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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1917.
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THIS WAR OF SCIENCE
Of all the many military projects
that our government has undertaken
since the fateful April day when we
declared war, the most interesting and
appealing to the popular mind is the
development of the air fleet. This
fleet has three functions: 1. Scout
work, location of enemy defenses and
direction of artillery fire, 2 Fighting
and driving back the enemy planes
that undertake the same purposes
over our lines. 3 Bombing attacks
In the rear.
The first two purposes are necessary
but auxiliary to other forces. The
third undertaking Is new and promises
to reach heights of effectiveness
scarcely touched as yet. The past
summer has seen these attacks on a
small scale, but we should be able to
Increase their power and range tremendously.
The trouble with these attacks aa
now carried on by the English and
French, is the limit of the freight car
rying capacity ot the ordinary type air
plan. Three hundred pounds is a
common limit of weight that can be
carried in the form ot bombs, or about
1 1-1 pounds per horse power.
Airplanes are now being built np to
S6 horse power. A much greater
freight carrying capacity is secured in
these, estimated at 10 pounds per
horse "power. Such a plane therefore
should be able to carry three tons ot
.explosives and to accomplish 20
time the destruction possible from
one of the ordinary craft now Is use.
Such a plane should be able to de
liver an explosive to any point near
or tar from the trench line, with an
accuracy and destructtlveness greater
than that ot any gun yet Invented.
When these big fellows begin to get
busy, the Boche will think twice about
the power of Uncle Sam's despised
"woolen sword." The big munition
works and the fleet at Kiel ought to
be within reach of such attack.
Candy makers will no doubt worry
lest their business be cut off by this
economy move. They need have no
fear that the American people will not
use all that is good for them. More
than that they ought not to wish to
sell.
COUNTRY BILL BOARDS.
SPIES AND PLOTS.
Some people's ideas about advertis
ing are might queer. For Instance,
take all the money spent to erect great
staring signs along the leading motor
thoroughfares. These signs relate
largely to automobiles and automobile
cupplies, hotels along the route, etc.
The purpose ot these signs is to attract
the motor travelling public and sell
goods to them.
Do they have this effect on the mo
toring public! Let it be remembered
than when a man gets out his machine
'for a pleasure run, his purpose is to
get away from the scenes ot business
life and enjoy the beauty ot outdoors.
He does not want to be reminded of
buying or selling anything of a com
mercial nature. He has left that all
behind, or wants to.
The practical result is that when,
his eye is confronted by the great star
ing signs that decorate the leading
thoroughfares, his resentment la
aroused. It spoils the beauty ot nature,
disfigures the landscape, and detracts
from the pleasure of his trip.
If the motorists in buying their sup
piles could have the issue clearly pre
sented to them, that one concern used
rural billboard advertising, and the
other did not, they would patronize
the concern that did not, assuming that
the two companies had an equally good
reputation. That being the case, it
seems perfect folly for the big adver
tisers to spend their money in ways
that must arouse resentment among
the very people to whom they are try
ing to sell goods.
When the historians write the his
tory of this war. and its causes they
will lay great emphasis on the part
spies and plots had in dragging us in.
The German plot and spy system is
aa amazing scheme covering the en
tire world. The plans were laid to
control by unseen means the affairs
ot all nations in a way to work German
ends. In Russia perfidious ministers
aent munitions to the Caucausus when
they were wanted in Galicia. Klnca
married to German princesses double
crossed their peoples. Spies were
everywhere, fomenting home upris
ings, laying plans for German invas
ion, buying up means for swaying
public opinion.
It was working over here too. Mu
nition plants exploded, crops and grain
and potato elevators burned, from
natural causes of course. Labor trou
bles were fomented and industries
tied np. Mexico and Japan were
treacherously approached with the
preposterous plan ot seizing Texas
and Mexico.
Gullible Pacifists were financed in
their plans for influencing congress.
Newspapers printed stuff handed out
by the system. Politicians fearful of
all this machine made agitation mis
understood the temper of the people.
Mysterious information about sailings
of ships and soldiers got through. The
far reaching character ot this under
ground organization is beyond belief
and it must have cost a lot of money.
The American people will manage
their own affairs without outside in
terference. Had the German govern
ment not attempted this stupendous
campaign of duplicity and interference,
it is possible that we would never have
entered the war.
But it produced exactly the opposite
effect from that intended. It made it
clear that no government Is safe so
long as any nation attempts to control
the world by such nefarious and Insid
ious means.
SAVING SUGAR
Noting Mr. Hoover's request that
the American people save sugar, many
conscientious people will cut down
from two lumps to one for their morn
ing coffee. Even a lump a day from
everyon would make a big difference.
Where we consume over four ounces a
day eacii, the French have now less
than one, and are not likely to get that
for long. But as usual, probably the
people who use sugar the most free
ly, will be the last to head the call for
economy.
The people who should listen to the
appeal are those who pile sugar In
their coffee until the lumps reach up
even with the edge. Still more, peo
ple who keep boxes ot candy on their
tables and munch It incessantly,
should heed this call. There are
some who take candy to bed with them
and tuck in a few lumps before they
go off to sleep. They keep it within
reach, and take more in the morning
to dispel the bad taste that comes from
what they ate the night before.
Also the crowds ot chattering peo
ple who jam Into the soda fountains
and ice cream parlors and gulp down
no end of sweet stuff, aren't doing
much to help win the war. Too much
sugar stiflos the distinctive taste of
any food product. Many people have
acquired the sensible habit of eating
cereals and drinking coffee without
sugar, and like them all the better.
In the desire to popularize corn meal
products, many producers are loading
corn cakes and corn bread so heavily
with sugar that it Is practically cake.
We use too much sweet for our physi
cal good in peace times and too much
for the rood ot our allies In war time.
Scene at Novaki Prospect as Machine Gun Shoots Into Crowd
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This startling photograph ot the Russian revolution was taken during the uprising In July when a machine gun' plautvd on the roof ot the public
library, the building showing in the photograph, was turned on the crowd in Novskl Prospect. The dead and wounded may be aeen on the ptaaa,
while other hundreds ot men and women are madly rushing for safety. The gun mowed down men, women and children without rvgard.
PRIMARY AFFORDS FAIR COUNT.
primary system. In fact, it is proof of
the essential justice ot the method ot
making direct nominations. Had May
or Mitchell been renominated in a con
vention or by a committee, it would
have been final. His place upon the
ticket would have been beyond at
tack, no matter how flagrant the error
might have been nor how patent the
fraud. When the convention or the
committee had adjourned, the nomin
ation would have been made beyond
recall. With the direct primary, how
ever, a calm and 'deliberate review of
the balloting is possible; and Mr.
Bennett has been able to demonstrate
and to secure his rights. The direct
primary system is by no means per
fect, but It gives every man his chance
and all his chances.
IS
TO TWENTY EIGHTH
The recount ot votes cast in the
recent primary ta Greater New York
showed many discrepancies between
the result as declared and the ballots
which were found in the boxes. The j
election board announced Mayor Mit
chell's victory over ex-Senator Ben
nett; the recount showed that Bennett
was the real winner. Opponents of
the direct primary have hailed th in
cident aa proof of the weakness of the
There are plenty of ways in which
the big national advertisers, local ho
tels, etc., can attract attention without
resorting to this offensive mehod ot
disfiguring scenery, a method that in
a number of instances has been stop
ped by law. They can hit the local
travellers from a distance by judicious
distribution ot booklets at hotels and
places of resort These ways of adver
tising please rather than offend.
The American consul at Moscow
cables the news that Russia is soap
less. It might be worse. Suppose
Russia was hopeless, for instance.
Upon the requeit of President Wil
son the Food Conservation pledge
campaign Is to be deferred one week,
that is during the week commencing
October 28th an dendlng November
4th. County Superintendent Calavan
Is in receipt of the above advices
from the Food Administration com
mittee for the state. This is to be
done for the reason that the treasury
department at Washington have
named the week of October 21st to ISta
for the final campaign week ot the
Liberty Bond drive, and it was thought
best by the government not to have
both campaigns during the same
week. In his message to Herbert
Hoover the president further says, "If
we are to supply our allies with food
stuffs and are to reduce the prices ot
our own food during the winter It can
be accomplished only by the utmost
self denial and service on the part of
all our people through the elimination
of waste and by rigid economy. There
fore I would be glad if you would con
vey to your sttaff throughout the
countrty my feelings ot the prime
Importance ot their plana and work.
I ask them not to allow this alterna
tion in program to dampen their fine
enthulslasra but rather to rebouble
their energies in their very great
branch ot the national sorvlce.
Superintendent Calavan stated that
this would In no way delay or Inter
fere with the Food Conservation day
which has been planned for October
the 20th. On that day a number ot
people prominently Identified with the
state work ot food conservation will
appear in the program which is
planned for the people of Oregon City.
Tbo general committee will hold a
round table at the Commercial club,
also an address will be given at the
high school in the morning by O. M.
Plummer followed by a public meeting
at the Commercial club In the evening
when other speakers will also be
heard.
It will merely delay the dates on
which the pledge cards will be distri
buted to the school children and
through them signed by the parents,
also the time of taking the census of
the families signing and falling to atgn
will be In the week of October 28th.
11
j Fifty Years Ago
IV
died In Portland on Sunday last, and
was burled on Tueaday with military
honors by Company 11., O. V, M., of
which he waa a life member.
Fire. On Monday night laat the dry
house of II. Jennings, a short dlatance
below thla city, wa dtwtroyed by fire,
together with a lot of farm tools.
Let On. The gates at the reservoir
of the Oregon City water works com
pany were hoUtml on Saturday even
ing last; aud water waa counting
thrmiKh the atreet mains on Sunday.
On Monday one or more of the hy
drama were tested, and the pwfect
aucceaa of the work waa established.
County Taxes. The county commla
loneri' court was In session during
the week. The assessor made hla final
return ot all taxable property ot the
county, exclualve of debt, which
amounts to ll.724.9SS. In 18S the
amount waa ll.60S.594; In 18C6, $1,611,-899.
In Portland, be appointed ndinltiUlm
trlx ot the eitlale, which la valued at
$2(100, $2100 ot which coiihInI of rmil
nutate in Cliicknimis county, the bal
ance ot $500, real eatnte in the uliittt
of WnMhlngton. k
The holrs ot the estate are John II.
Lane, of Cnniiia, Wnah., A. J, I,un, of
Mllwaukliv llnrrlut L, lUchiirds of
Portland, Minnie J. I. mm of Jitmilnga
I.oiIko and Mnrlo K. Hopkins of Pun
Kmnclsco, Cal.
LOCAL CITIZENS AND
MOLALLA JOIN IN
PATRIOTIC RALLY
CROWa INCLUDING COMMIRCIAL
CLUB ESCORTS MILLER AND
BOWERMAN, SPEAKERS
HEIRS ISAAC LANE
FILE A PETITION
PROBATE COURT
Died. John Rae, late ot this city,
A petition for letters of administra
tion waa filed In the probate court to
day In the eatate ot Isaac Una, the
Clackamas county farmer who waa
killed by falling from an auto truck at
Oak Grove some two weeks ago. The
petition asks that Harriet U Rlcharda,
a daughter ot the deceased residing
I'tttrloilo cltlaiina, iiuunhura of the
Ort'gon City Commercial club and the
Live Wires, professional and buMlneaa
men, laboring men, farmer and men
In every walk of life boardwd a special
train of the Willamette- Valley South-
ern railway Wednesday night and ea
oorted Hon. Milton A. Miller, United
States collector of Internal revenue.
and ex Governor Jay Uowerman to Mo
Inllu, where they spoke at an enthual
astlo meeting for the IJImrly Donif
campaign. Judge Grant U. Dlmlck.
president of the railroad, donated the
train. The Molalla band furnUhed fine
music and an along the line there waa
a spirit of cooperation.
Mr. Bowerman explained In detail
the character of the Liberty bond and
urged his hearers to buy as many e
curltlea aa they could afford. Mr. Mill
er praised the spirit of the peole of
Clackamas county. He told hi audi
ence what the government proposed
to do with the money derived from tha
sale of the bonds, and said the mora
money poured Into tha treasury and
the harder the United States strike
at Its enemy, the sooner the war will
end, and the number of American Uvea
lost will be correipondlngly le. He
explained that Oregon ha more volun
teer soldier. In proportion to It popu
lation, than ha any other state In tha
union and Initiated that the people who
tay at home should make some sacri
fice for the boy at the front
Mr. Bowerman and Mr. Miller, with
Bruce Dnnnli, held a big meeting Tues
day night at Canby, where nearly 600
people crowded the hail. Farmer from
the adjoining country were out In force
and $2500 worth of Liberty Bond were
taken at the meeting. Canby and vl
clnltyt had prevloualy taken $700 ot
tha bond, and will probably cubacrlbe
to $20,000 before the end of the cam
paign. The bank at Canby are loan
ing money for the bonds at 6 per cent
Interest. The Canby band furnished
mulc for tha meeting, which was on
of the largest ever held in the town.
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VVyTU5 aid f URNTPS
.NCX upon a Umi tW waa a
little girl named Myrtle, who
waa tba kind of child that al
ways at her cake first and kept
tha icinc for afterward, Ton know
the kind I mean. Once aha had a
box of candy all bar own. Eh paaaad
it around and pea ad It around aa
he should, you know and then ahe
ate all tha unlntarastlng place (It
took her most a waak); then last of
all eh ate tha exciting chocolate
drops with all kinds of nuts and sur
prises inside, and oh! they did taste
t- goodl
Well, Myrtle was a polite little girl
too. She knew how to behave for
her mother told her. She was 'spe
cially polite at the table. Her big
sister made up a rhyme to help her
that everyone Uk4 to have Ifrrtla
around. She was invltad bar and
there and to tnte and that Uothara
would say:
"Let'a invite that dear MtiU Vrrfi.
to our children's party.. Myrtle la so
well behaved!"
Wall, you know, caonla can't
Just can't be perfect, and once, oh
aeane met Myru Old act just ter
rible! It happened Ilk this. Tou e
Myrtle had been taught to eat what
was set before her, but she dldn'ai
like turnipa Whenever thev h.d
turnips at her house she would u
"Please, Mother-kin. 'scuse aid
from eating turnips. I'll learn to eat,
them some other time." '
Some other time. Is like the middle
4fc
fill in i i
frl - - Sl
"And Piled TWO Great, Heaping Spoo
remember how to act at the table. It
went like this:
Nice children do not chatter, nol
Or loll when at the table;
They eat what's set before them, sot
They do not grab or gobble.
The Golden Rule they try to go by,
Which is the best that one can bide
by.
The consequence waa, my dears,
V ( fin
1 wnj-x 1 us:a
5el EDzf
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SCHOOL DAYS r- SCHOOL.
DAYS
y Here they come again
Here's an emd to holidays
If or Bessie, Jack ano7ame3
1
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'iifuls or Turnips On Myrtle's Plate,
of next weekalways Just around the
corner, but never quite come. So
Myrtle never had to eat turnips and
never learned to eat them.
Ono dav Mvrtln wnn trivr'4 A a.
children's dinner party at Margaret's
nouae. Margaret lived on a fine, big
farm and mt roodnnwi! tioi-
parties were worth coming to. Chick
en With StUffln?. VPITplhlA dti A 4-11..I
and Jam and pies and cakes and can-'
. .. ,
dies and grape Juice to drink!
Mother dreaied Myrtle In her pret
tiest white dress with a flowered sash
and pink bows in her hair, and her
curia as glooy as glossy can be.
"Now, remember, darling," said
Mother, "don't forget to make m
feci proud of my little girl. No mat
ter If the other children are loud and
rude, you know better!"
Myrtie went to the party saying
her rhyri;o over to herself:
"Nice children do not chatter, no!
Or loll when at the table.
They out what's set before them, so!
They tin not grab and gebblo."
Soon Myrtle was sitting at the table
with the oiher children there were
1 er so many sitting at a long, long
table all spread wit a beautiful, white
tablecloth and decorated with pink
roses-anil fern. Some of the chil
dren huii awful manners, but, poor
thins, perhaps they didn't know any
better.
Myrtle was behavlns Just beauti
fully. The; put rice white meat of the
chicken on her plato and mashed po
tatoes and and oh. dea; ' could it
be more mushed pot;itoes they heaprd
up close to the current Jelly on her
plate? Myrtle taMed It Just a tiny
bit. It was TURNIPS! Dear, dear!
"Oh well," thought Myrtle, "V
swallow them down quick and hardly
taste them, and then I can enjoy tho
rest of the goodies."
So one, two, three! Just"as quirk
us quick, she gobbled up ho hateful
turnips, for it would never do not to
oat what was set before her.
Margaret' Mamma came around to
see that each little cuest was well
supplied. She looked at Myrtle's dish.
"Have you plenty of everything,
dearie?" she aaked. "Why, the dar
ling rhlld likes turnips! Molllo, bring
the dish of turnips. Pear, little Myrtle
'shni! have all tho turnips she ran
eat!'
Yes, they brought th dish and
plied TWO great, heaping spoonful
of turnips on Myrtle' plate! Myrtle
wanted to be polite. She wanted to
be good. But, lakes alive! A body
can't be perfect! Th sight of all
those turnips was too much for Ilttl
Myrtle. She screwed up her eyes
SCHOLARLY
PRgPgDNES S
a i
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and wrinkled hor nose and opened
her mouth WIDE and yes. an
1IOWLEDI
What do you think of that? But
they didn't send her home In disgrace.
Mercy, nol Margaret's Mamma took
her out and talked nicely to her and
found out Just what the trouble was.
"Poor little Iambi" she exclaimed.
"Well, no wonder you cried! Tou
shall have no more turnip and 1
think you've been very nice and po
lite to eat the first helping, quit
polite enough, I'm sural"
"I'm sorry I cried," said little
Myrtle.
"Never mind, now. Tut, tutl" said
Margaret's Mamma.
"But I'm not a polite child any
more, am I?" asked Myrtle.
"Oh, quite polite enough," replied
Margaret' Minima. "We don't want
our children to be Saints! Tou tell
your mother all about It and see what
she has to sayl"
So Myrtie had a good time any way.
She wont back to the table and fin
ished her dinner and afterward thy
all played games with grown-up to
help piny you know, sometime it 1
lots more fun to have big brother and
auntie and Jolly mother and merry
daddy help with games.
Afterwards Myrtle told her mother
all about the turnips and Mother
laughed awful hard. That waa th
(way with Myrtle's Mother, she al-
ways cuuiu see ni runny side of
thing.
"But let' Just get used to turnips,"
she said, "tfhail we? If we eat a
tiny bit every so oftsn, we'll soon get
c w won't mind them ait alll"
"A teapoonful at first, then a pineh
or two more and then a plnoh or two
more," replied Myrtle. "1 oould pre
tend they are mashed fotatoeat"
Well, so Myrtle im4 np her mind
to get used to taMMy. rod aha did,
you know! t she waa earaiul after
that not tm gefcM Vtmxx ip m fast
en, r aa eararolf
IN THE
YE4R1792
OUI was tood ef boaka M
genataJ, tort ta parttwlar M
liked history bast. He
miail aa opvort unity
reading history, and he never
an opportunity of aakinc hla
questions aboat tha UUngu ha
reading. The other day ha waylal
her after school and opaaed fire wi
this remark: 1 cam aorose the woi
'Beptambarer' in my French Revol
tlon story, and I'd- Ilka ta km
whether it I a parson or thing T"
Teacher smiled fondly on Willi. M
ah liked the children ta ask he
q a est Ions. Her favorite saying wa
"Only by asking questions can yi
grow wise," and now aha drew
boy to her and began to explain!
"It Isn't a thing. Willie, but It li
the nam applied to a group o
French Revolutionists, who, fired b
th thought ihat only by killing thi
men and women In sympathy wit
the King and wueon oould the rlgh
kind of liberty be attained, ruthless!,
put an end to many lives. Th;
massacre took place between th ln
and (th of September in th yea
1702, and 1 known in history aa thi
'September Massacre,' and those vhj
took part in it were known aa th
'Soptemberera.' During those a4
France waa the scene of fright
ful slaughter. Theso Septemberen
stopped neither night nor day con
damning, trying and putting to deatl
hundreds of noble ladle and gentl
men of France, whom they suspectei
ot aiding the King and Queen. It wai
prhap th most bloody time in thi
French Revolution, and even the mos
enthusiastic fighter for freedom wen
staggered at the atrocities that wan
being enacted by thi self appoint,
body. For many year after that th
month of September and the term
Septemberer were detested by evr
right-minded Frenchman."
When teacher stopped talking Wflil
shuddered and said: "U-ghl How
could men be o cruel; end then when
he remembered the pr'nr'u jonflloi
he stood squarely up and said: 'Wh4
I'm blgr enough to fight I'll be a sol4
dler, but I will do like all America;
soldier boy. I'll fight on th level."
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