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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
PIONEER PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOLUME XXXVI.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1917
NO. 48
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y. M. C. A. FUND DRIVE
NOW ON IN EARNEST
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folllllini" ol"7 .in"l n iit iit4vinf
. . Wt..... Itu.. at I Riui
iwt 1 1 it Hliitre.
Tho campaign to rulrtn the $35,-
000.0OU needed by the I, M. C. A.
tot army ami 7 nu in
full HWUlK anil ropurm irwiu wu uvit
the cuiiiiiry iikiicuio wim mo puupio
of thH I ninni maies reniuo ami ap
preciate the importance 01 mo work
II.,., Illw.ri.llu Tl.m
Qll W"- "! M.I . MV
iliienn imopieu uy inu i . m. i . a
workers 1 "ll you can t go over the
top, IH'IJJ IHU mull wiiu ftO" iimrv
lor you "
A iiiiihh niuolliiK wan hold In the
city hull woiiiiDiuiuy nifeiit ior me
pUrpilKIl (II ACIUII1UI1K lll IL'UIII'
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Willi UIO lloomHlJ Ul 111" 1UIK l lit
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done. There wore cuout ivu pros-
nt. Lalinro orciiomra volunteered
tlielr services una rendered severul
patriotic nlrs. Prof. J. II. McCoy
unit u oio anu rvHpuuuuu iu no
furore, liien u MoisKor, cuuiriiiun
of (ho speaker a cnmmlltoo, in a row
wi'ii ciiohoii hiiu oiiuruiiriuiu reuiuruB
otroilui'i'ii Hov. c. C itarick, or
Portland, who delivered an address
etlliiK fcirtli tho Importune or thu
wurK ui i)fi airroiiiuiiHimu. uu wiih
(ollowwl by Itnv. William T. Coraon,
no. I a luw in iiuitra. iinurniwuu mo
tun cik' wuii inn mnevruy ior ini
I. M. ( . A. cttUMO and IiIh IntoroKt In
tho work.
A. I.. Stotift, clialrman of tho ex-
crut vu coiiinniioo. wihiicm io imurn
upon lim rampiiiKn women unu uioic
who ih cull en on. inai w line uic
quota or th county wo orlKinnuy
mt ah U.oou. tliul in tun MKiit oi
twin (U vcKiDiiicnis in uaiy ami
IIuksI.i. which IndlcutcB thnt tho war
will run 1 1 hum lonuor man was hud-
boiipii, ino amount orlKinnuy iiioiikiii
to hi iturr clout to carry on tlio work
will inn nn nnniiK i. ami it ih mo mo i
at the Y. M. C. A. war fund workora
to diiuh o tho amount aakod ho thai
not her cull will not hood bo nncoa-
ary.
In St. Unions A. F. Uurnott hnx
been cIiohiui aa Innm rnntnln. and linn
naiuiMi j. n. Drown. Itooa Hall nnu
II. P. IIiibh nH hlii BHHlHtnnta. and t hoy
aro a road v on tlio ion cat ik on
thnip who wIhIi to r.ld In tho work
H II. lliiWHnn hitH charzn o( tho work
it t in rroiixnt ho nlnnt. and II. It
IIuiIkoii will limk nftor the work at
tlio roliimlilii Conntv l.unihor to..
win lo in Wo Mt Hiinnriiitoniiont oi
tho Milton Crook IjiuitIiie Co.. will
HHP I lint l in nmnliivoit nf IiIh colli tin II y
Will iln lln.lp a uirn K w iih Huron
at Wiirron. C. II Kim m nt Door
Inland mill II V N'lliliwk nt Rcun-
Bdoho. will fiiltlifullv nttond to tin
work In tliolr dlHtrlcto. and J. II.
WllkiTuon lu liwililnir nftor hla Hurt
In Voriwuiln Thn ilrlvo wll ond on
Monduy. the 19lh, and nt that time
Mr. S'.ono hopoa to havo money and
lUhiicrlntion nlixlirou In the lunula 01
MIhh Amy (inorgo, tho tronaurcr, anf
flcloiil to (111 or douhlo tho amount
aki'i ,,f (le county, which amomitH
to only 25 conta per capita. 8o when
tlio aiiliHorlptlon man comoa around,
Mtenil ,m the walcomo hand and
lo Hiiro that tlio hand has a Rubatnn
tlal (ontrlhutlon for tho Y. M. C.
A. war fund.
Ketneinhnr tho Y. M. C. A. serves
tliowildlers both nt homo and abroad,
ind tho ,000,000 In prison camps
nd dm 14,000,000 men undor nrms
It's a IiIk Job and wo must help.
RED CROSS DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Oswald Doming, who hns charge
'f tho big nod Crosa dance, an
"ounces that all la in readiness for
tlio affair which will take place to
morrow nlulit nt tlm eltv hall. A
number of tickets have boon soldGoorgo Adams, 1
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' largo uuuiiiinueu nl"
""'in music will be furnished by But -
cliff's nrebAiiiri. nf Portland. The
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""ItllltlHRflH arO Mrs. W. . lIunniiM
Mrs, s
. C. Morton. Mrs. Harold f the contracting couple -- P,
... i , v nn.bovon.tont. After a wedding sup per ne
"roiighton
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Mr. Frank George, Mrs. Eugone
BlukoRlny, Mrs. Virgil Stovons, Mrs.
H. E. Cornthwaito, Mrs, N. 11. Mc
fcfmlck, Mrs. E. A. Rotgor, Mrs. A.
flarnott and Mrs. Thos. Isblstor.
T1a dancing will begin at
O'clock,
8:30
SPECIAL ROAD TAX
IS SUGGESTED
I'our DUtilrtH t Hvo M,,,.(IKh ,,,,'sinlo lllhH, CommiHMl.m
Novoinlior 21.
Four road districts will havo apo-
clul mootliiKs on Novotulior 24, for
the purpoao of docidliiK whether or
no special road taxes will he levied
in tho roanocllvn ,llM.n,.iu i
trl.. v.. r ,i. . n, . . , i concreie 0nuBes ; wlle raceg m the game Iatltuae ln
In tho Hi i v r T ' f ih. IWou. cutoff will Ih, eoutinued !thl. EaHtern emlBphcro, border)nK
ali,r Tn n ni,1Ke ha .. and other road work done. It Ib'ob the mo ... .re fair. The infer
In IM.tr rt No. 3 . n,otlUK will l- tlo.l that work in the vicinity Cenco B that the E.klmoB ln past ages
.M.miwii uiuiik" nan. in
District No. 10 the meotliiK will be
held In the Kpllzoiiljori: huIiooIIiouho.
n the Kt. Helens district, the moot
Iiik will bo hold In tho city hall. The
hour of 1 o'clock p. in. has boon sot
as thu time of the meotlnns. Kvl
ilonlly tho taxpayers In the dlHtrletK
mentioned favor Kod roads and are
.vlllliiK to tax tliouisolvos for the
liulldliiK of additional roails within
Jiolr districts.
OrOR SHIP ALLARD
IS HOME AGAIN
ConiilotOM I'uHt VoyiiKO to Cidiiinlihi
ltlver In mi Australia.
The motor vessel S. I. Allan),
which sullod from St. Helens the
first part of Juno laden with 2,000,
000 feel of lumber for delivery at
Sydney, Australia, Is again In home
water, having arrived lu Astoria
Wednesday afternoon. Coming up
the river, the vessel wus delayed by
fogs, so (lid not pass St. Helens until
yesterday uftornoou. She is laden
.with a cargo of copra which was
loaded ul Ton go She sailed from the
South Sea Island port on October 3,
making the trip lo Honolulu In 20
days. From Honolulu to the Colum
bia river, IS days were consumed.
iTho vessel Is in command of S. C.
Mitchell, a well known roast mariner,
anil ho Is being congratulated on I lie
performance of the vessel. After
discharging her cargo of copra, the
Allard will load a return cargo for
the Antipodes.
COLUMBIA COUNTY
SCHOOL NOTES
By J. V. Allen.
I,. I. Harrington. L. J. Allen, I)
C. Howard and Supt. J. W. Allen
havo visited many schools In the
county during the past week in in
terest of club work. Among the
schools visited were West Scappoose,
Scappoose, Warren. Deer Island,
Coblo. Beaver Homes. Helena, Lost
Creek, Downing, Qulncy, Marshland
and Woodson. Mr. Harrington rep-
rcsentes the slato superintendent s
office In Salem, being directly inter
ested In all Industrial actlvltes for
tho grls ami boys of this state. I..
I. Allen represents tho O. A. . and
's bringing forth tho hog raising In
dustry.
Columbia county will havo more
club members than ever before. It
Is expected that ono or more clubs
,111 bo organized In every scliooi uur-
Ing tho year.
Tho requirements for stamiaru
"hoolii have been sent out to all
uhools In tho county. Schools that
havo previously standardized should
maintain their standard and fully
omply with every reiiulremem. i ne
xhool boards aro advised to declare
Vnveinber 30 ft holHay so as to make
Thanksgiving really worth while. It
almost Impossible to have scno...
I., this day. owing to tho fact that
,n,IW are loth to attend since cus-
'Olll llUB tltWMMI HUB IW '
ulinnl lllTllirU.
January 11 will ho visitors' day for
Columbia county. AH pr.rents are
asked to visit their schools on this
.,y, also any other day that they
may so desire.
POPULAR YOUNG ,
COUPLE MARRIED
n iiml Mrs
At tho home i ...!. ,- denends udoii the morale
Thursday nigm. n,.
... .1.. -.nHllilll mill dlliiii-0 v' "
t' , 1 i. f VI 'ntlllOV
' . U,B 0.r
j were united In 'urr"'k the
I Win. Brock
oniciuuiiK- .
Imate friends
il.... rnintiveii ano UK
uiimu
!, m,.i,i loft on tho night tram
en route for Seattle, where b y hi
Hpend tholr honeymoon. """ 'V,
and Mrs. O'Connor nro wol and n-
... . In St. Helena Olid
..... t.,wn In St. Iloiono
vortin.j -' " ,,,,
iive ninny menus
igratulatlons and best v.lshca
CONTINUE ROAD WORK
DURING WINTER
.Mnkes
I IocInIiiii,
The state hlKhway commisHion hns
decided to continuo road work dur
liiK tho winter months wherever It is
possible to do so. In Columbia coun-
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iiuuiu win aiHO conunuo,
S. Ilenson sr.ys that tl.oro Is no!ture8 are Btnkingly similar to tha
good reason why road work, should i Mongolians. From Capo Prince of
not continuo during tlio war. Ile
ceiitly u request was made by the
lumbermen's, coiiuultteo preying that
road work bo modltlcd during the
war and that labor so engaged be
released for lumbering operations. In
illccuiiHlng tli3 request, Mr. Benson
said:
"I have talked with many lumber
men Hiuce tho resolution wus pre
sented and find that it is not in keep
ig with the general sentiment, which
favors continuance of road work.
The men who drafted tho resolution
aro not unknown to mo. They have
always been opposed to highway con
traction. "I assert tlu'.t the labor used in
tmllding roads is not tlio labor of
he logging camps. For the most
part It Is recruited from farmers of
.he localities through which the work
runs, who are looking for temporary
Jobs between farm seasons.
"Highway construction is not being
pushed extensively at present. The
state Is doing only such work as
serves to connect up existing high
ways that aro of priuio Importance
for military or economic purposes.
"The commission discussed the
(solution last Tuesday. We came to
Ilia conclusion that wo are not Intor
'erlng with tho production of food,
lumber, or anything that Is essential
o the prosecution of the war.
"Another tiling to be considered is
that there will be a largo surplus of
labor (luring the winter, which can
not bo used for anything else save
road work. It is Important that som1
roud work should be going on to take
care of this surplus. There is quita
largo proportion of labor, as well,
thc.t is skilled in paving, rockwork
ml road construction, that will not
work ut anything else.
"Bond work will not be abandoned.
There is no reason why It should be
half dozen very good reasons
why it should bo continued."
ST. HELENS HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
Our last football game was played
with Clatskanlo. The boys lorgot
about winning, bo the game was lost.
Tho score wus 41-6. The next game
4s to be pluycd with Halnier next
Saturday, on Rainier s field. A large
crowd of rooters ore going down and
,in all around good time is expected.
The first edition of the high school
paper ror tins term was puuuaiieu
this week. It is a paper the high
school cannot help being proud of.
This Is test week. Like all other
high school students we "rejoice and
.elebrato" this week of weeks. We
have complied with tlio teachers' de
mands by racking our brains for
dates and definitions that have long
since flown.
Hov. Gordon, of Astoria, addressed
tho student body Wednesday morn
ing. His ono great aim is to connect
young people with the church. His
theme was "The co-operation with
tho schools and churches."
Tuesday morning tho students of
,ho high school and eighth grade
wore addressed by Mr. Kerr and Mr.
j Wnshtol, representatives of the Y.
1 M. C. A. Work of tho Y. M. C. A.
Lhe ProncU
i( hat B0(
Is now to tlio European countries.
governmont has request-
500 Y. M. C. A. socreturlos
i.e soiit to France. Sinco the outcome
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! tlio Y. IH. - v....,.
furnish desirable recreation for the
. , .ounrv thnt thin
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work lie COIllllllieu. li o
estimated that $35,000,000 will bo
required for this work; $1,000,000
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i Les.)Cern danger where an American
Ll ,.nke Caly Stnnwood, Arllne
t Lymbrner have
I aUlSOIl aim j.u
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tlons from tho upper end of county.
. ....nn nimi tn emmet t no nona-
THE ESKIMO IN HIS
NORTHLAND HOME
HtudontH of Nature.
(M. J. Brown)
If there Is an Amorlcr.n citizen the
people know very little about, it is
the Eskimo.
A,a""u r-aaimos are urown;
came from JaDan or China. The fea-
Wales, north of Nome, on a fair day.
East Cape, in Asia, may be seen
across Bering Straits, a distance of
40 miles. About a third of the way
across are some Binall islands, which
are the property of this country. A
few miles beyond are other islands
of the Diomcde group and they are
in Asia. The International boundary
is between them; and it is also a date
line. Ages ago, the v.ild natives of
Siberia saw the little islands out In
the straits, and they paddled their
kyuks out to them. From these is
lands they could see the coast line
of nn unknown land, and no doubt
a big chief, filled with Columbus am
bition, dared the others to follow bis
lead and get in on tho ground floor
lefore the Nome gold rush came.
Just how it all happened is any.
body's guess, but a good one Is that
some of them reached the Alaska
coast. The waters between Alaska
and Siberia are rough and dr.ngerous,
r.nd they dreaded tho return trip.
Perhaps the girls were seasick and
refused to use their return tickets.
Perhaps they found favorable hunting
and good fishing with no closed sea
son or bag limit, and decided to stay.
Anyhow they did stay, and a new
race began. That race yet inhabits
the coasts of northern and southern
Alaska, and they live much as they
did ages ago.
The Eskimo village at St. Michael
is a cluster of one-room huts and
filth. I went through the village sev
eral times smelling and seeing, and
the only reason I could find for chol
era or smallpox not breaking out was
the fact that winter keeps the filth
In cold storage the most of the time.
There was no drainage or othei
sanitary precautions around the St
Michael Eskimo annex. The frost
water ran down from higher land
mixed with the village refuse and
there was mud and filth a foot deep
around some of tho huts, and yet In
this unsanitary surroundings there
was apparent health. The children
were dirty and ill-smelling, but ro
bust and vulgarly healthy. And there
were children galore. Nearly every
married woman has a half dozen in
tow and one on her back, held In
position with her parka.
The native ingenuity of these peo
pie is remarkable. Their kyaks
walrus skin canoes are wonders o
workmanship. I examined several on
tho shore, and a native who could
speak a little English showed me one
he had Just finiBhed. The lacing to
gether of many skins over a skeleton
frame work is a task a white man
could not accomplish. It takes Infin
ite patience and time to make one of
these canoes, but time and patience
are the most abundant things with
the Eskimos. For a long time
watched a squaw at the making of
wooden dish. It was like our chop
ping bowls. We could buy one for
a dollar, but this squaw worked days
on It. The original wood was a part
of a drift wood stump. She was
making of It a food container and th
only tools she had was a piece of
band Iron which she used
scraper. The rest of tho work was
done by fire. She would take coals
from a fire, put them on the wood
move thorn from place to place, fan
them and add bits of fuel to them
When she had charred all over the
hollow she would rake out the fire
nn.1 atrnnn thi rlinrreil Riirfnen with
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I n nAQ tf Iron 1 wntphpH llpr Tnr
v.io !--vj v. - .. ... -
a long time and endeavored to break
into conversation, but she utterly ig-
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nored my presence
The Eskimos are wonderful sailors
nd It is seldom one is lost at sea.
T n..n rnmt tha cilain An I a tinrl rile.
They can read the elements and dls-
. would never think tt existed, ir you
wanted to take a boat trip, the native
m olnHlv tnk vnn hut von muni
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(Continued on Page 8)
RED CROSS BRANCH
I letter Work Can lie Accomplished,
Ho Ladie TlUnk.
The St. Helens Red Cross, which
an auxiliary to the Portland chap
ter, will endeavor to have St. Helens
designated aa a branch instead of
auxiliary, as it Is at the present, and
think more and better work can be
accomplished by being a branch.
With this end ln view, Mrs. Harold
Brougliton will go to Portland this
orning to take the matter up at the
general meeting of the state commit
tee. Either S. C. Morton, A. F. Bar
nett or L. R. Rutherford will go to
represent the business men of St.
Helens In the matter. If the sugges
tion that separate headquarters be
maintained In tho many towns
througout the state which now have
Red Cross membership of more
than 100 is favorably acted upon, it
is expected that more efficient and
Intelligent work can be done thai1
under the present system. If sue!'
branches are organized, and allowed
to conduct their own business, the
purchases for the necessary art! -les
will be made in the town or the most
advantageous trading center by some
one duly authorized to make such
purchases, and each branch Will
know Just how they stand financially.
The St. Helens Red Cross is con-
inuing the good work of preparing
needed articles for the soldier b3ys
nd the membership is steadily in-
reasing. The ladles wish to thank
11 who contributed to the Christmas
boxes for the soldier boys, and es
pecially thank J. H. Thatcher for his
liberal donation of tobacco, and R.
Constantln for the gift of the elegant
bathtub which will soon be awarded
o some lucky ticket holder.
STATE LIBRARIAN
VISITS ST. HELENS
'omes in Interest of Food Conserva
tion Campaign.
Miss Cornelia Marvlr, of Salem
state librarian, was a visitor in St
Helens Wednesday and met with the
library committee. Her mission, in
addition to looking over the library,
was in connection with the food con
serve.tion campr.ign, Mr. Ayer, the
Uato representative of this movoment
having put up the work of following
up the pledge card work into the
lands of the state and local libra
rlans. Miss Marvin said that sign
ing the pledge cards was not all that
was needed, but the question that
now arises is what to substitute and
low. The questions are answered in
hooks and pamphlets which will be
found In the library. The books are
very helpful and those Interested in
food conservation should, by all
means, avail themselves of the op
portunlty of securing them.
While in St. Helens Miss Marvin
visited the local library and compli
monted the members on the fine
showing made. She was much
iloased with the collection of books
nd the selection of them. In the
entire library there were, she said
only four books which she would
slimlnate, and these books weren
really bad, but didn't "amount to
much." The ladles of the library
feel much gratified over the favor-
ablo report that the library has re
ceived and the helpful suggestions
ind advice which the state librarian
gave them.
The library Is soon to have a ship
ment of books on technical subjects
which will intorest those engaged in
shipbuilding and milling operations,
and the lbrarlan wishes it known
thnt if anyone in St. Helens has in !
mind any book or books they would
:llke to read or study, If they will
Inform her the books will be ob
tained for them.
REGULAR MEETING
OF WOMAN'S CLUB
The Woman's Club met Tuesday
-it the home of Mrs. J. W. Allen and
a very interesting program was pre
sented. The program for next moet-
ing Includes descriptions of the west
coaot and northern Chile, South
mcrlca, and poetry by several mem
hen. Tho next meeting wlll' be held
nt the residence of Mrs. Huba Blnkes
ley. It Is dOBlred thnt a l?.rgo number
of the members bo in attendance.
!fHRlSTMfl R(lYF fiFP
TO SOLDIER BOYS
CHRISTMAS CHEER SENT
Red Cross and Honor Guard Do Xot
Overlook Boys at Front.
This week forty-six boxes contain
ing loving remembrances and Christ
mas cheer were mailed to the men
and boys from St. Helens who aro
now serving in the army and navy.
They were sent by the ladles of the
St. Helens Red Cross who undertook
to supply the volunteers while the
Honor Guard girls will see that all
of the drafted men are cared for.
Several of tho St. Helens boys are
now on foreign soil and others In
camp at Atlantic ports waiting or
ders to embark, and from Camp
Lewis, Washington, comes the news
that almost dally men are being en
trained and sent east to be in readi
ness for transportation to England
and France. Both the Red Cross and
the Honor Guard have a slogan, "A
Christmas box for every soldier," and
are making preparations to carry out
this idea and see that not a soldier
boy from St. Helens Is forgotten or
missed, for the least those who stay
at home can do Is to remember those
who have answered the call to arms.
The little contribution boxes placed
In the several business houses in St.
Helens were recently collected, and
almost $10 was added to the Honor
Guard soldier boy fund. The first
collection amounted to more than
$10 and the boxes are still working,
so the girls will have quite a tidy
sum to expend on little necessities
and luxuries for the boys ln service.
o doubt there will bo a big bunch
of Columbia county boys In the far
off country Chrl3tmos day, and that
day of all days they will open the
packages sent by the loved ones at
home and know they are not forgot
ten. The Mist Is glad of the Interest
being taken ln the matter and wants
to remind those not members of
cither the Red Cross or the Honor
Guard that there is still sufficient
time for packages to be prepared and
mailed to the boys at Camp Lewis,
In New York, Washington, D. C, or
4-any other camp In which the boys
may be, and while we are having
the Christmas cheer at home, our
boys, to a certain extent, will be
sharing that cheer with us. Remem
ber what Christmas means to us, and
then think of what it also means to
the boys away from home. Some
will be homesick and heartsick, and
that little remembrance from you will
go a long way with the boy in khaki.
Begin now on that Christmas box.
OF THIRTY CALLED
SEVENTEEN RESPOND
Twelve Claim Exemption and Three
Are Aliens.
i From the thirty men called for
physical examination only seventeen
responded and twelve of this num
ber claimed exemption. If the ex
emption claims are allowed another
call will bemade ln order to obtain
the number sufficient to fill the coun
ty's quota. Those who did not re
port are John Slntch, Geo. A. Keys,
Luka Skato, Elmer F. Colvln, Alden
W. John, Nelson S. Rogers, Antone
Antonopaule, Bernardino Barbers,
Peter Engilmintttl, H. F. Richardson,
Otto Koskl, John F. Campbell and
Michael A. Gallan. Of this number
three are already ln the army, Elmer
Colvin, Nelson Rogers and H. F.
Richardson, and, of course, were not
expected to appear. Alden W. John
its In Lake county and hasn't had time
to appear, but it Is certain be will
soon be on hand. Of the twelve who
claimed exemption, throe based their
claims on account of being aliens and
nine on account of having depend
ents. Those who did not claim ex
emption were Charles Jurmu, Robert
W. Harvey, Jans P. Hansen, John
Callas and J. W. Hunt. It Is possible
that more of the men who failed to
respond will show up nt a later date.
If not, they will be classed as slack
ers and the government will take a
hand In running them down.
One hundred and fiftoeT women
track workers new ere wielding picks, .
shovels and crowbars, maintaining
tlio roc.dbed of the Pennsylvania rail
road between Now York tvnd Pitts
burg. :
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