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riPTY-THIR- YEAR No. 24. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1 9 1 9. ESTABLISHED 1808

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M Mr. Wilson's Tour Mere Snailsmm AMERICANS

PREPARED

RESOLUTION

TO REMOVE

BURLESON

Press dispatches tell us that President Wilson in-

tends, after his return from France, to tour the principalcities of this country in defense of the League of Nations.

This is Mr. Wilson's own child and of course heshould go the limit to defend its existence with his voice,as well as with his pen. '

The League of Nations is admittedly an experi-ment. It may be successful or it may not be. Timealone will tell. Its primary functionas we understandit, is to prevent war, and as such it is entirely commend-able. It is not to be expected that any man or any set ofmen could draft a covenant that would be satisfactoryto everyone.

Chief amonf? the opponents of the League are menlike Senator Johnson, of California and Senator Poin-dexte- r,

of Washington. They tore the original coven-ant of the League to shreds before if was cold. One ofthem is a candidate for president. The obection of bothof them to the League is primarily that under andthrough its operations the United States will becomeinvolved in European squabbles, and that this countrywill have to submit its own troubles, originating uponthis continent and being only semi-internation- al incharacter, to the determination of the League. Othersenators believe that the League should not be part andparcel of the Treaty of Paris, but should be a separatedocument and considered separately by the senate, andwe think this should be the case.

However, we have to consider what is placed beforeus and not what we should like to have. We are in thesame position as the man who ordered fried eggs andthe waiter brought him scrambled eggs, and told himthe eggs looked better scrambled. He was a hungry manand ate the eggs. If the League of Nations will preventthe slaughter of millions of our young men, let us haveit. Trial of it will determine whether it is workable.

The wonderful feat of Captain John Alcock andLieutenant Arthur Brown in making a non-sto- p flightof 1 900 milea across the Atlantic opens up a new fieldfor aerial navigation. Darius Green and his flying ma-chine are no longer a joke. These intrepid aviators havemade a veritable conquest of the air, and Captain Al-

cock humorously remarked that he was the first trans-Atlant- ic

air-postm- as he carried with him a packet ofmail from Newfoundland to the Irish coast.

The jitney had little to offer over the steam trainand the interurban, but what of the airplane? Speed ofthe motor car is no faster, if the traffic law ia compliedwith- - than the car that runs on rails, but when we shallbe given the opportunity to ride on a vehicle that travelsthrough the air at the rate of 1 20 miles an hour, or bet-

ter, with clanger of collision reduced to a minimum, theaverage pace-makin- g American will fall over himselfto take the swifter route.

In a little while every city will have its aviationfield, as close to the heart of the city as possible, and inthe not far distant future Oregon City people will flyto Portland in seven minutes, taking a spin to the me-tropolis and return during the noon hour.

What an unusual opportunity for Oregon City mer-chants. We have a vision of our local department storesestablishing an air parcel line, so that if a woman inMolalla wants a new dress for an evening party, she hasonly to telephone her measurements at 5:59 P. M., andpresto! her new gown is in her hands 10 minutes later.

Airplanes will so6n be sold for $5,000, we are told.The Pierce-Arro- w will soon be a drug on the market. Theman with money will fly from his office to the golflinks and then home to his dinner. Truly there are end-less possibilities in air flights.

We have been living in a fast age, but the next de-

cade will point us out as mere snails.mumttmimmmmmammmsmmimammman

SERVICE TO

CIEf'l IS

TAKEN OFF

Paaumgnr trains over tha roadwaybetween Ormton City and Canomuhwill bo discontinued within tha nexttun day according to an order Uuedby the Public Service Commission,which ftndi itmt with tha limitedwidth of tha Pacific Highway a nowestablished between Canemah and Or-Ki-

City, automobile and luterurbanrailway tram a cannot paa thereoverwith safety and that existing condi-tion constitute an extreme hazard.

Tha commission stipulates that thotracka of tha Portland Hallway LightA Power Co. muit not ba rmnovedand muni ba kept In repair eo thattraffic may ba returned at auch timeat condltlona may warrant. Freightmovement, which, ai a general rule,are made at night, must ba under flag.

Tha dectilon of tha commotion willterminate a condition that haa pre-

vailed for nearly a year, alnce the Pa-

cific Illxhway river rout betweenNew Kra and Canemnh was opened.The highway la hard aurfacad ai farsouth u Canby and traffic la natural-ly heavy, especially ao during thasummer months. Much of thia latourlattraffic, and It la especially to thesepersona who are unfamiliar with thacondition, that this situation la ex-

tremely dangeoua.The relief granted la perhaps tem-

porary, a It la not the present inten-tion of tha highway commission topermanently locate tha Pacific high-

way where thia narrow roadway lanow located, hut an effort will bamade to run tha highway over a lo-

cation east of tha main Una ot thaSouthern Pacific, eliminating thegrade rail crossing at Canemah andcoming Into Oregon City through anunderground crossing.

The present highway between Ore-gon (ity and Canemah la unusuallynarrow, It being a plank road slightlyless than 18 feet wide constructedalong tha east bank ot tha Willametteriver for a distance of about 3.000

feet. The tracks of the Portland Rail-way Light A Power Co. are con-

structed exactly in the center of theplunked roadway, and very little roomIs left for. vehicles when the track laoccupied by cars. It Is Impossible fora vehicle to past an Intorurban trainon the river side of tho track, nor IsIt possible to puss even on the east-erly side without driving against thebunk or Into a pocket of which thereare very few. In many places alongthis Btrelch of highway It !a Impos-

sible for a vehicle and an Interurbani ml n to puss. The order recites that28 trulns per day, on an average,carried no passengers at all, and thelocnl receipts per day amount to$1 03, The mujorlty of the resldontaof Cnnemah walk to and from theirwork nt Oregon City.

IN BATTLE WITH YAHKS

EL PASO, TEX., June 10 A reportwas received at military headquart-ers at 10:20 A. M. today that fightingwas in progress betwen United States

.cavalry under command of Colonel 8.R. 1L Tompkins and a Villa detach-ments in the vlctnlty of 8an Lorenzo,opposite Yslota, Tex., 12 mllee east otEl Paso.

Artillery fire against the Villa rebelforces southeast ot Juarez was opened

at 10:30 A. M. today, with the secondbattalion of the 82nd field artilleryfiring ahrapnel bursts which could beseen plainly from the river. Theartillery fire was six mllee fromJuarez In the vicinity ot the cavalryfighting near San Lorenzo.

EL TASO, TEX., June 16. At 11

o'clock, the entire 2nd cavalry brigadecomposed of the 7th and 5th cavalryregiments, could be plainly seen abouteight miles south and west of JuarezIn hot pursuit ot the Villa forceswhich were engaged at 10 o'clock thismorning in the vicinity of San ILoren-so- ,

it was said at military head-

quarters.

Oregon City WinsFast Ball Game

A hard fought ball game botwoen

Estucada and Oregon City was won by

the latter Sunday on the Canemnh

grounds by a score of 6 to 1.

The score was 2 to 1 until theseventh Inning, when the local boys

made four runs and Becured anotherin the eighth.

Bates pitched a protty game for thelocal boys, fanning 14 and allowingvery few hits. Lacy, Oregon City

catcher, secured three hits, one a

TO --1 Of E

OiM BOCHE

WEIMAR. Tuesday, June 7 PhilipScheldnmann, the head of the Ger-man cabinet, In speaking to the peaceCommission of the national assemblyhere today, declared that the allied re-ply to the German counter proposalswithout the complete text did notyet permit ot final judgment and thatprematura Judgment would be a mis-take.

CORLENZ, Tuesday, June 17. Lieu-tenant General Hunter Liggett, com-mander of the American torcea In theCoblenz area, says that the Americanforcea are all ready to move ahead ata moment's noUce.

The concentration of troops pre-paratory to advancing further inGermany If the Germans refuse tosign the terms ot peace will beginWednesday throughout all the occu-pied area. Orders to this effect werereceived to day from Marshal Foch,commander in chief of the alliedarmies, who sent orders to all theallied torcea on German soli.

PIONEERS OF

OREGOII HOLD

llALHONPORTLAND, June 18 The 47th an-

nual convenUon of the Oregon Pion-eer Association opened at theauditorium today and not more thana regiment of the hardy veterans wereon the rooster.

The convention program will opentomorrow at 1 P. M. under dlrecUonot Nathan H. Bird, 1S46, vice-pres- i

dent Among the speakers will be Rev.Andrew Hunsaker, 1847, chaplain;Mayor Baker, In an address of wel-come; Bird and JudgeGeorge W. Riddle. 1852, who will de-liver the annual address, and otherprominent pioneers.

Later In the afternoon, at 4:30 thewomen's auxiliary of the associationwill hold its annual meeting, followedby the social hour. The annual ban-quet, always a notable feature ot goodthings to eat, will be a stellar featureof the late afternoon. Election of of-

ficers will take place at the businessmeeting, held at 73:0 tomorrow nightfollowed by the annual campflre.

LIVE SsT

AND A11N FIELD

Establishment ot an auto campground and of a flying field has beensuggested by the Hive Wires of theCommercial club, li. Adams and C. H.L. Chandler having been named toInvestigate the former. The parkproperty under the control ot thewater board has been mentioned aswell as a site In West Linn.

Lloyd Riches, R. C. Parker and D. F.Skene have been appointed to Invest-igate the possibilities of a flying fieldfor Oregon City. Other committeesrecently named have been O. D. Eby,G. B. Dimlck and C. W. Robey on

with the Canby Commer-cial club for the promotion ot theInterests of the county fair, and Dr.Clyde Mount was authorized to in-

vestigate the practicability of havinga concluding dinner at Log LaBarre,when the (Live Wires adjourn for thesummer. Next Tuesday noon hasbeen set aside for consideration ofthe proposal for the establishment ofa Y. M. C. A. here.

Stolen BicyclesAre Recovered

Roscoe Locke and Edwin Risberger,two Oregon City youths, were madehappy Wednesday when their bicycleswhich were stolen a month ago, werereturned to them by Constable" For-tune. ;.V

The wheels were stolen from nearthe elevator and recovered from alocal shop. The proprietor said thewheels were left in front of his placetwo weeks ago and after leaving themthere for some time he took them in-

side, awaiting word from tha owners.

IS ADOPTED

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, June 18.

Radical and conservative delegatesattending the reconstruction conven-tion of the American Federation ot La-bor clashed again today. The contest,which arose over a resolution propos-ing inauguration of a policy of initia-tive and referendum within the ranksof organized labor waa marked by adisplay of bitter feeling which, aswas tho case yesterday, resulted Inthe radical element being crushinglydefeated.

A vote on whether there should baa rollcall on the resolution disclosedthere were only 35 delegates out of500 favoring the measure. This wasinterpreted as representing evenmore than the maximum ratio of radicals within organized labor.

The clash developed after all thadelegates radical as well aa conse-rvativeshad adopted unanimously aresolution assailing Postmaster-Genera- l

Burleson for his "labor policy"and calling on President Wilson to remove him. During the considerationof the resolution the postmaster-- general was severely criticised by del-egates and termed "an administrativemisfit." No delegate defended Mr.uurieson.

LIVE WIRESAND CITIZENSOF CANBY MEET

Firmly cementing the friendship ex-

isting between Canby and Oregon Citythe Live Wires Tuesday night Joinedwith the Commercial club of Canbyin pledging cooperation in every prop-osition of merit affecting the welfareof the county. Fully 50 members of theLive Wires made the trip, respondingto the invitation extended last weekby Canby. E. O. Robinson, presidentof the Canby Commercial club, pre-sided. "

Speakers for Canby were M. J. Lee,who spoke on irrigation, its applica-tion and advantage, and what it hasdone on a small scale for Canby pro-ducers and urging the promotion ota government irrigation project AdamKnight, In behalf ot the fair, told whatthe fair officials expected of the peo-ple of the county in supporting thefair and that they looked for nothingless than "Everything from Everybody."

Rev. A. J. Josselyn and Rev. Splessalso spoke, pledging their active sup-port

Oregon City speakers were JudgeGrant B. Dimlck, who was enthusiastic in his predictions of what coopera-tive work would accomplish and ask-ing for a united support for road improvement and in making the fairmore than a local institution.

O. D. Eby, who helped in organizing the fair association, urged anintensive work by a publicity commit-tee, and suggested a number of pract-ical methods to secure a record at-

tendance.

Other speakers were Wallace Cau- -

field, main trunk, A. A. Price, Dr.Clyde Mount Secretary Arthur G. Beat--

tie ,of the Gladstone Chautauqua,presented the claims of the associa-tion. Captain C. W. Huntington ex-

plained the aims of the recruiting sta-tion which will be maintained in Ore-gon City and Canby, and C. W. Robeyurged the claims of the drive forfunds for the Salvation Army.

Not the least of the evening's enjoyment was the feast of strawberriesand cream prepared by the ladles andserved at the Methodist church.

SALVATION ARMY

DRIVE TO START ON

Y, JUNE 23

Refering to the coming drive for theSalvation Army, Bishop Peter J. Mul-doo-

of the Admistrative commltttee,of the Catholic War Council, says:"The beauty and sweetness of theSalvation Army can never be forgot-ten, and cannot be emphasized toostrongly. However fine the other or-ganizations, the Army Is bright andbrilliant." ,

The campaign will open June 23,continuing for a week.

The local Elks lodge is ready forthe drive, all supplies having arrivedand are' being distributed.

AM subscribers to the drive will lbegiven an honor button, no rnftttefwhat the amount of the subscriptionis..

The quota for the county Is $8025.

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T1UGIIT CLUB

ERECTING HUE

HEW BUILDING

Thv Twilight Literary " and Entertainment Club have commenced theerection of a commodious club building for social purposes, lectures andpolitical gatherings. It will be a substantial frame structure with all mod-er- d

conveniences and eqiupmentWhen completed the main hall will be24x40 feet and a stage of 12il feetIn the center, and a seating capacityof 200 people.

The building, which is being builton a tract donated to School DistrictNo. 109, by William McCord, thegenial president of the club, is beingrushed to completion and will be pub-licly dedicated July 4, when an enter-tainment and basket picnic will beheld. The music tor the occasion willbe furnished by Professor Therouxof Oregon City.

The building committee is Messrs.William McCord. Wallace McCord.Clarence Swlck and George Jenison.

The old hall, almost half a centuryold, will be hereafter used for churchand Sunday Bchool purposes only.

Grant B. Dimick, of Oregon City, isto be the orator of the day at thadedication.

FEDERATION OF LABOR

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. June 17.Amid general uproar, delegates at-

tending the convention ot the Ameri-can Federation ot Labor today refus-ed to indorse recognition of sovietRussia, although urging recognitionby the United States of the "existingIrish republic" and voted against thegeneral strike proposed for July 4n behalf ot "Tom" Mooney, convicted

'.n connection with the preparednessday bomb outrages in San Francisco.

Discussion ot bolshevlsm developedwhen the resoIuUons committee re-ported a resolution asking withdrawalfrom Russia of American soldiers, butrefused to report others demandingrecognition of soviet Russia and lift-ing of the blockade of Russian portaThe committee refused to indorse rec-ognition ot the "soviet or any otherform of government in Rusia untilhe people of that country by constitu

ent or other form of national assemb-ly shall have established a truly democratic form of government."

Suit Is Filed OnAuto Insurance

McCarger, Bates & Lively, repre-sentatives of an automobile insurancecompany, filed suit Wednesdayagainst Henry Cromer to collect apremium on a doIIcv lsued by them.

They allelge the policy was issuedDecember 20, 1918, and the premiumwas $91.50, which the plaintiffs allegethe defendant refused to pay and theycanceled the policy. They claim thatan earned premium of $25,35 was dueana they ask this amount and costsof the case.

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REPLY OF ALLIES TO

PARIS, June 16. The final reply otthe allies and associated powers tothe conditions ot peace handed to thaGermans at Versailles, May 7, waa de-

livered to the German delegation to-

day and made public shortly afterward.

The Germans are allowed five daysto accept or to refuse the treaty asit stands. If they accept, peace willbe signed at ouce; if they do not accept, the armistice will terminate Sat-urday (June 21) and the powers willtake auch steps as may be necessaryto enforce their terms.

The principles of the original con-

ditions h6e been vigorously upheldas establishing a peace of justice, butcertain modifications In detail andmany explanations of the effect ofexecution are made.

The reply is In two parts a generalcovering letter and seriatim discus-sions of the general counter-proposal-

The changes include:A plebiscite for Upper Silesia, with

guarantees of coal from that territory.Frontier rectifications in West

Prussia.Omission of the third xone in the

Schleswig plebiscite.Temporary increase of the German

army from 100,000 to 200,000 men.Declaration ot the intention to sub-

mit, within a month ot signature, alist ot those accused of violation ot thelaws and customs ot war.

Offer to with a Germancommission on reparations, and to re-

ceive suggestions for discharging theobligation.

Certain detailed modifications in thefinance, economic and ports and water-ways clauses, including abolition ofthe proposed Kell canal commission.

Assurance ot membership in theleague of nations In the early futureIt Germany fulfills her obligations.

IS

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Four holes were punctured in FloydThomas' right leg Tuesday afternoonby a revolver bullett whenthe gun was accldentaly discharged inthe boy's hands. Fortunately no boneswere broken and no large arterieswere cut and outside of being verypainful, the wound is not serious.

Floyd Thomas Is the 15 year old sonof Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Thomas, ofMountain View. He was home aloneTuesday afternoon and was playingon the bed with the loaded revolverwhen the inevitable happened it wentoft. The bullet pased entirely throughhis thigh and then through the calfof his leg and lodged in the floor.Neighbors called Dr. C. A. Sturat todress the wound ot the thoroughlyfrightened boy.

Judgment Is GivenOn Bill of Goods

E. A. Lelsman was given a judg-

ment Friday against W. H. and OliveJohnson for $303.56 alleged to be dueon a bill of goods.

The original bill was for $368.56,

sold to the defendants by H. Loisman,who later died and left' the account tohis wife, who In turn transferred it tothe plaintiff, The goods were sold be-

tween April 11, 1914 and December 28,

1917.

LOGAN AGE

TO GIVE PICNIC

fJFXI SATURDAY

MUa Marld Anthony, home demon-strators of Clackamas county, andMiss Jessie lilies, of the Oregon Agri-cultural College, have been spendingtwo days of thia week at Estacadaconducting a aeries of talks beforethe women of that place, regardingthe subjects they are handling in thecounty home economics and sewing.Many women of Eatacada took advent-ax-e

of these meetings.Saturday these women will go to

where a picnic is to be givenby the Harding Orange, an annualevent of the grange.

A well arranged program will begiven, and will be as follows:' Morn-ing Itaces of various kinds, and theafternoon program will be given at 1

o'clock, and will be as follows: Song,audience; song, Shubel quartet;recitation, school boys; song, girls;address, C. E. Spence, state grangemuster; vocal solo, MIhs VclmaAnthony; address, Judge Stapleton, ofPortland; violin solo, Miss Poters; ad-

dress C. Schtiebel; song. Shubel quar-tet.

BOYS OF COUNTYTO FORM LEGION

FRIDAY NIGHT

An American legion will be organ-ized in Oregon City Friday evening,June 20. The meeting la to be heldIn the Willamette building, when arepresentative of the AmericanLegion of Portland will be In attend-annc- e

and address the assembly. Alarge number ot young men having re-turned from the service are much In-

terested In the organisation, andClackamas county will probably belargely represented at the meeting.

Among those who are interestedand arranging tor the meeting areJulius Spagle, who was lieutenant inthe army, and Percy Wilson, who hasrecently returned from Guam, and whohas been In the marine service forfour years.

All those having been In the army,navy, or marine service are eligible tobecome members of the AmericanLegion.

POLICE RAIDLABOR CENTER

IN WINNIPEG

WINNIPEG, MAN., June 17-- Ten

strike leaders were arrested In theirhomes here early today and trans-ported in automobiles to some placeIn the country, presumably Stormymountain, by government police" offi-cials. ArroBts are reported to havebeen made in Calgary and other west-

ern points at the same time. Simul-taneously with the arrests of thestrike leaders, the Royal NorthwestMounted Police raided the Labor Tem-ple from which tho strike haas beenconducted. Considerable literature,said to be ot a Bolshevlnt nature,was seized. The police broke downdoors and windows during the raid.

K. ALTNOW KILLED IN

'ACCIDENT MONDAY

Kenneth Altnow, a r old boyof this city, waa killed Monday after-noon in a motorcycle accident in Ca-nemah,' when the machine on whichba waa riding waa thrown. The causeof the accident la alleged to havebeen dua to tha rough condition of tharoad.

Altnow, with A. V.Curl and W. C.Moore, bad gone for a chort ride andwas returning through Canemah whenthe accident occurred. Moora waa intha lead and Altnow second and theboys claim they were going about35 mlllea per hour.

Hitting the rougu stretch of roadnear Max Telford's home Altnowfsmachine toppled over and tha youngman was dragged over 30 feet. Hestruck on the right side of his headand his neck was broken and the skullfractured. Death resulted In aboutten minutes.

Altnow was proprietor of the motor-cycle shop here and has been in thecity only a short time. He was amotorcycle racer of ability and Inthe recent races In Portlland won sev-eral pluces by his daring riding.Dr. Guy Mount waas called to the

scene of the accident at once butnothing could be done for the yoangman.

$120,000 IBSE

Oae hundred and twenty thousanddollars a year haa been added to thepay roll ot the paper companies op-

erating In Oregon City by a generalwage increase announced Saturday ofthree cents an hour, affecting bothhour men and day workers. Thia in-

crease of 24 cents a day brings up theminimum wage to $3.60 from theformer scale ot $3.36 and increasesthe hourly wage from 42 to 45 cents.

In the Crown Willamette millsalone the Increase amounts (o about$70,000 per annum, and In the HawleyPulp A Paper Co. approximately $50,-00-

Oregon City's pay roll In the twopaper mils and In the woolen millapproximates $3,000,000 a year, thewage disbursement of the Crown

Paper Co. being nearly halfthat sum, affecting 900 employes ofthe concern.

The increase Is made effective fromJune 1.

BOYS ACQUITTEDIN JURY TRIAL OFSERIOUS CHARGE

Cecil Stewart, George McKlnnla andArthur McKlnnls, who were chargedwith contributing to the delinquencyof minors, were acquitted by a cir-cuit court Jury Friday.

The boys were charged with keep-ing the girls out all night, causingtwo of them to be afraid to go homeand they ran away. They were cap-tured by Sheriff Wilson at Canby thenext day.

When arraigned for preliminaryhearing the boys pleaded not guiltyand appealed the case to the circuitcourt.

The Jury was out from four o'clockIn the afternoon until 9:30 that nighton the case. '