OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY. JANUARY 17, 1919.
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REPORT III!
U WORK
In cloning the your as preMlilont of
the Owgon city Commercial Club, M.
1. lttouretle iihiUU a very com
prehensive annual report of the club's
activities diirluK IMS. Ho touched up
on the Inturmit tuki it ly the orgunl.a
tlun In war work, called attention to
th road program, the necessity for
supporting local Industrie and othor
matters of special Interest, ilia ad
ilrmta follow;
'lt year jtiHt closing nun limtii a
War year and the activities of the
club have Ixwii devoted exclusively
to tlio winning of the war. We are
all proud of Clackamaa county for the
allowing mado when called upon by
diriment drive organizations for mon
ey, tiiiitorlul and support. The record
will ahow that out county ruliiud dur
lug the ynar over one end one-half mil
lions of dollars In Liberty Bond and
War Having Stamp. This um Is
abo.it oumil to the total bunking rc-
source, of the county before the war
At the prtwout tlinu our financial In'
stltutlon are In the finest of ahape
s-nd their resource have practical!-'
iloublitd. The people themselves are
becomlna financiers ano are l"arn'ng
to loan their money at the attractive
(Jovfrnment rates of Interest limceiid
of being t,orrowors as has btw.i tho
ciifctom the pant. The Fourth l.lber
ty l.oii" was distributed i Vj per
sons In t'.'arkamaa county. The i'ini'
of the loan being $191,120. the amouni
iibrriled $19,r,00, amount sub
scribe! bring 126.13 per cent of j io
ta, acro'dlng to 1910 census showing
Clio kiunas county's population to be
29,9 I tid per cent population Doing
subscribed bflng 19.23.
"We can state with r-tlde that -ncli
and every dtlu called during the year
was given the unanlm ms support of
the Commercial Club, and that each
and every drive was championed by
it chairman picked from the member
ship of the vluii. The club rooms were
thrown open to the cause wher8 meet
Ings were held by the various cam
-sign commlt'ees and where famwoll
was said In oratory to the stalwart sol
diers from the soil of Old Clackamas
county, who were leaving for the bat
tle grounds of foreign lands.
The year, too, bus given us the hap
py moment when the armistice was
signed and hostilities ceased. The boys
are now returning to their former
homes and 1 would deem It fitting dur
In ij the coming your to erect a monu
ment somewhere In Clackamas county
In honor of our brave heroe? who
have served for the cause of civiliza
tion. Clackamas county la now entering
a post war period and during the com
ing year It will bo up to the good pen
pie of Clackamas county to car for
the returned soldier.
The Commercial Club should rr.it
fnth every effort to assist in p'nclng
these men bnck In our county. You
should encourage Industry, road Im
provements, clvlo Improvements and
other things necessary to keep these
valued men employed.
The local paper and woolen mills
should be encouraged to enlarge their
plants, sawmills of the county should
be encouraged to got to the markets
ef the world the millions of feet of
merchantable lumber, the mines of the
Cascades should be developed and
their values placed in the channels of
flnnnce, and tho wntor powers of the
rugged streams of the county Bhould
h harnessed and converted Into energy
to turn tho mighty wheels of indus
try. All these things should be done
while the markets of the world are
being oponeJl to America.
The road program of the club as
laid out many years ngo Is gradually
shaping Itself Into form, and within
the coming years tho dreams of the
club will be realized. At the end of
the coming year hard surface", roads
will be constructed kind completed
from Oregon City to Salem. It is
practically asBurred that the West
Side road to Portland will be graded
during the coming year and that by
1920 tho rond wllj be completed with
hard surface. In my opinion the road
building In Clackamas county is now
on and wltflin a short time you will
see hard surfaced roads to every cor
ner of the county, and the farmers
will be traveling these roads with auto
mobiles and trucks, thus bringing the
farm closer to the city, and as time
goes on the farmer will become 'edu
cated to the city ideas and he, with
the man from the city, will teach each
other and understand each other bet
ter, and, that harmony which the
club has always stood for will exist.
Clvlo Improvement should keep
within the scope of the All Seeing
Eye as the new administrations be
gin their new year. The club 'should
work in harmony with the city author
ities with tho expressed view of stop
ping waste and extravagance; With a
little management and good judgment
our city could be beautified, better
ii'E BUY FARM PRODUCE
SEEF. T.
GIVEN BY
PRESIDENT
CROWN WILLAMETTE INN r
residences could be obtained through
tho encouragement of property hold
ers, parks could be kept up for the
young and old alike, end our city plac
ed In a shape so that the man of re
tirement and weullh would seek a rns
lilmice here.
Oregon City owns many thousands
of dollars worth for the club to en-
would be wise for the club to an
courage and aioilat the city lo dispose
of those holdings for cash. Hy so do
ing tho property would be Improved
and the city and county would then
begin to derive Income therefrom
tuxes, etc, The cash could lm applied
to reducing of cliy debts,
The cities along the main road of
the county should be asked to Im
prove and decorate their main streets
with things of attmctlveneits, mo that
when Jhe tourists who will pass
through Clackamas county by the
tliiiusiinds during the coming years
will receive a strong and lusting lm
p-esslon, which In tho end muy cause
him to return to Invest a portion of
his wealth.
Then, too, It would he wise for the
club to make an effort to open up an
auto purk within the city, so that lb
auto tourists could stop here one
night while on his Journey, and lis
would spend a few dollars for food,
shelter or supplies. It would pay the
community well to encourage this
class of trade, for the auto tourist al
ways has money and Is a good spend
er If treated well by the place In
which he stops,
Among other things the club should
encourage are:
Stock loading yards. In the northern
part of the city stock yards should be
built and operated. In time this could
be mnde a great business. From these
yards stock brought In from tho terri
tory adjucent to the Willamette Val
ley Southern Hallway and from the
Southern Pacific could be sorted here
snd shipped Into the Portland and
other markets. At the present time
there la no ronvoijcnt place to load
and unload stock In Oregon City, sll
this being done on the pasmtnger
grounds at the 8. P, station. Today
two carloads of wild and wooly steers
from the wilds of Eastern Oregon,
were unloaded at the local station. To
bo there and watch those wild animals
would make one appreciate the fact
that modern yards are needed. Un
loading these wild animals In the
heart of the city where traffic Is the
blggoMt and most dangerous problem
and should he relieved.
Fire Trucka. The war bas taken
many of the firemen from tho ranks
of the local fire department Hut a
faw of the old timers are keeping the
department together. The voters have
approved the fire truck equipment
and It would be well for the club to
assist the city officials In Installing a
modern and up-to-date fire system for
Oregon City which would be capable
of handling the biggest fire that might
grip tho old town some day. With
careful study of the situation I am of
the opinion the matter could be ban
dlled as a financial success.
Transportation Problem. The ever
Increasing freight rates, passenger
rates, public utility rates light, gas
power telephone should be carefully
considered by the club with the end
In view of keeping the ratee In keep
ing with those existing in Portland.
We should encourage the people of
Portland to live In Oregon, City by so
keeping down the rates within rea
son.
Oregon should have terminal rates,
With terminal rate along with our
factory sites and power facilities Ore
gon City should become the Indus
trial center of the Northwest.
The Jitney. The Jitney baa been a
problem to the Oregon City merchant
for many years. Many object to this
sort of business for the reason that
the local merchant Is robbed of the
visiting trade. This class of objectors
approve of jitneys running into Ore
gon City from the Interior of the coun
ty to Oregon City, but object to the
taking of trade to the larger cities
Their reason being that the interior
tradesmen will leave his money in
Clackamas county where It will Be
kept In circulation, while the fellow
If taken to the larger centers will be
taking his money out of the county
Many of the merchants approve of the
jitney to Portland for the reason that
they think the competition will re
duce rail rates, etc. The club should
Interest Itself in this service and see
that the county's Interests are safe
guarded and cared for.
Made In Oregon, The State of Ore
gon and Oregon City have- great in
diiBtrles mid are placing on the mar
ket practically everything of a useful
nature. The club should line up with
the state and assist in the "Buy it
Made in Oregon Campaign." Every
thing made In Oregon gives Oregon
employment, uses Oregon material s
and keeps the money in Oregon.
Publicity Department. During the
past year the Publicity Department
has kept In line and in harmony with
the war program. Its main object has
been to keep together and build up its
finances.
As the war is over, people are be
ginning to move about and seek new
locations, and it Is my advice to keep
the department alive. It should have
your financial support. By the proper
management and efforts put forth,
Clackamas county could derive many
benefits from this department during
tlio coming years. Now is the time to
strike, and you should strike hard for
the coming homeseeker.
During the past year our finances
have Just about kept even, aa Is shown
by tho report of the secretary.
Through the able efforts of our secre
tary, Mr. Brodle, the club has been
kept together during the past year.
Mr, Brodle has worked bard during
the year and is entitled to the credit
for the excellent condition the club is
In tonight. Many of our members have
ST AND PAY CASH
BARLOW AT
ACROSS BRIDGE $
UKKUON O
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THIS COUNTY DIES IN
Mrs. II. C. Myers, of this city, re
ceived the sad news of the death of
her mother, Mrs. Amanda Turner,
who died at the homo of her daugh
ter, Mrs. May Toolny of Sixth and
Kant Belmont streets, Portland, Wed
nesday morning after an Illness of
about two weeks, with Influeu.a.
Mrs. Myers passed away just a week
after the death of her daughter, Mrs.
T. King of Portland.
Mrs. Turner was 72 years of age on
Januay 2, 1918, and for some time
made her home at Elwood, Clackamas
county, and afterwards moved to Ore
gon City, where she resided for 15
years, and where she had made many
friends. About nine months ago she
moved to Portland, accompanying
her daughter, the late Mrs. J. T. King
where she bag since resided.
Mrs. Turner Is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. II. C. Myers and Mrs,
Fannie Kerns of Oregon City; Mrs.
May Tooloy of Portland; Mrs. Jennie
Ilobortson of West Linn; and a son,
Henry Turner of Canby. Her hits
band, the late Jnmo Henry Myers,
died In Oregon City seven years ago
She also leaves to mourn her loss 25
grandchildren and three great grand
children, and many friends here and lo
Portland as well as Elwood.
OF INFLUENZA; WAS
WELL KNOWN HERE
Alfred DeMacon, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Victor DeMacon, of
Woodburn, died taut week, aged
20 years, 9 months and 11 days, after
an Illness of 12 days, of pneumonia,
following SpanUh Influenza. He bad
been employed by the Hawley Pulp ft
Paper company of this city for some
time.
Deceased Is survived by bis parents
four sisters and three brothers. They
are Misses Agnes, Amelia and Rose
DeMacon, all of Woodburn; C. C. De
Macon, with headquarters company,
23rd United States Infantry In Luxem
burg; O. P. DeMacon at Camp Lewis,
and L. J. DeMacon of Oregon City.
CAUFIELD WILL
ENTER GARAGE
BUSINESS HERE
Wallace Caufleld, who recently re
celved his honorable discharge from
the United States Army, having been
captain, has purchased the Pacific
Highway Garage, and will take posses
sion this week.
The employes of the mechanical
department and in the office will re
main the same. Rudolph Park, who
Is connected with the office, also Miss
Maude Park as stenographer and
bookkeeper, have been with the com
pany for several years. T. J. Shep
pard, who has been sales-manager,
will remain for the present with -the
company, but other interests will oc
cupy his attention at a later date.
Wallace Caufleld is the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Caufleld
and has resided continuously in this
city, except for the time he was in
the service. He was on his way o
France, arriving at New York when
the armistice was signed. He recently
purchased the cottage owned by II
L. Patterson of Ninth and Washing
ton streets.
PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP
Mary Hrovat, widow of the late
Joseph Hrovat, filed tor guardian
ship of the seven minor children of
the couple.
The estate consists of real estate
valued at $1,400.
PETITION FOR GUARDIANSHIP
Ernest Piper filed for guardianship
of his two minor children, Oscar and
Edward, whose mother died a short
time ago. The estate consists of per
sonal property to tho value of $200,
Tula was lei; to the children by their
grandfather, who died in Kansas.
8UIT ON TEAM
Ethel Knopf and Walter Knopf were
owners of a team, wagon and harness
in December, 1918, and in the for
mer's suit against Sam Riley, et al
she alleges that defendant unlawful
ly took the team which Is valued at
$200.
She alleges that Walter Knopf sold
his interest to her In April, 1918, and
her suit asks for the $200 and costs
of the case.
been called to the colors and are re
lieved from dues during their absence
By this method our income both from
dues and club receipts have been con
siderably reduced.
The Llva Wires have been meeting
in regular weekly session during the
year and have handled many of the
big problems of the club. They have
accomplished considerable and It is
the duty of each and every member
to meet weekly with this branch of
the club and present your Ideas of how
things Bhould and Bhould not be run
These meetings are interesting both
from a social and business point of
view.
As your president for the past year
your officers, committees and mem
bers have shown me every courtesy,
and In closing it is my desire to
thank you all for that co-operation
and consideration, and it is my wish
mar, you ana your ciuo win ever
prosper.
HUSBAND CRUEL
AND INHUMAN;
DIVORCE ASKED
I -eon a Wannamaker and Henry
Wannnmaker were married February
1911, and In her divorce suit entered
Wednesday she alleges cruel and in
human treatment. She claims that he
unjustly accused her of being unfaith
ful which cast reflections on her
character,
There is one child, of which the
plaintiff asks the custody of and $40
per month for its support.
F0SHB1 0FTHE PEOPLE
MR. OLDS' VIEWS ON JITNEYS
Oak Grove, Jan. 11. (Editor of the
Enterprise) Please allow Just a lit
tle space to say a little about a nice
little piece written by the reporter
who llveo not Oak Grove.
A nice ittle -bid my man to invite
us, the people of, Oak Grove, to come
to Oregon City to trade. I will say
that there are some people In Oak
Grove who would like to trade In Ore
gon City as we have lived In old
Clackamas county longer than the
Oregon City car lino has, and we like
the old county, but when we see s
piece published In the same paper
where tho supposed live wires of good
old Oregon City ask the business men
or rather the merchants of the town
to compose a committee to work
against a jitney so that we can get
to Oregon City our own way (of which
I am glad to say there was one mer
chant, Mr. Bannon, told them to go
the hot place) and yet you bid for our
trade and don't want us to go into
Multnomah county.
Come, now. Open your eyes or we
won't be responsible for what may
happen some day. It is brewing. Ona
more thought. I remember when we of
Oak Grove had a seven-cent car fare
to Oregon City by buying tickets and
eight cents to Portland by buying
tickets and many a time have I been
on the car and heard the merchants
of Oregon City telling each other how
to get to Portland for 15 cents. Now
the business bead of the P. R. L. ft P.
told me that the reason they took our
seven cent ticket away from ns was
Just because the business men of Ore
gon City took the advantage of our
car fare, and yet you will bid for our
trade. Our taxes are enough to give
you, I guess. Keep still or I will give
you the other barrel as I have more.
E. D. OLDS.
DECREE GRANTED
Ella Springer was granted a decree
of divorce from John Springer and
the custody of the minor children of
the couple. Defendant Is given the
privilege of visiting the children.
Sophia Marie Barbur was granted a
decree from Raymond L. Barbur and
the right to resume her maiden name
of Sophia Marie lynch."
SERGEANT FREYTAG RETURNS
Sergeant Clayton Freytag arrived in
Gladstone Saturday evening for a visit
with his father, O. E. Freytag.
Sergeant Freytag has been with the
116th Engineers in France and recent
ly returned and received bis honorable
discharge.
FRANCE PAYS HEAVL TOLL
PARIS. Jan. 12. French soldiers to
the number of 1,400,000 were killed
during the war, according to a state
ment by the Socialist deputy Luclen
Voll In the chamber of deputies re
cently during an Interpellation of the
government on demobilisation.
FILES FOR LETTERS
Petition was filed Saturday for let
ters of administration in the estate of
the lnte John Pattison by John Wal
ton Pattison, a son of the deceased.
The estate consists of reel and per
sonal property valued at $3,900.
PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION
Ida M. Smith, widow of tbe late
George W. Smith, filed for letters of
administration of the estate which
consists of an Interest In land to the
value of $2,500.
Those of ns who are past middle age
are prone to eat too much meat and in
consequence deposit lime-salts in the
Arteries, veins and Joints. We often
suffer from twinges of rheumatism or
lumbago, sometimes from gout, swollen
bands of feet. There is no longer tbe
lightest need of this, however, as the
new prescription, "Anurio," is bound
to give immediate results as it is many
times more potent than lithia, in ridding
the impoverished blood of its poisons
by way of the kidneys. It can be ob
tained at almost any drug store, by
simply asking for "Anuric" for kidneys
or backache. It will overcome such
conditions as rheumatism, dropsical
swellings, cold extremities, scalding and
burning urine and sleeplessness due to
constant arising from bed at night.
Send to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel,
Buffalo, N. Y., for a 10c. trial package.
Madera. Cal. "I recommend Doctor Pierce's
Anuric very highly. I have eunered for the hut
three yean with catarrh of the bladder, having
tried every remedy I heard of but without relief.
I aaw Anuria advertised In the paper, and like a
drowning man grabbing- at a atraw I thought I
would try It alio, which I did with great auccese,
ai It relieved me almoet immediately, before I had
taken all of the trial package, aad having great
confidence In the remedy I immediately aent to
the drug itore and bought a full-alie package.
I can uy to all tuffering from any dlaease ot
the kidneys or urlo acid troublea, try thta remedy
and lufter no longer. I have great faith In Dr.
ierca't ramdiaaI-S. P, Bxnslby.
Rheumatism?
LETTERS GIVE HOPE
IS SAFE IN FRANCE
The name of Griffith Jones, of
Clackamas county, appeared in the
casualty list from France Tuesday,
but William Jones, uncle of the young
man, residing near Beaver Creek, and
friends, Including Mrs. William Oris
enthwalte and Mrs. .C, C. Spence, be
lieve that the young man Is enjoying
the best of health according to let
ters having been received by them,
of recent date. '
Among the letters l.aving recently
been received by William Jones from
the young man was one dated Novem
ber 11, also another written Decern.
ber 3, and at that time be said be was
In good health, while a letter to Mrs
Grlsenthwalte written on December
said that be had been through the
great battle and had come out of it
without a scratch.
Upon the arrival ot the last mail
from France, four letters reached the
Patriotic Edition of the Morning En
terprise, these being from young men
of Clackamas county, who have re
ceived the dollar greenback and a
newsy letter from their home country
There were 105 letters, each contain
ing a dollar greenback, tnd many
boys are to be heard from as to
whether they have received their
money or not. One of the most unique
letters arriving In the last mall was
from Corporal Arthur Farr, of Com
pany D, Headquarters, Battalion G,
Headquarters,. A. P. O. 902, stationed
in France. He Is the son ot Mr. and
Mrs. Newton Fair, of Molalla, and
grandson of Mrs. Annie Farr, of this
city. The letter, wi:kh is In tbe form
of a poem, is as follows:
Bourges, (Cher.) France,
December 5, 1918.
Dear Friends Dolly, Cls, Nan and
Kathryn.
"Just received your most welcome
letter today and welL here's rriy
answer.
I've Just received your letter of recent
date, -
From that good old city In Oregon
State,
And on opening the missive and spy
ing the dollar.
You ought to have heard the gang all
holler,
For the kind of money we use over
here,
(A paperbanger artist was Its con
noisseur)
Is not of the quality, color or size,
And each separate b'U we must
scrutinize.
Each city and town has its special is
sue.
Some of them thick, and some of them
tissue.
Unlike gold and silver which hold
their proportion
This French paper money gets out ot
contortion,
So the sight to us of real IT. S. money
Picture a bee, a flower and then
there's the honey.
Tou state In your letter to spend the
dough,
On the favorite drinks that over here
flow,
(Although It's not soda pop 'tis quite
so)
I've had the good fortune to lately
meet.
A kind old lady (though she's not so
sweet) '
But her two little daughters are my
favorite friends,
And after our work many evenings
one spends
Talking first to one and then to the
other
Who works in the "Glnmill" with
their mother. ,
One Is named "Rouge" and the other
is "Blanc"
And often their mother we stop and
thank.
That these wonderful girls (we call
them dames)
Both have "Vln" In front of , their
names.
We are all over here glad to know.
That the Liberty Loan made a splen
did show,
And that each dollar given by the
rich, poor and the miser,
Helped to put a nail in the bier of tbe
Kaiser,
And now that tbe war is over and
won,
Our homeward start will soon be
done,
And until I can see you four girls per
sonally, Accept my thanks tor the gift sent
me,
And the crown which reposed on the
Kaiser, so dear,
I'll bring back home for a souvenir.
I'll cut It all up into pieces small.
And give thera to my friends one and
all,
And then we can sell them and take
the proceeds
And help the poor Belgians to get
their needs;
Then our work will be finished in the
grandest style.
And Democracy's vision will over us
smile.
I am sorry to hear of so much flu,
And for the good old U. S. dollar
certainly thank you.
"Sincerely yours,
"ARTHUR N. FARR."
NAVY REDUCED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. A tempor
ary naval force of 225,000 enlisted
men for the year beginning next July
was decided on today by the house
naval sub-committee, in beginning the
work ot framing the naval appropria
tion bill. This forfio is 25,000 less than
was recommended by Secretary Dan
iels. $ COL. HOUSE ILL
4 PAHIS, Jan. 13. Colonel House
$ was under physicians' care today. $
3 He was attended by two doctors
and two nurses Sunday.
NEW COMMITTEE
APPOINTED BY
LIVE WIRES
L. Adams, Charles H. Caufleld, Dr
Clyde Mount, Rev, C. H. L. Chandler,
and Dr. L, A. Morris have been nam
ed as the new Jitney committee of
the Mve Wires, the appointment be
ing announced Wednesday night by
v. it. Dye, Main TrunK or the or
ganization. Tbe original committee
failed to function and was released
from duty Tuesday. The Live Wires
are on retford as being opposed to the
establishment of jitney lines between
Oregon City and Portland.'
E
Percy P. Bletch and Sue E. Bletch
were married In Vancouver, Wash,
December 21, 1917, and in his divorce
suit entered Saturday he alleges that
she treated him cruel and Inhuman
and had a violent temper and cursed
him.
He says that she threatened to kill
him and told blm that she loved an
other man and would not live with
him.
He asks a decree of divorce and is
willing that she resume her maiden
name ot Eue Edith Cantwell.
Cruel and Inhuman treatment is al
leged In the divorce suit of Maliala
aker against J. L. Baker.
They were married at Skamokawa,
Wash-, June, 1898, and she alleges
that be had a nagging and quarrel
some disposition and made life so mis
erable tor her that her health broke
and she was unable to live with him
and left July, 1918. She claims that
she was forced to support herself for
some time even when she lived with
him.
Edith G. Romlue entered suit Sat
urday against John R. Romlne charg
ing cruel and inhuman treatment
They were married at Hlllsboro, No
vember, 1907, and there Is one child
of which she asks the custody. She
alleges that he has refused to live
with her since October, 1908, and will
not support ber although he earns
approximately $200 per month.
She asks a decree of divorce and $50
per month for the support of the child
and $100 attorney's fees.
SCHUEBELBILL
TO SHOW REAL
PROPERTY VALUE
SALEM, Or., Jan. 14. (Special)
To compel correct and true cash valu
ation of property to be given by own
ers ot any stock of goods, wares, mer
chandise, factory or manufacturing
establishment to the county assessor,
is tbe object of a bill Introduced to
day by Representative Schuebel ot
Clackamas county. Under his bill it
will be perjury for such owner to give
an untrue statement as to the cash
value and in event the owner refuses
to give such valuation the District At
torney may call in experts to make a
valuation the cost of such expertlng to
be assessed against the owner and the
taxes may be collected by an action
at law, after determination .of the
proper assessment by the expert.
Schuebel has secured figures of
Clackamas county holdings which he
asserts shows a decrease in assessed
valuation, especially that fixed by the
State Tax Commission. For instance,
the Clackamas county assessment of
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
company, he declares, has dropped
from $4,432,697 In 1915 to $3,684,056 In
1918, us assessed by the State Com
mission. The Pacific Telephone has
dropped from $78,738 to $77,716; from
O. ft C. railroad holdings from $1,035,-
477 to $965,180.
In connection wltb his bill be also
introduced resolutions asking that the
State Tax Commission and the Public
Service Commission each be required
to furnish members of the Legislature
copies of their assessed valuations
for public service corporations for the
years 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918. This,
he states, will be done for the purpose
of showing not only the wide range
between the assessed valuations as
made by the two commissions, but al
so to show that assessed valuations of
public service corporations actually
have decreased while their real values
have increased.
He also introduced a bill providing
for increasing the license fees of for
eign corporations from $100 to $400 a
year and the fees of domestic cor
porations on a basis of the amount
of business done, with an idea in view
of materially raising state revenues to
meet the exigencies caused by the 6
per cent limitation amendment.
INAUGURATION
OF WITHYCOMBE
IS VERY SIMPLE
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 14.
Governor Withycombe was officially
Inaugurated this afternoon and de
clared to be the first Republican Gov
ernor of the state to succeed himself
when the, ballots of the 1918 general
election were canvassed by a Joint
committee of the Senate and the
House.
The inauguration ceremonies were
impressive, but simple. There was an
absence of gold braid, and fuss and
feathers. Mrs. Hallle Parrlsh Durdall,
of Salem, singing the "Star-Spangled
BannerC, gave the only touch to the
ceremonies which did not smack of
the official and formal and after a few
brief words the Governor plunged in
to the reading ot his message.
W0RKV1LLSTARTT0
RELIEVE SUFFERERS
IN THE FAR EAST
W. P. Hawley, Jr., general manager
of the Hawley Pulp ft Paper Co., will
head the committee appointed Tues
day to take charge of raising Clacka
mas county's quota for the relief of
tbe sufferers in the Far East. His
associates are T. B. McBaln, Wallace
Caufleld, Dr. Roy Prudden and Harry
F. Tschirgi.
At the Live Wires luncheon Tues
day, Dr. Jenkins, rector of 8t Dav
id's church, of Portland, presented a
touching appeal in behalf of tbe
stricken Armenians In Syria, Armen
ia, Persia and Greece. He said there
were about 400,000 children In actual
want
Clackamas County's quota Is about
$1,000. The drive last year was direct
ed by Dr. Roy Prudden, whose com
mittee obtained subscriptions for
more than the quota assigned. The
people of the United States expect to
raise $30,000,000 for the relief of the
Eastern people who are In dire straits
SPANISH "FLU"
CLAIMS OVER
x SIX MILLION
Tbe Spanish Influenza now devas
tating the country bas been a puzzle
iu pruiesBiouai men nere ana auruuu.
It is remembered that about 25 years
ago a disease similar to the influen
za scourged the United States, and
Clackamas county had its death toll,
but never was there so many deaths
as during tbe year of 191S and at the
present time. Scientists and physi
cians have spent much time and en
ergy in finding a cure for the dreaded
disease. .Some believe It the black
plague that has visited the country
that has caused more deaths than the
war. About 6,000,000 people have per
ished throughout the world in three
months the latter part ot 1918 from
the influenza. There have been ap
proximately 20,000,000 perish In the
war during the past four and one-half
years, and the influenza Is five times
as deadly as the war, considering the
length of the epidemic and the war.
If the influenza raged at the same
rate as -long as the war has there
would be over 100,000,000 people per
ish. Never since the black plague
swept over the world has the need o
a new survey of public health meas
ures been more forcibly Illustrated.
In 1894 the bacillus pestis was iden
tified by Kltasato, and subsequent In
vestigators have demonstrated that
rats may be attacked, and that infec
tion may be carried to man by means
ot the rat flea, which maT attack hu
man beings when rats are scarce. In
Suffolk, in 1910, four cases of beubon
ic plague occurred In the same house
hold, but no further attacks were re
ported. In 1910-11 septlcaemic and
pneumonic plague made its appear
ance in Manchuria. In this epidemic
the infection seems to have been con
veyed by marmots, which are trapped
for the sake of their fur.
The influenza of animal infection
seems now to be well established, and
precautionary measures aim at the cul
mination of this danger. Innoculatlon
by Haffkine's fluid procures protec
tion in a majority of cases, and this
method in employed In connection
with Indian hospital staffs. As the per
iod for which immunity endures is
somewhat short, it is hardly practic
able to make a widespread use ot the
inoculation.
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Real Estate fnmitrt
Earl M. and Edna Brown to George
V. Bishop, 20 acres In section 32,
township 2 south, range 4 east, $1.
Oregon Iron & Steel company to
Henry P. Reese, . block 3; Bryant
Acres, $10.
George Swygert to William J. Tay
lor et ux., land in section 33, town
ship 1 south, range 3 east $1.
Floyd C. and Maryan Rouse to R.
M. and Stella McLaughlin, part of lot
33, Flnavon, SI.
O. J. and Caroline H. McKenney to
Floyd C. and M. Rouse, part of lot
33 ( Finavon, $1.
James Phelan to L. E. Hoffman, 80
acres In section 14, township 2 south
range 4 east, $10.
Susan C. Linn to William T. Branch,
553.65 acres, section 13 and 19, town
ship 3 south, ranges 2 and 3 west, $10.
STEAMER HITS MINE
LONDON, Jan. 10. The British
steamer Northumbria struck a mine
oft MIddlesborough Thursday aad it
Is believed most of the crew were
lost. A boat with two survivors and
eight dead has been washed aahore
at Newton Abbot. Four boats which
left the ship with survivors are miss
ing. DANCES UNDER BAN 3
w mayor noiuiau naa issuea or- s
$ ders that no dances may be held
3 in Oregon City for the present on
account of the Influenza. S
3 At the dances held recently
many people from Portland have
'$ attended and as the epidemic is S
$ prevalent in that city there is fc
$ danger of the visitors spreading 4
$ it here and the mayor takes this $
$ precaution against it.
To prevent the dancers from 8
going outside of the city and
J holding dances County Health 3
Officer Strickland has Issued or- e
S ders that no dances may be held
in the county until further
notice.