Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-28
Wilhelmina Doerfler Answers Note
Written by McAlpin School
District No. 5.

refer to the article published in
the Capital Journal, December 20,
which is said to be in answer to the
Patron IS" note Of Dec. IL, but | find
no such article appeared in that issue.
First of all l declare that the state
ment saying that the picture OF our
governor, Haig, Foch, Lockley and 9th
er notables were not there when the ex-
kaiser's picture was posted is positively
false because these were clipped from
such papers as the Portland Journal,
Capital Journal, Stayton Mail, etc, on
the self-same evening as the ex-kai-
ser's were taken to school and all hung
on the bulletin board together. The
Absolutely Reliable Authority" men
toned cannot be possible reality, be-
cause l speak the truth and that only
when l say that the ex-kaiser's was
not beside that of President Wilson s.
Broad minded citizens can you dis
tinguish between sheet of green bur-
lap bearing the name of bulletin board
and a plain white wall of wood2 On
the former hung the newspaper clip
pings and pictures including the kai-
ser s and on the latter hung President
Wilson's. 1t is not at all expedient
that the Charge number in the district
|SWEAR that our Presidents picture
was THERE for over one year (wiseiy
failing to mention whether there
refers to bulletin board or otherwise)
because no one denied that his portrait
was not in the school but simply that
lit was not on the bulletin board at the
time the ex-kaiser was. Surrey Will
sons place on the wall was one of hon
or but no one can say that the obJec-
tionable picture was hung there beside
it. A large picture of Wilson hung on
the front wall Of the building and a
smaller one On the rear wall but re-
peating the words of the truthful and
unbiased "patron' firmly hold that
Wilson s picture was not on the bulle-
tin board with that Of the ex-kaiser.
Another falsehood merits explanation
The article in question states that the
cartoon showing the kaiser hanging on
the end of a rope was not there until
afterwards but l have the words OF ouI
i. worthy County Supervisor as direct and
final proof. He visited McAlpin school
on November 20, and saw the cartoon
there. He even commented on the sub
iect matter of the bulletin board. The
S board had been just recently hung ano
the first set of newspaper clippings ~a'
upon it, including the aforementioned
5 cartoon. Supervisor Smlts mal.sas-
G that this cartoon was there on his vlsl'
d Wednesday, November 20, but the otA'el
+ picture had not yet been hung The
o picture from whence the trouble started
was put up soon afterward and was
II part of the first set which remained
Q up also during the following week
i thereby confirming the statement tina
It the cartoon and the picture were botl
l. up at the same time.
The board regrets that the note spok
>, en- of was placed on the door and sa.
that investigation would have beel
d made had it been brought to their at
d tention. The majority Of the pupil
d read the note before did and there |
T. no question but that the remaining one
noafu Ine HcNS uuilHR INV N''S' -
possible, do you think, that they woui
b. have failed mentioning this happening
e. on their return home in the evening
The board had the fact brought YER
L visibly to their attention yet no investi
CATION was made. Chairman L. {
s. priem, directors o. W. Humphries an
G. C. Gillian have always been highl
DO respected by myself, namely, Wllhe
Us nina Doerfler.
l hold to the belief that the nueleu
er of the trouble resides in neighbol
IS. ing district but the evil spirit of tn
ne party or parties has erept into this con
" munity and shows itself now throug
e. three or four channels.
nj In conclusion l wish to say that l al
astonished by the way in which thi
OF matter has been treated. 1t seems II
ne conceivable that men of understandin
ly would try to make a mountain out of
~ mole hill
'e- WILHELAiINA D0ERFLER.
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