Page 2 OREGON CITY Em,ERPRlSErjFRi0A:7Ahiii7d7'i V2 17 NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY Correspondence From All Over the County Tellinig of Improvements and Local Happenings During The Past Week Your Subscripton Will Receive Prompt Attention. Phone Patrons Vote To Discontinue Line ESTACADA, April 7. A. G. Ames - arrived borne last week from his duties BJ3 government hunter, and visit ed for a week with his family. Tne Moore & Closner saw mill which has recently been put in the vtcitinity of Eagle Creek, is about ready to com mence operation. "Dinty" is the name of the picture which will be chown at the Family Theatre April 18, for the benefit of the public library. The library associa tion realized $28.98 4ts share of the proceeds from the entertainment one day last weeek. Dr. Wells and family arrived home from their visit at Roseburg Sunday and he is back in the office as usual this week. After being confined in a Portland hospital for a few weeks recuperating from an operation, John Lovelace re turned home last. Friday and thougn confined to the house, is getting along very well. Mr -and Mrs. J. M. Melton were in Portland a few days this week visiting relatives. Mrs. J. W. Reed and R. C. Deming were transacting business in Oregon City Monday. The rural telephone patrons held a meeting at the city hall in Estacada last Friday afternoon and passed res olutions to discontinue thvir line from the Estacada Telephone &, Telegraph company as it has through the author ity of the Public Service commission for the state of Oregon seen fit to in crease their rate for switching service. A meeting was again held Monday night, called by the citizens of Estaca . da, to inquire into the situation and see if an adjustment of the trouble could not be made. W. F. Cary was chairman and Fred Bartholomew sec retary of this meeting which was again held in the City hall . There was a large attendance, more than a hundred of telephone patrons from all the surrounding- lines as well as Estfr cada lines. The chair appointed a committee of five to find out the in tent of the Estacada patrons of tne telephone and to take snch steps or means as to work in harmony with the rural lines and giving their as sistance in trying to adjust matters. Also a committee of three was elected, one from the town and two from the country, to investigate books of the Telephone company and ascertain if it is justified in making a raise in rates for the rural lines. These com mittees are to Teport at a meeting Sat urday afternoon at 2 o'lclock at the Estacada hotel. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sparks motored to Oregon City Tuesday. Mr and Mrs. A. J. Mills left Esta cada Wednesday to take up their res idence at Enumclaw,. Wash., where their daughter, Mrs. Willis Ccv. resides. Mr. and Mrs. Mills have Uvea at Estacada for a number of years. Lonnie Barklev, their grandson, who has been living with them and going to school ,also left to join his mother at Enumclaw. Mrs. N. Ring, of Portland, was the guest of her sister Mrs. P. M. Wagner, this week. News of the birth of a 10 pourd . daughter to Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Mc Millan was received in Estacada this week. Mr. and Mrs. McMillan reside at Powell, Wyo., and Mrs. McMillan was formerly Miss Fanning, who was the milliner in the Dale store at this place for several years, prior to her marriage. Mrs. John Page visited her daughter at Gladstone Sunday and Monday. Robert Moore of Oregon City, was in Estacada last Sunday. Miss Mildred Douglass, who spraiu-' ed her ankle while playing basket ba:i a few days ago, is able to be around again on crutches. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Test and bab7, of Portland, are here visiting Mrs. John Dunseath. Mrs. Test was forn erly Miss Vesta Van Curin and lived at Currinsville. Mr. Test is a printer and at present is employed on the Al berta Commercial Visitor ,a trade pa per printed in Portland. The Junior Epworth League enjoyed a pleasant time last Friday evening at the M. E. church. The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church held their meeting Tuesday afternoon at the country home of Mrs. R. S. Lovell. J. C- Duus visited the county seat Monday. The next Parent-Teacher meeting will be held at the high school on Tuesday April 12. There is to a social hour at 2 o'clock and refreshments served. The high school play, "The Pro fessor's Mother-in-law," as persented by the junior class Tuesday night, was exceptionally good for dramatic ef forts, of ametuers. Miss Irene Saling as the mother-in-law, did make her daughter's husband "toe the mark."" There was a general mix up all along, as regards to mother and daughter and the trouble ended by a trip to Reno where the marriage was annull ed, much to the joy of the poor son-in-law, who afterwards married and lived happily until wife No. two's father a rived on the scene with a new wife. which turned out to be the mother-in- law of the professor's unhappy days Of course matters were adjusted be fore the close of the play and the mother-in-law went back to her former husband -virile the daughter married a sweetheart of college davs. Gladys Stamp carried herself nicely on the stage as the first wife, and Mary Ely as wife No. two made a favorable im pression as a wife and mother. The boys did well also and proved quite dramatic ability. The larpe auditorium was filled to its capacity and the receipts-of the evening were 8100.00. Mrs. Bert Moore entertained a com pany of lady friends Friday afternoon. Refreshments were served and the time was spent in sewing. Those present were Mesdames A. E. Sparks, U. H. Gibbs, T. Ahlburg, A. K. Morton, R. G. McCall and Smith Mrs. C. L Coonrad, accompanied by her little grandson Paul Syron, visited relatives in Portland Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. D. B. Bass was among the passengers bound for Portland last Saturday morning. The Estacada Meat Market has been painted on the outside and now the building presents a very tidy appear ance both inside and out Mrs. L. C. Posson and daughter Letha went to Portland last Friday night, returning Saturday. H. G. Knox, of Portland, was in this Road Meeting Is , Held at Wilsonville Farm Bureau Meets at Wilsonville April 14 WILSONVILLE, April 6. The M. E. church held a splendid. Easter ser ice on Sunday evening, March 27th, at which time there was special music appropriate for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jones spent Sunday in Portland with a relative I who is ill. A road meeting was held in Wilson villa on Tuesday evening, March 29Ui, other leature9 of entertainment Farm Bureau members in the entire Wilsonville community .will meet ift Wilsonville on -Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p. m. The meeting is for the pur pose of adopting a program of work for the year and to organize the com munity committee-. . ' Dairying will be discussed by M. S Schrock of the Dairymen's League Miss Snedecker, county club leader, and County Agent Holt will be there to help in the oragnization work of the Farm Bureau. The subjects for dis cussion are Canadian thistle eradica tion, dairy improvement, Tnarketins, poultry improvement, rodent control seed improvement and probably Boys and Girls Club work. The program will include music and NEWS NOTES FROM HUBBARD which was largely attended. Commit- tees were appointed, and the meeting section a few days last week looking was interesting to all who are in favor un the wood situation. of oo& roads which should include Mr .and Mrs. Hal Hillman visited every good citizen. Mr. Hillman at the Springwater ranch, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham, Mr. this last week-end. i and Mrs. Roy Baker -visited Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Currin and Miss GoldiejMrs. Alison Baker during the week- TOlirift motored over tn Bull Run Sal , end. W. A. Slyter is the local secretary of the committee. The meeting place i3 A. O. U. W, hall. - , . , TUALATIN MEADOWS. unlay evening to spend the Sabbath with Mr. Currin. Quite a number of Estacada young Mr. and Mrs. oRbert Graham, ( Mr. and Mrs. . Aubrey Wood, Mrs. M. C. Young, Misses Helen and Jessie Ang- people attended the dance at Eagle ' us, Jack Angus, Mr .and Mrs. Norman Creek last Saturday night. : Say and Mrs. Howard attended . East- E. W. Bartlett was a busines-i visitor j ern Star at Sherwood, on Tuesday at Oreeon Citv Monday evening, at which time Mrs. umbacn. Joe Nickolson returned from the ' tne Grand worthy Matron or Oregon, mountains Tuesday, having been up 1 was present to inspect the chapter. there for most of the winter. He goes me I. u. (J. b lodge gave a spien back Friday did Easter supper at the close of the- Mrs. Lena Underwood has gone to : ritualistic work on Saturday evening Underwood. Wash., for a short visit. I March Jhth when twenty -three dozen Miss Bina Doutlass has opened a egs were disposed of by the guests. dressmaking parlor at her home on i barret Peters was the good-natured UDDer Broadway. I CQer r the party. Five candidates Fred Adlin has gone to Portland took the first-degree, and were taken i-heri. ha Una a nnaitinn in a saw mill, i to Sherwood Monday evening, when Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Syms spent Sun day with Portland relatives. Clarkes News Items. they were given the second degree. County school superintendent, Brenton Vedder was the ciiest of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Seel Friday eve ning, when he addressed the directors and clerks of the severa; school dis- : tricts upon "Consolidation of CLARKES. April 6. The farmers Schools." An appropriate reading was wera all surprised to get up and see given by Mrs. Charles Wagner and a TUALATIN MEADOWS. April 7. Mrs. Ernest Wilke and baby were vis iting Mrs. Charles Larson last Thurs day. Myrtle Borland was out Friday and spent the afternoon at her parents. Dee Hargan of Oak Grove was a vis itor at Jonn Wanker's last Sautrday. Iva Borland and her aunt, Mrs. Dora Borland, were in Oregon City, Thurs day. ' Quite a few of the, fanners in the' Meadows attended the road meeting at Wilsonville Tuesday night. Arthur Borland and son Walter were In Portland Monday. Mrs. Edd Rudolph was in Portland a few days last week. Stuffie Ackerson spent a few days visiting his siter, Mrs. C. C. Borland, this week. MACKSPURG NEWS snow on the ground on Si'nday morn ing, April 3, as we had such beautiful spring weather all last week but we hope this is the last of the snow forj this winter very enjoyable recitp.tion was -render-1 ed by Miss Knapp, of Hood View school. Mr. and Mrs. George Batalgia enter-. tained the "500" club, of Corral CreeX, MACKSBURG, April 7. Tha Mother's Club Is to meet in the pres ent week at the home of Mrs. Friton. The Woman's Club of the Mennonite congregation will hold its, session cn the day same day at the home of Mrs. David Kauffman. Mrs. Mary Burgess of Eastern Ore gon has come to take charge of the store of her brother, Joe Gibson. rreshments were served and prizes were awarded. There was a large at- Gladstone News I Rosetta Graham spent the Easter week-end at the heme of l.er parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham. Mrs. S. V. Francis, of Mountain View, Dr. and Mrs. V. L. Rocko, of Finland, were guests of Mrs. Chas, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker are j e?;er during the wees. H. C. Kleinsmith and son Milton on Friday evening, March 25th. Re- were Oregon City visitors last Satur day. Alvin Hornshuh and family visited tendance. his brother and family and also his sister Mrs. Charles Derrick and fam ily last Sunday. Miss May Rogers of Oregon City vis ited her parents G. Rogers and family for a few days. Fred Bauer Jr. is working for Moehnke Bros. Henry Hettman and family visited Arthur Hornshuh and family also i Charles Derrick and family last Sun-1 day. STAFFORD. April 5. Mr. Roadlin A. F. Buche came home last Sat- and family have moved to Salem, and day ln 016 Freytag-Meads real estate lirriav tn Stav. ! MY FVihIo wifa nnr) Vanv ,hnvo mwnrl I Office. Mrs. iaUl JYlUKe and JW.ro Mr .and Mrs. Cummings visited W. into the vacated house which they re- Joseph Butler are in charge. H. Wettlaufer and family last Sunday, cently bought .together with the ten Miss Marian Eiickson, of Portland, acres of land, and a sma'l herd of spent the week end .with her cousin, dairy cows. Mrs. Eisle was Miss I Miss Doris Smith, fcusle bchaltz and old friends and Th- ParVnlarii school is nlannine the proud parents of-a baby boy, who arriver on Saturday, March 26th, at the Oregon City hospital. Stafford Items Miss Lillian GileUfi and Mrs. Grace Fiy have returned from Seattle, v hare they attended the funeral of icir niece, the little daughter of IV, r. and Mrs. Millard Gillette. The ladies of the Baptist church will hold a cooked-food- sale- Satur- was in Pcrtland last Carl Buche Friday. " Mr .and Mrs. C. Garinger will move to their farm this week. neighbors are glad to welcome her Carl Buche is hauling lumber for , and her husband back. a bazaar to De given at rne scnooi- house Saturday evening for the bene- I mrs. xioiiun ami uaugniei, Airs, i fit of fho nmlnrtnr fund. There will Mrs. W. H. Bottemiller and family Jack Ray motored out from Rainier be a negro minstrel, Dutch kitchen Moehnke Bros. t were in town last Saturday. for a few days visit with relatives Walter Lee and Mr. Broooks were and friends. In Oregon City last Saturday. j Henry Baker is very ill and Mr. Theer was a party .given at the Voget does his chores for him and home of George Rogers Saturday eve- Henry Gage is finishing harrowing ning April 2, and was reported that and preparing some remaining ground everybody who was present had a ( for the seed. good time. I John Oldham and family have mov- C. Garinger bought a horse and ed in to the Delkar home place. buggy last. week. j Mrs. Claris Peters has been very Claudus Bottemiller and Carl Buche sick, but is somewhat improved at the motored to Oregon City last Monday, last reports. B. Sullivan made a business trip to Wava Niisshanm has th moaaloa Portland last Friday. I Miss Christina Ellegson spent the grange will hold an all-day meeting at .Rev. J. Ware of Oregon City preach-' afternoon of Sunday last, with friends tne grange hall Thursday (todays, in the Ensrlish M. K. ehurcn Sun- at th fiao ni-i J serving a nut umiier at uuua day morning and evening. j a new family has moved into the Alva Gard, Elmer Rogers, Clifford Francis house. I and Virgil Cook were in Oregon City sam Moser grinds chop on everv last Saturday. j other Saturday and the sharp mill is The Farm Bureau had a big meet- kept busy Tuesdays, ing at the Union Hall last Saturday. Mr. Frenzel is again able to attend evening and lunch was served by the" to his work in the field, women at midnight. I Some of the Rabio boys cabbage is meoaore ana wmrea vid.r&u.ui hegmnmg to harden up giving prom- MOLALLA, April 6. W. W. Ever were in Oregon City last baturaay. ,-se Qf being- ready for market bv the hart (nrmriv cOKanr fnv r.lar.kamaa time to plow for a late crop of some- county, but cashier of the Molalla thing else. First National bank for the past two Several lots in the cemetery have years, has been compelled to resign been celaned off nicely, since the the position owing to ill health. His downpour of rain ceased, and a great physicians have ordered farm life foi and a Japanese tea garden. Every thing will be on sale from dolls to icecream, the teachers and pupils as well as the parents working hard to make the affair a success. The ladies of the Baptist church will hold an all-day meeting at the church to sew the new carpet and complete work already started. They recently purchased the new pulpit chairs, pulpit and aisle carpets. The Work club of the Abernethy Everhart Resigns as Cashier of Bank Owing to I1J Health Harry Bauer Moehnke Bros. is working for Captain W. A. Platz, of Vancouver, and Mrs. Annis Riley, ol Portland, spent Sunday visiting Hubbard relatives. Mr. Summer White and family, of Portland, spent Sunday with Hubbard friends and relatives. Mrs. L. Bentz, of Portland, is clerk ing at the Hewett Merc. Co., taking the place of Mrs. R. C. Painter, who had been there for several- months. Carl Hoffman and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keil and Bon, Howard and Wal ter, of West Aurora, spent Easter Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. Hoffman. Mrs.. Peter Whitney spent last Fri day and Saturday in Portland, return Ing Saturday, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Esther Johnson, who spent a week there with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Palmer entertain ed as their Easter dinner guests, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Palmer and Mr. Noble Watkin, of Hubbard, Ralph Palmer, or Portland, and Mr. Edward Watkin of Los Angeles, Cal. In the afternoon they motored to Oregon City, giving Ralph a "lift" on his way back to For land. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Wolger, R Painter and L. C. McShane made business trip to Portland Saturday in the interest of the D. J. B. puller. The party was entertained during the dinner hour at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson in that city. Last Tuesday while Thomas Wise- haar was helping Walter Wengenroth drive some cattle through Hubbard to Charnpoeg the horse Wisehaar was riding, fell and he was thrown to the ground painfuly Injuring his right knee. M. W. Crawford, of Portland, ha purchased the Geo. Schlotthaur prop erty on North Second street and took posesion Wednesday. It is Under stood he intends to remove the build ings on the south part of the proper ty, one of which has been used as dwelling. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stipe, of Port land, spent the week-end with Mrs, Caroline Fry. Miss Irene Boje spent the Easter vacation at home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boje. The stork made a visit to the Abo Jones home on Elliot Prairie, March 22, leaving these good people a baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brown spent Sunday with home folks out at Elliot Prairie. Misses Ruth Calvert and Ruby Crit tenden spent Thursday in Portland Mrs. Albert Coon, of Barlow, spent Thursday the gue6t ot Miss Mary Goudy. Mr. J. Z. Martin went to Portland Tuesday to spend a week or so with his children. A number of Hubbard Knights vis ited their Dokey brothers at Camas, Washington, last Saturday night and to Oregon City last Tuesday night, where a class of 21 were to be initiat ed. Last Monday afternoon the young est son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dunn, Gilman, a little . fellow a year and a half old, came near losing the first two fingers of his right hand. The little fellow with his oldest brother. was playing in the woodhouse, where they had found the axe, the parent thought they had safely hid. In the chopping that followed the blade land ed on those fingers near the knuckle joint, severing them except a very small piece of skin connecting each. The little boy was hastily gotten to a pnysician wnere tne lingers werts bound In place and when the wound was dressed Wednesday afternoon there was every indication that na ture would perfect the healing and the hand would be all right in time. MESSAGE FROM FRANCE. (By Augusta Kirchem.) In memory of Private Frank E. Kohl, Company E, 117th, U. S". Engl neers. Died March 23, 1918, in France. Farewell comrades I must leave you, Soon I'll be with mother dear Who has guided all my footsteps In my early tender years; When I grew to noble manhood She was then my friend and guide. And in all my joys and sorrows Mother dear was by my side. Will yon send a farewell message To my friends and loved ones dear? Tell them how I died for Glory Altho dead, I'm always near. Soon 111 meet my angel mother Up above 'neath sunny skies 'Ere I go boys let me bid you Just a silent,, fond boodbye. France Elated Over U. S. Decision on German Deht FROST DOES NOT AFFECT PEAR CROP MEDFOKD, Or.. April 4. With hail and snow Sunday afternoon and a maximum temperature of 49, the Rogue river valley suffered one of the worst freezes in its history early Monday when the thermometer at 6 a. m fell to 24 above. Although the exact conditions will not be known Until a survey has been made. Coun ty Agent Cate is of the opinion that the damage to the pear crop would not be serious. With blossom clusters protected by ice and snow and with one of -the heaviest settings in recent years, it was believed the low temperature of Mnniiav wmilrl srt nnlv na n 1fairaHlf thinning out. With predicted fair and j he sis31ed "se he thought it was continued cold Tuesday night, the greatest danger was expected early Tuesday morning. TAX JON OUTSIDE DELIVERIES TO REM IN FORCE The regular meeting of the city council Wedriesday was teatured by numerous petitions, that regarding the licensing of commercial vehicles bringing out the most discussion. This petition had been circulated by J. F. Albright and was signed by about 150 voters who asked thai th matter be put before the people at the next election. This petition had completely tied the hands of the coun cil,. but to offset this fact, Attorney Eby had prepared a new ordinance on the question which contained a clause declaring an emergency. This new ordinance was given its first reading at the Wednesday meet ing and will come up for final pas sage at the next regular meeting ot the council. The emergency clause will allow the city to collect the li cense fee as soon as it is passed. whereas, if this new ordinance had not been provided it would have been inr possible to do so until after the elec tion. The names of the signers were read and Councilman Pretzold called at tention to the fact that only three of the signers were merchants of the city. Robert Scheubel, one of the signers, was present and claimed tha!- NEW FILLING STATION FOR MILWAUKEE MILWAUKIE, April 2. One of the important real estate transactions closed this week was the sale of the Leuelling corner at the intersection of Milwaukie' highway and Monroe streeC opposite the Electric depot The property is to be converted into an up-to-date filling station. It is re ported that the price for the lot was upwards of $1500. The property is part of the Seth Leuelling estate and the sale was made privately. U. S. Marines Are Eaten by Cannibals -for Courage CHICAGO, April 4.- Cannibals in Haiti and Santo Domingo, , better known coco or hill tribes, believe that if thej eat the vital organs of a brave white man, they will Inierit his qual ities of courage. This constant menace is hanging over American marines stationed in these places, according to a letter written by General Jejeune, command ant of the United States marine corps, to Mrs. H. L. Adams, president of the United States marine league. Four Men Receive Whipping at Post in Delaware Town Mail Carrier Walks After Wagon Breaks many nowers are in bloom in the City of the Dead. EAGLE CREEK, April 5. Ray mond De Shazer is working for Mrs. : Rosa Baker. J Mr. and Mrs. John Parks were Bar: ton visitors on last Friday. j Last Saturday, as Homer Glover. Medowbrook Items MEADOWBROOK, April 6. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holman, who recently moved on their place from Molalla, our happy mail-carrier was comin? left for Boise, Idaho, Tuesday, to visit their daughter, Mrs. Harvey Cornell and family. Mrs. Minerva Larkins of Clarkes is visiting at the A. L. Larkins home. - Milton Chindgren has a crew of men crushing rock - and working on the Meadowbrook hill. The Meadowbrook Literary Club will hold their next meeting Friday down the hill near the Dick Gibson place the front axle of his mail wasm broke, thereby compeling him to walk the remainder of tne distance home. He returned the next day and took The rig down to Lou Baker's and ' he mended the broken axle. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphey, Per ry Murphey, Ed. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs .Evans and children were enter- April 15. tained at the home of Ray Woodle The Cedardale basket ball team Sunday evening. , came to Meadowbrook Friday where Mr .and Mrs. Roy Douglass and they played the grammar team of this daughter, Reva, were quests at the place resulting in a score of 17 to S home of George Preister, of. Logan, in favor of Meadowbrook. Sunday. I Mr .and Mrs. Theodore Reid and'- MOUNTAIN ROAD ITEMS H. S. Gibson motored to Oregon City : ' on Monday. ! mountain KUAU. April i. rnis " ' i district was visited by a frost Sunday night. Miss Sylvia Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. W. Kel- Schuster and Mr .and Mrs. C. Ford him as the best way to recuperate, and Mr. "Everhart will devote his time to improving his already fine ranch near Molalla. He still retains stock in the bank, however, and will keep bis finger on conditions in the future. E. G. Miller has been elected cash ier of the bank, and hails from Port land. He was formerly auditor of the Pacific Light & Powe: company, of Portland, and was with the company 15 years. He at one time lived at Aurora. Mr. Miller took up his duties with the institu tion April 1st. LEGION MAN DON'T WANT DEBS FREED DODGE NEWS ITEMS DODGE. April 5. Mrs. Ier is visiting relatives at Wilsonville of Portland visited Mr. an-1 Mrs. A. J. for a few days j Hodge and family Sunday Mr .and Mrs. Fred Horner and fam-! Mr. and Mrs. Andersen who purchas ily spent Sunday with the W. T. ed part of the Clem Dollar place mov Kaake family Saturday evening at ed to their new home Monday. ' the John Keller home. The time was ; Mrs. Cloe Kelenofer, who waa vjsit spent in cards and dancing, . sftler ingi relatives in Gladstone, returnc.! which lunch was served. Everyone home Monday. had a very enjoyable time. j Mrs. Eliza Volp visited her parents Harold Homer has brought his trac-. one day last week, tor to Dodge and has been putting In j Mr .and Mrs. H. Belding spent Mon the crops for .tavid Horner Sr., and day in Portland. Fred Horner. , , Mrs. C. F. Robinson and Miss New- Mrs. Harold Horner spent Friday kirk visited the formers relatives h.-r with Mrs. Fred Homer. I Saturday and Sunday. CHICAGO, 111., April 4.- A .protest against the granting of executive clemency to Eugene V. Debs, confined in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., was sent to Colonel F. W. Galbraith, Jr., national commander of the Am erican legion by W. R.McCauley, stata commander. PARIS, April 5. French official circles are well pleased over the American government's declaration concerning Germany's war responsi bility . Such a declaration was anti- pated, but the French felt that the American view could not have been more closely expressed. The French government also was highly satisfied lover the recjeption given M. Viviani in the United States. The Pet't Parisien, in commenting on the American statement declared: "The United States gives u? strong proof of its good will." The Temps says: "The American reply does not sur prise us, but it pleases us deeply. We hope the voice of the United States will find other occasions to make it self heard in settling war questions." "One cannot overestimate the im portance of the declaration, said the Journal Des Debats. It strikies a deadening blow to the hopes and propaganda of Germany in the United States." . "The new American government shows an excellent disposition toward us. It is marvelous to see how Ger many never ceases being mistaken about Americans," declared s La Liberte. WILMINGTON", Del., April 7. Four men, negroes, were publicly whipped at the New Castle county workhouse in the presence of a crowd, for crimes committed in Delaware. Warden M. S. Plummer adminis tered the punishment. He used the regulation whip, about three feet long. Three of the men flinched under the blows, but no blood was drawn. The fourth man "took his medicine" with a smile. Unusual interest had been aroused by the lashings because of the dis cussion throughout the country of the whipping post as a crime deterrent. William A. Pinkerton, recently de clared whippings one of the crime pre ventives, not because of the pain in flicted, but because of "the stigma it cast3 upon criminals whipped, among their own class. The whippings took place in the jail yard, where a 12-inch post stands to which the prisoners are attached with shades, in a standing position, i Warren Lewis was led to the post, the proper thing to do. He urged that the council provide for the li censing of all business and profession al men of the city, which he claimed' would be as fair as the licensing of out of town vehicles. Councilman Mount explained that the ordinance was to help raise money for street improve ments and that none of those affected were objecting to the payment of the license. A petition of the residents near Seventh and Harrison asked permis sion to improve these streets and that the city engineer establish grades. This was granted and the work will start in the near future. A petition was submitted providing for an arsJight at Thirteenth and Mon roe. After considerable discussion this petition was granted, the work to be done as soon as the money in the budget is available. . Residents of Greenpoint presented a petition for the improvement of their streets and the building of sidewalks This was referred to the street com mittee. Councilman Cross claimed that four-foot walks was all the peo ple of Greenpoint asked, which was considerable less in cost than the reg ular six-foot walks. Mr. Brown, local agent of the South era Pacific -company, asked permis sion of the council to trim the limbs of the trees along the railroad.-which he claimed were Interfering with the telegraph lines. Permission was ask ed on acqount of the city stopping the cutting of these trees some time ago when they claimed unnecessary cut ting was being done. This matter was referred to the street committee with Instructions to oversee the work. Representatives of the Gladstone city council were present and asked the council to sell them one of the chemical fire carts owned by Oregon City. Terms were asked ard the fire and water committee was given power to act in the matter. An esti mate of $200 was placed on the cart. The matter of the auto camping park was taken up and Ralph Miller, urged that the council get busy at once with this matter. Molalla presented a request for the use of the local city jail as they i claim ed the jail in that city was not in condition to house any prisoners they might have. The councilmen agreed that Oregon Citywould take care of the prisoners from Molalla for $1.50 per day. The Auto Transit company, now op crating busses from Portland to ?a!em asked the council to pass an ordinance granting them permisison to operate lines between Oregon City and Port- and. - The Transit -company agreed to operate a lineup the hill in this city provided the council nsked it but stated they would rather not. A petition from Oswego and I'lacka- mas asked for this service as both cit ies now claim that they have no way of coming to Oregon City Attorney Phil Hammond urged the council to stripped to the waist. Deputy Warden I pa."s this ordinance, stating that the PORTLAND TO GET 11 CENT MILK NOW PORTLAND, April 4. Effective to day, Portland milk consumers will be able to purchase milk at 11 centa t quart. The reduced price has been miade by the . Oregon Dairymen's league, the directors of this organiz ation having decided to sell their pro duct direct to tho consumer through grocery stores and milk stations. Marshf ield Girl Finds Father Who Is Reported Rich MARSHFIELD, Ore., April 2. Ma ne Quick, aged 18 years, who ' was a defendant in the juvenile court, charg ed with delinquency, and who is out on probation finds that she ig the daughter of a wealthy man and will have a good home. The girl is the daughter of Mrs. Robert Quick, whose first husband was Thomas Carten, a wealthy St. Louis man. They were separated before Marie was born. Cai ten has come from St. Louis and has seen his daughter for the first time and will have her come to St. Louis and make her home with him and share his fortune. j E. J. Leach, read the court's sentence imposing a, sentence of one year im prisonment and 20 lashes for larceny. Lewis was - shackled to the post Warden Plummer applied the whip. FENTONLAW LIBRARY GIVEN company was reliable and would give good service. Professor Rowland, of the Eastham school, asked permission to improve their play ground, without expense to the city. This request wa3 granted and Mr. Bowland x was given full charge of the work. A petition was read from residents i of the Mount Pleasant district, ask- TTO TT1NI I V KT?STTrVi 5n? that Oregon City give them water -- AjlllJi -i- as that in their section was impure. j This section is perfectly willing tu UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Eu-' come into the city limits in order to gene, April 1. In memory of Kenneth j receive the water, but Mr. Howell, or Lucas Fenton, his son, who was acci j the water commission, stated that dentally killed on May 31, 1917, Wil- j this could not be granted unless the Ham D. Fenton of Portland, has given J revenue would show interest on the in nis noted law librarv to the school of j vestment. A petition formerly pre law tor the Jniversity of, Oregon j sented was taken off the table and IC aneth Fentu.i was a graduate of , the matter wil be given further con- this school. 6ideration. 8 "THEY SAID I HAD T. B. AND " WOULD NOT LIVE THREE MONTHS" Mr. Harold W. Schmidt, Box 98, Breese, Qlinton Co.. 111., believes he has reason to praise Dr. Hart man's Remedy for Catarrhal con ditions. "I used Pe-rn-n eight months for Chronic BronchUl Catarrh. I do not get tired, feel like a irlan t, am tlx pounds over normal weight and able to work every day. In March, ISIS. I con tracted a severe-cold with spitting and took to my bed. They said I bad T. B. and would not live three months, Axter taking a conple bot- kKiB ui re-n-Di ana iwioi Aian-a-iln 1 anieta, 41 could walk aronnd and In seven months went back to work. My X trouble waa due to Chronic Catarrh of the nose and throat, which Ji it "FEEL LIKE A SIANT SINCE USING PE-RU-NA' I toad Ceo yetrs, extending down into the bronchial tube. xvTtt-iu. wu my me saver. K A HALF CENTURY IN USE g l TABLETS OB LIQUID SOLD EVERYWHERE J4