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I ¿ML Her alb___ , Vol. 16. Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, Marct, 14. 1918 Subscription, $1.50 a Year WOODMLRL SCHOOL WORK STAR! to CWNIY SUNDAY LINTS BOY NOW OREGON'S HUMAN PATRIOIIC RALLY PAVING ROADS SCHOOLÇONVtNiiON DISCLAIMS HONOR REPAIR SHOP (ommcnied <H Cldtkamus County f nd of 82nd St. luesddy F’re- Ixirinq foundation. Locul Rotulmaster W. M, York «tatca that it will probably !»• two month* before work will lx* actunlly under way on Foster Road. The project of paving include,« the two road«, Fouler und 82nd Street. Work on th<> luttcr, preparing the founda tion, waa commence«! Tu<*«duy at the Clnckaman County end of the line und will lx* pushed through to Sec tion Line and down to 60th Street and Division. They an* doing the work very thoroughly, being «leterm- lne<l to have a good baa«*. The pave ment contractor« will follow and lay the hard »urface. Mr. York esti mate« that the time n*«|uin*d to pre pare the foundation on 82nd Street will probably I m * about two month« un<l that they will then do similar work on Foatcr Itoad. It 1« hoped that when they are ready to »tart work on Foster Itoad itself plun» will lx* all completed for a celebration, for th«* paving of Foster Road mean» much for Ix*nta. lx* I us I war the «late in mind, probubly early in Muy. Wonder if it coubln’t be atag< <l aa a "May Day” festival? Got any i«J«*a» flouting ‘round loo:«*? Corral ’em and M*nd 'em in. Let** all g«*t to gether. Reed College War Work. In answer to a request from the Secretary of War, lie«**! College ba« offer«*«! it« ground«, building«, equip* meat and «dtiiinhtralive staff for the training of technical eipert« dunug the coming summer for the United State« Army. According to thi« plan, about five htindre«! «Iralted and enlisted men will I m * delailwl to t ha Cut leg« for iuten- •ive technical training In or<!er, a» Secretary Itaker «ay»; “to avoid un necessary dieturbailee to essential Indue trie« through wit.idrnwal of sklll«l men.” The Federal Hoard for Voca Ilona) Education, which ba« tabulated the need» of the War Department for more than two hundred thousand addi tional expert«. ha« notlfl- d R«-e*l College ol the probable necenoity of using all th« resources of the College during the com ing summer. Other activities of the College include expert investigation into tialia«« too«!, tin* preparation <>( a lantern lecture on the Red Crow», and the opening of a course of physical reconstruction work women. The committee of National lie («■use han appointed Harry II. Moore and Mi ** Florence Read to iui|>ortant secretaryships in Government work. Chicago Boosts Lents Man Th«* Herald in in receipt of u copy of The Embalmers* Monthly, pub lished in Chicago, the leading under taker«* paper in thia country and Canuda. Four whole pages of thia issue is devoted to n comprehensive and complimentary write-up of the business of A. D. Kenworthy & Co. of Ixrnts. Mr. Kenworthy’s methods of business arc hold up to his fellow craftsmen as a high example to be followed. Th«* best pnrt of the whole transaction is that the entire incident was entirely unsolicited. The Em balmers* Monthly noticed Mr. Ken- Wvrthy’a full page ad in a recent «■«lition, wrot«* him for particulars und borrowed his cuts. It pays to ad vertise. Watch your sugar bowl. Have you figured out how much it holds, how often you fill it, and whether you arc using more than three pounds per month per person in your household? If you are, cut it down. Three pounds per month per person is the limit Mr. Hoover asks us to observe. If you use more thufi that you are taking it from what should be sent across the water the fam ishing children of France. No. 11 ALLItD NATIONS* SOCIAL MILLIARD A Vi. CHURCH Characteristic Refreshments And Meeting Friday 22 and t very Two Sunddy Sihools ol Community to Randolph Bundy’s Name Pul on Weeks thereat ter to Boost W. S. S. Mother Lawreiive Iells Jew Details ol bongs of Alllies to be features. Send Delrgdtes. Present Cost of H< Iping Old folks Service flag Bulletin Board In Woodmere School is determine«! to Friday evening, March 22, lieginning Of interest to the various denomina I rror. Is In Industrial Service put all their scholars in tLe Raii.txiw tions of thia community will I m * the Convention of Multnomah County Bunday Schools to I m * held st tb<* White Temple, Twelfth «ad Taylor Kt. Tues day, Mar. IVth. Among the prominent speakers enli«t< <1 for the ««••«ion are Rev. Wm. A. Waldo. Pastor of White Tern pie ; Rev John H. Mathew«. Heattie; ani Eric Bolt, Director Army Y. M. C. A., Vancouver, Wash. The Hong Service will be lead by Mrs Ella Hoberg Tripp aasieted by th« Anatwl Presbyterian Humlay School Orcheatra Hjiecial musical number« will '.e furnished by the various Hnndav School«. Following | is the list of (toovention Conmiiltr« ■«: Program, Mr«. J. W. Wilkin«; Regis tration, M r*. Ellton Shaw; Publicity, Fred W. Kelley; Exhibits and Award», IJfton Hhaw. INOMIKMID SIAIf MINI LSI D 10 BOOST SA( KS Report That Ships May Carfy Bags Is Misleading. Corvallis, Or«*., March 14.—Th«* un conf irm«*«l stat«*ment marie ut the re cent Wheat Handling Convention nt Spokane that two ships were avail- abb* near'Calcutta ami that the Gov ernment might be influence«! to re quisition those ships to bring burlap to the Coast, ia being used in some quarters to stimulate further inter est in bags. An attempt has been made to frighten farmers into placing their orders for bags at the exhorbitant prices now prevailing. The placing of bag orders at this time serves only to delay th«* ultimate chang«* from sack to bulk. It' further helps to maintain the exorbitant prices place«l on bags und to re«!uce profits on the wheat. Recognizing the en- t're feasibility of preparing for bulk hundling in time for the 1918 crop, few farmers are being stamp<*d«*d into bag contracts at 25 to 27 cents per sack. The Oregon Agricultuial College is distributing plan., for faim granaries ami is being assisted in the work of bulk handling and elevator organiza tion by th«* United States Depart ment of Agriculture.—G. R. Hyslop, O. A. C. mi . scon w. c. i. L. ro GIVI INIIRtSFING PROGRAM Supper and Apron Sale Io be features A very interesting M-ssion of Mt. Scott W (!. T. U., wa« held ut the home of Mrs. G«jest*ll la»t Tu«*«day. After much nnimstisl discussion it ««.■* d«*cided to give n «lipper slid evening program the recon«! Tuesday in April, to take th«* place of the evening program planmtl for the next meeting. It was declare«! by the lailies that too little is being done for Prohibition, both locally «nd nationally. While naturally all interest centers on the war ami its problems, yet w<* could Isttter win tin* war by conserving national resources and stopping the waste of food stuffs used in beer; also the waste of man power undermined by th«* use of beer. These ami kindred topics will Is* dis- cussed at tig* Evangelical Church, Tues day evening, April 9lb. Watch for further announcements. There will also be an apron sale at th«* same date and place. If you wish a pretty, ser vicable apron, look for it at the W. C. T. U. apron sale. Evangelical Church, Tuesday, April 9th. THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN. The campaign for the Third Lib erty I<oan will be opened on the fith of April, the anniversary of the dec laration of a state of war between th«* United States and Germany. The amount, terms, anil conditions of the loan are dependent upon fur ther legislation and will be announced ns soon as Congress has grantc«! the necessnry powers. Secretary McAdoo chose the fith of HOOVER SAYS. April as the day to open the cam Save the waste, control the taste; paign as the most fitting date to call Eat corn bread and rye; for a patriotic response to the sum Meatless days, whcatless days, mons to duty to every American, to Eat less cream and pio— ask from the people at home the For victory’s sake cut out the cake same fervent patriotism that actu Save food and win—or die; Keep the fighters fit—this is your ates our gallant sons on the battle fields of France and on the waters bit; of the Atlantic. That is th*? reason why. Th«* following letter is practically aclf explanatory. Reader« of The Heralrl will appreciate Mr. Bundy’« frankness. It is to b«* regretted that hi« name will have to b«* removed from the board as that was only in stituted to honor the “man behind the gun.” So many different classes are “standing behind the man bc- hinri th«* gun" that it would I m * dif ficult to draw th«* line at any other point. Mr. Bundy wuh put upon the Honor Roll of the Ix*nts school, as Professor Hershner believed that his work in the Navy Yard was practic ally equal to enlistment. When Pro fessor Hershner’s list was compared with those names which ha«l been gathered from other sources a num- her of names were added, among which R. M. Bundy’s appeared. Mr. Bundy’s Letter. Port Orchard, Wn., March 6, 1918. Mt. Scott Herald, Lents, Orc. Dear Sirs: I feel that it is my place to in form you gentlemen that you art do ing me an honor that is not mine to receive. 1 heard a short time ago that an honor board ha«i been erected in my home town (Lents, Ore.) on which the names of men in the service had been placed. My first impulse was to write at once and have the mis take corrected. I spoke of it to one of giy fellow workers, and he said it might I m * my name was there as a result of my being in the industrial service of the Government, as I am a pattern maker in the Puget Sound I dismissed the matter from my mind for a few days, and it was brought to me more forcibly than iiei : ULD ever by receiving a copy of my home paper (sent, I imagine, by respect of th«* publisher) addre«s«*d to Private R. M. Bundy, Port Orchard, Wn. I regret that this has not been brought to your attention before. I am not enlisted, though I feel I have done everything I could to enter the services, but cither the officers of the Navy Yard put in some request that 1 be not enlisted as I had never had a release from the industrial service of the yard where I am at work, or my first examination showed that I was not considered able to stand the requirements of the service which I was trying to enter. As the matter stands I do not think my name belongs on the honor board unless the list includes men in my position, and I wish that the people of th«* town might know of the mistake or misunderstanding. I would be glad to pay for some notice you might put in the paper which has been so quick to extend me the kindness that you have given nv*. Even though it was a mistake it shows just where the Mt. Scott Herald stands in regard to being be hind the men behind the guns of the United States. If there is anything not clear or anything you wish to know*, I will be gla«l to explain or do all iti my power to tell you what I can. R. M. BUNDY. Try not to use any more sugar than you can help. One sweet dish is enough at a meal, and if you can use honey or molasses for the sweet ening, so much the better. “There is no waste of food among the Allies. If you will read the English foot! reports you will find that a woman was fined $100 and jailed for 30 days for throwing away* half a rice pudding, and that a baker who threw away two pies was sent to prison for six months.”— United States Food Administration. You may ho in such comfortable circumstances thnt you can afford to eat what you please, but you can never be so wealthy that you can afford to eat what your country needs. Follow the food regulations, regardless of your income. "The most that we can do will be nothing as compared with th«* least of the sacrifices which are made every day in every home in France.” —Hoover. G« m > M. Cornwell, well known ««liter Regiment, that is, have them each « -11 of Tbe Titntiermsn, Oregon'« great lum over $50 of War Having« Stamps. With ber journal, call« the Pisgah Home this object in view they have arrange«! Colony ‘‘Oregon’s Human Repair Shop ’ for a regular patriotic meeting to be Tbe work done at thu rolony an«l at tbe hold every two week« to arouse interest Old People’» Home at W«x>dm«*re a» itl this matter. The flrhfwf these meet described in tbe following article ha* ing« will he held Friday the 22nd at tbe enthn»ia*tie endor«eu,ent of Judge 7:30 p. m. A g<xxl program of patriotic John H. Stevenson, Ex-Mayor Albee, eongwand recitation» will I m * given by Tbe Ch am tier < f Commerce, the Minist the children and arrangement« are tir erial A««ociation, tbe Y. M. C. A., the ing completed to have several good newspapers and many others. We are “Four-Minnte” speaker« present the giai to draw the attention of our readers subject. to Mm Lawrence’s work. In order to a**»i»t a» fully as possible “Our friend» tn thia viciuity have re- an>! make the matter bandy for every [ quest««! a report of the Work in Wood- one, arrangements have been made mere Old People’« Home. We are al with the Government whereby ail War ways glad to. give information, when pavings Stamps may lie registered right |«?ople are interested enough to enquire. at the school instead of having to go to ‘‘There is sueh a tendency to forget the po«t<*f!i«-e. our ag«*d ones, the world over. It is a Th«* meeting is, < f conrsr, <>j«en to all, thing of tbe past—tbe efforts of father andjthe parent« ami friends of W«x>d- and mother in our behalf, in earlier mere pupils are parti« nlarly urged to t-e years. It so soon fades from our, present en m»«»e an«! always to make I memonee when we are engrossed with itJi habit to ‘buy their Thrift Stamps ■ tbe battle of life. Can there he any and War Savings Stamp« through pupils tiling «adder than that those years of of the school. I constant, unrequited service should be :gi oied und forgotten? ‘‘t hese days of war activities and war t od prices make financing chanties, a i *ery bard matter. We must ,vin the ■ war, we want Democracy to reign—and every nerve >e tensioned to that end, yet ;>eople here must eat, and old people, Altho European Countries Raise More who are past the time of usefulness Per Acre, We Raise More Per Man. must be cared for, and ‘‘gently eased down the decline.” “We served in 1V17 25,273 meals at The searchlight of war has brought Woodmere and 11,984 at the Colony out many interesting fact«, an«t one of ranch, at Scappoose. This is nearly as these is that tlie vaunted German many meals as we served in 1913 at 9th efficiency will not always stand the test Ave. Lents when Oregon was wet. The of comparison with American efficiency. difference is in tbe class of people. The Germans laiasted of being the “We have no able bodied men now, greatest farmers on earth Invewtgation the aged people, and women with little shows that in efficiency in agriculture, measured by the produc«* per acre, children, represent the emergency work America being gra«ied 100, Belgium largely. Our meals have cost approx leads the world, at 205; Great Britain imately 11 cts per meal which, consid comes second, at 104; and Germany ering the cost of food, is a fair proposi third, at 155; America comes fourth. tion. In 1912 our meals cost 4 cts. per But the better test is the man test meal, and prices have raised three times since then. rather than the acre test, and here America lead*« the world by over 2 to 1. “I will add that any help for our work Again, grading America at 100 per farm will be most thankfully received and worker. Great Britain produces 43 and appreciated at this time.” H attie B. L awrencx , Germany 41. The American farmer I’isgah Mother, cultivates 27 acres, the German farmer 7719, 60 Ave.,8. E. but 7. With the aid of vast quantities of fertiliser the German produc«*« more per acre, but he produces at a much greater cost per bushel and he produ«x*s much less than half as much per man. AMERICAN EAKMER LEADS I HE WORLD Ship Officer Course. OFFICERS FOR AMERICAN SHIPS About 2.000.000 tons, dead weight, of shipping is planned for construc tion by the American Government in Oregon and Washington this year. These plans are for about 1,000,000 tons in each state, Oregon taking about 600,000 tons in wotxi and 400,- 000 in steel, and Washington 600,000 tons in steel and 400,000 in wood. - To officer the steel ships planned for the two states this year would require more than 500 «leek officers and a like number of engine room officers. For the wood ships more than 1,000 deck officers will be re quired, and approximately a like number of engine room officers, or a grand total of deck and engine room in both states this year of well above 3000 officers. Recognizing the imminent need for officers, the Government has estab lished nautical schools, with free tui tion, in leading Northwestern cities, one being stationed at Portland. A six-woeks’ course is given in these schools to men having a minimum of 18 months actual sea experience, and those passing the prescribe«! exami nation after the course are licensed to become officers on the new Gov ernment ships. All men with sea experience, or experience on larger fishing boats, on the Great Lakes or larger bays and sounds, are being urged by the Government officials to take the course and after qualifying, serve their country by going to sea again. Professor Arthur Williams, Electric Building, Portland, has charge of the Oregon school, and applications should be made to him by those in terested. DtlAILSOF DRAFT GALL ^ultn^m h County Must Furnish 118 From Class One. Genuine Farmers Given Deferred Classification Portland, Ore., March 14.—Oregon must furnish 369 men for military service an«l entrain them for Camp Lewis, Wash., between March 29 and April 2, as its share of 90,000 men to be called up throughout the Unite«! States on those duties. No county in the state is to be exempted from this draft call, ac cording to orders just received from the War Department by the Adjutant General of Oregon. The 369 men to be taken from the state on this call will be credited later on the quota Oregon is called to furnish in the new draft, the date of which is yet to be announced. To fill the present call, the 369 men required will be inducted out of Class 1 in sequence of their order numbers. Here is the number of men required from Multnomah Coun ty; Multnomah (outside city of Portland), 6; city of Portland (10 districts), 112. Although the 369 men required will be inducted out of Class 1 in sequence of their order numbers, this important exception will be made: Because of the scarcity of farm labor, the President has given orders that "the call to the colors of men actively, completely and assiduously engaged in the planting or cultiva tion of a crop, but who are in Class 1 and within the quotas, should be deferred until the end of the new quota.” "All citizens should assist in mak ing this expedient forthwith and in bringing to the attention of the boards cases meriting deferment as Don’t waste while your wife saves. well as cases in which deferment is Hooverize at your down-town lunchl being abused.” at 8 o’clock, an “Allied Nations’ Social,” will be b«*ld nt the Millard Avenue Presbyterian Church. There will be IxMitb» for each repre* rented nation —France, England. Japan, Italy, and tbe United states. Charming la*li*-- ar><! gallant gentk?- men, dnaeed in the distinctive costumes of their nation will be at each b«xrfh to serve characteristic refreshments. There will Is* a bank of exchange where one may secure the ne«*esary penny to purchase the delectable tea cakes, oatmeal porridge, garlic, and such like. t A great national ’‘sing.” including tbe leading songs of the Allies, will be con- duct«*«i by Prof. J. Archie Hotlingworth. franklin High Boy In Erance Feb. 12th. ‘ Dear Mother: We have just got in a new place now after a little trip and feeling fin«K We are in good barracks now. There are lots of hills around here and every thing ia beautiful. The sun comes out and warms everything up. I was so hungry for eggs that last night I ate eight of them. I am going to give tbe Captain 150 franca to keep for me this month. I got two months’ pay the other day. I would send some home to you only I don’t know bow safe it would be and I know if our Captain has it, it's sure safe. Things cost a lot here too. I saw an Oregonian yesterday in which it bad the Servire Flag of F. II 8. Say, that is some flag, isn’t it? The one in the upper, right-hand corner is mine, see? How are Dad and Irene? I haven’t bad mail yet and I can hardly wait to get some. I saw some castles yesterday and I only wish I had enough dollars that if I get out O. K. I could show you where we went during the war. We have some way of traveling here with lots of comfort (? ? ?) in box cars and thick as sardines. How are Mrs. Taylor and every one at home and on 63rd St.? If you see Elsie tell her that you got a letter from me, will you? Well, I’ll have to cloee now and will write again soon. Say “Hello” to everyone for me, will you? So will close with lots of love to everyone and heavy on the lots to you. From your loving son, H. Bergan. Battery B, 147th Field Artillery, A. E. F. The following letter was received by C. C. Tripp Supt., of the Anabel Pres byterian Sunday School, from the same young man who went from the school: France, Feb., 14, 1918. , Dear Mr. Tripp: I arrived safely over in France and am feeling fine. We ha<! some trip coming over on the ship. We are in barracks now but have been in billets before. Living in a bil let is more like being at home than any thing else we have hit yet. We were a little crowded and a couple of the fel lows slept in a two wheeled cart. We are used to such now and I believe I conk! sleep stan<iing on my head. We hare been near the site of an old castle upon a hill that I had read about at home Now I am over here where I can see it. Moving in France is not like moving in the U. S. We «lo not have the same kind of Pullman cars. We travel in “side door Pullmans.” We were very much crowded with our packs, guns, etc. 1 slept with my head upon one fellows chest and my legs across another fellow. At the stations we would get ot! anti yet hot coffee to soak onr haril tack in. The day before yesterday was Lincoln’s birthday. Our band played down in front of the Y. M.. which, by the way, is “some” Y. M. We also have “some” band, The boys play down here topight. There is noth ing I like better than to hear the boys play. We started yesterday to drill on the big French 75’s. We think we will be on them for some time. I can understand some French but can s;>eak but a few words. 1*1^^ be able to speak more as we hea^^.^.—•- all the tiftie and have to deal with tbe French people. Well, I must close as the band is play ing. G« xm I bye. Write soon. Say “hello” to the Sunday School for me. Your friend, Harold Bergan.