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ATTACKED
POUTON, March 1 . Th Merit
of the proponed covenant of tbs
Ikuru (if mil loin were l dinted to
nlKlit by Senator Henry Cubol
IhIrw mid A. lAwrcmce Lowell, pres
ident of Harvard university, before
nil audience tlmt followed the apoiik
rs with ItitetHM Intereiit and fre
quently expressed approval.
The debater approached the gen
oral topic from different anglo. Sen
ator liitpM attacked the covenant "as
agroed upon by the coinmUslon of
(h pence conference,' as t "porous
instrument" on tho Interpretation of
which the signers theinnolves would
bo at oihli within 12 nonths.
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ADMITTED BY C. HALL
Umlt K. Hauvle, attorney for C. M.
Hall, appvurod boloro the I'lrcull Jury
Tbumduy and cntcrod a pica of guilty
for hid client
Hull was charged with hutulng a
worlhlmia uh k In payment fur a
horse nnd when arretted 'r hearing
plftiidod not utility and u Uoaud
over to tho grund Jury, who brought
an Indictment ugulnftt him. lie w re
leaned on $500 bunds, and wa to ap
p r for trlttl hint Monday but failed
to do no. He waa given until Thura
ttfty to appear or forfeit the bonda.
It wa ullogod Wall entered into an
iigrconiont to punbaee tho horao from
Mr. Miimhull and gave blm a check
for 1500 In full ptiymeit, Tho check
wua dntud aoiuotiino In April but wa
not to be protmted fui pnymont until
July IS.
Hall took the horao and later sold It
and wont to.Pouthom Oregon and
when the chock waa presented for
payment It wna discovered there were
no fundi In 4he bunk to cover It. .
Hall was locnted and brought here
in answer the charge of IkbiiIiik tho
worthing check and wirn bound over
by J.mili e Sloven.
FOR UNI
L TO BE
26
The e'octlon for school warrants
In the amount of G2,fiO0.OO for the
purchaee of ground and the oroctlon
of a union hli'h school in Went Linn
wll be hold March 26.
The Willamette grade school Duel
ing, part of which has been usod by
tho union high school district. a "ced
ed In Ha entirety for the urado school
nnd boforo winter the high school
must either bo hounud by Itself or
llnlmnd and the pupils sent lo other
schools In adjoining districts, tnte
th;se favoring tho construction of the
now building.
About nix acres of ground have
been offorod by Franklin T. Griffith
for $2230, and the building of a cem
cnt sidewalk and a street to connoct
with the county road between Oregon
City bridge and Wllhimotto. The
property is the best in the tract, lo
cated about 1000 feet from the sus
pension brldgo.
The newB Items In dally papers
stating a lnrger price for the land
were Incorrect.
The plan is to build a school aocond
to none nnd then, as greater accom
modations are required iu years to
come, add to the building, which will
bo designed on the sectional plan.
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NINETY-FIRST ARE
T
WASHINGTON, March 19. As
signment of practically all units of
the 91st division and several organiz
ations of the 6th army corps for early
convoy was announced today by the
war department. Tho 91st division is
composed of men from Washington,
Oregon, California, Alaska, Idaho,
Nevada, Montana, Wyoming and
Utah.
The 147th regiment, field artillery,
originally with the 41st division, will
return with the 82d division.
COtEMl ' -
HIGH
Flirting With a Duke Is Lois of Fun
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ma miiniwt MUM
Mfe at I'ntm lleach, even with Ita
bathing, dancing and vurlwl tttiruc
tloim, u dull at time. Ilnnco thin
flirtation. The priiiclpuli in (he flirta
tion nro MImh Virginia Willys, daugh-
CAPITAL CITY
NAVIGATION CO.
FORMED HERE
March 1 tho Capital City Narlgatlon
company, recently formed In this city
w ill take over thl business of the
Willamette Navigation. Company be
tween this city and Portland. The
CPltal Navigation company was fonr
el by several vrcm!nent u ea of thu
city who veri formerly employed by
tho Oregon tlty Navigation uompan,
hlttlMllmutinud buttlnu. lint -May
Tho new romnany nurchnHed the.
toumer Pomona and will make tnpn
up the rlvor as fur as Independency
every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day, and trips to Portland will bo
made every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. The Ash street dock In Port
hind and Husch's dock In '.his city
wll bo hendijuarters for the new com
pany. Tho reason of the Willamette Navi
gation company for giving up theso
runs was that they had too much
buslneBs to attend to properly,
W. E. Pralt, well known navigation
man, will be agent tor the new com
pany here. Mr. Pratt has been In tho
transportation business for over 50
yours, most of the tlmo at Oregon
t'lty. He was formerly employed on
the boats and later at the locks
and for the Willamette Navigation
company.
CRAWFISH TRIO
PLEAD GUILTY
AND PAY FINE
Ivan Hutchinson, Tom Mcltale and
Lizzie Davis, the famous "Crawfish
Trio," plead guilty, through their at
torney, Goorgo C. Itrownoll, to the
possession of liquor before Justice
Slevors Saturday. Hutchinson was
fined $200, McUale $100 and the
charges against the woman were dis
missed. Those people were arrested some
time ago in a raid on the 'Crawfish
House" by Sheriff Wilson and depu
ties at which time much liquor was
confiscated. The offondors were ar
raigned before Justice Slevors and
plead not guilty and were released on
$1,060 bonds.
At tho time set for their appear
ante Justice Slevors was 111 and the
trial wus postponed to a later date.
On thlg date Hutchinson was 111 and
sent a physician's affidavit to that
offoct and the trial was again post
poned until last Saturday.
Shortly fter their release from their
first arrest they were re-arrested by
the officers for having opium in their
possosslon. They were taken- to Port
land and released on $1,500 bonds but
those charges have been dropped.
Suit
on Crops
Is Continued
The suit of W. M. Hostetler
agnlnst It. F. Eccles was continued In
the circuit court Monday on stipula
tion of the attorneys to allow the
I iniutiff to amend his complaint.
Hostetler had leased some land and
plantod It to grain and in the lease
there was a clause providing for the
sale of the property that he should re
ceive for his labor and the seed plant
ed. Tho property was sold to Eccles
and plaintiff alleges the former re
fused to give him the crop, which he
estimated to be valued at $2139.25.
He asked a Judgment for this amount
and $250 damages and costs.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21,
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tcr of John M. Willy of New York,
and Duke Emmanuel de Ctiaulnos,
Hon of tho widowed Duchem Emman
uel de Chaulnt's, who U a dutiRhter of
Theodoro I". Shonta.
SECRETARY BAKER SAYS
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POitTlAND, March 13. Prepo
terous nonsense!" said Secretary of
War Daker. "It is preposterous noa
bod - for anyone to say that Senator
Chamberlain would not be as wel
come on a ship going to Europe with
tne as any other member of con
gress. I saw an editorial on the sub
ject. There is nothing to It" t
Thus did Mr. Pakcr dlsiwse of the
report from Washington thut when
ho goos abroad he will not want the
chairman of the senate committee on
military affairs, Mr. Clamberlain of
Oregon, on the boat. Portmoater My
ers, State Democratic Chairman
Starkweather, and former Council
man W. T. Vaughn llstoned to the
statement, all attention.
Accompanied by General p. C.
March, chief of start the secretary
of war arrived In Portland yester
day afternoon, was greeted by a dale
gatlon consisting principally of feder
al officeholders and democ i-.c
leaders, with a sprinkling of ordinary
citizens.
NATIONS LEAGUE
TO BE PAR TOF
PEACE TREATY
NEW YORK, March 17. The plen
ary council at Paris hag definitely de
cided that the League of Nations is
to be a part of the peace trea'v Jos
eph P. Tumulty, secretary to Presi
dent Wilson, announced today. He
declared the president had so cabled
him.
Secretary Tumulty's statement was
mado with reference to reports that
the league would not be Included in
the peace treaty, Tumulty's statement
was:
"I cabled direct to tho president
at Paris, asking him If there was any
truth in these reports, and I am this
morning in receipt of a cable from the
president stating that plenary coun
cil has positively decided the league
Is Jo be a part of the peace treaty;
that there is absolutely no truth in
any report to the contrary."
PARIS, March 15. President Wil
son will issue an official statement
later in the day on behalf of the
American pence delegation, denying
that the Americans ever considered
the proposition ot separating the
League ot Nations frOm the peace
treaty.
ITTEE
WASHINGTON, March 13. Efforts
to add four members to the republi
can steering committee ot the next
house, which in directing the general
course of legislation in the next con
gress Is regarded by leaders as influ
encing the party platform ot 1920, were
defeated today at the final meeting of
the committee on committees which
framed the house organisation.
The proposal was voted down, 155 to
36, but it was said an attempt might
be made to reject the committee's ac
ion at the party conference which will
be held Just before congress reconvenes.
WEST CANADIAN
UIIIOIIS JOIN
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Ottawa, March 19. The labor' un
ions of Western Canada have voted
to sever affiliations with the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and to fol
low the I. W. W. plon of organizing
by Industries instead ot by crafts.
Two hundred and forty delegates,
repreentlng practically every A. F.
of L. union from Western Ontario to
Vancouver, voted unanimously to
submit to a referendum of their local
unions a scheme for reorganizing
under the title of the One P.ig
Union.
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IN
DRIVE
About one-third of Clackamas coun
ty's quota for the membership drive
for the Oregon State Chamber of
Commerce has been subscribed. Bus!
nesg men who were solicited this
week have responded freely after
they have had explained to them the
aims and plans ot the State Chamber
The Hawley and woolen mills and
the three local banks subscribed $265,
and local buuiness nnd professional
men In Oregon City are coming In
for $5 and $10 subscriptions. Seven
ty dollars more has been subscribed
or promised by the several commer
cial organizations and state-wide as
sociations, and the balance will have
to be made up from the banks ot
Canby, Wllsonvllle, Estacada, Molal
la and Mtlwaukte and the business in
terests of the county.
' Clackamas coifritV- quota" is about
$1800, and the remainder of more
that $1000 to be subscribed will be
made up for the most part ot $3 and
$10 subscriptions. It is expected
that the membership campaign will
be terminated some time next week.
CoL John May Is
Adjutant General
SALEM, March 19. Governor 01
cott this afternoon accepted the res
ignation of General Charles F. Bee
be as acting adjutant general ot the
Oregon National guard and appoint
ed Colonel John L. May, recently re
turned from overseas with the 162d
infantry, to succeed him.
General Beebe asked to be placed
on the retired list, which Governor
Olcott announced he would do.
MUCH INTEREST
MANIFESTED AT
DAIRY INSTITUTE
Tho Dairy Institute held at Sandy
Tuesday and Wednesday was a most
successful meeting, and was largely
attended. Professor Fitts of the Ore
Con Agricultural College, and Profes
sor E. I Westover, also of that col
lege, made addresses both days. Coun
ty Agent R G. Scott and Miss Marie
Anthony, home demonstrator, were In
attendance, and told of the work they
were carrying on in the county. Miss
Anthony took for her subject "Cook
ing." Mr. Scott talked on better farm
ing, improving the soil and Improving
the stock.
This was one of the largest attend
ed meetings that has been he'd by
Professors Fitts and Westover, and
they were much encouraged over the
Interest of that section of Clackamas
county.
A meeting was held by County
Agent Scott and Miss Anthony at
Molalla Friday; &t Eagle Creek
Grange Saturday; Monday, Damas
cus; Tuesday, Needy; Wednesday ev
ening, Barton; Thursday evening.
Boring;- Friday evening, March 21,
Estacada,
Paul V. Maris, county agent leader
i of the Oregon Agricultural College
who ha3 Just returned from Central
Oregon, in company with W. L. Kad
derly, assistant county agent leader,
have been in Oregon City for several
days, and are much encouraged over
the work that 1b being taken up in
the state among the farmers and theli
wives. Mr. Maris has attended a con
vention recently, held at Salt Lake
City, Utah, when ten etates were rep
resented in the work. Farmers
throughout the United States are tak
en up with the various projects, and
the people ot other states are as ac
tive as those of Oregon carrying on
the project work. Organization seems
to be one of the main points in carry
ing on the project work.
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QUOTA
MEMBERSHIP
1919.
Commander of Indian
Army On Weitern Front
Now at Peace Conference
Following bis service as commander
of the Iniad troops that fought with
the allies on the western front, the
Maharajah of Plkaner was chosen as
a representative of India at the Peace
Conference. His military career began
in 1900. He was decorated the follow
Ing years' because of his success as
commander of the Bikaner Camel
corps while serving with the British
army In China.
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WAR ZONE IN ADDRESS
Depicting the horrors ot modern
warfare from first hand observation,
Edgar B. Piper, editor ot the Oregon
lan, ta'.ked to hundreds ot the em
ployes ot the West Linn mills of the
Crown Willamette Paper company
Friday afternoon. He was introduced
b Mill IKanager McPaln' and -talked
entertainingly for nearly an hour on
his trip of 13 days across the Atlantic
stormswept, with 27 soldiers of the
American army buried at sea, victims
ot the Spanish influenza. He told ot
the narrow escape from shipwreck on
the English coast, and passed rapidly
from the tale of the visit of the edi
torial party to the English King to an
inspection of the area in France
where the allied and German armies
had struggled four years for suprem
acy. The Inevitable humor of the col
ored soldier found its way into Mr.
Piper's graphic narrative. His ex
periences were vastly interesting to
the crowd who evidenced their ap
preciation by frequent applause.
OTTO KLAETSCH
FOUND GUILTY IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Following a four-hours' deliberation
circuit court jury Tuesday evening
found Otto Klaetsch of Estacada,
guilty of starting of brush fire on
the lands of Robert McClintock.
Klaetsch wi probably be sentenced
Thursday.
The case was an appeal from a con
viction in the justice court last sum
mer, when Klaetsch was found guilty
and sentenced to pay a fine of $200.
The fire occurred early last summei
and according to McClintock, theJ
prosecuting witness, Klaetsch was In
the act of starting several small
fires in the canyon above McClint
ock's home when the latter discover
ed him. The resultant fire did consid
erable damage to McClintock's prop
erty.
The state showed that immediate
ly after the flames were discovered
by McClintock, he, with two neigh
bors immediately went In the canyon
and fired several shots at the re
treating Klaetsch.' The defendant ad
mitted that he was shot at by Mc
Clintock but claimed he knew noth
ing of the origin ot the fires, having
come into the canyon to look after
some new fencing he planned. Mc
Clintock, who is an old Spanish
American war veteran, claimed to
have reported Klaetsch to the federal
authorities some time prior to the
fires, and declared that Klaetsch
sought to burn him out on account
of this report ' '
The case aroused considerable at
tention and a large crowd of East
Clackamas people were in attendance
at the trial. The prosecution waf han
dled by District Attorney Hedges and
Deputy T. A. Burke, while Attorney
Geo. C. Brownell and John Collier ot
Portland, represented Klaletsch.
PROBATE COURT
Lewis Kuehn filed Tuesday tor
probate of the will of the late August
Machost, who died at Sunnyside,
Clackamas county, August 16, 1918,
and left an estate valued at $6,000.
Petitioner is named as executor in
the will and there are several heirs
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run in in
EAST SIBERIA
WASHINGTON. March 19.-Re
ports of growing anti-American feel
ing In eastern Siberia have for some
time been In the hands ot the state
department. This was learned au
thoritatively today In connection
with an Associated Press dispatch
from Vladivostok, telling ot wide
spread criticism In Eastern Siberia of
the operations of the American mili
tary forces there.
Much of the hostility in Vladivos
tok toward Americans is attributed
in well-informed circles here to the
activity of Japanese agents. It has
been reported that about three weeks
ago a Japanese pumicity agent ar
rived in Vladivostok.
Within a few days, these reports
say, articles began appearing in the
newspapers of Vladivostok, which
are said to be nnder Japanese Influ
ence, reflecting upon the United
States and its Siberian policy, or, as
the articles described it, lack of pol
icy.
WORK STARTS ON
NEW QUARTERS
OF POST OFFICE
Improvements on the new quartern
for the post office are going forward
rapidly and the large vault loaned by
the city was moved to the new quar
ters the first of the month.
This vaul; was o:igUali.v in the
First National bank and when a new
and larger vault was installed the
o,d one was given to the city The
city intended to install the vauit in
the city hall but tor the past four oi
five years it has been stored in the
fire department building where it
was deteriorating and doing no one
any good.
The city loaned the vault to the
government and M. D. Latourette,
who is transacting the business for
the owners of the building, will install
it" " ' ' ' " ;
The new quarters of the postofflce
were formerly occupied by the Klera
sen Grocery company and Terk Broth
ers. These quarters are being remod
elled and the interior and front chang
ed and improved. .
The postofflce expects to move
about the first of the month. ,
TUALATIN RIVER
IMPROVEMENT
IS SUGGESTED
Improvement of the Tualatin river
by the federal government was sug
gested here Tuesday by Warren
Thatcher, a former resident ot Wash
ington county, who pointed out to the
Live Wires of the Commercial Club
the possibilities for navigation, re
clamation and sanitation. It was stat
ed that above the dam on the Tuala
tin, the river has a considerable
depth, with a maximum of about 14
feet and that the removal ot the rap
ids at the mouth of the Tualatin,
where it empties into the Willamette
about three miles above Oregon City
would be entirely practicable. Con
siderable of the area of Washington
county is drained by the Tualatin,
and the project will be brought to the
attention ot the Oregon delegation in
congress this spring, while sonih of
the members are in Oregon.
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MONUMENT MAY
BE ERECTED FOR
PIONEER PAPER
With the object of permanently
marking the spot ot the building
where was established the first news
paper printed on the Pacific Coast
George H. Himes, assistant secretary
of the Oregon Historical Society,
came to Oregon City Tuesday for a
conference with W. P. Hawley, presi
dent of the Hawley Pulp & Paper
company, the owners of the proper
ty. The Oregon Spectator was issued
February 5. 1846. in a building locat
ed near the Falls of the Willamette,
and the exact soot where the building
stood, as nearly as can be determined
by Mr. Himes, is the open square Just
north of the office building of the
Hawley company. It is proposed to
erect a suitable monument on this
square, and to hold the unveiling cer
emonies in August ot this year upon
the occasion ot the visit to the Pacific
Northwest of the National Editorial
Association.
INDORSE MILITARY TRAILING
WASHINGTON, March '7. Over
whelming Indorsement ot a universal
military training system, coupled
with equally strong support of the
existing disciplinary relationship be
tween officers and men of the army
was expressed by a representative
group of selective service men of the
12th division, Camp Devens, Mass.,
just before the organization was de
mobilized last January.
ESTABLISHED 1861
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OF LEAGUE
AND TREATY
DEMANDED
WASHINGTON, March 19. Evi
dence accumulates that a force of
United States senaMrs potential
enough to be effective is deeply In
earnest In the Intent to hasten ratifi
cation of peace with the central em
pires and to defer action on a League
ot Nations until that peace has been
accomplished.
Today it was positively declared
by members of this group that it
President Wilson continues to insist
upon interweaving the new issues
and should succeed at the peace con
ference, steps Immediately will be
taken In the senate to separate them.
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TO OPEN AND MANY
The fishing season is close at hand,
many young men and others who
have had the luck, and some who
haven't are commencing to get their
row boats in readiness for the sea
son. Several traveling salesmen of
Portland, In order to be on the safe
side this year, have purchased boats
so as to get a hand in on their Sun
days off. Last year there were many
coming from Portland, who were un
able to hire a boat for the day owing
to ine aemana.
One ot the first big fish to be
caught with hook and line this sea
son wa caught Monday by Thomas
Fairclough. This tipped the scales
at 37 pounds, and it waa a dandy.
The river is somewhat high, and is
still coming up, thus making it unfav
orable for fishing.
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WITH CLACKAMAS MEN
Ralph E. Williams of Port'and, and
George H. Bird of London, England,
have contracted with the Clackamas
Hop Farming company of Sherwood,
to purchase 30,000 pounds of hops at
25 cents a pound. The contract was
filed in tne recorder's office Satur
day. These hops are to be prime and
In bales, delivered t. o. b. the ware
house of the growers. The first years'
crop will be delivered in two lots, the
first September 15 and the second
October 13, 1919.
The contract extends over a period
of three years, 1919-20-21, and the
hops will be raised on a 78-acre tract
of the company, located near Wllson
vllle. B.T.M'BAINIS
TRANSFERRED
TO PORTLAND
E. Kenneth Stanton will succeed
B. T. McBaln as mill manager of the
Crown Willamette Paper company
plant at West Linn, according to an
announcement made here Friday.' Mr.
Stanton has been connected with the
company's Portland office since the
consolidation of the Willamette Pulp
& Paper company with the Crown
Columbia Paper company several
years ago. Mr. McBaln came here
about 10 years ago from San Francis
co, where he was connected with the
0,d Willamette company and has been
manager of the plant ever since. He
has been transferred to the Portland
office but will retain his residence at
Waor T Inn TTa had Koan trara oottua In
behalf of West Linn and Oregon City
having served two terms as president
of the Oregon City Commercial Club
and was largely instrumental in se
curing the establishment ot the pub
lie library building here.
Storms Kill 36
In Middle West
CHICAGO, March 18. With Wire
and rail communication completely
disrupted in many sections and with
but vague reports coming from tor
nado and flood swept states In tho
Middle West and South, the death
toll stood at 39 today with property
utuuugo running uiu ui iiiJJiiuiiB,