably mean a request for more jus
tices on the bench, as the docket is
full to overflowing.
MANY GUERNSEY
CATTLE RAISED
If THIS COUNTY
The fame of Clackamas county as a
home ot extra eood Guernsey cattle has
spread far and wide, to the extant '
that when the farmers of Island Coun
ty, Washington, wanted a carload of
iui ureeu, uiey Beui insir county
agent, R. M. Turner, to make the deal. '
Mr. Turner first visited Corvallls, .
whera he interested Professor West
over. Under the guidance ot County
Agent R. C. Scott, of Clackomas coun
ty, the leading herds of this county
were inspected, and fourteen head of
registered Guernseys were picked out,
ranging in age from six weeks to five
years, and including animals with
some of the best breeding west ot the
Mississippi. The prise paid for these
caftle is $4150 f. o. b. Oregon City.
Among the shippers were A. I. and
John Hughes, W. Carlson, F. S. Hutch
ins, J. T. Whalley, Octave Voget.
Mr. Turner expresseed himself as
well satisfied with his purchase. He
came to Clackamas county as the only
locality in the Northwest where a car
load of fancy Gusrnseys could be pro
cured. This county has been specializ
ing on Guernseys for several years.
A year ago Professor Westover, of
the Oregon Agricultural College, and
J. T. Whalley, of Portland, a well
known breeder, went East and brought
back a carload of registered Guern
seys from Massachusetts and Wiscon
sin for members of the Clackamas
County Guernsey Breeders Associo
tion. Tha sale made Thursday represents
the first carload of registered Guern
sey cattle ever shipped out of Oregon,
and it is a milestone In the history
of the breed on this coast J?rom now
on it Is expected that Clackamas coun
ty breeders will have an ever increas
ing number of young stock of this pop
ular breed, so that it will not be nec
essary for buyers to go East to fill
their requirements.
Island County, the future home of
these Guernsey cattle, consists of two
large islands in Puget Sound, and al
ready has a great pr?pqnderence of
GuernBeys. Mr.. Turner says there is
every probability that eventually this
Island will have all Gufnsey cattle..
Already the butte made from the
Guernsey cream sells for a premium
of Its high natural coloration and
flavor.
Truck freight service haa started
from Portland to Salem.
Baled Alfalfa Hay For Sale
IN CAR LOTS. WRITE
PINNEY & BENDER
ONTARIO, OREGON .