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ilU. S'tatt Hrralit » * -------------------------------------- -4------- ----------------------------------------------- Subscription, $1.00 a Year « ► Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, January JI. 1918 Vol.:i6. No. 6 TWO BOYS ROB LOCAL DRUG STORE PAÏRIOÏIG ARDOR GILBERT SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD NEWSY ITEMS FROM LETTER Gf IS BY ROUSED BY fLAG BUYS THRIFT STAMPS HONOR ROLL CENSOR ALL RIGHT DOWN THE LINE Quickly Apprehended and Confess Guilt—Dynamite fhleves Also Brought to Lime at Once. Pleasdnl Valley Orange Unfurls Ser W. M. York Reports fine Progress Names of Lents Boys to be Displayed de mer” Peterson’s Plaint. 1 Chronicle of Weekly Events In Arleta “Mal vice flag at Installation. in His District. on Board. and Kern Park Varied and full Somewhere in France, of Interesting Doings I'leasant Valley Grange, No. 3*8, on W. M. York, who has the district east 4 the 26th Inst . went thru with the in- stalling of the new officers an* Bounced in last week's Herald, withont a "hitch ” Harmony with the order ■nd loyal patriotism for our nation were prominent features which strongly marked the entire work, in connection with the placing ot a service Hag in honor of the eleven ls>ya who have en listed and are in the service from that section. Mrs. M<x>re read a masterly address and unveiled the flag amid rous ing clxs<rt and enthusiastic greetings to their names. Tlxasi in whose honor the Hag was made are: Ellis Forgren, Ray Kester son, Forrest Jenne, Otley Berke, Boyd Braswell, Glen Kesterson, fester Richey, Allen Joy, Adam Joy. Verfe Parker, lawlie Berke. of the city limits, end from there to the boundaries ot Hoad District No. 2, in connection with the Thrift Htamp cam paign, reports good progress in securing ■gents who will agree to purchase Thrift Stamps and W. H. 8. and re-sell ttiem. He gives us the names of the following: M. Moll, Grocery at Powell Valley and Buckley Avenue, Farnsworth Grocery at liilliert Station, I'rof. II. W. Ager, I'rincipal of School No. 4ft, Helen Dahl, Principal of Buckley School, Gertrude Hhar|>e, Principal of the Lynch Hchool, R H. Hearle, Principal of the Pleasant Valley Hchool, W. U. Moore Grocery on Foster Road near Baxter Road, Gale A Gale, Grix-ers Footer Road near Lenox Ave, and BarriDgton Grocery, Belrose Station. At the Pleasant Valley Grange Hall next Monday night there will be an en tertainment and a special talk on Thrift Stamps. Professor Ager reports that the sales from three days in his school t< tai *1)6.43, and E. M. Calkins, a director from that district was in town today on a hurry up call for more stamps. It will lie a great pleasure to many to know that a bulletin board is lining erected, as a result of some hard work by a few patriotic citizens, which will display the names of all boys from Lents who have entered Uncle Ham’s service. For weeks the names have been gat lie red until there are now almost one hundred. It is regretted that the names got in too late to lie included in thia week’s paper. They will tie pub lished next week in full. In the mean time, or subsequent to the publication of the list, if relatives or friends of en listed or drafted boys have reason to be lieve the tame of their loved one is missing we shall be glad to hear from them, will examine the list and add the name if it has been omitted. Dear Folks:—We had a fine trip over except that I was sick with the sea for Too late for last week. four days and a half. We sure had tine There is a great demend for furnished weather and it is nice here. I bare houses in this locality. There are many not had a bad day except the four days see-sickneee, but believe me that was empty houses but unfurnished. The family of Mr. John Thornton, bad enough. I was feeling fair one day, who have been in quarantine with meas and one of the bovs brought me a bun, les, have been released and tlie children and I started to eat it, but just got one smell and bad to go and heave over of school age are in school again. board all the food I had eaten previous Recruiting Corporal Clyde Hall ly. It was not only unpleasant, but it U. 8. A. and wife were visitors in tlie was funny to see the other guys. After Mt. Scott district Sunday. They took I got all right again I felt fine, I guess lunch with your correspondent, They it did me good to get a good cleaning are looking for a furnished house. out. Your correspondent visited at the This place is not so bad as you would home of Mrs. Nancy Maybee, formerly think, in fact it is fairly comfortable in of Bellrose, Monday. Mrs. Maybee was our bunk housee. I am now sitting by an old neighbor in 1903 over in the city. the fire writing, by electric light, so We had a good old chat and lunch. you see it is fleeter than Clackamas for The musical given for the benefit of light. Lincoln Garfield Post, No. 3 G. A. R. The conntry is pretty all around here. at tbe Masonic Temple Monday evening, I received a box from some folks in Jan. 21 was well attended. Tbe pro New York, and the boys sure did ap gram was well rendered and applauded. preciate it. The proceeds were for tbe Relief fund of We have some good times around the the Poet. camp, and the time passes so fast that we hardly notice the time from month to month. Mrs. Gladys Noel of Arleta is tbe Welt, will cloee now with regards to proud mother of a little son. all my friends. A surprise party was given to Tim Your eon. Woodhatn of 67th street at his home Sergeant Fred L Peterson, Thursday evening. Medical Dept., 162nd Infantry, M re. Rose Wilson of 6725 72nd «trust A. E. F., Via New York. has been entertaining Mrs. Frost, a re cent comer from California. Mias Elsie Strang of South 91st street W. C. T. U. CALLS LENTS was unable to go to work the last of the CHURCHES TO UNI TED PRAYER week on account of illness. Tbe Pollyanna Club held its regular Prohibition Theme at M. E. Church. meeting last Friday afternoon. Those present were MesdamesCautbom, Ferris, There was an unusual prayer meeting Waddingham, Perry, Le Fevre, Hill, Basset, Wilson, Frost, Carlson, and at the Lents Methodist Church last Thursday evening, when a splendid Sexton. Mias Sadie Carlson, who was one of constituency from the Friends, Baptist, the mid-term graduates at Franklin, and Evangelical churqhes met with the left last Bunday with her mother for the Methodists to launch the power of prayer Carlson ranch near Forest Grove. Mrs. against the forces of intemperance. Carlson has been in Portland on busi- F. M. Jasper, pastor of the Methodist Church, presided. Rev. E. A. 8mith, neas for about ten days. pastor of the Baptist Church, and Miss The care on the Mt. Scott line were Terrill, pastor of the Friends Church held up tietween 56th and 57th avenues spoke in response to the question, “In from four to seven p. m., last Monday. what way can our prayers in this prayer Tbe trouble was spreading rails and a meeting become a practical force in tbe broken axle. As soon as possible, trans present campaign for National Prohibi fer care were working either side of the tion.” J. A. Dunbar very clearly out wreck and passengers were easily ac lined the present situation as regards the commodated. A wrecking crew waa national program. The interest of the summoned and the service was in usual meeting wa« directed not alone against operation in a few hours after the ac the liquor business in our nation but cident occurred. pleas were made and prayers offered in A mnch needed improvement was that hebalf of our dear lads in the service of just completed at Firland Station, bj the the nation, that they may be shielded Portland Railway Light and Power Co especially against the cigarette menace About »en days ago Mr. Ellton Shaw in and the light wines of France, which behalf of the patrons of the Co. using this are said to contain from 10 to 23 percent station, called the attention of the Co. alcohol. to the muddy condition of this landing. There was earnest praying and Mr. Pumfrey, the Co’s engineer of main spirited discussion throughout the ser tenance and way promised to remedy vice, and a little “bit” was ac- conditions, and Monday tbe company complished in tbe name of true hauled a large quantity of coarse sand patriotism. and not only placed the old landing in prime condition but lengthened it both to the east and west, for all of which the people are very thankful. In tbs wee small hours of Wednesday morning, two local boys probably thought they were having one grand time rifling the Mt. Scott Drug Htors. They effected an entrance through a small window In the rear which had In advertently been left open. They are hot feeling quite so happy to-day for they were quickly tracked down by declectivea Hyde and Abbott and force.I to confess the whole thing. At the re quest of Art Geisler of the Mt. Hcott Drug Company their names are not mails public as their parents have taken them In hand and are willing to make good. These two youngest are still l •bool boys and are mighty fortunate a escaping so easily 1 there Is no doubt that it will go mighty hard with the NEW HOME CARD HAS next offender in this line, and It is MORE RESTRICTIONS l>o|ied the shame attendant upon their arrest will prove sufficient to deter others from emliarkilig upon the same New Wheatless and Porkless Days. line of "enjoyment". The boys got about |7ft in cash, and stole other Portland, Ore. Jan. 31—More wheat, articles such as safety razors, flashlights, Quakers Make Drive for $500,000. more sugar, and more pork must be candy, etc. They were apparently saved. rummaging around for some time for Considerable curiosity has tieen arous This is the edict of tbe U. 8. Food Ad Dr. Nelson's dog woke him at the time ed in lx<nts over the advent of a new BIRTHDAY SURPRISE ON ministration, and the new "Home it is presumed they were entering tlie button in the form <1 a black star over MARVIN HEDGE MONDAY Card,’’ which will be sent out from store, and after having l>een let out he a red star. This is the symbol of the / 1 . Washington within the next few Jays was apparently satisfied, but gave the drive living conducted by ths Society of Thirty Men Enjoy “ Stag ” Pirrç. will outline a new schedule, with further ala rm again aleiul an hour later. which the local Friends (Quakers) in restrictions on the use ot these three It Is also re|Kirted that five Ixinta boys church is very a.*Vve. This button was staples. Tbe new card is to replace, in are In the custody of the Juvenile Court first used, by English Friends, in the Blank years ago Monday Marvin K some 13,000, ( j OO kitchens of tbe United and under surveillance by the Federal Franco-Prussian war about 1870, and Government in connection with the was recognized by international agree Hedge uttered his first squeal, and States, the original "Home Card” which theft of some dynamite. Home of the ment as an emblem of mercy before the Monday evening Mrs. Marve engineered was given out when I3,00u,000 house boys being of (iariuan parentage places Red ('roes was so recognized. English a celebration at which thirty or more wives signed tlie Food Administration’s them in a very serious predicament. Friends have lieen using it during this friends were present. The nice things conservation pledge about two months They will lie brought to trial Saturday. war, and now it has been introduced in which were said about him, and the. ago. good things eaten could only lie done W. B. Ayer, Federal Food Adminis to this country. It is therefore pecul justice to by those who were favored to trator for Oregon, announces that these iarly appropriate and most prized by its WOODHAM IAMIIY HOLD Ire present. It was a "Blag" party, the new “Home Cards” will be ready for wearers. It can only lie worn by those KtDNION Of All CHILLAREN who take part in this financial drive. only ladies who were on band at all be-, distribution on this state next month, At many people know the opposition ing Mesdames Hankins, Sager, Droat and that simultaneously with the adop and Weddle who helped Mrs. Hedge tion of the new schedule of wheatless Soldier I Im Returns from Camp. of Friends to war takes verv positive with the "eats". A number of gifts and porkless days in the home, tbe new form, ami they have tieen expressing were presented to the one in whose restrictions will apply to all hotels, their loyalty bv undertaking one of the For the first time in five or six years hardest and most difficult tasks in con honor the function was staged. His cafeterias and boarding houses. Mr and Mm. Wm. Wixslham of 67 nection with the reconstruction of war- wife gave him a handsome ring, J. C. St., M. E., had all their family together. torn Europe. English Friends have McGrew made a presentation on behalf U. S. ISSUES DIET BOOKLET. Tim, who has been in the east working, bad Reconstruction Units working there of the bunch of a watch fob with a gold am* later enlisted in 313th engineers, for three years, an<l American Friends Masonic charm. Doc. Hees performed Uncle Sain is preparing to send to training at Camp Dodge, Iowa, came have had l.’iO young men and women a similar office in connection with an home Monday, Jan. 21. and Mm. J. C. “over there" since last September. ivory square and compass, a gavel, and every household a series of four paged Richards, nee W.MsIhain, now living in There are only 100,000 members of this a small bible. A beautiful bouquet of book!« tx instructing mothers howto save Washington, came to S|s*nd the time her sect in the Unite I States, and they are flowers was also tendered to Mrs. Hedge. on food materials most needed for our brother would lie home. There was raising a fund of *ft(M>,lU() a year while After tbe luncheon the evening war soldiers and yet get the most good out of great rejoicing in the family, mingled the war lasts. As more than half of «l>ent in cards, the first prize going to the materials closer at hand Beginning with the day’s first meal with the thought that there was only a their memlsTs are women and children Warren H. Sweet, and the booby to week to 1» together, for Tim had to go —not wage earners to any extent—many H. H. Martin, Following is the list the experts take up the daily food prob lems of the average home. "Start tbe back to camp Mondny, the 28. He is a of the men are having to give heavily. of those present: Messrs Dr. (E, L. Selle, John Howe, Day Right With a Good Breakfast,” is fine looking soldier. At the evening service last Sunday 11. E. Bloyd, Frank Foster, F. H. Bars food leaflet No. 1. Then follows others, this subject was the theme of several tow, Elmer E. Droste, Clyde E. Sager, "Do You Know Corn Meal'.’'’ A Whole speakers, the chief of whom was Mrs. AIKILND TOLD A TRIENDWHO TOLD Fred Katzky, Leo Katz.ky, Otto Katzky, Dinner in One Dish”; "Choose your Milo P. Elliott of Newberg, whose eon, A f Kit ND 01 MINI WHO TOLD Mt Meade, is now in France as a member J. C. Hanken, T. W. Weddle, W. 8. Food Wisely”; "Make a Little Meat Banders, Clyde Hildreth, A. D. Ken Go a Long Way’’; "Do You Know Oat of the Re< (instruction Unit ther>. She I submit these few lines in the hope gaye a most interesting talk of his exper worthy, Findlay McGrew, O. A. Hess, meal?” “Food for Your Children.” Uncle Sam advises ns to use more that our readers will commit them to iences and read extracts from his letters. Win. A. Eatchel, 8. D. Campbell, Ben jamin F. Miller, H. L. 8tevene, Warren cereals —corn-meal mush, oatmeal, rice, memory ami quote them to the next A financial appeal was made, which, goraip that re|M<ats the story about the with a partial personal canvas of the A. Sweet, H. H. Martin, J. C. McGrew, hominy grits, and not to use "ready-to- five dollar bill in the pocket or sleeve memliership brought the amount sub C. L. Gesell, Dr. C. 8. Ogsbury, P. A. eat" breakfast foods, as they are too Kennedy, W. E. Eddy, R. M. Sherman expensive. that Red Cross sweaters don't have: scribed up to over *MO from lees than and C. E. Tillman. Give the children, in place of candy, forty people. The local memliership is “Absolute evidence have I none, plenty of dates, raisins, stewed fruits, But my aunt's charwoman's sister's 160, but only 1R> are resident members; and tigs. the quota for this church is *800. ■on U. S. CIVIL SERVICE BOARD The object of.Friends in undertaking Beard a policeman on his beat Mrs. Clyde E. Sager, the Secretary CALLS FOR TRAINED WORKERS A HEROINE IN OUR MIDST. Hay to a housemaid in Downing street, this work is to express their loyalty in OVER THE TOP AGAIN. and now the Chairman of the Lents That he had a brother who had a friend Uiis national crisis in some other way Something to be proud of! In the Auxiliary of the Red Cross wishes it an Who knew for a fact when the war than by bearing arms or becoming a part Thousands Needed For Civilian Army. TIME—A warm morning in early late Y. W. C. A. drive, Portland raised nounced that the meeting day of the of the military machine. Their work is would end. July. more than *25,000. The Northwest Auxiliary has been changed to Thursday reconstruction as opposed to destruction, Yours truly, PLACE—A lazy, beautiful road in the section exceeded its quota of *144,000 from 10 to 4:00 instead of Tuesday. The Secretary of the Eleventh U. S. “A Friend of the Rod Cross.” and is an attempt to present to the 8, E. section. considerably. The money will go to aid —Exchange. world the practical application of the Civil Service District, 303 Postoffice HEROINE — Miss Cora Draheim, such cases as these: A Y. W.C. A. same spirit of brotherly love and good Bldg., Heattie has sent out a call for 4716 82nd St. 8. E. Secretary in France writes that con SPECIAL REGIMENT Of trained workers in chrical, Testing, will which was manifested by William Major Characters— Donald Law and ditions are terrible among the young LIMBER AND ROAD MEN Penn and other early Friends. This Mechanical trades, Drafting, and In baby Gorden. women in the munition factories. On spection positions. About 1ft,(MX» men work in Europe is recognized by the Action—Two autoists not regarding account of crowded conditions, it has government, ami is under the Civilian and women are called for at salaries the traffic ordinances, a scream, a girl’s become necessary to build great barracks Takes Drafted Men Experienced. Thrift Stamps and War Havings ranging from *2.75 a day up to *3(MX) a Brunch of the American Red Cross. It rush to save a life, and in the attempt to house the workers. They have to Stumps are the most democratic of in | is hoped that the Quaker boys who have year. He write« “It is deemed the duty almost losing her cum» provide their own food and d > their own vestments and America exjM*cts every Washington, January 31st —So urgent of al) patriotic citiz-ns with the special been drafted but given non-combatant For seven long weeks she lingered be washing, with no hot water. The hours is the need for lumbermen and road American to show love of n*publican in qualifications desired to serve the cards may Is1 released by the President tween life and death. She was a poor of work are long and the barracks some stitutions by Investing ill this demo for this reconstruction service as the Red government and at once. Full informa bruised little heroine, fighting hard for distance from the factories. There is builders in France that the War Depart- cratic security. The aggregate amount I inent will now allow experienced men of Cross ill France has telegraphed for 800 tion concerning these positions mention life and many a heart was made glad no central heating system and working of the investments and the number of mon young men "like that last hunch ed may be secured at any first or second when it waa learned that she waa to stay conditions are unsanitary and danger dratt age to enlist, under certain condi Investors in these War Havings secur tions. of fellows. ” Relief and reconstruc tion class postoffice'' or from the above ad with us a while. ous, making life cheerless and dull. ities are in n way tlx1 answer of the peo Any man between eighteen and forty- dress in Seattle. work of various kinds is now being con She is nearly well now, only a slight ple of l-kis great Democracy to the call one years of age, who is qualified, may ducted by Friends in France, Italy, Rus limp. We attribute her quick presence of the cause of democracy throughout enlist for this rervice; but they must sia, Serbia, Holland, Belgium, Switzer Hoover says eat “spuds” and don’t The Early Bird. of mind to her training. Most people's the world and the vindication of civiliza obtain permission to do so from Major land, England, Monastir, Corfu and At a lecture a well-known authority first thought is to save their own* lives— span' the corn because it costs a little tion and Immanity. Tunis. Thu lixsal church will appreciate On economics mentioned the fact that in her thought—to save a tiny, helpless more. Eating corn pou is a pleasant C. E. Clarke, Chief of Engineers Office, They aflord every person, however War Department, Washington, D. C., help given by anyone in furtherance of some parts of America the numtier of "little fellow.” A week ago, in court, way to pay your war tax. humble and however small his means, by mail or telegraph. The men requir men waa considerably larger than that she was awarded *2600 damages, for the opportunity to contribute his pnrt, thia work. ed will be sent to France as soon as they of women, and he addl'd, humorously. being "just braw.” If you cannot on the ocean sail to do his bit, in this great, struggle are assembled, without being held here "I can therefore, «'commend the We can t all, like her, be heroes as With Uncle Samuel’s fleets against the military masters of Germany for military training. I ladies to emigrate to that part.” she was, but we can help in our own You can stay at home with Hoover who seek to dominate the world in con A special regiment, known as the 20th • -- A young woman seated in one of the little way, and be necessary to some And help to save the “eats” tempt of justice and right and freedom Engineers, is being recruited to cut I)r. Rtockdale of Portland will ad last rows of the auditorium got up and, body. There are lots and lots o( heroes and without conscience and without timber in the forests of France and dress the Parent Teachers Association full of indignation, left the room rather right around us doing little heroic sacri Little bits of sugar mercy. manufacture it into lumber. They need Little grains of wheat Hurely every American desires to have of District No. 4ft on Friday afternoon, noisily, whereupon the lecturer remark fices—but we don’t notice it, and some immediately 2,000 woodsmen, sawmill Give the fighting soldier a pnrt in the defeat of autzsiracy and the February 8,on the subject of medical in ed, “I did not mean that it should lie times ween we do, we don’t appreciate men, machinists and others who have done in such a hurry.” it till they are dead. Energy and heat. success of I Her y and right. ( spection in the schools. worked at lumbering. STAR BUTTON USED IN 1870 Lents Auxiliary Red Gross War Savings Dr. Stockdale at Dist. 45 A