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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, I9I8.
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Interesting Facts About Oregon
City Boys In The U. S.
Service
Leslie Wells, a well known young
mau of Oregon City, who was one of
the first young men to enter the ser
vice, and was anxious to go across to
help get the kaiser, is still stationed
at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, He is with
the Fourth Aero Squadron, and writes
to his friends here tnat he la in ex
cellent health, bat that he has been
disappointed in not being able to go
overseas.
Pa PS Si
I. D. Taylor, of this city, is in re
ceipt of a letter from his son. Lieu
tenant J. L. Tay'or, stationed at
Blacksburg, Virginia, where he Is an
Instructor at the Blacksburg Polytech
nic School, and post adjutant, has just
returned to his camp from North Car
olina, where he had been sent by the
adjutant general from Washington. He
was sent to North Carolina to attend
a conference regarding the discharg
ing of the men at the training camps
hear that you never received my last
letter, as I wrote you quite a long
one the early part of April, bat do not
exactly remember the date, but a few
days after receiving the package of
tobacco.
"I haven't seen any of the Oregon
City boys for six weeks, but they
were all feeling fine tha last time I
saw them.
"I transferred out of Company E.
and into Headquarters Company
last June, so don't get to see any of
the boys, as I am at regimental head
quarters. I sej William Folger most
every day, as he U at Regimental
headquarters on detached service.
"I certainly spent a fine summer, as
I was off on detached aervics ia a
section of the country about 80 mi'es
from the rest of the regiment, and
the first American soldiers to come
In there, so you can imagine how we
wer treated. We were right close to
a fine beach resort and spent every
very courageous, oftiMi sticking until
their last cartridge Is gone,
"Am now resting for the 'next
'round.' Hope to be homo enm.
"Tell Had we will take a trip to
California to make up for old times
when I return,
"Am anxious to s e my brother and
have tho one good time he wrote
about.''
Another letter also received a few
days i gn '! written October 21. lu
this ho says: '1 am now In territory
the Germans hold sine the begin
ning if the war. Wars have boon
fought here for agog back. Cnnnor
state the place whe-e I m owing
to military reasons. Have soon quit
a few different countries.
"Wo are now encamped on a level
plain tn our pup tents. Have gotten
some straw from a m.tiY n -arby, and
made myself quite comfortable. Across
the read Is a boot patch recently
planted by the Germans.
"Am sending you a coupon for a
Christmas package. I hope I will be
staring noma ny tnat tiro-. From the
looks of things over hem I v 111.
'Tell Pad the Hot-he is finished.
That Is the way the French express
themselves.
This is all for the present, so will
close.
"Your son,
"ART."
(The name of Arthur E. Schwerln,
of Falls City, Wash., appeared In the
casualty list a few days ago. and It is
hoped by the parents of the young
man. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Sehwerin.
that it s not ther son. So far no of
ficial word has been received by the
parents'!.
Taylor had military training before I Sunday there.
entering the service, and was a stu
dent and a graduate from the Ore
gon Agricultural College.
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Phillip J. Sinnott, elder son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Sinnott. of Oregon
City, is with the 23rd Machine Gun
Battalion, Headquarters Detachment
at Camp Lee, Virginia Phil is a well
known newspaper man, and has, with
his company, made several trips to the
transport to embark for over-ssaa duty
but the company was ordered back to
camp, and transferred to Camp Lee.
While in New York City he visited
a number of re'atives whom he had
rot seen, and they showed htm a "time
cf h's life" during his brief stay at
Camp Mills. He has cousin, John C.
Kane, a gunner In the navy, for the
present stationed at Brooklyn, N. Y.
f.?o her cousin, Harry O'Brien, cor
poral, is with the infantry, stationed
at Fort Lee. Phillip J. Sinnott, of
Rosebank, N. Y la with th' 306th
Infantry, and was in the battle of
Soisson, receiving wounds in the arm,
is now on his way home from France.
H3 is a nephew of A. M. Sinnott.
Pi fc IP
Joseph Justin, who has been sta
tioned In Portland, received his hon
orable discharge from the service, and
returned to Oregon City, donning his
civilian clothing again.
Pa fta
A letter dated October 30, written
at Romsey, England, from Private
Henry Wilson, to Mrs. C. "W. Richard
son, had been received. In his letter
Wilson, who Is an Oregon City boy,
says In part as follows: "Received
your most welcome and kind letter
yesterday, and was very glad to hsar
from you. Am sending my beet re
gards to Mr. Richardson and all the
rest of my friends. I was surprised to
hear that all my old friends are in
the Marines.
Pa Pa j
Ray Ware, younger son of Rev.
and Mrs. A. J. Wrare, of this city, who
was stationed for some time at Camp
Fremont, and later transferred to
Camp Mills, N. Y., was on the trans
port that started for France, and was
out five days, when ordered back to
New York. For a few days his com
pany was stationed at Camp Mills
again, and later transferred to Camp
Merritt, N. J.
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In a letter from Charles Richardson
a few days ago, to his mother, Mrs.
C. W. Richardson, he tells of being
in excellent health. He further says:
"Your letter of September 25 re
ceived today, and how glad I was to
hear from my dear mother again. Your
letter found me feeling great. I have
n't received the dollar greenback from
the Patriotic Edition of the Morning
Enterprise, but whether I do or not,
we appreciate what they did for other
Clackamas county boys. Every time
I see sSergeant Kent Moody he says
'Richie, have you got any more En
terprises?' He is the only other kid
from Oregon City in the troop besides
myself. I never hear from 'Red' or
Sergeant Boytana. If you go to Port
land ask for his address, and send
it to me, will you? received a letter
from Mrs. Gallinger the other day. My,
I was sorry to hear of Carson and
Dailey losing their legs. Well, I muBt
'fin' as the French say, and 'traven
toot de seute' work pretty soon'.
"With lots of love and kisses,
"Your loving son
"CHARLES".
Headquarters Troop Third Army
Corps, A. P. O. 754, American
Exped. Forces.
(The money mentioned In not being
received from the Patriotic Edition
of the Morning Enterprise, was only
sent a few weeks ago, and has not had
time to reach its destination to Rich
ardson, but will no doubt reach him
before Christmas.
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A. M. Sinnott has just received a
letter from Corporal W. M. Strohmey
er, of Second Battalion Headquarters,
Eighteenth Engineers Railway, V. S.
A. P. 0. 734. France. He says the
following:
La Rochelle, France.
November 2. 1918,
"Dear Brother Sinnott:
"I Just received your letter August
19, and was very much surprised to
I have been sick in the hospital
with Spanish- influenza for the last
two weeks, but am back to camp again
and feeling fine as ever and working
every day.
"I am going on my furlough next
Sunday to Nice and Southern France,
and expect to have a good time.
' Was sorry to hear of the death of
Brothers Jan gar and Hull.
"Fraternally yours in C. J. B. L. and
"W. M. STROHMEYER."
Fa Fa Pa
Mrs. Lucille Klemson, of Canemah,
is in receipt of a brief letter from her
brother, Private C. O. Rickabaugh, a
well known Canemah young man, who
is at Hospital No. 30, France. The
letter is as follows:
"Somewhere In France, Oct 30, 1918
Dear Sis:
"Received your letter of the first.
and was sure glad to get It, also the
pictures that were very cute.
"I am in the hospital. Nothing ser
ious, so don't be worried. I expect
to be out soon.
"I like the looks of this country
much better than England, and we
now get white bread. It sure tastes
good. It is the first 1 have had since
I left the States.
"Was sure glad to get here. I have
sent my permit for the Christmas box
to you.
"I have a little souvenir I am going
to send you as soon as I get a chance.
"With love to all,
"As ever your brother,
"BUD."
Private C. O. Rickabaugh, 37289, A.
P. O. 725, Hospital 30, Amarican Ex
ped. Forces, France.
Fa Ft Fa
P. S. Flnnucane is In receipt of a
letter from bis son, Daniel J. Flnnu
cane, who has been in France, and one
of the first of our boys to go over
seas. This was written November 10.
The letter is in part as follows:
"Somewhere in France,
" Nov. 10, 1918.
"Dear Father:
"I will drop you a few lines to
night, as I have a little time before
retiring. I have gone to the hospital,
somewhere in France. I will surely
be able to tell you some story, Fath
er, when I return home, and give you
some of my experiences in this war.
Believe ma, it was different from
that we saw on the Mexican border,
and the Spanish American veteran
hasn't anything on us, who have come
over here to France. I don't blame the
old soldiers the way they talk. I have
seen 'No Mon's Land', barb wire,
machine gun holes, and have been
over the top, and the greatest of all
Is a 'whiz bang' which is an 'Austrian
88.' It Is a go-and-set-in.
"I believe the war Is about over,
from what they say here. Some day
you may see your son come marching
home, and proud that he has been
over the top. There are many of my
friends, who would like to have gone
over the top, but did not have the
chance.
"We sure have given the Huns what
they deserve, especially in June and
July. They realize the Yanks are
here, and we sure let them know it
too and have continued to give it to
them ever since and for ever.
"Goodbye, Father. God bless you.
"Your loving son,
"DANIEL J. FINNUCANE,
"A. P. O. 705, Care of A. T. S.,
"American Exped. Forces,
"France."
Fa Pa fs
A letter dated October 14, written
in France, has been received by Mrs.
S. J. Schwerln, of Willamette, from
their eon, A. E. Sehwerin, of Company
2, 3C3 Infantry, A. P. O. 776. The let
ter is as follows :
France, October 14, 1918.
"Dear Mother:
"Am still O. K. after my first en
gagement. Was under artillery and
machine gun fire for eight days. 'Have
more lives than a cat.' The first day
over the top we ran Into the machine
guns and the enemy's artillery and
snipers. Lots of excitement.
"Am foot sore from hiking, other
wise feeling fine.
"The Americans do not seem to
know what danger Is. The Gorman is
SALEM, Or. Dec. 9. (Special to
the Enterprise) The nine dayi won
der, about the State Capital has been
the report of thd special grand Jury
which was designated in the first In
stance to investigate into alleged sell
trie of pardons and paroles at the
State Penitentiary, and which degen
erated into an anti-Keller-Withy-
combe Club.
Of course it would be terrible ac-
tilege to say anything -ankind about
eticn an august body as a Maron
County grand jury and no Intention of
doing so Is contemplated In the liter
ary masterpiece which is about to
follow. Aside from the statement that
the grand jury didn't stick to the
facts; that it failed to do its duty by
even examining into some of the re
cords which were near at hand and
took hearsay evidence when it might
have acquired first hand, and best evi
dence with the greatest ease, and
aside from the fact that its report on
the face of it seems to be decidedly
prejudiced and biased, it was a very,
very good grand jury indeed.
These statements relative to the
grand Jury are made advisedly and
without prejudice, because the facta
are on hand to substantiate all of
them but the last one.
The grand Jury wasted several pag
es of perfectly good paper excoriat
ing the Governor, excoriating Joe
Keller, excoriating everything and
anything in regard to those two offi
cials, insofar as they have anything
to do with the State Penitentiary.
To start off with, the grand Jury
accused Joe Keller, state parole offi
cer, of being the fomenting factor
which stirred up all the mess and
which resulted in numerous and sun
dry wardens losing their Jobs.
It says that Keller was responsible
for Warden Lawson being fired. By so
saying the grand jury laid itself open
to one of the charges made above that
It failed to examine records easily ac
cessible. The records of the Board or
Control show that Lawson was fired
by the Board of Control before Joe
Keller even went onto the job as
Parole Officer at the Penitentiary. In
fact Lawson didn't know Joe Keller
until he turned up at the Penitentiary
after Lawson had been advised by the
board that his services were no long
er required.
The fact that Lawson was told on
March 3. 1915, that he could leave
and that Keller was appointed parole
officer on June 9, 1915, two months
after, ia shown plainly on the records
of the State Board of Control. These
records repose In the vaults less than
two blocks away from the room where
the grand jury held Its sessions and
are accessible to all alike. Score on
for Keller. The' records show plainly
that it was not he that was responsible
for Lawson losing his job.
Next the Jury points out that Keller
fomented trouble for Harry Minto,
the warden succeeding Lawson. Harry
Minto was killed by a convict during
his term of office. Walter Johnson
and a number of others, whose words
are as good as their bonds, and who
fwere employed at the prison during
the Harry Minto regime, assert that
they never heard Harry' Minto say
an unkind word about Kellsr, or even
intimate that he disliked Keller,
Johnson's name is used because the
writer happens to know that if Harry
Minto had a close friend In the world
it was the same Walter Johnson. Of
course this Is hearsay evidence but
of necessity the grand jury could have
no other kind to go on as far as Harry
Minto was concerned.
In the next instance the grand Jury
has the same kind of a tale to tell In
regard to John Minto who succeeded
Harry Minto as Warden at the pri
son. Now a close friend of John MIn-
tos, who (served with John Minto on
the parole board before Minto became
Warden, told the writer that John
Minto had his augur out for Joe Kel
ler before he ever became Warden and
while Minto was still serving on the
parole board. John Minto made the
assertion to his friend, according to
this friend's word, which stands high
in the state, that he, John Minto, In
tended to watch Joe Keller and that
he "would get him sooner or later."
This indicates the fram9 of mind in
which John Minto entered the war-
denshlp of the prison and also indi
cates whether or not Keller wag fo-
mentlng trouble for Minto there.
The Governor has made specific
denial of allegations in the report
that Keller carried on a system of
espionage at the prison for his bene
fit. Inasmuch as the sort of a system
of espionage as that the grand Jury
alleged was being carried ou by Kol-
lor could only bo know n to tho parties
Intimately concerned, It seems to lie
a rather grava charge to lay at the
door of the Governor and Keller on
hearsay evidence, even IX It la a grand
Jury laying the cbargo.
Throughout the report similar alio-
Katloii8 ore mado which do not ifm
to be borne out by tho facta, and
which are completely and explicitly
overturned by facts which have been
very vastly brought to light.
There la no question but what the
report caused a decided stir upon its
first appearance and created an un
favorable atmosphere for both Keller
and the Governor. Hut after a cond
reading the public generally has spot-
tod the document aa bain altogether
too one-sided and apparently extreme-
y prejudiced.
No one Is condemned, no one as
sailed to any degree but tho Gover
nor, Keller and Frank Pnvey, book
keeper at the prison. They ara be
smirched from head to foot by chare-
is which are unsubstantiated in any
way save by the report of the grand
jury which teems with glittering gen
eralities and very few concrete asser
tions of fact, .
The mischief of the whole business
seems to He In the fart that there Is
no review of the charges lodged by
the Jury. When a grand Jury ordinar
ily lodges Indictments such Indict
ments go before the Circuit Court and
ora reviewed there by a petit Jury.
The result is that the accused la eith
er acquitted or Is convicted. From
that court he even has his recourse by
appealing to a atl'l higher tribunal.
But the sort of a report lodged by
thj special grand jury Is filed with
the court and has its reposltary In the
bosom of the court. There Is no re-
peours or redress on the part of the
persons accused. The only appeal
which they have Is an appeal to the
court of public opinion and it ia a
safe guess that In this high court
the special grand Jury of Marlon
County will be reversed when the
facts surrounding the report become
generally known to the people.
The report is an attack on the
character and on the honesty of two
prominent state officials. It is made
apparently without knowledge of the
facts or a conscientious attempt to
gain them. If such Is the truth no
right minded man but will be bitter
In his denunciation of a set of men
who will deliberately set about It to
riddle and assassinate the characters
of any citizens, be they public offi
cials cr otherwise.
It ha been definitely ascertained In
a number of Instances that facts in
the report have been incorrectly stat
ed and the truth as to such tacts
could have been readily and easily ob
tained by the members of the Jury
from records close at hand. Instead
the Jury seemed to prefer to take
hearsay evidence from convicts and
crooks.
This report bids fair to be a boom
erang to whoever happened to In
spire it. That it shoots far from the
mark eeems more than reasonable to
believe in the light of the numerous
holes which have been punched into
it.
FEW INCREASES ARE
' AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10. Bolshe
vists at Munlsh broke up a meeting
of the Democratic party, stormed a
brewery and tore down German flags,
according to advices received here to
day. Bolshevism Is said to be spread
Ing throughout Bavaria.
PARIS, Dsc. 10. "We refuse peace
with the entente and intend to over
throw the present government within
a fortnight," Karl Ilobknecht, leader
of the German Bolshevlkl, declared in
a proclamation issued In Berlin, ac
cording to a Zurich dispatch to LIn
formation today.
Martial law has been proclaimed In
Berlin, the dispatch said. Two hun
dred and twenty persons have been
killed and 1000 wounded in the recent
skirmishes In the German capital be
tween Bolshevist forces and govern
ment troops.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 9. The first im
ortant tangible step taken in the
state toward reconstruction and to
ward the caring for returning soldiers
was Inaugurated by Governor Withy-
combe today In the appointment of a
state executive committee which will
have charge not only of a gigantic
celebration and welcome home to the
boys from overseas and from the
Army camps, but will also throw its
protecting arms about them In return
ing them to civil life.
The committee selected by Gover
nor Wlthycombe is as follows: Mayor
Baker, chairman; R. L. Sabin, S. D.
Huston, John H. Burgard, William Mc
Murray, Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett and
Mrs. Cyrus A. Dolph all of Portland.
Members of the committee except the
chairman have song in the service.
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Far reaching
results affecting government control
of public utilities are expected from
a suit brought by the Commercial Ca-
bla comnanv to prevent Postmaster
General Albert S. Burleson from re
taining and operating the lines of that
prinf. lawyers declared here to
day.
The submarine cables of the Com
mercial and other cable companies
were seized by the government
through a proclamation Issued by
President Wilson on November 2. But
this proclamation did not become ef
fective until on or about November
16. the plaintiff company declares.
The case presents a new question,
In r-nnutltotlnnnl law. for it iS al
leged by Charleg E. Hughes, counsel
for the cable company, that with the
signing of the armistice the war pow
ers of the government came to an
end except where necessary to flnisn
matters already in the hands of the
government prior to the signing of
the truce. ,
The seizure is alleged to have been
illegal on the ground that it was an
exercise of war powers' that expired
with the signing of the armistice.
A tax-payers' meeting will be hold
nt th9 court house Saturday, Decem
ber 21, tot- tho purpose of dlaouHalng
the county budget for 1919. The bud
get shows very few tnorooao over thla
year's and moat uf these are caused
by Increase In material and laboo
Soma of the Hems are reduced aud a
few new ones tire named.
Foi the registration and election
this year $10,000 wag appropriated
and only $5,000 Is asked for 1919. laat
year there were two special election!
ami It was tiocosaury to raise the large ,
amount when ordinarily the 13,000 la
sufficient.
Last yt-ar the sheriff and tax col
lector required $9,006 and thlg yeat
tho budget calls for $9,fo0. Tho rea
son for this la tho war work and the
Increased cost of clerk hire. Tho
pouso of tax collection comog . from
this office, and this Is higher than
heretofore.
The clerk ' oflce require $5,470
this year and lust year the amount
was $5,890, Tho malu reason fur this
decrease Is tho special deputy hlr
for war work and tha Installation ot
the steel counter In the office, which
was paid for with lust year'! budget
A alight decreago Is shown in the
amount needed for tho recorder1! of
fice, ag $1,613 ti th amount till
ys-ar and $1,7332:13 wag used last year.
Higher wage for clerk hire and the
Increased coat of lupplleg make tho
difference and It Is estimated that
this will be cut down next year.
The treasurer'! office will need
only $.'400 this yeir a against $3,096
tor last year. The new steel counter
Installed and paid for last year nuke
tha amount smaller.
A decrease of $7SQ Is ihown in tho
budget for the surveyor'! office thla
year over last The amount thl year
Is $2,220 whtla last year $3,000 waa
necessary. Thl decrease I caused by
the tact that heretofore tha co-t of
ayltif out roada was paid out ot tI
find and It will now bo aggessed to
the road fund.
Notwithstanding the Increase ot
supplies the amount estimated for tho
court house expenses Is smaller thl
year than last. The now budget call
for $3,475 whlld last year It wag $3,500.
Tho main reason for thlg I that tho
funds for the equipment of the home
guards wag assessed to thlg fund a
there had ben no special fund for
this. This Will not be needed thla
year aa the uniforms an I other equip
ment la paid tor.
Last year the circuit court wag al
lowed $9,000 and as this was notall
spent and the budget call tor only
$8,000 thla year. i
An increase of $330 show In tho
budget of tho county court thl year
over last and tha reason for thl I
that last year no stenographer wa
provided for thla office and one 1
asked for thl year.
The amount tor tho jutlcg court
show a decrease of $600 thla year
over last as the amount allowed last
year was not all used, a $2,000 waa
the amount provided last year ana
$1,400 Is asked this year.
The coroner office aloo ask leg
this year by $500 than last as the
amount waa not used that wa pro
vided.
The Insurance on the court houe
will bo decreased by $125 thl year
ag fewer payment fall due. Last year
$300 waa used and only $175 will b
needed In the new budget
The budgft for the chool uier!n-
tendent'a office last year wa $4,888
and $5,598 is the amount estimated to
be needed next year. Supplies and
dl other expense are higher than
they were a year ago Is the reason
for the Increase.
The health officer did not use the
$2,000 allowed the off ce In the last
budget and thlg year only $1,500 I
asked.
The Wllsonville ferry is a new Item
on the budgot and a petition was cir
culated to have the county operate
this. It has been run privately nnd
at one time thl year waa closed and
It was Impossible to cross the river
at thla point. For this purpose $2500
Is nsked.
The cattle indemnity fund In the
last budget waa $000 and thla wa
not all used and $300 Is asked in the
new one.
Indigent soldiers' fund last year was
$180 but this was overdrawn and f GOO
is asked this y.-ar to meet the de
mand.
Twelve thousand was the amount
allowed the widows' pension fund last
year but only $11,000 of this was
spent and this Is the amount asked
In the new budget.
For the care of the poor last year
the budget was $14,000 but owlnjr td
thB higher cost of living it Is asked
that $14,600 be allowed for this. The
court has tried hard to keen tho
amount down to the former budget
but say this cannot be -done now.
The amount for the Jail shows
material decrease as only $500 is ask
ed In the haw budget and $1,000 was
needed before. The officers nuy U
don't cost much to keep liquor In tho
jail and It was more expensive to
keep prlsoaers. The Jail is now use
principally for a storehouse for liquor,
No change Is shown In the budget
for the Juvenile court. The amount
for both years is $1,000.
The scalp bounty Is reduced from
$500 to $200 as the forme: amount
was not used.
Last year $300 was allowed or tax
rebate and only $194 was paid ou
and that Is the amount asked this
year.
The amount asked for printing and
advertising shows a decrease of $1100.
Last year the amount was $2,100 and
the new budget calls fdr $1,000. This
is due to the abolition of the publica
tion of the delinquent tax list, though
the expenditure was repaid to the
county upon the sale of property
The state and county fair fund last
year was $500 but it is raised to $600
this year. This is caused by the fact
that Estacada did not hold their fal
this year and the new budget pro
vide for this.
The sealer of weights and measures
ttimi-.int Is $125 for thla year, the
same aa last.
Tho rent of tlx nrmory Is another
new Item on tho list luul (ho amount
uf this Is $000, No provision whs
mad4 for this before tuid the amount
had to bo mineNCil muilnst tho gen
rul expenses of tho court house,
Tho forest fire fund also showa a
deereaso this year over last, Tho for
in r amount was but this wa not
used and $:i00 Is uskod in tho new
budget.
Tlvo hundred was allowed for tho
HiiilllluK of tho books lust year and
$100 In thought to bo oiuiugh as tho
full amount was not used beforo,
The amount for ituitina a la $1000
this year, tho same as last.
An Ineroaso of $100 Is uslu'd for
tho Hgilci'tural usont over last year
on account ot tho Inerouso In expoiia
a. Tho now amount Is $l,tU)0 over
$1,500 last year.
Homo demonstration work Is also
a now Hem on tho budget. It calls for
$.00 and tho amount la to be used
for paying for domestic aolonco
demonstrator to work at the dlfforent
mooting of tho womena' clubs and
iithr similar gatherings,
Tho hoy a' and girla' club work ak
for $500. Thla la another now ltom and
la to aid the boys and girls to compete
Iq agricultural okhlbtta and to pro
mote tho Interest In thla kind ot work.
MONUMENT FOR HEROES
Erection ot a monument for soldiers
and sailor who wont from Clackamas
county and who paid the supreme sac
rlflce waa th principal topic tor dla-
russlon at the Live Wire luncheon
here Tuesday and after a resolution
waa adopted favoring tho establishing
of a Victory Highway through Clacka-
inaa county, plana for the erection ot
a permanent monument In Oregon
City wore talked over, Th resolution
submitted by the committee follow:
Whoreus, a state wide movement la
on foot to establish a monument in
honor of our war heroes, aud
Whorena, It has boen proposed to
ostubllsh a Victory Highway from
Portland to Salem for ths purpose,
now therefore be It
Resolved, we ar In favor of this
Victory Highway, and be U further
Resolved, that we are In favor of
estulillnlilng a ClacKamaa county mon
ument on such a highway, and that a'l
names of our he roe a bi Inscribed
thereon, and be It further
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of the moot'
Ing and copies thereof be sent tn
Mayor Baker, of Portland, chairman
of tho state wide committee, and cop
lea given to the preaa.
The committee having In rhurgo the
preliminary arrangements for the eg
tabllshmont of a Y. M. C. A. In Ore
gon City mode a partial report of pro
gress and asked for further time
and It wag announced that on next
Tuesday the Cluckamaa county 1'kIb
latlve delegation would be Invited to
ttetid the luncheon for the purpose
of exchanging views as to legislation
proposed with the Uve Wires.
Tho Llv9 Wires were urged to get
ehlnd the proposal for a levy ot
mills for hard surface pavement lu
1919, and thla question brought out a
enoral discussion over the mad prob
in In Clackamas county, with ea-
pm-lal reforenca to the Pacific High
way Improvement on the west aide oi
tho Willamette between Oregon City
nd Portland. It appeara evident that
he state highway commission, which
has agreed to draw plana and specul
ations for a now bridge across tho
Willamette at Oregon City propose to
ubmlt a change In location from
Seventh to Eighth afreet, which
hange would affect the commercial
enter of Oregon City very material
ly.
PORTLAND, Dec, ll,- Itupi oaouttt
Uvea of 100,000 worklugmun and aov
oral hundred opnrntora from cumpa
aud mills In tho Woslorn Orogtm and
Washington l.unbor bolt met thl
morning In tlio MuhoiiU' touiplu and
umHi'iI tho question;
Hhall (ho Loyal Loglon of Logger
and Lumbermen, oroatd to orv a
war emergency, cinlure to moot tho
ti(orgoneleg of jioaoeT"'
"Tho tlmo hug coino for capital and
labor to form an honest partnership",
aid Mayor (lnrgo L. Hakor lit wol
timing tho di'lcgatoa to tho confer-
oneo. Tho loyal legion, said Cuplaln
M, K. 10. ('ruinpttckcr, In a citimbltt
rovlow of tho ttrgunlxatlnn'a nt-oom-
pIlHhmonls, haw extended to the em
ployers and omployta of 1007 camps
and mills. On March 1 ot thla year
tho 8 hour day waa adopted )y Joint
agreement of operators and workmen
o continue during and after the war.
lining the period from November 1.
11)111, to November 1, 1918, the cost or
living Increased 43 per cent, but the
(tally wugo tneroasod 61 per cent, and,
on an hourly Inula, 103 per cent.
"Yon who am now glvon the loador-
ship of men, In whatever capacity,
have the aauio obligation to l'-arn ev
erything you can to strengthen your
leadership, to spook imly when you
have readied a conclusion after long
and level huaded consideration and no
nioro bo willing to tear down boforo
you can roplara with something bet
tor, than an officor woitM load hi
men to unnecessary death because h
hud fulled to loam what hi should
about his duty."
1'ndorlylng the gonoral considera
tion of tho ctntlnuamo ot the loyal
legion la tha question whother or not
It wli affiliate with tho American
Federation of Labor.
WAS I II NQTON, 1)H! M ossaxe
directing the dtspoaltlon of official
business liov begun to roach the
White House from Tresldont Wilson
at sa aboard the transport George
Washington. Becrotary Tumulty, who
wont to Now York to see tho presi
dent off for tho jioucb conference
Wednesday, got back to his A sk to
day In time to handle tho first of
the Instructions.
President Wilson yesterday faced
tho test that tho American troops have
boon undergoing on their way to
France. Tho American executive w
forced to don a life preserver and pre
pare to abandon ship, which theoreti
cally had boon attacked by a aabuia-
rlno.
Thla after tha alarm boll and tho
"buexor" In the prosldont'a apart
ment gave tho signal to propara to
take to tho boats.
Previously having been Instructed
ny Captain McCauley, President Wil
son left hla office and callod Mra. Wil
son and led her to a lifeboat. The
president assisted Mra. Wilson In ad
justing her llfo preserver and thoy
stood tn line waiting.
Meanwhile all the ship's company
was doing tha same aa tho president.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 10. Govern-
m uit copies of telegrams Blgned by
William Randolph Hearst giving til
structions regarding tho policy of his
newspapers and their correspondents
during the war were read Into the
record at today's hearing of the sen
ate committer Investigating German
propngandu.
In a message to the Now York
American on February 21, 1917, Mr.
Hoarst outlined Instructions to bo
abled to William Bayard Hale, then
, Hearst correspondent In Berlin and
who, according to evld ;nco recently
produced, was on the Gorman payroll
without Hourst's knowledge,
Mr. Hearst aald he believed a vast
majority of tho people in America and
Germany opposed the Ufiitud Suites
entering the war, and concluded:
"We earnestly desire to employ the
Influence of our country not for the
extension and protraction of the war,
hut for the promotion ot a jiiBt and
lasting peace."
A message dated March 2, signed
Doctor", and addressed to S. 8. Car
valho, New York Amerl"n, declared
that the famous Zimmerman note In
which Germany proposed an alliance
with Mexico and Japan, and which the
Associated Press revealed to the
world, probably was a forgery prepar
ed for the attorney general.
Tho object of the "forgnry", the
message said, was to frighten con
gress into giving the president the
powers he demanded and perhaps also
Into piisRing tne espionage bill."
LONDON. Dec, 6,-Tho French
armistice commission has diapatchod
a note to Berlin demanding payment
ot occupation expenses Incurred by
the allied armies to date, a Central
Nowg dispatch from Amsterdam stat
ed today.
Tho expenses are aaid to Include
$13,500,000 on behalf ot the American
army and $10,000,000, provisionally,
ou behalf ot the British. Of the latter
amount $500,000 will be levied on Du
ron and the romalndor on Cologno.
The loft wing of the second division
Is within throe days' march ot tho
Hhlno. The whole front Is to bo occu
pied by tho Americana along tho his
toric river and la expoctod to bo
reached by December 13.
A corps of engineers loft yesterday
for Coblenz to determine the exact
area of tho bridgehead to bo hold by
tho Americans and to arrange for tak-
ng over the rallwuys, telephones and
telegraphs.
General Pershing hag taken over the
federal building In Trier (Trevog) aa
his headquarters. Staff officers are
iolng appointed to supervise the pub
lic works, police and schools.
To prevent tho influx of hundred
of Russian prisoner, wiilch tho Qor-
muna tiro turning toward the allied
lines, tho feeding, housing and trans
portation of which would be a huge
task, Gonoral Dlckmnn has wirelessed
the Cerniuiifl to cense sending them,
as they will bo turned buck.
BREST, Prance, Doc. 10. The
stoamshlp George Washington, carry
ing President Wilson and the Ameri
can delegates to the peace congress at
Paris, was reported by the naval wire
less as passing the Azores at 1 o'clock
this afternoon. All on board , were
well, after the stormy weather
through which the Presidential liner
passed.
Preparations for receiving President
Wilson here have now been complet
ed. The city Is fairly humming with
expectuncy,
Progress of each step taken by the
American visitors now is followed
with eager interest The first plan of
Bonding an American dreadnought
fleet seaward has been changed. Ac
cording to the new plan the fleet will
go out early Friday morning to en
counter the American party a short
distance oft the coast and accompany
it to port.
BOSTON, Dec. '9.-A freefor-all
fU;ht occurred Inst night in Fnnoull
hall, when policemen, in answer to a
riot call expellod about 100 disturb
ers from a mooting at which member!
of the Italian labor mission to Amer
ica were tho guests. The riot call was,
sont In when the disturber encored
for the Bolshovlkl, refused to stand
when the "Star Spangled Banner" wa
sung and threatened an Italian band
until It played the Italian "Hymn of
the Laborer."
The rlotnrs had taken the mooting
out of the hiimls of the labor organiza
tions which arranged it. A struggle
took plnce on tho sta'rway of the
famous building and many disturber
wore thnwn down or clubbed into
submlHslon by the police. The more
belligerent were taken away in patrol
wagons. Tho meeting was callod to
enable the Italian mission to extend
the greetings of King Vector Emman-
uol to Italian workmen here.
U. 8. ACTION INFORMAL
WASHINGTON, Deo, lO.Thls'gov.
ernment'a action urging Chile and
Peru to got together on their differ
ences was informal, official reiterat
ed Monday. Doth countries were urg
ed not to let their trouble disturb
present pan-American unity. 9
FLU KILLS 80LDIER3
WASHINGTON, Doc. 10. Approxl
mately 17,000 members ot the United
States army died of Influenza In the
military stations of this country dur
ing the epidemic this year, It was
announced by tho war department to
day. Thlg number of deaths occurred
out ot a total of 338,257 cases.