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WELGlfD
ON ARRIVAL
i
IN OREGON
PORTl-ANI), Miirch 6.-Although
Jupltsr I'IuvIim pluyud u prominent
part In tho reception of tho M.h rogl
mant, cuuit artillery corps, today by
bursting forth with copious mmntl-
tint of good old ()rKMD ruin, ha full !
J to put a ditmpiT on 111 celebration I
which will bo remembered by the
home-coming hurou and their I'ort-,
land hotti, I
With whistle blowing and Hundreds !
of relatives, sweuthourU.and friends
chaorlug wildly, the snerlal troop
train iuamtd into the '.inlon station
at g o'clock A. M. It carried four of-tie-on
and 473 enlisted iiion, compos
ing the Oregon mill Washington con
tinent of (he 69th regiment. Three
men of the 62d regiment, const art II
lory corps, whoso homos are In thta
-tUm, wwo In the party.
CLUBWORKIS'
STARTED FRIDAY
AT WILLAMETTE
A mooting wus held at Willamette
Friday afternoon, and was In (-lin go
of It. U. Scott, county awwit; A. I.
Olma'end, who has charge of the girli'
and hoya' club work In Clackamas
co.inty, and MUs Marin Anthony,
home dnmonairutor. The mooting wa
hold at the achool house, and waa
larguly attended. The pupils and oth
ra were much Interested In the work
outlined by (hone In charge of the
meeting.
At thle meeting Mri. Illumauor, reo
rienting the Junior Red Cross, gave
an IntereHtlng talk on (he work of the
organization. Her theme waa the
"lloulth Crusaders."
R. 0. Scott outlined a program of
the work he Is to enrry on In that
auction of the country and empha
sized poultry and gardening project!
A. U Olmstoad outlined bla work In
the projivt of Boys' and Girls' Ctub
work.
MIm MarfQ Anthony, homo demon
strator, gave her program, and there
waa adopted a food preservation pro
ject with Mrs. George DoHok aa pro
Joct leader. The achool lunch project
waa taken up for dlHcusslon, and re
united In Mrs. E. M. Hadley being ap
pointed aa leader, Mm. John Ream,
Jr., waa appointed health project load
r.
Friday night they went to Schubol,
where a almllar meeting was held at
the grange hall, and Saturday morn
ing they leave for the Garfield coun
try, and will outline their work at the
mooting of tho grango to be hold In
tho grange hall. . ?
At a meeting of the Women's Club
of Oswego held Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. A. Klnx Wilson presided. Miss
Mario Anthony gave an address on her
work, and among the subjects she took
up for tho dlHcusHlon of the members
of the club was hot lunches, at school.
It was decided to try this out by the
"members of tho club during tho month
of March at the Oswego school. Each
member will do her hit In serving
these lunches once a week for the
month. Each school child dosliing to
purtiil( of tho lunch will he charged
tonr cents. Mrs. M. W. Gray was ap
pointed chairman of the . committee,
The homo nursery project was accept
ed with Mrs. G. E. Thayor aa project
leader. ,
Labor-saving dovlccs were taken up
for discussion, and the members are
to make Iceloss rofrlgerators and fire
less cookers during the coining sum
mer, I
Y SPREAD11
BERLIN", Fob, 28.Central Ger
many Is In the throes of a widespread
political strike affecting largo parts of
Saxony,, Thuvlngta nnd Anhalt, and
through its effects upon railroad com
munications Is casting a sinister shad
ow over the entire nation.
The workmen In Leipsic voted last
evening by a tremendous majority for
a general strike. Today Lelpslc is
without gaa or electricity or railroad
communication. Tho strike at Hallo,
which Includes the railway men, con
tinues, and even telephonic and tele
graphic communication Is being Inter
forred with. A general strike has brok-
on out at Erfurt and In many other
cities in Central Oermnny,
. Tho government, however, has gain
ed encouragement through the more
complete reports received from
Madgoburg, where a large part of the
railway men who first Joined the
strike have resumed work.
RUIN
Death Intervenes
It is something to have lived past the age of three
score and to have succeeded in accomplishments that
hring substantial and material recognition from one's
own countrymen. This is something that comparatively
few men achieve, and James Withycombe, Governor of
Oregon, was one of these,
A man of simple tastes, of regular habits, of rug
ged character was Withycombe. A good friend, a fight
er for principle, with far-sighted ideas was he. Ambi
tious to become the chief executive of his adopted State,
he made the race and lost, and then carefully and com
prehensively laid his plans to stage a second campaign,
wherein he was successful.
The great war gave the Governor his opportunity.
His sympathies were naturally with our allies, as he was
a native of England, but he remained strictly neutral in
his attitude until the United States went into the gigantic
struggle, when he plunged, with all of his strength, into
the battle to win the war. There were men in public
life who, for reasons of practical politics, quietly dodged
the main issue, but not the Governor. He was quick to
urge the vigorous prosecution of the war. He was at
the front of every movement to bring the people of Ore
gon into assisting, by every means within their power, to
defeat the Hun. With no consideration for the possible
effect on his own political future, his mind and brain
were given over to the cause of righteous democracy.
In his campaign for renomination and reelection last
year, the people rallied to his support. They had no
mind to displace him. They realized that the Governor
was honest and courageous, and they promptly confer
red on him a second term.
The hand of death has intervened, and the people of
Oregon have lost a friend. They have lost the advise and
counsel of a man who was vitally interested in every
phase of Oregon's problems. It is unfortunate that we
are not to have his mature judgment in solving the dif
ficult questions of reconstruction.
UNO STORE
The pout office and Erickson'a store
at Mullno were robbed Stimluy night
and the robbers got away with about
IIDS In cash, a check and a watch.
Nothing was secured from the post
office but a watch, $15 In silver and a
check for $100 was taken r.-om the
storo. The robber did not take all the
money In the register at the store, but
left several dollars.
Charles Molsenhelrn, 17-year-old boy
was captured In I'ortland Monday
while trying to cash the check and
wos held by the officers until Sheriff
Wilson went after liiro and brought
him here.
Most of the money, the watch and
chock was recovered from the boy.
IIo has been staying at the Trulllnger
home at Mullno for some time but left
that place and has been around this
city fair some time, lie was formerly
in the reform school at Salem but
was paroled.
HIGH PRAISE GIN
OREGON FOR WORK
IN BELGIAN DRIVE
A telegram of high praise has been
recloved from the Belgian minister
by Mrs. Kelly Uecs, Oregon chairman
of tho Committee for Relief in Bel
glum, complimenting her on the good
work accomplished in this state. The
telegram Is as follows:
"Ever so many thanks for the splen
did check for Madam Ilortns fund. 1
am bo delighted to hoar that you mean
to carry on during the reconstruction
period. All work for the relief of the
children is urgently in need of funds
ns many waifs and strays and many
orphans will remain In the charge of
tho commltteos for quite a long time."
Tho check mentlonod is from the
relief bottlos that have been placed
throughout the state, and the tele
gram was' forwarded to tho local
chairman, Roslna Fonts Evans.
Mrs. Evans roports that so far JG00
had been turned over by this county
to the fund and the work Is still go
ing on and the committees hope to
turn in a great doal more before the
work la comploted. ?
MORE FUNDS"
COME IN FOR
RELIEF DRIVE
The Near East Committee reports
$3767.69, $135.00 of which has been re
ceived from the school children In the
flng contest. Five dollars was receiv
ed Friday from the Twilight Dorcus
Society.
The flag contest closed Friday and
It is expected that with this and the
few districts that have not reported
the county will be able to make the
quota.
AND
POSTOFFIE
ROBBED
SUNDAY
!T NO. 3
WILL VOTE ON
HIGH SCHOOL
Union high school Diatiict No. 3,
composed of West Linn, Willamette
and Dolton, la to hold an electl-m
March 26, that Is of more than usual
Interest to that district.
This will be to voto on assessing
warrants for $62,500 to build a union
high school and purchaso a site.
tins question has been voted on
twice before and was defeated by
three votes one time and by four at
the other time. Those In favor of the
union high school claim now that the
opposition has diminished to such an
extent that the majority of voters are
in favor of it At the other elections
the amount asked was $35,000.
'tne nioouy investment company,
which controls the townslte of West
l.lnn, has offered the people an ad
vantageous site for $2275, but pro
vide for the district Improving a road
near the site which would cost ap
proximately $6000. The choosing of
the site is left entirely In the hands
of the school board and If the propos
ed warrants are voted on favorably
they will choose the site later.
For the past two years these cities
have maintained a union high school
In the Willamette school building, but
owing to the crowded condition It is
claimed to be necessary for the school
bonrd to take some action In the mat
ter. The election will be held In the
Willamette high school and the West
Linn city hall March 2G, between 3
P. M. and 7 P. M.
BOYS ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH
SERIOUS OFFENSE
George McKinnls, Arthur McKlnnis
and Cecil Stewart were arrested Frl
day, charged with contributing to the
delinquency of minors. The latter are
daughters of well-known Oregon City
residents and they are all undor age,
15, 16 and 17 years old.
, Last Wednesday night the three
boys and girls were on a Joy ride
which lasted all "night and two of the
girls were afraid to go home and they
ran away.
They were captured Thursday night
about 11 o'clock noar Canby by Sheriff
Wilson and all of them brought be
fore Juvenile Officer Church and Dis
trict Attorney Hedges and Deputy
District Attorney T. A. Burke. They
made a complote statement to the of
ficers and warrants were sworn out
for the arrest of the hoys.
The young men were arraigned be
fore Jiistlce Solvers and waived pre
liminary hearing, and were bound over
to the grand Jury.
Stewart was released on $250 bonds
nnd the other two boys were held.
LICENSE TO WED
Montie Gertrude Cox, 21, and Otis
W. Vallen, 21, both of Colton, were
granted a license to wed Tuesday.
DISTR1C
GOVERNOR
OF OREGO
DIED LAST
MONDAY
SALEM, March 8. James Withy
combe, Governor of Oregon, died here
tonight after a long Illness.
He was born In England, at Tavi
tok, March 21, 18JI. James Withy
combe lived there until he was 17
years of age, when he came to Ameri
ca, lie was educated In the public
schools of England and by private tu
tors. In 1875, four years after he came
from England, the young farmer mar
ried Isabel Carpenter of Karmlngton,
Or. Three sons and one daughter were
born to them and one of the ions av
llnttd In the service of his country
soon after tho outbreak of war.
James Withycombe was Oregon's
war governor. In the proud record of
the webfoot state, which was first or
among the first over the top In volun
tary enlistments, money contrlbuUons
and bond buying campaigns through
out the 19 months of warfare, his was
the guiding band. It was on his record
as war governor that he was reelected
without difficulty by Oregon Republi
cans in the 191$ elections.
At a meet lug of the Women's Club
hcid in the Commercial Club parlors
Thursday afternoon several subjects,
w re discussed, Amoug thtse was the
appointment of a iuitrlotlc crmimfttee
to woik in conjunction with the com
mittee recently appointed by M. I). La
touiette, president of the Oregon City
Commercial Club, to entertain the
young men being mustered out of
service. This committee is composed
of Mr. G. S. Mathewson. ctalrmsn;
Mrs. Angus McDonald. Mrs. Nellie
M. Alldredge nnd Mrs. W. A. White.
Cards are to be distributed through
the courtesy of the Women Club mem
bers, the Oregon City Commercial
Club allowing the young men the
privilege of using the rooms for their
entertainment for two weeks. Other
forms of entertainment will be form
ed at a later date when the boys ar
rive The young men are to register at
the Red Cross room in the Masonic
building, where the cards will be given
them.
A committee from the Women's
Club making over the curtains,
washing and Ironing and hanging of
the same In the Commercial Club
rooms was composed of Mrs. David
Caufield, chairman; Mrs. R. J. Good
fellow, Mrs. E. P. Rands, Mrs. L. A.
Morris and Mrs. A. McDonald. These
curtains aad to the attractiveness of
the rooms.
Oregon Gty Boy Is
Home from Service
Charles Wallace, one of the well
known Clackamas county boys, who
was with tne marines, and was in the
thickest of the largest battles in
France, has returned to his home
here. He was in company with the
late Merle Bighara, who lost his life
on the battlefields in France. Both
boys left Oregon City together and
were constantly in each other's com
pany up to the time of Bingham losing
his life. Wallace has a host of friends
here, and he is among the boys of
which Clackamas county is justly
proud. Many exciting experiences he
has encountered since going overseas.
He is visiting his mother, Mrs. W.
A. Henderson, of Meldrum, and after
to Washington, D. C, where he goes
his three weeks' furlough, he will go
for medical treatment, having received
three wounds whllo fighting In the bat
tle of Champagne, the battle in which
Merle Bingham was killed. Wallace
was wounded In the morning and Bing
ham killed in the evening of the same
day.
One Killed; 87 Hurt
In Traffic Accidents
FORTLAND, March 6. Owing o
the Illness of Captain L. A. Harms, the
report of the traffic department for
the month Of January was not Issued
until Tuesday morning. Captain
Harms reUirned to work March 1,
having been absent from his work
since January 11.
The report shows that one person
was killed In January and 87 Injured
In the 426 accidents which occurred
within the city.
Italian General Presenting Valor Medals
to Fathers of U. S.
I
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Lieutenant De Witt Coleman, Jr., of
Tenafly, K. J... and Lieutenant James
Bahl of WooHter, O., were In the aer
ial service" of the United States army.
Both lost their lives in action In Italy.
General Gugllelmottl of the Italian
Military Mission Is seen here present
MANY EDITORS
PLANNING TRIP
TO NORTHWEST
E. E. Brodle, publisher of the Morn
ing Enterprise, returned Monday from
a three-weeks' trip to Chicago, Wash
ington and New York, going to attend
a meeting of the executive committee
of the National Editorial Association,
of which he Is the only member from
U West. ..,UL- .: ,
"Prospects are bright for a record
attendance at the 1919 convention of
the National Editorial Association,
which will be held in the Pacific
Northwest this year," said Mr. Brodie.
"It Is highly probable that not less
than 300 editors from every section
of the United States will take ad
vantage of the opportunity offered to
see the great Summer playground of
Oregon, Washington and British Col
umbia. The convention cities are
Portland, Seattle and Victoria, and
while the itinerary has not yet been
definitely announced, it is likely that
the party will come to Portland first
and It is expected that the Oregon
committee will arrange an excursion
to Crater Lake. Several days will be
spent In Portland. Editors from many
states are enthusiastically planning
for the trip to the Northwest and
Frank Henderson of Little Rock, Ark,
has promised a score of people from
his state. J. C. Brimblecom of New
ton, Mass., assured the committee that
the New England states would send
a large delegation, as Boston expects
to secure the 1920 convention during
the celebration of the landing of the
Pilgrims. The convention party will
probably reach Portland early In Au
gust." Mr. Brodle spent a few days at
Washington, where he saw the mem
bers of the Oregon delegation, some
of whom expect to return to Oregon
within the next week, to remain until
the President calls an extra session
of congress. He heard the speech ot
United States Senator Miles Poindex
ter of Washington, on the League of
Nations proposal, and says that great
interest was manifested in the ques
tion throughout the East. In New
York City he found the prohibition
amendment overshadowing every
other matter, nnd says the average
New Yorker refuses to be convinced
that the nation, including New York,
will go dry. Mr, Brodle visited the
headquarters in the Hotel McAlpin of,
the committee to welcome the return
ing Oregon soldiers, where he found
O. C. Leiter, former city editor of the
Oregonlan, and Miss Peggy Curtis,
special Oregonlan correspondent, in
charge. Both emphasized the need for
money for the entertainment of the
Oregon boys in New York.
A COINCIDENT
A strange coincidence has occurred
In the recent great battle in France,
when three sergeants by the same
name are among' those killed In ac
tion. None art relatives so far as
known, and are Sergeant Waldo Cau
field, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Cau
field of this city; Sergeant Royal Cau
field of Great Falls, Montana; Ser
geant John L. Caufield of Steuben
vllle, Ohio.
DECREE GRANTED
Jess Dunmlre and Ronella Dunmire
were named owners In fee simple to
property In Clackamas county In their
suit against Lizzie Janet Mann et al
The decree was handed down Friday
and is on 80 acres of land.
t ;
Aviators Killed in Italy
"WWW"
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ing to the fathers of these aviator
heroes medals for valor bestowed by
the Italian government. The presenta
tion was made at the City Hall, New
York, in the name of the King of
Italy. -
OF LIVESTOCK
MEET TUESDAY
Tuesday was livestock day at the
noon lunch of the Live Wires at the
Commercial Club rooms.
O. M. Plummer. general manager
of the Pacific International Livestock
Exposition, who Is engaged in raising
a fund of J2S0.000 among the farmers
to be matched by a like amount from
the business men of Portland for the
purpose of erecting suitable buildings
and financing the exposition, was the
principal speaker.
Mr. Plummer presented the claims
and advantages to Clackamas county
of the exposition, and showed., the
necessity for the stock men to place
themselves at the head of the or
ganization, which was primarily de
signed for their interests, but which
has heretofore been financed by the
stock yard Interests.
The quota of Clackamas county has
been placed at $3,000 and so convinc
ing were the claims presented by Mr.
Plummer that the amount for this
county has been guaranteed by G. B.
Dimlck. W. P. Hawley, Jr., George
W. Back, the Bank of Oregon City.
the Bank of Commerce, A. I. and J.
Hughes. John T. Whaller. A. R.
Jacobs and M. D. Latourette.
Mr. Dimlck, who has been appoint
ed county chairman to conduct the
drive for subscriptions to the stock
will meet with those who have guar
anteed the Quota for the county to
day and with a live leader In each
section of the county the stock will
be distributed among as many of the
live stock breeders as possible.
Among the speakers at the lunch
eon were George A. Pierson, presi
dent and general manager, and C.
M. . McAHster, field agent for the
Portland Union stockyards, who gave
assurance of their hearty coopera
tion with the livestock breeders. Mrs.
A. I. Hughes spoke on methods used
In building up a pure bred herd.
Among the well known breeders
present were George W. Buck, R. L.
Badger, A. A. Spangle, W. F. Har
ris, Mrs. A. I. Hughes, J. "W. Smith
of Macksburg, John Hoffmeister of
Damascus, and JJ. T. Whalley of Port
land. OF MOLALLA IS NOW
The Molalla Fire , Clay company,
which has been in a formative period
for the past four years, is now in a
position to become an active factor in
the manufacturing industries ot the
state. -, r
The stock has largely been taken by
local and Portland men. .
An enthusiastic meeting was held In
Molalla Wednesday evening when all
the final details were cleared up. The
plant, which will have a 30-acre site
In the village will be ready for opera
tion In 90 days. The clay fields,
which cover 160 acres are inexhaust
ible.. This clay has been thoroughly
tested and has proven to be the best
of any in , United States. This plant
means much to Molalla and . Clacka
mas county. . ,
MM BREEDERS
DUES
mm
REPORT 0
C01ITTEE
WASHINGTON, March 5. Bitter
controversy raged in the conference
of governors and mayors today before
tne report of the committee on resolu
tions, making a great variety ot rec
ommendations on public questions, fin
ally was adopted. Even af er the viva
voce vote delegates from the west, led
by Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, at
tempted to force a record vote to show
they dissented from the majority, but
were overruled by Secretary of Labor
Wilson, who presided.
During the debate on the resola-
tlon the section relating to public
utilities was attacked vigorously by
Mayor Hogan of Milwaukle. Mayor
Hoan wanted to know who sent the
"stacks of telegrams" which Governor
Cox reported had reached the com-
mlttee favoring the declaration.
Mayor Baker of Portland, Or., an
swering for hlg colleagues of the com
mittee. Governor Cox, Governor Bilbo
of Mississippi, Governor Sproul of
Pennsylvania, Mayor Peters of Boston
and George Foster Peabody, repre
senting the goernor of New York, said
the telegrams .referred to by Mayor
Hoan, had been addressed to Presi
dent Wilson who sent them to the
committee.
DUE HERE NEXT WEEK
PORTLAND, March 1. Nearly 1000
overseas troops from the northwest
are expected to pass through Port
land this week, according to informa
tion received by the welcome commit
tee. Most of these men are to pa
rade Portland's streets, be dined and
entertained and sent on to Camp Lew
is. The first detachment, that ot 500
Oregon and Washington men in the
69th artillery regiment, will arrive
either late Tuesday or early Wednes
day, according to best obtainable In
formation. The men arrived at Oma
ha early this morning.
The 162d Infantry will arrive in
mailer parties about the end of the
weak. Exact Information as to arriv
al and make-up of the units la not
yet available. Men from the 161st in
fantry and 90th casual company also
are expected in Portland the coming
week.
F. H. G1LLETT IS ELECTED
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Frederick
H. Gillett of Massachusetts, will be
speaker of the house of representa
tives In tho 66th congress. Last night
Mr. Gillett overwhelmingly defeated
Representative James R. Mann of Illi
nois, present minority leader of the
house, in the caucus of Republican
members of the new house.
The vote on the nomination for the
speakership was 138 for Gillett to 69
for Mann. Representative Philip P.
Campbell of Kansas, received 13
votes; Representative Esch of Wiscon
sin 4, and Representative Mondoll of
Wyoming 1.
Representative Mann, although dis
appointed in defeat, generously moved
to make the nomination of Mr. Gillett
unanimous. This was done amid tu
multuous cheers both for the van
quished leader and the prospective
speaker, who a few minutes later was
ushered in by Mr. Mann and Mr.
Campbell.
EMPLOYE OF
POSTOFFICE IS
BACK ON JOB
Ralph Niles, an employe of the Ore
gon City post office before entering
the service and going to France, has
returned to Oregon City. Ralph Is glad
to be back In the old town again, and
says there is no place like home. Ho
will resume his position with Uncle
Sam Saturday. He was accompanied
here by his brother, Royal Niles, who
was an instructor of the high school at
Klamath Falls before . entering the
service. The latter is suffering from
the effects ot Influenza, and expects to
leave soon for h!s home In the south
ern part of the state. Ills wife Is on
her way to Oregon, having been visit
ing for some time In the East. Ralph
and Royal Niles are sons ot Mrs. Jen
nie Niles of Mount Pleasant.