OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1919,
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BOYS OVER HERE
Interesting Facts About Oregon
City Boys In The U. S.
Service
Mr. and Mrs. E. Parker of West
Linn, recently received several let
ters from their son. Corporal Ray
mond E. Parker, ot Company E, First
Engineers, now In Germany with the
Army of Occupation.
The letter written -jnder date of
November 29, 191S, is as follows:
"Dear Folks at Home:
"It has been nearly a month since I
wrote last, so I have an Idea that you
are getting a bit worried about me, but
1 am 0 K and now on my way to
Germany.
Since the signing ot the armistice on
November 11, we have been hiking
'along toward Germany at the rate of
'about 15 miles a day for two days, and
then resting for a day until we have
reached a small town by the name of
Costigen, about IS miles from Luxem
burg. "The last two weeks of the war were
the hardest I ever put in. We were
traveling the whole time through mud
and over bad roads. In an effort to
keep up with the lines, we traveled
almost night and day, but they were
sure traveling toward Germany. The
nearer Germany we get the more peo
ple we find that speak the English
language.
"This Is rather a nice country, but
they sure raise crops on some queer
land In Germany. As we were travel
ing along we saw crops growing on
the sides of mountains that a man
,could hardly stand on, but still they
farm it, but everything Is done by
hand. The work animals here are
mostly cattle.
"The weather here Is -not as dis
agreeable as in France, not having so
much rain or cold weather."
S3 El
Joseph Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Miller, who has been In the hos
pital service and for some time sta
tioned at Brooklyn, N. Y., will soon be
transferred to a ship. When entering
the service he was an employe of the
office of the Oregon City woolen
mills.
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Al Moulton of Oregon City, was
neard from a few days ago by Everett
"Richardson of this city. Al says that
he Is In Germany, and is camped on
.the Rhine. He is a member of Com
pany A, 107 Mounted Military Police.
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Harry Payne of the Third Engineers,
is stationed in France. Mr. Payne be
, tag above the draft age, was one who
' volunteered his services to LTncle Sam
for overseas duty. He enlisted from
Oregon City and was among the first
to leave here for the front
Pa 6s es
Mitchell Story, son of Mr. and Mrs.
N. Story of this city, a former employe
of the Enterprise, who was among the
first young men of Clackamas coun
ty to answer his country's call, has
been transferred to a ship, much to his
delight. Mitchell has been stationed
in California since entering the . ser
vice but wrote to friends a few days
ago from Omaha, Nebraska, saying he
was on his way East to be transferred
to a ship, and expected to go to Eu
rope before being mustered out of
service.
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Claire Miller, well-known young man
of Oregon City, and son of the late C.
A. Miller, writes the following letter
'to the Patriotic Edition for the dollar
bill and letter sent him:
"Staff Patriotic Edition,
Morning Enterprise,
"Dear Friends:
"Your letter of November contain
ing that little bill of real money came
as a very pleasant surprise to me, also
at a very appropriate time, for it waa
waiting for me when I returned from
my furlough with only one franc, 20
centimes, left and unusually hungry.
"You feel assured that it was put to
' the best of use.
"Have had a most interesting trip
since leaving Oregon, not to mention
the couple of times that I really was
busy. I have seen most of France, and i
I am now well satisfied to return to!
'God's country as soon as they wi'l !et !
me.
"Hare not met many boys from
Tiome but expect to see them in Oregon
City before many months have pass
ed. "Thanking you most heartily for the
remembrance from Oregon City, I am
"Sincerely,
"Private Claire A Miller,
"Base Hospital, No. 46, France."
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Word has been received in this city
by Miss Helen Ely from Corporal
William J. Kennedy, with headquar
' tors company, 76 F. A., Third Division
Regiment, stationed in Germany.
He is a well-known young man of this
city, and before enlisting was connect
ed with the Crown Willamette Paper
company at Camas, Wash.
"Somewhere In Germany,
Jan. 17, 1918.'
"I am not rushed as much as I used
to be, and have a little more time to
myself, and am back at my old job
again after two weeks spent In the
fcospital, but am glad to say am not
much scarred up; came out ot It pret
ty lucky. Jnst think; Helen, getting
janimed up between two trucks while
going 65 or 60 miles an hour.
"Have been riding ever since I came
m nw4Imi s
ten Ratea:
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- OVER THERE
to Europe, seven months ago at the
front carrying dispatches to and from
headquarters with shells bursting over
my head and machine gun bullets fly
ing past. The worst part of it all was
riding at night with no lights, except
the flashing of the guns.
"It is surely a great life to live if
you are lucky, and I sure was.
"A friend of mine was killed along
side of me while we' were talking to
gether. I have lots of sad stories to
tell you when I get home, and I wish
that would be soon, as I have seen all
I want of Germany. It is a very pretty
country, but doesn't 'look good to me.'
Give me back the V. S. A.
Mr. Kennedy had Some experiences
while in Europe that he will not soon
Torget, for in a letter of Januarys .ar
riving about the same time as that of
es as follows:
January 5, tells some of his experienc
"Was in the hospital for a week, suf
fering from a mashed face and head.
Was thrown off my motorcycle and
was going about 55 per when I hit the
road. Will have a scar or two, but will
only be a little souvenir of Germany.
"While at the front had my helmet
blown off one time by a shell, and at
another time the rear wheel of my
motorcycle was blown out from under
me. I have also had many other nar
row "shaves.'."
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In a letter to Miss Belle Mathers of
Willamette. J. H. Mathers, a well
known young man of Willamette, who
Is In France, gives some of his ex
periences since entering the service.
The letter was written at Camp
Williams at Is-Su-tille, France.
"I understand that the censorship
has been lifted to the extent that one
can tell of his whereabouts and what
he is doing, therefore I will take a
chance, and see what the results are..
"At present we are at a camp some-'
where in the north central part of
France. It gets quite chilly here at
night, but the days are not so cold.
"Practically our whole squadron is
on guard duty, and as for me, I am on
steady guard. It is not the worst job
in the world, although I have had
much better ones. We are on guard
one day and off the next
"I do not like it here as well as in
England. In England we could go out
and talk to some one. but here most
of the talking is done by hand.
"The French people have an idea
here that the 'coons' are the original
American Indians, and they are in the
'swim' with a certain class of people.
"We arrived here but a few days
before the armistice was signed,
therefore never heard any of the big
racket, but have seen all kinds of in
dications that there was 'something
doing over here.'
"I have been made a first-class pri
vate, and that means three dollars a
month more.
"Well, I guess I have just about run
out of ammunition, so will cease 'fir
ing', while I am as ever your loving
brother,
"JACK.
"Give my love to all the world."
"JACK MATHERS,
249 Aero Squadron
A. E. F., France."
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The Auxiliary of the Eighteenth En
gineers, Railway company, sending the
boys Christmas gifts in the form of
money are in receipt of the following
! letter from Lee V. Shannon, well-
known young man of Oregon City, a
member of the Eighteenth Engineers
Railway, for which the money was
sent to each member of the company:
Jan. 8, 1919.
"Dear People of the Oregon City Aux
iliary: "Your very acceptable present came
yesterday. I assure you, you are the
most thoughtful people ever. The send
ing of money is something which G. H.
Q. can not or rather has not forbid
den, although at one time there was
some rumor that they were to do go,
as the American 'soldat simple' had so
much more money than the French,
the 'Poilu' was jealous.
"From the latest dope we hear that
the Eighteenth has been recommended
to sail for home. How much truth
there is In the matter we, at this date,
do not know, but my own candid opin
ion is that we will be in dear old
Oregon once more by March
"Once more I wish I could thank
you each and every one, for your kind
ness to me, but all I can do Is to sit
here and think of 'you all or write
when I would like to thank you all in
person.
"Wishing you all the best of health,
and that I might see you soon I am as
ever,
"LEE V. SHANNON,
Co. F, 18 Engrs Ry.,
A. E, F., France"
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Private A. H. Mills, a well-known
Clackamas county boy, has sent the
Patriotic Edition of the Morning En
terprise, the following letter: :
Coblenz, Germany,
Dec. 28, 1818.
"Dear Friends:
"Your Xmas letter of October 30,
reached me December 22, and through
this letter I want to thank you and peo
ple of Oregon City for my receiving
a Xmas present from them. It was a
very good way to reach us boys over
here, after the people In the States
not being allowed to send packages. At
present It is very easy to spend the
dollar a there Is a commissary and
a Y. M. C. A. here.
"Spent a very good Xmas here In
Coblens, but It sure would have been
nicer to have been In the States.
"The greatest Xmas present and
Thanksgiving gift we received was
when the armistice was signed. As It
sure was a gloomy prospect to look
forward to spending the winter at the
front under war conditions.
"At present our battalion is sta
tioned in good German brick barracks.
"Hope within the next year will be
In Oregon City and will drop 'In and
visit the Enterprise.
Thanking you again tor the kind re
membrance. Extending New Year's
greetings.
"Yours truly,
A. II. MIM,S.
Private. 1st Cla. A. H. Mills, Co. C.
322 Fid. Sig. Itn., A. E. F."
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The following was received by ir.
Milliken from Elmer G. Johnston:
Dec. 28, 191S.
"Dear Friend:
"This is a rainy Saturday afternoon.
The rain is melting the snow that cov
ered the ground on Christmas day.
"We moved here yesterday. We
moved here (Herselhueh, Germany),
and the roads were slick and the hors
es had a bad day.
"Our division crossed the Rhine near
Coblenx on the thirteenth of this
month.
"The' Germans do not seem to har
bor bitter feelings, but we must con
sider them our enemies till peace is
signed, and that may be a long time
yet. There are two hundred and fifty
trucks at the edge of the town watt
ing to be turned over to the Allies.
"The date of our return still seems
far off. One year ago today, we, of the
162nd Infantry sighted France at St.
Nazalre-sur-Ixire. We were on guard
duty there three months, then about
the middle of April we were transfer
red to the 127th. We were In the
trenches in Alsace till the middle of
July when we went to Chateau Thier
ry. I missed that drive by being In the
hospital (wounded), but I was with
the Division on the Soissons front, and
during the fighting in the Argonne
woods on the Verdun front.
"We were In the front line when the
armistice went into effect. In fact,
when we got the order to hold our po
sition it was about eight o'clock, and
we had our packs slung ready to ad
vance. We had to keep under cover
as the armistice did not go Into ef
fect until noon. All that night the sky
glowed with the light of thousands of
Hun flares and rockets. We were al
so allowed to build fires.
"The march to the Rhine through
the liberated districts ot France was
very touching. We passed near the
Belgium border, and crossed Luxem
burg on our march.
"Corporal James Lawson is at an
array school in France.
"I hope the Spanish "flu" has not
been severe In Oregon City.
"Your friend,
"CORP. ELMER G. JOHNSON,
"Co. A. 127 U. S. Infantry, A. E. F."
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Hal E. Sheldon was arrested here
Sunday night by Deputy Sheriff
Hughes for stealing an automobile in
Portland. ,
The car belonged to A. li. Linn of
this city, and he had left it near the
Orpheum theatre Sunday night while
attending the performance. When he
came out to go home he missed the
car and informed the police. Mr. Linn
then came home and was very much
surprised to find his car here.
Sheldon had driven it here and
stopped the car and when he tried to
start it he had difficulty. Hughes no
ticed this and asked what was the mat
ter. The man remarked it waa a new
car and he did not know much about
it. He acted so suspicious the officer
decided to arrest him and Shc'don lat
er confessed to the theft.
He was held In jail until inornlnr,'
when the Portland police were noti
fied and it was discovered he had a
police record in that city. He was tak
en to Portland to be tried for stealing
the car.
LIEUT. STORY
VISITING HERE
ON WAY HOME
Lieutenant Robert Clark Story
nephew of Mrs. Frank Welsh of
this city, arrived here Friday even
ing from the officers' training camp
at Fort Taylor, Ixmisville, Ky. On the
way from the Camp Taylor to Oregon
Lieutenant Story visited ut the home
of his aunt, Mrs. Myrtle Patton, who
was formerly Miss Myrtle Taylor of
this city, and now of Spirit Lake,
Iowa.
Lieutenant Taylor is a gradate of
the Oregon City high school, having
completed his studies at. that institu
tion in 1916. He entered the Willam
ette University at Salem, where he
spent two years, and at the time of
entering the service was a student
there. He first entered the officers
training camp at the Presidio, San
Francisco, and was later transferred
to Camp Taylor, Ky. After visiting In
this city, he will proceed to Wolfe
Creek, Oregon, where be will visit his
parents, Mr. and MrB. E. F. Story and
sister, Misa Helen Story, who former
ly resided here. Lieutenant Taylor will
return to the Willamette University
within a few weeka to resume his studies.
They Don't Care Much for Society But They -Do
Find the Water Is Fine at Palm Beach
nr
it?. .
The photographer who took this
picture wrote under It the caption
"Society at Palm Beach." Palm
Beach and society are all rUht In their
way but here are the Misses Ruth Hil
da and Pj-udoiice Ann Holmes, twin
daughters ot Mr. and , Mrs. Arthur
UN OF
SALEM, Feb. 11. 'Special) The
Clackamas delegation In the house to
day won its first victory in tho county
division fight when by a vote of 25
ayes to 27 noes, they defeated the
move to substitute a minority report of
the committee on counties favoring the
adoption of the bill putting the Oswego
district Into Multnomah county. A mo
tion to indefinitely postpone the bill
lost when the vote stood 26 to 26 and
on a motion the Schuebei bill was laid
on the table. It is believed now that
the bill cannot muster up the 31 nec
essary to its passage. The Multnomah
delegation is so far a unit in favor of
the passage of the bill.
McFarland, In Ms support of the
bill declared that the people In the
section affected by the bill mostly had
business in Portland and would like
to get into that connty for that pur
pose. He also declared that the Oswe
go section was not treated fairly by
the county court and had not receiv
ed its full share of road money which
they expected they could get under
Multnomah county.
Representative Cross denied the
statements of McFarland, showing
that in the Oswego section $12,958 was
expended on the road district, with
over 13,000 available, or more than
100 per cent of tho amount of taxes
raised In that section for that purpose.
He declared the matter had not been
He also read a letter from Mayor C.
Elkins of Oswego, who protested
against Oswego being placed In Mult-
nomah county, where additional tax
es would be imposed without a vote
of the people interested.
Cross also told of the additional
money for the Oswego section on the
Pacific Highway, saying as a matter
of fact, the county put in more than
twice as much in that section on roads
than the people raised themselves,
properly brought before the legisla
ture and called attention to the fact
that the men who voted for county di
vision in Clackamas county two years
ago were overwhelmingly defeated in
that county at last election and he de
clared former Representative Steph
ens was first elected only because he
did not tell the people of Oregon City
that he had the county division plan
up his sleeve. "VV'f boys believe that
all Clackamas comity is sacred soil
and Multnomah county has enough.
Some day that county will want the
whole earth. We are friends of Port
land but' we want her to leave us
alone."
Turning to the Multnomah delega
tion he said: "I've stood in with you
on most everything you wanted and I
want you to stick with me now."
Rurdlck upbraided the Clackamas
county delegation of two years ago
for voting to a man to take Deschutes
county away from Crook county. Rich
ardson attacked Clackamas county for
failing to keep up its roads. He also
showed petitions signed by 236 voters
In Oswego district asking for consoli
dation. Smith of Multnomah, Coffey
and Kubli, also spoke against Indefi
nite postponement of the bill.
Schuebei, in defending the county,
denounced vote trading in the legisla
ture and upheld home rule by counties
In division matter. He declared that
only the sports wanted to get Into
Multnomah county and had been prom
ised paved boulevards around Oswego
lake by the Todd Interests if they
could got Into Multnomah county.
Cross, in closing, read further from a
letter from tho mayor of Oswego, say
ing that A. T. Patullo and John Dltner
were frequently in conference and Mt
ner was a representative of the Todd
Interests and circulated petitions. The
letter further stated that the mayof
was certain a largo majority of those
who signed the petition would now
sign a remonstrance against the bill.
Cross declared no county In the state
could beat Clackamas In the amount
of road taxes raised.
The members of the Multnomah
delegation predicted tonight they
6 .?iv"T: tUj "
Holmes of Now York City, who don't
cure a hang for society. However, they
do like Palm Illicit, us you can see.
The caption as we have amended It la
trite but triitlif.il: "Come on in daddy,
the water's fltu!"
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would take the bill from tho table to
morrow and that they had enough
votes to pass It. If It pusses the house
Diuilck l confident It will bo defeated
In the senate.
TWO BILLS OF
CLACKAMAS MAN
ARE DEFE ATED
SAI.KM. Feb. 7. (Special)- lly de
feating the consolidation committee's
plan for the creation of a department
of ugrlculture, the house today effec
tually defeated all plans for consoli
dation this session, according to de
clarations of members who make up
the majority that killed the bill. They
declared they woul.-iot stand for ex
tensive appointive power placed in the
hands of the governor to build up a
vast system of political machinery and
as there are other measures built up
along similar linos, asserted they
would take tho same action on these.
The effort of Cross of Clackamas to
have the bill referred to the committee
for amendments failed. Schuebei led
the bitterest fight of the session so
far staged which took the house well
Into the early evening to block Hie
final action on the bill today and put
It over until Monday when 11 absen
tees would be back, but the house vot
ed him down.
There was a heavy majority against
the measure and tonight there seems
not the remotest chance of any consol
idation being efected. Members object
to the committee using the con
solidation commission's program,
which "iay declare Is theoretical and
unworkable.
Schui'hel'H bill providing for higher
I in t'iim ices "i nomesuc corporations
waH killed by t'no house by a heavy
vote, os also wan his bill prohibiting
aliens from .nvnlng lands un'osi" they
declared llu.-ntion of citizenship with
in seven years
These Mine- r ahires, nil icvolvlng
around Cl.i"! ai.ias members, were the
principal fiv.it ires of the session to
day. BILL PROVIDES
MORE SALARIES
FOR OFFICIALS
SAI.KM, Feb. 10. (Special) Re pre
sontaiivu Cross of Clackamas county,
today Introduced a substitute bill pro
viding for tho salaries of county offic
era of Clackamas county. The bill
among other things provides that the
county court shall determine the num
ber of deputies and the amount of
clerical help for county offices, the
appointment of such deputies and cler
ical help to be made, however, by re
spective county officials.
The bill also provides tho following
salaries:
County Judge, 1600.
County Commissioners, $5 a day but
no expenses or mileage.
County Treasurer, $1500.
County Clerk, $1800.
County Recorder, $1500.
Sheriff, $2100.
Assessor, $1500.
School Superintendent, $1400 and
$75 quarterly for traveling expenses.
The offices of the school superin
tendent and county Judge are not af
fected by tho bill but the other offices
are provided a substantial increase if
its passoH-
The commissioners are granted an
Increase of $2 per day but they are al
lowed no mileage as heretofore.
The salary of the treasurer was
$1,200 and the bill provides for an In
crease of $300 per year.
The clerk would be given an in
crease from $1,500 to $1,800, and the
recorder's salary would be raised from
$1,200 to $1,500,
The sheriff is granted the largest
increase in the bill, which calls for a
salary of $2,100, an Increase of $400
over the former salary of $1,700.
The assessor's salary Increase would
'be $250 over the present salary of
$1,250.
Fi
SAI.KM, Feb. S.-(Spcclal) -Tho
week Jirnt closed Iiiin hfim ii itood one
In many respects for the CUickiiiims
delegation mid In sumo riwpi'i'l It
lias been nllvo with rather bitter
pills.
Slaughter of the consolidation piiv
r.ritm did not moot wltli general ap
proval mining tho C'nckuimis delega
tion as Senator Hlinlck Is chulrmun of
tho Joint comnilttmi and ItoimneiiU
live Cross Is ranking member of Mm
house committee, but It may be said
that all mouthers agree Mutt the Cluck
mints men on the committee have
made an honest effort to score soiuo
sort of consolidation which would be
effective us a money saving plan and
that If any particular odium (nils to
the U'glKluturn for not affecting hoiiio
thing along the lltins ot consolidation
th, ClackaiiiuH delegation will lime Its
skirts clear from such odium,
HeprcHentutlvn Schuebei along with
Cross fought the hardest to preserve
tho Hopurtment of Agriculture consol
idation bill from death, us Its demise
spelled ruin for tho whole program
and Mm stand he took In the house
yesterday to get Mm bill back Into
committee where It could bo held for
further consideration was utuiiicHtUm.
ably the bitterest p;tt up by any mem
ber lit tho house during the entire
session.
Th paving Mils of Dliiilc K will be
'eported into the senate this week am!
highways couimtltcoa wlt, uu evenly
divided report. TIicho hills are direct
d against thu paving tniHt and put out
ed puvements and the reports promise
to raise u veritable storm when they
uppcur on the scene for final dUiHml
(ton. Their disposition will mark out
the courso the Legislature Is to pur
sue ou th paving question In its
wholo program and us a result It In r
safe bet tho senate lobbies will bo
Jammed to the doors when tho re
ports ii r, sent In.
Hurlng the past week the criminal
Hymlh ullum bill of IHmlck's wiih
signed by the Coiernor and Diuilck ill
so secured pannage, of bills relating to
teaching without examination for a
cuitlilcato und to tho deposit of
moneys in thy state treasury month
ly. Ill the house Schuebei secured
passage of ono of his bills Increasing
'icenso fees, that providing for an In
crease In fees on foreign corporations,
while yesterday he lost his bill pro
viding for an Increase on' domestic
corporations. ,
During the punt week ho secured
passage in tho house of his Important
board ot conciliation and arbitration
measure; of his bill providing for the
exemption of money notes and ac
counts from taxation and a bill pro
viding or authorizing county courts to
provide for bounties on rodents. He
has also secured pssssgo of measures
Mating to road funds for cities and
towns.
The most Important of his measures
to pass during the past week, and prob
ably one ot the outstanding bills of
the entire week, Is that providing for J
amendment of the workmen's com
pensation act. This bill Includes fea
tures sought by the employers, em
ployes and the commission alike, with
all sides agreeing to their adoption
and Incorporates features which make
the bill decidedly more workable.
These features Include the follow
ing: Adds to benefits received with annu
al refund to employes and reasonable
value of rent, etc., received by em
ployes. Provides for $8 per month for each
-hildd instead of $6 por month, but
not to exceed a total of $0 per month.
Provides for a catastrophe fund of
$.i0,000 and not to exceed 1 per cent
of tho monthly contribution to take
cure of exigencies,
Provides commission may pay to
person taking charge of dependent
children.
Cuts out lump sum proposition but
commission Is authorl.ed to pay not
exceeding 50 per cent of value of
monthly Installments to pay off mort
gages, etc.
Commission Is authorizes! to expend
such amount ns may be necessary to
rehabilitate man, such ns furnishing
artificial limbs. Provides for special
fund that commission may pay with
out so much delay.
Schuebei ulso is prepared to make
a strong fight on ono provision of tho
new $10,000,000 bonding bill which
came into the house yesterday, and
that is to make a workable provision
to the effect that counties may bid
on road work. The experience in C'aek
amas county In road building has con
vlncod him that counties are able to
do the work better and more cheaply
than the private contractors and he
wants that chnnce to be given ut
least. A clause has benn Inserted into
the lilll In that respect, but Schtiobol
stated Friday night that it Is not sal
Isfactory to him and hinted that be
will not support the bill unless It Is
made satisfactory.
Dr. Dodman also secured passage
Friday of his measure providing for
voluntary committment to Insane hoe
pitals of the state.
Considerable opposition urose to
the measure on the floor of the house
Dedman fought for tho bill, however,
and the medical fraternity In tho
house rallied to his support and put It
over.
NEW LEASE RECORDED
A lease was filed Friday between
the Pacific Telephone company and D,
C, and C. D. I.atmirette for th com
pany to remain in Its present quar
ters for a period of five years. The
time began December 16, 1918.
The company will pay $70 a month
for the building and make their own
repairs.
WEI
DIM
MOLALLA IN DEBATE
Tho debate held Friday nli;lit In
ilie lilrh school auditorium between
Molullu und Oregon City ufrlrmatlve
tenuis wus won by the latter by no
iiiwinlmous vole of tho J.iiIkon.
The local affirmative team was cun
posed of Margaret Clark and Kutilee
King mid the Molhtla tenia was leiua
tlregory und l.ynar Jackson. The ques
tion debuted wiih: "Hesolvnd, That the
(lulled States should entaMIli a sys
tem of military training for boys be
t ween (bo ages of 111 and 20 years."
Tim negative team or the Oregon
City high school Journeyml to Silver
ton to debate o;i this question and
suffered defeat by a score of two to
one. This (cam was compound of
Frances M'tiko and Lloyd Nlckernon
ami worn uccompuulml by Mrs. Wood
ward, HclciU'o toucher of (be local
high school
The defeat ut Sllverton idliiilintlo
tho Iim-uI high school from other state
doliutoH this year as Sllverton won
from Molullu by an unanimous score.
A largo audience intended (ho de
bute Friday night, at which time a
good program was r ndrod by Mm
high school orchestra, under Mm dlree
llotl of I'roteSHor Klechtiier. Mis Nao
mi Armstrong sung In u pleading man
ner and received a hearty encore,
BROTHERS MEET AND
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
ON BATTLEFI ELDS
l.teutenuiit I.augdoti Hpooner, who
returned from Mm Imttlo fit-Ids of
I'niiico Sunday evening, was In On
gen City Tuesday. While hero ho vis
ited III.) cousins, the MIrkc Vent And
Nolllo Ciiuflebl, atul pt-rcy I'uuTiild.
Lieutenant Spoouer, wIioko former
homo wuk ut Jennings Ugi, Is now
making liU home In I'ortlainl. He and
his twin brother, Lieutenant Lloyd
Spooiier were In tho thickest of (he
fights In Prance, and although they
had not seen each other for months
after arriving overseas. I.aiiRdoii do
eldod to find his brother on their
birthday anniversary it wus while
the hitter was preparing a bed of old
Idothtug that the former found him.
The two young men were tattered and
torn and besmeured with mud from
fighting. The meeting wim inot touch
ing. luuigdon say his brothnr Is getting
his company into shapo to sail for
homo. Whi'e en route tho former vis
ited his brother, Captain Clydo Spoon
or, stationed In Kansas City, Mo, The
young men are sons of Mrs. Ella
Spoouer of Je.nnlngi Ixulgo. All sr
well known here.
TEACHERS TO MEET
FEB. 15
Tho Clackamas County Teachers'
Association will meet at Mm high
hcIiooI building at MllwnuMn Saturday.
February 15, ut which time u program
will bo given.
Tho following having been arrang
ed: 10 A. M Address, "Needs of the
Public School", J. A. Churchill, State
Superintendent,
11 A. M. Iliislness Stwslon.
12 o'clock - Lunch served
flrange hall by tho women
at
of
the
the
(iiange nnd the Work Club.
1 : no P. M. Departmental Session,
by Miss Winifred lluyos, head of the
Kngllsli department of Mm Washing
ton high school of Portland. Iler sub
ject will bo "Co Helatlon of Kngllsli."
Miss Margaret Thompson will huvo
for her subject "deogrupliy In the In
termediate (initios." Mrs. I), K. darker
will have "Geography In the Primary
Department."
2:15 P. M. Address, "Tho Most Vo
cational Subject," Professor A. Me
Klnley, head of the language depart
ment of tho Lincoln high school, Port
land. ;ei
PARIS, Feb. II,-A proposal to
cliiingo tho allied armlHtlco policy and
greatly shorten the armistice periods
Is understood to be before tho supreme
war council. This proposal calls for the,
limiting of tho armistice periods to
about ! days at tho end of which
timo new terms would bo Imposed on
(lOrmnny.
Tho ncntlmont Is expressed by many
In attendance on tho jh-sco conference
that this would give the allies a bettor
hold on the Bltuutlon and onublo thorn
to moot iho constantly changing con
ditions. No intimation is given as to
tho attitude of tho supremo war coun
cil in the matter.
MARGARET MOLT
OF CLACKAMAS
DIES TUESDAY
Elizabeth Margaret Molt, eight-year-old
daughter of Fred Molt of Clacka
mas, passed away Monday after a
brief Illness of Influonza and pneumonia.
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