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OltROON OITY EHTEUPRIB3. FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1919. Pam 3 COUNTRY PRESS FEELS SLIGHTED Portland Favored by Up-State Papers But Gives Notliinir in Return ( Krorii thn Orr-Kim Volar) With Kiiml n'HHtm, tho uimtula pri- of Oregon In utifcry tit Portland. Yot, Portland I reforming, lit far a error of policy n affoctlng tlm coun try pro In coiieurmd. 1'ortltttut In lit In. I to MinitiriiKt'inmit In no fur a tho iitxtropoll hit ri'formnil. Home of thn blltrni of fooling wn ofcuHloiiMl by tho mvengiiful at- tlludo of tin Portland KviiIiik Jour mil In inttihthlng tlm country pre by KiK-rpHHful advocacy of the two tin hills oniwttul ly t ho pnopln last full. Hut there tiro ollmr ciuimt. Otto Im, thnt wlimifver Portland suck the Kiilot't of th country pre, It tiond out ItH fri'i. publicity to tho runil in MpiipiiiN. Thou It utlvurllMoH clunlvoly In tho Portland puiinm. Tho country editor son tho frt-e publicity mn It come to tli'Mii In tholr mall Homo of thorn are hnmil iiilinlcj enough to publlHh It, In oritur to help ' good ciiitHo, Tlmti thorn) broad-mind-fid filltor hnvrt the doubtful wuHnf no tion of string largo dtspluy advertise menu from tho Hiitito soim-eii publish nl lit (tin I'ortlttnil (IiiIIIoh, whllo the country pros U left to nutu It or tun. An to how I'ortlum! ha Iipcii re forming: The country editor will ro cull. If rent I ml ml, that Tho Orngonlun chnmploiii'd tho cuumi of tho upstate pri'Ni HKiihiHt tho two Journal bltlN Th" OroKon Voter lli likewise. Tho Portland Chamber of Comimoco ulo went on record, through It I.etrl hitlvo Comtnltteo un.l It Itourd of HI- rot-tor. iiRiilntit tho two obnoxious Jntirtitil tttoimurc. For thin icrvlco tho pcoplo of tho wholo state, and e pccltilly to tho country pron. tho imm of tho Chamber of Commerce board mid commlttoo mtmilmr woo Kiiibbuoncl on th editorial page 01 tho Journal and carried there for cliiyii, with descriptive line thnt thoiie men wore reprentitutlve tf "Big llulm," tho corporation or othor Interest. These men got lot of free advertlMliiK of n character to Injure their reputation. Not one upstate newspaper reproduced tho lint, to give tho men Home Just and deserved recoenltltn for having tood up for principle, Tho only recognition they cot wii from tho Journal, whl marked them up a selfish scoundrMs who hud abutted trust, and In thut connection kept tbelr name boforo ltd ten of thousand of render nil over tho tho atato by repoatodly pub- llNhlng It dnmnglng allegation. AUo. the Portland Chamber through ItH aplendld Homo Indutry l,eKiio. paid cuHh for It itlplay Homo Industry advert IhIdk, mo that tho country pre would receive ad vertising patronage of tho same liee kind and frequency of Insertion an that placed with the rorilund paper. ThlH atop waa taken solely bocnuNo tho Homo Induatry league director felt that tho country pre hould not be sponged upon by being fed free publicity In the IntnrctNt of patroniz ing Oregon manufacturer, it wn a step In tho direction of reform, The exitiuplo hIiouM bo folio wod by othor Portland orgunl.titton, In a recent cdltorlul In tho Corvitl IIm ntiolloTlme, I'roNldottt C, E. Ingiill of tho Oregon State ITonn An Nocliitlon, admit that Tho Orogonltin utood up for tho country pre In the Jnurnel cnmpalKn. Wo may my In ptiKNltig that for year Tho Oregonlnn hit boon a leader In every 1'orthind iiiovo to annum recognition for tho upntuto proNN, In Oil we Npotik ad- vltindty, Tho OroKonlutr Rlnro frlenduhlp for tho tto prON In of the kind tmit nhould bo appreciated. Mr. IngullH take a whack at the Telegram for not having Rtoppod Into tho flKht. The Tnlogrnm for year hn ptiruod the ItiHiilnr policy of Htittnlltig narrowly for Portland a iiliiHt tho lnto In practically all mutter In which tho lntoret of city i and atoto appeared to bo divided Wltnets tho big fight mado in It edi torial and new column agalnt tho Wlllamotte Valley lumber mlllH and In favor of tho Portland and Colum bia river milt In the railroad rate chho. Tito limner iriiioonip 01 u timber-owning editor havo been a main factor In determining It ed Itortal pollclcH. Yet. there I thin redeeming feat urn. In plto of their Inherited pre judice In fvor of timber Interest tho Wheeler brother, who own and direct tho Telegram, are alncere, pub llc-Rplrlted men. who nra eat-neatly Htrivlng to mukfl the Telegram a grciit cotiKtrucllvo force In behalf of Portland, Tho Telegram I Improving niluhtlly largely In proportion n the owner acnulro nctuul newapa- per experience. Tho country pron ha a chance to make a friend and ally out of the Tel-1 egram In uch matter In which the j country pro 1 right, and we ug Rest that appreciation of the little tho Telegram U doing to help the outHlde ntato bo encouraged, o that by appreciation that daily can be nurxed Into becoming an Oregon pa por Instead of merely a city aheet. It I a better paper for Oregon than 1 tho mondoclou and revengeful Jour nal, and It can bo mado a tremendous power In the atato If It sincere, earn est and eager ownor can be mt half way In tholr endeavor to make It a power. Mr. Ingalla also ahow up the thoughtlessneN of the Pacific Inter national Livestock Show In Ignoring tho country pretis in It splendid ad vertising campaign, which It practic ally ha confined to the Portland dallle. Meanwhile, the country ed itor had run column and column boosting for the live tock pavilion subacrlptlon fund, a large part of which was raised out in the state solely to help defray the cost of erect ing a noble structure in Portland Tho management of till campaign should not have forgotten the up state pre so quickly when It came to paying for advertising. It was careful not to forget those ame up state paper when it wa getting up- Nlale subscription for the pavilion, Our suggestion to all Portland or ganization which manage publicity campaign of ny kind, and to all Portland advertiser who have a market for place advertising. The country pros I entitled to every rule of buslncs, state pride and senti ment to the time kind of recognition that I o readily accorded to tti. Portland diillle. The quality of cir culation I JtiHt a high. Tho readers of tho country paper are Just as patriotic for Nation, State and Home Town a are the reader of the city paper. Tho cost of advertlnlng In nronortlon to circulation 1 Juot as reasonable. It I a rank wrong, and a wrong that rankles, for our Portland pooplo to shoot mallsncks of free pub licity to the outside papors when their editorial support 1 ore,ly need od, and then to forgot all about thorn when an Advertising budget I pro pared. Once Portland take a fair and Just altitude on this, It will have no n-ason to complain of the country pros feeling angry at the metropolis RELATIONS Of JAPAN AND U.S. A GOOD HOUSEHOLD HINTS When putting linen article away for any length of time, to prevent them from turning yellow, rinse until all the starch 1 removed, then dry and fold them away in bluo paper This bIko prevent tho llnon from c rucking. Porch furniture which looks soiled and shows wear can bo freshened by dusting and washing with tepid soap suds, liry It quickly In tho nlr, but not In the hot un. Then rub with crude kerosene or turpentine and raw lln Heed oil, mined half and half. When using marking Ink for linen, flrHt make the Initials ot the linen with an ordinary lead pencil, and then trace with tho Ink over tho pen cil marks. Tho pencil will prevent the Ink from spreading and nlvIng the linen a blotted appearance. i When a door "sticks" at the sill or at the top or sides, and the man of the house or neighborhood carpen ter I not within call, common yellow soap rubbed on tho place will help tho trouble, and the door will open and abut easily. When making curtain for your windows, bo sure to allow for shrink age. Thl may be done by having very deep hems, or caning of extra width, or better still, by folding In several Inches ot extra material In the upper casings as you make them The entertainment given at the Linn Mills' school house Saturday evening, for tho benefit ot tho school was largely attended. The proceed of the entertainment was J15, and this will go toward purchasing ap paratus for the school ground. Ico cream and cake were sold dur ing the evening. An excellent pro gram wa given by the pupil of the school under the direction of tho teacher. n n n n u w n n n u u H n n u n u n K n n H n n n n H n n n n B n u u n n n n n K Xt H B B B B B B B B B B B B B (gasoline vs. Horse Power Is a debatable question no longer. The business man; the farmer knows without a doubt gasoline is cheaper than horse feed. His only problem now is choosing the motor driven vehicle best suited to his needs. We call your careful attention to two truly rmarkable machines. B B B B B B B B B SENSIBLE-SIX OAKLAND Motor Cars The low priced car which in quality of material and workmanship and pre formance i to be equalled only in motor cars found in the high-prices values. Let us demonstrate today. CASE TRACTORS ' The Famous 10-18 Model ers A Tractor built for particular farm Equipped with two bottom gang plows and extension rims. Gang is so rigged that one man can run Tractor and operate plows. $1533.00 Complete. Seventh Street Garage SEVENTH AT JOHN ADAMS SENSIBLEIX OAKLAND $1275.00. F. O. B. OREGON CITY WASHINGTON, April 16. Acting Secretary of State Polk today auth orized the statement that no serlou question wore pending between the United State and Japan' and that the Indication wera thut minor Issue arising from the situation In Siberia and the recent trouble at Tien Tsln a well as peace conference, problem oou would be amicably settled with out In any way straining the relations between the two countries. Mr. Polk said there had been many sensational reports recently that wore unjustified. Liberty Beans Latest ive Wires Agents f ,1 A il in n 1 nran O. D. Kby, one of the committee of the live Wire appointed to (Impose f the large bean crop, raised to help in tho war, received a letter full of dvlce from B. P. Carter of Glad stone, that It mlKht bo well for the Ire to abide by. As soon a the Wire discovered that Uncle Sam needod everyone to o hi bit in raising f j:A to win the ar, they -immediately got busy and planted beans. IVy were very sue cessful and over a ton of first-clas boans was the result. After these were narvenea me wire were oi- red a good price hut held off fo'' a c-tter one. Vh(?n they decided to sell the price nlway dropped he fore they could get together on the matter and now the price is Vfty small. The letter follows: Gladstone, Aprtl 10, 191S Mr. O. D. Eby, Dear Sir: - "K few day ago I received a card from you asking for suggestion tr regard to the publicity work of the Uve Wire." I alo read In the En terprise that the bean committee. still had their 1917 crop of beans on hand, although refusing V. cents ner pound for the crop. Now I would suggest, as a mean of publicity, and also a a way ot disposing of the bean, that you ad vertise them for sale a seed beans. Call them 'Liberty Mean, the Deans that Won the War. With each package of seed, give a treatise on How to Raise Beans While Sitting in an Office': also a treatise on How to Market Beans.' As you still have the been on hand they evidently .nf vex got to the front but so did many thousand Bildiers never get to the front, but they help ed to win the war just tho aame be cause the Germans knew they were here Just the same, ready to go 'The Germans undoubtedly heard about your crop of beans. We have all read how during the revolution ary war an English officer on a mis sion to the camp of General .Marion was Invited to eat dinner with the American general and found tunning but roasted potatoes for dinner. He went back to the .British camp and told the British commander that they could never conquer the Americans A people who could fight like the Americans on roasted potatoes could never be comv'ered. I havo no doubt that when the Germans heard nbout the 'Live Wires' ' bean crop, ihiy re alized that they might htp the American army but they could never conquer the 'Live Wires' of Oregon City. And that was the real reason of the surrender ot the German army "Very respectfully youri, "E. P. CARTER. The Family Circles broken by war are being reunited The boys are gradually drifting back and taking their part in the community and home life. The feeling of joy that enters every heart finds fullest expression in music. No more appropriate time can be found for the purchase of that long- promised piano than NOW. We have all the standard makes and owing to our low expenses we are enabled to offer you most attractive prifces.' 35 fly: -M Our terms are the usual ones; that have made the name of the Theroux Music House a household word throughout Clackamas County, coupled with this we give you personal service, a service that does not consider the transaction closed when you have purchased. We are here to back up every sale we make. To see that you are kept satisfied. THEROUX MUSIC HOUSE NEAR THE ELEVATOR 210 SEVENTH STREET, WEEKLY SOLDIER LETTER PROBATE COURT Jennie Culllaon filed Wednesday for letters of administration of the fistate ot the late C. J. Cullison, who died in Multnomah county March 20 1918. The estate consists of personal property valued at $2,300. The petl tloner and a daughter are heirs to the estate. Annie Busch, Frances Townsend Eilzaboth Dresser, Mary Neidermeir, Caroline Kirkendall and Qlara Broet- Je, filed for probate of the will of the late Elizabeth Heltkemper, who pass ed away April 8, 1919. The estate con sists of personal and real , property valued at $16,204.39, divided as fol lows: "real estate, $10,000; notes and mortgages, $5,000; and cash, $704.39: Clara BroetJe is named as executrix in the will. lt3L tin wraM H iifijpiiiiiiiiyi iiHiiiiiiiiijiM ri i i ,. i ' L., -Twwsppsi M iiijiiliipiiifiiiibiiiiii, J. I i i ' -L4 U r 1 I ... I ! ilii w III SCOUTS .SP1EDJHUN WIRELESS It will probably be a long time be fore the full story of all that the Boy Scouts of America have accomplished on the home battleground may safely be told. The things that they have done In the sight of everyone, such as selling Liberty bonds and war savings stamps, and distributing Information as dis patch bearers of the government, and locating black walnut for gunstocks and airplane propellers, and carrying to completion war gardens and assist ing in farm work, and collecting nut shells and peach pits, and helping other organizations are well known but there Is a side to their patriotic activity of which the public may not be generally aware. There Is many a Hun now Interned who lays the ending of his trail of wireless conspiracy to the vigilance of a Boy Scout. Not under suspicion, as the actions of a man would have been, these youngsters with their alert eyes and ears were able to locate many an Ille gal radio. In one day alone 26 were reported from "somewhere in Amer ica.- Mr. G. C- Dallas of Damascus, has received the following letter from her son, Jerry Rankin, who is with the Medical Department of Headquarter Company, and is one of the 40 of hi company left iu France: March 4, 1919. Dear Mother and All: "I guess the mail system Is busted some place, l naveni naa a leuer from the States for three week at least. 'Last night I returned from Paris, and have never spent a more interest ing three days in my life. Every min ute of the time that we could keep awake was full of sight-seeing and new surprises. I wont' try to tell you 11 about what I saw In one letter, but will sort of make a contiuned story ot it . Last Thursday afternoon I receiv ed notice that my leave started that night, so I got my camera, etc- to gether and took the 11:30 train from Vichy, arriving in Paris at 8 A. M. Friday morning. I met another fellow from here on a similar leave, so we stayed together all the time going and coming. We traveled second class. The French trains are altogether different from ours. The cars are di vided into little box stall affairs' holding eight persona, and the aisle is on one side ot the car. The first class compartments have lace and lin en coverings for the seats. The sec ond class cars have plain cushions. Both are heated. The third class have no cushion or heat. Arriving there we 'checked In' and secured street passes, and then went down some stairs just outside the de pot into the subway. Paris Is one of the three cltie? in the world having subway system. , "The cars, or rather trains, are mostly operated by women, and when you travel in one you sure make speed. All of the cars are of the third rail type. Having reached the Red Cross ho tel we got beds and some breakfast and started out sight-seeing. Right here I will have to put in a good word for the Red Cross. To soldiers and sailors they furnish beds free, and a good breakfast for ten cents, and dinner and supper for 15 cents. Other wise we would have had to pay out rageous prices for accommodations at hotels. They gave sight-seeing trips to all points of Interest with- excel lent guides free of charge. They also had a dance every night at one of their hotels. "This being a special leave, we had to pay our own expenses, so you see what the Red Cross saved us. . To start with, it Is afa to say that the old monarchs of France rob bed not only the whole country, but in various stages of history the whole world, to build and decorate Paris. Is it any wonder the French people are so proud of it? Napoleon caused whole blocks to be torn down and to be rebuilt because they were uuhar- monious with his scheme. The streets are very wide. All the buildings are of nearly the same height, and the various monuments and arches so placed that you can seldom look either direction on a street without seeing one. "The river Siene runs through the city, and is spanned by at least 22 bridges and perhaps more. All of the most wonderful workmanship, with the exception of two or three, they are of stone structure, with wide streets and their , approaches are In variably guarded with two roonu ments at either side. These statues are either of stone lions, horses or of some other design. "The one on our side of the river, two blocks from our hotel was the Louvre, the usual habitation of the old kings, and the immense park that belongs with it. Each succeeding king or ((jueen had built onto the structure, trying to outshow his predecessor un til there is actually miles of galleries and immense halls in it. "In my next chapter I will tell you about our visit to the palace ot Louis XIV, the most extravagant king of France, who spent $100,000, 000 to build hi bungalow, which was the primary cause of the French revo lution. "Hoping this finds you all well, "With love to all, "JJERRY." John Rankin, a brother of Jerry, is stationed at Pearl Harbor, and is with the Medical Division ot the navy. He nas Deeu stationed mere lor some time. Charles Rankin, another brother was at the training camp at Corval- lis, and utter was working in the shipyards in Portland. He is to spend the summer working on a farm in Wallowa county, having left for that place yesterday. b to lea From the following letter received a few days ago by Mrs. M. Gio ot 1419 Washington street, from her son Corporal Fred A. Gio, of Company E, 411 Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps, the men of that company were work ing in the thickest of some of the big battles during the war In France, and in part is as follows: Paulle, France, March 9, 1919. "Dear Mother: "Received your letter ot February 14, so will answer it now, while I am In the notion. "I have returned from dinner, and say, we had some feed today roast beet, mashed potatoes, stewed corn, gravy, bread, coffee and cake, and apple sauce. That isn't so bad to get on the outside, is it? "I saw in the Enterprise a guy by I the name of Fred A. Gio, had beenj made a croporal in the 411 Telegraph Battalion. He must be quite a guy by now. "I am going to give you the names ot the battles were in, also the dtes. We were atttached to the first army on July 28, 1918, and transferred back into the S. O. S. February 17, 1919. During the time we were with the first army we built lines on the St Mihiel front, and we were' under shell fire from September 12 to 16. We were on the Argonne-Meuse front from September 26 to November 11, and were up the Stenay when they quit fighting. "After we left the front we came back to Verdun, and stayed there a couple of weeks. From Verdun we went to Barsur Aube or Spoy and Fravaex. Now we are back in the . O. S. not far from Tours. "While at the front we were in the towns ot Souilly, Reslcourt, Avocourt, Ivoiry, Gernes, St Georges, Imecourt, Bayonville, Nouart and Stenay. "Three boys of the company and myself were at Aavacourt on Hallow e'en night, and the Germans opened fire on the cross roads and kept it up all night. They shot the telephone lines down, two poles from our shack. There was a tin roof on our shack, and there were rocks and shrapnel and dirt all over it in the morning. The Thirty-second Division was camp ed near there, and they were trying to get them. There was only one man hit that night, and he waB a colored soldier in the engineer corps . The next night we had our turn at it, and we started at what is known as the billion dollar barrage, and it did the work, for when they sent the soldiers over the Huns had beaten it "I saw my first dead soldiers at Imecourt. There were Germans and Americans scattered all over the field. There wen guns, clothing, mess kits, blankets ai"l everything else scatter ed all over the place. "While we were working we met a bunch coming back down the road carrying a big American flag. They said they had chased the Germans so far back that they got tied ot run ning after them, so they came back. We kept on going ahead though with our lines, and we came to place where the Germans had started a fire in a big coal pile. They didn't have time to haul it away, so they set it afire. "We didn't go to bed that night, but sat around the fire until morn ing. We slept with our clothes on most of the time we were in that sec tion of the country. "Well, we start to work again to morrow, so I won't have much time to write from now on, but will write a few lines every day or so anyway, just to let you know how things are going. "A V. M. C. A. man preached to us this morning, and it was pretty good. It is the first sermon I have heard for I don't know how long. "I am sure now that the German helmet I sent you will never get there for it has been so long on the way. "I haven't any Idea when I will get home, perhaps by the 4th of July. "One of the Seattle boys that was in our company when we were in Monterey, and part of the time we have been over here, died yesterday at a place near Paris. He was married but I don't think there are any chil dren. His name was Sergeant Wiley. "There .is a dance here this after noon and evening. Think I will go up and take it in after while. The French have all their dances on Sunday. They go to church in the morning and dance In the afternoon. That's what I am going to do today. "I have sent you a copy of the Stars and Stripes, as it is good this week. "Much love to you, dear mother. "FRED". Automobile Bill Is Cause of Suit E. M. Kellogg entered suit in the justice court Wednesday against B. Erickson to collect $29.62 alleged to be due for work done by the McFar land Auto company for defendant in June, 1918. According to complaint the total amount ot the work came to $134.80 and $105.18 has been paid and the claim for the balance was turned over to Kellogg. The case was given a hearing be- for Justice Sievers, who has it under advisement WASHINGTON, April 12. Enforce ment of war-time prohibition, which becomes effective July 1, is not lodged with the internal revenue bureau or with any other government agency, but is merely left to the United States attorneys. Revenue Commissioner Dan iel C Roper declared today after analysis ot all statutes and regula tions. Intimation that, because ot the ap parent difficulty of enforcement, the president or congress might be called on to postpone the law's operation, was given by Mr. Roper in a state ment saying that "the issuing of li censes for the manufacture prohibited by the war-time prohibition act will naturally cease with July 1, assuming, of course that neither the president nor the congress stays the operation of that law." Real Estate 1Vanfer A. W. and Anna Gllles to W. O and A. Wolfe, 3 acres, township 5 south, range 1 west, $450. John and K. Ross to Minna R Struck, land in section 29, township 1 south, range 5 east, $1400. Lawrence Forsythe to Lulu Kell, part of Hiram Straight D. L. C, $1. Alice J. and W. W. Petty to W. A. Wilson, lot 54, Clackamas Heights, $10. ' - Gustav and Anna Engobrccht to Bertha and Cirl Meiritz, land iu sec tion 29, township 2 south, range 2 east, $200.