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¿ML £>tiM lïeralô Subscription, $1.00 a Year Vol. 15. Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, December 13. 1917 No.'50. ------ "A LESIAMLNL l()R EVERY LENTS GRANGE KHAKI KIT.’* SLOGAN LAST CHANCE ELECTS OEEICERS Bibles Obtdlndble at Herald Office. SATURDAY NOON Edith lo/ler Weathered and Chris This week is known all over tlie na Questionnaire Will Be Mailed Com tion as “Billie Week” for the soldiers hell Help to Make Open Session mencing Saturday and Untill and sailor», and a drive is lieing made Unusually Attractive. then Draft Men May Enlist. ! in every church in the land to aeetire ! funds enough to put it Testament into T. J. Kr«*iu!«*r wn» re-sleeted Master tie* hand» of every soldier Isiy, In thia connection perhaps we may <>( tlic ls*nli <¡rang** for tlx* eighth term last Haturday. Tin* other officer« were : draw attention to the a>l of the »penial Over»»<er, la*i>a Nelson; Director, Wil fancy Testament which can be.obtained son Renette); Chaplain, Jennie .Miller; through thisjofilce, and which is fully Ku* war* I, Jacob Nelson; Assistant lies* rils**l in another column. Steward, A. F. Milter; Gate£K«*r|>er, A. Baumgartner; Secretary, Gran* E. Furey, Treasurer, hla Faler; Ceres, Mrs. Gutanean, 1‘otnona, Mra. Prince; Flora, .Mr». J. E McGrew; Iady Assist ant, Olive Forte; Musician, Stell* Hen derson. The committees will la* ap Meeting of the County Granges pointed at the next meeting. Scheduled tor Dec. 19. '“Chris. Bell, an attorney of Portland, gave a very interesting talk on Finance, explaining th** Tax law» of IM* 1M1 The next meeting of Pomona Grange, Hi» remarks were listen«*«! to most at tlie official County Grange for Mult tentively, anil a number of queetiona nomah County 1» scheduled for line. were aaki**l al the cloee. 19th at Columbia Grange, near Corbett, Mr». Edith Toiler Weathered de on tlie Columbia River Highway. A livered a timely talk on "Why Bo .Many gissl delegation 1» expected from the Young Men are Rejected,” enumerat local grange. ing tliiam physical *lefecu which debar youth» from the army, but which are IRANKLIN HIGH NOLES. usually lightly regard*-*! by the tin- otiaeryant. The three reason» tor re An aftermath of the excellent work jection which the »[»-aker emphasized ■ lone by Oiach Dewey in bringing the moat »trnngly, are, the diseases arising from impru|w-r care of the teeth, the re Franklin Team up to championship sult» of indiscretion, and “cigarette »tandard la the picking of a mythical heart.” Il ia noteworthy that the all-star inter-scholastic team featuring record» of military examiner» show the the best individual players on each percentage of rejections to Is* far lest team. Out of the eleven "star»'* Franklin is giving three, James John among country than among city ap three, Columbia^wo, Lincoln two, and plicants. Tin» Mr». Weathered at Commerce one. Those honored from tributed to the heathful outdoor lives of Die country boy», and to their whole Franklin an*, Joy Hadley, Halfback, Thomas as Guard and Charles Brown, some moral environment. Quarterback. Of the second team The following mtudcai program was Franklin had live, Haizlip. McCormick, greatly enjoyed Violin solo, Miss Olive Gillis, York, aiul Tucker Updike, accompanied by Mrs. J. E. Charles Bluet, who has l»*en with the Updike; Vocal Duet, Lyle Peter» and Rollin Call; Vocal Duet. Mrs. McNeil Oregon l»>ys in North Carolina, re turned about ten days ago and has re and Mian Genevieve Ih-ardortf. A class of six first and second degree sumed his studies in ttie.Franklin (Ugh. Not long ago a bomb was dropped members was initiated. There will be a public installation of the newly-elected among the students wins*«* homes an* out of town. They had ls*en going otlicers at the next meeting. along in blissful ignorance of the ex- extremely high tax nipiired of them, SMALL DLIIGII ON LIBRARY IUND. when they wen\sud<lenly (ts> them) re quired to register, and (according to re- Plans for the new Carnegie Library jxirt) were informs*! that the price for are lieing pushed. About 170 of the education of out-of-town students was required sum is »till lacking. This has, alM>ut|forty dollars a semester. however, l»*rn guaranteed by the com The Sophomores held a js*anut sale mittee, who would greatly appreciate Tuesday at noon,*and a crackerjack sale contributions tofcover the deficit. Those on Thursday. The proceeds of both wishing to make a sulwcription may sales an* to go to the fund for purchas leave it with any of the following com ing a service Hag. < mittee men, John K. Leach, Prof. T. E. The try-out for the Declamation Con Bpcire, William Woodham, W. H. test is to Is* held on Friday afternoon, Gillis, J. K. Rosa, Dr. W. D. Lock- Dec. 14. wood. POMONA GRANOt Al COLUMBIA 1HE I9TH -EVEN NOW?RULE SUPREME YOUNG ÏAIIOKLSS HAS COME 10 LIVE IN LENTS IN THE UNHID STALES” Boast ol the Kdlser in I90X. May locate With Manz 4 Mlruald Out of the archives of the British | On Tuesday, Dec. 4, Mr. and Mra. Government comes a >«*cret re|»»rt of a Frank Mirwald of 99th street had a speech made by the Kaiser at a war visitor, who before departing left them council in Potsdam in IIKW. The All- I a seven |x>und baby girl as a souvenir. Frank is accepting congratulations with Highest said *. "Enn now I rule supreme in the all his heart. He has two little Iwiya United States, where almost one-half of ami th** wee daughter was much desired, the population is either of Ger lie says she's a good baby, quiet and man birth or German descent, kind ami he's as proud as can I m * ami ami where 3,000,000 voters do doesn't care who knows it. my bidding at the Presidential elections. ■ No American administration could re 0. A. C. President to Stay. main in power against the will of the President Kerr of the Oregon Agricul German voters who, through that admir- j tural College has declined the offer of able organization, the German-American the presidency of the Kansas Agricul National League of the United States of tural College to remain at liis present, America, control the destinies of the post. Dr. Kerr's choice seems hi be vast republic beyond the sea." based chiefly upon his faith in Oregon’s It will Is* decades liefore this country future. During his ten ye.r’s adminis realizes the immeasurable debt it owes tration the Agricultural College has I m *- to its loyal German-American citizens come one of the best in the United who refured to follow the Kaiser stand States. President Kerr’s salary has ing steadfast for America and the (lag. I lieen increased to $8400 a year. He was offered flMMkt. BERRY 4 SON 0» TIRLAND OPEN GROGERY SIORE Gash and Garry Grocery Started. U. G. Berry ami Bon, well-known grocers of Firland, have enlarged their business to include a new »tore at Kern Park, next to Woodham's Hardware Store at 4®2«. «7th Ht. The grocery will be on a Cash and Carry basis, the customers profiting by the low ffriei- ami high quality combination made possible by the absence of credit and delivery expenses The new store will be under the management of Gien Berry, ami will handle a complete line of staple and fancy groceries. W. G. T. U. NOTES. Owing to illness in her family, Mrs. Clyde Sagers was unable to entertain the local W. O. T. U. at her home last Tuesday afternoon, as was announced in last week’» Ileraid. Mrs. N. T. Till man. 6236 95th St., kindly opened her home to the members, and entertained them right royally. The principal sjieaker was Mrs. Adah Wallace Unruh, and an excellent program of music ami readings was also enjoyed. Dainty re freshments added to the pleasure of the occasion. The W. C. T. U. members unite in expressing their appreciation to their gracious hostess for a most enjoyable meeting. The official legal advisors for the whole Mi. Scott district in connection with the answering of the questionnaire sent out to all registered men of draft age are L. M. Quinn, F. R. Peterson ami Ralph Htanz. These men have undergone a rigorous t*-st by the govern ment to make sure that’lhey understand all the provisions, ami are prepared to assist any who need advioe'in tlie'proper answering of the questions. These questionnaires will be mailed to all registered men, liegining with Dec 15, and five per cent will be sent out each day until all are mailed. This task will take twenty days. The recipient then has seven days from the date the ques- tionairea leave the government’s hands in which to file his answers. Failure automatically puts him in Class I, where he will be a part of the first batch of men conscripted. Until noon of December IS, men liable to draft who wish to do so may enlist voluntarily, thereby expressing their choice of the branch of service in which they wish to engage. After that date they will have no choice but to go wherever the government draft* them, with the sole exception that if their clar ification puts them so low down in the class list that it is reasonably certain they will not Is* called, they may obtain a permit enabling them to enlist in cer tain lines of the service. All ilraft exemptions to date are auto matically canceled, which means that, although a man may have l>een up be fore his exemption Imanl or an enlist ment office and have lieen disqualified for physical or other reasons, be is still obliged to answer this questionnaire. Another point which is not very well understood is that all men of draft age, including those now in the service of the government in any capacity, even though they may have enlisted voluntar ily Itefore the war, will tie compelled to Ail out this questionnaire, and it is very important that their relatives forward the papers without delay. As previously announced through these columns, the questionnaire goes into the minutest details, and covers 16 pages. As a result of the information thereby supplied, registered men will lie placed in five classes, and the government ex pects to get enough available material in Claw* 1 to fill all their needs for some time, so that it is not likely that the other classes will lie called. This class consists chiefly of single men, married men who do not support their families, men whose wives are independent or rould.easily become so, married men de pending on tlieir wives, unskilled farm or industrial labor, and registrants who fail to answer questionnaire. BANK PRESIDENT LOSES LATHER. W. T. Wright of Union’Passes Away W. T. Wright, a pioneer of 1852, and prominent banker of Eastern Oregon, died suddenly at his home at Union, on Ih*c. 11. At one time Mr. Wright was mayor of Union, where he had lived continuously since 186.5. He was promi nent in local politics and ¡educational work,“and was a Mason of IM) years’ standing. He is survived by his widow and eleven children, one of whom, W. T. Wright, is president of the Mult nomah State Bank of la*nts. ORDER 01 I HE LADIES 0E THE MACGABEES HOLD MEETING Next Year’s Officers Are Chosen. The Order ot the I Julies of Maccal»*es met in regular session on Friday after noon, Dec. 7, in Lucky Cottage, Laurel- wo*»i. The following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: Commander, Mrs. Ada Hildreth; Lieut. Commander, Susan Gould; Re cord Keeper, Emily Simmons; Finance Auditor, Emma Knitfeingur; Chaplain, Lucy Ixx*kwood; Lady at Arms, Mary Korn; Sergeant, Katherine Gardner; Sentinel, Elsie Johnson; Picket, Ida Baker. Refreshments were served after the election. A Community Sing, with Mrs. A. 8. Pearce of lx*nt« at the organ, was greatly enjoyed. Tla* Maccabees m«»et every first and third Friday afternoon in Lucky Cot tage, 45th Ave. ami 65th St. S. E. All visiting Lady Maccaliees are welcome. EVANGELIGAL Y. P. A. HOLD BUSINESS MEETING Postal Shower Planned Tor Soldiers. The Y. P. A. of the Evangelical Church hebl their monthly business meeting as well as their semi-annual election of officers at tlie home of fjiverni* and Leona Donaldson on Mon day evening, Doc. 10. The officers elected were: Paul Brail ford, President; Mrs. Carl Nordberg, Vic»* President; Fay Hornschuch, Re cording Secretary; .Mrs. E. E. Ulrich, Corresponding Secretary; Melvin Bom- merfeldt, Chairman Good Citizenship Committee; Lsverne|Dorialdson, Chair man IxKjkout Committee; Maude Strack, Missionary Jtecretary. After the business meeting, a pleasant social hour was enjoyed. Original re freshments consiste* 1 of delicious corn bread and savory bacon. A Postal Shower will be given by tbe members to the soldier boys who form erly belonged to the Y. P. A. All mem bers are requested to bring a half dozen postals apiece to tlie 6:30 service on Sunday evening. Dec. 16. PISHES LEARN TO ELY? NEWSY ITEMS EROM DOWN THE LINE Meatless, Wheatless and Wasteless. * Ghrofifcle of Weekly Events In Arteta I Complying with the request of the And Kern Park Varied And full National F<xxl Conservation Committee, urging the paHtors of all churches to ap of Interesting Doings. Too late for last week. Mr. Scott, who works for the North west Insurance Co., has moved his family from Brooklyn to 43 avenue. We have a new meat market in town. Mr. Sigonurney from Alberta N. Port land, has fitted up a nifty place just east of Ed Davis’ Grocery Store at Laurel wood. Everything is new and up to tlie minute. C. F. Clapp, who was killed in Idaho last week, was cremated at the Portland Crematorium Monday afternoon. Hi» daughter Elizabeth and family accom panied the remains to Portland. His eon Harry lives here. Many old friemls attended the obsequies. Mr. Clapp was in the furniture businere here many years. Jack Wilkins met with an accident recently. He cut his foot with an axe opening a vein on the top of hie foot and lost so much blood that he fainted. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated, and after a day or two was brought to his home. He recovered so far that he thought it safe to go to work, but Saturday he had to give up and has been laid up since. It is to be hoped that no serious consequences will result. Mre. Frank Doeleman, who is still working with the apples after her short vacation at home is expected home from Hood River in the near future, so says her husband. Two of the twenty-one stars in tbe Fieischner-Mayer service flag are in honor of I junta boys. Clifford Allen and Clayton Emery Fish of 4515 89th St. be ing employees who have answered their country’s call. In recognition of their five years of loyal service, the company has promised to continue their full sal aries for the duration of the war. The boys have enlisted in tbe Mechanical Department of tbe Aviation Corps, and left lor Camp Kelly, Texas, last Friday. They were the only boys in the home, and will be missed not only by the family, but also by their large circle of Miss Ruth Howe of Grays Crossing friends. and Mr. Merrill Hollingworth of 5610- 71st street spent the week-end at Fort Canby. PAYS RESPEGT TO EDITOR. Among the Mt. 8rott people who at tended the Ellison-White entertainment Jes’ as proud as can be Mrs. Eva at the armory last Friday evening were Aiwlereon brought her son and heir the Misses Sadie Carlson an»l Sarah 'round to the office to be inspected, in Buell and Messrs. Vancil G. Klock and honor of bis first “monthiversary.” He Clarence B. Freeman. passe«! all right. It’s true he hasn't Clarence B. Freeman. 5140-66th street, very much hair, but no points were de ducted considering his parentage. He’s lunched with his uncle, W. L. Wright, good-natured as could be; we shook him recently of Spokane, last Sunday at the and teased him, but he only screwed up Panama. Mre. E. O. Rivers and Miss A. E. his plump red face. When we mentioned tlie striking resemblance between his Hollingworth of 5627-72nd street at- hair and that ot his father—he smiled! ended the Red Cross Bazaar in tbe On tlie subject of the war lie’s non-com auditorium Wednesday the 5th. They mittal : liis father is Norwegian, his reported the crowd as large and the mother American, his grandma Swiss costumes of the booth attendants ef and his grandpa German—gotta keep fective. The ladies invented in several things, the most interesting or their peace in the family. purchases being a curious Chinese puzzle made of sandalwood, the cleverly dove-tail«**! parte ot which are held in place by one key-stick. Mies Sarah Buell of Firland was a last Sunday’s dinner guest at the home of the Hill family, 353 E. 39th 8t. N., in celebration of the birthday of Miss Dec, L6-24 Set Aside Eor Red Maud Lucas. Gross. All You Need—A Mr. Edgar Collins, petty guard in the navy yards at Bremerton, Wash., ac Heart And a Dollar. companies! by his son, Scanlon, also enlisted there, spent a short time at A stupendous campaign for "Red home at Kern Park about ten days ago. Cross Christmas'’ is planned for the (Continu«*d on page 3) week just prec«*ding Christmas. It is ushered in by ¡’resident Wilson’s pro clamation, as follows; Doing His Bit. ‘‘Ten million Americans are invited to From California I have a letter from join the American Red Cross during the a man who reads, and he tells me he’s week ending with Christmas Eve. The found a newsboy, as freckle«! as a times require that every branch of our shrimp omelette, and a pair of eyes tnat great national effort shall I m * loyally up glow from something warm away inside. held. and it is peculiarly fitting that at And be says that every afternoon this the Christmas season the Red Cross freckle«! boy is percheii upon an old ash should I m * the branch through which can and people come and buy his wares your willingness to help is expressed. and go. excepting for the perio«! from You should join the American Red four to half past four, when he's deaf to Cross, because it alone can carry the all requests from customers. And at pledges of Christmas good will to those that time on everyday an old man com«*s who are tearing for ns the real burdens who’s blind, and perches there b<?»ide o' the world war. Iioth in our own Army the boy, who puts his lips close to the ami Navy and in tlie nations upon ear of his ol«l friend and reads the daily whoet* territoryjthe issu«»s of the world story of the war. And slurs the words war are living fought out. Your eviden«*e he doesn’t know, at which the of*i man of faith in this work is necessary for smiles, but says no word. And this he their heartening and cheer. does on every day, and when he’s You should join th«* Red Cross because through the old man goes with tapping this arm of the NationM Service is stick along the street, fand from his steadily and efficiently maintaining its perch the newsboy ealls his wares again, overseas relief in every suffering land, and in the letter from the man who tells administering our millions wisely and me this’I tea?!: well ami awakening the gratitude ot ‘‘This tiny Samaritan calls it ‘doin' every people. his bit,’ anil I want to know K. U. B., if Our conscience*« will not Jet us enjoy within that diminutive frame dwells the Christmas reason if this pledge of not the promise of a splendid future and support to our cans«* and the world’s if there is any soldier upon the battle weal is left unfulfilled. R«**l Cross mem- field with a nobler ideal than pulsates lierehip is th«* Christmas spirit in terms in the heart of that sweet faced child?” of action. Of course there isn’t, for the good it (Signed) W oodrow W ilsos , does spreads past th«* t»*>y to him who President of the^American Red Cross.” writes, and then to me and on to you, Many novel features have la*en and we’re all glad there’s such a boy; planned. There will be special Christ and gladness come to us that way is inas memlwrship blanks ami «*ertifieates g xxl to have.—K. C. B. iu Los Angeles Examiner. (Continued on Page 2) TEN MILLION NEW MEMBERS ANABEL PRESBYTERIANS WORK EOR CONSERVATION point a Church Conservation Committee to assist in the Administration’s food conservation program. Rev. John E. Nelson, of the Anabel Presbyterim Church, the latter part of October named the following committee which has worked untiringly at the task of having the members of the congiegation make reports to the Government each week; Ell ton Shaw, chairman, Miss Rhodes and Miss McKitrick. The first week in November 56 wbeatlera, 187 rneatlt-SH and 228 wasteless meals were reported. The committee set as a goal at tbe 'beginning 500 wasteless meals. Tlie first week in Decern tier 253 wbeat- I cm , 441 meatless and 539 wasteless meals were reported. The great«*t gain in the average numtier of meals reported per family is in tlie use of other bread than that made of white flour. Tbe average number of meals per family, without wheat. having increased from 5 in the first report to 10 in the last. Gains have also been made in tbe number of meatless meals reported. The number of meals at which anything bae been wasted ia almost nothing. Tbe re ports will be continued through the month of December. MRS. ERANK DICKEY- On Wednesday morning occurred the sad death of Mrs. Frank Dickey of Kern Park, at the age of 31 years. Her untimely death is mourned by her hus band, and ber twin daughters who were born last Sunday. Mrs. Dickey was a sister-in-law of Mre. J. H. Upham of 8. Main and Mrs. Frank Bryant of 591O-57th avenue. Funeral services will be held at the chapel of A. D. Kenworthy on Friday at 2 p. m., and interment will be at Multnomah Cemetery. Friends are respectfully invited. Must Have Industrial Peace In his address to the American Feder ation oí Labor President Wilson made this significan tstatement: ‘‘If we are true friends of freedom, we will see that the power of this country and the producing activity of the coun try shall be raised to the highest degree and nobody should be allowed to stand in its way.” Further on in his address, the Presi dent interprete*! his statement. He said t ‘‘Nobody must interrupt the progress of our energy if interruption can be avoided without invasion of freedom. Nobody has the right to stop the pro cesses of labor unless all processes of counsel have stopped.” Then addressing himself directly to the delegates in the convention, the President gave further interpretation of his meaning as follows: “I might as well say right here that I am not talking to you (labor men) alone. You do some things to stop the forces of labor. But there are others who do the same thing.” A further interpretation was given by the President when be said: "A settlement is hard to avoid when parties are brought face to face. We must insist in every instance the parti«*e mnst come into each others’ presence.”- It is a formal request from the Presi dent to employers to come into the presence of their workers anil for work ers to come into the presence of their employers so they may take «xiunsel to gether. It ni«*ans that the employers of Amer ica are expected for the period of the war to meet their men, to negotiate with them when ne«*essary, and to use every endeavor to promote industrial peaii*, and that strikes are a form of in dustrial militarism to be avoided. Gdmoufldge. Two cups peanut butter, 2-3 cup powdered sugar, 3 or 4 tablespoons to taste cocoa or melted unsweetened chocolate, Si U*asp«>on vanilla, Si cup corn syrup to moisten, a few grains of salt. Mix all together to a flexible past«*, mold into a loaf, let dry a little, then cut into squares. Just Gandy. One cup peanut butter, 1-3 cup maple syrup, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, a few grains salt. Roll small pieces in powdered sugar or place be tween halves ol English walnuts. This mixture may be used as a filler for dates and figs.