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Here la a paragraph from a shipping
board Inspector's report on the living
quartern abourd s O.OOO-ton cargo
steamer built in 1017 by the emergency
fleet corporation and enguged In over
sea* traffic:
“The crew’s quartern were aft. They
J. W., in a French Newspaper.
contained 12 pipe berths, each made
Dear
mother,
when 1 read each tender phrase,
up with a good mattress, pillow and
Each throbbing line of love you write to me,
blankets supplied by th«- United Htnten
My heart grow* sad, and oft I count the days
shipping board. There were 120 cubic
Until at last 1 shall sail o'er the sea
Back,
back to you and home and all 1 love,
feet
of
air
space
for
eu.
h
uiuu
us
pro
United States Shipping Board vided by law, and 10 feet of floor
And once I cursed the fate that placed me here.
But, lol I caught a vision from above
Safeguards Their Interests.
space. Kuch man had a berth of bis
That steeled my heart with patience, mother dear,
own, and not more than two berths
Before my thoughts were «lark with fancied wrong*,
were placed In a tier.
Of plans miscarried and of work undone,
“The forecastle was situated aft,
i heard faint echoes of the old home
__ ____
song*
eut of danger from mine explosion*.
An«l glimpsed your loving faces, one by one.
It wa* ventilated by three large porta,
i knew your trouble*—that I could not ease—
and lighted by electric llghta. Each
I suffered at the worry in your heart,
Inspector* St* That Crew* on Ameri
i longed to rest my head upon your knees
man bad a steel full-length locker for
can Commercial Craft Get All the his clothes. There were shower baths
And feel my bitter loneliness depart.
Comforte That Are Coming to Them for both sailors and firemen.
To me the war had brought out bitterness;
Brought discipline—that cut me to the raw—
—Men Have Dining Saloon*, Bathe,
“The ship was fitted with a tank for
And acts unjust that promised no redress
Proper Air Cpace and Sanitary Bede Iced drinking water, to which the crew
Beneath the changeless military law.
—Food Io Ample With Same Menu bad accvM ut ail timea.
All through the days I heard (he homing-call;
"Mi-nls were nerved In u mens room,
for Offioere and Men.
I saw your pleading eyes and heard your voice.
or «lining saloon, the crew nnd the
I prayed to come, 1 prayed to cheer you all
And in reunion let our hearts rejoice.
Recent appotatawot by the United firemen each liavtng a mean of their
All useless seemed the changeless game we played
Stuti-e shipping bou rd of IniqHH-tora, own, with a tneaaman to serve their ,
Of endless labor, unremitting drill.
atluih.'l to IlH recruiting srrihv, food. The table was ch-an, with good
It seemed ’twouhl be far better had I stayed
china and other accesoorieo. At the
w I iohc bmilneee I» to eco that the crew*
At home with you, who love and need me still.
of Amerlcun merchant veaaela get all time of my visit there were fresh
s
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the comforts that nre due them, ha* peaches and tomatoee on the table,
And then 1 caught a vision from the skies
aiTvvd to uttract attention to the con which waa being set up for supper.”
Of why we fight and suffer and are sad I
dition* under which the crewa work
The luxury of thia would have up-
1 saw the reason for our sacrifice,
aboard the «hip* of the new merchant net an old-time aatlor man. who, when
And. seeing. Io! my heart grew strong and glad;
marine.
a heavy wav«> washed the crew’s kid
That I was in the ranks to fight and die,
Contráete between living and work of beef over the lee rail tn Its passage
If need be, for the millions yet unborn!
ing condition* aboard merchant vec from the galley, was forced to go sup-
I saw the Belgian women as they lie.
ería today and “the good old duye" of per)«*** to bed.
The spoils of Hunnish lust, undone and torn!
Their children lifting mutilated arms
the mill, uh regard* the crew, ure atart-
An Interesting sidelight on the vic
And babies caught upon the bayonet;
lliig. and all in favor of the present. tualing of modern crews is afforded
Their aged mothers, slaving on the farms
Jack la now treated with considera by the fact that in these times the
To feed the German hordes unconquered yeti
tion, and live* better, on the average, same trill of fare Is aerv«*d tn forecas
i saw the helpless sinking in the waves.
thun he would live If working ashore. tle and cabin on American ship*. Jack
While German sailors laughed to see them die;
As four thousand young men from gets just aa much and just as good
i saw a row of new-made baby graves
factory aud farm ure now going into food aa the officer*. The bill la mad«*
And distant aircraft slinking in the sky;
tin- ineri-lmiit marine every month out by the food administration at
i saw the towns of desolated France,
through the «hipping board's tralulng Washington, and Is the same for all
The fruiting trees destroyed in senseless hate.
service, public Interest In the way the ships under the flag.
Oh, mother, these I saw as in a trance,
It provide« ample meals, In which
And others that my lips dare not relate!
men live aboard the nation's new car
Oh, think if we had lived in Belgium then!
go ships la taking on a personal as frvah meat* abound, even on the long
If France had been our home! Oh, God on High
pect. The shipping board Is receiving est voyages.
To picture You the toy of brutish men.
What Jack Eats When at Sea.
frequent Inquiries on the subject.
Our home destroyed, my loved ones left to die !
The bill of fare which accompanies
Mother* and sisters and wives—to say
I see—1 see at last—the reason why
nothing of sweetheart*—want to know the report quoted show that Jack fares
We must forget the little things of life
if their sailor boys are getting good better at sea than many of the gov
And dry our tears and stifle every cry,
food and proper beds, and they are ernment clerks at Washington, who
■Whatever pain may issue from the strife!
not nt all backward In asking for spe- rely upon boarding houses and res
Why we must battle on. with ne’er a thought
taurants for their dally bread.
eifle Information an the subject
But Victory, nor stop to count the cost,
Here la a sample Monday morning
Until a sweeter Liberty is wrought
The Shipping board la taking spe
Frou out the old, which was so nearly lost I
cial pnltw to Inform the public of con breakfast:
ditions on ships under Its control—
My mother, cheer your heart and dry your tears.
Hot beef steak
and that means all vessels under the Hominy and milk
For afterwhile, God willing. I'll return.
Hot twilled potatoes
flag of more than 2,MM) tona. As com
We sacrifice today that, through the years,
Coffee
forts on smaller ships, ns well ns on Broad and butter
We «nay enjoy the peace for which we yearn.
the larger ones, nre regulated by law.
Forget all cares, forget all minor things;
Thia Is Tuesday's dinner:
It In safe to assume that every Amer
Today w e labor and tomorrow rest I
Roast Mutton
ican sailor toduy la far better off than Barley Soup
We fight for every mother as she sings
Lima beams
Hot boiled potatoes
Bailors have ever been before.
Her babe to sleep upon her throbbing breast I
Bread and butter
We battle for the Womanhood of Earth.
The U. 8. shipping board is not con
Bread and butter pudding
For Liberty, for Honor and for Right I
fining Its activities In behalf of mer
Be proud, oh. mother dear, that you gave birth
chant crews to legal requirements,
To one who lived to enter such a fight I
Thursday’s supper is ns follows:
however. Finding that mines, l!t>erally
strewn nt random by the Gennnns In Raked pork and beana Corn beef hash
—Contributed by Mrs. F. R. Peterson.
Cheese
violation of the rules of clvlllied war Hot boiled potato«**
Stewed fruit
Rread and butter
fare, usunlly explode under the for
Tea
ward part of the vessel striking them,
the living quarters of crews have been
Sunday’s dinner bill calle for toma POPULAR PORTLAND GIRL
SOLDIER IN FRANCE
retnovetl from forward to aft.
Forecastles used as living and sleep to soup, stewed chicken and vegetables
WEDS TEXAS TIMBERMAN
WOUNDED SEVEN TIMES
and
plum
pudding.
Butter
Is
served
ing quarters for un entire crew hav
at
all
three
meals,
and
milk
and
sugar
ing been proven sometimes Insanitary
At Beaumont, Texas, Miss Unis
Allen T. Gribble, formerly a mem
when the crew la large, the latest with coffee.
Jones, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. H. ber of the postal service in Port
The
report
quoted
continues:
American ships arc being fitted with
“The cooking on this ship was found S. Jones, 4842 Sixty-fourth street S. land, is recovering from seven
staterooms for the men, with not
to
be flrat class, the f«xxl being well E, was married to William C. Reed, wounds received in a close fight
more thnn four men to n room.
prepare«! and palatnbie. The cooks of the Columbia Spar Company, of with the Germans, accord:ng to a
Forecastle Lamp “Burned Blue."
were young and Intelligent, and took Beaumont. Rev. E. P. Drake, of letter received by his wife, Mrs.
Portland, officiated.
T<> understand how conditions In great pride In their work."
Allen T. Gribble, 7009 Sixty-second
Miss Jones recently went to Texas avenue S. E.
general have improved on American
In order that the supply of cooks
vessids since the old days of the for the country's merchant ships shall on a visit and the wedding was qui
Mr. Gribble enlisted with the
square riggers, It is only necessary for not fail below the greatly increased etly arranged. The party will mo
lited States Marine Corps last
the nvernge citizen to rend of how the requirements of the new fleet, the tor back to Portland, stopping to April but in seven months of serv-
crew lived on tin American ship bound shipping board is conducting two visit friends en route. Miss Jones ce he has seen some active fight-
round Capo Hom In 1K.'W1. and con schools for cooks and bakers, on spe had many friends in the neighbor •ig, according to Mrs. Gribble. In
trast what ho has rend with an in cially fitted ships stationed at Boston hood of her home, and they will wel August he went to France, and Sep
spector’« report of conditions on n and New York respectively, and is al come her as Mrs. Recti with a real tember 13 he was temporarily put
cargo steamer operated under author so teaching cooking to npprentlcca on housewarming.
out of commission. According to his
ity of the shipping bourd today. Dana’s its eight other training shlpa.
letter, three wounds in his leg did
"Two Years Before the Mast,” a clas
not stop him from fighting, but
Bulletin to Housewives.
sic among sen narratives, is authority PORTLAND CHURCHES TO
Get the best out of the last green when he became wounded in his
for conditions In 1R.K1.
GIVE THANKS SUNDAY vegetables and fruits—stews, hashes, right wrist he was obliged to crawl
Dana, author of the book quoted,
salads, soups, scallops, plain boiled to a place of safety.
made the passage from California In
Special thanksgiving services will or creamed. Dont draw on the win
1R.'W1. on hoard the ship Alert, which lie held in the churches of Portland ter reserves until you have to.—
To Comfort Soldiers.
was considered n smart, well found next Sunday at the resumption of Food Administration.
Every dollar contributed to the
vessel. Here Is what he says of the services after a recess of five weeks.
United War Work Campaign. No
living quarters of the crew while
Hold Your Liberty Bonds.
vember 11 to 18, will be used to
rounding Cape Horn:
Don’t surrender your Liberty Bond, bring comfort to soldiers of the
BIRTHS.
“The forecastle was too uncomfort
conditionally or unconditionally.
Allied armies.
able to sit up In; and whenever we
To Mr. anil Mrs. Arthur E. Olson,
were below, we were in our berths. 4524 East Seventy-eighth, November
To prevent the rain nnd sea wnter R. a son.
which broke over the bows from wash
ing down, we were obliged to keep
To Mr. an«l Mrs. T. U. Williams.
the scuttle (in the deck) closed, so
6135
Thirty-seventh avenue, October
that the forecastle wns nearly air
29,
a
son.
tight. In this little wet, leaky hole
I _____
wo were all quartered, in an atmos
To Mr. and Mrs. Ebner E. Mar
phere so bad that our lamp, which
swung In the middle from the beams, shall, 5822 Ninety-second. October
sometimes actunlly burned blue, with 29, a son.
a large circle of foul nlr about it."
To Mr. an«l Airs. Seward N. Fin
"The usunl moni, day after day, for
men standing hard watches In Icy ney, 9720 Sixty-fourth avenue, Octo
•
blasts, snow and hnll, was a pot of hot ber 27, a son.
ten, n hnrd biscuit nnd n slice of cold
To Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Sahl-
salt beef.”
As to sanitary conditions, they may man, 9651 Forty-third avenue, Oc
be judged by this entry in Dnna’s log tober 25. a son.
covering the passage of the Cape,
MARRIAGES.
j
which lasted n month:
“Not n razor, nor a brush, nor a
Frank Fleming, 20, 540 Miller
drop of wnter, except rain nnd spray,
hnd come nenr un nil the time; for we street, and Reith Jones Murphy, le
were on nllownnce of fresh wnter; and gal, 5417 Sixty-ninth street S. E.
who would strip and wash himself In
For Sale.
salt wnter on deck. In snow nnd ice,
with the thermometer nt seroY’
One small cookstovc, like new;
nice for apartment; also sanitary
Craw* Hava Waltara of Thalr Own.
couch.
Call 9408 Fifty-sixth avenue
Whnt la the picture of conditions on
■Clipboard tpday, contrasted with this? S. E. Telephone, Tabor 8104.
SAILORS LIVE
. WELL ON BOARD
MERCHANT
SHIPS I
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NOT LIKE “GOOD OLD DAYS"
MOTHER
VOL. XVI.
FIRST CHOICE VOTES
ELECT COMMISSIONERS
No. 46
MONSTER PEACE
CELEBRATION TO
C. A. Bigelow and S. C. Pier were,
elected city commissioners on first-
choice votes, according to the offi
cial count. To fill the two offices,
70,391 first-choice votes were cast.
A majority, sufficient to elect, as
defined by the city charter, then
The monster peace celebration
would be 17,598 votes. Official fig
ures show Mr. Bigelow with 18,161 planned for Saturday has been post
votes, Mr. Pier with 18,058 and Dan poned to November 28, Thanksgiv
Kellaher with 17,277. Mr. Pier’s mar
ing day. This decision was reached
gin is 781.
by the committee in charge at the
To Celebrate Anniversary
suggestion of Mayor Baker, who had
Expecting that the bap against been advised from Washington, D.
holding open meetings will be lifted C, to the effect that this will be the
Saturday the local Society of Sons
program at the national capital.
of Veterans of the Civil War and
Churches will be opened Thanks
the Daughters of Veterans will hol«l
an open meeting November 19, the giving morning where services of
anniversary of the issuance of the gratitude for the salvation of civili
emancipation proclamation by Presi zation will be held and the entire
dent Lincoln 55 years ago. The ar
rangements are in charge of Charles afternoon devoted to the mammoth
J. Schnabel, past president of the military and civilian parade and
Lincoln Memorial Association and
her festivities. As Thanksgiving
the present commander of the local is a holiday, it may be devoted in
society of the Sons of Veterans of
it* entirety to the celebration* with
the Civil War, and Miss Caroline
Sharrer, president of the local so a clear conscience.
ciety of the Daughters of Veterans.
BE HELD NOV. 28
Death Claims Two of Family
SOLDIER APPRECIATES
NEWS IN THE HERALD
a
To lose both a sister and
brother within four days was the
misfortune of Mrs. Samuel J. Allen,
of Woodmere. Mrs. Allen and Baby
Dorris left Sunday evening for
Boone, Iowa, to meet the orphaned
children and bring them to reside
with her. While in Boone she will
be the guest of Dr. A. W. Crary,
and Prof. M. A. Crary. She will
stop one day in Kearney, Neb., guest
of Captain Leich, and Mrs. Beaman
(nee Gladys McSloy), recently of
Lents; in Omaha she will stop for
a short visit with Mrs. Millar, of
Grand Chapter, O. E. S, State of
Nebraska.
Arcadia, CaL, Nov. 6, 1918—Editor
The Herald: I found this piece of
poetry in Trench and Camp, a camp
paper published at many of the
large camps, and I thought that
you would like to publish it, so am
sending it along.
You will remember me as hav
ing worked for the New Method
Laundry for five years. Mr. Mc
Dougall sends me the Lents paper
every week, and I am always glad
when the day of its arrival rolls
around.
With best wishes for your suc
cess, I remain.
BIRTHS.
Sincerely yours,
To Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Williams, CORPORAL H. M. BURNHAM,
38th, Balloon Company, Arcadia,
6135 Thirty-seventh avenue. October
California.
29, a son.
My First Night in Camp
To Mr. and Mrs; Elmer E. Mar
shall. 5822 Ninety-second, October In there with my two thin blankets
29, a son.
As thin as a slice of ham.
A German spy was likely the guy
To Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Lo
Who made them for Uncle Sam.
mas, 2055 East Burnside, October How did I sleep? Don't kid me.
27, a daughter.
My bed sack is filled with straw
And lumps and humps and big fat
To Mr. and Mrs. Steward N. Fin
bumps
ney, 9720 Sixty-fourth avenue, Oc
That punched me till I'm raw.
tober 27, a son.
Me and my two thin blankets
To Mr. and Mrs. Fred William
As thin as the last thin dime.
Sahlman, 9651 Forty-third avenue,
As thin as a chorus girl’s dress, I
October 25, a son.
guess.
Well I had a hell of a time.
To Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Bur
roughs. 4701 Fifty-ninth, October 31, I'd pull them up from the bottom.
My nightie’s my B. V. D.’s,
a daughter.
A couple of yanks to cover my
shanks
To Mr. and Mrs. Harrison L.
And then my toes would freeze.
Barnes, 6904 Fortieth street. Octo
ber 21, a daughter.
You could use them for porous
plasters,
To Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Elie, 6503
Or myby to strain the soup.
Sixty-second avenue, November 1,
My pillows my shoes, when I try
a son.
to snooze
And I’ve chillblains, cough and
To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tesdal,
croup.
3816 Sixty-eighth. October 31, a son.
Me and my two thin blankets.
Bundled up under my chin.
Hold Your Liberty Bonds.
- Some get-rich-quick concerns arc Yes, a German spy was likely the
guy.
endeavoring to persuade patriotic
And gosh, but he made them thin.
Liberty bond holders, whom they
know will not sell outright their
Lent* Evangelical Church.
Liberty bonds to these companies as
security for a loan and with the
The ban will be lifted. The regu
money thus borrowed purchase lar services will be resumed at the
stock in their companies.
Every holder of a Liberty bond Evangelical Church. Lents, next Sun
before he disposes of it, and espe day morning and evening. Sunday
cially before he trades it for stocks school at 9:45, and preaching at 11
or other bonds, should consult a A. M, Young People’s meeting at
bank. Much money will be thereby 6:30, and preaching at 7:30 P. M.
saved to the owners of Liberty The church services both morning
bonds and the finances of the Amer and evening will be devoted to,
ican people be better conserved.
“Thoughts for Thanksgiving for the
Allied Victory in the World War.”
Boy Killed by Motor
Our whole church and Sunday school
MacArthur Williams, nine-year- should be present to celebrate this
old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Wil thanksgiving for victory over au
liams, was run over and killed tocracy and militarism. The cause
Sunday evening by an automobile for this celebration is one of the
driven by D. P. Newman, at Sixty greatest in the history of the world.
ninth and Division streets.
All are most heartily invited. “Come
let us make a joyful noise unto the
House for Sale.
Lord.’’
Four-room house and lot, 50x175,
THE PASTOR.
near car, with household furniture,
chickens, etc. Going away and must
Who Want* to Help?
make quick sale. Favorable terms
An aged woman living in Lents is
to right party. Call on Mrs. Alice out of wood. A friend living east
Hamann, 40410 Fifty - sixth avenue of town has plenty of wood and
S. E.
wants to contribute a cord to keep
the widow’s house warm. Who will
bring the wood to town? Who owns
Girl Accidentally Shot.
a machine, and wants to do a good
Rosy Beterno, aged five, daughter turn. Call at The Herald office.
of Mr. and Mrs. John Beterno, of
East Eighty-sixth street and Pow
DEATHS.
ell Valley road, was seriously
wounded when she was struck by a
November 13. at 6587 Eighty-first
stray bullet while playing near her street S. E, Benjamin R. Jordan,
home Monday.
age 1 year. Funeral service* con
ducted at the funeral parlors of A.
For Sale Cheap.
D. Kenworthy & Co, Lent*.
Horse, wagon, harness, plow and
cultivator, for sale cheap. Mrs. A. A.
Richard H. Baker, 9529 Forty-fifth,
Rindle, near Wilson Station.
November 10, 3 months.
Wanted—Someone to do plain fam
William Brimmer, 7403 Sixty-sec
ily sewing in exchange for piano les
ond, November 8, 45 year*.
sons. Call Tabor 4518.